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The Washington times., 1936-11-16
Art Brown to
Lead Songs

Community singing, which at
tanned a new local high at the
Capitol Theater several weeks ago,
will be resumed by popular de-
mand at that Loew showhouSe for
a full week beginning Friday.
The Capitol management re.
ports that rarely have audiences
responded with such enthusiasm
ordered special slides for the oc'
casion. 1t is hoped to have a
chorus of 1000 singing with him
Art Brown, the Rise and Shine
man of VOL, will once again oc-
cupy the seat at the console, and
sing master will again be the
corpulent comic Johnny Perkins.
To further aid and abet these
mass sings, Madelyn Killeen, come
dienne last seen here in the Capi'
tolls version of Spring Is Here, d
will add her bright quipS to the
proceedings.
Art Brown promises an abun
dance of vocal novelty and has
to any attraction, as they have
to the Brown-Perkins combina
tion. With Miss Killeen enllven
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QuintupIets
Here Soon

A series of dramatic surprises
awaits Loew's Capitol patrons the
week Of Friday, November 20, at
which time the new screen feature
will be Reunion. which reunites
the Dionne quintuplets, Jean Her
sholt, Dorothy Peterson, Slim Sum-
merville and virtually all of the
stars of The Country Doctor"
Rochelle Hudson and Robert
Kent are two new faces, and they
provide the romantics in this film
that's rich with emotion, suspense,
comedy and romance.
A variety vaudeville bill will
bring to the Capitol footlights
Johnny Perkins and Art Brown in
a return engagement. The comic
Perkins will aid and abet Art
Browns community sings, and a
third member will be added in
Madelyn Kileen, commedienne last
seen here in Spring Is Here"
The bill will also feature the re-
turE of the Elida Dancers, Glen
Carow, Washington pianist who re-
Gently pinch hit" for Fritz Kreis-
ler; De Roza, the wonder bar
man; Charles Withers in that old
favorite, "WitnerS Opr'y," will be
a special added attraction.
News events, a comedy and a
Phil Lampkin overture are other
items on the new Capitol program.
The Washington times., 1936-11-16
Log Rolling At
The Shorehom

Washington, long accused of
much log-rolling, but never the
scene of legitimate log-rolling as
practiced by the deft experts OF
the Northwest, will play host to
it's first world championship log
rolling exhibition at 4 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in the Hotel
Shoreham pool.
The exhibitionists will be Henry
Delyea, world champion, and his
No. / challenger, Harry wilson.
Delyea won the championship re-
Gently in a contest staged in
Seattle, Wash. Both the cham
pion and his challenger are from
Coure d'Alene, Idaho. The cham
pion has been log-roller since
he was 13 years old. Wilson,
who is only 20 and who is lum-
berjack in Idaho, also began test
ing his skill at 13.
1T takes at least ten years to
make a champion log-roller," De-
Leyea has stated, land it takes a
great deal more skill than goes
into making a boxer"
Both DeLeyea and Wilson ap'
pear in the picture Come And
Get It" which opens Thursday at
Loew's Palace Theatre.
Both the champion and the
challenger will arrive in the Cap
ital Monday morning from New
York where they recently staged
the first log-rolling contest ever to
take place in an indoor pool.
The Washington times., 1936-11-16
Mary Michael
With Cornell

Mary Michael and Barry Kelly
have been engaged for Katharine
Cornell's production of Maxwell
Anderson's "The WingleSs Vic
tory" which will be seen, begin
ming November "a, at the National
Theater prior to it's New York pre-
miere.
A few years ago Miss Michael,
as understudy to Margalo Gilmore
with Miss Cornell in "1The BarrettS
of Wimpole Street, stepped into
the role of Henrietta at half an
hours notice and gave a brilliant
performance. Ever since Miss Cor
nell has wanted to give Miss Mich.
ael a part in one of her produc-
tions, but either Miss Michael was
engaged elsewhere or when she
was free there was nothing Miss
Cornell had to offer her.
Miss Michael un ders t u died
Helen Hayes in Mary of Scot.
land" and on sudden notice played
Miss Hayes character in that An
derson drama.
Kelly was with Miss Cornell in
Saint Joan" last season and at
present is appearing with John
Gielgud in Hamlet" Edmond
O'Brien will succeed him in the
Shakespeare drama.
The Washington times., 1936-11-16
NJ OV I F.
CLOCK

