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Evening star., 1936-03-28
FOLLOW THE FLEET"
ENTERS FOURTH WEEK
Astaire-Rogers Dance Fest With
Songs Gets Unusual Ap-
proval at Keith's.

IT PROBABLY is no great surprise
to any one that the latest merry
musical melange by Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers, Follow the Fleet"
now is embarking upon its fourth
week at Mr.. Hardie Meakin's R-K-O
Keith's Theater. These Astaire- Rogers
song-and-dance tests have a habit Of
going on and on until every lass in
the village has oh-ed and ah-ed at
least three times over Mr. Astaire and
practically every male has sneaked in
for two or three extra glimpses of
Miss Rogers.
Follow the Fleet" Is just like all
the other films which this pair has
made to preced it, depending almost
entirely upon the personalities of the
starring duo, to provide the entertain
ment. These personalities, Of course,
can carry any movie to success, and
here they do exhilarating dances. sing
bright songs and have gay, good time
making you forget the fact that the
story in which they are acting is
the same one that's been acted any
number Of times before, with maybe
a new necktie or a new crease in the
trousers to make it look different
The principal argument aroused by
Follow the Fleet" has been over the
music, certain citizens having stepped
forward to say it isn't as good as the
music in this or that Astaire- Rogers
film. Let them, If they will, say
Follow the Fleet" is a shade less
bright and spontaneous in its humors
than Roberta" or "Top Hat" but
can any one say Putting All My Eggs
in One Basket" I'm Building Up to
a Let-down" and Lets Face the
Music" are not modern dance music
at close to its best?
Another bright spot in Follow the
Fleet" is Miss Harriet Hilliard, who
sings songs as they should be sung,
who is a very pleasant sight to see,
once she gets into an evening gown,
and whom you will see and like in
pictures to come.
Keith's also has an interesting
March of Time" H. M.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Chaplin Ribs
Machine Age
In New Film
Most Wistful Figure
of Modern Times
Hits Back Hard.
IN Modern Times" Mr.. Chaplin

IN Modern Times" Mr.. Chaplin
ribs the life out of the dizzy age Of
the machine, slyly poking fun at
i its super efficient emptiness and
limiting that the most wistful figure
in our times is an individualist. Where
his satiric concern with men and
mechanics wears bit thin, the fun
niest little man on earth pads out his
last film generously with everything
from pie-in-the-face slapstick to su-
perb and subtle pantomime, fulsome
combination which has kept this opus
on the must" list even in its second
week at Loew's Palace.
For years it has been customary In
writing Of Chaplin picture to launch
into horrendous discourse on the art
Of the divine Charlie, discovering some
deep portent in his slightest hiccough
and cosmic philosophy in his most
casual tailspin. This is doubtless as 1t
should be, for like the peregrinations
Of Moon Mullins and his brudder Kayo
Mr.. .Chaplin's antics should mean
practically anything you choose. Pri-
marily, however, 1t Is to be noted that
Charlie, the small man with the mus
tache and the feet, is a comic, one Of
the best our pictures eer produced.
A glimpse at the children in Chaplin
audience will confirm that notion,
believe, for none laugh more heartily
than they, and If our juveniles are
giggling and busting their buttons
over fantasies Of man, the shambling
clown Of fortune, or getting horse
laugh out of the wistful fool Of fate,
something had better be done about
it-quick. One suspects that instead,
they are enjoying an expert funnyman,
the only one who has kept himself
alive-embalmed, as 1t were-in de-
funct medium of expression.
To ease the curiosity Of those who
have wondered whether Mr.. Chaplin's
speaking voice was too strange to be
understood, even in Hollywood, the
star, author and composer of Modern
Times" ventures a brief vocal inter-
lude-a cabaret song delivered with q
flnesse that should make Mr.. Cheva-
lier blush. Otherwise the production
is simply a silent flicker with sound
effects and incidental music, all add
ing up to a ripe conviction that the
talkies are here to stay.
Paulette Goddard Is the inevitable
gamin in Modern Times" a role she
treats graciously enough. The others
of the supporting cast have little to do.
The Palace has two CD short sub
jects in color this week and a news
reel embodying some sanguinary war
scenes and a blood-curdling steeple-
chase sequence, both worth while for
the thrill-chasers. r. B. P. Jr.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
NATIONAL ACADEMY
PLAYS ARE PRAISED
One-Act Dramas Show Range and
Ability of Stage Train
ing Students.

