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All In a Day
-By- .
MARK HELL INCE R
NEW YORK. Feb. 6.
This game of Broadway love is a fascinating affair. It
takes various shapes and forms. But the usual wav is for
a gent to fall madly in love with a girlie, to win her after
a hectic courtship, and then to toss her aside after a certain
period. With the inevitable result that when he sees her
with another man in "later months he burns up and wants
her back again.
As a sterling example of the second stages of Broad
way love, take the case of a certain showgirl who has been
the sweetheart of a race track gent for six long months. It
took him some time to woo and win her. but ho seemed to
fird that the game was worth the scandal.
Makes Her Threat
Last week, however, he grew
tired. After supper he battled
with her for an hour or so.
Then, clamping his hat upon
his head, he announced his in
tention of departing the house
forever.
"If you do.” screamed the
showgirl, “you’ll never see me
anywhere again. I’ll drink
lodine. That’s what I’ll do.”
“You’ll do what?” he de
manded.
“I’ll drink iodine!” she cried
wildly. “You'd better not leave
me.”
The gent looked at her.
grunted something that the
Times wouldn’t print and de
parted. The girl rushed into
the bathroom, opened the medi
cine chest and looked for the
iodine. But she couldn’t find
any. She ran to the window
—but the street looked terribly
far away. So she merely grew
more and more hysterical and
let it go at that.
Some ten minutes later a
key turned in the lock. In
walked the sw’eetheart. The
girl leaped up and ran to him.
“O. Marty,” she sobbed,
“you’ve changed your mind.
You’ve come back to me!”
The sweetheart pushed her
away.
“Back, hell!” he grunted as
he tossed a small package on
the table. “I just went out to
get you some iodine.” . . .
Depression Again
“THIS MIJST be the height
of something or other,” writes
Milton J. Hess, “and it should
end all depression gags. I
walked into my favorite shop
for a shave the other day and
found my barber cutting the
hair tonic!” • . .
Strictly Alcoholic
There were four of them in
the car. relates Jack B. Two
chorines and two boy friends.
They had been ti a number of
night clubs and had punished
enough gin to float a battle
ship. The boy at the wheel
was out for no good. He
turned corners on two wheels,
skidded here and there and it
began to look as though he
would climb a lamp post any
second.
“Hey Joe!” cried his friend
from the back of the car, “you
wanna wash your step. Firs’
thing y' know, there'll be a
smash-up.”
Chevalier Sings
Here Sunday at 9
Maurice Chevalier’s present “in
person” tour, which brings him
to the National Theater for one
performance only tomorrow eve-
ning at 9. is
under the direc
tion of Charles
Dillingham.
The latter
met Chevalier
in France about
six years ago,
bes ore the
“Smiling Lieu
tenant." had
been Hollywood
ized. Dilling
ham wanted to
bring Chevalfer
to this country
then, but Che
valier was jn-
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■mb
Maurice Chevalier
willing to risk it. He promised
Dillingham, however, that if he
ever made any stage appearance
in this country it would be under!
his management.
Now that Maurice has a breath
ing spell from the sound cameras,
he is living up to his old promise.
His programs will be completely
offered by himself and only two
assistants. Jacques Fray and
Mario Braggiott, well known radio
piano artists.
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The driver lurched drunkenly
in his seat. •
“Was he talkin' to me? he
whispered to the chorine next
to him.
“Sure he was.” she responded.
The driver grinned foolishly.
“Well, that chertalnly Is one
on me,” he murmured. “I
thought he was drivln’ all the
time.” ,
Hampden Opens
In "Cyrano"
Monday
During his current coast-to-coast
tour in “Cyrano de Bergerac,”
which brings him to this city:
at the National Theater on Mon-1
day night, Walter Hampden will j
present the famous heroic com '
I ery *by Edmond Rostand at a
lower scale of prices than any
1 at which this massive and mag
| nificent production ever was of
fered before, namely, at “$3 top.”
I Throughout the New York runs
of the play aggregating 561 per
i formances, all orchestra seats for
“Cyrano” were sold at $3.50 plus
tax, and a similar schedule pre-1
vailed in the few other cities in I
I which the play was given after j
its original Metropolitan engage- !
1 ment.
Recognizing that conditions to
day demand a concession, Mr.
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WALTER HAMPDEN
Hampden has lowered prices for
“Cyrano,” even though it was a
hazardous thing to do tfrom a
business standpoint. This play
is perhaps the most expensive
non-musical entertainment to op
erate ever staged in this.coun-i
try, requiring, as it does, an act
ing company of 75 and a me-;
chanical force of 27. To trans-1
port the company and scenic pro-:
! duction a special trpin of seven i
cars is necessary.
All this means that at the $3
scale “Cyrano” must play to al
most full capacity audiences at
every performance if expenses are
to be met and a modest profit
on operation and investment
made.
! E. M. Newman Talks
Sunday on Berlin
In E. M. Newman’s Traveltalk,
i “Berlin. 1931,” to be presented to
! morrow afternoon at the Na
tional Theater, we are to visit a
city that has changed greatly in
recent years.
