Evening star., 1933-12-09

star Stan PhOtO.
~ ANITA CLAUS dropped into an
easy chair beside his work
bench. picked up book Of fairy
~ tales and began tanning him.
self briakly.
"Whewl" he exclaimed, pushing his
fur trimmed red hat back on his head
and brushing his long gray hair away
from his eyes.
It was obvious that the poor old
fellow was "an in"
Whats the matter?" asked his head
bookkeeper. Miss Mary Christmas,
dropping the List OF Good Little Boys
and Girls" which she had been check
ing over, and shooting . quick glance
at him.
Santa's face was even redder than
usual. but there was . happy light In
his tired eyes.
why. nothines the matter" he re-
piled, sitting up and flashing her a
smile-the kind Of smile that has en-
deared him to millions of boys and
girls wherever Christmas Is known and
celebrated.
Spirit ApleDty.
Matter Of fact, everythings lovely.
There's plenty Of the old-fashioned
Christmas spirit-plenty of everything
that 1t takes to make q joyous Yuletide.
And that's Just the trouble-they're
keeping me 30 confounded busy. I'm
not 80 young as used to be, you know,
and sometimes the pace gets too swift
for me-
Here 1t is only December 8. and tine
toy matinees' to be presented by The
Star and the Warner Bros theaters on
December Is are . week on-yet they've
got me running around in circles al
ready.
Mind. now, I'm not complaining. I'm
only too glad that everythings going 80
well. But just the same IL Is kind OF
dizying. If you know what mean, to
have the telephone jangling all the
time and the postman staggering in
with bags OF mafl every few minutes
IT'S great, say. but 1t sure Is playing
the devil with my blood -pressure!"
Respsnse To BE Great.
Yes, SIR. they're making Santa step
lively. all right. these TOY matinees"
that The Star and the Warner Bros.
have arranged in an effort to insure
an honest-to-goodness merry Christ
mas for every destitute boy and girl
IN W44n1n9t0n.
The response, from all indications.
Is going to be tremendous 1t seems
as though just about everybody within
Visiting ut least one Of the dozen the
aters on the list
Santa b kept busy almost every min
ute Of the day answering queries rs to
what kind of gifts are suitable, where
they should be taken, how they are
to be distributed-and the thousand
and-one other things that pop into the
curious minds Of children.
But the interest isn't confined to
the youngsters. Even grown-ups are
telephoning and writing to Santa
usually with the news that they've just
bought - shiny red fire engine" "a
beautiful mama doll" "a gorgeous
green sweater" "a lovely coat with fur
thing else equally certain to bring
JOY to the heart Of some needy
Santa's Answer.
body:
Buy a new toy or q new article of
wearing apparel and take Il to the
nearest warner theater. You don't
shows. Already hampers have been
placed In the Iobbies Of the theaters,
ready to have gifts Of all kinds
Dropped into them"
Last year $4,000 gifts were gathered
In this way. THIS year the need is
even greater Any kind Of gift Will do
Just - It's new and, Of course, suit
Able to the needs Of . youngster.
A complete list Of the theaters par
IN this years toy matinees"
the third presented by The Star and
warner Bros-fc..>ows:
Ambassador, Eighteenth street and
Columbia road, Harold Lloyd In Movie
Craxy."
Apollo, ga H street northeast,
Wheeler and Woolsey in Hold EN-
Jail"
Avalon, ssI2 Connecticut avenue,
l(itnie Green In Little Orphan Annie
Avenue Grand, el5 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast, little Orphan Annie"
Central, Ninth street between d and
= streets, Laurel and Hardy in Pack
Up Your TroubIes"
Colony, Georgia avenue and Farragut
street, Movie crazy
BaTle, Thirteenth and Z streets, |
Jackie Cooper in Divorce in the
Home. 1880 G street northeast, Joe
!. Brown In Elmer the Great"
Metropolitan, Tenth and r streets,
Rsther Ralston In BLACK Beauty"
Savoy, 3o5e Fourteenth street. George
oBrien IN Golden west"
Tivon. Fourteenth street and Park
road. Elmer the Great"
York. Georgia avenue and Quebec I
place, Pack Up Your Troubles"
Hua for Yea, Tee.
Programs ct aIl the theaters include /.
1p-to-t the minute short subjects. At all (
.xcept the EaYle. the Metropolitan and
he Central. the shows viii start at |
10 an. At the three downtown thea
;as. however. the programs will ret |
mdef way at $40 AIN.
No matter which thsater you pick,
foun Get your moneys worth. But, |
,est 81 N, you VIII be bringing hap
,ine0 to the ehtldxen of some family /
ess fortunate than youSself-boys and /
yirla. who, II II were not for your gfft,
n1ghs Be skipped ~ Santa when he
nakes his Christmas eve ROUNDS.