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Evening star., 1933-08-21

leading colors She waved q cigarette
toward a chair absently when Mary was
announced. without looking up.
The girl left and Mary. her knees
beginning to shake with uncertainty,
had five minutes In which to tremble
and look Nine. Dumas over before
she looked up from the contemplation
Of the yards of cloth.
Mary saw that she was very small.
almost as small as herself. Her blush
white hair was marcelled in deep waves
so close to her head that they looked
painted on. Not a hair was out Of
place Her eyes were half closed-but
Mary could see that they were sparkly
brown-typical French eyes-and that
she was q woman who might be 30 or
so. Differing blase-wordly.
Dumas-she preferred being called
Just that-ga1ed at Mary silently mo-
ment before she spoke. There was a
trace Of French accent in her soft
voice
You have never had experience as
a mannikin?"
No" Mary smiled tremblingly.
Didn't MI Little tell you? I am en-
tirely without experience. but I know
If you would give me chance could
Dumas smiled ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
with the childish eagerness and the mu-
sical Southern voice
:" You are unique-in looks and
manner. I shouldn't be bit surprised
but what you would be a worthwhile
addition to my staff Of models. Walk
for me, please. Over there"
Mary got up obediently and walked
as Freckle had taught her. Dumas
nodded her head approvingly.
You are graceful and you wear your
clothes we'll Mr. Little tells me you
make your own costumes You didn't
do that ensemble, Of course"
Il did" Mary flushed with pleas
ure-"Every bit of it without any one
helping me-"
Nine. Dumas looked genuinely sur
prised
80! That is remarkable for one 50
young. Where did you copy it?"
opened the cassock collar and took of
the coat. Il made the dress. too. Do
you really think it's we'll made?"
1T is almost unbelievable" the famous
couturier smiled in a friendly manner
and got up. I'm going to give you a
chance, Miss Sawyer. Come In at $50
tomorrow morning."
Dumas was certain she had never
seen such gratitude nor such relief as
she saw In the shining face of Mary
Sawyer. She had expected quite q diff
ferent type Of girl when Curt Little
had called to see her the afternoon
before
When millionaires took such an In
terest in Hollywood they were usually
just clothes horses-girls with q hard
Evening star., 1933-08-21

when you meet her. yoa are nst
only struck by her beauty. but you are
Impressed with her vitality"
haster, handsome pictures and other
works Of art). As you enter the living
room, If you turn to the left you will
see a picture Of Miss Crawford on the
wall-below it, standing In q silver
frame on a table, Is an autographed
picture Of Prince George.
Everything Miss Crawford does she
does well Her conversation Is ami
mated, full of wit and wisdom and not
by any means restricted to studio pa
lavar. She knows the world and seems
however. she still seems a trifle stun
ned from the pressure Of unfortunate
publicity over her divorce Hollywood
says that she weathered the storm
magnihcently-thats she was loyal much
longer than she had any right to be-
Dinner with Miss Crawford is an
event, too.
After dinner we go into the court
yard for a minute and play with the
small brood of Scotties which have re-
Gently made their appearance there.
given already to Mr.. Tone. He picks
1t up and appraises it with an ex-
pert eye.
Then q film Miss Crawford has a
private showing almost every night. We
sit back in comfortable chairs in the
living room and watch Ann Harding
in Double Harness" Miss Crawford
lets nothing escape her. She is very
serious about her screen work-feels
that she can benefit by watching Others
Afterward we sit and talk for while
Then Mr. Tone takes us back. He
seems very happy. We can understand
why He is very young. and he has
done very well so far on the screen
Evening star., 1933-08-21
Mae West Influence Shown
In Next Winters STYLES
Wonders With the Right Clothes"
Stresses Proper Skirt Length.

