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Evening star., 1936-06-06
1.-THE HAUNTED HOUSE"
RETAINS ITS SHIVERS
Players Club of Central Center
Stage Venerable Comedy in
Masterful Fashion.

MaSterrul EaSh1on.
A MID utter darkness, awful screams
and the mysterious rafting of
chains the Players Club of the Cen
tral Community Center presented
The Haunted House" last night.
1t has been a full quarter of a
century since this thriller first sent
shivers up and down the spines of
susceptible audiences, and it still is
doing it.
Evelyn Schweiser was nervous and
jealous enough to act the bride part
most capably. and William Davis was
just as helpless as any bridegroom
should be. Terry Mcpherson, as the
novelist -criminologis had a difficult
part to handle, veering in one mo-
ment from the master mind to the
accused murderer Playing opposite
him was Dorothy Braun, who must
have thanked goodness she never had
met such people in real life.
AS plots go this must have been
the daddy of some of the incredibly
complicated tales that line book
stalls nowadays. II starts rapidly,
says a bit, and then picks up toward
the end, to arrive at a most aston
ishing conclusion.
The maturity and experience of
some of the actors showed up well in
some of the minor parts, especially
those Of the country constable and
the city detective. In the former role
there have been few truer characteri-
cations than that of Jack Rollins.
When asked to prove his 1o-year au-
thority he replied his badge had been
stolen.
THE Haunted House" is likely to
remain an amateur favorite for a
long while to come-at least as long
as it is played as capably as it was
last night. r. D,
Evening star., 1936-06-06
"KAPITAL KAPERS" CAST
AVOIDS POLITICAL LINES
Wide Variety of Clever Bits
offered in Show to Be Given
Again Tonight.

6A6o4 AOA44SALs
X KAP1TAL KAPERs." the first an
nual show staged by the District
division of the Young Democratic
Clubs Of America. probably surprised
number of people in last nights
audience at the National. For good
many folks expected the Young Dem
| ocrats would use their musical ex-
travaganZa as a vehicle for the voic-
ing Of a few political views, though
things turned out quite the contrary
Only one foray in the general direc-
ton of politics did the Young Demo
Gratis make-this a rather clever skit
wherein Mrs. Tempe Ellen Roberts
did a neat take-of Of Mrs. Roosevelt
having words with Mrs. Hoover as
played by Betty Grey.
For the rest of the time they con-
tented themselves with staging an
agreeable musical revue conforming
to the general practice as regards
songs, dances and comedy. The whole
affair is a credit to John Kline. who
staged the skits; William r. Holbrook
who directed the dance numbers; Kay
mrs Gene) Ford. who had a hand
in the production. and any others
backstage Immediately involved with
the directing and staging. The en-
tire cast is professional and it
must have been something of a
gargantuan task for the production
crew to whip the players into their
present state and achieve the timing
the assurance and the brightly simu-
lated spontaneity that is attained
The people who staged "Kapital
Kapers" have done fine job.
There are several bright moments
in the piece Helen S. Mark con-
tributes a satire on an opera prima
donna which stops the show. Last
night she answered the rousing ap-
plause she drew with the bow to
end all bows, when the skates that
are part of her burlesque went this
way and she went that way. A sad
looking quartet. composed of Eleanor
Perry, Margaret Levy, Robert Gibbons
and Edgar Wise, performs three
hilarious pantomime numbers in such
dizzy manner that last nights
audience could have done with three
more. Jack Reagan's eccentric. tap
dance, "Natchez," is another high
mark in the revue and it might have
been wiser to provide him with a few
more feature spots.
There's large dancing chorus, too,
seen in several numbers, the most
clever being an interpretive routine
called THE Last of Minnie the
Moocher." The list of singers and
dancers who make other creditable
contributions to "Kapital Kapers" is
practically endless. The show is to be
repeated tonight at the National
H. M.
Evening star., 1936-06-06

their authorship to a composite OF
Robert Louis Stevenson's Suicide
Club yarns, and they do their poppa
proud in celluloid. To relate any sub
stantial matter of the plot would taint
its joys for you, but it may be revealed
that at one point the heroine seriously
contemplates feeding the hero to a
lion, and at every turn Frank Nor
gan Is jittering about in a furry Of
unfinished remarks, lending polish
and point to the comic side of various
extravagant incidents.
Serious students Of our younger
generation Of Drews and Booths will
also be pleased to learn that Louis
Hayward appears momentarily as a
young man anxious to dispose Of his
life and many cream tarts, a droll
mockery which he performs with in
finite grace. Rosalind Russell. as
both heroine and temptress, is equally
cool about all the divers sides OF her
nature, leading one to believe that
she could retain that impeccable
poise even if a cabbage caught her
a small jolt on the tip of her pretty
nose-a measure I am not quite pre-
pared to recommend. Reginald
Owens sinister preciSions Of speech
and ominous smiles are authentic
horrors, but his wig never quite es-
capes the illusion Of a man with
Evening star., 1936-06-06

