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The Washington times., 1932-11-14
Nancy's Bad Luck

I am one of those who figure
that Nancy Carroll can act and
that, like Tallulah Bankhead, her
indifferent success with Para
mount can be traced to bad
stories. +
She has very fixed and posi-
tive ideas on what she can do
in pictures and frequently her
opinion has clashed with studio
executives. Consequently she is
not in high favor with the in
fluential Of Paramount and they
are now loaning her services.
When Director Monta Bell was
putting Miss Carroll through her
PAGES in Personal Maid" the
star failed to show up one day
while the picture was in produc-
ton. Paramount was under heavy
expense and making inquiry dis
covered Nancy did not like her
role. She refused to come back
to work unless they accepted a
rewritten version of the story In
cooperating her ideas. It gave
her more to do. She won the
argument but Personal Maid
was a flop.
AS a result of the eight day
delay on this picture, Nancy Car.
roll lost the chance to be Rose
Maurrant in "Street Scene" She
was the first choice for this juicy
assignment but being unable to
complete her work with Para,
mount, Sylvia Sidney got the
chance. I will always contend
Nancy lost her big opportunity
for a box office comeback by
missing this role.
In her latest picture, "Hot
Saturday" at the Fox you NAV
observe Cary Grant, Paramount's s
challenge to Clark Gable whom
somebody has described as a
Clark Gable with his ears pinned
back. Another sees a resemblance
to Alfred Lunt in mannerisms and
voice. liked this picture for its
lively tempo and in spite of its
fictional incredibilities.
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
Holmes Heard in
Travel Talk

Burton Holmes, looking as
young and vigorous as ever, ap-
peared on the stage of the Ma
tional Theater last afternoon in
the first lecture of his fortieth
season. His attempt to picture
an around the world trip in one
talk resulted in an extra long,
but entirely interesting travelogue.
Beginning in this city, Mr..
Holmes then goes to New York,
from there across continent to
Vancouver, with stop-offs at Death
Valley and the magnificent home
of William Randolph Hearst at
San Simeon. Honolulu is next,
then Yokohama, the city that
practically rebuilt itself after the
earthquake, then Tokyo, which
proves to be a modern, Occidental
metropolis. After several eXcur-
sions into the ."old" Japan, Shang-
hal and Hong Kong are visited.
Manila is the next stop, where
some of the changes and modern
izations that have been made are
shown. Igorot life in the hinter-
lands is investigated. after which
the Dutch East Indies and the
Malay States are visited. A trip
through the Suez canal follows,
then few glimpses of Egypt.
Through the Mediterranean, a
shot or two Of Naples and Mar
seilles, then New York's skyscrap-
ers are again seen. after an enter
tanning and abundant view of the
worlds sights in little more than
two hours.
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
Poppy Girl Show
at the Gayety

"Step Lively Girls" which
Jimmy Lake refers to as "this
weeks OPERA" is offered at the
Ninth Street auditorium to Wash
ington's many burlesque lovers.
Red" Marshall, the most i'm
proved comedian on the circuit,
headlines the bill. It wasn't so
long ago that he was just punk
slapstick comic who had to fall
all over himself to draw laughs.
But Marshall has learned and
those days are a thing Of the
past; not that he had entirely de.
serted slapstick, for his type de,
mands it, but he has acquired a
real technique and can create
fun without resorting to the ex.
treme of buffonery.
Teaming up with Marshall is
Johnny Crosby, who has been
funnier, but whose singing helps.
They have a fine straight man
in the person Of Murray Leonard.
The girl stars, and there are a
number of them, are supported
by a nice-looking chorus, with the
second from the right in the
front row, being especially so.
AS far as talent is concerned, the
laurels must be handed to Ann
Meyers and the Roberts Sisters
for their singing, and in the case
of the sisters for their dancing,
too.
The two featured principals,
Joan Lee and Wanda Devon are
both personable, with the latter
looking more fetching than ever
since she lost her excess pound
age
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
When the Feature Is
Shown On the Screen

PALACE-Boris Karloff in "The
Mask of Manchu." At 11:15 a. M.
1920. 3:25, 5:35, TAO and $50 pm.
EARLE-Warren Williams in
'Three On a Match" at 10:45
a. m, 1. $3.50, 5:48, $40 and 1925
p. m. Stage shows at 1905, 2:25,
4:45, 7:05 and 9:25 p. m.
FOX-Nancy Carroll in "Hot
Saturday" At 10:45 a. M, 1875,
4:25, 1920 and 1O:15 p. m. Stage
shows at 1920, 3:15, 6:10 and
p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-Jack Holt in
MAN Against Woman At 1850
a. M. 1:49. 3:48, SAT. 7:46 and
.9:45 p. m.
RIALTO-Chester Morris in
Breach of Promise" At HAS
a. m. LAS. 1855, 5:45, 7:45 and
9:55 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Paul NUM-
in II Am a Fugitive From a Chain
Gang" At 1925 a. M. 1:25, 1925,
5:25. 7:25 and 9:25 p. m.
COLUMBIA Evelyn Brent in
'"rhe Crusader" At 1905, 2:05,
4, 9. 1855 and s:5o p. m.
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
His Last Gesture

