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Evening star., 1936-08-22
TEMPLES NEWEST FILM
CLINGS ANOTHER WEEK
"Poor Little Rich Girl Still Pull
ing Child Stars Followers
to Columbia.

SHIRLEY TEMPLE, in a story many
times her age and which as
every one should know by this time,
is called Poor Little Rich Girl" came
up to her third week on F street last
night at the Columbia with an au-
dience as enthusiastic, if not as large,
as that which greeted her here nearly
a month ago.
AS has been pointed out here on
three other occasions, she deals with
consumate artistry with a part which
allows her to sing, dance and be that
for which there apparently is no other
word than adorable"
With undiminiShed naturalnesS, by
way of confuting the prophets of her
inevitable doom, she manages to be a
little girl and an excellent actress
at the same time.
There Is also in the cast Michael
Whalen, who is good as the soap
tycoon father of the poor little rich
girl Gloria Stuart, who is not so good
as the object of the fathers affections;
Alice Faye, who sings, and Jack Haley
who abets her. One also marks with
satisfaction the presence of Claude
Gillingwater, Henry Armetta and
Sarah Haden, the latter still playing
nurse roles as she always will be.
California in technicolor, and look
ing very handsome, indeed; the Olym-
pic games, looking very athletic, es-
pecially when Helen Stephens runs
like fawn in the 400-meter relay, and
M. Baker, Paramount Theater organ
ist, looking alternately classical and
slightly swing, constitute the shorter
items on the bill.
Quite variety, and quite good.
M. w.
Evening star., 1936-08-22

Douglas Fairbanks leaves nothing to
chance-not even the famed Califor-
MIA sunshine. The leathery hue Of his
complexion is the result of prolonged
exposure to the fierce rays Of sun
lamps. incidentally, Doug is reported
getting himself into the mood to re-
consider filming Marco Polo" .
Betty Compson makes her comeback
in the picture, KILLER at Large" q. .
Lawrence Tibbett was raiding the ice
box when it fell on his hand, breaking
three fingers.
Lili Damita wouldn't accept a stage
assignment in New York because 1t
was too far away from Hollywood. and
Husband Errol Flynn, but Flynn is
now planning a solo trip to Borneo to
film background for the flicker white
Rajah," of which he is author and
leading man. And Miss Damita is said
to be plenty sore :. Funniest sight of
the week-An M-G-M cameraman sit
ing patiently on a stool outside the
Camille" sound stage, waiting to snap
candid camera pictures of Greta
Garbo.
Rosalind Russell of On yachting
trip with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stone
Chester Morris planning to buy
the late Will Rogers estate. adjoining
his home Grace Moore has re-
covered from her prejudice against
Hollywood. and arrives over the week
end with her singing instructor hus-
band, Valentin Parera. to occupy the
former Stephen Ames home in Bev-
erly Hills and to make "Interlude"
Cor Columbia.
A major catastrophe recently dis
rupted shooting of M-G-M's 'Libeled
Lady" The shoulder straps Of Will
liam Powell's tricky pants snapped
suddenly and-well, we'd better skip
it. But Jean Harlow, Myrna 10y and
several other feminine witnesses of
Bills discontinue are still ribbing
him.
Jimmy Stewart romances with
Eleanor Powell on the set of Born
to Dance" but he prefers Virginia
Bruce for night-clubbing Bing
Crosby wants posterity to remember
him and has commissioned Sculptor
Evening star., 1936-08-22

