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The Washington times., 1935-11-01
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright. 1895. by King Features
Syndicate, Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. Lets
face it. I really believe that at
last have the proper tip on who
will portray Romeo (unless tips.
as they usually do, go askew). &.
The gentleman, who it appears
has won the coveted role Of
the balcony-hanger-onner, is John
Guilgud, a young man from the
English stage who first made q
success in Richard of Bordeaux"
and last season was the sensa-
ton of all Britain as Hamlet.
Now if it isn't Mr.. Guilgud, it'll
be Robert Donate, so let's hope
for the best in one of them.
To get we'll into Romeo and
Juliet" here is an opera that has
not only been we'll prepared but
is q subject of great diSSenSion
among a group of the technicianS
working on it. In the first place,
CNOIu1h 0IICdICT 11dS 11dO AOuA AAo-
tinguiShed ladies tutoring her at
various times on how to say
Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art
thou, Romeo?" just as Shakes
peare intended it to be spoken,
so she ought to be good. On the
other hand, the director George
Cukor) the set designer Cedric
Gibbons) and the two creationiSts
De Guimpe (Oliver MesSel and
Adrian), all have totally disSimi-
lar ideas as to just what period
the production should be laid for
the most effective coStuming, set
ting ct al, so that should be
amusing, too.
Oddities in the News: Bing
Crosby, believe it or not, was
monikered "Bing" because in his
extreme youth his favorite game
was Cowboys and Indians" and
he used to rush about shouting
"Bing, bing," as if shooting, so you
see. The lie Roy Prinz chorineS
are getting more famous every mo-
The Washington times., 1935-11-01
No. ! Musical Is
Due Dec. 7

After attaining the longest
Broadway run made by any musi-
cal show since their own success
full starring engagement in "Of
Thee I Sing" William Gaxton and
Victor Moore are coming to the
National Theater December 2 for
an engagement Of one week only
in New York's number one musi-
cal comedy, Anything Goes"
Rounding out a full year on
Manhattan'S main artery, the
Vinton Freedley musical could
continue indefinitely on Broad
way at its present swift and
steady pace, but its principal
players are due in Hollywood
early in the spring. and its book
ings In this city, Pittsburgh and
Chicago. already postponed sey-
eral times, must be fulfilled be-
fore Gaxton and Moore trek west
ward.
It is easy to understand what
has made Anything Goes" 1.-The
topmost top Of musical comedies,
as John Mason Brown describes
it. Blessed with the most engag'
ing Of Cole Porter's songs, the
topical fun Of Guy Bolton, p. G..
WodehouSe, Howard Lindsay and
Russell Grouse, it also provides
Billy Gaxton and his soulful side
kick, Victor Moore with roles that
fit them even more snugly than
did President Wintergreen and
Vice President Throttlebottom.
Benay Venuta and Irene Del
roy are the principal feminine
players. Miss Venuta. with q
large and constant audience on
the radio networks has made an
impressive success as Reno
Sweeney, evangelist and nightclub
queen. To this blonde and
dynamic Californian are as
signed four of Cole Porter's hit
tunes, while Miss Delroy. lovely
as ever. has the prima donna role
of Hope Harcourt. The New York
cast Is coming intact.
The Washington times., 1935-11-01
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
Arnold Is Next
At Keith's

Edward Arnold, who but recently
scored 50 emphatically in 'Dia-
mond Jim," is returning to the
RKO Keith's screen as the starred
player In that theater's next at
traction, Remember Last Night?"
Long known as an excellent
actor, Edward Arnold first at
tracted universal attention in
Sadie Mckee" Following "Dia-
mond Jim." the actor was def.
nitely established with the result
that he is no under q longterm
contract with Universal Pictures,
and Remember Last Night?" is
the first production under that
contract.
That Universal intends to edo
the right thing" by Edward Arm.
old Is evidenced in the selection,
first, Of Remember Last Night?"
aS the vehicle, and, second, the
selection Of the director and sup
porting cast in the picture.
The director selected was James
Whale, who has never made a
failure. His past pictures include
u ourney'S End" Waterloo
Bridge" "Hell's Angels" (Which
he codirected) and zone More
River" to name but a few.
The play is described, in ad-
vance reviews, in such motion
picture publications as the Holly
wood Variety and the Motion Pic
ture Herald, as something brand
new in the line Of murder myS-
terry entertainment, introducing
much that is distinctiveIy unique
to set it completely apart from
any such type Of picture previ-
ouSly SEEN"
The Washington times., 1935-11-01
WAT PRICE BROADWAY REPUTATION
Two HeadIiners Are Too Busy
To Help Out Washington's
Community Chest
Rv ANDREW r. KELLEY

