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The Washington times., 1929-04-13
TRICK CAMERA
SHOTS WERE
TABOO

Trick camera shots, calling for
dim lighting, deep shadows, indis'
tinct features and the other pho
tographic features customary in
screen mystery stories, are con-
spicuous by their absence in '"The
Canary Murder Case now to be
seen and heard at the Metro.
politan Theater. The entire dra-
matte story is enacted In plain
view of the audience and every
one shares with the screen
detective, portrayed by William
Powell. all the clues uncovered.
$50 much of our story depends
upon the reactions, of the principals
as shown by their facial express
sions, that we could not afford
to resort to the old tricks OF
shrouding the players in shadows
for no other purpose than to
attempt to make things more
mysterious" said Malcolm st.
Clair. who directed the Van Dine
story
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
MELODY HELD
FOR A THIRD
WEEK

Several new and alluring dance
steps were created for the chorus
scene in THE Broadway Melody"
Metro.G Goldwyn- Mayors all-talking,
all-singing, a1Inancing production
which Ii playing the third week
at Loew's Columbia, The dancers
rehearsed the steps several weeks
before they were finally filmed
under the direction of Harry
Beaumont with the assistance Of
George Cunningham, youthful
stage director responsible for the
chorus in ''Idit the Deck, /" No,
No. Nanette," Good News, "Mn-
sic Box Review" and other suc-
cessful shows.
The Tampa Step" one of the
most unique numbers seen in the
colorfui revue, is a rare combina.
tion of the apache and tap por.
trayed In "off beat rhythm. for
which Its creator, MIR. Cunning.
ham. is famous. The wedding
of the Painted Dolls" an excep.
tionally gay and colorful sequences
which is filmed in Technicolor. in
PRODUCES many new and unsual
dance steps, by a chorus com.
POSED of more than so specially
trained girls.
Anita Page, Bessie Love and
Charles King are seen in the fea..
ttIred roles while Mary Doran.
Kenneth Thomson, Eddie Kane
and others Of note are among the
players In this spectacular drama
OF theaterdom. Miss Page and
Miss Love are seen as "A "sister
set" endeavoring to crash Broad
way.
Humor and pathos m:r2ie with
the brilliant scenes of night life
along New York's Gay White
Way" and there is a ~omance
that tugs at the heart.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
Wilfred Lytell Wins
A Meaty Barrie Role

WiIfred Lytell, leading man
with the National Theater Play.
ers, will have one OF the finest
roles of his career when he ap-
pears next week in the character
of John Shand in J. M. Barrie. s
play, What Every Woman
Knows" it's first revival here
since Helen Hayes brought the
celebrated work to the Belasco
several seasons ago.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
Anita Doubles

Anita Page, who is scoring such
a hit in THE Broadway Melody"
at Loew's Columbia, has the lead
ing feminine role in "Tl1e Fly
ing Fleet" Ramon Novarro's
latest picture now playing at
Loew's Palace
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
Wins Contract

His splendid work In "The
Dummy" gained for Frederick
March, the Belasco stage actor. a
contract in the films and his first
part under the contract as the
leading man in Clara Bows The
Wild Party" which is now play
ing at the Earle Theater.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
Powell Stars

William Powell plays the char.
acter of the famous fiction char.
acter, Philo Vance, in the Para
mount picture, The Canary Muir.
der Case" now at the Metropolis
tan Theater, and is from the S. s.
Van Dine story by the same name.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
sRessie's Record

According to statisticians on
the, M-G-M lot, Bessie Love danced
off S73 miles during the making
of 1.-THE Broadway Melody"
That's 4 lot Of miles to waste
anywhere but in a marathon. The
picture is playing at Loew's Co.
,lumbia.
The Washington times., 1929-04-13
MISS COWL LOVES TO
PLAY FRANCESCA

