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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-09-06
Lillian Dockery Rites
To Be Held Saturday

Funeral services VIII be held /
p. m. Saturday at the First A.M.E.
Church for Mrs. Lillian Doekery.
Who died at Northern Gate Hospi-
tai, sedro Wooley early Sunday.
The Rev. H. B. CAN'T win officiate.
Mrs. Dockery a former Seattle
resident, had been an inmate at
the institution three years. She
was AZ years OH and was born in
Denver, Colo. She is survived by
mother, Ms. Anna e. Bagley
and a daughter, Miss Camille Dock
cry. Funeral arrangements are IN
charge of the Angelus Company
and interment win be in Lake View
Cemetery.
SAMUEL !. DORSEY
With the Rev. H. B. Can't offic-
lating funeral services viii be held
today Thursday at the Johnson
Hamilton Chapel for Samuel Isaih
Dorsey, who died at the home Of
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Ora E.
Brooks. Pals Day Street. Sunday
morning He was AZ years old and
was born in Baltimore, Md. He re-
sided in Seattle 20 years and was
employed as butcher at the Frye
Packing Plant for 16 years. He is
survived by a brother, William, of
Baltimore; two sisters, Mrs. LOU
Use Bowser, New York City. and
Miss Emma Dorsey. Atlantic City.
N. ].
MRS ADA GONNA
Funeral services viii be held on
Friday at the Angelus Chapel for
Mrs. Ada Gonna, age IA, who died
August 10, at Georgetown Hospi-
tai. Rev. Jack Nelson will offici-
ate. An account of the death has
been published in these columns.
JOHN ARloJA
funeral rites were held Wednes-
day at the Angelus Chapel for
John Kenneth Arioja, two-months-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Antoine
Arioja, who died at the family
home, 1910 Main Street, last Sat
urday. The Rev. Jack Nelson Of
ficiated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26

All known reception records
were shattered by these two stars,
who logged 122 short-wave sta
tons fror>.. % countries more than
5000 miles distant for g. prize OF
$1,000. All continents were heard
from.
The dialing contest resulted
from boast made by Arlen a
month ago that he was a more
rabid radio hound than Crosby
ever was. AS a consequence, the
two players, both of whom make
radio their hobby, purchased
duplicates of the receiver which a
youth named McMurdo Silver had
constructed for Admiral Byrd'S
South Pole exploration.
Despite the handicaps Of Cal
ifornia's Semi-trOpical weather,
the cOntestants-along with re.
lief operators connected with
leading radio technical magazines
started a vigil which lasted "a
hour a day for full week.
HighlightS in this week OF re-
ception were IL Japanese stations,
nine in Australia, two in Africa,
two in India, four in Java, two
each in England, France and Ger
many, three in Russia, two in Ecu
ador and Italy, five in Venezuela,
six in Columbia, two in Holland
and one each in Spain, Yucatan,
the Federated Malay st a ties,
China, Formosa, South Africa,
Costa Rica, the Philippine Islands,
Indo-C China, Argentina and Bel
GUM.
Crosby, dancing with joy be.
cause he felt he had bested his
friend Arlen experts are figuring
on the reSultS), said that the radio
contest was the most thrilling
event of his life. His biggest kick
was when he got Station VUC in
Calcutta, India, and heard a
recording of his own voice singing,
Learn to Groom"
Dick Arlen was too busy trying
to land" another station to make
statement at this time!
Harold ChaimOwitz suggests
that Universal make q sequel to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26
Mae West1 Meniou, GLAND on New Programs

GAVE Y-Ann Corio, well
known to all burlesque fans in
the country, will be an extra
added attraction, beginning Sun
day. She will appear in coniunc-
ton with "Frolics," reputed to
be one of the best burlesque at
fractions to come here in some
time. It boasts of an exception
ally fine cast headed by George
Broadhurst and Dawn Delees,
Miss Cleveland in 1881.
HOWARD-The Three Keys
will be the featured attraction
on the stage, beginning Friday.
These versatile boys need no in
PRODUCTION as their radio broad
casts have established them
among the best in their field.
This will be their last public ap-
pearance before going to Holly
wood. On the screen, will be
British Agent" with Kay Francis
and Leslie Howard,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26
Herbert Helped
Doris KENYON

