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Khanom, were guests Of honor at din
ner last evening Of DR.. and Mrs. STAN
wood Cobb, who entertained in their
home in Chevy Chase. The other
guests were Mrs. Beale r. Howard,
Mrs. Millspaugh and Mrs. Dorothy
deMuth Watson. -
Mira Ali Kuli Khan will lecture to-
morrow evening on Persia's contrtbu-
ton to world culture at 1914 Connecti-
cut avenue, where his collection of rare
art objects, rugs, paintings and other
handwork of ancient Persia are on
view. This collection will be part Of
the Persian exhibit at the Worlds
Fair in Chicago next Summer and
Mira Ali Kun Khan will remain in
Washington through this month.
DR.. Cobb has been appointed to
Hawaii for the department Of educa-
ton to give lectures on modern trends
In education.
Mrs. Robinson Downey will enter
tain the National Board of the Chill
dren Of the American Revolution at tea
Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the
palm room Of the Willard.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty has re-
turned to her apartment at 2219 Cali
fornia street from Florida, where she
has been at Miami for some time
Mrs. Dougherty has with her this week
Mrs. Fenton B. Turck of New York,
who is attending the congress Of the
N. s. D. A. r.
Mrs. Finley ]. Shepard Of New York
City Is q guest at the Mayhower while
In Washington for . few days.
Former Representative E. Hart Fem
and Mrs. Fem had friends dining with
them last evening at the Carlton.
Mrs. Wrisley Brown entertained a
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the hosts, who has been their guests
for some weeks Mr. and Mrs. Barry
have lived in Washington for many
years and have a large circle of friends
here Mr.. Barry recently retired as
sergeant at arms of the Senate, which
post he occupied for several years after
retiring from the local corps of news
paper correspondents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman
and Mrs. Hamilton Lamar were hosts
at dinner last evening at the National
Womans Country Club, of which Mrs
Tuckerman is president. Their guests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-19

included the Minister OF Czechoslovakia
and Nine. Veverka, Senator and Mrs
Frederick VanNuys Of Indiana and
Senator and Mrs Charles L. McNary.
The dinner was followed by a pro-
gram of music given by Irma Woollen,
soprano, accompanied by Mary Nc
Quade at the piano. Mrs. Woollen is
better known in private life as Mrs
Herbert Woollen of indianapolis and
is spending the Spring at the May
flower.
The former Minister Of Persia, Mira
Ali Kuli Khan, and his wife, Florence
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Brown, Mrs. Dorothy X. Butler, DR..
Edith Seville Coale, Mrs. Clara M.
Downey, Miss Martha G. Eads, Mrs.
A. w. Fisher, Mrs: Edith o. Fitzgerald.
Mrs Frank Golden, Miss Myrta B.
Goodman, Miss Clara Greacen, Miss
Ethel Grimes. Miss Elizabeth A. Hay
den, Miss Adela l. Heaven, Miss Alice
M. Heaven, president Of the club; Mrs
Bertha L. Heustis, Miss Bessie P. How
lette. Mrs. Katharine H. Imperial and
Mrs. s. Ralph Jones.
Mrs Arthur H. TeW entertained at
luncheon and bridge at the Kenwood
Country Club yesterday when her guests
were Mrs. Thornton Richardson. Mrs.
Patrick Farrell, Mrs. Daniel Bush, Mrs.
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Mrs. Rainey, Wife Of Speaker,
Honor Guest ut Dinner.
Mrs. Henry T. Rainey will be the
guest of honor at the April dinner of
the business and professional section Of
the Women's City Club this evening
with DR.. A. Francis Foye, chairman,
presiding.
Members planning to attend include
DR.. Edith L. Allen, Nine. Marie j. An
derson, Miss Eta H. Austin, Miss Olive
Beatty, Miss Virginia 8. Benjamin, Miss
Lucie Bernhard, Miss Laura Berrien,
Miss Martha B. Bright, Miss Mary L.
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party Of IS at luncheon today at the
National Woman's Country Club In
honor Of her house guest, Miss Kath-
arine Carl Of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddeus Haynes Of
Cleveland Park have gone to New York
to visit the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Bowyer
Stuart at the General Theological
Seminary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-19

Mrs. Dwight Webb and Miss Corinne
Webb OF Nashville, Tenn, are spending
this week at Stoneleigh Court, where
they are guests Of Mr.. T. D. Webb a
member of the Home Loan Bank Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-19

