davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1930-05-24
Marion Wells Loses
At End of This PLdU

Marion Wells has had things
pretty much her own way in the
seven plays offered this season
by the National Players. That is
to say, the personalities she has
essayed have had things their
own way.
Miss Wells is due for an en-
phatic setback the week of May
Is when the Players offer The
Misleading Lady" Though. IN this
piece. she has one of the "fattest"
roles of the season, Mr.. Gilbert is
permitted to maneuver things so
that an impudent young thing
gets her just desserts.
The Washington times., 1930-05-24
BIG CROWDS AT
GLEN ECHCO

Glen Echo is expected to be
the mecca for thousands Of visl-
tors this week, an attendance
which will attain its peak on
Decoration Day, always a big
day at the park.
Plenty of benches and chairs
have been installed for the hun
dreds of families who will picnic.
All the big rides, such as the Dip,
Derby Racer, Aeroplane Swing,
Whip, etc, continue to thrill the
visitors. and there are many
other devices in every nook and
Granny to make visitors happy.
There are plenty of refreshment
stands also with city prices for
those who enjoy an all day out
ing. Practically everybody visit
ing the park is attracted to the
fine ballroom, where McWilliams
and his orchestra turn out tan
talizing tunes as of yore. Dane
ing is every night except Sunday
from $50 to 11:30.
The Washington times., 1930-05-24
Bridge Expert Heard
In Film Card Game

Bridge playerS-and who isn't
have a treat in store at War
ner's Earle Theater this week
where Milton C. Work. interna-
tional authority on bridge, can
be seen and heard in a picture,
in which he explains and dem"
onstrates hands in the popular
card game. Bridge players have
paid as high as $3.50 to see Mr..
Work demonstrating his mode of
playing the game at leading de-
partment stores.
His articles appear in more
than $50 newspapers daily and
special articles are written by
him for numerous magazines.
The picture featuring Mr.. Work
is an added attraction to the
Earle program, which features
John Barrymore in his first talk
ing comedy picture, THE Man
From Blankley's.
The Washington times., 1930-05-24
EXCITING AS
MARION WINS

When the National Players un
dertake the noted comedy, "The
Misleading Lady" at their theater
Monday night, Marion Wells will
be case as. the little spitfire who
is subjected to considerable back
fire when her flirtatious hoax
proves a boomerang.
Miss Wells appears as Helen
Steele, an ambitious youngSter
who thinks she is an elegant
actor and who, to prove her
estimate of herself, agrees to
make one Jack Craigen (Walter
Gilbert) propose to her before
the night is over. Craigen actu-
ally is smitten and with all he
ardor accompanying love at sight,
is on his knees asking her to
wed while various guests of the
house party eavesdrop behind cur
tains. At the height of his fervid
pleas, Helen laughs at him and
tells him she was "Stringing "
him. To double his embarrass-
ment, the other guests appear
and continue the kidding.
you've flirted with me. You've
rocked the boat, skated on thin
ice. fooled with the buzzSaw,
walked on the third rail and
lighted the dynamite fuse" JACK
roars at her and thereupon he
proceeds to kidnap her by force,
and the smart Miss Steele later
finds herself in a lonely Adiron-
dack cabin, shackled to table
and treated in the manner pur-
sued in the foremost caveman-
ish circles.
The Washington times., 1930-05-24
POLLY MORAN
HAPPY AND
HOMELY

Polly Morgan doesn't mind oe-
ing called homely.
In a recent interview follow
ing completion of her latest
comedy, Caught Short" now at
Loew's Columbia, in which she is
so-starred with Marie DresSler'
the popular comedienne, whose
face has often been called a
caricature, confessed that she'd
rather be an ugly duckling than
the most beautiful swan in re
world.
Not Sour Grapes
"And that isn't case Of sour
grapes, either" Miss Moran
stated. IF people only realized
the continual worry that beautl-
full screen stars have keeping
their looks, and the money. time
and energy they have to spend in
the process of making themselves
attractive, and the things they
can't do and the foods they can't
eat why noheStiy'
many of them have reached the
point where they are actually
slaves to their beauty. And
once it starts to fade -
here Miss Moran shuddered .
mot for me, thank you. I'd
rather be just plain and know
that it doesn't make any differ
ence and if l want to have six
chocolate creams after dinner, it
is perfectly all right.
mot that 1 always felt like
that" the queen of Slapstick ad-
mitted. "Oh no, once 1 used to
think that good looks were every
thing. 1 became morbid on the
subject. Everything I wore
looked terrible because it was
on me. 1 hated the sight Of a
mirror. I was almost ready to
commit suicide. But comedy
saved the day for me. When /
found out that the worse /
looked. the more people laughed,
realized that there is a place IN
this world for everybody and
even the ugly ducklings have a
purpose"
Veteran Comic
Polly Moran has been making
people laugh since she was a
small child. daughter of Moran
and a Kelly (Which proves that
she isn't Scandinavian.
She has crossed the Atlantic
IA times, particularly in the
vaudeville days which preceded
pictures. At that time she was
/ the variety's greatest female
monologist. She has played all
the vaudeville houses of prom
| inence in the United States
Europe and South Africa.
The Washington times., 1930-05-24
Nev Screen Programs Ready for Movie G0ers
FRISCO LIKES
CIGAR AND
DERBY

