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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20
Gone Scientific.

Agriculture is now . science" said
the professor.
II reckon" said Farmer Corntossel,
I'm willin' to go the limit. I can
make as much profit studyin' the sky
with o telescope as can goin' over
the field with a plow."
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AbStruse Subject.

My reasoning is quite misfit.
I'm a sorely puzzled elf.
But If I keep explaining it,
Perhaps I'll understand myself.
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company

THEODORE w. MOVES. !. Editor
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"Honors undeseryed,' said Hi Ho the
sage Of Chinatown, ARE like resplendent
raiment which loses its beauty because
1t is limiting"
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@. Who was Plutus?-G. r.
A. In mythology he was the god Of
riches, who was blinded by Zeus that
he might give without discrimination.
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wAsHIN GToN, D. C.
November go, 1891
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Q. How large is the Imperial Valley?
w. B. H.
in the middle of Imperial County, Calf.
1t is about 100000 acres in extent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20

@. What relation to each other are
the Kings of Norway and Denmark
IN. T.
A. They are brothers, sons Of King
Frederick VIII of Denmark,
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@. Isn't there a new rule governing
the revoke in contract?-C. D.
A. In some tournaments the rule n
followed that If neither the trick on
which the revoke occurred nor any Of
the following tricks is taken by the
revoking side there shall be no revoke
penalty and the hand shall be scored
as played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20

@. Which territory was admitted to
the Union first, Hawaii or Alaska?
j. M. B.
A. Hawaii was admitted in 1900,
while Alaska assumed the status of q
territory in 1919
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18th Ct. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: ITO East 42nd st.
Chicago once: Lake Michigan Building.
European Once: "a Regent IT,. London.
England.
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@. What kind Of tobacco Is grown
in Western Florida?-K. c.
A. The tobacco-growing section Of
Western Florida produces profitably a
shade leaf grown from Cuban and
Samaritan seed which is in great de-
mand in cigar manufacturing.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Hollywood Lags

This department has grown
red in the face trying to point
out that audiences in the movie
theaters are treated Shabbily in
the matter of information which
in the old days was available in
the printed programs.
Hollywood will spend thousands
of dollars publicizing new faces
in the studio gallery and then
when pictures come along in
which these potential stars ap-
pear. flash their names momen-
tarily without any intelligent
effort being made to identify
them for the theater audiences.
Three years ago l wrote every
producing company urging that
the cast of players be flashed
before and after the screening
of the feature. This makes iden-
tification of an actor OF actress
who might have contributed a
worthwhile effort easier for the
audience. I received courteous
letters from ali companies and
a definite promise from Para
mount that the studio council
would consider the suggestion.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Is Still Practical

Other chain revues have come
along without any attempt what
soever to inform the audience as
to who was entertaining. The
gradual passing of the master of
ceremony as an assisting inter
nediary between performer and
audience has only served to com.
plicate matters.
At such times as l have ven
tured to suggest that the vener-
able annunciator or printed stage
cards could still fulfill a useful
function. l was gently advised to
forget the good old days. But
there are some relics of the GOOD
old days which modern efficiency
and invention have not improved.
l am glad that Joe Pluukett and
R-K-O recognize that in the mat
ter OF keeping audiences in.
formed
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

tlonS. "AMON
The story is no mere pageantry
of events centuries past, nor is 1t
of lone appeal for its historical
value. These elements have their
own intrinsic worth but it is the
essential human realneSs Of the
theme which constitutes its great
ness.
Good Art Direction
No little tribute is due Cedric
Gibbons for his art direction.
With a delicate feeling for the
subject at hand, Roman glory lives
and not as the blatant use of all
available movie scenery. The high
est of praise is well merited for
the able direction of Fred Noble.
Such lavish use of mob scenes un-
der less sure hands could too
easily have become worthless and
cumbersome. But instead we find
a continuity and a fire of action,
glorious panorama.
The cast is thoughtfully as
sembled and, without exception,
acquit themselves with credit in
their respective parts. Of special
note is Ramon Novarro as Judah,
Ben Hur. He could not be better
either in appearance or in depth
of nortraval Francis x. Bush
man is as arrogant a Roman as
would be our meet to see, and
he delights in his villany and
harShness and iron-Shod cruelty.
Mary. as depicted by Betty Bron-
son, is wholly reverent and sin,
cere. If there is any noticeable
lack. it may be blamed on the
talkies. for now it is bit strange
to see the movement Of the lips
and not hear the spoken lines.
Thrills in Race
For action and thrill, the
famous chariot race is without an
equal and matchelss in the sheer
beauty of motion.
This is a notable picture and
its return to the screen is viewed
with lasting gratitude.
Due to the length of the pic.
ture. there is only time for Para
mount Sound News and a foot
ball SerieS.-H. w.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Ellis and Sid ney
Backed Up By
Witherspoon

