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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-27
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Benediction.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-27
B. M. Behrends Co., Inc.
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with officials duties in Seattle and
Tacoma.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
HOLY ROSARY GROUP
GIVES UPPER ROOM
Story of the Passion of Christ to
Be Repeated in st. Pauls
Auditorium Tonight.

THE story of the passion of Christ,
as told by Robert Hugh Benson
in The Upper Room" was presented
last night by the Daughters OF Mary
of Holy Rosary Church. The piece
is a sympathetic and appealing pro-
lection of the tragic tale of betrayal
and crucifxion, and the church
group accorded it creditable treat
ment, with the direction of Paul
Messink and settings by Edward p.
Schnitman and Joseph E. Ruben
stein providing the principal contri-
buttons of merit.
The narrative is heard from Samuel,
servant youth of Achaz, proprietor of
of the room where the last supper
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.
National-"On Your Toes at $3.50

National-"On Your Toes" at $3.50
pm.
Belasco-"Parnell," at $50 pm.
Earle-"When You're in Love-" at
1o:45 am, 1870, 4:10, 7:10 and 9:55
pm. Stage shows at 12:40, 3:25, $40
and s:o5 pm.
Capitol-"Maid of Salem" at 10:45
an, l:30, 4:2O, ITO and 10 pm.
Stage shows at 1890, 3:15, sos and
1855 pm.
R-K-O Keith's - "When's Your
Birthday?" at 11:15 am, 1888, 2:4l,
<:24, 6:16, 8:o8 and 10 pm.
Metropolitan-"Gree Light" at
1875 am, 1885. 3:35, $40, 7:45 and
$40 pm.
Palace-'"The Last of Mrs. Cheyney,"
at 1910, 2:30. 4:50, tbs and 9:35
pm.
Columbia-"Love Is News" at 1l:55
am, 1855, 1855, 5:55, 7:55 and 9:55
pm.
RiaIto-"Cloistered," at II am,
1880, 2:45, 4:2O and pm.
Little-"The Scarlet Pimpernel," at
1l:2l am, 1:25, 1923, 5:33, 7:37 and
o:41 pm.
AmbaSsad0r-"When You're IN
Love-" at 5:45, TAO and 9:40 pm.
Uptown-"Beloved Enemy" at q,
s:55, $50, 7:45 and $40 pm.
Howard-"Black Legion" at 1890.
3:55, 7:05 and 1910 pm. Stage
shows at 2:30, $50 and 9:10 pm.
Evening star., 1937-03-08

was held. He has witnessed the taking
in the garden and, later, the process
sion Of jeering throngs through the
streets. Achaz brings an account Of
the actual crucifixion, with Calvary
seen in the distance in the second
scene Of act two. There are flashes
Of lightning, crashes of thunder.
Poignancy Is lent throughout by the
intermittent presence of Mary, the
mother, who pleads at the final our
tain for contemplation of the sacri-
fetal death and conduct of men in
keeping.
All characters were played by girls,
Stella Micro drawing the largest as
Signment in the role of Samuel, i'm
pressing with her execution of the
sorrowful telling. Mary Consorti
offered q well-drawn portrayal Of the
elderly Achaz, with Mary Vagnoni
handling her bit as Judas In superb
style. Jennie Peluso conducted her
self with commendable care in the
part of the sorrowing mother and
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Capitals Drama Groups
LADY of Letters" Restored Hope to It's
Young Author-Here This Week.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

the Turner Buocks Lady OF Letters comes town.
/ Wardman Park Theater
remember have been
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Adventures
Of Rebecca
In Child Play
New York Company's
Version Draws Big
House at National.

