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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-05-07
Graham Is Asking
denomination on
Basis of Record
Daily Dispatch BureHW.
In The Sir Walter Hotel,
Ru q IA OK Err VIII

Raleigh. May TIN seeking re-
nomination as commissioner of agri-
culture in the Democratic primary
June 6. I am running entirely on my
record" Commissioner w. A. Graham
said today. "The North Carolina De-
partment of Agriculture compares ia
vorably with that of other States and
has frequently been pronounced SUI
perior to many"
When Nathan Mayo, commissioner
of agriculture in the State of Florida,
visited here to study the North Caro-
lira Department of Agriculture and
get IDEAS from it to put into effect in
Florida, he told Commissioners Ora
ham:
"After going through your Depart
ment of Agriculture, T can say it is
the best I have ever seen anywhere
I seriously doubt if there is one in
the United States which can surpass
it,
Commissioner of Agriculture j. C.
Holton, of Mississippi, after recent
visit here during which he visited the
North Carolina Department Of Agrf-
culture, said:
"The North Carolina Department of
Agriculture has had the reputation of
being one of the best in the United
States. Now that have visited it and
seen it for myself, I know this to be
true. 1t comes nearer meeting the ma
tional requirements set up by a re-
preventative committee in Washing
ton than any know Of"
Supporters of Commissioner Ora
ham point out that he has been re-
cognized as one of the outstanding
Commissioners of Agriculture in the
United States and that he was elected
president of the National Association
of Commissioners of Agriculture after
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-05-07

he had been a member of that organ
ization for only three years.
It is also being pointed out that the
State Board of Agriculture has passed
a resolution unanimously endorsing
Commissioner Grahams administra-
ton of the affairs of his department.
Evening star., 1936-06-08

an organization which is recognized
as the top repertoTy company of the
English-speaking world. They them
selves have made many of Ireland's
great authors great While Sean
O'Caseys merit as playwright shines
forth even when his works are read
as closet drama, he would not be the
international figure he is today had
not the Irish players sewn the seed
of his greatness in England and
America and made the countryside
ring with praises of their art and his.
THE Plough and the Stars" is
treacherous yet potentially fruitful
stuff for the cinema to handle. 1t
combines the gossamer fancy, dark
earthiness and odd humour of the
fertile Irish mind-all qualities which
might be fatuously deSecrated by bull
in-the- china shop perturbation On
the contrary, We need have no serious
fear Of this eventuality If Mr.. Shields
is permitted an authoritative voice in
the production, or if such skillful chaps
as Dudley Nichols, the scenarist, and
John Ford, the director, of THE In
former" are entrusted with this assign
ment.
Neither need we fear that Hollywood
will be able to disrupt permanently the
theatrical group which has caused
stampedes and burning of torches in
the streets every time it appeared at
the National Theater here The Abbey
Players are the logical people to star
in the cinema's Irish plays but they
have no idea Of deserting Erin for
Malibu. AS Barry Fitzgerald said when
he was here last, will we turn down
picture contracts? I should say not.
What's art to do with it? 1t is all work,
and we like the money they pay. Then
when the pictures are finished, we'll
&c back to the Abbey"
The same letter from Dublin which
brought tidings Of the players pill
grimmage also tells of the extraordi-
nary success scored this Spring by
Teresa Deerey's Katie Roche" new
play which evidently has earned a
AASaC dAOiS SENC HlOuSA dIlu IIle
Stars" New Gossoon," Juno and the
Paycock" and other Abbey immortals.
This drama already has been printed
in one Of those collections Of "six best
plays" and has the London producer,
Sidney Carroll, wangling for the rights
to an English presentation. My CORE
spondent further says that three other
works initiated this Spring were en-
Enthusiastically received-one a comedy
in four acts by st. John Ervine, "Boyd's
Shop; another "The Passing Day."
the first tragic play written by George
Shiels, one of the regular contributors
to the Abbey's stock of scripts, and
third, Brinsley MacNamara's "The
Grand House in the City"
Evening star., 1936-06-08
HOFFMAN DANCE REVUE
PLEASING TO AUDIENCE
Helen Fay Smith Outstanding
Among Cast of Capable
Performers.

