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ing with interest and delightfully."-.
indeed impressively, trimmed with
good music by the eminent COM
poser, George Gershwin.
Story Is Obvious
Early in the narrative you real
ize that Janet Gaynor as the pc
tite Scotch waif on the ocean
liner is eventually going to cud.
die in the arms Of the rich polo
player, played by Charles Farrell.
Nevertheless the journey to the
happy ending is beSet by obstacles
that seems for the moment mon.
umental and the intricacies Of the
story telling build suspense ana
solid audience appeal.
Throughout these film adven-
lures the roguish looking Ell
Brendel rorips for some rib tick
ling laughter and an exceedingly
competent cast of actors helps the
juvenile stars.
Intriguing 1nterIude
Gershwin's facility for melodt
Gus rhythm is logically introduced
through a Janet Gaynor dream.
It is a fascinating excursion into
musical fantasy pictur1ng IN a
dream rhapsody arrangement the
glorious hopes Of the ambitious
immigrant landing at Ellis Is.
land. Cameras and musicians
are marShalled here for imagina'
tive spectacle which presents
Hollywood in inspired mood.
Later Composer Gershwin Of
fers an ambitious symphonic geS-
ture called Rhapsody in Rivets."
I found more noise and blare
than melody here for symphonies
are not yet ready for the screen
sound boxes.
Stars Are Fine
The ear-tickling Gershwin tune
is called Delicious" Again there
is evidence how sound has ad-
vanced for full piano tones are
caught for harmonic value. DE
licious" is sung by Raul Roulien,
a newcomer to the screen, with
all the earmarks of future great.
ness. Watch this lad.
Janet Gaynor sings a couple
of songs in her wistful manner,
does a cute Chauve SouriS dane
ing number, and injects the right
pinch of naive innocence and coy
ness to climb into your heart.
Charles Farrell is a much i'm
proved actor, both in voice and
authority. He doesn't sing but
he does put vigor into his charac.
terization. David Buffers direc.
ton is AL throughout.
Frothy and delightful dancing
features Fanchon and Marcos
Sketches" idea in a well-rounded
stage presentation backed by
elaborate settings.
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Ellis and Sydney Open Monday
In New PIav

Mary Ellis and Basil Sydney
open their New Year week en-
gagement Monday night at the
BelaSco Theater in q pre-Broad-
way presentation of "Jewel Rob
berry," a proven European COM
edy success. Bertram Block has
made the English adaptation for
Paul Streger, the producer, from
the Hungarian of Lazzlo Fodor.
Mr.. Fodor's current Broadway
hit is william A. Brady's pro-
duction of "A Church Mouse"
Jewel Robbery" marks the
tenth co-starring vehicle for Miss
Ellis and Mr.. Sydney. Meet
the Prince" Children of Dark
ness" and London's Strange In
terlude" were their latest ap-
pearanceS.
A cast Of proven merit has
been selected for the supporting
roles foremost Of which is Cora
Witherspoon, Clarence Derwent,
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"PENROD AND SAM"

In this holiday season when,
according to all rules Of Snowman
ship, "kid stuff" should be plenti.
full on the screens, only "Penrod
and Sam" is here to provide fare
for juvenile fans.
It takes a modern Penrod and
Sam with their clubhouse and
social problems. It Scrambles in
most Objectionable George BaS-
sett, a role which fell to the lot
Of an unfortunate youngster called
Billy Lord. It reaches for it's
tears (now a set part of pictures
in which juvenile actors appear)
with the sale of a lot on which
the clubhouse" stands by PEN
rods father. There is also the
death Of the pet dog-but such
passage is becoming so usual
in this type of film that it Is
hardly worth reporting any more.
This memory, reaching back to
the early Harrington stories, re.
calls glorious pictures Of the back.
alley pair, Herman and Verman.
In the film these two inimitable
creations are almost lost in the
shuttle.
The dog-dying contest, of course,
brings to mind the recent
"Skippy" with the resultant obi
Gus comparison. "Penrod and
Sam" nowhere reaches the deep
effectiveness of that other crowd.
attracter. For there has not been
the same deep study of the child
mind nor the same deft admix.
ture of dramatic hokum put into
this last one.
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Gershwin' S
Music Is
TunefuI
BY ANDREW R. KELLEY

Those cream puff romanticists
Gaynor and Charles Far
rell-are together again. and not
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Poker Face
Shines in
Fun Film

