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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-02-12
w no was he?

Doctor MirakIe" they called
him-master Of black magic
Keeper Of the huge gorilla
Erik, thru the night his shadow
crept behind him Broken
hearts Terror-Mystery
Even over death Was he the
master? Edgar Allan Poe-His
genius lives again
Evening star., 1932-05-08

r EONA POWERS-she of the Ma
tional Theater Players-has a
wise head on young shoulders
She believes 1.-The drama is q
supernatural art and that, as
such, it can never die"
AS an actress, naturally Miss Powers
is interested especially in the careers
of great actresses. She points to few
who have left immortal names, and
cites these as the true inspiration for
all young girls who would become truly
great in the profession. Their names
are Duse, Bernhardt and Rachel-for-
eign names, all of them, but they are
names whose fame spread around the
world
In the American theater Miss Pow
ers might name any number OF true
artists in her profession; but, for SEN
timental reasons, she confines the list
to one: Minnie Maddern Fiske.
We'll, what about these women who
have left imperishable records?" Miss
Powers was asked.
There is SO much to be said about
them" she quickly responded, land SO
little that need be said,' her eyes fash
ing, that I hesitate to say anything y
1t comes very near being the truth
as the reporter acknowledged.
There was no fanfare of trumpets
when Mrs Fiske arrived in town." said
the little lady, who loved her. yet,
at night in the theater, when she be-
came the consummate artist, back of
the footlights, an electric thrill swept
through the house. Audiences in
Stinctively understood they were in the
presence of great artist, a genius.
so it was, too, with Duse. She had
Evening star., 1932-05-08
Family Picnics.

MANAGING DIRECTOR scMoss
of Glen Echo Park is making a
strenuous effort to revive and popular
ize one Of the Oldest institutions dear to
family life in Washington. It Is moth
ing more nor less than "the family
picnic party" in the outdoors and under
great shady trees, with its mammoth
luncheons of homemade delicacies and
all the folks present for good time.
Family picnic parties were one Of
the supremest joys Of life In the old
days, when the youngsters were let
loose from school and Dad had an off,
day for a holiday. It was the custom
then to hitch old Dobbin to big
wagon, with home chairs providing the
seating capacity, and loads of good
things to eat. After everybody had
piled aboard, the old horse dragged the
load out beyond the suburbs, where,
under shady trees, landing was made
and the day really began.
Summer heat was unknown and both
the young folks and the old got fresh
grip on life and a new taste Of its real
joys. Oh, those old family picnics were
something to remember
Mr.. Schloss thinks this Is a good
time to revive them. It won't be nee
eSsary to hitch up old Dobbin to the
wagon. Swift electric cars, speeding
along the picturesque river side, will
take his place. And the shady nook
for the table-spread, with every facility,
including fresh, cool water, will be
found within hand reach at Glen Echo
Park. And then think Of the fun with
the fairyland spread all around! You
don't have to think hard
Glen Echo opens a new promised
land. and a great organized regiment
Of handy helpers will be right there to
make you enjoy it. Big organizations
already are arranging for their family
picnic party, right now. And you can
do so any day.
Evening star., 1932-05-08

w yHEN Grand Hotel"
\Af comes to town loud will
Y Y be the arguments as to
who steals" the pic
ture. Miss Garbo, so far, is more
than a needles length ahead of
her nearest competitor. But ad-
vocates of the beauteous Joan
Crawford, the skillful brothers
Barrymore, and the no less skilled
Wallace Beery have all had their
innings and have claimed that
their respective champion is the
heart and the better part of the
soul OF this invigorating picture
which, by the way, comes danger
ously near to being the best all
around picture of all time.
The jubilee of enthusiasm which
has been raging around these
players-and rightly so-has,
however, put more or less into the
shade a person who, in this de-
partment's estimation, deserves
much OF the glory for this pro-
duction. He is the seldom praised
cameraman. He it is who has
contrived some of the most un-
usual effects ever recorded on the
screen and who also makes Miss
Garbo look alternately lovelier
and uglier than she ever has be-
, fore.
William Daniels camera tricks,
tho H0hffnn ond fhn JiraakiN~, -
Edmund Goulding alone would
sell the picture If it were stripped
to the bone of its perfect cast.
Perfect it is even if Lionel Barry
more doesn't look as sick as did
his predecessor on the stage, or
II Miss Crawford seems a trifie
too intelligent, Or if Miss Garbo
cannot be imagined as the most
supple Of ballet dancers. That
one scene in which she is shown
in her ballet dress, however,
seated, is one of the most effec-
tive portraits the screen has
painted-the lighting, the pos
ture, that indication of complete
relaxation, being akin to a genu-
inc masterpiece.
Further photographs of excel
lences have been contributed,
most notable being the glimpse
down the great winding staircase
into the lobby in which the peo-
pie look like so many, ants. Mr..
Daniels camera, in this, as in
most of the rest of the film, shows
unusual imagination. By the
process of this genealogical
skill and its clever ability to
make mountains out of molehills
Grand HOTEL stands head and
shoulders above its brother films.
THERE is one criticism of this
film which seems, neverthe-
less, just. 1t is too jerky. Some
of it's scenes rush head over heels
into one another, sometimes CIV
ing the spectator the feeling that,
perhaps, Director Goulding had
had a rush job on it. This, how
ever, is a minor fault, since fun
damentally no film of the year
will cause more favorable COM
Evening star., 1932-05-08
Katharine Cautious.
U ATHARINE CORNELL, discuss

