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The Washington times., 1933-01-07
Lusosi in Thriller
Is Columbia
Feature

"The Death Kiss" the new at.
traction at the Columbia, is, sad
to relate, an uninspired murder
story. of much the same formula
as the many others which have
graced our screens from time to
time. 1t has Bella LugoSi, David
Manners, Adrienne Ames and
John Wray as its stars, and only
the last gives any sort of a per-
formance.
But it's not altogether the
actors faults, for it is one of
those things about mysterious
murder (thiS time in a movie
studio), the victim of which is
hated by almost everyone, and
the entire cast goes around look.
ing as mysterious and criminal as
possible. In the end, it turns out
to be someone you'd never sus-
pect Cor maybe you WOULD SuS-
pect him because of his seeming
innocence, 1 don't know, Then
there's the amateur detective who
ups and solves the crime to free
his sweetheart, to make matters
perfect.
For those who can overlook the
sameness of plot, and who are of
a detective bent, there may be some
entertainment, but for this re-
viewer, it was just a case Of sit
ting through numerous shots in
the dark, suspicious actions and
so forth, until the final denou.
ment.
David Manners gives his usual
performance in the manner of a
vagrant Rover Boy, Bella Lugosi
is not living death, for change,
and Adrienne AmeS has only to
look frightened. John Wray uses
little of his stage experience to
lift his role bit above ordinary.
Vince Barnett, Alexander Carr
and Edward Van Sloan are also
in the cast.
A comedy with Lloyd Hamilton,
well-known in the days of silent
films and a newsreel issue were
the additional attractions.
The Washington times., 1933-01-07
Earle Has Smart
Stage and Film
Program

"The Devil Is Driving" and
headed for home! It's picture
play built to the order Of the
most enthusiastic movie fan,
A mechanic in a metropolitan
garage senses foul play when a
series of huge motor cars are
raced up the ramps, quickly
dismantled and. repainted; his
suspicious are confirmed by a
horrible tragedy which overtakes
members of his own family; it is
his job to pin the deeds to the
guilty party and make the streets
safe for motorists. He does a
good job and wins the girl for.
of course, there is a girl!
Edmund Lowe. James Gleason.
Dickie Moore, Lois Wilson and
the up and coming Wynne Glib
son Chat girl is goodD are the
principals and all do excellent
work.
The stage fare is even better
than the screen. Maxine Doyle
Birthday fluctuations, MaxineD
in a gorgeous array of dinner
frocks, introduces Bernice Claire
and Alexander Gray, who head
line the weeks program; they
present song numbers in costume,
moments from their best loved
musical shows; their voices are
nicely blended, fresh and musical.
Walter Dare Wahl and his able,
very able, assistant, Emmett Old
field, are guaranteed to win a
full quota of chuckles from even
the most dour-tempered patron,
with tricks, strong-m feats, and
nonsense: then there is Jack
Pepper and a trio of artists billed
as a surprise; Jack is well-liked
in Washington and always gets a
good hand; Stone and Gibbons,
with the -Four. Marvels, toe-tap
and do some remarkable aero
batic featS. Freddy Clarks boys
supply the music.
NewSreel, Sportsreel and a more
or less amusing Lloyd Hamilton
comic fill in the minutes between
stage and screen features.-K. Y.
The Washington times., 1933-01-07
lust a Lowbrow

