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The Kusko times., 1931-08-22

John R. Ryno secured a radio. epere ator's license in 1925 and secured his first position with Libby, McNeill & Libby, at, Nushagak. Later he was in charge of .KGBU Station at ket- chikan, and. is nowsemployed with the Boeing system Seattle. Last week he had. his name. filed with the civil ser vice commission, in Washington, to take the examination next month for the. position of assistant inspector, radio enforcement.
The Kusko times., 1931-08-22

A suggestion comes from former Alaskan, now residing in California, that the reindeer question of the North. could easily be settled by ship ping the animals on hoof to Monterey and there sold He believes that the project could be financed through a loan secured from the Farm Loan Bord.
The Kusko times., 1931-08-22

Are you Kusko Times subscriber? Why Lot?
The Kusko times., 1931-08-22
Curse of Success.

OuTSU OI CuCCVSS. What's the cause of her unpopu- larity?" "She won apopularity contest
The Kusko times., 1931-08-22

A blueprint has been received here of a proposed laminated highway from Ketchikan to, the top of Deer mountain, with a descriptive prospec- tus of an observatory with electrical beacon lights, a golf course and vari- ous amusement features. The moun- tain is right back of the town and has an altitude of 2,000 feet. It is be-
The Kusko times., 1931-08-22

At the. Department of Justice it. is stated that a successor has not yet named tn. succeed Julius H. Hart, as district attorney at. Nome, who retires ons July. 3t. Charles P. Sisson, As sistant Attorney General (adminis- trative), has been in Alaska. looking over. the situation, and an appoint ment will be, announced shortly after his. return in August. He will be somewhat delayed by going to San Pedro, Calif., where his brother and young son were accidentally, drown ed while they were out fishing. in a small boat on the Pacitics
The Kusko times., 1931-08-22

The Nushagak area was. closed to salmon fishing on July 15, for the req son given by the bureau of fisheries that the run of red salmon was poor, and there has been no improvement since, which was a prediction made long before the season opened. The area will he opened August 3 for sl- yer. salmon fishing.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
Jeritza to Sing
Here in 'Tosca'

Nine. Jeritza in "Tosca," with
Lawrence Tibbett as Scarpia, is
the gladstone news just received
from the Metropolitan Opera
Committee of Washington for
the April season" of the Metro
politan Opera at the Fox Theater,
when three operas will be given
on April IA, Is and 16, with two
evenings and matinee on
Wednesday, April Is.
This will be the first season
that Nine. Jeritza has ever joined
the Metropolitan forces on tour,
therefore the first season that
she has been heard in opera out
side of New York. And Tosca
is probably Jeritza's greatest role.
for here her queenly presence,
her lure, as well as the glow Of
her voice are at her best. For
Tosca is a perfect role. to which
is added one of the most famous
scenes in all opera for soprano
and baritone.
Lawrence Tibbett, demand for
whom has been as insistent at
the box office of Mrs. Wilson
Greene as that for any prima
donna, has also an incompatible
role as Scarpia, the polished
william made famous by Scotti.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
MAKING MARY
REQUIRED
4 HALLS

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.
100 in Company
There are more than hun
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 a book" show; that is,
it has plot, which means that
it couldn't be thrown together
like a revue. The story and the
music had to be blended; the
chorus had to work invariably
with the stars.
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
story, also took a 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., 1931-02-28
Ethel Borden GiUes
Sketches at BeLdScO

Ethel Borden will make her
Washington debut at the Belasco
Theater next Sunday evening,
March /, in Let's Pretend" co,
starring with Viola Tree, daugh'
ter of Sir Herbert Beerbohm
Tree. New York'S jazz king, Mer-
ton Powell, will be at the piano.
Miss Tree is now playing in
Ivor Novello's Broadway success,
THE Truth Came" and has
been loaned by the management
for this Sunday night engage,
ment in the Capital.
The program of sketches to
be given by the two girls in
cludes such episodes as Rome
Express" THE Japanese Play
ers," and "C'est vous, Madame, I"
the latter Miss Borden's own.
Screens used in all of the scenes
are the work of Olin Dows, a
distinguished young artist.
Tickets are on sale at the Be
lasco Theater, the Mayflower,
Willard, Carlton and Shoreham
hotels.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
Phillip Is Coming

