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Evening star., 1936-12-05
THESPIAN SOCIETY GIVES
"WINDOW" AND &c. |. D."
Attractions Played in Satisfactory
Fashion but Intermissions
Prove Painful.

Played in Satisfactory
Fashion but Intermissions
Prove Painful.
THE entertainment program out at
Massachusetts, Avenue Chapel last
evening consisted Of two one-act plays
presented by the Thespian Society with
that group of amateur players ham
ding The Window" by James Reach,
and one M. Zelno's &C. I. D." in quite
satisfactory fashion. The feature Of
the evening, however. was the inter-
missions. Confidential sources report
that the reason for that 25-minute
period Of inactivity between the scenes
of &C. I. D." was an intensely en-
crossing game Of bridge backstage. II
that is true the two plays were sep
arated by a somewhat shorter session,
probably two hands. So let the stage
crew remember this when the pro-
gram is repeated this evening at $50.
When the curtains were finally pried
apart in each instance the audience
was privileged to watch q group Of
players who knew what they were
about. There was Hugh Tate. as the
criminal in "The Window" finally ad-
mitting his guilt just in time to save
an innocent man from execution; there
was Isaac Avery. playing the detective
who coaxes the breakdown, and there
was Emily Tate in the role OF Mrs.
Pipp. tourist home proprietor. The trio
combined to make the version of this
psychological study a creditable effort.
&C. I. D." wherein a female police
investigator exposes kidnaper-coun-
terfeiter only to find that he is her
long-lost brother, saw Edythe Aymar
according adequate treatment to the
principal role. while James Martin was
the urbane crook Satisfactory por-
trayals, too, by Wilfred Smith and
Arthur Wise.
No particular fault could be found
with the players nor with the direc-
ton Of Mrs. William H. Wagner-bu'
those intermissions!
Evening star., 1936-12-05
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"Naughty Marietta" at
$50 and $50 pm.
Capitol-"Our Relations" at IL am,
i:40, 4:30, 7:20 and 10 pm. Stage
shows at 1880, $40, $50 and 9:10
pm.
Earle-"Go West. Young Man." at
10 am, 1920, 2:45, sos, 7:30 and
e:s5 pm. Stage shows at 1880 am,
a:50, 4:15, $40 and sos pm.
Palace-"Love on the Rum" at 11:lo
an, lis, 800. 5:25. 7:30 and s:35
pm.
Belasco- at 1904. 2:04,
&:o4. 6:04, 8:o4 and 1904 pm. =
R-K-O Keith's-"Rembrandt," at
1857 am, 1:40, 3:43, 5:46, 7:49 and
9:52 pm.
Columbia-"Tarzan Escapes" at
11:15 am, 1:20. 1925, $40, 7:3s and
s:45 pm.
Metropolitan-"Three Men on q
Horse" at 11:20 am, 1:20, 3:25, 5:25,
7:25 and $50 pm.
Rialto-"Roberta," 1T 7:30, 4:45,
7:08 and 9:31 pm.
Little-"Of Human Bondage" at
IL am, 1852, 2:43, 4:34, 6:26, S:l8
and 1901 pm.
Ambassador-"Dimples." ut 2, 4
sos, 8 and 9:55 pm.
Uptown-"Wives Never Know" at
1:54, 4:o3, 500, 7:55 and s:44 pm.
Tivoli-'Pigskin Parade" at l, $40,
$40, 7:30 and Gas pm.
Howard-'Missing Girls" ut 1890,
3. $50, 8 and 1920 pm Stage shows
at 1:40, 4:10, $40 and s:10 pm.
Evening star., 1936-12-05
"TARZAN ESCAPES" BACK
FOR WEEK AT COLUMBIA
Jungle Adventure, With Maureen
o'Sullivan and Johnny Weiss
muller, Entertains.

