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Evening star., 1933-09-17

, ford. in anything but "Ibsen"; Jean
Harlow, in Lulu Bell; Clark Gable. in
anything but Strange Interlude"; !;
Madge Evans, as Juliet: the Barry
more's, in The Jest" Why, between
seasons, couldn't some of these old
timers be launched in a city which
is in dire need Of strong, solid, sensible.
even Lulu Belle" stuff? Why couldn't
Robert Montgomery, instead of spend
ing his time on motion picture house
stages, return to play Private Lives
for few weeks while he waits and
dawdles and has too good time be-
tween screen assignments?
OR again is it true that such a
" sterling young outfit as the Group
Theater is trying to align itself with
the films, and that M-G-M, for in
stance, may back the group and oc-
casionally plant its own film players
in it?
This is another potent rumor. Back
of it lies the ambition of a certain
young actor to weld the theater and
the cinema into more Of unit. to
save the theater from lack of means
and educate the films into a higher
plane of stage craftsmanship.
The Group Theater has had many
an up. but it has also had many down.
Known to be serious of purpose. with
a corps of first-rate young actors for
nucleus. it might accomplish even
greater things with the cinema. reach
ing across the continent and giving it
a great big hand.
CTRANGE thing. but Lenore Uric is
~ almost invariably early on the
calendar, as far as the local theater
season is concerned. Miss Uric likes
Washington, and Washington likes Miss
Uric. The last time she played here
was on memorable occasion when
young Franchot Tone whipped the
play right from under her in Pagan
Lady She Is coming here in a play
called Her Man of Wax" which
every one in Hollywood was going to
see (as played by the Pasadena Play
ers) when we were out there. Mrs
Lionel Atwill at that time told us that
the Shuberts wanted Lionel to do it.
Well. Miss Uric is going to do it in
stead, which is something different, but
still something nice And it isn't
Napoleonic costume play either. It's
modern comedy, with wax Napoleon
melting in it.
RE sure not to miss Frances Fuller's
expert and poignant performance
in Zone Sunday Afternoon this week
at the Earle. Washington, having given
the screen its first Helen Hayes, now
gives it another.
Evening star., 1933-09-17


ODDLY, perhaps, the plays that SO
~ depressed my younger associates re-
covered, for me, a lost faith in the ira
dit!onal theater. Any institution that
can exist, however feebly, against such
melancholy Autumn is everlasting
Even The Sell Out" and Love and
Babies" did not altogether kill their
stubborn adversary. After they had
performed their lethal Offices there
were still authors, actors. producers
theaters and angels. There were still
signs of life in the moribund though in
domitable Shuberts, and Al Woods, Jed
Harris, the Bradies, Brock Pemberton
John Golden. George Tyler and the
Theater Guild were stirring among the
manuscripts. hopefully in search OF
bread and circuses. Foolish young men
and women still persisted in desires to
be dramatists, players, directors, scene
designers. box Office men, ushers and
critics. Only the audiences seemed to
Le discouraged.
Let me, as a veteran sunbeam, pene-
trate the gloom that has shadowed the
lives OF the die-hard drama patriots
Let me assure them that between now
and next April Fools Day We shall have
another Dinner at Eight or Design
for Living: no matter how arid the
prospect may now seem to be, George
kaufman Is young wise. industrious
and brilliant. the Noel Coward of the
U. s. A. and both Of them may be
trusted to give us intelligent and un-
usual entertainment Marc Connelly
who. in my unsentimental estimation
is the greatest genius Of the drama
since Shakespeare, ought to be ripe
for another masterpiece like Green
Pastures" and what esthetic surprises
and satisfactions may lurk in the plans
Of the Misses La Gallienne and Bank
head. to say nothing of those of Miss
Katherine Cornell and Miss Lillian
Gish.
I HAVE no doubt that Irving Berlin
will come across this season in his
new revue. While Thousands Cheer. u
with another hymn that will soften
the hard heart Of the stoniest virgin as
she listens to its pettirg harmonies and
cadences. There will. no doubt. be
another Of loves moaning swan songs
like Let's Call 1t a Day" from Strike
Me Pink or Soft Lights and Sweet
Music" from something else. or any
number of innocent tunes of Jerome
Kern'S Music in the Air" Who knows
the new season may give us something
as quietly uproarin as Miss Ethel Mer-
mans red-light ballad. "Eadie Was a
Lady" in Take Chance" though one
doubts it.
WHAT, I ask my discouraged con.
" freres, could be more promising
than performance by a union oil
George Cohan. Eugene O'Neill and the
Theater Guild? Mr.. Cohan is the first
actor. Mr.. O'Neill the first dramatist
and the Guild the first producer Sc
their collaboration should be gratifying
"Ah, Wilderness" is the title of Mr.
Evening star., 1933-09-17
Efforts to Bring Screen
And Stage Closer Together
Movie Groups Planning Legitimate Productions
According to Hollywood Rumors-The
Special Advantages of Such Scheme
By E. de S. Melcher.