Il ATHARINE CORNELL, discussing
her decision not to appear in the
screen production Of Rudolf Besier's
'"The Barretts of Wimpole Street"
says:
"In the theater I can do the plays
I like best to act and which enjoy
doing. I don't say I never shall ap-
surd for any one to say that. No one
knows what the future holds or what
developments there may be in the films
and in our theater. I have visited
studios in Hollywood and have seen
pictures being made. I found 1t all
fascinating and Lave grea: admira-
ton for the players and producers who
have achieved eminence in this field OF
art, but / feel whatever talent may
have is for the stage.
'I love the theater too much to leave
it. want to spend my life in it, as
long as am able to walk across the
stage. don't mind the idea Of grow
ing old, but want to be sure shall
grow old in the theater.
There are a number Of plays want
to act, and there never has been
greater opportunity for us of the speak
ing theater than that of the present.
The talkies have not hurt the stage.
There is plenty of room for the screen
and for us. The former can do some
things infinitely better than we can,
but we can do things the films cannot
possibly undertake"
Miss Cornells refusal to act Eliza
beth Barrett in The Barretts of VIM
pole Street." or in any other screen
drama or story, leaves her one Of the
very few distinguished players Of the
stage who have turned q deaf ear 10
Hollywood
Evening star., 1932-05-08
Steve's s Indorsers.

WHENEVER theater manager gets
into battle with his help. the fur
generally flies and harsh words are
sometimes spoken.
In his recent unpleasantness with q
rival art, Manager Steve Cochran was
| fippantly informed that his audiences
were riff raft, drawn or cribbed chiefly
from the movies"
Steve's sole reply was to show his
traducer his little list" And the list
| follows verbatim:
Among those who at one time or
another have seen the Players in ac-
| ton are: Three First Ladies of the
Land, Mrs. William Howard Taft, Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Calvin Cool
idge.
Mrs. E. B. Mclean has seen the
Players, as also have numerous society
leaders. OF our regular playgoers,
week -after-week patrons of the Ma
tional Theater Players, their names
having been picked at random:
IS. Fay Harper, DR.. E. P. Copeland,
George G. Hill, DR.. John B. Nichols,
w, r. Garret, DR.. Allen Wolfe, John
Poole, L. P. McLachlen, Mrs. e. N
Brawner. Oliver Owen Kuhn, Frank
Theil, s. A. Reeves, Mrs. L. B. Sworn
stedt, Mrs. z. G. Gott. Mrs o. J. De
Moll, Joseph Tumulty, Walter A.
Brown, Mrs. w. s. Minnix, Mrs. Louis
B. Montfort, Alfons B. Landa, M. o.
Eldridge, H. v. Hayden, Courtney
Wade, w. w. Spaid, DR.. D. L. Maxwell,
s. L. Hilton, DR.. H. HURT, Commission
er L. H. Reichelderfer, Judge and Mrs.
M. M. Doyle, Horace Winter, Franklin
w. Marsh, Mrs. w. F. GUIDE, Col. G.
H. Morgan, Mrs. Hugh Saum, Mrs. A.
P. Drury, Mrs. H. L. Thornton, C. F..
Howell. r. H. Van Orsdel, Herbert w.
Walker, Ralph w. Lee, j. Bertram
Chesterman, Mrs. Isaac Cans, Mrs.
Nathan B. scott and Capt. e. J. Dorm"
Evening star., 1932-05-08
'Theater Falls in Line
And Adds to It's Season
Movies Blamed for Change-New York Critics
Had Little to Do With Selection of Pulitzer
Prize Play This Year-The Local Stage
By w. H. Landvoiet.

