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The Washington times., 1929-04-20

The blossom Time company
which is vending it's way to the
Polls Theater, and will open April
%, after a most successful two
months engagement in Chicago,
Which had to be extended twice,
is new and superior in every re.
spect this season, according to all
advance reports.
1t would have to be, for as it was
widely announced last season. its
managers expected that when it
closed last year it would be re-
moved from production for all time
and consequently, its scenery and
costumes We're destroyed.
1.-THE Voice of the City" Metro
Goldwyn- Mayors all-talking mys-
terry drama, directed by Willard
Mack, is the feature screen at
traction at Loew's Palace next
week. The presentation featur-
ing Wesley Eddy is The Pearls
of Bagdad.
Douglas Fairbanks in his sequel
to The Three Musketeers, " The
Iron Mask" is the next screen
attraction to come to Loew's Co
lumbia. 1t is in this United Ar
fists production that Fairbanks
speaks on the screen for the
first time with an prologue and
an epilogue.
An entirely new kind of crook
play is presented by the National
Theater Players when they pre-
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
G. w. u. TrOubadOurs>
To Offer New Musical

Among the coming attractions
to local theaters, great interest is
shown in Sometime Soon," the
musical comedy to be given by
the Troubaadours of George Wash
ington University at the Ward.
man Park Theater all the week
of May s.
This is the fourth of the Trou-
badour productions, and inciien-
tally, the second to be J., directed
by Dennis Connell. 1T Is essen
TALLY a production of and by the
student body. The 1929 show.
however, will be augmented in the
number of dances that have been
specially arranged for the 36 co.
eds in the chorus groups, and
the colorful costuming is to be
a charming feature in the dance
routines.
The cast is composed of Har-
riette Rissler, John Silax, Mildred
Burnham, Ruth Greenwood, Ger
aid Sickler, Geraldine Free, Sue
Crump, Virginia Frye, Frank
Westbrook, Benjamin Newton.
John Hoyt. Solomon Schnapp and
King Prender.
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
;Sl1ow Boat" Religk1ts Rialto With Gay p
A REVUE THAT
LOOKS VERY
PROMISING

A new musical reyGsN which is
described in the Advertisements as
intimate" and which is destined
for presentation at the Music Box
in New York, on Monday, April 2g,
comes to the Belasco on Monday
The names of the featured
players give promise Of good enter
tainment, at any rate First there
is Clifton Webb, that elongated
comedian and dancer of extraordi-
nary grace, who has been dividing
his performances between New
York and Paris these past two or
three years. Then there is Fred
Allen, already seen here in vaude.
vile, one of the maddest of mad
wags and a quaint comedian of
quite unusual originality. Also
there is Libby Holman, dark and
provocative alady, whose singing
of rather sultry negro songs has
won her wide acclaim on Broad
way. Also Helen Lynd, a young
comedienne; Joan Carter-Waddell,
who was Mr.. Webb's dancing part
ner at the Cafe des Ambassadeures
in Paris for six months; Romney
Brent, Bettina. Hall, John McCau-
ley, Ranger and Carroll Harold
Moffet and Ernest Sharpe, not for
getting to mention the usual
galaxy of glorious girls
BY way of novelty it is prom.
ised in the preliminary announce
ments that none of the sketches
is a black-out dramatization of a
Pullman smoking-room story" 1t
is hard to believe this, but there
1t Is in black and white. 1t is
further recorded that such dis
tinguished humorists as George s.
Kaufman and Ring w. Lardner
have contributed
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
HOW PROGRAM
FOR MOVIES
IS "SET"

