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The Washington times., 1936-11-20

MAGNIFICENT SCENERY
The story Of Barney GLASGOW is
told against a background of snow
clad trees in its early sequences.
Here the camera has captured
open-air panoramas in the logging
country with the hardy life of the
rough-and.ready timbermen graph
ically disclosed.
AS in the novel, Barney GLASGOW
starts as very humble ak swinger
Of sturdy physique and boundless
ambition. His ability to lead the
lumberjaeks wins him a partner.
ship, his vision causes the COM
pany to expand, winning Barney
both wealth and power.
Only in his affairs of the heart
is Barney GLASGOW both ruthless
and tickle. He turns his back on
what was the one real romance
of his life with a dance hall girl,
jilts her to marry the boss daugh-
ter and acquire assured position.
With success attained Barney
seeks the love that eluded him in
his pursuit of wealth. He thinks
he diScernS the girl who can make
The Washington times., 1936-11-20

in with a rounded and convincing
performance. 1t is regrettable that
the Barney Glasgow of Edna Fer
ber's novel, and the man whom
Actor Arnold envelopes so wildly.
generates but little appeal The
pathetic and dramatic revelation
of the finale finds few ready to ex-
tend him Sympathy. And still that
was the kind of character Barney
was presumed to be, exactly as
portrayed.
There are two superb support.
ing actors. Walter Brennan as
Bostrom, the Swede, can really
share top honors for acting that
was always alert and alive. Fran
ces Farmer handles the dual role
of Lotta Morgan and her daugh-
ter, Lotta Bostrom, so effectively
she is bound to win Hollywood
promotion.
joel McCrea, Mary Nash, An
drea Leeds, Mady Christians and
Francis Shields play the other i'm
portant roles we'll. Direction has
been capably handled by William
Wyler and Howard Hawks.
Selected short subjects and the
new reel complete a bang-up pro-
gram.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
OV I F.
A'ACLOCK

RKO KEITH'S Jane Wyatt in
"Luckiest Girl in World" at
1924 a. M, Ill, 2:58, 4:45, 6:32,
8:19 and 1906 p. m.
PALACE-Edward Arnold, Come
and Get It," 1900 a. m. 2:20,
4:45, 7:10, $50 p. m.
COMMUNICATING Judge, Pig
skin Parade" 11:40 a. m, 1:40,
$40, $40, TAO, $40 p. m.
RIALTO-Noel Coward in The
Scoundrel." At 200, 1854, 5:48,
7:49 and $50 p. m.
CAPITOL - Dionne QuintupletS,
Reunion" l0:45 a. m, 1:30,
4:3O. tbs, 1905 p. m. Stage,
1915, $40. 6:05, 8:55 p. m.
HOWARD-i.oss Alexander, Here
Comes Carter" 1890, 3, $50, 8,
1920 p. m. Stage, Jimmy Lunce-
ford, lao, 4:10, $40, 9:10 p. m.
EARLE-Joan Blondell, Three
Men on a Horse" II a. m.
1875, 4:25, 7:15, 10 p m. Stage,
1926, $3.50. $40, 9:O5 p. m.
Rug,
giles and Mary Boland in wives
Never Know" at 11:47 a. m,
1:47, 3:47, SAT, TAT and 948
p. m.
BELASCO-"KermeSse Heroique," 3"
11:55 a. M. 1855. 3:55. 5:55.
1855. 9:55 p. m.
LITTLE-Katharine Hepburn in
"a Bill of Divorcement," at
11:17 a. m, l:21, 1925, 5:29.
1888 and 9:37 p. m.
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defieS parental consent and comes
alone to the big city in order to
prove her point. In this instance
Patricia Duncan, our heroine, &C.
cepts a bet from her millionaire
father that she can get along. II
she wins she shall marry her
tennis-playing fiance and live with
him on $3.50 a month.
Starting in an $18 per day suite
at the Beverly pat" soon moves
to a $12 a week boarding house.
Into her life comes fresh young
man called Tony and also Mr..
Dugan. The latter is bodyguard
hired by Pats father and who is
instructed to follow her all over
the town. Poor Mr.. Dugan is led
mad chase before he can relin
quish his charge.
That she can take care of her
self (outside of falling in love-
Pat proves to her aStonished self
and family. Besides Miss Wyatt,
who is attractive as Pat, we have
some good performances by Nat
Pendleton as Mr.. Dugan and Eu
gene Palette as Mr.. Duncan. This
is light fare and strains little of
the imaginative powers.
To those interested in the new
est in alcoholic connections we Of
fer the Beer Ginzell" sponsored
by Pendleton in one sequence. One
half pint gin, one bottle of beer
without a head, one jigger of
brandy, half an eye dropper of
absinthe, half pint of claret, one
egg and sugar to sweeten. That,
my friends, is a Beer Ginzell."
Accompanying attractions con-
sist of a Pathe News, the Hall
johnson Choir in Camp Meetin'
and an animated color cartoon,
"The Merry Mutineers."
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
Hepburn Seen
At the Little

