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The Washington times., 1932-01-23

WARMER GLAND 1t would be
unfair to tell more and much
too involving. There Is the plight
of q renowned masked dancer,
extradition papers hanging over
her, an Englishman wanted for
murder in England, his fiendish
Chinese servant. There are clues
to burn and you will probably
be fooled on the end.
Good Entertainment
Earl Derr Biggers creation.
Charlie Chan, in the latest OF
his crime delvings, has a vehicle
in accord with his own delightful
characteristics. This Is not a
spectacular thriller. There are
no moving bookcases, no bogey
man shadows to make your skin
prickle, and not much action II
you lean toward wide and fancy
gunnery and wild haS sing S
through impenetrable fogs. But
if you like a calm quiet to do
your own guessing this is a
grand blending of seemingly un'
related happenings, an intriguing
and smoothly intricate murder
mystery and good entertainment
Charlie Chan, as all of War
ner Glands characterizations, is
a masterpiece of study and
dramatics in addition to his
natural Oriental blandness Sc
we'll suited to the role. His
Chan would be pleasing in a
poor story.
H. B. Warner, as Inspector
Fife of Scotland Yard and friend
to Charlie, is crisp and convinc
ing and nice foil to the urbane
Chan. Marion Nixon and Alex
ander Kirkland supply the love
interest.
Good Stage Show
Les Stevens and the Diplomats
are on the stage in their Fare.
we'll Week assisted by La Mae
and Alice Louise in tango inter
The Washington times., 1932-01-23

Young moderns again take the
stand in their own defense in a
screen-play which smacks of The
Goose Hangs High" and yet
travels under the title Of THE
Reckless Age"
The basic formula has been
used on numerous occasions, but
is always interesting since 1T
divulges the strength and weak
ness of the so-called younger set.
In this particular story a
father and mother, honest people
who have kept abreast of the
times because they want to stay
young with their son and daugh-
ter, are not little hurt to find
that the boy has become engaged
and therefore found someone else
to love and the daughter is q
rude, careless young lady who re-
forms with a much too gusty
suddenness. Father gets into
financial trouble through no fault
of his own and the brilliant son
and daughter jump to the rescue
with what they probably thought
were novel ideas.
Excellent Cast
The cast is excellent with Rich
ard Bennett and Frances Starr
giving Charles Buddy" Rogers,
Peggy Shannon and Frances Dee
a. few of the finer points in act
ing. Charles Ruggles is amusing
but cannot be accepted as a lover
for the youthful Frances. The
most delightful character in the
entire screen-play is Maude
Eburne, sharp-voiced and soft
hearted; she's great.
The stage offers the Hollywood
Collegians," a bunch of peppy
boys with leaning toward
rhythm: they play popular bits,
they frolic, they cut-up and intro
duce some startling effects with
colored lights. Featured with the
boys are two dancers, Marcelle
Williams and Helen CARTONS, one
an acrobatic dancer, the other a
smart little Taper.
There are short subjects to ap,
peal to all tastes beginning with the
Hearst Metrotone Newsreel and
followed through with a Krazy
Kat cartoon, a Walter Futters
"Curiosities" and traveltalks with
the Emerald Isle as the topic of
the journey.
It's a show for the whole family
K Y
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
Lew Ayres Seen
As An Heroic
River Lad

