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Evening star., 1934-12-20

on will do his weekly stint to Freddie
Clark's music.
At Loew's Palace, w. G. Fields gets
teamed with Baby LIE Roy again in
Its a Gift" We don't know how
much of a gift Master lie Roy will be
to the affair, but Fields himself could
be funny as the leading character in
wake. Story about harassed
grocer, with Baby the chief nuisance.
Advance dope says the infant talks
in this picture, for the first time in
his screen career. We haven't heard
what he says. The usual news events
and short subjects here. This picture
comes out after Christmas eve. retiring
in favor of "Forsaking All Others"
At R-K-O Keith's, Wheeler and Wool
sey again, with Mary Carlisle to look
handsome, and some tunes by Harry
Ruby and Bert Kalmer. The picture
is called Kentucky Kernels" and it
will remain four days unless Manager
Hardie 1.-THE Hand is Quicker Than
the Eye") Meakin snatches it just for
practice, before Katie Hepburn comes
in on Christmas day with THE Little
Minister"
At Warner Bros Metropolitan
"One Night Of Love" reappears for its
'steenth engagement around town.
Grace Moore, Tullio Carminati, laughs,
romance, bits from the popular operas.
Worth seeing as many times as your
schedule allows.
At Loews Columbia, "The Gay
Bride" Charles Francis Goes story
about gal who married all the big
shots of gang Of racketeers. one at
a time as each successive hubby got
bumped off. Chester Morris, Nat
Pendleton, Sam Hardy and Leo
Garlic are the mobsters, Carole Lom-
bard does all the marrying. This
drammy stays around until Christmas
also, when Babes in Toyland." with
Laurel and Hardy. goes into the
Columbia.
FTHE Other Wise Man" will have
its tenth annual production
here December 26. 81 and % at the
Luther Place Memorial Church, with
most of the towns acting talent
rounded up for the cast. John Sikken
is to be Artaban, Katherine Riggs the
narrator, Mary Apple the Hebrew
mother, and others include Thomas
M. Cahill. Howard Whitfield. Herman
p. Riess, Jesse Veitch. Eugene Kressin,
Carl Carlson. Stanley Protheroe, John
Edison, Clifton P. Clark. Irving L.
Koch. Carl Bradley. James Rawls,
George w. Gates, Frank A. Burger,
N. K. Gardner. Harvey Brake. Frederic
Cole. Henry X. Bradford, Robert S.
Allen, Carl Hesse, Robert Morey and
Richard Smith.
BeSs Davis Schreiner is directing,
assisted by George Harrington. The
production has become famous far and
wide and they say hundreds of visitors
come in town every year to see it.
Evening star., 1934-12-20
Red-Headed Girls in One
Big Musical on Schedule
Jesse Lasky Making Plans for Something New
in the Cinema World-Looking Over
Pictures for the New Week.

Jesse LAsKY is going to stage another parade Not long
ago his "White Parade" marched through town to the
general delight cizenry convincing them that the
~ Sick friend the beautiful nurse and Mr. Lasky
is cnematica speaking the nursing professions best friend
Evening star., 1934-12-20

could carry away. A slight veil over
the tones in certain registers, dimmed
the unique quality Of his voice in some
of the other numbers and one would
have wished an inclusion of the lovely
legato with which Mr.. Crooks sings
the "Manon" aria, in song like
Franz's "For Music" but these were
minor matters and only to be desired
because Mr.. Crooks manner of sing
ing is SO near perfect that q slight
flaw is obvious.
Frank La Forge, the composer and
coach, was the accompanist for Mr..
Crooks, and Solon Alberti was at the
piano for Miss Meisle.
Evening star., 1934-12-20