muller, Entertalns.
YOU can scof all you want. elevate
your nose q degree and half and
aver as to how these stories about a
chap who lives in the trees and shouts
"Wahoo!" at an elephant when he
needs assistance are q lot OF pish-
tush, but that won't alter matters.
The fact is this new adventure Of the
world champion tree-swinger and pal
of all monkeys, 'Tarzan Escapes"
which yesterday moved into the Co.
lumbia, Is q mighty pleasant way to
pass a couple of hours and take your
mind of of what in the world you're
doing to give Aunt Bessie for Christ
mas.
"Tarzan Escapes" Of course. Is not
Metro Goldwyn- Mayors bid for this
years Academy Award, nor is 1t a step
forward in the screens march toward
intelligence. 1t is just q pleasantly.
exciting fantasy, which will entertain
while you watch it and be forgotten
when you leave the theater, which is
more than you can say for q lot Of the
run of mine Hollywood turnout. The
M-G-M people have provided this new
"Tarzan" picture with any number
of thrills, supplied by all the colored
extras in Hollywood, who were given
war paint, spears and loin cloths and
allowed to whoop like mad things all
over the hills overlooking Pasadena.
and by large variety Of wild animals,
which were coaxed into snorting
ferociously and leaping about with
great abandon.
Johnny Weissmuller. OF course, Is
Tarzan, since he probably is the only
person available with the hair, the
physique, the knack for standing on q
limb and the ability to scream that
way, and Maureen O'Sullivan again
is Jane, who this time almost breaks
Tarzan's heart by leaving him, and
ends up by having the home fires
burning for him.
The real star, however. is Cheeta,
who plays the role of . monkey with
rare skill and excellent sense of hu-
NOR and q startling knack of restraint
| H M
Evening star., 1936-12-05

from being minor simply through
sound acting.
The picture perhaps derives added
interest in the circumstance that its
locale Is Washington and vicinity.
Since it was made in California, there
is nothing perceptibly Washington ex-
cept in the characters of the politician
and the diplomat. The tourist lodg-
ings house supposedly between here
and Pennsylvania might very easily be
between here and Pennsylvania. Or 1t
might be anywhere else.
Miss West contributed the dialogue
to her latest opus and she exhibits
rather impressive artfulness at times in
keeping Just out of reach Of the GEN.
sor's blue pencil.
On the whole, go West Young
Man" Is good, sound Mae West.
THE Earle's stage bill this week is
headed by a band that somehow
seems to retain its individuality in a
world that has so many bands. The
outfit is that headed by Clyde Lucas,
billed as the Columbia broadcasting
networks favorite. There are reasons,
one of them being versatility that
takes the band all the way from Har-
lem to Guatemala for its selections.
Even the major instruments, Guate-
mala marimbas, of one of the major
numbers have a refreshing novelty.
The orchestra leans heavily upon its
violins at times, but the violin always
has been a nice instrument to lean
upon.
Olive and George, the midgets. are
back with an act that does not resem-
BILE all other midget acts. 1t reaches
its apex in an adagio number which
Olive dances with Buster Shaver. Mr..
Shaver, being normal size. manages to
fling Olive around in circles more
sweeping than one usually sees. There
is an odd grace, as well as some start
ling acrobatics, in this particular bit.
The Andersons-he balances her on
poles-a newsreel. and a "Popeye'
comedy complete the bill.
Evening star., 1936-12-05
"LOVE ON THE RUN" HELD
FOR PALACE AUDIENCES
Joan Crawford, Gable and Tone
Starred in Pleasant Make
Believe.

