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Evening star., 1936-03-08

any rate-is its interesting staging and
the sets by 10 Mielziner. These are
worth a trip alone to sec. Mary
Philips is satisfactory as Cora, and
there are times when Mr.. Barthelmess
will surprise you. On the whole. how
ever he lacks the fire that Bad Boy
Chambers must have had to get away
with as much as he did get away with.
The Warmers have, of course, a
rousing hit on their hands with Boy
Meets Girl The only f,lnnier single
thing in town is Margaret Douglass in
"Russet Mantle"
The verdict. the night of the open
ing of Sweet Aloes," seemed to be
that the author has written a very
good third act, but that the rest is
only $3.50.
Grace Moore got a boisterous and
enthusiastic reception from her first
Metropolitan Opera House audience
Of the season. She appeared in La
Boheme" the other afternoon. The
critics the next morning sat on her.
People up here are wondering II
Steve Cochran is going to have a Ne-
tional Theater Players season this
Spring. When the story appeared that
Ed Wynn's son had been signed
others wondered why they hadn't been
signed, too.
Where is Adoie Hibbard?
George M. Cohan's Dear Old Dar-
ling" is not the bowling success that
some thought it would be.
The Lunts have been rehearsing like
mad, and every one in town who can
get down to Washington tomorrow
night for the opening of idiots De-
light is going.
Faces that should be bets for the
movies:
Martha Sleeper in 'Russet Mantle
Margaret Douglass in Russell
Mantle" William Post. jr.. in
Three Wise Fools" . Oracle Barrie
in The Scandals" Fanny Brice
Come On Fanny in THE Follies" =.
and Dancer Paul Haakon in "At Home
Abroad"
Harriet Hilliard of Follow the
Fleet" fame is better as a blond.
Ed Sullivan says to say hello to
Carter Barron, Andy Kelly, Nelson
Bell. Don Craig. etc.
Mrs Arthur De Titta has a double
in The Follies." Third from the left
| front row.
Evening star., 1936-03-08
"Angel Of Mercy.'

K AY FRANCIS next starring picture
for First National. Angel of
Mercy" will go into production within
10 days, Ian Hunter and Donald Woods
playing the two masculine leads. The
picture, based on the life of Florence
Nightingale. will be directed by Will
liam Dieterle. Angel of Mercy" was
suggested by Lytton Strachey's bio
graphical essay on Miss Nightingale
in his famous book, Eminent Victo-
rians."
Evening star., 1936-03-08

or otherwise, this play. OutSlde the
Iyceum Theater large bihboards pro-
claim the fact that within Richard
Rarthelmess is appearing lin person" :"
But inside the topic of conversation
before the curtain rises is not so much
Mr.. Barthelmess but just how much
of the book Mr.. Smith or Miss Jones
remembers.
Long before the footlights flood the
stage if you are not familiar with the
series of sordid events surrounding
the murder of Nick Papadakis you
may become so by straining your ears
either forward or backward or side
ways.
A large thester party just in back
of US rehearsed the book the other
night with all the freedom and trans
parent enthusiasm that comes from
those who have eaten too much, wined
too we'll and have only skipped
through the book. The hostess said
she knew perfectly well that Papa
dakis had his throat cut. The man
10 her right said he knew perfectly
we'll he had been killed with beer
bottle-and the lady just beyond was
pretty certain that she had heard the
name of Richard Barthelmess some
where before.
BY the time the curtain rose poor
old Nick had been done away with
in every conceivable manner and the
play had been constructed-end
ruined-for every one within earshot.
This sort of thing does not tend to
Improve the average persons reac-
tons toward a play which does not
seem to us as frightening and morbid
in it's dramatic version as it was in
the book. Possibly it is because Nick
Is played so we'll by Joseph Green
valid and that BarthelmesS is slightly
Colorless as bad. bad Frank Chambers
that are reasons for SneeZlng at rather
than fighting with the central theme,
Insurance was the reason why Au-
thor James M Cain wrote the story
Many people do not understand this.
They see only Chambers making love
to a married woman and killing her
husband for the sake of a little money
They forget that Mr.. Cain is saying
BE careful. my hearties-if the police
don't get you today, the insurance man
will" They forget he had mission
when he wrote the book.
The play doesn't help to make this
clearer. Its main interest-to us at
Evening star., 1936-03-08
Original for Gary.

