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Evening star., 1933-12-23
MISS DAVIES,
Mr.. CROSBY IN
BRIGHT PIECE
"Going HoHy'cood''
at the Palace
Is TlnefuI.
A DoRNED with the garments of good

A DORNED with the garments of good
n entertainment, and executed by
smart performers, Going Hollywood"
at the Palace Theater. is the kind of
thing that leaves an impression on the
mind 1t has music, pictorial effect and
live characters. Marion Davies is fort
unate in an associate who is both a
famed singer and, singularly. a screen
personality, while Bing Crosby is equal
ly fortunate in having so well trained
and sparkling a partner as Miss Davies.
Both are materially aided by association
with the inimitable Fiji Dorsay, whose
capacity runs to the extremes OF emo
ton. with the most attractive versions
of rage and indignation. Not many
actors can become SO violent in their
protests as this French-American artist,
and these are among the satisfying fea-
lures Of a production which has full
supply of high spots.
There is plot in Going Hollywood
story which begins with the idea that
prim young women, at select boarding
school, could be vastly improved By
plenty of music and affectionate atten-
ton. Miss Davies has been one of the
prim young women, becomes a teacher,
and follows the Pied Piper, as repre-
sented by the songs of Mr.. Crosby over
the radio. She finally succeeds in be-
coming the chief object of his songs of
sentiment after experiencing the whimS
of Hollywood. Fatsy Kelly is no unim-
portant member of the cast. for she
has personality that enhances the
value of film, while other distinctive
characters are played by Stuart Erwin
and Ned Sparks The whole is. in fact,
a show that conduces to relaxation
Besides the principals, there is plenty
Of work for the chorus, full supply of
songs by Mr.. Crosby and others, and an
opportunity to hear limitations of song
celebrities. as well as the Crosby roper
toire, with emphasis on the selection.
''Well Make Hay While the Sun Shines,
Well Make Love When II Rains" This
piece is sung with Miss Davies. and is
embellished by beautifully invested en-
sembles, with changing scenes.
Like most fanciful stories, this one
has the ordinarily impossible develop
ments that impress the mind with the
thought that the leading persons here
represented always succeed in what
they undertake, even to magical climb
to the cinema heights, by persons of no
previous acquaintance with the routine
of the studios.
Minor films at the Palace are Walt
Disney's Might Before Christmas in
series, with Santa Claus taking advan-
tage Of modern invention: the news-reel
review Of 1888; Thelma Todd and Patsy
Kelly in a backwoods comedy: and the
Goofy Movies. D. c. C.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
Single Song Is Important
To Fox Pictures Success
The Dream Which Goes Waiting and Talking
Helps Put Over Sitting Pretty" Musical
Film, This Week-The Stage Attractions.
By E. de S. Melcher.

the people who Loews this week there
M to hear tune called Have You Ever Seen Dream walk
| the that it
the film which it is taken Sitting
Pretty amusing little picture which is rather better than the
Evening star., 1933-12-23
DRIVE ON KIDNAPPING
GETS INTO THE MOVIES
Kidnapping Story, Well Told, Is
Holiday Week Attraction
at Columbia.

Whenever the Government sees fit to
take a determined stand on an issue.
Hollywood, it would seem, sees fit to
dramatize it. Sometimes these drama
tizations are good, but more often they
are too obviously what they are. and
bad The Mad Game" now playing
at the Columbia, falls into the first
category. 1t is a good film, a good
dramatic plot woven around current
events, and it handles its theme with
flneSSe.
Since the return of beer, and more
recently the return of legal whisky, the
gangster has made a desperate turn to
find a new means of easy livelihood.
1t did not take long for him to evolve
one of the most hideous crimes known
to the Notwithstanding, or in the
phraseology of the gangster-"the
..The Mad Game" dramatizes this
latest development in gangsterdom, and
does it well, using Ed Carson, former
beer baron who has been caught on in
come tax evasion to partially rout this
new menace. Since Spencer Tracy's
acting in the stage production OF The
Last Mile brought him fame he seems
to find particular delight in roles the
filmmakers would necessarily give to
him, and, as gangSter or bad man, acts
a very convincing one.
THE Mad Game" does not glorify
the gangster, but instead, the gangster
who turned his efforts and knowledge
of the underworld into good use by aid
ing in the fight against the kidnaper
1t is an unusual story, especially for
film. and it does not end as the nor
NAL movie does.
There is, however. tackled on to the
end of the film bit of news reel that
does almost as good job of swinging
counter climax as hero and heroine
could have done. The film is entirely
complete within itself and this bit OF
news reel could have been left out
With Tracy in the film Is blond
Claire Trevor. who supports him With
good acting and ardor. She Is the
heroine who is robbed of that closing
scene kiss. and as that heroine, Gig
arette-rolling newspaper woman, carves
herself a niche in filmdom.
In the supporting cast there are other
well known names. Ralph Morgan,
brother to Frank Morgan: John MILAN
and j. Carol NaiSh, whose portrayal
of tough is one of the best OF the
season. y. IN. II.
Evening star., 1933-12-23

