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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, T933 'Our Wife9 Has Broadway Premiere Other Stage, Screen and Music Events 24 J.Y 'DIWER AT EIGHT J. bEGRO DRAMA The Theaters Reverting to Type POLLOCK By ARTHUR 'Our Wife a Strenuously Cast Completed With the engagement of Minof Watson, Harry Worth and Fred Miller, Samuel Wallach has com-, pleted the cast of Jessica Ball'l drama of Florida, "Strange Gods," i which will go into rehearsal Monday with Priestly Morrison directing. i Others signed are Vera Allen, Mary Home, Ralph Theadore, Richard 'Ewell and Herbert Heywood. The opening will take place in Phila- delphla on March 27. a Man, His Wife and His Mistress, Opens at Booth Theater More sophistication.

That Is, another comedy In which the phrase "living In sin" is used with quotation marks to Indicate that the user By ART ARTHUR UNDERSTUDY Your kisses Taught me What bliss Is. Brought me A splendid, Rare song. It ended Ere long. But truly, I don't feel somehow. As sad as I should.

For the one who is kissing me now Is quite as good. ROBERT MARKO wouldn't think of considering any such thing sin. This one presents the situation In which the wife of a man who Is living quietly with his mistress comes to live with them In order to get him back. The title Is "Our Wife." the theater, the Booth. It arrived last night.

And It is pretty funny. Like "Forsaking All Others" of the evening before, It has its quota of bright lines and parades its unconventionality. And like its Immediate predecessor gets a little too flat now and again, proving that no matter what the conventions of a dramatist may be, the real proof of his pudding Is the skill he displays in preventing its being a pudding. ft Jimmy Bell, seen in "Forward March," have Joined the Hollywood floor show as has Alice Kellerman, niece of Annette Kellerman, once famed beauty Lou Ashendorf screams, "She was only a file clerk's daughter but she put me in my place." DATE BOOK Jack Pepper declares he knows a man who was doing a Jig-saw puzale of Abraham Lincoln but gave up because "he got lost ln Lincoln's beard" the Mayfair Club, at the Rita Carlton tomorrow eve, will hold a one-ring circus tanbark, peanut vendors 'n everything Hawaii and Italy will be the subjects of lectures at the Brooklyn Academy Monday afternoon and eve respectively the stage 6howa at the Capitol this week runs for almost an hour and a half and Milton Berle will be on the stage for more than an hour of it big doings at the Waldorf Astoria tomorrow eve 'tis the Inaugural Ball of the Motion Picture Club Claude Hopkins and Meyer Davis will be the orchestra leaders and Hopkins has written a special piano composition called "Cinematics" for the occasion George M. Cohan says he'll visit Tom Noonan's this Sunday B.

P. Schulberg, trying to smooth the Hollywood scrap between authors and producers, said, "Let's stop calling the kettle black put all our efforts into the same pot the talkie version of "White Sister" has the same sad ending of the silent movie Gable, handling the role once played by Ronald Colman, dies in the arms of Helen Hayes Joe Moss, band leader at Will Oakland's newly-opened "Chateau Internationale" states that he recently met a South American general who, when asked how things were in his country, replied, "We're in a terrible fix now. Peace has been declared" ugh! AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN Marguerite Churchill, upper left; George Alison, lower left Frank Manning and Conway Tearle in the play at the Sam II. Harris Theater. Fredi Waihinglon in "Hun, Little Chillun," at the Lyric Theater.

auftstion "ednratlon" hn ten, "Prep school. That's my limit." PEARL FROM PEARL Jack Pearl says that he went to a place of amusement Just after finishing a hearty dinner and no sooner did he enter than every thing swam before him "It was the Aquarium," chuckles Jack Abnormal Sex Psychology" is Dr. Wolf Adler's subject at the Vaga bonds' Club this night the Village Barn management has sent Arthur Gordon into the Ozark Mountains to dig up some real hillbillies for the Barn's show, accord ing to Meyer Horowitz RKO, which now pays the Rockefellers $1,250,000 yearly as rental for the two Radio City Theatres, is asking to have that figure reduced by at least a quarter of a million there will be more staff cuts as the Summer approaches, with a prospect of the orchestra and ballet being greatly thinned the big worry at present is what to do with the RKO Roxy and one plan is to hire Abe Lyman and band as permanent features but RKO heads are opposed to Roxy's idea of making it an all vaudeville house with four shows daily Norah and AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN The Screen -By MARTIN 'King Kong Is Given Its Dual Premiere at the Radio City Theaters, Proving to Be a Talkie More Terrifying Than Believable "King Kong" took Mr. Rockefeller's Radio City by storm yesterday. He Invaded notonly the Music Hall, but the comparatively diminutive K.

