Evening star., 1933-07-20
Notes and Short Re.
views of Pictures to
Be Seen Downtown.
STAGE STARS ON
VAUDEVILLE BILLS
The Ann Hardine-William
Powell Film, Double Har-
ness Held Over at Keith s.
BY E. deS. MELCHER.


~ My three major downtown the
aters are presenting new hlms
starting tomorrow. These are
~ the Palace, the Earle and
Loew's Fox R-K-O. Keith's is
holding the Ann Harding-Willlam POW
ell aim, Double Harness." over for q
second week, and the Warner Bros.
are reviving "42nd Street" at the Me-
tropolitan
The new films are as follows:
MAMA LOVES PAPA" at the Palace.
This is the Mary Boland- Charles Rug
giles comedy which should be vastly
popular. what with Mr. Ruggles getting
a splendid break" in it and Mary Bo-
land being more than your moneys
worth during the first half hour Others
in the cast include Lilyan Tashman,
George Barber and Walter Catlett.
Gambling SHIP" at the Earle.
This Aim has to do with 3mile limit
boats and the various excitements thar
you are likely to encounter in these
waters. The cast includes Cary Grant,
well known for his current acting IN
"She Done Him Wrong" The stage
show is alive with all sorts of pleasant
thinrs-most particularly, however, Roy
Atwell, whom you will remember as one
of the chief clowns on the Lambs Gam
Dol program when it played at the Ma
tional this Spring.
.'DISGRACED" is the new film due at
Loew's Fox tomorrow, plus stage
show which features the popular radio
sketch, Sherlock Holmes" The MIN
features Helen Twelvetrees and Bruce
Cabot and concerns a playboy phllan-
derer and a shop girl. The stage show.
other than Richard Gordon's sherlock
Holmes in which he Is supported oy
Lee Lowell and an "all-star cast in
cludes Charlie Foy and HIS Cousins;
Steve Evans and Burno, Whiteslde ana
Anita There is. too, a special Phil
Lampkin overture. just as there are
introductions at the Earle by Maxine
Doyle. -
THE fact that Double Harness" is
L being held 'over at Keith's doesn't
come as much Of surprise. The hlm,
one of the more entertaining pictures
of the year, presents Ann Harding at
her very best-as also William Powell.
1t is a shrewd little story of marriage
that turns out rather nicely. That's all
there Is But as played by the two
stars you will find it thoroughly divert
ing. Kefth's is also showing short"
of the Chicago Fair. which is SO good
that 1t keeps you safely at home, having
revealed all those things you wanted to
know about the fair when you thought
you were going
The revival of "42nd Street at the
Metropolitan doesn't come as much OF
a surprise either, inasmuch as it is
probably the most popular musical MIN
of the season. including the also pop
gave Ruby Keeler her big chance and
also made Dick Powell Warner star.
Is backstage story. dressed up
with music. and including some Of the
incest looking ladies out Hollywood
way
The Columbia is doing very nicely
with "Whoopee" this week. The Eddie
Cantor revival will be replaced Monday
by Reform Girl" which features Noel
Francis, something of newcomer
(once "Follies" girD. and the ever
welcome Skeets Gallagher.
~HESE Sylvan theater programs,
which are presented weekly out
of-doors, are growing more and
more popular. Last night we were in
vited to one by local impressario Bess
Davis Schreiner. 1t featured those
Lester Shafer. We were amazed by the
crowds, the performance and the en-
thusiasm Although we sat on a few
spears Of grass well back toward the
Washington Monument, we could hear
everything and see everything. Excep.
for the occasional "boop-boop" OF a
horn there was nothing to disturb the
even flow of the event. The piano
sounded loud and strong. The crowds
were respectful and quiet. And the
program. a carefully planned affair,
was the kind Of thing you don't see
improved upon south of New York's
stadium concerts. If you missed this
one-be sure to go to the next. But 60
early and plunk yourself down on
chair before your neighbor gets. it.
Last night three music critics were OBJ
served sitting way beyond the three
mileh limit. Their own fault-and
shows you how popular these festival
programs" are.
ID ANON NOVARRO is making his
N London vaudeville debut this week
at the Palladium.
A card from the Columbia manager,
Bill Fisher, who is having himself
time on his vacation at Atlantic City.
A wire from polite and genial S.
Charles Eibfeld, Warner Bros. press
chief, who says: "Understand you going
to Hollywood. No to break into movies
I hope, but can arrange that If inter-
ested. Stop. Would like veiy much to
help you all we can while out there
and mske available studio car for your
transportation through wide open
spaces Stop" etc. That's what we call
courtesy. Warner Bros. certainly know
how to make you feel comfortable.
Did you know that Mrs. Podrecca.
wife Of The Piccoh's impresario, sings
the Josephine Baker nuInber? and that
Wjlfred Smith, one ef Washington s
bsst known tenors, has been signed By
Mt Podrecca to complete the ttul as
q singing artist with this troupe
Gene Ford was In town yest:r6ay to
arrange ABOUT the production Of "Oh
Kay. Washington" the local revue
which Loew Fox vii, present the week
of August eighteenth. Brooke Johns
will Do the master of ceremonying act
and ether specialties, it is rumored,