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The Washington times., 1936-08-21

RIALTO RE-LIGHTS
The management of the Little
Theater today completed negotia-
tions to take over the Rialto
Theater, one of the oldest and
most famous of WaShington'S
elayhouses, which has been open
only Sporadically for the past
several years.
The Little Theater, highly sue
seSsful revival house located be-
tween F and G Streets on Ninth,
less than a block from the Rialto,
will continue to operate.
Some of the more popular re-
sivalS, which have heretofore been
shown at the Little, will be ex-
1ibited at the Rialto in the flu
Cure. In addition, it is expected
shat a number of the older and
more classic sound pictures which
have previously not been avail
able, will be secured. An exact
definition Of policy has not yet
5een made, but in general it is
planned to show the films Of
greatest popularity at the Rialto,
with those of more limited and
specialized appeal appearing at
the Little.
The Rlalto will open its doors
again on September II, the first
anniversary of the Little's career
as a revival house. Extensive al
serations will be made to make
she historic old theater "the most
comfortable place possible" &C
cording to Abe Toxins, manager
of the Little.
Besides reducing the seating
capacity, the Rialto will be given
a new name. Present plans call
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
By LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright, 1886. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 21.--Non-
senSitieS of the day. Now that
the Twentieth Century-Fox-MGM
purchase of a large slice Of eau
mont British is practically in the
bag, the English film company'S
stock has zoomed up on the mar
ket in London, with everybody
buying as much as they can get
their hands on. That's how i'm
portant we are to the furriners.
Inez Courtney and her titled
Italian husband were saved from
possible asphyxiation the other
night by the loud yowls of the
Ineighbors cat. Kitty cared nothing
for the fact that there was an
open gas jet in their house. He
was yelling for his own amaze
ment, but it did the trick.
When you see Mary Boland sip
ping a delectable raspberry soda
in wives Never Know" you
needn't be enviouS of her. 1t was
made Of paraffin, soft drink and
an old cigarette wrapper, so 1t
would photograph better.
A boy in Reading, Pa. wrote
on to Gene Raymond to say that,
since he had seen Gene in Love
on a Bet" hitch-hiking to Cali
fornia clad in naught but a pair
of shorts, he vas about to dc
likewise. Mr.. r. wired back
quickly that the youth should
either equip himself with a rich
uncle. as there was in the pic
ture, or a very good promoter to
bail him out Of jailS in towns
where they frown on nudiSm.
Tiny wisp of a creature went
up to Sir Guy Standing to con
graduate him on his hiStrionlcS
and he in turn expressed sur
prise that one so young and tiny
had seen so many films. Imagine
his embarrassment when the lit
tie lady went into a rage and
announced in no infirm tones
that she was well over 80 and
could quite we'll take care OF her
self. It seems she was mignet
While the Legionnaires were
having their convention here q
cafe in Hollywood hired all the
stars doubles they could find, IN
troduced them as the real Mccoy
and made the boys feel that they
had missed nothing on their TRIP
to Hollywood. How deceptive.
Metro has lady, 70 years old
in THE Longest Night" who at
tributes her great vivacity anc
agility at her advanced age tc
the fact that she skipS rope al
the time. 1t all sounds very ex
hauSting.
Nelson Eddy, at the same film
emporium, always astonishes the
crew by Ginning himself on
cross bar before he unleaShes hi
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
RioIto Theoter to Re-Light
Sept. II Under Policy Of
Revival Pictures
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

Gong Native the annual local Street. went into
the Capitol Theaer ledger last night of the most
cessul attractions of 1886 Crossing well $4,000 for the
week. it entities Gene Ford and all concerned to take bow
For % grand is quite few than most professional
grams booked the Capitol attract 1t another local
1887 and perhaps before that Of the picture
"Piccadily Jm helped for audiences liked Robert
Montgomery in this P G. Wodehouse story The box office
record at the Capitol (nee the Foxy still held by Amos n
ANDY appeared Inauguration week in 1888 and waloped
Sver week They able to gross this staggering
sum by giving and eight shows daily throughout the week
and with upped prices Perhaps Clark Gable and Robert Tay
doing personal might reach $35OO0 but nobody else
can think Of will menace the A. & A. record.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
Jean Harlow Flies
Picture to Mother

