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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-23

The convention of the letter cai 7. riers is in progress as is the Sons ,d the American Revolution convcI,~ tion. The former IS hold It's state convention at Elks' hall with Il large attendance, while the $. A. F. meet ing will be held this evening at ths Elton with numerous speakers scheduled to talk.
 The schools are closed in honor of Washington's birthday. and will be closed for the balance of the week in accordance with the eight week system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-23
MINSTREL. AND DANCE
 OF THE A-B.C TROUPE

The annual minstrel and dance of the ABC troupe will be presented in Buckingham hall on Thursday evening. April Q. according to an an- nouncemcEt made to-day by officers of the organization. Rehearsals will commence this Wednesday even- ing under the direction of George E;rrico. director of the ABC Min Strels since the group was organized. 4 real good show with several unique acts will he included in the program. The Arcadirn orchestra will furnish the music for dancing after the show
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-23
Store Entered Sunday Morning Skeleton Key Used at Corey Grocery on Baldwin
 Street

The store of $. A. Corey of GAS Baldwin street was burglarized last evening. About $8 in cash was taken and a carton of cigarettes and a box of cigars. Entrance was gain ed with the use of a skeleton key.
 The police were informed that sev- Ieral homes and stores in the vicin- 'ity of Baldwin street were tried yesterday afternoon and last eyen- ing by key workers. The attempts proved futile. The police suspect that several places were entered, but the owners have failed to file com plaints.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-23
Lenten Services At
 St. Francis Xavier Church

The Rev. James Wilson of Thom- aston will be the speaker at the Len ten services at St. Francis Xavier's church Wednesday night. Besides the sermon there will be the rosary and benediction. The program for Friday evening includes the stations of the cross and benediction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-23
THE STADIUM LUNCH
 BURGLARIZED LAST NIGHT

The Stadium Lunch at 313 Bank street was burglarized during the night. The proprietor reported to the police that a carton of cigarets was taken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-23
DIEDERICH KEEPS
 UP IOO9o RECORD

Waterbury Rotarians are watching with avid interest the efforts of Paul A. Diederich. formerly Of Waterbury, to keep up his 100 per cent record
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-23

Radio telephone conversation was held recently between Java and New York. by way of Amsterdam and London. z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-23

J. Brady. The arrangements com mittee is composed of Lieutenant Mulville. chairman, Charles Jackson, Daniel r. Bowes. Edmund Cass Ralph Bolles, William Dillon, Fred Hodson, Frank varanelli. Conrad Larson, Jack Shea and Jerry Mur- phy.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
Continental Director
For JOLsOn Musical

In the long list of credits for
'"The Wonder Bar" the Euro
pean musical success which brings
Al Jolson back to the stage
after an absence of five years,
opening at the Shubert Belasco
Theater on Thursday evening,
March 5, for an engagement CT
four nights only, there will be
found a line reading: Staged by
William Mollison."
The latter, it may be noted
here, is a Continental director OF
note and has staged many sue
cessful productions overseas dur
ing the past decade. He was
brought to this country from
England for the express purpose
of directing "The Wonder Bar,
but inasmuch as Jolson's new
starring vehicle was not ready to
commence rehearsals Immediately
after his arrival, Mr.. Mollison
was assigned by the Messrs. Shu
bert to put on" another musical
play first, entitled "Meet My Sis
ter" In consideration of the
fact that this last-named produc
ton is now one of the current
successes on Broadway, it is to be
assumed that no small part o1
the potential success of 'The
Wonder Bar" will be due to Mr.
Mollison's skillful direction.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
Fell Down With Garbo

There seems to be general
agreement that Robert Montgom-
cry was "in over his head" in
trying to be Greta Garbo's lead
ing man in Inspiration" He
flubbed a prize chore almost as
bad as Gavin Gordon did in her
previous picture Romance" In
this latter ;ase Gordon was the
personal selection of glamorous
Greta for leading man.
Gordon had an alibi. While on
the way to the studio one morn
ing he was in an auto accident
and fractured some ribs. After
being taped up he continued
work.
When Romance" was released
Gordon soon discovered he had
not made good. So he sought out
Director Clarence Brown and
said: -
It want to play in a picture
with Garbo again. I don't want
any pay. I don't care how small
the part is. I just want a
chance"
But Greta said, "Garbo, no
like" And when "Garbo no like,
the argument is ended. It is
doubtful if Montgomery gets
another chance, either.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
BARBARA STANWYCK IN DEMAND