being superhumanly nasty. does his job
with that villainous elegance which has
made him famous in spite of the fact
that the play has been whitfield down
to such small proportions that most
of the life has gone out of it. If, how
ever. you don't know what Dracula
is Mr.. LugoSi will explain it to you-
as he will tell you that he Is merely
play acting when that knife, or spear,
or whatever it is. is driven through his
chest.
Washingtonians will also want to well
come back this week one Of its native
sons. Nat Brusiloff, who appears on the
stage with his popular radio orchestra,
and that violin which has helped to
carry him to the skies. Mr.. Brusiloff
plays the fiddle with great skill and
provides pleasant entertainment other
wise, although We suspect that the
young lady. who sings, is not SO great
as he thinks she is.
Other stage acts include Gordon'S
dogs-they get one of the biggest hands
of the performance-and the Three
Sailors. And don't forget Phil Lamp
.kins overture, which makes Christmas
bigger and brighter in a musical way.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band in Stanley Hall this evening at
$50. John S. M. zimmerman, band
master; Anton Pointner. assistant.
March, Sons of Uncle Sam. =. Mccoy
Overture, The Wanderers Hope" Suppe
Entr'acte-
"Andantino Idillico". ..........D .Drigo
'Bayaderes' from "Babylon'O Ellie
Excerpts from THE Student Prince"
(requeSt) .................. .Homperg
Fox trot, alone in the Rain"
CrequeSt) .DougnJery
Waltz petite, Southern Moon.'
Zamecnik
Finale, "The Spirit of France"
Maj. PAUL
'The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1933-12-23
BANNISTER IS VISITING
EX-WIFE AND DAUGHTER
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, December 23.-In a
mansion atop high hill overlooking
Hollywood there was reunited last night
a movie family divided by divorce at
Reno on a May day of 1882.
Harry Bannister, actor, few in late
yesterday from New York for Christ
mas visit with his and Ann Harding s
daughter. Jane. years old. He was
met at the airport by Miss Harding
and driven to her hilltop home.
Absolutely no reconciliation" said
the blond actress and her former hus-
band, almost in duo, after they ex-
changed greetings.
I'VE parted the best friends in the
world" Miss Harding said Nothing
can interfere with that friendship now.
I don't think there is anything unusual
about my being here to greet him.
Denying reports Of his engagement
to Mary McCormic, opera singer, Ban
mister said to inquiries:
1T was all in fun. Miss McCormic
is a great friend, but that's all there
is to it,
Evening star., 1933-12-23
BY JOHN LARDNER.

NEW YORK, December 23-Mary
Pickford reinforced her claim to the
title of Americas sweetheart with a
strong display of histrionics here
Making her first personal appearance
in a motion picture theater, Miss Pick
ford discovered that marital difficulties
have not impaired her popularity in the
least.
''They. gave me fine reception =
she said. after the first stage show
of the day. i was a little nervous
about doing a speaking part in front
of an audience l could see and hear,
but everything went well. I think they
liked it,
The audience was attracted to the
theater by the publicity attending Miss
Pickford's split with Douglas : airbanks
and by a curiosity 10 see what she was
like A good many Of its members
we're too young to remember Daddy
Longlegs," Little Lord Fauntleroy"
and Tess of the Storm Country" All
they knew was the Mary Pickford of
Secrets" "Coquette" and The Tanning
of the Shrew"
The actress made her stage show
debut in a scene from Fodor's play. "A
Church Mouse" which had a success
full run on Broadway two seasons ago.
She made a routine entrance through
an Office door, slipping onto the stage
so quietly that the audience delayed
its welcome a moment to make sure
it had the right person. Then it burst
into tumultuOuS applause. Harland
Tucker, Miss Pickfords leading man in
the scene, withheld his next speech
until the noise had subsidized.
The Pickford part called for an ex-
tremely plain and simple gown Of dark
green Miss Pickford had time how
ever, after the curtain fell. to throw on
an impressive blue satin robe before
taking her bow. The audience could
bring her back to the stage only once
at the first show. When the second
round of applause failed to get re-
SponSe the spectators settled back in
their seats to watch the New York pre-
miere of the accompanying picture,
Alice in Wonderland
The part Miss Pickford played In the
excerpt from "A Church Mouse" was
familiar to a number of those who saw
her. 1t was acted in the motion picture
version Of the play last year by Marian
Marsh. Miss Pickford performed with
an easy good humor. She didn't show
the nervousness she said she felt. The
role called for plenty of running about,
talking, telephoning and general hustle.
1t gave her a chance to produce most Of
the histrionic tricks In her repertoire.
When it was over she hurried to her
dressing room.
This is new sort of thing for me"
she said there. Almost everybody else
on the screen has made a personal ap-
pearance at one time or another, but
never have. I probably won't do it
again, though I'm having a fine time
with it."
The first audience, dispensing in the
lobby of the theater. discussed Amer
ica's sweetheart in great detail.
She's doing this for publicity" said
one young and cynical spectator.
Evening star., 1933-12-23

