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The Washington times., 1931-03-16

in hot pursuit. A trip from New
York to London brings about
the wedding bells.
Fairbanks usually manages to
hold the spotlight and so, in
Reaching for the Moon" United
Artists subjugates the whole pro-
duction to that end. Forum
ately, as fits the whim of the
onlooker, there is little of the
jumping over roofs or down
mountain sides so characteristic
of the star. Except for a few
handsprings and high dives af-
ter the imbibing of cheer guar
anteed to make men strong, the
audinece is spared such doings.
The tale is subtly suggestive,
expertly directed, and lavishly
set, sophisticated program pic
ture. Edward Everett Horton
lends capable support as a but
Ter and Bebe Daniels, June NC
Cloy, and JACKIE Mulhall, assist
in lesser roles.
Apropros of st. Patrick's day,
travelogue of Ireland, heads
the supplementary list. A ca
nine comedy, introducing Phido
Vance, and Paramount News
winds up the bill.
The Washington times., 1931-03-16
Serge RGchnlGninOff
PIGYS Here March 20

Serge Rachmaninoff, the great
Russian pianist and composer,
will make his only concert appear
ance of the current season in
Washington at Constitution Hall
next Friday afternoon at 4::30
o'clock. as the fifth and final at
traction of Mrs. Wilson -Greene'S
artists course of afternoon mu-
Sical events at the D. A. R. audi
torium. Rachmaninoff'S concert
will also mark the final 1930-31
musical event of the season to be
given by this manager.
Mr.. Rackmaninoff will open his
program with the Bach-TauSig
organ choral in A major. which
will be followed by the Beethoven
Sonata No. 2 OPUS 81. A group
of four Chopin selections is sched-
uled neXt--the Polonaise in r
sharp minor, the A flat major
Mazurka, the A flat major Valse
and the c sharp minor scherzo.
The Washington times., 1931-03-16

gets the detailsGEORGE BANCROFT
with pictures. 1t so happens that
George has a beautiful wife with
whom he is much in love; he
even takes her to an opera on
the night that the heavyweight
championship battle is on, and
if that isn't love, what's the
name for it? The wife, however,
has lost her heart to Noel Adams,
a man whom George had often
found visiting at his home, and
they plan an elopement just as
George breaks a story of scandal
connected with the very secure
and conservative bank of which
Adams is the president. It's a
nasty story and becomes doubly
so when a reporter brings in a
picture of a lovely woman seen
at Adams apartment. Of course,
it's Georges wife, and the manag-
ing editor realizes that the front
page" has no respect even for
one of its own.
Energetic Bancroft
It's a great story and I believe
that in the most part the news
paper people who go to criticize
the makeup of the sets will find
very little amiSs. George tears
through this screen play with
his customary gusto and burst of
energy. Kay Francis as the wife
is $3.50 and Give Brook as the
other man just does not register
but the supporting cast is excel
lent with Regis Toomey, Lucien
Littlefield, Gilbert Emery and
Harry Beresford.
With Jack Benny on the stage
in the Loew revuette, "BitS-of-
Wit" are Marie Marsh; Evelyn
Wilson you'll love her parody
on Blue AgainD; Duvall, sleight-
of-hand artist; Billy Rolls, aero
bat and the Chester Hale Girls.
That "Kitten-on-the-Keys" num-
Der was a delight, girls!
Harry Borjes and the Synco-
pators, with Hearst Metrotone
news complete the bill.-K. Y.
The Washington times., 1931-03-16
Mari1yn Mi11er's Next One
Without Dancing

Douglas Fairbanks, jr. Universal
also will star her in Fannie
Hurst's Back Streets" This will
be the second Fannie Hurst story
to go into production in Holly
wood. Marion Davies will star Iii
the novelist's Five and Ten"
The beautiful soft-focus shots
you see on the screen today were
originated by James Wong Howe,
the Chinese camera man. He dis
covered the process more or less
accidentally while photographing
picture with Corinne Griffith a
number of years ago. Miss Grif
fifth complained that the photog
raphy of her was too harsh. Just
for an experiment, Howe went
out and bought a dollar pair of
spectacles. He removed one of
their lenses, placed it in frcnt of
his regular camera lens and Sc
cured a Soft-focus effect. Later,
other camera men got onto the
process and, eventually, the soft
focus lens was developed.
The Washington times., 1931-03-16
BOWLING HERE
FOR IRISH
WHOOPEE

