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The Washington times., 1933-09-23
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

EARLE-Claudette Colbert, in
s"Torch Singer" at 11:10 a. m,
1:4O, 4:35, 7:25 and 10 p. m. Stage
shows at 1910, $3.50. 6:25 and 9
y. m.
FOX-Cecil DeMille's This Day
and Age" at 10:30 a. M, 1:10,
1855, GAS and 1855 p. m. Stage
shows at 1915, 2:55, 5:45 and
0:55 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Kay Francis
an ''I Loved a Woman" at 1875
O. M, 1870, $3.50, 7:25 and 9:20
COLUMBIA-spencer Tracy in
"'Shanghai Madness" at 11:45
O. m. 1880, $40, 1850, 6:35, S:15
and 10 p. m.
KEITH S-May Robson in
c.'Lady for a Day." at II a. M.
1:OS, 3:20, $40, 1880, and 9:4O
D. m. Arthur Godfrey and COM
pany at 1910, 2:55, 7:O5, and
0:15 p. m.
PALACE - Henrietta CroSman
Ia pilgrimage" at 1915, 2:35,
1855. 7:le and 9:35 p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Noted Style Expert
DESIGNS for Warmers

Earl Luck, noted designer of
screen fashions who made the
sketches for "I Loved Woman" !"
now at Warner Bros. Metropoli-
tan Theatre, in which Kay Fran
els and Genevieve Tobin wear his
creations, has just been assigned
to do three additional film ward
robes for the same studio, War
ner Bros First National.
Luck won the assignment, it
is said, because of the sensation
made by his costumes in "Caval-
cade." II Loved Woman" starts
in the same period, the socalled
'gay nineties," and comes up to
the present. So also does "The
World Changes" Paul Muni'S next
picture, upon which Luck will
start work Immediately. Even
in My Heart" starring Barbara
Stanwyck, and 'The House on
56th Street." the latter featuring
Floradora Sextette with all its
accompanying furbelows, are the
other two films to be costumed by
Luck.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Tracy Stars in
Columbia Film

Action lovers will find "Shang-
hal Madness" now at the Colum-
bia, replete with adventure, played
against a background of war-in-
tested China.
Spencer Tracy has the leading
role in the film, is seen as an ex-
naval officer discharged from his
position because of an impetuous
action, who is forced to accept
a berth on a coast vessel.
He is pursued by a determined
American girl, and the climax
finds him protecting her and the
members of a mission when it is
attacked by oriental Communists.
The finale proves that love will
win out, and happiness seems to
be in store for the pair as he is
restored to his command.
Exciting encounters between
Tracy and the members of the
crew and the warning Chinese
factions make up great deal OF
the picture. The story manages
to sustain your interest and John
Blystone kept the tempo at a
speedy pace. Lee Grimes is re-
sponsible for clever photography.
In a two-fisted, aggressive role.
Spenced Tracy makes a good
showing. Fay Wray plays the de.
termined girl who disregards all
obstacles to get her man. Others
who are seen to an advantage are
Maude Eburne, Eugene Palette
and Reginald Owen.
To round out the program, the
Columbia shows a lengthy and not
very comical short with Moran
and Mack; a cartoon satirizing
the Radio City Music Hall, and
the customary news.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
'Heish-Ho' Club
Q pens Oct. 3

Rehearsals commence today for
members of the Pete Macias or.
chestra which will open the new
and different Heigh-Ho Club at
1886 Connecticut Avenue on the
evening of october 3.
With three well-known musi.
clans added to the veteran combi.
nation that played together for
nearly two years at the Michel,
Pete is anxious TO get down to
work on the new arrangements
and tunes brought baCA: from an
exploration trip in New York.
The newcomers to this popular
Sidney unit are Burrus Williams,
pianist; Jimmy Harris, banjoist:
Jimmy Nichols, saxaphoniSt.
All Of the original members re-
main. Included will be Marty
Rubin and Charley Wright, the
two featured vocalists, with Moe
Baer, violinist; Don Shook, saxa-
phonist; Arthur Humes, trum-
peter; Irving Levick, drummer.
Daily rehearsals have been called
for Pete prior to his opening.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

