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The Washington times., 1934-09-20

ing from q stage comedian.
The news was true and the
current Variety carries the fur
ther details.
Al Trahan thinks he'll revOlu-
tiOnize the concert biz when he
debuts November l at Town Hall
with YukOna Cameron mrs.
Trahan), Fowler and Tamara,
dancers, and YaScha Bunchuk S
string ensemble for one concert
under Herman Schaad's manage
ment.
The revolutionary idea comes
from the vaudeville comedians
belief that concert patrons are no
different than any shOw-gOing
muggs-that if the truth were
known, they'd prefer their straight
music mixed up with some real
entertainment. Trahan thinks this
variety cOmbO has got it for the
platform addictS. He's been break
ing this theory amidst slapstick
to vaude audiences for several
years, meanwhile taking singing
lessons.
Trahan started out in show biz
as an acrobat.
The Washington times., 1934-09-20

Herman Timberg, with Herman
Timberg, jr., Pat Rooney and Pat
Rooney, Sd, have notified the
theater that as two of the head
liners, they have prepared a spe'
cial anniversary offering. Arthur
Godfrey, noted radio announcer
has his protegeS, Ernestine Gardi'
ner, Julia Cunningham and Will
liam A. Brady, all lined up for
specialtieS.
Then there is Vivian Fay, pre-
miere danseuse, who will be sur
rounded by ballet of "a girls.
The Loew's Fox cadet band will
furnish a musical program in
frint of the Fox from 8 o'clock TO-
The Washington times., 1934-09-20

With IS artists on the stage
tomorrow, Carter Barron, Loew's
divisional manager, predicts one
of the greatest stage presenta-
tons since the theater opened
seven years ago.
Yasha Bunchuk, famous con-
ductor of the Capitol Theater,
New York, and noted concert
cellist, who through popular de-
mand, is back for another week,
is already in town and rehearsing
with the Loew's Fox concert or
chestra. Mr.. Bunchuk will direct
the orchestra in French Echoes"
utilizing the entire orchestra and
so persons on the stage.
The Washington times., 1934-09-20
CHILD FOUR DANCERS
Moureen O'SuIIivon Wins Best
Role of Her Screen Career
In Sheorer Feature
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Thursday roundup of loose The District child labor
laws being rigdy enforced insofar the stage
Gene Ford lost four dancers from the Fox birthday
because girls couldn't produce satisfactory birth
toAtes showing they 49,. While Ted Lewis col
ored boy The Shadow of the hits of his act forced
this engagement the delnes Jackie Cooper
begins personal engagement at the Capitol Theater
Broadway would love play Washington but the
D. G. statute prevents his appearance after p m.
The Washington times., 1934-09-20
Combined For Film

AS probable starring vehicles
for ELISA Landi and Cary Grant,
just completing Enter Madame, -
at Paramount, the studio today
completed purchase from Carl
Detzler of four of his short
stories: Hue and Cry" "A Still,
Small Voice." lone Good Turn,
and "He Also Serves All action
melodramas presenting the same
characters they will be combined
in a single screen play.
The Washington times., 1934-09-20
Influenza Postpones

Ida Lupino, just finished with
her role in Ready for Love-" op-
posite Richard Arlen, today is re-
covering from a slight attack of
influenza that has kept her to
her bed and which forced her
and her mother, Mrs. Stanley
Lupino. to postpone for a few
days their projected eight-weeks
trip to England.
The Washington times., 1934-09-20
About Mr.. CoIumbo

