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The Washington times., 1934-08-08

lot of them are in the nit-wit
class) as the following:
If Barbara Stanwyck doesn't
want to wear a certain hat in a
scene, Koenig either changes It,
or tells her to wear it.
If Kay Francis is late to work
Koenig delivers the Scolding.
If a lion bites Joe E. Brown
no, dearie, Koenig doesn't bite the
lion back, he just orders a tooth
less one and the scene retaken.
If Edward G. Robinson's lunch
is cold, Koenig speaks to the studio
chef-and hires another. Chefs
always quit.
If Warren William Sneaked
away on his yacht and is needed
for retakes, it is Koenig who per
suades the coast guard to chase
him down-and who soothes the
irate william when he is hauled
back to the studio.
If naughty DoloreS-Del Rio is to
work on Saturday night which
causes her to miss an important
social date, it is Koenig who tells
her-and gets the verbal fire
works.
But-Koenig, the "fall guy"
does keep the old plant running
and that's something.
A studio manager is just an un
sung hero. He'll never get an
Academy award because he'd oh
ject to the cost in the first place!
Because he received so many
phone calls for Dudley Digges, the
famous character actor, Richard
Digges, still climbing to fame
named his dog Dudley.
One day the phone jingled and
a lovely feminine voice asked fol
Dudley.
"He can't come just nOw," re-
piled Richard. "He'S drinking
at the fish pOnd!"
Peeking around Cinema Cor
nerS. Fay Wray must hold some
sort of record-12 pictures in
as many months!. Talk about
your big-headed actorS-well, now
we have to contend with large
megaphoned directors! Mar Sand
krich has a tapered-tube eight
feet in length. His assistant holds
the other end for him. That's
what you call carrying things q
trif1e TOO far.
Mary Hay, the ex-Mrs. Richard
BarthelmeSs, was out night club
ing it with Walter Catlett t'othel
milk wagon time. Walter Kelly
the Virginia Judge, is going tc
produce his own play in a couple
Of months. No movie stars will
be in the cast. Kelly says he is
going to employ actors and &C.
treSSeS! Gwen Lee, once MGM'E
blonde vamp, is trying hard tt
make . comeback. She got q
break the other day-with 9
| third-rate outfit.
The Washington times., 1934-08-08

to say that the fashionable and
polite overflow audience at Hal
pine enjoyed other than merry
evening. welcome To His Elk
cellency," has q generous quota
of laughs and it is interpreted by
a splendid cast that wringS every
ounce of comedy from the lines
With acid-tipped satirical barbs
is told the story Of Col. William
s. Norwood, frank talking buSi'
ness man of DeS Moines, who
goes to Serebania as American
minister. There are oil conces
sions, a pretty girl and a 70
mantle nephew of the king to
The Washington times., 1934-08-08

Imagine that in early August.
Roger Hawthorne, of The Times,
is observed on the high perch as
signed to the judges and later
discover he has been a swimming
expert for 10, these many years.
General manager Leonard B.
SchlosS drops by to report that up
to the moment the season has
brought only four rainy days.
Something Of a record for a dry
summer. Glen Echo is the neat
est amusement park in the United
States. also the most orderly. =.
The Spanish Gardens ball room Is
well filled to hear Dave McWil-
liams rhythmic strains and Dale
Alexander's grooming -. On the
windshield of the coupe enter
for the return journey is a police
court summons. For minute I'm
disturbed and I discover it's some
more Of the parks printed bally-
hoo. And thanks to T. c. Crump,
publicity chief, for making my
visit a pleasant evening.
The Washington times., 1934-08-08
Nearby Outdoor
Diversion Spots

GLEN ECHO-Many, many at
fractions to suit everyone at this
popular place. The Spanish ball
room, where Dave McWilliams'
band plays, the coaster dips, air
plane swings, swimming pool and
others diversion devices are al
ways thronged. Picnic groves are
provided for family parties. Dean
Alexander sings in the ballroom.
SEASIDE PARK-On Saturday,
the Loew'S Fox Theater boys band,
augmented by the Baltimore Gen.
tury Theater Band, will give con-
cert at this baySide resort. Joe E.
Browns radio kiddies will hold
an outing on Monday. Free swim
ming instructions are being con-
tinued on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, as is the free dancing
in the ballroom.
WILSON LINE-FaSt approach.
ing the half million mark for pas
Sengers, the city of washington,
Potomac River boat steamer, con-
tinues its regular daily trips to
Marshall Hall Park, also stopping
at Mount Vernon. OF course, there
are also the popular moonlight
dancing trips every night, with
stopoverS at the river amusement
center.
CHEVY CHASE LAKE Lee
Fields and his band have taken
over the task Of providing dance
music at the "lake." They play
every night for dancers, with ad.
mission to the park free and only
a small charge for dancing. Wines
and beer are served on the color
full terrace restaurant.
The Washington times., 1934-08-08
Roadside Players Offer Smart, Gay New Satire in
Welcome to His ExceI|ency"