Call it one grand farce, with
slapstick slapping from one end to
the other, and you have it-"Side.
walks of New York; which
opened yesterday at Loew's
Palace.
It might have been an effective
admLAture of its own 'rollicking
farce and the pathos Of the tene-
ments, but as it is, it is a Buster
Keaton production by a margin Of
more than 200 per cent.
With that poker face of his plus
a swanky new suit of clothes,
Puster ambles through the story
from the much detested mil
lionaire landlord to the much be.
loved guardian angel Of the
Tenth Avenue hoodlums.
But Buster takes a second row
seat to Norman Phillips, jr., fair
haired youngster, who gives q
glowing performance as Clipper" I"
the baby tool of a lot of bad eggs,
thieves, gunmen or whatever you
name those who entice the un-
derprivileged child to crime.
Busters sudden sympathy for
the offspring of his debtor ten
ants all comes via that thing
called love at first sight, an
emotion evoked by Clippers big
sister, played passably well by
Anita Page.
With a face that quite approx
mates Busters unsmiling coun-
tenance, Cliff Edwards, as the
millionaire'S advance agent, is
a bowling success.
But the grand surprise for
yesterdays Christmas Day audi
ence was the personal appear.
ance Of Conrad Nagel, the
honey. voiced movie star, who is
making q goodwill tour for Me
tro-G Goldwyn-M Mayer.
Unlike others of his profession
who have made personal appear
ances, Nagel made no effort to
win his way into the, hearts Of
his audience by a song recital.
He stuck to his trade, smiled win
ningly and consequently went
over big. A. B.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26

Eugene Powers and Stuart Casey.
Robert Vivian, Lionel Braham,
Harold Johnsrud, Hazel Nagley,
Frederick Roland, Louis Simon,
Cornelius Vein, Franklin George,
Richard Keith and Andre Daguet
are also cast Importantly.
No increase in the price scale
for the New Year Eve perform
ance will be made and the Gus
tomary Thursday matine will be
given on Friday (New Year Day.
in addition to Saturday.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
All In a Day
MARX HELLlNCER
BY
NEW YORK, Dec. "a.

NEW YORK, Dec. "a.
Chorus calls are, to me, very sad affairs, Girls
and women of every age and description stand in line
and hope for the best Out of every fifty, perhaps
is chosen. The rest file out slowly, and in de-
pressing AS far they are concerned, just
more dream has been shattered.
I've watched any number of these calls during my
rather vague career Broadway You find plenty of
comedy in them but the tragedy always overshadows
the laughs. The other afternoon for example, DR..
Forenz Zegfeld announced that he needed II damses
for the Foies and for his show that will shortly
:-.4o- ahannn
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
"DELIOOUS" IS MELOD|OUS HIT
.acy Story
On RiaIto
Screen

"sTRICTLY DIsHoNORABLE"
At the RialtO Theater. Directed
by John NJ. Stahl. From, the
stage play Of Preston StuFgeS.
man. A Universal picture.
THE CAST:
The Washington times., 1931-12-26

S ce Chic C o
a n d Dia n e
flaS h e d in
Seventh Heav.
en- have they
been so agree
ably served by
tina Hollywood
authors as in
Delicious"
This Is an
other variation
Of the Cinder-
ella theme. but
it is a cleverly
cons tru C ted
story from the
formula feenn.
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Knows O'NeiII

Judith Anderson, who will be
seen in the Theater Guild pro-
duction Of Mourning Becomes
Electra" at the National starting
January II, is an O'Neill heroine,
having. played in New York and
on tour in Strange Interlude," Z"
which was the first lengthy play
written by Eugene O'Neill.
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Why She Worried

That's exactly what happened.
You'll have to tell me now,
Mr.. Connolly she chirped.
"Have I got the job, or haven't
!? I absolutely must know
right away"
The dance director shrugged
his shoulders.
"I've told you so many times,
Miss B." he asserted, that
I don't know yet. It's all up
to Mr.. Ziegfeld. And until he
makes up his mind you'll just
have to watt
"But you don't know how i'm
portant it is" she persisted.
at means everything to me. I
must know right away if I've
got the job"
At this point, with his Gus
tomary curiosity, Mr.. Hellinger
stepped into the breach.
May I ask" I inquired.
"what your reason is? Is it as
important as all that?"
She nodded.
1T certainly is" she replied.
eff I don't get the job, it
doesn't make any difference.
But if I do get it, I want to
rush down to Mr.. Shubert and
tell him just what I think Of
him!"
A few minutes later, with
this little article in mind, I sat
down beside Mr.. ziegfeld.
Ziggy's Best One
you've been through any
number of these calls" I said.
whats been the funniest
thing that ever happened to
you?"
The great glorifier tore up
two song hits and smiled
happily.
II think that the best one
happened down at the New
Amsterdam about eight years
ago." he muSed. 1--WE adver-
tised a call and some Of the
most beautiful girls you ever
looked at showed up and stood
in line.
Among the bunch was one
dame who had the dizziest mop
of blonde hair you ever saw.
Her figure was dumpy, and
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WARNER. BROS. THEATRES
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Desperate in Plea
90 into rehearsal.