TO the imposing array Of recent
dancing school recitals was added
last evening a most creditable session
of terpSichore, for the Hoffman Black
and White Revue, presented at the
National Theater, deserved that ap-
praisal and more.
The procession Of talented tappers
toe artistes and acrobats, in size both
large and small, offered straight"
numbers and more intricate accom-
plishments to large and appreciative
audience, with numerous versatile
pupils displaying skill in more than
one branch of the dance and even
combining forms to good effect. All
the kiddies exhibited educated feet,
and singing out is done but timor-
ously.
From the entire aggregation, how
ever, one diminutive damsel stood out,
shone, scintillated or what have you
In a control dance. amazing in its
intricateness for one so young, Helen
Fay Smith moved back and forth
across Steve Cochran's stage in every
conceivable fashion other than just
plain walking. There are people get
ting paid for less in the acrobatic
dance line than little Miss Smith pre-
sented last night.
Glancing over the program, one re-
members, among the tappers. Con-
stance Robertson's eccentric number,
Phyllis Mcintyre, dimpled Betty Crig-
gler (tap on one foot. toe on the
other), Doris Irene Taylor Mae
Jacobs, Eileen McNaulty, Lucille st.
Clair, the duo comprising Mary Ellen
Envart and Dolores Denaham and the
trio of Jane Dexter, Wilfred Hayes
and Norma Jean Hungerford.
Recognition. too. for the Indian
adagio of Doris Hudson with Jack
Stake and Bill Shirah, the acrobatics
of Sally Witt, Betty Lou Breen and
Beverly Ann Beach, and the contri-
buttons of Zoe McComb, Gloria Schitf-
man. June Mosburg, Nancy Lee
Matthews, Bernice Klavan and Jimmy
Purdy, he of the magnificent bow.
Not to be forgotten were the many
unique and well-executed ensemble
numbers. &C. A. M
Evening star., 1936-06-08

Good pictures are seldom made for
less than $4,000 The budget Of
Chaplin's own comedies usually
touches a figure twice that high. He
indicated he will give the picture
starring Miss Goddard every produc-
ton advantage.
Others Share Opinion.
"I am completely convinced of her
ability" he said. discussing her work
with him in Modern Times"
"She has talent. All it needs Is
development"
Nor is he alone In his opinion.
After Miss Goddard appeared op-
posite him, she received offers from
three major studios for lead roles.
The recently completed trip to the
Orient was scheduled, however, so
she did not accept them.
Chaplin side-stepped when asked
If he would permit her to contract
with another company.
After all. Miss Goddard is an indi-
vidual, with the sovereign right to
make her own decisions" he said.
Some months ago. H. G. Wells wrote
a story for her. But the one that will
be filmed is s'Chaplins-with a South
Sea island locale and Paulette prob
ably a native girl.
Evening star., 1936-06-08

company, which has already had the
Imagination to conceive of translating
Sean O'Casey's Plough and the
Stars" to the screen.
The four who will have a hand in
that feat are Barry Fitzgerald, the
fellow who never really liked acting
but is nevertheless the histrionic idol
Of a large portion of two nations;
F. G.. Mccormick, another character
actor whose impersonations are a
fusion of fire and summing; Arthur
Shields, stage director of many Abbey
Theater productions and performer
In many more, whose role will be
that of technical adviser in Holly
wood, and Eileen Grove. lady born
with mirth in her brogue and belly
laugh in every gesture.
Unquestionably R-K-O was tempted
by The Plough and the Stars" after
its "Informer" was raved over by
critics, decorated by various cinema
societies and literally paid for by the
public. It Is the secret hope Of every
producer that he will some day be
known as a fellow who can give art
the works and still make money at
it, and the temptation confronting
R-K-O-to try it again-is, therefore,
practically irresistible.
That the Radio Pictures people in
tend to do a good job Is attested by
their importation of Messrs. Fitzger-
aid, Mccormick and Shields and Miss
Grove. These people loom large in
Evening star., 1936-06-08
EDGAR KENNEDY BOOKED
ON EARLE STAGE FRIDAY
Actor Also to Appear on Screen
With Mary Ellis in Fatal
Lady"

