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Evening star., 1936-11-07
TAK0MA PARK ACTORS
PLAY MERRY COMEDY

IT WAS q happy choice the Little
Theater of Takoma Park made for
its opening day-Leo Dietrichstein's
merry comedy, Are You Mason?"-
and the first-night audience re-
sponded happily Thursday night.
Mr.. Dietrichstein's play. while
may be not actor-proof. certainly goes
long way toward making audiences
happy. and the onlookers out at the
Presbyterian Church hall, in Takoma
Park. Md, definitely enjoyed them
selves.
The plot develops from the diff
culties into which an otherwise obedi-
ent and manageable husband falls
when he tells a white lie to cover up
after an evening with the boys over
card table. The situations are sure
fire and the Takoma Players got the
best out of them.
Harry Richards, as the husband
who had to say no to the question
Of the title; William M. Green, as
the farmer who wanted to be able to
say yes to the same question; Will H.
Carleton and Richard Anderson were
responsible in large degree for the
entertaining moments.
Others in the cast were Charlotte
Knott, Doris Judge, H. ]. Stevens.
Agnes Carleton, e. Clyde Smith, Phyl-
lis HUFF, Margaret Boyner. Clara Mae
Tarbett and Marie Staples.
The play was repeated last night.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

Swedish girls, who have the best COM
plexions in the world, wash their faces
in the snow every day" stated LOOMS,
adding, girls all do this in Sweden.
Women should avoid cosmetics that
enlarge the pores. It is advisable. how
ever, to use a thin cream before apply
ing ice.
Olive Oil Good.
persons with naturally dry skin
must be careful to avoid anything that
increases dryness, such as preparations
containing alcohol. Olive oil is fine
antidote, makes the skin velvety. puts
life into the pores. and discourages
wrinkles. A good sample Of clear,
beautiful skin belongs to Virginia
Bruce, who can be photographed with
out makeup of any kind"
Ladies with a yen for singing-allied
to good health-should follow the
Loomis daily plan for jeanette Mac
Donald. "I have developed her chest
and increased her diaphragm with the
following exercise: Miss Macdonald
lies over a stool on her back with bar
in both hands. She raises her arms
slowly until she touches the floor at
the back, keeping arms stiff. exhaling
and inhaling with each separate move
ment."
Quick Swim Recommended.
Norma Shearer's figure perfection
comes via swimming. "She swims
short distances very quickly. To get
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing.

NationaI-"Ethan Frome," at 2:3o
and $50 pm.
R-K-O Keith's+"The Magnificent
Brute" at 11:44 am, l:47, $50. 5:53,
1855 and 10 pm.
Capitol-"Ladies in Love-" at $50
am, 1890, S. TAO and 1910 pm.
Stage shows at 11:l0 am, las, 4:20,
$50 and 9:25 pm.
Palace-"Libeled Lady" at 10:30
am, 12:45, 3. $40. 2:2o and $40 pm.
EarIe-"Charge of the Light Bri-
gade." at 1890 am, lis, 4:05. 6:55
and GAS pm. Stage shows at 1910.
$3.50, $40 and 9:10 pm.
Metropolitan-"A idsum m e r
Nights Dream" at 1890 am, 12:40,
2:50, sos. tbs and $50 pm.
Columbia-"Devil Is a Sissy" at
IL 40 am, 1:40, $40, $40. TAO and
$40 pm.
Rialto "Hell's Angels" at 2;30,
4:45, ITO and 9:35 pm.
Belasco-"Carnival in Flanders" at
11:55 am. 1855, 1855, 5:55, 7:55 and
9:55 pm.
Little-"An Quiet on the Western
Front" at 11:20 am, lbs, $3.50. 5:35,
TAO and 9:45 pm.
Ambassador-"Old Hutch" at 2. 4,
6, TAO and 9:35 pm.
Tivoli-"The Road to Glory" at /,
$40, 5:25, tbs and 9:15 pm.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
MelOdranna
Is Feature
At. Keith S
Magnificent Brute"
True to Type; Time
Marches On.

