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Evening star., 1935-04-06
BIT OF SHAKESPEARE
BY WESTERN HIGH GROUP
Midsummer Nights Dream Well
Presented as Far as Leading
Roles Are Concerned.

"A Midsummer Nights Dream" was
creditably enacted last evening by the
Dramatic Society of Western High
School,
individual honors go to Alfred
Stokes for his playing of Puck and
for giving the audience the benefit
OF what is an unusually mellow and
pleasing voice. Mr.. Stokes claim was
strongly contested, however, by Marian
Sears in her convincing portrayal Of
Hernia, the object Of the affections
OF Lysander and Demetrius. the latter
well played by Northrup Church and
John Beers, respectively.
Other INNINGS worthy of commen-
dation were those of Barbara Jane
Murray as Helena, John Rauchen-
stein, playing Theseus. and Charles
Won Lowenfeldt and Herta Cappel as
the king and queen of the fairies.
The antics Of Snug, Bottom. Ounce,
Flute and Snout the lowly workmen
turned actors, must be reported as
overdone.
Probably the most striking feature
OF the performance was the effective
ness OF the single simply constructed
set utilized throughout. A uniformly
intelligent reading of the lines testi-
fed to the capable supervision. O
Miss Sue H. Gardner.
Although naturally lacking the pro-
fessional polish, the Western High
presentation must be recorded as a
most entertaining evening of Shakes
peare. G. A. M.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

the current short comedies are mot
violent enough
Soooooooooo Staub. who has
charge of making these new and yio-
lent comedies. has gone out to sign
up as many famous names from the
old cop comedies as he can find. He
has Ford Sterling. Chester Conklin,
Mack Swain, Ben Turpin, Hank
Mann, Billy Bevan and Leo White
to date.
The atmosphere will be dense with
pies. The old-fashioned falls. which
once delighted young and old alike,
will be revived. Chairs will be broken,
flour barrels overturned, and the gen.
eral fubbub of old-time comedy will
be resumed.
1t will be interesting to watch au-
dience reaction. II these shorts go
well, an entire series Of them will be
made. I hate to make prognosti-
cations, but I am afraid that when
the fans who asked for this kind Of
entertainment see it and hear 1t
remember they were made formerly
without Sound-they will find 1t pref
ty wearisome. Violence is more ac-
ceptable when 1t isn't accompanied
by the noise which violence creates.
Merle Oberon will use less exotic
makeup in her next film, The
Dark Angel" She was decidedly dis
appointed when she saw "Folies
Bergere." American makeup artists
gave her eyes a very much more ORR
entail slant than they have naturally.
The almond eyed lady of this Cheval-
ier picture is a convincing Eurasian,
but suggests your continental beauty
not at all. She will revert to her
usual makeup as used in the English
studios, where she made her first
screen hit.
(Copyrieht. 1895. by North American
NeNspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1935-04-06