WITH the season Of the Children's
W Theater approaching its end,
the company gave a performance Of
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" at
the National Theater Saturday that
was notable for the effective spirit
that was put into the incidents in
the life of a girl who showed courage
combined with sensibility and poise
Kate Douglas Wiggin produced in
the story a classic which has always
appealed to the idealism of child
hood, and the New York company
which produced it faithfully repre-
sented the variety of characters that
gave it life and appeal.
Throughout the play, Betty Mac
Donald, as Rebecca, was the central
figure, and through the quality put
into the part by the author, young
actress was able to produce dramatic
value. Her versatility was shown in
her ability to impress upon an audi
ence both the disappointments Of life
in an atmosphere of unsympathetic
regularity and the pleasure provided
by a circle of appreciative friends.
Older members of the cast also
gave a good account of their stage
abilities. Susanna Rooney as the
austere and unforgiving Aunt Mi
randa. who was the foil of Rebecca,
performed with perfection. while
Robin Batcheller, as jeremiah Cobb,
benevolent friend and protector. was
similarly picture of reality. Much
comedy was provided by Robert
Merriman, as Bile, and dignified,
friendly deeds were performed with
fine character by Robert Carver as
Adam Ladd.
Other essential parts of the play
were offered by Emily Partridge as
Emma Jane, Virginia Tietje as Aunt
Jane, and Adelaide Yount as Minnie
Smellie.
The production was directed by
Glare Tree Major The last play Of
the season will be Toby Tyler, Of
Ten Weeks With a Circus" to be
given April 10. ID. G. G.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
DIAMOND AND PARSONS
ARE STARS AT GAYETY

THERE are no more than hand
full Of ace laugh-drawing COM
binations touring the Independent
BurleSque Association circult-an
adequate complement of individual
comedians, yes, but the teams of
comic and straight which can pro-
duce with consistency throughout the
course of show do not come through
very often. Jack Diamond and Ray
Parsons rank high among the stellar
duos, and they are playing the Gayety
this week, which augurs well for the
cause of mirth. Diamond is funny
and Parsons an excellent feeder
the proper state Of affairs. That long
distance talking bit by Parsons is a
prize item.
Mimi Reed. entrusted with the fea-
tured dancer spot, maintains her po-
sition near the top among I. B. AS
danseuses, presenting a variety OF
numbers, each of which represents a
worthy challenge to Marion Mason.
The revelatory department has Sally
ODea in the secondary position. CIV
ing reason to dispute the billing, for
Sally is well versed in the fine points
of her art, adept at the subtle trick
of selling" Curley Kelly, nominal
headliner, however, gives rather
listless performance, proceeds to a
less satisfactory conclusion.
Donna Wamby is a pleasing So
prano and Ethel Deveaux talking
woman" who need bow to none, while
the cast also includes Al Pharr as
No. 2 comedian, assisted by Tommy
Seymour, and Jimmy Byrnes, tap
dancer. Byrnes' manner of working
seemed to chill the first-show audi
ence, but there can be no question
of his ability at articulate terpsichore.
His taps are cleanly made, his style
efortless, he should move up.
&C A. M.
Evening star., 1937-03-08

