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The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Garbo Picture
Here Friday

With China Seas still playing
to mounting thousands at Loew's
Palace Theater, the new Carlo
picture, "Anna Karenina" will be
delayed until next Friday.
Frederic March is the dashing
Russian captain whose great love
forces Carlo to sacrifice every
thing in what is described as a
lavishly mounted, colorful and in
tensely dramatic romance.
Maureen O'Sullivan, Freddie
Bartholomew, May Robson, Regi-
nald Denny, Basil Rathbone and
numerous others are in the cast.
"Anna Karenina" is based on
the absorbing drama penned by
the famous Russian, Tolstoi.
News, a comedy and short sub
jectS will augment this second hit
Of Loew's new movie season.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
D.C.GirIs Seek
Beauty Title

With 20 girls already registered
and a. steady stream OF inquiries
coming in at local headquarters,
plans are rapidly being perfected
for the section of Miss Wash
ington" at Chevy Chase Lake
next Tuesday and Friday eve
nings. The winner of the con-
test will represent Washington in
the mammoth pageant of beauty
to be staged at Atlantic City,
Labor Day week.
Unlike previous events, of the
kind staged at the popular coast
resort, this years event, Spon-
Sored by the Variety Club and
with the Endorsement of New
Jersey business and civic or
CARNATIONS, will be a quest for
talent.
Dancing, singing and dramatics
experience will be a valuable as
set to prospective entrants while
personality and charm likewise
will be given serious considera-
ton by the board of judges. The
COuGeSG Is open W I'LL S1T1S De-
tween the ages of 18 and 80, the
only restriction being that they
must be single.
Entrants in the local contest at
Chevy Chase Lake will make at
least two appearances on each
evening, one in evening dress
and the other in bathing suits.
The Semi-finals will be on Tues
day and the finals on Friday
evening.
Finalists, the number to be
dependent on the final number of
entries, will be given microphone
tests at Station VOL, while the
winner in Atlantic City will have
a screen test as a part of a pre-.
tentiouS program.
For full week the young ladies
will be entertained royalty at the
New Jersey resort, all expenses
being taken care Of by the
pageant committee,
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Farce Comedy
At Roadside
Tonight

1.-THE Henrietta" Bronson How
ards comedy hit of another day,
will be revived by the Roadside
Theater as its next to last produc-
ton of the summer, beginning to-
night and continuing for two
weeks. Harold Weinberger has
directed, and the "cast" includes
many from the "Trilby" produc-
ton, which he also directed.
"The Henrietta" has been called
"the grand daddy of modern
farce" for all the exaggreation of
character and situation, the en-
tanglement of plot, and furious
pace of action of today's farcical
comedies, is in Bronson Howard's
old play.
And melodrama-a son out to
ruin his father financially-a
packet of half-burned letters-is
still another element in the old
piece.
It is in the characters them
selves that the comedy of "The
Henrietta" rests. The chief one
is "Old Nick" Vanalstyne, king
of the Street" Rough and ready,
shrewd, but with a heart OF gold,
"Old Nick" is a comedy character
of the first rank. Denis Conneu,
erstwhile Svengali Of "Trilby," Is
cast in this role.
A perfect foil to Nick is his son,
BERTHE, "the lamb" who knows
nothing about stock market opera
tions, cares less, and whose only
worry is that someone will dis.
cover that he is not "such a devil
with the fellows at the club" as he
pretends to be. Richard String
fellow will play BERTHE. Ralph
Thayer will play Hilton, and Anne
Ives is cast as Cornelia Opdyke.
Milton Hirshfield will add to the
Roadside gallery of villains as
Nicholas, jr. Ralph Fowler play
ing DR.. Wainwright, Nancy He'll
as Agnes, Dorothy Dietz as Rose,
Jean Smith as Lady Mary, Marvin
Beers as Watson Flint, John Rap
polt as Musgrave, and Robert
Duke as Lord Arthur complete
the cast.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Winners of 'Smi|in' THROUGH
Contest Are Announced

