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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-05
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BY HARRIET HENRY

SYNOPSIS: Suspense holds Venice Muir while she waits fer the part that will intro duce the new" Venice to New York. Society formerly has found her boring. She now returns from Paris with ru- mors Of conquests. She hopes to seem mysterious, because she has been named the cause a marquis suicide.
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NEW RADIO

A fine big cabinet radio came to the Mills home during the holi- days to give some additional en- tertainment.
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this? A showy gloss, a surface veneer.
 The Philip Mannings gave din- r1er in late October that started a new wheel revolving in the ma- chinery Of Verices popularity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-05

Who is the man whom Venice determines to capture? She tries out her skin, tom0rrow.
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DOUGLAS NEVIS
 Ii
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT

An important session of the City Council is scheduled for the regular monthly business meeting to be held this evening.
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DAILY EAlPIRE WANT ADS PAY
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Will Get
Broadway Hit

Another Language" will be pre-
sented in London early in the
Fall by Gilbert Miller, according
to word from Arthur j. Beckhard,
who is producing the Rose Fran
ken play at the Booth Theater in
New York. Edna Best will have
the role created on Broadway by
Dorothy Stickney.
For this English production,
which will be staged by Auriol
Lee, John van Druten is preparing
a special version of Miss Fran
ken's play in which all of the
characters will be London equiv
alents of the Hallam family and
the locale will be Bloomsbury in
stead of New York's upper west
side.
Probably in association with
Mr.. Miller, the Theater Guild
will offer a London production of
Reunion in VIENNA" Robert E.
Sherwood's comedy, which is
now in it's final week at the
Guild Theater. Alfred Lunt and
Lynn Fontanne will appear in
this presentation, for which no
definite date has been set. It
recently has been reported in
London that Mr.. Miller would
stage Reunion in Vienna" with
Herbert Marshall in the Lunt
role. Mr.. Lunt and Miss Fon-
tame scored a success there
three years ago in Caprice"
Their engagements next season
include an appearance here, under
the management of Max Gordon,
with Noel Coward in Mr.. Cow
ards play, Design for Living"
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Herbert Brenon Will
Direct For Columbia

Following the placing Of Irving
Cummings under a long-term con-
tract, Columbia pictures has
added another directorial ace to
it's already imposing list by sign
ing Herbert Brenon to direct
THE Bitter Tea of General Yen,"
by Grace Earring Stone.
"The Bitter Tea Of General
Yen," a best seller both here and
abroad, is set in China. against a
background Of uprisingS and civil
war, but the war angle is super
ceded by the romantic story of an
American girl caught in Shanghai
and captured by a Nationalist
general.
Herbert Brenon responsible for
such outstanding silent produc-
tions as Beau Geste," Peter
Pan" and "Sorrell and Son" has
further enhanced his reputation
as a creator of outstanding fea.
lures since the arrival of the
talkieS,
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
When the Feature Is
Shown on the Screen

LOEW'S FOX-Adolphe Menjou
in Bachelors Affairs" At 1850.
1855, 4:35, 7:15 and 9:55 p. m.
Stage shows at 1:10, $50, $50
and 9:10.
RKO-KEITH'S - Frank Buck,
in Bring EN- Back Alive" At
IL a. M, 12:48, 2:36, 4:24, 6:12,
8 and 9:48 p. m.
PALACE-Jean Harlow in
"Red-Headed Woman" At 1850
a, M, las, 3:45, $40, TAO and
9:40 p. m.
COLUMBIA-JameS KirkWood
in Lena Rivers" At 11:1O a. m,
1855, 2:45, 4:3O, $40, $40 and
0:55 p. m.
EARLE-Warren william in
''The Dark Horse" At 1920 a..
m, 1:55, 4:40, 7:25 and 10 p. m.
Stage shows at 1855, $40, e:25
and 9 p. m.
TROP POLITAN-D Dickie
Moore in mo Greater Love-" At
11:1S, 1:04, 2:50, 4:36, 6:22, 8:O8
and 9:56 p. m. ,
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A St. Paul Joke

