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The Washington times., 1934-12-03
Where 1t StumbIes

AS an argument for community
Spirit and cooperative effort "Our
Daily Bread" may serve an inSpir-
ing purpose but it is not the epic
movie that Mr.. Vidor intended.
The directors uncanny sense for
the camera and pictorial value is
evident but, as an author, he fails
miserably at writing the realities
of the headlines which conceived
his tale into the scenario. And
what he did write is very poorly
transposed into screen action oy
his actors.
While he scornS such eStab-
lished box office SopS as star
names to sell his picture. Director
Vidor is not above dragging in his
romantic conflict by the heels in
the person Of an ingenue siren
combining the best, or the worst
features, of Clara Bow-Jean
Harlow-Mae West character.
The carefully prepared and we'll
directed smash moment of "Our
Daily Bread" is the feveriSh mad
ness of the little drought-ridden
community to divert stream Of
water to the dry dust lands. Like
k>avers they worked at this ditch
digging, which ends in a kaleidos-
The Washington times., 1934-12-03

les hailed this Kathryn MullOwney
ballet as the finest dancing group
they had ever seen in a Broadway
show.
She was born in Washington
and attended Sidwell's Friends
School. After her graduation she
took up the study of dancing and
appeared with the Albertina
Rasch group in Flying Colors," a
revue in which Clifton Webb.
Charles Butterworth, Tamara
Geva and Patsy Kelly had lead
ing roles. She appeared last
season in LAS Thousands Cheer"
Moss Hart, who wrote the
satirical sketches for "As Thou
sands Cheer" has turned his hand
to a romantic musical in "The
Great Waltz" It is the story Of
Johann Strauss, jr., and the scode
is composed entirely of the famous
Strauss WaltzeS.
The Washington times., 1934-12-03
Burton Holmes
Sells Out at
National

Burton Holmes sold every seat
at the National Theater and stand
ing room for his travel talk on
Russia. He will give this highly
interesting lecture again next
Sunday night at 8.
Burton Holmes. resplendent in
a new decoration-the Order OF
Isabella Cattolica-which, though
given him by Alfonso XIII, is nev-
ertheless recognized by the new
regime, greeted his audience at
the National Theater yesterday
afternoon for his lecture on Spain,
third in his present series. To
make the occasion even more
glamorous he closed his talk, after
some hectic scenes in which q
host of bulls charged a myriad
of amateur toreadors, with a pic
ture showing himself in the garo
of q brave matador.
His travels in Spain led conSid-
erably off the beaten path in many
respects-first to Coca, where
stands a notable but almost for
gotten ruin; to Avila. walled city
of great antiquity; to the monas-
terry of Guadalupe, popular among
Spanish travellers, but less known
to American tourists; and to the
little-known republic Of Andorra.
where, however, he found COM
paratively little of interest.
Brief excursions to Palma de
Majorca and to the cities OF
Spanish Morocco, Ceuta and Te-
tuan, added to the enjoyment OF
the tour of Spain, and further
jaunts to Jerez, home Of sherry,
and to Ronda, city Of unique
location, gave prospective visitors
to Spain some novel ideas. With
all this, Mr.. Holmes presented
the customary scenes OF such
great centers as Madrid, BARGE
Iona and Seville, with some shots
of Toledo. CordoVa, Granada.
Burgos and Segovia for good
measure.
Perhaps most amusing Of all
the episodes shown was the wild
rout of a battalion of amateur
bull-fighters in the streets of
Pamplona by a horde of bulls, an
event that may be witnessed
every year in connection with the
great annual festival. The bulls
are released into barricaded
streets, where the amateurs try
out their technique, and the fleet
est of foot reach the arena before
the infuriated animals. Then
everybody dances. An extraordi-
nary show, but one to be wit
messed rather than participated
in.
Last night Mr.. Holmes repeated
his popular lecture on Russia,
adding a few new scenes. and
next week he will tell what is
happening now in italy.
The Washington times., 1934-12-03