Ernest A. Yerbysmith to make sew
eral bronze bustS of his classic fea-
lures Robert Young twisted his
ankle jumping from stairway while
making THE Longest Night" .
Luise Rainer is adding to the expense
Of redecorating her home by telephon-
ing instructions to her maid every
day from New York :. Jean Dante,
13-year-old wonder of -Four Days
Wonder" CUniversaD, and the New
York stage production, Call 1t a
Day." startled your correspondent
with her statement, I'm in love-"
The gentleman's name is Hollywood" !"
Personal nomination for the man
with the worst memory in Hollywood
Irwin Cobb. Within the last few
weeks friends have introduced me to
IRWIN Cobb no fewer than five times.
On each occasion Cobb has presented
a perfectly blank face and murmured
conventional glad to meet you
phrases. At our sixth meeting I de-
cided to forestall his forgetfulness.
Hello, Mr.. Cobb, bet you don't re-
member me-" said, brightly. II do,
too" he retorted triumphantly.
you're Rita Carroll, the little extra
girl I met on the set yesterday" How
clever of you to remember my name"
I replied. That's part of my busi-
ness, Miss Carroll" stentoriously toned
Mr.. Cobb.
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Evening star., 1936-08-22

| that present at parties and would
prefer something else! (She got it,
The Woods also vouchSafed us
the information that Mrs. Adelaide
Hibbard had not been too well (this
We were sorry to hear) and that
Freddie Sherman has had wonderful
season playing Three Men on a
Horse" in Australia. The other former
National players titbit was to the
effect that Kathryn Givney had been
wed to a prosperous broker and was
now showering Fifth avenue with
orchids and diamonds.
From there to a wonderful spot
called Bali, where a pale young man
| sang robust songs and where three
| blonds were having an argument as
| to which Of them looked most like
Bette Davis, and then to another spot
where we were regaled with yarns OF
the latest Hollywood feud; namely
Alice Brady and Mae West.
This. it seems. has reached colossal
proportions mainly over an eyelash
tboth of them are appearing in Go
| West, Young Man,. 1t had been de-
cided that Miss West alone was to
wear long eyelashes in scene in
which she first stamped into that mod
est Pennsylvania household. This ap-
parently did not go so well with Miss
Brady. Said she: Il am going to wear
my own eyelashes-or else" She
! did. And when Miss West came onto
/ the set she went through the scene
/ without a murmur except that when
! she came to Miss Brady she looked
at her long eyelashes and without
saying a word, merely gave her that
brief but pungent Mae West shoulder
( wiggle-thus knitting la Brady to the
heart.
/ Things are said to have gotten big
| ger and better since then. Each eve
ming when the players come home
| they hash out the latest developments
of the fight. Latest news is that when
Miss West (who has complete control
of all of her stories) stated that Miss
Brady would have to say Will you
| have tea" instead of "Oh, my dear,
will you have teal" Miss Brady threw
her arms up in the air, beat her chest,
and then howled. MY agent, get me
my agent-I won't play in this picture
any more"
Fights like this do happen out here.
! (It's probably over by now)
Evening star., 1936-08-22
ANACOSTIA LEvEES
FUND IS APPROVED
100000 Allotted for Building
Flood Control Brakes Near
Boiling Field.

President Roosevelt has approved an
allotment of 100000. it was learned
today, for construction of flood-control
levees in the Anacostia River to protect
Boiling Field and the naval air sta
ton.
While the United States Engineers
office for the District has not yet re-
ceived official notification Of the ap-
proval of funds, it was said the Ana
costa levees were part of the gen.
eral fiood-control program. Work can
be started soon after the moEey is
made available to the Army Engineer
Corps.
Earth ievees will be thrown up Of
sufficient height to protect the two big
air bases from overflows such as oc-
Cured with disastrous effect last
Spring. The levees will also extend up
into the headwaters of the stream.
The funds will come from the gen.
eral allotment made for flood-control
work.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