curious fact that the cinema which has been accused OF
trying to kill the stage may be the means Of saving IT, IN
Godwyn- Mayer thinking of launching its players Broad
of its choosing
plan-so could discover-is for MGM to buy
itself certain plays and
who from film duty East to take their
theatric duty behind the footightS.
This OF course is not brand new idea The warner VAR BIOS
Broadway attractions if MGM really did in for this sort
of Hollywood stock company it would seem very
Evening star., 1933-09-17
Gayety Show.

THE new burlesque show at the
L Gayety is the IN. r. A. Girls,
one of the all new Empire Burlesque
Circuit burlesque and vaudeville attrac-
tions
Heading the all-star cast is Jerri
McCauley, who made many friends on
her previous appearances at the Gayety
Theater. She. is assisted by three fea-
tured comedians-Joe Moss. local boy;
Lew White and Freddie Walker-Milt
Bronson, character actor, and Jack
Lamont.
The female contingent consists of
Nora Murray, charming prima donna :;
Lucky Darlin', Bee Baxter, Aline Dale
and Alice Duvall, quartet Of fem
mime stars.
Evening star., 1933-09-17
Joins Big League.

ETHEL MERMAN. Broadway musical
comedy actress and blues singer,
who has made eight short films for Para
mount during the past year, stepped
into Hollywood's big league this week
when she signed contract with Para
mount to play the leading feminine role
opposite Bing Crosby in his forthcoming
starring production, Cruise to No
where" Miss Norman, New York girl
who had been singing in night clubs.
gained overnight Broadway fame in
Girl Crazy" This was followed by
the Scandals and the stage version Of
Take Chance"
Evening star., 1933-09-17

In the first place. there is no question
but that screen players are the envy
and the admiration Of every young lady
and every young gentleman Of reason
able years. If you 60 to an eating
place" in Hollywood where the stars are
known to hang out"-and if you go to
one of these with Star-you will be
politely thrust aside as you land from
your motor, while your host or your
guest stands surrounded by small chill
dren and groWn-upS and writes Best
wishes from So and So on every piece
of white paper in the block.
For reasons of glamour. then, picture
stars appearing on Broadway in an
M-G-M stock troupe would attract
what amounts now to be the great un-
known Broadway public.
In the second place, certain picture
stars would learn how to act.
Thirdly. it would keep these players
busy during those long siestas between
pictures when they do nothing but lie
on beaches and get brown. motor to
Caliente and lose their shirts, sail over
to Catalina and look at the fish. or eat
and drink at the now famous Colony
Club.
This, too, is perhaps the idea that
Helen Hayes had in the back of her
IC4Q Wll6ll size Sldleu lIIdl dClOlS dilll
actresses should alternate between the
stage and the screen in order to keep
their balance.
Phillips Holmes was the only man
We met in Hollywood who was thor
oughly satisfied with screen career.
Even the suddenly successful Gene
Raymond (his work in ZOO in Buda-
pest" put him on the celluloid map)
said: mo one should stay longer than
Three months in Hollywood. More than
that and you go crazy
So If you're going to go crazy in
Hollywood after the three month limit,
how much better for these tempera-
mental actors and actresses to sail to
Gotham and strut their stuff before
heated Manhattan audiences.
X y *
WE admit to a feeling of pleasure at
w the thought of seeing, say, Marie
Dressler in play once again on Broad
way. 1t is long since she has been on
the stage When New York gave her
the gate Hollywood gave her a boost
and planted its best crown on her head.
What fun, then. for her to travel back
to the giant town and receive the ova-
tion that unquestionably would be hers
Or who can deny the pleasure Of
viewing Miss Garbo in the Doris Keane
success. Romance" behind the foot
lights? Given better leading man than
she had in the films, this would GER
tainly be one of the most popular at
fractions the world has ever known
Garbo, in Romance; Joan Craw-
Evening star., 1933-09-17
Where and When In Local Theaters.

