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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Dear sir: Let me tell you that I en-
loved and concur with you in your dis
sertation Cor shall call it homily) on
the desirability of restraining the inn
pulse to make retort.
"The righteous are bold when boldness
is required, but it is no sign Of righteous
ness to answer one sting with another.
LET us have more of these philosoph-
ical dispositions rather than these fish
YOU now and then hold up to us.
"Admiringly, H. F."
Poor fish!
People who don't like 'en, simply don't
like 'em, and that is that.
1t Is the same with cats.
There is no use trying to convert the
confirmed cat hater.
So, undoubtedly, a philosophical piece.
every so often, helps smooth the way.
Every one loves the contemplation OF
how and why the human mind ticks.
Character, as we all meet 1t every day,
in our friends, acquaintance. in stran"
gers one runs into everywhere, is per-
petually new, yet ever old.
The child in his first year In school,
or even in pre-school days, becomes a
student of human nature, sometimes
against his will.
The retired business man is never
wholly free from this study.
Even the hermit has himself.
- 4
Our greatest and more revered and
loved book, the Bible, is so filled with
character study that at times one may
be forgiven for thinking it wholly de-
voted to it.
Character is not something one either
has or has not, like watch, but Is
growing thing.
The trouble is that it can grow either
way, backward or forward.
This also is it's power and happiness.
The opportunity is offered every one to
grow forward as well as backward.
But the world is seeing little bit more
surely today that it is not quite that
simple. One who seems to have an
equal chance, really may not have 1t, be-
cause of something unseen inside him,
an obscure miss in some physical piece
of machinery, or mental makeup, even
more unseen.
The mills of the gods grind slowly.
to be sure, but observers are more and
more coming to the conclusion that the
surety of the grinding Is not as absolute
as they used to think.
The enheartening thing Is that as long
as men think upon the subject there is
some hope.
1t is only when character, as subject
and discussion, passes out Of any given
picture that the members of that So
ciety cease to be men and women striv-
ing for the higher reaches Of civilization.
1t is possible, then, for euy Of us to
regard ourselves as still on the high road
toward civilization If we are willing to
stop and think. now and then, about the
plain everyday wisdom which Is en-
shrined in the word philosophy"
We suppose no one knows wholly what
that word means or just how much it
contains. We have our philosophical So
cieties, at whose meetings the average
man would be very i'll at ease, but
nevertheless such meetings represent
one aspect Of philosophy. We have our
books, ranging from Plato to Durant.
But there is another aspect of phil
osophy which is of even more importance
to the average person, and that Is the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Thru the Needles Eve.

A rich man died the other day
OF whom they'd often said:
what will he have to take away
When numbered with the dead?"
He took the thanks of those bereft
That he had helped to ease;
OF struggling ones to whom he'd left
Lifetime annuities;
The gratitude Of girls alone
For homes his wealth will rear,
Enabling them to hold their own
And face life without fear.
And when he lay beneath the sod
His will they paraphrased-
Pronouncing 1t the Hand of God
In benediction raised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

Experiences Of war are forgotten in a
strangely brief interval Of time. Again
there is q generation that believes it
would be easier to go a-soldiering than
to lead thrifty work-a-day existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
Still q Dream.

From the Bangor (Me) News
We are told on the 400th anniversary
of the death Of Erasmus that this great
man dreamed Of q united Europe. For
tunately, he is not in position to COM
pare the dream with the current night
mare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

A mere glance at the map serves as
reminder of Stains power. Nobody
could control that much real estate
without acquiring social and financial
authority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

President Roosevelt and Governor
Landon think so well of each other as
to break bread together. While their
ideas as to method have differed, there
can be no doubt of tacit agreement as
to the general results that are desirable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

born in Washington on January /. 1895.
He is completing his seventeenth success
sive year in the Department of Justice
and his fifteenth in the Bureau Of In
vestigation, of which he became assistant
director in 1921 at the outset OF the
career which was destined to give him
national renown. His first chief was
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer.
Of whom he was special assistant.
(Copyrisht, 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

"Cuba Free!!" was once . battle cry.
Having attained freedom, Cuba seems
little puzzled. as other liberated coun.
tries have been. to know exactly what
to do with it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

