Evening star., 1934-05-16

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evidence in this saga of the daughter
Of a cook who marries Sl8,00O,000 (the
film was previewed yesterday, when
Arnold f1ounces around as an in
durable alcoholic. When he is shown
beating Joan over the head because
she has whipped whisky bottle from
under his pillow. when afterward he
goes hurting down those stairs as a
whisky-soaked, crazy man, you would
swear that he was quite as unpleasant
as was Herr Jannings in many of his
horridest roles.
Mr.. Arnold is, in other words, so
excellent that he puts to shame prac-
tically every one else in the film, in
cluding Franchot Tone, Gene Ray
mond (who has small voice that Is
nevertheless worth listening to- and
possibly also Jean Dixon, a husky
scubrette who has never done a poor
job since June Moon" imn1ortalized
her.
A MOTHER gentleman well known
to Washington audiences and also
q member of Ye Graduates Club of
the National Players. Mr.. Stanley
Ridges, has likewise reached some kind
of a height Word has. been received
that Mr.. Ridges is now the leading
male in Mary of Scotland" having
repleaced the splendid Mr.. Philip
Merivale, who is of on a well-earned
vacation.
Mr.. Ridges is not, however, at this
moment pouring honeyed words into
the small porcelain-like ear OF Helen
Hayes. This lady has quit the play,
and in her stead Margalo Gilmore Is
holding forth as Scotland's much
bruised monarch.
MISS KATHERINE NELSON Of
A'A 6l2 Whittier street northwest,
wants to know if Henry Dunn is the
brother of Jimmie Dunn. Did
YOU notice the resemblance of Henry
Dunn, who is appearing at the Earle
with Allan Cross, to Jimmie Dunn.
the movie actor? Is he Jimmie's
brother? Please don't think that just
because his name is Dunn ! thought
he might be related to Jimmie Dunn.
AS a matter of fact didn't know his
name was Dunn until after / noticed
that he looked like the Mr.. Dunn OF
the movies.
We regret to say that We haven't
had the pleasure of seeing Mr.. Dunn
who also looks like Mr.. Dunn. How
ever, we shall ask him at the earliest
possible moment. In the meantime.
Mr.. Dunn, are you Mr.. Dunn's
brother?
TOMORROW night that much dis
- cussed play of Nathalie Schef1er's.
"How Do You Like This Country?"
will be offered again at Pierce Hall.
This is the play, half in English, nall
in Russian, which it is said has at
tracted the eagle eye of the New York
Theater Guild as we'll as the watchful
Messrs. Shubert. We are told that
representatives of one or the other
will be down tomorrow night 10 see
what it Is all about.
T EST you think that the Frencn
l. drama is silent in these parts,
NAV we remind you that lie Petit
Theatre" will present three French
plays Friday night at Pierce Hall with
a cast that is full to the brim OF some
of the more prominent local INTEL
Iipentsia. Leon Dostert OF George
town University's French Department
has been good enough to call our at.
tention to the matter. Says he: "A
group of local French professors are
anxious to determine whether tnere
is in Washington a public sunclen'iy
interested in the French drama to
warrant organizing a permanent
French dramatic society
X \ X y
THIS Lyon couple (Bebe and Benz
L are climaxing their weeks visit oy
doing one of the most unusual ;i,sH things
ever planned by visiting celebrities