when hemlines are femininely long
and sweeping
And here, junoesque ones, is the big
gest tip of all. For sports, keep your
hemlines as long as the activities Of
sports-tennis, golf-will permit This
is the one time of day when girls with
curves appear to decided advantage If
they do not remember to modify their
lines with their dress lengths.
The new candy-striped wash silk
frockS for tennis-White with pepper.
ment red fine stripe, for instance-cn
with a bias section through the cen.
ter of the body and weiI-laid broat'
pleats in the skirt to permit FREE
movement, will make the plump girl
look to best advantage and very ship
shape. Sports clothes that do not full
fill the demands Of the particular
sport for which they ere designed are
failures.
Never wear shoulder yoke If you
have a curvacious torso, and keep the
up-and-down movement from shoulder
to waiStline either in the fabric itself
or in its cut.
For evening the lanes and the ~.
vets which will be smart this year arc
designed to set off the dignified beauty
of curves to perfection. Curves make
such gowns successful whereas a too
slender figure will appear overburdened
by glitter.
One of the afternoon gowns which
Mae West will wear in her new picture
is of dull black crepe A scarf Of blue
fox and blue fox muff make the lux
urious appointments of the gown.
If you are curvacious wear a slight
train whenever the moment offers
for your tea gowns, house gowns, negli-
gees and evening gowns dinner
and formal
And when the mode is for shorter
dresses-let them hit the instep in
afternoon things and be long as pos
sible for sports Then your curves will
become your come-on instead Of your
catastrophe.
(Copyrigkt. 1893. bv North American News
paper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1933-08-21
BAND
CONCERTS

BY the United States Navy Band this
eveling at the east front of the Cap
itol, at 7:30 o'clock. Charles Benter,
leader; Alex Morris, assistant leader.
March, For Home and Country" Teike
Overture, lie Roi D'ys". ......... Lalo
Solo for cornet, Russian Fantasia"
Levy
Birley Gardner, soloist.
Potpourri, "Hansel und Gretel'
Humperdinck
Valse. "Amoretten, Tame" 80. .Gungl
Excerpts from The New Noon"
Romberg
Suite, The Children's Corner" DeBussy
"Serenade for the Doll"
The Little Shepherd"
"Gollywoggs' Cake Walk"
Excerpts, from the operetta, The
Mikado" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Sullivan
Rhapsodie, Norwegian" ... .Lalo
Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Marine Band
this evening at the Marine Barracks, at
8 o'clock Arthur S. Witcomb, second
leader. conducting.
March, The Guiding Star" Stieberitz
Overture ''Mignon" ........... Thomas
Album Leaf" ............... Wagner
Song of Songs"
Believe Me, If All Those Endearing
Young Charms"
Winfred Kemp, soloist.
"reminiscences Of Myerbeer". Godfrey
First movement Of the Unfinished
Symphony ............ Schubert
Trombone SOLO The Volunteer" Simons
Harold Bayes, soloist.
Descriptive. Gypsy Life. lie There
Grand Military Tattoo" Rogan
Hymn and Triumphal March" from
Aida" Verdi
Marines Hymn The Halls Of Monte
yuma"
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1933-08-21
smiling. David Lewis, Hollywood's
youngest producer. Joins us-so docs

smiling. David Lewis, Hollywood's
youngest producer. Joins us-so docs
Rosalie Stewart.
After lunch . trip to the Metro
Goldwn- Mayer Studios. We say hello
to Publicity Director 10 Sherman; we
sec q tall, dark, familiar looking man
come in and then 60 furriedly into an
other room. There Is an air Of excite
ment about. Isn't that John Gilbert7"
Yes" they reply with a smile. When
We come back, after our trip through
the studios, they smile again. Gilbert
just signed with Garbo," they say. That
Is q very big event.
We are shown the sights. I'VE can
go everywhere" says our guide, except
on set No. FL" That's Garbo. We look
at the studio wistfully. Outside Of it
stands large. determined policeman.
Ted Healy comes along and yells to
Franchot Tone. Hey. can you get me
IMP" Tone yells back, "Hey-can you
get us in?" Soon the whole block is
resounding with 1t. Nobody can get in.
It's a law. Miss Garbo has built q
private staircase for her dressing room.
too. 1t stands to the left of the long
row Of rooms where M-G-M stars
make themselves presentable. The stair
Evening star., 1933-08-21

