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The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Where He Falters

Pictures like Twenty Thousand
Years in Sing Sing" Silver Dol
lar" Little Caesar" 1T Am q
Fugitive From the Chain Gang"
Blessed Event." Ladies They
Talk About" and Lawyer Man
have been founded upon plots
which are up to date and predi
Gated upon incidents readily IA
miliar to the regular newspaper
reader. But they haven't always
satisfied the women patrons.
With the women stars Of his
company, Producer Zanuck has
not been so Sensationally success.
full. There are a good many ex-
hibitors who believe that Kay
Francis could be built up into
the No. woman Of the films,
given the right stories and the
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Leone Powers Is
Star Of Witty
Romance

A better show window for the
Coo hiram Brooke Players is
Grounds for Divorce" the draw
ing room farce by Guy Bolton
which once served Ina Claire as
. starring vehicle.
I say better, in the sense that
It gives the two leading players
-Leona Powers and Donald
Woods-the opportunity to reveal
their flair for polite comedy and
to show how wen-mannered peo-
ple act under the stress of emo
tional excitement. It offers, too,
some excellent moments for that
excellent actor, Romaine Callen-
der, and a graceful chance for
q clever character lead, Kathryn
Givney, to enjoy a little prom
1nence.
Cracking Dialogue
Grounds for Divorce" depends
much upon the brilliance of its
dialogue and the scintillating wit
which Playwright Bolton has
woven into the Ernest Vadja
adoption, for the interest suS-
tanning quality it presents. For
the story is thin in spots and
highly conversational, putting the
burden upon this limited cast to
give these speeches sparkle. 1t
tells the story of Partisan di-
vorce lawyer so busy in separating
couples he neglectS his own love
life. His wife endures a seeming
indifference for a time but when
he ignores their second wedding
anniversary in order to better
serve a fair client, she SHES an
inkwell at his head and calls it
quits. It takes two more acts
for them to discover they are still
in love and affect a reconcilia-
tion.
Calender Shines
I must say that Donald Woods
in evening clothes makes a very
attractive figure and one whom
it is easy to conceive might de-
velop more than platonic interest
for impressionable clients. Mr..
'WcndS was at his best in the
fir, act, which is not strange,
since it happens to be the most
rational and genuine of the three
StanzaS. Romaine Calender (Who
looks with his mustache like an
diversified model for Adolphe Men
joD played with such assurance
and delightful charm the role of
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Makes 1888 Winner

On the other hand the Zanuck
policy has produced and devel-
oped such potential greatness as
Aline MacMahon, Glenda Farrell,
Bette Davis, Loretta Young,
George Brent, Joan Blondell and
Ruby Keeler. And they (the
friends of Producer Zanuck) say
that no picture produced in 1888
by Hollywood will turn in the
relative profits that w. B. will
make on "Forty-second Street."
At any rate Mr.. Zanuck gets
a new job and everybody seems
to be happy. That is, everybody
except the independent exhibitor,
who frets because the producers
charge him too much for pictures
and figures that the tremendous
salaries paid to producers like
Daryl Zanuck constitute one Of
the reasons why he must meet
expensive rental costs.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Woodside Players
Plan Production

The annual spring production
of the Woodside Players (affili-
ated with the Woodside Metho-
dist Church) will be Second
Childhood" by zellah Covington
and Jules Simonson. The cast in
cludes Raymond Williams, Mary
Lehman, Edwin Warfield, Valeria
Lehman, Charles Griffith, Esther
Warfield, Nina and Roy Collins,
and James Heizer. The play is
being directed by Mrs. Charles
Griffith and will be presented in
the Woodside Methodist Church,
located at 1914 Georgia Ave., Sill
yer Spring, Md, on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, May and
8, at 8:15 p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Pitts-SummerviIIeFiI

"Salt Water" is well named to
launch Slim Summerville and
ZaSu Pitts on their next mar.
ital screen cruise. An adapta-
ton of the stage play which
starred Frank Craven concerns
a wife, who in trying to satisfy
her husbands longing for sea
life, presents him with a ferry
boat so he cannot travel far
from home,
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Berkeley Square, in
Production at Fox

