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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-11-28
Secrets Out

Airline Judge has found out that
the thingamajig she bought is a
motorcycle. It was sold to her a.
a motor glider, and has been re-
ferred to as a gasoline scooter, a
little two-wheeled, one-lung affair
for getting around the goth Cen
tury-FcS lot in hurry. After con-
siderable debate, the California
State Division of Motor Vehicles
decided it's a motorcycle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-11-28
DO Movie Audiences Appreciate Good Acting?

Jean Harlow gets her Christmas present early tits square
ruby ng surrounded by diamonds and held together by
platinum Her mother gave to her and Jean posed especially
for Hollywood Parade readers wearing the gen. Her next
picture is 1.-The Foundry in production. Made from
Albert Hapers best selling novel; the bownette will have
Wallace Berry, Spencer Tracy and James Stewart male aids
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-11-28
TaIent Is
Ignored at
Box Office
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

oil dCIOl 10 CNOA uouOSN
face with grease paint. But
box office? No. Not even
with Mary Astor and Ruth
Chatterton in "Dodsworth. "
Take Edward Arnold IN
"Come and Get 1t. " A first
class actor in a rounded
characterization from an
Edna Ferber story only
draws moderate business to
the first-run theaters.
The supreme artist, inso-
far as acting technique is
concerned, is George Arliss.
He knows more about ex-
preston, about timing, about
gestures and their signlfl-
canoe when applied to line
of dialogue, than any of our
living mines. Is he business
as the exhibitors apply the
question? No.
Can Noel Coward draw
an extra dollar to the movie
box-office window? No. The
most versatile talent in the
contemporary t h e a tie r
whether addressed to writ
ing, acting or direction-is
an insignificant quotation
in the dollars and cents
cinema.
John Barrymore, for all
Of his silly romantic didoes,
knows every trick in the
acting book. But he needs
the name of some glamour
girl, or half-baked acting
ingenue, to mean Importance
in the profit statements.
Lynn Fontanne and Alfred
Lunt in the movie "The
Guardsman" did a superlative
piece of acting. Were they
asked to make another pic
ture? No. You can furnish
the answer.
Helen Hayes can run full
seasons on Broadway but
most movie exhibitors will
take Shirley Temple.
It leads Edna Ferber and
George Kaufman to write
play, "Stage Struck" de-
signed to prove that acting
is not essential in Hollywood.
Beauty of face and figure,
moderate acting talent slide
by more gracefully in the
film studios, they contend.
Does Hollywood n ed
actors? Yes, but there are
other things that are more
important, if the box-office
writes the answer.
What is good acting? It
means as Exhibit A:
What Paul Mum gave to
"Louis Pasteur."
What Burgess Meredith
contributes to "Winterset."
What Walter Huston gave
in glorious abundance to
"Dodsworth."
What Luise Rainier gave to
"The Great Ziegfeld."
What Victor McLaglen
gave to "The Informer."
What Carlo gives in every
picture.
What Norma Shearer gave
to Shakespeare's Juliet.
What John Barrymore in
variably offers.
What George Arliss pre-
gents in all of his features.
What Claudette Colbert
and Clark Gable projected
in 1T Happened One Night"
What Katharine Hepburn
offered in 'Little Women"
What William Powell and
Myrna 10y glorified in "The
Thin Man"
What Leslie Howard pre-
sented in "Petrified Forest"
and Berkeley Square"
What Irene Dunno and
John Boles offered in Back
Street"
What John, Ethel and
Lionel Barrymore made
memorable in ''Rasputin and
the Empress"
What Helen Hayes and
CONTINUED on Back Page)
Evening star., 1936-07-11

the ships destined to ride the rest Of
their days in this harbor, was
steam sloop of war launched at Bos-
ton in 1858 and afterward became
the flagship of Admiral Farragut in
the West Gulf Blockading Squadron
during the Civil War.
The yacht America was originally
the famous racing vessel It won the
trophy known as the Americas Cup
from the Royal Yacht Squadron at
Cowes. England, August "a, 1851, the
year she was built Ten years later, in
some mysterious way, she became q
blockade and dispatch boat for the
Confederacy under the name Memphis.
No records of her career In this ven
ture exist. She was finally sunk by
the Confederates, later raised and
taken into the United States Navy
under her original name Recondi-
toned, she fought on the Union side.
From '63 to '73 she served as q prac-
tice ship for Annapolis middies. Then
she went into private hands, started
racing again, and, in 1921. was pre-
sented by the Eastern Yacht Club Of
Msrblehead, Mass. to the United
States Navy.
These, then, are the ships that win
come to Washington-under the terms
Of the Cochran bill-and they will find
here happy resting place after long,
long service.
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FOREIGN FIGURES
WILL Be ON AIR
Key Officials viii Give Views
in Interviews With
Kaltenborn.
". KALTENBoRN. noted