Every actress has list of roles that she hopes
day to play Jane Cowl concerning the revival
Of Stephen Phillips Paolo and francesca in which she
appears at the Belasco Theater Monday night
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to meet the misses when we arrived at
the hotel. We could hear him saying,
Boy. meet the misses and don't laugh.
when the elevator door opened we rec
ognized the red hair and freckles. He
was the same lad, only grown up. He
grinned foolishly as he stepped aside
to let an aStonishingly pretty girl
emerge He was apparently alone.
The bride probably preferred not 20
meet his old friends. Sometimes brides
are like that We were mistaken. When
he said, Boys, meet the WIFE" there
was confusion not TO mention conster-
nation in the ranks. The aStonishingly
pretty creature was his bride. She has
never been in his home town, and we
are wondering what the home folks
will say when they see the young wom-
an. 1t is a never-ending source Of
wonder how the homely boys grab of
the beauties.
A huge car came bowling along in
the night. Its headlights were blind
ing The driver was doing at least so
miles an hour. Instead of keeping to
the right of the road the car shot di-
rectly to the left and would have
crashed into q machine going in the
opposite direction, only quick wittedness
saving the situation. Pitching blindly
ahead, the crazy car continued on its
uncertain way and another driver NOV
ing In the opposite direction was COM
PEELED to swing suddenly to avoid col
liSion. Something was wrong with the
car or the driver Of the machine. Those
who witnessed the incident we're in
clined to blame the latter. This may
IaiP vxhU ii
drivers are the victims of accidents
and the casualty lists so long following
week end.
A local motorist has had several ex-
periences recently which have taught
him lesson. He had the habit of
parking his car at the curb in front
of his dwelling without lights. This has
resulted in his receiving police calling
cards the next morning. In this case
he was to blame. The other night his
lighting system failed to function and
he was not at fault. Anticipating a card
from the alert officer on the beat he
wrote the following note and placed 1t
where he usually found his tickets. ITO
the ofdcer-You will note that I have
no lights tonight. This is due to the
fact that something is wrong with the
electric system and I will have 1t re-
paired tomorrow. Kindly overlook the
matter tonight. Yours truly" Whether
a passing cop observed the note and
governed himself accordingly the owner
doesn't know. This however, should
not be made general practice.
X
Six or seven men stood hatless the
other day in front of one of Washing
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OUR CHILDREN
By ANGELO PATRI.

Children, boys and girls alike, think
they can do things when groWn-ups
know they can't That is, the grown
ups are quite sure they can't Well,
they are almost certain they can't.
Sometimes the children put them to
confusion in after days. But that comes
later.
Betty dresses in all the finery she can
lay hand upon and poses before the
mirror. She Is acting. She is the hero
inc of the last book she read, the last
movie she saw, the last story she heard
told. She strides up and down her
room making funny gestures and utter
ing strange sounds. She Is great
actress.
Or she is an opera singer. She trills
and tralla-la's, making dreadful sounds.
She thinks she is doing very well in
deed. She hears the applause of the
dent in his box, to the foreign prince
on her right, to the family on the left.
She tastes the sweets of success.
Brother Ben sharpens his sword and
is pirate bold. He changes according
to the latest book. Now he is Tom Mix
riding on the air; now he is a great
surgeon saving the kings life, perform
ing the most delicate and intricate OPP
erations with an airy gesture and en-
J.
he had been there when Lincoln was
stricken he would have saved him.
Let me. let me-" youth cries and
struggles against its weakness, its igno
rance, its helplessness, and we shrug
and say, You can't, you silly. Who do
you think you are? Duse? Melba?
Columbus? Shakespeare"
Better not do that. When you see
child dreaming great deeds, when you
see him striving to be somebody. create
something, let him be. Go your way in
silence and pray that he succeed, for
the dream of greatness is the beginning
Of great things sometimes-not always,
but SomettmeS-and one ought never t
spoil chance like that.
When a child expresses himself in
any such way there is reason Some-
thing within him Is driving him or her
to sing. to act. to experiment in this
field or that. There is a reason for this
seeming Stiffness, this presumption.
Why should it be called presumption
for a child to try to be great? He is
answering some deep-laid urge, and
that expression Is to be permitted its
freedom because it is good.
All fine work starts in this way. The
child feels he must sing-and he cannot
sing, just makes noises, never mind. Let
him sing himself, act himself, dream
uAIlSSA tlAOuSH L41S SIdsc W MS SdCIS-
faction. and from 1t will spring another
form Of the idea and when that has
grown to maturity it may take an hour,
a day or lifetime, another form and
q higher one opens up.
Remember that when q child ex-
presses himself this way he believes in
what he is doing. He thinks he is do
ing as well as the model Let him
alone In this way his growth develops
And 1t may be his talent is budding
Just below. Give the child that chance
and don't call him silly. That is just
what he isn't.
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oratory. He became a Tory because
that party needed brains.
He knew that audacity had its value.
He entered the Commons as Lord Mel
bourne, prime minister, was relinquish-
ing Office. They were introduced and
Melbourne. laying a hand on Disraelis
shoulder, said: We'll, young man and
what do you intend to be?"
Disraeli, with lightning appreciation
of the others position, replied: Prime
minister"
He could be brutal in debate. Reply
ing to Joseph Hume, a solemnly dull
and virtuous member of the House, he
destroyed him by remarking: MY
honorable friend has spoken Chis eve
ming with that accuracy of detail which
he always sfows-particularly on sub
jects of which he is profoundly ig-
norant."
To another man who attacked him,
and whom he despised, he said:
II extend to you the mercy of my
silence"
Two anecdotes illustrate his cam
paign methods.
He once said: When I meet z man
whose name I cannot remember, al
ways say, And how Is the old COM
plaint?'"
He was asked to write q persuasive
note to a man whose vote would decide
an election. After writing the note,
he suddenly asked the messenger, How
much land does this man hold?"
Thirty acres" was the reply. Upon
which Disraeli remarked, "T think I
had better add considering, sir,
your stake in the county,"
After he had become prime minister
Disraeli understood he must adopt some
new methods He seldom saw the
members of his party and kept away
from places like the Carlton Club,
where they would be. He had concluded
that man seldom seen will become an
abstract idea.
His marriage was one of policy He
picked as a wife the widow of Mr..
Wyndham Lewis, a woman much older
than himself with an income of $4,000
year.
Definitions.
Tory: Formerly the name of what is
now called the Conservative party in
England.
Carlton Club: A famous English
political club in London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19

