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The Washington times., 1935-04-10
May Robson's
Antique

HOLLYWOOD, April 10.-May
Robson's pals are clamoring to be
in on the most unusual film
project Hollywood has heard of in
months.
The veteran actress plans to
stage and to photograph an exact
replica of the first play she was
ever in. It was a chest-heaVlne
melodrama called 1.-The Hoop OF
Gold" The first performance
was on September 10, 1883, and
May, then II years old, played
a cockney slavey of so.
Much of the dialogue is still re-
called by the star, especially the
climactic passage:
what in Gods name keeps you
married to this vile villain"
Whereupon the heroine pointed
to her wedding ring and cried:
"This hoop of gold!"
The star plans to revive the
ancient play for one performance
after she finishes "A n n 8
Karenina" at M-G-M. Out front
Hollywood cameramen and sound
men will put it all on celluloid
and the completed film will be
come the stars most unusua,
souvenir.
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
Final Play of
= Local Guild

For the last play Of its season,
the Drama Guild of Washington
have picked "Crime at Blossoms"
by Mordount Sharp, who is per.
haps best recalled as the author
of '"The Green Bay Tree" which
was so successfully presented last
season both in New York and in
London.
The cast for "Crime at Bios.
SONS" includes Isabel C. White,
Clarence w. Moore, Betty Owens,
Thomas Cahill, Howland White,
jr., Mrs. Adkins Briggs, Crystal
Key, Mrs. w. S. Hepner, Howard
Wentworth, Benton Brooke, Fran
els Koonce, Gladys Keer, Mrs.
Ray Zigler, Roy Bateman, Harold
Allen, Frederick v. Rand, Murray
Bernhardt, Mary G.. Minnix, w.
S. Hepner, Edwin H. Etz, and
Belle Shapiro.
The play is being directed by
Denis Connell, and the sets are
being designed by Paul Bradbury
Walter.
"Crime at Blossoms" will be
given at the Wardman Park The
ater April 20 and 30.
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
Powell Rogers
For Keith's

Something entirely new in love
stories is said to be brought to the
screen by william Powell and Gin
ger Rogers in "Star Of Midnight" ="
next attraction at RK-O Keith's,
which is woven around New York's
society and night life.
Romance in this modern, sophis.
ticated drama follows no charted
course. The titian-haired Ginger
Rogers takes the aggressive, and
it is hard to determine whether
Powell is a willing victim or not.
Briefly put, it's the man that keeps
the girl-and the audience-guess-
ing.
Star Of Midnight" is from the
last novel written by Arthur Son.
ers Roche, which ran Serially in
the Red Book magazine, the last
installment Of which appeared in
that magazine in January Of the
current year.
With the story "angle" Of the
new picture assured, coupled with
the always excellent performances
Of Powell and Rogers. it would
seem that "Star of Midnight" is
scheduled to be another lengthy.
run picture for Keith's.
incidentally, it gives Ginger
Rogers the distinction "a rare one,
too-of being featured player in
two successive pictures on the
same screen.
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
Theater Guild
1856 Plans

Plans for the Theater Guild,
American Theater Society sub
scription season of 1886 in
Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia,
Washington and Pittsburgh,
were made at a meeting of sub"
scription managers from the vari'
Gus cities held at the Guild Thea"
ter in New York this week.
Those attending were Miss Theda
Cocroft, of Chicago; Miss Re
bekah Hobbs, Of Boston: Mrs.
Upton Favourite, of Philadelphia:
Mrs. Sidney Thomas, of Wash
ington, D. c., and Thomas Ken
yon, of Pittsburgh.
The Theater Guild, will, as
usual, furnish three of the plays
of the subscription bill of six,
the American Theater Society
completing the season with three
plays. Efforts are now being
made to arrange with the man.
agements of some of this sea-
sons hits to send them on tour
next season in these key cities.
It is believed that In the future
plans will be definite enough to
warrant the announcement Of
these plays.
The Washington times., 1935-04-10

