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Evening star., 1934-09-02

currently on the market. THE Girl
From Missouri" featuring Jean Har-
low, was pure and unsullied drivel
It defeated every purpose with which
it must have started. 1t gave the
star a fleet of nasal lines to say
which no one short of Jeanne Eagles
could have made anything Of, and
while Miss Harlow was most satisfy
ing to contemplate, the film cannot
possibly have done her, and more
especially its makers, an ounce of
good.
The same may be said of Joan
CraWford's current film, which is not
so cheap as it is absurd. Miss Craw-
ford is far above such things, and SO
is Clark Gable, who has demonstrated
of late that given the proper material
he can be amusing as well as, accord
ing to backstairs gossip, plain virile.
R. c. Sheriff (author of Journeys
End") was right when he stated in
a recent interview that the trouble
with the movies right now is the lack
of writer's who know how to write
viz: for the movies.
MAYBE it is because Hollywood is
concentrating on juvenile actors
that there is reason for the dearth
in stories for grown-up players. Ger
tainly the stories that are being
created around these children are no
more brilliant than those which are
being haShed up for the children's
mammies and pappies.
It is time, therefore, for Hollywood
to give us bigger and better stories.
The best pictures of the year have
been Little Women" "The House of
Rothschild" and Treasure Island"
West Coast writer's have not had to
be unduly brilliant to see that these
hit their goal Their worth was
tested when Miss Alcott, the Roths-
child family, and Robert Louis Stew
enson first tossed their theories out
into the world.
Isn't it about time that Miss Har-
low and Miss Crawford were given
stories that could be as popular as
Little Miss Marker?" Do they have
to start in a night club and go to
South America to lasso their
Adonises. Like Robert Montgomery
in "Hideout," can't they find justice
and amusement in a Connecticut
farm?
At any rate, they deserve a new
formula. And so do these wise
youngsters, all except Miss Temple
She can go right on being herself and
no one will gainsay her But when
other children are the heart and soul
Of sentimental pictures us "The
Drunkard" for our evenings recrea-
ton.
Evening star., 1934-09-02

synchronized dancers as you will see
in the Strauss act at the Earle this
week, Mile. strauss evolved her own
theories of the terpischorean art. She
terms herself a technician, an ana
lyst, and it is clear after watching
one Of her units work that she has
pursued relentlessly the goal of per-
feet pattern, perfectly followed. When
she was active as concert dancer
she practiced her theory Of dance
without music. 1t was a success.
Later, as a director, she tried it out
again, and found 1t possible to hold
the attention of an audience by mo-
tions alone, to convey an idea by the
pattern of gestures and rhythm. She
likes best to tell you about one time
she took group to Boston to per-
form with the symphony, and de-
cided to put on one of the silent
numbers there. It was the most
grandioSe disregard of music-79 in
struments-she has achieved.
The group at the Earle works with
the orchestra in more or less conven-
tional fashion. It was decided to
combine one or two numbers with
Chaney and Fox, the dance team cur
rently on the bill, and that resulted
in complicated rehearsals. The Strauss
girls, however, did not seem to mind.
They gave advice to one another, to
help straighten out knots; went on
patiently time after time to correct
entrances, exits and what not. Con-
sidering there were five shows ahead
on Friday, the rehearsal seemed a
marvel Of controlled temperament all
the way around.
Miss Strauss, who has about 80 girls
working for her, capable Of forming
almost any type of dance unit, likes
to get them young and unfinished
She calls her training process OF
reconstruction" of muscles, habits and
general attitude toward dancing. Says
lots of the girls are college graduates
She prefers them to chorus girls OF
anybody at all with past experience
on the stage. More pliable and willing
to work hard. The girls put in from
to 8 hours daily, whether there Is
an act on or not. There are rewards
A group is off now for South Amer
ican tour. Miss Strauss prepared
them for it and then suffered deer
pangs of envy when the thought ot
the trip. Which was not often. She
hasn't time, what with all the others
r. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-09-02
Given Long-T erm Contract.

