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Evening star., 1933-08-06
Personality Counts.

WHENEVER HELEN HAYES, the
w star Of Another Language"
hears herself referred to as the screens
greatest actress" she Shudders. Acting
ability. she says. is not sufficient to
hold a star on the screen. Personality
is more important to the camera. she
believes. Il feel myself lacking in
something when I hear SO many fiat
tering things said about my ability as
an actress" Miss Hayes declared. 1T
Is as though Helen Hayes were only an
actress, not a person" Personality is
phot graphed on the screen. Miss Hayes
says. Without it. acting ability is useless.
There are any number Of splendid
actors in pictures who always may be
relied upon for fine performances. But
they are never starred or featured.
They never get anywhere. AS the ex-
hib,tors say, They don't draw dime
into the box Office Yet they are
often better actors than the stars they
support Their trouble is In personality.
It just doesn't photograph
Screen personality, Miss Hayes states,
is not an accidental quality. It comes
OF intelligence, poise and adaptability
to roles. An actor on the stage might
hide a poor personality in a bright
role, but on the screen he would be
lest. He has to have the personal
magnetism a camera can capture"
Evening star., 1933-08-06
Next Weeks Films.

THE latest Richard Dix starring ve-
hicle, No Marriage Ties" is to
be the attraction at RKO Keith's, be-
ginning next Friday. This is described
as giving Dix a role that is ideally
suited to him and brings this star back
into the serio-comic romantic char
acterization OF the modern go-getter
that has enshrined him in the hearts
of the amusement loving public. Eliza
beth Allen is the chief romantic ele-
nient while in an equally as sympa
thetic role will be found Doris Kenyon.
MARIE DREsSLER and Wallace
Beery in "Tugboat Annie" will he
featured at the Palace Theater next
Friday. This film reunites this team
following its success in Min and Bill"
Mervyn lie Roy directed this picture.
which was adapted from Norman Reilly
+Raines story in the Saturday Evening
Post Miss Dressler plays the aggres-
sive feminine tugboat captain, whose
husband, Wallace Berry, Is shrtlesS
drunksrd. Robert Young plays the son,
and Maureen O'Sullivan plays opposite
him. Willard Robertson, Tammany
Young Frankie Darro, Jack Pennick
and Paul Hurst also play prominent
roles.
HAROLD ARLEN, responsible for
Stormy Weather" and other popu-
lar melodies, and Ben Blue, currently
starring in the Hal Roach Taxi Boy
comedies, lead procession OF enter
tainers to the Fox Theater stage next
Friday. James Dunn and Joan Ben
nett will be on the screen in Arizona
to Broadway" Arlen brings with him
q group Of Harlem's hottest harmonist
d., fan while 'Arl.
zona to Broadway" is a mirth-proVok-
ing comedy that gives James Dunn one
of his best roles.
TOHN WAYNE comes to the Columbia
) Theater a week from Monday in
Haunted Gold" Western picture
with a mystery for q background. Sup
porting Wayne are Sheila Terry, Ervllle
Anderson. Harry Woods and Otto HoH-
man. Mack V. Wright directed.
1.-THE NARROW CORNER opens
Friday at Warner Bros Metro
politan Theater. Somerset Maughan.
noted English author. has told one OF
his most engroSsing stories OF the
earth's far of and little known islands
in it. A tale of the Malay Archipelago,
1t begins in Sidney, Australia. The cast
includes Douglas Fairbanks, jr.; Patricia
Ellis. Dudley Dlgges. Ralph Dellamy,
Arthur Hohl, Reginald Owen and others.
WILLIAM POWELL, returns to the
w type Of role that first Won him
screen recognition in Private Detective
g." which will be the major screen OF
fering at Warner Bros Earle Theater
for the week beginning next Friday.
The stage bill offers Vaughn De Leath.
first girl of radio; Walter Dare Wahl.
Ziegfeld comic: Frank Gaby and
Johnny Pastine. In Private Detective
81" once again this star portrays, as
the title suggests. sleuth, but one Of
different order than his Philo Vance
characterizations Of the past. The cast
in support of Powell includes Margaret
Lindsay. Arthur Hohl Gordon Westcott,
James Bell, Ruth Donnelly and Sheila
Terry.
Evening star., 1933-08-06