Behind the cold official facts of
that formal bulletin is the news
that a character actress who has
endeared herself to Washington is
becoming a permanent resident of
the city which has always &C.
corded her the warmest of profeS-
sional welcomes.
Mrs. Hibbard for some seasons
past has been allied with the Ma
tional Theater Players, playing a
variety of roles and winning fan
following unsurpassed by any in
the history of that famous acting
troupe.
In her new capacity, her wide
spread acting experience and her
sympathy and understanding of
the hopes and aspirations Of young
people will be at the disposal Of
the Clifford Brooke School pupils.
For Mrs. Hibbard is not only a
mother but an actress who appre-
ciates the problems which con-
front those seeking a tootllght
career.
Although she seldom mentions
it, Mrs. Adelaide Hibbard is the
widow of George Albee Hibbard,
former mayor of Boston and for
many years it's postmaster. Her
social background is Of the
highest.
Necessity led Mrs. Hibbard to
the stage as a congenial means
of livelihood, but ambition and a
capacity for hard work won the
acclaim and advancement as one
of the best character actresses OF
the contemporary stage.
'T come to Washington with
real joy" Mrs. Hibbard said yes
terday. 81 love this city and its
people and / am delighted at
the prospect Of joining the Cliff
ford Brooke School,"
There is one thing I have
learned since going on the stage,
something 1 fear 1 had different
views about before 1 encountered
that experience. 1t Is this: There
is no safer career for q young
girl than one on the stage. Any
girl who goes into business or
professional life will have prob
lens to face, and, of course, they
The Washington times., 1934-12-03
Dorothy Gets
Her Chance

Dorothy Dare has an important
screen role in "St. Louis Kid"
which Is now showing at Warner
Bros. Earle Theater. She was
last seen in washington in per-
son as Gwen Fordyce in Joe
Cooks show, Hold Your Horses"
and previous to that had danced
on the Earle stage with Hal
Leroy.
Born Dorothy Herskin in Phil.
adelphia, she was introduced to
show business by her father and
mother. She was just 18 months
old when she toddled on the stage
for the first time.
Before she was 8, she had played
a whole season with Hal Skelly's
Might Boat" But she has never
travelled with Gus Edwards or
Benny Davis, those big juvenile
talent diScoverers.
Besides Hold Your Horses" she
has appeared in Strike Me Pink"
Americas Sweetheart" and
The Washington times., 1934-12-03
Maxine Doyle and Mr.. Durante
Butterworth and Regan
In Student Tour
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Washington gets the latest Continental novelty stage attrac
ton the January H. 1t is music and dance the art
manner with Lucenne Boyer currently offering her spicy
budgets the patrons of the Rockefeller night club atop
Of Radio Center, it's outstanding star
Completing the originally announced 10 weeks engagement
in New York Saturday night Continental Varieties takes
to the road for tour limited to 10 weeks
Lucenne Boyer Vicente Escudero and his Sacre Monte
Gypsies Desys and Clark GaliGa Raphael de Roze Lydia
Chaapn Emma Runich and Nkia Balieff will pack their
bags and begin to travel.
Montreal will be the first STOP and in due order Boston
Philadelphia Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburgh Detroit and
follow
The Washington times., 1934-12-03
Late News o1
Broadway

NEW YORK, Dec. IA Roman
Servant" comedy by Larry
O'Connor, opens tonight at the
Longacre Theater. The cast in
cludes Ernest Glendinning, Charles
H. Croker-King, Lillian Kemble
Cooper, Helene Millard, Leslie
Denison and Lester Alden. Will
liam B. Friedlander has staged
the play.
Six entertainments are sched-
uled to close tonight. Sailor
Beware!" will end it's long en-
gagement at the Lyceum, and the
other defections are Lost Hori-
zons." Judgment Day" Ladies
Money" "All Rights Reserved"
and THE Lord Blesses the
Bishop" A week from tonight
the Abbey Theater Players will
close at the Golden, "Conversa-
ton Piece" will call it a day at
the Forty-fourth Street and The
First Legion at the Biltmore and
Kill That Story" at the Ambas-
sador will close. Continental Va
rieties" is to end its run at the
Little next Saturday and will go
on tour, starting in Montreal.
There was no performance last
night of Page Miss Glory" at the
Mansfield Theater. Charles D.
Brown, one of the leading players.
was stricken with grippe yeSter-
day afternoon. However, the play
will be performed this afternoon
and evening with George Abbott,
the director, playing Mr.. Browns
role if necessary.
A stage show for the benefit of
The Newark Ledger strikers OF
the American Newspaper Guild
will be presented at the Mosque
Theater, Newark, a week from
tomorrow night. Haywood Broun
is supervising the entertainment.
Popular prices will prevail.
The Washington times., 1934-12-03
0NTINENTAL VARIETIES COMING ~
M OVI If
CLOCK -

