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The Washington times., 1935-03-09
Stage Beauty

Alison Skipworth, featured in
Marlene Dietrich'S "The Devil Is
A Woman" was considered the
most beautiful woman on the
English stage several years ago.
The Washington times., 1935-03-09
Harlow Ayers
'NeverAgain'

HOLLYWOOD, March 9.-The
reason Jean Harlow's book never
came out is the studio asked her
Evening star., 1935-08-30
BY MoLLIE MERR1Cx.

HOLLYWOOD, August 3o.-It's an
interesting year In movie making.
Producers, faced with the problem
Of making many decisions, are launch
ing into new fields in some cases,
while others are improving the old
and tried methods so that they can
hold up in competition with new
ventures.
When color pictures loomed on. the
horizon and threatened the peace OF
mind Of every man who had pro-
gram to outline for o major studio
he either had to go into color or
make the black and white so inter-
esting that color could be forgotten.
M-G-M's answer to all this was
broadway Melody Of 1885," which
sets q new high in musical and dane
ing pictures.
Eleanor Powell, in her field, COM
petes successfully with Fred Astaire
in his. Wilma and Buddy Ebsen, who
have long been favorites Of mine on
the legitimate stage, prove that the
camera Is no handicap to their deli
cate comedy. Frances Langford.
whom ! already had seen in o Wanger
production with George Raft in
Every Night at Eight" has that
certain something which transcends
beauty-for here Is no Hollywood
type Of girl, but very ordinary locker
who thrills you with her sheer talent.
Then-and mention this with
bated breath, for many will oppose
such sentiments-there Is q young
man named Nick Long. jr.. who does
some acrobatic dancing that is so
SWELL I grow tired of the reiterated
taps, and revel in the freedom of mo-
tion allowed by sheer acrobatics. Per-
haps there are some who agree with
me; at any rate, M.-G.-M. scents q
general move in that direction and is
making some interesting plans for
Nick Long, who interested and enter
tanned me mightily-but then I'm just
previewer suffering from an over
dose Of tap dancing.
Other plans in the back of the
Hollywood mind include the first
Sheehan-Paramount venture, which
will be a production of "Rosenkava-
lier." with Nine. Jeritza -Sheehan at
the helm. Now, the Message of the
Rose" and the "Rosenkavalier Waltz
are two numbers that even the un-
initiate can appreciate. But Holly
woods pocketbook may be as sadly
threatened as 1t was In the first mu-
sical ventures, II the taste Of movie
goers isn't considered seriously In
casting their oprys.
At present. Hollywood's idea of or
operate aria Is to juice it up until II
Evening star., 1935-08-30
5OO.Ye0r Candle
Planned to Honor
GaIi-Curcii's Cure
Maker Says Orders From,
California Include One
for 1000 Years.
By the Associated Press.

6y Inc Associated HreSS.
NEW YORK, August 3O.-A white
haired, 75-year-old artist, who has
manufactured some of the finest
scented candles in the world, has dis
closed he has received an order for
q giant candle, to burn 500 years. as
q symbol of gratitude to the saints
for bringing Nine. Amelita Cali -Curci,
operatic soprano, safely through q
recent throat operation.
The artist, Antonio Ajello, also said
he has received an order for another
huge candle from "a Miss an
unmarried woman to be erected in
memory of the late Russ Columbo,
dance orchestra leader, that would
burn for 1000 years.
Ajello said he received the orders
from two Beverly Hills. Calf, women
within two hours Of each other, but
he declined to reveal their identity.
He expressed belief he would not
be able to fill either OF the orders
because Of demands for Christmas
and Easter candles from his foreign
customers.
Evening star., 1935-08-30

