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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

"HAT lovely lady, Lillian Gish, has
Aemerged from the .silexceS, her
debut on what used to be
i known as the speaking stage"
being synchronized with her
first venture into talking pictures. Her
appearance in Jed Harris production
Of "Uncle Vanya" Is hailed as an I'M
nressiye return to the stage" This,
In a way. is true, for some II years ago
the extremely youthful Gish sisters Ola
dutter inconspicuousiy in the back,
ground of a Belasco fantasy, THE Good
little Devil" in the foreground OF
which was Mary Pickford. No more
attention was paid to Lillian Gisn az
that time than was paid to Charlie
Chaplin when, through the influence OF
his brother Sid, he was permitteo 10
substitute for a stricken performer IN
a vaudeville act, "A Night in q Lon
don Music Hail."
It remained for David Wark Grifhth
to detect and develop the infinite peau-
ty and grace and power that lurked IN
this frail maiden, and to establlsn ner
as one of the few artists OF the snent
screen That eloquent silence was pc.
Miss Gish. who could speak volumes
with an unfinished gesture.
When the sound era arrived. 1t seemed
certain that she must needs recede into
the lunar mists from which she mad
come. She herself issued statements to
the effect that only under violent pro-
test would she ever consent TO address
q microphone.
Those who are fortunate enough TO
witness her performance IN Uncie
Vanya" will be convinced that such ap-
prehensions were groundless. Seen and
heard in the harsh light Of Broadway,
she is still Lillian Gish. fragile, lovely,
deft and astonishingly intelligent.
Those, however, who see her In her
first talking picture, vartously known
as "The Swan" and zone Romantic
Night" will wish either that the movie
tone had never been invented or that
Miss Gish had made good her threat
never to have dealings with these noise
machines. For in this dismal offering
she displays all the adrottness OF q
high school girl, sing-songtng her way
with pathetic determination through
her first part.
So while Lillian Gish achieves re-
sounding triumph on the stage, she
founders woefu1ly on the screen.
An explanation Of this strange con-
tradiction Is not hard to find. In "Un-
Gle Vanya' Miss GiSh has true lines to
speak and true emotions to feel, and is
benefited further by the superb direc-
ton of Jed Harris. In THE Swan
"One Romantic Night she is afflicted
with impossible lines, phony emotions
and utterly inept direction. That she
is so bad in this picture Is not her
fault, although 1t Is unquestionably her
tough luck.
Her calamitous talking vehicle is de-
rived from Molnar's play, THE Swan.
but the derivation process has been as
complicated and as far-fetched as the
new title, lone Romantic Night" would
| indicate. The characters have been re-
vised and with them the motives and
the dialogue has been popped up to an
appalling extent.
Molnar's THE Swan has become
"One Romantic Night" Just as Mol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
Merses With Films.

4 RTHUR HANGMERSTEIN, stage and
screen producer and for 30 years q
factor in the American theater, will
desert the stage for motion picture pro-
duction next Spring. after presenting
1.-THE Bird of Paradise" and Madeline"
on the New York stage in the interim.
The high cost Of producing musical
plays, in relation to the revenue they
can bring, together with the opportunity
afforded by talking pictures to reach
wider audiences, was mentioned by Mr..
Hammerstein as part of the motivation
for his decision. He intends to be active
not only in the making Of films, but In
the pre-release showings Of them at adj
vanced prices, he said. Committing be-
tween Hollywood and New York, and
division of his time and interests be-
tween the two media, does not work
toward finest results for either, Mr..
Hammerstein said. in declaring his in
tention to complete his stage program
and then devote himself exclusively to
films
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
Shifts Her Art.

"nAINTY MARIE" (Meeker), who
-" has gloried in the billing of the
Keith, the Orpheum and the R-K-O cir
cults as 1.-THE International Physical
Culture Beauty" and who has the dis
tinction of having appeared in musical
comedy with Blanche Ring, has an
nounced her retirement from the stage
preparatory to inaugurating her mis-
sion in life of rejuvenating wilted and
distorted forms by the rolling method.
Marie, although now 48-"and does
not look a day over 22"- Is said to be
still beautiful woman and gifted with
the secret, by her own process, OF de-
veloping real beauty in the feminine
form divine that has never known such
beauty, or, having once enjoyed it, has
felt the marks Of time, or disease, or
whatever else may tend to destroy the
ethereal, tempered with modern dash,
in fragile humanity. And she declares
she can do it without any physical dis
comfiture,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
COMING SOON.
THE spirit of competition has brougl

