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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-14
Gives Successful
Dinner

The young members of the S. F.
T. girls and Mrs. Vesta Phillips,
advisor, are grateful for the sup
port given their dinner last week.
The girls gave a fine program
upon which appeared Timma Leah
Marshall, Dorothea Errick, and
Minerva Totten. Dressed in white
aprons, making a smart appear
ance, the girls served a delicious
meal.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-14
BANNERS VS.. BORAH
BRISBANE DECORATION
JOSEPHINE BAKER
LANDON
ESQUIRE, ETC.
WHERE TO GO

0@@~@SAS
Fifty Negroes and whites pa
raded with banners before Brook
lyn Auditorium last week in which
Senator w. e. BOrah spoke. The
banners protested Borah's attitude
against anti-lynehing legislation.
BOrah devoted 279o of his speech
answering the banner criticism. A
logical and forceful speaker, his
answer was pitifuI and weak. If
the Republicans are foolish enough
to nominate BOrah, the 100000
border state Negroes win remain
with Roosevelt, to whom they
swung in large numbers in '32.
1t is rumored that Mussolini is
sure to have figure-head King EN-
manuel decorate Brother Arthur
Brisbane for distinguished serv-
ice" in the Italian Ethiopian War.
Brother Brisbane is doing heroic
service in the American Hearst
newspaper trenches.
internationally known Josephine
Baker, who 10 years ago was the
comedy chorus girl in the Sissle &
Blake shows which played here at
the Metropolitan, is having it
tough on Broadway. In Paris she
was the toast of the theatres and
night clubs, doing SO well she is
supposed to have amassed a small
fortune. Brought back to the
States to be featured with Fannie
Brice and other American lumi-
naries in the Ziegfeld FOllies, she
has received unfavOrable press no.
tees. Thus, an outstanding figure
in sophisticated Paris becomes just
another brOwn-skinned hip cOntOr-
ZIONIST in blase New York.
If Alfred Landon, governor of
Kansas, gets the G.. o. P. Presi-
Dental nomination he will get con-
siderable Negro support in the
Middle West. He is well liked by
the Kansas Negroes.
Esquire for February has Elmer
Simms Campbell in q new role, that
of author and artist. Vanity Fair
has a short article and caricature
of Josephine Baker; also a carica-
ture of Louie Armstrong and Fritz
Kreisler, coupled with an impOssi-
BILE interview between Fritz and
Louie.
Negroes accustomed to the ''half
loaf" have found it in the case of
many government projects even in
the effete North. The thing to do
when not treated right on any of
the Government projects, because
of race, is to seek out the heads
of the work. Failing to receive
proper consideration from that
source, go to your local Urban
League. This organization is
usually in touch with the various
alphabetical agencies which are
helping ameliorate Americas dis
turbing unemployment conditions.
The League will try to straighten
the matter out for you. At least
it has the machinery to do so.
Such conditions will not cease un-
less victims make proper protest
to proper sources.
Cecil Newman.
49,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-14
NORTH SIDE Y. M. C. A.
CHURCH ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION

Last Thursday a new scoring
threat was uncovered in the person
of Warren "Stubby" Kingsbury
who, with ten points, led the way
in Border victory over Russell
Lutheran, 1920. The boys entered
the game with the determination
not to permit a recurrence of
their defeat last Monday, suffered
at the hands of Fremont Congrega-
tional. This game ended the first
round of the tournament and found
Border tied with st. Marks Luth-
eran for first place.
The tie was, however, broken on
Monday evening when Border tri-
umphed over st. Marks to go into
the undisputed league lead. "Spark
Plug" Strawder scored ten of his
teammates points in their 27-12
victory. The end of the first half
found the st. Marks boys trailing
by score of 1910, and not until
the substitutes were sent in for
relief did they penetrate the Bor-
der defense. Monday the boys
from Border will attempt to repeat
their early season victory over
Fourth Baptist on the Phyllis
Wheatley floor.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-14
NOTICE

The mid-winter meeting of the
Minnesota Association of Colored
Women, scheduled for February z,
was postponed owing to the I'M
usual cold weather. The date for
the meeting has not yet been de-
cided. Due notice will be given
through this paper when the meet
ing is called.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-14
St. Paul Man Dies After
Illness of Short Duration

