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Evening star., 1933-11-26
Lois Wilson Returns

She made her first stage appearance
in 1928, when all Hollywood was at
skies and sevens over the pictures that
talked and made noises. She appeared
on the Los Angeles and Hollywood
boards in such plays as The Cosby
Sex" THE Swan" Spread Eagle and
The Quenn's Husband" The wisdom
Of her move to the stage was proved
when she was offered another screen
opportunity in 1929. This time the
pictures weren't OF the caliber or The
Covered Wagon" Lulu Bett,' what
Every Woman Knows or "Manslaugh-
ter" all of which were big hits for her
The 1929 opportunity on the talking
screen was in a short subject. Then
she was given a role in another short
talking picture. That cltnched her
position on the talking screen. After
that it was question OF making good
all over again.
Since 1929 Lois Wilson has had a
variety of parts in a variety OF pic
lures. Some of her roles were only
bits Others were larger. She worked
for almost every studio in Hollywood,
major and minor. 1t seemed that she
wasn't afraid of anything, character
role or bit. In the space of the follow
ing few years she appeared in Object,
Matrlm0ny,' wedding Rings, Con-
quest" kid Gloves" "Flries" and
others. Then her old friend. Ruth
Chatterton, was instrumental in secur-
ing her a role in The Crash That
was her biggest chance, and the dis
tribution that picture received brought
in more fan mail than Lois had had
in a long time.
When it came time to cast for ''Fe-
male" Miss Chatterton, who has much
to say about her pictures, suggested Miss
Wilson again. So she appears in the
most important role she has had in a
talkie. one of the old guard who was
down for while but wouldn't stay out
Watch Lois wilson,
Evening star., 1933-11-26

TINE old-timers are coming back to
the screen. Slowly, but surely,
they are overcoming the handi-
caps and the accidents which
lost them in the first shuttle OF
the talking screen. The latest TO nave
begun her climb back to the high place
she once occupied in the halcyon days
of the silent screen is Lois Wilson, ap-
pearing with Ruth Chatterton in the
new First National picture, Female
which is the Earle anniversary feature.
Anna @. Nillson has just made her
talking picture debut with Paul MUM
in The World Changes" now on the
Metropolitan screen, after a flve-year
absence from the screen. Wallace Mac
Donald, former popular hero, was un-
billed, but present in the casts OF
Gold Diggers OF 1888 and Inc
World Changes" Mary AStor came
back and did so well that she was re-
warded with a long-term contract. Ed
ward Everett Horton has been recon-
verted to the talkies lately, after play
ing on WeSen stages. Many others
are working as featured players or
extras or in bit parts. But they're all
coming back, 1t seems, and it won't
be long before motion pictures offer
casts Of both old and new favorites.
In the case of Lois Wilson, her part
in Female" is not the first in years,
or anything like that She has been
working steadily and quite often. When
she was a star Of the silent screen she
found it inadvisable to give up her
picture work for the stage But when
talkies came in and so many other
players of stellar position and sterling
worth found themselves on the outside
of studios they had helped to build. Lois
turned to the stage, instead of giving
up in defeat. Coming to the screen
from the beauty contest lists of few
years back, she had never been on the
stage
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Wrote for a Queen.
QUEEN VICTORIA was respons

fUEEN VlCIORlA was TeSpOIlSlp!e
X for w. s. Gilbert and Arthur Sui
livan having written and composed The
Yeoman of the Guard"
It appears that her majesty had wit
messed and enjoyed several of the Gil
bert and Sullivan operas. in which they
most unmercifuly lampooned the Brit
ish Navy, Army. bar and conventions.
and had just attended command per-
nance of "Ruddigore."
After the performance-as is usually
the custom-the author. composer and
such players as her majesty wishes to
compliment. are greeted by the Queen
and generally presented with token
of the occasion-such as stick pins. cuff
links, etc. Upon this occasion. in
complimenting Mr. Sullivan, she men
toned to the distinguished composer
why do you not write an opera with
a more serious theme?" This hint
prompted Mr.. Gilbert to take one of
the many Tower of I London tales. weave
1t into a romantic libretto of impelling
interest, which so impressed his CO.
worker Sullivan with the potentiality
Of the theme and the significance of
their departure from travesties and
satires. that he composed a score that
is the master effort of his affiliation
with Mr. Gilbert and almost reaches
the portals of grand opera.
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Next Weeks S Films.

