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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-04-05

Handsomely tailored Suits of
the same fine quality fabrics
we use in regular Foreman and
Clark Suits for men. Styles are
those preferred by young men
16 to 20.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-27
Cue and Curtain In
Goodbye Again"

Goodbye Again." sophisticated
comedy of George Haight and
Allen Scott, will be presented
March IA and Is at the Ward.
man Park Theater by Cue and
Curtain, dramatic organization
of George Washington University.
Adele Gussck, Verna Volz,
Amanda Chittum, Joe Danzansky
and Deane Bryant will be fea-
tured in the production which
will be under the direction of
Harold A. Weinberger. Others in
the cast include Irving Grodstein,
Harold P. Mullin, Hamilton Colt,
Berry Simpson, and Jeanne Bat
man.
Joe Danzansky, who has taken
part in numerous George Wash.
ington dramatic productions, will
play the part of Kenneth Bixby.
Adele Gusack will take the part
of Anne, BiXby's secretary. Ar.
thur Westlake. the egocentrlc
young lawyer, and Julia Wilson,
the old sweetheart of Bixby, who
imagines herself the heroine of
one of his psychological novels,
will be played by Deane Bryant
and Vran Volz, while Amanda
Chittum will appear as Elizabeth
Clochessy, sister-in-law of Mrs.
Wilson.
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Wife for Bottom
M OVIF'
O'CLOCK

EARLE-Rudy Vallee and Ann
Dvorak in Sweet Music" II
a. m, lao, APO, 7, 9:45. Stage
shows l, $40, $40, 9:05 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Lyle Talbot
and Mary Astor in Red Hot
Tires" 1910, 2:05, 4:05. 6,
8. 9:55 p. m.
FOX-Jean Parker, Malibu, Ga.
to in "Sequoia," II a. m.
1885, 4:20, 7:O5, $50 p. m.
Stage, 1910, 1928, 6:1O, 1855
p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-Leslie Howard
Merle Oberon in The Scarlet
Pimpehnel," 11:15 a. M, 1:15,
3:15, 5.57, tbs, SIS p. m.
. PALACE-Freddie Bartholomew
in David Copperfield," IL
a. M. 1885, 4:20, 7:O5. $50
p. m.
COLUMBIA-Chester Morris,
Virginia Bruce in Society
Doctor" 11:15 a. m, los,
1855. 4:45, 6:25. 8:15. 1905
p. m.
HOWARD -" w d n e S d a y S
Child" 1890. 1855, 7:O5, 1910
p. m. Stage, 2:40. $50, 9:10
p. m.
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'L'AigIon' Here
March 18

Lee Shubert presents "L'Aiglon"
("The Eaglet"), one of his most
important productions this season
at the National Theater, Wash
ington, the week beginning Mon.
day, March Is. Eva LeGallienne
will be seen in this famous play.
Three other interesting names
in the theater are connected with
this presentation. Clemence Dane,
the English playwright, who has
made a free adaptation of
"L'Aiglon" from the Rostand
story: Richard Addinsell who has
written a special musical score that
is synchronized to the dramatic
conflict pervading this Napoleonic
drama, and Aline Bernstein, who
has created the settings for the
glamorous period Of 1880, at the
imperial court Of Austria.
The play deals with the Duke of
Reichstadt, son of Napoleon I;
with Marie Louise, Duchess of
Parma; with Prince Metternich.
chancellor of Austria; with Flam.
beau, one of Napoleon's grera-
diers, with Francis I, Emperor of
Austria; with the Countess Cam.
erata, niece of Napoleon Bona.
parte, and many other historical
figures who lived at the Austrian
court at the time when the young
French prince was the center of
world interest.
"L'Aiglon" CThe Eaglet") was
first produced in Paris by Sarah
Bernhardt on March Is, 1900. In
the same year Maude Adams act
ed the play at the Knickerbocker
Theater in New York city, while
Sarah Bernhard also appeared
here with Coquelin. The present
version is by Clemence Dane,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-27
Ballet Russo
Has U. S. Star

