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iM2 BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, FRIDAY; MARCH 18, 193a News and Comment of Current Events in the Stage, Screen and Music Worlds 24 'THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD' 3r LOCAL THEATERS Music of the Day The Theaters A 'Star9 Reporter Dick Barthelmess Turns War Correspondent in China By EDWARD CUSHING- ARTHUR POLLOCK A Mediocre 'Goetterdaemmerung' Conclude! the Met- Gerhart Hauptmann Goes Home, Leaving a Few WelU Placed Kind Words Behind for a Playwright and Actress and a Generation ropolitan's Wagner Johnson In presenting "Die Goetterdaemmerung" the Metropolitan company might, it seems, do at least as well after Wednesday night's carefully vlval of Bellini's opera, yesterday' matinee performance of the con- eluding drama of the Ring tetralogy seemed more than usually shabby and at loose ends. No sort of comparison between 4)ie Ooetterdaem- merung" and "La Sonnambula" Is implied only a comparison of their Gerhart Hauptmann, the German' dramatist of 70 whose plays used to be done here occasionally, sailed for home the other day speaking a good word for the younger generation, Eugene O'Neill and Alia Nazimova. O'Neill is used to having good words said for hint. There was a day when Nazimova wallowed in encomiums. But to the younger generation Hauptmann praise must have come as a surprise.

Ordinarily their elders, as the story goes (in the theater, at least), are left speechless. "I found them far from the frivolous set they had been pictured to me," said Dr. Hauptmann. "The young men and young women of America give promise of an even greater future for your country." That speech will make many an American elder of Hauptmann's fir I I presentations as contrived by Mr. bula" seeming planned to fulfill every requirement of the work, that of I Wagner's masterpiece seeming scarcely planned at all i I 4 I a has been called a Duse by American critics, and no doubt this is not the first time Nazimova'a name has been mentioned in the same breath with that of the great Italian.

High praise for her was frequent some years ago before she went Into the movies. Then she disappeared. No, she did not exactly disappear. For a time she thought It wise to be flamboyant. Acting was so easy for her that she took it too easily, be Richard Barthelmess, movie star, turned war correspondent a few weeks ago.

A vivid story came from him at Shanghai through a famous news service, describing the war-torn city as it looked to eyes fresh from Hollywood. It's an unusual thing for a screen player to become war ranrwraev but not a bit surprising in Dick Barthelmess If you happen to know him. It's Just the sort of thing ha would want to do and would do. For Dick has never been content to be 'Jinly an actor," as he always phrases It. He doesn't take himself or his profession as seriously as he might well do, following tha example of all too many of his calling.

He is interested In all sorts of things outside the routine of picture-makingin politics, for instance, in art and literature, and in the sort of international situation which he has been observing In China so recently. He. likes to ee things for trim-self to think things- out himself. It Is not just a coincidence that his favorite American work of fiction Is "Soldiers of Fortune," by tha late Richard Harding Davis was Dick's Idol asa boy and he cherishes the recollection of having met him once in New York, shortly before the death of the. famous American novelist, reporter and war correspondent.

In Shanghai recently Barthelmess sought and found something that was not "Just a moving picture." In company with Ronald Colman he looked at stark reality the raw material of books, plays and pictures. "Those dead Chinese soldiers who have been stretched out in front of the volunteers' lines for 12 davx looker! ayarMw llVa tha dummies we used back on our Hol- iywooa sets, he cabled from Shanghai. "It Is as though had done a dav's work nn nWnre rather than been, in the midst of a war wnere outlets ana sneils were mowing men down within Barthelmess returns to Hollywood he Will beirin "Tha Cahln In the Cotton," from the novel by Henry Harrison Kroll, which Paul" Oreen is adapting for the screen. AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN aaoo'KLYw rlotbvth Aeeeeeend Neini Street JEAN HARLOW "BEAST OF THE CITY" WW WALTER HUSTON ateaa a Bia ACTS rJwrTld TUa I rtcv RICHARD OIX. ROBlRT ARatOTOMO MART AJTOft SHOWING TODAY SECTION pianht in the talking film which the Brooklyn Strand.

