Evening star., 1946-11-16

masses OF men is reflected rather s
lures. Latest of these, Kings Row.
has shown up again at the Metro
politan theater. It is four years old
now, this movie hit parader of 1912.
but it does not show its age. 1t was
grim in those early days. 1t still is
grim. 1t was beautifully acted by a
cast which included Betty Field, one
of the best of the young actresses,
and Claude Rains and Judith And
ersoff, two of the best among the
cinemais older players. 1t still is
beautifully acted. 1t was enormously
popular that first time around the
circuit. 1t probably will be SO on its
latest Journey.
That certainly was the case with
the reissue Of about a month ago,
"Rage in Heaven" This is an even
older Hollywood horror tale and one
which, for an obscure reason, did not
reap the profits which were expected
of it. Its earlier remissness is now
being beautifully atoned. Rage of
Heaven" with Ingrid Bergman as
its feminine star. is among the au-
tumn's best seller pictures.
In the movies at least, madness
is profitable.
AS travelling musicals 60, Bloom
er Girl" is a thing of amazing di-
mensions. And, if it did not have
the guaranteed boxoffice appeal of
two-year run in New York, not
even producer as brave as John C..
Wilson would take a chance moving
1t around from metropolis to metro
polls.
An indication of the stature of
the fact that it takes % hours, and
all those stage-hands, to "set" the
production.
If he can snatch time away from
rehearsals of Eagle Rampant" Mr.
Wilson will be on hand Tuesday to
give his "Bloomer Girl" cast COM
plete4 Through of the play which
opens at the National that night.
The musical will return to Broad
way on Jan. 6 for another engage
nlept.
That is one of the quickest re-
vivals on record.
A memo from Howard Lindsay
and Russell Grouse, the producer
playwrights, reminds this depart
ment that it was just one year and
a week ago that state of the
Union" was creating such a happy
dither in Washington. The play
this. week reaches tbs first complete
year on Broadway. During that
year, the script has been changed
nightly to bring its discussion of
contemporary headlines down to
the minute.
Naturally, the number and ma
ture of big news stories in the last
year have been sufficient to keep
the playwrights constantly busy-a
thing that rarely happens to play
wrightS whose work is a once-and-
done affair.
Incidentally, despite every ones
assurance here that they had hit
on their hands, Lindsay and Grouse
took state of the Union" to New
York with few misgivings.
Those, of course, disappeared
long ago.
X X
For what it may be worth to
students of contemporary civiliza-
tien, it probably should be reported
that Jane Russell's profile has be-
come the design Of the class pin of
Philadelphia's Northeast High
School seniors.
The Northeasters are reported to
have been first in what seems to
be a race to perpetuate Miss Rus
sells fame and figure in this fashion.
X Il 4 II
Home movies with a high pro-
fessional touch are not new in the
life OF Washington. No other city
in the world has been SO thoroughly
or more competently photographed.
The Earle, however, promises
something special in the line in
"Star Spangled City," Technicolor
short subject which will be shown