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The Washington times., 1936-09-19
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By Jimmy Starr
The Captains Kid
Rating: Good


Produced by First National. Featur.
FELTON,. screen play by Tom Reed.
Photographed by Ernest Halter.
Juvenile fun and adventure,
aimed at an adult and kiddie tar
get, makes a direct hit in this new
Warner-First National production,
THE Captains Kid" in which
little Sybil Jason is most capably
aided by such fine troupers as Guy
Kibbee, May Robson, Gus Shy,
Mary Treen, Dick Purcell and
many others.
With an amusing tale about an
old yarn-Spinning sailor (Kibbee)
who is constantly in legal hot
water through his various esca-
pades, Director Nick Grinde has
spiritedly handled all manner of
hokum situations, 1. e. the buried
treasure, the patching up Of a 20
year-old romance, the accidental
murder Of a crook and all other
situation elements which serve as
a neat background for tiny Miss
JaSon'S histrionic ability.
Although a simple character
study, the yarn is not without a
series of thrill chaseS, much honey
like comedy and a smart bit Of
singing by Sybil and Fred Law.
renee formerly Frank Prince).
Fred has q splendid voice and
should do quite nicely when given
bigger breaks.
Definitely away from the beaten
cinematic track, 1.-THE Captains
KID affords Mr.. and Mrs. Average
Film Fan many a chuckle and
many a suspense-filled moment.
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CHAPTER v

CHAPTER V
Linda gradually regained her
composure after the first intro
auctions were over. Lady Far
rington, who still does not know
the mother of the child she has
been bringing up as her own,
cells Linda that her eyes remind
her Of someone. A chance re-
mark reveals that the Earring.
tons have brought the son to
America with them.
Shortly afterward, Linda said
she felt i'll and insisted on leav-
ing. But Lady harrington fol-
lowed her and made her listen.
you see" Lady harrington
seemed to be cropping for the
right words to start her talk
IT want to tell you how very
deeply glad I am to have met
you"
THAT is very nice Of you"
Linda tried to swallow. Her
throat muscles seemed to be
Strangling her.
Surely you understand, Linda.
It Is you, isn't it?"
There was a moment Of silence.
Then Linda looked into Lady
Farrington'S eyes.
"YeS!" she said.
Lady Harrington drew back q
little. Iinda'S eyes seemed to be
blazing with hatred.
"You-don't like me, very
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down In the corridor landing
again, talking.
CHAPTER VII

