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The Washington times., 1933-05-23

will not attempt to attract the
world fair crowds this summer
Instead he hies to the Forest
Club in N'Orleans to play for
the Southern aristocracy.
His band features melody
rather than blatant comedy. l
rate it next to Warnings as a
stage group and their stormy
Weather" number is the finest
rendition I have heard of the
reigning hit tune. Mr.. BalleW
comes from Texas, is a real
Southern gentleman, with a uni
versity parchment, and when you
meet one you know what charm
means. Is nervous and has stage
fright before every show but he
gets over it once he has unlim'
bered his voice. He has the No.
| dressing room at the Fox which
shows how bands have come up
in the world. Usually the baton
Wielders dress in the basement,
He likes Washington on his first
visit. But that's not news. They
all do.
The Ballew ambition is to get
a So weeks commercially spons'
ored program on the radio.
hope he makes it for he is a
Meyer Davis discovery which
makes him close to a Washington
product.
The Washington times., 1933-05-23
" - STAGE AND SCREEN
"ANOTHER LANGUAGE" OPENS - @ Ssso fn Sssi Rst s
New Subscription
List Embraces
Six Plays

Announcement comes from the
American Theatre Society OF the
list of plays which will furnish
amusement for Washington sub
Scribers next season. AS has
been stated earlier there will be
six plays in all, three productions
of the New York Theatre Guild
and three to be selected from
the offerings of other Broadway
producers.
Biography" with Ina Claire,
one of the biggest hits OF the
present New York season, will
definitely be among the Guild
offerings. This comedy by S. N.
Behrman, who wrote Meteor,
"The Second Man" and Brief
Moment" has been hailed by
critics as the most delightful
play to come from his pen.
Another Guild play will be "The
School for Husbands" by Moliere,
in an adaptation in modern
rhyme by Arthur Guiterman and
Lawrence Langner, with music
adapted and arranged from Sew
enteenth and Eighteenth century
French melodies by Edward Rick
EFT. The third offering on the
Guild list will be chosen from
several possibilities including
Sarah Simple" comedy by
A. A. Milne; "Winesburg, Ohio"
play by Sherwood Anderson
and Arthur Barton, based on Mr..
Anderson's novel by that name;
versailles" by Emil Ludwig, the
noted biographer, and THE Pur-
pie Testament" by John Haynes
Holmes and Reginald Lawrence.
In the list of three plays from
other Broadway producers, will
be THE Nobel Prize" an adapta'
ton from the Swedish original of
Hjalmar Bergman, which will be
presented by Lawrence Langner
and Frank Reilly with Otis Skin
ner in the leading role, and a
comedy at present untitled, from
the amusing pen of Claire Kun
mer, which will be offered by
Max Gordon with Roland Young
playing the lead. The third of
this list will be selected from
plays to be produced by Gilbert
Miller, John Golden, Brock Penn
berton, William A. Brady, Dwight
Wiman, Mcgowan and Reed, Lee
The Washington times., 1933-05-23
Smith BoI|ew, a Band Lead er Who
Reaches Close to the Sky

ment to the studios. Now the
stars follow instructions and list
it all under the head of business
And not monkey business either
The average woman, preparing
for bed would come down with a
spell of double jitters if she
imagined one pair of alien eyes
were watching her.
Imagine then, the feelings Of
timid little Janet Gaynor, in an
intimate boudoir scene for her
latest Fox picture, Adorable" :"
with no less than 72 persons sit
ting on the sidelines.
Thirty of the number were
members of the orchestra, there
were half dozen camera men, a
dozen electricians, grips, carpen-
ters, property men, the director
and his assistants and a host OF
other of the back-Stage aides
necessary to the making Of an
elaborate motion picture Sc
uuence.
The Washington times., 1933-05-23
Hollywood Parade

The eternally impatient Charles
Bickford is offering to turn over
his garage and service station
Opposite the M. G. M. studio)
to anyone who will undertake the
operation. The red-headed actor
says he'd rather let it go free
than worry about finding a pur-
chaser of his interests.
The big basket of fruits, ciga-
retteS, ETC., that was delivered to
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., at the
train was from Joan Crawford.
And later, while Doug listened to
the clicking rails, Joan went
dancing at the Beverly Wiltshire
with Don Abbot, a good looking
young man from Boston.
Good for a laugh is Mae Vests
reply to the New Jersey skipper
who wrote asking permission to
name tugboat after the blonde
star. Sure" flipped Mae, I'm
NAUTICAL. On every side, they'll
tell you that La Carlo comes
back from Sweden with a greatly
improved English vocabulary. e.
Maurice Chevalier threw a big
party on the farewell night of
the Xavier Cuban tango orches-
ira at the Cocoanut Grove.
And have you heard Ted Flo
rito'S record of Sweetheart
Darlin," Herb Stothart's melody
from Marion Davies new picture,
peg O. My Heart?". Estelle
Taylor has just made another
recording, too.
The Washington times., 1933-05-23
All Nm a Day
MARK HELLlNGER
ODDS AND EN- DS
-6y-

