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Evening star., 1932-02-07

said, too: "Ah, she is so lovely!"
Which would indicate that her
dark glasses, and her feet, etc,
mean less than nothing.
But she demands perfection in
her love scenes. That is why
they were rehearSed and worked
on so industriously before the
actual filming of the rest of the
picture She works from 9 to 5
those are her hours. No one
sees her before or after that. But
9 to 5, regularly, and no tempests
and emotionalS in between times
That was how she did "Mata
Hari."
THE most exciting news of the
local cinema week was sup
piled at a sunrise preview of
"Mata Hari," when the press
oracle of the Loew forces here III
town, one J. Lundy, announced
that the Columbia Theater will
be done over" sometime during
the Summer. Those who have
suffered in silence now for the
past few seasons and have nursed
bruised knees and broken backs
high up in the various roosts of
the Columbia's numberleSs pent
houses may now rejoice openly in
the streets. Although nothing
further was said on the matter,
it seems as If there ought to be
much truth in the matter, as also
that this should do much to max
ing all "Mata Harris" and such
like all the more enjoyable.
Other rejoicings of the past
week occurred at LoeW celebra-
ton at the Willard Hotel, at
which Carter Barron, the new and
energetic and exceedingly genial
managing host of the Palace
Theater, bestowed much cheer
around and about. Earlier in the
week, too, the Fox Theater hon.
ored Jimmy Dunn at banquet
of unusual proportions, which was
followed by a post-midnight pre-
viewing of The Silent Witness"
which the guests so enjoyed that
one eminent spirit Of the press
suggested that it be shown over
again later in the week.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
Romance In the Theater.

D OMANcE will never die In the
theater any more than It win in
life, no matter how materialistic the
age, so declares Walter Hampden.
Sordid realism exists in life, says Mr.
Hampden, and 1t exists on the stage,
but it will never monopolize either to
the exclusion of romance. Romance IS
always most popular on the stage when
things look darkest in life. People like
to forget their troubles-to get out OF
their own humdrum selveS-and there
is no more certain way to accomplish
this than to lose themselves in the
glamour Of a romantic play.
THAT Is why am taking 'Cyrano de
Bergerac' on tour all over the country
at the present time" says Mr.. Hampden
"a time that some folk would say IS
tnauspicious to travel with so large and
expensive q production.
This gallant, heroic comedy fills a
CRYING need at this moment. 1t should
be a tonic to the troubled and depressed.
Cyrano's gallant spirit, which recog-
nized no obstacles, laughed at all odds,
should inspire them and give them re-
newed hope and courage.
"The theater always has had plays
dealing more or less frankly with con-
temporary conditions, and it always
will have, but these never yet have
crowded romantic drama from the stage
and probably never Will" .
Evening star., 1932-02-07
Battle of the Types.

p HEADS, blondes and brunettes
have long been vieing for motion
picture supremacy. 1t would take q
keen judge to pick the winner.
Each side has its champions, the
blondes being led by Marlene Dietrich,
Greta Garbo Ann Harding. Tallulah
Bankhead and Carole Lombard; the
red-heads by Nancy Carroll and Peggy
Shannon, and the brunettes by Joan
Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette
Colbert, Ruth Chatterton, Gloria Swan
son and Sylvia Sidney.
Using Paramount's list Of contract
players as basis, the race Is closely
contested with the blonde type leading
the brunettes by slight margin, and
the Titian-haired film sirens bringing
up the rear.
OF % actresses on the Paramount
lot, nine are ark-haired-Ruth Chat
terton, Kay Francis, Sylvia Sidney,
Anna May Wong, Adrienne AmeS,
Frances Dee, Frances Moffett, Vivienne
Osborne and Dorothy Tree.
Ten Of the others are blonde-Marlene
Dietrich. Tallulah Bankhead, Eleanor
Boardman, Miriam Hopkins, Carole
Lombard, Lilyan Tashman, Juliette
Compton. Clairie Dodd, Marjorie Gate
son and Judith Wood.
Last, but far from least in the eyes
OF their public, are Paramount's fiery
haired trio-Nancy Carroll, Peggy
Shannon and Wynne Gibson.
Three of the brunetteS in question
are appearing in Husbands Holiday" "
now at Warmers Metropolitan.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
Chaney's S Secret Kept.