PARAMOUNT has purchased Will
liam Rankins original story
Kingdom Come" which is intended
as q starring picture for Gary Cooper
and either Claudette Colbert or Carole
Lombard This story. laid in the dia-
mond mines of Africa, adds another
production to the present lineup for
Cooper, which includes The Texas
Rangers" THE General Died al
Dawn" Lin MCLEAN" and the pos
sibility of his making Buffalo Bill,
the Cecil B. De Mile picture.
Evening star., 1936-03-08
Borrowed for Lead.

DOCHELLE HUDSON has been
~ borrowed by Paramount from
Twentieth Century-Fox to play the
title role IN Poppy" starring w. C.
Fields. Richard Cromwell will have
the romantic lead opposite Miss Hud-
son. Elizabeth Patterson and Lynne
Overman are others in the cast of the
Fields picture, which Edward Suther-
land will direct. William lie Baron is
producing.
Evening star., 1936-03-08
Players Exchanged.
MADELEINE CARROLL and Hem

MADELEINE CARROLL and Henry
AVA Fonda, who is currently appear
ing in The Trail of the Lonesome
Pine" have been loaned to Warner
Brothers for one of their forthcom-
ing productions. In exchange for
Miss Carroll and Fonda, Walter Wan
ger secured the services of George
Brent from Warmers for leading
role in his THE Case Against Mrs.
Ames," starring the English actress.
Evening star., 1936-03-08
Noiseless Whistle.
SILENT WHISTLE" the fire

4 SILENT WHISTLE" the fire.
quency Of which is so high as
to be inaudible to the human ear, is
used to direct Buck, giant St. Bernard
dog actor. at work in THE Country
Beyond" Twentieth Century-Fox pro-
duction.
Blown by his owner-trainer, Carl
Spitz, the whistles note instantly at
tracts the attention of Buck. The
dogs ears, Spitz explains, are sensitive
to trequencies several thousand cycles
beyond the range of the human ear.
No impression is made on the sound
track by the whistle.
Evening star., 1936-03-08
Script by Odets.

CLIFFORD ODETS, author of a
number Of plays, including Wait
ing for Lefty" has been signed by
Paramount to work on the script Of
The General Died at Dawn"
This novel by Charles G. Booth con-
Germs the adventures and romance of
a pair Of international crooks who at
tempt to find treasure in Shanghai
Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard
have been mentioned for the leads in
this picture, which Lewis Milestone
will direct and William lie Baron
produce.
Evening star., 1936-03-08
Story for Oberon.

DAVID o. SELZNICK, president Of
Selznick International, announced
yesterday the purchase of the screen
rights to Robert Hichens' The Gar
den of Allah" romantic classic ol
both literature and the stage. Merle
Oberon will be starred in the pro-
duction, which will be filmed en-
tirely in technicolor. The Garden
of Allah will precede the production
of Dark Victory" on the Selznick
Interna tional schedule.
Richard Boleslawski will direct.
Evening star., 1936-03-08

and strict copy
right laws bar
ri2s pFoxiratnu.
s inc 1915
about 14,573 titles
have been re-
! e a sc d. More
than tWo-thirdS
h We featured
"love" as the first,
second or third
of the usual two
or three words in
the title. Similar
repetition applies a
to the words
secret" "adven-
ture." IS " e e I.
Evening star., 1936-03-08
Today S Film Schedule

LOEW'S FOX - Anything
Goes" at 2, 4:35. ITO and 10
pm. Stage shows at $50,
6:10 and 8:55 pm.
WARMERS EARLE - "The
Story of Louis Pasteur,' and
stage shows, continuous after
noon and evening.
PALACE-"Wife VS.. Secretary"
at 2, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and GAS
pm.
R-K-O KEITH'S-"Follow the
Fleet" at l:27, $3.50, 5:33, 1885
and $40 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Rose Marie" at
2:10, 4:40, 7:05 and $50 pm.
BELASCO-"Soak the Rich at
2:10, 4:01, 6:01, 7:52 and 9:43
pm.
METROPOLITAN - "PrevieY
Murder Mystery" at 2:45.
4:30, $40, sos and 9:55 pm.
LITTLE-"The Informer," at
2,3:55, $50, 7:45 and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1936-03-08
ON REALISM AND A SURVEY OF BROADWAY
"Postman" Less Fearful
AS Play Than as Book
Richard Barthelmess Colorless Bad Man
and Others Not Very Exciting in Cain
Story-Random Thoughts.
Bv Z. de S. MeLcher.

