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Evening star., 1934-02-03
DRAMA GUILD OFFERS
1.-THE GAY LORD QUEX''

THE Drama Guild of Washing
ton has fashioned for itself
a play. 1t bears the familiar title of
The Gay Lord Quex" and the famous
name of Arthur Wing Pinero, but is
essentially a product of the local
organization. and creates a satisfac-
tory atmosphere for its stage per-
Sonalities.
Friends of the company, which
opened last evening at the Wardman
Park Theater, with a performance to
be repeated tonight, greeted the actors
with warmth and sent them away with
the glow of most satisfactory approval,
but were, on the whole, applauding a
piece Of work which was built on the
framework produced by the famous
dramatist. The results were satisfac-
tory to the large membership of the
organization and those who support
their enterprises.
1t was especially pleasing to the
well filled auditorium at the Wardman
Park that Ruth Hartrick, with q large
ard exacting task before her, per-
lOTHlcQ Will SlOIy W AcTStI III IIle
attractive role of Sophy Fullgarney;
that Denis E. Connell in the title role
created definite personality, and
that Thomas Cahill displayed further
evidence of his approach to perfection
in a highly specialized character role.
Pinero was the most brilliant
dramatist of his own stage period, and
THE Gay Lord Quex" was one of the
smartest of his regular output, the
units Of which produced, from time
to time, those events which always
managed to pack the American
theaters. 1t was characteristic of the
Pinero plays. however, that they were
written for practically all-star casts,
and offered the material for splendid
individual efforts by great actors Only
the bravest of the brave would have
the courage to enter the charmed
circle of those who could do a Pinero
play. The Drama Guild Of Washing
ton had the courage, but in the process
created its own drama d G.
Evening star., 1934-02-03

Trolka the other night . and did
you see Representative Black of New
York across from them? And who
was the dapper young broker, Rich
ard Arlen's twin. who escorted Mary
daughter of wild Rogers home after
an informal evening at the Mclean
homestead?
Evening star., 1934-02-03

is Another musical maestro there
Is Jimmy Nichols, who plays that soft,
warm music when the orchestra is
dusting itself off :. Jimmy composes
. his own music in his head when he's
playing other peoples music on the
worries He's done some pretty good
stun Ask him to toss of a
Lfew Latest excitement since some
body ran into Pete's big black car. is
% Architect harrington mot novellSO
:11struggling with the new tap room
THAT ought to be something :. Mrs.
John r. Williams, across the street
q n Pierres, Ii having q room like that
q but In her restaurant, too Nightly
rahe and Pete will tickle the palates
ut thirsty customers when it becomes
!; right and proper for them to be
2]ttqqkled' ,]aqq
- New: Starting tonight music
md dining and dancing at the Ken
sfedy- Warren One time Fox usher.
lay Kimmel, now expert hoofer. will
dbvhis stuff for patrons after . d.
sSA will deep, clear-as-a-bell contralto,
6 Glaze Borges who once knocked Gus
j., ,tdr1srs cold in the local Fox Follies
RI. ,.sSo will Susan Hall, who can throw
q hefi feet over her head.
5sI,c. Pills were rushed to Lew
'tnnsy,e popular vocalist, at the Club
: Michel last week. But they
aAEAiNd him naught. Lew had
Evening star., 1934-02-03
Receivers, Keeps Vow.

RIO DE JANEIRO (P).-Injured al
work last July, Constantine Attizano
laborer in the town of Sac Carlos dc
Pinhal, vowed that if he recovered he
would walk to Rio de Janerio and pray
at the foot of the giant statue OF
Christ on Corcovado Mountain, over
looking Rio Harbor. AttiZano recently
hiked the 600 miles from Sac Carlos
do Pinhal to fulfill the VOW.
Evening star., 1934-02-03

ney's. up from
Richmond, did a
quick Heigh-Ho.
And Huey Long
ate quietly in a
corner of the
Troika with his
secretary That
as Ferdinand
Pecora and his
entire staff on
one side of the
Evening star., 1934-02-03