r + ". KALrENsoRN. noted
political commentator and
inyeterate world traveller,
= As II scheduled to give the
first of o series Of transoceanic inter-.
views with Key figures in the European
capitals over WJSv from London,
from 5 to 5:l5.pm.
Kaltenborn left on his annual trip
to Europe ut the conclusion of the
Democratic National Convention In
Philadelphia, where he figured promi.
nently IN Colurnbia's coverage Of the
conclave. Though plans fos definite
points Of origin Of his European broad.
casts are still indefinite, his four
weekly talks now scheduled will prob
ably emanate from England, France
and italy. Speakers names are still
to be determined.
During last years journey over the
continent, Kaltenborn interviewed
many and italy. His interview with
Premier Be,ito Mussolini IN Rome
was the first granted by II Duce after
the Abyssinian question became front
page news.
Kaltenborn has been interpreting
current events for the radio audience
for years, and to keep q fresh outlook
on the always shifting European scene
has made frequent trips abroad for
first-hand information.
y \ 4
THE first day Of Olympic elimination
contests at Randall's Island, NY,
will be reported by q staff of N. B. C.
experts in q series Of broadcasts direct
from the field Of the new Olympic Sta
dium on the East River on Saturday.
July IL. The first broadcast, from lao
to 2 pm, over WRC will be a descrip-
ton Of the qualifying trials for the
400-meters, the 100-meters and the
400-meter hurdles by Bill Slater. Mel
son Case. Ben Grauer and Lyle Van.
Equipped with pack sets for broad
casts from the finish lines, the N. B. c.
announcers will stay on the field all
afternoon, covering the events over
both networks.
CEREMONIES at the official open
ing Of New York City's Olympic
Stadium on Randalls Island in the
East River. on Saturday, July II, will
be heard from las to 2:30 pm. (E. d.
s. To, over WRC. Commissioner of
Parks Robert Moses will preside. He
will introduce as speakers Victor Rid
der. publisher and p w. A. admins
traitor for New York City; DIR. John H.
Finley, associate editor of the New
York Times, and Mayor Fiofello H. La
Guardia. The dedication viii be closed
with the raising Of the colors and the
playing Of THE Star-Spangled Ban
ner."
Evening star., 1936-07-11

head, but that Is impractical as well as
impossible under existing conditions.
Erasmus always divides, In his own
mind, the people" into two groups
the educated few, who could compre-
hend problems and assume RESPONSE
bilities, and the many, who could only
follow.
In view of all this, only one remedy
could logically be suggested. That REM
edy was education. The ruler was to
be educated from earliest childhood,
the various officials were to be selected
only from those trained for their tasks,
schools and colleges were to be founded
and fostered. The trained mind was
to conquer the world Of inefnciency
and despotic government.
The idea was not new. The idea Is
not old.fashioned. Plato went to
Sicily, on three successive trips to the
court Of the tyrant, Hero, to try to
put into practical execution his the
ories of statecraft. Seneca, for the
first five years Of Nero's reign, practi-
cally ruled the Roman world as tutor
adviser to the young emperor. THE
main hope Of q state lies IN the proper
education Of its youth As q result
-. there will be no need Of many
laws or punishments, for the people
will, Of their own free will, follow the
course Of right"
DEACE rather than war, develop
ment rather than expansion, were
Erasmus suggestions for public ad-
vancement. New laws should be en-
acted to care for new problems. The
burdens of the poor should be relieved.
Coinage should be kept stable. Public
enemies should be removed. Leagues
and alliances should be avoided. Civic
and national improvements should be
made through the erection of public
buildings, the construction Of bridges,
the development of water supplies, the
digging Of canals. the draining Of
swamps, the scientific supervision Of
farming. As Erasmus says in his
Complaint Of Peace" the only real
prosperity is the prosperity Of the aver
age man.
Erasmus himself knew how thor
oughly rs ideas rested upon the
foundations Of the best thought that
had been tested for centufies. No
wonder that 50 qualified q Judge as
Sir Thomas Elyot- said Of the "Educa-
ton Of . Christian Prince" that 1t
ought to be "as familiar always with
gentlemen at all times and ein every
age as was Homer with the great
King Alexander or Xenophon with
Scipio, [for] there never was book
Evening star., 1936-07-11

