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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-15
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

Lionel Anvil, in a new mystery
play by Jane Murfin, Stripped,
returns to the familiar roles OF
the legitimate drama after a BRIEF
fling in which his art graced the
ambitiously pretentious musical
"Fioretta."
The first right audience at the
Belasco found its greatest inter
est in pinning the badge of sus'
picion on the right culprit involved
in the theft Cf some crown jewels,
rather than in any compelling act
ing. Perhaps that Is what Play
wright Murfln intended.
For three acts the story is jerkiiy
told and heavily involved and
whether the title was conceived
to fit that tocrid moment in the
final stanza when one of the So
ciety matrons divests herself OF
outer covering and emerges from
behind the curtains CARRIED in lace
unmentionables, remains an eng
ma with this reviewer. once
was a time when such scene
would have caused sasps, but To-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-15
GLEANINGs & SCREENINGS
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

reserved seats and a 40-piece
orchestra is written in red"
over in Baltimore. Inability to
get a steady run of good pic
lures was blamed for the failure.
Ann Nichols has signed May
Vokes for her new play, She
Wakes Home" which is an
indication that the piece is ex-
pected to have plenty of laughs.
1t has its first performance at
Polls one week from next Sun
day night. Clifford Brooke is
directing.
Jimmie Gallivan, son Of the
late Congressman James A.
GaIlivan, Massachusetts, is APP
pearing in Washington this week
with the Sporty Widows" at
the Gayety Theater. Jimmie
has been on the stage since he
was a youngster. He appeared
for several years with George
M. Cohan's production and later
in vaudeville. He owns a fine
voice and is making quite a
hit at Jimmie's Lakes play
house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-15
MIR. ATWILL'S NEW MYSTERY PLAY

day we have the beaches and the
ultra fashions for competition.
Mr.. Atwill is seen as a pseudo
crown prince who later turns out
to be only a half brother preten-
der to the throne of Georgia, one
of those Graustarkian kingdoms in
the Balkans. He is in possession
of certain valuable royal baubles,
relics of the fallen monarchy and
when he attempts to turn them
into cash the gems mysteriously
vanish. Thereafter the moving
finger of guilt points to several
on the scene and some incidental
romance excites some interest. IT
is all cleared up very nicely for
the final curtain since as one line
In the plays says: Nobody is as
clever as Carlos"
The following OF Mr.. Atwill is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-15

THE Front Page" the brim-
stone and profane newspaper
play which started out on its
road career so auspiciously at
the National Theater a few
weeks ago curled up in Balti-
more last Saturday night.
Figure it out yourself. The
Ben Hecht-Charlie Macarthur
red-hot, Fourth Estate drama,
ran a year in New York to
crowded houses. Failed to pull
'em in on the road. That is it
failed to attract over $4,000
weekly crosses so Prof. Jed
Harris decided to end the tour.
1t couldn't show a profit unless
the receipts surpassed 10 grand
weekly. Lee Tracy goes right back
to pictures, where they are dead
anxious to get him on the Will
liam Fox lot.
Of the new crop of dramas
which Washington has seen,
"June Moon" is hit with a
three months buy by the specu-
lators. William Faversham's
Her Friend the King" was
] roasted in New York and is due
to pass to the hinterlands soon.
A"Candle Light" drew $4,000
for its first full week on Broad
way and may build to a mild
Gilbert Miller success if this
business keeps up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-15

AApropos of failures, the ambi-
pus plan of Mischa Guterson
straight naevis shows with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-15
Mystery PLAY

Stripped" which Lionel Atwill
presents at the Shubert. BeIssco
Theater. is mystery play. but
not the usual noisy and mechani.
cal melodrama that has been over
running the theater market this
season. stripped" is a compel.
ing play, which incorporates many
novel and intriguing situations,
that compare favorably with THE
Last of Mrs. Cheney"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-15

amiable and easily pleased. Last
night the second act response was
generous enough to warrant the
first. curtain speech of the new
season in Washington with
promise that Miss Murfin would
be gratified to know of the hearty
reception her play received here.
In the supporting cast and render.
ing vigorous service in behalf Of
play and star were Jessie Royce
Lands, j. II. Brewer. Vernon
Kelso, Charles Millward. Thelma
Hardwick, Marie Majeroni end
Christine Compton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-15
FIRST NIGHTERS