Warmers Rhythm on the
Range" at 10 am, 1920, 2:45. sos,
725 and $50 pm. Stage shows at
1885 am, 2. 425, 6:45 and 9:10 pm.
R-K-O Keith'-"Mary of Scot
land" at 11:15 am, l:49, 4:23, 6:57
and 9:31 pm. March of Time" at
l:26, 4, 6:34 and 9:0S pm.
Loew's Capitol-"Girls' Dormitory,
at IL am, 1870, Ais, tbs and 10
pm. Stage shows at 1890, 3:15, 6:15
and 9:O5 pm.
Palace-"To Mary-With Love-" at
11:l5 am. l:20, 3:20, 5:25, 7:3O and
9:35 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Green Pas
tures," at IL am, los, $40, $40,
7:30 and 9:35 pm.
Columbia-"Poor Little Rich Girl, "
at 1850 am. 1:50, $50, $50, 7:5O
and $50 pm.
Ambassador-"Earl to Bed" at
2:15, AIS, els, 8 and GAS pm.
Tivoli-"Earthworm Tractors" at
2:10, AIS. 6:l5. 8 and GAS pm.
Little-"Cavalcade," at IL am, Ill,
3:13. 5:24, 7:35 and 9:46 pm.
Sherlock Holmes" at
8:40 pm.
Evening star., 1936-08-22

impressions Of various important
people, her sketch of Bee Lille sing
ing a torch song and the one OF Mrs.
Roosevelt at the Girl Scout meeting
being a couple of riots. Roye and
Maye. backed up by the Elida Dancers.
contribute grace and beauty in pair
of dance interludes, and the Maxellos
get more of hand Tor their
'Euuilibristics" than do most acts OF
their kind.
THE only question that has ever
been raised about ITO Mary
With Love" is: Does it have sound
and realistic ending?" Otherwise this
sane, modern and thoroughly moving
photoplay ranks as perhaps the best
screen story ever told about the
middle class, postwar generation that
rode the crest of unaccustomed pros
perity in the idiotic '20s, fell head
long into despair and confusion after
the crash, and emerged from the fool
ishness and the ordeal with new
personal philosophy, maybe even
touch of social consciousness.
Enacted by three such popular
persons as Myrna 10y, Warner Baxter
and Ian Hunter (who is definitely
due for bigger and better things in
films, ITO Mary With Love- had no
chance to become drear sociological
treatise Its problems and their i'm
plications are highly personalized,
covered by smart and sensible dla-
logue, presented with keen sense of
movement In case you hadn't heard,
the picture is having its second week
at Loews Palace 80. a week to be
cut short by the arrival of THE
Gorgeous Hussy" on Thursday night.
X
CPEAKING further on behalf Of
~ pictures whose holdover engage
ments speak for themselves, we arrive
at Mary of Scotland" now in its
third week at R-K-O Keith's. This
elaborate item combines under one
roof Katharine Hepburn's most ambi-
tious role, magnificent impersona-
ton by Frederic March Zone of the
best two in his creditable career) &,
John Fords imaginative and mystical
use of the camera, and story about
Scottish Queen who has had people
arguing and throwing knives at one
another in debates about her ever
since the sixteenth century. Obvi-
ously a major consideration on your
cinema schedule for 1886.
Evening star., 1936-08-22

old days), and the white coat setting
off one of those dark Hollywood shirts
which open wide at the collar and ex-
poses all Of the throat and some Of
the chest.
Other celebrities came, too. There
was Ann Shirley, popular R-K-O new
conner, whose eyebrows have a curious
way Of going skyward at the cor
ners; Owen Davis. jr., her omnipresent
escort, submerged beneath a tan that
made Mr. Woods look like Shirley
Temple; Gene Raymond, healthy as
always, and making a great hit with
the ladies ("when are you and Miss
Macdonald going to get married?"
asked one tactful old gal from way
back-at which Mr. Raymond blushed
up to his ears)-and such friends of
the Woods as the Ralph Morgans and
the Otto Krugers, all of whom were
good enough to come early and stay
late.
Afterwards, when the sandwiches
and the punch had been eaten and
the guests had gone Zone lady came
back vowing she had dropped some
money out of her purse-then found
it again, in her purse. at the last
moment-she just wanted another
peek at DonaldD the hour had come
for small informal dinner with the
Woods, for a glimpse of Linda the
new daughter (aged four months,
for the showing of some pictures Mr..
Woods had taken last year in his
back yard which revealed his wife
as a potential screen find, and for
"reminiscences of a few years back
when Donald was not quite SO success
full as he is now. and when he and
10 flung a Christmas party in New
York on the last $18 in the world
that they had "a radio contract bob
bed up the next day..
Woods Are Enthusiastic.
The Woods were full of enthusiasm
about Hollywood and Dorothy Parkers,
the Morgans, the Boy Youngs and
such like who they see most. And
young son Splinter" had been given
birthday anniversary party a few
days before at which the sons and
daughters of the Stu Erwins and the
Freddie Marches appeared, and when
daughter March was given her present
(aged nothing at alb she said in a
loud voice that she was always given
Evening star., 1936-08-22

