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The Washington times., 1936-06-17
Skit Writers
Wanted

Washington's budding play
wrightS, humoristS, Songwriters
and skit experts, are reminded
that the Loew's Fox Theater is
still in quest of some ingenious
material that may be featured in
the fourth annual production Of
Going Native"
This is the all-local revue pre-
sented yearly on the Fox stage and
which will be produced about Au-
gust Of this year. A prize Of $50
in cash will be awarded to the
writer of the most interesting
novelty, whether it be a comical
skit or a dramatic offering, or an
original song about which a Spe-
cial production number may be
built.
In addition to the cash prize the
writer of the winning offering will
receive a nominal compensation
for the use Of his material in 60
ing Native"
This contest will remain open
until July IS. All entries must be
left with either the management
Of the Fox, or any one Of Wash
ington's five dramatic editors.
The subject matter is left to the
individual and may cover the en-
tire gamut Of human emotions.
# YOU submit material that does
not win first prize, but is Still
deemed worthy off inclusion in
the revue, you will still be paid
for the use Of your material.
The Washington times., 1936-06-17
Yacht Singers
Coming

The Yacht Club Boys, singing
stars Of Thanks A Million" and
"The Singing Kid" will come to
the Earl Theater in Person to
headline the stage program start.
ing Friday, June 26, Warner Bros.
general zone manager, John J..
Payette, announced their booking
today.
Adler, Kelly, Kern and Mann.
the -four clowns in clover" who
make up the popular quartet,
have just completed work in
Stage Struck" new Warner Bros.
musical production in which they
appear with Dick Powell and
Joan Blondell.
Since 1929, the Yacht Club Boys
have been favorites on Broadway
and in the smarteSt night clubs.
Their flair for composing original
comedy songs and parodies created
a style that sophisticates found
stimulating and breezy.
II Love to Singa," in which they
appeared with AL Jolson, and MY
How This Country'S Changes
were their featured numbers in
'"The Singing Kid" They intro
duce two new compositions in
"Stage Struck"
At the Earle, the Yacht ClubberS
are expected to present every
thing from their much-applauded
alphabet song" the one about
the PWA, the NRA, ETC., to their
I'm an Indirect Descendant OF
the Tsar," in which they are, in
turn, Romanoff, DuInbenoff, Tall
enoff and Shortenoff.
The Washington times., 1936-06-17
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP.
cLJNI r Sokk ePR R
"Heurts Divided" Proves That
Set Makers Can Work Moqic

Those Super-magiclanS OF the
cinema industry, the set builders,
simply can't be stopped. Running
a clock backwards, reversing the
seasons, Transforming an apple or
chard from midsummer into early
spring is a mere incident in the
days work.
One week, when we visited the
set of Marion Davies new CoSmo-
politan picture, Hearts Divided"
which comes to the Earle Theater
on Friday, as a First National re-
lease, we found the blonde star
on stage IL in a setting reminiscent
Of August. The stage had been
converted by the art department
into an apple orchard. The So
odd trees were heavy with fruit.
THEY WORK MAGIC
"Grown on the stage" Art Di-
rector Robert M. Haas confided.
The trees, bare at this time OF
the year, of course, were obtained
near Downey, 35 miles from Los
Angeles. The leaves, not apple
leaves, but very similar, were pur-
chased from an orchardiSt at
Azusa, 20 miles west Of here. The
apples were purchased in the COM
mission district-200 boxes Of them.
The trees were put together on
the stage.
Next week we found the apple
orchard tranSplanted to stage 2.
Gone were the leaves and fruit. In
their places were thousands of gor-
geous white blossoms. The art de-
partment had turned time back
ward, overnight, we were in
formed. The trees were stripped
Of their leaves and fruit and
moved on huge trucks from stage
II to stage 2. The blossoms, arti-
ficial ones, since real blossoms
could not be obtained in early
March, wired to the limbs.
We found Miss Davies, Dick
Powell, her leading man, and Di.
rector Frank Borzage in a group
Just off the picturesque set.
"You came at an opportune mo-
ment," Miss Davies remarked.
Were just about to make the
final scene Of the picture"
A long, white brick wall BIZ
sected the setting the long way of
the stage, and, after electricians
and cameramen had properly
lighted the huge, two-acre stage,
Miss Davies and Powell started
down opposite sides of the wall.
"Action!" BorZage directed.
Powell began to stroll along the
wall. Miss Davies followed suit,
on the opposite side Of the wall
and invisible to Dick. Suddenly
the latter broke into a song. Miss
Davies halted, startled. She
stared unbelievingly toward the
wall. Then smile appeared on
her lips.
"Jerome!" she cried. "Jerome!"
Powell'S song died out.
'Betsy!" he shouted.
AS one, both began to run to-
ward a gate in the opposite end
The Washington times., 1936-06-17

