davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Committee Grateful

Committee Grateful
This was show that nobody
nod. May I then, for the ban
quet committee, express the most
profound thanks to Dick Powell
who came up after doing five
runaway shows at the Earle; to
Pat Rooney who never kicked his
heels more gaily and his up and
coming son; to Herman Timberg
who can look at his lanky and
clever offspring and see stardom
as a comedian coming and that
very soon; to frankie Richard
son and those blistering colored
dancers, Sam, Sam and Sam from
the Howard who found time be-
fore the midnight show up town
to drop into the National Press
Club; to Arthur Godfrey, Ernes-
tine Gardner and young William
A. Brady who upheld the torch
nobly for radio and particularly
WJSV.
am yet marveling at the ef-
ficiency Of Arthur (Globe Trot-
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Free Photos OF
Dick Powell

Free photographs of Dick
Powell, young and handsome
screen star now appearing in per-
son at Warner Bros. Earle Thea
ter, will be presented to the first
500 feminine fans who attend the
matinee at the Earle tomorrow,
Tuesday, between / and 4 p. m.
Powell admirers in washington
have besieged the theater for pic
lures of the star ever since his
local engagement was first an
nounced. An urgent wire to the
West Coast studios of Warner
Bros. resulted in a special air
mail shipment of pictures being
sent east.
The photographs of Powell. who
has become a prime favorlte as
the singing hero of DANES"
Twenty Million SWeethearts,"
and other musical successes, are
in natural colors, attractively fin
ished, and will be well worth
keeping.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Ball Room Dancers
On Earle Proeram

Marion wilkins and Jack Mey-
ers, who are now appearing on the
stage at Warner Bros. Earle
Theater. present such contrasting
numbers as a modern waltz and a
vivid carioca.
These are only two of IS differ
ent routines which they have
carefully rehearsed, however, and
which they presented during their
recent 10-week engagement at the
Hotel New Yorker.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Subscriptions Pile Up
For Guilds Season

That the theater is not entirely
dead is evidenced by the volume
of subscriptions that Mrs. Sidney
Thomas is receiving for the
Theater Guilds coming series of
six plays that will come to the
National this Winter. Outstand-
ing among the group will be
George M. Cohan in "Ah! Wilder
ness" the first comedy to come
from the pen of Eugene O'Neill.
While "Ah! Wilderness" is essen
TALLY a comedy, Mr.. Cohan has a
scene near the end of the play,
with the son which wrings tears
from the most hardened of
theatergoerS.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24

A firm believer that some of
the best screen material is on the
front pages of daily newspapers,
Wurtzel has made a thorough
study of the tragedy and has or
dered his Scenarists to weave this
sequence around actual happen
ings. "Dante's Inferno" is to be
Wurtzels most lavish production
for Fox this year.
"Well," mutters Leon Be-
Iasco, "the feud between Gloria
Swanson and Lupe Velez still
goes on. How about theme
song entitled, I Only Have Ice
For YOu'?"
Wanderings Around Hollywood
=. That Cupid stuff between
Esther Ralston and Bill Morgan
is getting to the serious stage,
judging from all the cooling that
went on at the Mont Aire Club
t'other dawning!. judith Allen
got a nice boost by Columbia
when it was decided she would
co-Star with Bruce Cabot in
"Stake ALL" Incidentally, Judith
and Don Cook are like this.
Maybe it's because Don is on the
same lot. doing THE Criminal
Within
Abe Lehr, Sammy Goldwyn'S
business maneger. is breezing to
New York for fun-and perhaps
to cool off Marie Provost dts
swell hearing from her again) has
lost 95 pounds (ThiS could be
taken as a hint to producerS) +,
but while waiting another
cinema chance, she's dashed off
novel, Male Gold Diggers"-
and they tell me (but don't let
this get arounO that it's hot!..
To save himself a lawsuit for
nisbehaving while on a movie,
certain star actually checked in
at local hospital and tried to
fake a nervous collapse-but it
didn't work..
Daffy things you see In the
movie village man in rid
ing habit practicing golf strokes
on his front lawn at midnight
Jack Durant in the pose Of
''The Thinker.
Boulevard buzzings -. Polenty
of Hollywood and P d e n
money changed hands when the
Eastern polo team Smacked the
West for a winner!. Lew Fields
illness is getting serious. Louise
Fazenda's birthday party for
hubby, Hal Wallis, was a PICNIC
for photographers. Louise had II
cakes, one for each handpicked
guest whose natal day is this
month-and the bulb-preSSers in
sisted on swapping the lucky per-
sons, Sol Wurtzel, Joey Ray, Mrs.
M. Reingold, Hal Wallis and 13
others. The Lloyd Bacons are
throwing an elegant swimming
and Spanish dinner party this
Sunday at their ranch. Now it's
Bill Frawley who is chasing Sally
HaineS. MY, my!...
Laird Doyle, Warner scenar-
list, made a frightened speech
at q San Francisco wOman's
club-and doesn't remember
what he said. .Wini (nOw to
be known as Winifred) Shaw
and Dorothy Dare made such
an impression on Warner Pro-
ductiOn Boss Wallis by their
The Washington times., 1934-09-24