6During the weeks Broadways plays
~ according realistic. Ethan
certain hackles life
the informal Papadakh household which
either fearful original book
interesting observe audiences the throes Of enoyng
Evening star., 1936-03-08
Hollywood Title Picking
Becomes Dizzy Problem
Multiplied Films Narrow Field Of Linguists,
as Shown in Experiences With
Recent Productions.
Rv SheiLah Graham.

inc
Y TOL.YWOOD March What difference,
- Will a a
drawing
Hollywood the the last two queries would be
a
Of the avan:
adyen
Evening star., 1936-06-19
In the Hunt Country
Activities Among the Horse-Lovers Of
Virginia and Maryland.

Thomas Peachy Spencer Of New York,
will walk up the aisle with Margaret
Gordon.
Mrs. Page Maxwell Is entertaining
the bridal party and guests tonight
at a supper party before the wedding
rehearsal. Mrs. Leigh Noyes, mother
Of the brides, Is visiting Mrs. Maxwell.
Many homes in Gloucester are
filled with wedding guests and nu-
merous parties are being given in
their honor. The wedding of these
charming young girls, descended from
Virginia's oldest families. will be at
tended by many socially prominent
people. Among the guests already
arrived are Mrs. James Dissette,
mother of Ensign Dissette, and her
daughter, Jean Dissette; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Hubbard and Robert Hub
ard of Detroit, Admiral and Mrs.
Thomas Cook. U. S. N; Capt. and
Mrs. Donald Bingham, Mr.. and Mrs
William Meredith, Sylvia and Jac-
quelin Meredith of Washington, Mr.
and Mrs. st. George Bryan of Rich
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Car
doza and Mr. and Mrs. Lomax Gwath-
mey.
Young people back from schools and
Evening star., 1936-06-19

known In military circles. Every mill.
tary engagement from the day when
the entire corps marched out to fight
as unit for their cause in New Mar
ket, up through the World War, when
hundreds of v. M. I. officers fought
for our country, has had numerous
graduates of this institution as its
leaders. Gen. John j. Pershing ex-
pressed the feeling Of the military
heads when he dubbed v. M. I. The
West Point of the South"
Hundreds of V. M. I. Alumni go
back each year for finals. Among
those who paraded around the Corps
Of Cadets this week were men from
the class Of 1870 to the class of 1895.
The Oldest alumni present were j. L.
Waring Of Wilmington, Ohio, class Of
TO; Col. John Ietcher of Lexington,
Va, son Of one-time Gov. Letcher of
Virginia, class of '73, and H. McCue
Of Fishersville, Va, class of IA. Among
Evening star., 1936-06-19

other well-known alumni from Vir-
ginia seen were Col. Harry N. Cootes,
Robert w. Massie, Lawrence w. H.
Peyton, Joseph Button, Spencer Car
ter, Walter Taylor, Powell Harrison,
Robert Spilman, Tazwell Elicit,
Turner Wiltshire and Jack Hagan.
This year the Alumni Association
decided to have a polo team at
v. M. l., Col. Harry N. Cootes initi-
ating the idea.
The three dances given at v. M. /
this week ending with the colorful
final ball. were attended by girls from
all over the United States, although
the majority came from Virginia. Mrs.
Richard E. Byrd Of Winchester chap
eroned her granddaughter, Miss Mar
garet BYRD, who was present at all
the festivities. Miss Cornelia LArus
Of Richmond, Queen Of the Apple
Evening star., 1936-06-19

one Of the most serious problems con-
fronting manufacturers Of wool tex
tiles, Prof. Wilson points out. No
branding fluid, used as a paint sub
stitute, will scour out in the ordinary
processes.
Prof. Wilson believes manufacturers
would pay a premium If they could
get unbranded fleeces.
Evening star., 1936-06-19

Beverly, Gwynne Taylor. jr.: John d.
Adams, Lewis Keyes and Irwin Mich
elSon who were graduated on Wednes-
day. Randolph Charrington and
Randolph Whittle are in Warrenton
for the week end. Moncure Lyon, M.
N Kadick, Thurston Corbell. Neville
Major. Front Royal; Mackenzie Tabb
and Hugh Kerr, underclassmen at v.
M. l., were recent arrivals.
Evening star., 1936-06-19
Bv Nina Carter Tabb.
NUMBER of people from Wash


