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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-12-19
Judges Car Stolen

REVERE, Mass. Q.N.SD.-Be-
lieving the theft an act of revenge
against Judge Samuel L. Cutler. of
Chelsea District Court, police of
this city were checking on all priS-
oners recently given their release
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
ICOVer HOLLYWOOD

brought back to life. I wouldn't
be knowing.
Beverly West Mae'S little
sister,, it Is said, is president Of a
local chow mein factory. That's
Q career for you. but, with chow
mein being such q popular dish,
maybe she won't do so badly. Z.
Marlene Dietrich has had the
Paramount studio cluttered UP for
days with merchants. She's doing
her Christmas shopping early.
Sidney Fields, at present ap-
pearing with Eddie Cantor in
Shoot the ChuteS," laughingly
dubS himself a man Of vision.
Many years ago (while out here In
vaudeville) he was given an op-
portunity Of getting in on the
founding Of what later turned out
to be one of the biggest studios in
Hollywood, but he said at the time
that movies wouldn't last-they
were Just q fad. Is he happy?
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
Camera SIeuths Fail
To Get Comics Grin

One hundred good American
dollars have gone begging in Hol-
lywood.
For two months q dozen ambi.
tiouS cameramen vatnly sought to
do the impossible. Ned Sparks
has been working in Paramount'S
Collegiate" with Joe Penner,
Jack Oalie and Lynne Overman,
and the studio offered q bonus to
any still cameraman who could
grab a "Shot" of Sparks either
smiling or laughing.
Sparks has finished work in the
picture. but there isn't a single
bit of evidence to prove that he
ever laughed or smiled. Camera
men followed him in droveS, car
rying anything from q bulky $40
camera to one {" the easily hidden
candid miniatures, but to no avail.
The offer has been Withdrawn.
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
Director Fixes
History 0. K.

The fact that some historians
are inaccurate is no alibi for q
motion picture company bringing
such errors to the screen. And
yet there are times when film
research specialists have to wade
through authority after authority
and record after record to de-
termine actual Gacts and condi-
tionS.
Director King Vidor recently
discovered glaring miSStatementS
In the records Of many civil war
historians. Several writer's re
ported SO instead Of 81 stars in
the Union flag. Had Director
Vidor been lax In conducting this
bit of research it might have re
suited seriously for the success
of so Red the Rose" based on
Stark Young'S novel which Vidol
recently produced for Paramount
starring Margaret Sullavan. with
Walter Connolly, Janet Beechel
ana Randolph Scott heading the
cast. It comes to the Earle Thea
ter Friday.
Vidor, explaining the discrep
ancy in this point of history, said
"The United States flag at the
time Of the civil war in 1864 had
"a stars, although by then sc
States were in the Union. This
difference which has puzzled most
historians is due to the fact that
the star Of a new State is never
added to the flag until the Fourth
of July following admission.
"ThuS, while West Virginia be
came a State on June 10. 1868
and Nevada on october 81, 1864
their stars were absent from the
flag until the following Fourth
of July"
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
MOVIE
A'ACLOCK

EARLE-James Cagney, Margaret
Lindsey in Frisco KID, IL
a. M, las, 4:2O. 7:1O. $50
p. m. stage-12:4O, 3:3S. 6:25.
9:10 p. m.
PALACE-Clark Gable, Charles
Laughton. in ''Muttny On the
Bounty" 1910 a. m, las. 4:15.
r. GAS, $3.50 p. m.
FOX - Groucho, Chico, Harpo
Marx Brothers, in "A Night at
the Opera" 1O:40 q. m, 1880.
4:2O, 7:05. $50 p. m. Stage
1925, 3:15, 500, $3.50 p. m.
COLUNGBIA-william Powell, IN
Rendezvous" 11:1S q. M, 1:0S,
3:2O, Sis, 7:25, $40 p. m.
stage-2:55, TOO, O:15 p. m.
Observation-Disclosures Lind.
Sey in Personal Maid Secret" "
, 1906, 2:O5. 4:o5, 500, 800.
1000 p. m.
BELAsCO-Jan Kiepura in MY
Song For You" 1922, 2:24.
4:25, 1922, S:1S, 1920 p. m.
R-K-O-KEITH'S-Ginger Rogers,
George Brent I'm Person" 11:2S
q. m. 1880, 3:3S, $40, 7:4S, $50
,. m.
LTTTLE-Clark Gable In 'It Hap
pened One Night" 1000 q. m.
1855 a. m, 1852 3:4S, 5:44,
TAO, 0:36 p. m. i
HOWARD-JameS Dunn, Patricia
Ellis. In THE Payoff." 1890.
BIS. 5:55, 9:15 p. m. Stage
Chick webb and His Orchestra,
2:ooE 4:3o. 7:16. 1915 pm.
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
Pun Winners
In Marx Boys
Contest