BELASCO-"Road to Life" de-
scribed as a study Of the regener-
alton of war derelict children,
will be the main screen attrac'
ton beginning Thursday. It is
regarded by many as the finest
product of the Russian cameras.
Road to Life" was directed by
Niekolia Elk. A subsidiary pro-
gram of short subjects will sup
plement the feature.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
Red Cap" Paramount's best
comedy Of 1885, with Charles
Laughton, Roland Young, Mary
Boland and Charles Ruggles will
be held over making a third down.
town week for this picture. In
addition to the feature there will
be a long program of selected
short subjects including news
reel.
RKO-KEITH'S-William Powell
and Ginger Rogers in a world
premiere Of "Star of Midnight"
will be the main screen attraction
beginning Friday, replacing "Ro-
berta," which enjoyed a five-week
engagement. It is described as a
modern romantic drama of Sophis-
tication. There will be program
of selected short subjects and the
Pathe newsreel.
HOWARD-Harold Woods and
his orchestra, a white band from
the Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati, will
provide the main stage attrac-
ton beginning Friday. This band
is best known for novelty arrange
ments of hot rhythmS and its imi-
tations of famous musical groups.
The screen feature will be Jack
Holt, Edmund Lowe and Florence
Rice in 1.-THE Best Man Wins" !"
Midnight show Saturday.
COLUMBIA-Will Rogers in
Life Begins at 40' will be the
main screen attraction moving
down F Street after two fine
weeks at the Palace. In the sup
porting cast will be found George
Barber, Rochelle Hudson, Richard
Cromwell, Jane Darwell, Slim Sum
merville and Sterling Holloway. In
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
ICOVer HOu uVWOOd

Cant Die Wondering" for Ethel
Barrymore and thereby hangs a
tale. Three years ago when Maude
Adams decided to shelve retire
ment, she picked Mr.. c. out Of all
the American playwrightS to dish
up a comeback vehicle for her
and the aforementioned play was
it. When it came time to spring
it on Broadway, Miss Adams grew
nervous about the audiences re.
action seeing as how she had been
away so long, so she toured the
road in Shakespearian plays in.
stead to sort of break herself in
again. Finding her receptions on
the road disappointing, she again
retired; hence Miss B. becomes
the lucky pieress."
This industry would do we'll to
watch the future activities of one
first division productions. The
president, Nicholas Ludington,
owner of the Ludington air lines,
is plenty imbued with what it
takes to buy yachts and things.
The vice president, William FiSke
the 3rd, is likewise incumbered
with money and now the latest
addition to the fold (should he
invest and he probably wild will
be Paul Mellon, son Of Andrew
Mellon, one of Americas croesus.
With such financial backing, they
can and will do big things and I
don't mean maybe.
When Ethel Waters stepped off
the train the day "As Thousands
Cheer" opened here, our entire
Harlem en- masse appeared at the
station to greet her, not only with
banners, bands and flowers, but
hundreds of posters on hundreds
of automobiles all proclaiming
special car for Ethel Waters"
.. Unfortunately, Bebe Daniels is
still ill, so Pauline Gallagher will
continue to pinch.hit for her in
the play that originally opened
with Bebe, Ben Lyon and SkeetS
Gallagher. Being inSeparable
friends, this theatrical combine
becomes a sort of cosy affair.
With dignity I 'opes to in.
form the many fans who have
been writing letters to the Messrs.
Orry-Kelly and then starting
their epistles "Dear Gentlemen"
that Orry Kelly, the head de.
signer at Warner Brothers, is one
and the same gentleman, no less.
BY the time this reaches you,
weather permitting, he will be in
New York vacationing and giving
the Eastern guimpiSts the once
over. L wish somebody would do
for me what has just been done
for Mary Cassiday, a Warner
starlet. Just because he thinks
she is cute and pretty, a Mr..
Norris Mccoy has sent her a
sweepstake ticket on the Montreal
post hospital fund race, with
which she stands a good chance
of winning from fifty thousand
to three million dollars. That is,
of course, in case her ticket
should be the lucky one drawn
from some six or seven million
already sold.. So closeth my
| brain.
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
Bv DAVE KEENE

