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star Dorothy Jordan, and the cele-
brated musical comedy dancer, Ann
Pennington. Three other acts will also
be included on the bill.
"THE BIG BROADCAST" will be the
feature at Loew's Palace Theater
Friday in the event that Harold Lloyd S
Movie Crazy" is not held for a second
week. Appearing in this film are many
we'll known personalities of the radio.
Among the ones who have major roles
are Kate Smith. the Mills Brothers, the
Street Singer, Bing Crosby, the Boswell
Sisters, Guy LOmbardo and his orcheS-
ira, Burns and Allen and Cab Gallo
way.
0XIIRGINS OF BALL." another pic
ture depicting the beauty of the
Island and the women of Bali, will be
the feature offering at Loev's Columbia
Theater this Friday AS special added
attraction, the much-talked-of short
subject, "Fangs of Death Valley has
been added to the program. Para
mount Newsreel and short comedy
will complete the program.
TO celebrate the second anniversary
of its vaudeville policy, Warner
Bros. Earle Theater will present seven
big acts of vaudeville and Ruth Chat
terton in "The Crash" with George
Brent, next week, starting Friday. The
gala stage show arranged for the cele-
bration is headed by Johnny Perkins.
Other acts are Daphne Pollard, the
Rollickers Quartet Harry Savoy, Ver-
non Rathburn, assisted by Dorothea
Gray. Una Lee, Dot jones and Tom
Rathburn; Dennis White, the Rath
Evening star., 1932-10-23
1.-THE Good Earth"' Draws
Some Critical Attention
This Writer on Affairs of the Theater Says the Pro-
ducers Should Be Exonerated for Their Failure
to Conquer Overwhelming Circumstances"
By Percy Hammond.

smuggler. with two guns n his belt and
murder his pet recrectoa. He kills
and Is killed, with the white arms of a
noble floozey around his neck, and the
song Of brave poet upon his lips.
Il don't care" says Mr.. Coe in q
prudently edited newspaper advertise
ment, what others may say, 'Rendez-
vous' is not only grand play with
dramatic wallop, but 1t is an authentic
work that every American who loves his
country should see." If the socking
Mr.. Coe will promise not to tap me on
the jaw for differing from his impress
sions OF Rendezvous" shall try to tell
him whera he may be wrong In his
honest interest in facts he forgets that
manner not matter in the drama is the
chief consideration. Not long ago 1
hung breathless upon my radio while
Mr.. Coe broadcast the boxing match
between Messrs. Schmeling and Shar-
key. Aided by the more or less excit-
ing Graham McNamee, he caused me to
believe that it was great fight be-
tween two titanic pugilists. 1 enjoyed
myself as I listened to his estate
description of them as they wrought
against one another in vivid coAflict
of Drawn, prain and science. He de-
scribed their bloody blows and struggles
in way that caused me to regret that
1 was not an occupant of costly and
distant ring-seat. But, as I learned
frcm the morning newspapers, the fight
was a flop. dull. stupid. stale, distorted
and improbable; and that the only
thing that made it worth while was
the cunning devices of Mr.. Goes re-
port.
1t is not strange therefore that so
fortnight and emotional man does
i V1rfp d.
o. K. in its beliefs. but phony in its
presentation of them.
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Crazy for Cairo.
WEEK OF
OCTOBER 2s

MIRIAM JORDAN. feminine lead of
six Hours to Live" now playing
at Loew's Fox Theater, says she has
achieved three Of her childhood am
bitions. She had four. Reading from
left to right, her great desires were
bank account of her own, diamond
wrist watch and to make trip to
Cairo.
Il was always fascinated as a child,
to see my father write out checks,
Miss Jordan said. so when l learned
what they stood for I made up my
mind that some day, I, too. would have
a bank account, SO ! could write my
name on magic bits Of paper and ex-
change them for things at the store" J"
Miss Jordan, of course, acquired a
bank account of her own when she
went on the stage. The diamond wrist
watch came as the result of romance,
details of which she refuses to reveal,
and, of course, she Is in pictures now,
her first one being six Hours to
Live" So far, the journey to Cairo is
still dream. She thinks that one day,
when she has time for long holiday,
shell make the trip.
Miss Jordan, a native OF London.
came to Hollywood with the Broadway
company Of "Cynara," and was prompt
ly signed to Fox contract.
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Fraulein Harvey Due Here

