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Evening star., 1933-06-07
Out Where the Movies Begin
Frank Sheridan and George Marion Commute
300 Miles When They Get
Movie Work.
Movie Work.

sun is about to burst from behind q
cloud so cameras can be started, and
they can tell how long 1t will shine
between clouds Workers known as
floor polishers" who wipe off foot
prints as soon as made The most
topsy-turvy job in the business: The
nursery man who grows Spring flowers
in Autumn; has budding trees in De-
cember and chrysanthemums in May
Famous sayings Of movie folk: Adri-
enne Anes-"I wish I had been born
in the gutter" Mojica and No
varro are having q grand success with
their concert tours Dick Arlen was
once sports writer on a Duluth news
papers Alexander Kirkland has a
neat way Of sending girls flowers. He
sends them to the restaurant where
they are dining or dancing instead OF
to their homes. To Peggy Joyce. or
chids. To ELISA Landi. violets. TIC
Boots Mallory. white gardenias. TIC
Joan Crawford either white or pink
Roland Young used to caricature his
friends; now he photographs them
Neil Hamilton drives an eisht-year- old
touring car and his wife won't let him
buy flivver until it gives out
Imagine John Warburton's horror when
he brought Alice White box Of candy
to find Mothers day" In gold letter.
on the lid when she opened it . .
Joel McCrae has turned his riding
horse into pasture and Is going in for
motor-boat racing. :.
Miriam Hopkins is moving to a four
acre Avocado ranch. When this artist
turned down q picture recently her re-
mark was II don't think it's a good
story" ITO prove how bad your judg-
ment is" said B. P. Schulberg, Il
bought that for Sylvia Sidney" THAT
doesn't make it good story" was the
riam Hopkins agent, who happens to
be Mrs. Ad Schulberg, telephoned her in
a froth. why, Miriam, what are you
doing, refusing that part?" she Is said
to have cried. Don't you know B. P.
bought that for Sylvia Sidney7"
The HOLLYWOOD dogs are knockouts.
There's Sylvia Sidney's full-bloode6
Dobermann Pinscher, Zimmema OF
Rhinegold Claudette Colbert's
beady-eyed Scotch companion Mickey"
Gary Cooper's Afghan hound
Agazababa. whose ancestry dates back
to the Pharaohs carole Lombard's
dachshund. Dutch" Adrienne
AmeS' fiop-eared cookers. Rollo and
Rheba That stately family of
Great Danes of the Lionel Atwills in
Guiding Jason. Rex. Lady Mollie
(named after mel and Princess. Oh
yes, and 16-qear-old debutante Malt
ese Spaniel, "Fido," flippantly called
"Fiddy'' by the giddy gaysters who
gather around the hospitable Atwill
bar
My Scottie, "Piggie," Just nudges me
to remind me he's been left out; and
he wants his girl friend, "Toots" Cruze,
mentioned also.
Copyright, 1898. BIZ North American News
paper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1933-06-07
JAIL LIFE NARRATED
BY HARVARD LECTURER
DR.. Normano, Held for Investiga.
tion of Swindles in Germany,
Writes Book on Experience.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, June Even
prison walls apparently cannot cool the
lust that Harvard traditionally engen-
ders for printers ink-a lust that. ira
dition says. only the athletic and hardy
can sometimes resist
For Federal authorities have revealed
that DR.. Joao FREDERICK Normano, Har-
ward lecturer. held in Jail here for five
months on suspicion of being former
Berlin banker sought by Germany for
swindles, has spent the time writing a
book called "One Hundred and Fifty
Days in An American Jail" He also
has written two books on Latin-Ameri-
can economics, and has submitted them
to Harvard for publication
DR.. Normano, who was regarded
highly by Harvard as an authority on
South and Central American economics,
was arrested for the German authori-
ties January on the charge that he
was one Isaac Levin, international
banker who stole several million marks
in Berlin in 1928-29 which he squan-
dered there in high living"
Evening star., 1933-06-07