required in that vehicle to imperSon-
ate a rather precocious sweet girl
graduate, a status no actress (sklp-
ping the career of Mary Pickford)
can sustain forever.
Thus, while Simone is beguillng,
piquant and coy in turn during the
progress of Girls Dormitory,' her
performance leaves the impression
that these alone could not be the
qualities that inspired such a lavish
publicity campaign hailing the great
est find" in all Gaul.
OF course, it would be asking the
preposterous to expect girl OF ST.
mone's age to make her bow as Ca
mile, Anna Karenina or one OF the
Furies in a Greek tragedy. 1t is rather
battling, however, after hearing so
much Of this ingenue'S unique gifts,
to find a young lady whose principal
novelties are a heavy accent and a
tendency to pout rather more lusci-
ously than our home bred lambkins
OF the screen.
The cause of the blossoming Simone
has not been helped particularly by
her first story. A rather trlte affall
about a male school marin (Herbert
MarshalD, who falls in love with one
of his pupils, its best moments are
more or less unrelated to the central
theme. They consist of j. Edward
Bromberg's vastly annoying imper-
sonation of a pudgy, self-righteous
villain q mnnStpr SO cl0SelV akin to
the knaves of the Roadside Theater
that we expected to see Mr.. Bromberg
hissed, booed and maybe hit with
ripe tomato.
AS for Mr.. Marshall, he shakes OH
his customary smugness and achieves
reasonable effectiveness in his role
Ruth Chatterton appears, far in tht
background, as noble lady who loves
and loses, and one of the outstanding
performances in the show is turned II
by a character actor named john
Qualen, who has habit of doing a
sound chore every time he appears
before the camera.
X X X
THE vaudeville bill at the capitoI
~ is alive with good humor, contrib
uted by Sybil Bowan and Ben Blue
Derby-hatted Mr.. Blues blithe imper-
sonationS of dances are probably the
only routines of their kind ever de-
vised by man, and his comedy patter
has the cash customers practically 1r
the aisles And not ION the way out. ;
Miss Bowan, too, scores with her
Evening star., 1936-08-22
CONCERT, RAINED OUT,
TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT
Tickets Good-Lieut. Benter and
DR.. Bauer to Share in
Conducting.

SOnQuCCluSs
CEVERAL hundred music lovers de-
fled the elements last evening and
in spite of lightning and low clouds,
took their places at the Water Gate
for the fifteenth concert of this sea-
son. And many of them had i'm
promptu rain-water baths before
shelter could be reached.
The varied program planned for last
evening will be given tonight, coupons
from last evenings tickets admitting
holders this evening. The program
arranged was dedicated to Govern
ment employees, the evening having
been designated as Washington night
Lieut.. Charles Benter, leader OF the
United States Navy Band, will conduct
the first half of the program, which Will
include the overture to Glinkas
Russian and Ludmilla"; the Afro
American Symphony" by William
Grant Still. young colored musician
who has developed into serious COM
poser from an arranger OF music LOT
jazz orchestras, and Strauss "Beau-
tiful Blue Danube" waltz.
Following the intermission, Dr'
Walter Bauer, conductor OF the De-
partment of Agriculture Orchestra.
will conduct the overture to Wagner's S
The Flying Dutchman," Moussorg-
sky's "Gopak" and Svendsen's nor
wegian Rhapsody No. g."
Edwin Steffe, baritone. will be the
soloist for the last number, the
Dome of the Capitol" Siegfried
Scharbau of the United States Marine
Band having written musical setting
to the words of Representative Samuel
B. Pettengill The composer VIII
couduoe -
Evening star., 1936-08-22

