Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-02

man who recently has been trying
to reduce relatively to simple thea
ter, is going to do the same thing.
1t is rare day in human history
when two such stalwartS declare
such startling intentions.
The PrieStley case seems the more
comprehensive. Because of the ma
ture of his dramatic efforts-he
always is trying to monkey with
time as if it were just a funny
thing in which man believed-Nr.
Priestley has had trouble finding
actors who would make his doctrines
and theories clear to the masses. In
other words, he is a misunderstood
dramatist. the misunderstanding
apparently beginning with actors
who try to interpret him. Although
it is surprising, it seems logical for
Mr.. Preistley to take over the job
himself
Mr.. Lewis has had no such PROB
lem. Ever since he quit being
reporter to write Main Street."
he has been realist. distractions
never have troubled him. He has
written solid, human stuff, the
kind of thing an actor should be
able to get his teeth into If he had
teeth. Everything seems to have
gone along swimmingly, much too
so for Mr.. Lewis to have any more
than normal disbelief in actors.
His conversion seems to hsve
been matter of a bit of stunt cast
ing that happened in the New Eng
land summer theater last July.
Alex Dean and Mr.. Lewis, Mr.. Dean
being the director. though it would
be fun for the playwright to do the
leading role in his TT Can't Happen
Here" Mr.. Lewis thought so, too.
He did. 1t was an enormous sue
cess. financially, and it must have
been very satisfying artistically also
for Mr.. Lewis is going right ahead
with his acting. Maybe he will open
in Washington although that is
not settled.
A gifted man Cor did you know
that?), Mr.. Lewis has written his
own play. Its title is simple
declarative, Angela Is Twenty
two" Try to guess what it is about.
Then check your guess against the
next paragraph.
Well, it seems that city physi-
clan of 81 falls in love with a girl
named Angela, who is %. Mr.. Lewis
has carefully avoided the usual tri-
angle aspects of men of 81, girls of
%, and the boy who usually is the
same age as the girl. He has written
a conflict in love which amounts
to pentagon, that is to say, an
affair with five angles. With Mr..
Lewis in the leading role and two
fresh angles on the basic theme,
Angela Is Twenty-Five" sounds like
one of the most imposing announce
mentS of the season.
Fay Wray of the movies will play
Angela.
Amanda Duff, who handles the
love interest in "Just Around the
Corner" Shirley Temples new pic
ture which comes to the Capitol on
Friday, was very pleasing to this
corners scout who saw the picture
screened yesterday. Pleasing, that
Is, In all save one respect. He does
not like her name.
We disagree. But thoroughly"
As they say SO tritely these days.
After all the travail Hollywood has
gone through trying to find names
which make irresistible music in the
ears Of people with money enough
to buy tickets. we want no more of
it. Amanda Duff, all of a sudden,
emerges as the absolutely perfect
screen name-one that ought to set
an imperishable, Interchangeable fash
ion. In fact it might be good idea
to change the name of all current
stars-last names, that is-to Duff.
Myrna Duff, Greta Duff, Joan Duff,