In A scene Of sharp, dramatic in
tensity the students of the National
Academy of Stage Training demon
strated yesterday what long hoist
schooling can give to what otherwise
might be just another group of ANA
teur actors. "a Moment of Dark
ness" was the high spot of the trio
of one-act plays they presented yes
terday afternoon at the National
Theater.
In it all the bitterness, injustice and
misunderstanding that inevitably
exist in woman's prison eliminates
in a tragedy that has a sudden, un-
expected twist. Tess, the guiding
spirit of these poor unfortunates, was
superbly played by Miss Catharine
Ryan. The hard, blinded matron of
this brood was handled with equal
capability by Miss Justine Corby, and
in pathetic contrast was Myra, Miss
Margaret Edmonston, who was the
innocent tool to the final tragedy.
The other parts were done with sin
cerity and earnestness.
''The Marriage Of Kitty" and "Pag-
ing Tito" are two other plays of a
slighter nature. Paging Tito" is a
clever bit of satire on young romance
which is effectively cured by the ira
ditional maiden aunt, Miss Anna Ma
thanson. How she unmasked a skill
full pair of confidence women is as
amusing as when the beautiful accent
of Miss Eleanor Charts drops back to
its natural Cockney slang under the
stress of emotion. Miss Betsy Smith
as Judy, our young innocent, and
Miss Beatrice Moore as another of
the sheep-Shearers, also were excellent.
Unfortunately only the first act Of
that delightful comedy, "The Marriage
of Kitty" was given, but in it Mr..
r. P. Dickerson is one of the most
remarkable nonenties seen on the
stage. He and his distracting love,
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Earle to Get
TWOLeading
Productions
"Mr. Deeds Goes to
Town" and Film of
Moore-Kreisler.

TWO important screen productions
are scheduled for early presenta-
ton at the Earle Theater here. The
first is "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town"
the first Frank Capra production in
more than a year. The second is
"The King Steps Out" in which
Grace Moore sings Fritz Kreisler
music to Franchot Tone.
"Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" has
just been completed on the West
Coast and should reach the Earle
early next month. Gary Cooper heads
the cast, which also includes Jear
Arthur, George Bancroft, Lione
Stander, Raymond Walburn, Dougla:
Dumbrille, Warren Hymer, H. B
Warner, Ruth Donnelly and Spencer
Charters.
Robert Riskin prepared the screer
play from the original story by
Clarence Buddington Kelland anc
Cooper plays the role OF small
town boy who inherits $2o,OO0,O0C
lTOtl I'LL cCCCllIllC uA4SiC, oAlN Ao va
to 60 to New York to claim it, be-
cause he has to give up his place
in the home town band and fire
department!
"Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" Is ex-
pected to be one Of the seasons hits
a worthy successor to Capra's Broad
way Bill" "It Happened One Night
and Lady For Day."
"The King Steps Out" is said to
be Grace Moore's gayest production
q light-hearted story of love and in
trigue at the court Of European
country. Directed by Josef Won Stern
berg set to the glorious music Of Fritz
Kreisler, 1.-The King Steps Out" also
has a talented supporting cast, in
cluding Walter Connolly, Raymond
Walburn and Victor Joy.
Evening star., 1936-03-28

Montgomery, one of our favorite actors
as we'll as people, has never been put
through a series of such antics before,
and the always engaging Myrna 10y
looks warm and thoroughly comfort
able in a spot which is meant to be
we'll below zero.
The situations in the story seem to
have been heightened and overstuffed
since they departed from the stage.
While the play was never an ace
comedy it got its laughs and did pretty
we'll all last Summer around the prov
inces. Instead of cutting down on the
dialogue and jacking up the action,
Evening star., 1936-03-28