"Die Goetterdaemmerung" is, of a course, a great deal more diffl-cult to present adequately than "La Sonnambula" or other repertory opera of the sort that the Metro-f politan does quite well, relatively speaking. Not all of the resources necessary for first-rate productions and performances of Wagnerian music-drama are possessed by the opera company. An orchestra of Wagnerian calibre, for example, is not available to Mr. Bodanzky; the stage of the opera house is one i upon which it would be difficult to mount any of the Ring dramas with any degree of success in cre-; ating illusion. Still, granting these limitations, much could still be done to ralss the standards of the house's Wagnerian presentations, and in any case there would seem to be 3 no justification for placing "Die Goetterdaemmerung under the handicap of the cast that sang in it yesterday.

It was a rast that included only three singers capable of dealing with the roles to which they were assigned: Mme. Kappel, Mr. Mel- chlor and Mr. Bohnen. The Met- ropolitan may plead that the sud- den indisposition of Mr.

Whitehill, was to have sung Gunther, necessitated changes here which were scarcely improvements, the point to be made is that this would have been an Inferior cast even I had Mr. Whitehill been able to appear and Mr. Schuetzendorf to the role for which he was originally announced. The Metro- i politan, as we know, is well equipped with Wagnerian singers Of the first rank, and it must in- evltably be charged to the lneffl- cient planning if these are not avail- able when they are needed, as they i were yesterday. Yesterday' Waltraute, for exam- pie, was Doris Doe, a singer whose i recent prominence in Wagner per- formances at the Metropolitan Is not explicable on the grounds or merit.

Miss Doe was yesterday in George Arlitt at the unhappy arrived latt night at THe By MARTIN Fine Cast in 'Dancers in Feature Fox Offers 'Lost Squadron' An excellent cast Is promised In v0 Topi Nancy Carroll in 'Broken coming tomorrow to tha Patio. Bottom Loraine fur en, beginning a vaudeville engagement tomorrow at the RKO Kenmore, Carroll Is Busy Earl Carroll has cabled from Paris that he has resumed negotiations to bring the current Follies Bergere revue to New York tor a Summer run. Carroll reports that he has obtained many scenic novelties and considerable costume material, but as yet has not found an available foreign star to bring back for his next revue production. AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN 25'i GEORGE A.RLISS TIm Mas Wist suni Catf" FEATURE FILMS BAT BIDGE Fertwar, SSth-Pt. Hamilton Pity, raid Theatre, eatta Bt.

SUi Aeons. Fulton Bt. At Throop A. LI Bar "DANCERS in the DARK" Eli Miriam Hopkins Jack Oakia It In araon POLA ft a I I and Bin, Crosby in Kernel 8ff OOK1 Sate In BEDFORD Feat. its local premiere today at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater.

Heading the array of favorite players in this production are Miriam Hopkins and Jack Oakie, while In supporting roles are revealed such familiar names as William Collier Eugene Pallette, Walter Hlers, Lyda De-Witt Jennings and Alberta Vaughn. "Dancers In the Dark" Is a plc-turizatlon of James Ashmore Creelman's play, "The Jam King." It was directed for Paramount by David Burton. The Brooklyn Paramount's new stage show, beginning today, features Pola Negri in person, as well as Blng Crosby, who is making his final appearances at the local Publix secure In her role, and at no time Indicate i that it was one to which rtier endowments Justify her aspirr Jng. The Gutrune was Mme, Man-ski, while, curiously enough, Miss Tleischer was heard as Wogiinde, ft freak of casting upon which no further comment is necessary. Mr.

Schuetzendorf, replacing Mr. Whitehill at short notice, may be forgiven his fumbling of both the music and the business of the part, but the Metropolitan is still respon-sible for embarrassing him and the audicne; by being no better pre- pared for this emergency. Mr. Ga-bor's Alberich counted for nothing at all. There remained the Bruennhllde of Mme.

Kappel, the Siegfried of Cycle The II all Choir by it as by "La Sonnambula." coming prepared and efficiently executed re' Gatti Casazza, that of "La Sonnam Die Gop(terdammninr' Musto drama In a prologue and three acts, text tnd music by Richard Wagner. Performed uncut the Metropolitan Opera Houea yes-terday afternoon. THE CAST Bruennhllde Kappel Wiltrauto Doris Doe Outrune Menskl Siegfried Laurits Melchlor Hagen Michael Bohnen Ounther Ouatty Bchuetsendorf Albenrh Arnold Dehor Woeiinde Fleischer Wellgunda Phradie Wella Plosshilde Marie von Essen The Three Petrova, Phradie Wells and Dorothea Manakl Conductor Artur Bodamky Mr. Melchior and the Hagen of Mr. Bohnen to redeem the performance from utter disaster.

