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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-27

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 "The only place she can go, up that way, is the old settlers grave yard" said the other Miss Berry.
 Anxiously they watched for Phyl- lis Barclays return, and when she did come back it was 50 dark they could scarcely see her. The little red wagon was heaped with some thing.
 "Dirt for her flower pots," the Misses Berry concluded.
 They would have been willing to let 1t go at that, but Saturday eve- ming, again at dusk, Phyllis sallied forth with the little red wagon. this time with a long plank placed across it. She was gone longer than before, but the Berry sisters sat patiently in the darkness waiting for her. When Phyllis returned they looked carefully, but they could make nothing of the object on the wagon except that 1t was long enough to cover the entire plank.
 Do you suppose-?" began one Miss Berry, but she hadn't the | tion.
 Late that night light burned in the basement of the Barclay cot tage.
 She's certainly filling a lot of flower pots, if it is flower pots, observed Miss Berry.
 It was Sunday evening before Mir Barclay returned to North chester. He was in the house only a short while before the basement light was switched on.
 With one accord the Misses Berry lput on their coats and hastened across the street. They felt that the extraordinary circumstances fully justified their peeking in the window.
 Meet an old settler" Phyllis was saying. His descendants forgot to call for him when the aldermen decided to have him turned out of his last resting place."
 The Misses Berry nearly screamed aloud, for on the floor lay skull and few dozen other large and gleaming bones that they had no desire to identify. Five black socks flanked his gruesome array.
 "Why the socks?" asked Harry.
 "Four have the bones of the legs and arms" explained Phyllis, "and one has the vertebrae. That's so you won't have so much trouble putting them together. This is the second old settler I boiled. The first one got all jumbled up. and part of it got lost on the way home. so I had to go back and start all over again."
 This was enough for the Berry sisters. They crept home shudder- ing.
 Harry looked at his wife with unqualified admiration.
 ITO think that I used to say women were squeamish!' he chor- tied.
 | Copyright, 1885,
 The Chicago Daily News, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-27

-FOUR HUNDRED TEN years 1 after Columbus discovered the little West Indian island of St. Christopher now St. Kitts, this British possession. with the nearby island of Nevis, issued It's first postage stamp-and got 1t wrong! For. say some stamp collectors, If the stamp is supposed to show Co. lumbus sighting land. he shouldn't have been depicted using tele- scope, which hadn't been invented until more than a century after his death.
 Collectors revel over that error, but some iconoclasts say it's no error at all, because that isn't Co. iumbus. The man on the stamp,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-27

Sharks have bene 50 prevalent along the coast at Sydney, Aus tralia, that an airplane hase been patrolling the coat to warn bath CTS by radio of the approach Of the man-eaters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-27

NEXT: What stamp shows tho spot where Noah landed? 2T
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-27

(Copyright; 1885, Nf1A Service, Incl )
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-27

Tomorrow: "Sheriff's BOots," by N. l.. Robinson, tells the story Ot smalI-town police officer who tripped over his own feet in track ing down a criminal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-27

Clip out this feature, attach the stamp described, if you have it or can get it, and paste up tn scraplOOk form.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-27

they contend, Is SIT Thomas w CT. who established the first settlement on St. Kitts in 1923, when he might have used 8 telescope to locate the little island.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
New RKOShoW
On Tuesday

Gene Stratton-Porter's "a Girl
of the Limberlost" is to have an
opening at RKO Keith'S, be.
ginning its engagement tomorrow.
This most famous story of the
Stratton-Porte series has been
read by an estimated 100000
persons. 1t was produced as a
silent picture and was an out
standing success and now in its
talking version has been accorded
much acclaim wherever shown.
With everyone who has ever
read a book familiar with the
story, the producing company has
exercised great care in selecting
the cast. Ralph Morgan is seen
as the kindly and understanding
Wesley Sinnot while Louise Dres-
ser portrays the mother and
is said to give an excellent per-
formance in particularly trying
role. Marian Marsh plays Elnora
Comstock while Henry B. Walthal.
Helen Jerome Eddy, Betty Blythe.
Ed Nugent and Barbara Bedford
are also prominently cast.
AS an extra added attraction
Keith's will also show the first
and exclusive motions pictures Of
the famous Dionne quintuplets, dis
closing every phase of their event
full lives; their doctor, nurses,
private hospital and the equally
famous washline. This is Spe-
cial Pathe News release, with the
revenue derived from its showings
being given to the guardians Of
the children as the nucleus Of o
| fund for thair education
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
Nickname Eddie Cantor, Win
$40 and Guest Tickets

