davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1934-05-05
W0DEHOUSE COMEDY
IS WELL RECEIVED
Drama Guild Of Washington Pre-
sents Leave It to PSmith,"
at Wardman Park.

The Drama Guild of Washington
almost outdid itself last night with
its presentation of that rollicking,
witty farce comedy Of cleverly ar
ranged English tumble which Messrs.
Ian Hay and P. G. Wodehouse wrote
under the appellation of Leave It to
PSmith." No, dear reader, the
"PSmith" is not misspelled-the "P."
as Paul Bradbury Walter so ably and
often put it, IS silent as the "p"
in shrimp.
A play of five settings Is of itself
quite an undertaking for an amateur
organization, but play with the
swank and the 60 and the crazy char
acterizations Of the Hay-Wodehouse
comedy Is more than an undertaking
1t is ambition. Delineation of the
antics of Mr.. PSmith and his associ-
ates, however, did not prove to be too
ambitious for Paul Walter and the
Guild. With some splendid acting,
f1ne characterizations and striking
sets, they made the piece click along
at good pace-all of which showed
the result Of excellent direction, for
which Denis E. Connell is to take
q bow.
As the "Mr. Fixit" PSmith, who
specializes in everything from crime
to love making until he gets wrecked
on q permanent wave in the hair of
one free-lance newspaper woman
Virginia Randi, the aforementioned
Mr.. Walter is debonair and neo-bril-
liant. A likeable young English snob
who engages PSmith to filch his
mothers $4,000 diamond necklace in
order to get enough money to marry
Phyllis jackson virginia True) is well
played by Anton Hardt.
Maurice Jarvis brings some swell
sneezing into his bit as the suspicious
butler, Bellows. Marvin Beers Is quite
funny in the role of q nit-wit crook,
Naomi Warden Is excellent as his ac-
complice and Frank E. Jamison Is
good as senile English lord. Others
in the cast are Jane Rlummer Rice,
Thomas Cahill, George Furness, .Hor-
tense Stinemetz, Stockton Voorhees,,
John L. Stewart, Benton Brooks, Ruth
A. Lewis and Augusta Macheu.
Leave It to PSmith" is to be re-
peated by the Guild Players ut the
Wardman Park Theater tonight at
$40 o'clock. Edith I. Allen designed
the scenery, Edred Wilson takes
credit as the stage manager and John
L. Stewart is the aaeistant director,
l n. W. q.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

nnked 10 anOtner ana vastly more I'M
portant theme.
If then you have big drama and
little drama, Arliss at his smoothest,
a perfect cast, and good director.
you have what "The House of Roths-
child has-100 per cent entertain
ment.
The cast includes Loretta Young,
Robert Young, Boris Karloff. Reginald
Owen. Helen Wesley and others. All
of them are excellent.
LOOMING OUT PARTY" current
~ at the Columbia, is Hollywood's
answer to New York's "4O0"-namely
that the 400 are all wet. Although
the film is mildly entertaining, partic-
ularly to women who want to find
out what goes on when a good old
400" launches her daughter, the ex-
aggerations are too obvious to make
the film inspiring. and it Is played
brutally by Frances Dee and Gene
Raymond. However, although,
strangely enough a member of the
400 doesn't know even the 399 others
of her set so that when she wants
to give dance she has to 60 to a
social secretary for q ripsnorting
list" the dance itself is presented
with enough accuracy to make it
amusing, and to make those members
Of Los Angeles blue-blood set. who
were asked to play extras in the
production, feel more or less at home
The story involves nasty Park
avenue daughter, who makes faces
when her father says he will only
spend $4,000 on her coming -out
party, blond fiddler (Gene Ray
mondD, and a rich young bounder, all
Of whom get mixed up with each
other-because the fiddler loves the
nasty daughter, the nasty daughter
loves the blond young fiddler and the
bounder loves the nasty daughter-in
his own nasty way. The solution is
onlya ironed out when the daughter
elopes with the bounder, and the
fiddler, instead of sailing for Europe
to become Kreisler, stays home and
manages to break up the unfortunate
elopement.
Harry Green and Alison Skipworth
try, fairly successfully. to brighten
this up now and again.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

