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PAGE 6-1 Amusement Calendar 'Midsummer Night's Dream' For Auditorium Pampered Stars Move Into Nev Studio Palace LITTLE THEATER "The Late Christopher Bean" Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday nights; "Yellow Jack" Thursday and Friday nights. Motion Pictures AX KCilWHAKUl Imi- III II AMBASSADOR Claudette Colbert and Warren William in summer Night's Dream," will tation of Life;" the "Three Stooges" in "Men in Black." FOX "Music in the Air," with John Boles and Gloria Swanson; "Fugitive Lady," starring Neil Hamilton and Florence Rice. Trtpws arpta Garbo. Herbert Marshall and George Brent "The Painted Veil." MISSOURI "Chu Chin Chow," with Anna May Wong and others; "Against the Law," with John Mack Brown and Sally Blane. ORPHEl'M Anne Shirley in "Anne of Green Gables;" W.

C. Fields and Baby Leroy in "It's a Gift." SHURERT Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler and Pat O'Brien in "Flirtation Walk." GARRICK Burlesque. come to St. Louis for a week's engagement at the Auditorium Opera House, beginning Christmas nipht, Dec 25. This event makes St.

Louis one of the American premiere cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York in which Max Reinhardt will make his re-entry on the American stage after an absence of a decade. The epoch-making spectacle, "The Miracle" was the la Reinhardt production seen in country. Guy Golterman, grand opera producer, will manage the Reinhardt production in St. Louis. Reinhardt has personally supervised the production as given in California and now being given in Chicago.

The production in St. Louis will be complete in every detail. "Midsummer Night's Dream" recently concluded a record engagement in Los Angeles and San Francisco under the auspices of the California State Chamber of Commerce, and is now playing on extended engagement at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. If By H. H.

NIEMEYER. HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 1. WHEN Marion Davies moved, bag and baggage the baggage includes a 16-room bungalow which is being carted, in its entirety, some 20 miles across the mountains from the Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer studios to Warner Brothers, she left something of a dent in the grounds of the former lot. But only momentarily.

The dent has been filled up and Marion's Stately little make-up quarters and resting place it HAS got 16 rooms, no fooling is overshadowed by a genuine Palace of Stars which has just been erected by M-G-M and appropriately dedicated as the most unusual building on any of the studio lots which are given over, pretty much, to unusual things. This is the home and to date the inmates have dwelt there in perfect harmony of Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Myrna Loy, Helen Hayes, Jean Harlow, Norma Shearer, Gloria Swanson, Jeanette MacDon-ald, Clark Gable, Maurice Chevalier, Ramon Novarro and William Powell. In addition there are elaborate suites ready and waiting for the occasional "guest stars." EVERY suite is complete with all arrangements for housekeeping although most of the stars prefer to have their lunches in the etudio cafe. La Garbo is the only one who has her mid-day meal cooked in her own rooms every day. The others "dine out" unless they are entertaining a small party.

The house, of course, is only a daytime home. Of modern architecture, perfectly white walls and emphasizing simplicity of lines, the M-G-M edifice looks something like a not too small ultra-modern apartment hotel. As a matter of fact, that is just what it is. U-shaped, its two wings are divided between the women and men players. There are eight apartments in each wing, two stories in height.

Each has a drawing room, bedroom, dining room, dressing room, kitchen and elaborate bath. All are electrically heated, electrically refrigerated and EINHARDT'S European ver sion of "A Midsummer Nipht's Dream" has run 1000 nights in succession in Europe and is the 'A recognized highlight of the Salz burg festivals every year. Nilson. famous European compos -V and conductor of "The Miracle'' and Felix Weissberger, technical director, will assist Reinhardt in the preparations of the St. Louis Greta Garbo in "The Painted Veil" Loew's.

Concertmaster Guidi On Symphony Program SCIPIONE GUIDI, concertmaster and assistant conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, will be the soloist of its concerts in the Municipal Auditorium next Friday afternoon and Saturday evening when he will present the first time in St. Louis the violin concerto of the great Finnish composer, Jan Sibelius. Outstanding both as a soloist production. Golterman said that the open ing night of "A Midsummer NiRht's Dream" here would be taken over by a local cultural group as a benefit nprfnrmanrp.

Anna May Wong in "Chu Chin Chow" Missouri. Will Rogers Biggest Name at Box Office STEADILY moving up in the last three years, Will Rogers today is the biggest money-making star for the motion picture industry, according to a survey completed by the Motion Picture Herald, trade publication. The request made of independent theater owners and managers in the survey was: "Please list the 10 players whose pictures drew the greatest number of patrons to your theater from Sept. 1, 1933, to Sept. 1, 1934." The 10 largest number of citations, in order, were for Rogers, Clark Gable, Janet Gaynor, Wallace Beery, Mae West, Joan Crawford, Bing Crosby, Shirley Temple, Marie Dressier and Norma Shearer.

