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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-24
AmericanMovie
Spread National
Ideas In Spain
Bv LESTER ZIFFREN
United Press Staff Correspondent

MADRID, Aug. 24.-(UP).-
Greta Carlo and Charlie Chaplin
continue to be the most popular
motion picture stars as far as
Spanish audiences are concerned.
And Mickey Mouse leads the field
of animated figures.
IA United Press survey among
distributors. critics and cinema
customers revealed that Marlene
Dietrich ranked second to Carlo.
The halo of mystery hanging
over Carlo, the infrequency of
Chaplin'S appearances and the
fine acting of both were the rea-
sons generally ascribed for their
popularity.
Incidentally the word "Garbo"
/ is Spanish and means "greceful-
ness" and "gentility."
The Spaniards like the Amcri-
can type of blonde beauty sGch
as that of Jean Harlow because
it is in such contrast othe bru-
nette attractions of the local
senoritaS. One distributor said
perhaps the fine American fig
ure that usually goes along with
the blonde hair provides a bigger
interest to the Spanish males"
American film slumped from
last years SIS per cent of the to-
tai imported by Spain to so per
cent this year. The American
commercial attaches office eX-
planned that the United States
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-24

there will be 100-yard free style
5O-yard back strokes; diving con-
test, consisting of front dive, back
dive, front jack dive, back jack
dive and four optional dives.
The contests in the junior class
will include 50-yard free style
25-yardshrd hrdshrd hrdshrshrun
25-yard breast stroke; diving,
consisting of front dive, back
dive, front jack knife and three
optional dives.
In the midget class there will
be 25-yard swim and diving con-
tests, with three optional dives.
A stand has been erected in
side the wire enclosure surround
ing the pool, at which the Bre-
ward band will play for the en-
tertainment. New flood lights
have been erected around the
pool, insuring a well lighted per-
Torrance.
Coach Ernest Tilson, supervis-
or of the swimming pool, will be
in charge of the water meet.
Evening star., 1934-03-13
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.
GLORIA STUART,

Palace-"All OF Me-" at 1l:55 am,
1:55, 3:55, 5:55. 7:55 and 9:55 pm.
Rialto-"The Poor Rich at IL m,
l2:47, 2:34. 4:2l, 6:0S, 7:55 and
9:42 pm.
Fox-"Gallant Lady at 1915 am,
los. 3::55. ITO and 10 pm. Stage
shows at - noon. so, and 8:55
pm.
Gayety-"Kuddlin' kuties,' at II
noon, 2:l5 and 8:l5 pm.
CoIumbia-"Queen Christina" at
11:1O am. ITO, BIS. $40, 7:25 and
800 pm.
Metropolitan-"Dark Hazard" at
II am, ITO. 3:15. SIS. 1885 and
$40 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"It Happened One
Night" at 11:15 am, 1:l8, 3:21, SPA,
7:27 and $50 pm.
Earle-"Journal Of Crime at II
am, 1:40. 4:3O. 7:20 and 10 pm
Stage shows at 1910, $50, $40 and
9:05 pm.
TivoIi-"Moulin Rouge" at 2, 3 so,
$40, 7:30 and 9:25 pm.
Ambassador-"Ive Got Your Num-
ber," at $50, BIS and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1934-03-13
"DOLLAR" GRAND OPERA

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 (P).-
Dollar" grand opera opened its first
season in San Francisco last night.
some $500 persons paying from 55
cents upward to see and hear the
San Carlos Opera Co. sing Aida"
Anne Roselle sang the title role,
Dreda AYES was Amneris and Aroldo
Lindi was Radames. Carlo Peroni
conducted.
Tomorrow night Faust" will be
offered. with Dimitri Onofrei, young
Rumacian tenor. singing the lead.
The management announced ca
pacity houses had been assured for
virtually all the l6 performances
booked for the next two weeks here
Opera usually plays here to S.
rather than 81 top.
Evening star., 1934-03-13
"Trip VAN WINKLE" GIVEN
BY CHILDREN'S THEATER
Greeted by Large Audience at
National in One of Best of
Seasons Series.