the Constitution may drop final
anchor.
A SIDE from III the naval officers
and enlisted men who saw serv-
ice in the battle of Manila Bay,
there are in Warrington many news
paper men who were there and who
reported the engagement for their
papers.
So when the Olympia comes to
washington, as lhe win, II John J.
Cochran has anything to do with it,
the good old shb will get q hearty
welcome from BIT Of old-timers.
when the Consultation joins her sis
ter ship in the Ptonac waters for q
farewell glimpse II the sea she will
come close TO the loint where her bap-
tism Of navaf affairs took place-Bal-
timore, Md, in thsame year the Con-
stitution was beinglaunched in Boston.
The Constellation, Une Of the first
frigatss authorized by Congress, now
Is used as q station ship Ok Newport,
where she Is visitedeaSh year by many
persons.
The Hartford, alS numbered among
Evening star., 1936-07-11

written In Latin that. In 80 little .
portion. contained Of sentence, elo-
quence and virtuous exhortation .
more cmpendious abundance"
Great wonder that only three years
ago Christopher Hollis said: TT u not
. mercy sarcastic fiippancy to say
that he rxrasmusl was at his hap
piest waen teaching people how to
do Their Christian duty IN states Of
life ints which there was not the
remotest prospect that It would ever
please 0od to call him and Eras-
mus could therefore tell very clearly
what . christian prince ought to do."
Very recently DR.. James Brown
Scott sad Of Erasmus work: 1T Is
more thin . work Of art: 1t = the
work Of IN internationahst who from
his closs expressed the views which
the stat,smen should follow in his
cabinet 1. II it were read and its
counsel pondered and accepted, the
world wolld be better than 1t Is. and
indeed b4tAr than 1t ever has been"
I cannst but feel that in such an
appreciation Of Erasmus and his
works lies the key to the true under
standing Of his message. Erasmus
was not alnan Of action: he could not
have beeI Sympathy, not sarcasm
or laughtG, should greet his remark.
''The very thought Of nsh makes me
ILL.," Consttutionally frau, overworked
mentally, secluded in his study from
the turmoA and physical contacts with
daily Life, Erasmus lived in Q world
Of the mhd. This world knew no
national, princely. or local boun-
dar1es. II it there were no petty
lights over personal advancement, in
1t there were no national prejudices,
in 1t there wss no mad scramble for
worldly wealth, in 1t there was no
intolerance save that Of indifference
to. or deseItion Of, the ideal.
ERASMUS was an internationalist In
- life As In thought. Born in Hol-
land, he lived In England, France.
Switzerland, Germany and Italy. He
knew, Is close friends, Thomas More.
Dean Colet, william Bude, John
Reuchlin. Zvirgh and Aldus Manu-
titus, in the world Of letters. In the
world Of more material affairs he knew
Henry VIII f England, Francis I Of
France, Cha:les v Of Germany, and
the several p>pes whose lives conceded
chronologicaly With his own.
He refused to learn English, French
or Italian: he read. wrote and spoke
the only truly International language
ever known, latin. For all Of this he
has been crittized- We should rather
be grateful. From his position, un-
clouded by bised loyalties, undisturbed
by local wars, unhampered by narrow
perspective, h strove continuously to
effect his idea Of q pan-European cul-
ture, . pan-Euopean union.
The tragedy Of his life lies not in
this conception Of an ideal impossible
Of fulhllment, but rather in the impos-
sibility Of its fufllment. The spiritual
inheritance Of Erasmus Is . precious
inheritance. Erasmus Is as vitally
alive today as he was 400 years ago. It
Is ours to knowhim. It Is ours to pre-
vent repetition Of the tragedy Of
Erasmus. It csn be done.
Evening star., 1936-07-11
MAJOR FEATURES AND PROGRAM NOTES
Americas favorite dance tu1e

Americas favorite dance tue Of the
week will head . list Of Il otler pop
ular hits to be heard during Freddie
Rich,s "Your hit Parade andSweep-
stakes, program over WJsv From .
to 10 pm. Vocal interludes Feature
Buddy Clark, Margaret McC4e and
the SongSmiths Quartet.
WMAL viii substitute an hoer with
the Goldman Band for the Boston
Symphony Orchestra at 7::so pm.
Evening star., 1936-07-11

