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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19
VOL corr NEWS Correspondent: Mrs Louise
 Snyder-Tel 5.OS20
EASTER SERVICES
 PLANNED LOCALLY
Robert TyreIl to Direct Chior at Congregational
 Church Sunday

Easter services will be held Easter Sunday at the Congrega- tional church at II a. m. A choir under the direction of Robert Ty- rell will sing Easter hymns and will be repeated Sunday evening at the Woodtick Chapel at 7:309p. m.
 The Scouts will not hold their meeting this evening. { The Grange will hold a card party Monday evening in Grange hall. Robert Wakelee will be in charge.
 The Young Peoples Club will meet Sunday evening at the, Beecb- CT Memorial Hall. Marion Tyrell will lead the discussion in How we like to make use of our spare time."
 The "J. r. F.' club met in the Woodtick school, Wednesday even- ing. Plans were made to hold 0 de- bate ab; their next business meet lDS. lAC ocUdLC VIII Uc w uO HE the Best Advantage Country Chil- dren or City Children. After a short business meeting social time was held and refreshments served Edward Garthwait acted as host.
 TheSWomen's Club of Wolcott held their meeting "Wednesday af- ternoon at the Woodtick chapel. Plans were made to hold a baby show at our next regular meeting May 8. All local babies up to three years old will be entered and a prize for the healthiest baby in class one, two and three will be awarded. Mrs William Dumschott is chairman of this program. Plans were also made for the Tercenten- ary pageant.
 'The Yankee Peddler" to be given in June and the members of the cast are:, Miss Elizabeth War ner, Mrs Grant Outtrim, Mrs Will liam Dumschott, Mrs Fred Alcott, Mrs R., Wiley Scott, and Mrs Earl Snyder. Mrs A. "A. Crane of Water- bury gave very interesting talk on birds and Miss Airline Watts gave several piano solos, Mrs Grant Outtrim sang several solos. Tea was also served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19

The motion of James F. Mallette and others for acceptance to the receivership report in the proceed ings involving the Community Co., operative Company was continued yesterday when the case came up in the superior court at Litchfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19
CANADA GETS EXTINCT
 BUFFALO

Edmonton, Alta (UP) - A mounted set of the almost extinct wood buffalo from the northwes; territories Is to be Given to t!lc Canadian National Museum at ot. tawa by Harry Snyder, Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19

to deliver mail and bring the furs back to civilization with ,dog-sleds, the airplane now performs the same task in few hours or q day, Freres, which have made history In the Arctic. have discovered that they cannot compete with the swiftness and efficiency of the air. plane and. slowly are aboIiahing their old outposts in favor oe the "tlyinE TrRdine Pon{."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19


 and Mrs William Windebank, who underwent an operation for appen- dicltis recently at the Waterbury hospital is resting comfortable at his home on, Falls avenue. tn Mrs Elizabeth Chase, mother of Loren Chase of Superior avenue, who has been the guest of her sis ter, Miss Carrie Connerty of Gard- ner, Mass, the past six weeks, has | returned to Her home. Her sister, l Miss Connerty, accompanied her and will pend the Easter as the guest of MT and Mrs Loren Chase.
 Mir and Mrs Robert Babin. of Watertown avenue, left this; morn | ing for Boston. where they will Dc the guest of Mrs Ba bins sister, Mrs Alice Sullivan, }i. w.
 Food Sale Successful
 The food sale at the Fulton Mar ket yesterday by members of the Women's Auxiliary Society of All Saints church was very success ful. The sale was in charge of Mrs C. A. Curtis, president. of the club, assisted by Mrs Bertrand 'LaVigne, | Sr, Mrs Gaylord Burdon. and Mrs William Windebank. ., Democrat Carrier Inferred The funeral of George Olsen, Democrat newsboy, took place yes- 1 terday Nafternoon at 2 o'clock at the home, 399 Newton avenue. Rev Richard Hegarty officiated. Burial | in, n nnn1ntnr The l bearers were Richard Rosengrapt. William Kane, Robert Lide'l. | Charles Bradford, Jerry Rofaback, and William Rosevear. During the service, Mrs Charles Toleman sang Some Day the Silver Cord Will Freak" and Abide With Me-. . Girl Scouts
 Members of the Girl Scouts met at the Community. house last eve ming with their captain, Miss Eve-. lima Hauser, and Miss Drucil!a Littlehales, lieutenant.
 The dyeing of eggs was one of the features of the evening. There were two class groups, one in charge of Miss Hauser, Health and Birds" by Miss Drucilla Lit tlehaIes.
 Tenderfoot pins were presented to Suzanne Hart, and Lucy Mc- Gowan.
 Margaret Graney was in charge of tenderfoot.
 Today the girls will play com petitive baseball at the field near the railroad station and after the game go to Shaw's hill where their egg hunts are always held.
 The girl scouts attending were: Lorna Ashborn, Mary Graney, Peg gy Budd, Edna Boulanger, Mildred Botelle, Mildred Bares, Barbara Adams, Margaret Graney, Betty Corcoran. Evelyn Corcoran. Doro- they Cutler, Martha Gwiazdowski, Ada HaIlock, Joyce Kuntzweiler, Peggy Lethbridge, Harrit Thomp- son, Josephine 7 Zaccaria, Lucy Zaccaria, Lucy McGowan, Suzanne Hart, Carolyn Beardsley, Ethel MiclOskey. e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19