BEAUTIFULLY ACTED
Hersholt plays a simple but
stubborn old church bellringer of
the Austrian Tyrol who baniShes
his oldest son, an inventive youth,
because the lad takes an interest
in aviation. Gabriel, the other
son of the sexton, has been a deaf
mute from birth.
When Karl makes good in Amer
lea he makes peace with his
father, sends for him, and pre-
pares for the surgical operation
that is expected to restore the
hearing Of Gabriel. But Karl is
killed in a plane crash. the war
comes and wipes out the Austrian
village, with Gabriel reported
among the dead. Poor old Chris
topher Freyman is alone in Amer
lea with his sorrows.
The old man suffers blow after
blow and finally winds UP as a
Bowery bum. Finally the sun
breaks through and old Chris is
The Washington times., 1936-06-17
He Inspires Copious Tears by
Brilliant Performance in
Emotional Story
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

1t lovely June afternoon yesterday and yet spent
minutes of it crying in the Fox exchange screening
room.
l crying with Jean Hersholt in "Sns Of Man, and
the other critics and invited guests also using the hand
kerche Ray Bell who boasts that picture yet has moved
him to tears admitted slight eye moisture.
For Sins of Man. is emotional experience that tugs
your heart Jean Hersho the best character actor roped
by Hollywood since Emil Jannngs left for the Fatherland
gives performance that puts him in line for Academy gold
medal consideration
The Washington times., 1936-06-17

Of the wall, the camera crane pre-
ceding them.
you're not married." Miss
Davies called as she ran.
mot yet" Powell shouted back.
"And I'm not in 'Nappy'S' navy
anymore, either"
They reached the gate stimuli
taneously, almost collided. They
fell into each others arms.
"Cut!" said BorZage.
PLAYERS APPLAUD
Breathing heavily from the ex.
ertion of the run, Miss Davies and
Powell left the set and Joined us
where we waited. Meanwhile the
five-piece orchestra the star al
ways has on her pictures broke
into a lifting air.
Does this finish the picture?"
we inquired of Miss Davies.
"Oh, no." she replied. It's the
final scene, but we still have two
other shots to make. Tonight
they'll convert this setting into a
group of slaves cabins. We have
two scenes to make in that setting,
one tomorrow and one the next
day"
"Then they'll be changing the
trees again?"
Eyes, indeed" she informed us.
''The first scene supposedly occurs
in spring, about the same time as
the one we're making today. The
shot we'll make day after tomor-
row will be in summer"
THAT means changing the trees
one more?"
eyes," Miss Davies chuckled.
"The blossoms disappear and the
fruit and leaves come back over.
night"
The Washington times., 1936-06-17
Souvenir

Owen Davis, jr.. playing the lead
in Bunker Bean" still treasures q
German soldiers Identification
tag given him by Eric Remarque,
author of "All Quiet On the West
ern Front"
The Washington times., 1936-06-17
First Role

Robert McWade, now in
Bunker Bean" has been a lead
ing American actor ever since
making his Broadway debut in
1911 in "The Country Boy"
The Washington times., 1936-06-17
By LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright. 1896, by King Features
Syndicate. Incl

HOLLYWOOD. June 17-Since
we have had Msrlene Dietrich on
her way to Europe practically con-
tinually now, it is only fair to tell
you that she will be in Hollywood
for another month, filming "The
Garden of Allah" And what's
more, she didn't crush her hand
and foot in that studio accident;
she only turned one ankle &.
Cole Porter is the most excited
man around these days. He leaves
from Chicago almost Immediately
by motor with a letter of introduc-
tion to DR.. Dafoe, who Is going to
introduce him to the Dionne quin-
tuplets, and he Is going to write
a song about them c. B. De
Mile had to move his entire "The
PlainSman" location group from
the Rosebud Indian Reservation
in South Dakota to the Crow In
dian Reservation in Montana on
account Of the RoSebudderS had
all wilted for lack Of water. And
so would the company, if they had
stayed there.
Joe E. Brown has closed with
the Palladium in London a deal
whereby he will do a personal ap-
pearance for the BritisherS. He's
q cinch to give out with his IA
nous poem "Mousie," which first
landed him on the screen.
Jack Benny has signed and
sealed for college Holiday" for
Paramount, which goes into pro-
duction Immediately after THE
Big Broadcast Of 1887" so Mr..
Benny and his broadcasting will
be with us for the summer. How
nice. He's q welcome transient in
our midst Hear tell that
Myrna 10y and Arthur Hornblow
will be united in holy wedlock al
most any minute now. Mr.. Horn
blows divorce decree is finally
final.
The Washington times., 1936-06-17
Collector