The results are remarkable in that for the first time in the three years of the survey, a man was the leader, and a man the runner-up. Another unusual fact was the rise of Shirley Temple to popularity, the first time a child player has made the first ten ranking. ana as an ensemDie piayer, uuiui tame iu iuc oi. Louis Symphony Orchestra in 1931 from the New VUartet To Give Concert At the rincipia York Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he had for 10 years served as concertmaster, with many annual appearances as soloist. His repertory of concertos includes Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens, Vivaldi, Castelvuovo-Tedesco, Re-spighi, Busoni and Sibelius.

A native of Venice, Guidi studied the violin in the Conservatory at Milan, which he entered in childhood and from which he graduated with the highest honors. From 1904 to 1916 he lived in London and Paris and gave concerts extensively in the principal cities of Great Britain and the continent. He came to America in 1916 to devote himself to a concert career, but three years later was engaged by Arturo Bodanzky as concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra. When that orchestra was merged with the New York Philharmonic in 1921, Guidi became concertmaster. ATURALLY enough, with each star selecting her, or his, own decorations and furniture, the The London String Quartet, one of the most widely-known of all chamber music ensembles, will appear at the Principia Friday night on what is announced as its farewell concert tour.

Of the present quartet, only two members belonged to the original group, founded In 1908. They are Thomas Petre, second violinist, and Warwick Evans, cellist. The former will become a teacher, while the latter plans to retire. Of the other two members. John Pennington, first violinist, will become concert master of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and LTHOUGH new to St.

Louis, the Sibelius concer A to has been heard in America for almost 30 years, being introduced in this country by the late TtirviT-rte will crlTA vln 9 I i concerts abroad. Friday's FOLLOWING just outside the pale were Katharine Hepburn, Joe E. Brown, Claudette Colbert, Jean Harlow, Eddie Cantor, Dick Powell and George Arliss. In the neighborhood of a hundred from the top were Harold Lloyd, Maurice Chevalier, Franchot Tone and Lanny Ross. Marie Dressier, who was in first place in both years previously, received an unusual tribute in being listed in the top classification this year.

Her death came July 28, last, after three months of retirement forced by her illness. "Dinner At Eight," officially released last January, had been roadshown before that and her only other picture was "Her Sweetheart, Christopher Bean" was released Nov. 17, 1933. Rogers, in second place last year, had been sixth the year before. Wallace Beery, fourth this year, was in the same place two years ago and fifth in 1932-33.

is as louows: Quartet in Major. Opus 64. No. S.H.iv suites are fairly well mixed up in periods and things like that. Believe it or not, Harlow's is all in white white carpets, white walls, white draperies and white Louis XV furniture.

In this matter Miss Harlow is following in the footsteps of another shrinking Hollywood lily. Miss Mae West, who even has a white piano in her home. Miss Shearer's suite has been given a modern treatment and is what is known as "tailored," instead of decorated, while Joan Crawford's is also strictly after the modern manner. For these rooms William Haines, once a very bad screen comic, but now rated a good interior decorator, was called into consultation. Jeanette MacDonald's rooms are in blue and coral shades, with trie draperies and furnishings of the di-rectoire period.

Myrna Loy's place is much more homelike than any of the others, while Garbo has kent Nocturne Cherry Ripe Ouartet in Minor (Death and the Maiden) Brhuh Maude Powell, who played with the Theodore Thomas Orchestra in 1905. It is one of the early works of the composer and one of his own personal favorites. The program for the two concerts includes also Leo Sowerby's colorful overture "Comes Autumn Time" and the Brahms Symphony No. 2 in Major. Sowerby, young Chicago composer, has contributed some notable things to the orchestral repertoires of today, but nothing more colorful than his overture which St.

Louis heard for the first time some 10 years ago. Lh evinne Kecita Wed nesday Night Warren William and Claudette Colbert in "Imitation of Life" Ambassador. i Josef Lhevinne, pianist, will fI The detailed program is: Mf-I presented in recital at Sheldon "Roberta on Dec. 30 Instead of Christmas 1. Overture, "Comes Autumn Tim" Sowerby morial Hall, 3646 Washington ule- THE WEEK'S NEW FILMS By Colvin McPherson 2.

"Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in vard, at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday evening, by the Piano Teachers Educational Society. His program will consist of a Beethoven Soni-U, Opus 53: two sonatas by Scailatti. Minor. Opus 47 Sibeliua I Allegro moderato II Adagio dt molto III Allegro ma non tanto (First St. Louis performance.) Intermission.