with a different cast performing each
night. Charles Grunwell, who was
in the Roadside Theater's ''Trilby,"
will have the leading role one night
and Andrew Dent. who also is known
in local acting circles. will play the
part the alternate night.
Others taking part will be Mildred
Baitz, Dorothy Smith, William Deckel-
baum, Marjorie Beall, Joe Mascola,
Peggy Gusack. Ted Smith, Miriam
Berkowich, Marcid Main, Edward Duff,
Jack Green, Frances Moskey, Natalie
Sherman and Robert Riedel. The
students are being directed by Miss
Louise Moore. Curtain is scheduled for
8 pm. each night.
1.-The Poor Nut" the three-act
comedy about bashful lad who be-
came a track hero and won the gal
of his dreams, by ]. C. and Elliott
Nugent. has been chosen by the
Dramatic Club Of Eastern High School
as its Spring play. It's to be played
Thursday and Friday nights also.
Students Of the Alice Deal Junior
High School will perform those same
nights, presenting their first operetta
in the school auditorium.
Even the G-men will have a hand
in the Pierce Hall Players production
of Lynn Starling's comedy, Meet the
Wife," April l3 and II. At least the
Federal Bureau of Investigation will
be represented by Clarence Moore. who
will be remembered for his role in
"The Game of Chess" one-stanza
drama which won the play tourney for
the Theater Group of the F. B. I.
In the Startling comedy, Mr.. Moore
will play Gregory Brown, Earnest
young journalist whose amatory path
way is not unstrewed with hindrances."
CThat must mean he has trouble with
his love life, and offhand we'd wager
it should be "unstrewn" instead of
"unstrewed."
The ingenue in Meet the Wife" Is
to be Nell Childs, recently seen in the
Cue and Curtain production of Ten
Minute Alibi" and who has played with
the National Theater Players. Howard
F. Wentworth is directing the play,
Frank S. Koonce is stage manager, and
K. Hiding Beij is designing and
supervising the construction of the
setting.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Capitals Drama Groups
Blackfriars' Guild and Columbia Players
Have Plays on Next Weeks Schedule.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

N YEXT week in local dramatic
N circles will be dedicated to two
" girls of widely different char
4 ' acter, career and condition in
life, the Blackfriars' Guild Monday
opening a four day run of Catherine
the Valiant" and the Columbia
Players bursting onto the scene We'd
nesday night to start a three-day run
OF Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model"
The Blackfriars' Guild play is
serious drama telling the story Of the
life of Catherine of Sienna, the wom-
an who talked back to cardinals and
laid down the law to the Pope four
centuries before the first feminist
movement began, and is the play
which establishes the guild as roper
tory group. The Blackfriars did
Catherine the Great" in 1884 and
the central role will again be taken
by Mary Crowley, who played it orig
inally. Clarence Whittier is to play the
Duke of Anjou, the chap who causes
poor Catherine all her troubles.
The heroine of the Columbia
Players Nellie. the Beautiful Cloak
Model" has her troubles, too-troubles
in carload lots-supplied by pair of
villains who blow her up, toss her in
front of train and plant her under
a descending elevator, among other
things. Maybe they don't like her.
But Nellie seems to be practically in
deStructible, for she comes through
piece, the villains get their just de-
serts and it all ends with 'the distant
scent of orange blossoms" in the off,
ing, according to the Columbians
Owen Davis, incidentally, is the
author responsible for it all, in case
you don't know.
Nellie is to be played by Marjorie
Rice, A E. Dubber will be a hero,
Walter Bucher will twirl villainous
mustache, and other Columbia Players
will contribute to the madness of the
''meller." The play is being done
three days instead of two, as had been
planned, because advance ticket sales
were practically startling
Three schools will present their
Spring plays next week also, all of
them to be played Thursday and Fri
day nights.
Central High School students will
present Capt. Applejack," by Wal
ter Hackett, in the school auditorium,
Evening star., 1936-03-28

members Of the Warner Bros comedy
stock company.
These people are Hugh Herbert, in
top form as a ''wacky" millionaire,
who plays a piccolo into his dicto-
phone and wants to adopt a blond
chocolate dipper; Jack Oakie, who
gives the best of the Oakie humor to
an insane dance satire; Joan Blon-
dell, who dances with Mr.. Oakie and
almost gets adopted by millions of
dollars; Dick Powell, to sing and pro-
vide the romance (not only for the
film, but the distaff side of the audi
ence); Ruby Keeler. who not only
dances with Mr.. Draper, but keeps up
with him; Louise Fazenda and others.
pAUL LUKAS, in his personal ap-
pearance, turns out to be Just
about the sort of a person you ex-
pect Paul Lukas to be. He is suave,
polished. has a pleasant sense of hu-
NOR and completely hkeable per-
sonality. The skit Mr.. Lukas uses as
a vehicle in which to appear before
his public is a clever one. too, and
makes his personal appearance a bit
more entertaining than have been the
in-person acts Of some of Holly
woods other stars.
The three other acts on the vaude-
Vile bill are topnotch entertainment.
There are Ada Brown, who sings and
could sing even more than she does:
Boy Foy. who does amazing juggling
stunts while perched on a tricky uni
cycle: and bright dance revue done
by Starnes, Annavan and Seymour.
H. M.
Evening star., 1936-03-28

and threatens to
put the skidS on
the much nicer
b DOM ing ro-
mance-he hav-
ing forgotten to
mention that he
had a finance.
Somehow t h e
film strikes us as
being oyerwritten
and overacted, all
of the players in
dulging in cream
puff W h i'm S ! e S
that get worser
and worSer and
W OrSer B o b
Evening star., 1936-03-28
GUEST STAR AT GAYETY

