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The Washington times., 1932-06-01
Douglas Succeeds

Melvyn Douglas has hoped
along fast in the movies. 1t was
only a couple of seasons ago that
he was the leading man for the
William A. Brady production OF
"a Free Soul"
The ambitious Stephen Erlanger
Cochran watched his performance
at the Belasco and sought Pro
ducer Brady after the show. Il
should like" he said, ITO engage
that Melvyn Douglas for my Ma
tional stock company"
"You can have him" flipped
back Producer Brady, "by assum-
ing his $400 week contract" But
the young producer decided it was
too much money, and so Actor
Douglas eventually went to David
Belasco and then to the movies.
Currently he is leading man for
the glamorous Garbo in LAS You
Desire Me-" He has played leads
for Gloria Swanson and Ann
Harding, and is married to Helen
Gahagan.
Speaking of stock experience,
Director Clifford Brooke has sue
Ceeded in relieving Ona Munson
of her musical comedy walk. Or
had you noticed?
Miss Munson brought as a be-
quest from mo, No Nanette" and
other musical diversions in which
she has appeared, a distinct style
of walking which had become
stage habit. Cute in the girl and
tune shows it just didn't go in
some Of the straight dramas.
Director Brooke, who is fussy
about these little things, has sue
ceeded in teaching the pretty in
genue a stride that is less pro-
nounced, more conventional.
The Washington times., 1932-06-01
They re All Stars

How careless these press agents
are with the word star" For in.
stance the Palace in New York
advertises Jeanne Aubert as the re-
cent star of "The Laugh Parade" ."
v ch must give Ed Wynn a
laugh. The Roxy exploits Jack
Powell, trick drummer, as also
the recent star of the same
"Lay h Parade"
While the Variety ads disclose
Paramount bulletin which ad.
viSes Leslie Howard was the star
of Norma hearers "A Free Soul"
and also of Devotion" the latter
a starring vehicle for the blonde
Ann Harding. I doubt very much
whether Leslie Howard approves
stealing somebody else's thunder.
The Washington times., 1932-06-01
The Debate Opens

"You show how little you know
about acting when you call Al
Jolson a greater actor than Al
fred Lunt," writes Albert o. Jen-
kins on Hotel Ambassador sta
tionery.
While Elizabeth Stiles of the
Senate Office Building opines that
Marie Dressler is greater actress
than Lenore Uric. Marie made
her name in musical comedy and
an even greater name in pictures, -
she says. II think any list of the
famous of today which ignores
her is not representative. What
did Lenore Uric do in pictures?"
c. R. Willard, of Ill Fourth ST..
S. E., thinks Greta Garbo should
head the list of great actresses,
assuming that the list includes
film as we'll as legitimate stars.
Clark Gable and Lionel Barry
more also win a place on his list.
To clear up any misapprehen-
sion Artist Herndon Davis wants
the five most famous stage stars
of the male persuasion and the
five most famous footlight &C
treSses. Possibly he will paint the
screen celebrities later. But this
particular canvas will picture the
eminent of the speaking stage.
AS between Alfred Lunt and AL
Jolson. Actor Lunt is a New
York favorite and is known pro-
feSSionally in only the large cities.
The millionaire minstrel is not
The Washington times., 1932-06-01
Late Stage News
From Broadway

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE
Boy Friend" new melodramatic
comedy, will open at the Morosco
Theater next Monday night
Emily Graham will appear in the
leading feminine role instead OF
Margaret Sullivan, as previously
announced. Other members OF
the cast are Charlotte Walker,
George Probert, Walter Glass, Ed,
ward Letter, Gertrude Maitland
Brian Donlevy, Miriam Stewart
Kathleen Kair, Marcella Swan
son, Faye Martyr, Mary O'Brien,
Jesse James, John Morrissey,
Harold Heaton, Ronald Ham.
mond, Eugene Weber. The play
was written by John Montague,
and is being produced by Carl
Hunt and George Miller.
Joseph Schildkraut's roles in
productions at the Civic Roper
tory Theater next season will in
clude Armand in Camille" Ro-
meo in Romeo and Juliet" and
a part in "Gruach," by Gordon
Bottomley. In each play he will
appear opposite Eva LIE Gallienne.
AS reported Mr.. Schildkraut's
first performance at the Civic
Repertory Theater will be in
"Liliom,' the Molnar play, in
which he and Miss LIE Gallienne
will take the roles they played
in the Theatre Guild production
in April, 1921.
The Washington times., 1932-06-01
All In a Day
MARK HELLINGER