an auCCI0n LNaC Is
impressive We have witnessed small
country auctions and the picture was
not a pleasant one. To see homestead
and household goods 60 under the
hammer is to witness one of the saddest
experiences of human kind. 1t is the
law.
In certain large city there is an
Alimony Club. Most of the members
join voluntarily even though they are
carefully locked In every night. They
are there because they have refused to
pay alimony. The members are happy
lot of fellows, some OF them from ex-
cellent families. A friend of ours spent
a little time in this barred window
clubhouse. He said he needed a vaca-
ton and never spent such a quiet and
enjoyable one.
Take this story in the BOOTH" said
the city editor. The reporter picked
up a place Of copy paper, entered the
booth and closed the door,
Six killed and four injured" repeat
ed the reporter quietly. Then he re-
turned to his typewriter to tell the
readers about one Of the most recent
frightful tragedies. The reporter had
ten minutes in which to make the edi-
ton. He did 1t. Then he yawned an
expansive yawn, lighted cigarette and
looked at his mute machine. A thou
sand words Of tragedy and more tomor-
row. Thus does the news mill grind
on and on.
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. Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

June 10, I86I.--The steamer Mount
Vernon, commanded by Capt. WOODS,
returned TO the Navy Yard tonight
about o'clock after q trip down the
Potomac River to the White House, Va,
to search for Confederate batteries on
the Virginia shore. Leaving the Navy
Yard during the afternoon, she pro-
ceeded to the White House. where she
sent men ashore in boats. They secured
the country for miles around In quest OF
secessionist batteries.
Along the beach they found marks
which indicated that large bodies of
men had been there, but none were
visible, nor were there any signs Of bat
teries having been there.
All the farmhouses in the vicinity
were visited, but no evidence of the re-
cent presence of troops was found. A
colored man informed Capt. Woods that
a Confederate oficer had been there
and offered to engage colored men to
cut the woods away on the heights in
preparation for the erection Of batteries,
but that he left and had not been seen
for several days.
Capt. Woods discovered a suspicious
sloop in Pomunkey Greek, opposite the
White House, but did not go after her
at the time. Finding nothing of hos
tile character, the Mount Vernon re-
turned up the river.
Soon after making his report at head
quarters here, Capt. Woods received
orders to proceed back to Pomunkey
Greek to look for the mysterious sloop
he had seen there. The Mount Vernon
was Immediately got under way and
proceeded back down the river. 1t is
believed that this sloop is engaged in
ferrying men across the Potomac River
from Maryland to Virginia.
Information reached military head
quarters here today that day before
yesterday there were 10000 disunion
troops encamped at Manassas Junction,
1000 at Centerville, 1900 at Bull Run,
about half way between Manassas juno
ton and Centerville. and 1900 at Fair
fax Court House, with few smaller
camps scattered nearby.
It would thus appear that the entire
force now menacing Washington and
standing in front Of the Union Army to
prevent Gen. McDowell's column from
marching upon Richmond numbers
about is, 1000 men, rank and file.
A scout who penetrated the village
of Faixfav Court House today reports
that the Confederate troops that were
there have withdrawn toward Center
vile. Some persons think Gen. Beaure-
guard Is preparing an ambuscade for
Gen. Mcdowell.
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VACATION BOOK PRIVILEGES
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

