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Evening star., 1933-11-22
PONS CANCELS.

Announcement was made today
by Mrs. Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey,
Washington concert impressario.
that the scheduled recital of Lily
Pons, prima donna soprano OF the
Metropolitan Opera Co.. at Con-
st1tution Hall next Tuesday after
noon, November %, has been post
poned until April, account Of the
sudden illness of the singer, who
has suffered a relapse of the bron-
chial ailment which recently
forced her to cancel a West Coast
operatic engagement.
Mrs. Dorsey announced that all
tickets sold for next Tuesdays re-
cital will be honored at a later
date to be announced subsequently.
Evening star., 1933-11-22

Libby Taylor, Mae Vests maid, gets
many a laugh on the screen. She
played in I'm No Angel and was a
Harlem attraction before she became a
personal maid for La West Gary
Evening star., 1933-11-22
CLUB INAUGURATES
SEASON WITH PLAYS
Three One-Act Dramas Given bv
George Washington Drama
Appreciation Club.

The George Washington University
Drama Appreciation Club inaugurated
It's Fau season last night with the pres
'entatlon OF three one-act plays at the
western Presbyterian Church.
In keeping with its attempt last
May TO promote the one-act plays, the
ciub abandoned its discussion and criti-
cisms of plays and is devotinq its atten-
tion to presenting them.
"Trif1es," skit with a murder theme
proved to have one Of those elusive clues
that SO often evade the master detec-
tive In the mystery novel. With its
smooth and well co-ordinated plot this
entertainment enacted by the group held
a oellgntful suspense to the end. Nav
Cox and Jane Ficklin directed their eff
lorts to proving that the attention to
trlf1es that men attribute to women are
sometimes of great importance. while
George Conn, James F. Kinsella and
l.. d. johnson enacted their roles with
equally fine effect.
Thank You, Doctor" mystery COM
edy, had as its theme as clever a hoax
as one could imagine. Elizabeth Be-
quette was especially outstanding for
her work. Waiter Pick portrayed with
ease his rather complex role. Charles
Turner. Alma Gemeny and James F.
Kinsella completed the cast.
The other play was Hearts," tale
q women In bridge party. The unex-
pected climaxes of this skit were ably
handled by Carol Plamer. Ann Moore,
Frances Hand and Honora Noyes.
Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, Mrs. Joshua
Evans, jr; Mrs. Abram Lisner and
Mrs. Winnie G.. Barrows are the patron
esses of the group. Mrs. George Rom
ney and Mrs. Theodore Tiller are the
sponsors, with Mrs. Romney as the di-
rector as well. F. L. C.
Evening star., 1933-11-22
Hollywood Finds Last
Laugh is Far the Best
By Mollie Merrick,

