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The Washington times., 1934-10-29
Famed Ballet Russo Coming
For Two D. 6. RecitaIs

The Ballet Russo de Monte
Carlo will offer here next Sunday
afternoon and evening, November
4, at the National Theater, two OF
the most lureful and diverse pro
grams of ballet dramas that have
ever been presented in the Capital
City in a single day, under the
artistic direction of Col. Wade
Basil, and under the local manage
ment of the r. Arthur Smith Con,
cert Bureau.
The afternoon performance at
2::30 will present Chopin's Les
Sylphides," in all its delicate
beauty, as created by Michael Fo'
kline, choreographer of the former
Imperial Ballet of st. Petersburg
as his answer to the challenge OF
conservatives that he could not
produce a ballet in the classic
style. 1t was hailed as the most
perfect classic ballet in the history
of the art. Les Sylphides" has nc
strict narrative; it is a picture OF
lovely creatures in white, dancing
in a twilight glen overhung with
the massive, shadowy trees of a
Corot painting.
Following Liadoff's "Contes
Russes," children's tale, the
final number on the afternoon
program will be Borodin's prince
Igor" from the opera of that
The Washington times., 1934-10-29

ename, ballet of the barbaric
Polovitsian dances, with the orig
inal setting by Nicholas Roerich
and the choreography of Michael
Fokine. A camp of the tribe on
the Russian steppes at night is
the scene of this magnificent
drama, which possesses the wild
spirit of barbaric Russia, and the
famous Russian dance steps all
woven into a symphony of thrill
ing individual and group dancing.
For the evening performance at
$50 o'clock the opening number
will be Tschaikowski's "Aurora'S
Wedding," based upon the fairy
tale of Sleeping Beauty" and the
closing number will be Strauss lie
Beau Danube" telling the age-old
tale of romantic adventure in
charming old Vienna. as conceived
in dance form by Leonide Mas
sine, maitre de ballet, principal
dancer and choreographer of the
Ballet Russo of Monte Carlo. The
novelty of this program will be
the much-discussed Union Pa
cific,"
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
Rachmaninoff
Here Nov. 8

The opening program of the
Washington season of the famed
Philadelphia Orchestra at Con.
stitution Hall, Thursday night,
November 8, at 8:45 o'clock, will
be made notable by the fact that
the concert will pe conduced by
DR.. Leopold Stokowski, his only
appearance in Washington this
season, at the head of his or
chestra, and that the guest soloist
on this occasion will be none
other than the world-famous
pianist, Serge Rachmaninoff.
And, to add good measure to a
program thus filled with i'm
portance and high interest, is
the fact that the orchestra will play
that evening Mary Howe's sym
phonic poem, Sand" which was
brought into local and national
prominence last spring when
played here for the first time
by the National Symphony Or
chestra, conducted by DR.. Hans
Kinder.
Rachmaninoff will play his own
Rhapsody in the Form of Varia
tions on a Theme of Paganini' for
piano and orchestra; and Con
ductor Stokowski has chosen
Strawinsky's 1.-THE Fire Bird" to
open the concert.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
Actress Qualified
To Be First Ladv'

Janet Beecher, who enacts the
wife of the president of the
United States" in Walter Wan
gers political war drama, "The
President Vanishes," is actually
qualified, by fine ancestry, to be
the First Lady of the Land"
Descended from one of Ameri-
cas- first families, she owns, as
heirlooms, table that came to
America on the Mayflower, and
a marriage certificate, dated 1900,
made out to Betsy White and
Ezra Beecher. Harriet Beecher
Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's
Cabin" is one of her forbears.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
Halloween at
R-K-O-Keith's S

RKO Keith's is to have Hal
loween party on Wednesday
night. Pursuant to the success
of last years party. the Fifteenth
Street theater will make its party
a continuous affair.
In other words the schedule
will be extended without a break
so that patrons may come as late,
or as early, as they desire and
likewise stay as late, or leave
as early, as they desire.
With the continuance of 1.-THE
Gay Divorcee," starring Fred
Astaire and Ginger Rogers. which
picture is continuing to break
all records. the Keith manage
ment is confident that in that
picture a perfect Halloween party
program will be offered.
The final showing of "The
Gay Divorce" on this night will
be at 1880 D. m.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
HOLLYWOOD JOTTINGS
Comic,
Bohn, Back
at GayetY

