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“Brief Moment” is Filled With Very Blond Close-Ups The Stage Play, With Splendid Dialogue, Has Been Forgotten, and Modern Modes Have Taken Its Place—The Earle s Vaudeville. By E. de S. Melcher. THERE are times when you can get downright mad at the films. "Brief Moment,” current at the Earle, is a case at hand. Given ?. stage play with not much of a plot, but bright, sophisticated dialogue, and in the film version the plot remains and the dialogue is out. Result: A so-so picture which has no bearing on its ancestor and one which relies for its “appeal” on a series of close-ups showing blond Carole Lombard oogling blond Gene Raymond. Even if you don't know the play you know that a story based on a torch singer's marrying a rich playboy has to be very, very good to be any good at all. It needs new lines and original situations and two people who are so pleasant that you don’t mind what they do. We happen to like both Miss Lombard and Mr. Raymond, but in this film after they get angry at each other and make-up for the third time it is impossible to wish them anywhere except out of sight. me play was amusing oecause Aiex- , ander Woolcctt lay prone on a sofa. ; and. without doing more than looking wistfully over his rotund stomach, said a fleet of lines which were very, very funny. These lines have been removed from the film Then again there was an exceedingly dour gangster who popped up at unexpected moments and ' said some very fancy things. Both the gangster and the fancy things have : been removed. Then, again, while Francine Larrimore is no screaming beauty, at least she didn't plaster her mouth with a couple of inches of what , looks like melted butter—and she didn't act more like a lady than she had to. Miss Lombard, who is guilty of this last item, succeeds in giving you less stimulating eyefuls than she has since j her early film clays She is splendid from the neck down, but she has sud denly given in to so much make-up that the linstick almost runs in rivers off her lips. Further than that, she has acquired a habit of breathing very deeply between each syllable, her voice sounding like a slow-moving steam en gine. While she is undoubtedly one of Hollywood's superclothes horses, wear ing cold white dresses with red-hot warmth, she is not the sort of person we can imagine Author Berman in a :iuiu iui ijs pia>, uicaaca iiavuig uccu | the least of his problems. Mr. Raymond, once cursed by being called “that blond boy." but one who nevertheless is a better actor than most people give him credit for (remember him with Mary Boland on the stage in "Cradle Snatchers”? does what he can with the role of the playboy who just can't keep away from the races. Photo graphed almost every two minutes with his profile smack up against Miss Lom bard's. he provides some of the better moments of the piece, girls (under 20) exclaiming constantly throughout: “Oh, Maggie. I can't stand it—he’s just too cute for words!” * * * * '"THIS week's stage show at the Earle is one of those vaudevillistic pot pourri which you have to be pretty vaudeville-minded to enjoy. Even if you are only a lukewarm fan of such things, however, you shouldn't miss the ball room dancing satire as provided by Lowe. Burnoff and Wensley. Not only do they do their satire with great joy, much kicking, fisticuffs and what-not, but they are and should be a model to all vaudeville artists, since they do their one dance well and then leave it at that. This is the first time we can remember such a team trying to get off the stage as quickly as possible after their performance and not coming back. Their dance is so good, of course, that anything more would spoil it. Other acts include the Chung Yee Wah Troupe, who do what all Chinese troupes do. plus some amusing fighting; Nate Busby in a very mild little act, and Artie Lewis and Peggy Ames. who. the audience seems to think, are very funny. Freddie Clark's overture, selections from the film. “Footlight Parade,” re minds us that he