A Presenting two hours enter
tainment in exactly 120 minutes,
no more and no less, today gives
the manager of presentation
moving picture theater more gray
hairs than were ever bleached
by a temperamental prima donna.
In days past the motion pic
ture operator in projection
room was an expert at retrieving
few precious minutes consumed
by encores accorded the singing
act, as he could speed up the
crank of his machine and fairly
rush the plot to it's logical con-
clusion on time.
But since the advent of the
talking movie no such manipu-
lation of the speed of the film is
possible, as the Movietone film,
upon which is recorded the cur.
rent Fox Theater feature Speak
easy" with it's speaking hero
ines, close to nature sounds and
synchronized music, cannot be
hurried, but must proceed at its
ordained tempo of just 80 feet of
film minute. To alter this speed
Will result in chaos.
To work out his program
schedule the managing director
nrst draws up a tentative time
running order. The showing of
the feature picture is the one
constant unvariable quantity. In
rehearsal everything seems to
work out fine. Five minutes for
the overture, 10 minutes for the
talking Fox newsreel and then
the remaining time for the stage
show This dependent upon the
length of the feature. With
"Speakeasy" running over the
usual one.hour period, the Fox
management has had to do some
exceptional figuring" in order
not to Curtail the stage program
headed by John Irving Fisher.
After the first show is set the
balance of the week, barring un-
foreseen Interruptions, runs each
performance identically the same.
No matter how off-hand and
casual the movements of the ac-
tors seem, they almost invariably
repeat the same gestures. man
nerisms, dance steps and lines in
1dentically the same time.
Applause from the audience is
calculated down to the split Sec
Ond. The actor can take so
much and no more. 1t is all
figured in the time schedule,
down to the point where allow
ance is made for the variations
In the enthusiasm of the audi
ence at different hours of the
day. Once the show is set"
the time schedule becomes as
sacred as a railroad schedule.
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
BESSIELOV.
DESCRIBES.
TRIUMPH

Bessie Love believes that sli6
has experienced the biggest thrill
of her life. 1t was at the pre-.
miere opening out in Hollywood
of "The Broadway Melody" Metro
Goldwyn. Mayors first all-talking,
all.singing AMI all-dancing produce.
tion, brilliant dramatic sensa.
tion which is playing the fourth
week at Loew's Columbia. when
the ffrst-night audience broke into
a wild ovation after Bessie's dra-i
matte triumph in the dressing
room scene.
II wanted to laugh and cry at
the same time" the little Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer player said. II
was bewildered by the unexpected
outburst and trembled all over
f. hours afterward. There was.
no sleep for me that night"
Featured with Miss Love in the
leading roles are Charles King,
New York musical comedy star,
and Anita Page.
The story, an original for the
screen written by Edmund Gould
ing, tells the inside story Of the
lives of show people, the drama
of their romances, tragedies, come.
dies and little humors. 1t makes
an absorbing, gripping entertafn.
ment. g.
The most brilliant sequence in
the picture reproduces a Broad.
wav musical comedy revue. A
chorus of so professional dancers
appear in this scene. I,
In song numbers, specially writ.
ten by Arthur Freed, who wrote
the lyrics and Nacio Herb Brown
who composed the music, are al
ready numbered among the sea
sons musical hits.
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
LILLIAN GISH
DOUBLE AIDS
|COQUETTE'

Whenever Una Merkel, the
blonde young miss playing Betty
Lee Reynolds in "Coqueste,
coming to Polls for one week
beginning Monday night, is inter-
viewed. she is usually confronted
with the query: Are you any
relation to Fred Merkle, the man
who forgot to touch second base"
She is not. Miss Merkefs
knowledge of baseball Is purely
theoretical and academic, but she
knows a thing or two about the
cinemas and can find her way
about the stage without a Bae.
deker. Like Irwin Cobb, Miss
Merkel is Indigenous to Paducah,
Ky. She made a few minor
maneuvers as an elocutionist in
the Methodist Episcopal Church
in Covington, but failed to take
her declamations seriously until
her family moved to New York,
when she was Is. There she was
installed in a dramatic school,
where she fell under the eye of
the gentleman who at the lime
was directing Lillian Gish in
pictures. He was at once inn
pressed by her amazing likeness
to Miss Gish. with the result that
Una doubled for Lillian in the
long shots of World Shadows"
For three years thereafter she
fitted from one picture to an
other, and was even seen in
colors with Henry Hull in The
Falcon" Then she was briefly
seen in 1.-TWO by Two" a comedy
that tarried momentarily at the
Selwyn Theater. New York. with
Howard Lindsay and Charlotte
Walker in the leading roles. She
had three lines in this. April of
1924 saw her in the grandstand
scene of THE Poor Nut" cheer
ing on one of the young Nugents
in the mile race.
Thereafter Miss MerkeI was
charming and lively in plays that
bore the pious stamp of John
Golden; first in Pigs" in which
she was seen here two seasons
ago; then in 1.-TWO Girls Wanted"
and finally in THE Gossipy Sex"
n play in which Lynn Overman
was featured.
When playing in New York in
pigs" Miss Merkel taught a
Sunday school class at the Hamil-
ton Grange Dutch Reformed
Church. She has uncommon skill
in writing verse. for her own
amusement rather than for pro-
fessional recognition. The para
dox of her brief career is that
while in pictures she was cast
for brow beating slavey characters,
yet on the stage she has been
dedicated to comedy parts.
The Washington times., 1929-04-20
Schools Like Barrie

