The Washington times., 1934-10-24

a guest at the Hotel Martinique.
She is the mother Of Carole Lom-
bard.
Senate Pre-VieW
Before permitting its release a
special Senate committee will Ere-
view dealers in Death next
week. 1t is reported to be a
flickeriZed expose of the NUM-
tions racket, the script Of which
was prepared by Burnet Hirshey
and Walter B. Pitkin.
To ReWrite Farce
Sam Harris bought $1,000 worth
of stage money for Bring On the
Girls" the largest order ever
placed for phoney script.
Everybody seems to agree that
the new George KaufmanM Morris
Ryskind farce on the New Deal
had fine prologue and an ex-
cellent first act, so the playwrights
will begin rewriting and revising
the last two acts. taking out
much of the fantastic and con
sciously absurd with some of TIE
satire and making it fast farce to
the finish. To do it they will
cancel Philadelphia bookings and
reopen when the remodeling is
completed.
Jesse K. Jones, of the Recon
struction Finance CORPORATION,
roundly kidded in the play, Was
a third-row patron on Monday
night and probably laughed more
at Bring On the Girls" than any
other first-nighter.
Mira, the Bring On the Girls"
COW, doesn't like the new shuttle.
She was the first bovine to play
the National stage and was so
disappointed and downhearted yes
terday she refused to eat the to-
mato surprise which Manager
Steve Cochran prepared for her
because Of good Monday night be-
havior.
There were at least q dozen
Hollywood scouts present and fill
ing reports on the new play at the
National Monday night. None
saw picture possibilities. However
Sam Harris and George kaufman
should worry. All the movie com
panies want ''Merrily We Roll
Along" and the bidding has
reached 100000 for the screen
rights. Asked. $15O,OO0.
Miss Tyner Hits
Benny Davis wired Evelyn
Tyner. local concert pianist, an
attractive offer to join his act for
a 26 weeks tour, promising fea-
tured billing. But Miss Tyner.
who is giving chamber recitals at
2400 Sixteenth st. three evenings
a week, has made such a pro-
nounced hit she has no desire to
be released from a pleasant con-
tract.
The Tyner programs comprise
a judicious blending of the
classics with up-to-date original
arrangements of popular melo-
dies. A new feature is symphonic
versions of oldtime songs.
Every orchestra leader in town
is after the music for Variety's an
,nual banquet, scheduled for No
vember "a. With the chances that
Pete MaciaS will get the contract
since he has been proposed for full
membership in the Variety Club.
Division Manager Carter Bar
ron, of Loew's, gave Jack Benny a
treat last night. He secured a
print of the Benny picture. Trans
atlantic Merry-Go-Round," and
ran it off for the comedian after
his performance in Bring On the
Girls"
Theater Buys Houses
Warner Bros.' bankroll is back
of Lew Browns new musical, "Call.
ing All Stars" 1t will open at the
Hollywood Theater on Broadway
originally built as a movie shrine
and without dressing room facili.
ties for a large company. So w.
B. bought two small houses ad.
joining the theater and have con-
verted them into dressing rooms.
They will provide So dressing
rooms on floor level with the
stage.
Guy Kibbee has been pouting
because Maxine Doyle got more
publicity than he did, forgetting
that Maxine is Thirteenth
Street pet.
MIR. Kuge| Arrives
Lee Kugel is doing the attention
calling for 1.-THE Last Gentleman"
latest George Arliss picture due
at the Fox Theater on Friday.
1t was Mr.. Kugel who produced
the late Lucille LaVerne's starring
play, "Sun-Up," and he also spon,
sored Emma Dunn's greatest sue
cess, "Old Lady 81" At the pres
ent moment he has a play up his
sleeve about the Mississippi Valley
settlers and hopes to show it in
New York before the season gets
much older.