The Little 'Theater, following its
policy of returning the finest pic
lures to Washington, this week
presents Bill of Divorcement." 4"
John Barrymore, Katharine Hep
burn and Billie Burke have never
done more brilliant acting than in
this drama portraying the inner
heartbreaks of an EnglaSh family.
Barrymore is at his best pos
Sibly, making of this insane and
fascinating husband the most vital
character of his many great i'm
presentations. Hepburn, who has
added dramatic stature in her
more recent performances, never
theleSS offers a charm and a SIM
plicity of manner which has not
been surpassed even in more dra-
matte portrayalS. Billie Burke, as
a flighty wife and mother, as
SUmes one of her most appealing
roles, and the supporting cast in
cludeS the best actors in the mo-
tion picture business.
The story tells of a charming
young girl who is about to marry
and embark for Canada. Miss
Hepburn, as this lovely daughter,
Is only waiting for her mother to
marry, but at this critical moment,
her own father (Barrymore) es-
capes from an asylum and makes
his appearance. SuppoSing that
he has been incarcerated in the
institution because of shell shock
from the war, she learns rather,
he has suffered from insanity,
strain of which taintS his family.
The ensuing interludes in which
the group endeavors to reeStablish
a manner of living, offer stark
and terrible emotional situations,
and it is the suburb performances
of these three great artists which
make this very exceptional play
March of Time" a newsreel
and an animated color cartoon
add to the excellence of the bill,
leaving a Charlie Chase comedy
as the only fly in the ointment.
H. K.
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tain after curtain, he was obliged
to step forward and give his
audience a little speech.
To make comparison is ridicu-
lous for MIR. Gielgud has played
the role of Hamlet three differ
ent times in London, and on the
last occasion he gave more than
$50 consecutive performances.
He is well seasoned in the role
of Hamlet, has pruned and per-
fected it by long years of expert.
ence before the public. He should
do exceIlently with role in
which he has had so much expe-
rience.
Mr.. Howard, while a finished
actor in modern roles, is mot yet
a seasoned player in Shakespear-
can roles. But give him time,
and he will be as great as the
greatest of them; so again l say
it isn't true spOrtsmanShip to
be SO cauStic about it.
1t is a pity that you have
thought him "smug and patrOniz-
ing" for he is one of the kindli-
est and most gracious of men,
and if he spoke in any way dis
paragingly of motion pictures
he had a reason for SO doing
/ remember that instance two
years ago when you spoke Of his
wearing patched trousers" and
while 1 doubt it very much, If
he did, he wore them like
gentleman, for he is of excellent
breeding and clothes could not
take that from him. His riches
have not altered him in the
least, he is the same quiet, un-
assuming, intelligent, sensitive
gentleman, beloved by all who
know him.
In closing l would say that I
am sure that Mr.. Gielgud is not
eIated over these notices that
are so against an actor. am
sure he feels quite embarrassed
Uy G11CIu, 1OI A1C hAAO"S OAAC DAVSCA-
ness aroused by what the critics
call Failure But is it failure?
/ think not. 1t is only as this
little poem says:
"The critic leaves at curtain
fall,
To find, in starting to
review it,
He scarcely saw the play
at all,
For watching his reaction
to it,"
Sincerely,
The friend of an English
gentleman.
Boston and Philadelphia notices
on Leslie Howard'S Hamlet
eluded this desk, but I doubt
whether they would have been as
interesting as the New York opin
ion, which projected comparison
Mr.. Howard evidently sought, and
welcomed, that comparison for he
rushed his production into New
York where the venture was GER
tain to be ranged alongside the
earlier John Gielgud Hamlet"
In the matter Of sportsmanship
I doubt whether Mr.. Howard would
The Washington times., 1936-11-20

MR.. HOWARD'S FRIENDS
Correspondence is piling up on
the editors desk and there can
be harm in facilitating some Of it
into type: For instance, "The
Friend of An English Gentleman"
has this to say:
Dear Sir:
1t seems to me that if you
were going to speak at all about
Mr.. HOward'S Hamlet you should
have been more fair and taken
the criticism of Boston and
Philadelphia with those of New
York; then the public would
have a picture that could lead
to a decision; but you only give
the one side of the picture.
Boston and Philadelphia gave
excellent reports of the play, in
fact in Boston, Mr.. Howard was
given a marvellous reception and
at the close of the last act the
applause was so overwhelming
and continuous, after taking cur
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
By LLOYD PANTAGEs

HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 20-Doug-
las MacLean has found his male
lead for "Twenty-three and a Half
Hours Leave" which made him
himself famous, in the person Of
Maurice Hill, Chicago millionaire
husband of Fiji D'Orsay. He dis
covered him by seeing some tests
of the gentleman which Frank
Lloyd had been making OF him
with an eye to a contract and
then and there signed him on a
Seven-year contract right under
Lloyd's nose. :. Apparently Daryl
Zanuck is a far better persuaded
than Samuel Goldwyn. He has
completely talked Eddie Cantor
out of his desire to make a ttlm
based on his own life, and Eddle's
first film for Twentieth Century
Fox will have nothing whatever
to do with his career, but rather
with horse racing and a wonder.
full horse which lives with him in
a trailer.
Doris Nolan, UniverSars newest
sensation, two years ago was get
ting 81 a week at Fox. only they
couldn't see her for dust and let
her out. Now Universal is tearing
up her present contract. at ten
times the original ST, to give her
q new one at an even larger fig
ure.
When "The Big Broadcast Of
1886" was shown at the Old Sol
diers' Home at Sawtelle the only
thing they applauded was Stokow-
skis rendition of the Bach Little
Fugue," and when it was all fin
iShed they had the operator run
that reel over SO they could hear
it once again.
In six weeks, Carole Lombard
has added singing and dancing
to her repertoire of accomplish
ments, now that Charles Chaplin
has called her performance in
MY Man Godfrey" the most fin
ished by a woman in years. She
has studied voice under Al Segal
the Paramount voice coach who
taught Libby Holman, and the
dancing she has collected under
the able tutelage of Eddie Prinz.
brother of LIE Roy PrinZ. These
two latest things you will see in
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
OBJECTS TO BABBLERs

OBJECTS IO bAbDLEhS
Stephen Windsor Of the Ontario
would put mufflersl
or sitting gags, on movie bab'
blers. He says:
Dear Mr.. Kelley:
Cant something be done
about those persons who attend
the picture theaters for the sole
purpose of gratifying that social
urge known as "a nice visit"
with conversation rampant?
81 refer, of course, to those
who can apparently take their
moving pictures or let them
alone, and who can sit through
the most colossal of HOllywOOd's
efforts without once shifting
their conversational gears.
Evidently they believe the
theaters offer one a grand
chance for catching up on Cos
sip and bits of chit-chat, for
time after time have had per-
for'nances marred by the con-
yersatiOnaI exchanges of two
somes, seated fore and aft.
"This occurred when viewed
The iharge of the Light Brig
ade,' The Great Ziegfeld,' San
Francisco The Gorgeous HuS-
sy,' and other pictures. And if
you think it is easy to follow
the trend of a picture when the
couple next you is indulging in
a good Old-fashiOned talkfest,
just try it sometime!
"NOW, / can excuse those pa
irons who comment soto voce
on the picture; this is at least
understandable. But why do
they pick the theaterS for a
place to catch up on their back
conversation?
"NO doubt you have already
said to yourself, why didn't you
move if you were so annoyed?
But now, really, Mr.. Kelley, you
know the OvercrOwded state OF
downtown theaters, and when
one gets a seat one hangs on
to it for dear life. But once
l did venture out and ask an
usher to request my next-Seat
neighbOrs to please desist or re-
frain from their vOluble con-
versatiOn-and he refused!
"The managementS allow eat
ing in theaters, which is bad
habit and should be diScOur-
aged; as the cracking of cello
phane and the champing of nuts
has a diSquieting effect, but it
can be borne. After all, one
can keep abreast of the picture
through the rhythmic crunch Of
candy and popcorn. Yes, de-
cidedly 1 prefer the eaters to
the takers.
$50 am asking you, Mr.. Kel-
ley, to use your influence with
the managerial powers, and see if
there isn't anything to be done
about this annoying habit. Can't
they be prevailed upon to con-
verse outside in the lobby be-
fore going in to view the pic
ture? Or in the lounges?
"YOu are a critic, and there
fore privileged to having your
pictures unreeled in the privacy
and calm of a pre-viewing, but
am sure you can see my point
of the argument. Can't you
start a Converse-At-HOme move
ment, thus leaving the theaterS
to the actors of the silver
screen?
"But with lot of thanks to
you anyway, whether anything'S
to be done or not,
Every truly yours,
"STEPHEN WINDSOR,
Ontario Apis"
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
Conversation in Movie Houses
Arouses a Protest From
An ANNOYED Patron
Bv ANDREW r. KELLEY