Eddie Bowling, Broadway favor
ite and star of the late smash
hit, Honeymoon Lane" arrived
in washington last night to com
plete arrangements for Irish
Night" a spectacular celebration
of st. Patrick's Day which the
National Press Club is holding in
its auditorium Tuesday night.
Mr.. Bowling came to Wash,
ington in his capacity as presi-
dent of Famous Artists of the
Air, the organization which is
furnishing the entertainment for
the st. Patrick's party. With
him were Monte Brice, vice presi-
dent Of the organization, and C.
P. McCarver, another vice preSi-
dent. They are staying at the
Shoreham Hotel.
Two Car Loads
It was announced last night
by Mr.. Dowling that two special
cars, carrying more than rs of
Broadway'S outstanding stage,
screen, concert and radio stars
would leave New York for Wash
ington on Tuesday morning.
E. S. Leggett, president of the
National Press Club, said last
night that reservations for Tues
days party have so far exceeded
600. All of the tables in the
auditorium have been taken, and
arrangements are being made to
accommodate others in the clubs
lobby, lounge and dining room.
According to Mr.. Leggett, Tues
day will see the largest turnout
in the clubs history.
Arrangements have been made
to broadcast part of the entertain
ment from II to 1870 Tuesday
night over the networks of the
National BroadcaSting Company
and the Columbia Broadcasting
System.
Those On Program
The stars who are now schedule
to appear at the party include:
Eddie Bowling, Ray Dooley, Fol
lies Star; Yacht Club-Boys, inter
nationally known quartet just re-
turned from engagements in Lon
don and Paris; Hal Skelly, star
of "Burlesque, Lee Morse, blues
crooner known to millions of radio
listeners; AL Shayne, the Inter
national Ambassador of Melody"
Louise Burnhardt, concert singer
of the Metropolitan Opera Com
The Washington times., 1931-03-16
CLEVER KIDS
ON EARLE'S
PROGRAM

He was a riveter. She was a
pampered daughter of the rich.
They met. They loved. Nor did
the barriers of caste or wealth or
the thin veneer of culture prevail
against them. That's the synop-
sis of THE Hot Heiress," the sur
prise comedy picture of the sea-
son, now showing at the Earle.
With such story as that
detailed in the foregoing para
graph, the pictures only salvation
lay in being as funny as possible.
So The Hot Heiress" is dosed
with the snappieSt dialogue heard
hereabouts in recent times, and
with a fine complement of comic
situations.
Ben Lyon, Ona MunSon, Tom
Dugan and Inez Courtney carry
it through with full appreciation
of the demands made by a play
that not too delicately skirts the
realms of burlesque, satire and
the sogy sort of romantic drama.
Lyon AS SOlOist
The Hot Heiress" is a pleasant
surprise, and so is Ben Lyons
voice, which he raises in songs
with lyrics too good for the eva
sive melodies.
The stage show is pretty fine,
who have devoted their lives to
perfecting a style of jumping in
and out of barrels and turning
unbelievable handsprings. Theirs
is smooth and thrilling act.
Lillian Barnard and Flo Henrie
offer group of songs in not the
best taste. A little blue pencilliug
would help, even though the act
continues to be as we'll received
as it was yesterday afternoon.
Clever Youngsters
Charles Tumblin, assisted by
two unprogrammed aides, scores
heavily in blackface act of the
type not seen in stage preSenta-
tions for a long, long time.
In the feature position are Gus
Edwards Proteges. a clever as
sembly of boys and girls whose
talents do credit to their show
wise old mentor. One of the
boys who initiates Calvin Cool
idge, Maurice Chevalier. and Will
Rogers does a remarkable job.
There is no end of good voices
and nimble feet in this act, which
seemed entirely too short for all
it contained
In other words, there's a good
show at the Earle.-J. I. M.
The Washington times., 1931-03-16
Gayety's Show
Wins Al Rating

For amusement seekers who
feel burlesque is just another
type of show, the names of Lou
Costello, Rags" Ragland, Charles
(Bimbo) Davis, Nora Ford and
Gertie Reed mean nothing. To
followers of these shows, however,
the gathering of all OF these
stars in one show, as the Gayety
does this week, it means a royal
week ahead.
Lou Costello, who gains more
friends with each visit here, is
a comic who can't be beat. When
he's not kidding he's putting
over some song, in his earnest
hard working manner, with more
personality than most trouperS
ever dream of possessing.
With the popular Lou, Jimmy
Lake offers Rags" Ragland, tall,
gawky and funny, and Charles
(Bimbo) Davis, quiet voiced fun
dispenser. One notable feature
of this weeks production is that
it is lacking in slapstick, which
some managers think essential
for applause.
If Nora Ford were the only
woman in the show, the show
would still be good, as far as
most of the fans are concerned.
Despite the fact that she was
here only week or so ago the
boys never tire of her. Gertie
Reed is all that one could desire.
being extremely attractive, a
good dancer and a fine singer.
AS for the others, and there
are others, two more girl dancers
of better than average ability,
Pearl Kay and Patsy Kelly, en-.
tertain. while Mervln Harmon
and Ray Parsons, Who by the
way, fills the bill acceptably as
a straight man and singer. help
balance the cast.
Don't deny yourself the pleasure and
comfort Of home of your own. An
assortment Of homes for sale can he
secured by turning to the Real Estate
Columns In tOday's Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1931-03-16
Latest Gossip