7 ILIAN HARVEY, international screen
star, who will arrive in this coun-
try from Germany within the next few
weeks, will have as her first American
screen role the lead in the Fox picture
His Majesty's Car" Opposite Miss
Harvey will be seen John Boles. with
Ell Brendel in another featured part
Miss Harvey recently scored a sensa-
tional success in Congress Dances. E"
which she made in German English
and French and which won her Fox
contract. Henri Carat, who played op-
posite her, has also been signed by Fox
His Majesty's Car" written by the
Hungarian playwright, Attila Won Orbok,
and first presented on the Broadway
stage in 1880 with Miriam Hopkins and
Theodore st. John in the leading roles
is being adapted for the screen by Hans
Kraly. William Kernell will write the
lyrics for the musical score.
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Ames' Protege

She would rather become a famous
Carmen, she said. than anything else
in the theater world.
As the American Grand Opera Com
pany was ending its season, an enter
tainment known as The Little Show"
was being prepared for sophisticated
consumption. Miss Hall was recruited.
II she had chosen to remain with the
show she would have stayed long time,
because 1t ran and ran and ran. But
after five months of it she decided to
return to opera and this year added an
Interpretation of the role Of Nancy in
Martha" to her Carmen.
Following her usual good luck (she
has never had to look for an engage
ment), Miss Hall was signed to appear
in Three Little Girls"-with her sister
three days after the end Of the opera
season. After Three Little Girls" the
pair appeared again in Meet My Sis
ter" musical comedy of the intimate"
type. In The Cat and the Fiddle" Bet
tina Is alone again.
In addition to her work in grand
opera. Bettina Hall has done concert,
church and vaudeville singing. In her
spare time, with which she isn't over
burdened, she indulges passion for
weaving rag rugs
Evening star., 1932-10-23
Everybody Laughed.
''THEY laughed when I sat down at

"T'HEY laughed When sat down al
the piano to play
That well known catch-phrase from
a series OF piano-leSson advertisements
is applicable, with slight alterations, In
the case of Harold Lloyd.
When Lloyd first set out to make his
own comedies, dressed in straight" at
tire, and with nothing more than a
pair of spectacles on his face for make
up, the big film producers laughed
They all said his type of character
would fail dismally.
But at last Paramount took chance
and released his first movie. Since then
his success is one of the golden legends
of modern America.
The catch in the catch-phrase is that
everybody laughed at Lloyd's capers-
and everybody has been laughing ever
since
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panther Woman" Touring.

4 MERICA soon will have an oppor-
"A tunity to see Paramount's re-
Gently discovered Panther Woman in
person. Kathleen Burke, whose feline
beauty won her the featured role in
Island of Lost Souls" after Nation
wide contest, will leave Hollywood for
a tour Of important cities upon the
completion, sometime in November, Of
her current camera appearance. Among
cities included on her itinerary are
her home town, Chicago; Atlanta, Bos-
ton. Birmingham, Buffalo, Denver,
Detroit, Kansas City, Indianapolis. New
York, New orleans. Rochester, Salt Lake
City, st. Louis, Syracuse, st. Paul and
Toledo
Evening star., 1932-10-23
Ads in Person

roll, Katherine Milligan, Lenora Pet
Winifred Strickland, Dean Vail, Duane
Valiant. They were signed immsdi-
ately.
These II young ladies have dominated
over two billion dollars worth of paid
space in the past IL months spent by
national advertisers to tell the world
of their merchandise. Their beauty has
always predominated the advertise
ments but rarely was their name ever
mentioned. They are considered by
artists and advertising specialists the
IL most beautiful girls in the United
States.
When you see Forward March" at
the National Theater you will quickly
recognize your favorite advertisement
III person.
Evening star., 1932-10-23
MOUNT PLEASANT PLAYERS.

