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Evening star., 1934-05-26
"H0USE OF ROTHSCHILD"
NOW AT THE COLUMBIA
Popular Picture Starring George
Arliss Continues It's Down.
town Run,

Despite the fact George Arliss in
evitably plays George Arliss in what
ever role he may assume, THE House
OF Rothschild" is one of those cum
ningly fashioned films which cannot
fail to stir the human heart. Brought
back to Loew's Columbia this week
for return engagement, the picture
seemed quite as exciting as a local
revolution to those who had not seen
1t but had read much about it, and
their neighbors who had viewed 1t all
once before and come back again for
more.
THE House of Rothschild" is an
historical film garnished with flowers
and sentiment, deftly inaccurate in
its facts and yet persuasive in every
sense. BY some gifted alchemy the
narrative has glorified those currently
discounted fellows, the international
bankers, and by attaching itself to the
persecution of Jewry found a sympa-
thetic cause.
The Rothschilds, so this tale would
have us believe, were sons of a con-
niving money lender locked in Jew
street in Frankfort-Frankfort, Prus-
sia, if you please. Schooled by their
father in the fine arts of trade and
advised to stick together as a clan,
they established themselves in the five
great capitals of Europe. When the
allied nations fought Napoleon they
paid the bills and collected interest.
Also they financed the Little Corporal
In England, Nathan Rothschild, head
of the family. exponent Of peace. well
coined the exile OF the conqueror. the
return of quiet days, and found his
daughter in love with a British cap
tain of the guards.
Lenient and satisfied with success
until the Duke of Wellington told
him of a great French bond issue
he never could obtain because he was
Jew, Nathan favored the marriage.
When his rivals beat him for the
French loan Nathan turned on them,
undersold and brought them to his
terms.
Suave and full Of his pleasant man
nerisms, George Arliss polishes to per-
fection his role of "The House Of
Rothschild." His efforts are given
brisk support by Reginald Owen.
Helen Westley, the beauteous Loretta
Young and Robert Young.
Also on the program this week Is
an "Our Gang" comedy and the usual
news reel and shorts.
r. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-05-26
MERCHANT OF VENICE"
PLAYED IN II SCENES
Rearrangement of the Shake
speare Play Staged in
Alexandria,

A rearrangement of Shakespeare S
THE Merchant of Venice" centering
arounc the character of Shylock. was
presented in IL scenes by the Shake
speare Guild Of Washington at the
George Mason High School. Alexan-
dria. last evening.
Aaron RoSenthal had the role of
the money-lender giving the part a
subtle but consistent Interpretation.
Clarence Ruebsam was the clown
Launcelot and Leslie Waudby fur
nished fine reading of Antonio.
William Austin Davis, as Bassanio,
made the merchants friend an en-
gaging, youthful personality.
Portia was eSsayed by Janet Jack
son. who proved her mastery of the
part by her dominance of the trial
scene. and Jessica was charmingly
portrayed by Patricia Hunt. H. Eu-
gene Stevens was Old Gobbo and A.
G. Stovall the Duke
Altogether, the classic was cred
itably done. An appreciative audience
gave Miss Anne M. Fauntleroy. di-
rector of the company, salute of en-
thusiastic applause. j. w. F.
Evening star., 1934-05-26
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-National Players in 1.-THE
Road to Rome" at 2:30 and $50 pm.
Palace-"Manhattan Melodrama, "
at ii am, los, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35 and
9:45 pm.
Rialto-"Affairs of a Gentleman "
at II am, 12:49, 2:38, APT, GIG
sos and 9:54 pm.
Fox-"Stand Up and Cheer" at
IL am, 1:4O, AIS. 7:05 and $50 pm.
Stage shows at 1880, $3.50. 6:15 and
8 pm.
Gayety-"Jovely Lilies" at IL noon
2:15 and 8:15 pm.
CoIumbia-"House of Rothschild,' u
at 11:10 am, 1:15, $3.50, 5:25, 7:30
and 9:40 pm.
Metropolitan-"Sing and Like 1t,
at 1910, 2:35, S, 7:20 and 9:45 pm.
R-K-O Finishing School,
at 11:15 am, 1:02, 2:49, 4:36, 6:23
$40 and 9:57 pm.
Earle-"Murder at the Vanities," at
II am. 1 1:35, 4:20, 7:05 and $50 pm.
Stage shows at 12:45, 1886, $40 and
9:05 pm.
Tivoli-TT Tell the World" at
2:05, 4:10, 6:15, and Gas pm.
Ambassador-"Wild Cargo" at 2,
%:o5. sos 1:ss and s:4S pm.
Evening star., 1934-05-26