as well. He strode (or should we say waddled?) across the screens of both theaters, and as he went he tore up giant trees by their roots, bit huge pieces out of mountains, climbed up the sides of skyscraper hotels, demolished a stretch of the 6th Ave. and finally climbed up to the mooring mast of the Empire State Building, from which vantage point he playfully pulled airplanes out of the sky. "King Kong," It Is about time to tell you, Is the monster gorilla In the new talkie of that name. He is, according to the quaint Mother Goose IRENE DUNNE in "The SECRET OF MADAME BLANCHE IN PERSON ON THE STAGE I ANATOLE FRIEDLAND A NEW REVUC WIWiii niaSi TODAY WITH LOEW "ACE" VAUDEVILLE TODAT LOEWS GATES, Oatcs ds Broadway, Helen Hayot, Farewell te Armt; Jat.

Kirk wood la Parte TODAY ON I.OEW'S PERFECT TALKING SCREENS TODAY LOEW'R KINGS, Plntbuah-Tilden Avs.Wirdoa Liwm' 20.000 Yoart In Sin sing: pitta Todd Com. LOEW'8 PITKIN, Pitkin Saratoga Warden Liwot' 20.000 Yoart In Si no sine: Pitta A Toad Com, LOEW'R BKEVOOBT.Brev'rt-BedforS. SHEARER. GABLE, Strange Interlude: Frltie Jonn LOEW'8 CENTI'BY. Nostrand-P'kstde.

JACK HOLT, Mnn Against Woman: A Wild Horse Mesa Sophisticated Comedy About 'Our Wife" A comedy by Lillian Day and Lvon Mearson. Presented at the Booth Theater by the Messrs. Broth-erton and Halle. Staged by Edward C. Lllley.

THE CAST Margot Drake Rose Hobart Jerry Marvin. Humphrey Bogart Concierge Ulchelette Burnnt Barbara Marvin June Walker Eltsabette Miriam Battlsta Antonio Dl Mariano. Edward Raquello First Agente Raymond O'Brien Second Agente Juan Varro were going to return to his wife, so Margot goes out for an evening with the Italian, remaining till breakfast time, which makes Jerry Jealous enough of her to give hij? wife the gate. There you are. It's full of little twists and turns which, If they were agile twists and turns, would twist and turn "Our Wife" into grand entertainment.

But the complications instead are -without great spontaneity, seeming to be only what they are, goings-on manufactured for the occasion. It's so hard to be successfully sophisticated! June Walker, who has been miscast more often than not of late, but Isn't this time, has a very good time with the role of the wife. Rose Hobnrt is the more dignified and intelligent mistress, playing with a nice naturalness except on those occasions when she is required to talk like a young lady from Greenwich Village. Humphrey Bogart, who seems always to be deserting some one In the theater, is the puzzled but pugnacious Jerry. Edward Raquello is the not too subtle Italian on the make and Michelette Burani plays the concierge of the Paris apartment.

Miriam Battista Is a little Italian girl looking very pretty. Mottl ballet suite, was otherwise devoted to music of Spring: Schumann's B-llat symphony, and Stra-winsky's "S.icre du Printemps." The performance of the latter work was Mr. Koiissevitky's best vein, but evidently the "Sacre" is still an unwelcome adventure to some; there were numerous withdrawals from the audlenea before and during last night's performance. Of the symphony, Mr. Kousscwltsky gave a somewhat eccentric account, which derived its principal virtue from the excellent orchestral playing.

The Gluck-Mottl suite was charmingly done. At the Academy of Music tonlpht Mr. Kousscwltsky and his orchestra will present a program Including Haydn's "Sunwise" symphony, Strauss' "Tod mid Verklnerung." the Glazounow violin concerto and the Johann Strauss waltz. "Voices of i Spring." Theater News R. II.

Burnside Director of Benefit Show R. H. Burnside will be general stage director of the performance of stage, screen and radjo stars to be given at the Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday, March 26, it was announced yesterday by Jay F. Carlisle, chairman of the Citizens' Committee in Aid of the Stage Relief Fund. Mr.