Mr.. Jerry Clark, resident of st.
Paul for 25 years, died shortly
after becoming i'll on a street car
on his way to work at the Union
depot, where he has been employed
for some time as a red cap. He
was removed from the street car
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-14

and taken to Ancker Hospital,
where he died an hour later. Mr..
Clark was well known throughout
the Twin Cities and had many
friends.
The cause of his sudden death
has not been determined.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-02-14
Minnesota State Convention
Held AT Bethesda Baptist Church

The second quarterly Board
Meeting Of the MINI. Baptist Asso-
citation and the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Auxiliary was
held at the Bethesda Baptist
Church, Thursday, January 80. In
keeping with its well established
presidents all programs were in
spring, educating, and entertain
ing.
what Baptists Believe and
Practice" was the subject of a dis
course given by Rev. Fl. w. Bolts.
Rev. Bolts, a strict adherent Of
Baptist rules and regulations,
brought a message in keeping with
his views.
The reports were brought in at
the afternoon session by the women
of the Auxiliary. "Faith, Hope and
Charity" presented in the form of
a pageant, was a new feature of
the devotional period. It was intro
duced by the leader, Sister A. B.
Lewis. Several important issues of
the day were discussed and recon-
mendations from the Board were
made: Rev. L. w. Harris as dele
gate to the National Negro Con-
ference in Chicago, was instructed
to present the religious needs of
our group.
A Recommendation made in the
report of the temperance chairman,
Sister Lucy Grieger, that Temper
ance Units be established in each
church in the Association, was
adopted by the body. The Mellow
tone Quartette entertained with
some very pleasing numbers and
was recommended by the board to
be given an addition by the Mac
Phail Music School; this if success
full will win for the members a
radio contract. Facts concerning
Negro school and education were
presented by Miss Arlee Harris and
Mrs. Martha Lee, representing the
Young Peoples Convention, at the
evening session. Other musical
numbers were given by the young
people.
In spite of the sub-zero weather,
the attendance was very good and
every one enjoyed the talk given
by the guest speaker. Mrs. v.
Olson, the wife of the pastor of
the Fourth Baptist Church, Mime
apolis, was born in India, the
daughter of missionaries, she por-
trayed for us vivid conditions of
the needs of the people in that
country.
Rev. w. E. Warrington brought
the closing message of the meet
ing, in which he urged US to ego a
little further" in first building bet
ter homes; second, in developing
better schools; third, in supporting
better churches; fourth, in estab-
fishing a better nation. Rev. L. w.
Harris is moderator of the Min
nesota Association; Mrs. Ursula
Bolts, president of Woman's Home
and Foreign Mission Auxiliary, and
Mr.. John R. Lawrence, Jr., presi-
dent of the Young Peoples conven-
tion.
The Washington times., 1936-10-03
MercutiO Was Bum and SOuse. Says John Barrymore
Also Was Bully Wncer Says Explaining How He Played Shakeean Role
and Jiet Product

|hit," he contends. And I tried to
play Mercutio that way"
Attempts to regard Shakespeare
as precious and holy bring salty
verbal explosions from this actor,
who made memorable stage crea-
tions of the characters of Hamlet
and Richard the Third.
The wrath of Shakespeare
must be as restless as the ghost
at Elsinore, he thinks. over the
reverent attitude many people
have for his works.
His bones must look like
highly polished dice from whirling
in the grave" said the actor.
IF Shakespeare could talk. he'd
say: Reverence? don't want rev.
erence. I want the show to go on.
And that's the only way to play
Shakespeare-aS if it were written
only yesterday"
His immediate future will doubt
less be tied up with M-G-M, where
several important roles, including
more Shakespeare, are under con-
Sideration.
The star appears to be in good
shape and is keeping up a strict
routine each day under Lioneps
regime. He looked vital and very
eager as he sat there discussing
the coming vogue of Shakespeare
on the screen.
The Washington times., 1936-10-03
Romeo and JulI ct" Production

difficulties against playing the
role. One is Juliet, the other is
Mercutio.
IT don't want to belittle the JOB
Of playing the role. Mr.. Towards
performance is magnificent. Juliet,
especially when played so superbly
by Miss Shearer, makes the role
of Romeo even more of an achieve
ment.
"Mercutio has always been re-
garded by us as the big role in
Romeo and Juliet that and Ty-
bait"
There has been some objection
to John Barrymore's playing Of
Mercutio's Queen Nab speech in
Romeo and Juliet For them he
has an answer. He does not be-
lieve that this gossamer speech
should be said so that every syl-
liable can be understood or dwelt
on.
"Mercutio was a tough, bum,
a souSe, a bully and a wencher.
He had a touch Of Irish in him."
said he as though he were tossing
off some of Shakespeare'S Ra-
belasian lines impromptu. "You
don't have to listen to everything
he says. My father knew an
Irishman just like him, named
Maloney. He could do all the
The Washington times., 1936-10-03

