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Evening star., 1934-06-24

1t is about a widow and her long
lost first love, and the widows young
son and his mix-up with an adVen-
turess. To rescue the son and insure
her own happiness the widow invites
the adventures, the long-lost lover
and the sons nice young flancee all
to q house party in her home in a
fashionable Boston suburb. The usual
criss- crosses ensue, with the various
knots united at the last to everybody s
but the adventures satisfaction.
Miss Frederick plays with crisp
assurance to be expected of one so ex-
perienced. Among her supporting
cast are several players better known
in the Middle West and Far West
than to Broadway audiences. Fred
erick Bell, for instance, is an Oregon
boy, making his Broadway debut;
Isabel Withers has played in score
of pieces on the West Coast; Laurette
Bullivant halls from Spokane and
played in stock there and in Denver;
Alexander Campbell and Charles
Mitchell Harris have both played in
Middle Western stock companies, and
Thomas Beck, graduate OF Johns
Hopkins University, had his longest
engagement supporting Miss Frederick
in the current play.
X 4 x
THE Theater Guilds rather sudden
decision to withdraw Maxwell
Anderson's splendid play. MARY of
Scotland" until the Autumn, when 1t
goes on the road, will diSappoint
many Summer visitors to New York,
the more so as the changes in the
original cast sacrificed little that was
essential. But the star-System is Curl
ouSly stubborn, despite the best efforts
to get along without it, and the drop
in receipts the instant Helen Hayes
and Philip Merivale left the cast and
were replaced by Margalo Gilmore
and Stanley Ridges, was SO sharp that
the guild evidently decided that it
was more expedient not to attempt to
continue during the hot weather.
This at least makes it less ungra-
cious to speak of certain overtones in
the playing of Mary and Boutwell, by
Helen Hayes and Philip Merivale not
quite reached in the nevertheless eX-
cellent performances of Margalo Gill;
more and Stanley Ridges Miss Gill
more made an engaging Mary. with a
touching girlishness, at times rather
different from anything found in Miss
Hayes representation, and she was
quite up" to the emotional demands
of the scene of Rizzio's murder. But
her voice lacked the depth and range
of her predecessor - those tones
which fairly "tolled''-and she didn't
quite achieve the others authoritative
and continuing air of "queenliness"
Mr.. Merivale is taller than Mr.
Ridges, and without in any way soft
Evening star., 1934-06-24

ening the character OF Boutwell,, he
gave it, nevertheless, an air of vibrant
romance scarcely found in the latter's s
performance. Mr.. Merivale's speech,
moreover, was really superlative. His
was English" English, but without
any of those localisms and smart"
affectations which are just as dis
treSsing as their American equivalents.
There is, as a matter of fact, sur
prisingly little difference in what may
be described as the best English and
the best American. And notwith-
standing this distinguished quality of
speech, Mr.. Merivale always (as Miss
Hayes occasionally did not) spoke
rather than read, or intoned, his lines.
Mr.. Ridges, one may well believe, was
literally closer to what such a swash-
buckling, roughneck. Scotch nobleman
as Boutwell, may actually have been
in life.
THE recent performance of Jour
ney's End" by boys of the New
Rochelle High School-almost profess
sional in its settings and in some OF
its individual playing-was an inter-
esting opportunity to re-measure a
piece which stood, in its day, as sort
of milestone in the theater, was
translated into 19 languages and was
being played, at one time, by some
thing like 80 companies in various
parts Of Europe. One could see more
clearly now than then how much Of
its tremendous appeal and force were
due to the fact that 1t was mile
stone; that 1t put into words, that Is
to Say-aS did our own What Price
Glory? y?"-something already brooding
in innumerable minds, yet not ex-
pressed. And how the excitement of
discovering the embodiment, in char
acters and in lines of such more or
less commonly held mood Is one thing,
and the objective drama itself, once
that first excitement is over, is, or
we'll may be, quite another.
One could better understand what
at the time seemed the incredible
stupidity of the London professional
producers who saw nothing" in r. G.
Sheriff's memorable play. (After be-
ing hawked all over London, 1t was
finally tried out on an off chance by
the independent Stage Society on a
Sunday eveningD But If you subtract
the element of the still-unexpressed
general mood of the time In which 1t
first appeared. subtract much Of the
cunningly worked up front line =
trench atmosphere (to which off,
stage sounds and lights rather beyond
tho resol1rces of anoatelI largely ron-
tributed) and simply act the lines, as
such, so to speak, a good deal Of
journeys End" does today, if not
precisely drag" at any rate, lack
much of its original pathos and bite
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Name" Promoters Plan
A Return to the Camera
Many Exhibitors Claim the Picture, and Not the
Stars. Draw at Box Office, While the
Director Plays an Important Part.

