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Evening star., 1935-11-03

other development aimed at safety In
night driving is special fused-on
cap that damps out all uncontrolled
light rays from the headlights.
Not all Of the styling of the new
cars Is for beauty's sake exclusively.
Noteworthy is the arrangement seen
on one Of the instrument panels where
the meters are artistically arranged
in a half moon so as to come within
the circumference of the steering
wheel. And on all cars the instru-
mentS are directly ahead Of the driver
so that he can make observations of
speed and engine operation with his
eyes of the road for the briefest in
slant. Unusual among the instru-
ment boards is the combined tach-
ometer and speedometer seen on a
car using the automatic overdrive
Here the driver can tell at a glance
just how many engine revolutions the
engine is saving when in the "cruis-
ing gear"
Supercharging Gains.
Supercharging can be considered
squarely in the safety picture, since
it is a definite contribution to more
infallible engine performance. Brought
into the low-priced field for the first
time, it should furnish the extra en-
gine reliability certain to check hesi-
tations or lack of acceleration in an
emergency. A trend that will be evi-
dent only through the performance of
the 1886 cars Is the provision for cooler
ingoing gas vapor. There should be
no further trouble from "vapor lock"
Several cars are using an anti-per-
colating device on the carbuertor, so
that In hot weather the fuel will not
disturb its own fiow All Of these
steps, in addition to use of more eff
cient air cleaners and silencers, should
combine with the prevalence of down.
draft carburetion to lessen the posi-
bility of damage from backfire. Use
of cooler intakes is expected to i'm
prove gasoline mileage.
Entirely new in automobile design
Is the controlled ventilation system
used in two of the 1886 cars. An open
ing over the real axle is utilized to
take advantage of the rear-end sue
ton in assisting the ventilation SyS-
tenn. Air is not only controlled, but
effectively filtered. Many believe that
this is but a logical step toward the
air. conditioned automobile of the near
future. Ingenious among the novel;
ties of the year is the close second to
closed-cooling system. AS found on
one of the popular cars. this takes the
form of a radiator filler cap. so de-
signed with spring loaded lock that
there is no escape of cooling fluid until
an internal steam pressure of nearly
five pounds is reached. The effect Of
this is to make the engine more eff
cient when the car is driving through
high attitudes and to save materially
on anti-freeze in Winter.
In general appearance the cars are
now distinguished mainly by their
front-end treatment, hood louvres and
Evening star., 1935-11-03
BARNEY 0[DF|ELD
STRESSES SAFETY
Brakes Vital Factor for
1886 Model Buyers to
Consider.

DETROIT, November 2 (SpeciaD -
Barney Oldheld, whose name has been
a by-word for reckless speed for more
than a quarter century, says that the
motoring public will make safety its
No. requirement in considering the
merits of the new 1896 motor cars.
Oldfield came here to visit the ma
Tor automobile factories and get first
hand information on new safety fea-
lures of the 1886 cars as they are
built into the new models. The IA
nous race driver, thrill-maker and
daredevil of former years has been
touring the country in the interests of
highway safety education for several
months.
THE millions of people who drive
automobiles every day are becoming
more and more conscious of the i'm
portance of safety both in their own
driving and in the construction OF
their automobiles. Oldfield said.
"Any man who will think twice about
the safety of himself and his family
will insist on the best brakes that
money can buy and on car construc-
ted to protect him from injury in case
Of emergency.
You don't have to be wizard at
arithmetic to figure the Importance
of brakes at highway speeds. At so
miles an hour your car is travelling
"a feet a second. The average driver
requires three-quarters of a second to
react in an emergency, and in that
time you have travelled SIS feet. The
best self -equalzing hydraulic brakes
employing hydraulic action for both
brake shoes of each Wheel require
100 feet in which to brake car
travelling at so miles an hour. So ii
takes 155 feet to stop under perfect
conditions Figure it out yourself
and then decide whether you will take
chances on anything but the peak Of
engineering perfection in brakes. steel
bodies, headlights and other features
which contribute to safety"
With his usual big, black cigar stuck
In the corner Of his mouth (unlighteo
because factory regulations prohi-
bited) Oldfleld strolled along the as
sembly line at the Plymouth plant
here, watching workmen build new
safety features into the 1886 models
He showed particular interest in the
new double strength frame, safety
steel body. self-equalizing hydraulic
brakes and new system of head
lighting which takes the glare out
Of night driving.
He stopped to chat with workmen,
most of whom quickly recognized the
veteran sage of the highways and
race tracks.
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MOISTURE ON PLUGS
MAKES START HARDER
Head of Distributor Also Vulner-
able Point as Current Tends
to Short.

