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Evening star., 1935-07-25
League Statistics

THURSDAY. JULY ?5. 1888.
American
RESULTS YESTERDAY
Cleveland. 1O-I3: Washington. 6-S.
Detroit 4 New York. a.
St. Louis 6; Boston. =
Chica Philadelphia. rain.
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SECOND GAME.

'Batted for Huolin in seventh.
fBatted for BrenZel in eighth.
+Ran for VoSmik in ninth.
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Newsom to Face Yanks.
DUCK NEWSOM fell into the traffic
- net yesterday when he was caught
speeding on Connecticut avenue. He
Evening star., 1935-07-25

GAMES TO-DAY GAMES TOMORROW.
N Y. at St. Louis t2) Gin. at Chicago.
Bklyn at Chicago. Only game scheouleo.
Boston at Gin
Phila. at Pitts.
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there was none :. Russell went
away swinging without foul.
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MAKES FOUR HITS
AND GETS RESPITE
Cancels Railroad Ticket to
Chattanooga, Though Mats
Lose Two to Tribe.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

hH4NAAS
- EEMINGLY at the end of his big
league career "a hours ago, Ralph
CRed) Kress today grasped at a
- new straw in base balls stormy
seas.
Only few hours ago WaShington's
jack-of- -all-trades was handed a rail-
road ticket to Chattanooga. His nine
year stay in the majors apparently was
over. Today Kress turned in his chu-
chu ducat and was handed. instead,
the shortstop job for the time being.
Suddenly and without warning Kress
becomes a figure of some importance
as the Nationals today wind up their
series with the Indians and then hike
into the stronghold of the battling
Yankees for three games. To Wash
ington's growing list of casualties is
added the name of Cecil Travis, and
because of Travis bad leg OSSie Bluege
must shift from Shortstop to third base
OF course, there is Alan Strange to
play shortStop, but somehow Manager
Bucky Harris cannot get over a per-
formance Kress gave yesterday in
what he believed was his farewell game
In the majors.
Evening star., 1935-07-25

LARK GRIFFITH and Bucky
Harris are willing to shed a
tear for dear old Chattanooga
Evening star., 1935-07-25

that Trosky had beaten ManuSh to
the bag by several inches. Play was
suspended for several minutes while
Dineen outargued half dozen
Indians.
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this play. gets the full credit he
deserves. The present director Of
the National Theater Players is
one of the best in the business,
and on the basis of two produc-
tions can be rated the finest pro-
duction boss in the history Of the
= Street organization.
washington lost the chance to
see the opening performance of
this Pulitzer prize play because
of it's stupid child labor restric-
ton on the stage. The play en-
ploys a number of children. This
will also operate against Washing
ton performances next season.
In my early enthusiasm for
''The Old Maid" I suggested to
Carter Barron that he tip off
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer that the
play offered a magnificent oppor-
tunity for Helen Hayes, playing
the Helen Menken role in the
movies. But Paramount is said
20 have the inside track on the
movie rights. The story Of the play
is one that women find provides
an irresistible opportunity to cry.
I never saw quite SO many tears
in o theater as this pathetic char.
actSr developed at the Saturday
matinee performance in Balti.
more, when I saw it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-07
'LesMiserabIes'
Is Coming

One great drama will follow an.
other at LoeW's Palace Theater,
which announces presentation of
Lies Miserables," following the
current attraction. Cardinal
Richelieu," with George Arliss.
Les Miserables" is described by
many as the greatest human story
ever written, and it has been made
into a powerful. sweeping screen
drama with Frederic March and
Charles Laughton contributing
memorable performances in the
starring roles. March is seen as
the tragic Jean Vatican, who
spends five bitter, cruel years in
prison for stealing a loaf of
bread, and then becomes a fugi.
tive from justice by violating his
parole. Laughton is seen as the
fanatical Javert, whose devotion
to the letter of the law forces him
to relentlessly trail the former
convict.
Rochelle Hudson and John Beal
provide a tender romance, with
other supporting roles being filled
by Frances Drake, Sir Cedric
Hardwicke, Florence Eldredge,
Ferdinand Gottschalk and others.
News, a comedy and short sub
jects will be added.
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The Informer'
At Keith's

