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The Washington times., 1936-05-27

'eyed, flirtatious beauty; Lady
Venetia, proud, vivacious aristo-
crat who mocks at emotions; Ivan
a courageous soldier who has a
most amusing dialect; Captain
Menzies, a cruel officer; Rake. an
EngliShman who is meek and al
ways in mischief, and Lieutenant
Petain, sly, sneaky officer not to
be trusted.
There you have eight important
roles to be filled by eight capable
actors and actresses. How would
you go about casting the stars?
You don't have to cast these stars
as the Hollywood casting experts
did in making Under Two Flags"
See how ingenious you can be.
1t will give you a splendid oppor
tunity to test your knowledge of
these stars. Send your entry to
the Under Two Flags" Editor at
The Washington Times at once
Entries close noon, Friday. A SIC
cash prize will go to the finest
casting effort, and SIS for each of
three next best efforts.
These prizes will be supplement
ed with 10 pairs of guest tickets to
Loew's Palace TIL eater. where
Under Two Flags will be seen
starting Friday.
The Washington times., 1936-05-27
Big Splash on
At Glen Echo

That big splash heard clear into
Washington today was nothing
else but the gala opening of the
Crystal Pool at Glen Echo.
WaShington's swimming fans
were reported as turning out en-
masse to enjoy the delights of the
Crystal Pool.
Swimmers may frolic in the
pool to their hearts content. 1t
opened today at noon, but tomor
row and every day thereafter il
will open at 9 in the morning ano
remain open until 1870 at night
giving 1412 hours of swimming
which is enough water sport fol
any one.
Glen Echo's $50 varieties o1
amusement" are as famous as the
81 varieties of pickles, and just
as spicy. They include dancing
in the Spanish ballroom to the
music of the big 12-piece Glen
Echo orchestra, directed by Phi
O'Brien, romping in the Midway
of Fun, motor boating. rides on the
coaster dips, the "old MILL" the
whip" and many others. Picnic
groves are available for the family
parties. Admission to park is al
WaYS free.
The Washington times., 1936-05-27
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
Back Stage News and Gossip
Gathered By Bill HoyIe

lalize that her latent musical abil-
ity might bring her coin. The ad
got the job out of 500 applicants.
Later she became director of sta
ton WBBM, Dallas. Tex, and she
was for an accompanies for sta
ton WFAA there.
When the Dallas Rotarians
gave Roxy a luncheon she played
accompaniment for singer and
was offered a chance to come to
New York and join the artists.
Not until six months later did
she consider the offer and go
to the big city. Three years ago
she was assigned by Director
Erno Rappee to organize the
Radio City Music Hall Glee Club;
she now leads as headlinerS on
the Earle stage.
PLAYED FOR KING
Before Freddie Dosh. featured
mimic at the Earle. came to this
country, two months ago, he
played at the Savoy Hotel, Lon.
don, before the Prince of Wales
now King of England. Long
years before this, his grandfather,
Karl Sohn, was court painter to
Queen Victoria and painted sew.
eral portraits that now hang in
Windsor castle.
Freddie, under his real name,
Sohn Rethel, in 1881 had one of
his paintings bought by the city
of Amsterdam, for the museum.
as the most characteristic ex.
ample of modernistic art in Hol.
land that year.
He is the only mimic to do the
subway imitation and among his
first jobs were the sound effects
on the first talking German
film "Du Lelzte Compagnie,
starring Conrad Veidt, produced
in 1929 by UFA, and the English
expedition film of the African
jungles, "Congorilla."
"The "Stratratone" act, headed
by Saul Grammar, was originated,
designed and constructed by
Grammar, and took over six
months constant labor to build.
Yesterday he filed his patents in
the United States Patent Office.
There are II steps. running an
octave and a half, the treads are
the naturals and the front of the
steps the half tones.
The original routine took three
months rehearsal, but Mrs. Grau-
man, the blonde beauty of the
act, can now teach a newcomer
the entire routine in a days time.
The Washington times., 1936-05-27
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
copyright, 1885, by King Features
Syndicate lnc)

