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The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Song Talk at
D. G. Library

A demonstration of group sing
ing of the type which may be used
for home entertainment will be
given Monday night, April Is, at
the central building of the Public
Library at Eighth and K Streets
by Mr.. Augustus zanzig, who has
been conducting a musical insti.
tute in Washing, which will con-
tinue through April 10. DR.. George
F. Bowerman, librarian, cordially
invites the public to attend.
Mr.. zanzig believes that much
fine, old music, such as the Bach
chorals, is virtually unknown to
many who would derive the high
est enjoyment therefrom, and he
seeks to introduce his audience to
these compositions by demonstrate
ing the manner in which they may
be sung by amateur groups in the
home. There will be talk by Mr..
Zanzig, group singing and other
musical examples. The musical
institute is being held under the
auspices of the Washington Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies.
Those attending Mr.. Zanzig'S
lecture are invited to visit the mu-
sic division Of the Public Library,
which will be open Monday eve
ming. Mrs. Elsa Posell, who Is in
charge, will be glad to explain the
musical resources of the library.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
New Acting Group
To Present Easter"

A new group of young Wash
ington players will make their ap-
pearance here next week. They
are made up of Rebecca Tarwater
and other feminine players of the
King Smith Studio School, and
are directed by Caroline McKin-
ley, whose work both as actress
and as director are outstanding in
the city. They will be assisted by
three popular Washington actors
all three of whom, it just hap
pens, played successfully last sum-
mer on the Willard roof, and
later in Baltimore-John Shellie,
John Sikken and Forney Reese.
The play chosen for the inaugu.
ration of this group is August
Strindberg's Easter" peculiarly
appropriate to the Lenten and
pre- Easter season., which will be
given Good Friday night, April 10,
at Wardman Park Theater.
The stage settings are to be
by Hugo linden, also one of the
city'S outstanding artists, assisted
by group of his theater art stu
dents of the King Smith School.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Busy Days For
variety"

Washington's Variety Club, tent
number II, through its chief
barker, Rudolph Berger, an
nounces that the next two months
will be ones filled to the top with
entertainment, golf atches,
Showboat cruises and what not.
Already Sam CALAMITY, chair
man Of the golf match is fast at
work, and at this writing it ap-
pears that Manor Club out at Nor.
beck, Md. on May 10 will be the
scene Of this event. In order to
make the golf tournament doubly
attractive, it is anticipated that it
will be a mixed affair, with golf,
tennis, bridge and horseback rid
ing for the ladies and those who
do not play golf.
The golf tournament will be fol.
lowed up that evening with din.
ner dance, at which trophies and
other prizes will be awarded. This
event is scheduled for the latter
part of May.
July will find Carter Barron,
chairman of the entertainment
committee leading members of
the club and their guests on a
"show-boat" cruise down the his
toric Potomac River. The cruise
will be held at night with dane
ing, entertainment and buffet
supper being served.
Several charitable gifts are now
being considered by the com.
mittee on welfare and public
charities, headed by A. E. LIGHT
man.
Kings for the day for the next
two months luncheons and smok-
ers are as follows: smoker, April
IS, Clark Davis and James Fitz-
gerald; luncheon, April %, Harry
Somerville and Jimmy Lake;
smoker, April 20, Edmund Toland
and Dan Terrell; luncheon, May
6, Carter Barron and Harry Lob
meyer; smoker, May 10, Charles
Kranz and Sam Wheeler; lunch
con, May 20, Harry Hunter and
Joe Morgan.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Roadside Lists
Seven Plays

Organization of the Roadside
Theater's acting company for
the summer season of 1885 will
be we'll under way by the end
of this month. In addition to
many of last years favorites who
have already promised to play,
the managing board expects to
secure new talent from among
Washington's acting groups.
Open try-outs will be held on
Wednesday and Thursday eve
nings, April "a and Is, at 8 p. m,
in the auditorium of the Mt,
Pleasant Congregational Church,
on Columbia Road between -Four.
tenth and Fifteenth Streets
Northwest.
A distinctly different plan
from that of last summer will be
carried out by the theater in
assembling its acting group for
the coming season. Instead of
the two separate groups modelled
along stock company lines who
last year alternated melodramas
with. modern comedies, there will
be but a single official Roadside
Theater company.
The theater plans to produce
seven plays this summer, which
is one more than they did last
season.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
M OWE
4vACLOCK

