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Evening star., 1933-05-21
Entry of Cars and Demands for Tickets
Reported by A. A. A.

KePOfted by a. a. A.
Popular interest as disclosed by the
demand for tickets to date, the large
number of cars entered, the color and
reputation of the drivers, new and
more restrictive requirements as re-
CARDS gasoline and oil, and q large
entry list of the type Of cars used by
high water mark of interest in the
Memorial day automobile race at In
dianapolis on May 80.
This prediction, on the basis Of a
pre-race survey of the outlook for the
premier sporting event Of the country
was made by the Contest Board of the
American Automobile Association, which
supervises the race and authenticates
the records.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Wilson Line Runs
Riddle Trips

Beginning Monday, "Kiddie's
Day" trips to Marshall Hall Park
will be inaugurated by the Wilson
Line, and every Monday the round
trip rates will be reduced to Is
cents for adults and 10 cents for
children. Large shady trees in
the free picnic groves protect the
tables and benches from the sum
mer heat. while the large new
sand beach beckons those seeking
a sun or water bath.
Washingtonians are finding the
New Marshall Hall Park an ex.
cellent place for church outings
roller skating parties and general
get-togetherS. The new and mod
ern steamer, City of Washington
together with a renovated and
up-to-date amusement park, are
enough to make any picnic out
ing an enjoyable success. The
City of Washington is carrying
hundreds daily to the famous re.
sort at Marshall Hall.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24

the principal role, while Gloria
Stuart makes a very lovely patient.
David Manners, Shirley Grey,
Vince Barnett and others serve.
The stage shows stellar spot is
divided between Colonel Stoop-
nagle and Budd, radio comics, and
Art Landry and his recording or
chestra.
The colonel and his partner
present several pleas for "stoop-
nocracy" and tell of their inven-
tions, plus a description of a rae
ing event, all in nicely insane
fashion, but their musical num-
bers had the audience wishing for
more of the humor, which is
natural and laugh-provoking.
Art Landry's Orchestra plays
musical tunes, interspersed with
comedy, the best of which was
Director Landry's own Suave
clowning. They render several
"scat" songs, bring forth a fine
tap dancer, who presents impress
sions of Will Mahoney, and finally
play a torrid version of "The st.
Louis Blues" to wind up in great
style.
Vic Oliver and Margot Crangle,
whose brand of funniness seemed
to please the audience, and the
Preisser Sisters in a clever routine
concluded.-J, K. v.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24

Q new leading man in the person
OF OnSloW Stevens. He is an at
tractive Romeo and handles the
difficult role of Jerry" with dis
tinction. There is a genuine touch
to the acting performance of j.
Farrell Macdonald as Pegs father
and their scenes together are the
most moving in the picture. Rob
ert Greig as the portly butler,
sleeves" and Tyrell Davis in the
''Silly awss" role of "Alaric" give
superb comedy support to the
star. Juliette Compton, Ala n
Mowbray. Doris Lloyd, Irene
Browne and Bill Bevan are good
in the other important roles.
Adding to the lyrical charm
Of "Peg" are two infectious tunes,
Sweetheart Darling" and Then
I'll Remember" and the eXuber-
ance of Marion Davies is ex-
pended on some lively Irish
jigging. You will like Peg" It's
a picture for all the family and
the best Davies role since the
memorable Little Old New York. ;"
AS subsidiaries for what can be
called superlative hot weather
program in the Arctic-cooled Pal
ace are Laurel and Hardy in a
short comedy. Twice Two; a
Fitzpatrick travel talk on New
Zealand, and an exceptionally in
teresting issue of the Heart-Metro-
tone news reel.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Seaside to Show
WeekIyMovies

Talking pictures once a week at
Seaside Park ballroom will be in
augurated next Tuesday night
with the showing of Bedtime
Story" with Maurice Chevalier.
The innovation is expected to be
well received by Chesapeake Beach
cottagers, who now must travel a
considerable distance to the NOV
les.
There will be two shows every
Tuesday night, and the program
will include a newsreel and a COM
edy. A nominal price of admis'
sion-15 cents for adults and 10
cents for children-will be made.
The Saturday night floor show
in the Seaside ballroom will be
featured tonight by Charles
Welch, fire eater and con.
tortionist, who has a highly un.
usual act. Welch appeared at the
resort last summer.
This weekend will be unusually
busy at Seaside, with several large
excursions scheduled to visit the
resort.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
"MeIodyCruise Is oGdy journey
With Girls and Tunes