HOLLYWOOD, May 27-Get-
ting really into the news today:
They've employed double for
Philip Reed in The Last of the
MohicanS' who will vent all the
war whoops that apparently will
be coming out Of Mr.. RS mouth.
His singing teacher informed him
that whoop-zing would spoil his
singing voice-hence the Substitu-
ton.
Miriam Hopkins is dipping her
personality in the canals OF
Venice at the moment. She's
having quite a European Whirl
for herself, in case you didn't
know. Speaking of Europe and
such: Joan Bennett is now en-
route there for just vacation
no pictures. Her husband. Gene
Markey, will keep the home fires
burning until she returns.. -.
Ramon Novarro. now relaxing his
vocal chords in New York. will
do bit of recuperating of
finances by personal appearance
ing before he returns to Holly
wood from his recent English
Sojourn.
Now that Universal has turned
out a smash hit in "Dracula'S S
Daughter" we'd be wondering
what next they'll be slipping
Dracula in the way of kin. There
can still be a Dracula's mother
or even grandmother-s h o u d
they care. Nice to know that
w. C. Fields is more than just
on the mend. He's collaborating
at the moment with William LIE
Baron on his next picture, which
will be taken from Julian Streets S
Need of Change" BY way OF
acquainting you with the colossal
preparation most any movi e
needs, Jerome Kern (for the
Astaire- Rogers picture: Never
Gonna DanceD so far has com
posed 26 songs and out of that
group they will employ only six.
Victor Moore - primarily Of
New York stage fame and now
of the movies-is turning a deaf
ear to all Eastern offers. He in
tends to reside with us perma-
nently which should be CHEEKY
news for the chamber of COM
merce. You see, California re-
lakes you to such an extent that
you can never get out-once you
stay too long Getting back
to w. C. Fields once more (and
we couldn't speak of a nicer per-
SOM: According to himself he
left home at the tender age Of
IL because he left a rake on the
front lawn and his pappy stepped
on it. Then and thar the look
The Washington times., 1936-05-27
NJ o E
CLOCK

INTERPRETATIONS Holden
in "Dracula's Daughter" 1885
a. m, 1870, 3:35, 5:35, TAO,
GAS p. m.
RKO.KEITH'S-Irene Dunno in
"Show Boat" 10:45 a. M, 1880,
1902, STA, 1925, 9:38 p. m.
FOX-Francis Lederer in lone
Rainy Afternoon" 11:00 a. m.
1875, 4:20, ITO, 1000 p. m,
Stage-12:35, 3:20, $40, 1855
p. m.
EARLE-Grace Moore in "The
King Steps Out" 11:00 a. M,
1870, AIS, TOO. GAS p. m. Stage
1855, $40, 6:25, 9:l0 p. m.
LITTLE-Gary Cooper in "The
Lives of a Bengal Lancer" 11:0O
a. M, 1:O7. 3:14, 5:21, 1928,
9:35 p. m.
PALACE-Janet Gaynor, Robert
Taylor in "Small Town Girl"
11:45 a. M 2:15, 4:3O, TOO
$50 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Paul Cavanagh in
Champagne Charlie" ILLS
q. m, 1855, 2:50, 4:30, 6:10
S:05, 1000 p. m.
SELASCO Ecstasy" at 1905
2:o5, 4:o5. sos. s:05. 1O:O5
1870 p. m.
HOWARD-Joan Bennett, Fred
MacMurray in "13 Hours BY
Air" 1890, 400, 7:05, 1915
p. m. Stage-Teddy Hill and
his orchestra, 2:40, $50, 9:1C
p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-05-27

