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cent action on the part of Ross, Rug
giles is thrown into Jail.
The stage show, headed by Allan
Cross and Henry Dunn, who in the
past few weeks have become Broad
way stars, also includes Oscar Lor-
raine, the guest conductor; Van Horne
Dancers; Jari, Renee and Vic, thrills
and twirls in the air. The program
is completed by short reel subjects. the
late newsreel and special Earle Or
chestral prelude.
WARNER BROS musical romance.
40 Million Sweethearts," is now
playing return engagement at Met
ropolitan Theater. The film pictures
the joys and tribulations, the glamour
and, romance in the lives Of radio
entertainers, as gathered from peeping
behind the scenes. Pat O'Brien fur
nishes much of the comedy as the
well meaning but bungling talent
scout who boosts many an unknown
to fame, but disgraces himself through
his wildly enthusiastic but unethical
promotion schemes. A new romantic
team is brought to the screen with
Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers as
screen lovers. There are several big
specially numbers, including the four
Mills Brothers, Ted Fiorito and his
band and the Three Radio Rogues.
The short reel program consists of
reissue of popular Joe Penner
comedy, Making Good; Grantland
Rice spotlight, Marine Marvels," q
Harold McCracken travel reel,
Georgia" and Is minutes of world
news events
THE HOUSE OF RoTHscH1LD,"
with George ArliSs, remains
second week at Loew's Palace Theater.
Undisputably a screen event of un-
usual and compelling distinction, "The
House of Rothschild" tells the engross-
ing story Of five brothers who, welded
together by a dying fathers wish.
stand steadfast against all enemies to
build a financial dynasty that is the
most powerful in the world. The sup
porting cast includes Boris Karloff,
Loretta Young, Robert Young, Helen
Wesley c. Aubrey Smith, Reginald
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Owen, Alan Mowbray. Mrs. Arliss and
some so other players.
TARTAN AND HIS MATE" are

"TARZAN AND HIS MATE" are back
again, this time at Loew's Column
bia Theater. This new story continues
the adventures and romance Of Tar
zan. When a safari of white men at
tempt to raid the elephants burial
ground" of millions of dollars worth
of ivory, Tarzan attempts to protect
the sacred jungle hoard, and thus be-
comes involved in breath-taking haz-
ards that far surpass the thrills Of
any other screen entertainment Of this
kind. 'TarZan and His Mate" was
two years in the making, and the
characters are based on those created
by Edgar Rice Burroughs in his ad-
venture stories.
A complete program of entertaining
short subjects and news events sup
plement the screen feature.
REBE DANIELS and Ben Lyon. long
favorites of millions Of theater-
goers, appear in person on the stage
of Loew's Fox Theater this week, head
lining diverting entertainment that
also offers Trumpet Blows" a screen
love story starring George Raft. Miss
Daniels and Ben Lyon, privately the
happily welded Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Lyon, offer comedy skit.
In addition, the stage program is
augmented with the dancing and
songs of Adair and Richards, the COM
edy Of Russ-Elmer, and Armstrong
and Charles Currier in juggling tricks.
George Raft enacts the role OF q
daring bull fighter in Trumpet
Blows" which unfolds q colorful story
Of drama, romance and adventure
below the Rio Grande. In addition to
George Rats portrayal, interest at
taches to Adolph Menjou's appear
ance as his elder brother in the role
of retired bandit cattle baron, and
to Frances brakes delineation of an
alluring dancer whose charms make
the brothers rivals in love.
THIS weeks Gayety attraction, be-
ginning with today's matinee, will
feature Ann Corio and her own show.
Leading the cast, which is said to be
extensive, will be George Broad.
hurst, highest paid burlesque come
dian. The theater still continues with
the regular amateur night every
Friday.
WITH two of the screens most ac-
w complished delineators Of fan
tastic character roles playing the fea-
tured positions in screen adaptation
of Edgar Allan Poes famous short
story classic, the Rialto Theater Is
now showing THE Black Cat" which
was brought to the screen by Peter
Ruric, under the direction Of Edgar
Ulmer, who made the picture for
Universal Pictures. In the supporting
cast are Lucille Lund, Jacqueline
Wells, Egon Brecher, David Manners,
Anna Duncan, Luis A1berni, Andre
Cheron, Harry Cording and George
Davis. Surrounding this distinctive
feature the Rialto has grouped q
number of shorter screen novelties,
together with the latest edition OF the
Universal News, with Graham NC
Nance.
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next guy that calls me a crooner Is
going to get punched"
And with that slightly indelicate
preface, permit Hollywood to intro
duce its newest by-product, Nick
Foran, the virile singer, very much
unlike the usual chanting fauna that
haunt the screens and stages Of the
Nation.
Nicholas, or Nick as they called him
when he played tackle at Princeton,
recently invaded the Fox Film con-
tract player ranks with something
more than a commotion.
He decided he wanted to be West
ern picture star. So, like Morton,
when he arrived in Hollywood, they
tested him in cowboy outfit. Three
horses broke down under the load,
and Nick was promptly cast to sing in
Stand Up and Cheer!" His first
number, when shown to production
executives, brought contract.
A facetious columnist, apprised Of
the fact that Nicholas stands six feet
and three inches without his sox and
weighs 206 pounds. called him the
King Kong Of Baritones" and Nicks
ire has mounted steadily ever since.
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PLAYERS Third Attraction