CAPITOL-Johnny Weissmuller,
"Tarzan Escapes" II a. m, 1885,
APO, 7:10, 9:55 p. m. Stage,
1910, $3.50, 6:15, 9 p. m.
HOWARD-Patricia Ellis, Down
the Stretch" 1890, 3, $50, 8,
1920 p. m. Stage: Don Red
man, lao, 4:10, $40, 9:10 p. m.
EARLE-Jean Arthur, Adventure
in Manhattan" II a. m, 1:25,
Ais, 7:O5, 9:55. Stage: 1875,
3:25, 6:15, 9:05.
KEITH'S Ann Sothern, "The
Smartest Girl in Town." IL a.
M, 1:43. 1926, 500, 6:52, 8:35,
1918 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Ma arion Da,
vies, Cain and Mabel" 11:00
a. M. los. $40, Sis, 1870 and
9:25 p. m.
BELASCO-"Kermesse Heroique, '
11:55 a. M. 1:55, 3:55, 5:55,
1855, 9:55 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Gracie Allen big
Broadcast of 1897, 11:00 a. m.
1:09, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35, GAS p. m
PALACE-William Powell, Jean
Harlow, "Libeled Lady," 1890
a. M, 12:45, 3, $40. 1920.
$40 p. m.
RIALTO-Clark Gable, San Fran
CISCO" 2:21. 4:41, ITO, 9:40 p. m
LITTLE-"The yellow Cruise, u
11:17 a. m, 1:21. 1925, 5:29
1888, 9:37 p. m.
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Goyety Stars
Jean Lee

"Scan-Dolls," current offering
at the Gayety, stars Miss Jean Lee
and Billy Fields in a revue that
is funny, colorful and speedy.
Miss Jean Lee, gorgeous as usual,
offers her specialties in her own
way and clicked with the audience
speedily.
Billy Fields, comedian, had able
assistance from Harry Ebanson on
the comic side, and the two in
turn were aided by Jess Mack and
Conny Ryan, straight men. The
comedians showed across some
new stuff and, in general, gave
the audience a happy time of it.
Conchita, a darling and daring
brunette, staged some sensational
dance routineS. Also on the
distaff side are Evelyn Whitney
and George Clyne, making up as
beautiful a set of feminine princi'
pals as the Gayety has boasted in
many a day.
There are any number Of
specialties contributed throughout
the action that are worthy Of
mention. Notably among these
are the saxaphone offering Of
sylvia" by Billy Ferber, and
Johnny Patchen's and his girl
partners fast foot work in their
dance numbers.
The chorus is quite up to par
and the girls step lively and hap
PLY through their numbers. The
staging, as usual, is good. R. S.
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lyrics are provided by Howard
Dietz and Arthur Schwartz,
George and Ira Gershwin, Rich
Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, Vernon
Duke and Ted Fetter. E. Y. Har'
berg and Harold Arlen.
The revue is described as a sa-
tirical cavalcade on theater history
without chronological conference.
1t has, among other things, some
fun with the Theater Guild, twitS
the Astaire-RogerS craze, has Bea-
trice Lille doing a saucy bur
lesque of the strip tease dancers
and, in her principal song num-
ber, Buy Yourself a Balloon, "
swinging out over the front rows
on a whirling boom.
Paul Haakon is listed for a pre-
tentious ballet, called Casanova"
with a vocal interlude by Oracle
Barrie. The rubber legged Gil
Lamb and Mitzi Mayfair are
credited with having rich dancing
opportunity.
KING IN OPERETTA
Claude P. Greneker also sends
word that the Messrs. Shubert
have scheduled Washington for
one of the tryout weeks of The
Rising Star" Look for this
around the holidays.
Dennis King, who will portray
young Goethe in the Franz Lehar
operetta, The Rising STAR" which
the Messrs. Shubert plan to pre-
sent. is in New York for the first
of series of conferences to pre-
cede the Inauguration of re-
hearsals this week. Mr.. King,
familiar with the book and music
of the operetta, declared that the
musical compositions were in the
finest tradition of the Merry
Widow" Lehar's immortal oper-
eta of earlier date. The book
will be ir the vein of modern
theater, Mr.. King declared, fol-
lowing more closely this genera
tion's conception of the life of
Goethe.
Il am happy to return to oper-
etta," Mr.. King said. Il know it
means much hard work, and I had
taken great fancy to straight
dramatic acting. But no play, so
far this season, suits me and I
have always harbored a fond
memory of my earlier days in
musicals.
The Washington times., 1936-11-16
KELLEYGRAMS

