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always DANIEL FROHMAN."
In a postscript, Mr.. Frohman adds:
Il shall be in Washington for the
event"
A MONG the artists announced by
Mr.. Frohman for this benefit will
be Otis Skinner, Gladys Cooper, Eng
lands foremost actress and at present
appearing in New York in 'The Shin
ing Hour; Frances Starr, well known
to Washington; Phillip Merivale, seen
here earlier in the season opposite
Helen Hayes in Mary of Scotland;
Fannie Ward, the perennial happer";
Florence Reed Eddie Shannon, Willie
and Eugene Howard of THE Follies"
(they have promised not to do that
"Rigoletto" quartet; Bill Robinson,
world-famous tap dancer, and Eddie
Dowling who will act as master of
ceremonies. What more do you want?
Mae West? Well, you can't have her
she's busy with 1T Amt No SIM"
y
THE Theater Guild has been darn
nice to Washington this year.
And Washington hasn't been so bad
to the Theater Guild. And So
although the regular subscription is
over and done with-the Guild is
keeping its last offering of the year
for a tryout at the National before
it jumps to Broadway the following
week
From all reports Jig Saw" which
comes here tomorrow night, Is a light
and bright comedy, sophisticated and
done to a crisp. This we gathered
from a gentleman recently connected
with They Shall Not Die" who has
been watching the rehearsals in New
York; The cast indicates that if
the comedy doesn't get across, it is
apt to be more the authors fault than
the players. There isn't a smarter
comedienne on the stage than Spring
Byington. There isn't anybody fun
nier than Ernest Truex-When given
the proper material. Cora Wither-
spoon has never yet sidestepped in
part-and Elliot Cabot has turned
in at least two performances, Co
quette," with Helen Hayes, and THE
Camel Through the Needles Eye" both
of which we're unbeatable Since then
Mr.. Cabot has eschewed the acting
muse, giving his time. it is said, to
the writing of books and to walking
all the way from Boston to Holly
wood. That, however. is another
story. At any rate, the Guild and
Washington tomorrow will be vel
coming him back to the footlights.
Then there is Miss Westley, one OF
the pillars of the Guild, who sud-
denly gave in to the films and has
been seen recently barking her way
through a series of good and semi
good roles (she was wasted in Death
Takes a Holiday') in Hollywood. Now
that she is back again, it is to be
hoped that she has been rewarded
with as juicy a part as she had in
Reunion in Vienna" when her red
flannel ''panties" were one Of the gen.
uine triumphs of that excellent Guild
Evening star., 1934-04-22
Current Attractions