The cynicism of the late Victor
Herbert helped land Doris Kenyon
in pictures and thereby achieve
success.
AS a girl in Syracuse, Miss
Kenyon, who plays with Adolphe
Menjou in 1.-The Human Side"
at the Rialto Theater, had an
addition before Mr.. Herbert. She
wanted to go into light opera and
believed her voice of the right
quality to sing the kind Of plays
Victor Herbert was famous for
composing.
The composer listened to her
sing and then caustically told her
to try to enter motion pictures
they were silent.
Crushed, disappointed, almost
in tears, Miss Kenyon did try
pictures, and was almost an over.
night success. She appeared in
''The Valley of the Giants, "
Ladies at Play" 1.-THE Blonde
Saint" Interference" Monsieur
Beaucaire" and Strictly Per
Sonal."
Undaunted, Miss Kenyon kept
on with her vocal studies and,
even after her marriage to Milton
Stills, developed her singing, so
much so that she appeared in
musical productions on the stage.
For a time she left the screen
and planned to enter light opera,
but, following the death of Mr..
Stills, she returned to the screen
and appeared with Walter Con-
molly in Whom the Gods De
stroy" and with John Barrymore
in Counselor at Law"
Miss Kenyon has blonde hair
and blue eyes, weighs 125 pounds
and is S feet 5 inches tall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26

the right to live and love, moving
against the multiple background
of a Montana ranch, a travelling
circus, New York night life and a
stately old English castle. Monroe
Owsley and Ralph Morgan are In
the supporting cast.
METROPOLITAN-To satisfy
the demand Of those Washing
tonians who could not see Danes
at the Earle last week this musi-
cal spectacle will be repeated
beginning Friday. In the cast
are Dick Powell, Ruby Keller,
Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, Hugh
Herbert, ZaSu Pitts, and 800 Of
Hollywood's most beautiful girls
EARL E-Arriving at 11:15
Thursday evening, Mae West OF
"C'mup and See Me" fame, will
be the next screen personality,
her vehicle being Belle Of the
CO.'S" Mae, who wrote the story
herself, is portrayed as a stage
star who staggers New orleans
in the gay nineties. She is ably
assisted by Roger Pryor, John
Mack Brown and John MILAN.
Duke Ellington and his famous
band furnish the musical back
ground. The stage show includes
Larry Adler, Herbert, Lynn and
Pearle, and an added attraction,
Living Jewels"
RKO-KEITH'S-"The Count of
Monte Cristo," with Robert Do
nant in the title role, continues
to play to capacity houses. ElissA
Landi plays opposite the English
actor in this perturbation of the
famous melodrama concerning the
sailor imprisoned for years on an
island who returned to gain
revenge on his enemies. o. P.
Heggie, Louis Calhern and Sidney
Blackmer are prominently cast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26

RIALTO-AdOlphe MenJOu IN a
screen roll that takes advantage OF
his versatile genius and brings in
to bold relief a character that
faScinates, irritateS and yet is
always human" comes tomorrow
in "The Human Side" The film
concerns the life of an irrespon-
sible theatrical producer who
vacilates between financial jams
and amorouS adventures. The sup
porting cast includes Betty Law
ford. Doris Kenyon and Reginald
Owen.
FOX-"Charley Chan in Lon
don," another of Earl Derr Big
gers famous mystery stories, comes
to the screen beginning Friday.
This film is said to excel all of
Mr.. Biggers' preceding mystery
stories. Ben Bernie, the Ole Macs
tro, will adorn the stage in person.
Pat Kennedy, the unmasked tenor
Colonel Nanny Prayer and his
German band and all the rest Of
the lads lend their particular
specialties to the offerings of. the
Ole Maestro.
PALACE-'The Barretts of
Wimpole Street" with Norma
Shearer, Frederic March and
Charles Laughton in the title roles.
will remain for a second week
where it has been enjoying capa-
city houses. The story is that of the
love of Elizabeth Barrett for Ro-
bert Browning and the frustation
of her stern father to break it up.
Maureen O'Sullivan is a featured
player.
COLUMBIA-"She Was a Lady"
starring Helen TwelvetreeS, is the
next attraction at the Columbia.
The movie is based on the struggle
Of a girl to surmount the handi-
cap of a family skeleton and win
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26

"Gift of Cab" to star Milton Berle
and the title should be Lift Of
Cab"
Things that come to a column
list when he hasn't a pencil.
Nunnally johnson, the author, is
always getting the WORST end
of auto smashes. Maybe it's be-
cause he has that English COM
plex-driving on the wrong side
Of the street,. . OF course, Ruth
Chatterton wouldn't want this to
get around, but she's been seeing
a lot of Jean Dairy. There must
be an overflow of Eskimo husky
puppies around the country. Mary
Brian just received one from a
MYSTERIOUS admirer, and an
other is barking at Marian Nix
on'S home. Joe Lewis can't fig
ure out that double billing sign
he saw on movie theater: Good
Game" and go Million Sweet
hearts. Those comical hand
twiSters, Shaw and Lee, have been
headlined into doing Jack Oster-
mans first Sunday night vaude-
vile frolicS. Vera Gordon is also
on the initial program, opening
Oct. land the pasteboard man
"a ticket seller, you'd says the
movie village is going for the
idea. .Collette Lyons defines a
college graduate as a person who
had a CHANCE to get an edu-
cation! q. When Jesse L. Lasky
finishes 1.-THE White Parade" it
will be the 10o0th movie he has
produced!
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Mae Leads Parade

