Evening star., 1934-05-03

MISS Urlcn Is yet d0Otner OF tnat
growing tribe which believes that the
theater in London is an up and COM
ing institution, and that America
should begin trotting to England in
stead of England trotting to Broadway.
She cited that amazing number of
Americans who at this moment are
winning their spurs abroad, a practice
which, come to think of it. should 10
more disturb us than it should, say,
Germany for loaning us Marlene
Dietrich.
Jane Farrell. seen this week in the
pagan Lady" company. and who by
the way played Shakespeare with the
Augustin DAILY company when she was
II in Paris. also reminded us that Mr..
Daly's company was the last American
company to tour overseas and she
suggested that it was high time for
somebody to start such thing over
again. Miss Uric would be a sensa-
ton in any of her plays in London" q"
said Miss Farrell. ANY one of them
would do. 'Kiki,' The Son Daughter,
Lulu Belle any of them-although
the latter is still banned by the British
authorities on account of one passage
in its text
With Spring seasons in London up
her sleeve, with a new play by the
author of Pagan Lady young Will
liam Dubois c'who looks like a
Schoolboy," said Miss Ulric). almost
ready for her. with nothing more on
her mind than to trim off some Of
those slim lis and watch for the
silver lining when some of the boys
cas- a certain Boston critic did in "Son
Daughter') devotes "a whole page of
hate" to her, Miss Uric marches calm
ly ahead, anxious to serve the theater,
grateful for her Belasco training. and
also pleased that that huSkineSS in
her throat is beginning to lessen. That
huskiness is the result of too great
strain when, years ago, she was
given vocal lessons" by the great
vocal teacher of the day.
X X x
TUE to Miss Uric and capacity
II business, the fourth" balcony
will be opened tonight at the BelaSco
for the first time in years.
i L
"a should start off with that man.
moth actors fund benefit which
Daniel Frohman is staging at the
National Sunday night, and which
will include Elsie Ferguson, Otis Skin
ner, Gladys Cooper, England's great
star, now appearing on Broadway in
"The Shining Hour; "our own"
Frances Starr, Fanny Ward, Efle
Shannon, Philip Merivale, Eddie
Dowling and others. This is ben
eft" which theater-minded people
should not miss. The cause is wor-
thy of great support.
Other events in local theaterS in
clude:
Her Masters Voice" at the Ma
tional. This is the highly successful
Broadway play which the National
Players are undertaking as their sec
ond venture of the new season. Roy
Roberts will have the Roland Young
part, and Ruth Abbott, Kathryn
Givney, Addie Hibbard, Mary Loane
"a neWcomer) and others will be seen
to advantage in this diverting Kum-
mer comedy.
''The Wind and the Rain" at the
Belasco. This play, written by an
Englishman, is still current on Broad
way, where it has received much IA
vorable comment. Morgan Farley will
have the Frank Laughton role here,
and others will include Wendy Atkin,
Barbara Weeks, Burford Hampden
and Philip and Lillian Tonge.
The House of Rothschild," at the
Palace This George Arliss film is
one of the outstanding cinema at
fractions of the year. Mr.. Arliss will
probably never do anything finer.
His cast includes Mrs. Arliss, Boris
Karloff, Helen Westley, Loretta Young
and Robert Young
Flying Down to Rio" comes back