Evening star., 1939-01-18


of generations. Room for a couple
at any rate. That would mean Peter
has long time in which to make
his mark in the screen world. Nor
mally, at least, that is what it should
mean.
1t does not, however The reason
that it does not is that the young
ster last year gave one of New York S
most sensational performances. The
play was "On Borrowed Time" one
OF the most tear-jerking fantasies
ever written. And one of its greatest
tear producers was Peter Aged 7
and quite unangelic looking as boys
OF that age 60 in this world, he man
aged to be actor enough to stand out
in cast full of veterans. OF him no
less an authority than Dudley
Digges, the cramps" of the play
said, Hes the best actor of any age
with whom 1. ever played" Mr.
Digges has played with a great many
great actors, so his words carried a
great weight.
Among the ears upon which they
fell were those of R-K-O. That
studio was not particularly rich in
child stars at the time SO it grabbed
the Holden youngster practically
sight unseen. 1t thrust him almost
Immediately into The Great Man
Votes"
Advance reports indicate that his
ION Borrowed Time" performance
was no mere flash in the pan: no re-
markable tribute to the skill of that
plays direction. They indicate
rather, that Peter is quite the actor
Mr. Digges said.
Fasteners are waiting for a
d chance to see how accurate the re-
, ports are.
Twentieth Century-FoX will send
. Annabella to the Presidents Birth
day Ball. The studios intention was
announced yesterday by Entertain
ment Committee Chairman Nelson B.
: Bell.
In case any one does not know
Annabella, which would be surpris-
ing after her sensational death in
"Suez, her presence in this coun-
, try is due to the fact that she once
made picture called wings of the
Morning" The finest piece of tech
nicolor to come out of Europe-a
film full of Irish landscape-"Wings
of the Morning" set Hollywood i'm
mediately agog. Specializing at the
time in foreign actresses, Twentieth
Century at once signed Annabella,
who was the star of the film.
In addition to "Suez," she has
made one other picture since COM
ing here. 1t was The Baroness and
the Butler in which she was CO.
starred with William Powell
Her real name, in case any WASH
ington fan insists upon a full auto
graph, is Ann Carpenter. She has
quite forgotten that should any one
care to remind her.
X x x
That Onward, Christian Soldiers"
ending to Idiots Delight" which
caused so much confusion here a
couple of years ago when Alfred
Lunt and Lynn Fontanne sang it did
not 60 so we'll in the picture version
either Because previeW audi
ences did not quite get the satirical
aspects of it, the film has gone back
to the studio for new ending
1t still will come along soon for
showing at LoeW's Palace Its
stars, should any one have forgotten,
are Clark Gable and Norma Shearer
. Grand Illusion" has entered
the second week of its run at the
Belasco Haywood Broun, an
artist by avocation, has donated a
painting to the motion picture art
fund for German refugees -. Ken
lucky" starring Loretta Young and
Richard Greene, will be screened
today .. 1t is the Capitol's next
attraction One Hollywood player
who returned to superlatives from
Broadway critics is Franchot Tone
.. His Interpretation of a second
rate gangster in The Gentle Peo-
ple," the Group theater's latest
offering in New York, is winning
nothing bl1t praiSe "Sonp of