This is the season of the year when
dampneSs early in the morning and
late at night is apt to make starting
bit difficult. Moisture collects on
the tops of the spark plugs as well as
on the head of the distributor with
the result that the high tension cur
rent shorts across to some metal part
where it grounds. If these parts are
kept extra clean there will be less
chance of moisture collecting so
readily. Rubber or composition caps
have been condemned because they
are said to keep moisture in, but most
of the critics overlook the fact that
they at least keep these exposed parts
of the ignition system free from
dirt.
When parking the car at this season
always remember to close up the hood
ventilators. That will help keep mois-
ture out.
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Warm Starts Advised.

AS cooler mornings approach it is
a matter of wisdom to avoid starting
away with the car until the engine
has a chance to warm up a little.
Since the mixture is likely to be lean
there will be backflring through the
carburetor if too much is expected of
the engine when getting under way.
Backfiring tends to foul the carbure-
tor and may pave the way for a
clogged Jet.
Evening star., 1935-11-03
Generators Air-Cooled.

The generator of the new Plymouth
is air-cooled by means of a vacuum
fan at the rear and ventilating
louvres installed at the forward end.
Volume and force of cool air varies
with the speed at which the genera
tor is being driven. This maintains
more nearly perfect operating tempera-
lures at all times. The output of the
air cooled generator is higher and
there is no danger of damage from
overheating.
Evening star., 1935-11-03
Wide Seats Roomy.

The front seat of the Auburn Sc
dams are Al inches wide and the rear
seat of the same model is 52la inches
wide While the flve-passenger Sc
dan, both in the six and eight lines,
are not so designated they really can
accommodate six people with ease.
Evening star., 1935-11-03

helical gears. these new simplified
transmissions are now quiet in all
speeds. including reverse. The pic
ture Of today's transmission is one
of utmost simplicity for the average
driver, with optional conveniences and
performance changing features for
those who are sufficiently versed in
driving procedure to know what it Is
all about. Not in many years Of car
development has it been possible to
say that the less experienced at the
wheel have nothing new to learn.
So stressed is the accident preven-
ton part of the 1896 picture that
one car actually carries the word
safety" incorporated in its name.
This model carries side bumpers, q
very low center of gravity and brakes
which can be adjusted from the driv-
ing compartment for various kinds OF
road conditions. In order to accel-
crate this movement toward safety
some companies have abandoned their
favorite features Of design and car
control. Strangely enough, some OF
the developments that have aimed at
comfort have added unexpected safety.
Moving motor mass forward so as to
permit passengers to sit farther for
ward, for instance. has put the driver
in a position where he is more con-
scious of the dangers ahead. Wider
seats and roomier bodies have given
him more freedom when at the wheel.
With rear-seat passengers sitting
ahead of the rear axle there Is less
upthrow Of the rear end and thus
better control Of the car on wavy
roads.
Better Traction Seen.
While some fears have been ex-
pressed that moving car mass for
ward may reduce rear-end traction.
it must be remembered that with less
weight on the rear there will be less
rear-tire wear and better tire traction
in slippery weather. The change in
weight distribution has forced engi-
neers to put more braking power on
the front wheels, where it rightly be-
longs. Twelve makes offer some form
of independent front wheel suspen-
sion, with several others using special
suspensions that succeed in keeping
front axle movements within con-
trolled limits.
Wire wheels. formerly preferred be-
cause of their lightness, are being re-
placed with solid pressed steel wheels
with spokes to resemble the artillery
type. This change has reduced un-
sprung weight as much as 20 pounds
on one car. Another step taken this
year in an effort to combat the men
ace of uncertain steering is the use
of a ride stabilizer at the front end
of the car instead of at the rear.
This anti-sway brace is found at both
ends of one leading make. A feature
that ought to appeal to those who
worry when stopped on an upgrade
is the hill holder" device that au-
tomatically prevents roll-back. An
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= so
AND up, LIST At FACTORY
X y X
See the csrs-The Chrysler Six,
De Luxe Eight and the 1886 Air
flows are now on display at the
Automobile Show and Chrysler
dealer showrooms.