work in ''HappinesS Ahead" he
ups and gives them featured
roles in "GOld Diggers Of 1882
Kay Kyser, the batOn-t0SSer,
is the jumpiest guy in town
if you're interested in those
things.
Now, it all comes out mean
the real reason-(well, it sounds
like it, that A. c. Blumenthal
visited Hollywood. First, of
course, the newShawkS had it
that it was to patch up marital
difficulties with WHEY, Peggy
Fears.
Apparently, all is well-at
least, there isn't any immediate
divorce.
The other reason? All, that
was a conference over the pro-
posed Mary Pickford Edmund
Goulding producing outfit, which
was to be financed Gin part) by
Blumey, but the thing did a flop
ola. Mary'S too interested in her
radio work-and adventuresome
Dougle right at this minute.
The young men about Holly.
wood. That old CONFUSION is
again rising to shake its ugly
head. There are TWO Isabel
DawnS-one a writer and the
other an actress. It's the foot
light lady who is divorcing. .
Away back on-well, it was Sept.
10, 1883, that May Robson first
appeared upon the stage. The
other day-well, it was Sept. 10,
1934-May started her latest star
ding film, "The Portrait of Laura
Bales" for RKO. Mays had 81
years of excitement, tragedy and
fun-and she's GRAND, if you
ask me!
Differing from other films in
which deceased performers ap-
peared, "WAKE UP AND
DREAM" starring the late
Russ COlumbO, broke records
locally. .AdOIph Fucker had a
"ducky" time chOO ChOOing to
New York. Joe Penner was
aboard! Warmers will call off
producing Of Racing Luck"
to star Lyle Talbot, If the lad
clicks with a test to do ere
peal" with CarOle Lombard for
MGM,
A movie ham was complaining
to Arthur Boran that since he
had left Broadway for Holly
wood, he's been getting nothing
but idiotic parts. Boran com
forted him with: That's the
trouble with being a type!"
Add to the COmical Dept
Sally Blame and Hardie AL
bright will share stellar hOnOrs
with that zephyr train which
sOrta tipped into town to play
the biggest role in "Silver
Streak" the RKO flicker.
Education Scattered
LYDIA Roberti obtained her
schooling spasmodically in Rus.
Sia, France, Germany, Egypt,
Japan and China.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Stones First PIav