THE Informer," RKO.Radio's
perturbation of Liam O'Flaherty's
novel of the same name, coming
to RKO-Keith's on Friday, May
10. opens up the rich territory
that is Ireland.
Victor McLaglen, in the central
role of Gypo Nolan, is a primi-
tive and rebellious Irish giant
who marches to a doom of his
own making over a road of shat
tered racial traditions. The In
former" may we'll prove to be an
example of the picture of the
future "a picture which goes
deep into racial traits and holds
a mirror up not only to nature
but to all of natures children.
In this tale of two internal
struggles-the one that ripped
Ireland asunder through revolu-
ton, the other that tore the soul
of one of Irelands sons in a bat.
tie between the forces of good
and evil within him - Victor
McLaglen is aided by a strong
cast that includes Heather Angel,
Margot Grahams, Wallace Ford,
Preston Foster and Una O'Connor.
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BY LLOYD PANTAGES

HOLLYWOOD, May 6.-Calling
all news. To add to the unusual
sights of our daily life, Mr.. Robert
Benchley Iunching at the Brown
Derby-in tuxedo. He laughingly
explained that the party was just
over and it was just bit OF
brunch" in which they were
participating.
For the guessing contest: A
movie star, noted for her jewels,
in conversation with a nouveau-
richie movie star who, with her
jewels, was the kind-what she
could not wear she carried. The
nouveau-riche, eager to discuss
her bijous, chartered about what
she had and what they cost until
unconscious. Finally she ended by
saying: MY dear, in what do you
wash your jewels. 1 wash mine
in milk" To which the other
lady replied, "Oh!-I just throw
mine away when they get dirty"
Maybe you don't think this
chain-letter thir1; is taking on
alarming proportions in our midst.
The studios are entirely too busy
putting dimes, quarters, dollars,
and ten spots in letters to care
much about the carrying on Of
production. The stars are answer
ing everyone they get. Believe it
or not, a famous writer under con-
tract to one of the major studios
left them completely at stand
still of production because he was
too busy answering letters to de-
liver the rest of his script of his
story, only to find that they were
not actually holding up produc-
ton on his account, but because
they were all to busy out there
MISUNDERSTANDING it also.
Three lucky little Riddles will
soon be given the same oppor-
tunity that Freddy Bartholomew
had in David Copperfield,' and
all through the kindness of Sam
uel Goldwyn, who will put them
in 1.-THE Dark Angel" The pre-
requisites are-and difficult, too
that one, little girl, must look
exactly like Merle Oberon and
talk with an English accent that
cannot be too hot-potato to be
universally understood. Miss M.
O., being a very unsual type
of good-looker, they're having a
tough time finding a little girl
who does look like her. The other
two will be boys who must be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-07
They're From
HOLLYWOOD

Although born and raised in
Hollywood where almost every
child aspires to be a picture star,
Edna florence, the dancing star
appearing this week with Gus Arm
helm at the Earle, never had any
aspirations to get in front Of the
Kleig lights, and with her brother,
John, devoted all her time to stage
dancing and music.
Edna lived right next door to
Arthur Lake, the juvenile star,
and while Arthur was pounding
on the studio gates for work as an
extra, she was taking dancing les
sons.
Most everybody was interested
in the motion picture industry.
but my brother and I passed up
pictures for a stage career" Miss
Terrence says. 1--WE first appeared
professionally playing benefits in
Hollywood and Los Angeles. One
night, Ben Piazza, now q big film
company executive, saw US work;
he offered us vaudeville engage
ment. That was the beginning Of
our career
After a short vaudeville tour,
the Torrences were in great de-
mand. They played a long engage.
ment in George Olsen's smart Hol-
lywood night club: several months
at the exclusive Biltmore Hotel in
Santa Barbara, and were very
popular as a dance team at the
Embassy Club, the favorite rem.
devious of the movie stars.
Broadway beckoned Miss Tor.
renee and she became the dane
ing star of Desert Song" After
two seasons in Desert Song" Edna
and her brother were engaged
through the Music Corporation of
America to dance at Chicago's
famous summer night club, The
Dells. This started them on a
round of night club engagements
which has taken them to Me- Or
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81 think The Old Maid Uiu
get the Pulitzer prize this year."
From this column on Mon
day, April 20.
Well, THE Old Maid" did just
that and there will be no quarrel
with the play judges here. The
overwhelming favorite of the New
York critics for the 1934-35 award
for the best play of the season was
"Children's Hour" But Chill
dren's Hour" besides being predi-
Gated on an unpleasant theme,
fell pretty much apart in its last
is minutes. On that basis alone
the judges are justified in thumb
ing it out.
About THE Old Maid" This
old fashioned saga by Zoe Atkins
is a beautifully staged and we'll
written assault on the emotions
that has Judith Anderson and
Helen Menken to give it living
reality.
In the flush of victory I hope
that Karl Nielsen, codirector of
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g Men, Next
At Earle