SAAS@
Linda was more like her old
self when she rejoined the
party. When shortly afterwards,
she and Jim started home, she
suggested they walk through
the park and he gladly con-
sented. Not knowing anything
that had happened to his wife,
he believed this the ideal oppor-
tunity to put into action some
advice from DR.. Cudahy-that
what Linda needed was a good
sock in the jaw'-figuratively
speaking.
Finally he said, gruffly, II
was certainly ashamed OF you
tonight"
"YesP" Linda asked, gently.
"Yesl" he barked at her, "the
way you acted"
I'm sorry" Linda said, meek
~ enough.
Jim was delighted. The rough
stuff, he believed, was going to
work.
ut was the last straw! I tell
you, Bill, I'm through. It's over,
finished, done With"
Eyes, thank Heaven, 1t is
Jim!"
"What?" he slowed up and
stared at her. "You can't expect
me to believe that"
TITS true, jim"
1902" Jim believed he held the
advantage, and followed 1t up.
Another thing, wherever go,
after this, you go with me-"
Gladly, jim"
mean it?"
Absolutely and forever, jim"
AFTER all the worrying and
fretttng have been doing about
you, all that was needed, good
old Florence explained, was for
me to sort of figuratively sock
you in the jaw"
How, get rough with me?"
Exactly"
Florence is smart"
Lnda'S laugh was genuine
and hearty. What a relief it
was that Jim would believe that
his moment Of faxed roughness
had snapped her out of her
moods and neurosiS. He would
never know-there was no need
for him to know and it was
better that he shouldn't, that
dear old Tubbs had wrought
the miracle. TubbS, Linda real
lied now, had known that she
would never be happy until she
saw her child and knew that
1t was destined to a life Of COM
fort and q position Of import
ance.
Darling" Linda said, as they
stopped at a park gate before
crossing Fifth Avenue. II meant
It,"
Meant what, Bill dear?"
What I said about being
wlling-even 1nsisting-to 60
with you everywhere"
Good enough"
Unless, Of course"
Eh? No unless about IT,"
"But when I'm taking care
Of our children cannot al
ways co."
Jim stopped in his tracks and
took hold Of her.
Darling. you've made me so
happy I guess I'm craZyI" he
cried.
And when he swept her into
his arms, Linda knew a new
life was beginning for both Of
them.
u-VoTR AMERIcAN-
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Linda was startled at this.
prove it? Really, ! fail to
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understand"
She was so nervous that she
got up and crossed the floor.
1T is not difficult to under.
stand, when I explain" Lord
Harrington replied.
you know, naturally, that
this is really more than an
informal call-that I have an
object in view, Miss Warren?"
Eyes, naturally"
There is 80 much that Is
understood, without discussion.
isn't there?"
IT believe So"
"Wel then, have a prop
osition to make. want you to
60 away from here naturally.
I want you, preferably, to go
to London until the spring
Early in May I suggest that
you sail for America. You lived
there once, with your father,
I believe"
Eyes sir, in Cambridge-near
Boston, with my father"
with your qualifications, and
some influence I chance to
have over there, you could
soon find quite suitable and
profitable employment"
IT don't, think it possible,
Lord harrington"
From the moment you leave
this house." he went on, UNI
needing her interruption, and
until you are securely estab-
lished in America, you become
my own responsibility"
ooh! begin to see. If I am
being bought off, I am sure
you do not realize everything"
But I am sure that I do,
my dear. You are not being
bought off-well, in a way I
suppose you are, for you have
it in your power to give me
something want more than
anything else in the world "
Linda felt faint. However,
she managed to say, as she
looked squarely at him, What
is that, Lord Farrington?"
my grandchild!"
CHAPTER III
Linda, greatly distressed at
old Lord Farrington's sugges-
ton, finally realizes that 1t Is
the best solution for all Of them,
and that it offers her son Sc
curity and happiness.
When the son is born in Lon
don, she never even sees him.
Rosamonde, who has lived in
seclusion in London for some
time, returns to Harrington Cas-
tie with the child and everyone
believes the boy Is her own off
spring. She does not know who
the mother was.
Then LINDA, with an aching
heart, sails for America. On
board ship she meets James Ba.
ker, a young lawyer. Jim takes
advantage Of every opportunity
to be near Linda. For months
they are frequent companions
at theaterS, night clubs and
other bay places, and only on
these occasions is Linda happy.
Frequently Linda has to re.
fuse Jim's proposal Of marriage.
DR.. Florence Cudahy, a nerve
specialist, can only guess that
Linda is trying to forget some
thing in the past, but she adj
vises her that marriage Is the
best solution to her problem.
Then, one night two years after
Linda's arrival in New York,
Jim again asks her to marry
him and she accepts.
The one thing that had really
worried Linda proved to be q
groundless fear. She had felt
that perhaps she couldn't really
love Jim. She found that she
did love him. It was not the
blind, passionate, senSeless ador-
alton she had had for Robert;
it was first q great respect,
then a genuine love for him.
BY the time Linda had been
married q year most Of her init
mate and gay friends at her re-
quest called her BILL" No one,
aside from Jim and Florence
Cudahy, suspected that Linda
was other than a very gay,
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Jim was secretly unhappy over
his wife'S condition-thelr con
slant struggle to get into gay
crowds, her dependency and
fearful moods in which he
found her at home more and
more frequently. He never
asked her what was on her
mind. He knew that it was
mental, not physical, and he
finally engaged Florence Cud.
ahy to treat her and to make
every effort to bring his wife
back to a normally cheerful con-
dition.
CHAPTER "
AS the weeks go by, Linda
keeps constantly on the go-from
one gay party to another, living
on her nerves. Finally, Jim
tells her that she seems farther
apart from him every day.
Neither he nor DR.. Cudahy can
discover her morbid secret, al
though Florence feels sure that
Linda Is getting closer and
closer to the breaking point, driv-
ing Jim from her even though
she has learned to love him
deeply.
One day Linda is talking with
Florence when in walks TubbS.
He has come over to America to
see about the filming Of one Of
his novels, and Lord and Lady
Harrington are also in this cour1-
try. When TubbS starts to tell
Linda Of her son, after Flor.
ence has left them alone, she
almost faintS.
Tubbs, frightened, shook her
and she managed to overcome
her faintnesS.
Sorry, Tubbs. You shouldn't
have insisted on telling me about
tt-about him."
"well, didn't Think can
not understand"
"It is because I don't dare
near ABOUT MIN.
Don't dareP Really, my dear,
I fail to understand why. I
would think it was the most
natural thing In the world for
you to want to know"
"TubbS, it is because I've got
a new life here, with someone
I love. I try to make him happy.
I want to make him happy
and I never can DO it while
these thoughts come creeping
constantly into my tortured
mind"
II must take you to task,
Linda. It's no good that way.
When a thought Of something
hurts you, the best thing Is to
think about ito take 1t out
Of your mind, as it were, and
study it. Don't fight 1t off and
run away from 1t. Think 1t out
and be over with 1t. Study 1t,
take an interest in it,"
IF it would only work."
And with that Linda hurried
up the stairs. Tubbs lighted q
cigarette and Jim came in from
another room.
They plan a dinner for the
following evening. 1t Is Tubb'S
scheme which he reveals to no
body-to bring Lord and Lady
Harrington with him. They are
all to meet In the cocktail
lounge of the hotel where TubbS
and the Farringtons are staying.
When the night arrives, TubbS
is a bit nervous as to the out
come Of his daring scheme to
force Linda to face her past
the only thing, he believes,
which will give her chance for
happiness in the future.
During the few steps into the
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Then that baby IN my arms.
Linda, you don't know what you
did for me. You gave me some
thing I otherwise would never
have had, you gave me a happi-
ness I could never have hoped
for"
"And even now" Linda asked,
incredulouSly, latter meeting
me, face to face, you don't
mind?"
Mind? My dear, you are
lovely. am so glad and happy
that it was someone like you.
I have so constantly wondered
about you, who you were. what
you were and what had hap
pened to you. I mean, with all
of my happiness, have felt
guilty when I thought Of the
real mother"
you have felt guilty? Why?"
Linda asked, still not quite
understanding Lady Earring
tons viewpoint, which was the
sane and true one.
IT have been so tremendously
happy. have regained my
health. I have come to love
Robert again. I have had so
much-and at your expense. It
must have been dreadful for
you"
Linda nodded. Her hatred
was disappearing rapidly.
How did you find out
about me. mean? Surely-no
one told your"
mo one told me. It was the
likeness, I suppose he does look
like you-he has your brow,
your wonderful eyes, your
smile, which 7 caught only
twice this evening. Then there
was my husbands strange en-
barraSsment, I understood.
Linda"
Eyes, Rosamond."
would you care to see
him?"
"Oh!" Linda put her hand to
her head.
suite here in the hotel. He is
sleeping up stairs, now. viii
you come up?"
CHAPTER vi
A few minutes later the two
women-the real mother and
the foster mother-entered the
suite. The first thing Linda saw
was a crib.
Slowly she moved to the side
Of the crib and looked down.
The child, sleeping, had slight
smile. His wavy hair, one lock
Of it, had fallen down across
his cheek. With a tenderness as
natural to motherhood as
breathing, Linda moved the curl
back.
Lady Harrington watched her
steadily and saw her lips move.
She knew that Linda was say.
ing my baby" as plainly al
though she had shouted the
words.
MY DEAR" Lady Harrington
murmured, why don't you kiss
him?"
"Oh, I want toll"
by all means"
Linda knelt at the low crib
and kissed the child's slightly
parted lips. He stirred ever so
slightly and his smile grew until
his cheek dimpled, but he did
not awaken.
Linda got up and turned reso.
lutely away. Lady harrington
followed her into the next room
and motioned the nurse maid to
go in with the baby.
In few minutes they were
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CHAPTER I

