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Evening star., 1933-06-06
STOCKS IRREGULAR
AFTER EARLY RISE
Reduction in Rail Dividend
UnsettIes Trading in
Afternoon.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 6.--Unsettled by
the reduction in the dividend on Atchi-
son preferred, the stock market today
closed irregularly, after an early dis
play Of strength.
During the session United States
Steel and General Motors, among
others, sold at new highs for the bull
market, but pressure of the railway
shares after the Atchison dividend an
nouncement checked the advance and
an attempt to resume 1t under the
leadership of the motors was only
partially successful.
Probably Overstressed.
Probably the importance of the Atch-
lson reduction was overestimated cy
the Street. 1t did, however, serve as
reminder that the carrier group Is
still suffering from inadequate earnings
The commodity price movement was
mixed. Cotton reacted and wheat
closed Il to "a cent lower.
Sterling exchange advanced sharply
in the late afternoon, being quoted at
$4.03, up 2 cents from Mondays final
and only 2 cents below the extreme
".
Opening prices were higher and the
gains were increased as the morning
went on. There appeared to be no fur
ther anxiety about the disapproval by
Washington of speculative activity for
the advance
Business news was favorable, money
was cheap and easily borrowed and SEN
timent was highly optimistic. The bear
element, such of 1t as Is still left, was
thoroughly cowed. In short, there was
no obstacle to a rise in prices.
Utilities Prominent.
Public utilities were prominent In the
early trading. Insertion in the railroad
bill as passed by the House of a pro-
vision for approval by the Interstate
Commerce Commission Of mergers be-
tween communications companies was
taken as assurance Of the much talked
about combination of Western Union
and Postal Telegraph.
Postal Telegraph preferred, which
had gone up Z points yesterday, added
6 more points to the gain before noon
today.
In the electric light and power is
Brooklyn Union Gas, Columbia Gas and
American Water Works.
The steel stocks were taken up next.
with the shares of the independent
companies the leaders. Estimates that
the rate Of operations was up to A per
cent Of capacity brought large buying
orders into the stocks. National Steel,
Bethlehem Steel common and pre-
ferred and Republic Steel all made new
highs.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1933-06-06
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
Quotations rs Of 2 o'clock.

NEW YORK, June tP.-Over-the-
counter market. 1s
Evening star., 1933-06-06
TRUST COMPANIES.
sHoRT-rERM SECURITIES.
tReported BY Chas. d. Barney

NAsSboAseu " SAas' ~. Barney g C0.l
Allis- Chalmers Co. IS 1887. s3 s4E
American Beet Sugar 6s 1898 67k 70 "
Amer: Tel. & Tel 5as 1943 1854 106z
Am. Wat. Wks & E1 Is 1894 90 93
Belding Hemingway 6s 1886 S6h g2 +
Bethlehem Steel Co. IS 1885 94E, az
California Packing 5s 1940 S4N AZ
Canadian Nor Ry. 4hs 1895 96sz g7A
Chesa. g. Ohio Rwy. 5s 193Q 1O6h 1(lTL
Chi. Northwest. Ry. 6ks 1895 56N 72I
Chicago Rock Island As 1894 25A 27E
Colorado & So. Ry 4hs 1885 az R5
Commercial Credit 51zs 1888 a7H gSK
Delaware e. Hudson SIS 1895 "a 95E
DEN. & Rio Grande 4Ns 1895 AZ S0X
Edison Elec. ulum As 1885, If)1M f9YE
Gen. Petroleum Corp. IS 1940 1O2M 1854
Gen. Public Service 517s 1880 SOh S5
Grand Trunk Canada IS 1885 9Sjs %
Great Northern Ry. rs 1896 79Z S0
Illinois Cent. r. r. 61zs 1886 S3Z Sg
Keystone Telephone 5S 1885 40 AZ
Laclede Gas Light IS 1894 S9Jz 903.
Lake Erie & w. r. r. IS 1897 az T03I
Louisville & Nashville SIS 1887 lOo3z
New York Cent & H. As 1924 SI AZ
n. Y. Chi. g. st. L. As 1887. N 40
Northwest. Telep. 4Izs 1884 S9Iz lf)0sz
Penna. r. r. Co. Gas 1886 1O3 103X
Portland Gen Elec IS 193S. QSM inn
Republic Iron & Steel IS 1910 S4s. ~
Sinclair Cons. Oil Co. as 1897 9eE 1S,i,
Southern Pacific IS 1894 ga %
Union On Co. Calf. IS 1885. 1ooh 1ooh
Virginia Ry. g. Power 5s 1884 10lT IOlx
wabash Rwy. Co: IS 1889 III ~
Evening star., 1933-06-06
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, June Lp.-Bar sill.
yer steadier; " higher at 35H.
Evening star., 1933-06-06
New Type Of Tin Planned.

