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Evening star., 1936-03-19
FOOTLIGHT CLUB SCORES
IN FARCE 'OLIVER OLIVER
Cast Well Selected for Maryland
University's Dramatic
Presentation.

A DIZZY farce with q Gertrude
= Steinish title, "Oliver Oliver" by
Paul Osborn, furnished a completely
entertaining vehicle last evening for
the histrionic efforts of Maryland
University's Footlight Club. The
Footlight Club is on the class A list
Of amateur groups In this area and
"Oliver Oliver" warranted no change
in rating. Proper value was accorded
every one of the motley aggregation
of types" enmeshed in the chican-
cries of the piece-a noteworthy pro-
duction throughout.
Deborah Billig was cast as Con-
stance Oakshot, scheming mother of
Oliver, who wants him to marry her
best friends daughter. because she's
q nice girl-and could the Oakshots
use her coin. The casting was an
inspiration. Miss Billig's mellifluous
accents and f1awless pantomime made
for a completely authentic charac-
terization.
Second honors must be accorded
Theodore Erbe for an amusing de-
lineation of Oliver, young man of
desultory existence, extensively blunt
candor-and pleated shirts. Particu-
larry commendable was Mr.. Erbe's
handling of the transition in divers
outlook, as he finally decided in his
languid manner to marry Phyllis, just
because he loved her and not as a
result of his mothers Vaccinations.
Acceptable portrayals were also Of
fered by Florence Small as Phyllis
mother; John Edwards, playing Carl
Bridgewater, wanting to marry Phyllis
for money and willing to be frank
about 1t, and Samuel Leishear, In
the role of "the richest man in Ohio"
somewhat Of a bore, but claimed by
the much-married Constance Oakshot
as just another item. The excellent
direction of DR.. Charles B. Hale was
worthy of an especial encomium.
'The Pot Boiler" one-act satire
on the stock implements of play
writing was utilized as a curtain
raiser, with Ed Simpson, the superb
temperamental playwright; Mildred
Hearn, Anna Mae Baines, Dick Hunt,
Jerry Tax and Gordon Hammond,
playing equally temperamental actors;
and Joe Hutton as the attentive
would-be dramatist. C.. A. M.
Evening star., 1936-03-19
FOUR Entertainments
ON CENTER'S PROGRAM
Bartfeld Players Present Romeo
and Juliet" as First of Com
munity Plays.

The Bartfeld Players will present
Romeo and Juliet" at Roosevelt High
School next Wednesday night in the
first Of series of four entertain
ments on the Spring program spon-
sored by the Community Center De-
partment.
The second event will be April %,
when the Estelle wentworth Opera
Group offers Gilbert and Sullivan's s
operetta, The Gondoliers," compris-
ing a cast of so voices.
The Lisa Gardiner Dancers will
appear in a program of pantomimes,
dance dramas and ballets Saturday,
May 2. The following Tuesday night
the Children's Community Theater,
under direction of Miss Helen Burton,
will present Spring play. the name
Of which is to be announced soon.
More than 1900 boys and girls from
various community centers through
out the city will participate in the
Children's Festival Circus to be staged
at Central High School Stadium
Saturday. May %, according to an
announcement from community CEN
ter headquarters. The children will
be directed by well-known instructors
in dancing, athletics, drama, art and
music throughout the city.
Evening star., 1936-03-19