HU CHIN CHOW," first of a series of super-pictures the Cuthbert and Helen Westley, as his relief on the program is to be found tired revue costumer. In plot, "The sister, Marilla, are the pair who in a short bv the Three Stooges. Painted Veil" is cross-pollinated her idea of decoration entirely a so- musical comedy orig- cret, just as she does everything. inaUy scheduled to arrive at the American Theater Christmas night, ON THE men's side of the TJ, the has been re-set for Sunday night, rooms of Bill Powell are the Dec. 30, and will have nine per- most elaborate, being done in formances instead of five.

Matinees massive old English, with part of will be played on New Year's day 3. Symphony No. 2, in Major, OP a group of numbers by Chopin and Gaumont-British organization take the orphan Anne into their Every bit as funny as the three from its 18 Garbo Dredecessors. The is offering to Americans, is at the home and find her a problem and funny Marx Brothers, they make a glamourous one again finds that al- otner works irom rscnumann. i.w vel, Debussy, Scriabin and Missouri this week.

It is a dis "Men in a delight. So it is not the paee-bv- devilish riot out of the though she is in wedlock with Her I Allegro non troppo II Adagio non troppo III Allegretto grazioso, quasi dantino IV Allegro con spirito tinctly superior picture, by any page account of "Anne of Green White" theme. nis own eonecuon oi rare huntinqr and Saturday. Jan. 5.

prints on the walls. The show, which played all last comparison. Arguing a point raised Gables" that is kept in the picture Maurice Chevalier's quarters are year ln New York, is advertised as often recently that American films but the perfect soul and spirit. Arteaga Appointed Music in the Air bert Marshall, the real excitement is with George Brent. The scene is China, where Herbert, a physician, is not testing a new serum.

By fits and starts, the tale unravels to where Greta can regenerate her typically French, with the laminar tne musjcai comedy now on the OI comparable worth would not at- "Anne of Green Gables" is the "Lit T- i v. i 1 i A. tract Pit Ambassador 4u so much attention it mav he ti Wnmnn" 10.34 camo iro OR Music in the Air, at the To Opening Concert By Philharmonic xaiiiaii J.1U1M1 ui uiue, iiy ana First announcement about the Ambassador stage show is that Al Templeton, Rav Middleton, Odette said that "Chu Chin Chow" is better of eye-moistener and heart-warmer, Fox, the producers have utilized Myrtil, Marty Mav, Bobby Jarvis, than spectacle pictures from the The mood it creates is all but de- every scenic possibility yet have Sydney Greenstreet and Parker West Coast in the same way "The stroved by "It's a Gift," the W. C. neglected to keep more than a fair Steward.

Private Life of Henry VIII," prod- Fields picture also being shown. Proportion of the inherent charm of uct of another British studio, was Written by Fields himself accord- the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammer- "The Mad Hopes" Friday Night, better in authenticity, in temper- ing to advices from the western slein operetta. Casting is probably "The Mad Hopes," comedy by ing fantastic splendor with the country the film denends on a under Par, except in one or two in- cherry. Clark Gable, on the other hand, goes in for ruggedness, with knotty pine paneling and early American furniture. Novarro, the Mexican, leans decidedly to the more or less modern classic effect, while Robert Montgomery has his self.

It all ends well and decently. The Philharmonic Society Or-Flirtation Walk chestra will give its opening con-There is a young chap named Ross cert at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Alexander in "Flirtation Walk," 3637 Lindell boulevard, at 8:15 Arteaga, former St. Louisan, will be orchestra conductor and musical arranger. Arteaga, former accordionist with local orchestras here. apartment filled with ship models.

stances. John Boles is adequate Romney Brent, will be presented at nasty habits of semi-barbarism who deserves notice for a pleasant o'clock Thursday evening, with Al- Wally Beery and Lionel narry- tne weanesaay uiud auauorium, maKing spectacle humorous. The of a sneries which the spectators a Drunu ttIlu actually sings, alter npr.nn9iitv Hp heln to makp thp Ired HlcKs conducting ana Joseph Hi more, although they rate quarters Friday night, as the first play of ever-fascinating story of Ali Baba mav predict for vamni thp years of being made just a sweet ni.v Kooi.r mi.Ricai Faerber of the St. Louis Symphony He ner wlth Olsen and JoiYtV I equal to any of the oth ers, are out- the season by the Mummers. The and the forty thieves is told in woman hphin vn sav tn son by wno never gets around to mar- Kfftt.

i i it a Orchestra as soloist. The complete son'3 show in 1928 and had ilT' Bide the fold. Beery lings to what cast includes Viola Perle, Myrtle swift fashion against a bright musi- tvo iw cvato? tcv, rying the women he loves. Gloria A Vl cuvor program: been musical arranger for Lddiell he calls his "dog hou se" out on Hudson, Billie Kniep, Jeanne Favre. cal background, from the memorable tht" Mrtior Swanson's voice is enough for "Leonore" Overture Beethoven Cantor, Paul Whiteman, the NHCII neua.

aiuiouKn ner pantomimic rr n-r radio neiwor ana various fc uaujuwic Luiiiiuuvs rv.iLa wueroctK, warren omun, stage success. Anna May Wong as hete noir harl si nerrentsnre of orchestra Insanity ruger and radio shows. The Ambassador stage show i.s set for opening ntxt to lounge around in his hidden cub- Stanley Jones. Sam Halley Har- Zahrat, the slave girl, is the only Cr so at the end of her hour of comedv scenes reveal a technique by hole tucked away at the top of ry Pfiffner, Wesley Gore and Mau- character readily recognizable on forecasting and broadcastine learned in Mack Sennett silents. Al Mr.

