Evening star., 1935-04-24

all CnOSe VINO ike IleT OIl tile
My as myth.
"FrankenStein." I am writing this
letter to you so that you will know the
picture for what it is. and that 1t was
made for the particular audience that
demanded it,
Theaters have been instructed to
warn the public just what the picture
is. The Bride of FrankenStein' is
not a picture for children. I want
every one to know that. 1 am frank
in bringing this to your attention, so
that you can pass the word on through
your organization. The Bride of
Frankenstein" is for those people who
like weird, mysterious, fantastic plots.
1t is a shocker picture But it is a
wholesome picture and unforgettably
exciting and entertaining for those
people. numbering millions, who like
this type of story.
Sincerely yours.
CARL LAEMMLE.
REVERLY HILLS. writing in Liberty,
- says that Private Worlds" Gt
comes to the Earle Friday is among
the best pictures ever made" let
ter from cinema a-actor and eX.NatiOnal
Player Donald Woods from Hollywood
asks: Why wouldn't Steve make that
speech? ?"-the answer to that being
that the National Players sponsor
turns pale yellow when called to his
feet =. Dr.. William Mann has given
MIR. Cochran a bright, new mynah
bird. which sits now in his office in
handsome red cage and is learning to
say only those things which Mr. Coch-
ran wants him to say All the Ma
tional Players arrive in town today and
start rehearSalS at once . Another
Woods note: Il have Just finished a
small part in Frank Borzages picture,
Stranded and l am a confirmed Bor-
cage fan from now on. A swell per-
son and a fine director There is
a rumor that Keith's will hold Star
of Midnight over for third week
All that fuss on Connecticut avenue.
just across the bridge. last night was
due TO the arrival of Oracle Barrie at
the Kaleidoscope - Bob COnSidine' S
popular hangout and there will be
more excitement Saturday at the
same ''jernt' when Nick Lucas pays
/ ii visit =. Already the phone has be-
gun to ring and anxious bass voices
have doomed out loud Can you get
me front-row seats for the Gayety
Sunday night?"-that'S because Hinda
NASSAU is coming back to town. That
was fine speech Frances Starr made
over the radio the other night. speak
ing in behalf of the Little Theater
movement The Drama Guild of
Washington sponsored the talk To-
morrow night. at 7:l5 pm, Daniel
Frohman will go on the air in behalf
of the Actors Fund Benefit Show at
! the National Sunday night Roy
Roberts. Nancy Sheridan. Mrs. Ade-
laide Hibbard. Oracle Barrie and An
drew Kelley will be on hand, too.
THIS has been an auSpicious year for
Shakespeare. Hence his birthday
anniversary yesterday was celebrated
With perhaps just mite more en-
! thuslaSm than ever before-eSpecially lily
in Washington where there are prob
ably more Shakespeare devoteeS to the
square inch than in any city in the
country Not only have the movies
"dlscoyered' Mr.. Shakespeare. sudden.
/ ~ breaking out with a Midsummer
Nights Dream but the brilliancy OF
Miss CornelIs production of Romeo
ana Juliet Is not easily forgotten
and from the dim distance of Pitts
burgh yesterday came word that Alfred
Lunt and Lynn Fontanne's athletic
version of The Tanning of the Shrew
has met with enormous success.
In more serious vein. the Folge
Shakespeare Library. which houses tn,
most attractive theater in the country
remembered Shakespeare yesterday BY
presenting recital of some of the
scenes from Hamlet Mr.. Samuel A
King did the reciting For more thar
an hour he spoke MIR. Shakespeare
speeches "trippingly on the tongue.
playing each part with enthusiasm ant
making the audience realize what
infinite ''quotes" are scattered through
every paragraph of this great play.
Yet it seemed to us that this com
pact little theater, surrounded BY
treasures which are known the world
over, and given the benefit of the
most perfect acoustics available, needs
something mOre-needs color anc
theater and more warmth than single
person can bring to it. We are tolc
that 1t has never yet presented ar
acted version of any of the Bard's
plays-that its splendid little stage
designed for the best, has never thrilled
to Juliet a POrtia or Lady Macbeth
has never heard the wild Weaknesses OF
Lear or quaked with the brutalities
of Richard Ill Has never so much
as seen the spades of the grave-diggers
Alas poor Yorick-cannot something
be done toward planting life where
life should be planted? Cannot oul
most attractive theater for. say once
or twice year, glow with the full colol
and meaning of a Shakespearean pro-
duction? Can it not-and if so-why: