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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
TRAFFIC PLANS MADE
FOR OPERA THRONGS
Patrons of Metropolitan Company
at Fox Theater Will Be Granted
Special Facilities.

To facilitate the flow of traffic for
the two night performances of the
Metropolitan Opera Co. at the Fox
Theater, Wednesday and Thursday,
special traffic regulations have been
promulgated.
Parking in the vicinity of the Fox
Theater will be banned after pm.
r street between Thirteenth and Four
tenth will be one way to those attend
ing the opera. no left turns being per-
nitted anywhere within that block.
This will make it necessary for
machines to come into F street either
from Fifteenth street or Fourteenth
street, with every effort being made to
have traffic come up from Pennsylvania
avenue.
To expedite this both sides of F
street between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets will be barred to all
parking, with the ban continuing on
over to Fifteenth street, but on the
north side only between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth.
These regulations will prevail for
the Wednesday night performance of
la Boheme" and for the Thursday
night performance of Andrea Chenier,"
but regulations have not yet been
worked out for the Friday afternoon
performance of la Traviata."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
KILLED IN DRY RAID
Co1ored Man Shot Is Times in Bat
tie With Police.

PHILADELPHIA. April 81 P.-
Police announced yesterday that
Charles Good. colored, had been killed
Saturday night in a pistol battle with
five members of the liquor-raiding
squad. Fifteen bullets struck the Negro,
but none of the police was injured.
The police reported that the raiding
squad entered an alley where shots
were being fired and were confronted
by Good He emptied his pistol at the
officers ard fled, reloading as he ran.
Police opened fire and Good fell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
Mother Kills Children and Self.

STAMFORD, Conn, April 81 (P.-
Mrs. Edna w. Minckler, 80, and her
two children. Arthur, 7, and Eleanor, 6,
were found dead in the woman's gas
filled bed room here last night. Police
said she had taken her own life and
those of her children in a fit of
despondencV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21

motion picture director producer, is on
file here. Mental cruelty is charged.
The actress, who separated from her
husband last Friday, said Cruces habit
of entertaining large crowds at all hours
in the couples home prevented her from
obtaining rest.
Sheriff,s deputies served Cruze with a
CODY of the complaint Saturday while
he was poised to dive into the swim
ming pool at his Flintridge estates. His
comment consisted of "Oh, we'll"
The suit was filed against James
Cruze Bosen, the directors true name,
Miss Compson giving her name as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
BETTY COMPSON CHARGES
MENTAL CRUELTY IN SUIT
James Cruces Habit of Entertain
ing Crowds at All Hours Mars
Rest, Says Actress-Wife.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, April 21-A
complaint for divorce by Betty Comp
son, film actress, against James Cruze,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
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erty settlement would be effected out of
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1925.
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Evening star., 1930-11-30

THE world output of condolences is
strictly limited The ability to
interpret light gracious humor, blended
with a dash of tears and spiced with
subtly audacious satire, is rare art
indeed.
The name of Grace George is one
Of the few in the American theater
that has been consistently linked with
high comedy. She is known en- both
sides of the Atlantic as a comedienne
of rare artistry. He. first roles in the
theater to be sure, were emotional.
But her instructive leanings toward high
comedy were definitely instanced by
her early tastes. AS a school girl she
was devoted to Sardous "Divorcons.' y
She used to carry about with her a
little copy in the original French. a
language familiar to her from earliest
convent days.
Perhaps it was in my blood to have
a sympathetic feeling for this master
piece of the famous French craftsman" "
says Miss George. My mother was of
French as well as of Irish descent. At
any rate, amused myself by translat-
ing 'Divorcons' in my spare moments
until at length I had complete YER
sion all my own.
ITO show how things work out,
actually made my formal entry in the
ranks of high comedy as Cyprienne in
'Divorcons.' The transition from my
Evening star., 1930-11-30
A COmedienne of Note.