BELASCO-"Road to Life"
1854 a. M, 1853, 1852, 5:51,
1850, 9:49 p. m.
FOX-Paul Lukas and Alison
Skipworth, Casino Murder
Case" ii a. m, 1885, 4:25,
, tbs, 10 p. m. Stage-12:40,
1925, 6:15, 9 p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-William Powell
and Ginger Rogers in "Star
of Midnight" 11:44 a. m,
1:44, 3:44, 5:44, 7:44, 9:44
p. m.
COL VI BIA-Will Rogers in
Life Begins at 49," 11:47 a.
m, 1:48, 3:49, 5:55, 7:51, 1852
p. m.
EARLE-Fred MacMurTay and
Ann Sheridan in Car 49,"
II a. M, lao, 4:25, ITO, 9:55
pm. Stage-12:45, 1885, $40,
9:05 p. m.
METROPOL ITAN-Mary Bo-
land and Charlie Ruggles in
"Ruggles of Red Gap" 11:10
a. M, lis, S:15, $40, 7:25,
$3.50 p. m.
HOWARD-'The Best Man
Wins" 1890, $3.50, 7:05,
1910 p. m. Stage-2:4o, $3.50,
eos p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
MELANCHOLY DAYS APPROACH
Language Of Hollywood Needs
More Great Big Adjectives;
About Famous 'Erminie'
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

In the theaer they regard Holy Week the worst
days for business in the year. Not only because
its religious observance good many spend
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Andrew X. Kelley

Andrew Kelley Theaer few years ago had Marion Dawes
in tIt's Wise Child the screen, Ted Lewis and his
revue on the stage broke the box office record in Holy
Week
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Shakespeare By
D. Group

A gala performance by the
Shakespeare Society of Washing
ton Of Henry VIII" will be given
on May 9 in Roosevelt Auditorium,
under the auspices of the commu-
nifty center department, and under
the direction of Arthur Rhodes,
with a cast of the most expert
enced players Of classical roles in
the Capital City.
The play, which has been in re-
hearSal for the past six weeks,
will be offered with a cast includ.
ing Maurice Jarvis, Jesse Veitch,
John Sikken, Kent Dyer, John Vic
tory, Milton HirSchfield, Charles
Bell, Joseph Haltigan, Thomas
Cahill, Theodore Freter, Stanley
Protheroe, John Chadwick, Henry
K. Bradford, Ada Louise Town
send, Sylvia Bahar, Christine Irish
and Mabel Owens Wilcox.
Music written for Sir Henry
Irving'S production of King
Henry VIII" will be used in this
production, which is the first full
length production by the Shake
speare Society for a number of
years; in fact, the last full-length
play given by this group was
Much Ado About Nothing" given
under the auspices Of the English
Speaking Union, as a benefit for
the fund to rebuild the Stratford
Theater.
The Shakespeare Society has
been in continuous existence since
1917, and during that time has
presented scenes from ShakeSpear.
can plays and other classics, at its
monthly meetings held formerly in
George washington University and
the Corcoran Gallery auditorium,
but this season in Whitby Hall,
Cathedral School for Girls, each
move being neceSSitated by its
growing membership, which now
has 4eached more than 800.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
BY LLOYD PANTAGES