Lovely Belinda w arren, an
English girl of 20, has spent
most Of her life in Italy with her
father, whose poor health de-
mands that he live as a recluse.
Linda has had little opportunity
to meet men Of her own country
and class, and so, when she goes
back to England for a visit, she
falls head over heels in love
with young Lord harrington,
whose fathers estate at Melford
Downs Is near where Linda'S
Aunt Esther lives.
"TubbS" Barrow, a novelist
and a lifelong friend of Linda'S
as we'll as of Lord Farrington's
suspects her attachment for the
handsome young man and asks
Linda if she realizes that he has
an invalid wife. Not knowing
what to do, Linda goes back to
Italy to ask her fathers advice,
but he dies in her arms before
she can seek his counsel.
This time when Linda arrives
IN England it is with a heavy
heart. Tubbs spends much Of
his time with her. One evening
he notices she is unusually upset
II am all for you, you know
that" he tells Linda. Can you
tell me what is the matter With
you?
Linda choked a little and be-
came pale.
IT know what is the matter"
she said tensely. II found out
this morning, in Kentport. And,
Tubbs, YOU know, too, don't
you?"
Eyes, Linda, I think I do know
what the matter is" he said,
gently.
The silence hurt Linda more
than any words could have done.
well, say something, Tubbs
say something-if you are go
ing to speak to me again!"
Linda. do you think you are
still in love with Roberto" he
asked, after a moment.
"I-I am afraid I am-yes,
''My dear girl, you will have to
be rather brave about this, be-
cause, am sure, Robert really
loves his wife"
eyes" Linda's voice was low.
eyes, I have felt that, all along
She spoke with greater en-
phasis. IT never asked him not
to love her"
"And you must not feel bitter
about poor Rosamond.
POOR Rosamond? She has
HIM, she is his WIFE-how
can" =.
"It is certainly bitterly ironic,"
he interrupted.
"What2 How?"
chow poor Rosamond would
envy me? Oh Tubbs-that's
nonsense. Why should she envy
me?"
because she would give any
thing. everything, to have q
child, and she never wilF
CHAPTER II
Once Tubbs has learned
Iinda's secret, he Is eager to help
her, and believes he can solve
her problem. Old Lord Earring
ton would give his right arm for
a grandson, he knows, and when
he has tactfully explained the
situation, the old man Is eager
to talk to Linda.
After a few minutes Of CONVEX.
sation, he asks Linda If she has
ever known his sons wife.
Linda gasped. She felt her
cheeks getting hot.
"No sir she murmured,
family.
"Rosamond is a splendid wom-
an. I am-er-afraid that 1t is
rather too late now, for you to
know her"
II am sorry she is so ILL.," she
murmured.
"Eh, what's that. my dear?"
Linda repeated it. Lord Far
rington saw an opportunity
there. He leaned toward Linda,
still smiling.
"Do you really mean that,
Miss Warren?'
Eyes, Lord harrington, oh yes,
I truly meant It,"
"Good enough. My dear, I
may ask you to prove it to me2'
Evening star., 1936-08-30
Local PLAYERS.

