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Evening star., 1931-12-20
Lillian Gish's s Second.

SINCE the withdrawal of Lillian Gish
~ from the screen, now comes Helen
Chandler, with her frail delicacy, her
bird-like quality to, fill, what was deem-
ed impossible, the vacant niche as Miss
Gish's successor. Her smile is tremuious,
timid;. her voice is childlike; her hair
is distinctly blonde and she haa d
Madonna-like likeness.
Miss Chandler began her career un-
der Arthur Hopkins and then branched
cut with both John and Lionel Barry
more.
Events moved so swiftly" Miss
Chandler says, that when I was is I
was a Broadway star in The Wild
Duck"
Being bug" on reading and finally
turning to writing. Miss Chandler wrote
verses and short stories, which found a
ready market. It was only natural
that she should marry novelist
Cyril Hume.
Miss Chandler calls New York her
home, but she really "commutes" be-
tween Gotham and Hollywood. She's in
pictures, she declares, to stay.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Girls On Their Own"

DOROTHY ARzNER, Hollywoods
only woman director, for Para
mounts Working Girls" now at the
Metropolitan Theater, undertook the
task of making an interesting picture
sto-y of the lives and romances of the
great army Of young women living "on
their own" in New York City, to truth
fully represent living conditions, with
out emitting any of the dramatic
elements
From many kinds of residential homes
for working girls inspected Rolf Hall
was evolved as type to truthfully por-
tray living conditions. Endowed and
semi-institutional in character, Rolf
Hall became the picture home for the
group of girls who portray New York's
young feminine workers.
Miss Arzner, it is said, has peopled
Rolf-Hall with an interesting assort-
ment of characters, an assemblage of
young, vivacious girls, all hoping for
permanent jobs-and for pleasure with
out expense in their love for romance.
Zoe Akins. author Of the stage drama
The Greeks Had Word for It," wrote
the screen story
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Harvard Double Quartet,
Tuesday.

THE Community Institute will pre-
L sent a special Yuletide program
Tuesday evening at 8:15 o'clock in the
auditorium at Central Community Gen.
ter, when the popular University Dou-
BILE Quartet of Harvard will make its
first appearance in this city, under the
direction of Douglas A. MacKinnon,
who will also appear on the program as
baritone soloist.
The members of the Double Quartet
who will appear are William Jewell,
Harold Schmidt, John S. P. Walker, ir !;
Horace Abram Rigg, jr., tenors; William
Tuck, Bryant Buckingham, George
Acheson and Eugene Wahlstrom, bassos,
with Elmer Benjamin as accompanist.
Tickets may be obtained at the T.
Arthur Smith Concert Bureau, the A.
A. A. and the Willard.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Unemployment Is Theme
OF BroadWay's Newest
Adventure in Dramatics
Economic Subjects Have Been Few New York
Stage This Season-Two English Comedians
in an Amusing Play From London.
By Percy Hammond.

TINE theater has been rather neg
lectful Of economic subjects
this year, though it would seem
4 to be one in which such topics
might be appropriate. Until
'193l-' turned up last week only
two dramatists had interested them
selves in public problems-Owen Davis
in Just to Remind You" and John
Wexley In Steel" The first dealt
forcibly and theatrically with the rack
eteering evil, and aroused no concern
among the Times Square playgoers
"Steel' was fairly honest lithograph
unfriendly Capital, and it, too, pro-
duced yawns instead of indignation. So
in the face of these disasters it required
the soul and courage Of crusader to
present "1931-," tragic panorama
about unemployment. Mr.. and Mrs
Seton, the authors, are nothing If not
contentious. The leading character of
"1931-" (Franchot Tone) is jaun-
ty young toilsman; strong, eager and
proud of his prowess with a warehouse
wheelbarrow Having gayly insulted
his foreman one day, he Is discharged.
He will get another job, he boasts to
his sweetheart, and starts out on that
errand with a song on his lips and
smile in his eyes. But to his surprise
there are no jobs. He tries everything
in his quest for employment, from
prayer to highway robbery, and finds
them all abortive. Every time there
Is a hint that work is to be done,
whether at the Battery or in the Bronx,
Adam is there at daybreak, only to be
turned away. After program Of dis
tresses so narrowing that it threatens to
become monotonous, he gets something
to do in a restaurant. BY that time
he is embittered and, causing a riot
among the underfed, brings on the
machine guns with their accompanying
slaughter as. the curtain falls.
Oddly enough, in all this pageant of
miseries, nothing is to be seen or heard
of charity and its mighty engines Of
relief Adam and his anguished asso-
ciates 60 through their pitiable suffer-
ings without being offered as much as
thin dime from any of the funds or
committees. Even the Salvation Army's
contribution is but one of song. sounded
ironically in the distance, while men
and women die of hunger. The Seftons
have made a deep study of the dilemma
and they are noted for the cool i'm
partiality with which they see and re-
produce conditions and events. But to
ask playgoers to believe that the Emer-
gency Committees, with millions of aims
at their disposal, have no place in a
drama dealing with unemployment, is
to take advantage of their well known
naivete. Whether Intentionally or not,
"193l-" is q mean whack at philan-
thropy.
at the end Of the tragedys FIRST peg
Evening star., 1931-12-20