NEW YORK, June R.-Wall
Street hears that the American Co. Is
preparing to market a special type tin
container for the brewing industry.
Evening star., 1933-06-06
MANY TO ATTEND
BANKERS DINNER
Treasury Officials Invited.
New Reserve Chief Will
Speak.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

More than $50 bankers and their
guests will attend the annual dinner of
the District Bankers Association to be
held at the Columbia Country Club.
Evening star., 1933-06-06

Karl w. g or D y ,
chairman of the
General Commit
tee of Arrange
ments, announced
this noon.
In addition to
many Trea S u ry
and other Govern
rnent officials, rep
resentatives of the
firms belonging to
the Washington
Ticker Club and
representatives OF
the membership OF
the Washington
Bond Club have
been invited to at
tend.
E,-a-a % nlo rE
Evening star., 1933-06-06

CONTINUED on Page A-15.)
Evening star., 1933-06-06

Lively Day on ID. e. Exchange.
The Washington Stock Exchange
seemed to catch the spirit of the New
York Exchange today and trading was
the most active in many weeks. The
market opened with three 81 900 sales
in Potomac Electric Power IS at lot.
Georgetown Gas Light 5s figured
$1,000 and $4,000 sales at 1929 and
$500 at 1922. Washington Railway &
Electric As came out on the board in
$1,000 sale at s6A. $4,000 at s6l2 and
$1,000 at 86%. 49,.
The first stock sales were in Potomac
Electric Power 51z per cent preferred,
most transactions being made at 1864,
seven small lots changing hands. Wash
ington Gas Light figured in a 14-share
turnover at so.
Lanston Monotype figured in a turn
over of 210 shares in different transac-
tions at As. Mergenthaler Linotype also
appeared on the board. 20 shares going
at 22h, same as yesterdays price.
Bank of Hartsville, Hartsville, Tenn.
with capital of $4,000, has been ad-
mitted to membership in the Federal
Reserve System. according to the Re-
serve Board.
Evening star., 1933-04-23
"Theater's Bright Torch"
Remains in LEAN" Season
Washington Has Done Very Well in Its Attrac-
tions for the Past Few Months hs-Many Hits
Broadway-Local Stock Company Opens.
Bv E. de S. Melcher.

theless, it has given them some
very worthwhile sober moments
(such as the Irish players pro-
vided); it has shown them some
of the worlds best acting (Mr.
MUM should take a bow for this) !;
it has made them laugh (riSe MIR.
Wynn and laugh with them) and
it has made them a little Sadder
and a little wiser in such a tre-
mendously stirring work as "The
Green Pastures"
TOMORROW the National Play
ers' duplicates of Frank
Craven and Grant Mitchell will
revive the past seasons success
full mystery comedy, Riddle Me
This" Donald Woods and For
rest Orr will play the roles origi-
nally entrusted to these hardy
and popular Broadway stars.
This is the Inauguration of our
yearly stock feast, which has
made Washington a highly desir-
able oasis for actors who, with
the dying Broadway season, find
that they still would like to eX-
press themselves.
1t is to be hoped that the local
citizens will respond heartily to
this troupe and extend the en-
gagement, beyond just a few
weeks, to more and more and
more.
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Garbo as a Queen.