Universal has been puzzled as to
just how the moviegoing public
would receive the late Russ Co
lumbo's last picture, Wake Up
y and Dream" It was booked
into Pantages Theater in Los An.
geleS and w. E. Oliver in the
Los Angeles Express describes its
reception as follows:
with Colombo tragically
killed, few who have the inter.
eSts Of Hollywood and its per-
sOnalitieS at heart or who wei.
come the coming of good voices
will want to miss it.
Indeed, I would not be sur
priSed If audiences everywhere,
as they did last night, applaud
at the ending of the film, in
sort of an epitaphiC praise, to
be sure, for the late crOOner.
Yet such spontaneous enthuS-
iaSm would never come unless
the picture itself warranted it,"
Al Trahan Concert
Just a few weeks ago it was re-
corded here that AL Trahan was
about to try out his voice in a
Town Hall recital, deemed q
most unusual announcement COM
The Washington times., 1934-09-20
Tom BaiIy Due

Tom Baily, in charge of Para
mounts Hollywood studio pub
licity, arrives in Washington next
Wednesday to shake hands with
motion picture editors, theater
managers who play his pictures
and exchange executives. George
Crouch and Nat CHASER, of War.
ner Bros, will be in charge of
next Mondays Variety Club lunch
con at the Willard headquarters,
although their notices read Oc-
tober "a. BY the way, DR.. Frank
T. Shyne, the eminent ostcopath
who rubs kinks out of the head
liners, was elected a full.fleGged
Barker at the Monday meeting
and duly indicted When Count
Of Monte CriSto" was originally
planned, Frederic March was the
first choice for Edmond Dantes.
But it was found impossible to ef-
feet his release from Paramount
and so Robert Donat was given
the role which will make him a
full-fledged Hollywood star.
The Washington times., 1934-09-20
Fox Prepares Monster Show for Seventh Birthday Anniversary

morrow evening on. Special dec
orations have been placed on the
front of the theater to give it a
real anniversary appearance.
The Washington times., 1934-09-20
"Barretts" Echoes

"Barretts" Echoes
Echoes of the "Barretts Of
Wimpole Street" party: Maureen
O'Sulnvan gets the finest role Of
her career, Henrietta, in the new
Norma Shearer picture. 1t was
played in the Cornell stage COM
pany by Margalo Gilmore .
'Flush," the dog which makes
such a hit in the picture, is not
the original Katharine Cornell
animal. Miss Shearer picked this
Flush" up in Hollywood and
when the preview audience raved
about the mutt Norma offered to
buy him. The owner said $1,000
and there was no sale OF this
clever cocker spaniel The
tensest moment in "BarrettS" is
shared by , Maursen O'Sullivan
and Charles Laughton. But the
love scenes which made this story
the greatest matinee attraction
in the history of the American
theater belong exclusively to Fred
ric March and Norma. Carter
Barron took leaf from the
British Embassy and served an
all-English menu with such things
as Yorkshire pudding, Bass stout,
roast beef and plum pudding -.
Again the stage has provided
Norma Shearer with a hit pic
ture. Her other adapted foot
light successes were Jane Cowps
"Smilin' Through" Lynn Fon.
tannes Strange Interlude," Ina
Claire's Last of Mrs. Cheyney,
Ann Harding's Trial of Mary Du
gan" and Gertrude Lawrence's
"PriVate Lives"
The Washington times., 1934-09-20
Howard HeadIiner


Monday to book a headliner.
Bumped into frankie Richardson.
what are you doing this week?"
queried Nathan. I'm laying off.
Due in Hollywood October / to
make picture" replied the
Movietone Follies singer. How
about working a week for me?"
suggested Mr.. Stiefel. Bet" re-
piled Singer Richardson. Which
is why frankie will be the How
ards headliner beginning Satur.
day. Rudy Berger, of the M-G-M
exchange, is authority for the
statement that not in five years
has there been so many good pic
lures from Hollywood available
for exhibitors. 1T is a sure sign
that product is improving" says
Rudy. Oracle Barrie, now sing
ing at Casino de Paree, has been
offered a principal role in Lew
Browns new revue, Calling All
Stars" Leona Powers, in her
first big role on Broadway in
"Errant Lady," woke up Tuesday
to find that the New York critics
had roasted her play although
they all liked Leona. will Rogers
has not responded to a cable offer.
ing him the lead role in 1.-The
Lonely Man." by Richard Mai
baum, described as a dramatic
biography of Calvin Coolidge.
Mrs. Leslie Carter is 70, but
opened Monday night at the Holly
wood Playhouse is a repertoire re-
Vival of her famous successes.
First is "ZaZa."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23
lUTAH'S LIQUOR | MEN WORRIED
January Legislature Fear- ed as Creation of New
 System Looms