w YHEN those crafty fellows,
Ben Hecht and Charles
wv Macarthur. merged their
wits to bring forth last
Winter play called
Twentieth Century" there was re-
joicing in Gotham. The drama
scribes said it was funny as only
Messrs. Hecht and Macarthur can
be funny. Lucius Beebe, glossiest of
all pen wielders. in oracular tones
prescribed the theater housing 1t
should be visited regularly once a
week like a bar or a Turkish bath,
and he followed his own advice.
The reasons for all this kicking
up of dust may be made clear by a
trip this week to R-K-O Keiths
Theater, where the cinema version
Of Twentieth Century" Is on display
to the very great delight, indeed, of
all who crowd into Hardie Meakin s
emporium Of joy. A shrewd and
merry saga. full Of such hilarious
gibes and gibberings as its authors
sprinkled about in their renowned
Front Page" the film boasts not
only the virtuosity of its creators, but
also one of the really first-class per.
formances Of that old "marster
comedian" John Barrymore.
Before letting any more back hair
down in preparation for a few long
winded eulogies of Mr. Barrymore, his
colleagues, Monroe Owsley, Walter
Connolly and Carole Lombard; the
authors and their parents, who begat
such bright boys, and Howard Hawks,
who directed, let it be revealed that
Twentieth Century" concerns the
ups, downs and intermediate antics
of a poseur theatrical jack-of-all
trades named Oscar Jaffe. Successful
as the author, producer and director
Of terrible and enormously profitable
plays, he launches upon her career q
wide-eyed little dress model whose
acting is so bad she literally has to
have pins stuck in her to evoke the
semblance Of a human reaction.
Sticking pins in Miss Carole Lom-
bard, who plays the role of Silly Lily,
might once have been branded cruelty
to cream puffs, but in this vigorous
opus she, too, comes to life and con-
tributes a fair portion to the gayety
Of nations. With all his leaping, ges-
ticulation and minor madness, Jaffe
somehow converts the Lily into star
of the first magnitude. In the process
their association nets million profit
All is rosy, even for the drunken press
Evening star., 1934-05-05
ROLLICKING
FARCE WITH
W. C.. FIELDS
Comedian Whole Shou
at Fox, Except for the
Radio Performers.

Complete with jug, gestures and the
best of his giddy stunts, w. C. Fields
is on view this week at Loew's Fox
in a merry cinema called You're
Telling Me-" While it is never serious
and seldom sane, the story Of Sam
Bisbee, village optician, dipsomaniac
and inventor of useless trifles, will be
remembered by Fields fans as an
event to be classed with the year Of
the big wind and the day the pigs ate
brother Joe. Those who are addicted
to the portly and impious Mr.. Fields
vow they never can get enough OF
him, and in this film he is dished
out at length in every variety Of comic
sequence.
A truant bottle-boxer given to the
strange and lowly ways of village
drunks, Sam Bisbee was scourge to
his family and a curse on the fair
romance of his daughter until he met
a royal princess on train. When the
princess came to Crystal Springs, she
showed one taste in common with all
the citizens who were packed in Loew's
Fox last night-she wanted to see Sam
for laugh. Through her good offices
all of Sans troubles are solved, and
right glad every one is about that, too.
Assisting in the pleasant episodes
of you're Telling Me" are Adrienne
Ames, a dark and handsome princess;
Joan Marsh, the daughter; Buster
Crabbe, her suitor: Tammany Young
and Kathleen Howard.
The collection of radio stars who
hold forth on the stage at the Fox
this week fill out presentably the
second half Of good program. What
ever your sentiments on the Tony
care va listenin'?") Wons manner
and murmurs, the performers he in
PRODUCES as master of ceremonies
come across with all their names
promise. Especially pleasing are the
songs by Gypsy Nina, Tito Guizars
tenor voice and Phil Cooks clever
mimicry. George Hall and his or
chestra, Ruth Barnes in some tap
dances and the contributions of Phil
lips, keenan, and Llewelyn also add
their share to the general merriment
A movietone news reel and Phil
Iampkin's orchestra overture. unus-
ually good this week, complete the
bill. r. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-05-05
WELL KNOWN PLAYERS
IN ACTORS BENEFIT
Distinguished Group of Stars on
Stage at the National Tomor-
row Night.