1mpressario Stephen E. Coch.
ran journeyed to New York this
week and by soft blandishment
persuaded the producers Of
George Kelly's new play, "Philliu
Goes Forth" to give him the
rights for the first performance
IN stock of this interesting drama
have not yet abandoned hope
that Phillip Goes Forth" will
WIN the Pulitzer prize laurel for
193031 although the New York
critics favor Philip Barry's play
Tomorrow and Tomorrow" q
Gilbert Miller production which
found little favor when exhibited
in Lafayette Square.
Other contracts brought back
in the Cochran brief case call
for E. street productions of
Death Takes A Holiday" "Uu
Pops the Devil" and the John
Drinkwater favorite Bird In
Hand" Altogether it appears
that the National Theater PLAYER
subscribers will see ten excellent
plays.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
COssdck Knife Dance
In GarbO's Feature

The famous thrilling Cossack
knife dance is performed by a
group of native dancers in the
ballroom scene for inspiration" ="
Greta Garbo's new Metro-Gold'
wyn-Mayer starring film now
playing at LoeW's Columbia Thea
ter. Clarence Brown directed
Garbo in the glamorous story of
modern Paris with Robert Mont
gomery in the romantic lead
Lewis Stone heads the supporting
cast which includes Marjorie
Rambeau, Beryl Mercer, Judith
Vosselli, John MILAN, Zelda Sears
Edwin Maxwell, Gwen Lee and
Karen Morley.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
TRADER HORN
AT NATIONAL
MARCH 8

Trader Horn," Metro-G Goldwyn-
Mayors perturbation of the un-
usual novel of that title that
amazed the world several years
ago and which made noted lit
erary figure of previously un-
known itinerant merchant plying
his adventurous way through re-
moteSt Africa, will commence a
limited engagement at the Ma
tional Theater Sunday, March 8.
Already acclaimed by critics in
New York and Los Angeles as the
finest entertainment of it's type
ever achieved and playing to ire
mendous patronage in these cen
ters, Washington will undoubt-
edly welcome this early opportu-
nifty of seeing the years most un-
usual and gripping photoplay.
With IntermiSSiOn
It will be shown in its uncen-
sored entirety at the National,
and although the running time
of the picture is slightly over two
hours, there will be no intermlS-
sion during either the matinee or
evening performances.
The reason for this is that au-
diences have shown a decided
preference for having the COM
plete story told in unbroken con-
tinuity. In the cities previously
mentioned, patrons have shown
decided resentment when the
breath-taking adventures that are
so realistically unfolded on the
screen were halted for even brief
breathing spell, so it was decided
to discontinue the interval Gus
tomarily given in pictures Of this
length.
That a very real longing for ad-
venture in foreign lands exists
in the hearts of all is very forci'
bly, demonstrated by the rapt at
tention and eagerness with which
audiences follow the amazing in
cidents that befall this group OF
actors and actresses who left Hol'
lywood over two years ago to
bring Trader Horn" to life and
thus enable theater-goers to ex'
perience the thrilling adventures
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
Film Actress Also
Cornposes

% Betty Garde's ambitions, 1T ap'
pears, do not end with screen
fame. The talented young &C
treSs, who appears in an impor'
tant role in Damaged Love- u
the sensational story of marital
infidelity now current at the
Rialto Theater. has enjoyed sue
cess on the stage, where she has
been seen in leading roles in
Broadway hits, as well as on the
screen.
A gifted composer, Miss Garde
has written the words and music
for a number of songs. One OF
these was used by Glenn Hunter
the popular stage and screen
star, in a recent vaudeville act
with which he toured the coun
try.
The screen artist is an excel
lent pianist and singer, and oc
casionally-as in Queen High
has demonstrated her vocal abil
ity. She continues to take les
sons, with the ultimate idea OF
doing concert work.
In addition to Miss Garde, the
cast of Damaged Love" includes
Charles Starrett, Eloise Taylor
June Collyer and Charles Trow
bridge. Pleasant SINS" the stage
play by Thomas Broadhurst or
which the talkie is based, was
adapted by Frederic and Fanny
Hatton. Sono Art-World Wide
distribute the picture.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28

