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Evening star., 1937-09-09

1T is going to seem like old times,
or something, at the Earle starting
Friday. That is all because Oracle
Barrie will come back to headline the
vaudeville bill on the very stage from
which she leaped to prominence from
the position of mistress of ceremonies
Since her several months stand in the
corner now filled so handsomely by
Audrey Sieber, Miss Barrie has sung
from so many stages that it would
take c. P. A. to count them. Her
last appearance in Washington was in
the Fall when hers was the pleasant
task of carrying the vocal burden of
The Show Is On" That starring
vehicle of Beatrice Lille and Bert
Lahr did not provide Miss Barrie with
the greatest numbers she ever has
sung, but she did nicely with the
material given her.
Dick Powell in Varsity Show" the
picture for the week, probably will have
hard time making Washington like
his work better than it does Miss
-'es'A ~ % itSA soiSS may iiOl Ue Iile
greatest that ever carried a vocalist
north of the District Line. but she is
a very capable seller of songs; which
is more than modest Miss Barrie pre-
tends to be.
"CUSAN and God" which Gertrude
Lawrence did briefly in the
Spring after her triumph in Tonight
at $50" with Noel Coward, is the first
new play to be offered at the National
Theater this Fall. Its Spring run
was not long enough to take the new"
off 1t September 20 will be the
Washington opening date and two
weeks later the play will move into
the Plymouth Theater in New York
The overture at the Capitol
Theater starting Friday has the in
teresting angle of going with the pic
ture Stella Dallas" which opens the
same day at the Palace. Phil Lampkin
arranged the pieces which will con-
stitute tribute to motherhood, the
theme, OF course, of Stella Dallas"
:. War in the raw, but not too raw.
will highlight the news pictures on the
Irans-Lux screen starting Friday. 1t
will come direct from cameras grinding
away on the fronts in both China and
Spain.
Evening star., 1937-09-09

n1 tiic NdtlOiiAl lneaDeT. Such is
Muni's playing of Emile Zola that he
universally is given credit for the i'm
pressive achievement of turning biog-
raphy into another artistic triumph
for Warner Bros. His Zola is so def
nitely zola that the cameras might
have been turned upon the real char
acter had there been cameras when the
famous Frenchman was living his COL
orful life upon the stage of human
affairs.
The same may be said for Spencer
Tracy's Interpretation of Manuel in
Captains Courageous" Tracy's per-
formance was the standout feature of
that astonishingly fine product of
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer.
Earlier in the year this department
walked out on the limb upon which all
newspaper men are trying to occupy
these days with the statement that,
come what may, Tracy could not be
beaten out of this years Academy of
Motion Pictures award for the best
performance of 1887. If MUM and
Warner Bros. had read it, they could
not have done a better job of making
the author of that prediction uneasy
until the award finally is made Walk
ing and sleeping, the latter will see
Zola and Manuel running neck and
neck toward that prize from now I'M
til next January. 1t is inconceivable
that third performance can come
along to challenge those of MUM and
Tracy in the two parts mentioned.
But it was inconceivable months ago
that Muni's zola, for all of Muni's
recognized artistry, would constitute
such a powerful competitor for mas
culine acting honors for the year.
(How's that for hedging?)
TN CONNECTION with Muni's in
depreciation of Zola, it is interest
ing that the final picture he will do
before departing on that indefinite
vacation period Il year or 10) will not
be biographical 1t was proposed that
1t should be. In view of the success of
his Louis Pasteur and the probable
success of Zola, Warner Bros. seem
TO have had great deal of logic on
their side in making the proposition.
MUM, however, said no. He does not
want to do much of anything before
he stops making pictures, but least of
all does he want to portray another
famous character In history.
Evening star., 1937-09-09
Where and When
CMrent Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"TTae Life OF Emile Zola, y
Paul Mum in an excellent film biog-
raphy: 2:30 and $50 pm. (All seats
reserved.)
Earle-'Lost Horizon" James Hill
tons novel brought to the screen
magnihcently: 10:45 am, l:25. AIS.
7:05 and $50 pm. Stage shows
\, 3:55, GAS and 9:25 pm.
apitoI-"Big City" melodrama re-
volving about a taxi war: IL am,
i:40. 4.30, 7:l0 and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: 1245, 3:35, s:15 and 9 pm.
Keith's-"The Life of the Party
new. fast-moving comedy romance
1880 am, lis, 3, 4:4o, 6:25, $40 and
e:55 pm.
Artists and Models .''
Jack Benny and beauty-studded
musical: IL am, l;o5, $40, $40, 7:25
and e:35 pm.
Palace-"Thin Ice,' new musical
with more skating by the queen of ice
skates: 1920, 2:4o, sos. 7:25 and
e.45 pm.
Columbia-"The Good Earth" su-
perb screen translation of Pearl Bucks
novel: ll:l5 am, 1:50, 4:3O, 7:05 and
$40 pm.
Trans Lux-News and shorts. Show
runs hour and Is minutes, contin-
uous from 10 am. until midnight.
Rialto-" Invitation to Waltz. -
Viennese operetta: 1920, 1:55, 4:30
tbs and s:55 pm. M" psychological
study of horror: 1880, 3:25, and
$40 pm.
Little-"Under Two Flags" excit-
ing story of life in the Foreign Le-
gion: 1l:05 am, 1:l0, 3:i5, $40
1.25 and $50 pm.
Amhassador-"E Easy Living" one ol
the brightest of the seasons light.
hearted comedies: 6, 7:50 and csc
pm.
Calvert" Exclusive" melodrama in
q newspaper yarn: 2:2O, 4:lo, sos, 6
ana you pm.
Sheridan-"Slave Ship" exciting
melodrsma on the last of the "slavers".
2, 1855, $50, 7:45 and $40 pm.
Penn-"San Quentin" melodram;
within prison walls: 2;35, AIS, $40
9 and $50 pm.
Tivoli-"The Toast of New York,
robust and witty film biography: 220
ABS, $50 and 9:l0 pm.
Uptown--"Topper." hilarious screer
version Of the Thorne Smith novel
gao sos, e25 and GAS pm.
Murder in the Ret
Barn." the Summer theater group
most successful melodrama revived
$50 pm.
Evening star., 1937-09-09
After You, Sir.
WHEN large companies are wol

