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Mr BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1933 'Foolscap' Has Broadway Premiere Island of Lost Souls' Makes Film Debut1 20 WILLIAM FRAWLEY CHANCE Theater News The Theaters Reverting to Type I By ARTHUR POLLOCK By ART and Pirandello Are the Heroes of the Neir Play at the Times Square Theater Theie is whatever the matter with the play called "Foolscap" nivrd fit the Times Smmre Theater last night except that it Is not I fJ't i A if. RONDEAU FOR SLEEP Oh! Love and Sleep should not commence To seek a common residence. No heart entwined with Love's fair links Should ever sigh for forty winks, Lest it be chid for negligence. Between the two, experience Will tell you, is a lofty fence. One must you choose no lover thinks Of Love AND Sleep.

So I chose Love; and no laments I make in sleepless eloquence. I only ask the wan moon sinks! If we could fix it someday, Minx, That I could pay obedience To Love, and sleep? REMISLAD II. tfnfortunalcly it happens to be the kind of play which, if it is r.ci is nothing at all. 'ire Gennaro Cure! and Eduardo Cianelli, have chosen Erroartt Shaw and Luigi Pirandello as their chief characters. who rhoose George Bernard Shaw and Luigi their chief characters must choose also to attempt to make two characters talk like Shaw and Pirandello.

And to make them tn'k way they have to be Shaws and Pirandellos themselves. They r.rc isn't so hard to reproduce. Because, in the first place, 'TAKE A Jack Haley and Ethel Met man at musical comedy at I till I I fi4 i ft' ff Actt In '20th Century' at tha Vroadhurtt Theater. yodeling of "April Showers" (or should I say and a boo for his padded continuity a bow to any trumpet player in any orchestra wha-whaing "Har lem Moon" and a prolonged boo to anybody who yelps "with a hey-nonny-nonny and a hot-cha-cha" in my direction again bows to Val Veston and Marion Kingston for their Nut Club toe- tapping as a team and another bow to the beautuous Marion for her tantalizing terpischorean tricks all by her lonesome to Patricia Keats for describing that "Schnozzle" Durante countenance I as "a face only a box-office could love" to "Manhattan" for that amusing shot of Mayor O'Brien and for that "Anti Born-to-Blush Unseen" department to the Hollywood for Its every-item-a-hit show to Blanche Bow for that weird falling-apart dance step to Fowler and Tamara for that "Gavotte" number (of all things to discover in a night-club) and to any number of eyefuls for being oh-so-good to look upon To Bobbe (ex-Mrs. Johnny Wels-muller) Arnst for her observations on the technique of the movieland vamps thus: "shoving a kid like Johnny into a community of AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN ON THE LOEWS STAGE Eddy Dnchln and Orch.

VALENCIA, Jamaica Ave WALLACE The Screen -By MARTIN 'The Island of Lost Souls' Comes to the Rialto 'Bitter Tea of General Yen Inaugurates New Policy at the Music Hall Although we have never read H. G. Wells' "The Island of Lost Souls," cn which the new picture at the Rialto is based, we are fairly certain that the Paramount production which arrived on Broadway yesterday Is an extravagantly liberal transcription. As a fiction writer Mr. Wells is or used to be one of the most imaginative.

But we hesitate to report that Gilbert Miller Returns Home Stage Gossip Gilbert Miller arrives today on the steamer Europa after four weeks abroad. He visited London, Paris, Vienna. Budapest and Berlin. Mr. Miller has not communicated his plans for the rest of the season; it is possible that he will either produce another play Immediately or else go to Hollywood to direct a film for Columbia Pictures.

