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The Washington times., 1933-12-05
Many Mementoes

Just outside the business fount
on the mezzanine floor of his the
ater are interesting autographed
pictures of the stars of another
day. His executive sanctum was
appropriately decorated with first
night programs, cartoons and
other framed photographs Of the
most eminent stage figures. In
his home he had many more such
treasured mementoes. For it was
his custom to personally greet the
actors who adorned his playhouse
and each souvenir was definitely
linked with some milestone in the
Nationals history.
The theater will miss Harry Rap.
ley. His place in the ranks of the
dWindling first nighters will not
be filled. To Mrs. Rapley and his
son, William Batchelder Rapley
goes my deepest sympathy in an
irreparable loss. I feel also for
Steve Cochran, who spent 27 years
as the boon companion and busi-
ness associate Of one Of the
amusement industry's most stall
Wart and noble figures.
Nineteen thirty-three has erased
real trio of friends: First, Thomas
F. Flaherty, inveterate first
nighter and beloved labor leader;
then the Rev. Francis j. Hurney,
chaplain of the Catholic Actors
Guild and sincere friend of the
theater; now Harry Rapley. They
all loved life and lived it usefully
and to the full. Peace to their
ashes.
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ZIEGFELD "FOLLIES" OPENS
William Hsrrymsn RapIey's Death
Removes Dean Of D. {. Theater,
Veteran Of First Nights

Katharine Cornell performance Of
Allen Corn" AS we rode home
he remarked: 1T is not a great
Cornell play. I give it about IL
weeks in New York" 1t ran ex.
actly IL weeks or SO perform
ances.
To the last he maintained his
interest and devotion to the stage
and it's people. His final appear
ance on F Street was when he
attended the Fox Theater and
stood for over an hour in a lobby
croWo to see Joe Laurie's "Old
Timers" 1t embarrassed Man
ager Carter Barron, youngest OF
the citv's theater executives, that
this grand old veteran should
have endured this inconvenience,
But Mr.. Rapley preferred to re-
main incognito in the throng and
enjoyed the experience.
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Rated Goodwin Best

Like many a newSpaperman, ne
was wont to say that some day he
would set down for posterity some
of the memorable moments IN the
history of the National Theater
and incidents of small Importance
but Of great human interest IN
volving the monumental figures
who had trod his stage. But the
book was never written. He did
get around to telling Jack DAILY a
sketchy outline of his activities
since that day in 1881 when ne
first sat down at the desk and the
career bequeathed to him by ms
father. w. w. Rapley and j. w:
Albaugh. The real record dleo
with him. ..
He did tell me that he thought
Nat Goodwin the greatest actor
of all time and that his snow.
when We Were Twenty One" "
was the play in which he touno
his greatest enjoyment.
The most certain money max
ers of the late sos and early COS
were Joseph Jefferson, Lolita
Crabtree and j. K. Emmett.
Of the great actors of the past
Mr.. Rapley was given to recall
the names of E. H. Sothern and
Julia Marlowe, not only because
of their histrionic triumphs but
because they were the first stars
to attain a $3.50 eminence for
orchestra seats. The first 50
show to play the National Theater
was Denman Thompson in "The
Old Homestead"
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
DetectiveNethod
Shown in Film

The simple little numeral
"seven" can mean exactly forty
five things about you If you are
criminal. So can every one of
the numbers up to and including
mine" making a total of $50
things about you that these num-
bers can tell the sheriff's office
if you haven't been behaving as
you ought.
The numbers are listed on a
small card about inches by Z
inches. and are punched with a
round hole to indicate your modus
operandi, according to Frank
Gomperts, technician for the Los
Angeles county sheriff's office,
who has been acting as technical
director for From Headquarters, "
Warner Brothers Metropolitan
Theater in which George Brent
and Margaret Lindsay are appear
ing.
The card indicates only your
method of operation, but it is
very complete. The fourth "six''
punched. for example, might in,
dicate that you operate only
against Caucasians not against
Ethiopians. If there's hole
where the eighth -four" is, you
probably do your job between IL
midnight and 4 in the morning.
Or it may indicate that you use
only a certain sort of lethal
weapon or a certain sort of safe
cracking tool, or any one of a
thousand things about you-no,
not a thousand, just $50.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