Is looked upon as one of the Jokes
of the village. Permitted to remain
in the lobby Of the hotel overnight,
but refused room, Isadore is awake
when Mary arrives on the scene,
hungry and utterly exhausted from
battling with the storm. In an in
slant it is apparent that Mary has
past which is somewhat of a mys-
terry. At all events, she Is not the
one to have Ned, son Of the richest
man in the village, fall In love with.
But he does.
To reveal more Of the plot would
serve only to dissipate the enjoy
ment which playgoers will find in a
drama which has a good laugh
structure, with touches of genuine
pathos and a moving love story.
Roy Roberts, Ruth Abbott, Mary
Loane, Romano Calender, Freddy
Sherman, Kathryn Givney, Mrs. Ade-
laide Hubbard and the full strength
OF the National Players find con-
genial roles in Welcome Stranger"
From scenic standpoint, the pro-
duction will be an exact duplicate of
the original Broadway play.
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His patient wife, who was a college
professors daughter, loves her hus-
band for his straightforward honesty.
his energy and his ability to make
his way in the world. She overlooks
his uncouthneSs, she humors and toll
crates his eccentricities until the mo-
ment comes when her children must
suffer, and then she turns the tables
SO effectively that it is said to bring
rare humor TO any audience that has
flrSt-hand knowledge of family affairs.
Mr.. Lean and Miss Mayfield, in
their first appearance in a dramatic
production, are admirably supported
by a large cast Of prominent artists
that comprises Ethel Wilson. King
Calder, Josephine Duval. Alexander
Stewart, Freddie STANCE, Seth Arnold.
Marie Hunt, Herbert Duffy, Mrs. Will
liam Faversham, Aileen Poe and Damn
Malloy.
Jack Klendon is credited with the
direction of the play.
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Time to Reserve Seats for
The Soviet Stage Festival
Eleven Exciting Days in Moscow, if You Are
Planning to Attend-And the Suggestion of
Such an Event for This Country.
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