w c. FIELDS and Alison Skipworth,
w. who created such a hilarious
comedy team in their domestic union
in If 1 Had a Million" are together
again in Tile and Gus" which Loew's S
Columbia presents on Friday, Decem-
Der l.
Baby Leroy, that lovable youngster
who made such hit in his first film
with Maurice Chevalier, and a support
ing cast of 20 veteran screen troupers
are included in this farce comedy that
was screened from the story by Rupert
Hughes and supervised by Douglas
Mclean, former comedy star.
THE screens maddest madmen, the
= -Four Marx Brothers, will appear a;
Loews Palace Theater in Duck Soup"
when Dancing Lady" completes its
run.
Raquel Torres, Margaret Dumont,
Verna Hillie. Edmund Breese. Edmund
Maxwell and many others support these
-Four Marx Brothers, who in Duck
Soup" are said to cavort about with
more reckless abandon than in any
previous film mania
4 NITA PAGE, noted screen beauty,
"A Dale and King, popular screen
comedians: Charles King, singing star
OF Broadway Melody" and Eleanor
Powell. heralded as the worlds greatest
tap-dancer, are the starring members Of
Crazy Quilt" the complete Broadway
musical revue produced by Billy Rose
which comes to Loew's Fox Theater
stage Friday, for the first time at pop
ular prices. The screen bill for the
same week offers Should Ladies Be-
have?" with Alice Brady and Lionel
Barrymore in co-starring roles.
FLYING DOWN TO RIO" Radio
Pictures scheduled bid to outdo
all screen musical extravanganzas is to
be the next attraction at R-K-O
Keith's. following the current engage
ment Of Little Women"
With prodigal hand the radio
studio officials have lavished beauty,
richness. melody and novelty in Flying
Down to Rio which with its gorgeous
scenes, mammoth ensembles. and lit
orally thousands of pretty girls In spec
tacular dancing and singing numbers
staged on the wings of giant planes are
but few of the promised wonders of
this production. The music is by Vim
cent YoumanS. The book was written
by Ann Caldwell. and heading the cast
are Dolores Del Rio, Fred AStaire,
Raoul Roulien and Gene Raymond.
THE WEEK beginning next Friday
will bring to Warner Brothers
Earle Theater a program boasting of
ParamountS newest star, Dorothea
Wieck, in Cradle Song" and a stage
program headed by Leo GARLIC. the
Hollywood star, and as special at
traction Gene Austin. popular singer
The charming role of the school teacher
in "Maedchen in Uniform" role which
brought fame to Dorothea Week, the
little European actress has its counter
part in the role of Joanna, raayed by
the same Dorothea Wieck in Cradle
Song" The story is touching tale of
frustrated mother love. In the cast are
Evelyn Venable. Kent Taylor Sir GUY
Standing, Louise Dresser and Gail
Patrick.
Evening star., 1933-11-26

nearLlly LnaL DICK was OnenQeQ and
they didn't speak for four years. At
the end Of this time they lust forgo,
they were mad" and went to live to-
gether. In those four years Wallace
had worked for William Desmond Tay-
was a promotion, of course.
Then came the war-Wallace Joined
the Signal Corps-went to France and
found himself virtually in Hollywood,
for he was assigned with Josef Won
Sternberg Lewis Milestone Nd Victor
Fleming to photograph a mC<on pic
ture history of the conflict.
DirectOrship Comes Easy.
When westbound transport dropped
Wallace back on the Hoboken docks,
he took a subway under the river,
phoned william Fox and sold himself
as scenario writer. Two weeks later
he was directing. But he went back
TO writing with the solemn VOW that
he would never stand behind the cam
eras again But have had to-" Wall
lace explains forlornly. They wouldn't
let me do anything else. And a man
has to live"
Richard Wallace has directed hun
dreds Of comedies-he has been in
charge of the gag" room at the Hal
Roach studios for years. Then Corinne
Grifith asked for him as a director
and the picture was a hit. Followed
"McFaddens Flats"-a great comedy.
The Poor Nut" was another smash hit.
With VIII Rogers he made The Texas
Steer"-which was tops for that player.
The first time l became aware Of
Richard Wallace was when l saw
picture c.lled 'Shopworn Angel" which
made Nancy Carroll in films and which
first revealed possibilities in Gary
Cooper. 1. was a charming thing with
tears and laughter alternating delight
fully. "Innocents of Paris" with Maui
rice Chevalier followed among his
many successes. And practically every-
thing else he has touched has been
outstanding.
In between times he has dropped his
work and wandered over the world
choosing far-off spots in the Orient for
his loiterings and avoiding the SNUG
and crowded lanes Of travel.
He still dislikes directing . That
job for which so many sigh He
can't explain his dislike, quite, but he
thinks he'd rather write. He never
does. When he finishes one script,
another is thrust into his hands. Well
i wanted to show you a directorlal
background and this is the most coll
orful one I've run into. The secret OF
his success behind the cameras, in case
you'G like to know, is that cutting
Iuom experience. He edits his pictures
mentally as he shoots, so there is no
waste action-less waste money-and
less boredom for the audience.
Copyright, 1898. by North American News
paper Alliance 1ncJ
Evening star., 1933-11-26


