Evening star., 1938-08-15

invited audience at the Palace. 1t Is
to be the attraction there within q
few weeks, probably following the run
of "Alexander's Ragtime Band" The
latter, incidentally, will be shown to
critics tomorrow afternoon.
THE movies are going to streamline
witches. At least streamline
seems good word for it, The change
in models has been decreed by Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer in connection with
its production of The Wizard of o."
Looking at witches realistically in
the light of modern psychology. the
studio has decided their traditional
ugliness belongs to the dark ages.
Their long, pointed noses. cadaverous
mouths, and wild. tormented eyes may
have been all right when parents
thought good scare was q nice thing
for children. M-G-M knows parents
do not think that way today So,
in order to frighten nobody's child
and avoid a lot Of pointed criticism
from enlightened papas and man,
mas, the studio has been extremely
careful in casting the witch in THE
Wizard"
Hired for the part is Miss Gale Son.
dergaard. Miss Sondergaard does not
look like Snow White, perhaps, but
she is quite the reverse Of the evil
looking ladies who were the witches
OF our boyhood. Even though she has
specialized in wickedness throughout
most Of her screen career, she has
managed to contrive q pleasant effect
upon the eye upon all occasions. She
should make mighty fine witch.
While giving witches pleasant fea-
lures and nice curves, M-G-M has no
intention of making them completely
over into good fairies. Miss Sonder-
gard will act just like an d-fash-
loned witch, but she will look so unlike
one that no youngster seeing the pic
ture will 60 home and make her the
leading lady Of four-star nightmare.
How do you think little girls who
zoom up from the ranks of the
chorus talk? Well, here's a quote
from Erin Drew via Paramount:
Il agree that an ingenue does best
to save her kisses for the big moments
before the camera There's no CUES
ton but that it lent a valuable in
genuousness to Olympe's that is the
unkissed Miss Bradna, you remem-
berO first kiss, making 1t almost
unique in the annals of motion
pictures"
What do you mean. valuable inge-
nuousness, Miss Drew?
TONIGHT'S the night Washington
gets its first opportunity to see
how an outdoor drive-in theater works.
Prior to the opening of the theater.
located on the Mount Vernon boule-
ward, 3 miles south of Alexandria,
few invited guests will be entertained
at dinner Going Native" revue
principals have another reason for
working as hard as they are to make
the local talent show at the Capitol
starting Friday 4 big success. Most
popular members Of the cast, by au-
dience vote. will win a free trip to
Bermuda. The lucky boy and girl
two will be chosen, can thank Miss
Ann Sherbert of the Ross Jewelry Co.
for the prize trips :. II Sally. Irene
and Mary Of Rockville" will identity
themselves more specifically, the man.
agement Of the Roadside Theater
would like to answer the letter which
was signed that way !. . Robert Mont
gomery, if Robert Montgomery fans
want to know, is going to have another
one Of those Night Must Fall" type
roles. At his request, M-G-M just
purchased 'The Earl of Chicago" for
Montgomery. In it he will be q
Chicago vice king who inherits an
English title. Quite a departure from
the old brittleness which Mr.. Mont
gomery used to deal in 50 well even
when he wanted to do something else
-. Before the football season Is 80
far advanced that the fans are freez-
ing, Robert Benctley shall have COM
pleted q short on How to Watch
Football"