Churchill, Robert McWade, Hedda
Hopper, Isabel Jewell, Clay Clement
and Adrian Morris.
2 1PTIDE" has moved from its two
week showing at the Palace to
LoeW's Columbia Theater. In a dar-
ing role reminiscent of her triumphs
in Divorce" "A Free Soul and
strangers May Kiss" Miss Shearer
plays the part of Lady Rexford an
American girl who marries a titled,
matter-of-fact Englishman and finds
that in doing so she has given up
her freedom and good times that she
loved SO well. Robert Montgomery,
as an inebriate boy friend, and Herb
ert Marshall as the SNUG Englishman,
share honors as Miss Shearers lead
ing men. Mrs. Patrick Campbell, noted
British actress; SkeetS Gallagher,
Ralph Forbes, George K. Arthur, Lily
an Tashman, Halliwell Hobbies. Helen
Jerome Eddy, Earl Oxford and Ar
thur Jarrett are prominently cast in
the supporting roles. Edmund Could
ing wrote and directed this Metro
GoldWyn-Mayer production.
THE current stage and screen pro-
gram at Warner Bros. Earle The.
ater has as it's featured attraction
Bebe Daniels in Registered Nurse"
with Lyle Talbot. Also on the screen
is Joe Penner, radio star in a reissue
OF one Of his most popular screen
comedies, "Gangway." Based on the
drama by Florence Johns and Wilton
Lackaye, Jr., Registered Nurse" deals
with the love lives of the hospital
staff, doctors and nurses, rather than
the more somber technical side of
such an institution. Bebe Daniels
portrays a nurse who resumes her
profession after her marriage proves
failure. 1t is over the love of this
pretty nurse that the two leading
surgeons of the hospital engage in
spirited rivalry. The roles of the two
physicians are taken by Lyle Talbot
and John Halliday.
The new stage show is headed by
Grace Hayes, former Shubert musical
comedy star, assisted by a character
known as "Ole Debbil Mike" and
Newell Chase, pianist and composer.
Other acts are Adler and Bradford,
dancing stars of Earl Carrolls "Van-
tiles; Ray Huling and his seal and
Olvido Perez, wirelist.
The program is completed by spe-
cial short reel subjects, the latest is
sue of the newsreel and the Earle
orchestral prelude.
A CCEDING to popular public de-
mands. Warner Bros. Metro
politan Theater is this week bring
ing back to downtown Washington the
hit picture, 1T Happened One Night"
starring Clark Gable and Claudette
Colbert.
In the large supporting cast are
Walter Connolly, as Miss Colbert's
irate father; Roscoe Karns, travel
ing salesman; Ward Bond as the bus
driver and Blanche Friedrich, Alan
Hale, Jameson Thomas, Arthur Hoyt
and others in minor but important
roles
The supplementary short reel pro-
novelty, Song Hits" by Roy Turk, in
playing for Kay Hamilton, who sings
many of his songs; Sweepstakes"
a l0-minute reel filmed at the famous
English races. and Is minutes Of lat
est news events.
GLIDING BILLY" WATSON re-
- turns to the Gayety with a new
show today. Watson's show will fea-
ture the Six Rosebuds, Lew Devine,
Micky Markwood and Wilmer Horner..
Edna Dee will return to Washington
with the show. 4
Evening star., 1934-04-22
Signed for Cantor Film.

ETHEL HERMAN, Broadway musical
comedy favorite and radio star,
has been signed by Samuel Goldwyn
for featured role in Eddie Cantor's
next screen musical comedy, tenn
porarily titled 1.-THE Treasure Hunt"
to be released by United Artists.
Miss Norman first attracted Broad
ways attention when she appeared
with the popular trio Of Clayton.
jackson and Durante and scared into
popularity through her rendition of
"I've Got Rhythm" in George
Gershwin's musical comedy. Girl
Crazy" Later she was starred in
Take a Chance" from which her
"Eadie Was a Lady" number became
an international success.
She has just completed a principal
role with Bing Crosby in We're Not
Dressing" and has arrived in New
York for a brief rest before returning
to Hollywood. June l, for the Eddie
Cantor picture.
Evening star., 1934-04-22
Glen Echo to Open.

GREAT news for the children and
the grown-ups who want to enjoy
the cream of Summer amusements is
found in the announcement that
Glen Echo Park will open at / pm.
on Saturday, May 5, with everything
going full steam ahead except the
grand swimming pool, which will open
on Nav 26
Evening star., 1934-04-22
Ruskin LEGEND of Stiria.

THE KING OF THE GOLDEN
RIVER" known also as THE
Black Brothers, a Legend of Stiria, "
is John Ruskin's solitary fairy tale.
1t is due at the National Theater
Saturday morning, April %, for a
single performance. In other cities it
has proved to be the hit of the
Childrens Theaters season. In both
Detroit, where it played as long ago
as October, and in Philadelphia. it
made theater history. The S. R. o.
signs had to be busted of and hung
on their rusty hooks.
Evening star., 1934-04-22