MADGE EVANS, whose latest part
is the feminine lead in Death
on the Diamond" and who has just
been given a new role in What Every
Woman Knows" with Helen Hayes,
has been signed by Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer to another long-term contract
Miss Evans was appearing on the
New York stage four seasons ago in
Philip Goes Forth" when signed by
M-G-M for her first work with this
company.
Evening star., 1934-09-02
Tavern" Closes Season.

As THE closing production of the
season, the Roadside Theater will
present The Tavern" George M.
Cohans comedy satire of melodrama,
the week of September II. Denis E.
Connell will play the Cohan role of
the vagabond, with Virginia Rand,
Marvin Beers and other members of
the modern comedy company in i'm
portant parts.
Harold Weinberger, who did so well
by welcome to His Excellency," the
second offering of the "moderns," is di-
recting.
Evening star., 1934-09-02
New Berener Role.

ESCAPE ME NEVER" the London
- stage success, starring Elizabeth
Bergner, is to be made as a screen
play by British and Dominions. Miss
Bergner will repeat her role on the
screen. Dr. Paul Czinner, her hus-
band, who directed her in Catherine
the Great" will also direct the new
film. 1t will be released through
United Artists.
Evening star., 1934-09-02
OEW'S FOX THEATER current
ly presents on the screen You

Belong to Me-" a drama of
- three unusual people, featuring
Lee Tracy, Helen Mack and
Helen Morgan. Also q six-act stage
program that is topped by the roman
tic ballads Of Joe Morrison and the
nitwitticisms of Ben Blue.
"You Belong to Me" is an intensely
understandable and human drama in
which little David Holt emerges as
screendom's new sensation. Helen Nor
gan, famous Broadway star; Lynn
Oyermann, who won instant screen
acclaim following his debut in Little
Miss Marker" and others are cast in
this production, which was directed
by Alfred L. Worker.
On the stage the Fox has an unusu-
ally varied program. Joe Morrison is
known to stage and radio fans and
recently made his screen debut. Ben
Blue is the noted screen comic who
currently presents his company of nit
wits on parade. The Danny Dare
Girls, a group of l6 dancing girls;
Menjean's Internationals, in novelty
tumbling, and the Allen and Kent
foursome, in dance diversions, COM
plete the stage bill. News, comedy,
short subjects and an overture are
added.
loan CRAWFORD and Clark Gable
- are reunited again in Chained, I"
a gay love story now showing on the
Loew's Palace Theater screen. This is
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production
and is based on story by Edgar Sell
wyn, noted writer, director and pro-
ducer, especially written for this pop
ular pair.
They are both cast in the kind of
roles which each has made famous
Joan as vivid young lady of Man
haitian and Clark as young American
rancher in Buenos Aires. With Otto
Kruger as "the other man." a rich.
gentlemanly, middle-aged New York
er, the story takes on dramatic power
Clarence Brown directed this engross-
ing picture from an adaptation of the
Selwyn story by John Lee Mahin.
RING CROSBY and Miriam Hop
hns, Paramount's grand new star
ring team, are seen currently on the
Earle screen in the film version Of the
seasons smash hit, she Loves M
Not" The film details the ludicrou.
adventures that overtake a group Of
Princeton students when they attempt
to shield a little night club dancer
from police and gunner by hiding hel
in their dormitory. Crosby and Kitty
Carlisle, who plays the deans daugh
ter. join in several duets with the nev
hit tunes by Ranger and Robin ant
Gordon and Revel. The cast also in
cludes Edward Nugent, Judith Allen
George Barber and other favorites
The stage bill features Mayris ChaneI
and Edward Fox, international dane
favorites, who have just returned fron
triumphs in Berlin, Paris, Mont
Carlo, Amsterdam and London. Othe
acts are Charles Carlile, Columbi
Broadcasting System star, known q
the golden-voiced tenor Of radio; Wi
and Gladys Ahearn with Brother Del
in "A Spinning Romance" and Car
Bros. and Betty.
"DowN TO THEIR LAST YACHT,
with almost as many unusua
effects as seen in Flying Down I
Rio" produced also by Radio Picture.
is the current attraction at R-K-t
Keith's. Styled a musical extrava
CANA, the picture has a cast {
comedians including Mary Bolan'
Polly Moran, Ned Sparks and mar
others. The "love interest" is in II
hands Of Sidney Fox and Sidney Blacl
mer. The story deals with the fancif
and hilarious adventures Of impove
Evening star., 1934-09-02

