Evening star., 1935-01-31
PRODUCING A
NOVEL SCHEME
IN NEWSREELS
March of Time Idea At-
tracing Attention; NetU
Sho,us of the Week.
BY e. de 8. MELCHER.

n movies juss to see the news
II reels. BY them they fancy
4 \ they are being guided Into the
proper channels Of thought,
since they are shown brief glimpses
of national, local and romantic AZ
fairs. At this season Of the year, FOR
instance, it's a cinch that you'll see
'the Nation gripped In the throes OF
o terrific storm" the camera annually
hugging that Massachusetts coastline,
somewhere near Cohasset, as also the
latest in bathing suits, revealed warm
" in Florida, and possibly what Is
going on in Sarasota, where the circus
is having its preseason workout.
Newsreels should be vital, intelligent
and all encompassing. Sometimes
they are-sometimes they are not.
You will see on Friday something
new under the sun. "The March OF
Time" a newsreel which will be re-
leased every four weeks at Loew
Theaters, Is not only a two-slded
cinema phamphlet Of world af1airs,
but three-sided. It looks, 1t speaks
and it thinks-the latter being the
novelty. Instead of taking current
topics and presenting them In one
tvo-three fashion, hot out OF the
mouth O ia parrotlike newsmonger, II
flashes the news, tells its message and
then traces the history Of the message.
This brief History OF current
events. the reason for and why and
their ultimate significance. Is the
main cause for rejoicing over Ine
March of Time" Not until now mas
complete circle been woven around
some timely doing, not until now nave
YOU been told the beginning as well
the ending of some interesting event,
not until now have the newsreels at
tempted to punch every ounce OF TO
nance out Of a subject.
You will particularly want to at
tend these Commute showings once
a month OF what Is going on In the
world schools and colleges please
note).
XX7ALTER HUSTON at the National.
w "The Lives Of Bengal Lancer"
continuing at the Palace. Josephine
Hutchinson in THE Right to Live
these are some of the highlightS OF
the new weeks entertainment bill. the
sum total of which Is as follows:
"Dodsworth" at the National. This
comes to Washington. intact land
really intact after a deservedly long
and prosperous career in New York.
Sidney Howard's mastery adaptation
of this Sinclair Lewis story, makes
this one Of the really exciting dra-
matte events of the season. The cast
includes the Walter Hustons-she is
Nan Sunderland-and Fay Banter.
"The Right to Live" at the Earle,
features George Brent as well as Miss
Hutchinson, In a story that the War
ner office say is swell" This Somer-
set Vaughan plot is further bolstered
by the presence of Peggy Wood and
Colin Give. Nan Halperin heads the
stage show.
Lives of q Bengal Lancer" that
sticking classic of India (not a
Tarzan picture) goes on into its sec
ond week at the Palace. The picture
is cordially recommended to everyone
from Grandpa to little Willie. Auntie
z may cringe at the cobra, but that's
good for her.
"The White Cockatoo," which opens
tomorrow at the Metropolitan, has
George Jean Nathan's favorite, Jean
Muir, in one of the leading roles.
Ricardo Cortez, and that Washington
favorite, Minna Gombel, are also in
volved in what is said to be blood
curdling, spine tickling affair.
Enter Madame" at the Columbia,
should have all the music boys in town
trotting down to see it. Reason:
Nina Koshetz, plump Russian diva,
who sang here once when DR.. Kinder
fiddled Cat the Library of CongreSs),
and Richard Bonelli, do an operate
aria in the middle of it. Unoperatic
players include ELISA Landi and Cary
Grant.
"Wings in the Dark" at Loew's Fox,
has the years blue-ribbon winner as
its star. This is, of course, Myrna
10y, who is creeping up, according
to some, on Garbo. At any rate, she
and Cary Grant are chief players
in a bang-up story of the air which
even aviation editors admitted yes
terday Cat screening) is pretty good.
l LII anu I6IlG IlGdO LllG SIdSC SLOW.
(Tim and Irene?)
Enchanted April" Ann Harding's
most potent contribution to whimsical
entertainment, is now in its third day
at R-K-O Keith's. It will be fol-
lowed by 1.-THE Mystery Of Edwin
Drood"-Dickens, you scholars!
"THE GOOD FAIRY" Molnar's play
which we asked about last week,
will come to Keith's as Margaret Sui
lavan's new starring film the week Of
February IS, according to Hardie
CEnchanted April") Meakin At
least 100 people have written to the
National asking for new deal on
Patience" when the D'Oyly Carte
comes there but please, good
people, save your ink and your stamps,
It just isn't possible for the D'Oyly
Carte people to play Patience" :.
If they were here two weeks instead Of
one they would do both "Pinafore"
and Patience" +. but, alas, with only
six days to go, they can only do so
much and they've tried to pick
your favorites SO there! =. At
a screening yesterday of wings in the
Dark" which by the way shows a new
Cary Grant Cts the best acting he's
ever done) a popular member (female)
Of the local critical fraternity was
heard to exclaim, not once but twice,
''I'm three jumps ahead of a flt!"
and when critical sleuth is "three
Jumps ahead of" anything, the picture
must be q darn good picture .
'Wings in the Dark" is D.. It's about
blind flying and all that sort of thing
.. and Myrns 10y Is Grants in
spiration Heigh-ho Yes, it's
true, Eddie Cantor is sharing the same
suite with Rubinoff out at the Shore
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