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Evening star., 1936-09-26
THIRD WEEK is BEGUN
BY "ANTHONY ADVERSE"
Task of Transferring Monumental
Novel to Screen Found
Well Done.

"A NTHoNY ADVERSE" who, dur
"A ing the last three years. estab-
lished quite a name for himself IN
the book world, is now the box ONCE
equivalent of a "best seller" The
Warmers film, in its third week down.
town Gts second at the Metropolitan) g,
still is creating interest and being &C
claimed. No matter how divergent
the opinion on certain points, every
one agrees that it is splendid movie.
There is no deviation from the mood
Hervey Allen established in his novel,
although a few Of the characters ap-
pear less intense and rounded than
they were in type.
Because Of the limitations OF the
celluloid medium, some of Aliens
best work has been lost in the tran
scription.
Readers, remembering Anthony's life
in the convent, his gradual awareness
of the physical world, the relation OF
exterior things to one and another,
and to himself, will perhaps prefer
the written form of expression. The
chapters concerning Anthony's inner
growth-his consciousness realiza-
ton Of the figures going around and
around the fountain-were among the
most vivid in the book.
The movie, however, deserves praise,
for it has dignity and retains the
essence of some thousand pages, which
took years of writing.
Billy Mauch, as the young Anthony,
does q number of clever things with
his part, and Is so angelic he cap
lures your heart.
Fredric March, who looked younger
as Boutwell, than he does as Anthony,
does a capable job, but in several
scenes seems rather weary (perhaps
he had Just finished reading Anthony
Anita Louise is exquisitely fragile as
Maria, his tragic mother: Claude
Rains, playing Don Luis, gives a per-
feet performance, and Olivia de Havil-
land (Angela), is lovely, but not quite
as fiery as her part demanded.
Donald Woods and Edmund Gwenn
(Bonnyfeather) also interpret their
parts admirably.
All in all, the laurel leaves should
be scattered upon the heads Of the
cast, the Messrs. Warner, the fellow
responsible for some swell photog-
raphy, and Director Mervyn Leroy.
M. w.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
SERVICE ORDERS
ARMY ORDERS.

Kellond, Col. Frederic G., Infantry
Fort Benning, Ca, to Baltimore.
Hart, Maj. Ralph Lemuel. Specialist
Reserve, Kearney, N. j., to office, AS
sistant Secretary of War, for training,
November 8.
Wherry, Maj. Bryan Talmadge. En-
gineer Corps Reserve, Chicago, to Of
fee, Chief of Engineers, for training,
October 4.
Hayes, Chaplain Frank H., to Lang
ley Field, Va, upon completion OF his
present tour of foreign service.
Rogers, Chaplain Ralph w, Lang
ley Field, Va, to the Hawaiian De-
partment, December 16.
MARINE ORDERS.
Spots, Capt. George w., Pensacola.
Fla, to Quantico. Va, October IL.
Burks, Capt. Jesse j., Boston to
Quantico, Va, October IL.
The following Second Lieutenants,
now stationed at the Navy Yard, to
Quantico, Va: Floom, Marvin H.:
Powers, Bennett G.; Thompson, Rich
ard E.; Walters, Julian F.; Bronson,
Frederick S.
King, Second Lieut.. Kenneth A.,
Pensacola, Fla, to Quantico, Va, Oc-
tober 10.
Swenceski, Second Lieut.. Alexander
B., Pearl Harbor, Territory Hawaii, to
Norfolk, Va.
Evening star., 1936-09-26