Besides acting in two English
pictures, Robert Young, now in
"The Bride Walks Out" collected
antiques for his Beverly Hills home
during a recent European trip.
The Washington times., 1936-06-17
I Cover HOIl lyWOOd

lthe equally great Chanel for "the
Greeks had a word for it" but she
went right back. All her clothes
lines depended simply on their
lines for their chicness, and lines
do not photograph too well. You
have to add a ruffle or a plume
or two, or else they look as if they
were whipped up by hands at
home.
Mr.. Parkyakarkus, No. / Of the
Stooges, is a gentleman full Of
superstition, methinking. He has
an old brown suit which he has
worn for luck at the start of every
series of broadcastS. What's more,
when he signed an RKO contract,
they had to insert a clause whereby
he be allowed to wear his precious
suit in the first scene.
Never again will you see Jean
Harlow sunburned. The intensity
of the California sunshine does
not agree with her, and so she'll
have to hide under umbrellas and
old roofs from now on Z. Which
reminds one, that, on the say-so
of travellers from the desert and
the African veldts, we are in for
change of climate here in Cali
fornia, due to the influence Of
the huge inland sea piling up be-
hind Boulder Dam. They say they
have observed the beginnings Of
these results already, in the cloud
effects.
Fred Astaire moves into his new
home July l, but he'll only be in
it for about a week, because from
there he's taking his wife and
kiddie to London for two-monthS
vacation with his sister, Lady Cav
endiSh. While there, he will not
do any English pictures or stage
productions. He's tired Gene
and Katherine Lockhart have been
signed to play Jackie Cooper'S
parents in "The Devil Is a Sissy, 1"
at MGM, because the remarkable
resemblance between the three Of
them. They look like the real
Mccoy parents.
The Washington times., 1936-06-17

Walter Wanger is attempting to
bring the famous Schiaparelli over
from Paris to do the dresses for
his next picture, Vogue Of 1887"
AS you may remember, in the dim
past Sam Goldwyn brought over
The Washington times., 1936-06-17

restored to his Gabriel, the latter
by this time famous maestro, and
miraculouSly given speech and
hearing through the noises of war.
I feel sure that "SinS Of Man."
coming on top of THE Country
Doctor" will make Jean Hersholt
an important star. It is gloomy
story, but it is very well told and
it is beautifully acted.
II I were permitted to advise
such a producer as Daryl Zanuch
it would be to give Jean HerSholt
stories where he can be surrounded
with studio names Of Importance.
For no character actor alone seems
to be strong enough to ride such
feature pictures to the box-office
success they often deserve. Witness
the manner in which M-G-M casts
Charles Laughton, If that makes
the point clearer.
Jean Hersholt's main support is
an actor called Don Ameche. He's
good in the juvenile role but au-
dienceS are going to get tongue
tied trying to pronounce his name.
And Don Ameche's name means ex-
actly nothing at this moment when
displayed on the movie marquee.
Sins Of Man" comes to the Fox
Theater Friday. Bring along an
extra handkerchief.
DISNEY's GOOD ONE
I would like to agree with Walt
Disney that '"The Three Wolves"
is as good a Silly Symphony as
Three Little Pigs" BUT the car
toon comedy featuring the wolves
has no song that will catch on
like who's Afraid of the Big Bad
Wolf"
However, it is a bang-up short
reel and one that has so much fun
in it you can watch it a couple
of times. It comes to Loew's
Palace with the Private Number"
feature picture.
BERLE is COMING
Milton Berle is making the
rounds of the Loew theaters and
in the ordinary course of events
suppose he will be booked soon
at the Fox. This doesn't rouse
any great enthusiasm in this cor
ner nor can I see why Loew's, Inc,
should be delighted, since on one
of his visits as a headliner he
dropped the boX-office mark to a
new low.
There was never any objection
In this particular precinct to Mil
ton Berle as a comedian but strong
dissent on his choice of material.
He ranks first among the Broad
way dirt dishers, or did on his pre-
viouS appearances, and was not
susceptible to advice that his night
club filth would confront difficulty
here.
Since then he has appeared as
. guest artist on the Rudy Vallee
and other radio hours and proved
amenable to network censorship.
One Of the Broadway columnists
says that he did arouse the radio
barons by draping a braSSiere over
a studio microphone, which sounds
like typical Berle idea of great
fun.
Berle has been accompanied by a
bucket Of slime for so long doubt
The Washington times., 1936-06-17

