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THEATERS
SHOWING MOVIES
U. S. Leads World With
19,000-Germany Keeps
Thumb on Industry.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
There now are more than so. .OOO
motion picture theaters in the world
Al 900 Of which are equipped for ex-
hlbition Of sound pictures, according
to a study made by N. D. Golden
Department of Commerce specialist.
The United States, with $4,000
theaters, has a big lead over oil
other countries. Germany being second
with 5,100. England is next with
4.672; France has $500: Spain, $500;
Italy, $500; Czechoslovakia, 2.024
and Russia, 1000. Approximately l5,-
600 of the theaters in the United
States are equipped for sound pictures
the study shows.
Important recent development in
the film world is the new German law
which is said to give the Hitler gov-
eminent complete control of every
phase of the motion picture produc.
ton in Germany. The government
views itself as responsible to q great
extent for policies of the film industry
since motion pictures are regarded as
a good medium for advancing national
aims as well as an instrument OF
culture.
Critic Is Censor.
The new law provides for a federal
film critic who will work under
orders of the federal ministry for
propaganda and public enlighten-
ment. The critic will assist the in
dustry in all dramatic questions, pro-
viding advice regarding manuscripts
and arrangements of subjects, exam
lning manuscripts and scenarios to
determine if they are in accordance
with the new law and preventing the
production of Objectionable pictures
Infringements of the major articles
of the new law entail heavy fines and
possible imprisonment up to one year
Fines also are provided for various
small violations, with strict execution
of the law under the control of the
ministry for public enlightenment.
China Prefers Silent Films.
In China the novelty of talking pic
lures Is reported to be waning, native
patrons of the theaters showing a
definite preference for Chinese silent
pictures. American pictures enjoy
more than 80 per cent of the Chinese
trade, there being little competition
from French or German sources. More
and better British pictures are said
to be appearing and are obtaining q
larger share Of the business than
heretofore.
In all of China, with its 100000, ,000
people, there are only $50 moving
picture theaters. Talking pictures in
English have to depend almost entire
ly upon receipts in Shanghai and
Hongkong for their profits. Even in
the capital city, Marking, there is
not one theater which runs nom
Chinese films exclusively.
In little Luxembourg, where living
standards are high and there is nc
political or other censorship of motion
pictures, the market for films is said
to be unusually good. The majority
of. pictures shown in Luxembourg are
of German production, with American
films second in popularity. American
pictures always are produced in the
German language because German is
universally understood in the country
The Fiji Islands are credited with
six theaters, Madagascar, the Dutch
West Indies and Bahamas have foul
each and British Honduras boasts oi
two.
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Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

