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The Washington times., 1936-09-29

have less dramatic worth than his
m antic adventures or the
achievements Of the battlefield. II
is indeed a wordy play, but it has
been brilliantly written and the
grip of its dialogue is strengthened
by the little human incidents the
playwrightS have chosen to let in
the light on his character.
Napoleon'S rage over the stray.
ing of a COW, his amusing efforts
to check the jealousies and bicker.
ings among his loyal followers, his
faculty for plain speech, his sense
of humor and his blind faith in
his eventual restoration to power
are revealed in these short scenes
that bring about his eventual real
ization of his tragic plight.
BEAUTIFULLY ACTED
AS Actor Evans viSualizes the
Emperor, he was handsome in the
full power of manhood when he
began his exile, and a broken man
in health, but not in spirit, when
he was obliged to accept the
philosophy of defeat. The changes
in appearance have been artfully
shown through the magic of
makeup.
"St. Helena" has been Skillfully
directed by Robert Sinclair and
Joe Mielziner'S period settings
are great aids to the cast in the
creation of mood.
It is the acting, however, which
makes st. Helena" an impress
Sive historical tapestry. Support
ing the sterling performance of
the star are superb characterize
tionS by Joseph MacCauley as
the unhappy General Gourgaud,
Jules Epailly as Cipriani, Stephen
Appleby as Count Montholon,
Whitford Kane as DR.. O'Meara,
Percy Waram as Sir Hudson
Lowe, Marc Loebell as Napoleon'S s
valet, and Edward Fielding as Ad-
miral Cockburn. The two Incl
dental women characters were well
played by Kay Strozzi and Rosa
mond Pinchot.
A round of calls rewarded the
cast after the final curtain and
Mrs. Adelaide Hibbard introduced
Director John Mckee of the Ma
tional Academy of Stage Training.
Mr.. Mckee paralelled the 1885
opening of the first National The
ater with it's poem of welcome,
by reading the winning essay of
Catherine T. Austin, of Takoma
Park, on why the Living Stage
Will Survive"
It was a memorable start for
the second hundred years on E
Street with the names of the first
nighters enscrolled in the program
pages.
The Washington times., 1936-09-29

pampered rich and is unique in
that not one man appears in the
cast. Nearest to a male is the
shadow of a man on a door in
the third act Mrs. E. Sparks of
Clarendon, Virginia, thinks that
Major Bowes is neglecting Wash
ington in his auditioning of
amateurs. She bespeaks a word
for a two piano team which won
first prize in an amateur contest
at Westinghouse high school
but doesn't say who they are.
Clark Gable sent me a dandy
letter yesterday which you. may
see in full in next Saturdays Hol-
lywood On Parade sections of the
Washington Times. The straw
ballots on Movie Row and E
street indicate that John Jay DAILY
will rejoin Washinton's critics
circle in November. Maynard
Madden, Metropolitan manager,
who counts up Anthony Adverse"
receipts was elated to discover
that the Warner Brothers picture
outgrosSed "Mr. Deed Comes to
Town" in its first week on F.
Street.
RUDY'S ROMANCE
A romance that has secretly
been brewing between Rudy Vallee
and comely chlorine will deprive
Washington audiences of witness
ing one of the principals with the
new musical revue, "The Glorified
Follies of 1885," which is sched-
uled to open at Loew's Capitol on
Friday Newspaper reports from
Boston, where the show Is cur
rently playing, reveal that the
latest object of Rudy'S affections,
Judy Stewart, quit the show "cold"
Sunday night and fled to the
croon e RS Maine camp. Miss
Stewart, according to the report,
boarded a late train and several
hours later Vallee was seen in his
$4,000 auto headed after the flee
ing beauty It is rumored that
very shortly the girl that is known
only as Judy, will become Mrs
Rudy.
A CLEVER FAMILY
Donatella brothers and Carmen
at the Earle Theater comprise the
only family act now travelling in
vaudeville, with the exception of
acrobatS The father and mother
have been variety troupers for 35
years and all of their children
were literally born in the theater
The pretty Carmen of the act
is the most amazing contortion-
istic dancer now adorning the
stage and a genuine physical
marvel She began her bends
and body twists while she was
still an infant and entered the
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
Speedy Show at
Goyety