stage bill at that house. 1t is a stage
bill at that house. 1t is good act.
more modest than most Hollywood ex-
hibitions, quite gracious as the art of
the raconteur goes, but certainly a
novelty to no one. A person so shrewd
as Mr.. Carrillo should be aware that
the customers down front like change
now and then, even during long run
of superb weather.
As an adjunct to the Carrillo P. A,
the Earle offers a good old-fashioned
western thriller, dressed up In modern
frills but possessing every stock in
trade of the early mellers, except Will
liam S. Hart and Eddie Polo. King
Vidor, whose cinema memory extends
far and accurately into the past, was
the scenarist director, general factotum
and doubled in brass for this produc-
ton. His best touches are humorous,
the rest trailing along humbly in the
old tradition of horse opera. When
ever plot complications develop, or
there is a slight loss of impetus. Mr..
Vidor tosses in an injun fight, a bar
room brawl. a tussle between outlaws
and vigilantes. The noise of the
shooting induces gentle sense Of Sc
curity and nostalgia, while the monot-
ony of rifle and pistol fire is relieved
by able comedy performances from
Jack Oakie and Jean Parker.
THE Texas Rangers" is no sissy in
concept or bloodshed as Westerns go,
its one incomprehensible character
istic being a series of long moralistic
speeches delivered as sort Of news
reel commentary supplementing the
action and explaining that the rang
ers were dedicated to justifiable homi-
eide in order that nice peaceable citi-
zens with hearths, children and no
pistols might later inhabit the State.
This is a definite disappointment, as
we liked to think that Fred MacMur-
ray, the hero, and his pal, Sam
MCGEE, merely shot unpleasant people
for the fun Of the thing, pursued In
dians in furry of righteous indigna-
ton and resented all who lived the
domestic life
In addition to Mr.. Carrillo the stage
bill presents the five Deguchis, who
Evening star., 1936-09-26
ASTAIRE-ROGERS FILM
GOES INTO FOURTH WEEK
"swing Time" at Keiths Has Con-
tinued Popularity as Song
and-Dance Play.

PANS Of Fred Astaire and Ginger
Rogers continue to do business
with the cashier at Hardie Meakin's
R-K-O Keith's Theater, so Swing
Time" their latest song and dance
fest, embarks upon its fourth week on
Fifteenth street.
The principal attractions of Swing
Time" are the dances performed by
the leading players, which are some
Of the best they have done before the
cameras, and the music which jerome
Kern has composed for the score. As
q team Fred and Ginger display a
wealth of grace and rhythm in their
dances, particularly in their waltz
in Swing Time and in the dancing
school" sequence, a pair of routines
which are as good as any the cinema
has displayed.
Fred's solo dance, "Bojangles of
Harlem" tops even the "Top Hat"
number he performed in "Top Hat" :"
Whatever dull moments have been
passed over before in Swing Time" I"
they are forgotten when Mr.. Astaire
WdlllIo uR aAlhlCo dAlo SOCo W WOlA
on some Of the best taps you've seen
or will see. It's the most attractively
photographed number in the film, too
The music, Of course, is familiar to
you, If you have been exposed to
radio In the last few weeks. Best of
the tunes are "a Fine Romance" and
"The way You Look Tonight" both
Of which already are in the chit"
class. Lyrics to accompany the Kern
music were written by Dorothy Fields.
In addition to the Astaire- Rogers
dances and the Kern-Felds music,
"Swing Time" has not much Of story
and Just about enough comedy by
Helen Broderick and Victor Moore to
make you want to see them teamed
again. 1t probably is an item for the
Astaire Rogers fans alone, but then
that "Bojangles" number is worth the
price Of admission. H. M.
Evening star., 1936-09-26

stars. Every one in the studio con-
tributes to the gag" file-assessed at
$50.000. Each artist earns $3.50 q
week and over and works with a writ
er. Over 300 animators are employed
to make the $4,000 to 10000 action
pictures comprising a short. The car
toons are sketched in pencil first, then
linked in by department Of girl art
lists and finally colored, preparatory
to being photographed by technicolor
cameras.
Despite the still expanding business,
Disney find time for the lighter things
Of life. He owns a string Of polo
ponies, is happily married, the father
Of a 2-year-old daughter and Is proud
Of the large swimming pool on his
Toluca Lake estate.
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Evening star., 1936-09-26

