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Evening star., 1934-08-26
Nr1u WORK. Aur1ist Is.


ITHOUGH the world may seem
n to wag an very much as be-
Il fore. the1fact Of the matter is
4 4 that the New York theater
season Of 1934-5 began last
week. 1t was opened, If not precisely
with a bang, at any rate cheerfully,
with the presentation of new mus
icaI show, Keep Moving" and the
continuance, after Walter Huston's
experiments with "Othello" in Center
City, of "Dodsworth" Next week will
see a more thoroughgoing start OF the
new season, as five new pieces are ex-
pected to make their Broadway bows.
The new musical show, labeled
revue" is, more properly speaking,
a string of vaudeville turns, with geS-
lures from time to time In the direc-
ton of the formalized routine Of
musical comedy. Singers MidgetS
play an important role, and the book,
by Newman Levy and Jack Schon, is
arranged to give them several sketches
in which they are the main thing.
The most successful of these, per-
haps, Is a Walt Disney number, In
which the whole troupe of midgets
appears as little pigs dancing on their
hind legs. They wear false heads
and ingeniously accurate costumes,
and do turn which is decidedly drol.
TOM HOWARD, veteran comedian,
known both in the films and in
musical comedy. is the featured"
member Of the cast. Mr.. Howard goes
in for a way-down- East, crochety-old-
man sort of humor, which he handles
with poise and shrewdness. A little
of 1t goes rather long way, and most
Of Mr.. Howard's numbers were long
drawn out. There was q long dia-
logue, for instance, based on the
punning possibilities of the words
''dye" and "die" C"What do you do
for. a living?" at dye" etc, etc) g,
which might perhaps be acceptable in
some Chautauqua program in the re-
moter businesses Of the continent, but
scarcely seemed just the thing for
our more or less incandescent Broad
way.
Clyde Hagar, giving a hoarse-voiced
and amusing imitation of a pitch
man" barking his wares, was more in
the picture, and Cliff Crane, in sew
eral knockabout dancing numbers.
was also entertaining. There is the
usual sentimental tenor, q pair Of
writhing dancers, and q pretty and
willing group of show girls. In gen.
eral, an entertaining enough evening,
although second class, as compared
with such q sophisticated and charm
ing revue as "As Thousands Cheer"
for instance.
Il 4 ~
THE reopening Of "Dodsworth" will
= shortly be followed by the publi-
cation Of Sidney Howard's dramati-
zation Of Sinclair Lewis novel, with a
very interesting preface in which Mr..
Howard and Mr.. Lewis discuss their
different techniques. Mr.. Howard
points out the handicaps under which
the playwriter suffers-only two hours
of playing time in which to make
his entire effect, no chance for ex-
PLANTATION or comment. the action re-
stricted to a few scenes at most, and
frequently, when economy is demand
ed to but one set-and so on.
Mr.. Lewis grants that the novelist
has many advantages: on the other
hand, he never has the playwriter's
luck in having real people visualize
his characters for him. The novelist
must make you believe that his heroine
is beautiful by the eloquence and
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Vidor Appears in Own Film

A LTHOUGH he had worked in the
\ triple capacity of author director
producer on "Our Daily Bread" his
first independent production for re-
lease through United Artists, King
Vidor couldn't resist the urge to get
into the picture"
finished digging the miles of ditch
Vidor Unexpectedly joined the men,
giving the signal to let the water
come through. Facing the camera
for closeup, he cupped his hands
over his mouth and shouted his
20. K. Let 'er come!" with more
gusto than all the paid actors put
together.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