seemed to have mike trouble or some
thing yesterday, and Elma Turner. a
dancer. Monsieur Snake Hips Gallo
way does the orchestra leading, a few
trick whirls and lots Of his inimitable
singing. There are few better show
men wandering the circuit today.
Something yclept "West Point Of
the Air" is laughingly known as the
screen attraction this week. 1t con-
Germs lot of cadets with eaglet, am
bitions and turtle brains who get
themselves into all sorts of messes
while trying to learn to fly airplanes.
Between crack-ups they gather around
with some nice girls and few older
officers and make inspiring speeches
to one another about Army life, the
progress Of aviation and other noble
subjects. To get an idea just how
much better this sort of story can be
done, you have only to rush down to
the National tonight and have look
at Ceiling Zero" written by the man
who was partially responsible for the
scenario of West Point of the Air. "
Comdr. Wead must have labored under
the impression he was writing for the
nursery public in the film and adults
at the playhouse.
The high point of "West Point"
comes when Robert Young. a cadet
foot ball hero gone jittery after seeing
few friends get mangled, looks out
the window as the student pilots are
taking off for night maneuvers. He
has just finished writing his resig-
nation from the corps and is stand
ing about the house of sleek young
lady who followed him all the way
from New York to Texas with no good
intentions.
You still have flying on your mind,
haven't you?" says the girl Il won-
der if you'll ever forget it. You never
looked at me that way"
How" says the lad.
"As if you were hungry" she re-
plies.
And if you think that didn't get
laugh its authors never dreamed
about!
Wallace Beery, Maureen O'Sulli-
van. Lewis Stone and some other
pretty good actors have parts in the
picture. There are a few exciting
aerial shots. Beery gets off some of his
rich comedy now and again, and
whatwithal you won't mind the busi-
ness at all, since Galloway is just in
the ofing. r. B. P. Jr.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Where and When |
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"Ceiling Zero" today at
2:30 and $3.50 pm.
Palace-"Mississippi," at 1875 am,
1:35, $40, $40, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Earle-"Traveling Saleslady," at
1915 am, 1925, ESQ, Sis, 7:45 and
10 pm. Stage shows at 1885 am,
2, AIS, 7 and 9:10 pm.
Loew's Fox-"West Point Of the
Air" at 1918 am, 1885, 2:55, Sis,
7:45 and 1905 pm. Stage shows at
11:35 am, 2, 4:25, z and 9:l0 pm.
Belasco-"E Evergreen" at 1910, 2:O8,
4:06, 6:04, 8:02 and 10 pm.
Metropolitan -"Ruggles of Red
Gap" at 11:25 am, 1:25, 3:25, 5:25,
TBS and $50 pm.
Columbia-'"The Little Colonel" at
11:25 am, 1880, 3:35, $40, 7:45 and
9:55 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Roberta," at IL 80
am, 1884, 1886, 5:38, TAO and 9:42
pm.
Tivoli-"One More Spring." at 2,
4, 6, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Ambassador-"Sequoia," at 2, 4, 6,
7::s0 and 9:40 pm.
Howard-"Gold Diggers of 1885," at
1890, $50, 7:05 and 1910 pm. Stage
shows At 2:40. $50 and e:05 pm.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Riot of Syncopation in
Top Position at the Fox
Cab Galloway and His Crowd Push the Screen
Attraction Which Fails to Click, Into the
BACKGROUND as Entertainment.
.AB CALLOWAY'S hip, zip
and scatteededoo vaudeville
act took Loew's Fox by stomp
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@AB CALLOwAY'S hip, zip
and scatteededoo vaudeville
act took Loew's Fox by stomp
~ and storm yesterday, when
the most fantastically anus
ing Of sepia band leaders unleashed
an hour Of Chinese scat singing, in
credible dancers and Minnie's mooch-
ings to the bowling delight of audi
enceS obviously ready to appreciate
that sort of thing.
Billed beside a rather inconsequen-
tial film which Lieut.. Comdr. Frank
Weao tossed of with his left hand
while his right was busy with the
superior Ceiling Zero" Calloway's
act was solid WOW with the GUS
toners. His original arrangements of
"ZaZaZu," Star Dust" Chinese
Rhythm" and some other likely tunes
drew whoops of joy from every sailor,
syncophant and junior Sibellius in the
house. while three speciality dancers
stepped the show and kept 1t stopped.
One Of these was Dynamite Hooker,
the others a team called Chuck and
Chuckles. They are guaranteed to
freshen your dropping enthusiasm for
hooters.
The other entertainers with the
orchestra are Aida Ward. who has a
great reputation in New York. but
Evening star., 1935-04-06
"LITTLE COLONEL" A
PERMANENT FEATURE
This Shirley Temple Picture
Seems to Be Set for Season
Downtown.

Shirley Temple and Bill Robinson,
the film worlds newest and most likely
to succeed dance team, are hoofing it
together for another week at LoeW's
Columbia, with Lionel Barrymore as
straight man of the act and John
Lodge and Evelyn Venable roman
tically in the background. This ex-
traordinary troupeS "The Little
Colonel" besides threatening to be-
come a permanent institution around
the downtown film palaces. gives Miss
Temple some of the most fragrant
hokum of her career. Being an
ingenious infant. she handles it beau
tifully. Her half of the dance num-
bers. incidentally, is perhaps the most
delightful interlude ever filmed with
a child performer. and you can tell
Freddy Bartholomew we said SO.
The Little Colonel" is embowered
in rosy story of Southern belle who
disgraced the family by marrying a
Yankee and was promptly disowned.
Her precocious daughter finally wins
the heart of grandpappy, however, and
thereby fixes the works for a big
reunion, in technicolor. There are also
some mortgages and gadgets mixed up
in the early trials and tribulations of
the family, but the Simon Leerees,
Uriah Heaps and all those people
eventually get what's coming to them,
in a nice cool cell.
Mr.. Lodge and Miss Venable are
fairly terrible as the Little Colonels
mother and father. but Lionel Barry
more's imperSonation of the Big
Colonel is excellent down to the last
whisker Bill Robinson is Bill Robin
son. stair dance ct al. Very fine.
The Columbia program also includes
some assorted short subjects and a
news reel. R. B. P. JR.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
"THREE-CORNERED MOON"

