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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-03-27
."1MlHEN THE WEST WAS WILD"
49, by van H/CN( MASON -

cd with unnamable fears.
"Ken, if that's you over there, for
Gods sake answer"
ayes, Pm Ken"
Swiftly he OWNED that the girl had
ridden off during some confusion
among the mounted Mescaleros. She
was now seated on the far bank and
Juggling frantically at her boots.
"I'm going to swim over" she call
cd and he caught the CLEAN OF her
white skin as she stripped off other
articles of clothing.
He wanted to cry out that she
could never make it, that the icy
mountain water would numb her be-
fore she could get half way across the
San Lorenzo; but he dared not betray
his position. To get him to cry out
might be her object and, in any case,
it would draw fresh fusillade and
possible ricocheting bullet that would
settle this wretched business for
good and all.
He had a glimpse of her twisting
and turning among the round, black
boulders as she crawled down to the
waters edge, where scorched willows
smoldered a little and gave off acrid
blue smoke. Now she was in and
swimming. But he had no time to
watch her, for fresh contingent OF
gallopers appeared to splash into the
stream.
Were they going to cross? Ken's
hand wavered over the petcocks. He
could not let them go much farther
and it looked as if he would have to
risk more of his nearly exhausted
supply of coal oil. All, another
feint. The black tide dashed back
amid a smother of flying spray and
pounding hoofs.
When Ken again was able to look
for the dark outline of the NOVEL;
girls head, his heart stopped. There
was no sign of her. It was as he
feared-the icy water had caused a
fatal cramp and-he started like
spurred horse. Below him small
stone dropped with plop into the
water. Then he saw rising from the
water the silvery CLEAN of her bare
legs showing up sharp against the
inky background. Lucia was appar-
emily clad in nothing more than a
flannel shirt and a brief white under
garment of some kind that chung
wetly to her body. He could hear the
but "little Andy" was in his hand,
bled upward on hands and knees, her
small white face anxiously raised.
"Ken, Ken! Where are you?" she
painted, hating undecided and push
ing the wet masses of her hair back
over her shoulders.
"Here," he called in an undertone,
but "little Andy" was in his hand.
He'd firmly decided that if any treach
cry ensued, she would pay for it first
of all. keep to the right or they'll
see you crawl round to the bank o.
the alder clump.
"Hi-yah! Hi-yah-yah!"
Again came that wild pounding OF
hoofs across the stream. The Mes
caleros dashed out onto the ford
more of them this time. Was this
the real attack at last? AS the from
tiersman's hand reached out for the
lungs Lucia's voice rang out, low and
vibrant with excitement.
"No, no, d-d-don't waste the oil!
They're only going to f-f-feint twice
more-Then they're going to make
their big t-t-try." Her teeth were
chattering like a Mexican girl cas-
tanets and on turning Ken saw her
The Washington times., 1936-12-19

Of the piece, Mr.. Meyer has
gathered what amounts to stel-
lar cast of players headed by
Elena Miramova, who played the
role in London for its full run;
Earle Larimore and Frances
Starr. The others include Lenore
Harris, John Hoysradt, Jeanne
Stewart and Marjorie Mitchell.
John Hayden, who staged the
imaginative Lost Horizon" is
directing the play.
Despite the fact that '"The Two
Mrs. Carroll'S" first saw the light
of day at the st. Martins Theater
in London, the drama is thor
oughly American in concept and
locale. Mrs. WELLER, who wrote
the play, is an American and the
wife of the noted dramatist, Bay.
yard WELLER. And the background
of the drama, incidentally, is our
own New England and Long
Island.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
M MOVIF
CLOCK