furnish complications, all ironed
out by the good, old doughboy
custom Of tossing poker dice. The
fragility Of the plot is concealed
by conversation that is generally
smart and clever.
Very Well Acted
Denis E. Conell played the out
spoken son of Iowa soil, out to re.
form diplomacy, and gave q per
formance so smooth and assured
it could meet any Broadway test.
It is a long and arduous role, kept
masterfully within high comedy
bounds rather than burlesque by
skillful playing. I understand that
Actor Connell grew moustache
in order to lend it veriSimilitude.
Only a rich part could merit such
patience.
Another cracking good score
was achieved by Marvin Beers as
His Highness Prince Paul. Here
is talent of the highest promise.
Laurels, too, for Virginia Rand,
of the alluring dimple, who is &C.
quiring restraint; to Joseph Haiti"
gan, Walter Pick and Ken Rom"
ney, who kept the comedy going
in high. A brief bit by Betty Rice
was very effectively played.
Harold A. Weinberger's direction
had a genuine professional touch
and the single setting is more
than adequate. Playwright GrieSe.
mer, in a curtain speech, gave all
credit to the company. They de-
serve it, for this is the finest effort
the Roadside Players have yet re-
vealed.
The Washington times., 1934-08-08

HSidney. I don't know when I
have enjoyed a more interesting
and informative Is minutes.
The Washington times., 1934-08-08

Trouble with playing radio stars
is that once they get off the net
work for any extended length Of
time, their box-office value de-
clines sensationally. Anoth e r
handicap is that being restricted
or confined to the mike" limits
the entertainers chance Of getting
novelty into the offering.
Booker Sidney has dangled at
tractive offers before the Casa
Iona band and Wayne Kings
orchestra, both musical groups
the current idols of the youthful
dance crowds and radio listeners.
Neither band is available at the
moment for vaudeville.
A great Snowman, Louis K.
The Washington times., 1934-08-08

There's a fall guy" in every
branch of business. There's al
ways a chap who "takeS it on the
chin" A studio manager is the
''bumper" for the movie game.
SuppOsing, then, we take Will
liam Koenig, studio manager at
the massive Warner plant in Bur
bank, as an example. He is not
. large man, but his capacity for
absorbing trouble is enormous.
His ability to circumvent delays in
production and to find detOurs
around temperamental obstacles
Is little short Of pure genius.
For instance, Koenig has the
answer to such problems (and a
The Washington times., 1934-08-08
About Vaudeville

An on-the-fly detour from the
office desk to greet a real Broad
way visitor, Louis K. Sidney, in
charge Of the vaudeville bookings
for all Loew theaters-which
means he has more working time
for acts than any other man in
America.
Before hopping into his car for
a tour of the Loew Southern
houses, he announces that the
local revue idea is such a sound
plan for uncovering new acts the
Fox will try it again next winter
Washington, he admits, gets the
highest type of vaudeville au.
dience. After watching a before
noon crowd drop in from r Street
he confesses he is startled to know
such a family representation Is ir
the movie crowds. Comedies the
policy of keeping Washington
stages free from smut or question
able entertainment is 100 per cent
correct.
While munching some of Garter
Barron's importation Of genuine
Georgia peaches, he reads this de
partment'S indictment Of modern
vaudeville, printed on July 90
With some Of it he agrees. With
other portionS-like Guy Wonders
he declares the findings are
slightly moist. "But I never OBJ
Ject to honest opinions, says Mr.
Sidney. AS to the future of vaude
vile, he has some surprises. Sur
priSeS that will take shows out OF
the routine groove, and that
within the next few months.
Mr.. Sidney confesses that vaude
vile has relied probably too much
on radio as recruiting ground
The Washington times., 1934-08-08

