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The Washington times., 1932-11-16
Daniel Frohnan
Lecture Tonight

Mary Anderson, Richard Mans.
field, Henry Irving, Ellen Terry,
E. H. Sothern, Julia Marlowe,
John Drew, Maude Adams, and
a host of other famous players
will walk the stage in memory,
tonight at Constitution Hall,
when at 8:15 o'clock, Daniel
Frohman gives his "reminiscences
Of the Stage and It's Stars"
His talk will cover more than
SO years of theatrical history and
entertaining anecdote; and at its
conclusion, the distinguished
dean of American theatrical
managers, who is to be intro
duced by the dean of American
actors, Otis Skinner, will answer
questions propounded to him by
the audience, provided they are
written and sent to the stage.
Arrangements have been made
to have Mr.. Frohman use one
of the most up-to-date and most
perfect of amplifiers, the lapel
amplifier, in order that not q
word of his talk will be lost by
the audience seated in the
farthest corner of Constitution
Hall.
Tickets are :. to be had at the
T. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau,
1880 G ST., and at the door
of Constitution Hall tonight.
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
SOME AMUSEMENT GLEANINGS
Ethel Barrymore Is Coming Here,
Six New Movie Programs

NATIONAL - Ethel Barrymore
will make her return to the stage
Monday night after a brief Holly
wood experience in Encore" q
new play by Victor Wittgenstein
and Sheridan Gibney, presented
under the management Of Arthur
Hopkins. In the supporting cast
will be Siegfried Rumann, Frank
Conroy, Sebastian Bragiotti, Ak
fred A. Hesse, Georgia Drew Men
dunn, Josephine Hull Iris Whitney
and Margaret Linck. Robert Ed.
mond Jones designed the settings.
Matinees "Wednesday and Satur-
day.
R-K-O-KETTH'S-Joel MacCrea
in a novel picture, THE Most
Dangerous Came" comes as the
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
Late Stage News
Direct From
Broadway

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-With
casting completed on his produc-
ton of "The Great Magoo," Billy
Rose announces that he will bring
it to the Selwyn Theater during
the week of November %. Paul
Kelly, Harry Green, Charlotte
Granville, Jack Hazard, Victor
Kilian, Dennie Moore, Joe Fields,
Millard Mitchell and Charles
Henderson are lading players in
the Ben Hecht- Gene Fowler drama.
which is being staged by George
Abbott.
Besides Kenneth MacKenna and
>Ilka Chase, the players in Jed
Harris's forthcoming production,
tentatively called "Over Night"
will include William Lynn, Georg-
cite Harvey, Roberta Beatty and
possibly Dorthy McNulty. Mil.
dred Harris, sister of Jed Harris.
and Harold Goldman are the,
authors of "Over Night"
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
Edna May Oliver
Gets Role in
Dix Film
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1889, King Features
Syndicate)

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Nov. 16.
Just to chalk up another mark
for Hollywood's "over 40" brigade,
Edna May Oliver figures largely
in R-K-O's plans for the coming
year. AS a starter, she will play
one of the most important roles
in Richard Dix's new picture, "The
Great Jasper"
Hailed widely for her fine per-
formance in "Cimarron," the
veteran actress has not always
had the best stories to follow
up this success. Now, however,
with Marie Dressler, Alison Skip
worth and Henrietta CroSman
looming Importantly on the Holly
wood horizon, R-K-O has decided
to do something about it.
The first result is the role of
the seeress in "The Great Jasper" "
Though the studio still is seek
ing a leading woman for Dix,
this film is due for early produc-
ton. 1t will have little Dorothy
Wilson, former stenographer, in
the cast and will be directed by
j. Walter Ruben.
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
"Face the Music"

