Evening star., 1933-04-07

cheerful guam -.
tity. 1t at least serves 70 prove tna'
Katherine Hepburn Is fine actress
and in fact. everything that many
neople said after "A Bill OF Divorce
ment" She never could be. We are
willing to wager that no actress IN
HOLLYWOOD, given story OF thus
kind' could do better with it. And
ve defy those caustic people VINO
said "pooh-pooh" to Miss Hepburn
after they saw her with Mr. Barry
more not to admit that she Is 2
vounr actress who Is head anu
shoulders above rivals.
Her performance In this Is also
less self-conscious than we hao I'M
aimed. She indicated In the Barry
more Aim that she might be headed
for the rocks Of sophistication. She
seemed doomed to do Hollywood
0arbo. In "Chfistopher Strong.
however, she Is curiously natural.
and when she smiles she breaks any
amount Of records for this sort OF
thing. While she would do well to
eat more butter and eggs and add
pound or two to her cadaverouS
frame. she Is q Hollywood "fnd" OF
the year who is refreshingly herself
and she is way beyond the pale OF
the usual skim-milk Hollywood
Miss Hepburn Is fortunate or un-
fortunate enough to fall In love with
q married man In this film. While
she dazes the globe by spanning 1t
by plane and by shattering the world
altitude record, when she does this,
she Is crying her heart out, and
when she breaks that final record,
she lets 60 of the planes control
a. well as her emotion, and remem-
bering that her gentleman friend has
a lovely wife and q daughter. she.
gives herself over to the unknown,
and plunges sorrowfully to . flaming
death.
A sad little yarn, it yet allows
Billie Burke to be lovelier than
she was in "A Bill Of Divorcement";
Helen Chandler and Ralph Forbes to
do their up-until-now best bits;
Colin Give to remind US Of his
Journeys End" performance-and,
Of course, Miss Hepburn to be 30
handsome one moment and 50 ugly
the next that yous sit on the edge
of your chair wUn& &rtng II she can
be one and ttq1azne person. She
Is, however, affsh resting actresa-
and don't let any one tell you-other-
wise. -
Isham Jones' Orchestra
Coming 70 Loex's Fox.
EASTER week at Loew's Fox Win
II ind Isham Jones popular or
chestra on the stage, as well Is Ben
rArnh T1nA
screen features will be Looking
film, the title of which has been
Incidentally, there will be another
time. Which means, who is
cutting whose throat? Bette
DAVIS first starring film, "Ex-Lady,"
will be on hand at the Earle at
the same time. ~, Came NM: . ,niss;vs missivs
saying - special pre-view Of 'Ex-
inston. D. c., for members Of the
senate and House Of Representa-
ttves, and Bette, who Is now on
vacation in the East, win Be pres
ent In person to greet the distin-
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White Sister" makes It's local debut
at the Palace next week. Yes
terday local reviewers saw the film
ahead Of time, and pronounced it
very sad indeed. , Helen Hayes
does another Farewell to Arms" In
it-only not quite so potent. !. 2
And Clark Gable, slightly fattened
and with mustache, looks something
like Lawrence Tibbett. THE
White Sister" should be the perfect
matinee eye-wringer d. The Palace
u seriously considering offering its
patrons handkerchiefs in the lobby.
=. That was Nancy Sheridan YOU
saw breezing In and out Of the
National yesterday. -. Nice Of all
those clifford Brooke students to
express their thanks" In writing.
A capable group. Their next
performance should be Broadway
timber. Now let's see what
the Drama Guild will do with
Frances Noyes Hart's splendid BELL
amy Trial" The Brookites have
set q new high for amateur acting
in this city. The Arts Club
group will do Lynn Riggs original.
:. And just to prove that the local
Loew forces are up-to-the-minute-
men "a happy Brew year" was is
sued by Carter Barron last night
to the dramatic desks-or rather