day having been disposed
of and the Christmas was
sail bowl, as well, what
shall you take your best and al
ways to in the way of flicker"
diversion?
The answer this year has been
well attended to by the local
cinema Santa Claus. Prominent
ly disclosed up and down the en-
tertainment streets will be such
fare as should settle nicely with
the Yuletide pudding. Three pic
lures, particularly, are likely to
please either one side of you or
the other-and the rest, too-al-
though the rest cannot be re-
ported on at the moment.
The following are recommended
for this day, or any other day, of
feast and frolic: Strictly Dis
honorable" because it is enough
like it's parent stage show to make
it notable; Possessed" because
it has Miss Crawford and Clarke
idoD Gable, and Delicious" be-
cause in spite of it's sacharine
name, it is without question the
best of the recent Gaynor-Far-
rell pictures, and it has music in
it such as no film has had before.
To begin backward, and be-
cause it is the most important,
/ the treatment of music in De
licious" marks a step forward in
the film world. One of our not
able composers has created some
thing important, not just as a
musical trifle to fit in with the
story, but as a work in itself
which has form, depth and a
sense of entity. 1t stands by it
self as we'll as aiding the mechan-
les of what it is placed with.
George Gershwin's Rhapsody in
RivetS," or New York Rhap-
Sodie," which makes its debut, is
a complete work which bears
watching and listening. 1t is an
interesting composition with q
piano as its backbone and a curl
ously accurate atmospheric back
ground for the theme to work
against.
This is unquestionably the first
time an important piece of music
has had it's initial baptism in the
film world. Many lighter and
shorter songs have been pre-
sented, but nothing so vital. 1t
is, too, in the vein of its elder
brother, "The Rhapsodie in Blue
And, while it is neither so long
nor so important as the latter
it has definite enough soul of
it's own to make you want to GO
back and see the film again and
to find out what you may have
missed before.
Janet. Gaynor is especially
aided by this Gershwin work
While it is being played she is
shown wandering through the
streets of New York in state of
daze and semi-collapse, and al
though the scenes themselves are
photographed with care, the
main impetus is given by the
penetration of the music as the
accompaniment.
All this is reported ahead OF
time with a purpoSe-namely,
that when you 60 to this film you
will keep yours ears open as well
as your eyes. Listen for that
piano-the rat-tat-tat of the
rivets and the customary Gersh-
win theme winding through II
all and tying it up into an inter
esting whole. Other shorter tunes
Evening star., 1931-12-20
What Its All About.

A STORY by Mae Ellington, The
: Heart Is Young" is the basis Of
"The False Madonna" now current ut
Loew's Palace
The original story appeared in Col
lier's magazine. Kay Francis plays the
role of the respectable and stylish lady
who turns crook and then turns respec-
table, posing for what Is said to be some
dramatically tense scenes as o member
Of a gang Of crooks. AS their decoy.
she represents herself as the lost mother
of q wealthy lad who will inherit q vast
fortune. That's why they cali her ''Ths
EalSe Madonna"
Evening star., 1931-12-20
} Beautiful Skies.

