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Evening star., 1934-02-10
PRESBYTERIANS PLAN
TRIBUTE TO PASTOR
Rev. r. Paul Schearrer and Wife
Reception Guests at Takoma
Park Church.

The Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church will hold social and recep-
tton next Tuesday evening in honor OF
its pastor, Rev. r. Paul Schearrer, and
Mrs. Schearrer, commemoratlng the
fifth anniversary Of the installation OF
Mr.. Schearrer as pastor.
At the II o'clock service tomorrow
Rev. Mr.. Schearrer will preach on
"Rethinking the Christianizatlon Oh
America" and at the o'clock SerV-
ice his subject will be THE Spirit OF
Scouting IN the Life of Lincoln" Boy
Scouts, Troop 80, and Girl Scouts
Troops 80 and 81. will attend the
DR.. G. E. Hill will address the
Brotherhood Bible Class at 10 o'clock
on the subject, John Knox" The
pastor will hold his communicates
class at the same hour. The church
school assemblies at $50 am. Miss
Marian Jackson and Guy Goodman
will lead the young peoples meetings
tomorrow evening at 7.
Lieut.. Col. Frank Moorman will
speak at the midweek service Wednes-
day on 1.-THE Philippine Islands" This
will be the first study in the Lenten
School of Missions. The Brownie
Pack meets Wednesday afternoon.
The Woman's Council of the Wash
ington Federation of Churches has
named the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church one of its prayer centers in
the observance of the world day of
nrayer on Friday. at 2 pm. Mrs. Carl
Rasmussen will lead.
Evening star., 1934-02-10
WILL ROGERS RETURNS
WITH POPULAR COMEDY
Zasu Pitts Shares in Attractive
Incidents of "Mr. Skitch,"
Previously Seen Here

POPULARITY Of Will Rogers and
l. Zasu Pitts in Mr.. Skitch" is re-
sponsible for their return engage
ment at the Columbia, after hav-
ing been seen previously at one OF
the other local houses. Both OF the
leading members of the cast have
fine roles In this play, and their char
acteristic bits of light comedy work
are of the kind to attract theater-
goers.
Several other good actors are in the
cast, including Florence Desmond,
whose power as mimic is employed
In some of the special incidents OF the
production. Rochelle Hudson furn-
ishes the romantic interest, together
with Charles Starrett, who appears as
a West Pointer, and Harry Green is
used to advantage as character
artist.
Some Of the most attractive parts
Of the play are those in which Mr..
Rogers, Miss Pitts and a group OF
bright children put real human inter-
est into the story. Scenic effects are
especially marked as the motorists
drive over the mountain country, and
their activities are Of the strongly do
mestic type which are most effective
in the hands of keen actors.
The Columbia also presents short
comedy, the news reel and other
minor subjects d. c. c.
Evening star., 1934-02-10
FIRST LOVE" TOPIC
OF NJ. E. SERMON
Rev. Vernon N. Ridgely to
Preach at Calvary Church
Tomorrow.

Rev. Vernon N. Ridgely, pastor, will
preach on First Love" at the morn
ing worship service at the Cavalry
Methodist Church. At the evening
service the subject will be: Samson
Moral Failure" The Junior Choir
will sing at the morning service and
the Young Peoples Choir at the eve-
ming service Both of these choirs are
under the direction of Louis A. Pot
ter, organist. Mr.. Potter will lead the
song service at the evening service and
Herman Welsh will lead in the eve
ming prayer.
Miss Margaret Akers Of the Meth
odist Board of Temperance, will be
the speaker at the Young People s
League meeting at O'Clock. The
Thursday evening devotional service
OF the church will be held at pm.
with the minister in charge. On
Monday evening the mems class will
have charge of the service at the
Central Union Mission. Rev. John r
Fort will speak, Mrs. Edna Brown will
sing and r. Bodle, Edgar Bageant and
l.. r. Turner will assist Henry
Rhodes, who will have charge Of the
service.
DR., Charles B, Campbell will speak
at the mems class social on Tuesday
evening on The Three Ms, Mystery
Magic and Medicine" Music will be
furnished by boys band and re-
1reshments will be served.
Evening star., 1934-02-10