been the most talked-about motoring
improvement in years.
For 1896 Automatic Overdrive is
standard on the AirAow Imperial D..
and available at very slight additional
cost on all the 1886 Chrysler lines. 1t
gives a new zest and new thrill to
motoring. And it permits the big,
luxurious 1886 Chryslers to travel at
high speeds with a gasoline and oil
economy as low, and often lower,
than that of smaller carsi
Evening star., 1935-11-03

- For 1886, Chrysler puts
- the accent on luxury -.
luxury at practical price!
There are four great new Chry-
slers for 1886 . big, beautiful, alive
with dash and 60! Yet SO economical
to buy and maintain that literally mil
lions of practical buyers can sensibly
consider stepping into the luxury class
with a Chrysler.
The Big, Low-P.iesd Six
A new Chrysler Six. 1t costs just
little more than the lowest-priced cars.
But it gives you more beauty, more
style, more room, more comfort.
Greater power from its big 90 horse
power engine. Greater safety
magnificent riding comfort with its 49,
inch wheelbase, new weight distribu-
ton, big tires, big soft-acting springs.
Evening star., 1935-11-03

All 1886 Chryslers have silky Float
ing Power time-tested hydraulic
brakes big integral body-form
trunks on sedans strong, rigid,
safety-steel bodies.
For 1936-as never before-you'll
be happier with a Chrysler. See and
drive the cars. Learn how easily you
can own one,
Evening star., 1935-11-03
Shakes Gone From Brakes.

The independent mandrake lever
on new Plymouth models is mounted
directly on the frame of the car.
This new mounting makes the lever
independent of engine vibration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-23
How Becky" Was Filmed

Pretty Frances Dee arrived on the
set to do a scene with Miriam.
Frances is playing Amelia Sedley in
Becky" Then we saw the magic
of technicolor and the wonders Of
the new lighting combine to perform
a new movie miracle-La Belle Dee
was going to blush for the camera!
Director Reuben Mamoulian, the
performers and the crew were ready.
Then appeared what the technicolor
crew call the "blusher." Stage cleo
tricians call it pin pot. At any rate,
here's the trick. 1t was trained on
Miss Dee's face. When the script
called for Frances to blush the cleo
trician opened the 'blusher" and a
pinpoint of rose light was emitted.
And then on Miss Dee's face there
mounted, slowly, good oldfashioned,
modest girl blush.
From England came Sir Cedric
Hardwicke to play the famous vii
famous role of Lord Steyne, played
on the stage by Tyrone Power and
George Arliss in Langdon Mitchell's
play, Becky Sharp" on which the
film is based. Frances Dee, lovely
and popular, plays Amelia Sedley.
Joseph Sedley, the amiable and
amorous fat man of the story, is
played by Nigel Bruce. And the role
of Rawdon Crawley, Becky's ill-star-
red husband, is in the hands of Alan
Mowbray. Others are Billie Burke,
Alison Skipworth, G. P. Huntley, jr.;
May Beatty, George Hassell, William
Faversham, Charles Richman, Colin
Tapley, Pauline Garon and dozens
more. Altogether 70 names are listed
in "Becky's" cast.
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Program Is Unique.

You can find amateur shows on the
air by Tipping the dial at random
these days, but you can't find one
exactly like that put on by the Kilo-
cycle Club of Milwaukee. It's amateur
from the ground up. Not only is the
talent amateur, but the men who
present it are of the same breed in
the radio line, and they present their
show over an experimental" station,
which means 1t has amateur status,
since such stations can't sell their
time for money.
Each Saturday night over Station
W9XAz, experimental adjunct of Sta
ton WTMJ, Milwaukee, the Kilocycle
Club, made up of Milwaukee radio
amateurs or hams" who experiment
with radio technically, presents its
program. The hams" write their
own script, put on their own amateur
talent, and use amateur operators as
control room men. So successful has
this show been that plans are under
way for a second weekly program, to
be sponsored, prepared and broadcast
by another local amateur organization.
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Roadsiders' Try-Out.

