Evening star., 1934-11-14

SNc1l11ls 111ONACo OOSeAooS oAAeAS AS
that they wouldn't 90 to see
would be something to write n
Native interest in the theater Is
evidenced by the estimated 500 local
amateur groups. If these groups sur
vive why should finances prevent a
larger company from doing the same
sort of thing on larger scale?
washington is a distinct art center,
but lacking the full-time professional
stage. We would welcome with open
arms a good group to call our own, to
show the world that we're at least
trying to promote the arts.
Approach LIE Gallienne!"
Signed, j. M. R.-H. W."
So far LIE Gallienne hasn't even
wiggled.
uARDIE MEAKIN assembled chiefs
l L of the educational world in the
Fox Exchange screening room yester-
day morning and filmed Great Ex-
pectations" in their honor.
The picture comes to Keith's Fri-
day. Afterward Mr. Meakin asked
them what they thought of it. They
said they were pleased. During the
performance they managed to veil
their emotions.
NfETRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Stu
AVA dios are after Grace Moore again
In spite of the fact that she did what
Is known as a "nose-dive" in her first
pictures, after her phenomenal sue
cess in Columbia's "One Night OF
Love-" they seem to feel that can dc
her justice, too. SO, after she has
finished her next Columbia picture
she will journey over to Culver City
and try again.
All of which brings up a point.
Why can't M-G-M do better with
their musical pictures? Why can't
M-G-M do a musical comedy? Why
can't M-G-M do musical? The fact
that this is their weak point has been
demonstrated time and time again
The most recent example being STU
dent Tour" on which large sums of
money were spent and which Is said
to be nothing so much as waste
Of time.
Having respect for this firm and
acknowledging its leadership in a
great many other things, it seems
time to suggest that the M-GM boys
buckle down and sideswipe those
rumors which are saying, "M-G-M
can't do a musical" They can't.
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campus gleanings from New Ha-
ven, Conn. .)-"As I was walking
down College street after the Georgia
Yale game, I noticed a great many
newsies and shine boys in a huddle
near the door of the Hotel Taft. They
were giving a vigorous rendition Of
some college yell. They were starting
to break up as I neared them. and
who should emerge from this mass of
humanity but Carter Barron, in per-
son, having the time of his young
life playing cheer leader" (The let
ter comes from one Charles Turner,
ex-Washingtonian, now studying the
drama at the Yale University Thea
teri.
No-Mr. Barron is not attending
Yale.
DID you know that students of
Trinity College are going to play
University's production of George M
be presented at the Belasco Theater
on December S.
GEORGE BREAKsTONE continues
to be one of the screens wonder
products. A long-haired, sad-looking
child, he nevertheless puts more fire
into his performances than many an
adult, and ever since he broke thou
sands Of peoples hearts in mo
Greater Glory" he has not ceased to
be persuasive. You'll see him as the
best part of Great Expectations" this
week, as also as a prominent men,
Der of Pauline Lords brood" in Mrs.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch
WHEN Valley Forge" comes here
w the week of November 26-Philip
Merivale, whose best two roles have
been Death and Darnley lin last sea-
sons Mary of Scotland'') will be
playing George Washington.
incidentally, this is the first time
that Author Maxwell Anderson has
turned to the American scene for an
historical drama. Up until now he
has had his eyes glued on England
Members of the cast will include
Reginald Mason, as Gen. Howe; STAN
ley Ridges. Ruth Weston, George Cou-
louris, Alan Bunce, Florence Gerald,
Erskine Sanford. Grover Burgess, Har-
land Tucker, Charles Ellis, Frances
Sage, Charles Francis, Harold Gould,
Philip Foster, Jock McGraw, Edward
Trevor and many more.
BURTON HOLMES starts in on Rus
II sia this Sunday. He'll be the
only lecturer on travel here this sea-
son.
Don't forget that Grace Moore will
be here next Tuesday She'll be one
fourth (and what fourthD OF that
quartet that Mrs. Dorsey Is present.
ing at Constitution Hall. Yesterday
when we visited the Dorsey ticket Of
flee tickets were flying out of there
by the fistful for this event.
Alfred Head, Theater Guild press
man, visited the dramatic offices yes
terday with Steve Cochran-who has
q new suit.
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TNASMUCH as the phone has rung
l many times and kindly voices have
been good enough to ask If Bess
Schreiner and Mabel Van Dykes pro-
duction of "a Below" is definitely
cast, may we say that 1t Is.
Here are the people concerned in
1t: Maud Howell Smith and Ann Ives,
both of whom you know for their
elegant actings in and out Of the
Arts Club; Rebecca Tarwater, vino
once, methinks, was called "a WOW"
by DR.. Kinder; Caroline Mckinley.
who is associated with the King
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