Evening star., 1935-03-26

study last nlgnC OF Cne MISSES
to report that both Miss A and
and that Misses B and c and D
headed rows attention.
In fact, these worthy ladies, dressed
to the teeth and giving the first few
rows that disdainful look which only
chorus girls can have when they
know that they are good-lookine and
haven't anything much else to think
about, are a likely crew and a credit
to the picker cutters of the show.
Otherwise, Life Begins at 8:40' is
a handsome show, slightly crude at the
edges, musically o. K, neither so
hot as you heard it to be nor so luke
warm as you had also heard it to be,
and replete with a variety of talent
out Of which you can pick your plum.
It rather seemed last night as II
Ray Bolger walked away with the
show. Then again, when Bert Lahr
was intuning that must dress!"
number while his nanny and pappy
expired all around him. Mr.. Lahr
seemed to walk away with the show.
And when Louella Gear came out
and sang her little ditty about the
roses and geraniums, it was quite OBJ
vious that she was walking away with
the show.
So it went. with such tunes as Fun
TO Be Fooled" and something about
walking Around the Block" staged
very nicely (but how about busting OH
that white curtain), and with some
Of the less well-known members of the
cast having very glib moments.
Recommended among these are
Dixie Dunbar, who must make Mr..
Bolger's dancing lot easier for him
than it ever has been before; Jack
Starr, whose cigarette stunt might fool
even Cardini: Walter Dare Wahl and
batic act that still is tops, and the
Weidman Dancers, who come in to do
a series of athletic dances, one Of
which lands them Qiterally) on their
ears.
Then, considering that Frances Will
lians has gained two more pounds and
that she sings Fun to Be Fooled" and
that Bolger not only dances those
dances which have only yesterday
landed him a big fat Hollywood screen
contract, but that he also does The
Window Dresser Goes to Bed" there
isn't any reason why the average
mortal should complain.
In fact, for some unknown reason,
We found it about so per cent better
than when we saw it in New York.
BRIEFS:
If you read the speech that Will
Hays, president of the Motion Pic
ture Producers and Distributors OF
America, made last night you must
have noted that prominent and pleas
ant mention was made of "Ruggles
Of Red Gap" the Charles Laughton
flm now playing at the Earle {.
only why is it that Roland Young
isn't featured along with the others
two people have voiced their
disapproval of this already this am.
some prefer Mr.. Young to Mr.
Ruggles Hugh Herbert, who
tried his best to make Gold Diggers
of 1885" amusing. has been signed
for personal appearance at the Earle
a week from Friday Mr.. Her.
bert is writer as we'll as an actor,
etc, etc, etc. . that Phil Lampkin' s
third anniversary party at the Hi
Hat last night (no, it wasn't Mr..
Lampkin's Sd birthday as some wise
guy wrote in to ask, from all reports
was still going on along about the
time the chickens woke up this morn
ing You have heard, Of course,
that the National Players will open
their season April % which does
not mean, however, that Jane Cowl
won't be here the week of May 13
IN Rain From Heaven" the
National Players will merely sleep that
week saw Addie Hibbard yes
terday and she looks brand-new q.
among the plays that the Nationalites
will present care Accent on Youth"
"The Bishop Misbehaves" and Petit
coat Fever" all Broadway nifties {.
mo, Mr.. Cochran is no longer seeing
people for his cast the cast
Is all set-and that should more or
less be that Thursday Is the
day when the Belasco will present
1.-The Mystery Of Edwin Brood" the
Dickens story which is being acted
by that swell actor, Claude Rains
judging from phone calls half
Of Washington will be at the OPEN
ing of Katharine Cornell's play
FLOWERS of the Forest" week from
Thursday night in Baltimore {.
it'll be at the Maryland Theater
and we don't know the price of the
tickets thank you, somebody
or-other. for sending us that Billboard
which states that Agnes Ayres Is
still alive and kicking and that she
is presenting "Her Hollywood Debs"
in theaters, cafes and ball rooms
around the country this de-
partment's choice for the picture
of the month suitable for the whole
family is Life Begins at 40."
"Dear Mr.. Melcher:
"There has been brought to my
attention your paragraph in The Star
Of March II suggesting that local
libraries should acquire a copy of
THE Best Plays of. 1884" before
long This suggestion seems curl
Gus one in view Of the fact that the
Public Library has had II copies Of
1t since last November-two copies
are in our main libraries, two copies
Where and When