HOLLYWOOD, April IA
don't know whether to believe
this or not, but anyhoo it was
reported that otto Reichert died
in Vienna from excessive laugh
ter, which brought on a heart
attack, while viewing the English
made comedy, Charles Aunt"
Surely it couldn't possibly have
been the same picture we saw
here because we all cried, 1t was
so unfunny.
"Garbo retires" seems to be
the latest bit Of hot gossip
around here, but don't get ex.
cited, she only re-tires that an
tique If a car in which she still
drives around after eight years Of
faithful, faithful service. All Of
which makes me wonder why, if
Miss Carlo doesn't want lot Of
publicity, she must motor about
in something that looks as though
it should have been given to the
Smithsonian Institute but months
ago.
This smacks vaguely Of a bit
Of rivalry: On "The Flame With
in" set, somebody put one Of
Bing Crosby's records on a port
able photograph and after the
first few notes, Ann Harding,
the star of this little opera,
popped her head out Of her dress
ing room and said, Shut that
off. This is not Joan Crawford'S
SET" Funnily enough, the fright
ened-to-death prop boy not only
turned it off, but substituted
Song of the Islands" at her re-
quest. All of which just goes to
prove, there is still temperament
in these parts.
Thinking of Mat Moore re-
minds me that I would like to
compile a list Of names, along
with Mats, such as Aileen Prin.
gle, Corinne Griffith, Colleen
Moore, Charles Ray, Clara Kim
ball Young, Helene Chadwick,
Mary McLaren, Viola Dana, Will
liam Farnum and scores of
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Road to Life"
Opens at
BeIasco

Stark drama paradeS across the
screen at the Belasco this week
where the Amkino production,
Road to Life" picturing the re-
h.bilitation Of RuSsia's abandoned
children, grips an audience with
the power of its message.
At the close Of the war, when
the new regime was set up in
Russia, there a cared hordeS Of
boys, orphaned sons Of soldiers,
children whose parents persisted
in the famine which swept over
Russia.
Living in alleys, byways, under
culverts, these youngsters learned
theft, deviltry, Incidence and
feared nothing.
Jai, or the threat Of it they
laughed at; placed in homes they
quickly escaped and returned to
their wild, free state.
Clothed in tatters, cruel, ruth
less, violent, they swept their
way into a life Of crime, easy
tools in INSCRIPTIONS hands.
The Soviet issued an edict that
no child should be abandoned;
they must be made into happy,
carefree children, busy at inter.
esting tasks, as is the heritage
of childhood.
They tried various means Of
helping these boys to bridge the
difficult step but apparently to
no degree of success.
A group Of tolerant, patient
men and women distressed by the
growing tide of youthful vandal-
ism worked a scheme so startling
to the youngsters in its attitude
Of trustfulness that it caught on
and so hundreds Of boys were
made into useful citizens.
The picture is magnificent in
its scope and in it's photography,
though there are many flaws in
the editing. New and unusual
camera angles add strength to
the forceful drama. The cast is
large and the acting creditable.
Shorts include a beautiful
technicolor musical mood I'm a
Monastery Garden" and the Gus.
tomary neWSreel-K. Y,
The Washington times., 1935-04-12

down and meet the local lads but
up to the hour of going to press
had not received "Mammy's"
reply.
Why Not Mccormack
Listening to the voice Of John
Mccormack through the loud
speaker Wednesday night it struck
me as odd that the movies have
made no effort to capture this
grand talent for the screen. I
think he has the sweetest living
voice.
John Mccormack made one pic.
ture for Fox, called Song O. My
Heart" I contend that no pic.
ture, before or since, had grander
music. In fact, that was one Of
the main faults of this feature,
it was overloaded with song. John
Mccormack sang 10 times, and it
was too much. 1t destroyed the
balance of "Song o. My Heart"
I suppose since Winnie Sheehan
paid Singer Mccormack 100000,
he felt he should get as many
platinum notes into 80 minutes as
possible.
Because Of its stupendous pro-
duction cost "a unit went to Ire
land for native shots), the picture
went into the ledgers as a non
winner financially, although an
artistic success. The option on
the Mccormack services was never
exercised.
Of course, John Mccormack is
now fat and middleaged and not
much of a romantic figure. But
if they are going to do more plays
in Hollywood from the repertoire
of the Irish Players, there are one
or two into which the voice Of
Mccormack could be fitted beau
tifully.
Little Maureen O'Sullivan, who
will star in the first Irish Players
picture, made from Lennox Rob-
inson's 1.-THE Far Off Hills" came
over to America in 1929 from her
native Erin to play the ingenue
role in "Song O. My Heart" She
has been here ever since.
About "Erminie"
While the movies are looking
around for everything that looks
like music I suggest that they
look up "Erminie. They will find
that this comic opera ran at the
Casino Theater, New York, for l.
200 consecutive performances. 1t
opened on March &c, 1886 with
the original leads Francis Wilson
and Pauline Hall.
De Wolf Hopper could tell them
all about it for he played in at
least a dozen REVEALS Of the
great "Erminie." My point is that
any show, even / n 1886, that ran
for 1900 performances must have
plenty of what it takes to please
an audience. If they say its
dated" so, I might add, is mid
summer Nights Dream"
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Some Attractions Have VIVIAN G0(CID
iiona
ICOVer HOu yWOOd