You have probably heard that Mrs.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch is being
filmed by Paramount right now-and
should be ready for release shortly.
And you may have heard that Pauline
Lord is playing Mrs. Wigs, and that
Zasu Pitts, young George Breakstone
(whom you should remember from
mo Greater Glory'O and others are
cast in it. But, when you come right
down to it, how many Mrs. WiggSeS
are there in Hollywood and how many
young BreakStones? In other words,
are there enough players to flt into
the mold of the average juvenile book
who will conform to the public's idea
of the characters which they have
read and loved?
ONE of the tragedies of today is that
~ Mary Pickford had to grow up. If
she had been in her youthful prime
right now she would have been even
more popular than she was 20 years
ago. Say what you will, there is no
one on the screen-barring little
Shirley Temple-who has taken Miss
Pickford's place, who can play sugar
roles and get away with it. Janet
Gaynor, you may say-and that in
sense is true. But Miss Gaynor'S face
is beginning to attain certain wordli-
ness, and while her smile is still
vastly disarming, you have sneaking
suspicion that her guilelessness is not
quite so intense as was Mary Pick
ford's when she was romping through
those barnyard stories.
Who else is there? Marion Nixon
possibly-but Miss Nixon has grown
up, too; in fact, she has overstayed
the juvenile age. her passage with
youth having had its fling more than
moon or so ago.
Who, then, can play the roles that
rightfully belong to Mary Pickford?
TAKE a partial list of some of Holly
woods favoriteS at the moment
and see how they'd do in Anne Of
Green Gables" or Seventeen" or
THE Poor Little Rich Girl: Jean
Harlow, Ann Harding, Joan Craw-
ford, ELISA Landi, Mae West, Marion
Davies Gas a matter of fact, she'll
probably play in half Of them any
way), Joan Blondell, Norma Shearer,
Greta Garbo (she'd be riot in
"Stover at Yale~, Ruby Keeler,
Gloria Swanson, Bebe Daniels, etc.
No, there are only very few
Katherine Hepburns and Margaret
Sullavans-and they should be used
only sparingly, for fear that the pub
lie will catch on to the fact that they
are out of their teens, too.
There is. however, one new young
player who should f1t in very well
with almost any scheme of things
we refer to Jane Wyatt. Miss Wyatt
has a wholesome face, a delightful
personality and a background which
suits her admirably for the task of
re-creating the heroine of any popu-
lar book. We hope that her some
what rare talents will be greatly in
demand in Hollywood.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Pictures of the Week
Screen Attractions and Vaudeville Programs
at Downtown Theaters.

Jack Powell, late star of Ed Wynn's
Laugh Parade; Arthur Boran, ra-
dos favorite mimic, and George and
Arthur Dormonde in Scientific Nom
sense"
"HANDY ANDY" as enacted on
the screen by Will Rogers, is
back at Loew'S Columbia Theater
this week. Continuing all of those
hilarious antics that kept Palace
Theater patrons amused for two
weeks, Will Rogers is cast as the
small-town druggist, whose wife
wants him to sell out his business
and learn how to play.
Peggy Wood, as Wills socially
aspiring wife; Mary Carlisle, Con-
chita Montenegro, Roger Imhof and
Robert Taylor are cast in the sup
port. News events, a comedy and
short subject are added.
TREASURE ISLAND" remains for
a second week at Loew's Palace
Theater. Bringing to life the unfor-
getable romance and adventure that
has caused the book of Robert Louis
Stevenson to remain a perennial ia
vorite, the picturized version of
Treasure Island" is hailed as one
of screendom's most popular Gre
ations. Wallace Beery portrays the
character of Long John Silver, Jackie
Cooper is seen as the stout hearted
and adventurous Jim Hawkins. Lio-
mel Barrymore as Billy Bones, Lewis
Stone as the skipper of the His
PAMELA, Charles Chic" Sale, Nigel
Bruce and many others are in this
formidable cast. Treasure Island"
is Metro Goldwyn- Mayer produc-
ton that was directed by Victor
Fleming.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

