Evening star., 1936-11-24
BY JAY CARMODY.

TAST and West, that twain
- which 1t was ordained never
should meet, are destined for
- what appears to be two ex-
tremely unhappy attempts to get to-
Eether in Washington this week. Their
meetings provide the themes Of THE
Wingless Victory" the new Katharine
Cornell play tonight at the National
Theater, and of Broken Blossoms"
the photoplay which has its American
premiere tomorrow night at the
Belasco.
1t is only dramatically, of course,
that unhappiness attaches to the two
stories. From the standpoint OF in
depreciation, it is difficult to imagine
the combination of Maxwell Ander-
son and Katharine Cornell meriting
the term unhappy"
: As to Broken Blossoms" which Is
having its turn with the white tie
and mink brigade tomorrow night at
. particularly gala opening. the sad
ness of the story is relieved by some
notably poignant acting on the part
OF Dolly Hass, expatriate German
actress. Miss Hass takes Lillian Gish's
old role in a fashion that will start
IN endless chain of arguments.
= On the whole, what with Winter
set" opening at Keith's tonight, one
could get the impression that this was
tragedy's moment in Washington
in so far as stage and screen are con-
cerned. Even though 1t ignores
East and West altogether, Winter
set" manages to develop its own par
ticular kind of savagery and violence,
q powerful story fabricated out Of
home-produced raw materials.
OF COURSE, those who desire to
~ save the emotions that are de-
stined to be affected by any of the
more serious dramatic creations open
ing tonight and tomorrow, should find
suitable material in the visit of the
even dozen Gold Diggers" who will
storm Washington today under the
sponsorship of Warner Bros. The
gold diggers' visit positively will not
be tragic. From their first appear
ance at Washington Airport this morn
ing at IL O'Clock they should not
evoke tear.
If the theatrical forecast for the
next couple of days is overcast skies
in spite of the gold diggers-the out
look for next week is brighter as to
playwright's and scenarist's themes.
It is largely comedy-musical at the
National, with Naughty Marietta"
and non-musical at the Palace and
Earle, where Love on the Run" and
"Theodora Goes Wild" are the re-
spective offerings.
: The latter picture, in which Irene
Dunno comes down from high c to
q delirious type of comedy, was
screened yesterday afternoon. Miss
Dunno, who appeared in this column
yesterday without the final "e," ex-
hibits a talent for comedy which will
startle those who have the idea that
Hollywood had only mighty fine voice
in that girl. AS for Theodore" in
detail, more after Thanksgiving.
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IT Is a slightly different Broken
Blossoms" that one will see in the
British adaptation of the famous
Thomas Burke story which David
Wark Grifith turned into one of his
better pictures some 18 years ago.
Chen" as written now by Emlyn
williams (misspellers can take heart
tn the fact that his name is mis-
spelled in the film cast). is a Chinese
lad with an oxford accent this time;
IN accent that is Mr.. Williams own
and which in no wise affects the in
of the story. Mr.. Will
Hams. who acts as we'll as writes
sBroken Blossoms" is too clever at
both to allow implausibility to creep