formance. Olivia De Haviland and
Mary Gordon are the colleen and
Mother Machree, respectively.
xx =
THE ROADSIDE THEATER has
L withdrawn American songbird"
from its schedule, and will. present
In place of 1t q return engagement
of ITO Die at Dawn" popular melo-
drama played two weeks earlier in
the season.
Thus all good Roadside fans, who
met up with the s. r. o. sign when
they tried before to watch the efforts
Of Harold Stepler, counterfeiter and
murderer, to do away with the best
gal in Kentucky" may now see him
thwarted by the bloodhound Of the
law, Ralph Fowler. Gail Dennis is
the "best gal In Kentucky" and John
Edwards is her heart throb.
'"The Henrietta" current comedy
attraction and best effort of the
Roadsiders' season, runs through
Saturday. September Z, and ITO Die
at Dawn" opens the following Mon
day, to sing q one-week swan song
to the barn theater's Summer.
TIFFANY THAYER hasn't anything
to do with it, but Thirteen
Women" will be ON parade tonight.
Thirteen chilly young ladies will at
tire themselves in evening gowns and
bathing suits (fur-lined?) and face
rigid and frigid tests at Chevy Chase
Lake, in order that one of them may
be acclaimed Miss Washington Of
1885" Miss Washington will be feted
here over the week end, PARTED In
Philadelphia on Monday. and paraded
in Atlantic City on Tuesday. when
the contest to choose Miss America
begins.
DEG LEG BATES, whirlwind one
legged dancer. who has won all
sorts Of critical praise up New York
way, appears at the Howard beginning
today. He headlines r. big revue
known as "Jazzmania."
East Lynne" goes on the air to-
morrow night-or at least the last
two acts Of it-when WJSV micro
phones are to be set up on the stage
Of the Press Club Auditorium, to catch
a portion of the Willard Players bur-
lesquing Of the old melodrama. The
broadcast Is to last from 10:15 until
II pm, and will include the final
acts and some Is minutes Of the
community singing" What with the
beer, pretzels and olio arrangements,
the program should at least be loud.
Evening star., 1935-08-30
VIRGINIA SCHOOLS
TO OPEN ON Time
Surgeon General Says Paralysis
on Wane There and in
North Carolina.

Assurance that practically all
schools in Virginia and North Caro-
lima could open on time was given to-
day by Surg. Gen. Hugh s. Cumming
Of the Public Health Service as in
fantile paralysis was reported to be
fast losing its hold in the two States.
Only 80 new cases were reported in
Virginia for the week ended last
Saturday, as compared to rs cases the
preceding week, while in North Caro-
lima the new cases numbered only IL,
as compared with II the week before,
. situation no longer regarded as un-
usual for the time Of year.
The surgeon general declared no in
crease In paralysis cases would follow
school opening If advice Of health au-
thorities Is followed.
Evening star., 1935-08-30
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.
Palace-"Anna Karenina," at i1:2

Palace-"Anna Karenina." at l1:25
am, las, $3.50, $50. 1885 and s:35
pm. "
Earle-"We're in the Money" at II
am, 1885, 400, 7:05 and 9:55 pm
Stage shows at 1926, 3:25, $40 and
s:55 pm.
Loew's Fox-"Here Comes Cookie. 81
at IL am, las, 4:30, 7:25 and 1910
pm. Stage shows at 12:45, $50, 6:25
and $40 pm.
Columbia-"Smilin' Through" at
11:15 am, lis, 3:25. 5:25, 7:3o and
s:35 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Irish in U.s." at
11:35 am, 1885, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35 and
9:35 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Alice Adams" st
II am. 1:07, STA. 5:21. 7:2S and
9:35 pm.
Tivoli-"Broadway Gondolier." ut 2,
3:55, 5:55, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Ambassador -" Naughty Marietta,
at 5:45, 7:45 and $40 pm.
Roadside Rockville pike THE
Henrietta" at $3.50 pm.
willard Players (Press Club audi
torium)-"East Lynne" at s:45 pm
Evening star., 1935-08-30
ZEPPO MARX SUED
Comedian Accused of Influencing
Voidiiig of Contract.