Where and When IN Local Iheaters.
NATIONAI-Helen Menken in Seventh Heaven"
evening at 8:20
GAYETY-"NRA Girls" This afternoon 2:15 this
evening at 8:15
EARLE-"One Sunday Afternoon" Today at g ABS, 7:35
and 1015 pm. Stage show at 3: 80 $50 and 9:lO pm
COLUN1BIA-"The Wecker at 1855, $780, 75O and GAS pm
LOEWS FOX-"Dr Bull" at g. 4:33, 76 9:59 pm. Stage
show, with Nine Frances Aida, at 33l GA and 859
RKO KE1THs-Bitter Sweet This afternoon and evening
PALACE-"Paddy Thing This afternoon
evening
METROPOLITAN" Loved That Woman" This afternoon
and evening.
Evening star., 1933-09-17
Patiently Watching for
The Theatrical Rainbow
New York Critic Looks Over the Autumn Crop Of
Plays and Then Casts His Glance Toward
Very Promising Winter Schedule.
By Percy Hammond.

attending "Crucbe The Sell Out" Love and Babies,
cetera OF comrades piled with apologies tor
~ for the
the fashioned theater aronts
nature and to their egmate opringshow busineshad
critic friends that they willing
my doyalty. Stunned last renegade
though noble side
walk Sanhedn few of the Broadway priesthood rechoed
neglected the dramaExcpt thou
of being savedand quitting "The Sell Out Three
Pigs" q moVietOne reel
Evening star., 1933-09-17
Basic Laugh Attractions
Differin Movie Comedians
Some Rely on Wit, Some Looks, Some or
Facial Expressions, but Crotesque
Make-Up Is Passing
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

I OLLYWooD, Calf September 1e IN AN Ao-When a man
~ a Hollywood
anayze the basic laugh attraction which contributed
- to his
least Edgar Allen woolf always
accepted the handling of comedianof straight leading
occasional mistake according the
stories chosen
In creating comedy story Woo tells 1--WE have know
precisely whom
story that would fit Robert Montgomery would
Lloyd than Lloyd would fit Wynn.
Evening star., 1933-09-17

MAY ROBSON, "the grand old
M lady of the American stage"
V observed her flftieth anniver-
1 / sary on the stage and screen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-08
New Deal Gets Sanction

Those who have been looking sidewisc at the principal acts of the admnistration's recovery program. fearful lest they find evolutionary hue in them, ought to sit down and read the text of the decision by which District of Columbia Supreme Court Justice Daniel O'Donoghue upheld the constitution. alty of the agricultural adjustment act. Compressed into few paragraphs, here is ruling under which our whole form of soeiety and our entire economic machine sould be put upon a brand new basis.
 If that statement seems strong, you have only to read the following quotation from Justice ODonoghue's decision: The welfare of the people and the very existence of the government itself are in peril. The day has passed when absolute vested rights in contract or property are to be regarded as saerosanet or above the law. Neither the necessities of life nor commodities af- feeted with public interest can any longer be left to ruthless competition for selfish greed for their production or distribution.
 That decision, as a matter of fact may become a great milestone in the never-end- ing conflict between human rights and prop srty rights. Let it finally be upheld by the nations highest tribunal and we shall have an entire new philosophy embedded in our legal structure. Its implications are clear. upon moments reflection nor does one have to ponder very long to discover that some very revolutionary things could be done under the doctrine therein set forth.
 The statement that there are rights which transcend the rights of property and the rights of contract, followed as it is By the blunt declaration that the day of free com petition in the production and distribution of 'the necessities of life or commodities af- feeted with public interest. is about as far-reaching a dictum as the American courts have ever laid down. In its influ- enee upon subsequent legislation and upon the general direction of the stream of Ameri- can life. this ruling may well be ranked as one of the most important in American legal history
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-08
Bituminous Coal

