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Evening star., 1934-08-12


few hours before Brother Nose" wal
seen in the Central Park Mail ar
audience composed Of children. stray
nursemaids and a scattering Of the
unoccupied gentlemen who pass a gooe
part OF their time on the Centra
Park benches these days watched
group Of young people from some
thing or other called the American
Peoples Theater, give O performance
composed of q little Of everything
from fencing matches and Tyrolear
singing to bits from The Tanning o;
the Shrew."
These amateur free shows are un.
doubtedly q good thing for the yount
people concerned and, like the Public
Welfare professional performances,
beneficent by-product Of the depres.
sion. Maybe before the warm weather
Is over they win have cultivated q little
more of that continental public-park-
cafe carefree spirit which Is necessary
to their full success. A band playing
waltzes somewhere in the distance,
the presence Of a lot OF little IRON
topped tables at which folks were sip
EAAs NNAA@~ 0A1 gNNAf &tAa - AAN@ VII
river flowing by would, we felt, have
helped the Central Park experience
lot.
| n 4 y
I oNDoN also has It's open-alr plays.
and among the recent novelties
was a new one-act piece by Mr.. shaw.
The Six Of Calais" played In Regents
Park. II deals with the brave Calais
burghers Of history, but was found q
bit stiff and strained by the London
critics. Shaw mentioned Froissart a.
his collaboration. explaining that II waS
necessary to improve on the famous
old chronicler, as the latter didn't
understand women. When the audi.
ence called for the author at the enc
of the play. Mr.. Shaw stalked briskly
on the stage and said: Ladies and
gentlemen, be reasonable. You can see
for yourselves that the author isn't In
the house."
Evening star., 1934-08-12

~ ROBABLY the most unusual
. contract ever written between
motion picture star and pro-
ducing company is one just
exectYtad for S-Vear-01d Shirley
Evening star., 1934-08-12

That same shabby Summer theRteF
muse no longer lies dead. II has
been ttckIed into the most exciting
minutes Of il career Way out In
little known corner Of the globe. II
sings its new song with couple Of
hey-nonny- -nonnys such as those
bushes and elms and oaks tf there
are any oaks have never known be-
fore. Automobiles trek out there as
II II was Atlantic City. Within the
theater's walls feyerish females. fat
and 20, as also fair and Is. stand
not sit, mind you-while before them
some 40 filled rows of interested
patrons watch the INNINGS Of clever
troupe.
This "a, as you have guessed, the
Roadside Theater.
DEoPLE have asked what IT is that
has made this organization
prosper so when others have wilted.
The answer 10 that is that others
haven't wilted-because others haven't
existed The Roadside Theater Is 9
unique venture In Washington COM
bining youth. talent and fortunate
optimism. II has had the courage
of its convictions. And it has been
rewarded with audiences which have
screamed not only with pleasure, but,
like Olivn Twist, for more.
Fortune has showered the Roadside
Theater with prosperity not by chance.
but because what has been done. for
the most part. has been well done.
It Is perfectly easy to intrigue the
casual playgoer by saying We are
going 10 revive an old melodrama."
and il is just as easy TO throw that
fnelodFama into shape in a jiffy. al
lowing more for the Kisses and howls
of the audience than for the care
with which the play should be pre-
pared.
In only one instance has anything
been staged without considerable
thought and intelligence. Each play,
whether melodrama or modern COM
edy. has been cast with care and
punctured with honest talent. No
one who saw Eugene Rressin as the
villain in Murder in the Red Barn"
will forget him. Dennis Connell is
said never TO have done better Job in
his life than he does In the current
Griesemer play, Welcome to His Ex-
cellency," Janet Coons is an agile
young comedienne. And Tony Hardt
and Harold Weinberger (who, by the
way, should be in Hollywood) are not
only capable, but imaginative d.
rectors.
Thus II goes and has gone. Every
body has worked hard and worked
well. The company smacks less of
amateurisEn than any local company
currently extant. It is, really. a JOY
to see that such group, founded
upon good, solid rock, should be well
coined out in the cold, callous world
with such enthusiasm. The company
deserves long life and the fun of
waiting for a future of even greater
endeavor.
SPEAKING of care and the satisfac-
ton Of seeing something done with
intelligence and imagination. reminds
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Another "Drunkard. "

