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The Washington times., 1934-03-21
White House Dinner

The President and Mrs.
Roosevelt will give a small din
ner at the White House this
evening, when the Secretary of
War and Mrs. Dern will be
among their guests. A few
additional guests have been
invited to attend the talk on
Utah National Parks, illustrated
with slides which Mr.. Randall
Jones, of Cedar City, Utah,
will give later.
Mrs. Roosevelt will receive
the Ambassador of Japan and
Nine. Saito this afternoon at
the White House, and later she
will be hostess at a large tea.
The Secretary of State and
Mrs. Cordell Hull will enter
tain a small company at din
ner this evening, in their apart
ment at the Carlton.
Mr.. Hull was host at an in
formal luncheon yesterday at
the Carlton.
Mrs. Paul Hays, niece of the
Secretary and Mrs. Hull, re-
turned today to her home in
Staunton following brief visit
in the Capital.
X 4 X
The Ambassador of Argentina
and Sonora de Espil left today
for Atlantic City, where they
will spend a week. Both are re-
Cuperating from recent illnesses.
The Ambassador of Spain and
Sonora de Cardenas entertained
at dinner last evening at the
embassy in honor of Associate
Justice and Mrs. Harlan Fiske
Stone and Associate Justice and
Mrs. Owen j. Roberts. The
guests numbered %.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21

We like celebrities to look like
celebrities.
This is one of the reasons we
enjoy Fannie Hurst. You would
know Fannie Hurst was a &C.
lebrity at a distance of a half a
mile. The first time we saw
her at dinner, she was swathed
in yards and yards of cloth of
silver, with - neckline high up
under her ears and a long fish.
tail train. Her black hair was
strained back from her face and
held in a low knot. Her skin
was dead white and her eyes
very black and beguiling.
At the Press Club Stunt Party
Monday night, she was sWathed
again-thiS time in ruby velvet.
Ruby velvet bound her throat.
The ruby velvet of her long
tight sleeves reached almost to
her finger tips. Ruby velvet
slithered behind her in an in.
tense train.
AS we said before, we like
our celebrities that way. Rosa
mond Pinchot is satisfactory,
too. Her dress the other night
was not extraordinary, but she
herself is beautifully tall and
slim and willowy. She might
be a dryad or most anything
poetic. Her hair was fascinat-
ing. It's loose brown tresses
were held in place with laurel
leaves.
P. S. Phyllis says there were
no laurel leaves in Rosamond
Pinchot's hair. That we i'm
agined them.
Perhaps so. We nevertheless
stick to our story. If Rosamond
had worn laurel leaves, they
would have been appropriate to
her personality. She is that
sort of person.
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman is
another celebrity who looks as
one expects her to. A woman
of social and intellectual dis
tinction, a great lady in the
Democratic party, she is always
Sm martly dressed, beautifully
groomed, alert and amusing at
the stunt party. She wore her
short gray hair smooth in the
back, and swirled to each side
with curls.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Tea for Board

Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro,
President of the Women's Board
of Columbia Hospital, enter
tanned the members of the board
at tea yesterday afternoon at
her residence in Georgetown, in
honor of Mrs. John w. Gulick.
X y X
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Mathews
Dick are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Carnegie, on Car
negie Island, Florida.
Commander and Mrs. G. U.
Stewart, of Staten Island, New
York, are at the Dodge.
y X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Brewer
Montgomery, accompanied by
the latter's three children, will
leave tomorrow by motor for At
lantic City, where they will
spend the weekend.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Joins Parents Here

Mrs. Charles M. BakeWeu,
wife of Representative Bakeweli
Of Connecticut, has returned
from a visit to New Haven and
Boston. Their daughter, Miss
Mildred Bakewell, will be with
them at the Mayflower this
week during her spring vaca-
ton from school.
DR.. and Mrs. F.. L. Casten-
dorff, of Richmond, are spend
ing several days at the Marti-
nique.
DR.. and Mrs. Paul E. Ker-
cheral arrived in Washington
yesterday from their home in
Kingwood, w. Va, and they are
at Wardman Park Hotel.
**
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold l.. Bea-
con, of Chicago, Ill.,, are at the
Carlton for a brief stay.
Mrs. Casper Whitney has ar
rived in Washington from her
home in New York city, and is
at the Carlton.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren L. Pier
son will entertain at dinner at
the Shoreham on Saturday
evening.
X 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick De
Courcy Faust and Miss Ger
trude w. Faust. of Washington,
are at the Berkshire Hotel in
New York.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21
Here for Visit

