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Evening star., 1938-01-15
"Tovarich" Moves
To the Met.

|OVARICH," the gallant romantic
comedy having to do with the
hard life and the fine, bright. tender
love of a pair of discarded Russian
mobiles, now has moved to the Metro.
politan Theater.
1t has been changed only slightly
from the stage play which brought
delight to the hearts OF SO many people
and such changes as have beer
wrought probably only make "Tova.
rich" better entertainment for the
larger film audience.
Charles Boyer and Claudette Col.
bert are the two fine mobiles Of ole
Russia who have had the land Of theil
glory shot out from under them BY
revolution, when the streets ran ree
with the blue blood of the Whites
Finally they take to servitude in the
kitchen Of a rich French household
and take to it so happily that it almost
breaks your heart to know that theil
new life is q house of cards destined
to come tumbling down about theil
ears at fine dinner when the famou:
guests start curtseying to the butler
and maid. 1t is pair of as winning
characters as you have seen on the
screen and Miss Colbert and Mr.. Boye,
play them with the utmost skill. Basi
Rathbone is fine, too, as the commissa,
of the new Russia.
"Tovarich" IS a warm, human ano
tender film which you shouldn't pass
up.
Evening star., 1938-01-15
"Rosalie" Is Back
At Columbia.

IF YOU can imagine Nelson Eddy as
convincing halfback on the Army
football team, and Eleanor Powell as a
Gra,ntarhan princess, then you prob
ably will like "Rosalie," the massive
A-G-M musical which returned yester-
day 10 the Columbia for third week
on r street. II you can't imagine Mr..
Eddy ripping of 95 yards through the
Navy line, nor Miss Powell being q
eapricious princess, then maybe you
ought TO go down just out Of curiosity
to see how mconvincingly they do the
Jobs assigned to them. Never were
parts better designed to demonstrate
that Mr.. Eddy is just q singer, albeit
. remarkable one, and Miss Powell, a
dancer who Is not always remarkable.
It Is not. however, the casting errors
that make "Rosalie" such a glittering
failure As piece Of entertainment.
Most important factor contributing to
that-in spite of W. S. Van Dykes
direcHon-is its size. So deep was the
concern with making the film a tri-
umph for the construction department
that other interesting necessities of the
occasion were completely overlooked
eigness simply became too big.
There are some details Of "Eosalie''
that not even its size can smother
Among them are the comedy moments
Of Frank Morgan and Ray Bolger. Mr..
Bolger, you may remember, is one OF
the country's finest male dancers, but
he gets no chance to demonstrate his
talents here. He is good comic, how
ever. Miss Powell does what dancing
Is done in the picture, but she is lost
somewhere in the vastness Of the set
against which she performs. J.C.
Evening star., 1938-01-15

thing-with two secretaries, a mana
ger, his wife and his secretary.
X
Monday :. Warner Baxter stops
everything at scalp treatment salon
by serving highballs to patrons and
operators. At the same place, Jimmy
Ritz is introduced thus to a 6-year-old
youngster-"this is Jimmy Ritz. the
motion picture star" What starr"
replies the lad without emotion.
Tuesday Everybody who Is q
tennis enthusiast-and everybody is
tricks into the Pan-Pacific Auditorium
for the first match of the season be-
tween Ellsworth Vines and Fred
Perry Cary Grant shares his
Phyllis Brooks with Pat di Cicco j..
Tennis Player Paulette Goddard is
minus hat and her Charlie Chap
lin William Powell, escorting
Annabella, creates fashlight pande-
monium .. The Fred Astaires occupy
a box with Douglas Fairbanks, sr., and
his slender Sylvia, who receives an
affectionate cinema style embrace
from late-comer Connie Bennett :.
Hair note-The actors with the least
hair. as seen from my vantage point
Fred Astaire, who owns less hair cov-
erage than any star in Hollywood:
Charles Boyer, Douglas Fairbanks, ST.,
and William Powell. On the other
side of the hairnet is Gilbert Roland,
who prefers his locks way down his
neck.
Evening star., 1938-01-15
News Is Varied
At Trans.Lux.
pRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS

PRESIDENT ROOSEvELTs now
famous crack about the 4-inch
tail and the 96-inch dog Is far and
away the high light of the current
bill OF goods on display at the Trans
LUX. At least 1t gets the most en-
thusiastic response from the citizens
gathered to take their news in pain
less pictorial doses.
Also there is an exceedingly bright
moment contributed by Mr.. Lew Lehr.
Well, not exactly bright, perhaps, but
mighty funny. This week the we'll
known dialectician Of the newsreels
has himself all involved with inven-
tions-such things a. screen doors
with bigger holes, for keeping out
butterflies and cellophane newspapers
for reading In restaurants and watch
ing your hat and coat at the same time.
Elsewhere the news cameras have
turned on a varied. If not particularly
exciting array Of events. The disas-
ter OF the Samoan Clipper Is covered
by pictures Of an airplane like the
Samoan Clipper in flight; the lack of
intelligence Of man in the mass il
covered by shots of Alice Faye being
dragged by q flying wedge OF police-
men-through a mad mob at 4 New
YORK movie opening. And there are
people doing the big apple, girls play-
ing basket ball on roller skates, people
falling down when trying to ski
mayors lambasting the c. I. O.. the
c. I. o. lambasting right back, trends
pointing toward Fascism and trenos
pointing in other directions and all the
other things that go into the news of
the moment.
Inc shorts include an Interesting
ehmpse OF the modernity Of Csecho-
sioVakaa, a cartoon, q look 1T West
foint physical training and a few
other items.
Evening star., 1938-01-15

Joan Davis have double-yumph, the
zanies. They probably are the greatest
romantic team the screen has intro
duced in q decade.
In Love and Kisses" all these people
find themselves concerned with a
trivial but frivolous yarn about q
singer and a publicity hoax. Mr..
Bernie attempts to perpetrate the hoax
on Mr.. Winchell. but Mr.. w. discovers
1T in the nick of time, plays a cute little
gag on Mr. B., making him believe he
has been kidnapped and bringing him
blindfolded into the opening Of his
own night club for his death scene"
\ IL this has been embellished and
frightened by some slick and
witty dialogue; by some lifting Gordon
and Revel tunes; by the deft direc-
torial touch Of Sidney LAnfield and
by the playing OF the persons involved.
Most diverting of all are the antics
OF Miss Davis and Mr.. Lahr, who con-
tinually are hiding each other in
closets so they may, whenever the
coast is clear, dash into each others
arms to whisper poetic messages of
true love-
1t is exceedingly pleasant, too. to
have Miss Simon back with us. and
back in part which suits her talents
far more than did the role Of Diane
in Seventh Heaven" She is COM
pletely believable as the little French
singer about whom all the business of
kidders kidding kidders revolves and.
If you will pardon our saying so, she
Is also completely delicious. Mr.. VIM
chell and Mr.. Bernie play themselves
with reasonable authenticity and Dick
BALDWIN Is about.
\
PENNY DAVIS new "stardust Re-
vue OF 1888" brings lot Of enter
tainment to the stage. presenting sew
eral youngsters who are going places.
The swing fans in yesterdays matinee
audience couldn't get enough of the
antics Of Rose Blame and Tiny Wolfe
and the comedy fans didn't want to
let Masters and Rollins go away and
rest. Both are top-notch duos in their
lines.
Also you will like the smooth aero
batic tap dancing done by Anita
Jakobi, the trumpeting of young Billy
Blake, the songs of Margie Knapp and
some of the other contributions
Whether you like Mr.. Davis personal
contribution to the show is, of course.
quite matter of taste, but there
probably is no point in complaining
now Mr.. Davis has been making a
living doing the same thing for long
time.
Evening star., 1938-01-15
Where and When
lCurrent Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National"If Were YOU" new
comedy starring Constance Cummings:
3:30 and $50 pm.
Keith's-"You're Sweetheart" new
musical frivolity. with Alice Faye:
n:25 an, 1:25. $3.50. 5:35, 7:35 and
$40 pm.
Earle-"Every Days . Holiday" !"
with Mae West doing the celebrating:
10 an, 1925, 2:50. $40, 7:45 and
1910 pm. Stage shows: 11:35 an.
2, 4:30, 6:55 and 9:20 pm.s
Capitol-"Love and Hisses," Simone
Simon sings to w. Winchell and B.
Bernie: 1l:05 am, las, 4:25. 7:2O
and 10 pm. Stage shows: 12:40, 3:25,
6:l5 and pm.
Metrop0litan-"Tovarich," merry
screen version OF the gay comedy: IL
am. los, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35 and GAS
pm.
Columbia-'Rosalie, another week
for the Nelson Eddy-Eleanor Powell
musical: 11:40 am, 2:1O, 4:40, 7:l0
and $40 pm.
Palace-"Hurricane Mr.. Goldwyn
introduces Jon Hall in a South Seas
drama: 11:55 am, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10
and 9:35 pm.
Trans s-Lux-NeWs and shorts. Con-
tinuous from 10 am. to midnight.
Little THE Scoundrel," another
revival for the Noel Coward film: !:
HAS am, las, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and
GAS pm.
Ambassad0r-"Victo the Great"
dramatic film biography of England S
beloved Queen: 1:l5, 800, $40. 7:20
and $50 pm.
"Stand-In," mad-house friv-
olity Of Hollywood life: 1885, 3:45,
$50, TAO and $50 pm.
Sheridian-"Stand-I /, 3:20,
5:35, TAO and GAS pm.
Tivoli-"The Barrier" new Aim YER
sion Of the Rex Beach yarn: 1:45,
1855, sos, 7:55 and $50 pm.
UptOwn-"Back in Circulation" ="
tabloid reporting a la Hollywood: !:
l:30. $40. $50, TAO and 9:35 pm.
Evening star., 1938-01-15