In the whole repertoire of the
Ballet Russo de Monte Carlo,
which comes to the National Thea
ter for two performances-after-
noon and evening-Sunday of this
week, March 3, under the man.
agement of the z. Arthur Smith
Concert Bureau, there is no bal
let as beautiful and as difficult
as "Aurora's Wedding" And,
strangely enough, the most spec
tacular and most hazardous num-
Der in the whole production, "The
Blue Bird" is danced by an Ameri-
can, Roland Guerard.
Last season, and, in fact, ever
since the founding of the Monte
Carlo organization in 1880, Guerard
was rather inconspicuous mem
Der of the ensemble. He danced
here last autumn in the chorus,
but at the premiere of "Aurora's
Wedding" in Philadelphia in NO
vember, he had an opportunity to
interpret the Blue Bird" number.
He was an instantaneous success;
and he repeated his triumphs in
Boston, Chicago, and many other
cities.
Guerard is a native of North
Carolina, but had his ballet train
ing in the Russian schools of
Paris. He joined the company at
Monte Carlo at the time it was
founded.
Originally, "Aurora's Wedding"
was a two-hour ballet, known as
Sleeping Beauty" composed by
Tschaikowsky. In this form it was
produced in Paris by Diaghileff in
1922. It proved to be too long,
however, but in the condensed
form in which it is now used it
became one of the popular num-
bers of the Diaghileff programs.
1t abounds in solo dances and con-
certed numbers, and is so hazard
GUS that members of the company
standing in the wings often close
their eyes for fear an accident
may befall one of their fellow
artists.
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Scarlet PimperneI
S a Tinv Flower

"The Scarlet Pimpernel" is a
tiny flower which grows in the
country lanes of England. Owing
to its vivid scarlet color, it shows
up at the foot of the hedgerow line
a tiny flame.
Baroness Orczy, a keen botan-
list, chose this flower as the SYM
Dol Of the daring band of secret
adventures in her famous novel,
THE Scarlet Pimpernel," Alexan-
der Korda's thrilling Elimination
at RKO-Keith'S.
Working secretly, and often I'M
known to their wives, these ad-
venturers hazarded their lives
everytime they crossed the Eng.
fish Channel to rescue some
French family condemned to
death by the republicans of
France.
In the film, released through
United Artists, Leslie Howard is
seen as Sir Percy Blakeney, head
of the League of the Scarlet Pim-
pernel, and Merle Oberon plays
the beautiful French wife who is
estranged by his masquerade as
an idle, pleasure-loving dandy to
divert suspicion from his activities
as THE Scarlet Pimpernel."
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ment, how the sometimes cryptic
lines are to be made crystal clear.
This much has leaked out. Bottom,
the actor who frolicS with the
head of an ass on his shoulders,
will have a wife. This was not
Shakespeare's idea. 1t belongs
strictly to California.
We are told that Mrs. Bottom
was brought into the film because
it was desired to present a scene
from the home life of Bottom. She
is Shrewish, dominating type of
woman, who completely overawes
her husband.
What appals me is the thought
of James Cagney getting serious
attention for his speeches as
Bottom, The Weaver. Unless
perchance some profane Holly
wood hand has undertaken too
rewrite Shakespeare. For in
stance can you imagine Jimmy
Cagney reciting like this:
"That will ask some tears in
true performing of it. If
do it, let the audiences look to
their eyes; I will move storms:
will condole in some measure.
To the rest: Yet my chief
humOr is for a tyrant; could
play Ercles rarely, or a part to
tear a cat in, to make all
split"
All the art of the great Max
Reinhardt may produce a forest
near Athens with its capering
fairies that will stagger the i'm
agination, but I much doubt the
Cagney fans can swallow this
kind of talk without gulping or
some audible sign of rude protest.
They're not accustomed to this
kind of a Jimmy.
This is only one of many cast
ing problems.
Thrives on Stage
Perchance I'm a pessimist. The
most successful play on Broad
way the current season was Kath-
crime Cornell's Romeo and Ju-
liet." I can imagine the New
York Theater Guilds production
of Tanning the Shrew," starring
the precious Lunts, attracting
runaway audiences when it is
unveiled next month. But these
are for a select and class audi
ence. the upper crust of the thea
ter, if you please.
1t may be the high purpose
Of the Warmer Brothers to make
an artistic movie and not care
hang whether it makes money.
If such be the intent, to strive
beyond the commonplace and
serve the ends of culture let us
commend it. I was just think
ing of the neighborhood houses,
the thousands of small village
and town theaters where pictures
pick up their dividends, where
Laurel and Hardy, Joe E. Brown
and Zazu Pitts are much better
known than Shakespeare. Will
they like it?
Cultural Gesture
About a year ago I ventured
to predict that Midsummer
Nights Dream" would never
reach the screen or go beyond
the Things the Movies Ought
To Do" stage. This is failure as
a prophet.
In my small way I propose to
do everything possible to make
this Hollywood dip into the arts
a success, now that it nears the
realm of reality. It deserves to
succeed if only for the reason
that it is a constructive attempt
to pull the movies out of the
groove, to aim at something
higher than the box office win.
dow.
But I must get good odds to
bet on it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-27
ICOVer HOII wood

