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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-08
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, April 8-When the traffic cop at the New Jersey end of the Holland Tunnel spies a tally-ho coach and four come gall loping out of the gasoline laden gloom on the morning of May 18th, he's going to sit down and swear off the hard stuff for the rest of ris natural life.
 But let him and other stupe- fled spectators who witness this prancing phenomenon rest as- sured, they will not be seeing things. It is only Mrs. Florence Dibble going for a ride.
 Mrs. Dibble-of the Boston Back Bay Dibbles. if you please-is all in a dither over the 12hour record run for a coach and four between New York and Atlantic City set some 3 5years ago by Paul Borg, tobacco millionaire. She says she can beat it--traffic lights, Jersey drivers, motorcycle cops, detours and parades, notwithstanding.
 It is Mrs. Dibble's contention that the big trotting horses of to- day, of which she owns bakers dozen on her farm in Massachu- sets, are more suited to coaching than the half-hackney type pop ular in the heyday of the tallyho. With these trotters, she hopes to smash this record, which the coaching experts tell me, is one of Americas greatest hors and buggy exploits.
 The Dibble expedition will start from the Waldorf-Astoria, follow ing "coach breakfast" and end in the Municipal Auditorium in Atlantic City, where the Atlantic City Horse Show will be in pro- gresg Whether Mrs. Dibbles twentieth century, streamlined stallions break the record pr not, her entrance should be as drama tic as the afternoon Ben-Hur whipped the crowds at the Coli scum into fine frenzy.
 So they can be in on the excite mcnt, a number of noted New York horse folk and society sat- elites are bidding to be among the passengers. While Mrs. Dib- ble will do the majority of the driving, she's taking along three of the most accomplished coach- men of America, England and France to help her-or the horses over the rough spots.
 $50, 1000 Fare
 This patrician buggy ride is go- ing to cost $50,000. Twelve horses will be used and stages will be made every twenty miles The team taken from the shafts of the coach will be put in a van, passengers en route, and sent ahead for a rest. Heaven help the van-driver who gets 8 flat tire with a cargo of Mrs. Dibble'a prized and perspiring trotters The total mileage of the trip is 134 miles. When Sorg made the run sixty-four horses were re- quired.
 The coach, atop which Mrs  Dibble and her co-coachmen will tallyho at stubborn motorists and perpleXed pedestrians, is the cream and red colored Valiant built especially fo rthe late Will liam Tiffany, a great oaching en- thusiast of years ago. It was own ed for 8 time by the late John Mo- Entee Bowman, and then sold tc Mrs. Dibble. The coach itself il worth many thousand dollars.
 Big trotters," says Mrs. Dib- ble's chief trainer, have stamins as well as speed and we should have little trouble breaking that record" That gentleman is ar optimist. Maybe he never bravet the fruit trucks. Philadelphia busses or maniacal motorists or that New York to Atlantic CitI ! highway on @ bright morning 1T Mayl
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Horoscope
BY OCTAVINE

For persons who believe that human destiny is guided by the planets, the daily horoscope is out lined by noted antrOIoger. In ad- dition to information of general in- terest, it outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
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APRIL 9

Those most likely to feel the full force of to-day's vibrations are born from Oct. g through Nov. 22.
 T0-day's Influences Are as
 Follows:
 Morning-Fairly good.
 Afternoon-Serious.
 Evening-Improving. This is another depressing day. Try to be cheerful but postpone signing papers.
 Today's Birthdate Your work is likely to be done with great intensity.
 Be careful to avoid too rich food or drink during December, 1936, and January, 1927. Guard your dealings with servants.
 You should have a fortunate period in business or through travel during June and October, 1938. De- velop all business through for- eigners.
 Be careful to avoid accidents to your head, also any rash actions from Dec. 13 through 2l, l936. Socially favorable and good for buying clothes from April 24 through 28, 1886.
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Selected Poem
SPRING CONFERENCE

bFhlNO CCNFEhENCE Florence Ripley Mastin in the New York Times. March blew some gnoWflakes off the sky, Said March to April Take the keys; Unlock the white anemones, Arbutus, myrtle, plum and quince Though every root is rusty since You went away"
 April replied "Your windy broom has swept the wide Blurred earth of snow, and buds are set On hyacinth and violet; Blackbirds are walking two by two, I'm really much obliged to you" March blew some snowfiakes off the sky, Smiled little and said goodbye. Then April entered the darkest hill And lighted it with daffodil.
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Current Comments