EDGAR KENNEDY, prominent
Hollywood actor, will appear in
person at the Earle Theater, starting
Friday, June 10, John J. Payette,
Warner Bros general zone manager,
announced today.
At the Earle this week, Kennedy
appears with Mary Ellis in Fatal
Lady" portraying the manager of
the opera company to which she be-
longs. Recently he was seen as
Robert Taylor's yacht captain in
Small Town Girl" and in 1.-The Bride
Comes Home" it was Kennedy who
finally married Claudette Colbert and
Fred MacMurray.
His gift for expressing steadily
rising and hardly controlled anger Is
one of the many tricks employed by
Kennedy, whose temper is probably
the most famous In pictures.
At the Earle, he will appear in q
special skit with Patricia Allwyn. This
will be his first appearance in Wash.
ington and his local presentation
at the Earle adds another name tc
the long list of screen celebrities the
Thirteenth street theater has offered
during the last few months, including
Wini Shaw, Paul Lukas, Pat O'Brien
Ricardo Cortez, Bill Robinson and
many others.
Evening star., 1936-06-08
Capitals Drama Groups
Summer Season at Sylvan Theater to
Include Drama and Light Opera.

Five widely separated university
dramatic groups are represented. Don
Shank claims the University of Akron
as well as the Akron Little Theater,
Harrison Libbey has played major
roles in Dartmouth Colleges recent
productions, Robert Anderson played
both at the University of Utah and
Wisconsin University; and from
George Washington University comes
one of Cue and Curtains most popu-
lar leading ladies, Sue Slater, who
was also elected fiesta queen this year
Tony Hardt, whose efforts this
Summer will be directed toward the
Roadside Theater, was elected presi-
dent Of the Drama Guild Sunday
night.
EStelle Wentworth and her opera
group also will have a big hand in
this Summers Sylvan Theater. The
festival season opens June 16 with the
groups presentation of Gilbert and
Sullivan's "Gondoliers" and two light
operas will be staged later in the sea-
son. Ira Meyer and Eugene Kressin
will have important comedy roles, It's
reported.
Evening star., 1936-06-08
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

R-K-O Keith's-"Show Boat" at
11:15 am, 1:l9, 1928, 5:27, 7:31 and
9:35 pm.
Earle-"Fatal Lady" at II am,
1880, APO, ITO and 10 pm. Stage
shows at 1885, $3.50, $40 and 9:10
pm.
Loew's Fox-"Trouble for Two" at
IL am, las, 4:30, tbs and 10 pm.
Stage shows at LOS. $50, 6:35 and
9:l5 pm.
Belasco - THE Guardsman," at
1908, 2:06, 4:O4, 6:O2, 8 and s:58 pm.
Pillow That Broke Plains" at II 80
am, 1:28. 1926, SPA, 1922 and $40
pm.
Metropolitan-"The King Steps
Out" at 1880 am, 1:30, $3.50, $50,
7:30 and $50 pm
Columbia-"Small Town Girl" at
11:55 am, 2:25, ASS, ITO and $40
pm.
PaIace-"Under Two Flags" at
AS am, 2:10. ABS. and $50 pm
Tivoli = Trail of the Lonesome
Pine" at 2, $50. $50, 7:45 and GAS
pm.
Ambassador-"Fatal Lady" at 6:15,
and 9:55 pm.
Little-"Smilin' Thru"
Evening star., 1936-06-08

