The Washington times., 1936-04-17

AMONG BEST OF 'S6
Author Clarence Buddington
Kelland refuses to write directly
for the movies although no writer
is more In demand. Hollywood has
Just made his story Opera Hat"
into the movie, ''Mr. Deeds Goes
to Town" and a bangup feature 1t
makes. But the court room scene
which Is the best thing In the pic
ture was not in Kelland'S book and
he enjoyed Hollywood's addition
to his fiction as much as the next
one.. Recent Kelland stories
which found their way to the
screen were Eddie Cantor's strike
Me Pink" and Harold Lloyd's "The
Catspaw. Margaret Sullivan is
soon to appear in his "Roxanna
II am going to vote for "Mr.
Deeds Goes to Town." current at
the Earle, as one Of the Best Ten
of 1895 even though give Director
Frank Capra o black mark for put
!. ting Gary Cooper in shorts to get
Q laugh. Every five and ten dl-
rector in business resorts to the
underwear laugh but ! thought
Capra was above 1t.
.. Give MYERS WRITES
From down In Shenandoah
Junction, West Virginia, j. Give
Myers writes: For many years !
have enjoyed reading your views
and comments on the stage and
screen and only once have dis
agreed with you. I didn't IKE
'sWhat Price Hollywood" -.
wen. Mr.. Myers that's q high Az
erage of agreement. AS I recall
'EWhat Price Hollywood" ! liked IL
because Of the tip-top acting pro-
vided BY the late Lowell Sherman.
not only O fine actor, but an ace
director, Mr.. Myers further
recollects the black out revue sklt
referred to on this page THURSDAY
and declares it was one Of the
funnler sketches, in ARTISTS ana
Models about u years ago. ne Is
one up on me in the memory tests.
BIG ADVANCE SALE
. The Easter Week show at the
Fox which wound up last night
= did the biggest r Street business
since Naughty Marietta" The
combination Of Little Lord Faun-
, tleroy', on the screen with Patricia
Bowman-Everett Marshall on the
gtare rolled close to $4,000 &.
And while discussing figures, tine
Great Ziegfeld" has $1O,0 In ao-
vance orders, greatest in history
for q picture. M.G.-M. wanted
more time at the National Thea
ter. but previous bookings pre-
vent an extended engagement -.
incidentally they are talking
about bringing Tobacco ROAD
back for another E Street engage"
ment.
Nobody has yet nominated the
worst play seen in Washington
during the 1856 season. So !
propose to start it with Swing
Your Lady" For movies a
tie between "Last Days of Pom
peiiI'' which had the seasons ham
miest screen acting, and the
Hecht-MacArthur abortion called
soak the Rich For q mas
terfully directed scene let me
J recommend 1.-THE Country Doctor
and the manner in which Direc-
tor Henry King contrived to wiring
every ounce of suspense out Of the
birth Of the QuintupletS while at
p the same time keeping the Incl
dent humorous and never permit
ting it to become mere slapsClcK
JUMBO ENTERTAINMENT
Former Ziegfeld girls in this
area meet this afternoon at 4:3O
ia the Variety Club to form a
permanent organization for an
occasional reunion. Norman w.
Pyla is the organizer. Sidney
Lust is arranging marvellous
show for the Father and Sons
banquet Of the washington He
brew Congregation, April 20.
The Fox and the Earle and all
radio stations are cooperating. -.
The kids will get kick out OF
the presence Of the Washington
and Detroit ball teams there viii
be boxing and wrestling matches,
an amateur radio show and an
essay contest. Hundreds Of SOU
venirs and most Of them valuable
=. Sidney Lust is general chair
man of this Jumbo Dramatic
event, and Adlai Mann Is mas
ter Of ceremonies. Other com
mittee leaders are: Burnett l.
Baer, reservations committee; Ma
than Stieffel, entertainment com
mittee; Harold Strauss, seating
committee: Julius Lulley. dinner
committee; Allen De Ford
prizes: Milton Norman, sports
Sidney Selinger, program adver
Using; Sherry Stein, essay con
test: Sidney Hechinger, sponsor
committee; DR.. Bernard A. Baer
treasurer: Allan Stern, under
privileged boys: Louis Jarroff
James Patio and Arthur Well
publicity.
ROYAL FAMILY" AGAIN
They are talking about makinl
""The Royal Family" again for tn
movies, and let's hope they dc
This is the Edna Ferber story tina