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The Washington times., 1933-03-28
Patsy Refuses Cut

Patricia Bowman, the little
Washington dancer who has been
ballerina for Roxy for more than
5 years, walked out rather than
take a 20 per cent cut at Radio
City Music Hall. When and if
Roxy comes back. Patsy may re-
turn. Mrs. Thomas F. Flaherty
writes that while her husband
is recuperating at Georgetown
hospital he insisted she keep up
the Flaherty attendance record as
first nighters and SO she chaper-
oned a party for George M.
Cohans pigeons and People"
last hight. Steve Cochran is
back in town with a bunch of
contracts for his stock company.
Due announcement of the new
season will be made shortly after
Easter.
The Washington times., 1933-03-28

guess about the mysterious
Parker. Is he a madman or is he
a fellow little ahead of the
parade capable of seeirg beyond
the horizon?
COhan Is Brilliant
Those who like George M.
Cohan-and I am a hopeless ad-
dict to his natural acting man,
ner-will find pigeons and
People" an engrossing evening in
the theater. Jauntiiy he e;lpoundS
his beliefs and before you have
a chance to realize they may be
superficial and shallow, he has
hoped to and is knee deep in
the solution of another problem.
An enigmatic paradox His pro-
pensity for argument is endless
and out of the dismay he causes,
arises an ocean of chuckleS and
some riotous laughtetc.
The Cohan performance for
length and for sustained and bril-
liant characterization must be
bracketed with the greatest
achievements in the modern thea
ter. guarantee you will never
forget Parker. Nor can you en-
tirely disagree with his reasoning
that pigeons are to be preferred
to people.
In a supporting company of
sterling merit I was won by the
enthusiasm and spirit with which
Walter Gilbert, Paul McGrath,
Edward Nannery and Oliv e
Reeves-Smith entered into the
mood of the extra length one
act to assist in creating ooth sus-
pense and mystery. At the con-
clusion of the play, Mr.. Cohan
emerged for brief curtain speech
that left this dramatic jig-saW
personality still a delightfully."-
vague figure. Don't miss pigeons
and People"
ANDREW R. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
O'Brien in Film
or Wild West

Oblivious of a fateful Friday
the thirteenth, Smoke Light
ming" George O'Brien) barges
his way into momentous poker
game, that starts something.
Zane Grey paints fanciful melo-
drama, which may be cleaned at
Loew's Columbia, this week.
So long as the requisites OF a
real thriller are adhered to, what
matter if credulity is strained by
few little items? Certainly
action is never sacrificed, so this
good old coW-punching tale comes
through with flying colors.
O'Brien, shadoWed by one ALI,
Frank Atkinson, "sat in" on a
game just in time to save a ranch
for the innocent Blake child.
Then his troubles began. The
trials resulting from trying to
raise the youngster as a lady
should be reared, provide the
thread for a pleasant little love
story neatly interviewer with the
more hair-splitting villainy. De-
spite trite situations, Smoke
Lightning" is a refreshing change
in movie fare.
Betsy Ross King, the juvenile,
does a natural bit of acting. Es-
pecially gifted in riding, the child
and O'Brien put on some riding
stunts quite worthy of attention.
Nell O'Day is the frail blonde
who lends enchantment to the
scene, though she is scarcely
called upon for much in the way
of acting.
Supplemental features include
Terry Toons" in some foolishness
about spring; an "Our Gang"
comedy; Paramount News: and an
interesting film showing just how
to harpoon the next elephant
shark that crosses your path.
H K.
The Washington times., 1933-03-28

Mr.. Cohan's amiable cynic is
called Parker, and he is discov.
cred philosophizing while he feeds
the park birds he finds much
more sensible than humans. His
benefactor is impressed with his
musings and invites Parker to
share the hospitality of his home.
All Slightly Daffy
Once in the shelter of this
apartment and thrust among nor
NAL people, this Parker develops
an eccentric complex that has
everyone bewildered. II defy
you" he says, "to tell me any
thing I've said or done which
isn't sensible. I defy you to tell
me anything you've said or done
that is"
1t is most amazing perform.
ance of word juggling and hap
hazard logic with Mr.. Cohan &C.
cupying the stage continuously
for close to two hours, as swift
as the wind in turning his argu-
ment, cajoling and beating,
puzzling and terrifying in turn
and finally walking off the scene
letting everyone make their own
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
To Close the Season