Observed i'm the first night
audience at the Belascu The
1 alter for Lionel Atwill i'm
stripped" Senator Hiram
Bingham of Connect cut. MIR.
and Mrs. Reginald Sewell
kassebaum, DR.. and Mrs.
Lauren johnson, Major Casa
jus. military attache of the
Spanish Embassy, Joseph p.
Tumulty, Austin Garfield,
Senator Wheeler of Montana,
Senior DE ArnOldO of the Span.
ish Embassy. Mr.. and Mrs. l.
l.. GOldheim, MIR. and Mrs.
George Bowie Chapman, Glenn
GersOn. Hon. Joseph X. Davies.
Cabot De kless and Harold n.
Marsh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-15

In the Fox picture Married
In Hollywood" and playing a
tiny role, that of the prima
donna's maid, is Irene Palasty,
one of the Fox company's Euro
pean importations.
Miss Palasty has really done
things on the musical comedy
stage abroad, starring among
other accomplishments in No,
No, Nanette," when that melo-
dious gem was offered in Eu-
rope. She came to Hollywood
with -hifg' hopes.
Her par in Married in Holly
wood swas fat one when she
was -endere' the script and the
piT/ure welt into production.
game. from thu cutting room,
imagine then her rage when the
n Palasty prominence had been re-
duced to a few shHs
y Miss Palasty gave a fine ex-
hibition of a film acress regis
tering wrath and k1mil;stion
She filled her fountah pen and
straight forward warned ali mo-
ton picture editors not to Judge
her talents b the limited op-
portunities .5Brovided in her first
feature. Then she poured her
Sr1eVa1ces into influential ears.
1Re net result of the protest
h Vas long term Fox contract
Fand a positive promise of fea-
! turing in later pictures. The
low down is she sang so we'll
and acted so expertly, we'll she
might have put others in
eclipse.
Brock Pemberton second pro-
duction of the season which ar
rives at the National Theater
Sunday night, October 27, will
ibe called "Seven Year Love-
BIT is by John D. Haggart and
was first called episode" until.
kt was discovered a play pre-
|aSented several years ago pre-
empted the right to that title.
Antoinette Perry is directing
the new drama and Catherine
Willard and Edwin Nicander are
he latest additions to the cast.
Warner Brothers are backing
e protentious musical comedy
lied Fifty Million French
en-" in which Billy GaXton will
featured. E. Ray Goetz is the
roadway sponsor of the piece
d when he discovered that
pw York was pretty well
aned up of personable show
Is and dancy beauties for
chorus he told his troubles
Jack Warner. Forthwith that
ollywood baron passed the
tord along and from the War
ser Brothers coast studio so
beauts were assembled, ordered
70 pack their wardrobe trunks,
nd take the Pullman for the
roadway white lights. War
ers still have more than 300
iris available for the film
u5icals.
Gilbert Miller may give Tai
Ian Bankhead chance to star
her native country. Tallulah,
the famous Alabama family
& Senators and Representatives,
rs among the highest paid stars
Sof the English stage. Singularly
Enough she is relatively an un-
known with American audiences.
The last time she appeared in
Washington, where she acquired
her education, was in a frothy
farce called "The Exciters,"
(which was presented at the
Belasco Theater. At the present
time she is appearing in Lon
dom with a play called "He's
Mine" by Arthur Wimperis.
When she makes a temperance
on the American stage it will
either be in this drama or a
new one which Producer Gill
bert Miller figures is suited to
her talents. The U. S. first
light will be in Washington
nd probably at the Belasco,
rou I'D New Years.
Apropos of failures, the ambi-
pus plan of Mischa Guterson
a4Vaiohf rnovia mhouS4 NTH
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-15
When Feature Is
Shown on Screen