"A Mid sum MARX Nights
Scream" puns Buck Moody OF
1851 Thirty-fourth st. N. W.,
to win first prize Of $40 in cash in
The Washington Times-Loew's Fox
Theater pun contest.
Mrs, Hugh Matheson submits
q long list Of clever puns and
winds up by asking If I'VE could
do better" to which we respond
no and award her second prize of
$50. Mrs. MatheSon lives at
1904 Washington Circle N. w.
David Nager, Of 2O25 Eye st. N. W.,
makes his Marx with a series Of
punS. too. and earns the $500
third prize, while $3.50 in cash,
representing cash prize number
four, goes to Bertha Shenk, Of SIG
Columbia Rd. N. W., for q load Of
very obmarxiou puns.
The Contest Editor had to extri.
cate himself from an avalanche
Of entries which indicate that
either the Marx Brothers are un.
balancing everyone with their hil.
arious comedy in "A Night at the
Opera" or that Washingtonians
may lay claim to the title for the
greatest per capita populace Of
punsterS. And are some Of them
terrible!
Out of the Remarkable deluge
your editor has selected ten other
punSterS, each of whom is being
mailed q pair Of guest tickets TO
the Loew's Fox Theater to see "a
Night at the Opera" the funniest
comedy in ten years. They are:
Miss Ida MacFadden, l705 La.
nier Pl. N. W.: DR.. P. H. Heron,
Garfield Hospital; Mary L. Ire
land, TIC Third st. N. E.; Charles
R. Hohein, Clarendon Trust Com.
pany, Clarendon, Va; John Mac.
IntoSh. lis D st. N. E.; Virginia
Kelley, 1907 Falkland Dr., Silver
Spring, Md; Mrs. E. w. Land,
1882 Newton st. N. E.; C. A. Braa.
then, 2115 c st. N. W.; Mrs.
Paul N. Peck. 17lS Twenty-second
st. N. W.. and Aletha P. McPher.
son. 104 w. Thornapple st., Chevy
Chase, Md.
And for a Postmarx, we'd sug.
gest that you Marx yourself down
to the Fox for a siege with the
Marxyer Marx men,
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
Good Acts Dot
Gayety Bill

The Rainbow Girls" opened q
weeks engagement Sunday at Col.
James Lakes Gayety and the
audiences were treated to q novel
and pleasing departure In bur
lesque. Retaining the best fea-
lures of the regular burlesque
show. the present troupe offers, in
addition, many novel individual
acts. At times this colorful re
view seems to be vaudeville.
This reviewer liked the treat
ment. It is different, pleasing
and wholly entertaining.
For fear, however, that the
dyed-in-the-wool burlesque fan
may be doubtful, let it be said
that feminine charm has in no
wise been omitted from the quail
tiles that go to make up this show.
Barbara Janis, Jean Wade, Lo-
lita, Babe Tobin and zuleika.
dancing star, offer all the allure,
and more. that one has come to
expect from the burleSque stage.
Herbie Faye and Harry Seymour
carry on the comedy in able style
assisted by Jack Lamont and Lew
Brown.
Among the outstanding special.
ties referred to above we can list
but two of many worthy Of men
ton. Jack Quigg and his &C
Gordon are presented in a novel
routine that went over big with
all audiences.
A very colorfu1 spectacle is Of
fered by Princess Chang Lee in a
dance, "The Lamps Of China. u
This Is one of the most bizarre
and delightful effects that the
local burlesque stage has had in
many days.
The chorus of this review Is
quite up to snuff. The girls. who
are q good looking bunch OF
youngsters, work hard and are
well trained,
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
Who Was This Annie Oakley?
About the Girl Who Became Nations Shapshoog Champion
IOOtInp Chan0DlOn