Mrs. Frederic A. Tilton, wife
of the former Third Assistant
Postmaster General, is in the
Capital for a few days following
a lengthy stay in the South.
X
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Durant
have arrived from South Bend,
Ind, and are at the Willard for
a lengthy sojourn.
\ X
Mrs. D. w. Mears, of Edge
water Terrace, Washington, is
at the Ambassador in New York.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Yeomans,
OF Hartford, Connecticut, are at
the Dodge.
The Washington times., 1934-03-21

Sistie's had 'em.
Buzzie's got 'em.
What?
The measles.
Their pretty mother, Anna
Dali. having had
The Washington times., 1934-02-20

M Me20ck q M ckRE
FEATURE PHOTOPLAYS
In Washington's leading
picture theaters today and
their starting times are as
follows:
EARLE ..
1--WE GOT YOUR
NUMBER"
II is A. NJ, 1:55, 4 80, 7 :O5,
$50 P. M. Stage shows
at :05, 3:45, $40,
9P. M.
"sONs OF THE DESERT"
II A. NJ, 1885, 4:3C, 1925,
1905 P. NJ. Stage shows
at 1926, 3:2O, CLIO,
8:55 P. M.
PALACL
"QUEEN CHRISTINA"
II :15 A. NJ, l is, 8 20, 5 :25,
7:3O, 9:35 P. M.
METROPOLITAN
FASHIONS FOLLIES
OF 1894"
II A. NJ, 12 As, 2:30, 4 20,
6:05, 1850, $40 P. M.
COLUMBIA
"DEVIL TIGER"
11:1O A. NJ, 1855, 2:45,
4:35, 6:25, 8:15, 10 P. NJ.
RIALT0
BOMBAY MAIL"
II A. NJ, IL :49, 2:37, 4:26,
6:14, 8:O3, 9:52 P. NJ.
RK0 KEITH'S
"PALOOKA"
II: "a A. NJ, 1:28, 1882,
5:36, TAO, 9:44 P. M.
HOWARD
FASHIONS FOLLIES OF
1884"
II AS, 4, 7, 1O:15 P. NJ. Stage
shows at 2:30, 5:45,
9P. M.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20

Not only will she make the two
pictures her contract still calls for,
but the third that Radio wants
her to do and that they say Hep
burn will be willing to make.
Hepburn is one of the few stars
on weekly salary at that studio
and that weekly salary is tops,
and she can make it for as many
weeks as she is willing to work,
and If she wants to work often
enough she can make just as
much as the rest.
But it's up to Katharine Hep
burn to decide whether movies
are to be her career or whether
she wants to divide her time be-
tween pictures and other inter-
eSts.
It not only looks as though Lee
Tracy's troubles were entirely over
but that the road to recovery for
him is going to be honey. Not
only is he starring in a picture
(and it was one of many offers), i,
but the fast-talking Tracy has
been signed by an oil company
for his first broadcast. The oil
company pays him $3.50 for a
single broadcast. Isabel Jewell,
who goes places with Tracy any.
way, goes on the air with him, too,
on the program.
Frank Capra, who is just about
the most "in demand" director in
Hollywood today, will make an
other picture for Columbia before
swinging over to the MGM lot to
put Soviet" into work finally.
It will be the Mark Hellinger race
track yarn, Strictly Confiden-
tial," and Sidney Sholsky (once a
columnist) has been signed to
play the part Of a jockey. Skol-
sky is reported as being very anx-
ious to play this part because he's
never been on a horse in his life.
And speaking Of Soviet"
which has been on again, off
again, partly made and scrapped,
another picture on Russia has
been put on the shelf.
Lewis Milestone, after working
on the idea for Red Square" for
almost year and making a spe-
cial trip into Russia for facts, fig
ures and atmosphere, was told the
other day that Columbia will not
make the picture and Milestone is
now trying to settle his contract
with the company. And we
don't think that Milestone has
abandoned the idea at all, but will
probably get someone else to
make it.
Birthday Party
Bert Kalmar, of the Kalmar-
Ruby music crowd, is still celebrat-
ing his birthdays and had himself
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Who BurIesques Who