METRO GOLDWYN MAYER def
A'A nitely announces that Greta Garbo
has signed a new long-term contract
with this company and will resume pic
ture work early in May, on her return
to Hollywood Her first film will be
Queen Christina" an original story
with Swedish background.
Miss Garbo's plans have been topic
of constant speculation among picture
followers ever since her return to Swe-
den last Summer. When she sailed
from New York last August, the Swed-
ish actress refused to commit herself
on the question of her return to pic
lures. She said at this time that she
was returning to her native land for a
complete rest, and refused to amplify
this statement in any way. In conse-
quence various conflicting rumors had
been circulated.
Queen Christina" is based on story
by Berthold Viertel It has been
adapted to the screen by Robert E.
Sherwood. Continuity and dialogue will
be supplied jointly by Ernest Vajda,
Claudine West and H. M. Harwood.
Miss Garbo's most recent pictures in
clude Grand Hotel" "As You Desire
Me-" "Mata Hari" and Susan Lenox."
Queen Christina" will be the eighteenth
American picture in which the Swedish
actress has been starred.
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Comedians Good Writer'S.

MANY famous comedians also are
- writing for the stage and screen
with notable success, survey OF the
scenarists under contract to various
Hollywood studios discloses.
Paramount has three comedy stars
on its writing and production staff:
Neal Burns, writing on Gambling
Ship: Bobby Vernon. on college HUI
more" and Douglas MacLean, prepar-
ing to produce Mama Love Papa"
Raymond Griffith, long comedy favo-
rite, is a producer at another
studio. Richie Craig, jr., is still an
other comedian now writing for the
screen.
Douglas MacLean, now an associate
producer at Paramount, believes that
playing comedy roles is almost perfect
training for the screen writer.
THE essential of comedy is sponta-
neity." he says Call it either ad lib
bling, quick -wittedneSs, wise-cracking.
or being 'snappy,' it all distills down to
being able to think fast when impro-
visation will do the most good. The
formula for drama remains about the
same. But comedy has no rules.
There's nothing older than an old gag
and that's why training as player of
comedy roles, which means a constant
scramble for new material, is almost
perfect schooling for o .rriter."
MacLean points out that this train
ing in comedy also makes for success
in other fields Of screen work Ernst
Lubitsch, Edward Sutherland, Norman
Taurog, Malcolm st. Clair and other
noted film directors got their early
training as comedians on the stage or
screen.
Noel Coward. accepted by many as
the foremost playwright of this gene
ration. also portrays light comedy roles
behind the footlights, while George M.
Cohan and S. j. Kaufman long have
been adopts in both fields.
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Maugham's Drama Shows
British Home After War
For Services Rendered." Recent New York
Opening Is Depressing Play. Dwelling
Upon Unhappiness and Human Failures.
By Percy Hammond.

One gathers from "For Services Rem
dered" that life is q failure and that
unhappiness is its ultimate goal. I en-
joyed most of its devious Vaccinations
the other night, being at heart minor
peSsimiSt, but when, as the curtain fell,
Miss BANTER was to be heard theatrical
ly and idiotically intoning, God Save
the King!" I felt that Mr.. Vaughan
might be going, as the saying is, too far.
y x
MANY Of New York's first-nighters
A'A went last Wednesday evening to
the Empire Theater afraid that they
would be shocked, if not Mortified. by
the ancient wickednesses of "The Beg
gar's Opera" It was generally hinted
that old John jays classic had been
translated into German and back into
English again by such sophisticated
Times Square diplomats as John Krim.
sky and Clifford Cochrane, its dilletante
entrepreneurs; and that it was even
more candid and free-spoken than it
was in 1923. 1t is said Of it that
the entertainment used to worry Bos.
well, DR.. Johnson, Haglitt, Gibbon and
other oldtime drama lovers, who were
fearful that its exposures, though anus.
ing, were unwholesome. Now at
the Empire in its Krimsky -Cochrans
version, "The Beggar's Opera" re.
christened The Three-Penny Opera"
is just an impudent, awkward and anna
teur stunt Its libretto is laborious and
its naive actors are from Little Theater
stocks. Its new music, by Kurt We'll, Is
Of a fashionable mediocrity and its
prima donna, the recently imported Miss
Stefi Duna, is pert and personable un-
der onerous handicaps. 1t is possible,
as am told by solemn scholars of the
theater, that once upon a time THE
Beggar's Opera" was good show. It
may have been. But I'll give odds in
bet that it is not now.
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Jan Kiepura.