As one who Interviewer attempts
to interView-Hollywoodites from time
to time. may say that some of their
antics are beginning to give me mild
pain in the neck?
Americas Sweetheart-our Mary Pick
ford-is practically inaccessible in Hol-
lywood. You have to break down the
palace guard and mollify thes lord hign
executioner to get our little heroine to
make few milk-and-water statements
through press agent or in his presence.
Then, suing Doug Fairbanks for di-
vorce, she boards a transcontinental
train and ensconces herself in the fast
ness Of her drawing room. But emergeS
to talk friendly with the Chicago press
boys, and to give interviews in New
York.
Mary has something to sell in New
York just now. Affability--a personal
appearance campaign in the theaters-
and she may not return to the gelatin
village for some time to come to do any
professional work. II, indeed, she ever
makes picture again.
* X !.
IT am Suzanne" Lillian Harvey's
latest starring vehicle, becomes, in its
workout, fine vehicle for almost every
one except La Harvey. 1t gives us the
sure-fire stars of the marionetle
Evening star., 1933-12-23
AGENTS SUE SINGER

LOS ANGELES, December % (P).-
Russ Colombo, singer and actor was
sued for about $50, 900 yesterday by the
Russo Enterprises, theatrical agents,
who charged he preached a contract to
pay them a third of his net earnings.
Colombo, the petition said, has paid
nothing since the first of this year, al
though he has had engagements in the
East and Middle West and earned
$4,000 for working in Hollywood
movie.
Evening star., 1933-12-23

tneaterS OF the earth-the ptccoN plaY--
erS-a group of puppets so expertlJ
maneuvered and so beautifully CO.
ordinated that they seem to be little
people. This is one of the very charm
ing ways to see a marionette show
through the medium of a motion
picture. The piccoli players are utterly
charming.
To Leslie Banks and Georgia Cane
go the honors for performance. Leslie
Banks, as the amusing and scruple-
less manager of Suzanne, the dancer,
gives one of the truly sophisticated per-
formances which one never forgets.
And Georgia Cane, as the hkable lach-
rymose and utterly worthless stooge
of "The Baron" is excellent.
Gene Raymond, as the young pup
PETER, gives one of his very satisfying
performances. Come to think of l.,
I've never seen this lad give anything
but good performance.
Which brings us down to the star
herself. A very charming person. Lillian
Harvey, who doesn't seem To have any
thing for the American screen One
wonders just what producer Winfield
Sheehan saw in this young woman that
he considered worthy of the tremendous
fanfare with which he brought her 10
EAAtASA ia no q No4ANSA OAAC 10 NOiIpLCOtIf
without body poise-any girl in the
Fanchon and Marco review could make
better stab at dancing As singer
she has absolutely nothing. Pretty
enough in a cameo way, her facial eX-
pressions in motion are very unattrac-
tive. She is not an actress in any sense
Of the word, which leads me to believe
that this particular producer should let
others pick the talent for him.
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paper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1933-12-23
Romantic Name for Player
SINNERS Down to Jay Henry
Researchers Pore Over Latin Coenomens SUI
eesting Masculine 1t" Until Studio
Executive Gets Inspiration.
By Mollie Merrick.