ner of the season, the average man be-
hind the camera-the "eye" Of the In
dustry-goes on his way appreciated
but seldom publicly applauded.
Only recently, with the revelation Of
cases such as AL Waldron, Fox Movie
tone newsreel reporter who has been
abed at o local hospital fighting q
fever he acquired in Ethiopia, have
people begun to sit up and take notice
of the fine, strong work these men are
doing.
They are plunked around the world,
fight battles and conditions that are
often quite as severe in a neutral zone
as they are in fighting territories and
take their pictures without benefit Of
medals, theme songs or autograph
bounding.
They take pictures in distant places
not only for you to see, but so that
Garbo and Gable and the others won't
have to travel when it comes time for
them to do foreign scene.
The process shot," that amazing
Hollywood phenomenon whereby the
outdoors is brought indoors and Garbo
may be shown standing on a corner in
Sweden while she is actually in a
studio at Culver City, Is made possible
only by the cameraman He has trans
planted Rome, China and Chile to
Hollywood. But do you ever hear about
this?
Never.
"NFoDERN TIMES" opens Saturday
AA at the Palace and not Friday as
stated originally. "Wife VS.. Secretary
has been doing a rousing business at
this same theater.
There Is a young lady out at Mount
Vernon Seminary who can double any
day for Katharine Cornell. Go and
see for yourself.
Marvin Beers, good actor and now
and up and coming director, has di-
rected "Ten-Minute Alibi" which the
Cue and Curtain Club will present to-
morrow and Saturday nights at Roose-
welt High School.
The leading role in Nellie, the
Beautiful Coat Model" will be played
by Margery Rice when the Columbia
Players present this play at Pierce
Hall April /.
The arrival of Buddy Rogers in town
tomorrow has what used to be called
"the f1appers" in panic.
The seat sale for "At Home
Ahroadn onens tndav and rllnnor has
it that the very best seats are already
almost gone. That, no doubt, Is due
to La Lille.
And remember Paul Haakon, who
stole "Annina" right from under
Jeritza's nose couple Of seasons
ago at the National? That excellent
dancer, who, according to Nine.
Fokine, can Guidance Nyjinski, Is also
in the revue.
Evening star., 1936-03-19
H HumOris t
Among New
Film Corners
'Theaters to Change
Tomorrow and
on Saturday.

TWO new films will open downtown
- tomorrow, and two popular re-
leases of recent weeks, which already
have played here, will start return en-
gagements. Saturday will find two
more attractions screened for the
first time.
Brides Are Like That" new Warner
Bros. comedy, with Ross Alexander,
Anita Louise, Joseph Cawthorn, Gene
and Kathleen Lockhart and Mary
Treen featured in the cast, will start a
weeks engagement at Warmers Earle
tomorrow. The stage attraction will be
q new unit of Maj Bowes' Amateurs
on Tour, presenting group Of con-
test winners not seen before in Wash
1ngton.
Irwin S. Cobb, one Of the country's
outstanding humorists, becomes a
screen star in "Everybody's Old Man."
which opens tomorrow at Loew's Fox
Theater. Norman Foster, Rochelle
Hudson and Johnny Downs have i'm
portant supporting roles in Cobb's
first starring vehicle. Buddy Rogers,
for several years popular screen per-
sonality and more recently leader of
his own band, brings his California
Cavaliers and a. vaudeville revue to
the Fox stage.
Paul Muni's latest screen triumph,
"The Story of Louis Pasteur," &C
claimed by critics, hailed by audiences
as masterpiece, and voted best film
of the month by the National Screen
Council, will come to the Metropolitan
for a return downtown engagement.
Anything Goes" musical film
adapted from last seasons popular
Broadway musical comedy, brings
Bing Crosby, Ethel Norman, Charlie
RuggleS, Arthur Treacher, Ida Lupino
and the Cole Porter tunes to Loew's
Columbia tomorrow for the pictures
second week on F street.
Modern Times" Charlie Chaplin's
long-awaited comedy, opens Saturday,
instead of tomorrow, as was an
nounced previously, at Loew's Palace
Theater. The film, written and di-
rected by Chaplin, deals with a worker
mixed up in the complex machinery of
big industry, and was two years in the
making. Paulette Goddard Is the
comedians leading lady.
Dancing Feet" musical film tell
ing of the romance between q daugh-
ter of wealth and bell hop, win open
its regular run at the Belasco Satur-
day, following a late preview after the
last showing of "Arrowsmith" tomor-
row night. Joan Marsh. Ben Lyon, Isa-
bel Jewell and Eddie Nugent have the
leading roles.
Follow the Fleet" with Fred
Astaire and Ginger Rogers, still Is
drawing crowds to Keith's. When it
closes, it will be followed by Carole
Lombard's latest, Love Before Break
fast"
Queen Christina" the motion pic
ture in which Garbo fulfilled her am
bition to portray the famous monarch
of her native Sweden, will open Sun
day at the Little Theater, following
the current run Of Naughty Mari
eta" John Gilbert plays opposite
Garbo.
Evening star., 1936-03-19

