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Evening star., 1932-03-06
Garbo's First Leading Man.

THE earnestness and good looks Of
Ricardo Cortez won him in1medi-
ate audience, but a profitless role as a
supernumerary in Shakespearean
tragedy when he first set out as
thespian.
Thereafter, working as broker by
day, Cortez became a student actor by
night, against the day he should be
called upon to electrify the Broadway
crowds. In q small part as juvenile
for a New York show he attracted the
attention Of Paramount executives and
was signed for work in Hollywood.
Placed experimentally In Sixty Cents
an Hour" although his pay rate was
considerably more than that, he ac-
quilted himself so well that he was
given the feature spot in the billing Of
a production. Within year he was a
fufl-fledged star, with many producers
angling for his services
He enjoys the distinction Of being
first leading man Of Greta Garbo In a
career that was to take the movie mil
lions by storm, than in Ibanez's Tor
rent"
Cortez is now to be seen at the Earle
In mo One Man"
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Shavian Sentiment.

THERE are those who profess to have
analyzed the character Of George
Bernard Shaw, and after much descant-
ing upon his puckian qualities in mix
ing humor with his philosophy arrive
at the conclusion that the Irish master
of letters Is devoid Of sentiment. His
newest comedy, Too True to Be Goodj.
Is soon due at the National Theater.
They argue that he denies himself
any indulgence in the gentler of hu-
man traits because Of the sheer neces-
sity Of supporting his arguments, and that
he really resorts to paradoxical views
mainly because he Is barren of sentiment
His writings are branded as lacking re-
gard for tender emotions. His oral
statements are quoted as supporting the
theory.
These hasty analyzers, however, ignore
the truism that an IriShman without
sentiment Is a traitor to his race. Sen
timent Is the soul Of an Irishman. This
statement has been proved very, very
often.
speech of George Bernard Shaw
meeting, eloquently squaShes the argu-
HICIlI IIldJ IlC ID WAGAlOuG Al
1t he declared:
My father was an Irishman and my
mother was an Irishwoman. Both were
Protestants, the intensity of whose faith
would have been described by a large
number as sheer Professionalism. A large
part Of my mothers duties to me were
discharged by an Irish nurse. That
nurse was a Roman Catholic, and she
never put me to bed without sprinkling
me with holy water.
"I cannot imagine anything that Is
less worthy to be laughed at or more
touching than this picture Of an Irish
Catholic woman sprinkling holy water
and you know what holy water was to
heron a little Protestant child whose
parents grossly underpaid her"
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Vacuum Cleaner Music.

NOBODY else does what Gregory
y and Raymon do. And they are
now at the Fox.
Gregory is a sound expert on all
sorts of goofy balloons.
saws, rubber gloves, even a vacuum
cleaner, for he is doing song on a
vacuum cleaner for the first time this
season. His rubber glove music sounds
like violin. His saw music has been
recorded many times.
Raymon, who Is with him for the
first time this trip, Is singer, dancer
and comic. He also plays the banjo.
His buck and wing on mat 3x3 Is said
to be a sensation.
Gregory is a New Yorker, formerly
sales manager for Wurlitzer. He learned
to play every instrument in the store on
Mr.. Wurlitzers time and then went out
to become a vaudeville artist.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Added to Cast.

EDMUND BREESE, veteran char
acter actor of stage and screen, has
been added to the cast Of the untitled
Helen Twelvetrees picture in produc-
ton at the R-K-O Radio Studios.
In joining the film cast to play Wall
Street broker, Breese took double duties
upon himself, as he is currently ap-
pearing In the stage production The
Monster" at the FL Captain Theater in
Hollywood.
The picture, which features Eric Lin
den and Airline Judge with Miss
Twelvetrees, is nearing completion.
Current scenes, with an Atlantic City
background, are providing employment
for 100 extra players. William Setter
Is directing.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Whales s Latest Film.