WHEN large companies are work.
ing with millions of dollars at
stake it would seem too altruistic to
expect much courtesy to enter the
game.
Yet this is exactly what happened
when three motion picture companies
by chance happened to pick the same
locale and the same night to make
elaborate location shots.
The largest of these companies was
the Samuel Goldwyn THE Adven-
lures of Marco Polo" unit, using ,OOO-
odd extras in night battle scenes at
Malibu Lake.
A mile distant was the Selznick-
International company, making Tom
Sawyer" and an equal distance
farther on Paramount was making
Summer Romance"
Since all three we're tapped into
the same high-voltage line, the light
ing of Goldwyn's 900 arc and sun
Evening star., 1937-09-09

lamps produced such load on the
line that Selznick and Paramount
were unable to shoot, and vice versa.
Finally Director Archie Mayo of
THE Adventures of Marco Polo" hit
upon the plan of sounding bugle calls
for the purpose of warning the rival
companies. The other directors
adopted the same plan and the costly
business Of having lights fade out in
the midst of scene was ended.
Evening star., 1937-09-09

No less than 20 Of these have written
Robert Montgomery that they de-
tected one on him. They say It u
impossible to whistle with a cigarette
in ones mouth as he did in Might
Must Fall" Montgomery wants them
to know they are wrong. He can--and
does-do this feat.
Evening star., 1937-09-09
The Name, Please?
I 1NTIL he shortened 1t to mo

l 1NT1L he shortened it to more
practical proportions, George
Balanchine, ballet master of the
American Ballet group, now appearing
IN Samuel Goldwyn's The Goldwyn
Follies,' possessed name that would
stagger any theater marquee. He was
born George Melitonovitch Belanchi-
vadze, but trimmed down the name
when he became master of the famed
Diaghilev Ballet in 1929.
Evening star., 1937-09-09
Connolly in Musical.

WALTER CONNOLLY, Columbia
contract player, who was las,
seen as Nero Wolfe in 1.-The League Of
Frightened Men," has been assigned
to a feature role in Columbia's new
musical, Freshman Follies," in which
Charles Starrett and Joan Perry will
play the leads.
Evening star., 1937-09-09
465-P0UND COMIC DIES
Frank (Fatty) Alexander Was
Pioneer in Films.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, September 8
Rl.-Frank (Fatty) Alexander, So
contemporary Of Roscoe (Fatty)
Arbuckle, Kupie Morgan and other
heavyweight comedians of the silent
screen, died yesterday after a heart
attack.
He acted in Keystone, Hal Roach
and Mack Sennett comedies for more
than 20 years, retiring when the talk
ing picture supplanted the silent
screen. He weighed ASS pounds at the
time of his death.
Evening star., 1937-09-09

brought her to Hollywood by air.
plane and bought her a ticket back to
Seattle.
The fifth had moved to Chicago to
get married. She wouldn't come back
to Hollywood. And at the last min
ute all this hard work was aided by
Dame Fate. The three girls who were
in Hawaii returned home the day be-
fore the scene was made.
Evening star., 1937-09-09
Abandons VillainY.

