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The Washington times., 1934-06-21
Ann Harding as "Versie Winter" ="
Is Screen Star at Keith's

Another romance OF the side
streets flickers across the screen
at RKO Keith's currently. The
one thing making this important
Is the co-starring Of the slim, pale
Ann Harding and John Boles.
"The Life Of Vergie Winters" is
the sorrowful story Of q girl who
loved and was loved but for whom
the chain of circumstances which
might have led to serenity and
contentment snapped on the sor-
did link of cash-in-hand. and
thereafter the courageous lady
walks her lonely path, quite alone.
It was Vergie's father who. told
a tale so convincing that John
Shadwen, the towns most prom
Using young lawyer (this all
started back in 1879 left the
sweet girl he loved, went up to the
city and married another; the
time came however, when he
brought his bride back to Pine
vile and it was then, too late, he
found that he had been tricked
and that Vergie loved him as she
always had.
So they steal what happiness
they can, by secret meetings, back
door entrances and all the clan
deStine habits so dear to the heart
Of authors. Trag edy stalks along
with them and when a child is
born to these two, John has be.
come famous as q national figure
in the Senate, and the need for
secrecy is even greater; John
adopts the child. his wife accepts
her as lending security to her
place in the ambitious household
she graces, and poor Vergie Win.
ters is left to her millinery shop
and the unkind suspicious Of
Sma1l-town rumors.
The child grows in charm and
naturalness, believing herself the
child Of the famous ShadwellS:
upon the eve of her marriage,
she is told of her adoption, and
John believes that his final duty
to his wife is finished; he in
forms her that it is his desire
for "divorce; she disagreeS, and
death cheats them; all save the
girl, Joan, who looks with ten
derness upon the bedraggled
woman she knows now to be her
mother.
Ann Harding, Helen Vinson and
John Bo1es are the principals
about whom the action centers
and from the first solemn mo-
ment Of the screen play to the
tear-jerking finale, they are in q
position to command your atten-
ton. Either the lighting was bad
or Helen Vinson is using the same
type makeup which Crawford
now affects, for she can be
so much love1ier, a real challenge
to the quiet patrician beauty OF
Ann Harding.
There are shorts which include
a very fine newsreel devoted ex-
clusively to introducing the new
est champions in various sports,
and an amusing Micky Mouse
cartoon, in which Pluto goes on
a jamhoree. z. 7.
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
Change in Clothing
Lucky for Director

Add to the idiosyncrasies Of d.
rectors the Sartorial habit Of
Frank Tuttle who Is now direct
ing Ladies Should Listen"
Tuttle will never wear a suit Of
clothes more nor less than two
days in succession. During the
production Of a picture. he
changes wardrobe every other day.
# the picture runs to any length
of time and he will wear the
pants of one suit with the coat Of
another.
The Washington times., 1934-06-21

an Austin, and furthermore it will
be enhanced by having hot and
cold running plumbing, electric
refrigeration and feather beds.
When this bungalow-on-wheels is
completed he will motor among
the Calfornians and do some odd
shooting and fishing.
After Warren William bought a
new home at Encino Gust out of
Hollywood SOS his various and
sundry poochies could have land
to run about, his wire-haired ter
rier got loose, ran into the neigh
bors' yard and nipped 19 of their
chickens in the bud. The neigh
bors kept the dog as hostage till
Warren paid for the birds (Which
he did, but he's got those 10
chickens well-plucked and in the
William refrigerator. It'll prob
ably be chicken for breakfast,
luncheon and dinner under the
circumstances.
For all Of the ladies Of the
Americas who would love to be
chorines but who feel themselves
bit too curvacious to get done
up in tights it be known that
William Rowland, producer of
''The Girl Friend" at Columbia, is
sending out a scout who will
search throughout the country and
collect ladies for the Rowland
chorus who are hippier than the
type Busby Berkeley is famous for.
James Cagney, when he was but
a sprite Of IA, lived in one of those
neighborhoods where there's al
The Washington times., 1934-06-21

