The Washington times., 1936-06-02

$19,0 advance sale. This Is sure
de luxe business for late May and
early June. Indeed, it's de luxe
business any time, anywhere.
Helen Hayes appears to be the
only actress who can challenge
the Cornell title "FirSt Lady Of
the Stage" Miss Helen has had
standees at Victoria Regina"
since it opened in New York and
last week won the New York
Drama Leagues Della Austrian
medal for the best performances
of the 1886 season. Katharine
Cornell won it last year for her
Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"
The Drama League balloting for
this seasons award was as follows:
44O for Helen Hayes Victoria"
100 for Katharine Cornell's Joan
in Saint JOAN"
IS for Burgess Meredith's Mo
in "Winterset."
55 for NazimovaS Mrs. Alving
in Ghosts"
WHO'S WHO IN SYMPHONY
Sixty Of the most accomplished
and versatile musicians in this
section Of the country will mem
ber the special symphony orches-
trs to be directed by Yasha
Bunchuk at Loew's Fox Theater
on Friday.
Virtually every member Of the
orchestra is capable Of "doub-
ling" on two or more instru-
ments. Because Of this versa
tility the so musicians will have
a combined volume equivalent
to symphonic organization
many more times that number.
Maxim Finder will be concert
master and head Of the 17-piece
violin section which will include
Henri Sokolov, Leon Dashoff, Ben
jamin Sosner, Jeno Sevely, Alex
andar Levin, Milton Schwartz,
Paul Brightenburg, Leo Krakow,
Samuel GoldScher, Sam Udren, Al
fonso Rossi, Stanley Hertzman,
Jimmy Nash. Herman Rabino-
witz. Sol Minister and Paul
SchwarZ.
Violoncellos will be played by
Jules Sims, Sidney Hamer, Charles
Cohen, Mischa Neidelman, Marcel
Ancher and Joseph Piazza. Samuel
Feldman, Hendrick EsSers, Jerome
Rosenthal and Carl Holzapel will
play violas.
Alfred Manning will be the
harpist, and contrabasseS will in
clude Robert Stazny, Jacques Po-
sell, Lazarre Demetry, Emilio de
Palman, Charles Ruggiero and
Charles Cook.
Harold Bennett and Domic
Iascone will comprice the flute
section, Emil Splitter and F. Ser
tentini the oboes, and Emil Splitter
the English horn.
Clarinet players will be Charles
Darby and Frank DePierro; baS-
soons, Frank Ruggieri and Andrew
Luck; saxophones, Arthur Fisher,
Elwood Wilson and Frank De
Pierro; French horns, Sune John
son, Jack Wishnow, Attilio De
Palma and Nazzareno Cipriani;
Lloyd Tyler, Donald Wade and
Joseph D'Urso will comprise the
trombone section; Dana Garrett,
Maurice Friedman and Bob Multi
nix, the trumpet section; Thomas
Mullikin will be on the tuba: Ray
Delphy, Walter Howe and Saliva
tore Capece will comprise the bat
terry; Lew Davie will play the gui-
tar, and Thomas Cannon will be
the pianist.
Final rehearsal is scheduled for
o'clock Thursday morning in the
Fox Theater.
Lee Rossum from Broadway has
been down here trying to interest
the Young Democrats who will
attend the convention in Philadel-
phia into taking a side trip over to
the French Casino. Trying to in
terest the New Deal in the nude
deal is what I calls it.
Arthur (Globe Trotter) Reilly
and his charming wife, Stephanie,
have sent out cards for a recep-
ton at the willard next Sunday
twilight, commemorating 20 years
of marital bliss.
APRIL CHAMPION
The April champions at the
movie box office as announced by
Motion Picture Herald are: /,
'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; 2,
''The Great ziegfeld";; 8, Captain
January: 4. Little Lord Fauntle-
roy";; S, a tie between "The Sing
ing Kid" "Petticoat Fever" wife
VS.. Secretary" and "These Three" :"
When Zone Manager John j.
Payette of Warner Bros. read
what was said here last week about
Changing the Guard" a short
feature in color that will be the
w. B. entry for the 1886 abbrevi-
ated championship, he ordered a
"build-up" for this cpecial.
1t will go on an Earle Theater pro-
gram where it will be screened at
every show. Changing the Guard"
has Sibyl Jason, Halliwell Hobbies.