From an anonymous stu
dent in the University of Chicago
comes one of those Minneapolis
st. Paul stories that crop up
from time to time. It may be
an old baby to you but I never
heard it before.
The rivalry between Mime
apolis and st. Paul is, of course,
traditional. Some years back,
when the feud was at it's height,
a committee of business men
who represented both cities
gathered together to see what
could be done about the Situa-
ton.
Strangely enough, these men
got along in fine fashion. There
was plenty of beer being guzzled
as the meeting progressed and,
within an hour, you'd never
dream that there had ever been
any rivalry between the two
factions. Three or four speak
ers urged the merging of the
two cities, and there was the
widest kind of cheering. Then
the leader of the Minneapolis
delegation arose.
Gentlemen" he asserted, Wig
orouslv. "I can truthfully say
that nothing has ever given me
more pleasure than the speakers
I heard here tonight. And when
the merging of Minneapolis and
st. Paul was approved by you,
I was thrilled beyond deScrip-
ton.
"It remains for us now to
pick a name for the one city. I
have one that I'm positive will
meet with everybody's approval.
I suggest that we call both
towns Minnehaha. The Minnie
will stand for Minneapolis.
And"
He paused. A sour expression
crossed his face.
"And haha," he roared, "fOr
st. PAUL."
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ADOLPE4E MENJOU MELLOWS - =
is
Cast Chosen
For This One

Warren william, who has be-
come one of the most popular
male players in motion pictures
mainly as a result of his por-
trayals in 1.-The Mouthpiece' and
"The Dark Horse" heads the eX-
ceptional cast of "Skyscraper
Souls" a new Cosmopolitan pro
duction coming soon to New York.
William made his talking pic
ture debut in Expensive Women"
and has since appeared in such
films as Beauty and the Boss"
Under Eighteen" and The
Honor of the Family" In the
new picture, an adaptation Of
Faith Baldwin'S novel and serial
story, "SkyScraper, William plays
David Dwight, the architect who
values his Skyscraper building
above all else, human life and
happiness included.
The leading feminine role in
"Skyscraper Souls" is played by
Maureen O'Sullivan, the little
Irish colleen who was discovered
for the screen by Frank Borzage
and John Mccormack, the singer.
Miss O'Sullivan was last seen in
"Tarzan, the Ape Man"
Verree, Teasdale, formerly OF
the stage, is seen as Sarah, David
Dwights faithful secretary. Miss
Teasdale played recently in the
Broadway stage production of
THE Greeks Had a Word For 1t"
and Experience Unnecessary"
Also in a prominent role is
Anita Page, who was seen in
Might Court" and Prosperity"
recently.
Wallace Ford and Norman Fos-
ter have the leading juvenile
roles in "Skyscraper Souls" Ford
who made his motion picture de-
but in Joan Crawford's "Pos-
sesSed," has appeared in such
films as THE Beast of the City,"
Are You Listening?" and THE
Wet Parade" Fosters latest films
include Reckless Living" "Play
Girl" and weekend Marriage"
In the new production Foster
plays Tom, sweetheart of Maureen
O'Sullivan.
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Character Role