Might Club Girls" new Inde'
pendent Burlesque Association pro
duction opening yesterday at the
Gayety, presents that novel CO
median, Charles Peanuts" Bohn
But he is by no means all that
the new show brings-an old-time
Washington favorite, Joe Moss, is
also funster with this aggrega
ton.
On the feminine end Miss
Kensa Vinton, really good look
ing, appeals nightly to the audi
ence, and Hazel Miller, burlesque
trouper, goes over we'll in her
numbers.
Betty Brooks, who sings, does
it so very well that she rates
mention in any review. The only
thing wrong with her offerings
is that there aren't enough of
them. Madge Johnson, a lovely
lass of the chorus, steps out on
two or three occasions to stage
some intricate and excellent aero.
batic dancing.
Mr.. Bohn, who hasn't quite SC
heavy routine as he did when
he first appeared here year ago
handles his material well. His hu
NOR is novel, not what the aver
age burlesque fan expects, but il
appeals all the more for that
More novel ideas would cure most
OF burlesque's financial ills.
There are a number of scenes
excellently mounted that are well
worth more than passing mention
Some of them are dancing on
chairs, a chorus routine we'll done !:
Ballet Unique and Building a
Bungalow.
Nolan, May and Barnette offer
some dance specialties.
1t is, in brief, a we'll done show
smooth and entertaining.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29

Glamour In Dance
"The Merry Widows" seductive
appeal appears to be ageless. 1t
was in 1908 at the Colonial The
ater in Boston that I first saw
Donald Brian and Ethel jackson
whirling around the stage to the
enhancing waltz strains of Franz
Lehar's music. It's popularity in
spired the huge hats which the
ladies wore in those days and
more new ideas in feminine ap-
parel than you could imagine.
Young Hollywood, reaching out
for established successes, wooed
and won 1.-The Merry Widow" in
1918. The Reliance-Majestic COM
pany made it with Alma Rubens
and Wallace Reid featured.
In 1925 it was made again In
the silent version with John Gill
bert and Mae Murray Of the rose
bud mouth as the acting and
dancing stars. Eric Won Stroneim
directed and his continental ex-
travagance had M-G-M in nervous
financial jitters until it waltzed
its way into the ledgers for a tre-
mendous profit.
The same photographer, Oliver
Marsh, was at the camera for
these two earlier pictures and Gl-
rected the shutters for the I'u-
bitsch version. Score a three-bag-
ger for Mr.. Marsh,
Full of Tunes
Having decided to make "The
Merry Widow" again and put
Maurice Chevalier the boulevard
idol in it, Lubitsch engaged Alber.
tina Rasch at $1,000 a week to
teach him to dance. Maurice of
the winning smile is slightly
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
Late News of
Broadway

NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-SiX new
productions are scheduled to open
here next week. ALLURE" will
start them off on Monday night
at the Empire. Edith Barrett is
the leading player in the Leigh
Burton Wells drama. On Tues
day, Max Gordon will present
"The Farmer Takes Wife" at the
Forty-sixth Street. June Walker
and Herb Williams head the cast
in the Marc Connelly-Frank B
Elser drama.
David Hertz drama, "Waltz in
Fire" is to open Wednesday night
at the MaSque with Zita Johann
in the chief part. Thursday will
witness the opening Of George
Abbott's melodrama, Ladies'
Money" at the Ethel Barrymore.
Irving Kaye Davis "All Rights
Reserved" has it's premiere Fri
day at the Vanderbilt. On Satur-
day, Eva lie Gallienne and Ethel
Barrymore will act together in
"L'Aiglon" at the Broadhurst.
Maxwell Anderson and John
Houseman will share in directing
Anderson'S Valley Forge" for the
Theater Guild. It will be the
authors first essay at directing
one of his own plays. Mr.. House.
man directed THE Lady From
the Sea" and the memorable
-Four Saints in Three Acts" last
season. Philip Merivale is playing
George Washington and others in
the cast are Ruth Weston, Regi
nald Mason, Florence Gerald and
Frances Sage.
Dave Schooler has engaged AL
bert Van Decker for the leading
male role in his production OF
Brittle Heaven" the play about
Emily Dickinson in which Dorothy
Gish will appear. The authors are
Vincent Yorke and Frederick Pohl
The play will open in Philadelphia
November at the Garrick.
A switch in bookings will take
Revenge With Music" to the
Forest, in Philadelphia, instead
of to Boston Tuesday night. The
Howard Dietz-Arthur Schwartz
musical has Charles Winninger,
Libby Holman and Georges Me
taxa for leading players. The
New Amsterdam Thea ter has
been rented for the Broadway
engagement, which will begin
late in November. The cast in.
cludes Rex O'Mally, Ilka Chase,
Joseph Macauley, Margaret Lee,
Don zelaya and Walter Armin,
Komisarjevsky is staging it.
There will be an extrS matinee
Tuesday, November 6, at the Ma.
tional, where Sean O'Casey'S
drama, within the Gates" is
playing. The Wednesday and
Saturday matinees will be given
as usual.
According to the producer
Irene Rich will appear in Mrs
Quincy Hollis" at the Boulevard
Theater, Jackson Heights. this
afternoon and evening and will
play with the show at the Tren.
ton next week. The star had
announced her withdrawal from
the cast.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29