When Paul Streger presents
Mary Ellis and Basil Sydney in
Jewel Robbery" at the Shubert
Belasco Theater, beginning Mon
day evening, December %, thea
ter-goers will find a favorite name
and player in the distinguishing
supporting cast, Cora Wither'
spoon.
With the exception of two or
three of her successes, MISS
'Vitherspoon has appeared before
Washington audiences in all her
productions, and, as in the case OF
Jewel Robbery" many premieres
have occurred in the Capital.
Phillip Goes Forth" by George
Kelly, was her most recent in
stance, but those who keep their
programs will find Gilbert Mil
ler's Olympia" in the same
category.
Two of Ina Claire's most out
standing successes, Grounds for
Divorce" and The Awful Truth.
found Miss Witherspoon second
in command of the feminine
spotlight both in New York and
Washington. For two seasons, a
leading role with Ethel Barry
more in The Constant Wife"
occupied her time and then,
with June Walker and Glenn
Hunter, she was featured
member of Robert SherWood's
Waterloo Bridge"
Miss WitherSpoon olso has the
distinction of having appeared
in two of the Players Club an
nual presentations, The Way of
the World" being the latest.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
'Ben-Hur" Was First
Produced in 1899

"Ben-Hur." current at Loew's
Columbia was first produced as a
play November %, 1899, at the
Broadway Theater, New York,
where it ran for 40 weeks.
1t played on the road for %
consecutive seasons and crossed
about seven millions of dollars
There was only one company on
tour because of the stupendous
ness of the production.
It played for 20 weeks at the
Drury Lane Theater in London
and is at the present time being
constantly revived in all parts of
the world.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Some Adopt It

Since then Universal has
adopted this policy, but not for
all pictures. Paramount occa-
sionally flashes the cast before
and after. For big pictures, or
the socaIjed specials, such as
"Cimmaron" and The Front
Page" 1 have observed that the
producers are careful to give
their actors proper credit and
identification. Why not for all
features?
The stage show informa tion
has long passed the irritation
stage. Flashing the name of
acts on a wrinkled drop curtain
where they cannot be legibly de-
ciphered and without identifying
them when they appear is a
woeful substitute for information
service.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Earl Sande Rides As Winner on
Stage, Good Western Film

|tain possession of valuable range
land.
George O'Brien makes a hard
riding, quick-on-the-draw cow
puncher and is in the midst of
most of the action. One of the
effective scenes is his halting of
a cattle stampede. Noah Beery
plays the crooked Judge Dyer,
the power behind the cattle
rustling gang. The picture is
handicapped by a half baked
romance, that is not given time
to develop properly.
Les Stevens Diplomats open
the stage program with a de.
lightful medley of airs from the
Gershwin score of Delicious" Il
new ll-Gaynor film. Each
of the quartet presents a solo
Betty Froos, a beautiful blonde
singer. Johnny Bryant. whistler.
extraordinary; thony and
Rogers, italian dialect comedy
team. Crawford and Caskey and
the 16 Russell Markert dancers
contribute to the entertainment.
Mickey Mouse provides laughs
galore IT. N. r.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Dorothy Hall Claims
She's Not Hard Boiled

Roles sometimes played very
successfully by prominent screen
actresses are quite apt to belle
the true charc-" er and tempera
ment of the actress. Dorothy
Hall, who achieved her biggest
stage hit in the original character
Of the hard-boiled, tough-speaking
"Schatze" in THE Greeks Had a
Word for It." in real life is ex-
tremely gracious and soft-spoken
and not a bit temperamental.
In working Girls" which is
now being shown at Warner
Brothers Metropolitan Theater
Miss Hall has a featured role. the
sweetheart of Charles Buddy"
Rogers whom she finally marries.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

