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Evening star., 1936-12-08

Reginald Gardner might muss ana
frazzle in giving his famous parody
of q symphony conductor in THE
Show Is On" at the National Theater
this week.
There was but one approach to the
problem. A question. An answer. A
handshake. We were in the midst Of
an interview with Mr.. Gardiner.
Until last season Reginald Gardiner
was an absolutely unknown quantity
in the United States. Beatrice Lille
brought him over to appear with her
in another Shubert revue called AT
Home Abroad" and he became in
stantly a celebrity here as well as in
England, where he had been more or
less well known for dozen years as q
legitimate actor, an entertainer in
cabarets, performer in musical
shows.
In AT Home Abroad" GARDENERS
task was to come out between acts and
flll in the time while the stage hands
were dashing around back stage, shift.
in Rscenery for the endless series of
production numbers. A tall, suave and
rather personable young man. he made
no particular impression on his audi
ences with the first part Of his stint,
which consisted Of some explanatory
monologue. When he actually went
into his act, however, he Immediately
popped the sleepy customers out OF
their chairs He could, with his hands,
give an incredibly convincing imita-
ton OF q ship steaming into harbor,
or, with the aid Of voice and feet,
create rip-snorting train.
THE Gardiner routines are princi-
i pally pantomime, q fact which
doubtless accounts for their enormous
and lasting fame. BY enduring I mean
that almost everybody who saw AT
Home Abroad" still remembers his
didoes. whereas . gag writer who
heard his best line repeated Tor .
laugh after 1t was whole season
old Cunless the line happened to be
something brillian like 20 yeah?" or
SOS your old man. would faint dead
away with surprise. Audiences forget
lines and the situations which made
the gags seem especially funny at the
time. But pantomime ID childishly
easy to recall.
our Mr.. Gardiner had . great ad-
vantage over the other comics IN the
cat Home Abroad" company. Some OF
the more nterate spectators could re-
call two or maybe three OF Beatrice
I,illie's best lines after the show was
over and could repeat them for the
benefit of dinner parties. losing most
of the effect because the script was
manufactured to be spoken by MISS
Lille and not by the second hand
vaps of the haut monde. On the con-
trary everybody who had been awake
at all could recall Gardeners amusing
antics. and perhaps give passing
fair imitation Of them.
CONE people have advanced the
- theory that Reginald Gardiner
started the craze for handles" but
If he did he has made no confessions
He is. in fact. extremely blase about
the whole business and considers moth
ing he has done so far is more i'm
portant than the five-year contract ne
iust signed with M.-G.-M.. providing
him with some extremely useful
money. Not to intimate that ne Is
Evening star., 1936-12-08

one from coming eventually to Bert
Lahr in this review. If you are won
dering how they team up, the answer
Is swell" There Is perceptible
difference in their clowning, Of course.
but they fuse neatly In the several
sketches which bring them together.
Best Of their common bits Qet's not
argue) Is a skit that probably will
make the Theater Guilds face pretty
red some day. Miss Lille Is the
"geeld,s" box-ofice girl. Lahr Is the
representative of Gains warehouse,
scouting the guild and Eugene O'Neiil.
As far as he is concerned, the guild ana
ONeill have got something and he u
out to get it. If hilarious" was not
so tired, 1t could be used again IN
connection with this bit.
Lahr does two vocal solos. He bel
lows and grimaces beautifully through
a song called Trees in the first act.
He does the same thing in piece
aptly titled "woof" in the second.
AN UNBILLED sketch, fresh as TO-
"A morrow's milk, paraphrases Tova-
rich" current Broadway success, to
inject the political element into Min
neli's cavalcade. Lahr, once success
full Republican manufacturer reduced
to the status Of butler in new rich
New Dealers home, makes the role
very funny.
Then, of course, there's Reginald
Gardiner. Gardiner must be the run
niest Englishman in the world, even
II his burlesque of one Of the great
est orchestra conductors drew prob
ably less laughter last night than ever
before. His limitations Of wallpaper,
furniture and trains went over much
better.
Gardiner teams up with Miss Lille
in some Of the best spots in the snow.
In addition to the Gieldgud skit. there
Ia one called THE Reading OF the
Play" which is as fine q piece OF non
sense as you've seen In years. IL
Ia not. however, the cleanest either In
language or implications.
1.-THE SHOW IS ON" for all Its
length and loose ends, was a
grand performance last night. It prob
ably will be better tonight, Tor they
were working on it during the opening.
Working on it with hammers and saws
and things. You could actually see
them at times. 1t gave one q feeling OF
helping to throw the thing together.
Every one expected Minnellis first
venture as a producer to be a beau
tifully staged, handsomely dressed al
fair. It Is.
Evening star., 1936-12-08

