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The Washington times., 1935-03-16
"GOLD DIGGERS" AT EARLE
CooperandSten
Are Stars At
Palace

Our apologies to Anna Sten!
Evidently we were in error when
we suggested as an afterthought
to mana" that the lady from
Russia had much to learn of the
art of acting. Either she has
learned or she has been keeping
something very vital from us, for
in "The Wedding Night" in which
she is costarred with Gary Cooper
in an American role, she is very
splendid, and her charm quite
overcomes any prejudice.
An original story by Edward
Knopf, in which the lovely Anna
plays a girl of Polish birth and
traditions but American educa-
ton and ideals, is excellent ma
terial for both the stars.
Gary plays a writer who has
written his fill Of trash and stops
at his only heritage, a farm in
Connecticut, to catch up on sleep
and maybe find an inspiration
for a really good book.
He finds it in the Polish set
tlement nearby; industrious, hard.
working Poles have planted the
surrounding territory in tobacco
and by all pulling together are
amassing modest fortunes.
Gary's wife, bored to tears by
the so-called Simple" life, goes
back to New York, leaving him
to dread winter which is light
ened by the gentle ministrations
Of one Manya.
He writes his novel around
these three, his wife, this sweet,
soft-Spoken young Polish girl and
himself.
Such complications as delight
the audience find a place in this
altogether beautiful love story,
and before finis is written, trag.
edy stalks grimly across the
screen.
Anna sten, fulfilling the prom.
ise of Sam Golwyn, who intro
duced her to us, is delicately
charming, portraying her role
with excellent attention to emo
tional repression; Gary Cooper
does no less a job himself: Helen
Vinson, Ralph Bellamy, Siegfrieo
Rumann are the principal sup
port.
Shorts include a Mickey Mouse
cartoon, "Mickey's Man Friday u
a most amusing number; Sylvia
Froos in a little fashion sketch,
and Edwin S. Hill giving the
news of the day Gncluding the
first round in the Johnson-C Cough.
lin-Long debate) via Hearst
Metrotone News. K. Y.
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melodious and robust notes Of
"June in January" Blue Moon" +"
"Straw Hat in the RAIN" and
for an encore, wagon Wheels" ="
Singer Marshall has conquered
the Metropolitan opera, musical
comedy, radio and vaudeville. He
is on his way to Hollywood and
If he hits from the screen like
he hit from the stage yesterday
his immediate future is assured.
Joe and Pete Michon blend
their familiar acrobatics with
comedy. Fred Lightner and
Roscella add to the comedy score
and Ted Adair's opening dance
act is both spirited and clever. In
this Adair act was Regina De Bori
,(Phil Lampkin's sister, and the
Fox bandmaster had the pleasure
of putting his agile relative
through her dancing PAGES.
The Movietone news and an
overture of Friml melodies COM
plete a program that was COM
peting very successfully yesterday
with F Street spring weather.
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Dixie Backgrounds

"The Little Colonel's" main
story theme is easily told. The
stubborn and crotchety Colonel
Lloyd disowns this daughter for
marrying a Northerner. Eventually
she returns to the village with
her baby daughter and it is the
affection of the little one that re-
unites the family.
Outside Of a silly ending it is a
perfect fit for the tiny actress
whose appeal is heightened by old.
fashioned flounces and high but
ton boots.
John Lodge and Evelyn Venable
carry the incidental romance
neatly and Sidney Blackmer
wrestles with a highly over
written villain role. David But
ler's direction is always moving
and the settings provide pic
turesque scenes of the Dixie
country and striking backgrounds.
Marshall Is Tops
Everett Marshall is conserving
his voice and now uses the micro
phone. Into the instrument at
yesterdays matinee he sent the
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Don Redman Is
/ Howard Star