Mme. Kappel was not in her best voice in either the first or second acts; her delivery of the concluding scene was, on the other hand, very impressive. No singer known to the writer possesses her authority in the Wagnerian roles, her feeling for and ability to convey the infinite implications of their text and music. As for Mr. Melchior's Siegfried, it was yesterday an ungrateful task well done.

The Hagen of Mr. Bohnen again Impressed one as a supreme embodiment of the character. HALL JOHNSON NEGRO CHOIR A small audience greeted the Hall Johnson Negro Choir in its first appearance of the season at Town Hall last night. Its program, on the whole, deserved more popular support, for It had many of the excellencies which had endeared the choir to the millions who saw "Green Pastures." The audience responded most cordially to Over In Beulah Land," in the first group, for mixed voices, and to "Old Black Joe," arranged for male voices with a rather effective prelude of humming. Both numbers were repeated, as way "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny." However, one could not say that the choir maintained a same high standard of perform ance throughout the program.

The first group, with the exception of "Beulah Land, was quite noticeably marred by inaccuracies in pitch. The enunciation of the choir throughout the performance was unclear, and only a hearer familiar with the encore, "Ezeklel Saw the Wheel," could understand its words. The choristers' rhythm. always smooth but adroitly syncopated, sometime became so prom inent as to entirely minimize the melody, as in "Free at Las'," although in the encore, "St. James Infirmary," It was well coordinated with the melodic outline.

R. E. L. producing the play, but directing It in association with Leslie Howard. Spring Byington, Harold Vermil-yea and Dorothy Lee have been engaged for the comedy, which will open on Broadway early In April.

A New Wilbur Play "The Danger Line," a comedy drama by Crane Wilbur, will be presented by Philip Gtrton at the Bilt-more on Tuesday evening, March 29. Frank McCormack is directing the company, which includes Lester Vail, Lcnita Lane, Howard Lang, Alan Campbell, Fuller Melllsh, Dorothy Tennant, Robert Lowing. Edgar Barrier and Peter Goo Chong. New Producer M. Howard Milman.

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Her Majesty Lot! else gbetren Pass Dnflleld, Duffleld Fulton 8ta Husband's Holiday; aim Mad Genias generation roar with anger. The younger generation has for so long been going to. the dogs without quite getting there that it wouldn't be too silly to conclude that it never really was going. Even in the the' ater the dramatist have slowed up In their efforts to picture American youth in violent colors. Elmer Harris still does it when he puts a play on paper, und his "Young Sinners' made money for him because of the heterodoxies of youth.

But when he tried to repeat with "A Modern Virgin" he had no luck. The pub lic has become accustomed to the unconventionalitles of the bojs and girls of the land and now likes to see them treated more or less seriously. Therefore, the plays of Philip Barry succeed now rather than the Elmer Harris kind of drama. The older generation is, in fact, finding the younger instructive. Many a dignified elder now In the habit of saying, "They could never have gotten away with that tn my day wishes he had been lucky enough not to have lived in his day but been born a generation later.

"The greatest dramatio genius America has yet produced." That is what Hauptmann said of O'Neill. There is no arguing that. It might be better for Nelll If he weren't told it so often, but who Is there to deny It? It was pleasant to hear of Haupt mann's describing Nazimova as "the greatest actress I have seen since Duse." Many an American actress Pryors Son Roger's Father Was Or- chestra Conductor Strange to relate, Roger the dynamic young columnist in Blessed Event," the comedy hit at the Longacre Theater, was not born during a performance of one of his father's operas. That particular blessed event took place while Arthur Prj'cr, the parent referred to, then trombone soloist with John Philip was appearing before the late King Edward at Buckingham Palace. The heir to the Pryor fortunes made his first appearance in New York.