Fred Stone will make his first
appearance as a dramatic actor
in the Sinclair Lewis play "Jay-
hawker" which will be the Ma
tionapS second attraction of the
season, the week beginning Mon
day, October IS. The play will
have its premiere here and then
go direct to New York. It is now
in earSal at the Empire
Theatre, New York.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24

teri Reilly who as Emcee was
able to exact complete silence
for YaScha Bunchuk's beautiful
cello solo until its well-earned
storm of applause; credit too for
Evelyn Tyner, Washington's pre-.
mier concert pianist who will give
a series Of recitals very soon at
2400 Sixteenth Street; to the ir-
repressible comedy team of Col
Inns and Peterson who closed the
show; to Marion wilkins and
Jack Myers whose graceful waltz
gliding is the poetry of motion.
Graceful Dancers
From the Connecticut Avenue
salon of Stafford Pemberton
came the dancing master himself
with Helene Heindrich and baby
spot light to demonstrate tech
nique on the ballroom floor; Smil-
ing Phil Hayden presented the
Ryan twins, Margaret Scott and
others of his talented Dupont
Circle protegees in song and
dance specialties; Jack Garrison
shepharded Charlie Bowman and
his hillbillies and gave those who
prefer mountain music a treat;
Leon Brusiloff contributed two Of
his Madrillon boys to sing Man
On the Flying Trapeze," without
which no party nowadays seem to
be complete; Bill Strickland from
the Lotus sent over the voice of
James Oddone; the flying feet Of
Archie Hawk, the piano accom-
paniments of Tommy Cannon and
Carl Wayforth with the Brusiloff
Melody Masters completed the
entertainment. It was a bang-up
program that ended just as Sun
day morning arrived.
A sweeping salute then to Di-
vision Manager Carter Barron of
Loew'S, Zone Manager Payette Of
Warner Bros to Gene Ford, Guy
Wonders, Lew Brown, Bill Ewing,
Nate Stiefel Of the Howard,
Frank LaFalce and the others who
invariably respond whenever civic
spirit or charity is to be the bene-
ficiary. They won the gold cup
for this show though I took the
the bow.
About the "Barretts"
A good love story, well told, has
been, is and always will be the
Surest recipe for success on stage
or screen. If it is well acted too,
so much the better.
Take Norma Shearer'S "BarrettS
Of Wimpole Street." It shows
every sign Of equalling her "Smil.
ing Through" in crosses. Miss
Shearer got the role of Elizabeth
Barrett which every romanticallS
inclined actress in Hollywood
wanted to play. They whisper that
because she was the wife Of irving
Thalberg it gave her an advan.
tage. Possibly. I think Greta
Garbo. accent and all, would have
been the ideal, for the love-sick,
languid poetess without zeSt for
living until her eyes fell upon
Robert Browning.
Only the captious will say that
Norma Shearer does not give a
sterling performance in the part
She is, to be sure, a little ruddy
and sparkling for the couch
ridden. apemic, pining away lady
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Third Time Charm

William F'rawley, featured in
''The Lemon Drop Kid" twice
quit a promising stage career
at his mothers inSistence for
other work, but went back a third
time and remained there.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Thumbs Cook Book

Pauline Lord, starring in MRS.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" has
her first cooking role. She makes
a dish of hog-and-hominy, which
was more popular fare 80 years
ago than it is now.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24