ways shot the birds directly
through the head. This greatly
increased their market value.
With her fame spreading
throughout the Middle West
people journeyed to the farm to
see her shoot. Soon q match was
arranged with Frank Butler. a
vaudeville star whose reputation
as the foremost rifle shot of the
day was nationwide.
Tackles Champion
Although but IS years old the
girl evinced no fear Of competing
with the champion sharpShooter,
Arriving in Cincinnati, the
scene Of the contest, and Incl
dentally her first trip to q large
city: a great crowd was present
Annie cody raised her gun and
fired the first shot. 1t was be
fore the day Of the clay pigeon,
and the match was shot with
live birds as targets. Each con
testant shot at so birds, and al
the final tally Annie had q per
feet score. beating her opponent
by one point.
(ThiS is the first irrStGllntcnt
Of q ttDo-pGTt stor.' on ATtHtG
Oakley, IDhich has notO become q
motion picture tDith Barbara
StdntDyck IN the title role. Il
toiu be seen at RKO-Ketth'S be
ginning Thanksgiving Day. Tht
second and final trStGllnGent i0tl
appear in tomorrotU'S TinseS.)
The Washington times., 1935-11-26

Now who was this Annie Oak
ley? To begin at the beginning
she was of very humble origin.
Christened Anna Oakley Mozee.
she was the third Of five children
Of Jake and SuSanne Mozee. She
was born in a little cabin at Wood
land, Darke county, Ohio, on Aug
ust 13, 1866. When Annie was 4
years old her father was frozen
to death. A long hard struggle
for existence followed. each men,
Der of the family contributing in
some manner to the general sup
port. - a. ...
Liked to Shoot
From as far back as she could
remember, Annie had cast longing
glanceS at an old shotgun that
hung over the mantslpiece. When
she was 8 years old she took it
down and went out into a field
to see what would happen when
she pulled the trigger.
The little girl soon found out.
The mighty reeoil of the old fire
arm almost knocked her out. but
instead of diminishing her enthus-
iasm, however, this experience
made her realize that she woulo
rather play with. the gun than
with doll.
Soon her amazing accuracy Of
aim served to, supply the family
with quail and wild turkey, What
is more she was soon bringing
down such a surplus Of these that
the sale of them paid off the
The Washington times., 1935-11-26