A few hours later, Pryor pere, learning the tidings by cable, cut short his London visit and returned to greet his first born. After that nothing much hap pened to young Pryor except for the business of growing up. it was while he was a pupil at the Dwight School in New York that a friend of his father, William Harder, who owned a stock company in New Brunswick, first gave the young man the idea of going on the stage. After that the Pryor hopeful neglected his studies to such an extent that it was only a little while before he and the school parted company by mutual consent. 6hortly after this abrupt termination of his education, he met Mr.

Harder, who, it developed, was in New York looking for an actor to replace a delinquent juvenile. In AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN laurette taylor Alice st-by-the-fire THE OLD LADY SHOWS HF.B MEDALS fLAVHOl'SE, 4ln St. We. Sat. RLESSED EVENT with BOGEB PBTOB LONGACRE 4lh W.

B'wae tm. Mats. WED. an 5.40 CHILD OF MANHATTAN Bt PRESTON STDRGES FULTON 4Slk W. at Eves.

Mats. We4. and Meres le COBT The, nest Mond.T nlfht 0UNSELL0R-AT-LAW by Elmer Biee with Faal Maul Mats. Than. CARL CARROLL VANITIESmV.1..

tth wnx wruiAM mttcrell MA HON! I DIMABXKT A DC BANT Company of anu eu oiittenni Bcenea 75 of tha World's Moat Beautiful Glrla 44TB ST. TBEATBE, West at Bremaws Bts. S'M. (1-tS. Mats.

Ski. SAM H. HA EJUS Pmeats MABT J. BAROLD 0LAND MURRAY ia fACE THE MUSIC A MrslCAL COMEDT RFVFE Be IRVING BERLIN MOS BART NEW AMSTERDAM Theetre. till St.

Ergs. Matineee Wed. sua ZIEGFELD PRODUCTION BROWN ai HENDERSON Masleal Ceaaea'T HOT-CHAI With BERT LAHR. Lt'PE VELEE, Marjerle White. Lvnne Overman.

All Star Cast and BUDDY ROGERS 7R Aaiertea'e Meet Beaatlfal Glerllled Girl FIEGFELD THEATRE, ta An. al St. Matinee. Taara. Sat.

SI te Ne Tax MONEY IN THE AIR 1,1 By Teerta Qaa Fr.iV. with VERA ALLEN and HI OH BITS THEATRE, 48ta West of B'waf Eres. Mats. Wed. and Sat.

to THE THEATRE GUILD presents LAST WFEK8 EFGENB O'NEILL'S Trlloce Monrninf Becomes Electra 1t Romemnlnf to p.m 2d The Hnntl A Hmnted. A-10 to 11 SO. AIATN THEATRE. West ef B'way OF THEE I SING A New Masleal Ceasedr with Wn. Gaxtea.

Lais Maraa. Vteter Maare MUSIC BOX Taea W. 4S St. Eets. et MATS.

THVBSDAT SATTJBDAT. THE THEATRE GUILD peeeei REUNION IN VIENNA a la A seaway a BOBBBT B. SHERWOOD Martta Beea 45 St. SAt. PEn.

S-eiOO Eeaa. Mats. Taaarw pieman, oyu ruicoo 01 I rest. ei. Terminal.

4tb Av At Desn 8t Reckless BRIGHTON Plays and Players Gilbert Miller Sails 'We Are No Longer Children Rehearsing ootfight Gossip Tnsedo, Ocean Fky. nr. Brighton L. The Silent Witness; also Reckless Lielnc came careless, extravagant, a little gaudy. She got to chewing furni ture and biting the flowers out of the carpet.

She got, too, into the habit of appearing in bad movies. It began to look before long as if she would never again do anything worth mentioning. She seemed about to slip Into oh scurity. She was being forgotten when she returned to the stage very modestly in Eva Le Galllenne's company down at the Civic Reper. tory Theater.

A little later she ap peared with the Theater Guild in a Checkov play and it was at once apparent that she had" passed the period of extravagance and begun again to be a superb actress. She is not young, but her sllmness and grace obscure that fact affection ately. Now she is playing in "Mourning Becomes Electra," in which play Hauptmann saw her, and making it quite clear that there Is on the American stage no actress who can match her intelligent cun ning She has discovered herself again. the twinkling of an eye Master Pryor was on a train New Brunswick bound. Followed four years of stock in various cities.