ELM audiences have discovered Jan
Kiepura and are asking "Where'd he
come from and who is hep" 1t might
have been expected after his amusing
and operatic appearance in BE Mine
Tonight" The fact he has been
discovered comes as no great surprise.
The wonder is: Why wasn't he dis
covered before?
His career has been short. A career
that has been quite breathless, so sud-
den has it blessed Kiepura with personal
success.
He comes from Warsaw, Poland.
In 1927, he was given musical prize
in contest among singers and he
landed Observation-Disclosures Immediately
in the Vienna Opera.
He started singing star roles at the
outset. That's how good the Vienna
Opera officials rated him.
He succeeded. Success came In great
waves. He sang in Italy, England,
Spain, South America and even with the
Civic Opera Co. in Chicago.
, But he returned to Vienna and set
tied down to the job of securing his
fame. Soon, however. came radio Of
fers. He took couple and became
famous all over again. And he isn't 80
years old vet.
Now, he has turned to pictures.
BE Mine Tonight" is his second, his
best. He thinks he will continue films.
He likes the camera. He likes to sing
into microphones.
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Cast Announcements.
T AURENCE sTALLINGs, author

7 AURENCE STALLINGS, author of
- What Price Glory" has been
added to the writing staff at Paramount
studios. He will adapt story which
Bayard WELLER will produce.
Cary Grants next picture will be
Gambling Ship" He will play oppo-
site Carole Lombard in this story by
Peter Ruric and will be under the direc-
tion Of Max MARGIN and Louis Cashier.
Grant and Miss Lombard have just fin
ished 1.-THE Eagle and the Hawk"
Walter Walker, Theodore Won Eltz,
Dorothy Libaire, Jane Darwell, Gene
Morgan and Lillian Harmer have been
added to the cast of Jennie Gerhardt," I"
which B. P. Schulberg is producing from
Theodore Dreiser's novel. Others in the
cast are Sylvia Sidney, Donald Cook, H.
b. Warner, Mary Astor and Edward
Arnold.
Noah Beery has been added to, the
cast of Zane Grey's Sunset Pass"
Stuart Walker will direct "DiSgraced," "
featuring Claudette Colbert.
Kenneth Howell, Andre Cheron, Olaf
Hytten, Major I. Martin and Florence
Hix have Joined the cast of ''The Eagle
and the Hawk"
Charles r. Rogers has placed Ralph
Murphy under long-term contract as a
result Of the latter's direction Of 1.-THE
Song Of the Eagle"
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Glen Echo to Open.

CLEN ECHO PARK will open for the
season on Saturday, May s, with
everything in tip-top shape, and every
thing going full blast except the
crystal pool with enlarged sand beach,
which will open on Saturday, May 81.
General director Of the park, Mr.. L. B.
Sch,oss, embarking upon his twenty
third season. has host Of pleasant sur
prises to offer the thousands Of visitors
this year, chief of which is the new
Spanish mission ball room. This struc-
ture contains $500 square feet Of dance
area, and provides for every comfort for
patrons. The entire building is 80 by
las feet and will permit of comfortable
dancing for 1900 persons. Music for
this ball room will consist of an orches-
ira composed Of Is instrumentalists and
entertainers under the personal direc-
tion of David McWilliams. This orches-
ira will be the largest dance band ever
offered at Glen Echo, and will have an
unusual feature in that two pianos will
be used, presided over by well known
team.
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Busiest Player.
TOEL McCREA has been assigned thu