Salt Lake City, Utah (UP)- Liquor dealers of Utah-the state which cast the deciding vote to re' peal national prohibition--are casting anxious eyes toward the state house--fearing the worst.
 The worst. from their viewpoint, Is the possibility that the forth" coming session of the legislature to convene in January, will create a system of state stores for the handling of hard liquor.
 That, 1t is generally conceded. would be a severe blow for the almost 1000 liquor dealers now operating in defiance of state laws, although holding federal licenses.
 Utah ratified the amendment re- pealing national prohibition by. an overwhelming vote and since then the population centers---Salt Lake in particular, have been wide open. On one side of one uptown block alone there are five open saloons.
 Ever since the repeal vote Q movement has been underway in favor of liquor stores, wiping out the present saloons. Governor Hens ry H. Blood appointed a commit. tee to study the problem and that committee, 1t is understood, has devoted much of it's time to study. ing laws of states controlling liquor sales through state stores.
 The legislature, and governor, undoubtedly will be governed by the findings of that commission which will report prior to the con. vening of the legislature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23
Inside Stuff

Back to the Peasant Rebellion in England goes the phrase From. Dick and Harry" according to the photographers who have ju s t tradced the origin of the names of the trio, "Tom, Dick and Harry" heard on the Household Hour of Musical Memories each Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. over an NEG blue net work from Chicago. "Tom, Dick and Harry" were originally lead CTS of the revolt against the feudal lords of England, according to the historians. And although the term is sometimes used to denote con- tempt, it was and still Is indicative of sociability and good fellowship.
 Lillian Morton, Roxy's west pocket comedienne," had a hard tune getting past the watchman at the CBS Playhouse stage door for her broadcast the other night. ''No children allowed backstage." :" said the watchman as Lillian drew herself up to her full four feet, eleven inches. She had to wait for Conductor Leon Rosebrook to come along and vouch for her as full- fedged grown-up performer in good standing.
 Lawrence Tibbett always wears a William Tell (pull the bow and hit the apple) tie when he is on the air. He finds they are much easier to rip off during the middle of a number when his collar gets too tight than the regular four-in- hand variety.
 What a secretary though was only a blank sheet of paper has turned out to be one of Barry Mc- Kinley's most prized fan letters. It camo from blind girl who listens regularly to the young baritone's programs over the NEG red net work Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 3:15 p. m. The letter was in Braille and thanked Me- Kinley for his singing.
 Suppose your wife was in the hospital for an operation? Would you feel like writing a play? Prob- ably not but that's what Owen Davis, ST, the author of "The Gib- son Family" and 400 plays did, so that he could forget his troubles And the play he concocted in less than two weeks was Easy Come, Easy Co.," hilarious farce! He did the bulk of the play in sixteen consecutive hours and declares to- day that he was unconscious of the passage of time until it grew too dark for him to write longer. By the time Mrs Davis had returned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23

In the editors chair. Once in. a great while there comes Q program that stands out, fresh and sparkling, from the routine fare offered by the loudspeaker. .. Such, We'd nesday night, was the radio decentralization of "Little Old New York; in which Mary Pickford gave as fine 8 per- formance as we've heard over the waves in months as Pa. tricia. It was dramatic, it was witty, it was entertain ing; Let's hace more like it on the air. /. It's only sOnle- thing like that which makes it possible to believe that radio, going the way it is, will ever bring out even half the poSsi- bilities of ether drama. Something new to these east ern ears is the music of Husk O'Hare and his orchestra, now i'm New York from the n1id- West. Wed heard Husk often from Chicago stations, but never over the eastern keys, and he's still offering a neat frand of dansapation. Hope that all the chains haven't the same Thanksgiving programs next week? ... But, of course (sadly), they will.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23
(speciaI to the Democratl

