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efleC+ed Glory' GetsDebut Here March 15.

By Charles Collins.

THE annals of success in 1hetheater can be dull reading,except for the small groupof people who are personally

interested in the box office reports.}'or 'example, the Chicago stage inits Lenten phase is like the happynation that has no history, well sat·isfied with itself but offering nostimulus to the pursuers of nov-elty.Here is Charlotte Greenwood,

rounding into her sixteenth weekin "Leaning On Letty," the town'soldest theatrical inhabitant, Thereis nothing new to be said about herand the odd gl<ty,half.mystery andhalf farce, whictr 'she ~a:dorns exceptto announce tl:lat' she has justbroken the reootq for runs at theSelwyn since '1~29. Here is the"Ziegfeld Follies," entering itstenth week at the Grand Operahouse, so familiar' that Gypsy RoseLee has become a housewcrd word[or warning]. It requires only afootnote to the effectvthat next Sat-urday night's performance will beits last in Chicago, and then it willproceed on its tour.Here, too, is 'Oyly Carte

Opera compa on, now be-ginning the I f its Gil-bert and sui lal at theErlanger th '_ -c rowess ofthese singing!: as been ex-tolled in se1· ws-one foreach of their and four Sun-day articles, and his subject maybe considered as dbne to a turn.After remarking .that their visithas been a blessing vto followers ofthe much-neglected art of comicopera, and that the American stageknows nothing like! them, one needonly say, hail and farewell.

Coronation TakesD'Oyly Cartes Back Home.The D'Oyly Cartes' :final perform-

ance, next Saturday night, when"The Mikado" will be the bill, willprobably be marked by a stirringdemonstration of leave-taking on thepart of the audience, for two yearsmay pass before they come hereagain. Their tour will carry themeastward toward Boston, where theywill sail within a few weeks to reachtheir home theater in London, bear-ing the historic name of Savoy, intime for the coronation festivities.Last of all, because the youngest,

here is "You Can't Take It WithYou," a comedy' of gently lunaticvariations on a standard theme,now beginning its fifth week at theHarrl. theater with every prospectof remaining t 1: .the summer.This well-acre It ly divertingplay illustrat, vv trend intheatricals wh to be char-acteristic of ' ovement inthe nation's:' ic life. Itshumor is ble; , the milk ofhuman kindness. .For a number of years Amer-

ican playwrights, as manifested bytheir Broadway successes, haveseemed like a species of snarleyows,teeth-gnashers, spite-spltters andtearer-downers. Their spiritual life,as expressed in their works, hasresembled that of the wry-neckedmongoose. [The mongoose is anextremely ill-tempered animal; thewry-necked variety has been knownto bite off its own tall.I They havebroken many people of the habit ofplay-going,

Drama BeginsEra of Good Feeling.••You Can't Take It With You,"

written by a pair of leading satir-ists, suggests that a certain balmi-ness as come into the play-writingsoul. This is a welcome change. Ithas already been recognized as atrend of theatrn!al affairs on Broad-way. Thus Br9pl{l) Atkinson, dramacritic of the New'YQrk Times, wroterecently: ."After se\r~l'<d' .years in whichlery comedy had to be corn-

pounded of WIOY- jests and causticjibes the theater] se!'!ms to haveglided into a world of forbearinghumors and pleasant characters.Three months ago ,.the celebratedauthors of • Once in a Lifetime,'who perfected the vitriolic style,left • the fancy Way' and acceptedthe universe with 'You Can't TakeIt With You,' a merry prank thatopenly endorses tolerance. TheBroadway theater had hardly ad-justed its neckwear, before 'BrotherRat' turned up with-a friendly en-dorsement of youthful mischief ina military academy, Within thepast few weeks the era of good feel-ing has extended to' 'Yes, My Dar-ling Daughter,' •Having WonderfulTime,' and George N. Cohan's' Ful-ton of Oak Falls '-although Mr.Cohan has never absented himselflong.from the good feeling that pre-vailed in the theater when he dom-inated Broadway."

