Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18

it did when it first popped up in
the cinema. Whether this Is
due to the fact that we have seen milk
toast versions of it on local motion pic
ture stages, or because the movies have
not accomplished many films that are
superior, or because Eddie Cantor's art
Is eternal-at any rate, we sat back
yesterday on the plush CD divans of
MIR. Loews theater and enjoyed our
selves thoroughly.
This is one of those films to which
children should be taken. At yester-
days second or third showing there
were f1ocks of them there and they
seemed to find it wonderfully enlighten-
ing. Free from any backstairs humo-,
handsomely staged, amusingly spoken
and having in it music, which, in spite
of having been slaughtered on the radio
seems to survive its birth and death,
"Whoopee" is harmless pastlme which
should delight both the young and the
old-particularly the young.
BY now owen Davis legend of a
young man who eats pills to keep him
self alive, "eloped" with a young heiress |
and gets himself stranded in a kitchen !
is ancient and fairly honorable history |
BY all odds Mr.. Cantor's best role. it |
provides him with that rosy moment |
when he discusses the size and shape |
and whatnot of his major operations |
with another hypochrondriac who also |
has whatnots. 1t also provides him |
with that "Whoopee" song and other |
ditties which are both comic and me- |
lodiouS
Besides these Cantorian accomplish |
ments, this comedy boasts some hand !
some ladies' beautifully CARRIED in !
greater and lesser costumes and smiling |
attractively under hats which would be |
hooted out of court these days Other |
items Of interest include the appear
ance and subsequent disappearance Of |
Leading Lady Helen Hunt, the singing !
of Paul Gregory, the scenery and the |
dancing and chorus effects.
A good show-all around.
THE Piccoli is going to Hollywood. |
Italy's favorite variety show, which
is not attracting half the crowds 1t
should at the Fox, will become part of
a new Lillian Harvey film, which Jesse
Laskey will make for the Fox company. |
Mr.. Winters, manager for the visiting |
puppeteers, announced this yesterday |
in casual session in large, swanky Car |
ter Barron's Office All day Saturday |
Fox cameramen were lurking about |
taking shots of this and that and the |
other-and while the major part of |
these have to do mostly with the man
ipulation Of the puppets it seems prob
able that the latter might appear either
as prologue or epilogue in the new film.
Miss Harvey, blond, handsome German
fraulein, or frau, and the Piccoli should |
make nice combination. Hope 1t will |
be as good as Zoo in Budapest" which,
Mr.. LaSkey, we are still getting letters |
about. Most every one who has seen 1t |
once seems to have gone and seen it |
twice.
WORD from Glendon Allvtne, assist
ant to the executive vice president,
Merriam c. Cooper. in charge OF produc-
ton. He writes from Hollywood: THE
Annapolis picture (the one in which |
local ladies Christine Ekengren and
Margaretta Wright made their cinema
bow looks pretty good, and will look |
a lot better when We are through edit |
ing it 1--WE hope they will not delete our
local talenO. Il don't know just what !
the title will be yet, but We are run |
ming contest among the people of the ,
stuoio to decide When you get to i
Hollywood I shall certainly be glad to |
see YOU - etc.
All of which reminds us of the cor |
diality of these people in Hollywood |
when they hear that you are heading |
their way. We had word, for instance, |
yesterday that ''the R-K-O studios will |
be at your disposal whenever you ar |
rive" And Franchot Tone wires to |
hurry up and stay long"
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CONGRATULATIONS to those fine
little troupers from the South, |
Cherry and June Preisser. who have
Just landed fat contract. Remember !
them at the Fox few weeks ago
and last year at the Earle? Well, the |
Misses Preisser have been signed to |
appear in three Broadway shows mot |
all at once and will be seen first either |
in the Shubert production, "Hunky |
Dory." or in the first Billie Burke |
"Follies'' which will get under way in
the Fall.
SIDNEY LUST is Growing these days !
over the cooling breezes and the
fine-spun atmosphere Of his Leader
Theater on Ninth street. This is the |
first of the small, intimate" local the |
aters to undergo such an Overhauling |
in the matter Of ventilation, etc You
will find it cool, comfortable and q |
definite relief from Ninth street hot |
Summer blasts.
X X ~
WE are still indebted to local we'll !
w w.shers Denis E. Connell Arthur
K Rhodes, Maxine Doyle, Charlotte |
Mayo, Romano Stevens, Chic" and
pnr
Howard Whitfield James Hall, Dan
Terrell and Mabelle Jennings for wires
concerning our Mice" effort Best
word Of all, methinks, came from Mr.
Terrell who said: We who are about
to die salute you!'
ONE of the most interesting casting
~ announcements from Hollywood Is
that Charles C'Nero'O Laughton will
play the role of Humpty- Dumpty in
Paramourt's production of Alice In
Wonderland" Apropos of this film, we
have heard rumors that there Is young
lady out Takoma Park way who would
be extremely suited to the title role.
Has. for instance, Nancy Griffen. who
lives at II Cleveland avenue. ever
thought of herself as Alice in Wonder
land?
WHAT has happened to the Cinema
wv Digest?
What has happened to Betty Blythe? |
What has happened to the great |
Clara Bow?
To that great comeback she was !
meant to make?
To Buddy Rogers, whose Five Cents |
o Glass" is not doing so well?
To Talluiah Bankhead, who sits out |
IN Hollywood and doesn't do film?
To Nancy Carroll-wiose makeup !,
gets worse in every film?
To Norma Shearer?
To Una Merkle-who Is adding |