through d play Ut d tolSue
Just a Lowbrow
OF course, I'm quite a low
brow for saying such a thing
but I just can't help myself. I
like to be natural-and If I'm
bored, I'm bored. Several years
ago. for example. Morris
Gest brought the Russian Art
Players to New York with that
shrewd producers customary
fanfare of publicity trumpets.
Now, I think that Mr.. Gest is
a nice gentleman and l haven't
the slightest doubt that the
Russian players were all great
artists and very kind to their
mothers. But, after remaining
for two acts on the opening
night, could stand no more.
I don't know what was going on,
and I cared less. So out went
into the refreshing night air.
The next morning, when I
turned to the theatrical sections,
I was amazed to learn that my
favorite reviewers had enjoyed
themselves immensely during
that opening performance. The
Russian players, I found out,
were the finest artists that had
ever come to America. Their
every action had been remark
able; their every word superb.
The notices amounted to little
less than raves.
All Of which caused me much
wonderment and no little pain.
I knew that none of these critics
understood Russian, even
though one or two of them
might have been of that de-
scent. For all they knew. the
actors they had witnessed might
have been reciting Gungha Din
instead of sticking to their
lines.
Gets the lowdown
I knew, too. that most of
these critics had been just as
bored as was. Why, then, had
they turned out reviews that
contained nothing but praise?
I determined to find out about
1t, and, at the next opening, I
talked to a critic whom I have
HnnNuYa fAIs
81 want to get something
straight" I said, "and I know
you'll be frank with me. You
were bored with those Russian
players because you told me so
after the first curtain. More,
you didn't grasp one word of
what they were saying.
"Yet your notice was filled
with the highest praise. Will you
be kind enough to tell me why?"
My friend hesitated for a mo-
ment. Then he frightened.
Because it was art" he re-
piled. "I'll admit I was bored
until I thought the whole thing
over and remembered the off
stage noises They were mar.
velous! Never in my life have
I heard such offstage noises!"
Maybe I'm wrong.
All of this, of course, is a
rather long-winded explanation
Of the reason why I have no5
gone to legitimate show in
Paris, and why I will not go dur.
ing my present stay. You can
not enjoy what you do not IN
derstand, as Peggy Joyce said
when she met Prof. Einstein.
About the musical comedies,
I will not write for another rea-
son. When I was here last, /
, reviewed several musicals and
printed my honest impressions.
Those impressions were that
they were terrible, and said so.
Among the artists I didn't like
at that time was a chap named
Maurice Chevalier-and I said
that. too. So you can see Just
about how much my impress
sionS amounted to.
Maurice Gets Mad.
Yet the few lines that I wrote
caused squawks galore. Maurice
was very angry with me when
he first came to America, even
though we became friendly
later. In numerous letters that
came to my paper and me, 1
was accused of being biased,
stupid, ignorant and an enemy
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Maurice Gets Mad

Yet the few lines that I wrote
caused squawks galore. Maurice
was very angry with me when
he first came to America, even
though we became friendly
later. In numerous letters that
came to my paper and me, 1
was accused of being biased,
stupid, ignorant and an enemy
The Washington times., 1933-01-07
Pdramount's Farewell to Arms
Opens at Loews Palace

Endowed with fortnight and
intelligent direction by Frank
Borzage and blessed with three
performances of outstanding
merit, the Hemingway story
emerges as quality celluloid. You
will be deeply Impressed by the
sincerity, the charm and the
powerful tug at the heartstrings
which the Helen Hayes portrait
provides. Secondary honors go,
of course, to Gary Cooper, who
puts a warmth of feeling into his
Characterization, a vigor hitherto
unrevealed in his acting. The al
ways reliable Adolphe Menjou as
Rinaldi, the surgeon, gives top
notch assistance.
ANDREW R. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1933-01-07
TuIiy Film Coming

The coming attraction at the
Rialto Theater, to follow the
showing of They Just Had to
Get Married." will be Universal
Pictures screen production of
Laughter in He'll" the best-sell-
ing novel of Jim Tully. Pat
O'Brien is the star. Tully'S novel
is stirring and dramatic tale of
the Georgia chain gangs, which
the author investigated for more
than a year.
The Washington times., 1933-01-07
RROADWAYS
OF The WORLD
BY Mark HeIIinger.

HOTEL GEORGE THE FIFTH, PARIS FRANCE.
think I'll wind up the night club angle of Paris with
this column and turn to something else hate to devote
much space cabaret life because don't think that
any of my eight readers give particular hoot whether
there are four cafes in Paris forty But it's all part
of my job, guess I'll have to go through with it.
More than that, if don't devote plenty of wordage to
the cabarets here there isn't much of Broadway left to
describe can't tell you about the legitimate shows be-
don't underSand the lrgo And aside from open
ing bottle Of White Rock without corkscrew, there
nothing that annoys quite much having to sit
through plav in tongue that is unfamiliar to
The Washington times., 1933-01-07