Washington Not much. Recently big New York come
dian negotiating for 100000 in radio contracts you're
dynamite here the advertising agency told him. but take
theater week Washington and what you do Tha
be test" So he took and died faster than Milton Berle
This doesn't that Washington is tough the real
tertaner Revues such Dave Apoon provides like
Benny Davis shows every and then have difficulty.
Neither do the Rmac Commute program such Xavier
Cugat assemblies for fourday audiences They depend prn
cipay talent and have it in abundance.
street must be waking Broadway and its headline false
alarms If they had better read VARIETY little closer
each week. For when Major Bowes Amateurs with only the
sponsors lure and with the rankest kind
of beginners crack records every main street. then
what it takes can't figure it any other way except that
Broadway the easiest street to conquer of the entire show
world
The Washington times., 1935-11-01
MOVIE
CLOCK

George Raft, Joan Ben
nett "She Couldn't Take It."
IL q. m. 1885, 4:20, 7:15, 1905
p. M. Stage-12:35, 3:25, $40,
9:05 p. m.
METROPOLITAN Warren vii.
liam, Patricia Ellis in cease of
the Lucky Legs" 11:40 a. M,
1:40, $40, $40, $40 p. m.
LITTLE Treasure Island" 10,
11:52 a. M, 1:44, 1886, 5:25, 1920
9:12 p. m.
R-K-O-KEITH'S-Margot Ora
hame, Moroni Olsen in "The
Three Musketeers," l1:15 a. M,
1928, $3.50, 5:38, 7:45, 9:53 p. m.
FOX Rochelle Hudson, Henry
Fonda in way Down East, ~
1850 a. M, 1870, 4:20, 7:lO,
9:55 p. M, Stage-12:25, 3:15,
sos, $50 p. m.
PALACE-Frederic March, Merle
Oberon in "The Dark Angel
1905, 2:25, 4:5O, 7:15, 9:35 p. m
COLUMBIA-Jack Benny, Eleanor
Powell in Broadway Melody OF
1885," 11:50 a. m, 2:15, 4:40
7:05, 9:25 p. m.
BELASCO-"The Passing of the
Third Floor Back" At 1921,
2:30, 4:39, 6:48, 1857 and 11:06
p. m.
HOWARD-Kay Francis, George
Brent in 'The Goose and the
Gander," 1890, $50. 7:05
1910 p. m, Stage-3:4O, $50
0:10 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-11-01

Back" features Conrad Veidt
in the brilliant role Of the
Stranger" and Mary Clare in
that of Mrs. Sharpe, the land
lady. Frank Cellier lends his
superb acting to the part Of the
repulSive Mr.. Wright. Anna Lee,
the most beautiful blonde to have
come out of England in years,
also plays an important part in
the film.
The picture was directed by
Berthold Viertel, outstanding con-
tinental director.
The Washington times., 1935-11-01

Royal Foster, author Of the
Sketch Book skitS and writer Of
the new Kit Kat Club show, has
been in Washington this week.
A blessed event Weighing seven
and one-ha1f pounds. Mrs. Foster
at G. w. Hospital is doing nicely.
The Washington times., 1935-11-01
ICOVer Hollywood

