Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-24

Starting Sunday at the Little The
alter and continuing for six weeks,
Washingtonians will have an op-
portunity to see the best representa-
tive films of IL nations. They in
clude pictures produced in the
United States, England, Czechoslo-
vakia, France, Switzerland, U. S.
S. R., Sweden, Ireland, Mexico,
Spain. Germany (before Hitler) and
Austria.
Many of the films listed for the
festival will be shown here for the
first time, among them "Janosik,"
which opens the series on Sunday.
Others represent revivals of previ-
ously popular pictures, some chosen
for particular form of merit, others
by ballot of Little Theater audi
ences. The total list of films to be
shown during the festival includes
% features and 10 shorts, the latter
of artistic or documentary value
sufficient to warrant their inclusion
in a program designed to permit
moviegoers to make a comparison
of the products of the different
countries. Three changes of pro-
grams weekly are planned to permit
the showing of the complete list OF
films in the allotted period.
The event is the second of its
kind ever held. The first was con-
Quoted last summer at the Fifth
Avenue Playhouse. Designed to run
for eight weeks, it proved so popular
that an additional six-week period
was required.
The first weeks pictures will in
clude Czech, French. English and
American releases. They are, re-
spectively, "Janosik." "A Nous La
Liberte," Man of Aran" and Scar
face"
It would be q fine thing If Ann
CARROTS way of breaking into the
New York theater could be stand
ardized. Or maybe it wouldn't. At
any rate, the way Miss Garrett tells
it, it sounds like a good story and
one that gives coincidence a good
workout.
1t seems Miss Garrett just got on
a bus one day. starting the rounds
of her theater friends who had been
telling her for long time they were
sorry, nothing doing. 1t was Fifth
avenue bus, to keep the geography
of the tale straight. Like any one
else on a bus, she started looking
around and kept looking until a
man got on carrying wad OF
manuscripts. He took the seat
directlyein front of her, and being a
curious person, Miss Garrett peeked
over his shoulder to see what the
manuscript was about.
Angela Is %" was the title line
and the authors name was Sinclair
Lewis.
Somebody" thought Miss Garrett,
is going to get job at any rate"
1t was nice thought so she just
kept thinking it, filling up the time
on the bus with pleasant reflections
on other people going to work.
AS buses almost invariably do, this
one finally came to the place where
Miss Garrett was to get off. She did.
A few minutes later she tipped miss
Garrett always zips) into the office
of producer friend.
Did you get my telephone call?"
he fairly screamed.
mo" said Miss Garrett.
well, have I got something for
you?' he asked, stealing the question
right off her vocal cords.
Have II" he went on. 1--WE just
signed a contract for a new Sinclair
Lewis play and there's part for
you in it,
Not being the swooning type, Miss
Garrett did not swoon.
1t is mighty good opportunity
and she Is elated with it, and the
very next time she's out of a job,
she's just going to catch the first bus.
Miss Garrett, who used to play
with the Roadsiders and whose home
is here, dropped in yesterday to tell
us about her system.
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THE Citadel" which stepped aside
for THE Great Waltz" at Loew's
Palace for week or fortnight, had
its initial showing in Washington
last night. The scene was the Cap
itol Theater, the hour midnight and
the purpose that of raising funds for
the National Library for the Blind.
AS an overture to the picture, and
to Thanksgiving, Carter Barron,
Loew division chief, was host at
turkey supper to couple of dozen
turkey enthusiasts.