Burnside will have the cooperation of Henrv 8antrey, Bobby Connelly, George Wilson and other stage directors. The Beth El Hospital of Brooklyn will stage its first annual all-star theater party at the Academy of Music on Sunday evening, March 12. Amori" those who will appear: Jack O.sternian, Milton Berle, Harry Herslilleld. Arthur Tracy, Molly Picon, Belle Baker. Bill Robiason, Cantor Josef Rosenblatt and others, Harold and Boris Kaplan have engaged Marcel Strauss to i direct their production of "Hilda Cassidy," the play by William Jordan Rapp and Henry and Sylvia Lieferant.

The Irving Place Theater will play stock burlesque starting with this Sunday matinee George M. Cohan will be heard from Tom i Noonan's Cathedral of the Under-i world this Sunday "Under the i Covers." a comedy written and pro- duced by Len D. Hollister, will have 1U premiere at the Piaj house in i New Haven next Monday and is I due In Manhattan the following week at a theater yet to be srli'cted. RESTAURANTS BROOKLYN fresh Main Lobilera Received Daily 3-97(0 expensive to eat Limrhrnii fOr. IZe 3.1r I I I 4 riuriwr Clmrroul Hre "Our Wife" Is saucy and often up-e roarious, but' it needs a couple of playwrights.

It has in Lillian Day and Lyon Mearson a couple of line writers. They believe that a crooked line is the shortest distance between two points and occasionally forget their points. "Our Wife" should be hilarious. It should reek with wit. No fault can be found with the situation.

The authors merely do less than Justice to it. Jerry Marvin Is living in Paris with Margot, Drake. Both are Americans, both, it seems, newspaper correspondents. Jerry is sending his wife a lot of money regularly, even when, having lost his job, he has to accept it from his mistress. They are thinking of going to Italy when his w' arrives, a spendthrift simpleton with all the wiles of the old-fashioned woman whom, by the way, Margot before long finds herself envying.

Margot has to rush off unexpectedly to Rome to interview Mussolini, leaving Jerry and his wife in their apartment for the night, Jerry to follow Margot in the morning. Babe that's the wife takes advantage of her husband. Next we see them at Capri. An ex-speakeasy proprietor from New York lives in the villa next door and has designs on Margot. Babe drifts in, having followed them from Paris.

She tells Margot she'll get her husband back and helps the Italian speak man to get around her husband's mistress. As part of the plan the Italian gets Jerry arrested for insulting Mussolini he says he's Just the local leader of the Klu Klux Klan then addresses himself to Babe. This makes Jerry more Jealous than he has been when he caught the Italian kissing his mistress. Back in Paris it looks as If Jerry A Recital by Kreislerthe Boston Orchestra Plays at Carnegie Hall It Is a perfectly understandable fact that as the popularity of a musical performer grows, the actual musical comprehension of the outer edges of hl3 public becomes less and less as their numbers increase. It is often the magic of the renowned name which attracts many of the audiences.

And these audiences, however sl'ght their instruction, listen with a certain amount of awe and worship and derive genuine enjoyment: and usually, because of the performer, they absorb what Is played with the understanding that they are hearing nothing but golden masterpieces. Since this is so. it seems particulaily urgent that a Paderewski or a Krelsler should devote their art to familiarizing their audiences with the greatest music that exists for their medium. Very often they do not. Last evening in the Town Hall, however, the major part of Fritz Kreisler's proeram in the fourth concert for the benefit of the Town Hall Endowment Fund was given over to two genuine works of art Beethoven's "Kreutzcr" Sonata (which he played in his Brooklyn recital) and Mozart's Concerto in major.

No one seemed to derive much mor real pU? asure from hearing the Beethoven sonata than a certain unknown and charming young lady who was sitting with her father nparby the writer Her enthusiasm somewhat exceeded her musical instruction, but she was eagerly explaining what the titles of the movements meant: the final touch of paternal enlightenment came when she added. "You see, Tolstoi wrote this wonderful story called The Kreutzer Sonata' and that gave Beethoven the idea." Mr. Krelsler was in his best vein last evening. In the two principal works there were only a few rough passages and his Intonation did not waver. And he broueht to the-e works, as he always does, the utmost of vitality and sensitiveness, enhancing the music with the fine command of tonal color which he possesses.