His current production in New York is "The Late Christopher Bean," in which Pauline Lord and Walter Connolly are appearing at Henry Miller's Theater. "Big Night," which the Group Theater will present at Maxlne Elliott's Theater next Monday evening, is the first play written by th novelist Dawn Powell. Miss Powell Is the author of "She Walks in Beauty" and "Tenth Moon." a Bert Lahr, comedian in the new edition of George White's "Varieties" at the Casino, will address th Amateur Dramatists and Actors Club at the Waldorf-Astoria at its annual luncheon next Tuesday. sharpshooting women such as you find in Hollywood is like sending your country cousin to a pickpockets' convention Thesai Hollywood beauties are always practiced up and they're a-s quick; to go into action as the fire department Johnny was putting cocoanut oil on his hair and straightening his eyebrows before you knew it" a great big bow to Sime Silverman of Variety for that neat "Literati" correction another to the Variety reviewer of a George K. Arthur Hollywood play who said it was "conducted with the brisk tempo of a sleepy! sloth extricating himself from a particularly gooey swamp" and a final bow to Jack (I'm Telling You) Osterman for his "Jimmy" Cann took his girl to the Radio City Music Hall and she caught! cold because she wasn't used to tha great outdoors" down cornea the curtain to stay up go tha house lights and the applausa splatters to an end AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN Arthur and Florence Lake and othern, at Willlsm, The Matth King; and Evenings For Sal "EVENINGS FOR SALE" Herbert Marshall; and Andy Clyde Comedy IS STARS in I HAD A MILLION" RUSS COLOMBO MONTE BLUE Cast of 75 in "Ihternallonpl Varieties" Ail Ssors 2Sc till 3 P.

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A Sat, Direct from 81 Weelta nn 'OF THEE I SING' 1 i a GAXTON MO KAN MOORE SHOWING TODAY arrTirssj 11 1 pL. ifLh the weird, Idiotic events which parade screen are, in their entirety, of the "The Island of Lost Souls," as currently presented on a Broadway curtain, Is a crude combination of sex and horror film, probably combining the worst features of both. Briefly, it has to do with an eccentric MAN1IATT ANGLE "Manhattan the new mas we've been heralding broke out upon the newsstands like a blue-black rash yesterday it is very New Yorkish "but not as smart as the New being less suave and more wise-cracky even this ancient finds a place, "After listening to Ed Wynn, on the radio we suggest that he change his nom de plume of 'The Perfect Fool' to the 'Thief of Badgag' however, its notes In general are much better included is the interesting info that "among the frauds of Manhattan are the elevator push buttons on the ground floors of office buildings in most cases they are dummies but are there for a psychological reason. Persons in a hurry bear down on them nothing happens but they feel better" Russell Patterson and James Montgomery Flagg are among the illustrators and Paul Yawitz and Lillian Day mong the contributors "Manhattan" is a merry Manhattangle of news, quips, reprints and thisa and thata It should fine more lasting favor than "Ballyhoo," published by the same people. ASH CAN HOTEL Richard Haliburton, the Road to Romancer, has a neat way of flat tering women he only sends 11 roses instead of a dozen and his card explains, "Because the 12th rose is you, my dear" there's a hotel in the northern part of the State called "The Ash Can" the name of the owner is Jimmy Ash, you see and the hard-boiled head St.

Louis police raiding squad sports the fitting surnarfle of "Stinger" Capt. William Stinger, to youse the in Cecil B. DeMille's name stands for "Blount" no, not the kind that gentlemen prefer Nita Rossoff plans to file a $100,000 alienation of affections suit against secrets to the enemy, the girl steps In and delivers a stern lecture to the bandit. She recoils, however, at his touch and he charges her with Insincerity. He offers to accept her as hostage for the Chinese girl and F.he accepts.

The concubine, of course, betrays this good faith, succeeds in Informing the enemy of certain facts and a battle ensues In which General Yen loses not only wealth and his province but his followers. The American girl has begun to realize the complexities of China and the wrong she has done through her misunderstanding. The climax is reached when General Yen reminds her of their bargain. There are faults in the picture. It Is overlong and the dramatic effect of the climactic scene is somewhat destroyed by a rather jocular note in tha final sequence.

But Nils Asther is magnificent as General Yen, Barbara Stanwyck is good, and Walter Connolly contributes a fine performance as a renegade American on Yen's staff. It is, in spite of its minor flaws, a dramatic, interesting picture. General Appeal: Very Good. The stage show at the Music Hall includes Ray Bolger, an overture consisting of selections from "Faust," the Tuskegee Singers, "The Story of the Waltz," featuring Patricia Bowman, and Schubert's "Marche Milltaire" by the orchestra and Ballet Corps. C.

