The Washington times., 1934-01-09
Garbo's New Film Queen Christina
To Be Offered as Special
I Am Suzanne Is Hit

even support the Jealousy motive
which inspires the love theme Of
the story.
Gene Raymond also surprised
me. Up to this picture had
niched him as another John
Boles. That is, good looking &C
tor with few, very few express
sions, and inclined to be frigid in
his love making.
Under Rowland v. Lees direc.
ton, blond Mr.. Raymond has
come to life. He has his most
important assignment yet in pic
lures, and lives up to the promi-
nence.
Lillian Harvey is more Of an
acrobat or an adagio handban
than a dancer in II Am SUI
anne.' Nevertheless, she is the
center Of some strikingly beaut-
full scenes and contributes fine
emotional acting.
Leslie Banks is the villain Of
the story and winds up with CIV
ing even the star and her hand
some leading man a run for the
money. Put II Am Suzanne" on
the list of good movies that are
all ready to bow in on F Street.
First Lady Climbs
Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
continues to amaze by her good
natured democracy. For example,
she rode on the Earle theater
freight elevator when going to
visit the CLANCY and Fox dressing
room. The First Lady also en-
tered the theater via fire escape
in order not to distract the audi
ence or attract attention. She
said she got a great kick out OF
her Saturday night experience. -.
Mrs. Don Zelaya (wife OF the IA
nous pianist) missed the oppor-
tunity of seeing her husband play
in that Mexican short on the
Earle screen last week. He was
the stout rebel leader. The short
comedy was gone before she dis
covered it was in town and had
time to come in from their Tilden
Gardens apartment. Who re-
members, day and date, the first
Marcus Loew show in Washing
ton? The Loew theaters are cele-
brating the thirtieth anniversary,
but they are not three decades old
in the Capital. am tempted to
give away some passes to get this
information, but they tell me that
tickets as awards are now against
the NRA code. Manager Angie
Ratio remembers the first time
that he saw Marcus Loew at the
Columbia. The head Of the then
small circuit was ired because the
doorman looked cold and he or
dered the management to equip
him with a nice warm oVercoat
forthwith.
Facts on a Hit
Samuel L. Rothafel, or as
everybody knows him, Roxy, has
resigned his post at Radio City
Music Hall, effective February
16. No reason is given for his
departure except an RK-O de-
termination to cut down the
100000 weekly expense Of run
ming the nations largest movie
theater. Roxy drew $1,000 a
week.
The hit musical In New York
this season is the smart revue,
Gas Thousands Cheer" In re-
serving me a couple Of ducats
for Friday night at the Music
Box theater, John Peter Toohey
writes:
"This is, as you probably
know, quite the biggest thing
New York has seen in-weI.
since Ziegfeld'S "SalIy."
have never been In personal
contact with such q success.
Last Thursday matinee We
had IA standees and So at the
Saturday matinee. There has
not been . single unsOld seat
since We opened and I mean
that literally. It is impossible
at the moment to get any
thing in the balcony from
$2.20 down until the third
week in March.
''Noel Coward who sailed back
to England last week said it
was the best revue he ever
saw and he has written some
good ones himself. I actually
envy you the pleasure Of see