A. Pearl Mcpherson, of 10
West Thornapple St., Chevy Chase
wins the IS first prize in tn
"Smilin' Through" letter contes
conducted in The Washington
Times.
Her winning contribution foI
lows:
81 do want to see 'Smilin'
Through again.
Because there are so few pic
lures having the very fine enter
tainment value of 'Smilin'
Through: I think it would
please every moving picture-gOer
to have it shown again.
"Since it was shown here
many children have reached the
age when they enjoy movies. I
would like to sit beside my
young daughter as she watches
the delightful performances in
this picture; the clean love
story; its historic background;
and the finished acting con-
tributed by Norma Shearer and
Leslie Howard, not to mention
Frederic March and others.
Like every other mother to-
day, 1 must depend greatly
upon moving picture to provide
entertainment for my children;
to help them obtain a real
knowledge of the world as they
will find it; to develop their
minds so they can face life well
fortified: to know that romance
is sacred and beautiful.
''In 'Smilin' Through a
screen classic hOnOrs romance.
There is a real life story;
breathing deep of the atmOs-
phere in which its characters
pass their days.
''It weaves laughter, sorrow,
song and tragedy into a most
interesting pattern. I feel GER
tain everyone who saw it be-
fore will wish to see it again,
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Irish In Us" Due
At the MET" FRIDAY

1.-THE Irish In U.s." the Warner
Brothers comedy in which James
Cagney and Pat O,Brien are fea-
tured, will play another week
downtown, opening Friday, Au-
gust 80 at Warner Brothers Metro
politan Theater.
Besides the ever-battling team
of Cagney and O'Brien. "The
Irish In Us" has in its cast Frank
McHugh, fireman extraordinary;
Mary Gordon, Irish mother with
three sons to keep out of trouble;
Olivia de Havilland, the police
chiefs dark-eyed daughter, and
Allen Jenkins, perhaps the nutti.
est prize fighter ever to grace the
silver screen.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
SIaps at VuIgarity

