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The Washington times., 1935-01-26
Comedians Getting a Break
In Movie Shakespeare

Ieven Hugh Herbert felt some
misgivings about his assignment
to play "Snout." First, he feared
that Reinhardt would be the die
tator-type of director, and Hugh'S
experience is that comedy seldom
flowers under military discipline.
This much Hugh admitted to
us. But the facts" he admits,
show that I was all wrong. In.
stead of demanding military or.
ganization, Reinhardt has re-
vealed himself as a most charm
ing person. who lets us have a
freer rein than 80 per cent Of all
the directors I have ever worked
with around theaters or studios.
He is always open to suggestions
and quick to incorporate them
into the action. While he is faith
full to the play, he is eagerly
building up the comedy business"
Speaking as one Of the al
legged comedians in the piece,
Herbert continued, 1T is a de-
light to see Reinhardt devOting
SO much of his time to our
scenes. The whimsN and rO-
nance will Ge found aplenty in
The Washington times., 1935-01-26

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 26.-Come.
dams are getting the break in
Midsummer Nights Dream" and
screen audiences are in for pleas
ant surprise when they view the
Shakespeare epic.
This is the opinion reached by
Hugh Herbert, the unctuous
comic VINO plays one Of the arti-
sans in the perturbation of the
immortal play.
It is truly startling forecast,
since most Of us have been edu-
Gated to regard Shakespeares
plays as classics to be reverenced
rather than enjoyed.
Similarly, the great Max Rein
hardt, who is producing the pic
ture for Warner Brothers, has
been ballyhooed for so many years
as the high priest Of the art thea
ter. that most of us remember him
for The Miracle" rather than for
the long list of popular success he
has also staged.
Because of these attitudes to-
ward the author and the producer
The Washington times., 1935-01-26

merely were trying to save
studios money by advising
them not to photograph scenes
we knew would have to be
eliminated and changed later.
Appeals over US to the New
York board were often made"
And that board consists
OFF," interrupted.
WAS SUPPORTED
"The presidents Of all the
major companies" he continued.
"And Pm grateful that they
backed us up 100 per cent. They
were sincere in their efforts to
change things. We did succeed
in saving the industry millions
and in making them realize that
they benefited.
There was the fear that q
series Of saccharine and overly
sweet movies would follow the
initial decision to clean up. We
had to prevent some producers
from leaning too far backward.
Soon they found that life, vir.
ility and even sex could be
shown with good TASTE"
Did the movie theaterS suffer
much loss of attendance in thu
last six months?" wanted tx
know.
"Theater business" Breen
said triumphantIy, has been
greater in the last six months
than during the same periods
for years before. Chris! mas
holiday attendance broke all
records since 1929 in every
theater. All the groups which
originally waged the battle of
reform have voiced cOmmen-
dalton for the better quality
Of product. Producers admitted
they have found better story
sources and better material
because they had to be careful.
I'm the first five and q half
months 237 pictures of a total
Of 277 needed no cuts or
changes in any state. That's
the cleanest bill Of health
given in years. Figure the
savings when you remember
that producers used to allow
$4,000 additional to q pictures
costs for censorship changes.
Kansas was the only state to
require changes in four. That
means the total might have
been 241. And, now that both
sides are in accord; greater
things will be DONE"
The Washington times., 1935-01-26
Preview . . .
BY Jimmy Starr
The Whole Towns
Talking
Rating: Excellent

Produced by Columbia Pictures.
Starring Edward Il. Robinson. Di-
rected by John Ford. story by w: X.
Burnett. Screen play by JO SwerIing
and Robert Riskin. Photographed by
Joseph August.
Not since the prevjew Of ut
Happened One Night" have I
heard a first night" audience
go into such ecStasies over a film
as did those lucky patrons Of
Glendale's Alexander theater
when The Whole Towns Talk
ing" was well upon its merry
way.
Personally, rate The Whole
Towns Talking" "a bad title for
this, incidentally along on an
equal entertainment basis with
"It Happened One Night"
that's quite a large order in the
form of a boost.
Not since Eddie Robinson got
his name in lights for his stage
work as Scarsi in "The Racket"
and in the films for his Little
Caesar has he clicked off such
a sterling performance. Only
Eddie could do justice to this
dual role-that of a killer"
Mannion and a meek, binding
his-own-buSineSS office worker,
Arthur Jones.
The idea has been done be-
fore, but never with such mag
nificent and SuSpenSe-filled
situations. It would require too
much space to reveal all the
thrills achieved with this mis-
taken identity" plot. And an
other important thing-Arthur
Burnett and Adaptors Swerling
and RiSkin have SO cleverly dis
guised all the usual formulas
that one is literally kept perched
on the very edge Of the theater
seat from start to finish.
Director John Ford has done
a splendid job, a task that is in.
deed remarkable from the
standpoint of his perfect blend.
ing Of hilarious comedy and
stark drama-melodrama, II you
will, but terribly real and excit-
ing.
Those in the cast lending ex-
cellent support were Wally
Ford, Jean Arthur, Donald
Meek "a riot by himself, Paul
Harvey, Ed Brophy, Etienne
Girardot. Arthur Byron, Arthur
Hohl, James Donlan, Robert
Emmett O'Connor, j. Farrell
Macdonald, John Wray and
Effie Ellster.
To Harry Cohn, Columbia'S s
boss, pick out any superlative.
or all Of them, and they're
yours!
The Washington times., 1935-01-26