OLLYWOOD, Calf, June 23-Every convention gives birth
- to idea about pictures or, least every Convention
should do So Therefore, it is not surprising that our
recent convenion-300 representatives of
convenng here-should be thought provoking.
next great battle of the film studios be
acquisition Of name" directors and writer's convention
indic
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Fish Returned to Sea,

Fish catches of France recently
have been so large that many had to
be thrown back into the sea.
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Pauline Frederick on
Broadway With New Play
But "Her Majesty the Widow" Is Played Among
the painfully Obvious and Trite Guild
Withdraws Mary of Scotland

ISIS Pauline Frederick brought to town the only novelty
M the week, play by John Charles Brownel entitled
Her Majesty the Widow" in which Miss Frederick has
been troupng year the Pacific Coast and
elsewhere in the Although the rstnight
seemed to be amused by .inebriated comc-cook
comic Juvenile tripping footStoo and falling nat
and critical duty compes the statement that
judged by artistic standards applied to Wnterm produc
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Boles-Dunne Again.

John BOLES has been signed to
> play the leading male role oppo-
site Irene Dunno in R-K-O Radio S
age of Innocence"
Evening star., 1934-06-24
Where and When In Local Theaters

Where and When in Local Theaters
LOEWS FOX-Holywood Party" at 255, 510 755 and 1920
pm
EARLE-"Dr Monica" at q 44O 7:25 and 1905 pm Stage
shows at 345, $50 and s:1O pm.
LoEWs PALACE-"Change of Heart" at q A. g. and 10 pm
R-Ko KEITHs-The Vergie Winters" at 355 $780,
745 and $40 pm.
LOEWS COLUMBIA-"Such Women Are Dangerous at q
$50, 5:4O TAO and 940 pm
METRoPoL1TAN-Lit Man What Now?" at 2, AIS. $50
and els pm.
Evening star., 1934-06-24

DANCING.
iISr 10th St. NV Class and dancing every
FRIDAY. $40 20 1890 PM, with orchestra
Private lessons by appointment. Me. 4lS0.-
EDW. r. MILLER STUDIO
sI4 18th St-NA- S093.
II its danced. we teach It.
PEYTON PENN STUDIO OF DANCE.
(Member Dancine Masters Assn. lne.l
Dancing IL . social necessity Learn now.
IS45 st. NV, Metrop0lltan 5Oo0
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

OH DOCn n1gnIS WILL SLarL al liz
The Cadet boxers and wrestlers
will be meeting their first opposi-
ton of the season, while the
cagers will be trying to redeem
their defeat at the hands of a
polished st. Johns quintet last
week. Coach. Bill Raftery will
send the same boys into the game
who played brilliantly in spots
against the Johnnies.
The Lineup
Capt. Stumpy TraverS, who was
slightly injured in the opener, and
Emmett Heerdt will team as
guards. Bill Downey and Irwin
Smith will be the forwards.
Charlie Hancock, who was V. M.
rs standout player against the
Annapolis club, will jump center.
Coach AL Martin is combing
the barracks for a light heavy
weight, but otherwise the Cadet
boxing lineup is pretty well set.
Willis Cavedo will take care of the
115-pound class, and George Curf-
man will be the featherweight
entry unless Selden McMillin can
make the weight. which appears
doubtful. Capt. George Balm will
be the V. M. I. 135-pounder.
Burton or Baker
Either Custis Burton or Jack
Baker will enter the welterweight
division. and lin Trout will be
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
ELITES To SEE
T|LDEN-V|NES
NET CLASH