sage" This is regarded by many
as the best feature ever made by
Kay Francis Because Of its
great popularity Warner Bros.
plan to show it again in all houses
of their circuit 1t will play
either the Earle or the Metropoli-
tan Theater in December.
THE, MELCHER PARTY
Carter Barron with his "Chic"
were host and hostess at Heigh-Ho
Saturday night for the party
which launched Eddie Melcher on
a Hollywood career Every
body made a speech, including
Maestro Pete Macias, and under
the warming influence of a fine
dinner and sparkling fluids an
eight-year-old feud between two of
Washington's movie critics was
definitely patched up and the
peace toasted in a community cup
{. Those who sat around the
banquet board and later tWirled
on the dance floor were:
Mr.. Edward De Selding Melcher,
Miss Peggy Stewart, of Baltimore;
Mrs. John Skinner, of Baltimore;
Mr.. Hooking, of Baltimore, Mr..
James Mitchell, jr.; Miss Christine
Ekengren, Miss Mary Murray
Hume, DR.. Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew r. Kelley, Mr.. and Mrs
Don Craig, Mr.. Nelson B. Bell,
Mrs. A. C. Dobyns, Miss Betty
Hynes, Mr.. Angie Ratio, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carter Barron, Mr.. and Mrs
Raymond Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
Ford, Mr.. and Mrs. David Sadel
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Pyle, Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph Berger, and Mr.
and Mrs. Lou Brown.
CRITICS IN NEW YORK
RK-O is entertaining critics
from key cities of the East and
Midwest in New York tomorrow
when they will see "Winterset," 4"
meet the producer, Pandro S. Ber-
man, have a dinner and then q
theater party, with most of the
critics naming "Tovarich" as first
choice of plays, "Stage Door" sec.
ond That skit in New
Faces" which aroused Philadel
phia's Mayor Wilson because he
felt Mrs. Roosevelt was treated
impudently, was shown here in
Washington in the Young Demo
Gratis show, "Kapital KaperS'
Kay Norman, a girl who is a
charter member of the Roosevelt
for All Time" Club, put the skit
on and vouches for the fact that
not a protest was heard, for the
First Lady has a real sense oi
| hIIrn0r
The Washington times., 1936-11-16
Trinity Cast
In Comedy

Trinity College seniors will pre-
sent their class play at Notre
Dame Auditorium next Friday,
November 20. They have chosen
Mrs. Partridge Presents" and it
is now in rehearsal under the di-
rection of Miss Elsie Herman, in
structor in English speech at the
college.
A number of local girls will ap-
pear in the cast. They are Mary
Rover, Margaret Batchelder,
Nancy Kengla, Grace Mary Coli
flower Miriam Hartnett and Mary
Rita Houlihan. Others in the cast
are Virginia Hamill, Frances Bar
nett, Frances Maggioni and Anne
Moore. All are seniors at Trinity.
The Washington times., 1936-11-16
MUSICALS ARE COMING
Beatrice Lille and Bert Lohr in
New Revue, "The Show Is Or"
Opens Here, December 7
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Washington is musicalcomedy hungry and the Messrs
Shubert propose do something about it. Specifically they
will offer the week of November 80 revival of Victor
Herbert's Naughty Marietta" and Monday night De
cember will bring the Beatrice LeBert Lahr revue, The
Show Is On" to the National Theater
set of circumstances Broadway makes it possible for
Washington get glimpse of the seasons most preentlous
new revue before New York it. "The Show Is On is
destined for the Winter Garden 1t happens the Zeged
Folies playing the Winter Garden and doing so nicely
that the Messrs Shuber disturb until after
the Christmas holidays SO "The Show Is On will extend It's
preliminary tour until New York is ready.
The Washington times., 1936-11-16
"Diggers" Are
On the Woy