|ment. Now they're posing for
Christmas cards. Gordon and
Revel, our ace music team, have
an offer to go to England to com.
pose, but methinks they will stay
here where there is no war
threat-at least so far. Mae
Vests stand.in, Lillian Kilgannon.
going into the artificial flower
business on the side. We dis
cover that George Rats grand
father, a German gent. brought
the first merry-go-round to Amer
lea. What an innovation. Flea
nor Whitney, one Of our new
dancing stars, can dance for five
hours without resting. But then,
who could bear watching anyone
dance that long?
If you're an African tom tom
artist, report to the Anthony
Adverse" set. They need some for
the picture. Ida Lupino has a
theatrical past that should make
her histrionicaly perfect. Her
family (all thespianS) have trod
the boards for $50 years now.
Jan Kiepura sports a red ribbon
in his buttonhole which signifies
a chevalier French Legion Of the
Opera Comique Of PariS-what-
ever that might be. In the cole
giate truckin' dance sequence in
collegiate" they used a ton Of
glass flooring as desk tops in a
school room on which the chorus
gals might do their cavorting
They're lighted from beneath and
the effect is startling.
The Washington times., 1935-11-01

Dream" Is Sweet
Bud MCGOWAN, the figure wizard
of the local Warner Brothers or
ganization is counting up the
money on "a Midsummer Nights
Dream" at the National Theater
this week, with the gross for
Shakespeare in the movies greater
than for any two-a-day picture
since Birth of a Nation"
Matinee business from the
schools and colleges is surpriS-
ingly big and Dream" in its two
a-day showing in key cities, has
already made it certain that the
Max Reinhardt production will re-
turn q dividend on the Warner
Bros. $1.300.000 investment.
Two Good Ones
Two old time bell ringers open
today in the 1885 movie version,
i. e.. "Way Down East" and THE
Dark Angel"
Those who like to make compar-
isonS will find that the New Eng
The Washington times., 1935-11-01
BeIasco Film
Holds Over

The Passing Of the Third
Floor Back" at the Belasco
Theatre Is being held over for
q second week to afford an op,
portunity for those who haven't
had the chance to see this great
drama which has been playing
to capacity audiences during it's
first weeks run.
Adapted from the successful
stage play of Jerome K. jerome,
'"The Passing Of the Third Floor
The Washington times., 1935-11-01

F Street Has Turned Down CO
Those of New York Eminen
The Washington times., 1935-11-01

land romance Of the ice floes has
lost some of it's old-time creaking
melodramatic technique in the
latest edition. I like to recall the
moustached villainy of Lowell
Sherman in the D. w. Griffith
epic as the finest example of dirty
dog ever placed upon the screen.
Some of its extravagences in act
ing and its bad man flourishes
have disappeared in the new way
Down East" Which is just as well.
For today'S audiences would, I
fear, find them close to burleSque.
The Synchronized cackle which
accompanied every appearance of
the village gossip in the silent
''Way Down East" gives way to a
more subdued effect with Marga-
ret Hamilton playing the loose
The Washington times., 1935-11-01
Meet Old Friend

When Ida Lupino was 3 years
old, Arthur Treacher, English &C.
tor, bounced her on his knee. Now.
IA years later, the blonde acTress
is playing opposite in the film
Anything Goes"
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Sam CaIanty Bosses
Variety's Golf Dav

Sam CALAMITY is chairman Of
the sports committee of the Va
r1ety Club, which has completed
all plans for the first annual
spring golf tournament and din
ner dance to be held at the
Manor Club, Norbeck, Md, on
Friday, May 10. 1885. The pro-
gram announced includes, besides
the golf tournament, dinner, dane
ing and "a general all-around
Variety good time"
Others on the committee are
H. S. Brown, Don Craig, AL Pratt,
AL Lichtman, j. B. Fitzgerald,
Carter Barron, Andy Kelley and
Lou Rome.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

sound-reasoning M. D., played by
Sam Kinds.
Fine direction by George La
Cava. But I never again want to
have the movies go into the mud
died processes found in such in
stitutions in the mad quest for
unusual romance.
After the picture, the Earle's
stage show is like a blossom
breeze from the Potomac. It has
plump Johnny Perkins to guide it
merrily along, dropping comedy
bon-bons and an occasional chest
nut like the Jack Dempsey joke,
but winding up with a very good
score card.
Emcee Perkins introduces the 30
Roxyettes who romp on the run.
way and do three excellent pre-
ciSion dancing numbers; Stan Kav-
anaugh, a wizard at juggling
balls and clubs; Elinor Whitney,
who looks like a real challenge to
Eleanor Powell; Ruth Petty, with
a voice as coarse as a bath towel
but who hit the matinee audience
right in the bull's-eye yesterday;
the Three Little Words, whose
comedy arrangement of Tavern
in the Town" struck me as best.
The news reel and Freddy Clark
overture complete a program OF
mixed appeal.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Echo Park
Opens Today