Mrs Wall of. Falls avenue has returned to her home from St Mary's hospital with her infant baby, Kathleen Marie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19
To Participate in Parade

Members of L. Cleveland Fus- senich Post, U. $. w. ", will par- ticipate in the Seicheprey day par ade and exercises Saturday and also in the Muster Day. program of the Spanish War Veterans at City Hall next Tuesday. The members of the post will meet at their club room Tuesday night and march to the City Hall in a body.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19

Qloods have caused heavy dam- age recently in Queensland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19

Freddie Windebank, son of Mi and Mrs William Windebank, who underwent an operation for appen- dicitis recently at the Waterbury hospital is resting comfortable at his home on, Falls avenue. &h
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19

No definite plans were made at the first meeting held at City Hall, Wednesday night in connection with Torrington's tercentenary celebration, it being felt that more organizations should be represent ed before further action be taken. Another meeting will be held We'd nesday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19
eco Candidates

Nine more young men have been selected as candidates for ap- annuonced at City Hall. They will announced t City Hall. They will be. given physical examinations in the near future and, if they pass, will then be assigned to camps.
 The group includes: Chester Cox of East tLitchfield; Anthony Yer migio, Daniel Marshall. Stephen Prevuznak. George Bunnell, Ste- phen Rzepieiewski, Victor Les niewski, Stanley Baldwin and Frank Mitchell, all of Torrington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19

Frank 1T. Lyon of the Progress sive Company of this city and H. r. White of the Blake and John- son Company of Waterbury have been elected and approved as members of the code authority for the machine screw nut manufact- uring industdy. 5s: t,f
 To Accompany Orchestra Here
 Rey Joseph D., Ahearn, s. J., facnlty advisor of Holy Cross mu- sical clubs, and Rev John'{J. :. tDev- iin,3,S.. J., assitant faculty advisor. will accompany the 72 boys com prising the philharmonic, orchestra and gJeeI club of Holy Cross on their visit to Torrington. April 29. The Sons of the, American Le- zion who wish to participate, in the SeicheDreystday, exercises, ,Satur- day, are requested to meet at the Legion@roonns at 9ta.. m.g On Tues day the Sons will meet at z p. m. at thehLegion rooms and, march to City Hall where they will be the guests at the Spanish War Veter- ans muster day program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19

MT and Mrs George Mosely of Highland avenue have purchased the house on Hillcrest avenue owned by the estate of Mrs James T. Rogers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19
Granted Divorce


 Francis Mele of this city was granted a divorce from Catherine Alfreda Mele yesterday. morning at short calendar session of the su- perior court at Litchfield. A statu- tory charge was alleged.
 The couple were married in New York March g, 1928 and, accord ing to testimony at the court. they separated April 2, 1884, Officer An thony Barbieri of the local police department and Miss Harriet Parker, supervisor of the Maria Brooker Memorial, testified for the plaintiff.
 The Torrington National Bank and Trust Company, trustee. was granted judgement of foreclosure of $2,993.03 against Ben Cohen, ct al. Property in Goshen valued at $13,000 is involved. The first Mon day in April, 1886, was designated as law day.
 Juiis B. Thompson was granted a foreclosure judgment of $5,663.17 against Golde Smith, ct al of Tor rington. Property involved is. val ued at $6,70O and law day Is June 17th. ,s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19
TORRlNOTON oOrrcspondcn, sI1,omas Carr elione T0fringion e1ls
.BEATRICEBRYANT
 WED NNEW YORK
Probate Court Clerk Mar ries Frank K. Hand Yes-
 terday Morning