NNE of Lon Chaney'S we'll guarded
" secrets has survived the grave,
When George Fitzmaurice was nlm-
ing the French hospital scenes 1or
'Mata Hari" he sent out call for an
actor who could make up as sightleSs
man. The Metro Goldwyn- Mayer cast
ing Office reported that only one actor
ever achieved that makeup illusion.
That was Ian CLANCY m THE Road to
Mandalay," who completely obliteratedd
the pupil in one eye by some secret
chemical formula.
Cecil Holland, makeup expert, how
ever. finally offered to play the part
himself, but refused to put the makeup
on any actor who might discover the
secret that CLANCY entrusted to him
before his death two years ago.
"I promised CLANCY never to reveal
it." Holland explained.
So in the picture Holland appears as
a sightless soldier, startling makeup
effect that was one of Chaney's greatest
secrets.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
Maurice's Artist Helpers.
JACQUES FRAY and Mario Bra

JACQUES FRAY and Mario Bras-
giotti, who assist Maurice Chevalier
in his informal concert at the National
Theater this evening, were the first
piano team to play both classical and
iazz music on the same program. Their
switching from the severity OF a
Bach fugue and the impressionistic
poetry of Debussy nocturne to
Sophisticated rhythm Of latest Gersh-
win song hit created somewhat OF a
sensation in the musical circles OF
Paris and other European capitals. The
flexibility of their style suited both an
austere chamber music concert and the
up-to-date lightneSs Of a "debutante
supper party entertainment" and was
praised by some of the outstanding
musical critics of Europe.
Fray and Braggiotti in Paris are
held as the most prolific and inveterate
exponents of modern American music
They can give whole evenings en-
tertainment on "the origin, value and
destiny of Americas new ryhthms," and
did so at the immense amphitheater Of
the Sorbonne University, this special
seance being preceded by an explana-
tory lecture on the subject by promi-
nent critic of the Revue Musicale"
Evening star., 1932-02-07

AT Proctor's Twenty-third Street
Theater, New York, in August,
1897, "a years ago, spotted No. 10 on
the bill and following closely after Sam
and Kitty Morton, youthful team,
Montgomery and Stone, made its first
metropolitan appearance as America S
greatest up-to-date blackface singing
and dancing comedians"
The Stone of that occasion was none
other than Fred Stone, now billed with
his own show, Smiling Faces" at the
Shubert- Belasco Theater. The Mont
gomery OF the pair, now deceased, was
the lamented David Montgomery.
Fred Stone first met Dave Montgom-
cry In 1894, and they Just naturally
teamed up, appearing together first at
Keith's Theater in Boston. Even then.
it appeared inevitable that they would
some day land on the legitimate stage.
Their first metropolitan appearance in
a musical show was made December 10,
1900, in the first Shubert-controlled
theater in New York, the noW-demol-
ished Herald Square, and the produc-
ton was "The Girl From Up There"
Fred Stone was the pirate chief and
David Montgomery his chief assistant,
and they were valiant and amusing
pair.
Their greatest success, however, was
Just around the corner 1t came jan
uary 20, 1908, at the New Majestic
Theater-now the Cosmopolitan - in
New York, where Montgomery and
Stone launched the long remembered
Wizard of OF" and Stones Scare
crow" literally convulsed the town. A
young actress named Allene Crater
joined The Wizard of or" company
to play the lady lunatic, and not very
long after that she became Mrs. Stone,
a role she still maintains today.
After three long seasons in THE
Wizard of o." came THE Red Mill, -
another big hit. with Victor Herberts
hauntingly, lovely and even today pop
ular melodies and then Allene Crater
Evening star., 1932-02-07
Bicentennial Masque.
0XX7AKEFTELD," written by Perc,
w MacKaye for the celebration o

"WAKEFrELD," written by Percy
MacKaye for the celebration OF
the Washington Bicentennial, IS folk
masque of America, Midwinter nights
dream Of the birth of Washington.
The masque is tribute to the spiritual
will power of WaShington-hlS deep
rooted goodness, stability and wisdom,
as the cedar, rock and polar star OF
his country. 1t is a modern parable
play, dedicated to the children OF
America" both young and grown, in the
naive spirit of the mystery play OF old.
One Of its aims Is TO suggest fresh
meanings in the old, familiar song, The
Star Spangled Banner"
Its dramatic conflict is between will
and vacillation. 1t sets forth the vic
torious power of Washingtons self
mastery to overcome the chaotic powers
of drift. Part pictures the early folk
circle of America, menaced by these
powers. Part 2 reveals to the same
circle (widened to include all world
raceS) how Washington met and avert
ed that menace.
The story tells how the spirit of
Washington, being free and brave itself,
set us free.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
Allurements at Fox.