Gallant Fox, is nearly as much at
ease ON the stage as in the saddle.
e sings q few ballads and chats
a bit about his turf exploits. His
tenor voice is very pleasant, and
he pats over his numbers in an
apparently effortless manner.
Sande brings out among other
things that he rode nearly 1000
winners, that he has won purses
totalling $3,00O,000 and that he
will ride again-if he can make
the weight. And while the ap
plause he receives at the end OF
his act perhaps doesn't resound
like the cheers he hears when
laundering down the home
stretch. it still must be sweet
music to him.
Zane Grey's Riders Of the
Purple Sage" makes a Western
picture brim full of exciting
scenes, gun play, cattle rustling
and good riding. Played against
the magnificent background of
the cayons and cliffs of Arizona
is the stirring tale of the efforts
of an unScrupulous gang to OBJ
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

A sort Of tragi.comedy, Men
in Her Life" which opened yes
terday at Keith's, is the delight
full kind of a story that tickles
the funny sense at one moment
and pulsates the emotion at the
next.
You'll like it for all the naive
credulity it expects Of you for its
tWo-fiSted hero, for it's simple love
tale based on devotion and for
Lois Moran's splendid perform
ance.
Lois Moran Scores
It's sort of difficult. of course,
in this day of self centeredneSS,
to put faith in the stoicism of a
former bootlegger who risks the
electric chair to protect a woman,
but you'll like it.
The fact is you'll love the for
mer bootlegger's humorous at
tempts to become a gentleman"
in the graces Of society and his
ultimate success in proving him.
self a gentleman to the pretty
society damsel whose honor is at
stake. And Charles Bickford does
a good job of it despite his in.
congruity of appearance for the
role.
Lois, whose childlike face has
always stood her we'll as the de.
mure, innocent maiden, stalks
forth in Men in Her Life" as an
ultra-sophisticated young woman
of the faster set seeking romance
with a bogus count in the sunny
hills of France.
Donald Dilloway, a youngster
with an eager face and a delicious
sense of humor. does a really
good piece of acting as a diSap-
pointed suitor for the young
lady's hand. The wicked count
is played with a grand bit Of
sauveness by Victor Varconi.
With the story of the newspa.
perman taking such a prominent
place in moviedom. it has also
crept. into the short subject.
Frank McHugh gives tho inside
dope on how to cover murder
in '"The Big Scoop" I'm Dutch"
a clever Aesop Fable, a Grant
land Rice Sportlight and Pathe
News complete the program.
JAB.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Electricians Peeped
On Girls Only Seem

From their vantage points on
overhead runways. studio elec-
tricianS have grandStand seats
for everything that happens on a
set.
At the Paramount Hollywood
studios recently Dorothy Arzner
was about to direct Judith Wood
Dorothy Hail. Frances Moffett.
Claire Dodd and 20 others in a
boudoir scene in Working Girls,
now being shown at Warner Bros
Metropolitan Theater. The set
was walled in and everybody ex
cluded. Only the director and
one cameraman remained. When
the action was completed Miss
Arzner chanced to look up and
saw six grinning electricians.
obi exclaimed Paramount's
only woman director. Il forgot
about them. I hope they're all
near-sighted."
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

HELEN CHANDLER which lives
upon the whims of the silvc"
horde.
Seth has a son. tall, slender
lad who hates the sea and all 1t
stands for as he hates the eternal
'eference to his own physical
weakness as compared with his
fathers great strength.
The boys mother is dead. and
Seth chooses a wife through a
matrimonial directory and disas-
ter falls from the moment she
steps inside the house of hate;
SethS prowess is his own undoing
and fate takes a hand at the
right moment and clears the
decks for the boy.
Plenty of Action
There is plenty of action for
the thrill seeker, a gentle love
story for the more tenderhearted
and a very definite moral pointed
out in this story Of the deep
which might have been made
more realistic mad the director
chosen to risk the sea instead of
a studio pool and wave machines
Walter is hard, vindictive and
splendid in an unSympathetic
role; Kent Douglas makes the
boy a likeable character while
Helen Chandler as the mail-ordcr
wife is a slim. whimsical-looking
youngster whose very appearance
suggests gentleneSs.
There are several short fea.
lures, amusing and interesting.
especially the sports film glorify-
ing mans best friend: the dog.
Y
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Gets Her Chance

Alberta Vaughn. young comedy
star of silent picture days, has
her biggest opportunity since the
advent Of sound in pictures. She
has a part in Working Girls, J"
supporting Paul Lukas, Judith
Wood, Charles Buddy" Rogers,
Dorothy Hall and Stuart Erwin
in Paramount's picture drama of
the lives Of metropolitan business
women, featured at Warner
Brothers Metropolitan Theater
this week.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
All In q Day
-By-