Jean Harlow's mother could not
come to "Suzy," so Jean flew
"Suzy" to her mother.
Vacationing at Catalina. Mrs.
Jean Bello, the stars mother, had
not seen her daughters newest
screen hit.
Taking a morning off from
-Libeled Lady" her current film,
Miss Harlow flew to Avalon with
a print of "Suzy" and had it
screened for Mrs. Bello in the
Casino Theater there with the two
as the entire audience. She flew
back to Los Angeles in time to
resume work in the afternoon.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
1 Cover HOu YWOOd

, lungs and gives vent to a song.
He says 1t limbers up his body,
and makes singing far easier.
And the latest, and possibly
last, difficulty that the studio
cops there have had with the pub
lie was with some bright urchins
who were renting binoculars to
the sightseeing populace in front
of the studio, so they could get
a long-distance peek at them at
work.
Anna STEM is the latest to take
up amateur photography. Every
time a fan ruShes up and snaps
a picture of her, she outs with
her camera and snaps them right
back Ann Sothern, who is
going out on a personal ap-
pearance tour, reminds us that
not only can she act, she also
sings, dances, plays Rachmaninoff
on the piano, and even can man.
age a few magic tricks which
Fred Heating taught to her. You
practically have to be an octupus,
with one talent for each leg, to
get in pictures any more. Once
upon time it was enough merely
to be pretty.
The latest in purchases is Sid
Silvers' buying of the Pirates, a
team of lady baseball players. ).
Shed tear for Cary Grant, who,
in his latest picture, Wedding
Present" has to roll under fire
engines, fly plane in a terrible
storm. and jump from one speed
ing ambulance to another. If he
survives it, we will probably see a
thrilling picture.
VOTE AMERICAN
Three Times Starred
Jean Hersholt was a picture star
in Triangle pictures in 1915, and
has risen to stardom twice since
then.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
Banker

Herbert Marshall, co-starring
with Katharine Hepburn in RKO
Radios Portrait of a Rebel"
planned to be a banker and did
not turn actor until after the
World War.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

for equipping the rear of the or
chestra with those comfortable
wicker chairs which permit plenty
of leg room and lolling without
disturbing your seat neighbor.
They are Washington's most
roomy and comfortable theater
seats.
When the lease for the Rialto
was signed, the venerable house
returned to the control of the
family of one of the men who
first pushed the movie business in
Washington. Mrs. Louise Noonan
Miller, co-manager of the Little,
is the daughter of the late John j.
Noonan, who showed the first
movie in this area SO years ago
in an old structure at Cabin John
Bridge. Noonan later built sew
eral theaters here, one of which is
now the Little.
ABOUT MR.. TAYLOR
One of my constituents insists
I can't write a column without
mentioning Robert Taylor and
feels this indicates bad case OF
fan fever. Not guilty. My favor
tie male actor is Joan Crawford's
husband. Yes, Franchot Tone. I
regard him as the best light come
dian and the most engaging
Romeo in all Hollywood. Actor
TAYLOR is mentioned often because
he is the current heartburn of a
great many who read the drama
pages. Eleanor Davis, for in
stance, who writes:
Just in case you care a boot, 1
am of the same opinion as you
about this Robert Taylor. While
1 think there ought to be a law
against one man being so darned
good looking, he doesn't exactly
hit the spot. Sort of lacks season
ing, if you know what mean. In
Cidentally, can you picture Robert
Taylor seeking the gals around a
la Gable. 1 can't.
Managers disagree with us. They
say R. T. socks the girls in the
audience, socks 'em in the heart
SO hard they march right up to
the ticket wickets.
STEVE'S ALUMNI
I wish it were possible for Steve
Cochran to have a reunion of
those who have graduated from
his stock company into inches of
Importance in the amusement
world. There would be Edward
Arnold. who lust finished acting
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
Wood Will Direct
Marxnoen and 'Tish'

Giving up vacation in the
Swiss Alps to direct the mad
Marx Brothers. Sam Wood has
signed a new long-term contract
with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
was definitely assigned to direct
two new film productions.
While script work is in prepa-
ration on Irving G. Thalberg's
"A Day at the Races" Wood
will first guide Edna May Oliver
and a star cast through Mary
Roberts Rinehart's "Tish."
Wood will leave this week for
Chicago. to witness a stage per-
Torrance of the Marx Brothers
revue.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