Miss Beatrice Bryant, clerk of the local probate court and daugh- ter of Mrs Emm B. Forrest of the Goshen road; and Frank R.. Hand, son of Mir and Mrs John Hand, 231 Mckinley street. were married at Pawiing, N. r., yesterday morning.
 The ceremohy was performed at the Baptist church by the Rev Ellsworth l.. Richardson. The cou- pie left immediately for honey moon trip. after swhich they will return to Torrington to live.
 Miss Bryant was graduated from the Torrfngton High school in the class of 1925. MT Hand also attend cd the high school and is employed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Both are very well known locally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19

Mrs Benjamin Post on Baldwin street. Thursday afternoon.
 Mrs Henry Pruesser was the guest speaker, who spoke onf her experiences on temperance throughout the state. She also read the Gold Medal essay. Nine mem bers were present.
 Daughter Born
 MT and Mrs Delano Ladd of Plainfield, N J., announce the birth of daughter on April 18th, in Plainfield, N. J. Mrs Ladd was the former Miss Caroline Hemin- way of Watertown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19

The Pequot basebell team will h4kd practice sessions at the East Main street grounds this afternoon and Saturday afternoon at 2 D. m. All candidates for the team arc re- quested t0 Do present at these ses-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19
7D Unit Named

The recently formed unit of the National I'D club will be named the Marshall Donald Leach unit. Leach was the son of Mir and Mrs Marshall Leach of North street. Plymouth and was a member of Co H. 102nd Infantray of the Yankee division and is thought to be thS only local man to have been. killed while in action with this famous division. ls
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19

MT and Mrs Samuel Johnson formerly of Watertown,5 have re. turned from a several months stay in Florida to their recently reAo- vated home in Thomaston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-19

The monthly meeting of the w. c. T. U. was held at the home of
Evening star., 1935-02-17

great and lasting success. 1t Is said
to be due to the infinite team work
throughout the entire organization
between the artists and the stage and
musical direction. Together. they up
hold the traditions of the Savoyards
and the result is performances of rare
distinction and charm.
Considerable local interest Is ex-
pressed in hearing for the first time
the complete, authentic libretti and
scores of the Gilbert and Sullivan
operas as used by the D'Oyly Carte Co.
These orcheStrations were made by Sir
Arthur Sullivan and were jealously
guarded as the sole possession of their
Savoy Theater, London institution.
They were never copied nor duplicated.
In fact, music lovers and playgoers
are privileged to see and hear for the
first time the classic works of the
Savoyards.
The entire organization comes from
London, including the entire en-
semble. The principals are Misses
Muriel Dickson, Dorothy Gill. Mar
jorie Eyre, Eileen Moody. Elizabeth
Nickell-Lean and Kathleen Frances
and Messrs. John Dean, Darrell Fan
court, Sydney Granville, Martyr
Green, Charles Goulding. Leslie Rands,
Frank Steward and Richard Walker.
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Reading Department

I yearly each, Marx computes that $50
stories are read for every one chosen.
This is an average, although with
some stars the figure Is higher. For
example, while it is difficult to find
material for Joan Crawford and
Norma Shearer. stories for Greta
Carlo and Wallace Beery come in
abundance.
This is probably because. Garbo and
Beery portray out-of- the ordinary
characters, while Joan Crawford and
/ Norma Shearer depict more familiar
and universal figures. Most writer's
seem to prefer to create people with
an exotic tinge.
Downstairs from the reading room.
at the end of the corridor housing
writer's, is the reading department.
In immediate charge is Dorothy Pratt,
custodian of priceless files, thousands
Of books and many workers. Here are
the million synopses, all Immediately
available. Here reports are made,
monographs copied and records kept.
Should there be sudden demand
for war pictures the studio has on
hand countless Synopsized books on
war. If a gangster endemic breaks
out these, too, are in Readiness
No matter what the demand, listed
in these files is practically every book
ever written on the subject. Summed
up in the readers synopsis, picture
possibilities are evident at a glance.
Hell Below" "Tugboat Annie"
Eskimo" and viva Villa!" are all
credited as discoveries of the reading
department,
Evening star., 1935-02-17