BELASCO-"Love in Exile" at
1880, 1888, 3:46, 5:54 and 1902
p. m; king Edward the VIII"
at 12:40, 2:48, 4:56, 7:04 and 9:12
p. M; prev1ew of Don Quix-
ote" at 9:59 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Tom Brown, Rose
Bowl" 1l:55 a. M, 1855, 3:55,
5:55, 7:55, 9:55 p. m.
PALACE-Eleanor Powell, Born
to Dance" 11:45 a. m, 2:15,
4:40, 7:05, $50 p. m.
CAPITOL-Warner GLAND, Char
lie Chan at the OPERA" 11:O0
a. M, 1:20, 4:25, 7:15, 9:55 p. m.
Stage, 1880, 3:2O, $40, 9:O5
EARLE-Joe E. Brown, polo
Joe," 1105 a. m, 1:35, 4:25,
7:15, 9:55 p. m. Stage, 1880,
1920, $40, 9:05 p. m.
R-K-O-KEITH'S-Ann Devorok,
1--WE Who Are About to Die"
1852 a. m; 1852, 1852, 5:52,
1852, 9:52 p. m.
RIALTO-Robert Taylor, There's
Always Tomorrow" 2:10, $3.50,
SAB, 7:48, 9:47 p. m.
LITTLE-Leslie Howard, "Berke-
ley Square," HOO a. m, 12:48,
2:36, 4:24, 6:12, 800, 9:38 p. N.
METROPOLITAN-Irene Dunno,
Theodore Goes Wild" 11:00 a.
m, 1:O5, 3:15, 1880, $40 p. m.
HOWARD-Margaret t Lindsay,
isle Of Fury" 1890, $3.50, 7:05,
1910, p. m. Stage: Rhythm
Rhapsody" 2:30, $50, $40 p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Hit Comedy Is
Due Monday

Bella and Samuel Spewack, who
have written with a high hand of
Hollywood in boy Meets Girl"
the larkish comedy which has
been amusing New York since
Thanksgiving eve, 1895, and which
will be seen at the National
Theater for one week, commenc-
ing Monday night, have been writ
ing together for the past ten years.
They met when they were both
newspaper reporters in New York
and were married at 10.
Mrs. Spewack is the author of
numerous short stories, several of
which were reprinted by Edward
J. O'Brien in his annual anthol-
ogy. Sam Spewack was sent as
correspondent of the New York
World (now World-Telegram) to
Russia and Germany during the
revolutionary periods. His dis
closures of diplomatic deals for
oil broke up the peace conference
that was held at Genoa for ad-
justment of the aftermath of San
Reno and Lausanne. The late
Lincoln Steffens, in his autobi.
ography, tells all about Spewack's
part in that.
boy Meets Girl" is their fifth
play to be produced. Clear All
Wires" a rib on a fellow journal
ist, Floyd Gibbons, and Spring
Song" are best known among the
others.
During five-year stay in Holly
WOOD they wrote a dozen or more
pictures for Metro Goldwyn- Mayer,
among them "The Cat and the
Fiddle" "The Nuisance" (picture
version of "The Vinegar Tree"),
which became Should Ladies Be-
have?", Solitaire Man" and
Rendezvous" Previously they
had spent two years with another
major studio, perfected their
tennis and laughed heartily.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19

are far from favorites with me,
but I liked them when she sang
them.
A smooth, faultlessly executed
dance group is staged by Harris,
Claire and Shannon. A novel
turn is done when the male mem
ber of the trio does some bril-
liant ballroom dancing with two
partners, a blonde and brunette.
This is staged with the utmost of
grace and cool precision.
An Ace Of CutieS
Assisting in this act are Eliza
beth Houston and Dan Harden,
turning in some catchy songs.
And Elizabeth, you may take my
word for it, has everything that
the bald-head row wants. I said
everything.
Ray Wilbert, a wizard, and a
number of hoops get together
for one Of the most entertain
ing acts I have ever seen. Mr..
Wilbert can make a hoop do
everything but talk.
Loyal's Arabian Stations is an
amusing dog act.
Subsidiary film fare includes
a technicolor short subject on
Patrick Henry that is a heart
quickening and stirring drama.
In it the famous "Give Me Lib
erty or Give Me Death" speech
is heard in full and I'll warrant
you'll hang on every word of it.
1t is unquestionably one of the
best short subjects that Holly.
wood has yet turned out.
J. w. B.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19