sort Of glittering beauty-and no brains.
Not enthusiastic children with real tai
ent. She decided to question Mary
bit about Curt Little In his interest In
her. It was dificult when Mary was
standing there almost in tears Of hap
piness, worshipfully thanking her for
the chance to b. a model in her shop
Perhaps you would like a cigarette
before you CO." she smiled engagingly
and handed a long black box Of gold
tipped cigarettes to Mary.
"Oh-thank you, no." Mary said con-
fusedly. I'm sorry-but don't smoke.
IL just never have"
Such innocence! And In Hollywood
Dumas hastened to put Mary at ease
Just as well! You'll keep your looks
lot longer. Mr.. Little-he is an old
friend Of your family. perhaps?"
oh, no. But he seems like an old
old friend. I had never seen him In
my life until week ago. Isn't it sweet
OF him to bother about finding me q
Job. don't know how I'll ever be
able to thank him"
Dumas was more than ever puzzled.
Curt Little had been in Hollywood five
years. And he was notorious for his
indifference to women. He seemed to
never have an entangling alliance. He
SCitdliuy ulull b cccm ike CIle SORT OF
man who would make a play for a
mere child like Mary Sawyer
Well! After all it was none of her
business why the millionaire promoter
would 60 to such lengths to help a
little Southern girl young enough to be
his daughter. She needed financial
backing and Curt Little had promised
1t to her.
Times were hard. All that was ex-
pected Of her was to give Mary en-
ployment and keep her eyes and ears
open. Fair enough. She wasn't inter-
ested in being guardian of the child's
morals Curtis reason was his own
business.
Mary left the establishment Of Cissie
Dumas. her head in the clouds-tread-
Ing air. Lost in rosy dreams Of a fu-
ture filled with brilliant success-and
all the lovely gowns and hats and wraps
her fashion-mad little heart had ever
craved.
But what would she have thought II
she had known she was neither the size
nor the type to model for the great
Dumas? And that Curt Little himself
was to pay her salary.
(To be continued.)
Evening star., 1933-08-21

case is also very private. No one Is
allowed on it. That doesn't sit very
well on the rest Of the players.
We run in and watch Lionel Barry
more and Beulah Bondi do a scene from
The Late Christopher Bean"
Biggest event of the day: We meet
Marie Dressler. Looks exactly as she
does on the screen. Most charming.
Very tired. She says: You won't see
me for long time on the screen afIer
have finished this picture" We ex-
press our regrets She smiles and asks
how Washington is Il hope to 60 there
very soon,"' she says. A very genial and
easy person to talk to. We stand around
at the foot Of her portable dressing room
for a few more minutes. She does all
the talking We listen with considerable
reverence. She is plainly delighted at
she does look tired-very tired.
Hello. how are you?" It is Jean
Harlow-small, freshly made up. all
ready for q scene from ''Bomhshell." !"
She asks about every one In Washing
ton-Carter and Chick" Barron par
ticularly. Smiling. gay. full OF real fun,
she babbled along outside Of her, espe-
cially air cooled dressing room. Come
and have lunch some time" she says.
We agree Who couldn't? And we are
of through one of the most interest
ing parts Of a studio-the developing
rooms. where in As minutes a film Is
Matched and ready to be shot. Chem
ical processes most interesting.
Dinner with Johnnie Darrow at Al
Levy's. Stars roam In and roam out.
But the real sport is to telephone at
your table Telephoning at dinner and
ping g-pong are the great Hollywood
sports now Fay Wray Is the champion
player.
That's all for another day.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Earle-"She Had to Say Yes" at
ll:i5 am, 1;55, 4:40. 7:20 and 1905
pm Stage shows CTom Howard in
person. at :05, 3:45, 6:25 and s:05 pm.
Palace-''Tugboat Annie" at 11:25
an, 1:25, $50, 5:35, TAO and s:45 pm.
Loew's Fox-"The Devils in Love- at
liam. 1:48, 4:36, 7:24 and 1912 pm.
Stage shows Washington Revue)
at 1929, 3:17. sos and 1858 pm.
Columbia-"Lfe in the Raw" at 11:35
am, 1:20, 8, 4:45, $50, 8:15 and 10 pm.
"Voltaire,'' at 11:15
am, /, 2:45, 4:2o, 6:l5, 8 and s:45 pm
R-K-O Keith's-"Her First Mate" at
1908. 2:o5, 4:o2, $50, 1855 and
9:53 pm.
Central-"M Midnight Mary from IL
am. to II pm.
Tiyoii-"Mama Loves Papa" at 2:35,
l:25, 6:l0, 7:55 and 9:45 pm.
Ambassador Harness." at
SIS, and Gas pm.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
OPERA AND DANCING
AT SYLVAN THEATER
International Program Scheduled
for Wednesday Eve
ming.

