Evening star., 1933-12-18

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l. Apart from Mr.. Healey and Eddie
lE1y, !r., and one or two young chorines
Wno are revealed not too p1acidIy by
tne photographer, the film lacks any
tnlng much beyond the usual routine
OF q backStage story. Most of the foot
age is devoted to the assembline of q
musical comedy and the trials and
trloulatlonS of its cast as it reaches a
Dig city. Marge creates most of the
trouble, having such overwhelming viz
foiis taHs Lhat every one in the company
1a!S violently in love with her.
Both Myrt and Marge do not seem
oyeriamiliar with thespianism-although
/ my mmey neither stumble nor rant nor roar.
neatner too good to look upon nor too
sure OF themselves, and it should not
provoke argument to say that they must
ne lar better in the either" medium
tnan they are in the celluloid.
MARY PICKFORD is returning To
the stage. Word of this was
flashed around the country this morn
ing. She will appear In a play which
Is pelng written for her by a well known
tout at present unknown author. This
Will be revealed to New York theater-
geers late in February, the tryout start
ing exactly on February Is
Nor will Miss Pickford wait until then |
to familiarize herself with footlight |
tactics. Christmas audiences will find |
her at the New York Paramount ap- |
pearing briefly in a scene from "A !
Church Mouse"
1t will be recalled by constant the
atergoers that Miss Pickford has not ap- |
peared on the stage in exactly 20 years.
AT that time, prior to her popular film
career, she was playing Juliet for David
Belasco In his production, "A Good
Little Devil Subsequently she turned
with Ex-Husband Douglas Fairbanks In
only one fllm. That was "The Tanning
OF the Shrew."
II ATHARINE HEPBURN did not
endear herself to this department
by running out on an interview which
the Jed Harris Office had promised
when she reached town last Saturday
afternoon. Nor did Manager Steve
Cochran, who had been asked to bring
the local camera gentry with him, have
any too kindly feelings for the young
star as she slipped out a side door
and ran as fast as she could away
from him.
Such tactics do not promote any, ]
thing but boredom on the part of all {
concerned. If the star did not wish !
to be interviewed, Jed Harris could
have wired and said so. When, how
ever, Arthur Levy went to the trouble
OF advising us by wire what car Miss
Hepburn would be on. and when Mr.
Cochran phoned to New York to make ,
certain that the meeting would take
place, then for Miss Hepburn to turn :
her heels on the whole business was (
not only a breach of good faith but !
extremely bad manners.
Nevertheless, we cannot help but look !
forward to seeing Miss Hepburn in The !
Lake" tonight. She is an extremely I
capable artist, whether she has any
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A MONG the current white haired
4 boys of the screen is Chick" .
Chandler, hoofer and former juvenile, ,
who is appearing this week at the Pal :
ace in Blood Money" Mr. Chandler, ,
who made his screen debut in Melody ;
Cruise" (and not Moonlight and !
Pretzels," as we said last week., has :
been spotted by a tWO.flSted local youth
as being that pleasant young comedian
ee3,v ~n9 apPearea TaaT on nnsh street as re-
Girls la Carte" one Of those Gayety
ourlesque shows which more or less keep
Ninth street alive. Mr.. Chandler, who q
was billed then as a master of cere- G
monies" has risen fast since those {
yarish days, appearing lately in num-
Der of tirst-class films and doing. 1t Is 2
said, extra special work in the current I
George Bancroft film at the Palace.
Who else has crashed to the top from
your theater, Jimmie Lake?
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THE seasons first Christmas card-a c
large black and silver and red and
white affair from Hollywood-also F
rom Lyle Talbot. F
Maxine Doyle writes ecstatically a