" ington and Northern Virginia
~ will motor to Gloucester Coun-
A n ty, Va, tomorrow to attend the
double wedding of Misses Margaret
Gordon Spencer and Mary Webb
Spencer, WHICH will take place In old
Abingdon Church on Saturday after
noon at 5 O'Clock.
Margaret Gordon Spencer is marry
ing Seymour st. John of Wallingford,
Conn, whose father. the Rev. George
C. st. John, will perform the cere-
mony. q.
Mary Webb Spencer is marrying En-
sign Edward FarWell Dissette, U. S. N.
They will be married by the Rev. Her.
bert Osburn, rector of Abingdon
Church.
The church will be decorated with
lilies. green ferns and garlands of
Southern smilax Directly after the
ceremony a reception will be given
by DR.. and Mrs. Blair Spencer at
their house, Five Gables. DR.. Spen-
Ger, father of the brides, will give both
of his daughters in marriage He will
escort his youngest daughter. Mary
Webb, to the altar and his brother,
Evening star., 1936-06-19

colleges are arriving daily and it prom
ises to be very gay season for the
Gloucester County younger set. Win
ston Frost, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Frost, is here after having been gradu-
ated from Harvard University Tues
day. He will play on the Fauquier-
Loudoun polo team this season. George
Greenhalgh, jr.. just graduated from
Yale, brought six classmates home and
Evening star., 1936-06-19
WOOL GROWERS ASKED
TO ABANDON BRANDING
BY the Associated Prass.

By the Associated Press.
DAVIS, Calif.-Wool growers are
urged by Prof. j. F. Wilson, wool ex-
pert Of the University of California,
to cooperate in abandoning brand
ing to produce paint-free wool in
large enough quantities 70 command
premium.
Paint brands on wool constitute
Evening star., 1936-06-19

Blossom Festival at Winchester in
May, was a great belle. Other guests
Of the cadets included the Misses
Delta Osburn, Jacquelyn Cochran,
Gretchen Thompson, Fanny Lyon,
Edythe Alphin and Frances Baldwin.
Evening star., 1936-06-19

John Dulany De Butts Of Green's
boro, N. c., whose father and grand
father also came from this part Of
Virginia. delivered the valedictory at
v. M. I. Wednesday. He said in part
Always v. M. I. men have been well
Evening star., 1936-06-19

is entertaining them at house party
at Springsbury, the lovely place his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Green
halgh. sr., bought on the Shenandoah
River between Millwood and Berryville.
Back from v. M. I. are Alex Carter
The Washington times., 1936-09-12
PYJAMAs ARE

PYJAMAS ARE
much in vogue now
in Hollywood, and
Madeleine Carroll Sc
lects a pair in metal.
Her trousers are
knife-pleated, of sill
yer cloth. The tunic
that tops them is of
silver and white bro
cade, trimmed with
the same silver that
makes the trousers.
The Washington times., 1936-09-12

GINGER ROGERS relaxes
in a tailored robe of softest
flannel in shrimp pink, which
exactly matches the crepe
pyjamas she wears beneath it.
Bath robe and pyjamas are
piped in turquoise.
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not at all absolutely necessary"
to mail the marriage announce
mentS directly after the marriage
has been performed. This is the
desired thing, if it is convenient
but circumstances alter
cases." The point is not to have
them mailed too long after the
ceremony has been performed.
So, when it is convenient for
you and your fiance to decide on
the wedding date, order your
announcements. The plate for the
engraving can be made in about
two days, and you might be able
to see the proof and approve" it
before you leave on your trip.
If you have your lists and your
fiance'S lists all carefully compiled
beforehand, you might delegate
someone in your family to ad.
dress and stamp the announce
ments. Then they could be mailed
while you are away, or if you pre-
fer, directly after your return.
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PICNIC THANKS

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
"The shop where my husband
works will have a picnic, and the
families of all the employees have
been invited. Everything will be
free. 1 would like to know if it
would be all right for me to ex-
press my thanks, after the picnic,
to the company. If so, what
should / say? S."
Yes, by all means, after the
picnic go to the head of the COM
pany or whoever seems to be
official host, and say something
like this: MAY I say thank you
to you for the wonderful party
that you have given us? It has
been a perfect party, and my
family and I have had such a
happy time. It was so kind of
you to plan it, and everything
was planned so perfectly. Thank
you for inviting U.S." If you are
writing a note of thanks, you
would write about the same
thing.
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casionally. Stip in the slightly
beaten egg yolks and cook five
minutes longer. Remove from
heat and blend in butter and gela-
tine, stirring until gelatine is dis
solved. Add the pineapple syrup,
lemon juice, and rind, and cool
mixture.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites
and turn into the baked choco-
late pastry shell; chill. Cover with
sweetened whipped cream and ar.
range the spears OF pineapple as
spokes of a wheel. Place in the
refrigerator until ready to serve.
Six or eight servings.
Pineapple Ice Box Cake
can of pineapple spears
~ tablespoons of gelatine
"a cup of pineapple syrup
6 eggs
1s teaspoon of salt
1-3 cup of granulated sugar
u cup of pineapple syrup
lemon
% cup Of powdered sugar
21a dozen lady fingers
u cup of heavy cream
2 tablespoons of powdered sugar.
Drain the pineapple and dry
slender spears on absorbent paper
or a fresh tea towel. Soak gela-
tine in "a cup of pineapple syrup.
Separate egg yolkS and whites.
Beat egg yolks slightly in salt and
granulated sugar. Add u cup OF
pineapple syrup and grated rind
and Juice of lemon. Cook in the
top of a double boiler over boiling
water until mixture forms q
heavy coating on a metal spoon.
Remove from heat, add soaked
gelatine and stir until dissolved.
Beat egg whites until peaks form
when beater is removed.
Fold in % cup of powdered sugar
and the warm cuStard. Line the
side of a 81a by 21a inch cake pan
with the pineapple alternating
with whole lady fingers. Pour in
the pineapple mixture. Decorate
top with lady fingers and halves
of pineapple. Place in refrigerator
to set. Serve with sweetened
whipped cream. 8 servings.
-VnTE AMERICAN-
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FaVOrite