.~Md IllIil nau
caught something
'ttAasaa pill won't
/ ctEss3 pneu-
pl6pA. He's
, been yery low. -.
'Apd 10 have GUS
!, Mnters on ac-
1HpfH Of and for
1lmG DaVle
,Hggs fixture with
!. The Legum Band
i who patrons cry
Evening star., 1934-02-03
Stealing of Miss Fane'S
Baby ArOuses the Country
And Fox Audiences Suffer Until He Is Returned
to the Nursery-Frau Week Splendid
Actress and Baby lie Roy Stars.
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

ISIS FANES STOLEN" is curouSly effective
N\ and curiousy uncomfortable film Acted magnifceny
IVl Hollywoods players DOrothea Week
and Baby LIE Roy, is nevertheless such vivid
mnder the in this counrys history
that matter what think Of the theme the popaganda
put your kidnapping and subsequent loss of
prominent and popular children which at one time
Evening star., 1934-02-03


Hips, Hooray'
he puts his all in
to them Last
night he made
Keep on Doin'
What You're Do
in J" sound like
"Lohengrin" :.
He's medium tall,
has dark wavy
hair, and smiles
as he fiddles .
His vibrato is
swell IL you
know what that
Evening star., 1934-02-03
Retired Banker Dies.

CARLSBAD. N Mex, February 3
P).-Peter w. Goebel, rs, retired
Kansas City banker, who was presi-
dent of the American Bankers Asso-
citation in 1917, died yesterday
Evening star., 1934-02-03
San Carlo Singers Heard
In Wagner's "Lohengrin' -
National Last Night-Has Taste of the
Public Been Misunderstood?
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

HE of last nights audience at the San Carlo per-
formance of "Lohengrin" makes pause and ponder
Has the taste of the public been mlsundeood ana Goes
lean to of this than the "Cavaera
RuSana Pagacc' variety that has heretofore appeared
choice? yesterday filled the
public which listened carefully and reoced
Evening star., 1934-02-03
After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places
By the Spectator.

~ BAER is at the Heigh-H -Ho
M >. That's not Make, bat
N a lot of people call him
" L. that His real name is
Mo Mo Baer And
he's the gentleman with the violin
who stands up in front of all the
fancy Heigh-Hoers and pours out his
soul He's got one too Even
when he plays songs from Hips,
Evening star., 1934-02-03
Who was where recently.

Who was where recently:
The Bill (their house burned DOWN
Doellers Heigh-Hoe last Wednesday
and the girl in the purple dress
and the rabbit-tail sash was the sister
OF dark-eyed local beauty. Mrs.
Freddie Hltz. At the Shoreham
Moulin Rouge" dinner dance: Lois
Moran danced with Cornelius Wander
bilt, jr. . and famous linen king
said 'haloo" to Mary Carlisle
for whom he later gave a party in his
fiat. which has a fountain Mr..
and Mrs. Blaise de Sibour grinned
over their dinner dishes and the
Carl Kurtzes we're caught eating at
the same table The Tom Pinck-
Evening star., 1934-02-03

haired beauties in Roman Scandals"
who would have been very cold in
Winter She's slim and elastic and
she doesn't seem to mind taking it
on the chin or wherever
Patrons even stop eating that "arroz
con pollo'-thats a Mexican dish
at sight of her Now Libby
Rowland sings about those little
pigs who went to market or
whatever they did not such a
good song as "A Day Without You"
from the same show "8 Girls
in a Boat"
Evening star., 1934-02-03

keyick as the herald were excellent,
so good, in fact, that one forgot that
both these roles are difficult to sing
and only an experienced singer can
put them over with ease. Carlo Pc
ronl brought out the beauties Of the
score in his conducting. as much as
the deficiencies of the orchestra would
permit.
Evening star., 1934-12-09
Gildren's s Plays.
THE Children's Studio Of Speech an,