actress, was reported dying. Some
of the boys around the press room
had already started to gather up
the data for her last press no
tice, but a young Glendale sur
geon performed remarkable op'
Grafton on Miss Laverne-and
she'll be back behind the foot
lights before many weeks have
passed. Fred Lequorne and Dor
othy Norman, who have been
introducing the continental dance
in the East, predict that the new
light fantastic routine will be far
more popular than the recently
expired carioca. Now, is that
NICE? and just when 1 got so
1 could do the carioca!
AL and Lee Reiser, the N.B.C.
piano team, report that on
Broadway they dig up your
past to bury your future!
Some Hollywood things you
should know
That Mala, the hero of Eskimo,
is really Ray Wise, a Jewish
Eskimo, who worked as an assist
ant cameraman for Fox four
years ago.
That Paramount is ready tc
crack out with a flock of cash
to lure Constance Bennett into
appearing opposite Bing Crosby
in Sailor, Beware"
That Charles Ray is doing right
nicely with his comeback in the
movies, having been signed for
another picture.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
Song Writers Find
Ideas in the Air

The chit" songs never are writ
ten at pianos. They're the result
of "a hours daily concentration
on the problem at hand, and are
likely to pop into composers
mind at any place.
Ralph Ranger and Leo Robin
haYe written five songs for Bing
Crosby. Three. already released,
have been hits. Two new ones
will be heard, Here is My Heart" "
And not one, Ranger admitted
today, was written at his piano.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
NEW MERRY WIDOW IS GAY
jeanette Macdonald Aided by
ChevaIier and Ernst Lubitsch
Make Superb Movie
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

Metro GodwynMayer dipped into the treasury for $OOO0
to make ''The Merry Widow in the Ernst Lubsch
and mood with Macdonald and Maurice Chevaer
They expected Herr Lubtsch to produce
geous and rockng musical celuod and he has dsap
pointed them.
For Mr. Lubtsch is indisputably the No. director when
comes to adornng the with sly subtle suggestive and
smart touches He such master merely limiting naugh
tness and your active mind do the that he
gave Mr. HAYS Breen few headaches before he attached
the purity label to the latest Lubitsch exhibit.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29

Tracy will have choice of stories,
directors and cast.
When he completes Carnival"
for Columbia and another Para
mount movie, he'll pose for pass
port photos and away he'll go.
Bennie ziedman, producing for
Universal, has just boosted Phil
Calm, film editor, to full-fledged
dictatorship. He'll get his mega
phone bow with "I've Been
Around" starring Chester Morris
=. Edmund Pearson, who is writ
ing '"The Return of F'rankenstein"
for Universal, is SO AFRAID of
the script he won't work in his
office, preferring to sit cut in the
open.
Roy Del Ruth's young sonny
boy, Richard, was confined to his
yard for punishment.
II can't help it if I'm not per-
feet" he exclaimed. Il never
heard of but one perfect boy,
anyhow"
"Who was that?" he was
asked.
"Daddy-when he was ittle,"
RicharG cracked.
Although John Barrymore is in
London for film or two, Dave
Selznick is trying to get him back
for an important role in "Va-
nessa," Hugh Walpole's ditty,
which will have Helen Hayes and
Robert Montgomery in the cast,
for M-G-M. If John won't listen
to nice salary and reason,
brother Lionel probably will do
it. June Brewster is opening a
tWo7story beauty parlor in Beverly
Hills in her spare moments. :.
Henry Wadsworth, one of M-G-M's
bright newcomers, has picked off
an important part in "West Point
Of the Air" starring Wally Beery
-. "A couple of studios are after
Rosita Moreno'S Jewish-speaking
parrot, for parts. She'll sell it to
the highest bidder and then turn
the money over to charity. .Irv-
ing Netcher is throwing a MAS
SIVE birthday party this Satur-
day for WHEY, Rosie Dolly.
Andy Lawlor got squint at
Kay Francis (Who looks positively
gorgeous since her European
jaunt) and the great gobs of
emeralds che captured while there,
and he cracked: Thank goodness
Kay's one movie actress who re-
turned from Europe with emeralds
instead of a gigolo!". Jane
James, that jolly but hefty canary
of Blues" now has her own club
in Hollywood, and it promises to
become an official hangout for the
nighthawks.
Ray Mayer is organizing a
small (but hot-cha) orchestra for
the tiny, gay room at Frank Sebas-
tian'S Cotton Club. Francis L.
Sullivan, Universal player, has it
in his contract that he c an visit
his folks in England at Christmas
time. Peggy Shannon's pointed
in the direction of Broadway to
take a fling at the footlights.
The young man about Holly
wood. . Some weeks ago Lucille
Laverne. that swell character
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
M o OVIF'
CLOCK