It seems like an act of provi.
dence that Florenz Ziegfeld be-
fore his untimely demise should
have selected his greatest
triumph, "Show Boat" for a re-
vival and so has been able to
leave as a fine heritage this
American musical romance, which
is to be heard and seen Just
once more as his master hand
created it, at the National
Theater this week.
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
Began at Cosmos

A couple of weeks ago I re-
marked that George Burns and
Oracle Allen had played the
Earle in the dim past. Guy Won
ders corrects me. They made
their Washington debut at the
Cosmos Theater, on Pennsylvania
Avenue, where vaudeville fans got
their initial glimpse of Oracle AL
len as dumbdora. Later they
came to Keith's under the two-a-
day policy. This is their first en-
gagement at Thirteenth and E
Streets, and are they packing 'em
in?
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
All In u Day
-Bv-
MARK HELLlNCER

NEW YORK. Nov. IA.
Sue ambitious kid. Where she from and
who her people were, 1 have NO way of knowing But
she somehow different from the rest of the kids In
the Foes ensemble There always about
her. More natural charm. And perhaps, more ability
Her ambition, like many others, to become star
of the stage
Now, meet the in the He-et's say he was
George-was retired Army officer. George old enough
to have been Sue grandfather For Sue the neigh
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
About a Fugitive

Now they say that the eminent
Clarence Darrow will be retained
to reopen the case of Robert FL
lott Burns, fugitive from a
Georgia chain gang and author
of that exciting story in which
Paul Mum is appearing OH the
screen at the Metropolitan The
ater.
The whereabouts of the fugitive
is at present unknown to the
Georgia authorities, and it is
doubtful if they will feel kindly
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
roubIe In Paradise
Next Week At Earle

Three well-known stars of the
films will be seen at Warner
Bros. Earle Theater for the week
starting Friday, November 18, in
Ernst Lubitsch's latest Paramount
picture Trouble in Paradise" ;"
The stage activities will be headed
by clever group of 18 enter.
tainers, Barney Rapp and his
New Englanders.
Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in
Paradise" is said to establish an
entirel new technique for motion
pictures. Miriam Hopkins, Kay
Francis, Herbert Marshall, Char.
lie Ruggles and Edward Everett
Horton play the leading roles in
the picture.
The Washington times., 1932-11-14

HELEN MORGAN ties, enact this
Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammer,
stein musical adapted from Edna
Ferber'S famous novel.
Show Boat" is simply flooded
with rich Jerome Kern tunes.
including "Old Man River"
why Do Love YOU" "My
Bill" Cant Help Lovin' That
Man" and others which have
become familiar over the radios
and with dance orchestras every.
where. Joseph Urban settings
enrich the stage. This is the
first time a Ziegfeld musical has
played Washington at So top
prices.
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
Grace Aliens Brother
Doesn't Like Her aIes

You've heard a lot about Oracle
Aliens brother. Well, there &C
tually is a brother. His first
name is George. He's a serious.
minded young man and holds a
prominent position with a big oil
company in California, and he's
plenty sore at Oracle for drag
ging him into all her goofy chat.
ter.
But still Oracle drags him into
her dizzy arguments with George
Burns. with whom she is head
lining the Earle stage show this
week.
The Washington times., 1932-11-14

original pr1ncl'
pals in a COM
pany Of 100.
N orm a Ter
r i SIS, H e ! e n
Morgan, Pu c k
and White, Will
! / a m K e n t,
j u les Bledsoe,
P a VI Y e a S t,
B e r t h a B e /.
more, the ia
m o u S jubilee
singers and a
full battalion
of the glorified
Zinofe1d heaII
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
lust Another Extra

Edgar Lewis, producer, director
and actor, who wrote cinema his
tory back in the early days Of
the industry. and who produced
so or 60 feature productions and
ranked high in the film world,
appears as an extra in the Ber-
muda cafe scene of Jack Hollis
new Columbia picture, Man
Against Woman" which is now
at RKO Keith'S.
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
Laurel For Helen