Most people are not aware that the
movies are even of age, or that back
In 1909, when Bleriot was crossing
the English Channel in an airplane
and Orville Wright was flying a sin
gle passenger cross-country from Fort
Myer, Va, and American troops were
evacuating Cuba, and William Howard
Taft had just become President, that
the films were beginning to take def
mite shape and form and that Mary
Pickford, while only Is. was stepping
into those seven-league film boots
which have done her proud, 10! these
many years.
Mr.. Barrymore's first screen job
was in what was then called "leaping
tin-types." He did it between stage
engagements as "fyer"-not happy
in this new medium which the av-
erage public at that time pooh
poohed.
Later he became sold" on the silent
films, because they represented good
business to him. When at first, how
ever, the ''talkies" came into promi-
nence, although he appeared in one
of the earlier ones, The Lion and the
Mouse" he was dubious as to their
success and sat back for a while in
the shadows, preferring to direct such
films as Madame X to keeping up
with his acting talents.
That he has since then become the
head of the house of the Barrymores
there Is no question. Honored by an
academy award, a stern diSciplinarian,
successful in his Eastern stage tour
(Which, unfortunately, Washington
missed, stone-throW in popularity
ahead of either Brother Jack or Sister
Ethel (Who. it is rumored, may pos
sibly act for the firm of Wee &
LeventhaD, Mr.. Barrymore, in his
tWenty-f1fth year of screen acting,
should feel that his job has been
well done and that he has kept his
chin up high, wide and handsome in
the face of some alarmingly change
able years.
And if any one, in 25 years of
screen acting, could choose who he
would prefer to play opposite, who
would not mention Miss Harlow?-
a blond lady with twinkle in her
eye, who is a much better fellow than
most people believe.
x X x
ONE Of the dramatic events of the
near future which is worthy of
your support is the Actors Fund
benefit which will be held at the Ma
tional Sunday night, May 6, with a
group of stars all of whom you know
well. Daniel Frohman has presided
over this organization for many years
and is hoping that Washington will
give this benefit the whole-hearted
encouragement that it deserves. We
print herewith a letter received re-
Gently from Mr.. Frohman: Il want
to thank you, much, for your kind
letter ard your generous willingness
to help the Actors Fund benefit in
Washington May g. All the profits
go to the funds needy. None of the
officers receive any pay for their
work. have been doing it for So
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Vassar Benefit.
THE first performance of 9TH

THE first performance Of "The Pur-
suit of Happiness" with which the
National Theater Players will in
augurate their tenth season on April
30. will be sponsored by the Washing
ton Branch Of the Vassar Alumnae.
Proceeds from the performance will
be used to provide scholarship aid to
Vassar students from the District Of
Columbia,
Evening star., 1934-04-22
Menjou and Landi Signed.
ADOLPHE MENJOU and ELISA Landi

have been signed by Charles r.
Rogers to enact the leading roles in
"I Love an Actress" which Paramount
will release. Menjou has just finished
work in B. P. Schulberg's Halfway
Decent"
IT Love an Actress" will be Miss
Landi's first role on the Paramount lot
since Cecil B. DeMille's "Sign of the
Gross" Ralph Murphy directs this
story by Gregory Ratof. Production
started this week.
Evening star., 1934-04-22
Picking "The Best Ten'' a
FavoredIndoor Occupation
A Selection of Outstanding Plays and Another
of the Leading Actors. With Worthwhile
Current Entertainments.
BY PERCY HAMMOND.

THE old song says Small habits well pursued betimes
reach the dignity of crimes, and the custom
~ compiling sts of 1O threatens to become outrage
The practice specially vruent among reviewers OF the
completely their readers and the folks We have
printed decaogues of the best plays the best players
the best dresses the best and
almost irritating was, coming
Evening star., 1934-04-22
Quarter OF a Century as
Motion Picture PLAYER
Lionel Barrymore Rounding Out IS Years In
the Studios os-Heads Great Stage
Family.
BY E. de s. MELCHER.