q on edge and turned the whole thing
into a sort Of a surprise party. With
Miss Lille as hostess. When 1t was
not Miss Lille who came through the
door, or riding down a moonbeam, it
was Bert Lahr, Reginald Gardiner.
Paul Haakon, Mitxi Mayfair or Oracle
Barrie.
whoever it was, it seemed quite all
right with the audience.
And why shouldn't 1t have been?
Vincent Minnelli's new revue Is shiny
and pretty and gayly colored. More
Importantly it Is touched with mad
ness Of the kind that remains happy
all the way from its buffoonery to its
satire. It ribs everything and every
body and there are moments when it
ridicules even itself. That's always
fun, especially when Beatrice Lille
has something to do with 1t.
xAH
WHILE "The Show Is On" is
~ freighted most heavily with the
.gift of laughter, there is dancing Of q
high order by Paul Haakon, ably as
sisted by Mitzi Mayfair. Haakon's
ballet numbers are things you'll re-
member long after most OF the show
has been forgotten.
Oracle Barrie, Washington's sweet
heart, looking lovelier than ever and
singing at least as well, carries the
vocal burden of the show. She has
had better songs despite the fact that
virtually every resident OF Tin Pan
Alley contributed to the music, which
was sung, danced and played 80. lar
into the night.
Beatrice Lille uses "The Show Il
* On" to prove that she still is mimi
table. She has even perfected tnost
infections, expressions and gestures
which give perfectly ordinary words
the most extraordinary meaning. She
sprang them all. with devastating ef-
feet. in q skit in which she sits IN
Row A and destroys John Gielgud's
Hamlet. Gielgud, played by Reginald
Gardiner. ends up on his knees IN the
aisle pleading with Miss Lille to 60
and do likewise to Leslie Howards
HamletA It's hilarious.
IF ONE could forget the Hamlet skit
= one might boldly say that MISS
lille is at her best when she sings
a moon song designed to emo moon
songs. Sitting in a mechanical moon
that rides at the end Of q long crane
far out over the audience, the drol
Lady Beatrice scores terrifcally with
this bit. 1t got of to slow start las'
night. but it did not end that way
It's hilarious. too.
Rut even Beatrice Lille cannot KeeE
Evening star., 1936-12-08
DANCERS PERSONALITY
OUTSTANDING IN FILM
Good Music, Poor Comedy in
Evergreen" on View at
Little Theater.

Good Music, Poor Comedy In
Evergreen" on View at
Little Theater.
WHETHER or not you will like
W. Evergreen" the 0aumont- Brit
ish musical now being revived at the
Little, depends upon your constitution.
It depends mostly upon just how much
Of the English filmusical manner and
how much Of Sonnie Hale (the import
duty on that guy should be raised until
it's prohibitive) you are willing to
undergo in order to get to the better
moments of the film.
The better moments consist mostly
Of Miss Jessie Matthews, Q gracefully
accomplished dancer and probably the
warmest and most captivating person.
ality Of the British cinema. Any one
who knows Miss Matthews will need
no urging to see her again. And movie
goers who do not know her can be as
sured that she attractively makes up
for the slow English technique, which
Is evident even In this outstanding
British musical Of 1894. She even
makes up in some degree for the Hale
antics. which seem to delight the
Britons. and making up for the Hale
antics is no mean achievement.
Miss Matthews has plenty Of oppor-
tunity to practice the arts at which she
Is 20 skilled, however. singing and
dancing her gay way through story in
which she portrays . young lady i'm
personating her own mother, who was
famed musical comedy star of q
quarter of century ago. Her dancing
lives up to the title the G-B people
have given her-"England's dancing
divinity"-and the music Of Ever
green" is good-"Springtim in Your
Heart" Dancing on the Ceiling" and
"Over My Shoulder" being prominent
in the score.
The Httrs program also includes
Evening star., 1936-12-08

at the B r o W n
Derby for the
temporary ap-
sence of his real
romantic interest,
Socialite Bobbie
Mullineaux Coop
er, who is another
facial edition OF
Cary's first wife,
Virginia Cheerful.
The actor pooh
poohs the runOr
m a king MISS
Cherrill the bride
m the Earl OF
Jersey. "They are
A- ~arcih1a Y1N0.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Reginald Gardiner a 'Hit'
With PantOmime ROutineS
Beatrice Lilies Find Entertaining Audi
ences at the National With Parody on
a Symphony Conductor.
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS, Jr.

sat at end Of reddish sofa in the lobby Of the Hotel
reading weekly occasionally he
glanced expecting to walk hello To
a the hair slightly
a q named
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Law on Amusements.