washington will play host to the
Gold Diggers of 1887" on Tues
day, November "a, according to
latest word received from the fly
ing theatrical troupe which took
off from Hollywood Saturday.
Elaborate plans for their one-day
stay in the Nations Capital are
being made by John j. Payette,
Warner Bros. general zone man
ager, and other Warner officials
here.
Heading the troupe are three
principals, Jeanne Madden-re-
Gently seen at the Earle opposite
Dick Powell in stage Struck
Rosalind Marquis, who has a fea-
tured role in Gold Diggers of
1897; and Fred Lawrence, young
singing actor who will act as
master of ceremonies for the
troupe's appearance at the Earle
Theater here.
Twelve of Busby Berkeley'S
hand-picked beauties from the
chorus of the new Gold Diggers"
film round out the company.
They were selected by Berkeley
personally from the 200 who ap-
pear in the picture.
The plane which is bringing
the troupe East is the latest type
of American Airlines 100000
DC-3 flagship, boasting the lux
ury of an ocean liner and travel
ing at 1875 miles per hour. The
company-the first group Of
theatrical entertainers ever to
make a tour by airship-will
travel 12,200 miles on their trip
across the United States and
back to Hollywood.
Accompanying the Gold Dig
gers" are a musical conductor, a
cameraman, a wardrobe mistress,
unit manager and a representa-
tive from the Warner Bros.
The troupe's visit to Wash
ington is in response to telegrams
sent by Commissioners Melvin c.
Hazen, and other civic and bust
ness leaders, who contacted the
Warner Studios as soon as word
of the contemplated trip reached
Washington. A reception, with
various civic leaders, luncheon,
dinner, a stage appearance at
the Earle, press interviews
these are some of the activities
which will make the company S
24-hour stay in Washington a
busy one.
The Washington times., 1936-11-16