Martin Quigley, editor-in-chief
and publisher of the Motion Pic
ture Herald, turns a whitening fire
on Marlen Pew of Editor and
publisher for attempting to prove
that Hollywood had censorship on
the Fourth Estate because it had
clamped down on chatter col
umnist whose favorite gossip It'd
bit is telling which stars sleep lin
the raw" or use only the top Of
the pajamas.
In the course of his defense Of
the industry in urging "decency
code" for a few offensive writer's.
Mr.. Quigley brings to his cause
Malcolm w. Bingay, a Detroit
managing editor, who threw out of
his paper a columnist whom eX-
hibitors protested ruined the box
office value of pictures by fre.
quently exposing" illusions which
Hollywood had spent thousands Of
dollars to create.
Says Mr.. Bingay: II know of
no meaner person than the man
who tells you how a magician
does his tricks before the perform
ance so that you do not have the
fun of being mystified-the things
for which you paid your money.
But there is a certain type of
Hollywood correspondent who
thinks that it is his job-to ex-
Tose. Expose what? Certainly
there are illusions created just as
there are on the stage. That is
the whole art of the theater and
Of literature itself.
"One of the most beautiful and
most competent and most highly
respected women of the screen
plays in such dignified and lovely
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
ICOVer HOuy uyWOOd
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
copyright. 1895. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 26.-Here,
there, and everywhere, or what
do you care? Mr.. Breen, Of our
local purity department, has put
his thumbs down, but definitely,
on Universars proposed idea Of
making Minsky's burlesque shorts.
"BurleSque," says he, lis too
naughty for our morals" BY the
same token he has turned down
"Maedchen IN Uniform" for re-
release with its English titles.
A great change has come into
Mae Vests life; no longer does
she lie down upon her downy
couch and dictate her screen
stories to secretary. For "Klon-
dyke Lou," she gets up early every
morning, throws an old shawl
around an old pair of pajamas,
and briskly hikes about Holly
wood just thinking about the
story; then she races home and
sets it to paper. According to this,
her famous line can well be
gagged at the moment, wake
up and see me some time"-but
this is merely an example of the
wit of one local publicity depart
ment-so what can you do?-
Hope Loretta Young is out of her
pain. She was i'll all the way out
here on the train, which is tough
even if you do get air-cooled en-
route.
Wonder if the head of the writ
ing department in a certain studio
remembers that just two years
ago Lillian Heelman was working
in the reading department at 40
bucks a week but could not per-
suade him she had writing abil-
ity, so completely discouraged,
she left this land of opportunity
for New York, where she turned
out the sensational play, "Chil-
dren's Hour" which will be made
into a picture by Sammy Gold
wyn. If his face isn't red, it ought
to be.
A. c. Blumenthal sent on to his
wife, Peggy Fears (via train and
via the chaperonage of Ruthie Sci
wynn, two baby wire-haired ter
riers, which, if you do not hold
them apart, promptly attempt to
chew each other to pieces. Could
that be called gift of love?
Joel McCrea has taken an op-
tion on a Sixty-five hundred acre
ranch in Chepenne, Wyoming up
on which he plans to open a dude
ranch for us of the cinema. He
doesn't expect to make it a pay
ing proposition, just so we of the
cinema pay enough to keep the
jernt going, he'll be that happy.
Amt he sweet? Eddie Cantor,
Avec Encourage, is laughlingly be-
ing referred to as "the league of
nations" for everywhere that
Eddie goes the encourage is bound
to follow, Qike Mary, if you're
nursery rhyme minded. Mr.. c.
as you know, is Judean; Mr.. Park
yokakas is a Greek comedian, I
think: and Henry is his Dansh
nurse.
For edification, Edward G.
Robinson confesses that whenever
he works on a stage play. he al
ways enters the theater through
the alley. avoiding the proscenium
of the theater with the crowds
waiting at the box office, as they
frighten instead Of thrill him. He
feels terrific responsibility of en-
tertaining them, thus his phobia.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26

duStry s NO. LADY courier, VINO laSG season
spread first tidings for Helen Hayes in MARY
of Scotland" will go ahead of Queen Ethel
on the countrywide tour. Charles Warren
McClintock will also be in advance. Helen
Hayes, by the way, has consented to play
Queen Victoria for Producer Gilbert Miller
this season. 1t is a nine-scene play by Laur-
ence Rousman called "Victoria Regina" and
will open around Christmas time. The Lord
Chamberlain barred public performance OF
this play in London but it has been pre-
sented privately by one of the little theater
groups. Washington is promised tbs first
lpht to he q p1amorouS one.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Macs Rise Meteoric

Mae West has been such a
sensational success that many
people think she has made a
lozen pictures, but actu ally
"Klondike LOU" her next for
Paramount, will be only her fifth.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26

while those who missed it will
welcome the opportunity to see
it again.
"a. PEARL MCPHERSON,
"1O4 West Thornapple St.,
"Chevy Chase, Md"
Winners of passes to see
"Smilin' Through" awarded for
general excellence are:
Mary l.. Ireland, 719 Third ST..
N. E.
Mrs James A. Severn, 1919
Maple View Pl. s. E.
Mrs. Mae Gilbert, 3644 Thir-
teenth st. N. w.
Miss Louise George, 1929 G
st. N. w.
Mrs. Fred N. Turner, 2116 o
st. N. w.
Mrs. Clayton A. Beall, 1917
Maple View pl. S. E.
Smiling Through" with Norma
Shearer, Frederic March and Les
lie Howard will begin a weeks en-
gagement on the Loew's Columbia
Theater screen Friday.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26

jimmy Wakes Onange
Jimmy Dunn has settled his
contract with Fox Twentieth Gen.
tury and is now ready to free
lance. Actor Dunn complained
about his roles, so the parting
was by mutual agreement. Jimmy
made the hit of his career in
bad Girl" but has never been
able to catch up with another
screen role anywhere near it in
popularity. Neither has Sally
Eilers.
For a while Jimmy Dunn was
on the way to new fame riding
on the shoulders of tiny Shirley
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
They Like Him