uTHE SILENT WITNESS" current
at the Fox, although modestly
heralded. has yet many strong points
of commanding interest. First 1t Is
the screen version of play of the
stage. This affords chance for COM
parison of the screen with the stage
in the presentation of sheer drama;
Secondly, it presents the distinguished
Belasco star, Lionel Atwill, in role
he created in the theater And
thirdly, the unfolding of its mysterious
story vividly discloses how very easy
it is to convict one of crime by cir
cumstantial evidence. Certainly no
amount of lurid press agency could
arouse the same degree of curiosity
In an audience as these simple facts.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
Superstition?

r UTH CHATTERTON has no super
= stitions. This is stated upon press
agent authority. To her 13 has no
terrors. Three cigarettes lighted from
a match just means to her you're lucky
to have match AS for black cats,
she prefers to call them lucky for no
other reason than that she thinks the
sharp contrast of yellow-green eyes and
shiny black fur constitutes striking
mark of sleek animal beauty.
Tomorrow and Tomorrow" latest OF
the Chatterton starring picture, has a
black cat in the cast. The screen play
of Philip Barry's stage hit called for
a pet dog in one scene, but Miss Chat
terton persuaded Director Richard
Wallace to substitute a black cat
"It might bring good luck" she is
quoted as saying.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
New York's Symposium
Diagnoses the Ailments
Threatening Our Theater
Playwrghts Blame Difficulties on Manhandlins by
Incompetent Managers and Suggest Remedy.
The Spiritual Element in Plays.
By w. H. Landvoiet.

drifting those hoped to seemed
I in from the Great Me- then the failure
Evening star., 1932-02-07
Dream House"
LICE IN WONDERLAND

6 4 LICE IN WONDERLAND" per-
"A haps, is the most appealing bit
of literature that has found its way
to the theater to illustrate the delight
of dreaming. Perhaps it was this
thought that entered into the minds
and resulted in the creation by
Fanchon and Marco Of their latest
idea which they call Dream House" !"
Advance reports declare they have
been most successful in their attempt
to revive the old art Of day-dreaming,
and some folks ess With surprising
results,
Evening star., 1932-02-07
GarbO Reaches Cinema
Heights With Story of
Executed Spy, Mata Hari
Her Critics Receive Setback by Her Work in New
est Vehicle-Columbia Theater to Be MADE
Over'-News and Comment of Film World
By E. de S. Melcher.

RETA GARBO has been said too All she ovely
- cued of having big feet Which would indicate
She is said be the cold glasses,
Evening star., 1932-02-07

those who hoped to be. 1t seemed
wise then. And isn't the failure
of our present-day playwrights,
even with our superior acting" P"
in some degree attributable to
their inability to still maintain
the suspense, to furnish the thrill
and to spring the surprise that
drew the crowds in the good old
times?
THERE is another weakness in
our theater Of today, although
it did not appear to receive men
ton in the New York symposium.
1t is it's utter lack of spirituality.
Sex has been torn to tatterS, but
it has apparently never occurred
to our better playwrightS to try
the injection of anything but the
base material in all their great
works, even though others than
ministers in the churches, who,
perhaps, may also be among those
who think too much, perceive and
bemoan the fact. 1t is going to
be a pretty difficult thing to con-
vince even a maddened world that
man is not in some degree spirit
ual as well as material, and also
that there are not elusive quail
ties, some call them things, apart
from the mere clod, which lift him
out of the muck and into the sun
shine of real living, which en-
mobiles the dirt, if you will, and
makes it something fit to be called
the handiWork of the Creator
of the beautiful star-studded
heavens, the exquisite sweep of
mountains, hills and valleys, the
restless, mighty ocean. There is
love that is holy, a purity that
is undefiled, a host of glorious
virtues that are quite Comprehen-
Sible to the dullest intellect-even
apart from what the fippant
modern is so often pleased to term
church bunk" 1t might not pay
at first, if reintroduced in our
modern and superior theater. But
it would make some respectable
hearts learn to love the theater
again, and, perhaps, win them to
come there and pay for doing SO.
ROsTANDs are rare in the art
of playwrighting in an age
mechanical, and, therefore, NOR
bidly material, and plays like
"Cyrano de Bergerac" have never
been plentiful, even in ages doml-
mated by the geniuses of creational
mimicry. Yet what an ideal such
play provides for the imagina-
ton! On the other hand and very
far away, yet not descending into
the dismal depths in which our
current dramatiStS have been
struggling, is the type of joyous,
flippant merriment in which Fred
Stone, one Of the most popular
favorites for years, won his fame
and endeared himself to thou
sands. Washington is fortunate,
indeed, in being able to enjoy,
during the week, the sort of the
ater provided by both Rostand
and Fred Stone, as far apart as
they may be, for in neither will
be found what a weary world is
always glad to get away from.
The sparkle of wit, the comfort of
unctuous humor, the laughter
bred of merry folly, as well as
the beauties of pure romance,
still have their followers, and
purveyors of amusement must,
indeed, be dull who fail to recog-
niZe the fact.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
IMAGINATION delights in sur