NEW YORK, Jan. 10-with
the carriage trade drawing up to
the door in the tiffany manner
and white shirt fronts cleaning
in the night, the age-old ques-
ton of what would happen if
Vines, the amateur, ever met
Tilden, the professional, will have
its answer tonight. For Vines,
the amateur, is really to meet
Tilden, the professional, for the
worlds tennis championship at
Madison Square Garden, only Of
course he is no longer Vines, the
amateur.
Decision
He has given up that rather
preposterous delusion for the
glittering reality of a promoters
gold, some $4,000 of it, in fact.
But instead of turning a disdain.
ing back on the pariah, the
Piping Rock set seems somewhat
agog.
Probably as many as $4,000 of
our assorted upper claw-ses will
pay more than $4,000 to see the
long awaited duel. between the
broad-swordsman of tennis and
the deft, parrying rapier that
Tilden so glibly portrays. The
w. K. Vanderbilts will be there.
So will the Tommy Hitchcocks.
Likewise one of the Barrymores.
named Ethel; Geraldine Farrar,
the Nelson Skaters and the draw
ing room set in general.
Financial Success
So the event is to be a
financial and social success and
all that remains is the competi-
tive angle, which is strictly up
to the principals. 1t can't miss
there, either.
Tilden is the favorite tonight
and for several reasons, one of
these being that Vines is unused
to board-floor play. The other
reasons named William Tatum
Tilden, End. He's still the finest
single-match man of this sport
or any.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
:, UCS WILL TAKE
81 To CAMP

Starting pitchers of the Pirates
: ! have among their number
le old favorites and some new
nbers. The starters will be
ph Birkofer, who returned to
league last fall after heavy
1ice duty in the international
~; Bill Swift. a sophomore; Hal
-'::th, still rated as one of the
>rnger members Of the curving
''>artment; Larry French, south
AZ, and Red Lucas, the veteran,
I" ying his first season with the
'ltes.
Gmith and Birkofer, by their
* last summer, won places as
Ilar starting pitchers for 1884.
ere will be no pitching problem
Pittsburgh next season if this
up of pitchers does as well as
season.
here are "a names on the Pitts.
gh list for next. season. About
of that list Will go to Paso
oles. Those players not ripe
major league duty will be
oped to some of the various
os with which the Pittsburgh
m has connections.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

and the third Cochrane. Only
Foxx remains.
The Browns will not offer any
raises, and some Of the players
will be forced to play for less pay.
Detroit calculates no increases
in salary and it's doubtful if any
member of the New York cast
will get a boost, Cleveland is not
thinking of adding anything to
its pay roll with one exception.
That exception is Mel Harder,
who in the opinion Of Walter
johnson, manager of the Indians,
is the most willing toiler in base
ball.
johnson insisted that the club
give Harder a raise even if it had
to dig in the reserve fund. He
said:
''There is q player who is
ever willing to do more than
his share Of work for the team.
1 recall only one other pitcher
who would go in day in and
day out to help the team and
that pitcher is General CrOwder
of the Washington team.
Harder had to work in turn
and out all season when some
OF our staff faltered, but he
never complained and offered
no alibi when he was beaten.
"There are lots of tempera-
mental pitchers who will crab
q lot when q player lets q drive
get away from him, but errors
make no difference to Harder"
WILL KEEP HARDER
Five clubs sought to talk trade
with Cleveland this winter, but
no deals were pushed through
because Harder was the pitcher
in demand. Recent averages on
pitching effectiveness in the
league showed that Harder held
high place. In fact, he led the
league in that particular depart
ment of pitching In 1888 Harder
hurled 253 innings, took part in
43 games while Hildebrand. VINO
had a good season. had 36 games
to his credit
Had Cleveland been a vigorous
hitting team last season it would
be safe to say that young Harder,
called the pitcher with the ideal
disposition. would have won 25
games.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
AVER|LL
FAILS To HIT