HOLLYW OOD, April 10.
Look" said Mae-I call her Mae.
now. even if her name is Miss
West-"here's an example Of hun
dreds of letters I get all the time.
"It's from a girl. She is 18, and
yearns for romance. She wants
to know how to get it."
"What'll you tell her?"
"That's hard to say. I don't
know what she looks like, what
her education is, her interests or
anything about her. But there are
a few simple rules that any girl
can follow-with results.
"The first thing" said Mae, sis
to learn not to be envious. Every
girl can't be beautiful. so those
that aren't copies of Venus must
learn to get along with what
they've got. Any girl has plenty
over any man to start with, but
she's got to learn how to use it to
the best advantae.
"a girl should pay close atten.
ton to her figure and complexion.
No man looks at a woman's face
first, and if she can keep him in.
terested. maybe he'll never get a
real good look at her features. A
clear, clean, complexion means a
lot, too.
"Diet isn't essential, but exer-
else is.
"Then," said Mae, "there's the
problem Of keeping a man after
you get him. I let 'em talk. No
man is quite so happy as when
he's talking about himself. And
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
Four New Features Listed in
Downtown Movie Theaters

addition there will be a supplement.
tary program offering a comedy,
newSreel and cartoon.
FOX-S. S. Van Dimes "Casino
Murder Case" with Paul Lukas,
Alison Skipworth and Rosalind
Russell featured will be the main
screen attraction beginning Fri.
day. On the stage Count Berni
Vic's "Spices of 1885," a revue
boasting a giant double stage, Is
scenes and a hugh cast Of enter.
tainers. An added attraction will
be the "Girl in the Goldfish
Bowl" as a lobby attraction. Sc
lected short subjects and q Phil
Lampkin overture will complete
the program.
PALACE-Bing Crosby and W.
c. Fields in mississippi" will con-
tinue as the main screen attrac-
tion for another week. This South
ern story besides providing a good
comedy vehicle for Comedian
Fields, offers Bing Crosby in a
romantic role with a good group
of song hits. On the supplement
tary program, Buried Loot" a
special short subject, a Mickey
Mouse cartoon and the Metrotone
News.
EARLE-"Car &c." q mystery
melodrama enlisting Fred Mac
Murray, Sir Guy Standing and
Ann Sheridan will be the main
screen attraction beginning Fri
day. On the stage will be Eddie
Peabody, master of the banjo, the
second and last week Of Oracle
Barrie, sweetheart Of the blues"
and other acts. Selected short
subjects and a Freddy Clark over
ture will complete the program.
"Messin' Around" is
the title of the new burlesque at
traction opening Sunday matinee.
Billie Holmes is featured and
other principals are Wilma JoSzy,
Jewel Sothern, Fred Binder, Phil
Stone, Wen Miller, Lou Devine,
Billy Eller and Jackie Burns.
There will be added attractions
and a chorus of shapely girls for
he song and dance numbers.
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
Mae West Gives Girls Advice
On How to Land EN-

Hmost of 'em don't know anything
else to talk about. A girl likes
to hear a man say pretty
speeches about her, but he'd
rather say them about himself.
cts important that a girl be
intelligent, but it's more i'm.
portant that she be smart, and
there's a lot of difference. If
she's too intelligent-and shows
1.-THE men will leave quicker
than she can say Pythegorian
theorem. If she's smart she'll
let him go right on thinking what
every man believes - that he's
women's intellectual superior.
The Washington times., 1935-04-10