THE DRUNKARD, or the Fallen
Saved" the most famous melo-
drama Of them all, viii be presented
by the Roadside Theater, beginning
Tuesday, August 81, IN all its glory, as
a revival of revival" The Road
siders are using the original version,
which was produced at the Boston
Music Hall The "melodrama con-
pany." headed by Frances Brunt,
Eugene KreSsin, Janet Coon and Fred
Haskdn, will return.
Evening star., 1934-08-12
c. FIELDS in THE Old
Fashioned Way" a hila-
rious comedy, is the cur

Z. FIELDS IN The Old
Fashioned Way" a hila-
Wv rious comedy, is the cur
Q rent attraction at Loew's
Fox Theater. Sharing
this cinematic huffoonery is a stage
program headlined by the musical
harmonies of Ina Ray Hutton and
her Melodears, Yaseha Bunchuk, ia
nous orchestra conductor and cellist
of the New York Capitol Theater;
the Six Yellow Jackets in a rhapsody
of dancing rhythm and Al Trahan,
the American "Paderoughski,' as a
special attraction.
The Drunkard," that famous old
"mellerdrammer" and a show within
a-show, is included in The Old-Fash-
1oned Way" w. c. Fields has
tailor made role. Baby Leroy. Ju-
dith Allen Jack Mulhall and Joe Nor
rison, who introduced the Last
Roundup" 10 American radio fans,
and others are cast in support.
News events, a comedy and short
subjects, together with another of the
weekly overtures arranged and direct
ed by Phil Lampkin, complete pro-
gram Of unusual entertainment ex-
cellence.
. -K-O Keith's new attraction is Uni
~ versaFs perturbation Of John Gals
worthy'S last novel. and by many
stated TO be his best, "one More
River" Adapted for the screen by
r. c. Sheriff. well known playwright,
zone More River" stars Diana Wyn-
yard and gives this excellent player
what is reported to be her best role
since "Cavalcade." Others include
Colin Give. Reginald Denny, Mrs
Patrick Campbell, Jane Wyatt, c.
Aubrey Smith, Henry Stephenson and
Alan Mowbray.
\NARNER BROS Metropolitan cur
rently offers Pat OBrien in a
new comedy role, The Personality
Kid" in which he is supported by
Glenda Farrell and Claire Dodd. Pat
O'Brien plays the role of a flashy
fellow. with considerable class and
no real worth. whose inordinate vanity
leads him to believe that he is really
big shot. GlercA Farrell has the
role Of Pats wife. who knows her
husband thoroughly and only hopes
to get enough money to start a small
business. There is a strong supporting
cast, which includes Henry ONeill.
Robert Glecerk. Thomas jackson
Arthur Vinton. Clarence Muse, Clay
Clement, George Cooper, George Pat
Collins and Pudge White. The short
subjects include IS minutes of news
events, travel reel, East Indies"
and Stgmund Spaeth. the Tune De-
tective." in a novelty reel Stolen
Melody"
WARNER BROS Earle Theater is
W now showing Housewife" a
Warner Bros. domestic drama, featur-
ing George Brent, Ann Dvorak and
Bette Davis Ruth Donnelly and
Hobart Cavanaugh supply the comedy
Other important characters are por-
trayed by Robert Barrat. Joe Cav
thorne, willard Robertson, Ronnie
Cosby and Leila Bennett. The Pickens
Sisters offer a new cycle of songs IN
the manner for which they are
famous on the stage, and other acts
are EnricA and Novello. dance IA
yorites; Al Norman. comedian. and
Park and Clifford presenting ''old
Roman Rstimes in Modern Manner. :"
Evening star., 1934-08-12


two striplings. II
and Is, to nurse
an ambition. This
pair h eld their
gr o und through
a siege Of patience
of just that
length. Last year
they decided they
h q d learn e d
e n ugh in the
scores of charity
s h o W S, 10 d g e
shows, circus try
outs, small time
vau d e vile per-
formances, TO hit
e. 49, ht1 ffv~.o
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Roadside T'heater Venture
A Success From the Start
Plays Have Been Competently Presented and
Well Selected by Young Thespians-More
Concerning the Galsworthy Picture.
BY q. de 9. MELCHER.