LOS ANGELES. August 30 CP-
Zeppo Marx, film comedian, Is ac-
cused OF wrongfully inducing Fred
MacMurray, screen actor, to void a
theatrical contract. in a $3.50 900
damage suit filed against him by Ar
thur 8. Lyons, New York actors
agent.
Lyons said MacMurray was receiv-
ing only $50 q week as a musician
in q dance band when he accepted
him as a client. Lyons contends he
negotiated a contract for MacMurray
with Paramount studios which now
provides salary of 5000 weekly.
Lyons charged Marx persuaded
MacMurray to void the contract upon
statements Lyons couldn't get him
the right kind Of parts in pictures" 3"
Evening star., 1935-08-30

masters entitled the "Piccolino.
There are other items In the latest
Astaire- Ginger Rogers cinema, pre-
viewed in a pleasantly dark room yes
terday. To the really rabid Astaire
fans they won't matter much. For
those who as children were raised on
gags and never broke the habit, the
picture has Edward Everett Horton,
Helen Broderick Qately of "As Thou
sands Cheer'O and highly improbable
gentleman named Eric Blore, whose
impersonations Of whimsical buffers
are in tho best British tradition.
TOP Hat" also has what Is laugh
ingly known as plot. It happens to
be 50 brittle that even q few taps
from typewriter keys could reduce it
to smithereens, but that Is very much
beside the point. The essence Of the
matter is that this alleged story prods
Mr.. Astaire into more dances than
he ever performed in any other pro-
duction, legitimate or cinematic.
When you watch Mr.. Astaire in full
flight, you behold ore Of the enter
tainment wonders Of marvellous age.
Irving Berlin wrote five songs for
"Top Hat" Each of them inspires
another of the Astaire derivations from
the gambado, saraband, Highland
schottische, grapevine, and whatever
other mysterious sources he consults
before breaking into his radiant GAL
lops.
His singing voice much improved
in recent month, Mr. Astaire chants
mo Strings" and TOP Hat" alone
(the latter backed up by choral ef-
fects), and joins Miss Rogers in isn't
1t . Lovely Day?", Cheek to Cheek"
possessed of a surprisingly trashy
lyric) and "Piccolino." All are bet
ter hooters tunes than anything else,
but that's just what they are sup
posed to be.
THE sound of leather humping on
ribs and cash customers splitting
their lungs in great, triumphant
screeches currently at the Metropoli-
tan is not produced by two smart girls
slugging one another in Smart Girl. ~
That reel has been withdrawn, and
Jimmy Cagney's rousing comedy
melodrsma. "The Irish in U.s." estab-
lished in its stead. A story about a
prizefighter, a policeman, fireman
. good Gaelic mother and a foine
Irish lass, this Hibernian foolishness
ranks as the seasons most adroit
hokum, laid on thick with laughs
and sentiment. Pat O'Brien as the
cop, Frank McHugh as the fire eater
and Allen Jenkins expert playing
OF slug -nutty boxer greatly en-
nance Mr.. Cagney's usual deft per-
Evening star., 1935-08-30
BOY STARS PAY CUT
Jackie Cooper Signs at 81, 100 I
Week, $500 Reduction.

LOS ANGELES, August 80 CP).-A
reduction of 5000 week was made
in the contract of Jackie Cooper, ju-
venile film star, with the Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer studios, in an agreement
approved yesterday by Superior Judge
Marshall F. McComb.
Jackie, however, will get 1t all back
and more, too, If M-G-M exercises an
option and renews his contract next
year.
The new contract, for 40 weeks, sets
Jackie's salary at $1,l00 . week, and
the renewal calls for $500 o week.
Under his old four-year contract,
which has Just expired. his salary was
$1,000 o week.
Evening star., 1935-08-30
PAT HARMON SENTENCED

LOS ANGELES. August 80 OP.-
Pat Harmon, screen character actor,
was sentenced yesterday to serve from
two to ten years in Folsom Prison on
o horse-theft conviction.
With Pearl Owings, his partner in
riding academy venture, he was con-
victed last week Of taking horse be-
longing to Tex Mccall, mining man.
Miss owings will be sentenced Sep
tember 8.
Evening star., 1935-08-30
broadway Melodyof 1886
Us Answer to Color Films
M-G-M's Production Sets New High in Musi-
cal and Dancing Pictures Plans
Made for Nick Long.