"A N international touch will be given
to Wednesday evenings program
at the Sylvan Theater on the Washing
ton Monument Grounds, with the pres
entation of opera and dancing, as well
as singing by soloists
The international festival will begin
at 7:45 O'Clock, with a half-hour of
music by the Americanization School
Association Band of 40 pieces, directed
by Joseph Romeo. An interlude will be
rendered by this group between the
opera and the dances.
The program will include the first
act OF the opera by Kalman entitled
Ihe Dancing Princess" under direc-
ton OF Nine. Marie Zalipsky, with 80
singers. headed by Marion Isaacs. Eu-
gene Swygert, Nathan Bachrach. John
Herman and others; dances in the
opera under the direction of Theodore
Sekeh; scenes from the opera or
oneus, by Gluck; Russian, Hungarian.
Greek. Dutch. English and American
dances and Miss Leah Ef1enbach as
accompanSt on the piano. Appearing
IN duo and trio numbers will be Theo-
dore Bekef1. Alex Bekefi, Kitty Reece.
Cnarlene Springsguth. Lila Zalipsky
Honnie Cunningham, Ludmilla Playsky
ann Vucinovich, Elinor Wen and Others
Tickets are available for chairs in ad-
vance, at the A. A. A. headquarters
the Willard. the Washington Hotel and
the community Center Department of
the pubic schools Of the District.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
PUPPY LOVE
bNlma Sioux Soarbcry

across when she dressed her window.
Color-line-
Mary understood, because that same
desire was born In her-the desire to
make people feel the beauty Of clothes
and colors. Her hesitation dropped
from her suddenly. and eagerly she
stepped through the door that was
swung to by tall man In red livery.
Il have an appointment with Nine.
Dumas" she told the black-gowned
blond who stepped forward instantly
with an ingratiating smile.
Your name, please, mademoiselle?
The girl spoke with a slight foreign ac-
cent, which sounded French.
Miss Sawyer" Mary tried to look
very grown up and important.
Right back here. please. mademoi-
iselle." the girl motioned Msry to follow
her through q small draped door at the
rear. Madame is expecting you"
Nine. Dumas sat, q small, radiant
platinum blonde, surrounded by bolts
and bolts OF materials of the seasons
Evening star., 1933-08-21
SYNOPSIS Ar PRECEDING INSTALL
MENTB

SYNOPSIS Nf PREcEDINd INSTALL
When Mary Sawyer, at Is, leaves her
Millstream. Va. home to learn dress de-
signing in Hollywood she meets Freckle
Bryan; movie extra. and soes to live with
the beautiful estate Of Curt Little. mil
lionaire movie producer. who recognizes her
as the daughter Of the man who stole his
wife years before in Virginia. He deter
mines to use Mary as the instrument OF
revenge and cultivates her friendship. The
prematurely gray but handsome: they are at
the Cinema Club when Tom Smith shows
up at .Freckles apartment and announces
trip from Virginia in an asthmatic car he
built from odd parts. When Mary returns
at in the morning she upbraids him for
following her He leaves after . scene, say
ing Mary can reach him at the ~" but
writes her and she. asks him to call that
phones. asfins her to dine With him and and
saying he has q surprise for her She
accepts. hoping 1t is the Job with desisnsr
he has mentioned. When Tommy learns
Mary has stood him up he tells Freckle he
Is through with her. Little gives Mary Q
card. telling her to present 1t next day at
the establishment Of Nine. Cissie Dumas, .
fashionaole couturier, who is friend Of
his. He thinks Nine. Dumas will take her
Evening star., 1933-08-21