On my recommendation several
have told me that they went to
the Earle Saturday to see Dinner
at Eight" burlesqued on the screen
only to find there was no such
short visible.
Bill Ewing explains that because
of the five-show schedule Satur-
day, this embroidery was missing,
but has been reinstated and is q
part of the regular schedule for
the rest of the week.
For those who enjoyed "Come
to Dinner" and might be inter-
ested in knowing who was bur-
lesquing who I append this cast
ing:
Jean Harlow-Played by Leda
Lee.
Marie Dressler-Played by Fla
via Arcaro.
Lionel Barrymors-Played By
Herschel Mayall.
John Barrymore - Played by
JOQn Bonn.
Wallace Beery-Played by Cur
tiS Karpe.
Billie Burke-Played by Ninon
Bunyoa.
Madge Evans-Played by Mar
got Stevenson.
E d mund Lowe-Played by
Charles Cannefax.
OF all these players the most
efficient mimicking is done by
Ninon Bunyoa who not only looks
like Billie Burke, flutterS like her.
but has the added advantage of
being able to almost perfectly copy
the Burke voice. Next to her I
liked the Dressler impersonation
of Flavia Arcaro.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Eisenstein Film To
Be Shown Here

Thunder Over Mexico" the
Sergei M. Eisenstein drama that
caused such a tempest in and out
Of motion picture circles comes to
Washington next Friday and Sat,
urday nights, February % and "a,
for two public showings each
night, tbs and 9 p. M, at the
National Press Club Auditorium.
1t has been condensed into a
feature length production from a
quarter million feet of film made
in Mexico by Eisenstein and his
two associates who have worked
with him on his other screen tri-
umphS, G. Alexandrov, the scenar-
iSt, and E. Tisse, photographer.
Against the exotic and pictur-
eSque beauty of old Mexico, there
is unfolded a drama of aspirations,
of humanity in its most significant
aspects. The barbarous infliction
of the punishment of the
horses" forms the climax.
There are realistic battle Sc
quences, and through it all ten
der love story of two lowly poems
whose lives are caught up and
swept onward by chaotic events.
An appropriate musical score
conceived by DR.. Hugo Riesenfeld
accompanies the film. Upton Sin
clair speaks the prologue. There
is no dialogue following the pro-
logue, and very few titles.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
MoIiere Fun Is CIevehy Trimmed
With Music at National
BY Feg Murray

and purpose of the love schemers.
On such secrets as how well the
jailerS hold their liquor and how
cleVerly devised are the plans to
deceive.
Perkins Is AL
OSgood Perkins gives an inspired
performance as the crotchety
Sgarnelle voicing his lines with a
clarity that is a delight and en-
dowing the role with telling ges-
lures. A juicy role for a fine actor
and the combination here is
happy.
June Walker asks for sympathy
and appeal and gets it with a
ch IRA ct ri z a ion as Isabelle,
neither too demure or coy, but Suf-
ficiently poised and naive and un-
derstandingly cute to be impress
sive. Rounded and cuddly she
made an attractive picture in
period frocks.
Excellent support is contributed
by James Jolley, Stuart Casey,
Parker Steward, Flora LIE Breton,
Joan Carr and F. Carter Burgher.
The dancing honors accrue to
Doris Humphrey and Charles
Weidman.
Lee SimonSon's single setting re-
creates in pale and delicate pig.
mentS square in old Paris and
his costumes provide lurid and gay
blends in color. The Theater
Guild has given Moliere distinction
and honor and every real student
OF the theater will find something
In 1t to enjoy, whether it be
dancing, lyric or even a touch of
magic.-ANDREW R. KELLEY,
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
ith AIOI IEDE FIAI At AIATI@
N\/EIDNH TOIN III I"NIN
Guiomar Novaes
Gives Recital
Tomorrow

Guiomar Novaes, piano Soloist
with the National Symphony to-
morrow at $50 p. M, in Constitu-
ton Hall, was born in the State Of
Sac Paulo, Brazil, and was some
! thing of a child prodigy, playing
with talent and understanding
when she was four years old. Her
first public appearance was at the
age of seven.
The Brazilian government sent
her to Paris, and after being ad-
mltted to the Paris ConSerVatoire,
she won first honors from among
388 contestants.
At 16, when she made her debut,
she was an immediate success. Her
debut in this country was a SEN
Sation.
1t is frequently commented that
the great creative artists have
been men. But in the interpreta-
tive field, women have frequently
held places as artists of the first
rank. This is obviously true in the
theater, and almost as clearly so
in music. Indeed, in acting, dane
ing, and singing, the odds are
probably in woman's favor. James
Huneker places Guiomar Novaes
in the group of leading women
pianiStS.
In tomorrow evenings program,
Carnival is, of course, for piano
alone, but Guiomar Novaes will
reveal her rare abilities as a tonal
SoloiSt in Schumann'S "a Minor
Concerto"
The National Symphony man
agement reports gratifying re-
SponSe to the plea by Michael
Strange for the orchestra's Sus-
tanning fund for next year, and
that % teams, made up of mem
bers of the women's committee,
are already busy on the cam
paign.
Mr.. C. C. Cappel, manager of
the orchestra, announced today
that Mrs. Vincent Astor, Of New
York, and Mrs. H. E. Talbot, of
Dayton, Ohio, patron Of the
Westminster Choir which sang
here recently, have become men,
bers of the National Symphony
Orchestra Association. Approx
mately $4,000 must be raised
this spring if concerts are to be
guaranteed for next year.
Any contribution should be
sent to Mr.. Robert v. Fleming,
treasurer of the National SYM
phony Orchestra Association, care
Of the Riggs National Bank,
The Washington times., 1934-02-20