'could fall into an Irish hidden and
come up whistling Sweet Violets.
Shakespeare must have known
some one like Maloney when he
wrote the role"
Consistently, enough, when
Barrymore first got up the role for
the screen production, he re-
hearsed it in Irish dialect. He told
me he always calls in Margaret
Darlington CMrs. Robert Edmund
jones', when he starts an acting
role. It was she who suddenly
surprised him by suggesting he
first play Mercutio as an IriShman.
An Irish MercutiO
$50 I played it with an Irish
dialect" said the star, giving me
a sample along with some of the
more picturesque Barrymore ex-
preSSionS. 1T was a swell device
to get around the problem Of a
tough guy who believed in
fairies"
John Barrymore nurses no holy
attitude toward Shakespeare. He
believes he should be played like
some new guy who has just written
a play"
I'm fact, Romeo and Juliet is
as modern as this years Broadway
The Washington times., 1936-10-03

MARX, who says his vile Is the
most remarkable woman in the
world, because they have been
happily wed for more than q dozen
years.
IF you fall in love with a comic,
you're likely to end up by marrying
him, and that may be a tragedy"
says the black-mustached member
of the roucho-HarpoC Chico com.
bination, now starring in "A Day
at the Races" for M-G-M.
1T would be far better to marry
The Washington times., 1936-10-03
Q@u& &oAS
Gable Plans to Buy Himself
Ranch in Far Off Chile

Iagents looking out for a desirable
property.
IT have no intention Of living
there all the time" declared the
star, "but it would be a good
place to go for a couple Of months
a year. In case I buy, I'll stock
the ranch with Argentine cattle
and get tenant manager to run
the business"
While Gable himself was reti-
cent on the point. Hollywood
hears that the ranch he has in
mind would cost him about 1O0,-
900 pesos, or approximately S4O,.
900.
The Washington times., 1936-10-03

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 3 G.N.SO.
Filmdom's "back to the land"
movement has gained a new and
important convert, Clark Gable.
Admitting as much today, the
star revealed that he has more
adventurous plans than the usual
modest acreage in San Fernando
Valley.
Negotiations are under way, he
said, for his purchase of a cattle
ranch about an hours ride from
Santiago, Chile. According to the
actor, he became interested in the
idea when he visited South Amer
lea several years ago and has had
The Washington times., 1936-10-03
BY w. E. OLIVER

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 3-Die hard
stage lovers who have been wait
ing for John Barrymore to come
back in Shakespeare will be dis.
appointed in this. The most
whimsical of the family sees no
reason why he should ever play
Shakespeare behind footlightS
again when the screen can do as
we'll as Romeo and Juliet"
The energetic vocabulary OF
this member of the clan usually
contains something for the stage
and screen fans. In this case it
is his abandonment of the stage
the news that he rehearsed Mer.
QUITO for Romeo and Juliet
as an Irishman and his eagerness
to do in Hollywood the Shakespear.
can roles he made famous be-
hind footlights.
No More Shakespeare
"The screen production of this
play" he said today, lis as near
perfect as an actor would want.
have no intention of playing
Shakespeare on the stage again.
Anyway, there will be couple of
Hamlets already on the stage this
season"
At which he then fell to re,
Numbering that in his time, he
had played the role with three or
four other Hamlets in the field
against him.
Asked whether he regretted
never having played Romeo, he
revealed there had been a strong
anti-Romeo sentiment in the
Barrymore family for two genera
tons.
LaudS Leslie Howard
my father never liked Romeo,
neither have T." said John, who
sat smartly dressed in sport
tweeds. wearing a black, gold and
red tie and purple handkerchief.
There have always been two
The Washington times., 1936-10-03
yer Marry q Comic. Says GrOuchO Marx