morning newspaper, the Everett News.
After the war, when universities were
lenient to us veterans'-he was very
young veteran-"I entered the Univer-
sity of Washington. Worked for the
Seattle Star, then the Seattle Post-In-
telligencer. Four years later. in 1928. I
left for Australia on a lumber boat and
worked on the Melbourne Herald. For
the Australasian Syndicate went
south to write about the South Sea Is
lands. I bummed around on small YES
sells and ended up with a frightful case
of malaria. Doctors patched me up
and to pay them I did articles for
syndicate while in Seattle and San
Francisco: then came the San Diego
Sun. I have been here almost ever
since, except for a trip to China during
the war trouble there in 1927. I Cover
the Water Front is my first novel,"
Since Mr.. Miller wrote this he has
published a second novel. He Went
Away for Awhile and he has been
suddenly yanked into cinema fame.
Only last week he was signed by Para
mount.
Thus the fate of a man who wrote
about fishes, oceans, a seaport and ships
and whose imagination and philosophy
have carried him far beyond the usual
reward for such things.
But-Mr. Miller never wrote about
Claudette Colbert and Ben Lyons. And
so we wonder, as the rest of the country
has wondered, what the films can have
made out of his story.
1t must really be a surprise to man
OF Mr.. Millers intelligence to find a
plot blooming out Of something that
didn't have a plot.
This is where the cinema is some
thing of a miracle. No matter how thin
the material, no matter. really, if there
isn't any material at all, it can whip
UP story fit to knock you dead in,no
time at all. Given nice title, such as
ST Cover the Waterfront" and what do
you get?
You get nice, white heroine (never
In the story; you get a hero whose
thoughts are far from the calm
thoughts of the author: you get some
thing of the dear. old triangle-and you
get a host of characters who bob in
and out, and who (as in the case OF
the late Ernest Torrence-he did his
last bit of acting in this fllm) seem
genuinely authentic.
And-you get theme song.
No denying that this is an achieve
ment Whoever would have thought
Evening star., 1933-06-07
Cinema Works Miracles in
Creating Plots and Action
Il Cover the Waterfront" as an Illustration
Story Is Arranged to Fit Title of Best-Sellins
Book, and Then We Have Movie.
By E. de S. Melcher.