After long succession Of villain.
Gus transformations. Basil Rathbons
plays his first truly romantic cinema
role in Bobby Breens R-K-O Radio
starring vehicle, Make WISH" .
Principal production.
Evening star., 1937-09-09

Most people visiting a set wonder
how hot it is under those bright lights,
and why 1t is necessary for stars to
have stand-ins to carry the burden
while set is being lighted and cam
eras focused. This incident might an
swer the question. Gladys George was
drenched during rain scene in Ma
dame x" To dry her clothes while
waiting for another scene, she stood
in front of one big light In five min
utes she was completely dry again
Many fan looks for movie "boners."
Evening star., 1937-09-09
Paul Num- s. "Zola" Joins
Academy Award Race
It's Neck and Neck Battle $50 Far) Between
His Characterization and Spencer Tracy's
Manuel-Gracie Barrie Returns
BY JAY CARMODY.

rs directors medium
WOOD And
or nearly idea
Il making motion - - "a
Comes along every now and then
rs q challenge to that ~
AT the present moment Paul precisely
Evening star., 1937-12-22
Reconstruction of Taylor
Is 1885 Big Project
Next Few Roles Will Make Him
Over in Image and Likeness
Of Men With Muscles.
BY lay CARM0DY.

not De pe per about @ this business Of looking backward at this
w where HOLLYWOOD will be at the
' reconstruction of Robert
reconsruinp
the
Evening star., 1937-12-22
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing.

Palace-"Nothing Sacred" Lombard
and March say it with fists in this
one: 11:35 am, 1:35, 3:40, $40, 7:45
and $50 pm.
Keith's-'Manhattan Merry-Go-
Round" another musical screen va
riety show: 1924, 1929, 3:34, 5:3s,
7:44 and 9:49 pm.
Capitol-"52nd Street." a once dig
nified street becomes the main stem'
Of swing: IL AM, las, 4:34, 1920
and 10:08 pm. Stage shows: 1885,
a:l5, e:15 and $3.50 pm.
Earie-"The Barrier" filmization OF
the Rex Beach novel: IL am, 1870
AIS, tbs and 10 pm. Stage shows
12:45, 3:35, $50 and s:15 pm.
Observation-Disclosures Witnesses. .
breaking up the protection" racket:
11:40 am, las. 3:45, $50, 7:5o and
$50 pm.
Columbia-"Double Wedding" 10y
steals Powell to save" her sister
11:45 am, las, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and
9:45 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Show
runs hour and Is minutes, continu-
ously from 10 am. to midnight.
Little-"The Crusades," revival Of
the stirring De Mile film: II am, / :35
AIS, $50 and $50 pm. THE River:
l, 3:35, 6:15 and 8:55 pm.
Evening star., 1937-12-22

Taylor reconstruction program by
other equally vital parts.
This department, which, frankly,
never has been ecstatic in its praise of
Taylor'S screen work, nevertheless
would like to see him throw aside the
cocoon of beauty and emerge as q
sincere actor in parts worthy Of q
sincere actor. There is no reason why
he should not do it. That he has q
desire to d. so-and he does-testifies
to the fact that being matinee idol
is not his goal in the world.
And besides having him become the
male moviegoer's favorite performer,
which could happen, we suppose, would
be one OF the stories of a lifetime. And
what time the women could have
saying, Il told you so!'
X X X X
WHEN Sonia Henie falls and bangs
her head on the ice, every hos
pital in Hollywood is filled to overflow
Ing with flowers Miss Henie did
not go to hospital after the mishap
-. She went home Flowers started
coming from everywhere Europe,
Asia and places like that, from which
you can send flowers by wire, of
course -. Miss Henie did not want to
be buried in blooms, so she sent them
to people who were not famous, and
who needed flowers more than she
did . They will have to give Jane
Withers better pictures now The
pudgy little girl, who is smart and
cute and so much like any other IL
year-old, has just cracked the first 10
among movie money-makers and did
it in spite of pictures which are rated
class B as to production cost, if not
merit 1t would be funny if she
and Shirley Temple ran first and
second next year, wouldn't it? If
Fernand Gravets toy soldiers should
be endued with life all of sudden, M.
Gravel probably could conquer quite
IA few countries in this upset world . :.
He has 10000 soldiers in his collec-
ton :. Worth 100000, they say
Which makes you wonder how much
that many human soldiers are worth :.
Carole Lombard is pretty much in the
plight of Paul NUM- these days :.
If her playing in Nothing Sacred"
was not so much like (only better)
that in some of her other similar roles,
she probably would win lots of prizes
this year The same goes for MUM
whose Zola was so akin, in essence,
to his performance in Pasteur last
year . . Ditto role. no ditto honors
seems to be the way it goes :.
"Rosalie" which comes to the Palace
Christmas eve was screened yesterday
afternoon .. Thereafter was a party,
great big beautiful party at which
Carter Barron was host to what
seemed like everybody
Evening star., 1937-12-22

