Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-27
STAGE AND SCREEN
To UNITE AT RIALT0

WASHINGTON is going to see
something new and unique in
entertainment when Tom Moore
opens his Rialto Theater next Fall.
One phase Of the new and vastly
conceived Tom Moore enterprises calls
for the placing in the Rialto of GER
tain productions wherein a motion
picture and the accompanying stage
show will be welded together into
a single entity. The entertainment
value resulting from this marriage =
as Mr.. Moore calls the building of
the real life portion of show along
the same theme as the celluloid por-
ton, will be much higher through
its unity.
Mr.. Moore explains it something as
follows: Suppose there is a picture
based on the life Of Stephen Foster
S(there is, Incidentally. That gives
us romance and it gives us all the
richness and color of Negro spirituals
for the production Of our stage show
Now. we want some one to interpret
those songs Of Stephen Fosters. I'M
mediately we think Of the Southern
aires, one Of radios finest quartets
CMr. Moore says they are absolutely
tops Next we will need some one
for the leading roles in our stage
production. so we will call upon the
two stars Of the picture With a cast
like that in a stage presentation
written by an accomplished writer,
combined with the picture. the result
he says, is bound TO be good.
In fact, it sounds too good to be
true, but if you call on Tom Moore
he'll prove he can do thing like that
He'll show you he can bring stars who
are at the top of their profession to
the Rialto stage.
The combining Of the stage and
screen portions of an entertainment
program into a unity, of course. Is not
exactly new, because it was used BY
Mr.. Moore when the Rialto was in its
heyday not so many years ago. But
this time there will be improvements
Advances have been made in staging
technique.
The Rialto itself has undergone
changes in the past few weeks; the
stage has been widened and later may
be made much deeper than it now is
Scenery has been bought in New York
and is being shipped here by carload
lots. So Mr. Moore is going to be
ready for most any sort of an extrava-
ganza the needs of the moment call
for.
He has a production staff. too
stage manager, production manager
continuity writer's, etc.-who even now
are arriving in Washington to con-
tribute to Mr.. Moore's new deal in
motion picture presentation - the
marriage of the stage and screen"
Washington, in Mr.. Moore's plans,
is to be the key from which these
stage shows are sent out to other
theaters. There will be opportunities
for the cream of local stage and radio
talent Already some of these have
been noted down in Tom Moore's
memory.
In all Of these enterprises local per-
formers will support star, or stars.
from Broadway, and support them just
as well as any talent he could obtain,
Mr.. Moore says. He has some 300
artists Of top caliber on his call list
for taking these central roles. OF
course, they will be available only at
certain times, but when they are
available opportunity and can be
placed in the correct spot, Washing
ton. and the rest of the land. will get
some quality entertainment. And
quality, according to Mr.. Moore, is to
be the first thought in all of his pro-
auctions. H. M.