Glen Echo gets on the map as
great big spot beginning today.
The amusement park threw open
its gates or rather started up all
attractions for the 1885 season this
afternoon and several thousands
filed through the open portals for
an afternoon of fun.
There are many new attractions
this year but the Pretzel will be
the most talked about. This is a
ride that is really something, say
the advance bulletins.
In the Spanish ballroom there
will be dancing every week night
from to IL to the music of Dave
McWilliams orchestra. The $780,.
600 swimming pool will be open in
a fortnight and then Glen Echo
Park will be equipped, 100 per
cent, to give you a day or an even.
ing of joy with every kind of
amusement
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
M OWE
O'CLOCK -:

BELASCO-George Arliss in the
Iron Duke" at 1900, 2:02,
4:04, COS. 500, 1904 p. m.
PALACE-Jean Harlow, William
Powell in Reckless" 1905,
2:30. 4:55. 1920. $40 p. m.
FOX-Franchot Tone and Una
Merkel in zone New York
Night" 1880 a. m, 1:25, AIS,
7:05, 9:55 p. m. Stage-12:20,
800, $40, 900 p. m.
EARLE-C laudette Colbert,
Charles Boyer in private
Words" HOO a. m, lao, 4:30,
tbs, 1000 p. m. Stage
12:45, 3:35, $40, 9:05 p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-M erie Oberon
Charles Boyer in Thunder
In the East" 1903, 2:03, 4:03,
6:o3, 1903, 1908 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - Conrad Ma.
gel and Florence Rice in
Death Flies East" HAS
a. m, las, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45,
GAS p. m.
COLUMBIA - Edward Everett
Horton in $40 Raise" at
11:15 a. m. los, 2:55, 4:45,
$50, 8:15 and 1905 p. m.
HOWARD - Jack Holt and
Jackie Scarf in "Unwelcome
Stranger" 1890, $3.50, 7:05,
1910 p. m.
Stage, 2:40, $3.50, $40 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Reckless Held
Over 2dWeek

A well-known Broadway column
list recently wrote, "As long as it
has William Powell to take care
of light comedy roles, the screen
is fortunate" Powell is on hand
to help prove this statement, to-
gether with Jean Harlow, in
Reckless" holding over for sec.
ond week at Loew's Palace. Both
stars are given admirable support
by F'ranchot Tone, May Robson
and RoSalind Russell.
Here is a picture that truly Of
fers div ersified entertainment.
Comedy, drama and music are pre-
sented in equal quantities, and,
fortunately, all three are blended
with such artistry and resource
fulness that, once the Introductory
scenes are over, audience interest
is never lost. 1t is typical Holly
wood" throughout, but interesting,
suSpenseful, lavishly and hand
somely photographed.
Based on a rather recent SEN
sational suicide case, involving a
noted Broadway torch singer, the
scenes shift from the New York
theater world to a small, but
aristocratic, Southern town and
back again to Broadway.
Powell, Harlow and Tone work
together so well, they must be
accorded the top compliment of
suggesting that famous stage trio,
Lunt, Fontanne and Coward in
Design for Living"
Jerome Kern wrote a special
song for the production, bearing
the same title as the picture. It's
melody doesn't linger, but one
called "Everything's Been Done
Before" does.
M-G-M presents real competi-
ton to Walt Disney in THE Lost
Chick" delightful color car
toon. The third issue of 1.-THE
March of Time" and a new edi-
ton of Hearst-Metrotone News
are both educational and enter
tanning. NE
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Fast Show at
Howard