other great outdoor sports. In the
year 1899 she is being pursued by an
honest cop Edmund Lowe, who'd
rather not arrest her. and bounded
by dishonest police inspector Hloyd
Nolan, who, the cad, is angry be-
cause she has lodged his passes. In
this ticklish spot the notorious Peaches
O'Day displays far more composure
than bull fighter at cat fight, and
for her courage she receives numerous
rewards. Among them: A rich, old
fuddy duddy decides to play angel to
q musical show starring her as Mile.
Fiji" (an incidental reward being
the opportunity to don a black wig
and sing some French ditties); as
the French actress she meets and
conquers her enemy, the police in
spector; her honest policeman be-
comes candidate for mayor and
amidst chorus Of huzzahs and aints
whips on to victory.
Eddie Sutherland, who directed
Every Days a Holiday" treated the
whole affair as q farce with musical
trimmings. technique commendable
enough when it does not include
clogging up the works with too many
dancers, parades and vaudeville acts.
The moments OF concentration on Miss
Vests especial talents are perhaps
the best IN the show, as she surely,
surely never lets 4 scene lie down
and die.
WHEREVER 1t is they have been
keeping Clyde Lucas and his
band all this time, we trust the shac-
kles are burst-brast. II you like
at this point, and that Mr.. Lucas
will come back to haunt the local
stages often in the future. His music
at the Earle this week is Cuban,
swing, semi-symphonic in turn, with
every brand served up to the public
taste. The band is bolstered-needing
none OF it-by three supporting acts
that would in themselves be regarded
as sufficient unto the day on the
average variety card. They are Edna
Strong q 1.-the and clever dancer,
who should stick to hoofing, at which
she is minor genius, and forget
about impersonations, at which she
is major flop; Lowe, Hite and STAN
ley, trio Of zanies who stopped their
first show by making people laugh
but right out loud, and Bob Finch,
a skilled puppeteer. Should you in
tend to learn to love vaudeville once
again, this is the week to give your
self fair chance. II it doesn't work,
better stay home after this and take
up reading Braille. r. B. p, tr.
Evening star., 1938-01-15

