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The Washington times., 1931-10-05

duction of it's subscription season
here, Robert E. Sherwood's play,
Reunion at Vienna" will open
October 10, as originally an.
nounced, but q fortnight later
at the Martin Beck. With Alfred
Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in the
leading roles, the drama will
start try-out tour at the Nixon
Theater, Pittsburgh, october IL.
Knowles Entriken, who has
staged the revival of Boucicault's
The Streets of New York" for
Lawrence Langner's New York
Reportery Company, will play an
important role in Ibsen's pillars
of Society,"" which the company
will present on October ID at the
Forty-eighth Street Theater.
Two new plays closed on Sat
urday night as failures and
a third production will call
it day while it is still in the
try-out stage. Chester Erskin's
offering of IT Love an Actress, !"
at the Times Square, will end a
brief engagement, and the Vim
cent Lawrence drama, washing
ton Heights" presented by Philip
Goodman at the Maxine Elliott
last Tuesday. will close after
seven performances.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Cayety's Show
Clicks as O. K.

A show that clicks in all de-
partments is offered to the Gay
ETY. patrons this, week, in "Rumba
Girls" which features Jerri Nc
Cauley and Harry Steppe.
Jerri is still the popular Jerri
of old, and how the boys idolize
her. Her singing rivals her 0anc-
ing which is individual to say the
least. Harry Steppe, a comedian
who has already wor his reputa-
ton. keeps up the good work and
is aided by Ned Dandy,
It is not very often that a
show boasting a star such ~
Miss McCauley, will carry an
actress as capable as Gladys Nc
Cormack, but then there are ex.
ceptions to all rules. She is
a pretty and talented miss and
a worthy addition to any snow.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

with the edict Of the Hays office
to keep the screen clean for pos
terity.
The scorching lines which Le-
more Uric hurled at her favorlte
bootlegger are pretty speeches
from Evelyn Brent though there
is no doubt but what Miss Brent
is quite capable of hurting a few
herself.
Rum Runner Story
This picture of rum runners
off the Florida coast, their gun
play; their love affairs; the CO.
incidence, which might have been
amusing, of the convention OF
reformers in their midst; the i'm
terest a young reformer takes IN
the pagan lady," all form a part
of the dramatic pattern struck
by Somerset Maughan's Rain"
and which lacks everything that
play had except q Reverend Da'
wilson.
Roland Young Good
Miss Brent is capable OF much
better fare than this screen play,
and while she is surrounded with
an exceptional cast it is difficult
for an actress of even greater
ability than Evelyn Brent to pull
the production above the level
known as "just another picture"
y charles Rickford Conrad Nagle,
William Farnum, Leslie Fenton,
Roland Young and Sven Lee, all
names familiar to and popular
with the public support Miss
Brent and Mr.. Young's perform
ance is by far the most interest
ing.
The short features include two
comedies and the Universal News
reel, with the talking reporter
pointing out the highlights in cur
rent events.-K. Y.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Football Ke cps
Young Stars
Active
BY HARRISON CARROLL

Copyright, 1881, Premier syndicate)
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Oct. s.
Back-lot football has made its ap.
pearance again at the United
Artists Studio.
Almost every morning now,
Douglas. Fairbanks and a mixed
crowd of actors and ex-gridiron
stars choose sides and indulge in
rough-and-tumble c rim m a g S.
They have timers, linesmen, ref
cree and all the trappings, even
to the squeezed lemons during
time-outs.
This sport started last year, and
proved very popular among the
young bloods of the film colony.
Yesterday, two teams, of seven
men each, were captained by
Johnny Mack Brown and Chuck
Lewis, both ex-All-Americans.
George O'Brien led the interfer-
ence for Johnny, while Douglas
Fairbanks, jr., was on Lewis team.
Johnny Weismu'ler, swimming
star, played in the line. He wore
kid gloves to protect his hands.
Herman Brix, well known shot
putter, was referee, and Doug, ST.,
temporarily out of the game be-
cause of a cold, was head lines
man.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