The two broth sheilah Graham.
ers built a studio over garage and
worked for months without attracting
orders. They were then hired at
meager remuneration to manufacture
the Alice in Cartoonland" series for a
New York promoter. "We used flesh
and blood children as models, paying
them SOC a day" "Aice" lasted four
years.
Disney then took charge Of Oswald,
the Lucky Rabbit" for Universal. He
quarreled with his bosses. Oswald"
remained with Universal, for which he
is still working. The idea Of mouse
as hero Of an animal cartoon came
through a friendship of Disney's with
a tame mouse during his cartooning
days in Kansas City. The mouse was
first named Mortimer-later changed
to Mickey.
Mickey q Flop at First.
The first Mickey Mouse film, "Plain
Crazy" cost $1,000 and was inspired
by Lindbergth's flight across the At
lantic. 1t was not a success. Sound
had just disrupted the film industry
and Mickey had to talk or die. He
talked-with Disney's voice-in
Steamboat Willie"-cost Of his crea-
ton, S6,000-and panicked New York.
Today, Mickey, his girl friend, Minnie,
and the Silly Symphonists have con-
tracts to appear at 1000 theaters.
The Disney studio produces an aver
age Of 20 shorts year-each costing
$50, ,000-with a shooting schedule of
to IL months for the eight minutes
Of screen fare embodied in each. The
average Mickey Mouse or silly SYM
phony crosses $4,000 in its first year,
$40 1000 in the second. The Three
Little Pigs" most successful to date
Of the Disney productions. brought in
Sis 900 during the first year.
Disney's own personal income from
him film and by-products-dolls, in
dorsements, etc-is reported to be
$500. 900 annually. But very little of
it goes into his personal bank account.
He puts it back into the business.
Studio overheads are high. The an
nual pay roll is around s1,000,000.
And at least another 100000 is
spent on producing the shorts.
100000 Feature in Production.
I'VE are now experimenting on a
full-length technicolor feature. Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs," Dis
ney stated. I'VE have been working
on it year and at least another year
must elapse before it is ready to be re-
leased. The cost will be near Sl,000.-
600. If it is a success, We will make
one feature length cartoon year"
All employees share in the profits.
The atmosphere in the studio is DIFF
ferent from that of any other in Hol-
Iywood. There are no temperamental
Evening star., 1936-09-26
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

Loew's Capitol - my American
Wife," at 10:45 am, 1:35, AIS, ITO
and 10 pm. Stage shows at 1894,
3:25, 6:15 and 9 pm.
Palace-"The Great Ziegfeld," at
11:20 am, 2:40, and 9:20 pm.
Columbia-"The Gorgeous Hussy,"
at II am, 1:10, $40, $40, 1885 and
GAS pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Swing Time" ct
1892 am, 1882, 1882. 5:32, 1892 and
9:32 pm.
Warmers Earle THE Texas
Rangers" at 1880 am, l:35, 4:20,
7:10 and e:55 pm. Stage shows at
l2:45, 3:35, $40 and 9;l0 pm.
Metropolitan - Anthony Adverse,
at $50 and 1850 am, 2:15, 4:45. 7:10
and $50 pm.
Belasco-"Friday. the 18th" at
1903, 2:07, 4:01, 6, 8 and 9:55 pm.
Little-"Power," at IL am, 1:08,
3:l6, 5:24, 1892 and $40 pm.
Ambassador - Girls DorInitory,'
at 2:20, 4:10, 6:10, 7:50 and $50 pm
Tivoli-"walking on Air" at 2:25
4:25, 6:25, sos and 9;45 pm.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
"Ziegfeld,"
In Entirety,
At Palace
Lengthy Gloriication
of Producer Called
Best Musical.

