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The Washington times., 1934-12-22
SYLVIA SIDNEY is EARLE STAR
Hit Play From
England on
Dec. 81

Near Years Eve will usher in a
new play and one of the most
promising of all Gilbert Miller's
and Lee Shubert's innumerable
productions, to-wit, that of j. B.
Priestley's latest and greatest com.
edy, "Laburnum Grove" at the
National Theater for six nights
and the usual two matinees.
With run of almost an entire
year behind it in the West End
of London, which was only inter.
rupted in order to bring the fea-
tured English player, Edmund,
Gwenn, and several of his leading
associates with him to America,
before he is inevitably reclaimed
by his "talkie" engagements, La
burnum Grove" is only to be seen
at the National Theater, Washing
ton, prior to the start of what
should prove long run in New
York city.
James B. Priestley is so we'll
known as novelist, eSSayist and
critic, besides having also achieved
considerable fame as a dramatist,
notably of THE Good Compan-
ions" and Dangerous Corner"
that his newest comedy, couched
in his happieSt vein, of English
suburban life, played throughout
to ripple of laughter and with
the tense holding of breath that
only suspense and it's high priest
of drama (the skilful playwright
alone can command, is likely to
provoke a good deal of comment
everywhere.
Is this ultra-reSpectably SEEM
ing and thoroughly charming and
disarming paterfamilias really a
worthy and worthwhile citizen, or
is he-as he himself confesses
with delightful insouciance and
bubbling humor "a wolf in
sleeps clothing" or a villain, a
counterfeiter and forger IN dis
guise?
Suffice it to say that the
author has himself satirically de-
scribed, with probably no whit
less humor than the leading part
is so delightfully."- portrayed by it's
principal protagonist, Edmund
Gwenn, as can Immoral Comedy
in Three Acts" He has dedicated
the published version of La
burnum Grove" to Edmund Gwenn
himself, while he in turn is ad-
mirably supported by Melville
Cooper, Terence Neill, Margery
Pickard, Eda Heinemann, A. G..
Andrews, Leslie Denison and
Molly Pearson, among others.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
HotChocoIates
at tHoWard

Christmas week at the Howard
is being celebrated with the new
1885 edition of Comics Hot Cho-
caltes, coming direct from Broad
way. The show is bigger and bet-
ter than ever with a cast of so
people.
In this cast are a choir of 30
people, Is dancing gir.s, Baoy Cox,
Eddie Hunter, Three Little Words,
Billy Higgins and Edith Sewell.
All of the above are we'll known in
the art of sepia entertaining.
The screen attraction for this
week is the mystery thriller, "Take
the Stand" Jack LaRue is the
featured star in this murder story
that is guaranteed to make your
hair stand on end. AS usual there
will be a big midnight show to-
night with all seats reserved.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
Funny Fields at
the Palace

Devotees of the w. c. Fields
brand of comedy will spend an
amusing two hours at Loew's Pal.
ace for the next three days for
that gentleman is quite the whole
show of a tumble OF nonsense
titled cts Gift"
It seems there was a grocer in
Jersey who had a yen for the
hlue skies of California and its
lure of breakfast oranges direct
from tree to consumer. An uncle
conveniently dies and wills to his
beloved nephew the where-with
all with which to purchase the
longed for orange ranch 1--WE call
them orange groves in FloridaD. {.
It so happens that our grocer
friend has a difficult wife; she
has no desire to go hitch-hiking
across country, but papa, having
spent all including the proceeds
from the sale of the store, packs
the family travel wagon and
away they go.
They have many misadventureS
but finally cross the border of
the golden State and mamma is
entranced with the beauty of the
wellkept ranches and the abun.
dance of fruit; she confesses to
Papa that maybe she was wrong,
maybe they were right in coming
out to live on their own lovely
property.
They are directed down the
highway to a dirt road and turn
off there, you can't miss it," No!
You can't miss it, you'd like to,
but you just can't. The descrip
tive adjectives of CALIFORNIA; S
most enthusiastic native son
could not possibly have met this
situation. Ghastly is the only
word which is near the truth, but
after mamma has berated papa
and wandered away and things
are blacklist that silver lining Of
which the screen is made rights
all wrongs and our last glimpse of
papa is a pleasant one.
We repeat this is a photoplay
TOR the followers of Fields; the
billing of Baby Leroy is Incl.
dental, he has no real part in the
playlet; Kathleen Howard is the
principal feminine member of the
cast.
Short subjects include splen-
Gid review of world events for the
year just passing; newsreel, car
toon and a Sylvia Froos musi.
comedy. *. Y.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22