even worSe-and that's saying
a great deal. For years and
years producers have com.
planned about the idiotic de-
mands Of the main stage hands
union without getting any sat-
isfaction. The union was too
strong and, without his stage
hands, the producer couldn't
produce.
There Is to be an election
in the international Alliance of
Stage Hands very shortly. and it
looks to me as though some
body started the argument
with Mr.. Golden as a political
gesture. If that's the case, it
was a pretty sickly gesture.
For it shows very definitely
how dumb the whole situation
has always been.
Here is a production that
operates very smoothly with six
stagehands. Not satisfied with
that and despite the fact that
the theater is at it's lowest ebb,
UP steps the union and orders
the hiring of eight men who
would have absolutely nothing
to do. So the show closes, and
six union members are out Of
a job. To say nothing of the
A other people who are con.
cerned with the production.
Altogether, it's a swell boost
for unionism.
Strange Angle
One of the strange angles in
this profession of mine is the
false impressions the readers
sometimes draw from a certain
article. A few days ago, for ex.
ample, did a column on the
thoughts of man who was
suffering from insomnia, It
was pure fiction, of course, and
I thought that fact was very
evident.
1t now turns out that I was
greatly mistaken. Thus far, 1
have received exactly So letters
of every description on the ar
ticle, and there are several coun-
ties still to be heard from. Aside
from the messages of sympathy,
I now have IL different cures
for insomnia and the addresses
Of seven doctors who would fix
me up in no time at all.
Accordingly, must take this
space to assure my good friends
I was not referring to myself
in the story of the man who
was counting sheep. I should
have known better, I suppose,
than to write it the way I did.
But it proves one thing con-
clusively, at any rate. It shows
that, even when l write about
insomnia, I am asleep on the
job.
The Washington times., 1933-05-23
Murders Galore
At Columbia

All of the murders that have
taken place on the screen recent
ly have been incorporated into
Terror Aboard" now at the
Columbia, and altogether, 1t
makes a very CORY (and also i'm
probable) entertainment.
It portrays the actions of high
financier, who, while on his yacht
with a party of friends, receives
a wire that he is wanted on
several criminal charges, and will
be arrested when the boat docks.
He then conceives the wild idea
Of killing off everyone on board,
and hieing himself, with his
sweetheart, to a deserted isle.
And he very nearly succeeds, too,
for by the time he finishes his
evil doings, there is practically
no one left to tell the tale out
Of a Shipload of passengers, not
to mention few creWmen.
The film is pleasantly horrible
and probably will take the edge
off any subsequent murder films
with only one death. The cast,
which is capable enough, is lost
in the avalanche of blood and
killings. John Halliday plays
the nice man who instigates the
happenings, and Charlie Ruggles,
Neil Hamilton and Shirley Grey
are the only ones in the large
cast who are left at the final
countup. Charlie Ruggles man.
ages to come through now and
again with his humor. If they'd
only had a little plot along with
their murders!
Also on the bill are a travel
ogue, a Taxi Boys comedy and
the news.
The Washington times., 1933-05-23
Snappy Advance

In the screening room of the
Earle Theater yesterday I wit
messed one-reel announcement
trailer that will herald the ap-
proach of Warner Bros prize mu,
sical, Gold DiggerS of 1888
It's a very tasty sample of
what's coming presented in the
form of a 24-hour schedule in the
life of a Hollywood chorus girl.
Take it from me, Gold Dig
gers" will have abundance of
pretty girls for the advance cellu-
loid features some Summers. Lat
est advices are that Gold Dig
gers" will be released May 26.
A rapid count shows that there
are 33 productions in Hollywood
in production or planned which
The Washington times., 1933-05-23
72 Peeping Toms

Modesty is woman's most be-
coming virtue. 1t is not so easy
to retain and meet the Hollywood
demands. I mean by that the
modern movie script is likely to
have the star decide to take a
bath for the audience or have the
camera trained upon her in the
most intimate of moments.
I am reminded of this by a
Hollywood bulletin which de-
scribes how u stern males
watched while Janet Gaynor pre-
pared for bed. Way back in the
days of Betty Bronson it is re-
corded that her aunt refused to
let her take undress parts and so
she acquired a reputation for be-
ing temperamental and soon faded
into film oblivion. Others had
the same aversion to mere eX-
hibitions and caused embarrass-
The Washington times., 1933-05-23
Company Shines
In Domestic
Comedy