New Rochelle, Nov 2S.--Attack- ing the American policy of isola- ton, Oxford University. will debate the College of New Rochelle in a preliminary broadcast over Station WEAF at 1880 p. m. on Monday, November 26, and in a formal con- test from the college platform, Col lege of New Rochelle, at o'clock that evening, with Honorable James w. Gerard. presiding.
 The board of judges for the con- test has been selected as follows: Honorable William F. Bleakley justice of the supreme court of the state of New York; Honorable John P. Cohalan, former surrogate of New York county; and Dean Carl w. Ackermann of the School of Journalism, Columbia Univers- ity. Honorable James w. Gerard, chairman. is former American ann basador to Germany. Formally stated, the question to be debated is: Resolved: That the Abolition of the Isolationist Policy is Essential to American Recovery.
 Upholding the affirmative will be the representative from Oxford university, Michael Foot and John Stafford Cripps. MT Foot was president of the Oxford Union so- ciety in 1888 (the debating club and is president of the University Liberal club. MT Cripps was secre- tary of the Oxford Union in 1888 and is chairman of the Oxford Uni- versity Labor club. While in New Rochelle, the English debaters will be entertained at the home of MT and Mrs Louis Remedy of P. J. Remedy and Sons, publishers, who live in New Rochelle and are the parents of Rosemary KenedD a student at the College of New Ro- chelle.
 Gertrude Finnegan, daughter of Mrs B. Regina Finnegan, 520 Van Cortlandt Park avenue, Yonkers, and Elizabeth Kerwen, daughter of MT and Mrs Patrick J. Kerwen, 536 80th street, Brooklyn, com prise the radio team for the Col- lege of New Rochelle. Miss Finne- gan and Mary MacDonagh, daugh- ter of MT and Mrs Andrew P. Mac
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23
WEAF To Broadcast
 Universities Debate
Oxford and New Rochelle to Argue American Policy
 of Isolation from New York Monday

Donagh, 525 Fourth street, Brook lyn, have been selected for the for. mai debate at night. Miss Finne- gan. who is a member of the jun- for class, represented the Council of Debate at the New York State Debate convention at Colgate in April 1894. She has been award- ed class honors for her freshman and sophomore years. Miss Mac Donagh and Miss Kerwen are two of the outstanding seniors in the college. Miss MacDonagh is presi- dent of the student body y,Swhich is the greatest honor that can be awarded Q girl at New Rochelle. She has been a class officer since freshman year and last year was chairman of the junior prom. This is her fourth year as member of the Council of Debate. Throughout her college career, Miss Kerwen has been active in debating circles, along with her work in the dra- matic society. In addition she is president of Scribblers, an organ ization for literary discussion and comment.
 Four minutes will be allowed each speaker at the preliminary radio debate over Station WEAF at 1880 on November 26. MT Ger ard, as chairman, will speak for six minutes in general review of the whole case.
 In the Oxford New Rochelle de- bate in 1882, New Rochelle defeat ed the English debaters on the question, Resolved: That this House will Welcome the Cancella- ton of the War Debts.
 The New Rochelle Glee Club will entertain the audience before the debate begins, at the intermission, and while waiting for the decision of the judges.
 John Lane, former president of the Council of Debate at Fordham university, is coaching the New Rochelle team. MT Lane is con- nected with the law firm of Sulli- van, Donovan, and Heenahan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23