Mrs. Finley ]. Shepard Of New York
City Is a guest at the Mayhower while
In Washington for . few days.
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Mrs. Wrisley Brown entertained
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day. Their guests included their SON.
in-laws and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Merton Heath and family of Redwood
Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. James lima and
daughters of Minneapolis and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Kueber and daughter
OF Slayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Stewig Ell. ertain-
ed at dinner Christmas when their
guests included their son, Ben and
daughter, Miss Mildred of ST. Paul,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hauptli AMI
daughter and Calvin Wheeler of Red
wood Falls.
Miss Marcella and Garnet Zieske
were Christmas day supper guests at
the Ben Stewig home.
Albert Hauptli and Misses Mar
garet and Elizabeth Auckland were
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Mosier of Redwood Falls Christmas
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Peterson of Nor
gan entertained at Christmas dinner.
Their guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Steinkaus and daughter and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Parker and daughter
Ruth.
Louis Wittwer accompanied Garnet
Zieske to Minneapolis with a truck
loa,i of stock Friday evening.
The young people of the New Avon
Methodist Episcopal church held their
semi-monthly meeting in the church
basement. After choir practice they
held their Christmas party at which
time they exchanged presents.
|. Mrs. Samuel Wittwer and family,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Wittwer and FAM
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Schwahn
were Christmas dinner guests Of Mrs
Wittwer's sor-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Elliot.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson and
family were Christmas dinner guests
at the A. A. Wetmore home.
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Bauer-Piper Nuptials-
Among Sanb0rn Items

A pretty wedding was solemnized
at 30. ia,.l-s- cha-,,a thursday,
when Marie Bauer, ,,S-er of Mrs. A.
K. SIZE CT, p--a...e tie bride of Ru-
ucIpn ,-er OF Lacrosse, Wisconsin
Inc 20 be ring ceremony was per-
formed by the brides father, Rev.
J. Bauer. The briGe wore a white
silk crepe gown with a long flowing
veil. Her three bridesmaids wore
pink and the maid of honor wore
green silk crepe. The two little flow
er girls wore frocks of blue silk fash
Toned similar to the dresses worn by
the attendants. "A dinner was served
to about Is friends and relatives at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. R.
Stretch that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Shawartz and
son and Marie Dietz went to Maj
kato Sunday to visit with his moth
er. They returned Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Weber had as
their Christmas day guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Weber and family, Mrs
Metzke of Springfield, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Weber and daughter and H. W.
Weber
Marie Parsons and Clemintene
Dietz spent Christmas day at SPRING
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Shawartz enter
tanned the Dietz families Friday ev-
ening.
Mrs. II. F. Luerhing entertained the
Lutheran Ladies Aid Wednesday. 1t
was their Christmas party and the
house was decorated for the occasion
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. wager had as
their Christmas eve visitors, Mr.. and
Mrs. Erwin Yaeger and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ripley.
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Qg89ES
First Presbyterian Church

Rev. James P. Linn, Pastor
Sunday School ---------10 A. M.
The attendance has been large. Let
US keep up the good work until East
err.
Morning worship ----------11 A. M.
The subject Of the morning sermon
will be What Have You to Live
For?" The morning choir has pre-
pared some good music for Sunday
morning services.
Junior-Intermediate C. E. will meet
in the dining room of the church Sum
day evening at $50.
The Young Peoples society will
hold it's Sunday evening meeting in
the lecture room of the church at
$50. The subject for the discussion
will be Important Happenings of
1885," Miss Irene Washburn will be
the leader.
Evening services----------7:30 p. m.
The subject for the evening address
will be Readiness" The young peo-
Plies chorus will sing for US at this
service.
Mid-week meeting for prayer and
study will meet at 1880 p. m. Thurs
day.
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New Avon Families
Have Holiday Guests

