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The Washington times., 1933-01-16

little coquette of the town, Mary.
belle, thus cutting out another
suitor.
Slaney discovers his wife to be
unfaithful and kills her and her
lover. He is sentenced to life
on the chain gang, where the
brother Of his victim makes his
existence unbearable. Finally, the
tempestuouS youth escapes. meets
another girl and starts to flee the
State. The picture ends on a
different and unexpected note.
It is an entirely entertaining
and engrosSing film. made more
so by the convincing mining OF
Pat O'Brien as the principal
figure. Gloria Stuart and Merna
Kennedy are both well cast, and
Burton Churchill gives a flaw
less, restrained performance as
the father Of the unhappy hero
Tom Brown and several others
contribute effectively.
The scenes of chain gang life
are but incidental, indeed, those
sequences are comparatively
brief, the plot concerning itSel1
more with the central character
Mr.. Jim Tully'S broad and bolC
hand may be seen in the dash
ing treatment. Altogether, 9
worthwhile picture. A cartoon
comedy and news conclude the
bill.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Drama a Guild to
Give "OIympia" !"

'Olympia," by Ferenc Molnar,
translated by Sidney Howard, will
be presented at the Wardman
Park Theater on Thursday and
Friday evenings, January 26 and
81. by the washington Drama
Guild as it's second production Of
this season.
The director for this production
is Constance Connor Brown, OF
the George washington Univer.
sity. Included in the cast are
Caroline Mckinley, Denis Connell,
Grace Peters johnson, Virginia
Wilson, Paul Walter, Murray Shee-
han and Frank E. Jameson.
1.-The Middle Watch" originally
scheduled for Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. May 18, 10 and 20,
directed by Hobert Halstead, will
be the third production Of the
Drama Guild and will be pre-
sented on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, March Is, II and 18.
HE Who Gets Slapped" will be
the final presentation Of the guild.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
"Cavalcade" Coming

Warner Bros. will get De Miles
"Sign of the Cross" for its popu.
lar priced run in downtown
Washington. It will be a March
booking at the Metropolitan
Theater.
!. Advance agents and company
managers who have been hand
ling the De Mile picture for its
road show engagements will be
taken over by Fox to sell its big
picture Of the year, Noel Cow
ards "Cavalcade."
For some reason Buckingham
Palace has passed UP Noel Cow
ard in passing out titles to those
who have achieved real things
for Merry England. When good
old London sees what Hollywood
did with Coward's great Drury
Lane Theater spectacle, the belief
is general in amusement circles
that His Majesty the King will
do the honors for the playwright.
So here's to the coming Sir Noel
Coward.
Coward, incidentally is enthusi-
astic over the way his story was
transferred to the screen. He
sent the. following telegram to
Winnie Sheehan of Fox:
81 have just seen 'Cavalcade'
and I am deeply in your debt.
i can sincerely say that the
picture exceeded my greatest
hopes, even safter having read
the New York notices. The
whole story has been directed,
adapted and played with such
sensitive adherence to the text
and spirit Of my play, that /
am dOubly thrilled at the re-
spOnse Of both press and public
to your brilliant achievement.
Please accept my heartfelt
thanks and congratulations"
"Cavalcade" comes to the Ma
tional, two-a-day in late Febru-
arV
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Jim TuIIy's Tale
On RiaIto Screen

Too often a picture is cata'
logued as a certain type before il
is seen. Such was the case with
Laughter in He'll" the new
screen attraction at the Rialto,
Although both this film and II
Am a. Fugitive" with which it is
invariably compared, tell of chain
gang life, there is a decided diff.
ference in both story and treat
ment.
Laughter in HELL" which has
Pat O'Brien in the leading role,
is laid in the beginning of the
century before the advent Of the
horseless carriage and tells Of a
boy, of Irish descent, living in a
Southern town, engineering on
the railroad. Slaney marrieS a
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Bill
at Gayety