President Roosevelt will live UP
to his reputation for being the
Nations No. movie fan when he
sails on the cruiser Indianapolis
for his diplomatic mission in
Buenos Aires. The Will Hays Of
flee has shipped Is feature pic
lures and a collection of shorts to
the warship, more than enough to
provide a new show daily during
the South American journey.
The features and the companies
providing them are as follows:
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer - Love
On the Run, "Libeled Lady" ."
mad Holiday" "Tarzan Escapes"
and "Our Relations"
Columbia-"Th eodore Goes
Wild" meet Nero wolfe" and
"The Legion of Terror"
Paramount-"Poppy," Rhythm
On the Range" and Yours For
the Asking" =,
RK-O-"A woman Rebels"
'"The Elk Mrs. Bradford" and Fol
low the Fleet" ,, :.
United Artists - "DodSWorth'
"Come and Get 1t" and THE Gar
den of Allah"
Universal-"Luckiest Girl in the
world" Love Letters of a Star"
and "Flying Hostess
Twentieth Century-FoX-"K1ng
of the Royal Mounted" "Pigskin
Parade" Under Your Spell,
''Wild Brian Kent" and Can This
Be Dixie?"
Warner Bros.-"Three Men On
a Horse" Charge of the Light
Brigade" and "A Midsummer
Nights Dream"
"PLUMES" is FAILURE
"Plumes in the Dust" the Sophie
Treadwell play about Edgar Allan
Poe, folded in New York Saturday
night after one week. Producer
Arthur Hopkins is inclined to
blame the critics for the debacle
Comedian Ken Murray with
"Oh Yeah" Oswald and Elaine
Arden of his radio program will
play the Earle Theater the week
of January 8 Clyde Lucas
and his band are also scheduled
for the Earle in December
Most sensational of the reissued
features is the Kay Francis-Willian
Powell picture, "One Way Pas
The Washington times., 1936-11-16
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright, 1895, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 16.-The
greatest thing seemingly that can
happen to a rising career is a 70.
nance off screen with another
star. Thus, Robert Taylor and
Barbara Stanwyck certainly have
not hindered each other, or their
pictures, by their devotion. Dick
Powell and Joan Blondell have
doubled their news value by their
wedding. William Powell, teamed
with Jean Harlow on the screen
and her constant escort off, makes
for added piquing of public curl
osity, and there was much interest
in his playing so gaily with his
exwife, Carole Lombard, in MY
Man Godfrey" Now RKO are
going to team and costar Anne
Shirley and Owen Davis, jr., who
are also a constant duo off screen,
in their new picture, "She Sang
for Her Supper"
Getting well into the love depart
ment, we find that Ida Lupino and
Louis Hayward are daily expected
by all Miss LIS fellow workers on
Coast PATROL at RKO to slip
away any moment to be Yuma-ized
with wedding bells.
Still in the same category, we
find that Gene Raymond has a
two-month leave of absence com
ing up June Is, and jeanette Mac
Donald one for the same length
on the same date, so it's likely
their hitching will take place then,
Also, they are busy poring over
plans for their new ranch in San
Fernando Valley. Ranch, should
you care, is a California word
meaning a country estate" any
where else, so don't picture any
old corrals or oaken buckets.
Lily Pons becomes our premier
Girl Scout today. She is now con-
verting her 10-acre Connecticut
farm into a wild animal shelter,
that is, just as soon as she finishes
That Girl From Paris" and can
The Washington times., 1936-11-16

ing proceedings, It is expected
that the community singing un
dertaking will reach still greater
response.
The community sing will be
among the features of the Capi
tolls new program. Also on the
bill will be the return of the II
Elida Dancers, De Roza, man OF
magic; Glen Carow, washington
pianist, who scored a hit when
he pinch hit" at Constitution
Hall recently for Fritz Kreisler
and that old favorite Of vaude
vile, Charles Withers and hi
"orpy" act.
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A
supply food and shelter to any
wandering beast all winter, par
ticularly deer, and will retain a
staff Of animal experts to oversee
it for her.
To prove that all the world loves
Shirley Temple, in Paris, where
her name is pronounced as if
spelled Tomple, on just one street,
the Boulevard deS CapuchinS, five
Of her pictures played simultane-
ously, namely, Curly Top" "Our
Little Girl" Now and Forever"
Little Miss Marker" and Bright
Eyes. "The oldest thing about
Twentieth Century-Fox's "Lloyd's
Of London" is, that although Lord
Nelson is major character in it,
Lady Hamilton, who usually
crowds her navy friend out of any
picture they occupy, isn't in it at
all and isn't even mentioned. The
picture, by the bye, premiering at
the Carthay Circle, has already
been sold out for the opening
night, which shows the interest
in it.
Sonia Henie did more actual
skating at one stretch in her pic
ture, "One in a Million" than she
ever did at any of her exhibitions.
One scene alone, with skips and
leaps and whirls was repeated
"a times, just to be sure. In the
film, her costumes are much sim.
pier than the orchids and dia.
mondS she wore for her exhibi-
tions. She now says, that having
finished the picture, she needs,
and is taking, long, long rest,
and no ice.
While on the subject of cos
tuning, the 1865 gowns and pet
ticoats worn by jeanette Mac
Donald in "Maytime" are so
heavy, the studio has hired two
people to do nothing but walk
about with her, and help her
hold them up.
Nice to know that Good
Earth" is finally cut to every
body's satisfaction, and will soon
be previewed.
When Ann Sothern was in
genue, and Inez Courtney COM
medienne in Americas Sweet
heart" on Broadway in 1885,
Ann and Roger Pryor witnessed
the wedding of Inez and the
Marchese Luigi Filiasi, and Ann
caught the bouquet, all of this
on September %. A year, less
one day, later, the F'iiasis re-
turned the compliment when Ann
and Roger decided to make up
their minds, so they have a
date for September 81 next year
for a joint anniversary party.
Hear tell that Rosalind Rus.
sell is the most likely candi-
date to win the academy award
for best performances this year,
due to her spectacular histrion-
les. in "Craig's Wife," at Colum-
| bia
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Stors
At RioIto