<k-HE AGNIFIC CENT
BRUTE" which opened at
Keith's yesterday, at least
L is lacking in pretense. 1t
Is fortnight melodrama replete with
standardized climaxes and situations
SO obviously timed that even puppet
audience might refuse to gasp.
However, those who occasionally
fancy this sort of entertainment will
enjoy Victor McLaglen as the brute
with a gentle heart and an ego that
Is comic.
Newcomer William Hall is young
ster who will probably get somewhere
in his profession, although Universal
apparently presented him with a
lemon in this picture. Although he
resembles Fred MacMurray, he is
more likely to cause matinee sighs.
for he doesn't have MacMurray's pre-
historic personality.
Binnie Barnes and Jean Dixon Ca
pably perform the feminine roles that
rise out of background of steel mills,
and concern smudgy little boy and
the widows missing money.
The swiftly paced March of Time"
deserves top billing this week. In
recognition of the anniversary OF
Educator Horace Mann, an intelligent
compilation of material explaining
modern schooling is presented. Time"
also summarizes Roosevelt's first term
In the White House.
A foot ball short with comments by
Bill Corum, and a few technicolor
reels about the domestic life Of love
birds, winds up ones stay on Fifteenth
street. M. w.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Coolidge
Qua TT e t
Concert t
Program Given at the
Public Library Last
Evening.

TINE Coolidge Quartet-William
Kroll and Nicholai Berezowsky.
violins; Nicholas Moldavan.
= viola, and Victor Gottlieb.
violoncello-gave a program of beauti-
full music last evening in the Public
Library before an enthusiastic audi
ence that filled the children's reading
room. The concert was presented
through the courtesy Of the Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge Foundation of the
Library of Congress and the quartet
gave a different program from the one
played by them earlier in the week at
the Library of Congress. Three quar-
tet Of varied schools and each Of great
beauty made up the program. The
players were greeted by much applause
which was well deserved from the al
most flawless ensemble. the delicacy
of shading finished and well-rounded
phrases which characterized their
work.
The reading of the Mozart Quartet
in D" was scholarly and rich in its
delicacy of phrasing. particularly in
the adagio movement, which has a
lyric quality. The Brahms Quartet
in B Flat" q composition of more vigor
and force. was disappointing because
Of the lack of these qualities in its
presentation. Throughout these
numbers the tone Of the violins, par
ticularly the first violin was lacking
in warmth and color in the more
dramatic and fortissimo passages.
The closing number was the lovely
Quartet in G. Opus 18, No. H."
of Beethoven which was the most
enjoyable part of the program, the
tone of the violins seldom becoming
offensive though in the finale of the
last movement the shrillness again
was apparent. However, the exquisite
delicacy of the scherzo and the
perfection of ensemble and legato
compensated for the lack in mellow
ness of tone in the other numbers.
K. B.
Evening star., 1936-11-07


Certainly the charge itself is one'
OF the most stirring dramatic Sc
uuences ever brought to the screen.
Director Michael Curtiz has outdone
himself in these battle scenes. Why
half the cast wasn't killed outright
is a mystery. Certainly, there is every
reason to suppose that when those
men fall off their horses they are
deader than doornails. They act dead
and they look dead.
THE mortality rate isn't. however,
the only interesting thing in this
admirable picture. Everything's good
the beginning, the middle and the
end. Miss De Haviland is delight
fully cast as the young English girl
who falls in love with Patrick Knowles
after she has become engaged to Enrol
Flynn. And Mr.. Flynn is equally fine
as the able officer who leads the men
of the 27th Lancers into the jaws of
death.
The Warmers have produced this
with lavish taste ana excellent judg-
ment. Miss Spring Byington has her
innings as a jittering and chattering
fuss-budget who makes her husband
eat pills instead of whisky; and the
Sultan is a horrid old man who gets
thankfully slaughtered in the finale.
To describe long and epic picture
OF this kind is impossible. You must
FEE it to appreciate it. And if you
see it once, the chances are that you
will see it again. 1t should. at any
Evening star., 1936-11-07