The war Of the United States
Government against the master
criminals Of the nation has been
made into a thrilling drama by
First National Pictures. and. with
James Cagney in the stellar role,
will open at the Earle Theater
on Friday.
Those fearless secret service
men whose exploits in rounding
up the arch desperadoes of the
country have been told in news.
paper headlines for the past year
are called &C Men," and &c
Men" Is the title of the screens
first dramatiZation of their battles
with public enemies.
The picture follows the career
of one of these g Men" from
the time he joins the Federal
service, through his training
period, through machine gun bat
ties with gangsters to a thrilling
climax in which he finally rounds
up a gang of kidnapers.
The story was written by Greg
DRY Rogers and is based on head
lines so familiar that spectators
will recognize many Of the Incl.
dents. Cagney. heretofore Holly.
woods most famous bad man"
now depicts one of the most
daring &c Men" Opposite him
is charming Margaret Lindsay,
who has the part of the sister of
Robert Armstrong, Cagney's SUI.
perior officer.
Ann Dvorak plays a night club
entertainer who is in love with
Cagney, but who, when her affec-
ton is not returned, marries a
gangster. The role affords her
another opportunity to sing and
dance as she did in Rudy Vallee's
film. Sweet Music" Barton Mac
Lane, Monte Blue and Regis
Toomey are in the supporting cast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-07
ICOVer HOll YWOOd

Juvenile editions of Freddy March
and He, bert Marshall. The young
Herbert Marshall will be the one
required to blast forth in a John
Bull type of speech.
At the Kentucky Colonies"
jubilee, the perpetual by.stander
probably will be that surprised to
find Wheeler and Woolsey done
up in the same comedy costumes
they wore in their picture THE
Kentucky Colonels." Since Gov.
Ruby Lafoon recently dubbed
them as Kentucky colonies they
decided they had better dress the
part. So there goes the 1885
medal for originality Pat
O'Brien stated that his tremen.
dous career began at the tender
age of 5. He played a lamb in
a church play. Paging 'Wallie
Westmore!!!
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Carroll Revue
Here Friday

The Earl Carroll Vanities,
Americas greatest stage revue,
with the screen comics, Mitchell
and Durant, and the worlds most
beautiful girls featured, and
Baby Face Harrington" one Of
the funniest of the seasons mo-
ton pictures, will comprise the
entertainment Loew's Fox Thea
ter will offer the week starting
next Friday.
The latest edition of the Earl
Carroll Vanities will be staged in
20 lavish scenes. It is a decora-
tive revue that embodies comedy,
melody, beauty and elegance on
a grand scale. In addition to
Mitchell and Durant, hilarious
screen comedy stars, the featured
personalities will include Helen
Charleston, the Three Samuel
Brothers, the Collette Sisters,
Rosie Moran, Donald Burr, Bar
bara Snyder, and the famous Earl
Carroll beauty chorus of the most
beautiful girls in the world.
Charles BUTT worth, droll
comedian, and Una Merkel form
a new comedy team in Baby
Face Harrington" the provocative
story of a meek, srnalltown clerk
who finds himself quite unex.
pectedly playing the role Of Pub.
lie Enemy Number 2, and then,
also unexpectedly. becoming the
towns greatest hero.
Harvey Stephens, Eugene Pa.
lette, Nat Pendleton, Ruth Sci.
wyn, Donald Mack and others are
in support.
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a role that gives him every OPP
portunity to shine. He even had
the chance to display a good
baritone voice singing Love Tip
toed Through My Heart" sung
to the music of a radio orches-
ira from the Hotel st. Regis.
Nancy Sheridan contributes
one of her finest E Street per.
formanceS in the role Of Ethel
Campion, playing with a subdued
touch that was a perfect contrast
for the exuberant Mr.. Roberts.
The stupid and slow-thinking
Englishman is played by Ray.
mond Bramley and Ruth Lee has
her seconds in the arctic sun as
the tickle Clara Wilson and
makes much of them. The new
ingenue, Edwina Wise, frolicS in
an Eskimo suit as a far-north
dancer and Warren Parker, the
handsome juvenile, has his good
looks concealed in a black wig
while he serves blubber and penn
mican, getting off a couple Of
good wisecracks.
Forrest Orr wins laughs in a
parsons high-buttoned coat and
surplice and j. Arthur Young
busters convincingly as a hardy
sea captain.
The single setting for petit
coat Fever" is an excellent aid
to arctic illusion and Director
Karl Nelson has pointed his
play to bring out the full value
of its witty lines.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-07
West Quiz, May IS