Washington's legitimate theater
season closes, and the farewell
play of the American Theater So
ciety for 1928 will be offered
the weeking beginning Easter
Monday night, April IT. The at
traction will be the first American
performance of BEST Seller" by
Edouard Bourdet, author Of Dam
aged Goods" and "The Sex
Fable" It will star Peggy Wood.
The play has been running for a
year in Paris and will be produced
by Lee Shubert. It treats of the
book selling racket. Cartoonist
Nelson Harding's drawing in The
Washington Times of March IA
inspired Morton Downey to write,
"We're On the March," which the
tenor will sing for the President
tomorrow night at the Press Club.
The cartoonist gets the first auto
graphed copy of the song as re-
ward.
The Washington times., 1933-03-28

gagements in the 1933-34 season.
Washington is one of the cities
to be visited and present plans
are to open the season at the
National Theater in mid7Septem-
ber with this current smash
Broadway hit.
This information is pertinent
because Washington was denied
a look at Grand Hotel" The
picture made from the Vicki
Baum play was nationally re-
leased and dated here before the
drama had a chance to charm
local playgoerS.
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
FIRST NIGHTERS


George NJ. COhan's pigeons and
People" at the National Theater
last night. Postmaster General
Farley. Representative and Mrs.
Sol Bloom, Miss Vera Bloom, Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Woodward. DIR.
and Mrs. VIC. Gwynn and Louise
Harrison Gwynn, Commissioner
and Mrs. Luther C. Reichelderfer.
Jock Mclean, MIR. and Mrs. Frank
j. Hogan, Ernest G. Walker, Sem
atOr and Mrs. Joseph 7. Robin
son, MIR. and Mrs. Dan O'COnneII.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl DrOOp, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin A. Halsey, Mrs.
Thomas f. Flaherty. J. Mark
Trice, Mr.. and Mrs. William Har-
riman Rapley, MIR. and Mrs. Lee
SOmers, Mrs. +. +. Rapley. Hon.
J. Bartlett HigginsOn, Senator
Huey Long, MIR. and Mrs. Mark
Lansburgh, Frank p. Morse, Mr..
and Mrs. Mason Peters, DIR. and
Mrs. Edgar Copeland, DIR. Will
liam A. White, Mrs. Pat Harrison,
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton King. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Meade, Charles
Warren McClintOck, Senator Logan,
DR.. NJ. G. Gibbs. MIR. and Mrs.
Robert Long. Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Pearson, Clifford Brooke, Surgeon
General Cummings and william
A. Brady.
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
New Morehouse Film

When Ward Warehouses; story,
"Bagdad on the Hudson" is
placed before the Gamers, Robert
Wyler will be on the directorlal
end, Carl Laemmle, jr., announced
this week. Wyler is a brother of
William Wyler, veteran director,
and was given a contract by
Laemmle, jr., recently following
his eminently successful direction
of several French screen plays.
Morehouse is adapting his own
story.
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
Beer for Theaters

Film Daily reports as follows
Possibility of theaters apply
ing for 3.2 beer sale permits
to the Bureau of Industrial
Alcohol is being watched with
interest here.
Action to be taken by the
various States and municipal
tiles will vary according to
local opinion, but it is be-
lieved that in many places
with some modification motion
picture and legitimate theaters
will be permitted to dispense
the amber fluid in connection
with food of some sort.
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
Ask Hitler Behave

If Hitler would behave himself
some idle Washington musicians
might go to work. For a radio
station is very much interested
in a German hour-or waS-until
the recent hubbub in Berlin
caused all negotiations to be
called off. Glen Echo Park
seems like a nice place for a
VienneSe beer garden with its
sylvan surroundings, but Leonard
B. Scloss told me a year ago
under no circumstances would
he permit the sale of lager. Too
many women and children picnic
patrons and churches are among
the amusement parks best Gus
toners. Good news for salary
cut employees in the chain thea
ters is the announcement that
film collections are once more
approaching normal and the
eight weeks of reduced pay may
be called off very soon. The
road show company of "Caval-
cade" closed with the Washington
engagement, but Charlie Meade,
company manager remains here
waiting for a political berth. Mr..
Meade was one of the executives
of the stage and screen division
Of the Roosevelt campaign, has a
gold plated personal card from
the President attesting to his ef-
ficiency. Barney McDevitt is
Morton Downey's personal press
agent, and also is tub thumper
for Fred Warnings Pennsylvanians.
He is in town to see that the
Irish minstrel gets his share of
publicity for that Earle engage
ment which follows his Press
Club warbling tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1933-03-28