IF you remember Waterloo Bridge"
as film, you will recall then that
the picture was admirably directed by
a young Englishman, fresh from Lon
don, who had made Journeys End"
and achieved a real success.
His name Is James Whale and he
also directed The Impatient Maiden, :"
starring Lew Ayres, which Is now at the
Rialto Theater.
THE Impatient Maiden" drawn from
Donald Henderson Clarke's novel, is
claimed to be one of the best pieces
OF directorial work Whale has ever done
for the screen. 1t Is described as a
blend Of comedy and drama, with such
delightful touches as to make 1t the sort
Of picture that gets talked about.
Whale himself has said: "I tried to
utilize every talking picture opportu-
nifty to make it a true version OF Mr..
Clarke's novel. My greatest difficulty
was, believe, in 'toning down scenes
to make them real Otherwise they
might have produced laughs at the
wrong time or distorted the roles to
such an extent they would appear ri
diculous Dialogue In pictures must
be directed just as dialogue on the
stage is handled. There isn't any major
difference"
Evening star., 1932-03-06

Beatrice Lille in a Shaw play under
the Theater Guild guerdon is newsl
She Is Sweetie, the little chamber
maid, who makes good as a countess
and whose quips and cranks are gen.
orally the life of Mr.. Shaw's party.
In addition, Hope Williams has been
enrolled as the poor little rich girl who
gambols away from her mother. Ern-
est Cossart, Pedro de Cordoba, Hugh
Sinclair, Leo G. Carroll, Frank Shan
non, Minna Phillips, Alexander Clark,
jr., are others who bring their superb
talents to a sterling cast.
They have been directed by Leslie
Banks, who found the time away from
his present starring role in q Broad
way farce. The scenery h by Jonel
Jorgelesco.
"EvERYBODY'S WELCOME"
COMING to washington direct from
~ its year-long run at the shubert
Theater, New York City, Everybody
Welcome" heralded as "the musical
comedy OF song hits" will be offered
at the Shubert- Belasco Theater for q
limited engagement, opening Friday
evening, March 18, and closing with q
matinee and evening performance Sat-
urday, March 19.
The cast is said to be one Of the
finest ever assembled for musical
play. It includes Frances Williams
oscar Shaw, Ann Pennington, Hariette
Lake, Jack Sheehan. Eric Titus, Lu-
cille Osborne, Jean Newcombe, Charles
Garland, Thomas Harty, Bernice Lee
Phoebe Wallace and nimble unit oi
beautiful young ladies OF the chorus
Evening star., 1932-03-06

ford Upon Avon Players, the company
that recently came to America and
played in the National Theater. but a
hurried call from his family brought
the young actor back to America and
he has remained ever since on his ma
tive heath. In past years he has played
with Broadway productions and road
shows that have taken him TO the four
corners of the country.
When he first came to Washington to
Join with the National Theater Players
Mr. Bramley made trip all the way
from the West Coast, where he had been
playing with a repertoire company In
Los Angeles. Before that he had played
in st. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee,
Cincinnati and Louisville, KY, with
resident companies. He is master in
memorizing parts-"in a hurry"
1t was in Strange Interlude," Eu-
gene O'Neill's masterpiece, that Ray
mond Bramley gave Washington an
inkling Of his fine histrionic ability.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
The Motion
Picture Album
Bv Robert E. Sherwood.
OLLYWOOD is always very re-
spectful OF success and inclined
to bow reverently before those
who achieve 1t. An exception