a party the other night in honor
of his natal day. Edgar Allan
Wolfe sat around getting a big
kick out Of a lot of old programs
that Bert has in the house from
the time that he and his wife
were a vaudeville team and Wolfe
found a lot of acts he wrote but
never did get credit for. Charlie
ButterWorth and Harry Ruby
played duets on the piano, but
didn't stay together for very long.
Maurice Revnes Gust back from
New York;, the AL Newmans (who
move into their brand-new house
on Wednesday,, Arthur Hornblow.
Leon Enrol and Mrs. Chico Marx
among the merry-makerS.
Random Shots:
Nat Goldstone says the 400
guests that have been invited to
his wedding are just relatives. -.
Carmen Orsatti, sister of Vic
(Agency) Orsatti, and Robert Cos
grove, novelist and screen writer
will marry any day now There
are IS pounds of ermine skins lefe
over from Queen Christina" wait
ing for a Wearer who can afford
them.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20

Monere's "School For HuS
bands" was first produced and
acted on June "a, 1861. Now, 273
years later, it was presented last
night at the National Theater as
the sixth play of the American
Theater Society by the New York
Theater Guild.
In it's free adoption and fitted
to rhyme by Arthur Guiterman
and Lawrence LANCER, with music
by Edmond w. Rickett, it becomes
modern musical phantaSy with
veneerS of color and rhythm and
soft melodies that disguise its
museum quality so well it evolves
as a prankish evening n the
theater.
Moliere wrote the part Of Sgar-
nellie for himself. Being, one sup
poses, a selfish playwright, he be-
queathed a heaping portion of the
choice lines and much Of the i'm
portant business for his own
adornment. That excellent actor,
Osgood Perkins, explains this in
a charm1ngly written prologue be-
fore the curtain lifts and the play
begins, adding that he will play
Sgarnelle.
Ballet introduced
In coupletS then, punctuated oc-
casionally with sly and enchant-
ing tunes, is told the story of the
elderly guardian who kept his
pretty ward under lock and key
until such time as he could find
it convenient to marry her. That
is, he tried to imprison the love
and the person of the fair Isabelle
but then, as now Cupid finds a
way and the colorful closing tab
leau finds the alluring damsel in
the passionate embrace of the
right husband.
The adaptors have taken the
liberty Of combining the Moliere
ballet, "The Forced Marriage" as
an integral part of their play and
it is fitted smoothly into the Sec
ond act as a madcap interlude of
terpsichore. A Sgarnelle in fairy
land as it were. This is beautifully
danced and acted by the Guild
nymphs and furbelowed pierrots.
WhoopS.
Both ingenious and interesting
is the venerable technique which
let's the audience in on the plot
The Washington times., 1934-02-20

Takes His Time
The story is taken from Samuel
Hopkins Adams might Bus,
which ran Serially in Cosmopol'
ftan Magazine. liked it par.
ticularly because he had at least
a dozen chances to undreSs Clau-
dette Colbert and he shuns such
exhibitionism. His finale, too,
might have been raw but he
has handled it with finesse and
ingenious limiting so that 1t is
doubly effective.
When Clark Gable is rough
with the girls-that is when he
speaks hard-boiled-he has a sort
of half smile which takes the
sting out of it but at the same
time lessons the degree Of convic'
ton which surrounds his acting,
However, if the girls like it that
way, it's o. K. with me.
'It Happened One Night" is the
tale Of a bus trip from Miami to
New York with q free Swigging re-
porter (Clark Gable) and a runa-
way heiress (Claudette Colbert)
involved in exciting adventures.
The newspaper sequences in it are
pure hooey and the climax is posi-
lively incredible but the entire ef-
feet adds up as good entertain
ment.
To those who say it couldn't
happen, Director Capra will prob
ably bounce right back with:
Neither could Lady For A
Day. but don't tell me it wasn't
q good picture"
Three exchange girls who saw
"It Happened One Night" in the
Fox screening room yesterday
agreed that Clark Gable was just
simply grand" The picture
opens at RKO Keith'S late tomor-
row night, a day and date show
ing with Radio City Music Hall.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
GABLE AS REPORTER
Adventures on Bus Trip Offe'
Exciting Fun and Drama in
1t Happened One Night
Bv ANDREW R. KELLEY