A'ACLOCKA

FEATURE PHOTOPLAYS
at Washington's leading pic
ture theaters today and their
starting times are as follows:
RKO KEITH'S...
GONE MORE RIVER"
ILLS a. m., 1:21, 1927,
5:33, 1889, 9 As p. m.
METROPOLITAN.
"a VERY HONORABLE
GUY"
IL noon, 2, 4, 5:55, 7:55,
$50 P. M.
"HERE COMES THE
NAVY"
IL is A. NJ, 1:5O, 4:3O,
7:1O, $40 P. M. Stage
shows at 1 :O5, as, 6 :25
9:05 P. M.
FOX.
"GRAND CANARY"
II A. NJ, 1:3O, 4:25, 7:2O,
1910 P. M. Stage shows at
II: 80, 1925, 6:2O, 9.:1O P. M.
PALACE.
"HANDY ANDY"
II As A. NJ, las, 3:45, AS,
7:45, 9:45 P. M.
COLUMBIA.
"SHE LEARNED ABOUT
SAILORS"
IL noon, 1:55, $3.50, $50,
7:45, 9:45 P. NJ.
HOWARD
"HE WAS HER MAN"
IL: 40, $3.50, 7 :O5, 1905 P. M.
Stage shows at 2:4O,
$3.50, 9:05 P. NJ.
The Washington times., 1934-08-08
An Evening at Mr.. SchIoss' Orderly Glen Echo Park;
Louis K. Sidney Gives Some Vaudeville Views

lSidney. I don't know when ]
have enjoyed a more interesting
and informative Is minutes.
A Singer Calls
Back stage at the Earle: Whom
should I run into but Everett
Marshall, erstwhile Of the Follies,
currently a radio star and soon
to be the big-type feature Of the
Shubert's musical version OF
"Cyrano."
Mr.. Marshall is lowering around
Patricia Bowman's No. i dressing
room. The ballerina will also be
a featured star Of "Cyrano" and
he is here for a little conference
about rehearsals which are due
very soon. So he tells me, and
who am I to suspect romance.
Singer Marshall thinks this
Arthur Guiterman version Of
"Cyrano" will be a sensation. He
has been reading up about the
romantic character with the long
nose and is surprised to find that
in private life Cyrano was no
angel, although the love story,
which made him immortal. is
idyllic.
He enjoyed singing at the dedi.
cation of the new Postoffice Build
ing. Is still interested and
amused that the high-toned Off
cial audience gave more applause
to "Wagon Wheels" than it did
to "The Star Spangled Banner. "
Busy MIR. Godfrey
A sidewalk conference: With
Art Godfrey who is the busiest
man in Washington these early
August days. He keeps his regu-
lar assignments in the WJSV
studio, officiates every night as
M. C. at Club Michel and every
day attends rehearsals for the
Fox revue which he will boss
the week of August II.
Why does he stay in Washing.
ton when he might become a
network celebrity in New York?
Chiefly because he likes the
town. More specially because he
can make more money here. He
has a bank book to prove it.
The radio crowds have followed
him up to Thomas Circle and
he enjoys leading a band.
Mr.. Godfrey has some smart
advisers. Walter Winchell and
my Girl Friday" regard him as
a protege and his local mentor
is DR.. Frank T. Shyne, the emf
nent osteopath who rubs the
charleyhorse and such out Of Joe
Cronin's athletes. Mr.. Godfrey
invites me to catch him at the
Fox and give him an honest low
down on his ability as a stage
star. I gave him one about a
year ago when he appeared at
Keith's and unless he's gone back
depend upon Mr.. Godfrey to dc
a nice job for Gene 'Tord and
his Loew stars Of the future.
The Washington times., 1934-08-08
HUT :: /: 8: From
HOLLYWOOD!
Rv JIMMY STARR

HOLLYWOOD CAL, Aug 8.-Helo. While wandering
around the various film factories the other day. it suddenly
occurred to get flashes-hot and cod-ke that) that
perhaps you might have at time other wondered us
what does studio do? you've asked
yourself that question: the may prove interesting
The Washington times., 1934-08-08
Bv ANDREW r. KELLEY

columnists rambes: Out to Glen Echo Park Monday
night and my annual visit into the A. A. u diving and
swimming championships in the Crystal Pool Il amazed
at the celery and efficiency displayed running off these
events Mrs. Frederick Samm from Maryland Club
gardens to watch her diving stars and the Shoreham well
represented in the entries It's chilly sitting around the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-10
Grand Lodge Officials
Isolate Struggles Of
Railroad Engineers
BY a Worker Correspondent