admirers had crowded into every
Granny in the Earle, and couple
of them had eyes on the projection
booth, where remained the only avail
able seats.
Rhythm on the Range" is a typical
Crosby vehicle. 1t has graceful, light
comedy, pleasant and lifting music,
and above all, it has Bing Crosby to
sing to the Crosby fans, who, to coin
a cliche, are legion. 1t hasn't much
new or startling in the way OF plot,
but Crosby films get by on their
good humor more than anything else.
This time Bing is a cowboy, who meets
a girl in a boxcar (of all places, rides
West with her, treating her like a
sister, until at the proper moment
his pet bull Cuddles shoyes him
around her neck.
X X X
THIS all is performed in an in
gratiating manner by some very
pleasant people. First acting honors
go to Cuddles, without doubt. He
is the most invigorating new person.
ality the screen has introduced in
: weeks; he has strength of character,
moral purpose, mental courage and a
forceful manner. He displays his
acting ability in the scene where
Cowboy Crosby sings him to sleep,
folding his legs under him and shut
ting his eyes gracefully. Cuddles has
a knack for Stimulating anger, too,
believing and snorting with great
abandon when red scarf is waved
in his vicinity. He also has a person.
ality that would get him by even if
he weren't such an able actor.
Martha Raye, who would be broke
If her face were her fortune, adds
q number of bright moments and
brings a lot of rhythm to the range
with her boisterous inanity. She is
aided in contributing comedy by Bob
Burns, drawing humorist with the
"ba zooka," who faces steer for the
first time with the remark that the
steer never wrestled him either, sc
they were even. That loony pair COM
pose a team that should be kept to-
gether
Bing, himself, turns in good
humored performance and sings a
half dozen songs. The songs would
be enough, but he handles comedy
pleasantly, too. His little turtle dove
in this piece is young lady named
Frances Farmer, new to films, but
decorative and capable.
X X X
THE stage show, presented by Phi
Spitalny and his all-girl band
Is all to the good. The gals can break
out and swing, as they do with theil
opening number, "Stompin' at the
Savoy" and other tunes, or they can
play softly and sweetly, and, in theil
finale, they display considerable
musicianship with rendition OF
Ravel's "Bolero' that you shouldn't
cheat yourself out of hearing.
Individual stars of this Hour OF
Charm" revue are Dale Winthrop, q
nimble young tap dancer whose feet
are going to take her places on the
stage; Maxine, deep, mellow-voiced
singer; Evelyn and her violin, and the
Three Little Words.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
INVADER GETS 1870 DAYS
Witness Tells Of Routing Colored
Man With Shoe.

Joseph Harell, colored, was SEN
fenced to 180 days in jail yesterday in
Police Court when Locke Wallace, 2403
Pennsylvania avenue, testified he
awoke at am. Monday and found
Harell in his living room, on the way
out with the family clock.
Wallace testified before Judge John
P. Mcmahon that he grabbed an old
shoe, pointing it at Harel and told him
to stick up his hands, whereupon Har-
ell dropped the family clock and ran
from the house. Wallace was able to
furnish policeman with description
of Harell, who later was arrested by
Policeman r. B. Rector of the third
precinct.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Inquiring experts at the Depart
ment Of Agriculture today figured that
the door-to-door vegetable huckster,
like the horse-drawn wagon he once
drove, is fast disappearing.
In large part, said Federal agricul-
tural economists, who have studied
the question. the huckster has been
supplanted by roadside markets, where
the farmer often sells direct from
the soil to the consumer.
Although Federal agencies have not
sought to measure the exact volume
of the change. some figures have been
gathered from the States. Extension
workers of the Department of Agri-
culture, in addition, have aided and
advised farmers and farm women in
planning and setting up their road
side ventures.
Caroline 3. Sherman, a department
Evening star., 1936-08-22
! iRIALTO TO BE RE0PENED
|BY LITTLE MANAGEMENT
Popular Revivals Are Slated to
Relight Well-Known House
September II.