Cooper had a Mexican houseboy who
worked for him for months before the
actor knew he was dismissing all calls
with the formula SHUT up which he
considered the correct way of terminal
ing a conversation Frederic March
makes neat sum picking foot ball
winners =. The first year he had a job
Charlie Farrell fed all the extra players
he had known in the lean times of his
own foraging Warner Baxter won-
ders how women compare fashion notes
in a nudist colony.
Reginald Dennys father was the
leading Gilbert and Sullivan exponent
in his day His mother was the heroine
of a Drury Lane melodrama. His
great-grandfather was the outstanding
theatrical figure of his generation. He
tells this story: A junkman called at
his house recently. ANY rope. paper or
old ron?" said the junkman. I'm q
movie actor" Denny replied simply.
oh" said the junknan, ANY bottles?"
Hard-to-beat: Ralph Morgan's story
Of his departure for New York after hir-
ing a new maid. Morgan got a trifle
nervous to know how things were going
back in Beverly Hills. The laundress
answered the telephone: I can't call
the maid," she announced crisply, "she
is sleeping" Herbert Marshall
Travelled 10000 miles-London to Homo
lulu-to play in the De Mile opus {.
Sam Jaffe wears a blue and white be-
ribboned uniform as Catherine the
Greats imbecile husband, Grand Duke
Peter Federovich It's Larry
Crabbe from now on, Buster" is too
childish Barbara Adams is list
ed by her studio as former Kansas City
Junior Lacquer and Partisan dancer"
In June. 1926, sam Goldwyn
was paying Gary Cooper fifty a week
. Toby Wing calls her Persian cat
Teezy-Tum.
Dick Arlen motors all the way from
Palm Springs to attend the foot ball
games. Edna Best is en- route to Eng
land. Charlie Ruggles has 102 pipes
one for every Characterization. Ed
mund Lowe and Victor MacLaglen are
deep-sea divers In their next together
A few hooters who have made good !:
Miriam Hopkins. George Raft. Maurice
Chevalier. Marlene Dietrich, Mae West,
Eddie Cantor, Joan Crawford. Jeanette
Macdonald. Irene Dunno. John Boles,
Jimmie Cagney, Jack Oakie. Skeets
Gallagher. Bing Crosby, Ruby Keeler,
Ginger Rogers, Bert Wheeler, Lee Tracy
and Pat O'Brien.
tCopyrigbt, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-11-22
Keen, Sensitive and Severe
Is This Romeo and Juliet"
Eva lie Gallienne Production at the Nation al With
Intelligent Readings, Young Players and
Settings That Are Different.
By E. de S. Melcher.

VA LIE GALLIENES production of Romeo
SO ancfu rich as to be beyond relief Miss Galenne
in Verona the simple stone with its severely simple
costumes and the acting al effectively
may applied Shakespeare which few
Evening star., 1933-11-22

WHERE TO DINE.
Evening star., 1933-11-22
REAL "ALICE" HERE.

The dream of every young American
girl will become a reality for Charlotte
Henry, 11-year r-old Brooklyn girl, who
from thousands of young aspirants
throughout the United States has been
selected as the one who is to portray
"Alice in Wonderland"
The real" Alice is coming to Wash
ington Tuesday, December S, in con-
nection with the showing Of Para
mounts pictorial version of Lewis Car
rolls fantastic tale that has been read
and reread by millions. Loew's Fox
will sponsor both the visits Of alice"
and the exhibition locally Of this hlm
that stars Gary Cooper, Jack Oakie
and . celebrated cast.
"Aice's" visit here win be supervised
BY the Loew's Theaters, the Paramount
Pictures organization and the local
Kiwanis Club.
Evening star., 1933-11-22

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1933-11-22

THE seldom-heard music Of the
L harpsichord was presented yester-
Evening star., 1933-11-22
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

National-"Romeo and Juliet" at 2:15
and 8:15 pm.
Gayety-"Burlesk Stars of 1933," at
2:l5 and BIS pm.
Palace-"Chrlstoph Beam" at IL
am, los, 3:l5. $40, 1880 and $40 pm.
Rialto-"Only Yesterday" at 1920
am. l :2l, 1922, 5:22, 1922 and 9:28 pm.
Loew's Fox-"Blonde Bombshell," at
10 am, los, 4:10, 7:05 and 1910 pm.
Stage shows at 1850 am, ASS, $50
and 8:55 pm.
Columbia-"I'm No Angel" at IL
am, l, $40, 5:l5, 7:25 and $40 pm.
Ambassador Vickers," at 6:l5,
sos and 9:55 pm.
Metropolitan-"Ihe World Changes"
at II am, los, $40, Sis, 7:20 and
9:25 pm.
R-K-O Keith'+"The Right to Ro-
nance" at 11:l5 am, LOT, 2:49, 4:41,
6:23, 8:15 and 10:07 pm.
Earle-"Havana Widows" at 11:1e
am, 1:45, 4:30, tbs and 10 pm. Stage
shows at 1885, $40, $40 and 9:05 pm.
Tivoli-"Private Life of King Henry
VIII" at 2, $50, $40, 7:30 and 9:25
pm.
Evening star., 1933-11-22