When the feature begins:
FOX.
GEORGE E. ARLISS in
"THE LAST GENTLEMAN"
II A. NJ, 40, 4:2O, 1925,
IL :O5 P. NJ. Stage shows at
1885, 3:15, 6:2O, 9 P. M.
RKO KEITH's.
FRED ASTAIRE in
"TIIE GAY DIVORCEE"
II :32 A. NJ, l :32, 1882, 5 :32,
1882, 9:32 P. M.
COLUMBIA.
ROSEMARY AMES in
PURSUED"
II :O5 A. NJ, 12 so, 2::40,
4:25, Gals, sos, $50 P. NJ.
METROPOLITAN.
GRACE MOORE in
CONE NIGHT OF LOVE"
1890 A. NJ, 12: 20, 2:1O,
4 :O5, 5:55, $50, 9:4O P. M.
PALACE.
WILL ROGERS in
"JUDGE PRIEST"
II A. NJ, 1:10, 3: 20, $50,
40, $50 P. NJ.
EARLE.
MARLENE DIETRICH in
"THE SCARLET EMPRESS
II A. NJ, 40, 4:25, 7:1O,
$50 P. NJ. Stage shows at
l, 3 As, $50. 9:10 P. NJ.
HOWARD.
BETTE DAVIS in
"HOUSEWIFE"
u 80, $50, 7:O5, 1910 PM.
Stage shows at 2::4O,
IS: 80, 9:O5 P. NJ.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
+ HH69IT1Yw; oG /; G'GS p!
Bv JIMMY STARR

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Oct. 20-Helo Snoopy scribbngs of
the movie village My inside informant has discovered that
Lee Tracy and Walter Mycrof head of British Interna
ona pictures have been keeping the cables busy while cooking
up deal for Lee to star in three London made fckers
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
New Play Coming

Producer Max Gordon likes
washington as a try-out city. Ac-
cordingly, the National Theater
will see the first performance of
the new Sidney Howard Robert
Littel play, Bird of Our Father"
on Monday, December 3.
1t is, they whisper, a satire
chat will remind those who read
the daily prints of Mr.. insult of
the headlines. The Max Gordon
plan is to open it at Baltimore
on Thanksgiving night and move
it to E Street the following wee..ss.
Walter Connolly arrives from
Hollywood this week to begin re.
hearsals in the lead role and Ern-
est Truck will be featured. Robert
Sinclair is directing and 10 Miel-
ziner is designing the sets.
j. Harold Murray. headlinin2 at
the Earle this week, will be the
singing star Of Lew Browns new
revue. Calling All Stars" due on
Broadway in late November. He
begins rehearsals after the Wash
ington engagement.
Leona In Movies
A friendly note from Leona
Powers advises that she has re-
ceived a movie offer and will
make her first appearance before
the cameras in November. More
details later.
Her first real Broadway role as
leading woman in "Errant Lady,
ended october 20, after six weeks,
but Leona has a great bunch of
notices from the New York critics
attesting she was a success.
OF other National Theater stock
graduates she writes: Kathryn
Givney and Forrest Orr are in
"Los Horizons" with good parts,
Romaine Calender is in Elmer
Rice'S Judgment Day" and
Freddy Sherman was in the Shu.
berts' America Sings" until it
closed in Boston for repairs.
Roberta" Via Wire
From the Hollywood envelopes
comes the news that Roberta"
will be sent over the wires to the
R-K-O studio direct from the Ma.
tional Theater stage. The mus.
ical opens at the National tonight.
Seems that Director William
Setter who is making the film
version of the Jerome Kern mus.
ical has never seen it. Neither
have Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire
or Irene Dunno. So they have
devised this expensive plan of
hearing performance via remote
control and amplifying it for the
loudSpeakerS.
It's a good yarn from the type.
writer of Ruters Nelson. Even
though they don't do it.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
Avoids Libel Law