No cigar has received the popu-
larity of the Joe Frisco cigar and
no derby has ever had the vogue
of the Frisco derby, but this
does not argue their superiority
as merchandise. The favor is
because of the men behind the
cigar and under TIE derby.
The articles are only the props
and accoutrement of the owner.
Joe Frisco, internationally famous
humorist and dancing comedian,
who is appearing in person at
Warmers Earle Theater-with the
famous cigar and derby, of
course.
Mr.. Frisco has been accused
of many things. 1t was said that
he was responsible for jazz
dancing, but this is not so. Jazz
antedates his generation but he
was and still is responsible for a
certain style of jazz dancing,
which spread like prairie fire and
has become the style of styles
wherever Mr.. Frisco has spon-
sored it. That has been all Of
the United States and in many
parts of Europe, particularly in
London and Paris.
While Mr.. Frisco is a dancer.'
it would be unfair to contribute
his success to dancing any more
than it would be to attribute
the success of a Christmas pud-
ding to any one ingredient. It
is the thing as a whole that
counts and so it is with his work.
1t is the combination of comedy.
eccentricity, dancing; that lerbv
and the angle at which it is
worn; that cigar and the part
it plays, which constitutes the
tout ensemble. Mr.. Frisco is
composite with his mosaic OF
talents and each color bit in
it's proper and artistic place.
The Washington times., 1930-05-24
Edmund LOWe ScOrnS
Use of Screen Double

When Edmund Lowe accepts a
role in a picture it's all or
nothing. He is one actor that
refuses a double, regardless OF
the danger the part may involve
In Born Reckless" his latest
starring vehicle now showing at
the Fox Theater Lowe does the
most dangerous stunt Of his ca,
reer, that of driving a heavy
car squarely into the side of a
building, while going at a break.
neck speed. Fortunately he es,
capped injury, despite the flying
debris and glass.
The Washington times., 1930-05-24
JOURNEYS END
MADE FROM
NOTED PLAY.

Journeys End" which has
been pronounced a perfect pic
turization of a perfect play is the
current attraction at RK-O
Keith'S.
This is the play that two CONT
nents have been packing theaters
to see for two years. This is the
play, so perfect, so inspiring, so
to be cherished that columns and
columns have been written ex-
pressing a fear of what would
happen to it in it's transition
from the speaking stage to the
talking celluloid.
Follows Play
Not unmindful of all the ter
rors on the part of the legion of
admirers of Journeys End" its
producers made an inviolable law
at the very Start-it must pre-
serve r. C. Sherriff's play in let
ter, spirit and gesture. And, if
advance criticism can be relied
upon. it has.
Journeys End" is story Of
British officers in a dugout at
st. Quentin in March 1918. The
story opens with them coming to
the front for their turn again at
six days Of living only 100 yards
from the German front line-six
days Of eating and sleeping in a
dark, vile underground cubbyhole,
of sloshing through muddy
trenches, of war-war that some
how seems so silly.
And the men jest; they tell
yarns; they drink. The great
thing is not to think of what is
going to happen to them-for
they know the very hour Of a
German attack and know that
there is no support at their rear.
They do childish things to amuse
themselves, to make the time
pass. Deadly monotony is mingled
with deadly terror that they
must conceal.
The Washington times., 1930-05-24
MANKIEWICz IS
EXPERT ON
DIALOGUE