THE Roadsider's have a new high
in torture in their current play,
Among the Moonshiners'-"salt
mackerel and no water" Heroines
have been horsewhipped and tossed
into rivers, heroes and their friends
have been tied in front of trains, but
nothing quite so fiendish has been
perpetrated as the diet thrust upon
Howard Wierum by Harold Stepler in
the melodrama running now. The
treatment works, however. and the
hero is cured Of his fondness for
liquor. even if that wasn't what the
villain wanted. Virginia True. Phyllis
Warner and Ralph Fowler are others
who have important things to do in
Among the Moonshiners," which Is
scheduled to run for one more week.
The Tempo Choral Club Of Wash
ington, conducted by DR.. W. Scott
Mayo, will present the twelfth and
final Summer Festival program Of the
season-a concert of folk music and
spirituals-next Tuesday night at the
National Sylvan Theater. The group
of SO men and women will sing world
famous spirituals and there will be
solo numbers by Mrs. frankie Crow
der. soprano, and E. E. Ayres, basso.
There also will be reading. People
Will Talk" by Mrs. Ruth Robinson
of the club.
The Pierce Hall Players will con-
duct their only open tryouts for this
coming season tomorrow night at
o'clock at Pierce Hall, selecting the
cast for alias the Deacon" There
Evening star., 1936-08-30
Steiner at Warmers.

