The Washington times., 1935-11-11

Ferguson, costarred. Miss Harding
will have Gary Cooper.
Well, the role of Mary. Duchess
of Towers, is a sweet one for any
actress and Miss Harding has the
knowledge that Elsie Ferguson
gave a brilliant performance in
the part.
This picture also marks Director
Henry Hathaway's first important
assignment since Lives of a Ben.
gal Lancer" Up to the time that
he turned out Lancer" the direc'
tor was best known as . good
guide for horse operas for Para
mount. That picture was enough
to land him in the list Of Holly
woods finest directors. "IbettSon,
by the way, comes to the Earle
Theater Friday.
ROCKEFELLER SHOW
Washington will see this week
in THE Great waltz" a huge pro-
duction that the vast Rockefeller
eSources made possible. The
sponsors Of the vast Radio City
enterprise gave Producer Max Cor
don carte blanche to produce
something, anything, that would
keep the 1000 odd chairs busted
regularly with customers in the
Center Theater.
So Mr.. Gordon conceived the
Strauss waltz musical with the
performing scenery for the finale
and a stage filled with gorgeous
colors, period costumes and sing.
erS with voices. 1t cost more than
100000 to remodel the theater
for the production, but the ex-
penditure justified itself when it
crosses in excess Of one million
dollars during the Center Theater
run.
In addition the Rockefellers had
the pleasure Of diverting 1000 or
more play-goerS a night, and for
two weekly matinees, up dirty and
mirky Sixth Avenue, the unattrac-
tive highway approach to their
footlight magnificence.
Preparing the production for
the road cost another SIS, 900, for
Producer Gordon had to furnish
mechanical properties and equip
ment for two separate unitS-so
that one could set up a week
ahead in the theater getting the
attraction, while the other was be-
ing utilized by the actors.
Preparations male by the Ma
tional Theater to receive THE
Great Waltz" will absorb all Of
the house profit, though re show
sells out every performance. How
ever, souvenir of the engage
ment will be new electrical
switchboard.
Incidentally since THE Great
Waltz" left the Center Theater
the RockefeIlers are having a
hard time filling it with pictures.
It may be ne essary to summon
Max Gordon and his magic to
make the next door neighbor Of
Radio City Music Hall a paying
venture again.
$50 RED THE ROSE"
Paramount will open its pro-
duction of 80 Red The Rose"
with Margaret SULLIVAN, stimuli
taneously in the capitals of the
Confederate States on Thursday,
Richmond as the capital of the
Confederacy, will come in for a
premiere that will take on some
of the features the big Holly
wood opening nights.
1t happens that Harry Elerbe,
who plays a romantic lead in
the picture, will be in Richmond
with Nazimova'S production of
Ibsen's "GE 1sts," so the picture
company will draft him for a
personal appearance at the open
ing performance.
Stark Young's novel, from
which the picture is derived, was
a best seller volume for almost
a year. It is a story of MiSSis-
sippi plantation life and spirit
during the War Between the
States. 1t takes one within the
hearts and lives of the deep
South planter families Of 10
years ago, in a finely detailed
and beautifully wrought picture
of an utterly vanished order.
80 Red the Rose" will be
shown in Washington in late No
vember.
ON THE AIR NOTES
From the air waves: Major
Bowes introduced a singing COP
or a would-be singing cop since
he's a night watchman-on the
air last night. Stealing Henry
Nestor's billing, the traffic monitor
singing at the Fox this week. .
Wally Beery on Saturday night
brought a new voice to the air,
and a good one, Lorraine Bridges.
1 should like to hear more from
her Wally also introduced the
punkest guest star I have ever
listened to-Bill Daniels, Garbo'S
camera man. He and Wauy
laughed at their own jokes and
most of them were not worth
laughing at.
Managing Director Angie Ratio,
of the Palace, will be 81 years in
the service of Loew's, Inc, this
week, Says it looks like a steady
job.