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Evening star., 1934-08-04
'RUNYON STORY
RUNS TRUE TO
FILM ROUTINE
Joe E. Bro,cn and Alice
White Hare Little to
Work With at Met.

Not even the erstwhfle magic quill
OF Damon Runyon can gloss over the
thin stuff that is called "A Very Hon
orable Guy" on the screen at Warner
Bros Metropolitan this week AS
story, the latest Joe e. Brown vehicle
is builded not upon rock, but on sand.
and very quick sand at that.
II you remember the one about the
man who sold his body to get money,
suddenly became rich and then
wanted 10 cancel the sale--a gag Of
the same vintage as the one about the
two Scotchmen-you are in possession
Of all the facts about "A Very Honor
able Guy"
Herr Runyon, who in this day and
time needs only to resurrect the most
ancient Of time-honored plots to set
movie magnates agog and bidding,
has peopled the tale with his Gus
tomary assortment Of gangSters, pick
pockets, chorus dolls and Broadway
buns, none Of them especially funny
in this particular bow before the
camera.
It seems one Feet" Samuels, a
down-at-heel hanger-on along the
main stem, owes $500 TO ''The Brain, Z"
dour citizen given to collecting debts
on time. no matter how. Having
neither cash, credit nor negotiable Sc
curities, Feet decides to sell his body
under 30-day contract guaranteeing
delivery in top shape for autopsies. A
mildly demented doctor. In love with
Feet's chorus girl friend and anxious
to be rid Of him, pays OF 81 900 for
the prospective corpse. Feet wins a
sweepstakes, makes a killing in a
gambling game without intending to
bet at all, and, Of course, does not
keep his bargain with the doctor, al
though he has some moderately ex-
citing dif1culties in escaping pay
ment.
Joe e. Brown plays the role Of
Feet exactly as he has tossed OF
characterizations Of college sopho-
mores, circus clowns and innumer-
able other zanies. That is, he con-
tinues to be Joe E. Brown. His blond
dollie In the film is Alice White. Ho-
bart Cavanaugh was given the most
diverting part in the picture-that of
a pickpocket named Benny the Dip,
who stays home and practices his
art with cookie burr in suit rugged
out with bells. When he lifts the
burr from pocket without ringing
any Of the bells, the practice hour
is over. Robert Barrat contributes a
competent bit as DR.. Snitzer, the
daffy medico.
The Metropolitan program this
week also includes a number of short
subjects, Of which it may b" said they
must have given emplo. ment to q
great many people. Maxine Doyle
appears briefly in one called Service
With Smile" and is much the best
it has to offer. There is also a
lengthy 1ewsreel. r.. B, p, Jr,
Evening star., 1934-08-04
SAILORS AND
THEIR AFFAIRS
ARE REVIEWED
Alice Faye, Le,C 1yres
Haze Leading Roles in
Columbia Picture.

Petite Alice Faye Is an eyeful in any
league. but when, IS the dame what
sings In joint" she lets loose q few
bars Of music from time to time, she
Is even more worthy Of admiring
theatergoers, as well as Of Lew Ayres,
who Is cast opposite her as a sailor.
Larry Wilson. in ''she Learned About
Sailors" which opened last night ut
Loew's Columbia
Ayres. knoEn through the Navy as
a philanderer Of long standing, is
what the girls In the audience call
cute looking" but his acting In this
picture Is no great shakes. However,
the comedy team Of Frank Mitchell
and Jack Durant, also sailors aboard
Larry's ship, furnish enough acting TO
make up for It and enough comedy
for several pictures, albeit q bit Of
it Is slapstick at times.
LArTy's pals get in their funny
business" when they FIRST, in Shang-
hal, try TO persuade pretty Alice. cast
as Jean Legal, not to take Larry too
seriously. Then, when they try to
play Cupid" and arrange a concilia-
ton between their matey and jean
after they themselves have brought
about the break through well-meant
but poorly-executed tactics-they are
real funny men.
Harry Green, as jose Lopez Ruben
stein, an Argentinian theatrical man.
ager, who tries to sign Jean for his
shows, adds q touch of comedy and a
complication or two to an otherwise
simple plot.
Needless to say, the play has q
happy ending, and Larry and Jean
find out how misunderstood each one
is--both Mitchell and Durant are
forgiven.
One of the shorts with the pro-
gram is worthy of mention. 1t is
something of q candid camera" study
Of sports In the West. A buffalo
stampede, a rodeo with bronc Dustin,
steer bulldoggin' and ropin'; mountain
lion hunting and wildcat lassoing are
included. There's also a comedy and
a newsreel. T.. K.
Evening star., 1934-08-04