THE New York Children's Theater
reached the high mark in is
dramatic productions in Washington,
when it presented RIP Van Wrinkle"
at the National Theater Saturday.
There was an atmosphere of reality
about the performance that was
creditable to the company. Nothing
artificial crept into the work, and it
served the double purpose of interest
ing a juvenile audience and winning
the approval Of the older persons who
were present.
The play has the advantage of
representing one Of the choicest bits
of American literature. and record
of having been brought to stage per-
fection by Joe Jefferson, who was
one of the immortal figures on the
stage. That actors record for a long
period OF years centered around his
representation of this idler, who was
driven from home by vigorous
spouse, and in mountain retreat was
put to sleep for a score of years by
group of supernatural beings. His
return to the old home was an in
cident of supreme interest, and fur
nished the material for light drama
of the finest sort.
In Saturdays performance, Wen
dell Whitten performed well in the
title role, and Dorothy Slaytor put
commendable spirit into the capable
wife and critic Of the idler. Eugenia
Rawls and Madeleine Fales, as the
two girls of the story. made attractive
juvenile figures, while William Ober
was also an essential part of the play.
A phlegmatic character was capably
presented by Robert Noble, while
other parts were taken by Paul Jones,
Sara Dorr. Peter Dunn. Starr Jones
(as an Indian of talent and an un-
named person who represented bear.
D. c. c.
Evening star., 1934-03-13

A large. invited and excited audi
ence yesterday at noontime, witnessed
a screening of this new film at the
Fox Exchange and pronounced it
good. Built en- the order of the cur
rent "Follies" in New York. its wit is
salty and crude. its women modern
replicas of Helen of Troy. its settings
both extravagant and attractive tthe
attractive ones due to Lee GarmeS'
wizard camera) and its skits SO fash
ioned that you wonder if perhaps the
censor boys weren't slipped a few
sleeping powders before admitted to
the final screening.
The film also marks Rudy Vallee's
debut as a film comedian. This
startling innovation is brought about
when he sings the one about The
FLYING Trapeze" and then launches
into a song with Jimmie Durante and
Cliff Edwards dressed in "kiltieS' and
mighty fine" Highland whiskers.
While we cannot say that we have
ever been bowled over b. the Vallee
humor, at least he stands his ground
innocently enough with such veteran
comics as Herr Durante and Mr.. Ed
wards and acts his business as though
he was enjoying it.
This should not lead ladies to be-
lieve that Mr.. Vallee is all humor
In his new role. He has two elegant
songs of infatuation-one called MY
Dog Loves Your Dog-So I Should
Love YOU (something like that and
another one. you're Sweet and Sim
ple," which he sings to the extremely
attractive Alice Fay. who. strangely
enough. doesn't seem to mind being
called simple" at all.
These moments of romance and
whatnot are tucked in between some
vastly disturbing pictures of dancing
femina: some amusing scenes with
Edwards dressed as Henry VIII
(minus. however, that chicken-bone
flinging); that overlong My Dog
Loves Your Deg" number, presenting
probably every canine in Hollywood;
a Down South" number, done in
frank imitation of AL Jolson by JIM
nie Durante. and a scene in which
scores of little children do a hot-cha
song and dance.
Mr.. Whites entry into the film busi-
ness may thus be said to be auSpl-
cious. although his art is as always
plainly more low-brow than high
brow. More than any one, however,
he has caught the mood of New
York revue; he has riddled it with
pretty girls and caustic and some
times nasty wit; and over it all spread
a red-hot musical veneer that should
appeal to the great washed masses.
Evening star., 1934-03-13
WILL DISCUSS GERMANY