I OEW'S Fox Theater this week is pre-
IL senting the Mills Brothers. noted
radio quartet, together with Don Red
man and his orchestra in gay revue,
yeah. Man" on the stage. while OH
the screen is Midnight Club" with
Give Brook, George Raft. Alison Skip
worth and Helen Vinson in the leading
roles.
The Mills Brothers, better known as
-four boys and guitar are among
the most famous radio teams on the
air today. Don Redman and his or
chestra, they are equally famous On
radio. In the revue will also be seen
Harlan baltimore, singer; Pete, Peaches
and Duke. dancers; Red and Strugge,
dancers; Myra Johnson, blues singer.
and II dancing girls.
Midnight Club" is an exciting story
dealing with the adventures of an in
ternational ring OF jewel thieves. The
cast includes Sir Guy Standing. Alan
Mowbray. Ferdinand Gottschalk, Billy
Bevan and Pat Somerset. This Para
mount picture was directed by Alex
arder Hall and George Somner.
Short subjects and the Fox Movie
tone News complete the bill.
HELEN HAYES and Robert Mont
IL gomery are appearing at Loews
Palace Theater this week in Another
Language" The screen story is adapted
from the stage play of the same name
which played nearly years run On
Broadway. This is the story Of young
married couple who upon their return
from their honeymoon md that their
in-laWS are trying to make life not
worth living. Miss Hayes has the role
OF the wife. while Montgomery plays
the role of the husband. In this
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer film. directed BY
Edward H. Griffith and adapted from
Rose Frankens stage play, the sup
porting roles are allotted to Louise
Closer Hale, John Beal. Margaret
Hamilton. Henry Travers. Willard
Watson, a former member of the Ma
tional Theater Players.
The supporting screen bill consists
of Walt Disney Silly Symphony in
color. under the title of ole King
Cole" an Andy Clyde comedy and the
Hearst Metrotone News.
AN unparalleled event in Washington
"A motion picture history is the second
repeat engagement of Mae West in
"She Done Him Wrong" which began
Friday at Warner Bros Metropolitan.
In addition to Mae West and Cary
Grant, the cast includes Moan beery,
Owen Moore. David Landau and Gil
bert Roland. Short reel subicets and
the latest issue OF the Paramount Sound
News complete the program.
GEORGE ARLISS in "Voltaire" is the
~ current attraction at Warner Bros
Earle Theater. The role of "the father
of the French Revolution" gives Mr..
Arliss' unquestionable acting genius one
which promises to live long as mas
ter portrayal of the screen. The film
features one spectacular incident in the
life of the brilliant philosopher
who was a friend of royalty in Europe,
but a champion Of the common people
in his native land. With the famous
"Calas" case serving as the principal
story about which the plot revolves.
Arliss has evolved a character study
and living picture Of France III the
eytz..a;.aIt times of King Louis XIV.
Supporting Mr.. Arliss is brilliant
cast led by Doris Kenyon. Margaret
Lindsay. Theodore Newton. Reginald
Owen. Alan Mowbray, David Terrence.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
Current Attractions

