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Evening star., 1936-01-19

Board of Review the most popular
film Of the year. His next, Anna
Karenina," was awarded the Musso-
lini Cup at the International Motion
Picture Exposition in Italy for the
best picture produced in any country
in 1885. His Tale of Two Cities"
is breaking boxoff1ce records all over
the country. So, with Mr.. Selznick
roofing for biographies. you can take
1t to mean we are in for q deluge Of
them a~
Biographies offer a vast field" Mr..
Selznick told this writer in his elegant
new studio on the Pathe lot History
Is full Of men and women-soldiers,
statesmen, scientists, nurses, actresses,
etc, whose lives will make magnifi-
cent material for the screen.
"The cycle has already been started
with Diamond Jim end Louis Pas
teur.' My next film following Little
Lord Fauntleroy' will be Florence
Nightingale and will star Merle
Oberon in the title role
"The new biographies will not make
the mistake Of the earlier ones. They
will be less dramatic and stick more
closely to facts. They will tell the life
story IN the form of a narrative, and
with less explosion OF sensationalized
incident"
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Local Players.
THE YOUNG IDEA" one G

THE YOUNG IDEA," one OF Noel
L Coward's earlier comedies. deal
ing with the efforts of two English
children to get rid of their fathers
second wife in order to effect a
reconciliation with his first wife, their
mother, will be presented next We'd
nesday and Thursday nights at Pierce
Hall by the Capital Players. John
Mann. Janet Coon. Frank s. Koonce,
Elinor Cox Karsten, Ruth Perrott and
Harry A. Westcott have the leading
roles. The play is under the auspices
Of the Bekefi- -Deleporte Institute.
The entries in the 1885 one-act
play tournament have closed and the
directors of the plays accepted will
meet today at pm. with the COM
mittee headed by Dorothea Lewis and
Elizabeth K. Peoples to plan details
for the contests.
The trials. open Tuesday, February
4. in Roosevelt Auditorium, and there
will be preliminaries February 6, 8,
IL and 13. The finals will be held
Saturday, February IS.
Evening star., 1936-01-19

wyn. pioneer producer, Is Of the
opinion that motion pictures have been
talking themselves to death. and that
the time for q radical change has
come with a vengeance. According
to Mr.. Goldwyn, the brilliant success
of such films as "Mutiny on the
Bounty" and Captain Blood" has
opened the eyes Of audiences to the
wide scope that movies could give
them. And they will soon demand
for better or worse-this wilderness OF
aspect.
David o. Selnick. the only producer
in the history of Hollywood to have
two productions in two successive
wears rated among the 10 best pictures
of the year by recognized polls, Is
placing his judgment-and money
on biographies as the dernier cri IN
public taste.
Saws Mr.. Goldwyn: ''People are
getting tired of too much talk-as
tired as they were of silent films just
before talkies appeared to save the
situation. You will begin seeing movie
producers getting away from interior
scene pictures, with two or three
rooms for locale, because the audi
ences are beginning to realize that
they can see this type OF over-talKle
drawing room drama on the stage.
And probably prefer it on the stage.
I know, because I too have been one
of the offenders in this society type
of film drama that Is now dying
rapid death.
Scarcely any dialogue, but inn
proved use of sound. will feature our
future films. We shall use music
more and more, though subtly. 10
create moods and to aid the story
telling. In one of my coming pic
lures, Hurricane written by Charles
Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. OF
'Mutiny' fame, I am sending a COM
plete studio-ship to the South Seas to
Aim it there, with hardly any dia-
logue at all.
TT Is almost a Chaplin-esque use
of the motion picture, instead OF the
oyerburdening amount OF conversation
that retards motion and makes the
picture rather filmed play with the
limitations Of the stage.
"Also in my pictures 'Dodsworth.
written by Sinclair Lewis and adapted
by Sidney Howard, and Come and
Get It. from Edna Ferber's great
novel, shall use this minimum of
talk policy, trying instead to keep
rapid-moving, wide-scope story
going ahead at all times. through
visual rather than vocal development.
I feel this to be the next step forward
as far as the entire movie industry is
concerned"
There is probably no one in the
film industry with better right to
express an opinion on what the pub
lie demands in the way of fllm fare
than the youthful. brilliant David O..
Selznick. head of Selznick Interna-
tional Productions. Mr.. Selmick
courageously produced David Cop
perfleld" at the time Nationwide
demand for clean pictures was caus-
ing CONSERVATION on all sides, and al
most single-handed stilled that cry.
"Copperfield" won the Parents maga-
zine medal for best picture Of 1885
and was adjudged by the National
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Merivale in
New Drama
At National
"Call 1t a Day." Pre-
sented by Theater
Guild, Tomorrow.

