Evening star., 1934-03-01

In its place he pictured-not the
motion picture-but a theater OF
service, in which the country's
theories should be aired, as also a
small congenial theater in which the
actor and the writer would join hands
and produce plays-without the pro-
ducer.
Mr.. Rice predicted that those
chunks of real estate" which are
Broadway in New York, would soon
sink into oblivion and that what re-
manned would be busy groups who
not for the profit, and who contribute
something more than that polite
'trash"-such as, said Mr.. Rice,
Grand Hotel" and Dinner at
Eight"-at which point about six peo-
pie would have fallen out of their
chairs If they had been able to do so.
Mr.. Rice's picture of the theaters
future was not bright-from a finan-
cial point of view. He pointed, how
ever, with good deal of hope to the
Soviet theater, and, when questioned
about the Nazi stage, admitted that
when a few of the exiled writer's come
back to town the German drama
may revive, and be as vital as its
Soviet cousin.
Mr.. Rice's sermon on the drama
was concise, occasionally courageous
and always frank. Motion picture
sensors were given licking, the cap
ltalist was nicely trodden underfoot.
and poor old Grand Hotel anS
Dinner at Eight" met their water
loo. Not much of the theater re-
mained-but the little that did sound
ed interesting
A ANNOUNCEMENT was made yester-
= day by S. E. Cochran, manager
Of the National Theater, that Clifford
Brooke has returned to film directing
and Will no longer be associated either
with the Clifford Brooke Academy of
Stage Training or the National The
ater Players. It is rumored that
Addison Pitt will direct Mr.. Cochran's
stock company when it opens in the
Spring.
THE new weeks stage and screen
attractions will include the fol-
lowing:
Joe Cook in Hold Your Horses"
comes to the National on Monday.
This sudden booking brings back to
town one of the most popular stage
comedians, as also a first rate cast
that features Harriet Hoctor in an
amazingly good ballet we've seen it
and swear by it,, Tom Patricola,
Dave Cook Stooge) Chasen and
others. The brothers Shubert are
responsible for this.
THE Ninth Guest" which comes to
the Earle tomorrow. is an Owen Davis
thriller" that is said to be genuinely
exciting. Genevieve Tobin and DON
aid Cook are featured, and the stage
show offers Reggie Childs and his
Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra, and that
familiar little person known as Betty
Boop 'in person."
Artists and Models" which is some
sort of version of a revue that
played on Broadway. comes to the
Fox tomorrow with JAMS and Whalen,
Jimmie Savo and Joe Herbert as its
principal participants. On the screen
you may see Lillian Harvey in her
best film to date, II Am Suzanne"
Better even than Miss Harvey are,
however, the marionettes. Gene
Maymond isn't bad, either, and the
film is generally recommended as be-
ing light and attractive
Carolina" at the Palace, is said to
be a well-adapted screen version Of
Paul Green's play. The House Of
Connolly" Janet Gaynor and Lionel
Barrymore are the chief players.
The winners Of that beauty con-
test, which stretched from here to
Africa, will be on the screen tomor-
row at the Metropolitan in Search
for Beauty" Some 80 gods and god
desses are in it, plus Swimmer
Crabbe, Ida Lupino and James Glea-
son. who Is funny.
+ X
X ETH patrons should be glad that
Hardie Meakin is holding 1T
Happened One Night" over for an