"Another Language" one of
the 1928 contenders for the
Pulitzer prize, was presented last
night by the National Players as
the fifth play of their season.
This domestic comedy drama
in three acts by Rose Franken,
written with an acute under
standing of a middle class fam
lily and its problems, depends
much for genuine quality on the
fidelity of it's dialogue and the
searching insight of the play
wright into the secrets of the
Hallam family.
The Hallam family as they are
effectively portrayed by the tai
ented National Players proved to
be an interesting tribe. They
are all devoted to Mother Hal
lam-that is all of her boys are
but their wives are not in
clined to share this abiding af-
fection for mother-in-law. AS for
mother she likes all of the wives
except Stella Hallam, Victor's
wife, whom she can neither un-
derstand nor appreciate.
y
> Stella Sings Solo
!, Stella Hallam (played by Leona
Powers) is a rather pathetic fig
tlre in this domestic jig-Saw. She
can never fit congenially into. the
Hallam pattern. A spiritual Wom-
an with a leaning toward the
cultural arts, her fads and fan
cies are accepted by the matter
of-fact Hallams as an evidence
Of "highhat" or a desire to be
. little above them. So Stella is
wretchedly unhappy and lonely
and the family holds her aloof.
All of this changed when
stella meets her husbands
nephew, Jerry Hallam, and finds
In him youth who is sincerely
The Washington times., 1933-05-23

CdpGlV1Gys 41C .
six feet five
inches, which is
quite a ways
f r o m t h e
ground. Has a
beautiful S u n
t an W h i c h
com es from
playing tennis
and driving his
auto with the
top down.
Made his first
hit in Chicago.
But is one of
the few band
Wy u ~
The Washington times., 1933-05-23
Myrna 10y Gets
Coveted Role
In Film
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1898, King Features
syndicate, Inc.)

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, May 90.
Disappointment is in store for the
two-gun Amazon from Texas and
the Kansas husband killer who
wrote to Fox, seeking to play the
lead in The Worst Woman in
Paris"
Myrna 10y gets the role.
This decision ends a search,
which not only inspired large
number of freak letters, but which
involved negotiations at one time
or another, with many Of Holly
woods most famous stars.
In addition to Myrna, Ina
Claire, Claudette Colbert and
Tallulah Bankhead were men
toned for the role.
Now that Fox has made its
choice, Monta Bell, can start
preparations to direct his own
story. Briefly, it's the adventure
of the Worst Woman in Paris"
who becomes the best woman in
Kansas.
Sam Behrman and Sonya
Levien are getting the treatment
ready for the screen.
The London stay of Constance
Cummings is stretching out in
definitely. Connie now has
signed to appear opposite Charles
Laughton in a stage production
of Shakespeare's Henry VIII"
She plays Catherine Howard.
Meanwhile, Comics mother, Mrs.
Kate Cummings. is leaving Holly
wood to join her daughter.
The Washington times., 1933-05-23

will feature music, all inspired
by the success of "Forty-second
Street."
Not until yesterday did I catch
the opening act at the Earle
The Twelve Aristocrats of Dance
but it's not too late to say it's
the classiest opening act that
ever played Thirteenth Street.
Another charmer who won me
completely was Addie Seamon,
pert hoofer and petite comic of
the No. 2 act. She seems like a
natural for a musical comedy
dancing comedinene. That is if
they ever start in producing
musical comedies again. AS a
matter of truth and applause
volume the Nos. l and 2 post
positions on the Earle program
grab the biggest portion of the
honorS this week.
The Washington times., 1933-05-23

Shubert, and the Erlanger enter
priSeS.
Owing to the American Theater
Society's concentration of inter
est in only the cities which have
proved a liking for the best of a
balanced theatrical fare, and to
the Act that the number of plays
offered is limited to six, the ut
most care is being taken in the
selection of that important half
dozen. Each play must pass a
board which is comprised of the
most discriminating of critical
minds in the theater.
Those desiring further informa-
tion for subscriptions for the COM
ing season may get it from Mrs.
Sidney Thomas, National Theater
Building, telephone District, 2131.
The Washington times., 1933-05-23

Superstitious Sylvia
Sylvia Sidney, now playing the
title role in perturbation of Theo-
dore Dreiser's Jennie Gerhardt,' -
always wears an ancient Roman
coin on a locket as good luck
piece.
The Washington times., 1933-05-23
Did You Know

