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Evening star., 1936-11-23
Capitals Drama Groups
Cue and Curtain to Stage Comedy Other
News of Local Plays and Players.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

play December S at Leland Junior
High School, Chevy Chase, Md.
Dan Totheroh's Moor Born" the
dramatization of the story of the lives
of Emily and Charlotte Bronte, is the
King Smith studio groups first Offer
ing of the season, scheduled for De-
cember IL.
Leading roles will be played by
Phillipa Hutchins, Judith Owens and
Jane Eoff, portraying the three sis
ters who sacrificed themselves for
the weakling brother they falsely be-
ieved endowed with genius.
Wesley Mckee is directing.
Dorothy Braun, Harriet Bryant,
Alice Louise Hunter, william Austin
Davis, Terry McPhearson, Jack Rollins
Richard Boulger, James Carroll and
Delmar Boulger are in the cast of
Outward Bound" which the Play
ers' Club has on the slate for pro-
duction December IS at Roosevelt
High School auditorium.
The players are being directed by
Francis Crane Of the F. B. I. Theater
Group.
Evening star., 1936-11-23
''DEEDS GOES TO TOWN"
PICTURE AT RIALTO
Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur
May Be Seen in Return

May Be Seen in Return
Engagement.
THAT boy from Mandrake Falls Is
occupied once more with his
metropolitan trek-this time at the
Miller Toxins -Pritchard house Of re-
turn engagements. IE other and fewer
syllables, "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" {"
wherein young man is bequeathed
$40, 0,000, 900 and flnds that headaches
60 with cash, can be seen at the
Rialto. Representing another home
run for the team that put Columbia
Pictures on the Hollywood map-Di-
rector Frank Capra and Screen Writer
Robert Riskin-this is a light and
trippingly paced comedy with one in
lection of drama.
Gary Cooper makes the most Of his
opportunities in the acting line as
he goes about the business Of demon
strating that friend Deeds is not quite
the backwoods fellow he appears,
plausibly registering disgust with the
ways of city slickers, yielding to the
pleas of the girl reporter who loves
him and with his straightforward
explanation of eccentricity and
philosophy saving himself from an
asylum. The lunacy- hearing sesuence
Is unmitigated hokum from the legal
standpoint-a man about to be COM
mitted to an institution solely on the
testimony of witnesses advanced by
one who didn't fare so well in uncle's
will-but it is not too hard to take.
Jean Arthur has moments, both
anxious and sad, after cupid gets in
his work cher accounts, highly colored,
occasioned the court house business) =,
but that final clinch provides COM
pensation. The anxious and sad mo-
ments in question are very well
handled by Miss Arthur, incidentally.
Unfortunately, there is not much
chance provided for Lionel Stander
to display his mirth-provoking wares,
but he does succeed in getting in q
few bits of that "mugging."
The bill also offers q technicolor
short full of bluebirds, the news and
q trailer containing a name spelled
in a manner that would make Ray
Henderson quake. &C. A. M.
Evening star., 1936-11-23
Ruth Colburn executes a particularly

Ruth Colburn executes a particularly
well-done item with tambourines,
while Claudia Ferris proves a better
than-average warbler both in her
solo efforts and duets with Dane. Also
offered as inducements are Charlie
Arthur, light-footed individual who
provides some nimble tap work, and
Buddy and Jean, with roller-skating
turn. relative novelty to burlesque,
that compares favorably with the bet
ter of these acts. For the second
week in a row the chorus dolls merit
the proverbial good word.
&C. A. M.
Russia will soon open its first laugh
ing gas factory.
Evening star., 1936-11-23

YHEN q famous creduOn OF
\A/ the Lady Bountiful" type
wv comes to the rescue Of an
ideal and heroic family
manager, as in Mrs. Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch" an audience of chill
dren may be expected to give its ap-
proval. It meets the highest demand
of the child psychology, with its es-
cape from misfortune through the un-
expected appearance of human SYM
pathy in practical form.
This was demonstrated Saturday
when the Children's Theater Co.
of New York appeared before a
crowded audience at the National
Theater. The play had an excellent
cast, such as Is expected to be pro-
vided by the organization that has
been developed by Clare Tree Major,
and the settings were among the best
shown by the Children's Theater.
Dominating the action was the per-
sonality of Betty Amiard, whose study
of the role Of Mrs. Wigs brought to
that character a type of performance
which emphasized the finest qualities
of a sympathetic soul and an active
and resourceful mind. The beauty
of such a personality was made evi-
dent in the hands of a modestly
capable actress.
Two persons who watched over the
interests of struggling family were
represented with skill by Virginia
Tietje as Miss Lucy and Robin
Batcheller as Mr.. Bob, who seemed
to the assembled juvenile audience to
have endless resources for the aid
OF the live family of mother and
growing children.
Plenty of humor was provided by
the family in their individual traits
and their geographical names, sad
died upon them by a scientific father,
who had passed from the scene.
Evening star., 1936-11-23
NEW FILM COMPANY
HAS BRITISH BACKING
Lord Ragnor, Chairman of British
Colonial Trust, Is Presi-
dent of Concern,