Don Redman and his famous
15-piece hotcha band began a
weeks engagement at the How
ard Theater yesterday.
Jazz and rhythm feature the
one-hour revue show, with Har-
Ian baltimore (called the Sepia
Bing Crosby winning the big
hand for swell grooming Of popu-
lar dittieS.
Twelve of the peppieSt chorines
seen at the T Street house this
season feature the dancing num-
berS, and the Redman program
is well diversified, offering fine
music and lively comedy.
On the screen, the main attrac-
ton is Barbara Stanwyck in THE
Woman in Red" which has some
exciting moments as well as some
dramatic ones.
There will be a midnight show
with reserved seats tonight, and
anotheN one on Tuesday, s.A -,4.,
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Broadway Lullaby
This new Gold Diggers" has
some of the accepted Berkeley
touches and is generally a lively
and tuneful confection built
around a cream puff farce story.
Director Berkeley'S passion for
the spectacular is skillfully ex.
pressed in kaleidoscope number
called Lullaby of Broadway"
This is an impressionistic journey
around the bright lights, clock
abounding in sparkle, gayety and
an ironic bit of tragedy. One Of
the cleverest of Berkeley concep-
tionS.
For principals "Gold Diggers"
offers Dick Powell-not served
any too we'll by the song compos.
ers-Alice Brady playing a mid
dle-aged moneybag with an obSes-
sion for pinching pennies; Adolphe
Menjou as a down at the heel
Broadway producer with an ac-
cent, the beautiful but cold
Gloria Stuart, Hugh Herbert as a
millionaire slightly dippy about
snuff, and Grant Mitchell as a
grasping hotel manager. Other
roles are minor.
The story is something about a
ritzy summer hotel and every.
body's efforts to chisel or get
their cut" from the manager to
the bellboy and guests. Alice
Brady as the feather-headed miSer
runs Milk Fund theatrical bene-
fit that gives all chance to do
plain and fancy grating.
Dick Poweli's songs are "The
Words Are In My Heart" and
I'm Going Shopping With You"
They give Director Berkeley a
chance to ring in fashion parade
and a pretentious Ballet of the
Baby Grands." Against a back
ground of piano music Berkeley
moves regiment Of white inStru-
ments for smashing effect. His
pretty girls were not aluring
enough, however, to conceal the
moving feet of stage hands pro-
pelling his musical props. Maybe
it was a subtle Berkeley gag?
Gold Diggers of 1885" is Grade
A entertainment. If it doesn't
score as sensationally as the 1888
"Diggers," blame the authors and
composers.
Mighty Little Gal
On the stage is bang-up vaude-
vile bill. The outstanding wal
lop of this program is Buster
Shaver and his two lilliputians,
Olive and George. The capsule
entertainer, Olive, has developed
into a real big-time star. She is
gracefully proportioned, has a de-
lightful sense of humor, can dance
like a full-sized sprite and even
mimic Mae West. Her satirical
adagio with Buster Shaver is a
gem, both in conception and execu.
ton. The act has class, is ex-
quisitely dressed, and never wastes
moment. A rousing hit.
John and Mary Mason have a
skating act that rolls away from
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7 ale
At the "Met"

An exciting mystery play in
which shudders are well blended
with humor is offered in While
the Patient Slept" current Clue
Club offering at the Metropolitan.
In addition to the various good
qualities of this picture as to cast
and direction, it literally seethes
with action and crime is piled
upon crime.
1t goes without saying, of course,
that the solution is we'll hidden
secret up to the very end. Prac-
tically everybody in the cast is sus.
pected at one time or another but
the real solution almost defies de-
lection.
We must confess also that we
like the setting of this play. When
there is dirty work at the cross
roads and murder to be done. we
like our mansions gloomy, we want
to hear the wind wailing like a
banshee and the rain spattering
ghoStly dim windows. Well, it's all
here, just as we like, sucker for
mystery plays that we are!
Co-starring in this swift, excit-
ing and funny play are Aline Mac.
Mahon, sterling good actress.
and the good Guy Kibbee who is
a detective. no less, and detec-
tive in love-with someone else
for a change-at that.
Miss MacMahon, as the sharp
tongued aid of the sleuth, does a
tasty job and Mr.. Kibbee as
the sloW-Witted dick manages to
garner a great many laughs. Ro-
mantle interest along more ortho-
dox lines is offered by pretty
Patricia Ellis and Lyle Talbot.
Allen jenkins, a good comic
always, appears to excellent ad-
vantage in the present opus and
is worthy of an orchid or two.
The picture is solid entertain
ment and is recommended with
out any ands, IFS or butts.
Subsidiary advertisement in
cludes a musical Short with Char.
lie Davis and orchestra. The his.
torical film this week takes us
along the historical! and poetical
Santa Fe Trail. A fine news
reel feature concludes a highly
enjoyable program. J.W.B B.
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Gold Diggers' Contest Won By
Milford BIum--Other Prizes