LILYAN TASHMAN she could have
her pick of the pack Millie was
unable to keep the men con-
slant.
MiIlie Has Principles
One thing about her lovers,
however, when they lost her they
wanted her most. Millie got in
their blood, as one of them put
it, Through her long reign on
Broadway, Millie somehow main.
tained her independence. Once
a lover proved inconStant she
ditched him, and steadfastly re-
fused to take him back. You
see, she had principles.
And when one of the old devils
tried to leap astray her little
daughter, the old mother love as
serted itself and she did the only
thing mother with a gun could
do in the circumstances.
Lots of Action
Whether or not it does paint a
true picture of present conditions
"Millie" has all of the elements
necessary for successful box Of.
flee attraction. A fast-moving
story, lots of action, reasonably
good acting and loads of heart"
interest.
The lovely Helen Twelvetrees
leads the cast and does very con.
vincing transition from sweet,
mouse-like girl to a hardened, dis
solute, Broadwayite. Others in
the cast include Lilyan Tashman,
Robert AmeS, John Holiday, Joan
Blondell and James Hall.
An unusual short comedy THE
Wife of O'Reilly," supplements
the program picture and affords
no end of laughs. This and an
interesting news talkie complete
the bill.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
GARY COOPER
IS AIDED BY
BIG CAST

One of the largest casts ever
assigned to a moving picture pro,
duction, including As well-known
stage and screen players, is seen
in Fighting. Caravans" ire.
mendous epic of the old West
based on Zane Grey's famous
novel of the same name.
Fighting Caravans" now cur.
rent at Loew's Palace Theater,
has Gary Cooper and Lily Da.
mita in the romantic leads as
the young scout and the French
girl pioneer of the 1863 trek
across the continent to the land
Of gold. Ernest Terrence, TuIly
Marshall and Eugene Palette
popular character actors on the
screen, continue the characterize
tions they created in The Gov,
cred Wagon" and THE Virgin,
ian" Fred Kohler, as the man
who tried to prevent the success
of the journey, plays the menace
part, with Frank Hagney as his
henchman.
Sierra Background
Otto Brewer and David Burton,
co-directors of the picture, con-
Quoted a large cast into the
highest ranges of the Sierras,
back of Sonora, Calf, for the
filming of the master outdoor
scenes. Here the principals, as
we'll as the supporting players,
suffered, during the filming, many
of the hardships which the early
pioneers experienced when the
entire company were snowbound
several days by one of the worst
blizzards that ever struck that
part of the country.
For other scenes the company
utilized AL GateSman's huge
ranch, 80 miles from Sonora.
The story of Fighting Cara
vans" centers around the trek
Of hundreds of gold seeking East
erners into the wild lands Of the
West about 1860. During the
danger ridden march westward,
Gary Cooper, a scout for the
party, falls in love with a cour-
ageouS girl of the caravan, and
the march is punctuated by the
climatic love story.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
PINERO'S PLAY
BOOKED FOR
BELASCO
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY


It is the present intention of
the Messrs. Shubert to give Wash
ington the premiere of the new
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero play, DIR.
Harmer," with the first perform
ance scheduled for the Belasco
Theater the night of March 16.
Philip Merrivale, who has just
closed in Death Takes a Holi-
day" will have the lead in DIR.
Harmer," a selection ratified by
the playwright, who insisted that
before his play was produced his
o. K. must be placed upon the
actor to play the role.
DIR. Harmer" was written by
Pinero seven years ago and was
published as DIR. Harmer's Holi-
day" 1t deals with a young
doctor who is murdered under
strange circumstances and the
plot is said to have been sug-
gested by an old Bailey trial
held nearly 40 years ago.
Actor Merrivale appears to be
. much in demand thespian at
the moment. 1t is told on Broad
way that the return Of Maude
Adams to the footlightS definitely
awaits the time when he will be
free to become her leading man.
She has the play. The producer
is ready and willing to go. But
Miss Adams has tried out a score
Of leading men without finding
the one to suit the role. Merri-
vale is said to be the favored
actor and he is bound for some
time to Shubert enterprises.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
JOLSON PLAYS
A CABARET
SINGER