Burgess Meredith, star of RKO
Radios Winterset," is a former
Cleveland newspaper reporter. He
made his acting debut on Broad
way and scored his greatest hit in
the play he is now bringing to the
screen.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

AS a member of an English rep
ertory company, Elizabeth Allen,
now in RKO Radios Portrait of
a Rebel" travelled all through
England and its colonies.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

VOTE AM ERIC
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
Determined

Douglas Walton, now appearing
with Katharine Hepburn and
Fredric March in RKO Radios
Mary of Scotland" had to run
away from home to become an
actor.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

Nelson Eddy, at the same film
emporium, always astonishes the
crew by Ginning himself on a
cross bar before he unleashes his
The Washington times., 1936-08-21
SAILORS AS GUESTS

Loew's Capitol was host last
night to over 200 midShipmen and
officers of the japanese Navy who
are visiting Washington. These
visiting naval officers witnessed
the concluding performance of
Going Native" and "Piccadilly
jim" A message of welcome to
this country was extended for the
Nations Capital by District Com
missioner Melvin C. Hazen.
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

| -VOTE AMERlCA
The Washington times., 1936-08-21

Metro has a lady, 70 years old,
in THE Longest Night" who at
tributes her great vivacity and
agility at her advanced age to
the fact that she skips rope all
the time. 1t all sounds very ex-
hallSting,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06

HE LOST. G. l.. Coleman, U.
S. seaman lost bet to one
of his mess mates and has to
give a rickshaw runner in
Tsingtau, China, a rest. Acme
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05

Usually great man is one who does job that thou
sands of others could have done well they had been
on the job
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05
Tax Exemptions
To Auto Owners
Outlined Briefly
Keystone Automobile Club Of
Maryland Issues Following
Statement On Income Tax
Deductions

Income tax deductions and ex-
Iemptions allowed to motor vehicle
owners and operators are outlined
briefly in the following statement
prepared by counsel for the keystone
Automobile Club of Maryland:
"Full deduction NAV be made for
registration fees, operators license
fees and similar statutory charges.
Gasoline and oil taxes may be de-
Quoted in the following states: Con-
necticut, Delaware, District of Co
lumbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan
New hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Rhode Island
Vermont, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. Pennsylvania and New Jersey
motorists will be interested to know
that deduction may be made for
Delaware River bridge tolls.
con the other hand, differences in
local laws make a similar deduction
unlawful as to gasoline and oil pur-
chased in any one of the following
Jurisdictions: Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina and Tennessee. This rule
also applies to the Federal gasoline
tax.
Damage to the motor vehicle, for
which no compensation has been
made, and legal interest paid on
loans are also included among the
items which are deductible for tax
purposes. No deduction may be made
for traffic fines, settlement Of dam
age or injury claims by the taxpayer,
or for the cost of operating the
vehicle if used entirely for pleasure.
"Vehicles used partly for pleasure
and partly for business entitle the
taxpayer to a reduction on all ex-
penses incidental to the use of car
in proportion; 70 the amount of use
in business. If the vehicle is used
entirely in business, full deduction
may be made for such items as the
following:
Operating costs (cost of fuel,
maintenance and repair, garage rent,
insurance premiums, automobile club
dues); depreciation at the rate Of
% per cent each year on the original
list price; and finance charges on
the purchase of new car"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05
Spring Sports Teams Of
University Of Maryland
Book Fifty-twO Contests

University of Maryland's varsity
spring sports teams will take part
in 81 contests during the season
near at hand with "a of the events
booked at College Park.
Baseball will provide close to half
of the engagements, the nine being
slated for "a games. Ten tits each
have been listed by the track and
tennis combinations while the la
crosse team will figure in eight con-
tests.
Baseball will be the first to offer
real action, Ohio State invading Col
lege Park ON March 26 for a two
game stay. All of the other sports
open to competition in April, lacrosse
with Harvard on the second, track
with Virginia Tech on the ninth
and tennis with William and Mary
ON the fourteenth.
Indications point to up-to-normal
squads in baseball, lacrosse and
track, but the tennis team, which
lost it's ace, Maurice Schwartman,
will be well below last years
strength.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05
Democratic Women
From Eleven States
Convene In Florida
Tampa Scene Of Convention On
March 10 and 20-Trip To
Havana Follows Meeting