of France. And all because I
was honest in my views.
Accordingly, when I arrived
here this time, I had made up
my mind to leave the musical
comedy business severely alone.
F, Good, bad or indifferent, I
made up my mind to say moth
ing about the musical shows.
And I'm keeping my word to
myself. I've already seen the
two important French revues
that are playing here now
and / privately think that they
are very possibly the worst
shows 1 have ever sat through
in all my life. Never have 1
seen anything quite so bad.
But am I telling anyone my
impressions? Not me. After
what happened the last time, I
know when I'm we'll off.
So here am, back in the
night club routine once again.
I'll list few more of them,
add a bit of comment-and
we'll draw the curtaint over
them for the time being. It
will probably be a relief to
both of us. So:
The Montmarte. The smart
place in town. A good orcheS-
ira and excellent service. All
the best people go to this spot,
which means that the faces are
even duller than usual.
The Casanova. Another Rus
sian club that has been success
full for several years. Also a
smart spot. The novelty here
is that the lights often go out
when the couples are dancing.
suggested to the manager that
he might make more money if
the lights went. out when the
couples weren't dancing. He
didn't seem to understand me.
Clever Frenchmen
The Lido. An attractive
place, with a tart flavor.
There's a swimming pool and a
rhumba band and a gigolo for
every broken heart in Paris. If
you order cheap drink, you get
it-but the waiter puts an
empty champagne bottle on
your table just the same.
Damned clever, these French
men.
The Plantation. A huge spot,
described here a few columns
ago. Three bands, including
Don Aspiazu and his rhumba
rheumaticS from Havana. The
entertainment consists of a
couple of roller skaters and a
dark girl who dances with a
snake. The snake is real and
is not a gigolo.
AS the girl was flinging the
snake around, one of the head
walters told me that it was a
very dangerous act. Seems
that the snake hadn't been
properly doped one night and
it began to choke the girl. She
began to scream and it took
half the band to rescue her.
I suggested that the idea was
good and that it should have
been kept in the show all the
time. The head waiter replied
that the manager had sug-
gested the same thing, but that
the girl wouldn't agree. Strange,
I calls it.
And so they go, one after the
other. Dinah's, the Club Flor.
ence, LIE Pere Tranquil, the
Sailors Box-and on and on
and on. What with the famous
bars and eating places that
haven't touched upon yet, the
list is practically endless.
And yet, as far as enjoy
ment goes, one is the same as
another. See one, and you've
seen five. See five, and you've
seen them all. See them all
and the doctor sees you. Oh,
well.
The Washington times., 1933-01-07

In the picture.
10000 Years
in Sing Sing
which opened
at the Metro,
politan Theater
yesterday, in.
terest is cen,
tered on the
efficacy Of the
honor system.
with specific
attention paid
to its effect on
one To m m y
Conn0rS, q rec.
ognized ba d
The Washington times., 1933-01-07
SING SING MOVIE OPENS
Spencer Tracy
Offers Fine
Acting
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

Warden Lewis E. Lawes, of
Sing Sing, has set down his i'm
pressions Of life within the grim,
gay walls which house Society's
outcaSts and numbered men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
EIGHT AMATEURS WIN NEW ENGLAND
 BOXING BAUBLES

Boston, March 28.-UP)- Eight New England amateur box ing champions were crowned at the annual N. E. A. A. U. tourna- ment at Boston Arena last night. Six of the new title-holders were Massachusetts boys, and the other two, representatives of Providence, R. I.
 Boxers from New Hampshire and Maine failed to reach the finals though several of them went as far as the semi-finals.
 The tournament required 49 bouts to develop the eight winners. Though the fighting was fast and hitting sharp, knockouts were rare, all of the final bouts going the limit.
 The champions and their final round opponents:
 112-pound class-Jerry Labella, East Boston, outpointed Vito Co., rassi, Woburn. 11S-pounds-James Riley, Lawrence, outpointed Pat Giganti, Everett. 126-pounds- Louis Barisano, Newton, outpoint- ed Abe Denner, Boston, 135-pounds Johnny Studley, Brocton, out pointed Albert Synott, Fall River. 147-pounds-Jimmy Murphy, Dor chester, outpointed Francis Sistito, Worcester. 16O pounds-Arthur Mignone, Providence, R. l., out pointed Maurice Gosselin, Law renee. 175-pounds-Frank Wilson Everett, outpointed Leo Passero Boston. Heavyweight - Norman Spence, Providence, R. l., outpoint- CT Natala Quartarone, Roxbur.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
TORONTO LEAFS
 NEED TO-NICHT'S GAME TO PROGRESS

Boston. March 29- (UP) --The winner of tonight's first-place Stanley cup hockey playoff game between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs stands good chance of coming out on top in the five-game series.
 The Bruins defeated the Leafs, ? to 1, Tn an overtime game in the opener Saturday. A second straight victory would demoralize Toronto and make the Bears odds- on favorites to survive.
 Critical Contest
 A Toronto victory tonight would, however, make the Canadians fav- orites to reach the p1ayoff finals. After tonights game the Bruins and Leafs move to Toronto to fin- ish the one-two, or three more games necessary to reach a verdict. and one home ice Toronto would have the edge.
 Needing tonight's game to keep them in the running, the Leafs doubtless will play wide-open hoe. key, relying on their greater speed for a victory. In Saturdays game the checking was close throughout, with the result that the Boston and Toronto goalies had only 26 and 36 stops, respectively, in "A minutes of play. The Toronto shots, though less frequent, were the more dan- gerous and Tiny Thompson made half a dozen saves that could just as we'll have been goals.
 Red Horner, Leaf defenseman, who has an injured hand, may get into tonightS game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
HOLY NAME LEAGUE
 MAY BE FORMED

