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Evening star., 1936-09-14
Opera Star
Wins Praise
In New Film
Miss Swarthout Is
G. h a r m in g in
Weak Picture.

TT IS said of Jan Kiepura, the con-
tinental thrush who lately paid a
brief and definitely lamented
i visit to Hollywood, that his voice
made the sound recording instruments
on the Paramount lot run up and
down like a thermometer having
chills and fever. A gifted warbler,
entirely enchanted with the sound of
his own voice, M. Kiepura felt that
the best he could do for his public was
to drown out the sound Of the orches-
ira, any other singers who happened
to be at hand, and possibly few
feeble fellows who were trying to put
across a touch of dialogue. Conse-
quently he attacked his roles with
that delicate finesse familiar to the
stuck steer, technique quite obvious
in his current appearance in "Give Us
This Night" at the Belasco Theater.
Even the melodious bellows of Kie-
pura, the sweet and sometimes awe
some musical explosions which pop
out his eyes cannot obscure altogether.
however, certain virtues boasted by
"Give Us This Night" Foremost OF
these is Miss Gladys Swarthout, by
far the handsomest and the most mis-
directed canary yet brought to the
screen. 1t has been Miss Swarthout's
misfortune to draw one lemon after
another since she abandoned the
Metropolitan Opera for Hollywood,
yet she continues to be utterly charm
ing and ostensibly good-natured about
her fate, to sing so engagingly that
the melody fingers on far into the
unraveling of rather torturesome
story.
Not that "Give Us This Night" can
be termed complicated. 1t is simple
almost to the point of simple-minded-
ness, telling Of a fisherman who Is
engaged to sing Romeo in opera, falls
in love with his Juliet. goes into the
sulkS when he imagines she does not
love him, comes out of them at the
last moment and sings the balcony
scene with a vigor that would do
credit to the -Four Flying Arthbuth-
nots. Happily, Miss Swarthout has
reasonably long solo in this sequence,
and she is also left alone to offer her
lyric charms to the audience on one
or two other occasions.
Philip Merivale delivers a polite If
somewhat panied performance as the
operate maestro, while Alan Now
bray supplies another redeeming
touch in his impersonation of an in
ebriate tenor. The musical score by
Eric Korngold and Oscar Hammer
stein, DDS, lyrics, when combined
with Miss Swarthout's voice. make a
major portion of the cinema's inepti-
tudes fade into insignificance.
r. B. P, Jr.
Evening star., 1936-09-14

OucerS were nappleT Will 1olu NiA,>
Clara Bow, Valentino, Marie Dressler.
Gable and Mickey Mouse than they
were with the Bard of Avon. Then
along came Midsummer Nights
Dream'-and now along comes
"Romeo" You will particularly like
Basil Rathbone and Norma Shearer.
Mr.. Don Kirkley. popular Baltimore
scribe, even made SO bold the other
night cat the wee small brawl which
Norman Pyle gave in honor of Douglas
Shearer at the Hamilton) to vouchSafe
that he thought Miss Shearer superior
to Katharine Cornell. That may be
as it may be. But anyway he thinks
so-and he ought to know. Our great
est disappointment was Edna May
divers nurse. Come on now Edna,
you can do better than that!
X
SATURDAY when it was warm,
Irene Sadel Weber entertained
for a small group at lunch, and be-
fore lunch some of the company
went to see the Carlton Emmy dog
act at the Capitol, which is the peer
of its kind. Mr.. Emmy. who has been
doing this sort of thing for years,
presents "his mad wags" with all
the gusto of great artist. In fact, he
is great artist. How possibly could
you otherwise train a small puppy-dog
to Jump over and around and under
those other amazing puppy dogs?
We venture to say that this act has
given more pleasure to more people
(mostly young people, per year than
any act on the market. Mr.. Emmy
has never in his life left the stage
without applause echoeing in his
ears. Nice business that-and nice
going.
THEN along comes Johnny Payette,
who we hear hasn't been well
and who we hope by now is much,
much weller. to say that Anthony
Adverse" has smashed all box-office
records at the Earle. And copy of
r. c. Sheriff. and Jeanne De Casalis'
est. Helena" is left on the disk. And
Harry Macarthur walks in in a white
shirt, thrown open at the collar, which
puts Hollywood, and particularly Lord
Byron, to shame. And w. A. Whit
ney appears with a great show of pic
lures from a local film house-and
then suddenly there is the young, ra-
diant and roguish Kitty Prichard to
say that there has never been any
thing quite like the Little Theater-
and that she is going to have lot
to say about it in the future-for
which We are very glad.
4
THE mail, too, had its moments yes
terday! Anna T. Mitchell had
q handsome folder in it, announcing
Evening star., 1936-09-14