The little dancer who acct
dentally kicked him has quit pic
lures and gone back to New York.
The picture was to have been her
first.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

FOX-Ann Harding in east
Lynne" At 11:41 a. M, 2:O8,
ABS, 1927 and 9:54 p. m. Stage
shows at 1886, 4:03, 6:55 and
9:22 p. m.
PALACE-Gary Cooper in
Fighting Caravans" At 1855,
2:17, 4:44, 1925 and 9:53. Stage
shows at 1884, 4:01, 6:43 and
9:10 p. m.
EARLE-Lila Lee in Woman
Hungry" at IL noon, 2::25, 1850.
TAO and 1000 p. m. Stage
shows at 1:15, $40, 6:35 and 9
p. m.
RIAL TO-June Collyer in
Damaged Love-" at 1850 a. M,
1:50, 3:25, 5:35, TAO and 9:45
p. m.
COLUMBIA-Greta Barbo in
Inspiration" at 1920 a. M, 1920,
1925, 5:35, 7:40 and 9:45 p. m.
R-K.O-KEITH'S-Helen Twelve
trees in "Millie," at 1888 o. m,
1888, 3:33, 1888 and 9:33 p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04

Assembling a Broadway musi-
cal show is one Of the most try
ing five weeks that any producer
can face. In the case of MAX
ing Mary" now at the National,
during the preliminary stages in
New York. four rehearsal halls
were used to whip the company
into their stuff. In fact, every
body was on their toes.
John Boyle directed the dane
ers in one place, Edward Clark
Lilley directed the principals in
another, Charlie Gordon, one of
the producers, put Speciality
dancers over the hurdles in an
other hall and Mr.. Boyle's as
sistants trained the special chorus
numbers somewhere else. The
trick, as you see, was to get all
the folks together for the Wash
ington premiere at the National
tomorrow night.
There are more than a hum
dred members of the company.
And each has some important
chore to perform. After the
chorus numbers were arranged
the next task was to have the
principal man or woman, who
leads the number, rehearse with
the chorus. AS there are a dozen
ensemble effects in the show this
meant dozens of days devoted to
co-ordinating principal and
chlorine.
Making Mary" is what is
known as 'book" show; that is,
it has a plot, which means that
it couldn't be thrown together
like a revue. The story and the
music had to be blended:
After each unit was thoroughly
rehearsed then several weeks had
to be spent in dovetailing each
episode into a whole. No won,
der producers, directors and
actors were worn out after those
five trying weeks.
Mr.. Boyle, the partner of the
late Jack Donahue, not only
gave his undivided time toward
training the dancers, but he
spent a year in Europe outlining
his effects before the first re.
hearsal was called.
Mr.. Lilley, who staged the
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
Tallulah For Fox

Managing-Director Hardie
Meakin of the Fox Theater is
elated today over receiving a
booking for the first Tallulan
Rankhead picture, New York
Lady," now being finished at
Paramount's Astoria studio. It is
due to be screened in early April.
Paramount got all hot and both
cred about a story which leaked
out from the Astoria lot. It
seems that while certain Sc
quences were being "shot" Tallulah
insisted she couldn't work unless
they put that man off the set"
The complications arose because
"that man" happened to be
Adolph Zukor before whom all
Paramount bends low. However
the yarn sifted down to the fact
Miss Bankhead whispered that
with the eyes of the big boss
upon her she became a trifle ner-
vous, whereupon Mr.. Zukor smil-
ingly retired. There was, we are
assured, no hard feeling, no tenn
permanent, no "high hat"
AS a matter CT fact Tallulah
Bankhead is a great "kidder" and
a studio favorite. "Rusnes' from
her first picture looked SO good
Paramount made haste to exer-
else the option for another fea-
ture. Her motion picture salary
is four times what she received
as the reigning star of the Lon
don stage.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
This And That

Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fon-
tame, reigning stars of the The
ater Guild, will carry their own
cook when they begin their tour
with elizabeth the Queen" open
ing at the National Theater,
March %. Lawrence Tibbett's
new picture will play Loew's Pal
ace soon as "The Southerner."
But north of the Mason-Dixon line
it will be called 1.-THE Renegade"
The Theater Guild wants
$1,000 a week royalty, and the
stage hands demand double pay
for the six-hour performances Of
"Strange Interlude." If these lit
tie things can be shaved there is
a possibility the National Players
may dip into Eugene O'Nein be-
fore the 1881 season is over. Only
six performances a week are pos
sible, and the actors require a
month to get up in the long-winded
parts. The most promising
young actress to pass in screen
review thus far in 1881 is Helen
Twelvetrees to be seen, If you
hurry, at R-K-O-Keith's in Mil
lie." I don't wonder that Radio
Pictures has her sewed up with an
iron-clad contract. Ruth Etting
has never sung in Washington, al
though she will grab $4,000 a
week for seven days work at the
Earle, beginning Saturday. Hers
is almost entirely a phonograph
disc reputation, although she ap-
peared in the New York run with
Ed Wynn's Simple Simon. {.
Washington gets the first perform
ance of Pinero's "Dr. Harmer, -"
with Philip Merrival,e at the Be
lasco the week Of March 16. Ac-
tor Merrivale's wife and daughter
will be among those in the cast
OF the new play, which is o.
pected to bring out the in '''
gentSia in goodly numbers.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
GUILD USING
SOUND FILMS
FOR PLAY

Sound and talking pictures
will be incorporated in Miracle
at Verdun," the late Hans Clum-
berg's drama dealing with the
resurrection of the millions of
war dead, which the Theater
Guild will present at the Martin
Beck Theater, probably on Mon
day, March 16. According to the
Guild, this is the first use of
articulate films as an integral
part of the stage production of
dramatic work.
Three scenes of the play, which
was written in 13 scenes and so
presented in Europe, have been
filmed as talking picture
sequences. All these scenes are
exteriors, and they employ the
cast that will appear on the
stage.
Talking pictures have been
used for comedy purposes in
stage revues, notably Earl Car
rolls "Vanities" and Sketch
Book" Jed Harris Spread
GdSAC, d1OO11S OGL1C1 PIOuuCC4O11O,
employed silent films for dramatic
effect.
The talking sequences for
Miracle at Verdun" were pro-
duced in the Audio Cinema
studios, and other film companies
have co-operated with the Theater
Guild in obtaining additional pic
lures. In all, the film interludes
will take up about Is minutes of
the plays running time, and
will be handled, it is said, in a
manner different from any used
before in either legitimate or
picture theaters.
Under the direction of Herbert
j. Biberman Miracle at Yer
dun," which was first produced
in Leipzig and is now scheduled
for presentation in other Euro
pean cities, including London and
Paris, is expected to be one of
the Theater Guilds most ambi-
tlouS undertakings.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
Making Mary Required F Our
Halls for Rehearsa1s

story, also took long vacation
before plunging into his side Of
the work at hand.
A musical comedy is no easy
job for those who shape it. And
Broadway demands the best.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
Two Leading Women

Charlie Ruggles and George
Barber are the newest additions
to the stellar cast of ''The Smiling
Lieutenant" the Ernst Lubitsch
production starring Maurice CheV-
alier, which will go into produc-
ton soon at Paramount's New
York studio. The picture will
have two leading women-Claud-
cite Colbert and Miriam Hopkins.
Filming will get under way in
about 10 days.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
STAGE
NEWS FROM
NEW YORK

Phil Baker telegraphed yester-
day from Florida that he had
bought his release from a con-
tract with the Messrs. Shuberts.
This automatically cancels the
suit against Baker, in which the
producing brothers demanded
half of Bakers radio earnings.
It is said that the accordion
man will produce his own revue
soon, in which he will star.
The TheateY Guild has placed
Bernard Shaw's comedy, Get
ting Married" in rehearsal at
the Guild Theater. The revival
is to be presented late this sea-
son in the Guilds regular sub
scription series, taking the place
of Schnitzler's. "The Lonely
Way" which was recently post
poned until next season. Philip
Moeller is directing the play and
the cast now is being assembled.
Another Shaw revival, Captain
Brassbound's Conversion" will be
given to out-of-town audiences by
the Guild this spring and will
come to New York next fall.
The London premiere of
Strictly Dishonorable," which
was scheduled for tonight at the
Phoenix Theater, has been post
poned until next Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, the play is having a
preparatory engagement in Gold,
erS Green.
Eduardo Ciannelu, who has
been seen in a number of Jed
Harris productions, has been
added to the cast of 1.-THE Wiser
They Are" which already includes
Ruth Gordon and OSgood Perkins
The play, which Mr.. Harris is
making ready. is expected to open
out of town late this month and
come to Broadway Easter Week
Wallis Clark, Albert Van Dek.
ker and Frank Wilcox have re
placed Max Figman, Henry E
Dixey and Kenneth Loane, re
spectively, in "Napi," which be-
gan a Newark engagement last
night. The play will open at the
Longacre Theater on March IL.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
By HARRISON CARROLL