Doris Lloyd, Ivan Simpson and others
of note.
The stage portion of the bill brings
back to Washington the favorite croCIi-
ing troubador Nick Lucas. who pre-
sentS an entirely new program OF tunes.
Other acts are Ralph Olsen and lon-
pany of six in Broadway VS.. Holly
wood" laugh packed fun skit; Al
Gaby, noted funster, and Gwynne, the
Oriental wonder worker.
ShOrt-reel subjects, including THE
Double Crossing OF Columbus" with
Charles Judels: the latest ISSUE Of the
Graham MacNamee news reel and the
Earle Orchestral Prelude complete the
program.
p-K-O Keith's is continuing its pres
N entation Of the screen musical,
Moonlight and Pretzels." during the
current theatrical week. This Univer
numbers were staged by Bobby Con-
molly, producer of many of the zieg-
field stage hits, as well as Follow
Thru" Good News" FLYNN High"
and Take a Chance" has a host Of
stage, screen and radio names" these
including Alexander Gray, Bernece
Claire, Leo Carrillo, Mary Brian, Roger
Pryor, Lillian Miles and Bobby Wat
son. In addition there are the Four
Eaton Boys. Jack Denny and his Wal
doTf Astoria Orchestra, the Frank and
Milt Britten Band. Mary Lange, Max
Stamm and Herbert Rawlinson. The
songs were written by E. Y. Harburg
Jay Gorney, Herman Hupfeld, Al Siegal
ard Sammy Fain.
CHERLOCK HOLMES comes to Loew's
- Columbia Theater tomorrow in "a
Study in Scarlet" hair-raising ro-
nance of the adventures Of this great
criminal sleuth. The story deals with
the adventures Of the Scarlet Ring
band OF men cemented together to dis
pose of valuable Oriental jewels stolen
years before, which have come into
their possession. During a meeting of
the band in London several are mys-
teriCusly murdered and 1t is then that
the famous officials of Scotland Yard
bring Sherlock Holmes into the case.
hoping that he will solve the mystery
Holmes is played by Reginald Owen.
The supporting cast Is composed Of
Anna May Wong. June Clyde. Alan
Dinehart, John Warburton. Warburton
Gamble. J. M. Kerrigan. Doris Lloyd,
Billy Bevan and Halliwell Hobbies.
The story Is adapted from one of Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle's. The direction
is by Edwin L. Marin.
In addition to the feature there are
Paramount news reels and selected
short subjects.
Evening star., 1933-08-06

- WISS owners Of a theater and
cafe found that Jeanette Nc
Donald. now home again from
~ a European concert tour, was too
much for them when it came to
a matter of showmanship.
Interviewed on her way through New
York. Miss Mcdonald, who travels with
Captain. an old English sheep dog;
Stormey. newly acquired skye TERROR.
and Robert Ritchie. her manager ana
fiance. told the story OF her dealings
with Zurich theater owner.
II had a marvellous time in Europe
and the way the audiences in the various
cities received me was perfectly mar
velous. With the exception Of two
trifiing incidents il was a wonderful
concert tour" Miss Mcdonald told
newspaper men.
THE most unpleasant incident was
in Zurich. I had given a concert in
Geneva and there had had tremen-
dous success. So I was very surprised
when We found that the advance sale
OF seats In Zurich was very small. 1t
wasn't long before We found out why.
The man from whom We had leased
the theater was also the owner OF a
popular cafe He had asked me to come
with my company to the cafe after the
concert. I had refused, but only be-
cause am so exhausted after giving
concert Despite my refusal. however.
this man had plastered the town with
billboard advertising which announced
that was to make an appearance and
sing at his cafe. The cost of getting
into the cafe was much lower than the
cost of a ticket to my concert and SO
people who wanted to hear me sing
very wisely were deciding to stay away
from the concert and get the same en-
tertainment at less cost in the cafe.
AT first I was furious. I wanted to
have the man arrested, but on second
thought I realized how this would
prejudice people against me, so instead
I offered to sing for nothing over the
radio, and at that time made an an
nouncement saving that would not ap-
pear at the cafe.
"As it was. however. some people Gid
go to the cafe only to be disappointed.
One newspaper man who was there told
me later that I had received fine
compliment from these people. When
they grew impatient. the manager got
up and told them that I had refused
repeated invitations and that the prob.
able reason was that had had SO bad
a reception in Geneva that I was shy
of appearing before the Swiss people
again. The newspaper man told me that
they booed the cate manager for this
falsehood and began to throw pieces OF
Evening star., 1933-08-06
Cast Announcement.