MARK HELLiNCER

NEW lUKk, Dec. IT.
There's celebrated the big street who is famed
far and wide for his stngness And he really corker
This guv wouldn't pay a dime Rer dance the
rhumba with Andy Volstead Come think Of it. however
maybe | wouldn't either.
At anv rate this actor has that "I-won t-payor-any
thing" reputation It's that he doesn't mnge with
the mob TTe does He IL smoke any brand of cigarette
that you happen have with you. and he drink your
lduor until the last out. But when 1t comes MS
turn TO buv he suddenly loses his power of speech
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Kay Francis Always
Ends UD O. K. in Films

Kay Francis. who started out
in the film as menacing siren.
has recently been moulded to a
different cast-form in the talkies.
Of late, Kay has been seen as a
girl who starts off wrong but
ends up right.
That was the type of character
she portrayed in "24 hours and
in Girls About Town" 1t IS
the type she portrays as the CEN
trail character in The False Ma
DONNA" current at Loew's Palace
Theater. In this production she
starts out as an enemy of so
ciety. but ends as the sympa-
thetic heroine,
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

the realm OF
forgotten mo-
ton pictures,
and for one who
has seen it, this.
is hardly prob
able. Making
its second ap-
pearance, t h s
t i'm e w i t h
sound, 1t could
OG we'll pldCeQ
in the annals of
the industry as
one of the few
gre at produc-
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

forming before
them through
printed cards
OH either side
of the stage
opening.
I feel like sit
ting down and
writing a per-
sonal letter of
thanks to Joe
Plunkett, head
Of the R-kO
t h g a ters, for
this boon, but
there are 100
c h r / s t m a S
cards waiting
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

This la t e S t
production e f.
fort of the
younger L.aem-
ellie Is a tale of
the sea, where
in run the sal
mon; the rock
bound CO a S t S
a re character
i S tic of the
hardness Of one
S e t h Law. a
leader by sheer
brute strength,
Of this small
com mllnitV
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
The Heart Is Young"
Becomes a Film Tale

DECOTT1ES q 7 TIHI 7 dTS
A story by May Ellington, The
Heart Is Young" Is the basis of
THE False Madonna" current at
Loew's Palace. The original
story appeared in a magazine.
Kay Farncis plays the leading
role as the respectable and styl-
ish lady who turns crook and
then turns respectable, posing
for what is said to be some
dramatically tense scenes as a
member of a gang of crooks.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

Here on the screen is found an
epic with the agelessneSs Of '"The
Liad," and the stirring appeal Of
color, motion and reality.
The picturization Of Ben Hur
is one that should not be lost in
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Green Sophistication

Proving that organdie can be
created into sophisticated gowns
as we'll as demure costumes, Para
mount stylists designed one Of
crisp green for Kay Francis to
wear in The False Madonna"
that is now current at Loew'S
Palace Theater,
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

Walter Huston's apparent taste
for roles of a rugged type is again
displayed to the actors advantage
in the Rialto's current feature,
".Tournev to He'll"
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Recognizes s
Value Of
Service
BY ANDREW R. KELLEY

R.K-O Keith's will go back to
the old.time annunCiators when
vaudeville resumes at the Fiji.
teenth Street house on Christmas
day. Thus audiences will once
more know what acts are per-
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

program picture
is coupled with
enjoyable stage
attractions.
Chief interest
lies. perhaps, N
the initial ap-
pearance on a
w a S h i n g ton
stage of the
eer of all
A m e + | ca n
jockeys, E a RI
S a n d e The
handy boy who
piloted to vic
tOrV Man O.
War ZpV and
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Liquor Sponger

He was over in England last
summer. and returned to New
York on one Of the sportiest Of
the ocean liners. There were
quite a number of theatrical
people on this particular trip,
and when they learned that this
famed actor was to. be with
them. there waG much specula-
ton about the way he would
act.
Il tell you" offered one chap,
,"that p is the cheapest mug
In this whole wide world I'll
bet anybody right now thai he
won't buy a single drink for any
one on this entire trip. And I'll
bet he'll drink with us every
night until the bar closes"
One of the ether men shook
his head.
II know he's bad" he asserted.
"hut he can't be as bad as all
that. No man could follow a
policy like that and maintain his
self-respect. After all. he's a
very big man in the theater. I
think you're wrong"
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
RIDERS or THE PURPLE

