Evening star., 1933-11-13

and offensives and other World Y
is quite admirable, and up unit
VienneSe lover into believing that
This film, which presents Miss Ben
nett in the sort of role she has never
had before, will nevertheless not hasten
her march toward immortality. Given
more to orchidaceous moments than to
these in which she must writhe and
beat the drum for her Elammy-land,
Miss Bennett is not allowed those bill
hun-dollar dinner frocks which Gus
one long. amorous moment by the side
OF a pond, does she ogle and gargle
and behave otherwise love-sick more
than is absolutely necessary.
1t seems rather a late day, too to
present the old story of those beautiful
lady spies who seem to have won the
war by their charms. Miss Garbo took
about the last drop of such fancies In
"Mata Hari," and anything that comes
after Is very much of let-down, con-
sidering the fact that these post-season
actresses have not the fire of their
antecedentS.
Miss Bennett is adequate il her role,
but nothing more; She hcs one song
which she sings with outstretched arms
in the manner initiated not SO long ago
by Miss Claudette Colbert, Miss Myrna
Loy, Miss Libby Holman, Miss Helen
Morgan, Miss Ethel Waters and any of
the other torch warblers who are now
very much in the market. This she
does so nicely that you cannot possibly
guess that she is knee-deep in mes
sages to the enemy and that as soon
as she finishes with her Give Me
Kiss" ditty she will be the means of
armies pouncing on one another.
Apart from the star, there does not
seem to be any outstanding perform
ances except for Gilbert Roland, who is
the one leading man in the films who
can dance waltz in time to music.
Mr.. Roland, who waltzes better than he
acts, is that dark erstwhile silent gen.
tleman who was discovered by Miss
Norma Talmadge and who now seems
Z to be Miss Benefits perpetual choice
for her film "Inan" The combination
we suspect is a happy one.
MISS PoLA NEGRI may not appear
Ava at the National tonight. "a Trip
to Pressburg'' will, however, make its
local debut just the same. If Miss
Negri defaults she will be replaced by
Beth Elliott, an actress. who it is said
is eminently suited to the role. At an
early hour this morning it was stated
Uf bAzC 9Al4bCAt AoACCo tA1db 1s1Aco 4NC6A1,
who collapsed after the performance of
this play in Pittsburgh Saturday night,
was pronounced by one doctor to be
20. K" and by her own doctor, not to
be 20. X" With the result that when
the train arrived in Washington last
night from Pittsburgh the star was not
among its passengers. Miss Helen
Hoele, Shubert representative, said that
they were all "very, very sorry" about
this. but that nothing could be done
Apparently, when star collapses there
Is no, as they say, swapping out of it.
Miss Negri's collapse was good one
and, Of course, had nothing to do with
those early week notices in which the
Pittsburgh drama did not go exactly
overheard for her.
~ X
MILTON ABORN, who did more to
1sA keep alive the Gilbert and Sui
Ivan traditions in this country than
Aborn, who celebrated his fiftieth
year in the theater last May, was an
fmpressario whom Washington knows
well Time and time again his revival
of THE Mikado'' and "The Pirates"
and other well known @. 81 S. ope1-
ettas have been presented here either |
at the National or at the Belasco. |
Time and time again they have been |
received with a fattering hand.
When the Aborn Co. comes to the |
National the week Of November 81, this |
win be In the nature Of farewell and |
a tribute to the memory of a man |
who was at the helm of these pro-
auctions for so long. 1t Is to be pre- |
sumed that even without the watchful |
eye of its master, these shows must go
on" Mr.. Aborn would, of course, have |
wished 1t so.
Il
TT is to be hoped that some astute |
local Snowman will offer LES Trois |
Petits Cochons" at theater within the |
next few weeks. We cannot help but |
think that there would be great in
terest in this French version of the |
Walt Disney Pig film which has en-
quilted and convulsed the country AL
ready 1t has been booked at a major
theater In New York. Why not let
Washington get look at It? Or the