ing indigestion that day, when the
truth of the matter was that the poor
man suffered from nothing except
boredom.
She may forget that q star pre-
fers to be interviewed in the middle
of the night, or in the morning for
breakfast" when 1t Is actually time
for luncheon.
She may also forget that If q thea
ter hasn't comfortable seats-(and
there's one in town that has seats
like bucking bronco)-that 1t will
take great patience and virtue to
stay throughout the show.
Likewise she may forget that only
about two people in town will agree
with her consistently; three once and
awhile, and most everybody else hard
ly at all.
That it's poor morning when the
desk hasn't at least one letter say
ing: Dear Mr.. So-and-so-I thought
your review of Cold Mutton was
terrible. The picture was fine. You
are an oof."
A LII these things she may forget In
= the pleasant pursuit of watch
ing actresses spring out of their CO.
coons and emerge as radiant acting
butterflies. OF watching inexperience
melt into experience and youth into
solid, strong maturity. OF meeting
strange people with new worlds to
offer, and the Katharine Cornells,
Noel Cowards, Paul NUNS, Greta
Carlos, who live quiet. peaceful lives
that nobody knows. OF never being
able to satisfy any one (as well as
yourseh) and stringing along with the
feeble hope that one of these days
somebody will come along and agree
with you.
All these things she may forget.
And yet If she has them to remember
the chances are that she'll say to-the-
dickens with everything else.
Evening star., 1936-06-08
WARNER STUDIO READY
WITH 18 FEATURE FILMS
"White Angel" "Anthony Ad-
verse" and "Green Pastures"
Among COMPLETED Pictures.

white Angel" "Anthony Ad-
verse" and "Green Pastures"
Among Completed Pictures.
WARNER BROS. EARLE and Met
w ropolitan Theaters here will face
no shortage of production during the
coming weeks. An announcement
from the Warner Studios on the West
Coast lists 18 feature films completed
and ready for release, while IS other
features are in active work.
Seven of the group now are before
the cameras, while eight are in prep
aration for early shooting. More than
a dozen Of Hollywood's favorite play
ers now are hard at work on the lot,
while various others either have just
completed their productions or are
awaiting the call for new appearances
before the cameras.
Among the 18 completed films are
such stellar exhibits as "The White
Angel" Anthony Adverse" "Green
Pastures" Stage Struck" "Hearts
Divided" Hard Luck Dame" and
Public Enemy's Wife,"
Included in the group now shooting
are Give Me Your Heart" (nee
Sweet Aloes'D, "The Charge of the
Light Brigade" Cain and Mabel" !"
China Clipper" polo Joe, way for
Pirate" and Lone Star Ranger"
The eight in preparation are Gods
Country and the Woman" which will
star Bette Davis with George Brent
and which will probably be In color;
Let's Pretend" a vehicle for Ruby
Keeler and James Melton; Marriage
Clause" " with Robert Montgomery and
Olivia de Havilland: "Slim," Green
Light" Another Dawn" Shrinking
Violet" and 'The Head of the House
Of Coombe."
Evening star., 1936-06-08

MS eyes ana mae west QOeSu COIne
strolling into his off1ce.
There are one or two little things
this young thing, however, forgets.
Beware the reviewer that meets the
star he's ripped up the back! "a
moderately popular star, who was
here last season in personal ap-
pearance at the Earle and was heckled
during the course Of her ranting and
roaring act almost had her entire
studio in an uproar later, when she
heard that a reviewer from Wash
ington was on her set and did her
utmost to make him flee the gateD
Beware the reviewer that goes to a
show and is caught yawning during
that portion of the performance that
somebody else thinks Is swell!
Beware the reviewer that, during
a legitimate play. is seen to go out
after the second act-c'if he didn't
see the third act how could he know
what it's all about?"O
Beware the reviewer that comes in
late.
Beware the reviewer that has to
review the play of a friendl
\ X
THERE are other items in the day
of critical rummaging that the
"young thing" may also forget: She
may forget that movies, theaters and
plays are as jealous as people. She
may forget that if you praise a small
theater to the skies the large theater
will kick up its heels in agony. She
may forget that she has pictures of
people to deal with and that if one
theater gets a half an inch more
space than another that the press
agent of the suffering theater eats
only bread and milk for days and
spoils your day by eating it in your
face.
She may forget that managers can
easily be hurt If their pet brainchild
is given two lines instead of three
and that they go of on wild volcanic
tangects accusing the reviewer of hav-
Evening star., 1936-06-08