A basic daily wage of S4.6o and 40. hour week do not look like great wealth for the coal miner, especially since his is seldom year-round job. But they are so enormously better than anything the coal miner has been getting that the pros- pcet looks pretty good to him.
 Moreover. the establishmnt of the basic wage of S460 for the northern fields and $40 for the southern districts stands for moro than the wage itself. Labor leaders regard the recent developments as the greatest forward step for peace in the soft coal fields ever taken" President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers regards the contract now worked out as a great vie- tory for collective bargaining.
 The coal code has been slower in its working -out because conditions in that industry were far more chaotic than in any other. It needed general cleaning up more than any other basic industries. The first steps toward order and justice afc now. apparently, being taken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-08
War Against Hogs

The slaughter of 5,000o00 hogs, to deemate the poreine population of this country. sounds almost like one of the plaques that Moses called down upon Egypt. The AAA proposes the elimination of l,- 00o.000 sows and 4000,000 pigs remov. ing 100000 pounds of pork and it's products by the end of the present year and 2.00.o00.000 pounds during the coming year. The plan is said to be inspired by an acute feed shortage. It is also in line with the general purpose of the recovery cam paisn to remove surplus stock and raise prices so that farmers hereafter can earn living,
 There would be no wanton destruction, of course. The pork would pass into use through established channels But the pro- cess would be speeded up. Early marketing would be encouraged by putting penal tax on hogs weighing more than 235 pounds If this is done, pork will be cheap and popular food for year and half. After that it may cost more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-08
Our Merchant Marine

A spokesman for American merchant ship owners suggests that this country, spending vast sums to build up its navy, might profit ably consider putting some more money into its merchant marine-pointing out that naval men the world over look on their mer. chant ships as the second line of defense
 American patronage" he remarks, lis today supporting the auxiliary navies of France, Germany Italy and England. We pay 85 per cent of the passage money spent on the north Atlantic. We constitute 70 per cent of the travellers and we take o5 per cent of all hrst-elass cabin accommodations Meanwhile every one of these great foreign liners which we support was built with an eye to quick conversion into ship of war; Most of them could sail as fully equipped armed cruisers within five or six days of the, outbreak of hostilites." One hardly needs to be jingo to admit that this situation does provide little food for thought.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-08
Cross-C Continent Trains

There is talk of eo-ordinating train sched- ules and routes more effectively. along with general railroad coordination. Among the improvements suggested are continuous trains across the continent. This will seem to most travellers a natural development Pass engers have always wondered why at Chi eago. particularly. they had to change from one train to another when bound for the west or east coast It would be a natural thing. to the passenger at least, to unite New York and San Francisco. Washington tnd Los Angeles, and some other terminals Extreme southern and northern cities are ,lTssdy pntty thoroughly unirrd.
 In this. as in some other railroad policies foreign countries have long anticipated us-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-08

National Committeeman Archibald Me- Neil in his capacity as chairman of the state public works advisory board is seeking $25,- 000,000 from Uncle Sam to prevent pollu- ton of the state oyster beds. We don't think that even S25.o0o,o0o spent along these lines will end such pollution. There isn't city or town that can't be considered guilty of stream or pond pollution in Con neetieut. True, steps are being taken to end pollution of our natural water supplies but it's long, tedious. and expensive task And the Sound can't be cleaned up without cooperation of New York and New Jersey, all of which has been guaranteed. We'd like to get the federal government interested in the pollution problem. It's such an immense one that mere towns and cities finch before the load it involves But it must be faced so the sooner. the better. Sue cess to the MeNeil venture.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-08
Super.N .Nationalistic Peoples

Some of the many words of advice ad' dressed to college graduates in June should be taken to heart by the rest of us. The warning of President Farrand of Cornell University against the present nationalistie trend might we'll be thoushtfully considered by all the delegates at the Economic Con- ference.
 This trend. he says, threatens destruction of the international understanding which was the only ray of light in the gloom following the World War. T speak not only of the new regime in Germany or the graspns arrogance of Japan. but of the attitudes expressed at Geneva and London. v
 Governments and their representatives largely reflect popular attitudes. If the masses of citizens back home rejected ex- treme nationalism and made it plain they did SO, their statesmen, diplomats and ex. perts would quickly do likewise. Many of the latter would like to do so now. but they must wait for the procession of public opinion to catch up with them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-08
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1883
A Prophet Without Honor