With conditions as they are.
the girls flocked in by the car
load. A few were picked; the
great majority was sent away.
I was sitting with Bobby Con-
molly, the genial dance director,
when one rather pretty girl
stepped over to us.
"Mr. Connolly" she said,
'Mr. Ziegfeld didn't pick me
and must have q job"
Bobby was very nice about it.
I'm Sorry," he returned.
''But I don't think that any.
thing can be done about it. If
Mr.. Ziegfeld didn't choose you,
I'm afraid that's all there is to
It,"
The girl bit her lip.
But you don't understand"
she muttered, II must have
work. must, I tell you. Could
Mt he make an exception and
hire me to scrub the floors or
dust the seats in the theater?
Won't you spea's to him?"
Tough days, my friends. Not
much comedy there, eh?
Bobby and I were still talk
ing about that situation when
another girl came bouncing up
the aisle.
"Get a load of this dame"
whispered Mr.. Connolly. She's
been around here for three
days, and Mr.. Ziegfeld isn't sure
whether he's going to hire her.
Every chance she gets she
ruSheS to me and asks If the
boss has made up his mind yet.
Watch"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30
ALEXANDRIA FIREMEN,
DEL DAY IN GRID TILT
Elevens Coached by Former Gel
Teammates Are Scheduled to
Clash Sunday.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 3o-N,
5 Engine Company and Del Ray A. C.
will struggle at Baggetts Park Sunday
in an intracity battle that win havr
an important bearing upon the $50
pound championship Of Alexandria
Play will start at o'clock.
Two former teammates are coachinf
the rival clubs. Dick Allen, forme,
st. Marys CelticS quarterback, Is tn
toring the Del Ray eleven, while Mike
Goldman, who played guard for tho
Celts. Is handling the Firefighters.
Alpha Delta Omega Fraternity team
will go to Richmond Sunday TO clasl
with Arrow A. G. In the Municipal sta.
dunn.
Plans are under way TO organize
boys bowling team to represent Alex
andria in the State championships.
Virginia Midgets want a game for
Saturday. Telephone Manager Pun.
man at Alexandria So1-W between 8
and $50 pm.
Episcopal High viii entertain the grid
warriors Of Gilman Country School
Baltimore. In q trio Of battles on Hox-
ton Field tomorrow. Junior and Junior
varsity elevens Of the schools will clash
In the morning, followed by the varsity
game at 2:30.
Pirate A. @. will stack I'D against
Robinson A. G.. Of Washington here
Sunday at 2 o'clock on Hunton FieId.
Bubbles" Yarter, Alexandria High
back, who Is ineligible to play the re-
nainder Of the season with the institu-
tons eleven, win appear In the Pirate
lineup.
Hammond has booked games for NO
vember with Lyon Park A. O. on
Ballston Field, November IS with viz
waw4S- N.-..- g.
title and November 20 with Takona
Tigers.
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~ the Associated Press

~ the Associated Press
~HIcAGo. october 30. - The
high cost OF golf" Is not really
Y due 70 golf itself. but to the
addition OF social affairs. In
which only q small percentage Of mem
bers participate. These few play and
dance In elaborate club houses while
the golfers pay the fiddler
At least that Is the situation as
painted by John w. Fulton. broker Of
golf memberships, after . national sur
vey for the purpose Of determining
whether the situation could be solved
by the addition OF afhliated social mem
bers
The canvass followed the evolution OF
golf from the original, simple golf club,
where q professional alone looked after
all affairs. while his wife ran the dining
room In o modest club house, into the
elaborate present-day socialized club.
The primitive club cost o member from
$40 to $50 year for golf, while the
pretentious affair today costs him from
$3.50 to $500, owing to elaborate club
houses, large dining halls, dance pa
vilions, uniformed f1unkeys. French
chefs, green's keepers, caddy masters
and other supernumeraries.
StilI Could Be Reasonable.
While the cost Of golfng parapher-
MALTA had gone up from 100 to 500 per
cent since the game had taken hold on
Americans four decades ago, and the
cost Of keeping up the better courses has
doubled, the survey showed that golf
could be had for about q third OF the
average annual dues and incidentals,
even If the elaborate club facilities are
retained.
Many clubs had overcome this situa-
ton by taking in social members who
played golf, II at all, only on days
when golfing members were not at the
club. The dues and golf fees OF such
non-voting members paid for all the
expenses added to the old-fashioned
golf club by specialization.
The evolution of the expensive organi-
zation from the simple golf club was
largely due to an attempt by persons
in moderate circumstances to ape the
exclusive clubs of wealthy persons, al
though even that class was shown to
have gone back in many instances, as
at Old Elm in Chicago, to golf only
while holding their social activities to
other clubs.
AS to the high cost Of socialized
golf," Fulton kept tabulation on play
at a large Chicago club with four
l8-hole courses, one of which is kept
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Boxing Class Proposed by uoon of Commission