neither is Rosaline they're up at
the Michel as you know. .
Seville was dancing at the New York
Paramount Theater with June Knight
when he met Rosaline. That's
not bad break for a young fellow
:. first Miss Knight :. then Rosa
line one light .. one dark .
nice people.
''' At Macinas, where Marion
"Fifi' Roberts peers down at you from
silver frame, and where last season
such notables as James Roosevelt
Helen Robbins, Joe Cook, Steve Coch-
ran and the Earl of Chichester die
after-theater entertaining was
seen this week Artist o. E. Cesare,
NOW busily engaged with a portrait
Of President Roosevelt.
At the Madrillon heads wag-
ged last night. Said popular
leader Leon Bru;sloff to proprietor
Borras In front Of amazed spectator,
What does he mean by saying the
Ross brothers were picked up on the
street by a Heigh-Ho bigwig?"
They were here two weeks ago
and they haven't been walking along
the streets since as far as We
know. Pete Macias claims to
Evening star., 1934-02-10

AAVoVO A14O Vi 44O444y N444s
Douglas Fairbanks. jr, Is the
American fillip In this tasty cinema
dish-Gerald du Maurier contributes
a bit Of excellent acting as the French
Lecocs-Flora Robson gives an in
initable Characterization of the En-
press Elizabeth and Elizabeth Bergner
as Catherine herself leaves little to
be desired in an acting way.
But Lajos Bros version Of this
chapter in Russian history leaves
much to be desired. It may be box
Office to make Peter the Little, q
handsome, treacherous, chic and lying
bit Of royalty. but 1t could be higher
drama to play him as he really was.
History describes Peter the Little as
"a poodle-faced boy, pockmarked,
and whose tongue, when not wagging
with inanities, hung like . hounds
from his mouth"
When the then princess Of Anhalt-
ZorbSt, who later became the Empress
Catherine, meets him In the picture,
she curtseys to the floor in a swoon
of romantic delight. The lady ac-
tually swooned at the sight Of her
husband-to-be-but with sheer hor-
ror. So the character which Douglas
Fairbanks. jr.. gives us in this pic
ture is manufactured purely out Of
fiction. A great actor and director
with courage could have given us an
inimitable portrait straight out of the
historical records prince who
drilled TIN soldiers, dressed wax dolls,
trained terriers IN his bed room, Occu-
pied his time with ridiculous child
ishness. got drunk with his servants
and filled his court with Germans as
impossible as he. himself, was.
Catherine in the picture Is played
as a saint. Physically, Elizabeth
Bergner so fits the records Of Cath
crime in appearance at the time when
she was first presented at the Rus
sian court, that it seems pity she
was not cast for the role in a sweep
ing Misunderstanding with the
saint-like and modest girl who ar
Evening star., 1934-02-10
"HOLY DAYS" TOPIC
OF SUNDAY SERMON
Holy Communion Will Be OBJ
served at Chevy Chase Pres
byterian Church.

The sacrament Of the Lords supper
will be observed at the II o'clock
service Sunday morning at Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church. The sub
iect of DR.. J. Hillman HOLSTERS COM
nunion sermon will be Holy Days" "
A Bible training class will be
started tomorrow morning, to meet
each Sunday morning from GAS TO
iO:45. The first unit OF seven weeks
will be under the leadership OF Rev.
A. P. Weckerly.
The Hearthstones, under the lead
ership of Mrs. Leslie Whitten and Mr.
Howard Bandy, will meet at 6 pm. TO-
morrow in the young peoples room.
The Fireside Group, under the
leadership of DR.. Hollister. will meet
at 7:3O at the home of DR.. and Mrs
Harry A. Swanson, 3911 Jocelyn street.
The Collegians will meet the same
hour at the home of r. and Mrs. F. F.
Espenschied, 1878 Stuyvesant place
Coleman Jennings, director OF AS
sociated Charities, will address the
group. At.
A group Of young people from TINS
church will be the guests OF the
young people of Mt. Tabor colored
PRESBYTERIAN Church Sunday evening
to share in a service of good will in
honor OF Lincolns birthday. The
group will leave the church house at
$50 pm.
Evening star., 1934-02-10
FULL GOSPEL SERVICES
CONTINUE NEXT WEEK
Canadian Evangelist Speaks To-
morrow Morning on "Judg-
mer,ts of the Unbeliever."