bored; once more the manicurist
called her names under her
breath. Once more Mrs. Jones
struggled into her party girdle;
and once more the SteWardess
lost two pounds running hither
in search of more safety pins.
Once more the ships orchestra
played the grand march as only
ships orchestra can play 1t;
and once more Mrs. Jones made
a triumphant entrance.
And once more Mrs. Jones
failed to win a prize.
That night, after the ball,
Mrs. Jones took an oath. She
repeated it to two or three peo-
pile, and my informant was one
of them. She SWore that she
was going to win a prize in the
next and last dress ball-regard-
less of cost, trouble or any
thing else.
The weeks rolled by and, in
due time, the announcements
for the last and biggest costume
ball were posted on the ships
bulletin board. There were to
be several prizes, with a special
one for the most beautiful cos
tune. And that's the one that
Mrs. Jones was going after.
All through China and Japan
that woman went shopping with
the idea of that costume in
mind. She was serious about
this thing; deadly serious. She
kept spending money and spend
ing money, until she had gone
for more than a thousand dol
lars to win a prize that would
mean nothing in the long run.
Tries Her Costume
The ship left Japan on the
way to Honolulu-and the big
night finally rolled around. On
the afternoon of the day in
question, Mrs. Jones decided to
assemble the costume and try
it on for her three friends. She
wanted their advice before the
grand march began. And II
there was any fault, it could
be corrected before the fatal
hour. You must remember
that, to this woman, it was
the biggest thing in life at the
moment.
When they saw the costume,
her friends were wide-eyed
with honest admiration. They
told Mrs. Jones that she was
foolish to have spent so much
money but that, about the
prize, there could be no ques-
ton. There was no costume
on the boat that could pos
sibly touch this one for beauty.
And Mrs. Jones smiled.
Il know it as we'll as you
do," she asserted, land the
judges will know it, too. I just
wanted to show these frumps
around here that when I made
up my mind to win the grand
prize, nothing was going to
stand in my way.
Il can hardly wait to see the
looks on those faces when
march in tonight. Silly of me
to get a thrill out of the
thought, I suppose, but I just
can't help myself. I consider
the money we'll spent"
What with all this talk and
the compliments of her friends
about the prize that had al.
ready been won, Mrs. Jones sug-
gested that a drink on her
might not be amiss. The
women adjourned to the bar,
and each one insisted upon
buying drink.
One drink led to another.
And when the costume ball
took place that night, Mrs.
Jones was not present. She
had had so many drinks that
she slept through the entire
affair!
The Washington times., 1933-03-28

Toohey, OF the
Sam Harris Of
fices a d vi S e S
that Washing
ton will get the
play before the
picture.
The producer
eXacted a re-
lease date of
January !, 1884,
for the Metro
Goldwyn screen
pro d u tion n
which gives the
p ay a b o u t
t hree months
for rnod on.
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
Brooke Pupils Dance

The Clifford Brooke School of
the Drama recognizes no depres-
sion, will ask So for the best seats
next Sunday night when the prize
pupils present three one-act plays
-. The Drama School pupils in
wade Meridian Mansions, 240O Six
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
NJ
f
This AmisbIe Cynic Inspires Gales
Or Laughter With Smart
Audience

Since this madcap world to be little topsyturvy
with everybody having remedy for what ails u.s. why
shouldn't the fellow the park bench have his sayG
He does in "Pgeons and People, which George NJ Cohan
describes as comic of in continuous action and
which he brought the National Theater last night under
the of the American Theater Society
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
Pitts-Sunnnervine

"Chicken Rancho" an original
screenplay by Dale Van Every,
Universal scenario editor and
adapted by Tom Reed will be the
third Slim Summerville-SaSu Pitts
feature play to be made. Pro,
duction will begin in March.
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
Leslie Howard to
Play Lead for
Gaynor
By HARRISON CARROLL


Copyright, 1898, King Features Syndicate
HOLLYWOOD, March 28.-For
all the good it does him, Leslie
Howard may as we'll quit talking
about a London vacation. He
agreed to do Berkeley Square,
everybody expected that-but now
Fox has wheedled him into stay
ing for another picture, the lead
opposite Janet Gaynor in Paddy,
the Next Best Thing"
BY the tine these two roles are
completed, the London season will
be over and there will be no
chance of putting on a play before
fall.
The English actor is taking the
matter philisophically, not so
difficult in view of the salary he
draws. But the main thing is he
likes Hollywood. He has become
one of the film colony's most pro
nounced addicts of sun bathing
and recently he made his first ap-
pearance on a local polo field.
In pictures of sentiment, the ac-
tor is rated without peer by studio
heads. He scored heavily in
"Smilin' Through" and in Mary
Pickford's Secrets"
The Gaynor- Howard combina-
ton will be something entirely
new, and ought to be worth
watching.
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
Hollywood Parade