Wanted: A new adjective with
which to describe Eddie Cantor.
Eddie has been termed the
banjo-eyed comedian. He's also
been called "saucer-eyed," and
many other descriptive terms
have been used to properly de-
scribe his unusually large orbS,
or his humorous mannerisms.
The Washington Times and the
Loew's Palace Theater seek to
have a new monicker coined for
Eddie. What's your suggestion?
Or suggestions.
For the best such adjective, or
descriptive novelty, submitted,
this paper will award a cash
prize of $40. And that's
not all. For the next best 10
selected, each will earn a pair
of guest tickets to the Loew's
Palace Theater where this popu-
lar comedian is starring in kid
Millions" This is a fun-filled,
tune-filled, and girl-filled musical
extravaganza which, in addition
to Cantor, boasts Ethel Norman,
and those radio funsterS Block
and Sully. It's a screen comedy
that every member of the family
will want to see.
So, get busy then. Resort to
your best ingenuity and see
whether you can't dress up Ed
dies name with a new front
handle" It'll probably give you
many moments of good fun, to
say nothing of the satisfaction
you'll get if you win the cash
prize. or the entertainment you'll
enjoy if you're one of the 10
to win guest tickets.
Entries should be in the hands
of the Eddie Cantor" editor by
midnight Tuesday. Winners will
be announced in Wednesdays
Times.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21

suddenly became a fad with the
movie stars, and now three or
four rows of comfortable canvas
beach chairs form the exclusive"
ringside.
It is in Jim'S old barn that the
movie7Star7Sight-Seer will often
find his favorite cinema hero and
heroine in their loafing clothes,
ragged sweaters, slacks, scuffed-up
shoes. Just the other evening
a quick glance around the Stuffy
place revealed Pat O'Brien
slouched down in his seat but
roofing for an Irish lad; Leo
Carrillo, Bing Crosby, Ruby
Keeler's ma with three or four
of her younger daughters; Pat
West (who often acts as M. c.;
Paul Regan, William Demarest,
Ruth Mix and host of others.
Jim Jeffries is doing all right.
There's right smart ting-a-ling
to that box office cash register.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
Joan ColIette
Is StarAt
GaYety

Joan Collette returns to the
Gayety Theater in the current pro-
duction, "Dashing DebS," as guest
star. This vivid young dancer,
who stole honors from Hinda Wau-
sau during the holiday week, has a
splendid stage presence. That
flash and fire she displayed on
her last visit has toned down
somewhat, however.
The production boasts a wealth
Of talent in addition to Miss COL
lette, That inimitable comic,
Billy Foster, turns out to be a
regular riot in the present show.
Foster, though he has played here
many times, always brings fresh
ness and spontaneity to his work
There is also in the cast fine
young dance team-Polly and
Jack Goldring. The kids are
clever and the sister half of the
team brings to burlesque, in addi.
ton to her fresh young beauty, a
occurrences and naivete too often
lacking.
The singing of Art Nealy is one
of the most excellent bits Of the
production. Also worthy Of espe'
cial attention are the dances OF
Miss Tillie Griffin, a good-looking
blonde, and the numbers Of Miss
Billie Diamond, a titian-haired
damsel. Madge johnson scores
also in dance numbers.
Assisting Foster in the comic
end are Sammy Spears and Lou
Lewis.
The chorus, as a whole, is good
looking and dances well. The
show moves swiftly and proves
good entertainment throughout -
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
Rogers Movie
Comes Back