New Avon-Mr. and Mrs. N. L.
Quesoen.erry am 4amIly entertained
at CHRIS mas dinner Monday noon
The following guests were present
Mr.. ana Ars. John Quessenberry and
family, Mir. and Mrs. Ed. Barenthin
ana family, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nc
Namara and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
harry Hurton and Ed. Garnhardt OF
Redwood Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
Kline and Miss Doris Overmeyer of
Wabasso and Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Mott and daughter and Miss Dora
Bunneu of Clements.
Ed Barenthin motored to the Twin
Cities Friday and returned with his
son, Willard and nephew, Howard
Quessenberry. Willard attends Ham
line university and Howard attends
the University of Minnesota.
A surprise party was held Wednes-
day evening, December q, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Linde-
man in honor of their son, Ray and
his room mate, Larry Kirkpatrick Of
Park college of Parkville, Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Selke and
son of Vesta spent the holidays with
Mr.. Selke's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Selke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Tetrick and fam
lily of Lamberton spent Christmas
day with Mrs. Tetrick's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Overmeyer.
Miss Mildred and Ben Stewig came
Saturday morning from st. Paul to
spend the Christmas holiday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ste
wig. They accompanied Fred Lussen-
hop of Morton to Redwood Falls.
Miss Mildred returned Tuesday while
Ben will remain home for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Anderson are
the parents of nine and one-haf
pound girl born December %.
Rev. G. E. Martin received Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Brown into membership of
New Avon Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday afternoon. He also
baptized the following babies: 10 Ann
Mae Brandt, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Brandt; Genevan Marie
Kueber, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Kueber of Slayton and Judith
Ann Hauptli, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hauptli. Little Miss
Haupti was baptized in her grand
mother Stewig,s baptism dress which
is more than 80 years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. John StewiG enter
tanned at family dinner Christmas
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st. Johns Lutheran Church
Edward A. Birkholz. Pastor

EDWARD A. BlrknOiZ. Pastor
Choir practice Thursday at 1880 p.
m.
Instructions for the confirmation
class Saturday at 9 a. m.
Services Sunday in the German
language at 9:45 a. m. r.
Services with holy communion in
the English language at 1880 p. m.
News Years day services in the
German language at 9:45 a. m.
Services in the English language
at II a. m.
The Young Peoples club will hold
its monthly social meeting in the
church parlors at 1880 p. m. This
will be in the form of "Homecom-
ing" for our young folks home for the
holidays. All of our young people are
most cordially invited to attend.
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WANDA TEAMS WIN
2, LOSE 2 IN WEEK

Wanda-The Wanda All-Star bask-
etbal team piayea q -cr.es u basket
bali games uurlig .,.e week. Tues
day evening tine .eam Journeyei to
w abasSo Where II was defea0ed z4-15.
Wednesday night .Iley played at re
we're. The tl1sj Iean. iost Dy score
of 22-19 but the seconds won 1873.
Friday the Cie.neissS .eam was de-
feate-a On The Clements floor 45-9.
Mrs. f. Stanek and sons, Rudolph
and Raymond, ana Mrs. William
Bauer and son, Velnon, ALL daughter,
Anna Marie, visited with relatives at
Kilkenny Sunday.
mr.. and mrs. Charles Bloedow and
sons, CARRIED an. UIvIlle and daugh-
ter, Eldona, were Redwood Falls cali
eEs Saturday.
Hilda hengel of Darfur spent Fri
day evening at the Max Darkow
home.
Miss Eda Spalding of St. James ar
rived Friday TO spend the Christmas
holidays at her home.
Joseph Volda. lett for his home at
Frost Saturday to spend his Christ
mas vacation.
Peter Ludwig and family of Revere
visited with Wanda friends Saturday.
Lowell Klein of Sleepy Eye spent
the weekend at the Albert Spalding
home here.
Mr. ana Mrs. John C. Jenniges
were Redwood Falls shoppers Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Darkow and
daughters, Irene, Amanda and Rose
mary were Lamberton visitors Satur-
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Anthony Hoysler and
son, Gene and daughter, Norma and
Mrs. William Bauer and son, Vernon
and daughter, Anna Marie were Red
wood Falls callers Saturday.
Mrs. John Harrington and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles CORES
were entertained at the M. P. CORES
home Monday evening.
Harold Collins of Granite Falls
was a business caller here Tuesday.
Joseph Schwab, Peter Shons and
Louis Borte were Redwood Falls
visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Herman Bloedow and son
Winfield and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Tim
mermann were Redwood Falls callers
Tuesday.
/ Martin Dallmann and Tony Hoysle1
drove to the Twin Cities Monday
They returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Gustav Otto and daughters
Ethel ar1 Everline and Lloyd Struck
mann were Lamberton visitors Wed.
nesday evening.
Miss Maruha Spalding returned te
st. Paul to resume her duties at st
Johns hospital after spending several
weeks at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Wilstermanr
ana Mr. ana MRS. Hans WilsJermanI
and son, Donald, drove to Redwood
taiiS tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. William ]. Langholz
and family were visitors at Lander
ton wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Darkow and
daughter, Rosemary, drove to Darful
Friday. Miss Irena Darkow returned
home with them to spend Christmas
vacation
Fam Doepke and sons Armin and
Haro d and Mrs. A. j. Balfany anC
Miss Norma MatlsOn of WaDasso
were Redwood Falls visitors Tuesday
Joseph S.-hwab and the Misses
Irene holt, Myrtle Simon and Regina
Siemers drove u Lambertcn Friday
From there the latter took the bus ia
their homes to spend the Christmas
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Rix and SON
Clarence and daughter, Laurena, OF
near Springfield Visited at the Arm
old Anderson home Thursday eve
ming. Miss Laurena remained here
tor VISIT with her sister, Mrs. Arm
old Anderson.
N. A. Luether left for Mankato
Sunday W see2.d Christmas witch his
parents.
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English Lutheran Church