HK EEP your eyes on the Clouds"
THAT was the daily instruction of
Hamilton MacFadden to his players
when he was directing Riders of the
Purple Sage" the Fox Western pic
ture now at the Fox Theater.
This famous Zane Grey romance was
photographed in its original setting, the
Verde Valley of ARIZONA, where the
cloud formations are said by meteor
ologists to be the loveliest that can be
found anywhere Director MacFadden
was anxious to catch these effects at
their best and therefore urged each
member Of the company TO be on the
alert for unusual formations that he
might arrange the action Of his scene to
picture them.
The claim is made that the picture Is
the most beautiful ever filmed"
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Silk Stocking Revue"

DRANK x. SILKS Irish humor
L Wilma Jozsy's dynamic dancing
and a cast that has "a lot Of stuff" are
outstanding elements of silk Stocking
Revue" that opens at the Gayety Thea
ter with a matinee today. It is de-
scribed as a "hot-shot burlesque enter
tainment with exceptional twists"
Silks broque and trick pipe are very
much in evidence. Miss Jozsy's dancing
routine keeps the orchestra on the
Jump, and getting its own shares OF
laughs are the nut antics Of Sammy
Spears. Several other features include
the blonde prima donna, Eloise Dwan
with new series of songs; the brother
and sister dancing team. AL and Buster
Leroy; Frank DuFrane, well known
ballad singer: Mary Joyce, pretty sing
ing ingenue, and Milt Bronson, char.
Acter man. with chorus to match.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Sande Sings.

EARL SANDE'S appearance in the
K Fox Theater show is a far-cry
from his horse riding at the Laurel,
Bowie ard Pimlico race tracks.
Sande also possesses tenor voice Of
unusual quality, and is known as 1.-The
saddles gift to song"
He made his professional debut at a
meeting of the Kiwanis Club in No
vember, 1890. He had always had a
desire to sing, but didn't take 1t seri-
ously until three years ago when Es-
telle Wentworth, well known washing
ton vocalist, heard him, and urged
Sande to let her train his voice.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

a \ 11S4444tN 1oN Z IL Y Z ! >
wv Christmas week with
Y Y the drama in it's legit-
innate theaters absolute
1y dead. This might prove, at
last, that the theater can die,
even if it is immortal. But the
theater is not dead, even in the
National Capital. It is simply in
a state of suspended animation,
and with a few bitches and a
hump will resume business at the
old stand in due time, as the COM
mercials say. So that we may
sincerely chirp-and cheerily, too
our greeting of Merry Christ
mas and a happy New Year to
the world at large without the
slightest dependence upon the
conventions for our hilarity:
Somehow, this tight, little, old
clipped-corner District. 10 miles
square, has a SturdinesS of
heart that enables it to look
up and be cheerful under al
most any old circumstances.
When things look the dark
est. it is our habit to do our
darndest to provide illumination.
We can even see the end of that
long, long lane that has been
vending its long, long way for a
long, long time leading out from
under those dense, dark clouds
that have been croWdlng JOY out
of the theater and the world at
large and into an era of hope and
promise that will find everybody
happy. The crouch may grum-
BILE of optimism, but we voteless
citizens-the only ones, by the
way-in this land of the free and
home of the brave have a habit
all our own of declining to be
miserable.
60 that, leaving the disconsolate
~ to delight themselves as they
may, and restraining our explor-
ing instinct to the joys that will
surely be ours on "the great day
of the year." next Friday, so far
as the future is concerned, we
may serenely contemplate the
happiness of the nearby past: ,
Maude Adams, distinguished
among the historic of the stage
and still held in the warmest re-
gard by those who will ever re-
member her, has again revived
that spirit which is always trl-
umphant in the theater. And the
polished, if sturdy art OF Otis
Skinner, in full unison with hers,
is affirming the truth, that stage
can never be lost that has, de-
spite the taxing toll of the years,
artists whom age cannot Wlther.
nor custom stale in their in
finite variety. Such art but
ripens into richer fullness with
the. passing of time. 1t may
change in the form Of its beauty
and charm; but it never dies. 1t
is that, of all things, which makes
the Theater immortal.
X X X
TT was not difficult to detect in
= the maturer mental acuteness
of Portia a frequent and familiar
glimpse of the eternal youth OF
Peter Pan, nor in the embodiment
of, perhaps. a cleverly tempered
Shylock to forget the sterner and,
perhaps, more tragic tradition of
an earlier day. Both roles were
harmoniously attuned with the
spirit of Miss Adams new ver-
sion of the play, that aimed to
retain the appeal of the story as
it has come through the ages,
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Stage and Screen Attractions This Week

FOX-Rders Purple Sage" afternoon evening
COLUMBIA-"Ben- -IIur" This afternoon and evening.
EARLE-"Hs Woman" This afternoon and evening
KEITHS-Men in Her Life This afternoon
ming.
PALACEThe False Madonna This afternoon and evening
METROPOLITAN working Girls" This afternoon
ming
RIALTO-Journey to He'll" This afternoon evening
(Buresque) Silk Stocking This afternoon
and evening.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Dark" Christmas Week
In Theaters, but Light
Is Promised for New Year
Week-The Portia of Miss Adams-Someth thing
Wrong With Russans-Other Stage News
BY w. H. Landvoigt.