the picture, but also 1t win con.
tain comedy Of every descrip-
tiOn.
"After ALL" Hugh concluded,
Shakespeare wrote his plays
for the 'grOundlings' a. well as
the nobility. He was the George
s. Kaufman Of his day as well
as the Eugene O,NeiII. He knew
what the customers wanted-a
good laugh; just as they do to-
day.
so we hope the picture will
be funny enough to please the
practical Snowman whom most
Of us hail as the immortal Bard
Of Avon If 1t succeeds, the
credit should 90 to Reinhardt
for his real understanding Of
theater and audiences. And you
may be sure there Is no occasion
to fear that the movies will
make william Shakespeare turn
over In his grave"
The Washington times., 1935-01-26

was placed in the position OF
forcing the producers to change
their doubtful scenarios ana
formulas. 1t is Mr.. Breen who
had to cajole, browbeat, wheedle'
swear at and conciliate both
sides.
And now, six months later,
Mr.. Breen is a very happy
man.
"The attitudes of both have
changed" Joe Breen told me.
"The resentment has diSap-
peared from one faction and the
viciOuSnesS from the other.
Both realize that together they
can accomplish Q great deal.
"The first few months were
horrible" he confessed. MANY
individual producers carried
chips on their shoulders re.
Garding our decisions ON what
should be eliminated from
scripts. After all, this office
was appointed by the industry
itself and accepted by the
church ana ether elements. We
The Washington times., 1935-01-26
Mae West Leaves To
Do Outdoor Scenes

For the first time in her screen
career, Mae West has experienced
the troubles Of being ION location"
with film company.
Heretofore the blonde star has
confined her activities to the boun.
daries Of Paramount studio, but
for opening scenes in her latest
Nov I'm Lady" she trekked IS
miles to the company's mountain.
Gus ranch.
These wide open spaces" com
mented Mae, "are all right In their
way, but I'll stick to civilization.
I don't mind wolves or coyotes,
but ! prefer the two,legged kind"
The Washington times., 1935-01-26

|but the young actors agent was
a wartime aviator. At the age
of 20, he joined the service and
put in 900 hours in the air, serv-
ing in the First Aero Squadron.
Members of TcwnSend's squad
ron had a superstition about
fliers who escaped crashes. The
next flight would always be the
one.
Somehow, the 20.year-old avia-
tor went through unscathed. But,
as soon as the war was over he
voluntarily grounded himself. And,
until he had eloped to Yuma, he
had never been up again.
The Washington times., 1935-01-26
He Takes a Bride, Flies Again

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 26.-When
James Townsend eloped to Yuma
with Josephine Hutchinson, red
headed Warner Brothers star, he
was Hollywood's most nervous
bridegroom.
The returning honeymooners
let the secret out today.
For Townsend not only had
mans usual case Of fidgetS at
taking a wife. He also was defy
ing a superstition that has ruled
him for more than Is years.
He was flying in an airplane.
Few Of the film colony know II,
The Washington times., 1935-01-26

"We'lI be ruined!" wept many.
"YOu can't make POllyanna for
ever. We've got to have sex
in pictures"
What has been accomplished?
Has the industry suffered?
What is the attitude today CT
the organizations which began
the movement?
Very Happy Man
I sought out Joseph I. Breen
to learn. Mr.. Breen, be it
known, is "Hollywood's man on
the spot" It is Mr.. Breen who
The Washington times., 1935-01-26
Famous French Gems
Shown in i" "ancers'