1t is generally conceded that
modern travel, what with air.
planes and all, is even faster
than the wind.
But for miracles of travel, we
must consider the talking picture
dialogue writer.
He is not required to traverse
oceans or air, but he may be
called upon to span centuries by
imagination. Hard work is his
travelling companion, and diligent
research is his guiding compass.
He may do his mental journey
ing in China for one picture and
force his mind to invade the
gloom of a pententiary death
house for another. Royal courts
Of the fifteenth century, boxing
arenas of the present day, tie
gambling salons at Monte Carlo
and the cattle ranges of the West
are his Imaginative ports Of call.
OF all these mental journeys, a
trip back through the centuries
is the most difficult, in the
opinion of Herman j. Mankiewicz,
Paramount writer.
Mankiewicz recently returned
from such a jaunt. In adapting
the musical romance, THE Vaga-
bond King" for the audible screen
and writing additional dialogue
for it, Mankiewicz had to send
his mind on a visit to the fiji
teenth century Paris. The royal
court of Louis XI, the famous
vagabond taverAs and the whole
turbulent pattern of Partisan life
of the period had to be explored.
From this mental voyaging,
mostly done in the extensive re-
search department at Paramount 5
West Coast studios. he was en-
abled to understand the adven-
turous spirit of the times and to
express the thoughts of the char
acters in appropriate language.
The Vagabond King" is now
playing at Warmers Metropolitan
Theater and is filmed entirely in
color.
The Washington times., 1930-05-24
Extras at "Met"

The added attractions at the
Metropolitan Theater include the
latest Graham McNamee- -Univer
sal newSreel, a Side-splitting car,
toon comedy, Hawaiian Pine
apples" and a delightful Taylor
Holmes farce Dad Knows Best u
The Washington times., 1930-05-24
MCWiLLiQn1s Band In
Third Park Season

During the absence of Phil
O'Brien from the city. Ben Nc
Williams has had Wilbur Smith
in his place as assistant director
of his big Glen Echo band that
has gone over with bang and
a boom-boom this season.
This marks the third annual
Glen Echo engag| 'nent for the
McWilliams band.
The Washington times., 1930-05-24

them put the IS. R. o." sign out,
if past popularity is any criterion.
The Washington times., 1930-12-06

USED CAR SALE ,-4sist:s !
TREw MOTOR Co. 1909 I4th 81. y. W.
Chevrolet Coupes t5l. $50 and QP =
Ford Coupes and Cabriolets.. SO and supy
ROBERT HERSON'S AUTO Elk,
100 FLORIDA AVE. n. 2.
The Washington times., 1930-12-06
UNFURNISHED ROOMS

OATES ST. n. O., I231-EntIre I'd floor.
large rooms. Ink. heat. gas, elec.
ORREN ST. n. E.. 1213-Unusual op-
portunity for refined couple, entirely
private, 8 rooms, Ink: owners home. Call
after or anytime Sunday. Line. 2037.
The Washington times., 1930-12-06

1851 Fairmont 81 N. w., top Of hill,
d4th Sc. car; or 2 rnn: suites. with or With
cut bath. 4urn com. linen & maid eervice
e.: day. Wk-j mo. 81. $40. $12. SIS wk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
Small English Town
CO-Operates to Gain

The depression in and near the little
town OF Brynmawr. England, Is almost
over, and now only about 500 of its 8, 600
inhabitants have no work. The people
OF the place, deSpairing of help from
outside, have set about the attempt to
put fresh life into the town.
AS beginning, careful survey Is be-
ing made, with the view of working our
an economic policy for the future. Of
more immediate practical value is the
setting up of an organization In the
form Of company to obtain expert
advice about startling new industries on
cooperative lines, with loans from the
organization, which Is trying to obtain
o fund of $4,000.
As very hopeful first enterprise. the
Brynmawr folks have launched a boot
making industry, which is already nav
ing high wages at the rate Of $500 a
year.
Brynmawr is also endeavoring to make
itself holiday resort. For that pur-
pose every one tries his best to trans
form an industrial town into a place
where people can stay for holiday An
interesting feature of the scheme Is the
plan for employing some Of the uneni-
ployed on the roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
Wirelessed Calls
For Taxi to Be Tried

Experiments have been carried out in
England for some time with devices for
calling taxicabs by wireless. Trials with
the latest type Of apparatus have given
satisfactory results and the device will
be put in operation soon.
Wireless will be used when the taxi
cab is ordered by telephone from q cab
ceives the instructions on q tiny witch
board fitted at his side. He can turn
of the switch when not plying for hire
The only piece Of apparatus visible To
the PUBLIC Is q frame aerial fitted on the
roof Of the cab.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09