Japan railways report falling pas
senger and freight receipts.
Evening star., 1936-09-14

thing that SnOulQ De corrected!
"Sound?" said the fellow in a
somewhat puzzled tone. Sound? I
didn't notice it. Nothing unusual. 1t
seemed like there were people on the
stage talking. Nothing startling about
that"
The technician heaved, practically
pitched, great sigh OF satisfaction.
For that. after all, has for years been
the goal of the men who control the
cinema's noises-to make them fit
each so naturally into its proper niche
that the illusion of realism is not
shaken. Most of the technical diff
culties Of sound recording have been
conquered, at least to a degree salts
flying to any but the most critical ear.
1t has been in the. reproduction of
sound, the delivery from theater to
customer, that the greatest obstacles
have been encountered. Thereby hangs
the tale of the development of the
machinery which has so improved the
presentation of Romeo and Juliet"
4
As q recording job. Romeo and
Juliet did not present half so many
problems As many other past produc-
tiors. For that fact We have the
word of Douglas Shearer, M-G-M
sound expert, brother of actress Norma
Shearer. and one of the men most in
terested in the experimentation to
clarity sound reproduction in theaters.
Despite the relative ease with which
the voices, the special effects. the
outdoor shots, etc, were recorded
originally, because of the sometimes
powerful musical accompaniment, the
many action and mass scenes, some of
the more important sequences might
have come to audiences blurred or
blaring if transmitted over the old
style apparatus.
Because Romeo and Juliet" Is one
of its major offerings of all time, be-
cause it is prestige picture, M-G-M
resolved that it should have the best
possible presentation. Consequently,
tall, amiable Mr.. Shearer and shrewd
Lester Isaacs, expert for the Loew
III SuIt, 1iafC bCCl tldfClLi6 liOih SAey
to city to install the splendid equip
ment lately evolved in the Hollywood
and Rochester laboratories.
The two principal fiends that
stalked sound reproduction in recent
years were the slight jerkiness caused
by film passing over wheel sprockets
and the inability of amplifiers to
transmit sounds of high frequency
and low frequency sounds clearly
when they followed one another in
rapid succession. 1t was also often
the case that certain sections of q
theater, because of this failure of the
amplifier, did not receive the sounds
in proper volume.
X II
Attacking these two posers, Shearer
and his crew worked out a film roller
which had a sprocket at the top, a
sprocket at the bottom, both perfectly
Evening star., 1936-09-14
"Arizona" Is Repeated
At Roadside Theater
THE Roadside Theater. out on

THE Roadside Theater. out on
the Rockville pike, will wind
up its 1896 Summer season this
week with the repeat performance
Of Arizona" selected by Road
side customers as the play they
would like 70 zee again.
Except for a few necessary
changes Arizona" will be played
by the same cast that was seen
in 1t earlier this season. Virginia
True, George harrington. Lansing
Hall, J. Edmond Veitch, Elinor
Cox Karsten, Betty Gray, Milton
Freedman, Harrison Libbey, Jean
Smith and Fred Haskin, jr., are
principals who will be seen again,
and Ralph Fowler will take the
role played by Marvin Beers in
the Roadside's original produc-
ton.
Curtain Is scheduled for $40
pm.
Evening star., 1936-09-14
PROPOSALS.

SEALED BIDS. INDoRsED bids FOR
tiling. Specification No. s344'' will be
received at the Bureau of Yards and
Docks Navy Department, Washington,
and then and there publicly opened, for
tile. flooring and wainscoting and bath
room accessories in two bath rooms, at
ington, D. C. Specification No. S3f4 and
accompanying drawings may be obtained
on application 10 the Bureau or to the
Commandant Navy Yard. Washington.
d. C. Deposit Of a check or postal money
order for So payable to the Chief of the
Bureau OF Yards and Docks, is required
as security for safe return OF the draw
1ngs and specification. NORMAN NJ.
SMITH, Chief of Bureau. August %, 1886.
Evening star., 1936-09-14
LEGAL NOTICES.