Custom is In some respects immutable
Glee clubs will sing, God rest you, merry
gentlemen, may nothing you dismay,"
before the most distinguished residences
in London, as if nothing of political
and social nature had been happening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Christmas Usefulness.
Mebbe you amt numbered
With the lucky few
That come home incumbered
With their gifts so new:
Mebbe you have faltered,
Haven't made your pile
But the fact amt altered:
You kin always smile.
If you can't spend money
Helpin' cheer along;
If you can't be funny,
Play ner sing a song:
You kin still be needed
Fur your happy style.
Folks are always needed
That know how to smile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

Christmas baskets filled with toys
and sausages are being sent around by
Hitler. AL Smiths epigram, You can't
shoot Santa Claus" may have been
translated into German.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

If Edward retires with as large a
fortune as reported, Rothschild friend
ship should be most valuable in assisting
him to take care of 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
The Ascetic.

The Ascetic.
He mourned the Yesterday with hope
less grief
And then for solace to the Morrow
turned
And sought the happiness and calm
relief
Which may by toll and sacrifice be
earned.
Intent upon the penance or the task,
He bent his head through many
weary hour,
Eager to give and yet too proud to ask
The simple kindness Of . passing
flower.
sun-gold and blossoms and the song
so free
He needed not, but In his narrow way
For shadows past and dreams of things
to be
spurned the oerflowing bounty of
Today.
Jud Tunkins says lot Of folks would
be happier If they didn't put in SO much
time worrying about whether they are
as happy as they might be.
words Of good advice" said Hi Ho,
the sage Of Chinatown, ARE easily
spoken and give great comfort to the
speaker. II he finds . good listener"
A Dodger.
"What makes you hang around the
club? Don't you love your home any
more?"
II love It, all right, but I'm afraid
to show up until the family has Sc
'lected the person who IL to play Santa
Claus"
Easily the Chief.
Business grew brisker, all men must
agree,
When Christmas came with loud and
CHEEKY call,
And old friend Santa Claus again we see
The highest high-power statesmen of
them al.
"Chillun dat don't believe dar is any
Santa Claus" said Uncle Eben, may
find mo- happiness dan pore chillun
dat thinks Sanity has somehow forgot
an don't believe dar Is any mo- little
3olEs.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

Adages are subject to reversal. Not
only do names make news, but news is
liable to grind out a supply of names
over night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23

All slowmen know that an elephant
may become q problem; too valuable to
kill and too expensive to feed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
Wise PrecautiOn.

From the Omaha world-Herald
When we have made our beds We know
We must lie In them, but caution stin
Nng9egts looking under them frst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
Landon Looks for Luck.

From the Kansas City Star.
Gov. Landon is of for Florida waters,
confident he will have better luck fishing
than he had campaigning This seems
likely, as the fellow in the other boat
won't have all the bait this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
1t All Depends.

From the Omaha world-Herald.
The President wants industry to hire
men over 40. The movies, however, stub
bornly cling to stars under 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
Apprehensive Frame Of Mind.

AppreHenS1Ve frame OF MIHu.
What are you going to tell your
constituents when you get homer"
TOO soon to think about that" re-
piled Senator Sorghum; IF some of the
harsh criticism going on in my district
keeps up, mebbe amt going home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled TO
credited to It or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1936-11-15