\ WASHINGTON enters while endeavoring to mpart
\N/ Christmas with it charm.
the drama legit VIII not soon forget the most not
able of its
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Especially Good Movie
Attractions Scheduled
For the Christmas Week
Important Bit of Gershwin Music in the Gaynor-
Farrell Picture-"S Strictly Dishonorable" and d.
Possessed" Bring Stars of Theater Row.
By E. de S. Melcher.

HE Christmas bird Fri reminiscent Of the modern mu
day having been disposed balls include Somebody Frol
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
AMIGO BOWLING BITS

John Dallywater, pinch hitting for the injured Herb Edwards an the Shipping Room team, had an off night against the Weavers last week, by hitting an even 200 for the three games. .. Don't mind that John, but you'll show them up this week if you only get a chance. It will be different story when you stack up against the Carpenters this Friday. George Garrity, was another new conner admitted into the circuit, and was seen in action with the shippers. .. ., More newcomers, Tony Mangini, Joe March. Well, well, well, the boys took another drubbing in a match game. or course it's the first beating this year, losing to the Waterbury But ton team by 31 pinfall. .... .Tne Post Office will be unable to meet the Webbers, due to some of their bowlers working night Reports have been confirmed by Mgr. Paul Dente that Wilbur Gus" Gregory has officially been appointed an- chor man of the Rubber Room team Three Bronx cheers for Gus, boys. What has put so much pep in our Proxy lately? Give up, but hope to find out someday how he connected for 336 last Fri day. Proxy Langlois of our Bowl ing loop has enfolded to the press that he will reach the $50 mark this coming Friday ...... Shhh, not sound boys. but we'll wait and see.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

At last the mystery is solved. Sometime ago young bowler was enrolled in the Web. shop bowling league, his identity un- known, so the Warblers turned to be a Sherlock Holmes and met with fine success. The bowler we have in mind is the Honorable Forest Ranger" John Nordland of the Rubber room bowling out fit, who is one of the best pinsters in the AMIGO bowling loop. Look ing over our old Oregon news papers of 1910, 1911, and 1912. we found out that our dear friend MT Nordland was 8 Forest Ranger, then decided to forsake his Ranger position, and coming East, he set- tied down in New Hampshide and immediately signed as a steeple- jack, 8 position he held for a num- Der of years. However, Waterbury called upon him ten years ago, and that is one of the main reasons why the American Mills bowling loop is enjoying having one of the best bowlers in it's midst.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
OF WATERBURY, ss

DISTRICT OF WATERBURY, ss.
 Probate Court. November 18th, A..
 ESTATE OF Margaret Preston, late of Waterbury, in said District. deceased.
 Upon the application of Thomas F. Butler, praying that he may be authorized to sell certain real estate belonging to said Estate as per ap- plication on file more fully appears,
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate office in Waterbury, in said District, on the 21st day of Novem- Der A. D. 1881, at o'clock in the forenoon (Standard Time), and that notice be given of the pendency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by pub fishing this order one time in some newspaper having circulation in said District, also by leaving with or by mailing in registered letters, postage prepaid from Waterbury, a copy of this order to all parties in- terested and residing without the Probate District of Waterbury, on or before the 17th day of November 1881.
 Attest:
 WILLIAM F. SULLIVAN. 11-17-1t Asst Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
NOTICE

A hearing on the application of Cities Service Refining Co. for ap- proval certificate to install a retail gasoline filling station at 3SS North Main St., will be held on Nov. 18th 1881, Wednesday, at 11:30 a. m.. standard time, in the Mayors offices City Hall, Waterbury, Connecticut, as provided by General Statute.
 Signed:-
 FRANK HAYES, 11-17-3t. Mayor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

STATE OF CONNECTICUT. District ESTATE OF Mabel Hammond Wye, late of the Town of Water. bury. in said District. deceased:
 The Court of Probate for the Dis: % hapsof for f the creditors of of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present thelr accounts properly at. ss..saa h tied within said tiRS liobs wiiI DO ds. % debted fo said cstats aF6 requested Co make immediate payment Co
 THE cITIznNA AND MANpTAc. TUnEflS NATIONAL DStk,
 THOMAS Y. MQOnI. ii.is.st Trust ofklosF:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, District