VI IuI4u HuCh- onAASs
Out of the white heat of fury<
he penned his play. We now
have the talking screen version
Of this melodramatic story at the
Metropolitan Theater, a movie
that is tense, alive and gripping
as it sends home its tragic points
with sledge-hammer blows.
Red Hot Action
"Five Star Final" is vigorous
and vital and cracking good
Hollywood, aided as it is by a
smashingly effective performance
by the sneering cynic, Edward
G. Robinson. You may null it
over after the final flicker and
discover that Playwright Weltzen-
korn has piled on his agonies a
bit thick; that he became slightly
overheated in the process Of
warming up to give the death
thrust to sensationalism. But
what he wrote and what is pic
tured makes great entertainment.
A Disagreeable Task
This is the story Of Managing
Editor Randall and his revolt
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to gather an assured income for
old age by some less repulsive
task.
Robinson Is Excellent
The Eddie Robinson portrait of
an editor with a conscience is
sturdy, colorful and engagingly
bruSque. Like Lady Macbeth, he
scrubs his hands often, in this
case, to erase the memory Of his
excursions into printed Slop. If
he fails to be vehemently con-
vincing in his melodramatic vale
dictory it is because by this time
the author has spent his red
faced fury in contriving less
credible scenes to keep his audi
ence keyed up to the right pitch
Of sympathetic resentment.
II. B. Warner, Frances Starr,
Aline MacMahon, George Stone,
Purnell Pratt and Marion Marsh
offer sterling support in the
other important roles.
Beautifully Directed
Five Star Final" has splendid
direction by Mervyn lie Roy, a
seething pace that is well sus-
tanned, q smooth flowing and al
together stirring method of story
telling that puts Drawn behind
the dramatic punches.
AS entertainment it ranks with
the best pictures of 1881. AS a
true picture of newspaper values
it is a celluloid distortion, as SEN
sationally bogus as some of the
evils it attempts to portray.
ANDREW r. KELLEY.
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rection almost so.
To Fredric March is due the
most credit for pulling this fea-
ture out of the mud. Miss Bank
head, however, performs most
creditably. Anne Suther n d.
once a character actress in local
stock. and Scott Kolk, once of lie
Paradis. uphold Washing t o ms
reputation for film talent.
Story of Regeneration
The story: A Panama night
club hostess kills her supposed
husband, who's a bit of a fiend,
in a struggle over a gun. A
drunken lawyer pulls himself to-
gether, defends the girl, gets her
acquitted and wins himself a job
with an oil company. The girl,
aided by the lawyer, goes to New
York. Doing well in business,
she becomes engaged to blue
blood. Should she. tell all? All,
the ancient problem!
Radio Stars on Stage
On the stage, the Boswell Sis
tiers, of radio fame, Groom prettily;
Joe Browning, nonologuist, kids
reformerS and humanity in gen.
eral; Betty and Jerry Browne
stage a merry song-and-patter act,
and Maxine Doyle officiates in
imitably at the introductions.
Smith and Dale, once of the
Avon Comedy four, are on the
screen in a short comedy. There's
also a cartoon comic.-J. I. M.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

from an executive chair where
he was compelled to chase love
nest romances, to delve into the
dirt and slime of hectic news
regardless of consequence.
He turns some Of his unScrupu-
lous ghouls loose to revive the
long forgotten scandal in the life
Of Nancy Voorhees,. It matters
not that the tragic chapters are
90 years old, that sitting these
dead ashes will only cause misery
to the innocent, open sores That
have healed. The story is printed.
Nancy voorhees, and her husband
find a way out in double suicide.
Their daughters romance crashes
and is well nigh wrecked. Editor
Randall. weary of it all. chucks
the job and departs with his
remaining crumbs Of self-respect
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Tom Meighan in Film
Comeback at the Fox