7 of
~ possible starts interesting
fooe turned down all possible lines of endeaVor recently 70
sign movie contract the big problem choosing
Word about the studio that Latin would be
Every told to concentrate and dig tag which would
the impression of romance moonlight temptation and we'll
Then all monckers old
Mexico and old autograph albums had been gathered together
came that an executive had decided the stars name
1t Jay Henry.
So click
Evening star., 1933-12-23
"ALICE" GETS CONTRACT

HOLLYWOOD, December % P-
Paramount Studio announced last night
that it had mailed to 17-year-old Char
lotte Henry. player of the lead in "Alics
in Wonderland a long-term contract,
designed to reach her at Portland,
Greg, about the time she is playing
hostess to several thousand needy chill
dren at a Christmas party there.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
Mary Pickford Triumphs
In New York Appearance
Proves She Still Is Americas Sweetheart
Despite Divorce Action-Enters Part
With Nervousness, She Says.

"Say Mary Pickford don't need no
publicity" replied the indignant vet
eran who was walking to the nearest
exit with him. Mary Pickford was
acting before you were born. She don't
need no publicity"
Evening star., 1933-12-08
CITIZENS SPECIFY
LIQUOR SALE PLAN
Burroughs Group Believes
Private Concerns Should
Control Dispensaries.

A liquor control plan for the District
expressing the views Of the Burroughs
Citizens Association was adopted by
that body last night after considerable
debate in the John Burroughs School
auditorium.
The plan for control was submitted
by Thomas p Baxter, chairman of the
associations Legislation Committee, ap-
pointed to formulate the proposals.
Kenneth p Armstrong and Wilbur S.
Finch also were on the committee.
Proposals Made.
The association proposed the District
government should not, either directly
or indirectly, be engaged in the manu-
facture, sale, transportation, importa-
ton or expectation of alcoholic bever-
ages, asserting such business should be
dealt with entirely by private citizens,
under strict governmental regulations;
that the act of Congress setting up the
control plan should be specific in de-
filming the powers and duties of the
District Commissioners and the pro-
posed Beverage Control Board; that
one member of the board should be a
woman and the salaries be such as to
induce competent men and women to
take the jobs, and that members of the
proposed board be subject to the legal
residence qualifications now governing
the appointment of Public Utilities
Commission members.
1t was further proposed that no IL
cense be granted for the sale of alec
holic beverages to business pro-
posed to be engaged exclusively for
the retail sale by the drink; that no
ale-by-the- drink establishments be
allowed outside a certain prescribed
downtown area, and in this area sale
by the drink be restricted to private
clubs and public dining rooms with
bona fide meals, or private dining
rooms on the main floor of hotels or
restaurants, and that the sale of such
beverages by the manufacturer or
wholesaler be direct to the consumer
in quart bottles.
The association contended that the
age limit for the purchase of liquors
be 81 years, and proposed that no sale
of alcoholic beverages, except beer and
Evening star., 1933-12-08
SCREEN "ALIcE" GUEST
IF KIWANIS Meeting
Miss Eenry Taken on Visit to
Weieatman School for Crippled
Children.

Miss charlotte Henry, who played
the It'll role in the screen version Of
"Ance Wonderland" was guest at
the ANIMAL Vocational Guidance meet
ing ygterday Of the Washington
KwaniS Club at the MaUlower Hotel.
PreviSsly she had accompanied the
presided, Dewey Zirkin, and Robert
Fleminaand Charles w. Pimper, chair
man al vice chairman, respectively,
of the knderprivileged child commit
tee of tie club, on visit to the Weight
man Sclsol for Crippled Children.
DIR. Fxnk w. Ballou, superintendent
of schod, and Miss Mary Leute Of the
tional aidance at the meeting. Ed
ward ID Rosengarten announced the
annual Christmas party, when IS un-
derpriviged children are to be en-
tertainedat Gordon Junior High School
Sunday fternoon, December II.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
CEREMONY CAN0NIZING.
PEASANT GIRL CHEERED
st. Bernadette soubirous' Vision
Of Virgin Responsible for
Grotto Of Lourdes. \
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, December 8.-The
i4-year-old French peasant girl whose
visions of the Virgin were responsible
for the rld-famous Grotto Of Lourdes,
was made saint today by Pope Plus XII.
The solemn canonization ceremony
was in st. Peters in the presence Of a
score of cardinals and an estimated half
hundred thousand pilgrims. She be-
came ST. Bernadette Soubirous.
A tremendous cheer burst forth from
the throng when the Pope decreed in
Latin that Bernadette Soubirous "be in
scribed in the catalogue of the saints
and her memory be celebrated in the
universal church every year with pious
devotion"
simultaneously, six silver trumpets
were sounded by Swiss guards In a
balcony high over the main door Of the
Evening star., 1933-12-08

cathedral. The basilica took up the
paeon of rejoicing and spread 1t to the
bells Of Romes more than 400 churches.
The cathedral choir, Joined by the faith
full within the church, chanted the
"Te Deum."
life was passed as provincial nun, re-
ceived the highest honor that can be
conferred by the Roman Catholic
Church.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
MAsn1No1oN.