Daniel Frohman has assembled a
distinguished group of stars for the
Actors Fund Benefit tomorrow eve
ming at the National Theater. Elsie
Ferguson, Otis Skinner, Frances Starr,
Efhe Shannon and Florence Reed will
be among those present.
Eddie Dowling, as the Official master
OF ceremonies will be assisted by Rob-
ert Emmett Keane and Herbert Raw
llnson. Phillip Merivale and Gladys
Cooper will appear in a scene from
"Cynara." Others will include Robert
Emmett Keane and Claire Whitney in a
comedy drama Room 909;" Bill Rob-
inson, the greatest tap dancer of
them all; Fred Keating, the magician;
George Hall and his Radio Orchestra !:
Tito Guizar the troubadour; Tony
Wons. assisted by Peggy keenan, and
Sandra Phillips in a scene from "The
Merchant of Venice" Ken Murray
and the Club Michel Revue, Meyer
Davis orchestra, Gypsy Nina. Phil
Cook. Tommy Ticker and his Calf
ornias and Fannie Ward, who never
grows old.
Local society will be represented in
short play written for the occasion,
and Bert Bagranoff assisted by Evelyn
Tyner, will be another Washington
contribution.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

1t is not often that an instructor
can bring so many pupils up to the
same level of merit, and yesterdays
recital not only proved the value Of a
sound method, but also the ability to
inspire cooperation in the pupils
themselves. Recitals of this charac-
ter are not to be classified as pupils
recitals," for the work presented
showed the young players ready for
solo appearances Of still greater artistic
demands.
To technical foundation Of uniform
security, each pupil brought the indi-
vidual color of his particular musical
gift. II one more than another could
be singled out the choice would fall on
Josephine Cole. who, in her playing OF
De Beriot's Scene de Ballet" gave
evidence of a great musical feeling and
a mature temperament.
Albert Pargament, in Saint Saens
Concerto No. g." produced a warm
tone quality, while Gerald Rodiski
gave a particularly finished perform
ance of Vieuxtemps' "Ballade and
Evening star., 1934-05-05

"A ScCOIlu NlcW Va tAAS CASchChe AAAAA
which is now playing at the Palace,
reveals the master touch which
George Arliss brings to his work as
really the be-all and the end-all Of
the picture. 1t is probable that you
can 60 to see him four or five times,
merely because in the rush and fever
of viewing it originally you overlook
those small intimate details which
are what put added value to an Arliss
performance. Frankly, Mr.. Arliss, dur
ing the past season or two seemed to
us to have slipped. He was working
on shoe-string productions and on
subjects which were patterned after
him, rather than patterning himself
after them. But in this film he crashes
back into the spotlight with renewed
yigor and sprightliness.
While Arliss may be Arliss in THE
House of Rothschild," he is also
commanding figure Of that illustrious
firm which by establishing itself in
England, France, Germany and else
where, mopped up on what in these
times would be called the banking
racket" You might think that the
swinging of loans, the suppression OF
the Jews and the babbling OF an early
nineteenth century stock market
would make only slow moving and
perhaps disagreeable story and one
with which Arliss would have little
sympathy. To the contrary. the pic
ture is full of exciting incidents. and
Mr.. Rothschild becomes instantly
twice as important as the Duke OF
wellington or even Napoleon.
Other than the climax OF the
plot, which concerns the last Ma
poleonic onslaught and the raising OF
a loan by the Rothschilds on the con-
dition that the Jews be freed from
their oppressors, this Aim has the
usual touch of sentiment and that
Humanity" which is customary in an
Arliss film. Without Mrs. Arliss to
help him, without that flower in his
button hole, without that family bond
between husband and wife and, IN
this case, daughter Goretta Young) f.
q very large part of an Arliss picture
would be wasted. Mr.. Arliss has the
ability of reading drama" in the
drop of a handkerchief-the only
catch being that this drop" must be
Evening star., 1934-05-05