Friday roundup: Around the Ralto Theater yesterday
afternoon what the telegraphers call GA, meaning
great excitement Seems Noel Coward had accepted Mrs
Louise Noonan ers wired invitation to and see him
self in "The Scoundrel' with a real audience.
With photographers all set with flash bulbs picture editors
rushing pe nell to Ninth Street. somebody discovered that
the fellow who supposed be Noel Coward another
chap and not the Sage of Sophisticaton.
Then Mr. Coward made everything perfect by really show
inc M He ddn want to pose in the Raos roomy chairs
but when the photographer suggested it might help
business he let him shoot. Mr. Coward thought Ihe
Sconndre' makes a good picture Manager Abe Toxins
responded that Tonight at 80" great show and
that's how Friday leads are born, dull days.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
GoyComedyAt
R-K-O Keith's

A quiet, unheralded picture,
"The Luckiest Girl" stole into
Mr.. Meakin's theater yesterday.
OF this film it can be said that
it is only by the leads, newcomers,
Jane Wyatt and Louis Hayward,
and the engaging manner in which
they enact their parts, that it is
put over.
The plot is pretty threadbare
and too reminiscent of many past
and many to come. By now we
all know just what happens to
the poor little rich girl when she
The Washington times., 1936-11-20

him happy in the daughter of
Lotta Morgan, whom he had
treated SO SAaooily.
AS it turns out Barney's son also
loves the daughter of Swan Bos-
from, and resents the way his
father has Haunted a lovelesS
marriage. In the final showdown
Barney GLASGOW must % Jru "'.J
told that the world considers him
an old man, and not a very wise
one.
This Characterization offers
Edward Arnold a chance to Cl6UK
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
BROUN TO DANCE

Haywood Broun has accepted
the challenge of Pat Rooney to
fight duel-Rooney to pound
out a column and Broun to tap
dance.
The telegram sent to Broun by
Rooney read as follows:
Haywood BrOun,
E president, American News
paper Guild,
chatham Hotel,
"NeW York city.
Believe am better cOlumnist
than you are tap dancer stop
Hence 1 challenge you to a duel
at the Headliners' Ball National
Press Club Friday night stop
To make sure fight is fair 1
have arranged that all judges
be Irish.
"Pat Rooney,
''Vice President, American
Federation of Actors"
P. S.-Other entertainers at the
HeadlinerS' Ball, to which the
general public is welcome at 1920
per couple, will include Johnny
Perkins and Arch Mcdonald, the
latter to act as master of cere-
monies. Proceeds go to needy
newspaper men.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
Edna Ferber's Come and Get 1t
Opens At Palace Theoter

"Come and Get made Edna Ferbers novel of the
Wisconsin makes usy and exciting drama be-
providing Edward Arnold with the best role he has had
since achieving sardOm.
The picture which opened yesterday at Loew Palace
theaer Samuel GOldwyn production that is truly mag
nifcent in its of rugged outdoor beauty.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20

"LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD"
From the story "Kitchen Prlvi-
IegeS." by Ann Jordan. Screen play.
by Herbert Fields. and Henry
Myers. Directed by Edward BuZZell.
At r. X. D. Keith's Theater.
THE CAST
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Anthony Mcclellan. Louis Hayward
Dugan Nat PendletOn
Campbell Duncan. Eugene Palette
Mrs. ROs. Duncan Catherine DOucet
Percy Mayhem. Philin Reed
Mrs. Olson. Viola Callhan
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
ADVERTISEMENT

Old Guard Says Win 4 Free Gift.
See Fage 55.
The Washington times., 1936-11-20

feel proud of an apologetic cham
pion who implies the star ap-
preached one of Shakespeare's
great roles without the necessary
experience or seasoning"
The Washington times., 1936-11-20
"COME AND GET 1T" OPENS
SOME AMUSEMENT GLEANINGS S COME
| COVER HOLLYWOOD

Missy Lombard's new picture,
Swing High, Swing Low"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-03
FAMILY CATCHES
 WANTED SLAYER