It was while he was playing "The Back Slapper" in Buffalo tha Sam Forest of the Sam H. Harris office hersmn Inrpi-eetnri in him, and later when Mr. Pryor was appearing in Great Neck prior to his first New York engagement in "The Sea Woman." Mr Hurrin tin him again and offered him a part in -raia. wnen me sea woman" closed, Pryor went under contract to the Harris organization for five years. "Aloma of the South Seas," on tour, a vaudeville engagement supporting Judith Anderson, more stock, all helped make him ready for his first big Broadway opportunity, the part of the young husband In "Saturday's Children." After that it was plain sailing, and his list of successes Includes such well known plays as "The Royal Family," "The Front Page," in which he followed Lee Tracy; "Apron Strings," and "Up Pops the Devil" His latest play before "Blessed Event" was "A Modern Virgin." AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN MAT.

DAILY 2Jriii.Er LOU HOLTZ' Vaadovilla-llvvtiw UAIIIrVUinn cunvwi mvi'h OilUlT mnn name mm A -1 PRANK THOMAS CRAVEN MITCHELL t. "A WOW Of A SHOW." Uimr RIDDLE ME THIS Dent pas excess arlees to apers. Keats al Bex Office for next A weeks JOHN GOLDEN CIr.I-5671 Era. W. te SS.

Mat. Sat. 2:40. LESLIE BANKS in SPRINGTIME FOR HENRY with Helea Nlrel Prleda CHANDLER PRICE INESCORT BIJOU 5th. W.

el B'way. Ere. Matinees Wed. A SI, IS LESLIE HOWARD hi PHILIP BARRY'S New Camaij JHE ANIMAL KINGDOM Taeaeasoa's aaest fratlfelnf Adeentnref t'tirci uvmmtma, uerai rtoaae-Stared by GUbert Miner BROADHtTRST 44 W. ef B'way Eres.

Matlaees Wed. aad THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE BT JEROME BERN OTTO HARBACH GLOBE B'way. St. Ires. Matlaees WED.

aad SAT. 1:3 HELEN HAYES MOLNAR'S New Cowedr PIE C00D FAIRY lew triple-. tarred. Immediately reeew). ssendaMa entertalameata In towa." Giliort CnHnel.

Y. imfrw. HENBT MILLEB'S THEA. W. 4Sd St.

Ets. Mate. Thare. and gat. 8:48 THE THEATRE GriLD reseats THE MOON IN THE YELLOW RIVER BV DENTS JOHNSTON GtTLD THEATRE, Std Si- West af B'way Eeas.

:40. Mats. Tqbiot'w A 8:4 GILBEBT MILLEB Preseatt EDNA HERBERT BEST MARSHALL ia TOERE'S ALWAYS JUUET a f-W ae.a. rvas.a lTteal J. II -t Vl Ba-Aajsea JTna It fiat EMPIRE Themtre.

Brodwv and 40th Eves. Mats. Wd. and The HARRT M08FS prirnti WARRIOR'S HUSBAND A New ComtMlT br Jallsn ham own BfOROHCO THEATRK, 45 W. af B'wsy maima Saturday ana wwiwiiit ERNEST TRUEX.

Whistung in the" CtM Barrraara St-, W. af Vwwy Kraa. maw. wed. km bau BCSHWICK SECTION Colonlal.Brosdway ChaunceySt.

House Divided: also Ceek of the Air CBOWN HEIGHTS SECTION Conrrese. St. John's Jrkyll and Mr. Hyde; alio Cork af the Air Bivera.8t.Jobn'aFl.atKingstonAT..The Champ, with Wallace Beery and Jackie Coopat FtATBlSH SECTION Flatbnsh, Church StPIatbnstt Compromised: alse The Ftecret Wllaess Glenwaed. 147S Platbush Av Delicious; also The Banee Fead Granada.

Church Ac Rainbow Tr.lt' aaob Screen OICKSTEIN- the Dark, Neu Paramount 'Beast of While Remains at Albee "Dancers In the Dark," which has nrst Brooklyn Tn this adaptation of the Gouverneur Morris story and the play by Jules Eckert Goodman, Mr. Arllss is supported by such well known players as Bette Davis, Violet Heming, Ivan Bimp-son, Louise dosser Hale and Donald Cook. The R. K. o.