I've been mistaken for many per- sons, seldom myself.
 Amelia Earhart.
  Most persons do not know how to relax.
 Prof. Josephine L. Rathbone, Columbia university. Starlings, crows and sparrows, these so-called destructive birds, should be considered as @ standing army which must be paid in fruits and vegetables while they wait to make war on the insect. Paul Kellogg, New York State College of Agriculture.
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1. Name the capital of Wiscon- sin.
 2. What is ketch?
 3. Who said, Cleanliness is next to Godliness?"
 4. What name Is given in Revela- tions as the place where the last battle is to be fought on the day of judgment?
 5. What is e 10 point diamond?
 6. Which is the better conductor of heat, copper or iron?
 2. Who was Isaac DIsraeli (Dis- raelD?
 8. What does the French name Mignon mean?
 9. Tn which of Dickens books Is Fagin the Jew is character?
 10. During which was was the Battle of Resaca de Ia Palma2
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Daily NNa,.,.u-C Bound PAN AMERICAN PEACE
 FARLEY IN THE AIR

Washington April - All Pan-America recognizes that there two great prma donnas of peace in the Western Hemisphere One is Cordeu Hull, secretary or State of the United States the other Saavedra Laas Secretarv of State of Argentina.
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Americans are shocked to learn that the Canadian government has deficit of $40, 100000.
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Readers desiring additional lnfor- nation regarding their horoscope are invited to communicate with Octavlne in care of this newSpaper. Enclose g 3-cent stamped, self addressed envelope.
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TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never say, "He acted like he was hungry; say, "He acted as if he were hungry.
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T st Y o U F Knowledge

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
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fear that the woman journalist
might make newspaper gossip out
of their dining out together
Not long after, Sorenson was at
gay party with his compatriot,
Nils Asther. Nils knew that Soren-
son had already invited his friends
to get ready for a grand wedding
breakfast, as he expected to an
nounce his engagement with Greta
at any moment. Sorenson has since
said he thought it all a joke.
So when Asther led up to the
subject by saying: rs 1t true that
Greta is getting married?" Soren-
son replied: Yes, tomorrow, at
Yuma, Ariz.'
Next day the papers came out
with page headlines announcing the
forthcoming runaway marriage of
Greta Carlo and her young coun-
tryrnan, Wilhelm Sorenson. The
whole story had been engineered by
the woman journalist whom Greta
had avoided in the restaurant a
few nights before. The hostess of
the party was in the conspiracy.
She had taken down Sorenson's
words in shorthand. She had even
induced him to have his photograph
taken in a group, which duly ap-
peared with the caption, 1.-THE hap
Ply bridegroom, with friends, max
ing this interesting announcement"
Greta never forgave him. From
that day to this Greta has had
nothing more to do with Sorenson.
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Chapter Ten
HOMELAND

RETA CARLOS second home
" coming in 1882 was very much
like her first in the elaborate pre-
cautions she took to escape recog-
milton, and in the efforts of Jour-
nalists and public to Illustrate her
plans.
She was chased across the states
from California to New York. She
was chased to the dock. A num-
Der of newspapers went to the ex-
pense of booking passages for their
representatives on the boat, and
all the way to Gothenburg these
scribes were solely occupied in
watching the film stars movements.
concerning which they had to cable
a report home each day.
Greta had grown up. She was
completely poised and self-pos-
sessed. There was an air of digni-
fed determination, apart from mere
shyneSs, in the way she closed her
cabin door upon the importunate
reporters and inquisitive fellow pas
sengerS.
The first few meals were served
in her private suite. After that she
was often seen walking, chatting
with the captain, or taking part
in deck games. Her attire usually
favored the masculine modesto
seemed to have a special prefer
ence for white flannel trousers, well
creased and sweaters to match.
There was a thrill one day when,
in the heat of a game of deck
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New West Film
Back at Circle
Appeal of Buxom Blond Is
Still Mystery.