i who achieve 1t. An exception
Is made, however, In the case
of Josef Won Sternberg. For reasons,
which are hard to assign, he is su-
premely unpopular among his colleagues
Ia the film capital; his triumphs are
admitted, grudgingly, but 1t Is freely
and hopefully believed that one OF his
annoying temperament Is bound to col
lapse sooner or later, and the sooner
the better.
Now 1t might possibly be said that
unpopularity in Hollywood should con-
gtitute q recommendation In all other
not 80 with Won Sternberg. He has
managed so effectually to project his
own personality through his pictures
and particularly through the medium
of his ventriloquist's dummy, Miss Mar
lene Dietrich, that he has made him
self known and disliked on an astonish-
ingly widespread scale.
All Of which constitutes undoubtedly
q source Of the utmost satisfaction for
Won Sternberg himself. He 5 one who
loves to be hated.
Nevertheless, Won Sternberg's works
inevitably command attention. They
may be good, they may be bad, but
they are never Indifferent. hammered,
tentious, they cannot be dismissed even
by those who entertain the most COM
plete scorn for the arch-poseur who
creates them.
One remembers the first, experiment.
al salvation Hunters" the chief char
acter OF which was harbor dredge.
One remembers, with reminiscent ex-
citement, the mighty underworld" and
the heart-rending The Last Command"
and The Case Of Lena Smith" One
remembers Morocco" in which the
talking picture took long step for
ward, and the preposterous, super -arty
"Dishonored," and the wrath provoked
In the copiouS breast of Theodore
Tragedy"
Now Won Sternberg has given us
something else to remember and to
discuss, Shanghai Express"
Shanghai Express" interested me
strangely. was enthralled by its first
scenes Of the railroad station of Pei
ping. Travelled with it breathlessly
across the map Of China and I was
sorry to leave IL at its final destination.
It seemed to me to be as expertly pro-
duced a moving picture as have ever
seen.
There can be no question that Won
Sternberg knows more than anyone else
in Hollywood how to use the marvellous
mechanical equipment that Is at his
disposal. He can make his camera talk
and his microphone listen in a posi-
lively human manner.
He has also allowed Miss Dietrich to
develop considerably more of her own
animation than she did in any of the
dreary reels Of "Dishonored." She as
sunes an interesting character Of her
own; and, even without benefit of leg
exposure, she Is very. very lovely to
behold.
Evening star., 1932-03-06

With matineeS on
T h urs ay an d
s a t ur ay. The
c ur in rise S
promptly at 8:l5
o'clock at night
q nd at 2: l 5
promptly at the
matinees.
The courtShip Of
Robert Browning
and Elizabeth Bar
rett, the grea t
English poets, Is
one of the famous
love stories Of his
tory. Because of
Miss Barrett's i'll
ness and the jeal-
Gus guardianship
Evening star., 1932-03-06
sHAW's LATEST PLAY.

UTOO TRUE TO BE GOOD" the
new Bernard Shaw play, the
fifth offering Of the third Theater
Guild washington subscription season,
will open at the National Theater
March IA.
1t is a new comedy, with Beatrice
Lille in the leading role, and comes
Evening star., 1932-03-06

had few visitors. An impulsive letter OF
appreciation of Elizabeths poetry writ
ten by Browning began a correspond
ence which resulted in their meeting.
It was necessary that secrecy attach
itself to Roberts visits, since the elder
Barrett dominated his household and
secluded his children insofar as he
could from friendships outside the
family circle Flush, Elizabeth's spaniel,
was the only witness of the appearances
of Browning in Miss Barretts sitting
room at so Wimpole street. And when
at last Elizabeth fled her fathers house
to join Browning. whom she had
married clandestinely, Flush accom-
panied her.
Besier has followed history closely In
his drama. The father plays an impor-
tant part in the stage version Of the
romance. The playwright, interpreting
this character for modern audiences,
has followed modern psychology, but for
his picture Of this tyrannic parent, 1t Is
declared, he has ample authority from
records and reports in his possession.
Miss Cornell has risen to her present
pre-eminence In the theater through
series of contrasting roles, ranging from
Sydney In Clemence Danes "A Bill of
Divorcement" to Iris March in THE
Green Hat" from Candida" to Made
line Carey in "Dishonored Lady" and
from Ellen Olenska in THE Age of In
nocence" to Elizabeth Barrett in her
current production.
The Empire Theater cast assists Miss
Cornell and includes Brian Aherne,
Margalo Gilmore and Charles Waldron
Guthrie McClintic, who staged all the
plays in which Miss Cornell has starred,
directed THE Barretts Of Wimpole
Street" 10 Mielziner designed the set
ting and the costumes.
Evening star., 1932-03-06