San Francisco" the colorful
story of the Barbary Coast, in
which jeanette Macdonald and
Clark Gable were costarred for
the first time, is now showing at
the Rialto Theater.
This picture marks deviation
from the policy Of reviving best
The Washington times., 1936-11-16
Bibliophile

j. M. Kerrigan, currently ap.
pearing in RKO Radios THE
Plough and the Stars" has a
rare collection of first editions Of
famous plays Of the past.
The Washington times., 1936-11-16
Writer

Ferdinand Reyher, Hollywood
screen author, studied the parole
records of States of every section
of the Union before writing Don't
Turn EN- Loose" now in produc-
ton,
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Play the Game

BY the way, folk who know
their movies and movie stars
will have a chance to enter
the $1,000 Movie Star and
Title Game, of which details
will be found elsewhere in to-
days Times. A specially
printed pamphlet, containing
all puzzle pictures hitherto
published, is available at the
front counter on the first
floor of The Times Building.
The Washington times., 1936-11-16

MITZI MAYFAIR
Paul Haakon, Vera Allen, Ralph
Riggs and Campbell's Continen-
tails.
Sketches are by David Freed
man and Moss Hart. Music and
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CLARK GABLE
pictures of recent years, followed
by both the Rlalto and Little
Theaters.
But because "San Francisco"
was such an outstanding hit Of
the past summer and is a leading
contender for first honors of 1886.
the management is not waiting
for it to "age," but is showing it
now, just four months since its
original release.
"San Francisco" is not only full
of excitement, including the ia
nous quake, but also has some
glorious melody.
The Washington times., 1936-11-16

LILLE STRIP TEASE
In two acts and % scenes, "The
Show Is On" has been staged by
Vincent Minelli. Featured prin-
cipals ~ support of the stars in
clude Mitzi Mayfair, Oracle Bar
rie, Gil. Lamb, Reginald Gardiner,
The Washington times., 1936-11-16

The Shuberts Plan Three Melody Attractions
For National Theater in December
The Washington times., 1936-11-16
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
1 Cover Hollywood

Eget home to attend to it. She will
supply food and shelter to any
wandering beast all winter, par
ticularly deer, and will retain a
staff of animal experts to oversee
it for her.
The Washington times., 1936-08-26

Tanks, artillery and air
planes blasted furiously at San
Sebastian and Irun today as
700 Moors, foreign legionnalres
and thousands of other troops
of the northern insurgent army
launched one of the fiercest
onslaughts of the war in a
desperate attempt to take the
two northern SISTER cities.
Other scenes in the theater Of
war in Spain today were:
SEVILLE - Thirty thou
sand slain, General Franco
tells H. r. KnickerboCker.
NAVAL PERAL-Insurg-
ents in Guadarrama sector
advance towards Ell Escorial.
CORDOBA Loyalists re-
new attack.
BUR COS Insurgents
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u. s. Peace
Proposal
Hinted
By KINGSBURY SMITH

LONDON, Aug. 26 QN.S).
Reports President Roosevelt 10
considering a conference of world
rulers to pledge maintenance Of
peace oughout the world
aroused keen interest in British
official quarters today and con-
crete details are eagerly awaited.
Although Whitehall's first re-
action privately was that the pro-
poal is somewhat fantastic in
view of the difficulties involved
of getting world rulers together,
especially Stain and Hitler. OFF,
Gals were intrigued with the bold
ness of the idea, confessing the
present situation demands some
sort of drastic action.
Britain In Despair
British officialdom is frankly in
despair over the Swiftness with
which Europe is drifting toward
war. Becoming almost reconciled
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