Evening star., 1935-09-09


to lift him to Stardom.
In the picture currently at the B.
from story or director He is, in fact:
called upon to carry the burden OF
fatuous plot, some outlandish scenes
which would get an American director
laughed out of court for his clumsi-
ness, and the antics of a jumping jack
comedian named Sonnie Hale.
Kiepuras voice is so thoroughly en-
chanting, however, that we almost
dare urge you to risk all the other
liabilities of his screen play and hear
him sing You, Me and Love-" theme
song. bearing the same title as the
picture. and portions of "Tosca" The
bouncing boy from Warsaw also has
few pleasant romantic moments with
Marta Eggerth. heroine of the piece,
and former light opera singer. For
some reason her charms as a canary
are neglected except for an occasional
chorus In duet with Kiepura, but Miss
Eggerth will undoubtedly appear to
better advantage under Hollywood
management.
My Heart Is Calling" tells of a poor
opera troupe shipping from South
America to Monte Carlo in the hope
of displacing the antiquated singers
of that principality's grand opera COM
pany. On board ship Kiepura finds
Mile. Eggerth slowed away in his
cabin. He climbs mast, sings ditty
and so enthrallS all the passengers
they take up collection and provide
enough money for the girls passage.
In Monte Carlo, Kiepura cannot get
q formal hearing from the director of
the opera, so one evening when that
gentleman is at the Casino the valiant
tenor leaps up on pedestal and breaks
into song. Every one stops gambling
to listen to him, of course, of course,
and when the authorities attempt to
have him thrown out he repulSes the
entire gendarmerie with two toy pis-
tolls. That, we trust, will give you an
idea. The film Furthermore is spotted
with clever British humor based on
the theory that it is Screamingly
funny to see tall man bump his
head walking through door and that
the spectacle of Sonnie Hale hopping
up and down like vagrant tennis ball
IS too hilarious for words.
My Heart Is Calling" also promises
to have a revolutionary effect on the
piano business, as every time Kiepura
sits down to play his own accompani-
ment for a number a full orchestra.
complete with trap drummer, is heard.
If he gets up and walks away from
the cymbals, keeps right on playing.
Presumably, no one henceforWard will
be satisfied with anything but an Eng
lish piano equipped with brass section
and saXophones.
DON'T go to Central High School
tonight to see Patience" 1t
will not be there. The presentation
of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta
by the Washington Community Play
ers, originally scheduled for the Syl-
van Theater and shunted to Central
High by the weather, has been def
nitely postponed until early October,
when it will open the Winter season
of the Community Players. The exact
date will be announced soon.
The cast of Patience" will continue
to hold semi-weekly rehearsals, and
the entire group is asked to be on
hand tomorrow night at o'clock at
Central High.
THE Roadside Theater now comes
into the home stretch, opening
It's neXt-tO-the- last week tonight with
q revival of the lusty melodramatic |
thriller of earlier in the season, ITO |
Die at Dawn" Tonight's opener, be- !
sides presenting most of the original |
cast, brings back two Roadside favor
ties who were not in the earlier pro- /!
duction.
Frances Brunt. popular leading |
lady of last years Murder in the |
Red Barn" and THE Drunkard," cut |
short Colorado vacation to return |
for the title role in American Song
bird" but discovered it had been can
celed. A lot of Roadside fans wanted
to see Miss Brunt again, however, so
she was cast as Bess McComb, the
villainous George brakes woman"
in ITO Die at Dawn Eugene Kres
sin, who vacationed during the orig
inal production, will be seen as brakes
right-hand man.
There vii be two entr'actes this
week, one a quartet singing a touch |
ing ballad, Go Get the AK" and |
the other Bill Phillips comedy pam
tomime.
X X
HARDIE MEAKIN is wondering
now just what can come out of
Hollywood to top Top Hat" All Of
the records set up by such past ia
Vorites as Bird of Paradise" Little
Women" Roberta and others have
gone by the boards, and Top Hat"