The Week on the Stage
Shipley, By Joseph T.
The Week on the Stage By Joseph T.Shipley "1HE MAN WHO CHANGED^'1HS SAME" By Edgar WallacAt the Broadhurst. Proving that a roae by any othename is not sweet at all, and thamore cowards die many...
...That istrange, <t>ut it is horrible, toowhen the discovery comes that theoriginal name is that, of a manwho has murdered his wife andier lover — murdered them whilseeming truly friendly...
...One often wonders why actorlike the late Lon chancy and Conrad Veidt stumble upon their ability to act the part of maniacs anther psychopathic characters...
...Shawreaches on so many subjects inis latest play...
...This may have given an air of valedictory...
...There will be no advance n prices for the Robinson openng, the new picture being shown or the first time Immediately folowing the final presentation of the current feature...
...From that timon he became noted for his portrayal of psychopathic delineations, his chief pictures being "Th abinet of Dr...
...It is a thing of sublety, a sort of tongue-in-cheekharacterization of the sly Ausrian Chancellor who was notverse to throwing a pretty girlt the head of a European rulerf it suited his purposes...
...So throughout the play FayBainter and the bewildered andfrightened man who had wantedher, wait to be killed...
...There will be a marked reducion in prices, also believed in ine with current conditions...
...Is a story of the Conress of Vienna in 1815, Veidt doffis masks and plays the part ofPrince Metternich, the scheminghancellor of Austria, with nothing more than his histrionic talent to put him across...
...Mervyn LeRoy, who directed"Five Star Final" and "Littleaesar" two Robinson successes, ti responsible for the megaphoneork in 'Two Seconds...
...Too True To Be Good" Is Ints last two weeks at the Guildheatre...
...Rememberow he chilled you with his grueome masks and misshapen bodyn "Congress Dances," which Iow at the Rivoli and which, bthe way...
...AT It KG 81ST THEATRE RKO Keith's 81st Street Theare is presenting Maurice Chevaler in "One Hour With You" hisomedy triumph that played foureeks on Broadway recently.eanette MacDonald, Genevieveobin, Charlie Ruggles and Rolandoung play important roles In thiserry screen musical...
...in "The Devil's Disciple" was religious puritanlsm, In 'Thean of Destiny," romanticism, inThe Doctor's Dilemma," the medal profession, "In Misalliance,''he relationship between parentsnd children, in "Mrs...
...New Summer Policy Of Continuous Shows The Palace, ace vaudeville theare of the world, announces that tarting today, Saturday, May 14, summer policy of ten modern audeville acts to run continuously rom 11 in the morning until 11:30 t night will go Into effect Theaturday midnight performances,nown as "Celebrity Night" at hich the stars of stage, screen nd newspaper headlines gather, re to be continued as in the past...
...Ittarted with his first play, "Widwers' Houses," In which he conentrated on the slum rent queson, to the exclusion of all elseIn the years that have followedand there have been forty ofem in which he has been actives a playwright—he has followede same policy...
...the three acts he pays his repects to the state of the world general, modern young women,he medical profession, religion,theism, Internationalism, snobery, crime, communism and evene benlficlent qualities of freshir...
...However, In 'Too True To Beood," he has chosen to scatteris fire...
...No one knows how the storytarted that 'Too True To Beood" was his final contributiono the theatre...
...Theatinee tariffs J'rom Monday until aturday will ne 25c and 50c, a housand seats at the latter price...
...There is no crime committed in the play...
...Heretofore he haseen content to limit himself to single crusade in each script...
...Perhaps, it washe fact that it concerns itselfith so many subjects instead ofust one...
...Back In 1016 he was thfeatured player In Max Reinardt's German Theatre...
...English Version of 'Trapeze' Soon ReadyBecause of the popular successof E. A. Dupont's 'Trapeze,'which stars Anna Sten and is nowentering its third week at the Little Carnegie Playhouse, an Englishversion is being readied for distribution in this country...
...And he makes each subjectital and Interesting...
...Proving that a roae by any othename is not sweet at all, and thamore cowards die many times before their death, Edgar Wallacsends the last of his mysterie—he having solved the eternamystery of death—to the Broadhurst...
...Many celebrities of the stagewere used in making the Englishversion of "Trapeze," and thosewho have seen the first "rushes"state that Anna Sten's "double'svoice" fits her perfectly...
...May 18th, replacing 'The outhpiece," which, at that time, ill have completed a four-weeks un...
...In fact,etternich put over many a dealy laying a philandering trap forome monarch...
...He hapreviously refused several motiopicture offers, fore he had an aversion to portraying silent partsHowever, the offers finally becamtoo tempting and he surrenderedHis first picture was called "ThMystery of Bangalor," In whichhe appeared as a maniacal HinduIt was a great success, and Veldt'fate was fixed...
...A wife, who for a moment contemplated unfaithfulnessfinds her would lw lover a welcome guest in her home—anthen discovers that her husbandhas changed his name...
...Shawalls it "a collection of stage serons by a fellow of the Royalociety of Literature.'!( • There is something unusual, toe sure, in the fact that Mr...
...Since it is well known thatneither Anna Sten nor the othermembers of the, cast speak English, it may be puzzling to the un-ittated to learn that in the English version all the original castappear and speak English with10 trace of an accent...
...but every moment hovers upon the brink ofmurder...
...Warren'srofession," the social evil, inHeartbreak House," post waronditions" and In "Back to Meuselah," creative evolution...
...Caligarl," "Ladyamilton," "Lucrezia Borgia,"The Last Company" and thebove-mentioned "The Man Whoaughs...
...In its cast are such exellent players as Beatrice Llllle,ope Williams, Hugh Sinclair, Erest Cossart, Claude Rains, Leo G.arroll and Alexander Clark, Jr...
...Conrad Veidt GiveFine Performance i'Congress Dances,' NeUfa Film at the RivolRemember Conrad Veldt in 'Than Who Laughs...
...Thus a great picture is madeenjoyable and understandable toeveryone who witnesses it, oo True to Be Goodyow in Its Last Weekt Guild Theatre, Is Noteorge B. Shaw's LaThe general impression thatToo True To Be Good," Georgeernard Shaw's play now beingresented by the Theatre Guildt the Guild Theatre, Is the Irishlaywright's last has been diselled by his own announcementhat he is at work on another...
...The new policy la in no way to ffect the standard of attractions lways seen at the Palace...
...His portrayal of Price Metterich in "Congress Dances" is saido be without doubt the finest ofis career...
...This is accomplished by the method knownas "dubbing," and many difficultiesother than technical have to beovercome in Its process...
...He takes a shot at everyead that appears on the horizon...
...IVeldt's case it was merely an accident...
...Is one of Shaw's few plays t->chieve a run before appearing inook form...
...In "Arms Andhe Man," militarism served as aarget...
...Two Seconds' Due at Winter Garden May 18 -i "Two Seconds," starring Edard G. Robinson, opens for its orld premiere at the Winter Garen Theatre on Wednesday eveing...
...The play reminds me of one ofthose clocks with an all-glass caseIt runs smoothly, goes round wellenough, knows when to strike-but you can see all the works...
...Thesual stars, foreign novelties and amed headllners of variety shall ake up the programs...
...eekday evenings, after six p. m, re to be 23c to 75c and the Sunay evenings will range from 25c o a dollar...
...Actas well as he does, Frank Oonroycannot make his part human: thehusband is just a human-like machine for instilling terror into theminds of the others—yet it is agood machine, and the play holdIts measure of excitement andpower...
Vol. 13 • May 1932 • No. 20