earlier emotional roles was not diff
cult Much honest pathos is near the
SUI face in all true comedy. 1t is this
evanescent suggestion of pathos that
distinguishes fine humor from crude.
THE art of st. John Ervine, author
of The First Mrs. Fraser is particu-
larly brilliant in this respect. There
is much in Janet Frase.'s situation to
call for tears, but she turns it bravely
aside with a shaft of humor. 1t is on
some such sure foundation Of difficwi-
ties met with courage that all fine
comedy roles are founded"
Ranging from the first of Miss
to her latest, The First Mrs. Fraser"
her gallery of high comedy characteri-
zations includes Lady Teazle in the
famous revival of Sheridans school
for Scandal" at the New Theater, re-
named the Century; Barbara Under
shaft in Shaw's Major Ba bara; )"
Cicily Waynefete in Shaw's Captain
Brassbound's Conversion" Ann Morti-
mer in Francis Nordstrom's The
Ruined Lady" Anna de Rhonde in
Lawrence Eyre's The Merry Wives Of
Gotham" Helen in Paul Geraldy's ITO
Love-" and Gerry in Geraldy's she
Had to Know" Both the last named
plays Miss Geo, ge translated from the
French and adapted for the American
stage. as also Geraldys The Nest" in
which she herself did not appear.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Star Dust of the Guild.

7 INDA WATKINS, the leading actress
Of the Theater Guilds production
of In the Meantime" coming to the
National Theater next week, is a grad
uate Of the Theater Guilds School who
has never appeared before in Guild
production.
When Miss Watkins was graduated
from the school about four years ago
she was Immediately engaged by Charles
Hopkins to play the leading role in The
Devil in the Cheese" From that she
went TO THE Ivory Door," a Milne
piece; then TO THE Wild Duck" in
which she played Hedda then TO The
Lady of the Sea- and last season she
had the leading role in the big hit of
the season, June Moon"
She is between 20 and 81 years of
age, was born in Boston. but claims New
York as her home. Her family was not
theatrical and the urge for the stage
came upon her while student at Bar
nard College, where she participated in
the scholastic dramatics, and attracted
attention because of her resemblance to
Jeanne Eagels. She has something of
that same wistful, eager face Today
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Arch Selwyn, Producer.

ARCH ELWYN, the producer Of "a
"A Kiss of Importance" should need
no introduction to theatergoerS In
America. In collaboration with Charles
B. Cochran, England's leading theatri-
cal producer, he has presented in the
United States Lcndon's smartest sue
cesses, Bitter Sweet" starring Evelyn
Laye; Wake Up and Dream" starring
Jack Buchanan, and Noel Coward's
This Year of Grace" among many
notable productions of his own make.
1t was Mr. Selwyn who imported the
first Charlot's Revue. with the mimi
table Beatrice Lille, Jack Buchanan
and Gertie Lawrence. He sponsored on
this side of the Atlantic Frederick
Lonsdale, author of Spring Cleaning"
It was he who brought over Somerset
Maugham's play, The Circle" with
Mrs. Leslie Carter, Estelle Window and
the late John Drew.
Bayard Veiller's within the Law"
Jane Cowls and Jane Murfin's "Smilin'
Through" Roi Cooper Megrue'S Under
Cover" Tea for Three" and 1T Pays
to Advertise" Charming Pollock's THE
Fool all owe their American pre-
mieres to Mr.. Selwyn. Not to mention
two great farce hits. Twin Beds" and
Fair and Warmer" Mr.. Selwyn also
discovered Eugene Walter. author Of
Paid in Full and The Easiest Way"
Evening star., 1930-11-30
R-K-O KEITH'S-"Sin Takes
Holiday"

CONSTANCE BENNETT, outstanding
among screen players OF sophisti-
Aated society roles, who distinguished
herself as star in Common Clay" is
seen in the current attraction at R-K-O
Keith's, her latest contribution to the
talking screen, Sin Takes a Holiday
It has been called the one real ultra
smart picture of the year, with laugh
clown-laugh twist surprising matrl-
nonial denouement and universal appeal.
"Sin Takes a Holiday" is story
where the heroine, a plain and rather
doWdy-ish secretary of a lawyer, given
the opportunity. develops into rara avis.
This girl suddenly finds two OF the most
sought-after men in American society
vying for her favors, one OF them her
husband, who had married her merely
as a protection and convenience, ana
had on the day of their marriage sent
her abroad alone, so that he would be
free
The high light of the story comes when
he finds the wife he took on for conven-
ience, the one real heartbreak in his
life. changed from an ugly duckllng
into fascinating swan, who intends to
divorce him to marry friend.
The cast includes Kenneth MacKenna,
Basil Rathborne, Rita La Roy, Louis
Bartels, Zasu Pitts, John Roche. Ken
dali Lee. Helen johnson, Murrel Finley
and Fred Walton.
Novelty and comedy features round
out the bill.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Versatile Grace George.