LREADY people beginning to talk about the second
Moscow Theater festival which will be held in September
cessu but because the Soviet government according
Oliver M sayler sis rigid in its refusal to permit major
company America
date future" has the public local public
expressed desire to attend this unusual event.
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players have roles in this-as well as
Mrs. Scheffer.
X X n
WHEN Lupe Velez comes here next
w week she will do an impersona-
ton Of Katherine Hepburn. She will
also impersonate Gloria Swanson and
Dolores Del Rio. Husband Johnny
Weissmuller will impersonate no one
but himself. He will stand in the
wings and watch Lupe. For some
reason or other, he will not splash
around in that tank which he brought
with him last season Rumor has 1t
that he's gotten too big for the tank.
X X u X
THE production of 1.-THE Wind and
the RAIN" brought to the Belasco
last week by the Wee and Leventhal
company, should prove to the pro-
ducers that no matter what Broadway
may think of a play, If the title
doesn't catch the local public's fancy,
it will not be moved to go. We were
disappointed in the play, having
heard one distinguished citizen say
that it was ''as delightful an evening
in the theater" as he had ever spent.
1t may have been in New York, but
it certainly wasn't here. This We
think was due, however, to a cast
which either had not been sufficiently
rehearsed or at any rate wasn't
familiar with the idiosyncrasies of a
Scotch boarding house. One actor
overplayed his part, and one actress
underplayed hers-with the result
that you felt neither sympathy, kindli-
ness or friendliness toward them. We
can imagine that with perfect cast
this would be a genial and gentle and
pleasant play to see. AS it was, in its
half-baked state, it was too gentle.
Apparently, the public wants its
Pagan Ladies" and it's frivolous
Three and Ones" Incidentally,
Sherling Oliver. who played the lead
in the latter, has joined the cast of a
play about to burst onto Broadway
called Invitation to the Dance"
X X
4 LADY came up to us last week
"a and said: us it true that George
Arliss refused at first to play in THE
House of Rothschild,' on account of
Ava 1S4AA6 ouSAA propaganda oOOlyf
heard said she, that he threatened
to break his contract if he was forced
INTO it, and that only by the greatest
perSuasian was it possible to get him
into the film"
That is very definitely not so, as
we explained to the lady. Mr.. Arliss
bought the play more than three
years ago from its Boston author. It
was then set aside by the Warner
brothers, for whom Mr.. Arliss was
working. When Arliss moved to the
Twentieth Century lot, not only did
he want to play Rothschild, but he
pleaded with the company to let him
do it.
AS to its being propaganda play
that is one of the tricks of fate, and
a very serviceable one in this instance.
The fact, however, that it was writ
ten more than three years ago indi-
Gates only that history repeats itself
not that there was any malice
aforethought.
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Current Attractions

~ -K-O KEITH'S is currently Of
fer1ng Sisters Under the
II Skim" starring ELISA Landi
i and featuring Frank Morgan
and Joseph Schildkraut in the
supporting cast. The film gets its title
from the Kipling line: 1.-THE colonels
lady and Judy O'Grady are sisters
under the skin" and in this Columbia
Pictures production Miss Landi por-
trays a girl faced with the problem
OF loving two men-one with money,
the other poor. The story was writ
ten by 10 Swearing, Columbias ace
writer, and directed by David Burton
The supplementary bill is headed by
the latest Ruth Etting production,
Derby Decade" wherein this singing
star renders several of the old-tfme
ballads. A new reel in the Screen
Snapshots" series disclosing the movie
players of Hollywood in their off the
screen moments; Micky Mouse car
toon, Camping Out" and the Pathe
News are also shown.
THE EARLE THEATER currently Of
fers Paramounts musical romance,
MELODY in Spring." starring Lanny
Ross, famous radio star of the Max
well House Showboat hour, and a stage
show headlined by Allan Cross and
Henry Dunn, singing comedians. In
Melody in Spring" fans of radio and
the motion picture have the oppor-
tunity of seeing Lanny Ross, the
young tenor who has risen to national
popularity by his singing on a radio
network. The film concerns the ad-
ventures that befall an ambitious
singer when he attempts to sell him.
self as a feature on the Nations most
popular radio hour. Charlie Ruggles,
married to Mary Boland, of course, is
wealthy manufacturer of dog bis
cults who owns the most popular ra-
dio hour. He has a penchant for COL
lecting souvenirs and curios. Ann
Sothern, his daughter. falls in love
with Ross, but her father isn't in
favor of the young fellow. When,
however, he learns that Ross has a
hobby of climbing mountains, things
look brighter until, through an inno-
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Comedy at Belasco

A COMEDY that just completed
five-month run on Broadway last
week Is Big Hearted Herbert" by
Sophie Kerr and Anna Steese Rich
ardson, which, with the popular COM
edy team Of Cecil Lean and Cleo
Mayfleld in the co-starring roles,
comes to the Shubert- Belasco Theater
for q weeks engagement, beginning
tomorrow evening.
The laughs are said to be plentiful
in this story, which concerns one of
those grouchy, cantankerous men who
is always preaching that he began
with nothing and means that his son
shall follow exactly in his footsteps
He has no use for college and pro-
poses that his daughter shall forget
all thoughts Of young marriage and
remain at home until she Is rs. He
wants it understood that he is a plain
man, with no place in his life for
youthful romance nor modern notions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
New Mae West Film.

Upon Mae Vests recommendation
" Paramount has purchased me
and the King" for the blond star.
Miss West will write the screen play.
The picture will follow Queen Of
Sheba," story by David Boehm, re-
Gently announced as her next. She
is now completing work on 1T Amt
No Sin" Kay Deslys, Margaret Nor
man, Jane Talent. Irene Ryan and
Betty Sutton have been added to the
cast Of the latter production.
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Glen Echo Pool to Open.

