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Evening star., 1932-06-26
Truck Here Next Season.

4 MONG the theatrical attractions
promised for this city next season
is "Whistling in the Dark" the comedy
in which Ernest Truck recently COM
pleted a successful Six-month run on
Broadway. The play is by Laurence
Gross and Edward Childs Carpenter
and is counted among the outstanding
Broadway successes of the present sea-
son.
With the original cast intact, "Whis-
ting in the Dark" now is playing in Los
Angeles, from where it will go on a
tour Of various Pacific Coast cities.
Alexander McKaig, the producer, plans
to bring the company East when the
West Coast tour is finished. early in the
Fall, and to send it to the principal
cities of the East and Middle West. Late
next Winter Mr.. Truck will go to Lon
don to appear in the play under the
Joint auspices of Mr.. Kaig and Gilbert
Miller.
"Whistling in the Dark" deals with
the adventures of an author Of best
selling detective stories who stumbles
into the den of an underworld gang.
Unaware of their identity he boasts
of his prowesS in inventing perfect
crimes for flctional purposes and Is
compelled by them to invent real per-
feet crime which they hope will rid
them of one of their enemies.
Evening star., 1932-06-26

TINE shifting tastes and changing
trends of audience demands in
the field Of entertainment make
/ it unwise for any motion picture
producer to announce COM
plete years program Of pictures in ad-
vance. in the opinion Of j. L. Warner,
vice president of Warner Bros. and
First National Pictures.
1T is impossible to know a year in
advance Just what type of picture will
be most popular" the production chief
of the Warner Studios explains. so,
in announcing our forthcoming product,
which will consist Of so productions
utilizing our % star names with fea-
tured supporting casts. we have defi-
nitely named the releases for the first
four months Of the year and have
promised our exhibitors a continuation
of our policy of adapting our future
program to meet the changing enter
tainment demands of the times.
There is another reason which
prompts us to keep our production
plans secret as long as possible-the
ever-present imitator, who makes cap
ital out of other peoples ideas. For
our own protection, as well as for the
good of our exhibitors, We are reserving
those announcements for a future
date"
The 60 pictures which j. L. Warner
announces will be released by his COM
panies during the IL months beginning
September l. will include 80 each from
Warner Bros. and First National. In
addition, the program calls for six
"foIU-star' Westerns and an augmented
program CT Vitaphone short subjects.
The forthcoming releases, beginning
September 3, include Tiger Shark, +"
with Edward G. Robinson, Zita Johann
and Richard Arlen; Children of Pleas
ure," with Ruth Chatterton and George
Brent; Joe E. Brown in You Said a
Mouthful'; George Arliss in "A Sue
ceSsful Calamity" with Mary Astor;
Two Against the World" starring
Constance Bennett; Blessed Event"
with Lee Tracy; Richard Barthelmess
in cabin in the Cotton; Revolt"
with Douglas Fairbanks, jr., and Nancy
Carroll; Life Begins" with Loretta
Young; William Powell and Kay
Francis in "One Way Marriage; Joe
E. Brown in Campus Hero; Three
on Match" with Joan Blondell, War
rem William, Ann Dvorak and Bette
Davis, and George Arliss in The
Adopted Father"
THE Warner Bros companies are
honestly proud Of their record as
ortginators Of new ideas in screen en-
tertainment," Mr.. Warner stated. I'VE
developed and introduced Vitaphone
talking pictures, which revolutionized
the picture industry. when we brought
Al JolSon to audiences from the talking
screen IN The Jazz Singer The first
Evening star., 1932-06-26
Cast Announcements.