RIDERS or THE PURPLE
SAGE"
At the Fox Theater. Directed
by Hamilton Mac Fadden. From
the novel Of Zane Grey. A Fox
picture.
THE CAST:
Lassiter ......... George O'Brien
Jane Withersteen. 81
Marguerite Churchill
Judge Dyer ......... Noah Beery
Bess .YvOnne Pelletier
Nenters ............ James Todd
Oldriug .......... Stanley Fields
Judklns ............. Lester Dori
Tull. ........ Frank McGlynn. jr
Fay. ................ Shirley Nails
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Il QOON DECTOPEn
Nhodn nKA lien informed
Moran
IS Star at
Keith s
"MEN IN HER LIFE"

"MEN IN HER LIFE"
At R-K-O -Keith'S Directed by
William BeaudiIR. From the
novel by Warner Fabian. A Co.
lumbia picture.
THE CAST
Julia CavaHaugh. h....... Lois Moran
Flashy Madden Charles Bickford
Count Ivan. Victor NarConl
Dick Webstci... Donald D'llCwAy
Anton. ......I LUIS Al"eTni
Maria .AdriennP D AmbrtCour'
Miss MulhOlland. Barbara Weeks
wilton Wilson RenEo
Blake Oscar Apfei
District Attorney. Hooper A'chley
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
They Wager $lOO

They talked on and on-with
the result that a wager Of 500
was made. The first man bet
that the actor wouldn't buy q
round of drinks during the cross
ing. The second said he would.
It was agreed, however, that the
actor was not to be shamed into
the purchase by word or action
Before the journey was three
hours old. the actor was
mingling with the boys in the
ships bar. He mingled with
them until the dinner hour
and had a grand old time.
When he reached his cabin,
he was beautifully picked
And he hadn't bought a single
drink
1t was that way each and.
every day. The actor seemed
to have no conscience whatso
ever. He would stroll the
deck with various women and
wait until he noticed some of
his companions at the bar.
Then he would steer the lady
in, draw up some chairs.
order the drinks-and let one
of the others take care Of the
check.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
His Disappointment

Promptly at 3 O'Clock, the
bar was closed. In full view
of every one, the losing bettor
paid off his debt-muttering
at the same time that he
didn't see how one man could
be so cheap.
The actor glanced at his
watch. 1t was $40. He stood
up ana summoned the waiter.
Waiter" he declaimed. rs
the bar closed?"
Eyes, sir" was the response.
"It has already been sealed"
The actor shook i.i1' head
sadly.
Itch. tch." he said musfly.
"Isn't that a shame? And /
wanted so much to buy just
one more round for the entire
crowd"
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Huston Stars As
Rugged Type
Character
.LOuRNEY TO HELL"

TOURNEY TO HELL"
At the RiaIto Theater. From the
magazine story Heart and HAND
by Olive Edens Adaptation by
Dale Van Every and John Il. ely
mer Directed by william Wyler.
A Universal picture.
THE CAST
Seth Law WALTER HUSTON
Matt Law Kent Douglass
Ruth Evans ........ Helen I,hhnnler
Bess ............. ..,.N WAN NaNl"""
Mann ,,........Fra Frank Hagney
The Washington times., 1931-12-19

to be addressed, SO this notice
must suffice.
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Farewell Warning

On the final day Of the
voyage. the boat was scheduled
to dock around 9 O'Clock in
the evening. The stewards in
the bar notified the customers
that the bar would be sealed
promptly at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. No drinks WOULD
be served to any one after
that hour.
At 2:3O. large party was
in progress at the bar. There
were the actor. the two men
who had made the original
bet, and some is others. Up
to this time. the actor was
still the head man. He had
yet to buy drink.
The cl ap who was about TO
lose his bet was burning up.
Not only had this actor cost
him plenty in drinks during
the trip-but he was going TO
cost him $1OO in cash in the
bargain. He broke his agree
ment and looked pointedly at
the actor.
THE bar closes in half an
hour" he cried loudly. ANY
body who wants to buy a drink
at this table had better order
it nOW." %
The Washington times., 1931-12-19
Ben Hur' Is
Success As
Thriller
"BEN-HUR"

"BEN-HUR'
At Loew's Columbia Theater. Di-
rected by Fred Niblo. From the
story of Gen. Lew Wallace. Adap-
tion by June Mathis. A Metro
Goldwyn picture.