This new group of motion and
still color pictures make the visit
a reality. Living conditions have
so altered that those who have
not been in Berlin for several
years might not recognize it.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
A A DDO A C kjA T A UA DI Clamorous Screen Star Seen as Famous
kjKtrl/X kJ/MWkJ IVI/AI/X n/M\l War-Time Spy and Courtesan
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Novaito, Stone,
Barrymore,
Aid Star
By ANDREW R. KELLEY
To one who first became a
trifle irrational over the fasci-1
natlng spell of that glamorous |
<tßwede. Greta Garbo, as Iris
March In “Woman of Affairs,”
the latest talkie image of Metro- I
I
ANDREW KF.i.i.KY min Qlazer and
Leo Birlnski lacks the power to
create any sustained suspense. |
through characters flimsily drawn I
and story-telling technique de
cidedly clumsy.
A Dancing Siren
When I can’t suffer with
Garbo my degree of enjoyment
is lessened and I must report
this time Greta, in her frus
trated affections, failed to pluck
I at my heart strings.
“Mata Hani,” whom, the legend
■| says, claimed to be a priestess
of the cult of Siva, danced her
way into the hearts of men and
then pried their innermost se-;
crets for her country’s intelligence I
service. She tried unsuccessfully j
to mix love and duty, so history ;
relates. They made a picture |
for Marlene Deitrich around this .
j colorful spy and courtesan and
called it "Dishonored,” but Para- '
mount always had in mind the <
Deitrich legs and it seemed to
me the result was an oversexed | s
; feature. i
An Imposing Cast 1
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Metro-Goldwyn summoned Ra- j
mon Novarro. Lionel Barrymore.
Lewis Stone and C. henry Gor
don as reinforcements for Garbo:
handed George Fitzmaurice the <
microphone. From such an im- 1
posing alliance perhaps I ex- I
pected too much. For once *
Lionel Barrymore appeared to be
just an actor, for if he cherished | •
any overwhelming yearning for ’
: the beautiful spy. it was not
! reflected in the ardor of his ’
j conduct. Ramon Novarro was
sincere, sympathetic, youthful and ,
I tender, but his love-making lacked .
the warmth that would make it
devastating. The most intense !
Garbo-Novarro clinch is photo- t
graphed in darkness, relieved by s
the glowing ends of two cigar- j
ettes, a director's novel touch
that leaves too much to the
imagination for the best effect.
Bizarre Costumes
About Garbo. She is dressed in -j
some outlandish Javanese cos-K
tumes with towering headpieces
and glittering tights that to me t
were not alluring even in seduc- •
tive dance scenes. Indeed I never j
saw mv favorite more Arctic, j
when the traditional charm and (
fascination was less apparent. In {
the hospital scenes near the close <
of the; picture there is a trace of
the moving spiritual quality which
made her such an appealing'
figure in “Romance.” such a
pathetic one in “Susan Lenox.” i
“Mata Hari” fades out with a I
i Garbo in flowing robes being led ,
off to face the firing sauad. The :
original intention of Hollywood j
to film the execution of the fa
i mous woman spy was vetoed by 1
Will Hays. Perhaps it’s just as
I well. “Mata Hari” is tragic
enough.
On the supplementary program
at the Columbia is a short reel
about whippet dogs. To me it
represents the abbreviated sub
ject at its very best. I advise ■
every dog lover to see it.
RIALTO—NOW!
THE STORY OF A LOVE
THAT KNEW NO LAW!
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RUTH CHATTERTON, whose
latest picture. “Tomorrow and
Tomorrow," made from the
Philip .Barry play, occupies the
Palace Theater screen.
Milne Love Tale
Well Told on
Screen
A. A. Milne’s daring play justi
fying a bigamous marriage with
the plaint of love opened yester
day at the Rialto Theater.
“Michael and Mary,” a stage
success for many years, is a sen
sation in this British screen ver
sion, carrying a cast that far
surpasses in quality many of the
American features.
Tells of Bigamy
A moving tale of love that
overstepped the bounds of law to
achieve happiness, the play ap
proves the end with a justifica- ■
tion of the means.
With Michael’s phenomenal
success as a novelist and a mari
tal happiness that forgets Mary’s
first marriage vow, the play i
moves speedily over many years |
to the manhood of their son.
The supreme touch of the screen
story is the excellent photography
in a pantomime of the hands used
as a device in the parents’ story
of their love to their son. The son
proves to be a true son of Michael
and Mary and sympathizes with
his parents’ great love.
Stars Are Competent
Edna Best and Herbert Marshall
in the leading roles give a sympa
thetic characterization of roles
which might have been saccharine '
but for the supreme acting.
In a rollicking short subject of
the life of a marine in China,
“Slim” Summerville, in “Peeking
in Pekin,” is a riot. Oswaldo, the
Lucky Rabbit, in a Walt Disney
comedy entitled “Oh Teacher,”
and a Graham McNamee newsreel
complete the program. JAB.