Mother Love Is
Theme Of Film
at Palace

pilgrimage" showing currently
at Loew's Palace, is the story Of
one woman's journey through
life; the story of Hannah Jessop,
hard, tireless. who fills her heart
with her son, Jim, and closes 1t
to all others.
I. A. R. Wylie has written a
deeply moving story Of a Gold
Star mother who does not under
stand her son, his weaknesses, his
restlessness; she would keep him
forever child. mother him with
a selfish love which brooks no in
reference.
OF course there comes a time
when the young farm boy sees a
pretty girl and knows and needs
the call of youth to youth; he has
no desire to hurt this mother who
loves him so much, he would like
for his mother to know this girl
and love her as he loves her.
The mother can only see In the
girl a designing woman bent on
the destruction of her most cher.
ished possession and so she has
him drafted into the Army and
he goes overseas and meets death
on the eve of world armistice.
Back in Three Cedars, the little
town that has known all the
affairs of the Jessop family for
generations, there lives bitter
woman who will have nothing to
do with the girl who sent her
son to his death. or with her
child who is Hannah's own
grandson.
Then Three Cedars is put on
the map by the Gold Star
Mothers Pilgrimage; Hannah Jes-
sop, it is remembered, lost a son
in the war, and so, because she
is determined only to prove that
she is not afraid of anything,
she goes to France, still laugh
ing ironically at the grim joke
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Next Programs
At the Theaters

NATTONAL-Lenore Uric in
"Her Man of Wax" with large
metropolitan cast. Opens Mon.
doy, October 2.
PALACE-Alice Brady, Maureen
O'Sullivan, Franchot Tone and
others in "Stage Mother" musical.
METROPOLITAN y Bing Cros-
by in TOO Much Harmony"
musical, with Jack Oakie and
large cast, chorus.
COLUMBIAN e turn engage
men Of Will Rogers in Doctor
Bull" with Marian Nixon, Ralph
Morgan.
RKO KEITH'S-Paul Robson
in perturbation of Eugene O'Neil's
play, THE Emperor Jones'"
EARLE-Barbara Stanwyck, in
person. Screen-Gloria Stuart,
Secret of the Blue Room"
FOX - Stage-A m ee Semple
Mcpherson, in person. Screen
Ricardo Cortez in big Executive" !"
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

fate has played on her. She is
brought to realize that she has
no right to be there, it was she.
not that girl, who sent Jim to
his death; understanding comes
to her, a gentleness she had not
known before and out of this new
love she finds her peace and
happiness again.
Henrietta Crosman is superb
as Hannah; Lucille LaVerne, with
quite the most spontaneous laugh
on the screen, is excellent, as are
all those women gathered from
the four corners of the States
to make the trip to their dead
boys. Norman Foster and Mar
ion Nixon are themselves, it is
hard to believe that they ever
understood their characters.
The short features include a
precious, priceless (only extrava-
CANT praise can do justice) "Our
Gang" comedy which is really
starring vehicle for Spanky
and youll love that closing line!
There is also a Hearst Metrotone
pictorial news and a cartoon
comedy.-K. Y.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Francis Robinson
Film Remains

The Metropolitan is holding
over for a second week the Ed
ward G. Robinson-Kay Francis.
Genevieve Tobin picture, II Loved
a Woman" a film which traces
the history of Athens, Chicago
and the world at large over the
last 40 years as the background
for the meteoric career Of one Of
those supermen who finally goes
bust in the process.
It is q story Of rugged indi-
vidualism at its ruggedest, and
quite apart from it's entertain
ment value it affords some ink.
ling as to why the world is in
the mess it has been in for the
last four years. A Chicago meat
packers son, a youth with hu.
manitarian and decent impulses,
eventually decides to play the
game in the way his competitors
are playing it. AS a consequence
he defrauds his Government in
time of war, causes the death of
soldiers through poisoned food
and at last steals so much money
that his only salvation is to light
out for Athens.
The romantic aspects of the
story are concerned with two
women-one the daughter of a
competitor, who is traded to him
in marriage for a $5,OOO,O0O loan,
the other a girl with operatic
aspirations and no sense of moral
values. Not particularly pleasant
people, to be sure. and the wife's
revenge, for which she waits 20
years, is the high spot of the
picture.
A news reel, Ell Brendel's NRA
short and musical feature pre-
senting the work of a contem-
porary composer, round out the
bill.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