Miss Bankhead'sFirst Chicago Visit.The next new play In sight is

••Reofiected Glory," a comedy byGeorge Kelly, with Tallulah Bank-head as its star. It will begin anengagement of two or three weeks'duration in the Grand Opera houseon Monday, March 15. This will beMiss Bankhead's :first appearanceon the Chicago stage.This actress, daughter of the pres-

ent speaker of the house of rep-

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resentatives, has confined her activoIties to New York, London and thefilms, She made her debut in 1918and soon won attention as a lead·ing woman. She went to Londonin 1923 and remained 1here foroight years, appearing in fift cellplays. Among her roles WCIS j h'.,l orIris March, heroine of "The Grer-nHat," acted in the United States byKatharine Cornell.Her English career ended in 1930;

then came a period in films. Shereturned to the New York stagein 1933 to act in the followingplays: "Let Us Be Gay," "Forsak·Ing All Others," ••The Snob," ••DarkVictory," "Rain," [a revival], and"Something Gay." She has beenseen in the following film produc-tions: ., T a r n ish e d Lady," ••TheCheat," ••My Sin," ••Thunder B,,·low," " Devll and the Deep," and••Faithless."

.. Old A1aid" m. Vienna.Zoe Akins' play, "The Old Maid,"

was given for the :first time in Ger-man at the Burg theater, Vienna,recently, under the title, "The TwoMothers." The roles of Delia andCharlotte Lovell were played byNora Gregor and Alma Seidler.

Kaufman andHart to WriteM isic I h w

GEORGE KAUFMAN and MossHart, co - authors of " YouCan't Take It With You" atthe Harris theater, are clear-

ing the decks for work on a newshow. It will be a musical comedy,with book by Kaufman and Hart,music by George Gershwin, andlyrics by Ira Gershwin. CliftonWebb will be leading man andthere is strong probability that InaClaire will be the leading actress.If so. this will be her :first appear-ance in a musical show since the••Ziegf'eld Follies" of 1915.Present plans are tor Kaufman

to join Hart in Hollywood aboutApril 1, just as he did last springwhen they concocted ••You Can'tTake It With You." They aim toturn over their text early to theGershwins so that the latter will beable to work out score and lyricsthrough the summer, and rehersals

SAM H. HARRISpresents the

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by MOSS HART and GEORGE S. KAUFMANSEATS FOR 6 WEEKS ON SALE

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FRENCHFLOOR SHOW

GIRL

Aina Constant is oneof the pretty cabaretgirls who wear ornatecostumes in II Paris-Montparnassel" theentertainment now inperformance at theCasino Parisian in the

Morrison hotel.[Maurice Seymour Photo.]

can start in the early fall. Alreadya theater has been booked in Phrla-delphia for two weeks beginningNov. 8, with a New York premiereto follow. Sam H. Harris will bethe producer.Mr. Harris has produced three

musical successes, " Face the Music,""As '.l'11 0 usa n d s Cheer," and"Jubilee," for which Moss Hartsupplied the books, and "Of TheeI Sing" fot' which George Kaufmanand Morris Ryskind supplied thebook.

AMUSEMENTS.

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Empire RoomOffers Spring

I hAnson Weeks' Orch strComes to 'Beach' HotelN xt F rid y N i 9 h t.

THE" Melody Revue" enters itssecond week in the Empireroom at the Palmer Housewith THo Coral, singing star,

and Bartell and Hurst, adagiodancers, heading the billing. TitoCoral won his reputation on thelegitimate stage in "A Night InSpain" and other productions, andin the motion picture "Going ToTown" Iwith Mae West], before en-tering the cafe :field.Others in the Palmer House

Revue are: the Four Vespers, anacrobatic act; Carl Simpson and hisMarionettes, which appear in the30 o'clock show only; June andAdele Parrish, sisters who playviolins and accordions as theydance, and the Abbott Dancers whogive a difficult tap number to the••Poet and Peasant" overture.George Hamilton and his orchestracontinue. The Four Aristocrats areauxiliary musicians.

George Olsen's orchestra willend its stay at the Edgewater

Beach hotel next 'I'hursday, AnsonWeeks and his orchestra will Iol-low. New performers in the floorshow include Charles and HelenStone, musical comedy dancers; theThree Jackson Boys, acrobats; BenBeri, comedy juggler, and Jue Fong,Chinese tenor.