day afternoon at the Library of Con-
gresS by the French virtuoso on that in
strument, Mime. Paule de Lestang, as
sisted by Dr.. r.sLeon Vallas as lecturer.
DR.. Vallas was introduced as such BY
DR.. Carl Engel, but his talk was not sc
much lecture on the subject of the
little known music of the ancient in
strument as a commentary on each
composition as 1t was played. DR.
Vallas, who spoke in French, began by
giving a brief outline of the scope OF
the harpsichord and how it differed in
construction from the piano. He ex-
planned how its limited tone color could
be varied to some degree by the use of
pedals and the interchanging use of the
two keyboardS, with which the instru-
ment on the stage was equipped. As
the program progressed, DR.. Vallas had
word TO say about each composition
which made up Nine. de Lestang's pro-
gram and little about the composer.
In this manner he prepared for a
greater appreciation of the exquisitely
played numbers which followed.
Nine. de LeStang revealed herself i'm
mediately as an artist of fine sensibili-
ties, with an authoritative command of
the peculiar technique of the harpSi-
chord. Her touch is hghtness itself and
her fingers agile and sure in all the in
tricate passages that made the music
OF the period of the harpsichord of
enough value to be carried over into the
domain OF the piano. OF extreme in
terest were the delicate shadings she
achieved by the expert use of the
pedals, which robbed the program of
any monotony which the Unsupported
tone OF the harpsichord might bring
about. Through her highly artistic and
intelligent performance, Nine. de Les
tang aroused feeling of regret that
thls Old instrument, the period it rep
resents and the charming music it de-
Veloped have passed forever.
Five delicately descriptive works of
Couperln opened the program They
neaded the list OF the compositions
which marked the golden age of the
harpischord which contained further the
eight dances of Bach's Suite Francaise. "
three colorful compositions of the Itai-
ian Schooi and two OF the early Amer
lean. The two latter were "Minuet and
Cavot," by Reinagle, and a "Minuet." by
Duport, danced before Gen. Washington
In 1892 Nine. de Lestang is the first
to introduce these American compost
tons to European audiences. The two
final groups depicted the "Decadence"
and the Renaissance" of the music for
the harpsichord. For the decadent period
Nine. de Lestang played excerpts from
compositions Of Mozart and Beethoven
on both the harpsichord and the piano.
excellently illustrating the DEVELOPMENT
OF the tonal quality of the piano over
that OF the older instrument. Her last
group which marked the revival Of in
terest In the type Of music typical of
the harpsichord comprised JACQUES
!berts lie Petite Ane Blanc" la Cage
de Crtstal" and Franchise" A large
audience followed with interest the en-
tire performance and was generally ap-
preciative OF an artistically different
recital.
Evening star., 1933-11-22
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opcCldl OlSpdtCn 10 ne 6tdI.
7 HOLLYWOOD, Calf, November
~ 22-He who laughs last ir
Hollywood laughs best. Which
reminds me Of that assistant
director out on location who
received a telegram from his super
visor saying Give every one plenty oi
time" He wired back They'll have
to have time with so-and-so in the pic
ture" And he's still wondering why he
lost his job. The gal in question was
the supervisors big moment.
A friend of mine sat next to a newly
made star at big dinner party the
other night. The food was about the
standard of vast dinners with speeches
so the friend said to the star (who, she
noticed, wasn't eating anything), why
don't you try some Of this, it really
isn't bad'-to which the starlet replied
ITO tell the truth, am so sick from
taking of 20 pounds that the sight OF
food makes me horribly ILL.," That's
Hollywood.
Three loud cheers for Helen Wesley,
who refused a contract in pictures, pre-
ferring to play from one to another and
do legitimate performance now and
again Lulu Vollmer, authoress OF
Trigger" the new Hepburn picture,
was ticket seller at the Thearr Guild
in New York when she wrote "Sun-up.
which made her famous Joseph
Gollcmb, writer of many crime stories,
is the tlrst author to be allowed access
to the records In Scotland Yard-he
studied there for three months
They call them '.luckies" in the pro-
fession, the boys like George Raft,
George Arlen, Clark Gable, Jack Oakie,
even Baby Leroy-all those who have a
tan pigment in their skins which
renders it possible to make up without
much effort .. w. c. Fields, who
boasts that he was born of poor but
American parents" steadfastly refused
to do his famous juggling act for films
until recently, when he agreed to do his
billiard sequence for the cameras.
Mack Gray-George Rats kunckle-
man Pepe Ortiz, the Mexican
matador, will show this smoothie how
to face the bulls for his bull-fight Sc
quence in 1.-THE Trumpet Blows"
Marlene Dietrich's chauffeur was once
Lord Kitchener's bodyguard, later drove
for king Albert Of Belgium and always
carries a As in Hollywood.
Libby Taylor, Mae Vests maid, gets
many a laugh on the screen. She
played in I'm No Angel and was a
Harlem attraction before she became a
personal maid for La West -. Gary
Evening star., 1933-11-22

