Evening star., 1933-05-17
Real Danger of Too Much
Music in the New Movies
AT Least That's the Way Young Dick Powell, Now
Appearing on the Earle Stage, Looks Upon
the Present Holl lywood Cycle.
By E. de S. Melcher.
vav IN begin " said Dick

"A good way to begin" said Dick.
"And you don't always want to sing.
do you?" said Miss Doyle. somewhat
embarrassed. YOU'D like to play some
nice, light. straight roles, wouldn't your"
IT would" said Mr.. Powell, becom-
ing momentarily quite serious. Il should
like to do the kind Of Aim Wally Reid
used to do. As q matter Of fact, they
are looking for that kind Of story
be paired with. Ruby Keeler and have
done pretty well together 50 far. But
husband Al Jolson won't let her do
many more films. Wants her to travel
and 20 places with him or something.
So I'll have to get somebody else"
At that minute Miss Doyle. still
clutching the orchids. jumped up and
out of her spacious dressing room.
slapped on a small acre Of rouge and
lipstick. and bolted downstairs. The
overture's on" she called after her.
I'll finish the interview later"
Unfortunately. we didn't have time
for much more interview. Somebody
from Little Rock was on the phone for
Mr.. Powell. Eight gibbering young
ladies had run up the steps to ask him
breathlessly for an autograph. On the
Earle stage the splendid team Of Gra-
celia and Theodore was already going
through its PAGES. It seemed q good
time to stop. Maxine's interview was
over. What more was there to say?
What, incidentally. had been said?
NEXT WEEK, come Friday, you will
1 Y see Janet Gaynor and the new
French star. Henry Carat, in Adorable
at Loew's Palace. Executive Carter
Barron was yesterday all agog with
it. =. Says the music is swell. :. >.
So is Miss Gaynor and Carat is
about 100 per cent better than
Farrell which would be easy any
way. Still. Paris has found him
good and Hollywood Is said to be find-
ing him even better. Joan Blondell
viii appear at the Capital on Friday
with Dick Powell In new act which
Washington didn't see. :. Stanley lex
National Player Ridges has been signed
by the New York Theater Guild to a
years contract. Mr.. Ridges received
excellent notices" for his work in the
current Mask and the Face" .
The death OF Ernest Terrence is a real
blow to the cinema industry. . You
will see Mr. Terrence playing his last
role in Il Cover the Waterfront" soon,
at Loew's Fox. Incidentally trust
Hollywood to have unearthed theme
song Of the same name which goes with
the film and there is woman in
the case, too. AS soon as Jeanette
Macdonald gets back from Europe she
will be starred together with singer
Nelson Eddy in THE Prisoner of
Zenda" Russell Hardy. last seen
here with Mae West in THE Constant
Sinner" (Which had two-day run at
the Belasco before La West was escort
ed out Of town.. has been signed by
M-GM. One Of the lovely Gale
sisters is in town visiting Miss Doyle.
Tomorrow the National Players will
be tea'd at the Georgetown Gwynn
homestead. And this evening Ted
Church is throwing some kind Of a
function at the Willard Watch
for Gene Dennis, the lady who knows
what you will do as well as what you
are doing :. this amazing person
comes to Keiths Friday. II the
National Players present THE Late
Christopher Bean" you will see one of
the cleverest Of the seasons successes
They are pickering for it right
now!"