JOEL McCREA has been assigned the
y lead opposite Constance Bennett in
her new R-K-O Radio vehicle, BED Of
Roses" and thereby scores another
point in his record as the busiest player
on this lot and probably in all Holly
wood.
The tall, athletic player steps into his
fourth lead with Miss Bennett, having
been her vis-a-vis in Born to Love-"
The Common Law" and "Rockabye." !"
McCrea was recently cast as the
teammate of Dorothy Jordan in series
of romantic dramas planned by Merriam
C. Cooper, R-K-O Radio executive pro-
ducer. This duo scored together in
"The Lost Squadron"
Three Came Unarmed," scheduled as
the first McCrea-Jo vehicle, should
get under way Immediately upon the
completion of Joel's role with Miss Ben
nett. This week he completed a lead
opposite Irene Dunno in THE Silver
Cord"
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Pictures Make Pictures

artists in order to lend full authenticity
to scenes of this palace in "Rasputin
and the Empress" In the moving Of
things about however, not all Of them
have been able to stay together. Some
how or other a majestic full-length
portrait of the late Car Alexander
jostles a portrait of chorus girl of the
nineties. It was from "The Wet Pa
rade" set that this gem was carried back
to its place in storage.
For many years a fine collection Ct
multi-colored calendars issued by "An-
heuser Busch" "Schlitz," Leap.
"Pabst," etc., have held their own place
in Metro-G Goldwyn-Maye art gallery.
They have been invaluable for settings
representative of those days when beer
flowed at every street corner. Now
they return from history to the living
present.
Every conceivable type Of picture
known Is to be found in Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer's collection. Oil paintings,
water colors, many of them real and very
expensive works Of art, calendars, por-
traits, news photographs, Autographs,
crayon sketches and charcoal sketches
are all there.
Evening star., 1933-04-23

dealers. Paradoxical as the
i i statement may seem. it takes
great many pictures to make
pictures. A studios picture gallery IS
a valuable asset to the production OF
films.
Because pictures on the wall Of a set
ting have such an important part IN
setting the desired atmosphere, the
studios own thousands Of pictures. A
rough estimate Of the number Of pic
lures in Hollywood Is $4,000. One
studio alone, Metro Goldwyn-Mayer has
5000.
They cover the walls Of an immense
property building. Hundreds OF them
decorate a subsidiary warehouse with
walls 80 feet high.
Used on sets day after day, they are
then returned to whatever vacant space
the walls allow.
The M-G-M gallery, for example, has
a picture of Lenin, q decoration for
Moscow sets of CLEAR All Wires" hang
ing benignly beside a huge portrait Of
George Washington on horseback. This
latter was used in the Presidents study
Of Gabriel Over the White House"
Napoleon, hung slightly askew by a
haSty property man. rubbed frames with
the exposed epidermis and bulging
muscles OF the late "Gentleman Jim
Corbett, former king Of the prize ring.
The Corbett picture was but one OF
dozens of fistic snapshots and huge en-
largements which made appropriate at
mosphere for the settings Of "The
Champ and Flesh" In both Of which
Wallace Beery appeared.
Imposing, indeed, is collection OF 80
full-size copies Of genuine old masters
which once hung in the palace of the
Cars at st. Petersburg, Russia. now
Leningrad. These were copied by fine
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Revival Next Week.

EOR the second week Of the National
l Theater Players current season,
beginning next Monday night. May !,
the Messrs. Cochran and Brooke will
offer q revival of Ina Claire's famous
stage success. Grounds for Divorce. 4"
This play was adapted for the Ameri-
can stage by Guy Bolton from the
Hungarian version by Ernest Vajda, the
noted author of "Fata Morgana" and
many other successes.
Grounds for Divorce" was originally
presented at the Empire Theater, New
York, by Charles Frohman. Inc, and
enjoyed a long and prosperous season
at that exclusive playhouse.
The authors central character is a
Partisan woman whose husband is a
famous divorce lawyer. Needless to say,
Leona Powers will play the role Gre
ated by Miss Claire.
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Search for Beauty.