toward a beautiful wife, or at the urge
of one artist to bring fulfillment to
another.
Chaplin doesn't care what Holly
wood thinks. All that concerns him
is the unpredictable answer to the
question: will the movie public ac-
cept her as a starr"
1t will cost upward of $1,000, 900
to find out.
Evening star., 1936-06-08

] know she can
act, she Is quick
to learn, So"
The s e n s / tiv e
C h a phi n hands
ge S t ur e d to
signify his conf
dence.
They refuse to
say whether they
are married.
Two
interpretations.
So Hollywood
has the option Of
interpreting his
act as a fond
husbands gesture
Evening star., 1936-06-08

The Blackfriars Guild will present
the Summer program, to be played
June %, with a cast Of well-knowr
Washington players.
The following week, Tuesday, June
30, another drama group which has
sprung into fame this past season
the players of the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation, who won the 1886 one
act play tournament conducted by
the Community Center Department
last February, will offer the medieval
farce, Pierre Patelin,' with notable
cast.
The Washington Players. formerly
known as the Washington Community
Players, will again offer Shakespearear
presentations at the Monument. Be-
cause Of wide interest in their pro-
duction of "a Midsummer Nights
Dream" given in 1884 and again in
1885 at the Sylvan Theater. the fairy
play will be repeated in August, and
in July the Washington Players will
offer an Elizabethan evening OF
drama and music, comprising two Of
the Globe Theater versions Of the
Bards plays which were highly sue
ceSsful in Chicago.
One of the plays will be "A Comedy
Of Errors" which runs about 40 min
utes, and will be directed by Arthur
Rhodes. The other will be announced
soon.
1.-THE Nut Farm" a comedy OF
Hollywood and its promotion sharks
by John G.. Brownel, will be offered
by The Troupers of East Washington
Community Center, under the direc-
ton of Arthur Rhodes, Tuesday night
at BIS O'Clock, in honor of the faculty
and graduating class of Eastern High
School.
Leading roles will be played by Dixie
Diket, Faith Howell, Ted Freter
Marguerite Bone, Viola Trilling
Beulah Raby. William Milton, Ernest
johnson, Albert Muehlas and Mr.
Rhodes.
"The Nut Farm" had five months
run on Broadway and achieved con-
siderable success in Chicago
A former head of direction at the
Carnegie Institute Of Technology
School Of Drama, a member of the
Portland, Oreg., Civic Theater, q
former assistant directories of the Los
Angeles Civic Opera, a member OF
the Akron. Ohio, Little Theater, a
leading light of the Dartmouth Col
lege Players and University of Wis
consin player are among the new
Roadsiders appearing in Around the
World in 80 Days." which opens the
Summer theater season June Is.
Carl Pribek. whose home town is
Pittsburgh, was direction head at
Carnegie Tech, and directed and
played in productions of the Pitts
burgh Civic Playhouse, the Expert
mental Theater, and the South Hills
Community Players. Professionally he
played with Judith Anderson In "The
Female of the Species"
Los Angeles gives the roadside Eliza
beth Giles and Ray Edwards. Miss
Giles worked with M-G-M and the
civic opera, while Edwards was on the
stage production staff Of Grauman's
Egyptian Theater. He also has played
with the Portland Civic Theater, the
Hollywood Playhouse and with Henry
0uffy's stock company.
Evening star., 1936-06-08
POLICE STATION FOUND
Officer on Force 10 Years Finally
Lands Auto Driver.