Former Frankfurter Zeitung Edi-
tor to Lecture.
DR.. Arthur Feiler. formerly editor
of the Frankfurter zeitung in Ger
many, will give a series of three lee
lures on The Collapse of the Social
Democratic Party in Germany" THE
Cartel Movement in Postwar Ger
many. Lessons for the United States"
and Economic Nationalism in the
United States and Abroad" in the
Medical College Auditorium at How
ard University on the nights of March
16, 10 and 20. The lectures are given
under the auspices of the division of
social sciences, newly organized in the
College of Liberal Arts at Howard.
Evening star., 1934-03-13
George White and His
"ScandalS" Enter Movies
New Picture Comes Nearest to Screen Produc-
ton of Manhattan Revue-Rudy Vallee
as Comedian, and Many Girls.
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

LAST somebody has come right out in musical film
and said at the end of it, Now these are the tunes
n you've heardwere going to play them over again and
whose show girls have portals
and for things has gone Hollywood turned
out film George Whites Scandals the nearest thing
New York attempted which is fair and at the
repeating theme
definitely conscious the music which
Evening star., 1934-03-13

moaned; I'm going back to my own
color"
That afternoon there she was, back
to her natural dark brown, and look
ing as pretty as peach.
Two days later I saw a golden
haired Sally Eilers walking toward
me. I blinked. was it possible that
had imagined the incident of the
previous day?
Sally Eilers grinned: "They had
to make retakes on the last picture,
the one IN which I was a blond so
my nice new brown head had to be
bleached all over again.
That's studio life.
They tell me that the actors and
actresses who appeared with Anna
Stem in Mana" were that burned
when they saw the finished picture.
The ladies were dressed in un-
becoming clothing and lighted poorly
TO emphasize the charms of La Sten.
Now La Sten is pretty thing, but
her beauty doesn't slay you: it
hasn't the deathless something
other of Dietrich. Garbo, or some
others in popular favor. She has
nice fat patty-cake hands and ankles.
And her idea OF acting isn't the same
as that of Duse. Bernhardt or even
our own Lynn Fontanne. 1t consists
Of opening the eyes and looking arch
or half-closing the eyes and looking
very obviously calculating All of the
time you realize that the lady has her
mind on Anna Sten instead of on the
character she is supposed to be i'm
mersed in.
Some Of the men in the picture
claim that their faces are blotted out
and their voices only used in scenes
in which the start Of the encounter
Is told by means Of large Sten
close-ups
Sam GoldWyn has banked a lot on
Anna Sten and he had to do every
thing in his power to put her over.
Lighting the star is nothing new
most Of the producers give others in
the cast something of a break and
Mae Clark and Muriel Kirkland did
work under handicap. But other
producers have more TO work with in
their stars perhaps than did the
producer of Mana" who came off
very well with something of a white
elephant.
Cecil B. De Mile has done over
years research on Cleopatra" ac-
cording to his co-workers who say
Ceebee loves this kind Of job and
Evening star., 1934-03-13
MUSICAL PROGRAM.

A concert will be held in the Chapel
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter Day Saints Saturday evening at
$3.50 o'clock The hospitality of the
church is extended to all and there
is no admission charge. The chapel
is located at Sixteenth street and Co.
lumbia road northwest. Reception and
refreshments following the program,
and voluntary contributions for the
benefit of charity will be accepted.
Evening star., 1934-03-13
RINGLING QUITS OPERA
Son of Snowman Will Return to
Circus.

SARASOTA, Fla, March 13 (P).-
Robert E. Ringing, familiar to Chi
cago Civic Opera audiences as a
baritone, has given up the aria for
the arena-the opera for the circus.
A son of one of the original seven
Ringing brothers, he will replace his
Uncle John-last of the seven
brothers-when the Ringing Bros. g.
Barnum & Bailey combined circus
opens its annual season in New York
soon.
Ill health has forced John Ring
lings retirement from active partici-
patton in the circus business this
Evening star., 1934-03-13
JUDGE BLAMES UNIONS