ON MAY 26 the swimming pool will
open at Glen Echo Park, but un-
til that time, patrons will have plenty
to occupy their attention. Warmer
weather sees picnic parties in greater
and greater number journeying to the
park Low prices for street car trans
portation is one of the factors In Glen
Echo's unusual attendance records so
early in the year. No one should
miss the ride along the breezy Poto-
mac.
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Road to Rom" Coming.

D OBERT E. SHERWOOD'S comedy,
~ 1.-The Road to Rome" will be
the fourth attraction of the National
Theater Players, which opens Mon
day night, May 81. This play was
the greatest comedy success in Jane
Cowls career. Its first performance
was given in Washington in 1927 and
it leaped into instant favor with
playgoers. When it came back, after
playing PIG performances at the Play
house in New York, Capital play
goers tripled the first weeks business.
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It will be unusual because for IL
days Moscow will be alive not only
with native drama, but with ballets
and operas, comedies by Shakespeare
and even plays by Dumas fills. On
the first night (September y, Boro-
din's opera, Prince Ignor," will be
given at the Great State Theater. On
the second night, Intervention, a
play by Slevin, will be presented at
the Vakhtangof Theater. Asaf1eff' S
ballet, 1.-THE Flame of Paris" will be
given the following night at the State
Theater, and at the matinee on the
following day a pantomime entitled
THE Negro Boy and the Ape" will
be offered at the Children's Theater.
Other events scheduled include the
Sholom Aleichem play, 100000" at
the Jewish State Theater; Shakes
peare's Twelfth Night" Rossini's
Barber of Seville" at the Stanislav-
Meyerhold Theater; "Lyubov Yaro-
vaya," a play by Trenieff, at the
Small State Theater; The Optomistic
Tragedy" by Vishnevsky, at the
Kamerny Theater, and Gorky's "Yegor
Bulytcheff and His Friends" at the
Moscow Art Theater.
Mention is made of this at such an
early date merely to remind local
playgoers that all is not quiet in the
land of the Soviet SO far as the
theater, opera. etc, are concerned.
And that if they want to reserve seats
for this giant festival, they had best
do it early.
Incidentally, how does it happen
that this country doesn't believe in
such things? Has any one ever thought
of 10 days of Pete Ibbetson," "Ah,
Wilderness" Men in White" Mae
West, The Barretts of Wimpole
Street" with Katharine Cornell;
Helen Hayes in MARY of Scotland"
operetta with some kind of a ballet
preferably danced by young Paul
Haakon), LAS Thousands Cheer" and
one filnl-probably The House of
Rothschild?" Might be very merry
and popular Broadway festival"
discussion of events happening
in Russia brings to mind the
play. How Do You Like This Coun-
try?" which has attracted considerable
attention not only in Washington but
in New York. Presented for the first
time without much fanfare a few
weeks ago, it won such instantaneous
acclaim that when it Is presented
again this Thursday night at Pierce
Hall, theater sleuthS from Broadway.
as well as many prominent local
people who missed the first presenta-
ton, will be on hand. Written by
Russian lady now living in Washing
ton, Mrs. Paul Scheffer (Nathalie
Scheffer), this play is said to be re-
markable, not only through its char
acterizations, but on account of the
way the plot is told, half in English
and half in RuSsian-the audience.
whether Russian or American, being
able, apparently, to follow either angle
OF the script. Both the Russian
Dramatic Club and local American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13

DANCING.
PROF. AND MRS. ACHER-33d Yr. Studio.
I121 10th St. NV. Glass and da ncing every
Friday, $3.50 to 11:3O p.m., with orchestra.
Private lessons by appointment. MET. 1850.
l8'
PEYTON PENN STUDIO OF DANCE.
(Member Dancing Masters Assn, Inco
Dancing is a social necessity. Learn now.
1745 st. NV. METROPOLITAN 1850.
EDW. F. MILLER STUDIO
S14 18th St.-NA 8O93
II it's danced, we teach IL
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Crawford-Gable IN Chained

Joan CRAWFORD and Clarke Ga
BILE will be co-stared in Chained"
an original story by Edgar Selwyn,
M tr - Goldwyn Mayer announced.
John Mahin is preparing a screen
treatment Of Chained" and Hunt
Stromberg has been selected as super
visor. No director has yet been an
nounced.
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Where and When in Local Theaters. -