4yP1CdA AuN1koCk1 LUuC1kGS-L11OSG
little dashes which add p1quancy
and spice to a lacy delicacy-show
MarShovia, "a fly speck on the
map being picked out with a
microscopy, the harasSed King,
wrapping up his jeweled and cost
ly crown in an old newspaper, a
jet black lap dog being trans
formed into snow white poodle
when the widow decided to go
merry, the judicious spraying Of
perfume as first aid to romance,
discontented cows in the middle
of a parade.
I like the revisions which Sam
son Raphaleson and Ernest Vadjs
made in preparing the screen
story from the original script.
You will notice that Prince Danilu
is now captain in Marshovia, a
mythical kingdom. There's a
reason. The Prince Danilo OF
Montenegro got his dander up
when M-G-M made this feature
in 1925. They had to pay him
$4,000 to heal his wounds. Hence
the story changed to the 1885
period instead of 1905. The screen
authors also dropped a couple OF
nonessential characters. Alto.
gether their remodeling comes
distinctly under the head of i'm,
provement.
The 1884 Merry Widow" is a
saucy and alluring siren who will
tickle your ear with melody and
fill your eye with spectacle. ven.
ture she will have plenty of com.
pany when she holds open house
at Loew's Palace beginning next
Friday.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29

Gala Halloween show Loew's Fox
and Palace Wednesday evening
starting 1880 p. m.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29

eta distinguished. jeanette Mac.
Donald, who appears to be strictly
a Lubitsch studio product, has
never sung better nor acted more
beguilingly than she does in this
picture. You will hear her sing,
Villa" Tonight Will Teach Me
to Forget" widows Are Gay"
and, to be sure, the famous waltz
song. Chevalier's voice is heard
in I'm Going to Maxim's," Girls,
Girls, Girls" and in the charming
duet with the widow. His love-
making technique is unbeatable.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29

Metro CoIdwyn M Mayer has ex-
pended ST. 100000 on BIithe Musical
The Washington times., 1934-07-16

France as it was before the
World War.
Maxine Weygand flies to Eng
land and talks to the King and
Viscount Hailsham, British Min.
lister of War.
In the meantime, another
elderly Frenchman, Louis
Barthou, a bearded scholar OF
u, has been making the rounds
of Eastern Europe pouring &C.
ment into Frances alliances
with Rumania, Jugoslavia and
CzechoSlovakia. For France,
he guarantees the boundaries
Of Rumania, and he pronounces
a benediction on the. stand Of
the Little Entente to fight the
return of a Hapsburg to power.
It was the same Barthou only
a few weeks before who told Sir
John Simon at the Geneva Con-
ference: "At my age I did not
come here to talk twaddle."
His categorical refusal to 1b-
The Washington times., 1934-07-16

; clear around the curve OF the
earth.
She was only little girl of
ten, with molasses candy hair
and china blue eyes-the last of
the House of Orange Nassau
when her father, William the
Third, went the way of kings and
common men.
She knows thoroughly the ma
ture of the problem she must
solve daily. She speaks German,
French, italian and English. as
well as her native Dutch. She
keeps the ableSt counSelorS at
her Side-but she never signs a
blank check. She wants to know.
OF simple, healthy tastes, she
loves the outdoors. Her people
see her skating on the Zuyder
Zee, bicycling along the neat,
clean-Swept streets, or trudging
along a country road-with
cavalrymen riding at discreet
distance. Training her daugh-
ter, Juliana, for affairs of state
has been her chief concern.
Juliana will be the next queen
of The Netherlands. Will she be
the next queen of England as
well, consort of the present
Prince of Wales? Some people
think so.
Europe, it appears. has dragged
its coat of mail from the dark
corner and is polishing It
right out the clear for all
The Washington times., 1934-07-16

The kindly gentleman who
was prince consort of the
Queen of the Netherlands has
got done with life and taken
himself out of it almost as in
conspicuously as he lived. He
was a German born, a Neck
lenburger, one Of the small
princelings who, in the days
when the king business was a
going concern, were called to
hold down so many thrones in
Europe. in Rumania, in Greece,
in Bulgaria.
Prince Henry managed to
keep his throne under him, no
mean feat in these days, and
managed, too. to capture the
affections of the Dutch people.
And now Wilhelmina, at the
age of SO, is left alone to
mourn, like Victoria, and to
endow her departed husband
with almost sanity virtues.
And, like Victoria, an excellent
ruler of her people, sound and
sane and keeping we'll within
the national constitution. Her
job is no little one, even though
Holland is little country.
Great Colonies
The Observation-Disclosures
such a small corner Of Europe
that we are apt to overlook
the fact that little Holland,
like little England, is the
motherland Of great colonies