ST. JOSEPH, Mo- March 13 (P).-
Three locals of unions affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor
were enjoined by Federal Judge Mer-
rill E. Otis yesterday from interfer-
ing with the operation of a chain of
motion picture theaters operated by
Dubinsky Bros.
Judge Otis, in his opinion, placed
responsibility for theater bombings
here upon the labor leaders. The
dispute began several months ago.
when projectionistS struck against the
use of only one man in each booth.
Evening star., 1934-03-13

will go into research that would
drive the ordinary producer to despair
in order to have everything as it
should be.
1t seems just about the time De
Mile made Sign of the Cross" he
got the idea of Colbert as Cleopatra.
Claudette's work as Poppaea inspired
it, as a matter of fact. Every famous
library in the world has been invited
to contribute material for this pic
ture. including the library and
museum at Cairo. Plutarch and
Dion Casius were ransacked for data
one this time. and manuscripts. paint
ings. inscriptions were photographed
to add to the vast pile of informa-
ton regarding this projected film.
Such items as Cleopatra's toilet
articles have been reproduced with
amazing fidelity. 1t will take but
two months to make the picture, but
it took many months of watching
pictures to cast the male roles in
the story.
Harry WilcoXson was brought from
England for Mark Antony and War
rem William. with his mustache
shaved off. becomes Julius Caesar.
Ian Keith as Octavian. Irving Pichel
as Appolodorus. c. Aubrey Smith as
Enobarbus, Clay Clement as Brutus,
Charles P Middleton as Cassius, Ed
win Maxwell as Casca and Robert
Warwick as Achilles.
| (Copyright. 1894. by the North American
| Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1934-03-13
LAURA LA PLANTE SUES
FOR DIVORCE IN LATVIA
Actress Files Action Against Di-
rector acknowledgements
bility Believed Charged.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, March 13-Laura
La Plante, motion picture actress, has
filed suit for divorce from her hus-
band, William Setter, film director,
at Riga, Latvia, Settlers attorney was
advised by cable yesterday.
Miss La Plante is the star of mo-
ton picture now in production in
England. When she left here in
January she said there was little pos
sibility of a divorce. Setter said the
decree likely was asked on grounds Of
incompatibility.
I'VE are exceedingly fond of each
other" ne said, "and she is the most
wonderful girl I know. but 1 guess if
she wants a divorce it will be best for
both of us
They were married here seven years
ago.
Evening star., 1934-03-13
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at $50 o'clock in
Stanley Hall. John S. NJ. zimmer-
mann, bandmaster. Anton Pointner,
assistant.
March, "On the Farm. -. Goldman
Overture, Fra Diavolo". Auber
Melange, "Songs of West Point
Egner
"On. Brave Army Team"
Benny Havens."
Army Blue
Its the Army"
Potpou-ri, Master Melodies No. 2"
Roberts
Serenade, Sweet Lavender. Wheeler
Valse hesitation, Heights of Glad
ness Ancliffe
Finale. "Cn the Co.. ....... Goldman
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-03-13

MOST sensational screen news of
the day: Catherine the Great"
has been suppressed by the Nazi gov
ernment, Reason: Elizabeth Bergner.
THE drama is buzzing these days in
Washington. No sooner is a
Summer barn theater" suggested
than We get such prompt and polite
answers as this: you will be
interested to know that there will be
a barn theater' functioning this
Summer in nearby Washington.
Whether the location is to be across
the Potomac in Virginia or close to
Kensington has not been definitely
settled. However, a group known as
the Play Mongers' will have such
theater with stalls as dressing rooms.
the scent of new mown hay and
plenty of fresh air. The purpose of
the group will be to give experience
to young local thespians and to try
out new plays if such are submitted
to the group and are worth expert
menting with. l was very glad to
see so much space given over in your
column to the formation of such a
Summer stock company
WALTER PICK"
A LSO-a visit yesterday with the
\ champion of Washingtons Little
Theater,' Gordon Zimmerman,
young man with high ideals and
great purpose, who it is hoped will
not be thwarted in his determination
to put this town dramatically eff nom
professionally on the map. Tomor-
row night he will gather all the local
drama groups under his wings and
explain to them his ideaS-as well as
listen to theirs. And tomorrow after
noon Mary Dennis, of the Arts Group
of Washington, bids us to another
meeting which We. alas, may not
attend
So fourishes the theater in our
midst-even though. for the nonce,
it be unspoken
TONIGHT the Arts Club will play
host to the winner of its three
act play tournament. Mrs. Leslie
Frank. and to her play, Queens
Gambit," which will be presented by
a hourishing local cast. Mrs. Frank
is more than casually famous these
days, not only having won the Arts
Club tournament, but the one-act
play contest held by the Drama Guild
as we'll
Evening star., 1934-03-13
STUDENT RECITAL.