of the first scenes. Nor does she
get quite as much as Katharine
Cornell out of tina; vitality impor-
tant moment when her brutally
dominating father imposes his will
and iron hand, compels her to
drink porter. But after that
Norma triumphs and in those
beautifully written and tender
love passages is truly superb.
Audiences litter and openly
laugh at the severe and pompous
elder Barrett of Charles Laughton.
Some will say the character has
been overdrawn in the screen
adaptation which flagrantly
stresses the hypocritical side OF a
strong nature.
Instead I feel that the younger
generation is deliberately ranging
his imperial and rigid domi-
nation of the Barrett family
against the liberty, self-determi-
nation and independence found
in the household governed by
modern standards. In such a
comparison elder Barrett appears
an archaic monster whose tyr
amy is so unreasonable and un-
just it becomes laughable to those
enjoying the new freedom.
Girls without love or forbidden
the right to be loved. They are
curioS then and now. The dlf-
ference is that Elizabeth Barrett
endured more before she reached
the point of rebellion. So Actor
Laughton inspires laughs. It is
just as well for "Barretts of
Wimpole Street" is inclined to
be heavy-handed.
After thinking it over, I vote
the best piece of direction by
Sidney Franklin was in catching
Flush, the dog, looking up with
that quizzical, surprised express
sion. It is when Robert Brown
ing comedies he's a modest man.
Flush cocks his head and all but
says: "Is that so? Well, you
don't sound like it."
This and That
Can you imagine bald-headed
ooh, Those Bells) Herb Williams
playing a straight role in Marc
Connolly's new play, "The Farm
er Takes a Wife," which opens
the National Theater season
within a fortnight? Well, he's a
darn fine actor. Don't be misled
by those vaudeville didoes.
velez and Yolanda now ask
$4,000 a week for their dancing,
are rated the greatest pair to
come along since the Castles. A
Waldorf-Astoria extended engage
ment sold them to New York and
a Worlds Fair appearance won
them the Chicago critics. Yes,
they are the same couple who
danced quite a few times at the
Earle. I give my smart deputy
critic, Kay Marlborough, credit for
being the first to recognize their
greatness in washington. Kay
sang her solo when others just
mentioned them as dancers.
Mr.. Steve Cochran's Monday
confessions include the admission
he cried at two plays: Madame
x" of bygone days and George
M. Cohan's "Ah Wilderness" Well
Steve probably could have cried
when he counted up for such
shows as "Pajama Lady" and the
musical Through the Years." but
that would have been crying over
the state of the drama and not
with it. "Ah Wilderness" will be
coming along to E Street about
Thanksgiving time.
Making the organ talk at the
Fox this week Is Walter Salb. It was
Yascha Bunchuk's idea to swell
the musical sound for his over
ture and I'm here to tell you it
was bright idea. It costs $S8 to
have somebody at the console and
was the wisest kind of an invest
ment for both guest conductor
and the audience.
Players in N. Y.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Makes Living EarIv

Baby Leroy had earned more
money by the time he was 2
than most college graduates earn
in five years.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
ECHOES OF A GREAT SHOW
Presidents Cup Banquet Is
Entertained by Brilliant
Collection of Stars
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Monday reflections Taking bow for the show at the Pres
dents Cup Regatta banquet Saturday night made feel
like secondstoy worker. The credit all Of it, to the
hard working and talent who cherfu and
to the Mashngton theater managers who cooperated
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Hut !: 9: 3 From
HOLLYWOOD!
By JIMMY STARR

HOLLYWOOD Sept. 25-Helo. One of the greatest TRACE
dies of the seattle burning of MORO Casew the
basis for the modern part the audfm version Of Dane
Inferno according to Sol NJ Wurtzel who produced the
highly successful silent picture 10 ago for Fox
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
PLAYERS in N. Y.

The National Theatre Players
are doing right well by them
selves in the big city Of New
York. Leona Powers has the lead
ing role in the comedy, "Errant
Lady" at the Fulton, Romaine
Calender and Raymond Bran
ley are in Elmer Rice's latest hit,
judgement Day" at the Belasco,
Roy Roberts playing the lead in
Sailor, Beware!" at the Lyceum
and Kathryn Givney, Walter Gill
bert and Forrest Orr are rehears-
ing in Roland StebbinS' next pro-
duction, "The Blue HORIZON"
which opens shortly at the st.
James Theatre.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
No Minor Roles

Kitty Carlisle, in the two stage
musicals and three pictures that
comprise her career, has played
only leads
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Twice in Family

One of Bing CroSby's ancestors
was the father Of IL children, in
cluding one set Of tripletS and one
Of twins,
The Washington times., 1934-09-24

Combined Talent Of Theaters
and Local Stars Aid Regatta
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Education Scattered