"The County Chairman" that
lovable politico of George AIDES
famous stage hit, and played by
Will Rogers to the satisfaction
Of packed houses who saw it at
Loew'S Fox last week, is coming
back, this time on Friday,
January Is, for a weeks engage
ment at Loew's Columbia Theater.
In the filmization of the
humorous classic, Will is the big
political boss of q small town
who knows all of the big city
tricks. With him aIl's fair in
politics, which latter philoso-
ply he is forced to alter when
it affects the destiny of young
love. It is comedy permeated
with laughs and romance and
politics as it was practiced in
Wyoming 80 years ago.
Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor,
Stepin Fetchit, Frank Melton,
Louise Dresser, Burton Churcnill
and others round out a most
capable supporting cast.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21

S. Kaufman who kidded Holly
wood, it's writer's and producers
in "Once In a Lifetime" and now
w. P. Lipscomb, the British
author, who dished up "Clive of
India" and the script of the new
George ArliSS flicker, has written
a play, "The Other Side of The
River" which deals with the Eng
liSh writer in a movie village
studio and the Hollywood scrio-
bier in a London film factory
and all done in a satiric manner.
Lou Ostrow, of Royal Produc-
tions, has already purchased the
film rights with the promise not
to make the film movie until the
play has run six months. Allan
Jones is the current rave with the
unattached femmes of the cinema
town, he's that handsome. The
MGM bosses figure to boost the
former Schubert singing star to
overnight celluloid fame with the
lead in "The Broadway Melody of
1935"-and that is some step for
any newcomer!. Johnny ConSi-
dine, jr., airplaned two wild ami.
mails and Nate Stein to Seattle
for the premiere of his new pic
ture, "Sequoia". Saw a preview
of Edward G.. Robinson'S new
Columbia flicker, "The Whole
Towns Talking" Don't you dare
miss it! It's one of the swelleSt
pieces of entertainment since 1T
Happened One Night" Little
Frances Garland has been "dis
covered" by William Anthony Nc
Guire at Universal for the zieg'
field story. She is the tiny war
bling and dancing lass we flung
superlatives at during her engage.
ment at the Warner Theater.
The St. Luke's Boys Chorus
will be heard in midsummer
Nights Dream"
George S. Kaufman is def
nitely set to work on the Marx
Brothers story at MGM. Warren
William will next star in "The
Case of the Curious Bride" at
Warmers.
Sports fans, devotees of the
squared circle in the old days
will, of course, remember Jim
Jeffries, and perhaps a few OF
his former pals might like to
know of his current activities
Well, Jim has a ranch within
a few miles of Hollywood. At the
moment he is promoting weekly
four-round amateur bouts in his
barn.
The ancient, ramshackle shack
has been rigged up in old,time
ring fashion. There were just
ordinary pine-board bleachers a.
first, but the Thursday fiSticuff'
The Washington times., 1935-01-21

Another excellent entry, that
submitted by F. J. Foels, 2750
Woodley Place, N. w., has been
awarded the second prize of S..
Checks are being mailed to the
winners.
twenty-five tickets to see Three
Men on a Horse" the new and
clever comedy at the National to-
night, have been awarded to the
runners-up in this contest. These
have been mailed to the winners,
who are:
Miss Emily Jones. 235 Seventh St. City.
Miss Rosemary Hadleigh, 141O Euclid
St. N. W., City
Mrs 1nga S. Patterson, 400 Anacostia
Road, Benning. D. c.
Lieut.. Donald Robertson. sos Taylor
St.. N. W., City.
;, Ann n, P; Brosnan, s511 Rittenhouse st.
Mrs, Jacob E. Cohen, 1921 Belmont
st. N. W., City.
Matte Moorhead. 1914 Decatur st..
City.
Helen orwick, A25 Fourteenth St.
sadie S. Mulhan s2o Rhode Island
Ave. n. E., Apt. 604, City.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
News OF
Broadway