After four weeks Of better than
average shows since the Gayety
opened for the season, Col. Jimmy
Lake has again this week fur
nished our only Ye Olde Tyne
Burleycue Emporium with a the
atrical exhibit that rates the
cash customers best attention.
The current offering is known
technically as Babes of Broad
way" and includes, among its
other attractions, young per
son entitled Mile. Verne, who re-
vealS a number of things as well
as an engrossing dragon dance"
The Nam 'selle deserves her bill
ing as a star, but must divide a
large share of the honors with
Billy Hagen and Billy Lee, the
two principal comics. Hagen, ia
nous for his observations about
cheese and crackers" has a lit.
tie bit better material than Lee
but the latter manages to snare
a quota of laughs from both the
boxes and the family circle"
Col. Lake, own'r and prop'r
also produces a hit in the person
of Rube Walman, who appears
only once but brings down the
house. thereby necessitating much
rebuilding. in his whistling spe
cialty. He begins with bird calls
so good that the audience doesn't
give him the bird" right back
and winds up in a furry of ap
plause with the Poet and Peas
ant" overture.
For feminine fare. the doughty
Colonel offers Lee Laurell, whose
titan treSses assist her SpecialtieS
and Nellie CaSson, who appears in
the scenes also. Palmer Cote and
Joe Delvin are highly capable
straight" men and the Mack sis,
tiers and Al Kilbride are much
better than space permits to tell
about.
uoTr
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
Flora Gives Advice
To Youthful PLAYER

The old-time stars of the 81.
lents can still offer a word of ad-
vice to the up and coming young,
sters of filmdom today.
And my first advice to you,
Freddie" said Flora Finch, co-star
of the famous Bunny-Finch come
dies of more than 20 years ago,
to Freddie Bartholomew, 'iS not
to let any youthful taste for pas
try and sweets get the better of
you. I always watched that"
The two met for the first time
today on the set of M-G-M's THE
Devil Is a Sissy" Freddie as the
star, teamed with Jackie Cooper
and Mickey Rooney, and Miss
Finch in an important character
role.
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
RKO Radio Holds On
To Three Good Ones

Eric Blore and Gordon Jones,
actors, and Irwin Shaw, writer,
have received new contracts from
RKO Radio.
Blore. internationally popular
comedian, recently completed a
featured role in the Fred Astaire-
Ginger Rogers musical. Swing
Time" and is currently playing
with Gene Raymond and Ann
Sothern in "Smartest Girl in
Town"
Jones' last picture was 1--WE Who
Are About to Die"
Shaw, author of the widely-dis,
cusSed Broadway play, Bury the
Dead" started his screen career
by writing the adaptations for the
Pandro S. Berman production,
THE Big Came"
VOTE AMERICAN-
The Washington times., 1936-09-29

EPISODE SCENES
Here is a fascinating dramatic
portrait that gathers both force
and value as Maurice Evans de-
velopS the many facets of one
of history's monumental figures.
AS the art of the actor brings
the Little Corporal to life, his
moods and eccentricties, his ar
rogance and despair, his sparse
joys and his heavy sorrows, his
craftineSS and his studied con-
tempt for his conquerors, all be-
come gloriously alert and alive
and parade in a brilliant per-
formance.
"St. Helena" throbs with the
illusion of reality because it's
dominant character is magnifi-
Gently portrayed. Seldom does a
new season bring such a glitter
ing exhibit for first play inSpec-
ton.
The play follows Napoleon from
December, 1915, when he crossed
the portals of Longwood house to
confinement and comparative OBJ
scurity, through his pitiful efforts
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
MOVIE