Here is the sophisticated Romeo
of so many romantic celluloidS,
whose sleek and assured presence
was always sufficient to give the
girls high blood pressure, playing
part wherein old Father Time
is reminding him that comfort
and carpet slippers are to be
preferred to orchids and ruffles
and gay persiflage.
Well, I admire Mr.. Menjou's
good sense. He can't go on for
ever being what the well dressed
nan should wear and what causes
the impressionable females to get
excited. Having reached COM
Portable middle age and being no
longer able to disguise it. Mr..
Menjou is evidently satisfied to
drop being leading man and
accept instead the steady jobs
which come to the good charac-
ter actor,
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The laugh average is very
high. Not as high perhaps as
the fellow predicted who wrote
the trailer promising 1859
laughs. But then perhaps he
counted the giggles. I know 1
got more than a good smile
when the juvenile inquired Of
the dumb ingenue, while in
Paris did you visit the Tuile-
rieS?" "No," she replied, 1--WE
never met them but I think my
sister knows them" And as for
Adolphe Menjou learning to do
the rhumba. Well, it's just funny
stuff.
Benny Davis has a good col
lection of youthful talent on the
stage. I liked particularly the
kid, Jackie Green, who i'm
perSonated Eddie Cantor. But
for goodness sakes Benny, when
you black him up for an AL
Jolson imitation have him do
something that has the AL Jol-
son label. Let's say april Show.
ers" or Sonny Boy"
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
He Works Hard

He Works Hard
J According to D. w. L., the
first Is years were the hardest
for him. He was earning a liv-
ing and still putting a few
dollars aside each week, but he
was far from the goal he had
set for himself. His break
came when he decided to build
a motion-picture house on the
main street of the town.
His friends were all against
the proposition. They told him
it would be a miracle if the
deal went through. But even
If it did, they pointed out,
1t probably wouldn't pay any
how. But Big Mike kept on.
With plenty of bluff and plen-
ty Of promises he once more
achieved the miraculous. After
it had been operating a few
years the house jumped into
the big money. And so did
Big Mike.
With the first touch of sue.
cess, Big Mike rode high and
heavy. Everything he touched
turned to gold. The money
miracles he wrought were
many and varied. He bought
bad pieces of property and
turned them into profitable
investments. He furnished a
magnificent home for himself
and settled back to enjoy the
fortune that was constantly in
creasing for him.
Overnight came the crash.
One by one, his properties
slipped through his fingers.
Investments that were once
most profitable dwindled away
to almost nothing. Two years
passed rapidly-and before he
quite realized what had hap
pened Big Mike was left with
nothing but the movie house
that had originally started him
on the road to fortune.
But the house was losing
money now. And, some two
months ago, his creditors took
the place away from him, too.
Big Mike was standing outside
his theater when they gave
him the news, He didn't
say anything. He merely
looked up at the sign above
the theater and laughed
strangely.
To-day" the sign read, "The
Miracle Man."
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Late Stage News
Direct from
Broadway

NEW YORK, June 28.-William
A. Brady, who, accompanied by
his wife, Grace George, returned
from Europe Friday on the Aqui-
tania, has acquired the rights in
London to Ivor Novello's II Lived
With YOU" now running there.
Mr.. Novello. who acted here two
seasons ago in Two plays Of his
authorship. Symphony in Two
Flats" and THE Truth Game"
will return in December to ap-
pear in Il Lived With You"
Another play of Mr.. Novello's
authorship, Party" is scheduled
for importation by Mr.. Brady at
the conclusion of its current Lon
don engagement. Lillian Braith-
waite, member of the English
company, will appear in Party"
here.
children of Thunder" play
by Ian Wolfe dealing with the
life of the Brontes, is announced
for fall production by Delos
Chappell. 1t will be designed and
directed by Robert Edmond Jones,
who is at present staging the
production Of Camille" to be
presented in Central City, Colo,
for a week beginning July 16,
with Lillian GiSh and Raymond.
Hackett in the leading roles.
Another play about the Bronte
sisters, the work of Alfred Sang
ster, recently was produced in
England, and third, which
Clemence Dane is supposed to be
writing, has been mentioned AS
a possible vehicle for Katharine
Cornell.
Alexander McKaig denies that
Martha Madison's play, which
he will soon produce, is based
on the career of Greta Garbo.
as was printed. Mr.. McKaig
further states that "She Went"
will not be the title of the
play, in which Beth Merrill will
have the leading role.
The Washington times., 1932-06-28