Since this department quoted
feminine star as saying Clark
Gable was indifferent. to women.
the poor fellow has been ribbed
numerically. Fellow actors show
up on the set with girls and in
vite him to do his stuff. ALI the
same, it was a big star who said
it, ; ID she wasn't kidding. Ina
Claire has brother, Allan Pagan,
who is a director at R. K. O..
Metro-GoldWyn-Mayer has cameras
and sound equipment aboard the
airplane carrier Saratoga, taking
pictures of the naval maneuvers
in Nicaragua. They'll be used in
Sea Eagles" Why book k-store
cler.--S go balmy, Evelyn Brent re-
ports two women came into a
Hollywood shop and asked for
copies of "An American Tragedy"
SISTER Carrie" and Theodore
Dresser" :. Camera men used to
buy expensive covers for their
lenses. One day someone dis
covered that ordinary rubber nip
Piles for juniors bottle would
serve as well. They're used gen.
orally for this purpose today. =.
Harry Joe Brown has finished
directing THE Registered Wo-
man" and becomes an associate
producer at R. K. o. Pathe. e.
Charles Mack, of THE Two Black
Crows" and w. C. Fields are
motoring here from Florida. Ac-
cording to reports, it is a purely
social cp-1
The Washington times., 1931-03-16
BANCROFT AS
ENERGETIC
EDITOR

Loew's Palace is passing out a
well-balanced ration this week
with the mighty Bancroft on the
screen and the amusing Jack
Benny date of the "Vanities"
and the Hollywood Revue")
heading the stage show.
Scandal Sheet" gives a made
to-order role to the hard-boiled,
narrow-eyed Bancroft. "If it's
The Washington times., 1931-03-16

crossed in the
business as to
e c I'D e all
other interests,
especially wo-
men.
H ark, a
d; h a r m i n g
young | a dy
hears of this
handsome fel-
lows attain
mentS and pc
culia ri t i e S,
hence on a
bet, she steps
in and out
with the hero
The Washington times., 1931-03-16
Not Like You Think

Hollywood, the wicked CITY,"
has 43 churches, 20 schools and
a Y. M. C. A. with more than
1000 members. On the other
hand, it hasn't a single night
club. Statistics show, too, there
are seven and tWo-eighthS mar
riages to every divorce in the film
colony. What do they mean,
two-eighths of a marriage?
Replaces Mary Nolan
Since Mary Molina faded out Of
the Hollywood picture Universal
has been seeking an actress to
play the street girl in Waterloo
Bridge" They have found her
in Rose Hobart, one of their con
tract players. Miss Hobart, a
recruit from the stage, already
has played in Fox's "Lilliom" and
in several other films. She has
just finished Chances" with
The Washington times., 1931-03-16
DOUG. FROLICS
in MODERN
CLOTHES

Reaching foH the Moon, -
Douglas Fairbanks latest picture
goes into second week at
Loew's Columbia. Departing from
the swashbuckling role one ex-
poets, Fairbanks takes a turn as
a Wall Street broker so en-
The Washington times., 1931-03-16
By HARRISON CARROLL

Copyright, 1881, Premier Syndicate)
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, March Is.
In Hollywood no one considers it
strange to pick a title first and
write the story afterward.
First tional admits that
Marilyn Miller's next picture will
be Lady For Love-" but the
scenario epartm ent hasn't
started on the script yet.
One hears, however, the musi.
cal comedy star will neither sing
nor dance in her new vehicle
By the time she comes out here
in April, there may be a change
of mind. A Marilyn Miller pic
ture without singing or dancing
would be a strange paradox.
The Washington times., 1931-03-16

news I print it,
no matter who
gets hurt, roars
the m a n aging
editor It h a t's
George!) of the
Daily Bulletin,
a yellow rag
given to head
lines and pic
lures. George is
a good editor
and he gives
the people what
they want, and
when a good
story breaks he
The Washington times., 1931-03-16
LATEST STAGE
NEWS FROM
NEW YORK