pass fu the Woodbridge bus line insti-
tuted, he same as enjoyed by other
bus lins, was approved.
Afteian address by D. e. McQueary,
presidett Of the Association for Ade-
uuate arling and Recreation Facili-
ties Arpng Government Employees, the
association passed resolution recon-
mendirt creation Of proper parking
facilitiS for Government employees in
the Ci3rict.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
SHIPPERS ORGANIZE
Foreign Trades Association Formed
for Friendly Relations.

NEW YORK, December 8 R.-
: Steamship lines operating vessels In
foreign commerce to or from ports Of
the United States or Canada yesterday
organized the Foreign Trades Shipping
Association.
The associations object was described
as seeking to create friendly relations
and developing equitable principles of
business.
Four divisions and South At
lantic, Gulf and Pacific-were estab-
lished.
Evening star., 1933-12-08

naturally fermented liquors in bottles,
be made within 400 feet Of school,
college or university. The right Ut
citizens to decide whether such bev-
erages be sold within their community
also was asked.
A license fee for manufacturers, re-
tailers and wholesalers was recon-
mended to be sufficient to provide
adequate governmental revenue" The
minimum penalty for violators Of the
legislation adopted by Congress for
liquor control in the District was pro-
posed to be revocation of the license"
1t was further proposed the Beverage
Control Board employ inspectors under
civil service regulations for enforce
ment of the legislation as finally
adopted by Congress.
The report submitted to the associa-
tion which was adopted after thorough
consideration, went further into detail
along all the lines Of its proposals.
The associations secretary, Mrs.
Audrey E. Koons, also president of the
Burroughs School Parent Teacher Asso-
citation, announced that the Parent
Teacher Association went on record in
executive session as opposing the sale
of alcoholic beverages in the Burroughs
community and recommended sales be
made through dispensaries or consecrat-
ed areas.
Action Refused.
After reading of letter from Repre-.
sentative Jenckes, with an attached let
ter from Paul E. Jameson, attorney for
the City Fire Fighters Association. in
which charges were made that the
chief engineer Of the Fire Department
was an efficiency fanatic" and 'polit-
ical appointee'' rather than an actual
fire fighter, the association refused to
take action on the matter, claiming that
it had not sufficient evidence to pass
Judgment.
The District Commissioners were re-
quested in another resolution adopted
to have the long-sought cupola erected
on the Taft Junior High School as
part of the Civil Works Administra-
ton program and also in an effort to
create employment.
The association declined to approve
a resolution adopted by the Executive
Committee calling upon Chairman
King of the Senate District Committee
to make a thorough investigation into
the legal residence qualifications Of the
recently appointed District Commis-
sioners before recommending their
confirmation to the Senate.
A resolution requesting the Public
Utilities Commission to have the 81
Evening star., 1933-12-08

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The Nome nugget., 1933-02-18
INFERIOR BILL SIGNED

WASHINGTON, Feib.-18. P)- President Hoover today. signed the forty-three million dollar interior department bill. the second of the larger measures to be enacted this session
 The Interior department bill pro Xides for four hundred and sixty six. thousand, three. Hundred doll ars for te construction, <, repairs, and maintenance of roads. trails, tramways, ferries, and bridges in Alaska. Also, three thousand dollars for repairs and maintenance of the government wharf at Juneau. A quarter of a million dollarsl for work in connection with the Alas ka railroad. This is in addition to all amounts received by the railroad during the fiscal year of 1884.
The Nome nugget., 1933-02-18
REsCUES MARINERS


 SEWARD, Feb. IS, (F-The cut ter Taliapoosa yesterday reported that rescuing party had taken on marooned party from Chiri- koff Island which had been there 5S days, when the M s Dorothy was wrecked in the surf while landing supplies, for mining ven ture. The vessel was owned by Jack Mccord of Seattle. He was not aboard with the party. However, his wife and two other women were among those marooned. They were nearly out of food when res- cued.