SVA.s
ANNA STEM in
GIVE LIVE AGAIN"
II A. M, l :46, 4:32, 7:18
1904 P. NJ. Stage shows at
1912, 1928, 6:14, 9 P. M.
PALACE. =.
GRETA GARBO in
"THE PAINTED VEIL"
II A. NJ, :O5, 3:15, 5:25,
1885, 9:45 P. M.
COLUMBIA. =.
MAXINE DOYLE in
"STUDENT TOUR"
II :25 A. NJ, 80 1886, 5 40,
TAO, GAS P. NJ.
EARLE.
JAMES CAGNEY in
EST. LOUIS KID"
II A. NJ, 1:3O, 4:2O, 7:1O,
1905 P. NJ. Stage shows
at 1925, 1920, 6:1O,
9 P. M.
METROPOLITAN. :.
RANDOLPH SCOTT in
"WAGON WHEELS"
II A. NJ, II 80, $40, 4 80.
FILTRATION WALK"
at 7 :45 P. NJ.
RKO-KEITHS.
ANNE SHIRLEY in
CANINE OF GREEN
GABLES"
11:43 A. NJ, 1 :46, 3:49, 5 so,
1856, 9:58 P. NJ.
HOWARD. =.
DUKE ELLINGTON at
2:15, As, 7:25, 9:2O P. NJ.
Screen feature at II 80,
1925, 6, 8:35, O:3O P. NJ.
The Washington times., 1934-12-03
Maxine Is Star

Maxine Is Star
Maxine Doyle, Charlie Butter.
worth and Jimmy Durante in
the Metro Goldwyn-Mayer picture,
"Student Tour" opens on the
screen at Leow's Columbia Theater
today, replacing King Vidor'S "Our
Daily Bread" which enjoyed only
O three-dayS' engagement.
Student Tour" offers little
Maxine in a singing and gay in
The Washington times., 1934-12-03

duction of THE
Great Waltz" :"
the spectacular
operetta tn a t
he has installed
in the Center
T h e a tre at
r a dio City,
New York.
Miss MulloW.
ney a PIP e a r S
with the AL.
bertha RaSch
ballet in 1.-THE
Great Waltz"
New York crit.
The Washington times., 1934-12-03

"Here Comes the Bride" She is
five feet three, weighs 106 pounds.
and has red hair and hazel eyes.
Her first roles with Warner
Bros. were in shorts, one of which
she made with Hal Leroy. In
Happiness Ahead" she sang q
song about a strawberry Sundae
Zone of her favorite foods, too).
Incidentally, she is one Of those
leading ladies who have appeared
in a Cagney opus without getting
Socked.
The Washington times., 1934-12-03
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By JIMMY STARR

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 2-Helo You can always shout this
in favor of c. B. Deie-hes always willing to take that
big chance on newcomer Not that Merle Oberon is
sdered as SUCH but without much test the bathtub
king of the movies has put in his bid to borrow her from
the Twentieth Century for the feminine lead In The Cruz
sades -and that in itself high honor De Mile doesn't
make like that unless he knows what he wants
The Washington times., 1934-12-03
Mae Prefers White

