Evening star., 1939-07-04

nights audience. But this does not
quite seem to be the bombaStic
farce to drown out the clatter of
the other fireworks of this day.
1t is not helped, at least it was
not last night, by spirited, light
hearted playing. Miss Twelvetrees
manages the fluttery wife with
considerable skill, Mabel Paige
handles a maids role with neat
dispatch and some of the others
have their moments. But as Twin
Beds" progressed the feeling grew
more and more acute that each of
those on that stage was completely
obliviouS of all the others, was just
waiting for cue to fall upon the
ear to start monologue which
had no connection with anything
said before or after. 1t was a
mighty uncomfortable feeling. 4
Focal point of considerable at
tention at the Olney Theater last
night was Miss Karen Morley, star
of next weeks Susan and God, -
Right in the middle of the front
row she sat, under halo of suci1
magnificent hair as hasn't been
seen around these parts in years.
X X
Goodbye. Mr.. Chips" dts due
Thursday at the Palace) is not
the only hot weather dish being
conJured up by the movie people
to lure you from the beach, the
mountains, the tennis court. the
links, the pool, the mint bed. Loew's
olvlsion manager, Carter Barron.
Tor one, comes along now to an
nounce for July and August a list
OF what Is fondly known to the
traoe as impressive bookings. "A
larruping list of cinematic gems
IS, In fact, what Mr.. j. Raymond
Bell calls it, safe with those words
because no one can prove him
wrong in advance.
prominent among these cinematic
gems which soon will sparkle for
you 1--WE all hope) from the Palace
Capitol or Columbia screen is the
nun version of "On Borrowed
Time" 1t has Lionel Barrymore as
Cramps. Bobs Watson assPud and
Sir cedric HardWicke as Mr.. Brink
The Wizard of o." all wrapped up
in technicolor and Mems high
est hopes, should be along before
very long, too. And the new Hedv
Lamar picture, this The Lady of
the Tropics" in which the lass with
smoldering volcanoes in her ewes is
starred with Robert Taylor, is ex-
pected this month or next.
Other items scheduled now on the
Loew books for July or August show
ing here include The Women"
with Paulette Goddard, Rosalind
Russell, Joan Crawford and Norma
Shearer; new Mickey Rooney ad-
venture. ANDY Hardy Gets Spring
Fever; Second Fiddle" with
Sonia Henie and Tyrone Power in
the story of publicity romance:
captain Fury story of Australia s
Robin Hood, and Winter Carnival ;"
IN which Miss Ann Sheridan is
Walter Wangerized.
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Don't you, little secretary. as vo,l
Wend your weary way to the office
at y some morning, wish you had
studied dancing for the glamorous
HE OF the stage instead of typing
and shorthand for the routine life
OF an office. No, don't do it. Those
prettily painted lassies who smile
SO gayly across the footights. whose
lives seem SO fascinating, so apart
from yours, are not languishing
abed while you slave.
Even as you sit down at the desk
and wonder how the boss is feeling,
the Earle's Roxyettes, for instance
(who were through work not at 5
yesterday evening, but at 10 last
night, are getting into rehearsal
clothes Having tried. and success
1uily, every manner of chorus rou-
tine except a water polo game on
stage. the RoXyettes now are apply
ing themselves with their accus-
toned diligence to ice skating.
Every day, even before the sun has
risen high enough to work the
streets into good broil, the Roxy
cites are in a rehearsal room at
the Earle, applying themselves to
their ice skating. And less and less
often now applying themselves to
the ice. They just about have the
law of gravity. and those rules of
physics governing bodies in motion
on unsure footing, licked. And
come Friday they will be found on
the Earle stage, skating furiously
In competition (and able compete
ton, we are Sure) with all the
stars being assembled for the thea
ter's third annual skating revue.
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