CHICAGO, Ill.-1nformation just
received that a group of Rock Island
engineers, of the B. of l.. E., had
sent donation of some Sc to their
brothers of the K.C.S. at Kansas
City. 1t develops that members of
the B. of L. E. are being solicited
to donate what they can to help the
union members of the K. G. S. to
get out of debt, which was occa-
stoned by their long fight against
the Loree plan.
Funds are solicited on the grounds
that these brothers fought for all
1t is true that it was a fight for
all engineers in the United States
and the plan should have been
fought by and with the support OF
all railroad men in the country
both on a financial and economic
basis. But the Grand Lodge betray-
ers isolated these brothers, and let
them fight the battle all alone.
The entire financial cost of the
fight should have come from grand
lodge funds, and every local lodge
should have been modified to pre-.
sent vigorous resolutions against the
plan.
This plan and other schemes viii
be proposed elsewhere on individual
systemS, for the purpose Of depict
ing local treasures and for break,
ing the spirit Of the men under tn,
isolating policies Of their presen
leadership.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-10

Some time ago." writes COM
rade from Chicago, fyou wrote
about q booklet On Marriage in
the Soviet Union or something to
that effect at five cents each.
Enclosed is Is cents in stamps.
please send me three copies, one to
send q friend and two to loan
out.
so many people are Ignorant Of
conditions in Russia and still be-
lieve that they take the children
away from the parents, that feel
need more than just my say So
to get this out of their heads. You
spoke about children being pro-
tected from irresponsible parents,
well, my raw deal in life started
months before I was born, so I'm
ylad someone's getting break.
more power to you, I am
Mrs. HILDA c."
The little book previously mem
toned Gas useful part of the L.
bra1y of the organizer of farm
women was the Soviet Law of
Marriage" This merely sets forth
the full text of the laws on
marriage and divorce. the family
and guardianship OF this I am
sending the three copies you men
ticled. (You will note among
oJasr things that the statement of
laws in the Soviet Union has been
rendered simple and comprehen-
sible-they get along fine without
the 'whereases" and parties of
the-second-p part" and the other
miles of verbal red tape incorpor-
ated into our laws to render them
awe-inspiring and Incompetent
sible to the common" people,
In addition I am sending an
other small volume in which I
know Comrade Hilda will revel. ut
sells for twenty-five cents so cannot
h as widely and freely distributed
a. it should be- 1t is Protection
Of Motherhood and Childhood in
he Soviet Union" printed in
russia under State medical editor
ship, by the Peoples Commissariat
of Health of the R. s. F. S. R.,
State Research Institute for the
Protection of Motherhood and IN
fa-cy. 1t has been written by DR..
EsUiler Conus, Chief-Physician of
III 0ispensary Of the Institute.
~. addition to giving explanatory
maUerial on the position of women
in personal---very. and Soviet
r. ia, family life and marriage
n and women's present economic
potion, this describes at length,
creches. nurseries, and school
institutions in U. S. S. R.; and
there are At photographs illustra-
ting all this. Kids being shower
bathed (out of a sprinkling can in
the held-creches, in tile-baths in
the permanent ones,) kids being
fed; nursed; playing, eating. dress
ing. taking walks, feeding pets,
gardening: and parents consulta-
tons, etc, appear
On PIP. IS and 81 are photos Of
eight Soviet women holding respon-
sible posts Iakovleva is Peoples
Comn1issar of Finances; Bogat is
Substitute of the Peoples Commits
sar of Health; Sazanova is Director
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-10
Spies Help to
Cut Dining Car
W alters Pay
By a r r Wn-ker Cr