The interest in the evangelistic
eannaign and Christian healing mis-
sion being conducted by Rev. Harvey
McAlister, Canadian evangelist, at the
Full Gospel Tabernacle, North Capitol
and K streets, continues to grow and
the services will continue all next
week with services tomorrow at II
am. and 7:30 pm, and every night
except Saturday, at 7:45 o'clock. The
evangelist will speak tomorrow morn
ing on 'aThe Judgments of the Be-
never, and at 7:30 pm. on why Did
God Not Destroy Satan 5000 Years
Ago."
His subjects for the week are:
Monday, uses Of the Tongue and
Healing; Tuesday. Definite Details
Of Prophecy; wednesday, Super
natural Healing: Thursday, THE
Jews, Jerusalem and Our Lords Re-
turn: Friday, Health and Prosperity
-How?"
The departmental church Sunday
School meets at $3.50 am. and the
Young Peoples Society at pm
iarRe chorus choir and orchestra as
s,sts IA the services.
Evening star., 1934-02-10

rived at the Russian court with the
face Of an angel and the mind of a
nnachiaveln and who steadily prog
ressed through q lifetime Of lovers and
crime, to be one of the most dominat-
ing figures In the history Of that
land.
Bergner is unforgettable In two
sequences-during her marriage to
Peter, when her wondering virginia.
eyes are never still in her quiet little
face; and during the dinner with her
lord, In which she tells him the story
of her II lovers that being the
Official number cooked up at the time
This woman Is q splendid actress. Her
face, beautiful in animation, Is tell
ing at all times. Her voice work is
wonderful. At times the tempo of the
picture drags, but it Is the fault Of
direction rather than any short
coming on the part Of individual
players.
A tendency to poetize the dialogue
from time to time Is felt. When it
does not weaken obviously, 1t brings
unwelcome little filters from the au-
dience. I have noticed that touch
Of whimsy is better left In the writ
ten line Whimsy on the silver screen
passes quickly into humor. Just as
some Of our human has q trick Of
passing into yawns. This business
of making pictures isn't as easy as
it looks; perhaps you've suspected
as much.
(CopyriRht 1884. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1934-02-10

4
WHILE a sagacious reviewer re-
minds us that the plot OF
Moulin Rouge" is akin to the Lunt-
Fontanne success, 1.-The Guardsman,
the film Is still an enjoyable adven-
ture into the impossible, played at
tractively by Constance Bennett
Franchot Tone, Helen Wesley and
Tullio Carminati, and quite worthy OF
its second week at the Palace.
Miss Bennett has surprised even her
most ardent admirers by her excellence
first as a tar haired wife and then as
a white-haired singer-dancer. Play
ing two roles at once-we still get
childishly excited when one character
talks to itself as somebody else-she
is radiant when she MARBLES a gentle
love lyric, supple when she waltzes
around in that scene in which the
chorus ladies lie prone all over the
stairs and amusing when she allows
Mr.. Tone to make love to her.
Her cast Is perhaps even better than
she is due to the fact that the pro-
ducers have given Tone the flip sort
of q role which should have been his
long since, that Mr.. Carminati is an
easy and agreeable actor who seems to
have been Graded in the cinema (this
is his debut and that Helen Westley S
grim remarks are quite as amusing
before the lense as they have been
when glorified by Theater Guild foot
lights.
All in all, Moulin Rouge" is one of
the better musical pictures-rich in
scenery, strong in cast and amusing in
the in-between moments.
Evening star., 1934-02-10