I suppose they'll have a big
detail of gendarmes out to keep
the waiting lines in order when
Mae Vests new picture, Belle
of the Ninties" opens at the
Earle tomorrow midnight. Yes
terday's villainess is today's
heroine.
OF course I'm thinking back
to the night a few seasons ago
! when Mae West opened at the
Belasco Theater in her own play.
'The Constant Sinner" was
there to give a first night ap-
praisal and Mae West had no
sell-out even though word had
been whispered censorial fire
works were ready to pop.
Next day they did pop. The
District attorneys office clamped
down on THE Constant Sinner, +"
served notice everybody would
be pinched if the show went on
again. J. j. Shubert had his
lawyers and talked about injunc-
lions but blonde Mae, barricaded
in a room at the Hotel Carleton,
sent out word that she would
have no part of any movement
to contest the official edict. So
1.-THE Constant Sinner" closed for
good and all and Mae paid off
the company when the ShubertS
refused.
I will always contend that Mae
West got the rawest kind Of a
deal in this dispute. Her show
was racy but not one-tenth as
dirty or as harmful as such
plays as young Love" and an
other called And Then What"
which inspired no bushes with the
censorS. Or for that matter the
second act of the Theater Guilds
famed Reunion in Vienna" with
the LuntS. Mae just happened
along with slightly less than a
Park Avenue reputation.
Plenty of sour guesses on the
first Mae West picture, "She Done
Him Wrong" I was one Of the
first to see it and voted "Just an
other picture" after it had been
run off in the Fox Theater screen
ing room. So did some of the
Loew boys. "She Done Him
Wrong" got a week only at Loew'S
Palace Theater. Then UP spoke
John Public and Mae West
marched right up to the head Of
the box office class. She's been
there ever since.
Roberta" Coming
Roberta" will be along at the
National Theater about the last
week in October, after running q
full season on Broadway. About
a year ago it opened in Philadel-
phia and after the first week
Max Gordon would have sold it
for a nickel to anybody who would
pay the losses.
A little rewriting, it went to the
New Amsterdam Theater, and
there it stayed until defeated by
late July heat. Blame most of it
on Jerome Kern'S Smoke Gets in
Your Eyes," which sold this mu.
steal from coast to coast via the
air. e
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26

O'CLOCK -

When the Feature Begins:
EARLE.
JEAN MUIR in
DESIRABLE"
II, LAO, 4 80, 1920 and 10
P. M. Stage shows at
1910, $3.50, 500 and
9 P. NJ.
FOX.
JANET GAYNOR in
"SERVANTS'
ENTRANCE"
1910 A. NJ, 10, 4:O5, 7 :05,
1905 P. M. Stage shows at
IL so A. NJ, 2:45, 5:45, 8:45
P. M.
PALACE.
NORMA SHEARER in
"BARRETTS OF
WIMPOLE STREET"
II: 55 A. NJ, 2 20, 4:5O, 7 :15,
9:45 P. NJ.
METROPOLITAN.
WARREN WILLIAM in
cease OF THE HOWLING
DOG"
II :25 A. NJ, l 80, 3 80, 5 :35,
1885, 9 40 P. M.
COLUMBIA. =.
JOAN CRAWFORD in
"CHAINED"
II :55 A. NJ, l :55, 8 so, $50,
:45, 9:45 P. NJ.
RIALTo..
ADOLPH MENJOU in
"THE HUMAN SIDE"
1928 A. NJ, l :O9, 2:55, :49,
6:27, 8:13, $3.50 P. NJ.
RKO KEITH'S.
ROBERT DONAT in
"THE COUNT OF MONTE
CRISTO"
II A. NJ, :08, 3:16, 5:24,
1882. $40 P. M.
HOWARD.
WARNER BAXTER in
"GRAND CANARY"
~ 80, $50, Z :O5, 1910 P. M.
Stage shows at 2 40, 80,
sos P. NJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26
ROCKEFELLERS GET A HIT
Count of Monte Cristo' Given
Third Week at R-K-O Keith's;
Critics Put on the Pan
By ANDREW R, KELLEY