Hollywood of never having made unsuccessful picture His
latest Happened One Night employing Clark Gable and
Caudette Colbert cosars, will probably preserve that
record.
In this picture Director Capra is ongwnded as u s.
Senator explaining his tariff vote and you forgive him for
taking minutes tell his story only because ne has
injected mighty clever touches and puts them across
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Costly Snow Storm

That was Carter Barron and
Chick enjoying Moliere in the
first row at the National Theater
last night. President RooSevelt'S
secretary, M. H. Mcintyre, who
knows his way around on E Street
since he was once press agent Of
the National, was another Guild
customer. .Swirling snow, ice
glazed streets and bitter cold cost
the down town theaters at least
$4,000 last night. It checked
Garbo's Queen Christina" which
is battling for the F Street cham
pionship now held by Mae West.
Up to yesterdays matinee it was
neck and neck and then the
weather stepped in. The Febru-
ary % holiday prices may yet help
Greta to regain the title. Clark
Gable is attracting matinee busi-
ness in Baltimore, but the night
business at the Century is not so
devastating. The leading MIG M.
Romeo is coming over to Wash
ington within the next day or two
to shake hands with Franklin Of
the White House. 1t appears
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Crack India Train

Bombay Mail" now at the
R1aIto Theater and starring Ed
mund Lowe, is named after the
train that travels between Bombay
and Calcutta in 80 hours. Off
clauy, the train is called "The I'm
perial Indian"
The Washington times., 1934-02-20

that Jimmy Durante will have a
tough battle winning his way to
full stardom. The men like him
but the women give the long
nosed comic the go-by. Featured
comedian in support OF better
drawing stars seems to be the
destiny for Jimmy.
The Novarro Program
Ramon Novarro will not be
numbered among those who envy
the crooners. For his brief excur-
sion to the stages of the movie
theaters he picks from his musical
library these selections: La Laga-
lina," Gel Platero" and Long Ago
in Alcala." These are numbers
he used on his concert tour, offer
range that will display his voice
to the best advantage and appeal
to music lovers.
If the applause is sufficient
when he comes to Loew'S Fox
Theater on Friday audiences VIII
hear pagan Love Song" as an
encore, a graceful gesture to those
who were won by the Novarro
voice in pictures. Mr.. Novarro Is
not going high-hat, it is ex-
planned. He sings the kind Of
songs he likes and he can handle
the lyrics better than 'The Last
Roundup" and other ditties said
to be sure fire.
Oh, probably if you insist he
might add one of Jerome Kern's
rapturous melodies from Cat
and the Fiddle" which will be the
screen attraction with Ramon and
jeanette Macdonald coStarred.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
On Weekly Salary

star-power get away FRI
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
Lowe Turns Rancher

Not content with being a film
star, Edmund Lowe, star of
Bombay Mail" now at the
Rialto Theater, has turned
rancher.
The Washington times., 1934-02-20
HUT !: 3: {: From
HOLLYWOOD.
By GWYNN
Special to The Washington Time

HOLLYWOOD, Feb 2O-That trouble between Radio and
Katharine Hepburn will probably be settled any minute
with Radio having the slightest intention Of letting that
starpower get away from them.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-08

so Mrs. Leland Henderson OF
Dana, visited Mr.. and Mrs. S. K.
Justus Sunday.
Miss Larma Byers of this place
has accepted a position in Saluda.
Mr.. Edgar Reed, of the CGC
camp visited Mr.. and Mrs. S. ?.
Jones Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. z. Ward and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Marshall and
son, Ivory, were dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Reed of Edith
Grove Sunday. a. ~
Quite a number of people from
this place attended the t aH-day
singing at Cooper's Gap Sunday.
Mrs. Bill Blackwell and chill
dren visited Mrs. j. z. Ward. Sat
urday afternoon. -r 4
Miss Kather;f e Perry and Lloyd
Perry visited at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Young Friday
night. /
Mr.. Julian Hyder of Henderson,
vile spent the weekend with his
grandmother. Mrs. S. G. Byers, Of
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Edney and
Mrs. o. T. Perry visited Mr.. and
Mrs. S. X. Justus Friday night. Z.
Mrs. Henry Williams of Point
Lookout visited Mr.. and Mrs. r.
G. Harvey Sunday morning.
Mrs. R. E. King was called to
the Biltmore hospital to see her
brother, who is seriously i'll there