THE Children's Studio OF Speech and
Dramatic Art will present its
Junior Little Theater group in three
one-act plays at the studio in the
Burlington Hotel, 1l20 Vermont ave-
nue. northwest. Saturday at 2:3o pm.
This will be the hrst Of q series Of
performances planned for the year by
the junior Little Theater, which Is
made up Of children aged to II who
are interested in juvenile drama.
Little Black Sambo," one Of the
plays, will be played by Diane Coonin.
Claire Sugar, Meurice Cohen and
Gloria jacob. THE Birthday Cake"
will be played by Elsie Russell. Marilyn
Sirota, Marianne Lchtenstein, Shir-
ley Dinowitzer, Doris Goldberg and
Evelyn Cohen. Phyllis Frank, Mary
10 Hall, Barbara Lchtenstein, Doris
Sirota. Edith Cohen, Miriam Shapiro
and Vivian James will play in Ten
Minutes by the Clock" Teddy Bialek
and Betty Hall will give impersona-
tions between the acts Marjorie
Vesta wilkins will be at the piano.
Admission to the plays will be q
new garment or toy, which will be
presented to . childrens institution.
Evening star., 1934-12-09
Lederer's Biography

Vienna. and finally got the dramatic
lead opposite Nine. Wohlgemut in one
Of her greatest successes, Maria
Stuart" He attracted the attention
of Alex. Fischer Marich and of
Carl Meinhard. prominent producers;
played opposite Kaethe Dorsch, one
Of Berlin's leading theatrical stars, in
''Rain," and finally won . notion
picture contract to play opposite
Henny Porten, the Mary Pickford
Of Germany"
Since then he has done Romeo in
the Shakespeare play, under direction
Of Max Reinhardt, on the stage, and
has played in all the chief dramatic
successes on the continent. His mo-
tion-picture career has extended
through Germany, Austria, Hungary,
C1echoslovaha, England and South
Africa, as well as the United States.
It was his success in the stage play,
Autumn Crocus," in London, that
paved the way for his coming to
America, and his triumphal tour across
the country to Hollywood.
Evening star., 1934-12-09
ORETTA YOUNG and John
Boles have the leading roles in
THE White Parade" q dra-

llc WIllLc EhIdQC, III O.
IL matte and richly human story
that for the first time mirrors
the life and heartaches Of student
nurses and which Is the screen feature
at Loew's Fox Theater this week. De-
scribed as one Of the most touchingly
human stories Of the year and dedi-
Gated to that immortal founder Of
modern nursing, Florence Nightingale,
this picture Is one Of heart throbs,
pathos and laughter and is the firs.
picture to glorify the profession Of
nursing. Supporting Miss Young and
John Boles are Dorothy Wilson, Muriel
Kirkland, Astrid Allwyn, Joyce Comp
ton, Frank Melton and many others.
In the headline position Of the
vaudeville Is Jack Sidney and his
latest Samples" a talented group, in
cluding Tom. Dick and Harry. the
Walker Sisters, Davy Kraft, Betty
Kean and Elsa Greenwen, Charles
(Slim) Timblin, Refs and Dunn and
the Five Elgins.
"COLLEGE RHYTHM" the ALL
American musical romance, with
Joe Penner. Lanny Ross, Jack Oakie
dIld x1ClCll 1udSh A14 VAC N0A4 "a = ooRS4
lative cast, is the current attraction at
Loew's Palace Theater. It's mirth-
full farce built around the ludicrous
rivalry of two college boys for the
same maiden's hand. The principals
in the triangle are Lanny Ross, Jack
Oakie, the wise-cracking foot ball star,
and Mary Brian, the source Of conten-
ton. They are supported BY LYDIA
Roberti, Franklyn Pangborn and Rob-
ert McWade.
GEORGE M. COHAN. recently seen
~ in Washington in "Ah. Wilder
ness." and acknowledged Americas
FIRST actor" makes one Of his rare ap-
pearances before the screen and scores
with one Of his inimitable character
izations in Gambling" the attraction
current on the Loew's Columbia screen.
Evening star., 1934-12-09
Woods Gets Break.