Those were fighting words that E. D. Stair, Detroit publisher and banker, uttered before the one-man grand jury investigating banking conditions in his city this week. Perhaps Mir Stair was goaded into making them by fighting words that came from the mouth of that militant priest the Rev Charles E. Coughlin. In his criticism of Mir Stair when testifying, the Detroit priest was no debut more than outspoken in his alega- tons and also his accusations. Mir Stair, in short took d terrific laeing from the na. tonally known radio broadeaster. This, we arc to presume is his retaliation.
 He refuses to "bandy words with man SO devoid of the truth and honor as Father Coughlin. Father Coughlin could have obtained the facts but he did not choose to. What he said about me was just pack of lies. ." We wonder if striking back in this fashion will win exonerationI for Mir Stair or any of the Detroit bankers that Father Coughlin esstgated. Perhaps we're step shead in implying that they need exon- cration. That almost makes us admit that we believe that Father Coughlin could not be wrong and Mr Stair not wrong. All of which isn't true.
 We don't doubt but what Father Coughlin is liable to be carried away by his zeal to uncover the exploitation of the masses by big business in recent years. Perhaps he did overstate himself at times. But in the main he must have adhered to the truth whatever the consequences. We think it would have been better for Mir Stair to have taken the same attitude as did P. J. Monaghan who followed him on the wit nsss stand. He said that Father Coughlln was 'misinformed You don't have to subscribe to this viewpoint. but you must admit that Mir Monaehan5 who did not escape the blast of the priests attack, was cautious in his accusations.
 It would be hard for disinterested per scn to decide which way to lean in this controversy. Most of us are only vaguely familiar with the Detroit banking situation. We know only what we read in the papers and what Father Coughlin has said in his radio talks But the priest seems to have smoked out few individuals And per- haps even if it fails of it's entire purpose it will have shown that behind the smoke there was some flame and it required little outspokennesS to extinguish it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-08
A Book a Day by BRUCE CATION
A Gay Young Lady In Darkest Africa

STake an alert and cultured young woman, given to wise. cracks and gifted with the ability to pre- serve blithe irreyerence wher- ever sshe goes, and set her down In the middle of Africa, and what are you apt to get?
 In due time, 1t seems, you are apt to get . rather unusual sort of travel book; and such prod uct Is at hand now in "Congo Solo," by Emily Hahn - book about Africa which, whatever It's faults, Is at least different.
 Miss Hahn sailed down to Africa alone and wandered far up into the Belgian Congo, where she stop ped off. to visit young doctor who maintained a sort of first-aid sta. ton in the jungle. Before long she found herself pressed into service as his assistant. She helped him perform amputations, gave injec- tions to his half-savage patients when he was sick, stood by at jungle deathbeds and did various other things that don't ordinarily fall to the lot of feminine travellers.
 In her spare moments she tanned young baboon, tried to keep a pet chirnpanzce out of her bed, made friends with native wo. men, engaged in a pernoddrinking contest with an army officer and went swimming in q river full or crocodiles.
 She had, you can see, quite a. time, and shc has written pretty entertaining book about 1t. And her remarks on the selfish stupid ity with which conquering Euro peans try to lug the white mans burden across darkest Africa are both caustic and refreshing:
 Congo Solo" is offered by Boobs- Merrill at $2.76.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-08

New Yofk had its brief moment of continental Europe. The sidewalk cafe flourished in few spots with the advent of 3.2 per cent beer. But now it's gone banished by order of the commissioner of public works, H. Warren Hubbard. He declared that the cafes were obstruetins sidewalk traffic and thus were nothing more nor less than a nuisance. That must have sounded nice to some of the proprs- tors of the real swanky cafes who spent plenty of good American money 9n furnish ing them with nice chairs, tables and ean- opies, not to mention shrubs and carpet of artificial grass. However. go they must. and our brief moment of Paris sidewalk cafe life has vanished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-08

The state tax commission, authorized by the 1893 Legislature to conduct survey of the tax structure of the state and its sub- divisions, will start its work in the imme- diate future, according to present. plans. Two employees are ready to start gathering statistics for the board, all members Of which have from time to time recommended themselves as most worthy of being in- cluded on it's roster. In case many have forgotten their names we mention them again. The commission includes Professor Fred R. Fairchild Attorney Roger $. Baldwin. former Tax Commissioner Will liam H. Blodgett. Professor George B. Cls'fe of Connecticut State College. William F. Connolly. George T. Kimball and AttorneJ Austin D. Barney. Each has qualifications in his own right to sit on this board and to engage in the serious business of overhaul ing our present antiquated tax methods and of bringing them up to date. The com