Touching on the weak attack
of the Indians last season, one
reads that it was not the wide
open stadium that crimped the
batting style of some of the lead
ing hitters.
Of course, here was a loud cry
about the vast park and the ease
with which outfielders could pull
down fly balls that would have
been homers in any other park,
but that contention is not borne
out entirely by the figures of last
season.
Take the case of Earl Averill
for instance. He was the one
player who caused the Indians to
abandon their new playing field
for the old lot, but the statistics
of the season show clearly that
Averill hit much better at home
than on alien lands.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Golf Caravan Moves
UDOn San Francisco

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1O.-Golf
professionals who played in the
Los Angeles open, moved on to
San Francisco today with the ex-
ception of Macdonald Smith, Of
Nashville, Tenn, winner of the
tourney here.
Willie Hunter, Los Angeles pro,
finished in a tie for second place
with wild Bill" Mehlhorn, Of
Louisville, KY. by playing the
seventeenth and eighteenth holes
in two par fours for an aggregate
of 288. George Won Elm, of Los
Angeles, with finishing 73, tied
for fourth place, with Willie Cog
gin, San Francisco, and John Re-
volta, Milwaukee. Darkness de-
layed the Hunter Won Elm finish
Monday.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

OF course, Babe Ruth'S contract
is still to be argued, but the big
thumper is prepared for a salary
reduction, like other players. The
other day AL Simmons fell into
line with a cut of about $4,000 a
year in his wages, which will make
him a $21,500-a-year player for
two years. Simmons could nave
had a little more money on a one
year basis, but he preferred the
contract calling for the longer pc
riod. At thai, the club seems to
think it got a little in the way of
recompense, for if Simmons hits a
few more home runs at Comiskey
Park next summer with the
smaller playing field to help his
long drives, he might have de-
manded a contract calling for $685.
1888, as he did at Philadelphia.
Back in Bushes
Many of the Sox drew down the
same pay as last year. Jimmy
Dykes, who signed up two months
ago, said at the time that he
thought he was back playing in
the mill league.
There was one Chicago player
who got a raise for his work in the
1888 race. He az Luke Appling,
the hard hitting shortstop, who
not only hit better than 300, but
fielded his position well and be-
came one Of the better group Of
players in the league.
The Athletics are going to face
the ak. That is, all those left from
the old days, with the exception Of
the S':perslugger, Jimmy Foxx.
Someone said that Foxx wanted
$4,000 a year salary, but the
heavy.hitting first baseman went
on record officially as saying he
had not asked for that sum.
Late last summer, Connie Mack
took all of his players into the
front office in the tower at Shibe
Park and showed them what the
color Of red looked like in the
clubs ledger. He told one and
all Of those present that there
were only three Athletics worth
$4,000 a year to any team these
days. While he did not say so
the players grasped the idea that
one was Foxx, the other Grove
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

the 155-pounder. Bill Tyree will
enter either the 165 or the 175-
pound class, leaving the heavy
weight class to Charlie Oatley.
Coach Mooney Lands will have
two wrestlers for each weight
ready for the DiVidson Wildcats.
The first man named in each
class will probably get the call:
118, Charlie DeCamps and Bill
Seay; 1876, Winfred Holt and Ed
Bailey; 1876, Charlie Lathrop and
Jim Sherman; 145, Gene Venable
and George Travis; 155, Bill
White and Bob Rust; 1865, Bill
Currence and Charlie StubbS; ITS,
Captain Charlie Dorrier and
Ernst Farley; unlimited, John
Burgess and Jim Vanderslice.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10