CECIL B. DE MILE has selected
~ Frederic March for the principal
masculine role in THE Sign of the
Cross" March will enact the part of
Marcus Superbus, prefect Of Rome in
Neros regime. Charles Laughton, Eng
lish stage actor, will play the role Of
Nero. Search is still going on for girl
combining spirituality and physical
allure" to play the part Of Mercia. a
Christian martyr, and for some one per-
sonifying "wickedness cloaked with
beauty" to appear as Poppaea, courtesan
wife Of Nero.
Gordon Westcott, Broadway actor, has
been assigned to Devil and the Deep,
with Tallulah Bankhead, Gary Cooper.
Charles Laughton and Cary Grant.
Rita La Roy, Gene Morgan, Robert
Emmett O'Connor, Maude Truax and
Gertrude Short have been signed for
supporting roles in the Josef Won Stern
berg production Blonde Venus" star
ring Marlene Dietrich.
Gordon Westcott. Clarence H. Wilson,
William H. Turner. Mary Doran, Bert
Roach, Cecil Cunningham and Marion
(Peanuts) Byron will support Maurice
Chevalier in his starring picture Love
Me Tonight" which Reuben Mamoulian
is directing. They join Jeanette Mac
Donald. Charlie Ruggles, Charles But
terworth Myrna 10y, c. Aubrey Smith
and Joseph Cawthorn.
Dorothy Jordan and Charlie Ruggle:
| have been signed by Charles r. Rogers
| to play roles in Seventy Thousand Wit
nesses." Phillips Holmes has the lead.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
"Scarface" Has Insulter

elderly tyrant being teetotaler, seemed
to be enough to cause a mild sensation.
After a dozen or more members had
been let in on the joke, Barnett was
sent to rake the accusation.
Need SIS to say, the luncheon ended
In an Jproar. The actor, although told
that the whole affair was a little joke,
didn't return to the club for many
weeks.
Barnett then became launched on a
career of professional insulting" which
has had no counterpart in the annals
of club frivolities. Even the more ex-
elusive millionaire clubs engaged him
as a professional "ribber," paying him
handsomely to insult some famous
guest vet always being careful to eX-
plain that it was all a little joke and
had been included in the program of
entertainment.
On many occasions men and women
of prominence have failed to see the
Joke, and more than once Barnett has
bad to be saved from punch on the
nose. But the majority of those ''in-
suited" have taken the affront in good
grace, even if it did require a lot of
tolerance for few minutes. Quite
often the insulted party had a sufficient
sense of humor to Immediately engage
Vince" for one CT his own coming
functions. thereby keeping the daring
Barnett in more or less constant de-
mand
Successful as he was, Barnett found
his quaint job too dangerous on many
occasions, and finally went to Holly
wood to try his hand at another kind
of acting. Producer Howard Hughes
gave him one of the prize roles of the
year, a comedy impersonation in
"Scarface," wherein he is seen as the
dumb secretary of Tony Camonte, the
beer baron. His appearance in this
will, of course, be his first in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
No Thorns for Bette.

THE rocky road to success in the
movies is strewn with the tales Of
struggle Of those who attained fame.
One of the most recent Of the new
coners, however. has no such tale to
tell. She is Bette Davis, First National
featured player, playing the lead oppo-
site Warren William in THE Dark
Horse"
Graduating from an exclusive New
England academy. where she had played
in most of the school plays, Bette went
at cnce into the John Murray Ander-
son School of the Drama in New York
City. One of her teachers at the
dramatic school, who was also the di-
rector OF the Provincetown Players, soon
singled out Bette to take part in the
PLAYS given by this company.
Later there were parts with Richard
Bennett. In all, she played three years
in New York and her parts were all
leads When she came to Hollywood
George Arliss selected her for a leading
role opposite him in THE Man Who
PLAYED God" Her work was so good
that she was placed under long-term
contract by Warner Bros.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
District National Guard