cess which the audience enthusiast
cally granted her. by means of num-
bers which put her artistry to the
uled, nor did she, even among her
encores, include one song from her
cinema successes. 1t was in classic
numbers, choice German heder, the
best Of modern Italian and Spanish
and new English songs that she de-
lighted her ardent followers. crowd
ing Constitution Hall to hear her.
And Miss Swarthout proved herself
a song recitalist par excellence. In
the first place she used her voice
with admirable restraint, not allow
ing herself to be tempted by the
spaciousness of the hall to spoil her
renditions with too much volume.
Also, more than at her previous ap-
pearances, one heard the deeper reg
lister of her range with more fire.
quency, while the higher tones were
but occasionally exhibited Singing
in this manner she was able to garner
her interpretations with delicacy of
nuance and give full enjoyment to
the velvety timbre of her voice Her
range is considerable, with both ex-
tremes comfortably attainable for
her and when she exerts it, ringing
volume of dramatic character. What
is most pleasing Of all is her faculty
Of infusing depth of sentiment into all
that she gives out.
Breath Control Technique.
Since every artist of Miss Swarth-
outs standing should make per-
fection the goal, much improvement
of this pleasing singers work would
result If many faults of breath control
were eliminated. At present. her tech
nique of breathing is distracting and
intrudes into the consciousness of
the listener no matter how willing he
be to overlook it. There would also
be better sorority in the middle
register. were the breath handled
easier, and her whole delivery would
gain in emphasis.
But in the well-chosen variety
which comprised her offerings, Miss
Swarthout disclosed a sensitive musi-
cal nature that allied itself easily
with the texts of her songs and
through these to the music. Her ex-
cellent diction would enable every one
to follow the meaning of the songs
even without the short program notes
which gave the gist Of those sung in
foreign language. In these she
eafr ;vaoh,liyr
of the well-known numbers contribut-
ing thereby considerably to the in
tereSt of her recital
Old Classics Heard.
There were several lovely old
classics such as Gluck's "Di Questa
Cetra," Strozzi's Amor Dormiglione"
and Bax's arrangement Of an old
French song, "Femmes, BatteZ Vos
Marys" Nicely spun phrases and
well-colored vocalism drew out all the
beauty of these seldom heard but
charming numbers. Miss Swarthout's
delcately tender Interpretation of
Strauss "Wiegenlied" and Brahms
Die Mainacht" was quite the loveliest
singing she did although her rendi-
ton of Jaroslav Kricka'S The Alba
tross," Respighis "Scherzo" and Obra-
doris "Con Amores" was close sec
ond.
In the English group there was a
new song, still in manuscript and
sung for the first time. The Harp"
by Ernest Charles; another manu-
script, Love Was Beggar," by Hen
MON Robinson. and dedicated to Miss
Swarthout, was Charles Kingsford's
Evening star., 1937-03-08
NEW DRAMA is GIVEN
BY PEN WOMEN GROUP
"Gold Madonna by Isabel An
derson, Tells Story of
Modiste's Flight.
THE GOLD MADONNA" lates

THE GOLD MADONNA" latest
drama by Isabel Anderson, re-
ceived its first public performance
at the Grafton Hotel Saturday night.
being presented by the Laboratory
Little Theater of the District of Co.
lumbia Branch. League of American
Pen Women Mrs Anderson has hit
upon a theme of definite possibilities
for vigorous and absorbing dramatics,
but the present treatment falls short
of its objective. There is first act
of complete histrionic unimportance,
and, when activities do begin in
earnest, the punctuating melodra-
matte moments are rather clumsily
handled. The faults are not fatal,
however, and the Laboratory associ-
ates should be able to make this the
playwright's most meritorious work
through their practice of constructive
suggestion.
Marie, Paris coutouriere, is in
what is usually termed "straitened
circumstances" so she decides to
elude her creditors by boarding the
yacht of one Sir Philip Paramount
With Cobos, a Latin individual upon
whom her affection is being showered
currently, and setting forth for the
Isle of Fire, where a gold statuette
supposedly had been buried by buc-
cancers. PhiloSophist Van Sittart IS
already there with the girl who had
replaced Marie as his wife, and Trina
Van Sittart, not fond of the isle,
sees the chance to escape with Cobos.
Sir Philip is accidentally shot during
the course of events, Marie remaining
at the South Sea address with the
professor and aiding in burying the
nobleman.
While not particularly impressive.
the cast discharged its respective
tasks in an adequate manner, Peggy
Johnson appearing to advantage as
Trina, with Yerby Pannill playing the
modiste, Milton Hirschfield the philo-
sophical one, David Wallace as Cobos
and John Rappolt, jr, in the role
of Sir Philip. Rose Robson Cohen
directed. &C. A. M.
Evening star., 1937-03-08