II JUST quarter of century Lionel Barrymore stepped
before cumbersome black box that was the motion
picture that day, the old Biograph Studios
in New York to play role in The New York Hat with
little girl who grew up to become famous as Mary Pickord
dominant his twenyf anniversary picture with
girl leaped Sensaonaly fame-Jean Harlow"
The Washington times., 1934-09-17

from other cities especially New York and and there
Will be parties galore you may be sure
The Washington times., 1934-09-17

just letting their voices go
whether they have voices or
not) they are bound to have
a fine time. Who doesn't love
to sing
Put on Your Old Grey Bon
net," School Days" Down by
the Old Mill Stream, Bicycle
Built for Two" I'm the Shade
of the Old Apple Tree" Take
Me Out to the Ball Game" "A
Bird in a Gilded Cage" and
many others that do your soul
good. The roof was ringing
with the voices of old and
young.
Every one of the cast is great,
and the whole thing wonder
fully acted and got up. I would
like to mention each one, as
they are all outstanding. The
thing I took away with me and
will long remember was the
charm and personality of
1sham Keith, as William Dow
ton. and his leading of the COM
munity singing as only he can;
his real red sideburns, and his
dancing and singing of Wait
It'll the Sun Shines, Nellie" with
lovely Miss Rebecca Tarwater,
'The Tennessee Nightingale"
This alone is worth going to see,
besides the many other attrac-
tions and good acting.
/ 1shRm Keith, one Of our Yir.
The Washington times., 1934-09-17
British Envoy
Plans Party

The Ambassador of Great
Britain, Sir Ronald Lindsay, will
entertain at a small tea in the
garden of the Embassy Monday
afternoon, September "a, in COM
pliment to eight feminine COM
patriots who will arrive next
Sunday to participate in the
Curtis Golf Cup team matches,
September 27 and %, at the
Chevy Chase Club.
Other parties planned for the
visitors include a tea, at which
the Military Attache of the EN-
bassy, Col. Maurice Fitzmaurice
Day; the First Secretary, Mr.. A.
F. H. Wiggin, and the Third
Secretary. Mr.. I. A. D. Wilson.
Young, will be hosts on Tues
day, September 25; and a din
ner to be given by the women's
committee of the United States
Golf Association that evening.
The Ambassador, who spent
the weekend in Newport, was
the guest of honor at dinner
given last evening by his hosts,
Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt, at their estate, Beaulieu.
The other guests included Capt.
w. K. Wake-Walker, R. NJ, COM
mander of H. M. S. Dragon, and
Mrs. Wake-Walker.
The Washington times., 1934-09-17
Call a Mora
torium on Parties

Speaking of sur prises,
Capt. and MRS. 0rlo q.
Quinn called last evening
to announce their wedding!
It appears the intrepid
Orlo, who is one of the
Army's outstanding fliers,
and who. was transferred to
Langley Field a few months
ago from Boiling Field,
could not wait for the
formal wedding that he and
his charming young fiancee
had about decided on for
some future time, so he
dashed up here Saturday
afternoon, at the rate of
seventy miles an hour
that milage is correct, too!
started pointing out all
the reasons why an i'm
mediate ceremony would
have it all over waiting any
longer, even called in some
of til cir friends to
strengthen his argument,
and the evening found him
and Miss Bonnie D.
Sosamon on their way to
Rockville, Md, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. D. s.
White who are close friends
of both and by Mary
Beadle and Michael Ahern.
The last couple named at
tended them as maid of
honor and best man respec-
lively, while the Rev. Floyd
Black, of the Christian
Church, tied the knot. An
impromptu reception fol-
lowed at the Congressional
Country Club.
The bride, who is ex-
ceedingly attractive, with
very dark hair, lovely eyes,
and a gorgeous suntan COM
plexion, wore a pale blue
satin crepe gown with a
jacket with puffed sleeves,
which was very simple but
smartly fashioned. Her bou-
quet was Of mauve orchids
and valley lilies. She is
the daughter of Mrs. James
Sosamon, of Peoria, ILL.,,
and Orlo is Mrs. Flora Jane
Quinn, of Greeley, Coils
"little boy"
He is an Air Corp In
structor at Fort, Munroe,
but lives at Langley Field,
where he has been assigned
to very lovely quarters. and
The Washington times., 1934-09-17