MISUNDERSTANDING Hepburn
IN Little Women" at 1O:44 a.
m, 1888. 1902, Sill, 1920 and
0:29 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Benita Hume in
THE Worst Woman in Paris" at
II a. M, 12:40, 2:20, 4:10, 6,
7:50 and 9:45 p. m.
EARLE-James Cagney in
LADY Killer" at II a. M, 1885,
4:20, 7:05 and 9:55 p. m. Stage
shows at 12:40, 1925, 6:10 and
3 p. m.
FOX-Alice Brady in Should
Ladies Behave" at 10:45 a. m,
1880, 4:20, 7:10 and 10 p. M
Stage shows at 1890, 3:20, 6:1O
and 1855 p. m.
PALACE-Joan Crawford. In
Dancing Lady" at 11:40 a. m.
1:40, $40. $40. TAO and 9:4C
p m.
NET N-George
Brent in From Headquarters, -"
at II a. m; 12:45. 2:35, 4:25,
0:15, 8 and $50 p. m.
RIALTO-Claude Rains in "The
invisible Man." at II a. m: 1881
a:35. As19. 6:O3. 7;55 and 9:47
,. m.
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New ZiesfeId FoIIies Has Premiere
At National Theater
Rx ANDREW r. KELLEY

Ziegfeld Follies presented un-
der the program label of Billie
Burke opened a pre-BroadWay
engagement for a week at the
National Theater last night to
capacity audience.
Those who look for the influ-
ence Of the original glorifier of
the American girl in the current
edition will find it in the lovely
Patricia Bowman and her feath-
cry balletS, in the robust singing
of romantic lyrics by Everett
Marshall, in the eccentric step
ping Of Wilma and Buddy Ebsen
and the sweet voice Of Jane
Frohman from the broadcasting
studios.
The true Ziegfeld touch is
present. too, in the battalons
of pretty girls who sing and
dance in the best Bobby Connolly
manner and are optically more
than satisfying. These represent
the class moments Of the new
Follies.
For pure spectacle you will find
nothing more beautifully con-
ceived and staged than the
water Under the Bridge" num-
ber sung by Baritone Marshall
and entrancingly interpreted by
Ballerina Bowman and her
coryphees.
Best Diversions
Other scenes in the best revue
taste portray a wedding of Fifth
Avenue window models as visioned
in the dream of a Salvation
Army girl, a fanciful ride on a
Fifth Avenue bus which afforded
the opportunity to present color
full and cosmopolitan types in
the native neighborhood dancing
and the delightfully."- fragrant
finale, Suddenly" set in an
old fashioned and picturesque
background which comes as a
refreshing deodorizer after some
nauseating comedy.
Worthy melody moments from
the great Follies of the past are
recreated for the nostalgia finale
Of Act One which found all of
the principals sharing in the
applause as old favorites were
resung including pretty Girl Is
Like a Melody"
Funny Sketches
Best Of the comedy skits is
the opening nonsense from the
pen of H. I. Phillips which burles-
queS the revolution q day era in
Havana with Willie Howard as
president for one minute. Good
fun also was the reviewing stand
skit, also Phillips authored, in
which New York'S political
sachems and Wall Street come in
for a merry toasting. I liked also
the take-off Of the summer
theaters barring its crude
vulgaritieS which coarSen a fine
satirical idea. A burlesque Of
"The Last Round Up" was another
well appreciated speciality.
Vivian Janis Hits
It is a little pathetic to see the
No. 1 musical revue in traditional
reputation enviouS Of MinSky, but
here it is and Fannie Brice with
all the honors CD that go with it.
Her fan dance belongs on Ninth
Street, where the competition
woulG be perhaps ruinous. All
of the Brice songs are filthy,
Only in the George Washington
was clean cleverneSs demonstra-
ted and that has q blue finish.
Smartest topical songs Of the
The Washington times., 1933-12-05

task of being a Andre" r. Kelley
dramatic critic awed by stories
that Harry Rapley was an OGRE
that he had the faculty OF dress
ing down those first night com
mentators who ruled against what
he believed was the best interests
of his theater and the industry
he served. So it is pleasant to
look back and recall that my first
personal contact was a letter, a
gracious missive, in which ne ac-
corded me generous praise for a
review of Mitzi in Lady Billy.
Since then I grew to know him
intimately, shared some OF his
first night joys, revelled in his
ripe and mellow recollectlonS OF
stars and shows that had passed
into the shadows, admired and re,
spected his judgment and kindll-
ness as a theater executive.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05