Albee announces that as a result of the tremendous response to "The Lost Squadron" during its first seven days, that picture will be held over for a second week. "The Lost Squadron," let us remind you, Is Richard Dix's latest starring vehicle. In the cast also are Mary As tor, Erich yon Stro-heim, Robert Armstrong, Hugh Herbert, Joel McCrea and Dorothy Jordan. Charley chase, the popular screen comic, will appear in person at the Albee starting tomorrow as tne neadiiner of the vaudeville program. "The Passionate Plumber," a farcical Interpretation of "Her Cardboard Lover" and the newest starring vehicle for Buster Keaton, will begin its first Brooklyn run tomorrow at Loews Metropolitan Theater.

The frozen-faced Buster is ably supported in this uproarious comedy by Irene Purcell, Polly Moran and Jimmy (Schnozzle) Durante. 1 In Manhattan New photoplays also have their premieres today at the first-run cinema theaters on Broadway. At the Roxy starting today is "Hotel Continental," featuring Peggy Shannon, Theodore Von Eltz. Rockliffe Fellowes, Henry B. Walthall and Bert Roach.

The Capitol is showing "Polly of the Circus," starring Marion Davies and Clark At the Manhattan Strand Is "Play Girl," with Loretta Young. And the New York Paramount, like Its Brooklyn branch, has "Dancets in the Dark," with Miriam Hopkins and Jack Oakie. AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN MAJESTIC Matinee We. Sat. CIVIO LIGHT OPEEA CO.

hi th Gilbert SalMran Chi Open THE MIKADO" Philharmonic -Symphony RESPIGHI. Gaeat rendaelor BROOKLYN ACADEMY Or Ml'aiC RINDAT MARCH at IS ALL-RESPIGHI iVSlTtt ABTHITt AJPWON. Mgr. tfitrimrw pin) MEM ARMORY Vamtt "Aeil1aa at MA Ow.ara' Aaaaehllae LAST 2 DAYS TWICE DAILY Aftaraaa'jSl Biailaii 1-4, jm uuarriorfi rooo DBoesTtArioflJ: acsic ItaaeatjaTMa. AVJmi Hw aMat-at aat aa Saea Waj Uader.

Coney IsL Emma, Farkslda. Flatkuah di Parkatda AVENUE Arcane Tbea. Are. At B. IS St.

PABK SLOFE SECTION Carlton, Platbush At 7th Ave. Tbl. armlmm .1.. Tl.n Gilbert Miller will sail from England for New York on the Bremen today after a two months' stay in London and on the Continent. Mr.

Miller has three successful productions now running simultaneously In New York. Molnar's "The Good Fairy," in which Helen Hayes Is appearing at Henry Miller's Theatre; "The Animal Kingdom," in which Leslie Howard Is playing at the Broadhurst, and "There's Always Juliet," in which Edna Best and Herbert Marshall are appearing at the Empire. A Tolling Title Rehearsal of "We Are No Longer Children." the Leopold Marchand comedy adapted by William B. Murray and Ilka Chase in which June Walker and Geoffrey Kerr have the leading roles, began yesterday. William A.

Brady Jr. is not only RESTAURANTS LONG ISLAND Saaders. Prospect Pk. WestAcl4th St. Jt Home nlS4e) Startlui Taday New Shew! WWAIUI b.

ROBINSON In "The Hachet MsnH. Capitol Theatre N. Y. Revue FUBWAID MARCH" nouse. Another film which makes its Brooklyn debut today is "Beast of the City," a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, which begins a week's engagement at the Fox Theater.

This photodrama was written by W. R. Burnett, author Of "Little Caesar," and was directed by Charles Brabin. Walter Huston and Jean Harlow play the principal roles in "Beast of the City," the cast of which includes also Wallace Ford, Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Peterson, Tully Marshall, John Miljan and Warner Richmond. On the stage the Fox offers Fanchon and Marco's "Greetings" Idea, featuring such entertainers as Del Chain, John and Harriet Griffith, Dorothy Thieme, Lambert! and the Collenette Ballet.