"HE long and eagerly awaited
Washington engagement Of the
celebrated D'Oyly Carte Opera
i Co. of the Savoy Theater.
London begins tomorrow and
continues for nine performances only.
An extra matinee will be given Fri
day in celebration Of Washington's
birthday and five full-length operas
and one short curtain-raiser by Gill
bert and Sullivan are to be presented
here
The repertory is as follows: Mon
day evening, THE Gondoliers";; Tues
day evening, Trial BY Jury" followed
by THE Pirates of Penzance"; We'd
nesday, matinee and night, THE
Mikado"; Thursday evening, 'The
Yeomen Of the Guard; Friday lex
tra), matinee and night, "Iolanthe";;
and Saturday, matinee and night, The
Gondoliers."
The overture starts punctually at
2:15 at the matinees and at BIS at
night, and as the music of Sir Arthur
Sullivan Is so distinct feature, all
who attend will wish to be seated
when Isidore Godfrey. director of the
Savoyard Orchestra, starts the over
ture.
Much has been written concerning
the secret of the D'Oyly Carte Co.'S
Evening star., 1935-02-17

ceive how any man can be sane after
more than few years Of show re-
viewing.
nR. SAMUEL HARDIN CHURCH,
president Of the Carnegie Institute
Of Technology, enlists himself among
the leaders of the revolution against
New York drama criticism. In dia-
tribe in the Carnegie Magazine he
says all Of its practitioners are malig-
nant knaves-cheap, vain, pompous.
ignorant and misunderstanding. Their
ugly minds, he testifies, are shut to the
rare beauty, the high thinking, the
soul tragedies and the joyous laughter
of such instructive classics, for In.
stance, as "Abie's Irish Rose" They
are. in his opinion. the most insidious
of the dramas enemies.
TT MAY or it may not be interesting
to learn that Miss Tallulah Bank
head, substituting for the late Miss
Jeanne Eagels as Sadie Thompson in
Rain" stood the dignified Broadway
f1rst-nighters on their heads Wednes-
day evening. Her performance Of the
classic role was sparkling stunt
rather than a steady Characterization,
alternating in the several acts Bern
hardt, Duse, Bankhead and Miss Mae
West in program remarkable for its
uneven calm and violence. The old
play proved to be surprisingly vigorous,
as strong and lusty as it was when
years ago it sprang full-panoplied
from the tropic brains of Somerset
Vaughan and his dramatist, John
Cotton. 1t is one Of the few dramas
that are not dated" and as Miss
Bankhead stirs it up 1t becomes .
profitable exhibition.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

also prepared the successful book of
the same title. The wen-known ac-
tor, Pedro de Cordoba, delivers
Laurence Stallings' brilliant COM
ments as the picture unreels. Special
short subjects including Ell Brendel in
a technicolor musical comedy, What,
No Men?" Al Trahan in vaudeville
reel and Is minutes Of news events
complete the program.
IT IVES OF A BENGAL LANCER"
a dramatically thrilling picture,
is back on a downtown screen cur
rently at Loew,s Columbia Theater.
Based on novel by Francis Yeats
Brown this Paramount production
impressively, realistically and thrill
ingly narrates the conflict between q
crusty duty-bound colonel and three
Of his junior officers-Gary Cooper
as the hard-boiled, but tender heart
ed captain, Franchet Tone as the flip
pant blue-blood, Sir Guy Standing
as the commanding ofdcer, and Rich
ard Cromwell as the embittered son.
These characters together with c.
Aubrey Smith and Kathleen Burke
comprise the pictures principal stars.
+
7 EE TRACY, Sally Eilers and Jimmy
Durante are at the Earle in Car
nival," new Columbia Pictures comedy
written by Robert Riskin. On the
stage: The Sizzlers, N. B. c. singers,
who bring new life to popular melo-
dies; Clifford and Marion, singing
comedy pair; Bryant, Rains and
Young, brilliant dancers, and the
Danwills will be presented. Tomor-
row and the rest of the current show
week Jack Benny and Mary Living
ston, top radio entertainers, will ap-
pear in person at the Earle. Today,
however. they are in New York for
their broadcast over the N. B. G.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

"WENTY thousand stories were
read there last year. One mil
lion synopSes are filed there
i One story is chosen from every
666 read. In a plain, square
room on the second floor of the
scenario building IL young men and
women sit comfortably reading. A
long-necked lamp bends over each
head. Scattered notes lie on small
tables beside each chair.
This is the reading room Of the
Metro Goldwyn-M Mayer studios, where
more books are read than in any uni
versity or library.
The work of every professional
writer of fiction, biography or travel
passes through this room, in manu-
script, book form, magazine or galley
proof. Every important magazine Is
read from cover to cover.
Readers reports go directly to Sam
Marx, M-G-M scenario chief, and his
assistant, Kate Corbaley. When the
synopsis bears out favorable report
the book is reread by Marx. If war
ranted, it is mimeographed and sent
to each producer
From these come the so to 60 pic
lures made by the studio yearly.
Marks calculation is that 80 per cent
of these are best-selling novels and
successful stage plays. The remainder
may be unpublished stories, unpro-
duced plays or original stories penned
by the studios own writer's.
With an average of Is stars on the
M-G-M roster. averaging four pictures
Evening star., 1935-02-17
Next Weeks S Films.
will be the major scre