Gladys Swarthout, charming mezzo.sOprano of the Metropolitan Opera, will appear Monday, No- vember 19, in the new "VOice of Firestone" series, with the Choral Symphony of IS outstanding chO- ral soloists and William Daly's or. chestra. The other famous stars of this series, Richard Crooks, lead- ing tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, and Nelson Eddy, noted baritone of the concert stage and motion pictures, appeared with her in the special premier last MOD- day, and one of the three will sing each Monday. Miss Swarthout has been the soloist of the program through the summer and her ex- quisite art has brought her a tre- mendous following of admirers who are looking forward with pleasure to her programs in the new series.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23

Rambling. Our thanks to Nosaiine Greene, NEG dramatic aotresa, for her thoughtfulness, Followed by pretty bow. A this pillar that ABS Harlem Am- Rteur Night doesn't rate with the WEN non-programs of Major Edward Bowes. The show seems to get far too much out of hand at times. Have you noticed the flood of "amateur night~ broadcasts flooding the since the WIN af- fairs drew 8 big hand from crit aics? Glad to see that Bill Stern is being brought right out into the speaking end of NEG pro- grams. A stage director of the Radio City Music Hall, made a hit with listeners in his football !. .broadcasts this fall. Now he's booked for the Music Hall On The Air program and may be lined up with several other air shows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23
2SS--WTIC--Hartford--1O4O

P. M.
 3:30-Woman's Radio Review
 NEG. 4:00-Music Guild-NBC. 5:00-Causes of War-NBC. 5:15-Straight Shooters-NBC. 5:30-Nellie Revelrs Interviews
 NEG. 5:45-Stamp Club-NBC. 6:O0-Wrightville Clarion. 6:3O-Press-R Radio News-NBC. 6:35-Rhythm Masters. 6:45-Billy Batchelor-NBC. 7:O0-Jack and Loretta-NBC. 7:15-Gene and Glenn-NBC. 7:30-Musical Highway. 8:00-Jessica Dragonette-NBC. 9:00-Modern Concert Program:
 Robert Shanley, baritone. 9:30-Pick and Pat-NBC. 10:00-First Nighter-NBC. 10:30-Gothic Choristers-NBC. 11:00-George R. Holmes News
 from Washington-NBC. 11:18-Jesse Crawford, organist-
 NEG. 11:13-Slumber Hour. 12:00-Silent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23

sT told you SO" department. If Bill Derwin manages to book Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians for the city's Hamilton Park ballroom, as he hopes to, this columns editor would love the chance to help Bill count up what undoubt- edIy would be the biggest box office receipts any ballroom in this part of the state has ever drawn eff the price Is in the same bracket as that of the Ritz ballroom in Bridgeport.) Several times last winter we discussed with Bill the question of whether or not Waterbury would support a big name attraction here. .. We said yes and suggested the LombardOs, who had a few free dates, or some other top flight outfit. Nothing ever came of 1t, but now the park department hopes to book LOmbardO (whO drew some 25OO to the Ritz early this falD, before or after they start their southern tour for Stand- ard Oil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23
New York Stations e.r-eso = WORLD - WJZ-76O - WABC-S6O

Xivienne Segal, Songs. WOR-Selvin Orch. WJZ-Harris Orch; Leah Ray, Songs.
 WABC-March of Time Drama. 9:3O-WEAF-Bonime Orch;
 Pick and Pat, Comedians WOR-Lum and Abner- Sketch.
 WJZ-Phil Baker, Com dian; Martha Mears,
 Contralto; Belasco Orch. WABC-Hollywood Hotel Sketch, with Dick Powell, Jane Williams, Ted Fio-Rito's Orch. t and Others; Interview with Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler. 9:45-WOR-Dan Orch. 10:00-WEAF-Night Bus
 Sketch.
 WOR-Frank and Flo Songs.
 WJZ-Minstrel Show. 10:15-WOR-Current Events H. B. Read. 10:3O-WEAF-Agriculture To- day-William Duryee,
 Secretary of Agriculture of New Jersey.
 WOR-Variety Musicale. WJZ-The Message of Israel-Rabbi Jonah B. Wise.
 WABC-Kate Smith, Songs 11:00-WEAF-G R. Holmes, Chief Washington Bu- reau I. N. s.
 WOR-News.
 WJZ-Davis Orch.
 WABC-Nelson Orch. 11:15-WEAF-F Orch. WOR-Moonbeam Trio. 11:30-WMCA-D Music (Al. so WEAF, WOR, WIZ, WABC).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23