AO64 SCGOSVAO4491 S4VSA4 SAOJ ~ "S way
fast tempos.
OF course, there have been far
more disagreeable acts to play, due
10 the temperament" Of the per-
formers. Fifteen years ago, prac-
ticaIly every vaudeville leader in
the country dreaded to see Eva
Tanguay booked. Due to her i'm
mense drawing power at the box
office, we had unwritten orders
from Keith headquarters to humor
her every Whim. Eva always car
ried q special trombonist named
Chris Sorenson, with her. Girls sat
in the front row at rehearsalS with
one eye turned toward the stars
dressing room where Eva stayed in
eeclusion till in the mood to re-
hearse, when she would, give Chris
O nod from the wings. Chris would
whisper in my ear, Better take
her now, Fred, she's getting ner-
yOus." =
we'd play her first introduction,
Eva would march to center stage,
plump herself down in a chair
the chair better be there, too, If
the property man valued his job
say something like. Nov don't
be afraid of my act, boys, most
orchestras are, but take it easy
and let's all have q good time"
But at the first performance
there was, always something wrong
with her first introduction. Eva
would glare at every man in the
band as only Eva could glare, and
from then on, nobody had a good
time.
Elsie Janis was Miss Tanguay'S
exact opposite. she never lost
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
ICOVer
Hollywood
By LLOYD PANTACES
puerIeATIoNs RiSHTS KEsERVEo

HOLLYWOOD, June al
Things you oughtn't to know:
Lupe Velez, Mexico's gift to the
Americas, does her own gardening
(such like planting trees and
things), does most of her own
housework and cooking (she can
diSh-up a mean hunk Of chilO and
furthermore has started a new
trend in interior decoration since
in one corner Of her dining room
she has a series of glass shelves
Illuminated, but brilliantly, and
ornamented with all of Johnny
Weissmuller's swimming medals
awarded him since the time he
first became the country's premier
fish. In the other corner are more
glass shelves, also illuminated,
and resting atop them is Lupe's
collection Of ivory and that is
really something to see.
Stan Laurel, the other half of
the Hardy-Laurel rib-tickling team,
has just finished a comedy en-
The Washington times., 1934-06-21

up here in America and discov-
cred recently that Johnson is run
ming a hamburger stand in New
Jersey but would be more than
happy to come to Hollywood and
the cinema if Mr.. B. could assist.
Joe E. Brown is so strong he
can actually tear a telephone
book in two. Ricardo Cortez
started life as a f1y-man back
stage and then got his first pic
ture job at the old Fort Lee
studios as an extra in a picture
starring Violet Merserean. .Ho-
bart Cavanaugh, a screen COM
edian, attended the same high
school classes in San Francisco
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
:: HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP

the first act. Allen Stephens, as.
sisted by Warren Walton and Ina
Hawes. has constructed the set
tings.
The cast includes Jesse Veitch,
John Kendrick, Edmund Evans,
Dorine Calcote, Ruth SnodgraSs,
Virginia True, Lyell MacLean,
Clarence RuebSam, Kent Dyer,
VIM. Austin Davis, James Kelley,
Paul Alexander, Harry Barnhart,
Glare Sargent, Charles A. Gill;
man, Yerby Pannill and Charles
A. Bell.
The Washington times., 1934-06-21

pways a bully. Seeing as how the
bully was picking on Jimmy's
brother, our James staged a street
brawl with said bully for three
consecutive nights until finally
the bully had to pull out Of the
fracas on account of broken arm.
That nasty man eventually be-
came a gunman and died on the
electric chair at Sing Sing.
Mary Astor, who started out in
life as Lucille Langhorne, is really
the League Of Nations, seeing as
how in her veins pulses the blood
Of Portuguese, Scotch, Irish, Ger
man and Polish ancestors. In
cidentally, her home town is
Quincy, Illinois.
Irene Dunno gives forth the fol.
lowing beauty secret to the ladies:
Pinch your cheeks to get the cor
rect blood tone and then match
your rouge to that. My, my. ..
Dorothy Lee always puts bow
>on her dog Of the same kind Of
material as the dress she is wear.
ing. (Such swish 1 cannot bearD
:. Joan Blondell spent her first
% birthdays in different cities
seeing as how her parents were
vaudevillians and always travel
ing. Before she went to New York
to 60 on the stage she ran a smart
frock shop in Texas for co-eds Of
the University Of Texas, and, fur
thermore, set a new Olympic rec
ord for being hired and fired in
exactly IS minues-the job was
as a salesgirl in a New York de-
partment store, she smart-cracked
her first customer and was kicked
out!
Barbara Stanwyek is the only
actorine whose home is built over
a running brook. .Almeda Fowler,
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
Mae West Buys New
Auto Not Armored