THE spirit Of competition has brought
to Washington this week a Won
derful collection Of screen productions,
so good in fact that it has been difhcult
in some quarters to say what really
may follow next week.
Ioew's Palace, however, is the first in
the field to announce a production
constructed around the recent stock
market crash, and therefore announces
that its feature, starting next Saturday,
will bear the title of Eddie Cantors
famous book, Caught Short" with
the leading roles as comedy stars and
Anita Page providing the pulchritude.
At Loew's Columbia it is expected
"The Divorce" viii be held over for
another week. 'o-i..
The Fox Theater, true to form, an
nounces that 1.-The Golden Calf" star
ring Ell Brendel and Marjorie White,
supported by Sue Carol, Jack Mulhall,
Richard Keene, Paul Page and Walter
Catlett. will usher in the new week
next Saturday.
Warmers Earle announces for the
week starting Friday Of this week a
beautiful and thrilling First National
Vitaphone production, Song OF the
Flame" a love story of the Russian
Revolution. entirely in Technicolor, with
Bernice Claire and Alexander Gray. a
new team of singing lovers, as the
stars. The advance notices say that
it is alive with action and thrills and
respondent with romantic beauty. Its
great song, of course. Song Of the
Flame" is glorified in the production.
Hold Everything" this weeks feature
at the Warner Metropolitan, a Vita
phone comedy of the prize ring. featur-
ing Winnie Lightner and Joe E. Brown,
and including the French fighter,
Georges Carpenter; Sally ONeil and
Bert Roach in the cast, Is scheduled
for a second week, starting also next
Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

ONE of the many reasons why the
~ National Players have struck deep
into the theater- going hearts OF WASH
ington is Edith Gresham, whose weekly
contributions to this city's possibly lone
legitimate playhouse have been MODEST
but most effective.
Miss Gresham has juggled her roles
nicely, roles that have been as varied
as the architecture along Pennsylvania
avenue. Last week, in fact, she dis
played q range Of restrained and unre"
strained emotions that might be ex-
pected Of only the most astute devotee
Of the histrionic muse.
All of which should not come as .
surprise. The name of Gresham, al
though perhaps not so well known, has
an ancestral theatrical tree that has
been budding quite as long as the Bar
rymores and the Drews. 1t Is further
more interlinked through marriage
with those bulwarks Of the stage. the
Fords. Apart from that. Miss Gresn.
ans grandfather, John T. Ford, built
and managed Ford's Theater in Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
One of Our Stock Glories.

ington and also controlled Ford's Opera
House in Baltimore. Her mother was
member of Augustin Days famous
stock company, and 1t is said that
there she firest met her hansband, Her
bert Gresham, who had come over from
England with Henry z. Dixie. Four OF
Miss Gresham's uncles are Electrically
inclined, as Is her brother, Harry, who
recently played in Penny Arcade" in.
New York.
In Jerry last week Miss Gresham
had q part that she fitted like a glove.
AS mcbride, ruthlessly engaged TO q
man for 20 years, she had q chance to
"emote" from the sublime to the ridicu-
lous. In either capacity she Is always a
character, never herself. Remember her
in Brothers" as the lettering lady
screaming for her mani" Well, II you
don't, and that means that you missed
the National that week, be sure to keep
weather eye peeled for this cultivated
have been one Of the delights of the
stock companyS season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
(s) Indicates Where Film IL Being
Shown Today.

t*l Indicates Where Film IL Being
Shown Today.
District of Columbia
sTHE METRoPOLITAN-F Ut. NV.
*AMBASSADOR-I8th and Col. I'd. NV.
APOLLO-624 III Ut. ne.
fAVALON-Conn. ave. and Mckinley
*AVENUE GRAND-645 Pa. ave. Sc.
CENTRAL-Sth st.
COLONY-Georgia ave. and FarTagut.
HOME-1230 C st. ne.
JESSE-3100 18th Ut. ne.
sRIALTO-9th at G Ut.
TIVOLI-14th and Park rd. NV.
YORK-Georgia ave. and Quebec NV.
sSTANTON--5l5 c st. ne.
SAVOY-3O30 18th ct. NV.
SYLVAN-l04 Rhode Island ave. NV.
TAKOMA-4tk and Butternut sts.
MARYLAND and Virgiaia
MARYLAND-Hsgerst Md.
OPERA HOUSE-Leesburg, Va,
REPUBLIC THEATER-AnnapOlis.
MARADA--St. Michaels. Md.
ARCADE-Crisfleld Md.
STATE--Bethesda, Md.
MELvILLE-Sykesviile Mo.
"STATE-Westminster. Md.
IMPERIAI-Brunswick Md.
PALACE-Frostburg Md.
CAPITOL--Winchest Va.
STRAND-Staunton, Va.
MASONIC-CIifton Forge, Va,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Md.
GLOBE-Berlin, Md.
NEW VIRGINIA-Harripon Va.
ASHTON-ClarendOn, Va.
OPERA HOUSE-Piedmont, w. Va.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, va.
NEW--Elkton, Md.
NEW-Aberdeen, MD.
NEW-Hancock, Nd
WALLACE DAIE-Tanrier. Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
Sings Temple Scene.