rious brands, scientifically named. Mr..
Wildhack has done this turn as an
amateur and he is a welcome and
novel addition to the regulars Of
musical comedy.
Ray Bolger is another who takes
things easily. He is the fastidious
window-dresser in one of the freshest
sketches of the evening, and one Of
the Frenchmen in the amusing duo
with MI. Lahr called "C'est la Vie"
And ne does a clever dance interpre-
tation of the Baer- -Csrnera fight.
The lyrics, by Ira Gershwin and
E. Y. Harburg, are facile and intended,
one suspects, for more intimate en-
tertainment than the big. splashing
Winter Garden show into which Life
Begins at Eight-Forty" has developed.
John Murray Anderson gives splendor
and taste to the staging, the Weidman
dancers are vivid and ingenious, and
Harold Arlen's music is tunefui If not
startling in its novelty. Altogether, q
big, blazing Winter Garden extrava-
ganza, with more of the intimate"
sort of wit and humor than usually
gets into such splendiferous enter
tainmentS,
Evening star., 1934-09-02


Marie Dressler she is, however, rare
person. And her fame should not be
capitalized by other people who think
that maybe they can be Shirley
Temples, too. Few actresses tried to
emulate the great and loved Miss
Dressler. There have been many semi
Carlos, but they have fallen by the
wayside like Cameras before the play
boy Make Baer.
Still, the cinema boys, having found
one Shirley Temple, must take it upon
themselves to find so more. And with
that finding such sea of nonsense
is catapulted upon the screen as has
not arrived since Mae Murray fancied
herself as Mary Pickford
The result may be seen at one out
Of ten motion picture theaters today
If a film has a child player who is
able to say more than "goo-goo," the
publicity fellows dust off their best
adjectiveS, dig deep into their baby
days jargon, fling the adult players
of the same cast into the cold, and
build up the boy or girl genius until
he or she is frankly q pain in the
neck
Such person is so-and-so whose
name must be nameless. Such q per-
son Is not, however, young Frankie
Darrow, who did "kid" job with
super dexterity long before the Shir-
ley Temple days-and young George
Breakstone, who in mo Greater
Glory" deserved a fame next in great
ness to Miss Temple-a fame which
unfortunately he did not get.
\ \ y \
MISS TEMPLE Is able to stand on
her own little feet and make
much out of nothing. She has made
many an awful film interesting, and
she will probably 60 right on snatch
ing honors from older players and
taking crowns of the heads of Carole
Lombards and Gary Coopers and plac-
ing them on her own.
But when 1t comes to the point that
Lee Tracy and other able players
must tip their hats to youngsters who
may be very good but around whom
dreadful and silly stories are woven,
then 1t Is just about time to call a
halt.
AL Of which is brought about by
much news in the daily film ga
zettes about plans for players under
II and the realization that an adult
and interesting entertainment such
as Zone More River" was recently
given a cold shoulder. At this rate,
by next year we should get a rattle
with every cinema ticket.
4 II II \
NINCE this seems to be complaint
day further grudge may be
aired against two popular of-age stars
Evening star., 1934-09-02

Mildred Strauss
has asked this
person and that.
why should the
dance invariably
have a musical
accompaniment?
Grant that dane
ing is an art,
why cannot 1t
stand alone?
Long b e ( or e
she b eg an to
direct groups Of
such SinuouS and
Evening star., 1934-09-02
Franklin to Direct Marie

CIDNEY FRANKLIN has been named
director of Marie Antoinette," :"
new Irving Thalberg production, which
is scheduled to get under way at the
Metro Goldwyn-M Mayer studios soon.
The film has been adapted from
Stefan Zweig's oustandingly success
full biography, and Norma Shearer will
be seen in the title role. Charles
Laughton will appear as Louis XVI
and Herbert Marshall as Count Fer
sen.
Evening star., 1934-09-02
Poisonous Flies Feared.