DHILIP Merivale and Gladys Cooper
= will be presented at the National
Theater for one week. starting tomor-
row night, by the Theater Guild in
association with Lee Ephraim, in Call
1t Day."
The play. the first Of the American
Theater Society's season, is one of the
reigning hits Of the moment in Lon
don. 1t was written by Dodie Smith.
whose Autumn Crocus" introduced
Francis Lederer to audiences in this
country several seasons ago.
A cast of well known players has
been engaged to support the two stars,
Mr.. Merivale and Miss Cooper.
Lawrence Grossrith, Glenn Anders.
Claudia Morgan. John Buckmaster,
Valerie Cossart, Florence Edny. Esther
Mitchell, Lillian Brannard Tonge,
Viola Roache and Frances williams are
among those in important roles.
Tyrone Guthrie has directed the
play, having been brought from Eng
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Stage Star
Returns in
ConedyHit
William Gillette to
Play "Three Wise
Fools" at National.

WILLIAM GILLETTE, STANDARD
w bearer Of the American the
ater," will be at the National Theater
for one week. beginning February 3.
in Austin Strong's comedy, Three
Wise Fools" presented by John
Golden.
Mr.. Gillette has been absent from
the stage for a number Of years and
his many admirers are looking for
ward to another opportunity to see
him.
In choosing the Austin Strong COM
edy, Mr.. Gillette feels that, while
plays may come and 60. good, honest
to-goodness American comedy will go
on forever. There may be comedies
of questionable intent, indecorous
farces, musical inanities or brazen
problem plays. he says, but the Amer.
ican theater-goin public always Will
be ready to recognize q genuinely
good American comedy which typifies
decent American life.
Such q play is Three Wise Fools" !"
written by a reputable American au-
thor and telling a clean story Of an
interlude OF wholesome excitement
which comes into three ordinary and
rather drab lives. This production OF
the play with Mr.. Gillette, the pro-
ducer believes, is destined to become
q comedy triumph.
The cast supporting the famous star
in his return to the theater includes
such able performers as James Kirk
wood, Charles Coburn, Brandon Ty-
nan, Mary Rogers, John Blair, Isabel
Irving, Sydney Booth, william H.
Post, jr.; Addison Pitt, Scott Moore
and others.
Evening star., 1936-01-19