retary all over town and finally
located him in a speakeasy in
the FiftieS.
Listen, Frank" he said. "I
think I've got grand idea and
I want to dictate an outline as
soon as possible. It's o'clock
now. Get your book and be
over at my apartment at g."
Locates His Aide
The secretary hesitated for a
moment and then said he would
be there. But 9 o'clock came
and went, and no word from
the young gentleman. At 10
o'clock the novelist was furious.
He clapped his hat on his head
and decided to take a short
stroll.
Just as he was leaving the
building along came his secre-
tary with another man. Both
of them were Stewed to the
gills. The young man waved a
hand.
"Howaya, boss?" he hic-
coughed.
The author narrowed his
eyes.
After all I've done for you,"
he cried, this is my reward.
I'm not going to use you to-
night, so you can go and get
as drunk as you wish. But get
this through your head: I'm
filming you $40 for this display.
You'll get that much less salary
this week"
He walked angrily away. And
the secretary with the soft job
lurched against his companion.
There you are, Harry" he
said, mOurnfuIIy. "ThaSS graft
tude for you. DOcksh my salary
cause I had a few drinkSh-
an me actually coming up here
to work for him after office
hOurS!"
The Washington times., 1932-06-28

his story into farce which was
close to burlesque. The germ OF
satire was there and crept
out in the fishing scenes at
the Rapidan, again where the
candidate was being initiated
into the redskin tribe, and with
his "Yes-and then again No"
But when Director Alfred Green
reduced Guy Kibbe to a union
suit for a laugh, at that point
Mr.. Kelley sought the fresh air
of Thirteenth Street. Heaven
deliver me from the BVX direc-
tors who insist upon the ancient
underwear laugh. How desperate
they must be.
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Secretary Sorrows

An author of my acquain-
tance employs a male secretary
who undoubtedly has the soft
est job in town. The author
travels a great deal and types
practically all of his material
himself. Accordingly, his Sec
retary has very little to do.
He visits the authors small of.
flee at his leisure, opens what
ever mail might be there,
types a letter or two-and calls
1t a day.
I doubt very much whether
the young man has worked
more than five full hours a
week during the four years he
has been employed by the au-
thor. Several of the novelist's
friends have pointed out to him
that he needs neither the secre-
tary nor the office. But he ex-
plains it very simply.
Having an office" he as
serts, sounds like something.
And keeping a secretary makes
everything a little more impor-
tant. I know he drinks too much
for his own good, and I know
he does no work. But Franks a
nice kid, and where will he go
if I fire him?
mo, my friends. I'm afraid
I'll have to keep my office
open, if it's only to take care of
my secretary's job"
Several nights ago the author
stumbled upon an idea that
sounded like a grand plot for a
novel. For some reason or other
he decided to dictate the
thought instead of pounding it
out himself. He phoned his sec
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Love VS.. Politics


I dropped into the Earle
yesterday afternoon also. It's the
most economical way of keeping
cool. You'd think Washington
would be eating up "The Dark
Horse" and yet business is just
$3.50. The fact is that girls are
not keen about politics. They
like a little stronger thread of
love with the celluloid than
Dark Horse" gives them.
expected to see a picture
patterned after "Of Thee I Sing"
That is good old hit 'em hard,
bitter satire, taking sound socks
in the ribs at our statesmen.
Instead Courtenay Terrett turned
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
All I'm q Day
-Bv-
-6y-
MARK HELLlNGER .