copyright 1881. Premier Syndicate)
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March 4.
Warner Brothers continue their
drive to sign up as many stars as
possible.
They have just put Barbara
Stanwyck under a long term con
tract, and will feature her along
with William Powell, Ruth Chat,
terton, Kay Francis and other
newly acquired stars.
incidentally, there seems to be
conflict between Warmers and
Columbia'S plans for the star Of
illicit" She has had wardrobe
fittings, and is scheduled to start
The Miracle Woman" at Colum
bia on Thursday. On the other
hand, she is supposed to begin
Night Nurse" for Warmers a
week from yesterday.
Under the terms of her Colum
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
Highest-Paid Job

The highest paid worker in
Hollywood is not, strange to say,
one of the highly publicized stars.
He is Irving Thalberg Of Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer whose pay en-
velopes last year totalled $500, 600.
He is married to Norma Shearer,
very happily too everyone says,
and she also gathers beaucoup
money from M-G-M each week.
Thalberg used to be Carl
Laemmle'S secretary and rates a
monster salary because his per-
centage of winning pictures tops
every other executive in the
industry,
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
Where There's a will

No man is a hero to his own
family. One morning last week
Will Rogers showed up at the
studio, driving a small roadster.
On being asked where his big car
was, Will replied: out at our
house; it's like the guys who wear
the same clothes. Whoever gets
up first, gets the good cars.
Daughter Mary had taken my
regular bus, and when l went to
get the car Mrs. Rogers gave me
for Christmas, 1 found out she
was up early and had taken it to
Palm Springs"
The Washington times., 1931-03-04

bia contract, Barbara Stull has
two more pictures. VIII I'll h er
there will be an adjustment be-
tween the two companies, or
whether Warmers see another way
out remains to be seen.
In private life, Barbara Stan.
wyck is Mrs. Frank Fay. She
made her first screen hit last
year in Columbia's 'Ladie OF
Leisure" Her latest picture Is
illicit"
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
'STREETSCENE'
COMING ON
MARCH q
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

"Street Scene" the 1929 Pulitzer
prize play by Elmer Rice has
been booked for the Belascc
Theater for the week of March
%.
This is the play which made
William A. Brady a new fortune,
gave Lee Shubert more than
$500,000 interest on an original
loan of $4,000, and a drama that
has never played to a losing week
since it opened.
United Artists are already max
ing the picture, King Vidor haV'
ing been loaned by Metro Goldwyn
to direct it.
The Washington times., 1931-03-04
international Catastrophe

International Catastrophe
El Brendel has been allowed to
take the bandage off his injured
eye. Can you imagine" he says,
"A Swede working in a Nicaraguan
picture, kicked by a Spanish girl
wearing a French heel and ending
up in a Jewish hospital. And all
without a passport"
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Army.

army
Approximately so officers of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps will ma
circulate at the Army Industrial Col
lege. Washington, D. c., for the 1892
course of instruction. which will begin
the first part of September Forty
three officers have already been Sc
lected to undergo this instruction, three
of whom are from the Navy. Several
more Navy officers are to be detailed to
this course and it is expected that one
or two officers of the Marine Corps
will be among the membership of the
next class. The Army officers who will
undergo the 1912 course are Col.
Richard W. Walker. Cavalry: and Lieut..
Coils Gilbert H Stewart, o. D., and
Alexander NJ Milton, Cav.
Majs. Rex Mex Mcdowell, NJ. c.;
Henry D. F. Munnikhuysen, @. M. C.,
Theodore M. Chase, c. A. C.; Louis B.
Bender. 8. c.: John H. Mellon, c. NJ.
c.: Arthur w. Ford, o. D.: James r.
Alfonta, @. M. c.; Lee r. Watrous, 1r.,
F. D.: Robert H. Lee. o. D.; Francis I.
Armstrong, F. A.; James A. Dorst, c. E..
William r. Schmidt, Inf. Allen Fletch-
er, Inf; Motley Y. DuHamel, G. E.;
George s. Clarke, Inf; Robert w.
Daniels, o. D., and Royal K. Stacey,
M. c.
Capts. Roy L. Bowlin. o. D.; FL
bert L. Ford. jr., o. D.; Charles 7.
McAleer, S. c.; Elmer T. Foss, @. M.
c.; Harry g. Montgomery, A. C.. George
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D. Naval Reserve