"Msndalav." the new film about
Rangoon, is worth about half Radio
Rube song in entertainment value.
It's only definite asset is the beautiful
Kay Francis and song which she
sings. Miss Francis voice is low and
nicely KEYED and she does not sit on
a piano or shout from under IT. Al
though one suspects that lady OF
shabby virtue would not be so calm
about her musings, Miss Francis still
could play Marie Antionette dressed
like Carrie Nation and you would be-
ueve her. She is always smooth, tall,
thin, white and cold ION the surface
only. And. even though her husband
recently left her because he said he
did not care for her clothes, we cannot
refrain from thinking that she fits
nicely into anything, and that any
thing she chooses to wear Is quite
"all right by U.s."
It doesn't, however, matter what
she wears in 'Mandalay." The film
Is neither this nor that, funny nor
sad, frightening or enllghtening.
About all that can be said for 1t Is
that Ricardo CorteZ tumbles gallantly
out of that boat window; that Lyle
Talbot tries his best to look as though
he was tipsy (Which ne obviously
tsn't) and that Miss Francis is very
handsome as she walks out of Man
dalay with one man and comes back
with another.
But then you hear those American
tourists say that they come from
Peoria, even though one of them is
drole Ruth Donnelly, you know that
Door Miss Francis has gotten into the
wrong film and that she deserves
much, much better.
Evening star., 1934-02-10
ACTOR DIVORCED

LOS ANGELES, February 10 R.-
A bad man" Of the films was divorced
yesterday when Mrs. Louise A. Brad
bury was awarded q decree from Rob-
ert Bradbury, better known to movie
fans as Bob Steele.
MAN in the Rough" Riding Rem
egade," 1.-THE Mojave Kid" Bandits
Son" and Come and Get It." were
some Of the photoplays in which Steele
took the lead.
Evening star., 1934-02-10
TOO MANY H0LLYWOODS

Similar Names in 12 States
Plague Post Office Department.
BY the Associated Press.
The Post ONCE Department is hav-
ing . bit of trouble with Hollywood,
but its Hollywood. Fla. and Q few
others.
In fact. 30 much mail for the
Florida point was landing by mistake
in its rival state-California-
Harllee Branch, Second Assistant
Postmaster General, today called it to
the attention Of postal workers.
In addition, he pointed out, these
two are not the only Hollywoods, as
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois,
Maryland. Mississippi, Missouri, New
Mexico, New York and West Virginia
have post offices Of that name.
Evening star., 1934-02-10
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band, in Stanley Hall, this evening
at $50; John s. NJ zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant.
March, Bonnie Blues. 80. .Chambers
Overture, 1.-THE Magic Flute. Mozart
Two sketches,
(a) "A Curious Story. .Frommel
o. "An Old Love Story" .Frommel
Excerpts from musical comedy.
"This Year Of Grace. "...... Coward
serenade Espagnole, "Yo te Amo."
Mueller
Waltz suite, "Vienna Blood. Strauss
Finale, Ballet Master Black"
Moermans
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-02-10

dance Sne uOeSY OF seen CIIdG IbI
dress with the black bow which Libby
Rowland wears? Thursday or We'd
nesday Senator Capper was there .
and who was that corncolored husky
with the Bette Davis haircut over one
ear sitting in the corner with three
little men? >. Could that have been
famed Lii" Winge, who makes weak
men strong and strong men weak2
Evening star., 1934-02-10

W hile dancers,
K e n n y a n d
Lewis, who have
not been called
Thro ttlebottom
and Alexandria,
did that slow
elastic dance to
What Is This
Thing Cal led
LOve?" q.
=" S Ii g h tly can
nibalistic, said a
lady with a dog
collar when in
teryieWed on the
Evening star., 1934-02-10

lions to YOU'D .
and ZACH Du Lie
Der Augustin" will
be in every ones
throats . Sec
retary Dern's son
will be there for
the opening e.
so Will Freddie
Buechner so
will very one
else who has been
Evening star., 1934-02-10
MONEY IS REFUNDED
Valentines Former Manager Must
Return Statue Sum.

