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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
STAGGERING Titles.

4 LII things come to him who waits!
"A So runs the old adage, which is
indicated this week at the Earle, where
a picture Of rare excellence, according
to advance notices, brings real novelty
under the staggering title Pointed
Heels"
All the world, perhaps, knows that
the pointed heels" which inspired the
man who gave the picture its title are
the pointed heels that click and clatter
by the thousands on r street in Wash
ington daily. Those very heels have
an enviable record in the home and
hospitals as ankle twisters. 1t is doubt
full, however. that twisted ankles we're
even thought of when the producers
made the picture.
We must, therefore, turn to the much
abused press agent-and, incidentally,
away from the title-for information
as to the picture itself. And what does
he tell us?
Well, to begin with, it Is 1.-THE worlds
most perfect picture" which of itself
alone should make 1t the super-superla-
tive Of pictures. 1t presents in its ex-
cellent cast Helen Kane, who rejoices
in the fame of being the dynamic in
stigator of the hoop boop-adoop' song
and establishes her right to this fame
by singing with "rib-tickling voice.
"Afntcha" ana Il Have to Have YOU
It seems in most of the modern songs
that somebody just has to have some
body else, and that nobody else will do.
It must not be forgotten, either that
Miss Kane is "the internationally known
baby-talk girl"
A real Joy In the picture Is Fay Wray,
1.-The girl Of ethereal beauty" who was
discovered by Eric Won StroIneim for
THE Wedding March," now fully
grown up" and, sad to say, or at least
to have the press agent say, "sophisti-
Gated" William Powell, who was the
Philip Vance Of The Canary Murder
Case" is also Pointed Heels" at
traction. and there is also the worlds
most perfect chorus" meaning the
Albertina Rasch Ballet, "24 beautiful
dancers, who kick and pirouette as one"
But these certainly are enough in
gradients to make an interesting IL not
q great picture, whether Pointed Heels"
dearrthAe N mr. MT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Talkies Need Language.

THE blight Of the lingo is settling upon
the studios. Players who take them
selves seriously are hustling into night
schools to discover what French, Ital-
ian or Swedish sounds like.
The producers are nodding approval
at this, inasmuch as many of their pic
lures have to be filmed in the Ian
guages.
Right now, for instance, Paramount
Is instituting q considerable stampede
to find an actress who can tuggle both
Italian and English for an important
role In George Bancroft's picture,
Ladies Love Brutes." This seems to
come as q serious blow TO them, as they
thought most Of their troubles were
over when they finished Maurice Cheva-
lier's French and English version Of
THE Big Pond"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Spoken Drama Rediscovered
By Master Detective.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Possibly a man who lacked a
touch of cynical humor could
scarcely have done the wonder
working that distinguishes Gill
lette's career as an actor and a
producer. He Is, first Of all, an
eminently practical. playwright as
well as player, serenely at home
In the kind of farce that deals
with whimsical character without
too much dependence on extrava-
gance Of situation. Now, on what
he announces as his farewell tour
and everybody Is hoping that
his announcement will be one of
those genial miScalculationS in
which eminent favoriteS have
found themselves involved be-
cause of popular demand-he at
temptS no revelation of the mag
nificent ego commonly deemed
the privilege of art, and proceeds
without rounded periods to reveal
himself as a master mechanic in
the play house, capable of COM
manding respect for a very SIM
pie piece of machinery because
It works so smoothly.
X
Mr.. Gillette never ScoldS his au-
dience, never assumes to instruct
It, and even when he consents, as
Sherlock Holmes comedies certain
sentences of romance to the pop
ular demand, he surrounds them
with little epigrammatic points
that bristle continually and serve
&c a enpf ~ he - ~ xryiro v1pof AZ
ton from those who might wish
to transform him into a stage
lover and matinee idol.
In his curtain speech Mr.. Gil
lette reveals sly whimSicality in
protest against conventional Gus
tom In concentrating the cheeri-
ness of the year on December Is
and the 1st of January. Instead
Of wishing his admiring friends
a happy New Year, in a speech
whose discreet brevity indicates
that 1t was very carefully pre-
pared, he pays tribute to the hap
by Old Year and calls for happy
Lincoln's Birthday and Washing
tons Birthday, together with all
the rest Of the holidays in the
year. 1t is an indication of men
tai attitude characteristic of the
analyst who preserves scientific
poise even In humor or pathos
and does not permit himself to
be carried away by emotional en-
thusiasm.
Like most men who cherish a
mild cynicism in a strain Of gen.
tie humor, Mr.. Gillette permits
himself the interesting self-dis-
cipline of the valetudinarian He
arrangeS to have a bottle of milk
and q crust of bread at his dis
posal at systematic intervals.
A member of his staff remarked
inischievously: "I shall now pro-
coed to throw our star into rage
I have ordered a handsome ano
luscious rare beefsteak for my
luncheon, and I am going to take
1t into the dressing room where
Gillette can see it."
The experiment worked, al
though without any manifesto
tons of verbal or physical vio-
lence. It brought forth only 9
series Of characteristic comment
on humanity and its genera
heartlessneSs.
An accidental encounter with
Gillette at q time when his hypo.
/ chondria was supposed to be al
Its height revealed him on a high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Oriental Dancing Assured.