Queena Mario, in the hotel lobby in
stage Struck"
mo, I haven't met Buddy Rogers
yet. (When Jean first came out,
he was the man she wanted to meet }
Oh, well, maybe he'd be disappoint-
ment," she adds, philoSophically
Miss Madden has not yet seen the
inside of a Hollywood night club.
There's plenty of time for that. I
want to get established in pictures
first"
Warren Williams sings Justify In
his motor car dressing room, designed
by himself. 1t is the most complete
thing of its kind in Hollywood, and
contains a radio, an electric fan for
hot weather, an electric fire for the
other five days a week, shelves for
shaving paraphernalia and makeup,
a bookshelf and cupboards and hooks
for clothes. The only difficulty is that
you have to be a contortionist to get
IN ano out of the hearse-Shaped car
Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-06-06
"UNDER TWO FLAGS"
STAYS AT THE PALACE
Tale of Life in Foreign Legion
Has Its Share of Romance
and Excitement.
TN "UNDER TWO FLAGS" which

IN UNDER TWO FLAGS" which
yesterday started its second week
at Loew's Palace, the Twentieth
Century-Fox film people have taken
Ouida's story Of life in that portion
Of the desert policed by the French
Foreign Legion, placed four Of their
better stars at the head Of the cast
and turned out a stirring bit Of
entertainment.
Under Two Flags" Is an impelling
and exciting slice Of theatric drama
and it arouses considerable interest in
the health and welfare of the people
concerned in 1t. You will realize that
definitely along toward the end Of
the picture, when a certain young
lady stops a bullet she shouldn't have
been in front of. 1t will dawn on you
that you have learned to like these
people very much as Under Two
Flags" was being unreeled and you
don't want her to die of there in
the desert.
Her death probably is necessary,
though, because, at this point, MIR.
Ronald Colman, after joining the
Legion to get away from some sort
of a scandal in England, has marched
of to the wars in the desert, has
come through unscathed in spite Of
MI Victor McLaglen's plots to trap
him in an isolated legion outpost and
in spite of all the wild Arabs who
had plotted to do away with not
only Mr.. Colman and Mr.. McLaglen,
but all Legionnaires, and he finally
has turned out to be innocent of the
heinous things he Joined the legion
to forget. He has met and learned
to love another woman, too. so there
has to be some disposition made of
the lass whose love for him was un-
requited.
Under Two Flags" has plenty of
red-blooded excitement, enough ro-
nance under a desert moon to satisfy
those who care for romance under
desert moon and Claudette Colbert
and Rosalind Russell for the male half
of the audience to choose between. II
has also the prize legionnaire of all
time. who was so distracted by the
noise that he couldn't remember what
he joined the legion to forget. H. M
Evening star., 1936-06-06

up one (maybe because that baby carriage got
scrambled up in the curtain as it came on in the
finale). However, the Hylton crew is one OF the
best musical units the Earle stage has seen and
the audience was Growing with enthusiasm as it
fled out of the theater yesterday after the first
show.
Mr.. Hylton begins modestly. Gradually then he
warns up and offers number after number that
brings down the rafters. There is lady. for
instance, who sings a song from THE Pirates
of Penzeance" with a high, lyric, velvet quality
that brings down the house and suggests that
more Gilbert and Sullivan should be done in the
concert halls There is blind pianist who COM
bines any four tunes that you can name and
juggles them up into sort of rhapsodie-in-some-
thing. There is lady who sings Irish song
that has the audience participating in the chorus.
Evening star., 1936-06-06
COURTNEY DANCE PUPILS
GIVE CLEVER PROGRAM
Students Display Marked Pro-
fciency in Tap-Toe Work.
Ensembles Outstanding.

