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The Washington times., 1934-01-12
The Dramatic Editor Sends Latest
News Of Broadway Direct From
Gay White Way

other Guild hit is playing to
standees, Mary of Scotland" but
there is no illumination for an
other great star, Helen Hayes.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
by CsndIeIisht," Now at RiaIto,
Is Clever Continental Farce

"By Candlelight," the attrac-
ton at the Rialto, is clever.
sophisticated farce done in the
best continental manner. It also
serves to bring Paul Lukas in one
of his finest comedy roles to date,
and demonstrates that Elisa
Landi can be warm, vibrant per-
Sonality.
The film was adapted from the
Gtage play by Sigfried Geyer, and
As best described by that over
worked adjective, sparkling"
But it is the members of the cast,
and James Whales expert direc-
ton that really lift the often-told
tale of mistaken Identities to its
high level.
A princes manservant who ad-
mires and initiates his masters
technique with the fair sex, and a
lady's maid meet on a train. They
mistake each other for their em'
ployers. are flattered that the
other condescends to make their
acquaintance.
Lukas, as Joseph. the perfect
butler. continues the deception.
with the aid of his masters (the
Prince) clothes and wine. Com
plicationS ensue when the real
prince comes home and assumes
the role of servant, and incident
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
When The Feature Is Shown On The Screen

KEITHS-zaSu Pitts in "The
Meanest Gal in Town" at 1873
a. M, 1:19, sos, 4:51, 6:37, 1923,
and 1000 p. m.
FOX-Warner Baxter in GAS
Husbands Go" at IL a. M, las,
4:30, 7:15, and 10 p. m. Stage
shows at 12:40, 1925, 6:10, and
8 p. m.
PALACE-Eddie Cantor in "Ro-
man Scandals" at 11:40 a. m,
lao, $40, $40, TAO and 9:40
COLUMBIA -Sheila Terry in
silk Express" at 11:40 q. m,
1:25, sos, 4:50, $40, 8:15, and
10 p. m.
D m
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

EARLE-Paul MUM in Hi,
Nellie" at l1:05 a. m, 1875, 4:25,
7:15. and $50 p. m. Stage shows
at 12:45, 1925, 6:25, and 8:55
p. m.
RIALTO - ELISA Landi in
"By Candlelight" at II a. m,
1850, 2:35, 4:25, 6:15, 8 and
$50 p. m.
METROPOLITAN: Dorothea
Week in Cradle Song" at IL a.
M, 12:45, 2:30, 4:20, sos, 1855
and 9:40 p. m.
AUDITORIUM: Ripley'S "Od.
ditorium," continuous l till 1890
o. m. Sunday, 2 till 10:30 p. m.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

44OO 14oOANC O4eST
logue from time to time.
AS pronunciation must be per-
feet. Harold has engaged James
B Leong, Oriental actor, to coach
him in the difficult delivery Of
the Cantonese dialect. Leong
played a heavy in the comedians
earlier picture, welcome Dan
ger" and probably will combine
acting with his teaching duties
in "The Cat's-Paw."
Lloyd will go into rehearsals
about the 25th, with no definite
date set for actual camera work.
Poor Rudy Vallee! Fay Webb's
sensational suit was filed on the
day the crooner's fraternity was
Eiving a dinner in his honor.
The trial, scheduled for the 10th,
also may conflict with the time
he is supposed to return East
for his restaurant and broadcast
ing engagements.
Another echo Of the suit was
ned1u WIleQ C44S SCuOAO oOuS4L w
take gallery pictures of the star
and of Alice Faye. The two have
many scenes together in the film
and, following the ordinary course
of promotion, Fox wanted to take
closeup still pictures of them.
Every dollar young Richard
Ralston ArIen earns in his film
debut goes to an orphans home
which is a favorite charity with
the Tulucci Lake finn colony.
Jobyna Ralston and Dixie Lee
became interested in the inStitu-
ton some time ago and have
persuaded all their friends to
contribute. Even w. c. Fields
has Succumbed.
The sum from the Arlen baby
will be a considerable one, as he
gets salary Of $25 an hour for
working with his father and
with Sally Eilers in "The Baby
In the Ice Box"
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
A Good "FoIIies''