Belasco-"Her Majesty the Widow, u
at 2:30 and $50 pm.
National-"Richard of Bordeaux" /"
at $40 pm.
PaIace-"Riptide," at 11:40 am,
1:40, 3:40. $40. TAO and 9:40 pm.
Rialto-"All Quiet on the Western
Front" at 11:11 am, 1855, 2:39,
4:23, 6:07, 7:51 and 9:35 pm.
Fox-George Whites Scandals, at
10:45 am, 1:25, 4:20, 7:20 and 10
pm. Thurston at 1920, 1920, $40
and 9 pm.
Gayety-"Silk Stocking Revue" at
IL noon, 2:15 and 8:15 pm.
Columbia-"David Harum," at II 20
am, 1925, $3.50, $50, 1885 and 9:40
pm.
Metropolitan-"No Greater Glory"
at 11:45 am, ais, 4:50, 7:15 and
$50 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"wild Cargo" at
11:43, 1:48, 1858, 5:48, TAB and
p:38 pm.
Earle-"Wonder Bar" at II am,
las, 4:30. 7:10 and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows at 1880, $40, 40 and 9:05 pm
Tivoli-"It Happened One Night"
at 2, 1855, $50, 7:45 and GAS pm.
Ambassador-"Queen Christina" at
s, 7:50 and 9:40 pm.
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BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band, this evening in Stanley Hall. at
$50. John s. M. Zimmerman, band
master: Anton Pointner. assistant.
March, "Vienna Forever" wien
Bleibt Wien) ).......... .Schrammel
Overture, Peter Schmoll" Won Blon
Suite of four numbers. s..........G .Grieg
"A Dream. (Ein Traum)
"Repose in the Forest"
1.-THE Asra"
with q Violet"
Grand scenes from the opera,
I'll Travatore" Verdi
Popular, 'Lazybones" (request)
Mercer
Waits suite. 'Dreamspn the Ocean"
Finale '9h' sav0ris' Regiment -,
The Star spanyled Banner
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most effective, because In a talkie we
can have true realism. On the old
time stage, in the old-time theater.
with all its acoustic and lighting de-
fects. there had to be great varia-
tions from the normal, or your line
wouldn't get over. And, for many
years, these variations from realism
came to be accepted as an estab-,
lished technique.
We players, who had our turn in
silent pictures, may well consider our
selves fortunate. for the jolt Of going
into talkies has been considerably
lessened thereby.
I note that actors coming from the
stage are particularly bothered over
the way scenes are "cut up" into long
shots, close-ups, etc. Used to going at
full speed through long act, the way
in which they are kept within tiny
compasses for dramatic close.ups"
bothers them. Think how much more
it would bother the man Of SO
years ago.
Action in Limited Space.
Manhattan Melodrama" Is melo-
dramatic in its intent. 1t is a story
with a great amount Of action. But
the best scenes in it are scenes Of
small compass. where I. district at
torney, am talking to my best friend,
man ] must prosecute for murder;
where my wife, Myrna 10y, chances
her reputation and mine by visiting
Clark Gable in his death cell.
The camera was literally breathing
down our necks for these scenes We
had very. very little space for move
ment. The ideas had to be got over
with comparatively little motion, with
great sincerity Of lines. with q re-
preston that Is the greatest form Of
the acting art, in my opinion.
1t is an entirely different world in
which We live. than that of the
"scene-chewers" Of by-gone days 9.
But 1t is one these old-timers would
love Once they grew used to our
strange, but. think, better ways.
tCopyrisht, 1934)
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I say this with all the respect in
the world for the great stars Of that
day. They were great artists. They
would be great artists today, given
time to learn the mold in which we
now move, theatrically speaking. But
they, too. were formed in q mold
A mold so tight that I think the
average star Of so years ago would be
bewildered and baffied by current
technique, so very different is it.
Gestures Were Grand.
For example-A half a century ago
we had the scenery chewers." These
worthless developed tremendous voices,
trying to reach far back in huge barns
Of theaters, in tent shows" Light
ing was bad, one of the reasons why
actors learned wide, exaggerated ges-
lures. To say Il love you," the old
technique required half q stage. For
any actor to say Il love you" today,
as this speech was shouted in olden
times. would break any microphone
in any talkie studio.
1t would require a great deal Of
practice, am afraid, to condense the
acting Of so years ago down into
our requirements. The talking pic
ture microphone is quick to pick up
exaggerations in tone infection, and
when accompanied for the camera
with wood-sawing movements of the
arms and fierceness of facial express
sion, the result is grotesque.
Technique of Threats.
When the actor Of ye olden days
announced his decision to kill an
other, the announcement was delivered
with clenching Of fists, q contortion
Of the face muscles, the glare Of fire.
darting eyes, and a voice that was
a cross between a snarl and yelp Of
pain. In similar sequence which
Clark Gable plays in the picture We
are In, Manhattan Melodrama," the
important line is delivered calmly,
evenly . in a low tone Of voice.
The modern delivery is by far the
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FRIDAY MORNING CLUB.