/ OUISE STEWART, whom Col.
Jimmy Lake claims Is Ann Corio's
only rival in burlesque for beauty,
will be featured at the Gayety Theater
for one week starting at the matinee
performance tomorrow.
Miss Stewart will be the guest star.
appearing with Tom Bundy's Hot
Cha Girls" headlined by Edna Dee.
Evening star., 1936-03-28

u su al part OF
gangster.
II don't want
to get typed, "
Bogart says, dur
ing q change In
the lighting appa-
ratus. I'D like
to play q nice
man, by way Of q
change"
E d S e lie r,
w arm er Bros.
publicity genius,
p DIN t s out Hal
Mohr, winner of
Academy prize
for wears hes t
Evening star., 1936-03-28

in celludoid Song-and-dance enter
tainmentS.
He has two dancing numbers and
few words to say in Colleen" and
in the footage allotted him he exhibits
an attractive personality, a fair for
the light and not-too-serious acting
of musical comedies, and an extraordi-
narily adept talent for tapping his
feet on a hardwood floor. Mr.. Draper's
two dances, done with Miss Ruby
Keeler, serve as the foundations for
the shows two production numbers,
pair of entertaining sequences made
doubly so by the Draper ease, grace
and rhythm. Both are cleverly con-
ceived and executed with perfection.
THE rest of Colleen" before and
in between Mr.. Draper's dancing,
is extremely diverting-maybe be-
cause it's light hearted musical that
has not a whisper of a back-stage
plot; maybe because it has been put
together with that skill which makes
it perfectly legitimate for bands to
burst into melody where there could
be no bands, and for hundreds of
girls suddenly to dance forth where
there couldn't be hundreds Of girls,
or maybe because it is acted in the
best musical film manner by the gay
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Gang Film Stars Yearn
To Portray Mice" People
Humphrey Bogart, Hard Guy, Doesn't Want
To Get Typed-Joan Blondell Says
. She Already Is
RY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

o4WooD March 20 NANA2-on the set Of Bullets or Ballots"
In New York Joan Borde sumped property STEP I'm
the picture play usual role of wicackng tough lady with
gold a
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Paul Draper, Dance Star,
Is Brilliant in "COlleen'
Miss Keeler Also Contributes Grace to Earle
Film-Paul Lukas in Attractive
Stage Skit.

oLLYwooD has dancing star His name Paul Draper the
vaudeville the New musical
his film Colleen the entertainment
Theater Drapes role in this item is not
it is important followers of
indication will
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Labrador Story Is
LukeWarm Comedy
Farce of the Frozen North, "Petticoat Fever"
Not Up to the Mark "Pasteur" Con-
tinues a. the Metropolitan.
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

IN ETTTCOAT the film the Fox is only
depends mood certainly not on your
miserable a operator
Into this theme then the the wine
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Sparrows Annoy Tenants.

Tenants of four blocks of flats in
Budapest, Hungary, threaten to move
If sparrows, whose chirping has gotten
on their nerves, are not quieted.
Evening star., 1936-03-28

Arnett MacKennan of Bos-
ton, Mass, and Benjamin
Welles of Washington are
seen here in one of the Spe-
cialty numbers to contribute
to "The Lids Off," this gears
edition of the annual musical
ShoU of the HGSty Pudding
Club of HdrDard University,
to be presented tomorrow
night at the National TheG-
ter.
Evening star., 1936-03-28

11EV0 UIIOITIC' oTIO, VOO' WI
and the song, and things are going
along pretty well (ever if the lady is
engaged to another mani, when sud-
denly the operators flancee arrives
Evening star., 1936-03-28

baby belong to me-" she states en-
phatically before rising, stretching
wearily, and going into her dialogue
with Humphrey Bogart, playing his
Evening star., 1936-03-28

YEXT week in local dramatic
circles will be dedicated to two
N girls of widely different char
Y acter. career and condition in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-15