Irving Berlin'S musical comedy,
"Face The Music" will be a De-
cember booking at the National,
probably after the Irish Players
have completed their December S
week engagement. The Messrs.
Shubert now sponsor this musical
which pokes lot Of fun at the
Seabury tin boxes Of Tammany
chieftains, has "Soft Lights and
Sweet Music" as the smash Ber-
lin tune, Mary Boland as its
comedy star.
Artist Herman Perlman, who
caricatures acting celebrities, has
a new subject to study. Avrin
Shirley Perlman was deposited by
the Stork-who recognizes no de-
pression-on November 1 at the
Perlman domicile. So Papa Her
man and Mama Sarah are ac-
cepting congratulations.
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

scheduled to last for many weeks.
Emcee O'Day says that the
marathon dance will comply
strictly to rules and regulations
defined by the District Govern
ment. incidentally many of last
years favoriteS have already
entered for the long grind, in
fact so numerous are applicants
it may be necessary to keep down
the number of contestants to the
capacity of the floor.
When Ethel Barrymore last ap-
peared in Washington she found
lot of fun in watching a pre-
view of brothers Lionel and John
in "Arsepe Lupin." Bearing this
in mind Managing Director Car
ter Barron of Loew's yesterday
started the machinery working to
get print here Of "Rasputin."
He hopes to show this picture
in which Ethel, John and Lionel
appear at a pre-view party, while
the queenly Ethel is playing at
the National Theater next week in
Encore"
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

Joe and Pete Michon, Valentine
Fox and the AndressenS. Phil
Lampkin's overture and the news
reel will complete the program.
RIALTO-The new Universal
picture, Afraid to Talk" comes
as the main screen attraction
opening Thursday. 1t is an adap-
tation of the stage play, Merry
Go-Round," and has a cast which
includes Sidney Fox, Eric Linden,
Louis Calhern, Robert Warwick,
Edward Arnold, Mayo Methot,
Joyce Compton, Tully Marshall
and Ian MacLaren. The supple
mentary program will include the
Universal newsreel, with Graham
MacNamee and selected short sub
jectS.
PALACE-Marie DreSSler and
Polly Moran in Prosperity" will
be the main screen attraction
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

- ~ "A~Js %A
the supplementary program are
selected shorts and the latest is
sue Of the Pathe newsreel.
METROPOLITAN-Paul NUM-
in I'm a Fugitive" will continue
for a second week beginning Fri
day. This real life story of an
escaped convict from q chain
gang has been brilliantly directed
by Mervyn LIE Roy. In the sup
porting cast are Glenda Farrell,
Noel Francis, Sally Blame, Berton
Churchill, Allan jenkins, Hale
Hamilton, Vernon Foster and
David Landau. The program is
completed by short reel subjects
which include q Merry Melodie
cartoon, and the latest issue of
the Paramount news reel.
LOEW'S FOX-Will Rogers in
his latest picture, "Too Busy to
Work." a screen adoption of Ben
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

Andrew 3. Kelley him for weeks
dropped down to the, Imperial
Theater and gave a private show
for the Perfect Fool" He
laughed his head off, gave her a
trick hat and one Of his coats as
a tribute. It is not in the Show
Boat" limitations routine because
1t requires these costume props.
When "Show Boat" hits Chi
cago, Norma Terris hopes to pre-
sent complete afternoons enter
tainment Of impersonations. A
matinee for charity. II it goes she
may consider bookings a la Ruth
Draper and Corneilia Otis Skin
ner. Abhors those who think any,
body who can stick out q lower
lip can become Chevalier or any
body who can do funny shuttle
walk is Charlie Chaplin. There
is more to this business than that.
You must feel what you're doing.
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
Calls Him Great

It was when Claiming Pol
locks House Beautiful was
playing at the BelaSco that he
told me Charles Laughton's per-
formance in Payment Deferred"
was one he considered the great
est exhibit Of dramatic art that
had been offered the stage since
the days of Edwin Booth. Some
praise, but Playwright Pollock
was simply entranced over an
English actor he considered truly
great.
Well, you may see Charles
Laughton in Payment Preferred"
on the Columbia Theater screen
beginning Friday and find out
for yourself whether Mr.. Polio k
was right.
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
Hollywood by Night