shapely pair of smart heels as
Anna Roosevelt Dali sailed by on the
arm of tall well groomed gentle
man who wasn't looking at her red
heels bzzz went patrons as Mrs.
Dali relaxed and sank into a chair,
and kicked her heels together in salty
defiance :. saying "fiddlesticks'
to those who stared at her and
falling nonchalantly into an ice
cream soda. That was on the
same day as that famous singing
fiesta when, late at night, after
Teddy, the immaculate young head
waiter had dimmed the lights to warn
people that the lounge was closing
trick gentleman who had done
we'll by himself at the American As
sociation of Advertising Agencies
banquet thinking that the low
lights meant strict privacy .
suddenly rose from his chair and
started in to sing THE Last Round
Up" or something like it .
which started the whole room echoing
popular ballads even the walters
getting into the spirit of it as the
dawn came over the mountain and
pleading YEARLY for It'll We meet
Again" which was sung not
once or twice or thrice, but over and
over and over again.
Evening star., 1934-05-26
TALENTED CHILDREN
IN A DANCE PROGRAM
Hoffman Revue at Wardman
Park Last Night Draws
Large Audience.

Cleverly arranged and well adapted
to display the many talents Of the
children, "The Magazines of 1884"
a smart and peppy song and dance
revue, presented last night at the
Wardman Park Theater by Lillian and
Jack Hoffman, was an entertaining
production. Tap dances, toe dances,
toe tap dances, ballet, waltz, fox trot.
acrobatic, and impersonation dances
all were well executed by very able
cast. Colorful and striking costumes
gave the offering an air of profess
sionalism. heightened by the well
trained children
So expertly did the several groups
offer their skits that it would be i'm
possible to say which was best. Per-
haps among the best was the cover
page to the Dance Magazine, the
Torch Of Life by Ruth Hohberger.
Jack Hoffman. jr., and Buddy Murphy.
The show was offered in new and
novel form. Each section was a
magazine with front cover and sew
eral pages. The cast was made up
by Marion Wolberg. Lillian Hoffman.
Patsy Farrell, Patsy Conners, Norma
Jean Hungerford, Mildred Payne, Peggy
Beveridge, Lois Hechinger, Charline
Brill. Barbara and Beverly Newey,
Peggy and Jane Salkeld, Betty Jones,
Bernice Phillips, Emma Rhodes,
Wilma Bailey, Doris Irene Taylor,
Marjory Jaffe, Jean Hoke, Adele
Schwartz Rhoda Gutenberg, Gloria
Kenney, Milicent Vogel, Mae Jacobs,
Warren Brill, Frances Lee Wilcox,
Gordon Links, Evelyn Reynolds, Jean
Audrey Lewis, Joan Parker, Marjory
Ann Sonneman, Dolores Denaham
Rosemary Fraber, Jean wilkins, De-
lores Schocky. Mary Ann Lichtenstein
Betty Barber, Mary Ellen Enyart, Jean
Wolberg. Peggy wilkins, Elaine Wilson,
Betty Lou Breen. Barbara Lichten-
stein, Marjory Rosenthal, Rena Hard
esty, Ruth Milestone, Betty Lou Will
kins, Blanche Gildenhorn, Alica For
tinberry, Marion Shapiro, Helen Rose
Fortinberry, Doris .iundson, Zoe Nc
Combs, Mary Ann Stake, Helen Fay
Smith, Alice Johnson, Jane Dexter,
Edwin Taylor. Phillis Mcintyre and
Ann Carpenter. FL. C.
Evening star., 1934-05-26
Dance interpretations
In Repeated Program
Joint Recital in Which Two Artists Show
Their Splendid Technique
and Training.