SoAoAAd1 4IuSI, AS TcSl-
dent of Concern.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November ga new
moving picture producing organiza-
tion, financed in part by British inter-
ests, has been incorporated in New
York State. under the name British
National of America, Ltd, it was an
nounced yesterday at the company's
Office here.
Elmer Pearson, former vice presi-
dent and general manager of Pathe
Exchange, Inc, is vice president in
charge of distribution.
The president is Lord Ragnor, chair
man of the board of the British Co.
lonial Trust of London. Harold Berg,
American producer, has been named
general manager and vice president
in charge of production.
The company will operate under a
budget in excess Of $l,000,000, said
Joseph r. Fliesler, advertising secre-
tary.
Evening star., 1936-11-23

DANCING.
The Edward F. Miller Studio
s14 nth ST. NATIONAL s003
II IL Is Danced. We Teach II
Evening star., 1936-11-23

With several distinctive older charac-
ter roles. the entire company was
well occupied with entertaining re-
suits. The cast included Emily Par
fridge, Betty Macdonald, Adelaide
Yount. Robert Merriman, Robert Car
yer, Jean Virgil and Bob Taylor.
ID. c. C..
Evening star., 1936-11-23
Production Unit Added.

HOLLYWOOD, November % R-
A second production unit has been
added to the newly organized Grand
National Film Co., President Edward
L. Alperson said yesterday. 1t will
be headed by Victor Schertzinger and
Zion Myers,
Evening star., 1936-11-23
Children See
Mrs. Wigs
Classic Role
National Is Crowded
at Performance in
Juvenile Series.

w YHEN a famous creation Of
M the Lady Bountiful" type
Wv comes to the rescue Of an
ideal and heroic family
Evening star., 1936-11-23
Week of Premieres Is Due
To Test Capitals Stamina
"'The Wingless Victory" "Winterset' and
Broken Blossoms" to Make Virtually
Concurrent Debuts Here.
ny Jay CARMODY,

nothing like good premiere gh. week 10 et @
on the this week On Tuesday night
blue and
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
GO
TO ETHIOPIA:

DJIBOUTT, French Somaliland,
May 4 G.N.SD.-With rioting re.
ported spreading to various points
along the Adds Ababa-Djibouu
railway, French Somaliland ALI
thorities today decided to send two
companies of Senegalese troops to
the riot-stricken Ethiopian capital
to clear the railroad station there.
The reports stated that a freight
train was sacked on the French
owned railway at Aouache, and
that fighting has broken out at
Aloha between Ethiopians and
Somalis. Similar incidents were
reported at Deu Fea.
Meanwhile, Emperor Halle SelaS.
sic, who fled here from his capital
just before wild rioting broke out
there, was scheduled to sail today
for Alden, possibly aboard the Brit
ish destroyer Diana, accompanied
by Empress Menen and other mem.
bers of his family.
The NeguS spent last night aS
special guest of the French
governor of Djibouti. Extraordi.
nary official precautions were ar.
ranged for protection of the Eth.
opian imperial family.
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
Philippians Launch New Attack
On American Legation