Republican Workers of the 11th and 18th voting districts will ap- proach the political front tomorrow night with a meetin gto be held at the new section permanent head quarters at 959 Bank street at 8 o. clock when the principal speaker of the evening will be Attorney Albert J. Bronsky, g. o. p. candidate for state representative. Party of ficials have extended an invitation to all boosters of Attorney Bronsky to be in attendance and take an active part in the campaign for his election. Republican Town Com mitteemen Michael J'Anthcny of the 18th district and Frank Varan- elli, committeeman of the l1th dis trict, will act as co-chairman and several local officers of the party, including J. Warren Upson, chair man, will be present.
 The new headquarters, located opposite Duggan school have re- gently been renovated, decorated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-15

anian- American Legion. Among those to be represented will be members of several other local vet eran's posts and auxiliaries, and all Connecticut chapters of the Lithu- anian Legion. Commander John E. Danisavage announced at re- cent meeting that the general pub lie has been invited cnd that tickets may be obtained from almost any merchant in the Brooklyn section of the city. The committee will also conduct a door sale on Satur- day night.
 The committee in charge includes John Bruzas, Joseph Bendler, Vic tor Danisavage, William ShuwaitiS, Albert Rice, Stanley Saviskas, At torney Albert J. Bronsky, Mrs. Anna Bruzas, Miss Anna Vaitukaitis, Mrs William Shukaitis, Mae Danisav- age, Theresa Stokes, Constance Stokes, Mrs. Ella Barley, Mrs. Blody Pekock, Mrs. Joseph Bender, Johr w. Stokes, and John Shulzi.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-15
ENTRIES POUR IN
 FOR A. 0. H. BALL
Dance Contest to Feature Monsignor Slocum Event
 Friday, October 23

Final arrangements for the Gen. tennial anniversary celebration of Monsignor Slocum branch of the A. o. H. at Buckingham hall Fri day, October g, will be completed at a meeting tomorrow night at A. O.. H. hall, when it is expected that en- thusiastic response will be given upon hearing the report of the gen. eral committee. The Centennial ball has attracted statewide inter- est and the committee has already received many requests for addi- tional tickets. Commissioner James A. Phelan, chairman, stated today the hall may be sold out completely within the next few days.
 One of the features of the general program will be an Irish dance con- test, which has already attracted many entries, among whom are the McKenna Brothers, Mary McCor- mack, James Brennan, Ruth Casey, Eleanor Calvin and many other equally talented local dancers. All contest entries will compete for a handsome silver trophy donated by Controller Daniel J. Leary, which will be placed on exhibition next week in the display windows of Leary the Florist on East Main street.
 In addition to this part of the program a short period of enter tainment will be offered featuring Mrs. Susan Drufa and William O'Brien as soloists. Music will be provided by Timmie Groves orches- tra. {
 The history of the order will be reviewed in 8 radio broadcast Sum day afternoon at 4:15 o'clock over station WATR.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-15
NEW BUS STOP IS
 EFFECTIVE SUNDAY

Starting next Sunday all busses of the New England Transportation company will stop at Grner's store, 14 Bank street; instead of at she Hotel Elton which has previously been the midtown stopping place for the coaches of this company.
 The change will afford greater convenience for shoppers an. conn muters to Waterbury, as well as for Waterbury residents travelling to Hartford, New Haven, Winsted and other points served by the familiar New England coaches.
 Residents planning to meet out- of-town friends arriving by bus on and after next Sunday arc specially reminded of this change of terminal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-15
Committeeman

and furnished and now present a comfortable place of assembly. The quarters are said to be the finest in the city at this time and all other republican organizations in both districts have been invited to use them.
 Further activiteis of the cam- paign will be conducted at meet ing of the Lithuanian Women's Educational club which conyeneS at Venta hall on Friday night when voting machine instructions will be given by Alderman William J. Kolbeck and Anthony Lzdauskas, both of whom are active in the in- terests of Attorney Bronsky.
 Bowling
 The l.. I. F. Bowling league will operate tonight at St. JoSeph's al-. leys with the woodwork activiteis listed to begin at 8:15 o'clock when all 60 members are asked to be in attendance. Attorney Clarence V. Balanda is league chairman.
 Tomorrow Night The Holy Name societies bowling league of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel church will roll on St. Joseph's al- leys tomorrow night beginning at 8 o'clock. John Altieri is league president.
 Officers and Council Officers and the council of St. Joseph's Holy Name society will meet tomorrow night at the society club rooms in the Congress ave- nue school to discuss plans for fu- ture activiteis and to complete To- cal arrangements for the c. L. 0. state meeting to be held in New Haven on next Sunday afternoon The meeting tomorrow night will begin at g o'clock with President Joseph Vitauskas as chairman. Junior Choir There will be a rehearsal for the members of St. Joseph,s Junior choir to be held tomorrow night at ] the choir headquarters in the Con-