Now the producer Of that artistic
WOW, Zoo In Budapest" Is busylng
himself with something called Red
heads on Parade" saith letter to
this department this morning. The
story tells of an attempt to make
Florida the center of the movie in
dustry by producing musical with
all red-headed girls. Sounds easy.
We hope Mr.. LaSky will float all his
titian-tops and a raft of camermen
in few Florida lagoons at one time
or another during the show. Re-
member those water scenes in 200?
4 X 4 X
A DELAIDE HIBBARD was guest Of
= honor yesterday at luncheon
given by the Lions, who roared their
approval at her return to Washington
to teach at Clifford Brooke's dramatic
school. A. E. Thomas mo More
Ladies" will be the first play produced
by the new Shubert- -Belasco stock
company. Violet Wachter Is COL
lecting a fancy lot of talent for a
radio benefit for the Trinity Episcopal
Church of Takoma Park, January IL.
From tonight through Sunday
there will be public singing Of Christ
each evening at 1870. Singing
will be broadcast over WJSV and Ar
thur Godfrey will act as m. C. ).
Admission free to everybody.
X X X
"A r THE show shops around town
4 this week Cor until Christmas, in
some cases. you will find:
At Loew's Fox, Gloria Swanson and
John Boles in the Jerome Kern-OScar
HammerStein musical romance, Music
in the Air" Lots of songs and noun
tain climbing. This was WOW as
a Broadway operatta. Al Sheen ooh,
Mr. Gallagher" etc) Fuzzy knight.
June Lang and others in the sup
porting cast. The song writer's also
hold sway on the Fox stage, with f1ve
composers booked in an act presenting
their own ditties. Bill will be COM
pleted by Lucille Page, acrobatic
dancer, and Buster West, comedian;
Bobby May, juggler and comic, and
the Jean Devereaux revue.
At Warner Bros. Earle. Sylvia Sid
ney goes Indian in q film called Be
hold My Wife" explaining why GER
tain redskins refuse to bite the dust.
Gene Raymond is the Sidney heart in
this piece, while the cast includes
Monroe Owsley, Laura Hope Crews,
Juliette Compton, H. B. Warner and
Eric Blore. Johnny Marvin and his
brother frankie, or maybe We should
say frankie and Johnny Marvin,
headline the stage bill with a sing
ing turn. The other players on the
boards include Nina -Olivette of
musical comedy past. Fred Reynold
and Allie White in a bit called Music,
and How" with more music than
how, and the Liazeed Demnati troupe
of arobats and dancers. Bert Gyan-
Evening star., 1934-12-20
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED

The Planning and Co-ordinating
Committee Of the oil industry has ac-
cepted the resignation of Amos L.
Beatty of New York, as chairman. and
chosen J. D. Collette of Fort Worth,
Tex, as his successor.
Beatty, an official of the Phillips Pc
troleum Co., will remain as a mem
Der of the committee Collette is presi-
dent of the Midcontinent Oil and Gas
Association.
Evening star., 1934-12-20
PIERCE HALL PLAYERS
PRESENT SHAW COMEDY
Candida" Is Handled Very Well
for an Amateur Cast, Although
"Zip" Is Missing.