Want to look in on the stars
celebrating Armistice night? Bet
ter try the Cocoanut Grove where
the Thalians are giving their an.
nual party. It's II o'clock and
you can just barely move on''the
dance floor. There is Mary Pick
ford getting up to waltz with
Johnny Mack Brown. Virginia
Valli and Charlie Farrell won't
brave the crush, however. Charlie
is still under the weather.
Phil Harris starts to sing into
the microphone and the dancers
pack around the orchestra. Col
leen Moore and Mervin Leroy
try to vainly break away, but
finally give it up. Tall John
Wayne, dancing with Josephine
Saenz, has better luck. But not
before someone has brushed off
one Of her belt of gardenias.
Get to the edge of the floor
and now work your way around,
That large group is Frank Borz,
ages welcome home party to his
wife, who has just returned from
Honolulu. The couple tete-a-tete
are Raquel Torres and Charles
Feldham. Evelyn Brent and Harry
Edwards again. You see them
everywhere. And, incidentally,
how about someone signing Betty
for a picture? Louis B. Mayer has
another big party, among them
the William Goetzes and Ricardo
Corte2. There are Reginald
Denny and Bubbles" Also Bebe
Daniels and Ben Lyon.
Did You Know.
That John Darrow once worked
as a page boy in the White House?
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
S Man or Woman
Most DANGEROUS?

Is man or woman the most
dangerous foe?
Would you rather have the
yelled aninosity of a woman
pitted against you, or a mans
open anger?
"The Most Dangerous Game" I"
now showing at RKO Keith'S,
proves that wild animal game is
not only always the most fero-
cious. This romantic drama
gives the real. answer.
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

than 100 actors
a n d actresses,
although audi
enceS seem to
prefer h e r
Greta @ ar BIO.
The carb o n
C o py Of the
6 a m o r o u S
Swede Is accom-
plished by just
fixing her hair.
Miss TerriS
favors her own
n1imicing Of Ed
w ynn. After
she had studied
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

comes as the main screen, attrac-
ton Friday. 1t is a Metro Gold.
wyn-Mayer picture. In the sup
porting cast are Maureen O'Sul-
livan, Meth Hamilton, Veree Teas
dale and Ray Milland. Lothar
Mendes directed Selected short
subjects and the latest issue of
the Paramount newsreel will COM
plete the program.
GAYETY-Sam Michaels and
his Empire Girls will provide the
new burleSque revue which opens
Sunday matinee. Supporting
Comic Michaels in merry antics
will be Ruth Bradley, Virginia
Muzzio, Lew Powers, Snookie
Woods, Joe and Ernestine, Bob
Sandberg, Minor Reed and Estelle
lie Fleur. A faststepping chorus
Of pretty girls will assist in the
musical numbers. Matinees daily.
Smoking in all parts of. the
theater.
HOWARD - Beginning Friday,
the Three Keys, national radio
favoriteS, will headline a great
stage show. other acts are Glenn
and jenkins, Alta Blake, Naomi
Price, Celeste Coles and a fast
stepping group of chorus girls.
An extra added attraction will be
Jimmy Lunceford and his Cana
dian Music Masters. Mitzi Green,
in Little Orphan Annie" will be
the screen feature. Midnight
shows on Friday and Wednesday.
E A RLE-Ernest Lubitsch's
latest picture, Trouble Tn
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

AmeS Williams
"Jubilo," comes
as the main
screen attrac-
tion Friday.
Marion Nixon
and Dick Powell
are prominent
in the support
ing cast. John
Blystone direct
ed. The stage
show will pre-
sent Will OS-
borne and his
orchestra, the
radio favorites
RaiS and Dunn
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
All In a Day
-6y-
MARK HELLlNCER

NEW YORK, Nov 16.
well-known lady of the night clubs, who has had
fair amount of publicity through her lawsuits against the
who always pay and pay out the other evening
with millionaire broker They made the rounds together
And by the time a. rolled round both were pretty
well gintoxicated.
Stepping into cab the broker gave the driver his Park
Avenue address, The lady said nothing But when the cab
rolled up in front of the brokers' apartment house, the
lad, b,Io
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

main screen at
traction, begin
in g tod ay.
D a rim g a nd
primitive real
ism have been
injected in t o
this Cooper and
Schiedsack fea-
ture fashioned
from a Richard
Connell prize
story. In the
supporting cast
are lie slie
Banks, Robert
Armstrong and
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

P ar a dise,''
t e a t urin a
brilliant cas- t
which includes
Miriam HOP
kins, Charles
Ruggles, K ay
Francis an d
H e r b e r t
Marshall comes
as the main
screen attrac-
ton beginning
Friday. Head
ing the stage
show is Barney
Rapp and his
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