from the hospital, he had not only completed the play but had select ed the actors and put them into rehearsal-all within two weeks!
 During one of the "Peggy's Doc tor' rehearsals at NEG Rosaline Greene, who plays the role of Peggy Dale," seemed very much upset. Whats wrong?" asked James Meighan, her leading man. Have you lost something?" "Yes, I have," admitted Miss Greene, "my script!" "Oh, that's easy." consoled Meighan. ''I'll get you another one." Said Miss Greene. ''I know but the one I lost had a marvellous cake recipe written on itn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23
With RAY FITZPATRICK

1 washing windows in the cellar. |. Rugs without any edges. so you don't have to sweep things out from under them. :. Spaghetti with holes in 1t for people who like macaroni. A radio that gets nothing but static for people who don't like radio, so they can really have something to kick about. A bookcase without shelves, so people who have a book can leave it on the table. {. A special per- ,fume for refrigerators so you can have some place to keep limbur- ger. .. Calendars with only five days a week, to help along the presidents recovery plan. Cam eras with broken lenses for taking pictures of sweepstakes winners =. .Ashtrays that are always tip- ping over, for people who don't feel at home without ashes on the floor. . Training courses for more radio comedians, so more people can listen to symphony concerts.
 Personal =. Tommy Sulli-
 vans Canadian dialect stories
 are good for any gathering;
 might even go on the air, if
 there's enough material ....
 Have Johnny Rocco, varsatile
 entertainer, tell you the bar
 ber-shOp story some time when
 you want series of laughs Ben Glickman rises to remark.
 that he's not after Uncle
 Harry's radio job and that he
 doesn't want his name in the
 paper .... Oke, Benny, any
 thing you say .... What an-
 nOuncer of what station gave
 the wrong call-letters during
 a station "break'' the other
 night?. y. .FavOFitc radio pro-
 gram repartmcnt: First choice
 of Hal Senior, political scrib-
 bier, is Fred Aliens Hour of
 Smiles. which is on the air
 Wednesdays.
 Pickups.. Jean Egart will be the guestar on Sundays Open House show over CBS. .. Roxy has a second "Operatta Cavalcade" booked for his Columbia program tomorrow night Grace. Barrie, vocalist, and Tiny Ruffner, who m. cd the Show Boat series, will be on the Radio Scandals over ABS tomorrow night .... Ted Husing will name his All Radio" team on the Caravan program next Tues day night. An English version
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23
SPOKE. AGAINST soN-IN-LAw

Jefferson City, Mo-(UP)- The general election this fall had personal issues involved for Gov- ernor Park an dhis. family. The executive is a democrat and cam. paigned for the the ticket. It was his duty to speak against his own son-in-law, J. Marvin Krause, who ran for the St Louis court of ap- peals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23

What may be the end of paid ''plugs" of new songs by singers and orchestras over the air is found in the music publishers MIRA code, which has been ap- proved by the government and will be okayed by the publishers to- day and tomorrow. One of the stngest parst of the situation is that the little clause about plugging" seems to have been overlooked in most radio and Tin Pan Alley circles.
 The code says that publisher may pay an artist or orchestra foi performing a hang over the air, but that the talent must be an- rlounced as being sponsored. "No Ceceiving the public" says the MIRA, and if 1t works, it'll be one of the best things that has ever happened to radio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-23

nounces to an entirely non-inter- ested world his latest inventions. Here are the latest bits of insanity: Eye glasses with vertical stripes, so bank tellers can recog-
 nize their friends on the street..
 Stepladders without any rungs, for