splits the eardrums. A tenor's abil-
ity is judged entirely by how loudly
his voice may be pumped up. 80 We
listen to musical previews these days
with our hands against our cars
notably Nino Martini, whose tiny and
charming tenor has been juiced up
In the projection booths until II as
sumes terrifying loudness.
Myrna 10y Is the only star to date
whose quarrel with producers has
moved right into the exhibitors realm
and caused q deal Of trouble with the
men who show pictures Is well as
those who make them.
It seems picture exhibitors have
been promised three Myrna Loys
within 0 certain time-one follow on
"The Thin Man" and two others The
Evening star., 1935-08-30
TRANSMISSION Is GIVEN
David Jack Holt, 8, Screen Actor.
Treated for Paralysis.

HOLLYWOOD, August 80 GR.-
David Jack Holt, 8, child screen actor,
was given q blood TRANSMISSION yester-
day at the General Hospital, where
he is undergoing treatment for in
fantle paralysis, his doctors an
nounced.
After 16 to Al days under quaran-
tine, David probably will be moved
to o private hospital, attendants said.
Evening star., 1935-08-30

work on the picture when he returns
from Honolulu
He will get-in addition--l5 per
cent Of all profits made on the picture
up to the FIRST million-20 per cent up
to one and one-half millions and 30
per cent Of all money taken In over
that figure.
Evening star., 1935-08-30
ACTRESS is ROBBED
Bandits Gain Admission to. Party

Bandits Gain Admission to. Party
by 1mpersonations-
NEW YORK, August 80 R.-Two
robbers, posing as agents from q the
atrical producers office, last night
gained admittance to the apartment
Of Janice Dawson, actress, during a
cocktail party and, after binding her
and three guests, escaped with $4,000
worth Of jewelry and about $50 in
cash.
Miss Dawson appeared last Winter
in Broadway Interlude."
Evening star., 1935-08-30
River Court Meets.

The annual admiralty court at
Rochester, England, which has juris-
diction over the fishing Of the Midway.
met recently in the hold Of q barge
moored OF the esplanade pier. the
mayor presiding as admiral of the
river.
Evening star., 1935-08-30

studios quarrel with Myrna 10y
doesn't, bother exhibitors so much.
What annoys them-and they have
howled plenty about it's the money
they viii lose at the box ONCE II those
three Myrna 10y pictures aren't forth
coming and they have to show some
thing else in their place.
This little lady, who has fought for
many years for her present place in
the cinema sun, has q legitimate pop
ularity with all ages and classes. In
my opinion, she is more Of a box Of
fice attraction than Garbo at the pres
ent time. land a lot Of fan-letter
writers-wisn she'd settle her difficul-
ties and come back to the screen.
II seems better to take another's
book and make 1t into q. play or a
picture. Marc Connolly has made so
much more money with Roark Brad
ford's book, "The Green Pastures, u
than did the author that It's funny. A
clean million represents his the
atrical profits from this one. The
show itself crossed $4,000, ,o00.>s Con-
molly will get about 500, 900 for his
Evening star., 1935-08-30
Astaire Slings a Wicked.
,Hoof in His Latest Film
'Top Hat" Has Music by Irving Berlin, Four
Comics and Handsome Ginger Rogers in
Cast-"Irish" Back at Met.
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS, JR.

good friend the mkman going TO get up ana not 90
" Hat hits the
Sunday smoothest hoo
produced doesn't he will be found parking his bottles
whips through sand
Evening star., 1935-08-30
RAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Army Band
at the Capitol tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
Thomas F. Darcy, leader.
PROGRAM. -
March, '213th Coast Artillery. Pa.
N. c." "--------Larrimer
Overture, "RienI" Wagner
Trombone solo, Louise" -Hurrel
Played by the composer, Clarence =.
Hurrel.
Suite, 1.-TWO Cuban Dances -Cervarltes
ITO q Water Lily Mcdowell
Fox trot, ''Why Dream" Whiting
From the motion picture THE Big
Broadcast Of 1885,"
Capricho, Mexicano, "Moraima,"
.Espinosa
Fantasia, Gems Of Stephen Fos-
ter" -------Arranged by Tobani
March, "The Noble Commander"
Williams
'The Star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1935-08-30
ROGERS MENTOR DIES