WITH production in full swing, Fox
announces more additions to the
cast of several films now being made.
Six more players were put to work
in Shanghai Madness" These in
cluded Morgan Wallace, Leon Waycof,
Bruce Warren, Samuel Kinds. Jimmy
Flaven and Clarence Geldert. The fea-
tured players in this production are
Spencer Tracy. Fay Wray. Ralph Nor
gan, Eugene Palette, Herbert Mundin
and Arthur Hoyt.
Adele st. Maur, formerly of the New
York Theater Guild, has been signed
for the role Of JEANNE in Jesse L.
Lasky'c production, The Worst Woman
in Palis?"
Helel Chandler, popular player, has
also been added to the cast of this
production. which features Adolphe
Menjou. Benita Hume and Harvey
Stephens,
Evening star., 1933-08-06

Further than that. We know 1t must
be a hoSpitahle place. from the cour-
tesies already extended al about be
traveller in those lands. Otherwise We
visualize it as a sandy patch with
beach, several hotels, thousands of
studios and a great many actors prowl-
ing around and looking hungry.
We are, however. indebted TO Holly
wood for the following reasons during
the past few months:
THE STRANGERS RETURN
Because 1t should prove to some ol the
old fogieS thst the films are no longer
an infant industry and that they can
produce a picture which IS better than
the book from which 1t was taken.
ANN HARDING Because she is an
intelligent actress who walks, talks and
acts like a lady, and one who, while
she can look like spinster one minute
can also look like red-hot number"
the next
MAMA LOVES PAPA"-Because
1t is one Of tEr first films which hasn't
bent way over backward to be funny
but it was funny Just because Mary
Boland and Charles happen to be
funny.
an alive and arresting personality who
is equally at ease playing bad" and
good" roles.
FRANCHOT TONE-Because you
would never know that he got a cum
laude III French at Cornell.
LEE GARMES- Because he did what
no one has ever done before in Zoo in
Budapest make the camera the be-
all and the end-all of the picture. and
still retain the human, vital quality
Of the story material.
CLARK GABLE-Because< he still
hangs on as the screens most noted
"smoothie." and in spite OF his popu
larity with ladies, manages to act quite
nicely. as in Hold Your Man
WHEELER AND woOISEY-Bs-
cause they have been as silent as the
night for the past few months.
RUDY VALI.EE- Because w. c.
Fields turned him off in international
House"
KAY FRANCIS S-Because she rose
way above some Of the Sordid trash of
MARY Stevens NJ. D." and made the
heroine during the first part seem as
good If not better than life.
DOUBLE HARNESS 1t
provided an amusing evenings enter
tainment and one which neither
preached nor tormented.
LOUISE CLOSER HALE-Because
she was a grand trouper and a grand
person up until the minute she died
her last work in Another Language"
summing up the verve and spirit Of her
long career.
GEORGE ARLISS-Because in vol
taire' he makes the man look like the
Evening star., 1933-08-06