To one who has been following
the fortunes of the Gayety pro-
ductions for the past few years,
the progress which they have
made in the last few weeks seems
truly amazing.
No better example Of this can
be given than this weeks attrac-
ton, "The Oriental Girls" Light
ing effects, long overlooked on
the burleSque stage, are coming
into their own, the opening num-
ber being most effective. Seen
cry, which in days gone by was
merely something which gave en-
ployment to scene-Shif ifterS, now
is distinctive and adds much to
the entertainment. A watermel-
on number and one in which
Ray Parsons and Violet Jordan,
singers, are singing the Bells Of
st. Mary'S," with a gorgeous
background, are decided assets.
But to get back to the current
Offering which features, besides
Mr.. Parsons and Miss Jordan,
Georgia Sothern, Gladys Smith
and Mae Dix, it can be said that it
lives up to the standard set by
Jimmy Lake when he branched
out with his stock company.
Dottie (SunShine) Vaughn, who
has a rather pleasing personality
despite "a poor singing voice, will
have to improve considerably to
make us forget Joy st. Clair. one
of the best liked girls to have
graeed the Ninth Street house.
The comedy, so long as it Is
dispensed by Bimbo Davis, Sam
Raynor, one of the best masters
of ceremonies burlesque has seen,
and Lee Hickman, who rises to
new heights this week, will be
more than satisfying.
Carita and partner present a
most acceptable cersion of how
adagio dancing should be done.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Central Park" Next
at METROPOLITAN

Joan Blondell, vivacious little
blonde wiSe-cracker, will be the
star Of First Nationals Central
Park" opening Friday, January
90, at Warner Brothers Metro
politan Theater. AS an added at
traction, Metropolitan patrons will
be shown with Williamson Be
meath the Sea-" q drama Of the
mighty unknown beneath the sea.
Like Union Depot" Grand
Hotel" and Life Begins" all Of
the action of Central Park" takes
place in one central location.
The place, as the title indicates,
is the great playground in the
heart of New York city.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
.Hsmpden to Play
Here 3 DAYS

Walter Hampden is returning
to washington to play at the Ma
tional Theater for three days
beginning Thursday, January 26
in two of his greatest successes,
"Caponsacchi" and Hamlet" "
"Caponsacchi" will be given the
three nights and Hamlet" will
be the bill at the Saturday
matinee. Mr.. Hampden has
played "Caponsacchi" over 400
times in New York City and for
many successful engagements in
Eastern cities. He thus estab-
lished a world record for the
romantic drama by a modern
playwright.
Based upon Robert Browning's
dramatic poem, "The Ring and
the Book" and written by Arthur
Goodrich and Rose A. Palmer,
"Caponsacchi'' deals with a
celebrated historical murder trial
which took place in Rome in the
Seventeenth Century. It's chief
character is CaponSacchi, the
warrior priest Of Arozzo who
bravely attempted to save the
beautiful child-wife, Pompilia,
from the savage brutality Of her
husband, Guido FranceSchini.
The players Of Mr.. HampdenE
company have been with him for
several years. The principal roles
in "Caponsacchi" are played by
Esther Mitchell, who will be SET n
as Pompilia; Ernest Rowan as
Guido; Whitford Kane as Cont;
William Sauter as the Pope:
Reynolds Evans as Gherardi; C.
Norman Hammond as the Gov
ernor; Mabel Moore as Margher-
ita, and Edwin Cuchman as the
Archbishop.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Edna May Oliver
at Keith's Friday

At R-K-O Keith's next week
will be Edna May Oliver on the
screen in "The Penguin Pool
Murder" murder. farce of an
Iowa school teacher who has her
class of youngsters at an aqua
rum in Notwithstanding in
the Penguin pool, when out of
a clear sky down drops the body
of a man into that pool. The
Iowa school teacher clears the
mystery while the great detec-
tives are floundering all over the
place.
In the cast supporting Miss
Oliver will be found James Glea-
son, Robert Armstrong and Mae
Clarke.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
RROADWAYS
of The WORLD
BY Mark HeIIinger.

ESPLANADE HOTEL, BERLIN Germany.-Wel, my
hunch true. had feeling that going to like
Berlin and I'll be doggoned it hasn't turned out to be far
and away the best place I've struck yet OF course I've
only been here day-and it's 10 to I'll be good and
tired of it before very long But at the moment it's all
very SWELL 81
Ask why like it much and my only reply is that
the homeike. You sense Immediately that these
people are friendly souls They anxious to peaseand
they convey the impression that they actually enjoy having
.a.. .-a.aor thar
The Washington times., 1933-01-16

Andrew r. Kelley will price the
best seats at $3.50 when it plays
Washington February 13. In its
16 months run on Broadway,
Green Pastures" the Pulitzer
prize play of 1881, got $4.4O for its
orchestra tickets. washington will
see the identical company, with
Richard Harrison as "De Lawd"
(barring, of course, the stage
juveniles), as enacted the play
during the New York rum.
Producer Stewart held off the
booking Of Green Pastures" in
washington, hoping that the Dis
trict would amend its drastic child
labor laws. There being slight
chance of this amendment at this
session of Congress, "Green Pas
lures" win supply midget children
for the prologue and epilogue,
where they appear briefly in the
action
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
EarIe's Next Program