feels that the players all are on
their toes and prepared to face
comparison in anything they do
with New York productions at
their best. And think of 1.-THE
busy lawmakers of Congress are
said to be beginning to contrib
ute their patronage, so comes the
report of last weeks attendance,
and henceforth congressional
theater parties are being listed
among the certain probabilities. It
is even being whispered that the
season may be extended beyond
the original 10 weeks. There is
to be, also, a big Sunday eve
ming benefit for the players, to
tighten the load left on their
shoulders by a rival art. All of
which should clearly prove that
the National Capital is doing its
share toward keeping green the
memory of the Theater, not to
mention side effort in improv-
ing its quality.
e 4 4
REYOND the peradventure of
doubt, as a closing item of
today's budget, it may be stated
that there is something wrong
with our gifted New York critics.
For instance, the rollicking col
legian, who picks up plays and
smashes or exaltS them forth
right in few pithy paragraphs,
doubtless swept off his feet by the
preceding unanimous Manhattan
sentiment over O'Neill's Greek
trilogy, promptly awarded the
Pulitzer prize for the best play of
the year to Mourning Becomes
Electra" and announced the fact,
by postal card, to the Pulitzer
prize judges. This, too, as one of
the latest DEGREES chronicled in
the Theater Guild Magazine, now
called the Stage. And, 10 and be-
hold, the piqued pickers of the
great plays vetoed that award and
singled out Kaufman and RyS-
kinds musical concoction, "Of
4llCC i olll65 1OA VIC 4ll61l 4lO11OAo
of the year-something unheard
of heretofore. Now what can be
done about that? Certainly it
does not necessarily prove that
DR.. Sirovich was entirely right in
all he said about the New York
critics. But it does indicate that
something has unstrung their in
fallible Judgment in things of the
drama. 1t may be recalled that
this situation of affairs was du-
plicated in the award of the Pulitz-
er Prize to allison House." Susan
Glaspell's play. Folks will remem-
Der that 1--WE critics" did not agree
with the Pulitzer judges then
and, maybe, in other instances,
which might indicate the bare
possibility that the judges lack
the background to make proper
selection. There isn't any doubt
that Mourning Becomes Electra"
patterned after the Greek trilogy,
was chock full of all sorts of
drama. And to think that it
didn't get the Pulitzer Prize, after
the unanimous decision of the
real critics, is simply unspeakable!
Evening star., 1932-05-08
Washington $
Players
What Various Organizations Are
Doing and Propose to Do.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
Tonight.

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
Tonight.
@LOSING the most ambitious
4 season yet undertaken by the
4 Dramatic Society Of the Jew
ish Community Center, that
group is to present the three
act play entitled IF Were You,"
translated from the Yiddish, at the
Cafritz Auditorium this evening at 8:l5
o'clock.
This play, which was selected by
Maurice Schwartz famous Jewish actor
in his debut upon the English-speaking
stage last season, deals with the theme
that "it's hard to be jew" 1t presents
two college graduates, one a Gentle and
one a Jew, who exchange identities for
a period of one year in order to taste
the religious advantages enjoyed by
the other The complications and cli-
makes which arise are replete with
humor and pathos.
The cast includes some OF the best
known amateur performers OF the city,
among them Mrs. Edith B. Sperling,
Irwin Wolloch, Samuel Lightman, Mrs.
Billie A. Sachs and Norman Fregger.
The direction Is provided by Mrs.
Yvonne levy Kushner, well known to
local amateur theatergoers.
ST. CECILIA PLAYERS, Tuesday.
THE annual senior play of st. Cecilia's
Academy will be presented Tues
day at 8:15 pm. in st. Peters Hall,
Second and C streets southeast.
The leading part Of the production,
'Inlaws and outlaws" will be played by
Mary Curtin. She will be supported by
cast including Mary Frick, Martha
Farley, Margaret Payne, Aileen Nor
rison, Virginia Manning, Anna McCul-
lum, Mary Hardey, Eileen Walshe, Anna
Jones. Catherine Dargan, Margaret
Sullivan. Florence Farden, Jessie Ross,
Eleanor Neuland, Catherine Maloney
and Madeline Bush.
The proceeds will go for the erection
of the new high school building. to be
built ON the lot east of the present
st. Cecilia's Academy.
Evening star., 1932-05-08
Cameraman Comes in for
His Share of the Praise
Usually Forgotten Worker Has Done Much To-
ward Success of Grand Hotel" and Doomed
Battalion Other News and Gossip.
By E. de S. Melcher.