With the prospect of stimulating action among the Holy Name so- cieties of the city's Catholic church. es, a meeting of representatives has been called for Friday evening at S:30 at the K. of L. rooms on Green street. The prospective Holy Name bowling league will cantain as many teams as are interested in entering competition with a sil- yer trophy and other prizes to be won by contestants. Added inform ation on the league can be se- cured from Jack Kairis, manager of St Joseph's bowling alleys.
 The following churches are asked to be represented at the session on Friday: Church of the Blessed Sacrament; Church of the Sacred Heart; Church of Our Lady of Lourdes; Church of the Immacu- late Conception; Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel; St Joseph's SS Peter and Paul: St Francis Xa- vier: St Thomas; St Patrick's; ct Stanisla ws's: St Msrgarets: St Ann's; St Lucy's: St Cecilia's; St Michaels and Mt Mary Magdalen's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28

With each club, one of these rockies already has distinguished himself as the star of the awkward squad, and a United Press poll of the 16 teams today revealed that the IT most promising Yannigans of 1893 comprise 10 pitchers, four outfielders and three infielders.
 Seventeen instead of 16 were skinned as the cream of the rookie crop because the New York Yankee laurels were divided be- tween Pitcher Don Brennan mad Outfielder Fred Walker. Although fieet-footed Bill Werber, late of the Buffalo club, is making 8 valiant try for shortstop he was ranked below Brennan and Walker.
 Bright Future
 Big Fred Walker, at 22, gives promise of being greater major league player than was his father, Dixie Walker, who pitched for Washington in 1912. Fast, hard hitting and always trying, he's making a brilliant bid for utility post. He played with Newark last season.
 Brennan was the outstanding pitcher of the International league last year with Newark. His show ing during training and his record have virtually clinched regular berth.
 James Petersen. who pitched last season with Portland, Ore, is the most promising bit of ivory with the Philadelphia Athletics.
 Forrest Twogood, southpaw, was rated the most promising new conner with Cleveland; Walter Brown, right-hander, with the Boston Red Sox; Edward Linke, right-hander, with Washington; and Jack Knott, right-hander. with the St Louis Browns.
 Evar Swanson, outfielder, was given the best rating with the Chicago White Sox, and Outfielder Erwin Fox. with Detroit.
 Infleld Shy
 Not an infielder was mentioned in the American league ballots, the honors going to six pitchers and three outfielders. In the National circuit, laurels were more evenly distributed, with four hurlers, three infielders and one outfielder stand ing out.
 The most promising rookie with was reported as Southpaw Pitcher Roy Henshaw. Frank Pearce! a right-handed tosser, led the Phil- lies vote, and Walter Beck, right handler, was easily the standout of the Brooklyn squad. Pittsburg's fair-haired boy was listed as Ralph Birkofer, southpaw moundsman.
 Inflelders came into their own with John Ryan holding honors for the New York Giants; Albert Wright for the Boston Braves, and Otto Bluege for the Cincinnati Reds. Outfielder Joe Medwick was registered as the best of the St Louis Cardinals crop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
ADELPHI BEATEN
 BY ETTA BETTAS

The Etta Bettas Y Champs, gain ed their revenge last night at the Central Y by smothering the North End Adelphi in a return contest. The North Binders handed the Etta Betta Boys the worst beating they received in three years when they defeated them 30-15 earlier in the season. The Y boys had some diff ficulty in the first half but with the regular team playing the second half easily left the Adelphi behind. F. Sullivan's follow up shots fea- tured and starred for the Y boys, getting 12 points. DeLeon was the North Enders' best bet, getting nine. The Etta Bettas will in all probability end their season We'd nesday afternoon at three o'cylock when they play Eddie Kennan's Comites, winner of G league at the Central Y. The Y boys are entered in the Brooklyn tourney.
 The box score:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
CLUBS
 INVADE EAST IN
 MAY THIS SEASON
National League Opens April 12 With Final Game Set for October 1