The Campbell Stakes has an
entry fee of $28 but the Friday
trials will cost but $3.50 to enter.
Last year there were "a bowlers
in the tourney, open only to
bowlers of washington and
suburbs.
The first block will be rolled
at Columbia a week from Satur-
day, with the second block going
to Lucky Strike and the final
block at Convention Hall, Feb
ruary 3, at Convention Hall.
Cooke Leads
Cookies 139 game and Zulo's
356 set were high last night in
the Off Record League, while
Ferber's 146 and Reigelman'S 374
set topped the Lutheran Church
Mems League.
Banging out a 145 game, ia
cobs shared individual honors in
the Masonic League with Evans,
who had a 379 set. Gordon Scott
set a new record in the Wash
ington Post circuit with a 406
set, getting games of ISL, 1876
and 100. In the East Washing
ton Church League Jim Roy and
Charlie Hughes led with a 142
game and 376 set, respectively.
Pounding the pins for a 141
game, Lindsey Stott shared honors
with DR.. M. Parks, who had a
1872 set in the Columbia Heights
League.
The women had another of
their consistently good nights,
the Beeques breaking the team
game record in winning one game
from the Columbians in the
Washington Ladies League, with
598.
Captain Quigley Stars
Capt. Catherine Quigley (Bee-
ques) headed the list with 145
game and Annette Matthews had
a $50 set.
In the Eastern Star Ladies
League, Ellen Veihmeyer, aided
by a 1876 game, rolled a 353
set. Team mates on the Claims
Control team of the Internal
Revenue Ladies League, Agnes
Irwin and Gladys Engman divided
honors, the former having a 116
game, the latter a 314 set.
Over in the Chesapeake and
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
HAP HARDELL
BREAKS UP.
BRAWL
BY SID KATZNELL

, While the students and high
school sport followers were en-
ioying the Tech-Eastern basket
,,all game in the Mckinley gym
laSium yesterday out in the cor
idor which leads to the dressing
; ooms there was real excitement
-fisticuffS!
= Rube Hayman, first strin g
uard on Central's five, and John
IfcLean who plays on Techs
Football team, threw fists at each
'ther to begin the hostilities.
hen practically all of Centrals
. asketball team got into action,
liking it with Tech students
ntil Hap" Hardell, football
Z oach and athletic director of
'ech, intervened and broke up
I lie brawl.
Tech students and hackers
: ,ught to go after Centraps team
/ 1t Hardell reasoned with them
Id they quieted down and went
= 1t and saw the rest of the
ech-Eastern game.
It seemed that the thing
arted because several TIE C h
udents were razzing Mario Gre
rio, Central's ace forward, to
extreme.
The Inauguration of the 1884
:" fer-high series was exciting.
Tech pulled an upset by trounc-
'"y the favorite, Eastern High,
to 80. while Western surprised
T. holding the 1888 champion,
T. ntral, to a 80 to 81 score.
Victory No Fluke
. The Mckinley boys victory
not a fluke. They actually
tplayed Eastern, beating it
the punch as the fight fan
.uld say. Tech was ahead at
4 end of the first quarter, 6 to
= due to two great shots by
FL. lnny Billings and one by Nor
! Mulitz. And Tech was still in
lead at intermiSSion holding
20 to 6 advantage.
Reds" DAILY and Billings were
fellows who won the game
the ct" boys, especially DAILY.
is lad did everything right. He
ised to his mates when they
:. re open and counted nine points
g.: co-star with Billings as leading
r. ,rer for Tech. Tommy Nolan
1 'Dopey" Dean played best
/ Eastern.
Jolan's floor performance and
G 5ance shooting were outstand-
-. Deans accurate passing aided
tern to score many points.
Ragged At Start
'astern'S ragged playing in the
half spelled defeat. It acted
champs in the second half,
it was too late. Incidentally,
Gerday's loss broke Eastern'S
game winning streak.
Central was fooled completely
+, Western. The Mount Pleasant
'?ool grabbed a 27 to IL lead at
{ time, but Western came back
! fought like wildcats during
second half advancing within
points of Central at one time,
20 %. However, Central braced
played the brand of ball
ch won the championship for
asst year.
lift Keyser and Mario Gre
10 topped Centrals point-get-
with Is and IA points re-
ctively. Jimmy Corcoran, foot
! fame, and Fred Frank, kept
stern in the running with their
client shooting.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Johnny RiskO Gets
Verdict OUer MGLOney