GIOVANNI MARTINELLI sings the
temple scene from act of aida"
in the latest of his Vitaphone Varieties
just completed. The Metropolitan tenor
has proven to be Vitaphone's most pop
ular opera star, this being the tenth of
his Vitaphone Varieties. In Bourskaya,
also of the Metropolitan Opera Co.,
sings with Martinelli.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
Paramount Changes Name.

PARAMOUNT PUBLX CORPORA
TON is the new official title OF
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation.
The change has become effective, fol-
lowing ratification at the recent meeting
April Is, of the stockholders. to whom
the new title was recommended by the
board of directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
The Snoring Picture cAlb~m
By Robert E. Sherwood.

mars Olympia" became His Wonder
full Night" Which, suggests that the
title Of the proposed film version OF
Molnar's "Lilliom" will probably be
"rIis Night In Heaven"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
KATHLEEN ROBINSON.

KATHLEEN ROBINSON,
Who has q leading role in "Abie's Irish
Rose" scheduled for another Washing
ton production at Polls beginning to-
night.
This play has been q record breaker
in American theaters for I'VE and q
half years.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
BANK STATEMENTS

washington Clearing House,
$685., ,291.91.
New York Clearing House ex.
change, $1,241, 100000.
New York Clearing House bal
ance, $161 10000
Treasury balance, 1862, ,Ss3, ,353.-
sS.
Customs receipts, $50, ,645. .947 .38.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
Alien Prefers Exile
To K. p. in Arnv

Fort Washington. Md, ''iss
to slow" for KlaaS De Wolff, "a
year-old sailorman and native II
Amsterdam. Holland.
This is hcw Klaas got int1 the
Army, as he related it a. police
headquarters, where he @as held
pending arrangements for depor.
tation to Holland. His conclu.
sions are that a sailor should
keep out of the amy.
A recruiting sergeant in Phila-
delphia is blamed. Six months
ago the sergeant met him on
Broad Street, in Philadelphia, and
Klass said the following colloquy
enSued:
Likes to See Girls
"Howa about joining up? Have
you your first citizenship papers?"
mo, I'm a Hollander?"
mo you're not. You're a Penn
Sylvania Dutchman."
The scene shifts to Fort Wash
ington.
only vunce a week could we
come to town. Twenty-vun dol
lars a month and out Of it, laun-
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
ACTION BEFORE
APRIL 4 HELD
UNLIKELY

The fagged-out condition of
the Senators when they con-
cluded deliberation on the tariff
is going to make it impossible
Tor the President to relieve the
present District Commissioners
by April l, unless he wants to
leave an office vacant for a day
or two.
Commissioner Sidney Taliaf arro
has requested President Hoover
to let him out by the end of
the month in order that he may
assume business duties, and it is
understood that Proctor L.
Dougherty would also like to be
out by that time.
Judging from present condi-
tions, however. it will be i'm
possible to have Maj. Gen. Her
bert B. Crosby and DR.. Luther H.
Reichelderfer confirmed by
March 81.
May Be Much Later
In fact, it is doubtful whether,
under the most favorable circum.
stances the nominations can re-
ceive the confirmation of the
Senate by April 4 or S.
The District Committee will
hold a hearing on the nomina.
tions on Tuesday morning and
presumably will decide immedi-
ately after the hearing on the
report to be made. Assuming
that the report is favorable. it
cannot be made until Tuesday
afternoon. Then it will have to
lay over a day or two under the
rule.
1t may be that no executive ses-
sion Of the Senate will be held
until late in the week, thus
further delaying confirmation.
Given More Time
In the meantime the delay
caused by poStponment of The
hearing from Friday to Tuesday
has given opponents Of, General
Crosby further time in which to
cement the arguments which they
will make against the. retired
army officer.
Business and labor leaders of
the city are united in the relief
that Crosby is not a civilian
within the meaning of the
organic act setting up the
qualifications for commissioner
ships. They are backing their
arguments with citations of legal
cases which show that retired
officers have been held to be still
in the armed forces and subject
to military discipline.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
Anniversary of Votes
For Women Celebrated