beating around tne puSn. ana any
subject which it chooses to handle you
can count on knowing before the film
Is finished from A to z.
There Is more of kick In 1.-THE
March of Time" than there is in Mae
West. Furthermore, its influence on
public thinking should not be min
imized. While the beauty of it is
that it does its thinking for you, be-
fore it has been moulded into shape
a smart scenario expert has whipped
1t up to a boiling point.
This TRADE in favor Of new film
medium is due to the fact that 1t has
always been enjoyed and seldom ex-
tolled according to its deserts. Peo-
pie sit spellbound before it, go home
and tell Nelly the cook all about 1t,
and are seldom rewarded with full
account of what has taken place the
next morning. A March of Time"
man may have risked his neck or his
right arm to get some pertinent news
data and the following day after a
review of the feature film there will
be a brief announcement to the effect
that "The March of Time" was also
on the bill.''
THE March of Time" is feature
in itself-make no mistake about that.
You can get Just as excited over it as
you can over Jean Harlow or Hinda
NASSAU. 1t is dramatic and enter
tanning as well as being agreeably
educational. Its educational slant.
however, is not as grim as algebra,
If you are poor at it. or physics, If
you are also poor at it. The glamor
of today's news Is intensified by clear
photography, excellent dramatic detail
and unexpected shots into the sub
lime.
y y y
TOMORROW, for instance, when
- the new March of Time" comes
to Keith's, you will see therein a cagy
description of what recently went on
in Japan. The February uprising is
presented with speed and accuracy.
You will also be told in vivid detail
about that criminals nightmare island
off the coast of France, La Guyanne,
which one of these days may be
Scrapped by the government.
In less somber vein; those veteran
Gloucester fishermen, who ride the
North Atlantic without fear, are shown
on their nautical errands, brave and
tough and capable, hauling the best
out of the sea so that you and can
have an even better time when we go
down to Harveys, O'Donnells or the
Occidental.
. So Time Marches On" And we
hope that you are marching with it.
y y
THE cameraman, as matter of fact,
seldom gets his due. Unless he be
o Lee Garmes or some other Holly
wood wizard who has been fortunate
enough, to shoot" the Academy win
Evening star., 1936-03-19
COLLEGE CLUB IN PLAY
minute Alibi' offered by George
Washington Cast.

TEN MINUTE ALIBI" viii be pre-
sented tomorrow and Saturday
nights at Roosevelt High School audi
torium by the Cue and Curtain Club
Of George Washington University.
Ed Stevlingson has the leading role,
that Of the hero-murderer, and Law
renee Eeckerman Is the villain. who
suffers, not one, but two deaths. Max
Inc Kahn also Is Importantly cast, and
others are Thomas Dobson, Milton
Freedman, John Hendricks and JOS
eph Klein.
The play Is being directed by Mar
win Beers and the sets were executed
by Les Marzoff, late OF the Goodman
Art Theater in Chicago, from designs
by Sam Walker.
Evening star., 1936-03-19
'PORGY CHOIR AT CHURCH
Eva Jessye Group to Give Con-
cert Sunday.

EVA JESSIE and her choir, who are
appearing in Gershwin's opera,
"Porgy and Bess," at the National
Theater, will give q concert at the
John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church
Sunday evening. The choir Of 80
voices will be directed by Miss Jessye
in person. Tod Duncan and Anne
Brown, who sing the leading roles in
the opera, and others Of the cast will
be guests of honor.
Evening star., 1936-03-19

they understand them, sometimes In
their own words and sometimes in
Shakespeare. Emphasis Is placed on
Interpretation Of character and pro-
lection of plot.
Evening star., 1936-03-19
LECTURE TOMORROW.
Mrs. Van Hagan to Continue in


Series on Events.
MRS. LYDIA VAN HAGAN viii
present the fifth OF ten lectures
on World Events as Reflected In
Current Literature" at 1880 tonor-
row morning in the west ball room of
the Shoreham Hotel.
In addition to the regular review
Of several books on timely subjects,
q discussion Of the new play, Idiots
Delight" by Robert Z. Sherwood. will
conclude the lecture.
Evening star., 1936-03-19
"CREATIVE DRAMATICS"