The Hamilton sisters and For
dyce, q song trio, first played this
town at Keith's Theater eight
years ago. Some time after this
they were given a national radio
program sponsored by o large oil
company. This company in an
exploitation and publicity cam
paign titled the trio the three "X'
sisters, which proves to be the
headline act at the Earle this
week.
Some will remember three years
ago when they last played this
house and sang the first three
point radio program on record.
A local laundry sponsored, and one
Of the girls sang at WJSV down
town while the other two, by
means of headphones harmonized
at WJSV in Alexandria, and the
laundry.
And Ed Lowry looks forward to
visit, on Thanksgiving Day from
his wife and young Eddie jr.
Junior holiday vacations from the
PeekSkill Military Academy, N. Y.
Ed Lowry, heading his revue at
the Fox, played the longest emcee
engagement in show history when
he stayed for 1876 consecutive
weeks at the Ambassador theatre,
Locust and Seventh Ave-, st. Louis.
Brooke Johns M. Cd up the
street at the Missouri Theater for
over a year during this time.
He was formerly with his wife
in the vaudeville act of Lowry
and Prince" and eight years ago
did his first single act as a CO.
headliner with Irene Franklin on
Keith's bill here.
June Carr, the comedienne who
partners with Lowry, had never
worked with or even seen Ed until
a half hour before opening per.
Torrance Friday. Her last ap.
pearance here three years ago at
the Earle saw the same impromtu
teaming UP with Dick Powell on
his first personal appearance in
D. C.
Several weeks ago June finished
her last short for Vitaphone, CO.
starring with Edgar Bergen, now
at the Earle.
The facts about Edgar Bergen
are that he is the only ventrilo-
quist to work in pictures using a
dummy. This former Northwest
en University medical student is
also the only ventriloquist to work
in Sweden, Iceland and Norway,
doing his act in the Swedish
language before royalty.
While bouncing the dummy for
a performance in the Metropole
Hotel cocktail lounge, Moscow.
last year, he met Mr.. and Mrs.
Polio. manager Of the Mayflowei
Hotel.
Norman Prescott, telepathic hu-
morist On the Fox bill, is credited
by Winchell as giving this star
columniSt his first job on the
New York Graphic. Prescott was
formerly vaudeville editor of the
Billboard, and left the shears and
glue pot for the footlights some
20 years ago. His first trip here
opened him at the Casino The
ater, in 1928. which later became
the Schubert's Garrick on the site
where the Hecht Company now
stands.
&k
And June and Cherry Preiser
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
Back Stage News and Gossip
Gathered by Bill HoyIe

personality dancing souers at the
Earle. watched the papers with
interest to find that Tulane beat
Northern by a touchdown Satur-
day. Brother Fred is star end for
Tulane and played his first game
since his injury in the Missouri
game three weeks ago. .
Four weeks ago Gov. o. K.
Allen appointed the two misses
the first girl colonies in the State
Of Louisiana, and exactly seven
years ago to the week they made
their footlight debut at the Ma
jestic Theater, Fort Worth. Tex.
The Slate brothers on the Fox
bill just returned from e tour
Of South American houses with
N. T. G.S paradise Restaurant
Granlun6 show. Before they
teamed, seven years ago, they did
separate single acts. After team
ing they opened at. the Para
mount in New York and drew q
long booking on Publix circuit and
a contract for w. c. Fields
"Ballyhoo."
The Jansleys, feet tossers or
Risley workers to the, trade, at
the Fox, are the only act in
vaudeville to do what they term
the double passover. This act
was originated in 1899 by the late
Julius Jansley in Germany. Joe
and AL JanSley. still in the act,
we're doing routine at the age Of
4 and 8.
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
By LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright. 1885. by King Features
Syndicate. Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 26-Char-
lie Farrell and Ralph Bellamy in
their Palm Springs Tennis Club,
have quite a tasty little invest
ment on their hands $4,000 to
be exact) but it's doing all right
so everything will be well for
them .. Lincoln Steffens is NOV
ing in on the motion picture In.
dustry and quickly to see how's
about the workingman's condi-
tion. That'll be just ducky for
the industry.
After haggling but for months
to see who (if any, will portray
Romeo, it narrows down to the
point now where (if Leslie
Howard cannot be borrowed from
Warner Brothers., the balcony
hero will be slipped to Robert
Taylor :. Michael Balloon, the
head of Gaumont- British, is in our
midst again to borrow American
material for his English flickerS.
Last time he was here he col.
lected Helen VinSon, Madge
Evans, and Richard Dix, so Wen
see what luck he has this time.
Perc Westmore has created per.
sonally a IA carat gold makeup
for Boris Karloff to wear In his
new Warner Brothers picture,
1.-THE Walking Dead" When they
photograph him they'll spot him
with amber light in the face
and the effect will give him q
halo. Just why they want him
to have a halo, seeing as how he
portrays an electrocuted murderer
The Washington times., 1935-11-26