man, OiluOEQ OoetS anu oyoIley'
Howard haven't been heard from at
all. Eugene O'Neill has delayed the
beginning Of his cycle OF eight plays
for q few more seasons. Robert z.
Sherwood Is represented by "Toy-
arich," the first smash hit offered to
hungry Broadway, but it Is an
adaptation from the French and not
o creation Of his own. George Kauf-
man has given us an excellent show
in Stage Door," but you can hardly
say that 1t is an important contribu-
ton to American dramatic writing.
Sydney Kingsley's "Ten Million
Ghosts" was q tribute to the authors
fine indignation, but hardly to his
gifts as q playwright. Sinclair Lewis,
who has the laudable ambition to be
as exciting o dramatist as he Is q
novelist. proved in 1T Can't Happen
Here" that he still is an indifferent
stage craftsman. Kenyon Nicholson
and Charles Robinson. our leading
exponents Of rowdy gusto. have pro-
vided . lot of hearty fun in Swing
Your Lady" and deserve credit for it,
but their work is hardly among the
current classics. either. Even Russell
Grouse and Howard Lindsay, libret-
fists Of the delightful musical show,
"Red, Hot and Blue" are by no
means at the top OF their form. That
dim figure over there against the
horizon. dashing grimly to the aid OF
beleaguered New York, Is Maxwell
Anderson, waving in the air the script
of "Wingless Victory" in which Miss
Katharine Cornell will be Joan Of
Arc to us hapless playgoers. no mat
ter what role Mr.. Anderson may have
provided for her.
THE only drama written by an
American which has revealed any
dramatic or literary importance 50 far
this season was Robert Turrey's
Daughters of Atreus." unfortunately
one of the years debacles. 1t cannot
be repeated too often, however. that it
was the unfortunate mesalliance Of
alien accents and inexpert direction.
not any defect in the script, which
made Mr.. Turney's play a failure.
This is the drama, it may be neces-
sary to remind you, in which the
author took the classic Greek tragedies
Of the wife and children of Agamem-
non and told their story from the
point OF view OF the women involved.
Daughters of Atreus" was q first
work and it showed unmistakable
signs of Its authors inexperience. but
it was so stirringly and beautifully
written that 1t was clearly play Of
genuine importance. The fact that It's
production lost much Of the value of
the drama should make no one over.
look the fact that there was the one
distinguished play that has come
from the pen Of q fellow-countryman
in our time Of need. Incidentally, II
you doubt the worth Of Daughters
Of Atreus," recommend to you the
printed version that Knopf has re-
Gently published.
There is another play by an Ameri-
can dramatist which deserves more
attention than 1t is likely to receive.
and that Is Miss Sophie Treadwellis
Evening star., 1936-11-15

tragedy about Edgar Allan Poe,
"Plumes in the Dust" Miss Tread
wells drama Is by no means COM
pletely satisfying. The life Of Poe, as
fascinating and as heart-breaking as
1t was. does not possess the sort OF
physical dramatic impact which would
make it as interesting on the stage as
it is in the form of biography or social
criticism. "Plumes in the Dust" in
clines too much to the fiorid, and it
also makes the mistake of over-sim-
plifying its hero's tragedy. Miss
Treadwells Poe suffers and goes to his
doom merely because he is pursued by
a particularly malignant Providence.
He is the victim of a cruel and merci-
less fate that haunts him inceSsantly
and gives him no surcease. Granting
that. on the whole, the authors con-
tention Is justified by the facts, one is
still led to believe that there must
have been more to the matter than
that. That a demon plagued Poe is
undeniable, but there were flaws in
the man himself which made him
more human and interesting figure
than any innocent victim Of doom
could be. I wish that the issue be-
tween Poe and Providence hadn't
been made so clear-cut. Nevertheless,
"Plumes in the Dust" deserves recog-
milton for one unusual achievement
1t is that rarity in the theater; a
drama about a great literary figure
which actually convinces you that its
hero is a man filled with a burning
passion for artistic creation.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
"Tonight at $50"
Here Second Week

NOEL COwARD's Tonight at
~ s:3o," nine one-act plays.
presented in three programs of
three plays a night. continues
into its second week at the Ma
tional Theater tomorrow night.
The program made up Of We
Were Dancing" "Fumed Oak"
and "ShadoV Play" will be shown
tomorrow and Wednesday eve
nings and at the Saturday mat
inee. Ways and Means" "Still
Life" and Family Album" will
be on the program shown Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday eve
nings. The other group of plays,
Hands Across the Sea" THE
Astonished Heart" and Red Pep
pers," will be played Wednesday
afternoon and Friday evening.
All the members Of the casts
of the nine one-act plays were
associated with Mr.. Coward and
Gertrude Lawrence when TO
night at $50" played its eight
month engagement at the Phoenix
Theater in London last season.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
.ornell's S
Premiere
AtNatiOnal
"Wingless Victory"
to Open Here
Nov. "a.