Happily enough the book that got
he most votes was Treasure Island,
and this was before the current film
nad been made. Hollywood may thus
rest assured that it has done right
oy the youngsters and that if they
will heed the cry Of minors they
nay put both gold and wisdom in their
Golfers.
Books other than Treasure Island
which received the greatest number
0t votes we're: Little Men," THE
Odyssey" THE Last of the Mohicans, -
Robin Hood" "An Oldfashioned
Girl and Little Colonel" stories.
Patty" "The Five Little Peppers -
'GlLlliver's Travels "Stover at Yale, "
twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
See" " Capt. Blood" Anne Of Green
Gables" "Honeybunch, THE Call of
the Wild" "Nobody's Boy and NO
hodys Girl "A Tale of Two Cities, -
e. "Tte House of Seven Gables. Seven
teen Julius Caesar" "Ivanhoe, +"
"The Three Musketeers," David Cop
perfield," Green Mansions" and
"Joe's Boys"
The list Of favoriteS which received
one or more votes was SO long that
only a few may be mentioned-but
among the more outstanding books in
this class we're: 'The Tennessee
Saad," David Goes to Greenland"
'Genfrew's Pony Trail" princess of
Mars" War Lords of Mars" ''The
Nan Who Was Thursday" The Swiss
Family Robinson" "The Importance
Of Being Ernest" Hamlet" The
Taking of the Bastile," "Knute
R0ckne-Man Builder" "The Last of
the Plainsmen," Mr.. Isaacs, Eight
Cousins" THE Poor Little Rich Girl, 3"
'Eose in Bloom" "A Little Princess"
aid THE Girl Next Door" What
about BLACK Beauty" Robinson
C~usoe," ETC.?
YOU will note that the above list is
not strictly child" reading.
Hamlet" after all, is no bedtime
Sarn--and "A Tale of Two Cities" has
both blood and thunder, Darnley
be lng a character known by the old
IS well as the young. Also, there is
such satire in "Gulliver's Travels" as
hsd often caused some of its major
pd156SCo W Oc CctloOIcOs I1OWCNCl, OIl
tha whole, this list is a fairly thor
ough combining of the juvenile clas-
sizes and one which Hollywood may
wish to heed.
However, there is danger ahead.
Great danger. While picture such
as Treasure Island" has been done
wi h a good deal of taste-au remarks
except the cheese" remark being
fairy straight Stevenson-there are all
sol ts Of pitfalls that have to be avoided
4uCh pitfalls as Jane Eyre" en-
collrtered and did not surmount. For
q classic may be a classic-but it may
also become extraordinarily dull.
y X X
'THf; trouble that Hollywood is going
~ encounter is not so much the
trouble of finding the material, but
Of fIlding the right players or the
nigh people. -. ..
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Where and When
In Local Theaters

LOEW'S FOX-"The Girl
from Missouri" today at
2, AIS, ITO, and 10 pm.
Stage show at $3.50, 6:15
and 9:05 pm.
EARLE-"Ladies Should Lis
ten" at 2, 4:50, 7:30 and
1910 pm. Stage show at
4, 6:4O and 9:25 pm.
KEITH'S-"The Lady is Will
ling" at 2;;36, 4:26, 6:16,
8:16 and 9:56 pm.
PALACE-TreaSur Island"
at 2::45, 5, tbs and $50
pm.
COLUMBIA Handy Andy"
at 2, 3:45, 5:45, TAO and
9::35 pm.
METROPOLITAN - Friends
of Mr.. SWeeny." This aft
ernoon and evening.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Chaplin's S New Film.

"A Charles Chaplin Studios on the
new production in which the world
foremost pantomimist will be seen
for the first time in three years.
Paulette Goddard will have the lead
ing feminine role. It will be fea-
tured by novel sound effects and will
have no dialogue. 1t will be released
through United Artists.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
FIND GIANT ELK'S HEAD
Species Believed to Have Roamed
ireland 10000 Years Ago.