There is no question about the
Armstrong versatility. He mouths
and mutters strange sounds into
the microphone, gets the band un-
der his jazz mad spell, creeps up
on them and leads them rhythm
ically into the accompaniment for
his solo trumpet numbers. This
is strange music and as Louis
Armstrong breathes powerfully
into his instrument, out come
clear high notes. The perspira-
tion gathers in showery beads on
his forehead as he blows on over
the background of his worShipping
band. To show his marathon lung
power in one number he trumpetS
more than 100 sharp staccato
notes. Weird indeed. A frenzy of
jazz. He covers his trumpet par
TALLY with a handkerchief as if
to keep it from sweating while he
plays, between numbers, and as
punctuation for his songs, he ut
ters for the mike" a peculiar
Harlem rhythm doggerel that his
followers love.
With "Looie" Armstrong and
the Elks convention upper Seventh
Street is celebrating. One of the
sepia jazz maestros, who, like Ell
ington and Galloway, marches in
the front rank. Some contend
Armstrong is really the drum
major, ahead Of them all.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Reenact Slave Riots

The slave riots incident to
Abraham Lincoln's emancipation
of the slaves we're reenacted by
King Vidor during the produc-
tion of Paramount'S $50 Red the
Rose" More than 200 Negroes
participated in this historic event.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
SOME AMUSEMENT GLEANINGS
Helen Hayes as Queen Victoria
Is a December Promise;
Armstrong Blows Hot
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Monday roundup: For the Ethel Barrymore tour of The
Constant Wife, Steve Cochran has taken Of the Theater
Guilds prize advance agents Anne Ford the in
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
YokeI's New Play

Alex Yokel has fond spot Ii
his heart for Washington as a
premiere city for his new produc-
tions. Last January he arrived in
blizzardy weather for the first
public performance Of Three
Men On a Horse" 1t was local
critics who first told him he had
a sensational comedy hit and al.
though the weather was cold, and
heavy SHOWS kept down attend,
ance, he did manage a $4,000
week. The "Horse" play is still
running in New York, will have
six companies en- tour with the
comedy this season.
So Washington will get the t1rst
public performance of the next
play with the Yokel label. 1t IS
called "Julie" and is COMEDY
drama by John Tainter Foote
from his own fiction story. The
week of November 4 at the Ma
tional Theater will see the pre-
@aaioHa
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
A Red Hot Blower

These are big days in the
Seventh and U Street sector. For
the colored ElkS are here in con-
vention and Louis "Satchel
Mouth" Armstrong is blowing a
torrid trumpet and leading a red
hot jazz band at Nate StiefelS
Howard Theater.
journeyed up for the midnight
show Saturday to see the musician
who charmed the Prince of Wales
blowinc frenzied tattoos on the
Conver lal brass cornet. Arm
strong blew his apprenticeship on
Mississippi river boats, went to a
Chicago cabaret and blared out his
wild high jazz notes in such num-
bers as the Mahogany Hall
Stomp" Knee Drops" "Skip the
Gutter" and "Muggles," (named
for the Mexican cigarettes drugged
with marijuana which have in
Spired incredible solos,.
Armstrong conquered Paris with
Josephine Baker and has become
powerful favorite on the phono-
graph records. Last Saturday
midnight he attracted a healthy
group of Washington musicians,
members of the Texas Rangers
band from the Earle, Jimmy Lake
from the Gayety with a delega-
tion and other down town Gus
toners.
The Washington times., 1935-08-26

