Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23


and whole fleet of midshipmen also
Naval Academy to view the picture
they helped to create.
Whatever the Academy's liberal con-
tributions in settings and trim extras
for this film Uor while there was O
saying around Annapolis Join the
Navy and become a Hollywood
stooge,') they were more than equaled
by Sir Guy Standings brilliant de.
lineation Of a retired sea dog living on
his memories, and Alexander Halls
straightforward direction Of the brisk
story.
+ Il 4 X
7 mike a good many Of its
predecessors, Annapolis Fare
well" is without "oh yeah" sequences,
has no fatuous running gags and
accepts the whole spirit and tradition
Of the Navy with solemnity. There
are patches Of shrewd humor scattered
through 1t, but In general the tale
sticks to the theory that the Academy
Is a training ground for serious public
servants, gentlemen Of honor. courage
and interity. The audience last night
appeared quite willing to respect the
curematic presentation Of this theme,
and while it eliminated in q more
tragic ending than Is customary in
current films, not even the 325 bright
young second claSsmen who attended
seemed to feel that they had been
sentimentalized or set up as little tin
gods
The undergraduate roles in "Annap-
oils Farewell" are handled by Richard
Cromwell, Tom Brown, John Howard
and Benny Baker. Rosalind Keith
appears briefly in a romantic inter-
Jude. and Louise Beavers is Sir Guys
colored maid.
Its Kleig light debut finished, the
picture moved into the Earle this
morning for weeks stay.
Almost the entire Loew's staff
around town took sudden run-out
powder this week end. Divisional
Manager Carter Barron and his family
are off to Bethany Beach, Fox Man
ager Gene Ford, Mrs. Ford and their
offspring have departed for points
North, and Publicist Lou Brown IS
packing up for q sojourn at Virginia
Beach.
Before leaving, the boys announced
in a body that Norma Shearer will
return to town in revival Of "Smilin'
Through" at the Columbia on
August 80.
Local girl makes good. Lucie M.
Wiltshire is her name, she lives at
5000 Tilden street and she has just
won brand new Auburn convertible
phaeton, the prize offered by Screen
land magazine and Marion Davies in
a national Page Miss Glory contest,
promulgated to discover just whose
features film fans would endow upon
perfect star"
Miss Wiltshire constructed her
@perfect star" after this fashion:
Jeanette MacDonalds hair. Irene
Dunne's eyes, Marion Davies mouth
"a clever stratagem, Lucie), Kay
Francis nose, Claudette Colbert's
arms, Carole Lombard's hands, Jean
Harlow's hips, Marlene Dietrich's legs
and Ruby Keelers feet. Quite a girl.
She forgot to add Shirley Temples
personality and Grace Moore's voice.
Tom Brown had to crawl about the
lawn of the Naval Academy at night
on his hands and knees intent upon
the search for a four-leaf clover,
guided only by the meager light Of
kitchen matches, for the making Of
one scene in Annapolis Farewell"
Furthermore he had to stay in that
position for six hours two nights run
ming on account of technical diff
culties. Like to be a movie star?
The Rambling Theater sets out
again this afternoon, presenting w.
8. Gilberts merry fantasy, Creatures
OF Impulse" in two areas in the south
east and southwest sections Of the city
not before visited. The playhouse on
wheels will be at Garfield Park, Third
street and Virginia avenue southeast,
at 4 pm. and at U. s. Reservation