Under q new law In Venezuela any
one presenting an amusement per-
formance must notify the government
three days in advance.
Evening star., 1936-12-08

. fine picture Of Hindu life. told in the
words (supposedly, not veritablD Of
. Hindu family elephant. "Nuri" is the
name Of the elephant and the picture.
H. M.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Jane Withers Climbs Up
On Shirley's Popularity
nv sHEILAH GRAHAM.

HOLLYWOOD December NAN2sniey ienpe I SIX Ee se ns;S
Withers The latter VIII DC paio
nm uees for her Forthcoming personal appearance tour Incl
telling one that Snrley ano JAM
friends don't each otner
Of NiVen
Evening star., 1936-12-08
2 The Show Is On" Brings
Mad Merriment to Town
Beatrice Lille, Bert Lahr and Gardiner
Load Handsome Revue With
Laughter.
BY JAY CARMODY.

I<THE long time at the National 1nar Mss
and out that way no one
/ kepto OUT loved It,
considerable juggling OF the
printed bit earone never was
6i sure what coming Lille kept
Evening star., 1936-12-08

Toxic China Air Service.
Air service between Northern China
and Toxic. Japan, will begin soon.
Evening star., 1936-12-08

Jean Rogers, pretty Universal con-
tract PLAYER. was consoling Cary Grant
Evening star., 1936-12-08

IA greatly enamored OF Brian Anerne
NTH whom she crossed to England.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
MAE DAWSON
Leroy n. Thayer

Observation-Disclosures bo
Learn TO cad well. follow easily. De
velop poise. balance and confidence IN Q
few lessons. Call for q guest lesson ans
dance snalysis-without oblisation. Studio
open from 10 to 10
1215 Connecticut Ave. Me. 412l
The Washington times., 1936-01-04
POPULATION UP
INCAP|TAL

Washington today probably has
q population of more than $4,000
the highest point in its history
ii an estimate by the Bureau Of
the Census is correct.
In July, 1884, census officials
gave an unofficial figure Of 497S-
900 as the total number Of resi-
dents within the boundaries Of the
District. Since that time the city
has been growing, but no recent
estimates of its size have been
Forthcoming from official sources
until prompted today by inquiries
by The Times.
Based on the figure Of 497 600
Is months ago, the last available
estimates today place the city'S
growth since then at more than
$4,000. This increase is established
by adding the differential between
births and deaths for the period,
about 3,400, to an estimate Of
$4,000 as the number Of new.
corners seeking Government en-
ployment or moving here to live.
The increase in the number of
Federal workers on local pay rolls
has been about 10000 since June
80, 1884, the Civil Service Com
mission reported today. Some of
these were residents Of the Dis
trict at the time they obtained
their positions.
An official police estimate given
today by Assistant Superintendent
L. I. H. Edwards. places the popu-
lation Of the Capital at lover
0O,00O."
Meanwhile, preparations were
going forward for a local census
Of local business and manufacture
ing, the Department of Commerce
announced. Merritt o. Chance,
former Postmaster, has be e n
placed in charge Of the work and
will direct a staff of 81 assistants
and enumeratorS from an office
IN the Commerce Building.
In 1880, a survey made by the
Washington Board Of Trade, re-
vealed more than $4,000 local
business establishments of all
kinds.
The Washington times., 1936-01-04
Gentle Puppy
AW aiting
Adoption

Ginger is part bull and part ter
rier, but she is an intelligent pup
only six months old-and quite
gentle. too. She is playful and
gets along well with children.
All brown. except for a white
spot on her chest and white feet,
Ginger is an attractive dog. She
is being offered for adoption and
may be obtained on guaranty Of
a good home-and one with back
yard by notifying Mrs. R.. H.
WoHgram, IS Rhode Island Ave.
N. w. Ginger is accustomed to
sleeping outdoors, except on very
cold nights.
Also being given away today Is
a half-grown female kitten. It is
a pretty cat Of the tiger variety.
But it is a bit of a freak since it
has a varied number of toes on
each of its paws, there being seven
toes on one foot. Mrs. B. F. New
conner, 221, Charming st. N. E., is
giving the kitten away.
The Washington times., 1936-01-04
JOSEPH @. TURCO
and
FRANK DE MUNRO,
Attorneys, Southern Building.