Democratic women from eleven
states will meet in Tampa, Florida,
March 10 and goth to lay plans for
the coming campaign and bask in
Florida's famous sunshine. A regio~-
Ial conference, women from the f D.
lowing states will be in attendance:
Mississippi, Alabama. Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland,
and Florida.
Heading the list of those who will
address the conference is Miss
Josephine Roche, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and one Of
the finest women speakers in the
country. Her subject is the "Public
Health Program. Mrs. James H.
Division of the Democratic National
Committee, will come from Washing
ton to speak at the conference, and
Mrs. Charles W. Tillett, Jr., of RAJ
leigh, North Carolina, will lead
panel discussion. Mrs. Hortense K.
Wells, Florida's National Committee
woman, is sponsoring the meeting.
Climaxing the conference, trip
to Havana has been planned. Imme-
diately following the close Of the
second days sessions, visitors win
leave by car for Miami, via the fa-
nous Tamiami Trail through the
Florida Everglades, TO embark ON
the s. s Florida. Two days win be
spent in Havana, where special enter
tainment features will be offered.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05

The love Of the beautiful calls man
to fresh exertions and awakens him to
a more noble life; and the glory Of it
Is, that as painters initiate, and poets
sing, and architects rear up the gor-
geous trophies of their skill-as every
thing becomes beautiful and orderly,
and magnificent--the activity Of the
mind rises to still greater and to bet
ter objects.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05
NEGLECTED ROADS

Most things have been hit hard in the past few years.
but nothing has suffered than Americas highway
system. Early in the depression when everyone
scared white legislatures in almost state quick
way to solve the relief problem by dvertng tax
enues They didn't stop at approprang such for
relief however they also took out of the road funds money
for schools and other things not directly related to high
ways.
Instead of relieving the unemployment situation they
actually made it worse Thousands of road workers
forced into eness because gas tax money intended for
road purposes by law being diverted to other purposes
Then came makeshift program of keeping up the high
ways patching instead of improving The building of new
roads declined enormously and widening Strengthening and
paving of old neglected for at least four
The average motorist is willing to have reasonable
part of his gas tax money spent schools But when the
law says it is intended for highway improvement and his
poor investment unless he has good roads to drive
on he feels justified in filing protest against using it
for anything that suits the whim of state legislature
Relief funds the motorst feels should from funds
collected especially for that purpose and road funds should
be spent where the law says they are to be spent.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05
TOO MANY LAWS

Most everyone will with the southern editor who
declared in recent issue of his paper that ever
lived who did not believe everybodys ees conduct and
business needed regulation and that he could do it better
than anyone else This obsession he asserts is doubtless
inherited from the days of oppression when kings made
onerous laws to govern ancestors Subconscousy
have longed for opportunity to regulate something
somebody else The first act of free people to enact
laws make themselves less free. They want laws
laws, to regulate ese Nobody suggested
law that would regulate himself. With multitude of
law-ma1ing machines constantly grinding out laws
we succeeded in passing many that requires
army of lawyers to tell what they No layman could
but which, in reality, only make him liable He
Willingly breaks laws every day. What need is fewer
and simpler laws.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05

The problems that still BATTLE science are perpetual
motion, gravity and making comfortable union sult'
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05
WHO is EDUCATED?

Amidst the confusion among various schools OF thought
regarding presentday education it is really difficult to find
satisfactory yardstck with which to that elusive
individual, the educated
Many hold the view that is truly educated unless
he familiar with the classics proficient in several lang
uages living and dead versed in higher mathematics and
Another school, while recognizing the desirabiy
of classical education when circumstances permit denies
that the classts have exclusive claims to real education
In this connection thought expressed by the Boston
phianthropis Edward A. Fene is pertinent He declares
that he educated mind today is the mind which best
learns how to use the knowledge in existence particularly
And that Seems seems to be very good definition
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05
Maryland Society Of
Washington Will Celebrate
maryland Day" March %