Well, last week it was a Roose-
velt landslide and this week will
be a Helen Hayes landslide if you
believe the reports which sift in
from Hollywood.
The Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences poll for the
best acting in the 1882 pictures
is being taken, and the grapevine
is that Helen Hayes, for her work
in "Sin of Madelon Claudet," is
away out in front. Wallace
The Washington times., 1932-11-14

could give you
the names Of 10
H o IL y W o o d
writer's.
They all know
the stars. A
S m Her per-
centage knows
the directors. A
few rely upon
the pro d ucer
tag. But rarely
Is q movie ian
e CO u n t e red
who knows the
authors. AS a
matter Of fact,
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
Paramount Buvs
Dreiser's S New
Novel
By HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright. 1892, King Features
syndicate InCl

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Nov. IA.
Here's one for the book. In
spite of all that furore over
"An American Tragedy" Theo
dore Dresser last night was on
the verge of selling Paramount
the talkie rights to his novel,
Jennie Gerhardt."
For several days it develops.
the author and B. P. Schulberg
have been negotiating the deal.
They are expected to reach some
sort of a conclusion within "A
hours.
If Dresser relents, and allows
another of his works to be made
into a film, the starring role
will be taken by Sylvia Sidney,
who gave such a fine perfor.
nance as the unhappy shop. girl
heroine of "An American Trag-
edy." Chances are she will make
it as soon as she finishes
Madame Butterfly"
Meanwhile Hollywood is in
trigued to see whether the fiery
author will let by-gones be by.
cones. Echoes of his last years
blast are just dying down here
abouts.
Hollywood parade: Kay Fran
els stay in Hollywood will be
Of record briefness. Arriving
here by plane, she signed a new
contract with Warmers and will
leave Immediately on a return
trip East. After spending
couple of weeks with Kenneth
McKenna, another studio call
will bring her home again. If
there was ever any doubt about
Kay's box-office standing, it was
dispelled with the two pictures
she made as a Warner star.
Both of them brought profitable
returns. More profitable, I
imagine, than the studio ex-
pected.
Last word we had was that
Kathleen Burke, Paramount
Panther Woman" had refused
to let the studio dictate how
much time she spent with Glen
Raredin. her finance from Chi,
cago. Now, it seems, Mr.. Rare
din has removed any possible
cause for controversy by going
back East. But while he was
here the two young people won
their point. 49,
Yesterday I met Alice White
coming down a hall at Para
mount with a script tucked under
her arm.
She was very cheerful and with
good cause, for this studio has
decided to give her an import
ant part in Luxury Liner" -. It
is her first real break in a long
time and she hopes to make it
a stepping stone to a permanent
comeback.
Alice is no longer a red head,
you know. She is pert blonde,
the sort. that pivots masculine
heads along the boulevard.
Did You Know
That Joel McCrea, now an
R-K-O star, averaged. exactly 55
cents a day during his first year
in pictures?
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
Show Boat Opens
With Favorites

ziegfeld's famous musical COM
edy, SHOW Boat" opens a weeks
engagement at the National
Theater tonight with most of the
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
Debuted EarIv

Helen Hayes, in "A Farewell to
Arms" made her first stage ap-
pearance at the age of six in a
troupe managed by a family
friend.
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
SCREEM AUTHORS ARE OBSCURE - sH ~st.s cs M.T M M
Helen Hayes Has
Lead As Best
Actress
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

Screen authors never get their
names on the marquis lights,
and I doubt very much whether
the average movie patron, who
sees probably 100 features a year,
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
Letter to His Boss

the portal and they 1ell into a
long embrace.
Letter to His Boss
AS they sat down to talk
George noticed a letter Sue
had been writing. A puzzled
feeling came over him. The
letter was addressed to his
boss. the manager of the Den
yer theater.
His hand moved toward the
letter. It was unsealed. He
shook it and a money order
fell out. A money order for
the amount Of his salary. Sud-
denly the truth dawned upon
him.
George stood up. He looked
ashen. And tired. And old.
George" Sue cried. What
is it? What's the matter, dear
eSt?"
He passed a hand across his
forehead. And he smiled. A
wan smile.
Tired. Sue. dear" he re-
piled. Long journey here. you
know, and the thrill of seeing
YOU again. I'll be downstairs,
honey. Be downstairs waiting
for you"
He stumbled from the room.
And the next day Sue had a
note.
"It was a wonderful thing
you did for me-" it said, "but
I cannot go on like this. Ihave
too much pride.
Your life is still before you.
Mine is behind me. Take the
freedom I now give you and
live your life to the utmost.
And remember that I have al
ways loved you."
Sue never saw her husband
again. Nobody did. And the
odds say that nobody ever will.
Something Lacking
The girl had to go back to
work. But there was some
thing wrong with her. The
sparkle was gone. She was dis
missed from two plays during
the rehearsal periods. Some
thing had gone wrong some
where. And people wondered.
Because people didn't know
what had happened.
1t was only recently that she
rehearsed a love scene in a new
play. The director was peeved.
There was something missing.
"Stop, he shouted. "Miss Sue,
what's the matter with you?
You don't seem to realize that
the woman you're portraying is
supposed to be in love. Do you
understand? In love!
Whats the matter with you?
Don't you know what love is?"
She shrugged her shoulders.
"No," she replied. Maybe
you're right. Maybe don't
know what love is"
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
Knew He Lied