Paul Emden's story CT carly South
African days.
Both "Cyrano De Bergerac" and
II, Claudius" have been on the Korda
program of forthcoming productions
for some time. The acquisition OF
"Randlords" Is more recent, and Its
inclusion is the result of Nationwide
newspaper poll conducted by Korda
throughout Great Britain. It received
more votes as a prospective screen play
than any other literary work.
DAUL SMELL writes fiom Hollywood
that John Ford, choeen by motion
picture critics of the New York dailies
as the best director of 1885. has signed
a contract to direct series OF full
color Technicolor features for Pioneer
Pictures.
Announcement Of his signing was
made by John Hay Whitney. president
of Pioneer, who arrived in Los Angeles
from New York City last week.
Ford, long considered one Of the In
dustry's outstanding directors, recently
gained additional honors through his
direction Of R-K-O's 1.-The Informer."
the picture which won not only the
New York critics acclaim. but also
first place on the National Board OF
Reviews best list, as we'll as A-No.
ranking with Washington critics.
Under the terms Of his new contract
with Pioneer. he will mike series OF
full-color Technicolor specials. the
first to start upon the completion OF
the company's current. color vehicle.
as vet untitled, which Lloyd Corrlgan
will direct.
In his career as a director, Ford has
filmed more than 100 f:,ll-length fea-
lures. Among the best known Of these
are included THE Iron Horse" Three
Bad Men," -Four Sons, "Arrowsmith."
"Dr. Bull" 1.-The Lost Patrol" Shark
Island" and Steamboat Bill"
JESSIE MATTHEWS, actress Dus
- most of all dancing lady. is at the
moment thinking in terms OF band
boxes and jewel cases preparatory to
her trip to Hollywood, where she Is
scheduled to make one picture Tor
M-G-M next month. These thoughts,
however, are being sandwiched In be-
tween some honest-to-goodness hard
work at the Gaumont-British studios.
where this highest-kicking dancer OF
the contemporary screen is making
Its Love Again." with Robert Young,
to follow her recently completed First
a Girl"
This latter piece. incidentally, has
just completed successful run at the
Roxy Theater, New York. and will be
seen shortly in Washington.
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Coming Attractions.

"If You Could Only Cook" Colum-
bia picture which features q new ro-
mantle team, Herbert Marshall and
Jean Arthur, opens next Friday at
Warmers Earle Theater. William A.
Setter directed the tale Of a disguised
millionaire and a cook out OF work,
and the supporting cast includes Leo
Carrillo, Lionel Stander and Frieda
Innscourt. A new unit Of Maj. Bowes'
Amateurs on Tour will occupy the
stage, presenting new band OF win
ners of the Majors Sunday night ra-
do amateur contests.
''The Lone Wolf Returns" new Co.
lumbia film starring Melvyn Douglas,
comes tc Warmers Metropolitan
Theater for one week, starting next
Friday. Roy william Neiil directed
this new adventure of the famous
character created by Louis Joseph
Vance, and Gail Patrick has the lead
Ing feminine role in the picture.
Fang and Claw" Frank Bucks
latest film, which follows the current
Magnificent Obsession" at R-K-O
Keith's, required full year of work
to make. The noted animal collector
spent nine months in the jungles Of
the Malay Peninsula and Northern
India taking the pictures. and the rest
Of the time cutting and editing the
100000 feet of film he had obtained to
suitable length for exhibition.
With new attendance records being
Get daily. the Little Theater has sched-
uled "The Informer." chosen by local
and New York critics as the best film
Of the year, for another full week,
starting today and running through
Saturday.
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Star Coming.

CELIA ADLER, one Of the foremost
~ stars of the Jewish stage. will ap-
pesr at the Jewish Community Center
next Sunday evening, January rs, in
an evening Of drama and comedy.
Miss Adler started her life In the
theater as child star, took time out
for schooling. then came back and be-
came the outstanding artist Of the
Yiddish Art Theater for several sea-
sons.
She also Is well known to Broadway
playgoers, having appeared in the
Theater Guild production of 1.-THE
Treasure" and later In Millions. She
now has needed the calls to appear
in English and next Fall will in
augurate a transcontinental tour, pre-.
senting a group of original sketches in
English.
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Noted Singer Signed.
NINE. MARGARET MATZENAUE

NINE. MARGARET MATZENAuER.
~ famous international singer and
. former star of the Metropolitan
Opera Co., yesterday was engaged by
Columbia Pictures for featured role
In Frank Capra's production, tenta-
lively entitled Opera Hat" starring
Gary Cooper. Nine. Mat2enauer
makes her debut in pictures In this
role.
Nine. Mat1enauer was born in
Hungary and received her musical
education abroad under famous Euro
pean teachers. She made her debut
on the operatic stage in "Oberon," at
the stadt Theater, strassburg, in 1901.
Ten years later she came to New York
to make her initial appearance at
the Metropolitan. Her success was
instantaneous and she was identified
with this institution for Is years as
the principal c.ntralto.
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Officer to Speak.