In Melody Cruise" the musical
nonsense feature which opened at
RKO Keith's yesterday is a skat-
ing ballet that is a marvel of
grace in motion.
Dave Gould staged this spec
tacular number which employs
dancers on steel blades gliding
gracefully over an ice surface and
caught by the camera from odd
angles. I call it one of the most
beautiful scenes in smooth, rhyth-
mic motion I have ever seen
on the screen and hereby toss
my bouttoniere to the dancing
master.
To tell the straight truth I
enjoyed Melody Cruise" more
for its Lubitsch technique, for
its partially in fitting the char
acters into a symphony of sound
and melody. than I did for its
story. Mark Sandrich wrote the
story and directed the picture.
I give him 80 per cent plus for
his megaphone work, just a pass
able mark as an author.
Fast Farce Plot
MELODY Cruise" tells about one
Of those Journeys from New
York to California on an ocean
liner. It's farcical plot describes
what happens when two good
looking damsels inadvertently
land in the stateroom of a play
boy husband. Charlie Ruggles
is the husband, very fond of the
bottle and very much afraid of a
jealous wife. There's a counter
plot about the bibulous Mr..
Ruggles protecting his pal from
designing females and also much
ado about a letter. But it is
all thin fictional 1neringue to be
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
loan BIondeIE in
Picture at "Met''


Backstage life forms the basis
of the plot of Gold Diggers of
1885," playing at the Metropoli-
tan, with Joan Blondell, Ruby
Keeler, Aline MacMahon, Dick
Powell and Warren William in
the cast.
The film is embellished with
several spectacular musical num-
bers, directed by Busby Berkeley,
among which are "Pettin' in the
Park" and Remember My For
gotten Man" The film is an
other adaptation of Avery Hop
woods play.
The newsreel also is shown on
the program.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
MARION DAVIES SHINES AS "PE" ndHaT Pzt1 S mRopIe ME
.StoopnasIe,Budd,
Hospital Film
at Fox

With Jimmie Dunn as an ex-
pert, but lady-chasing, surgeon,
"The Girl in 419," which was
ushered into the Fox yesterday,
resolves itself into series OF
rather disjointed snatches OF
scenes in a big hospital.
The main thread Of the story,
which is sometimes lost, is set
against the loves, hates and dis
appointments which seemingly
are a part of the life in a great
medical institution, where the doc
tors run after the nurses and per-
form an operation at the same
time.
Mr.. Dunn's adventures when he
rescues an unknown girl, who is
found badly beaten in a city
street, form the main complica-
tions. He Immediately falls in
love with his patient, saves her
life, and keeps her in his charge
till the heads of the hospital COM
plain. All of this is done to pro-
tect her from some very mean
gangsters, headed by William
Harrigan.
These men do lots of tricks to
get the girl, who they believe
will talk about a mysterious MUIR
der which has recently been COM
mitted, and finally end up by a
wholesale shooting, during which
nearly everyone concerned with
the film gets bullet or two. OF
course, everything is beautifully
cleared up for the final fade-out.
James Dunn, even more rotund
than ever. does well enough in
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

PALACE - Marion Davies in
peg O. My Heart" at l1:15 a. M,
1:20, 1925, $50, 7:35 and 9:40p.m.
COLUMBIA - Ann Harding in
When Ladies Meet" at 11:3O
a. M. 1:35, 3:35, $40, TAO and
9:45 p. m.
FOX-James Dunn in Girl in
4l9" at II a. M, 1:3O, 4:25, 1920
and 1910 p. m. Stage shows at
1920, 3:15, 6:05 and 9 p. m.
KEITH'S Charlie Ruggles in
Melody Cruise" at 1925 a. M,
1870, 3:35, $40, 7;45 and 9:55 pm.
METROPOLITAN-Joan Blon-
dell in Gold Diggers of 1888" at
II a. m, 12:45, 2:20, 4:10, 5:55,
7:35 and 9:20 p. m.
EARLE-Barbara Stanwyck in
Baby Face" at Ills a. M, 1850,
4:35, 7:20 and 9:55 p. m. Stage
shows at 1855. 3:45, $50 and
9:05 p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Events on
Park Schedule