probably the largest in the world-she sur
rounds with dark, ominous coating which
accentuates their roundness and bigness,
but which at the same time succeeds in
giving her the air of a continual ira
gedienne- she is not Her mouth, too,
effect is of a woman who feels that she
needs to cover up either her age (which
isn't necessary or features, which she is
afraid to let stand by themselves-also un-
necessary. The first glimpse of her is,
therefore, rather startling
She wears a white satin dress, with a
small collar and a white tie. and a red
velvet jacket with giant puffed sleeves Her
hair, which she leaves rather long, is half
curled and combed back from her face
When she says her little speech of welcome
her voice is low and resonant, touched with
a small but noticeable British accent.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
ACTRESS TO WE'D
Margaret Frueauff to Be Bride Of
Motion Picture Critic.

NEW YORK, August 2l R.-Mrs
frank W. Fraueauff of Park avenue
last night announced the engagement
OF her daughter, Margaret Hall Frue-
auH, known on the stage as Margaret
Perry, to Winsor Brown French. I'd.
motion picture critic on the Cleveland
Miss Frueauff's father was the late
FRANK w. Frueauff, who at his death
IN 1922. was the partner of Henry L.
Doherty and vice president of the Cities
service Corporation. Her mother, be-
iore ner marriage, was Antoinette Perry
she Is known In the theater AZ an
actress and director Miss Frueauff
made her debut at 16 In Strictly Dis
honorable
Evening star., 1933-08-21
Church Benefit Planned.

LEONARDTOWN. Md, August 21
(SpeciaD The annual festival for the
benefit Of st. James Roman Catholic
Church will be held at Park Hall at the
school grounds beside the church to-
morrow. Dancing will follow the supper.
Evening star., 1933-08-21


Crawfords. They are, truthfully, In
separable.
That's all for the second day.
Third Day.
T YNN Riggs has invited us to lunch
II at the R-K-O Radio Studio People
lunch early In Hollywood Twelve noon
Is the time. We 60 there and ask for
Mr.. Riggs. Nobody seems to know him.
We ask a publicity chief where he
can be found. At first he shakes his
head, then says. We don't know where
our writer's are" This reminds us of
We smile even more when Mr.. Riggs
has been located and one Of the mem
bers Of his firm upon meeting him
says. "Oh, one Of our associate pro-
ducers?" NO" says Mr.. Riggs, Just
q writer"
A studio lunch room Is q mad house
Every one drifts in in costume. At one
table sits Katherine Hepburn-most at
tractive-with her hair short and stand
ing up on end. With her sit Director
George Cukor, John Lodge. Douglas
Montgomery and others Of the Little
Women" cast. We say hello to Mr.
Lodge, who we used to go to school
with. He says he Is having fun teach
ing the cast to speak Concord, Mass
where the film is laid). to speak Eng
lish, and French as well.
Joan Bennett comes in with husband,
Gene Markey. She has on a becoming
Little Women" bonnet and a wide
hoopekirt As she sits down the hoop
sits back over the back Of the chair
leaving much Of Miss Bennett exposed
This will never do" says Husband
Markey. SO in another minute Miss
Bennett has removed the white hoop
skirt and it Is hung on a hatrack near
by. A very funny sight.
More people Richard Dix, large and
Evening star., 1933-08-21
Lawn Party Tomorrow.