J. E. BOSTON SYMPHONY The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussewitsky conducting, gave Its fourth Thursday evening concert of the season at Carnegie Hall. The program, opening with a Gluck- RESTAURANTS BROOKLYN "From Ocean lo OetjenV Music I i THITHER AND YAWN Maurice Chevalier described the "ideal woman" t'other Friday, so Peggy Joyce today tells you and you and you (and me) what an "Ideal man" Is Peg says, "He must be rich but have a very competent secretary so that he won't have to pay too much attention to business (that lets ME out right now) "He must not be a teetotaler, because teetotalers generally have something else wrong with them but he never gets drunk, Just gay" (O. Peg, Just gay) "He must get up first In the morning and not let me see him until he is shaved" ion cold mornings too, Peg?) "He must not stop telling me I am beautiful Just because I am his wife" (Peg's) "He must be ro mantic, but not a mauler, especially in public or when I am dressed to go out" (no comment) and she adds, "I prefer tall, dark men with blue eyes" now guess who her Hollywood boy friend is that's right none other than that teetotaler, romantic-but-no-mauler, first-to-get-up in the morning, rich-but with competent secretary, tall and dark fellow with blue eyes, Jack Oakie 1 1 MARX MANIACS The Marx Brothers were asked to write an advertisement recom mending Arthur Sheekman and Nat Perrin, Hollywood gag men so they scribbled: "Offices of the Marx Brothers, Men's Room, Post-office Building.

To whom It may concern: These two are tine boys with no bad habits except maybe stealing and cheating at cards. They can be used for pictures, radio and clothes racks. Our kids love them with chill sauce, (sgd.) Groucho and Chlco Marx." George Butterly tells about the lad -who took his girl friend to dinner in a Jersey club she was greatly attracted by a silver sugar AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN EVA IK CAI.MENNF'S Prortnrtion Alice in wonderland Every Nlght Thla Wtek. 8:30. Mat.

Tomorrow "PorfMt efltertalnmitnt." nnrlontl. Worlti-Tct, Betinninr March (1th NAZIMOVA In lirrry Orrhard" will alternate with "Alice in Vrtlfrln)i(t." "rhtrrtt Or. chard" on Wed. Nlthta and Wed. Mat.

"Mice" on Sat. Nlchta and Frl. and Sat. Mats. SEATS NOW 50c to S3.00 (plus tax).

NEW AMSTERDAM THEATRE, W. 42d St. katharine cornell Alien corn Sl Guthrie MrCllntlo BELASCO, W. 44 St. E.8:40, Mati.Thurfc.8at.

4 The Theater O'tlld oresenta American dream Hr GEORGE O'NEIt, GUILD 52d W. ol way. Ew. 30 ilaJAllMORRqvVandTHl RSDAY, 2:30 MATS. TODAY ANDi TOM'W AT 3-40 PEGGY WOOD A SATURDAY NIGHT Arthur MARC ET80M Huih 0'CONNELL PIAVHOU8E 48tn, E.

of B'wty, BRy. 9-2628 Franci. LEDERER QISH Autumn crocus Comedy M0R08C0 45 8t. W. at B'y.

Ew. 8:40 Matinee; Tharj. and Rat. at Matinee Tomorrow. Beit Beatl, 81.50 Before morning "My Bollon ef rood melodrama.

Hum Atmitlv, Mrw RITZ W. mh St. Evpi. 8:50. $1 to $2 The Theatro Guild reent Biography HI HUMAN 8 COMEDY In II INA CLAIRE.

The combination ifrmR to have been arranged Id hpnvn." Oiih-n Oabrtel. AVON 45th W. of B't. Evi. :30 Mad.

TOMORROW and THURSDAY, GOOD SEATS AVAILABLE At BOX 0FFICC Openinp MON. Mar. 6 Eva Galllenne present NAZI OVA Cherry orchard ''An absorb) ply.M Herald Tribune. Marrh flth, "Ihirry Oirhant" will alternate with "All in VnIcr1nntt." htrry itrrhnW on Wed. Ntchts and Wed.

"Alice" on Kat. Nirht and Frl. and Knt. Mats. SEATS NOW fine TO (Plus Tux) NEW AMSTERDAM THKATRK.

W. 4gd St. I) INNER AT EIGHT Cnmtaace Colli 'Conway learla Ann Androwt Marouorfta Churchill MUSIC BOX 43th W. at y. En.

Matineea Thurt. and 1M Khara ARCH MXWYN pretrnta TALLULAH BANKHEAD Forsaking all others TIMER RQ. THEATRE. 43d W. of B't tOO lot BAI.C.