There is nothing particularly out Of
the ordinary about Here Comes the
Navy except that Il Is a pretty good
finn. Cagney Is well cast. and Gloria
Stuart is the sort OF girl you can
well imagine him falling for. Then
there Is Frank McHugh, with the best
running gag" OF his career. some
thing about his mothers false teeth
and q song which he sings IN q dis
tinctiy unusual way at the Cagney
wedding
Little is said these days about Pat
O'Brien. But II you look back bit
you will perhaps recall that he has
played many roles this season--and
played them well. As the chief op-
ponent Of Cagney In this film, he ac-
connpliShes another one Of his able
Jobs. putting a good deal Of enthu-
siaa1n into q part that might have
died. You win have 10 admit. too,
that Maude Eburn's teeth in that final
whoop are worth the 20 bucks" that
Frank McHugh tried TO borrow to pay
for them.
A feud. another feud. love at first
sight for Miss Stuart. revolt against
the Navy, removal TO lighter-than-air
activities, the saving OF his worst
enemy, and you have the formula Tor
this latest Cagney picture. In spite
Of its routine plot, 1t has humor ana
eone excellent shots OF the Navy and
an excellent cast. What more do you
want at this time of the yearP
The stage program offers a distinct
contrast. what with Patricia Bowman
as the particularly bright star OF the
affair. II only some of those tll-man'
nered folk from the provinces who 90
not understand this type Of ballet
dancing and cackle and cavort In the
belcony would keep themselves under
cover. all would be well. Even as 1t
is. Miss Bowman's dancing gets very
big hand. While we must have missed
that Fokine Persian Angel number
which had everybody talking, We at
least saw the last Of her graceful
steps and maneuvers and wonder how
any one can spin around that way ON
her toes and always remember to
land squarely in front of the audience
rather than the other way.
Miss Bowman is assisted by Helen
Ault, recent winner In q radio con-
test, who was given giant reception
yesterday, and by George Tapps, who
does some Of the trichest tap dane
Evening star., 1934-08-04

returned from Europe he collected so
good and true harmonicians and went
to work with them He persuaded a
Deep River" The friend was high
powered artist with arrangements, so
rather than take a chance of insult
ing him, Minevitch said the four parts
were to be used by a string quartet.
The first act consisted of some
solo numbers by Maestro Minevitch
and the Deep River" orchestra
ton by the so. 1t was a great success.
One day in Rochester, about four hours
before the show, one of the boys
stoop up and announced each of the
60 wanted 500 a week, or no show
"Amscray," or notes to that effect,
sang Mr. Minevitch.
A short time later, while he was
in his dressing room trying to think.
up something sufficiently clever to
take the place of 60 boys and 60
harmonicas in a harmonica band act,
came a knock on the door. 1t was a
colored boy.
Il know the ring leaders. I know
the trouble. Just say the word, and
youn have a show" said the boy.
Minevitch said the word. Thirty-five
were present when the curtain was
called.
The troupe stayed that size until
one day in Chicago the same boy rose
up and announced each of his COM
patriots wanted sS5 week, or no
show.
Get home to New York if you can"
said Mr.. Minevitch
Shortly thereafter, came the same
colored boy. II know the ring leaders.
know the trouble :" he began.
Mr. Minevitch gave the word without
hearing any more.
With a stin smaller troupe, the act
went on and finally came back to New
York. ziegfeld was staging a show
called Betsy" He heard about the
harmonica boys and said he would
give them an addition. Minevitch took
the boys down to a theater to get
them ready. Again rose the announcer
of evil news. More demands. The
leader fired them all.
This time the colored boy appeared
with only six Not enough Minevich
went around. picked up some boot
blacks, newsboyS and a messenger boy
or two. He gave them harmonicas,
instructions TO hold them up and look
wise at the addition. The six did the
playing. They got the job.
Betsy" was opening in Washington.
Minevitch went to ziegfeld, said: You
know. think it will cost you too much
to take all Is of these boys on the
road. I can cut it down to 6 or g."
"Darned nice Of you" said Ziegfeld
The six are still with him, after
10 years including that colored
boy. He picked up the other
four Of his present troupe on the
road. r. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-08-04