The story is tailor made, of
course, for Mr.. Brown and is
gagged up in the best Hollywood
style, all of which adds up to the
fact that the laughs are there.
In this story the comedian
takes the part of Joe Bolton, a
young man who detestS horses;
not that he has anything against
mans four-footed friends, barring
the fact that he can't stay on one.
His path crosses that of Carol
Hughes, the heart interest in this
picture, and the girl and her fam
lily are crazy about horses and
polo, in particular.
Tries to Duck Game
Well our big-hearted hero wants
to please all and gradually the
legend is built up that in Mr.. Boil
ton she has the playingest polo
fool that ever flung leg over a
Steed.
This is all to the good up to
the time he is given an oppor'
tunity to display his non-existent
polo talent in a big game. Then
the fun begunS and the plot
thickens. Our hero, crazy not to
play polo, arranges to be kidnapped.
But two regular hard guys chisel
in on this plan and for awhile
things look very murky indeed.
But all ends well. Our hero is
rescued and gets to the game
which he wins practically single
handed. Of course Lady Luck
helped some.
Skeets Gallagher, who plays the
part of the valet to the polo-play-
ing Mr.. Brown, does a swell dead.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
CHARLIE CHAM AT CAPITOL
Rose Bowl Full
Of Fun Opens
At Columbia

"Rose-BowP' is the current fea-
ture at Loew's Columbia Theater,
and, as might be suspected, here is
another football yarn. Apparently
the only requirement to the sue
cess of such a venture is a good
team and some bit of novel treat
ment. Judging by the audience
reaction last evening, "Rose-Bowl"
is able to hold it's own, though it
will scarcely be classed as an epic
of the great American game. Not
that detail of actual playing is
missing, there is in fact almost too
much footage devoted to the intri-
cacieS of winning championship.
Benny Baker walks off with the
palms and as Dutch Schultz, the
hero is the final fade-out, this
chap does a familiar role in a de-
cidedly different manner. Tom
Brown, as Paddy O'Reilly, his
room mate and rival, lends the
youthful charm necessary to put
ting over a good story-but it re-
mains for Baker to turn the trick
with his slow and numbering man
nerisms, which ultimately got him
places just the same.
Eleanore Whitney IS the pretty
bit of fluff who gets the good
looking O'Reilly, and Priscilla Law
son, as Florence Taylor, an honest
to-goodneSs Hollywood star, who
chooses Dutch as the man Of her
dreams, so it all ends Story-book
fashion.
The auxiliary program is quite
as entertaining. Foremost the
news broadcast of David Windsor's
speech of abdication from the Brit
ish throne affords an opportunity
of considering again the message
which must go down in history as
of great moment, as well as
beautiful tribute to great empire.
Herman Timberg, jr., and Pat
Rooney, jr., dance their way
through an amusing comedy, some
what above the average run of sup
Elemental fare. A short film con-
cerning an unusual breed of dogs,
first raised in Maryland, compile
mentS a Well-rounded and agree
able program likely to fit in we'll
with the holiday and vacation
season. H. K.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Harlem Show
At Howard

Rhythm Rhapsody" a fast
musical revue right from Har-
LENS Seventh Avenue opened for
a weeks run at the Howard
Theater yesterday.
Conglomerated with mirth, jazz
and stomping dance numbers, the
revue moves through two hours of
melody moments. The music is
handled by Rivers Chambers and
his All-Maryland' Orchestra from
Baltimore. Comedy bits which
are hits are offered by Dusty
Fletcher and Sandy Burns, cork
artists, and George Wiltshire,
straight man.
Special features of the revue
include a white act of five aero
batic dancers, who are good; Billy
Griffith, songs and dance; the
Lone Wolf, a solo tap dancer;
Chick and Chicklet, comedy dance
team. A Sepia chorus of IA maid
ems conclude the company.
Isle of Fury" with Donald
Wood is the screen attraction.
Special midnight show tonight.
w, r.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
CHARLIE CHAN AT OPERA"