Mae West will take on the mo-
ton picture critics of IL key cities
on May Is. at - noon, Pacific
time, in a round robin interview.
About 4 p. m. here.
Each critic will ask one question
and the telephone company has
arranged that the interview will
be available to a limited audience,
or group of invited guests in each
city, through the medium Of
loud speaker hook-up. Miss West
will speak from her dressing room
at the Paramount Studio.
Your Washington correspondent
will PROFOUND this interrogatory:
Your curves are unbeatable, but
Dizzy Dean says to stay in the big
league you must have a fast ball
with hop on it. How about it?"
That's mixing baseball and the
movies, but Paramount'S blond
queen is presumed to know all the
answers, including the one about
how to stay in the big league in
spite of the busy censors.
The Mae West interview is ex.
pected to take place at a time
when each city will have a print
of her latest picture. "Goin' to
Town." available. It will be
screened for the preview guests i'm
mediately after the quiz.
|Variety's Mothers
Variety Club, always in the lead,
put on it's Mothers Day luncheon
six days ahead, yesterday in the
Willard ballroom. Three mothers
presided over the clubs rattle Of a
Studebaker automobile and pulled
out the lucky number slip Of "A.
Nay" No address given. After
many cries Who's A. Nay" it
turned out he bought the lucky
ticket from Al Lichtman but was
not present to receive an order for
his prize. Sam Wheeler was chief
of the rattle.
The mother of A. Julian Bry.
lawsRi was awarded the floral
tribute for the oldest mother pres
ent. Sentimental and poetical
tributes to the honor guests from
the former Vice President, Charles
P. Curtis; Rabbi Abram Simon,
Rev. John Heating Cartwright
and Globe Trotter Arthur Reilly.
Dave Apollon then produced
the only "red-hot mamma" pres
ent, Luba Malina, who sang three
Russian songs after Apollon and
Harold Aloma had whanged out
some fine string music. Other en-.
tertainerS were the Bernheimer
Trio. the Three Little Words and
Bert Granoff.
Deputy Barker Lew Rome pre-
sided in the absence of Chief
Barker Rudy Berger, attending
the M-G-M convention at Detroit.
Kings-For.a-Day were Carter Bar.
ron and Harry Lohmeyer. Attend.
ance record broken with 200 pres.
ent. A gardenia corSage for all
the fair guests and a Mothers
Day tribute that really said it
with flowers, verbal and other.
wise.
Vareity's next is an all-day golf
outing on Friday at the Manor
Club.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-07
Some Lively Fun

Some Lively Fun
The amorous operator, a Mr..
Oinsmore, begins a romantic as
sault on the heart of his visitor,
Ethel Campion. He works so fast
he has her completely bewildered
but she likes it.
A dinner dance is staged in her
honor with place cards, candles,
wine, radio music from Mayfair
and all the fixings of comfortable
civilization. Sir James Fenton
realizes that his fiancee is slipping
away from him and brides the
Eskimo to dog sled him to the
nearest parSon some one hundred
miles away.
Instead the Labrador taxi takes
him round and round and they
land back in the cabin. In the
meanwhile the operators fiancee,
Clara Wilson, arrives on the scene
to colnplicate matters. A conven-
lent parson drops in and every
thing is set for double wedding
except that Dinsmore and Ethel
decide they just can't go through
with it as the cards decree.
Here "Petticoat Fever" evolves
into artful and merry nonsense
with the right kind of a wedding
coming for the final curtain.
Once the frivolous mood of
the play was established with
the audience "Petticoat Fever"
settled down to an even and
spirited pace with Actor Roberts
finding a Keen satisfaction in
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leans With George OlSen'S Orches-
ira, at the exclusive Club Forest;
a five months engagement at the
exclusive Cocoanut Grove Of the
Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles;
and a successful engagement at
the Pennsylvania Hovel in New
York with Hal Kemp's orchestra.
They have also been featured at
the Netherla14d Plaza Hotel in Gin
cinnati; the Corando Hotel in St.
Louis, and the Brown Hotel in
Louisville.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-07
M O VIE
CLOCK