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Aftel
some three seasons absence from
the legitimate theater, Chester
ErSkin is to return soon with q
production of Louis Bromfield's S
"De Luxe" described as a serious
play about the poor rich. It is
probable that Alice Brady will
have the leading role, but Erskin
has to get the rest of the cast
together before he goes into re
hearSal.
Brighton and Blundell, British
producers, are planning to take
Eddie Dowlin's Thumbs Up" to
London after it's New York run
with the original cast. John van
Druten, English playwright, will
go on the air via WOR on Bide
Dudley's program at 1870 p. m.
his subject being 1.-The Value OF
Dramatic Criticism"
Nowhere Bound" due Tuesday
at the Imperial. is under the SUI
pervision Of no less than five
stage managers body's
Girl" dramatized from Hector
Malot's EN- Famile," is. Glare
Tree Majors next play for chill
dren at the Barbizon-Plaza Satur
day morning. Miss Majors re
vival of There's Always Juliet
is being sent on a western tou,
before playing New York.
Bob Lewis, the Japanese gen
tleman of Gold Eagle Guy" has
been picked by Agnes de Mile as
her dancing partner in her re
cital at the Guild Theater, Febru
ary 3.
"An East Side Wedding" Yid
dish operetta, will have its pre-
miere tonight at the Public Thea
ter with the Lebedeff- Field Rubin
Levin quartet featured.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21

Jacqueline Raceman, 1889 r St. N. W.,
City.
Albert ]. Chandler. 1882 Sixth ST.
S. E.. City.
Wilma NJ Riley, 572S Thirteenth St..
n. W.. City.
Ida Cunningham, 1915 L St. N. W.
City.
Mrs. Jesse Mello, 1918 Tenth St. n. W.
City.
Lillian S. Butler, 1Os Lacey St., BAH"
ston, Va.
Mrs r. r. Wood. Cherrydale. Va.
Doris Mary Paul. 1852 Park Road.
N w, City.
Richard NJ. Hansen, S14 Upshur st.
n. W.. City.
Louise George, 1929 G ST. N W., City.
Myra H. Reeder 5000 Blaine st. N. D..
Doris Davenport 1929 G st. N. W.
City.
Bertha shenk. 51s Columbia Rd. N. W.
City.
Mrs. Sadie Ramsey. 1889 R st. N. w.
City.
j. c. Peacock, S4s Lamont St. N. W.
Apt 2. City.
N W CITY
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
.Bing Sings OId-Time
Song In Mississippi

Bing Crosby, for the first time,
is going to sing an old song in
a picture. The grooming star is
to lead a chorus of 40 voices in
Stephen Fosters "Swanee River
for a plantation scene in Para,
mounts mississippi" a showboat
story in the 1860 era, with w. c.
Fields and Joan Bennett.
Heretofore Crosby has sung only
new songs written especially for
him. Richard Rodgers and Lo:
REM Hart wrote the score for
mississippi" but included the
Foster classic.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
La Argentina,
January25

First New York and now Boston
has capitulated to the charms and
art of Spain's greatest dancer, La
Argentina, who will make her
first appearance in Washington
in three years at the National
Theater Friday afternoon, Janu'
ary Is, at 4::30 o'clock, under the
local management of Mrs. Dorothy
Dorsey.
Reporting on La Argentina's ap-
pearance before a capacity audi
ence at Symphony Hall, Boston,
on January San appearance that
resulted in La Argentina's imme-
diate engagement for another
recital appearance in. the Hub
later this month-the Traveller
critic wrote that "such was the
enthusiasm that the dancer was
forced to repeat seven of the II
dances she presented, and even
then, many seemed unsatisf1ed,
staying in their seats and shout
ing, stamping ana dpp1duulAAs
long after the close Of the pro-
gram"
La Argentina will include three
of the new dances she is present
ing for the first time this season
when she comes to Washington on
January Is at the National.
The most widely discussed OF
these new dances is, perhaps
"Maddrid, $780," an amusing
sketch of a Madrid girl of the COS
her vain attempts at dignity, he1
attempted coquetries and hel
comic awkwardness, danced to the
music of Granados. In all, she
will dance IL numbers, exclusive
of encores, of which there is al
most certain to be a number.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
'Coody-Coody' Club
Makes Mae Member