Ethel Hoffman Kane presented
Ruth Baxter, dancer, in joint recital
with Felian Garzia, pianist, last eve
ming in her studio on g street. The
recital was a repetition of one given
on wednesday evening and the large
audience present testified the public's
interest in the work of this particular
school Of the dance.
The program chosen was an all
Debussy one calling upon the inter-
pretive resources Of both artists. In
the dance, the music was given bodily
form, each movement representing not
only the notes themselves but the
trend of the phrase, the upward lift
or the downward bend Of each meas
ure, the important and delicately
constructed embellishments and the
dynamic development. 1t was in truth
music visualized both from the me-
chanical and soulful angle, with a
fluidity of line and a continuity of ex-
preston only possible through unity
Of specialized technique, musical un-
derstanding and artistic feeling.
Ruth Baxter Is an admirably
equipped dancer, endowed with q
1.-the grace. Tla impressive char
Evening star., 1934-05-26

ing film played brilliantly by William
Powell, as also agreeably enough by
Clark Gable and Myrna 10y.
1t is, however, primarily Mr.. Powell
who gives the film its backbone, sweep
ing through it with great ease and sin
cerity and making you believe every
move he makes Particularly, when
after the grim denoument of this story,
YOU realize how the authors have
botched up its symmetry with series
of overmelodramatic episodes, do you
appreciate how brilliant Mr.. Powell
has been to be able to cover up its
awkward tracks and to take you in
and out Of that Gable death cell with
out flinching.
Mr.. Powell makes up, in fact, for
great deal of lost time. After parad-
ing through a great many polntless
screen roles, he lands something
which he can tackle with all the cool
courage there is in him. He needs 1t
in this case-for he has the extremely
difficult assignment of playing an
"unsympathetic" role, being good"
man while Gable is the opposite. Be-
sides that, when the latter, an admit
ted bandit, has killed man to save
him (PowelD from having scandal
thrown at him on his climb to the
governorship, he has the even more
disagreeable job of sending Gable to
the death chair.
The basis of this plot is that from
boyhood up these two lads hit straight
for their goals, Powell to become
great lawyer and politician-Gable
to become a great crook. Both OF
them attain their ends by devious
methods, and it Is only when Powell
discovers that it is up to him to see
that justice deals swiftly with Gable
that he realizes he should have
played school teacher to the man
long before.
There is a great deal in the film
which sober reflection will admit to
you Is wrong. 1t is, however. strong
entertainment and the story holds
you from first to last Miss 10y. a
handsome creature, who to our way
of thinking has, however, never been
good actress, does her job well
enough-falling out of love with
Gable and into love with Powell. But
nothing that either she or Gable
does approximates the skill, with
which Powell invests every move he
makes. 1t is his picture from first
to last
Evening star., 1934-05-26

acteristic Of her work is the under
lying thought that pervades each
representation, the authenticity OF
which she is able to convey to her
audience. Her technical equipment
is so thoroughly uniform that there
are no gaps where portions of her
body are unresponsive to an all per-
vading feeling for the music or in
terrupt the flowing poetry of mo-
ton. Beautiful were her presenta-
tions of "Veiles," ''Minstrels," "Des
Pas Sur lie Neige," Little Shepherd u
"Valse Romantique," "Sarabande'
and "Danse Sacred ct Profane."
Mr.. Garzia understanding of De-
busy penetrates the subtle character
Of the music, and his reproduction
carries the complete poetic signif1-
canoe of the music with infinitesimal
shadings of great beauty in which
is combined perfectly controlled
technique and a national sympathy
His solo program yesterday comprised
two "Arabesque," "Danse de Delphes, u
LES Collines d'Anacapri," LA Cathe-
drale Engloutie, la File aux
Cheveux de Lin" and "Serenade OF
the Doll."k
Evening star., 1934-05-26