INSTRUMENTATION Dig
gers of Broadway" At 1920. LEO,
500, SGD, 1920 and 9:2O pm.
PALACE-Eveiyn Brent and
Hal Sicily in Women Trap" At
1905. 2:55. $40, $50 and 10 pm.
FOX-"Married In Hollywood"
with Norma Terriss and j. Har-
old Murray. At 11:15, 1871, 4;39,
1928 and 1905 p. m.
RIALTO:-Ina Claire in The
Awful Truth, At 1850, $50. $50,
$50. 1850 and $50 pm.
COLUMBIA - "Hollywood Re-.
vue." At 1915. 1852, 1902, $40,
7.20 and $50 pm.
EARLE-Nancy Carroll and
Buddy Rogers in ILLUSION" At
11:45, 1:45, 3:45, 5:45. 7.45 and a:45
= I'm.
LITTI.E-EmiI Jannings in
Husbands or Lovers" At 1880,
$3.50, $50 and 9:3A n m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17
Mexico Will Educate
Masses in the Virtues
of the Bourgeois State

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 16.-Accord-
ing to Ezequiel Padilla, secretary of
education, Mexico will adopt the So
Wet system of education in its
schools. In reality, however, judg-
ing from his further explanations,
the system will be an extremely
nationalistic one having as its main
aim the popuiarization of the bour-
geois democracy.
Padilla states that, like the Soviet
method, he will rouse public enthu-
siasm for education, and by coopera-
ton build the public school system
But this school system will be
framed much in the spirit of the
United States, judging from his re-
marks. He says that there is nc
use teaching the humble classes
ancient history and philosophy since
"Ihey never would understand such
learning. What we must do is teach
them about Mexico-nationalize on
instruction" =
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17
HIT MURDER OF
CUBAN LEADER
Spanish Workers Score
Imperialist Assassins

A protest meeting against the
bloody assassination of the Cuban
Communist leader, Julio Mella, was
held at the Spanish Workers Club,
IS W. 113th ST., under the auspices
of the club.
The meeting was crowded with
Latin American workers who list
ened throughout to the denunciation
Of the bloody dictatorship of the
fascist Manchado, of the completely
of the Mexican government and its
dastardly attempt to frame Tina
Modotti. The workers approved the
Remuneration of the United States
imperialist government in the role
of instigator of all these crimes
committed against the militant
Latin American workers and peas
ants and their leaders.
Ruiz Slavin spoke in the name
Of the Spanish Workers Club; Ruiz,
Cuban student and friend of Mella
in the name of the Cuban students;
luis Martinez. for the Spanish sec
ton of The All-America Anti-Impe-
rialist League, and Albert Moreau
for the Spanish Bureau of the
Workers (Communist) Party.
Throughout the meeting, other
Cuban workers in the audience de-
manded the floor and bitterly de-
nounced the latest crime committed
by the U. S. government and its
agents Machado end Portes Gil.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17
TEXTILE union
RALLY TONIGHT
n. Y. Silk Workers to
Hold Meeting
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
is as follows: Thursday. Jan. "a in
Williamsburgh: Jan. 81 for the
Harlem. Bronx district; Tuesday,
Jan. % in Astoria, L. L.; Jan. 25 in
Yonkers, where a huge carpet fac
tory gives employment to about
1000 workers; Feb. in Hudson
City, New Jersey. As a wind-up
to the section meetings a big mass
rally is planned for Feb. Z. The
time and places for the above
enumerated meetings will be an
nounced later.
All members of the Silk Workers
Local of the National Textile Work
ers Union are called to attend an
educational meeting Of their union
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the
headquarters of the Local. PAT
Sixth Ave-. according to announce
lment issued by Philip Lipschitz, or
ganizer.
The union stressed a call to the
members to bring their shopmates
to the meeting. Albert Weisbcrd
will give lecture on New
Cnionism."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17
FIGHT NOW FOR
5-DAY WEEK, SAY
PROGRESSIvES
Anti Breach Electrical
Workers Hit Treachery
Continued from Pare One

