Evening star., 1933-07-05
"Music in the Air" May
Be Made Pretentious
Product of Season.
VEHICLE CHOSEN
FOR MISS GAYNOR
House of Connolly" Differ
ent From Plays in Which
She Has Succeeded.
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

distinguished ltSe1 tnlS season
by screening "Cavalcade" in a
i dignified, handsome and we'll
rounded production, has an
popular operetta. Music in the Air"
into a film. 1t is to be supposed that
Reinald Warrenrath and Katherine
Darlington and few of the other
BroadWay-ites will not be in it, al
though no cinema cast has as yet been
announced. This. however, will and
should be one of the most pretentious
productions Of the coming year and
one which should be anticipated by
talkie fans.
One of the pleaSantest Of the past few
seasons musical works, preferred by
some to The Cat and the Fiddle"
(Which M-G-M will film as soon as
Ramon Novarro gets back from Eu-
rope) Music in the Air" grew famous
during the past Winter on account OF
the fact that if you dropped in there
for a half hour or SO during most any
afternoon you were likely to see Lynn
Fontanne, Alfred Lunt and Noel Cow
ard-who also dropped in to see it TO,
half an hour or so most any afternoon.
"Cur favorite show" they announce.
In unison backstage at the Ethel Barry
more during their prosperous run OF
Design for Living"
x X
WHY Janet Gaynor for The House
w of Connelly"? This morning comes
word that this drear Paul Green play,
which Washington gave rather cold
shoulder to, will be used as starring
vehicle" for small, polite. pretty, but
distinctly Yankee Miss Gaynor. who
seldom does her best outside of Clnder-
ella dresses But fer Seventh Heaven
Miss Gaynor has been most consplcu-
ously successful in the fluffler fllm
misunderstanding he. little song and
jumping about III gossamer and gold
gowns to the delight of those "Whlmsle'
fans who believe that every one OF her
smiles is worth its weight in gold. AS
a member of the dour House Of Con-
nelly" which came to the National a
season ago with Franchot Tone in the
leading Iole and Baltimore socialte
Margare. Barker in the role which Miss
Gayncr Nill probably play, Miss Gaynor,
it seems to us. will be completely mis-
cast Unless they produce Henry Carat
to sing theme song at her. and conJure
up a couple of fancy slippers and
coach-and- four, we doubt if this will
be the right scrt Of thing for Janet.
Why not turn her over to Music IN
the Air" and give her one Of those nice
SWISS costumes III hlllCu SIle WOulo
look nice, anyway?
GREAT things are being noised about
~ concerning Mary Stevens, M. D."
the first woman-doctor story to reach
the screen. Extremely capable and al
ways good-to- -look-upon, Kay Francis
plays the title role. and is said to make
one of her most successful cinema
splashes in it. Miss Francis, incident
ally. has had an extremely successful
year She was more than delightful in
"Cynara," and she suddenly bobbed up
in The Keyhole" and proved herself a
much better foil for George sometimes
asleep Brent than his lovely wife, Ruth
Chatterton, had been. Mary Stevens"
is being expected momentarily as an
Earle Theater attraction.
7 AIDES are eagerly awaiting the
- American presentation of the film
which concerns the life of the Prince of
Wales The picture, which is now being
flnallied in London, has been supervised
by Edward Albert himself, and rumor
has it that he is extremely satisfied
with the production. This is the first
time that royalty has thus given itself
over to the cinema. Just what is in the
film is. of course not known. Pre-
sumably, however. it begins with Il was
born on such and such day." Il went
to school here and I went to dinner
there" and Il grew up and "at 19
they began to wonder who I am going
to maryland at SO I haven't mar
ried any one-so what?"
THIS departments rowing reporter,
Norwood Hamilton, ran in on Pat
Rooney,S birthday celebration yesterday
backstage Of the Fox. Said Mr.. Ham
ilton: There was birthday cake with
SO candles-all but one of which Mr..
Rooney blew out-and everybody had
a good time" Present were local
dramatic desks" stage acts on the
current Fox BILL and most important
of all Mrs. Rooney, who came down
especially for the celebration. Mr..
Sd will be presented in a mu-
sical revue which is to be tried out at
Asbury Park beginning August 81. The
name of it is On the Cuff" and it Is
said to be something on the order of
The Wonder Bar" which Mr.. Jolson
is getting ready to film in Hollywood
right now!"
ONE Of the more interesting expert
" ments is being worked out by Sid
ney Lust out Hyattsville and Mount
Rainier way. Mr.. Lust will offer free
educational films to the children once
or twice a week starting in the Fall.
These entertainments have been ap-
proved by those in authority. They will
be given after three in the afternoon.
ID INFECTIONS on the weeks cinema
AN recreations:
jean Harlow and Gable fine in the
first few moments of Hold Your Man"
After that they go to pieces when the
film goes to pieces. Authorities say
that they don't mind Miss Harlow's
Mae West limitations.
Midnight Mary" flashback drama
that is always interesting because of
the way the camera works, the music
sounds and the way Loretta Young and
Franchot Tone behave themselves.
Heroes for Sale"-a Richard Bar
thelmess starring vehicle"-but that's
about all You still have another day,
though. to see those Hoffman girls kick
ing UP their heels on the bottom OF
the ocean.
Gold Diggers"-"4 Streets" twin
Sister
What Price Innocence?" The lady
in front of a friend of ours said: IF
the hero says I'm nuts about you once
more to the heroine, you and I, papa,
are leaving the theater!"