RKO KEITH'S-Karoff in THE
Bride of Frankenstein." 11:15,
a. m, /, 2:51. 4:34, 6:27, $40
1908 p. m.
FOX - jeanette M a c Donald.
Nelson Eddy in Naughty
Marietta" 1915 a. M, los,
400, 6::55, $50 p. m.
Stage, 1905, 800, 5:55, S:45
p. m.
PALACE - George Arliss. Maui
reen O'Sullivan in Cardinal
Richelieu," 1915 a. M. 1:2O.
1925, $50. 7:35, 9:40 p. m.
BELASCO-Chaliapin in Don
Quixote." 1900, 200, 400,
900, 800, 1000 p. m.
COLUMBIA - Lionel Barry.
more, Elizabeth Allan in
Mark OF The Vampire"
1925, 2:2O, AIS, 6:10. sos.
1000 p. m.
METROPOLITAN Al Jolson.
Ruby Keeler in 60 Into
Your Dance" 11:10 a. m,
ITO. 3:15, $40, 1928, $50
p. m.
EARLE-Warren William and
Margaret Lindsay in Case OF
Curious Bridge" HOO a. m,
1870, 4:20, ITO, 9:55 p. m.
Stage, 1910, 1925, 6:15, 9 pm.
LITTL Sins Of Love-"
At 1890 a. M, 1890, 2:30,
4:30, $50, $50 and 1920
p. m.
HOWARD-Al Jolson, Ruby
Keller in Go Into Your
Dance" 1890, 3;55, 7:05.
1910 p. m.
Stage. 2:4O. $50. 9:05 %. m,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-07
3OO-Year-OId Rifle
Becomes Film PROP

More than 300 years old, a Ger
man wheellock gun that is said to
be one of the most perfect in ex.
istence has been acquired by Para
mount studios for it's arms collec.
ton. The gun is cleverly inlaid
with engravings of ivory and was
purchased from an English col
lection in which it had been for
more than 200 years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-07
Stage Actor Arrives

Ernest Cossart, featured in the
Broadway show, Accent on
Youth has arrived in Hollywood
to play his New York role in the
screen play of the Samson Ra.
phaelson story. in which Sylvia
Sidney and Herbert Marshall are
featured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-07
MarIene Dietrich to
Return TO Trousers

While a recent radio broad.
caster was referring eloquently
to the manner in which Travis
Bsnton, Paramount's style chief,
has feminized Marlene Dietrich
Marlene was replying to fashion
inquiry saying:
eyes, I am thrilled to be back
in Hollywood because at last I
can return to my trousers"
So what!
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roundings contrlves to have torFld moments
Again the Players have annexed a Broad
way hit of the late season, since Dennis King is
the hero of this play now running in New
York For the E Street production this
choice acting morsel falls to Roy Roberts,
and he revels in role that is we'll favored
with laughs and abounds in alert business.
"Petticoat Fever" tells of a radio operator
marooned in an arctic hut with only radio
and an Eskimo servant to break the monotony
of six months nights. He hasn't seen a
pretty woman in two years and when a
crippled airplane deposits a dull witted Eng
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-07

Mae Sings Songs
Mae West sings two sings in her
latest picture, Coin to Town."
entitled Hes a Bad Man." and
Nov I'm a Lady"
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Nancy Sheridan, Roy Roberts
Shine in a RoIIicking
Far North Farce
By ANDREW 3. KELLEY

This week the National Players have their fling with farce
staging "Pecoat Fever" merry charade which finds its
fun the bleak of Labrador and despite its cold
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-07
1.-The Old Maid'' Wins the Pulitzer Prize

Warner Bros. will not make a
series Of Paul MUM pictures SINH
lar to BLACK Fury" even though
one critical wag calls 1t Goal Dig.
gers of 1885,"
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Andrew r. Kelley

R. crippled ap1dHe uepOs1ts uu1 Weu
hman and his the doorway of his cabin he de-
Veons violent Of Romeo fever.
Evening star., 1935-12-25
World Hears BethIehem's Bells
Calling Wors1,ipers to Shrine
Pilgrims to Church of Nativity Kneel
and Kiss the Spot Where Jesus
First Dre,U Breath.

groups Of so. the pilgrims filed into
the dark little grotto, illumined by
Pickering candlelight, to kneel and kiss
the spot where Jesus Of Nazareth first
drew breath.
Bells pealed joyously, tumultuously.
overhead.
Christ the child is born!" was the
cry.
Hymns in the Hills.
And in the streets and on the sur
rounding hilltops of ancient Judea the
voices of hundreds of men and women
were lifted in devotional hymns and
Christmas carols.
There in the hills bonfires famed
against the sky and sheep were roasted
on Spits and the hot smoking meat
was eaten with Arab bread, just as in
the ancient days 1895 years ago.
when humble shepherds stood there
and witnessed the heavenly visitation.
Christmas day services were OBJ
served by masses both here and in
Jerusalem. and during the day the bells
of Bethlehem went out to the far cor
ners OF the earth by radio broadcast.