Evening star., 1935-02-13

With all due respect to these gentle
men and with all due respect to Miss
Moore, who made One Night OF
Love" one of the exciting screen ad-
ventures of the year. we have to admit
that we think the Academy is daffy.
Miss Moore, whose voice and per-
sonality are golden and whose work
in that film was possibly the greatest
surprise of the year, can nevertheless
not be said to be great actress-nay,
even an outstanding actress.
She is an excellent Singer-a singer
of grace, charm and precision. She
has studied hard and has made herself
one of the really important artists of
the day. She has proved singing in a
Broadway revue doesn't preclude a
career .in grand opera. She has bat
tied a splendid battle-and won.
But when she is voted as having
done the best acting job of the sea-
son-then We say, No" She did the
greatest singing job and should be
thanked for bringing good music into
medium which SOrely needed it. But
if you will recall her standings about
the stage as Carmen, if you will recall
one or two other rather awkward mo-
ments, you will perhaps agree that
there were other players who played
their roles not only as well but much,
much weller
Such a one was Louise Beavers, in
Limitation Of Life or Jean Muir, IN
Desirable" or Mady Christians, in
wicked Woman
We don't mind the choice of
Claudette Colbert or Norma Shearer so
much. They are obvious and popular
choices And We really don't begrudge
Miss Moores getting the prize, for the
simple reason that she did do swell
Job. She just doesn't happen to be our
best, or even our next best actress,
that's all.
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WHEN "L'Aiglon" comes to the Ma
w tional Theater the week OF March
lo-this follows Life Begins at 8:40'
the company Will include Eva lie
Gallienne dts the New York Civic
Repertory CO.., Merle Madden, Paul
Leyssac. Sayre CraWley. Harry Plim-
mer, Marion Evenson, Donald Cam
eron. Florida Friebus. Leona Roberts
Walter Beck and Helen Walpole
And. lest YOU forget. LeOna Rob-
ertS is the mother of Josephine Hutch
lnSOn.
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THE advance seat sale for The D'Oyly
Carte company is the heaviest IN
the Nationals history. A mere $4,000
was received in the mails yesterday.
If you had to stand last week for
"DodsWorth" you'll probably have to
stand outside next week for The Con-
dolers.' The Nikado." etc, unless you
we're smart enough to think about youl
tickets a few weeks ago.
Better bring your lunch basket when
you go to get your tickets tomorrow.
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HEARKEN. ladies! George Glvot VIII
L dish out that morning breakfast
tomorrow from $50 am. on when
after Office Hours" is revealed before
office hours He will stand in the Fox
lobby, so help him and see that you
get what you require so far as break
fast is concerned.
MRS. CONSTANCE TODD, who is
~ guiding Bryn Mawrites into the
National tor that benefit performance
of The Gondoliers' next Monday
night. will have to battle it out with
a gentleman who advises us quite dlf-
ferently as to the origin, birthplace and
whatnot of the kingdom of Baratarla
Mrs. Todd. you will recall, having
claimed that it sprang from the mind
of Cervantes into the mind of Mr..
Gilbert as a fictional creation).
Saws Mr.. Bloch: "Barataria Is very
real country-or once was. u was the
very authentic stronghold of pirate
brothers. Pierre and Jean Lafitte OF
New Orleans. and figured in much OF