The Friday Morning Music Club
will hold its regular Friday meeting at
the Western Presbyterian Church on
H street near Nineteenth, tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock. A special pro-
gram of music by Edward Grieg has
been arranged by Kathryn Hill Rawls,
organist of the church. Mrs. Rawls
will play the orchestral accompani-
ment on the organ to the piano con-
certo as presented by Dorothy Guion,
pianist. Evelyn Scott, violinist, and
Marjorie Davis, pianist, will play the
Grieg Sonata and Emily Coville, So
prano, will sing a group Of Griegs
songs.
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town. In CnaC Time, Cle CluD
Wardly changed its entertainn
musical comedy with large ge
and small ladies" kicking up
Last night the club played "Hades
The Ladies!" at the Shubert BelaScc
before a very large, very important
and very well satisfied audience
While the general opinion seemed to
be that some of the humor was toe
local to be 100 per cent popular
(mothers of 1904 sons having for
gotten what and where Sever Hall Isl
the show as a whole was care
free lark, strong with music, lively
with dances and respondent with
some cellophane skirts which threat
ened to bring down the house. When
in fact, such winsome "chorines" as
Messers. Theodore Roosevelt, III;
Robert Hepburn (whose sister Kath-
arine does not even know that
brother has taken to the boards)
Barrette Wendell. Edward Motley
John Ducey, John S. Howe, Henry
Watson and David Schoonmaker
came bouncing into view. draped with
cellophane and smiling with guilty
pleasure, the audience sat back and
howled.
The story this year-as far as
stories ever go in Pudding show
brought the Junior League into Har-
ward yard, and Harvard yard into
Jail. Further than that, there was
q society editor portrayed by 6-foot
Walter Birge) who made mincemeat
of her copy; salty duplicate of Mae
West, an expert grind" played
superlatively by George Shaw; some
rare looking "dowagers," some torso
dancing that many burlesque
queen might have envied and some
good hearty singing which ended
up the show. Although there was
less strength in the second act
than in the first (most second acts for
the Pudding" being written along
about a week before the show goes
on), the music bounced merrily along.
threatening to be as good, in fact
better, than anything save Roberta
or an LAS Thousands Cheer"
This music, which Ruby Newman
(Boston's popular ball room maestro)
beat out last night with rare spirit,
including such soothing ditties as
Got Some One Waiting for Me" "
seemed better than most pudding
music We have heard. and it should
last long on the market. The play
ers were ably whipped into shape by
Aistair Cook, young man who is
said to know more about the theater
in England than any one save a Noel
Coward And the dances, including
that cellophane jig, were consum-
mately devised by William Holbrook
was Robert Breckenridge, a hand
some young gentleman whose profile
is being studied by the films; Francis
Moore, who wrote most of the show:
Francis E. Johnson, a vast heroine"
who sang some of the better music
nicely; Matson Holbrook, the able
manager Of the show; Henry Brew
ster, who offered a few tap" steps
2lus that hearty aggregation Of
$rawn. which looked like eight Lon
Sos' playing away at Venus.
k* X
A TTRACTIONS in local theaters
= for the new week include the
following:
Queenie Smith in Every Thurs
day" at the Belasco. This is a prior
to Broadway" production, which also
features young Leon Janney of film
fame, and which is said to be a
vivid picture of American small
town life"
The National-Dark.
"All Quiet on the Western Front"
opens today at the Rialto for a re-
vival which threatens to be pros
porous.
wild Cargo" the Frank Buck
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Technique of Old Stage
Versus Modern Talkies
William Powell Grateful Thespians of Olden
Days Cannot Be Mascally Transported
Ito Movie Studios.
BY WILLIAM LOWELL.

I'm which star Of today tells yesterday wh
substituting for Molhe MerrickJ
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Nightgown Theft Costly.
PORTLAND, Greg. IP.-Wilnam
Parker, S4. will spend 80 nights in
jail, but will not be permitted to wear
any of the six nightgowns he was con-
victed of stealing.
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who will be with us shortly in a
an inspired comic, has come to
as not changed it's tie, nor out
ent creed, which is: To give a
ltlemen portraying small ladies
heir large heels yearly.
thriller, is being held over for a Sec
ond week at R-K-O Keith's.
So is Norma Shearer's "Riptide"
at the Palace.
Jimmie Durante comes to Loew's
Fox tomorrow in person. The pic
ture is Looking for Trouble" in
which Constance Cummings and tele-
phone wires cause most of the trouble
At the Earle: Ozzie Nelson and his
popular orchestra on the stage. And
Barbara Stanwyck on the screen in
Gambling Lady" with Joel McCrea
for the ladies.
The Columbia tomorrow will present
'The Sin of Nora Moran" with Zita
Johann.
And the Metropolitan has Wharf
Angel up its sleeve featuring those
smiling actors whom you may see
elsewhere on this page.
Evening star., 1934-04-05

kowsky. At bit heavy in their manner
of visualizing the content OF the
symphony, the orchestra men, partic-
ularly in the violins, were not as sue
cessful in adjusting the tonal quality
to the character of the composition.
One missed something Of the tender
beauty Of this Schubert work, but the
presentation of the celebrated Fifth
Symphony" of Tschaikowsky was of
such superlative excellence that any
regret for the preceding work was
forgotten.
The Boston Symphony will come to
this city again next season for Q
series of three concerts.
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Hasty Pudding Club Show
Brings Out Stage Talent
Gapd Music Unusual Dances and Plenty of Fun
in the Harvard Production Last Night
Attractions of New Week.
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

HAS been 10 since the Hasy Pudding Club Of Harvard
University ancient and honorable institution for which
Robert Road to Romeo Sherwood once wrote elegant lyrics
Theater Guild play inspired comic has to
time the club has not changed its tie out
Evening star., 1934-04-05
Former Opera Star Wed.