CHICAGO R1.-Andrew J. CALI
nan, arrested for illegal parking, COM
planned in Traffic Court that Police
man Daniel Skord forced him to drive
around for an hour before giving him
a summons.
Policeman Skord, who said he had
been on the force 10 years. explained:
Il was searching for the central
police station"
Evening star., 1936-06-08
ACTOR SUES STUDIO
BARRYMORE Asks $4,000 From

Warner Bros. Firm.
LOS ANGELES, June R.-John
Barrymore, film actor, has filed an
amended complaint in his $4,000
suit against Warner Bros. Pictures,
Inc, Superior Court records show
Barrymore's first complaint was
ruled invalid on a technicality.
His new action declares that six
years ago the studio paid him sl5O, 900
each for five pictures and promised him
10 per cent of the profits. The actor
contends $4,000 in percentage profits
now Is due him.
Evening star., 1936-06-08
Jewish Actor Dies.

FREE CITY OF DANzIG, June 8
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency ).-Ru-
dolph Zaslawski, SO, Jewish actor and
director. died yesterday of heart at
tack. He established the Yiddish
Peoples Theater in BuenoS Aires and
toured the United States in 1926.
Evening star., 1936-06-08
Beauty Now 101 Years Old.

Once Dublins most beautiful woman
and q distinguished horsewoman in
Irish Free State hunting fields, Mrs.
Elizabeth Hume celebrated her 10lst
birthday anniversary recently. Her
birthday anniversary falls on ths same
day as that Of her granddaughter,
Marjorie Hume, the film star.
Evening star., 1936-06-08

reaches for a handkerchief blows her nose and,
when she has come up from under, volunteers that
"she hopes she hasn't been too bold"
TITS only" says she, that I've always been
interested In the movie. That I'd ike-well-
something like that" and she points to an auto
graphed picture Of Joan Crawford on the wall
(besde which hangs a picture of Spencer Tracy
which she probably meant to refer to)-"that I
know I could do it-criticize. mean-that I've
seen every movie going since was 6-that my
mother thinks can write-(my father doesn't, but
then mothers the boss-that I took English
A, B, c, D and at school and was prop girl
for the school show-and besides that know
get along with stage people cause met John
Boles when he was here and he said to be sure and
not forget him when go to California"
Evening star., 1936-06-08
Chaplin to Risk Fortune
Starring Miss Goddard
Plans to Test Ability of Dark Haired Com
panion by Spending Million in
Her Production.
Ey the Associated Press.

Associated
oLLYwooD Calf, June 8-Chare Chaplin ready to risk a
fortune the gamble that Paulete Goddard
/ l motion picture
He said his lovely companion would be starred in
direct produce it,
considers
Evening star., 1936-06-08
Abbey Players Return
But Only to Hollywood
Four Members of Irish Company Sail to
Appear in Cinema's "Plough and the
Stars"-Dublin News.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS. IR.

EN days from this morning @ three Irish gentlemen and buxom genial
Ireland Hollywood devoted to
the casual making Whether will be good theatrical
reputation upon picture
Evening star., 1936-06-08
Laughter" and Applause"

Once, when a Congressman was
given "leave to print his unspoken re-
marks in the Congressional Record, it
was nothing for him to intersperse
Laughter" here and Applause" there.
Evening star., 1936-06-08
Youth Taps Reviewers
Life and Discovers Woe
Those Who Have Ambition to Turn Critic
Must Live in Vale of Petty Tears
and Learn to Like It.
BY E. DE s. MELCHER.

Hs that Of the when fresh young things just out OF
shining welsoaped handsome
At of devotion to the world
clamp your
softly, a reviewer"
Evening star., 1936-06-08

There's no one else like her In pic
tures," he said. THAT, in itself, lends
momentum to her debut as a star.
Evening star., 1936-06-08

THE thing this careless fashion, throw bonnet
critical world full Of faith herself the the
convinced that the
Evening star., 1936-06-08
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

. RAMA is to have a large part
in the coming Summer season
of the National Sylvan Thea