Thousands of Washington
children start back to school
this meek. Some dash oft tDith
lunch boz in hand, others come
home for the midday meal.
What do they like OF, the menu
for the noon meal, busy
mothers?
The Washington Times is pay
ing sir cash prizes for tGUorite
luncheon dishes. This is the
recipe preferred by your child
or ctiIdren-dtShes that are I'M
usual and delicious as tDeu as
nutritious.
The rules for the contest are
listed belotO.
The tduorite for today chosen
from recipes sent in last meek:
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Beauty
Massage the
Neck
BY DONNA GRACE

Most beauty operators realize
the Importance of the neck mas
sage. Some of them even work on
the spine, and the nerve centers
at the back of the. neck to aid in
relaxing the tensenesS of the face
muscles.
There are still number Of
women, however, who do not know
or seem to forget the Importance
of a neck massage. It is a part
of a facial, and the part that
needs even more attention than
the face.
One of the best times to devote
an extra amount of attention to
the neck is while reducing. You
can mold it into slim and youth
full lines with the right persis-
tence. The most effective way to
begin your neck treatment is dur
ing your bath.
Use q good CASTLE (liquid) or
one Of the almond or oatmeal bags
for a wash cloth to scrub the face
and especially the neck. Keep rub
bling until you have a thick heavy
lather of the meal and soap over
the neck and shoulders, then
rinse it off with cool water until
the skin has a SmoothneSS with
out a trace of soap.
1,YNInNS thu CT hat
never let it run with great force
on the face. Now pat the face
dry with smooth towel and step
out Of the tub for your next step.
Leave your arms and neck bare
and pin a bath towel around you
under the arms. Sit down in front
Of your dressing basin or table and
rub the neck and arms thoroughly
with coconut oil or tissue cream.
The whole palm of the hand is
used for rubbing in the cream.
Use pressure and rub towards
the back of the neck. Meet the
fingers at the back of the neck
and hold firmly while you throw
the head back as far as possible,
and also rotate it, straining at the
neck muscles all the while. 1t is
a stretching of the neck while ex-
erciSing it. Use a down stroke
from the jaw line and chin out to
the neck and to the shoulders.
Now remove the cream and
apply a hot towel; leave il wrapped
about the neck for three minutes.
Then pat dry and apply a good
bleaching cream or cucumber To-
ton. Cover the face and neck
with this, and after from three to
five minutes, remove with tissue.
and sponge with an astrigent or
cold solution of boric acid. Pat
the face and neck dry and you are
ready for your makeup.
/ will be glad to send you the
Face and Neck Exercises, also the
Makeup Chart, if you will enclose
a stamped, self-addressed envelope
for each and address Donna Grace,
Beauty Editor Of The TimeA
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IND you know that there's a
Oknock-knock hat? Well, here it
is. It goes this way: Knock,
knock! Who's there? Nanny. Man
ny who? Nanny ways you can
wear this hat. We've sketched
four ways, two above. two below.
Turn it up, turn it down, pull it
forward, tilt it back, wear it with
the movement to the front, or the
Side-it's all the same to this hat,
with its pert contrasting feather.
You can fold it and stick it in
your pocket, or your handbag.
You can pitch it or pull it, with
out resentment from the hat. It's
OF soft felt, and comes in an
autumn gamut of colors, each in
its own cellophane packet. Black,
navy, brown, Scot green, brick
clay, chaudron, Catawba grape,
Bowie blue, Kelly green, gray and
crushed grape. It's priced So.