LYDIA Roberti obtained her
schooling Spasmodically in Rus
sia, France, Germany, Egypt,
Japan and China.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-09-13

the organdie blouse (from Lacy's
basement) frilly and crisp. She
crushed the small brown straw
down upon her fair hair and
crumpled clean gloves in her
hand
Well, she looked all right. Not
smart, of course, as Kay Chilling
ford did, but nice. Denis needn't
be ashamed Of her.
He had rather shabby little
roadster. But why was it, Boots
wondered, as he helped her into
it that it seemed infinitely more
Ekable than Edwards long, shin
ing car with the powerful engine
She wondered idly if Kay rode in
this car. 1t scarcely seemed pos
sible. Kay was so elegant, SO I'M
peccable.
They left the hot city street
behind them and ran over the
long bridge. Presently they were
on the Parkway, the green coun-
try slipping past on either side.
Like this?'
The dark, narrowed eyes sought
hers smilingly. Boots nodded,
troubled at the unwilling happi-
ness which came to her whenever
she was with this man.
, (To be continued
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-09-13
POINT LOOKOUT

! POINT LOOKOUT. Sept. 13.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brownlow Laughter
announce the birth Of son on
Sept. 4.
Miss Hester Gilbert visited her
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jineral Gilbert recently,
! w. A. Sinclair and family of
Fruitland, called on Mrs. NJ. A.
Nix on Sunday.
Clarence Clark of Edneyville.
was the supper guest Of Ogram
Lambe on Friday night.
Mrs. Jim Merrell of Uno, visit
| ed Mrs. M. A. Nix recently.
Those visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c.
IL. Nix on Monday were W.. B.
Hughes, Clyde Brown. Nathan
and Ben Stepp. Hu"hes Brown of
Travellers Rest, S. c., J. b.
Lambc. Harel Melton, Ogram
! Lambc, Miss Cora NJ. Fall. l.. A.
Brown and Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.
Hoots and children.
A wedding Of much interest in
this community was that of Miss
Eunice McMurray to G.. V.
, Stepp on Sunday.
| w. /. Watson and family of
Jacksonville, who have been oc-
cupying their. summer home on
the Sugar Loaf road. have re-
turned to Florida for the winter.
Mrs. A. w. Hoots is spending
n few weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
Logan Hoots Of the Blue Ridge
section.
Harrison Bradley called on j.
lR. Lambe Tuesday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-09-13
&YBEAcH Gus G'RL M" : zs%.''
MABEL
MCELLIOIr
CcSeiSr ioN
~ Hkd JfNlicf nc

blue leather slippers and her hair
was all over the place! She ran
skillful fingers through its curly
confusion.
"Don't-ah, don't do that Den.
is said with that dangerously soft
note in his deep voice. 81 like 1t
that way p.
"Like?" The flush, deep rose,
colored her throat, her cheeks.
Child" The hooking note had
disappeared and Denis faced her
smiling oddly. You're not shy of
me, are you? Where have you
been keeping yourself all these
mOnths?"
If he thought he could march
right back into her life like this
she thought, with a rare squirt OF
anger, he was mistaken.
I've been around!' Her tone
was light but there was subtle
undCrcurrent of resentment.
Denis said, owe been working
like mad on the book. It's fin,
ishcd."
Really" Polite interest, moth
ing more.
Yes. think I've been going
around in a fog. That's over now
I l want to do things and go places
How about it? What would yor
! think Of drive out on the Island
Maybe swim"
She's away, Boots said to her
self rescntfully. He hasn't any
thing better TO do. Just the same
because she was young and lone
ly. the temptation was great.
Come along" he urged. "Dc
you good"
She tossed the golden cloud out
Of her eyes, staring thoughtfully
at the worn place in the carpet
the square of sunlight falling
athwart the shabby bureau. If she
refused she miaslt sit alone al
day companioned only by pride
! After an, what did it matter?
"All right. If you'll find your
self something to read in the sit
ting room I'll be along in five
minutes"
"I'll go over to Sixth Avenue,
he said easily, land pick up some
cigarets. Be right back"
Men. she reminded herself af
ter he had departed, despised girl
who were as easily available a
this. But it didn't matter. Deni
thought Of her merely as friend
Probably he wanted to talk to he
.Dout Kay, anyhow. That was it
that was why he had come.
She was ready in 10 minutes
if not in five. Her striped brown
and white linen suit was fresh
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-09-13