NEW YORK. June l.
Several months before prohibition supposedly went into
effect mulmiOnare who resided in this city decloeG
that it would be good idea to lay in large supply of good
liquor He had many friends and he enjoyed entertaining
them Why, figured should prohibition spoil his pleas
ure?
The millionaire went to work with a vengeance Owner
of tremendous estate Great Neck he had huge vaults
constructed both in and around his home Then ne caoed
his agents in and Italy and Germany and ordered
them buy him large amount of the finest wines and
liquors that these countries produced
The Washington times., 1932-06-01

The finest liquor. unqueStiOn'
ably, in the entire world. The
owners will not sell it and
neither will they drink it. If
that isn't the rankeSt kind of
irony, I'd like to know what
is?
Pays His Bills
If you ask Jimmy Shea, he
will tell you the episode himself.
1t happened but a Scant few
weeks ago. And it involved a
New York attorney and a little
chorus girl who never rose be-
yond the role of a dancer in
one of the minor revues.
The attorney fell in love with
the kid. What is still more i'm
portant, he asked her to marry
him. They became engaged, and
they set the date Of the we'd
ding for three months from that
time.
The kid went on the road
with her attraction. 1t was to
be her farewell to the stage
and her intended husband per-
mitted her to go. That proved
conclusively just how much he
knew about show business.
In her fourth week on the
road the girl fell upon the stage
and broke her left leg. A wire
to her fiance sent him hurry
ing to the midwestern city
where the accident had oc-
Cured. He hired nurse and
had her brought back to a New
York hospital.
There he visited her twice a
day. She swore that she loved
him madly, and it was agreed
that they were to become man
and wife as soon as she had
completely recovered. The at
torney was a happy man.
On the day the chlorine was
discharged from the hospital
she rushed down to city hall
and married the doctor who
had attended her. And then,
to add insult to injury, they
permitted the hospital to bill
the ex-fiance for services rem
dered!
The Washington times., 1932-06-01
Leslie Howard Play
Is Next At Mationa

elizabeth Sleeps Out" is the
intriguing title of the play the
National Theater Players will
present for the week beginning
Monday, June 9Th.
When this play was originally
produced in New York it ran
under a different banner. Then
it was called Murray Hill''-and
it was listed as one of the out.
standing hits by even the severest
of critics Leslie Howard wrote
il
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out the coun-
try, including
de luxe houses,
will close for
t he summer.
Not so much a
scare ..ty of cIS-
toners as a
scarcity of good
pictures. Hun
dredS of others
are running on
a Week-tO-Week
basis, W h i C h
means that the
notice is up and
they can close
The Washington times., 1932-06-01