A tip to revue at the Howard
this week for the Radcliffe and
Rogers show, which opened yes
terday has everything.
The two stars are excellent
comedians and the piano playing
of the act is strictly in the Harlem
mood. Then there is Hannah
Sylvester, who has the ability to
do much with the blues songs and
does.
The Three Rhythm Kings pro.
vide some fast stepping and the
boys and girls from the Ubangi
Club are positively torrid in their
sizzling routines.
For all of this entertainment
the San DOMINICAN orchestra pro-
vides fine music with several Spe-
cialty numbers.
On the screen is "Unwelcome
Stranger" a fine racing picture
with Jack Holt and Jackie Searles
turning in ace performances. Mid
night show tonight with reserved
seats.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
TONE-MERKEL FOX STARS
Conrad NageI
In Feature
At Met

Death Flies East" mystery
thriller at the Metropolitan The
alter, is another of a series of melo-
dramatic pictures which the man.
agement is presenting every few
weeks. Based upon a story by
Philip Wylie, concerning a muir.
der aboard transcontinental air
ship, this affords Conrad Nagel
fair opportunity for displaying his
talents in sleuthing.
Fourteen persons take off on a
giant plane. One of the number
is murdered under peculiar cir.
cumstances. The group includes
a motley array of human beings,
whose lives become so closely en-
tangled for a time by this trag-
edy. Nagel as John Robinson
Gordon is bound for Washington
with a valuable formula, a secret
mission. Evelyn Vail (Florence
Rice) lis headed for New York
hopeful of securing a con-
fession from a man doomed to
death at Sing Sing, the only per.
son who can clear her and a doc
tor, both of whom were sent to
prison for wrong of which they
were not guilty.
The girl, paroled, cannot leave
California without a penalty of re-
turn to prison, but she takes the
chance. Then there is a typical
successful doctor aboard and a
pesky insurance salesman, not to
mention a voluptuous blonde who
is hard of hearing, and a japanese
intent upon the same secret mis-
sion as Nagers. An excitable Ital.
ian, hardboiled youth, the de.
tective, a typical Hawkshaw.
Some one of the ID is the muir.
derer and the manner in which
the guilty person is finally trapped
provides a very engroSSing drama.
The complementary program is
well above par. Morton Downey
is featured in a short subject,
Castle of Dreams" which is a
charming fantasy, with a lesson in
the value of those little words,
please and thank you and you are
welcome. Quite unusual this, but
different in the right way. Easy
Aces are seen in one of their
bridge" comedies familiar to "a.
dio audiences while Betty Boop
frolics through another animated
cartoon. Paramount has divert
ing and comprehensive news re.
lease, which insures entertain.
ment suitable for the whole fam.
ily.-H. K,
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Gail First Woman to
See Boulder Tunnels

Gail Patrick, screen actress, is
the first woman ever to descend
into the cavernous tunnels of
Boulder Dam.
Boulder Dam workmen regard
the presence of a woman in the
tunnels with acute superstition
and have been known to discon-
tinue work for the day upon the
mere appearance of a woman at
the tunnel entrance. Miss Patrick.
however, persuaded a foreman to
take her and a party of friends
which included Sir Guy Standing
with whom she appears in Para
mounts 1.-The Big Broadcast of
1885," through the tunnels during
the noon hour,
The Washington times., 1935-04-27

The plot might be page from
japanese naval history, a strategic
incident in which the happiness
Of three people was forfeited.
The commander of a Japanese
fleet, just returned to Nagasaki
from a victorious battle, is dissat-
isfied with the manner of accom-
plishment and deplores the meth
DDS used by his superiors in their
warfare. He is entertaining a
young British naval attache, pre-
tending close friendship in an ef-
fort to know what the secrets of
the British Admiralty are. The
EngliShman is merely neutral OBJ
server of Japanese warfare and
makes his reports in the quiet Of
his room; these reports are, nat
urally, of a confidential nature.
The commander introduces his
wife, a charming creature edu-
Gated and trained in the English
manner, yet retaining the child
like simplicity of the secluded
Japanese.
The japanese officer learns the
secrets he desires but in so doing
he loses his wife; the battle he
fights with himself when the real
test of his courage comes is fine
;ting. W
Charles Boyer, John Loder and
Merle Oberon head the cast and
turn in some Grade A acting; the
settings are exquisite Gnteriors) +,
the filming is superiorS in short,
Thunder in the East" is one of
those pictures which do credit to
the industry.
Shorts include a Ruth Fitting
featur ; a Happy Harmony color
cite and the customary news
reel-K, Y,
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Ropes End on
May II