Selection of the cast has been COM
pleted for the presentation by the Mount
Pleasant Players, dramatic unit of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church,
OF The Whole Towns Talking" a
three-act farce by Anita Loos and John
Emerson. The performance will be
given on the evening of November 18
in Fishburn Hall, recreation center OF
the Mount Pleasant Church. The cast
will include Messrs. A. w. Alexander.
William Powell, George Cox, Herbert
Cook and Charles Collingwood, and the
Misses Ruth Riddle, Ethel Jane Pidgeon,
Verna Volz, Louisa Harding Stuart,
Sarah Tolman, Beatrice Marzoff, Cherie
Giers and Marjorie Crittenden.
Rehearsal are being conducted, and
the performance will be given under the
direction of DR.. Frederick V. Rand, and
under the auspices Of the Young People S
Forum and Young Peoples Discussion
Group Of Mount Pleasant Church.
At the regular meeting Of the players
on November 3, Miss Bess Davis
Shreiner, chairman of the Committee
on Pageantry of the washington Fed
Grafton of Churches, will speak on
Dramatic Art" with special reference
to the one-act play tournament of the
Community Center Association, which
the players will enter. The Art OF
Stage Makeup" will be discussed at the
December meeting Of the players by
Mrs. Alice Sigworth Morse, instructor
in dramatic art
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Lila La GarQe Will
assume the leading
role of F a n n y
C'Dowda, tile part
originally created
on Broadway by
Irene Fe n W j C k.
Miss La Garde will
be supported by
William S. Hepner,
Robert c aSe, j.
Martin Scranage,
Anne Ives, Edna
Ellis Hilton, E. r.
Mckenzie, Thomas
Cahill, James Otis
Porter, Leland j.
r. Williams, Mar
garet Yard, Eliza
beth Sypher, Mar
h4rNll
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n ENTION Bettina Hall, in THE
M Cat and the Fiddle" which
V will be brought to the National
1 / Theater next Sunday night,
and you have mentioned Win
throp Ames For it was Winthrop
Anes to whom it first occurred to give
her the name of Bettina, to suggest to
her and her sister Natalie that they lend
their voices to the stage and to give
Bettina an opportunity to play promi-
nent roles in his Gilbert and Sullivan
revivals.
Miss Halls beginning with Ames was
a modest one, ne permitted her to act
as general understudy in 'Iolanthe." "
When this production went on tour Mr..
Ames let the young woman perform the
title role for two performances in Bos-
ton. The next season in New York
found Miss Hall singing not only in
'Iolanthe" but in The Mikado" and the
"Pirates of Penzance."
Meantime BettinaS sister, Natalie. In
the American Grand Opera Company,
was singing prima donna roles and Bet
tina saw no reason why she could not
do the same thing. So she went ahead
and did it. Her most notable success
with this company was as Carmen,
which she sang more than 20 times.
Evening star., 1932-10-23