Next Wednesday, June 20, the
annual orphans outing is sched-
uled to be held at Glen Echo
Park. This event is under the
auspices Of the social and COM
munity welfare committee. A
group of men, prominent in the
civic and business affairs of the
city will arrange the program Of
entertainment for the children of
every foster home in Washington.
Glen Echo also announces free
swimming lessons for men, women
and children, from July 5 to July
%, inclusive. Competent instruc-
tors will teach week days except
holidays, without charge, the only
cost being admission to the pool.
Crystal Pool also announces a
special meet, arranged by Sergt.
j. w. West, athletic director of
the American Legion, department
of the District of Columbia, on
July 6, at p. M, taking in
all legion posts, with entries made
by members of the American Le-
gion junior baseball team. Medals
will be awarded winners Of va
rious events.
OF course, the public at large
finds the regular amusements at
Glen Echo such as it's coaster
dips, it's airplane swings, it's
dodgem rides, it's carrousel, mid
way, and dozens of other diver
sions, including the Spanish ball
room, where nightly except Sun
day, one may enjoy the strains Of
MacWilliams' orchestra from $50
until 1870 p. M, all enjoyable.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Stanwyck Stars
At the Earle

"Baby Face" current at War
ner Brothers Earle, starring Bar
bara Stanwyck (and 13 menD
proves that even blonde wig
will not do for Barbara what a
good story might. The play be-
gins in a rough and tumble at
mosphere of the Pittsburgh
Smokestacks and, anonymously
ends there: in the interim we
have had a series of jolly rides
up and down the length of the
Gotham Trust Company, begin
ming with the doorman Gas No. -
and ending with the president OF
the company as No. 13. It's the
story of an ambitious young
woman, lovely of course, who
found that love, after all, brooks
no competition.
Too bad Barbara insists upon
one of those ranting, screaming
scenes, they are Intellectual
after the first showing. George
Brent, Donald Cook, Henry Kol-
ker and John Wayne are but four
of the 13.
The stage has Walker (O-Kay)
O'Keefe, an amusing chronicler
after the manner of Mrs. Win
chell's boy; Keller Sisters and
Lynch, harmonizers playing re-
turn engagement; Three Swifts,
best of the club throwers, and
Four Hearts, girls with good tap
routine but a very noisy act.
Maxine Doyle introduces, Freddy
conducts, the boys play, and the
newsreel closes.-K. Y.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24

taken no more seriously than
a French promise to pay.
Mr.. Ruggles is first class in
his alcoholic absurdities and does
his best with what the authors
give him. A pretty little ingenue
who shows great promise, Helen
Mack, is easily the best of the
other principals.
There are two good songs,
isn't This a Night for Love-
and "He's Not the Marrying
Kind" Phil Harris sings solo on
these but am afraid despite
his vocal ease he lacks the pic
torial quality which makes IA
vorites. They work in a number
! Of novel choral effects that help
much in putting these tunes
over.
Excellent Subsidiaries
On the supplementary pro-
gram is a short subject, ezra
katoa," that is worth waiting for,
In it Mr.. Graham MacNamee
describes lucidly and with a Ger.
tain degree of excitement what
happens when nature turns on
a real fireworks display. In other
words a little history of erupt-
ing VOLCANOES eliminating in some
grand shots Of the angry Kra
katoa sending its molten lava
high into the air after a series
of ocean explosions. Natures
Fourth of July and no foolin'.
The Pathe News reel is ex-
ceptionally interesting this week
with its shots of the Economic
Conference, President Roosevelt
on vacation and the honeymoon
of a prince. A cartoon comedy
completes the entertainment
\ ANDREW r. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Next Programs
At the Theaters

FOX-Screen, Midnight Mary, ="
with Loretta Young. Ricardo Cor
tez and Franchot Tone. Stage
Pat Rooney and others.
RKO KETTH'S-"What Price
Innocence" by Willard Mack, with
the author and Minna Gombell,
Jean Parker and others.
METROPOLITAN - Forgotten
Men," film chronicle Of the events
Of the great war.
COLUMBIA - Eugene O'Neips
"The Constant Woman" with
Conrad Nagel and Leila Hyams in
the stellar roles.
EARLE-Screen, Richard Bar
thickness in Heroes for Sale" )"
with Aline MacMahon. Stage,
John Perkins, others.
PALACE Jean Harlow and
Clark Gable in Anita Loos' Hold
Your Man." with Stuart Erwin
and others
The Washington times., 1933-06-24

