Evening star., 1935-11-27

George Eliot classic.
His first film, back in 1910, was with
the old D. w. Griffith company. 1t
was called "The New York Hat" And
speaking Of those days, did you hear
the Gish girls (nay ladies' and Rich
ard BarthelmeSs on the air the other
night? Somehow Miss Lillian slipping
around that waterfall in Way Down
East" will always remain as one Of the
high spots Of melodrama. Mr.. Grit
fithis ice back in those days was
darn sight more convincing than it
was just the other day in the Fox
version Of the same play.
"A MOTHER series Of battling cards is
upon us. The last batch, in honor
Of Remember the Night"-and we
rather not-had no sooner been put
away than q new bunch began pep
pering the mail.
This time the cards are even hand
somer, although not so funny. They
are white, formal and impresSively
written out in black ink against Sc
ries of pencil lines which are only
family discernible. On the left there
Is printed a photograph of the acad-
emy statue award. The remainder OF
the card is given over to such re-
marks as: Dear Eddie-Two great
performances, but only one award.
Let's get the academy to give two.
Bee why the night Of December S."
Yesterday this card had the local
reviewing gentry in q frenzy. Even
the handsome new lady editreSs about
town, whose short, dark locks will
now adorn row F on Monday nights
at the National, was seen slicing of
part Of q flngernail In her despair at
not being able to solve the meaning.
In his Office Napoleonlike Hardie
Meakin denied that he knew any
thing about 1t. Warner Bros Dan
Terrell smiled smile of complete
frustration-and even Carter Barron
and Lu Brown raised their right hands
in sign of defeat.
Nevertheless, if the last two aren't
10 blame we'll eat our shirt. And II
the film isn't "Ah, wilderness" we'll
eat our hat, two predictions which,
II they are wrong, should make to-
morrow very sad feast day indeed.
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MO THEATER in Washington has
more atmosphere than the Be-
lasco-particularly matinee time on q
Sunday. Just before those big red
curtains are parted It's a little like old
home week in there.
Last Sunday, for instance, three
ladies were discovered knitting away
on some sort Of woolies-and a po-
litical gentleman from Iowa was hav-
Ing q loud and amusing political de-
bate with a political gentleman from
the East on the question of the Re
publicans-standing right smack in
the aisle. Pretty soon other people
began to join in the debate, the knit
ting needles new faster and after
time we began to suspect that hot tea
would come walking In on trays and
other things.
The nice part about 1t is that every
body seems to know everybody else.
And when the film begins the silence
Is practically deafening. Such q state
OF affairs Is In strange contrast to those
early morning shows at some Of the
other theaters-where the young
people come In to make super cat-calls
and the hero Of the day Is he who can
get away with doing the best imita-
tion Of TarZan.
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"A VISITOR from Hollywood drop
ped literally from the clouds yes
terday en- route to New York. Rob-
ert Hussey by name, sage Paramount
publicity demon, and one who has
guided many an Easterner in and
about the Paramount studios, Mr..
Hussey brought the glad tidings that
Maxine Doyle is doing very well for
herself In Canada-whither she has
gone with Toby Wing and some other