IN renearSal unQeT
the direction of
Dennis on n Il l
with the following
cast: Maurice Jar
Wis, Bernard Bar
ton, Thomas M.
Cahill, Frank ia
mieson, E dr e d
Wilson, f.nne Ives,
Howard Whitfield,
James Otis Porter,
Hester w a | k e r
Beall, Bethine Coe
and Esther Cloyd.
The play, a
dra m a with a
S p a n / S h atmos-
phere, is laid in
the living room Of
49,
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lTEE e. Il les in staging 1.-The
Ccoi La.th" have been cata-
logued and defined. and the
i daring dramatists have been
exonerated for their failure to
conquer the overwhelming circum-
stances. If they leap in and limp ous
they do so with credit to themselves
and to their actors. To cut 100000
words out Of healthy novel and still
leave it conscious is feat In amputas.
tion, no matter how deep, wide and
cruel the unhealed wounds. Mrs. BUCK,
the author of The Good Earth says
that she tried to portray the begin
nings Of what We call in China great
| family"
1t should be admitted that the mod
ern drama is not the medium for por-
| traying long, wavelike motions. 1t IS
sometimes proficient at short and shall
low ripples, but when it comes to
oceanic movements it diSSolveS in spray.
Particularly does it seem to be trif1lng
when it endeavors to reproduce the
simple flow and ebb of the mysterious
tides of such an "epic" df Hollywood
will lend me one of its favorite epithets)
as The Good Earth" Although ] suS-
pect that Owen Davis, the plays senior
collaboration, prefers the Theater to Life,
the Drama to Literature, and players to
human beings. he is not to be accused
of insolent imitation in his effigy Of
The Good Earth" Rather. is he a
talented and conscientious mlddleman,
trying to introduce his lowly art to a
prouder Muse Max Beerbohm, once
pref eminent in London drama criticism,
expressed the impression that the only
good way to dramatic book is not to
dramatize it at all. I shall not use
those harsh words in reference to THE
Good Earth" as a play, for 1t is inter-
esting as an honest example Of art
embattled with the show business.
But if the Davises have been excused
because their task is too enormous, what
is to be said in defense of Lee Simon
son, the Theater Guilds master Of scene
and atmosphere? 1t is to Mr.. Simonson
that the subscribers look for material
| illusion, and they depend upon him to
duplicate all the auxiliary wonders of
Nature He is expected to bring them
deceptive counterfeits Of the sky's blue
canopy, decorated, with convincing
clouds; and of the land, now fecund,
now barren, but always recognize bic.
It is his impossible duty to mimic the
operation of the rice and wheat fields.
as they breed and are barren: the sun
shines and the rainfalls stimulating in
f1uenceS.
CHARLES FRANCIS (SOCKER)
~ COE, novelist, herman and scholar
in crime and laW-and-order, takes the
drama critics to task for their lack of
gusto concerning the play called Rem
devious" In that hysteric exhibition
one Of the A. E. F's less bonus cru
saders, humble American fighter. goes
into the Argonne to bleed and die TO:
his country. side by side with Vincent
Astor, Cornelius Whitney, anv number
of the warlike Gould family, Gems.
March. Harbord, Pershing and Wander
bilt; Coils. Lehman, Donovan and Hur-
ley. and a troupe of undistinguished
mai jors. captains. lieutenants and pri-
Yates. Finding himself doub'e-crossed
srd abandoned he becomes a liquor
Evening star., 1932-10-23

MUM y HiOSt oc
pendable directors,
was the producer
of the film, which
was written for the
cinema by Mildred
Cram and adapted
by Carey Wilson.
The cast. besides
the two stars, in
cludes Hugh Her
bert, Maurice Muir
ply, Louise Closer
Hale, Anna Apol,
Lawrence Grant
and Henry Kolker.
Headlining the
stage show Friday
and the six days
following will be
the beautiful screen
Evening star., 1932-10-23
SOUTHEAST PLAYERS.

THE SOUTHEAST Community Players,
- reorganized during the past
week under the direction of Arthur
Bradley White, are planning the presen-
tation of several short and full-length
plays during the present Winter, to be
given in the Hine Junior High School
Auditorium. Adults interested in JOIN
ing this group are invited to attend the
preliminary meetings Of the group which
will take place Thursday evenings in
the Buchanan School Building, Thir-
teenth and D streets southeast, at 8
o'clock.
Evening star., 1932-10-23
Brothers. q novelty presentation, and
Maxine DOYLE. mistress Of ceremonies.
"T1GER SHARK" a First National

HTIGER SHARK" a First National
Picture, will be the screen attrac-
ton at Warner Bros. Metropolitan
Theater following the current engage
ment Of Life Begins" Edward G..
Robinson, star of the picture, and Rich
ard Arlen, long a screen favorite, play
together for the first time in this stir
ring and sensational epic Of the seas. a
story Of life among the fishermen who
take their lives into their hands prac-
tically every time they go to sea.
Other members of the cast are Zita
Johann. Leila Bennett, ]. Carol Naish,
Vince Barnett, William Ricciardi and
others.
Evening star., 1932-10-23
"THE TROUPERS" PLANS.