Andrew r. Kelley moment when
no program is complete without
some NRA hurrah or a new deal
song. A snappy beginning.
Then come Monroe and Grant
who are not great as comedians
but are good athletes and aero
bats when they leap on the
trampoline net.
Next Leon Navara, a fine
pianist, whose repertoire is neat
blending of the classics aud the
kleetinX popular tunes. He does
come one-hand lingering that
made me green with envy and
some trick transposing after ne
gets the audience whistl;cg to his
melodies. His encore is keying a
motion picture as the old-tine
pisnists used to do It in the days
Of the nickelodeon screen. A solid
hit.
Parody the Stars
The sock of the Herbert Faye
comedy antics comes when with
Phil Silvers, Bobby Janis and
Daisy Bernies they take off such
Hollywood celebrities as Maurice
Chevalier, Jimmy Duia1te and
the slamorous Garbo.
The Boswell Sisters, radio IA
vorites, close. There's some close
harmonizing, the Boswell arrange,
ment Of 'Talk of the Town" and
then that ancient cowboy lament,
The Last Roundup" which is
3nournful enough to be a couple
Of torch songs. But this is what
the Boswell following like judging
from the heavy applause. For an
encore one of the girls tells a
Scotch story. The story telling
technique is good but the point of
the nifty fell right into the hole
which shelters the Lampkin
artists. Get a better joke or stick
to the grooming.
DeMilIe on Screen
On the screen is "This Day and
Age" a Paramount picture which
carries the Cecil B. De Mile label.
This represents the eminent di-
rector trying to prove that the
way to stamp out racketeering is
to organize high school students
into lawlesS bands and fight the
gangsters at their own game.
am afraid that the remedy
Tor maladministration and the
worlds evils will not be found in
De Mile preachment. The direc-
tor had Charles Bickford and
one or two other experienced
actors in his cast and the rest
were precocious studio juveniles
with high hopes and not much
else in the way of talent. Work
ing up any enthusiasm for stu
dents who became second-story
workers and others who go
around imposing their will with
ropes and tortures is not easy.
1t adds up to De Mile in a weak
moment.
The Fox Movietone has some
good shots of Ann and Indy, the
usual Mussolini demonstration
and a short patriotic talk. A
good anniversary program includ'
ing the birthday cake on the
screen
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
C|oudette Colbert Is Torch Singer
AT Earle; Spitd|nys Band Stays

Hollywood is q town OF versa
tile expression and surprising
fancies; first it's singing stars
who become dramatic satellites
and then they shift the scenery
and give us a straight actress
launched in an amazing exhibi-
ton of torch singing. Such abil-
ity as Claudette Colbert displays
in Torch Singer" at the Earle
this week is certainly one that
should have been brought to light
earlier. ,a
It is this unexpected twist that
turns into the highlight of the
film. The story itself, which, as
I remember, first saw light in a
popular weekly magazine, leaves
much to be desired in screen en-
tertainment.
Following the tried and true
course from the birth of a father
less baby to the enforced aban-
donment of the baby to charity.
it blossoms forth into the career
of the mother who scales the
heights Of Infamous torch singer.
In fit of whimsy she takes over
a bedtime hour on the radio
through the medium of which
she finds her baby and the father.
Miss Colbert in the principal
role jumps from pathos to Mae
West mannerisms and through it
all holds her forte with her de-
lightful voice. She is given ample
opportunity, and, whether through
accident or foresight, lifts the
film to a peak of entertainment
value.
In the supporting cast Baby
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

son, Peter, the
mean old pho
t og ra p h e RS
came out to Joe
E. Browns kid
p rty a n d
snapped him as
easy as that.
T he Westside
A S t h m a and
r / d n g Club.
g a t h e r ing of
Hollywood con-
genials, is re-
suning its Mon.
day night Ses.
sionS.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

ter, but only Robert WOOlsey
got as far as the 20-cent zone
when the coolie who was pulling
his rickshaw developed motor
trouble in his feet.
Bob says Bert always believed
Hong Kong was a noise made by
a motor horn until he visited
China. Then he was positive it
was King Kong's brother.
And, although he's going to
appear with 100 of Hollywood's
most shapely girls in Hips, Hips,
Hooray," Bert still insists that
there are no knees like the Can.
tonese.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
"TORCH SINGER" AT EARLE
Mdy PicHord Contracts For Stories
During Sojourn in East
Rv HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright 1898. by King Features syndicate)