New York, March 3-(UP)-Mor- ris Goldenberg was in Tombs prison today, charged with homicide. be- cause Mrs. Nettie Lazarowitz had q dream. In this dream, Mrs. Lazaro- witz said she saw the man police wanted for the staying of her hus- band, Isadore. on Jan. 3. She saw him walking across Delaney street and Ludlow street. Awakening from her troubled sleep she told her son, Jacob. to go to the intersection and wait there until the man ap- peared. All day in the bitter cold the brother and the sister sat at the cor ner eyeiDg each passerby. Finally about D. m. they saw their man. Shouting, they chased him.
 The whole neighb0rho0d knew the VOWS the Lazar0witz family had talk en t0 ayenge the death Of their father. So everyone in sight and hearing joined the chase Golden berg was being beaten when Patrol man Joseph WOftel rescued him. The iazar0wiizes had identified O0ldenbefg from r0glies gallery plc- liires as one Of the twO men who killed the father during an attempt Co steal wine from their home,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-03
RETRIEVE HOPE
 DIMMED AGAIN
Web of Politics Surrounds Hauptmann Case; SOlu-
 ton Not Yet Visible
By ROBERT MUsEL

(Unlteu freSS OtaH COTreSpOnUenJD
 Trenton, N. J., March 3--(UP)--A strange web of politics in keeping with the bizarre tradition of the Lindbergh case, enmeshed the fate of Bruno Richard Hauptmann to- day. A session of the state legisla- ture last night served to dim the forecast of a second reprieve made earlier by a responsible state official. In the maneuvering of the state as- sembly on a bill seeking to divert highway funds to relief and another to prevent the interim custer of Col H. Norman Schwarzkopf. head of the state police, political experts professed to see an alliance between republican Governor Harold c. Hoff- man and democratic boss Frank Hague, mayor of Jersey City.
 Governor Plays 5O-5O
 The governor, 1t was said, had agreed to continue against the high way bill--a measure on which he ad- dressed a joint session last night in return for aid in denying exten- sion of the term of Col. Schwarzkopf whose handling of the Lindbergh case he had characterized publicly as "the most bungling" in history. They are political and personal ene- mics. The alliance became evident to observers when the Young bill which would keep Schwarxkopf tenn p0rarIlt in office after his term ex- pires June 70 was passed on the cal- endar on motion Of It's sponsor. This
 lC0ntLnued on Pare A.l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-03
NEW WORKERS IN
 CLIMBING MOOD
Tramping Up Stairs of Skyscrapers Because
 Strike Is On
BY FRED MYERS

United Press Staff C0rreSp0ndent)
 New York. March 3--(U.P.) Fly ing squadrons of striking elevator operators were dispatched to the New York Stock Exchange to-day with orders to force out every serv- ice cniploye in the building.
 The squadrons were met, however, by a squad of special policemen and one uniformed officer who chased them away as they sought to reach the exchange elevator operators.
 71,000 Have Quit
 James J. Bainbrick, strike leader, declared that 7i,000 workers had quit in more than 5,469 buildings. Police, however, estimated that only HOO buildings had been affected during the two days of strike activ- ity. William D. Rawllns, executive secretary of the Realty Advisory Board. figured that fewer than 5000 had quit in about 800 buildings.
 Bambrick announced that the strike would be extended to sky scrapers in the Grand Central area. This would include the 77-story Chrysler tower. He also promised "a big surprise sometime during the morning.
 Workers Taken Out
 The third day of the strike start ed with flying squadron of pickets appearing at the 12-story office
 tContinued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-03
POSTMASTER GEN.
 FARLEY OPENS UP
Started Campaign in New Hampshire; Gives Scor-
 ing to Liberty League

Manchester, N. H., March - (UP)--- Postmaster General James A. Farley, democratic national com mittee chairman, opened President Roosevelt's reelection campaign last night with proud defense of New Deal policies and bitter at tack on the American Liberty League.
 It is in this state that the nations s first 1886 presidential primaries will be held next Tuesday.
 Addressing the Young Democratic clubs of New Hampshire, Farley pro- claimed mo president in recent hiS- tory has Q record of constructive achievement to equal that of the present occupant of the White House."
 President Roosevelt, he said, has carried out his pledges "in magni- ficient fashion," Farley defended emergency expenditures by saying the upward swing in business and industry now in progress is a direct result of New Deal policies and not the result of these so-called na- tural forces of recovery which no one has ever been able to define.
 Young Voters Behind Him
 "An overwhelming majority of young voters are behind President Roosevelt" he said. because he IS trying to ensure them chance to work and a chance to earn a living But they are confused by unfair at- tacks upon the president coming from individuals and groups who have their own selfish interests to promote"
 Farley lashed at the American Liberty League as League of Fat Cats who gulped down all the cream and are now afraid someone else might get some milk" He claimed the league consisted Of "one part democratic to IT parts republican"
 People Repealed Platform
 The American people repealed the democratic platform plank which pledged a 25 per cent reduction in the ordinary running expenses Of the federal government, Farley said.
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