thin, never swim long distances slowly,
as this develops muscles and increases
fat"
Robert Taylor has visited the
M.-G.-M. gymnasium three times q
week for more than q year, concen-
trating on adding width to the chest
and shoulders. His weight has in
creased from 158 to 178 pounds" said
LoomiS.
Strength was added to Clark Gables
biceps by the simple trick Of teaching
the perfect lover to carry two small
weights. which give resistance when
the arms swing or gesticulate.
OF Luise Rainer: She wanted to
exercise and take of all her excess
weight in a week. but I stopped her"
Loomis related. weight taken of in
a hurry always returns. Weight taken
of slowly, and replaced with hard
muscles at the same time, makes re-
duction permanent"
Jimmy Stewart Is trying to gain
weight. II put him on a routine of
slow-moving exercises that require re-
sistance from the muscles-lying fiat
on the back and raising the legs very
slowly until they touch the floor above
the head, then bringing the legs down
slowly to the first position
Arches Improved.
To improve the arches of the feet,
students of the Loomis M.-G.-M.
gymnasium pick UP marbles with their
toes. Its the perfect antidote for
high heels" Marble-picking cham
pion in Hollywood, according to
Loomis. is Mary Carlisle.
Never use pillow, especially If
inclined to stoop," Is another watch
word from the physical expert. If
the blood rushes to the head without
a pillow. put blocks under the bedposts
at the head of the bed to incline it."
June Knight was the first to follow the
pillowless-sleeping movement.
LOOMS unusual training methods
include deep breathing before an open
window to induce sleep, crawling on
hands and feet to timber the spine.
and back k-bending exercises to stimu-
late circulation, thereby improving di-
gestion
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Evening star., 1936-11-07

rate. have long and healthy life.
More power to it!
THE Earle's stage show this week is q
briefer version in the manner Of
those elaborate affairs staged at New
York's Music Hall, with precision
dances by Bill Powers Dancing Beau
ties, songs by the Ben Yost Singing
Collegiates and ballroom dance rou-
tines by Baron and Blair. Audrey
Sieher gets to take a rest, but Freddie
Clark doesn't, for he has had handed
to him a long and arduous arrange
ment of the "Bolero" and he takes M.
Ravel's famed ditty by the ears and
tosses it off in true symphonic style.
This ''Bolero" number is a pulsating
and exciting climax to the revue, with
Mr. Powers young ladies, who are
definitely one of the best Zines" in
the vaudeville business, doing a novel
and striking dance conception of the
music. The Powers beauties also open
the show with smoothly executed
precision routine.
The Singing Collegians yesterday
could have done lot more of their
male choral work than they did with
out appeasing the audience. And
Baron and Blair's smooth dances
seemed thoroughly enjoyed, especially
that Interpretation of what we saw
at the sophomore hop" which had a
sophomore across the aisle shouting
with glee.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