, ture the breeze riffling the mend
ed curtains, the quiet and order
of her small domain. How strange
it was, she had been thinking only
moment ago, that this room had
seemed so forbiddinG, so even
shabby to her eight months be-
fore. Now the sagging bed, the
worn cushions and coverlet all
spelled sanctuary to her. 1t was
upon that flat, narrow bed that
she flung herself gratefully when
! she was weary and discouraged.
Mrs. Mooney, satisfied, went
! out, rustling in black taffeta, and
presently Boots heard the door
slam after Mrs. Dawson who had
smiled stiffly and primly at the
young girl in white with her gilt
curls spread fanwise over the
chair back. Boots was utterly
alone. The big, empty apartment
was very still. Mrs. Moneys 9th
er roomers, two silent, smiling
Irish boys who worked for big
chain store uptown, had taken
their rattan suitcaSeS and depart
ed the night before, bound on
some hilarious expedition to Sum
nit.
Boots was alone. Presently, she
told herself drowsily, she would
take her little blue teapot (from
the dime STOREY from the cup
board; she would so out to the
silent, secured kitchen with its
eternally dripping tap and its limo
leum; she would make herself
some tea and nibblc crackers.
But the peace and the silence
were too much for her. She must
have fallen asleep. She was on
some dream voyage, vague and
pleasant, when she was awaken
ed by the sound of voice.
Sorry, but no one answered
the bell :"
She sprang up, startled, all con-
fusion. Her hands flew to her
riotous hair, to her breast. Fresh,
dewy, she faced the young man
who, in pale gray flanncls, his
panama in hand, stood on her
threshold.
"Ah, how you frightened men
1t was Denis and he wore that
aloof, family mocking smile she
remembered so well.
Il rang and rang" Denis told
her. 81 saw the door was aiar so
l walked right in. Where's Mother
Mooney?'
"She's gone to Jersey-to Rock
away, l mean," Boots stammercd.
| Denis! And she was wearing this
old rag of white frock and her
slim feet were thrust into hcellcss
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-09-13

Is. c., after spending several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. c. T.
Callahan.
Friends of Mrs. Clyde Seay
will be glad to know that she is
recuperating at home after un-
dergoing an operation at the
Mary Black hospital in Spartan
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Row Baker arc
the parents of a baby girl who
arrived August 80. The little
girl has been named. Anna Ruth.
Misses Frances and Mary Park
er have returned home after
spending three weeks with their
cousin, Miss Mildred Watt, at
Marshall.
The friends of f. F.. Matthews
regret to know that he has been
confined to his home by illness
for the past week, and wish for
him a speedy recovery.
Saturday nights prayer service
will be conducted bv Louise Con
drey. The subject is "GOd's
Promise to the Faithful"
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Seay
visited relatives in Spartanburg,
S. c., Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Neal, Will
lard Wright. and Miss Emma
Low Heaton of Greenville, S. c.,
were visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. f.. Heaton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John BuntOn of
Spartanburr. S. CIV were the
guests of Mrs. Will Taylor, last
week.
The Mothers Glass of the Bap-
fist church will serve supper at
the community building Saturday
evening, Sept. is. from 5 to 8
o'clock, the proceeds to go for
the benefit Of the church.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-09-13
BALFOUR

BALFOUR, Sept. IS. - Mrs
Earle Turbyfill and little daugh-
ter. Anne. have returned to their
home in Jefferson City, Mo-, aft
er spending the summer months
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
C. r. Stages.
Friends of J. A. Hammonds
will be glad to know that he is
improving, after undergoing a
very serious operation at the
Patton Memorial hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. +. Matthews
are receiving the congratulations
of their friends on the birth of
an infant son, August %. The
little boy has been given the
name Carl Weaver.
Mrs. Eugene Callahan has re-
turned to her home in Columbia,