Women of Washington cele-
brated the tenth anniversary of
the granting of votes for women
yesterday, although those who
celebrated here are not allowed
to vote since they live in the Dis.
trict of Columbia.
Gathered around a huge birth.
day cake with ten candles. the
women listened to 6. speech by
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, broad
cast from New York.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
Z HURT AS CAR
HITS TRUCK

Injured when an automobile
crashed into the rear of a truck,
w. M. Long, %, of the TOO block
Newton st. N. W., was brought to
Providence Hospital from Laurel,
Md. late yesterday afternoon for
treatment for internal hurts.
Mrs. Margaret Bishop, Al, Of
Landover, Md. the driver of the
car, was also brought to Wash
ington and treated at Casualty
Hospital for possible internal H.
jurieS, decorations and a fractured
leg.
According to witnesses Long was
assisting men working in conduit
when the Woman'S car crashed
into the truck anu pushed it onto
him.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
Direct Mail Exhibit
To Be Held Tuesday

The national direct mail ex-
hibit will be held at the Wash.
ington Advertising Club in the
National Press Building, next
Tuesday at 1915 p. m.
George Rothwel Brown, of The
washington Herald, viii speak
on "Washington's Greatest Op-
portuhity." David P. Porterfield,
director Of marketing of the
United Typothetae of America,
will speak on What Makes the
Leaders Lead"
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
Senate Delay in Confirming City Commissioners Seen
PLANS
FISCAL BILLS
HEARING

The Senate. which has a repu
tation for being a better friend o1
the District than the House in
the matter of appropriations, is
preparing to scan the estimated
needs Of the city for the coming
fiscal year.
Senator Riram Bingham of
Connecticut, chairman Of the sub.
committee on the District of the
Senate Appropriations Committee
today said he will begin hearings
on Monday on the local appro-
priations bill.
The District Commissioners,
heads of the departments, and
leaders in the school work will
be called before the committee
to explain the items touching on
their bureaus as they appear in
the appropriations bill now before
the House.
Talks to Donovan
Daniel J. Donovan. District
Auditor, held a brief. informal
conference with Senator Bingham
today, at which plans for the
hearing were made.
Members of the Senate com
mittee have made a careful study
of the House bill and of the ex-
tenSive hearing conducted by the
House subcommittee on the ap-
preparation.
It is not expected the Senate
hearings will be as voluminous
and lengthy as were the House
questionings. They are expected
to go into detail principally in
matters where the wishes of local
officials in regard to .appropria-
tionS were overridden by the
House subcommittee.
Largest in History
The House bill carries the
largest total of appropriations in
the history Of the District. 1t
could not be ascertained today
how the members of the Senate
committee stood on the PROPOSE
ton of increasing or. decreasing
the total amount to be asked.
In the past the Senate has gen.
orally liberalized the bill which
has come over from the House.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27

dry bills. insurance and God
knows vat"
Il like to see the girls some
dimes, more often than every
week."
Klaas likes the fair sex and
one in particular. He exhibited
the picture of this one, who is
back in the old country.
Gives Self Away
How did they find out you
were not United States citizen?''
he was asked.
Il told dem. just after doing
some kitchen police"
The homeSick Hollander will
soon be back in his native land.
according to the immigration in,
spector who had him in tow.
While arrangements are being
made. he is at the District Jail,
The Washington times., 1930-03-27

trlct of West
Virginia. He
has been in
the House six
y e a RS, and
has been tax
ing a leading
part in the
shaping of To-
cal legislation
during m o s t
of t h a t pc
riod.
Representa-
tive Bowman
has S h o W II
keen interest
in SIIch inn
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
THIEVES FAIL
At MANGEL'S

An unsuccessful attempt was
made early today to break ir.to
Mangel'S. in the 900 block F. ST.
N. W., by thieves who took ad-
vantage of the darkness i'm
mediately following the turning
off of the street lights.
Efforts were made to force the
front door Of the establishment
and two locks were knocked off
before the burglars were fright
ened off by passersby. The break
was discovered by First precinct
police who are investigating.
Headquarters detectives answered
call a few minutes laJer &c
KahnS' Jewelry Company, next
door to Mangels. but could find
no reason for the alarm.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27

portant District matters as the
projected traction merger, the
reform Of police conditions here,
and the police and fire pay bill.
He is a severe critic of affairs
in the District Building when
he thinks criticism is deserved,
but most of his criticism is of
the constructive type.
The West Virginian has been
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
Government Positions
Open to Examination