Radiating that irresistible per.
Sonality that has caused him to
reach the highest pinnacle of
stardom, the inimitable Al Jolson
will make his triumphant return
to the legitimate stage, after an
absence of five years, in THE
Wonder Bar" a continental nov
city of European night life, which
has the distinction of making it's
American premiere at the Shubert
Belasco Theater on Thursday
night for an engagement of three
nights only and with a single
matinee performance to be held
on Saturday.
Marks Gest Return
"The Wonder Bar" is note.
worthy in another respect, as it
also marks the return to the
producing ranks of Morris Gest,
who will present this novel mu'
Sical offering in association with
the Messrs. Shubert. For two
years, due to illness, GeSt has
been inactive in the theater, and
it is characteristic of the producer
Of "Chu Chin Chow" Mecca, "
"Aphrodite, and The Miracle, -
and the American sponsor of Ba'
lieff's Chauve-Souris, the Moscow
Art Theater and its Musical Stu
dio, and Eleanora Duse, that his
choice of re-entry into the thea,
ter should fall upon such a unique
and much-discusSed project as
The Wonder Bar"
This production is considered
ore of the greatest successes
ever brought to this country from
Europe. 1t was first produced
at the Kammerspiele Theater
Vienna, and was presented later
in Munich and Berlin. This sea.
son it was staged at the Savoy
Theater, London, by Andre Char
lot. In all four cities, the novelty
has been an enormous success, the
Vienna and Berlin productions
being still popular after record.
breaking engagements while Char
lots production is the leading sue
cess in London.
Night Club Setting
1.-The Wonder Bar" is a veri'
table sensation in many ways and
absolutely unique as gala enter
tainment. The entire action takes
place in a night club, and the
stage of the Belasco will be trans
formed into a lavish continental
cabaret. The plot Of potentially
dramatic interest revolves around
the Turing away of the wife Of a
banker by the star male per,
former of the cabaret, his lack OF
interest in her after year and
further complications caused by
the theft of a valuable emerald
necklace-all of which is brought
skillfully to an intensely exciting
climax.
AL Jolson, quite naturally dom
mates the entire proceedings,
singing and acting his way to
new and greater heights. His
large surrounding cast is an ideal
one, comprising such we'll known
and popular artists as Rex OMal-
ley, Trini, Wanda Lyon, Patsy
Kelly, Vernon Steele, Stuart
Casey, Adrian Rosely, Adrienne
Dori, Dagmar Oakland, Hugo
Breckner, Alvira Trabert, Antonia
Fechner, and other speciality art
lists Of repute.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
Chaplin Cleaning Up

Exhibitors have finally reached
an agreement that the success of
Charlie Chaplin's city Lights" ="
which the industry describes as
phenomenal" will not restore
silent pictures to the screens of
the cinema cathedrals.
Chaplin can get away with it,
but nobody else can" seems to
summarize the exhibitor opinion.
The latest evidence of the baggy-
pants comics boxoffice lure is in
Phlladelphia, where the Erlanger
Gneater-Wlthout hit show all
Season-will count more than $50
GOO this week, all pulled in by
City Lights" Stupendous busi.
ness when it is considered the
picture is playing under a con.
tlnuous- performance policy at 81
top. ' -
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
Announce Those Acts

In the Belasco Theater revue,
Better Times" Comedian George
Rosener SmiteS with a spoon
something presumed to be a cock
roach. remarking for the laugh,
There goes another master of
ceremonies"
Still the EmSee sometimes full
fills useful purpose. AS, for in
stance, when you're watching
the Fox stage show this week and
wonder who the little tap dancer
is who contrives to pound out a
tap routine on the top Of her
own head.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
THLLy Marshall in
"Fighting Caravans

One of the early Vests most
colorful characters, Jim Bridger,
is recreated in word and gesture
on the screen by Tully Marshall,
in Fighting Caravans"
Bridger is the man who diScov.
cred the great Salt Lake. He was
one Of the old Vests most fam,
Gus wagon train scouts and
guides. Fighting Caravans" is
now current at Loew's Palace
Theater.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
Y. w. G.. A. Girls GiUe
COsnlO Hamilton PLGy