HEATS II 1 CA Every Eye. and Wod. and 8at. Malt. t.vVP FRED ASTAIRE in an ititi.nuta Mttwifnt Cvmeiffj f.AY DIVORCE with CLAIRE I I CE I I'FI LA CFAR Reduced 1 to Mti Wed.

11 te JVirei 1 Sat. (HUBERT W. 44 8t. Ew. 1:30.

Mil. 2:30 fiEORGE WHITE'S MELODY Hint if, (if Itvmnitct with tha Createit Cant ever noiemhTrd OEOROR WHITE BKAI'TIE CASINO 7th Av. eV 511 St. CO S-13O0 (vol. at II ta 13.

Matt. Wed. 2:23 ll'i worth af trip le Manhattan to see Ifie Show Place of the Notion RADIO CITY THEATRES 10:00 A.M. Otjroettoe "Koiy" 10 00 A MUSIC HALt I NEW ROXY 50th SI 6th Ae. I 49th St.

oih Ave "KING KONG" IMotl ttartling picture tinea the folkletl Specfocufor afoge shows ot osior fnp; ot these two mighty theatres 35c to I P. ht. (Mon. te Sal I Elevators to Mesianieet Smosine Perm bowl and asked her companion to sneak one out for her the boy emptied the sugar, hid the bowl In his fur coat and congratulated himself then came the check and the last item on it was "Sugar Bowl $7.00" he paid Mae West duplicated her Ntw York feat in Brooklyn she drew twice as many customers to her theatre as Ed Wynn, her main opposition I'd like to see Mae and Peggy Joyce in a movie together Carl Werbach reports this sign over a 34th St. theatre: "This week, 'Life Begins' and 'Hello, Trouble'" DURANTE DOUBLE Two Jimmy Durantes appear In the opening scenes of "Strike Me Pink" and audiences don't know what to make of it the other "Durante" is Eddie Gaar, whose Imitation of Durante stopped the show at the Brooklyn Paramount some weeks ago Gaar is In "Strike Me Pink" too and when Roy Atwell announces Jimmle Durante out comes Gaar the audience believes he Is Durante until the real Jimmle comes rushing down from the rear of the house Sam Ledner, stage manager of "Strike Me Pink," won four boxes of cigars on opening night In Newark because he ran the show through without one stage wait Variety reports that Clara Bow took her twin cousins; John and Lillian Bow, back to Hollywood with her she'll put them In school there Charles Washburn says that he hasn't started to write that "backstage" book yet but he will as soon as he gets a yard of ribbon and a decent typewriter condolences to Howard Benedict, another of Broadway's ace press agents, whose sister-in-law died In Columbus, this week Gale Borden, of the Borden Milk millions, has applied for membership In the Explorers' Club his ap plication blank is upon the club bulletin board and in reply to the AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN Arthur 3.

Rerkhard preientl Goodbye again lr(( OSGOOD PERKINS. SALLY BATES MARQF'E, W. 45th St. Eva. LAc.4-0040 Mali.

Wed. and Sit. Bargain II, 11.50 PEGGY PEARS nreaenta MUSIC IN THE AIR By Jerome Kern a Ofear Hatnmorstrln Za Relnl WERRENRATH. Tnlllo CARM I ATI, Natalie HALL. Walter SLEZAK, Al 8HEAN.

Katherlna CARRINGTON. CURTAIN at 8:30. ALVIN 52 of B'y. Mati.Thurs.l Sat. EVES.

ENTIRE ORCHESTBA 3 "The beat dramatic hit ef the aeason." One Sunday afternoon LITTLE W. 44th St. Tel. LAo. 4-0020 Evas.

8:4.1. Matt, Wed. and OUR WIFE C0U by Lillian Day and Lyon Mearion, with June Rote Humphrey Edward WALKER HOBART BOfiART RAQUELLO Eva. il to I7.50. Matt.

Wed. 7Ct to JO elua 8:40 A a. A and Sat. tai BOOTH THEATRE, 4.1th W. of B'way GEORGE M.

COHAN In tha Fa nn teat Pin In America igeons and people LYCFT'M THEATRE. W. 45 St. BR. f-0541 Mat.

Wed. 2:45 'STARTLINO, EXCIT1NO, GRIPPING. TOIiL'lllNO, r.t.STATIt;. r. LITTLE CHILLUN! br Han Johnaon.