shots in course of which at least
one bandit was either killed or
wounded, they were driven off.
II cannot speak too highly Of
comrades who graSped at once
the importance of energetic &C
tiOn. Pitts (William L. Pitts, of
Bristol, Va, one of the radio
mem, Cavanna &c. S. Cavanna,
of Philadelphia, attached to the
legation staff and Hunter Vice
Consul Robert L. Hunter, Of
Millbank, s. d., without wait
ing for orders, rushed fearlessly
to take up strategic positions,
while Hartman Ia White Rus
siam and Spencer showed .
fine sense of discipline and CO.
operation.
BRITISH INFORMED
'WhOle incident proves again
that few armed white men can
easily hold their own, provided
opponents are not in Overwhelm.
ing numbers. / am particularly
encouraged by attitude of our
native help mentioned above.
However, I am informing
British legation of what hap
pened and, If situation does not
improve, shall act in accordance
with letter and spirit of your
instructions Of May third"
With American women and
children evacuated to the British
Legation under guard of crack
British Indian troops, Engert and
a little group of men, mostly Amer
leans, have held out for two days
at the American Legation.
Mrs. Engert remained by the
side of her husband in the lega-
ton, having refused to leave with
the other American women and
children for the protection of the
fortified British compound.
With the advance guard of
Italy's victorious army of con-
quest repeatedly camped 10 miles
away on the hills overlooking the
capital, it was believed the Ameri-
cans could hold out until the
italian legions entered the city
and restored law and order.
In any event, Engert, in a
dramatic message flashed out by
the tiny naval radio set in the
legation, notified the State De-
partment last night that he and
his little group expect to be able
to hold the legation against any
thing but a modified attack from
different directions" He added:
II and my companions agree
that we should not abandon the
legation and radio station with
out q determined effort to hold
them, as they would certainly
be pillaged and burnt after
our departure"
The Washington times., 1936-05-04

ward the League and toward
Britain.
General opinion was that
Italian policy may be expected to
harden in the flush Of victory.
and it was frankly admitted there
must now be a new stock-taking
of both British foreign policy and
of the policy of Europe and the
League.
An official statement of future
British policy-if one be forth
coming-was eagerly awaited as
result Of the cabinet meeting.
It was expected a declaration
may be made in the House of
Commons this afternoon, although
Wednesdays debate on foreign az
fairs will give the government an
opportunity for a full statement Of
its views.
The government is facing a
strong demand for immediate ces-
sation of sanctions in view Of the
new situation. A number OF capl-
net ministers favor this course,
particularly in view of grave Euro
pean issues facing Britain.
Officials here were informed
that French Foreign Minister
Flandin has sent an urgent
message to Premier MusSolini ask
ing him to rush his troops into
Adds Ababa to save what is left
of the city from complete destruc-
ton.
Flandin informed II Duce the
French compound was attacked
because Emperor Halle SelaSsie
placed Italian prisoners of war
there Just before he departed for
Diibouti,
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
MEASLES HIT )
OUR GANG

DETROIT, May 4. QN.S).
"Our Gang" came down with
measles today.
With exception of Carl cal
falfa" Switzer, all here were quar-
antined by the health department.
Spanky Mcfarland, 7, leader of
the young film comedians, was
the first to find himself decorated
with the well known spots Sun
day.
It was planned to have their
show here go on, but this morn
ing it was found that Billie Buck
wheat" Thomas, and Darlo Hood,
had the measles. Tommy McFar-
land. Spanky'S non-acting brother,
also was quarantined.
Only Alfalfa" Switzer remained
at liberty here, but he was being
watched closely.
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
Continued from Page ~


ing from his war-ravaged country
the emperor did not abdicate.
Halle Selassie informed Sir Sid
ney Barton, British minister at
Adds Ababa on Friday that he had
"renounced the direction of affairs,
which he had confided to the coun-
Gil of ministers.
THE emperor intended to leave
for Djibouti Immediately with mis-
family, Sir Sidney reported by
wireless to Eden.
Today Sir Sidney redioed that
the forces of Marshal Pietro Bad
oglio were within Il miles of the
capital, able to enter the riot-torn
city today if the commander
wishes.
Instead of finding a govern
mentless capital, however, Eden
indicated, the Italian command
will have to deal with remnants
of the cabinet, governing as a
regency council.
Jerusalem Refuge
The British Foreign Secretary
implied that Emperor Halle Selas,
sic and his family would make
their home, at least for some
time. in Jerusalem. possibly find
ing sanctuary in the ancient Cop
tic monastery there. Coptic Chris
tianity is the emperor's and
Ethiopia's official faith.
The Emperor, who has re-
nounced direction of affairs, will
naturally be expected while in
Palestine not to participate in any
way in the furtherance of hotili-
ties.
Lying in the Red Sea, along the
route the Enterprise must follow
before she passes through the
Suez Canal, are two italian
cruisers, six destroyers, three sub
marines, and several speed boats.
Because Of the tension between
italy and Britain, however, no
one suggests seriously that an at
tempt to remove the Emperor
from the Enterprise would be
made.
Eden described the grave dis
orders which broke out in Adds
Ababa following the Emperor's
departure, confirming the news
in the press and official dis.
patches. He stated the reinforc-
ing of the British legation guard
last September undoubtedly re-
suited in the saving of many
lives and he paid tribute to Sir
Sidney's handling of the situation,
Questioned whether the EN-
peror had actually abdicated or
whether other Ethiopian leaders
were carrying on the fighting. the
foreign secretary replied that he
lacked further information.
The anarchical conditions in the
Ethiopian capital grew worse yes
terday, Barton reported. as plum
dering mobS of tribesmen in the
afternoon fired upon parties con-
veying refugees to the British COM
pound.
With the British cabinet meet
ing to consider developments in
Ethiopia, British nervousness over
the outcome of the crisis there
was reflected today in newspapers
which underlined comments on
Emperor Halle S0Issie'S flight
with questions regarding its pos
Sihle effect on Italian policy to.
The Washington times., 1936-05-04

