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jfl Two Screens Elsa Maxwell's "Hotel for Women," romantic comedy drama featuring Linda Darnell, opens today at United Artists and Fox Wilshire theaters. "Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation," with Peter Lorre, is companion feature. Set in a sniart Manhattan hostelry, exclusively for the fair sex and inhabited mostly by glamorous models and showgirls, "Hotel for Women" is a gay story of a 2os angclccsasTCimcs FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1033 PAGE 10, FT, II 'Women' Glorified Tale world of girls on their own. Featured in the cast are Ann Soth-ern, James Ellison, Jean Rogers, Elsa Maxwell, Lynn Bail June of Back-Fence Gossip BV rHILIP K.

8CHEUJSR Gale, Joyce Compton, John Hal- iday, Katharine Aldridge, Alan i i xkv!" ranges from subtle to broadest broad but so do the women Ilia show is more overwhelming than it should be, perhaps, and Clare Eoothe's scathing commentary on her own sex, "The Women," came to Grauman's Chinese last night multiplied and enlarged in scope by the cameras of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the studio of "big shows." Inside on the screen, while patient crowds waited outside for the at moments unpleasant to the taste. Fortunately it has Mias Shearer, and we can cling to decency alteit desperately! Dinehart and Sidney Blackmer. "Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation," the companion attraction, limni the exciting adventures which befall the Oriental detective when he tries to take a rest from his sleuthing, only to run head-on into a jewel robbery and a murder mystery. In the cast are Joseph Schildkraut, Lionel At-will, Virginia Field, John King and Iva Stewart.

'Horror Program Proffered Today Filmgoers who like to hiss vil stars tney nad aireaay seen go with her. The music score I thought an- noyingly intrusive, especially the rippling-chord motif. Sets and mounting are ultra, except for the ranch, which looks painted. Marjorie Main, Dennie Moore, in, a species of generic war far older than the one about to be loosed in Europe was declared. In times past it has bet-n known as the Battle of the Sexes.

No man crosses the threshold of "The Women." But for 2 hours and 20 minutes, he is talked about. He is mocked, vilified, and occasionally oh, very occasionally conceded to have something by as militant a bunch Jledda Hopper, Florence Nash, Virginia Grey, Ruth Hussey, Es lains on the screen will have ample opportunity to audibly ther Dale and Muriel Hutchison are in the company. Anita Loos and Jane Murfin adapted the show their dislike of th schemer's dastardly deeds when "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street," goes into action at the Grand Theater play and Hunt Strombeig produced. The picture continues today at the Chinese and Loew's Stat. PREMIERE STREET SCENE Hollywood's parade of glamour at Grau- send-off attracted 15,000 persons, one of the largest crowds ever to wit- ness a film event.

man Chinese neater last night when The Women was given a gala 'Above is a striking view of the scene. of females as have ever been gathered together in one spot. VARIED REACTION The effoct of all this on a mixed audience is impossible to describe. Through an incessant bombardment of barbed shafts loosed at both sexes, it ranges from bewilderment to a kind of repellent fascination. Men are scarcely finished chuckling at i 1-4 A rli Gala Screen Event Attracts 15 MO "'YdH BV KEA1) KENDALTi With one of the largest but themselves before tney are the Louis B.

Mayers, the Mervyn LeRoys, the Lou Angers, Iren Rich, Edgar Allan Woolf, Virginia Weidler, Donald Crisp, Nancy Carroll, and the Robert Z. Leonards. George Burns and Gracie Allen, Frances Marion, Ricardo Cortez, Alice Moore, Kay McCoy, Freddie Bartholomew and his Aunt Cissy, Walter Kane and Lynn Bari, the Lew Schrei-bers, Bill Haines and Peecrv laughing louder at the dame who the picture, were in the East and unable to attend the premiere. Chief of Police Arthur II, lloh-mann personally supervised the traffic problem, along with Whitey Hendry, chief of the M.G.M. police force, anct- they were highly complimented for the manner in which they just made the crack.