At the Ziegfeld Follies at the
Wintergarden, Thursday matinee.
It is hard to believe this is the
same musicGl that Washington
saw about 6 month ago.
New scenery. New costumes.
New numbers. More beauty
Rousing song for Everett Marshall,
wagon Wheels" has been in
serted and gets more applause
than anything in the show.
Fannie Brice offers the vulgar
tiles which Censor Keogh barred
on E Street and Broadway accepts
them riotously. They like their
smut I'D here,
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
WooIsey Says He Was
Not Born With Cigar

Robert Woolsey was born in
Oakland, Calf, but vehemently
denies that it was with a long
black cigar in his mouth. First
job was as a Jockey and but for a
bad fall, the stage and screen
might never have profited by his
comical contortion. Teamed with
Bert Wheeler in both stage and
screen version Of "Rio Rita" The
laugh combination is still intact
and promises to remain for some
time. They are now making per:
sonal appearances at Warner
Bros Earle Theater. Any list OF
Wheeler hits is a list of Woolsey
hits. Earliest ambition was to be
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
News of Owen, lr.

In the lobby Owen Davis, jr.,
breaks away from Florence Rice
to tell me that he is looking for
ward to playing in Washington
again, perhaps in stock. Right
now he is supporting Miriam
Hopkins in 'Jezabel," a Southern
play written by his father. Is
his dad writing a play for Mary
Pickford? Not yet. Playwright
Dayis has talked it over but
Continued on Page 13, Col. y
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

OWO 44OuAo q
d ay studying
t h e sing song
c h in e Sc Ian
g u a g e so he
can master 10
p a g e S o I
speeches in his
new picture.
The star will
play the son Of
a missionary to
China, and one
Of the comedy
devices of the
film will be to
have him break
into native dia-
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

NEW YORK, Jan. IL. - When
you get a hit show it's marvellous
how soon you discover there is
nothing the matter with the legiti-
mate theater. Three visits to
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

AAANsNS OAA~SSSS
three successful
q t ira C 10 n S
within the past
SO ours re-
vealed a u d l.
nee t h a t
bulged the play
houses and as
sure the ticket
brokers Of a
dividend.
E u G e n e
O'Neill'S "Ah
Wilderness" in
its third month,
played to a full
h Gus | q S t
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

an acrobat in vaudeville. Expects
to write plays when he quits pic
ture work. Smokes on the aver
age of 500 cigars during filming
of the productions.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
Salary Of Arlen
Baby Is Given
To Charity
BY HARRISON CARROLL
copyright. 1894, King Features
SvndIcata IncN

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Thursday,
Jan. 12.-In his toughest assign
ment since the coming of the
talkies, Harold Lloyd is spending
fryo ho11rc O
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20

Recognized in a police lineup after arrest for a minor traffic
violation. Melvin Blanton, %. Camden, O.. escaped prisoner from
Governors island. New York military prison, and Theodore Hubert,
q. suspected Of being the accomphce who freed Blanton, are being
had here.
They were arrested together with Charles Hamilton, %. Middle
town. o. Friday night. The trio will stand trial on charges Of auto
banditry and robbery tomorrow in municipal court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

pletely. The walls are several feet
thick.
A new type of steel bars and
doors, impervious to saving OF or
binary cutting methods, has been
installed.
The island is surrounded by swift
and t-reacherous currents. While
swimmers occasionally have negoti-
ated the channel, it is held a prison.
er's chance to escape by this means
are negligible. No watercraft is al
lowed to approach within 4 pre-
cautionary zone which has been set
up around the island.
Penal experts have installed
every type Of warning device. Rec
crds of criminals at L~eavenworth,
Atlanta. Mcneil island and Lewis
burg are being checked carefully.
The worst offenders, and only the
worst, are being transferred to Al
catraZ.
There are two motives behind the
concentration of the prison bad men
on the island. One is to gather
them il a compact unit where spe-
cial precautions can be taken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20