death Of their child than they might
have been. Otherwise the cast was pro-
ficient in all respects, that popular
Washington actor, William Phillips, get
ting as round smack on the cheek as
you will see or hear; Melvin Fox duel
ing with spunk and considerable fire:
Miss Roberts making the nurse at all
times hugely human and comical
character, and Sayre Crawley as Friar
Laurence administering his wisdom and
his living death potens with genuine
humanity. And wasn't that Miss Jo-
sephlne Hutchinson dressed as a boy in
the dueling scene? 1t looked as much
IKE her as she looks like Alice, which
Is saying a good deal.
Fortunately there is so much interest
being manifested locally in this pro-
duction Of Romeo and Juliet that its
sponsors have volunteered q special
matinee Of it on Friday.
Evening star., 1933-11-22
Uniforms Banned.

The Swedish government has banned
the wearing of political uniforms.
Evening star., 1933-11-22
Conductor of Philadelphia
Orchestra Wins an Ovation
Young Eugene Ormandy. From, Out of the West,
Makes Debut Last Eveniins-Harpsiichord
PROGRAM at the Library of Congress.
By Alice Eversman.

HE conductor from out the West Eugene ormandy
Constitution Hall where he made his debut in this city
he Immediately demonstrated his possession of the type
until he win generally recognized as such Aside from well
ing Mr ormandy has wealth Of feeling that
from himself with strength
brooks resistance the of the there
into realization. He to get in touch individually
musician before him while
making Joy of being privileged to give
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interior Department Says It
Cannot Intervene at Dam

labor that shall be employed by
the contractor He writes:
THE contract with the Six
Companies, Inc. provides that so
far as practicable preference
shall be given at the time of EN-
rloyment, first to qualified ex-
service men, and second to citi-
zens of the United States. From
this 1t will be seen that no law
and no contract provisions re-
quire Six Companies, Inc. to EN-
ploy Negro labor. After consid-
ering the facts reported by the
Investigator and the government
relation to the contractor, am
frank to state that the depart
ment is without jurisdiction and
as bng as the contractor COM
plies with all the laws and provl-
sions of its contract, we cannot
intervene"
The spectacle of the United
States government. denying Me-
Continued on Page Three)
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Southern Industries
Deny Negro Labor
Benefits of Code
One KILLED in
SPEED CONTEST