Despite its lack of forcefulness and
ready wit, Three -Cornered Moon" as
presented by the Foundry Players in
the hall of the Foundry M E Church
last evening, was an entertaining per-
formance.
The best performances were put
forth by Betty Weist as the daughter
and Martin Havens as one of the sons.
Robert Hill and Frank Brisebois as
the other two sons did nicely with
smaller parts. Helen Hoetfken was
cast as the mother.
Others who had lesser roles were
John Andrews. the so-called author;
Ray Kurtz, the lucky doctor; Helen
Duey. rattle-brained girl friend of
one of the sons, and Dorothy Boulware,
maid who was given the air at about
the same time that the family fortune
faded. R. B. H.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
AT THE HOWARD.

The stage of the Howard currently
offers "Creole Follies," featuring But
terbeans and Sussie, comedy team. who
also sing and dance; Paulus and Pearl,
adagio and waltz team. making their
first appearance at the T street house;
Myra Johnson, torch singer; Eddie
Hunter and Billy Higgins, supplying
laughs; the Lucky Seven Trio, the
fashion plates of dancing, and 16 fast
stepping Creole queens. The screen
offers Warner Bros Gold Diggers
Of 1885," with Dick Powell. Gloria
Stewart. Adolph Menjou and Busby
Berkley's 300 dancing girls. There
will be a midnight show tonight. with
reserved seats.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
CHAPTER vi.
DOUBT.

YAMES snatched the violets and
fed from the house. Terry. his
cocker spaniel, came bounding
~ after him. But Terry had
howled the nights his grand
parents had died. He did not want
Terry howling in the cemetery and
tearing his heart. He sent him sternly
back and took the longest way to the
cemetery, walking slowly. Aunt Sarah
had never dreamed, of course, how he
had fought day and night, especially
at night, to forget those two sod
covered mounds.
James mad been brought up in a
sincerely religious household. Until
his grandmother's death he had &C
eepted without question his grand
parents belief in an orthodox Chris
tan heaven. Heaven had been as
real to his grandmother as California.
She had not beer there, of course,
but she knew all about it.
But grandmother, sweet and good
as she was, had never been very
clever. She just accepted whatever
grandfather did without cavil or doubt.
If grandfather had told her the earth
was fiat and the moon an enormous
lantern all the savants who had ever
lived could not have convinced her
otherwise.
And grandfather had believed in
Heaven, IN Immortality. Grandfather
had been both clever and learned.
If grandfather believed in Heaven
there must be a Heaven. Grand
father and grandmother must be there
together . happy and radiant and
forever safe.
But James could not be certain.
It was impossible some way to vision
his grandmother as an angel. Grand
father, yes. Grandfather could take
his place In any hierarchy. He would
look like a Roman senator in long
white robe. Grandmother was differ
ent so human. She had so loved
the little things of life-her flowers,
her pretty silk or dimity blue or
lavender dresses, the dainty beaded
slippers she bought in Kansas City,
q cup of tea before a Winters fire.
James threw himself on the yellow
sod of his grandniother's grave and
sobbed like child. He was stabbed
Dy o
foolish endearing jealousy of Aunt
Sarah. She had never confessed.
would have died rather than confess
It, but James knew very well that
she had been little afraid that he
had loved Aunt Sarah best. He used
to tease her sometimes when he came
from school by kissing Aunt Sarah
first. Oh, God, why had he ever teaSed
her?
A little ashamed, James finally dried
his eyes and placed the violets care
fully above where he believed his
grandmother's breast to be. He waited
for awhile on his knees for the COM
fort, the feeling of nearness his aunt
had promised him. He could feel Moth
ing but the six feet of earth pressing
on that gentle breast He turned and
ran from the cemetery. But he could
not run from the horror of that dread
full weight.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Soldiers Home Band Or
chestra in Stanley Hall at $50 pm.
today. John S. M. Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, asso-
ciate:
March, "The Chimes of Liberty"
Goldman
Overture, THE Hunt for Fortune"
Won Suppe
Suite PoetlqueS ............. GODDARD
I'm the Woods" "In the Noun
tains," I'm the Village"
Scenes from musical comedy
Countess Martha .Kalman
Intermezzo Oriental THE Star of
India" Bratton
Waltz suite, Dreams of Childhood"
Waldtoufol
Finale. Sixty Miles an Hour" Hager
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1935-04-06
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In the days that followed James
was surly, Snappish to every one.
And every one remained incredibly
patient and kind. James eyes would
fill with Womanish tears at the kind
ness even while he shrank from it.
He knew that people were being
kind to him because they imagined
he was grieving for his grandparents.
What would they think if they knew
that he was grieving more for him.
self? GrieVing because he could not
bear the fear that some day he would
be only horror ir grave.
One afternoon Judge Holcomb COM
ing out of a cigar store saw James
slouching along Commercial street,
hands in pockets ard head bent The
detection of that slack young body,
the flash of misery in those wide
apart gray eyes in the moment be-
fore James recognized him and spoke
touched the judge to the quick.
Come along to my Office" he COM
manded, slipping his arm in James.
you've been neglecting me these re-
cent weeks and I've missed you
James did not want to go to that
Office which had also been his grand
fathers. But he could think of no
excuse and meekly followed the judges
ponderous progress up the steep flight
of steps that led to the second floor.
The judge led him to the last room
Of the suite, to the inner sanctum
marked private, which had once been
reserved for Gov. Stimson's exclusive
use, seated him at the mahogany desk
in the swivel chair in which as a child
it had been James delight to swirl
round and round.
1t was spacious high ceilinged
room with two large windows look
ing on the street, papered in dusky
tan with dark woodwork and the walls
lined with books.
On hat tree underneath dropped
an old gray raircoat with rubbers
hiding forlornly underneath. On the
desk were papers books, pencils
sharpened and ready.
An ash tray, held by perky little
iron bird painted crimson, James had
given his grandfather one Christmas.
They had named the bird Lulu
Oh, God, when a man died why
couldn't his possessions die, too d.
or be put away. =. Was he going to
be sick? Or disgrace his grandfather
by blubbering like baby? If only
Lulu or those rubbers
"Out with it," commanded the
judge. Man to man, what's the mat
ter with you?"
James flushed, fumbled with his
cap, gulped and raised his head. I'm
an atheist he at last got out.
Are you sure you don't mean ag-
nostic :. skeptic? We're all skertics
at 16 or II that is we are If
God Almighty gave us the shadow of
brain to reason with"
Il don't know. I just don't believe
in anything any more. And it's hide
ous."
"Humph! When was a callow
young cub, about Is, a girl died who
lived across the street from me- Prob
ably she was witlesS little fool,
but she had small heart-shaped face
and pansy blue eyes and sort of
throaty voice that tore my heart out
of my breast.
when she died I'd wake up in
the night and think of her out there
alone, surrounded by dead people. It
didn't make an atheist of me- I was
in towering rage to get even with
God"
The Judge brings hope back to
Evening star., 1935-04-06
SPRING SHOW.