! that the book would have a song to &c
with it? A good song. as a matter OF
fact, too. But. unquestionably. as in
the case of Bebe Daniels little chortle
in the middle of Cocktail Hour,
dragged in at the heels.
And so 1t stands-at least, it will
stand at the Metropolitan formerly
booked by local Loew interests this
Friday. A new and rather unfamiliar
object-with things in it you would
never have dreamed of-theme songs.
etc.-and possibly, too, those fishes. and
ships. and seaports which Mr.. Miller
wrote about originally.
y
One Of the more interesting items of
the day is that Marie Dressler will be
co-starred with Lionel Barrymore in
The Late Christopher Bean" Those
who saw this vastly interesting little
play (others than Baltimoreans. who.
for some reason or other. gave it a
cold shoulder. in our Another Lam
guage" fashionD will no doubt be
pleased at this deft bit of Gold
wynMayer casting. Miss Dressler
should be an ideal substitute for
Paul Robson, you know, is doing
The Emperor Jones" The film is
being prepared In the East. Trouble
brewed recently when trip South was
contemplated. Said Mr.. Robson: Il
will not go South of the Mason-DiXon
line" Incidentally, Alexander Wooll-
colts article on him in the new Co.'S
mopolitan is more than worth your
while. And, also incidentally, Mr.
Robesoi, is one of Lawrence Tibbett's
favorite artists. Mr.. Tibbett told us
once: II have learned lot from his
singing"
If you want to see smooth, agreeable.
artistic dancing, stop minute at the
Club Michel and see the Vernons in
action. The least sensational and most
successful dancers known to this locale,
they accomplish more with their feet
in five minutes than most people can in
day. Swift, agile. and remarkably
supple, they do those trick" ball room
steps which made them famous in Ha-
vana, and also at the Castle Harbor
Hotel in Bermuda No wonder Jake"
Shubert has them signed for show
in the Fall.
Anchors Aweigh" came to Washing
IOn VI LlJc CdSb OA
this new film, now in Annapolis, arrived
in town yesterday to get their costumes.
Interest in the picture is enhanced by
the fact that Margaret Seddon (of this
city, has a prominent role, and that
others in the cast are Florence and
Arthur Lake (seen here at Loew's Fox
this season.: Bruce Cabot-late Of
King Kong"-who replaces Joel Nc
Crea Betty Furness, one-time Bennett
School social scholar; Purnell Pratt,
John Darrow and Frank Albertson.
Preview of The Gold Diggers of
1888" takes place tomorrow night at the
Earle at 1115. No stage show.
The Notre Dame Glee Club will sing
at the Fox in week or so.
Il Loved You Wednesday" comes to
town next week. Again the Fox.
James and Evelyn Vernon will dance
tonight at the Thrift Shop garden party
on the Letter estate.
Rumor has it that local Brooke
actress has been offered roles with the
Lakewood Players at Skowhegan, with
the Surrey Players at Bar Harbor, and
with the Denver (Ehlich Garden) Play
ers at Denver. Can this be so?
Evening star., 1933-06-07
BY NOLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, June 7 (N.A.
A).-FranS Sheridan and George
Marion-both commute from Carmel
$50 miles-when they get movie work
One Of the famous Rocky twins
is named Paal Madge Evans Is a
girl worth watching. Ditto Jean Par
ker, q huge personal success Wal
ter Huston gave Kay Francis her hrst
important part in Elmer the Great
now they are both working in the same
picture When Elizabeth Young
came to Hollywood her first studio still
was snapped with Gary Cooper-that's S
what we call an auspicious beginning.
Franchot Tone and Frederic March
were in the same frat at Cornell .
Mae Vests brother Jack Is having a
look at the inside of movies for him
self. Meanwhile Sister Mae Is hunt
ing for a phrase that will top Jim
mie Durante's Am I mortified"
Roscoe Karns wears six-year- tie
when he wants good luck Gary
Cooper has a new car whose stream
lining has been made ION the lines Of
a falling raindrop," according to the
publicity of his manager If you
put all the dance routines now being
done in pictures end to end you'd agree
Hollywood is on its toes even If the
bankers do not think so -.
They all have their moments: Chev-
alier fuses about his salads :. Charlie
Ruggles haunts drug stores because he