BECAUSE Of his work In "Sweei
Adeline," First National has award
ed the romantic masculine lead In
While the Patient Slept" to Donald
Woods. The cast Of the picture Is tc
be headed by Aline MacMahon and
Guy Kibbee. while the Patient Slept
VIII be their third co-starring venture
"Babbitt" and Big Hearted Herbert
having preceded the mystery story
Mgnon G. Eberhart wrote the novel
on which the next MacMahon-K Kibbee
film has been based. Borwn Holmes
and Robert Lee wrote the screen treat
ment and the direction has been as
signed to Ray Enright.
Evening star., 1934-12-09
Next Week. Films.
TOAN CRAWFORD. clark cable an,

TOAN CRAWFORD, Clark Gable and
Robert Montgomery, cast together
Tor the flrst time, are to be seen
IN "Forsaking All Others" the screen
feature slated for Loew's Palace
Theater after the exit of the current
attraction. college Rhythm" Charles
Butterworth, Billie Burke, Frances
Drake, Rosalind Russell and MANY
others are listed in support Of this
latest hit directed by w. s. Van DYKE
With Claude Rains, who scored so
emphatically as "The Invisible Man"
portraying the leading role, R-K-O
Keith's will as Its next attraction
present "The Man Who Reclaimed His
Head" The picture is . Universal
adaptation Of the stage success Of
the same name and In addition to
Claude Rains has, In the featured
cast, such players as Joan Bennett.
Lionel Atwill, Henry O'Neill. Henry
Armetta and Bessie Barrkcale.
Warner Baxter has one Of his
most romantic and dramatic roles in
"HeI In the Heavens" . thrilling
drama Of laundering skies, which is
listed Is the screen feature for Loew's
Fox Theater on the program for next
Friday. On the stage program the
Fox will offer Estelle Taylor, Helen
Compton and her Brywn Mawr Or
chestra, Wills and Davis, comedy ex-
perts, and the Great Yacopis.
1.-THE Painted VEIL" oreta Garbo's
latest dramatic triumph, will be re-
turned to downtown Washington on
Friday. December II, for q weeks run
at Loew's Columbia Theater. Herbert
Marshall and George Brent are cast
opposite the slamorous star and q
capable cast appears In support.
Written around the famous song Of
the same name, "Limehouse Blues"
comes to Warner Bros. Earle Theater
next Friday, with George Raft, Jean
Parker and Anna May Wong playing
the leading roles in an enthralling
melodrama. This Is . Paramount
Picture. directed by Alexander Hall
and based on an original story by
Arthur Phillips. In its stage show
starting Friday, the Earle will present
as headliners the famous black-face
comics Of radio, January and Molas-
ses. known also as Pick and Pat.
Evening star., 1934-12-09


settles, where he appeared In stock for
about four years. He then returned to
Barcelona, went to college, received his
B. A. degree, and studied law. But
the stage was still uppermost in his
mind and he went to Bordeaux and
got work with q company there. Paul
Armstrong, the American playwright,
and Wilson Mizner. one Of our greatest
humortsts, saw him and made it their
business to meet him.
Come to America" they told him.
Look US up. Well help you"
And come to America he did. but
without notifying his friends, who
CHANGED to be out Of town at the time.
Not knowing what to do or where to
turn. Alberni went to Adolphe Klau-
Der, Jane Cowls husband, and told
his hard-luck story.
But how do know that you're
an actor?" asked Klauber.
Luis thought quickly.
Bring me q glass Of water and I'll
die for you," he said.
Klauber brought the drink and Al
berni went to work. The water be-
came poison under his anxious gaze
and as he slipped it, little by little,
1t began to take effect. He slumped
to the floor, gasping. and Klauber was
convinced. He gave Alberni his nrst
chance in America.
Those first parts" Alberni says,
"were learned parrot-like."
He didn't know much English and
consequently was never quite sure of
what he was saying. But he had the
real acting ability that inevitably gains
attention.
What Price Glory" came along.
with Luis Alberni playing the part Of
"Cognac Pete" This settled matters.
He became famous In this part and
Lawrence Stallings. who later came
to Hollywood. sent for Alberni to
write and supervise Spanish versions
Of films.
Once in the cinema capital, Alberni's
great acting talent became known
above his ability As a writer or super
visor, and he has been In demand
ever since.
According to this successful come
dams ideas, humor has a philosophy
all its own.
THE secret Of comedy is being as
serious as possible" he says. The
real comedian never shows OF in
public. He doesn't give his comedy
away. He sells It,"
One Of Alberni's sons said to him
one day. Dad, you've got bad Euro
pean accent. Why don't you 60 to
night school or something?"
If did" the king Of accents told
him, wed probably not be eating
now."
(Copyrisht. 1884. by the North American
NeWspAper Alliance Inc
Evening star., 1934-12-09
Pulitzer Play Wednesday.