"Clovers." OF these novelties. Charles
1.-The Harp" was by far the best.
velvet Shoes" by Randall Thompson
and Wind Song" by Olive DUNCAN
were other songs in this group.
Encores were given after each group
and, in response to requests, Miss
Swarthout sang the "Habanera" from
Carmen" and Tchaikowskys None
But the Lonely Heart" Other addi-
tions to her program were Charles
"Spendthrift, Hageman's THE Night
Has Thousand Eyes" and Malotte's
The Lords Prayer" Sharing in her
success was her very able accompan-
ist, Fritz Kitzinger.
Evening star., 1937-03-08

adopted by RKO-Radlo as lot more
definitive and better designed to de-
tour paSsersby in the direction of the
box Office.
The film introduces newcomer
into fillndom's circle of great lover
actors. He is Anton Walbrook, an
Austrian, who f1avors his impeccable
English with piquant accent, All
asset that may give him an edge on
some of the rugged Americans among
his competitors.
1t is difficult to predict just where
Walbrook will finish in the break-of-
hearts sweepstakes. Certainly there
is a place for him in the competition
which filings Gable. Robert Taylor,
Charles Boyer, Tyrone Power and
Robert Montgomery at the American
girl (and her mother) and says, in
effect, take your choice"
Walbrook looks like none of the
others. He is built to specifications
normally referred to as "strapping,"
whatever that really means. He has
world-weary looking eyes which prob
ably are his most striking feature.
He can fight like flend, always for
the right, of course, and he does it
superbly in some of the better Sc
quences of the new film.
There is nothing of the pretty boy
about Walbrook, but neither is there
about Leslie Howard, of course, and
he has had a marked success as a
dream Romeo to lot of JulletS scat
tered through the world. In his vital,
virile, sad-eyed way, Walbrook may go
far. He does a good job in his COM
ing picture. The film, incidentally,
is so filled with horses that it raises
some doubt, even at this late date,
that the automobile has come to stay.
A S THE greatest of eccentric dancers
the one all the others give
limitations of-Ray Bolger's talents in
other directions frequently pass un-
noticed. He has them. Had to have
them, indeed, to attract notice to his
feet. That was when the big name
of "On Your Toes" was just another
name in a repertory company which
played the industrial towns of New
England and elsewhere in the East
Bolger, a Boston lad with a yen
for the stage, learned the art of
comedy pretty thoroughly before he
discovered his feet were his greatest
gift. He played every variety of role
before he started dancing.
His mastery of dramatic technique
thus gained will be evident in his
performance tonight at the National,
Evening star., 1937-03-08

but evident only if one can look past
Bolger's dancing to find it.
incidentally, "On Your Toes" will
come to close here on Saturday night
after a total of 405 performances.
That $1,000, ,000-in-five-years' con-
tract calls Bolger to Hollywood to
work hard for M-G-M for the next
several months. But who wouldn't
work for million?
= y \
THERE was no party, after all, for
Leona Powers on her return to
Washington yesterday. The former
leading lady of Steve Cochran's Ma
tional Players, opening tonight in
"Parnell" at the Belasco, begged leave
to keep on with her rehearSals for a
new play. Her former boss and in
tended host. Mr. Cochran, granted it
but sorrowfully o.. 1t is only for to-
night that the run of "Cloistered" at
the Rialto will be interrupted for the
Bronson Cutting memorial lectures
Subscription sale Of seats for
Jane Eyre" with Katharine Hepburn
begins today at the local Office of the
Theater Guild and American Theater
Society Luis Alberni is Grace
Moore's lucky charm. She intended he
be in the cast of when You're IN
Love" for good luck as we'll as good
comedy The Scarlet Pimpernei'
will remain a second week at the Little
Theater The average chorus girl,
or maybe it's the composite chorus
girl, must be OVERRIDING her spinach
eating Hollywoods mathematical ge-
muses. have figured out that she
weighs 116 pounds this year, as COM
pared with 113 just II months ago.
The statistic relates especially to the
girls in "On the Avenue" which comes
next to the Palace The mail brings
confirmation of the report that peg
leg sailor has been hired as an extra"
to give color to Variety Clubs Cruise
to Ireland" 1t comes up, of course,
the night of March II Variety,
incidentally, will welcome Eddie Fon-
taine to Washington at its luncheon
today. He becomes Paramount branch
head here, succeeding Harry Hunter.
Bob Grace and Vince Dougherty will
act as kings for the day Monty
Woolley, who acts in and directed ''On
Your Toes" and once taught the
drama to Yale geniuses and halfbacks,
will be Betty Hudson's tea guest at
WJSV this afternoon. So will Doris
Carson who never taught at Yale, but
who knows the drama well enough to
teach it anywhere.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
New Rialto Schedule.