Beatrice Lille, who has not ap-
peared in a Broadway stage pro-
duction since This Year of
Grace" two seasons ago, has been
engaged for the leading role in
the Third Little Show" Miss
Lille made her first New York
appearance in the famous first
edition of Cochran's Chariot
Revue" She was seen recently
at the Palace. Dwight Deere Wi
man, sponsor of the Third Lit
tie Show" in association with
Tom Weatherly, announces that
the opening here will be on May
18 instead of April 80, as planned.
RehearSalS are to begin in a
week or so under Mr.. Wiman'S
direction. Constance Carpenter,
Carl Randall, Walter O'Keefe and
Jerry Norris are to play IN Miss
Lilies support.
George S. Kaufman will retire
from the cast of "Once IN a Life
time" at the Music Box Theater,
on April 80 and will be succeeded
in the role of the playwright by
Moss Hart, his collaboration on
the comedy. Mr.. Hart is now
acting the part in the Los An
geleS production of the play.
The Washington times., 1931-03-16
Perils of a Big City

A young First National leading
man establishes some sort of
record. He went into a drug
store just before midnight to
telephone, ard was locked in by
the proprietor, who hadn't seen
him go into the booth. With
only one nickel left in change,
he called the police department.
A carload of officers came and
released him.
The Washington times., 1931-03-16

pany; the Trade Twins. vaudeville
favorites for years and j. Fred
Cootes, composer of many song
hits including the score of Sons
O. Guns" Nicolo Constantine, di-
rect from Milano, Italy, said to be
the greatest tenor since Caruso,
Allan Jones, concert tenor. Cor
dova sisters, Anita, Angelita, and
Lolita, direct from Argentine, sing
ers, dancers, etc. Tom Patricola,
Gus Edwards and two numbers
out of his local act.
The Washington times., 1931-03-16

Don't deny yourself the pleasure and
comfort of home of your own. An
assortment Of homes for sale can he
secured by turning to the Real Estate
Columns In tOday's Classified Ads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
MAD MARRIAGES
bq LAURA LOU BR00kdAN Author 0ff1EApT HJtb6RYptn

est addition TO the city's skyline
and they get Crosby off into paeans
Of admiration. Everything seemed
to please the young man that morn
ing.
Gypsy reflected his mood. If only
she hadn't worn the new pumpsl
Now the right as well as the left
heel tlrobbed.
Alan expounded the glories Of
New York.
But there must have been some
things you liked in Parisl" the girl
objected.
"Oh-sure!" He began to tell her
Of holiday excursions, delicious
French cooking, friends he met at
art school, the little chapel near his
lodging house, neglected by tourists,
but a perfect gem Of seventeenth
century design.
II wish you could see the place.
You'd love it, GYPSY"
I'm sure I would"
"Say, there's another place that
used to make me think of YOU"
Crosby told about an outdoor res
taurant where there was music and
delicious food and all the patrons
we're friendly. He told her about
gay evenings there with other stu
dents.
You'd have liked them, Gypsy.
There was a girl who used to come
there who made me think Of you.
Only she wasn't so pretty. She had
dark hair and eyes, but her eyes
didn't wave the way yours does.
ut was the way she laughed, I
guess, that made me think of you.
You look awfully cute when you
laugh, Gypsy"
What was the anguish of bis
tered heel?"
"Alan-do you really think SOP"
"Of course I do. Now don't tell
me you don't know it Say-what's
the matter with your foot? You're
limping!"
TITS nothing - Just - well, this
shoe seems a little tight. It's all
right"
Hurts, doesn't it?"
"Y-ess."
why didn't you TIL meP Gosh,
I'll bet it's made a blister. Now,
why on earth didn't you speak up
about that? Well get a cab right
away"
Honestly I don't mind" Gypsy
began but he silenced her with a
new suggestion.
Look here! Could you possibly
walk one block farther?" He men
toned nearby branch of ma
tional chain Of restaurants. 1t was
place where they had dined often.
How about having dinner there?"
ITO Re EanfiYauadl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07