• The third of the Sunday cocktaildansants at the Drake hotel will

be held today in the Gold Coastroom. In addition to the music ofClyde Lucas' California Dons, afloor show headed by Donald Novis,lvrlc tenor; the Karre Le Baronadagio trio, and the Oehman Twins,dancers, will be presented.

• Emil Boreo, master of ceremoniesin Clifford C. Fischer's revue,

••Paris-Monparnasse," now at theCasino Parisien, recently acted 8-

leading part in a film productionfor Brttish-Gaumont entitled ••In-terlude Romance." He has a con-tract to return to London to starin another next June. This isBoreo's :first visit to Chicago inthree years.

• College Inn's" Crazy Show" con-tinues under the direction of

Roger Pryor. Featured stars in theshow are the collegians known asthe California Varsity Eight. Otherson the bill are Lois Still, singer;Garcia and Perrot, dance team; theLindy Hoppers; Sonny and Son, tapstars; the Gertrude Hoffman balletgirls; Jess Willard and Bill Hurley,badminton champions, and EdRickard.

• At Harry's New York cabaretMarion Morgan, exotic dancer,

continues. Supporting her are BuddyWalker, master of ceremonies;Bernice Hart, tap dancer; DorothyBlaine, blues singer; Paddy andPeggy Palmer, dancers, and theEight Texas Debutantes. Otherswho entertain are Arthur Buckley,Dorothy Johnson, Diane Roberts,

AMUSEMENTS.

BER~'RA OTT ANNOUNCES

STUDEBAKER TODAY at 3.30'l'HJo:ATER ,.RETURN ENGAGEMENT-NEW PROGRAM

SI-IAWNand HIS ENSEMBLE OF MEN DANCERS

KIMBALL NextWednesday Mar, 10HALL at 8::3UOutatanding' Organ Virtuuso-Recital

VIRGIL FOX semSTUDEBAKER Next S d. :Mar,14THEATER un ay at 3 :30

VIOLIN RECITAL

Inez LauritanoSeat. 83c to $2.20. box ollice now.

and Red Hoffman. Austin Mack'sorchestra plays,

Marion Wilkins and Jack Wal-ter's, appearing at the Congress

Casino, have over fifteen numbers.Tannhiiuser's "Evening Star," Ber-lin's "Aiexander's Ragtime Band,"and Liucke's ••Glow Worm." areamong their musical accornpani-merits. They have been dancing to-gether for lour years.

Frank F'rankinl, a new magician,and Frankie Masters' orchestra

continue in the Continental room inthe Stevens hotel. Donna Dae,young tap dancer, and the StevensSextet, vocalists, are other enter-tainers.

Emil Di Salvi's orchestra, offer-ing classical selections and dance

rhythms, continues at L'Aiglon res-turant. The featured singer in theband is Dolores Marcelli, a con-tralto.

Dudley Crafts atson returnsto the Old Heidelberg Inn next

Wednesday afternoon, March 10, tobegin his third series of traveltalks with the subject, ••New Irn-presslons of Mexico." He recentlymade a tour of Mexico.

• The fioor show in the BlueFountain room of the La Salle

hotel is headed by the King'sJesters and M a j 0 r i e Whitney.Charles Hoffman, magician, andThe MacArthurs; Donna and Dar-rell, dancers, are also on the pro-gram.

• Dolly Kay, blues singer now inher twenty-third week at the

Royale Frolics, continues as tarof the revue, with Phil Philips atthe piano. Others are Claude andClarence Stroud, identical twins,who are comedians and masters ofceremonies; Adair and Richards,adagio and ballroom dancers; Fr'an-ces Wills, control and acrobaticdancer; Edwards and Fahrney, tapdancers; Peggy Moore, dancingsoubrette, and Jack Hilliard, tenor,in numbers with the ballet. Two

AMUSEMENTS.