very big Jump at that. On the Twen-
tieth Century Limited comes Lily with
suitor; two lads with boards and q
heavy past in the passion plays; q
bemused zany given to writing fat,
bad checks and stamping religious
stickers all over everything and every
body. The swift, frenetic gyrations
Of these dizzy dolts. all housed on q
single Pullman car, we leave TO your
imagination and personal discovery.
They are well worth discovering.
The Keith program is filled out
with q Walt Disney Silly Symphony
about the Easter egg industry, the
usual news reel and shorts.
r. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

with a right good
will . If you
have the urge"
to see what the
public thinks Of
your virtues &.
t h e Madrillon
will see that your
wish is granted
Every Mon
d ay, beginning
two days from
hence . will
be a new tai
ent night" {.
amateur artists
Evening star., 1934-05-05

who have genius up their sleeves,
may Groom or carioca, or flip their
toes about before polite Madrillon au-
diences 1--WE hope they'll be polite)
prizes will be awarded for the
performer best liked by the audi
ence bet you a nickel, Tommy
Moorhead, you haven't the gumption
to set your broker togs and your
tennis racket aside, and WELD your
luSty tenor In the midst Of such q
critical crew!
Evening star., 1934-05-05

&c ood evening,
my lady as he
swings you out
of your cab. .
Thursday night
at the Heigh- -Ho
he said this to
the Ambassador
from Japan, to
Dick Whitney. of
stock m ar k e t
fame, to Lenore
Uric and
to pretty Audrey
S e i b er of the
IL N ~ T
Evening star., 1934-05-05

who was escorted Immediately to the
Tap Room by dashing young man
of letters. Pritchard was brought
all the way from bonny England by
Harry Wardman vars and 'yars' ago
-. he is known for being a suave,
smooth, willing man of the world who
is as much at home with dukes and
gangsters as he is with young ladies
and gay "caballeros" he makes
you feel like a king the moment he
helps you through the front door
or out of the front door
when someone wants efficiency and
elegance they call on Pritchard .
that is why last night Carter Barron.
the pride Of the South, called on him
to help hustle famed diplomats
through the wide portals of Angie
Ratios Palace Theater.
- Flash: . The Heigh-Ho
closes May 10. Double Flash:
On that day Maestro Pete Macias,
who has forgiven Ye Spectator for
treading on his toes, will sail on Ye
Moro Castle bound for 10 days in
native Cuba said Pete: Il shall
lie on the deck and become peaceful
-. shall relax"
- Extra: On June / loud
will sound the Powhatan guns
on that day Pete Macias will be back
from Cuba. =. on that day his
much anticipated Roof will open
wide. atop the aforementioned
Powhatan.
-" Tomorrow night Walter Won
Herbulis will play host to some of the
great of the theater after the
actors fund benefit at the National,
he has invited members of this worthy
production to sip and dine with him
high up in the Club Michel building
;. at that rate, Re should play host
to fair Elsie Ferguson, to Fannie
Ward, who Is not so fair, but is still
young" to that grand man of
the theater, Otis Skinner to
Gladys Cooper, England's roaring
beauty to Philip Merivale, who
has been making love to Helen Hayes
all Winter Tin Mary of Scotland'D &. =.
to Eddie Bowling. whose voice Is
known around the world to
Florence Reed and George Price, who
have been added to the cast to
Christine Ekengreh and Isham Keith
jr., social socialites who will trip
blithely across the National stage 2.
and to Daniel Frohman, who deserves
the palm for all this juggling of talent
.. just how many will go is a ques-
ton but they've been asked
SO there.
49, SpecialtY: At the Troiks
Evening star., 1934-05-05
RUSSIAN PICTURE.