remote or near at hand. or of any IA
vorite character, etc. These are offered
as we'll as books that are diverting or
novels of absorbing interest that while
away the time" as one rests on the sea-
shore or relaxes in a hammock in some
cool and leafy spot.
Frequently the time privileges are ex-
tended for two months, so that long
vacation period is covered. Also the
number of books allowed on ones card
Is apt to be increased. This permits OF
a range of subjects for Summer read
ing. No one is expected to take fiction
alone when using the full scope o. the
librarys offer. This would soon deplete
the stacks of fiction so that fewer per-
sons could enjoy this special class OF
reading. Fiction is a favorite topic. re-
curing the minimum of brain energy
in order to enjoy 1t and giving the most
relaxation for mental strain that ones
work calls for during the remainder OF
the year
Summer Reading.
Books of a light character, those that
have happy endings," n1irth-provokinE
subjects or treatments of subjects, ana
books that are written with the sole
object of entertaining the readerS-all
these come under the heading Of Sum
mer reading" They are enjoyed by
brain workers as we'll as frivolous minds
For the first group they serve purely
for mental reaction and diversions; for
the second group they are customary
caliber of reading The first group con-
suit the librarians Aor study the cata-
logues Of readings for vacation reading,
and select with care. The second group
make hurried trip to the library and
take whatever happens TO be ON the
shelves. A snappy Jacket and taking
title are their criterions Of choice.
Thousands of persons each year err
10Y these vacation books obtained with
library extension privileges. Do not eX-
pect valuable volumes, rare books or
those of a semi-reference character TO
be loaned. Sometimes If a person is
known to be doing some special bit OF
work and would find one OF even more
Of the specialized books to be invaluable
during an absence, libraries have been
known to give extra special permits 10
one known to be thoroughly reliable.
Those who are going on quiet vaca-
tons in which leisure will be theirs 10
spend In reading should take advan-
tage of the library privileges described,
thereby increasing the pleasure OF the
trip without adding TO the expense
account.
(Copyrisht, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19

Sptaking of Benjamin Disraeli, the
Jew who became prime minister of
Great Britain and died as Lord Bea-
consfield. Carlyle once asked
How long will John Bull permit this
absurd monkey to dance upon his
stomach?"
Disraelis reply to this uncalled-for
query was characteristic. He offered
the philosopher the Grand Cross of the
order of the Bath, and, in delicately
worded note, rendered him pension.
Disraelis audacious mind was en-
tirely too fast-moving for his enemies
and critics. From the day when he
first appeared in the House of Com
mons until he had done with power all
his actions were dictated by policy. He
CARRIED himself grotesquely to attract
attention, even wearing rings outside
his gloves. Hating the commonplace,
he recognized that twaddle suited the
House better than anything else and
so employed much that was common
place He was coldly calculating even
when he was indulging in excited
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LITTLE BENNY