As for the most orderly crowds in recent weeks standing in the streets, Hollywood offered its most gallant premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theater last night. Police women Brice, Billy Brice, David and Irene Selznick, Zoe Akins. Kay Nielson, Tommy Douglas, Aldous Huxley, Jack Benny and Maiy Livingstone, Genevieve Tobin and William Keighley. Billie Burke, Rosa Ponselle, Mercedes de Acosta, Cole Porter, Olin How-land, Michael Pearman, Bob Linden, Shalto Bailie, Louis Mason, Stella Eliscu and Mortie Offner, Eddie Eliscu, Rollie Leigh, Orry Kelly, Mrs. Jules Mastbaum, Elsa The women in the picture con estimated there were more than stitute as forthright an "all-star" cast as M.G.M.

has given us since the "Grand Hotel" period. Clev 15,000 jamming the boulevard to watch the parade of stars into the theater. The occasion was the world's erly introduced along with the animals they suggest (doe, ti nancuea trie hundreds of tourists. AMONG OTHERS Walter Pidgeon and his party provided the laugh of the evening because they dared to come ger, lamb, etc.) they include Nor Schroeder, Dorothy Dawson, Dor ma Shearer, Joan Crawford, first showing of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "The Women," adapted from the stage play. Two of othy Blanchard, Eddie Woehler, Jack Greenwood, Al Jennings.

i Rosalind Russell, Mary Boland, Pauiette Goddard, Phyllis Povah, Fears, the Douglas Shearers, Greg Bautzer and Lana Turner. Dorothy Lamour and Robert Ritchie, the M. C. Levees, the William Koenigs, Lola Lane, Townsend Netcher, Claudetta Colbert and her mother, Wesley Ruggles and party, Eddie Man-nix and Topy Lanier, the Robert Youngs, the Buster Colliers, Ana Sothern and Roger Pryor. the most important members of! Keith Weeks, Helen Conway, Mr.

to the theater in a station wagon. Joan Fontaine, Lucile Watson and Mrs. Richard Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lewin, Mr.

and the cast were Joan Crawford and Pauiette Goddard, who were wildly cheered as thev made and the child, Virginia Weidler, CLATTER OP TONGUES After being thus carefully dif among tne many prominent who attended the premiere were the Clarence Browns (Alice Joyce.) the Hunt Strombergs, their entrance accompanied, respectively, by Charles Martin ferentiated, they proceed for and Producer Joseph M. Schenck. WHAT THEV WORE PflRTHSY PIRPI IS THE ONLY THEATRE IN 1 Shtwinc vHUillHl UlilbLL Metre Coltfwyn -Mafer's Technicolor TriHmpti! Miss Crawford was with a black fox hat in black, bedecked carried a i Goddard with orchids, and she black fox muff. Miss Mrs. Samuel Goldwyn, Mr.

and Mrs. William Goetz. PAIR ALMOST MISSED The throng almost missed seeing Mary Pickford and Lillian Gish, who Avere together. As their car drove up, Mary stepped out with Miss Gish and for a woment was lost in a gathering of ticket holders. But when she was spotted by one of the fans, a cheer arose for both, who were accompanied by Constance Collier.

Norma Shearer and Rosalind Russell, the other two stars of was gowned in a red crepe dress, military coat, and carried a large sable muff. quite a while to act as if they are all of one stripe and by this I mean a certain variety of striped cat. It is this uniformity which accounts for that early bewilderment I mentioned brought on by an unceasing chatter too much in one key for comfort. Once the attention focuses on the one "woman" among the "females," however, the drama really begins to take hold. It is surprising how intensely you come to sympathize with her, to pull for her ultimate triumph.

The woman is Marv Haines, ill George Cukor. who directed the picture, and Mrs. Cukor had the following in their theater party: Olivia de Havtlland. Fannv 1 Victor Mry Ida; carthay rsssr. mmim piich mmn mttuk is, ti fr, 2 CELEBRITIES MEET Responsible for success of "The Women" are the above notables From left to right they are B.

Mayer, M.G.M. chief; Pauiette Goddard, principal-George Cukor, director; Joon Crawford, star, and Hunt Stromberg, producer. TimM photon br Paul Clvrt LAST NIGHT the 4' eir 4 approval and they paid 2.20.' TODAY you NOTEWORTHY CONCERT GIVEN BY KLEMPERER, HEIFETZ portrayed with deeply felt finesse by Miss Shearer. She is the wife who, thanks to the whispers and gabble of the contingent led by Sylvia (Miss Russell,) finds her marriage headed for the rocks. Of course, there IS another woman; and she, played with an hon-psty that is sometimes shocking, is Miss Crawford.

NEW CHARACTERS Half-way along when the see it in its uproarious comedy at REGULAR PRICES BY ISABEL MORSE JONES COORS OPEN LOEW'S 9 A.M.. CHINESE 10:15 Ine Hollywood Bowl concert last night given hy Otto Klem- perer and the Fhilharmonic with 1 Jieueiz as soloist was like a rock of permanency in the midst of a sea of change. It was of ihe fine order of pro grams: Mozart Overture, Sym phony "Pathetique" by Tschal sky Sixth Symphony before the intermission, the popular soloist gave the work of importance its proper place. The listeners were warm in their appreciation and gave the work that close attention which bespeaks familiarity and interest. Klemperer's interpretation of this symphony varies with each performance.