sand swept desert and in the
ruins Of an old monastery, where
in Ronald Colman. aided by the
moonlight, says sweet things to
| RoSalind Russell as Lady Vene-
tia. while an unseen orchestra
provides Song of India" as a
musical background. Who could
: help melting?
EARMIES IN BATTLE
For the mere male there are
camel caravans, battalionS of
French Legionnaires who engage
the Arabs for thrilling climax
lin a fight that is saved for the
stricolor by Claudette Colbert on
!horseback. Yes, Under Two
Flags" reminds you of Beau
lGeste" but it is an exciting pic
lture, full of mass movement, and
lskillfully directed by Frank
Lloyd.
Winning the gold medal has
filled Victor MacLaglen with as
Surance. His part is not as fat as
that which he drew as Gyppo
Nolan in THE Informer," but he
performs splendidly.
Almost all of the meager com
edy in this picture is assigned to
Gregory Ratoff with the Ghetto
accent. 1t is hard to figure out
how this fellow landed with the
French Foreign Legion, so accept
his explanation, he's already for
gotten just what he Joined the
Legion to forget.
Claudette Colbert has been
more happily cast than in this
role where she must be alluring
and die in Turkish trousers. But
Ronald Colman has his quiet
manner. aristocratic and soft
The Washington times., 1936-05-27

Also Battling in "Under Two Flags"
Story of the French Foreign Legion
The Washington times., 1936-05-27

1t was after Gertrude Niesen
graduated from the Brooklyn
Heights Seminary that ner par
ents gave her the theater party,
and she saw LYDIA Roberti in
the Lou Holtz starred You Said
It," during the 1882 Broadway
run. The next night she mimiced
Roberti at a house party, and
the night after that a theatrical
agent, of the same party. called
and offered a booking in Eliza
beth, N. j.
This date was with a flashy
opening act, featuring Fiddler
Joe Fejer. and started her off
at half a hundred. The next
week her name went up in lights
over the 300" Club, on Fifty.
fourth Street, and her salary
went up into three figures.
Six months later she was play.
ing LYDIA Roberts role in you
Said It."
Three years ago a record II
weeks at Ben Marden's Riviera
Club, in Jersey, brought her a
guest artist assignment over the
Vallee Hour and started her
radio career.
BEGAN WITH PAUL ASH
This week she headlines the
Fox bill and after her last years
visit here she went into Law
renee Schwab's st. Louis Muni
cipal Opera, for the summer
season. In Good News" the
week of July, she played tc
$4,000 in the 1O,OOO-seat arena
a 17-year attendance record.
In 1926, when Paul Ash came
from the Coast to become M. C
at Chicago'S McVickers, Sammy
Lewis was a speciality dancer
with Patty Moore, and her band
playing the Palace in the same
town. For his opening week Ash
lured Sammy from the banc
act to close the bill in the fea
tured spot at the McVickers.
On this same bill University Of
Chicago night student, namec
George GiVot, made his debut a.
a dancer in collegiate pants. Ir
the neXt-to-closing spot he went
over big. So SenSationally, in fact
that in order to get in the encore!
Paul Ash finally went into the
finale without bringing Sammy
Lewis, the headliner, out of the
wings.
Correll and Gosden, piano anc
ukulele team, played this same
week for a hundred dollar bill
Their next appearance as San
and Henry" years later, brough
them $500, and their last appear
ance as Amos n Andy nettec
them ten thousand.
Sammy Lewis later married ant
teamed with his former boss
Patty Moore. They are nov
Lewis and Moore" current Fo1
stage feature.
At the age of nine, Vim D.
Lindhe, with her 4-year-old sistel
Lila, made the rounds of the small
theaters in Swedish village, Lake
view Chicago. AS The Lindh
sisters" they sang "Du GAMBIA, D.
Fria' Swedish National Anthem
along with other Swedish ditties
Both of them spoke Swedish lon
before English.
| The daughter of a violinist, Vii
studied music in both gramma
and high schools, not, however
until as a stenographer when sh
answered a blind ad, did she IT
The Washington times., 1936-05-27

GOOD LOVE STORY
The 1885 version has Claudette
Colbert (winner of the 1884 Acad-
emy gold medal for acting) as
Cigarette, with Victor MacLaglen
(Winner of the 1885 gold medal
for acting) as Major Doyle. Be-
sides this acting contest between
the 18,karat medal champions
there is Ronald Colman and Rosa
lind Russell demanding a share
Of the big type and attention.
In the w. P. Lipscomb and Wal
ter Ferris scenario culled from
Ouida'S novel they have devoted
much of the footage and much Of
the action incident to the love
angles" This. it seems to me. was
q shrewd move. for the feminine
movie-goer finds a greater inter-
est in affairs of the heart than in
the triumph of the Legionnaires
over the sons Of the desert.
So I commend, to the ladies
particularly, those scenes in the
The Washington times., 1936-05-27
I Cover HOu yWOOGl