The box Office success OF Mae
West, seen this week at the Circle
in a return engagement of "Klon-
dixie Annie" continues to be the
screens No. l mystery. There just
doesn't seem to be any explanation
of her tremendous pulling power.
The buxom blond, who got her
start at the age of S doing imper-
sonations of Eva Tanquay for
church socials, appeared in pictures
for the first time in 1882. She wrote
q small part for herself in Night
After Night" Everybody agreed
she stole the film.
Then she wrote and starred in
"She Done Him Wrong" which was
one of the biggest box Office sue
cesses of the year. I'm No An
GEL slightly less successful, fol-
lowed.
Story Seems Shabby
In "Klondike Annie" Miss West
continues to strut effortlessly
through her own script. 1t is a
rather shabby story in which most
of the comedy energies from Miss
Vests impersonation of SOUL
saving missionary to Alaska.
Mae was born in Brooklyn. Her
mother was French and her faith
err, Jack West, was prominent
featherwejGht boxer in the days of
John l.. Sullivan. When she was
6 she joined stock company,
played such roles as Little Lord
Fauntleroy, Little Eva and the girl
in "Ten Nights in a Bar-Room"
who pleads, Father, dear father,
come home with me now"
She claims to have originated the
shimmy dance in spite of Gilda
Gray She studied dancing with
New Wayburn, became known in
vaudeville as the Baby Vamp."
She sky-rocketed into the public
eye when she wrote and produced
the daring play, Sex"
Second Film Entertaining
The first part of Mae Vests life
was spent in training herself to ap-
pear before the public and the last
part of it has been given over to
training the public to appear be-
fore Mae West
Woman Trap" the second of the
Circle features, is a fairly enter
tanning story about gang killing
and the subsequent capture of the
criminal. George Murphy and Ger
trude Michael are hero and heroine
with Akin Tamiroff turning in the
best performance as a Mexican bad
man. (By j. w. To
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tennis, she slipped off her trousers
without warning and disclosed a
pair of equally well-tailored shorts
underneath. Fellow passengers flew
for their cameras; but the moment
she realized their intention she es-
capped to her cabin and nothing
would induce her to come out again
for the rest of the day.
AS the rocky Swedish coast hove
into view, Greta became sad and
silent. 1t seemed as if bitter mem
cries began to assail her. Her broth
er Sven was the only person per-
mitted to meet her on the boat.
THIS time there was no shadow
l. of doubt about Greta's deter
mination to lead a quiet life. Old
friends with whom she had been
most intimate on her former visit
were at first amazed, then rather
offended when weeks passed by
and they heard nothing from her,
and even their polite welcoming
notes and little gifts remained IN
acknowledged.
When her indebtedness to them
grew heavy, she would call at a
florists near the opera and order
a bouquet of their favorite flowers.
TO Be Continued)
Copyright. 1886 by United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
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The result of TINS overdose of
talent is sprightly concoction
which should please the palate of
him who enjoys popular music and
dapper dancing. It's at the Apollo.
Dick Powell plays the role of Don
aid Ames, manager of the estates
of his eccentric but wealthy Uncle
Cedric, Hugh Herbert) who has to
be watched closely to be kept out of
mischief. But Cedric gets loose and
things begin to happen.
Joe Cork, (Jack Oakie) hears from
his fiancee, Colleen Riley Miss Keel
err that the modiste shop for which
she works has been taken over by
the Ames corporation and goes to
see Cedric. Cedric likes him, makes
him executive assistant.
Make Tour of Properties
Joe convinces the Tightly uncle
that he should make tour of his
properties and he meets Minnie
Hawkins Joan BlondelD choco-
late dipper. Uncle Cedric goes ro-
mantle, lavishes gifts on Minnie,
makes her manager of the modiste
shop.
Donald, meanwhile, has found out
from Colleen that the dress shop
could make money if run right and
he also falls in love with her. When
Joe and Minnie get together, they
decide to blackmail Cedric in a
gentle sort" of way and Donald
gets his lawyers to pay them. But
the lawyer also pays Colleen by mis-
take and broken-hearted, she &C
cepts the check, takes a boat for
Europe.
Donald, also broken hearted, gets
on the same boat and everything
comes out ship-shape.
Herbert Genuinely Funny
1t is Mr.. Herbert who contributes
most heavily to the difference be-
tween this picture and other War
ner Brothers specials. He has never
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Mae West Is Superstitious