Drama of struggle with an
angry Mother Nature, a seething
flood on the Mississippi, feuds to
the very end. love that braves
the raging waters
It's breath-taking. And it kinda
brings a lump in the throat the
way those Shantytown folks is
fo-ever fightin' the steamship
folks, bringin' unhappiness to
States and his gain the lingo
of Heaven on Earth" screen
version of mississippi" a prize
novel, which opened yesterday at
the Rialto.
Ayres Is COlOrleSS
For all the physical action in
the play, it might just as we'll
have been done in pantomime,
minus the refining touch of the
talkies, that is, with the excep'
ton of few. high spots con-
tributed by the spirit-fearing Aunt
Vergie, played by Elizabeth Pat
terson, and slim" Summerville.
Lew Ayres, playing the role OF
the heroic lad brought up by
the steamship captain to murder
his Shantytown kin" has an
engaging way in the tender scenes,
but the baby-faced boy seems to
have lost somewhere along the
trail the spark of fervor that
kindled in ''The Doorway to Hell''
and "All Quiet On the Western
Front"
Good Short Subject
Harry BereSford. as the captain,
does some good character acting
in role that might have been
sloppy. The love interest in
diminutive Anita Louise is no less
charming for all the ragged at,
tire of Shantytown life.
Darkies singing low as the river
slaps gently on the steamship
lend lulling effect that's almost
hypnotic.
More than a score of some Of
the best that Hollywood has to
offer make their appearance in
short subject comedy present
ing the Thalians in Running
Hollywood. It's a riot of fun.
The program closes with Os.
waldo, the Lucky Rabbit, in
"Grandma's Pet" a version of the
Red Riding Hood tale; a sport
reel on soccer and a Graham
MCNamee neWSreel,-JAB.
The Washington times., 1932-01-23

ANDREW r. KELLEY ing devil by
makeup device and other foot
light resources.
In the silent picture days the
renowned John Barrymore lent
his classic profile to this tale,
among the first of the cinema's
thrill series. His conception OF
the scientific monster relied much
upon grimacing and face-making
plus camera tricks.
March Is Villain
The 1882 version of ''Dr. Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde" finds Frederick
March as the doctor who trifled
with God and developed a bestial
nature which got beyond his
control.
To me the picture now on
view at Loew's Columbia is
leagues ahead of the earlier shud-
derer, "Frankenstein," in which
classification it definitely be-
longs. The direction of Reuben
Mamoulian is superior, the story
is told in a manner which COM
pounds interest and sustains the
eerie mood to the last flicker, 1t
has actors who can act and
fortunately fit the assigned roles.
A Mystifying Story
Perhaps you know the story,
so it can be nuggeted as that of
an eminent doctor. skilled in
laboratory research, who develops
a fluid which changes him over
from a dutiful and useful citi-
zen into a passion tormented
beast. Soon the transformation
which he works voluntarily passes
beyond his power. and he finds
that he is a terrified victim OF
his own cleverness. Eventually
his secret is discovered and re-
suits in his death.
The Frederic March character
ization is in reality a triumph for
camera art. BY ingenious lense
tricks DR.. Jekyll dissolves before
your eyes from the pulchritudinous
Mr.. March into a gorilla-like mon
ster with hairy hands, protruding
teeth, deep lined face, distorted
eyes and scraggly hair. He is q
horrible devil lacking only the
long pointed fingernailS which
earlier actors felt essential for the
transformation. Actor March
wheezes and grunts while the ply
sical changes are in process, then
proceeds to act his character to
the hilt.
Wonderful Change
You may marvel a little at the
magic of the chemical which not
only changes his appearance but
also revises his clothing to suit the
character. But when Mr.. March
is acting there is no reason to
change the opinion he is one OF
the finest and surest mines de-
veloped by Hollywood.
Director Mamoulian must have
| thrown the Will Hays code out
the window for his first Soho
scene is so bliSteringly hot I mar
vel that it ever escaped the
censors scissors. It is indeed SO
blatantly suggestive that there
isn't much chance to pay atten-
ton to Miriam Hopkins acting
whose contribution is really high
class. Rose Hobart is another
whose support is thoroughly Al.
WetDry Debate
Paramount has done well by
'Dr! Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" If
it's thrills and chillS you crave
then the Columbia goes on your
preferred list this week. A news
reel featured tabloid debate be.
tween Senators Sheppard and
Tydings as to prohibition. The
vets seem to have it yesterday.
Yea, they did have it by many
SHOUTS and murmurs.
The Washington times., 1932-01-23

pretations. Fanchon and Marco
present Vacation Days" with
Zelda Santley in her impressions
of famous stars, Three Jacks and
a Queen in an interesting adagio
against a black curtain, Kirk
and Lawrence, tap dancers; Lee
Wilmot and Ralph Peters, eques-
trian comedians, and Kathleen
Kay. a. versatile dancer. The
Sunkist Beauties in a pleasing
selection of dance routines. Fox
Movietone News, a comedy with
Red Donahue and his mule and
Magic Carpet series of Bavarian
customs, including a yodeling
school, complete the program.
H. w.
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
Blessed Event" Due
At BeIasco. Feb.