DeMille and the gentleman, who
will now become historical, is
Monty Westmore, Paramount's
head makeup artist. He didn't
mind (for authenticity purposes
in "CrusadeS") putting scars and
what not on the various actors
phySiOgnamies, but when C. d.
invited him to put scars on some
horses that had just been in the
thrOes of crusadery, his mo" was
so definite that the studio walls
are still echOing it. / might add,
they called in a veterinary.
The old adage. There is one
born every minute" may still be
intact, but the sucker brigade
among the Hollywood famous is,
but definitely. on the decline.
Nevertheless, the bright boys with
their glib-tonguery are still at it,
to wit: Fred AStaire has been of.
fered part ownership in a South
American railroad. Of course the
road has not been built as yet,
but all Fred has to do is finance
an expedition into the jungleS,
where one of the men will select
a site. sell stock. and then build
it. Mr.. A. will stick to his
dancing.
Maybe Irene Dunno passed up
the opportunity of a lifetime by
not becoming the hacker Of an
automatic pancake turner. How.
ever, she prefers to struggle along
on here weekly pay check from
RKO. . If he still cares to, Rich
ard Dix can be the hacker for
countless chains of gold mines
and oil wells that have yet to be
drilled, and William Powell, pos
sibly because he has portrayed
"Philo the Vance" so many times
on the screen, has the golden
opportunity at the moment to
head a detective agency.
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ZaSu Denies Hands
Made Her Film Star

Declaring that she uses no
tricks in manipulating her grace
full hands, zaSu Pitts, film CO.
Medicine, today waxed indignant
when asked how much of her
screen success she attributed to
her hands.
why do people say that my
hands make me an actress" she
exclaimed between scenes Of Para
mounts "Ruggles of Red Gap"
where she is featured with Charles
Laughton, Charlie Ruggles, Mary
Boland and Roland Young. "A
good actress should use her hands,
like every other part Of herself,
in trying to be the character she
is portraying."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-27
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright, 1895, by King Features
Syndicate. Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Feb. 81.
Speaking of writer's, Norman
Krasna, who dished up that swell
play, Small Miracle" which
reaches the screen as -Four Hours
to KILL used as the first name
of all his lady characters the real
first names of all the girls whom
he had once beaued about. The
only one of the gals who will es-
say a role originally written for
her is Helen Mack, who will ap-
pear in the Paramount screen
version.
In the author vein: When Eu-
gene O'Neil once returned from
Europe he was beSet with the
press, who asked him to make
known his views on the effect of
a good stage play when adapted
to the movies. Mr.. O'NeilI
promptly replied: "The cinema
is an amazing medium; it is up.
lifting, courageous and a boon to
authors"
The medal for the day goes to
Colleen Moore. Not only has she
poured some $450,000 dollars into
the making of her famous doll
house, which she will ship all
over the world, but the money
derived from the showing of it
is to be given in toto to various
children's orthopedic hospitals
and she will appear personally
at each and every showing just
to make it an even more i'm.
portant event.
When you consider the original
cost of the house, the insurance
coverage, the expense of moving
it from country to country, pub
licity costs. plus a manager, plus
her own expenses in travelling
about, you may we'll realize that
this young lady's contribution to
charity will be one of the most
magnanimouS on record.
Extra! Someone in Hollywood
has actually said mo" to Cecil b.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-27
Earlier Efforts

Earlier Efforts
I confess I am yet one of the
skeptics. Shakespeare seems to
me a class room playwright and
o stage author reserved exclu-
Sively for the student or the
grown-up of the theater.
The earlier experiments of the
screen with Shakespeare have not
been either serious or comprehen-
sive enough to discourage this
present ambitious venture. Mary
Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks
sponsored an ahortive slapstick
which derived from Tanning of
the Shrew" and the classic John
Barrymore profile was seen once
reciting from Richard III" as a
serious interlude in a movie song
and dance revue.
In the era o. the silent screen
Francis x. Bushman and Beverly
Bayne projected Romeo and Jul
let" in the flicker technique but
there is nothing in the record to
indicate the picture set the world
On fire.
There may have been other
minor attempts to transfer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-27
Midsummer Nights Dream
Marks Screen Attempt to
PopuIarize the Bard
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Since Hollywood has convinced the skeptca that Charles
Dickens be brought successfully to the has
Grated tremendous interest in the Warner Brothers effort
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-27
Late News Of
Broadway