Rapidly regaining the same
popularity what he enjoyed in
silent picture days, Thomas Meig-
han appears this week at The
Fox Theater in his latest Fox
talking screen drama, Skyline"
directed by Sam Taylor, Harold
Lloyd's old megaphone expert.
Hardie Albright and Maureen
O'Sullivan play the romantic
leads. Myrna 10y and Donald
Dillaway are also featured.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

movies, Fox having acquired the
rights with the intention of star
ring Minna Gombel.
It is Katherine Cornell who
gains the distinction Of being
1878 first Santa Claus. In need
of a rest she has closed her smash
hit play, "Barretts of Wimpole
Street" for seven weeks. The
lovely surprise for her company
was the news that the actors will
be paid full salary while the
Empire Theater is dark, the va
cation melon amounting to
$4,000.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Herb Williams Uses
Little of EVERYTHING

Herb Williams, principal com.
edian in Earl Carroll Vanities,
coming to the National for the
week beginning Sunday, October
II, carries two assistants on tour
and they with the "Vanities"
property man must make an al
most daily shopping tour.
Among the articles they pur-
chase each day or from time to
time are apples, bananas, candles,
baseball bats, canes, heavy
matches, brown sugar. imported
English fruit salts, food for his
dog. water bags, piano keys, paper
bags and old silk hats.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
= MARK HELLINGER
Latest Stage
News From
New York

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Maurice
Schwartz has made an agree
ment with Lee Shubert whereby
he will take over the Comedy
Theater for the remainder of
his repertoire season in English
here this winter. Sholem Alei-
chem's comedy, If Were YOU"
his current offering, will be trans
ferred from the Ambassador to
the Comedy next Monday even
ing.
The Theater Guilds second pro-
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

ceremony .
T he Marquis
H e nri de la
False is laid
up with flu.
Jack johnson,
former heavy
weight champ
of the world,
will open a
night club here
shortly. That
story of mine
about the Sec
retS guarded by
Hollywood den
lists brought a
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Maurice Brown to Present Irene
Bordoni in Straight Comedy
All In a Day
MARK HELLINCER

NEW YORK, Oct. B.
Martin told me the story He didn't give it to me
in one sitting AS matter of. fact the yarn was un-
folded in ,piecemea fashion. Let give it to you,
then in the fashion in which heard it. You might
get more of kick out of it that way.
My friend Martin is song writer-and doggone
good song writer he is too. About six months ago
met him on the of Fory-second Street and we
for me.
"You don't go for my tales very often Mark" he
asserted but think you'll like this one. Want TO
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

What a nasty dig at dramatic
editors Author Weitzenkorn takes
in "Five Star Final" He must
have been turned down for Fol-
lies passes. Incidentally this play
will only be shown in Boston,
Philadelphia and Chicago on
tour. The Hollywood agreement
provides that the picture cannot
play these cities until Is days af-
ter the drama has completed its
run.
Cecilia Cochran, who did the
radio torch warbling for the Ma
tional Players in the early sum-
mer, had her appendix shipped
at Georgetown Hospital Friday.
She is getting along nicely re-
ports Papa Steve from the Ma
tional.
washington musicians are
growing plenty because out-ot-
town horn tooters and string az"
lists are coming in to play with
the National Symphony aid at
cut prices. They are afraid too
many will want to stay ami add
to the job problem, acute already.
Producer John Golden rewrote
his play after Tomorrow" to
conform to the critics idea of
how it could be improved. He
now says he has a hit. Any way
he has sold the play to the
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
These Sunkist Girls
Are Versatile Crour