The Rialto Theater will operate on
morning and afternoon schedule
only today, as the first in the series
of Bronson Cutting memorial lee
lures is being delivered at the Rialto
at 8 o'clock tonight. The last COM
plete show will begin at $50 pm,
with the last showing of the feature
going on the screen at 6:04. The
regular schedule will be in effect
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Break-Of-HeartS Circle
In Hollywood Expanded
New Keith Film Will Introduce Walbrook.
Bolger Slow to Learn Feet Were His
Greatest Comic Asset.
BY JAY CARMODY.

1CAEL sTROGOFF will fight his heroic battles for the Car
u probably the inspiration
Species starting this But 1t Will be
picture around the DEATH
of Jules Kehs Wednesday, 1t de-
Soldier the Lady, the latter
Evening star., 1937-03-08

Catherine Vagnoni was an acceptable
Mary Magdalene. Clara Perruso
spoke the prologue. others In the
cast including Rose Ferrara, Rose
Perruso, Matilda Maisti, Mary Fer
rara and Florina Vagnoni.
The Upper Room" will be re-
peated this evening in st. Paul's
Auditorium. Curtain at $50.
&C. A. M.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
RADIO BAN DIES

Idaho Bill to Outlaw Sets in Autos
Killed.
BOISE, Idaho, March R.-
1daho's automobile radio salesmen
drew an easier breath today with
the death Of bill to outlaw their
product.
The measure, seeking to prohibit
use of auto radios on Idaho high
ways. died in a House committee
when the Legislature adjourned Sat-
urday night.
1t had aroused bitter debate when
it passed the Senate, % to 81, under
sponsorship of Senator Ralph E. Whit
ten, who charged radios are con-
ducive to traffic accidents
Evening star., 1937-03-08

Margaret J. Buckley, Robert W.
Brown, Martha Roberts Pogge, Helen
D. Pyle, Edmund E. Soper, John Lit
zelman, Frank S. Fowler and Junius
Hutton have been selected to play
Aren't We ALL" to be presented
April 16 and II by the Montgomery
Players.
The Blackfriars' Guild is holding
tryouts for Lynn Roots comedy, The
Milky Way" to be staged April II,
13 and IA.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Gladys SWarthout Sings
Delightful Program Here
Metropolitan Mezzo-Soprano Proves Self
Recitalist Par Excellence With Well-Chosen
Songs of Modern and Classic Writers.
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

(DYs sWARTHoUT mzzosoprano OF the Metropolitan Opera
heard personality
disclosed another facet of her art yesterday afternoon at
recital
Swahout avoided
type
Evening star., 1937-04-28
Five New Leaders Appear.