May. Incidentally, the two-year term
contract recently signed with Roach
by Aherne Is the latter's first Holly
wood contract.
There are only two film companies
giving Christmas bonuses to employees
this year-Selmick International, for
workers receiving less than SIS .
week, and United Artists, distributing
$4,000 among those employed in the
company's exchanges. But all the
studios here will keep open Qiquor)
house as usual Christmas eve.
X
Potted news Of the week Yet
another picture scheduled for George
Raft-"Racing Form" in which he
portrays an Arnold Rothstein type Of
gambler. Raft has been on the idle
list since ''Souls At Sea-" and will
be much happier when his studio
actually puts him before a camera.
In the meantime, he collects $4,000
a week and is able to bear the wait
with equanimity Marlene Die
trich is cutting new capers, and, as .
result, French Without Tears" has
been postponed until March.
When John Barrymore returns from
his New York vacation, he gets to-
gether with w. G. Fields for Things
Began to Happen" .. Robert Young
will be borrowed from M-G-M for
Twentieth Century-Fox's "Josette," in
which Simone Simon and Don Ameche
supply the love interest. Later,
Ameche will trek to Paramount for
the lead opposite Carole Lombard in
1.-TWO Bad Hats
Katharine Hepburn replaces Irene
Dunno in 'The Mad Miss Manton. +"
The reason for the switch-Miss
Dunno would like her next picture to
be on the serious side Leo Nc
Carey, whose name has become news
since his direction Of "The Awful
Truth" Is planning, as his next
Hollywood effort. Great Men Are
Dangerous" by the French Claudius
Bartheux Luise Rainer's contin-
ued differences with M-G-M gives
Maureen O'Sullivan her best break to
date-the lead in "Madelon," for
merly titled Fanny" and intended as
q starring vehicle for Miss Rainer.
Evening star., 1937-12-22

out the tune on the piano Then
reached in his bag of novelties for
another trick which would be
good even if he couldn't do it E.
covering the keys with a table CLOTH
ripping out a whizzing, syncopated
arrangement of II Got Rhythm" =.
with neither his right hand nor his
left hand able to see where they were
going.
- Street scene: The seedy-looking
gent, bit the worse for too much
cheap schnapps, shouting to the world
at large, in voice that once was well
modulated and educated Il do.
too, know what it is. I can visualize
1t. can feel it. can write-write
my heart out"
Every one concerned may take
bow for that handsome new Shar-
Zad room at the Carlton and for the
debut party tossed for it Thursday
night where scads and scads of
the towns sleeker and more COM
Portable citizens turned out to pack
the place to the brim to dance. or
at least to stand midst the mob on
the dance floor, to suave music by
Jules Duke and his crew the first
music makers around town, Incl
Evening star., 1937-12-22
DANCING.

PEYTON PENN STUDIO. 1i45 at NV.
Met. 1880. Modern dancing ballroom .
specially: standard routines ballroom
etiquette. Please telephone evenings.
Evening star., 1937-12-22
After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places.
BY the Spectator.
Trade Mark Registered. o. s. Patent once

