The Washington times., 1936-07-24
Dorothy Scott Data

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Dorothy Scott, who portrays
Ernest Trucks wife in Spring Is
Here" the Broadway musical COM
edy opening today at Loew's Fox,
has appeared in q long line Of
legitimate stage hits.
Among notable productions In
which she had important roles are
pride and Prejudice" the New
York Theater Guilds production
of ''The Power Of Darkness" ''The
Immortal Thief" with Walter
Hampden;' "Pygmalion and Gala
tia" and Peter Ibbetson," both
with the Hamrden Junior Play
ers; 1.-THE Way Of the World,
with the Boston Repertory Com
pany in which she played the
lead, Electra" "Lysistrata, The
Way Of the World" Caprice" and
others.
Miss Scott received her training
with the New York Theater Guild
School of the Theater, the Ameri-
can Academy Of Dramatic Art and
Columbia and New York univer-
sites.
In Spring Is Here" Miss Scott
has many trying moments keep
ing UP with stage husband Ernest
Truck whose moments, in turn,
are considerably more trying as he
attempts to diligently guide the
lives Of his two ultra-modern and
precociouS children.
Spring Is Here" is by Owen
Davis, with songs by Rogers and
Hart.
It is the first time that q full
length musical comedy success has
been condensed for presentation
on a local stage. Gene Ford Is
producing the show, with dances
being staged by Ned McGuTn.
"San Francisco" Goes Strong
"San Francisco" today enters
its third week as the major item
Of screen excitement at Loew's
Palace Theater.
II the record crowds Of the first
two weeks are sustained during
this third week, it is likely that
r Street will have q new cine
matte box-office champion. In
fact, it is announced by Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer, producers Of this
film, that "San Francisco" is
heading strongly towards q new
time high ''grosser" for modern
pictures, it's success in washington
being duplicated in scores Of prin-
cipal cities.
Movie Trouble in Germany
American motion picture inter
ests are meeting with increasing
difficulties in Germany, o report
to the Commerce Department from
its Berlin office states.
The principal obstacle hamper.
ing operations Of American film in
tereStS in Germany, it is pointed
out, is the refusal Of the German
Propaganda Ministry to allow i'm
portation of particular pictures,
chiefly on the grounds that the
cast is unsatisfactory or that the
story is unsuitable.
Exchange difficulties have been
further complicated by refusal to
allow the transfer Of German re-
ceipts to blocked foreign account,
which completely prevents any pos
sibility Of getting even a part Of
the money out Of the country, it
was stated.
There is reason to believe, &C.
cording to the report, that some Of
the large firStrun cinemaS will be
forced to close during the summer
months because Of a shortage Of
films. This situation, it is pointed
out, may have some effect on the
restrictive policy now being pur.
sued toward American films.
At the present time, leading first
run motion picture theaters in Der.
lin are showing films which are
not up to their usual standard.
Other houses are reviving films Of
earlier dates. AS the repetition Of
German films has not been IA
vorably received by the public, Ber-
lin theaterS are now showing
foreign, particularly American