NEW YORK, April S R.-Mrs.
Blanche Sternberg Sheath, daughter
Of Henry E. Sternberg of Columbus,
Ohio, was married yesterday to Her
bert Witherspoon, former basso of the
METROPOLITAN Opera Co.
Evening star., 1934-04-05
Boston Symphony in Last
Washington Appearance
Concert Yesterday Was Finale of Tonal Glory,
Received Enthusiastically by Large
Audience at Con stitution Hail.
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

YITH emotional and dynamic reading Of Tschaikows
\A/ Fifth Symphony Serge Koussevsky and the Boston
Wv Symphony Orchestra concluded their Washington visits
for this year yesterday at Constitution Hall in blaze
tonal The audience following the nerprea
ton with attention reused the highest pitch of
thsasm the sweeping finale and rewarded Dr. Koussevtsy
with the of applause that bespoke its appreciation No
better ending could been planned for this SERIES and
mastery Interpretation left the auditors with renewed Of
pleasure the of the resumption of these concerts
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HOLLYWOOD, Calf, April (NANA)-It seems for
taat there Is magic whereby people who
= = into the present day.
am speaking here in terms Of my profession There
would much disappointment and injured pride were the
thepians of half century back to suddenly stage
OF modern take and without advance warning forced
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is expected to arrive from the Wind
ward and Leeward Islands On or about
the 18th instant and will be despatched
for New York accepting Mail Freight and
Passengers.
ARNOLD. M. GOLDEN
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Does she know, do you realize the shocking II
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This one Wanted
She traded Love for Million 500. though she
Life owed her more than just Love. and she "
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SENSATIONAL! THRILLING
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Evening star., 1934-06-10
FLYERS TO Go to Chicago.

NEW YORK, June 9 R.-Paul
Codos and Maurice Rossi. French
transatlantic flyers. announced today
they would take-off at 8 am. tomor-
row for Chicago. The flyers said
thein plane would be placed on ex-
hibition at the Chicago Century of
Progress Exposition while they con-
tinued. by commercial plane, to Cali
fornia.
Evening star., 1934-06-10

town Branch. Northeast Boys Club
and Merrick Boys Clubs. The boys
viii 60 by bus from Washington to
Chapel Point and make the trip from
the Point by bus.
The camp this year will be operated
practically on a self-supporting basis,
although certain funds for scholar
ships" have been made available by
the Executive committee of the Chest.
This means that boys who are unable
to obtain the full amount for a two
weeks outing will be aided with a
scholarship"
The camp will be open only to
regular registered members of the
four clubs and the quota for the
Evening star., 1934-06-10

School property on Wiscoi.sin avenue
to st. AIMS Catholic ciiurch. The
bill previously had passed the House
and goes to the President for sigma
ture.
The Teniey School was abandoned
for public school purposes In 1929.
Last year st. AIMS Church leased it
from the District government for
school purposes. When the bill was
considered in committee, the Fedora
tion of Citizens Associations and the
Parent Teacher Association of the
community involved expressed opposi-
ton to sale of the property, contend
ing that eventually 1t would be needed
for playground purposes.
Evening star., 1934-06-10

American Federation of Organizations
for the Hard of Hearing.
Mrs. Maude Douglass Hubert and
Miss Frances H. Downes Of Wash
ington, both former champions. will
participate Fay l.. Bentley, Judge of
the Juvenile Court, will act as one of
the judges and present the winner
with silver trophy.
The national tournament will be
preceded by a private elimination con-
tests, the four contestants making the
highest score to participate in the
exhibition.
Arrangements are In charge Of Miss
Mary Vance Carney Of New York City.
She Is being assisted by Miss Florence
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limited season is already full. There
is no set price for the outing, the cost
being based on a sliding scale accord
ing to the boys ability to pay.
The camp site and most of the i'm
provements were made possible through
the generosity of Foster N. Reeder,
member Of the board of directors Of
the Boys Club of Washington.
Evening star., 1934-06-10
LIP.READINGCONTEST
TO BE HELD TUESDAY
Event Will Feature Annual Meet
ing of Hard Of Hearing
Federation.