CIVlf08J'i'cRA TODAY at 3 :30

Mrs. MARTINJOHNSON

(IN PERSON)Pre8en'illo the Marli •• Jotinsons'

Lates; J,}JutiOIl, Ptrture sl asteruicce

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CIVifo8ffRA TONIGHT at 8: 15

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'tiCKETS-50c, 75c, $1.00 (plu. tax)

hicago"LOVE

ISNEWS"

Loretta Young's manyadmirers will be de-lighted to see herpicture this morningand be reminded of'the fact that she'sback on the screenagain in the Chica-go's current movie,"Love Is News,"Mi s Young has n-tirely recovered fromher r e c e n t illness,Featur d with her inthe film are Tyroneower and Don

Ameche.

hands, Henry Llshon's and CharlesEngles'.

At the Trianon ballroom Kay] •yscr and his orchestra re fea.tured, There is an added attractionfor today's festivities-Barney Rappand his New Englanders orchestra,with Ruby Wright, soloist. . . . Atthe Aragon, Freddy Martin and hismusic continues a gala feature bill.Dancing starts at 3 o'clock thisa f ternoon, and will be continuousun til 12: 30 a. m,

Colosimo's have several newacts in the show starring Faith

Bacon, fan dancer. They are Beck,Melton and Beck, comedians; Arnoand Arnette, and Elrira Tanzi.Holdovers are Melba, dancer; Fran-cis and Carroll, Don Enrico, andFlorence Barlow, specialty dancerwith the ballet. Bob Tinsley's band,intermission entertainers,

Lillian Bernard and 1:"10 Henrlesingers of their ow n specialty

song's, remain as stars of the ClubAlabam show, Several new actsare listed, Including Buddy andBetty, a dance team; Miss Cecelia,a character dancer, and DorothyMae, toe-tap dancer. Art Williamsremains as master of cer monies.

AMUSEMENTS, ~~~~

taChicagoPlaybills

OPENING:" I8Ils ippl . alnbow," tarclcalc:omcdy with all-colored cast;WPA production: Princess the-aler; opens tonight.

CONTINUED:•• 'eu Can't Take It 'YUh Yon,"comedy; Harris theater; fifthweek,

D'Oyly Carte Opera company InGilbert and Sulltvan revlvals ;l;rlanger theater, fiUh and finalweek; "Mikado," Mon., Sat.;•.Plnafore," Tues .• Wed. mat.:•. P a tl e nee," Wed. nl>"ht:•. Iolanthe," Thurs. ; .. Pirateso[ Penzance," Friday.

••Zlegfeld Follies," revue wIthFannie Brice, Bobby Clark;Grand Opera house; tenth andfinal week.

Charlotte Greenw od In "Leaningon Letty," comedy: Selwyn the-ater; sixteenth week.

"'1'he Good Old Summer 1'ime,"com e d y by WPA company;Blackstone thealer; third week.

"0, Say, Can You Sing?" revue,staged by WPA; Great Northerntheater; thirteenth week.

W};};KLY CHANGES:Palace theater: Cinema and stageshow; Ethel Shutta, headnner,

Chicago theater: Cinema and stageshow; Fred Waring's" Pennsyl-vanians."

Stnte-Lake theater: Cinema andstage show: new blll.

Oriental theater: CInema and stagehow, Maj, Bow s' •. Interna-tional Revue."

Rialto theater: Burlesque; AdaLeonard in "Wine, Women, andSwing."

COl\IING:Tallulah Bankhead In "ReflectedGlory," comedy; Grand Operahouse; opens March 15.

Continuous dancing to four dancebands.

Frances Faye, singer from NewYork' night clubs, will open at

the Yacht Club next Wednesdaynight. Grace and Charlie Herbert,Jonny Wells, Anthony Marks, thePhelps Twins, and Bob and Fleu-rette and Bob Gilbert are the cur-rent bill. Two bands, Nino Rinaldoand Roland Hanell .

The ix·O-Slx Club show hasDick Hughes, Nora Ford, Dor-

othy Wahl, and eight other "girlacts."

The entertainers at ParodyClub are Moll Manors, Phil

Kaye, red die Janis' band, andHenry Simons.;

LAST MAT.

Chorry & June Preisser • Stan Kavana,h Cass Daley• Marvin La ••1 r James Farrell • Yosl Varsity 8

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