Tones commitments are with
one Of the small companies operat-
ing on the East coast, and Holly
wood believes that Joan may have
selected this time for her foot
light venture.
It will be the first time she has
appeared on the stage since her
ShoW-girl days on Broadway.
Evening star., 1936-04-12
British Opinion Tangled on European Crisis

To say that there should meyer be
conversations would be to say that the
guarantees were hollow make-believe.
There can be no collective peace
without alliance. But the old type OF
alliance was made for war; the new
type of League alliance is made for
peace. It was not open to the triple
alliance in 1914 to join the dual al
lance for common defense. But with
the League type of alliance, the en-
crcled state, that Is, Germany. can
break the circle by joining the alliance,
accepting its obligations and its bene-
fits.
Sir Norman's objection is that the
conversations do not include Russia.
1t should be made clear that the
League alliance would regard an at
tack on Russia exactly as 1t would re-
gard an attack on France. BY limiting
or appearing to limit our undertaking
to the West of Europe and thereby i'm
plying that Hitler shall have q free
hand as to Russia, we create a situa-
ton of deadly menace, for, in Lit
vinov's phrase. Peace is indivisible."
1t is under the pressure Of such con-
siderations that, disquieting as the idea
of staff talks is, the British public has
become reconciled to them as neces-
sary part Of the mechanism Of peace.
tcopyright. 1936o
Evening star., 1936-04-12

been Mr.. Lloyd George, who, on the
text Of Beware of Military Entangle-
ments," declares that the military
plan worked out by contact between
the general stats of Great Britain
and France Gin 1910 landed the en-
pire ultimately in $500. 900 casualties
and a debt Of eight billion pounds. F"
This loose assertion Is the more vul-
nerable because Mr.. George was him.
self q leading member of the govern
ment which sanctioned the conversa-
tions Of 1914.
Nowhere are the cross-currents more
marked than In the labor opposition.
1t is hostile to Hitler, it is against
military entanglements with France
and 1t shudders at the idea Of staff
talks" But it is from the labor ranks
that the most weighty and most fea-
soned argument In favor of the talks
has proceeded. Sir Norman Angel
emphasizes the vital distinction be-
tween the military conversations Of
1914 and those of today. 1t is the dis
tinction between an alliance for war
and an alliance for the collective d.
fense of peace. That defense involves
guarantees. To give the sense of real
ity to. those guarantees, we must at
some point or other in times of crisis
be prepared to discuss how the guar
antees shal he fuldlled.
Evening star., 1936-04-12

tarians outside the government, Lloyd
George and Winston Churchill. are
now in opposite camps. Mr.. George.
whose policy during the war pivoted
on Paris and who was as responsible
as any one for making France domi-
nant in the postwar years, is now
most critical of the French, while
Mr.. Churchill has become the chief
mouthpiece Of distrust Of Germanys
intentions.
The crucial question of staff talks"
between the Locarno powers has in
tensified this confusion Of counsel.
There has been sharp differences of
opinion even in the cabinet on the
subject. The Liberal members. in
cluding Simon and Runciman, saw IN
the talks an ominous resemblance to
the military conversations between
France and England which preceded
the war of 1914. With their vivid
memory of the resentment which the
subsequent disclosure of those con-
versations caused. they were disin-
-clined to be parties to anything OF
the same nature again. And even
the conservative lord chancellor, Lord
Hailsham. shared their feeling for
other reasons. He is an Isolation
ist'' and is strongly opposed to any
further commitments In Europe The
most bitter opponent Of the talks has
Evening star., 1936-04-12