We therefore give thanks for the
following deeds contributed either by
the stage or it's important offspring,
the films, during the past months:
Jimmie Butler for his natural per
formance in only Yesterday"
May Robson for taking her place
once again as a celebrity.
Joan Crawford for saying that she
hated Rain
Gary Cooper for playing "a Farewell
to Arms as though he meant it.
Mae West for showing the world that
she can slay EN- without a hustle.
Billie Burke for settling down to
working like trouper.
Charles Laughton for wanting ito
learn how to act"
Charles Laughton for playing Henry
VIII on the screen.
Charles Laughton for playing Henry
VIII on the stage.
George (playwright) O'Neill for say
ing Hollywood is ridiculous place" "
Hollywood, in spite of that, for So
bering up a little
Lee Shubert for sending "A Trip to
Pressburg" to the warehouse.
Bette Davis for going to premiere
with eight men, when the gosSipers
were gossiping about her one-man
husband.
Warner Brothers for signing up Actor
Donald Woods.
Claudette Colbert for her singing in
"Torch Song"
Tallulah Bankhead for that cartwheel
In "Forsaking All Others
Katharine Hepburn for becoming an
important actress.
R-K-O Radio Corporation for hav-
ing the foresight and the wisdom to
visualize the potential dramatic wealth
in Louisa AlcOtt'S classic, Little
Women"
Columbia for its Lady for a Day"
Busby Berkeley for his cinema dance
routineS.
Messrs. Newman and Steiner for
their musical arrangements (wait till
you hear what Newman does to Roman
Scandals.
Ruth Etting for singing mo More
Love" in the above mentioned film.
George NJ Cohan for his association
with the Theater Guild in "Ah, Wilder
ness"
Margaret SULLIVAN for her speaking
voice
Helen Hayes for playing Mary of
Scotland"
Noel Coward for hitching up his
trousers in Design for Living"
Eva LIE Gallienne for Alice in Won
derland"
Max Baer for being a good actor as
well as a good fighter.
Myrna 10y for coming up in the
world.
Evening star., 1933-11-26

@doIOIldlly W lSlIludIG.
Marion Davies for not doing THE
BarrettS of Wimpole Street"
Dorothy Week for "Maedchen in
Uniform"
Messrs. Krimsky and Cochran for
bringing the film to this country.
Rene Claire for refusing to go to
Hollywood
Nazimova for her first nights per-
formance Philadelphia) in The Good
Earth"
Frances Fuller for her single film.
"One Sunday Afternoon
Roland Young, Laura Hope Crews.
Elizabeth Patterson and Frances Fuller
for everything they do in Her Masters
Voice.
Her Masters Voice for everything
except the title.
Nunnallv Johnston for writing Mama
Loves Papa"
Paul MUM for the years best acting.
Marie DresSler for having had the
worlds most important birthday ami
versary party.
A FURTHER word of thanks for
Little Women"
This is a good film, brave film and
a beautiful film. 1t brings the emotions
Of gentle and attractive people to the
screen without benefit of obvious the
atric disguiseS. 1t brings back the kind
of sentiment that the public has long
thought outmoded and proves that there
Is still interest in topics far removed
from flesh and fish.
j, y
A ND a final word concerning Miss
Katharine Hepburn. who will be
with us in person when Jed Harris pre-
sents The Lake here at the National
before its Broadway engagement. Miss
Hepburn, who grants no interviews and
seldom allows herself to be photographed
In public. is not, however, the sort of
person who is doing this merely for
effect. R-K-O executives in Hollywood,
although worried by these tactics, were
finally won over when she told them
that the continual bombardment of
questions and the fumbling for answers
on the "lot" merely meant waste in
time. in energy and in efficiency. Said
she: Il want to do my work as we'll as
I can" So she hung the DO not dis
turb' sign outside OF her door and went
about her business as methinks all ac-
tresSes should.
The result has certainly been far
from unfortunate. Under the careful
eye of that excellent director, George
Cukor, she has prospered well. Maybe
if more actresses hung that DO not dis
turb" sign outside of their studios they
would get Hepburn results.
Evening star., 1933-11-26

