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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

r ATE surveys inform the world
that Broadway is still wait
- ing for its first dramatic hit
of the new season. Columns
have been written of prospects
that after brief peep have fold
ed up their tents like the Arabs
and have as silently stolen out to
Forget-me-land, or else to Gains
storehouse, the morgue of shat
tered hopes. Several shows that
were scheduled to close, we are
TOLD, are still hanging on; some
half dozen are playing to flatter-
ing returns; musicals are in the
ascendant, George Whites Scan
dals," 1.-THE Band Wagon" Earl
CAROLS "vanitieS" and Ziegfeld'S
''FollieS" being the "outStanders, !"
with hope haloing the coming in
of "Everybody'S Welcome" and
THE Cat and the Fiddle" The
plays, those whose authors believe
contain elements of real drama,
are few ano far between-Scarcely
worth mentioning, at least, until
some news arrives that indicates
they may find shelter on the road,
and, who knows, perhaps in WASH
ington. This apparently is the
status Of the theater in New York,
the home of unborn drama, the
workshop Of theatrical creation.
y X x*
SPECTATORS in the poSSibili-
~ ties are bordering over the big
news of the week that one of the
fountainheadS of our local drama
supply has fallen heir to a court
receiverShip. Where would the
legitimate theater OF America be
now had this occurred, say, 20
years ago? Evil minds viii have
their evil thoughts and malicious
tongues will wag in gossip on
themes like this, in spite of our
Presidents earnest appeal for the
unemployed, in its very essence
favored with the suggestion of a
divine appeal to "love thy neigh
Dor as myself" Unhappily, how
ever, the divine charge to do
unto others" is often twisted by
OklC bClAlNbo WILL VA b1lC O1AOuSl1O do
they do you"-and so the wicked
world goes merrily on its way.
$50
JOE COOKS amusingly pleasant
Fine and Dandy" not for an
instant forgetting Joe Cooks
hard-working ranks of feminine
beauty, which nearly, if not quite,
achieved perpetual motion in
rivalry with his gadgetS, was one
of the agreeable, If not brilliant,
offerings of the theater in Wash
ington this season. 1t was free of
offense and enjoyable throughout,
a maker of honest laughter and a
mouth cleanser. And yet, even in
this piouS and well meaning COM
munity, its local collections fell
short of those that rewarded the
wicked "VanitieS" by full SO per
cent of par. Who can explain
this? And another inquiry, seem
ingly quite as pertinent, is why
should that well and widely be-
loved grano dame of opera be
drafted to bolster a losing propo-
sition-and that with a pathetic
mockery of sentiment Sickening to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
Artist and Comedian

CLIFTON WEBB, the tall, suaxe
comedian, co-starred with Fred
Allen and Libby Holman In the new
revue "Three's . Crowd" Is not only
internationally famous as q dancer, but
he has won recognition as an artist,
whose paintings were exhibited before
he was 10 years old. Also he has
achieved recognition as an actor in
straight comedy and draptic roles.
Mr. Webb comes from an old South
ern family. He Is the first Of the
Webbs to adopt q stage career. The
credit for starting him on his career
belongs to Malcolm Douglas. the former
business manager of the New Anster-
dam Theater. New York, where. incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

melodies in the first Little Show" Mr..
Dietz, moreover, compiled and super
vised all of the material IN InreeS a
Crowd" Various sketches were written
by Corey Ford, Newman Levy, Groucho
Marx and Fred Allen.
Hassard Short, remembered for d.
recting the famous Music Box Revues,
staged "Three's q Crowd Albert john
son supplied the stage designs, while the
costumes are the work Of Kivietts.
The dances have been directed by
Alhert,na Pasch For the first time,
Nine. Rasch has deserted the classical
ballet in favor of modern dance rou-
tines.
In addition to Mr.. Webb, Mr.. Allen
and Miss Holman, the cast Of "Three's
a Crowd" includes Tamara Geva, the
dancer last seen in ''Whoopee"; the
California Collegians, Joan Clement
Helen Ault, Harriet Hamil, Fred Mac
Murray. Percy Launders, Lou Wood,
Wally Cole, Portland Hoffa, Allan Jones
and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

dentally. Mr. Webb played for II monsziss
with Sunny" Mr.. Douglas was the
manager of the Palmer Cox Brownies,
which enjoyed great popularity gen.
Grafton ago. Young Webb made his
stage debut as one Of the Brownies at
the age of 6, and played with the
he was then drafted to head the Chill
dren's Theater in New York. Until he
was II he was well known as q kid
player, when, nearly 6 feet tall, too
big to play kids and too young to play
juveniles, he retired from the stage
and studied art and music.
Mr. Webb's return to the stage, after
he had qualified both as artist and
singer. took place In the musical COM
edy THE Purple Road" composed by
his music instructor. Victor Maurel, IA
which he scored instantaneous success
in n eccentric juvenile role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
Stage and Screen Attractions This Week