Andrew q. Kelley the play which
made fame and fortune for
Laurette Taylor. In transferring
it to the sound screen Frances
Marion has been careful to pre-
serve it's quaint charm and naive
humors, its pictorial loveliness is
accentuated by beautiful photog-
raphy which reproduces a snug
Irish fisher village and an Eng
1ish manor house, while the
talents of Herbert Stothart touch
the ears with tunes that soothe.
Marion Davies Shines
I suspect Marion Davies found
real enjoyment in playing this
blithe lass from Ballymore. She
has a delicious sense of comedy
and her forte as a light comedi-
enne finds full expression in a
role that has been richly adorned
with gay moments.
Peg" of course, is tender and
wistful colleen and in these inter
1udes of sentiment the emotional
skill of the actress is evidenced.
You will laugh with and under
stand her affection for Michael" "
that shaggy NUT who is always
at her heels, your eyes will. be
moistened in those scenes where
she proves that the love of her
father means more to her than
the riches of the world.
Perhaps you know the story so
It can be briefly recounted here.
It tells of a little Irish girl whose
grandfather left her fabulous
fortune with the understanding
that she was to be separated from
her father, an honest old fisher
man. peg" and her dad have
been very happy in the land Of
the jaunting car and pipers but
she leaves the peat bogs of Erin
to take up her new station as a
lady.
Excellent Support
In the English home of the
Chichesters she stumbles on many
difficulties, is thrust unwillingly
into their family troubles and
soon finds that she has lost her
heart to the cultured barrister,
Jerry, who is administering her
fortune. It is all very annoying
for nobody appears to understand
"Peg" but her scraggly dog,
''NIichael." She hunts with the
hounds, wears fine clothes but
there is always the yearning for
the sympathetic ear of her father.
The happy ending for all this
comes under a romantic Irish
moon.
Peg O. My Heart" introduces
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Kate Smith Visits
Preisser Sisters

Kate Smith, rotund Washing
ton blues singer who has become
internationally famous on the
radio and in pictures, was, one
of the few notables who dropped
back stage at Loew'S Fox Theater
yesterday (Friday) to welcome
Cherry and June Preisser, "Dixie'S
Dancing Darlings," who are play
ing there this week.
The PreiSSer Sisters have known
Miss Smith for some time and
the two youngsters have always
been favorites of Miss Smith.
1t is understood that Miss Smith
is spending a few days in Wash.
ington visiting her parents be.
fore going on her vacation.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Hit Film Remains
Here Till Monday

Adapted from Rachel Crothers'
Sensationally successful stage com.
edy and enacted by a sterling
cast of Hollywood stars, when
Ladies M e e t." Cosmopolitan's
screen success, will remain until
Monday at the Columbia.
Ann Harding, Myrna 10y, Rob
ert Montgomery, Frank Morgan
and Alice Brady have the prin-
cipal roles in the farce, which
has been acclaimed as the "hit Of
the season." The story is a
bright and gay tale. written with
a cleverness and depth of UNDER
standing.
The scenic backgrounds of the
film are notable examples Of
movie art at it's best, and the di'
rection and photography are flaw
less. Altogether, an exceedingly
worthwhile production.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24

to know, when they could have
got me as high as TO?
1 didn't believe that rates
could be that phony; rates,
thai is, that were quoted by gov
ernment banks. A fraction of a
point, yes-but not to that ex.
tent. To satisfy myself, 1 sent
out to exchange few more dol
lars for pengos through the
bootleg source. I received 6.8
pengos for each American dol.
lar-or IL more than the bank
would pay!
Many Offenders
I do not mean to single out
Hungary as being the only of.
fender in that respect. Greece
gave me 184 drachmas for my
American dollar, and you can
get 210-or more-if you know
where to look. Germany was no
sweet-smelling banking proposi-
ton, and in Austria, an Aus
trian subject can be arrested
for boarding American dollars!
If the government wants to
hoard them, that's another
story.
The dropping of the dollar
means little to those of us who
live in and are a direct part Of
the United States. The dollar
has been slipping for more than
three months, yet the prices Of
things today are the cheapest
they have been in many, many
years. And all this in spite Of
the alarmists who had prices
rising to the skies.
France, 1 think, is getting
more of a wallop out of the
dollar drop than any other ma
ton at the moment, and I call
that an expert piece Of justice.
The French bought our dollars
with cheap francs until they
we're fairly stuffed with them.
And now, with the dollar drop
ping and dropping, they are
yelping with indignation. The
thrust in the pocketbook has
wounded them deeply.
Lafayette, we are happy!
No, I wouldn't worry about
the falling of the dollar in the
foreign markets if I were you.
1t can only benefit us in the
long run. And it's grand sock
in the nose for those who
thought the United States was
going to play the fool until the
entire country collapsed.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Morton Downey Sings
Pictures Theme Tune

