Evening star., 1934-10-18

on Broadway, will also be the S
local American Theater Society
floor up in the National Theatel
Mrs. Sidney Thomas, active leader
of this outfit, was caught yesterday
in a fortunate moment just after she
had opened the wire telling her OF
this theatric event. Said she: 81
am very happy" Said we: so are
We" And thereupon we fell to telling
each other all about "Ah, Wilderness,
half of us admitting that we had not
only seen it once, but thrice, and
that one of those thrices was out in
California. where Will Rogers played
the role originally intrusted to Mr.
Cohan. We also said that we pre-
ferred Mr.. Cohan.
The original New York cast Will
support the star.
P. S.-Ethel Barrymore in Eva LIE
Gallienne's production of "LAlglon'
has been dished-locally, that is, not
nationally Philadelphia gets this
opening tomorrow night.
GUIDE to the new weeks films
starting tomorrow:
"Judge Priest" at the Palace. This
Is Will Rogers latest and best
Yanked from Irwin S. Cobbs stories
Mr.. Rogers may not be your idea OF
Brother Priest, but before you know
it, he'll have you think that he is
It's a swell performance all around
Anita Louise is good looking beyond
belief, and while Tom Brown is 6
dozen years too young for his role
he tries hard and gets away with 1t
Stepin Fetchit occasionally steals the
show.
The Gay Divorce" at R-K-c
Keith's. After seeing this one you'll
go home and kick your mother-1n-
law in the shins-not to be rude, but
to practice up on a new dance calico
''kick 'em in the knees" or some
thing like that which you saw in the
fllm. If your knees and shins are
good, its a grand dance. Anyway
Edward Everett Horton does it with
a neat but apparently nameless little
blond. It's only one, however, OF a
series of excellent dances in this
Radio Pictures extravaganza which
boasts the best dancer on the market
That would be Freddie Astaire-ano
opposite him is the capable Ginger
Rogers. Alice Brady, with an amaz-
ing assortment of new and hefty
poundage, is in the cast, and so il
that very funny Englishman, Eric
Blore.
If you start tonight for the Earle
you may get in by day after tomor-
row. Reason: Maxine Doyle, Guy
Kibbe and Paul Ash on the stage
Joe E. Brown in six Day Bike Rider
on the screen. Already the strong
arm squad, and those nice looking
ticket ladies in the box Office are pre-
pairing for the mobS that are likely tc
invade this cinema palace bent or
seeing what former girl M. c. looks
like after she has been to Hollywood
what Guy Kibbe has to say for him.
self, and if Paul Ash's music Is still
the same.
The above remarks are good fol-
Loew's Fox, too. This time the rea-
son being Amos n Andy. They'll
play all those characters before your
eyes which they do nightly before
your ears. The screen attraction will
be Have a Heart" with James Dunn
and Jean Parker
Stay-overs include Grace Moore ir
lone Night of Love- at the Metro
politan-the film which should bt
given five stars instead of four-anc
1.-The Barretts of Wimpole Street" al
the Columbia-which is not only
breaking records here but in practic-
ally every city in the country besides
X
CONGRATULATIONS to both Rod
~ ney Collier, former manager o.
the Rialto, and to the local Warner
Pros. for getting together, Zone Man