p UBY MAY, a blond beauty, with
A "Dimpled Darlings," at the Gayety
Theater, specializes in dances of the Fai
East, and is heralded as one of the best
opponents of this type of dance In
stageland.
She is said to have learned the art
OF dancing in San Diego, Calf, her
home city, from young Arabian woman
who took fancy to her, and who her.
self had been a dancer in her native
land before she came to the United
States with her husband, an attache of
the diplomatic service.
Before entering burlesque Miss May
had been with the Morgan Dancers and
other notables In the profession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Stage and Screen Attractions This Weel

Stage and Screen Attractions This Week
NAT1oNAL-George M. Cohan in Gambling" Opens tomorrow
evening.
POLTS-Jane Cowl in Jenny" Opens tomorrow evening
GAYETY burlesque Darngs" This afternoon and
evening.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Crack" This afternoon
ming.
PALACE-"New York Nights" This afternoon and evening
FOx-"Christina" This afternoon and evening.
RK-O KEITHS-"Seven Keys Baldpate" This afternoon
and evening.
EARLE-"Pointed Heels" This afternoon and evening.
acknowledgements" This afternoon and evening
RIALTO-This Thing Called Love-" This afternoon and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Singing Audiences Liked.

THE Earle Theater has been expert
menting with a sound-recordine
studio to give its patrons an oppor-
tunity to hear themselves singing.
This novelty presentation is spon-
sored by the Earle organist, Milton
Davis. In the process of song-slide
program the audience has been re-
quested to join in vocal chorus. The
voice of the audience. picked up by
microphones on the stage, is then re-
corded on a speak-a-phone disc. After
the singing the disc Is transferred to an
Edison electrical recording instrument
and played.
Davis says he expects to discover con-
siderable hidden musical talent in the
Earle audience in this way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Out of the Little Theater.

THOSE who have been smiling al
these Little Theaters and wonder
ing what. good they are may be inter-
ested to know that Daniel A. Reed,
who dramatized Julia Peterkin's Scar
let Sister Mary" which Ethel Barry
more is to act next season, and also
Mrs. Peterkins BLACK April" which
Arthur Hopkins says he will produce,
conducted q Little Theater in South
Carolina, where he met. Mrs. Peterkin,
who acted in several of His productions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

just pretend that you are absorbed in
composition and bang away at the old
keys harder. You can't hear the steam
shovels or the automobile horns or the
telephone bell or knocking at the door,
unless it's the maid with meal, but
people will take you very seriously ami
let you pretty much alone.
THE songs? Oh, yes; the songs
Well, you don't have to worry about
them. They just come to you. You
just sit down and bang away at the
piano and they'll come. They have 70
come-if you just keep on banging
away. And people may think you're a
high-browed artist. you can't tell. And
you may bang out a hit some time
But, anyway, that's the way I like to
live"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Doug, Mary and Television.