Marylanders are proud of their
State, and they are always ready to
celebrate Maryland Day., the 25th
of March, which was the date in 1884
when the first colonists under Leonard
Calvert, the first governor of the
Province of Maryland, landed on St.
Clements Island in the Potomac River.
Two days later they sailed back down
the Potomac to the mouth of the St.
Mary's River, and up the latter about
six miles, and there established the
first settlement which was called st.
Mary's City. The location of this set
Element which was naturally a very
beautiful one, was purchased from the
Indians by Governor Calvert for few
trinkets and garden tools. The Prov
ince of Maryland was granted to
Cecil Calvert, Second Baron of Balti-
more, by Charles 1, King of England
by charter dated June 20, 1852. The
charter, said to have been written by
George Calvert, First Baron of Bal
timore, and which is most interest
ing and remarkable legal document,
was to have been granted to the First
Baron, but unfortunately he died on
April Is, 1882, after the charter had
been submitted for the signature of
the King and the affixing of the Great
Seal of England, but before it was
actually signed and sealed.
The Maryland Society of Washing
ton will celebrate maryland Day" by
having dinner, reception and ball at
the Mayfower Hotel on Monday,
March %, the dinner to begin at 1880
o'clock. The president of the society is
Colonel George H. Calvert, Jr., we'll
known Maryland and Washington at
torney, and descendant of the Cal
verts who founded Maryland.
Senator Willard E. Tydings and his
bride have already accepted an invi-
tation to be the society's guests Of
honor on this occasion, and Senator
George L. Radcliffe and his wife, and
Maryland's six representatives, Will
liam P. Cole, Jr., Stephen w. Gam
brill, T. Alan Goldsborough, Ambrose
J. Kennedy, David J. Lewis, and Vim
cent L. Palmisano, and their wives,
have also been asked to be the guests
of the society.
From the numerous requests for
tickets, both for the dinner, reception
and ball, and also for the reception
and ball only, which have already been
received by Mr.. John M. Boteler, I'LL
Clifton Street, N. W., the chairman of
the ticket committee, this celebration
will be great success, with residents
of practically every county in the
State being in attendance. Non-mem-
bers may obtain tickets through men,
bers of the society.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05
PLAYS Without Arms

Using her nose and chin to touch
the keys, Miss Helen Wilhelm, nine
teen years old, of Joliet, ILL.,, has learned
to play the piano with skill. When her
arms failed to develop after birth, she
set about learning to utilize other
members Of the body for duties usual
ly done by the hands. In addition to
playing the plano, she Is able to Oper-
ate a typewriter with a pencil held In
her mouth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05
NO LACK OF WORDS

How often do we find difficulty in thinking of just the
right word to express certain idea? Even the greatest
writer's often stop weigh their words in order TO MT
observe all the ncetes of expression without writing out
their speeches and memorizing them beforehand
These difficulties are not due to any lack OF words IN
the English language however. Possibly 1t may oe
result of our having too many to choose FROM The latest
unabridged dictionaries contain than 100000 WORDS
and the list is increasing constantly 100
Noah Webster's first dictionary, published IN 1870
contained only about 10000 words the edition of 1864 in
cuded 114OOO that of 1890 about 175OoO as compared
with the 100000 recognized words of today
leading photographer estimates that the educaoea
person of fair ability understands an average ABOUT
$4,000 words but uses only small part OF that NUMBER
in either speaking writing The mass OF the people n
know and less than 5000 words out OF the 4OoOoo
available.
An interesting experiment is to inspect few pages Of
an unabridged dictionary and count how many words Out
OF hundred you really familiar with, both as 10 Spell
ing and meaning. Try it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05
v.l.,,. I. MaIts.. Fortre.s

Malta, Great Britain's strategic nav
al base in the Mediterranean, has been
conquered by many nations. Valetta,
chief port Of the island, was founded
by a group of crusaders who became
known as the Knights of Malta. The
moat and walls, ancient defenses OF
the city, remain. AS at Gibraltar,
many Of the harbor Notifications are
hewn out Of solid rock.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-03-05
Monographs

Monographs are words spelled alike,
but from different sources, and, usual
", of different meanings such as
bark" the outer covering Of a tree;
bark" the cry Of q dog, and bark"
a kind Of boat.