GRAND GESTURE" a new play
by Winona Godfrey, will be
given its first production by the Road
side Tneater, Washington's original
barn theater, out the Rockville pike,
as the second offering of the Sum-
mer season, opening On Monday, July
/, for a two-week engagement. After
Dark" the current bill, will close its
run Saturday, June 20.
Miss Godfrey, who is a scenarist
with Universal Pictures in Hollywood.
has a number of short stories to her
credit in well-known magazines. AL
though she will be unable to attend
the production of her play, Adrienne
Morrison, her New York play agent,
has already signifled her intention of
coming down for the opening.
Denis Connell, who added to his
laurels with his portrayal of the title
character in Welcome to His Ex-
cellency" and the lead in THE Tav-
ern," with the Roadside last Sum-
mer. has another strong role in this
play. Adele Gusak. heroine in the
George Washington University Cue
and Curtain productions of "Good-by
Again" and "R. U. r. this past Win
ter, plays his daughter. Edward
Stevlingson, who did the male lead
in "R. U. r." is cast as her fiance.
And Virginia Rand, popular leading
lady of last Summers productions of
THE Mad Hopes" The Tavern"
and Welcome to His Excellency," is
the young secretary. Also in the cast
are Clarence Moore, late of Crime at
Blossoms" with the Drama Guild;
Jane Duenner, Dorothy Dietz, who re-
Gently did Candida" with the, Pierce
Hall Players. and Richard Stringfel-
low, Washington actor, whose latest
appearance was with Ethel Barry
more in the National Theater pro-
duction of ''Declassee.''
Harold Weinberger is directing the
production.
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No Summer community but had its
temporary resident troupe of min
strels, frighteningly attired in shorts
and Basque fishermans jerseys, who
patronized the local dog wagons at
dinner time and upset the nerves of the
local COWS by rehearsing "Ten-M Minute
Alibi" in the pastures. The principal
repertoire derived from the ranks of
plays happily out of copyright, but am
bilious producers every one Of them
from the Yale School of the Drama)
sometimes essayed Seven Keys to
Baldpate," The Ghost Train" and
Criminal at Large" AS but one actor
at time could portray the Emlyn VIII
hams role in the last of these, there
was a deal of heart burning among
other members of the cast, and more
than one happy juvenile, after prac-
ticing his oxford accent in a shell
tered pool. emerged to discover his
clothes tied in a farrago of knots by
disappointed aspirants for carrying the
honors of the very peculiar Lebanon
family on his shoulders.
These Summer playhouses were
SHINY financed from a number of
sources; by resort hotels and i'm
provement associations: from the
pooled resources of their proprietors
and stage managers, and by the mu-
nificence of local grandees, and for
two or three torrid seasons the voice of
the prompter was emphatically abroad
in the land.
Now, however, this somewhat I'M
natural boom has run its course, and
from Skowhegan to Hatteras the COWS
are able TO get indoors again when it
rains and the natives are free to return,
without impeaching their cultured re-
pute, to the movies" which they liked
better, anyhow. Not that the Summer
theater as an institution has failed or
is in any danger of extinction. Far
from it. 1t fourished and will con-
tinue to flourish brightly. but there are
limits to its potential clientele. There
never was any call for fully equipped
troupe of players at every georgia four
corners.
or the many rustic theaterS once
lighted of an evening within motoring
distance of Manhattan and populated
with nocturnal chivalry in white din
ner jackets and print dresses. only two
of the first consequence survive. They
are Lawrence Langner's very profess
sionally stated and maintained en-
terprise in Westport, Conn, source and
fountainhead of his old New York
Repertory Theater and, these several
years, a financially solvent institution,
and Day Tuttle's WestcheSter Play
house, at Lawrence Farms, Mount
Kisco. OF the other two theaterS most
familiar to New York commuters from
smart watering places. the Casino
Theater. at Newport. is darkened at
the whim of Mrs. Moses Taylor, who
formerly and graciously footed the bill,
and the Hampton Players, itinerant
showmen of Southampton, Easthamp-
ton and Quogue, are widowed of their
founding and directing geniuses, H. C..
Potter and George Haight. who have at
long last succumbed to the enchanted
allure of Hollywood. The Hampton
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presents a less rosy aspect, accord
ing to John Hyams.
tits gone" he says, because they
can't get the great acts Of former
days any more. When vaudeville
began to slump its people went into
other lines-radio, business, the legiti-
mate stage and pictures. Many Of
the old-timers have passed on. And
the great acts of yesterday were writ
ten for specific personalities and can't
very well be adapted to new ones.
Imagine any one trying to put on
one of VIII M. Cressy's playlets. or
Frank Keenan's. There are not any
Cressys or Keenans today 1 don't
mean that there are not many fine
actors-but those were distinct per-
sonalities. That's true, of almost every
act that really was great. Edgar
Allen woolf, now a writer at M.-G.-M..
wrote many of the greatest, and in
every case they we're practically tailor
made for a particular personality"
Many vaudeville stars Of yore are
successful today In pictures, he points
out, and would not care to 90 back
ANYHOW. Others, like Billy Mann,
the famous minstrel, ere in business.
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Bartlett Signed.