A short one-act play. "The Trav-
elers," will be presented by the Brooks
Permanent Dramatic Club Tuesday
and Wednesday, May IA and IS, at
the auditorium. 43 street northwest.
Immediately following the play a
presentation of the songs most popular
during the last so years will be heard.
The speciality singers Of the program
include Josephine Succup, Marie
ChapeauX. Marie Allen and Eleanor
Colbert. The singers will be accom-
panied by Katherine Crilly at the
piano.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

Tom has not done anything In pic
lures for some time. Directors re-
member him as the first actor who
gave them the correct technique In
talking love scenes. In the early
days of the talkie, the picture pro-
gressed well enough until the love
scene was reached. Then mechanism
seemed to rule supreme. Writers did
not seem to understand the correct
screen dialogue tricks, actors lost
their grip on audiences. and loud
litter from the galleries generally
ended the scene with hearty laughter
for the entire theater.
Along came Tom Moore with a
laughing love scene. The audience
was enchanted. The studios learned
that they had built up too seriously
to the big moment; they learned to
give the audience a laugh just be-
fore the scene and an opportunity
to smile right afterward.
I'd like to see Tom Moore play
Lord Algy" again-that was some
thing to remember. for sheer charm
and a subtle understanding of high
comedy.
Speaking of high comedy reminds
me that the public is all ready for
low comedy again, if a recent census
of what fans want means anything
at all. This studio sent out a cir
cular to all its theaters asking au-
diences what type shorts they would
like to see Imagine the answer:
keystone cops and that sort of
thing"
Now these comedies went out with
bang when talkies came in. But
the consensus, as derived from an
swers on this questionnaire, is that
Evening star., 1935-04-06
SYNOPSIS.