lives up TO the reamS OF pupllclty, tIe
thousands Of columns of advertising
space, devoted to her, which have
been showered upon the country. In
fact, when Simone smiles, it seems as
though her studio has been whisper
ing when 1t should have been shout
ing, for all the Dragging it has been
doing about its new find. The Gov
ernment ought to cancel the war debt
II France will just let us keep Simone.
For her second appearance in this
country, Simone has perhaps a more
interesting vehicle than she had In
her introduction to American audi
ences, though the Twentieth Century,
Fox people could have been little
more generous and devoted a few
more feet to her captivating and sa-
lubrious smile About 5000 more feet
would be enough for the moment.
They might even have given her
chance to display some acting ability.
too, but they didn't.
4 Il 4
THE three Hollywood stars in the
film loretta Young. Constance
Bennett and Janet Gaynor) already
are reported, however, to have bat
tied with great gusto all through the
making Of Ladies in Love-" and they
probably would have walked out with
no reservations If two more inches
had been devoted to this little en-
chantress from Gaul. AS it Is she
commits grand larceny with what
scenes she has. and when the CAM
eras are pointed in other directions,
1t is probable that half the audience
is sitting united with the single
thought-"Hey. Mr.. Director; don't
forget Simone."
The rest of Ladies in Love" Will
compete for no medals and will not
be considered when it comes time Tor
naming the ten best however, IN
spite Of its elegant mountings. 1t Is,
though, an agreeably told yarn OF
three girls Loretta, Janet and Mile.
Bennett). who rent an apartment at
the opening, make a wish apiece, un-
derpo various heartbreaks, and then
at the end get what they wished for.
The fattest role of the three is Miss
Gaynor's, but Loretta Young is the
one who stands out in the trio. She
has some good moments and actually
does more than look beautiful.
Alan Mowbray, among the various
males with whom these ladies are in
love at various times, has the best
role and playes it right up to the hilt.
The others are Paul Lukas and Don
Ameche.
THE Capitol stage show Is q di-
vertIng variety bill, notable
chiefly for the fact it presents to
Washington Miss Sara Churchill,
daughter of Great Britain's Winston
Churchill, as half of ball room dance
team. Miss Churchill probably is
wise in coming to this country to
perfect her dancing. before trying
to break down her fathers objections
to a stage career by achieving stardom
Evening star., 1936-11-07
"DEVIL is A SISSY" BACK
FOR WEEK AT COL UMBlA
Young Mickey Rooney Stars in q
Moving and Dramatic
Motion Picture.

Motion Picture.
METRO GOODWIN MAYER'S
" "The Devil Is a Sissy" in which
the devil comes off second best all the
way round and young Mickey Rooney
comes in ahead of every one else as
far as acting honors are concerned,
yesterday moved into the Columbia to
start its second week on F street. It
recently completed a successful week
at the Capitol,
The story of three young boys,
raised upon the streets of New York,
makes for a new and different sort of
motion picture entertainment. It's
moving and dramatic, forceful in its
simplicity, as 1t takes the three lads
through their struggles at home, their
petty pilferings, their punishments,
until they are shown ''the devil is q
sissy" There's a moral, but it's the
right kind Of moral for films to have
and does not jump up every now and
then and say Look, here's the theme
of today's sermon"
Freddie Bartholomew and Jackie
Cooper are likeable and capable a.
two Of the lads concerned, but it is
young Mickey Rooney. developed under
the canny guidance of Director w. s.
Van Dyke, who turns in the surprise
performance. Most of his film career
prior to this has been devoted to
comedy. but here he has the best
moments when 1t Is serious drama
with which he is dealing.
Gene Lockhart, Jonathan Hale, Ian
Hunter and Peggy Conklin are the
adult members of the cast who con-
tribute to q film Of which the pro-
ducers should be proud-a picture you
should see.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

on the British musical stage, for, cap
able dancer as she now is, she does
not yet have the easy, floating, weight
less grace of any number of the young
ladies dancing for approximately
coffee and cakes in some of our night
clubs.
Vic Oliver, the lad who presents
Miss Churchill as his guest star,
scores hit with his nonchaant man
ner OF delivering comedy patter, and
has a lot Of fun with piano and q
violin, before proving he really can
play both. There's more comedy,
contributed by Prof. LAMBERT and
his xylophone; the Sylvia Manon
troupe presents some topping adagio
dances, and the Four Robeys open the
bill with a clever juggling turn.
H M,
Evening star., 1936-11-07
SHAKESPEARE FANTASY
STAYS TO ENTERTAIN
Hollywood's Experiment With
Bard's Works Delights Popular
Price Audience.