Students of the local high
schools, interested in the Barrie
plays, have their first opportu
nifty to see one this season In
Washington when the National
Theater Players revive the cele-
brated comedy, What Every
Woman Knows"
incidentally, three of the dra-
matte clubs in local schools have
played this delightful work within
the last three years,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18
20 KNOWN DEAD
AS FLOODS RECEDE



sons of the Alabama national guard.
The governor has been asked for
permission to force the evacuation
of residents who refuse 10 leave the
hooded towns
Conditions in northwest Florida
were critical today, with taryNllle
and Alillisau bearing The hrunt of
the waters. Damage al taryN lie
alone was estimated al more IMAM
>oVU.pt"- Most OF the wv Fts'otiA.s
We're safe IN refugee CAMPS ~
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18
Elevated Train Man
Cuts Wife's Throat

Chicago. March IS LP'-We who
have health. homes and happiness
" hat do VIC know Of such tragedy as
has come to the Edwin McDuires?
McDNirc. - years old, is an Gle
waited train guard. Fifteen years he
has been married. and during Il of
those years his wife, Mabel. has
been crippled by rheumatism.
Each day before leaving for work
McDwire has hathed and dressed his
wife prepared their breakfast. fixed
something for his lunch. and in the
evening prepared the dinner. tidied
the small fat. read aloud the news
papers and travel books OF which
his wife was fond, and then pre-
pared her for bed. Twice a month
he had a holiday. Those we're the
times for scrubing the floor and do
ing the hundred odd things neccs-
sary TO keep the place clean and
honey.
Last night McDuire cut his wife's
throat with razor. Then he used
the weapon on himself
He did it." Mabel McDuire told
police. But il was a kindness. He
wanted me out OF my suffering. He
has always been SO devoted. so very
good 10 me-
Mrs. McDwire will recover. Her
husband will not.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18
Income Tax Total
Over $4,000. 600

Washington. March IS Ll1-('ol-
lection of $l5.7o0.156 in income
taxes on last Friday sent the total
for the month to s72.5o4.5uG. an ill.,
crease Of s6.4il.06$ over the amount
collected in Me similar period of last
March.
The amount received by the gov
eminent on Friday. the last days IN
" hich returns of Income taxes for
the calendar year 1928 could 10
filed, was sllo0.O00 more than was
received on the same day last
March. The collections for the fis-
cal year 1929, starting last July |.
still are below the collections for the
same period OF the previous fiscal
year, however. amounting to ST.
l57.105,3o1. Collections for the same
period Of the previous year totaled
S1174.59S.49S.
The majority Of the returns filed
the last day are not shown in the
collections for March IS because
they did not reach the government
d positories until the next day or
later
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18
DRYS SAID TO Be
BACKING HOOVER
Barton Says He Had Full and
Frank" Conference

Washington. March Is dp' - 4
declaration that the temperance
forces OF the country are heartily
backing the president in his plan Tor
more effective enforcement o. al!
laws was made today by Arthur }
Earton. of Atlanta. chairman OF The
commission on social service CT III
South,rn Baptist convention after a
visit 10 the While House.
Barton. who also is president OF
h. national conference OF orsaniza
tious supporting the 18Th amend
mrnt. SAID he had "a very fun
frank and satisfactory conference"
with the president
We discussed ms law enforce
ment plans and not the merits o.
prohibition. he said, The unir@l
1empera nee forces Of the country are
heartily backing the president IN his
plans for effective enforcement o.
all law, whether it he the national
prohibition act or amy other law.
PERSONALLY, l am very glad that
the president is taking the broad,
sane position that all Of his friends
expected him 10 take ana is pro
iectlng his program along his line.
Senator Tess, republican,, ONO,
another White House caller said h.
would like to see such man A.
Newton II. BAKER. Of Cleveland, APP
pointed 10 the president Ia" ca
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18
"GIYE A DAYS PAw
COMMUNITY CHEST aim
Contributors to Civic Welfare Asked
to Increase subscriptions Be
cause of Greater Need.