MIAMI, Jan. 1O.-Johnny Ris-
ko, of Cleveland. today had to his
credit an easy ten-round victory
over Jim Maloney of Boston.
Risko gave Maloney a fine
pasting to win every round in
the first major fight of the win
ter season last night. Risko
weighed 1876 and MaloneY 2O8.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Wrestling Results

At New YOrk-Jack sherry, Ohio,
Ivan VakturOff. Russia. threw Carl
Lemmle, California. in 1871.
Herb Freeman. New York. tossed Joe
Maynard, New York. in 1926.
TOny MOrrelli. Italy, pinned Serge
SmirnOff, Russia, in 1914.
Carlos HenriqueZ, Spain, threw Art
De Kuh, New York. in 1916.
MemphistO. Germany. and Len Hughes.
Texas, drew.
Fred Bruno, Italy, threw Martin
ZikOff. Russia, in 8:4S.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
rs. McEUOy Scores
TUice at Billiards

CHICAGO, Jan. 1O.-Mrs. Ger
t de McEvoy, of New York, de-
I ding the women's national
a ateur pocket billiards cham.
r ,nshipS, was well on her way
tC another title.
The champion opened the tour
r here with victories over Miss
{ orgia Veatch. of Chicago and
7 s. Irene Hummel, of New York.
6 meets the same contestants
e hin today. Mrs. McEvoy de-
I tied Mrs. Hummel, 35 to 13, in
II innings and won from Mrs.
Eummel, IS to SO in 8 innings.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Helen Jacobs to Play
In Women Indoor Test

NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-Helen
Jacobs. Americas tennis queen,
will play in the women's national
indoor championships next month
Mrs. Clara Wightman said today
Miss Jacobs would surely COM
pete in the doubles and perhaps
in the singles.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
BETHESDA WINS

The Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School sextet defeated
Mount Rainier yesterday on the
formers court, 38 to 25. Miss
Winkler with % points starred
for the winners, while Miss
Shager with 16 points was high
scorer for the losers. Mount
Rainier was leading at half-time,
18 to IA.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Fire May Force Team
To Cancel Cage
Schedule

SELINSGROVE. Pa, Jan, 10.
Due to the recent fire which
totally destroyed the Susque-
hanna University gymnasium
the authorities at Susquehanna
may be forced to cancel the re-
mainder of the basketball sched-
ule,
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
TINY GOALIE SHINES

BOSTON, Jan. 10.-Ry Worters,
diminutive goalie Of the greatly
improved New York Americans,
was the hero of his team today,
following his sensational playing
in their 2-to-1 victory over Boston
Bruins last night.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
FIREMEN ANXIOUS

Bethesda Fire Department would
like to schedule a game with a
team that has a floor tonight.
Call Manager Schaffert at Co.
lumbia 1898.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
JUNIORS RESTING

The Premier Cab Juniors are
without a game for Thursday
One hundred and thirty pound
teams having a gym are asked to
call Lincoln 1929.
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Only Few Players Get Raises
In This Years Contracts

Baseball contracts being shipped out to the players these
days. For the most part the documents show salary cuts All
the way along the line the American League the players had
submit sashes few of the clubs made money
last the Senators showing considerably less in the
line Of profits than any championship team in years
The Washington times., 1934-01-10
Cadet Cage, Mat, Ring Teams
Will Meet Rivals

LEXINGTON, Va, Jan. 10-Three V. M. teams will get
into action the home floor in Hall this week On
Friday night the Cadets will entertain North Caronas basket
ball team Boxing with Maryland and wrestling with Davidson
will form the double attraction Saturday night The events
huin 7.16