In keeping with the all-white
decorations in her Hollywood
apartment, Mae West, now pre-.
pairing her next picture, "NoW
I'm a Lady," has two huge polar
bearskin rugs in her living room.
The Washington times., 1934-12-03

genue role with Phil Regan, the
perSonable Brooklyn tenor. as her
movie sweetheart.
Maxine Doyle, feminine star Of
the picture, will be the guest per-
former when Ben Bernie, the Old
Maestro, and all the lads take the
air again from the NBC Hollywood
studios on Tuesday, December 4,
at 8 p. m.
For the broadcast, over an NBC-
WEAF network, Bernie and the
orchestra will play Santa Claus
Is Coming to Town," " Take Num-
ber From One to Ten" I'm Grow
ing Fonder of YOU" "Object of My
Affection" and Rock and Roll"
The Vidor picture was a box Of
flee disappointment. In fact, it
is one of pictures begun with great
expectations but, as it appeared on
the screen, just failing to fuse.
Director King Vidor is Holly
wood man of ideas and the cour-
age to back them with his own
money. Of "Our Daily Bread" :"
yanked without notice from the
Loew's Columbia screen, he says:
''Not only is my heart in the pic
ture but my shirt as we'll"
Let's hope that Mr.. Vidor has
another suit of underwear in his
dresser for this screen exposition
Of a social experiment is not cal
culated to increase his wardrobe.
What he tried to show was that
subsistence farming had a prac-
tical place in the solution of de-
pression's cross word puzzle, that
the wide open spaces and aban'
doned farms offered a haven for
those unemployed but eager to
work.
The Washington times., 1934-12-03

Daryl Zanuck has not given his
word, due to Miss Oberon ap-
pearing with Chevalier in "Folies
Bergere," but he has not turned
down the offer. Ian Keith,
Joseph Schildkraut, Henry Will
coxon, Pedro De Cordoba and
Alan Hale have already been
signed. and they await Merle's
nod.
Wanderings Around Hollywood
:. Arthur Levy made an offer to
Howard Estabrook, smart Scenal'-
ist, to produce a series of four
productions with English capital.
Howard has not so far been able
to make up his mind to toss writ
ing in the discard Edward G.
Robinson will shortly start The
Money Man." IN which he plays
private detective. Bette Davis
was given the feminine lead at
Warmers, and that means her
stellar film, "The Green Cat"
has been put back for q while. ..
Boulevard Buzzings. To the
Screen Actors Guild, 1 will say
this-they put on a grant
show, one that is seldom if ever
staged around these parts.
Lyle Talbot acted as q swell
master of ceremonies and sur
prised the audience by dishing
out q bit of grooming 1 wish
Crosby could have heard.
On the Gabby Side of the Street
e. Dorothy Mackaye has written
series Of Is playlets for children,
and it seems they are to be pub
liShed. Leon Gordon, the Scenar-
ist and actor, has moved his pencils
and grease paint back to MGM
after a siege at Paramount.
George Brent went airplaning for
a flock of Thanksgiving ducks.
Ricardo CorteZ flew into town Fri
day for more movie work. Rudy
Vallee received more than 5000
letters from fans to choose the
title ditty in Sweet Music" after
his last broadcaSt-and it appears
to be tie, so the studio bosses
could not have been so far wrong
on their indecision. The Warner
plant still has not decided between
Claudette Colbert and Josephine
Hutchinson for the lead in "Oil for
the Lamps of China"
Wanderings Around Town.
Because he worried about falls and
things, Frank Borzage made his
wife, Rena. give up the dangerous
sport of polo. Now she's gone in
for airplaning as hobby!..
Jack Mulhall and Frank Mayo, a
couple of old-timers, got a swell
hand when the preview audience
spotted them in "One Hour Late"
the other night...
On the Gabby Side of Film Row
-. .Wendy Barrie, the English
beauty, who positively doesn't
know a thing about American
money, and is always being
frowned at and accused of short.
changing folks. She's had to take
lessons. Bill Robinson, the great.
est of all tap dancers, has been in
Hollywood ten days, and as yet
has not played benefit. The town
must be Hopping!
Boulevard BuzZingS. And that
was Edmund Lowe with Florence
Rice in case you were wondering
. Mary Brian was so disappointed
when she failed to catch Ginger
Rogers bridal bouquet. She fig
ured her experience in all the foot
ball movies should have helped
some, but it didn't. Marian Nix
on, aboard hubby's yacht at Cata'
lima Island, actually caught,
cooked and served a large hall
but. OF course, he loved it!
The Washington times., 1934-12-03
Purely Personal

