Evening star., 1934-12-31

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wv Columbia-Capra pictur
film, but which is actu
in favor of those splendid even
colony wild down at Tia Juana.
Mr.. Capra having rigged his ca
nag, and catching the two lea'
of their success. AS the two CT
it around the track, you may
SO fits, Warner Baxter having
about 100. 1t is a splendid "at
Capra in another amazingly enc
The energy which he supplies to
this horse race is equally distributed
throughout the film (which, by the
way, will be reviewed at length later
this week when it comes to the Earle).
Mr.. Capra is a magician at making
much out of little and supplying play
ers with their best roles For instance,
you can't say that actually much goes
on before the horse race in Broadway
Bill" and yet you are never bored
Just as you can't say that much went
on in 1T Happened One Night" but
you knew that you had never had a
better time in your life.
This uncanny knack of revealing
"the human side" in little things and
giving them more importance than
you think that perhaps they deserve,
is the earmark of Hollywood genius.
1t was true of Little Women" 1t
was true of Katharine Hepburn's per-
formance in Little Women" 1t was
true of Hide Out" And it was true
of one or two scenes in Farewell to
Arms" "One Night of Love" or Judge
Priest"
Capra, together with the humanity
that Frank xIoyd evidenced in Cav
alcade," together with George Cukor's
sensitiveneSs with Little Women"
and avery few others, among whom
Director Van Dyke may be included,
is a wizard at visioning an average
script into the perfect script-of max
ing that old saying to make a noun
tain out of a molehill" come true.
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HRROADWAY BILL" was pre-
viewed Saturday afternoon by
members Of the press in whose honor
the Warner Brothers and Fred Co.
lumbia) Marshall gave midday
fiesta. Members of the drama de-
partments received invitations saying:
I'VE are giving a luncheon. etc, for
the dramatic departments of the vari-
GUS papers" (something like that at
any rate). Members of the sports
departments received invitations say
ing, I'VE are giving a luncheon for
the sports departments of the various
papers" Come now, who rated top
billing?
TWO for one tonight at R-K-O
Keith's. Go at IL and you'll see
La Hepburn get herself through THE
Little Minister" Go at 1901 and
you'll see what Ginger Rogers does to
Francis Lederer, or vice versa, in
Romance in Manhattan" Go at 2
and you'll be chucked out.
A NENT Sweet Adeline": A letter
the other day from Donald
Woods proves that he was 10 pounds
under weight when the picture began
AS you can see at the beginning of
the film, he is very lean young man
--as perhaps struggling composers and
others of their ilk should be. But,
when the film concludes he is pros
perously round, as prosperous COM
posers, of course, should be.
This amazing progression in pounds
was due to the fact that Mr.. Woods
lost considerable weight during his
10-veek workout in stock at Glitch
Gardens. He plunged into Sweet
Adeiine" almost as soon as he got
of the Denver train. And 1t was the
pleasant and steady routine Of the
cinema studios, plus milk, beer, pref
zels and other Sweet Adeline" attri-
butes that got him into shape.
Never heard of getting into training
while doing a picture before, did you?
La Doyle used to tell us 1t was Just
the opposite.
THERE will be a special matinee to-
morrow at the Belasco. The play:
mo More Ladies'" The company: The
Belasco Art Theater Society.
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w g. FIELDS in TITS Gift" opens
W. tomorrow at the Columbia.
The Mighty Barnum" comes to the
FOX Friday. Shirley Temple in
@Bright Eyes" follows "Forsaking All
OtherS' into the Palace.
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JOSEPHINE LEWIS (from New
y York; wants Addie Hibbard to
know that leslie Denison is member
of the cost Of "Laburnum Grove"
which opens tonight at the National.
Seems that Mr.. Denison was with the
Plainfield Players for q time last sea-
son. Got 1t, Addie?
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pAUL ASH and Guy Wonders have
= some surprises for you tonight at
the midnight show at the Earle.
Celebration: Tomorrow Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Bell will have been wed
1856 days.
Irene Fox) Weber is in New York.
Tomorrow, if she is able, she will
return.
"As Thousands Cheer" gets here
definitely the middle of February. It
comes here after visiting st. Louis,
Louisville, Pittsburgh and Baltimore.
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THAT popular Fox Movietone duo,
= Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur De Titta
gave a function yesterday after
nom at the Wardman Park parj.