ONE of Americas most distinguished
~ and delightful condolences, Grace
George, has contributed to the con-
temporary theater a notable roster of
stage portraits. Not only has she the
actress knowledge of the rare and sub
tie art Of high comedy, but she has
also scholars intimate acquaintance
with the literature of the theater,
combined with an equal connoisseur-
ship of music and painting. Her dis
cerning and educated taste might easily
have won her distinction In the field
of criticism.
In the theater Miss Georges activi-
ties are by no means limited to her
personal acting. She also has directed
the staging of many plays. notably St.
John Ervine's comedy, THE First Mrs.
Fraser" in which she is now appearing
at the Shubert Belasco Theater.
She has translated and adapted many
classic and contemporary French plays
and of translation she says, 1T is not
unlike a crossword puzzle game, but
far more amusing. For when you've
finished you have something to show
for it," Among her staged translations
are three of Paul Giraldy's comedies,
ITO Love" and "She Had to Know" in
which Miss George herself appeared,
and The Nest"
Evening star., 1930-11-30

James Gleason featured in the Pathe
picture.
Managing Director Hardie Meakin, at
the Fox, which still opens its new week
on Friday, announces as his new attrac-
ton Will Rogers in "Lightnin'," which
everybody will want to see. The story
of the old play is familiar and Will is
supported in "Lightnin' by cast in
Guiding Helen Cohan, George M. S
daughter; Louise Dresser, Frank Cam
peau, Joel McCrae, j. M. Kerrigan,
Jason Robards and Sharon Lynn.
The Loew Theaters, the Palace and
the Columbia, still adhere to the Satur-
day new week opening.
At the Palace, beginning next Satur-
day, THE Bat Whispers" from the play
of sensational mystery and thrills, and
a United Artists production, will be the
feature.
At the Columbia. starting on the
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Ruth Is Also a Play Maker
UTH CHATTERToN has been in

D UTH CHATTERTON has been IN
formed by cable that her adapta-
ton and translation of the French play
Monsieur Brotonneau," by Robert de
F1ers and G. A. de Caillavet, has been
successfully produced for the first time
in London.
The translation of three French plays
is now credited to Miss Chatterton-"La
Tendresse," by Henry Bataille, which
was produ0ed by her in New York four
years ago, and "L'Homme en- Habit" by
M. de Chatdau, which was translated
for Henry Miller and later brought to
the screen for Paramount by Adolphe
Menjou under the title of Evening
Clothes"
Evening star., 1930-11-30
On the Horizon

same day, the new feature will be
"Helps Angels" the picture costing
millions of dollars that has made its
producer, Howard Hughes, famous in
the industry as we'll as abroad. And
"Hell's Angels" is scheduled to follow
Harold Lloyd's Feet First" beyond
question, according to the announce.
m9nt.
Beginning Saturday, the Earle will
present a picture called Widow From
Chicago" which is vaguely described
in the advance not!ce as picture about
gangs and gangsters that gets off the
beatcn path. It will be supplemented
with a stage program including Irving
Aronson and his Commanders and
Marion Sunshine, with others.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Farnum as the King.
N11ILL1AM FARNUM. one of t

WILLIAM FARNUM, one OF the
w greatest of early day stars, has been
engaged by the Fox Film Corporation
studios for the role of King Arthur in
Will Rogers -Movietone picture, "A
Connecticut Yankee" from the pen Of
Mark Twain.
The picture, the making of which has
been the ambition of Will Rogers for
a dozen years, went into production re-
Gently with David Butler directing and
a cast including Maureen O'Sullivan,
Myrna 10y, Frank Albertson and Bran
don Hurst.
Farnum, who returned to motion pic
lures recently after an absence Of sew
eral years, gained some of his greatest
screen fame while with Fox Films. THE
Spoilers" which included his memoir
able fight with Tom Santschi, and
'"The Virginian" were among his out
standing triumphs.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Coming Attractions

Mr.. Kelly. who will be remembered by
Washington playgoers as the author of
The Show-Off" and "Craigs Wife,"
both of which won the Pulitzer prize.
Philip Goes Forth" is sponsored by
Laurence Rivers, the producer of New
York's phenomenal success. The Green
Pastures"
DRINKWATER'S "EIRD IN HAND"
ONE of the foremost comedy treats of
the season will come soon to the
Shubert Belasco Theater.
1t is John Drinkwater's comedy Of
youth, manners and love in rural Eng
land. Bird in Hand" which has
achieved renown on both sides of the
Atlantic.
1t is a far cry from the authors
previous and more serious plays, such
as Abraham Lincoln and Mary
Stuart" to such a nimble and hearty
comedy as Bird in Hand" but with
the latter Mr. Drinkwater is said to
have set himself in the front ranks
Of current high comedy writer's in the
English tongue.
The company to be seen here prob
ably was chosen and directed by Mr.
Drinkwater himself ard includes Wal
ter Edwin, Daphne Warren Wilson.
Eliot Makeham, Olga Slade. John War
burton, Ronald Dare and Arthur Ridley.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Burlesque Show Boat.