s:;s::s: e. a.: a: :':s: : e:
appears at the National
Theater. starting November a.. for
the first time on any stage in Maxwell
Anderson's new play, THE Wingless
Victory"
This is the first of three new plays
written by Anderson for production
this season. The local engagement
starts on a Tuesday night and is for
five days only. with matinees on
Thursday Thanksgiving day. and
Saturday afternoons.
The Wingless Victory" Is the story
OF the homecoming of Nathaniel
McQueston and his Oriental bride.
Oparre, to the McQueston house in
Salem, Mass, in 1900. Nathaniel, an
adventurous sea captain, seeking rest
after the turmoil of the Far East, is
welcomed by his family and friends,
but his bride creates stir Of hatred
and prejudice among the Salemites.
Evening star., 1936-11-15

starry-eyed for a long time after
Shadow Play"
Plays in the third group are ways
and Means" Still Life" and Family
Album" The Coward genius shines
upon and through all three Of these,
and although none Of them perhaps
equals "The Astonished Heart" or
"Fumed Oak" the evening averages
out as high as either of those contain
ing the two more glittering works.
And there one is; neatly impaled on
the first three-horned dilemma that
has been on E street in years. The
only way to climb down apparently is
to take the Coward in as many forms
as possible, even if one has to hiber-
nate the rest of the Winter.
DUT, of course, no one could really
~ hibernate with Katharine Cornell
in Maxwell Anderson's The Wingless
Victory" destined to slide out Of the
blue onto the National stage Tuesday,
November "a.
"The Wingless Victory" cast is now
complete with the engagement OF Mary
Michael and Barry Kelly, both Of
whom have played with Miss Cornell
before; Miss Machael in 'The Barrets
of Wimpole Street." and Kelly in "St.
Joan"
Kelly steps out of John Gielgud's
Hamlet" to take a part in the An
derson play.
Next Tuesday, in New York, Holly
wood unwinds its version of Winter
set" with corps of critics as R-K-O's
especially invited audience. The ges-
ture bespeaks filmdom's confidence
and pride in what it has been able to
do with Maxwell Andersons violent
story of man stalking the virtue,
Justice.
Critical interest in the film tram
scription of this prize winning play
of 1885 is running high. 1t presents
the film industry with one OF the
brightest opportunities Broadway has
sent West in many years. If the in
dustry has made good-and there Is
every reason to suspect that it has
one of the best pictures in years should
be the result.
BY Tuesday evening Hardie Meakin
should show whether or not all Wash
ington will beat a path to Keith's
door when the picture opens its stay
there on Thanksgiving day.
Evening star., 1936-11-15

critics have used up a seasons sup
ply of superlatives, and discerning
theater-goers are preaching the Cow
ard gospel on approximately every
street corner.
But, the bewilderment goes on, diff
ferent in kind, but not in degree. 1t
Is now the bewilderment Of knowledge.
Knowing the three 3-play combi-
nations helps no one in making a
choice if one has but one night and
just so many dollars to give to Mr..
Coward and company. To be sure,
there Is a variation in the quality OF
the different arrangements, but each
of the three adds up to a perfect
evening in the theater. Here is an
aspect of Coward's sure touch-that
he dishes up an ideal ration regard
less of wide variations in material
which is going to create a lot of talk,
not to mention writing before bore
dom drives him from the nine roles
he currently is playing with such
obvious delight.
TAKE, for example. the first COM
bination presented last week. One
could survive without having seen
Hands Across the Sea-" but to have
missed The Astonished Heart" and
'Red Peppers" would be to live for
ever COR at least two monthS) with an
aching sense of emptiness. The first
of these three is a mere bit of bluff,
but there is a mood of anguish and
despair and tragedy about the second
which is the theater at its finest. To
have harnessed such a dramatic
thunderbolt in one-act dimensions Is
perhaps Cowards best achievement in
this nine-play cycle. And certainly no
one with even vague familiarity with
the careers of Coward and Gertrude
Lawrence would care to miss the
hilarious nonsense that is called Red
Peppers"
The second arrangement includes
''We Were Dancing" "Fumed Oak"
and Shadow Play" Moonlight and
soft music and romance would go hide
their collective heads in shame if they
only knew what Coward thinks of them
as revealed in "We Were Dancing"
but, like the first combinations opener,
1t Is lighter than its companion pieces.
'Fumed Oak" is Coward's own favorite
among the nine plays, and to an ear
that would not know decibel from
a diopter, the applause which fol-
lowed it indicated that Washington is
willing to accept his word that it is
tops for the week. Those whose favorite
mood Is enchantment will go around
Evening star., 1936-11-15

Carnival in Flanders" medal
winning French comedy, now in its
second week at the Belasco, will be
followed at the conclusion Of its run
by the new Universal film, The Girl
on the Front Page" starring Edmund
Lowe. Gloria Stuart. Reginald Owen
and Spring Byington.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Little to Choose Between
Three-Play Arrangements
Selection of Any Combination as Best Even
More Difficult After First Week Has
Revealed All Nine to Washington.
By F. Jay Carm0dy.