beside her stood a tall handsome
gentleman who was also dressed
in a polo shirt and pair Of
shorts. Christopher Columbus" !"
said Pete aloud once more, "can this
bv Christine Ekengren and young Mr..
Early (nephew of Steve Early :. /.
can this really be? he needn't
have wondered further -. it was.
80 Sensation! That dance team,
Joyce Coles and Jack Rees at the
Shoreham They will carioca for
a third week next week
. So hard is Arthur (Club
MicheD Godfrey working as haton
maestro that breakfast-hour radio
listeners the other morning heard
record after record recorded . :. with
out Godfrey .. to their amaze
ment. later, they heard that he had
keeled over that morning in his tub
he's o. K. now, so don't you
worry =. the Buddy Ebsens viii be
back this week or next to visit him
in his new and successful perch.
Back in circulation: Cuth-
bert Train, writer, traveller. camera
man, real estator seen night
clubbing and trotting to Baltimore
Evening star., 1934-08-04
Band Concert

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band. this evening, at the
bandstand, at $50 O'Clock. John S.
NJ. Zimmerman. bandmaster; Anton
Pointner, associate leader.
March. "Chiloren's March" Goldman
Overture, ''The Marriage Of Figaro"
Mozart
Entr' acte, 1.-THE Clock" "....... Welles
The Cuckoo. oo"............Ar .Arensky
Scenes from comic opera.
"Ermine" (Request) :. Jakobowski
South American Maxixe, 'Dengoso,"
Nazareth
Waltz suite, ~EterneIle Ivresso,"
Came
Finale. "The Naval Parade. Allen
"The Star Spansled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-08-04

done up entirely In gray and who
sat there happily with Mrs. Alice
smooth Nibley i. and over that
man in stills, Capt. Lou Barrison,
who very nearly walked into John
Harrison Bishops glass OF iced tea
and also came near to stepping
on Doggy" waggaman's pet toe &.
who was the smooth lady stepping
on his toes, anyway, as he danced
a light fantastic2 that's what
many an enyious female wanted to
know.
~** Street scenes: John Sweeney's
mutilated Grecian profile "Pene-
lope," the Ekengren barouche DR..
Henry B. Gwynn hanging his new
shingle outside Of 1914 Thirtieth
street (here's luck, "Doc") -. Ma"
williams, grand lady. closing her
front door and running of to Bar
Harbor.
- Carlton Gardens luncheoners:
Mrs. Harry Wardman and handsomer-
blythe minute daughter Helen (where
is Herr WhiteO =. w. Creighton
Feet, whose uncle, George Bull, runs
horses at Saratoga Bob Strauss,
who has given up one Of his Govern
ment perches 10 Lawrence Morris, ex-
Harvard man, smart lawyer-one-time
debutante's delight.
-" You should stop in at the
Alexander room of the Hamilton
Hotel and hear Harold Wee play that
violin you can ask him anything
and he knows everything you
should go to the Madrillon and ask
Martin" to cook you one of his
famed "shushkabebS" chats Spiced
lamb !. you should 60 to the VIII
lard cocktail lounge because it's cool
and comfortable and fashionable
and you should never skip the
Mayfower If you want service.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
Vague People in a Vague
Story on the Fox Screen
Wispy Characters Roam About Through Grand
Canary" at the Fox, but They Fail to Reach
Any Place In Particular.