The Leader Theater, Ninth street
near E northwest, for three days next
week, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day will present "Potemkin," the
Sergei M. Eisenstein film.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

TINE tall, thin, elegant gentleman,
who bowed low as he opened
diplomatic vehicles doors last
L night at the formal opening
of The House of Rothschild"
is Mr.. Pritchard of England and the
Heigh-Ho. When you go to the
Heigh-H -Ho he is the radiant gentleman
who says Good evening. sir or
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Technical Mastery Seen
In Kaspar Pupils Program
Personal Gifts. Combined With
Merit In Training
BY ALICE EvERSMAN.

GROUP Of advanced pupils from the studio Josef
n It splendid demonstration Of talent and good train
numbers must repaid part careful
supervision that brought them far the road to artistic
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Leaning Costs 500.

A drunk who leaned against a post
and set OF false fire alarm was
fined 500 in a Kansas City Police
Court.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

the day before, Kaye Brown entertained
handsomely for the F.. B. Simpsons, jr.,
not Representative Jimmy Simpson,
famed for his horses, his Harvard &C
cent, his handsome wife, and for being
the son of the head Of Marshall Field
(Chicago). In the party (the
F. B. S. jr's party) were Francis
(good looking) Simpson, Betsy Simp-
ston, Jerry-no, not Simpson-Dolan
Charlie Beal; Delk Simpson and So
sss Swankiest walker in townl
Wolcott Doggy) Waggaman. {.
Wednesday he walked, with cane,
into the Mayhower was observed,
no longer walking, quaffing a light
bright wine.
sss Day before yesterday White
House Aide Lieut.. CHESTER Hammond
threw . small but nifty party for .
Evening star., 1934-05-05
Master Touch of Arliss
Makes an Excellent Film
"House of Rothschild at the Palace, Comes
Near Being 100 Per Cent Picture Coming
Out Party" at Columbia.
BY E. de S. MELCHER.
ME HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD" is a

//CHHE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHuD" is distinguished and
- stimulating film and one which every one should be
its theme to star who has the grace OF walking
with dignity throughout and director who has not forced
history wildly theac channels the m becomes rvent
that often forgotten plea Live and let live and
has spark humanity left
Evening star., 1934-05-05

old Russian dish
which consists of
American pam
cakes, soused in
sour cream, with
a snatch Of Ca
War on the side
. sounds silly
but it isn't.
That was
Phil Cook hover
ing around the
Willard'd Bsm-
boo Room yester-
day. inside.
Evening star., 1934-05-05

80 Speciality: At the Troika
patrons are fond of guzzling a good
Evening star., 1934-05-05

w YHEN those crafty fellows,
Ben Hecht and Charles
wv Macarthur. merged their
wits to bring forth last
The Washington times., 1934-12-12
Horizontal
1-InVoluntary

j. Bruce Kremer Generals staff
in arranging the reception, which
will be followed by dinner and
dance in the Pan-American Build
ing. More than 1900 persons, in
cluding wives of the delegates,
have signified their intention Of
attending.
The active committee which
has been working on the affair
is headed by j. Bruce Kremer, OF
the District Bar Association. Will
liam R. Valance represents the
Federal 'ar Association on the
committee; Dean Justin Miller,
the Department of Justice, and j.
Edward Burroughs, the United
States Attorneys office.
Guilford S. Jameson has direct
ed the affairs of the invitations
committee in collaboration with
The Washington times., 1934-12-12
Prince Michael
Invests His $4,000

BUCHAREST. G.NSD.-Prince
Michael, heir to the Rumanian
throne, has made his first invest
ment. He subscribed 100000 lei
(about $30,000) to a loan launched
by the government to Stave off in
flation. This was almost as much
as King Carol himself subscribed.
The Washington times., 1934-12-12
The local bar groups-District
Bar Association, Federal Bar Asso-
ciation. and representatives of the