Chamberlin Reputed to Have
Taught Humorist Rope Tricks.
LOS ANGELES, August 80 CP.-
Frank Chamberlin, IS, former Okla
homa cowboy who is reported to have
taught viii Rogers to spin a lariat,
died in a hospital here yesterday.
Chamberlin started riding herd in
Oklahoma 50 years ago and later went
on the stage.
Evening star., 1935-08-30

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1935-09-09
Capitals Streets to Be Darker
Due to Cut in appropriation

Because Congress in the 1885 Dis
trict appropriation act again cut the
estimate for the street lighting sys-
tenn, Washington's streets and high
ways are darker now than they have
been for several years.
Walter E. Kern, District electrical
engineer, in his annual report to the
Commissioners, said there were in use
at the end of the fiscal year only
29.547 lights, or 667 less than the pre-
vious year. There had been steady in
creases in the three previous years;
64S in 1882, 522 in 1888 and 305 in
1884, bringing the total in the begin
ming of the fiscal year to 30.214.
At the same time, the candlepower
of 4,610 lights had to be reduced be-
cause of the smaller appropriation.
Kern pointed out that 1918 lamps had
been discontinued during the year, but
additions in outlying sections cut down
the net reduction to 667.
1T has not been possible" Kern's
report said, ito carry on the project
of replacing low candlepower lamps in
the suburban areas with those of In
creased candlepower and greater ef-
ficiency because of the reduction IN
the street lighting appropriation"
A similar reduction in funds was
Evening star., 1935-09-09
FiUe Cattle Herds,
1,7O0 Hogs Topic.
Liue Stock Holding
Report ShO,us City Also
OtUns I35 Horses
and Mules.

The District now owns five herds
of dairy cattle, about 1,700 hogs and
135 horses and mules, F. w. Grenfell,
District veterinary surgeon, informed
the Commissioners today in his an
nual report.
The dairy herds are located at the
District Training School, near Laurel
Md; Colored Girls Training School
Conduit road; Colored Boys Training
School, Blue Plains; the Home for
the Aged and Infirm. also at Blue
Plains, and the Workhouse and Re-
formatory at Occoquan, Va.
During the year l,500 hogs were
inoculated against cholera. Five
horses and mules died. Six had to be
destroyed.
DR.. Grenfell also reported that the
Board of Examiners in Veterinary
Medicine had reorganized for the year
with DR.. John Mohler as president,
DR.. John Pollard Turner as vice pres
ident and DR.. Grenfell as secretary.
All three were reelected. There
were no applicants for licenses during
the year, he said.
Evening star., 1935-09-09
BAPTISTS TO MEET
IN COLUMBIA NEXT
Fifty-ffth Annual Session Is
Closed Here After President
Praises Hospitality.

The fifty-fifth annual session Of
the National Baptist Convention Of
America closed a five-day meeting
here yesterday after President Greene
L. Prince of Galveston, Tex. had
lauded the hospitality extended to
the delegates. The convention next
year will be held at Columbia, S. c.,
it was announced.
Rev E. r. Bradshaw, pastor OF the
Tabernacle Baptist Church, and Rev.
E. C. Smith, pastor of the Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church, the two enter
tanning pastors, were thanked by the
Texas minister for the reception given
the Baptist contingent.
DR.. Henry Allen Boyd, secretary
treasurer Of the National Baptist Pub
fishing House of Nashville, Tenn.
supervised a model Sunday school
yesterday morning.
President Prince delivered the SER
mon in the morning, and at mass
meeting in the afternoon the speaker
was the Rev David B. Mdodana, a
native of Africa and pastor Of the
Monumental Baptist Church Of Pitts
burgh.
Evening star., 1935-09-09
ARMENIAN HELD
|NATTACK ON BOY
Youth Identifies Him as Man
Who Attempted to Drag
Him Into Bushes.