Milford Blum, 5425 Connecticut Ave N W., has been named
winner of the $15 first prize in the Times Earle 'Wha
Wrong With This Picture?" contest Mr. Blums entry
selected by the judges the Of the
submitted in the twoday contest
The second prize $1O goes Marian Boegen 207 Seven
teenth St. E. and the third prize S. Louise George 1929
St. n W. All checks and passes will be mailed to the
+ba+
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the routine through a flock Of
stooges given a roller merry.go-
round.
The suffering Roscoe Ates gets
a bundle of laughs with impeded
words, George Tapps does fast
tap dancing and the Sixteen Vita.
phone girls offer two smooth rou.
tines. Audrey Seiber II spring
togS and Freddy Clark's shamrock
trimmed overture with Bert
Granoff's solos completes q bar
gain bill.
ANDREW r. KELLEY,
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Audrey Murdock, 1411 st. S. e.
Mary McMorrow. SIT L st. s. e.
Greta Gardiner. 1874 Quincy Pl. N. e.
Jean Narcisenfeld. S12 Sixth St. N e.
Marie Cox, 1867 Sheridan st. N. W.
Rose A Bond. 65o1a Morton Pl. N. e.
Genevieve Dawson. 1915 Ontario Pl.
N. w.
Susan B. Moore, 1850 Harvard st. N.
W.
Toby Engler. sS1O Meadow Lane.
Chevy Chase, Md.
Martha f. Connor. 1903 B st. N. e.
Catherine Denikoas, 3210 Georgia Ave.
N w.
Kessler Johnston, jr., 1911 Emerson
st. n. w.
Margaret Polatty. S1O1 Hawthorne st.
N w.
Frances Maurine Irwin. 10 West
Kirke Chevy Chase, Md.
L. G. Gilbert, 3644 Thirteenth st. n. W.
Anna Taylor. 1876 C st. S. E.
Florence Morgan. 139 Carroll st. S. e.
The Washington times., 1935-03-16
Brook Signs

Give Brook, who had intended
to return to England Immediately
after attending to some business
here, will remain to appear in
Fox's orchids to YOU" being
adapted by Howard Estabrook
from the story by Gordon Rigby
and Robert Dillon. Robert T.
Kane will produce it.
The Washington times., 1935-03-16

|C0IOneI, FOX reached over 10 the MUM lot
and borrowed Lionel Barrymore. So we have
one of Hollywood's finest veterans playing
scenes with the infant phenomenon and they
are truly something interesting to watch.
Perhaps the talked-about sequence Of "The
Little Colonel is that showing Baby Shirley
tapping out the stair dance which brought
Bill Robinson both fame and riches. Actor
Robinson is the faithful butler of the Lloyd
mansion and he volunteers to show the
youngster a new way of going upstairs to
bed. Shirley takes him up. Whereupon Bill
executes his tap routine and this darling kid
1e hand and taps with him. You can really
The Washington times., 1935-03-16
"GoId Diggers Of 1885" Fills
Earle Screen With Music
And Dancing Girls

In the motion picture world Busby Berkeley is best known
architect of the dance His speciality placing girls in
beautiful geometrc designs photographng them from odd
giles, directing them in ballet and fantastic movements
Gold Dggers of 1885, unfoded the Earle Theater yes
terday the first picture which he enjoyed full drector
supervision. think he iustifies his promotion.
The Washington times., 1935-03-16
SHIRLEY TEMPLE STARS =
Everett Marshall Headlines
Snappy Stage Program
At Fox Theater
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

From Anne Fellow Johnstons novel; "The Little Colonel "
emerge the best picture yet served that little genius of the
screen, Shirley Temple
This is down South story and for the role of goateed
The Washington times., 1935-03-16

Lionel Barrymore, Bill Robinson,
Featured in 1.-The Little CoIoneI'
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executes his tap routine and ths DARING KlC
takes him by the hand and taps with him. You really
chi fort
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hanging by his teeth and twirling
at high speed for several minutes,
slowing down almost to a stop, then
suddenly beginning to turn again,
with a literal whirl-wind finish.
Mary performs favorably in a series
of difficult dance acrobaticS.
Milo is on the bill this week as
Glowing mimic who initiates every
thing from locomotive to spring
fry ST Wills and Joan Davis have
a catching Skit in which there is a
great deal of nonsense dished out in
a pleasing style.
Miss Davis distorts her facial and
physical characteristics for most Of
her comedy and the jokes in Wills
SkitS are remarkably fresh.
The hit of Charlie Davis act is
the solo Of little Miss Donna Mae
Rehm, a native of Logansport, who
dances. sings, stands on her head
and generally captivateS the audi
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Sacred Music
Midland College Group to
Appear Tuesday.