Continued from Page One
and wage-raise now, by forcing their
union officials to abandon programs
OF setting one union to fighting an
other, and the progressives promise
to use all their power to prevent the
Breach gang from forcing the cleo
tricians to scab when other crafts
are on strike.
Record Of Scabbing.
Broach's actions in this struggle
are in line with his previous course.
he has fought consistently to help
the larger contractors to drive COM
petition out of the industry. He told
the union, when progressives some
time ago demanded a fight for a
five day week, that it was nonsense
until the industry is stabilized" by
elimination of competition for the
big contractors.
Breach has a record Of scabbing
too. When the plumbers struck in
Brooklyn last spring, Broach's ma
chine ordered union electricians to
work. on jobs with the scab plum
bers. Many did not do so, and
struck, against Broach's business
agents direct orders. The plumbers
We're then striking for the five day
week and increase in pay.
Deal with Edison Co.
Breach has a class collaboration
agreement with the Edison Co. His
local administration signed an agree
nent not to organize any Edison
men for two years, in return for
being allowed to do some of the odd
Jobs of the Edison Co., such as wiz
ing meters, etc.
But the progressives in the cleo
trical workers. union know all of
this. They are not fooled by Breach
claim to progressivism himself.
They see that he has introduced in
to their bylaws numerous machine
clauses, prohibiting rank and file
control as far as possible; prohibit
ing workers from joining militant
organizations such as the T.U.E.L.
from circularizing the membership
with leaflets about the policy of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17
UNUSUAL MUSIC
PROGRAM AT BIG
LENIN MEMORIAL
Communist Leaders to
Speak
Continued from PAGE One

Continued from Page One
sic by Jacob Schaefer. This selec-
ton is dedicated to Lenin and ex-
tolls the life and deeds of the be-
loved standard bearer of the worlds
revolutionary masses.
Other Numbers.
Next will be sung forward Com
rades," call to the workers to
smash the chains of capitalism. The
fourth number will be "The Red
Draft" which promises to be one of
the outstanding of the entire pro-
gram. It depicts the joy with
which the Russian youth rally to the
defense of the Soviet Union and the
sharp contrast to the time when
young men were dragged from their
homes against their will to fight for
the car. Brother Workers" by the
entire chorus will conclude the sing
ing society's program. The mem
bers will march in body through
the Garden prior to mounting the
large platform.
The extensive entertainment pro-
gram will be rounded out with a
proletarian sports spectacle by the
Labor Sports Union. Members of
the Visa Athletic Club will give a
hammer and sickle drill to symbo-
lie the advance of the Soviet Union.
Mass Athletic Drill.
Two human pyramids will be
quickly and skilfully erected in an
act by the Kisatoverit Athletic
Club. This organization will also
present unique acrobatic perform
ance. The combined clubs of the
Labor Sports Union will then give
mass athletic drill.
With appeals issued by leaders of
various workers organizations to
the masses of Greater New York to
attend the Lenin memorial meet
ing, the arrangements committee
announced last night that plans are
practically complete for the great
est anti-imperialist demonstration
ever held in the city. The complete
program will be announced tomor-
row.
1t is understood the speakers will
include William 2. Foster, William
W. Weinstone, Ben Gitlow and Jaw
Lovestone. Tickets for the event
are now on sale at district head
quarters of the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party, rs Union Square. The
doors at the Garden will be open
Saturday evening at Z o'clock.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17

ton of the auto shops. The confer
ence was called by the Auto Work
ers Union. which will be the basis
of a united industrial union for
automobile workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17
Tariff First in House
During Extra Session
Is Order of Hoover

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Presi-
dent-elect Hoover in conference to-
dav with Representative Purnell Of
Indiana agreed that the special ses-
sion of congress which he will call
"for farm relief" shall take up first
the tariff revision-upward.
He issued as yet unofficial order
through Purnell that the house ag-
iicultural committee should assem-
BILE during the recess in order not
to waste time when the session is
called. The senate committees are
also expected to assemble ahead Of
time.
The senate will take up the farm
hill, for fake relief measure, in
tended TO mollify the farmers who
were promised consideration during
the republican campaign. while the
house considers the tariff. Then the
| two will switch
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17
Gee URGES AID IN
RE-ESTABLISH|NG
The "NOVY MIR
Need for Russian Party
Organ Is Great
Continued from Pare One