To save cattle from the attacks of
swarms of poisonous flies, which have
caused the death of men, women and
animals, farmers of YugoslaVa and
Eastern Slovakia are allowing the bo-
vines to Craze only between sunset
and sunrise.
Evening star., 1934-09-02
House Costs ONLY $3.50.

A concrete cottage, with concrete
tiled roof, built recently under the
laborers' act by the Wexford Board of
Health at Coolaw for $965, is declared
to be the cheapest house of its type in
the Irish Free State.
Evening star., 1934-09-02
Theater Season Gets an
Early Start in New York
Life Begins at Eight-Forty" With Big Array
of Talent, Opens at the Winter Garden.
Swift-Moving Production.

>HRoUGH the sights and sounds which edded about the
neighborhood Flftleth Monday
evening could fancy the MeSsrs Shubert saying Never
mind what's before. Maybe there was new show in
last Winters have
lap. matter Now the really
begin" Garden ablaze with lights LmouSnes
rolling up others heels There tail coats
white fu The fish who block the sidewalks and crowd
into heate obbe for the curious excitement OF watching first
ngherS suddenly there again, If it
Mdwnter Although evening enough
almost smell the Something had happened
c..nL nln hndh hnn
Evening star., 1934-09-02
Screen Is Going Back to
The Years of Childhood
Because One Young Actress Makes Decided
Hit. Producing Companies Plan Pictures
Starring Other Youngsters.
BY E. de s. MELCHER.

esH the Rn ssn Tia said fs Ds as Mile
w many people have said, ITS about time" But,
the moment what to constitute clean picture
is not much adult wholesome entertainment Little
Women done with taste players veritabe
of little children the
Shirley Temple has revoluionized the picture industry
She not spoiled neither overcurleu
who the immortality
herpo fortune
Evening star., 1934-09-02
Troupers
Glirnpses of Stage Folk
in Washington

MOULD you have them strike up
w the band in Corcoran Art Gal
lery? Sing torch songs in the Rodin
Museum? Certainly not. Then Sara
Evening star., 1934-09-02
Where and When
In Local Theaters

LOEW's FOX-"You Belong
to Me-" at 2, 4::3O, 7::25 and
10:15 pm. Stage show at
$3.50, $40 and 9:10 pm.
"She Loves Me
Not" at $50, $40, 7::50
and 1920 pm. Stage show
at 2:05, Abs, 7:05 and 9:35
pm.
METROP OLITAN 1.-THE
Dragon Murder Case" at
2, $50, $40, 7:45 and GAS
pm.
R-K-O KEITH'S-"Down to
Their Last Yacht" at 2::37,
4:27, GIT, 8:07 and 9:57
pm.
PALACE-"Chained," at 2,
3:55, $50, 7:5O and 9:45
pm.
COLUMBIA -" "Hideout," at
2, 3:45, 5:45, TAO and 9:35
pm.
Evening star., 1934-09-02

ished aristocrats on yachting cruise
to the South Sea Islands, where they
are Shipwrecked on the Island of
Malakamokalu
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-16
Seaside to Open
Saturday