Here's a chance to link your
imagination and your artistic
ability and gather unto yourself
a prize.
The accompanying drawing is
Of the leading character Of "The
Invisible Man." the fantastic film
that is playing at the Rialto The
ater, with Claude Rains as "the
invisible one"
All you must do is sketch in
the face complete as you think
The Washington times., 1933-12-05

ELISA Landi Slim s um-
merville, zaSu Pitts and young
Mickey Rooney are at work on
the new Universal picture, 1.-TWO
CluckS." on the desert, near In
dio. They live in a hotel in the
town and make the trip to loca-
ton on the desert very day.
Slim remarked that he wondered
why they couldn't. haze estab-
lished a little tent city in the
desert. Mickey piped up With:
"Oh, I know why that is; they
want to keep us as cool as pos
sible apd I have heard that on
the desert the heat Is IN tents -
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
Young Dance Team
Featured in "FoIIies'

The young Ebsens, Buddy and
Wilma, who are attracting so
much favorable attention in the
new "Ziegfeld Follies," at the Ma
tional, December 4, are remem-
bered from their remarkable
dancing in Flying Colors." The
Ebsens come by their great dane
ing talents naturally as their
father is the proprietor Of the Eb-
sen Dancing School in Orlando.
Fla. They first appeared in
"Whoopee."
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
Trains Her Sister

Margaret Lindsay, Warner
Brothers featured lead in the
mystery drama, From Head
quarters" which is now at Warner
Brothers Metropolitan Theater, is
training her sister, Helen for the
screen. Helen worked as stand-in
for Miss Lindsay in her current
production and took lessons in
the histrionic art at the same
time.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05

| When Cney as
signed him 70
do Napoleon"
| You see, Ed
die had said,
''"No more gang
S ter role S."
Then when Ma
poleon was sug-
gested, E d di e
agreed readily
at the time, but
now he S a y S
snilingly: I'm
W o n d ering if
t h e y haven't
palmed off the
nort Of tho
The Washington times., 1933-12-05

as Ine Kill
Ter" " will head
for New York
and ur op e.
The Raft pop
ularity is great
a cross n e
water, where
George was no
stranger even
before he took
up acting for
the movies. It
was during an
18-Week dane
ing e n g a g e.
ment at a Lon
do1o ~oi0ht olrh
The Washington times., 1933-12-05

it should be, mail it to the In,
visible Man" Contest Editor Of
The Washington Times and get it
in before midnight Of Thursday,
December Z.
The prizes for the best draw.
ings ere as follows: First, SIS:
second. $5; third, So; fourth, 81.
and the next so a pass each,
good for two admissions to The
Invisible Man" Grab a pencil
or pen and get busy.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
Robinson Thinks
Napoleon Was
Rdcketeer
BY REINIE DAVIES

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 5.-Edward
G. Robinson tells me that he is
not quite certain that Warner
Brothers-First National executives
didn't slip something over on him
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
Coffee Champion

Dorothea Week, co-starring with
Alice Brady in Miss Fane'S Baby
Is Stolen" sips through . straw
an average Of eight cups q day.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05

were entwined.
He was trul y
the dean Of the
w a s h i n g ton
a m u S e m e n t
world and his
passing fro m
the scene leaves
a niche I prefer
to reverence and
tr e a S u re in
memory as one
that Will not be
q ute file d
again in my
time.
I came to the
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
Board of Education Charges Lack
Of Cooperation in Baby Leroy Scare
BY ANDREW R. KELLEY

For more than So years the
fortunes Of william Harryman
Raplev and the National theater
The Washington times., 1933-12-05

Francis Dillon
are staying at
the Algonquin
Hotel in New
York.
AL JolSon, for
the first time
on either stage
or sore e n,
W e arS full
dress attire in
his new War
n er Brothers
picture, won
der-Bar."
The Washington times., 1933-12-05

All OF Wnlcn
night be a small matter if it
weren't for two things.
Director Al Hall must hav e
Spanky for one more scene in the
Paramount picture.
And the Hal Roach Studio,
where the 5-year-old star is under
contract, faces the loss of his
services for three months.
Meanwhile, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E.
Mcfarland, "Spankys" parents,
come in for extra grief as their
second child is starting to whoop
it up.
Screen newcomers always pull
funny boners but they are award
ing the palm to Hal Leroy, youth
full Broadway dancer, who has
come out to Warner Brothers to
play the title role in Harold
Teen"
Yesterday, the young New
Yorker showed up on the Heat
lightning" set in makeup. He
stood around so long and appeared
so uncomfortable that Director
Mervyn Leroy finally came up
and spoke to him.
waiting for anybody" he
asked.
The dancer looked startled.
isn't this my set" he ex-
claimed. II saw a sign on the
door saying Leroy Company"
George Raft can hardly wait
for next March. Paramount
promises him a hree-months
leave of absence after he fin
ishes mick the Greek" and the
star. accompanied by the faith
full Mack Gray, otherwise known
The Washington times., 1933-12-05

