Evening star., 1938-10-07

or to be direct about it, Europe, for
by far the more interesting chapter
of their current issue. Out of it,
they have come with one of the most
graphic narratives Of what went on,
and why, between England, Germany,
Czechoslovakia during recent week.,
The episode deals not merely with
the principal personalities and the
immediate issues involved but ex-
amines thoroughly the" background
of the controversy 1t is fine piece
of celluloid story telling, the most
dramatic thing for great many GUS
toners OH the Keith bill
The remainder of the March Of
Time feature Is devoted to the story
Of this country's war against the
hazard of fire
"VOU Can't Take 1t With YOU"
today becomes the second picture
in the 8-year history of the Earle
Theater to earn the distinction of
being held over for a second week.
According to the theater management,
the decision to hold the picture, and
with it the same stage bill, is the
result Of hundreds of requests from
those who did not want to wait even
an additional week for the Capra
f1lm to reach the Metropolitan
Further by way of proving that
Warmers Bros. are in luck on the
quality Of their current attractions,
-Four Daughters" will be given a
second weeks run at the Metropolitan.
The latter picture is the one to
which Warmers has planned an i'm
mediate sequel in spite of the dismal
misfortune Of having killed of in
the first edition one of the principal
characters Of the basic story.
X X X
WHAT with all the hold-overs, plus
Keith's opening yesterday, today's
new offerings are limited to two.
They are Spawn of the North"
Alaskan tals with Henry Fonda and
Dorotny Lamour at the Palace, and
Straight, Place and Show" at Loew's
Capitol.
THUS to the subject Of Raymond
Massey, via Harry Macarthur eho
did not have to attend two movies
yesterday:
Dear j. C-Well, I went up to see
Raymond Massey, like you said yes
terday. I did not get story, but
had fine time. Thanks.
Mr.. Massey was out sending a cable
gram when 1 got to the National, but
he was back in no time. He was
back because he had to return to get
the money to pay for the cablegram,
he having gone to the telegraph ofice
without any money.
Mr.. Massey says he thinks maybe
he has lot of things in common
with Lincoln, and guess he's right
Probably Mr. Lincoln also was a fel-
low who talked more of the record
than on when he got going in a warm
room on dreary day, which is why
had a fine time but did not get q
story Mr.. Massey talks of the record
very much, also. This Is all right,
of course, because it is invigora ting
to listen to him He's fluent and in
teresting and intelligent, and you can
feel the fire within that makes him
the actor he is. But it does not fill
much space. Talking of the record,
I mean.
MIR. Massey did say, however, that
he was sort of sorry that controversy
over whether or not he should play
Abraham Lincoln was aroused. Made
him feel bit uncomfortable, he ad-
mits, to feel there was something like
criticism in the air before he stepped
on stage. He says an actor ought
to be judged on his ability and his
fitness for a role and not on his ma
tionality, and, Furthermore, even If he
was born in Canada, his ancestry
dates back pretty far in these United
States. He's even got Southern blood.
He also says, while smoking Gig
arettes chain fashion and wishing he
were at the ball game, that he feels
Robert Sherwood has not good play
but a great one in ABE Lincoln in
illinois,"
One thing that annoys Mr.. Massey
is the comparison that has been made
between ABE Lincoln in Illinois" and
Victoria Regina" The Helen Hayes
production he thought was mighty
fine, but it wasn't a play-just a
series of detached episodes picturing
so years of the Queens life. ABE
Lincoln" on the other hand, is a
solid three-act play with a dramatic
theme and logical advancement from
one step to the next. Mr. Massey
gets pretty enthusiastic about this
He also is enthusiastic about Adele
Longmirs, the lass who plays Anne
Rutledge. She is one of the people
who were tested for Scarlett What's
Her-Name, which probably is no dis
tinction, but her test Is reported to
have been the best of all the I'M
knowns So she turned her back on
the movies to get stage reputation