NATTONAL-Threes Crowd" musical comedy. Opens this
evening
GAYETY-Frivolites Of 1882" afternoon evening
ON THE SCREEN.
FOX-"The Cisco Kid" This afternoon and evening.
EARLE-The Road to Reno" This afternoon and evening
RIALTO-The Woman Between" This afternoon evening
PALACE-The Bachelor" This afternoon evening
Affair." This afternoon and evening
-four Hours" This afternoon and
evening
CoLuA6BIA-"Palmy Days" This afternoon evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
In Capital Theaters

Vail, eccentric funster; Jack j. Lamont,
character straight man; Bernie Monte,
who doubles with Flo Maye in step
ping and musical turn; Harry Hamlet,
Juvenile; Gladys Leland pert. red
head, who offers a banjo playing spe-
cialty and dances, and Jean Burt.
The chorus, numbering 10, appears
to good advantage on a dozen occasions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

SCraEeBys w dLuSI
Baxter again Is
the Cisco Kid and
Edmund Lowe the
Sergt. Mick y
Dunn. The FEM
mime interest Is
supplied by a new
1881 Fox debut
tante star, Con-
chita Montenegro,
and another new
conner. Nora Lane.
The story, with
the elusive Cisco
Kid again in the
saddle and fleeing
from the pursuit
of his old enemy,
Sergt. Dunn, is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

W Z Z NJ oAAAAAAAAe
tonight, with pop
ular matinee We'd
nesday and Satur-
day.
Clifton w e b b,
suave dancer-com-
edian; Fl ed Allen,
droll monologist-
iuggler = musician,
and Libby Holman,
dangerous blue S
singer, are to-
gether in "Three's
a Crowd"
The songs are
the work of How
ard Dietz and Ar
thur Schwartz, two
young writer's who
xrrrofe Y11OSf 0f the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
NArIoNAL-"Three's a Crowd"

NATIONAL-"Three's q Crowd"
who saw the FIRST Little
Show" during its successful en-
gagement In New York will
l. need no introduction to the stars
of "Three,s a Crowd" the big
musical revue which Max Gordon will
present in the National Theater this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

FOX-"Cisco Kid"
J! ! : :! J:
In Old Arizona" one of the
greatest talking pictures, are back
again at the Fox Theater, at their old
tricks of fighting and loving and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
GAYETY-"FrivOlities Of 1882"
0ERIvoLITIES OF 1892" a new

= Columbia Burlesque attraction, is
this weeks attraction at the Gayety
Theater, with a matinee performance
nretfv dancing girls and jingly tunes are
said to be the assets of the Offering,
with : cast that rates among the best
on the Herk circuit.
Featured are Charles C'Bimbo'D
Davis. q droll tramp character come
dian, and Margie Bartel, one of bur-
lesoueS outstanding features. whose
dancinR Is o big asset Of the show. The
coterie Of players also includes Bobby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
THE RIALTo-"The Woman Between

A FTER playing successfully on the
musical comedy stage. Lily Damlta,
late of Sons o. Guns" returns to her
first love motion pictures in THE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

MARY PICKEoRD isn't knows what there VIII be instead
MI by Somebody, please, lead
IVA means Said she re- from Shakespeare or Bernal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28
The Need for Social Insurance

compete with the young and strong,
they are cast out and left to face
slow starvation or the poorhouse.
In their declining years the soldiers
of industry, who have given their
all to society, must suffer the great
est misery and the most privations.
OF course, the capitalistic minded
will ask why, in the time of pros
perity, the worker does not provide
for the time of adversely. Why in
years of health and strength he
does not save enough of his earn
ings to keep him in old age, illness,
or when accident has laid him low.
Yes, WHY?
Because he does not receive
enough for his services even when
regularly employed to keep himself
and his family in common COM
fort. If he saves at all it must be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28
The Aim of the Communist
Party