portrait of Voltaire and acts as the
gentleman himself must have acted.
SHE DONE HIM WRONG Be-
cause 1t is the sort of film which can
Go no harm and possibly no good
mind seeing ever again.
mind seeing over again.
MARIENE DIETRICH-Bec her
beauty in Song Of Songs Is some
thing to write home about.
HELEN HAYES Because she has
never turned in mediocre perform
ance.
ROBERT MONTGOMERY Because,
while he can be the most Irritating per-
Son in the films, he Is also the only
exponent OF that aseless school OF ''ju-
venileS" who can act as we'll as look
like collar advertisement.
MARION DAVIES she has
the courage to go ahead and say tina.
she Will do The Barretts Of VIM
pole Street" when she knows that she
IS the last actress on earth who should
do it.
PAUL MUNI-Because he has said
that the picture Is more important than
the star, and that, therefore, he re-
fuses to be starred
ZOO IN BUDAPEST" and FARE
WELL TO AEAIS'-Because they are
our favorite films
WHILE the theater may be dead, or
dying, or whatever they say of II
at the moment, there is no question but
that the whole world still wants to
act. Washington Is in the running, too
If last Monday night you could have
seen the swarms Of amateurs who
launched themselves on that Willard
platform in hopes that they might get
into the Loew-Fox revue, you would
realize why the theater never can REALLY
die and why 1t probably is only tenn
porarily at rest. You would realize, too
that for some unknown reason people
can hardly wait to get up on a stage
and see what effect their particular
kind Of q talent may have on an
audience.
Monday nights audience was COM
posed almost exclusively Of those who
hoped TO be jumping up on the stage
Yet, while they were waiting for their
cues, they applauded and cheered and
made other favorable noises. and egsed
ON their fellow artists with unstinted
enthusiasm. The whole hall rocked with
good feeling And when a fellow
artist had obviously not done SO well
there was still a hand for him and
still the spirit Of announcement
1t was good to see SO much and so
many. 1t was good to see the talent
that Washington apparently has at
its elbow and which needs only j
little encouragement to bring out. We
are sorry that We shall miss this Car
ter Barron-Gene Ford revue, but we
wish 1t well and hope that in this kind
Of an undertaking 1t will have the
large support which it deserves
Evening star., 1933-08-06
No Conflict of Dates.

A ANNOUNCEMENT has been made
by the Womens International
League. sponsoring the children S
theater, and by the National SYM
phony Orchestra that next season s
schedule has successfully avoided any
conflict of dates between the chill
drens plays at the National Theater
and the children's and students con-
certs at the Central High School
Auditorium
The children's theater season opens
on Saturday morning, october 81,
with The Five Little Peppers" and
continues with "Curdie, the Princess
and the COLLINS" on November 25,
cinderella" on December %, "An
Old-fashioned Girl on February 8,
RIP Van Wrinkle on March 10. and
concludes, on April 28, with The King
OF the Golden River
Subscriptions for the entire series Of
six plays are now being received.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
Outdoor Amusements
CONTEST AT GLEN ECHO.

THE big personality contest, which
started on August l and which Will
continue until August l9 in the Spanish
garden ball room at Glen Echo Park. Is
the talk OF the town" and holds pos
sibilities of movie contracts to entries,
all Of whom are given fair chance to
win. The winner will be given a trip
to Chicago's World Fair, where a screen
test will then place her in line for a
chance to be named Miss UNIVERSAL
and awarded salaried contract to ap-
pear at Universal City. Calf, in talking
pictures Vote coupons enabling the
public to vote for the girls favored as
Miss Personality are given with each
paid admission to the Spanish garden
ball room during the period Of this con-
test. Each coupon counts for one vote,
the votes to be deposited in designated
box in the ball room. Registrations
must be made by contestants in person,
and interested young women from the
District, Maryland and Virginia are
making the ball room their first stop
these evenings, in anticipation OF VIM
ming the coveted awards. OF course,
Glen Echo'S other amusementS are good
for August days and nights. The SWIM
ming pool the popular coaster dips. air
plane swings. dodgem rides, midway, old
mill. picnic grounds and other delights
offering diversion to the kids. and to
those groWn-ups under or over the age
limit of aspirations for a movie career.
SEASIDE PARK.
CEASIDE PARK this past week en-
- joyed the pest patronage Of the sea-
son thus far. Every day was Sunday at
the popular Chesapeake playground and
the crowds flocked TO the bsach by rail
and auto and boat. Twice q day until
Friday the De RiZkie aerial circus enter
tanned the crowds with spectacular
stunts Oh the flying trapeZeS and slack
wires Last night Seaside inaugurated
a new program of Saturday night floor
shows. which will continue every week
throughout the season. Among the acts
were acrobatic and eccentric dancing by
Helen McHale and Maxine Stevenin and
a ait-jacket escape stunt by Charles
Welch.
WILSON LINE.
EARLY In the Fall, Paramount plans
II to produce picture entitled. Eight
Girls in Boat In order to locate new
talent for this picture, Paramount will
send one Washington girl to Hollywood
with all expenses paid and four weeks
contract Nothing to sign. no votes to
secure and the only requisite is that the
girl selected must know how to swim. for
the picture calls for swimming bsauty.
Every girl who takes any trip on the
Wilson Line to Marshall Hall Park or
Mount Vernon, or the moonlight cruise,
during the week. August to 13, inclu-
sive. may be selected as one of the "a
girls to appear in the finals to be held
at the Fox Theater on Monday evening,
August IA.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
Lady for a Day" Road Show