n YOTHING has been left out Of
nj 1.-The Great Ziegfeld." It Is
the boast of the present exhib-
a itors at the Palace Theater
that not a foot of film has been cut
from this epic since it was road show
here some months ago at the National
Theater, and originally the producers
OF Hollywood's most stupendous song
and dance fiesta prided themselves
upon the inclusion of every conceiv-
able gadget that might befit musical
extravaganza.
There are beautiful girls, able hoof-
ers, glib and handsome performers to
play the romantic leads, blobs Of
touching sentimentality about the
traditions and the rivalries of the
stage, graceful settings and spectacle
lar costumes. Thus this highly imag-
inative biography of the man who
made the girl show what it Is today
Gin Hollywood, as well as Broadway,
at least Indirectly, proffers all the
lavish gestures, the magnificence, the
reckless opulence which that other
wise drab gentlemen so dearly cher
ished. William Powell's impersona-
ton of the title role adds great glamour
and statue to the original, but it is all
in the spirit Of lush make-believe fos-
tered by the late ziggy himself.
The others of importance are Luise
Rainer as Anna Held, Myrna 10y as
Billie Burke, Ray Bolger and Frank
Morgan in Characterization popular
ly supposed to have been drawn after
Charles Dillingham;. "The Great Zieg-
field" is long, but not laborious, swift
as its material will permit, unquestion-
ably the best of the musical pictures
yet invented for the screen.
r. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
"THE GORGEOUS HUSSY"
BEGINS FOURTH WEEK
Barrymore, Miss Bondi, Douglas
and Toler Win Praise
of Reviewer.

METRO GOODWIN MAYER'S
A'A saga Of Peggy O'Neale, THE
Gorgeous Hussy," which began as a
starring vehicle for Joan Crawford in
her first costume role and ended by
becoming noteworthy for the fine act
ing of Lionel Barrymore, Beulah
Bondi, Melvyn Douglas and some
others, yesterday opened at the Colum-
bia for a fourth week on F street.
The acting of these people. in fact,
pretty much puts Miss Crawford and
her advertised leading man. the Ma
tion's beautiful heart throb, Robert
Taylor, in the shade. The story orig
inally was intended to be the history
(very much fictionalized) Of Washing
tons most famous tavern-keeper's
daughter, but the director evidently
discovered early that President and
Mrs. jackson and Senators Randolph
and Webster would provide far more
interesting tale.
So Barrymore as the President,
Beulah Bondi as his wife, Douglas as
Randolph and Sidney Toler as Daniel
Webster were allowed fairly free rein
to live part Of the story Of Jackson
and that of the battles between Ran
dolph and Webster over States rights
and the preservation of the Union.
The result Is that "The Gorgeous
Hussy" is an exceedingly interesting
affair while these people are providing
some definitely excellent character
izations.
1t has been suggested that the fem
mime portion of the Nations popula-
tion would enjoy the film more if his
tory had been changed still more to
permit Robert Taylor to remain in the
film until the end. 1t probably is just
as we'll for Taylor, however, that the
young lieutenant he portrays is killed
of early for Robert would have had
some stiff competition in the acting
business had he stuck around. AS it
is, he woos and wins Miss Crawford
and stays long enough to provide a
sigh or three in the audience and to
drag a number of customers to the
box office. After that the Barrymore
Bondi-Douglas combination sees to it
then that those customers are pleased.
H. M.
Evening star., 1936-09-26

Bowes' dance band, and songs, dances,
novelties by some of the more tai
ented young people he has discovered
in amateur ranks.
There is Frank Matalane, the young
man chosen by Washington's vote
Thursday night, who initiates noises;
there is Sid Raymond, who initiates
comedians; there are the Three YOU
mans Brothers, who initiate dance
bands, and do it exceedingly well;
there are FRITZ Robbins, lass from
New Orleans, who has a nice blues
voice; Frances White, who tap dances;
a trio of skaters known as the Light
ming Three (who. however. did not
appear on the majors radio program)
the Hartford Swing String Quintet
and the Three Virginia Hams. The
band, led by Ted Mack, provides mu-
sic for all. Yesterdays first matinee
audience enjoyed the whole affair.
Evening star., 1936-09-26