cles, that the conditions for a pro-
letarian revolution were: first,
that the capitalist class could no
longer rule, and second, that there
must be a will to power on the
part of the working class. a..
The inability of the capitalists
to rule is not something which
grows out only of the work of our
party, but this condition comes
into existence as a result of the
development of inner economic
forces of the capitalist system.
The task of our party as a
Communist Party is to create the
second condition for the prole-
tartan revolution; that is, the will
to power on the part of the work.
ing class. In order that such
will to power may exist we must
win the support of the majority
of the working class for the pro-
letarian revolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28

at the expense of depriving himself
of many comforts.
How can they provide for &C
cidents and illness? How can they
lay away enough to provide for old
age? For them it is struggle to
secure a livelihood now, and they
can give no thought to the future.
And how often are their already
small wages cut down by unem-
ployment! They are ready and will
ing to work to secure for them
selves food, clothing, and shelter,
but our crazy industrial system
forces them to remain idle.
When the workers show they are
really in earnest, when they really
revolt, they may expect legislation
which will provide against some Of
the insecurity which is now their
lot.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28
Fight the Inberialist War

that the Second International failed
to carry out that caused its break
up?
A: The declaration that in cast
an imperialist war broke out, thI
Socialist Parties of the variouI
countries should act against that
war. In place of so doing, the
Socialist parties betrayed their
trust and supported the govern
ments in the war.
@: What other acts do you say
that the Second International fail
ed to perform in order to prevent
the war?
A: That would be about my
idea of what the resolution re-
quired.
@: The Basic Resolution spoke
about the desirability of civil war
in the event that the nations went
to war, didn't it?
A: T do not think those are
the words of the Basic Resolution.
1t states that the imperialist war
should be turned into civil war.
@: Should be turned into
what?
A: Into civil war.
Q: You mean by that if the
governments go to war, one with
another, that the proletariat should
take advantage of the situation,
and change it into a civil war in
the country. so that the proletariat
might succeed in conQuering the
government?
A: My view of that statement
is that if it required any action on
the part of the organized workers
in opposition to the war, to the
extent of overthrowing the existing
government and establishing
working class government in it's
place, in order to stop the war. /.
@: And is what 1 stated one OF
the acts.
The Court: And if necessary to
accomplish that, by civil reyolu-
ton?
The Witness: If the conditions were
such that the proletarian strength
and the developments of the stu
alton in any particular country
made that possible, as it happened
in Russia through the breakdown
of the existing government, then
the Basic Resolution required such
action.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28
RUTHENBERG BEFORE
A CAPITALIST COURT

We are re-printing excerpts from
the 1920 trial which took place in
New York. Comrade Ruthenberg
was indicted under the New York
Criminal Anarchy Law for the pub
ication of the Manifesto which was
issued by the conference of dele
gates representing the left wing of
the Socialist Party, held on New
York on June 81, 1919:
Questioned BY District Attorney
@: You spoke about the Second
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28
From the Chicago Daily Social
ist," August s, 1910
By C. E. RUTHENBERG

ist," August s, 1910
The most glaring anomaly of our
modern industrial system is the
fact that those who produce the
wealth of the world are least sure
of their subsistence. The men and
women who by their efforts bring
forth the necessities of life are least
certain of securing enough of
these necessities to supply their
own needs.
The lives of the workers are one
constant uncertainty. They know
not whether on the morrow an ac-
cident may not incapacitate them
for further work, or whether i'll
ness, often the result of the work
they do, may not make it impos-
sible for them to continue to labor,
and if they are lucky enough to
escape both these they have still
to fear the loss of their jobs and
consequent unemployment.
And should they be so fortunate
as to have accident, illness, and I'M
employment pass them by, they still
have to face the problem of proyid-
ing for their old age. When in
dustry has squeezed them dry Of
strength and energy, when they
can no longer keep up the pace set
in modern machine production,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28
BY C. E. NUREMBERG
(Fr0m "the Farmer-Labor United
Front" 1929


