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Evening star., 1934-12-09

man as he can easily succumb. Rumor
has 1t that already he has started to
remedy his error.)
THE 10 best pictures Of the year
have come around again. The
coony film daily's questionnatre sits
on every dramatic desk In the coun-
try and pleads for recognition. It Is
nice to be able to sift back over q
period Of IL months and pick the
good from the bad. Surprising, too,
to flnd how many bad films there
were-and how few really first-rate
ones. As you look over the list you
wonder what you would do If you
were asked to pick the so best Aims of
the year-the answer to that being
There weren't so best.
II We recall our choice correctly 1t
went something like this: Little
Women" THE House Of Rothschild, "
"One Night Of Love-" "It Happened
One Night" Judge Priest" Dinner
at Eight" viva villa" and THE Bar
retts Of Wimpole Street" The other
two we forget-only that it was by no
means an easy job to flnd them.
With this fact to face It is no
wonder that the censors felt that it
was time to jump in and salvage q
sinking ship. Not that It actually was
sinking, but they thought 1t was-and
their influence has not been as one
sided as many supposed it would. The
only light they have really dimmed is
Mae WeSt-and she was beginning to
dim her own light little already.
So-with next years crop we hope
that there will be more worthwhile
material to choose from-and what
We have heard from such Aims as "The
White Parade" Eve haven't seen It
yet, The Little Minister" Becky
Sharp" Gin COLOR, "Mutiny on the
Bounty" '"The Lives Of q Bengal
Lancer" "Oliver Twist" THE Farmer
Takes q Wife" (Which Fox has bought
for Janet Gaynor and Charles Far
rell). Anthony Adverse" Garbo's
Anna Karenina" and a few others.
The New Year starts with gusto.
There ought to be at least II best
films In the next IL months instead
Of only (Which is all We really think
there were this year. including such
pleasant fun as THE Thin Man" and
"Hideout."
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Local Players.

"CAND1DA," by George Bernard
Shaw, will be the second pro-
duction Of the season to be given by
the Pierce Hall Players In Pierce Hall,
December 10 and 20. It Is being
directed by Miss Ina L. Hawes. The
role Of Candida will be played by Dor
othy Dietz, q new member OF the
players. Other parts will be played
by Edmund Evans, James Rawls, Eve
lyn Schweizer, William Austin Davis
and Charles Bell. Mary Foley Benson,
q scientific artist for the Department
of Agriculture, Is lending her talents
to the production Of CANDIDA"
Strange things take place In 1.-THE
Black Flamingo." abandoned castle
on the road froms Paris to the coast,
and these will be unfolded to audi
ences Friday and Saturday nights
when the Montgomery Players present
their second production Of the season.
This Is the first all-costume play to
be undertaken by this group and will
be played on the stage Of the Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase High School.
Under the direction Of ]. A. Bishop
q large cast Is this week doing the
final polishing Of the presentation
after I'VE weeks Of rehearsal. The
cast includes Margaret T. Buckley,
Doris Dewey Day. Edmond soper.
Russell Nicholson, William j. Mac
Intyre, ]. Mahlon Selby. Elizabeth
Moore, Margaret Keyhoe, Ralph 8.
Fowler, Walter Mcintosh. Clarence l..
Click and Harold s. Norton. Mr..
Fowler has designed and built the
set and Mr.. Bishop has composed
incidental music.
The worlds premier performance
Of I'm Old st. Louis" will occur In
washington Friday and Saturday
nights. The picturesque life Of
George Rogers Clark. Virginia ex-
plorer and leader. interviewer with
romance and song, Is the basis for
the colorful operetta, to be given by
the Music Department Of Western
High School In the school auditorium
under the direction Of Mrs. Gladys /
Sanders and Miss Lucy q. Lynch. A
cast Of 100 students will produce q
Evening star., 1934-12-09
Star Howard and Muir.

FIRST NATIONAL PICTURES, Inc,
announces that 1t is planning to
team Leslie Howard and Jean Muir
in q production to be entitled "Glori-
ous." Howard is currently to be seen
with Kay Francis In the First Ma
tional screen play British Agent. I"
Miss Muir's most recent appearance
was in Desirable" The studio, which
has ambitious plans for Glorious" is
scheduling Frank Borzage, who re-
Gently completed Filtration Walk, I"
as director. Howard's assignment to
the picture is still somewhat indefi-
mite, pending his return from Eng
land. Rida johnson Young, who wrote
"Maytime," is the author Of "Glori-
ous."
Evening star., 1934-12-09
At the Gayety.

