Evening star., 1934-08-29

of your family.
For these new historical pictures are
G long way from being dull. Dates
are not flung at you in bewildering
array and disarray The Mayhower
isn't pictured with the Stars and
Stripes all over 1t bouncing into Plym-
outh with its cargo of bluebloods. The
battle of Concord Bridge isn't ex-
aggerated into the size of Waterloo.
And hay wagons full of tea aren't
strewn all over Boston harbor.
Better still, the camera has found
quaint little details here and there
with which to remind the interested
spectator that his history books didn't
tell him all. Mr.. Newman and his
research squad have dug up lot Of
interesting material and photo
graphed this with romantic as well
as patriotic zeal.
Four episodes in this series of edu-
cational pictures were shown yester-
day to a gathering considerably over
100 at the Mayflower. From the screen
poured patriotic music, muted, how
ever. so that you wouldn't have to
stand up every time America" was
PLAYED. David Mendoza has created
a notable score; Mr.. Kennedy's re-
marks were clear and well timed; the
pictures we're presented swiftly and
accurately.
Only in two instances were there
faults. Mr.. Kennedy spoke of North
Carolina as being the first State to
secede from the Union, and when
announcement was made OF vast cot
ton fields the picture clearly showed
acres of sweet potatoes.
Otherwise all was we'll. The pictures
were received with enthusiasm by the
distinguished invited audience.
MO ANNOUNCEMENT having come
4 to the contrary, we take 1t for
granted that the National will open
October / with new play by Owen
Davis called Spring Freshet." The
play will open in Boston September II,
play there for two weeks and then
visit the National before it makes its
Broadway bow. S. z. Cochran has not
apprised us of this fact. But a
member of the authors family has.
Sc we do not speak without authority,
and unless something else sneaks in
ahead of it, this thousand-and-hrst
Davis play should burst wide open
those big Summer bolts which you
will find hanging around the Nation
ais doors.
YOUNG DAVID HOLT, called "the
male Shirley Temple of the screen"
walks of with first honors in you
Belong to Me-" which was previewed
last night atop the Loew's Fox Theater.
Carter Barron predicted this-and his
Judgment seems fair enough. However
oh, well-more about that growing
clan of child actors anon. And while
we're on the picture, nobody much
has said anything about Helen Morgan
in it. Since she isn't child actor she
doesn't get the best break-but-she is
photographed better than she ever has
been before, and her hands are less
like animated clinging vines.
On account of her work in this Miss
Morgan is being tested for the leading
role opposite Rudy Vallee in Warner
Bros Sweet Music" Miss Morgan on
a piano singing "Bill"; Mr.. Vallee's
best band; Bud Berkeleys best girls,
and a mess of other things should
make this something to look forward
to-that is, if Miss Morgan's test
crashes through all right.
X
DOUBLE buzz: David Holt gets
- featured role in the Damon Run
yon story. kids on the Cuff" which
will star actor lighter -humoriSG Make
Baer.
X
7 OCAL celebrities who should go
into the movies: Mrs. Lou Brown
(now titled Mrs. Hollywood" Brown,
because Ramon Novarro told her to:
Carter Barron, jr, so that he can get
20 play opposite Barbara Lyon (daugh-
ter of Bebe and Benz; Ann Ives, who
should have been there "yars" ago;
a local columnist who has had taste
of 1t already; Eva Reyes (Shoreham
dancer). who looks like Lupe VeleZ