as 1t was In the CharleS Laughton
work of art. Nor is it by any means
SO funny.
Nevertheless there are amusing
scenes in the production. There is
Billie Burke to give it that over
dressed society touch (she is the one
who drags the count to countless par
tieS), and there is Miss Sothern to
supply that ounce Of romance which
gives it the proper flavor for all GUS
toners.
Not a great picture by any means,
this Is, however, one of the better
program" films. You can count on
being out in the air Qf you don't
stay for the stage show in not much
more than an hour. Lately, some
how, films seem to have gotten longer
and longer. In fact, too long.
THE stage show, though, is not ex-
= actly short. 1t is, however, mostly
entertaining, presenting music by Maj.
Evening star., 1936-09-26

and who since then has steadily
grown in favor with motion picture
audiences, after a perilous begin
ming as an Eskimo in a quaint We
hicle for which R-K-O was respon-
sible, seems now to be going places.
Although the role Of a visiting count
who plays hi-jinks in a Western
town Is not herculean in its scope,
the new picture at the Capitol at
least gives Mr.. Lederer a chance to
ingratiate himself further with au-
diences.
Il X X X
THEN there Is Fred Stone. Mr..
= Stone has a rollicking role which
he plays for all its Is worth. As
the doughty old grandfather Of win
some Ann Sothern, he struts across
the stage, believing his annoyances
at the count who has married his
grandchild, and cackling with glee
as he sees the count tossed of a
bucking broncho.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
PLAYS FOR CHILDREN
Four Productions Will Be Pre-

Four Productions Will Be Pre-
sented in District.
SOMETHING new in the field of en-
tertainment for children will be
inaugurated here this year when the
Junior League Of Washington brings
to the city the four most successful
productions Of the Junior Programs,
Inc, sister organization to the Ma
tional Music League Of New York.
Starting with the presentation Of
"Hansel and Gretel" in opera form No.
vember at Roosevelt High School,
the series will include performance
by Blk Ruskay, the Ruth Draper for
children; Adventures in o." by the
Jitney Players, and musical sketching
by Robert and Bernice Reaser.
Evening star., 1936-09-26

offer a first rate acrobatic act. A COM
edy trio called Jean, Jack and Joe Is
uh huh and the bill Is completed by
Donatella brothers and Carmen's mu-
sical and dance turn.
If any and all of these divers en-
tertainments were absent from the
Earle program this week it would still
be worth trip down town in hail
storm to see the "Popeye" cartoon,
which details the adventures Of the
sailor man and Sweet Pea in zoo.
Marvellous stuff.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Dinner, Friars' Club, Hamilton, 10
pm.
Dance, Phi Epsilon Pi, Willard, 10
pm.
Meeting, Twelfth Street Branch Y.
M. c. A., 1916 Twelfth street, $3.50
pm.
TOMORROW.
Services, Martha Washington Re
bekah Lodge, Odd Fellows Home, 4
pm.
Evening star., 1936-09-26

Disney studios,
which e m pl o y
nearly 500 artists,
writer's, directors,
etc. wv h e n I
came to Holly
wood IN 1923, I
owned one suit of
clothes, q print of
q cartoon called
Alice in Cartoon
land and $40.
My brother, Roy,
was the dnancier
Of the family.
He posse S s e d
$780,"
Evening star., 1936-09-26
Lederer Has Best Role
In my American Wife"
Cast at Capitol Finds Congenial Setting in
One of Better Films-Bowes' Band
and Other Talent on Stage.
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

E. de S.
g thoroughly attractive photoplay light
M something scarcely give anybody
w pain notable for its good looks good dicton
the whole business,
FredS enjoying himself.
This too picture first
pillar post in Autumn
Evening star., 1936-09-26
Leo CarrillO Presents
Time-TeSted Routine
Act Still Good, Reviewer Finds -"The Texas
Rangers" Called First-Rate Western.
Popeye Cartoon Excellent.
BY ROBERT B. PHILLIPS. Jr.