has the best brass section of any orchestra in town. TRACY GAUSS NEW HONORS AT THE FOX 66Power and Glory” Is Strong Play of Tragedy. p MOTION ALLY impressive is "The ^ Power and the Glory," at the Fox Theater, a play of beautiful conception 1 and splendid execution. It is the big opportunity for spencer Tracy, an actor j who maintains sincerity and strength in his work, whether he is cast for the unskilled laborer or the financier, the man of limited horizon or the dictator of affairs. His personality knows no type, but is one of the finer products of stage and screen, a composite of the qualities that reach out to an audience and give the impression that here is a man without any of the characteristics of a puppet. It is a pleasure to see him in this picture of fallible humanity. Preston Sturges has created in this original screen drama an idealized rep resentation of one of the common trag edies of business life. Colleen Moore has been chosen with fine discrimina tion for the role of the wife of this man who rose from the ranks to the pin nacle, and she ably performs with a personal equipment which enables her to create, side by side, the charm of the young bride and the severity of the woman who has served in the un grateful task of bringing the railroad track walker to the high estate of a i transportation magnate. If the theory of classic tragedy is one | goal of drama, then "The Power and the Glory” conforms well to the oldest of traditions, for the plot has value only In its successive steps. It leads to no happiness but to destruction. It recalls the ancient principle of dramatic retri- j bution. It applies, to everyday life of the present day, the faieful punishment that was once decreed for those who failed in the finer qualfti's. Tire woman walked the tracks for her husband while he gained his edu cation, and she taught him the rudi ments. She roused him from satisfac tion in the commonplace and set him on the road to ambition. When he told her of his desire for a young bride she conceded that she was selfish and want ed the power and the money for her own satisfaction, dismi^'ing him v.*h the words, “Why shouiuii't you be in love and do what you want to before you die.” Then she went to her own death. Balanced against the death of the older wife is the unfaithfulness of the new, young wife, with her husband's eon, and the older man's final disaster at the height of his ambition. With this as a background there is a skillfully developed story. Chronological twists carry the scenes from the present to the past and back again, while a new idea called “narratage" involves bright com ments from an unseen person, as in the news reel. A capable cast is pro vided, including Helen Vinson as the second wife. The stage program at the Fox is headed by Eddie Garr. popular come- : dian. who finds material in various prominent persons for his skillful imi tations. Jack Sidney’s Samples pro vide excellent entertainment in various forms, with contributions by Wiltur Hall. Anita Ames, Stewart Sisters, Marie and Antoinette and Eddie Stew art. This whole group received much applause at the opening. Alf Loyal’s dogs are clever, and Bill Telaak pre sents comedy. 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Va. Me. Opposite Texaco Oil WaL 4401 Distributing Plant MM Tango Queen _ T ANGARA. Burlesque player, who Is appearing next Sunday with her “Tango Queens" at the Gayety. “TOO MUCH HARMONY” GOES INTO THIRD WEEK , - Musical Picture, With Bing Crosby as Star, Has Long Bun. The latest of the Bing Crosby mu sical films, “Too Much Harmony,” is going into it's third week at the Metro politan. Thereby proving the pop ularity of this singer, who scaled the heights in such a short time. The songs of this film are con tagious, for now that they have be come known there are at least two of them played almost continually where ever one goes. There is the drawl of Jack Okie, playing Southerner, that seemingly has captivated many. The dry efforts of Skeets Gallagher and the nervously energetic