2 IcHARD KREuzBURG. who re-
Gently made q hit in the Columbia
Players production of "Moonshine and
Honeysuckle," will be in the cast OF
that groups next production. "Allison's
House" to be presented at Pierce Hall,
Fifteenth and Harvard street north
west. Others In the cast will be Eileen
Fowler, Frank Jamison, Virginia True,
Helen Mead, Ida Garrett Mattingly,
George Edwards, Robert M. Miller,
Kathryn Logan, Oliver S. Anderson
and Bess Dyer.
The play Is based on the life Of the
New England poet. Emily Dickinson.
and was Pulitzer Prize winner as pre-
sented by Eva lie Galliene at her Civic
Repertory Theater. This will be its
f1rst presentation in Washington.
Steele Kennedy is directing. Jane
Lasater Rubey has designed the set
tings.
Evening star., 1934-12-09
Ina Claire s Play.

THE complete cast of lode to Lib
erty," in which Ina Claire will ap-
pear at the National Theater for one
week, beginning tomorrow night, in
cludes, in addition to the star, such
well-known players as Walter Slezak,
who will be remembered for his telling
performance in Music in the Air.;
Paul McGrath. who played opposite
Helen Hayes in The Good Fairy;
Nicholas Joy. Katherine Stewart,
Frank Conlan, Stanley Jessup, Colin
Hunter and Allen Pagan.
The play comes from the pen Of
the witty and distinguished Sidney
Howard, author Of "Dodsworth." THE
Late Christopher Beam" yellow
Jack" They Knew What They
Wanted" THE Silver Cord" and
other hits. He has adapted it from
the outstanding success of the last
Paris season, Michel Duran's "Liberte
Provisoire."
"Ode to Liberty" Is being presented
BY Gilbert Miller, New York's dis
tinguished manager and producer
of such plays as 1.-THE Good Fairy"
THE Late Christopher Beam" Jour
ney's End" THE Animal Kingdom" /"
There's Always Juliet" Berkeley
Square" "Or Betters" and others.
Miss Claire was last seen in the
Thester Guilds production Of "Biog-
raphy."
Evening star., 1934-12-09
BUYS Bromfeld Plav.

DARRYL zANUCK, production head
Of Twentieth Century Pictures, an.
nounces that he has purchased the
film rights to Louis Bromfield's story,
de Luxe" The story has been
adapted for the stage by the author
in collaboration with John Gearon,
and will be brought to Broadway as .
stage production early next month
under the aegis Of Chester Erskin.
de Luxe" was originally published
as . magazine story and was acquired
by Twentieth Century as one Of four
short novels in the volume, Here
Today and Gone Tomorrow" by
Bromfleld.
Mr.. Bromneld's play. "De Luxe" is
to be directed by Mr. Erskin, and will
be produced in conjunction with
Twentieth Century Pictures.
Evening star., 1934-12-09
Pictures of the Week
Screen Attractions and Vaudeville PROGRAMS
at Downtown Theaters.
at Downtown Theaters.