D. F. AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN BEERY in "FLESH," Karen Morlcy TODAY WITH I.OEW'S "ACE" VAUDEVILLE TODAY GATES. Gates Broadway. Evenings For Sale, Herbert Minhall; Lewis and Amsa TODAY ON LOEW'S PERFECT TALKING SCREENS TODAY KINGS, PlathllKh-Ttlden Avs William Hainei, Minna Evani, Fast Lite; Cnnrarl Nanal PITKIN, PttKln Raratosa.

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IIREVOORT, Brevoort-Berlfd J. Brown, You Snid a Moiithtul: and Guilty or Not Guilty I EM I'll Nost.rnna-P.tside AIR MAIL. Ralph Bellamy; and Breach ef Preml.s ARTHUR Joseph Osborne, teacher of Paul Musikoasky, Brooklyn boy violinist Nita claims she and Osborne were engaged, but since she began teaching Muslkonsky she has "played second fiddle to the boy" the ever-witty Lou Ashendorf is In again with this bit of wisdom "Nowadays two CAN live as cheaply as one in the ADVENTURESS She'll hunt things Bigger than a house, But faints when she Espies a mouse. JOSEPH JAY GOLD. APPLAUSE The bows of the week go to: everybody in the "Of Thee I Sing" show opening at the Brooklyn Majestic Monday for grand performances and a double bow to Victor Moore as the Forgotten Man, "Alexander Throttlebottom," the Vice President a masterpiece of acting another double bow to William Gaxton and Lois Moran for their lively, "Who cares if banks fall in Yonkers, so long as you've got the kiss that conquers" number and for their "woo with Wintergreen" speech bit in which they announce, "We appeal to your hearts, hot your intelligence" to Neil (movies) Hamilton for his revelation of what it feels like to kiss Joan Crawford thus: "Kissing Joan Crawford Is a grand experience.

You stay kissed for three hours at least" to Jack Ryan, who remarked via H. I. Phillips, that "silence is the college yell of the school of experience" to Willie and Eugene Howard for their hilarious opera-burlesque "Rig- oletto" scene in George Whites new "Varieties" and to Jerry Bergen, Jack White and the 60-year-old Blanche Lytell for their equally hilarious opera-buffoonery at the Nut Club with Jack White asking for a number from one to ten. and if you give him a number, answering, "Thank you, I'm glad someone is paying attention." STILL APPLAUDING More bows to: the vibrant Lava-da Carter for her hot-feetin? In "Shuffle Along" of 1933, marking her as another Florence Mills to Eubie (same show) Blalte for his piano mauling and George McClen-non for doing weird things with his feet and a clarinet simultaneously to Eddie Cantor and Georgie Jessel for their "pals together" clowning with a regret, at the same time, that they can't keep their stage material as clean as their radio continuity a special bow to Cantor for his "a head never begins to swell until the brain stops functioning" and a solo bow to Jessel for his, "I dreamed about your eyes. Eddie and popped out of bed" Dozens of deep deep bows and curtain calls to Lawrence Tlbbett and Louis Gruenberg for their "The Emperor Jones" and for that voodoo high-spot, climaxing with the shout of "De silver bullet! You won't git me! emperer still!" and suicide and the dirge-chanting departure with Smithers saying, "Well, Gorblimey, yer died in grand style, BOWS, BOOS AND BOWS A bow to Asa Yoelson (Al Jolson t'yuh) for his Friday-night radi- AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN GEORGE WHITE'S VARIETIES 'HARRY BERT WILLIE tV EUGENE RICHMAN LAHR HOWARD Thurs.

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Msls. 1 liur. 4 Heel tlaltony Scats Others II Gilbert Miller Presents PAULINE LORD The Late CHRISTOPHER BEAN Wllh WAI.TKR CONNOLLY 'Alive wllh toiiind, If 1VI. HENRY MILLER I. 124 W.

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1:40 Amrrleans know less aborl him than Sha-v; and, in the second place, because he is a mystifier, trd mysti-fu'is are easier to imitate, since words that mystify may mean much or at all. But Shaw, being makes imitation in his ease no; her matter entirely. Even at that the authors of "Foolscap" by no means make themselves ridiculous. They do very well, in fact. At least, they do pretty well.