used to work ins one Claudette
Colbert Is back to the boyish bob . &.
Freddie March likes deep-dish apple
pie and thinks 1t strange that 1t isn't
considered eccentric of him Once
on time Ken Maynard was wind
mill oiler
Neil Hamilton carried scraps for his
fathers hogs from the Morris Gest
ranch near by Roland Young
earned evtra money singing in church
and school choirs Ralph Morgan
was once guide for tourists in the
Adirondacks Dorothy Peterson
clerked in Marshall Fields in Chicago
after leaving her home in the Zion
Colony :. :. Walter Byron sold peanuts
to theatergoers Alan Dinehart
worked his way to Chicago by tending
a car load of Texas longhorns from his
home in Montana Miriam Hop
kins was a chorus girl in New York
Alice White was telephone op-
orator, then a script girl Victor
Jory was once wrestler.
Add unique movie jobs: Cloud OBJ
servers"-men who gauge the speed and
size of clouds in order to utilize every
second of shooting in the sun out
doors. They give warning when the
Evening star., 1933-06-07
EDWINA BOOTH OF FILMS
is REPORTED SINKING
Victim of Rare Disease Contracted
in Africa Unconscious for
Week, Mother Says.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. June 7.-Suffering
rare ailment contracted when she was
in Africa with a motion picture COM
pany. Edwina Booth, film actress, was
reported last night by her mother to
be In worse condition than she has
been at any time in the last 18 months.
For one week Miss Booth was un-
conscious, her mother, Mrs. j. L. Wood
ruff, said, but she revived few days
ago. In an effort to bolster Miss
Booths health she was taken to Gen.
trail California ranch, but was returned
to Los Angeles when her condition be-
came worse.
Physicians explained Miss Booths
illness is due to nine months exposure
to the African sun while she was film
ing jungle picture. Intense rays of
the sun, they said, attacked her nerve
cells.
Evening star., 1933-06-07
FIRST LADY Is GUEST
OF MRS. F. X. LANE
Mrs. Roosevelt and Son Elliott
Greeted by Huge Crowd at
Los Angeles.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, June Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt has crossed the conti-
nent by air to the accompaniment OF
cheers of thousands who thronged the
airports to catch glimpse of the Pres
ident's wife.
Tireless, smiling, she arrived on the
Western seaboard from Washington last
night. Today she was guest of Mrs
Franklin K. Lane, widow of the Inte-
irior Secretary in the Wilson administra-
ton and longtime friend, but her
privileged host was her own son, FL
lott. whom she made the long trip
to see.
Elliott met her at Douglas, Ariz.,
Monday.
Greeting her here at the airport per-
sonauy were Mrs. Lane, her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Franklin Lane, jr.; Will
Rogers. the humorist; Gov. James
Rolph, jr., and Mayor John c. Porter
Mrs. Roosevelt was one up on Rogers
in an interchange. Referring to the
President. she remarked:
He appreciates that you can take his
Jokes as he can take yours"
For once Rogers tongue forsook him.
"Aw, gee. that's fine" he returned
looking slightly abashed.
In difference to her wishes. Mrs.
Roosevelt today was accorded privacy
in her visit with her son. recently ap-
pointed the manager of a West Coast
airline. Although it was understood
that her visit here might not exceed "a
hours, no time had been set for her
return East.
Evening star., 1933-06-07
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Palace International House." at
1905, 2, 4, 5:55, 7:S5 and s:55 pm.
Loew's Fox-"Made on Broadway" at
10:45 am, is, 4:20, 7;20 and 1910
pm. Stage shows at 1905, sos, sos
and 8 pm.
Columbia-"Son of the Border" at
11:55 am, 1885, $40, 5, 6:45, s:25 and
1905 pm.
Murders In the Zoo -
at 11:4o am, lao, sos, 4:45, $50, s:15
and 9:55 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Cocktail Hour" at
II :33 am, 1877, 3:41, 5:45, 7:49 and
9:55 pm.
Earle-"The Life of Jimmy Dolan," ,"
at 11:15 am, 150, 4:25, 7:10 and 9 so
pm. Stage shows at los, $40, 6:2S
and 8 pm.
Central-"Cavalcade," from IL am.
to IL pm.
Tivoli-"The Warriors Husband" at
2:35, 4:20, sos, 7:55 and GAS pm.
Ambassador-"Tod We Live" at
Sis, 7:25 and 9:35 pm.
Evening star., 1933-06-07