Lucy NJ. Boyer will present a group
of pupils in studio recital at 1925
G street northwest Saturday evening
at 8 o'clock The student pianists
who will participate are Helen Large,
Claire EliaSon, Elsie Fisher, Bernice
Willett, Janet Guess, Jean and Betty
Daugherty, Betty Miller Morton Ma
delman, Shirley Lilienthal, Sylvia
Thropp, Helen Saunders, Miriam
Scott and Burton Zarin.
Evening star., 1934-03-13
BrunetteS Are Returning
To Favor in Hollywood
Only Two Blends In Group of Six Chosen
by Studio as Material for
Stars
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March 13 (NANA)-Out of a lucky
six chosen in Of local studios for staret material
two are blonds, three medium brunettes and is
4 dark brunette.
Does that mean the world has turned against blonds at
Way round the percentage bonds
was four five to brunette
OF studio girls go brunette to blond with the
celerty OF chameleon remember morning meeting Sally
Elers in smart brown golden
proyerbial dandelion "
Evening star., 1934-03-13
SEEKS RENO DIVORCE
Mrs. Alva Calico Would Dissolve
Marriage With Sports Writer.

RENO, New, March l3 [P.-Mrs.
Alva Calico, wife of Paul Calico,
New York sports writer, has estab-
lished residence at Pyramid Lake,
New. and will file suit for divorce
at the end OF a six weeks stay, it
was learned yesterday
Mrs. Calico is living at a dude
ranch and sportsmen's club on the
shore of the desert lake. She married
Calico in Chicago September 5, 1921.
Evening star., 1934-03-13
TONIGHT the Arts Club will pla
ORCHESTRA ARTISTS
WILL BE FEATURED
Two Members of National Sym
phony Have Solo Parts
Thursday.

Thursday.
Two of the National Symphony
Orchestras own artists will appear
as soloists at Thursdays concert,
which will begin at 4:45 pm. in Con-
stitution Hall.
The program will be as follows:
Overture in D Minor" .Handel-Elgar
symphonic Concertante" Mozart
Allegro Maestoso."
"Andante."
presto"
Frank Gittelson and George Wargo.
soloists.
"Vocalise" .......... .Rachmaninof
Sand .................M Mary Howe
'Rondo Capriccioso' go. Saint SaenS
Frank Gittelson, soloist.
Overture "Athalia" -. .Mendelssohn
Mr.. Gittelson is the first violinist
and concertmaster of the National
Symphony. Mr. Wargo is first viola
player. The composition, written for
violin, viola and full orchestra, is
rarely heard on account of the un-
usual demand for two solo instru-
mentS. The two National Symphony
musicians played it recently at con-
cert at the Peabody Institute of Music,
in Baltimore, where Mr.. Gittelson is
instructor.
The Thursday concert also includes
the work of a well known Washing
ton composer, in Sand" by Mrs. Wal
ter Bruce Howe. This will be the
first performance of this compost
ton in washington.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
MILK PROBE LEFT
TO TRADE GROUP
Audit and Control Commit
tee Takes No Action on
Senate Inquiry.