PALACE-William Powell, THE
Great Ziegfeld," 1920 a. m.
2:40, 800, 9:20 p. m.
CAPITOL-Francis Lederer, my
American Wife," 10:45 a. m,
1875, 4:25, 7:10, 1000 p. m.
Stage-12:35, 1925, 6:15, 900
p. m.
COLUMBIA jean Crawl or d
Gorgeous HusSy." 11:00 a. m,
ITO, 800, $40, 1885, GAS p. m
EARLE-Fred MacMurray, "Ths
Texas Rangers, 10:45 a. M,
1:30, 4:2O. 7:10, 1000 p. m
Stage-12:40. $3.50, $40, 9:1O
p. m.
RIALTO-"Grand Hotel" 2:16
4:36, 7:06, 9;36 p. m. Organ re.
cital,
RKO KEITHS-Fred Astaire,
Swing Time" 1882 a. M, 1882
1882. 5:32. 1882, 9:32 p. m.
BELASCO Magnificent Obses
sion, ll:39 a. m, 1888, 3:37
5:36, 1885 and 9:34 p. m.
Observation-Disclosures Ad.
verse;" $50, 11:50 a. M, 2:15,
4:45, ITO, 9:35 p. m.
LITTLE-Conrad Veidt, Power, "
11:15 a. m. 1:21, 1926. 5:31,
1885, GAL p. m.
HOWARD-"The Return of
Sophie Lang" 1915, 2:45, Sis,
7:45 1915 p. m. Stage-FaLS
Waller and his orchestra, las
Ais, 6:45, 9:15 p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
Conrad Veidt
In Power
At Little

Not a particularly pleasant sort
of picture at best and one that
labors under a very delicate sub
ject matter, Power" the Saumont
British production Of Feuchtwag-
ner's Jew Suss, makes every effort
to compete with our filming of
the Rothschild family. Compari-
sons are odious in most cases and
while we had some meritoriouS
offerings from our English cousins
this is not one of their best.
Born in the Ghetto sections Of
Wutternberg, Josef Oppenheimer
lived for one lone ambitions real
ization. Almighty power and all it
brought with it plus the respect
and recognition due his race were
the hidden fires stirring and Smoul
dering in Oppenheimer. With time
he achieves his ambitions, not
without the unhappy suffering to
his pride.
Perhaps Oppenheimer's greatest
mistake was not realizing that
those in power never show it.
However, he was the brains be-
hind his lord, Duke Carl Alexan-
der. Together the two could have
gone far, had they hitched their
wagons to more worthwhile stars.
Oppenheimer, fatalist and man OF
destiny, realizes how useless it
would be to combat the stronger
forces in his life. The love for his
people, tested and found wanting,
brings out the question, just what
is stronger than environment?
Somewhere buried under the
weighty length of this story lies
some simple and elemental truths
Conrad Veidt's Josef (Jew SusS)
lacks nothing in its stark, telling
and direct forcefulness. He reads
his lines with a conviction and
sincerity, easily showing up the
remainder of the cast. Neverthe'
less, Sir Cedric Hardwicke as his
uncle, the rabbi imparts dignity
and character to that part. Others
seen in the film we're Bonita Hume
Frank Vosper, Gerald du Maurier
and Eva Moore.
An early Charlie Chaplin film
'"The Immigrant" and a Para
mount News complete the bill.
n NJ
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
KELLEYGRAMS