Did You Know
That John MILAN, broke and
stranded, once worked for four
week in the wine cellar of the
Brown Palace Hotel, Denver?
The Washington times., 1933-05-23
BY ANDREW R. KELLEY

At the Smith Ballew tea at the
Hotel Willard. The guests meet
the tallest orchestra leader in
The Washington times., 1933-05-23

The night before last, I hap
pened to pass the stage door
of the Apollo Theater, where
"Take a Chance" is playing.
1t was just about time for the
show to break and the usual
10 or IL people were standing
around. 1 exchanged greetings
with the one or two whom I
knew and then walked on.
I hadn't gone more than six
steps when a man stopped me
and requested a match. I
obliged gladly. He was a rath-
er portly gentleman, fairly we'll
groomed and carrying a flower
in his lapel. On his arm hung
a case. 1 should say he was
about so years of age and it
would have been obvious to
almost anyone that he was the
sugar daddy to one of the girlies
in Take a Chance"
The Washington times., 1933-05-23
Marion Davies a.
"Pes" " Comes
Here Soon

Hailed by New York critics as
the greatest Characterization of
Marion Davies brilliant career,
peg O. My Heart" will soon be
shown locally.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-04
Dr.. Wynekoop Too Weak

By Cntted Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 4-Physicians re-
ported today that condition Of DR..
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop, elderly
woman physician, was too poor to
allow her arraignment before Chief
Justice Philip Sullivan Of the crimi-
nal court on an indictment charging
the murder of her daughter-in-law
Rheta.
DR.. Francis J. Mcnamara, physi-
clan at the county Jail where Dr.
Wynekoop is confined to the hos
pital ward, said his patient was very
weak.
She attempted to dress herself"
the physician reported, but was too
weak and dizzy. Her condition is
such that she must not move from
her bed"
Despite the absence of the defend
ant in court, Judge Sullivan as
signed the case to Judge Joseph B.
David. DR.. Wynekoop probably will
be arraigned as soon as her physical
condition allows. She is suffering
from hardening Of the arteries and
has openly predicted she will not
live to face trial.
Judge David said it was possible
he would dispense with arraignment
of DR.. Wynekoop until the time of
her trial. He is expected to set a
tentative trial date tomorrow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-04
100, 900 in Indiana on Relief Jobs by
Christmas Is Goal of Coz. M'Nutt

forestation Of / 700 ores Of park land
and golf courses, employing 1854
men day. Wages on the new prof.
ects will total 1858 SOB.
The new projects include: Plant
ing shrubbery and grading roadways
at municipal airport, twenty-five
men: construction work on Pleas
ant Run parkway, south drive, from
Shelby street to keystone avenue,
315 men; construction work on
North Meridian street, from Kessler
boulevard to Sixty-hrst street, 215
men a day; levee construction.
thirty men; grading and other work
on Tibbs avenue, from Vermont to
Washington street, forty men; sim
liar work on Forty-ninth street from
Monon railroad to Keystone avenue,
Bethel avenue from Keystone ave-
nue. to Candy, Shelby street from
Troy avenue TO Mofitt street, Min
nesota street from Keystone ave-
nue. to Raymond street, Forty-sec-
ond street from the Monon TO
Nickel Plate railroad, Churchman
avenue from keystone avenue TO
Raymond street, Brookville road
from Sherman drive to city limits;
enlarging radio in indianapolis, fl
teen men, and typographical survey
Of Marion county. ninety-fve men.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-04
Hourly Temperatures

New funds from the federal civil
works administration may be
granted Indiana which will permit
100000 unemployed to be given jobs
by Christmas, it was announced to-
day by Governor Paul v. NIcNutt.
Plans for augmenting the present
program through fund increases
were discussed with the national
administration by the Governor last
week. He returned from Washing
ton yesterday.
Indiana will have its original
quota of $4,000 unemployed placed
in the various civil works projects
within the next few days" Governor
McNutt declared. There is every
indication that the federal govern
ment then may extend our fund al
lotment to permit the totaal to be
increased to 100000
I'VE are ahead of many states in
putting men to work under the civil
works administration plan officials
at Washington we're impressed with
the precision and speed with which
this tremendous task has been han
died here"
Governor McNutt attributed the
prompt success Of the plan in Indi-
ana to 'untiring efforts of those in
charge under the Governors com
mission on relief"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-04
ALEXANDER LECCE,
FARM LEADER, DEAD
Former Head of u. S. Board
Stricken at Work.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 4-The death of
Alexander Legge, 81, former chair
man Of the federal farm board, was
attributed today to heart disease,
aggravated by the strain of over
work.
He had been working long hours
as president of the International
Harvester Company on negotiations
over an NRA code for the agricul-
tural machine industry. He was
stricken with a heart attack while
working in his garden and died for
ty-f1ve minutes later.
Shortly before noon yesterday he
returned to his home and told
servants he did not feel we'll. He
died before a physician arrived. w.
NJ. Gale, secretary of the Harvester
company, and servants were present.
Mrs. Legge died in 1923 and there
were no children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-04
ACE BERRY RESIGNS
CITY THEATER POST
Quits as General Manager
of Circle, Indiana.