ION pappy's face told him that
his presence in them thar parts
was no longer appreciated. The
result of that rapid scrutiny was
that he took off in the cold, cold
world and starved gracefully for
IL years until Juggling became a
part of his life and then the
stage automatically got him.
Jack Okie's mother misses him
so much since he's been married
that she's thinking seriously of
moving bag and baggage in with
the bride and groom when they
return from location in New
Mexico.
The Washington times., 1936-05-27
Dance Recital
At Roosevelt

A spring recital will take place
at Roosevelt Auditorium tonight,
at $50 o'clock, presented by the
Alice Louise Hunter Dance Group,
under the auspices of the Com
munity Center Department.
The beginners, a group of small
tots between the ages of 3 and S
years, will offer a Baby Ballet,
"The Princess and the Rose" fol-
lowed by group dances by ad-
vanced students, who will be seen
in Chopin" give Mazurkas, -
Masquerade Ball. and "Thwart-
ed," as we'll as a number of di-
vertissements including pas de
Trois," In Dutch" "Gavotte," )"
Caprice" and "Valse Gracieuse. "
Mrs. Edith H. Hunter will ac'
company the dancers at the piano.
The Washington times., 1936-05-27
LOVE ON THE DESERT
Colbert, CoImon, McLogIen.
Starred in a Thrilling Fight
Romance Film
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Another mllion-dolar movie is the way. corking
good one Under Two Flags which opens at Loew Palace
Theater Friday.
Back in 1901 David Belasco produced the Paul Potter
dramazaton of Ouda famous novel with Blanche Bates
Cigarette.
In the days. and when Theda Bara queen of the
reigning vampires Fox pictures produced the first film
sion with the sinking Theda the of the French
EoroO TepiOn
The Washington times., 1936-05-27
N ew 'Droculo
Atthe Met

"Dracula's Daugh ter" the
amazing story of mpire
abroad in London today, began
its engagement at the Metro
politan Theater today. Gloria
Holden plays the title role, and
others in the cast include Otto
Kruger. Marguerite Churchill,
Irving Pichel and Edward van
Sloan.
Thrills abound in this new
Universal production, which be-
The Washington times., 1936-05-27

spoken English speech, to make
the love interludes engroSSing.
The Washington times., 1936-05-27

the love interludes engroSSing.
"HORSE" PLAY ALSO RAN
Three Men on a Horse" was so
eager to try for a second long
run engagement in Chicago it
Spurned the fine second week
that washington was all ready
to give it. The sad news is that
Chicago applied the chill on the
repeat effort and it closes on
Saturday night.
BATTLE OF HAMLETS
Broadway is threatened with
another ShakeSpearian war in
the early fall with two Hamlets
running concurrently.
Leslie Howard will offer his
own production of the Melan-
choly Dane with himself as the
star, an enterprise that has been
promised for months. And if Mr..
Howard keeps to his word Wash
ington will get one of the pre-
Broadway weeks.
Over in London Producer Gil
bert Miller has announced that
he will import John Gielud,
reigning London favorite in the
role of Hamlet, and offer him
on Broadway in Shakespeare.
This is silly competition. cut
throat some call it. with one or
the other of the English actors
certain to suffer by the inevitable
comparison the critics will make.
If there is any such thing as
priority in announcement the
honor belongs to Leslie Howard.
The Theater Guild last fall en-
gagged in a first to reach Broad
way race with Shakespeare and
lost out to Gladys Cooper and
Philip Merivale who won with
their "Othello." However "Othello"
turned out to be a Broadway
flop while the Lunt-Fontanne pro-
duction of Tanning of the Shrew"
survived until their present
idiots Delight"
History will probably repeat it.
self. Not the first but the best
Hamlet will win the laurel and
the hoped-for long run engage.
ment.
JANET GROWING UP
Mine was a late inspection of
Small Town Girl" at the Palace,
but am glad to see Janet Gaynor
growing up.
Miss Gaynor has been a demure
miss and a sweet little lollipop for
a good many seasons. The Mo
tion Picture Almanac tells us it
was back in 1928 and 1929 she
appeared in such world beaters
as street Angel" and Sunny
Side Up" with Charlie Farrell.
The Farrell-Gaynor team was
probably the most successful in
the history of the industry.
In the meantime Janet Gaynor
has been growing older. not ex-
actly out of the ingenue class
yet, but still mature enough to
be untitled for the role of un-
spoiled innocence. In adding
years SHE has 1OSG oOluC VI LCA
earlier wiStful appeal and has
reached that stage in her career
where she must be more the
actress and less the sugar plum.
In Small Town Girl' she gets
pleasantly jingled and is a prin-
cipal in one of those early morn
ing souse elopements. Quite
surprise to Janet's family follow
ing but she carries off her role
we'll.
1t would have been better had
Goldwyn-Mayer given Rob-
ert Taylor a stronger story to
follow up his hits in "Broadway
Melody" and Magnificent Obses-
sion," than this Ben Ames Will
liams fiction.
Apart from the good looks that
Taylor supplies the character has
no genuine appeal. He is cast as
wealthy playboy with a medi-
cal degree and {. gelatine back
bone. My reaction was that ia
net Gaynor was a lucky girl to be
able to walk out on him.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19
White Canes Urged
To Distinguish Blind