CAPT. JOHN B. NOEL. of1cial
~ photographer and chronicler OF
the famous pioneer Mount Everest
Expedition. will give an illustrated lee
ture at Constitution Hall Monday eve
ming, February II. His talk on the
story of the Miracle at Lourdes and
of St. Bernadette." latest Catholic
saint canonized by Pope Plus XI, will
be sponsored by the st. Gertrude's
School of Arts and Crafts.
Evening star., 1936-01-19

many q promised visit to these shores,
Mr.. Donat is nevertheless almost as
popular here as he is in England and
his future is being watched with in
terest.
NVX7HAT has become Of Constance
y" Bennett?" writes a nimble-fin-
gered sleuth, sorrowing over the dis
appearance OF the star who couple
Of seasons ago flourished under the
pittance of a mere $4,000 week
Miss Bennett is in England. or get
ting there, and so is sister Joan, and
for some inexplicable reason which
only Hollywood can supply she is out
Of what they call "the big money" over
here. Miss Bennett joins a somewhat
motley crew that includes Ramon
Novarro and other frolicksome players.
There she will probably be emoting in
. tent that is pitched not far from the
one in which Mr.. Donat's Hamlet will
be taking shape.
Never a whirlwind actress, 1t is never
theless safe to say that Miss Bennett
= as good looking today as she was
yesterday. Therefore why did she get
the boot? The answer to that seems
to be that clothes today don't make
the woman What, for instance, has
become of Peggy Hopkins Joyce?
THREE important productions. each
with Charles Laughton as the
star. are also on the Alexander Korda
schedule for the current year in Eng
land. They are "Cyrano De Bergerac. u
in which Laughton is Tow appearing
before the cameras in the title role;
II, Claudius." from the historical novel
by Robert Graves, and "Randlords, ;"
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Today's Film Schedule

LOEW'S FOX professional
Soldier" at 2, 4:25, tbs and
$50 pm. Stage shows at
$3.50, $40 and 8 pm.
WARMERS EARLE-"Danger-
ous," and stage shows, con-
tinuous afternoon and eve
ming.
R-K-O KEITH'S-"Magnificent
Obsession," at las, 3:44. 543,
7:42 and 9:4l pm.
PALACE-"A Tale Of Two
Cities" at 2, 4:20, 6:55 and
$50 pm.
METROPOLITAN - capt.
Blood" at 2, 4;25, SIS and
9:25 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Ah. Wilderness,
at 2:55. sos, 7:20 and $50
pm.
BELAsCo-"Three Kids and a
Queen" at 2:30, 4:2S, 6:26.
7:24 and 9:32 pm.
LITTLE-"The 1nformer." at 2,
4:02, 5:44, 7:48 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1936-01-19

land. where he has been responsible
for a number Of successes in the
theater, especially for this production
of Call 1t Day" The settings for
the Cooper -Merivale drama have been
designed by Lee Simonson.
The Washington engagement Of the
play is Immediately prior to its New
York premiere.
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Miss Haydon Cast.

TULIE HAYDON will play her first
" motion picture role since her phe-
nomenal success in The Scoundrel." !"
with Noel Coward, In Paramount's
TOO Many Parents"
In addition to Miss Hayden in the
feminine lead, Frances Farmer, re-
Gently placed under contract by Para
mount, will have an important part
in this picture. Samuel S. Kinds,
Porter Hall and Colin Tapley are also
in the cast, which includes David
Holt, Billy Lee and q number of Para
mount starlets.
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Hit to Be Filmed.