Mady Christians and Gladys George
two ladies new to cinemaland-are
out at M.-G.M. being readied for the
fllums.
Beauties, generally, undergo a sea-
change between the time they leave
the footlights and the time they
arrive at the screenlights. It's due
largely to Hollywood's different make
up and to few reducing tricks which
this village knows.
Neither Gladys George nor Mady
Christians seems to be of ye olde
cinema stock. They have the type
of faces which are doing best in
movies at the present time. Irving
Thalberg says the movie audiences
don't want long-lashed, sinuous young
things any more; they want lovely,
sophisticated women who have talent
and developed personalities. The two
newcomers seem to be in this cate
CORY.
Treasure Island" goes on apace,
With the third trip to location spot
Catalina Island-now under way.
Wally Beery, all done up in square,
teed shoes, with huge square buckles,
aad with a fake-ferce expression. Is
certainly impressive. AS for this
story-it's the one tale in the whole
world which gets off to flying start
from the first sentence. That is. as
Stevenson told it. Let's hope the
movies will preserve this Stevenson
technique in the film version, If
possible.
It seems to be a habit-putting
Ralph Forbes into Norma Shearer's s
pictures. He will play Capt. Curtees
Evening star., 1934-05-26

Inc R-h-O company mas, however,
wisely not thrust the burden of this
entirely on Miss Pitts shoulders. Be-
side her, they have set the eloquent
Edward Everett Horton, who can be
as funny as the best of them; Nat
Pendleton, in his juiciest role to date,
and Ned Sparks, whose face is so dour
and whose words SO acid that mere
look at him is sufficient reason to
give way to further good humor.
, These four mad merrymakers carry
this generally ridiculous little story to
occasional real heights. In it Miss
Pitts appears as menial in the
Union Bank who has a yen for the
stage and who, when she is rehears-
uing for her act in the Union Bank
Little Theater, is discovered singing
a dittie about Its your mother who
will help you" by Gangster Nat PEN
,dleton. The singing of this song
aplunges Mr.. Pendleton into such real
ggrief (not because Of Miss Pitts
cracked-voice gyrations. but because
it touches the one soft spot in his
iheart) that he decides TO star her In
a Broadway musical comedy and back
her to the teeth.
The best moment comes when, at
her debut on that fearful night. when
MIR. Horton. as the producer who has
been forced to star Miss Pitts is eat
ing his shirt, and when that terrible
mother song scars mournfully over
the audience, gangster Pendleton ar
ranges to have Broadway's ace critic
covered in each rib by his gangster
guns. with the result that said critic
howls at each joke and at the end
of the nanny song rises up by
force) and gives La Pitts the ovation
OF either his or her life.
= Interspersed through all this are
side issues such as kidnapping. false
and real of the Cinderella-like Zasu,
Pendleton's jealous wife, who RACES
at the girls success, and the express
sion of limitless woe which besets Ned
Sparks face every time he looks
ht his boss heroine
= We may be as goofy as the film
to think it's good But if it isn't
then there isn't either a Garbo or
Santa Claus.
A FTER a slow start Manhattan
Melodrama," now playing at
Loew's Palace, settles down to its grim
story of right versus might and virtue
versus crime, and in the end is mov-
Evening star., 1934-05-26
ARL CARROLL'S Murder at
l. the Vanities" is a girl show, a
melodrama, a comedy and a