IN A varied and entertaining pro-
gram of dance, Adelaide Courtney
presented her pupils last evening at
Roosevelt High School with solo, duet
and chorus numbers offered in rapid
succession, the students displaying
marked proficiency in tap and toe
work
The StaccatO shoe contingent in
cluded Margaret Ann Griffith, Claudia
Carlo, Peggy Ann Patrick, Mary Jane
Wyble and Jane Waterman, all con-
tributing capable solo work and
Jackie McGraw, Sara Beller, Beverly
Starr, Ellen Tall. Ruth Wilt, Louise
Poole, Claire Tetrault, Molly and
Nancy Leachman appearing by twos
and threeS. Their notable precision
gained for the sisters Leachman par
ticularly hearty audience response.
The evenings outstanding effort
was "Moderne." benefited by fine
lighting effects and evidencing the
ancient Grecian influence, with Star
Dust" another ensemble number done
before an attractive set, running it a
close second.
Among the other pleasing presenta-
tions we're: Myrna Martins waltz,
the toe solos of Keturah Patrick,
Patricia Sulis. Jean Thomas and Betty
Jane Tress; the Second Hungarian
Rhapsody" number, with Hope Grit
fifth and Miss Courtney herself fea-
tured; the Jockey Dance" of timber
Martha EStopinal; "Pizzicato Polka,
featuring Anna May Kraft; the scarf
dance with Harriet Shovel, Nancy
Wakeman and Peggy Nairn; a clever
acrobatic waltz py Evelyn Dawn Nor
row and contributions by Sara Butler,
Ruth Ellen Platt and Lucille Hooff.
Unique and colorful costumes were
displayed throughout. c. A. M.
Evening star., 1936-06-06

bang-up snow Wnlch any organlza-
ton might envy.
X
"EATAL LADY" the fllm feature,
should envy it particularly, be-
cause, try as it may it doesn't come up
to half of it. This is the story of
poor Mary Ellis (and she deserves
better), who tries to sing, but whose
vocal career is interrupted every time
she opens her mouth because some one
falls in love with her-and when
some one falls in love with her he
is shot dead at her feet.
This appalling state of affairs goes
right on until the end of the film, when
it is discovered-as you knew from the
second reel-that it was her music
teacher who's done all the shooting,
fearing that love would get the better
of his pupils do-re-mis.
The picture is pleasant when Miss
Ills sings, but otherwise too arti-
Evening star., 1936-06-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Dinner, Georgetown law class,
Shoreham Hotel, pm.
Meeting, George Washington Uni
versity Alumni Association, Mavhower
Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance, George Washington Univer-
sity Alumni Association, Mayhower
Hotel, pm.
Dinner, Georgetown Prep School,
Mayf1ower Hotel, pm.
Dinner dance, senior class, Colum-
bus University, Mayhower Hotel. Z
pm.
Meeting, American Federation of
Government Employees, Hamilton
Hotel, pm.
Dinner, Washington Story League,
Tilden Gardens, tbs pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting, Bartenders' Union, Old
Local, No. rs. 72o Fifth street, 3 pm.
Evening star., 1936-06-06
SULLIVAN GIVEN LID,
College Awards High Degree tt
Political Writer.

The honorary degree of doctor Of
laws was conferred today on Mark
Sullivan. nationally known political
writer. by Washington and jefferson
College at Washington, Pa.
Sullivan delivered an address at
the colleges commencement exercises
on The Day OF Decision" In which
he compared the new conception OF
society and government In Europe
and the familiar American form OF
democracy. He expressed the opinion
America will be obliesd 70 decide
between the two,
Evening star., 1936-06-06
'1enjou Now Satisfied
To Be Free of StardOm
Iappier Since His Demotion to Nothing
and His Climb Again After
Advent of Talkies
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM

7 I OLLYWOOD. June (NANA).-On
y Adoph Menjou,
Withage
a
This picture full of COMICS" Menou
Gregory Raof, Patsy Kelly Ted Heay the Ritz Brothers,"
rs it comedy?' the innocently.
Menjou grins. L hope So"
The smile leaves his face he continues my wife
Evening star., 1936-06-06

unless she re-
covers in time,
they'll get some
one else
While talking
Menjou p &C e S
re5tlessly up and
down a three
yard init He
considers himself
a calm indivi-
dual.
I II e We r
worry" ne says,
Il gave that up
when the talkles
came III ana they
toIl ? z
Evening star., 1936-06-06
"TrOuble for Two"
Piquant Melodram a
"Suicide Club" Tales Are Basis for Eerie Film
at Loew's Fox-Gene Ford Again Star
Of Own Show.
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS, JR.