Variety giDeS some idea OF her
eTGcting daily routine.
Dancers who think it would
be simply elegant to be premiere
ballerina at the Roxy had better
investigate Patricia Bowman's
schedule before they set about
realizing a cherished dream.
Miss Bowmarl's life, for the last
four years, has revolved about
the Cathedral Cinema. Nothing
happens that is not directly in
fluenced by her job.
With the exception of a two
hour dinner recess, every moment
of her days Is spent at the Roxy,
limbering up, rehearsing, attend
ing fittings and costume try-outS.
Each costume must be studied
for its application to a dance
routine. Next weeks show must
be groomed and polished off
while the current assignment
enlivens the Roxy stage four
times a day. When ballet calls
for propS-a large hoop one
week, an iridescent balloon the
next-the accessories must be
Subdued by constant rehearsal, so
that Miss Bowman may appear
graceful and at ease all the time
she is worrying that the prop
may go dancing off into the
orchestra pit.
An All Day Job
Reporting for performances at
II a. m. and for two 9 o'clock
stage rehearsals leaves a girl very
little time to do the shops. Miss
Bowman just has to wear old
clothes, or commission friends to
pick up frocks according to her
descriptions Of size and prefer
ence.
The social side of life is min
imized for a ballerina at the
Roxy. No one wants to go dane
ing after day dedicated to
ballet leaps, jumps and intricate
beats. Late supper is precluded
by a diet that stipulates nothing
more than a nocturnal dish of ice
cream. Cola sport that Miss
Bowman loves-is taboo because
walking utilizes an entirely differ
ent set of muscles than those
brought into play by dancing.
Swimming, too, has a stiffening
effect. Tennis is acceptable, save
for the danger of contracting
severe case of sunburn. Even if
these sports were recommended,
whenever would girl find time
to rush into country clothes and
dash out for a breath of air and
sunshine?
VexatiOuS VacaSh
Vacation, perhaps? The Roxy
grants two weeks leave of alb
sence along about midsumer, but
Miss Bowman breads these re-
ceSSeS. -Four years have gone by
without visiting a severe accident
or serious illness upon the Roxy
danseuSe. Strenuous activity keeps
her in excellent condition. But
Just let her leave for Atlantic
City or a cruise to Nova Scotia,
and she comes down with the
grippe. is sent to bed with a
cruel case of sunpurn, or sprains
her ankle. Shed much rather
stay right at the Roxy and relax
on the roof garden.
Many Slippers
Breaking in toe shoes is a pain
tul task. Miss Bowman wears out
Two pairs a week. Slippers that
have been broken in for painful
15-mlnute periods once or twice
a day seem like old friends, ac-
cordlng to the dancer. She
can't get herself to throw them
away. AS a result her dressing
The Washington times., 1932-06-01
Girl Diver Stars
at Glen Echo

Madeline Berlo, appearing at
Loew's Fox Theater this week took
her diving girls to Glen Echo
Park this morning for an exhibi-
ton in high plunging.
She is one of the foremost
divers in the world, having ap-
peared in many countries
throughout America and Europe.
The girls in her act were per-
sonally selected by Miss Berlo
and were trained under her ex-
pert eye.
At the popular bathing park
this morning, she duplicated a
high dive that she is performing
at the Fox this week. Miss Berlo
comes from a family Of swim
mers. Her 72-year-old mother is
still proficient in aquatics.
At the theater she is doing a
5O-foot plunge into a tank OF
water that is but four feet deep.
Although the. pool at Glen Echo
is much larger and deeper, she
added a hazard to her perform
ance by diving from height OF
more than rs feet.
only a great artist but is interna-
tionally known. So the word
famous" fits Mr.. Jolson more
economically in INV ODiniOn
The Washington times., 1932-06-01
Vaults Are Loaded

Although the millionaire did
MT know it, that day wasn't
far away. Less than three
weeks after prohibition he
dropped dead of heart failure.
Today, after almost ii years,
those very vaults are still
loaded with liquor. And what
liquor! At the time it was
purchased it was the finest
that money could buy. You
can imagine what it is today
If it doesn't hurt you to 20
into that kind of imagining.
The millionaire's two sons,
who inherited the entire estate,
are both nondrinking men.
Neither man objects to his
friends drinking all they wish.
But both of them feel that
they are better off without
drinking the stuff. And they
never touch it.
They will not sell the LIQUOR
because they feel that their
father would not want them
to If he were here. So they
give it away. Each guest who
visits the palatial home is
urged to take away all he can
carry. And you may be sure
that the guests take advantage
OF the situation. Full advan-
tage, as the saying goes.
There you have it, then.
The Washington times., 1932-06-01