Eleanor Holm Jarrett hasn't
heen the vaudeville sensation ex-
pected after all of her Olympic
ballyhoo. In fact she has been a
distinct disappointment in some
spots and her washington book
ing is in doubt. Norma w. Pyle,
who is M-G-M'S ace tub thumper
in this Jurisdiction, wants no pub
licity for his marriage next Satur-
day to Julie Crosby, Baltimore
film exchange secretary. An
other romance that is flourlshing
is Audrey Seiber, the Earle's ex-
ponent of what the well dressed
girl should wear, and Fred Shawn,
local radio executive Chris Arth.
the Nationals veteran maestro,
leads the band from exactly the
same spot where his father led
the E Street orchestra so years
ago. He was planning little birth
day program of his own for the
theater's 101St anniversary but
Max Gordon crossed him up by
using one of those brand new
portable organs for est. Helena" "
LONGEST MOVIE PROGRAM
Longest movie program in the
world is now being offered at
His Majesty's Theater in London.
It runs four hours and so min
utes. Here's the why" of it Z.
1.-THE Great ziegfeld" is the main
attraction and it runs three
hours. AS this is screened 13
times a week, it is necessary un-
der the British quota law that
one quarter of this time, just
under 10 hours a week, be also
devoted to the screening of
British footage. SO "Ziegfeld"
goes on at 2:15 and 9:15 daily.
Then they put on Immediately
two full-length English features,
christopher Wren Comes to Life
and "The Crimes of Stephen
Hawke. The Era reports that
the audience thins out to pitiable
size for these English pictures. {.
Incidentally "Ziegfeld'' is running
at the Capitol Theater in New
York from 9 a. m. to 3 a. m. the
next morning as the regular
schedule.
ALL WOMEN PLAY
Max Gordon and his man Fri
day, Max Gendel, here for the
opening of "St Helena" an
nounced yesterday premiere Of an
unusual show for Washington in
December. It will be THE Wom-
en-" by Clare Booth Brokaw with
the opening scheduled for Deem
ber %. which means the National
will be lighted week before Christ
mas. the new opus is described
as a stG&y Of the women of the
The Washington times., 1936-09-29

lhaVe probably already seen Buster
Crabbe as Mr.. Flash Gordon.
Funny, in Rainbow On The
River" they had to teach a south.
ern dialect to that most amazing Of
all sepia actresses, Louise Beavers,
because she was born in Cincinnati
and raised in Pasadena, and has
about as much southern accent as
Leslie Howard.
Harry Albiez, in his IL years as
Woody Van Dykes prop man, has
had quite an exciting life. When
they were making Eskimo" in
Alaska. he had to be fished out
Of the Arctic Ocean at so below
with an ice pick. While making
Trader Horn" in Africa, he got
Strayed from the Safari, and was
chased by lion. In the South Seas,
for White Shadows In The South
Seas" he fell overheard again and
was almost done away with by a
shark, before they could grab him
back into the boat. But it remained
for him to have his most harrow
ing experience right on the M-G-M
lot. A desk fell off a truck right
on top of him and knocked him
unconscious. To which Missy Joan
Crawford, for whose picture Love
On The Run" the desk was in.
tended, up and gave him a pretty
embroidered motto of There l.
No Place Like Home"
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
ST. HELENA OPENS
Maurice Evans, as Napoleon,
Is Brilliant Star Of Fine
Dramatic Portrait
Bv ANDREW R. KELLY