ID OBERT MONTGOMERY will star
~ in "Petticoat Fever" adaptation
of Mark Reeds Broadway comedy Of
last season, which Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer will produce. George Fitz-
maurice has been named director and
Bernard Hyman Is producer. No an
nouncement Of the feminine lead has
yet been made.
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Travel Revue Tuesday.
ry0Y N6US' second of7Arinf

TX AAOA9AsAAS~S se>0
~ In his current series Of screen
travel revues, at the National Theater
Tuesday afternoon, will extend his
ground and aerial adventures through
Guatemala, the Canal Zone, Columbia,
Peru, Inca Land. Bolivia and Chile.
The "trip will be climaxed by a
thrilling fight over the Andes, which
brings Mr. Holmes listeners face to
face with 23.393-foot Acongagua, high
est peak IN the Western Hemisphere.
The following Tuesday Mr.. Holmes
will continue his journey through
South America, crossing Argentina to
Buenos Aires and following up the
East coast to Rio de Janeiro and the
valley Of the Amazon.
Evening star., 1936-01-19

the film moguls
begin to emerge
from their CO.
coons Of thought,
and reveal their
/ 4 e as, ideals,
hopes and plans
for the better
ment of the in
dustry--and the
box = office re-
ceiptS.
Two of Holly
woods most i'm
portant produce
ers have 1t figured
out this way:
Ho11-
Evening star., 1936-01-19
New Matthews Film.

Jessie MATTHEW'S new dancing
picture, cts Love Again" will
have musical score composed by
Sam Coslow, well known song writer,
with special numbers written by Harry
Woods, who contributed many hits
to the successful Evergreen" Robert
Young, Hollywood star, who Is 1t
present appearing in Secret Agent" +"
will be Jessie's leading man. while
Cyril Wells, q new dancing discovery,
will keep step with the brunei star
when she taps and whirls in q series
Of fast-stepping dance numbers.
Evening star., 1936-01-19

Biography, Less Talk u
Are New Movie Trends
Sam Goldwyn and David Selznick Give YOU
An Idea What Is to Be What During
the Coming Film Season.
Bv Sheilah Graham.


a
Hollywood executives will public
/ / And how what them
last? These perennial that the the
producers into homes for the mentally afflicted
Evening star., 1936-01-19

"Atl1luCo W VIC
England's white
haired boy. AL
though Mr.. Enroll
Flynn should be
grateful to him
for sidestepping
the leading role In
Captain Blood
for which he was
originally intend
ed; although he
is not doing AN
thony Adverse, q
as the Warner
Bros. had also
originally intend
ed-and although
ha hoe MT made
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Korda Signs Donat
To Play Hamlet
Star of ''Count of Monte Cristo" Will Appear
on the Screen in Shakespearean Role.
Connie Bennett "Scrams.'
Bv E. de S. Melcher.

<(v making eab
i plans melancholy Hollywood Is pre-
narnr Leslie Howard thinking Of 1ottins him
s. 4 4 Broadway
Korda cagiest Of
has his
Evening star., 1936-01-19

Britain'S camera kings, WHO neauS
fingers in a great many other pies,
has announced that he will present
Mr.. Donat In q screen version of this
popular tragedy so soon as this actor
is through with a play In which he
Is about to appear.
Mr.. Donat thus continues to be
Evening star., 1936-01-19

day-and night, and it Is q fortunate
wife who sees her movie magpate mate
before breakfast time.
But just about this time, fortunately,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-12
Selling WaDes Were
 Cause or Price Drops
Foreign Unloading Started Decline of Issues-A
 Averages Were Forced Down Several Points

at its low. Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Republic were down a point.
 Railroad issues were heavily sold. Union Pacific and Atchison dropped more than 3 points. New York Gen. tral and Southern Pacific lost two points. Car loadings are expected to show substantial decline for the week ended last Saturday because of reduction in coal movements.
 Allied Chemical was down 6 points while declines of 2 to 4 points were made by Air Reduction, Allis Chal- mers, Briggs, Douglas, Du Pont, Gen. eral Motors, Chrysler, A. o. Smith, Union Carbide, Timken, Western Union and Westinghouse Electric.
 A few stocks moved against the trend. For a time Standard oil of New Jersey ran up to new high at 65 IA up 2 3-4. Later the whole group slipped back. Motor shares were unloaded. Fears over what Adolf Hitler might say in his speech today were influential in bringing unloading.
 Volume approximated 2,o2O,OO0 compared with 2,190,000 shares yes- terday. Curb sales were 693 LOGO shares compared with 548,000 yes- terday.
 Dow Jones preliminary closing averages showed industrial 153.12 off 373; railroad 47.o6 o: 1.76; utility 31.41 of 0.90.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-12
BUCKINGHAM TO
 SEND QUERIES