HOLLYWOOD, Cal Sept. 23-Those reports of Mary Pick
turning author idle talk The star made six def
commitments short Stories articles and noveees while
and you look for her first effort
appear national magazine before too many issues have
passed
While guarding the subject closely Mary work
ing story Pckar the of notable Holly
wood gatherings, which is without master.
Still hand at writing, Mary will follow Charlie Chap
method in her literary venture. She will dictate
secretary then will edit and dictate further drafts until she
satisfied Studio officials offered to get her recording
chine, but she ruled in favor of human contact.
One type story biography, Mary has refused do
Magazine editors and publishers have offered to let her write
her ticket, but she always replies:
my life may be at its peak. Why write biography
now?N
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

company rehearsing can Affair of
State" for a local stage engage
ment. She said she was in no
mood to learn 81 pages of dialogue
Bruce Cabot goes to San Fran
cisco tonight to make a personal
appearance, but insists he will not
drop over to Reno to see Adrienne
Ames. This young actor has an
option coming up at RKO in No
vemberS but he isn't worrying.
Poor Connie Bennett. After she
tried so hard to keep them from
taking pictures of her adopted
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

Carlo had not returned from
lunch.
The guard turned Virginia down
pending Greta'S permission. So
she went away, still hoping, some
day, to see the glamorous Swede
work before the camera.
Quick Glimpses
After that staggering verdict,
Claire Windsor dropped out of the
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Charles CrapeWin IS
Newest Actor-Author

Charley Grape win, veteran
character actor of the screen, now
appearing in Torch Singer" "
Claudette Colbert's latest starring
vehicle for Paramount, at Warner
Brothers Earle Theater, has
doined the ranks of authors.
And he's not one-book writer,
either, for 1.-The Town Pump"
Just published, is his second in
three years. Screen players also
in the author class are Roland
Young, suave comedian, who has
penned book of whimsical verse
and ELISA Landi who has already
written several novels.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Was News Seller

Frank Capra, ace director for
Columbia and one of the very best
in Hollywood, sold papers to help
support his family before he was
10 years old. Capra's newest d.
rectorial masterpiece is Lady for
a Day" at Keith's.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Refine Davies Tells the latest Of
Hollywood News, Gossip
Bx RENE DAVIES

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Sept. %.
Leslie Howard is thinking of rent
ing an apartment on a boat!
When he is in Hollywood he is
lonesome for England. Once in
England he pines for Hollywood.
Don Brown, son of Joe E., train.
ing for high school football. Finds
first and best aid is to work as a
day laborer. He's doing so at a
major studio.
He takes regularly to the open
sea in his 4O-foot yawl purchased
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

pair stopped off
there on their
r e e n t whirl
a ou n d h e
world.
At the Way
side wharf they
were met by a
band, W h i C h
Wheeler insist
ed on leading.
He led it down
an alley-a n d
lost it.
Bert had a
ven to visit the
Chinese quar-
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

other theatrical
milestone and
t h e birthday
show for this
week is on. Six
years old.
Phil Lamp
kin's musicians
start 1t off hap
PLY with an
overture t h a t
resurrects hit
tunes from the
day in 1927
when everybody
had money up
to the present
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

Garbo'S set:
Two days ago
Virginia Bruce,
m a k n g h e r
first visit to
the NJ. GIN. lot
since the birth
of Susan Ann
Gil b er t, ap-
preached tn e
Queen Chris
tina" set and
asked to be al
lowed to go on
with her young
brother.
Jack was not
working and La
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

A note from Dolores del Rio:
"Have you caught up with the
new adjustable bars; no, not
handle bars, but the kind to
keep your hair in place? They
give the effect similar to the
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Was Collar Ad. Model

One of Neil Hamilton's 80 jobs
before he became a favorite mo.
ton picture actor was model
for collar advertisements.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Boswell Sisters
Are FootIisht
HeadIiners
Nv ANDREW r, KELLEY

Old Father Time aIables across
the stage at the Fox Theater this
week to signify the passing of an
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

Sari Martha
is a champion
ice skater, eX-
o e r t dive r,
swimmer eul1eS-
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
headgear worn by switchboard
operators"
Robert WooIsey Tells Me