In common with most of us who
read the Sunday supplements, Mr..
Coe seems to have chanced upon
the case history of that young
woman, or any of the several,
who has made career of matri-
mony in gangland circles. They
are the modern, if somewhat
passe, prototypes of the Bride of
the Regiment" in the army of the
underworld, spending most of their
time between wedding feasts and
funerals, the bridegrooms being
conveniently knocked-off to pave
the way for a new honeymoon.
Such a one is Miss Lombard in
THE Gay Bride"
But Carole is provided with no
chance at true Characterization
for here the gun-girl Juliet is
made into a variety of Pollyan-
mas, one of those good-girls-at-
heart who eventually finds true
love in the arms of Chester Nor
riS.
The piece waverS between bur-
leSque and melodrama, never quite
making up its mind, until finally
it heaves a sigh of relief when the
time arrives for the happy ending.
Its smart cracks date the story
as belonging to the Jimmy Walker
era.
There is no dearth of good
acting, limited only by story bar
riers. Naturally, we expect his.
trionic fireworks from Leo Garlic,
Chester Morris, while ZaSu, Sam
Hardy and Nat Pendleton are IA
vorites in their own right.
Best of all is Mr.. Morris, aided
by the possibilities of his role. But
the others do their utmost, and
score a greater success than may
be anticipated for their vehicle,
which will be followed on Christ
mas Day by Laurel and Hardy in
BABES In Toyland.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
Comedy Team
On Keith|s
Screen

Bert Wheeler and Robert Wool.
sey, two inimitable comics of the
screen. turned up at R-K-O Keith's
this week as full-fledged "Ken-
lucky Kernels" The picture has
the mereSt sort of story for hack
bone and the Messrs. Wheeler and
Woolsey are not quite as nutty
as usual.
The flicker is packed with &C.
ton, however, ending up in a
major battle of them old Kahn
lucky hills" when the feuding
clans decide to shoot it out.
To those who have found fault
with riSque jokes and situations
in previous pictures by these stars,
we can say that this film is COM
mendably clean. It is pasteurized
all the way through.
Spanky Mcfarland, a tot Of
four or so. furnishes plenty Of
heart action and also humor,
Spanky having an uncomfortable
urge to break glass which causes
many complications. Spanky is
good-looking little shaver and
the story revolves about him.
Funny Little Comic
A colorGd comic, billed simply
as Sleep m Eat, accounts for a
great many laughs. His style is
built closely along that made
familiar by Stepin Fetchit.
Mary Carlisle is the sweetheart,
giving a romantic touch to the
film and she appears in very
glamorous fashion in the love
scenes. Noah Beery, as a real
kentucky colonel, is the leader of
the opposing clan and a very
blood-thirsty old blackguard he
turns out to be. In one scene
he gets a chance to exercise that
very excellent bass voice he pos.
sesses, to the huge delight of the
audience.
Good Newsreel
There is a very excellent news
reel giving the high points Of
1934's drama in motion pictures.
Needless to say. this is packed with
the sheerest drama and tragedy
from beginning to end.
There is musical cartoon in
colors which will delight the
youngsters as we'll as it does the
adults.
The bill as a whole offers good
entertainment value.
T w r
The Washington times., 1934-12-22

comedy earn the composers q
nice hand.
Bobby May is the best juggler
who has come to vaudeville in
quite a few seasons. He has some
very difficult feats that are Of
fered with line Of light patter.
His final trick of manipulating
tennis balls to play a xylophone
solo while standing on his head
looks as imitation-proof as Will
Mahoney's musical feet.
The newlyweds, Buster West
and Lucille Page, have an ec-
centric and contortionistic dance
act that has sold moments.
and Jean Devereaux's revue fea.
lures some good stepping and toe
work.
Phil Lampkin has an excellent
holiday overture and the neWSreel
rounds out a lengthy pre-Christ-
mas program.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
s Xmas Trees
For Loretta

WOOD, Dec. %.
Loretta Young will gladden. the
hearts of the Christmas tree
dealers. There will be six or
eight trees in the Young home
one big one in the living room
for the exchange of presents, and
smaller ones in each bedroom for
decorative purposes. Loretta also
plans an outdoor tree in her yard.
The program at the Young
household will be church in the
morning, followed by the visit to
the tree. Then a big family
dinner at 2 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
Katharine Hepburn
Begins 7 aD DANCING