Harry Green combine to make swift dialogue swifter. There is also the very attractive Judith Allen and the smartly-clad Lilyan Tashman and a chorus of girls who dance. And, so "Too Much Harmony" goes into the third week. The entire show swings along under th combined momentum of the singing of popular Mr. Crosby, the what-have yous of Oakie and Gallagher and the neat comebacks of Mr. Green, and little does it matter just what story has been thrown in to hold the thing together. J. N. H. DINE AND DANCE AT Randle Gardens The Newest and Finest of Its Kind 2500 Pa. Ave. S.E., East of Bridge Featuring ANHEUSER-BUSCH DRAUGHT BEER and BUDWEISER Special Feature | FREE BEER f MONDAY NIGHT | RUSSIAN TROIKA Washlnstan’s Farortte Reatanrant and Nlrht Club 1011 Connecticut Ave. Russian. French and American Cuisine 3 Floor Shows Nightly Mlscha Markoff, Master of Ceremonies Lydia Sadowskva. Gypsy Contralto Russian Character Dancers Qrpsr and Dane* Mule by tbs Troika Orchestra NO COCVERT CHARGE -at any that assertion.: NAtlonal 4141. % Principals in Feature Film at the Earle Gene Raymond and Carole Lombard In an affectionate scene from "Brief Moment,” the picture which opened yes terday for a week's run. _ PEACE MOVE EXTENDED IN CALIFORNIA STRIKES Cotton Pickers, Garment Workers and Others Given Federal Mediation Aid. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, October 14.— Heaatened by successful truce efforts in two California labor strikes. State and Federal officials today sought to restore peace in other trouble areas. Mediation efforts were pressed to end strikes of 12,000 cotton pickers in the San Joaquin Valley, 2,000 garment workers in Los Angeles and 2,300 lettuce plant employes in the Salinas Valley. Several hundred longshoremen, who walked out from Matson Navigation Co. docks here, and approximately 1,000 sardine fishermen at San Francisco and Monterey return to work today under "truce” agreements. In Hollywood, Kenneth Thomson, secretary of the Screen Actors’ Guild, j said reports of a threatened walkout Df movie talent were without foundation. 1 GRACIE BARRIE, 1 Who announces the stage attractions at the Earle. NEW ROLES ADDED. Two new role6 have been added to the cast for the forthcoming perform ances of the tabloid version of Lewis Carroll’s ‘‘Alice in Wonderland,” which the Community Center Department will repeat at Central High School audi torium Friday night and Saturday afternoon of next week, the Cheshire Cat and the Caterpillar. The Cat w'ill be played by Gerald P. Flood, and the Caterpillar will be played by an actor new to Washington’s drama circles. ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS We select your meats, groceries, and vegetables for „ou when you give us your daily telephone order, and a charge account can be arranged. Our prices are competingly reasonable—Deliveries are free. We have given particular at tention to orders of Army and Navy Officers for the last fifteen years. Washington Supply Market 500 K Sf. N.W. Nat. 3387, 8, 9. LEILA HYAMS, PAUL LUKAS AT COLUMBIA Play of Action Has Stage Features and Thrills. /"JLAMOUR of the entertainment world is liberally provided In the screen drama, "Sing, Sinner, Sing,” which is offered at the Columbia The ater. with Palil Lukas and Leila Hyams in the leading roles. Both of these two actors of excellent records are factors In the story of the eventful episode of the very wealthy young man who mar ries the public singer against the pro test of parents and proceeds to bring distress to his young partner by exces sive dissipation. The romance develops under difficul ties. which are due largely to the en mity of the former admirer of the young woman and the efforts of pro fessional thieves to rob the safe of the entertainment company. The story in volves much action apd Is developed with many strong situations, provided largely through the talents of Miss Hyams and Mr. Lukas. Ruth Don nelly, an actress of experience, also creates comedy which Is closely linked with the share of the plot that falls to