THE Show Boat finale Of Fine Feath-
ers, the new Mutual Burlesque at
traction at the Gayety next week, de-
picts the arrival of the show boat at
the levee, the Mississippi River cake
walk. the cotton pickers and the de-
parture of the boat-all done with elec-
trical scenic effects recalling spectacu-
lar efforts in high-grade musical revues.
Fairy Book" is the title of another
glorifled number that climaxes with an
Oriental dance.
Evening star., 1930-11-30

quisite Helen Chandler, who is known
as Ann in the story. Montagu Love
once again is seen in the clustering
bully type, and Alison Skipworth ap--
pears as Mrs Cliveden-Banks Beryl
Mercer is Mrs. Midget, London char
woman; Alec B. Francis, Scrubby, the
genial steward; Lyonel Watts, Rev. Will
liam Duke, Dudley Digges and Thomp-
son, the examiner.
Robert Milton, who directed the stage
play, also directed the picture, which
retains all the tenseness of the stage
play. with the added scenic and atmos-
pheric effects.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
"A Cavalier Of the Streets

WHEN Maurice Chevalier returns to
w the United States early next year
he will be starred in "A Cavalier of the
Streets" gay romance with an adven-
turous background written by Michael
Arlen and newly purchased by Para
mount. Chevalier is now in his native
France making triumphant stage tour.
The screen play is being prepared by
Jeanie MACPHERSON
Evening star., 1930-11-30
New Chaplin Film.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN, City Lights"
minus talk but with sound and
music, completed, will leave Hollywood
December Is for New York and Lon
don.
The world premiere Of the new pic
ture will take place in Los Angeles New
Year Eve, Mr.. Chaplin announces. In
the supporting cast are Virginia Cher
rill, l9-year-old Chicago girl, and Harry
Myers.
No national release date for CITY
Lights" has yeG been determined by
United Artists
Evening star., 1930-11-30

she is the youngest leading woman on
Broadway and one most in demand
Her role in I'm the Meantime" is
that of modern maiden whose mind
was naive enough TO take a romance
too seriously, so seriously that its tragic
outcome forms a part of the plays
theme, which is concerned principally
with the legal and moral codes of the
day.
Evening star., 1930-11-30

SHOWS the ABUSE OF
the law by those
e m pow red and
elected to assist
and enforce 1t, the
exploit a ito n of
crime as an enter
tainment by sensa =
tional newspapers
and the variety Of
effects which the
ST t u a tion h a S
brought about. The
medium for the
theme is a middle
class A m e r ic a n
family living in an
uptown apartment
in New York. Into
this household,
y,rAinnka irto
Evening star., 1930-11-30

Vane's play, out
ward Bound" which
may be expected
to continue longer
than a W e e X S
period, although
no advice to that
effect has been
received.
R-K-O Keith's
started its nsw
week last Thurs
day, with "Sin
Takes a Holiday"
but merely an
nounces as its
underlined" at
ira action big
Money" with Rob-
ert Armstrong, Ed
die Quillan and
Evening star., 1930-11-30
"PHILIP GOES FORTH"

THE cast for the new George Kelly
play, Phillip Goes Forth" which
will premiere at the National Theater
Wednesday night, January 7, is now
Rivers, and will include Anne Shoe
maker. Dorothy Dorr, Thurston Hall.
Dorothy Stickney, Adele Klaer, Harry
Ellerbe, Madge Evans, Harry Gresham.
Harold Webster, Ralph Urmy, Mary
Gildea and Donna PaSdeloup
Henry Dreyfuss will design the set
tings, and the play will be staged bv
Evening star., 1930-11-30
CoLUMBIA-"Feet First"

