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Ruth Draper Loads Stage With Non-Existent Actors • ___ Actress’ Power to Create Illusion Expressed With Marked Emphasis in Opening Night’s Program at the National. • BY JAY CARMODY. THE stage of the National Theater was crowded last night with char acters who were not there at all. There were two girls on bicycles, a little girl chasing a pig (even the pig was there), a large troop of Boy Scouts, a retired butler who must have been close to 100 years old, an elderly gentleman in a wheel chair, a disillusioned tycoon and literally scores of others. You saw them, not with your eyes, but through the Remus of ftutn Draper, wno. tnrough miraculous.; mastery of the art of acting, not only creates persons (and pigs) but automo biles, cathedrals, thatched cottages or any other large or small item that the Illusion of the moment demands. There is no name for what Miss Draper does. Her performance is an amazing thing. One could call it magic, but magic on the stage is asso ciated with pulling rabbits out of hats, not ancient Italian churches out of mere space. The power of the illusion she creates is a thing one can feel completely. One does not need to understand it. In four character sketches, Miss Draper played nine parts last night. Each of those nine characters she sur rounded with whatever other persons and whatever background was needed to give the personality and action a completeness that is enthralling with out ever losing simplicity. * * * * J?ACH of the nine characters was startlingly different from the others. Without changing make-up, Miss Draper's face was transformed from that of an English noblewoman into that of an Irish peasant; from that of an efficient secretary to the lacquered lady who was the wife of her boss. In another sketch, one moment she is a coquette, the next an anguished ma donna. Each expression is a com pletely different one, entirely trans forming the actress' face. No wonder there is no name for It, that the word “diseuse’* which nor mally applies to this type of art has been universally discarded by com mentators on Miss Draper’s work. Utter simplicity marks everything In her generous repertoire. (If you don’t start wondering how she does It, of course.) Her sketches are human enough for a child to understand. And for a twentieth century Aristotle to enjoy whole-heartedly. Miss Draper writes them all herself, of course, and the writing and interpretation seem to be essentially the same great gift—life's to Miss Draper, hers to you. Most moving, and in a way the most artistic of the four sketches on the opening program, was that of the plain Irish peasant woman, a curious I-—--—--—. — - bit which mixes religious mysticism with the practical difficulties of keep ing a pig in its pen. They look mutually exclusive when they are set down on paper like this, but that is the dif ference between Miss Draper’s art and drama reporting. "Three Women and Mr. Clifford,” one of the most popular of the Draper creations, is a great deal more com plex. In it Miss Draper is alternately the secretary of a successful, toler antly disillusioned business man, his selfish wife, and the generous, in telligent “other woman.” It requires quite a change of viewpoint to move from one to the other, but you never have any qualms about Miss Draper making it. Each of the characters represents a searching study, the re sults of which are interpreted with remarkable clarity. Incidentally, "Three Women and Mr. Clifford” is an excellent illustra tion of Miss Draper's well-known tol erance as a dramatist. The role of the wife might have been tinged with vindictiveness or malice in the hands of another dramatist. Miss Draper is content to create a simple portrait and let you draw your own conclu sions about the woman Mr. Clifford unwisely married. * * * * 'J'YPES usually dealt with in satirical fashion are allowed to speak com pletely for themselves in "In a Church in Italy.” Naturalness marks the woman sight-seer who checks the fea tures of the church just to see that