Hartford, Conn, March 12.-(UP) Yielding on his plan to include three questions on the much de- bated milk ballot, Administrator S. Mclean Buckingham will next week send out to milk producers question blanks containing two queries; whether they favor the flat price plan or a classified use plan.
 Thus agreement in the milk dis pute between various clicks was reacfrd at the last of the series of conferences in the governors office yesterday. Buckingham had earlier insisted the vote should include three alternatives, 8 flat price, the present classified price, or modi- fication of the present classified plan.
 It was agreed the ballots should be sent only to those producers sell ing in Connecticut who produce ten quarts or more day, using the records of the dairy and food de- partment to determine who these are.
 Commissioner Buckingham agreed to ask former Supreme Court Jus tice Frank D. Hines, Portland, to count the ballots.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-12
SOME GARMENT
 WORKERS RETURN

Boston, March 12.-(UP)--More than 2,000 of the 5000 Boston gar- ment strikers will return to work late today under an agreement call- ing for wages, hours and working conditions that existed under the defunct NRA.
 The agreement, reached last night by representatives of the Interna- tional Ladies Garment Workers Union and the Associated Dress Manufacturers Association of Bos- ton, was expected to be formally ratified by the strikers at 8 meet ing at 1 p. m.
 Non-members of the Manufactur- CTS Association were reported ne- gctiating with the union along simi- lar terms. The strike began Febru- ary 27 when workers walked out, de- manding higher wages, shorter hours, collective bargaining rights and elimination of sweatshop con- ditions.
 Last nights agreement was reached following a day of spas- modic rioting in which a picket was slugged and cut on the face and head by brass knuckles, 8 police sergeant was struck with @ large stone and three arrests were made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-12
MARLENE DIDN'T
 LIKE HER PART

Hollywood, March 12.-CUP)- Marlene Dietrich, whose glamour did not permit her to play the role of Q chambermaid, today abandoned work in a picture which had been one-third completed. Paramount studio officially disclosed Miss Dietrich had left the cast of T Loved Soldier" and would depart for Europe in 10 days. The studio quickly obtained Margaret SuIli- van to play the part.
 Miss Dietrich claimed she started T Loved 8 Soldier" before seeing the script because the studio prom ised that Ernst Lubitsch would supervise the production. When Lutbitsch was deposed as production chief and declined to supervise the film, the actress objected. When she read the script and found she was to play chambermaid, Miss Dietrich refused to continue work.
 The actress will go first to Paris on a shopping tour and then to London where she will make a pie ture for Alexander Korda.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-12
WATERFOWL MAN
 DONATES TROPHY

Middletown, March 12 - Hart ford County All Club boys won the Buckingham Trophy, emblematic of the State All clubs egg champion ship in the Poultry Show held at the Masonic Temple Wednesday. The winning entry included 34 doz- ems of eggs, the largest number ex- hibited by any county in the tsate, Hartford County's point score was 121.64. New Haven and Windham counties followed, 6 points lower than Hartford's score.
 New Haven County, with two legs toward permanent possession of the trophy, was the winner last year. Hartford County's victory was Its first. The cup was put up by s. Mclean Buckingham, former State Commissioner of Agriculture.
 Clubs from Hartford County which took part in the prize win ming exhibit were: Plantsville Junior Poultrymen; Progressive Poultry Club of Suffield. the Cullmore Poul- try Club of Burlington, the Hoe and Scratch Club of Canton Center; the Newington Poultry and Dairy Club and the 4-H Poultry Club Of the Blind School, Hartford.