They begin by getting Shaw and Pirandello into a couple of hospital cots side by side. The two have collided with one another in their automobiles and done each other a little damage. They collided im mediately in front of a hospital. And it happens to be a hospital for the insane. Before the play Is over the authors have more than intimated that Shaw and Pirandello are as far from the normal as the inmates with whom they mingle.

The play, though it is not badly worded t-some of it is really clever never quite manages to be about anything, never gets to its point and makes it. It seems hardly more than exercise in caricature. The famous playwrights discover that the asylum's inmates have a dramatic club and give plays. They write a play for their new neighbors. Those new neighbors believe themselves to be, all of them, very famous men and women.

One thinks himself Shakespeare, another Cleopatra, another Mare Antony, and there is a Helen of Troy, a Menelaus, a Francesca da Rimini even a God (who, by the way, complains that his role gives him too little to say and do). When Shaw and Pirandello find their play in rehearsal, they find olso that the demented actors have minds of their own and insist upon acting themselves, not themselves flr, Shaw and Pirandello imagine them. More than that, they have grave doubts, the demented actors, as to the sanity of Shaw and the Italian. To them these two fa-mows ncwcoi'ers arc impostors. They don't relieve thry nre Shaw nr.d Pirandello at all.

They sus-rcct that the two mnn are crazy and merely believe themselves to Tiruno Walter and Ossip Gahrilouitsch Perform at Festival Concert The miraculous, ever-accommodating Madison Square Garden, at one moment disclosing a hockey rink, at another a circus ring or a horse show, was transformed last evening into a giant auditorium epain for the third festival concert for the benefit of the Musi-ims' Emergency Fund. In an all-Tcnaikowsky program Bruno Walter give his services as guest conductor, and Ossip Gabrilowltsch played the B-flat piano concerto with the 175-strong orchestra. The evening began with a performance of the "Pathetique" symphony and concluded with a gala-gala exposition of the "1812 Overture," the volume of which will not be equaled in a long time. Mr. Walter's reading of the opening symphony, which is pushed through its paces so many times a year, did not obviously underline the lush or climactic sections of the work, whicl.

are plentifully underlined in musical effect as they are. It was a relatively restrained publication of. the work, but one which brought a warm glow to the lyric theme of the first movement and grace to the familiar five-four melody of the second. Perhaps he Held back the pace of the Allegro molto vivace, lessening the ejacu-latory climax in effect, but he was consistent and precise and brought viiror in good quantity to the music. The last movement, with its dismal and melancholy mood, was ad-iniraUe performed, conveying with sincerity Tschaikowsky's absymal despair more touchingly than would a more theatrical performance of the work.

The popularity of this its position as an orchestral war-horse," has brought It, into i he contempt of many musical bi't as an accomplish-mrrit in whrrtral writing, and as the personal expression of human sill firing and brocdin? over life and death, at its brr.t, it still impresses one as he solitary masterpiece of Its composer. Mr. (iabnlowlu.ch gave an appropriately crandiose performance of the virtuoso concerto, though it was not achieved without a little forcing of tone and missing of notes; his pirn Imp; of the opening movement, i 1. 1 its note and sent: men Impressed one as his best achievement, though throuRiiout he played with artistic verity one has com1' to expert of him. Unfortunately the music Is less a work art tium it is a vehicle lor the performer.

The piece de resistance of the occasion was the "1812 Overture," for which an especially construct-; cd drum wan furnished to simulate adeoiiately the resounding canons of the Russians (or the The brass sec'lon was also supplemented by a number of players and ti were two sets ol orchestral chimes. Music A comedy by Gennaro Curd and Eduardo Ciannclli Presented at the Timej Square Theater. Staged by Geoffrey Kerr. Settings by David S. Caitlier.

THE CAST. George Bernard Shaw, Frederic Worlork Lulgl Pirandello. ClonnelU Dr. Harrow Heniy O'Neill Nurse Cynlhla Latham Shakespeare Geoffrey Kerr Francesca do Kluiinl, Peggy Hovenden Cleopatra Alice Relnheart Marc Antony Robert Wallsteln Eve Rosamund Meri.ale Helen of Troy. Hastings Menelaus Corns Nels Photographer Arnold Preston Assistant Photographer, Francis Carter Orderly William Dorbin Martina Diane Borl Pierae Arthur Bowyer Servant Allen Nourse Professor Bennett Southard The Stranger Alan Marshal Octavlus George Tawcle Lunatic Richard Whorf Electrician Charles 8.