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, District
 November 10th. 1881.
 ESTATE OF John F. Sullivan, late of the Town of Waterbury, in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly at- tested within said time, will be de- barred a recovery. All persons in- debted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 PATRICK J. SULLIVAN. ff-17-3t Administrator.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

1881 Chevrolet 4-door Sport Sedan 1929 Ford 4-door Deluxe Sedan 1880 Dodge Sedan 4-door, like new 1891 Studebaker Six 2-door Sedan 1930 Studebaker President Eight 1880 studebaker Six 4-door 5-Pas-
 senger Sport Sedan. 1929 Standard Six Buick 4-door
 Sedan
 1926 Nash Six Coach ..........$ 95 Overland Touring ............S 70 Studebaker Touring .........$ 45 ReO sedan 's''''ss.@ oo
 GHAN-ALLERTON. INC.
 Stud & Pierce Arrow s79 West Main St. Dial 3-4185
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

Schedule For Friday Night
 Weavers vs Machinists, alleys 5 and 6.
 Stampers vs Rubber Room, al- leys z and g.
 Shippers vs Carpenters, alleys 3 and, 4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
Seasnn Records

Season Records High single-G Gustav Gregory 165 High three-Prospero Dente 396. High game-Machinists 457. High team-Machinists 1262.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
Merchandise
.6 Household Articles

STOVE REPAIRS--A complete line of repairs, grates, stove pipes, etc. For stoves and furnaces. Agents for nationally known oil burners Vecto Heaters. The Waterbury Stove Repair Go, 255 Bank St. Dial 4-6255.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
Announcements
Lost and Found

1, Jennie S. Blansfield, having lost my bank book No. 41669 on The West Side Savings Bank of Water bury, hereby make application for a new one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

LOST = Gentleman's white gold Sleda wrist watch with chain bracelet in downtown section. Finder please return to Salvation Army, 16 Abbott Ave.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
Service Stations. Repairing

BATTERIES-Rebuilts s and up, guaranteed; batteries recharged Soc. Somma Battery Service. 23s East Main St. Dial 3-5905.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

BIG REDUCTIONS WONDER
 FUL VALUES 1880 Chevrolet Coupe ........ .$375 1880 Chevrolet De Luxe Sedan .$42o 1929 Chrysler Model 75 Sedan .$535 1929 Nash Sedan $495 1929 Buick Master Sedan $595 1929 Buick Standard Sedan ..$550 1880 Chrysler De Luxe Sedan ..S595 1929 Ford Coupe Special ......$ $195 1929 Dodge Sedan $395 1926 Dodge Sedan, only .......$ 75 1927 Chevrolet Coupe .........$ 45 1927 Ford Roadster ..........$ 20 1928 Whippet Roadster .......$125
 Many Others ATWOOD BROS.
 452 Meadow St.
 Phone 4-1616
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
WEB SHOP
 MARBLES

Results of Last Week Weavers 2, Shippers l. Machinists 9, Stampers 1. Carpenters 2, Rubber Room |.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

High Single-Jurgonis, 133. High Three-Granelli, 337.
 High Game Single-Eadiators, 533 High Team Total-Radiators, l522.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

Weekly Records High single-Tony Guzzardi 138. High three-John Fellon 337. High game-Carpenters 431. High team-Carpenters 12O1.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

High single--Corcoran, 136. High three--McGeever 353. High game--Plumbers, 569. High team-Plumbers, 1569.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

CORNER-Willow St and Hillside Ave. G to 10 rooms. Modern. l.. Lo Russo. 50 Scovill St. Dial 3-994s or 3-9977.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

floor, all Improvements, good con- dition. Rent SPA. Ina top floor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

AMERICAN WOMAN desires posi- tion; general homework. good cook. Phone 5-1210.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
Insurance

PAINTING and paper hanging. Rooms papered for s3.50. For good work and reasonable rates. Dial 4-2S58,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
For Rent Real Estate
Apartments C Tenements

BARNES ST, near Hin st-2nd floor,
 rooms, with or without garage.
 Rent very reasonable. Inquire J. z. Herbst. 63 Bank St. Phone 4-4370.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17

High a,nsle-Kimbsriy, inl rSy iso. aae-i''' High three-SunderIan 35b. High game--Kanlei, b37.
 High three games---KankeFs, 160S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-17
Pressing and Tailoring

CLEANING, Pressing and Repairing of the better kind. Work called for and delivered. Mosel. 30 Abbott Ave. Dial 6-0343.