The group of sunkist beauties
with the Fanchon and Marco
Great Raymond" idea now play
ing at the Fox, is the most yer.
satile girl group seen in some
time. All are sworn to secrecy
because of the fact that they
work throughout the show as
sisting the great Raymond in
many of his tricks.
DGffering from most Sunkist
groups, these girls not only dance
and assist Mr.. Raymond, but also
play trumpets, cornets and snare
drums,
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

e r able Holly
wood standby
the old re-
liable saga of
the girl who
C a m e b ack.
This time. how
ever, the pic
ture is re-
deemed by un-
usually fine act
ing. The dia-
logue See-SawS
bet " e en- the
banal and the
sublime. T h e
photography is
nerfnct the di.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
The Road Insult

"Jerry," 1 cried happily, "hOw
are you, old bOy?"
my old pal didn't answer for
a few seconds. His eyes swept
INV car instead, and then he
talked with a cold smile on his
face.
"'The same old mug; aren't
you?' were his words. Still
driving around in a battered,
old flivver.'
"He was in my office yester-
day afternoon" Marty con-
tinued. "For old times sake, I
consented to see him. I knew
it would be a touch, and that's
exactly what it was. He told
me the old yarn about being
down temporarily and said that
he expected a fine job within a
short time.
IT looked at the man who
had hurt me terribly. I wanted
to tell him a few things, but I
didn't have the heart to gloat
over q human being who was
acting more like a whipped rat.
Instead, I gave him $5O-and
a few words.
"'Here, jerry I told him,
are plenty of touches all in one.
I don't want you to come back
here because I won't be in If
you do. I'm giving you this
fifty bucks because of the pals
we once were. It's a gift to a
memory.
I'm not going to preach to
you because it wouldn't do any
good. Everything that's hap
pened is entirely your own fault.
If you can fight your way back,
/ wish you luck. So long
The song writer turned to
leave.
"Well," he said, "I've done
my best. thought it was a
whale of a yarn and it's just
too bad that you're getting so
particular. I'm a song writer
not a story-ender. Hope I
didn't waste too much of your
time"
"Not at ALL" I returned
pleasantly. Il enjoyed our lit
tie chat. So long,"
Here's the Finale
The day before yesterday the
phone rang in my office. It
was the song writer. He
seemed rather excited.
Hello, Mark" he cried, IRE
member the story I gold you
some time back? About Jerry,
I mean-and how he wound
up by asking for dough?"
. i told him I did.
well" he went on triumph
antly, 1--WE got that ending
for you now. Poor Jerry was
just hit by a machine on the
corner of Forty-seventh Street.
He was still breathing when
the ambulance arrived, but the
doctor said he didn't have a
chance"
That's too bad" I returned
YEARLY, "but it's still no end
ing, Marty. The yarn needs a
bigger kick. It"
"YOu don't understand" he
interrupted swiftly. "Just let me
finish. The machine that hit
him was q battered old flivver."
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tipping me off to certain stars.
Sorry, but it wouldn't be fair to
use names. Got an advance
view of Frederic March's make.
up for Mr.. Hyde, and it is hor.
rifying. March bolted through
the Paramount lunch room and
ate in the kitchen.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

q season ago
was yer a
p a r tt C u l arly
good play but
it had its mo-
ments of au-
thenticity. In
the scree ming
m uch of the
fire W hi G. h
served as an
excuse for the
prod uction of
the play has
b e en- ton e d
d W n or en-
tirely deleted
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

Pagan Lady" in the hands of
Evelyn Brent fares probably
much better than it might had
it been trusted to less capable
hands.
The William Dubois play which
served Lenore Uric as a vehicle
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

Deen cOnVuIsIng I1UHuVH duuIoIOeo tut SIN
months, although its locale is Washington.
Producer Brown is also an actor, the Lon
don impressario being scheduled to take the
boards next week as the star of Paul Ray
mails French war play, "The Unknown War
rior." Mr.. Brown achieved his greatest
financial success as the English sponsor for
that great war drama Journeys End" II
you look close you will probably see him in
the Lafayette Square lobby tonight.
The Nationals premiere for Walter Hamp'
den and Fay Banter in Sir James M. Bar
rie's "Admirable Crichton," occurs tomorrow
night. This is in order that Richmond may
The Washington times., 1931-10-05

my SIM" at the Earle, brings
dangerous Tallulah Bankhead, of
the Alabama Bankheads, to Thir-
teenth Street. The story is ven
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Five Star Final" With Robinson
Fine Movie Entertainment