NEW YORK, June %
Bio Mike was born in a small town in Greece
So years ago. AS growing child he told his playmates
that he would day leave for America and that he
would be great in that land The children and
their elders laughed at him and told him it would be
miracle if he able to leave the town in which
he born. For his family had barely enough money to
have bread in the house.
The miracle came to pass however, and by various
schemings and devious routes he managed to land on
American shores He worked hard a peddler and by
ploddng along day after day, he had saved several hun
dred dollars for himself Then-and it about 30 years
ago-Bg Mike took his savings settled in rising little
steel 80 miles south Of Pittsburgh and began to
look about for things to accomplish.
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Back Street, Will Be
Universal Special

So deeply impressed are the Of
ficials of Universal at the power
and artistry of John M. Stahls
production of Fannie Hurst's
novel, Back Street." that Carl
Laemmle has decided to road
show it. Back Street" will be
one of the very few pictures of
this year to deserve this extrava-
CANT treatment.
Long-run theaters {. already
being lined up in New York City,
Chicago, Los Angeles and Phila-
delphia.
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Boulevard Talk

Hollywood is wondering whether
Director George Cukor or
mysterious young man named
Ryan is the fair-haired boy with
Ina Claire? Young Ryan met
Ina'S train before it reached Los
Angeles, but the vivacious come
dienne is seen everywhere about
Hollywood with Cukor 80. Saw
zasu Pitts lunching at the RooSe-
velt roof with Ed Woodall, the
tennis shark. Pretty Barbara
Kent very much tete-a-tete with
Harry Ellington at the same
place. That luncheon compan-
ion of Lita Grey Chaplin's at
Levy's Tavern was Nick Jory, her
manager. Just to prove they're
still friendly, Greta Nissen and
husband Weldon Hepburn were
dancing together at the Frolics
Also Dorothy Lee and the ever
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
"Scarface" Preview
At Palace Tonight

Loew's Palace Theater tonight
will hold a special pre-view of
"Scarface" the super gangster
movie for Gen. Pelham D. Glass
ford, head of the local constabu-
larry.
In addition to the general,
members of the detective depart,
ment and police reporters from
Washington's five daily papers
are invited guests.
"Scarface" in its original form
comes to Loew'S Palace for pub
lie consumption on Friday. 1t
features in its cast, Paul NUM-,
Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley, Boris
Karloff, Osgood Perkins and
George Raft.
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
BY HARRISON CARROLL
copyright, 1882. King Features
Svndicate TOcl

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, June %,
AS further proof of Hollywood'S
growing Importance as a style
center, one of the national maga-
zines may shortly offer it's women
subscribers patterns of gowns
worn by some of our more
glamoreus stars:
The idea is to secure original
sketches from the studio de-
signers and print them about the
time of the pictures release.
Thus, the film company gets a
plug for it's production and the
magazine acquires a feature that
will go big with the cinema fans,
Just how big may be guessed
from the hundreds of letters
studios receive from women who
would copy gowns they admire
on the backs of their favorite
film stars.
AS motion picture styles always
are in advance of the times, these
studio designs would be up-to-
date, regardless of the time
elapsed between the making of
the picture and the date of its
release.
And there's many a girl in the
land who would like to own a
dress like the one Joan Crawford
or Constance Bennett wears in
her latest picture.
Did you hear the one about the
Hollywood actor who came up
excitedly to a friend and said:
Say, 1 was just over to the
office of a well-known director
on this lot-his secretary was out
so, without thinking, I walked
into the inner office. And, what
do you suppose? He was kissing
a beautiful girl"
YEAH" said the friend, "who
was the girl?"
The actor whispered her name
"You don't say. And who was
the director?"
The actor drew back. "SayH
he exclaimed, do you think I'm
a cad?"
The Washington times., 1932-06-28