DUBLIN P).-The head of a giant
elk believed to have roamed Ireland
some 10000 years ago during the
first part of the glacial period has
been dug out of a bog in County
Dublin. It was found by members
of the Danish expedition headed by
Prof. Knud Jessen, Copenhagen SCI
enlist. The head is about feet
long and in a good state of preserva-
ton.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

YEAN HARLOW in 1.-THE Girl
From Missouri" and variety
program of vaudeville that is
A--| marked by the first appear
ance in Washington of Mert
and Marge, is being offered cur
rently a. Loew's Fox Theater. The
aIluring Miss Harlow is seen as Eadie
Chapman, showgirl whose twofold
purpose in life is to be a lady and
t. marry a millionaire in THE Girl
From Missouri Lionel Barrymore
is the capitalist who tries to turn
heaven and earth to prevent Eadie
from marrying his son, Franchot
7 atnG.
Or the stage Mryt and Marge, as
sisted by Clarence, who has shared
their network popularity, and a cast
OF radiao celebrities, offer a comedy
playlet Checking Out" Supplement-
ing this radio combination is Daphne
Pollard, the madcap commedienne of
stage and screen, Roy Smeck, a wiz
ard OF the Stringed instruments, and
the Lee Twins with Rio and Elliott
in al. Offering of modernistic dance
novelties,
p-K-O KEITH'S is now showing
~ the latest picture in which Leslie
Howard is starred. Produced by Col
unEia Pictures, it is titled THE Lady
Is Willing" and in its cast appearing
opposite Mr.. Howard is Miss Binnie
Barnes who scored so successful as
Catherine in THE Private Life of
Henry VIII" also shown at the Fiji
teerth street theater. AS an added
attraction for the current week, Keith's
is presenting Shirley Temple in this
youthful stars most interesting fea-
turette, Managed Money"
FRIENDS OF MR.. SWEENEY" is
the current attraction at War
ner Bros Metropolitan Theater.
ThI is e Eollcking Warner Bros.
con- edy by Elmer Davis, who has
taktn as his principal character a
tinIid soul sort of person, who is in
spir ID by love, liquor and an old
tint college pal to become a raging
lion Charlie Ruggles in the role
bios SONS cut in night as big-time
sport and the terror of a band of
crooks in some ridiculouSly funny
situations. Ann Dvorak supplies the
love interest in the leading feminine
role Of F. lggleS' secretary, who eggs
him on to be &, real devil of a fellow
The program is completed by Spe-
cia.ly selected short-reel subjects, in
cluitng Is minutes of world news
events, Pepper Pot novelty, Camera
Speaks" and NIitd Mayfair and Don
aid Novis in Policy Girl"
CAFY Ct RANT, Frances Drake, Ed
ward Everett Horton and Charles
RAY are seer in Ladies Should
Listen" at Warner Bros Earle Thea
ter This story is one of complicated
situations, In hich young Partisan
man about town finds himself with
an option on nitrate concession or
his hands plus one of his many
sweetheartS wllN, with her husband
is trying to ROT lim. Frances Drake
one Of the n cst promising of the
never crop Of N players, is seen a:
telephone oIc' tor, while the pic.
turs is made ST. more interesting BY
Charles Ray, o stages his film
comeback III the ole of a door man
9th ers in the Ca include Nydia West.
mai, George Ba Ier and Rosita Mo.
reno. Tht, 81 age ctivities are headed
by Mit1 M4yft.r, former Ziegfelc
dancing star, Sic is assisted by thu
Twelve Aristc rat in their own dance
symphony With Rita DeLando, Z
amour tain of bluls Other acts ar
Evening star., 1934-08-26

time she played
the Earle she
was Hal lie Roy's
partner and was
with L e r o y
when he got a
pic ture offer
from Warmers to
make H arol d
T e e n" MitZi
was offered the
lead opposite Hal
but decided on a
European t r i p
instead. Went to
L o n d o n for
e n g a g ement in
A.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Mary Pickford's Tragedy
Is Having Had to Grow Up
Showing That if Miss Pickford Could Have
Seen Younger Today She Would Have
Played Many of the New Roles.
BY e. de S. MELCHER.

TOW Island" seller throughout the
| country-rightfuly-the generation Holly
woods helm So it logical to present the results
QUESTIONABLE which the National Board of Review Of
Pictures recently promoted and which sent children
ranging from to 15 This asked What books would
to made
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Troupers
Glimpses of Stage Folk
in Washington.