The Pierce Hall Players continue
loyal to play y-w1r-..ss.:=s Gs:--.s::.sn &C..
the far side of the Atlantic, following
Barrie with George Bernard Shan
and last night assaying to portray
Mr.. Shaw's comedy, Candida"
They did a credltable job with the
clever story Of the poets love for
Candida and Candida's love for her
husband, though they perhaps dis
covered that Shaw's rapier shafts
require the thr,lsting finesse acquired
through years of service on the pro-
fessional stage. and his plot sitlia-
tions need swiftly paced direction.
But the occasional lack Of zip was
one Of which any local little thea
ter" group probably would have been
guilty, and the Pierce Hall Players
last night gave their audience q
thoroughly enjoyable evening.
The notable performance in the
production is that Of young James
M. Rawls, playing the dreamy
romsnticist unsuccessfully in love
with Candida. (Meaning he success
fully played being unsuccessfully in
fatuate) Also turning in a fine per-
formance Is Evelyn Schweizer, as the
secretary to Candida's husband. deep
down in her heart having much af-
fection for that gentleman. She was
especially good in those last lines
after her first taste Of champagne,
averring she was a beer tetotaler and
not a champagne tetotaler. Dorothy
Dietz takes the central role Of Can
dida, holding the audience in one
or two long monologues by her elo-
quence and personality. and Edmund
J. Evans plays the husband ''in love
with preaching" William Austin
Davis and Charles A. Bell appear in
lesser roles.
Allen Stephens designed and ex-
ecuted the setting, Mary Foley Ben
son did the back-drop and interior
decoration and Ina Hawes directed
Candida" It will be repeated to-
night at Pierce Hall at $50.
Evening star., 1934-12-20
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra, this evening
in Stanley Hall, at $50 o'clock. John
s. M. Zemmermann, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner. assistant leader.
March, March of the Nations"
LOnzberg
Overture, "Sakuntala" .Goldmark
Duet for flute and clarinet.
"Tarontello" .Saint-Saens
PreZioso and Darby
Melange, Popular Songs of
Scotland" .Lampe
Fox trot, "An Old Guitar" Moret
Waltz to concert, Woodland
Dreams" ...............W .Waldteufel
Finale. MY Spanish Rose" Padilla
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1934-12-20
Victor Jory to Play Host
At Home Near Rose Bowl
Film Star Announces Open House" to Friends
on Day of Gridiron
Classic
BY MOLLIE MERRICK,

7 HOLLYWOOD Calf December 20 lNANAl.-one holiday i.
- barely when start the Only
Hollywood it's the holiday after next that think about
foot ball FANS and the rather depressing realization
wishes park within few blocks of the bowl
hn,,rh hnfonn ,oxl lnn;n.
Evening star., 1934-12-20

Following the plan she adopted
last Winter, Mrs. Townsend will pre-
sent two artists, at least, on each of
her programs. For yesterday she
made the appropriate choice Of the
popular and artistic singer, Richard
Crooks, who was welcomed as an old
friend by his many admirers here,
and Kathryn Meisle, contralto, a
newcomer to Washington, who has
recently crowned her many concert
successes with an engagement at the
Metropolitan Opera.
The two contrasting voices added
greatly to the pleasure of program
that contained just the right amount
Of variety. Brahms gay and fiery
Evening star., 1934-12-20
GENEROUS JURY OUSTED

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill, December 20
R1.-A jury panel of 80 men was
dismissed yesterday by Judge William
F. Borders, who called its members
too ig-hearted."
The courts action came after the
jury freed Albert Brown, 26, Of a
robbery charge to which he once
pleaded guilty.
Evening star., 1934-12-20