will be experts of no mean
ability.
At that time the mountains
throughout the western section
of Virginia and West Virginia
will be at their loveliest, the
slopes covered with trees shad-
ing from the deep green of the
pines to flaming reds and yel-
lows.
For those who enjoy riding
the trails at these two spas
offer untold delight and golfers
have choice of courses to play
on that would attract anyone.
Atlantic City and other Jer-
sey resorts are especially entic-
ing in the Autumn, particularly
in that interval when Winter
homes have been gotten in
readiness and the children have
gone to boarding school and
the round of formal entertain.
ing starts. A second breath as
it were after a happy summer.
The Washington times., 1934-09-17
Return to CAPITAL

Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Dickin-
son Jewett, with their small
son, R. w. Dickinson, jr., have
returned to Washington from
Nantucket, Mass, where they
spent the summer.
X x X
Mrs. John w. Morris is
the guest of her son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. John
F. Crosby at their home in
Chevy Chase. Mrs. Morris is
from Wilkes-Barre. Pa.
x X X
The Attorney General and
Mrs. Homer S. Cummings en-
tertained at dinner last evening
at "Ruthven," their suburban
estate.
Miss Anne Estes, of Birming.
ham, Ala, is with her aunt,
Mrs. j. L. de Witt, at the
Martinique for a short stay.
The Washington times., 1934-09-17

ginia boys, from Warrenton, will
60 far in the dramatic world.
is the belief of all who have
seen him this summer in "The
Drunkard." The roof is packed
three times a week with the
many who go to see this good
old melodrama. It will go on
through September, I think, so
don't miss seeing it.
Word comes from England
that Colin Keith-J Johnston, a
we'll known English actor, is
now in a play worthy of his per.
feet acting. 1t is "Clive Of In.
dia." The critics claim that he
is even greater in this than he
was in Journeys End"
I saw him in this the night
he opened in New York, some
years ago, and went again and
again to see this play, during
the time it was there, crying
each time, and liking the acting
of it better each time.
1t is hard to believe that he
can be much better than he was
as Captain Stanhope," in Jour
ney'S End"
Colin has often visited Middle
burg, and has made many
friends in Virginia. He is an
enthusiastic horseman, and has
hunted with all our packs of
hounds. He also loves racing
and never misses a good race
meet "Over There" We are
wishing him good luck in his
new play, and are hoping he,
as "Clive," will soon come to
America.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Within, of
Massachusetts,, are visiting at
"Crednal," near Upperville, Mrs.
Whitin's old home, as she was
Rebecca Carter.
Paul Within was one of the
sportsman who came here with
Harry Worcester Smith, and
many others, for the match be-
tween the American and Eng
lish hounds some years ago. He
was at that time Master Of the
Blackstone Hunt in MaSSachu-
SettS ...--.-l-4.--.-~
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10022n Topics

(ReGistered TRADE marx Applied For
it is here the couple will re-
side at the conclusion of
the two weeks wedding trip
to Atlantic City, on which
they start today.
It is the private opinion
of one Of the Cabinet hos
esses, that it is positively
"diabolical" for people to
give parties while everybody
is up to their eyes and ears
getting their houses in readi-
ness for the Winter.
Many festivities are being
planned for the Mexican polo
players after they conclude
their international Cham
pionship Match here. A ball
is being planned for them by
Mrs. Paul Armstrong, and a
number of high-r a n k n 6
Army officers want to give
parties for them.
The reason these events
are not being held now is
because General Limon, pres
ident of the Mexican Polo
Federation, does not want
anything to interfere with
the players while they are in
training.
Edmund Richardson, that
dignified g en- t | e man from
New Orleans, still sticks to
white linen suits. which set
off his Summer tan to per-
fection!
Fleming Newbold can GER
tainly rank in the first fleet,
if we may apply a tennis
term to dancing. He ap-
parently not only knows all
the new steps, but can do
them with accuracy and ease.
Saw Van Sternberg, down
from Reading for a brief
stay, and Bob Hinckley, on a
party the other night. What
lady-killers that pair are!
DR.. William P. Burns and
his pretty wife were hosts
at an informal dinner at
the Shoreham the other
night, and they are delight
full hosts. He appears to be
very serious, but really has a
delicious sense of humor; and
she is one of the most tai
ented young matrons around
these parts.
- That she has a flair for
The Washington times., 1934-09-17
Embassy Luncheon

