Evening star., 1937-04-07

1ngtOn, too. so get ready.
Whatever it makes of the opportu-
nifty (the possibilities seem enormous),
the National Capital can thank Fried
rich Feher for creating it. He is the
producer and director of The Robber
Symphony now being shown at the
Rialto. Mr. Fehers picture is a sort
OF freak in the film world and there's
nothing conventional about the man
himself. His idea of exchanging
opinions with an audience is one evi-
dence of that. To be sure, the opin-
ions are expected to be impersonally
expressed. but even that is something.
Just so he keeps it on the dignified
side, there is nothing to bar the GUS
toner from telling Feher that he
thinks the picture is a tomato. Or
vice versa. Although probably not
unaware of the publicity value of the
stunt, Feher sincerely would like to
talk over his type of film with those
who paid to see it.
His picture and the man himself
give the impression of being slightly
nauseated with the conventional film.
Audiences do not bear him out, but
Feher has a right to his opinion.
Feher, by his own definition, is first
q musician, then an producer.
He has been in the motion picture in
dustry (Which he is trying to make
An arD ever since those first smoky
grotesques chased one another across
the first murky screens. His expert
ence has left him convinced that 1t
would be fine to write symphonies and
Illustrate them with motion pictures.
Should he bother? Would audiences
bother II he did? Feher wants to
know. Any one who feels qualified to
tell him can start talking right after
IL o'clock at the Rialto tomorrow
night or Friday night.
Even If it gets nowhere, as it prob
ably will not, it might turn out to be
interesting. If the audience will only
get up and express its secret heart!
X
PERT GRANOFF will stay second
week at the Earle. Johnny Pay
cite figured it would not be fair either
to Bert or his local admirers to termi-
nate the engagement before every hand
In town is calloused applauding the
tenor who came home success. There
are enough songs in the world, of
course, that Bert can have complete
change Of program next week. Just
to show that he did not go away and
learn four or five new numbers and
come back to show off! He did noti
He will sing some new solos and so
will Carolyn Henry. Then they will
sing some new duets. And Dean Her.
rick will play the organ. And Willie
and Eugene Howard, headlining the
bill. probably will go out and eat worms
out Of sheer jealousy. And that would
be twice shame, what with the How
ards such nice comics and the worms
80 needed for fishing.
X X X
"M1DN1GHT TAXI is not going to
N draw up to the Columbia Fri
day. "On the Avenue" is coming
instead 1t was at the Palace before
"Maytine," came along and chased it
out {. And, speaking of 'Maytime,"
Gas we never seem to stop doing 1t
will keep waikiki Wedding" from
coming to the Palace next Friday ).
That's the picture with Bing Crosby
which sort Of makes a monkey out Of
romance and Hawaii. And press
agents Youngsters with an idea
that circus is all elephants and pea
nuts (and pink lemonade) will find
out differently If they go to the
National Saturday morning. Toby
Tyler" Children's Theater play, will
show them! :. "The Informer" prob
ably is getting the notion that Wash
ington is home" At any rate, it Is
back again at (you guessed it, the
Little Next of the syncopaters on
the Howard Theater bill Is Jimmie