decided suddenly to change from her
sulphurous and bitter passions 10
psalm-singing, you win have to guess
for yourself.
There are two other people who
show up on numerous occasions In
this tale--Daisy Hemingway. who runs
a sort Of hotel. and Jimmie Corcoran.
an ex-pug now given to good-natured
mustng about his past. Their exact
situations at the end Of the yn1n are
also slightly hazy. what with DR.. Leith
remarking casually to Daisy. Jimmie
sent his regards"--and that being
that. About the only person one really
can account for IN the whole troupe
Is Capt. Renton, master Of the ship
which brought them to the Canaries.
He sailed away again in q few days,
and presumably he kept on sailing.
The Fox stage bin this week in
cludes Borrah Minevitch and his har-
monica rascals; the Rio Brothers,
dancers and comedians; Vera Van. q
radio singer, and the Lynn Burno re-
vue. The usual short subjects, COM
edy and newsreel complete the pro-
gram. r. b. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-08-04

ing We nave ever seen. "aIcn 1OK
him-hes good.
Others on the program include some
xylophone artists, Keys, Shafer and
Keys. who play a mean 'Cartoca." :"
and William Demarest and Ruth Mix.
the former still up 10 his old tricks
Cnost Of them hne) and the latter
not quite up TO her pappy's rope toss
ings.
EOR what is called the family
trade" we heartily recommend the
new VIII Rogers film, Handy Andy"
which Is now playing at the Palace.
There is nothing in it that VIII Of
fend your Aunt Agatha and even lit
tie Willie will find some things in it
TO delight his very young heart.
Take, for instance, Rogers as Tar
zan. After playing in O'Neills "Ah
wilderness" you wouldn't exactly ex-
pect Mr.. Rogers to crack out with a
club and a lion skin and toss Miss
Conchita Montenegro half way across
New Orleans Mardi Gras. This he
does. however, as his Mortified wife
Peggy Wood looks on--accomplish-
ing one OF the meanest adagio dances
we have ever seen, and yodeling with
Just as much Drawn as did brother
Weissmuller.
This sudden departure into lion
skins and night life Is something
which occurs to him because his good
wife hauuts the very dickens out Of
him as a small-town druggist. When
his greatest JOY is the simple mixings
OF pills and whatnots, she prefers to
sing operate arias before small-town
highbrows and to yank him from his
round of medicines into the nitwit tx
istence Of newly rich dumbbells.
When Handy Andy revolts he revolts
good and proper. Choosing splendid
moment In the middle Of the Mardi
Gras (where they have matriculated
to visit some ex-cronies) he floors his
wife's bravest ambitions by playing
Tarzan, diSrupting the Mardi Gras
ball and landing with q dull thud in
a New Orleans jug"
You know the rest. In the mean
time, however, you've had some very
loud laughs and a very good time.
Wholesome this-and not to be
sneeEed at. And-we don't usually
care for a Rogers film.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
BENCHES AND TABLES
PURCHASED FOR PARKS
Rustic Furniture is Acquired to
Expand Recreationa1 Facilities
in d. G.

Added facilities for the public en-
joyment of the park system are being
furnished by the National Capital
Parks in the form Of 500 benches and
100 tables of rustic type, and 500 o'regu-
lation standard park benches. Albert
Clyde Burton, assistant superintend-
ent, said this Is in response to public
demand and the expanding use Of
the parks.
The rustic type benches and tables
are to be placed at Fort Kemhle, Fort
Slocum, in Rock Greek Park, in the
Rock Greek and Potomac Parkway, In
Montrose Park in Georgetown, at Fort
Davis, in Anacostia Park and the
Langdon Recreation Center.
The regulation standard park
benches are mostly requirements In
the smaller parks.
The outdoor rustic furniture was
made in Alpena. Mich. while the other
benches were manufactured in Louis
vile.
Evening star., 1934-08-04

player tWiried q
fair young lady
around the boards
. in a second
tables had over
turned, rolls and
W h q t n o t 5 had
scattered to the
four winds, and
the two fighters
were locked in
each others arms
Evening star., 1934-08-04
Troupers
Glimpses Of Stage Folk
in Washington.