ton after holding 1t for three
strenuous day."
A savage attack on the Legation
early today was repulsed by the
little group of Americans sheltered
there.
Engert reported that the attack
was made between 8 and 8 a. m.
by a band of native arauderS at a
time when the small legation staff
numbered only about six.
The tiny band Of American de-
tenders was forced to kill one Or
more of the marauding party be-
fore the attack was. repulsed, En-
CERT wirelessed.
Earlier an American woman,
Mrs. A. r. Stadin, of Iona Linda,
CAL, a miSSionary'S wife, was
killed by a stray bullet.
Engert'S earlier message read:
"The first definite attempt to
gain access to the legation was
made by a band of marauders
this morning.
ATTACK ON TWO SIDES
Between 8:45 and 9 a. m.
they suddenly attacked our two
widely separated back gates
with rifle fire, from behind
trees and fences, covering with
bullets the back yard where
Mrs. Engert and Spencer (Amer.
lean advisor to the Ethiopian
gOvernment) happened to be
standing at the moment.
UNFORTUNATELY as the early
morning had been compare
lively quiet, Cramp Vice Con.
sui william HI. Cramp) was at
the hospital some two miles
from here to see If he could be
of assistance, and also to have
an infected hand of Radio Man
AnSlO attended to. In view of
the somewhat hazardous nature
of the journey he took with
him Chief RadiOman Tanner,
Hay CA0UAACuAS AAy UwV "@SANS
legation guards, and five rifles.
And as two newspaper men and
Du Berrier american aviatOr)
had left at 6 a. m. to try to
locate the Italians, we were q
rather depleted garrison.
ut is extremely likely that
the bandits had been watching
departures since last night, and
concluded the place had been
practically evacuated.
SERVANTS LOYAL
However, thanks to the 10y
atty of our native servants, in
Guiding cooks, who ut once
rushed to defend the gates with
only few revOlverS, spears and
swords, until the rest of. us ar
rived with pistols and shOt-guns,
we made q much greater show
of numbers than attackers ex-
pected. After brisk exchange Of
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
Continued from Page ~
women in our servants quarters
have been seriously wounded"
Appeal to British

women in our servants quarters
have been seriously wounded"
Appeal to British
This message followed an appeal
by Engert to the British legation,
sent through Washington and
London, to dispatch a small body
of British Indian troops and q
machine gun to help the Ameri-
cans hold out at their legation.
This action was taken following
word from Engert that he was I'M
able to communicate with the
British legation in Adds Ababa.
The State Department approved
and sent to the British govern
ment in London a request from
Engert that efforts be made to
communicate with the British le-
cation through London and re-
quest the British minister to send
q few Sikhs, crack British Indian
troops, and one Lewis gun to the
American Legation.
In his message to the State De-
partment Engert virtually ap-
pealed for permission to hold out
at the American legation and de-
fend it from plumber at the hands
Of the savage natives.
Attack Repulsed
His appeal and request for Brit
ish aid followed the repulse by
himself and half a dozen COM
panions of an attack made on the
legation early today by the loot
mad natives.
Engert told the State Depart
ment that he considered lie would
be a great pity OF abandon the
legation now after what he de-
scribed as three strenuous days.
of holding out.
He expressed the belief that
with the aid of the British Indian
troops and the machine gun, it
would be possible to hold out at
the legation until the advance
guard of Italy's victorious army
Of conquest entered the city.
Filed at 3 p. m. Ethiopian time
today, Engert's message read:
1.-TWO messengers who / sent
to the British legation today
could not get through.
Gas communication with that
legation is essential If we are to
reman here, please commune
cate Immediately via London my
request to Sir Sidney Barton,
British minister here, that he
get in touch with me.
"KindIy state also that with
the assistance of a few SikhS and
one Lewis gun, we could hold
this legation If the Italians ar
rive within a few days.
"I feel it would be q great
pity to be obliged to abandon it
and the radio to certain destru0.
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
Record Rainfall