donning a costume, strides upon
the stage to sing duet with the
perfidious Lilli. He finds long.
lost daughter, and also gets shot
in the head. Rather a full eve
ming at the opera for Gravelle.
Charlie Chan at the Opera"
is the best of the long list of Chan
essays. 1t is neatly contrived,
flows smoothly and has dramatic
substance. Warner GLAND, in the
role of the Chinese detective,
could scarcely be improved upon.
He has competent backing in
Boris Karloff as the maniac.
Keye Luke, Margaret Irving,
Thomas Beck and William Demar
rest lend helping hands.
BALLET is HIT
It is the Elida ballet who
Jingle the bells in the stage
show. They have a seasonal
m ber, colorful and we'll
danced, followed by a classical
routine for Liebestraum. Moore
and Ravel do the solo work here
and then step in front of the
drop curtain to present their
clever burlesque adagio.
Well muscled and skilled in
feats of strength are the three
st. John Brothers in an act
that will fascinate those who
like acrobatics. Lunine and Mat
tanz in comedy, patter and sing.
ing, and George Beatty in a
monologue that is coarse and
ordinary complete the footlight
program.
Phil Lampkin's overture, q
medley of 1886 Tin Pan Alley
hits aided by vocals, and the Fox
Movietone completes the pro-
gram,
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Born to Dance
On Final Days

Born to Dance" was bound to
win a second week on F Street
because it's one of those delightful,
delicious, de-lovely musical film
plays with action, comedy. ro-
nance and all the other attributes
of grand entertainment.
This. in brief, is one of those pic
lures in which the poor little girl
with the nimble feet gets her big
chance and makes good. Doesn't
sound new in plot, does it? It isn't
new but it's. oh, so fresh and gay
and altogether charming.
In this instance, there is the boy
in the Navy, a C. P. O., who falls
hard for the dancer, works out a
nice little scheme to get her into
the theater and after that it seems
all smooth sailing for both. OF
course to attain this objective
there are some robust and anus
ing scenes aboard ship, some
moonlight and soft music scenes
in the park, and some interesting
bits which take us back stage at a
metropolitan first night. It's all
grand fun and you're sure to find
your particular type of comedy in
Born to Dance"
Eleanor Powell, the star, has
made giant strides in her climb up
the ladder of fame; a great deal of
credit is due the young lady for
her hard work. She is really de-
lightful; her dance numbers are
executed with ease and evident
enjoyment.
Supporting Miss Powell is the
youthful Jimmie Stewart, a nice
lad with sweet, shy manner; he
sings a little, dances a little with
the best of them; Una Merkel,
Sid Silvers, Frances Langford and
that faScinatingly ugly Buddy Eb-
sen, who dances his way into the
spotlight, are admirable aides,
also. An amusing number is intro
duced by Reginald Gardner, clever
Englishman, who conducts an
orchestra from the vantage point
of illusion; Virginia Bruce and
Alan Dinehart supply the sophisti-
Gated angle.
Short subjects include a cartoon,
newsreel and featurette, all con-
tributing to a gala preholiday
program. K, Y,
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Jones Family Will
Celebrate BIRTHDAY

The Jones Family's annual
birthday is approaching. By mu-
tual agreement, it has been ar
ranged that Mr.. Jones, Mrs. Jones,
Grandma Jones and the five Jones
children will have a single birth.
day luncheon, upon the compile
tion of their latest production
each year.
Now engaged in filming "At
the County Fair" at goth Cen
tury-Fox, the Jones will get to-
gether for their cake and candles
about November IS. The family"
includes Jed Prouty, Spring By
ington, Florence Roberts, Ken
meth Howell, Shirley Deane,
George Ernest, June Carlson and
Billy Mahan.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19

Skipworth used their $1,000 gift
to buy a fleet of old cars and pro.
ceeded to denolish every "road
hog" in sight, they provided one
Of the funniest scenes ever filmed.
And, incidentally, they gave a
vicarious satisfaction to the many
people VINO would enjoy doing
likewise! When Charles Laughton
solemnly walked UP flight after
flight of stairs, opened innumer-
able doors. finally reaching the
inner sanctum of his boss, he, too,
expressed a heartfelt desire of
many of us. He emitted a simple
expression, designated by such
various words as "razzberry, !"
bird" and Bronx cheer"
IF I Had a Million" has been
called the most human picture
ever made. Day-dreaming of
what one would do with a fortune
is a universal pastime, and this is
the picture that helps to satisfy
some OF those dreams!
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Talks Here on
AstroIoqY