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. OFFICE
Of the Comptroller of the Currency. WASH
1ngton. D C.. August 81 1936-Notice is
hereby given to all persons who NAV have
claims against THE Fidelity Building and
Loan Association Of Washington. D c."
that the same must be presented to M. L.
Barnett. Jr Receiver with the legal proof
thereof within three months from this date
or they NAV be disa allqwed ocosNop
Comptroller of the Currency.
au21-no21
Evening star., 1936-09-14
WANTED-MONEY,

NEED So 500 TO FINANCE AUTO DEAL
ership; general repairs gas. etc: refer
ences. Address Box 55-G, Star ofice. 15'
WANT TO BORROW $1,000
for two years at attractive
interest, secured by assign
ment of apartment house
rentals. Interest and amor
tization payable quarterly,
beginning six months after
date. Address Box 235-G,
Star Office.
Evening star., 1936-09-14

Attacking these two posers, Shearer
and his crew worked out film roller
which had sprocket at the top, a
sprocket at the bottom, both perfectly
Evening star., 1936-05-17
President Will Address Group Assembled Here Next Saturday.
1000 Boys Representative of Units in All Parts of
Country Will Gather in Capital.

for these boys-and slowed down
voluntarily.
One of the sights of early morning
traffic is the boy with the Sam Brown
belt, usually white leather, with a
badge on his lapel helping his school,
mates avoid accidents. 1t means
constant vigilance-which is not only
the price of liberty but the price Of
life itself. -.
These fellows, born in the new age,
reared in the manner Of men who
must come face to face with high
tension every minute of their lives.
Their fathers may have been boys
who played base ball in the streets,
who played Duck-on-Davy and some
of the other games that were safe
enough when the fastest moving vehi-
Gle in town was a gig.
THE advent of the automobile
changed all that.
So safety education has come to be
part of school work. The practical
end is taken care of by the boys in
the school patrol.
Selected for their manliness, along
with certain scholastic behavior, they
are sent out on the highways to cast
care-taking eyes over their brothers
and sisters.
Each morning, from 10 to Is min
Evening star., 1936-05-17
School Pupils Playing Vital Role in Solution of Traffic Safety
Problem, Will Be Awarded Medals for Heroic Services
in Protecting 100000 Others

who were unmanaeeable soon became
tfactahle when placed in the School,
boy Patrol They become Open minded
to any honest reason.
There was one fellow over in Ana
costa, as the story goes, who was
wilder than a Wild West show in the
DAYS Of Buffalo Bill.
This lad was the. kind who SHE'D
snowbaIls at high silk hats, tied tin
cans to cats tails, rubbed soap on au-
tomobile windshields and set the clock
ahead when the teacher wasn't look
ing.
School authorities could do little or
nothing with the lad. They punished
him whenever his ofienses warranted
which was nearly every day. They
threatened to put him out of school
and they painted pictures Of life be-
hind the bars-for most people who
knew this boy firmly believed he was
on his way to the jailhouse. In fact
several times they had suggested put
ting him in a reformatory..
Then one day the teacher had the
bright idea of placing him on the
Schoolboy Patrol.
With Sam Brown belt and badge
the lad went out and stood guard duty
on the corner. He put up his fine
strong right hand and stopped automo.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

utes before the schoolmates leave
their homes, the School Boy Patrol
starts out on duty. You find its mem
bers on guard at the various street
intersections in the immediate vicinity
of the school houses.
Now it takes some sacrifice on the
part Of each boy whoybelengs to the
school patrol. He must, of necessity,
get up just a trifle earlier than his
classmates. He must have his hair
slicked and his clothes brushed so
that when he gets on his post he'll
present the appearance Of a soldier.
And he must leave the breakfast table
few minutes before the dawdlers.
All this means endeavor. Too. it
builds character.
Police officers and teachers and all
those connected in any way with the
School Boy Patrol will tell you that
these young fellows are mighty pre-
cious little packages. They have a
keen observeness of traffic ard its
problems. They are not sissies by
any means. Nor are they smart
alecks. Just regular boys.
Burton w. Marsh national director
of safety for the three As-the
American Automobile Associations
one who believes that the future sal
vation of America lies in the hands
of these young fellows. That, perhaps,
Evening star., 1936-05-17

