The People Turn The "Washington Merry-Go-Round"
The People Turn The "Washington Merry'Go-Round" DOWN WITH SECRET RULERS! "WASHINGTON MERHY - GOROUND." Columbia Picture. At tk* Mayfair. Just before election Columbia Pictures borrow'the...
...Mr/ Gershwin's appearance on Tuesday evening may be the last he will make in this country this season in connection with his symphonic works before leaving for Europe for an extended tour of the Continent early next year...
...In the meantime, more and more films like "Washington Merry-Go-Round" pave a pathway...
...Abe Lyman and his famous orchestra, The Californians, and the international dancers Gomes and Winona are featured in the stage Musicians Symphony Orchestra to Give 1st Concert Tuesday The Musicians Symphony Orcrestra, made up of 200 unemployed players, will present the first concert of the twenty schedled for this season at the Metropolitan Opera House on Tuesday evening...
...FitsPatrick, "we encountered not more than two or three street beggars...
...Incidentally, Lee Tracy does a splendid job aa the crusader who thinks (like Don Quixote) he can ?»verthrow evil by tilting at windmills...
...Norton thereupon has him poisoned...
...Washington Merry-Go-Round" is the story of Button Gwinnett Brown, descendant of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, who, elected to Congress by bought votes, seeks a little independence of his own and sets out to clear away the hidden grafters...
...Russia is described by Mr...
...It is breaking down the dream-picture of our government as the best in the world...
...Practically everyone seemed to be working and the optimistic attitude of the people in general was in striking contrast to that of the population of other European cities that we visited...
...but bouncing Button Brown is on the trail...
...Senator Wylie, hia eyes opened after thirty years service, sees Norton deliberately losing to him at cards—the villain's sly way of rewarding Wylie for favors— and the Senator revolted...
...Miss Lord will be remembered for her performances in "Anna Christie," "Strange Interlude," "Mariners," 'The Deluge," "Distant Drums," "Sandalwood" and The Truth About Blayds...
...The Traveltalk producer added that he was amazed at the progress made by the Soviet Republic in putting into effect the principles of its five-year plan and in installing into the heart of the people the desire to work hard, make the best of present conditions and concentrate on the future welfare of the country...
...More Stars in Line-Up for Hollywood Theatre Benefit More and more stars of the entertainment world have added their names to the long list of celebrities who are making of the benefit show at the Hollywood Theatre on the night of Sunday, November 6th, an unusual extravaganza with a cast consisting of practically every prominent person in the theatrical Who's Who...
...The company includes such wellknown players as Beulah Bondi, Katherine Hirsch, Clarence Derwent, George Coulouris...
...Just before election Columbia Pictures borrow'the name of a brilliant expose of Washington figures, for their romance of the Washington world of "secret rulers" of America...
...but undoubtedly it ia sowing in many minds the seeds of dissatisfaction...
...Gershwin said that he.was looking forward to playing with the Musicians Symphony Orchestra...
...FitxPatrick as "the only place in the world where mankind is trying, in a group, to do something really constructive...
...From a socialist point of view, "Washington Merry - Go - Round" pictures some one using a skinwash to remove pimples, when what is needed ia new blood...
...And above all, he felt grateful to be given the opportunity to do his share to help these men in their attempt to help themselves...
...It would be very interesting to him, he pointed out, to hear how his music would sound with an orchestra of 200 playing it...
...Then socialism may have its day...
...It is helping prepare for the time when a positive program, on a wide scale, may be actively offered, not as a palliative but aa a cure for the great ills of society...
...with the aid of a group of buddies from the B. E. F. he pins the crime on,the arch-conspirator...
...Norton shoots himself, and the country is saved...
...Moscow, Ussjrt of Soviet Russia," a Fascinating Short Subject at the Rivoli The James FitxPatrick Traveltalk, "Moscow, tho Heart of Soviet Russia," which is now playing si the Rivoli on the program with "Rain," is said to be the first American-made picture brought out of Russia without any censorship or supervision by Soviet authorities...
...Paul Muni, Vilma and Buddy Ebsen, Fatty Arbuckle, Jack Dempsey, Ruth Etting, Jean Sargent, Hal LeRoy, Clarence Whitebill, George Kirk, Monette Moore, Larry Adler, Honey Burns, Fred Moritt, John Hammond and the "Flying Colors" ensemble are the new additions to the already imposing line-up who are volunteering their services for the Milk and Egg League for the Tubercular Poor and the Actor's Fund who will receive the entire proceeds...
...During all our weeks in Russia," aald Mr...
...Smilm' Through" Holds Over Third Week at Capitol Norma Shearer's latest M-G-M starring vehicle, "Smilin" Through," with Fredric March and Leslie Howard, will be held over for a third week at the Capitol Theatre...
...Howard, it is said, has provided Miss Lord with as notable a vehicle for her piquant sense of humor and the haunting insistence of her voice and gestures as he did in "They Knew What They Wanted," his Pulitzer Prize play, in which she played the leading role in 1024...
...What is significant about "Washington Merry-Go-Round" is that it is offered, not as political propaganda, for any party, but as "entertainment," as a story built out of conditions as they are...
...The value of such material may not be measurable...
...The Soviet government has proved its sincerity in dealing with the workmen, and it seems very evident that within the next decade tactically all illiteracy will be removed and the working families will be able to enjoy some of the comforts of life as well as the hare necessities...
...Walter Connolly, whose work in "Uncle Vanya," "The Happy Husband," "Tthe Good Fairy" and other productions has won him a richly deserved place among the more distinguished actors of the American theatre, plays the role of a provincial country doctor opposite Miss Lord, who is the delightful maidof-all-work, Abby...
...But socialists must not expect others to write their propaganda, especially that portion of society which deals in entertainment...
...Pauline Lord, Under Aegis of Gilbert Miller, Stars in "Late Christopher Bean" Pauline Lord, the unforgettable actress of many remembered plays, makes another welcome appearance in Gilbert Miller's production of "The Late Christopher Bean," a comedy by Sidney Howard...
...The play, which is founded on the Paris success, "Prenez Garde a la Peinture" by Rene Fauchoia, opens at Henry Miller's Theatre on Monday evening...
...Turned out of Congress on a false recount—arranged by the man who had put him inBrown gees after the force behind the throne, one "Mussolini" Nor ton...
...And increasingly it seems safe, in plays and motion pictures, to rest the plot on a basic assumption of a dishonestly controlled political system, of government run for the profit of a few, not for the good of all...
...Sandor Harmati, permanent conductor of the orchestra, will open the program with Cesar Franck's D minor Symphony, and the second half will be devoted to compositions by George Gershwin, in which the composer himself will appear as pianist and conductor, with William Daly also acting as guest conductor in this group...
...Of course, the average Russian of today has very little outside the bare necessities, but he is fsr better off than the average workman in other countries because he is certain of a job and confident that the future will bring in steadily increasing rewards...
Vol. 14 • October 1932 • No. 18