Last night the and the final adagio were the most free. FINE SELECTION Heifetz chose well when he selected the Sibelius Concerto. It is a noble work and it was bril liantly played with Strang emo kowsky, Sibelius Violin Concerto and a recital program of violin FASHION wh- PARADE! Piqml 1 I 'V Jjf AiliCglilc vT.i)Yr ft 0 CaJUL-IXJU Wj it 1940 ALL marriage seems indeed wrecked the film drops sharply, and in the final section one is conscious of a forcing of effort to recapture an element of surprise which has already been lost. Here two new characters are presented, but both are, in a sense, repetitions of those we have met before: Miss Boland a variation of Miss Povah and Miss Goddard of Miss Russell. The train and Reno chapters thus suffer from a letdown which even the closing vindication of the long-suffering wife does not entirely alleviate.

Barring a too-eager delivery of some lines and several "bits" with piano numbers. The audience was near capaci-ty. It was a musical audience, not assembled for a show an audience typical of the Bowl audiences which have gathered for 18 years for symphonies under the stars. BUDGET NOT MET The sea that threatens the tion. The personality of Hei fetz as it has grown to be is made known, in this contempor which smack of the amateur (the maid-and-cook dialogue, for ary work or classic beauty, the distinguished violinist' complimented the Hollywood Bowl bv playing it rather than any one of the familiar concertos which Bowl with change is commercialism.

There isn't enough money to be made with audiences of 5000, 10,000 and 15,000 attendants, according to plain figures announced by Mrs. Leiland Ath-erton Irish, executive secretary-manager. The large budget necessary to attract an audience of 20,000 has not been met this LOMBARD GRANT FRANCIS Tit Most Thrilling TtirMMne if Ike Sent XwiM Tliuni Itaiitk SttMtitas would have taken much less re hearsal and ability. Bravo The violin solos with piano ac companiments by Emanuel Bey were Grainger's "Londonderry year although the top price of seats in the boxes has been upped to two dollars. The Sto- instance,) the acting is generally incisive and often telling.

STANDOUT PORTRAYAL The sly-cat Russell delineation stands out, I'd say, although I quarrel slightly with the over-stressing of the about-to-pounce look. Lucile Watson is also splendid as the mother, and little Miss Weidler touches the heart in several scenes. The others are good or better. Incidentally, nearly all of them have one-sided telephone conversations making each and every one, I suppose, a potential Rai-ner, eligible for an academy award. A fashion show, more gorgeous, doubtless, than any so far, is done in Technicolor.

It could be cut to advantage dramatic advantage but that is kowski-Children's benefit concert Air' and De Falla's Spanish Dances, Gypsy Airs by Sarasate and, as encores, "Melodic" by Tschaikowsky, "Hora Staccato," Dinciu-Heifetz, "On Wings of Song" by Mendelssohn and "Old Vienna." ednesday will help, it is hoped. Rumor has it that private interests are trying to lease Hollywood Bowl after the Symphony Association moves out for a skating rink. It is sure to make UM i OTtnTiTTIW rm Ijuu UAMlikJ 1 i. mfflmmmmm yU, jfil 4 MS A Hr k.t. r-xja'c: money.

The music was not tainted with all this, however. Klemperer's conducting and Heifetz's playing 5 More, oui to piviiw. "ijiiic ixmtsi' WILL NOT SHOWN FT( P.M. TONIGHT 7 30c not the way of M.G.M. The same M.G.M., by the way, which here finds itself in the" paradoxical role of "exposing" the glamour rose lar aoove it.

Vienna and the court life of a day that ever lives in music were brought to mind with the overture to the Mozart opera, "The Abduction of the Serail." Programming the Tschaikow- it has spent years weaving! George Cukor's direction 1 24 irtTUM PANTOII UE TRACY In 'THE SPELLBINDER" 4k ftKQ AtlWt Writ Ur9 Mm lMMM-tot A. 7n4 J'The IHL and the GAMBIIR" 4 A t0 wil UO CARRItlO TIM HOtT 5nffl DUN mm fL-- 3QcT'Utr -40c TILL ClOTIHC A 1 mm i i mi ft tiuxtr i iAC LONDON'S 5 THJUUS CHAI i 9- I 'Yi! I 1 MUTINY lJL STEM ALAN MARSHAlC, 'ELSINORr IN RtNO'-J lrMIT TOLER 1 'run in MS' NtW tNTHNCIf II0A0WAY mi mm ur. )mc( iiKidi to a irxtirr fmmnn TTTT MOllVWOOO NIAI NIOMIAMO.