her Baedeker isn’t lying, the beggar who cloaks her avarice in a bogus piety, the coquette who rolls her eyes when praying but not toward Heaven (if there’s a man handy). Miss Draper wants you to laugh at them and you do. But if you do it sar donically it is because you are what you are. not what she has done. Her program tonight will be en tirely new. There will be some repeti tions during the week, but few. What ever she does, it is entirely safe to say, will be worth seeing—at least by those who want to see genius do tricks in a theater that are done only when the genius is named Ruth Draper. “PRIVATE WORLDS” TOPS RIALTO’S REVIVAL BILL Claudette Colbert Picture on Pro gram With “If I Had a Million.’’ 'J'HE Rialto probably isn’t developing any strong social consciousness, but the current double revival bill there deals with two of the increasing evils of modem civilization—insanity and money. "Private Worlds," the Paramount picturization of Phyllis Bottome’s novel, a slightly morbid mayhap, but dramatically moving film, based upon the fact that the line between sanity and insanity is a fine one, is the fea tured attraction. It has Claudette Colbert and Charles Boyer in the lead ing roles, a supporting cast with Joan Bennett, Joel McCrea. Helen Vinson and other talented people, and it was directed by Gregory La Cava. The other half of the bill—the half devoted to money—is "If I Had a Million," wherein Charles Laughton does the deed some 87 out of every 100 people probably would some day like to emulate. A lot of other people do a lot of other things, too. People like W. C. Fields, Alison Skipworth, Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Gary Cooper, George Raft, May Robson and more. H. M. HELEN HAYES IS STAR OF REVIVAL AT LITTLE Robert Montgomery Also Is Prom inent in Cast of “Vanessa.’’ \V COUPLE of years ago the M-G-M picture people took a story by Hugh Walpole, "Vanessa,” equipped it with a cast of some of the most tal ented people on the lot, and made a fine motion picture. They stretched the title out to “Vanessa: Her Love Story" so it would be understood by every one, but it still was a good film. And it still is good at the Little, where it now is being revived. "Vanessa” is an absorbing and poignantly told story of the young lady's adventures and all of its emo tions are pointed more effectively by reason that the central role is being played by Miss Helen Hayes. Miss Hayes has done some fine things on the stage and screen and she did not miss in “Vanessa,” either. The other chief claimant to fame in the film Is Miss Hayes’ co-star, Robert Mont gomery, who is much easier to put up with in a case like this, where he is not a gay playboy. And the rest of the William K. Howard-directed cast reads something like a list of who’s who among the stellar supporting players. There are May Robson, Otto Kruger, Lewis Stone, Henry Stephenson, Jessie Ralph, Violet Kemble-Cooper, Aileen Pringle, Donald Crisp and a whole raft of others. The Little’s bill also includes that startling “Synchromy, No. 2,” wherein a lot of photographic pipe-dreams of odd light formations are set to music. H. M. A most complete stock to satisfy your every demand. 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Earle—"Mountain Justice,” at 11 : am., 1:40, 4:25, 7:15 and 10 p.m. Stage shows at 12:50, 3:40, 6:25 and 9:10 p.m. Keith’s—"The Woman I Love,” at 11:35 am., 1:40. 3:35 and 5:30 pm. “Shall We Dance?" at 7:30 and 9:40 p.m. Capitol—"Personal Property,” at 11 a.m., 1:40, 4:25, 7:10 and 9:55 p.m. Stage shows at 12:45, 3:30, 6:15 and 8:55 p.m. Metropolitan — "Thunder in the City,” at 11 am., 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Columbia—"Charlie Chan at the Olympics,” at 11:50 am., 1:55, 3:55, 5:45, 7:45 and 9:45 p.m. Belasco—"Ecstasy,” at 12:05 , 2:05, 4:05, 6:05, 8:05 and 10:10 p.m. Washington Civic Theater—"Lysi strata,” at 8:30 p.m., at the Wardman Park. Rialto—“If I Had a Million," at 11:30 a.m., 2:05, 4:45, 7:30 and 10:15 p.m. Little—"Vanessa,” at 11:40 a.m., 1:40, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and 