The Ambassador of Poland,
Mr.. Stanislaw Patek, will enter
tain at luncheon on Wednesday
at the Embassy, in honor of the
Vice Minister of Communica-
tionS for Air of Poland and
Nine. Bobkowska, the latter the
only daughter of the President
of Poland, Mr.. Ignace Mos
cicki, who are spending some
time with the Secretary of the
Embassy and Nine. Moscicka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jouett Shouse
are at the Chatam in York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert B.
Dewey, who were at the May
flower last week, are now at
their home in Massachusetts,
Avenue for the Winter. Mr..
Dewey preceded Mrs. Dewey
from Watch Hill, R. l., where
they spent the Summer.
The Washington times., 1934-09-17
Honors Visitor

Lieut.. Gen. Sir Harold FaW-
Gus, K. c. B., C. M. g., D. S. O.,
secretary-general of the British
Red Cross Society, who is on
his way from London to Tokyo
as head Uf the British delega-
ton to the International Red
Cross Conference, was the guest
in whose honor the Surgeon
General of the United States
Army, Maj. Gen. Robert U. Pat
terson, entertained at luncheon
today at the Army.Navy Club.
His guests numbered twenty.
Judge John Barton Payne,
chairman of the American Red
Cross, was host at dinner in
honor of the distinguished visl-
tor last evening.
Mr.. Grover A. Whalen, form
er Police Commissioner of the
City of New York, is at the
Carlton for few days.
Mr.. George Morris and his
daughter, Miss Patricia Morris,
have returned to the Capital
from a Sojourn in New York.
X X
Associate Justice Pierce But
Ter, of the Supreme Court, who
is in Newport for the yacht
races, was among those playing
golf at the Country Club yester-
daV.
The Washington times., 1934-09-17
Honors Niece
At Dinner

Mr.. George Williams enter
tained at dinner at the Chevy
Chase Club Saturday evening,
in compliment to his young
niece, Miss Katherine Lucille
Williams, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. P. A. Williams, of Atlanta,
Ca, who has been his guest for
several days, and who is leaving
by plane this afternoon.
Those in the company in
cluded, the First Secretary of
the German Embassy, Herr
Ernst Wilhelm Meyer; the Coun-
selor of the Czechoslovakian
Legation, DR.. Josef Nemecek;
Brig. Gen. William E. Horton,
U. S. A., ret; Mrs. Catharine
Let's Jones, Mrs. F. j. Ward,
Miss Carolyn Chantry, Miss
Ashland Cannon. Mr.. Frederick
Gibbs, Mr.. Robert F. Kelley, Mr..
Emory Wheeler, of Boston; and
Judge L. Calhoun Collins.
The Washington times., 1934-09-17

MVuAChAHS Lure many
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas o. M,
Sopwith, who have been wined
and dined extensively since
their arrival from England,
will hardly have a free mo-
ment from now until they
leave and naturally the Harold
Vanderbilts will be in great
demand. These two gentlemen
are the shippers.
Much social activity is being
planned at White Sulphur and
Hot Springs during the autumn
months with polo leading at
the former resort where one of
the finest fields in the country
is located.
The Mexican Army team is
scheduled to play series of
games with the Greenbrier Polo
Club in October and these will
attract a large number of spec-
tators, for they will be hotly
contested and those taking part