The historic jewels Of Madame
Sans Gene, the celebrated wife of
one of Napoleon'S marShals, Le-
FebVre, were brought out of re-
tirement to grace the turbaned
head of an emir in Paramount's
Lives of a Bengal Lancer" with
Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone,
Richard Cromwell, Sir Guy Stand
ing, c. Aubrey Smith, Monte
Blue, and Kathleen Burke.
The jewels, a reproduction Of
the crown jewels Of France, were
brought to this country by Para
mount studio at q cost Of thou
sands Of dollars. The were made
for Madame Gene by Carriers,
jewelers. of Paris. During the
Napoleonic era the jewels became
Q familiar sight In the salons of
the French metropolis.
The Washington times., 1935-01-26
IS Years Ago in
Washington
(January 20, 1890

(January 70, 1ozO)
RIALTO-"Ths Shepherd Of the Hills"
GARDEN-"Ths Copperhead." with
Lionel Barrymore.
STRAND-Will Rogers In "Jubllo."
PALACE-Ethel Clayton in THE 18th
Commandment"
COLUMBIA-"What Your Husband
Doing?" with Douglas MacLean.
The Washington times., 1935-01-26
10 Years Ago in
Washington

(January rs, 1026)
EARLE-Priscilla Dean in The Siren
Of Seville"
PALACE-"Tomorrow Love-" with
Agnes Ayres.
RIALTO-"Barbara Fritchie."
METROPOLITAN-Do Kenyon in
III 7 Marry Again"
COLUMBIA-"The Thief Of Bagdad,"
with Douglas Fairbanks.
The Washington times., 1935-01-26
20 Years Ago in
Washington
January 20, 1879

January 26, 1879
0ARDEN-''stOp Thief"
STRAND-Maris DrsSSIsr In TITLES
Punctured Romance
THE House of Bondage"
SAVOY-'In the Shadows"
The Washington times., 1935-01-26
5 Years Ago in
Washington

(January 26, 193Ol
RIALTO-Lon CLANCY in The Phan-
tom Of the Opera"
EARLE - Playing Around" with
Alice White.
) PALACE-"The Kibitzer"
COLUMBIA Maurice Chevalier In
The Love Parade"
FOX-'RomAnce Of Rio Grande."
The Washington times., 1935-01-26
Cleaner Movies Have eIped
Business, Says Joe Breen

HOLLYWOO Jan. 26-Six months have passed since the
tidal of reform swept Hollywood 1t July Il
when the motion picture producers decided to conform with
the demands Of church. synagogue and womens organizations
that ''movies either clean up-or close up!'
The Washington times., 1935-01-26
u VA Ea%zsssa

IN THE DAYS of their greatness. John Gilbert and
Renee Adoree in scene from "The Big Parade" His
in this picture landed Gilbert $4,000 week
contract with Metro-G -Goldwyn-Mayer. Sound pictures
ended his popularity as topflght star Renee Adoree
developed consumption at the very height of her
She died six months ago
The Washington times., 1935-01-26
Good Old Days i'm the
ID. e. Movies

From the files Of The Warrington Times cued these
Of by.gOne cinema
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-06
NEW BRIDGE FOR
 CONNECTICUT

Washington. June 6- (UP)- Construction of the new Middle town, Conn.,, bridge will be started within month," Rep. William M. Citron, d., Conn.,. predicted today following a conference with off, cials of the works applications division in charge of disbursements under the $4,SS0, 100000 work. lief fund.
 The new bridge to replace an outworn structure, 7S.5 many years ago, has been endorsed by the Connecticut state legislature.
 Citron explained the cost, esti- mated at $3,5O0,000 will be met in part by a direct grant from the work relief fund.
 Under present provisions govern ing disbursements of this charac- ter, 45 per cent of the total cost, less cost of land and right of way, is an outright contribution. Ninety per cent of this grant must be spent for labor, thereby making a. vailable in salaries to the Middle town territory over a million dol lars. Citron said.
 He said he was forwarding ap- plication forms to Governor Cross at Hartford by air mail imme. diately, and that he had been promised by the work relief ad- ministration that upon their re- turn, action on the project would be expedited.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-06
CHAMPION GOT
 OUT OF BAD HOLE