Mae West is superstitious about
the number "8" and her auto Ii
cense, apartment number, dressing
room number and telephone num-
Der add Up to that figure,
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APOLLO
Colleen" musical picture with
Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Jack
Oakie, Ruby Keeler and Hugh Her.
9:31.
'Klondike Annie" with Mae West
and Victor McLaglen, at IL. So
4:4o, 7:30, 1920. Also Woman Trap"
with George Murphy and Gertrude
Michael, at 1925. 1886, 6:25, 9:15.
CIVIC
post Road new play, opening
tonight at $780,
ENGLISH's
Cecil Holm and George Abbott COM
edy, at 2:15 and 8:20
INDIANA
Trail of the Lonesome Pine" in
Technicolor. with Sylvia Sidney,
Henry Fonda and Fred MacMurray,
at 1885, 3:42, $40, 9:56. Also r.
M Man With Jack Haley, at 1882.
THE Hoosier Schoolmaster,'" pre-
scented by Federal Players under the
direction of Charles Berkell This
adaptation of the Eggleston novel by
DR.. Lee r. Norvelle.
LOEW'S
''These Three" with Merle Oberon,
Miriam Hopkins and Joe McCrea,
at II, ITO, $3.50, $50, 7:45, 10.
LYRIC
Major Bowes Amateur Unit No. 1,
on stage, at 1875, 2:45, sos, 7:25,
9:45. On screen, THE Leathernecks
Have Landed" with Lew Ayres, at
Ills. 1875, 3:45, sos, 8:25, 10:45.
"Splendor" with Miriam Hopkins,
at 1877, 4:45, 7:06 and 9:55. ''Your
Uncle Dudley" with Edward Everett
Horton at 1920, 1851, 1898, $3.50
and 8:46.
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Copyright. 1896, by United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
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guarded her home like a she-dragon
and kept unwanted visitors away
with such vigor that Greta could
not help being amused by her
methods.
When Greta was busy, Sorenson
had to fend for himself. AS time
went on, constant association with
Feyder in Greta's company gave
him chance to count on this pro-
ducer'S help. For a while he worked
in spy drama as Feyder's assist
ant.
The star in this play was the
temperamental Yetta Goudal, who
at one time enjoyed almost as great
reputation as mystery woman"
as Greta herself. Yetta apparently
thought that one mystery had as
good a right to the attentions of
Swedish follower as the other, so
she sat about captivating Sorenson.
SorenSon pretended to be unim-
pressed, but he was rather elated
by the attention he received. All
at once Hollywood seemed to &C
cept him. He knew, of course, that
Greta's friendship depended entirely
upon his discretion concerning her.
Yet he did not always exercise his
wisdom and the caution that his
favored place in her esteem de-
handed.
One night, as they were sitting
together in quiet corner of one of
Hollywood's exclusive restaurants,
an important-looking woma
bounced in. All heads wele immedi-
ately turned in her direction. Sor-
enson did not know that this was
a woman journalist whom every
one either courted or feared. Greta
leaped to her feet, hiding her face
in her napkin.
Il
EXCUSE me, my nose is bleed
- ing" she said, and hurried
out She did not return.
Yet so slow was Sorenson that he
did not even now realize Greta's
sudden departure was due to her
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GARBO THE MYSTERIOUS Her True Story
BY ELISABETH Won CAUB
CHAPTER NINE Continued

CHAPTER NINE Continued
You must get a house of your
own, like mine"
The house he rented was mod
est affair, but he very quickly trans
formed it. First he pushed the bee
into the middle of the bedroom
He draped few yards of gay fabric
from dollar bazaar around the
sitting room walls, scattered heaps
of bright cushions around, anc
screened the lights with paper flow
erpot frills. His home was ther
ready for receptions"
In this queer setting the worlds
most highly paid screen star spen
many a cheerful evening, sharing
her hosts cigarets and his bachelor
meals, and joking with the maid-of-
all-work who sang spirituals over
her DISTINGUISHING and tried to keeI
the untidy Sorenson in order.
nNE time she planned little
~ trip with Sorenson. But she
never really got out of. sight of ths
border They reached Aqua Caliente
on the frontier, made call at q
little place called La Quint@@, beyonc
Palm Springs, and turned back
There were too many tourists about
for Greta's peace of mind.
On another occasion the two took
a little tour round Berkeley ano
Oakland, Greta travelling under the
name of Miss Sorenson." But she
is either unfortunate in her choice
of aliases or else her fundamentally
honest nature rebels, in spite of her
self, at DISCUSSES, for she is almost
invariably found out!
About this time Greta reached
another of the crises of her film
career. Pictures were passing from
silent" to "talkie," and many native
stars, not to mention foreigners
were finding their positions insecure
With characteristic singleness oil
purpose, Greta threw herself into
the task of mastering English. II
was not easy because, with the force
of habit, she preferred to speak
either Swedish or German in the
small circle of friends she admitted
to her private life. Nevertheless, By
sheer force of will, she MADE rapic
strides.
Anna Christie" her first sounc
finn, established beyond shadow
of doubt, that Greta was one of the
foreign queens who would certainly
not be dethroned!
She was far from satisfied with
her picture herself, however. Soren.
son and Feydff, who accompanied
her to the very unostentat ious pre-.
miere, had some difficulty in re.
Straining her impotence.
Did any one ever see Swedes be.
having like that?" she demanded.
XTHILE leading life in which
w hard work, exercise and re.
Taxation were nicely balanced, Grets
contrived successfully to elude the
curiosity of Hollywood.
Her exact address remained q
closely guarded secret. When at last
the press succeeded in locating hel
home, it did them no good, for the
servants had strict orders to admit
no one unlimited. She found ar
ideal servant in an old woman who
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Unit Is Best
OF Amateurs
Acting Here
Knight of Road Takes Things
Easy in His Short
Appearance in Act.
BY JOHN w. THOMPSON