'others, then ask all the fans,
who might chance to read this
stuff of mine, to write q letter
inclosing the name of one man
and woman whom they would
like to see again on the screen
land I'll betcha' I'd get a lot
Of them. Then I would take
them to the various producers
and prove to them that the fans
still want to see their old favor.
ties on the screen.
Copyright, 1898, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc)
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Monday Whoopee

The dramatic critics of the town
having Monday night off with the
National dark looked forward to
a free evening. But Warner Bros.
won't have it that way.
Napoleon La Falce yesterday
booked a preview screening of go
Into Your Dance" for Monday
night. Picture at 8, cocktails at
$3.50. He wired Uncle Al to come
The Washington times., 1935-04-12

ing their extra money for Easter wardrobes
Equity recognizes the seven days of de-
preston by permitting dramatic companies to
lay off without compelling salaries. "Life
Begins at no." for instance one of the hit
shows on the road, will take advantage of
the dispensation. Jane Cowls "Rain From
Heaven" will also suspend prior to opening
at the National on Easter Monday night.
Of course it doesn't always work out that
way. Some managers contend if they want
your show, Holy Week and Milwaukee make
no difference. For example Loew's Palace
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Mae Gets Invitations

Since Mae West told Lord
Byng she might be in England
for the silver anniversary of the
GROWING Of King George, she has
received invitations to 81 different
functions to be held during the
festival,
, 1935-08-30
HUEY LONG
Continued from Page one)

make 1t easy to blend state and
federal efforts to aid the aged.
The Texas act was followed by a
referendum August "A which result
ed In adoption Of an amendment to
the constitution Of the Lone Star
state.
CALIFORNIA; new law. expected to
add $4,000 Immediately to the state
pension rolls and $4,000 more when
the national law becomes operative.
goes into effect September Is. About
28.700 now are being aided.
Maryland has been most liberal
Of the states already paying old age
pensions, with $50 a month the
maximum per person. The state
pays two-thirds of this sum, the
counties one-third. 1t is planned TO
shift a third from the state TO the
national government.
New York has had an old age
pension for five or six years, and
the legislature enacted an unem-
ployment insurance law at the last
session.
Four southern states-Virginia.
North and South Carolina and Ten
nessee-reported no existing old age
pension statutes and no immediate
plans for their enactment.
Oklahoma will vote September Is
On an old age pension amendment
to the state constitution.
, 1935-08-30
Adequate Defense
Need Is Stressed