"a doctor, even though his hours
are irregular, or a plumber, who
may talk shop at night"
For, reveals Groucho, the stage
or screen comedian is expected to
ply his trade every waking hour.
His wife hears, over and over, in
divers types Of crowds, under diff.
ferent conditions and frequently
varied guiseS, the jokes of her hus.
band.
The curse Of the comedy profes-
sion, Groucho means, is that the
funny man never has an excuse for
The Washington times., 1936-10-03

in commonplace CONVEX
Sation.
unless he always creates laugh
ter or attempts funny remarks at
gatherings, he gets a reputation
for being dull in real life" the
comedian said. Then the word
gets around that he is only funny
on stage or screen with material
which someone else has written.
Such reports will ruin a come
dian"
And so the wife must suffer,
Groucho said.
The Washington times., 1936-10-03

she said, Isen, Clark, you not getting your full
share of this picture" Joan was SWELL She showed
me all angles She taught how to make the
of cose-ups, yet not overact From Joan, got mill
lion tips about makeup lighting speaking lines and how to
get over my awkwardness before the
Joan Crawford Was Regular
Dance Fools Dance" proved success, and my first
step toward permanent place in Hollywood. Had she
wanted to- could have tolen that picture right
under Instead she put herself out to give
opportunity Perhaps because both of had to struggle
and fight for big chance understood each other from
the first Before the picture had become the
best of friends
always look forward to working with her. Love the
Rum" in the making is seventh picture together
"Parnel," to follow, will be eighth. Others
Laughing Sinners" Dancing Lady" Possessed"
"Chained" and "Forsaking All Others"
From Joan and Lionel have learned that mans choicest
possessions his friends.
Sincerely,
The Washington times., 1936-10-03
Explains
Why Actors
Go Nuts

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. Tenn
permanent is matter Of crack
ing ones knuckles, coughing nerv.
ouSly when someone else is about
to tee off or asking how fellows
doing when he's UP to his neck in
trouble.
That definition came today
from Paul Mum, who further
states that the person who does
these things is the temperamental
one; not he who is disturbed by
them.
Every actor is blamed as being
temperamental when he is really
trying TO steel himself against
tiny things that interfere with
his role" says Mum, who plays
Wang Lung in Irving G. Thai
berg's THE Good Earth"
The character actor whose
Louis Pasteur," Or. Socrates"
and BLACK Fury" have made him
an outstanding figure on tho
screen, is an intensive worker,
throwing himself into character.
lzations with absolute concentra-
ton. The result is, he adds, that
seemingly slight things that can
divert thought, can play havoc
with his psychology.
Something like a person look.
ing over your shoulder when
you're writing" he illustrates.
There's nothing to it, but it dis.
turbS your thought. The actor is
always sensitive to such things,
and If he shows it he's called tenn.
peramental, when the poor fellow
is only trying to build up a mental
barrier to save his job"
MUM, now engaged with Luise
Rainer in what he considers his
most complicated role, as the
farmer in Metro-G oldwyn- Mayors
drama Of China, is really the op.
posite Of so-called temperament.
Genial, with a keen sense of
humor, he enjoys fun between
scenes.
One day he derived huge amuse:
ment from teaching Viennese
Luise Rainer how to initiate Amos
and Andy. On the farm location
he appropriated the horse the
ranch overseer uses, and put on
a riding exhibition to the huge
enjoyment of Miss Rainer, Direc.
tor Sidney Franklin and the
group.
"Just what are the things that
sink an actor when he's trying to
concentrated" Mum was asked,
apropos of his novel definition Of
temperament.
well, it's tough if, when you're
worried over a scene, someone
breezes in and casually inquiries
How We doing?" was the reply
II think a good don't for peo
pie who don't wish to annoy the
actors is to refrain from cracking
knuckles during g. scene, whisper.
ing behind the camera, or watch,
ing too intently from the side.
which causes an involuntary ten.
dency in the actor to look that
way.
For instance. we used a baby,
little Betty 500 Hoo, in one
scene. The baby was 6 months
old, so nobody had taught her
to act. Movement of a stranger
at the side caused her to turn
and look. It was natural. We
boarded in the set so all she saw
was the black screen. She did
the scene perfectly the first time.
But the actor won't board him.
self in, because he's afraid people
will say he's temperamental. It
takes a lot of courage to do that.
That's one of the greatest things
about Carlo. She has the cour.
age to insist that things like that
be done to protect her work."
Mum also believes that ex.
tremely quiet life while playing
difficult role helps the role.
When working in a picture he
goes directly home to his ranch.
avoids parties, and relaxes by
farm work among his trees that
cant look over his shoulder"
The Washington times., 1936-10-03
Fields Money!
In 800 Banks