"A BOUT hundred boys who had
heard him play the harmonica
in New York schools came down to
boat one night when Borrah Mine
witch was sailing for Europe. Addicts
of his favorite vice, they brought
their harmonicas with them. The
boys stood on the dock and played.
Evening star., 1934-08-04

beauteotls wife,
Amy, these tepid
days SO was
M r 5. J a m e s
Mitchell, radiant
in a pound Of
pearls and
Mary M urr ay
Hume back from
a week end with
the Ted (Dupont1
Wiers . . the
terrace was also
agog over tm-
maculate q c n.
Horton, who was
Evening star., 1934-08-04
,Machado Arrest Requested.

HAVANA, August 4 (R.-The State
Department last night instructed the
Cuban Minister to the Dominican Re-
public to request the arrest of former
President Gerardo Machado, pending
a request for extradidon, based ON
seven charges.
Evening star., 1934-08-04

there bef0re MIN
stood two pair of
bare legs that
would have
turned Hollywood
green with envy
there at 9 IN
the evening stood
a lovely dark
haired lady inhn-
itely handsome In
q polo shirt and
a pair of shorts
:. and there
Evening star., 1934-08-04
ROBERTA" STAR TO WED
Bob Hope and Night Club Singer
Announce Engagement.

NEW YORK, August 4 CP).--Boh
Hope, star of the recent musical
comedy, Roberta" and Dolores
Reade, singer In night clubs, an
nounced their engagement yesterday,
Il have some friends" said Hope,
"who say Where there's life there's
Bob Hope Now add that where
there's Hope there's going to be Mrs.
Hope-and that's going to be next
Thanksgiving, isn't it. Dolores?"
Miss Reade said yes"
Evening star., 1934-08-04

muACVlVCu lcdLlCu
against a the ship
rail and played
back at them.
1t was then he
C on ceived tn e
idea of a har-
m o MICA band.
The little troupe
of the faithful
who appear this
week with him
at Loew's Fox
was built up, or
ra t ther down,
through q proc
ess of evolution.
TTTAN -.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
Jackie Cooper Plans Trip,

Los ANGELES. August 4 OT.-
Jackie Cooper, the movie youngster,
viii spend his vacation in Hawaii this
year, at q cost around S2,ss5. This
was made known when the court ap-
proved q request Of his guardians 70
spend that much On the trip.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
Cagney and Miss Bowman
Are Stars at the Earle
Navy Film l. Rousine Affair. While the Agile
Patricia Shines on the Stage-WillR Rogers
as Tarzan in Handy Andy"
BY Il. de $. asELcHER.

HERE COMES NAVY" the current attraction
at the Earle. Jimmie Cagney plays wise guy He ism t.
the United States Navy. Although
he play rings around Uncle Sans armada he only
succeeds in getting himself locked up and while he rebels with
all his might angerng beaueou Gloria Stuart his might
Nays in the end, after a
long and amusing siege under then ducks upand
h the smiling
Evening star., 1934-08-04
Firefiies Draw Fish.