"HA-CHA-CHA" comes to the Cay
ETY. Theater for . ene-week stay
beginning today. It is q production
Of the Independent Burlesque Asso-
ciation and boasts Of q clever gang Of
funmakers, among whom are Frank x.
Silk. Others include Billy c"Scratch")
Wallace, tramp comic; Charles Goldie,
Tom Bundy. Jack Coyle. Edna Dee,
"Darlin'" Lucky, Ethel Deveaux, Mimi
Reed and Raw Parsons,
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Three Stars at Work.

kOHSAh1NG ALL OTHERS" went
into production last week at the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios with .
cast headed by three Of the COM
pany's best-known stars, Joan Craw-
ford, Clark Gable and Robert Mont
gomery.
w. s. Van Dyke, whose last two pic
lures were Hide Out" and 1.-The Thin
Man." is the director, and the players
include Billie Burke, Charles Butter
worth, Ted Healy. Edward Brophy and
Louise Henry.
The fllm was adapted by Joseph
Mankiewicz from the Broadway stage
play Of the same name by Frank Ca
vett and Edward Roberts. Bernard
Hyman Is the producer.
Evening star., 1934-12-09

"Ann Sten Is perfect IN the part,
and please note that Frederic March's 5
scene when he recalls his youth with
Katusha is one Of the finest and most
refined that has ever been my pleas
ure to see.
Lets give credit where 1t Is DUE
but such pictures as Won Sternberg's
The Scarlet Empress should never
be let out of the studios-in fact. Won
Sternberg Is one Of the most tasteless
directors that ever existed.
"Of the other famous Russian pic
lures, The Patriot 'Volga Boatman,
the English picture in which Eliza
beth Bergner played Catherine the
Great; British Agent and all others
through which I sat and squirmed-
the less said the better! Apparently,
the low in bad taste, lies, exaggera-
tons, stupidity and nonsense has been
set and we are on the way to better
Sussian pictures.
VERY truly,
VLADIMIR B. GRINIOFF."
United Artists, Anna Stem. Fredric
March and Tolstoy please note.
WHATEVER the public thought Of
Sidney Howard's and Bob Lit
tells Gather Ye Rosebuds" last week
hasn't dampened the enthusiastic at
titude that is being manifested toward
Mr.. Howard's new play Cor rather the
one which he adapted from the
French). lode to Liberty" in which
Ina Claire will make her debut tomor-
row night at the National.
Mr.. Howard having hit the skies
with his scholarly adaptation Of "The
Late Christopher Bean" has proved
his knowledge Of French highways and
byways, and with Miss Claire In the
leading role, his new work should
gather great good therefrom.
Personally, We are inclined to be-
Ieve that at the moment Mr.. Howard
Is more secure In his skill as an adap-
tor (w1tness "Dodsworth'o than he is
as strict inprovisor. At any rate. he
Is one Of the most distinguished fig
ures In our American theater today
and anything that he does should be,
and Is welcomed not only with interest,
but, in most cases, with respect.
P. S.-His Gather Ye RoSebuds"
Evening star., 1934-12-09
Signed by Columbia.

TuLLIO CARMINATI and Lillian
Harvey have been signed to long
term contracts by Columbia Pictures,
which plans to place them in "Once
. Gentleman" beginning production
almost Immediately under Victor
6chertzinger's direction.
Evening star., 1934-12-09

variety Of songs, the Negro spirituals
and an old French song being Of
especial interest. Nellie Strong and
Alfred Stokes have the leading roles.
Others include James FArquharson,
Charles Miller, Robert Pendleton, Vic
tor Purse, William Keyser, Martha
Ann King, Susan Pentz. Elizabeth
Oleson, Margaret Ecklon, Edward
Drinkard, Allen Patten and Marion
Sears.
Candida" the well known modern
comedy by George Bernard Shaw, will
be presented by the American UNI
versity Dramatic Club under direction
Of VIII Hutchins. professor Of art, at
the gymnasium auditorium. on the
campus, Wednesday. December 10. Re-
hearsals have been under way for two
months with the select cast Of six
students, and the college community
already is looking forward to this as
one Of the high lights Of the holiday
season. It will be an invitation per.
Torrance.
Evening star., 1934-12-09
We Live Again Acclaimed
AS a True Russian Picture
Said to Outclass Other Efforts of That
Character-Ina Claire at National in
New Play Tomorrow Night.
BY e. de S. MELCHER,