Ropes End" by Patrick Ham
ilton, is announced by the Co
lumbia Players as the fifth pro-
duction of their season. It will
be presented at Pierce Hall, Fiji
tenth and Harvard Streets, May
l and 2.
A hair-raising horror play, 1t
features a body in wooden
chest, and two of the most heart
less killers who have graced any
stage in recent years. Washing
ton has never seen this play, but
it was extremely successful when
produced in London.
Jane Lasater Rubey, technical
director for the players, will d.
rect the production of Ropes
End" Mrs, Rubey has also de-
signed the settings, which are
being constructed under the su.
pervision of Warren Head. Eileen
Fowler is stage manager for thu
play.
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
Movie
Held Over

To his already long and i'm
posing list of history's glamorous
figures, George ArliSs now adds
the role of Napoleon's adversary,
the Duke of Wellington, in the
British-Gaumont production, THE
Iron Duke" now starting It's
second week at the Belasco.
Laid during the tempestuous
Hundred Days when all Europe
was torn with fear and wonder,
history has b cen faithfully repro.
duced for the onlooker with STIR
ring scenes of Marshal Ney's de-
cision, the first congress Of
Vienna and the battle of Water.
loo (this last seemed long and
drawn OUT. There are times
when the film is a bit too pom
derous, which is too bad, mas
much as moments of excitement
and beauty of pageantry are
sandWiched in between.
In the title part Arliss is good,
though not at his best. However,
his usual quiet charm of manner
and dry humor shine through as
they always do.
He has given us better moments
in his past historical delineations.
Miss Gladys Cooper, as the
Duchess of Angouleme, is digni-
fled and shows an intelligence
and conception of her part. AS
Marshal Ney Edmund Willard is
good as his role will permit.
The surrounding bill boasts q
news reel and an earlier Shirley
The Washington times., 1935-04-27
$50 Raise Is at
Columbia

The timid soul who goes about
his dusty duties longing for love
and an extra $40 in his pay en-
velope is engagingly presented
by Edward Everett Horton in
$50 Raise" which opened at
Loew's Columbia Theater yester-
day.
AS the frightened fawn hero
of Peter B. Kyne's gently enter
tainting story, Mr.. Horton is at
his diffident best and no one
should begrudge him the amaz-
ing turn of luck, when his in
vestment bubble bursts, which
leaves him covered with unex-
pected wealth and in a position
to buy out his pompous en-
ployer, marry the faithful Emily
and indulge in a whole herd
of singers"
There is something perennially
heart-warming in the spectacle of
a turning worm and Hubert T.
wilkins eventual rounding upon
his oppresSor is no exception.
clustered, punctual, down-trod-
den and timorous, Hubert goes
about his duties in the office Of
Bates and Company, where he
has worked, unencouraged by a
raise. over a period of 18 long
years. Shopkeepers set their clocks
by him, lunchroom proprietors
know exactly what he is going
to say before he says it and
Karen Morley, his fellow worker
for five years, tries to prod him
into asking for the raise that
will give him courage to put his
honorable intentions toward her
into words. How all this is
brought about involves events
that are not very believable, but
delightfully."- amusing.
Miss Morley, whose slim blonde
beauty is always an asset, is
rather wasted in the role Of
Emily. Berton Churchill is the
clustering boss whose pride is
neatly punctured and William
Benedict is the tow-headed office
boy who scores effectively in his
brief scenes. The cast includes
Alan Din h It, Ray Walker,
Frank Melton and Rosina Law
renee.
On the supplementary program
is an "Our Gang" comedy, Mo-
lasses and January and the Hearst
Metrotone News with the White
House egg rolling.