the two stars. Interest attaches largely to the place of Miss Hyams in the production, and she finds many opportunities for dis tinctive acting which gives force to the plot. Donald Dlllaway appears opposite her, and in a play which puts him in a position of unenviable weakness as a character, he performs, nevertheless, with spirit and convincing sincerity. There is a large cast, and the constant succession of violent Incidents makes the offering one which appeals to those who are attracted by the play of action. Mr. Lukas has the difficult task of creating a vindictive character of the kind that is rarely associated with him, but he carries it through with the tech nical merit that his name has come to Imply. Other competent members of the company are George E. Stone and Joyce Compton. The Columbia also offers several mer itorious short films, including a striking subject for the Terry Toons and an excellent Andy Clyde picture. One of the interesting offerings is a travel talk dealing with Indo-China, includ ing views of ancient ruins of magnifi cent type, with a mysterious history. The news reel includes several popular subjects.—D, C. C. DANCE TONIGHT ° The Smart Place § Dine and Dance 5 Dances«Every Wednesday p ?and Saturday Evening O AM Bus Terminal, T. B., Md. o 0 W Only 13 Miles from Washington0 S0CH>IKHK»«0<H»00«KKHKKWHW -! “Alice” Again EVELYN DAVIS, Who plays the leading role In “Alice in Wonderland,” which is being revived this Friday and Saturday at Central High School auditorium. ACTRESS SEEKS DIVORCE James Kirkwood's Wife Charges He Is Mentally Cruel. HOLLYWOOD. Calif., October 14 OP).—Separated since June 4, 1932, Mrs. Beatrice Kirkwood has filed a di vorce suit in Los Angeles courts against James Kirkwood, star of motion pic tures in the days of the silent films. Mrs. Kirkwood, known on the screen as Beatrice Powers, asked for a divorce on the grounds of mental cruelty, and charged that Kirkwood, former husband of Lila Lee, has contributed only $70 to the support of herself and their 9 month-old child, Joan, this year. Mrs. Kirkwood, a former Follies girl, eloped with Kirkwood to Las Vegas, Nev., in September, 1931. 1934 CALENDARS and DIARIES Store Hours 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 F.M. E. Morrison Paper Co. 1009 Pa, Ave.Phone NA. 2945 AMUSEMENTS. POWER and the ncruu win H E O 0 I E ■ ^NiCrv WUll COLL ECT I f|DNh|! [MOORE I SAMpiiS 1 frj^t\ H orj4g$.GstuXacts ■ VLJ^MADGE EVANS I wiiiAokw** 1 •m 'JIAUTY FOR. SAit* H! •ICHOtS or-W at* EDWIN C. HIU 1> J|r,t '' fTTvmiki ^WALLACE BIEKE JACKIE COOPER. {LCUnttUL. ) E GEORGE RAFT. BO&Y' "rJ?nvivr’> wu* FAY WRAY ^V&BAD WOlPjr PEIRT KELTON • ttktt7)umi4/4 A SOT- CUTTWAT PICTURE .SMIL. JSS=iV3srL ‘SS55 Mlftltsr Special midnight preview Thursday 12:01 of Mae West in •Tm No Angel” 1HYAMSI fTODAY Q/oU. WILL LAUGH WITH 9 TEARS IN YOUR EYES.. 9 YOU WILL THRILL WHU£ 9 STIFLING A SOB_! 9 LuClOuts. Ca./11/S 9 GREAT LOVE STORY 9 ■SATURDAY EVENING POST*! WITH 9 ROBERT _ LEILA 9 YOUNG HYAMS I ^BL£ LEWIS I dory of an in da and- 1 ant woman, sfarnpg I Irene Dunne | Whiter Huston-Edra May ■ rggy»utum« nlfifiT First Concert PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA Leopold Stokowski. Mails Director Tuet., Oct. 17, 8:45 C8n,^‘S“on STOKOWSKI Conducting najuawsrosTO si Kltt Co. Not. 5700. Doors eicnr 8:46 until tntormissloa ■" p-—1 2 Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing Gayety—“Girls In Blue" at 2:15 and 8:15 p.m. Palace—“The Bowery,” at 11 a.m., 1:05, 3:15, 5y20, 7:30 and 9:40 p.m. Rialto—"Saturday’s Children,” at 11:56 a.m., 1:53, 3:50, 5:47, 7:41 and 9:41 pm. Loew’s Fox—“The Power and the Glory,” at 10:45 a.m., 1:30, 4:25, 7:20 and 10:05 p.m. Stage shows at 12:20. 3:15, 6:10 and 8:55 pm. Columbia—'“Sing, Sinner, Sing," at 11:15 a.m., 1, 2:45, 4:30, 6:20, 8:05 and 9:50 p.m. Metropolitan—"Too Much Harmony,” at 11 a.m., 12:45, 2:30. 4:20, 6;05, 7:50 and 9:40 p.m. R-K-O Keiths—“Ann Vickers,” at 11:44 am.. 1:47, 3.50. 5:53, 7:56 and 9:59 p.m. Earle—“Brief Moment," at 10:30 a.m.. 12:50, 3:05, 5:25. 