HAVING completed the musical
= score for David o. Selznick's
technicolor production, THE Garden
of Allah" Max Steiner will be loaned
to Warner Bros. for the scoring OF
THE Charge of the Light Brigade"
it was announced today.
Steiner, one of the screens fore
most musical directors and under
long-term contract to Selznick, won
the musical scoring award Of the
Motion Picture Academy Of Arts and
Sciences for his work on "The In
former"
He is expected to enter his score
for "The Garden Of Allah" a mix
ture of Oriental and Occidental music,
for a 1886 award.
1.-The Garden Of Allah" co-star-
ing Marlene Dietrich and Charles
Boyer, under the direction Of Rich
ard Boleslawski, will be released
through United Artists.
Evening star., 1936-08-30

press. Babies and ballyhoo are bad
publicity bedfellows.
Warner Brothers concentrate on
selling the stories of their pictures.
R-K-O-Radios sales ammunition is
music and dancing. Twentieth Cen
tury-Fox sell the name of Daryl
Zanuck with every flicker, on the
theory that the name "Zanuck" on
picture guarantees its quality. Para
mount has been too disorganized these
last few years to have any set selling
campaign. Under the Zukor regime
they are making better movies, trust
ing to re-establish the confidence OF
the public in their slogan, IF it's
Paramount picture. it's the best show
in town."
EVERY picture presents its own
particular merchandising prob
lem. With Anthony Adverse" the
public was reminded of the tre-
mendous popularity of the Hervey
Allen novel-how it had been trans
lated into all modern languages. the
fact it had taken Allen four years
to write it and Warmers two years
to adapt it to the screen. Every big
film name helped the exploitation
campaign by attending the $3.50
Hollywood premiere To further the
ballyhoo-and subsequent attendance
"a grandstand for fan cheer leaders
was erected outside the theater, plus
q brass band. an African jungle set
smothered with thousands Of dollars
worth Of orchids.
"The Great Ziegfeld' Hollywood
opening put M.-G.-M. back $4,000,
but they considered the expense
justified in view of the space devoted
to it In the newspapers of the world.
In all, M.-G.-M. spends over $3,000,-
600 annually on publicity.
The linking romantically Of the
leading players Is an old but always
successful method Of putting picture
across. Robert Taylor and Janet
Gaynor did all their public eating and
dancing together before and during
the film run of Small Town Girl
When Bob was switched to Barbara
Stanwyck in His Brothers Wife
his affections rapidly followed suit.
The friendly divorce" in vogue in
Hollywood made it possible to team
Carole Lombard with William Powell
in MY Man Godfrey" Every time
the picture is mentioned or printed
so is the curiosity-arousing fact that
Carole and Bill are ex-mates. Ditto
Margaret SULLIVAN and Henry Fonda
in THE Moons Our Home" Fans
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fiocked to the picture mainly because
the pair once were married and Fonda
at the time was reputedly suffering
with long hangover.
Lawsuits often help picture pub
licity campaigns. The fight of Fred
die Bartholomew mother for his
custody was mama from heaven Tor
David Selznicks studio. His pub
licity department played up the re-
semblance to the story Of Little Lord
Fauntleroy," in which Freddie starred.
Mary Astor's recent sensational court
room squabble with her husband. DR..
Franklyn Thorpe. is expected to cause
a stampede in the direction of "Dods-
worth" when it reaches the screen
with Miss Astor as one Of the lead
ing players in the film.
Evening star., 1936-08-30

are parts for II men and 5 women
in the three-act comedy by John B.
Hymer and lie Roy Clemens. and,
according to Director Howard Went
worth. this will be the only oppor-
tunity this year for local players to
join the group. Rehearsals will start
as soon as the cast is selected and the
play is scheduled for production the
first week in October.
Evening star., 1936-08-30
Gayety to Reopen.

JIMMY LAKES Gayety Theater,
local home Of burlesque, opens
for the season today, with q 2:30
matinee, with Kinda Wausau, one of
burlesque's outstanding performers
headlining the first show.
George Broadhurst and I. B. Hamp
contribute the comedy to Miss Wau-
sau's new show. q production of the
independent Burlesque Association.
TIE same policy followed last year
will prevail at the Gayety this sea-
son, with three shows daily. at noon.
2:3O and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1936-08-30
New Kelly Comedy.

"NOBODY'S BABY" is the title Sc
lected by Hal Roach to present
the stellar comedienne, Patsy Kelly
with her new team-mate, vivacious
and glamorous LYDIA Roberti, in their
initial feature comedy. Rosina Law
renee is to have featured singing and
dancing role and the trio have been
labeled Halls Gals" Production Is
scheduled to get under way September
IS. Gus Mems will direct.