nOUG and Mary may unite in a Joint
~ effort for television.
Representatives of the Kemper Radio
Corporation, Ltd, have announced that
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford
are to make special picture for tele-
vision broadcast. They will thus auto
matically become the first television
stars.
The picture will be transmitted by the
Farnsworth Television System at a pub
lie demonstration to be held some time
this month in San Francisco,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Plays and Their Titles.

brevity, suggestion of the plot and
the always valuable word 'love."
Sometimes play has a title like
THE Infinite Shoeblack," which, quoted
from Carlyle. means little to the public
at large and worries every one asso-
ciated with 1t except its Scottish author,
until, at last, its very strangeness be-
comes a valuable trade mark in arous-
ing the curiosity of playgoers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

An accidental encounter with
Gillette at q time when his hypo-
chondria was supposed to be at
Its height revealed him on high
The Washington times., 1930-06-26

frocks. The shoes we're pink
linen, and the bridesmaids car
ried pink gladiolas.
Reception
At the reception which fol.
lowed the ceremony, at the
Mondell home on Sixteenth
Street, Mrs. Mondell stood in
line with Mr.. Landa and his
bride to receive the guests. She
wore a becoming gown Of
Beige lace,
The couple will sail Monday
on the S. S. Paris for a honey
moon in Switzerland, returning
to Washington in october, to
make their home.
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Guest at White House
President Hoover has as his
guest at the White House the
United States Ambassador to
the Court of st. James Gen.
Charles G. Dawes, who is on his
way from visit in his Chicago
home to New York. The am
bassador will sail shortly for
England and his post at Lon
don.
X X X
The Secretary of the Treas
ury, Mr.. Mellon, who will spend
the greater part of the summer
in washington, will make fire.
quent weekend trips with his
son, Paul Mellon. Young Mr..
Mellon arrived in New York
yesterday aboard the Bremen
from England where he is a
student at Cambridge College,
and will join his brother-in-law
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. David
K. E. Bruce. in their Long Is
land home for the weekend.
The Washington times., 1930-06-26

AUiGtOrs Hunt for
Treasure in the Air.
For NeUeSt Thrills

How does a treasure hunt In
an airplane sound for the
newest thing In thrills? A
group Of young aviators. headed
by Belin du Pont, Of Whining
ton, staged one the other day.
They started at Mr.. du Points
private airport, and the clues
led the 10 men in the group
through five States. Some treas
ure, it must have been, to lure
them onl
Richard Morgan, Of Whining
ton, participated in the sport,
as did Eric Wood, Of New York,
famous stunt flier of the Cleve.
land air races last fall.
Sons at Newport
Bruce Howe and his brother,
Caledon Howe, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, are
registered at the Country Club
in Newport, r. l., for the sea-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howe have
opened their house at Newport
for the summer.
The Washington times., 1930-06-26

like a grown-up's swimming
suit, are of light flannels or
fine jerseys.
Some of the little girls are
getting quite sophisticated this
season. Going in for real
dressmaker type bathing suits
like their marnas. With
softly pleated skirts and belts.
And cardigan jackets to slip
on when the sun gets too hot
orsthe air too cool.
One-Piece Suits
Most youngsters suits are
one-piece. Because they've got
no hips to hold UP a pair of
trunks.
But lots of them give the ef-
feet of a two-piece suit a" by
combining two colors. Usually
white in the top and a color in
the trunks with a belt
running through loops at the
side.
We've had sketched quite a
variety of types. At the top a
The Washington times., 1930-06-26
Jackets Are
Smart For
Summer
BY WILMA LA VILE