III native-born Russian want to raise voice in
praise OF the picture We Live Again It is really the
~ first picture Russia that has out of Holly
wood The settings the spirit the faces Of the peasants
the simple country estate the singing all authentic and
exaggerated what the American public
Russia Although the plot changed Is
butchered like many other novels have been in the past
Evening star., 1934-12-09
Cinema Stars Light Is
Often Kept Under Cover
Some Of the Best-Paid Players Of Hollywood Are
Little Known to the Public-Character Parts
Offer Plenty of Work the Year Around.
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

7 HOLLYWOOD, Calf, December s-No mans hero to his
- valet Or he's not life This theory
doesn't hold in the movies where wallets old friends ane
acquaintances from home town develop into
rabd fans the minute your has the
Because OF loyalty motion producers
learned to bill their Aims certain localities The customer
always right audiences in certain towns given the pleas
seeing the their favotes bazoned bright
electrcs above those Of the real star OF the show.
Evening star., 1934-01-30
Conqueringg Contract
BY P. HAL SIMS

that the suit Is likely to be blocked.
You know that you hold in the two
hands out Of the 13 trlImps. Your
long trump or trumps in dummy should
provide an eventual entry, enabling de-
clarer to take a finesse toward his own
hand In some other suit, unless all four
adverse trumps are maSsed in one OF
the opponents hand, or dummy's
trumps are 2, 3, 4, 5, 50 that his high
est will be lower than declarer's lowest.
This Is point to watch.
Look Out for Blocked Trump Suit.
II your highest trump is the or
higher. it Is pretty safe to count it as
an entry. incidentally. the opening
two-bidder should also bear In mind
blocked for entry purposes If he has
no lev card in it. For instance, if you
make a bid Of two spades with a spade
holding Of A, K, @. j, 9 and your part
ner raises it to three spades, you know
his bid is based on four small trumps,
since he canont have a top honor. You
also know that his trumps will not
furnish an entry by means Of trump
leads unless they include the ten-a
card you canont locate by any bidding
method known to me. Consequently, it
may we'll be that though your partner
has responded correctly, his hand will
actually only furnish one entry.
Subsequent Bidding.
Having agreed on the trump suit by
the raise, responder leaves the opener
free to make any kind of construc-
tive or probing" bids he may select
In order to locate definite cards and in
the attempt to eliminate losers Opener
may bid a suit Of A. @. x, trying to
find the king by raise. He Is granted
great freedom, as here again We are
operating under the leeway principle
but with even more to spare. You bid
two spades with only three losers in the
hand: partner raises to three. Now
you know that the hand is quite safe
at five spades. and can use all the
available rounds Of biding up to four or
even five spades, in order to ascertain
whether you should go on to six or
seven. Your partner will always go
back to spades If you TASK him a ques-
ton" by bidding another suit, and he
must say no" meaning that he does
not possess the ace or king Of that suit
tCopyright. 1e34D
Mr.. Sims will answer all INQUIRIES on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with self-addressed. stamped envelope.
Evening star., 1934-01-30
Uncommon Sense
Don't Guess
RY y0HN RIAKE
BY JOHN BLAKE.

TT IS true that We cannot know
everything Providence has ar
ranged that we shall live and learn.
i But when it is possible to find out
all that can be found out about
our own Jobs, 1T behooves us to put our
minds to work and keep them working
till we know all there is to be done.
Among carpenters, man who makes
mea surements with his eyes, instead
Of with his foot rule, and who works
"by gosh and by guess" is known as a
-and-try man. He is employed to
carry planks around and occasionally
make few saw cuts, but he never has
an important job and he never gets
any better position than that Of a
Time was, in this country when there
was tendency among artisans, as well
as some men who were supposed to
know their callings, to rush through a
Job and get 1t done as soon as possible.
You don't find many Of that sort around
nowadays-not in good jobs, anyway.
ind 1t increasingly difficult to support
themselves.
II you have ever been in laboratory
where real scientists are at work, you
know how much thought and study
they give to what they are doing, how
careful they are hot to undertake any
task until they have found out in ad-
vance all that is known about it.
The surgeon who was not careful in
IN operation, and who had not given
It careful thought and study before
hand. would soon be relegated to sweep
ing up the place after the days work
had been done.
N rrypt la
they live. If they are to achieve any,
thing important. But they must spend
long years preparing for their life
work before they undertake to perform
1t.
Get the best education it is possible
70 get. Make any sacrifice in order to
obtain it.
Keep up with progress, even though
today 1t Is moving forward at such a
rate that it is difficult to know all that
has been found out about any branch
OF human activity.
When you get to the point where
you think more Of your work than your
play, and are happiest when you are
engaged in 1t, you are making progress
X
The school you must attend, If you
have any real ambition, is a school that
never "lets out" But 1t is not a diff
ficult school after the first few years.
in time you will come to prefer at
tending 1t. to any form of outside
recreation. Then you are "on your
way" Then you will do as much as it
Is possible to do and probably get well
paid for 1t.
Never be guesser. If there had
been only guessers in the world from
the beginning, we still would be saw
ages.
(Copyright. 1q34)
Evening star., 1934-01-30
GOOD TASTE TODAY
BY EMILY POST.
Famous Authority on Etiquette.