The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission yesterday an.
nounced examinations for posi-
tions in the Government service
at salaries ranging from $1,26C
to $3,700 a year.
Positions vacant include as
sistant geophysical technologiSt,
associate bacteriologist, assistant
soil technologist, assistant shop
superintendent. junior food and
drug inspector, printing designer,
addressograph operators, graphic
type operators. laundry superin-
tendentS and foremen.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27

New model Used Cars" offering sat
lSfactOFy transportation can be pro-
cured at very reasonable cost from
the used car merchants advertising in
tOday's Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
CKENER TELLS OF PLANS FOR Yep BASE Near WASHINGTON
PAYS RESPECTS
0HOOVERAN
OFFICIALS

A round Of official calls marked
Dr. Hugo Eckener's first day in
washington since the memorable
flight Of the Graf Zeppelin across
the storm-swept Atlantic last year.
He began the day with press
conference in which he outlined
plans for the survey he will be.
GIN next Saturday Of a prospec-
tive site for the proposed trans
atlantic dirigible base. The site
70 be selected will lie in the
area between Baltimore and Rich
mond, Va.
Geographic Medal
The noted pilot then called
upon Postmaster General Brown
and his assistant, w. Irving
Glover, and discussed plans for
carrying mail on the next flight
OF the Graf Zeppelin. Calls upon
President Hoover, Navy officials,
experts of the Weather Bureau
and Bureau of Standards, rounded
out a busy day.
HonorS that onIy 10 other men
nave received will be given tonight
TO DR.. Eckener.
Thls honor is presentation of
the special medal of the National
geographic Society. Many dis
tlnguished men and women will
witness the ceremonies, which will
ne neld at 1885 o'clock in the
washington Auditorium. The last
similar occasion was when Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh was given a
special medal.
Wife And Son Along
DR.. Eckener arrived in Wash.
'ngton last night.
accompanying him was Mrs.
Eckener and his son, Knut, also
an aeronaIt. Knut sailed aboard
the Graf Zeppelin and in a storm
over the Atlantic. risked his life
by climbing outside to the huge
envelope Of the dirigible and aid
ing in fixing Fin" of the air
ship.
A sound picture of the first
transatlantic flight of tie Graf
Zeppelin to the United States will
be shown to the gathering in the
auditorium tonight by Hearst
Metrotone apparatus. InaSmuch
as the auditorium is not wired and
has no Sound-picture installation,
1t has been necessary to bring a
121a-ton truck, the only one of it's
kind in the United States, from
New York for this purpose.
The sound from the picture is
wired to the truck. there amplified
several million times, and thrown
back through special horns into
the hall. The picture shows many
Of the vivid features of the Graf
Zeppelin'S celebrated voyage.
With DR. Eckener'S party were
COmdr. j. c. HtnSacker and S.
w. Van Meister. They are stop
ping at Tie Willard Hotel.
When DR.. Eckener is awarded
the special medal tonight his
name will be linked with these:
Rear Admiral Robert Peary.
Capt. Robert A. Bartlett, his aide:
Karl Grove Bartlett, the ply,
Siologist; Sir Ernest Shackelton,
Col. George Goethals, Wilhjalnur
Stefansson, Roald Amundsen,
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn
Byrd, Floyd Bennett and Colonel
Lindbergh.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
PRISCILLA GURNEY

One of the most active mem,
bers of the House District Com
mittee is FRANK LLEWELLYN
BOWMAN, Representative of
the Second Congressional dis
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
BLIND RABBI TO TALK

The pulpit of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation will be
occupied Friday evening by Rabbi
Michael AaronSohn, blind World
War veteran. Saturday morning
at 1890 o'clock DR.. Abram Simon
will preach the sermon Prom the
Biblical Portion"
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
INCOME TAX REFUNDS

Income tax abatements and
credits Of $105,000 to Andrew F.
Mahony, of San Francisco, were
announced by the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau yesterday. The H. w.
GoSsard Company, of Chicago, got
a refund of SCI, 900.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
.Sl.ANTSONC CApITAI. PEOPLE
Times Staff Photo

a tower of strength to Repre-
sentative Mcleod of Michigan,
who is acting chairman of the
District Committee while Rep
resentative Zihlman is temper
arily retiring from the post.