What is the aim of Com
munist Party: For what purpose
is it organized? When we answer
these questions we will lay down
the principles which must guide
us in all our work. AS Com
munist Party we are fighting to
bring about in the United States
the proletarian revolution, estab-
fish a Soviet government and the
dictatorship of the proletariat'
That aim is the reason for our
existence and all our policies must
lead us to the achievement of that
aim. If they lead us in that di-
rection then they are correct Com
munist policy.
Lenin said, in one of his arti-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28

carry out the Basic Resolution?
A: That and its general attitude
in regard to the tactics of the re-
evolutionary movement.
@: Those are congratulations.
What am trying to get you down
to is just the specific acts. What
was there in the Basic Resolution
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28

International, was that the Basic
Conference?
A. No, it had repeated conferen-
ceS every three years during the
period it existed.
@: Now, I think that you told
us that the Second International
broke to pieces, because it did not
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28

Court, July 1917, reproducing speech
delivered at the Public Square,
May -, 1910
Comrades and friends: We have
witnessed here this afternoon an
incident such as has happened in
Russia on many occasions. No
doubt, under the reign of the Car
there have been many times when
attempts have been made to stop
the telling of the truth. There
have been many occasions when
those who are the servants of the
ruling class in society have tried
to prevent those who were fighting
for the liberties of the people from
uttering the things that they de-
sired to state, and this afternoon
we have here in the United States
witnessed a. thing which we have
SO often condemned in Russia, the
land Of darkness and dread things.
But, in spite of this having taken
place, will-proceed with my speech
just as I proposed to make it to
you before it happened. I am going
to present to YOU my ideas, my
thoughts, in regard to the present
war and the things which the peo-
pie Of this: country face at the pre-
sent time. =.
This is not a war for freedom.
It is not a war for the liberties
of mankind. 1t is "a war to secure
the investments and profits of the
ruling class of this country.
The only reason we are in this
war now is because it is to the in
terests of the ruling class, the cap
italist class of this country, to have
us in the war, and I am going to
show it to you.
I am speaking to you as Karl
Liebknecht spoke in the German
nation, as he spoke in the Parlia-
ment of that country, when he de-
nounced the war as a war of the
ruling class and stated his unalter-
able opposition to that war. And
say to you that if you are in
spired by this IDEAL. if you are
inspired with that which will bring
about a better world, then you
must stand up and fight for that
ideal. You must fight side by side
with those who are fighting this
war.
We of the Socialist Party are
carrying on this fight. We are here
to carry on this fight. We are here
to organize the workers of this
country for this struggle. We are
working towards this end, that out
of the chaos OF this war there may
come new society, a new world,
new organization of the people,
which will end the cause of war by
ending the private ownership of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28
LET'S FIGHT ON!

ION March 1927 Charles Ruthenberg Secretary
lean Communist Party its
period he spent prison. breahed
ing death his last thoughts the
to which he devoted the best his
his bedside following
rades in the movementD
TELL THE COMRADES TO CLOSE THEIR RANKS TO BUILD
THE PARTY. THE AMERICAN WORKERS UNDER THE LEAD
ERSHIP OF OUR PARTY CONfINTERN WILL WIN
LET'S FIGHT ONl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28

industry which brings war into ex-
istence.
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
MAN LOST LIFE
Z YEARS AGO,
UNIDENTIFIED
Heavy SquaII UnCoVers Pine
Coffin at South Beach, Me-;
Town Authorities Notified

The hungry waters of Chesa-
peake Bay which IL years ago
claimed the lives of two men will
not let one of the bodies remain
at rest in its unnamed grave.
The bodies were buried several
miles from South River. One of
the victims was inferred in a
grave near the home of Frank J.
D1mmick, sr. For nine years an
old man of the neighborhood
occasionally visited the spot 10
make sure the gave was un-
molested.
Three days ago heavy squall
threw tons of water on the shore
tearing away the banks and
creating general havoc along the
beach.
The morning after the storm
Mr.. Dimmick left his house to
see what damage had been done
and discovered that in the night
the waters had uncovered the
pine coffin. The top of the
rough box had been rotted away
and the body exposed.
Mr.. Dimmick notified South
Beach authorities and is waiting
Tor some disposal to be made of
the remains.
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
SCRIBE SHUNS
SEASIDE
Continued from Page 49,