Guy hlDDSe, 1lIlSel
r ers and Ned
Sparks. There are
also 800 girls in the
chorus.
Gold Diggers CT
1888" Is a back-stage
story. a dramatic
and amusing insight
into the lives and
loves Of the people
primarily responsible
Tor the staging OF a
great New York
show. Its story Is
climaxed by a spec
tacular show In
which the choruses
of 800 picked beau
A.. Ys.l.1, -1S-
Evening star., 1933-06-07
Washington Musicians In
Unusual Benefit Program
Large Audience Hears Orchestra and Artists at
Y. w. c. A. Hall Last Nieht-Violinist
and Pianist in Joint Recital.
By Alice Eversman.

to Miss Alberty. and in this she showed
a decided talent for a fine and sensitive
adjustment in tonal quality and feeling
Miss Boynton finished the program with
the Beethoven Concerto in G Minor"
accompanied at the second piano by
Nine Dmitrieff. In this concerto. which
Miss Boynton played with musical
taste, she used the cadenZa written by
Clara Schumann and played by her on
her concert tours.
Both artists were the recipients Of
generous applause and several beautiful
floral offerings after their final numbers.
Evening star., 1933-06-07
GANDHPS SON TO WE'D

POONA. India, June 7 (P).-Davidas
Gandhi, youngest son of the Mahatma
Gandhi, will marry a daughter Of Raja
Gopal Achariar. former president of the
Indian National Congress and one of
the Mahatma's oldest friends, it was
announced today
The Mahamna meanwhile, Is recov-
ering satisfactorily from the three-week
fast he recently ended.
Evening star., 1933-06-07
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Navy Band this
evening at the bandstand. Navy Yard
at 1880 o'clock. Charles Benter, leader
Alex. Morris, assistant leader.
March, The Conquerors". .Drunnl
Overture, The Roman Carnival"
Berlioz
Duet for cornets, Ida and Dottie,"
Lozey
Valse. "Bluette"
Paraphrase, Die Lorely"M M Nesvadba
Reverie. La Voix Des Cloches," Luigini
Characteristic, "Cinderella's Bridal
Procession" ............ Decker
Suite, "Tambourin Chinois" =. Kreisler
"Poupee Valsant" ........... Poldihi
"Piccolo Pic" .............S Slater
Descriptive, Home Sweet Home in
Foreign Lands" ........... Roberts
March, "All Hands. s"......... Benter
Anchors Aweigh"
THE Star Spangled Banner"
The Marine Ban concert, scheduled
to have been held this evening at the
United States Capitol. has been can
celed due to other official duties, 1t was
announced today by Gerard Bies, band
librarian.
Evening star., 1933-06-07

Ullt 1OOb JnAA DNo
son, to a ranch my
father was trying
% develop in Mon
tana, in the Sit
ting Bull country,
not far from the
Canadian border.
MY first newspaper
work started in the
eighth grade, play
ing base ball dur
ing the day and
running over to
the Office at night,
writing about the
games. In this
way !, the second
baseman, was fair
ly sure of printed
notices in the
Evening star., 1933-06-07
Betty Louise Baker to Marry

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. June (P).--
Betty Louise Baker, New York stage
actress and formerly in motion pictures,
and Joseph Augustus McDonough, an
assistant finn director and production
adviser, will be married tonight. Nc
Donough is the son Of Michael
McDonough, Portland, Me.
Evening star., 1933-06-07
"The Nuisance" Tracy Film,
To BE Featured at LocW's Fox.

"THE NUISANCE" drama Of arnbu-
lance-chasing lawyers. with Lee
Tracy, is the screen presentation start
ing Friday at L-ew's Fox. The
Nuisance" Is the story Of lawyer whose
trumped-up law suits and prearranged
accident injuries cost a street car COM
pany fortune. Madge Evans plays the
role of girl detective who tries to trap
Tracy, but instead falls in love and
finally marries him. The supporting
cast includes Frank Morgan, Charles
Butterworth, John MILAN, Virginia
Cherrill, David Landau, Greta Meyer,
Herman Bing, Samuel Kinds and sgd
Saylor.
The stage presentation is headed by
the musical comedy star, Benny Rubin.
offering English That's Different.
Evening star., 1933-06-07
What's What and Where
Attractions Soon to Be Seen in Washington Theaters

Buster Shaver, with Olive and George
in a dancing and singing act, Brief
Moments; the Three Samuels Brothers
in "Dance-Acrocy." a comedy dialogue
singing and dancing revue, and John
and Mary Mason. skating stars, in
'Whirls and Twirls," complete the bill.
when Ladies Meet"
Opens Friday at Palace.
METRO GOODWIN MAYER'S
cinema version of When Ladies
Meet" one of Broadway's biggest hits
of the current season, will be the at
traction starting Friday at Loew's
Palace Theater. Ann Harding and
Robert Montgomery have the co-star-
ring roles. The story tells what would
happen if the wife of a philandering
husband should meet the woman on
whom this husband is now lavishing his
attentions. The plot is arranged so
that neither Of the rival women is
aware Of the others identity and before
long they have taken each other into
mutual confidence.
Frank Morgan plays the part Of the
husband, while Montgomery is the willy
young newspaper man who shows Miss
10y the futility Of her hold on a
married man Others in the cast in
clude Alice Brady, Martin Burton and
| Luis Alberni.
II Cover The Waterfront"
Opens Friday at Metropolitan.
MAE MILLER'S famous book, II
u Cover The Waterfront" has been
made into a motion picture and will be
shown in Washington for the week
starting Friday, at Warner Bros Metro
D0litaD Theater IT. DictIlres the inside
story of the waterfront, its dramas, its
loves, its hates, and the constant Strug-
gle among all types Of people who make
their living there. James Cruze, who
created among others, The Covered
Wagon" and "Old Ironsides," directed
the picture. Ben Lyon appears as a
wise-cracking reporter who sees life
ebb and flow. while Claudette Colbert
appears as the daughter of a colorful
harbor character around whom radiate
no end of thrilling drama.
Evening star., 1933-06-07
Gene Dennis Returns;
Comedy Film at R-K-O Keith'S.