September II.
THE management Of the Little
Theater, Washington's revival
house. announced yesterday that 1t
had completed negotiations for TAX
ing over and reopening the Rialto.
The theater, built by Tom Moore,
pioneer Washington theater operator,
and until about 10 years ago the
city's ace movie house, will be opened
September IT, the first anniversary
of the Little's career as a revival
theater.
Revivals of popular films, Of the
type which heretofore have been
shown at the Little, will be shown at
the Rialto, with the possibility that
some of the older and more classic
sound pictures, which have not be-
fore been available will be secured.
The policy to be followed by the
Rialto when it is opened again has
not been definitely determined as
yet, but it Is expected that films OF
the greatest popularity will be shown
at the Rialto while those OF more
limited, special appeal will be revived
at the Little, which will remain open.
Deals have been virtually COM
pleted with all the major film pro-
ducing companies, which will assure
the Rialto a wide field from which
to select its films. Abe Toxins, man
ager of the Little. says he believes
the failure of the Rialto to stay open
in the past has been due to the fact
that quality first run pictures could
not be obtained to play there.
The Little management is busy now
with renovating operations at the
Rialto. The house, recognized as one
Of the most comfortable in the city
even though it has been closed Tor
nearly a year, is to have complete
going lover before it reopens. Tne
seating capacity will be reduced and
other alterations will be made. IN
order to provide the greatest possible
convenience. A new name y pelng
sought for the theater. too.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
"Wayfarer's Dole" Reduced.

'Wayfarer's dole" which has been
dispensed for 800 years by st. Cross
Hospital Of Winchester, England, has
been reduced from substantial meal
to free bread and beer. and the total
daily quantities of these have been
limited to two loaves Of bread and two
gallons Of beer.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
Cameraman George Barnes, ex-
husband of Joan Blondell, nearly COM

mitted b | g a m y
the other day be-
cause he thought
his divorce from
Joan was final
August 4, instead
Of the same day
in s e p t e m ber.
When the day of
release arri yes,
Barnes will wed
Betty Woods, and
MISS BlOnQeu ana
Dick Powell will
e m b ark for q
Honolulu honey
moon.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
ROddside Markets Increase.
Replacing Familiar Huckster

economist, said that apparently the
stage of mushroom growth in the
roadside business as whole
has nearly passed" with farmers now
looking at it as serious permanent
business.
Profitable roadside markets." she
said, vary from open sales tables
on a lawn to permanent structures
of considerable size"
She said quality. freshness and
condition" of the farm products were
vital factors" Surveys of prices
showed these varied widely.
The business has grown so large
that some States are now puzzled with
regulation problems to protect buyers
and publicize the stands of farmers
who comply with regulation.
Reponi South Africa. is To have a
Evening star., 1936-08-22
New Fabric Is Urged.

To curtail the country's purchases
Of raw materials from abroad, the gov
ernment of Poland is urging all local
textile manufacturers to combine max
with cotton in the making of cotton
fabrics.
Evening star., 1936-08-22
Lifting Music at Earle
From Stage and Screen
Bing Crosby in rhythm on the Range" Is
Popular, While Girl Musicians Under
Spitalny Make Melody.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

the
musicians and
Public being what they
probably extremely of the
profitable
Evening star., 1936-08-22
SimOne Simon Reveals
Few Striking Qualities
Appearance in "Girls' Dormitory' at Capitol
Leaves Her Gifts Yet to Be Demon
strated-Other Films.
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS, JR.

Smone Simon IN this Will some
what not
before
made her first HOLLYWOOD n
The mystery is in Girls Dmitory which Sone
for the that she Is