Fair" BY Verne, Lee and Mary.
Dorothy Page. contralto, win be
guest Of Smith Ballew on the Chateau
program from $40 to $50 pm. over
WRC. Originally scheduled for June
~, Miss Pages guest star appearance
was cancelled to make way for the
Democratic National Convention.
Miss Page b one Of many n. B. o.
stars who have risen to stardom in
HQHwoo6
Evening star., 1936-07-11

neved In monarchy as the best form.
Although there are many types Of
state, 1t Is the consensus Of nearly
all wise-thinking men that the best
form Is monarchy. This Is accord
ing to the example Of God that the
sum Of all things be placed in one
individual, but in such q way that,
following Gods example, he surpasses
all others in his wisdom and goodness,
and, wanting nothing, may desire only
to help the state. . II q prince
is found complete In all good qualities,
then q pure and absolute monarchy is
the thing. I" If an average prince
is found, 1t will be better to have .
limited monarchy. checked and less
ened by aristocracy and democracy"
Stated simply, Erasmus believed In
constitutional government for the
greatest good to the greatest number.
But, If I may quote further extracts
from my translation Of 'The Educa-
ton of a Christian Prince" Erasmus
was not an anti-monarchist In the
sense Of advocating government by
the masses. In one place he says:
TT is fruitless to attempt advice on
the theory Of government until you
have freed the princes mind from the
common and false opinions Of the
masses; and in another, 1T is best
to scorn the things which the rabble
admires": and in still another, "The
common people are unruly by nature,
and magistrates are easily corrupted
through avarice or ambition" Yet in
another place he says: 'The state
will be state, even If there be no
prince. - But q prince cannot
exist without q state. What Is
that which alone makes q prince If
1t is not the consent Of his subjects?"
THE apparently violent contradic-
tions in spirit, If not in letter, il
lustrated in the quotations given are
reconciled by statements such Is this:
'"rhe parts of the mind are not all
equal in Importance; some control,
others obey. The body only obeys. As
the prince is the most important part
Of the state, he ought to know most
and be farthest removed from all gross
passions. And closest to him will be
the magistrates who obey in part, and
rule In part, for they obey the prince
and rule the common. people" In other
words, the head Of the government
must be properly qualified, must exer-
else his authority through Uuly con-
stituted rights and powers. musrSse re.
sponsible to his people for his actions.
ideally, the people should choose their
Evening star., 1936-07-11

Charlie Wilson, celebrated stutter.
ing comedian, viii make his debut on
the National Barn Dance program in.
the role Of side show barker at $50
pm. over WMAL. Tunes families TO
circus fans win be featured On the
broadcast. Included are Hurry,
Johnny, Hurry" by the hayloft band
and Arkie; "Bill Board March," and
"Oh, You Circus Day" by the Maple
City -Four and Axle, and animal
Evening star., 1936-07-11
Naval Museum

Continued From Page B-1.)
Evening star., 1936-07-11

Ui POAtANo, CduIatAOA Aul CltAAGAAo1llp,
governmental responsibility all come
from Greek and Roman antiquity.
In one Of his letters Erasmus said:
II cannot help loving peace and con-
cord; I cannot help execrating strife
and turmoil" With that as the key
note, 1t Is easy to see why Erasmus
argued vigorously and continuously for
international peace, for the cessation
Of war.
Erasmus was by no means the first
to advocate arbitration, but 1t probably
is not too much to say that all modern
theories of international arbitration,
all world-embracing movements for
peace and better understanding
through intellectual cooperation Of
nations which are linked by Q COM
mon cultural background find their
genesis IN the tragic figure of the
great humanist Of the sixteenth CEN
tury. Some have called Erasmus in
effectual, others have called him Q
dreaming idealist, still others say he
failed to grasp the real significance
Of the times In which he dwelt. Does
the tragic failure Of his plans not re-
feet rather upon the leaders Of his
day-or rather upon human natlre2
What progress toward pan European
ism has been evidenced by the World
War Of 1914, exactly three centuries
after Erasmus advocated arbitrationa
Small wonder that Stefan zweig en-
titled his book Triumph ind Tragik
des Erasmus Won Rotterdam"
ONE of the most controversial points
- In modern Interpretations Of
Erasmus political doctrines Is his
theory Of the statea Clearly he be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29