Brown Property Man Franlt Conian Another Lunatic Harold Bolton Second Orderly William orville be trie men they say they are. In the end the psychiatrist at the head of the hospital agrees with the lunatics agrees, that is, that Shaw and Pirandello are light in the head. Perhaps they aren't Shaw and Pirandello at all. The lunatics may be right. It is all amusing enough In a gently satirical way, but rather aimless.

Frederick Worlock and the Mr. Cinannelli, who is one of the authors, do moderately well by the two famous dramatists in the acting; Geoffrey Kerr plays with a calm kindliness, Henry O'Neill is the Indulgent doctor. Most of the historical personages represented by the hospital's inmates have little luck in looking like the men and women their dementia leads them to believe they are, which is no doubt quite proper. But the fact does not help the play to the effect its authors hope for. If you are unfortunate enough to sit back in Row as I did, you occasionally have difficulty in hearing the actors, which adds to the impression that the play is a rather dim affair.

Mr. Walter kept the players well under control and gave a really gala performance of the music dramatic and exciting, but the impressiveness of the closing jubilant measures was given a rather ludicrous turn by the sight of the valiant special drummer lamoasting the canon-drum with what seemed to be a mop and looking as if he had certainly either knocked a home-run or crushed granite boulder into gravel. E. DON COSSACK In the Town Hall last evening the Don Cossack Russian Male Chorus made their first appearance of the season, in the second of the Town Hall Endowment Series. As on previous occasions their program was composed of Russian folk songs and a number of arrangements of popular tunes.

The first group contained religious music, composed by Bortniansky, Rachmaninoff and Lvovsky. The conductor was the energetic and dynamic Serge Jaroff. '1L TROVATORE Verdi's "II Trovatore" was heard at the Metropolitan Opera House last evening with Elisabeth Reth-berg in the leading role and Lauri-Volpl as her lover. The part of Azucena was sung by Faina Petrova, Count di Luna by Borgioli, Ferrando by Pasero and the gypsy by Malatesta. Mr.

Bellezza conducted and the audience responded with more than usual en thusiasm. Lois Moran's Career Lois Moran, who will be seen as Mary Turner, the chief feminine interest in Sam H. Harris, production, "Of Thee I Sing," at the Ma-estlo Theater, next week, is one of the trio of merrymakers (of which William Gaxton and Victor Moore are the other two) who has shared in the long Broadway run of this play. Lois Moran drifted east from Hollywood, where for Ave years she was an outstanding Ingenue star in the movies. She was the daughter in that tobby classic.

"Stella Dallas," and more recently a3 the leading woman in "Trans-Atlantic" and "Men in Her Life." Brian Donlevy, lust seen In "The Boy Frk nd," has been added to the cast of "Honeymoon" at the Vander-bilt Theater. Mr. Donlevy is also remembered as beln? prominent in "Society Girl." "Inside Story," "Up Pops the Devil," "What Price Glory" and "Hit the Deck." "When Ladies Meet" will be given for the benefit of the St aye Relief Fund next Sunday night at the Royale. John Golden announces "two for five" prices. The regular price Is $3, but for this ocrasion the will be $5 fur a pair.

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BORIS KARtOFf in "THE MUMMY" wllh Zila Johann BENNY DAVIS and his REVUE Chas. "SLIM" TIMBLIN BING CROSBY WEBER FIELDS CAROLE LOMBARD in "No More Orchids" Kflrwkrt HfcU" A nfl MALL Burliique'i Funnieit Comiitlin BEST ORCHESTRA SEATS Intl. 8sl 23) te tl, aC- ei 50c IHI anile Show 1st. BROOKLYN rutin it Dramatic Dynamite)! VRAID TO TALK" Eric linden -Sydny Foi Fridsy. "Mstdohsn In Uniterm" FEATURE FILMS BAY Rinr.K cm 0 two I they appear to a caricaturist in the tht Apollo Theater.