Orange, Conn.,, June 6.-(UP)- A beautifully played recovery shot from a trap on the 18th kept Mrs. George L, Austin, Hartford, defend ing champion, in the Connecticut women's golf championship tourna- ment to-day by defeating Mrs. W. l.. Cook, also of Hartford one up.
 She will meet Mrs. James R. Ar neill, Woodway, in the finals to- morrow at Race Brook Country club.
 Mrs Arneill eliminated Mrs. F. W. White, Hartford, and In a decidedly one-sided match. Mrs. Austin was hard pressed throughout. She was one down at the turn to the former New Haven city champion and did not start to pull abreast until the 17th when she laid a mashie niblick shot ten feet from the cup and took a par { against Mrs. Cooks 6.
 On the 18th Mrs. Austin went into the rough at the right of the green, niblicked to within 3 feet of the cup and forced her opponent to extend herself to halve the hole.
 On the extra hole both played in- to Q trap on their second shot. Mrs. Austin laid the ball on the green and took two putts for five. Mrs. Cooks recovery topped bunker and sine was forced 10 play out of the rough and with two putts took a 1ix.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-06
SMUGGLING RING
 LEADER IS DEAD
Found Dead By Poison in Y. M. C. A. Dorn1itOry;
 Much Mystery

New York, June e. (UP) - Death in a Y. M. c. A. dormitory of Benjamin Bergman, alleged leader of a ring of alien snug glers, loosed a new investigation of his activities today by federal agents and city police. An autopsy was ordered to determine whether he committed. suicide or was mur- dered to prevent him from making a promised statement to Samuel H.; Kaufman, special assistant U. s. attorney general. His informa- ton reportedly would have in- criminated several federal govern mans body was found yesterday, half clad, on the floor of a hall- way near the room he rented Tues day night in a Brooklyn Y. M. c. A. in his room was a nearly empty bottle containing a white powder, Underneath is was note saying: T took poison because of heart failure. No autopsy will be neces- sary." Kaufman revealed, while chemists prepared to analyze con- tents of Bergman's stomach, that the dead man had promised to re- veal activities of his alien-smugg- ling gangs yesterday. A warrant had been issued from his arrest but was withheld while an investiga- tion was completed. Some 20 per- sons are reported to have been indicted since the investigation was begun,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-06
WINDSOR LAD IS
 WINNER TO-DAY

Epson Downs, Eng, June c. (UP)-M. H. Benson's Windsor Lad, 1894 English derby winner, won the Coronation cup race to- day before large crowd which included King George.
 Windsor Lad finished the mile and a half derby course length and half ahead of Lord Woolo- vingtons Easton, which was rum nerup to Windsor Lad in last years derby.
 H. E. Crum Ewing's Cayamanas came four lengths behind Easton, followed by the only other starter, M. H. Benson's Beresfell. Windsor Lad and Easton were favorites at even money. Caymanas was 20-1 and Beresfell, 50-1.
 Since 1902, only two previous derby winners have captured the Coronation cup. Lemberg in 1911 and Coronach in 1927.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-06
SECOND RANSOM
 BILL WAS FOUND

Tacoma, Wash, June 6--(UP)- Discovery of a second $20 bill, identified as part of the $200,O0O ransom paid for the return of nine year-old George Weyerhauser tend- ed to confirm the growing belief of authorities today that the kid- napers quietly had slipped out of the Puget Sound Country. The second ransom bill was passed in the money order division of the Spokane post office Tuesday. Bert J. Cavanaugh, cashier of the div ison, revealed. Miss Vernor Bea- vers, the clerk who accepted the bill, was unable to give Federal Agents a description of the passer.
 Between 9 a. m. and 1 p. m. Tuesday. she accepted 15 such bills Detectives checked the 112 money orders made out during that time.
 The first ransom bill was passed by man who bought a licked for Salt Lake City at Huntington. late Sunday night.
 Presence of these two bills east of the Cascades led authorities to belief that perhaps the gang that collected the ransom from John Philip Weyerhauser. vice president of tho Weyerhauser Lumber com pany. escaped over tho mountains shortly after the child was ilbernt- ed on the Snoqualnsie highway 90 miles east Of Seattle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-06
Trading Quieted Down Sharply on Stock Exchange
Mother Bids FareweH To
 Her Sons Before She Dies