NAAA Wv w w GAAoAAAA4k
ton from its world
premiere in BoS-
ton, where they say
even the Cabots
cheered. THE first
gentlemen of Eng
lish letters" 1t is
claimed, has writ
ten an amusing
and satirical antic,
and the Guild has
presented it in o
holiday spirit.
Beatrice Lille,
too long absent
from our midst,
has forsaken the
revue martS for
her first straight
coYnedv mart Aud
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Pictures Coming Soon

N YEXT Friday, unless all signs
N fail, the Fox Theater will
present as its screen feature
l. for the new week After To-
morrow" with q cast includ-
ing Charles Farrell, Marian Nixon
Minna Gombell, Josephine Hull and
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Katharine Cornell Leads
One Theater Attraction
The Barretts of Wimpole Street" Is Only Drama
for Local Theatersoers- of Madse
Kennedy Show Makes National Dark"

ana Jack Hunt, popular funmakers.
With Wilma Horner. Larry Anon, Ann
Mitchell, Mae Malben, Johnny Stone
and Evelyn Burke, supported by q
chorus both youthful and pretty.
Evening star., 1932-03-06

BELASCO-"The Bsrretts Of WimpoIe
Street."
~ ATHARINE CORNELL In her
u production of Rudolf Besier's
~ THE Barretts of Wimpole
i y Street." in which she has acted
for year in the Empire
Theater in New York City, will be seen
at the Shubert- -Belasco Theater for one
week only, beginning tomorrow evening,
Evening star., 1932-03-06
GAYETY-"The Woman Afraid"

GAYETY-"The Woman Afraid"
MANAGER LAKE Of the Gayety
Theater on Ninth street announces
somewhat of departure from the usual
burlesque routine at his theater, start
ing with matinee today. in Mrs. Jack
Oegs) Diamond. with a cast Of five
Broadway stars, in the dramatic
sketch, "The Woman Afraid" In addi-
ton the program will include THE
Racket-Dears," headed by Clyde Bates
Evening star., 1932-03-06
S 0 S WATCHES ABOLISHED
BY BROADCASTING STATIONS
Radio Commission Relinquishes Rule
Which Caused Frequent Silent Periods
Following Distress Signals.

cumstances, certain stations strate-
gically located, may be required to re-
sumo the maintenance Of watches.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
RIALTO-"Impatient Maiden"

hIALIU-I ImpdtIehI WdIurI-
DIALTO THEATER audiences this
IN week are viewing THE Impatient
Maiden" in which Lew Ayres. star OF
All Quiet on the Western Front" IS
playing the leading role. The picture
was directed by James Whale, having
been suggested by The Impatient Vir-
gin" by Donald Henderson Clarke. The
supporting cast includes Una Merkel.
Mae Clarke, John Halliday, Andy
Devine, Helen Jerome Eddy, Monty
Montague and Oscar APPEL.
The Impatient Maiden" readers Of
the book will recall, treats Of very
Evening star., 1932-03-06

w lllldill " " ] ! / Cl ,
the elder. This
will be supported
by a stage program
featuring the Fan
chon-Marco Mod
ern Minis S t r e ] s."
idea.
THE warner
Earle Theater,
for the week start
ing March IL, will
present a mystery
picture, Behind
the Mask" intro
ducing for the first
time "the mysteri-
GUS and dreaded
Mr.. x" and with
Evening star., 1932-03-06