Give a Days Pay" Will be the
principal slogan of The Communlt,
Chest drive this year. according 10
officials OF the United Community
corporation. The officials. PostmaS-
Ter II. +. Erwin, who viii be cam
palgu director again, and the fac
Tory rrprese n'atI>,s met al the New
Britain club at noon today 10 dis
cus~ plans Tor tho drive, which
opeus April /.
Mr.. Erwin pointed out that ,he
situation this Year is NOR" serious
than il has been for som" time. The
Increased siZ, of the city and IN
dusrridi conditions Of last Year
which made demand for help
greater than was anticipated and in
some cases greater than could be
cared for. have made it necessary.
he said. 20 ask for a larger amount.
Although approximately $4,000 wilt
he asked. the officials hope that a
great deal more vii! be torthcom-
ing. since the individual budgets u
the 10 organizations We're given II
drastic cut o remain within this
sum.
IN His connection every conlrlbu-
tor is holn- asked to increase his or
her usual contribution, and the Of
fcials have adopted as a slogan for
the drive. Give d days pay,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18
SUSPECTED FIREBUG
HELD UNDER $4,000 BOND
Frank kowal>kj Detained in Wal
lingford Pending Outcome OF
KaraScWiCZ's Burns.

Pending the discharge of Bronis-
law karaszeWicZ. %, OF Broa1
street. this city. from Now Britain
General hospital. where he is under
treatment for second degree burns
Frank kowal ski. "a. of 81 Sexton
street, is being held by the WallinG
ford police in default OF $4,000
bonds. it was said this afternoon at
Wallingford police headquarters.
karaszcvicz is expected TO recoN-
or although he WAS painfully and
seriously burned about the face, leg
and hand. kowalski. It is said. con-
spjrc1 with Kara szcwicz to set fire
10 an unused filling station az 52s
South Colony street. WallingforJ.
last Thursday night. II is expected
that they VIII be charged with ar
SON
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18
City Items

Mrs. Mary I. Cream was soloist at
the annual st. Patrick's Day banquet
Of the New Haven Hibernians held
at the Hotel Taft last night.
st. Elmo temple, Pythian Sisters.
will hold a regular meeting this eve
ming in Judd's hall. Officers of the
temple met last Friday night at the
home of Mrs. $. kirschnit Of Hart
ford avenue to arrange the bylaws.
Mrs. B. Stein and daughters. Lii
liam and Ruth and Julia Levin mo-
lored TO New York Friday. They
spent the weekend visiting friends
in Brooklyn and New York.
Miss Lillian Stein is spending her
spring vacation in town. Miss Stein
has as her guest Miss Frances Has
pei. a classmate at Simmons college.
James NJ. Butler of 1 Highland
street and James j. Meehan of 80
Wilson street spent the weekend in
New York city.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18

The encounters were described as
pitched battles" No nAution was
made Of losses. either rebel or fed
eral. The announcement character
lied the attack on Benavides as
ridiculous"
The information concerning the
activities north OF Torreon said that
General TERRACES, had repulsed a
rebel band at Asunzola. but since
he had only twenty men. he had
been unable to penetrate their line.
The utmost Importance was attach
ed here, however to lis activities
along the rail line. particularly sucn
destruction of the rail lines as he
was able TO do.
The aviator Roberto F'ierro. &
was said. would make another fight
north OF Torreon today and attemD,
to burn other bridges. This policy
bore promise Of aiding in bot,lins
up the rebel army at Torreon if t
could be carried far enough.
The feeling in government circles
was that if General Escobar sue
ceeded in Withdrawing his troops
from Torreon north of chihuahua
the rebellion might be prolonged in
definitely. whereas if he were fore
ed TO fight the superior federal forces
now he probably would be decisive
ly defeated and the rebellion crush
ed
Reports We're received here from
the federal consulate at FL Paso,
Texas. indicating friction between
Governor Caraveo of Chihua hua and
General Escobar. Governor CaraNeo
is said to have told the rebel general
that il he di not stand and fight
at Torreon he (Caraveo) would have
the rail line to Chihuahua torn up
and his retreat cut. The consul dill
not say how he came by the infor-
nation.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18
TROLLEY AND AUTO BUMP

An automobile driven by Harry
Bowler Of 1G4 West street was
damaged about the left running
board and step plate by North
Ind line trolley car in charge of
Motorman Andrew Johnson, shortiF
after o'clock this morning. Officer
T. G. Dolan reported that Bowler
on account Of the red traffic light
a. the Main street railroad crossing
end the trolley car did not stop.
Both vehicles were headed north
r. w. Hinchliffe Of Franklin
Square told Officer Dolan that the
Il Obey did not stop. although thu
automobile was at a standstlll
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18
ONE drink Of Wine
COSTS RRIVER $500
PlainYiiYle Man Fiued Tor
Operating Car After Drinking