Modern fighting ships are too valuable
as q threat to be lightly endangered by
fighting. So far they have exerted most
Of their influence upon history by their
existence rather than by their shells.
1t is fact which lends to the debates
over statistics a certain reality since it
is not impossible that the statistics viii
prove OF greater Importance in future
naval history than any actual shooting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09

"This loss should make you cautious said. "But
not too cautious You must keep believing.
Consider this great publisher of whom I have
spoken. What has made his millions? The same pas
sionate belief which led him to lose thousands in that
unsound real estate proposition Only of his be-
Gevng has been in sound enterprises in honest
"And there more honest men than crooks" said
More good businesses than bad businesses More years
of prosperity than of panic; reward for faith than
for doubt"
Mirabeau, watching the face of the young Robe
sphere, exclaimed THAT young will travel far; he
believes every word he says"
J. P Morgan said that he often loaned money with
out collateral relying his faith in the borrowers.
When he died there several million dollars of
worthless stocks in his box testyng that he had
times believed too much. But there were many times
several millions of good stocks prove that his faith had
been much more often justified than not.
1t costs something to belong to the believers But
the rewards the big successes the big fortunes and
the big fun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09

MY 1o-year-old nephew took Sc of his hard
WI who advertised he might win $500.
For the first few days after he had mailed
his letter my nephew waited eagerly for the postan his
eyes agleam with hope. Slowly the hope faded into
doubt
1t painful process to witness. The snake OF
skeptcism creeping into the garden of his faith and
nothing could be done protect him.
When, at length, he knew that he would never have
any word from those deceving gentlemen, that his Sc
gone forever talked him about the ways of men
in this imperfect world.
told him about certain powerful publisher.
When he young reporter he was hired by
real estate company write booklet So convinced
he by his arguments that he took all his
savings and invested them in the proposition He lost
several thousand dollars.
pointed out to my nephew that he himself was for
At the age of 10, and with tuition fee of only
&c. he had learned the important lesson that may not
believe everything.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09

CopyriEht. 1890.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09


operated by private citizens of the
United States"
have said previously that it is not
surprising that our people generally have
lacked understanding of what is being
done to maintain the American mer-
chant marine. In the reorganization
and adjustments that were necessary
after the war, there were unfortunate
disputes and conflicts Of authority. The
newspapers were filled with reports OF
wars" within the Shipping Board and
conflicts between Shipping Board, Mer-
chant Fleet Corporation and Emergency
Fleet Corporation. There were charges
OF waste Of funds, of heavy losses. Sell
dom was the public presented with
clear picture Of the essential and use
full work that was going on despite con-
nicts OF authority and opinion.
Past Decade Shows Progress.
Nevertheless, it can now be said that
during the last decade substantial prog
ress has been made toward establishing
Q permanent American merchant ma
rine. The Government has disposed Of
several thousand ships. Many of them
were destroyed, burned or torn apart
because they could not be probably op.
Grated by any one. Many have been solo
to private operators and are being regu-
larly used to maintain essential trade
routes between America and the re.
mainder Of the world. Less than 60C
ships still remain under the control o.
the Shipping Board, and more than 300
OF these are simply held in reserve fol
possible emergencies of war or peace
The cost to the Government Of operation
Of its merchant feet has, within com
paratively few years been reduced from
more than $40,000,o00 annually to les:
than $4,000, 900.
Operators Maintain Regular Service.
In disposing of this vast feet TIL
Shipping Board has required that buy
ers definitely agree to maintain regula
service from American ports to all part
. of the world under our own flag. On
der the present law even the crews o
New Britain herald., 1930-10-18
RAMS WILL ENGAGE
 PARK CITY ELEVEN
Hope to Eliminate Sokol Rose
 buds From State Title Race

Elimination of the Bridgeport en- try in the race for the state profess sional title will be the aim of the New Britain Rams tomorrow when they play the Sokol Rosebuds in the Park city. Last week the New Haven Triangle Pros were given a set back by the Hardware City team.
 Five college stars are in the line up of the Bridgeport eleven. With New Britain's group of Fordham players and others the game should be worth seeing.
 The team will try tomorrow 10 perfect it's forward passing attack. Last week the Rams did not seem to work passes as well as could be ex- pected. The pass that put the Rams in scoring position was a lucky af- fair. It was thrown 10 Al Politis but the ball bounded out of his hands into the hands of Vic Radzewich who raced to his opponents four yard line
 It is expected that the lineup that started against New Haven last week will again be used.
 The Sokol Roscbuds are said to be the strongest Park City team since the "old days They are the combi- nation of two strong teams of last year The best players on both teams are banded together and there are many stars in the lineup.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-18
to Follow Games.
The Boys club basketball team is