CARo evidently has become fond of certain vaudeville
parted from able and thor
yesterday for
personal appearance vaguely surprised
with virtually stories the
tricks headlined
Evening star., 1936-09-26
TICKETS IN DEMAND

Rialto Forced to Limit Number
for Invited Guests.
EQUESTS for tickets to the per-
~ formance of Grand Hotel" which
reopens the Rialto Theater tonight,
already have exceeded the capacity
of the theater.
In order to accommodate invited
guests whose acceptances may still be
in the mail, the management has been
compelled to limit the number of
tickets given to each guest.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
Mickey Mouse, 8 Years
Old, Is Muffin Millionaire
Famous Screen Character, Born of Necessity
in Comparative Poverty, Outdoes
HOratio Alger
BY SHElLAH GRAHAM.

HOLLYWOOD September 2e NANA?N1ckey Mouse celebrates his
IL eighth birthday his lovabe little rodent
Walt Disney,
consistently popular pupp-human
Acks growth development constitute
Evening star., 1936-09-26
Takoma Man Wins Scholarship.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, September 26
R.-Herbert Parrish Galliher, jr, OF
Takoma Park, Nd, was among rs
freshmen at Yale awarded university
regional scholarships. The scholarship
Is worth between $3.50 and $3.50.
Evening star., 1936-09-26

The theme Of visiting noeman who finds himself anspanted to
the Midwest family fay) Of Rugg Of Red Gap
count and the comedy not brittle
Evening star., 1936-09-26

by any human star in Hollywood.
He was born of necessity" the "a
year-old Disney told your correspon-
dent in his sumptutous Office in the
Evening star., 1936-09-26

In addition to Mr.. Carrillo the stage
bill presents the five Deguchis, who
Evening star., 1936-09-26

\ YOTHING has been left out Of
nj 1.-The Great Ziegfeld." It Is
" the boast of the present exhib-
I itors at the Palace !Theater
Evening star., 1936-09-26

WHERE TO DINE.
Evening star., 1936-11-26
Simplicity Itself !!

This numbers business is a lot of
fun. Soon nearly everybody will have
q number. John Smith, for instance,
may be No. s-14s7so0os12. He will be
expected to carry q tag or q card with
that registration symbol to prove his
right to get back more than he has
paid in" under the social security act.
Also, 1t may be required Of him that he
remember his number-a stipulation
which, conceivably, might prompt him
to prefer to be exempt from pension
payments after enforced retirement at
sixty-ive. People who cannot recall their
own phone numbers probably will. have
q terrible time.
But its only the besinnin', folks. only
Evening star., 1936-11-26

wisely, declined to make any such rec
ommendation. In the first place, only a
few of the States have any reasonable
excuse for the delay. In the second place,
an extension of time is plainly the busi-
ness of Congress and no one else. In the
third place, the Social Security Board
has been careful not to place in jeopardy
the constitutionality Of the social security
law by any action which would officially
recognize the Federal tax as a device for
coercing the States to enact their own
laws. An extension of the deadline
beyond the current calendar year would
be a plain admission that the tax is
coercive-which, of course, it is.
The tardy States must now gamble on
whether they can win an extension of
time by Congress and thus save for
themselves their portions of the hundred
million or more collected in Federal
taxes from employers within their
boundaries. 1t is not hopeless gamble.
The States that have failed to enact
unemployment insurance laws are repre-
sented in the House by 267 Representa-
tives, as against the l68 who represent
the States with approved laws. The
same States have sixty-four of the
ninety-six Senators.
Unless the administration is opposed in
principle to the time extension, these
majorities in House and Senate would
remain in easy control of the decision.
But if time extensions are granted. it
would be more in keeping with the spirit
and the intent Of the act to confine the
extensions to those States where Legis-
latures had adjourned before enactment
of the Federal legislation in 1885. These
States, at least, have the argument that
extra sessions of the Legislature would
have been the source Of heavy expense,
which it was desirable to avoid.