THIS is Mitzi Mayfair's first appear
L ance at Earle since her return
from Europe in June. She came back
from England to go into Scandals"
but the show was Cancelled. The last
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
DRIVE To CURB
TAXES FAILS
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Exemption Of soft drinks from
taxation was the only result Of a
drive today by Senator Harrison
Cd Of Mississippi to abolish
nuisance taxes"
The Senate Finance Committee
on which Harrison is chairman
refused to eliminate levies on ad-
missions, radios, and other items.
However, it agreed to a capital
stock tax Of one-tenth of one per
cent to begin in 1885. estimated to
yield sos, 100000.
The tax on furs of $40 or less
In value was removed, with a loss
of receipts from the House reve-
nue. bill amounting to $4,000, 900 to
$5,OOO,00O, but the committee in
creased by 8 cents per 1000 the
levy on colored matches and raised
the tax on automatic lighters.
Extension of the period for the
tax Of two cents each on bank
checks likewise was authorized.
The expiration time Of January I,
1895, specified in the House bill
WaS heightened until July ], 1895.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
GORDON SCORES
GRAND JURY

Justice Peyton Gordon rebuked
the Grand Jury on two counts
when they appeared before him in
District Supreme Court this morn
ing to render their bi-monthly re-
port.
Declaring that he had read in
the newspapers that the Grand
Jury had recently reindicted Col.
Wade H. Cooper, Justice Gordon
asserted that the jurors are
pledged to secrecy and have no
right to reveal their actions until
they are reported in open court.
District Attorney Leslie C.
Garnett assumed responsibility
for this revelation, declaring the
news was given out from his
office.
Justice Gordon then attacked
the Grand Jury for making a
special report to Mr.. Garnett in
the fraud investigation in con-
nection with War Department
contracts.
The Grand Jury, he pointed
out, has no right to make a.
report to any person except the
court.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Will ROGERS
Says:

HOLLYWOOD, CAL, March
21.-I'd just like to show you
what our cousins are doing IN
the way of tOting the mail.
LONDON, March 16.-The
British post offices showed .
profit at the end Of this fiscal
year, ending February. Of sew
enty million dollars. Last year
S57 ,OOO, 900 in post office profits
was applied to the reduction OF
taxes"
We lost $50 millions q year.
Who's lOOney now?
The British also run the tele.
phone and telegraph; 50 when
you say "a government can't
run q business" you mean Our
Government can't run it. Don't
forget always to put that Word
"Our" in there.
Jim, this is NO reflection ON
you and your p. o. gang. It's
our lawmakers, who WOnt
charge for . letter, paper, or
crate Of eggs what It costs TO
carry 1t, be it by plane, boat.
train, or mule.
Copyright, 1894, by MeNaught
syndicate,) n
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
G|RL, 5, KILLED
BY AUTO TRUCK

Elsie Fay Lumsden, 5, was killed
today when she tripped and fell
head-foremost under the rear
wheel Of a moving truck.
The accident occurred almost
in front Of her home, 100 block
T st. N. E., shortly after 10 a. m.
Her father, Policeman George
N. Lumsden, assigned to the First
Precinct, was on duty. He was
sent home to find his wife, Louise,
Frustrated and under care Of
neighborS.
An ambulance was summoned,
but there was nothing a doctor
could do. The little body was COW
cred up and taken away, the
father watching as he had
watched in the course of his job
the bodies of other victims moved
from the scenes of accidents.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
LABOR REPLY
YEELDSPO|NT
0NEASTMAN
Tells President Men Willing
To Discuss Settlement
With C0ordinator
BY International News Service