Mae West has received notifica-
tion that 10000 New York chill.
dren have made her a member of
their "Goody- -Goody" club.
Carrie Lille, president of the
organization, dedicated to the
elimination of bad habits" wrote
the blonde star, currently starring
in Paramount's Nov I'm a Lady,: !:
"The children asked me to confer
honorary membership upon you,
because of the extreme pleasure
in seeing you on the screen"
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
London Complains

lone Night of Love" was the
most misleading title issued by
Hollywood in 1884. 1t is a greater
tribute to Grace Moore's singing
that it was among the most profit
able features ever released.
In London r. J. Whitley, film
critic of the Daily Mirror, takes
Columbia to task for the Grace
Moore title. He voted lone Night
of Love" as the best picture of
1884, but he is irked over its mis-
leading tag. The ERA thinks he
is right as does:
]. r. Gordon, the diStin-
guished managing editor Of the
Sunday Express, who says 81
think the finn industry makes
some shocking misjudgments in
the titling of films.
"Take that splendid film, 'One
Night of Love- For six weeks
put off going to see it because
felt that / couldn't bear to see
a film of that title. Eventually
l went. Since then have sent
many people to see it who
would otherwise not have gone"
Those few sentences put the
mentality of the average film
producer in a nutshell. He en-
plOys all that the world can give
him of genius and skill in the
making Of q fine entertainment
and sends it out with the handi-
cap Of q Sex-smear.
Innumerable people here will
probably be deferred from see
ing Zone Night of Love" by
that crude and trivial title.
Nothing can be done about it.
If the film producers are
content to lose money and
prestige tor the sake of salts
flying some abySmal itch of
vulgarity in their souls, of
what use for critics and editors
to complain?
Eut the difficulty is q genu.
inc one for the Press. How
many times has q critic left a
theater full Of enthusiasm for
the film that he has seen and
failed to secure space from the
editor because of inability to
convince him that q master
piece could appear under a
vulgar or trumpery title?
Who shall blame the con-
trOIlerS of the Press for think
ing that the products Of an
entertainment which has so
little discrimination in head.
line material must be innO-
cent Of good taste.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
M O n
O'CLOCK
EARLE

EARLE -.
PAUL MUM in
"BORDERTOWN"
II A. NJ, 1:4O, 4:25, 7:1O,
9:55 p. M. Stage show at
-: 80, :3j, $40,
9:O5 P. NJ.
RKO KEITH'S =.
JOHN GILBERT in
"THE CAPTAIN HATES
THE SEA"
II "A A. NJ, l ~, IA, "A,
IA, 9:44 P. M.
METROPOLITAN ..
MYRNA 10y in
"BROADWAY BILL"
II A. NJ, LOS, $40, Sis,
20, $50 P. M.
ANN HARDING in
TYPOGRAPHY OF A
BACHELOR GIRL"
1O:45 A. NJ, l 80, AIS, 10,
9:55 P. NJ. Stage show at
1890, 3:15, 6:1O,
8:55 ?. M.
PALACE :.
EDDIE CANTOR in
"KID MILLIONS"
IL A. NJ, LOS, 3:15, 500,
7:3O, 9:4O P. NJ.
COLUMBIA
JOAN CRAWFORD in
"FORSAKING ALL
OTHERS"
IL 80 A. NJ, 80, 3:35,
$40, As, 9: 80 P. M.
HOWARD
BLANCHE GALLOWAY
AND ORCHESTRA
2:5O, $50, 9:O5 P. NJ.
Screen Feature at 12 80,
$50, Z :05, 1910 P. NJ.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
Some Fine Acting