Giving up her plan Of adopting
an armored car because it would
afford no protection for her
chauffeur, Mae West has pur-
chased her first new automobile
since the star of 1T Amt No
Sin" arrived in Hollywood two
years ago. The new auto has
Sheep-skin rugs, a built-in self
lighting vanity and. bears license
number 2M3, combining her
initial and lucky number.
The Washington times., 1934-06-21

title Them
Thar Hills,''
most Of the two
reels Of which
is devoted to
L. & H. floating
about the coun-
try in an auto
trailer, so now
Stanley has up
and order d
himself q coloS-
sally d e j u x e
n e W trailer
guaranteed to
make B u S t e r
Keaton's l a n d
YACHT look like
The Washington times., 1934-06-21

rs q conductor to another (you
lduct this column, don't youO,
ire taking some awful chance
h your score in suggesting that
musician could write anything
real interest to your audience.
probably could do it much bet
with a baton.
However, it is probably true
)ugh, as you say, that I have
,od in front Of, and watched,
ne $4,000 acts in my "a years
service, and obstructed the view
heavens knows many hundreds
customers, unlucky enough to
Re seats Just behind me.
That $4,000 figure isn't mine,
ough. started to check up on
at one night, got dizzy when I
united up to 11,412 acts, and
mt to bed in q daze. I hate fig
es unless they're in bathing
its. Bet you cut that outO
lazimova Sketch
You ask what act got the most
,plause Of all those I have
ayed. You may be surprised to
I'd, I really believe, it was Eddie
>onard, singing and dancing
,oly-Boly Eyes, and Ida"
Tough it is true Eddie had a way
: begging and pleading for his
'plauSe. But he got it.
Next in applause honors came
It Rooney and Marion Bent, al
.ough Nine. Schumann-Heink, a
ar or so ago at the Earle, ran
EN- a close race.
In my opinion. Will Mahoney'S
It, was, and probably still is, the
.eatesst Of all comedy acts, due
, his ''fall-down" dance and his
he's My Lily and I'm Her Willy"
The most difficult act to play
uSically was the Marion Morgan
ancerS. They used intricate class
The Washington times., 1934-06-21

insisted on the topnotch Of ex-
cellence in every detail.
We are playing Owen McGivney
this week, from the identical
sheets Of music used in 1918 at
Keith's. Got quite a kick in find
ing some pencil cues in my own
handwriting on the music. un-
doubtedly made at that time, And
from its appearance 7 have no
doubt the cloak he is wearing as
Fagan is the same one he wore at
that time.
The most peculiar complaint 7
ever got from an act was a re-
quest from a German acrobat to
put more pep" into my playing
of Asses Death" from the peer
Gynt" suite, which is probably
the saddest, most peplesS piece Of
music ever written.
Not All Roses
I remember Ben Bernie telling
me about Is years ago, while he
was doing a monologue with a
violin in his hand, that he was
going to get a band together and
get into the orchestra game. I
laughed and told him, ben, you're
a comedian. You'll never make
an orchestra leader" How can a
guy be so wrong?
After a particularly hard open
ing day, back in 1918, I said to
Mrs. c., "Wean, 10 years Of this
business would kill me-" Which
only goes to prove that the first
century is the hardest. I thank
yoNa
The Washington times., 1934-06-21

now appearing
in "The Notori.
Gus op h | e
Lang" was one
of the S h o W
girls who stood
next to the late
Lilyan T a S h
man in an early
edition Of the
Follies. C arl
BrisSon, since
he nee did
some exhibition
b king with
Jack Johnson
in Europe start
o1 ~ 1ooL him
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
FREDDY CLARK TELLS ALL
lora Bsyes Is Rated As Greatest
Vaudeville Singer, Nazimovs's
Sketch Peer Of En- All

This column today gladly turned over to Freddy Clark
ashtngtons "Old Maestro guest conductor. Freddy
rrenty the podum at the Earle TheGter, 'Uho has
1yed for thousands of vuudeUe Gcs is considered in the
oesson the ace of oil UaudeUue band leaders, Let Freddy
j tile stOry.-A. r. K.
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
He Likes Bayes