The tap-dancing craze, in the
wake of the sensational success of
'"The Gay Divorcee," the RKO
Radio picture co-starring Fred
Astaire and Ginger Rogers. has
overtaken Katharine Hepburn.
In every spare moment between
scenes of her current production,
"The Little Minister" she is
assiduously practicing anc y
broken-rhythm steps.
To the envy of all the other
stars of the RKO lot, Fred Astaire
in person is coaching Miss Hep
burn.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22

Lovely Tunes
In most dramatic and musical
fiction the little ingenue or un.
derstudy has a chance to leap
to overnight fame and riches
when given the opportunity to
take the stars place. Music in
the Air" reverses this story
process. An amateur Bavarian
singer gets a chance to be a
prima donna hut by the time
dress rehearsals arrive the pro-
ducers realize she will never make
the grade. So the temperamental
star is recalled to save the pro-
duction.
This was all workd up to a
sweeping emotional climax in
the operetta as presented by
Producer Peggy Fears. On the
screen the scene falls as flat as
q brides sponge cake and trace
it directly to Joe Mays direction
which fails utterly in building up
to the grand moment, to acting
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
Gloria Swanson Is Star Of
New Film Feature at Fox
Sylvia Sidney Is EarIe's Star
In "BehoId My Wife,;
Marvin on Stage

The Earle tasty entertainment cocktail this week
consisting of equal portions of divertng vaudeville and
exciting film with several unusual short subjects thrown in
flavor the concoction Good holiday entertainment
teed to chase away those shopping blues
The film, "Behold My Wife, highly melodramatic and
patiently absurd in spos has not dull moment Sylvia Sgd
and Gene Raymond give good of themselves in
the principal roles with the support by H. B. Warner Laura
Hope Crews Monro Owsley and others.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
News of
Broadway

George Jessel, about to take
his annual Florida vacation. will
do series of solo concerts
throughout the South. Begin
ming early in January, Jessel
will start a tour of the Southern
cities at Amarillo, Tex, present
ing Recital Comique." It's q
one-man affair.
"Post Road" will play three
matinees Christmas week at the
Masque. The matinee days will
be Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
"The Sky's the Limit" with
Smith and Dale, at the Fulton,
will give Christmas and New
Year matinees in place of the
regular Wednesday ones.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
Popped Corn To Get
Screen immortality

Plain, garden variety popcorn
today came into its own in motion
pictures. because Claudette Col
bert likes the confection.
mo one has ever immortalized
popcorn on the screen, and yet it's
one of the nations favorite con-
fections," she said to Wesley Rug
giles, director of her new film, "The
Gilded Lily" Let's do something
about it," They did. Popcorn and
the art of eating it has been given
a very important part.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22

Gene Raymond is the playboy
son of a socially prominent New
York family whose chief concern
seems to be to get him out Of his
frequent entang1ements with So
cially inferior young women. Their
meddling finally brings tragedy
into his life, and in dramatic
scene he vows to get revenge by
bringing disgrace to his family.
He Meets Indian Lass
We find him next headed for
the wide open spaces where dur
ing the course of a shooting fray
he chances to encounter a beau
tiful Indian maiden. He is for
tunate enought to stop a bullet
and be nursed back to health by
the Redskin girl. Tonita must
needs leave her tepee to do her
nursing and thus brings down
upon her head the wrath of the
tribe. The tomtoms beat and To-
nita is declared an outcast.
Then, the young socialite con-
ceives the quaint idea of marry
ing the girl and taking her back
to New York, thereby disgracing
his family-for among the 4O0 II
is not considered CONNIE il faut to
wed Redskins, even though they
are of the first families.
The arrival of the newly Weds
in New York is a sensation. To
nita, in her beads and pigtails,
causes a near riot at Grand
Central station by assaulting the
newspaper photographers and
smashing their cameras. Mother
in-law is distraught, the father is
in a dither.
AS a climax to his scheme TO
make his family ridiculous, the
playboy husband plots to have MS
squaw appear at a grand social
affair dressed in her native garo,
but the family gets wise and To
nita is dolled out in Partisan
frock. Her social debut thus be-
comes a triumph. The reception
is the high spot of the film and
is filled with amusing incidents
The picture winds up in a
blaze of melodramatic episodes al
most too implausible to be worth
recounting.
Stage Show Excellent
The stage bill boasts no dig
names, but is uniformly excellent.
Nina Olivette, an eccentric come
dlenne, takes severe mauling
at the hands of her two male
partners for plenty of laughs.
Johnny Marvin, Lonesome Singer
of the Air" and his brother
twang banioes and sing of their
home on the range in wyoming.
The Laizeed Demnati troupe OF
acrobats is positively sensational.
The strong man of the act in one
stunt carries fully 10 persons on
his shoulders. Reynolds and
White, a comedy team, conclude
the bill.
A Grantland Rice sports short
and riotous jungle cartoon CON-
edy, the best thing since the
Three Pigs, are both worth seeing,
also. T. K.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
M O v II
A'ACLOCK -
FOX.
GLORIA SWANSON in
Emusic IN THE AIR"