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Joe
Mieziner is devising revolutionary
settings and methods of lighting
for the production of panic" the
Archibald MacLetsh tragedy that
will be presented for two perform
ances during the week of March
II by the Phoenix Theater. In
discussing his plans he explains
that: Whereas lighting is used
in most plays to display the set
tings, in Panic the settings are
used primarily to show off the
lighting" Orson Welles will have
the leading role in Panic" and
other players will include Richard
Whorf, Rose McClendon, Joanna
Roos and Paula Trueman.
Frank Wead has arrived from
Hollywood to confer with Brook
Pemberton on the production of
his play, Ceiling Zero" If the
author completes contemplated re-
visions in time, Mr.. Pemberton
will produce the play here this
spring.
James Stewart, Eduardo Ga
nelli and Francis Pierlot have
been assigned principal roles in
1.-THE Face at the Window" The
play is now in rehearsal under
the direction of Robert Sinclair
and is scheduled to open here
late next month. David Morris,
who replaced Rex O'Malley as
Don Pablo in Revenge With
Music" at the New Amsterdam
Theater, returns to the cast to-
night after several days absence.
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Shakespeare but they never at
tanned the Importance of first run
bookings in the de luxe motion
picture theaters.
I understand that Warner Bros.
will undertake a nationwide cam
paign of education designed to
stimulate interest in Shakespeare
and to acquaint the potential
audiences for their theaters with
the works of a great playwright.
This is, of itself, a monumental
task in my opinion.
Wife for Bottom
You may look to the full re.
sources of a great industry to pro-
duce awe-inspiring and magnifi.
cent spectacle for Midsummer
Nights Dream" visuaGzing scenes
and effects far beyond the dreams
of any stage production, no mat
ter how pretentious.
Warner Brothers vouchSafe little
information about the screen treat
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theaer audience enjoy it, there is conceived belief that
may be ''sod" via the screen
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-27
Cantor Is BUSY

Eddie Cantor, after making his
next picture for Samuel Goldwyn,
will appear in a Broadway stage
production under the management
of Vinton Freddy. Russell Grouse,
Howard Lindsay and Cole Porter
will author the Freddy show.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-27
"Crusades" Grows

William Farnum, Hobart Bos-
worth, Fred Malatesta and Anna
Demetrio have been AIDED to the
cast of Cecil B. De Miles spec.
tacle. film, THE CruSadeS."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-27

popularize Shakespeare with movie audiences.
At the Warner Brothers studio, and near
ing completion, is the Max Reinhardt produc-
ton of Midsummer Nights Dream" employ
ing all of the company's high-powered stars
and representing an investment of we'll over
$1,OO0,O00.
Three months ago rival producers were in
clined to scott at this attempt to bring the
rounded speeches of the Bard of Avon to the
attention of the movie masses. But since the
voluminous novel of 'David Copperfield' has
been adapted so that not only the literary
minded and mature but the youth Of the
The Redwood gazette., 1935-08-22
Conventions - Factories

CASH REGISTERS rang merrily in Red
Y wood Falls restaurants all last week
with 200 to 800 visitors here for the
Nazarene assembly. Other firms also profit
ed directly or indirectly, an added induce
ment to the joy of being host.
But hasn't it struck Redwood Falls
business men, particularly proprietors of
eating houses and hotels, as odd that this
was the first big convention here in several
years? Apparently we have been asleep on
the matter. We have plenty of facilities
such as meeting halls, the attraction of seem
cry and amusement places. We could enter
tain group such as that every few weeks.
Why don't we make an effort to bring them
here?
And while we are talking about things
we could do, why does Redwood Falls have
so few factories and wholesale houses? Not
that we expect or hope to see an enormous
industrial center grow up here but other
towns in this area have gotten and even now
are getting new firms that bring payrolls,
employment and people to them.
The city is enjoying healthy growth,
fact proved by the shortage OF housing
facilities. But this growth could be speeded
and the question of employment for those
who are here could be solved if closer
check of what firms are looking for locations
and a more determined effort to sell the
city to them were made.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-08-22
The How of 'SWhO's Who"