sattidy morning got up without
being called, being more than / do on
skool mornings, and went around to
see If Pubs Simkins was up yet. WITCH
he was, standing inside his parlor win
dow looking out kind Of sad, me say
ing, Come on out Pubs, why amt you
out
Amt aloud, Pubs sed.
Why not? 1 sed, and he sed, My
mother wont leeve me. and 1 sed Well
maybe she will If ask her. sometimes
it makes a diffrentS If somebody out
side of the family asks them
Well ! don't know, you can try, he
sed You cant be arrested for trying
he sed and sed, Whats she keeping
you in for. anyways?
Well I tell you, Pubs sed. You see
my unkle took me for ride In MS
autonobeel and we went away out in
the country and we went pass black
smith place and the blacksmith was In
there hsmmering a horse shoe on a
horse, and my unkle stopped so could
watch and see what a old fashion black
smith use to look like when there was
ent anything around but horses, and he
had the horses foot between his knees
with his back to the rest of the horse,
and the horse moved and he yelled
some pritty fearss verbs at it to make
IL stand still, and last mite had a old
crokay mallet and my mother was sit
ting there reeding the paper and
backed around in frunt of her and got
one of her feet and started to pertend
to shoe it like a blacksmith, and I
must of axsidently hit her corn or
something and she quick tried to pull
her foot away and yelled at her what
the blacksmith yelled at the horse, he
Se6.
What did he yell? sed, and Puds
leened down out of the window and
whispered what 1t was, and I sed, G,
good night and he sed, Well jin1miny
crickets my unkle sed some of the fin
est respectable people was blacksmiths.
G wiz I bet that one wasent, sed.
Well. maybe you better not ask her,
PUBS sed, and sed, Well, maybe not.
WITCH I dident,
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Much has been said and written about
the tragedy of the presidential yacht
Mayfiower. Yet there is one more story
still to be told.
It concerns a handful of Navy ON
GERS who suddenly found that they
must go to sea.
There's a regulation in both the Army
and Navy that ~ oficer may remain
on duty in Washington more than four
years. In the Army an officer must
go to a post or into foreign fields. In
the Navy he must go to sea.
And officers, especially the wives OF
officers, like duty in Washington.
The Army has the advantage over
the Navy. Around the capital are sew
eral Army posts Fort Myer, Fort Wash
ington and Fort Hunt, as well as sRv-
eral nearby posts in Maryland, all are
desirable assignments and make possible
a continuation of social life in Wash
ington.
Not so with the Navy. Orders to go
10 sea in the Navy now simply mean go
to sea. The May1ower Is no longer at
the Washington Navy Yard.
In this fact lies a sad story.
New officers were assigned to the
presidential yacht this Spring. They
were men who had been on duty in the
Navy Department for four years and
therefore were under the necessity OF
'going to sea-"
New uniforms had been ordered. The
officers were prepared for the rigors of
a trip down the Potomac once a month
for the next four years.
Then Mr.. Hoover decided to econo-
mize New orders we're issued to the
officers.
... Now the new uniforms are laid away
t1~-moth balls. And once happy wives
are mourning the fate that has decreed
that for the next four years they must
chase the Atlantic and Pacific fleets
from port TO port for a glimpse Of their
husbands.
Going to sea" for them has taken on
o new and mournful meaning.
But there are naval officers who hail
with genuine delight the passing of the
Mayfiower
AS ole old sea dog described it to the
writer an officer detailed to duty on the
yacht was nothing more than glorifled
footman or butler. At least, he regard
ed it so.
He will never forget an incident that
occurred during his service on the craft
Even now he boils with rage at the
thought of it.
All hands had been piped on deck to
greet the presidential party. Officers
and crew were at attention. Members
of the party boarded the yacht. One
guest had several coats on his arm
Looking around him he singled out an
ofhcer respondent in his blue uniform
with gold trappings To him the guest
handed the coats.
The indignant officer glared and let
the coats drop to the deck Only dis
cipline saved the guest from a probable
punch in the face.
For more than IL years Representa-.
tive John Charles Linthicum Of Mary.
land has been trying to persuade Con
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
BRAIN TESTS

Two lists are given here. The one at
the left consists of general narnes-of
geographic description. The list at the
right includes proper names only.
The object is to identify or classify
each of the proper names by using one
of the names at the left. But con-
siderable care must be exercised in do
ing this; otherwise you will have some
definitions left over at the finish. A
certain proper name may be the name
of State or a river; If you use it as
State. you may cut out another State
that appears in the list.
Time limit is three minutes.
General names Proper names
G) State Caribbean
(2) island Erie
go sea Florida
a. city Delaware
(5) mountain Cuba
90 river Washington
Cd lake Maine
90 peninsula Ontario
Do not refer to the answer until you
have checked of the proper pairs by
putting numbers after the words in the
second list.
Answers to Above Test.
Caribbean, sea- Erie, city; Florida,
peninsula; Delaware, river; Cuba, ISL
and: Washington, mountain; Maine,
State; Ontario, lake.