IN the Supreme Court of the District Of
Columbia holding an Equity Court. In
re Dissolution of: Investment Building
Barber Shop, Inc. Equity No. 60302.
Order for Publication. Upon con.
alteration of the petition of Alphonso
Peluso, Michael NJ. Massino and Angelina
A'eluso, constituting all of the Board Of
Trustees to dissolve the Investment
Building Barber Shop. Inc, of Washing.
ton. D. c., . corporation organized
under the laws of the District of CO.
lumbia, said petition stating that the
Investment Building Barber Shop, Inc. 70
DESTROYS of dlssolving and that all of the
property and assets Of the said corpora
ton 10 unencumbered and that all of the
agreements, engagements and contracts
entered into by the said corporation have
been fulfilled and satisfied, IL 10 this
10th day of December 1885.
=~ Ordered. adjudged and decreed. that all
persons interested In the said corporation
shall appear herein and show cause, II
any they have. by the 10th day Of
January. 1885, why . decree should not
DO entered dissolving the corporation
provided Q copy Of this order shah be
published in the Washington Times and
the Washington Post for three success
sive weeks the first Insertion to be not
less than one month before the date
fixed for showing cause. a. aforesaid.
JENNINGS BAILEY. Justice. tSeall !.
A True Copy-Test: Frank z. Cunning
ham. Clerk. By q. B. DertSbaugh. AZ
siStant Clerk.
The Washington times., 1936-01-04
MODEL HOME
242 JEFFERSON ST.:

An interesting new touch has
been added to these houses pre-
sented by w. H. Saunders &
Company, Inc. They have sue.
ceeded in making this Six-room
and two-bath house a most ex-
ceptional and livable home. For
the young folks there is a rem.
devious lounge where they can
entertain in a swanky manner
and for the wee tots, a lot 155
feet deep where they can romp
and play in the sunshine, and so
as not to forget dad, there is
detached brick garage where, II
he wants, he can have a swell
workshop. Altogether this is q
real home suited to each mem
Der Of the family.
72O SHERIDAN ST.:
Chances are this is just what
you have been looking for. A,
complete six-room brick house
selling for $3.50. Imagine that.
It is semidetached, in new house
condition, and can be purchased
on most reasonable terms. There
are three bedrooms, two good
sized ones, and a smaller one
suited for q child. The ground
floor arrangement is quite nice,
consisting of a living room, din
ing room, and complete kitchen.
If your chief interest Is in the
kitchen you will be pleased
highly with this one. It has
innumerable cabinets, newest Of
range, and is exceptionally
bright and CHEEKY. The neigh
borhood is a family one with
school, stores, and transports
ton close by.
A HOUSE WITH A
24x24 LIVING ROOM:
Imagine the JOY Of living here
surrounded by beautiful gardens
and dignified old oaks. In fact,
the gardens of this home are so
exquisite that it is a show place
of Virginia. There Is a gold
fish pond, individual beds of
colorful flowers, and plenty Of
well-trimmed shrubbery. The
house with all Of this rs q back
The Washington times., 1936-01-04
HOME HUNTING
With BARBARA HOLMES

ground is well worth investigat-
ing, with its six rooms, sun and
sleeping porches, first floor
lavatory and up-to-date bath.
To give you an idea Of the
charm of this house, there Is a
living room 24x24 feet that Of
ferS untold possibilities for
original ideas in furnishings.
This house is located in Ashton
Heights, Va, and for appoint
ment to inspect call District
$3.50.
1904 SEND ST. N. E.:
A home combination that
should appeal to a great many
of us a corner house built
Of brick, consisting of six rooms,
bath and q two-car garage, that
is reduced way below the origi-
nal price. It is located in q
lovely suburb, convenient to
town and on one Of the highest
points in Washington. Un.
usually well planned with all the
details carried out, you will be
surprised when tell you the
price is only $500. Look this
one up; it is splendid for your
own home, or an investment.
546 SHEPHERD ST. N. W.:
In my wanderings around our
beloved city I CHANGED upon a
very delightful little home.
When I tell you the owners
have spent over q thousand dol
lars in decorating and bringing
the house UP to the present-day
standard, you will undoubtedly
be surprised at the low selling
price Of Sc, 1850. The house is one
Of q row and has a covered front
porch. Interesting features,
such as fireplace in the living
room, most modern tile bath,
newest Of heating plants, and,
best Of all, a huge back yard
where ones children could play
in safety. Too much cannot be
said in favor Of this siX-room
dwelling; it is the answer to the
family wanting a three bedroom
house at a reasonable price, and
fortunately it is within the
reach Of all of us, as it can be
purchased on most attractive
terms
The Washington times., 1936-01-04
Legal Notices
CYRIL 8. LAWRENCE. Attorney
Munsey Building