a II r. SAMUEL GOLDWYN'S su-
M perspectacle, The Hurri-
w cane" roared into a second
4 4 week at the Palace yesterday,
ready to prove to any curious film fan
that wonders, instead Of ceasing in the
world, are becoming more wonderful
At least that is the case with Gold
wyn's mighty wind, the most exciting
thing you've laid your eyes on in
months; and one Of the most realistic
as well. The tempest, with tidal wave
accompaniment, is the real star Of the
picture-a mad, snarling take-oh on
nature which rips an island and Its
people to shreds for the glory of Gold
wyn and the entertainment Of people
who like q camera between themselves
and their hurricanes.
Even the bewildering ferocity of the
storm. however, will not be able to
divert the attention Of women Aim
fans from the fact that 1.-The Hurri-
cane" introduces q new leading man
to the world. He is Jon Hall, a stall
wart Adonis, perfectly fashioned for
competition with even a hurricane. Mr..
Hall is not required to do much acting
in the role OF Terangi, the native boy
Of Manaqura who runs afoul Of the
cruelty of the white man in the pas
toral bliss Of the South Seas. But that
makes no difference, for Mr.. Hall Is
the kind Of lad who can become an
idol without lifting an expressive fin
~ [o1 4f
interest in "The Hurricane" appears
in the sarong-clad person Of Dorothy
Lamour who, for all her reported de-
sire to 60 back to being dressed, looks
very well as she is shown here.
The real acting Of ''The Hurricane,
which is the Charles Nordof1 James
Norman Hall story OF white brutality
in the Pacific, is provided by Thomas
Mitchell in the role of the philosophic
doctor; Raymond Massey as the cruel
governor of the island; c. Aubrey
Smith as the tolerant, kindly priest,
and John Carradine, the vicious prison
warden. Then, too, there is Mary As
tor, who gives IN appealing interpre-
tation of the kindly wife OF the island
governor.
To miss 'The Hurricane" Is to lose
out ON one Of the finer spectacle num-
bers that Hollywood has achieved. But
that does not mean that 1t il pure
spectacle, for there is considerable
and interesting story told as suitable
overture to the great storm which oc-
cupies the last half hour Of the picture.
j. C.
Evening star., 1938-01-15

have not heard the You're a Sweet
heart" number sung until you hear it
sung by the gal for whom it was writ
ten. She makes considerable. too, Of
such other numbers as MY Fine
Feathered Friend" 80 It's Love" and
helps out admirably when Murphy
goes into that ducky little ditty,
''Scraping the Toast
OF the specialties, apart from Muir
phys dancing and Miss Fayes vocal
izing, that harp number OF Caspar
Reardon's is one that could have been
protracted great deal without irritat-
ing the audience Popular numbers
sort of take on the ethereal quality
of Reardon's harp, making them ap-
pealingly fresh.
You are practically certain to like
also a rope tap number by Nadia and
Ray. which ranges through some
rather intricate acrobatics, the ballet
which Edna Sedgwick tinges with just
enough grotesquerie to make it piquant,
an impersonation of an Oklahoma
pitchman, selling scalp balm, which
introduces Charles Winninger, and for
some reason which we cannot explain
a silly sequence which involves a game
called "pinchy-winchy"
Ken Murray and his stooge Oswald
Coming here for the Presidents BIRTH
day celebration-advt) are given some
moments in which to be definitely un-
solemn about the intricacies of put
ting on musical comedy. Mr.. Muir
ray really manages to be very droll in
some phases of the role of producer
whose publicity stunt is so good that
1t virtually ruins him financially.
Andy Devine, the man with an oy-
ster sticking in his throat, makes a
pleasant contribution to the mild mer-
riment of You're Sweetheart in the
role Of bodyguard who is sorry to
be out of prison because the football
team at Sing Sing has Just been
beaten by the cops, 2l-0.
There are a miscellany Of other
characters and situations in You're a
Sweetheart" to make it a suitably be-
guiling way to pass an evening.
Evening star., 1938-01-15