AhUFeW n MeHey hG WUINEIIC 5
notice without running into union
difficulties.
RKO-Keith's and the Loew
theaters make it easier to meet
the overhead by charging no rent
for the summer months. They
base the annual rental on eight
installments, which leave out the
hot-weather months.
The Washington times., 1932-06-01
Tracy and Boyd
Are Teamed
By Fox
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright. 1882, King Features
syndicate Incl

HOLLYWOOD, June 1.-When
audiences first roared at Flagg
and Quirt on the screen, they
little recked what a trail of
hard. boiled teams would follow
in the wake.
Now Fox has engaged William
Boyd, he of the stage, to shout
back at Spencer Tracy in a South
Sea melodrama, After The
Rain"
This picture, the next to 90
into production at the Westwood
studio, will thriftily combine the
appeal of the Flagg-Quirt for
mula with the current rage for
tropical backgrounds. Again
thriftily, however, it will involve
no expensive location trips to
Tahiti, or other blessed isles Of
the Pacific. All of the exoticism
of the southern ATTITUDES will be
reproduced in Westwood Hills by
laborers who have grown to be
past-masters at crafty imitation
of nature.
The story will revolve around
a captain of trading boat
Boyd, his girl peggy Shan
nom and a pearl fisher Tracy.
Under the direction of John
Bylstone. the eternal triangle
will take shape again on the
screen. You'll notice, I'm sure.
the interesting similarity between
the title of this picture and the
Somerset Vaughan drama which
United Artists is Filming at the
The Washington times., 1932-06-01
Picking the Best
Causes Some
Discussion

By ANDREW r. KELLEY
Variety reports that hundreds
of the big movie theaters through
The Washington times., 1932-06-01
Buys a Supply


The millionaire was not a
young man. He was nearing 60.
His wife was dead and he had
two sonS-one 25 and the other
%. The boys urged him not to
spend too much money for
liquor because it would surely
go to waste eventually. But
the millionaire shook his head.
You see, boys" he asserted,
''I have plenty Of money. You
know that. Even if the cost
of this liquor runs as high as a
million dollars, it will mean
very little to me.
Il think this prohibition is 60
ing to be a serious thing.
People will always want liquor,
and a lot of poison will prob
ably be passed around before
many years have passed.
Il want to have enough to
entertain my friends in decent
style as long as 1 live. I am
laying in more than enough to
last me the rest of my life.
don't want to die of any
poisoned liquor"
When prohibition went
through the millionaire'S vaults
were stocked. His liquor had
cost him close to the million
dollar mark, but he was con-
tent.
Il think I have done the wise
thing" he announced as he
guided his friends through the
vaults. II will never have to
worry about what 1 am drink
ing. I have plenty of tha
finest. And until the day 1
die I will drink nothing but the
best"
The Washington times., 1932-06-01
Patsy Finds Her
Success Means
Daily Grind

Patricia BoDmGn, little VASE
ington girl noU bdllerinG at the
Rory and slated to be the
dancing star OF Radio City, has
Dorked like a SI1Ue for her sue
cess. The tolloDing story from
Variety giDeS some idea OF her
eTGctino daily routine.
The Washington times., 1932-06-01
What tn Gossips Are Saying

What th~ GOssips Are Saying
Why we're the two carloads of
Beverly Hills officers guarding
Marlene Dietrich's house the
other day?. 1t is really quite
amusing, that mistake of Countess
Dentice De FrasSo. The other
evening, they introduced Douglas
Fairbanks, jr., to her as a Russian
count. With his new haircut, his
monacle, his little mustache. he
was such g good imitation that
she took it big. So big, in fact.
that the group at Pickfair finally
broke Up and had to spill the rib.
But that wasn't the funniest. Two
evenings later, they introduced
her to the genuine thing, Count
Hans Haubolc, Won Einsiedel, no
less. He also wore a monocle, and
bowed stiffly.
The Washington times., 1932-06-01

wAnhEn npoS. THEATRES,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06
FERRELL'S HOMER WINS