STORY OF SOUTH
It's a beautiful story Of the
old South with most of its charm
and soft sentiment preserved IN
the screen retelling Of the hard
ships and the sorrow which the
war between the States conceived.
I call it that now, although be-
fore 1 left Boston. it was gener-
ally described as the Civil War.
You will, think, love old Col.
Malcolm Bedford who craved his
mint toddy strong, who became
so apoplectic when an invading
Yankee slapped. his rump, he TOOK
down the old muSket and his
peace uniform and Joined Robert
e. Lees valiantS.
Much of its delightful appeal
abides in the sweet love lyric Of
Valette Bedford, q lovely daugh-
The Washington times., 1935-11-26
so RED THE ROSE SCREENED
Margaret Sullivan Is Star of
CoIorfuI Story About Old
Mississippi Plantation
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

At double-header year ago last July with the Griff
about behind fellow editor Johnny Riseng,
started to Stark Youngs novel; $50 Red the
Rose He made the story sound interesting decided to
buy the book as a family Christmas gift.
When the mistletoe day arrived two others had similar
idea about adding the Kelley library and when the pres
there three volumes of $50 Red the
Rose" Last week Johnny Payette sent another 1t looks
though will be Stark Young holiday this year for
of the departments friends
Anyway $50 Red the Rose has reached the movie
and it at prevew yesterday. The script pre-
pared by Laurence Sangs of the Georgia Stangs Max
original author and you have quartet word manpuators
who know how The writing talent cost Paramount small
= FORTH
The Washington times., 1935-11-26

ter Of, the Mississippi plantation
who Just couldn't understand why
everybody shouldn't take sides on
the questions which split the
North and the South. Margaret
SULLIVAN plays this flirtatious
miss with fine understanding and
o certain naive quaintneSS.
One Of her kisses inspires the
choicest line in the movie script.
Young Pendleton gets it as he is
about to put on his boots and
saddles for the fray. God help" :"
seys he, "the Union army now."
is WELL ACTED
However, 80 Red the Rose"
impressed me most through the
splendid acting Of Walter Con-
molly as the fine old Southern
gentleman, Elizabeth Patterson
as the petulant Cousin Mary,
Clarence Muse as the militant
slave, Cato, and Daniel Haynes
as the faithful old man servant.
William Veal, Fidus Achates OF
the family. #,
There is very little fighting in
$50 Red the Rose'-thank heaven
but some rouSing SpiritualS me
lodiouSly sung. The young actors,
Harry Eellerbe, Randolph Scott
and Robert Cummings acquit
themselves nobly.
can't imagine q finer picture
for the family to see after the
Thanksgiving turkey and fixin's
have been disposed Of than 80
The Washington times., 1935-11-26

Stark Young's Literary Classic
Makes Fine Movie of Old South
The Washington times., 1935-11-26

Earl Carroll's Sketch Book be-
gins its road tour at Baltimore on
Christmas Day. will be the New
Years week attraction at the Ma
tional.
The Washington times., 1935-11-26