D-K-O KEITHS is bringing back
N Gene Dennis, the youthful psychic
who just completed tWo-week en-
gagement at that theater. for an in
definite stay. beginning Friday. The
screen portion of the new bill at Keith S
will be Professional Sweethearts." a
gay comedy on the business of broad
casting, featuring Ginger Rogers, Nor
man Foster. Zasu Pitts, Gregory Ratofi
and Frank McHugh.
Evening star., 1933-06-07
Actor on Vacation.

YOSEMITE, Calf. June R.-
Lois Moran. star of the musical COM
edy "Of Thee I Sing" which closed
an s0-week run at New York Saturday
night, arrived here Monday for a
months vacation after an airplane
journey across the Continent.
Evening star., 1933-06-07
"Gold Diggers Of 1888"
To Have Preview Thursday

~ PENING with special preview
4 show on Thursday, at 1l:l5
pm, Gold Diggers Of 1873"
~ will start its regular per-
formances Friday at 1890 am.
Mt Warner Bros Earle Theater. The
cast includes Joan Blondell, Ruby
Keeler, Dick Powell. Aline MacMahon,
Evening star., 1933-06-07
"The Mind Reader"
Monday at the Columbia.

INARREN WILLIAM, in THE Mind
w Reader" comes to the Loew's
Columbia Theater next Monday. In
this film Mr.. William plays the part OF
a magician, clustering. although like
able rascal who starts his career as a
patent medicine man and winds up as
a home wrecker by telling wives their
husbands secret love affairs and not
only hoodwinks the public but the girl
he marries.
Constance Cummings supplies the ro-
nance and Allen Jenkins is the comical
assistant to the great magician. Don
aid Dillaway has the juvenile role and
the others in the cast include Natalie
Moorehead, Clara Bl8ndick. Mayo
Methot Harry Beresford, Clarence
Muse, Harry Stubs, Robert Greig, Earle
Foxe and Ruthelma Stevens. Roy Del
Ruth directed the screen play. which
is based on the stage production BY
Vivian Crosby.
Evening star., 1933-06-07

played in dance numbers said to be un-
eoualed in the history of stage or screen.
The stage portion Of the bill co-starS
William Demarcst. comedian star of
Earl CAROLS "Vanities," who brings
new type of fun to vaudeville, and Aileen
Stanley musical comedy and radio star,
In a program of Joy songs. Other acts
are the Three Swifts; and Jay Seller
and Francis Mills in The Broadway
ties"
The program will be completed by
short-reel subjects, the Graham Nc
Nance newsreel and the Earle orches-
tral prelude.
Evening star., 1933-06-07

NJ AK MILLER, "I Cover the Wa
M ter From author, says: Il
V was born near Traverse City,
4 L Mich. February 9, 1901. which
makes me technically an East
erner. I remained there less than a
year, moving West to Everett, Wash;
then was yanked, just in the middle of
Evening star., 1933-06-07
DANCING.

Feyton Penn Studio. ITi5 F NV. Met. $3.50
instruction in modern ball room dancing.
ksndayd routines. Learn during vacation.
Evening star., 1933-06-07
FILM ACTRESS MARRIED

Alice Jams Is Bride of Dean Spen-
Ger, Sound Recorder.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, June Op).-
Alice JAMS, featured film actress,
formerly of Omaha, Nebr., and Dean
Spencer, 26, screen sound recorder, dis
closed yesterday they had been married
recently at Ventura, Calf.
The bride won considerable acclaim
as a dancer before she began her motion
picture career. Spencer previously had
worked here as stunt flyer, doubling
in hazardous flights and parachute
jumps for film stars.
Evening star., 1933-06-07

Add unique movie jobs: CLOUD OBJ
servers'-men who gauge the speed and
size of clouds in order to utilize every
second of shooting in the sun out
doors. They give warning when the