Cant of 175 LYRIC, W. 42 St. Tal. It. 7-9477.

Evea. Prleet SOo to 12, Fint Mat. TOMORROW, 2:40 OPENING TOM'W EVE, 8:30 Lew Brown and Ray Henrlenoo preent VI.IPK JIMMY HOPE elez Durante Williams Hal Le Rot Roy Atwell. Eddie Gary Geo. Dewey Washington In the Mtiifrnl Rerni Strike me pinic MAIESTIC.

44th. ef B'way. Tel. CH. 4-3141 EVS.8:30.

POP.PRICE MAT8.WEO.AND SAT. PAULINE LORD ln The Late CHRISTOPHER BEAN with WALTER CONNOLLY Weekles Thlirn PRICES AT ALL lit to 7 Inel. tal HENRV MILLER'S Tneatre.124 W.43 St. Eyt.8 41 RITriAI, PKRF. THIS RI'NDAY EVE.

Benefit Stage Rtllef Fund, ric to S3. (NoTa) CENTURY l7priHoa Cimeliy Hit I with Euienle LooiHoylett Moffat jehnttoa BROADHI RST W. 44 St. LA. 4-15IH F.vci.

8:411. Entire Raleonv fl. MO. Mati. Wedneidav and Rat.t.l.

Jl to II POSITIVELY LAST 3 TIMES ELMER RICE'S We. the PEOPLE EJIPIRE. B'way and 40 St. Mat. Tom'w JOHN (idl.DEN presents WHEN LADIES MEET RACHEL CROTIIER4 La.

I I Timet ROYAI.E. W. 4S St. Eva. 8:40 eft.

9 CH. 4-0144. Lat Mat. Tom'w YIDDISH ART 12 t. II Ave.

Phono STuy. 1-7119 EVERY NIOHT 1 Sot. A Sun. Mitln. Maurlre Krhwarti'a I'VACIfC VAI Ureal Production IUSnt IvALD "One of tha theatro'o tett." Harry Hrrlhflrli Ticket, thrn all aaenelea.

Hrnopeta fox FIIM jtrctcma Noel re1' aV P. Coward'e fa JJe ta II 10. aes.Mct.i.4J, aVl sY Reserved. CP. Tales Delly: 43 fJAIKTY Thfti.

rav and enih si. OlORlA SWANSON 1 UMDERtlAMOINO" fit 'flFFPCT 3Se 1 RKO A CI I'p Sal's Hol 'SOVIETS om PARADE" ey cV rs, I tl Sal h.i MELBA. Livlnaston-Hanover. March 4iTH 4eth ft n. Utrecht.

nd. lorwt mnooirtrjri ETROPOLITAN Livingston StrMU I LEE TRACY tu't'i'iV BROOKLYN NEW LOW miefs Marten Nlxen A aowneorTrieir A "fACI IN THI SKY" a Bid ACTS If albee Atbtr Sq. BrooUyn Cvaw Bal mm Direct from Radio Citp RICHARD DIX i 'The Great Jaiper" On tht BAY BOLOEK Btaat UAMBARELLI Jrfi'i ilWlV i On EARL CARROLL Ravaa el 193JI 5' On Screen "irikin -I ik. llltJCI FEATURE FILMS li 6tory, which is now being recited from the screens of the two Radio City theaters, a quite remarkable creature who stands about as high as the Washington Monument to his stocking feet, and whose beam is, at least, equal' to that of the Conte dl Savoia. on more than one occasion in the new film at Radio City, Kong picks up Fay Wray In one huge, black ftst, and Miss Wray, who should be considered a neat handful anywhere, looks like the tiniest of miniature dolls In Prlmo Camera's paw.

This will, perhaps, give you a faint idea of what happens when Robert Armstrong, as a movie explorer, brings Kong back alive from his Jungle 'stronghold and places him on exhibition in a Broadway theatre. Yes, you guessed it. The jlgantlc gorilla, who dates right back to the time of prehistoric monsters, escapes and pursues the hysterical Miss Wray to her hotel. Evading what seem to be practically the entire New York Police and Fire Departments, he climbs to the top of the Empire State Building with his fair victim held securely in one fist, and it li there that Kong is finally done to death by a machine gun fusillade from a squadron of pursuit planes. "King Kong" is, to say the least, a novelty among talking pictures.