Hopes that the government VII
establish a more adequate defense
we're expressed by Captain Ben b
Val. in an address before the
Brownsville Kiwanis club Thursday.
1t was his opinion that the United
States should have a more perman-
cnt and detailed system Of posts
ara Notifications throughout the
country.
The enlisted personnel Of the army
Is being increased at present. but
Is still far below what would be
required In case Of armed conflict,
the captain stated.
The deep water projects IN this
section viii mean much In the ef-
forts to have Fort Brown made into
a permanent post. the captain stat
ed. When 1t is designated as a per-
msnent fort, many Improvements
would naturally follow. the officer
stated.
Jack Daughterty outlined q pro-
posed pageant 70 be staged when
the Brownsville port Is opened. The
cllt members unanimously endorsed
the idea. An effort will be made 70
stage the Pageant Of T~ransporta-
ton as a combined Brownsville
Centennial event. 1t was stated.
Due to many OF the Kiwanis mem
berS being in Raymondville for a
special program. attendance here
was small.
, 1935-08-30
Grand Jury Meets
Here Next Week

With about 40 cases 10 be investi-
gated by the grand jury and a like
number Of old indictments pending,
the criminal district court win get
under way here Monday morning
with Judge George e. Westervelt
Of Corpus Christi on the bench.
After forming the grand Jury ana
getting IL into operation. Judge
Westervelt Is expected 10 devote the
first week to clearing the docket OF
u~ncontested divorce suits and non
jury criminal actions.
Grand jurors summoned include.
Frank Alcedo. 3. l. Kowalski, I. A.
Dudley and Louis Champion. all Of
Brownsville: p. Fl. Smith. ~. T.
Phillips and Geo. "A. Toolan or San
Berito: G. III. Hamilton and ri. y.
Gcetzke Of Harrington; J. r. Adams.
Il. r. Sibson OF Santa Rosa, Z. n.
Templeton OF Combes and IVY. IL.
Lake OF Los FrpsnoA
, 1935-08-30
STAY
IA IN MEXICO


MEXICO CITY. Aug. 2e.-A9-
Fourteen deaths III political clashes
in two states were reported in mes
sageS received here Thursday, ana
q threatened situation was Develop
Ing In Sonora
"A group OF armed men rode into
the town or Coyutla. Vera CruI.
anu opened fire on the residents.
killing IL. advices from Jalapa
stated The attackers were ident-
Tiled nS members OK IN party defeat
Cd I'm recent municipal elections.
Dispatches from Tabasc0 said
followers Of the exiled state dc
tator, Tomas Garrido CanAbaA
killed two men I'm the town of Co
malcalco and that Garr1distaS fired
On townspeople Of Cardenas. wound
ing six
Sonora students I'm the National
university here sent A message bu
President Lazaro Cardenas In which
TREY charged followers Of Governor
Eject Ramon Ramos GER being
armed 10 prevent any attempr t0
keep Ramos from taking office sum
day. Student and workers organ
izat3ons are I'm open opposition TO
RamoS.
III their telegram the students
said that rs opponents or the
governor-elect had been arrested In
the state capital, HermoSillu.
Previously II had been reported
that Yaqui and Magyar Indians were
preparing TO march on HermoSino
unless Ramos was prevented from
assuming his post
, 1935-08-30
PERRY TO We'd
HELEN VINSON
Worlds No. I Tennis Star
And Movie Actress Plan
To Be Married