IRON New York comes su8ses''oiA
of the possible presentation OF
Arch Selwyn's current New York sue
cess, THE Devil Passes" a comedy OF
life, by Benn w. Levy, which Is an, an
almost Immediately It's BroaoWay
March 26.
THE Devil Passes" Is blessed by one
Of the finest casts assembled IA many
years, its personnel including Arthur
Byron, Basil Rathbone, Mary NASH
Cecilia LOTUS, Diana Wynyard ana y.
Malcolm Dunn.
Mr.. Levy's drama deals with an un-
usual group Of people gathered to-
gether in q country cottage, who.
through the mysterious Intervention OF
o stranger, learn surprising amount
about themselves and each otner De-
fore the week end is over.
In announcing this tour, Mr. Seiwyn
points out that owing to the Iemen-
dous expense Of the cast the engage
ments in Chicago and Boston Will pe
for one week only, and but three days
will be spent in washington and sew
eral other large cities.
NINE. CLARA CLEMENS-March Is.
NINE. CLARA CLEMENS - distm-
4VA guished daughter of a famous
father, Mark Twain. will appear at
Central Community Center. under the
auspices of the Community Institute,
Tuesday evening, March IS, at $40
O'Clock, in one of her delightfully."- IN
innate talks which she calls "Rem-
iniscenses of My Father" Much OF her
fathers genius. his delicious sense OF
humor, his versatility. his vivid powers
of description, is said to have descended
to Clara Clemens, who Is not only an
actress and singer Of success, but also
writer and speaker.
Tickets are now available at the
Community Institute, in Franklin Ad-
ministration Building, Thirteenth and
K streets, and later may be had at the
T. Arthur Smith Bureau, the A. A. A.
and the Willard Ticket Bureau.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Coming Attractions

together with the Tom Jones Orches-
ira and a singing and dancing chorus.
Lambert Carroll provided the book.
Sammy Fain composed the music,
Irving Kahal furnished the lyrics, WI,
liam Holbrook originated tne unusual
dance routine and william Caryl staged
the entire production.
"FRONT PAGE GIRL"
GGTHE FRONT PAGE GIRL OF
1882" with Marion "Kiki' RooerH,
Is announced by Manager Lake as the
burlesque feature at the Gayety next
week.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
News From Gotham.
BY NOEL THORNTON.

YEW YORK, March [P).-A-
fred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
v have about decided not to 60
to Hollywood this Summer and
Evening star., 1932-03-25

Buy NOW-or never again at
these spectacular savings! The
final day is close at hand! In
every department-On every
counter and rack-there are
drastic reductions that will
never be seen again! Come,
ready to shop! Come, expect
ing exciting values! You'll find
them everywhere you look!
We repeatedly NOW-or
never again at these spectacular
savings! We are about 10 close
FOREVER!
Evening star., 1932-03-25
ALABAMA ATTACK
CASE TO CO HIGHER
State Supreme Court Con.
firms Death Sentences for
Seven Coored Men.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. March 25.-
Seven of the eight colored men con-
Ucted at Scottsboro last April of at
tacking two white girls aboard a freight
train advanced one step nearer the elec-
trio chair yesterday as the Alabama
Supreme Court affirmed their death
sentences, but defense counsel an
nounced the case would be appealed
to the United States Supreme Court, II
necessary.
The eighth man, Eugene williams
was granted new trial on the defense
contention he was only 16 years of age
The sentences were confirmed in q
6-to-l opinion of the court. The court
set May l3, Friday, as the execution
date.
In upholding the seven death SEN
fences. the Supreme Court overrode
defense contentious that sentiment In
Scottsboro was SO infiamed change of
venue should have been granted, that
the presence of a military guard at the
trial tended to influence the jurors, that
q demonstration in the court room over
the first conviction Influenced the other
verdictS, and that the trials were too
g"AAN w PAOPoA neAOA "a q nc
tense.
George w Chamblee Of Chattanooga.
chief of defense counsel, was informed
there of the Supreme Court ruling He
dispatched petition for a rehearing
TO the Alabama court, and said If it
were denied. he would carry the case
to the United States Supreme Court.
His petition was fled today.
The men whose sentences were up
held are Ozie Powell, William Rober-
son, Andy Wright, Ollin Montgomery,
Haywood Patterson, Charlie Weems,
and Clarence Norris.
Chief Justice John c. Anderson, who
@ssented from the findings of the rest
Qf the court, denounced efforts to ''in-
tnnddate" the justices. He said they
had been deluged with messages con-
tanning demands that the men be freed,
some Of them even threatening the
5urists.
Similar communications were re-
oeived by Gov. B. M Miller and At
torney General Thomas E. Knight, jr.
Evening star., 1932-03-25
ARKANSAS POWER
HEARING OPENED
Trade Board Begins Inquiry on
Property Owners Effort
to Sell Plant.