Shakespeare in New Form to Be
Given by School.
THE Purple Masque Players of
Cardozo High School will pre-
sent "As You Like It" tomorrow night
at 8:l5 o'clock in the school audi
torium. Ninth street and Rhode Is
land avenue.
The performance will be an expert
ment in creative dramatics," with
the characters speaking the lines as
Evening star., 1936-03-19
Concerning Cameramen
And "The March of Time"
Latest Issue of Dramatized Newsreel Opens
at Keiths omorrow-Chaplin Film
at Palace Saturday.
BY E. de s, MELCHER.

N%HE MARCH OF TIME getting to be habit like breakfast the
Charlie Chaplin (when hm)
called newsree is fulhedged dramatic
fuhedged dramatic entertainments
The Washington times., 1936-04-04
Premier Cab Nine
Lists Drill Tomorrow

Premier Cab baseballers have
q practice on schedule tomorrow
on the field at Lincoln Road and
s Streets Northeast at II a. m.
The Premiers will smooth over
all rough spots in preparation for
a grand opening" next Sunday.
The Washington times., 1936-04-04
Boat Official
To Tour Coast

John A. Remon, this city, senior
vice president of the American
Power Boat Association, today was
en- route for an organization tour
of the Pacific coast regions of the
A. P. B. A. Remon, president of
the Presidents Cup Regatta, left
by train yesterday.
Remon was the creator of the
new geographical setup of Amer
ica's ruling motor boat body in
which the United States and Can
ada have been divided into IA
regions, ten of which have been
thoroughly organized and are
operating under a manager and a
board of ten directors in each
region. The new organization has
already resulted in a substantial
increase in the number of clubs
and individual yachtsmen joining
the A. ?. B. A.
During his trip Remon will at
tempt to find suitable manager
and other officers for Region No.
10, the northwestern region, COM
priSing the States of Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and
Wyoming. Toward this end he
will consult in Seattle with Daniel
Pratt, editor of Pacific Motor Boat
magazine and other motor boat
enthusiasts.
The Washington times., 1936-04-04

Jack haze been at the Miami Bit
more tDhere Mac has been hGUipg
his headquarters ,Dhile the Presi-
dent is on the lriny leep.
Said hello to Barnee as we
danced past, and he found time
to say he was just back from New
York and Atlantic City, where he
has been vacationing and hear
ing the latest numbers. Seems
like a pOstman's holiday, a band
leader going on his vacation to
listen to other bands. oh well,
it takes all kinds to make the
world, as the old lady said.
Also said hello to one of the
grandest chaps in the Diplomatic
Cor. here, Group Capt. T. e. B.
Howe, the Air Attache at the Brit
ish Embassy. He's 4 flier is the
Captain, and how! (please pardon
pun, but it's the cherry blossoms
aid the weather)
And 1Dhile on the -Lbject of fly-
ing, DhGt do you think OF those
spirited gypSieS at the Club
Trotka? We think they're grand,
ourSelveS, and so apparently does
Senator Dilbo.
We noticed him groUinr enthu-
Sidstic rUhen we dropped in the
other night in quest of that Sldvic
atmosphere. And then he sent q
request oUer for the chorus to ST. q
"Ochi ChdrniG," or Ozark Eyes"
il you haze torgotte your Ru.-
sian. Senator, tDe compliment you
on your taste. 1t is excellent!
1t looked like theatrical night
at the TrOika after the final cur,
tain on "Winterset" had fallen
for II any of the cast were missing
we have forgotten who. Nice PEG
pie, too. And they seemed to like
our Washington night life. Well,
we do too.
Emory Daugherty Just phoned
The Washington times., 1936-04-04
CrdW|ey Stakes
Tops Pin Card
For Day
Ry SID KATZNELL