ing large gathering Of our friends at
dinner dance is a hotel ball room.
Our daughter is to be married in few
months. May We announce her en-
gagement at our celebration and include
some Of their young friends?"
Answer: Certainly. In fact, no oc-
caSion could be more suitable.
Dear Mrs. Post: My husband has
received an invitation written on a
mans visiting card. saying to II in
the evening TO meet another man. Will
you please tell me how he should ac-
knowledge this invitation and what he
would wear TO go to the party?"
Answer: If a man is at all formal
and If the acquaintance is purely So
cial one, he replies in the third person
on sheet of note paper:
Mr.. Bridgings Pokar accepts with
pleasure" etc.
If the invitation is from a business
friend, he writes on sheet Of personal
paper:
Dear (Mr) Smith: Thank you for
your kind invitation for the goth, which
I accept with pleasure
An answer to best friend is prob
ably telephoned, possibly dictated or
possibly answered on his own card: De-
lighted to accept invitation for goth"
He wears dinner coat (tuxedo), un-
less he knows other men will wear busi-
ness clothes. In this case he does the
same.
(Copyright 1p34)
Evening star., 1934-01-30

Puffballs, the size of q football. are
often seen. When this mushroom Is
young it is very edible. The outside and
the inside are creamy white and very
delicious. About the foot of the huge
one you will see many tiny ones. They
are tasty and edible, too.
Ink caps you have seen many times.
They are the bel-shaped 'toadstools"
found on the lawn, and when they get
older, seem to dissolve into ink From
Spring until Fall you can find them,
but they are more plentiful in the
Autumn. The gills are broad beneath
the bell and white. The stem is hol-
low, smooth and polished.
Oyster mushrooms are another IA
vorite. You find them on fallen logs
and old stumps. Experts often refer to
log that has these delicious mush-
rooms on them for several years as an
oyster" log. The caps are bell-shaped
and have a moist surface. The color
ranges from brown to yellow. The gills
Evening star., 1934-01-30
Barku8
Refusal to Swallow.

A HABIT both annoying and
n frightening to the mother is
"A the child's propensity to hold
1 \ solid food in his mouth for a
long time, and eventually re-
fuse to swallow. If the child does try
to swallow the food, choking may
result.
There are many reasons for this
habit. The child may be protesting
against that maternal urging to take
"just one more Bit" which, being dis
tasteful to him, Is not willingly swallowed
Once having choked on the revolving
mouthful, and been entertained by the
resulting emotions of his terrified
mother, the child finds repetition OF
the act pleasurable.
Such a habit could only develop
when the child Is a pampered, overfed,
underactive youngster, waited on hand
and foot. and keenly alive to the worry
he can cause his mother. He may be
the unconscious victim Of the pamper-
ing, since his muscles have no chance
for exercise and the ability to swallow
solid food successfully is linked up with
his muscular development. The cure
for such a habit is to increase the
child's independence Of his mother
Self-feeding is a foremost step and
sometimes the only one which is
necessary to cure the habit
One mother pointed out that her
BOYS inability to swallow solid food
without choking was caused by an
overlarge thymus gland. have
frequently discussed that physical
cause. The gland is in the upper chest
and Is largest in infancy. 1t dimin-
shes as the child grows and is sup
posed to have served its usefulness by
the time puberty is reached. In some
porary spells Of suffocation, because It
presses upon the respiratory organs.
AS the esophagus Is also crowded
into the same space, an overlarge
thymus might impede the child's free
swallowing and result In choking spells.
Evening star., 1934-01-30