ment, nor will many others come
up to the standard set by it.
1t proves, too, that an "all-Star"
cast is by no means mistake.
After all, good actor can act
better with another good actor
than with a Second-rate actor.
Miss Carlo and John Barrymore
playing opposite each other are
possibly the visible symbol Of the
greatest feat M-G-M has accom-
plished.
But don't forget the director
and the cameraman when you see
this on Friday. They are much
of the reason for the unquestion-
able success of this successful
picture.
A CAMERAMAN is also largely
responsible for the success of
''The Doomed Battalion This
film, made to seem exciting by
the magnificent picture taken
high up in the Dolomite Alps, is
sometimes disappointing in its
narrative and too leisurely in its
progression. But for sheer cam
era wizardry it unusually salts
fies. What Grand HoteP' does
for the great Inner sanctums of
q hostelry "The Doomed Bat
talon" does for Mother Nature.
She has never been grander than
in these chilly Austrian Italian
climeS.
TT seems that the Loew forces
are planning to concentrate
on some of the erstwhile musical
classics" and will present them
well, we suppose, at what is to be
known as Loew's Fox Theater.
This means that before long
Washington will get glimpse of
"Rio Rita" 'Whoopee" and pos
sibly Fifty Million Frenchmen,"
done, we trust, better than last
weeks Girl Crazy" f1asco, in
which the cast should have all had
medals for 100 per cent lasSitude.
NEWS of the week:
Out on the coast "The Rich
Are Always With Us" was quoted
as being "a brilliant piece of en-
tertainment," Chatterton's "best,"
and including the services of a
young man, George Brent, who
will make the very popular
Clark Gable look to his laurels."
Mr.. Gable, incidentally, has
been forbidden the game of polo.
1t seems that the M-G-M firm
are convinced that he is not the
sort of person they choose to gam
BILE with. His broken jaw, they
figure, might cripple some Of their
pet plans.
Tala Birell, the extremely hand
some lady in 'The Doomed Bat
TALON" is to be starred by Uni
versal in a picture called Broken
Dreams of Hollywood" an orig
inal story now being written for
her.
Says Howard Hughes, who Is
having much trouble convincing
the censor boys that his film
'Scarface" is OK. for release: "I
intend to show 'Scarface' in its
original, unaltered version in
every State in the United States,
including New York, where oppo-
sition to the film is most persist
ent."
Evening star., 1932-05-08
Art and Artists

but to make a gesture, and world of
meaning was unfolded.
Bernhard captivated people who,
though they might not understand her
native language, fairly melted beneath
the power of her Interpretation. That,
you know, is superb acting"
OF Rachel, Miss Powers said: What
strikes ne as most unusual is that Wis
itors to Paris invariably hunt out the
grave of Rachel. She is buried in one
Of the famous French cemeteries. Peo-
pie stand, in reverence, before her
grave. Then, as if by impulse, they are
led to the museum in Paris where are
presented the mementoes of Rachel.
BY looking at these they get glimpse
of glory that is no more, and yet a
glory that has not vanished.
When people pay respect like this
there must be something akin to the
divine in the art of the drama. Duse,
Bernhardt, Rachel and Mrs. Fiske had
it in their art"
Evening star., 1932-05-08
Stage and Screen Attractions This Week

NATIONAL PLAYERS-"Mchael and Mary" Tomorrow
ming
GAYETY-"Wne, Women and Song" buresque). This after
and evening.
ON THE SCREEN.
EARLE-Rch Are Always With U.s." This afternoon and
ming.
FOX-"Cheaters at Play" This afternoon and evening.
PAI4ACE-"Sky Bride" This afternoon and evening.
KETTHS-Vany Fair of Today" This afternoon and evening
METROPOLITAN-Famous Ferguson Case" This afternoon
and evening.
RIALTO-"The Doomed Battalion" This afternoon and
ming
CoLUdBIA-"Night Court" This afternoon and evening
Evening star., 1932-05-08
Humanity in the Rough.