With the training camp period Of
the National Guard OF the District of
Columbia less than two months away,
programs for the field work of the local
militiamen are being prepared. It was
announced last week at brigade head
quarters that Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan,
commanding the local militia. has ap-
proved the detailed plans of Mai Lind
sey Med. Sylvester for the training of
the 29th National Guard Division staff
during its encampment, which is sched-
uled to be held at Virginia Beach, Va,
beginning August 81 and ending Sep
tember f.
The plan in general, It was an
nounced. includes a number of offensive
and defensive problems in the area in
which the camp will be located A pro-
cedure not heretofore followed in any
29th Division staff work will be that
in part of the problems the 29th Divi-
sion staff will be representing the red"
forces and later they will represent the
blue" forces. This plan, it was added,
will serve to train the militiamen to
plan the action from the point of view
of the enemy as well as to plan a de-
tense.
The use Of the searchlights Of Bat
terry A, 260th Coast Artillery, was au-
thorized in connection with the pageant.
THE Great American" presented at
the Sylvan Theater in connection with
the Washington Bicentennial. de-
tachment Of Company A, 372d Infan-
try. under Capt. Arthur c. Newman,
also was authorized to participate.
The following changes in Company
A, 12lst Engineers, have been ordered
on the recommendation of the unit
commander: Corpl. Olin N. Griffith
was ordered reduced to the grade of
private, while Pvt. First Class Wallace
M. Hales was ordered promoted to cor
poral.
The Special Troops, 29th Division.
headed the list Of organizations of
the local Guard in the matter of at
tendance, according to q report just
issued. The percentage of this or
ganization was given as 1898. The
other organizations percentages were
given as follows: 260th Coast Artillery,
1876; Company A, 372d Infantry, 1887;
l21st Engineers. 1907.
In the matter of the separate units,
reported in the memorandum, the 29th
Division Military Police Company
heads the list. being placed in the
superior classification with a per-
centage of 9781. Other units in this
Evening star., 1932-06-26
Coming Attractions

story Of ruthless, numbering gangster
it is graphic in every detail and leaves
nothing undone. The cast, besides
MUM, includes Karen Morley, Ann
Dvorak, Boris Karloff and Osgooo
Perkins, who will be remembered for
his work as Walter Burns" in the stage
show, THE Front Page"
NEAST COMPANIONS" a Universal
picture with Maureen O'Sullivan,
will be the screen attraction at Loew's
Columbia Theater Friday. The movie
is a story of horse racing and the peo-
pie who follow 1t. 1t was taken from
the story by Gerald Beaumont and d.
rected by Kurt Neumann. The setting
is Caliente. Others in the cast include
Tom Brown, James Gleason, Mickey
Rooney and Andy Devine.
4 MICROSCOPIC view OF Hollywood
- inside life will be offered at War
ner's Metropolitan Theater Friday, July
l, when Columbia Pictures presents
Hollywood Speaks" How does a movie
star become a movie star? What
chance has the extra girl to attain
prominence on the screen? What Is a
screen test? What is Hollywood party
like? These questions "-Ic'lywood
Speaks answers in a dramatic fashion.
Genevieve Tobin is co-featured in a
cast that includes Lucien Prival, An
derson Lawlor, Leni Stengel and Rita
La Roy.
CONSTANCE BENNETT. in What
~ Price Hollywood" is to be the next
screen attraction at RKO Keith's. In
the supporting cast are Lowell Sher-
man, Neil Hamilton and Hergory Rat
off. All advance reports have What
Price Hollywood" Constance Benefits
best picture.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
ID. A. r. Activities