It is also, if you will allow us to be entirely honest, a little bit silly. Says I leal th Gains In College Years City College students get healthier as they progress In their college careers, It was revealed In a report to President Frederick B. Robinson by Prof. Frederick A. Woll, head of the hygiene department, and Dr.

W. Park Richardson, supervisor of the medical division of the college, made public today. Dr. Richardson said that the re- suits of examinations given to freshmen show that the physical condition of the average high school graduate is better than In the past. The report attributed the Improvement in health during the four years of college to the "follow-up" method by which students suffering from ailments and afflictions are required to report to 1 the medical office for recom-: mendatloiis and consultations.

D1CKSTE1N- In Its pre-historic jungle scenes It recalls that daddy of all horror films. "The Lost World." Remember "The Lost World" with its mechanical dinosaurs, pterodactyls and other saurian monsters? These episodes in "King Kong" are impressive, although we'd hesitate to recommend them to moviegoers who have even the slightest reason to suspect that they are subject to delirium tremens. The new picture at the RKO Roxy and Music Hall Is the result of an idea conceived by Merian C. Cooper and the late Edgar Wallace. It was directed by Mr.

Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, who, together, have been responsible for such productions as "Grass" and "Chang." The Messrs. Cooper and Schoedsack, we think, should have devoted their talents to some more credible theme. "King Kong," we regret to report, does not represent the best of their productional achievements. Miss Wray, as the fragile heroine, and Mr.

Armstrong, In the role of the Intrepid camera hunter, are supported by a cast which Includes Bruce Cabot and Frank Mr. Cabot Is the handsome and accomplished young actor who does so well in support of Richard Dix In "The Great Jasper" at the Albee this week. He deserves better roles than the cardboard hero he is called upon to Impersonate In "King Kong." The graduation exercises at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts will take place Tuesday afternoon, March 14, at the Lyceum Theater, with Daniel Frohman and Marc Connelly as guests of, honor the complete cast of "Riddle Me This," due at the Hudson Theater on Tuesday, March 14, is as follows: Warren Ashe, Virginia Stevens, Howard Hall, Gerald Kent, Franklin Fox, Hazel Drury, Gertrude i Ritchie, Edwin Redding, George Graces, Anthony Ross, Kate Mc-Comb, Frank Alrwald and Sondra Arleaux. and 1 Ml DANCE SAM EIOBB1HS and kii HOTEL McALPJN ORCHESTRA playa nightly at th. famou McALPIN MARINE GRILL f)lnnr II IK, rv4 flntll ft P.M.

After to ft min 'mum rhrrk b( I ptr prrton li required. No Cover Charge At Any Time Coder OOs. IHhlCO A PaOUMI. Also at 1 IX w. aa It.

York City 04 W. II St. I (laaer Maaia), kaaet. Set) Bluer BoUsse. tl.St JANS WHALED-9 Extra NAN HALPCrTIN orheri A Colbert.

Tonight la Curt; Ramblln' Thru Radio Row Helen Haves Gary Cooper Bill ii Fletbinti Ave. Ext. NEvlat 1-7520 MAT. DAILY OC- ICjfcrn.S RKST SEATS Wtft.VI.VWV Evea. line.

Sat.) Me la 11.00 g2 SHOWS COMBINED SAT. MIDNITES MA.IKSTIf! NEXT WEEK Evet. 50c ta 11.50. Mata. Wad.

A 50e, 75t, SI Another Language twlth Entire Orlrlnal Cast Intact Week Marsh 13, "THE PICCOLI." Seatl No Joai Morris le "BUjONDIA lOHNtOM- Oukireri'l Mat- Sat 11 A Shexe tat THE CLASSIFIED SECTION li the mala ter Jrey to opportunity. SHOWING TODAY Rlehard Pit la "THE 0REAT JASPIR" Kite Smith la "HELLO. EVERYBODY" la "HELLO. EVERYBODY" Ms" BAY BIDGI SECTION Partway. ODth-Pt.