Believe.
CINCE Miss Joan Crawford, Mr..
~ Clark Gable. Mr.. Franchot Tone
and Mr.. Edward de S. Melcher are
the featured performers. it is exceed
ingly doubtful that any one will be
unduly shocked by the news that
Love on the Run" has continued
into a second week at Loew's Palace.
At least three of those people are
sure-fire box office the land over and
their presence also assures that q
motion picture will be performed in a
smooth and elegant fashion. Mr..
Melcher's performance is all right,
but the box-ofice value Of his name
in such places as Providence. r. l..
and Wichita, Kans., is . matter Of
question.
Love on the Rum is one of those
screen yarns in the accepted mode.
manner and degree of madness which
makes movie fans feel very happy
indeed. It has its faults, to be sure,
such as reporters who act like re-
porters do not, even though they'd
like to: . plot which is hardly what
you'd call believable, even though 1t
is q lot Of fun, and . pace which Is
about as evenly sustained as the
Pacific is pacific. It Is, though, q
thoroughly enjoyable session in make
believe.
Miss Crawford Is very nice to watch
as she plays heiress on the dodge
from publicity. trick she performs
by dashing about Europe with the
greatest (according to the script)
foreign correspondent ever known to
man. This role is played with much
gusto by Clark Gable, who spends most
of his time playing cute and exceed
ingly dirty tricks on his rival, Franchot
Tone, who looks too intelligent to Be
,, that dumb. They all have . lot Of
fun.
There is another performer, too
whom you will recognise Immediately
because he never does . shoddy job
His name Is Donald Meek, and with
his invisible pooch. Bismarck, he con.
tributes some Of the best comedy in
the flm. N. M.
Evening star., 1936-12-05

the part in which she revels In her.
newest photoplay. It IS much more
West than Riley, to be sure, but the
idea of Personal Appearance" Is not
altogether lost. And, if it turns out to
be what Miss VESTS public wants. who
is this guy Riley, anyhow? 1t will
turn out that way.
"Go West Young Man" gives the
blond instructor in biology the same
lavish opportunities to roll her eyes.
her hips and her vowels that she
always has had. It gives her more
than that. The implications of the
screen siren role she plays not only kid
Hollywood, but even Mae West herself.
It imparts an aura of self-Sacrif1ce
which, at moments, beats the best Miss
West has accomplished in that direc-
ton before.
As Mavis Arden, film star on per-
sonal appearance tour, a new element
of humor is injected into the usual
West Characterization. Mavis is more
than slightly Mrs. Malaprop. She al
ways Is at a loss for the right word,
or contrives to mispronounce 1t. One
time she wants to be alone SO she can
commute" with herself; at another
she is impressed with the "sinooey'
muscles (she would be, of course). OF
q handsome mechanic. 1t is not a new
idea, but it is new West and tellingly
handled.
MOT far behind Miss West in the
handling of an expansive part is
Warren williams. He Is cast as the
press agents, accompanying Mavis or
the trip. His job is not to get hel
publicity so much as to keep her from
marrying every one in sight. 1t Is
big Job and big part. William does
nicely by it.
Randolph Scott, as the mechanic
and Lyle Talbot as the politician, are
the two men who are ready to coun'
the world well lost for Mavis. Sucf
is their own talent, and Miss West!
art. that they carry conviction. Alice
Brady. Elizabeth Patterson and Mar
earet Perry contribute excellent char
acterizations in roles which they keel
Evening star., 1936-12-05

Waters came to town yesterday the:
incidental music was by Lucky Mil
linders Band, the hoofing by the
Step Brothers and the eccentric taps
by Conway and Parks.
La Waters is an event and an in
stitution in the saga Of the American
torch song. She does with Stormy
Weather" what Rembrandt might have
done with paint and canvas If ne
hadn't been bothered with whiskers
and women. The comparison is sac
rilegious. All, yes, and that reminds
NAH of a song called "It Takes Good
Woman" 1t is racy in a nice way.
the sort of spice that never burned
an adult tongue nor blended well in
the children's broth. There are two
other numbers on the Waters program.
Maybe an extra encore if you plead
for it. Take heed of them. citizens.
In a certain line, this is art.
Rating second notice on the bill is
the team of Conway and Parks, which
directly derives from the famous pair
Chuck and Chuckles, but wins q
whooping success on its own. Another
must" for the constituents Of all that
is neat, sweet and swung low down in
sepia entertainment.
Next. the Four Step Brothers. Not
the originals by that name. so say
our sources, but hooters one and all.
They do everything but break of their
legs at the socket while in quest OF
applause. and they earn it.
The Millinder accompaniments are
on the whole satisfactory. Also. once
or twice the band branches out into q
number of its own. Pleasant enough,
but when the curtain is drawn. it is
the memory of Waters and Stormy
Weather" that fingers on.
4 + 4 +
THERE is also film at Mr.. Loew's
L Capitol this week-a Laurel and
Hardy full-length comedy. ha, ha, en-
titled "Our Relations" The trick Is
that Stan and Ollie appear as their
own twins in the picture. This Is twice
as much fun for their partisans, twice
as tough on members Of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Old
Gags.
The idea is that Laurel and Hardy.
series No. /, are poor seamen. ashore
on leave. Laurel and Hardy. series
No. 2, are two rather prosperous
burRhers who have wives and other
minor troubles. but none Of the woes
which beset them when they begin
getting mixed up in the affairs OF
their twins. Frankly, there were times
when we couldn't decide who was
mistakenly involved in whose en-
broilments. Some Of the humor is
fair enough, in the tradition of the
custard pie classics. Without intend
ing to be especially vicious. might
say 1t is all good, clean fun.
Evening star., 1936-12-05
and awaiting Ed Robinson's return
for the fight film, kid Galahad."