formation to Bermuda, engaging In
maneuvers en- route.
During the preliminary part of the
voyage the ReserviSts were assigned
billets in the watch, quarter and sta
ton bills, and we're instructed In gen
eral drills which prepare them for emer-
gencies.
On the first Monday out gunnery
training was commenced. During the
voyage to the rendezvous the officers
were exercised in individual ship ma
neuvers. On Tuesday tactical maneuvers
and gunnery training were carried out,
and this routine was maintained during
the remainder of the first week, or
until the vessel reached Bermuda.
The usual Saturday inspection of per-
sonnet, upper decks and living compart-
ments were held yesterday, and the Re-
servistS granted a week end liberty to
tour the Islands.
Exercises With small boats is on the
list tomorrow, the engineer force to
participate in minor machinery over
haul. On Tuesday the Hamilton and
the other deStroyers are scheduled to
put to sea and engage in further tao
tical exercises and gunnery training en-
route to point selected for target
practice.
A modified short-range battle prac-
tice is fred by the Reservists. and the
ship is to proceed from the firing range
in time to permit the Reservists to de-
bark next Saturday. En- route to the
point of debarkation four-hour modi-
fed full-power run Is carried out for
the instruction of engineering personnel.
When the destroyer Hamilton returns
here next Saturday with the local and
Baltimore divisions aboard the officers
and men will receive the pay Of their
respective ranks and ratings and will
be placed on an inactive status for an
other year. The vessel then will remain
in port for a week, making preparations
to take aboard another group from the
Washington and Baltimore battalions to
go over the same routine and route.
Lieut.. Henry L. Shenier, attached to
the I'd Fleet Division, will be trans
said, because he had moved to that area.
His departure from the local battalion
will leave q vacancy In the fleet COM
missioned personnel, which will be filled
by the selection of an officer from the
volunteer branch who Is interested In
getting into the feet group.
The Communications Naval Reserve
branch, 1t was announced, has sus-
pended its regular drills at the Armory
during the Summer months. This ac-
ton, 1t was said, followed. the action of
the Navy Department In eliminating
the regular radio drill schedule during
the same period.
The Navy Department has announced
that change in the regulations Is in
the process of being made which re-
quired applications from enlisted men
of the Naval Reserve for appointment to
the Naval Academy to be submitted
prior to october /, instead Of prior to
January IS, rs heretofore.
Applicants must have maintained EN-
cheney by attending drills while In the
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NEEDED!
BY BRUCE BARTON.

had to leave on an hours
notice. My wife thought it
was a hardship, and of course
I let her believe that we men
lead terrible lives. But all
the way out on the train my
spirit was singing: Somebody
wants me. I have work to
do"
Joseph Medill was asked:
What is the greatest pleasure
of your life?"
ITO feel that / am at play
when I am at work." he
answered.
The book of Genesis pre-
sents work as a curse inflicted
on humanity for its sins. We
know in these times of I'M
employment how faulty that
conception is.
To wake up In the morning
and wonder: Where shall /
go today? What shall 1 do?"
That is the curse.
Americas most important
problem is not education, not
the governmental regulation
of business, not even prohibi-
ton. Our real task is to work
out some economic system by
which we can provide honest
jobs for all the people all the
time.
Every man and woman is
entitled to the glorious self
respect which comes from
being able to say:
Thank God, have a place.
I am needed"
/, 1891
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T LEFT my family in France
and started back across
the ocean alone. There
u was none of the thrill that
usually comes with heading
toward America, none of the
Joy of coming home.
For a couple of days / was
depressed. Everything I cared
for was behind me; I was
sailing into silence.
Then one day the wireless
spoke.
Have arranged the follow
ing appointments for you,"
my partner wired: Tuesday
after your arrival, Baltimore;
Wednesday, sburgh;
Thursday, Friday, Chicago.
Best wishes. Please confirm"
Immediately came a feeling
of relief and cheer. Il have
work to go back to-" I ex-
claimed. Duties are waiting
to keep me alert and a little
worried and on my toes"
/ was relating the incident
to the chairman of the board
of a large corporation.
Il know Just how you felt"
he said. 1--WE organized our
company so well that I've
almost organized myself out
of q job. But every now and
then q really big problem
comes along and the boys
have to send for me. A hurry
call came to my home from
Chicago last Sunday and I
(Copyr
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