Red the Rose" Come to think Of
it, this feature comes into the
Earle Theater on Friday. Well, put
it on your weekend list as some
thing to be enjoyed after the first
Christmas shopping.
OLD JIM THORNTON
While I was spraying scent on
$50 Red the Rose" the loud
speaker last night brought me the
voice Of old Jim Thornton, 80
years plus, still entertaining.
Here was the original voice Of
vaudeville. Many times have I
heard his monologue, and every
saloon back room has had a quar-
tet tune up on his when You
Were Sweet Sixteen"
AS Jim told it over the air he
wrote this song one night when
his wife. Bonnie, asked him if he
didn't love her any more. II love
you as much now as when you
were sweet SIXTEEN" he replied.
Then 1t suddenly struck him,
here's q good title for q song. So
he wrote it. And was paid royalty
on a sale of 100000 copies.
That's popularity. For the biggest
Tin Pan Alley hits today rarely
reach 100000.
AS they sang it over the ether
waves last night it registered
plenty Of melody. Jim Thornton
will probably live for generations
to come through the love song
he wrote to please his wife.
GOOD DANCING ACT
The Earle Theater December 6
gets a dance act that was a re-
cent sensation at the French
Casino in New York. There is
q dispute over who conceived the
scheme Of one individual acting
as a ballroom dance team. It
is q very clever idea in costum-
ing with two claiming credit for
originating it.
Leila Moore will dance it at the
Earle. She calls her creation
Dance of the Lovers" and, ac-
cording to advance reports, is one
of the best novelties uncovered
for the amusement world in
many moons.
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR"
A correspondent inquiries,
when will The Children's Hour
play Washington"
To which I reply, early in the
New Year. It is still running in
New York-in its second year
and is expected to last until after
the holidays.
This serves to remind that Pro
ducer Sam Goldwyn is already
busy filming the play in Holly
wood. That is, Mr.. Goldwyn
bought the play and was promptly
notified by the Will Hays office
he couldn't use the title and
must change the story. Neither
could he use the word Hour" in
his new title.
So Mr.. Goldwyn had the story
rewritten. changed the theme,
called it These Three" No
sooner had he started production
than Miriam Hopkins and Merle
Oberon objected to their parts.
They said the juvenile role was
the dominant one, q situation not
very pleasing to actresses with
star ratings. SO Mr.. Goldwyn
changed the story again.
BY this time Mr.. Goldwyn Is
probably wondering what he paid
100000 for.
Earl CarrolI's Sketch Book be-
gins its road tour at Baltimore on
Christmas Day. will be the New
Years week attraction at the Ma
The Washington times., 1935-01-04

work for more people succeeded
in a substantial manner within
the first few months Of its life,
and the act has continued to
maintain employment gained
and greatly improved working
conditions in industry.
The program of public works
provided for in the recovery
act launched the Federal Gov
ernment into a task for which
there was little time to make
preparation and little American
experience to follow. Great en-
ployment has been given and
is being given by these workers.
More than two billions Of
dollars have also been expended
in direct relief to the destitute.
Local agencies of necessity de-
termined the recipients of this
form of relief. With inevitable
exception the funds were spent
by them with reasonable eff
cheney and as a result actual
want of food and clothing in
the great majority of cases has
been overcome.
But the stark fact before
us is that great numbers still
remain unemployed.
The Washington times., 1935-01-04
Program Ready

I am now ready to submit to
the Congress a broad program
designed ultimately to establish
all three of these factors Of
security-a program which be-
cause of many lost years Will
take many future years to fulfill.
A study of our national re-
sources, more comprehensive
than any previously made.
shows the vast amount Of neceS-
sary and practicable work
which needs to be done for the
development and preservation
of our natural wealth for the
enjoyment and advantage OF
our people in generations to
come. The sound use OF land
and water is far more compre-
hensive than the mere planting
of trees, building Of dams, dis
tributing of electricity or retire.
ment of sub-marginal land. 1t
recognizes that stranded popu-
lations, either in the country or
the city, cannot have security
under the conditions that now
surround them.
To this end we are ready to
begin to meet this problem-the
intelligent care of population
throughout the nation, in &C"
cordance with an intelligent dis
tribution of the means Of live
lihood for that population. A
definite program for putting
people to work, of which I shall
speak in q moment, is a com.
ponent part of this greater pro-
gram of security Of livelihood
through the better use OF our
national resources.
Closely related to the broad
problem of livelihood is that Of
security against the major haz-
ards of life. Here also a compre-
hensive survey Of what has been
attempted or accomplished in
many nations and in many
States proves to me that the
time has come for action by the
National Government. I shall
send to you, in a few days, def
mite recommendations based on
these studies. These recommen-
dations will cover the broad sub.
jects of unemployment insur-
ance and old age insurance, Of
benefits for children, for moth
ers, for the handicapped, for ma
ternity care and for other as
poets of dependency and illness
where a beginning can now be
made.