Producer Henry Miller is engag.
ing a Washington hotel apart
ment for the month of December
since he will have three new plays
opening at the National. His gen
eralmanager Frederic McKaye is
here making the arrangements for
Miller days on E Street.
Gloria Somborn, who comes to
Washington frequently, is the A.
year-old daughter of Gloria Swan
son. The little girl is studying
dancing under Ned Wayburn and
Eleanor Powell and Mary Pickford
is making arrangements for her
to take up dramatic art. She seems
to prefer the stage to the movies.
Jean Ames, daughter Of Adrienne
AmeS of the flickers, is enrolled as
pupil at Holy Cross Academy.
Against Profanity
Anent this departments little
blast against an overabundance of
stage profanity, the following mis-
sive comes from Board Of Tenn
perance, Prohibition and Public
Morals of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church."
Dear Mr.. Kelley:
You said a mOuthful! think
the people are getting sick and
tired of hearing in the theater
the kind of language they can
hear down on the docks for
nothing. Sincerely yours,
DEETS PICKETT.
The Washington times., 1934-12-03
D.C.Cir|DanCes
In Waltz Hit

Kathryn Mullowney, a Wash
ington girl, is one Of the leading
dancers in Max GOrdOn'S pro-
The Washington times., 1934-12-03
Mrs. Hibbard Joins Faculty OF
D. 6. Drama School

Announcement made today by Stephen Cochran
aging director Of the Clifford Brooke Drama School, that Mrs
Adelaide Hbbard joins the active teaching faculty of that
organzation. effective immediately. ~
The Washington times., 1934-12-03

copic pageant Of joy as the soil Is
finally moiStened.
OF This supreme incident Mr..
Vidor says:
Il :ried to develop it like
ballet. aimed to get the effect
Of mounting drama through the
movement of the digger'S bodies.
With the use of metrOnOme,
whose tempo was kept con-
stantly on the increase, / set my
actors to work with their picks
and OVelS. 1 believe 1 have got
ten what 1 wanted"
What he wansed was rot en-
oug IN for the average movie au-
dience in my humble opinion.
News reel shots of starving cattle,
parched and withered crops tell
more Of actual suffering in the
farm .,.eas than all of the TX.
cee W lootage Our Tally Bread"
used to visualize hardship. In other
ordS Mr.. Vidor's story lacked
the degrr of conviction to make
~ CAAAOCAOA4aAy oGAA l 444Ss
AS in "Hallelujah," Director
Vidor made brave attempt to get
away from the routine screen
fare and express things over which
he feels strongly. I hope he sal
wages enough heart to try again.
Rose Bowl Scenes
When you see Joe Penner's pic
ture, college Rhythm" opening
at Loew's Palace Theater on Fri
day, it may interest you to know
that all of the football sequences
were "shot" in the famous Rose
Bowl. Same Rose Bowl where
Alabamas gridiron champions will
play on New Years Day.
Up To WincheII
Can Walter Winchell's influence
put over a big musical when the
other New York critics are just
$3.50 about it? Revenge With
Music" at the New Amsterdam
Theater received a solo rave from
the gossip king. First and only
five star production I have ever
seen in the theater," quoth Walter.
It is the Libby Holman-George
Metaxa-Charlie Winninger operetta
with high-class music, good dane
ing and a banal book,
A Jesuit Play
Emmett Lavery, author of
Broadway's most unique play,
''The First Legion" will be a
Washington visitor this week. He
is coming to see the Mask and
Bauble Club of Georgetown pre-
sent THE Tavern"
"The First Legion" is a play
about the JesuitS with an all male
cast. The title refers to the
Jesuits' role as "the shock troops
of God"
Bert Lytell is the star of the
play which will soon go on tour
and is scheduled to play at the
National some time in February.
Strangely enough the only Cath
olic in the cast is Pedro De Cor
dOba,
The Washington times., 1934-12-03