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April g.
After beating Chattanooga, to /,
Tuesday, the st. Louis Browns were
here today for game with Nash
vile.
Rick Terrell, star backstop, lined
a homer into the bleachers in the
ninth inning Tuesday with Melillo
on second to give the Browns their
victory. Walter Stewart went six
innings for the Browns and looked
ready to hurl the season opener.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06

and walked off with a ten-round
victory.
Ross employed two-fisted at
tack, specializing in a humping
right cross. Hughes appeared weak
ened by the cutting off of several
pounds, coming in seven pounds be-
low his usual fighting weight of 144.
He still outweighed the Chicago
boxer by two pounds.
Hughes won two of the ten
rounds, Ross six and two were even.
There was much punching, but
neither scored a knockdown.
Tracy Cox. the popular Bright
wood lightweight walloper, will
headline next Tuesdays mitt pro-
gram. His opponent will be named
later.
Henry Hook. Elwood thumped out a
Slx-round decision over Jimmie Fox local
f 6antam, IN the top prelim; Hook was
FOX oack-peddling around the ring.
Paul Farmer Anderson, gained the nod
over Johnnie Hughes Of Clinton in an
other interesting six-rounder, and Row
stevens OF Tulsa. Okla. was awarded
a technical Knockout victory over Dutch
sixth stanza. =" 'iie
Jimmie Shannon outpointed Tim Shea.
local rival, in the top four-rounder and
wayne wayne murphy took an easy win over
rounder. Cliff stickler turned in X n
win over Bill Hart in the opener. -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06
Giants Open
Tiger Series

By United Press
KANSAS CITY, April 6.-New
York's Giants were here today to
begin a four-game series with De-
troit. Earl Whitehill was ham
mered for eleven hits and nine runs
in six innings as the Tigers bowed
to the Kansas City Blues for the
fourth consecutive time here Tues
day, 10 to 2. Herring finished for
Detroit.
Carson, former San Antonio
Texas League hurler. BANKED the
Tigers with three hits in six innings
of work for the Blues and Larson,
who finished, allowed three hits and
two runs. Seven Detroit errors
helped the Blues. Kelly, K. c..
rookie outflelder, got four hits in
five trips.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06
Vines, Shields, Allison and
Van Ryn Get Net Cup Jobs

By United Press
NEW YORK, April 6.-Three
members of the 1881 squad and Ellis
worth Vines, youthful national
singles champion. were named on
the Davis Cup squad which seeks
return of the tennis trophy to the
United States this year.
Francis Shields, singles player of
1881, John Van Ryn, member of last
years doubles pair and Wilmer
Allison, who teamed with Van Ryn
in 1880, were other METERS named.
1t has been the intention of the
United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton to name George Lott for a
place on the team with Allison listed
as a member of the squad. Lott.
however, announced Tuesday he
had decided to withdraw from Cup
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06