That boy is Ralph Bennett.
One day the little Middleton girl
walked directly into the path Of an
oncoming automobile. Her mother,
terror stricken. was. in her own words,
rooted to the spot"
Not Ralph Bennett. He made one
swift move, got the girl by the coat
collar and yanked her to safety.
Have not reason" Mrs. Middleton
asks, ito give thanks for these valiant
little boys who daily risk their nves?'
That's the mother love expressing
itself. Certainly most mothers feel the
same way about it.
And these boys, by their splendid
example, have come to be the out.
standing boys In their own circles
Because. Of their conduct, other boy.
want to join the patrol.
THAT. you see, is healthy situation
= 1t gives the boys something tt
work fora mark to shoot at. And Il
and behold! it has its reaction on thu
so-called bad boys of the schools ane
the neighborhood.
Bad or mischievous, any one OF thes'
problem boys" given a chance to &C
with the School Patrol, soon learn!
responsibility, begins to snap into 1t
and emerges handsome citizen.
Case after case Is recited where boy
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Blazing of Oregon Trail One
of Shining Marks on Its
Record of Service. g.

called in emergencies-as in the
Knickerbocker disaster. the riot of
1919" and in recent floods. In ad-
dition. 1t has been their pride to carry
on the splendid tradition of Friday
rides" which has had an interna-
tional reputation of excellence for As
years. Here their long training in
agility and horse wisdom has stood
them in good stead. although no re-
cruit Is ever satisfied until he adds to
the program some hair-raising stunt"
Of his own.
RUT in these brilliant exhibitions
~ there is q new and significant
note. The technique of the Cavalry
is changing. Rarely now does the trick
horse play dead" formerly essential
training for the frontier. Instead Of
thrilling horse charges with sabres
flashing in air, closing scenes of the
Friday rides" feature. the mounted
trooper in pistol attack, supported by
the deadly fire of machine guns and
covered" by armored combat cars.
Reconnaissance cars also whirl
through the thick tanbark with as
tonishing swiftness. demonstrating the
longer range of action and increased
speed of today's Cavalry. A picture
of new and potent military power is
presented.
Meanwhile, both horse and cavalry
man must be more talented than ever
before. The horse looks longingly at
the van and may. very possibly,
in future times, be trucked long dis
tances that he may be fresh for action,
but he must nevertheless be capable
of great sustained effort. The Army
Remount seeks always greater speed
and stamina in its breeding plans.
The cavalryman, likewise. must be
more eficient. He must know the
complicated lore Of the horse, the
tricky mechanics of the motor-and
the tactical handling of both. AS his
predecessor of 90 years ago was FROM
tiersman, pathfinder, peacemaker and
warrior, the Horse Guard OF today
must round out his skill in more ex-
acting phases of modern warfare. Cav
alryis role of extreme mobility. with
its ability to drive home its attack
with shock action, always the role OF
cavalry, is now enhanced by the de-
velopment of fsst-moving motors and
the might of horsed cavalry, heavily
armed with modern automatic wea-
pon8.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

is slightly exaggerted. but the fact
remains that these boys are what
their classmates would call tops p"
They are the composite of the An:eri-
can boy.
Mr.. Marsh, who was one OF the
first traffic engineers in America,
holding such posts in Pittsburgh and
Philadelphia before coming to Wash
ington, saw the establishment Of the
first School Boy Patrol in Chicago as
long ago as 1921.
IRON that small beginning the
l. idea spread all over the United
States until now there are a quarter
of a million of these boys on the
streets every school day in the year
helping their fellows.
This coming convention will mark
the fifth time the boys have come to
Washington for a national gather
ing-and in the years ahead sponsors
Of the movement hope to have boys
here from every State in the Union.
Guardians of the highways they
are-and they guard the highways like
mothers take care OF their children
Many mothers in the land rise tc
praise these boys. There is. for in
stance, the compliment paid by Mrs
Christine C. Middleton of this city tt
the boy who saved her child's life.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

biles-to let the little children pass.
The automobilists obeyed him-and
the boy liked to show his authority.
He stuck out his chest Then he held
up his head. In the end he began to
think he was a pretty fine boy. much
better than the roustabout he used to
be. Now he's the teachers favorite.
When the outfit goes on parade next
Saturday all those who assemble along
the parade route will begin to under
stand what this service means. Those
boys are coming to town to do them
selves proud.
President Roosevelt probably will
have q message for the young fellows,
to be broadcast from the White House
over q nation wide hook-up-and to
be listened to by bands of other boys
gathered at receiving sets the length
and breadth Of the land.
Then. back Of the White House on
the Ellipse, there will be the awarding
of medals.
VOU see, the men and women in
charge of this work deem it advis-
able to cite boys who are outstanding
Thus. Washington offers for approx
al five boys-winners of medals. They
are:
Dick williams, of 5316 Forty-second
Evening star., 1936-05-17

