The Washington times., 1934-10-02


the week of November 49,.
The last George Washington
play also had its first perform
ance here at the Belasco with
President Wilson in attendance.
It was by Percy Mackaye and
the brilliant first night audience
was inclined to resent the fact
that the playwright found inter
esting incident in the fact that
the Father of Our Country had
an eye for the ladies.
The playgoers seemed to feel
that nations first patriot should
be presented with history book
dignity. Walter Hampden was
the George Washington and
somewhere in my files is a letter
from Playwright Mackaye thank
ing me for my review. AS it
turned out it was the only ia
vorable notice he received in the
short life of this dramatic
George Washington"
Up to date the Theater Guild
has not announced who will play
George Washington. It may be
that the first performance will
be delayed due to the difficulty
of getting just the right actor.
Bergman In Town
Leonard Bergman, chief facto-
tum of the Erlanger office and a
good model for $25 silk shirts, is
in town. Last night he was guest
of Meyer Davis at a ringside table
for the Shoreham's new floor
show, with Steve Cochran as his
aide-de-camp. Leonard says it will
be a good season, that it's started
well and even the hotel floor
shows are higth class. He was
wondering where Bobby Sanford
dug up his pair of male platinum
blonde tap dancers. They're the
Mccoy. No wigs.
Evelyn Tyner with the Bern.
heimer Trio are now providing
salon recitals at 24OO Sixteenth
st. on Sundays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 7 to 9 p. m.
Bert Wheeler was guest of the
Variety Clubs Monday luncheon
yesterday. Not the Legion of De.
cency but the kids of the nation
forced R-K-O to clean up the
Wheeler Woolsey screen frolics
They went from close to the TOP
to way down in popularity chiefly
due to low down burlesque smut.
R-K-O has been taught a lesson.
Their next, Kentucky Kernels"
is said to be censor-proof.
Volunteer Critic
Eleanor Davis, of 20 Newport
ST., becomes a volunteer critic
for Bert Walton's stooge. She
takes pen in hand to say:
Being somewhat of a first
nighter (Only hitting the first
morning show / am always in
tereSted in the write-ups in the
evening papers. I am at q
loss to understand the omission
of any mention of Arthur Mat
thews, the stiff in the Bert
Walton skit at the arIe. He
really brought down the house
both Friday morning and Sum
day night Il went twice) and
the boy really deserves some
attention.
Il have no personal interest.
/ never saw him before or even
heard of him, but it's just
one of my peculiarities to feel
good all over when worthy
youth gets its due. What say?
Sport"
I say it's o. K. with me. I
say get up and take an extra
bow Arthur Matthews.
Pro Football
There's a real football sting in
the air today, so it's a good time
to remark that PRO Football"
is a corking short reel to be seen
beginning Friday with "Cleo-
patra," at LOeWS Palace.
Pete Smith does some very
clever narrating while "Red"
Grange, Brumbaugh and other
stars of the Chicago Bears team
run through fast and trick plays
in slow motion and at the regu-
lation speed. At the end, Pete
Smith induces the brawny pig
skin warriors to do some sissy
stuff, just for a laugh.
See this one. It's an educa-
ton in football plays and it also
presents the team likely to give
George P. Marshall's Boston Red
skins a real run for all the cakes
and ale.