Jimmy McHugh- Harold Adamso
music, and an array of special small
items ranging from whistling dialogue
to Casper Reardon's Interpretation of
Jazz on harp. It comes out all right,
too, even If it is not devastatingly bril-
liant as probably no one expected it
to be.
Mr.. Murphy makes nice partner
Tor Miss Faye. He has learned to sing,
not too well, but well enough to supple
ment her effective song salesWoman-
snip. What's more. and it may sur
prise you, she knows how to dance
and she and Murphy do a rather in
volved number together which shows
that no matter how Hollywood varies
Murphy's routine, he still is one of the
cinemadom's most talented hooters.
B. G. De Silva, who directed You're
sweetheart" has taken advantage of
some neatly patterned situations to
get somewhat fresh surface on a plot
that is only 80 years younger than
civilization. In case you like specificity,
1t Is the tale of new show which is
all set to WOW New York when it de-
velops that there is an opening night
conflict with the milk fund benefit.
In that desperate situation, when it
looks as if "Oh, Oh. Oklahoma" (the
show must fold, Mr.. Murphy thinks
up just the thing to save it. He will
have rich Oklahoma oil man, pre-
sun1ably in love with the prima donna,
buy the house for week; admitting
not even the critics during that
interval. just as If they never had
heard of the wiles of press agents. the
papers fall for the story like ton of
Hooe presses.
ON THE assumption that you can 60
on from there with the rest of the
story, We shall drop the matter to men,
tion the fact that Miss Faye still
strikes us as one of the loveliest of
Hollywood's blonds. girl with a swell
torchy throat. and one of the few who
manages to look very pretty and win
some when she is bouncing melodies
of the roof Of her mouth. You really
Evening star., 1938-01-15
PROGRAM Thursday.

THE Film Society Of Washington's Is
fourth program, featuring Paul
Rotha, outstanding British motion pic
ture authority, and a collection Of the
best-known European documentary
films, will be presented Thursday 1t
$50 O'Clock at the Rialto Theater.
This will be the only one Of the So
ciety's 10 programs this season pre-
sented on Thursday instead Of Wednes-
dav.
Evening star., 1938-01-15

party that includes Marlene Dietrich
and Simone Simon Photographer
Bogert expressing himself on the IA
NOUS Dietrich legs-"they are not
good-too masculine" Cesar Ro-
nero relaxing At the Racquet Club
pool George Brent in from his
desert hideaway, IL miles from Palm
Springs Dancer George Murphy
stating he wants to give up hoofing
for straight acting and Charlie
Mccarthy and Edgar Bergen posing
for pictures (their favorite pastime)
outside the Del Taquitz Hotel, which
* run BY former Follies Beauty Billy"
Lipps. The Bergen encourage is some
Evening star., 1938-01-15
Eternal Mask" )"

THE Little Theater management has
closed q deal which will bring here
The Eternal Mask" the film which
ran for II weeks at the Filmarte
1heater In New York at 81 admission.
The picture opens its run at the Lit
tie January % and there will be no
advance in the theater's regular price
Rcale
Evening star., 1938-01-15

her current drama, and she shares a
fair section of the spotlight with
Charles Winninger. Walter Catlett and
Charlie Butterworth, whose buffoonery
Is reasonably vigorous, although
wrapped up in the stiff uniforms of
the gay '90s.
Still devoted to the sirloin, If not
the tenderloin, side of life at the
turn Of the century, our heroine has
written for herself here a story Of
q charming crook, an adept at swim
ding. larceny. pocket picking and
Evening star., 1938-01-15

sive-sable jacket,
ose 5 untiringly
for her picture in
the lobby.
Saturday an d
Sunday in
Palm Springs
where the stars
60 to relax from
overwork, col d S
and idle g SIS.
Week end high
lights Andy, of
Amos and Andy,
leading the an
nual g y m k a n a
. the Earl Of
WarXick in a
Evening star., 1938-01-15

The result is success in "Iove and
Hisses." Walter Winchell and Ben
Bernie carry on their feud and Simone
Simon sings, and If one does not arouse
you from whatever lethargy may have
settled upon you. the other will. The
feud is pretty old stuff by now, but
Miss Simon's singing voice Is not.
Neither is Miss Simon for that matter.
She is what is known as salubrious;
she has yumph. And Bert Lahr and
Evening star., 1938-01-15
The Formula Still Works
In "Love and Hisses''
Simone Simon Stars in Bright
Musical at the Capitol.
Benny Davis on Stage.
BY HARRY MacARTHUE..