Berkeley Square" the screen
version of John Balderston's play
will be placed in production Mon
day at the Fox studios as the
fourth Jesse L. LaSky production
Leslie Howard, Heather Angel
Irene Browne, Valerie Taylor and
Juuette Compton compose the
distinguished cast of the play
which enjoyed a notable success
both on the New York and Lon
don stage.
The entire crew that worked
to such advantage on "Cavalcade'
was engaged for this production
Frank Lloyd is directing. Reg
inald Berkeley and Sonya Levien
did the screen adaptation.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Late Stage News
From Broadway

NEW YORK, May 2.-''Both
Your Houses" Maxwell Anderson's
play about the workings Of gov
ernment, will close it's run at the
Royale Theater on Saturday night.
On Monday, May 8, it will open
two weeks engagement in Phila-
delphia.
'Design for Living" will close
after its performance on May 26,
instead of May 81, as earlier
planned. There will be an extra
matinee in the last week, to make
up one of the lost shoWingS. The
one days curtailment was made
to help the sailing arrangements
of Noel Coward.
Autumn Crocus" starts its last
week today at the Firty-sixth
Street Theater. Francis Lederer
will go to Hollywood after that,
and there will be no road tour Of
the play.
Howard Miller will replace Har-
vey Stephens and Cynthia Rogers
will replace Claire Thevor in the
cast of "The Party's Over" begin
ming tonight.
BED An Board" will open at
the Hudson Theater on May 8.
Dorothy Stone succeeds Claire
Luce in the cast of Gay Divorce"
at the performance tomorrow
night. Miss Luce left the cast
some time ago because of illness.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02

lures a year or
so for Joseph
M. Schenck on
an arra n g E.
ment by which
he will receive
$4,000 a week
and a percen-
tage of IN e
profits of the
pro d u c t i ons
which bear his
label. He gets
also 100000 as
a bonus for
signing t h e S e
contracts,
The Washington times., 1933-05-02

vate parties, vaudeville and
radio, did rather well.
Grows Ambitious
II grew ambitious. Money
was fairly free and not too
hard to borrow. I opened one
of the largest music stores on
the Pacific Coast, and the
flowers hardly had a chance to
fade when the depression set
in. Before I knew what had
happened everything was gone.
80 now I am deck steward,
opening Squeaky chairs for
cranky ladies. Fresh young
Sters call me "boy" and drunks
blame me for almost anything
that goes wrong. It's all very
strange when compared with
the past"
I nodded.
"I understand" I said. "I
take it that you're not very
happy"
He closed his eyes.
IT don't know myself" he
murmured. II have nothing
now-and I have nothing to
look forward to. Yet, some
times, when I am alone on deck
in the early morning and the
moon shines down on a peace
full sea, I find myself crying for
joy"
Joe was a worker in the third
class section of the boat. He
made me promise never to men,
ton his name, and I respect
his wishes. He stepped up to
me one morning while the boat
was anchored in a Japanese
port. Did I remember him?
No, I stated, I did not. Then
he told me his name.
Was Stage Hit
IT met you one night with
Bobby Connolly" he told me.
Il also saw you many times
when you were backstage in
'Whoopee.' I was only a chorus
boy in that show, but I did a
little better later. Don't you
remember?"
The light suddenly daWned.
This was a boy from one of
New York's better families. He'd
had some trouble with his
parents about going on the
stage, as I recall it, and he had
cut loose from them. After
"Whoopee," he had scored SEN
sationally in another musical
show, the name of which es-
capes me at the moment. He
had been married suddenly, been
divorced just as suddenly, and
had dropped out of sight.
I gripped his hand warmly.
"Of course, I remember now.
Joe," T assured him. And I'm
doggone glad to see you again.
Come up to the cabin for a
drink and We'll talk things
over"
I'D like to, Mark" he re-
turned, "but it's out of the
question. I'm working down in
third class, you know, and if
they found me up in first, I'd
be out of luck. And I wouldn't
lose this job for all the drinks
in the world"
That boy can 60 back to
the stage-or his wealthy family
family-tomorrow. Yet he pre-
fers a loWly berth at sea. And
who is wise enough to say that
he is wrong?
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Unusual Waiter