LOS ANGELES, February 10 R.-
A $5,400 judgment against George
Ullman, former manager Of the late
Rudolph Valentino, was awarded yes
terday to Mrs. Zunilda Mancini, who
said she contributed $1,000 toward q
memorial statue to the film actor and
later learned it cost only $500.
In defense, Ullman said the statue
in De Longpre Park was only a part
the money collected in various ways
to perpetuate the memory Of Valen-
tino.
Evening star., 1934-02-10

&&&Ao W.
have discover
ed" the Ross
brothers so
d o e S M e y e r
Davis . so
does the Madril-
lon- Now
who Is right?
And have you
seen Miss Olds
fall on her nose
in that collosal
~
Evening star., 1934-02-10
BAN ON PLAY FAILS
Glen Hunter Sues to Stop Pressn-

Glen Hunter Sues to Stop Presen-
tation Of "Mad LovenN
CHICAGO. February 10 E-dfeu
Hunter. the actor, asked . court yes
terday to place the play. Mad Lover"
in receivership and TO restrain the
producers from managing It In Loop
theater.
Both pleas were denied Hunter, who
said his part as Lord Byron was can
celed after he had been at a great
expense to prepare for it" and was to
have received $3.50 week and per
cent OF the gross receipts. The show
opened last night.
Evening star., 1934-02-10
Fail to See Fire.

Although people on other Orkney
Islands saw the glare, those on Eday
Island did not know until next day
that their recreation hall had burned
to the ground.
Evening star., 1934-02-10
"Catherine the Great"
Film Eagerly Awaited
Douglas Fairbanks, jr.. Is the American FLIP
Flora Robson the Empress Elizabeth and
Elizabeth Bersner Plays Title Role.
By MOLLIE MERRICK.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


n British made pictures are becoming vogue Alexander
Kordas version of chapter In Russian history entitled
Catherine the Great" has many eager to on its
release the by the directors
Evening star., 1934-02-10

dance-"but pleasant" the lady
knitter enjoyed the dance, too .
but she knitted all the same J..
soon, it is said. knitting at night
clubs will be as fashionable as roller
skating on the streets which any
eve you can see Ann Eustis and
Deborah (sister of artist Olin) Dows
doing. Congressman James Simp-
son, horseman and one time Harvard
man, was observed at the Height
with a party Of friends. He was
not. however, knitting. Neither was
Billie Sturtevant, scion Of something
or Billie Baldwin. down from
Baltimore. and fresh from the Gersh-
win concert or Hugh Reilly, who
grinned amicably as he danced O..
only the ladies knitted in Eng
land, however. the Prince Of Wales
knitS too,
Evening star., 1934-02-10
Stage Show Leads Film at
Earle Theater This Week
"Mandalay" With Kay Francis Is Just Another
Picture" While Vaudeville Sparkles.
Second Week of Moulin Rouge"
BY E. de s. MELCHER.

most important part of this
weeks entertainment at the Earle In it Donald Novs @
the Young Californian whose voice Is preferred by some
i even to the great Mccormack sings Sylvia" SO that
ladies cry high Lulu Mcconnell gets pleasantly
amusing sketch about bridge King King and
thic dance steps and the Radio Rubes offer
the sort of hly billy which popular these
Evening star., 1934-02-10
80 Watch for the opening Of the

WHICH lOr Cne UpeIIIg Oh C1Ie
Loewenkeller where maedchen
and knaben drink their toasts in hand
some murals around the walls Z.
where on February 81 the German
embassy will celebrate en- masse &.
the opening of new night club ded-
icated to the spirit Of the Rhine E.
and all good things that come from
there where the dance floor will
be as blue as the Danube f1anked
by ancient timber benches where
the vaulted roof and the timbered
ceiling will pay noble homage to the
Vaterland where the orchestra
will be called Kleine Loewens (little
Evening star., 1934-02-10

around the hoor with salubriOus
blond who apparently knew what she
was doing.
Seville Of the dancing team
Of Roealine and Seville deserted his
architects drafting board to become
dancer. He Is not married {.
Evening star., 1934-02-10
After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places.
By the Spectator.

night before Junior Leaguers
kicked up their heels at the
MayfoWer aided by
L golden-haired Princeton Don
Juan after-darkers. snoop-
ing In plush night haunts. found a
dark-haired lady, dead ringer for
Charlotte Mayo knitting at the
Heigh-Ho she piled the needles
Evening star., 1934-02-10

Russia - m u c h
colder" Up
stairs, however, 1t
was hotter than
Russia i. An
DIRE, efficient head
waiter, who can
answer you in IL
languages, served
those nice hot
pirojoks to Con-
gresham p ra ii
and Paul Dietz
/. T. . separately
while Mischa
Markof skidded
A.
Evening star., 1934-02-10
Minute Mystery
Solution to
CLASS DAY
(See Page B-2.)

