Where Your Union Meets
Tragic Drama of a Socialist at the Broad burst Theatre SINOERE and moving DRAMA -jke Man Who RtcUmntd Hit Head," by J tan fieri, at the Broadhurst. An aausual and powerful study of the waya...
...Paul wants to work for socialism...
...Nor is its lesson anything but deepened by the excellent performance of Claude Rains, borrowed from the Theatre Guild to head a long and vivid oast...
...Highly Praised German Film Continues at the Hindenburg Theatre With the opening of a season of greater German hits, the Hindenburg Theatre, the little German playhouse on West ieth street, Is holding over "Kreuzer Em den" (Cruiser Bknden), tbe famous German war film, which is now having Its first American showing at that theatre...
...Henri, for the sake of his career, plunges the land Into the sadistic orgy of patriotism that rushes before the foul horrors of war...
...Kreuser Emden" was directed by Louis Ralph, who Is also one of the leading actors...
...I Paul Muni Welcomed Back to Broadway in "Counsellor-At-Law" Paul Muni, who left New York early this summer to fulfil a Hollywood contract, made his return appearance on Broadway last night when he le&umed his role as the self-made lawyer In "Counsellor-at-L&w," Elmer Rice's popular play which attained the longest run of any dramatic play on Broadway last season...
...viewed as a comment on life, it is a play that bears fruit of earnest and searching thought...
...Learning this, Paul hi the final distraction of a man who sees his own life work destroying him, goes to the puppet, Henri, the man he has built and set up—and "reclaims his head...
...War is imminent: the test has come...
...Sam Jack Kaufman and Band, Barre Hill, Rosa Rio at the organ...
...Paul Verin grows into a man too ugly of face to endure the taunts of the world, but with a kindly heart and a keen mind...
...And when tbe cause erects a man to power...
...Goona-Goona" Has Premiere at Cameo "Goona -Goon a," the Andre Roosevelt-Armand Denis drama of Bali enacted by an entire native cast, and which was honored by the French government during the Colonial Exposition in Paris, will have its American premier showing at the Camec Theatre starting today...
...An aausual and powerful study of the waya in which life beats upon the Idealist makes strong «»d sincere drama, in Jean Bart's play at tbe Broadhurst...
...Socialism Itself, like the ugly Paul, is to the middle-classes a thing to be laughed at, derided —not understood...
...Rene Clair's Highly Praised Social Satire At 5th Ave...
...When Henri Berthaud, publisher of the journal where Paul's anonymous editorials had appeared, comes to plead with Paul to write for him again, Paul refuses...
...This French talking picture was acclaimed by tbe press and public as one of the finest pictures ever produced...
...In love of her, Paul works again for Henri, who buys a Socialist paper and becomes the leader of the people...
...On the stage, will be eight vaudeville acts, headed by "Reri," the Passion Dancer of the South Seas, star of "Tabu" and Zlegfeld Follies, and including Bernardo De Pace, assisted hy Celine Lescar, Park and Clifford, the Original Rhythm Athletes, Gus Elmore, the Man with the Tall, assisted by Lloyd Robert Miller, and tbe sixteen Fox beauties...
...Once a Journalist, he has made enough to live humbly but free, free to write his great volume on socialism and world peace, a volume he hopes will help to free the world from capitalism and consequent war...
...he sees the Premiership ahead...
...Paul writes two speeches for Henri: one means peace -and the end of Henri's career...
...Playhouse Rene Clair's masterpiece, "A Nous, La Liberie," which had a successful run at the Buropa heveral months ago, haa been revived at the Fifth Avenue Playhouse where 1t is expected to occupy the Intimate theatre's screen for an Indefinite period...
...Only thoiw ,who look beyond this surface see Its beauty aim truth, Its hum&fi kindliness and power of service...
...But Paul's sweet and simple wife, a peasant girl just come to Paris and innocently enraptured at the middle-class ways, wants more money...
...Henri has risen through Paul's brains to become a Deputy...
...The Last Man" on Fox Brooklyn Screen—Reri, Others in Stage Revue Starting today, Charles Bickford and Constance Cummlnga come to the Fox Brooklyn Theatre in their latest vehicle, "The Last Man" adapted by Francis Edward Faragoh, from an original story by Howard Hlggin and Keene Thompson...
...It Is an excellent study of life's pressure upon sincerity, and will Interest everyone who is concerned with a better world...
...The Man Who Reclaimed His Head," viewed purely as drama, is tense and effective...
...Roosevelt spent almost Ave years in Ball preparing and actually photographing this picture...
...To take further vengeance for his pride, upon the brainy Paul, Henri In his power hires away the one thing Paul had (too foolishly) put ahead of bis ideals: his wife...
...It is dramatic retelling of an old Balinese legend and the entire island participated in making this spectacular film...
...Supporting him are Renee Stobrawa, Verner Puetter* er, Fritz Grelner and Will Dohm...
...The story of "Kreuser Emden" is said to be a truthful rendering of historical events which took place in the early part of the naval war In 1914...
...that man proves to be an opportunist, a self-seeker using a banner for a cloak...
...The film reveals a story of intrigue, mystery, action and romance.' In the supporting cast are Alec Francis, Alan Roscoe, Robert Ellis and Wall's Clarke...
...Bet in France, where socialism has a stronger bold than yet.over here, Ike drama presents the rise to power of two men, one a great leader who In personal ambition betrays the party, the other his brains and his "ghost...
...how often—does not every labor movement and socialist party know...
...the other means triumph for Henri— and war...
...Goona Goona" is not a travelogue or a scenic although it does have the qualities of both...
...Powerful as the play is, and detailed and realistic as its story grows, it may be viewed as a symbol...
Vol. 14 • January 1932 • No. 12