Louis Wetenkorn who wrote the play Give Star Final
used to be editor Of of the flaming prints. When he
detached himself from this business of pursuing scandal for
the headlines there to believe he had fine
and crusaders indignation for the high pressure methods
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Five STAR FINAL"

At the Metropolitan Theater. A
First National picture. Directed
by Mervyn LIE Roy. From the
stage play Of Louis Weitzenkorn.
THE CAST
Randall. Edward G. Robinson
Michael Townsend. H. B. Warner
Jenny Townsend. &. . Marian Marsh
Phillip Weeks. Anthony Bushell
Ziggie Feinstein. George E. Stone
Nancy (Voorhees) Townsend.
Frances Starr
Kitty Carmody. .Ona Munson
1soped. BORIS Gar!oIt
Brannegan. Robert Elliott
Miss Taylor. 80. .Aline MacMahon
Franch. ........... .Purnen Pratt
Hinchecliffe. Oscar APPEL
Miss Edwards. Gladys Lloyd
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Brent Stars
In Exciting
Story
"PAGAN LADY"

PAGAN LADY"
at the Rialto Theater. A Column
bia production. Directed by John
Francis Dillon. from the play of
William Dubois. screen pay by
Benjamin Glazer.
THE CAST
Dot Hunter r.... 80. Evelyn Brent
Ernest Todd. ,.....,.C Conrad Nagel
ningo Mike.......C Charles Bickford
Dr. Hnath..... :. Roland Young
Nal Todd. William Farnum
Nellie ...........,.L Lucille Glea son
Jerry Willis. ........ Leslie Fentnn
Gwen Willis. ..,.......... Gwen Lee
Francisco Wallace Mcdonald
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
.ENGLISHHIT ARRIVES
Washington PIaysoers
Get Two Choice ROAD
Attractions
BY ANDREW R. KELLEY

Irene Bordnis debut in straight comedy at the
Beasco tonight when Maurice Brown will present James
Fagans 'The Improper Duchess, play whose fun has
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Latest Gossip

Perhaps he is kidding, but
Charles Ruggles is telling it about
that he will hire bus and take
brother Wesley's whole wedding
party to Aqua Caliente after the
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
an Ending

Martin stopped for breath. I
smiled.
'T'm away ahead Of you,
Marty" I assured him. you're
going to wind up by telling me
that Jerry finished without q
penny to his name and that you
became q great song writer.
Isn't that it?"
He looked at me in amaze
ment.
something like that" he ad-
mitted. But how the devil did
you know?"
"If you had been reading Hell.
linger's stories as long as I've
been writing thern," I returned,
you'd know how they all end.
But 60 ahead and finish. Maybe
there'n be a twist"
'Then, one afternoon, some.
thing happened. Something
happened that made me hate
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Andrew r. Kelley

night This IN order that hlcnmonu may
see the pav tonight the Shrners MOSQUE being completely
sold ont for this one nerformance.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Closest Of Friends