Blessed Event" the comedy
about columnists which is COM
ing to the Shubert-Belasco
Theater for the week of February
/, will be the fifth play Of the
second season of the Professional
Players.
This comedy by two former
newspaper men one of them. For
rest Wilson, well known in the
city, is being looked forward to
as one of the high spots of the
year. Roger Pryor heads the
cast of 80.
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
All In q Day
-By-
MARK HELLINCER
BY

NEW YORK, January %.
Over at the Sam H. Harris Theater is mystery play
called Black Tower The producer of the attraction is
n gentleman named Ben Stein. And if still doing my
"Peope I've Met series, would certainly use him a
subject Because he is highly unusual character
For plenty of Mr. STEMS reputation has been based
on the fact that he of the best box office
country He knows angles about spectators and
Kate Smith has pounds During his term
as treasurer of the Lyric Theate in the good old days he
had thousand and chances to go into the other
brs nches of show business But he always kept
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
lOng-Haired Lew

Four months without a hair
cut! That's the record of Lew
AyreS, star of Heaven on Earth"
now at the Rialto Theater. Dur
ing the filming of the picture,
Lew Ayres actually looked like a
river-rat.
The Washington times., 1932-01-23

b er. Up
stairs, in the
brokers p e n t.
house, guests Of
t he chi G s
choosing await
his return from
the phone call
which m G q n t
his death. A
doctor S t a k e S
is reputation
on his diagno-
sis of h e a r t
failure. Charlie
Chan finds a
dead cat.
The Washington times., 1932-01-23

TOunQ the WelrQ
groteSquerieS of
r o b c r t Louis
S t e v e n S o ms
dual character
of Jekyll-Hyde
made profitable
mystery drama
for the stage.
Enveloped in a
CHASTITY green
spotlight h e y
q C C o m pliShed
the orrib | e
change from an
angelic charac-
ter to g. haunt
The Washington times., 1932-01-23

hear you did very well last week.
Is that right?"
Mr.. Stein shrugged his should
erS.
Nothing too exceptional" he
replied. But very encouraging.
You know how those things go.
You can't expect to make any
millions. the first few weeks"
The visitor was strangely per-
SiStent.
But you did make some
money. didn't your" he asked.
Il mean the show turned a
profit all right. didn't it?"
The producer drummed his
desk.
"Of course it did" he said.
Everybody knows that. But
what makes you SO anxious to
know?"
The visitor began to laugh.
"Ha, ha, ha." he howled.
you're a great kidder, Ben.
Asking me why I want to know
about the profits! Ho, no, no."
Agrees to Proposal
The producer leaned forward.
I'm not kidding at all" he
cried. What the devil are you
laughing about?"
The other man stopped
abruptly.
either you're crazy" he re-
marked, "or 1 am. Didn't you
know that I was supposed to
share in the profits of the
show"
Mr.. STEMS eyes opened wide.
"Profits?" he repeated. How
did you figure that you were
entitled to anything from this
show?"
1t was the other mans turn
to look very astonished.
why" he asserted, when
you asked me for some money
in connection with this show, I
wasn't paying back what I
owed you. 1 was investing in
the proposition. Didn't you
understand that?"
When I heard Of that nervy
episode I asked Mr.. Stein about
it. He said it was true. And I
asked him what he had done
about it.
What could I do about it?"
was the producers tired reply.
II gave him a piece of the
show"
l gulped.
"Are you daffy?" I cried.
"You should have thrown that
guy out of your office. He
was only figuring an angle to
cut in on you. Why did you
do it?"
Mr. Stein spoke more slowly
than ever.
you shouldn't be so harsh,
Mark" he said. after all.
that fellow was nice enough to
return my money when /
needed it. Don't you think I
owe him something for that?"
Y0u figure it ont
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
Camera Assists
In Arousins
Terror