Jean AmeS, daughter Of Adrienne
AmeS of the flickers, is enrolled as
a pupil at Holy Cross Academy.
Evening star., 1934-09-22
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 22.-Nowa-
days when visiting a New Yorker
one is likely to be taken at once to
his new game room. This Is not a
chiidren's ROOM but place for adults
to relax and enjoy themselves. Card
tables and chairs are there, all ready
for bridge. Often there is larger
table for ping pong or billiards. The
man of the house uses it as den,
or, as bar. With splay-legged tables
and chairs. it becomes an old
fashioned tap room in which to eat,
drink and be merry.
If you have a cellar, it Is fairly
simple to create the equivalent OF
this metropolitan innovation. A light
partition of wall board to separate the
rest of the cellar from the game room
is generally the biggest part of the
construction work. In one recondi-
toned basement in Long Island
home, the host proudly stated that
the guests were sitting where the
coal bin used to be. 1t had been
moved to the rear, a partition put
up, floor installed. the walls painted
all in less than week.
Along one wall a long, low seat
had been built and covered with
bright cushions. The space under
the seat was utilized as storage
place for tennis racquets. baseball bats
and other sports paraphernalia. The
color scheme was clever and cheerful
warm cream walls. coral red door
trim and baseboards. The ceiling
beams were made more attractive by
painting the lower edge coral and the
two cellar windows were adorned with
Evening star., 1934-09-22
new ASSESSMENT PLAN
READY FOR STATE VOTE
Michigan Proposal Would Let
Legislature Make Rules on
Property Values.

Michigan voters in November will
have before them proposed amend
ment to the State constitution which,
among other important changes in
respect to taxation, would authorize
the Legislature to provide rules for
determining the cash value of prop
erty for taxation purposes.
This would open the way for a re-
quirement that assessors consider the
income value or actual use value of
property in making valuations for tax
purposes, a provision that the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards had made one of the prin-
cipal objectives in its six-point tax
program.
The association Is moving first Of
all for a constitutional overall lim4ta- =
ton on the tax rate for real property
in every State. Michigan already
has such a constitutional provision
and is moving this year TO tightea its
operation.
The proposed Michigan amendment,
written on the ballot by popular petit
ton, has been drafted in conference
by groups representing both tax-pay-
ing and tax-spending bodies convened
for the purpose of considering the tax
question in respect to the State, in
respect to the schools, and in respect
to equitable relief for real property.
Evening star., 1934-09-22
TESTS ARE MADE
ON DEPRECIATION
Chief Appraiser Of F. H. A.
Dissects Seven Prac-
ticed Methods.

Frederick NJ Babcock, recently ap-
pointed chief appraiser for F. H. A,
writing in the current issue of the
Journal of the American Institute OF
Real Estate Appraisers, diSsects seven
methods used in common practice in
making depreciation allowance in real
estate appraisals, tests them against
the probable curve of annual earnings
which experience indicates a building
may be expected to show, analyzes de-
fects inherent in some of the methods,
particularly in the straight-line
method, finds serious fallacies in a
number of methods well intrenched
in use.
The straight line method, for ex-
ample, which goes on the inaccurate
assumption that the value of build
ing will decline at uniform rate
through its life, is, he pointed out,
recommended by some governmental
agencies, is approved in various life
insurance company appraisal manuals.
and is otherwise in common use.
The normal curve of building earn
ings is a slow decline in early years,
more rapid decline in .midlife and a
slow decline in the concluding years.
In general, he holds, an appraisal
method of estimating depreciation
best meets the test if 1t follows this
curve
Past events do not determine values.
Events expected to occur in the future
determine values, Mr.. Babcock points
out, and buildings of the same age are
not necessarily at the same stage of
income decline.
The declining method of
estimating depreciation, he concludes,
permitting consideration of the actual
earnings curve. is adaptable to the
practical valuation of buildings"
Evening star., 1934-09-22
Congo Lumber Considered.

Lumber from the Belgian Congo may
be used in buildings of the interna-
tional exposition at Brussels next year.