PiVer try to lie tc a girl who
loves you? Toughest thing in
the world, my friends. Sue
knew that George was. lying.
She knew the true reason why
he had to go to Denver. She
had seen it coming for some
time. But did she tell him?
Not that girl.
A few days later she kissed
him good-by. Both Of them
were laughing meTrily as the
train pulled out. And both of
them were crying the minute
their backs were turned.
Sue was worried about her
husband. She knew the state
of his health and she knew
that he had very little money
to carry him through. So she
pulled the strings as best she
could.
She arranged matters so that
George would be offered a job
as the assistant manager of a
Denver theater. His duties were
to be light-practically nothing.
And for a good reason. She
herself was to send the money
for his weekly salary. And the
regular manager was pledged to
secrecy.
Soon there came a letter from
George. It was typical of him.
my own dearest" it read.
''What do you think has hap
pened? I'm in the show busi-
ness now myself!
For some unknown reason,
as have already written you,
my other job didn't pan out.
And all of a sudden. from out
of a cellar sky. came an offer
for me to manage one Of the
theaters out here.
$50 your husband is now a
manager. You'd better not
play this town. because I'm
liable to cancel you at any
time. I'm feeling fine and,
aside from missing you, I'm
verv happy tonight.
write you more tomorrow.
Be good. darling. And God
bless you."
Let's draw the curtain over
another year, which doesn't
bring us many moons from the
The Washington times., 1932-11-14

. But now are you going to
figure these things? The man
had breeding and poise. He
could talk, and he had a vast
amount of personal charm.
Moreover, he was a perfect
gentleman.
And so, after four or five
meetings, Sue fell in love.
George beat her by five meet
ings because he had fallen in
love the very first time he saw
her. But he had to wait. And
wait he did.
States His Case
Then, when he called for her
at the New Amsterdam one
night. he told her his story.
"Sue," he said, IT love you. I
can't offer you money and l
can't offer you youth. All I
can give you is my heart and
the love I bear you.
Dearest girl, I am asking
you to marry me. Perhaps it's
a futile want, but 1 had to tell
you. What is your answer?"
The girl stepped close to him.
George" she respo ded
simply, I'm looking for happi.
ness. I think you can help me
find it. I want to remain on
the stage because I think can
get somewhere in the profes-
sion. If you'll agree to that,
I'll marry you.
For I love you, George.
More than you know"
For three years, Sue and
George were ideally happy. She
respected her husband-and he
loved his wife beyond all belief.
Sue was out of the Follies
now. She was playing small
parts in various productions.
Sues roles were by no means
stellar. But she was learning.
And she was happy.
Georges health began to go.
The war had left its mark on
him. Doctors told him that he
would have to leave for the
West at once. And rather than
tell the girl he loved the true
state Of affairs, he told her
that he had received an offer
OF a fine job in Denver, Colo.
The Washington times., 1932-11-14
Did You Know

That Joel McCrea, now an
R-K-O star, averaged exactly S.
cents a day during his first year
in pictures?
The Washington times., 1932-11-14

present time. She had pro-
gressed rapidly. She had been
given a real chance in a fairly
important production. And this
was the opening night.
AS she enacted her role, Sue
didn't know that George was in
the audience. She had not
heard from him in several days
and she had wondered why.
For she had no way Of know
ing that he intended to be
present on her opening night
just to surprise her and hold
her in his arms once again.
When the final curtain fell
George wended his way back
stage. It took several minutes.
At last he stood before her
door. He knocked. She opened
the portal and they fell into a
long embrace.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-30
JIMMIES ARE STRONG