Deciding any Nationwide investi-
cation of the milk industry should
be made by the Federal Trade Com
mission, the Senate Audit and Con-
trol Committee took no action today
on the McCarren resolution, which
sought to have the inquiry conducted
by a. special Senate committee. The
function of the audit and control
group was to determine whether an
appropriation should be made from
the contingent fund of the Senate for
such an inquiry.
1t was announced after an execu-
tive session that the committee was
unanimous in the opinion that the
task should be turned over to the
Trade Commission, in which event no
appropriation from the contingent
fund would be required. 1t also was
announced that the committee took
this stand particularly because the
Agriculture Committee yesterday re-
ported out joint resolution authoriz-
ing the Trade Commission to investi-
gate. The committee also had a letter
from Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
declaring, in substance, that the
Trade Commission is in a better po-
sition to undertake the work through
its existing staff of experts
The audit and control group ap-
proved the application of the Senate
District Committee for 81 900 to cover
the cost of the Mayflower Hotel in
vestigation. Other expenditures ap-
proved were: For the Black airmail
investigation, $4,000 additional: for
the Committee on Conservation of
Wild Life, $4,000; for the Nye Com
mittee to Investigate the Munitions
Industry, $35 900.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
ACCUSED SWINDLER
FREED FROM JAIL
David M. Roll Charged With OBJ
tanning Money From Former
Senator Owen.

David M. Roll, charged with swim
ding a former United States Senator
through an allegedly bogus contract
with Henry Ford for the leasing Of
Muscle Shoals, was released in Dis
trict Supreme Court yesterday under
$500 bond.
Roll, SO, has been in jail for seven
months because he was unable to
make his original bond of $25. 900.
When Assistant United States Attor-
ney Julian I. Richards informed the
court the Government would be. un-
able to bring the case to trial before
next Fall, however, Justice Peyton
Gordon reduced the bond to $500.
Roll, who is being defended by
Charles Ford and Joseph d. Kelly,
told reporters after his release that he
had committed no crime and would
prove his innocence at the trial.
It is charged that Roll obtained ap-
proximately $4,000 from former Sem
ator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma by
showing him what purported to be a
contract with Ford under which Roll
was to be paid $3.50, 900 upon negoti-
ating the lease. Roll allegedly sold
interests in this prospective commits
sion. The Government contends 1t
has obtained an afidavit from Ford
denying the validity Of the contract.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
PARK GROUP ASKS
CAR, BUS CHANGES
Planning Unit Believes Bet
ter Service Should Follow
Restricted Parking.

The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission was on record
today as declaring restriction of park
ing, particularly in the city's park
areas. should be closely linked with
an improved transportation system.
Proper reroutng of street cars and
busses would eliminate parking to
large extent. said Thomas S. Settle,
the commissions secretary, who de-
clared that many who now use their
cars would ride the buses and street
cars were faster and better service
available.
The commission, at its meeting
which closed yesterday, did not recon-
mend any additional parking restric-
tions at this time, although Arno B.
Cammerer, director of the National
Park Service, and C. Marshall Finnan,
superintendent of the National Capt.
tai parks, recently laid down a pro-
gram under which gradually parking
would be eliminated around the
Lincoln Memorial, the Washington
Monument, in the Mall and along
Constitution avenue.
90 lar. however, only LIle IOdOS
Immediately leading to the Lincoln
Memorial have been closed to park
ing Park police are awaiting word
to proceed with the previously an
nounced program that would elimi-
nate all-day parking in the other
areas.
Harland Bartholomew. city planner
of st. Louis, who has been retained
as special consultant to the commits
sion here, will be brought back to
Washington again in about two weeks
for further studies of the traffic
problem here, said Mr.. Settle.
Plans. providing for the possible
inclusion of rejecting pool in Union
Square, were laid before the commits
sion by Frederick Law Olmsted,
Brookline, Mass, landscape architect,
who has been retained by the In
terror Department. The commission
took these under advisement.