- o. WASHINGTON didn't a Summer theaterl People,
when began to skip up Pennsylvania avenue
their heads sadly and said "the heater dead
went into the scrapbaske small
amateur threatened 70 present Hay Fever Actors
wives and hustled 70 the shore Actresses
occasional filings in Be Davis Scheners comendabe thespan
the Sylvan Theaers folded up
melted
lay neglected muse n
ofhe words
Evening star., 1934-08-12
Several Musical Shows
Promised for Broadway
Sbuberts Launch Their New Production, Life
Begins at 8 40" in Boston-Free Drama
for New York Audiences.

w YTTH four berenders-"As Thousands Cheer Sailor
a Beware' Tobacco Road" and She Loves Me not
Wv sti holding the fort the Is expected to
with the presentation of farce-meo-
the at the
WeSport Country Playhouse Lawrence Schwab and Richard
Macauey authors the piece said be about the
kidnapping by ganges of young lady quite able to take care
of originally Snatch Snatch
Burgess Meredith "She Me Not
the principals and Barton MacLane another title
and subject do not suggest anything monumental start
must begin somewhere.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26

elder Mr.. Powell lived in Indian
apolis for several months. He
spoke in every Indiana county.
Talcott Powell was educated in
public and private schools and
attended Wesleyan university. He
started newspaper work as a re-
porter on the Paper Trade Jour-
nal of New York and connected
with that position is an interest
ing tale of Mr.. Powells peculiar
type of memory.
He later joined the New York
Sun and officials there soon dis
covered he deteSted grewsome
scenes. To break him of the pho
bia he was assigned to cover the
morgue for six weeks. He adj
mits that the experience wiped
out the phobia, but reveals that
he has not completely overcome
his aversion to distaSteful cpl
Sodes.
Two years following the morgue
experience, a man leaped from
the top of the f1fty-five- story Mu-
nicipal building. Talcott Powell
rushed to the scene. Police had
covered the mans body with news
papers. Every bone in the mans
body had been broken and every
trace of Identification had been
removed from the clothes.
Reluctant to look at the dead
mans face, Mr.. PoEell avoided
doing so. He went with police to
the station and when another
search of the mans effects failed
to reveal any trace of identifi-
cation, Powell consented to look.
He took one look.
Call the steward of the Union
League Club" he said, turning to
the police officers.
TINE man turned out to be a
Il member of the club. Talcott
Powell to this day can not recall
ever seeing the man before the
suicide. But-the Paper Trade
Journals Offices we're situated
across the street from the Union
League Club.
Il must have seen him seated by
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
Anna Sten, Great NeW Russian Star, Is
Coming Here in Mana 1T s a Great Film
THE Diamond Lii of 1868

THE Diamond Lii of 1868
Il that's Anna Stem in Mana"
That was my impression after
seeing this Russian actress make
her movie debut in Mana" at a
private preview at Loew'S Palace
the other night.
Mana" will be shown within a
few weeks at the Palace.
Mana was the 1868 edition of
Diamond Lii. but she didn't car
ry on her business over a saloon
but lived in state after she grad
uated from being just a common
person on a park bench.
Mana was as Immoral as Lii,
but she didn't possess Ills strik-
ing vocabulary except when she
lost her temper.
The movie industry is looking
for another Carlo and so Samuel
Goldwyn brought this Russian
actress to America two years ago.
He had to start from the ground
up. so to speak. because this
exotic beauty could not speak
English. So the money was spent
lavishly on her for two years to
teach her English.
Her instructors and those who
had faith in her acting ability
should congratulate themselves
because Anna Stem will become a
real star in her own right in this
country-if she is given the proper
vehicles.
In Mana" she puts over her
comedy scenes with as much ease
and with as much sure Snowman
ship as she handles scenes re-
quiring the powers of Bernhard
or Duse.
Her English speaking voice has
retained just enough of her con-
tinental background to make her
extremely individual.
Those who are developing Anna
Stem saw to it that her first We
hicle would be tremendous in its
emotional scope as well as back
ground. All of this cost money
and the rumor is that more than
two millions have been spent on
Miss Stem and Mana"
As Mana, the Russian star has
a role which is glamorous and full
of emotion. Mana becomes
manufactured star in 1868 in Paris
because a great director was i'm
pressed with her actions in a
Paris cafe when she pushed her
drunken escort. a soldier, into
fountain.
Then starts a career which
makes Mana the toast of Paris
and the victim of some glorious
and some foolish experiences in
love.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
BY DAVID DIETZ