MARIE DREssLER a new gridiron
picture, and the latest issue of
the Hearst-Metrotone newSreel.
COLUMBIA-Charles Laughton,
in Payment Deferred" made
from the successful stage play,
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

New E n g. KAY FRANCIS
landerS. Other acts are Bob Hall,
Edith Evans and Ray Mayer,
Carlton Emmy and his Mad
Wags and Maxine Doyle. Selected
shorts screen subjects and the
latest issue of the Paramount
news reel will complete the pro-
gram.
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
One Liz Drink

Come on up JUS a minute
the broker coaxed. Les have
one lii las drink together"
The lady, however, was per.
sistent in her refusal.
Don want no more drink"
abe insisted. "Jus' gimme cab
fare and I'll go to my home"
4 The broker finally drew five
dollar bill from his pocket and
tossed it to her. He was about
to step from the cab when he
suddenly changed his mind.
II guess mebbe I better take
you home. anyhow" he NUT
tered. "It wouldn't be nice.
Hey. driver, take ush to -
West Fifty-fifth ST."
Some five minutes later the
cab was in front Of the lady's
home. She prepared to @tep,
from the cab. The broker
stopped her.
/ What" he cried, "ain'tcha
gonna invite me up for ILL
drink?"
The lady shook her head Wig
orously.
"Lissen," she yodeled, I'm
gettin' tired Of all thish. I dom
want no more drinksh-get me.
Now lemme CO."
The broker grew very peeved.
'Aw right" he cried, aw right.
# you feel tha' way about it,
gimme back my cab fare. If
you're gonna be like that I wan
my SIS back"
The lady swayed from side to
side.
so you're a millionaire
sport" she murmured. "a swell
guy, you are!"
Digging into her purse, she
yanked forth two SIS bills. She
tossed them into the million
aires face.
There you are," she cried
disguStedly. There's the S.
cab fare you gave me. And
there's another SIS for your own
fare. Good night"
And she slammed the door.
ALL OF WHICH reminds me
of the true story of the taxi
driver who picked up a drunk
in front of a night club and
whirled him to a given address
in the Bronx. Reaching their
destination, the driver discov.
cred his fare was so plastered
that he was totally uncon.
scious. 4
The driver yanked him from
the cab and looked in the di.
rection of his meter. It regis
tered a Sizeable Sum-and there
was as much chance Of getting
money out Of this stew as there
was of meeting a reporter
whose pants weren't shiny.
A Fat Roll
There was but one thing to
do, and the driver did it. He
plunged his hand into the
drunk's pocket and brought out
his roll. To the taxirnarl's
amazement. it was a large roll
- plentifully Sprinkled with
lives. tens and twentieS.
He was about to pocket the
entire wad when, some two
blocks away, he saw a figure
with brass buttons approaching.
He hurriedly peeled off a five
spot. put it back into the
drunk's pocket and showed the
remainder into his own kick.
Then he dropped the stew and
ran to meet the policeman.
Il gotta drunk on my hands.
OFFICER" he cried. ''My meter
registers $3.50 and / wanna cet
paid. I don't want to search /.
him without somebody looIsns
on. Will you help me, officer2,.
Meanwhile, as they talked, 4
paSSer-by saw the drunk living
near the cab. Quickly, iia
knelt by the crIlnnpled fitlfre
and searched his norkets. All.
ne found was. the IS note She
driver had put back. So he
pocketed that, stood up and
stepped back,
Hey, you," shouted the
patrolman, as he and the
driver fastened to the spot,
who are you?"
I'm this feller's friend" re.
sponded the stranger.
yeah" said the officer.
We'll do you wanna pay his
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1dI6 81 JkldG CLllS OIlNSI WOI1
have to lose it?"
Sorry" replied the stranger,
politely. But I'm broke my
self"
"I'll search him." grunted
the policeman. He knelt down
and went through the drunk's
pockets. He found, Of course,
nothing. He arose to his feet.
Nope" he said to the driver,
nothing on him. You took q
CHARGE on bringing him Up
here and you'n have to take
the loss. That's the way 1t
goes" 4
The taximan looked suspi.
ciously at the stranger who
stood idly by. But he could
say nothing. So he stepped
into his seat as the patrolman
looked on sympathetically.
Dammit" muttered the
driver, as he drove away, "that
other guy cOpped the five spot
That's what 1 get for being
hOneStw
While dining at Moore's the
other evening, some Of the boys
revived the yarn about the the
atrical man who was casting q
new show. It seems that he
finally picked out a compare
lively unknown actor to play
the leading role.
Just de Type
you'll gonna be fine, mine
boy" said the producer. You're
just de type We, vas lookink
for"
The actor, however, looked at
the producer with a panied ex-
preston.
But I think, sir" he cried,
"that I ought to explain some
thing to you. It would only be
fair. This part calls for a man
who plays the violin. And /
don't even know how to hold a
violin"
Again the producer slapped
the actor on the back.
"VOt's de use wOrryjnk ha-
bout tink like dis?" he smiled.
'FYOu gait plainly time. De
shows gonna rehearse at list
four vickS!"
There's a certain comedian
who is two-timing his wife
beautifully. She thinks he's
the last word in faithfulness
and always raves to her friends
about her husbands golf game.
Doesn't my husband look
marvelously well these days?"
she cries. Golf has done it
for him. He's out on the links
all day long-rain or shine. I
never saw him looking so well
in my life."
A New Idea
AS a matter of actual fact,
the comedian never sees a golf
course. He fell in love about
two months ago and spends
practically all Of his free time
in his sweetheart's apartment.
In order to make his wife be-
lieve the golf gag, he bought
one Of those artificial sun
lamps. q la Spinrad, and taught
his sWeetie to operate it.
She gives him 20 minutes Of
phOney sun every day, except
in case Of rain. And his spouse
keeps raving Of the marvels
that rolf Is doing for her cheat
iEig hnbby.
The battered flivver came roll
Ing down Riverside Drive. It
was the sfus iiIapadated affair
I've ever seen All the paint
had aoae sine worn away,
and all y6q Fas a piece of
J tin on M lee clnathe rear the
driver alsl ~ sign: -
y lOll IlSlls girls" it read.
paiAt you wouldn't
1 IoD hot yOnrseIves!"
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