A new Mickey Mouse cartoon called "The Grocery Boy" is an added attraction on this week's Fox program. George Arllsi' Film Aa already reported, George Arr liss' newest picture, "The Man Who Played God," has settled down at the Warner Strand Theater for its way producers, has begun casting for his first production, a new comedy by Samuel H. Cohen and Carry Funk Kock, called C. which he will offer in April. Following an out-of-town tryout it will be brought to Broadway.

SUr-Gaier Added Norman Frescott, the astrologer who was featured in a recent edition of Earl Carroll's "Vanities," has been added to the cast of Lou Holts' new vaudeville-revue which opens at Warner Brothers Hollywood Theater on Monday afternoon, March 21. Harry Richman and Lou Holts will be co-starred in the show. Ta Talk to Students More than 300 students interested in the drama will attend a lecture by Horace Braham, who has an important role In the Elmer Rice play, "The Left Bank" at the Little Theater, to be held tomorrow, March 19. at 10:30 a.m. at Columbia University.

Braham will speak on "Essentials for Acting." This lecture will be given under the auspices of the Moroingside Players. AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN R1 Al TH B'vav at Mod Nite Owl Show. MARLBrTB DIETRICH tn "SHANGHAI EXPRESS" with Cliye Brook VO UNtTBD B'war yJ 1 ARTISTS at 49tk Tn. C-krrKl WM of the Air! Ill DlVIba" MAN I ON CLAIM DAVIES GABLE Ift'wtYjl "NU'Y TMt emeus" I BON VANGLAV I I 1 1 1 afl r-AVJNUI STRUT 1 1 as "HOTH COHT PC OCT -NANNON 4 COWTtNENTftL rCMY MIANNON 4 TMIODOWC IITX-Ott rtrv.l' wJtlttNC nvn 'war St Stk St. BICHABD BARTHELMESS In -ALIAS TBB BOCTOB" 1 neat ef Brosflway; Twe Kinds ef Women ninciiy visnonorante; also jaaaer ei Men Are; also Tip-Off BEACH SECTION with Marie Dressier aad Jeaa HereheM ar Nerer, Gloria Swansea, Melsla Daaflaa SECTION aasten, A Hoaaa DWIded Divided; alse The Vaexpceted Father VAbiXmSUS Starting Tomorrow! pnt JBni nosiuuoic a lUUlAJcr keaton-Durante-Polly Moras FRED BRADNA'S CI RCUS-40 People TODAY "ABSENE LUPIN" ft 13 Sanders i van.

Chasat Lewis a Maere SfVt' Manhattan rABADS THB FIN All EDITION" n. oil, UnrRln naa. lmh in I artaacn bhi mmmim aura TIIHMTTOW SECTION MEWS "ACE" VAUDEVILLE TODAT HOCSE; Bine CroThv: Seal Bint Crosby; Beett LOEW'S 4ATH smfiita LOEW'S Sli ainri ra Persaa; C.Chase rSilJJii hattan F.r.d.t L. Hamilton JX RESTAURANT Still at the old familiar addre 1988 Metropolitan MIDDLE VILLAGE, L. I.

Still I'nder NiederMein Management l.orw'SKAMEO.B Pk'way-Nostr'nd LOEW'S MEI.BA. Llvlne't'nA-Mennv'r I LOEW HILLftlDE. J.malca. LOEW'S Woodhaven! ALBEE KEN MORE MADISON Albee Square Richard Dto CTiurch-Flatbnsh Blearda klvrtle-Wvekoft Ulnrao a DINNER $1.00 $1.25 THE LOST SQUADRON Oas Van Certea, Ne One Man; Gas Shy. Neville Fleewn rrtH.

No will. DYKER ttthw. vVln -v ORPHEI'M Fulton ds Rockwell EICABDO COBTIZ CAROLE LOMBARD Bl'SHWICK B'way-Howard I hi KEITH'S Richmond Hill "NO ONE TILTOU opp. Steeplechase I ond pKSrSS? feWAv'a: iETH WM" SHORE BOAS 86th Ats. Georn O'Brien RAINBOW TRAIL An Connection, With RESTAURANTS BROOKLYN CONEY ISLAND West 12th Street and Bowery A rat step.

from lie SMrdwals OPEN ALL YEAR 3 IS BENNETT. LADY WITH A FAST' -NO ONE MAN and WAV BACK HOMB M. Clarke, N. Foster la Reckless Living M. Clarke.

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