ONE Of the most heterogeneous as
semblages of humanity that ever
gathered in one group may be seen in
Metro Goldwyn- Mayors new talkie
drama. Might Court" now at Loew's
Columbia. This sensational film, di-
rected by w. S. Van Dyke, in its court
room scenes presents representatives
from every walk of life, as motley crowd
night court in the world. There are
sailors, drunkards. pickpockets, va
grants and whatnot-men and women
idlers of all ages and description.
Evening star., 1932-05-08
THE LOST CHURCH"


"THE LOST CHURCH" by Dorothy
Clarke Wilson, a sermon drama
with a religious message, will be pre-
sented next Sunday evening at 8
o'clock in the First Congregational
Church. Tenth and G streets, Washing
ton. D. C. This will be the last play to
be presented this season by the young
people of the church. 1t is said to be
a highly dramatic presentation of the
value of the church and its contribu-
tions to civilization.
The cast is headed by Hugh c. Smith
and includes Gail Whiton, Mary Jane
Benson, Tudor Whiton, Lorna Ellis
Smith, Patricia Palmer, Josephine
Peters, jeanette Phillips, Viola Buhrow,
Grace Louise Greenwood and Walton
Sanborn.
There will be no admission. The pub
lie is cordially invited.
"MACBETH" at American U.
THE American University Dramatic
Club will present for its annual
Shakespeare production this Spring
Macbeth" at the college gymnasium
auditorium Friday, May 20, under ci-
rection OF Will Hutchins, professor of
art.
Prof. Hutchins, it is explained, has
established the tradition of an annual
Shakespeare dramatic production each
Spring at the college, and his presen-
tations have met with increasing ap-
probation from lovers Of Shakespeare.
The title role of Macbeth has been
assigned to Leonel Dick of Saltwater,
MINI, who has been prominent on the
campus, not only in dramatics but in
athletics as welL He was one of the
stars Of both the foot ball team and
the university basket ball team.
The role of Lady Macbeth will be
taken by Miss Mary Daub, formerly of
Maine, now Of this city. She has par
ticipated In several dramatic produc-
tions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-13
LEGION POSTS
ELECT CHIEFS
Cecil StaInaker New Head
of Robinson Group.

Cecil Stalnaker was named COM
mander of Bruce P. Robinson post,
No. 1873, American Legion. Monday
night at meeting in Third Chris
ton church. Others elected are:
Paul Beam. first Vice-commander; Fred
Hansing. second vice commander; John
Paul Ragsdale. adjutant: Fred Hasselbring.
personnel adiutant; Donald Smith. hnan-
cfal officer; Ralph Cox. Paul Gary and
p. J. sertell. members Of the executive
committee; Max Critchfeld. Fred Wolf
and Maurice Williams. building committee:
Willard BOYLE. T. E. Jordan. P j. sertell.
DR. Frank Long and Mrs. Stalnaker. dis
trsot council delegates; Stewart Max
well. c. r. Reiter. Ben Stuvel. Will Long
and Earl Wise. alternates as council dele
gates.
Hugh Cropsey post, American
Legion, of Southport, named George
Poppa commander Monday night.
Other officers who were named
for the year were Paul Trees, ad-
jutant:
Joseph J. Klee. first vice-commander:
Herman Herr, second vice-commander:
Chester Swift reelected finance officer;
Fred Foster. chaplain; Robert Davis. ser
service officer.
New officers of the police post
of the American Legion will be in
stalled Wednesday night at post
headquarters. The officers are:
Otto c.. Mass. commander; William
Cravens. first vice commander; Joseph
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-13
CITY BOYS WIN
AIRPLANE CUPS
Three Cups, Two Medals
Taken at Meet.

Three cups and two medals were
won by three members of the Brook
side Model Airplane Club who just
have returned from Atlantic City,
N. j., where they participated in the
national model airplane meet.
James Parham won first in the
Stout outdoor fuselage contest, es-
tablishing a new worlds record for
models meeting these specifications,
He was awarded handsome cup
and a key to the city"
Vernon Boehle won a cup for
placing third in the Mulcihill cup
contest and a medal for fourth
place in the Wakefield international
trophy contest.
Paul Schaefer received a cup for
placing sixth in the Stout contest
and medal for fifth in the Wake
field contest.
The Brookside Club is instructed
by Herschel S. Knight. The trip to
Atlantic City was sponsored by the
indianapolis chapter, National Aero
nautical Association.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-13
Why Fat Folks
Stay Fat

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