Rockefeller money coolies of it. backs Max Gordon making
the Radio Cys Center Theaer musical comedy shrine and
he Great Waltz checks in the first smash hit of the New
York
1t small fortune to remodel what built the model
theater Hasard Short erected proscnium put
in elevators floor levels and revolving which prope
actors and musicians upstairs and down. sideways and back
wards with of Roxys original ideas parked the alley.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26

ducers mournfully count up and
then pound the critics. They say
that the notices are too severe
That nothing but all wool can
survive the devastating adjectives
which the ink singers pour on
what they regard as mediocre.
I've heard these dirges before.
I've heard the New York critics
roasted too but I'll rely on their
judgment when I look over the
new crop some time next week.
Bring on a few new. hits and
these same critics will become
overnight, by some strange magic,
smart people.
It must make the producers
smile when they get the critics
fighting among each other. For
instance Whitney Bolton, critic
of the New York Telegraph, gives
somebody both barrels with this
charge of buckshot:
practically everybody on the
street knows of the dramatic
critic who has been intoxicated
at four premiereS this season,
has made a lobby scene one of
these times, lost his shoes i'm
the aisle at another and had
them retrieved for him by an
usher. 1t is no gilt on his
crown that the notices he gave
these shows were bad and that
the four (but particularly the
twO) producers are lunching to-
gether and wondering what
would be best to do.
At a recent premiere, a critic
arrived twelve minutes late. The
producer, who takes theater Sc
riOuSly land why shouldn't
he?), was on the sidewalk in
front of the theater when the
critics taxi drew up. When the
critic got out, the producer
walked up to him and said:
"If you can't get to my theater
on time, don't come at ALL"
The critic, indignant, walked in,
saw the show and went home
and laced into it furiOuSIy. The
producer is saving half dozen
copies of that notice just in
case"
Those be harsh words Glen.
In fact, in the good old days,
gone forever, thank the Lord,
they might have called for pistols
and coffee at dawn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26
Star Collects Books

Evelyn Venable, featured in
MRS. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" has a library including
almost every notable published
play in the Nineteenth and Twen.
tieth centuries,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26
Played Straight

Joe Penner, who makes his fea'
ture picture debut in college
Rhythm" was a straight man for
other comedians on the stage be-
fore he was permitted to do
comedy,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26
Contract Is Extended

A new contract has been signed
by Paramount with Lee Tracy
which gives the studio five more
pictures with the actor who has
Just completed THE Lemon Drop
Kid"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26
HUI :: 3: 3: From
HOLLYWOOD!
By JIMMY STARR

HOLLYWOOD CAL. Sept 25-Helo. After full and
weary week of tuning the das of their brand radio
cevers Bg Crosby and Dick Aren have produced results
which only make them the champion radio fends Of the
movie colony, but of the radio world we'll.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26
About Vaudeville

Foster, Fegan and COX, the pest
comedy team ever developed from
native Washingtonians, will have
O reunion tonight. Since the days
when they were st. Pat amateurs
they have been up and down in
vaudeville, finally gave it up as
an uncertain way to make a liv.
ing. Matrimony and a steady job
were better. Royal Foster of the
team now writes stage and radio
material and likes it much better
than acting.
Last night Comedian Ken Muir.
ray and Mr.. Foster dropped into
my apartment and in an hour we
discovered what was the matter
with vaudeville. We even found
the remedy.
Four Star Picture
When they counted up at
R-K-O-Keith's last night and the
receipts were $400 more than on
Monday Count of Monte Cristo''
was awarded a third week.
It thus takes its place with
the gold star features which have
rung up important money and
extended engagements since 1880
In case you want to check ur
they are:
"Cimarron"-three weeks. eric
Rita" - three weeks. "Hit the
Deck"-fOur weeks. "It Happened
One Night"-Five weeks.
Count of Monte Cristo" is a
cracking fine treatment Of the
Dumas classic. When I viewed
it with Hardie Meakin a week be
fore the opening I predicted il
couldn't miss. Sure enough II
hits the bullseye. The beauty Of
this picture is that it is sure fire
for children and adults alike. In
other words it has universal ap
peal. Another strong point in its
favor is that it is spotlessly clean
Hits are few and far between
on Broadway thus far. The pro
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26
Can Get $4,000

