Evening star., 1934-09-27


Sparkplug from New Orleans.
through her nose-what more d
the stage show.
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
continues at the Palace. This is the
highly distinguished film version OF
the famous stage play, with Norma
Shearer undertaking the Katherine
Cornell role. Nobody could be as good
rs Miss Cornell-but Miss Shearer
does her best. Frederic March is
Poet Browning and Charles Laughton
makes Papa Barrett the meanest
papa of the season. Maureen O'Sul-
Ivan gives the best performance.
THE Human Side" which begins its
weeks engagement today at the Rialto,
is the film which has been called "a
gem" by some Metropolitan critics.
Adolphe Menjou is the principal
player and Betty Lawford, whom
Washington knows well. is also fea-
tured
Danes" returns to the Metro
politan tomorrow. Not having seen
this one. we can't very well go into
fits about it the way some of the folks
seem to be doing However, the music
is very good. Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler
and Joan Blondell are in it, and Busby
Berkeley messes about with swarms
of gals again.
The Count Of Monte Cristo," like
Old Man River. keeps right on going
at R-K-O Keith's And no wonder
It's the sort of film that the whole
family can 60 and see without any
ones having poor time. A new
young player, Robert Donat. is the
Count, and while ELISA Landi is a
nit washed out as the heroine, she
doesn't detract much from a highly
spirited and faithful Except for the
ending) rehash of the popular Dumas
classic.
P. S.-Somebody has just come into
the Office to ask for "ducket" to 60
and see the film a second time.
Charlie Chan in London" at Loew' s
FoX-plus the Ben Bernie lads-is the
new weeks attraction at F streets
largest cinema cathedral Warner
GLAND plays Chan again, and the
heroine is either Mona Barrie or Drue
Leyton 1--WE haven't made out which
so fsO. You know all about the
maestro Bernie without being told
except perhaps that his chief perform
erS are Billy Sevrin Pury Pullen, Col.
Nanny Prayer, Dick Stable and Billy
Wilgus.
"She Was a Lady" with Helen
Twelveuees as the lady, will come to
the Columbia tomorrow. Former Ma
tional player, Donald Woods, gets the
break opposite Helen. and Ralph Nor
gan and Monroe OwSley get the other
breaks We saw Mr.. Woods sock Mr.
Owsley in the jaw in the filming of
one of the scenes this Summer. so it
must have action. And Miss Twelve
trees isn't hard to look at either.
AT the Gayety. starting Sunday
''Frolics Ann Corio-ah!
X x **
WE'VE seen Grace Moore in 'One
w Night of Love" this Summer in
California, in Maine and in New York
and we shall 60 right on seeing it
over again when it comes to the
Earle the week of October S. An
nouncement was made late yesterday
that this picture will head the pro-
WCCh 1IOuu LlaI
Don Bestor and his orchestra will
appear on the stage.
X **
OTHER attractions coming here a
week from Friday include out
cast Lady at the Fox. which is
Green Hat; Claudette Colbert in
sClonrofro'' al no polona ard
surprise" picture at the Metropolitan
featuring the most discussed actress
in Hollywood" Dollars to doughnuts
FROM the Film Daily: "Elinor Troy,
Washington, D. c., girl, whom
Busby Berkeley describes as the most
perfectly formed girl he ever saw.
has been signed by the maestro of
ensemble effects for Gold Diggers of
1885"
FRANCES RANDS (who was seen
frequently with what famous ra-
contour on his visit here not so long
ago?) is now a member of the Fo-
kline ballet and will come here Friday
week to dance at the Fox.
Amos n Andy will probably head
the stage show at the Fox the week
of October 49, Harold Lloyd's THE
Cats Paw" will be the film feature.
Swell bill.
And the week before that Ed Lowry,
George Sidney and Eleanor Powell
will be here.
Who knows the name of that
melody which is played so effectively
all the way through The Barretts?"
E. v. Phillips of Silver Spring, Md,