A lip-reading contest with 16 con-
testants will be held Tuesday night
at the Mayfiower Hotel as q feature
of the fifteenth annual meeting of the
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SCHOOLsSALE BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Measure Authorizing Transfer of
Tenley Property Goes to
White House.

The Senate yesterday afternoon
passed the bill authorizing the Com
n1issioners to sell the old Tenley
Evening star., 1934-06-10
CAMP REEDER OPENS
FOR GROUPS JULY II
Boys Clubs to Go by Boat to
Chapel Point, Then by
Bus.

Camp Reeder. Boys Club camp on
West Hatton Farm. Mount Victory
Md, will open July II for members of
the Boys Club of Washington, George
Evening star., 1934-06-10

Woolley, chairman Of the Education
Committee Of the Washington League
for the Hard of Hearing.
Evening star., 1934-06-10

Demonstration Club to Meet.
FOUR CORNERS. Md. June o
(Special) The Home Demonstration
Club of Four Corners will hold the
June meeting on Friday at 1:30 with
Mrs Sam McCeney
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TREE PLANTING
TO Be RESUMED
ON NORTH SIDE
City Project Will Be Done
by Trained Crews of
CWA Workers.

Planting in the CWA "city of
trees" campaign will be resumed on
north side streets today if weather
permits, according to an announce
ment from the indianapolis Coun-
Gil of Garden Clubs, 337 North
Pennsylvania street.
The council and the city park
board are sponsoring the project.
Citizens may purchase trees for
street planting at low prices. The
actual delivery and planting will be
done by trained crews of workmen
without additional cost.
Trees recommended for planting
include American elems, sycamores.
lindens, Norway naples and all
varieties of oaks. Orders may be
placed by calling Riley 1888.
Planting at this time of the year
must be completed before the leaves
come out, it was explained. Pur-
chasers are urged to order immedi-
ately so the crews may complete
their work before the season be-
comes too far advanced.
Representative of the Irvington
Garden Club are on duty daily this
week at the headquarters, assisting
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Former Resident Dead

Indianapolis relatives have been
notified of the death of Mrs. Molly
Leeds, So, former resident of Indi-
annapolis, Sunday. at the home of
a son, Corbett Leeds, in Hollywood,
Cal
Mrs. Leeds lived in Indianapolis
for twenty years prior to going to
Hollywood. five years ago. She was
a member of the Seventh Christian
church.
Other survivors, besides the son,
Corbett Leeds, are a son, Charles
Leeds; four sisters, Mrs Otto Wink
enhofer, Mrs. Lottie Mcclellan and
Mrs. j. w. Fill, all of Indianapolis
and Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, Los
Angeles, and a brother. Alt Wilson,
Paris, Ind.
Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday in Hollywood.
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Mrs. Graham Succumbs

Following a protracted illness,
sasrs. Aimee Bindley Graham, 81,
wife of DR.. A. B. Graham, 1910
North Delaware street, died this
morning at 8 at st. Vincent's hos
pital.
Born in Terre Haute, the oldest
daughter of Edward H. and Aimee
M. Bindley, she has lived in Indian
apolis since her marriage to DR..
Graham in 1902.
Survivors besides DR.. Graham are
three daughters, Mrs. William H.
Calkins and Aimee and Lois Ora
ham, all of Indianapolis; one son,
Edward B. of New York city; two
brothers, Edward and j. Bruce
Bindley of Terre Haute; one sister,
Miss Delphine Bindley, also of
Terre Haute, and two grandsons.
Funeral services, which will be
private, will be conducted at the
home tomorrow afternoon by the
Rev. Thomas j. Graham, Louisville.
Cremation will follow.
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CHURCH WORKER
SUCCUMBS TO
BRIEF ILLNESS
Mrs. DELPHI NJ. RigSbee Dies
in Methodist, Hospital;
Burial Not Set.

Mrs. Delpha NJ Rigsbee, SO, of
4OO2 North New Jersey street, died
yesterday in the Methodist hospital,
where she had been during a short
Illness. She had lived in Indian
apolis twenty-seven years, and was
an active member of the Central
Avenue M E. church, where she
was a teacher in the junior depart
ment of the Sunday school. She
was a member Of the missionary So
ciety and Circle l of the church.
Surviving Mrs. Rigsbee are the
widower, A. L. Rigsbee, manager
of the insurance department of
the Fletcher Trust Company, and
two daughters, Miss Edna Maxine
Rigsbee and Miss Kathleen Louise
Rigsbee, both of Indianapolis. Fu-
neral arrangements have not been
completed.