DROSPECTS Of 35 road shows to
L exploit a motion picture early in
the new season constitutes the most
heartening development of the hour in
the upturn of business in the industry.
Theater owners, managers, agents
and the personnel affected by resump-
ton Of this neglected type Of show
manship are eagerly awaiting formal
announcement by Columbia Pictures
of its plans concerning the new Frank
Capra production, his first on the new
years schedule Based on Damon
Runyons Cosmopolitan magazine story,
and filmed under the title, Lady for
a Day" the picture has created SEN
sation among those privileged to pre-
view it.
The cast includes Warren Williams,
May Robson, Guy Kibbee. Glanda Far
rel, Ned Sparks, Jean Parker. Walter
Connolly. Barry Norton and Nat
Pendleton.
Columbia is reported to have practi-
cally decided upon road showing Lady
for a Day" starting with a New York
premiere in the near future at a
Broadway theater as yet undeter-
mined with negotiations pending with
several.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
Roland In Bennett Film.

WITH the signing of Gilbert Roland
w to play the male lead opposite
Constance Bennett. her new R-K-O
radio picture. without Glory" will go
into production Immediately according
to the announcement of Merian c.
Cooper, executive producer.
The acquisition of the haired
Latin actor as a leading man for the
fair Connie will probably be welcomed
by those who saw them together in
Our Betters'
Without Glory" is the tentative title
of an original story. which was written
especially for the star by Jane Murfn,
talented author and scenarist. George
Archainbaud will direct and Wortl1ing-
ton Miner will handle the direction Of
dialogue.
Evening star., 1933-08-06

A MONG the new pieces tried out in
the suburban Summer theaters last
week. one that seems pretty certain to
be heard from later, is Felicia Metcalf's
little comedy, Come Easy" seen at the
Lyric Iheater in Summit, N. J. This
is play somewhat in the vein Of An
of more or less ill-regulated family
but lighter in body and smiling rather
than satirical
The Wards, mother, uncle. daughters
and son, are all rather harum -scarum,
addicted to the habit of easy-come,
eaSy-go. Marcia, the older daughter,
borroWS clothes and other necessaries
from everybody in sight and goes off TO
fashionable wedding house party
where she meets and falls in love with
charming young Italian count, as he
does with her. In the genial, offhand
Ward fashion. she invites the young
man to visit them. and the story cor
Germs itself with the descent Of this
exotic guest into the minor wrangling
and perennial disarray of the Ward
household, the indignant counter-offen-
sive OF Marcia's hometown beau, and
the suspicious which interpose before
the final happy ending.
The piece is well cast, and 10 small
part OF its success is due to the accu-
rate and engaging playing Of Edward
Raquello as the guileleSs young Italian.
Miss Jean Adair. an accomplished
player of many mildmannered. absent
minded mothers parts is amusing am
likable as Mrs. Ward, and all the
others contribute suitably to a picture
which combines honest characterize
tion with genuinely droll humor.
Evening star., 1933-08-06
Ann in Gallant Lady. y

ANN HARDING is the latest screen
"A star to be signsd by the new Joseph
NJ Schenck-Darryl Zanuck Producing
Co. Twentieth Century Pictures, releas-
ing through United Artists.
Announcement has been made by
Zanuck that he has arranged to borrow
the blond star from R-K-O Radio Pic
lures to star in Gallant Lady"
Gallant Lady, Is an original story
written with Miss Harding in mind by
Gilbert Emery. celebrated stage play
wright. Gregory La Cava. recently
signed to term contract by Twentieth
Century, will be Miss Hardings director.