Evening star., 1934-01-01

Mr.. Derwent happens to love Betty,
too. And when she gives III to SeVllla'S
uark-eyed winkings Derwent dreams
dream in which he is told how best to
remove both the Winkings and Sevilla.
1t Is this dream which is responsible
sor the murder-as, also, the clever
second act-as. also. the alibi. And
then comes the third act, which all
mystery plays must have, and which.
while 1t is well enough, is not so good
by half as its predecessor, but which
explains how when a good man gets
I'd of a bad man justice sometimes
doesn't mind taking it on The chin.
The audience last n.2h5 Kept up with
these proceedings with Cb}I-uS spirit
And in the second act when things
moved swift and fast and when the
clock began jumping forward and back
ward, it applauded with Vlgor every
itime DerWent accomplished one of his
lends. If, indeed, he had lost the fight
et seemed apparent that the audience
5night even burst up on the stage ana
S1elp him out. SO willingly did it see
! Mr. SeviIla get his due.
All of these goingS on were directed
. by Herman Shumlin with great skill,
his cast, while not aglitter with fancy
names, nevertheless smooth IL action
and in the case OF BramWeu Fletcher,
as good as anything we are likely to
see this season. NIr. Fletcher, who pre-
sumablv Washington has not seen be-
fore, did the small things with great
ease and the bigger scenes with great
care. and by the time the play was
through its half he had tied the audi
ence right around his little finger.
Other members of the small but ex-
pert cast included the aforementioned
Mr.. Braggiotti who doesn't look that
mean by a tenth; Daphne Warren Will
son, who is adequate as the woman IN
the case: Oswald Yorke and John VIII
liams, who are a great deal better than
that, and Reynolds DenniSton and Jo-
seph Spurin -Calleia who round out the
cast very nicely.
NNE of the seasons Broadway hits
~ which is coming to the National
in the great by-and-by Is Double
Door" that admirable melodrama which
is said to have been based on the life
of the celebrated Wendell family. Those
who have seen this play, know that Il
glorifieS one of the meanest old gals
ever seen on the stage, and that Its
double door is not one which YOU would
willingly get behind. Announcement
that this play would soon start on its
hinterland peregrinatiOnS was made yes
terday from New York. 1t Will come
here after Let En- Eat Cake Bio
graphy." Cornelia Otis Skinner. and
"DodSWorth th'-the latter with Walter
Huston.
GARTER BARRON, Loews popular
~ local executive, says:
1T would seem to me that the mo-
ton picture industry has every right
to look forward to 1884 with high hopes.
and by the same token it is a year OF
unusual promise for the theatergoer.
This is an optimism based on facts,
and not on SpeCulating promises. for
during my years in the theater busl-
ness I do not recall any new year or
new season which was started with a
schedule Of so many obviously impor-
tant pictures. In this I refer not only
to the pictures Of our own company,
but to those of all producers.
I'm the case of LoeW'S. this new year
IS a particularly significant one. It
marks the thirtieth anniversary of the
LoeW Theater group. In honor Of this
occasion the month of January has
been designated as anniversary month,
and we have extended ourselves to Sc
cure a series of outstanding attractions
to open the new year"
pictures WnlCn MI. barron ISIS IN
clude Roman Scandals Greta GarbO
in Queen Christina" Norma Shearer
in rip Tide" Ann Harding in Gal
liant Lady" Miss Harding is usually q
Hardie Meakin. Keith's star. Constance
Bennett in Moulin Rouge "Tarzan
and his Mate" Eskimo" Hollywood
Party" and others
Mr.. Barron does not mention any
Warner Brother pictures.
X X x
7 UNFORTUNATELY, We didn't run
~ into j. J. Payette yesterday to ac-
quaint ourselves with his hopes and
cheers for the new year. Mr. Payette,
who is less accessible than Mr.. Bar
ron, but who runs the local Warner