FOX.
GLORIA SWANSON in
emusic IN THE AIR.
ILLS A. NJ, l 1:55, 4 :35, 7:15,
9:55 P. M. Stage shows
at 1856, :35, 6:15
:55 P. NJ.
COLUMBIA. ..
CAROLE LOMBARD in
"THE GAY BRIDE"
II :25 A. NJ, l 80, 3 80, 5:35,
TAO, $40. P. M.
EARLE.
SYLVIA SIDNEY in
"BEHOLD MY WIFE"
10 A. NJ, IL 30, 2:45. $40,
TAO, 1915, P. NJ. Stage shows
at :35 A. NJ, 2, 4:25
6:55, 9:20 P. NJ.
PALACE.
w. C. FIELDS in
CTS A GIFT"
-, 2, 4, :55, :55, $50 P. NJ.
RKO-KEITH'S.
WHEELER AND WOOLSEY
"KENTUCKY KERNELS"
II :15 A. NJ, II :53, 81, 5 :O9,
SAT, 1925, 1908 P. NJ.
METROPOLITAN. E.
GRACE MOORE in
CONE NIGHT OF LOVE-
II 80 A. NJ, 1:3O, $50, 80,
7:3O, $50 P. NJ.
HOWARD.
"CONNIES HOT
CHOCOLATES"
2:4O, 5 80, 9 10 P. M. Screen,
80, $50, 7:O5, 1910 P. NJ.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
Gordon, Revel, Score

Gordon and Revel, song writer's,
have been assigned to write num-
bers for Drum Beats a tuneful
romance by Robert Andrews, in
which Jack Oakie and Kitty Car.
Isle will be featured. William R.
Lipman is preparing the screen
play.
The Washington times., 1934-12-22

which was cold and uninspired.
Gloria Swanson is the prima
donna but for some strange rea.
son sings very little. This seem
ing neglect of the fine Jerome
Kern songs also extends to John
BoleS whose excellent voice re-
priseS IT Love Every Little Star"
and that is not near enough. Com
poser Kern accordingly provides
the richest of background music
which is the best feature Of the
picture.
Hollywood has created some
striking Bavarian mountain seem
cry and Al Sheahan, June Lang,
Reginald Owen, Joe Cawthorn and
Douglas Montgomery serve well
enough in the major roles.
Lively Stage Show
The Fox has an excellent stage
show this week, unique in the fact
that none of the four acts en-
ploy a microphone.
Heading are a group of five
song writer's, Charlie Tobias, Ger
aid Marks, AL Sherman, Murray
Mencher and AL Lewis. They play
snatches of their hit tunes and
they sing the songs which cap
tured the nations fancy. Their
three-piano music and the Tabias
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
CaroIe Lombard Is Star Of "Gay
Bride" at Columbia

This clumsy titled picture has been evolved from of
Socker Goes gangster yarns originally called Repeal
Whatever virtues have had in print few remain IN the
Columbia version
Thus the luckess Lombard appears in another mediocry
which likewise bushel from under which the his
tronc light of ZaSu Pitts Chester Norris Leo Garlic and
The Washington times., 1934-12-22
MUSIC IN THE AIR OPENS =
Jerome Kern's Music Hell ps
to Enrich MeIodious Film;
SONG Writers on Stage
Bv ANDREW r. KELLY

emusic in the Air has Jerome Kerns music make it dis
tngushed with Gloria Swanson and John Boles to give
punch the marquee sign.
Any movie with Kern is certainly hearing and
wish could say much for the acting and direction Of this
smash Broadway hit which has lost considerable in the transfer
stage to screen
Evening star., 1934-01-18