In the presence of distinguished audience the National
Theater last night naugrad the 1Ost of drama
Street Inauguraed it with the rounded perfection that
has to expect in Max Gordon production with
beautifully acted and exquistey mounted play ST. Helena
Playwrghts R. c. Sheriff. CJourneys End') and Jeanne
de Casas have put Napoleon under the microscope They
have searched his character through the six long bitter
of exile the rock of ST. Helena with visions of glory behind
and only hope sustain the former monarch his deay
S+io
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright, 1895, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 2s.-Top-
les of the dazed. You can put
it down as almost a cinch that
Allan Marshall, David o. Selz.
hicks English newcomer, will
play Rhett Butler in Gone
With the Wind" Mr.. Marshall
is a cross between Ronald Cole,
man and Laurence Olivier, but
with a distinct personality Of his
own. Then, in the other lead
don't be in the least surprised
if Tallulah Bankhead comes
right back from her New York
play to portray Scarlet O'Hara
She has been tested for the role
and is considered a sensation.
In Daryl Zanuck's new suite
of offices at Twentieth Century
Fox, all you have to do is ster
into an elevator and go to the
basement, where the tired pro
ducers will find a swimming pool
a barber shop and steam and
massage rooms for their pleas
ure. Some Swank, eh, kid?
The colossal splash Of publicity
anent a newcomer is being paid
for personally from a producer
pocketbook. He is so entranceo
with the newcomer, he is assist.
ino fha hrnoH
Nice to hear that Gloria Swan
son is about to affix her sigma
ture to three-picture contract
at M-G-M. The deal was origi
mated by the late Irving G. Thai
berg. Miss Swanson is also being
invited to star in an air show
since she vowed the public on
her one appearance.
We also find at MGM, as ex
pected, that the untimely de
mise of Irving has thrown the
studio into an uproar. Edmund
Goulding has stepped out of the
direction of "Maytime." The
Marx brothers picture is being
held up, and the next Norma
Shearer picture, presumably tc
be Marie Antoinette," is en-
tirely a matter for anybody'S
guess.
Ramon Novarro, on his per
sonal appearance tour of Mex
leo, which is partly business tt
see about heading the proposed
Mexican Hollywood, is so sue
cessful that the tour has beer
extended, and what's more, he
has offers to carry right on dowr
into South America. The only
fly in the ointment on the Mex
lean Hollywood situation is thai
Ramon wants to produce here ir
Hollywood and his hackers want
to produce in Mexico.
Fred MacMurray has purchased
himself some acreage, just two
blocks from Gary Cooper'S manse
in Brentwood, and as soon as Mrs
MacMurray wells herself, they viii
run up a little 18-room lean-to fol
themselves.
Marlene Dietrich has been hav
ing a reunion with her mama II
Paris, while waiting for her Eng
ish Alexander Korda picture tt
commence.
Universal discovering that it,
shorts and serials offered a mighty
lucrative income, has increased al
budgets, particularly the serials
It has purchased from King Fea
lures such famous strips as jungle
jim" Ace Drummond." "Flasf
Gordon" and Secret Agent X9.'
In Ace Drummond," you will see
Guy Bates Post. In Jungle Jim,
Grant Withers, Raymond Hattor
and Bryant Washburn. and you
? - -@ II ~ -
The Washington times., 1936-09-29

act seven years ago. An older Don
ateua brother is a speciality dancer
in George Whites Scandals. "A
happy family. indeed, and a stand
ard vaudeville act that has been
stopping shows for many seasons
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
Singer

John Beal, who plays a con-
demned convict in RKO Radios
1--WE Who Are About To Die"
hopes to do a romantic singing
role in a musical picture as his
next vehicle.
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
Former Extra

Ann Dvorak, now appearing op-
posite Preston Foster in RKO
Radios 1--WE Who Are About To
Die" is one of the very few prom
inent screen players who rose from
the extra ranks.
The Washington times., 1936-09-29

to adjust himself to the humilia-
ton Of defeat and his peaceful
passing in 1921. In eleven swiftly
moving scenes Of color and excite
ment pages of history are graph
ically told.
Some will say that "St. Helena"
lacks suspense and climax, that
these chapters in Napoleon's life
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
Football Star

Bruce Cabot, who plays a foot
ball star in RKO Radios The Big
Came" actually was prominent at
the gridiron sport during his col
lege days.
The Washington times., 1936-09-29
L Cover HOIIy yWOOd

%have probably already seen Buster
Crabbe as Mr.. Flash Gordon.
The Washington times., 1936-09-29

National Theater Begins lOlst
Season With New Max Gordon Pl;
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-31
Telegraph Company. Overseas tele-