NEW YORK. Aug. 29.-R-Helen
Vinson. who plays cold, sophisticated
roles on the screen. Is thinking Of
suddenly flying away to marry Fred
Perry, Englishmari. and worlds No.
/ tennis player.
I'VE would Like to marry. II every
thing works around" she said
Thursday.
They are not engaged, for the
Te~xns-born actress thinks EN-
gagements for girls Of II, 10 or 49,"
The golden-haired Miss Vinscn viii
be % on September II.
Il don't think grown-up people
should have engagements" she ex-
planned and then added that after
she watches Perry defend his title
In the Forest Hills matches she is
%going to Connecticut "tc look for a
place-Someplace I feel Is really
home, that ! can send my books TO-"
She doesn't plan to retire, II the
wedding takes place as she hopes.
But. she said, II want this Con-
necticut place to last forever"
The wedding depends. she point
ed out, "on q space-time element.
for tents always Is taking Fred off
10 another continent" The we'd
ding possibly may take place sud-
denly, and Miss Vinson rather likes
the wav OF taking unexpected air
plane flights to Yuma.
you avoid hullabaloo, which
Gpoils sincerity" she said.
Withal, the two have several
meetings ahead. Perry win 60 west
soon after she returns to Holly
wod, h. &c play In the Pacific Coast
championships. In January they
return to England. she to appear In
a movie called THE Kings Paja-
mas"
The brown-eyed actress, who
formerly lived In Beaumont and
Houston. Tex, and Philadelphia,
was seen by New Ycrkers wearing a
little French hat-black with q blue
velvet ribbon-and a black wool
Paris frock with Cutlery buckle.
Her real name Is Helen Rulfs. She
is the daughter Of Edward Rulfs. a
Texas oil man and now a resident
of Fifth Avenue.
As for playing the roles OF screen
trouble makers. she doesn't mind
that" At heart 7 am lust a home
girl" she said. ."but I want to play
the role Of q tyrant Borgia."
, 1935-08-30
COTTON HURT
BYARMY WORM
North, East and Central
Texas Crop Reported
Arm Bad Shape

10y A4E n1I0AAA&&4 AAN@
Cotton farmers Of some Texas
sectors fought Thursday TO save
then crops from n feared pillagInE
crOr pest-the army. or leaf worm
Recent showers In north. east and
CENTRAL Texas brought leaf worms
INTO the open again and damage
was great I'm many fields. Some
farmers said entire crops had been
threatened.
In one instance the worms, travel
Ing by millions. drove q family from
Its home.
Counties reporting heavy activity
by the worms included wichita,
Wise, Collin, Rockwell. Cooke. Dem
ton. Grayson, Red River, Hunt,
Kaufman, Van ZandA Camp. Ellis,
Hill. Navarro and McLennan-
Farmers scattered poison over
crops and succeeded. In a measure.
IN exterminattng the pest.
Reports from Italy, In Ellis coun-
~, said a laboring family was rouI-
Cd from N ScreenleSS home by the
invasion or thousands OF the worms.
Millions may be seen marching from
cue field to another, Ellis county
farmers reported
M j. Hill. Denison Gfnner. said
the leaf worms were doing alarm
rig damage in that section. Scarce
ly a farm has escaped. The first
bale has been delayed until Sep
TEMPER due TO the pests
Cotton prospects we're greatly
reduced during the mast two weeks
, 1935-08-30
Catholic Young
People To Meet
AT Harrington

HARLGNGEN. Aug. 1--Between
800 and 400 members OF the Cath
ole Young Mems association are
expected TO attend their Fourth An
nual Diocesan convention here sun
day.
The convention win be marked
by the presence Of Mons. Sernfln
Ma. ArmUa, the bishop or TAmnu-
lipas, neighboring MexicHNM Autate.
Mons. Armora viii say mass Tor the
gathering at the Sacred Heart
church following IN parade through
the business district Sunday morn
ing. The mass viii be followed by
a breakfast to be served all dele
gates on the Catholic school
grounds.
Following the morning session at
the Catholic school. a banquet win
be served nc the Reese WIN -Mond
hotel.
The closing feature OF tine day
will be q program given by the
Valley groups Of the association at
the high school auditorium. The
program was formed by the local
chapter with parts assigned TO
other members Of the Valley as
ISOLATION
, 1935-08-30

buying by the trade and profess
sionals proved sufficient to work
the market up from the low pre-
vious closing levels.
Rains we're fairly general over
the belt, but in most areas they
were considered to be beneficial az
this time.
, 1935-08-30

ing Friday to sell at 1913 while Dec
at 1910 also was up a point.
March sold at the first call TO
1914 and May dropped to 10.45, but
after the opening losses It ~fluctuat-
&c narrowly around these levels.
Distant positions advanced from
the early lows during the morning
and as trading passed the halfway
mark all options were showing
gains.
Oct. held around 10.41. Dec. was
4 points higher at 1913. while May
was UP Z points at 1851. Light