CARRIED in black robes made
unique by white collars designed by
one of its own members, Midland
Colleges A Cappella choir, Fremont
Neb., will appear in st. Marks
English Lutheran Church Tuesday
night to present its concert of sacred
numbers.
No admission charge will be made
Directing the group will be Prof
Oscar LyderS, head of Midland's
School of Fine Arts since 1928 and
formerly Soloist with the interna-
tionally famous st. Olaf Lutheran
choir.
Two numbers by Johann Sebas-
tian Bach, Sing Ye to the Lord
and "Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring
will open the program. Part two
will include Savior of Sinners
(Mendelssohn), ITO Thee We Sing
(SchvedoV, Evening Hymn n
6andstad), "Lullabye on Christmas
Eve" (ChriStianSen) and the Shep-
herds Story" CDickenson). Eve
ming Hymn" was arranged by DR.
F. Melius Christensen, director Of
the st. Olaf choir, and dedicated to
the Midland choir.
Edward Grieg's arrangement o.
the Morse folk song. The Countless
Host in White Array" will open the
choir's final group. This part will
continue with Cyril Jenin's "Out Of
the Silence" and the Celtic hymn
The Outgoing of the Boats" anc
come to a climax with Peter Soh-
ren's Praise to the Lord" as ar
ranged by DR.. Christensen.
In addition to these numbers, the
choir also has six miscellaneous
selections, among them the Cru
Sader'S hymn, Beautiful Savior
which has been sung by the Midland
choir every year since its organiza.
ton seven years ago. Other mis-.
cellaneous selections are "Aspira.
tion," a Morse folk song; 20 Sacrec
Head" (Gerhardt. Glory Be t.
God" Rachmaninof). Salvation I;
Created" CTschesnokofD and Fierce
Was the Wild Billow" (Noble).
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Alamo to Present
Two New Pictures

Starting today for three days, the
Alamo will offer two first city show
ing features with Buck Jones m
Stone of Silver Creek" and jack
La Rue in Calling All Cars"
Bucks new picture unfolds al ex-
citing story of himself disappoint-
ed in love. He retreats to the wild
open spaces TO forget.
He becomes involved with a tough
gang of gamblers, and his life is
nearly wrecked by their murderous
episode.
1t is said the picture contains an
abundance Of Western roping, rid
ing and cunning.
Calling All Cars is a drama of
modern police warfare against pub
lie enemies. Short reels will COM
plete the program.
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ence. She is ably assisted by Charlie,
who always was hand at putting
children at their ease.
Some of the songs from the Davis
bands last movie short subject,
Echoes" make up part of his pro-
gram. Other songs are specialties
by "Coofy" Morrison, who has very
pleasing voice, and the antics of
"Blubber," a huge young man who
plays the bass horn and sings as
well as making himself humorously
conspicuous.
The same old informality that
characterized Charles former
musical shows is present in the cur
rent one and the boys play without
music while seated on comfortable
davenports and armchairs.
The picture on view is a sprightly
comedy, Spring Tonic" featuring
Lew Ayres and Claire Trevor.
Now at the Lyric. by J. w. I'd
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engagements, this will be Nine
Flagstad'S only radio or concert ap-
pearance in America this season.
Opera-goers can not recall any
thing paralleling the amazing sue
cess of Nine. FlagStad's career at
the Metropolitan since the days of
Enrico CaruSo.
She is considered the "life-saver'
of the Metropolitan current season.
Each of her performances has at
tracted capacity audiences, and
critical opinion has unanimously pro-
nounced her the greatest dramatic
soprano the opera-house has heard
in years.
Nine. FlagStad has included in her
program for the Easter Sunday con-
cert the immortal ''Liebestod," con-
sidered the greatest love music ever
written, from Wagner's Tristan and
Isolde" the exquisite "Agnus Del" of
Bizet, and the "Inflammatus" from;
RosSini'S "Stabat Mater"
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At the Coy

Starting tomorrow for a limited
engagement, the Cozy theater, 1873
N. 1llinois-st, will present an ex-
elusive showing of Guilty Parents, -
sex drama.
The picture tells a forceful story
of realism concerning modern youth.
With hundreds of young boys and
girls involved in criminal affairs,
the picture depicts the cause,
namely, careless parents.
The picture is for adults only.
AS an added feature, THE Line
Up" also will be shown.
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movie that Jolson has lot 10 do
both in white and blackface. The
old Jolson is present because he
sings a nanny song, III Sing
About You"
He has another tuneful hit in
About a Quarter to Nine" and at
the end of the picture Jolson rounds
it out singing in the form and force
which has made him famous.
There is no been Jolson in
this movie. He is fresh, eager and
always willing to sing. He is good in
his serious and sentimental moments
with Miss Keeler as Dorothy Wayne.
a showgirl and dancer, who loved Al
Howard, a jazz singer.
OF course, JOlsOn is Al Howard
and a good human story has been
woven around this character who
had the habit of walking out on his
engagements.
II is to prevent repctitiOnS Of this
that gives the story its big punch
There is a lot Of action in this very
long picture.
OF course, all the high spot dance
numbers are accorded to Miss Keller
and in these she is splendid.
Helen Morgan is herself again and
She sits upon a piano and sings
Nothing new in this but it is ex-
pected when Helen IS around.
She has a good acting part be-
cause she is cast as the woman who
seeks to make sucker out of Al
Howard.
Go Into Your Dance" comes
under the head of being mighty big.
tuneful and beautiful theater.
Now at the Indiana.
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800 Extras Eat in
Filming >Crusades