tIl6 SCGIlt OVtI dill llOuI UClOIC VI
The initial gridiron game of 1895
will be greeted with smiles by Victor
Jory's friends, as this popular star
who lives within walking distance OF
the bowl, has announced open house
to his guests for that day. And he will
provide parking space for their cars
during the game.
Victor Jory once told me that he en-
3oyed living in Pasadena because he
was sure that those who bothered to
drive that far to visit him were really
friends.
Bill Powell and Myrna 10y are be-
coming chess players of note in this
cinema village. They rival the skill
of Ruth Chatterton and Ronald Col
man. And, by the way, Ruth Chat
terton's lalique chess set, with its
smoky and white glass men, is most
admired of any in Hollywood.
Joan Crawford and Bob Montgom-
ery hold honors as expert checker
players in their respective groups.
Evelyn Laye likes to play cribbage
IL.
time finding a worthy opponent in our
cinema group. Edward Everett Hor-
ton finally appeared on the horizon
as one worthy of challenging to a
game, and so the big contest was on.
Charles Butterworth is enamored OF
Backgammon, and Carole Lombard Is
an inveterate bridge fiend. Otto Kreu-
ger holds sway over the mathematical
problem as a pastime in this gay
community.
Recent previews include Broadway
Bill" with Warner Baxter turning in
an Al performance in an interesting
film. And May Robson brings plenty
of tears to a sophisticated Hollywood
audience with her work as "Old Dyna-
mite" a high-school principal in
"Grand Old Lady, who stood by her
children" even when her job was
lost to her. Alan Hale shares In the
praise of this film. due to his excel
lent work as Click Dade, the small
town gambler.
Walter Kelly, the Virginia judge,
will star in film called "McFadden's
Flats Wesley Ruggles has in
stalled a tiny radio in his small sons
carriage so the nursemaid and child
won't become lonesome during their
Outings"
Sylvia Sidney's having her name
stamped all over the cellophane paper
In which she'll wrap her holiday gifts
ELISA Landi's addition to her
estate includes a new six-car garage
all Hollywood is delighted that
John Eldridge gets a chance in North
Shore" due to his excellent work in
Filtration Walk"
With William Powell and Jean Har-
low costarred in Reckless" their
studio feels certain that fans in
terested in the romance of these two
will want to see how they act to-
gether. Ted Healy is in this cast, too
.. Eddie Goulding is flying it back
and forth between Hollywood and
Palm Springs daily, in order to spend
his evenings with his charming wife,
Marjorie Moss Goulding -. Joan Ben
nett and her husband, Gene Markey,
are famous for their clambakes, held
at the beach Of their Malibou home.
Evening star., 1934-12-20
Two Artists Presented In
First Concert of Series
Richard Crooks and Kathryn Meisle Heard in Re.
cital Sponsored by Mrs. Lawrence Townsend
Contra sting Voices Add Variety.
BY ALICE EvERSMAN.

ME first OF Mrs lawrence Townsends series Of morning
spite of the gloomy weather One felt again the
of these recitas which have become important part
and the peasurabe anticipation
large that year include these
artists her in presenting them here the
widen the musical knowledge
votta the cv OncertS
Evening star., 1934-12-20

At the Brown Derby the other day
it looked as If old-time week were in
vogue. Among the diners were Wilma
Banky and her husband, Rod La
Rogue; Leatrice Joy and her husband,
Antonio Moreno, and a party with
Aileen Pringle and Matt Moore, Anna
Q. Nilsson, Pola Negri and Sally
O'Neill while most people are
rushing to Palm Springs for these
Winter week ends, Mary Brian goes
to Big Bear, hoping to become pro-
ficient in Winter sports. So far she's
made good progress in skiing.
(Copyrisht 1884 by North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc)
Evening star., 1934-07-06
CATHOLIC u. WORK
PLEASING TO POPE
Msgr. Ryan Discusses Activities
Here With Pontiff at Lengthy
Audience.