For the new program COM
mencing Friday, January 20, at
Warner Bros. Earle Theater,
Employees Entrance" Warner
Bros. newest romance drama will
be the screen attraction with
Loretta Young, Alice White and
Wallace Ford in the featured
roles. On the stage will be the
Three x Sisters, three mysterious,
attractive young girls who have
become the sensations of radio
in the past few months.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Lynn and Alfred

The Lunts, so Howard Barnes
reports in the New York Tribune,
will be their own managers after
Design for Living" has run its
course. Noel Coward has limited
his appearances in the play to the
preliminary tour and IL weeks in
New York.
Having plenty Of money Alfred
Lunt and Lynn Fontanne will dip
into Shakespeare. They want to
do Tanning of the Shrew" and
Much Ado About Nothing" Posi-
lively no Romeo and Juliet" I"
There is, of course, the chance
that a picture contract will delay
these plans indefinitely.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
The Son Daughter
Is, Coming to Palace

"The Son Daughter" opening
Friday, January q at Loew's
Palace Theater, makes the second
appearance of Helen Hayes since
her recent Academy distinction Of
being Hollywood's outstanding
actress. Ramon Novarro is CO.
starred, in the leading role.
A distinguished cast supports
Miss Hayes and Novarro, includ-
ing Lewis Stone, Warner GLAND.
Ralph Morgan, Louise Closer
Hale and r. B. Warner. The
picture was directed by Clarence
Brown, whose last production
was the successful Crawford Gable
vehicle, Lefty Lynton."
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Alison Turns Blonde

Alison Skipworth'S next picture,
The Queen Was in the Parlor, /"
in which Claudette Colbert and
Frederic March are co-Starred,
will show her with blondined
hair. She appears as a romantic
Duchess, q role somewhat remi-
niScent Of her work in Gloria
Swanson's Tonight or Never"
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Big Bankhead Night

Congress will pay tribute to the
talented daughter Of Representa-
tive William B. Bankhead. Of Ala
bama, Washington educated
girl, during the local engagement.
It is planned to have a Congress
sional night, with the leaders Of
the Senate and House in attend
ance. Tallulah'S uncle is United
States Senator from Alabama and
her grandfather served for many
terms in the upper branch Of Con-
greSS.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16

the top price
Of tickets for
Tallulah Bank
heads new play,
"Forsakiug All
Others. when
it comes to the
National Thea
ter on February
s. Top for
matinee will be
$1.50.
AnOtnef snow
that notes the
downward trend
Is "Green Pas
L -
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
TICKET PRICES GO DOWNWARD =
The Lunts Plan
Venture in
Shakespeare
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

Arch Selwyn joins the process
sion Of producers who have de-
cided that the price Of theater
tickets must come down.
AS his first move in that direc-
ton he has ordered that So be
The Washington times., 1933-01-16

attorney has moved for anything
resembling film censorship. Or
dinarily the o. K. Of the Maryland
censor board carried a picture in
this Jurisdiction.
Island Of Lost Souls is a horror
film and has been passed in all
exhibition territory except Vir-
ginia. There it was banned. But
Virginia's board of cenSorS is the
most severe in it's rulings of any
in the land. Chicago passed "Is-
land of Lost Souls" without a sim
gle cut.
Helen Kane, best Of the boop-
boop-a-dooperS. will sing her baby
talk love songs at the Earle again,
beginning a week from next Fri.
day.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Jsmes Cssney in
Reform School
Picture
By HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1898. King Features
Syndicate. Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 16.-Prison
pictures have made so much
money for Warner Brothers that
the latest talk is to star James
Cagney in Reform School," a
screen original presenting the
case of the juvenile delinquent.
In three earlier films, warmers
already have treated the South,
ern chain gangs, New York's IA
nous Sing Sing and the womanS
side Of prison life.
Edward Chodorov, the play.
wright, is the author Of the new
story and Archie Mayo will di
rect. While it looks as If Daryl
Zanuck will okay Cagney for the
lead, the only player definitely
selected is little Mickey Rooney.
Interesting bit of news that
Bill Cagney, Jimmy'S younger
brother, took a screen test al
Warmers the other day. The two
bear quite resemblance to each
other. They went to q night
club last Sunday and everyone
was remarking on it. Bill is Jim's
junior by two years. He's out
here from New York on a visit
Hollywood Parade
Joan Crawford and Douglas
Fairbanks, jr., are trying to trade
their home for hilltop property
where they can build an English
style house. Their present home
is Italian, with early American
furnishings.
It was a big night, Gus Arm
helms opening at the Beverly
Wiltshire supper, room. One OF
the gayer parties was made up OF
Virginia Bruce and Jack Gilbert
Sharon Lynne and Barney GlazeI
and Dolores Del Rio and Cedric
Gibbons. Sondra Shaw was along
too. I didn't notice who with
These seven are forming a little
clique. You see them everywhere
together.
Even Carole Lombard and Bill
Powell turned out to welcome Gus
Back. Bill doesn't like the late
spots and seldom makes an ap
pearance. Colleen Moore and Al
Scott, another couple who do very
little cafe-dancing, were at ring
side table in a party with Ruth
and Edgar Selwyn. And among
the regulars there were the Frank
Borzages and the Roscoe AteS. 1t
was a real welcome for the popu-
lar orchestra leader.
Some time ago Winfield Shee-
han promised to give Will Rogers
Blue Boy" the prize-winning Iowa
hog, which plays an important
part IN state Fair" ~ Now that
the picture is over and the porker
in his possession, Will plans to
turn Blue Boy" over to a State
agricultural college. He'll do it
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
S. California Grad.