41UAAy WOVU al 0uC
An accusing look brought me
over to Sally Eilers at the King
Kong" premiere. "Hoot and I
are not made up," she said, cant
we separate and still be friends" !"
So, now you have it from head
quarters.
When Mrs. Bing Crosby Dixie
Lee) arrived in Hollywood, she
went out to Sue Carols house.
Bing and Dixie are expecting a
baby in about a month, you
know, and she'll stay with Sue
until your favorite crooner comes
out to Hollywood. And are the
fans busy calling Paramount to
find out the time of his arrival!
The around-the-world liner, EN-
press of Britain, will carry many
film celebrities when it sails from
here this week. Virginia Valli
and Charles Farrell have booked
passage, also the Ernest Tor
rences, Sam Raphaelson Che goes
to London to write the Jeanette
MacDonald-Herbe Marshall pic
ture), Jerry Horwin and Pat
O'Bryan, husband of Elizabeth
Allen. George Bernard Shaw is
a passenger on this vessel, and
the film people are keen to meet
him,
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
Did You Know

That Frank Borzage, tWo-time
winner of the academy award for
direction, was a mine worker in
Nevada when he was 13 years
old?
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
She Dolls Up Plenty

Well, me hearties, the next
affair found Mrs. Jones in a
far better state of preparedness
than America will be in the
next war. This was some sort
of Indian ball, and Mrs. Jones
hadn't wasted her time in India.
She had bought plenty of things
and if she didn't win a prize it
wasn't going to be her fault.
Once more the hairdreSSer Ia
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

While Hollywood is busy lining
up a diamond studded cast for
George S. Kaufman's Dinner at
Eight" a letter from John Peter
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
Transom Peeper

| ransom PeePer
So remained where I was
and watched the merrymakers
from behind the seclusion of
my cabin transom. Transom
is as transom does, and my
vantage point wasn't at all bad
once you became accustomed
to it.
Strange how seriously the
passengers take an affair Of
this kind. They've been talk
ing about this ball for days,
and while some of them may
mock the interest of the others
in the affair, the scofferS gen.
orally turn up in the most ex-
pensive costumes.
If they knew how funny most
of them looked to an outsider,
I'm quite positive that many of
them would retire from the
competition in short order.
But where ignorance is bliss,
tits folly to stay out of fancy
dress ball. The stout Mrs. H.,
from Texas, came as Cleopatra
even though she weighs fully
$50 pounds. And her husband,
who trails her around like a
lamb, came attired as desert
sheik. There was a picture for
your whiskers, my friends!
Inasmuch as I'm not part of
it at the moment, I am unable
to give you a complete descrip-
ton of the affair. Nor can I,
which is even more fearful, tell
you who won the various prizes
and of what their costumes
consisted. Believe me, my
friends, I lament my failure
bitterly.
Take Them Seriously
I think I can make up for
it, however, by telling you the
best fancy dress story I've ever
heard. It happened on this
very boat two years ago, and
my informant SWearS that it's
absolutely true.
AS I stated before, the pas
sengers take these balls
extremely seriously on these
lengthy cruises. They generally
hold three of them on a round
the-world liner; one after leaV-
ing Suez, the other after leaV-
ing in India and the third
after leaving Japan on the
way back to the States. If the
husband doesn't cop prize,
he hardly commits suicide. But
if the wife fails to win one on
either of the three tries, she
generally turns on the tears in
very definite fashion after the
ball is over.
With all this as an introduc-
ton, we turn our attention to
a certain Mrs. Jones, which is
as good a name as any. Mrs.
Jones was about SO years OF
age, a widow and an extremely
wealthy woman. Mrs. Jones
booked passage on the Reso-
lutte two years ago because she
was lonesome in New York, be-
cause she thought she'd have a
good time-and because you
never knew in which port you
might find a new husband.
After a month or SO of travel
ing, along came the first cos
tune ball. Mrs. Jones was all
prepared for it. She wore an
attractive costume, spent three
hours with the hairdresser
aboard the boat and turned up
that night fairly confident of
carting off a prize.
Alas and alack of proper ap-
probation. When the awards
were announced, Mrs. Jones
wasn't even mentioned. All she
would have received was a pack
age of safety pins, or a cup or
a shaving mug-but that wasn't
the idea at all. She wanted to
be among the winners, and she
made up her mind that she was
going to be when the next af-
E. i
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
Funny Argument