VATICAN CITY, July 6 CP.-Pope
Plus today granted a private audience
to Msgr. James H. Ryan. rector of
the Catholic University of America
at Washington. D. C.
They discussed educational matters
at considerable length. The Pope
impaired the apostolic blessing before
Msgr. Ryan's departure
Well pleased with the report of the
University, the Pope told Ryan that
"One Of my most important and most
pleasant duties is to help and encour-
age the university in keeping up the
scientific work for which it is famous. I"
Mssr. Ryan said the pontiff limited
himself to discussions of Catholic
University activities in the United
States and elsewhere and that he did
not mention other outstanding church
questions
Ryan was able to report that his
university Summer school enrolment
showed an increase this year, whereas
last Winter the term enrolment of
1000 was the same as that of the
preceding year
After the private audience. Ryan
presented to his holiness United States
Senator and Mrs. Warren Barbour of
New Jersey. Mr.. and Mrs. John Car
rere OF New York City and Mrs. D. C.
Stapleton and Miss Stellita Stapleton
OF Washington.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
OLD RACING GAME
Barred TO JURORS
Woman Loser Testifies at
Trial of Mckay and
Graham.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, July ga Federal
jury heard the intracacies of the old
racing game today as Mrs. Mayme
Staley, heavy loser. testified against
James C. Mckay and William j.
Graham.
Mckay and Graham, wealthy pro-
moters and gambling czars of Reno,
New, are on trial with John Egleston,
a convict, on charges they used the
mails in scheme to defraud.
Mrs. Stalev one of ~ alleged VIC
Tins, testified she and her husband
Charles lost SAL 1000, their life saw
ingS. on what is known as the
''pocketbook swindle."
Systematic Schemes Alleged.
The Government alleges Mckay
and Graham were the center of a
systematic. audacious scheme through
which moderately wealthy persons
were lured 20 Reno and stripped of
their affiuence.
Egleston is accused as one of many
'feelers" for the gang.
The Staleys formerly were residents
Of Cleveland and Cincinnati. She
testified yesterday that she recently
moved to Wheeling, w. Va.
Her testimony Yesterday also COW
cred the details of the alleged gangs
system Of pickup" at Vancouver,
British Columbia where she met
them, and suave Vaccinations Of the
"feeler."
Through the latter. she said, she
and her husband were persuaded to
go 10 Reno and to sell 5000 worth
of stock through Roy j. Frisch, cashier
of the Riverside Bank.
Promised Half of Winnings.
She and her husband, she testified
were to receive half of purported race
track winnings of s2O8, 900 provided
they furnished $4,000 necessary to
establish a bank credit of 100000 for
c. F. Parker. the alleged "feeler' -
She identified Egleston as Parker.
After she put up the money. she
said, the gang pretended to lose it,
but promised to make it good. She
waited in vain at Cleveland. she said
and finally returned to Reno and
sWore out warrants.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
BALLOON HAS TWO
DIFFICULT PLACES
First and Last Few Hundred Feet
Test for Explorers Soon to
Start Aloft.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RAPID CITY, S. Oak. July g.
The first and last few hundred feet
probably will be the most difficult
part of the 500 miles or more which
the National Geographic Society
Army Air Corps balloon is expected to
travel on its stratosphere flight from
South Dakota's Black Hills
AS Capt. Albert w. Stevens, OBJ
server and instrument designer. start
ed final installation of the delicate
machinery IN the gondola today. Mai.
William Kepner, pilot, studied plans
to get the huge balloon, the largest
ever built. out of the wall-encircled
bowl on the first favorable day after
July g.
Once clear Of the 55O-foot walls.
the balloonists expect comparatively
little navigation difficulty. barring bad
weather, until the hydrogen-fill bag
approaches earth from it's ascent to
height of IS miles. Then careful
maneuvering will be necessary to
bring the sondola and instruments
down undanlaged
AS the balloon is carried along by
wind currents it will move perhaps 50
to so miles an hour at times. but the
two men sealed in the alright metal
sphere will have no sensation of
motion.
The greatest drift is expected at the
so,000-foot level. Kepner and Stevens
will be sealed in the gondola Saturday
afternoon in l2-hour test before the
flight.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
NATIONAL AUTO
EXHIBITS DROPPED
Smaller Shows to Be Announced
by Distributors as New
Models Appear.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DETROIT, July 6-The national
automobile shows. as such. have been
abandoned definitely, Alvan Macauley,
president of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce, said today.
Instead of the national exhibits.
held annually in New York and Chi
cago and participated in by the en-
tire industry, he said, smaller shows
will be announced by distributors IN
all important cities as new models
appear on the market.
Macaulay said that many manufac-
