Evening star., 1934-07-31

there we're at least 200 who went
away shaking their heads because
BeSs Davis Schreiner's chairs gave out
at the last minute And they say
Shakespeare Is on the wanel When
and where? 1t was a most encourag-
ing spectacle. All those people and
ali those actors. and the extremely
polite heavens which scattered no rain
and good many stars and whatnot
all around The Community Players
and the sponsors of this enterprise
Summer entertainment. out In the
open, and at a reasonable hour, is
what the city wants and should have.
Nov If only some one would get Hans
Kinder to pitch his tent for the Sum-
mer near the Sylvan Theater. A pro-
gram Of symphony music on Sunday
nights is something that he and we
would most certainly enjoy.
GO GOOD was last nights perform
ance that it is said that the
powers" are trying to repeat it not
only tonight but tomorrow night.
I ETTERS have come in praising
Max Finders overture this week
at Loews Fox Hal lie Roy's dancing:
Leah Rays singing, and the new pic
ture OF Loretta Young, which has
taken the place Of that former blot
on the landscape. Suggestions have
a lr<1 hnnFz do - - l.
Theater" (here's food for thought
and argument) this Winter; TO make
the Roadside Theater a permanent
institution: and to present Murder
liz the Red Barn" at the Sylvan
Theater SO that the whole wide world
may see it.
WORD from Bette Davis. Says she ::
"I am not going to play any
more wretched women" She and
MeSsrs. Warner are looking for a
story right now. She reneged on
"The Case of the Howling Dog"
REST news Of the day: That May
- Robson is back again at Colum-
bia Studios, where last season she
immortalized Lady for a Day" Miss
Robson. incidentally, is a grand sport
and a great old lady. She works like
trojan and goes everywhere. We
saw her in Hollywood one minute cry
ing her eyes out over and over again
in scene in -Four Walls; the next,
tripping gayly to her dressing room
after long days work, and sitting
that night until o'clock at that ben
eft DINNER dance at the Biltmore Her
new picture will be Orchids and
Onions" which makes about as much
sense as Moonlight and Pretzels."
4 FTERTHOUGHTS on that Carter
Barron-Sam Wheeler Variety Club
luncheon yesterday at the willard:
Everybody was there. except
Jimmy Lake and where -have-you-
been Steve Cochran. George Gin
shirtsleeves and suspenders) Marshall
was guest OF honor. and when Car
ter Barron summed up his life and
achievements giving him the vocal
biography of his life, George got ND
land sat down. excellent was
Arthur Godfrey over that radio"
saying nifty little sayings which he
and Ray Bell and Carter Barron had
concocted between them. and splen-
did was Phil Harris and that amazing
Leah Ray and Hal LIE Roy whose
feet work faster than time. splendid
also was Bert Bagranoff warbling his
best high note of the season over the
air. and Evelyn Tyner who can
snatch any ballad out of the air
the press" sat in a solemn little
row to the right of the kitchen.
Sandwiched in between Hardie
Meakin and hints about "Cimarron"
:. and was extremely grateful to the
Kings for the day" for being there
:. in fact, when you come right down
TO 1t, the Variety Clubs first season"
has been a wow. and so was YES
terdays luncheon. including that
a1ter-lunch present" which we, alas,
never saw.