9:45 p.m. Trans-Lux—News and shorts. Shows run 1 hour and 15 minutes, continuous 10 am. to 12 midnight. Ambassador—"Mountain Justice,” at 6, 7:50 and 9:45 p.m. Tivoli—“Seventh Heaven,” at 1:45, 3:40, 5:35, 7:30 and 9:30 pm. Uptown—"Swing High, Swing i Low," at 2, 4:05, 6, 8 and 10 p.m. RUN EXTENDED "LYSISTRATA,” the Greek comedy by Aristophanes, which is being presented now at the Wardman Park Theater by the Washington Civic Theater, will have two additional day* added to its run. Opening last Wednesday night, the play originally was scheduled for * one-week engagement, but public in terest and ticket sales have prompted the Civic Theater to add performances tomorrow and Thursday nights. THEATRE PARKING 6 P.M. TO ‘IC* 1 A.M. 35* CAPITAL GARAGE &«„• DINNeR DANCE_^ tWBSSmMJkSMSmUUUSdAm STARTING FRIDAY ‘.Q W—WliCliTSf Nightly ot 8:45. 3-hour cruise. Large decks, com- rS fortable chairs, on the i S.S. Potomac New loud epeaker eretera. Free parking. Free dancing to TED BLACK and His Orchestra Enlarged Dance Floor FKIUE sun. £ ^ A Holidays J oOc 75c Potomac RIVER LINE 7th and Water Sts. S.W. District sell One Rising, One Falling Star Fredric March and Janet Gaynor have the leading roles in the new motion picture “A Star Is Born, a film story of the ups and downs of Hollywood life. Filmed entirely in technicolor, the picture comes to Loew’s Capitol following the current engagement of “Wake Up and Live ” Directors Nourish Secret Dreams of Ideal Films George Cukor’s Hope to Do “Gone With the Wind” Will Be Realized—He Wants Clark Gable for Rhett Butler. SHEILAH GRAHAM. HOLLYWOOD. May 4 (N.AN.A.i.—Directors are like actors. They’re never satisfied. You hear them mumbling over highballs. “Yes, I know my last picture was good, but if only my studio would let me make-” Then out it comes—the secret dream picture, with the secret dream cast. Sometimes the dream comes true. George Cukor, for example, read “Gone With the Wind” in one sitting, was smitten with longing to bring it to tne screen and obtained the as-' signment from Selznick International. Cukor, like so many amateur casters, wants Clark Gable and no other for the role of Rhett Butler. But ev< n he 's undecided which . actress is capable of p o r t r a y- | ing Scarlett O'Hara. Clarence Brown (his recent pic tures include "‘Ah, Wilderness" and “M a d a m e j Walewska") has ■ lain awake at nights burning Sheilah Graham. wun aesire 10 aireci me nim version of "Night Must Fall," with Myrna boy and Robert Montgomery’ heading the cast. The picture was produced— but not by him. To Richard Thorpe went the responsibility of directing Brown's dream flicker. And Rosa lind Russell was feminine lead in place of Myrna Loy, John Ford of "Informer," "Men Without Women" and "Mary of Scotland" fame is now having fun megaphoning Shirley Temple in "Wee Willie Winkie.” In his serious mo ments Ford voices the intention of one day bringing Liam O'Flaherty’s "Famine" to the movie public. "But it will be a long time before I can educate Hollywood producers to the point of buying the book," he says. And he’s waiting for that red letter day before casting the players. Jack Conway ("Tale of Two Cities," “Libeled Lady”) would forfeit a year's salary for the pleasure of directing “Nostromo.” the sea story by Joseph Conrad. He nominates Spencer Tracy for the leading role. Frank Capra (“It Happened One Night,” “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town”) is too busy recovering from the shock of releasing “Lost Horizon” after a year's toil to do more than name "Valley Forge” as his next "must do” picture of the future. George Fitzmaurice nurses a secret ambition to make a picture based on the life of Lola Montez, with Garbo, whom he directed in “Mata Hari.” in the title role. George had better hur ry or he will be beaten to the cast by Joan Crawford, who nourishes hopes of impersonating the famous Spanish beauty. Everything Max Reinhardt does is on a big scale. 