The Tribe-Yankee contest was
scheduled to begin at 2:30 this after
noon and the clashes with the Reds
and Sox also will get under way at
that time. The Indians will take
only light drill next Monday before
lifting the A. A. lid with Ownie
Bush's Millers on Tuesday
Burwell Delivers
Manager Mccain took the wraps
off of another nine-inning hurler at
the stadium Tuesday when Bill Bur-
we'll was assigned to the firing line
and the veteran right-hander
breezed through the entire route, de-
feating Toronto Internationals, Is
to 3. Bill BANKED the Leafs for
seven stanzas, giving the Tribe three
out of four from Tom Days team.
Three Tribe fingers now have gone
the required distance, Campbell
twice, and Berry and Burwen once
each
Wingard Due Today
Ernie Wingard, southpaw, was
slated to face the Yankees today
and the lanky left-hander was be-
lieved ready to give the major
league sluggers a hard fight. Joe
Mccarthy, yankee pilot, announced
he would use his regular lineup and
indicated he would assign Ed Wells,
southpaw, to the box.
The Yankees knocked over the
Reds in Cincinnati Tuesday, 9 to 5,
Gehrig and Byrd collecting homers.
Bace Ruth has batted in twelve
runs in his last four games, which
is proof the big walloper has
reached early form.
Fourteen Hits for Tribe
The Tuesday fracas at the sta
dunn was just a romp for the home
nine. The men of Mccain rallied
for five runs after two down in the
second inning and added to the lead
at intervals, collecting fourteen
hits. Fitzgerald, Goldman and
Purdy poled triples and Hale and
Mccain each broke off a double.
Purdy topped the attack with three
safeties and Davis, first sacker, led
Toronto with the stick by solving
Burwell for four consecutive singles.
Samuels pitched six innings for
Toronto and johnson finished. Both
were batted hard, although an in
field miscue after two out in the
second was an important factor in
putting the skids under Samuels
He went to pieces after that.
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HutSell Stars
on Blue Slab

Coach McGill's Butler baseball
FASTENERS won an II to l decision
from the indianapolis Power and
Light nine in a six-inning tilt
Tuesday. Hutsel, Bulldog hurler,
gave up but one hit while the Blue
batters hammered Bader for eleven.
Davis at first, Kennedy at second,
Seal at Shortstop, Miller at third.
Wolfe in center field, Arnett in
right. Baird in left and Booz behind
the plate formed the Butler lineup.
Approximately forty football can
didates were expected to report to
Tony Hinkle, serving as temporary
grid coach, for first drill today.
Hinkle said spring basketball prac-
tice would open next week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06
AS, Phillies
Renew Play

By United Press
PHILADELPHIA, April 6.-Ath-
letics and PhillieS renewed their
inter-city series at Shibe park to-
day. Using their 1881 world series
lineup for the first time this season,
the AS nosed out the Princeton
university nine Tuesday, to 3.
Earnshaw, Rommel and Krause
were knicked for ten hits by the
Collegians, while Bowman and Ray
held the Mackmen hitlesS for four
innings. Two runs off Glazebrook
in the sixth give the AS the edge.
Meanwhile, the Phillies. with
Adams and Dudley hurting effec-
lively, tripped the Reading Inter
national, to 2.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06
Indiana Central to Open
Season With Tigers

With the opening game with De
Paw scheduled at Greencastle Sat-
urday, Indiana Central diamond
warriors are getting in long practice
sessions this week. Batting and
fielding practice and fundamentals
have been stressed by Coach Harry
Good.
From field of forty-eight candi-
dates, Coach Good has selected the
following probable starting lineup:
Ward, first base; DeMeyer, second
base; France, third base; Simons,
shortstop; Judd, center field; Will
son, left field; Moore. right field;
Genth or Williams, catcher, and
McCuen, pitcher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-06
5 Boxers Win
Amateur Titles

By United Press
BOSTON, April Massachusetts
boxers captured four of the eight
titles in the annual junior National
A. A. U. boxing championships
which ended early today at Boston
arena.
The winners:
liz Pounds-Francis E. ]. Walsh. wor-
cester. Mass.
1ls Pounds-Henry L. Burns. Arlington,
Mass.
1875 Pounds-Sedgwick Harvey. New York.
1875 Pounds-Nat Dor. Fall River, Mass.
lat Pounds-Charles Crovatto. Pittsburgh
100 Pounds-Ray McCullum, Detroit.
IT'S Pounds-Al zappala. Lawrence. Mass.
Hesyyweight-John M. Kilcullen Jr., Yale
and New York.
The best bout of the evening was
the heavyweight encounter which
brought together Kilcullen, Yale
football player, and Joe Uzdavinis
of Haverhills Mass, another collie
gian.