James Stimson. III, has been made head
OF the DISTINGUISHED Stimson family in
Of his grandfather and a grandmotfer In
many ways he is very lucky boy
although the propensity of the entire town
something of a disadvantage Now his
Aunt Sarah has asked him to take some
flowers to the cemetery for his grand
mothers grave
Evening star., 1935-04-06
CycliSt Paths Scored,

Three thousand cyclists of the Mid
lands of England have protested
against the growing feeling that cy-
clists should be put on special path
ways.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

you could never tell what Manager
Hardie Meakin might do in that case.
When it was held over a third time
we wrote three lines, and the mail next
morning carried the most explosive
adJeCtives of the season. Hardie said
ne was hurt-very hurt. And rumor
had it that he spent the day resting
his head on his arm and crying thick,
warm Hardie Meakin tears. So, now
that it's gone almost twice that far,
We can't have Hardie wallowing in
more tears. But what to say? All,
we've got it: The next picture at
Keith's following Roberta (which
stars Fred AStaire. Ginger Rogers and
Irene Dunne) will be William Powell
and Ginger Rogers in Star of Mid
night"
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Saltcellar Brings ST. $50.

An Elizabethan silver saltcellar was
sold recently in London for 81 $50.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Stars Turn mississippi"
Into a Pleasant Picture
w. c. Fields, Bing Crosby and Joan Bennett Are
Big Aids in This Light Musical Comedy.
Roberto" and "Ruggles" Held Over
BY E. de s. MELCHER.

III ISsISsPPI is Paramounts 1885
- M Show with Crosby to
sing them and Joan Bennett the Southern belle who
falls in love with Mr.. Crosby long before he falls IN
love with her light little musical ably
the modern ballads makes Miss Bennett look 10 years
younger than she did last year. when she looked 6 and gives
Fields the richest he has had since
Coumbia-a enormously
Evening star., 1935-04-06

Tom Moore-one three brothers who big following
with their ability the early days OF picture making
always of the great fan OF
Matt Moore also popular but mas
Evening star., 1935-04-06

WRITING about Roberta" for the
fifth-and possibly the sixth
tinle-is a little difficult. We'd like
Just to say that it's in its fifth week
at Keith's and let it go at that. But
Evening star., 1935-04-06

With all due respect to Mr. Crosbys
ever -creasing vocal powers. the best
of the film belongs to Fields. His in
terruptions during some of the more
sugary moments are more than well
come, and when be plays a wonderful
game of cards during which he is the
owner of some dozens of aces, his
comical genius overf1ows.
Fields first appears as the skipper
of show boat troupe, whose proweSs
over that giant pilot wheel is prodi-
gious. A rollicking captain of the
Mississippi, with mint julep in one
hand and a magnificent vocabulary in
the other, he poses as the king of
roughnecks, whereas his actual state
Of mind is very gentle, indeed, and a
small wind from the west can knock
him over.
When Crosby comes into his ken.
after he has been turned down by
his fiancee Gail Patrick for not
wanting to fight a duel. Fields has
the inspiration to chriSten him "the
singing killer"-and in a jiffy Crosby
becomes the terror of the provinces
a killer of killerS-Something which
eventually lands him back in the af-
fectionS of Miss Bennett, who has
loved him silently (she doesn't sing)
all along.
These killing" sequences, with
Fields at the helm and with Crosby
mastering up both courage and a
new mustache, are the best of the
film. For the rest you'll enjoy Crosby
singing Down BY the River and It's
Easy to Remember; you'll like to look
at Miss Bennett, and you'll wonder
why they didn't give Queenie Smith
a little more to do. She looks as
though she might develope into a
real screen comedienne.
x x x
RY ALL means go to the Metropoli-
tan this week and see "Ruggles of
Red Gap" if you haven't already. An
interesting bit of news about this pic
ture is that when it was shown for
the first time the other day in Lon
don, the British audience was held
spellbound by that Gettysburg ad-
dress. Charles Laughton in COM
menting on this said that they never
had realized over there that Lincoln
was such a good actor and orator.
American audiences should thus be
grateful to Mr.. Laughton for the way
he introduces this address to a for
eign country. They should also be
grateful to him for his comedy ability
and for eclipsing even such old timers
as Charles Ruggles. Mary Boland,
Roland Young and Zasu Pitts in his
first U. S. A. comedy role.
It's grand film.
X X
WRITING about Roberta" for the
fifth-and possibly the sixth
fin1n--iS a little difficult Wed like
Evening star., 1935-04-06

The Judge brings hope back to
James, tomorrow.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Tom Moore Returning
To Part in Movies
Name Recalls Triumphs of Three Film Brothers.
To Be IN Warner Pro-
ducton.
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, April (NANA)One OF the most IN
personalities the return OF Tom Moore
plan to give Moore excellent
L part in Captain Blood" which will Robert Donat
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