lost people look upon curiosity
M as a vice They deplore 1t In
wv others, and they imagine
l i smugly that 1t is no part OF
their makeup. But nobody Is
without a good share of 1t, and NOBODY
ought to be.
It is through curiosity that we learn
There has never been a great man VINO
did not have a great deal OF 1t, ano
who did not use it constantly.
without curiosity we should have no
sciences. for the scientist is man who
has a larger share Of curiosity than
others. It is through 1t that he finds
things out. And In finding out, he has
given us railroads and steamships and
telephones and radios, and all the
things which we could hardly live
without.
Take a child out for walk, and he
will deluge you with questions about
everything he sees. 1t is this curiosity
of his that enables him to learn quickly.
Instead of saying to him petulantly,
For goodness sake, don't ask so many
questions" encourage him In asking
them. If he stumps you with some O!
them, as in all probability he will, hnd
out the answers and tell him the next
day.
1 know that 1t is not thought proper
to be curious about the people in the
house next door, but am pretty sure
that most people, now and then. take
a peek through the window to see what
kind of people they are, and speculate
about their habits and possibly about
their business.
The only way to learn is by curiosity.
Not morbid curiosity, but a natural.
human interest in others. who and
what they are. and how they conduct
themselves.
was told, the first time I went to
Evening star., 1934-01-18

weight I registered without taking any
harmful drugs or salts-without violent
exercising-and without going hungry
for q single minute. Drinking cup
fuls 0 day of delicious Germania Herb
Tea, obtainable at food, department and
drug stores, hold entirely responsible
for the loss of all my ugly fat and the
Evening star., 1934-01-18
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Hairy's New Home.
"A workman By his chips is known.s
The truth Of this We all must own.
Old Mother Nature.

7 YAMNER, hammer, hammer:
peck, peck, peck. Hairy the
Woodpecker was at work. Back
i i and forth. back and forth few
his scarlet-banded head, and
each time q tiny chip dropped to the
snow below as the sharp point Of his
stout bill cut into the wood. He had
started work late in the afternoon.
after the great storm. He was back on
the Job early the next morning. as soon
as he had had breakfast.
Hi there! This isn't the nesting sea-
sonI" cried Sammy Jay when he dis
covered Hairy at work.
who said 1t was?" demanded Hairy,
pausing to get his breath and rest a
moment.
well, you seem to be making new
house." replied Sammy. What is the
idea?"
"The idea" replied Hairy, 'Is that I
propose to have a comfortable place to
sleep nights during the rest OF the
Winter"
Il should think that there are
enough empty holes, without the trou-
BILE OF making Q new one. You Ike
to work better than do" replied
Sammy.
There are plenty Of old holes for
L
had one. and 1t was wrecked in the
big storm. 1t is q wonder am alive.
Hereafter I mean to be safe, as well
rs comfortable. AS for work, 1t never
yet hurt any one" replied Hairy, and
resumed the cutting Of those little
chips.
Sammy watched until, as he said, it
gave him q pain in the neck. He just
couldn't understand how Hairy could
keep up that hammer, hammer, ham,
mer. without becoming too tired to hold
his head up. It seemed like utter fool
ishness to Sammy, and as Hairy would
not waste time talking, Sammy new
away.
All that day Hairy worked. It was
not easy work No indeed. It took hard
blows to cut away those chips Had
that wood been dead and decayed, it
would have been ever so much easier.
From time to time he had to stop to
rest. And Of course he had to eat.
His meals were hasty ones Of suet at
the feeding station at Farmer Browns
house Very thankful was he for this
bounty. It saved him the time Of hunt
ing for food. and Just now time was
important, for he was In a hurry to
get that new home completed.
So for several days Hairy worked.
He first cut an entrance, round en-
trance. Just big enough for him to
pass through. There was no room to
spare. Then, tiny chip by tiny chip,
he began to cut down. 1t was slower
work now, for he had to throw the chips
out. When he had gone down little
way he began to enlarge the chamber
50 that It would be bigger at the bot
tom than at the top. But 1t wasn't
as deep or as big as the houses he
and Mrs. Hairy were in the habit of
making for housekeeping. There would
be no family raised in this home There
need Of 50 much room for sitting In
comfort. This room was for sleeping
In only. All he wanted was reasonable
comfort, combined with safety.
Thus the new home was finished In
Evening star., 1934-01-18
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