The Boys club basketball team is preparing for a hard season. Pros poets for a good team at the club look very bright this year. All of last years team are back with the ex- ception of Joe Goffa. who joined the Stanley Works squad. The players who were on the Boys club squad last year, and who are candidates years captain and center, back this year with more weight and strength; Stanley Zembrowski, forward; Joe Bokas, another forward who gives promise of being very good this sea- son: Al Remetta, forward last year; Walter Grusha, another forward; and the guards of last season, John Red" Campagone, Mike" Paluch, John Winters, and Hugo" Parpar- ian.
 In all there are about 25 candi- dates trying for positions on the team, including the reserves of last year. The new men are Joe Nor J Zujko, J. Marine, R. Nappi, and kraszewski, a brother of Henry kraszewski, now at Dartmouth and a former member of the Boys club team; A Tutko, R. Jarvis, Pisarsky, T. Paluch, one of the five Paluch brothers in the club, and F. Hubay.
 Under Coach Ray Anderson, all I.;, Using the fundamentals on Mondays and Thursdays in seeking a berths on the regular squad. While noth- ing has been decided as to who the eight men on the first team are to be, at present, the wedding out pro- cess will start in the near future.
 Hard Schedule Lined Up
 Superintendent Dwight Skinner has booked some of the best anna teur teams in the state. Among those already secured are the Bristol Boys club, New Haven Boys club, New York Boys club. Springfield College Jayvees, Trinity College Jay wees, Booths Preparatory School of New Haven, Winsted Y. M. C. A.. Willimantic "Y", and Central Y. NJ. C. A. of Waterbury.
 There will be 20 home games, all played on Monday evenings at the Boys club gym. The opening game will be on Monday, November IT.. | Season tickets good for the 20 games can be secured. The members of ladies' auxiliary of the club will act as chaperons at the games and the dancing which will follow.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-18
TR|ANGLES TACKLE
 WILLIAMS ELEVEN
Will Make Ambitious Attempt at
 SaVin Rock Tomorrow

The Triangle A. C. of this city will make it's most ambitious venture of the current football season tomor- row when it goes to Savin Rock to take on the strong Williams A. C. of New Haven. The Williams eleven is undefeated this season and is con- fident of toppling the locals, but the Purple has been practicing assidu- ously all week in preparation for its big attempt Last Sunday in Hart ford the Trangles dumped the All Burnsides by 12-0, and they hope to continue their winning ways this weekend.
 The Williams team is composed in the main of players from Bruce CaldwelTs all-star combination which proved the only one to defeat the New Britain Nutmegs last fall. This means that the Triangles will have to be at their best, and even better than their best to date, If they are to come home with a vic- tory.
 Desamons will be at the pivot po- sition for the locals tomorrow, with Eckert and Abbot as guards, Fiana and Captain Ravagnani as tackles, and Carrubba and Cassella on the ends. Mccormick will direct the team from his quarterback position, while Quarti and Gill as halfbacks and Cugno at fullback will complete the starting lineup. Anderson. Squil- laciote, Tusk, Diloretto, and Kogel- man will be in reserve.
 The Triangles will omit practice tomorrow morning and will leave the club parlors on South street by bus at 10:30 a. m.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-18
CORNELL |WADES
 PR|NCET0N'S LAIR
Dobie's Men Expected to Defeat
 Tigers as in 1929

Princeton, \. J., oct. IS tP,-Gn Dobie's Cornell eleven invaded Palmer Stadium today for the 18th clash with Bill Roper's Princeton Tigers.
 In this long series, begun in 1891, Princeton has won l3 games and lost four. Cornell conquered the Tigers last year and were favored today to make 1t two in a row. Cor nell has run up an imposing point total against three minor opponents while Princeton already has bowed to Brown.
 Probable lineups: Princeton Cornell Mister ................ Lueder Garrett ...........,......... George
 left tackle Billings .................. Tulllr
 left guard MeStreS ........................ Penny
 center Hockenbury .............. Hunt
 right guard GeckleE ....-.............. Rothstein
 right tackle BEles ...,............... ounS
 right end Bennett ........-..........-,. Beyer
 quarterback Howson ..............,. Niviano
 left halfback Reinmund ............ Handleman
 right halfback James ...-............... Pond
 fullback