CANNES, France. Almost
ceaseless rain for 48 hours has
broken the record of many years
duration for rainfall. Normally
there is rain here on 81 days 0
year, but since November / there
have been 10S days on which rain
has fallen.
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
TAX BILL HIT
BY BUSINESS

Continued from Page II
IL the Congress, which Is now
considering additional taxation
appreciates the extent Of the
burden of present taxes"
Roy c. Osgood, vice president
of the First National Bank of Chi
cago, and member of the Federal
Finance Committee of the Cham
Der. discussed the banking, invest
ment and credit aspects of the
bill. He said the bill would:
MAKE more difficult the &C.
curing Of capital to finance the
establishment of new business
enterprises, whether of small or
large size.
HAMPER CREDIT
Increase the difficulties of
the corporation which has inn
paired capital or credit and seeks
to improve its financial position.
Adversely affect the in
terests Of bOndhOlders and
other long term creditors of
corporations besides making
this type of credit more diff
cult to obtain.
Seriously affect the ability
Of o great many corporations
to repay existing bank loans
and handicap them in obtain
ing bank credit in the future.
Tend to increase the num-
Der of nkruptcies and
diminish, il not dry up one Of
the most important sources of
capital for investment in bust
ness MISUNDERSTANDING saw.
ings."
He said also that the bill
would grossly discriminate" be
tween the financially entrencheo
and he financially unentrenchec
corporation by failure to recog
nize the true nature of Surp
luses and earnings from which
dividend payments are made
Henry B. Fernald, of Mont
clair, N. j., member of a New
York firm of public accountants
and of the chamber finance com
mittee, said the bill was unsouno
in principle and unjust to in
dustry. He added:
1.-THE proposed tax Is not
sound in principle, will prove
unjust, discriminatory and diff
ficult in practice, and will be
impracticable of reasonable ad.
miniStratiOn.
ct puts a premium on bank
ruptcy and receiverships. 1t will
bear lightly on the well estab-
lished, strongly financed cor.
pOratiOn and bear heavily on a
less fortunate competitor.
ut will make 1t practically inn
possible for new business to be
started. 1t will not help bust
ness, it will not help reemplOy.
ment; it will not add to the
wealth and prosperity Of the
country: it will not give the Gov
eminent q substantial and CON.
tinuing source Of revenue"
SOUND BILL ASKED
Ellsworth c. Alvord, Washing
ton attorney, was another Cham
Der of Commerce official to op
pose the bill.
He declared:
Il. The 1887 budget, excIud-
ing the item for relief. will not
and cannot be balanced, even as
Stunning that all the additional
taxes recommended by the Ad-
miniStratiOn are imposed.
''2. The staggering statements
Of tax avoidance under our
present system are unfOunded.
"3. The inequalities, which the
proposal is designed to remove,
do not exist in fact, and inequali-
ties and determinations will re-
suit far greater and more serious
than those alleged to exist.
IL. Our income tax structure
will be Overburdened by the COM
plexities, antiquities, and made
quacies, SuperimpOsed upon it
by the pending bill.
IS. The same income is sub
ject, unnecessarily, to double and
even multiple taxation.
IS. The proposal Is utterly Inn
practical, unavoidable, and I'M
sound"
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
Gen. Badoglio Leads
Troops to Adds Gates

WITH ITALIAN NORTHERN
ARMY, NEBRA SINA, Ethiopia,
May 4 (IN.SD Marshal Pietro
Badoglio, commander of the
northern Italian forces, today was
in personal charge of the mo-
torized forces descending upon
The Washington times., 1936-05-04
SeIassie Under English Guard;
Off For Jerusalem Refuge

Adds Ababa with advance guards
at the gates Of the capital.
His column, which occupied a
central position, reached Zebra
Sina yesterday, 80 miles from
Adds Ababa and half way up Mt.
Tamba Burr, where a halt is
being made owing to the Difficult
ties of the climb from the Robi
valley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-16

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