ONE OF THE BIGGEST hoaxes perpet-
\ rated by otherwise respectable news.
papers is the "Whos Who" racket
again taking in merchants on big scale IN
some sections of the staff. Many publishers
enter the scheme in good faith the first time
but second offense cannot be justified un-
der any circumstances.
The procedure is briefly this. A pro-
moter buys advertising space from the pub
Usher at regular space rates. Then he inter
views business men, usually the infrequent
advertisers, by telephone, reading them a
highly complimentary article concerning
their firm which he will run for certain
price. The telephone is used so the mer-
chant does not ask to see samples OF the ad-
vertising from other papers where the song
and dance is packed in with those OF other
victims of the same racket and isn't worth
third of advertising rates, although the pro-
moters price is three or more times regular
rates.
Victims almost unanimously vow never
to bite again. It is for those who have not
so far been gyped on the stunt that we print
this warning.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-08-22
Rogers On Degrees

@NE OF WILL ROGERS characteristics
I was that of saying exactly what ne
thought no matter whom it might
offend, yet wording his comment so expertly
that the wisdom of his view was evident and
made few enemies.
An example of this which remained in
the writer's mind because we agreed hearth
ly, occurred several years ago when Rogers
was offered an extra-honorary degree by
some southern university.
He very emphatically advised the uni
versity that he felt he deserved no such re-
cognition, reminding them that he was a
comedian, not professor and that as such
he felt that the honorary doctor" before his
name would be entirely out of place. Then
he proceeded to take universities in general
to task for passing out degrees to million
aires with the endowment fund in mind or
to prominent persons, with publicity as the
object.
He made it so clear that they couldn't
miss his point yet he must have made them
feel more like scolded child than an lnfur-
lated parent.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-08-22
Political Storm

n HODE ISLAND and the recent defeat of
X new deal candidates there have been
much talked of in political circles late
ly. Republicans take great joy from the oc-
casion while Democrats explain and minim-
ize the Importance of the result as wealth
ervane.
But this is but mild squall compared
with the political storm which will break
over the northwest in few months, with
Minnesota in the center.
The alphabetical agencies of the new
deal and the plans and policies of it's master
minds will be much discussed, with the
AAA, NRA, ERA, and WPA the theme be-
hind chorus of protests on extravagances.
And both sides have plenty to talk about
But what makes the game really inter-
esting is the status of the various parties.
The Democrats are still split over the Wolf
Regan controversy. The Republicans may
get together on governor but most of them
will never shout for Tom Schall. Even the
hitherto peaceable Farmer -Laborites are
headed for stormy seas with a fight over
who is nominated for governor almost inevi-
table and something of perpetual row over
patronage.
Get your touring, vacationing, and fish
ing done this summer because it will be more
fun to stay at home next year.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-08-22

Moratorium legislation to aid debtors
has not worked out as intended. These laws
have postponed or prevented foreclosures
and collections in some cases but in the ma
jority of cases the protection" has not
been needed 70 wanted
The evidence of this is the compara-
lively small number who sought to use the
moratorium laws to delay payments. There
are thousands of mortgagors who have made
no effort to use the law to each one who has.
The effect, however, of the presence OF the
law, has been to wreck credit and Interfere
with the orderly conduct of business, thus
injuring everybody whether farmer or busl-
ness man. -
A Little Sank farmer in the office Mon
dav called this to our attention. '1n ordin-
ary times occasionally have loaned little
something or other to neighbors. Not a
great deal because my savings are not large
but I usually have one or two and maybe
three small mortgages. l have hesltated,
though. the past couple of years to lend any
thing because you never can tell what new
law is likely to wipe out the investment or
at least involve it in unnecessary loss, ne
said.
Foreclosures are rare as usual thlng
and in proportion to loans made by all agen-
cies are trifling in number Moratorium laws
put the accent on the wrong thing. Wnat
is needed in the revival of business is to
promote the use of credit-not scare it away
and make it unduly hard to get. Eight or
ten years hence when we look back at this
crazy period through which we are now
passing to study what it was all about and
why it continued so much longer than was
necessary, we will see more clearly than we
now do how some of our efforts to meet the
situation and aid in recovery did more harm
than good.-Long Prairie Leader.