NTHE TROUPERS,' directed BY
L Arthur Rhodes, and playing under
the auspices of East Washington Com
munity Center, have chosen their pro-
gram of plays for the coming season
the first of which will be given dull Ing
Thanksgiving week at Eastern High
School Auditorium. Among the plays
chosen and which will go into rehearsal
Immediately are "Babbitt's Boy The
Wolf at the Door" The Way Out" and
THE Fatal Message" the last being a
revival of a farce written several years
ago by John Kendrick Bangs.
The Troupers'' meet every Tuesday
and Wednesday at East washington
Community Center.
Evening star., 1932-10-23

hold, located amid the orange groves O
Spain in the little village Of Quejano
near Grenada.
Tax-free members are being re-
ceived daily by Miss Grace Peters John
son, chairman Of the Membership Com
mittee
Among these who have Joined the
guild recently are Mrs. Grace Morrison
Poole, president of the National FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs; DR.. Frank w
Ballou, superintendent of schools; Miss
Frances Herriott instructor of dramat-
les at Mount Vernon Seminary former
ly with the New York Theater Guild
Mr.. Harold Wineberger of the Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer forces; Mr.. Frank E
Jameson, formerly associated with Mar
garet Anglin and other famous stars;
Mr.. Curtis Hodges, head of the Greater
National Capital Commission of the
Board of Trade; Mrs Anne T. RensilaW
well-knoWn as a teacher of public
speaking, and Mr.. and Mrs. John l.
Proctor, DR.. and Mrs Robert E. Lee
Wiltberger, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Allen,
Mrs. Emile Berliner, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Emmett Sebree, Miss Mabel Van Dyke,
Maj. Paul e. Peabody, DR. and Mrs. M.
L. Sperry, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic
D. McKenney.
Evening star., 1932-10-23
EW BROWN and Ray Henderson,
who make their debut as pro-
ducers tonight at the National
v,ov1ci =

OuCeTS JOIllSllG dt tIAC 1NoeioAAeAA
IL Theater with their new musl-
cal revue Forward March,"
have been bewildered by the smarter
magazines for many years. The beau
tiful young ladies that adorned the
advertisements that beseiged you to
smoke this or that cigarette, to use
this or that lip stick, wear this or that
fur or fashion advance, to ride in this
or that coupe, etc, had a terrific ap-
peal for this famous writing duo who
gave the theater such hits as Good
News" Follow Thru" eight George
White scandals" Manhattan Mary" !"
Hold Everything" and thousands OF
song hits.
Naturally, when they decided to pro-
duce their first show under their own
banner the beautiful faces Of these
girls. the most photographed in the
world. came to light. They decided then
and there to sign these for the new
show and use them in place of the
stereotype show girl for pictorial ad-
yantageS.
1t was hard task to round up these
girls, but Summer of careful obser-
walton soon brought them face to face
with the Misses Betty Dumbriss. Ruth
Dodd, Marjorie Fisher, Josephine Kar-
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THE Pierce Hall Players OF All
- Souls Unitarian Church will give
as their first production the latter part
of November, four-act comedy, Mary
Mary, Quite Contrary" by st. John G'
Ervine. Rehearsals are now being held
by Miss Ina Hawes, the director OF the
play. Laura Stockton Vorhees, who has
appeared in several Of the Players pro-
auctions, will play the leading part.
ST. GABRIEL'S PLAYERS.
THE humor and pathos of small-toWn
IL American life, as it centers around
Hotel Mullet" in Matasquam, Conn,
will provide many laughs, and perhaps
bring fond memories to those who see
the st. Gabriel's Players in "A Lucky
Break" on tomorrow and Tuesday eve
nings in st. Pauls Hall, Fifteenth and
v streets northwest.
Evening star., 1932-10-23
Coming Attractions