English Lutheran Church
Rev. w. Henry Westby, Pastor
Sunday School and Bible class 9:45
a. m.
Morning worship ----------11 a. M.
Sermon, "a New Years Message
No service New Years day.
Choir rehearsal Thursday at p. m.
Public dinner in church parlors
Thursday, January 4, serving from
$50 p. m. on. Everybody welcome.
The hostesses are Mrs. C. M. Bake,
Mrs. D. w. Buckley, Mrs. j. c. Buaik
and Mrs. w. Henry Westby.
Confirmation class Saturday at
2:30 p. m.
Board of trustees Friday, January
5. at 8 p. m. Very important. sea-
Come and hear a gospel message at
the English Lutheran church.
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Rev. q. T.. MdTCII, PdSIUT
Church school ----------10 a. M.
Morning worship -----------11 a. m.
No evening services.
Rev. S. L. Richards of Window will
preach at the morning service. Rev.
Richards is one of the most aggres-
sive men of the conference and you
will enjoy hearing him.
He will also preach at the New
Avon church at the afternoon service
at p. m.
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Church of Christ

Church of Christ
"The Church of Kindness"
Your pastor is deeply grateful for
the months vacation voted for him
by the church board and for the many
other fine expressions of the Christ
mas time.
Miss Bermce Huhnerkoch will
preach at the Sunday morning serv-
ice, and the Missionary society will
have charge of the service in the
evening.
Choir practice Friday at 7:30 p. m.
A Happy New Year to all our
members and friends.
All Welcome-Always
Oscar Joneson. Pastor
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Delhi PRESBYTERIAN Church

Morning Worship ------9:30 A. M.
The mid-winter communion service
will be conducted at this service.
Sunday School following the morn
ing service.
The community is very cordially in
vited to attend all these services.
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Following the evening service we
will have a watch night meeting last
ing until the old year goes out and
1884 comes in. An interesting pro-
gram is being prepared.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening.
We wish you all happy New Year.
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Redwood Circuit Evangelical
Churches
Rev. o. S. Monson, Pastor
North Redwood
Sunday School ------------10 A. M.
Worship service -----------11 A. M.
Evening services at Middle Creek.
The league business meeting and
social will be entertained by Floyd
Becker at his home Friday evening,
December 20. There will be the cleo
ton Of officers.
Middle Creek
Worship service ---------9:30 A. M.
Sunday School ----1O:30 A. M.
Christian Endeavor ------7:30 P. NJ.
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Gospel service --------------8 P. M.
This will be Women's Missionary

Gospel service -------------8P P. M.
This will be Women's Missionary
night.
All Sunday School members are
requested to bring their contribution
to S. S. next Sunday morning for
their respective classes for missions
or whatever the class may choose.
Monday evening, January l, the
E. L. C. E. will have its first meeting
of the year. Oyster supper will be
served. All league members and
young people of the church and COM
munity are invited.
Don't forget to pay for your church
papers.
Cottage prayer service Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock.
You are always welcome to wor-
ship with US.
Lutheran Church of Delhi
Rev. Christ Anderson, Pastor
Sunday, December 81: Services at
IL a. m.
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Vesta, Seaforth, Milroy
PRESBYTERIAN Churches

Rev. Robert Alexander, Pastor
Services on next Lords day will be
as follows:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-12-28

Church of st. Catherine
Catholic Church
Rev. Godfrey O'Sullivan, Pastor
Two masses every Sunday. One at
8 a. m. and the second a. 10 a. m.
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NaZarene Church.
O.. e.. SwalWell. Pastor
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-12-28
Lutheran Church of Delhi

Sunday, December 81: Services at
IL a. m.
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Rev. G.. E. Martin, Pastor
Evening star., 1933-06-25
New Barthelmess Film.