commercial motor vehicle tax laws
also was urged by Mr.. DUNCAN in
his "six-point" program.
The program follows;
l. Take the Indiana state police
out of politics, place it under a
merit system and increase it at
least fourfold.
2. Amend the automotive regis
tration law to provide a fiat SO fee a
year for each motor vehicle.
3. Repeal the gross weight tax on
for hire" trucks.
4. Give all gasoline taxes to the
state highway commission, except
l cent a gallon. which should be re-
turned to the counties for highway
purposes and retirement of road
bonds. and also turn over to the
highway commission all streets in
municipalities that are state high
way routes.
5. Issue drivers and chauffeurs'
licenses for four-year periods.
6. Give motor vehicle title and
container funds to state police de-
partment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
.CAPONE SENT
TO ALCATRAz,
REPORT SAYS
u. S. Fails to Deny Gang
Chief Not Shifted to
Island Prison.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-Al Ca
pone today was reported on his way
to spend five or six years in the new
American Devils Island" Alcatraz
fortress in San Francisco bay.
The first public enemy of his
time was reported, without heavy
denial, to be travelling under heavy
guard to the new prison which the
government believes is as nearly
escape-proof as natural conditions
! and human ingenuity car make it.
Capone was said to be a passen-
ger on a special two-coach train
transporting about forty prisoners
from Atlanta and Lewisburg (Pa.)
prisons to Alcatraz. The transfer
was being effected with utmost Sc
recy.
The department of justice here re-
fused to confirm the report. At
the same time officials would not
deny Capone was being transferred.
Since it was believed an official de-
NAL would have been made prompt
ly were he not or the trsin, opinion
was that he is a member of the
party.
At New Orleans, where the train
was met by newspaper men, a pris-
oner who resembled Capone was
spotted at a car window. When a
reporters interest was aroused
guards quickly pulled down the
window shade.
CapOne has been in Atlanta peni-
tertiary since his conviction in Chi
cago on income tax evasion charges.
Few authentic reports have come
out of the prison regarding the
gang leaders life.
Recently, however, he has been
working in the prison shoe shop.
He was convicted in 1880 and SEN
fenced to an eleven-year term. With
time off for good conduct he has
between five and six years more to
serve.
At Alcatraz, Capone will find the
most rigorous discipline of the fed
eral prison system. The prison,
originally a fortress and in recent
years an army punishment bar
racks, has been renovated COM
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
YOUNG PASTOR SLAIN
BY MYSTERIOUS SHOT
Farmer Quizzed in Shooting After
Sheriff Traces Bullet Path.

BIZ United Press
TIFFIN. o., Aug. 20.-Mysterious-
ly shot down as he stood in the
garage of a relative, the Rev. Doyle
Stuckey, %, pastor of the United
Brethren church in Rawson, O., died
in Mercy hospital last night.
Sheriff Verne beats of Seneca
county traced the direction of the
fatal shot to the farm of a recluSe
farmer several hundred feet away.
The farmer admitted shooting at
birds, the sheriff said, but insisted
he shot in the opposite direction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
ROTARY NOMINATING
COMMITTEES NAMED
Two Groups to Pick States
for Directors.

Appointment of members to the
1884 nominating committees of the
Rotary Club was announced today
On the Hubs committee, How
ard T. Griffith is chairman, and
other members are William Ray
Adams, Mcclellan Coppock, Charles
B. Dyer. Edward w Harris. Birney
D. Spreading and Stowell c. Was
son.
The "Spokes" committee is COM
posed of Ralph H. Edgerton, chair
man: Fred w. Chase. Harry Green.
Harry w. Hobbs. Isaac r. Holycross
John w. Warren and George M
Weaver.
The committees will select states
of eight candidates for directors for
t~wo-year terms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
THREE NAZIS NABBED
IN ROME BOMB PL07
Suspects Quizzed About Threatening
Letters to Editor.

By United Press
ROME, Aug. 20.-Three Nazis
were arrested here a week ago, it
was learned today, and found to
have bombs in their possession,
Their arrest was believed connected
with threatening letters received by
Virginia Gayda, editor of the Jour
nal D'Italia, because of the anti
Nazi attitude of the newspaper.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
GIRLS TO BE GUESTS
AT CHURCH SERVICES
4-H Club Members to Hear DR..
Good in Talk Sunday Morning.

Girls from the All clubs who are
members Of the State Fair School
Of Home Economics. with members
Of the staff OF the school, will be
guests at the morning services of
the First Evangelical church. New
York and East streets. Sunday.
Transportation for the 100 girls
and ten members Of the staff Will
be provided by the church. Ire
speaker VIII be DR.. I. J. Good. preSi-
dent Of Indiana Central college.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
STATE POLICE
MERIT SYSTEM
SETUP URGED
Radical ReviSionS in Auto
Tax Laws Suggested
by DUNCAN.

Demand that the Indiana state
police department be taken out of
politics and placed on a merit
system" was made today by j.
Duane DUNCAN, president Of the
Polk Sanitary Milk Company, and
president of the Motor Truck Asso-
citation of Indiana. Inc.
Radical revisions in the present
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
INDIANS WIN IN CANOES
Red Men still Are Superior TO White
Rivals.