441SC 11uoACASC.
Mr.. WILLIAM sHAKEsPEARE's
A first recognition by the talking
cinema, the Max Reinhardt produc-
ton for Warner Bros. of his fantasy,
"A Midsummer Nights Dream" was
principally an experiment to see If
the bard's writings could be taken
from the library shelves. busted of
and made palatable to the masses.
The experiment seems to have been
a complete success, for the Warner
film has since been followed by a
Hollywood production Of Romeo and
Juliet" a British film version Of "As
You Like IT. has Just been imported
to this country, and the Dream" !"
which was acclaimed as road show
last season, now has started upon the
second week of its popular-price en-
gagement at the Metropolitan.
The Reinhardt production is de-
lightful transcription of the fantasy
to celluloid. a definite proof that
Hollywood can do as well by the
classics as the classics can by Holly
wood 1t is a film which is entertain
ing and diverting and thoroughly
agreeable for the mass of average
movie-goers and at the same time q
complete satisfaction to the Shakes
peare lovers. With a motion picture
like "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
before them. the former can't say
Shakespeare is dry and musty citi-
zen who should be left to the Libraries,
and the latter can't say their bard
has been sacrificed to the golden gods
of the box Office.
The film version Of ShakeSpeare's
sprightly pleasantly is, in fact. en-
hanced by being placed upon the
screen. The camera is a mobile in
strument, which gives DR.. Reinhardt
a wider scope for projecting the fan
ciful beauties of the doings that night
in the woods than any stage ever did,
and allows him to show many things
Shakespeare could only suggest. The
script of the play has been followed
closely, of course, both in spirit and
in continuity.
DR.. Reinhardt has been aided, too,
by a capable cast, including Anita
Louise, Victor Jory, Olivia De Havi-
land. Jean Muir, Dick Powell. Ross
Alexander, Joe E. Brown, Hugh Her
bert, Jimmy Cagney, Arthur Treacher,
Frank McHugh and host of others.
H. M.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

stomach Is the
first to sag with
age"
According to the
t er, Jean
Harlow is lie S S
m u s C lar and
weighs less than
Miss Crawford,
but has to exer-
else to diminish
her hips.
The answer to
Greta G ar b o's
good complexion
is found In a daily
dousing OF ice
yI ny n \ q r
Evening star., 1936-11-07
DICKENS CHARACTERS
ENLIVENED WITH PENCIL
Zonta Club Presents Cartoonist in
Breezy Lecture on Famous
Authors Creations.

Authors Creations.
ELEVEN characters from the pages
- of Dickens were introduced last
evening in the National Press Club
Auditorium as Edward F. Payne, car
toonist of the Boston Globe, presented
q program of sketches and readings
under the auspices of the Washington
Zonta Club. Manipulating the crayons
with a facile hand. the artist spoke
the while. imparting background ma
terial on each personality and follow
ing with excerpts from Dickens de-
scriptions and conversation Payne
pointed out that the passages chosen
were among those favored by the Eng
lish author in his own lectures.
Following the Introductory piano Sc
lection, Bachs prelude in E Flat Ma
jor," rendered by Meta Bradley, and
kathleen Mavourneen," sung by
Bernadette Crouch. with Marjorie
Lowe as accompaniSt, the artist pre-
sented Mr.. and Mrs. Pickwick and
Serjeant Buzfuz, from "Pickwick Pa
pers," with the well-known address to
the jurors featured; Mrs. Camp and
Mr.. Pecksniff, of Martin Chuzzlewit," 3"
and Mr.. Squeers. the schoolmaster in
nicholas Nickleby."
Mrs Florence Sindell, with Emily
G. Dickinson at the piano, offered two
songs following intermission, Then
You'll Remember Me-" from the ''Bo-
hemian Girl" and Home, Sweet
Home" after which Payne returned
with group from David Copperfield." I"
comprising Mr.. and Mrs. Micawber,
Uriah Heep and Dora; Fagin, from
"Oliver Twist" and Old Scrooge. With
passages from "a Christmas Carol" "
the change in Scrooge was related and
the facial lines altered to transform
the mean visage into one of complete
affability-a smooth and cleverly exc
cuted effort and high point of an en-
tertaining program c. A. M.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
HEADS KIWANIANS
By stafY Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November T.
The Alexandria Kiwanis Club elected
Walter E. Pierpoint president at the
clubs annual meeting yesterday In
the George Mason Hotel. He sue
ceeds Harry F. Kennedy.
John s. Dunn was elected first vice
president, but declined to accept the
ONCE. DR.. w. Clyde West was elected
second vice president. A special elec-
ton will be held in two weeks to I'LL
the first vice presidents post.
The club also elected the following
new directors: John w. Ayres, John
s. Dunn, David G. Book, DR.. T. J.
Moore, Wilmer H. Scott, Roger c. Sui
Ivan and Thomas NJ. Jones, jr.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
"sING" is ARRANGED