SUITLAND, Md, August 81 (SpeciaD.
"A lawn party will be held at the Suit
land Community Hall tomorrow, for
the benefit of the school.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
Dinner With Joan Crawford
And Big Day in the Studios
The Stars Dramatic Critic Continues His Explo-
ration Trip Around Hollywood, and He
Meets Any Number of Cele brities.
By E. de S. Melcher.
SECOND DAY (Continued).
HOLLYWOOD August 20, 1888

HOLLYWOOD August 20 1888.
has said: 1T when Crawford
n walks into room" She is most gracious cordial
hostess When meet her not only struck by
beauty, but tremendously impressed her vitality
the driving force that moates everything
she does Her only fau-sh
Evening star., 1933-08-21

Douglas Fairbanks r, lived, up in
hills of Hollywood
throw from there and land it Francho Tones back
yard.
of
comfortable Crawds truthfuN
William sparable
That's all for the
full Of ala
Evening star., 1933-08-21


a
impression.
Yes The smoothly until was time for the girl to
making his funny her she loudly shouted MOI Gucho had
dialogue the script
Greta
fom20 o hoades and rich
studio wardrobe
when child fan letters to Mary Pickford
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
HOUSE De LAYS
D,C.MEASURES

In accordance with an agree
ment reached last Friday when
the House adjourned over the
weekend. debate will be resumed
on the farm allotment measure
instead of taking up District mat
ters as is customary OIL the sec
ond Monday of each month.
The next District day will be
observed on January %. At that
time several measures, important
to local residents will be voted
on. Among these are the bill
making Wilson and Miner Teach
ers Colleges accredited institu-
tions and amateur boxing bill.
It also is the hope of the ma
jority of the House District Com
mittee that the Black beer bill
will be ready for consideration
at that time.
Hearings on the measure are
scheduled to begin Thursday be-
fore the judiciary subcommittee.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
SLAYER LOSES
HIS APPEAL

The Court Of Appeals today up
held the conviction of Benjamin
Brown, colored, of first degree muir
der in connection with the kill
ing Of Alice Brown. his common
law wife, in Hanover Street N, W.,
March. 81, 1881. The date for
execution of the death sentence
imposed upon Brown has been
set as February Is.
At the same time, Chief Justice
Alfred A. Wheat, in District Su-
preme Court, postponed the elec-
trocution of three other colored
men from January 20 to March 16.
Those whose deaths were post
poned were William c. Robinson,
Charles E. Washington, and
Leonard "A. Layton, convicted of
fatally shooting Mamie Soloman,
taxi driver, at Union and o SITS.
S. W., July 20, 1881. Appeal
from their conviction is still pend
ing.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
Rep. Byrns Victim
Of Mild Flu attack

Representative Joseph w.
Byrns, Democratic chairman of
the House Appropriations Com
mittee, is confined at his apart
ment in the Wardman Park
Hotel with mild attack of in
fluenza, it was announced at his
office today. He is not expected
to return to his official duties
until the latter part of the week.
Chairman Byrns is believed to
have contracted the malady last
week when he went with a Con-
gressional delegation of ranking
Democrats to confer with Presi-
dent-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1933-01-09
AUTO BLAST TIP
WINS AWARD
Times Staff Photo

A tip from Chaptico. Md, on
the mysterious explosion of an
automobile . near Leonardtown,
Md, in which Miss Ida Kirk, 73,
|of Budds Greek, Md, was killed.
captured first prize last week in
The Washington Times newstip
contest.
The second award was made
for the information on the EN-
bezzlement of $130,000 from the
Federal-American National Bank
by Charles D. Boyer. cashier.
Other prizes were given for
the following stories: Arrival in
the Capital of the veterans ma
tional liaison committee: dis
covery of the body of a woman
in the Potomac River at Water
and o Streets Southwest; suicide
by gas of Mrs. Lille v. Pierce,
59-year-old grandmother, at her
home in Hyattsville and the sub.
sequent death of her husband
when the fumes crept into his
room, and the steampipe explo-
sion at the Government heating
plant which caused the death of
Ellie Powell, electrician.