Preparations have been under
way for several months for the
gala opening of Seaside Park this
Saturday. The popular bay resort
has undergone so many changes
that visitors will hardly recognize
the place.
Picnic groves have been ex-
tended, new shrubbery and flower
beds have been set out, the park
buildings and amusement stands
have been ecorated and
painted. A new pier, $500 feet
long, connecting directly with
the park is nearing completion.
The famous crab house which
was swept away in a storm last
fall is now located in a section Of
the casino, thus becoming much
more accessible to resort visitors.
A new band will play for the
dancers in the Seaside ballroom
this season. Frank Flanagan, long
a member of Frank Slaughter's
Orchestra, will direct a seven-piece
unit.
Frequent train service from the
District line will be provided daily
starting Saturday. Roads are re-
ported in fine condition all the
way to Seaside.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-16

Now that the air mail has
gone back to civilian compa-
mics, one result of the whole
affair has been to make our
politicians more air. minded. ..
For years they've just been
"hOt-air minded"
The Army had to use such
poor equipment that the filters
never knew whether they'd he
retired as a colonel, or as an
angel.
They say flying is as easy
as rolling off a log. The only
difference is in the drop.
Many an aviator has been
dropped because he couldn't
keep up in his studies.
But everyone is more air.
minded. Why, only last night
/ met a girl with a parachute
tied on her back, and asked
her if she was going up in q
plane. She said, ''Plane moth
ing-I'm-gOing to a pent-
house party"
So Remember:
No one ever complained Of a
parachute not opening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-16
Ode Doing Well

Caryl N. Odell, erstwhile of
Washington, moves from the Fox
pictures publicity offices to the
Paramount studio at Astoria,
Long Island, where he will have
charge of all public relations and
advertising.
"Odie" was formerly managing
editor of the Washington Herald,
leaving the Fourth Estate to sell
real estate. Came the depression,
and Monta Bell, Paramount pro-
duction supervisor, induced him
to devote his energies to pictures.
"Odie" served at the Astoria
studio, where he now assumes full
charge of publicity.
AS a tub thumper for Para
mount in 1882 Mr.. Odell arranged
and conducted the $4,000 Wal
dorf Astoria party for picture
critics which lasted three days,
and still stands as the greatest
preview frolic in the history of
the motion picture industry.
Sixty critics were transported
to New York from key cities, to
be royalty entertained and view
the Paramount special screen
product before national release.
At least so of these scribes wish
"Odie" we'll in resuming his &C
tivities with the Zukor organiza-
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-16
National Players Will Present Road to Rome Next

lows the adventures of the girl
while covering" a sensational
SCOOP" She finally has herself
arrested, secures the news, despite
the antagoniStic attitude of the
detective. A large cast will be
seen in support.
GAYETY-As the final attrac'
ton of the local burlesque season,
Manager Jimmy Lake will bring
Lovely Lillys" to the stage of his
Ninth Street theater. Three Lii,
lians-Lillian Murray, Lillian Har.
rison and Lillian Brown are fea.
tured. Hap Freyer will head the
contingent of comedians.
HOWARD-The "Hot-Cha Re.
vue" is the title of next Fridays
stage attraction at the Howard.
The large company in the produc,
ton is headed by Ford, Marsha
and Jones, and Toy Wing. Other
acts are John Mason and Ferdi
Robinson, and Toy Wing, Oriental
dancer, with Tommy Myles' or
chestra. The film feature will be
Katharine Hepburn in "Spitfire.
A midnight show is given on Sat.
urday.
GLEN ECHO This popular
amusement resort, entering its
third week of the season, has seen
capacity crowds ever since the
opening. The entire park has been
newly decorated. The many IA
vorite amusement devices, the
coaster dips, midway, dodgem
rides, and all of the others, are
attracting much of the patron
age. The picnic groves are popu
lar for family parties, particularly
over the weekend.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-16