II ERE Is q 1IOCk CIldt Will appear
to smart women who pride
themselves on appearing in ex-
L i actly the right mode at the
right moment and dropping it
ut the precise instant it becomes too
popular.
Beneath the large removable collar
and the swashbuckling cuffs is a de-
lightful dress, young in spirit and brisk
in cut. One that will remain in fash
lon as long as it holds together.
Since practically everything is ex-
pressed this season in terms Of detach-
Able cuffs and collars, this dress offers
opportunities for a different set every
day Of the week And worn alone, the
string collar ties in tiny bow beneath
the chin.
Almost any material that has body
will be all right for this frock. Made
UP In one of the bright plaid taffetas,
with the front and lower sleeves cut
on the bias, it is charming.
In cotton for Summer frocks, leave
of the lower section Of the sleeve.
The short cap Is what Worth is show
ing in his new collection.
A broad purchased belt Is another
chic possibility for change. These come
In a fresh variety of shapes, colors
and applied adornments The widest
ones would fit comfortably over the
narrow belt of the frock. Matched up
with a bright hat and bag, you will
have a new costume.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1232-B is
designed in sizes 80. ga. SO. SO. 40. AZ.
Size "a requires 4ia yards of 3e-inch
material, "a yard 3s-inch contrast
eight yards of narrow trimming braid
for collar and cuffs.
{Copyright 1a34)
Evening star., 1934-01-30

55; :;; ;s:s :ss $;s IS: a. 4: III; IS: ii:
nv comrade - beating for
me-until I close my eyes at the END
of nv Journey over the earth"
Thus might each Of us speak 10 the
heart. 1t is a kind Of engine, motor
which works while We are awake and
while We are asleep.
If YOU would like to know the size OF
your heart. you can find out very close
ly BY doubling your fist The fist and
the heart are Of about the same size.
We are likely to think OF the heart
as being on the left side OF the chest,
but that is only partly true. About
two-fifths Of the heart is on the right
side. We feel the beating on the lett
side. to be sure. but that is due to the
slanting position and to the fact that
the end on the left side does the beat
ing which We notice.
The heart and the lungs are close
together and both are guarded by the
ribs and the breastbone The heart
should be we'll guarded, for a wound
there is almost certain to cause death.
The heart Is a pump. with walls o.
muscle. and by its power the blood Is
sent around the body. The right side
takes in blood which has come back
from the cells and sends 1t to the lungs.
After getting a fresh supply of oxygen
Evening star., 1934-01-30
WHO ARE YOU?
The Romance Of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

THIS name Is derived from the Ger
man backhaus, meaning a bake
house.
The first Of the name in this coun-
try perhaps was William of Norwich,
England, who came over in 1860 and
settled at Saybrook, Conn.
The family has been very distin-
guished In America. different members
having served in various public ca
pacities.
The Rev. Jonathan Trumbull Backus
Of New York was an eminent member
Of this family.
The coat Of arms shown was borne by
William Backus of Norwich.
tCopyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-01-30
NV Neighbor Says:

To remove grease spots from
rug, rub on a paste made Of
fuller's earth and water, let 1t
stand until dry and then brush
off.
Be careful when grating lemon
rind that you do not CRATE in
any OF the white part under
meath the skin. which contains
no lemon favor and is very
bitter. The lemon flavor comes
from the oil found only in the
yellow rind at the surface
Worn thresholds should al
ways be rubbed with nnseed oil
and the oil should be allowed
to dry for a day before varnish
is put on.
It is always best to cook tapi-
oca, which requires no soaking,
in a double boiler to prevent
burning.
(Copyright. 1e34)
Evening star., 1934-01-30
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

from the lungs the blood passes to the
left side of the heart. From there it Is
squeezed out with such force that ii
travels through long series Of arteries
the body.
There are two little rooms or cham
bers" on each side Of the heart, making
four in all The upper chamber on
each side empties into the lower cham
ber on that side.
How many times does the heart pump
each minute? small baby's heart
pumps about 120 times. A child
heart usually pumps. or beats, between
80 and 100 times per minute; but the
Evening star., 1934-01-30
Popovers.

One cup -four. u teaspoon salt.
cup milk. l egg. Mix the salt and
flour, beat the egg slightly and mix
and pour into hot buttered gem pans
or custard cups. Bake in hot oven
(450 degrees Fahrenheit) 80 minutes,
then turn out the fire or open the door
and keep In the oven for 10 minutes
Iron, glass, heavy aluminium or earth
enware is better than agate or tin for
baking popovers.
Evening star., 1934-01-30

fringe. This is known as the volva or
death cup. Last, but not least, the de-
stroying angel wears a veil. When she
is old the veil is not SO easy TO see. 1t
Is to be found on the inside of the cap.
The edible mushroom grows along the
roadside, in the backyard, and its IA
vorite place is an old meadow, where
COWS. sheep and other animals crop the
grass.
Immigrants from the Old World know
well the delicious flavor of these mush-
rooms, and know, too, how to select
them from all others.