cast that includes Madge Evans,
Edith Fellows, Donald Meek, John
Gallaudet and Louis Armstrong,
colored king of swing music, and
his band.
Miss Evans does here role to q
turn, experimenting a natural gift
of loneliness with some very capa-
BILE acting. Little Edith Fellows,
10, but full-fledged actress, gives
a performance that matches even
her own in "She Married Her
Bass" She's lot of actress, all
right. Donald Meek once again does
the trick. squeezing every laugh out
of a part that just drips with
comedy.
The companion feature will be
THE Captains Kid" with May Rop-
son, Sybil Jason and Guy Kibbee
Yo-ho-ho and a barrel OF fun!
Armed to the teeth with dimpled
smiles and irresistible comedy this
bold bad pirate will "Shiver your
timbers" with laughs. It's little
SYPHILIS best to date.
Sunday next brings Three Men
On a Horse" and THE Case OF the
Black Cat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29

d. I aIIf
- i6r Of these clans. The picture
paints these organisations as 4 rayIE-
It ara dramatically unfolds its
lnethuds Of gaining members and
power in q community. Incidentally
Il introduces q news angle by re-
y81IiiG the activities Of United
fitates postal inspectors, who are TO
Tie postoface department what the
Q-merl are To the department of
justice. 3 - s.ss1si -. t 80 .s,.e
Bruce Cabot, Mafguerite Churchill
and Crawford Weaver, d new Col
umbia discovery, are featured In
Legion Of Terrog.n'
Don't forget Wednesday isssBank
Mite" with $50 reasons why you viii
want to attend, In addition to the
Good Win Chest" which grows
more popular with each succeeding
week. Il 94y.
Welcome the New Year at the
States gala New Years eve mid-
night show and see "The Gold
Diggers Of 1887" with stars galore
and the pink Of Hollywood,s most
charming girls. Also I'm His Steps
an exciting new drama starring
Eric Linden and Cecilia Parker. A
dandy show and q good time for til,
Tickets are SO and rs cents, with
.loges reserved. and are now on sale
at the box ONCE. Make up a party
and atetIid the State. *
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29

ments, drawing, win be utilized on
the screen for the first time in
':Maytilne.s ~.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
sTAND-IN WRITES TUNE

Kasha, Joan Crawfords stand-in,
is going to have her latest song
sung by Wayne King and played
by his orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
STRAND

Performances tonight conclude
the engagement of "Pigskin Parade
ana Theodore Goes Wild current
attractions at Warner Brothers
Strand theater.
Tomorrow's new program will he
headlined by Bing Crosby in Pen
MES from Heaven. 1t gives Bing
. sprightly vehicle in which to go
to town, and go to town he does,
with some of the. catchiest songs
you have ever heard.
And Bing's acting talents are be-
coming more apparent with each
film he makes. He Is a born come
dian;' and he gets plent yof oppor-
tunity to show his wares in this
picture, for 1t is literally filled with
laugh-provoking situations and dia-
logue. Bing Is nobly aided and
abetted in his foolery by a royal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
In The LocaI
Theaters
STATE


A brandnew show begins q three
day engagement at Warner Broth
ers' State tl1eater today headlined
by "Sing Me A Love Song" q COM
edy set TO music and starring jane
Melton; golden-voiced star Of radio
concert stage and screen with Pat
ricia Ellis, Hugh Herbert, Zasu
Pitts, Allen Jenkins and Nat PEN
dleton in the supporting roles.
It is a highly entertaining song
and dance fest with three new
catchy tunes by the famous Broad!
way and Hollywood songsmiths
Harry Warren and Al Dublin, one
by Jacques Wolfe and two old IA
vorites.
But It Is not all music by a long
shot. There is one Of the most en-
tertaining stories the screen has
produced, written by Harry Sauber
There are laughs by the car load
some thrills. and a romance that
will gladden. every heart.
Melton sings all of the songs
male chorus, and one with Miss
Pitts, who bursts into melody for
the first time in her career.
Others In the cast include Ann
Sheridan, Walter Catlett, Hobart
Cavanaugh and Dennis Moore.
Waterburians viii recall that
James Melton appeared in concert
at Buckingham hall o few weeks
ago.
The companion feature is Legion
Of Terror. While the newspapers
are stu running stories about the
activities Of the Black Legion around
the country, Columbia is, releasing
this picture, the basis Of which Is an
expose Of the Vaccinations and OPP