OLD TOWN. Me. Aug. 2O.-In-
dams living hereabOutS maintain the
traditional superiority Of redskin
over p~aleface in canoeing. In q
race. The Indians captured every
place but fifth. which went TO Law
renee Hurd ana Raymond Fon-
tame.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
SOCIALISTS HOLD PICNIC
600 Attend County outing at Mauer
Park Here.

The Marion county Socialist party
picnic at Mauer park, S%ixty-eighth
and Ferguson streets. was attended
by approximately 300 persons yes
terday. Arrangements we're in
charge of Abraham Kollinger. Mrs.
Henry Newlund. Mrs. Emma Henry,
c. L. Fout, Roy Green and F. S.
Rogers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
SHAKES
ILLINOIS, MISSOURI
Shock Causes Slight Loss
but Jars Furniture.
BIZ United Press

ST. LOUIS Mo. Aug. 20.-An
earthquake of so per cent maximum
intensity occurred in southeast Mis-
souri, and southwest Illinois last
night, doing little damage but rat
ting dishes and Earring open screen
doors.
The main force of the quake.
which occurred at CAT p. m. Gndi-
annapolis time. according to the St.
Louis university SeiSmograph sta
ton, was felt in Mississippi county.
Missouri, about 125 miles south Of
here. Cairo, Ill, also felt it, as did
Sikeston, Mo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
CYCL0NIC STORM KILLS
FOUR: DAMAGE HEAVY
Loss Estimated at Half Million in
Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 20.-Four
deaths and damage amounting to
probably half a million dollars were
counted today in the wake of a cy-
clonic storm which struck Mime
sofa Saturday night.
Two of the victims were killed in
ST. Paul. where the storm hit with
terrific fury. One died in Duluth
and another at Cloquet. All reserve
forces of telephone and telegraph
lines we're on twenty-four-hour
duty restoring communication lines
which were disrupted over an area
within a 100-mile radius of the
Twin Cities.
Evening star., 1934-09-23
Nearly E1e,y One in the Mo0ies Thinks
His O7vn Work Is the Most Difficult, but
an Impartial Studio Poll Nominates the
Director.

scenariSts. But he at least must know story
values and construction and be able to visualize
the pictorial reproduction Of printed words.
Without this knowledge, he never would
know until after he had finished q picture
whether the story handed him was good, bad
or Indifferent. He also must know how to fix
up q story which isn't absolutely satisfactory
when it leaves the scenarist's hands-which
most Of them aren't.
He must know something OF architecture In
order to determine from set of plans whether
a set will look all right and be practical for the
photographing which will be done in it. Other
wise costly alterations might have to be made
on completed sets.
Casting being another important function
Of director, he must know inStinctively which
actors and actresses at his command can best
portray the various characters in the story.
Not only must they look the part, but each
must be able to give performance which Will
ring true for the character he is playing.
In selecting the principal players for his
picture the director usually confers with the
producer but since the former IS the one
who has to make the picture, he is given
pretty free hand in picking the cast
Once a cast Is selected and the picture gets
under way, the bulk of the directors work
begins He must at once be boss, friend, psy-
chologist interpreter leader-in fact, he must
be practically wizard.
Probably the most important Of all the func-
tions director performs on the set Is the
handling Of his company He must know bow
to draw out the very best performance from
each player, this feat requiring different tactics
with each individual.
Sometimes they must be petted almost IKE
babies Some require strong praise. Others
must be given verbal lashings which make them
Evening star., 1934-09-23

~ rTY the poor movie director, the pro-
Y ducer the writer, the studio manager
the prop mani
In fact, little sympathy might be
extended to practically every studio en-
ploye-except the actors and actresses.
This at any rate, is the impression one re-
ceives from asking persons in various capacities
around movie studio to name the toughest ]op
in the studio Almost invariably the answer
will be mine" or words to that effect
It's strange how many different persons pc
lieve that they are filling the most dIfhcult OF
all Jobs and that the welfare OF the studio vlr-
tually rests with the success or failure OF tnen
branch of the business. Yet they do-an ex-
cept the actors and actresses, who as a rule Will
cast their votes for the directors or writer's.
And nowhere in the entire studio personnel
can be found a person who regards acting as
a difficult profession. Yet the actors are the
most highly paid of all. Perhaps there's more
to this end of the game than appears on the
surface.
According to the film people themselves. how
ever-and more than so were polled to get this
result-the directorial post is considered
slightly more difficult than any Of the others.
This probably is due to the fact that ca
pable director must have at least working
knowledge of every phase Of the business. While
he takes his assignments from the producer.
he is the one in command once the assignment
has been made.
THERE are innumerable qualifications which
! director must possess, and the lack Of any
one would prevent him from doing q thoroughly
good job.
First Of all. he must have a knowledge Of
writing 1t isn't necessary that he be q writer
himself, since he always works with trained
Evening star., 1934-09-23