TMAJINAIION U6IIBIIIS III SUI :
prise. 1t just loves to be grilled
and thrilled and even startled out
of it's boots. The manipulatorS OF
the ancient theater knew this and
save for the Johnny with the
pull for a sidedoor entrance-they
kept the mysteries behind the
footlights safely aloof from the
cunning wits of both adults and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-28
SING SING STAR
 CONNECTS WITH
 PATERSON HAWKS

Paterson, N. J., Oct 28.-UP)- "Jumbo" Morano, former star of the Sing Sing prison football team, has clinched the fullback berth on the Paterson Night Hawks by SCOT ing a touchdown in his first pro- fessiona1 game.
 Morano plunged over the line for Paterson's first touchdown last night as the Night Hawks defeated Newark 200, in an Eastern league game before 5000 spectators at City Stadium.
 Playing with the same machine like power that made him famous at Sing Sing before his parole a week ago, Morano tore through the opposing line for long yardage gains and did an excellent job of blocking.
 All of the scoring was done in the first period. A mate failed to kick the point after Jumbo's tally. Then King passed to Mullins who raced 50 yards for another touch down. Cannella made the kick Shortly afterwards King passed to Maxey for the third touchdown and Cannella passed to Mullins fol the extra point.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-28
OLPHANT SAYS
 PURDUE WILL TAKE N. Y. U. VIOLETS

New York, Oct 28-(UP)-El-s mer Quillen Oliphant was the hap piest man in town today when the Purdue Boilermakers arrived for their first football game with New York University.
 MT. Oliphant, who thundered SO magnificently about the gridirons at Purdue and West Point from 1910 to 1918, that most folks thought his name was "elephant," Y was largely instrumnetal in bring ing the Indiana boys to the big city to display their dextrity with the pork hide at Yankee Stadium tomorrow.
 Speaks Up
 And as "Elmer the Great" halted his big-game preparations for a brie fchat in Purdue headquarters at the Vanderbilt Hotel, it was ap- parent he believed he had marched the Hoosiers east for certain victory. 4t.zi- s..s gsaj "I'll venture to predict that Pur- due beats the New York Violets by one--and possibly two touchdowns." said the fair-haired chap who won IF letters at George Ade's alma mater and letters in four sports at West Point-probably the great est all-round athlete the midwest ever turned.out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-28
ALUMNI WRITER KICKS BACK AT
 COLUMBIA BOYS
Secretary of Grads Pre- sents Other Side of Football Emphasis"

New York, October 2s - The editors of "The Columbia Spec tator," by forcing an investigation of the Columbia team, are aiming at the abolition or at the very least, the curtailment of intercol- legiate athletics" Clarence E. Lovejoy, alumni secretary of Co., lumbia University, writes in an ar- ticle appearing in "The Alumni
 "We've about concluded that we don't understand these undergrad
 uate editors of today" MT Lovejoy says, And do they understand
 themselves? If a football team
 fails to win games and has a few
 poor seasons, they go out after the
 scalps of the coaches. If, con.
 versely. the team starts to beat
 Dartmouth and Brown and Prince
 ton, these same u4dergrads mar
 shal some indignation and piety
 That thev regard as righteous. They
 begin to talk about "rumors' and moi only want to correct alleged evils at Columbia, but talk braves lv about pioneering in a general clean-up movement among other universities. They essay the role of crusaders"
 Doubtful
 Mir Lovejoy expressed his un- willingness to believe in the rumors that the players are paid. receive preference in obtaining part-time proportion or are shown partiality by college professors. Pointing out that many of the players had worked at manual labor during the summer and held only small part-time positions dur ing the academic year, he says they would be stupid to work as boiler dismantlers when, according to rumors, money can be got more easily"
 "What about job-assigning?" he asks. "Jobs outside the campus are practically non-existent this year. But even if these yarns are in part true, what's wrong? Alumni have always given students jobs and always will. Any number or faculty members and alumni gave students clothing or even bought an overcoat now and then during the days of last winters depres- sion. What of it?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-28
HARDING STAR
 OUT OF LINEUP
Benny Marks Will Not Play Against Naugatuck Tomorrow