DICKSTEIN- crazily across the Rialto Theater's admirable English writer's creation, The Island of Lost Souls' A Paramount picture based on the story by H. G. Wells; directed by Erie Kenton and presented at the Rialto Theater. THE CAST Dr. Moreau Charles Laughton Sayer of the Law Bela Luvost Etlw.

Parker Richard Arlen Ruth Walker Leila Hyaius The Panther Woman. Kathleen Burke Montgomery Arthur Hohl Captalu Davies Stanley Fields Hogan Robert Kortman Donahue Paul Hurst American Consul George Irving attempt to portray the confusing Oriental nature. Cold-blooded yet romantic, childlike and yet Imbued with age-old wisdom, wily yet honorable, every figure In the picture appears realistic. The film deals with a precarious problem in its interpretation of the effect of the glamour of China and General Yen upon the mind of a young American girl, but Director Capra has given to the picture a deftness and facility which surmounts every obstacle nicely. The story opens In Shanghai during the burning of Chapel by rebel bandits, among whom the feared General Yen.

The narrow-minded but courageous missionaries are endeavoring to save the children of an orphanage endangered by fire, and in the excitement a young girl, the fiancee of a missionary, is hurt and lost. She awakes to find herself the prisoner of General Yen at his Summer palace far from Shanghai. She is shocked at the cold-blooded killings which he authorizes buB gradually falls under the spell of his glamorous personality. When he sentences a Chinese concubine to death for betraying AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN f-X a a CF 1TTHFA TfiFJ Under Direction of "Rsxy" NOW AT POPULAR PRICES RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Tit Nw RKOROXY 4ih Si. and oih Avi JrdWttl-onScrttn Ann HARDING Leill HOWARD join tf and till Ave.

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Mats. WED. scientist, who, in a "research sta-l tion" he has set up on a remote tropical Island, devotes himself to the playful hobby of turning the wild beasts of the Jungle into human beings. Dr. Moreau's "most perfect specimen" is an alluring fsunale creature whom, according to this fantastic tale, he has created from a panther.

And, not content with that achievement, this South Sea Island Frankenstein conceives the fiendish plan of mating his Panther Woman with Richard Arlen, who appears upon the scene as a survivor of a shipwreck. Charles Laughton plays the part of the craclc-bralned Doctor Moreau. Mr. Laughton is a bril liant actor, easily one of the best in Hollywood, and it does seem a shame that he should be wasted upon such drivel as "The Island of Lost Souls." Incidentally, as the eccentric scientist in the 'new film at the Rialto, he is ultimately set upon by a small army of his own terrifying monsters and exterminated in a fittingly horrible manner. The much publicized "Panther Woman," Kathleen Burke, turns out to be somewhat less interesting than the Paramount press agents had led us to expect, and Richard Arlen in the role of the bewildered observer in Mr.

Laugh-ton's "animal kingdom" is well, just Richard Arlen. The so-called "horror film," as exemplified by "Frankenstein," "The Mummy" and others of the same school, have been surprisingly successful at the movie box-offices, and it Is quite possible that "The Island of Lost Souls" also will return a profit to Its producers. But, regardless of its commercial possibilities, we reserve the privilege of reporting that we haven't encountered anything as idiotic in many, many months. General Appeal: Poor, Interlude In China "THE BITTER TEA OF QENERAL YEN," a Columbia production dlrecled bv Frank Capra, and featuring Barbara Stanwyck, Niin Anther and Walter Connolly. At Radio City Music Hill.

Radio City Muslo Hall, abandoning Its original policy of presenting two vaudeville shows each day, has embarked upon a motion picture career, including in its continuous presentation a feature film as well as an extensive, expensive stage show. "The Bitter Tea of General Yen," with Barbara Stanwyck and Nils Asther, proves to be a happy choico as the Initial screen attraction under thj new order of things at Radio City. The picture should be commended at the outset lor Its candour and during in Its suggestion that perhaps there are two sides to the missionary, problem In the Orient. The majority of films dealing with China consist of so much balderdash about fearful ogres, unruly and frequently hysterical bandits, mid similar goings-on that seldom do we get an accurate, authentic story. But in "The Bitter Tea of General Yen" there is an honest AMI SF.MLNTS MANHATTAN ffNOW II 10 A to tml030 P-M- GRAND CENTRAL PALACE A1J 11 Partway.