New York, March 2S.-(UP)-- The National leagues 1898 baseball schedule, announced last night, re- veals that for the first time in the circuits 57-year history, western clubs will come into the east in the first week of May.
 The 154-game schedule, which opens April 12 in Boston, Philadel- phia, Cincinnati and Chicago, ale lows for single series of eastern vs western and western vs western clubs, after which the westerners will invade the seaboard.
 This intersectional series will be- gin in the east on May 1 and 2, and when 1t is finished, the eight clubs will shift to the west for an intersectional series starting May 15 and 16.
 The season closes October 1, bringing the world series into more noticeable conflict with the foot ball season than in previous years. Important football games will be played on October z.
 Here are the opening games of the season on April 12:
 New York at Boston
 Brooklyn at Philadelphia
 Pittsburg at Cincinnati
 St Louis at Chicago
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
W|dst[irlQ
By United Press

By united EreSS
 Jim Browning, Missouri, threw Sam Dovano, New York--retained title claims; Nick Lutze, California, threw Tiny Roebuck. Oklahoma; Herb Freeman, New York, (drewll Mayer McLain, Oklahoma; Paul Boesch, Brooklyn, threw Lilo Nardi. Italy; Alphonse Geicewicz, Hungary. decisioned Charley Leh- man, Boston; Sid Westrich, Hun- gary, decisioned Frank Speers, Georgia; Jack Riley. Illinois, threw Jerry Monahan, California.
 . At New York-Broadway Arena Abe Coleman, California, threw Joe Cox, Kansas City; Hans Ramp fer, Germany, threw Sun Jennings, orado, threw Jim Henry, Canada; Eli Fisher, New Jersey, threw Nick Condos, Greece; Rudy Dusek. omaha. (drew) pr Carl sarpolis,
 At Buffalo, N. Y.-Ed Don George, North Java, N. F., threw Charlie Strack, Spring Valley, N. r.: Joe Malcewicz, Utica, N. Y., (drew) Matros Kirilenko. Russia; Hans Schroeder, Germany, threw Benny Ginsburg, New York; Char lev Hanson, Boston. threw Louis Loew, France: Eddie Kaminsky, Buffalo, threw Tommy Anton.
 At Chicago-Ed "Strangler' etski, Poland; Gus Sonnenberg, Lewis, New York, threw Leon Pin New York, threw Karol Zybczko, Poland: Sammy Stein. New York. threw Mike Romano, Italy; Jack Smith. Chicago, threw Jack kogut, Canada: Ivan Leskinovich. Russia, threw Rudy Hoffman, Chicago; Glenn Mum, Nebraska. threw Jack Washburn, Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
MOVE
 UP AT INDOOR
 TENNIS TOURNEY

Chestnut Hill, Mass, March 2S. -UP)-The four seeded players in the national women's indoor ten his singles championship survived the first days play yesetrday, all of them, with one exception ad- vancing through defaults, or an easy victory.
 Mrs Robert H. Morris of Boston, seeded fourth, was the only fav- ored player forced to exert her. self to advance. She eliminated the only foreign contestant. Rose mary kerrison of England, after two hard sets, GA. 6-3.
 Mrs Arthur D. Hill, Jr, the for mer Mianne Palfrey, top-seeded player, gained the quarter-final as result of two defaults. Mrs Ben- jamin r.. Cole, 2d, of Andover, dover, ranked third, also passed on through default.
 The other seeded player, Dor rance Chase of Dorchester, breezed through to an easy victory over Helen of Swampscott, 6-2, 60. Two New York girls, Frances Goodyear of Cooperstown. and Hell en Germaine of New York city, made impressive showings in win ming first-round matches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-28
MERIDEN TOURNEY
 ALL STAR QUINT
 NAMED BY SCRIBES
Stokes and Schaffer of Naugatuck on First Team-CarrOll, Wagner and Tracy HOnOrably Mentioned
(speciaI to The Democrat)

Especial to Tnc DcnlOcrdJ
 Meriden, March 2S-Herb stokes of the Naugatuck Rubber team, tournament champions, and bis teammate Norman Schaffer, cen- ter, made the all-tournament team recently conducted here, selected by New Britain sport critics today. Herbie Schmarr of the New Britain Palace Five, runnerups, was named with Stokes, while Harry Friedman of the West Haven Boys club and former New Haven Atlas star, and Huggie Carlson of the New Britain Palace Five were named guards.
 Meriden, March 28.-Sam Cohen. Meriden Journal sports editor, failed to select an all-tournament team, but wrotes as follows:
 Among the outstanding players in the state semi-pro tourney, our favorites on the out-of-town teams were Hermy Schmarr of the New Britain Palace; Milici of the New Haven St Michael's; Weary and Barney of the Bridgeport Iroquois; Carroll, Wagner and Tracy of Dill Ions All-Starrs of Waterbury: Rubenstein and Cohen of the West Haven Boys Club; Joe Walsh of the Portland Town team; and Stokes of the United States Rub- Der company of Naugatuck.