Johann Strauss music in a
luscious and rich operetta employ
ing principals and chorus number.
ing in the hundreds fills the COM
modiouS stage and the vast audi,
forum seethes with melody,
charms the eye with color and
spectacle.
The wise Rockefellers, via Max
Gordon, sell this vast entertain
ment at a price range from SIS
cents to $3.50 for the choicest
seats. If they fill all the chairs
1.-THE Great Waltz" can gross
SIS, 900. A dead movie theater be-
comes the magnet for thousands
nightly because the price and the
entertainment are closer to what
the 1884 amusement public wants.
Again Max Gordon has guessed
right.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26

Harold Chaimowitz suggests
that Universal make q sequel to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26

"Gift of Cab" to star Milton Berle
and the title should be Lift Of
Cab"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-26

Hits are few and far between
on Broadway thus far. The pro
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
WINNERS GIVEN
PLYMOUTH CARS
Ivory Soap Contest List of
Awards Announced by
Manufacturer.

Grand prize winners of ten au-
tomobiles, as well as winners of
$50 prizes in groceries worth s6,OOO
in the nationwide Ivory soap con-
test for housewives and grocers
which closed on June 3, are an
nOunced by the Proctor g. Gamble
Company.
Five of the ten 1884 Plymouth
floating power, four-door de luxe
sedans we're awarded to the fol-
lowing women:
DR.. Janet Miller. Memphis, Tenn:
Mrs. w. r. McCullOch, Highland
Park. Mich; Mrs. A. N. Munger,
Upland, Cal; Mrs. T. J Murray,
Wilkesbarre, Pa, and Mrs. c. N.
Kell, Decatur, Ga.
These automobiles were awarded
for the best letters of 200 words or
less on the subject, Why Is Ivory
Soap the Only Soap I Need for
All PurpoSes-Personal and House
hold?"
The letters were chosen from
among those received from women
from all sections of the country on
the basis of their clearneSs, sin
cerity and interest.
The judges we're Miss Christine
Frederick, domestic science editor,
American Weekly; Miss Katharine
Fisher, director Good Housekeeping
Institute, and Miss Faye I. Ham
iltOn, household management editor,
McCall'S Magazine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
June Volume Largest for
Month in Any Year
Since 1880.

For the fourth consecutive week
Terraplane and Hudson retail sales
showed a gain, according to the re-
port of chester G. Abbott, Hudson
general sales manager, on domestic
sales for the week ending June 30.
Sales for the final week of the
month were at a rate 26.2 per cent
greater than during the first week
of the month.
This increase was made in the
face of the normal downward trend
as the summer vacation season
comes on.
Last weeks sales were 7.3 per cent
greater than those of the previous
week, and were nearly one-third
greater than during the correspond
ing week last year. 1t was the
largest final week business in June,
and also the largest June volume
since 1890
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
DODGE OFFERS
TOURING SEDAN
IN 1894 SERIES
Luggage Space Accessible
From Rear Seat One
of Features.

Dodge Brothers Corporation an
nounces the introduction of new,
low priced passenger units.
The additional cars, by which the
number of selections available in
the 1884 Dodge line is increased to
twelve, are designated as touring
sedanS. The big Dodge Six touring
sedan lists at S73O and the de luxe
touring sedan at $3.50, both prices
f. o. b. factory, Detroit.
One Of the motives for the intro
duction of the two touring sedans at
this time is said to have been pro-
vided by a feature worked out with
CONSPICUOUS success in the bodies of
this years DodgeS, particularly in
those of the sedan types.
In these bodies the sweeping,
aero-streamlined flare of the rear
panels offered an uncommon width
and depth Of space which design
ers worked into luggage compart-
ments conveniently reached from
inside, through hinged seat backs.
The popularity Of these compart-
ments suggested the development Of
the two models now announced, in
which the body design already pro-
viding an interior storage and
carrying space, is augmented by a
form-built steel trunk in the rear.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
NASH CONDUCTS
SUMMER DRIVE
Sales Executives on Tour
Making Suggestions
to Dealers.
81 Times Special

By Times Special
KENOSHA, Wis, July 11.-What
is planned to be the most inten-
sive drive for summer business put
on by Nash since 1929 started Mon
day when the factory executives
began swinging around the circle,
visiting dealers and suggesting plans
for the retailing of Nash and La
Fayette cars.
Three flying squadrons of three
executives each started on the long
trek.
The squad headed by Courtney
Johnson, general sales manager,
will visit Boston, Philadelphia, New
York, Pittsburgh and Chicago.
Richard Israel, assistant general
sales manager, will take his men to
st. Louis, Buffalo, Cleveland, De-
troit and Cincinnati, while M. M.
Larson, western sales manager, and
his aids take in Kansas City,
Omaha, Minneapolis and Milwau-
kee. The drive will end July 16.