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 3.-With
returning good health. w. c.
Fields, stage and screen come.
dian, plans to liquidate his emer.
gency fund, one of the oldest in
the history of the show world.
The amount of the fund is not
so unusual. though it runs into
the thousands, but the manner
in which it was accumulated re-
veals the star as the original man
who didn't believe in putting all
his eggs in one basket.
Fields has the money cached in
800 banks throughout the world.
His deposit books fill a briefcase.
and he has long since forgotten
what became of the check books
to go with them.
Explaining his strange system
of savings, Fields declared in
Hollywood today:
when I was doing my juggling
act in vaudeville, I found the only
way to save any money was to
bank it the minute I got my pay
check. So I proceeded to do this,
opening a new account in each
town I played.
1.-THE money seemed safer where
1t was than in my pocket, so I
never withdrew it. Eventually I
accumulated bank accounts all
over the world"
Since then, some of the Euro"
pean countries have made laws
forbidding the taking of money
out of their borders. So, if Fields
wants it, he'll have to spend it
over there.
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-10-03

CLARK" l was asked, "how
would you like to be Joan
Crawford's leading man in
Dance, Fools, Dance'?" I
mumbled a reply, which was
accepted as an affirmative
answer, and walked out,
scared stiff. l had never met
Joan, and was still new
enough to the business to be
afraid of stars, a perfectly
normal reaction.
Our meeting was strictly
informal. I bumped into
Joan on the set and almost
knocked her down.
you're Clark Gable" she
said, paying no attention to
my apologies. I'm Joan
Crawford"
I figured I was going to
like a girl as natural and un-
affected as Joan.
Later, after several scenes,
The Washington times., 1936-10-03

myself with anyone foolish
enough to gamble on the
prospects of my ever becom-
ing a star.
AS an extra, and as all
extras do, I worked hard,
had secret ambitions, and
often contemplated the pos
sibility of stardom, but
thought of it mostly in terms
of thick sirloin steaks and
hashed brown potatoes.
When my opportunity came
to take a screen test, I
flopped badly, so badly that
my friends couldn't sell me
for a dime a dozen to any
studio in Hollywood. So I
went to New York, definitely
leaving all hope of screen
work behind me, and finally
got my big chance on Broad
way in "The Last Mile"
In nv collection of Dic-
The Washington times., 1936-10-03
BY WALLACE X. RAWLES
International News Service Staff
Correspondent

HOLLYW GOD, Oct. 3.-If
you are willing to go through life
as a comedians foil, then, dear
women readers, you can marry
a comedian.
But, unless you have a patience
and fortitude which surpasseS all
understanding, don't fall in love
with a man who earns a living by
making people laugh.
That's the advice of Groucho
The Washington times., 1936-10-03
Inspects New Home

Since finishing her role in LII.
beled Lady" Myrna 10y is passing
her spare time getting &C
quainted'' with her new home, hav-
ing previously been working in
pictures every day since she was
recently married.
The Washington times., 1936-10-03
CLARK GABLE GIVES HIGH CREDIT TO JOAN CRAWFORD AND
They Helped Him Over Hurdles
When He Was q Greenhorn
On Hollywood Lots
Dear Andy Kelleys

In going old scrapbook and pictures taken
when was just getting started in Hollywood, reminded
that at the time would have been glad to bet against
The Washington times., 1936-10-03

lures have two which prize highly. One is Of Lionel
Barrymore, taken when he visited when I play
ing engagement of The Last Mile" in Los Angeles
and talked into taking another test The other
of Joan Crawford in Dance Fools Dance" To them
in large the sirlon steaks and hashed brown po
tatoes have consumed SINCE and credit for any
may have the screen.
Barrymore Made Him Try Again
Lionel for whom have always had great admiration,
both actor and man, had confidence in my
ability than did myself
Clark he told me, II know that you set for
the stage but feel that there greater prospects for
the For me, will you take another test
couldn't refuse Lionel who had always been the first to
help when needed help So took the test
annoyed than anything else when the studio offered
part planning return to New York in the fall but
decided that the picture work would fill in until then. AS
other picture opportunities up, had to make choice
between the stage and the Tipped coin and
stayed in Hollywood
AS featured player, getting along WELL eating
regularly and quite contented hadn't been at MetroGod
wyn-Mayer long when called to the casting office.
The Washington times., 1936-10-03

-VOTE AMERIcAN-