"DR. JEKYLL AND MR.. HYDE"
At Loew's Columbia Theater. d.
| rected by Reuben Mamoultsn.
| Based on the novel of Robert
Louis Stevenson. Screen play by
Samuel Hoffenstein. A Para
| mount picture.
THE CAST
DR.. Henry Jenkyll..
Frederic March
Mr.. Hyde.
Ivy Parson. ...., Miriam Hopkins
Muriel Carew. Rose Hobart
DR.. Lanyon. ..... Holmes Herbert
| Brig. Gen. Carew. Halliwell Hobbies
foole. .'.''.'........ Edgar norton
utterson. ........s... Arnold LuCey
Hobson. Col. MacDonneh
Mrs. Hawkins. Temple Pigott
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
Youth Sc ores ir
Feature at
Palace
"TuIs RECKLESS AGE"

NTHHS INN9OHAH8HslJE6 a."-7
At Loew's Palace Theater. Dt-
rected by Frank Tuttle. Based on
Lewis Beach's play, THE Goose
Hangs High" A Paramount PIC
ture.
THE CAST
Bradley Ingals. Buddy Rogers
Donald Ingals. Richard Bennett
Mary Burke. shannon
Goliath whitney. Charlie Ruggles
Iii. Frances Dee
Eunice 1nRa1S Frances Star
Rbnda .Maude Ebourne
Matthew Daggett. David Landau
Lester Bell. I..... Reginald Barlow
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
On His Own Money

/ He gave me the same old
shake of the dome.
4 Maybe you're right. Mark"
he returned, but I know you'll
/ excuse me, if I don't think so.
Besides, I'm not really doing 1t
on my money. What I'm doing
! is going to men who have owed
me dough for long time and
asking them please to pay me
back. And that's how the dough
is being raised"
I shrugged my shoulders,
wished him luck and left. On
the way out I smiled to myself.
Ben Stein had always been such
q generous soul that I couldn't
quite picture him going to vari-
Gus Broadwayites and request
ing them kindly to pay back
moneys that they owed him. A
tip-off on the mans character
: was his statement to me that it
wasn't being done with his
! money; it was just cash that he
had handed out when times
| were good and had never re-
Quested its return. Oh. we'll
BLACK Tower" his new pro-
duction, opened a short time
: ago. It received far better
notices than The Jade God"
STEMS previous effort that
made him so much money.
/, Things are so uncertain around
J Broadway today that nobody
/, knows for certain what will
happen to any attraction. But
"Black Tower" has already made
! some money. and the indica-
tions are that it will continue
! to. do so.
Cuts Himself In
A few days ago man walked
into STEMS office. He was one
Of the individuals who had re-
paid Ben some money that he
had previously borrowed.
"Good morning. Ben" he
chirped affably.
The producer returned a
,drawled greeting.
"Lo. George" he said. Glad
to see you again. Have chair.
Have a cigar. Have drink.
Have q look at the view"
The other man laughed.
Happy to see you in such a
fine mood. Ben" he stated.
s'Tell me about the play. I
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
"DR. JEKyLL AND MR.. HYDE" THRILLS
Charlie Chan Is
Successful
Again

A famous chief of Scotland
Yard is found dead in the Of
fices of his host, New York
The Washington times., 1932-01-23

BY ANDREW r.. KELLEY
In what are often referred to
as the good old days, Richard
Mansfield and Thomas E. Shea
The Washington times., 1932-01-23