The man amazed me. On the
third or fourth day out, I lin
gered over my coffee and spoke
to him.
"Tell me about yourself.
Paul." I requested. you're not
a regular waiter, are you? I
take it from your lingo that
your entire career has not been
around tables. Am I wrong?"
He shook his head.
mo, sir" he returned. "You
are quite right. You are in the
newspaper line. I was, too, at
one time. In years gone by,
I was the advertising manager
of the Syracuse Journal"
I was aStoniShed.
you're Kidding" I asserted.
mot at ALL" he replied. my
story is extremely simple. You'll
hear many like it on this boat,
where practically every member
the American crew amounted
to something before the de-
preston. I'm just a little diff
ferent because l. slipped down
the ladder before the depres-
sion.
''I left my Syracuse paper be-
cause of that most elusive of
all rainbows-'a bigger oppor-
tunity.' The opportunity failed
to develop and I couldn't get
back my old job. I fell i'll. And
with no money to enjoy a rest
cure, I went to sea as a mem
ber of q crew.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02

On the mere Andrew r. Kelley
arithmetic and finances of the
thing, this makes Mr.. Zanuck i'm
portant, since if all goes well and
there is no initiation in the pub
lished figures, he will be earning
about five times as much as Presi-
dent Roosevelt who also has i'm
portant things to do.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

One reads in the dispatches
from Hollywood that Mr.. DARYL
Zanuck will produce a dozen pic
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Rita Is Signed

Rita LaRoy has been signed for
Marlene Dietrich's new picture,
THE Song of Songs" Miss Le-
Roy appeared in Blonde Venus" :"
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Hollywood Parade

Mischa Auer, who carries q
Hateful air in his screen appear.
ances, will play the assassin Of
Archduke Ferdinand in Strange
Rhapsody" Auer is a profess
sional "short-ender" in pictures.
He was the Communist scribe in
Gabriel" and was shot as a spy
in "Mata Hari."
William Harrigan cast for dis
grace" Helen Twelvetrees pic
ture. Ken Murray, the stage
radio-film wit, goes into it to-
day. too. Milton M. Golden post
cards from Madrid that he ex-
poets to see Ruth Chatterton,
husband George Brent and Ra-
mon Novarro in the Spanish cap
ital. Gary Cooper, who was out
with Sandra Shaw at the Grove
the other night, frosts his burn
sides for his next picture. Cary
Grant ditto.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Did You Know

That Wallace Beery, with q
specialist" rating of lieutenant
commander in the Naval Reserve,
is entitled to fly any model
Naval plane?
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Claire Trevor Is
Screen s Newest
Stage Find
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright. 1898. King Features
Syndicate, Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, May 2.
The excitement of knowing a
Hollywood picture production was
waiting on her must have stimu.
lated Claire Thevor's final per.
formance in that Broadway show,
THE Party's Over"
Miss Trevor, newest recruit for
the Cinema, was supposed to
leave the stage play in time to re-
port at the Fox studios in Holly
wood by May 4. On that date,
she takes over the job Of leading
woman for Life in the Raw"
George O'Brien's final picture on
his Fox contract and the first act
ing he has done since he began
holidaying away back in January.
The newcomer is blonde, with
hazel eyes and of the Sally Eilers
type. She has made a few shorts.
but this is her first major screen
experience.
Nothing has been decided yet
on George O'Brien'S future at Fox,
although hear two other studios
are talking contract with him.
A Beverly Hills audience was
startled the other night when q
woman with a foreign accent got
up during the picture and hys-
terically denounced a scene show
ing a dog being killed.
It was Dorothea Week, Para
mounts new German importa-
tion. Miss Week is a lover Of
animals and the scene, as her
manager explained, was too much
on top of all the amazing things
she had seen since she arrived
in America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-18