President Roosevelt was in
formed today by A. F. Whit
ney, chairman Of the Railway
Labor Executives Association,
that the 81 standard railway
unions cannot accept con-
tinuation of the 10 per cent
pay cut for another six
months as the President pro-
posed in his letter to the
carriers and the unions sew
eral days ago.
Mr.. Whitney tempered the ap-
pearance of rejection, however,
by saying the unions were will
ing to accept Mr.. Roosevelt's pro-
posal to have the Federal Co.
ordinator of Transportation, Jo-
seph B. Eastman, sit in arbi-
tration proceedings designde to
reach solution.
ThiehOff Advised
At the same time, Mr.. Whitney
supplied President Roosevelt with
a copy Of a letter which he had
sent to w. F. Thiehoff, chairman
Of the Railway Managers Con-
ference.
In this letter, Mr.. Whitney told
Mr.. Thiehoff that it was useless
for the two parties involved in
the railway labor dispute to con-
tinue their conferences as at
present and said the labor Off
cials were accepting the Presi-
dents proposal for calling in Mr.
Eastman before further meetings
are held.
The Whitney letter advised Mr.
Roosevelt that he would be kept
abreast of all developments, and
it also was accompanied by q
copy Of the labor officials most
recent answer to proposals Of the
rail executives for a cut Of Is
per cent. The letter to the
President said:
1--WE share your disappOint-
ment that agreement has not
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Light Plant ErGses
Taxes in VILLAGE

SKANEATELES, N. Y, March
81 Q.N.S0.-Largely as a result
Of earnings of its village-owned
electric light plant, Skaneateles
had a surplus of $9S,288 in cash
at the close of it's 1888 fiscal year,
the annual report of the treasurer
revealed today. Skaneateles has
not had a corporation tax since
1881,
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
CON INFERENCE.
DEADLOCKED
ONPAYB|
Measure Returned to House
When Neither Side Will
Yield on ReviSionS

Throwing the decision on
the Government salary and
veteran sections of the indie
pendent offices supply bill
back to the House and Senate,
conferees on the measure to-
day decided to report a dis
agreement on these two Sec
tions Of their respective
houses. ..... 3
Neither the Senate nor House
conferees would yield on the posi-
tions taken by their respective
bodies on Government pay or vet
eran's relief, but the House con-
ferees agreed to accept all other
Senate amendments to the bill.
Vote Due Tomorrow
Representative Clifton Wood
rum CD of Virginia, chairman
of the House conferees, announced
the conference action to the
House, and said he will call the
report up tomorrow and move
that the House further insist on
its amendments.
Representative William P. Con-
merry, jr. CD of Massachusetts,
announced that he will offer a
preferential motion that the
House recede from it's disagree
ment and concur in the Senate
amendments. This motion, which
is the same that the House de-
feated by one vote last week, Will
be acted upon before that OF
Representative Woodrum.
Should the House concur with
Senate amendments the bill would
60 directly to the White House.
Should the House reject a mo-
ton to recede and concur, and
adopt the Woodrum motion, II
will then be up to the Senate to
take the next action.
Byrnes Adamant
Senator James F. Byrnes (D0 Of
South Carolina, in charge of the
bill, said that if the House fur
ther insists on it's amendments
he will move that the Senate also
further insist on it's position. The
Senate could vote to yield to the
House position, and thereby end
the controversy.
Senate adoption of the Byrnes
motion would throw the bill back
into conference for further con-
Sideration.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Rail Unions Reject 10 Per Cent
Mary 'Heartbroken
Over Parents Suit
For Support

HOLLYWOOD, March 81 GIN.
S0.-Mary Astor, film actress,
was heart broken" today over a
suit her parents filed yesterday
for support from her, she declared.
The parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Langhankt, asserted they aban-
doned their home in Illinois 13
years ago in order that Mr.. Lang
hanke might manage his daugh-
ter's career and declared they re-
Gently had been forced to sell
their furniture and other property
in order to buy groceries. Miss
AStor said:
'T have never refused to take
care of my parents in my IA
years as a film actress.
Cup to 312 years ago / had
The Washington times., 1934-03-21

earned more than $5OO,OOO,
which my parents managed for
me. They invested much of the
money in securities that proved
to be worthless, and much of
the money has been diSSipated.
I received only One-fOurth Of
what I earned after their ex-
penses had been deducted"
Three years ago, she said, she
decided retrenchment was neceS-
Sary and asked her parents TO sell
their beautiful estate and live in
q smaller house: She added:
81 then gave my father $1,000
. month for q year, hoping he
would sell the property, loaned
him $2,5OO for additional ex-
Renses, and paid their income
taxes"