l. the Vanities" is a girl show, a
melodrama, comedy and a
IL revue all rolled into one large,
exciting and funny blob Of
entertainment. Frightening the screen
this week at Warner Brothers Earle,
it is so diverse in mood and method
that almost any type Of cinema fan
will find something in 1t to mt the
special taste. and most may agree the
whole is as good as any part.
The story Of bloody jealousies within
revue troupe. the picture is swift
in pace, properly eerie when the time
comes for melodrama, fantastic and
gorgeous after the undraped Carroll
tradition in its -within-a-play Sc
quences Mixed with the veteran and
sure-fire talents Of Jack Oakie, Vic
tor McLaglen and Dorothy Stickney
stand some agile performances by
newer names and faces. Chief among
these are Carl Brisson, the male
heavy; orchidaceous Gertrude Michael
and competent Kitty Carlisle and
Toby Wing, who contribute a gen.
erous share to the festivities.
In addition to this ripe list of at
fractions, the Carroll extravaganza
offers few choice selections by that
master of sepia rhythms. Duke Elling-
ton, and his orchestra, some lighting
and camera work well worth an eve
ming in itself If you dote on such
things, and a merry lot Of music from
the quills of Arthur Johnston and
Sam CoSlow.
Toss that fine bundle of plums into
the midst of an ingeniuos yarn such
as provides the framework for these
gaudy goings on and you have the
Earle screen feature.
No less commendable Is the other
side Of this weeks bill. George
Evening star., 1934-05-26

Crook in The Barrets of Wimpole
ST." "Rafe" Forbes-as his friends
call hin-has suffered many vicissi-
tudes in his cinema career, but sticks
nobly to his work One Of these days
he's due for an upswing and it may
surprise you.
One of the recent acquisitions for
cinema use Is a play titled mo More
Ladies'" written by A. E. Thomas,
which ran at the Booth Theater this
season. Melvyn Douglas and Lucille
Watson played in it there. Lucille
Watson is under contract to Metro
the purchasing studio here-but the
law of studio averages indicates an
other will play the role Nine times
out of ten that is what happens.
(Copyright 1894. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1934-05-26
"Murder at the Vanities''
A Drama-Comedy-Rev
Earl CAROLS Screen Production Lives Up to
Expectations, and All Film Fans Will
Find Bits to Please Them.

Price, singer, mimic and jokester,
tops a program Of four worthy acts,
and the way you can tell he tops it is
that he causes a complete riot Of en-
thusiasm by his antics while the
others create only common or
garden variety Of panic.
The dancing of Seller and Wills,
Chappelle and Cartons athletic do
ings and some comical Wild West
stuff by Kirk and Lawrence fill out
the happy hour.
Without tossing any more bouquets
In specific directions, it may be re-
ported that the incidental shorts are
, satisfactory from news reel to Miss
Audrey Seiber's announcements and
Frederick Clark's overture.
r. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-05-26
After Dark
Smart People. Smart Things, Smart Places.
By the Spectator.
Trade Mark Registered. o. g. Patent once

Thomas Bell Sweeney, who can toss
out the neatest dinners in town (said
dinners having to wait last night in
the Caravel Apartments while the
rain postponed their digestive disap-
pearances) George Price, famed
stage, screen and radio star, now
playing at the Earle, will bob up be-
fore that street microphone and en-
tertain some of the towns best spend
erS and eaters others who will
appear will be those sensational
adagio-ites, Raye, La Rue and Ellis,
now playing at the Fox; the three
O'Hare Sisters, who come straight
from the Club Michel &. . and Happy
Walker and His Loewenkeller band,
who will start the ball rolling prompt
ly at 7.
What cinema and sports re-
viewer dimes Wednesday night with
out fail at Macinas? that small
but popular restaurant which has
Kiki Roberts in a frame on the wall,
as also guest" book with the names
of actors, fighters and sons Of Pres
identS in it?
All ha! Ye Spectator is
pleased his first choice of the
season that smiling Venus who
formerly wore that Leningrad head
dress at the Troika, has been the
first nominee on an election being
held by the Hotel and Restaurant
Employees Alliance (Which will skid
down the Potomac on the Potomac
on June Ia for the most popular
waitress in Washington" can
it be the headdress that has done
that? . ah no, it is that some
thing else . and so Helen Alex
ander, said to be a former Russ n
princess" . which means that she
still is Russian princess may
also wear a crown Of popularity as
well as that Leninerad gadget.
BZZZZZZ! went garrulous
patrons the other afternoon at the
Evening star., 1934-05-26
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at the band stand,
$50 O'Clock. John S. M. thinner
mann, bandmaster; Anton Pointer,
associate.
March, THE American Trumpeter,"
Lake
Overture, "The Alma Mater. Hadley
Suite romantic, "A Day in Venice"
Nevin
(a) Alba dawn, (b) The Gondoliers,
(c) A Love Song, (d) Good Night.
Excerpts from musical comedy, Rose
Marie" .......,........... .Frlml
Popular, (a) by Water Fall". .Fain
o. Shanghai Lii. "......... Dublin
Waltz suite, Dreams Of Love-. .Ertl
Finale, Aunt Patsy" (The Old Gray
Goose Is Dead) ..... Richardson
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-05-26
PAGEANT OF NATIONS.