Plays the Harp
Anita Louise. who plays with
Lew Ayres in Heaven on Earth"
adapted from Mississippi" by
Ben Lucien Burman, is a noted
harpist.
The Washington times., 1932-01-23
He Was Satisfied

he Was Satisfied
I'm doing okay where 1 am"
was his philosophy. why dab
bic with productions and things
when I'm hitting the ball in the
box office? Forget it. Let's go
cut somewhere and have some
fun"
But it always gets them in
the end. Like marriage, or
cough medicines, the Broadway
bird must always turn TO pro-
duction before his career is
over. I think it was about
three years ago that Mr.. Stein
took a look at his bank balance
and produced "The Jade God" ;"
which purported to be a mys-
terry thriller.
I thought that THE Jade
God" was a rare bit of cheese.
Every critic in town agreed with
me. And because l like Ben, I
advised him to close the effort
as soon as possible.
you'll save dough-" I pointed
out. THAT show hasn't got a
chance. Get wise to yourself
and put it in the storehouse."
The gentleman shook his
head.
"The people like mystery
shows" he returned slowly. II
think that business will climb.
I think I'll take a chance and
hold on a little longer. You
never know"
Made Young Fortune
AS a result, ""The Jade God"
made something of young
fortune for its producer. Alto
gether the show played A
weeks, II of them in Chicago,
to excellent business. And If
you think that's bad, wouldn't
advise you ever to attempt to
produce FollieS.
Well, the years rolled by. 1
met Mr.. Stein in one of the
better Broadway hang-outs about
three months ago and he told
me he was going to produce an
other mystery show. Mr.. Stein
always speaks very slowly, espe-
cially after he has been to four
or five hang-outs before you
meet him. This was one of
fh0Sss 0ecoS Si0nS
Ben" I told him, definitely.
AI was wrong about "The Jade
God"-but that's an old story.
These are different times. Con-
ditions are rotten. and nothing
but an absolute smash nit will
get any dough at ALL Don't
be a horses ankle. If you've
got any dough. don't put it into
one of your So-called mystery
shows. Wait until better days
arrive, if ever"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05

to desert the amateur ranks be-
cause 1t had used his name and
photograph in advertising without
his permission.
His usefulness as an amateur
was impaired" he explained, be-
cause the public received the i'm
preston he was involved in pro-
fessional activities when the ad-
vertisements appeared.
Jaffee holds the worlds record
for the mile skate, two minutes
80 Us seconds. He also holds many
American records. For four years
he was an Olympic champion with
out officially holding an Olympic
title, due to the action of the In
ternational Skating Federation in
voiding race which he had vir-
tually won at st. Moritz, Switzer-
land, in 1923.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05

P.S-Listen to important Creme announce
ment N. B. c. netwOrk Tuesday, Thursday
and SATURDAY, during Lucky Strike program.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05

at glory that games with oppon-
ents of their own strength, or
weakness, could not offer. Think
of the satisfaction that would have
been theirs, had they, by some mir
acle of miracles, held Harvard
even.
Miracles Do Happen
Such miracles don't happen, you
say? Mol What about little Bates
and Yale then? Do you think
Bates regrets those so, 60 and 10 to
lickings they have been taking
from the Ellis in the past? Why
those pastings only made that 90
tie of last Saturday all the sweet
err. That even break produced balm
enough not only to soothe the pain
of the players who accomplished
it, but to heal the wounds of all the
Bates men who ever suffered a
wrap on the shins in battle with
the Bulldogs.
The very sight of that score
Bates 0, Yale DIN the yearbook
will gladden. the hearts, quicken the
pulse Of every Bates man (and Wo-
man, if the place is co-eO from
now until Judgment day.
And the Crimson editors would
deprive the Buffaloes of such a
thrill They may take a 10 to O
beating next year and it may be
80 to 0 the next, but sooner or la
ter, they'll pull a Bates. And it'll
give them a tingle that defeating
DreXel, Dennison, Hobart and Slip
perry Rock never could.
Well, we guess that's telling
them Harvard guys. Hurrah for
P. S. 81.
You might try these on your
pocketbook:
War Hero to whip Twenty Grand
in the fifth at Laurel today.
Tony Canzoneri 10 stop frankie
Petrolle.
And McLarnin to ditto Benny
Leonard.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
SPORTS PARADE
OFFERS VARIETY
IN T0DAY'S NEWS
BY HENRY McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-U.P)-The
patronizing Harvard Crimson, edi-
ted, perhaps, by young men who
bruise easily and heal slowly, is
quite distressed by the Harvard
football habit of scheduling small.
weak teams for opening games.
The editors saw little sense and
less craftsmanship in Harvard's
&C to whamming OF little Buff
alo on Saturday. 1t left them en-
tagged.
1.-THE competition" the Crimson
said, was as sportsmanlike as a
match between Jack Sharkey and
any average flyweight fighter
and little less interesting for
players and spectators. From a
purely football point of view the
game was even worse than worth
less. The game was absolutely in
defensible with regard to fair play
and value to the team
Granting at the outset that our
intelligence and logic when COM
pared to that Of the Crimson edi-
tor is as 0 to Sc, we beg TO rise and
call the editors cock-eyed. The edi-
tors are right about one thing-the
game was worthless to Harvard.
You can't test a pile driver on
carpet tack. Had the editors rested
on their case with Harvard, we
wouldn't argue. But they went on
and rose to the defense of Buff
falo, saying something about "a
small college team went home Won
dering what it was all about"
Buffalo doesn't need any SYM
pathy. The fact they booked the
game would indicate they wanted
it. And why they wanted it is easy
to understand. 1t gave them brief
spell in the soft, warming flow OF
the limelight.
Moreover, it gave them chance
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05
Here And There
In Sport World
(By United Press)