almost red with anger pat on the back
will do the work on some occasions whereas
q slap in the face is needed ct other times
Whatever is needed the director must know, -
there is nobody to tell him.
Another duty Of this man Is to keep his pic
ture up to the proper tempo at all times. Since
it Is virtually impossible for an actor to gauge
his own performance as to tempo and how "
will match with previous scenes the director
must be the judge. He must know which
Evening star., 1934-09-23

scenes are to be emphasized. II scene dragA
he must know how TO remedy M-whether to
change some Of the dialogue or action or simply
TO shorten the scene.
A director, furthermore, must be a dialogue
expert In order to determine whether his players
are getting the most out Of their lines and, Il
not to be able to tell them just how the lines
state the mere shading Of . word or 1t might
require the rewriting of the line entirely.
Whatever it Is, the director must be Tn a posi-
ton to point it out
Camera technique also comes within the d.
1ector's jurisdiction.
Although the actual photographing is done
by . cameraman, it's the director who states
from what position each scene is shot.
He must be able to visualize how q scene
will look from any given angle, whether it be
closeup, medium shot, long shot, travelling shot,
q high shot looking down or low one looking
up. He must be sufficiently versed in photog-
raphy to know just what can or cannot be
done with camera.
During the actual production of q picture,
the director also assumes some of the duties of
business manager and producer. Knowing
that his picture must be made for q certain
sum, it is his business to avoid delays which
are costly. He must know whether trouble
some scene Is sufficiently important to the pic
ture to warrant spending considerable time on
it or whether it should be skipped over even
though not particularly well done.
The photographing Of picture being COM
peted, the director falls heir to the job of cut
ting and editing it. Ordinarily about 1000 000
feet Of film are shot. All this must be assem-.
bled and cut to coherent, fast moving picture
Of between 1000 and 5000 feet in length.
|
COMETIMES the removal Of entire scenes
- proves beneficial to the finished product.
Often some scenes must be shortened while
others are heightened. Sometimes a better
effect is had by changing the order of certain
scenes Whatever it is that's required, the
director must know.
1t might be well to state here that all di-
all Of the aforementioned duties. Many
Of them are assumed by the producer or SUI
pervisor. That's what distinguishes the really
topnotch directors from those Of the second
rank. The topnotchers assume all of the re-
sponsibilities because they are more capable a
performing them than any one else.
When it comes to really difficult jobs, hOws
ever, q word also should be given the studio
general manager who Is only shade behind
the director. To him falls the job of keeping
every department functioning smoothly 50 that
every picture can be turned out with as little
lost time and on As small . budget as pos
GnnfinxAd a. Ninth Pdna
Evening star., 1934-09-23
BY DAN THOMAS.

\ TTY the poor movie director, the pro-
ducer, the writer, the studio manager.
the prop man!
In fact, a little sympathy might be
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-14
HOOP CONTEST
 OPEN TO ALL,
 EXPERT OR NOT
Free Season Pass Offered in All Star Ballot
 Competition

You don't have to be a rabid fan or an expert on the game to enter The Empires .All-Star Bas- ketball Contest.
 Following the announcement yes terday of The Empires offer of a free season pass to all ball games in the second half of the City Basketball League-starting Jan uary-to the winner of the contest, much interest has been shown. But many people who have evidenced interest, have said they did not have enough technical knowledge of the game to enter.
 However, contest officials point ed out today that there is a very certain element of luck that plays a part in naming the winner, so that, really, everyone-whether bas- ketball fan or not-lsas an excel lent chance of rating the free sea- son pass.
 Heres now ana why.
 The contest, which started yes terday, will continue through Sat- urday, December g. During that time, contest entrants will ballot on first and second All-Star teams, selecting leading players who played during the first half of the City League schedule, ending to- night.
 A contest entrant may vote as many times as he or she desires. The only requisite is that Empire ballots, printed in each issue un- til the close of the contest, be used.
 At the conclusion of the contest, the votes will be tabulated and the