The Washington times., 1936-04-08

author and good actors. The eye
is filled, the mind stimulated, but
the ears are often waiting for
brilliant dialogue to go with the
futuristic panorama and are gen.
orally disappointed.
Alexander Korda supervised
this picture and william Cameron
MenzieS directed. Both rate four
star decorations. or should it be
title. Raymond Massey does
the best acting in a picture
where most of the actors de-
claim and at least one principal
tries to be dominant by shout
ing. Scenically Things to
Come" is superb.
Before the screening United
Artists and Carter Barron enter
tanned the critics Of Baltimore.
Washington, Wilmington, Nor
folk and Richmond with q
bounteouS dinner and a get-to.
gether reception that set a new
high in hospitality.
AMONG THOSE PRESENT
The guest list for the preview
included: Ambassador and Lady
Lindsay, Great Britain; Minister
and Madame Otto Wadsted, Of
Denmark; Ambassador Stanislaw
Patek, of Poland; Ambassador
and Madame Andre de Labou-
laye. of France; Ambassador Don
Louis Calderon, of Spain: Am
bassador Oswaldo Aranha., of
Brazil; Ambassador M h m t
Munir Ertegun, OF Turkey; Min
lister and Madame Jarnefelt. Of
Finland; Minister Ralph Close,
Union Of South Africa: AmbaSSa-
dor Augusta RoSso, Of Italy;
Minister DR.. Ferdinand Veverka,
of Czechoslovakia; Mr.. g. Grigo-
REV, attache, Soviet Embassy:
Minister of Siam, Secretary and
Mrs. Henry A. wallace, Secretary
and Mrs. Daniel Roper. Col. and
Mrs. Edwin A. Halsey, secretary
of Senate; Senator and Mrs.
Henry F.. Ashurst, Speaker and
Mrs. Joseph Byrns, Representa-
tive John L. Mcclellan. Senator
Robert LaFollette, jr.. Represent
alive Jennings Randolph, Sena-
tor Robert r. Reynolds, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. John E. Ran
kin, Senator and Mrs. Pat Har-
rison, Gen. Oscar WeStover, chief
Of Air Corps: Mr.. and Mrs.
Harllee Branch. assistant to Cen
eral Farley: Commissioner Mel
win c. Hazen, Mr.. Eugene l..
Vidal, director Of Air Commerce,
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, Vet
Grams Administration: Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Latimer. assistant to
General Farley: Chairman An
ming s. Prall, Federal Communi'
cations Commission: Col. w. P.
Wattles, Reserve Officers .Associ-
alton: Mr.. Rexford Tugwell, Mr..
Tommy Morrison. attache,
siamese Legation; Mr.. Felix
Morley, editor. washington Post:
Mr.. N. D. Golden. Foreign and
Domestic Commerce. motion pic
ture division chief: Mr.. Byron
Price. Associated Press: Mr.. Mar
lin Pew, Editor and Publisher;
Mr.. j. P. Bernard. Havas News
Agency: Mr.. and Mrs. Vladimir
Romm, CORRESPONDENT. Izvestia,
Moscow; Mr.. Otis T. Wingo. Ma
tional Institute Of Public Affairs;
Mr.. r. M. Boeckei, Editorial Re-
search Reports: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick William Vile. Mr.. AL.
bert 3enham, National Council
for Prevention Of War; Mr.. John
O'Donnell, New York News: DR..
Arthur D. Call, American Peace
Society.
ON INVITED LIST
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Newmyer,
publisher, Times: Miss Flora Mac
Donald, society editor, Times;
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Corn, city
editor, Star: Mr.. John j.
O'Rourke. News: Mr.. Hudson
Grunewald, Star; Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan O'Connell, Times: Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerry Doyle, Times; Mr.. H.
L. Kaney, News; Mr.. Edward de
Selding Melcher, Miss Betty
HyneS, Mr.. Nelson B. Bell. Mr..
and Mrs. Don Craig. Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew r. Kelley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Reilly. Mrs. Howard