"Iarzan," cried Manu- the monkey, in the
language that was common to both of them,
1T is Manu-. Tarzan, come to warn you Do
not go to Opar. Cadj and his people wait to
looked up at the sound of his chattering voice
Seeing it was only monkey making the great
racket the blacks returned to their slave tasks
The white man similarly ignored the words Of
warning Manu- knew the blacks could not I'M
derStand his language, but he knew the big
white man could. He couldn't comprehend why
Iarsan" failed to pay any attention to him
whatsoever.
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GYPSY MCBRIDE. i9-year-old typist.
roc3 70 meet the boat which IS bringing
Al AN CROSBY home from q year and q
are rot engaged. but there has been an
understanding between them.
On the pier the girl sees beautiiul
woman waving 20 Crosby. He saws her
name IA MRS, LANGLEY and that she
Is . casual ships ACQUAINTANCE.
The couple drove to MRS. O'HARAE' >
rooming house. where celebration
horoTine the Young artist has been pre-
pared Just as the dinner Is % ne
served Crosby makes a telephone call
and returns TO say he must leaVe IN
medlately. 49,.
he goes to Mrs Lanzlevs lavish apart
ment and agrees TO attend dinner
party With her. II is evident mat
- Vow GO on WITH THE STORY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07

Again and again he called Tarzan by name,
shrieking his warning anew But the great
Tarmangani seemed not to hear or under
stand him. Manu- was mystified. Why should
Tarzan OF the Apes be so Indifferent to the
warnings of his old friend? At last the little
monkey gave up. He trembled at the thought
OF recrossing the valley. for he knew his
enemies prowled by night. He scratched him
self and Rugged his knees-a very forlorn and
unhappy little monkey
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-03
Barn and House Flies
Garry Various Diseases

Cholera is not, as commonly sup
posed, carried so much by man or
pigeons as it is by both barn and
house flies. This finding is the
result of ten years of investiga-
tional work, chiefly in Iowa. By
liberating flies that were colored
for later Identification, it was
learned that they travelled as far
as 13 miles, going six miles in "a
hours. Horse flies followed team
two miles.
According to DR.. c. N. Mcbride
of the United States bureau of ami
NAL industry, if middle western
farmers would bale as much straw
as needed and burn the rest of it,
they would be doing a wise thing
as far as cholera is concerned Wet
straw and manure piles make ideal
breeding places for stable flies, and
should be spread on the fields with
a manure spreader, rather than be
allowed to accumulate around the
barns or feed yards.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-03

former place had TO be abandoned.
Attempts Of southern tories to
break the power of the Revolution
lists failed.
Meanwhile the king had replied
to the congress declaration. He de-
nounced the Americans as rebels
and forbade commercial relations
with them. An act blockading the
Colonial ports was passed by par
lament. The congress retaliated by
opening American ports to vessels
of all nations in disregard of the
British navigation acts.
Step to independence.
With affairs at this pitch, public
opinion still did not favor a sever
ance from Great Britain. The first
official act that showed the turn
of the tide came in May, 1776, when
the congress suggested that each
colony form a government based
on the assumption that the crowns
authority was no longer binding.
The first move toward independ-
ence came in the same month, not
from the congress, but from the
provincial convention of Virginia,
which instructed the Virginia con-
gressiOnal delegates to propose
resolution of independence. This
was done on June by Richard
Henry Lee.
The delegates as whole. how
ever, were not yet prepared for so
decisive a step. The vote on the
resolution was postponed, but the
proponents of the measure man
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-03
Franklin's Famous Toast

At the conclusion of the war
Franklin. the English minister and
the French minister were dining
together, and a toast from each
was requested. The British minis
ter began: George III, who, like
the sun in its meridian. spreads a
luster throughout and enlightens
the world" The French minister
followed. THE illustrations Louis
XVI, who, like the moon, sheds
mild and benignant rays upon and
influences the globe" Franklin
then followed: George Washing
ton, commander of the American
armies, who. like Joshua of old,
commanded the sun and moon to
stand still-and they obeyed him"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-03
The Fourth of July

To the sages who spoke, to the
heroes who bled,
To the day and the deed, strike
the harp-strings of gloryl
Let the song of the ransomed re-
member the dead,
And the tongue of the eloquent
hallow the storyl
Ger the bones of the bold
Be the story long told.
And on fame's golden tablets
their triunphs enrolled,
Who on freedoms green hills free
dom's banner unfurled,
And the beacon-6re raised that gave
light to the worldl
They are gone-rnighty men!-and
they sleep in their fame;
Shall we ever forget them? Oh,
never, no, neverl
Let our sons learn from US to en-
balm each great name,
And the anthem send down-"In-
dependence foreverr
Wake, wake, heart and tongue!
Keep the theme ever young;
Let their deeds through the
long line of ages be sung
Who on freedoms green hills free
dom's banner unfurled,
And the beacon-hre raised that gave
light to the world!
Charles Sprague.