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Producer-Director Mervyn Le Roy (“Anthony Adverse," “The Deep South") also has dream designs on Charles Laughton, coupled with Paul Muni, for a film based on “Taras Bulba," by Nikolai Gogol, author of "Dead Souls.” Henry Koster, who recently won directorial laurels with “Three Smart Girls,” is another megaphonist after the plump person of Mr. Laughton— to play Napoleon in a movie private life of the Little Corporal. Rouben Mamoulian ("The Gay Des perado” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") W'ants to make "Hamlet,” with Charlie Chaplin, who has always ached to portray the melancholy Dane in the title role. Cecil B. De Mille is one of the lucky directors about to turn a longing into reality with the production of “Buc* cane*r." But there is a small fly in the ointment of his bliss. His choice for lead was Clark Gable. But he Is almost as happy with Fredric March. Old-timer Frank Borzage reverts to the past for the one film above all others he would like to Ifear his name —a sea story mixture of “Mutiny on the Bounty” and "White Shadows of the South Seas." John Stahl i “Magnificent Obses sion") has an obsession for the team of Clark Gable and Myma Loy, whom he recently directed in “Parnell.” He would like them together again in his secret ambition picture, “The Road to Rome.” (Copyright, 1937, by the North Amerlcsu Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) Library Circulation Widt. The Chicago Library circulated 10.378.000 books, pictures and pieces of music to 5,000,000 readers in 41 States last year at a cost of 41 cents to each taxpayer. SEA FOOD PLATTER Wed. Spec. 11:30 i A M. to Midnifht 1 Consistinr of fish j chowder, fried lob ster. filet of sole, tar tar sauce, crab cake, fried scallops, home made ^r u m buns. 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The cast is headed by William Austin Davis, and Jack Aracey, re membered for his comedy role In "Meet the Wife,” rejoins the Pierce Hall group for the first time this season. Supporting roles will be played by Lucille Dickson, Martha Sebastian, Edward Baggs, Ian Forbes, Arthur Sammeth and F. Ell wood Allen, The two settings were designed and constructed by K. Hilding Beij. Mr. Allen is directing. --• COLLEGE SONG PROGRAM 'Y'HE Mixed Chorus and Chapel Choir, the Men's Glee Club and the Women’s Glee Club of the Amer ican University will give a concert to morrow in the Union M. E. Church, 814 Twentieth street northwest, at 8:15 p.m. The program will be under the direction of James L. McLain. BELASCO 0,,KTE.rM LAST 2 DAYS! 10 W EEKS IN WASHINGTON ADULTS ONLY CONTINUOUS ALL SEATS 25c Till 1 P. M. Hurry. Don't Miss It STARTS THURSDAY-EVENING American Premiere Showing JACQUES DEYAL New French Sensation O I R r. S CLUB (Clnh He Femmes) Camalete En|li»h Dialogue Tifltt « c ^ - I HAD AMIUION ■ ■■■ 11 ~ - Washington Civic Theater I Week—Wed.. Apr. 28—Toes.. May 4 "The Greatest Farce Ever Written" lysistrata "A rousing, rollicking, stde-solittin* comedy of men. women, and war." At Wardman Park Theater Prices. SI .50. SI. 7«c. flOe. Eves, at 8:38. Reserve by phone. District 1880. On Sale Daily. Hotel Raleigh Lobby. Sensational Flood and / Headline New* Films f March of Time I Cont. 10 A M. to Midnight I ADMISSION 2ftc I STARTS TONIGHT AT 7 P. M. 4 = RKO VfVIflfi nilJl I A 9 is™ atg we'll be here . . . and on roller skates in our best picture . . . s C5Q QQD3Q® Grand tunes by GEORGE GERSHWIN and Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN EDWARD EVERETT HORTON • ERIC BLORE JEROME COWAN • WILLIAM BRISBANE KETTI GALLIAN • HARRIET HOCTOB AND THE GIRLS . . . ALL HAND PICKED IN HOLLYWOOD Final Showing, PAUL MUNI—MIRIAM HOPKINS in "THE WOMAN I LOVE", Today, 5:30 JOTMHiraiNSONr GEORGE BRENT ^ In WarTirr Bto« I MOUNTAIN JUSTICE —On Stage— ROGER PRYOR Ami His Orch | S Corning Friday ( ANNABEUA S HENRY FOND* J« 20t)i Century-Fox i “Wings of the Morning” \ —On Sugt Y SRER FIELDS S ORCH. v Last 3 Days EDW. G. ROBINSON # fn Hu Lat9st ThrviUr “Thunder in the City” , untA UIU PESTE / Coming Friday ' Hugh Herbert tn U1 inwT B'ci. 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