The Junior Women's club will meet on "wednesday evening ot ,o' clock at the Women's club. There will be an MIRA speaker at this time.
 Mrs. Wilbur E. Bryan and her daugher, Miss Frederick Bryan of Prospect street. have returned from Holland, Mass, where they spent the season at the Tunxis club
 A surprise farewell party was rendered Jack Garfield at his home on Woodlawn terrace on Friday evening. Entertainment and danc- ing was enjoyed and q delicious luncheon was served. Among those. attending were: Anne Kilbride, George Cater, Dorothy Blacker. Jack Garfield, Kay McGrath, John O'Connor, Peggy Garfield and Ser nard King. The honored guest VIII leave this week. to enter Holy Cross college. He Is graduate of Crosby high school in the class of 1888.
 Mrs Richard Birch of Platt street CUIeTtuHSd Ut shV"SA eN IVY view on Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs William Howard Baker, who was formerly Miss Marjorie Whitaker. Among those attend- ing were: Mrs Frank Whitaker, Mrs William Baker. Mrs John Weidorn, Mrs Howard Northrop, Mrs John Birch. Mrs Phillip Di- nova, Mrs l.. H. Watkins. Mrs Franklin Kirsch, Mrs stephen o. Rourkc, Mrs Toothill, Mrs Andrews, Mrs William Birch. Mrs Frank Trenka, Mrs Charles Birch, Mrs Richard Birch and Misses Weidorn. Mary Dineen, Edna Baker, Rose- mary Weidorn, Florence Mabre. Jennie Teller and Eleanor Walsh,
 David Burnstine to-day was win ner of the individual masters. con tract bridge championship of the American Bridge league.
 He took the lend when the con test opened Friday and finished ahead yesterday with 619 1-2 match points, an average of 55.3 per, cent of the maximum possible on the 14o boards.
 Elinor Murdock took second place with 614 points: Waldemar Von Zedtwitz was third with 606; Michael Gottlieb, fourth. 6Ob; George Keith. fifth, 602. 1-2.
 Miss Jean Lancaster of Litch- field left recently to enter the freshman class at Randolph Ma con college in Lynchburg, Va. Miss Lancaster was a member of the class of 1888 at Saint Margarets school.
 Mir and Mrs John F. Crowley of South Main street, are stopping at the Hotel Martinique. New York City
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-18

The engagement is announced of Misy Ellen shepardson Galiaudet. daughter of Rev and Mrs Herbert ID. Gaiiaudet of Pine Orchard. to Richard Vincent Fabian, also or Pine Orchard.
 Miss GalIaudet is a graduate or tbe westoyer school in Middiebury ana has studied two years ht Vas. sar college and the Erskine scnooi in Boston. She made her deput ln 1881 and is n member Of the New Haven Junior league. She IS tne granddaughter of the late Alden M young of New York city and Pine Orchard, for many years ieader in public utilities development in New England and New fork; anu incton, founder and first president of the National College for Dear Mutes. now named Gallaudet col- ieee in honor of her great-g grand father. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, pioneer of deaf mute education Tn America, Her father has been as- sociate minister of Center church, poston: pastor of the First Congre. rational churches of Bridgeport ana waterbury; and was captain of field artillery during the world war.
 Mir Fabian is the son of Mrs Arr thur II, Day of New Haven and Pine Orchard, and of the late Har- " A. Fabian, for many years con nected with the. New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad. He prepared for college in Kent school and was graduated from Yale with the class of 1931S, where he was i n member of St Elmo. He Is affl- lated with the Connecticut Light & Power company in this city.
 The girls of the Claire Beauty Shoppe of this city held a dinner for over seventy-five guests at their cottage in Farview beach on Tues day night, September 18th. The event was the closing up of the cot tage for the season. They had as their guests the girls from the Hartford and Torrington shops and friends from New York city. Newark and Stamford.
 Some of the girls spent the night at the cottage with MT and Mrs Irving Piynick who were host and hostess to the Claire girls and their friends all summer at the cottage. The evening was spent Tn cara playing, dancing and singing Prizes were awarded. Miss Esther Anderson of the Waterbury shop won first honors in bridge. Miss Shirley Weaver of New York car ried away the honors for the eve ming in her ability in tap dancing. Miss Ethel Reaves of Newark gave several impersonatiOns. The giris from the Waterbury shop who at tended were: Vera Jurksaitis, Mll- dred Smith, Rose Moneta, Cecile Breton, Amelia Howis. Betty sBean- carde, Esther Anderson, Mary Posty, Carmella Cretella, Ailleen Krampitz. Winifre Wenning, Wanda Suchenski. Alice Panasuk. Georgianna Therrien. Harry Som- ma, Irene Malatin, Patsy Biondi, Betty Muccini.
 Miss Peggy Murphy entertained the members of the Happy Go Lucky Sorority at her home on Fairmount street on Friday even- ing. During the evening bridge playing was enjoyed and .delici- ous luncheon was served. The members attending included: Miss es Eleanor Ford. Mary Barry. Shirley Pickett. Joan German. Ann Loughman and Peggy Murphy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-18