Hamilton Ne Man ef Her Owni alia Tralllnc the Killer Stanley. 6tb Ave A 7Stb St I Am a Fugitive; also Fourth Horseman BEDFORD SECTION Apollo, Pultnn St. cVThrooD Av Too Buty to Work; also Manhattan Towera Recent, Fullon St. Bedford Av. Rorkabve: alto Madame Butterfly Savoy, Bedford Av.

etc Lincoln PI Lauahter In Hell: alio Follow tha Leader BOROIC.U HALL AND DOWNTOWN SECTION rnmherland. Cumberland It Pulton. Trouble In Paradlie: alo Rllthtlv SUrrled Dttffield, Duftield oi FuilOD Sla Penruin Pool Murder; alio Borkabva Momart, 590 Fulton St Ftattiret Sarrtti af the Frmth Polite: Beneath the (at St. Oeorte Playhouse, lOOPIneaopla. Featurea Blame tha Woman; Handle With Car TermlnaL 4th Av.

Dean 8t Madame Butterfly; alio Fighting for Justlea BRIGHTON BEACH SECTION Toledo, Ocean Pay. nr. Brighton L. No Man of Her Own; alio Beneath the Sea BTJSHWICE SECTION Colonial, Broadway Chauncey St Secondhand Wife; alio Hidden Gold CROWN HEIGHTS SECTION ronereia, St. John's alo Av If I Had a Million; also Vampire Bat Empress, Empire Blvd.

B'klyn AV. Mask of Fa Manrho; also Secondhand Wife RIvera.St.John'iPl.atKlniatonAv.. Kongo; also Handle With Caro FLATBISB SECTION Flatbnth, Church Platbush Ave. Trouble In Paradise; also Too Buiv to Work Glenwood, 1475 Flatbulh Av Roekabye: alao Broadway to fhevenne Granada, Church At Noatrend Ave. Am a Futillve; also Little Orphan Annie Leader.

Coney III. AV Strange Interlude: also Wild Horse Meaa Parkside. Flatbuah ok Partuide Avi Penguin Pool Murder; alto Deception AVE.MK SECTION Avenue Ave At I. 10 St Roekabye; also Honor of the Mounted PARR SLOPE SECTION Carlton, FlatbUfh dt 7th Ava Bitter Tea af General Yen; also Half Naked Trnlkj nr(TirpivT Rnnnuivv -m i r. KATE SMITH In "IIEII.O.

EVERYBODY" end "LAUGHTER IN HELL" with Pat O'Brien OETJERHS and A von lies Dhfrmln DKiYmlrr "HYPH0TIIE0" end "SELF DEFINIE" AI.BEI! Albee Square prokpitt 0th Ave. MADISON Mvrtle-Wvckorf KENMOKE Church-Flatbuah liVKEn aeth St. nr. Bth Ave. KEITH'S Richmond Hill Til on opp Steeplechase ni'SHWim Bwav-Hnwnrd CRPKNPdiNT S25Manh'n Ave.

OHI'HM Pulton At Hcrkwell SHORE ROAD Ave. Kay Bolotr 9 tllff Ar-te Kite Smith Fralurce Platnuin At Midwocra av. iimr. Hgv -Com M. Av Avalun.

Klneo Hkv. At 18th VI rmiirle. Klatliuth At Albemarle. Mirlne, rinlbiiah Av. At Kines Hgy.

"urluond, Ave. At 13th 31 tiallo. Flalhush Av At Ave, O. rrarut. Flitbuth A- Itogeri Ave.

heenheed, Sheen. Hay ft Voor. Av Mayfair, Conev let Av. Ar Ave. Features fdwnrd "HELLO.

Norma "NO "NO "THE "If I "THE "MADAME ADA CONIY ISLAND I ooass 1 -1 1 a Steak Cbops-- Chickens I I Full Coarse Fiih Dinner til tooa A 'I Hot an place Dinner $1. and MUSIC Morterttt Price) I.roil.rf on 1 (Cham of M.nu DniN) I 1 7., I yJ 0. Sobimon In "SILVER DOLLAR" EVERY BODY" and "LAUOHTER IN HELL" Cltrk 0b'o, "ST RANG t. INTERLUDE MAN OF HER OWN" and "DEC FPTION" MAN or HER OWN" and "DECEPTION" ON. DAUGHTER" and "MAN AGAINST WOMAN" HAD A MILLION" ami "MEN OP AMERICA" ANIMAL KINDOnM" and "THE MATCH main nnil oe llh.l.

Free Parking Spare lo Dinera ccomrnodattona for Private) Dinners Managemtnt of Omtjan Bret. BUTTERFLY" and "MAN AO A I NaT WOMAN I BUTTERFLY" and "MAN Afl A INBY WomX Mention Eacl When Shopping a "THI ANIMAL KINSDUM" Manor, tyoney iu, AT. at Ave..

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