The attraction for the holiday
week at the Masonic Auditorium,
Sunday December 27 at $3.50 p. m.
will be "Astrology for ALL"
This is a series of talks and
forecasts on the science of asrol.
ogy, presenting the entire subject
in manner designed to make
the matter plain and understand
able to all, even though they know
absolutely nothing aSout astrol-
ogy.
J. Ross Tyler, the New York
astrologer, is the featured speaker.
Starting Monday evening the first
two of the IL birth months, Aires
and Taurus, will be the subjects,
two different ones being given on
each evening of the week. This
attraction is visiting the larger
cities only.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19

pan act. Carol Hughes, always
a lovely bit of fluff, is very pretty
indeed as the young lady who
bestows her affection upon the
conquering hero.
A bit of hokum, to be sure, but
dished out with the proper dec
orations and all the side trim
mings. It is not a picture to be
passed up by the fun-loving movie
fan.
Josephine Huston Sings
On the Earle stage a gorgeously
beautiful Josephine Huston, late
OF the "Follies" and Life Begins
at S:40," presents a group of
songs. Miss Huston's voice is a
rare and exceedingly pleasing one.
She sang a couple of songs that
The Washington times., 1936-12-19

relli, also a songbird, locked him
in the room, hoping that he would
go up in smoke.
Naturally, when Gravelle gets
out of his prison, he heads for
the place where Lilli and Enrico
are singing. Presently, Lilli
switches suddenly from singing
to harp-playing-stabbed through
the heart by a dagger. A few
minutes later Enrico departs to
do a little baritone work in hell
stabbed through the heart, too.
Golly, if Charlie doesn't soon
hurry up and catch that maniac
he'll get down into the orchestra
pit and murder the bull-fiddler.
Garvelle tiptoes into dressing
rooms, hides in lofts, cellars and,
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Frances Starr,
December 28

B. A. Meyer, noted London pro
ducer, will raise the curtain on
the premiere American perform
ance of THE Two Mrs. CAROLS, /"
drama by Marguerite WELLER, at
the National Theater, Washing
ton, on Monday evening, Decem-
ber %. where it remains for the
balance of the week. The play
ran for a full year in the British
capital and there are two COM
panies at the moment touring
the English provinces with out
standing successes.
For the American presentation
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Film
For RioIto

Charles Laughton, Gary Cooper,
George Raft and two first-ranking
comedy teams. Fields and Skip
worth and Boland and Ruggles,
mead the all-star cast of IF 1 Had
a Million" comedy hit of 1885,
which opens a return engagement
at the Rialto Theater Sunday.
A special feature of the Sunday
evening show will be the German
Singing Societies, Washlngton's
most unique choral group, who
will present a program of German
songs
When w. c. Fields and Alison
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
James Zoo

Lord Redfield, jr," prize-win.
ming 2-year-old Irish setter, is the
latest addition to the private men
agerie of vivaciouS Jane Withers,
now at work in "The Holy Terror"
at Twentieth Century-Fox. OF
pedigreed ancestry, Red" was the
gift of San Diego physician who
admires James screen work, and
brings to total of 80 the number
of pets she owns.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
GOOD MYSTERY

GOOD MYSTERY
AS usual, the Chinese sleuth
has only a few hours in which
to solve the mystery. This time
he is about to board the boat for
his Honolulu home-but, then,
Charlie needs only a few hours
to unravel any kind of a knct
Not only is Charlie treading
softly back-stage, but there is one
who is sneaking even more softly.
And he's a lunatic, a former oper-
attic baritone named Gravelle,
who has escaped from an asylum
for the insane. Gravelle is sup
posed to be dead, believed burned
to death in an opera house. The
baritone thinks that his wife,
Lilli, and her sweetie, Enrico Ba-
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Fun Ended