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ft Throop AY Hot Saturday and Breach ef Promise Mail and justice havoy, Bedford Av. ft Lincoln PI 8port Parade and Fourth Horseman BOROUGH HALL AND DOWNTOWN SECTION BRIGHTON BEACH SECTION Tmedo. Ocean Pky. nr. The Conquerore and rallhle.s BL'SIItVICK SECTION Colonial, Broadway ft Chauncey 8t.

Conouerore end Three en a Match CROWN HEIGHT! SECTION he Couo" Rivera. St. John 9 PI. at Kingston Av Her Savaie and Falsa Kacee FIATBUSII SECTION ranada Ch. I eini'ii' "nd l.ranada.

Church ft Rerl-IIalred Alibi and Get Rleh Quirk IVallln.fnrl Leader Coney 1,1. Av -Newalrk Av. and They Call It Sin "rfori Parkslde. Flatbush ft Parkslde Throutth, with Norma Ehrarer AVENUE SECTION Avenue Avi. 0 ft Srallln Throueh and Strictly tlnrellahle PARK SLOPE SECTION Carlton, Flatbuih ft 7th Ave and Fslthlett AUT WCFKS ABBEY THEATRE PLAYERS Direct from Abbev Theatre, Dublin TODAY MAT.

"JUNO AND THE PAYOOCK" TONIGHT al 8:30 NEW 008S00N" FRI. EVE 'JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK" MARTIN BECK Theatrs, 81., W. ol llh vt. Evgs. SI Is S2.30; Thurs.

Mat. Sue la II 10 Sal. Mais. 73s te V. plus tss.

Mots. 2:30 ANOTHER LANGUAGE Clltnn Andfrt. Dnrotltv Ktlrknry Marirnrrl VVvrhrrly, RIII'BKRT. 41th W. Ify.

I.v. Milliners Wednesday and Saturday. MOVM TO 1IOOTII TIII VIHKJIONI) AV Mats. Today, Sat. and Wrd.

at 3:10 Kraiuls I Uurolhy r.Itk In Autumn crocus A MOnO'CO TH 4-iln, W. si B'way, Evs. 11:48 The l-iii'd nresrntt HI HUMAN 8 tOMLilY IOGRAPHY and In it INA CLAIRE. The com bination accms to have been arrancrd la heaven." IlllUerl llnlirlvl il ILD ft W. of B'way.

Fve. I SO Matinees TODAY and SATI'HDAY. GOOD IEAII AVAILABLI ATOX OFFICE CIVIC RlPERTORY'i 50e.SI.tl.S0. Eve.l:5l). Msls.

Sat.2:30 KVA I.E OAI.LIKNXK, Director Tonlsht "I II.IOM" Tomorrow Nlshl "CAM I LI I'" tn4 ki. adv. Bss oil. ami Tiwn Halt. 1 13.

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4'! tit of H'wav MATINI.K 3:10 FRED ASTAIRt GAY DIVORCE wiih wnv. 1.14 i rrtl.A crab FTHLL BMtKY.MOKP, Theatre. W. 4Uh Ml. Mullnees Wrdncdnv and Hlnrriv.

MOYi.il TO Mil HLRT TULA. MONDAY I mm-- rmm and Isvueltrlt Ksrltff la "THf MUMMY- "'Crte le "IPORT PARADE sns marian marsh a "SPORT PA I Ans" and Msri.a M.r.h I. PARADK" snr. KNli My OAI," "8PUHT PA A and "THE aavaiic nini'i Thr iuera enny Davis E'l'-KnnJ mcrra MADISON Mvrtie Wvckoff Joel M.Crsa DYKI.H 10th Bt nr. 5lh A.e.

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ft Ave. Avainn. Klntrs lUv. At E. 18th St.

eiheeejahead. Hhcep. Rav ft Vnor. Av. Midwood.

Ave. MM. 1.1th St Rialto. Flslhush Av. ft Ave.

O. Maner, Canty Av, ft Aye. rmn.re Isal MeCraa. Ths Msit Pat Ont Wty "Ons. Way lerls Ksrlall, Way "Nitht Btnrie.

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