COLUMBIA STUDIO officials, i'm
pressed with the performance Of
Michael Bartlett in Love Me For
ever" the Grace Moore vehicle which
is soon to be released, have placed the
young actor under long-term contract
and assigned him to q coveted role
with Claudette Colbert in She Mar
ried Her Boss"
The picture, Miss Colbert's first for
Columbia since 1T Happened One
Night" brought her Academy honors,
went into production this week under
the direction Of Gregory La Cava.
Melvyn Douglas, last seen in
Dangerous Corner" The Blind
Road" and Counselor at Law" will
have the leading male role opposite
Miss Colbert.
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Goldwyn Signs Robinson.

SAMUEL GOODWIN announces that
- he has signed Edward G. Robin
son for one of the stellar roles in
the forthcoming production of Bar
barry Coast" Robinson joins Miriam
Hopkins and Joel McCrea in the
leading parts of this film. which is
to be directed by Howard Hawks and
deals with the colorfully youthful
days of old California.
The role assigned to Robinson by
Goldwyn is reported as the stars
most ambitious undertaking since his
characterization of Little Caesar"
In "Barbary Coast" Robinson will
play the part of political boss, ex-
employing something of a public
enemy of those early days when love
and gold we're the sole moving factors.
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Players, it is true, will continue to
function under other guidance, but
just how they will fare, bereft of the
prestige and very valuable social and
professional contacts of Messrs.
Potter and Haight cannot be foretold.
The Potter Haight combine has, since
1927, so firmly claimed the allegiance
of Long Islands smarter contingent
that no competitor has been able to
survive within their sphere Of influ-
ence. They brought their Broadway
successes Double Door" and Kind
Lady, from the Hampton laboratories.
just to show they could stack up
against the hardest kind of Times
Square rivalry as well.
THE news of the closing of Parade"
after a run of scant five weeks,
comes as no surprise TO any one except
those members of the Theater Guilds
board who conceived the idea that
Jimmy Savo and a musical score could
be made into the accustomed apple
sauce in whose midst they could feed
CAOoANoy PAoy 6ONAo q NAosSS SUI ASGAS
pill. The Guild has always cherished
a few leanings which it has been smart
enough to know would prove dis
tasteful both to its subscribers and
the cash-paying public, but somebody
sold them the idea that a little Com
munism could be made palatable with
little humor, no matter how bitter
and maladroit the brand. 1t couldn't,
and the Guild wound up its seven
tenth season with fairly brisk kick
in the ShinS from its sometime friends.
The show was fiat and unmitigated
failure, critically. popularity and finan-
cially. Both Boston and New York
stayed away in droves, and the Guilds
own subscribers let it be understood
in no uncertain terms that they didn't
care for the theme of Parade" or the
motives which directed its selection.
Why an organization which can rise
10 such heights as it did this season
IL Valley Forge" and last with MARY
of Scotland" should muck around with
such Offensive stuff is just one of
those problems.