"SEQUo1A" Will be the major screen
Offering at Loew's Fox Theater
the week starting next Friday. Hav-
ing as its locale the high Sierra
Mountains in the Sequoia National
Park and in production for nearly
two years, "Sequoia" is a truly diff
ferent type Of aepicture combining
the beauty and romance Of the great
woods. Joan Parker and Russell Har-
die are the young romanticists in
this amazing film adventure. Frank
Parker, radios singing star, will ap-
pear in person to headline the stage
program.
"Clive of India" comes to the Loew's
Palace Theater following the current
run of David Copperfeld." Ronald
Colman as the impetuous, colortul
and romatic Robert Give and Loretta
Young as the girl with whose picture
he fell in love and who inspired him
to unbelievable conquestS, are the
pictures leading characters. Colin
Give, Francis Lister, c. Aubrey Smith
and Caeser Romero are the major
members Of a notable supporting cast.
Society Doctor" Metro -Goldwyn-
Mayors successor to Men in White"
is the attraction to be featured on
the Loew's Columbia screen starting
next Friday. Chester Morris and
Virginia Bruce are the stars Of this
hospital drama. Robert Taylor. Billie
Burke. Robert McWade. Donald Mock
and many other capable players are in
the cast. The story is based on a
play, The Harbor." by Theodore
Reeves.
Alexander Korda, who brought to
the screen Henry VIII" and Cath
crime the Great" which made him
one of the outstanding producers of
the day. has again hit the mark with
THE Scarlet Pimpernel." which will
be Washington's birthday holiday
attraction at R-K-O Keith's Theater
with Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon
in the starring roles.
Rudy Vallee. world famous radio
crooner. comes to the Earle Theater
on Friday in the latest of Warner
Bros. musicals, Sweet Music" On
the stage, Carmela Ponselle, lead
ing zzo-soprano of the Metropolitan
Opera, will be heard in person. Vallee
will be heard in a half dozen catchy
songs written especially for the pro-
duction. Ann Dvorak also sings and
dances in spectacular numbers. A
third vocalist in the picture is Helen
Morgan, famous torch singer, who
made such a hit in "Show Boat"
"Red Hot Tires" First Nationals
romance of the automobile racing
tracks, Is scheduled as the feature
attraction at Warner Bros Metro
politan Theater beginning Friday,
February %.
Evening star., 1935-02-17

sea one customer crying. InAC lCS
a swell show and I don't care who
was in 1t before" and the other
assaulting him with: 1T isn't what
it used to be with thus and so and
thus out of tin order to maintain
some sort of an equilibrium Of judg-
ment he who writes must keep to
the straight and narrow, basing his
remarks on first impressions rather
than last, and not quitting on those
who are aware that the shows
progress has been down rather than up.
BY now most producers have wax
ened up to the fact that the road is
not so far distant nor so provincial
as it used to be. If Mr.. Ziegfeld
were alive today we venture to say
that he wouldn't dare ship one of his
Follies around with two-thirds of the
original cast missing. The Messrs.
Shubert struck their Waterloo here
when they attempted to foiSt third
rate production of Bitter Sweet" on
a public that caught on in jiffy as
to how badly it was being treated.
'DodsWorth" ran into immediate
favor here because Max Gordon,
shrewd Snowman that he Is, sent his
company as it was in New York-aS
1t was when it first went into rehear-
sal, and the producer and the direc-
tor had agreed between them that 1t
was cast the way they wanted it to be
cast.
THE road now can only be hurt by
= producers who won't realize that
it has come of age, that what went
yesterday won't 60 today, that just as
modern inventions have speeded up
living, so have revolving stages and
the threat of all-Hollywood players
speeded up the theater. The crafty
ing reception that was accorded
"Dodsworth" this season and Kath-
arine Cornell's amazing tour last sea-
son; the enthusiasm that has followed
George M. Cohan in "Ah. Wilderness"
around the country. all show that
when Broadway offers something
straight from the shoulder the "hinter-
land" likes it. When the hinterland
thinks it is being sighted it doesn't
like it.
All of which goes to prove that the
local reviewer, while he may sound
harsh in his denunciation of something
which isn't quite tops, is still only
doing his duty when he maintains a
level in the theater which Broadway
has taught him to expect.
LAS Thousands Cheer" quite hon.
estly wasn't what it was cracked up
to be. Mention of this quite naturally
upset many and many a person who
had enjoyed it. What they saw they
liked. But what they didn't see they
would have liked even more.