~ THE bandstand a bugle
call and when the
bugle sounds it's the beginning of one
of the more amusing sights around
the village First there's chorus
OF grounds then
Nuts. The boss said we didn't
have to do a late show unless some
new parties came in and all these
lugs have seen it!'
why don't they go home they
can't buy anything!w
We'll, won't go on!"
I'm certainly not going to do my
speciality"
Another girl tosses disguised look
at her complaining sisters, gets up
and ambles toward the dressing
rooms still another just stands
there, gnawing a hunk of chewing
gum in time to the music The
manager arrives from somewhere to
scream, What goes on here? Why
aren't you girls dressing?" The
master of ceremonies dashes up
II can't do a thing with them" he
says "One girl says she won't
do her number and . ;" Never
you mind" the boss tells him. "You
announce the numbers and We'll take
care Of the rest. Why aren't you girls
dressing??!!" We'll, somebody
said We didn't have to do this show"
one of them answers Somebody
said!' he shouts Did some
body say there wouldn't be any pay
day? There's show in five minutes!"
There is a show in five or
maybe seven or eight minutes
but the one the gals put on before
hand sitting in their corner
complaining because they have to
dance at am. is the best show
of the evening at that particular night
club.
- Sonny Kendis, the piano wizard
pho brought his band from the Stork
Club to the Pail Mall this fall, who
goes back to New York to the Glass
Hat, swank new room in one of the
better hotels, the first of the year =.
not only played You Were There"
for couple of visiting firemen the
other afternoon but followed it
by grabbing an empty beer bottle from
. nearby serving table, with it beating
Evening star., 1937-12-22

Bing Crosby is her co-starring mate.
"Buccaneer," Franciska's first Holly
wood film, reaches the public the first
week in February.
X X X
If Cary Grant is not available
and present indications are negative
Brian Aherne will take over his role
in Topper Returns" the sequel to the
successful Topper" in which Cary
starred with Constance Bennett. Grant
has one more film to make on his Hal
Roach contract, but the chances are
that he will be tied up in another
studio on one of his numerous COM
mitments when the Topper" picture
goes before the camera in April or
Evening star., 1937-12-22

Stories by Jacques Deval, author Of
"Tovarich" and Club Des Femmes," :"
are very much in demand in Holly
wood, and Paramount has just bought
his play, "Soubrette." as a starring
vehicle for foreign import Franciska
Gaal and Fred MacMurray. Production
follows Never Say Die" in which
Miss Gaal appears with Jack Benny,
and Paris Honeymoon" In which
Evening star., 1937-12-22

dentally, to sound off with that you're
a Sweetheart" that's on the way to-
ward being hit Especially may
Decorator John Koch take a bow, for
his romantic setting makes the Shar-
zad the most attractive night spot for
miles around, and we mean miles.
- All, fame .. Jack Espey, whose
title is general manager or something
OF Mr.. G. Marshalls Redskin foot
ballers, was introduced a few nights
back as he sat at the Bamboo Gardens
ringside introduced to all the
people as Jack Espert.
Gal, whose initials we will sup
press, took a swing at her escort at
the Madrillon the other eve lust
as Parker was leaning over the table
to take an order ;. and almost sliced
poor Parker's schnozzle off.
Wonder if the "socialite" men,
toned in those stories about Ann
Corio is the diplomat with whom she's
oft been seen about town Men,
Der of the social fox-chasing set was
startled almost awake at the Heigh Ho
one recent eve when his waiter
confessed he himself used to go fox
hunting down in Virginia when he
was a keed And there's a waiter
down at the Cocoanut Grove who
came to town with some four bucks
in his pockets =. put himself through
high school, college. law school, got
married >. has been working at a
Government job in the daytime and
at the C. G. at night while studying
for the bar exam, which he faced yes
terday {. and you and you and you,
who think life is tough just because
you can't find anything to do after
5 am, ought to be blushing under
your night club tans Madrillon
has customer who is such a steady
customer he even shows up for orches-
ira rehearsals and Johnny Shaw
has become so accustomed to having
the chap about that he called him on
the carpet the other day for arriving
at 3:15 for rehearsal called for
2:30.
Evening star., 1937-12-22

Ambassador-"stand- -in," Maizena,
tician Leslie Howard learns about Hol-
lywood and love: 8, 7:50 and $40
pm.
Sheridan-"Angel," Marlene Die
trich being typically Dietrichish: 2,
3:55. $50, 7:45 and '9:45 pm.
Penn-"Conquest," Garbo and Boyer
in Napoleon's love story: 2:25, 4:4o, 7
and 800 pm.
TivoM Conquest; 2:25, 4:45,
7:05 and $50 pm.
Uptown-"Conquest": 2:25, AS,
7:05 and 9:25 pm.
Evening star., 1937-12-22

on his contract.
Scripters Eleanor
Griffin and Will
liam Rankin re-
Gently spent 10
days in Chicago
comforting wit h
DR.. Morris Fish
bein, e ditor of
the Medical As
sociation Journal,
and W ere given
access to records
Of the h a r m
perpetrated b y
quacks over the
last 35 years.
Evening star., 1937-12-22

Twizzler Answer.
The mirror was feet tall and would
have to be feet tall If the man stood
IL feet away.