special Dispatch to The star.
VALE, Va. November IA series
Of Saturday night community
sings," the FIRST to be held tonight,
have been arranged under the au-
spices of Vale Home Demonstration
Club.
The sings are open to the public,
and all persons interested either in
vocal or inst1umentAl music are re-
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Simone Simon's Smile
Dominant at Capitol
Star Has Attractive Role in Ladies in Love, "
as Play Also Offers American Beauties.
Miss Churchill on Stage

TIME Capitol Ladies Love"wh
the of Before long the whole
will ove-with Smone Simon II missed
Girls Dormtory there's Of action
the dishes the sink get down to the Capitol and
meet the lass.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

The CHIEF secret OF beauty IS goe
spondent. Joan Crawford weighs ~
condition. She performs a daily rou-'
tine of light calisthenic work to keep
her circulation up to par, concentrat-
ing on abdominal exercise. The
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Light Brigade Tragedy
Creates Stirring Film
One of Years Great Pictures, Produced
With Lavish Taste and Faultless
Acting at Earle Theater.
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

H-HE BRIGADE" is Of the important
pictures which should by all odds 1t
fautlessy acted by
the large includes Olivia De Havand
ought to know what
Evening star., 1936-11-07
CURLEY TO 0FFICIATE
Archbishop Will Celebrate Masses
at Gaithersburg.

GAITHERsBURG, Md, November
fright Rev. Michael J. Curley,
Archbishop Of Baltimore, will cele-
brate the 8 o'clock mass at st. Mar.
tins Church, Gaithersburg, tomor-
row morning. He will also oficiate at
the 10 O'Clock mass and confirm .
large class Of adults and children.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

quested to participate. Mrs. Flor
ence Jodzies is in charge Of arrange
ments.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Stars Lose or Gain
AS Trainer Dictates
Don Loomis Has Specific Prescriptions for
Building Health Into Hollywood's
Notables.
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

oILYwooD November NANAo-Heath Trainer Don Loom Of
father confessor the most gamoous stars In
Crawford Clark Gable Greta Garbo Robert Taylor
Rainer,
chief told
marvellous physical
Evening star., 1936-11-07

thin, never swim long distances slowly,
as this develops muscles and increases
fat "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-06

A correspondent writes to The Star
to "indorse with emphasis" Commits
sioner Hazen's proposal that the Federal
payment to the District be based on
"the theory of the real estate tax"
The Star agrees with its correspondent
that the theory is sound, as far as it
goes. 1t has been proposed, in one form
or another, many times. The Bureau
of Efficiency included not only tangibles
but intangibles in carrying out the tax
liability theory. Only recently former
Tax Assessor William p. Richards, en-
phasizing the fact that the District
lacks the heavy industries which con-
tribute about one-fourth to the tax reve-
nues of the average industrial city,
showed that the Governments tax liza
bility" would amount approximately to
o fourth of the District budget.
The Governments tax-exempt hold
ings in Washington should represent one
item for consideration in determining
the national obligation in support Of
the Capital. Other considerations
would include the excessive amount of
other property exempt from taxation
because this is the National Capital;
the extraordinary expenditures occa-
stoned by the fact that this is the Ma
tional Capital and, one of the most i'm
portant. the fact that the National