Buster Crabbe, world champion
swimmer, who makes his motion
picture debut in king of the
Jungle" earned his way through
the University Of Southern Cali.
fornia by working after classes
in a clothing store and acting
as a life guard during summer
vacations.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Were keystone Cops

Two former "cops" now are
Paramount directors. They are
Wesley Ruggles, director of mo
Man Of Her own" and Erie Ken
ton, soon to direct From Hell to
Heaven" who were Keystone COM
edy "copS" together in 1914.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
MIR. Rover Appears

United States District Attorney
Rover has asked for a screening
of Paramount'S Island of Lost
Souls" before it is exhibited in
Washington. The request caused
a flutter in amusement circles,
since it is the first time the U. s.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Andrew R. Kelley

Times Dramatic Editor
will be heard in an up-tO
the-minute discussion Of stage
and screen tomorrow morn.
ing at S:45 o'clock, over
-VJSV.
At the same hour "SkeetS"
Meekins, Times NewScaster,
will give the latest news
flashes.
Don't frOget the time.
Tomorrow at S:45 q. m.
Station WJSV.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
EFFICIENCY Plus

Paramount's property depart
ment is filling so many unusual
animal calls for "King of the
Jungle" that on five minutes
notice they can get a pair Of
porcupineS.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
HONORARY Member

Jack Oakie has been made an
honorary member Of the Holly
wood Cricket Club because Of his
activities in popularizing the
sport by working in a short pro
duction, "Cricket FlickerS."
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Ivory From Hippos

During the filming of king
Of the Jungle" animal experts
pointed out that the finest type
of ivory does not come from
elephants tusks but from hippo
potamus teeth.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
On the Level

I liked that. Because the
dame was on the level. Be
cause it was so different from
other spots thus far on this
trip. Because-oh, well, what
difference?
Yes, my nails hurt like the
devil right now. But did you
have to bring that up?
/ admire this hotel. I've
never struck anything quite like
it. Our American hotels are
given to boasting both in state
mentS and in printed advertiS.
ing. But even the best of our
establishments could learn
plenty from the methods en-
ployed by the management of
this place.
An example9 Certainly. The
moment you register, your
name is flashed to every en-
ploye-and, brother, there are
plenty Of them. I wasn't here
more than 20 minutes when I
left my room to mail a letter.
I must have passed at least
seven employees, and there
wasn't one who didn't bow
and address me by name.
It is, Of course, nothing more
than a satisfaction Of vanity.
Yet, that's the one thing for
which hotel life was made.
The average customer may not
admit it, but the more bows
and the more service he is
given in the course of a day,
the better he likes it.
In the end, naturally, it's all
q lot Of applesauce-and you
pay plenty for every inch Of
service. But here, at least,
YOU feel that they're really
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Did You Know

Did You Know
That Richard Arlen served in
the Royal Flying Corps during
the World War, ferrying newly
built planes on their first rides
to the front?
The Washington times., 1933-01-16

