Evening star., 1935-08-11


favorites. It sent me extensively
around the world, pursuing vagrant
fancies in places even Noel Coward
hadn't heard about and I was able to
set up drinks for Monte Woolley and
Cole Porter, where before they had
tossed me small change, with the ad-
monition not to make beast of my
self with it. I'm really right fond Of
the old thing"
When it reopened last week and
celebrated its 300th performance, after
short Summer breathing spell, THE
Great Waltz" was just as amazing q
farrago of blazing costumes, revolving
stages, sentiment and slow motion as
it had been during its eye-popping
run throughout last Winter. So far
flung are its contours that a retarded
pace of progress is necessary, lest the
whole arrangement fly to pieces from
sheer centrifugal force, scattering its
inner economy. grace notes, ginger
bread and adagio dancers over the
auditorium of the towns most de luxe
show shop.
Purposely conceived for the delight
OF visiting firemen and their entour-
ages. since the capacity of the Center
would exhaust the resources of strictly
Manhattan audiences in a few weeks,
'"The Great Waltz" gloried in the
farthest flung scheme of press agentry
Broadway has seen in recent years.
Tlid Tna apd w froy,, noor,,;IIo Mise
or South Harpswell, Me, retain stalls
through their hotel ticket agent, the
Boonville Advertiser and the South
HarpSwell Record were advised of the
circumstance by magnetic telegraph
and the intelligence was running hog
wild over the community next day.
Did citizens from farthest Oregon stop
for gasoline at Utica on the last lap
to the Babylonish sins and elegances
of the metropolis? The gas attendant
recommended that they witness the
glories of The Great Waltz" What's
more. he volunteered to procure seats
for them. Max Gordon evolved a net
work of agents provocateur to tout
his beer garden epic beside which the
utilities lobby would have paled by
comparison.
It is obvious that when he sends
the show on the road a few weeks
hence it will have had all the advance
hurrah that Billy Roses Crazy Quilt"
profited from a few seasons since
1t would surprise nobody if Mr. Cor
don should take the snake oil statesmen
of Kansas into his confidence, so
that, wrapped about each flagon of
tailboard nostrum, there will be a
wealth of colorful literature hymning
the elories of 1.-The Great Waltz" due
| at the Opera House, direct from a
years run on. Broadway, next week.
THE YOUTH MOVEMENT, when,
If and as it ever comes into be-
ing in the land, will have as its source
of origin new musical by Moss Hart
and Cole Porter. Not a Hollywood
juvenile, not hoofer from the out
land night clubs, not a lad who has
leaned over the twin pianos at Num-
Der One Fifth avenue, not a veteran
of New Faces" not a youth who has
ever had his picture in Stage" but
has had his picture fitted for a white
dinner jacket. got a good weeks rest
to take the gin and tonic out of his
system and started thumbing rides 20
Manhattan, in the hope of meeting
in the back room of Tony's somebody
who could introduce him to Mr.. Hart
or Mr.. Porter or, triumphantly, both.
The word has spread in Hollywood
that Jubilee" is built to accommodate
1,000-count them-1,000 starry-eyed
juveniles, and, like the Scandinavian
Jennings, the boys have come together