In honor of Pop" Crawley, 10.
year-old campaigner of the duck
pin world, some so knights Of the
mapleways will compete in the
first annual Pop" Crawley Sweep
stakes this afternoon and tonight
on the Mt. Rainier drives.
Crawley, who devoted 80 years
OF his life to promotion Of the
little pin game, was in tears when
Larry Fitzgerald informed him
that the officials of the Mt.
Rainier League will hold a sweep.
stakes in his honor. He said:
''It makes a fellow feel good
all over to know that he has 50
many friends in the duckpin
game"
Everyone will have a fair chance
in the stakes, inaSmuch as 1t is
a handicap affair. The bowler
having the best average at the
conclusion Of the five games will
be crowned the champion, and
will receive a worthwhile cash
prize.
Arville Ebersole, secretary of the
Washington City Duckpin Asso-
citation, announces that the Sec
ond block of the Observation-Disclosures
of Columbus annual match has
been postponed until April Is at
Convention.
The second block was originally
scheduled for tonight. The Masons
are leading by SO pins, and are
very proud of the fact, because
this is the first time they have
been out in front in the past
three years.
Only two weeks ago, Charles
Kidwell broke the all-time record
in the Kilowatt League by roll
ing 416. Last night Kidwell
broke that record by shooting
games of 143, 1856, 140 for 439
set. He made IS spares and
four strikes in the 439 set.
Kidwell's remarkable pin splitting
in the alst three weeks in
creased his average from 108 to
112.
The Washington times., 1936-04-04
Little Hoyd Ace
Hur|sNo-Hitter

The baseball season opened
auspiciously yesterday for George
town Prep School and DeSales
Powell, ace pitcher.
The Little Hoya left-hander
was given the assignment by
Coach Joe Gardner to pitch
against the Western High School
nine in a game at Garrett Park.
He did exactly that all right,
striking out Is men and allow
ing not the semblance of a hit.
The run scored off his shoots
came as q. result of an error.
The final score was 2 to l.
Ted KinSman was Powell'S OPP
ponent on the mound. The young
Ster hurled a creditable game,
granting only three bingles. He
struck out four. Western was fav-
ored to win on account of it's Tito
6 rout Of National Training School
earlier in the week. But the boys
ran into a complete Snag with
Powell pitching so we'll for George
town Prep.
Central lost a heartbreaker in
the Central Stadium in one other
game Of yesterday. The Mt.
Pleasanters fell before Mt. st. 10
seph's of Baltomore, S to 4.
Arnold Heft, little southpaw,
hurled good ball with the excep-
ton of the fifth inning when he
was nicked for a home run with
the bases full. Joe Moran got
home run~for Central in the sew
enth.
The Washington times., 1936-04-04

that he Is back safe and sound
from the wilderness. New Eng
land, we believe he said, and to-
night he will be holding forth as
per usual at La Paree. Think we
shall have to drop in and welcome
him home. and enjoy the Mid
night Skyride, which we always
do. Marie Fowler will sing, and so
will Buddy Shaner.
We 1Oe must find time to drop in
at the Lotus and see If the hand Is
quicker than the eye. For April
Fools Day may be oVer but Rostnt
is still there doing his tricks of
magic, and tOhtle tDe haze seen
him once 1De 1Oant to do it again
and try and discover Just where
these rabbits come from. And
they say the Fascinating FdncieS
ReUue" is tremendous hit.
Looks like a big evening in store.
But the, ton,orrotD's Sunday. So
cherrio. Be seem you around to-
night. probably.
The Washington times., 1936-04-04
0'Conne|| Heads
PinCongress

HARTFORD, Conn, April 4.
Charles O'Connell, Of Washington,
D. c., was elected president Of the
National Duckpin Bowling Con-
gress at the annual meeting Of the
organization held here last night.
In succeeding John Y. Dennis, Of
Norfolk, O'Connell became the
third Capital representative to
head the national body of the little
pin game that thrives along the
Atlantic seacoast.
The meeting at which 26 execu-
tives Of the congress were present
again installed. George L. Isemann
as secretary, Isemann was given
additional power in the Congress
by being named executive secre.
tary. James Rintoul, of Baltimore,
in rotation order became first vice
president; George Parker, of Will
mantle, Conn.,, second vice presi.
dent, and Al Hosselton, of Rich
mond, Va, formerly on the execu-
tive board, was named third vice
president. Ben Kosky, of Bridge
port, Conn.,. assumed the singles
event leadership with a three-game
score of 446, rolling 143, IA and
159. Kosky topped by five pins the
mark rolled by Walter Megaw, of
Washington. a week ago at the
Morgan alleys.
Andy Christopher and Bill
Friar, of Falls River, Mass, took
the lead in the mems doubles
event by shooting 831, which
tied the tournament record score
rolled by Wilmer Robey and
Charlie Bauers, of Baltimore, last
year.
Johnny Bianchi, Of New Haven,
the defending singles champion,
shot 4l3, which gave him fifth
place.
The Washington times., 1936-04-04