you II you'd like to have seven
hit songs on the market next
month";" I grunted. go ahead
with your story"
And thus, as we walked, Mar
tin talked.
Back in his high school days,
Martins best pal was a boy
named Jerry. The two youths
were inseparable. According to
the song writer. it was a thor.
oughly grand friendship.
Its hard to explain such q
relationship, Mark" said Mar
tin, trifle wistfully, especially
in view Of what happened in
later years. But you can take
my word for the fact that, in
those days, I would gladly have
died for Jerry. And I'm sure
he would have done the same
for me.
I'VE were on the football
team together and we always
split the praise Of high school
heroes. Neither Of us was in
a position to 60 to college and
we often discussed our future
plans together. He had a yen
for Wall Street, while ! had
made up my mind a long
time before that / wasn't going
tn be anything b6t Q song
writer.
"As the years went by" Mar
tin continued, Jerry and I
drifted apart. hated to ad-
nit to myself that this swell
friendship was fading, but I
knew that that was exactly
what was happening. Jerry was
really doing very well on the
Street and had quite a bit Of
money for a kid. I, on the
other hand, was still struggling
for a decent opening-and it
was only natural that I couldn't
quite keep up with him.
Liked His Parties
"He began to develop a
party complex. He went IN
for flashy clothes, sporty talk
and a girl mania. He took me
along on his cafe parties once
or twice, but he did it in a
manner that was most con-
descending. The last time I
was along with him on such a
party, he grew pretty stewed
and outlined his ideas to me.
Marty he chirped, you
ought to get wise to yourself.
Maybe you'll get break in the
song writing racket, but it sure
is a long time coming. While
you're waiting, you're missing
plenty of fun.
"Take me. for instance. I'm
only a kid five years out of
high school and % years old.
But look at the hell I'm raising
and look at the danes I've got.
Oh, 1 know what you're going
to tell me. You're going to
give the old line about spend
ing every cent I make.
Well, you don't have to
worry. Leave all that to little
Jerry, I know I spend more
than make, but there are
always plenty Of spots to Dor.
row. Suddenly I get a good tip.
I make plenty Of dough and I
pay back every cent Then I
start all over again. Get it?
Without an Ending
Martin stopped for breath.
smiled.
GGH,vn awov ahead NJ vmH1
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Jerry almost as much as I had
once liked him. Gertrude and
I were driving along in the fliv-
yer when the lights changed. A
big car pulled alongside and I
looked across. There was Jerry
at the wheel Of a large roadster.
Beside him was his showgirl.
The Washington times., 1931-10-05
Film Is
Feature at
Earle

"MY SIN"
At the Earle Theater, a Para
mount picture. Directed by George
Abbott. Screen play by Owen
Davis and Adelaide Hebron.
From the story by Fred Jackson.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
BAKER To FACE
JURY MONDAY

Albert Clifford Baker, 50-year-
old slayer of his wife, Mary
Baker, last April 2, at their base
ment home at S07 o st. N. W.,
in the presence Of their three
small children, is expected to go
on trial for his life Monday be-
fore a jury and Criminal Court
Justice Peyton Gordon.
The couple was estranged and
Baker had gone to her home to
plead with his wife to return to
him and, when she refused, he is
said to have shot her in the back.
He fled to the home of his
brother in Virginia, but, later, re-
turned to Washington and sur
rendered.
Assistant United States At
torney John j. Sirica will conduct
the prosecution, while Baker will
be represented by Attorneys
Robert I. Miller and Cedric F..
Johnson.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
NJ LEAN BETTER;
SON ARRIVES

Edward B. Mclean, publisher
Of the Washington Post, who is
seriously i'll at his home with a
heart ailment, spent a very rest
full night" and is resting comfor-
tably today.
His 15-year-old son Jock" who
was summoned from Newport ar
rived late last night. At the Nc
Lean home today it was said he
had not yet called to see his
father but was staying with MIR.
McLean's estranged wife at her
mothers home. 1920 Massachu-
sets Ave. N. w.
Meanwhile Mrs. McLean's three
attorneys, Frank j. Hogan, AL.
bert w. Fox and Nelson T. Hart
SON. studied the offer Of David
Lawrence to purchase the Wash
ington Post property. On Mon
day they will go into District
Court and make known their in
tentions.
Yesterday it was learned Mrs.
Mclean has an open mind on
the proposition and has left her
legal advisor the decision
whether the sale of the property
might be in the interests Of
their children.