10y w AAANAGN A161 N0AAA
You have heard about jackets
for months and you've been
wearing them for some little
time. but as they are better
fashion than ever, we consider
them we'll worth writing about
again.
In a recent news dispatch
from Paris jackets were given
first place among all the sum-
mer fashions. Parisiennes wear
them on almost every costume,
and even wear them all day, as
do Americans. And of course
the types you may choose them
in are limitless.
For sports the most used
jacket is the modified cardigan.
It's a direct descendant of the
straight cardigan with buttons
at the bottom, but this year it
is varied by a belt, a scarf or
some other dressmaker detail
that makes it different. The
tailored jacket, just like the
coat of mannish suit, appears
for sports and occasionally a
bolero. Then, too, a sports
jacket may have a cape.
Street costumes have jackets
more often than not. One
fashion authority recently said
that she preferred a poor dress
with a jacket to a good dress
without one. Perhaps that's a
bit extreme. but it expresses
the Judgment of many people.
For street every type appears
from a mere short cape that
covers the upper arm, to a
tailored coat that matches the
frock.
Afternoon frocks are smarter
and also more practical by the
addition of a jacket as it's
easy to vary the degree of for
mality or informality by put
ting the jacket on or off.
Nearly every filmy chiffon has
a cape or a little wiSp with
sleeves of some sort. Likewise
evening gowns of ten boast an
accompanying tiny wrap that
makes them into dinner
gown. We are sketching jack
cts that are typical of those
seen the most. OF course, they
may be varied to suit you
individually and they may be
worn on costumes of many
types.
The Washington times., 1930-06-26
Engagement
Announced
. In N. Y.

OF interest to Washington is
the announcement of the en-
gagement of Miss Janet McCook
Whitman, daughter of Malcolm
D. Whitman, of New York, and
granddaughter of Mrs. John J.
McCook, of Washington, to
Douglas B. Lewis, son of Mr..
and Mrs. De Lancey Lewis, of
Menlo Park, Calf.
Miss Whitman has been a fire.
quent visitor at the home of her
grandmother here. Her mother,
who died when she was a child,
was the former Miss Janet Nc
Cook, and her grandfather, the
late Colonel McCook, was one
of the Fighting McCooks of
Civil War fame.
On the paternaI side Miss
Whitman is a granddaughter of
William Whitman, founder of
william Whitman Company,
Inc, of which her father is vice
president. Her father was
American tennis champion in
'98, and the next two years.
Malcolm D. Whitman, jr., is her
brother. Miss Whitman was in
troduced to society in New York
two seasons ago by her grand
mother, Mrs. John ]. McCook.
Mr.. Lewis was graduated from
the Leland Stanford University
last year. His mother is the
former Miss Doris Batchelder.
The marriage will take place
in September in Burlingame,
Calf, where Miss Whitman is
now with her stepmother, Mrs.
Robert Burns Henderson, the
former Miss Jennie Crocker.
After their marriage Mr.. Lewis
and his bride will live in Bur
lingame.
Mr.. and Mrs. GiSt Blair are
at Clefstone Cottage, Bar Har-
Dor, Me.
FarGy Tor classmates
MidShipman Schall, son of
Senator and Mrs. Thomas D.
Schall, entertained a small
house party of his classmates
over the weekend at his home,
"Wyncrest," in Maryland.
Mrs. Schall, Paget Ann and
Richard Schall are in New
York for a few days. Senator
Schall is in Minnesota for
another fortnight.
\ k%
Miss Edith Bull is the guest
of Miss Frances Worral at the
Delmonico in New York. Miss
Bull will return to Washington
tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy Lay are
at Sunrise Cottage at White
field in the White Mountains
for the summer.
The Washington times., 1930-06-26
New Yorker
WedS Local
Girl
Miss Berenice Helene Simon
Becomes the Bride of
MerryIe RukeySer