parts that she dresses normally
as a woman of good taste would.
One of the wisecracking Holly
wood reporters drops in a para
graph that the reason she never
exposes her person is that she Is
bow-legged!
"This is supposed to be expert
criticism and any protest made
against it by the company that
has spent millions Of advertising
money presenting this young
woman is seeking to infringe the
freedom of the press.
"The vulgarity and the indie.
cency is not all among the pro-
ducers and the actresses in Holly
wood. Businessmen spend any
where from 100000 to $1,000, 900
and more to create something
which will please the public and
return to them an honest profit.
Is it fair to have handful of
elf-appointed ulemas pass judg-
ment upon them out at Holly
wood?
Press Still Free
About the column which he
dropped from his paper Mr.. Bin
gay says: 1T is breezy, gosSipy,
well written, but overly smart for
us and too eager to tell little and
disagreeable things of no corSe-
quence. There is a constant ef-
fort to appear very wise and on
the inside, often in matters Of
such delicacy that people Of good
taste would not care to discuss
them in polite company.
II do not see why they should
be picked out for abuse just to
give a few Broadway smart alecs,
tranSplanted to Hollywood, a
chance for a Roman holiday and
to show how smart they are and
I'll fight to the end of my type
writer ribbon and until my last
breath for the freedom of the
nrnSS -
The Washington times., 1935-08-26

Temple. It seemed like a happy
combination but Fox felt that too
many appearances with the baby
genius would give her pictures a
stereotyped appearance, and, al
though Shirley asked for Jimmy,
the request was denied, one of
the few things in which the wish
of the child was not made studio
1aw
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
Jimmy Makes Change

night. And it ought be glamorous
The Washington times., 1935-08-26

For edification, Edward G.
Robinson confesses that whenever
he works on stage play. he al
ways enters the theater through
the alley. avoiding the proscenium
of the theater with the crowds
waiting at the box office, as they
frighten instead of thrill him. He
feels terrific responsibility Of en-
tertaining them, thus his phobia.
Evening star., 1935-01-14

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Henry Norweb, the
Evening star., 1935-01-14

with them were Mrs. Charles Ham,
lin, Mrs. Frank S. Bright. Mr..
and Mrs. Sherwood Jones, Mrs.
Samuel Wassell, Mrs. Robert J. Ma
lone and Miss Agnes Winn.
Tomorrow afternoon the board of
governors of the club, with Mrs.
Charles Hamlin. president. will receive
at tea for Mrs. Poole, president OF the
National Federation Of Womens Clubs,
and the Democratic delegates to the
board meeting.
Mrs. Harry c. Welton of this city,
formerly of Waterbury, Conn, an
nounces the, engagement and coming
marriage of her daughter Eleanor
Marie to MIR. Jay r. Mullins Of this
city. The wedding will take place
Saturday.
Miss Welton is a graduate of the
Sacred Heart Academy in Waterbury.
Conn, and attended Trinity College
in this city Mr.. Mullins is the son Of
Mrs. William La Violette of Cleve-
land, Ohio, and is connected with the
Federal Surplus Relief Commission.
Mrs. Laurence v. Lampson is en-
tertaining a company of Is friends at
tea tomorrow afternoon at her home
on Crescent place, Takoma Park. Md,
in honor of her husbands mother.
Mrs. E. L. Lampson. andxhis sister,
Mrs. G. r. Anthony, Of Jefferson. Ohio,
who are passing the Winter in Wash
Evening star., 1935-01-14