Probably the most popular song
of my career was the silly eyes,
We Have No Bananas" It didn't
last long, thank heavens, but
while it did last it was so pop
ular it became q nuisance.
The finest act Of the musical
comedy type was Pat Rooney'S
"Rings of Smoke" Pat always
The Washington times., 1934-06-21

her smile or her temper. The
week she headlined was always
one Of the seasons pleasantest.
Probably the greatest vaude-
vile singer Of all times was Nora
Bayes. That is the opinion Of my
former Keith manager, Roland
Robin, as well as my own.
The greatest of today I'm not
sure Of. Maybe I haven't played
him or her yet. OF those I have
played, I hesitate between Don
aid Novis and James K. Melton.
The best one-act sketch I re-
call was ALA Nazimova's war
Brides" with Ethel Barrymore's
'Twelve-Pound Look running a
close second.
The act I've played the often
est in my 81 years in Washing
ton theaters is Mr.. and Mrs.
Jimmie Barry. My friend Rob
bins was very fond Of them and
booked them at least twice a
year, until the standing joke
backstage at Keith's was, well,
it's about time for the barrys,
isn't it?" and a perfectly good
act they were, by the way.
Of course, there have been
hundreds Of acts : have really
enjoyed playing, but two come
to mind Immediately, Elsie Janis
and Marie Gambarelli, the dancer,
perhaps better known as Cam
hv"
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
BY G. FRED CLARK

lsa conductor to another (you|
lduct this column, don't youO,
The Washington times., 1934-06-21

Ace of Vaudeville Band Leaders
"a: Discoses Some Views on Performers
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-25
We Must Know All

President Roosevelts sharp attack
on the uncontrolled traffic in NUM-
lions strikes a responsive chord In
the breast Of every man who hopes
to see the world continue at peace.
So long as private individuals stand
to make millions upon millions of
dollars out Of preparations for war.
governments everywhere will be under
tremendous pressure to continue with
such preparations-and since human
nature is what it is, that means the
creation Of rivalries, fears, and sus-
picions which make war more and
more likely.
The president endorses the Nye
committees plan to investigate the
whole traffic In munitions, and it Is
to be hoped that the investigation will
be as thorough and as far-reaching
as the senators can possibly make 1t.
Before we can deal With the prob
lem properly, we shall need all the
information about 1t that We can get.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-25
Types Prank

The typographical error Is one Of
those perverse and irnpish pranks Of
fate which afflict all countries alike
Every editor has suffered from It;
the latest Is the German editor II,
Essen, whose paper recently reported
a telegram Of birthday greetings sent
to Hitler by President Hindenburg.
The president closed this telegram
with an expression not unlike the
English Hear, hear!' And some
luckless printer inserted a question
mark instead of an exclamation point
after 1t, which so changed the sense
OF it that a became q cynical "Oh,
yeah?"
Well, the printer went to Jail for q
while, and the editor suffered vast
mental stress. And anyone who ever
worked on the production Of the
printed word will sympathize with
both Of them.
The typographical error will hap
pen, no matter how careful you are:
and it has fiendish way OF happen
ing at the worst times and places.
It's just one of those things that
put gray hairs on the heads OF men
who work In newspaper shops.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-25
(By The Associated Preas)

(By The Associated Pre0O
Unopposed for the Democratic
nomination for North Dakota's two
seats in congress, q. F. Lamb Of Mich
igan and w. D. Lynch Of La Moure
compete In the November election
with tho two nominees chosen out
Of q field Of four candidates entered
In the Republican primary.
Lamb, born on . farm near Port
Huron, Mich, came to North Dakota
with his parents in 1851, the family
settling on the present townsite Of
Michigan City.
For II consecutive years, Lamb has
served as member and president Of
the Michigan school board and on the
city board as member and mayor for
Is years. He resigned as mayor and
president Of the school board in 1882
because 81 the press Of work in con-
nection with his duties Is president
Of the North Dakota Taxpayers as
ISOLATION. He Is president Of the Mel
son County Old Settlers association
and has been q member Of the organ
ization's board for II years. Lamb Is
president Of the Lamb Elevator COM
pany at Michigan, N. d. His prin-
cipal occupation is farming.
Lynch, lawyer at La Moure, has
worked as teacher, surveyor, dairy
man, merchant, farmer and public Of
ficial.
He was born at Chiffon. Wis, Dec.
"a, 1880. The family came to North
Dakota in 1886, settling at Cakes,
where he attended high school. After
the death Of his father in 1908 he
studied law at the University Of Wis
consin and then at the University Of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-25
The Milk War Ends

Settlement Of Bismarck's milk war
was q good thing for all concerned
and it is sincerely to be hoped that
the new arrangement will be perma-
rent.
For the milk distributors to con-
tinue it would certainly have been
ruinous to some, perhaps to Ill.
The milk producers could not have
remained In business long ct the
prices they were being paid and the
consumer was not getting the bene-
tits which some Of them might have
supposed.
As residents Of an agricultural &C.
tton. the situation gave Us "a oppor.
tunity to show our capacity for fair
dealing and 1t . to the credit Of
those concerned that they took ad-
vantage Of It.
Y6 no city person who recognises
HE facts Of our existence can find
any Joy n getting farm products
for less than they ars worth. City
folk who recognise the fact that al
u ~ ars dependent upon farm pros
parity II We are to have any success
Tor Ourselves, find no satisfaction IN
,Jegtag tptnously low prices Tor milk,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-25
INA CDNDERElLA"
F>by Harold Bell WiiQhf
girls shoulder with his nose.

