The Washington times., 1934-11-08

very wet water. This necessitated
Comic Winninger removing his
dripping trousers and left him re-
vealed in his full length balbrig-
gans. A sort of inside story Of
the underworld as it were.
Libby Holman's deep throaty
and contralto tones are heard
best in when You Love Only
One" a number you are bound
to hear more of via the radio.
Georges Metaxa, Rex OrMalley,
Ilka Chase, Joseph Macaulay and
Rosetta Ortega are important
members of an extra-length cast.
A paragraph is reserved here
for Don Zelayas, of the Connect
cut Avenue Zelayas, concert pian-
list who can charm a keyboard,
and who is playing his first so
called straight role since he aban-
doned vaudeville. AS Miguel
Rodriguez, mayor of the Anda-
luSian town, he is a delight
always and first aid to Comic
Wnnlnger in getting laughs.
Broadway Bound
Revenge With Music" is
BroadWay-bound, to be quartered
at the New Amsterdam Theater,
1t needs considerable oiling and
much acceleration in pace before
facing a stern metropolitan crit.
cal barrage.
The producers who dumped at
least $4,000 in Revenge With
Music" take courage in the ex.
perlence of Roberta" When
this latter musical opened in
Philadelphia about a year ago it
looked hopeless. But fast work
on the typewriter and returning
landed Roberta" on Broadway
to stay the full season and it is
now on the road cleaning-up great
dividends. I wish Revenge With
Music" the same good luck.
Biggest Laugh Hit
On Election Day afternoon in
New York, Personal Appearance
was sold out to the last inch of
standing room. For it happens
tc be Broadway's best laugh play
and due to be running for many
months.
Personal Appearance" is about
a Hollywood star though it is not
Hollywood play. This lady of
the flickers is meeting her public
IN person on one of those tours,
when her high powered automo-
bile breaks down in a PennSyl-
vania town just outside of a tour
list hotel and filling station.
The boy at the gas pumps is a
healthy and handsome country
pumpkin and the star Immediately
decides she would like to annex
him to her staff of admirers and
more. Every feminine vile,
subtle and direct, is worked on
the unsuspecting yokel but he
remains true to his little coun-
try sweetheart.
Laughs tumblo over each other
as this is unraveled and there
is a magnificent performance by
Gladys George as the amorous
lady of the studios. Snappy,
yes, but not offensive.
Actress I triumph
Personal Appearance" a first
play by Lawrence Riley, is an
other Broadway miracle. 1t has
but one set and a cast of 10
actors to play it, none high
salaried. 1t probably cost less
than $4,000 to produce and
from present indications will
gross a profit of at least $780,
600, not counting the movie
rights. This is Producer Brock
Pemberton's dramatic sweep
stakes winner, his first hit since
Strictly Dishonorable."
About Gladys George. She
toured the length and breadth of
the land as stock leading woman
without getting a nod from the
main theatrical highway. Then a
role in Queer People," which was
a flop, and another, slightly bet
ter, in "The Milky Way" Came
Personal Appearance" which puts
her name in lights, her history on
the drama pages, bids from Holly
wood.
This is Gladys Georges year.
She not only gets a great role but
the best collection of stage clothes
to wear to be seen on New York'S
glittering stage. Great is success.