A memorial service for Spencer
Tracy is being conducted on the open
air set Of M-G-M's Captains Cou-
rageous." The preacher is extollins
the merits of the dead man in glow
ing terms. Freddie Bartholomew tries
unsuccessfully to control his tears.
Melvyn Douglas stares gloomily ahead.
Black -robed mourners sob quietly.
The corpse is in the commissary. eat
ing a substantial ham sandwich!
,copyrieht. 1886. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance IncJ
Evening star., 1936-12-05

minutes in length.
Three minutes is
considered a good
days work. Mer-
vyn moves over to
the hard plush
cafe seat occupied
by your corre-
spondent. Nov,
loosen up" he i'm
piores his picture
puppets. All goes
well until Gravel
switches the IN"
from home" to
the word preced-
ing, a n d s a y S,
"h'own 'ome."
NJ laeean fha
Evening star., 1936-12-05
Gravel Brings Sword
To ROut Film Gang
French Actor Forgets Lines, but Then Three
Minutes of Film Is Days Work
in HOLLYWOOD.
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

voLLYwooD December (NANAo-Fernsnd oavet-~no looks
MacMurray and Robert Montgomery
rived for protection against Holly
gangsters Of THE King and the Chorus Girl
substitute for the sword and
Bonden (chous gD in the
Evening star., 1936-12-05
CLASS OF '26 TO MEET
Eastern High School Alumni to
Meet Tomorrow.

For the first time in the history
Of Eastern High School a single
group-the June class of 1926, will
hold q l0-year class reunion. 1t will
be held at pm. tomorrow at the
school.
DIR. Lawrence Smallwood will direct
the program, which will include many
of the features Of tine class gradua-
ton week of 10 years ago.
Evening star., 1936-12-05
Mae West Same Old Siren
Against New Background
"Personal Appearance" Same in Idea, but
Not in Dialogue in Film at
Earle This Week.
BY JAY CARMODY.

worlds of the politician the diplomat the tycoon tne
that laid waste by Mae West
And in which opened yesterday at the Earle
destruction
thinking Of the
Evening star., 1936-12-05
Ethel Waters Puts Steam
Heat in "Stormy Weather.
Sepia Songstress Is Star of Stage Bill at
Loew's Capitol This Week, While Millin-
der Band Supplies Incidental Music.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, Jr.

Mlnder at the
the effect that he glad TO
~ be in with band
Step Brothers, Conway
Evening star., 1936-12-05