7 Asst night the male shooters con-
tinued their heavy assault on the
naples, when five new leaders forged
to the front in the Washington City
Duckpin Association championships.
Two youngsters from Northeast
Temple, Arthur Crown and Ralph
Bates, co-starred in one of the feature
performances by taking first place in
class c doubles with 744, near
record total. Each shot 3T2.
S. Beall lifted himself and T.
Flint into the lead of class F doubles
when he shot a 1863 set as his share
of a Sis total.
Among the topnotchers Fred Wat
son and Charley Magee of Peoples
Drug Stores copped top doubles hon
ors with 753 count, good for a
second place standing in class B
Watson's set was $50 " George ano
N. Croft took sixth place in the
same class with TIT.
H. MCGEE and L. Edlovitch, Eve
ming Star team rollers, shot into
third place in class E doubles with
SAG. One pin behind came NJ. Kid
we'll and A. S, Cudmore.
Evening star., 1937-04-28
ElkS Tie for Lead.

SHOOTING 1856 each. Ellsworth
- Geib and Frank Mischou played
the star roles in hosting Rinaldi
Tailors into second place in the
class B team event with a LIT
count.
Norman Schroth's Isl and 3S4 were
the big items in the 1.647 total
chalked up by the Charity team of
the Elks' League, which gained a
tie for first place in calss c. Roll
ing with Brotherly Love, another
Elks' entry, Ed Blakeney made a
flashy start in the tournament with
a 800 set, although his team failed to
place among the leaders. The Sen
ators from Northeast Temple took
sixth place in class D with 1921.
High set honors for the night went
to Charley Litz, rolling with the St
Francis Xavier team in class D. His
4o5 stood out sharply when none OF
his teammates could roll 300 score
A 1922 team count that gave the
Night Final Star rollers first place
In class F was featured by c. Mays
14i and 343 set. J. Ash, on The Sun
day Star team, rolled three games OF
l04. The Whitneys of the Patent
Office League took a h-place stand
In class E with ,522.
Evening star., 1937-04-28

graduate to have done so. Bob
Pastor, Norment Quarles, Steve
Hamas and the others you can
mention didn't finish their school,
ing, while Fidel La Barba, former
world f1yweight champion, was a
pro when he was in college.
Ivan is slated to graduate in June
and is 81 favorite to do so.
Ranked as one of the tragedies
Of the boxing game is the recent
case of jaundice which knocked
Ken Overlin out of a scrap with
Freddy Steele for the world middle
weight crown. Yet Ken has
experienced the same sort of luck
on the Pacific Coast twice before.
>. -Four years ago he was booked
out there for series of scraps and
broke his right hand in training.
-. Two years ago, on his way to a
bout with Fred Apostoli, Ken
stopped off for an argument with
George Black, in Milwaukee, and
tore a leg ligament and now
he's in hospital out there and
won't be able to fight for four
months-if then.
Bat Woodman, former sailor
boxer now local Boxing Com
mission inspector, is employed as a
chief rigger at the Navy Yard. :.
Irish Johnny Conroy, best remem-
bered here for his two bloody
battles with Billy Vincent, Navy
welterweight champion, at Sport
land Arena, now is working as a
pressman in a local print shop.
Johns.
Evening star., 1937-04-28
TOTAL OF $828.5O
|ST0URNEYM MARK
Open Fire at Lucky Strike
Tonight-Men Produce
Five New Leaders.

~ HOOTING for a record prize
fund of $828.50, winners in the
Washington Women's Duckpin
- Association tournament, which
opens tonight at Lucky Strike, will
receive $40 more than the total prize
money paid in by the girl bowlers
who will participate in the sixteenth
annual event, which has smashed all
marks for entries.
The extra $40 was culled from the
1872 memberships that the enter
prising officers of the association
spent many hours lining up at 20
cents each. The winner and runner
up Of the all-events in each of the
five classes will benefit to the ex-
tent Of SIS and SO, respectively.
The Ladies District League and a
host of singles and doubles are listed
on the opening nights program that
gets under way at 7:30.
With the mems twenty-seventh
annual event in full swing Bill Wood,
Lucky Strikes superintendent, will
have his drives running at capacity
for the next 10 days. The scene
shifts to the Arcadia Saturday, May
8. where the mixed doubles will bring
tournament rolling for the season to
q close.