A fine OF 500 and costs and a
suspended Jail sentence of 10 days
were imposed in the case of Thomas
Eyres, A.. of Tomlison street, Plain
Vile. who was found guilty in police
court today of the charge of operat-
ing an automobile while under the
influence of liquor.
Eyres admitted that he had one
drink of rhubarb wine about an
hour before his car figured in a col
lision at the corner of West Main
street and corbin avenue about 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon. He did
not consider himself unfit to drive.
however. and declared that it was
released him about an hour after his
arrest, knowing he was TO drive
home.
Eyres was driving south on Cor
bin avenue and George Smith OF
Neal Court, Plainville. was driving
east on West Main street, and ac-
cording to Eyres. his brakes did not
hold and he found himself in the
position of rolling across West Main
street or making a right turn with a
wide sweep. He chose the latter and
the collision resulted. Both cars
were damaged but nobody was in.
jured
Questioned by Judge Traccski,
Eyros said the reason he did not
bring his car TO a stop WAS that the
brakes would not function. He had
them put in condition two weeks
ago. but the rough road at the eX-
IRENE north end Of Corbin avenue
must have affected them. he said,
lie had been to the home of a
friend, having loft home shortly
after ! O'Clock in the forenoon. II"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18
No National Appeal

Washington, March IS IPs-All
Rcd Cross chapters IN tho country
have been authorized 10 receive do
nations for rehabilitation work in
the flood sections of Alabama Goor-
sia, FLORIDA and Mississippi, hut no
national appeal for funds viii be
made.
James l.. Tjoser, acting chairman
OF the I'D Lross. said that direct
appeal for funds would be mad"
only in the four stricken states but
that persons wishing to donate in
other states would be requested to
contribute through local chapters.
The Rcd Cross today was begin
ming the work of rehabiil'atlor
Surgeon General Cumming Of the
public health service offered all
facilities al his command to assist
Red Cross officials in guarding
against cpd mics and in other SAM
ta,ion and public health problems.
William DE kloinc, national nedj
cal director Of the Red Cross, arrived
in Montgomery last night. it was
said. and was beginning today 20 di-
rect sanitation measures in the relief
camps.
Miss Mabel Boardman. secretary
Of the Red Cross, telegraphed TO sew
eral southern cha piers whore reserl &
clothing supplies were available, Or
Gering chlldren's garments sent to
ont2omery.
j. A. l.. Suyre sam Nichols and
T. \. Sanlifcr. OF the national per
sonnet, left last nigth for Montgom-
cry. They will be joined en- route
hv nine other members of the disas-
ter relief reserve corps Of the Red
cross and will work in the field un
der II. B. William son, director #
disaster relief who has already com
pleted a plan for the relief workers
ma ssing at Montgomery.
Chairman t'ieser said that report..
reaching him ny Telegraph from So
counties in the four stricken states
had impressed him with the "SpIen-
did morale Of the refugees, He said
that although extreme hardshipt
were Indicated IN the reports. the
homeless people apparently were
cheerful and hopeful
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18
Finance Board Meeting
On S22.Sl7 for Schools

A special meeting Of the board Of
finance and taxation has been call
ed for Wednesday night at $50
O'Clock TO authorize Chairman Ed
ward f. Hall 10 borrow so2,St1 for
he school department. This money
is being raised in anticipation of COL
lection on special tax Of one-fifth
Of d mill. authorized several months
ago. The money has been expend-
ed rom other funds and must be
returned before the close Of the
fiscal year, necessitating early action
by the finance board head and the
mayor.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18

did not realize that the wine had az
fected him. he said. and he WAS pos
tive he had taken but one drink.
Officer Fred Wagner testified that
he investigated the collision and no
ticed that Eyres staggered. There
W; an odor of liquor apparent and
Fyres readily admitted to him that
he had imbibed to the extent OF one
glass of wine. Sergeant T. j. Feeney
testified that Eyres was unfit to
drive and Smiths car was on the ex-
treme right of West Main street as it
swear to Eyres' condition.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-18
MOVIE REELS STOLEN

The police are Investigating the
theft of three motion picture reels at
the Rialto theater on Broad street
and one at the Palace theater on
Main street. over the Weekend Ser
gcant r. J. Feeney found that a
small window in the door was brok-
en- at the Rialto. presumably by
boys, who We're able to unfasten
catch and walk with the reels. II
is suspected that boys also stole the
reel at the Palace. this report hav-
ing come 10 the police at $50 Sat-
urday afternoon.