Years ago a very tired, dizzy and sick
young man leaned against the king
pole Of q nlerry-gO-rOund and whispered
curses to himself He cursed the gaping
crowd, blacks and whites, standing
about in perspiring and emotionless
groups. He cursed the whirling wooden
horses that dizzied him and he cursed
the tireless hurdy-gurdy with its deadly
sound. But most ardently of all he
cursed himself.
Then a bell rang, a rafting ancient
gasoline engine gave one more pop, and
died
THAT pop" says Richard Wallace
marked the turning point in my life
You see. as a kid in Sacramento. Calf.
I'd decided I'd be a surgeon. So few
years later / enlisted at Rush Medical
School in Chicago. Then. one day
happened to meet man and he hap
pened to be an undertaker-so 1 became
an undertakers assistant. Well. after a
year or two of that l met another man.
He was in the show business and We
formed a partnership. 1t was an un-
usual sort of show business made for
travel. profit and guaranteed against
ever visiting the same town twice.
Entering town We met the mayor,
the leading citizen. the pastor with the
largest flock and the sheriff. We got a
license TO operate theater from the
mayor, store building and prospect
for future dealing from the leading citi-
zen. We got moral support from the
pastor and temporary protection from
! the county sheriff.
II would go back TO the hotel room
! and borrow a sheet and my partner
would go to the store building We had
rented and would unpack various crates
! and boxes We had shipped there. A
loca! painter was hired to black out
the windows Of the store. Two days later
| the Bijou Theater was opened COM
pleteIy equipped with modern" projec-
ton machine. box office. screen
from the hoteD and floor full OF fold
ing chairs secured from the Ladies Aid
| Society through the efforts Of the &C
| commodating pastor.
Lucrative and Legitimate.
About a week later the leading citi-
zen found himself the surprised and
| pleased owner of money-msking pic
ture house and We were on the next
| port of call. 1t was lucrative, leg!tl-
mate business. that Summer in the
| South Then a series Of miSadvenIIreS
including the disappearance Of the
pdTlNeT-IeIL Tic CIlIeI eHsHletI VI tHe
merry -go-round of an itinerant carnival
| troupe But the horses made me dizzy
- the tunes got on my nerves-and I go;
| sick of nursing that wheezy engine. Sc
l came to Hollywood"
In those days every one worked for
Mack Sennett-so of course Wallace did
J likewise Chester Conklin was working
! there, and Gloria Swanson. Wallace
Beery Mack Swain and Ford Sterling
were making the world laugh by the pie
route And SO was funny little fel-
low named Charlie Chaplin.
Dick" Jones got Richard Wallace
his job; it was as assistant film cutter.
A year later that Dick Jones became
F. Richard Jones, motion picture di-
rector That appealed to Richard
Wallace. who has always had way
of laughing at life, so he laughed so
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Where and When in Local Theaters.

NATURALIZATION Aborn Company in Gilbert and Sullivan
repertOry. The Mikado" tomorrow at 800 pm.
GAYETY-"Gas and Gggles burlesque at 2:15 and 8l5
PALACE-"Dancng Lady" 355, $50 7:45 and $40
METROPOLITAN-"Th Changes" 2, $780, 5:45 TAO
and 9:35 pm
COLUMBIA-"Walls of Gold" 235, APO, 6:1O 755 and
9:45 pm.
FOX-"Whie Woman" the and Kate Smith
person the stage, continuous from until IL pm
EARLEFeae" the Fred Stone heads the stage
show This afternoon and evening.
KEITHS-"Iittle Women" this afternoon and evening.
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Current Attractions