Wynne Gibson. Dorothy Burgess, Ted
Newton and others comprise the large
supporting cast. There is incidental
music, notably a new song, MY Little
Girl" composed and sung by Cohan
himself.
FRANCIS LEDERER, matinee idol
as stage star, wins screen honors
in 1.-THE Pursuit Of Happiness" in
which he appears as q shy but charm
ing Hessian soldier on the screen at
Warner Bros Earle Theater this week.
As Max Christmann, Lederer deserts
the British because the colonists prom
ise him life, liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness. Joan Bennett appears
opposite him As . Colonial belle, and In
the supporting cast Of this comedy are
Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Bar
bara Barondess, Minor Watson and
Walter Kingsford. Based on the stage
play by Lawrence Langner and Ar.
nina Marshall, The Pursuit Of Hap
piness" Is q gay, romantic comedy of
Revolutionary time Alexander Hall
directed, from the adaptation by ]. p.
McEvoy and Virginia Van Upp.
On its stage program the Earle pre-
sents varied vaudeville bill, headed
by Pappy. Zeke, Ezra and Elton, ''The
Westchester Hllbillies" of radio fame.
Others include Don Ruix and Bonita,
Eddie White and The -Four Franks" I"
p-K-o KE1TH's IS currently pre-
~ senting Claudette Colbert in the
Universal perturbation Of Fannie
Hurst's widely read novel, Imitation
of Life" Opened on Wednesday last,
Imitation Of Life" Is already setting
box-ondce records at the Fifteenth
street theater, with Miss Colbert and
those Of the supporting cast including
Warren Williams. Ned Sparks, Louise
Beavers, Rochelle Hudson and Fredi
Washington being accorded unstinted
praise. The picture was directed by
John M. Stahl, who also directed the
previous Fannie Hurst success, Back
Street."
Evening star., 1934-12-09

W0e0 LaWIence l1Dpett meoe D ulm
that had Laurel and Hardy In 1t for
comedy relief, for instance, his name
came second to theirs in the lads"
that peppered certain portions Of the
Middle West.
Why? Because his studio knew that
the townsfolk would turn out to see
Laurel and Hardy, their favorites, I"
even though they remained to admire
the genius Of Ttbbett. Sometimes tai
ent such Is his has to be fed to the
cinema public under the guise Of q
sugar-coated pill.
When Regis Toomey first made hit
as . comedian in hlms. he told me
with q laugh that in his home town
In the East his name led all other
players In the Advertisements for the
nlm. Since then, Toomey has gained
Q definite place for himself in pic
lures, but At that time he was just
a. surprised rs any one that such
advertising should be used In his
behalf.
AL Of which brings me to the real
point Of this story. The fact that
one Of our cleverest celluloid come
o1hLlB ~ VlI kuA1y o1lAIlOWu W AlllCf -
ican audiences, 20 far as his name is
concerned. even though he gets billed
In larger letters than Garbo, Dietrich
or Charles Chaplin, in his own coun-
try. His country happens to be Spain,
and his name happens to be Luis
Alberni.
You've seen him in countless pic
lures during the last six or seven years,
though you probably didn't know
what his name was. He's one Of
Hollywood's unusual free-lance play
ers. inasrpuch as he works from 40
to so weeks Q year-a record not to
be scoffed at by the most attractive
free-lance hero or character actor.
Let the next guy get the girl in the
film," says Luis Alberni, with know
ing smile. II always get my check at
the end Of the pictures, which follow
80 closely one upon the other"
Alberni Is famous for his dialects
IN this town. where 1t is possible to
get people who speak almost any Ian
guage. But he manages to give an
English version Of the accent that Is
pleasingly amusing. He's played
Greeks. Italians, Mexicans, Russians,
Germans. almost any nationality un-
der the sun, and played them all sue
cessfully. He was born in Barcelona,
Spain, October 4, 1886. His father Is
q famous Spanish Judge. still on the
bench in that city. Alberni is proud
Of the fact that his father Is one Of
the few ofacials who not only served
under King Alfonso. but also survived
the revolution in Spain.
Luis was early destined to become q
lawyer, but he had the bright idea to
60 on the stage and ran away to Mar
Evening star., 1934-12-09
4 Marx Brothers Signed.

METRO GOLDWYN MAYER an
- nounces the signing Of the four
Marx brothers for an original screen
comedy, tentatively known as "A Night
at the Opera" This will be an Irving
Thalberg production, and Is expected
to get under way within the next
few weeks.
James K. McGuinness Is now at
work on the story, in collaboration
with Harry Kalmar and Bert Ruby,
who are preparing musical sequences.