RACINE, wis.-william Arvid puts
fireflies into q glass vial trimmed with
hooks and hangs it on his fish line.
When the glow-worms light up, the
fish swim toward them.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
SCHEDULE OF CONCERTS

Service Bands to Give 3 Programs,
Civic Band, /.
The superintendent of National
Capital Parks has announced the
following schedule Of band concerts
from 7:3o to 9 pm. for next week:
Monday, the United States Army
Band at the District World War
Memorial, Potomac Park: Tues
day. United States Navy Band at the
War Memorial; Thursday, the United
States Marine Band at the War Me-
mortal, and Friday, the Community
Civic Band at Logan Park, Four
teenth, U and v streets southeast.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
After Dark
Smart People. Smart Things. Smart Places.
By the Spectator.
Trade Mark Registered. q. 6. Patent once

(. back from European jaunt Z.
also 10 McCammon, son of hand
some Aunt Estelle" McCammon, who
likes Frances Lederer, and Maurice
Chevalier even better than that.
Best dancer in town, My
ron Parker, was at the Shoreham the
other night so was Carl KurtZ,
another smooth tripper, who is minus
Evening star., 1934-08-04

This Is the second Of series in
tghich a writer tcho kneIC him nell
tells the story OF President Uoft
Htndeaburg's career.
Evening star., 1934-08-04

Gray Top Hats Popular.
Gray top hats are again fashionable
for men In London.
Evening star., 1934-08-04

~ Owe Thy Neighbor" is the
IS motto atop the Powhatan
there you may fisticut
IL with your worst enemy,
punch your Aunt Agatha in
the jaw, and in a jiffy you'll be calm
as wax and enjoying once more the
tranquil Standardization of Pete
Macias' music ). evidence OF this was
manifested t'other night as Ye Spec
tator drank lemon water with Herr
Macias in the corner -. a positive
scribe from q local gazette suddenly
tackled an ex-foot ball player as said
Evening star., 1934-08-04

WHERE TO DINE.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
DANCING.

Clara Miller School Of Dancing
fs0s Adams Min Road. Phone CO. x0299.
Opening New studio af
L'AIGLON BALL ROOM
Big HAopening Dance ThuFsaay. August "a
Regular Glass Dances Mondays and Thurs
days Private Lessons at AL HOurh. Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13

R o c k garden
and pool beauti-
flying the grounds
adjoining the in
Urinary at Mary
land University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13

Gray W a II S
t hr o u G h the
shrubbery at
Catholic Uni
versity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13

Blossom time on
the Trinity College
grounds. Left to
right: Miss Alice
N o o n a n, Miss
Martha Anne Rush
and Miss Kathryn
Glavin.
Evening star., 1934-09-03
Little Benny
BY LEE PAPE.

D EDDY MERRY was flying his kite,
being up pritty far and going up
still fe: ther, and me and Puds Sim
kins was standing there watching him,
me saying, G, Reddy, it's almost out
of site already.
1t is not, nothing of the kind, you
dunn bell, Reddy said. There it is rite
up there as plane as day. so how can
it be almost out of site? Why don't
you t&wk as if you had little sense,
even if you haven't? he said.
Being pritty near q insulting thing
to say, and said, o well. what's a
difference?
Being a pritty bum Of a anser but
proberly better than none, and Puds
Simkins said, I bet it's up more than
hundred feet anyways.
Why don't you say a hundred inches
and be done with it? Reddy Merry
said. What's hundred feet? I could
kick you up a hundred feet with one
foot; you bone he'd, and If you say
much more I'll prove it, he said.
Puds not saying much more on ac-
count of not saying any more, and me
and him starting to wawk away looking
independent, and pritty soon I said,
Darn that guy, it's good thing for
him we didn't stay there little while
longer or I'd of told him something.
I'd of said, Well it's almost out of site
to a neer sited person. so if anybody's
a dunn bell it must be you, you big
dope, I'd of said to him, I said.
I'd told the darn guy thing or 2
myself, bleeve me. Puds said. I'd of
said, Well what do you think I'd be
doing while you was kicking me up a
hundred feet? Try it, see If you want
to wake up unconscious in a hospittle,
I'd of said, he said.
And we kept on going, feeling better
instead of verse just on account OF
even having thawt it. and pritty soon
We met Persey Weever flying his own
kite, and We took it away from him
and gave it back again just to show
we could take it if we felt like it.
Making us feel still better.