Miss Berenice Helene Simon,
daughter OF Mrs. Louis Simon,
of washington, was married
last night at Z o'clock at the
Mayflower Hotel, to Merryle
Stanley Rukeyser, son Of Mrs.
Isaac Rukeyser, Of New York
city. Friends and relatives
were present at the ceremony
which was performed by DR..
Abram Simon. Of Washington,
and DR.. Nathan Krass, Of New
York.
James H. Simon gave his sis
ter in marriage. The bride
wore q gown of old ivory satin,
made in mid-Victorian style
with a bertha and train Of the
same material. Her veil Of
rare old Rose Point and Ouch
esse lace was arranged to give
q cap effect over the head,
and she carried a corsage bou-
quet Of white orchids and lilies
of the valley.
Attendants
Miss Flora Lyon, of Washing
ton, was maid of honor. She
wore a heaven blue lace gown
and carried talisman roses.
The matron of honor, Mrs.
Charles G. Robin, of New York,
sister Of the bridegroom. was
attired in a gown Of sunset
embroidered silk net, and car
ried boquet of delphiniurn.
The bridesmaids were Miss
Bertha Meyer and Miss Ruth
Simon. of Washington; Miss
Jane Oppenheimer, of Philadel-
phia, and Miss Alice Ruth
Greenwalds Of Chicago. Their
frocks of sunset tulle appliqued
with handmade taffeta flowers
of sunset blue, were made in
the bouffant style. They car
ried bouquets of delphinium
and African daisies. Miss Jane
Simon, the flower girl, wore a
sunset georgette dress.
Elliott M. Sanger, of New
York, was best man. The
ushers included Julian Rosen-
berg, Charles Robin, Ira Gold
stein, DR.. David Granger, Mil
ton Samuels, Noah Solomon,
Lawrence Rukeyser, Morton
Blumenthal and Harold RoSen-
helm, of New York, and Nor
ris Simon, Of Washington.
Southern Honeymoon
The couple went South on a
short honeymoon and upon
their return will reside in New
York.
Mr.. Rukeyser, a graduate Of
Columbia University, is a mem
Der of the faculty Of that insti-
tuition, and is a financial writer
for the New York American and
Universal Service, and for ma
tional magazines. He is mem
ber of the Columbia University
Club, the Columbia Mems
Faculty Club, and the News
paper Club of New York. and
is an honorary member of
Sigma Delta Chi.
Visiting Mother
Mrs. John Henry Hammond
. is visiting her mother, Mrs
Henry White, wife of the former
United States ambassador to
France, at Elm Court, her es-
tate at Lenox, Mass.
The Washington times., 1930-06-26

1lc1at1ng.
Bridal Gown
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
gown of ivory satin, made along
princess lines, with a V neck,
long tight sleeves, a circular
train, which fell gracefully from
the waiStline. Her ivory color
tulle veil was finished at the
back and the sides with clusters
of orange blossoms, and drawn
closely about her head. It was
held in place by a chin strap
of tulle. She carried Gala lilies.
The 'matron of honor. the
brides sister, Mrs. Alexander
Gregg. formerly Dorothy Mon
dell, the maid of honor, Miss
Virginia Harris, and the brides
maids. Miss Bina Day Deneen.
Mrs. William Mondell, sister.ln-
law of the bride: Miss Elizabeth
Woodward, of Trenton, N. j..
and Mrs. Arthur Schilling, OF
Philadelphia, were dressed in
frocks of various shades of pink
organdie.
Mrs. Gregg, in the deepest.
Miss Harris, in a lighter shade.
and the bridesmaids in flesh
color.
Attendants FrOckS
The frocks were fashioned
alike, with sleeveless fichu col
lars. They were close-fitting to
the knees. with circular flares
falling from that point to the
floor The hats were of pink
straw. with organdie brims, and
trimmed with pink velvet bows.
The velvet was used again to
define the high waistline Of the
The Washington times., 1930-06-26