For two hours Bengal Lancer"
held a preview audience at the
Fox exchange Saturday afternoon
in an enthralling grip. They
watched Gary Cooper give the
best performance of his career,
saw Franchot Tone as a bumpti-
Gus and care.free lieutenant pro-
ject a characterization that was
a comedy gem, witnessed acting
by Sir Guy Standing as a CON-
mander of the Colonials that de-
serves all the best adjectives.
Henry Hathaway, whose best
megaphone achievements up to
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
Dixie Bars Crosby

Although Dixie Lee is working
at the same studio where he is
making mississippi" Bing Crosby
is barred from his wife's set, as
she insists his presence embar.
rasses her.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
Three Men on a Horse Contest
Won By Vivian NJ. Dawson

Vivian M. Dawson, 1914 Seventeenth St. N. w. has been
awarded the first prize of $40 in the Three Men
Contest which appeared in The Times Monday Miss Daw-
entry stood from the hundreds by reason Of
it's Orignalitv and cleverness of presentation,
The Washington times., 1935-01-21

let at least i've taII on THIS one.
For this picture has the charm of mystic
India. 1t has a bang-up melodramatic story
about sturdy soldiers. It is pleasantly re-
lieved by comedy which evolves naturally
from the action plot and it is splendidly acted.
Add to these qualities, suspense and excite
ment, and you realize that Paramount has
led with an ace in the 1885 game of "Box
Office"
Lancer" was a Paramount studio head
ache for at least four years. Dozens of au-
thOrs worked on the original Francis Yeats.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
H HH69lIlYMi oopt (; cIiT
BY JIMMY STARR

HOLLYWOOD Jan. 20.-Hello. That big cloud of smoke
you probably noticed is caused by all the cigars Alan
Mowbray passed Quits bouncing baby boy!
The Washington times., 1935-01-21
Gary Cooper, Sir Guy Standing,
and Franchot Tone Star
In a Great Picture
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

olives of Bengal Lancer is positive cinch to win
place when the Pictures of 1885 selected by critical
ballot 1t may be No. If star dropper would
The Washington times., 1935-01-21

Andrew Kelley Brown story At least half dozen directors
pondered its problems One unit India and
took 100000 worth of background Shots
Finally they started shooting the picture from script by
Waldemar Young Ashmed Abdulah, John L. Baderston
Grover Jones and w. McNutt This Hollywood brain trust
turned out fiction work that has been transformed
celluod.
The Washington times., 1935-01-21

pletely, one who is not partial 10
stories of India and one who
could never understand why Gary
Cooper rated $4,000 a week. AS
for Franchot Tone I can forgive
him for everything after seeing
a sequence when he plays an
India bagpipe flute and, to his
horror, charms a cobra and has
to toot for all his life is worth.
Charlie Chaplin or Harold Lloyd
would give a million for a fun
idea like this one. And it would
be worth it.
Lives of a Bengal Lancer" is
headed for F Street and Loew'S
Palace screen Friday. 1t ought to
pack the lobbies for Angie Ratio,
Washington's best director of over
flow crowds.
White and Red Snow
Our night club scouts report
that the swirling snow on Satur-
day night helped to fill all the
towns after-dark spots to Ca
pacity; in fact, the Snoreham was
obliged to care for an overflow.
On the other hand, it cost the
downtown theaterS at least $4,000.
The Fox broke a record Saturday
matinee and seemed headed for
the biggest weekend in history
with Ann Harding in Biography
of a Bachelor Girl" Then came
the young blizzard and this great
start melted into an average
Saturday gross.
Gates" Folds Up
within the Gates" folded in
Philadelphia on Saturday night
and the producers blame the Bos-
ton ban on Sean O'CaSey's play
Tor Withdrawing from the road.
A better reason for the plays
closing would be lack of a sustain.
ing audience. within the Gates"
is a costly production with linn
tied appeal Tor the literary-mmded
and the serious playgoer.
Eugene O'NeilIS strange Inter
lude" was a Boston ak victim and
the censor SQuabble only served
to increase the demand to see it.
Had Philadelphia noted the same
reaction to within the Gates
censor criticism it might still be
touring.