almost unknown route of $500 miles.
Wood, water and grass were scarce;
alkah dust was plentiful. There was
not a house between Leavenworth,
Kans., and the Columbia River except
at Fort Kearney, Nebr., and Laramie,
wyo. The brave old Red Cloud, chief
of the Sioux, had sworn to kill all
those who entered his hunting
grounds. A dozen other hostile tribes
shadowed the cavalrymen along the
hazardous path.
The death rate Of the long march
was excessive, and when the regiment
reached the Cascade Range horses
and mules were too weak to carry
their, loads. Rats were built in order
to relieve the poor beasts, but again
tragedy stalked, for several of the
RATS were lost in the rapids and
many men were drowned. They left
Missouri in May, 40. It was Is months
before they reached Vancouver, Wash,
in November. 1850, but the trail was
open for ceaseless procession Of
home-seekers. Has any regiment
crowded more history In its first i've
years Of existence? = .'' :
Evening star., 1936-05-17
Sd Cavalry Wins Right to
Devote Day to Honor of
Past GIorieS.
Bv Leah Stock Helmick.

~ N TUESDAY,, May l9, the
Capitals own regiment, the
" Sd U. s. Cavalry, will cele-
brate its .90th anniversary
with holiday-the only real celebra-
ton possible from the standpoint Of
the hard-working troopers of Fort
Myer. And since there are to be
neither parades nor drills to take
their attention, it is possible that the
regiment will have time to remem-
ber and to honor the lonely, courage
Gus men who fought. thirsted and
starved under the same golden flag in
earlier years. @ ,..
Many others, reminded Of the date,
may share their interest-for the
story of the Sd Cavalry is not only
the story of a regiment especially in
teresting to Washington but is the
graphic story of the American FROM
tier. The anniversary, too, calls at
tention to the fact that Cavalry itself,
as an agency of warfare, is a greater
potential force in battle than at any
time in recorded history.
Although 90 years is a brief moment
in the age of Cavalry, it is long life
span for an American regiment, since
our first exhausted armies fell apart
soon after the Revolutionary War
except for one composite regiment, a
Minerva from whose head sprang all
later organizations. Among her off,
spring, none has had more gallant
career than the volunteer "Regi-
ment of Mounted Rifiemen," formed
in 1846 to carve out and guard the
Oregon Trail"
This regiment, later called the
Sd Cavalry, won honor in war the
very year 1t was born and was in q
battle or fight almost every year
thereafter-until 1902. The regiment
was never east of the Mississippi River,
except for the Civil and Spanish
American Wars-until 1902. Its ros-
ter includes such names as those of
"Jeb" Stuart, Joe" Wheeler, Kit Car
son, John Fremont and Hugh l..
Scott. Its infant flag was first in
Mexico City, while its SCARED stand
ard Of '98 was the first on San Juan
Hill. Small wonder that, is years
ago, this virile regiment was chosen
for the distinctive role Of "oficial"
troops Of Washington-the Horse
Guards" Of the Nations Capital.
Evening star., 1936-05-17

Returning from Vancouver, these
young soldiers-veteran plainsmen
now-became the guardian angels OF
all travellers, caravans and ranchers
against marauding Comanches and
Lapins during their reign of terror"
in Texas and kansas. There was
little open warfare, but incessant
hard riding and occasional punitive
forays when savages grew too bold.
How closely did the sharing Of peril
and loneliness unite this isolated band
Of men! They were blood brothers,
indeed. and their records, still intact,
depict the grief which every casualty
brought to the regiment.
Busy with the pioneering work OF
the West, the Mounted Rifiemen were
far removed from the questions trou-
bling North and South. It was q
sad moment when the guns Of Fort
Sumter tolled the war between the
States. With hearts full Of wretched-
ness, the regiment bade good-by to
the 10 officers, including their colonel.
who doffed blue uniforms for Con-
fede1ate gray. No enlisted man left
the regiment.