beginning Fr l.
day. This ace
comedy tie a m
will have Nor
man Foster and
Anita Page in
the supporting
cast Of ar. in
teresting story,
On the supple
mentary ro-
gram will be
" over tn e
Counter, " a NIL
Sical revue in
film; Football
and Footwc *, I"
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
Pollock Niches
Laushton With
Greatest
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

A thimbleful Of interview
granted by Norma Terris in her
suite at the Hay-Adams House yes
terday p. m. She loves to do inn
presentations. Can take off more
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

= A RL LE-Erne est Lubitsch'S
latest picture, Trouble In
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Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, March 19-In the DO
litical results Of last Sundays elections
those who are concerned with the Ger
man economy program continue to find
satisfaction. They believe that the re-
election of President Hindenbl1rg in
April viii lead to closer relations be-
tween Germany and France as soon as
the May French elections are out of the
way. 1t is, however, the credit prob
lens that face Germany in the next
three months that most concern them.
The latest returns of German trade
indicate that the astonishing export bal
ance which prevailed in the latter part
OF 1881 Is not being maintained This
represented in considerable part pay
ments for goods purchased on long
term agreements which were then be-
coming due. They were negotiated be-
fore the currency situation in countries
where Germany has had good customers
became demoralized and when buying
power was much greater than it is to-
day. The difficulties which impose
themselves on the German industrialist
and banker are those of securing ex-
change with which to meet obligations
abroad.
Outlook Improved.
American bankers who have returned
from Germany in the past two weeks
are Of the opinion that there is a $3.50
chance of that country getting through
to the end of June without declaring a
moratorium. The improvement in the
political outlook since their return is
more in favor of maintenance of finan-
cial stability in GERMANY. for it means
assistance will be given to a conserva-
tive government that would have been
withheld from radical one. 1t does
not, however, guarantee relief from the
pressing conditions surrounding nearby
payments on long-term dollar loans and
on short-term credits that are due in
the months Of April, May and June.
In this period the semi-annual inter-
est on 10 of the 100 German dollar
loans had to be paid. The amount
involved in interest alone exceeds
S22, 000, 900. 1t includes the half yearly
interest, on April Is, on the German
7 per cent government loan and on
So per cent international loan on June
l. 1t also takes into account several