Ace Berry, nationally known
Snowman, last night announced his
resignation as general manager Of
the Indiana and Circle theaters, eff
fective last Saturday, to devote him
self exclusively to the acquisition OF
theaters under his own operation in
conjunction with local group.
He will be succeeded by L M. Hal
perrin, formerly supervisor for Pub
lix theaters in the Detroit area and
for some months in active charge
of production of Publix revueS such
as once were presented on the In
diana's stage.
Mr.. Halperin has been in the city
several weeks acquainting himself
with the indianapolis situation and
represents the association headed by
Milton FIELD, which leased the
theaters from the local owners this
summer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-04
State MOUeS to Restore
Tax Exempt Property
Several Million Dollars May
Be Returned to
Duplicates.

First steps toward restoring sew
eral million dollars in tax exempt
property to the tax duplicates in
Marion county were taken today at
a conference by state tax commits
sionerS with Governor Paul V. Nc
Mutt
The conference was on proposal
of Commissioner Albert F. Walls
man that only property actually
used for educational and religious
purposes, and not property merely
owned by such organizations, is
subject to exemption under the law,
and that all property improperly
exempted be placed on the dupli-
Gates.
Philip Zoercher. board chairman,
referred to an opinion given by
James NJ. Ogden, then attorney
general, exempting holding COM
panies
On suggestion of Governor Nc
Mutt. it was decided to ask Attor-
ney- General Philip Lutz Jr. for a
new deal Interpretation of the
law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-04
DELAY HEARING
IN BOND CASE
Terre Haute Teacher to Be
Arraigned Saturday on
Theft Charge.

Arrangement of Miss Cora Steele,
81, Terre Haute school teacher,
charged with embezzlement of
$4,000 in bonds from the state
teachers retirement fund, today
was postponed to Saturday by Grim
inal Judge Frank P. Baker.
Miss Steele, free under $4,000
bond, was represented in court today
by Attorneys Stephen Clinehens
and Bert Beaseley, indianapolis, and
John T. Beaseley, Terre Haute.
In asking for the continuance,
Bert Beaseley explained to the court
he just has returned from Texas
and has not had sufficient time to
talk to Miss Steele.
Il thought I had given you plenty
of time" said Judge Baker, but
since there are several jury trials
scheduled, We'll make Saturday ar
raignment day.
The court warned against further
delay.
BE prepared" he instructed
counsel, ito file all pleadings Sat-
urday."
Miss Steele appeared in court.
Hitherto adamant against being
photographed, she posed willingly
for newspaper photographers after
being convinced they'd get 'em
sooner or later"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-04
FISHERMEN FLEEING
HAWAIIAN VOLCANO
Earthquake Precedes Awakening of

Earthquake Precedes Awakening of
Mauna Loa, Last Active in 1926.
By United Press
HONOLULU, T. H., Dec. A.
Mauna Loa, Hawaii's giant volcano,
rumbled and belched forth smoke to-
day in it's first activity in seven
years.
An earthquake, which shook the
entire island of Hawaii, preceded
the awakening of the historic
mountain.
Fishermen fled from their homes
at the foot of the 14,000-foot peak
as steam spurted from crack in
the crater and smoke thickened.
No lava appeared, however, along
the line of old flows. In its last
eruption in 1926, Mauna Loa's &C
tivity destroyed many villages and
caused much property damage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-04
CONSIDER WAYS TO
SEND insult BACK
Greek Government to Try
All Legal Methods.
By United Press

By United Press
ATHENS, Dec. 4.-The Greek
government will endeavor to find a
way to deliver Samuel insult" fugi-
tive Chicago multimillionaire, over
to the United States, Prime Minister
Panayoti Tsaldaris informed the
United Press today.
Tsaldaris said he had promised
the United States minister that the
government would explore the legal
situation again, mar endeavor to
meet the wishes of the American
government.
M. Tsaldaris emphasized that the
means Of delivering the ex-Chicago
magnate must not violate the find
ings of the appellate court, nor
wound the feelings of the Greek
people"