Katherine Montgomery Chapter held
a special meeting at the home OF the
regent, Mrs. Hiscox, 3414 Twentieth
street northeast, on June IA. The re-
gent has appointed the following MEM
bers on the State committees: Better
Films, Mrs. Smith; Conservation and
Thrift, Mrs. Bell; Constitution Hall
Mrs. Rothgeb; Correct Use Of Flag
Mrs. Bulmare; Student Loan Fund,
Mrs. Durham; Genealogical Research
Miss Kate Curry; Girl Home Makers
Mrs. Walters; Entertainment, Mrs
Walters; Approved Schools, Mrs. New
hard; Library, Mrs: Mazzulla; Maya
zine, Mrs. Hargwood; Manual for I'm
Defense, Mrs. Lightfoot; Sons and
Daughters of Republic, Miss Meginniss
Chapter House Corporation, Mrs
Evarts; Children OF American Revolu-
ton, Mrs Walters; Americanism, Miss
Gilsy; Revolutionary relics, Mrs. New
hard; Membership Committee. Mrs
Bell, chairman; Mrs. Kingree and Miss
Nell Hiscox.
Mrs. zell Weaver Oatley was elected
an honorary member.
Lucy HoIcombe Chapter was enter
tanned at supper at the home of Miss
OOHIcuh OOtbOilt OdNAOoClI uI1FC, oC-
thesda. The regent, Mrs. Fred M. Hop
kins, presided. Tentative plans were
made for a boat trip in july Mrs. D.
K. Shute was welcomed as new men,
Der. Miss Alice B. Sanger gave an &C
count of a trip of the State Historic
Committee to Doughoregan Manor, the
home of Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
Fort mcHenry Chapter was delight
fully entertained June IT by Mrs. Al
bert F. Mcdowell at her home, 2379
Rhode Island avenue northeast. The
following officers were unanimously
elected: Mrs. Thomas Temple Hill, re-
gent; Mrs. William L. Woodward, vice
regent; Mrs. William L. Davis, second
vice regent; Mrs. Albert Mcdowell,
chaplain; Mrs. Ralph Van Horn, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Lula Lancaster,
corresponding secretary; Miss Jennie
Hammond, treasurer; Mrs. Delos w.
Thayer, registrar; Miss Julia S. Jen-
nings, historian; Executive Board, Mrs.
Nellie Wooster, Mrs. Elmer L. Shane
and Mrs. Lula B. Ford.
Assisting the hostess, Mrs. Mcdowell,
in the dining room was her daughter,
Mrs. Louise Mcdowell Slingland, a
member of Washington Heights Chap
ter, of New York, who, with her young
son, will be a guest of her mother until
after July 4.
The State Historical Committee made
a pilgrimage to Doughoregan Manor,
in Maryland, the ancestral home OF
Charles Carroll, signer Of the Dec
laration of independence. The ma
tional officers of the D. A. R., Mrs.
Ada Mill Payne, treasurer general;
Mrs. William Dunno, historian general;
Mrs Harry G. Grove, State regent Of
District Of Columbia. D. A. R.; Miss
Helen Harmon, ex-State regent; Mrs.
A. Y. Casanova, State historian. and
Miss Kathrina L. Harvey, eX-State his
torian, were among those present.
Brief talks were given in the rose
bower by Mrs. Dunno, Mrs. Payne, Mrs.
Grove, Mrs. Casanova and Mrs. S. H
McCrory, vice chairman of the State
Historical Committee.
A wreath was placed on CAROLS
tomb during a brief memorial service
Evening star., 1932-06-26
Jolson s New One.

AL JoLsON'S first United Artists
Z picture, "The New Yorker" will go
into production within a few days, 1t
was announced in Hollywood recently
BY Joseph M. Schenck. This picture
will mark the return to the screen OF
Harry Langdcn and two other famous
comedians, Chester Conklin and Vince
Barnett. who will also be included in
the cast Madge Evans has the femi-
nine lead
Meanwhile, the Schenck offices an
nounce the signing of new personality
for one of the principal roles. He is
Edgar Blue Boy Connor, young Negro
actor, who gets his big opportunity be-
cause Mr.. Schenck and Harry D'Arrast,
Jolson's director, happened to look at a
comedy short to study the work OF
another actor When Connor's person.
atty flashed on the screen both Schenck
and D'ArraSt forgot their original mis-
sion and leaped at the colored boy. He
is now being described as find"
Evening star., 1932-06-26