2 The marriage of Miss carmeia Lumia. daughter os afr and Mrs Charles Lumia of Fairfield avenue and Joseph Gulisano, son of Mir and Mrs Joseph DeStafano of Ham Aton street, New Haven took place this morning at 8:30 o'clock at Our Lady of Mount Carmel church. Rev 0sfclrael Lynch off, ciated at the ceremony and also celebrated the nuptial mass which followed. The maid of honor and only attendant of the bride was Miss Rose Restivo and John De- Stefano, step-brother of the bride groom was the best man. Palms and cut-fiowers decorated the church and Q, special program of nuptial music was rendered.
 ' The bride wore gown of white satin styled with high neckline and frM lace sleeves. Her veil of tulle and lace was fastenedwith Q crown of tulle caught with orange blos- soms. She carried an arm bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley. Her attendant wore 0 frock of blue taffetta fashioned with ruffied skirt and short pun sleeves and she wore a turban of match ing material. Her arm bouquet consisted of pink roses.
 A reception was held at the home of the bride following the cermony. About 200 guests attending includ- ing out-of-town guests from New Haven and New York. Upon re- turning from an upnannounced wedding trip. the couple will reside nt 6 Stevens street, New Haven. The bride is a graduate of the Waterbury Catholic High school.
 Miss Lois Warner and Miss Pol ly White of Kellogg street recent ly returned from Switzerland, where they visited Miss Whites brother, John Ogden White, who has been studying there for the past few years.
 J. Benedict Maloney, son of Dr and Mrs D. J. Mafoney of Cooke street, left today to enter the fresh- man class at villanova college, Vil- lanova, Pa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-18


 , The wedding of Hizs Grace *@ Iasso, daughter of Angelo qalas of Byrnside avenue and Anth1F l spierto, son of Mir and Mrs A thony spicrto of Madison stresl took place at st Lucy's church < 9 o'clock. The ceremony was ptF formed by Rev Felix scoelio N'{H also celebrated the nuptiai ma** which followed. Miss Jane Qala*<t was her sisters maid of honor a=# only attendant and Michael tCr1S1 fulie was the best man. A spec.H program of musfc was rendered N* Miss Amelia Ricciuti.
 The bride wore a gown of whi<4 satin styled with leg Q mut1o{< sleeves of lace and wore veil 1z tulleand lacearranged in cap snarF fastened with tulle rosettes. BIT carried an arm bouquet or wn.<4 roses and lilies of the valley. The mad of honor were a gown ot yellow satin with a, tucked ski{< and wore a large horsehar hat fQ correspond. She carried an arr< bouquet of yellow roses,
 A reception was held at the home or the DTtOeBTOULn AoAhoWtNo %ffr ceremony. About 100 guests were in attendance including cut of town guests from Pennsylvania, Tor rington and Bridgeport.
 The couple left on an unan-| nounced wedding trip, the bride wearing a navy blue travelling suit with accessories to corresponq- Z They will take up their residence at 'S7 Madison street upon tnetr return.
 Miss Alma M. Donais of Wet Liberty street entertained the members of the Happy-Go-Lucky Girls at her home on Thursday evening. Election of officers took place, and the following were elect ed for the coming year: Catherine B. Cook, president; Helen Tessier, vice-president; Doris Brodeur, sec retary and Pauline Grenier, treas- urer. Miss Donais' guests were: Catherine Cook. Alice St Mary, Adrienne Arcand, Helen Tessier, Doris Brodeur and Pauline Gre nier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-18
CONIRACT !
 L RRZDGE "" EXpEQTS PLAY IT

The Play In playing the hand at dia- monds, the declarer should estab- fish the fifth club upon which to discard his five of spades, thereby avoiding the necessity of guessing the spade finesse.
 At several tables South was the declarer at four spades. When West opens the ace of hearts and continues with a heart, South must refuse to ruff the second heart because he holds only four spades and one of tho opponents may also hold four.
 To ruff would certainly lose the contract. By refusing to ruff the second heart all that the declarer need do is to lose a spade, and his contract is made.
 At another table the singleton diamond was opened and South won with the king. The natural play to most people is to try to ruff one of the losing clubs, but this play Is wrong.
 You have singleton heart, therefore you can expect to find uneven distribution in the other two hands. The lead of a dia- mond certainly looks like a sim gleton. If you ruff the third club and 1t Is overruffed by East, East will lead diamond which will be ruffed by West. Then another club will be returned which will cause you to lose an extra spade trick.
 The correct play is to lead a trump immediately to dummy's king. take the spade finesse. lead another trump and then start the diamonds. East will be forced to ruff with his good trump, and that is the only trick the declarer lneed lose.
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