Andrew r. Kelley all time. can't
recall ever having seen him
slight role since woman of
Paris" Since that time I have
admired his acting in at least
a score of pictures, silents and
talkies, and invariably like Lewis
Stone he's been superb.
You can pause and wonder
what the suave Mr.. Menjou was
thinking when they gave him
this role in Bachelors Affairs"
1t happens to be a very frothy
farce in which this debonair
cavalier of another day is the
butt for some gay japery about
his hardening arteries and gray
hairs. Fancy that.
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Hollywood Is Away Ahead in
Showing Of New Styles

attentive Marshall Duffield. =.
Some airplane salesman has
pocketed a nice commission from
the new open job that Harry
Bannister has just purchased. -.
Wallace Beery wings it to the
Grand Canyon today. The in
fluenza bug has sent Efe Asher
to his bed for a few days.
Seventeen stars are included on
Metro-G Goldwin-Mayer's new list.
All three of the Barrymores-
Ethel, John and Lionel-rate
Stellar Billing. Also Helen Hayes
Something to think about is
the fact that Marie Dressler and
Wallace Beery top the recent
popularity poll conducted by the
Hollywood Herald. And among
the more important items of the
day is Ell Brenders beef about a
gopher in his yard which only
comes out when you have your
best clothes on and can't chase
him.
Mention Mexico and the red
flag is out for Tala 'Birell, Uni
versal's foreign charmer. After
paying a visit to ii Juana, the
European actress was stopped at
the border by Mexican authorities
because she had forgotten the
wise extension on her passport. 1t
took plenty of long-distance tele-
phone calls. ETC., to straighten
the matter out. Universals, by
the way, still searches for the
right story to introduce this
actress as a star. Broken Hearts
of Hollywood" has been shelved
for the nonce, also the proposed
adaptation of zola's Mana"
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Cornack Busv

Bartlett Cormack, author of
'The Racket" who is writing
"The Phantom of Crestwood," the
film which RKO is planning to
tie-up with a national radio con-
test over NBC, has been assigned
to adapt Thirteen Women" Tif.
fany Thayer'S thrilling best
seller.
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Loaded With Laughs

AS for Bachelors Affairs" :"
It's a pretty skillful attempt to
transfer farce to the screen. AS
a rule vote "No" on all screen
farces. But this one happens to
have very cleverly worded dia-
logue by Playwright James For
bes assisted by a couple of other
good word singers. to wit, Barry
COnnerS and Philip Klein.
The Washington times., 1932-06-28

m ! II u Z z 5 ana
wound up by
accepting Har-
ry Crull's invi-
tation and re-
m a in G two
hours an d a
half. 1t proved
time well spent.
AS it h a p
pens, I regard
Adolphe M e n
jou as one Of
the greatest-if
not the great
est-motion pic
ture actors of
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Good Radio Act

Another good stage show. Mr..
Herman Timberg satisfied with
his mazda billing and on speaking
terms with Guy Wonders delivers
some good hot weather laughs.
I liked particularly in the next
to closing spot, the thumb nosing
at radio of Jordan and Woods.
But this act which came close to
stopping the matinee show yes
terday cries aloud for better rou-
timing. It's crammed with good
stuff served very sloppily. The
depression has hit Maxine Doyle.
She's thinned out her THANK
You" though she's still a sweet
kid, and very essential:
Transportation worries can he over
come economically through the pur-
chase Of a good used car one of
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Suave Actor Is
Excellent As
Per Usual
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

At 2 p. m. on a hot Monday
afternoon the cooled lobby of the
Fox Theater looked pretty in
viting. So I dropped in for five
The Washington times., 1932-06-28
Did YOu Know:

That Joan Blondell once was
a Girl Scout in San Diego and
won a medal for proficiency in
the life-saving course?
Evening star., 1932-05-05
CLUB "HOME FROM HOME"

PARIS (NAN.A).-Paris is to have
Club Feminin" and, paradoxically,
men are numbered among the prime
movers. M Maurice Dekobra, the nov
elist. who is busily studying the effects
of American civilization at present, is
described as the clubs godfather"
The club is intended to constitute a
home from home" Not only will
hotel accommodation and a sports
ground be provided, but members will
also have their own professors, doctors,
legal experts. music masters and even
beauty experts. Special arrangements
will be made for woman painters and
sculptors, a room being set apart for
regular exhibitions of their work.
(Copyrisht, 1892. by the North American
NeWspaper Alliance. Inc.)