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. Ida 8. svigals,
sviEals, Defendant. No. 6O053, Equity.
The object of this suit is for absolute di.
vorce on grounds of desertion. On motion
of the plaintiff. IL Is this third day Of
January, 1896. ordered that the defendant
Irving Svigals cause his appearance to be
entered herein on or before the fortieth
day, exclusive of Sundays and legal holt
days, occurring after the day of the first
publication of this order; otherwise the
cause will be proceeded with as In case Of
default. Provided. copy of this order be
published once a week for three successive
weeks in the Washington Law Reporter,
and the Washington Times before said day.
JENNINGS BAILEY, Justice. (seal.(
A True Copy Test: FRANK E. CUM
NINGHAM. Clerk. By J. WESLEY GARD
NER, Jr., Asst. Clerk.
The Washington times., 1936-01-04
The Weather

District Of Columbia-Rain to.
night, clearing Sunday morning;
lowest temperature tonight about
80 degrees; colder Sunday and
Sunday night; moderate southerly
winds, shifting to northwest to-
night.
Maryland-Rain tonight, clear
ing Sunday morning in east por-
ton, and rain, changing to snow
tonight and light snow Sunday in
west portion: colder in west por.
ton lote tonight: colder Sunday
and Sunday night.
Virginia-Rain tonight, clearing
Sunday morning. except snow fur
ries in extreme west portion Sun
day; colder in extreme west por-
ton late tonight; colder Sunday
and Sunday night.
Weekly Weather Forecast
Weekly weather outlook for the
period January 6 to Januory II,
1896, inclusive.
North and Middle Atlantic
States: Snow over north and rain
or snow over south portion Mon
day night or Tuesday and again
by Thursday night or Friday,
Colder Sunday night, slowly ris.
ing temperature Monday night
or Tuesday. Colder Wednesday;
slightly warmer by Friday, and
colder Saturday.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee
Rain in Tennessee and rain or
snow in Ohio Valley Monday and
Monday night and again about
Thursday. Rising temperature
Monday. Colder Tuesday or Tues,
day night; slightly warmer by
Wednesday night. and colder Fri
day and Saturday.
Tide Table
High tide today 1855 a. m. and
1925 p. m.
Low tide today 1890 a. m. and
1920 p. m.
High tide tomorrow 4::56 a. m
and 5:25 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow 1881 a. m
and 1901 p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today 1927 a. m
and sets 1853 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow 1927 a
m. and sets 1853 p. m.
The moon rises today 1913 p. m
and sets 1927 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow 2:0T
p. m. and sets 2::35 a. m.
Temperatures
Yesterday Today
The Washington times., 1936-01-04
Mail Ship SaiIings

The following table shows the
names of ships, the lines Operat-
ing them, their time Of sailing
from New York, and when their
regular and supplementary mails
close. Time shown is Eastern
standard time. Dates after names
of ports indicate scheduled dates
or arrival. ~ Indicates mails
must be especially addressed to
this steamer. (+) Indicates sup
Elementary mails will be accepted
on pier up to 10 minutes before
sailing time.
MONDAY
Transatlantic
AMERICAN MERCHANT american
Merchant), London Jan. Is; Pier So, NR.
(West 18th ST.. tmails close p. M
Austria, Belgium, British India, Cape
Verde Islands, Ceylon, Czechoslovakia,
Danzig, Denmark, Estonia, Finland
Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, lran'
Netherlands, Northern Ireland. Norway
Poland. Rumania, sweden and U; 5. 5.
R.; parcel post for Great Britain
Northern Ireland.
West Indies and Latin America
FRANCoNIA (Cunard White Star),
Trinidad, January IL, Bahia 10, etc.
and st. Helena %, on world cruise
Pier 81, N. R. (West 14th st.). Mails
close D. M: sails midnight. Mails
for Carpito. Ciudad Bolivar. Guiana,
South Brazil (Bahia and sergipO only
and Trinidad and st. Helena Island
parcel post for Ciudad Bolivar, South
Brazil (Bahia only and Trinidad.
QUEEN OF BERMUDA (Furness Ber-
muda), Nassau, January and Havana
10; Pier 95, N. R. (West 55th ST..
Mails close p. M; sails midnight.
Mails for Bahamas.
The Washington times., 1936-01-04
RATES BY MAIL
Payable in Advance

Collection IL made weekly oy
unless paid in advance.
The Washington times., 1936-01-04

Departures from Normal
Accumulated excess of teInpera-
ture since January i, 1886, 2 de-
greeS. Excess of temperature
since January /, 1886, 2 degrees.
Accumulated excess Of precipita-
ton since January /, 1886, 2.13
inches. Excess of precipitation
since January /, 1885, 2.13 inches.
TEMPERATURES