Continued from Page 49,
you hear of some of the places
I've arranged to go for my daily
splash.
Tennis and golf-where could
I find a better place than right
here in the District. Not that I'm
much of a whiz at either, but
this summer I won't have a gal
lery of Snooty summer resorterS
checking up on me.
All the resort pamphlets and
booklets went into the waste
basket last night. I don't care
what those guys think about
their hotels, beaches, etc. They
are out of my life this summer
and I've saved myself several
headaches by forgetting 'em.
The Girl Friend and I have
the coming two weeks pretty we'll
mapped out. But we are not
going to be bothered by routine.
If we change our minds-okay.
Or rather, If she changes our
minds.
There will be evenings of dane
ing and dining where there are
mellow lights and soft nusIc.
rambles through the Capitals
beautiful parks, little trips in the
faithful flivVer to nearby resorts.
Maybe, if she can get away for
an afternoon from her job, we'll
but you watch the paper. We
agree that our little old home
town is a pretty good place to
spend a summer vacation, and /
am going to convince you, too.
Temperature? Note the weather
reports from other cities and see
if our town is any hotter than
some 1 could mention.
Watch for the. first days va
cation story in The Times TO-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
M|SHAPS
|NJURE 7

Three persons were injured in
automobile accidents in AleXan-
dria over the weekend and four
colored persons we're badly hurt
in an accident below the city.
Blair Culp, 8, of 322 North
Patrick St, was cut on the head
when struck by car driven by
j. M. Williams, .624 South St.
Asaph ST., and Wilson Page re-
ceived head cuts necessitating
six stitches when his car collided
with one driven by Jesse Corbin,
of Montpelier, Va. Corbin es-
capped with a slight cut.
Georgia Marten, Genevieve
Hibb, Henry Taylor, and Clarence
Williams. all colored. were given
emergency treatment at the Alex
andria Hospital and later re-
moved to Washington. following
an accident on the Fort Hum
phreys road, in which their car
turned over and burned.
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
Twins Born Attached
Gain Weight After
Separation
Photo by International

BALTIMORE, July 13 G.N.S).
Mrs. Albert Fosters "Siamese"
twins. who attracted nation
wide attention when they we're
born Tuesday with their bodies
connected at the abdomen,
have gained quarter of a
pound. Mercy Hospital physi-
clans said.
If they continue to increase
in weight. another operation.
to rearrange the contents of
their lower stomach. will be
performed within the next few
days.
In the first operation the
fleshy ligament joining their
bodies was severed. Meanwhile
the mother continues to i'm
prove,
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
Rookie Policeman
Ndbs Dry ViOLdtOr

Jerry Hobbs. who was ap-
pointed to the Montgomery county
Eolice force Tuesday, obtained his
first conviction in police court
when Eldon Gray was found
guilty of selling liquor by Judge
Charles w. Woodward and was
sentenced to pay a fine of 500
and costs or serve six months in
the Maryland House of Correc-
ton. Gray appealed the case.
Officer Hobbs, who is stationed
at Silver Spring. Md, and who has
not yet received a uniform, pur-
chased some liquor from Gray
Friday, he said.
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
Chauffeur a Communist, Wife Avers;
He Wants Half Movie Stars Pay

LOS ANGELES, July 13.-Be-
cause, she says, her husband
turned Communist, quit his job
as chauffeur, and refused to
work any more unless given half
the earnings and property of
Laura La Plante and Leatrice
Joy. motion picture stars, Mrs.
Christian Peter Nelson has
filed divorce proceedings here.
Further, she says, he was
chauffeur for the actresses dur
ing 1929, 1880 and 1891 until
he became a Socialist and
Joined the International Labor
Defense, the same being an Or
ganiZatiOn of the Communist
party of Russia, and came to be-
lieve that he was entitled to
One-half of the property of his
said employers. Laura La PIante
and Leatrice Joy, both real and
personal"
Mrs. Nelson AYERS also that
her husband informed her that:
He was not going to work
any more for the said employers
and thus enable them to en-
joy palatial homes and Sump-
tuOus automobiles without a
division Of the property"
The Washington times., 1931-07-13
There Ought To Be
A Prize Offered for
YOk Utility

Should you see the driver of
an automobile calmly remove
the radiator cap from the ma
chine, break open an egg and
proceed to pour the contents
into the radiator don't accuse
him of demonstrating a new
way of preparing the hen fruit
for consumption until you have
Investigated.
Through the exerimentation
of some nameleSS genius it has
been discovered that the white
of an egg will seal leaks in the
radiator pipes. One treatment,
it is said, is good for approx.
mately two months.
Drivers with a leaning to-
ward efficiency methods are
now experimenting hoping to
find use for the yolks too.