Bridgeport, Oct 27--The Warren Harding High football team went through 8 long scrimmage session yesterday with the third team. With the enforced loss of Benny Marks, the Presidents attack has been greatly altered. Art Murtna, varsity fullback, will be the center Of the Meadmen's aerial attack when they encounter Naugatuck tomor- row. The kicking will be done by Piyarnick and Murtha. The attack of the team his been greatly shirt. ed in order to offset the loss of Marks. Coach Mead has no avail able uuarterbacks with enough ex- perience to take his place, so he has shifted Kenny Phelan to that position.
 Johnny Lisiak. varsity half-back reported for practice with a badly bruised hip. He is expected to be ready to start in tomorrow's con- test.
 The Meadmen's chances to win the conference title will depend upon the outcime of this game, so Coach Mead is pushing his forces to the limit in order to have them in condition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-28
aO Urges Proper Preparation To PeDent Football Fatalities
A Benedict Street - n Bowling Chatter 'N

Ed Smith, a new conner, got go- ing last week and found himself hitting them on par with the rest of the gang.
 Mike vegIiante, one of the lead- ing bowlers last year expects to do big things against Dibners tonight.
 Frank, our diminutive captain, expects his reverse straight ball to find the pocket tonight and when it does watch out for those strikes.
 This morning several of the fair maidens from the ApOthecaries passed a remark that therc seemed to be something missing from the Smith team this year and they thought probably it was due to the fact that those attractive damsels from their office have yet to make their appearance to give them their inspiration. Don't worry they'll be there (they always are) |. After two weeks of our league one gets the impression that most of the bowlers are in mid-season form, and rightly so when one looks over the averages to, date listed below. Week by week the Benedict Street Bowling league gets more and more popular which is proved by large attendance of spectators weekly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-28
TIGHT GAMES ON FOR BIG TEN FANS
 THIS SATURDAY
Northwestern Minnesota Tops GridirOn Menu for Western Clients

Chicago, Oct. 28-(UP)-Three conference games and four inter- sectional contests will occupy the attention of the big ten football teams tomorrow.
 Approximately 125,000 persons are expected to see the five games in this region, with the largest crowd-about 35,000 - attending the Minnesota game at Minneapolis.
 Two big ten teams will invade the east, Purdue playing New York U. at Yankee Stadium, New York city, and Iowa meeting George Washington at Washington, D. c. Notre Dame also makes its first eastern appearance by sending its high-powered scoring m h e against the U. of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh. Another east-west in- tersectional game brings together Michigan and Princeton at Ann Arbor.
 Opinions Western football followers expect all four of their teams to win their intersectional games, and keep in- tact the vests record of not hav- ing lost to an eastern team this year. Some of Notre Dame's more rabid supporters expect the Irish
 to roll up a big score on Pitts un- beaten but tied team.
 Anot h CT intersectional game
 takes place at Bloomington, Ind, where Indiana meets Mississippi
 A & M. The Hoosiers, pointing for the Michigan game next week, should win easily. Three close battles are quite
 likely to develop in the conference.
 with an upset possible in any or all of the big ten games-Northwes ern-Minnesota at Minneapolis, Wis., consin-O Ohio State at Columbus and Chicago Illinois at Chicago. North | western, Ohio State and Chicago
 are favored, but only by small margins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-28
iS|B55'RxinQ 5 N'RQsu|tS

At Worcester, Mass.-Joe Archi- bald, Providence, R. T., outpointed Francis Walsh, Worcester (1O; Harry Alexanian, Worcester, out pointed Francis Carter, Worcester (6).
 Waterbury, Conn.-Norman Con- rad, Wilton, N. H., 163h drew with Eddie Carr, Waterbury, ITO, (10); Joe Vignali, Waterbury, 13S, de- feated Rene Peloquin, Danielson, 1874 (6); Stanley Nick, Cheshire, 166, defeated Arthur O'Day, East Hampton, Mass, 166, (5); Carmen Knapp, New Haven, IA 1-2, de- feated Al Annone, Springfield Mass, 142 (5); Rollo Rowland Waterbury, 153, defeated Eddie Belrose, Nashua, N. H., 157, (4).