CAP CArIo @ thus week you will nnd even though the surprise
~ Wonder Formula for Fnusicals still works
had to be told at this q
q
vaudeville enough the
Evening star., 1938-01-15
Three PLAYS.

H Wesley Heights Players viii
present three one-act plays tonight
a. tne Metropolitan Memorial M. Z.
church for the benefit of the church,s
nower fund.
Evening star., 1938-01-15
Alice Faye's New Musical
Is Tuneful Comedy
"You're a Sweetheart" at Keith's
Finds George Murphy Back
At Old Job as Dancer.
BY JAY CARMODY.

Alice Faye you have been longing o-whch would be quite under
tuneu musical which
The Interestingly enough
You're Sweetheart The hm the
Evening star., 1938-01-15
Gay '9Os Setting for
New West Film
Horseless Carriage Leads Mae
To Fame and Glory in
Earle Picture.

who imagined that Mae West obheraed storm letters
the stations
Days Holiday"
find the bouncing
Ter heels like rubber doll
her handsome mouth Miss
Evening star., 1938-01-15
Franciska Gaal Emerges
From Preview as Star
Rv SHEILAH GRAHAM

oLIIwooD Jan IS tNANAo-Dear diary Friday the
IL get their
B. De Miles "Buccane" Gaal enveloped in
coat
tmewhen
Harold
Evening star., 1938-01-15
"Hurricane''
Remains at
Palace
Goldwyn Spectacle
Among Exciting
Camera Feats.

n KR. SAMUEL GOLDWYN'S su-
M perspectacle, The Hurri-
/V cane" roared into a second
4 Il week at the Palace Yesterday
Evening star., 1938-01-15

still painful =. Sylvia Sidney. mass
OF accordion pleats, bracelets, multi
colored hat and a short-but expen-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-24

summed up in this paragraph of a
letter that went to Rotary clubs In
many nations: "This will stimulate
the public in acquiring a better
knowledge Of your life and thus
bring a stronger bond of friendship
and good Fellowship"
First arrivals were a pair OF Kor-
can models in colorful native cost
ume and their pointed shoes, and a
Japanese lady with her hair piled
high on her head In authentic fash
ion. These were from a friend OF
Miss Finnegan, Miss Grace Mitch
ell, teaching in Seoul, Korea.
First Of the returns from Rotary
clubs is a young fellow from Jun
eau, Alaska, bedecked in furs and
parka. He is a product Of the hand
work Of the Alaskan Indians.
Further she added, Tightly twist
ed straw dolls are tossed outdoors
during the Doll Festival with q
penny tucked between its straw
ribs. They carry with them, Kor-
cans believe, all the poverty, sick
ness, and Ill luck Of the past year
to be transferred to the beggar
boys who pick them up to get the
penny"
The plan is to display the dolls
to aid pupils and adults, too, in ac-
quainting themselves with some Of
the phases of life in these coun-
tries. The display will include ap-
propriate books on the various ma
tions for supplementary reading,
Miss Finnegan said.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-24

Ladies Of st. Paul's Church will
meet at the church basement this
afternoon, Thursday, for work on
the quilting bee. Sss
Attend Odd Fellow Party
MIR. and Mrs. w. II. Parker auto
ed to Alexandria Tuesday evening
where they attended party given
by the Odd Fellows and Rebelxkahs
Of that city. The theme OF the party
was hard times with appropriate
costuming.
Entertained M. i. Ladies' Aid
MRS. Frank Segrin entertained
division four of the Methodist la
dies aid at her home yesterday at
terncon, Wednesday.
League of Women Voters
The discussion group, fostered by
the League of Women Voters, met
Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. Carl Perry. Mrs. Perry and
Mrs. L. L. Kells were in charge of
the program.