Evening star., 1933-12-26

We STOOD until We were ulZZy, NalCH-
ing with interest all the opera hats
the sables, the satins, the orchids, the
stiff shirts and the crowns (youre no
body if you haven't a crown this year
in New York. or in Washington, either.
for that matter) and didn't hear more
than two remarks which jibed about
Miss Hepburn. Half of the people
thought she was tine-the other hall,
terrible.
That seems to us. however, to be the
theatric symbol for / -atneSS. II you
think pack a pace you will recall that
when the slim Miss Garbo first began
her temptings half of the public sat
back on its launches and yawned in
her face and the other half gaped with
pleased excitement. 1t took long time
for the Northland queen to convince
people that she was more than a much
overrated personality. Even now there
is still a small booing section Whlch
goes to her films and dies
Tonight will of course, be Miss Hep
burns big night. Tonight, too, will
mark something or other in Miss Gar
bo's life. She not only brings herself
back to the screen, after many nomadlc
adventures. having Strewn herself gen.
erously around the globe in the past
wear. but she will bring back with her
the gentleman WlCn "IOIll size OcSati
her climb to the stars-Jack Gilbert
These three people will have to be
pretty good for the public to be sat-
isfied tonight. If they are bad, heaven
help them!
liver been to the theater with Noel
- Coward? This is what happens
The audience spends its time looking
at him. He always sits in the front
row. The players spend most of their
time looking at him. The stage hands
peer out of the wings at the most sur
prising moments and take look at
him People even bob up from under
the orchestra-less orchestra pit to get
look at him. When he laughs, he
laughs very loud-and the audience
laughs, too. When he clapS-and he
claps very loud-the audience claps. too
Between the acts. he is surrounded by
the audience and people don't mind
coming up to him and saying: May l
shake your hand, Mr. Coward; l have
enjoyed your plays SO much!' He
shakes their hand. At the end of the
performance all of the actors when they
take their bow give him kind of an
extra bow.
He and Mary Pickford cause more of
q panic in theater than any one today.
Saturday night he went to see AS
Thousands Cheer" In it rs skit based
on Coward and his plays, At the end
Of it some one remarks, Let's drink
toast to Noel Coward-rnay he attain
peace and dignity (these may not be
the exact words, but they're near
e1ioughO After the performance Mr..
Coward hurried backstage. He was de-
lighted with everything except that refer
ence to his dignity. Said he: I have
never lost my dignity"
The dignity line has been removed
CERISTMAS thanks:
~ To the lusty Loew firm and Car
tel Barron for starting off the Yuletide
season with a bang
To Rodney Collier and his Rialto
brethren for sending us something
which won't last long, but was grand
while it lasted.
To Johnny Payette for doing like
wise.
To Hardie Meakin for his preview
of Rolling Down to Rio'-Wait till
you see that Rio de Janeiro dance!-
and his holiday fiesta.
To Angie (Palace) Ratio for spelling
our name right
To Una Merkel for writing some
thing nice on her card,
To Maxine Doyle for remembering