story Of the Nordholms, who, begin
ming as Dakota pioneers, rise to power
through the courage, the foresight and
the faith of Orin Nordholm, proud
descendant of pioneer stock.
In the brilliant cast which supports
Mum are Aline MacMahon. Mary Astor.
Jean Muir Donald Cook, Patricia Ellis.
Margaret Lindsay, Guy Kibbee and
scores of others.
TRIPLE anniversary week at Warner
l Bros Earle Theater celebrates the
third year of the Earle's successful
vaudeville policy, the thirty-fifth year
of Fred Stone in the theater and the
twentieth anniversary of Freddie Clark
as musical director. The screen feature
is Ruth Chatterton in Female" and the
stage activities are headed by Fred
Stone. beloved musical comedy star. in
person, with his daughter Paula and
Charles Collins. Fred Clark's contri-
button will be a special Anniversary
Melodies" overture.
A distinguished cast appears with
Miss Chatterton In Female" with
George Brent as leading man and such
players as Ruth Donnelly, Lois Wilson.
Ferdinand Gottschalk and Johnny Mack
Brown in important roles, and the star
has splendid support. Others appear
ing In the picture are Jean Muir, Gavin
Gordon. Sterling Holloway and Rafaelo
OttlanO.
Fred Stone. headlining the stage ac-
tivitieS, makes his first appearance on
any stage in two years. Supported by
his daughter Paula and Charles Col
Inns. he presents program of bits from
ms nv nf
Other acts include the Twelve Harmony
Co-Eds, Kay Hamilton, assisted by Billy
Griffith; Harris Twins and Loretta,
dance artists; Audrey Sieber, mistress
of ceremonies, and, as an extra added
attraction, Sammy Cohen.
a MOTHER big. new burleSque show,
"A Gals and GiggleS," spoke in the
Wilmer Wonder Wheel, will be the at
traction at the Gayety Theater starting
with tOday'S matinee. A racy, vigorous
farce that marks a blending of better
burleSque with diversified vaudeville in
cludes such stellar buriesque names as
Benny "Wop" Moore. Harry Bentley,
Johnny Cook. Mae Moore, Conchita,
Dot Aheam. Marion La Mari. Edwards
Brothers and Mitch Todd The Gayety
Theater Wilmer Wonder Wheel attrac-
ton also includes "a girls whose un-
usual beauty is revealed In the
Pageant of Pulchritude"
WITH the dynamic Margaret Sulla-
w van in the leading role-a role
that has made her one Of the first ac-
tresses Of HollyWood-"Only Yesterday"
is playing its third big week at the
Rialto Theater. As directed by John
M. Stahl, only Yesterday" is an epic
of the after -the-war" years in Amer
lean life. Supporting Miss Sullivan are
John Boles, Billie Burke, Edna May
Oliver, Walter Catlett and Bonita
Hume The picture will play up
through Thanksgiving Eve, ending its
run in time for the opening on Thanks
giving day of The Invisible Man." by
H. G. Wells.
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Anita Page in Person.

WHEN Billy Rose brings his all-new
w 1898 edition of Cray Quilt" to
the stage of the Fox Theater for a
week, commencing Friday, December /,
this tabloid revue will serve as the in
troductory vehicle to theatergoers Of
Anita Page, who is now making her
first stage appearanc in this show
The personality of this blond beauty
half dozen years she has appeared as a
featured player in many motion pic
tllreS
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Recital Program.
THE PROGRAM for the organ

THE PROGRAM for the organ re-
cital by Marcel Dupre, to be given
under the auspices of the American
Guild Of OrganistS at the First Congre-
gational Church Wednesday, is as fol-
lows:
Sinfonia from "Cantata No 90" J. s Bach
Fragments from The Stations OF the
ocCIos$S, cGIos$ 'op, = 20 ,, Marcel Dupre
C1ntabile from eth Symphony" Widor
Fantas4e dedicated TO Marcel Dupre).
Symphonic Interlude from 'Redemption."
Cesar Franck
Scherzo from "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" .......M MendelsSohn
Finale from Choral symphony in D Minor,H
Arthur w. Poister
Souvnier dedicated to the memory Of Lynn
wood Farnamf ..... Marcel Dupre
Carlton dedicated to Frederick Mayer,
Marcel Dupre
Improvisation on a Submitted Theme
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Just a Few Reasons Why
Theater-Goer Is Thankful
Outstanding Stage and Cinema Features of the
Past Year, With Special Emph Upon
New Stars and Their Work.
Bv E. de S. Melcher.

THANKSGIVING in the theater.m2rked locally by the Gilbert
efficiently good time other ponder the
fruits and joys and good which has sprung out of the
when which
being
when the producer should be
produngS, the given warm hand
its right for standing its
giving the stage sound and thorough licking in other words
the for small
go bow his head and be sorry for the
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Pathway to Directorship
Zig-Zag for Dick Wallace
But There Are Many Methods of Achievement
and Prize Movie Position Is for Those
That Deserve It,
By Mollie Merrick.

/ OILYWOOD Calf, November Is CNANA)-Dung the
of month at least 80 people ask me by mall How be-
i motion picture director?"
thinking how hey
good many by
cutting udioS-a
through the metropolitan stage
M a wit
famous Hollywood director few days ago. asked him what his
background preparation
turning toward dictatorship what
nj
Evening star., 1933-11-26
North Carolina Leads.

North Carolina led all States in the
number of cotton textile spindles in
operation during September.
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Don Martini Dancing Studios

WALTZ-FOX TROT-TANGO-TAP
Become a smooth. interesting, popular
dancer. Talented teachers. LOW RATEs:
go, 18th st. NV. Open L pm. Ma. 3I2O
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Phil Hayden

snT BsNst Also reducing Gases.
6 Dupont Circle NO. $685.