Evening star., 1939-02-16

Prison Without Bars" is the pic
ture in which the Dead End girls"
make their debut. Just when and
where the coming out ceremonies
will be held is uncertain. but 1t will
be one Of the Loew houses. Our
guess Is the Capitol. but our guessing
sometimes is -sy.
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If every one will just listen a min
ute, we can straighten out this
"Pygmalion" thing; just what the
name means, and what the picture
which comes to the Palace March l
is all about.
The name and the idea derive
from a Greek legend, a legend that
has been modernized to fit these, our
times, with all the brilliance at the
command of George Bernard Shaw.
The legend had to do with the love
of a couple named Pygmalion and
Galatea. A dreamer he was and
great artist, so he carved a marble
statue Of his lyrical vision of beau
tlful woman. Pygmalon fell in love
with the statue in that mad way
that artists have. It was q sad
affair, as you can imagine even il
you never have fallen in love with
a statue. But it was not always sad
for there came a day when the right
gods were in a benevolent mood.
They surprised and delighted the
heart of Pygmalion on that day by
giving the statue life.
And that brings US to Shaw,
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Leslie
Howard and the current Pygmalion.
1t deals with young college teacher
VINO meets up with beautiful, shall
one say. tramp. converts her into a
glamour girl in few months, then
falls IN love with her. See the
parallel?
That's what "Pygmalion" is all
about.
The only authentic, American con-
tributions to world music, spirituals
and swing are going to be the
theme OF the Earle's next stage
show, the one that begins tomorrow
They will take the form of a 1899
model minstrel show, a streamlined
model arranged by Harry Anger and
called Gentlemen. Be Seated" Gus
Van will be the interlocutor, a thing
he has been long enough to have
achieved perfection in the art. His
END men will be John Welsh and
Emil Casper, blackface specialists
OF stage and radio. The Ambassa-
dors, a double quartet, or an octet
II you prefer. will constitute the
minstrel circle. The Roxyettes,
fresh from weeks vacation, will
contribute three new dances, all in
the minstrel mood, to Mr.. Anger,s
show.
Pictures that run three weeks In
downtown houses are uncommon
pictures by any standard :.
"Gunga Din" joins the select circle
today with the beginning of its
third week at Keith's {. Thanks to
Howard p. Bailey, who used to sing
the suite back in his bass-baritone
days, we can give the correct name
OF that group which George Gaul's
Orchestra played to the pleasure of
National audiences last week 1t
is Songs Of Eililand," not "Eiland,"
as we spelled it here yesterday, a
spelling based upon a long distance
reading over the shoulder of the
first violnist :. Newest fan group
in Washington. newest we've heard
about at any rate, is the Deanna
Durbin Devotees Among the
most devoted of the devotees is
Deryl Haddox, one of whose poems
appears in the bimonthly publica-
ton OF the club . Aside to Lyle
Brookover: That Bal Boheme prom
Use is one written In the book
under the ito be kept" heading :.
The very pretty girl in the Arts Club
next play will be Mrs. F. Cowles
Strickland, wife of the Civic The
ater's director, who is much better
known Mntil after the play, at least)
as a singer than as an actress.