Charged with attacking small boy
in Potomac Park yesterday. Boros Ga
rabedian, 40-year-old Armenian. was
to be arraigned in Police Court to-
morrow on a charge of simple assault.
Scratched and bruised, James Dye,
9-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
A. Dye. 7l8 Sixth street. identified
Garabedian as his assailant late yes
terday. Following his arrest at Thir-
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. Garabedian was taken by Park
Policemen A. D. Cook and E. w.
Cleary to Potomac Park, where he
denied any knowledge of the attack.
Escapes From Attacker.
The boy told police he was walking
near the greenhouses at Thirteenth
street and North Agriculture road
when a man jumped at him from be-
hind a tree and attempted to drag
him into some nearby bushes. After
a struggle the boy escaped and ran
through the park until he met Patrol
man James E. Bracey. who began the
SCdl III "AllI4l AL CAAC a. Soe
of Garabedian later in the day.
A dozen other attacks on pedestrians
and robberies by armed men were re-
ported over the week end.
Allen R. Barner, 1922 Willard street,
said he was assaulted and robbed of
his billfold by two colored men near
Sixth and K streets.
Fights Of Assailants.
James McClanahan, SO. of Fort
Myer Heights, Va. was treated for
lacerations and bruises after a fight
with three men on the highway near
Fort Myer. Paul Speaks, 33. colored,
is in Providence Hospital with serious
stab wounds received in a fight early
yesterday.
Four colored men attacked Leonard
Marshall. $50 E street southwest, and
robbed him of ST while he was
walking on M street near First street
southwest, according to police reports.
George Bradfield, manager of a
filling station at Benning road and
Central avenue northeast, reported
that he was held up at the point of
a pistol by three white men in his
station early today. He said S38 was
taken from the cash drawer.
Evening star., 1935-09-09

made by Congress in the current ap-
preparation.
Eleven fire alarm boxes were added
to the city system during the year,
bring the total to 1924. At the same
time, new alarm gongs were installed
in several stations and new recording
and transmitting apparatus was
placed in the fire alarm central Office.
Over the improved system. the total
of 5,898 alarms was transmitted dur
ing the year, decrease from 1916,
7,179 and 6,706 in the three next pre-
ceding years. OF the total, 20 we're
second alarms, third alarms, 7
fourth alarms, fifth alarms, 2 spe-
cial alarms, and 632 were calls for
the rescue squad.
One new patrol box was added to
the police signal system, bring the
total to 544 in service in the II pre-
cincts.
Kern also reported that experiments
are being conducted with an illunin-
ated street name sign with which it
is hoped to replace the glass street
name signs now in use in many parts
of the city. Boys are blamed for the
destruction of the plate-glass signs
which make good targets for rocks,
stones and air rifles.
Evening star., 1935-09-09
BETHESDA FAMILY
IN OKLAHOMA CRASH
Oliver W. Toll. Jr., Son Of A.A.A
Official, Wife and Four
Children Injured.

Oliver w. Toll, jr., of Bethesda,
Md, son of the chief attorney in the
solicitors Office at the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, his wife
and four children were injured last
night when an automobile in which
they we're riding collided with an
ether machine in driving rainstorm
near Oklahoma City, Okla.
Five residents of Tulsa also were
injured in the miShap, two critically,
according to the Associated Press.
Mr. Toll suffered a crushed face,
severe cuts about the head and
bruises; his wife and 17-year-old
daughter Anne sustained head and
face cuts, and his three sons, Daniel,
7; David, 10, and John, II, received
cuts and bruises.
The Toll family was en- route from
Bethesda to Mobile. Ala, when the
collision occurred, the Associated Press
dispatch said. The Tolls live at 405
Fairfax road, Bethesda.