Evening star., 1933-03-23

so m e t h ing Fay Wray.
called the 'mys-
terry stage" 1t is here (called IA
miliarly stage X2) that the great
secrets of the Universal world are
carried on Since February 2, when
the annual shutdown occurred, the
outside world thuoght that all was
quiet on this Western front. What
was actually going on was that d.
rector Karl Freund (noted for nav
ing directed The Mummy'-an
achievement of one kind and an
other, depending on how you look
at it) has been reading and re-read-
ing Jonathan SWift's satire and that
as soon as the studio goes into ac-
ton again Universal Will do a
screen version of the same.
This is promised an elaborate
filming. Now that the screen has
attained the Photographic success
which the public will see this week
in King Kong" it is not hard to
imagine that Mr.. Swift's infinitesi-
NAL creatures. as also his giants OF
another world, should get a good
screening. Although it is to be
doubted if apes and brontosauruses
and other mammoth animals OF our
PREHISTORIC ZOO will be featured, at
least the hero of "Gulliver's Trav-
els" will have to be compared to
people who are way out of his reach
in size and again people who are so
small that he has to be careful not
to step on them.
With careful treatment this should
be one of the most interesting eX-
periences of the year. AS long as
they do not try to combine beauty
and the beast theme against a
background of SkyscraperS and bat
tleships - as long as Fay Wray
doesn't come along and fall in love
with Mr.. Gulliver 1--WE hope not Mr..
Cable. as long as they remember
that this is a satire and not true
storv-the film should be fantasy
we'll worth seeing-and particularly
satisfying to children and peace
fully-minded grown-ups.
Press Club Jubilee
To Present THE Stork Stalks"
WHAT is likely to be the first stage
w event that President Roosevelt
attends in Washington will be James
Hav. ir.'s play, The Stork Stalks.
which will be a feature of the Press
Clubs silver jubilee dinner to be
given the night of March %. Against
a 1909 background and in a setting
which is said to be a duplicate OF
one of the Press Clubs first rooms,
veteran actors of this club Will per-
fo1m under the direction of Clifford
e-Washington'S ace director,
who is also whipping local thesplans
into action for his academy night at
the National Yesterday Director
Brooke took his press men over their
first dramatic jumps. Those ob.
served to be particularly successful
before the megaphone were Jack
DAILY. Richard Westwood, Thomas
DoWd, Henry Radcliffe, Charles
Gridley. Frank Hall, H. r. Bauk-
hage, Russell Edwards, Benjamin
Meiman and Robert Wood.
"When Ladies Meet"
Coming to the National.
DATRONS of the local American
l. Theater Society should rejoice In
the news that one of this seasons
most successful Broadway comedies,
when Ladies Meet" will be pre-
sented at the National the week OF
April 3. This is John Golden
production.
Contrary to rumor-namely that
Noel Coward's film "Cavalcade'
would not be shown in London for
a period of five years-word has
reached here that its success is SO
great that four box Offices are needed
to take care of bookings. and that
it is one of the major hits OF the
season.
Janet Gaynor is singing again.
This time she will do duet with
Henry Carat, new Fox film star, in
Adorable" Miss Gaynor has been
vocally mute since "Sunnyside Up"
Morton Downey will head the bill
a week from Friday at Warmers
Earle Theater.
The excitement over the new pic
ture, Gabriel Over the White
House" is SO great in Loew-Metro-
Goldwyn circles that Oscar A. Doob,
director of publicity in New York,
has wired that it is a sensational
entertainment bound to play impor-
tant part in morale Of country"
Loew's Palace Theater will be one OF
the 81 theaters to have world
premieres' the week of March 81.
Hardie Meakin, manager OF
R-K-O-Keith's, has invited active
members of the National Press Club
to be his guests at the midnight
opening of king Kong" this eve
ming.
Russ (Rugerio Egenia Di Ru-
dolpho) Columbo and his orchestra
will head the stage show a week
from Friday at Loew's Fox.
The Madrillon announces that
grand operatic voices, sultry Span
ish dances, and sugary dance
rhythnls" all figure in its "divertisse-
ment" this week. Antonio, Little
Caruso," Rossitto Elvira Crute, So
prano; Victoria Barcello Ted Holt
and Herb Gordon's Orchestra are
responsible for these remarks
Charles A. Meade. pioneer in road
showing of motion pictures. and