group are the State Detachment. with
a percentage of 93.75, and the Head
quarters Detachment, 29th Division,
with a score Of zoos.
The other units in their respective
classifcations follow, with their per-
centages:
Excellent-Band, l21st Engineers,
s785; Battery B, 260th Coast Artil-
lery, 8512; Medical Department De-
tachment, 12lst Engineers, $500; Med
ical Department Detachment, 260th
Coast Artillery. 9409: Headquarters
Detachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery. S1.08; Headquarters
and Service Company, l21st Engineers,
80 96.
Very satisfactory-Battery E. 26oth
Coast Artillery, 1881; Company A.
Special Troops, 29th Division, 1912;
Company A. l2lst Engineers, 77.34;
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, 1856;
Company d, l2lst Engineers, 74.35;
Company E, 121st Engineers, 1927;
Company F, l2lst Engineers, 1908.
atiSfactory-Battery c, 260th Coast
Artillery. $500: Company B, 121st
Engineers, 64.93; Company c, 121st
Engineers, $500.
The percentage reports formerly we're
issued weekly. but are now published
says that all units should endeavor TO
maintain or raise their present percent
ages during the next month, particu-
larly those which fall below their regi-
mental average.
Pvt. First Glass; Bryan M. Dorsey
and Pvt. John F. McKensie, jr., have
been ordered promoted to the grade Of
corporal in the 29th Division Military
Police Company.
Upon the recommendation of the de-
tachment commander, the following
have been ordered transferred in the
grade Of private from the Headquarters
Detachment. 29th Division, to the
Headquarters Detachment, Special
Troops, 29th Division: Corpl Earle ?.
Fischer and Pvt. John G.. Bugbee.
Pvt. Edgar J. Collier has been ordered
transferred from the Reserve to the ac-
tive list Of Battery c, 260th Coast Ar
tillery.
The appointment of First Lieut.. John
H. Mcintyre, Dental Reserve Corps, as
first lieutenant. Dental Corps, National
Guard, has been announced. The off,
Ger has been assigned to the Medical
Department Detachment, 260th Coast
Artillery, for duty.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
Local Girl Makes Good.

pEGGY (MARGARET) LITTLE, well
known Washington girl who con-
Quoted dancing school here for many
years and also actively participated in
the professional theater, is one of The
-Four Queens" one of the acts appear
ing this week at Warmers Earle Theater.
Peggy for many months directed the
T1voE Jr., Follies, when H L. Lob
meyer, now manager of the Earle, held
forth at the Tivoh Theater. After her
afhliation with the Tivol she became
captain of the dancing girls at the
Paramount Theater, Brooklyn. Then
followed her engagement in the presen-
tation Of "The Four Queens" and with
this aggregation she has travelled
throughout the United States and
Canada. She also appeared for IL
months in Europe.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
Keeping Movies Timely

musical picture in full color. Show Of
Shows was a Warner production, as
was the p,,enomenally successful Gold
Diggers Of Broadway which broke box
Office records as screen entertainment.
I'VE brought George Arliss, outstand-
ing stage star, to the talking screen in
such productions as 'Disraelf and The
Millionaire First National produced
the first picture with music with an
outstanding star of the silent screen
Richard Barthelmess in Weary River.
Again 1t was Warner Bros. who brought
Leslie Howard to the screen in Out
ward Bound which still stands as one
of the classics among pictures"
Evening star., 1932-06-26

May, and it was indicated that If Ad-
miral Butler, commandant of the
Washington Navy Yard, can make ar
rangements, he, too, will fly there to
inspect the organization in action. 1t
was said that the training is carried on
there because of the facilities for a
thorough operation, including aerial
gunnery.
Ensign j. Ford Carpenter, 1st Fleet
Division, 1t. was announced, has been
promoted to the rank of lieutenant,
junior grade.
Lieut.. Paul v. Thompson, a veteran
officer of the Reserve, it was announced,
has resigned his commission. Lieut..
Thompson was an officer in the Naval
Battalion, when 1t was a part of the
National Guard, and during the World
War served on one of the yachts as
signed to the Mediterranean patrol
Since the World War he has made
numerous cruises with the local or
ganization.
Lieut.. Walter c. Lockhart, chief enei-
neer of the local battalion, has returned
to Washington after completing Is
days Of active duty training at the
Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va.
Lieut. Morris Weinstock, communica-
ton Reserve, has completed is days
OF active duty training, served in the
code and signal section Of the ONCE Of
naval communications, Navy DEPART
ment.
A composite company Of the local
Reserve Battalion, commanded by
Lieut.. John M. Fewell, participated in
the parade here yesterday Of the Con-
federate Veterans.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
M-G-M News