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
High individual averages-Boss lie
gaD, 1862; Hill (Expense). 1O547;
Kirsch (IntersectionaD 1O461; Hur-
witz (Files), 1913; Halesky Collateral
Proof, 1912. High individual game
Sergeant General Ledger), 1874. High
individual set-Boss (LegaD, 1856. High
flat games-McBroom GegaD, Strong
primary ControD Ryan Control
Proof, IS each. High strikes-Burns
General Ledger, SO. High spares
Hill (Expense), 1872. High team game
Legal. 56S. High team set-Legal.
1882.
SCHEDULE FOR APRIL
Control Proof VS.. Files. Statistical vs..
Primary Control. Intersectional VS.. Ex-
pense. Authorization VS.. Legal, Collat-
eraI Proof vs.. General Ledger
The Washington times., 1936-04-04
BOrVLinQ


SATURDAY MITE 1 N d q A L
LEAGUE-Rogers Heights VS.. Carr Bros.
4 Boswell, Chillum VS.. Arcades. Arcade
Theater VS.. Justine Nicholson, RutledEe
Motors VS.. Blythe's Garage, at Hyatts-
vile Arcade.
ARLINGTON COUNTY LEAGUE
Lee Dairy VS.. Arlington Trust, Bell CAP
VS.. Fruit Growers, Bell Inn VS.. Athey
Transportation, Park Lane Service VS..
Kirby's Service. at Rosslyn.
MEMS BYPU LEAGUE-Metropo litan
No. / VS.. Centennial, West washington
Va, Metropolitan No. 2, National Baptist
VS., First, Brookland VS.: Kendall, Bethany
VS.. Hyattsville, Temple VS.. Second, Pet
worth vs.. FIT. Memorial, at Arcadia.
The Washington times., 1936-04-04
Kirk Miller SAYS:

(Cont. from First Sports Page)
Buchholz, Fred has given unstint-
ingly of his time and resources to
the civic and sportive betterment
of washington. The banquet OBJ.
serving Washington's first Ameri-
can League championship, in 1924,
was held at the famous Buchholz
hosiery. It was an event long
to be remembered by District base.
ball enthusiasts.
No hint has been given as to
Fred's possible successor on the
boxing commission, as his inten.
ton to retire has been known to
only a few in private life and
those in public life he had ap-
prised of his impending action
have given more thought to try
ing to get him to reconsider than
to his successor.
The Washington times., 1936-04-04
HandbaII Tourney
Reaches Finals

The annual handball tourna-
ment at the Y. M. C. A. has reached
the finals and will be played both
in the singles and doubles today
at 2::3O p. m.
Jack Schwartz meets Wallace
Winkler in the singles. The doubles
will send Schwartz and Silverman
against Winkler and Payne at 4:30
p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-04-04
Files Maintain
Pin Lead

Files one-game lead remained
intact by virtue Of their two-game
victory over Expense in the r. F.
c. Mems Bowling League. Legal,
by sweeping all three from Inter-
sectional, went into tie for Sec
ond place with General Ledger,
who won the odd game from Pri-
mary Control.
The Washington times., 1936-04-04
Crombie Is Winner
In Amateur Show

Roy Crombie scored an impress
sive victory in the amateur ring
show at the Merrick Boys Club.
The youngster defeated Kline
Shackleford, of the Merricks, in
the 135-pound division. He repre-
sented the Olympic A. c.
The Washington times., 1936-04-04
Judges Too Quickly

Lee Ballanfant, the newest of
National League umpires, is a
snappy young fellow, but players
are complaining. They say he
passes judgment on curve balls
too quickly.