If you happen to visit Loew's
Fox or LoeW's Columbia TheaterS
this week and hear a voice sing
ing Hold Your Man" in the
trailer advertising the coming of
a picture of the same title with
Jean Harlow and Clark Gable in
the starring roles, you may recog-
nize it as the voice of Morton
Downey, radio favorite.
Hold Your Man" opens at
Loew's Palace Theater next Fri,
day.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
A Difficult lob

Training a dog to chase fox
is a cinch, according to Henry
East, motion picture dog trainer.
But training fox to chase a dog
is quite another task. In one OF
the scenes in "Peg O. My Heart" "
now at the Loew's Palace Thea
ter, a dog is shown running after
a fox. The next scene shows the
fox running after the dog.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Fay Wray Is Given
Role in China Film

Due to last-minute revisions in
script requiring a change in
Characterization, Fay Wray will
play the role announced for Eliza
beth Allan in Shanghai Mad
ness" opposite Spencer Tracy.
Shanghai Madness" is the
screen version of the story by
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, deal
ing with Chinese river pirates on
the Yangtse. Ralph Morgan and
Howard Lally are other members
of the cast to be directed by John
BlyStone,
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Jack Haley, Comic
Siened for Movie.

Jack Haley, star comedian Of
"Take a Chance" has left the
cast of that Broadway musical
comedy hit to start a long-term
film contract with Charles R.
Rogers.
The first of a series Of films
in which he will be featured will
be Were Sitting Pretty" musi-
cal adaptation of a French
comedy, in which Jack Oakie will
co-star. Haley appeared in the
screen production of Follow
Thru"
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Loretta Young Chosen

Loretta Young was this week
selected for the role in "a Mans
Castle" after screen tests had
been taken of most of Hollywood's
young leading women and in
genues. This will be brought to
the screen by Frank Borzage as
his first directorial effort under
his recently signed contract.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24

OdNlCoI . 1 II " y
the story to
be seen on
the screen at
ILoew's Palace
Theater brimS
with wholesome
romantic ap-
peal ana is
favored with
j us t enough
lifting melody.
"Peg" has a
o er m a n e n t
niche in the
hearts of those
who remember
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Walter Connolly in
New Caynor Picture

Columbia Pictures has loaned
the services of Walter Connolly
to Fox Films for one production.
He is to be featured in Paddy.
the Next Best Thing" starring
Janet Gaynor and Warner Bax-
ter, which will be placed in pro-
duction in the next few days.
Mr.. Connolly has just completed
a feature role in Columbia'S Lady
for a Day." the Damon Runyon
story, which appeared in the Cos
mopolitan Magazine under the
title Madame La Gimp" Two
of the company'S noted writer's
are now at work on the scenario
picture, the title of which will
for Mr.. Connolly's next Columbia
be announced later.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
In brief Moment"

Reginald Mason and Arthur
Hohl, noted stage and screen char.
acter actors, were signed this
week for important roles in Brief
Moment" in which Carole Lom-
bard, Gene Raymond and Donald
Cook have the principal parts.
The Washington times., 1933-06-24

Another Lasky Film
Added to Jesse L. Lasky's i'm
portant list of productions is
Rachel Crothers' highly success.
full play, GAS Husbands Co."
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
Lots Of GRAVY

Whereupon every American
dollar that comes in is just so
much gravy. No other nation
wants beezers, but with the
American dollar we can buy the
moneys of any nation. Well
give you all the beezers you
want for your dollar-but just
you try and get us to give you
some American dollars for any
beezerS you might have. What
a chance!
In Budapest, Hungary, just six
months ago, I registered at my
hotel and went to a bank to get
some money. They deal in
pengos there-and the rate Of
exchange throughout Hungary
that day was ST. pengos for one
dollar. I secured what Hun
garian money I needed and re-
turned to my hotel.
It wasn't an hour later that I
was called first-class chump
by several Hungarians of my
acquaintance. And chump, in
Hungarian, is no mean word.
Why did I take 81 pengos for
my American dollar, they wanted
The Washington times., 1933-06-24
antic Story
Delightfully."-
Pictured
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

j. Hartley Manners delightful
comedy drama, Peg O. My
Heart" provides a refreshing
screen role for the blonde Marion