turers felt that the expenditure in
volved in the national exhibitions no
longer was justified. They will Co
operate, however" he said, with the
distributors in the various cities"
The national automobile shows.
held annually for "a years, have been
regarded as q tradition in automobile
trade circles. They were sponsored by
the National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce as representing the indus
try as q whole All other presenta-
tionS throughout the country have
been held by local dealer organiza-
tions.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
TWIN TO FIGHT FOR
RIGHT TO MARRY
Violet Hilton to Make Issue
of New York officials Re-
fuSaI of License.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 6.-Violet Hill
ton. the starboard half of the Hilton
sisters, Siamese twins. is going TO night
it out with New York otficiais VINO
yesterday refused to issue a marriage
license to her and Maurice Lambert.
musician.
Turned down both here and IN
Newark, N. j., Miss Hilton at first
considered the possibility OF going 10
Maryland to get the license. She
changed her mind today, and Is gong
to make an issue or II.
Her attorney, Irving Levy, said he
would apply in Supreme Court tor a
mandamus writ directing the New
York city clerk to grant the license.
II won't permit Violet-and. OF
course, Daisy daisy is the sisterD-ro
go TO Maryland" Levy SAID. "rne
city set an undesirable precedent IN
refusing TO issue the license.
Were going to have q showdown
on the matter. The only way TO solve
it is through the mandamus proceed
ings"
In deciding not to grant a license TO
Violet and Lambert, Assistant Corpo-
ration Counsel Russell Tarbox wrote ::
Application denied on the ground
that bride is a S1amese twin"
This did not seem adequate to
Levy, and the matter was placed be-
fore William c. Chanler, acting cor
poration counsel. Chanler approved
the decision, saying:
The very idea Is quite immoral and
indecent"
In Newark the applicants were
turned down on similar grounds.
Moral reasons" said City Clerk
Harry S. Reichenstein.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
CRAWFORD BEATEN
FOR TENNIS TITLE.
Perry of England Blasts
Australian in Three
Straight Sets.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WIMBLEDON, England. July s.
Frederick John Perry, 25-year -old
English tennis star, today defeated
Jack Crawford of Australia, the de-
Tending champion, 6-3, 60. IS,
in the mems singles final of the all
England tennis championships to
keep the title in England for the first
time In Is years
1t was the year Perry was born
that A w. Gore. one of the immor-
tails of the English courts, won the
Wimbledon championship. Since
then the stars of Australia. France
and the United States have monopo-
lized the titles.
The tall, dark haired Englishman
was not TO be denied today as he I'm
loosed one of the most blazing games
the famous center court has wit
messed in years. to literally blast the
Australian ace of the courts.
Third Meeting in Year.
1t was the third championship
meeting between the two within the
year and every time Perry has Won.
He first defeated Crawford in the
United States championships last
September. then went to Australia
and stripped Jack of his Antipodean
crown.
Perry required only an hour and 10
minutes to complete his conquest. one
Of the shortest finals of Wimbledon.
Perry had his service broken only
twice and at one stretch ran IL
straight games. during which ne lost
only Is points. Friends said he
played the greatest tennis OF his life.
A capacity crowd estimated at 20
900, filling every seat and taking up
every available inch of standing room.
was present. Much disappointment
was expressed. however, that King
George and Queen Mary were not
there to see the triumph Of English
tennis.
French Pair Goes to Finals.
Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon.
veteran French defenders of the dou-
bles title, advanced to the fnal round
with q Is. 96, 6+2. 64 victory
over the highly touted young English
combination Of Ian G. Collins and F.
H. d. Wilde.
Lester Stcefen and George NJ. Lott.
jr., United States Davis Cup doubles
combination. won their semi-finals
match from the AuStralian-German
combination of Harry Hopman and
Daniel Prem, 6-4. 3E6, SIS, 16.
and will meet Brugnon and Borotra
for the title tomorrow.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
LOADED RIFLE CAUSED
BLAST IN MAIL POUCH
Inspector Reports Results of
Probe Following Wounding
of Postal Worker.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, July 6.-The
mysterious explosion" in a mail
pouch that wounded q mail handler
at the New York Central terminal last
night, was said by postal authorities
today to have been caused by the ac-
cidental discharge of loaded rifle in
the bag
Postal Inspector Joseph s. Wick, ir,
said a small caliber rifle, packed in =
travelling bag with some clothes, was
in the pouch and discharged when
it was dropped on the floor. Patrick
Breene, %, was wounded in the neck
by the bullet.
The rife and the clothes, Wick said,
was mailed by a Gowanda veterinary
to his son In Vernon.