Continued from Page One
Union on the economic front, IN
building socialism, in transferring
agricultural production to a collec-
tive basis, are finding opponents
within the union. The Right dan
ger and Trotskyism are manifesto
lions of struggle against the COM
munist Party of the Soviet Union,
and against the Soviet government.
These counter-revolutionary tenden-
cies also exert an influence upon
the Russian speaking workers in
America.
"The problem of carrying our
message to this section of the worst
exploited workers of America, is an
important task for our Party.
eve cannot successfully fight the
war danger, or organize the unor-
gained, or carry out the other tasks
of the Party, unless we reach all
sections of the industrial workers
of America.
"Of special importance is also
the work of bringing out the real
facts about the Soviet Union.
"All this makes the re-establish-
ment of the 'Novy Mir an imme-
diate task, not only of the Russian
speaking members, but of the entire
membership of the Party.
"We call upon the district organ
izations and upon the whole Party
membership to assist the Russian
Bureau in every way possible to re-
sumo again the publication of the
"Novy Mir" and to make it sue
cess.
"The first issue of the Novy Mir
will appear on Lenin Memorial Day
"a fit commemoration of our dead
leader, and the Gee is confident
that the Novy Mir will carry with
vigor and clarity the message of
Leninism to the Russian speaking
workers of America"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17
HOOVER MIXED
IN LAND CRAFT
Considers Indian Oil
Theft and Patronage

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The In
dian oil land graft, involving form eli
Secretary of the Interior Fall, Attor-
ney-General Sargent, Chairman of
the Republican National Committee
Worth, Indian Commissioner Burke
and others, came up before Presi-
dent-elect Hoover today, in "the sec
ond White House" which he has es-
tablished at a Washington hotel.
Chairman Leavitt of the House In
dian Affairs Committee conferred in
secret with him for some time, and
refused to give details when he came
out.
Hoover also made plans for the
extra session at a luncheon with
republican house leader Tilson.
Promises Park"
The source of all patronage took
up this problem, important for re-
publican politicians also. He is de-
voting attention to- the New York
patronage controversy, in which
friends of William H. Hill, chairman
of the New York Hoover Curtis
Committee during the last campaign
are seeking a share for Hill in dis
pensing New York patronage with
National Committeeman Charles D,
Hilles.
The president ELECT conferred with
Hilles at breakfast today and last
night discussed the situation with
Under Secretary of Treasury Ogder
L. Mills of New York, who is among
those seeking recognition for Hill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17

sour theory must give nm an
swer to the problems that practice
puts to us."-Lenin. Lenin memoir
fni meeting. January 10. In Madison
Square Garden.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17
The Organization Drive.

DETROIT, Jan. 16.-On Jan. IS
a conference of sixty of more dele
gates from 81 different organiza-
tions, fraternal and labor, repre-
senting $4,000 auto workers, met and
made plans to assist the organiza-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17

union, and making it easy to expel
or fine members for such crimes as
"using profane language ETC., pun
ishments inflicted only on those
in opposition to Breach, needless to
say.
Progressives Fighting.
But the progressives are fighting.
Progressive workers in the electro
clans union interviewed yesterday
by the Daily Worker are confident
that with united action by militant
unionists in other branches of the
building trades industry, the five
day week may be saved in spite of
Eroach and Halkett, and their res
rective machines and their friendly
BOSSES"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17
By ROBERT w. DUNN.


(Robert W. Dunn is author of Labor
and Automobiles, to be published
shortly by International Publishers.)
Labor was completely out of the
picture in the 18th annual auto show
sumptuously staged in Grand Cen
trail Palace, New York. 1t was a
front window display of glistening
wares-and they pay rs cents to
see it. There was an Army and
Navy Day, an Aircraft Day, but no
Labor Day. The workers who pro-
duce all of this shining wealth at an
average wage of $25 to $40 a week
were well hidden from view--in the
factory districts of Detroit, Pontiac,
Flint and Toledo.
The show was put on by the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce, the heads OF which are all
vigorous foes of union labor. At
least half of the companies repre-
sented have been known to use spies
in breaking up attempts at organi-
cation.
Fine Slogans.
The companies know how to use
slogans. General Motors boasts of
"The Open Mind" The police of
Flint who drove workers selling the
Auto Workers News out of that city
last summer displayed the true Gen.
eral Motors Open Mind. 1t was al
so shown when the company violated
every one of the provisions of the
agreement signed after the Oshawa
strike of last spring with executives
of Canadian labor, and in its black
listing of oil sanders who led the
brief strike at the Fisher Body
plant in Flint last year.
Crysler, new demigod of the in