All they have. to wear is a
couple of Suspender straps and
a tummy band and they're
dressed for the beach or
the sand box in the back yard.
And in just a little while
they're brown as roly-poly teddy
bears 8. and the sunlight
vitamin has soaked into their
bones -. and they're tough
and hard enough to give us one
good sock on the chin-and
count ten over us.
Well-at least we can look
enViouSly and think
how cute these 1880 youngsters
are in their 1880 suits. Never
cutter.
Sun Suits
Their sun-suits are most Of
ten a combination of light jer-
sey and mesh when
they're beach suits. Lots of
cool linen or cotton ones, too.
for backyard use.
And bathing suits, when
they're not of knitted yarns
The Washington times., 1930-06-26
FASHION FLASHES
BY Anne Anglin-

A shining light Of the dress
world is the evening frock with
silver touches. A frock of fine
black Chantilly lace is embroid-
cred all-over with tiny silver sc.
quins. 1t has a two-tierec skirt
and a bodice with a deep bertha
extending all around, almost to
the waist.
The Washington times., 1930-06-26
Mrs. Wheeler
Remaining
In City

A course in Elizabethean lit
erature at George Washington
University will keep Mrs. Bur
ton K. Wheeler, wife of the
junior Senator from Montana,
in Washington for the duration
of the summer.
Last summer Mrs. Wheeler
took a course in world politics
at George Washington Univer-
Sity. 1t is her policy to take
some summer course each sea-
son. Not, as she explains, with
the idea of securing degree
but for the sheer joy of study.
Yesterday Senator Wheeler,
accompanied by their eldest
son, John Wheeler, who gradu-
ated this month at George
Washington University, sailed
for Europe. They will be gone
until September.
Goes to Hidden House
Maj. Gen. Adolphus Greely,
the famous Arctic explorer, has
gone to Hidden House, his home
at South Conway, in the White
Mountains, for the summer.
Miss Rose Greely will spend part
Of the summer with him.
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Back From Cruise
Former Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer. of Washing
ton, and Mrs. Palmer are at
the Delmonico, New York, after
a cruise on the Cambriona, the
new 235-foot yacht of Walter
o. Briggs, of Detroit. Mr.. and
Mrs. Briggs entertained a large
party at the Yale-Harvard re-
gatta and the trial races of the
Americas Cup defender candi-
dates off Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bell
Sweeney are at Bar Harbor.
Me, for the summer. They are
staying at Petunia Cottage.
Hosts Last Evening
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Homer Hall,
who have just returned to the
city following a visit in Toronto,
Canada, and Buffalo, N. Y, en-
tertained in their home last
night at q v st. N. E.
Their guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mea, Mrs. Matte
Belt and Joe Williams. Mr..
and Mrs. Hall, with their
family. are leaving July 13 for
an extensive motor trip through
the South, visiting Mr.. Halls
sister, Mrs. Alexander Hall, in
Birmingham, Ala.
X 4
Miss Edith Bull, of Washing.
Eon. who is visiting Miss Frances
Worrall at the Hotel Delmonica,
in New York, will return to her
home tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1930-06-26
Envoy Goes
ToGreet
III Fliers
Sir Ronald Lindsay Makes
Trip to New York Today,
BY AirpIane

The Ambassador Of Great
Britain, Sir Ronald Lindsay,
flew to New York today to
greet Capt. Charles Kingsford-
Smith and his companions Of
the Southern Cross upon their
arrival there from Harbor
Grace.
The Ambassador made the
trip in a plane sent here for
him by Grover Whalen, former
New York city Police Commits
sioner. He was accompanied
by Wing Commander FienneS,
air attache of the embassy.
The Washington times., 1930-06-26

A light head is pleasant these
warm days if it is the outcome
of wearing a lightweight, shady
hat. Paris sends a model of
tuscan lace with a facing of
shirred crepe de chine. The
bandeau. of pink velvet ribbon,
slashes through the brim, across
the forehead and ties to one
side.