No daily newspaper IN the
United States has 10 columns.
The professor was again trying
to test his students observa-
tional powers of the common
place. Look-you're counting
the columns!
(Copyright 1934.)
THE CAREFUL READER OF
A FEW GOOD NEWSPAPERS
CAN LEARN MORE IN A YEAR
THAN MOST SCHOLARS DO
IN THEIR GREAT LIBRARIES.
p. B. Sanborn.
Evening star., 1934-02-10

wise enough to make their reserva-
tions across from the Mayflower
on this auspicious night partners Guy
Scott and Conrad Reid will raise their
stems In cheerful salute to new
sauerkraut era.
Tonight: Henry Nestor. sing
ing cop, and local dramatic romeo.
will appear at the Kennedy-Warren
where lives, among others,
Gladys (she of the big round eyes,
Wood.
. - Departed from occasional noe
turnal sallies at the Heigh-Ho: Denis
Smyth- Bingham, attache at the Brit
ish embassy destination: Nassau
motoring first to Palm Beach .
where perhaps he will stay with the
Atwater Kents Departed also
after a soiree at the Shoreham, Ann
(Warrenton) Buchanan destina-
ton: The Mediterranean on .
boat Departed also after visit
at Laura Curtis club: 'Liz" Whitney.
Thursday and Friday nights the
cold was even too much for the Troi-
ka's Cossack doorman >. he retreat
ed in anguish into telephone booth
Only opened the door when he
was certain somebody was coming in
Said he: "It'S colder here than in
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

"HeIp" "Help" "Help" How
often have you heard those cries when
YOU couldn't render the service neceS-
sary to relieve the situation? Keep i'm
formed as to dependable services avail.
able at moments notice :. read
the Business Service Directory Of the
WANT AID SECTION Of this newspaper
The Washington times., 1934-01-12
Kidnapped Baby Is Returned;
Mother Weeps With Joy

by Mrs. Stackhouse, who at first
claimed Patricia was her child
and defied attempts of police to
claim the baby.
It was not until Mrs. Stack
house, Mrs. Luciano, her husband,
Edward; and Mrs. Stackhouse's
husband were taken to Kings
County Hospital to submit to
blood tests that she admitted the
baby was not hers.
Blood Tests Performed
The blood tests, however, were
performed on Luciano and his
wife as well as the baby and
conclusively established, accord
ing to DR.. Frank Celano, that
Patricia was the missing Luciano
infant for whom police and
Department of Justice agents
had fine-combed the metropoli-
tan area for three days.
After admitting the baby was
not hers, Mrs. Stackhouse told
police the infant had been brought
to her home by Mrs. Jackson" "
to whom she had recently related
her love for children and her
inability to have them.
The Washington times., 1934-01-12

good day in the hunting field, a
goodly number turned out. The
master, w. H. Lipscomb, Esq,
mounted on his favorite gray,
"Doc," and Judge J. r. H. Alex
ander, president of the hunt. and
Leesburg's fox-hunting jurist,
riding his thoroughbred, 'Main-
stem," were early on hand to
greet members of the field.
1t was apparent that the Master
expected a hard run, for he re-
marked that today's scent would be
breast-high, thus assuring a fast
race. It was noted that the hunts
man had brought comparatively
small pack, but individually the
pick of the kennel. AS soon as the
field had assembled, the Master
signaled the huntsman to proceed
to draw. Hounds were eager, res
tive. but under perfect control of
the huntsman.
Little knots of horsemen and
horsewomen gradually moulded
into an orderly column which
trailed the Master as huntSman
and whips briskly moved with the
pack through an opened gate into
a large meadow bordering Tus-
carora Creek. Over a coop-jump,
the Master led the field, but with
everyone over, a halt was ordered
as hounds were cast in open fields.
Hounds Strike Scent
The pack worked southwark
around an old straw-rick, but
turned westward over the Catoctin
Mountain. After Is minutes Of
beautiful hound work, the pac::
reached Katy's Hollow. Shortly
after hounds disappeared into
covert seemed only a moment
or two-a whimper from Rumbler,
one of the truest of hounds, put
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