Gail Patrick, Paramount player
soon to be seen in John Meade's
Woman" today was back in Holly
wood after a visit to Honolulu as a
guest of the Maharajah and Ma
harina of Indore.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
To Direct

AL Santell today was signed by
Paramount to direct the Max
Brand story, "Internes Can't Take
Money" which Benjamin Glaser
will produce.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
JOE E. BROWN AT EARL
Josephine Huston Headlines
Entertainment on Stage;
Patrick Henry Short

The rnousmouthed Joe Brown, comedian extraor
dnary ushes theatrical week in at the Earle starring
in bit of ceuoid "Polo joe This film does not top
other efforts by this comic but it the less excellent
fare and worth a bit than the money.
The Washington times., 1936-12-19
Warner GLAND, Boris KorIoff,
Co-Storred in a Thriller
George Beatty Headlines

Charlie Chan has busy time stumbling clues and
opera singers in his latest tracking down of murderouS
end And while he works silently politely behind the
that Angeles opera house. sopranos bartones and
tenors letting 90 right Justify upon the stage
The Washington times., 1936-12-19

Wide-mouthed Comic Is Star of
RoIIicking Feature, "PoIo Joe"
The Washington times., 1936-12-19

POLO JOE"
At the Earle Theater. A Warner
Brothers Picture. Directed by VIII
liam McGann.
THE CAST
Joe Bolton. .........JOe f. Brown
HnNNunnd
Evening star., 1936-09-15
COURT TO DECIDE
ON LAND0N RIVALS
States Supreme Tribunal
Weighs Presidential
Ballot Places.
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans., September Is
The Kansas Supreme Court weighed
today the question whether Gov. ALI
M. Landon Is to have only two or
possibly six rivels for the nine presi-
Dental electoral votes of his home
State.
The Republican candidates only
rivals now are President Roosevelt
and Norman Thomas. Socialist nomi-
nee, but three others have been de-
MED places on the general election
ballot by Secretary of State Frank j.
Ryan.
Lemke Asks Action.
Electors pledged to one of them
Representative William Lemke OF
North Dakota, Union party nominee
asked the court to order their names
inserted on the ballot.
On the courts ruling will depend
the fate Of electors pledged to another
Evening star., 1936-09-15

Kansan, Earl Browder, Communist
party candidate, and possibly those
favoring DR.. D. Leigh Colvin and John
w. Aiken, prohibition and Socialist
Labor party candidates, respectively.
Ryan, in rejecting Lemke, Browder
and Colvin electors, declared their re-
spective parties failed to comply with
the States primary election law
which requires that names Of electors
be filed by noon June 40. In rebuttal,
Union party attorneys contend the
primary law does not apply to presi-
Dental electors.
Fates Are Linked.
Colvin electors were turned down
when representatives of his party
sought to file them . few minutes
after the closing hour, June 20. Ryan
said that II the court found for the
Lemke electors. the others would be
placed on the ballot.
State officials were in disagreement
on the issue. Attorney General
Clarence v. Beck, like Ryan, q Re-
publican, has recommended to the
court that the Union party electors
be accepted.
Should they win the court fight,
the Lemke electors, all members of
Townsend Old-Age Pension Clubs,
said they would conduct an intensive
campaign In Kansas.
Evening star., 1936-09-15

August II to present the Govern
ment's peonage case, had been with
drawn and Dean designated as sub
stitute Dean left for Little Rock
last Friday.
The Department investigated pos
sible violations Of anti-peonage laws
during the recent strike of Southern
sharecroppers sponsored by the
Southern Tenant Farmers Union.
Evening star., 1936-09-15

they were preparing to reach Hon.
duran territory with the object Of
revolutionizing"
The government asserted peace now
was assured in both the Nicaraguan
and Salvadorean border sectors and
that the rest Of the country was quiet.
DR.. Angel Zuniga Hueta, defeated
for President in 1882 and now an
accused rebel, was said to have been
arrested in Managus, Nicaragua, Sum
day.