That his partner in puns, Bert
Wheeler, was dubbed the "Shang-
hal Jester" in China when the
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

The Spartans at Therlnopylae
and the French at the Marne had
nothing on the guardians Of Greta
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

recently. AnQ
az that Ken
Maynard needs
now to make
t r ansportation
complete is a
submarine. In
addition to the
yawl, he. owns
an airplane, an
automobile and
{ some horses.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

saFi Marltza swimmer, equeS-
trienne, golfer, and tennis player
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-12
Great Natural Beauty
In Baltic Republics

Along the shores of the Baltic sea
are four vigorous and interesting re-
publics formed from territory that
was part of old Russia little more,
than a decade ago. Young as they,
are in their present national indie
pendence, each of them-Finland,
Lithuania, Latvia and Esthonia-has
cultural, historical, architectural and
artistic traditions Of great interest to
every visitor, and each is rich in Inn
posing scenes of natural beauty IN
coastline and forest and lakeside.
Helsingfors, the capital of Finland,
is an unusually beautiful city, sur
rounded on three sides by the sea.
Riga, in Latyia, is the home of one
Of the finest examples OF medieval
architecture in northern Europe in
it's Internationally cathedral, and
Tallinn formerly RevaD, in Es-
thonia, contains many ancient and
interesting relics of its great days az
a Hanseatic port.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-12
Early Boat Races

In 1715 an Englishman named Thorn
as Doggett instituted boat races among
the fishermen on the Thames. The
first English regatta took place on the
Thames, off Ranelagh gardens, in 1775
This was modelled on the Venetion re
gatta. The first race in the United
States occurred in 1911 between two
barges--the Knickerbocker Of New
York and the Invincible Of Long Is
land the former being the winner.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-12
Largest Gold Nugget"

In the Australian gold rush, which
led to tremendous development in
the middle of last century, some Of the
biggest known nuggets came to light.
The Welcome Stranger, which weighed
o,315 ounces, was worth $4,000. In
New South Wales in 1872 men came
across a slab inches thick, feet 9
inches long, and feet o inches wide
the largest mass Of gold ever found.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-12
| Modern Contract
DIluSC BY Leila Hattersiey
No. %
Favorable and Unfavorable
Times to Double

IN MAKING a penalty double of an
4 opponents bid which promises but
does not insure you set of two
tricks, go cautiously about doubling
under the following circumstances:
Unfavorable times to double:
If your partner has offered no bid
of any kind.
Gle may or may not have de-
fensive trick but you have no right
to count on him for anything)
When you have great length in the
suit your partner has bid.
ut is obvious in such a case that
the opponents will trump, r<obably
the first round.)
If your partner has made pre-emp-
tive bid
(Which is warning not to count
on him for any winning tricks I'M
less the hand is played at his suit)
When your opponent has shown
| two-suited hand.
Gle has told you that he has two
suits probably Of 5 or more cards
which leaves him few cards in the
remaining suits; if you double him In
spite of such warning do not be sur
prised when honor-tricks which you
had counted on making in these two
remaining suits are promptly trumped.
And even though you are sure OF set
ting one of two suits which your ad-
versary has bid, do not double unless
| %o thn
Favorable times to double:
When your partner has bid one,
two or three originally.
When your partner has made any
voluntary bid.
When your partner has assisted
your bid.
When you can be sure Of setting
either of two suits your opponents
have bid.
And best Of all, when your double
is based on sure trump tricks.
At all times, when doubling suit
bid, it is we'll to have at least one
of your setting tricks in the oppon-
ent's suit.
Unless you have set up suit,
which you are sure of running off for
given number of tricks, your dou-
BILE of an opponents no trump must
be based on the count Of combined
honor-tricks which you can definitely
locate in your partners hand and your
own. Using the yard stick measure
ment, you can figure that a holding OF
honor-tricks in your partnership
hands will, as rule, defeat an adj
verse one or two no trump bid by
about two tricks. And 4 combined
honor-tricks should set no trump
bid tricks.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-12

DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription makes
weak women strong. No alcohol. Sold
by druggists in tablets or liqmd.-Adv'
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-12
Begoniias

Begonlas
Cultivation of begonias Is traced
back to 1777, when some of these
plants were introduced into England
from Jamaica.