champion. won ths low gross prize IN
the medal-play event with q card Of
80. with second gross going to Mrs. r.
Boyd Morrow Of Elkridge at 81 and
third gross going 70 Mrs. H @. Trace
Of Rodgers Forge at -. First low
net went to Mrs. J. o. Rhyme Of Con-
gressional with 4i-7-34. Second net
went to Miss Louise Clayton of Chevy
Chase with 45-S-ST.
In the exhibition match which fol-
lowed the medal play tourney, Mrs
Meckley and Mrs. NJ. l.. Bell. former Mid
die Atlantic champion, defeated Mrs. j.
Marvin Haynes. present mid-Atlantic
title holder, and Mrs. Z. Boyd Morrow,
by 4 up, with Mrs Meckley again in
the star role. She registered card
OF % for the nine. Prizes were given
to all the participants in the four-ball
match, and one Of Mrs. Meckley's
prizes was q box OF golf balls donated
by Bobby Jones, with his autograph.
The prizes were presented to the win
ners by Mrs. Guy v. Henry, chairman
OF the Golf Committee.
Ohhcers OF the club, which was or
ganized two years ago and already has
membership of about 500. are: Mrs.
waiter r. Tuckerman, president; Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson, vice president;
Mrs. Henry r. Dimock, vice president;
Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss, vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, vice
president: Mrs. Virginia White Speel,
vice president; Mrs. E L. Townsend,
secretary: Miss r. T. Ward, treasurer:
Mrs. j. z. Hughes, executive secretary.
The Board of Governors Is composed
of many women prominent In wash
ington social circles.
Three contestants have reached the
semi-final round In the competition for
the Siamese Trophy az the Chevy Chase
Club, while In the lower bracket the
first-round match between Z. 0. wag-
enhorst and H. p. Wright still Is to be
played. Results in the second round
are: w. j. Waller defeated L. b. Plat,
up; r. p. Whitley defeated c. @.
Treat. 3 and 2: P. p. Blackburn de-
feated H. L. Merring, up The win
ner Of the Observation-Disclosures match
will meet John Britton in the second
round.
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BLUES HOPE TO END
SCORELESS STREAK

Gallaudet has yet to score q point
this season, but hopes TO ring up few
when it meets Penn Military ct Chester.
Pa, tomorrow. The Blues held the
Cadets to q scoreless tie last year, but
this time would do well to prevent big
score.
The Kendall Greeners have lost three
games, but improved with each. BY
way of expressing something or other,
some Of the teams members are letting
|. their whiskers grow
In q recent scrimmage that was little
short Of an actual contest, Gallaudet
emerged about even with American
University. The Blues also scrimmaged
with Dewitt School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30

a boxing lesson by Joe Sekyra. And
these are the men against whom
heavyweights like Schmeling, Schaaf,
Pauline, Walker Grifiths and the rest
must have protectionl
There is another bad feature to the
idea Of limiting the dreadnaughts to
matches among themselves. What
about youngsters like Impeliteri and
Struts? Where are they going TO
acquire experience? The only posi-
bility would seem to be to hook up the
few dreadnaughts into sort Of troupe
and let them traverse the country
together.
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Fistic Battles

~ the Associated Press.
NEWARK, NJ TONY Canzoneri
world lightweight champion. outpointed
Pfillie Grimm. Newark tl0): Harry
Biitman. Philadelphia, and Bud Man
gino, Bound Brook, N. j.. drew 101 /;
Ernie Rather. Newark, outpointed
Steve Smith, Bridgeport. Conn. tiol.
PHILADELPHIA - Leonard Dixon
Leiperville Pa. outpointed Pat Hay
wood. Kansas City 90.
MUECIE, Ind.-Bnly Brent. Pitts
burgh, and Harry English. Toledo, drew
uo): John Conley. Toledo. outpointed
Johnny Grtfnths. Pittsburgh Oo).
VNCENNES. Ind.-Frank Hollings-
worth, Vincennes. knocked out Chick
Branch. Indianapolis ca.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-Joe Cooper
Terre Haute. outpointed Donald Fagg,
Clinton Uo): Jackie Purvis. Kokomo,
Ind, outpointed Frankie Stevens,
Boston (e).
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New Golf Course for Women
Promises to Be Big Success