7:45 and 10:05 p.m Stage shows at 11:50 a.m., 2:10, 4:30, 6:45 and 9:05 p.m. Tivoli—“Man of the Forest,” at 2:15, 4:25. 6:25, 8:10 and 9:55 p.m. Ambassador—"Three-Cornered Moon,” at 2, 4, 6, 7:55 and 9:45 p.m. AMUSEMENTS. J||ATIONAL™& ■ SEATS SELLING Max Gordon presents ROUND UURA HOP! I YOUNG CREWS IN PERSON 1 In “Her Master's Voice” ISS! New Comedy by CLABE KllLMEB , With Elizabeth Patterson—Frances Fuller *WIKIIMUIE»TIE^j& 5 STAtE SNOWS TOUT. I *TI14! 4,5 645 «0 I ^ •" tcrttt Kj a CAROLE LOMBARD 1 I BRIEF MOMENT,! I WITH GENE RAYMOND f ^ f *•••• * ( , Jo 1 4 PEL!XE ACT! \[pn j I BRIEF MOMENT- CAN ALSO iXm J BE SEEN.TOMORROW MONDAY | 7 t TUESDAY AT I HE AMBASSADOR I fnOOKS\ NOW SHOW ING open ) BING CROSBY .^34 f« hwMl i M*wa( TOO MUCH HARMONY" COMING “KIIIEL MIIIEI FRIDAY 'CUE*«TT<WB POWELL ACADEMY °f r"l;iL WspS°‘0Bta7 LEW AYRES. GINGER ROGERS. SHIRLEY GREY in DON'T BET ON LOVE.” Hoot Gibson in “A Man’s Man." ACUTAhl CLARENDON. VA. Aotl IUW CONRAD VELDT. JILL ES MOND. "FLOATING PLATFORM l.” Also Serial and Comedy. CAROLINA "THE^END*OPGTOE TRAIL" with TIM McCOY. Pitts and Todd Comedy. non C 2105 Pa. Are.. Ph. W. 0053 LlnLLL Matinees Toes.. Thurs.. Sat.. Sun. GEORGE OBRIEN. CLAIRE TREVOR m "LIFE IN THE RAW." Serial. "Phantom of the Air." Gleason Comedy. DUMBARTON to!? k*e?ne‘’."’"cross FIRE” Comedy. “Three Little Pigs " CAIDI AWN anacostia. d. c. r Am LATVIA george obrien m LIFE IN THE RAW." PRINfFCC mo u st. n.e. f MllvLJJ Double Feature 'Mat. 1 pm.' JACK HOXIE in "GUN LAW " THE FOUR MARX BROTHERS. ' HORSEFEATHEP-S." STANTON _ and C Sts. N.E. , J... ..]LY™ Finest Sound Equipment. LEW AYRES. GINGER ROGERS. SHIRLEY GREY in "DON'T BET ON LOVE." Tim McCoy. "A Man of Action." "Clancy of the Mounted. No. 11.. STATC „ Betbesdm, Md. “•••*L Home of Western Electric Sound V\ ill Rogers in “Doctor Bull” Cont. Shows. 0:00. 8:00. 9:45. __Ample Free Parking,_ TAKOMA 4th and Butternut Sts. 1 HAUlTIrt No Parking Troubles. „ BILL BOYD in “EMERGENCY CALL” - _ GINGER ROGERS In “DON’T BET ON LOVE” Coming Sunday. Monday and Tuesday. ill Rogers in “Doctor Bull” HIPPODROME D»ea9t‘uhr. Cary Grant. “Gambling S'j©"' ttq John Wayne, "Ride 'Em C<\fc:>y.” c« fAMFO RaimerTmd;— B LHlIlLU Double Feature jtj Tom Keene, "Son of the Border.” O James Dunn, Sally Ellers, "Sallor,« *->UCK._ ARfAnr hyattsville. md. S? AULAl/L Double Feature Eg James^Dunn. Sally Eilers, "Hold Me ** Bob Steele. "Son of Oklahoma.” ARCADE °CKToday' ****' Randolph Scott. "Sunset Pass." _ AMBASSADOR c.i18tRbd^w CLAUDETTE COLBERT, "THREE-COfc NERED MOON." Serial. APOLLO 624 H su ** M jory ed AVALON MfeyAI?r. &ndc. S SPE^c^A£lmId.Y s^iR,AY < AVENUE GRAND txJ __Matinee. '.MM) P.M. X JAC?HEHt%gcKFGpE^fe. TOHm CENTRAL#9th stst,B',N .Sj^okinc Permitted in Balcony Only • JACK HOLT. GEORGE E. STONE, eg -THE WRECKER " Comedy. Cartoon! 2 COLONY G* Avt QS BETTE DAVIS. PAT O'BRIEN “Btl _REAU OF MISSING PERSONS " HOME 1230 C St. N.E. eC MORRIS. VIVIENNE 08 JTl BORNE. "TOMORROW AT SEVEN" Z SAVOY 14th St. A ColTEd. n'w. |V LEO CARRILLO. MARY BRIAN. “j "MOONLIGHT AND PRETZELS " S TIVOLI 14lh St. A Park Ed. N.W. $ -Matinee. 2:00 P.M RANDOLPH SCOTT. "MAN OP THE . FOREST. Serial. Comedy ' YORK Ga. Are. A Quebee St. M.W. U3RD?VTIALSYI^^VE^C??Re^JORY JESSE THEATER 18th^*^IrTinf B. C. A. Photophone Double Featare HER FIRST MATE." SUM SUMMER VILLE. ZASU PITTS. "ARIZONA TO BROADWAY," JAMES DUNN. JOAN BENNETT. “WhlsDemgShad ow. Chap. No. 10. _Matinee at 1 P.M. * SYLVAN “fiJLSffiSr?w’ "•S "H£S2F3JOR SALE." RICHARD BAR THELMESS "CROSSFIRE.” TOM Su _"Th® Three Musketeers. 0® NEW SERIAL. 5* _ Matinee at 1 P.M._ Cm SFff *244 Georgia Aye.. OCtU Silver Spring. Md. wj; Doable Featare B "DIPLOMANIACS." BERT WHEELER ROBT. WOOL8EY. "THE WOMAN I STOLE." JACK HOLT. FAY WRAY. Opm*dy Cartoon. "Clancy of the Mounted.” Chap. No. 4. Matinee at l P.M. PALM THEATER Dttv^Y _ Doable Featare BAILOR BE GOOD." JACK OAKIE. VIVIENNE OSBORNE. "CHEYENNE _ KID." TOM KEENE. 8erlal. / DANCING. PROF. AND MBS. ACHES—33d Year. 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