This morning. for example, /
visited the barber shop in the
hotel. The barber had never
seen me before. and, for all he
knew, he might never see me
again. Yet he took particular
pains to find out exactly how I
wanted to be shaved before he
touched the razor to my kisser.
He didn't do as asked, but I
can hardly blame him for that.
Orlando Sideri, my barber
in New York, has been trying to
learn to shave me for. 10 years
and success has not yet crowned
his efforts. So, what could a
poor German accomplish in 10
minutes?
Still, it was a swell attempt.
And the manicurist-well, here's
q blow-by-blow description di'
rect from the ringside:
Look, honey" I say to her,
says I, don't do any cutting.
Just clean 'em up a little and
let it go at that. Nothing more.
You understand"
She nodded.
at understand" she returned.
"You leave everything me.
Everything be all right"
Five minutes later, she was
cutting awaN I sat UP with a
start.
Look, lady" I cried, IT told
you what / wanted. Ich wohl
night NIT der scissors. Haben
1ie NIGHT understood"
She took my hand and
pushed me gently back.
81 do what is good for you,"
she asserted. 81 must do this
for you. Otherwise your hands
get sick. Please no be baby
boy. You leave everything me-"
And that's all there was to it.
She insisted on clipping those
corners whether I liked it or
not, Just because she thought it
was necessary. And all this.
mind you, when she didn't
know whether my tip would be
2 cents or 81.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16

trying to give you something
for your money.
/ hope that none Of the
European hotel managers read
that last sentence at any time.
like this place-and I'd hate
to see it tossed out Of the
hotel union for such a terri
BILE crime.
The Washington times., 1933-01-16
Careful Barber

YOU among them.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-04
COCHRAN WINS
At BILLIARDS

CHICAGO, Feb. 4 U.P;-By play
ing billiards "a of his SO years,
Welker Cochran of San Francisco
has proved to be the first balk-
line cut artist versatile enough to
win the worlds three cushion bill
lard championship.
Cochran won the rich three rail
prize by defeating Johnny Layton,
Sedalia, Mo-, in the final scheduled
match of the 1888 tournament last
night, SO to 33 in 38 innings.
Using his soft, accurately timed
shots that brought him interna-
tional fame in the balkline game,
Cochran eased his way through the
three cushion field with a final
standing of eight victories and one
defeat. Frank Scoville, Buffalo vet
eran, was the only player to beat
Cochran.
Sturdy veteran that he is, Lay
ton could not maintain the pace
set by Cochran in the final match.
Consequently the Missouri veteran
was cut out of his chance to win
his 18th three rail title, being rele-
gated to a second place tie with
young Jay Bozeman of Vallejo,
Calf, each has six victories and
three defeats. They will playoff for
second and third honors Monday
night.
BY his victory Cochran is assured
of $4,000 in salary, and $1,000 cash
prize, diamond studded medal
emblematic of his championship
and Is per cent of the tournament
gate receipts. Second place brings
atout $4,000 in salary, an $500 cash
AWARD and IA per cent of the re-
ceipts. Cash prizes and percentages
are scaled down to the remaining
contestants according to standings.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-04
SIGNS
WITH PAC|F F|C

CHICAGO, Feb. 3. U.P)-Amos
Alonzo Stagg, veteran football
coach of the University of Chicago,
announced today that he signed a
contract with the College of the
Pacific at Stockton, Calf.
Stagg, grand old man of foot
ball, is 10 years old but as he
launched a new career today he
was filled with enthusiasm.
1--WE finished my career at Chi
cago," he said, land I'm starting a
new one. I'm good for 20 years
more and have the enthusiasm,
the ambition and the vitality to
make them successful"
The change comes after Stagg
spent 40 years at the University of
Chicago. In his career here he de-
veloped many strong teams but in
late years the fortunes of war have
seemingly been against the sage of
the game of football.
His retirement from Chicago in
favor of Thomas A. Metcalf of
Iowa State college was announced
several months ago. Metcalf will
be director of athletics at Chicago
but a football coach to step into
Stages place has not been chosen.
At the College of the Pacific
Stagg will be football coach but
will not be director of athletics. He
did not make public the terms of
his agreement with the western
college either as to salary or as to
the period over which it, the agree
ment, will extend.
The agreement was consummated
after series of conferences be-
tween Stagg and DR.. T. G. Knoles,
president of the College of the Pa
cific. The two men talked until late
last night but Stagg was up early
this morning to make the an
nouncement of his new employ
ment.
The College of the Pacific is a
member of the far western confer
ence and the school has an enroll
ment between 900 and 700, accord
ing to Stagg who was pleased with
his new connection.
1.-The University of Chicago was
not as big as that when I came
here 40 years ago." he said. There
was hardly building on the CAM
pus and the enrolment was less
than 500"