4vACLOCK

BELASCO-Jessie Matthews in
evergreen" 1910, 2:0S, 4:06.
6:04, 500, 1000 p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-Fred Astaire
and Ginger Rogers in "Ro-
berte.," 1882 a. M, 1884,
1886, 5:38, 7:40. 9:42 p. m.
FOX-wallace Berry, Maureen
O'Sullivan in west Point Of
the Air" 1O:45 a. M, 1880,
4:15, 7, 9:45 p. m. Stage,
1886, 1920, 6:05, $50 p. m.
PALACE-Bing Crosby and Joan
Bennett in mississippi" 1885
a. M, 1875, $40, $40, 7:45.
$3.50 p. m.
COLUMBIA - Shirley Temple
and Lionel Barrymore in "The
Little Colonel" 1925 q. M.
1880, 3:S5. $40, 7:o5. $3.50
p. m.
EARLE-Joan Blondell anc
Hugh Herbert in Travelling Sales
lady" II a. m, lao, 4:SO' 7:1o' II
p. m. ..oo n,,,
p. m.
METROPOLITAN 80 Charles
I,aughton and Mary Boland
IN "Ruggles of Red Cap.
1925 a. M, 1:25, 3:20, 5:1o'
7:25, $3.50 p. m.
HOWARD Dick Powell ana
Gloria Stuart in "Gold Dig
gers of 1885," 1880, 4, 7:15,
1918 p. m, Stage, 2:45. g. 3
n M
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
81 Sing Of Love" Is
First Kiepura Film

Jan Kiepura's first picture for
the Paramount studios, an original
now being developed, will be II
Sing of Love-"
The European star, who scored
heavily with American audiences
with "Be Mine Tonight" will re-
port to the studios late in April.
Frank Tuttle will direct the pic
ture.
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
Mr.. Howard Speaks Up

High school and college inter-
viewers are becoming a problem
for the theater and the movies. So
many scholastics wanted to inter-
view Leslie Howard, star of the
Broadway hit, 1.-THE Petrified For.
est" that he consented to a group
quiz from some IS students, meet
ing his croSs-eXaminerS on the
stage of the Broadhurst Theater.
The young journalists were linn.
dted to two questions each and
they contrived to submit interrog.
atories that ranged from plain
stupid to smart, from painfully
personal to orthodox.
One girl interviewer asked him:
"sWill you always be an actor or
will you ever do something worth
while?" This seemed like shinney.
ing off side but Mr.. Howard par
gied it gracefully.
About his reaction to autograph
hunters, Mr.. Howard was not 50
graceful. Said he: "It's q curious
thing. It's something to do with
the movies and nothing to do with
the theater at all. The theater
public takes a more serious view
of the drama. The typical movie
fan has become q sort Of freak
something not quite normal.
"It'S not their fault altogether.
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
By LLOYD PANTAGES
copyright, 1895, by King Features
Syndicate Incl

HOLLYWOOD, April 10.-The
Warner Brothers have made a
very nice gesture toward Adolphe
Menjou, who is laid up with Stom-
ach ulcers and not pneumonia
as reported. They either would
have had to take him out Of the
case Of Broadway Gondolier" or
hold up production for six weeks
and they are doing the latter be-
cause he is so good in his role
they do not care for substitute.
John Cotton, whose revival of
Rain" suddenly brought the pro-
ducerS to the realization that after
all he can write, will nevertheless
make no return to the sunny
South, at least for a short time.
At the moment, he has received a.
retainer to adapt into play form
Empress Elizabeth of Austria"
The Washington times., 1935-04-10