HAROLD LLOYD'S latest production,
L Feet First" is the current attrac-
ton at Loew's Columbia
In this picture Lloyd has made a
sequel to safety Last" the production
he made several years ago, and which IS
considered by many as beng the most
successful of his long career. Barbara
Kent plays the leading role. with Robert
McWade, Lillianne Leighton and Alec
Francis in the chief supporting roles.
Most of the production was made on
n boat bound for Honolulu.
Evening star., 1930-11-30

prominence by the fathers position as
foreman Of a jury involved in cele-
brated case, come the personageS who
reflect the authors viewpoints.
The cast includes Glenn Anders of
the Theater Guild Acting Co.; Linda
Watkins, making her first appearance
outside of New York; Frederick Perry,
Josephine Hull, Harold Vermilyea, Har-
riet MacGibbon, Francis Pierlot, Maude
Allen, Jack LaRue, Robert Strange and
some 20'others.
HELEN HAYES-Next Week.
HELEN HAYES is the charming star
! of "Petticcat Influence" the new
comedy which Gilbert Miller will pre-
sent next week. beginning December
8, ct the Shubert-Belasco Theater.
Miss Hayes served her apprentice
ship in the theater with a Washington
Stock Company and she was once as
signed the role of a Polish servant girl
whose only speech was Good morning"
in Polish. Never having studied that
language. says Miss Hayes. she had not
the slightest idea how to pronounce
the words. But with the true artists
passion for detail, she hunted through
Washington until she found a little
Polish dressmaker who could give her
VIC COllCSI pAOIluIlCldIiUll. MiSS f1dyeS
went home and practiced as hard on
her one line of Polish as if it had
been the leading lcle IN the play
When she went on the stage at the
opening performance, however, stage
fright went with her. She couldn't re-
member the Polish and had to say
Good morning in plain English.
This tickled the other actors i'm
mensely for they remembered how hard
she had toiled over her tiny pait and
it was almost a minute before they
could recover themselves, choke back
their laughter and go on with the play.
FINE FEATHERS"
4 RI GARDNER, eccentric comedian,
and Harry Levine, Hebrew charac-
ter impersonator, together with Margie
Bartel, have their names in the lights
with Pine Feathers" the attraction at
the Gayety Theater next week. This
trio is assisted by Artie Brooks, fun
Ster and roller-skate dance specialist;
Jack Wald, known as the Harry Rich
man of burlesque"; Leonora De Alba,
ingenue; Ida Show, noted singing and
dancing ingenue, and Billie Goodwin
The vaudeville feature of Fine Feath-
ers" is the famous Loew variety head
lining act, Fields, Smith and Fields, a
trio Of young men who feature buck
and wing dancing and whose acrobatics
are of the breath-taking kind. The
chorus group appears at its best in the
STORY Book Number" a modern tale
of Broadway that flashes back to
fairyland, climaxed by an Oriental
dance. The "Show Boat" finale is also
a spectacular scene.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Most Famous Boy Scout.

JACKIE COOGAN, who has the title
> role in Paramount's production Of
Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer" is said
to be one of the most famous Boy
Scouts in the world. He belongs to
troops in France, Switzerland, Austria,
Italy. Germany and Greece, besides be-
ing a member of the Boy Scouts of
America.
Evening star., 1930-11-30

outward Bound
was his greatest
stage success. He
was so fitted for
the role of Tom
Prior that when
Warner Bros. were
ready to go into
the production OF
"Outward Bound, "
they procured his
release from the
producer of "Berke-
ley Square" in
which He ward was
starring.
Henry. the young
lover, is magnih-
Gently played by
Douglas Fairbanks,
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Photoplay
METROPOLITAN-"Outward Bound

- UTTON VANE'S sensational drama,
Outward Bound" is now being
shown twice daily, at GAS and
~ 845 pm, at Warmers Metro
politan Theater. Produced by
Warner Bros. with cast of seasoned
stage players, this picture marks the
FIRST screen appearance of Leslie How
ard, Alison Skipworth and Dudley
Digges.
Mr.. Howard is one of Americas and
England's most distinguished actors.
Evening star., 1930-11-30

a K ORE smashing of the century,
M old week, so far as the moving
V picture theaters are concerned,
has made new opening days
for several of the theat:rs. 1t
therefore behooves those who wish to
be certain as to the picture they hope
to see to note carefully the changed
schedules.
Warmers Metropolitan reopened with
an evening show last Wednesday, pre-
senting the cinema version of Sutton
Evening star., 1930-11-30
an THE MEANTIME"

TIME Theater Guilds second pro.
duction of the current Wash
ington season is I'm the Mean
Il time" by Claire and Paul Sif-
ton, which begins It's engage
ment at the National Theater Monday
evening, December 8.
The authors are journalists. and theil
drama, which has been staged by tht
guilds producing director, Philip Noel
Ter, is of the contemporary scene which