Evening star., 1934-01-04
Three New
Pictures in
Weeks List
Many Hold-Overs in the
Downtown Theatrical Sec
tor, Showing Thereby That
Certain Films Are Quite
Popular.
BY e. de s. MELCHER.

BY e. de s. MELCHER-
~ ORIS KENYON and Max Baer
will be rivals in this weeks
downtown theaters. Miss Ken
Won sings, and so does Mr..
Baer, but their material, it Is
to be supposed, will be very different.
The latter only recently stepped from
the ring to celluloid fame, crashing
through in a film called The Prize
fighter and the Lady" which turned out
30 be one of the seasons better enter
tainments. BY his light-hearted hoofngs
and his ability to pull his punches SO
far as the fair sex is concerned, Mr.
Baer attained instant Kleig immortality,
for once and for all shaming those
prizefighters who have withered before
the camera.
Miss Kenyon last year surprised New
York by appearing as vocal artist and
q salon star of the first rank. Her
"one-man" show was unanimously
praised by the critics, and her singing
was said to be both mellow and soothing.
Miss Kenyon will be at the Earle.
Mr.. Baer will be at the Fox. The
battle Is on.
otherwise, the screen attractions Tor
the new week include bus saga with
Robert Montgomery, Richard Dix in
war story, the return OF Marion Dawes
and Bing Crosby to the Columbia, and
Dinner at Eight" Counselor at Law
and Flying Down to Rio held over.
The complete list follows
Fugitive Lovers" at Loew's Fox. This
was once called "Transcontinental Bus,
also Free. White and Desperate" The
bus is. however, the main feature. In
It are Robert Montgomery, Mage
Evans. Nat Pendleton and a nifty
troubles, keep the story moving right
along. Max Baer Is on the stage with
four female helpers. The Diamond Boys
and Sid Page and company, are also
on the stage.
Convention City, at the Earle. Thls
Is the Atlantic City prize story IN wnlcn
Joan Blondell, Mary Astor, Adolpne
Meniou and Dick Powell are involved.
Guv Kibbe and Frank McHugh are also
nresent. which makes it almost one
hundred per cent Warner cast. Other
than Doris Kenyon, who heads the stage
show. the vaudeville bill includes The
sizzlers" Clifford and Marion and the
Great Cretanos.
Ace of Aces" with Richard Dix
opens tomorrow at the Metropolitan
thus allowing Charlotte Henry to keep
on with her Alice and Wonderland
through today. Miss Henry has been
very successful. Mr.. Dix's new film is
said to be successful, too. Brother Bill
Cagney. Elizabeth Allen and Ralph Bel
Iarny are seen in support of Mr.. Dix.
Films which are being held over or
brought back for further attention in
clude:
Counselor at Law" the popular John
BARRYMORE version of the Paul NUM-
play, at the Rialto.
Rolling Down to Rio" the red-hot
"Carioca" dance spectacle. with Fred
Astaire and Dolores Del Rio, at Keith's
Dinner at Eight the prosperous
n1ulti-star version of the prosperous
play, at the Palace.
And Going HOLLYWOOD which tht
Loew boys are bringing back to the Co
IlInabia, which is a hrst-rate musical
and in which Bing Crosby yodels nicely
ct Marion Davies
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WATCH for Frances Lederer!
Yesterday afternoon Manage
Hardie Meakin was "beetling" arount
his Office looking as pleased as punch
Downstairs people were rattling in II
see Flying Down to Rio" Eve ha'
dropped in to catch those few minute
Of the "Carioca' which after you hav
seen it once you will want to see again)