her coniposure. She said she would walk 100 steps to the gall lows at dawn tomorrow without a trefnor. She and her sons, How ard and James, killed her brother, Robert R. Kitchens, for his insur- ance seven years ago.
 As workmen in the prison yard busily7 hammered the last boards on the high fence concealing the sixteen foot sallows, Mrs. Carey told guards:
 ''I am ready to die. have made my peace with God and my only regret is that I cannot take all the punishment for nay sons. Why can't they hang me three times p
 Towards wife, and their chill dren will visit him to-day for their last farewell.
 Mrs. Carey last night forgave Lawrence his wild career and eau tioned him to Ego straight. It was this youngest son who told of the slaying of his uncle resulting in the arrest and conviction of his mother and two brothers.
 More than seven years ago Kitchens was found in his ram shackle home beaten to death. Un- til last December police had listed the crime as unsolved.
 Lawrence, who was not involved in the killing as he was but IA years old then, was arrested for housebreaking. Under question: ing he told how his mother and brothers beat and shot Kitchens to death.
 Mrs. Carey, with Howard and James, went to Kitchens home. Armed with a sledge hammer, a revolver and a bottle of whiskey. The man was beaten to death with the siedge, shot, and then whiskey poured over his clothing to make it appear hewas intoxicated when he was robbed.
 Mrs. Carey confessed she and Howard did the actual staying. She took the entire blame for the crime, claiming she had forced her sons to assist her.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-06
WEALTHY CUBAN
 WAS KIDNAPPED

Havana, June 6 - (UP) In Soldiers joined police today in an islandwide search for aged An. tonic San Miguel, reputed to. be Cuba's second, wealthiest man. who was Kidnapped last night from his motor car.
 With San Miguel were Kidnapped his, valet and chauffeur.
 Six men, armed with machine guns and wearing army uniforms. perpetrated the crime. They dis appeared without trace. No word of ransom requirements had been received this morning.
 San Miguel, 70, president of the Guantanamo and Western Railway and vice-president of the Havana Electric Company, is a former senator and publisher.
 There has been but one other Kidnapping of note in Cuba. Eutimio Falla Gutierrez Bonet, regarded as Cuba's wealthiest man, was kid- naped from his automobile Aprl 5. He was returned on payment or $500, 900 in American money.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-06
TWO STOMACHS
 BUT IS STARVING

Chicago, June S.-UP)-Seth Stratton, 72, a man with two stomachs, slowly was starving to death to-day because he forgot to see his doctor twiceia year. Twenty one years ago Stratton went to Dr. Frank Smithies suffering from an acute case of hamilton. Operations were attempted and it was discov- cred there were two stomachs. The passage between the larger one, in Stratton's chest and the real one in his abdomen, had been obstructed.
 Dr. Smithies conceived the idea of passing a silk thread, with an air pressure ampoule on one end, down through the throat into the stomach. Then he arranged for Stratton to be pensioned.
 He was free to follow the horses, the golf ball and the sunshine. But there was joker. Every six months it was necessary for him to go back to pr. Smithies to have his stomachs stretched.
 The reason he is dying now is that he forgot to report to pr. Smithies for his last appointment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-06
FRANCE NOT YET
 OUT OF CRISIS

Paris. June 6--(UP)-The cab inet crisis entered it's seventh day today with no government in sight and no solution apparent for grave financial situation.
 Francois Pietri, latest nominee for premier, consulted party chiefs and parliamentary leaders to find whether he could form coalition cabinet which might win support of the chamber for emergency powers needed by any cabinet that is to restore normality.
 Resuming conversations at 8:30 a. m. (2:30 a. m. EST) where he had left off at midnight, Pietri consulted Pierre Laval, who tried yesterday to form a cabinent and failed; Pierre Etienne Flandin, whose overthrow precipitated. the crisis; Andre Tardieu, right wing leader, and the chairmen of the senate and chamber finance com mittee, Joseph Callaux and Louis Jean Malvy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-06
KANSAS CITY IS
 SAFE FROM FLOOD

Lawrence, Kan, June = (UP) -- The crest of the Kaw River flood swept past Lawrence today, causing damage to suburbs, but leaving the main sections of the seat of the University of Kansas untouched. A break in the levee that flooded several thousand acres materially lessened the dan ger of Kansas City, at the junction 0fsthe Raw and the Missouri.
 Engineers believed the threat ot additional widespread flood dam- age was definitely on the wane The levee break lessened the pres sure of the Kaw and greatly di- unfinished crest swept down the valley on the Kansas City, Mo Kansas City. Kansas industrial district where 1000 men worked ati fortifying levees and watching them for breaks.
 Low-iying farmlands In the 20 miles between here and Kansas City were believed doomed to in- uz16ation as have been all the farm lands of the Kaw valley from function City eastward. Residents had been evacuated and no addl- fional loss of life was feared.