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-Commission-
er K. M. Lands may not make a
decision on Rogers Hornsby's APP
peal for a share of the Chicago
Cubs world series money until this
weekend becouse of slight Illness.
He was confined to his home yes
terday with a cold, and may not
be able to return to his office I'M
til Friday.
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-Despite de-
mails from Connie Mack that he
planned to retain the remainder
of the veteran stars of the Phila-
delphia Athletics, rumors persisted
here today that the Chicago White
Sox were negotiating for George
Earnshaw, right hand pitcher. The
Sox recently bought Al Simmons,
Mule Haas and Jimmy Dykes from
the AS. The Sox are also said to
have deals pending with Detroit
and Washington which may be
completed before the end of the
year.
DETROIT, Oct. Skid Choco-
late, Cuban featherweight, held his
third victory over Johnnie Farr of
Cleveland today after a meeting of
tn two here in which the Kid did
as he pleased with his squat, short
armed opponent.
The Cuban Negro TOOK every
round of the 10-round fight at
Olympia last night. A LETT to the
Olympia last night. A left to the
count of seven in the fifth but he
stayed on his feet after that until
the final gong. Chocolate weighed
1881 and his opponent 1873.
NEW YORK, Oct. Stony Can
zoneri, lightweight champion, will
start a feud with the Petrolle fam
lily of Fargo, N. D., tonight when
he tackles frankie, younger bro
Their of Billy, in the non-title 10
round main event at Ebbets field.
If he beats frankie, and he is
to 5 favorite to do that, CANON
Ell will battle Billy, the Fargo
Express" next month at Madison
Square Garden.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5.-Young
Peter Jackson, 1879, piled up a
lead early in the fight to win a
close decision from Kenny La Sale,
1877, Los Angeles, at Olympic audi
forum last night.
La Sale staged rally in the
10th round, but was unable to over
come the San Franciscan's early
advantage. jackson was bothered
throughout with a cut lip.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05

manager of the Washington Sena-
tors.
Clark Griffith, president of the
Senators, in announcing Johnson's
release said he had decided some
time ago to make a change"
The Senators slumped from an
early season squirt this year, but
won "a of their last % games to
finish only game behind the Sec
ond place Athletics.
For 20 years johnson pitched
for the Washington club-a record.
for continuous service. He re-
turned in 1929 as manager, after
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-05

PALO ALTO, Cal, Oct. 5.-Not
satisfied with the forward passing
Of his backs, Coach Pop" Warner
planned to put the Stanford ball
tossers through several long work
outs today and tomorrow.