Two Compound steers and four
sheep we're roasted on crude spitS
over fires built right on the sound
stage at the Paramount studios for
scenes in Cecil B. DeMille's "The
CrusadeS."
The beef and mutton, purchased
from a Los Angeles packing plant,
was used for scenes showing the
Crusaders in camp eating after suf-
fering long famine, and more than
800 extras had to eat to the point
of safety.
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ng players. In lighter vein is the
starring debut of Charles Butter
worth in a farce entitled Baby.
Face Harrington" and one thinks
Of RaSputin when Lionel Barrymore
is announced in a horror story,
Mark of the Vampire"
Great Importance is placed in the
work Of Fredric March and Charles
Laughton in Victor Hugo's immor-
tai Les Miserables," of which the
noted Hollywood correspondent,
Louella Parsons, says:
only one picture in a decade can
match its spiritual qualities with its
box Office power, Les Miserables' is
that picture"
Screen Play Magazine goes fur
Their in praise and claims, places
March and Laughton among the
immortalS of the screen"
Jack London's Call of the Wild"
will come to the screen with Clark
Gable starred as another bright
spot on the coming schedule. Lor-
eta Young provides the romantic
interest
mo More Ladies" bounces Joan
Crawford back into the spotlight
and Greta Carlo is hurrying Anna
Karenina" with Fredric March cast
opposite.
Add the spectacular China Seas"
with Wallace Berry, Jean Harlow.
Clark Gable and twenty other
screen luminaries. and "Mutiny on
the Bounty" M-G-M's million-dol-
lar production Of this favored tale
with Clark Gable, Charles Laugh
ton ard Robert Montgomery fea-
tured, one may have a very prom
Using theatrical outlook.
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and then there is the duece to pay
because Bob is engaged to wealthy
and cultured society girl. His rich
and naughty dad knows that Bob
has made a mess of his marriage.
1t was mess, because after
wild drinking party Bob kills him
self in the apartment of Riley. Of
course. that gives you the drama
the unjust charge that Mona shot
her husband in her lovers apart
ment.
Mona decides to attempt a come
back on the stage because she was
to be a mother at the time Bob
shot himself.
Women who buy theater tickets
decided that Mona was not fit to
take care Of the child and when she
attempted her comeback on the
stage in song and dance there was
a near panic
This one scene is the only one in
which I can see any acting ability
in Miss Harlow. To me she is not
a good actress, but a type who has
caused millions of persons to marvel
at her appearance.
In this movie she is listed as
singing several songs and she is at
her best right at the end of the
picture when she is putting sob
drama into melody.
Powell does a magnificent job in
his own right. He again is the
clever William Powell and ne has
two good comedy helpers in Ted
Healy and Nat PenGleton.
May Robson is cast as Granny.
the grandmother of Mona. Of
course, this actress, with her great
experience on the stage and screen.
does a lot to strengthen a story that
is far from being new.
The dance numbers have been
lavishly produced and the produc-
ton cost a mint of money.
But this costly production does
not make a good actress of Jean
Harlow.
Now at Loew's Palace.
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Films to Be Discussed

"THE Motion Picture and It's Re-
Il lation to Leisure Time" will be
discussed at a meeting of the Ben
Davis High School Parent Teacher
Association at 2:15 Wednesday.
There will be election of officers.
Boy Scout Troop No. II will pro-
vide a short program under the di-
rection of the Scoutmaster, John F.
Drehobl, at a meeting of the Pleas
ant Run Parent Teacher Association
at 7:45 Thursday. The school chill
dren's exhibits will be displayed. The
Mothers Chorus will sing and Anna
Rosenneyer will give several read
ingS.
Horace E. Abbott. county agent,
will speak on the value of All Club
work at a special meeting of the
University Heights Parent Teacher
Association at 7:30 Friday.
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Davis Makes Hit

Indianapolis own gift to the
dance band show world. Charlie
Davis. returns this week and gives
the town one of the snappiest and
most entertaining exhibitions it has
seen in some time.
Charlie, if anything. is more of
Snowman than ever
The band with Mr.. Davis IS built
on the same funda mentals which