NATIONAI-National Players in welcome Stranger to-
night at 800 O'Clock.
BELASCO-Cecn Lean and Cleo Mayfeld in "BigHearted
Herbert" tomorrow night at $40 o'clock
GAYETY-Ann Corio and burlesque revue, today 215
and 815 pm.
EARLEMelody in Spring" at q 4:25, tbs and $40 pm.
R1ALTo~%The Black Cat" at 247. 49, s:s1, sls and
LOEWS FOX-"The Trumpet Blows" at g. 43o, TBS and
at $40, GAO and 9:15 pm
RKo KETHs" sisters Under the skin at $780, AT e15
8:03 and 9:51 pm
COLUMBIA-"Tarzan and His Mate" at 230, 4:45 Z and
9:15 pm.
METRoPoLITAN Million sweethears" 2:1o. Abs.
and $3.50 pm.
PALACEThe House of Rothschild" this afternoon and
evening"
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King Kong of Baritones

TINE toughest. hardest-boiled
singer in captivity mopped
several gallons Of perspiration
L from his brow, eased himself
onto a chair which almost COL
lapsed under the strain, and from his
floor post snorted:
"Whadda va mean, crooner? The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
EEL COME STRANGER" q
comedy which comes to
Washington with the
prestige Of having run
Co. q v,,ny,fhe or, prAa r.


way and a full season in Chicago, will
be the third attraction Of the Ma
tional Theater Players, beginning
Monday night.
Originally produced by George M.
Conan and Sam H. Harris, with
George Sidney as star, this Aaron
Hoffman comedy calls for q character
lead, and for this important assign
ment the regular roster Of the Players
will be augmented by Robert Fischer,
a distinguished actor who has played
the role of Isadore Solomon more
than 400 times in road and stock
productions.
The story Of welcome Stranger"
revolves about Isador Solomon. He
arrives in a small New England town
on New Year eve. In an instant he
discerns that he is not wanted be-
cause Of his race. The only soul in
the place who treats him as a human
being Is Glen, an old inventor, who
Evening star., 1934-04-11

plus by action of Congress since sub
mission Of estimates and proposed by
this bill: Restoration of automatic pay
increases, -$257 300; salary increases
provided in independent offices ap-
preparation act (February to June
80, 1884, and fiscal year 1880, 81
00,000; reduction in tax rate from
$l.50 to $1.20, SO, 800, 900; reduction
by committee in budget estimates for
items chargeable to general fund.
-+$598,66l. Net reduction in surplus,
$4,958.639.
Estimated surplus at end Of fiscal
year 1885 on basis Of bill as reported,
SOS, 1854.
THE committee recommends a Fed
eral contribution of $5,700,0 900, which
is the amount provided during the
current year and the sum recon-
mended in the budget as transmitted
by the President. In addition to this
direct contribution the District gov
ernment has received an ALLEGATION of
81 ,579, 500 from the Public Works Ad-
ministration for the construction OF
sewer projects in outlying sections of
the District Of Columbia. The Dis
trict government will not be required
to reimburse the Federal Government
to the extent Of 10 per cent Of the
amount of this ALLEGATION as Is pro-
vided for loans to municipalities for
local improvements as the sewer
projects provided for In this case are
classified Is Federal projects"
Evening star., 1934-04-11
PROPOSES TO SAVE
100000 ON REFUSE
Engineer Commissioner Gotwals
Asks to Operate Both D. c.
Incinerators.

Both of the Districts incinerators
would be operated next year if the
1885 appropriation bill passes as re-
ported to the House.
Engineer Commissioner John c. Got
walls advised the House subcommittee
preparing the bill that If he were per-
nitted to operate both the George
town and the Southeast incinerators
he would be able to burn all the Dis
trict's trash as well as that of the
Federal Government and operate the
city Refuse Department on 100000
less than it was this year.
Asked by Chairman Cannon what
the opening Of the incinerator would
mean, Maj. Gotwals answered:
we would be able to burn all the
trash we are now burning, eliminate
all open dumps and burn all of the
Federal Governments trash"
Without any additional appropri-
alton here?" Mr.. Cannon asked.
with 100000 less than we are
asking for here" Gotwals replied.
THAT betokens admirable manage
ment during the year." Chairman Cam
non observed.