Washington funbed the dark for
with Noel Coward at the National
bewnderment OF ignorance
. as to Just Mr. about.
and the brance OF their production
common story all the
Evening star., 1936-11-15
New Marietta" Revival.

VICTOR HERBERTS Naughty
Marietta" revived by the Shuberts,
comes to the National Theater for one
week. starting November 80. Many
consider the operetta Herbert's greatest
achievement and it has some of his
most popular numbers-"Sweet Mys-
terry Of Life" Tin Falling in Love With
Someone" italian Street Song" and
the title song, Naughty Marietta"
Evening star., 1936-11-15
PIANO RECITAL BY
HELEN MeGRAW
WILLARD HOTEL

Nov. is, 1886. at $50 PM.
Tickets, S2.20. Sl.65, Sl.l0
On Sale (Tax Included)
HOMER l. KIT CO., 1880 6 St. NV.
WiIIord Ticket Agency. 18th and Psnna.
Evening star., 1936-11-15

The Dionne quintuplets come back
to the Capitol screen again Friday
in their second film, Reunion" Jean
Hersholt, Dorothy Peterson and Slim
Summerville. stars of THE Country
Doctor" again will be seen with tn.
famous babies. and Rochelle Hudson
and Robert Kent provide the ro-
nance. Johnny Perkins and Art
Brown, in return engagement, head
line the vaudeville bill, with third
star, Madelyn Kileen, comedienne,
last seen here in Spring Is Here"
Evening star., 1936-11-15

The foot ball seasons hit musical
comedy, "Pigskin Parade" recently
seen at the Capitol. returns to F
street for week at Loew's Colunn-
bia. starting Thursday. Stuart Err
win. Johnny Downs, Airline Judge,
Betty Cradle, Patsy Kelly, Jack
Evening star., 1936-11-15

Haley and the Yacht Club Boys are
featured.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Edna Ferber
Film Booked
For Palace
"Come and Get It" to
Start Thursday.
Other Bills.

6 ~ ONE AND GET IT." the
4 Samuel Goldwyn picturi-
zation of Edna Ferber's
~ stirring novel, comes to
Loew's Palace next Thursday. Prin-
cipal roles in the production are
played by Edward Arnold. Frances
Farmer, Joel McCrea, Mady Chris
tians, Walter Brennan, Frank Shields
and the new Goldwyn discovery, An
drea Leeds. william Wyler and How
ard Hawks collaborated on the direc-
ton.
Evening star., 1936-11-15
COWARD PLAY CYCLE SHOWS UNIFORMLY HIGH QUALITY
Alien Authors Dominate
New York Season to Date
Sherwood's '"Tovarich," French Adaptation,
Best of American Playwrights' Contribu-
tions as Others Slump Below Normal.
Bv Richard Watts, T.

OF American playwright
anticipated exciting season In the neater
wv optimism the increasing excel
enceo that too nasty
distinguished authors
in the drama N Behr-
Evening star., 1936-11-15
Horton With Astaire.

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON,
popular stage and screen come
dian, has been signed for an important
role in the next Fred Astaire- Ginger
Rogers film musical at R-K-O Radio.
tentatively titled Stepping Toes"
Nogales international., 1936-03-07
Observation Of Lent

The Lenten season. which is observed by the Ro-
man and Greek Catholic churches, well in some
degree by the Church of England the Protestant
Episcopal church in America and others, began on
Ash Wednesday, February 26, and will continue u1l-
til Easter Sunday April H. period of forty days,
not counting Sundays
In the early years of the Christian era the fast
of Lent was observed for varying periods, by some
only two days and by others for longer time,
according to the writings of Irenaeus, Greek Bishop
of Lyons, in the second century. Pope Leo l. in the
fourth century, recommended the fast Of forty days
having apostolic authority. This period taken
to commemorate the forty days fast of Moses, of
Elijah, and especially that Of Christ
Theoretically, at least, the faithful abstain from
food fast days until evening" worldly amusements
and secular celebrations are to be avoided and mar
riages are held to be undesirable during Lent
The duty of fasting is modified with respect to
laboring people, children, and under certain
conditions but increased diligence in works of char
ity is enjoined upon all, as well extraordinary at
tention to all religious observances, throughout this
period.