at a recent foot ball game, advertising
"I,loyds of London" THE wind was
strong and I told my wife, I hope 1t
blows into Anthony Adverse" Last
lie Roy production) Every one laughs
except your correspondent While
the by-play proceeds, extras occupying
other tables in the cafe, get IN a good
meal Of celery and radishes. They've
been eating them since the scene
started-six hours ago.
A two-reel trailer to celebrate the
Adolph Zukor silver jubilee In pictures
is being made at Paramount. The first
reel will give high lights from films OF
the last Is years. beginning with Sarah
Bernhardt's 1912 epic, Queen Eliza
beth" Others in this group include
Gloria Swanson, the late Thomas
Meighsn and Rudolph Valentino in
THE Sheik" and Blood and Sand"
Second half of the 17-minute trailer
shows bits from Paramount's latest
productions, including, High, Wide
and Handsome"
A scene from the latter, a repro
duction of Arthur Hornblow's Of
fee, Is supposed to show what hap
pens at a production conference. Err
ror number one concerns the ofice,
which, in reality, Is much larger
and more swankily furnished. Con-
trary to the usual custom, Misses
Irene Dunno and Dorothy Lamour
are without make-up-and the for
fner is listening to Jerome Kern.
seated at the piano, playing song hits
from the picture-and congratulating
him. At q real production confer
ence Miss Dunno would be singing
and Kern would be listening and
congratulating.
Henry Fonda tells me he has been
waiting q year to play the title role
in, slim" for Warmers. when I
finish this film, go into the hospital
for an operation on my knee. I did
something to 1t year ago when I
slipped on Bill Settlers yacht" Fonda
will be abed six weeks, which Is tough
luck for his new socialite bride, for
merly Mrs. George Brokaw, who has
yet to be shown the gay life in Hol-
lywood by her busy husband. But
she likes it here-because she's with
me-" says Hank.
Pat O'Brien, playing An important
role in "Slim," is ruminating on the
folly Of betting good money on foot
ball games. II lost $700 on Mar
quette," he tells me. But I'm not
complaining. I've too much to be
thankful for. When look back on
all the hard times had (O'Brien.
Spencer Tracy and Frank McHugh are
old New York hall room comrades)
I'm glad I had them-before having
it 50 good now" On the side
lines Of the set Is . full-size prize
ring. featured In "Ths Trial HoEss'
Evening star., 1936-12-05
Yule Gifts Roman Habit.

Our habit Of giving Christmas pres
ents comes from the Roman practice
Of exchanging gifts on the 1st OF
January.
Evening star., 1936-12-05

SllGliiS 81 ClOoS W oAdNSe 'eAAS nAA'e'
pseudo-Parisian cafe, that the Belgian
born French actor can see nothing but
the face of the minute megaphonist-
and forgets his lines.
The scene is long-two and a half
Evening star., 1936-04-30
FUMES FROM AUTO
KILL NJ. |. .LIGHTB0WN
Death Of Former Realtor Called
Suicide by Fairfax
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDON, Va, April 30.-With a
tube attached to the exhaust pipe of
his automobile in his mouth, Millard
L. Lightbown, SO, former West Palm
Beach, Fla, realtor, was found dead
from carbon monoxide poisoning in
a closed garage on his farm near here
yesterday.
The former real estate dealer, who
recently restored the old Hicks farm
where he lived, was found by Dalton
Thompson, young employe, who had
been dismissed Tuesday.
Doors of the garage and the auto
mobile were closed and the motor OF
the machine was running, Thompson
told Fairfax County authorities. The
tube had been run through the floor
board of the car to the exhaust pipe.
DR.. C. A. Ransom. county coroner,
issued a certificate of suicide after an
investigation. No reason for Light
bowns action was learned.
He leaves his wife, who had been
visiting relatives in Maryland for the
past few days; one son, Lynn Light
boWn of Georgia, and two daughters,
Miss Maude Lightbown, Miami. Fla,
and Miss Ruth Lightbown of WASH
ington. Funeral arrangements are
not complete.
Evening star., 1936-04-30
MOB IN ARKANSAS
LYNCHES SUSPECT
10 Masked Men Take Victim
From PoIice-Tr00ps
Rescue AIabaman.
Nv the Associated Press.