RIALTO-Based on the stage
success, "Alias the Deacon" with
Berton Churchill in his original
characterization, Half a Sinner"
opens tomorrow at the Rialto.
Churchill plays a piouS but
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-16

fraudulent card7Shark. Sally
Blame and Joel McCrea are seen
as two young lovers, whose at.
fairs are finally Strengthened out
by the deacon" Alexandra Car
Isle, Bert Roach, Russell Hopton
and others are in the cast.
EARLE-Joan Blondell portrays
a vacillating wife who can't de-
eide between two husbands in
"Smarty," her latest comedy open
ing Friday. Warren William and
Edward Horton play the two
Spouses. Frank McHugh and
Claire Dodd are cast in important
roles. The stage program is head
lined by Pappy, Zeke and Ezra,
hillbillys. Harry Roye and Billy
Maye, dance artists; Fritz and
Jean Hubert, pantomimists, and
Paul Gerrits are on the bill.
PALACE-"We're Not Dressing, -
starring Bing Crosby as a must
cally inclined sailor, is the screen
attraction due Friday. Carole
Lombard provides the love inter
est and Ethel Norman, Leon Err
rol and George Burns and Oracle
Allen are prominently cast. A
pretentious musical score, includ-
ing Love Thy Neighbor," "She
Reminds Me Of You" and other
songs are included in the films
action, laid on a desert island.
METROPOLTTAN-A revival of
Forgotten Men," the film record
compiled from actual camera shots
of the World War, is scheduled
at the Metropolitan starting Fri,
day. Forgotten Men" presents
unbiased scenes of the conflict,
both on land and sea. German,
French and British, as well as
American veterans explain the
various sequences, all of which
are from the official records of
the conflicting nations.
COLUMBIA-JameS Dunn and
Claire Trevor are co-starred in a
story of a girl reporter and q
young detective, called Hold That
Girl" coming to the Columbia
screen on Friday. The tale fol.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-16

screens most popular Song-birdS) !:
If you FEEL well-dresSed YOU
are. If you don't feel we'll
dressed it's because you're self
conscious. In other words, my
friends, according to MR.. P, you
can put on an old SACK all
bound round with a G string
and, if you feel you're doing the
proper thing (such as creating a
new type of nudist colony, you're
in the HEIGHT of fashion!
WARNER BAXTER, he of the
very teethy teeth, has suddenly
turned Boy Scout to his best
friend and Stand-in, FRANK Nc
GRATH, whom he has been try
ing to get before the camera for
years now, and suddenly with
SUCCESS. Mr.. Meg. will appear
in GRAND CANARY" under the
personal tutelage of MR.. B., who
is tutoring him in the gentle art
of reading lines as though one
hasn't a mouthful of MUSH, to
say nothing of being able to walk
before the camera with that nee
essary joie de vivre so noticeable
in toe dancers.
It isn't ALWAYS the high
mucky mucks in the moving pic
ture industry who have had the
most colorful educational and so
cial backgrounds, to wit:
One SAM SAVITSKY, now
playing a lowly extra in the breth-
rem Warmers opera, British
Agent" dealing with the Russian
revolution, was in 1917 one of the
royal guards to the czar; the
equestrian tutor to the royal prin-
cesses, and minister of war to Gen.
cal Geniken during the generals
brief regime of holding up a mon
archy in the south of Russia a'gin
the onslaughts of the Soviets.
A little POLL of the various &C.
lebrities and their physical char
acteristics, at the present time,
should give HEART to movie as
pirants who don't happen to be
Venuses and Adonises: F"rinstance
RICHARD BARTHELMESS, who
has long been one of the most
high-salaried stars in the bust
ness, has short stature; ED.
WARD G. ROBINSON is also
very short and has the type OF
face one certainly would NOT
call beautiful.
NORMA SHEARER, as judged
by some of her old still" pic
lures, was a plain girl whose two
most unusual features were her
beautiful teeth and very finely
chiseled nose. BY makeup, car
riage and coiffure she changed
herself into a very beautiful
woman. BETTE DAVIS features
are plain; RAMON NOVARRO is
extremely short; and GRETA
GARBO is an extremely plain
looking woman, and were it not
for all the glamour surrounding
her, and the wide heralding of
any public appearance she might
make, you would completely pass
her on the street without ever
taking a second look. (Aren't
disillusioning, or ARE I?)
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