Evening star., 1937-07-19

be one) would turn to the field OF
science and industry and find subjects
for intelligent dramatiZa ton. A limit
less field of things touching every ones
everyday life is to be found for the
looking, Mr. Bennett feels-and saws
emphatically.
her discussion OF shorts by daring
to voice one Of the greatest heresies in
human history. Il hate animated
cartoons she says, adding, "and I
doubly hate Mickey Mouse" Musical
shorts and long travelogues are two
other items which Miss Robinson has
found obnoxious, and the next short
player she hears reciting, is going to
be shot unless he's Burgess Meredith.
Mrs. r. d. Evans, who would like
to see one-act plays and short story
dramatizations in shorts with tech
nicolor dressing as do lots of other
letter writers) thinks history would be
a good place for the picture makers
to visit in the interest Of new material
She likes Benchley shorts-almost as
much apparently as A. Miller Dimond
does not like SO many that come under
the heading Of educational"
Carolin Loving is never made happy
either by the thought that the movies
are trying to educate her, but she feels
even more emphatic on the subject Of
comic brevities. "All the so-called
comedies I loathe and despise barring
the animated cartoon variety" she
writes
Robert w. Eisler thinks the movies
could find in their files COR whatever
they use for storing things) some
interesting short material in the form
Of the old silent pictures. He thinks
brief biographies and snappy mysteries
with the audience playing detective,
also would be compulsive material,
Janet N. Neuman, who is incensed with
horse and buggy" period comedies,
also would like more and better biog-
raphieS
Any others who want to speak up?
X UIH AARONS, representing l8
years Of blond genius for the
game of ping-pong, took up the game
one day when rain spoiled her chance
to play tennis. She became the best
woman player in the world and will
prove 1t to audiences at the Earle
starting Friday. Moreover, she will
prove 1t to any local lad or lass who
happens to think he or she would like
to play champion. Only a natural
masculine reserve keeps us from add
ing the fact that Miss Aarons is rated
among the first 10 ping -pongists re-
gardless Of sex.
QUESTS OF honor At Helen and
Arthur De Titta's party at Variety
Club Saturday afternoon came all the
way from Australia to have that
pleasant time. They were Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Guinness who live in
Sidney 50 he can be foreign editor
there OF Fox Movietone News. The
talk was OF Australia, cricket, tennis
uplomacy the effect Of climate upon
peoples, the pleasant personality of
Sir Ronald Lindsey, the advantage to
Australia Of developing air transporta-
ton, and just little bit of shop on
the making Of newsreels down there.
Henry Armetta was to have at
tended, but something happened which
diverted him to Atlantic City. The
Harry LaWrensons of New York, how
ever. were not diverted; hence were
there.
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TWO more entrants in the screening |
derby for this week were added |
over the week end. They were
Saratoga" for Tuesday, Easy Liv-
ing for Wednesday. Today will find |
every one busy with King Soomon's
Mines" THE Road Back" snd
Topper" That's lot Of movies,