The idea of bringing about the
use Of white walking sticks by
the blind, so that motorists will
be able to distinguish them easily
is spreading through the country,
it is reported by the National
Safety Council. The plan orig
mated in Colorado Springs sew
eral years ago when the Lions
Club presented white canes to
the blind of the city. Subse-
quently, California sought to &C
complish the same result by
adopting a law forbidding the
carrying of white canes by any
one except persons wholly or par
TALLY blind.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19

A varied program of music and
drama will be presented by the
Department of Fairgrounds in CO
operation with the Office of the
National Capital Parks on Mon
day evening, June %, at o'clock,
at the Sylvan Theater, in honor
of visiting delegates to the annual
encampment Of the All Clubs now
meeting in the city.
The musical part OF the pro-
gram will consist of brief con-
cert by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture Orchestra, conducted
by DR.. Walter Bauer, assisted by
Jeanette Bittner, soprano; Eugene
KreSSin, baritone. and hire e
groups of the Girl Reserve Glee
Club of the Y. w. c. A.
The orchestra will play RoSSini's
Overture to William Tell; To
Spring" and "Solvejg's Song"
from Peer Gynt Suite" (Grieg);
"Slavonic Dance No. 8" (DvoraR, =,
and Roses From the South"
CStrauSS).
The glee club will sing: IF You
Ask Why We Love Singing" Girl
Reserve Song); "Sourwood Noun
tain (Appal aChian Mountain
song); The Quest" Bohemian
folk song); Dancing" Czech folk
song; La Bastrique" French
Canadian folk song); With All
My Heart" and While You Love
Me" (J. Strauss; "Oh, Little Star,
in the Sky" Swedish folk Song);
Thine Eyes So Blue and Tender"
Gassen) Lift Thine Eyes Men
delssohn): All Club Field Song"
Eleanor Roberts,.
The U. S. Navy Band. conducted
by Lieut.. Charles Benter, will play
the preliminary program for the
second summer festival of the sea
son Tuesday night, June %. at 8
o'clock in the National Sylvan
Theater.
At $50 o'clock. the Blackfriars
Guild of Washington will present
the play that made Jane Cowl ia
nous, "Smilin' Thru" which is
The Washington times., 1936-06-19
OLSON ILLNESS
SEVERE BLOW
T0LAB0RITES