About the strangest among the
many strange things which have
come about through Major Bowes'
elevation of Americas amateurs is
billing Skeets Simmons, real hobo,
as the star of the Bowes' unit NO.
/ at the Lyric this week.
Skeets is taking his sudden, and
probably shocking state of complete
employment, like real hobo. He
doesn't over-exert himself. His
brief lecture on the ways and
means of the knights of the road is
grand entertainment, whether or
not you've been a tramp.
His imitation of barnyard ami
mails, although just a hobby with
him. are about the hardest work
he does on the stage.
FRITZ Robbins Good
FRITZ Robbins blues songs are
done excellently. She croons in a
deep, resonant voice, several popu-
lar tunes, the best of which is
Rhythm In My Nursery Rhymes
Miss Simmons, personable little
blond, has fine stage presence and
puts her songs across in a profess
Sional manner.
Dewey Moon, the Negro bell hop,
sings Red Sails in the Sunset" fair
ly we'll; John Randolph presents a
couple of classical numbers in good
voice, and Celeste Alvi is heard in
trick operate tunes.
One of the highlights of the show
is Sara Berner, whose impersona-
lions of Oracle Allen, Mae West,
Edna May Oliver and Fannie Brice
are among the best ever seen at
the Lyric. This girl has unusual
talent and a knack at mimicry
which doesn't require any costum-
ing or makeup.
AL Reynolds tap dancing, done
mostly on his toes, is new and in
teresting; the Red Bank Rangers
are seen and heard in conventional
iilOullbdlll lluOlC Will a. llbUle IlluIlOT
as side dish, and Ken Broadhurst
strums a speedy banjo. Jack
Squires is the master of ceremonies.
Youman Brothers Fair
The Hoboken trio, to replace the
Youman Brothers, originally sched-
uled to appear with the show, is to
start in tomorrow.
This unit probably is the most
consistently pleasing of the three
groups we have seen here. There
still is a trace of the amateur in
the troupes, however.
The Lyrics picture, 1.-THE Leath-
ernecks Have Landed" starring
Lew Ayres and Isabel Jewell,
doesn't go far. 1t is funny in spots,
grossly dull in others. The story
deals with marine who gets into
the business of gun-running in
China but wins his stripes back
when he saves a company of his
former associates from a gang of
Chinese bandits.
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Eddy Lists Songs

Beginning with the familiar
Non piu andrai" from Mozart's
THE Marriage of Figaro" Mel
son Eddy, popular baritone, is
to present a program of Italian,
German and English songs to-
morrow afternoon, concluding
the Martens series. Theodore
Paxson is to be the accompanies
and piano soloist.
The complete program:
"Non piu andrai' .....
49,. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
tReclt. and aria, from LIE Nozze di
Figaro.
IT.
'Du Dist so jung" Erich Wolff
VergeblicheS Staendchen .....
............ Johannes Brahms
Morgen ....... Richard Strauss
Caec1le ........... Richard Strauss
III.
Piano Solo.
Toccata and Fugue in D minor.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mr.. Paxson
w.
Ballad of Adamastor ...........
.............. Giacomo Meyerbeer
from L'Africaine)
v.
Pilgrims Song Peter I. Tschaikowsky
........ George Chadwick Stock
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal.
Roger Quilter
Love Went a-Riding Frank Bridge
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been so genuinely funny. Mr.. Pow
ell sings several numbers, You
Gotta Know How to Dance" IT
Don't Have to Dream Again." being
the best. The most polished skit in
the show is the musical dialog,
"Boulevsrdier From the Bronx"
which Jack Oakie and Miss Blon-
dell present in inimitable fashion.
You'll see Louise Fazenda doing
again the things that made her IA
nous and a newcomer, Paul Draper
dances in a way to make Mr.. As
taire at least notice that it might
become competition.
Not too we'll put together. Col
leen" should not disappoint one look
ing for pleasant relaxation.
BY j. w. T.