i HCy We UGCA CuuG4SCW W - AoSAOO
point Of view by motion picture
propaganda, which lays more stress
on an actors private life than his
artistic ability. And I don't ap-
prove of actors minglng too much
with the public and giving inter.
views on every conceivable angle
Of their, private life. There's a
certain atmosphere which should
be preserved"
"Do you mean you're annoyed
by autograph hunters?" . coed
inquired.
II mean that when an actor
goes out in public and people
go up to him for an autograph,
they're taking an unfair advan-
tage. You wouldn't go up to an
ordinary stranger, so why should
you suspend the rules Of social
intercourse just because q mans
an actor, go up to him while he's
at lunch with friends, nudge him
and say, Would you mind giving
me your autograph It's bad
manners. It's a pity"
Mr.. Howard patronizing
comes with i'll grace from an
actor who has amassed a per.
sonal fortune from the movies.
Some of the gossip publicity he
has been receiving lately may
have annoyed him, although
movie fans did not inspire that.
One Of the fruits Of success
on the screen is creating an
army Of devoted followers who
Ike the feeling Of close contact
and intimacy expressed in a per.
sonal autograph. Meeting that
demand cheerfully and gracefully
is part of the stars job. If Mr..
Howard chooses to regard it as
the penalty Of success, that's un-
fortunate.
However he regards it. auto
graph hunting is a form Of ap-
plause. Just as much as the
palm beating which brings him
curtain calls nightly. Those who
collect autographs generally
strive for signatures that typify
success. The poor failures on
stage and screen are not annoyed
by eager and bad-mannered
hordes. Mr.. Howard appears to
want to hasten the day when he
will not be tormented.
|OIsen and Shutta
It will be George Olsen's band
and Ethel Shutta for the Fox stage
Easter week. They whitfield down
Media Harrigan's role to such a
small size in Ceiling Zero" she
asked for her release and will not
be with the play when it opens IN
New York tonight. . Raymond
Beal1, minus his appendix but
smiling has returned to the wars
in the Loew's publicity offices. {.
Blond Jean Harlow will sing three
Hammerstein-Jerome Kern songs
in her next M-G-M picture, "Reck.
less" And Marion Davies will
sing a new song, Dawn Glory"
in her next picture, page Miss
Glory. The gossip has it that
Tom Moore will become a Wash
ington movie exhibitor again when
UniverSal'S lease expires on his
Rialto Theater on Ninth Street {.
Loew's. Inc, is planning to spend
millions on a new radio network
according to authoritative rumor.
The Loew interests own station
WIN in New York which would
be the key station Of the proposed
new chain.
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
CIaudette At Sea

Her baggage laden with new
gowns and an assortment Of china
and linens for her new Holmby
Hills home, Claudette Colbert has
sailed from New York for Holly
wood on the Virginia.
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
Clark Can ScuII

Clark Gable is one of the few
actors in Hollywood who can
Single scull" expertly. That he
had to learn how in after Office
Hours"
The Washington times., 1935-04-10

kilograms to washington S 1lrst Class inns and
none of them was able to accommodate him
Sunday night. So he stayed at the Hotel
Belvedere in Baltimore. Yesterday he took
his troubles to the Board of Trade and that
body is trying to find the right housing for the
Jane Cowl company which comes here Easter
week. The hotels again reported no vacancies.
Cherry blossom visitors and spring vacation
lists account for the crowded hotel conditions
New York critics liked Katharine Cornell
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
Leslie Howard Is Annoyed by
Autograph Hunters With
Bad Manners
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

From the looseeaf memorandum Washington in the spring
time WE'LL the hotels prosperng Ned Holiness advance
AGENT for the Theater Guilds Grain From Heaven Is
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
Andrew r. Kelley

Andrew r. Kelley pend her play, John Van Druten
Fowers of the Forest Gilbert w. Gabriel is most
with cit pretty poor weak play and its fine production
put that aside The play itself simply we'll
spoken sponge is no sort of weapon to hur
of
The Washington times., 1935-04-10
Rap Cornell Play