A THREE-CORNERED battle is raging in the
L world OF science over the cradle of the human
race. Some say it was in Europe, others in Asia
still others in Africa Eminent anthropoogists can
be found to support each point of view.
The one thing they all agree upon is that the
new world is truly new as far mankind is con-
cerned. But even here, opinions are changing
slowly. Some authorities think man made his first
appearance about $1,000 years ago, but others would
multiply that figure by ten.
DR.. Aes Hrdlicka Of the United States National
museum, one of the worlds foremost anthropoogists
believes that western and southwestern Europe was
the birthplace of mankind He bases his opinion
upon the fact that many of the earliest skeletal
remains have been found in Europe
Excavations and searching of caves have re-
Vealed that race of man, differing more widely
from present-day than the various races of
man differ from each other today inhabited most
of Europe from 100000 years ago to about 10000
years ago. This race is known as the Neanderthal
race About 10000 years ago. this race was replaced
by the Cro-Magnon race.
THE remains Of the Neanderthal and Cro-Mag-
Il non cultures, weapons utensils and art objects
well many skeletal remains are found all over
Europe.
Very early skeletal remains are extremely few.
Europe boasts of two There is the skull and Jaw
bone found at Piltdown Sussex England. Anthro-
biologists consider this sort of Freeman dawn
man" Tt is estimated he lived 100000 years ago.
The Oldest near-human skull is from Asia, how
ever. 1t was found in Java.
The for Africa is much strengthened by the
finding in 1921 of a skull in Rhodesa. Rhodes
man." as he has been named by the anthropologists
had more primitive skull than Neandertha man.
1t is also pointed out that the two types of ape
which mostly nearly resemble man, the gorilla and
the chimpanzee. are both found In Africa.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26

the club window" is the only eX-
PLANTATION Mr.. Powell can offer.
All he remembers is seeing faces.
How that one face impressed it
self on his memory is mystery.
Asked what training one should
have to prepare for newspaper
work, Mr.. Powell will advise "our
grandfathers' idea of a good, all
round cultural education"
In his college days, Mr.. Powell
looked on history, economics, and
all kinds of English courses as the
only training ground He thought
mathematics and Latin a waste
of time. But those two subjects
have played the largest part in
his writing career.
When he wrote his book he
used Roman history for his open
ing chapter, something he couldn't
have done without his Latin
training.
He can't remember ever pass
ing a mathematics examination,
with the exception of his college
entrance test, and recalls that he
had to cheat to pass that one, the
only time he ever cheated on an
examination in his life.
Mathematics he could not mas
ter
Poor boy" they said. Hell
never get anywhere. That twist
in him which makes 1t impossible
for him to know figures will ruin
his life"
But Talcott Powell solved all
that.
Il
THO pass his college entrance
l. tests, he devised what prob
ably was the most unique ever in
vented. He visited a pawn shop
and purchased nine large dol
lar watches" for Is cents each. On
the face of each he pasted a
theorem.
Seated in the class, he went to
work on his examination. Every
time he was stuck" he pulled
out a watch Ito see the time"
Practice had made perfect and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
Margaret Sanger and March of History

IT seems to me that the case presented by Mar
Il garet Sanger has grown stronger with the years.
She was among the first to point out the relation
ship between war and population pressure Few
today will deny that Japans Imperialism is partly
inspired by its high birth rate.
The relationship between poverty and overpopu-
lation grows increasingly evident. Mrs. Sanger
preached that long before democracy and all Its
cousnly PHILOSOPHERS were known.
Strangely enough. certain opposition has come
from some radical groups which say-"Change the
economic system first. Destroy capitalism and there
will be no need of birth control" These men and
women seem to overlook the fact that contraceptve
information has been freely and widely disseminated
in Soviet Russia.
It is not honest for opponents purpoSely to con-
fuse the issue as they have often done. They know
that contraception and abortion are not the same
thing and yet they continue to link them IN their
arguments They know perfectly well that birth
control advocates are not suggesting no children
at all. And they know if they have any atom OF
understanding. that Margaret Sanger is as gallant
and as unselfsh crusader America has ever seem
Copyright. 1894. by The Tines
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
Your Health
by DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN.