DOROTHY JORDAN has been signed
II TO a new long-term contract, ac-
cording to an announcement from the
Culver City Studios. ...
Anita Loos has been awarded new
1ong-term contract as a result of her
screen adaptation Of 'The Red-Headed
Woman"
Ralph Forbes, who recently returned
to his first love, the speaking stage,
under the direction Of his wife, Ruth
Chatterton, in LET Us Divorce" is back
on the screen. He was signed recently
to play the role of Wallie in "Smilin'
Through"
BeryI Mercer will also have role in
~Smilin' Through"
Wallace Beery has been appointed by
Gov. James Rolph to act as honorary
chairman Of the Shrine Convention, to
be held in San Francisco from July 25
to %.
Marion Davies and Billie Dove are
playing roommates in Miss Davies lat
est production.
John, Barrymore can keep away
from that new son and heir. He closed
his Beverly Hills home and boarded"
at the hospital until Mrs. Barrymore
Dolores Costello) was ready to return
to their home again. Ethel, who ar
rived to play with John and Lionel In
''Rasputin," is at the hospital prac-
tically as much as John.
Joan Crawford is establishing
'little Hollywood" all her own over on
the Isthmus, where she is hard at work
making Rain" Over one week end
yachts came into the harbor bearing
such visitors as william Haines, Leila
Hyams, Chester Morris and many 9TH
ers-who all dropped in to see the
famous Sadie Thompson" in the flesh.
According to Adrian, famous fash
ion creator, it took just as much pains
to overdress Jean Harlow in THE Red
Headed Woman" as it did 10 dress her
snartly.
Despite her home being Of Spanish
architecture, Colleen Moore, M.-G.-M.' s
newly signed actress, is true 10 her
Irish ancestry-fOr tucked away in a
corner Of her garden there is an Irish
wishing well, where good luck is prom
1sed those who worship at the shrine.
Evening star., 1932-06-26
Irene One of Thirteen.

TIE search for 13 women to comprise
the feminine cast Of Tiffany
Thayer's Thirteen Women" has dwin-
died to II with the assignment Of Irene
Dunno the leading role in the forth
coming production of the Tiffany
Thayer novel David o. Selznick, ex-
ecutive vice president in charge of all
R.-K.-O. production, states that the
identity of the IL other women who
are to support Miss Dunno is still a
matter of conjecture and screen tests.
Evening star., 1932-06-26

happens to a home when the young
wife outstrips her husband as bread
winner.
NT TNASHANIED, a Metro-Go!dvyn-
~ Mayer production, with Helen
Twelvetrees in the leading role, comes
to Loew's Fox Theater Friday The
stage show will be "Hell's Bellies" a
Loew production from the Capitol
Louis K. Sidney. Others in the cast of
"Unashamed" are Robert Young and
Lewis Stone
HCCARFACE," starring Paul NUM-.
~ will be the feature at Loew's Pal
ace Theater Friday. This is said to pe
Howard Hughes best effort yet. A
Evening star., 1932-06-26
That Bronte Play.

z ATHARINE CORNELL recently an
N nounced in an interview that
Clemence Dane is writing a play for
her around the Bronte sisters, Char
lotte, Emily and Anne, rumor Of which
several times has been heard, but,
though the project has been under Miss
Danes consideration for several months,
the actress not yet has received even
a first act. Miss Cornell made her first
important New York success in Miss
Danes "A Bill Of Divorcement" and
also has acted in her VIII Shake
speare" and THE Way Things Hap
pen" She expects TO see the play
wright in England this Summer TO dis
cuss the Bronte drama.
Evening star., 1932-06-26

hnds mOJIOn PICTURE aCVIIIB IeSs IIs'1-
ardous.
Barnett's. insulting" career began
quite by accident. He attended a
luncheon at the old Green Room CLUB,
in New York, as the guest of a promi-
nent actor. This actor held a light
grudge against an elderly member Of
the club who habitually complained
about the quality of the tood the lack
of service, and things in general. When
the luncheon had arrived at cigars and
coffee, Barnett's actor friend dared
"Vince" to approach the cranky MEM
Der and accuse him Of drinking whis-
XIV from his coffee cup. The club rules
prohibiting any such act, and the