= NN@
ing permit fol
80 days. The
board charges
lack Of cooper
alton and hints
that "Spanky''
was known to
have whooping
cough when he
did the a S t
days work on
IN iss Fane'S
Baby is Stolen
and e xpos e d
Baby Leroy to
the disease.
The Washington times., 1933-12-05
SUSPEND "SPANKY'S" PERMIT -
Raft to Vacation
In Europe for
3 Months
By HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright 1898. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)

oyHUICdIVI 1HV'I
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Dec. A.
choes Of the Baby Leroy whoop-
ng cough scare are reverberating
gain in Hollywood today.
The Board of Education stirred
hem up when they sent out let
erS suspending "Spanky" Nc
Farland's act
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-19

NEW YORK-As January APP
breaches, the day on which the MIRA.
will conduct an election among the
shoe workers of New York City to
determine which organization they
choose to join, the Shoe and Leather
Workers Industrial Union is prepar-
ing the workers for any tricks which
may be used to force the workers in
the A. F. of L. Boot and Shoes Union.
The elections will be held in accord
ance with the National Labor Board
decision.
In an open letter issued to all shoe
workers, the Industrial Union warns
that there is g. well laid plan of the
Shoe Board of Trade aided by the
National Labor Board and the Social
list press to break the solidarity of the
workers and rob them of their recent
strike victories. In the elections, the
leaf1et points out, the workers will
vote by closed ballot and can and
must remain united to prevent vote
for any other but the Shoe and
Leather Workers Industrial Union.
Reviewing the recent strike the
union warns all workers against the
lies spread by the Socialist press
which are designed to aid the bosses
plans.
In July 1888 prior to the strike the
union had two shops signed up with
union agreements. Today there are
over 5000 shoe workers employed in
SO union shops under signed agree
ments between the manufacturers and
the Industrial Union, over $50 work
ers in shops under shop committee
agreements, and over 1900 workers
employed in 9 shops settled with
verbal agreement recognizing shop
committees.
The strikers won wage increases
from 20 to so per cent and the 40-hour
week. In addition, the shoe repair
workers were organized into the union
with close to 1900 members. Over
5000 members are now registered on
the books Of the Shoe and Leather
Workers Industrial Union as a result
Of the strike.
To prepare to defeat any attempt to
destroy the hard won conditions
! through forcing the workers to join
! the A. f. Of L., the Industrial Union
is calling mass meeting on Thurs
day, December 81 at Arcadia Hall,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-19

to teach them If not on the basis
OF these day-to-day problems?
When the Dock Closes Down
What should be the policy for q
shop paper when the shop temper
arily closes down? Here you have
a dock which faces the regular
winter slow season, and you COM
rades hibernate and abandon the
paper. L don't agree, and neither
do the leading comrades from the
Marine Workers Industrial Union.
There may be local reasons for do
ing 1t here. would therefore pro-
pose that the District Buro take up
the question of continuing the dock
Worker" on the following basis:
The struggle of the coal dock work.
ers. Activities within the I. L. A. in
behalf of support for the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill. Or
ganization of a dock Unemployed
Council for local struggle for relief,
and for unemployment insurance. Or
ganization of the soup line which the
dock workers join during off season
Distribution at workers homes, on
the soup lines, and around all places
where the 1aid-off workers hang out
Direct organization against the dock
and ship owners on whatever local
issues can be taken up, such as,
possibly, relief financed by the own
ers, agitation on the basis Of their
profits, while the workers are shell
terless and hungry, ETC., etc. The
local comrades know better what is
sues to raise and how to handle them
If the workers lives generally in
one neighborhood, raise neighborhood
issues in the paper as we'll.
Include a great deal of propaganda
material on the class struggle, and
see that the cheaper pamphlets are
made available. 1t might be possible
to build up study group through
the paper.
There are an endless number Of ac-
tiyities in which you comrades can
engage, With the help Of this paper
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-19
SHOP PAPER REVIEWS