Faerber. Marche Ecossaise Debusssy "tathetique" Symphony, No. 6 Studio Set Closes one of the sound stages. rice Savore. Grand boulevard but George Robey bhean (of Gallagher and Shean) is Friday.

Dr. Lessing. The seasoned theater (Ali Baba) and Fritz Kortner (Abu goer will miss "The Song Is You" Imitation of Life Motion picture sets are generally open to legitimate visitors, but the "Vanessa" set, on which Helen Hayes and Otto Kruger and others MITATION OF LIFE," at the 77 au "Xf while finding delight in "I ve Told Ambassador, is one of the most Every Lmle star and A Hm Be I Hasan) will not be strangers the next time on celluloid. John Gar-rick, the Nur-al-din, has a fine singing voice. "Chu Chin Chow" is a fascinating film and the one regret of a reviewer is that it is not in color.

On the same program is "Against the Law," a series of wooden lines dedicated to ambulance drivers. After "Men in White," "The White Parade" and "Against the Law," the next hospital picture will have to be dedicated to the patients or the young lady at the front desk. yond a Hill." So many persons saw were busy, was tightly closed for "Music in the Air" at the Munici- several days last week. Neither pal Opera last summer that there Miss Hayes nor Kruger asks that ought to be few not familiar with correspondents be kept away or-it. For them, the new version is a dinarily.

But this particular set musical show well-done but without was not open, it was explained, "for distinction. In "Fugitive Lady," the the duration of Mr. Kruger's insan-accompanying feature, Hollywood, ity." year, a vivid account to be remarked about again and again when informal groups start on the motion pictures. Basically it is another American success story. Claudette Colbert starts peddling cans of syrup, then discovers her Negro cook, Aunt Delilah, can make amaz- lltll'Q T1 nillchafl ctorrac tvnln il 1 1 1 A ir.p- Kollows th intvita ata6Co wictn ne wie insane nusuana in mis pancake han a nv iS the bCSt in yearS' The Crash Huh Piece' and' thcy sa to market telescopes the plot, giving romance when Kruger goes crazy he doesn't anrunt tVeniUnfiarv t0 UtSiderS ly wealthy.

Claudette eives ud her y' Anne of Green Gables "Clear All Wires" at Y. II. A. girl called Dawn one love, Warren William, because rt 7 O'Day legally chantre1 br hpr dfliiphtrr Pnchollt HnH9nr hoe 1 inted Veil. changed her her daughter, Rochelle Hudson, has veu' ts nrmti nf ih.

xt name recently to Anne Shir- ianen in love with him. Quite over- 1 jtAmisij is losing her ac- h. W. H. under the direc-ley, the title of her leading role in shadowing Claudette's affairs, how- Ij cent! In the opening sequences tion of Harry McClain will of Green Gables." Such a ever, is a theme new to the movies of "The Painted Veil." at Loew's, Bent "Clear All Wires" a newpa-thing at the time seemed to be the the tragedy of Aunt Delilah's she is so at ease with bright Brit- per drama by Bella and Samuel very apex of Hollywood silliness but daughter, who could "pass" in the icisms that she measures up to the Spewack, at 8:15 o'clock this eve-anyone who goes to the Orpheum society of white people except for pseudo-English damsels of the ning.

Leading roles will be taken this week will see that the young her mother's affection, which ruin- American stage. Her lot, however, by Orville Miller, Jules Silverstein lady in question IS Anne Shirley, ously pursues her. Louise Beavers is just another insipid role. And Sylvia Minkowitz David Seslen Anne of Green Gables. Casting gen- i.

the Aunt Delilah, Fredi Wash- her gowns have the usual sug- Gertrude Hollander Gertrude Generally has met with the happiest' Ir.gton the daughter. Both give gestion of Mme. Tussaud wax man. Meyer Fiman and Harvev L. success.

O. P. Heggie as Matthew compelling performances. Comedy works or the hashish dreams of a Goodman 1 I vv 1 ft Old Anne khtrley and Heygie in "Anne of Green Orpheum John Boles and Gloria Kuanson Music tn the Air," t'oj..