CHICAGO-In the most sensa-
tional exhibition ever witnessed
of the automobile classic which
brings Negro drivers from many
sections to compete for the ma
tional championship. Gil Cum
ningham. Chicago racer, was kill
ed on the 25th lap of the 1907
mile race at Roby Speedway on
Sunday afternoon.
Wilbur Gaines, another Chica-
go driver. who was close behind
Cunningham. and Bob Tollson,
was seriously injured when the
steering knuckle of Gaines car
went wrong and he crashed into
wall. Gaines and Tollson were
both taken to st. Margaret's hos
pital in Hammond.
Brothers places one-two in the
classic. Charles Virgins or In
dIanapolis came in first, Law
renee Virgins, second. Third
place winner was Homer Cloud
OF Cleveland.
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NEW YORK, Especial The
Department of the Interior witch
has supervision of the construc-
ton of Boulder Dam at Las We
gas, New. cannot intervene
with the contractors and see shat
more Negroes are given employ
.ment. 1t announced this week
In a letter to Roy wilkins. as
sistant secretary of the N.A.A.C.
p, Harry Slattery. personal as
sistant to Secretary Harold l.
Ickes. admits that an investiga-
ton has shown that not many Ne
groes are employed on the con
struction of the 165-million dol
lar dam. Mr.. Slattery gives two
seasols for this: "a much of
the work requires men to opes>
ate special construction machin-
cry and the various contractors
at work on the dam brought
their own men with them who
have worked on similar jobs else
where, and (2) the government
has no voice IN determining the
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Inn, New York.
Frank Montgomery's Cotton
Club Revue" featuring Lucille
Hegamin. Willie jackson, Ray
Moore, Peaches and Bobby Meals
Band at Lafayette Theatre. New
York City.
Duke Ellington and Band fill
ing a dance engagement In Dali
las, Texas. Five nights for ofays
and one for US.
Three Black Aces, Ford. Mar
shall and Jones. at the Indiana
Theatre in indianapolis.
The Club Alabam OF Phlladei-
phia. Pa. is featuring Mary Tuck
Dot Bell, Bee Morton. Peegee
Campbelle and Eddie Chenaalt.
Red Graves S M. c. and Eli ~
Galloway has charge of the orr
chestra with eight fast stepping
girls in line.
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VANN IMPROVES
AFTER HEAD'ON
AUTO SNASH'UP

HAGERSTOWN, Md Coop
Alter OF .ginally being report
ed near death. chances OF recov-
cry have been noted In the CON
dillon OF Robert l.. vahn, special
assistant 10 the Attorney General
and editor of the Pittsburgh
IJur.,l. who was seriously in
iared Friday when his automo-
BILE was in head-on collision
with another car on the Nat.on-
al highway. four miles east Of
here.
Mr.. vann sustained skull
fracture aud severe bruises and
cuts, according TO Milton Bargey,
superintendent Of Washington
County Hospital. where he was
taken.
Five persons. all colored, in
the other machine also we've sell
iously injured, and two OF them
may die. They are John Ely
and Issia Sims. both OF New sa-
lem. Pa; John SIMS OF Union-
town, Pa: and Mamie Ely and
Althle Rutland of Footdale, Pa.
They were enroute from Union
town. Pa. to Washington. DC.
when injured. They we're also
taken to the hospital here.
The accident ocs.ilfed as the
two machines approached each
other below the crest or a hill.
MI Yam had just pulled his
car from behind truck Both
machines We're denofsh d.
Robert + Vanu WAS one Of
the Big -Four ~ the Natiosiat
Negro Democratic COMMITTEES
which directed the Roosevelt
campaign among Negro voters.
Previous to this election Vann
had been a prominent figure in
the Republican parry His APP
pointment a. assistant to the All
torney General in July was the
first major recognition accorded
the Negro supporters by the Roo
sevelt administration.
Other members of the "Big
Four were DR.. William Thomp-
kins, curator of Lincoln tMoD
University and editor of the Kan
sas City American: DR.. Joseph
l. Johnson OF Columbus. OHIO,
former United States minister TO
Liberia; and Attorney Julian
Rainey, corporation counsel of
Boston.
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REPORT MADE ON
PETERSON CASE