double tracked the Trans-Siberian
Railroad. They also have organized
huge ammunition dumps; brought
about $50 airplanes to the maritime
provinces and, quite recently. have
transported to the Far East some so
submarines which now are being as
sembled at Vladivostok.
The ardor of the army officers was
kept in check until recently. The gov
ernment's reply to its critics said that
since the best opportunities for an at
tack against Russia have been over
looked-Japan had other and more
important things to do between 1888
and 1935-the government must wait
for another chance. This chance will
come when Germany decides 10 march
against the Soviets. Attacked in the
east and in the west, Moscow's power
of resistance will be diminished and
the task of the army will be easier
than if Japan were to attack single
handed.
The army and navy officers know
that an understanding exists between
the Reich and Japan. The march into
the Rhineland must have been known
in Toxic weeks before it occurred. High
japanese officials in Washington knew
even the day when it would happen.
At social gathering in Washington
a few days before March a high
japanese official smilingly remarked
to a fellow guest, II wonder whether
the French will fight when the Reichs-
wehr enters the demilitarized zone Of
the Rhine this week"
Disappointed in Europe.
It was a bitter disappointment for
the Japanese Army men when France
did not march Immediately against
Germany. But that was the second
time in the last eight months that
they have been disappointed.
The first was when the British fleet
was ordered to the Mediterranean and
cleared decks for action against Italy.
There was the much-expected Euro
pean war which would give Japan
complete freedom of action. Then Eu-
rope settled down to mild sanctions
and diplomatic pourparleurs without
fighting. Four ministers of the
Okada cabinet paid with their lives
for this disappointment.
Whether the Japanese military-es-
pecially those who are stationed in
Manchukuo and are not under the
direct eye of the government-will
have the patience to wait is matter
over which Mr.. Hirota cannot venture
to answer. The struggle between the
civil and military authority in Japan,
which began in 1881 and has resulted
in the assassination of those who op-
posed the military, has not yet come
to an end.
For the time being at least the mill
tary clique has the whip hand, and If
the soldiers want to fight Soviet Rus
sia, there is no power that can pre-
vent the outbreak of that war.
Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-04-12
Puppet States War Threat

Mongolia is also important other than
as strategic point. 1t possesses the
necessary raw materials to make Japan
independent of the outside world.
Manchukuo and Jehol have most of
the raw materials Japan is lacking,
except oil, copper and gold, which
exist only in negligible quantities.
Outer Mongolia has large undeveloped
copper and gold mines, but under the
regime of the Chinese Emperors no.
body bothered about them.
Moscow is aware of the existence of
these riches, which are not lacking in
the Soviet Empire. The recently ac-
quired concession for a railway con-
Meeting Outer Mongolia with Siberia
gives the Soviet government the min
eral rights on a l00-mile stretch on
both sides of the prospective line.
1t is probable that for the time being
the Toxic government does not desire
war with the Soviets. The japanese
garrison in Manchukuo, containing
some $1,000 men, has not been
strengthened lately. and the majority
of these troops still are engaged in
fighting the bandits within the coun-
try. But it would not be difficult for
the Toxic government to send con-
siderable reinforcements across the
Yellow Sea at a moments notice.
Premier Hirota has stated officially
that as long as he Is at the helm of the
imperial government there will be no
war between the Soviets and Japan.
But Mr.. Hirota's statements need not
be. taken too literally. In 1881, when
the conquest Of Manchuria began
Reijiro Wakatsuki, who was heading
the Japanese cabinet, gave similar as
surance to Washington and London
And there is no doubt that Wakatsuki
like Hirota, spoke in good faith. He
did not. however. realize that Gen
of japanese soldiers in Manchuria
would steal the show away from the
civilian cabinet in Toxic.
Army Controls Situation.
The same thing may happen today.
The question of war or peace does not
rest with Premier Hirota, or with the
Japanese cabinet. nor can the Emperor
do anything about it, The key to the
situation is in the hands of the COM
mander Of the Kwantung Army, Lieut.
Gen. Kenkichi Uyeda.
It Is an open secret that the army
officers are dissatisfied with the dila-
tory policy of the government in re-
gard to the Soviets, which has enabled
the Red Army to strengthen its de-
fenses in Siberia. Three years ago an
attack on the maritime provinces
would have been mere military pa
rade for the Japanese. Today it means
q serious war with somewhat doubtful
chances of success. Every delay, the
army feels, makes the task of the
Japanese troops more difficult. Not
only have the Russians been able to
organize their fortifications during
these last three years, but they have