A music pageant of nations will be
presented by members of the Conser-
vatory Preparatory School, 3025 New
ark street, Cleveland Park. under the
direction of G. w. Crist. Monday
from to 6 pm. Costumes and
music of Japan. China, Italy. Scanda-
navia. Russia, France, Germany and
America will form the program. The
public is invited.
Evening star., 1934-05-26
PIANO RECITAL.

A piano recital by pupils Of Glenn
Carow and Emile Bishop, assisted by
Jane Elsie Hastings, soprano; Martha
LyhF Davenport, violinist. and Glenn
Carew, pianist, will be given this eve
ming at 7:30 o'clock at the Mozart
Liszt Studios, 1880 Nineteenth street.
Those appearing are Lucille Burgess,
Preble Donoho, Miriam Brown, Pearl
Blum, Julia May Frye, Isabel Harri-
son, Carol Bernstein, Melicent Carow,
Paul Magdeburger, Janet Brown,
Charles Washburn, Harriet Sommer,
Vail Garfield, Theresa Anne Leven-
son, Alice Davenport and Tobie Soren-
son. y
Evening star., 1934-05-26

after a private
preview is given
Mr.. Terrell'S null
titudinous press
cronies plus
the estimable CO.
horts who sur
r rou n d P e t e
MaciaS who
at the moment
lies high and dry
on Cuba'S sunlit
shores i'm
b l b n g nothing
(says he) bu t
yrfnrr. ~
Evening star., 1934-05-26

Mayfower lounge
as a tall silker
lady with straight
gold hair and
the manner of a
queen went dane
ing by. . . .
Bzzz went they,
finging tn e / 7
lorgnettes up to
their eyes and
riveting their at
%4~%I@
Evening star., 1934-05-26

nimble fingers of Dan Ter
rell, man of letters, and former
patron Of the right-hand corner
i in the Heigh-ho's tap room.
advise US that Ye Powhatan
ostelry an inn where Jock Whit
ey used to bunk when he came to
OWN will open its roof formally
} the public on Friday, June &.
Evening star., 1934-05-26
Single Offensive Line
Will Bar West Picture
Hays Office Is Said to Have Issued Fiat to
Paramount-New Film Reported on
Way to South America
BY MOLLIE MERRlCK.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special o
r HOLLYWOOD, Calf, May 26 (N.ANA)-The Hays
- said to have issued Paramount that if there
single offensive line situation in the Mae West picture
L L it will be banned entirely
generally swing
gay party
lists how the studio make picture with Mae within
this stringent requirement?
Also hear that of newly completed films will be sent
right off to South America for release and the complete queus
for general release censorship which
has that office working overtime.
Evening star., 1934-05-26

there W Ill be
dancing at the
cocktail h ou r,
with the John
Slaughter Or
cheStra" it
doesn't say what
part will be
moved or
what part will
stay but we
hope the part
that moves will
have a couple of
chairs in it and
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