Under two stars, Burns Mantle
says: 1T is a little to be regretted
that Miss Cornell, who is one OF
the few stars left interested in do
ing fine plays as they should be
done, should have had her en-
thusiasm fired by this particular
Van Druten opus. She has devoted
q lot of time and thought to it,
which I fear it cannot pay back
to her.''
John Anderson says: ThiS is
not the worst play John Van
Druten ever wrote but since the
subject is larger-that everlasting
subject of war and peace-the
failure seems greater, because Mr..
Van Druten hasn't done very
much about it. He has written
three acts of dialogue. including
o few good scenes, but he has
failed to give it much more dra.
matte significance than you get
from a peace parade banner read
ing briefly, Down With War;
And, what is worse, Mr.. Van
Druten has mixed it all up with
dying of disease in peace-time, so
his banner seems to read, And
down with arthritis, too.' Listen
ing to his somewhat fretting con-
verSation about the subject I gath.
cred the impression he had chewed
more than he could bite off,"
Bernard Sobel: Some Senti-
mentalism, some forceful argu-
ment, much lofty purpose, and
talk. talk, talk, to the point Of
complete exhaustion.
Richard Lockridge: cit is a
strange play, missing its own
points; reeling, drunk with emo
ton. It finds Miss Cornell con-
fused and, now and then, as in
the love scene with Hugh Viii
lams, rather at a loss"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19
Soloists
 On Sunday Program
Paulette Wolozin, Joseph LezOte to Be Featured in
 Organ Tones Weekly Recital

present first the lovely compost tion of Earnest R. Ball, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" This par ticular selection is favorite of Miss Wclozen's and as she sings 1t there will be vision of Irish eyes smiling for her listeners. Her sec ond selection is one which is heard but little in our music but which will surely win the favor of the radio audience. The music Is from d motion picture produced in Ire- land and is titled "In the Valley of Sleivenamon."
 Joseph Lezotte, the other fea- tured artist on this fine program, is well known to everyone in Wa terbury. His father, gifted sing CT in his own right, and now a teacher of more than little abil- ity. has passed along to his tal- ented son all the natural qualities of splendid songsmith. MT Le- zotte, too, will present two selec- tions On the program. First, in response to hundreds of requests the perennial favorite "Till the Sands in The Desert Grow Cold" Joseph Lezotte's second contribu- brand new song which the critics of tin pan alley predict will be one of the outstanding current success es of the season. So Close to the Forest is a new tune, new in mel ody and lyric and is admirably suited to the splendid voice of this guest artist on the Organ Tones program.
 James Colgan, at the console of the organ, will choose from the works of favorite composers whose melodies have endeared them to the hearts of music lovers the worl dover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-19
WATERFOWL MAN
 GIVEN POSITION
John A. Shields Named By State Controller as
 Staff Member

State Controller Charles C.. Schwartz yesterday announced most of his staff of assistant su- perintendents of tho state Capitol who will serve during the present session of the legislature. In all he Is allowed 42 assistants. It Is be- lieved that all the appointees to date are democrats. They include John A. Shields of Watertown and w. s. Coffey of Winsted. Also in- cluded are Richard Wagner of Clinton, candidate for the senate from the 34th district last Novem- Der, ex-Represcntative Amos w.. Sisson of Hebron, State Central Committeeman Harry s. Burke Of East Hartford and ex-Alderman John R. Sullivan of Hartford.
 Others named include: John Kel- ley, John J. Nagle, Joseph Conlon, Thomas r. Cahill, John Malone, all of Hartford; Edward B. Flynn, West Hartford; Thomas F. McCue, New Britain: William Thompson. Thompsonville: John Monahan. Maurice Sullivan, Jacob Assenozzi, all of New Haven: Patrick Nelll- gan, North Branford; Charles 10. Mccarthy, Ansonia;; Sexton A. Collins, New London; Francis o. Cornell, Norwich; Manuel Davies. Stonington; Allie Drasso and Will liam k. McComb, Bridgeport: Francis J. Murphy. Danbury; George II. Bateman, Stratford; Pe- ter Waldron, Norwalk; Joseph Leonard, Stamford; George La Chapelle. North Grosvenordale; Bertram Gaudreau, Brooklyn; Hnr- ry North, Goshen: Richard Cole man, Middletown: Robert c. Braun Hartford; Henry Wilkins, Norwalk