Daily News from New York, New York • 682

Lawyer Admits 1... High Class Slapstick On Paramount Screen By KATE CAMERON. "The Lady Eve," Paramount picture written and directed by Preston Sturges from story by Monckton Hoffe. Presented at the Paramount Theatre. Theft of 5100.000 THE CAST: Barbara Stanwyck P5 Jean Charles Lady Eve's Father.

Mr. Pike --nry Fonda Charles Coburn 11 As a jury was being selected for his trial, John J. Beechwood, 44, a lawyer who once headed the bond claims department of the Fidelity, Casualty 80 Maiden Lane, pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing $100,000 from the bank. Beechwood and Benjamin Hernandez, 45, in the freight business, are accused of using th -Eugene Pailetto 1 docks and walks off the gang plank in high dudgeon. Jean doesn't let the affair rest there, however, but takes a devastating and completely feminine revenge on Charles when she meets up with him on the home ground.

Sturges has written a highly Mmrirsy William Detnarest Sir Alf. McGlennan Keith Eric Blore Mn. Pike Janet Beeoher Barrows Robert Greir money to establish a munitions Preston Sturges has made three amusing comedy and has directed it with a cleverness that is some straight hits in a row for Para mount. The first was the hilarious business. 1 hey are reported to hav purchased the yacht Moana from William B.

Leeds for $75,000. Later they sold the yacht at a profit and bought a second-hand satire on politics known as "Th '11. ''Tir urear. JVicumty." JNext came "Christmas in July." a less hilari troopship from the Colombian Gov times extremely subtle and at others as broad as the beam of the ship on which the hilarious affair begins. Both Miss Stanwyck and Fonda turn in excellent performances and are assisted by a first-rate cast that includes Charles Coburn, in a fine performance, and William Demarest, Eugene Pallette and ous but charming comedy of young ernment.

General Sessions Judge John J. fa 02 Tig of 55 Ql love, jsow, he gives us, by way or the Theatre screen Mullen continued Beechwood's bail of $7,500 and will start the trial of a highfalutin' slapstick comedy Paramount's "The Lady Eve" offers new characterizations for both Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck. that bristles with laugh-provoking Hernandez today. Follow "Powtrhonie" by Sports Editor Jimmy Pawrra for vigorous fearless handling; of aporta news. material.

Delightful Comedy Team. "The Lady Eve" introduces Eric Blore in highly amusing one3. Tony Pastor and his orchestra edy. Ella Logan is the vocalist and Toy and Wing are featured in a dance number. are the feature of the new stage show at the Paramount this week, with Ben Blue furnishing the com new and delightful comedy team in Barbara Stanwyck, who lives up to the title role with a vengeance, and Henry Fonda, who is the butt of all the author slapstick pranks and who takes them for the most part with a dead pan, or a look of WE VSKIEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR complete astonishment.

From the way Preston Sturges has Henry onda failing flat on his face, almost every time he takes a step across a room, and makes him the victim of every tray-spilling waiter in the vicinity, a psychologist might deduce that the author- director of "The Lady Eve" had taken a fiendish delight in upset ting the onda dignity. Be that as it may, the latter goes through his assignment valiantly, brushing himself off and coming right back for more of the same slapstick stuff. fonaa, as Charles rike, is returning from an ornithological ex pedition in the jungles of South America, when he meets Jean Har rington and her father. The latter are a pair of card sharps who ply their trade on ocean liners and wherever suckers are to be found, The Harringtons prepare to "take" Charles when they learn that he is the son of the fantastically-rich brewer of Pike ale. But Charles catches Jean off her guard.

She falls in love with him, which was Ji JV STARTS TODAY 8:30 a. m. I yj that tody Eve Vjl ETON kwk Ji CHARLES COBURN EUGENE PALLETTE Martha (TDiiscoIl William OemarBSt Eric Blore Wor M8ff not in the cards for her, and she prevents her father from fleecing him. She Gets Revenge. Charles learns the truth about the Harri' before the boat I niiiii Mniiij nn in say'l'" in in" ii .11 i ii in i.i "i Hi' iim ii i hi ii i ij ii ii hi" i urns.

urn nmn, I 1 i H.VW00.,0B lh. I v. all ac Tie Band of 1941 MY AND HIS ORCHESTRA fecfermg JQHNNY (foradiddn) MORRIS JOHNNY McAFEE The Atl American HalMVit Singing Star of "George White's TOY and WING Musical Comedy Dancers COME TODAY SEE 2 BIG HITS! PtEVIEW "THE MAO DOCTOR" Plus Last Timn "ItAtSE WAS UDT 1 1 twnowT MIDNITE I I FEATURE NIGHTLY JJ.