papers meet the problems which you
raise here. Lack of guidance by
District leaderships accounts a great
deal not only for poor quality of the
papers, but also for the fact that
SO small a number exist.
In this case this neglect is par
ticularly inexcusable. Marine is one
of our concentration industries, and
the Duluth Docks are strategically
important in the Great Lakes trans
portation system.
Lack OF cooperation from street
units is also the responsibility Of
Section or District. without outside
cooperation, a dock or shop unit
cannot carry on effective agitational
work. II there is street unit in the
neighborlnood of the docks, it must
be assigned to work together with
the dock unit, to perform those tasks
which would expose the workers en-
ployed on the docks. If there is
no street unit nearby, then a grout
of comrades from street units should
be assigned to work with the dock
unit as their main task.
You try to explain why dock prob
lens and grievances are not properly
dealt with in the paper. The ex-
PLANTATION, however, does not explain.
1t is of great Importance that a
dock or shop unit should devote a
great deal of its time to the political
sides of the struggle, but it should
never forget that its political ac-
tivity must be based on its shop
problems. One must not separate
the two. That's exactly why we
want units of our political party at
the point of production--in order to
bind inseparably the economic and
the political struggles, and to draw
the workers, on the basis of their
economic struggles, into the political
movement. Daily problems are very
important, and the Party must never
fail to give leadership to day-to-day
struggles, but it must teach the work
ers at the same time--and how best
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-19
Wash. Legislature
Is Forced to Hear
JObIeSS' Demands
Continued from Page u

mill and field and learning to fight
under the leadership of our own
party-the Communist Party!" stated
George Bradley.
Legislators Read Papers
Despite the objection of the chair
man, waves Of applause swept down
from the workers in the galleries
throughout these speeches and those
of Bill Dobbins of the Unemployed
Citizens League OF Seattle, Emil
Linden, national secretary OF the
Fishermen and Cannery Workers In
dustrial Union and Ryland OF the
National Students League of the Uni
versity of Washington.
Meanwhile several OF the legislators
sat putting cigars and reading their
newspapers in open contempt of the
hunger and suffering throughout the
state.
The open hearing was won by the
delegation despite the stories in the
Olympia papers that no hearing was
to be given. A committee sent by the
workers to Governor Martin was told
that he could not attend the hearing
as he had mo right to invade the
legislature without an invitation"
When the workers later demanded Of
the legislators that they invite Mar
tin to the hearing, they reSplied that
they had mo right to invite the gov
ernor." But one of the politicians
let the cat out of the bag when he
said, eve should not embarass the
governor"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-19

OF food. len years ago Mrs.
L. was deserted after II I'M
happy years OF married life.
Frail, but skilled dress operator,
she made slim living. Then palsy
attacked her right hand She tried
to hide it from her employers, even
when the needle plunged sometimes
into the hand which she could nCt
control but when she no longer could
hold the materials she was discharged
and no firm would hire her again
Penniless, she drifted among the ten
ements. finding a nights lodging
wherever good people would shelter
her. The doctors believe that a year
Of security and rest may enable her
to support herself once more. That
could be provided for comparatively
little"
THE American League has jast
published its findings in regard
TO 1893 individual batting records
ard the list brought about pillows
Of preliminary salary discussion.
The annual fictitious Ruth problem
Is registering its first bids fos. fancy
parssraphing with Ruppert's ini-
tial blast that the great man with
the inconsiderabie underpinnings
will not receive a contract any
where near the $4,000 he was paid
last year" The gent who prepares
Ruth's copy intimates that his alter
ego rs going to object to any such
slicing Of his salary as he took last
year When he was cut $4,000. And
If the Yanks aren't reasonable, you
can bet all the tea in Forrnosa that
cur idol viii rot be with the Rup-
perts next season"
1t seems a shade insipid at this
date to lament about commercial
standards in baseball or about what
generally comes under the heading
of sentiment in sport. Personally,
I'm a singularly irenlpt lar,e,ter.
A Philadelphia letter in my upper
left hand drawer calls me to task
for having failed to turn on the
lachromatory glands in response to
the dissnantling Of the Athletics
last week. 1t is from a Temple stu
dent who points cut that just when
Philadelphia winds UP its successful
fight to make the town safe for
Sunday baseball, the bankers force
Connie Mack to sell out his stars.
I'VE have Sunday baseball, all we
!" need is the team to play it." she
writes. Jimmy Foxx is our only
player left and I understand he is
having salary troubles. Don't you
think he rates more than Babe Ruth?
Iie is a better player. He created a