girls shoulder with his nose.
Diane laughed o she patted and
fondled the animals head and neck.
II believe be likes me" she cried, in
almost childish delight, and laid her
cheek against the white blazed fore
head. Suddenly she looked up at
the riders face. startled by what
she had heard. Ann Haskell had
actually laughed aloud-a low queer
sort Of chuckle it was, but there was
no mistaking it.
"Don't you be fooled" she said.
BILLY he's only pretendin'. He's
a-hopin' mebbe you'll feed him
somethin' he likes. You see, he's .
man boss an Jest materially knows
how to git round Q woman. II you
war . man, now, he wouldn't pay
you mite more 'tention than Z you
was q rock or . bush. He's allus
a-makin' believe he likes me-tryin'
to make fool out Of me. Mostly
he does hit, too. cause he's bout
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-25

I'm glad I've lived as have. II 4
had my life to live over again, I
wouldn't do anything differently. -
Eva Tanguay.
i i i
Real improvement comes not from
the growth Of state power, but from
growth Of education and development
Of individual character among the
people.-Samuel seabury, famous New
York investigator.
= i
In picking their wives, young men
are ruled by sexual instincts rather
than reason. Similarly, women pre-
fer good-looking men for husbands
DR.. M. F. Ashley Montague Of New
York University.
i \
For years now city consumers have
bought farm products at low prices
only by being subsidized by the farm
ers. This Is not good business even
for the consumer. = Dr.. Rexford G.
Tugwell.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-25
Judge Miller's Statement
The Fargo FORUM

The statement addressed by Judge
Andrew Miller of the United States
District Court in Bismarck Tuesday,
to newspapermen there to cover" the
trial OF Governor LANCER and his as
sociates, wherein he warned that the
question Of the guilt or innocence Of
the accused was q matter for jury,
rather than newspaper, determine
ton. is to the point.
It is q statement that would have
been wholly unnecessary except for
the fact that, since the indictment Of
the governor and the others, there
has been a persistent effort upon the
part Of few so-called newspapers to
pre- judge the case. Significantly,
Judge Miller announced that some Of
these may receive hts attention at q
later date, thereby forecasting the
possibility that some editorial writer's
Of North Dakota may find themselves
In contempt Of court because of the
nature and character Of their attacks
leveled at the United States Courts.
Reputable newspapermen, reputable
newspapers, do not need to be eau
toned, and we doubt II any news
paper In North Dakota that is en-
titled to that designation will find
itself IN difficulties with the United
States Court. They can be depended
upon to discharge their duty fairly-to
report the progress of the trial from
day to day as it should be reported
to readers interested in an honest &C.
count
Governor LANCER, as q defendant in
court. is entitled to receive the same
consideration that any other man re-
ceives when his liberty and his re-
putation are at issue. So, also, are
the Others accused with him.
The governor and the others face
serious criminal charges. Violations
OF the laws laid at their doors, If and
IN the event they are established and
the jury that tries them finds them
guilty, are punishable by Punishment
to the federal penitentiaries.
This newspaper. while it has not
regarded Governor LANCER with favor
insofar as his administration Of state
affairs Is concerned, and still believes
him wholly unfit to occupy the high
office Of governor, will not permit
that fact to influence it's report Of
tbs trial IN Bismarck IA any manner.
Our readers may depend upon q &C.
curate IN account as It d humanity
possible to make. and as full and COM
plete . report - physical limitations
permit.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-25
Grace and Beauty

Those who would strive for grace
and beauty, in themselves and In
their possessions, could do worse than
study the beautiful spirea plants
which recently have burst into bloom.
There is no glory Of coloring to
them for the blossoms are . pristine
white, yet few things are more beau
tiful than these bushes which dot
our lawns and form a foreground for
many Of our homes. They are grace
full because they are natural. No
wise gardener ever trims or attempts
to interfere with the manner Of their
growth.
They cascade down like q living
snowdrift and all stop to admire them.
Unfortunate indeed Is the home
which does not have at least few
to add beauty to its surroundings.