NEW Y0RK-Charles H. Hou-
sion. member of the National Lee
gal Committee of the N.A.A.C.P..
and Edward P. Loyett. OF Wash
ington. have submitted a detail
ed and confidential report of in
vestigations made for the MA.
C.P. in Alabama of the case of
Willie Peterson now under SEN
tence of death for the murder of
two white women and wounding
of third one. The report is an
exhaustive one and will form the
basis for further determined ac-
ton by the N.A.A.C.P. in it's bat
tie to save Willie Peteson from
the electric chair
Motion for re-hearing, filed by
N.A.AG.P. lawyers, is pending
before the Alabama Supreme
Court and decision is expected
when the court reconvenes for
the fall term. Sentiment is ra-
pidly growing in Alabama, Mr..
Houston and Mr.. Lovett report,
which is favorable to Peterson,
and there is widespread eonvie-
ton among both white people.
and Negroes, of his complete in
nOcence of the charge against
him
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Minister Run Out Of Alabama
For Supporting NRA Code

NlatV Work. Because he re-
fused to Sign statement saying
he THOUGHT Negro workers ought.
to have a lower wage than that
provided In The MIRA code. The
Reg Hughes, A.ME. minister OF
Selma. Ala. has been driven cut
OF town by leading whites. inela-
ding the CHIEF OF police. the sc
cfesaly OF the chamber of com
nitfce. aud the president OF a
hank.
a hair-rdising account of how
he was forced to jump from a
speeding automobile and hide un-
del ousnes in a ditch in order
10 escape mob OF pursuing
], aites, is contained in a state
nent given a representative Of
the National Association for the
Advancement OF colored People
by Rev. Hughes.
A complete statement telling
IN detail OF the abuses heaped
upon Mr.. Hughes has been ~
ceived here BY the N. A. A. C. =.
Protest has heen made to Cen
eral Hugh S. Johnson with re-
quest that he taFe action against
those who seek to block the OPP
Grafton of the Presidents agree
merits and use violence to. en-
force their desires.
The Rev. Hughes. now resid-
Ing In another Alabama city an
til he can get his wife out of
the state, was the pastor OF the
Brown Chapel A.MsE. Church in
Selma and president of the Sell
ma Ministerial Alliance. On Aug
nsf 20. one f. J. Ames. owner
q Tie selma Manufacturing Co..
cent 10 the Ministers Alliance
private code for their approxai
The code named $3.50 a week
minimum wages for colored men.
IS week minimum wages for
colored women and Sc a week
for colored girls from IA to 16
years of age. He asked the col
ored ministers to approve the
code
Instead. the ministers wrote
him a letter saying they had
read President Rooseyelt.s code.
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they made no comment on the
Ames code.
August "a. Rev. Mr.. Hughes
was taken before committee OF
between thirty and thirty-five Of
the substantial white citizens Of
Selma ut the Courthouse Bruce
c. ctaig acted as spokesman for
the whites and after a few quea-
ons told Mr. Hughes:
"24 Hours 70 Leave Town"
your record has been thor
oughly investigated and We have
found that you are not the type
OF citizen that exactly fits into
community like Selma aud Dali
las county. therefore we have
decided that "a hours from this
minute. which is now 1928 pm.
ere long enough for you to get
your business together and get
out OF town and Dallas county"
Rev. Hughes revealed that be-
fore this occurrence he was Of
fered $500 to go TO Washington
and urge an Inferior wage of IS
for Negroes. and he refused.
Mr.. Hughes did not leave at
once however. delaying until two
days later, August IS. That az
ternoon five carloads OF officers
came to his house and chased
his car which was Just being
driven away to be filled with
gasoline b. a friend. When they
caught il and are ted the d. v
er they doubled buck 10 get Nj
Hughes, who meaft ae had been
warned by a fello 2 D4stnr and
ealfen away in the car u his
friend. The two wf1e chased
five or six miles naf ii Selma At
sixty miles All hanf AR HusAes
had his friend Low down 10 rs
miles an hour t. u cloud OF dust
and he jumped from the car and
rolled into ditch while the
whites whirled by after the car
which had dropped him
Mr. Hughes lay in the ditch
under bushes untfl nightfall and
made his way on foot to another
town where he secured a ride TO
q large city.