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SHOWS TODAY
DOORS OPEN 10 A.M
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■ TWIN HEADUNU WEEK ■
I BARTO & MANN
Stage and Screen Favorite
B HERMAN TIMBERG A
and Comedy Timber
Margie Coates-Yacop s fl
jifl Maxine
j The Alluring Appeal at the 1
J "Other Woman" Made 1
Him Step Out
1 HUSBANDS I
1 HOLIDAY I
A Pariimuunt Drum a with
I CLIVL BROOK I
1 Vivioßß* OoiMrne—Chas. Ruffles I
ALSO BEL.RCT SHOUTS f
Goldwyn’s prize
star in “Mata
Hari” is a dis
tinct let-down.
It isn’t that
the lyric con
tralto tones of
Garbo are
stumped by the
English idiom
or the studio
m 1 c r ophones:
rather the fault
lies in the fact
that this con
ventional spy
story by Benja-
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Atwill Scores Hit
In Courtroom
Drama at Fox
Lionel Atwill fully lives up to
expectations in his film debut in
“The Silent Witness” at the Fox
this week.
One of the most distinguished
figures on the legltiuiftte .stage he
appears thoroughly at ease before
a camera and without the inspira
tion of an appreciative audience.
From Stage Play
"The Silent Witness.” an adap
tion of a stage play, proves an ad
mirable vehicle to demonstrate
Mr. Atwill’s histrionic capabilities
to movie audiences. In it he has.
the appealing role of an English I
father who attempts to sacrifice I
himself for his weakling son.
Most of the action transpires in
a courtroom with Atwill, as Cir
Austin Howard, on trial for his
life. His -'utile attempt to es
tablish an alibi for himself, and
the gradual breaking down of his
composure under the harrying
cross examination of the crown
prosecutor make an intensely dra
matic, moving trial scene.
Although Atwill dominates the
film there are some other charac
ters worthy of mention. There is,
for example, Weldon Heyburn, a
Washington product, who skilfully '
handles a choice role, as the hus
band of the slain woman.
Comedy Relief
A cockney taxi driver, played j
by Herbert Mandin, provides the
comedy relief. He nearly turns
the tense courtroom scene into a
hilarious farce.
Greta Nissen proves quite cap
able as the blonde hussy for love
of whom murder is committed.
It any fault is to be found
with the Silent Witness as a
mystery drama it is that the
element of mystery is apparently
removed at the outset. The
audience apparently knows from
the outset who committed the
crime and it is just a question
of whether the right man will be
convicted.
An attractive Fanchon and
Marco stage presentation abounds
in laughs provided chiefly by
O’Donnell Blair and Co. ingenu
i ous builders, and Master and
Gauthier. Ben Omar acrobatic
dancer and Louise Glenn toe
dancer are also excellent.
Phil Lampkin, guest director,
scores a hit with his trumpet;
j solos from the orchestra pit.
Two or three diverting short
films, including the ever welcome
Fox Movietone supplement the
program and a cartoon comedy
supplement the main attractions.
T. D. T.
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VLADIMIR HOROWITZ, Soloist.
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SATURDAY—FEBRUARY 6—1932
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! plays the devoted lover in
I A. A. Milne’s “Michael and
' Mary,” the new screen feature
i at the Rialto Theater,
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Broadway Success
I “Michael and Mary,” now play
ing at the Rialto Theater with
Edna Best and Herbert Marshall
in the leading roles, comes to
the screen as a Broadway suc
cess. It played Washington on
its road tour with Madge Ken
nedy and Otto Kruger in the
chief roles.
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1 WELDON HEYBURN I
■ Washington’s favorites |
1 SILENT WITNESS’ ?
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I‘Dream House’ldea I
1 PHIL LAMPKIN I
Orchestra Conductor
GAYETY-BURLESK
Starting This Sun.
Matinee
JOE WICKS
RED NICHOLS
JIMMY BARRETT
The Marathon Idols
Appearing Twice Daily
Big D. C. Welcome to Kate Smith
Kate Smith came home yes
teraay and what a home-coming
it was! Veterans from all of
the various organizations with
their high ranking executive offi
cers: all the old-time friends and
hundreds of her stage and radio
admirers were there, as well as a
brass band.
It is coming to Kate, too. and
deservedly. Here is a home town
4 TODAY I THE BAND WAGON I LA T^ES , °
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I WALTER HAMPDEN
In the Most Enthralling Play in All the World
Edmond Roitand's Heroic Comedy
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Gypsv Dancer of Spain—With His Ensemble
NATIONAL THEATER, TUES., FEB. 16, 4:40 P. M.
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; girl that went out and made
good in a big way.
Kate's engagement starts today
at the Fifteenth Street theater
with five complete shows and
from the interest it looks as if
there should be six.
Whatever yonr wants may hr. ihrrr
In always a possibility that they ran
be satisfied through the many serviers
advertised In today’s Classified Kectirn.