Funny Argument
They are telling about a very
funny argument Phil Berg had
with his gardener.
Phil and Leila Hyams are
building new house. They are
very particular about the land
scaping- putting in 20-ton oak
trees, etc.
The other day, the gardener
marked off a lot of circles for
trees.
How big are those trees going
to be?" asked Phil.
The gardener said about four
feet.
"Way too SMALL" objected
Phil.
The gardener drew himself up
"You are like all picture people,
he exclaimed. You have to
have everything colossal"
The Washington times., 1933-03-28
Telegraph User

Gary Cooper hates to write let
ters, and sends night wires when
obliged to correspond.
Seward gateway., 1933-09-26
AT THE HOTELS

Van Gilder-B. F. Heintzleman, Juneau; L. T. Trimble, Harold W.. Shell, Chicago; Wm. Sherman, Forest Service; E. Moody, Fair banks; Mrs. L. w. Hartley and son; A. H. Rogers, N. Y. C.; c. E.. Smacker, N. Y. C.; Rowland F. Wyatt, Ketchikan; Lydia Fohn- Hansen, College; c. M Wells, An chorage; Bernard Mein, Seattle.
 Overland-George H. Ray, Fair banks; H. w. Rutter, Wasilla; A. L. Torrell, Miller House; J. w.. Nicholson, M P. Bank, Seattle; Harry Duggan, Seattle; Tom Rob- erts, E. c. Smith, P. c. Wahle, Floyd Norton, H. w. Nagley, Tal- keetna; James Newman.
 Seward-J. E. UrlSen, Ed Rich ley, Healy; Henry Roder, Juneau; H. w. Edwards, Juneau; Bud Mo Elhany, Juneau; Gus Seaburg, An chorage; R. Abernathy, J. Prich- cit, Anchorage; Estol E. Call, An chorage; c. Battoon, w. Bartholpf, F. L. Knight, Mrs. Frank Morrison, Mrs. Carl Musser, Cynthiana, Ky; Mrs. J. c. Palmer, Seattle; Mrs. F. Zionchech, S. Carney, D. S. Daxon, Mrs L. R. Sims, Mrs. F. H. Lounsbury, Anchorage; I. Venet- ta. Anchorage; Marion Venetta, Ellen Bagoy, Mrs. F. Miller, Mrs. J. c. Wingfield, Kodiak.
 GILLILAND-R. Kern.
Seward gateway., 1933-09-26

 EN ROUTE VALDEZ

The MS Discoverer; Capt. H. Berger, left Anchorage Sunday evening for Kodiak and Valdez. From Anchorage the vessel carried big game hunters, A. B. Freeman and Fr. Wilenski who are going to Kodiak for brown bears. They have just completed hunt in the Rainy PassFn district; Charles Madsen is head guide. On the way to Kodiak and at Kodiak Captain Berger will pick up passengers who desire to go to Valdez court headquarters and take out citi- zenship papers.
 It is expected that by the time Captain Berger leaves Kodiak at least IS persons will be aboard. Assistant United States Attorney J. L. Reed, with headquarters ill Seward, was requested to go to Valdez in connection with the citizenship hearings and he de- parted from, here on the SS Yukon.
 The Discoverer will arrive i'll Seward Thursday, Captain Berger advises.
Seward gateway., 1933-09-26
ELEANOR KREFTING 4 RECENT BRIDE

Announcements have been re- ceived in Seward from MT. ant Mrs. Charles Krefting, former To- cal residents, announcing the marriage of their daughter, Flea nor Marion to Cecil L. Hamaker at Seattle, on Saturday, septem- Der 9.
 The wedding ceremony was per formed at the Seattle home of Mrs. Fred Miller and the guests included friends and many tor- mer SeWardites and AlaskanS. .. Mrs. Hamaker received part ot her educa tion in the Seward Pub lie Schools. She graduated from Seattle high school and later at tended a business school there.
 MT. Hamaker is employed at a Seattle shipping concern.
 The neWlyweds will make their home in Seattle.
Seward gateway., 1933-09-26
FINE PROGRESS
 MADE BY w.

For the purpose of inspecting activities in the Chugach Nation al Forest and progress of the Emergency Conservation Work, "E. c. w." B. F. Heintzleman, Forestry official, arrived from his Juneau office on the SS Yukon, continuing on yesterday, in con- pany with Ranger Wm. Sherman, to the LaWing Ranger station.
 MT. Heintzleman will remain in the district for at least two weeks.
 Ranger Sherman reports one of the trail crews has penetrated a distance of 10 or 12 miles up Paradise Valley and is within a half-mile of the second valley. On Quartz creek another crew is now camped at Lost creek having built eight miles of fine trail One other crew is camped at Hope where it is engaged in trail work on Resurrection creek.