BY r. r. Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK; would like to
contribute some information con-
corning petty officials of the Dining
Car Department, such as Pat
Rooney, Jimmy Barnes, Catlan and
Morrison, who act as running
watchdogs and stool pigeons against
those who were once their fellow
workers. These men were once
dining car stewards, but have been
promoted for recommending worse
conditions than already existed.
Jimmy Barnes is a great man in
the eyes of the company by getting
on the trains at different points to
report that walters pants are not
pressed. This waiter is making only
one trip a week, and 25c. of what
he makes comes out for company
quarters. Perhaps he has dead
headed down to Washington with
out any pay, and may lay over all
day, and get only five hours time
returning. Out of the 81 he may
make he has to keep his hair we'll
clipped, trousers pressed, clean
white shirt, etc. The inspector
opens your coat to examine your
linen. The big railroad corporation
should be as able to furnish clean
shirts and collars as the hotels
that require a special uniform.
Pat Rooney is another great guy.
He'll get on a train in the middle
OF a meal to see whether the under
paid waite-' is upstairs canvassing
with the crack bunch. All we're
supposed to get is 5 per cent. but
try to figure it out. Even il we do
get it, we make only soc. on a $40
salel On the New Haven. the
walters get 10 per cent and are
paid after eacE run. The Penn,
unde1pays on this as on everything
else, and gyps us on the figuring.
Then these stool pigeons are used to
see that we do the work for prac-
tically nothing.
It's also the duty of these stool
PASCO1io W DEC IL GIl6 klUcnS0 is
ready to serve meals at meal time.
Ir many cases the 3rd and 4th cooks
are put on the train in the station
Tin New YORK. The LIST and 2nd
cooks have to do all the work of
stocking up, preparing the meal and
being ready to serve, doing the work
OF four cooks. This is part Of the
terrible speed up system. These
inspectors" are there to see that
the short orders are carried out
under the speed up,
We are disguised with these con-
ditions and many others. We are
determined not to take it lying down
any more. We have joined the
Brotherhood of Dining Car Cooks
and Walters and we recommend
that all dining car workers come in
too. We Joined in spite of the fact
that the past policy of the leader
ship has not been to fight against
these evils. We a1e joining to
force action.
A Group of Dining Car Workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-10

thing the A. F.. Of LIS Amalgam-
ated did not do in 1926, thereby
giving them hopes of freedom
they had pretty we'll despaired of.
Due to this militant and honest
leadership membership is increasing
steadily. 1t should be the duty of
every dissatisfied transport worker
to not let George do it but join
himself and offer up a fight, not a
helpless excuse of We'll what can
you do about it"
The struggle against the 'volun-
tary' Pension fund is a good ex-
ample of what organizations can
do. If we had been 100 per cent
organized there would not have
been any struggle, because this
Pension" fund would never have
been presented
Due to this fact alone transport
workers should join the Transport
Workers Union to struggle against
and defeat attacks on their work
ing conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-10
By a Worker Correspondent

DETROIT, Mich. From the Wall
Street Journal, July Railroad
rules have never been revamped to
conform with modern railroad con-
oltlons. Several unsuccessful at
tenpts have been made, notably on
the Kansas City Southern. East
mans survey will include checking
every run made by train and en-
CINE service employees"
National Whirligig Column, July
r." Railroad workers won't care
to hear about it, but Eastman is
making close study of working
rules. Those who know Eastman
predict he will revise those rules
drastically. When he does it will
affect the pay of a lot of oldtimers
On the roads"
National Whirligig. July 10
"The informed regard the current
railroad agitation for higher
freight rates as a bit Of strategy to
pave the way for drastic economy
plans to be made later on. These
will include the revival Of programs
for consolidation. with elimination
of a lot of workers in the back
ground
The Wall Street Journal com
plains that in March, 1884 train
snd engine service employees were
paid s726,O45 for miles not
actually run" Although the roads
we're granted rate increases in
1923 when the employees we're
given small increase, and al
though this freight rate increase
was not reduced when the emplo-
yees were given the 10 per cent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-10
Messengers Blamed
For Injuries Caused
By Company Itself
BY a Worker Corresnondert

os euiktI AuITESUlnufnL
NEW YORK.-The latest sten in
the Western Union drive to tread
the messengers underfoot are the
new orders to fire all messengers
who are 'fndulging in any conduct
or practices that endanger the life
or limb of themselves or others. +"
This means that no matter who is
responsible for the accident. the
messenger has INDUCED" and en-
dangered his life and is to be fired.
At the same time Western Union
is forcing messengers to ride bicycles
in the busiest parts of Manhattan
and Brooklyn and the boys are fired
If they would refuse to ride. These
disgusting conditions lead to the
concealment of injuries by bows
who are afraid to lose their Jobs.
The company now is cutting out
Saturday and Sunday forces in
many offices and forcing messen-
gers to work seven days a week.
After working under these intoler-
able conditions for two years. a
messenger went to Mr.. Shotter. the
personnel manager, and asked for a
weeks vacation without pay. In
answer to this the boss said. You
can take vacation without pay but
you're likely to have your Job filled
While you are away"
In addition to this, w. u. is firing
all messengers with families who
make sl4-17 a week, and hiring new
ones at schedules based on a s12-s15
wage. In this way they are able to
tell the so-called depression busters
OF the N.R.A. that they don't cut
wages.