"SHANGHAI ORCHID" a story by
Gene Towne and Graham Baker.
is being prepared for production at the
First National studios in Burbank.
Calf, as the next Richard Barthelmess
starring vehicle. 1t will be one of the
first pictures to go into production
when the ytudio reopens this month.
Barthelmess, before leaving New York,
expressed his enthusiasm for "Shanghai
Orchid" by wire to Jack L. Warner,
vice president in charge of production
at the studio. His enthusiasm stems
from the fact that Shanghai Orchid"
Is similar in type to Broken Blossoms"
one OF his greatest successes. He ex-
poets 1t to be one of the most power
ful vehicles he has played in for some
time. The actual locale of Shanghai
Orchid" is China, whereas Broken
Blossoms" was set in the Limehouse
district Of London. The story deals
with the trade in Chinese Sing girls.
Barthelmess will portray a handsome
young ex-prizefighter champion who,
although misogynist, manages to get
involved with two Chinese slave girls
when they become infatuated with him.
The situation will lead, according to
Barthelmess, to some fiery drama and
intense action. He left for HOLLYWOOD
and Shanghai Orchid" last week.
Evening star., 1933-06-25
In "A Mans s Castle. "

ORETTA YOUNG was this week Sc
- lected for the much coveted role
of the feminine lead in Columbia's "A
Mans Castle" after screen tests had
been taken Of most of Hollywoods young
leading women and ingenues. Even the
ranks of the extras were carefully
combed with the possibility Of perhaps
discovering find" This will be
brought to the screen by Frank Borzage
as his first directorial effort under his
recently signed contract with Columbia.
Mans Castle" simple and romantic
love story, delicate in touch and vivid
in human interest, is the latest play
written by Lawrence Hazard, noted
playwright and author of Many
Waters" Manhattan Medley" Hello
Everybody" and From He'll to Heaven" !"
Miss Young gained her first big screen
success as leading woman for Lon
CLANCY in Laugh, Clown, Laugh" In
1929, with her sister, Sally Blame, she
was selected a Wampas Baby. Recently
she has been seen in a number of out
standing productions. including "The
Squau," Loose Ankles "They Call It
Sin" and Grand Slam" She also had a
prominent role in Columbia's platinum
Blonde"
Evening star., 1933-06-25

"dE mood and intention OF the
author of THE Ghost Writer
were not easy to fathom from
i his play, but apparently he had
received some pretty painful i'm
pressions of the business Of writing
hero, one Bill Harkins, struggling for
gold and the girl, certainly had all sorts
of troubles.
He could write good stories, but
couldn't get anybody to print them. All
he needed, so the author, Martin
Mooney, would have us believe, was a
contact" Once Hawkins had that
and, one story published, all would be
easy sailing. So his faithful pal, Joe
Gordon, described as the king of CHS
elers," an optimistic and hard-boiled
young man, out to promote whatever
would bring him a suitable rake-off,
arranged that he should 'ghost-write"
for the successful elderly novelist who
a sweetheart, one Claire Castell, and
part of the arrangement was that Har-
kins should be at least passably amiable
to Claire. His innocent gestures in this
direction got him into trouble with his
real love, a nice girl of rather exalted
social connections whom he always ad-
dressed as Sweet Stuff"
Harkins wriggled .out of that mis-
understanding only to tumble into an
other, again with the extraordinary
Claire, and this time it wasn't until the
final curtain was just about to come
down that Harkins was again rescued,
this time by Sweet Stuff" herself, by
bit Of literary Subterfuge hard to under
stand at the moment, let alone to eK-
plain here
Meanwhile all sorts of strange things
happened. The world-weary old novelist
overhead took one drink too much and
passed suddenly away. A broken down
actor entered for no reason whatsoever,
except to mouth the familiar lines of
this ancient stage stencil and toss glass
after glass OF whisky down his throat
with trembling hand. Harkins, broken
by life's deceits and bitterness, almost
succumbed to Claire, after all. A HARM
less young man whom he mistook for
Sweet Stuff's" f1ance entered and spoke
one sentence, only to get a knockout
blow on the chin from Harkins, who
was then told that the young man was
reporter come to interview him on
the literary success Of which he himself
was still unaware.
It was all very mixed-up and queer,
with bits of comedy here and there and
amusing lines, mostly from William
Frawley's Joe Gordon. Mr.. Frawley,
recently released from his impersona-
ton of the unabashed and eloquent
press agent in Twentieth Century"
plays slightly similar role here. In
deed, the author seems to lave thought
June a good time to rake up job lot
of odds and ends from this and other
seasons and lug them out in "The
Ghost Writer" Mr.. Frawley is about
the only member Of the cast who ap-