ming in compliment to Princess
Knubbi Knoubour Singh.
The guests included Miss Evelyn
Farr, Miss Anne Showalter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Otis F. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Haislip, Mrs. jamie Kennedy,
Miss Virginia Robertson, Miss Pauline
Christian, Mr.. Russell Clary, Mr..
Hugh Mason. Mr.. Walton Hallowes.
Mr.. James Bright, Mr.. Ted AUSTIN
camp and Mr.. Arthur B. Brown.
MIR. Tristram c. Devereux. youngest
son of DR.. and Mrs. John Ryan
Devereux, 8 West Bradley lane, Chevy
Chase, Md, returned Saturday after
noon from a 10-days' sojourn IN
Orlando, Fla. He expects to remain
in Washington for the rest Of the
Winter.
The Little Club held q dinner and
dance at the Madrillon last evening
to celebrate the installation Of its
new officers. A cocktail party at the
Westchester Apartment Of Mrs. Jack
Abelson preceded the dinner dance
which was attended by about so. New
officers of the Little Club are Mrs.
Robert Schenick, president; Mrs.
julius Lieberman, vice president; Mrs.
Harry Sklar. secretary: Mrs. David
Rubenstein, treasurer, and Mrs. Lewis
Glazer, sergeant at arms.
Mrs. Blanche C.. Koran of Omaha,
Nebr., is a guest at the Dodge and is
accompanied by Mrs. Olive c. Booth
of Los Angeles, Calf.
Miss Ellen Barbour Compton of
Charlottesville and Mr.. Lewis Walker
of Petersburg are the house guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Barbour in
Fairfax and accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Barbour to the first Virginia
Cotillion in Alexandria Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Hobbs Of WASH
ington and Charlotte, N. c., announce
the marriage of their daughter, Lii
liam ". to Mr.. George M. Delcher Of
Lexington, KY, December 2l, in Eli
colt City, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan NJ Johnston OF
Brookline, Mass. announce the birth
Of a daughter, Elizabeth Page john
Ston, January 10, at the New England
Baptist Hospital in Boston. Mrs.
Johnston was formerly Miss Mildred
Williamson of Washington.
Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard will
give her weekly current topic talk at
the Sulgrave Club tomorrow morning
at 1l:30 o'clock, the main subject for
discussion being the happenings in the
Congress last week. In addition, Mrs.
Howard will outline the unusual in
terest Of the Supreme Court at the
present time.
Mrs. Howard returned from Plain
field, N. j., on Saturday, where she
went to give her regular monthly lee
Evening star., 1935-01-14
Miss Williams Returns
From Southern Trip.

Miss Eleanore Williams. daughter Of
Gen. and Mrs. A. E. Williams, re-
turned to Washington this week aftt.
spending two months visiting in the
South. During the Thanksgiving sea-
son Miss Williams was with friends in
Atlanta, Ga Then she visited Mrs.
Lacy Williams in Maxton, N. c., after
which she joined her family for sew
eral weeks. For two weeks she has
been the guest of Miss Mary K. Borden
in Goldsboro, N. C.
Judge John Fisher of. the Veterans
Board of Appeals spoke at the Mon
day luncheon of the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic Club today on
Youth and the New Deal" Judge
Fisher, who holds the distinction of
havirg been the youngest Federal
judge in the country, is from Wash
ington State and has been a law
associate of ex-senator Dill.
Mrs. George Eckels. vice president
of the club, introduced Judge Fisher,
and seated at the speakers table
Evening star., 1935-01-14

receiving line include the Secretary
OF War and Mrs. George H. Dern,
Senator and Mrs. George w. Norris,
Senator and Mrs. Edward r. Burke,
Representative and Mrs. Henry C.
Luckey, Representative and Mrs. c.
Continued on Third Papel
Evening star., 1935-01-14
Nebraska SOciety's Reception
And Dance Wednesday.

Members of the Nebraska congress
sional delegation and other distin-
guished Nebraskans in Washington are
to be honor guests at reception and
dance given by the Nebraska State
Society in the ball room of the
Lafayette Hotel on January 16. Those
who have been invited to be in the
Evening star., 1935-01-14

ington. Mrs. H. I. Houston will pour
tea.
Mrs. Lampson and Mrs. Anthony
lived in Washington during Mr.. Lamp
sons l6-year tenure as reader Of the
House OF Representatives.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert j. Bosworth
entertained a large party at the Club
Habana supper dance Saturday eve