Department of
J u , t ic e--Will
step into the
limelight tomor-
row night when
t he Attorney
Generals recep-
ton is given in
honor of the
visiting d e ! e.
gates to h e
Grim confer
ence.
Bo t h b a r
groups are CO.
operating with
the A t t orn ey
The Washington times., 1934-12-12
Cummings to Receive
Crime COnferees

tions in the early stages that it
was set back from Monday on the
program to Wednesday and final
ly made the last event of the
three-day program.
The Washington times., 1934-12-12

Edmund M. To-
land and Will
liam j. Rowan.
T he Marine
Band will play
overtures d u l.
ing the reCep-
ton a n d din
ner a n d W i'll
furnish d a n Ce
music d u r i ng
t h e remainder
of the evening.
Interest h a S
exceeded all ex-
pc C t a tionS of
t h e committee
iA nhnrnn Thn
The Washington times., 1934-12-12

affair bids fair to be one of the
outstanding receptions of the
year.
In fact, it assumed such proper
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
Poor House Inmate
Replies to Roosevelt
By q worker CORRESPONDENT

ELOISE, Mich-Here is my an
swer to the New Deal, yes, I am
better off than one year ago. The
single men Of Detroit are sent to a
poor house % miles west of Detroit,
in the country. There is a state
asylum, hospital and farm. There
are some men that have been here
years and haven't been out of
the gate a dozen times.
I am a pauper and work So hours
per week under the N. R. A. I am
forced to work So hours or take the
free road. When married men on the
welfare, work Is hours per week
why should single men work So.
Is this American equality? What
is the limit of hours per week for
unpaid paupers under the N. R. A.
code?
There are men SO years old work
ing on the farm. Are we the for
gotten men? The world don't know
we exist, the radio or papers never
says anything about us. 1t looks
like the government is going into
the poor house business or the poor
house is going into the government
business. This is, "paupers for the
poor house by the poor house" We
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
Threat of Mass Action by Miners Stops Cutting of Relic
Receives Scant Reward
For Faith i'm New Deal
By Mine Worker Correspondent

By a Mine Worker Correspondent
VESSABURG. Pa.-Bill Morgan,
our local 1852 Financial Secretary
has been staunch supporter of the
New Deal" He is opposed to the
reds, radicals, Communists, etc.
Despite all this, his only reward
was a lousy job in the Vesta 5 mine,
that did not enable him to earn
enough to support his family. He
sent his Oldest boy to the C.C.C.
camp. Last week his boy was return
ing home, but he never arrived.
Riding freight train, there was
an accident outside of Pittsburgh
and his body was found Both of
his legs we're severed from his body.
No one knows how it happened.
The probability is that he was
compelled to ride the freight train,
as the salary" of the C.C.C. work.
ers is not such as to permit them to
ride on the cushions. And when
some one is discharged from the
C.C.C. camp, or goes on vacation,
there are probably no provisions to
pay their fare home. The boy was
just few months under 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
Municipal Employee
Exposes City Union
BY a Worker Correspondent

BROOKLYN, N. Y-This letter is
intended to expose this so-called
union of the Department of Santa
ton. The union has been organized
for the past 10 years, and in that
time all they have accomplished was
in getting for the men widows
pension of $50 a month, and the
employees have to die in order for
their wives to benefit by it.
They have now employed a So
cialist lawyer to fight for us. He
certainly does. Since he has taken
charge, things have become worse.
We work Sunday without pay, work
from one to four hours over time
without any additional pay. If we
are late one minute we are sent
home. The men that are at the
head of the union are the only ones
that benefit by it. They are getting
plus their regular pay. $50 month
from the union funds In other
words they are using this union not
for the protection of its members
but for their own personal gain
Men, do not be misled any longer by
these dogs. Let us get together and
GUST these men, and elect men from
our own ranks who will really fight
for better working conditions.