.ALLULAH BANKHEAD and Rob-
ert Montgomery will be CO.
starred in "Faithless, a Metro
i Goldwyn Mayer pre- release,
coming to Loew's Fox Theater
Friday. 1t is their first screen onerlng
together. Harry Beaumont. one OF
Evening star., 1932-10-23
Washington's Players
What Various Dramatic Organizations Are Doing
and Propose to d.
DRAMA GUILDS FIRST PLAY.
and Propose to Do.

THE Drama Guild Of washington an
L nounces that "The Squall," by
Jean Bart, first play to be produced
this season, to be held at Wardman
Park Theater November "a, Is, 26, is
Evening star., 1932-10-23

son at CIIt CIuU 1IUuSe OH W.
evenings of october rs and 26. The
play selected is Shaws satirical drama,
"Fanny's First Play" presented for the
first time at the Adelphi Theater In
London during the Spring of 1911. Miss
Evening star., 1932-10-23
ARTS CLUB GIVES SHAW PLAY.

THE dramatic group of the Arts
Club of Washington under the
i craftsmanship of Anne Ives offers
i their first production of the sea-
Evening star., 1932-10-23
PIERCE HALL PLAYERS BUSY.

Allen Long, Paul Waters and Maurice
Jarvis. J. Milnor Dorey is the director
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Dona sat staring ont across the
porch rail. She was too weak to
move and almost too nervous to
think.
The half dozen men who had
come running up had halted beside
the body of Swergin. They looked
up at her in establishment.
Take him some place" Dona
called weakly.
The men gathered up their boss
and carried him down to the doc
tors cabin. ASper came out as they
we're leaving and shouted after
them.
Send the doctor up here right
away"
One Of the men turned and nod
ded to Asper, then ran on ahead.
Asper crossed the porch to Dona'S
side and patted here arm.
rs he alive!" Dona whispered.
Hes all right" Asper lied brave
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killed without staying his hand
Reaching back she jerked from its
peg the rife Asper had left out for
her TO fix as souvenir and pumped
a cartridge into it.
Leveling it as steadily as her
weakened condition would permit
she fired blankly at Stan. He
turned around, half facing her, and
slowly crumpled up to lie almosl
touching Swergin. Dona covered
her face with her hands and the
rife slid to the porch floor.
1t seemed Stan had smiled at
her as he went down. She was GER
tain he had seen and known her.
Dona tainted away for minute
but came back to consciousness
fighting for control Of herself. Her
eyes lifted reluctantly to the padded
space outside the porch.
The two men were just where
they had fallen. Slowly Dona slid
from her chair and made her way
down the steps.
Passing the still form of Swergin
she bent over Stan Ball and lifted
his head to her lap. Tears blinded
her eyes and she rocked gently back
and forth.
why did you do it?" she whis-
pered. "Oh, why Gid you have to
come back like this!"
Stan did not stir, his eyes re-
mined closed. Dona was too hyster-
ical and upset from the ordeal of
the last half hour to think of aid
ing him.
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Ga~Sf1~ fEA17I7Wg0 nN

the party lever, vote on the amend
ment. 1t is important to every citi-
zen who wishes to equalize the tax
burden. 1t isn't a partisan ques-
ton and your sentiment should be
registered in favor of this neces-
sary change if Indiana is to forge
ahead.
Amendment No. 2 is on the sub
ject of changing the Constitution
SO that person desiring to prac-
tice law must pass an examination
showing his qualifications. The
legislature already has passed a
statute on this question and no ap-
peal has been taken, because all
practicing attorneys favor the pro-
vision.
This also is important, but most
imperative is a vote on the income
tax.
Don't be in so great a hurry to
vote for political candidates that
you forget the amndmentS.
They are of utmost Importance.
Remember to vote-these also are
major issues.