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CHdeout" examp),
intensely
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extements
Evening star., 1936-06-06
Jack Hylton's Band
Earle Stage Feature
Popular Orchestra Scores on Its First Ap
pearance Here-"Fatal Lady, on Screen
"Show Boat Remains at Keith's.
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

this week at the Earle JACK Hytons
well those who used to haunt
organization with
instead Of
At
Evening star., 1936-06-06

Borneo has an onion tree whose
fruit, round and hard, is used occa-
sionally by the natives as a substitute
for onions.
Evening star., 1936-06-06
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Soldiers Home Band, in the
bandstand at 7 pm. today, John S
M. Zimmerman, bandmaster; Anton
Pointner, associate leader.
March, Captain Smith" DIR. Putnam
Overture. Saskatchewan" Holmes
"Espagnole" -----Fu Fulton
Excerpts from musical comedy,
Suite Characteristic,
Sweet Adeline" Kern
Popular
(a) Blue Moon" Rodgers
(b) Roll Along, Prairie
Moon" Won TilZer
Waltz Suite, "Arc-en-Ciel" (The
Rainbow Waldteufel
Finale, "Archduke Albrecht" -Komzak
''The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1936-06-06

Great Britain had fewer bankrupt
cieS in 1885 than in 1884.
Evening star., 1936-06-06

IS IN TIE hospital with appendix
trouble. Tco bad. She signed a con-
tract yesterday to appear with me in
my next picture with Paramount but,
Evening star., 1936-06-06

through. 1 am happier today than l
was then. When you're star, you
slave and slave, enacting the same
role over and over again until you
want to kill some one-yourself maybe.
And what happens? The Government
takes all your money away from you"
Money, money. money. Every ones
always talking about money" inter-
ruptS Gregory Ratof. who has not
heard the entire conversation. Il
stopped wanting to be millionaire
when borrowed Jock Wh:tney's coat"
he says solemnly 1T was the oldest
Id seen in my life. If a millionaire
has a coat like that, What's the use
CT being a millionare?"
A far-away look enters Gregory's
eyes and his voice is huShed and
reverential, as he adds, Il guarantee"
-Ratof will guarantee anything at
less than the drop of hiatt
guarantee that Mr.. Whitney will make
100000 this year from pictures"
A hotel bed room in Shanghai on
cl the set of The General Died at
Dawn"-alias Chinese Cold
Plump Lewis Milestone, the director,
is in high humor.
will it be too much of a strain
to stand with your back to the door?"
he asks sweetly of Leading Lady
Madeleine Carroll. 1t seems to be too
much of a strain for the door, be-
cause, when the time arrives fer Miss
Carroll to open it, nothing happens.
Every one sit down while we pick
the lock-" says Milestone.
On the next take, the door is Just
as stubborn. Whereat Milestone emits
yell of anguish and says to the
o company at large, get Jimmy Valen-
tine!"
AS per the script, Porter Hall says
to j. M. Kerrigan-you saw him as
Victor McLaglen's fair-weather friend
in The Informer"-
you've got a lot of gall"
"Gall?" echoes Miss Carroll, who
was graduated with honors from the
University of Birmingham, England.
WIldt uOtS IIldG IIlcdu! Ollc was
still uncertain as to the meaning Of
the word despite the combined efforts
of the director, the cast and the prop
erty men.
"Will you please efface yourself?"
said the publicity lad kindly but firm
ly on the side-lineS of Give Me Your
Heart'-nee Sweet Aloes s"-"We
don't want any trouble" The trou-
BILE, as understand it, is a tempera-
mental outburst from Kay Francis,
who does not like an audience while
emoting. . A property man brushes
the powder from the matronly black
gown worn by Miss Francis.
You have such a gentle touch" she
rewards him.
Director Archie Mayo. now a shad-
ow OF 2l5 pounds-he weighed 242
month ago-tells me he was once
handsome, slender stage juvenile II
used 10 eat 1yc meals q day Nov
only have three" he says regrctfully
Jeanne Madden Of Scranton IA writ
Nc q letter 10 her singing teacher,
Evening star., 1936-06-06

balances cello saxophon
blues with
the oldand
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15

Imperial Rock Corp Tract 4915-l4, pin OF
dat. Pt of SEA of NEh of Sc ly of
SPRR R-W 81 E of 4th ST. 81 N of Blk o.
Park Add. Exc 2.5 acres to Inland Empire
Gas Co. 81 Acres
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triangular Strip III NV cor; daf. Beg at
pit on NE Ii of &c Ry Co. R-W VIII sd Ii
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contigu TO Blk 81 Park Add. tn e 80; tn S
200 to pit in &c Ry R-W Ii; tn NV alg
sd R-W 206.74 to po.b. contg. .16 acres
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15