TN the spring a young mans fancy often turns to
Il thoughts Of love-
Well, that's the way you may look at 1t. but your
doctor has analyzed the young mans fancy down to
a matter of climate and temperature.
The fact is that spring is the time OF yea1 when
the temperature averages about go degrees and the
variability from this temperature is rather high
That temperature and that variability, your doc
tor will tell YOU. actuateS the young mans fancy into
thoughts of Lowell
There is more to this matter of climate and tenn
perature than just its effect young mans heart
or a young womans, for that matter. There's
their general health to consider too.
The best conditions for greatest physical efficiency
include temperature of about SO degrees. with only
seems 10 go best at temperature of So degrees.
The greatest developments of civilization have
come about in places with temperatures that come
within these limitations.
TEMPERATURES and climate have been found to
IL limit the distribution Of many diseases to
tain of the world. One authority who has
studied the relationship Of climate to disorder like
diabetes, has found that this disease is more severe
in places where the climate is more stimulating
He also thought that diabetes should be more
severe during the more invigorating seasons of
spring and fan The summer months seem to be
most favorable TO the dabetic. The months most
favorable are January. February. May and october.
Similar relationships were found between climate
and such diseases as pernicious anemia, exophthal
mic goiter- and other such conditions which fare
badly under stimulation
IN certain areas of the United States, the rate of
IL climatic stimulation is high and here may be
found more frequent of diseases associated
with such stimulation particularly disturbances of
the glands Of internal secretion
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
Father CoughIin Falls Into Error

A ND yet there peris in suggesting to Father
IA Coughlin that he depart from his favorlte
topic Only the other day he appeared in Wash
lngton to a hearing the birth control bill and
took the rather tall attitude that he would settle
all this nonsense once for all by taking the issue
TO the country
begin to feel that too much emphasis has been
put on the power of this particular priest have
no doubt at all that his audience is wide and his
mail extensive But I refuse to believe the tale
which was going around quite recently that single
broadcast brought in five million letters. After ALL
there must be a portion of Father Coughlin's audi
ence which fails to write and another portion which
can't
In any event not all the power in the world
can avail to destroy a good cause. Margaret Sanger
is Just as valiant fighter the Michigan cru
sader and she has truth and justice on her side.
The weakness of the case against birth control was
illustrated in Washington by the readiness OF its
opponents to make false and unsupported charges
about Mrs Sanger's motives
1 would deny to man or woman the right TO
oppose Mrs Sanger religious medical or sociology
cal grounds but am impatient with those who hint
at any commercial impulse. Anybody who has ever
met Mrs Sanger or who knows the first thing about
her career can not fail to realize her utter sincerity
and devotion to her cause.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
But the Birds We're Safe EnOuOh

ROl that just shows how little teacher is likely
- 10 know about the facts of life If She really
knew the subject of sling mot slug or slung) shots
Sne would know that a whole gang could spend a
Whoie day IN gravel pit, taking free shots ct a.
SIuleo owl at thirty yards and never hit anything
but lot OF store windows. Even if there weren't
any store windows within miles, they would hit a
lot OF store windows. That is all they ever have
been known to hit Store windows and the glass
globes of lamp posts
never knew any one to hit any of our furred or
leaChereo friends with sling-shot of either type
Close sometimes, maybe but close "ant is" as we
used to say.
Maybe those weren't sling-shots at all which the
RAID uncovered at Welfare island but tyre of
blackjack made with few ounces of shot seveG I'D
IN cloth or leather pouch. But if So why not call
Gnem right? Those aren't slugshots sung shots
This device is called sock or Jack
But slug-shot and slung-shot and wads and ncse-
guards on football players! You would think con-
dltlons were tough enough without some people
going out of their way to make life more miserable
for other people.
Copyright, 1894 by United Feature
Syndicate IncJ
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
BARBARA, HER PRINCE
ARE REUNITED IN TOXIC

Interrupted Honeymoon Resumed;
Embrace AffectiOnately.
By United Press
TOXIC, Jan. 26.-The former
Barbara Hutton, Woolworth heiress,
and her husband, Prince Alexis
Mdivani, resumed their interrupted
honeymoon today following an af-
fectionate reunion aboard the liner
TatSuta Maru.
Mdivani was the first civilian
aboard the liner which brought the
heireSs here from San Francisco.
He arrived two days before on an
other boat.
They Rugged each other, embrace
ing affectionately after the long
separation, the first since their mar
riage last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-26
The Theatrical World
by WALTER d. HICKMAN


Drama and tragedy follow the
arrows of Cupid when aimed at
Mana. This gives Miss Stem ire
mendous emotional opportunities
and she handles them like
genius.
Her period costumes are mar
wells. Her speaking voice is rich
and colorful. Her love scenes are
great. and when she is angry she
is a tiger.
I sincerely believe that new
and a great movie star has been
discovered. Not another Carlo
probably, but a gifted actress who
is interesting every second she is
before the camera.
The money spent on Miss Stem
has been well spent.