Attempts of the Property Owners
League Of Jonesboro Ark, to sell the
Jonesboro power plant to the Arkansas
Missouri Power Co. were urfolded by
Frank H. Watson, Jonesboro broker,
before the Federal Trade Commission
yesterday.
Watson and w O. Trout, editor of
the Jonesboro Evening sun, we're sub
poenaed before the commission by
Robert H. Healy. its chief counsel, for
testimony regarding efforts to have the
Jonesboro power plant sold to the
Arkansas Missouri d
Watson testified that he was ''the
prime mover" in the formation Of the
league, the purpose of which was to
bring about the sale of the plant "to
ANYBODY"
Questioned by Healy, Watson said he
had offered Trout "a handsome sum"
In return for the support by the Sun
In the campaign
He said, however, that Trout de-
clined the offer and refused to accept
anything
The editor was present at the hear
ing. but was not called after watson's
telling Of having made the offer and
rs refusal
Evening star., 1932-03-25

Col. Charles B. Taylor will be the
new commanding officer of the Marine
Barracks here. He will relieve Col.
Rush R. Wallace, who will go to the
Navy War College at Newport, r. l.,
in the Fall for course of study.
Marine Corps headquarters was ad-
vised today that Col Taylor arrived
yesterday at San Francisco, following a
tour of duty in charge of the Marine
Barracks at Pearl Harbor, near Homo
lulu. He will come to Washington
overland, and then will go on leave,
taking over his new job here within a
couple of months. His son. Second
Lieut.. Wright Carney Taylor, U. S,
M. c., is now at the Basic School at
Philadelphia
Col. Taylor, who was born in Vir-
ginia January 20. 1878, is a graduate
of Georgetown University. He accepted
q commission in the Marine Corps in
February, 1900. During his service ca
reer he has had extensive experience In
handling legal matters within the
service.
Evening star., 1932-03-25
CLINIC AID VOTED
BY HOUSE GROUP
Conditions at D. C. hstitu-
ton Appalling, Says Sub
committee.

The subcommittee drafting the Dis
trict appropriation bill decided after a
hearing today to improve conditions at
the tubercular and social disease clinic,
5l2 street
DR.. William c. Fowler, District health
officer, and DR.. Luther Reichelderfer,
president Of the Board of District Com
missloners, were called before the sub
committee Of which Representative
Cannon, Democrat, of Missouri, is
chairman, this morning, following a
personal inspection of the clinic by
members Of the subcommittee yester-
day. Both Chairman Cannon and
Representative Holiday, Republican, of
Illinois, said that they found conditions
at the clinic appalling" and that they
realized increase facilities must be af-
forded. Mr.. Holiday said that what
Evening star., 1932-03-25
POLICEMAN TAGS CAR
AND is MADE PRISONER
Two Federal Officers Charge Inter
ference With Duty in Missing
Trial in Chicago.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, March 25.-Policemar
Patrick j. Mcdonnell, who directs
traffic at crossing four blocks from
the Federal Building was in trouble
with the Government yesterday
He was arraigned before the United
States commissioner on the charge OF
interfering with Government officers
while in the performance Of their duty
He served ticket on Deputy Mar
shals Eric CHASER and Joseph ONeill
for parking their automobile nearly
an hour. in violation Of the trafic
ordinance"
The deputies booked Mcdonnell and
fingerprinted him. Bond was set a;
$1,000 and the date OF trial March 81
The Government men said Mcdonnell
caused them to lose the trail Of a
defendant in a suppressed indictment