st. PAUL, Mimi, June 10
U.N.SO .-PolitiCal eyes of the ma
ton centeled today on the out
come of tie illness of Floyd B. Oh
son, Farlner-Labor governor and
candidate Cor United States Sen
ator.
The view was quietly expressed
that his enforced inactivity is
bringing about the breaking up
of the party, which for eight years
under his leadership has exercised
a virtual dictatorship over Mime
sota'S affairs.
1t was Olson who whipped the
various liberal factions of the
State into line and created the
Farmer-LabOr party.
Under lis guidance, practically
every office in the State turned its
. back on RepubliCaniSm and fol-
lowed the flag of Farmer-LaboriSm.
Dealt With Democrats
Four years ago Olson made a
deal" with the Democrats which
carried the State for Roosevelt
nationally and the Farmer-Labor
ticket locally. The G. o. P, which
for years had swept both State
and national elections, found itself
suddenly deserted.
Following the death, a few
months ago, of MinneSotaS blind
Republican Senator, Thomas D.
Schall, Governor Olson brushed
aside thn Of Ii
that 1T wouldn't look right to the
people" and named Banking Com
missioner Elmer A. Benson to the
vacancy, letting it be known the
appointment was just "a stop gap"
which he himself hoped to fill for
the next full term at the Novem-
Der election. In return for the
favor, Benson would get the
Farmer-Labor endorsement for the
governorship.
Then came the governors i'll
ness.
He went to Rochester for an
exploratory operation" attended
by the Mayo clinics most dis
tlnguIShed surgeons.
Unable to Campaign
Since the first of the year the
governor has spent nearly half
his time at st. Mary's Hospital.
He makes weekly ViSitS-Some-
times more frequently. A good
part of his time is spent at Gull
Lake, in Northern Minnesota.
Closest secrecy is maintained re-
garding the exact nature of the
governors illness.
1t is no secret, however, that his
lieutenants fear the governor will
not be in physical condition to
make a strenuous senatorial cam
palgn nor to maintain his grasp
on the leadership of the party.
Fight for Control
Should Olson be forced to retire
from active direction of the party.
political dopeSters fear that the
Farmer-Labor Party would imme-
dlately engage in a cat-and-dog
fight for control which would re-
suit diSastrously to it's candidates
in NoVember-and which would
upset Democratic hopes of again
forming an informal coalition.
At the primaries this week
the Republicans polled a larger
vote than either Democrats or
Farmer-LabOrites. Internecine war
fare among the Farmer-Laborites
already apparent in the unsuc-
ceSSful attempt of Magnus John
son to win the Farmer-Labor gov
ernorship nomination from Ben
son, the endorsee-would inevi-
tably result in many tens of
thousands of former Republican
votes returning to the G. o. P.
fold, observers believe. and might
swing the election in this State
to LandOn nationally. with Re
publican Theodore ChriStianson
taking the senatorship and the
goVernorShip going to Republican
Martin Nelson.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19


The river made famous by Ste
phen Collins Fosters song, "Old
Folks at Home" is but name
to most people. The best answer
the average person could give
would be that it is far, far away"
The SuWanee River rises in the
southern part of Georgia and
reaches the Gulf through the
northeastern part Of Florida. 1t
is problematic if Foster ever
saw the river. Doubtless he was
attracted by the euphoniC sound
of the name in looking over the
map of the South.
Charles J. Roberts, music
editor and arranger on the staff
of one of the largest U. S.
music publishing houses, has taken
the Foster tune as a vehicle on
which to travel foreign lands.
His fantasia, old Folks at Home
and in Foreign Lands" presents
the tune as it might be played
in Scotland, England, Germany
and many other lands. This Sc
lection is included in the pro-
gram of the U. S. Army Band,
playing at the U. S. Capitol to-
night at 7:3O o'clock.
The full program follows:
March, Colts Armory" (Smith) !:
fantasia, old Folks at Home and
in Foreign Lands" CRObertS); cor
net solo, Carnival of Venice
tClarke), played by Ralph Os-
from; fox trot, West Winds"
tAger, Newman and Mencher):
selection from "Sicilian VeSpers"
VerdD; piccolo solo. Polka Ca
price (Koehler), played by Rob
ert Cray; intermezzo, In Mon
aStery Garden" TX e be ~
march, "Barnum and Bailey'S
Royal Pageant" (Duble); Selec-
ton, Victor Herbert's FavoriteS"
CHerbert; march, "HoStrauSer'S"
(Chalmers).