He. did so, and what a Job he did. The
course Is q natural. in every sense Of
the word, a fine piece Of work over
very fine golf country. with some Of
the finest holes we have seen on any
golf course about the Capital, and not
weak hole anywhere on the layout.
To be sure, male golfers of the first
class would make par look silly on
such par holes as the first, second
and ninth, but on the whole the course
would stand up fairly well even against
the onslaughts of the best male players
The first green-2o5 yards from the
tee-can be driven, and have bunch
that the second green might be driven
by O long hitter But the other holes
are well balanced, of good length and
are framed in those rolling contours
that mold the rolls Of the green's into
the landscape in such a way as to
course architects affect.
The eighth hole Is Q gem. Here
Finlay has utilized the natural curve
OF q series of hills TO construct q dog
leg hole Of around 400 yards that viii
challenge the accuracy of even the best
of the males. For a long-hitting man
1t Is par 4, q drive and spade shot.
For the best of the women It will take
two wooden-club shots to get home.
The short holes. three In number, are
finished of with fine golf taste. Not
an easy one on the course, and all are
well trapped. Here is the card Of the
course:
No. l, 295 yards. par 4; No. 2, 500
yards, par 4; No. 4, 100 yards. par 8;
No. S, 465 yards, par S; No. 6, 400 yards,
par 3: No. T. 500 yards, par S; No. 8,
400 yards. par 4; No. 9, 30 yards, par
4. Total yardage, 3.o15 yards. Par SO.
THE features OF the opening day were
L a medal-play handicap event. which
was shortened from 1S to 8 holes
because of the size of the entry, and a
nine-hole exhibition match AIRS. Betty
P. Meckley, the District woman's golf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30
High Cost of Golf Seen Due
To Club Parties and Dances,
With Golfer Paying Fiddler

open all Winter. This showed that
there we're 65 days In q year when the
average business man could play
through the regular season. A few
played all Winter week ends, but the
average rounds were under 100 q year.
Price Runs Up.
For this dues, interest on cost Of
membership and other club expenses
run around $500 q year, or an average
Of So or more a round. besides trans
portation, caddies. refreshments and
equipment. Fulton contends that this
cost could be cut In haiI II social mem
bers paid for all except upkeep OF the
courses and q reasonable portion Of
fixed charges.
The canvass showed that large clubs
which have adopted social memberships,
such as Merton Cricket Club, Philadel-
phia; Chevy Chase, Washington; East
lake, Atlanta; Olympic Golf and Coun-
try Club, San Francisco: Lido Club,
New York, and Baltimore Country Club,
had an average Of $50 social members
and 400 golf members, with an average
cost Of 500 q year for golf expenses TO
the active golf members.
How complete the evolution Of prtni-
tive golf clubs to dual organizations had
Eeen was shown by the fact that the
survey uncovered only a dozen Of such
simple organizations. aside from the fee
links, where golf is paid for as 1t Is
played.
It was learned also that q few clubs
had dropped social adjuncts and re-
turned to mere golf.
A sample was Bob o Link Club, Chi
cago. It found that the club was spend
ing more than 100000 year, only .
third OF which was for golf, while the
rest went for parties. Autumn festivals.
music and dancing, in which only a
small percentage Of the members took
part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30

We almost sold out last
week--row we've received
another special shipment.
The De Valid Cub uses
the new PENTODE tube,
two screen grids, one 280
tube and comes complete
in q fne walnut cabinet,
containing powerful dy-
mamie speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30
CANZONERPS CROWN
DEFENSE WORKOUT

~ the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., october 3o.-Tony
Canzoneri's title defense" against
Phillie Grimm Of Newark proved Just q
light workout for the chunky little New
York italian.
Canzoneri. who holds two worlds
championships, risked the lesser Of
them, the Junior welterweight crown.
last night, but had no trouble at all
keeping 1t in his possession, winning
the decision by wide margin after 10
easy rounds. For the first five rounds.
when Griffin appeared disturbed by the
thought of being In the same ring with
q champion, Tony hardly exerted HIM
self ct all. Then when the Newark boy
began to fight, Canzoneri fought back,
had Phillie up against the ropes q
couple Of times and put on one furry
in which it appeared he might knock
out his rival before he eaSed up again
for the finish.