Ev the ASSOCldIeQ FleSS.
LEPANTO, Ark, April 30.-Three
outbursts of mob violence within 48
hours-tlle Staying of two colored
men and a demonstration against
third which was frustrated by Ma
tional Guardsmen-centered attention
of the Southern race problem today.
All the men were accused of crimes
against women.
Willie Kees, 10. described by City
Marshal Jay May as "half-witted"
petty THE, was shot to death by a
band of 10 masked men who wreSted
him from officers here yesterday.
Tuesday Lint Shaw, 45-year-old
farmer, fell victim of rifle and shot
gun fire of 40 men at the scene of an
near Colbert, Ga.
National Guardsmen used tear gas
10 disperse a throng at Huntsville,
Ala, that threatened Walter Miller
when he was arraigned yesterday on
charges of aSsaulting and Staying
pretty Vivian Woodward, 19.
Miller pleaded innocent. Adjt Gen.
John C. Coleman said troops would
guard him at the trial, set for May IL.
Kees, who was accused of attempted
assault, was found dead at the edge
of Lepanto two hours after he was
kidnapped. his wrists wired behind his
back and three bullet holes through
his body.
The men, wearing burlap sacks over
their heads, covered him with guns,
Jay said, showed Kees into one of
the cars, and drove away.
II couldn't recognize any Of the
men," the marshal said.
Justice of the Peace w. T. Thur
man at an inquest returned ver-
dict of death from gunshot wounds
at the hands of parties unknown"
Evening star., 1936-04-30
MAS0NS WILL HONOR
VETERAN TREASURER
William Lewis Allen Has Held
Post in Alexandria for
33 Years.

By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 30
William Lewis Allen, treasurer of the
Mount Vernon Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, for more than 33 years, will
be honored by the chapter at its
May convocation tomorrow night.
The veteran Masonic officer, who
received his Royal Arch degree in
1892, has rendered his resignation
effective May l.
He desired to be relieved of some
Of his Masonic responsibilities, being
also treasurer OF the Andrew Jackson
Lodge Of Masons and of Scottish Rite
bodies for the Valley of Alexandria.
Mr.. Allen served as high priest of
the Royal Arch chapter in 1900, was
elected treasurer in 1903 and was
appointed district deputy grand high
priest in 1914.
A special election will be held at
the meeting to name an officer to. fil
the unexpired term Of the treasurer.
Evening star., 1936-04-30
SHIP PERIL PROBE
PLANNED BY ROPER
Special Board to Inquire Into
Charges of Unsafe Condi-

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Roper announced yesterday
a special board would be set up i'm
mediately to investigate complaints
about conditions aboard ships said to
affect safety of life at sea-"
The Commerce Secretary said the
conditions to which he referred had
been reported to him by East Coast
striking seamen.
He told his press conference the
board would be comprised of three
members. one appointed by the Com
merce Department, one by the Attor-
ney General and one by the Secretary
of the Treasury. He said he had writ
ten Attorney General Cummings and
Secretary Morgenthau requesting
them to appoint members to the board
as soon as possible.
Evening star., 1936-04-30

ADDISON H. GIBSON
OF Pittsburgh, Pa, 1Dho rose
from poverty to riches, died
a week ago in Tulsa, OKLA,
and under the terms OF his
1UH his fortune OF more than
S2,3O0,000 goes to aid the i'm
poueriShed sick and to aid
young men in obtaining a coll
leqe educatiOn.-A. P. Photo.
Evening star., 1936-04-30
WASHINGTON, THURSDAY APRIL 30 1886
MARTINSBURG SCOUT
WINS TRIP TO CAPITAL


of Representative Jennings
Randolph.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINsBURG, w. ", April 3d..
Joseph T Hes. Jr.. 1s, Of this city. has
been officially recognized as the out
standing local Boy Scout and will be
given a trip to Washington on May 8
to be the guest of Representative Jen-
nings Randolph of West Virginia.
He will be taken to the Capital by
DR.. M. H. Porterfield, president of the
Shenandoah Boy Scout area.
Plans call for visit with Repre-
sentative Randolph to the White
House.
Hess has won at least one award
at every Court of Honor held since he
became Scout.
Evening star., 1936-04-30
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Evening star., 1936-04-30

You'll notice the difference
Manhattans are cut comfortably
full, yet they aren't baggy or
bunchy. The broadcloth shorts
give you free striding. They're
tie-side or elastic-back models.
The combed cotton shirts have
deep armholes. Treat yourself!
LANSBURGH'S-STREET FLOOR.