CoSmo Hamilton has capltal-
lied the ever-amusing servant
problem in America as the basis
of his highly farcical comedy
"The New Poor" which the bust
ness and professional women OF
the Young Womens Christian
Association will present, as their
annual drama offering, on Tues
day evening of this week, March
8, at 8 o'clock in Barker Hall,
Seventeenth and K Streets.
Alice Sigworth Morse will direct
the piece.
The cast will include Dorothy
Seaton as the Grand Duke;
Georgia Sawyer as Count Ivan,
Louise Danforth as Prince Vladi-
mir, Ruby Collins as Princess
Irema, Mary O'Connor as Amos
Wellby, Alma Southworth as Mr..
Guttridge. Helen Monar as Mrs.
Wellby, Louise Kirchgessner as
Alice Wellby. Vivien Witt as Con-
stance Wellby, Margaret Quinn
as Betty Wellby, Maybelle Boyce
as Mary Maudsley, and Flora
Buchanan as Kirk O'Farrell.
Make the entIre family haDDy nv
The Washington times., 1931-02-28

How can the
plain, ordinary
h o m Ell ov i ng
wife hope to
hold on to a
husband when
t he beautiful
and d e v o t e d
Millie lost hers
a t t er a few
years of mar.
ried life? Why
even when she
b e c a m e the
r e d-h a ire d
C h rm er Of
Broadway and
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
In Five Languages

EAST Lynne" starring Ann
Harding and featuring Give
Brook and Conrad Nagel, is being
produced in five languages,
namely, English, French, Spanish,
German and italian.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
zUO NelD Musical Comedies In Late Season Arrivals
LOVE DRAMA
OF 'MILLIE'
AT KEITH'S

What a reckless, immoral, ex-
citing age we are passing through,
if the motion picture "Millie,"
at Keith's this week, paints a
true picture of our present day
civilization.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
What Nathan Said

Mention of Tomorrow and
Tomorrow" recalls that q week
ago in these columns reference
was made Of revisions made in
the play after it was first scan
ned in the manuscript as Hail
and Farewell" For these changes,
1t was stated. playwright Barry
is not credited.
Miss Ruth Welty and others
interested have asked the source
of this information and I take
the liberty of quoting George
Jean Nathan's second thoughts
on the play in the February IA
issue Of Judge. He said:
Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
first called Hail and Farewell"
as written by Barry, was full of
psychological meditatiOns of
such length and abSurdity that
they would have made the re-
viewers galIOp out for a hooker
OF blackberry brandy. These
meditatiOnS occupied the larger
portion of the first and second
acts. The third act was given
over to a smear of East Lynne
whiffIe engaging the
activities Of the
mother and her child,
rs mechanically
mciSt q bus mess
rs ever dampened q hinter-
land stock company stage
In the earlv ninetieS. Various
wholesale excisiOns of this drip
were recommended to the au-
thor by professionals who had
The Washington times., 1931-02-28

read his script and further Wig
OrOus cuts were made by the
producer, Mr.. Miller. The "reti-
cent" writing, SO fervently
praised by the reviewers, was
thus not Barry'S but the Scis-
sOrS.' The simplicity" similar
ly praised, was not Barry'S but
the bluepencilerS.' The tender
implications" and delicate Sug-
geStiOn" of the script, so widely
hymned, weren't Barry'S but the
SagaCiOus folks who ripped out
of Barry'S script all the Juvenile
Over.Writing and underlined
celebrations.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
GRIDIRON STAR
MAKES GOOD
IN FILMS

Charles Starrett, seen in the
important role of the young
American husband in Damaged
Love-" the sensational film drama
now being shown at the Rialto
Theater, is a poet, and doesn't
care who knows it so long as he
isn't required to publish what he
writes. The former Dartmouth
football Star-he was a member
of the championship teams of '26
and '27-makes no bones about
his favorite hobby.
MY idea of a real vacation
is to go up into the Green Noun,
tains of Vermont and spend a
month tramping about, hunting
fishing and writing poetry" he
says. Il know my stuff is awful
so tear it up as I go along. No
I don't intend to publish any
thing until I'm a lot better than
at present. But I do get lot Of
enjoyment writing it, so I'm salts
fled.
Starrett got his start in mo
ton pictures in minor role with
Richard Dix in The Quarter
back" and then came to the de
cision that he needed stage ex
perience.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28

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