Telegraph Company. Overseas tele-
phone calls have been increased about
65 per cent so far this year. Calls
between the United States, Hawaii
and the Orient have increased about
35 per cent, while calls to the West
Indies and Central America have gone
up 260 per cent over the previous year
Calls across the Atlantic and between
ships at sea so far this year have been
increased by more than go per cent
over the same period of 1885.
/ Transatlantic circuits handled 1877
! telephone calls one day in October
when France went off the gold stan
dard, a figure only exceeded by the
Christmas day traffic of last year,
when there were $50 telephone calls
made between North America and
countries in every quarter of the
globe. When Great Britain went off
the gold standard in September 1881,
and when stock prices crashed in Oc-
tober 1929, there were large num-
Der of calls made.
Ship-to-shore telephone service has
shown great improvement this year
over previous years. On November
8 there were 81 completed calls, 33 of
this number made with the Normandie
then westbound a day out of New
York. The record for a days tele-
phone calls on a single ship was made
by the Queen Mary, which had Al con-
versations on July &c. On her maid
en- voyage in May, the Queen Mary
established the record for a single
voyage with "a telephone calls.
Telephone overseas channels used
largely for personal calls have been
utilized by record volume Of broad
casts to and from foreign countries
including highlights in the music sea-
son of Europe, addresses by noted
statemen and eyewitness accounts OF
stirring events abroad.
Transocean telephone service thi!
year has centered chiefly about the
larger cities on the North American
seaboard and Western Europe, with
the greatest volume Of calls between
New York and London. Telephone
connections have been set up with re.
mote points-in South Africa, Syria
Egypt, Iceland, India, Australia ant
Java. New areas to which service
was extended during the year were
Puerto Rico, Jamaica, the island o:
Balti in the Netherland Indies, Ell Sal
vador, Tasmania and Kenya in Africa
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-31
Melbourne

Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Payne spent
part of the holidays with Mrs. Payne's
mother, Mrs. George Isdell of Cape
Charles, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pettigrew B. Bum
and little son, Jimmy left on Friday
of last week for Middlesex, N. c.,
where they will spend the holidays
with Mr.. Bunn's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. B. Bum and other relatives.
There will be services at Remson
NJ. E. Church next unday afternoon
at 8 o'clock by our pastor, Rev. G. S.
Thomas. Everybody is cordially in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Taylor en-
tertained at Christmas day dinner
Those present were the following, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Warren and family
of Kingston, Md, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Adkins and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Taylor and family and
Mr.. Joseph Taylor of Melbourne.
1IOS0 eHC0IC dlllSu dC supper last
Saturday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Adkins were the fol-
lowing: Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Tay-
lor and son, Mr.. Joseph Taylor of
Melbourne and Misses Louise and
Virginia Byrd of Kingston, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones of Klej
Grange and daughter, Mrs. Frank Hol
land of near Goodwill and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Adkins and family were
entertained last Saturday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Watson.
Misses Louise and Virginia Byrd,
of Kingston, Md, and Miss Roberta
Adkins spent part Of the holidays with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam J. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Burroughs
and daughter Miss Rachel Burroughs
of Assawoman and Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Layman Of Easton were entertain
ed at a Christmas Day dinner at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Reid Of
Stockton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Layman Of
Easton were visitors here Sunday
Mr.. Layman returned home Sunday
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-31
AUDIT
IS ADDRESSED BY
HEALTH OFFICER

"Treat yourself to a physical audit
if you have not had one made lately"
is the advice Of DR.. r. H. Riley, Direc-
tor of the State Department of Health,
to grown-ups in Maryland.
"Go to your doctor and to your den
tist," DIR. Riley said, "find out how
you stand so far as your physical re-
sources are concerned. If your re-
serve supply of health needs watching
or if you have been overdrawing your
account they can help you either to
build it up again or to conserve what
you have.
Continuing the comparison of ones
physical resources to a bank account,
DR.. Riley said: ave all start out in
life with a certain amount of biologi-
cal capital. We conserve our physi-
cal resources and build up our health
account by hygienic living. The ac-
count needs close watching, because