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parcel dat: Beg at a pt on N Ii of l. c.
Ry R-W where sd Ii ntersec Ii of 30 R-W
for road; ly N of and contgu ii Blk "; tn
E alg sd N Ii 30 to q pit; tn in direct
Ii dist of 200 MI to a pit in NE r-w OF
sd ICRY being also SWly Ii Of sd Blk n; tn
NWly alg sd R-W Ii a DIST of 2O674 to
po.b. Also Exc pin ly S of Euclid Ave &
Ely of R-W of ICRY of Park Add. contg
.16 acres as per Blk page 56 or S.P' Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-15
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-04-16

was made of wood logs, roughly dress
ed. The corners were saddle-notched
and jointed, the spaces between the in
dividual logs filled with mortar reen-
forced with-a modern touch-metal
lath. Thoroughly consistent with the
rest of the dwelling, the roof treat
ment has been left in its primitive
rustic state. In plan, the house has
been well organized. The main porch
shows direct entrances into either the
large living room or the heavily fen
estrated dining room which looks over
the lake. One of the three good-sized
bedrooms opens off the living room,
while the other two may be reached
from the rear porch without passing
through the main living portion of the
house. The kitchen provides good
working area, and has easy access to
the dining ROOM"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-04-16

M; Firemen also ordered to order
light blue uniforms and to keep them
pressed at all times. Ordered that any
fireman appearing at a fire without
shaving would be suspended, and their
supply of coca cola cut off for six
weeks.
Ordered that two full length mir
rors be placed in council chamber for
convenience of citizens who might
come in.
Bill of $500 for perfume for sewer
entrances ordered paid.
Spittoons in all public buildings
were ordered converted into flower
containers, with ribbon around each
one for color.
Gossip session, (no record taken)
concluded, bridge tables were folded
and meeting adjourned.
New Business
Ordered that police sound curfew
for all men at $3.50, and arrest all
men found on streets or in other wives
homes after 10 o'clock. Policemen
urged to say, "I'm sorry sir, but
orders is ORDERS" before using their
clubs on the unfortunates.
In midst of finance discussion there
is an interruption.
Councilwoman-"There goes Mrs.
o. So lite. She says she can't pay
her bills, but I see she has on a new
coat. l move we shut off her water"
Motion carries.
Mayoress: We have three bids on
our new reservoir. One for $4,000,
reservoir to be of ordinary concrete,
good material. Another for $21, 900,
to be stainless steel. Another for
$4,000, reservoir to be of concrete,
but with color that will blend with
natural surroundings, the roof to fol-
low structure of new sailor brim style
hat. Outlet valves will be in orange,
trimmed in a light green.
UNANIMOUSLY ordered by council
that the latter be selected, although
more expensive. eve must have
color" they all shouted.
Moved that dressing rooms be con-
structed on street corners next to mail
boxes. Amendment that mirrors be
required on doors of all business hous-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-04-16
Deep Creek Summer Home, De-
signed By Thurl Tower, Fea-
tured in Architectural Forum

The summer residence of DIR. C. F.
W. Snyder, on Deep Creek Lake, de-
signed by Thurl Tower, of Oakland, is
featured in the April issue of the Ar
chitectural Forum as one of the 81
houses selected by the Forums editors
to show the possibilities offered in the
construction of the small house cost
ing $4,000 or less. Both exterior and
interior pictures of the house are
shown together with the complete floor
plans and construction outline.
In discussing the Snyder house, the
Forum says: Conceived as an integral
part of its surroundings, this summer
cottage was built in the sturdy tradi-
tional manner of our grandfathers.
The foundations, porches and chimney
were constructed of local stone, left
in its original state. The house itself
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-04-16

In presenting it's collection of small
houses, the Forum expresses the opin-
ion that the greatest avenue for re-
covery open in the United States today
lies in the building of small houses to
supply market composed of five mil
lion families who can and are ready to
pay between $4,000 and $4,000 for a
house.
The Forum forecasts a total build
ing expenditure for 1886 of $780,
100000, the largest in five years of
which the spectacular leader will be
the classification of residential build
ing which should register a one hun
bred percent increase over 1885, max
ing a total of approximately $900,00O,-
900 for the year.
The Deep Creek home was completed
last fall. 1t is situated on the south
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-04-16

es. Amendment and motion passed
unanimously.
Citizens present petition signed by
900 men asking that ordinance Civ
ing husbands only one night out each
week be repealed. Petition is denied.
Bridge tables are brought out and the
scandal session begins. (Censored.)
Meeting adjourns with singing of
Council pep song.