Jamestown, N. D-Jamestown COL
lege appears to have an exceptional
track team and indications are that it
will be among the leaders as cinder-
men compete at the various meets this
season.
Boosting eight veteran tracksters
and dozen promising newcomers,
the Jimmies will temporarily let up
from period of intensive practice to
engage in dual meet Saturday with
Aberdeen, s. D., and then will return
to practice sessions to prepare for four
other meets in which they engage this
season.
A week after meeting Aberdeen the
Jimmies are scheduled to take on Mi
not at the Magic City in another dual
affair. They are entered in a pent-
angular tourney at Moorhead, MINI.
Jamestown plays host as the Jimmies
competee in their fifth engagement
the North Dakota Inter collegiate
Athletic conference event at James
town May %.
Competitive trials at the college
showed E. j. Cassel, athletic director
that he viii have some good perform
ers in the meets this spring. Nc
Lain, entering the discus for the first
time, won the event with throw OF
1T feet and continued practice is ex-
pected to add a few more feet. He al
so did the 100-yard dash in good time.
Larratt made conamendable time In
the 220 and 40 yard dashes. Clark
won the mile In Sis while Evans took
the two mile in 1905.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-30
Performance of Joe McCIuskey
Raises Y. S. Hopes For
Olympic Honors

Philadelphia, April 30.-(F-They
can re-write that old ditty today un-
der the new title of Run EN- down,
McCluskey" and do no injustice
whatever to the perseverance, speed
and courage of one of Americas FORE
most young Olympic athletic pros
poets.
With nearly 10000 cheering him on,
raven-thatched Joe McCluskey, pride
of Fordham university and Manches-
ter, Conn, picked himself off the turf
and ran em down" to win the 3000-
meter steeplechase. feature of the
Penn Relay carnival's opening day.
This powerful youngster not only
came from behind in sensational style
after tumbling over an early barrier
but covered the obstacle -strewn route
in the fastest time ever registered in
this country, 9 minutes. 28.6 seconds.
But for his poor start, jumping Joe
might have surpassed the unofficial
world record of 9:2l.8, made by the
Finnish champion, Loukola, in the
1928 Olympics. He beat his own
American record of 9:37, set at the
Penn relays last spring, and turn
ed a 20-yard deficit on the bell lap
into 50-yard margin of victory over
j. c. Watson of Indiana.
1T looks like McCluSkeys perfor-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-30
10000 Cheer When Raven Thatched
Fordham Star Wins Steeplechase

nance assures the United States a
real chance to wrest steeplechase
honors from the Firms this year for
the first time" remarked Lawson
Robertson, head coach of the Ameri-
can Olympic track and field team.
Otherwise, the big Penn carnival
entered the final days whirl of COM
petition between east and midwest
after a relatively mild assault upon
existing records. The only other
marks toppled Friday were in the 400
meter hurdles, which Eugene Beatty,
negro star from Michigan normal,
won In 53.3 seconds; and the inter-
scholastic medley, which went to
Hamilton collegiate institute of Can
ada in the new record time of min
utes, 47.4 seconds.
In the absence Of Barney Berling-
er, who had won the event for three
straight years for the University Of
Pennsylvania, the decathlon title was
kept in the family by George Munger,
another Penn all-around star.
Munger finished strong to over
come ice Hall of Florida and two
other rivals, Sake Of Colgate and Pohl
of Delaware, but the winners total
of 1924 points did not menace Ber-
fingers carnival record Of stamp
Munger as an Olympic prospect now.
Berlinger, who is expected to make
a strong bid for the Olympic decath-
lon crown, was feted Friday night
in being formally presented the
James E. Sullivan medal as the "out-
amateur athlete" of 1881.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-30
Hoosiers Assail
Tourney Records
at Drake Relays
George Sailing, Iowa HurdIer,
and John Brooks, Chicago,
Lower Marks

Des Moines, Ia, April 30.-F)-
Surviving stars in the annual Drake
relays, with three new records al
ready to their credit, were ready Sat-
urday to renew assaults on existing
standards.
University Of Indiana athletes. who
broke an intercollegiate record Of II
years standing in the distance med
ley relay were after two more long
range marks in the finals.
One was in the two-mile run where
Henry Brocksmith hopes to knock
several records of the 9:23.l set by
Clark Chamberlain Of Michigan state
q wear ago. The other was In the
four mile relay. The record OF 17:45.
set by Illinois in 1922, Is the oldest
in major event on the books.
The Hoosier medley quartet, with
A6artich and Nee6e running the 40
and 500 yard laps In the absence Of
Fuqua and Hornsbostel, injured In an
auto accident, cracked the 17-year-
Old ~ winning Ia l0:lo.1. Tho old
record WAS 1920.
George Sailing, the Iowa hurdline
|Star, and John Brooks, & sophomore
|negro from Chicago university.
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