AN international search for 80 perfect
\ specimens of young manhood and
womanhood upon whom to bestow the
opportunity for screen stardom has been
launched by Paramount. This search
for beauty embraces the United States
and seven other English coun-
tries.
The Is youngsters of each sex finally
selected will be guaranteed transporta-
tion to and from Hollywood, a contract
to appear in the Paramount produc-
ton, "The Search for Beauty" with q
minimum salary of $50 per week for five
weeks, hotel accommodations for the
duration of their stay and a bonus Of
81 900 each to the young man and wom-
an who give the finest performances. II
their talents warrant many of the wiu-
ners will have the opportunity to con-
tinue their motion picture careers.
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Where and When in the Local Theaters

NATIONALThe National Players in Riddle Me This" Toor
evening at $40.
GAYETY-Prosperty Girls buresque 215
and tonight at 8:15
RIALTO-"Be Tonight" 5:44 7:42 and 9:40 pm.
LOEWS FOX-Pleasure Cruise at 1927 and 1918 pm.
Vaudeville at 1927, 6:08 and 1854 pm.
EARLE-Elmer the Great" This afternoon and evening.
PAIACE-"The White Sister" This afternoon and evening
METROPOLITAN-A d-Time Story" This afternoon and
evening
COLUAdBIA-"Humanity" This afternoon and evening
Speaks" $685. $40 and 815 pm.
Parole Girl" at q 4:35, 1:10 and 9:45 PAM
Evening star., 1933-04-23
"Ex-Lady'' y to Be Staged.

4 STAGE production of "Ex-Lady" Is
4 one of the probabilities of the near
future on Broadway, with Bette Davis
playing the same role in which she ap-
pears in the new Warner Bros. picture.
One of the leading New York technical
producers Is now negotiating for the
stage rights, but has stipulated that
Miss Davis must be lent to him for the
production. Whether she can be spared
from the studios for the run of the
Broadway play is now under considera-
ton at Warner production headquarters
in Burbank. and will be decided In q
few days. Bette Is now in the East on
q vacation
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Foreign Director Coming.

4 EOL1AN PICTURES CORPORA
IA TION, which has Just acquired
the American rights to the interna-
tionally produced sound film, Hell
on Earth" announced last night
through H. william Fitelson that it Is
making plans to bring the director Of
this film, Victor Trivas, to the United
States. 49,
According to reports received here,
Trivas was recently banned from re-
entering Germany because his film,
Hell on Earth" was declared to be
"too International and because 1t
starred q Jew and q Negro as well as
an Englishman and Frenchman.. The
German, they declared, was completely
overshadowed by these four other In
dividuals. Trivas at present Is in Paris
directing a film, Dams lie Rue" and
has written the scenario for Feodor
Ozep's first French flms Mirage de
Paris"
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Gets Richard Dix Film Lead.

ELIZABETH ALLEN, the English ac-
II tress brought to America by M-G-M
following her success with Leslie How
ard in Reserved for Ladies" and other
British films, has been borrowed by
R-K-O Radio for the feminine lead op-
posite Richard Dix in his new vehicle.
"Ad Man." which goes into production
upon the immediate completion Of
Emergency Call" Illness caused Karen
Morley to forfeit this role with Dix.
Miss Aliens first American picture
appearance was with Lionel Barrymore
in Looking Forward"
Evening star., 1933-04-23
Cromwell Signed.

D ICHARD CROMWELL, young Co
n lumbia star Of 'Tol'able David"
fame, has been signed by Columbia on
new long-term contract. His first
screen assignment will probably be the
starring role in Travis Lngram's famous
novel 'Biddy," . tender mother-love
story.
Cromwell will portray the young col
lege freshman who becomes the object
of the devotion, care and protection
Of "Biddy''-an unobtrusive little scrub
woman in the college dormitory, who IS
really his mother.
Evening star., 1933-04-23
German Film Today.
"RRAND IN DER oPER" C"Fire

"RRAND IN DER OPER" C'Fire In
- the Opera"D (Barcarolle). a Ger
man sound picture, will be shown for
the first time in Washington today at
3:15 pm. and 7:30 pm, in Pierce
Hall, at Fifteenth and Harvard streets,
under the auspices Of All Souls Church
(Unitarian). It is romantic comedy
drama starring Gustav Froehlich and
Alexa Engstroem' against background
OF scenes from "Tannhauser" and
'"Tales of Hoffman," as performed by
soloists, orchestra and chorus Of the
Berlin State Opera, and introduces to
American audiences Europe's operate
prima 0enna, Jarmila Nowotna. II