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promoter, greatly assisted by Ar
lene Judge, who is moving fast as
a screen wiSecracker. Jean Her
sholt plays Sonja's father bit
too seriously for comfort, but the
youthful surrounding cast offsets
that by a fresh exuberance.
Specialities and music are in
troduced by the Ritz brothers and
by Borrah Minevitch's harmonica
gang. They keep the comedy
flavor of "One In Million" domi'
nant throughout. The fast direc.
tion Is by Sidney Lanfield.
Gene Ford has assembled fine
stage show this week. In keep
ing with Inaugural Week he opens
his footlight fare with a striking
Capitol steps dancing scene, in
PRODUCING the we'll trained Elida
ballet. He closes it with an allie
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
PLOUGH AND STARS OPENS
Benny Davis Has q Fast Revue
More Than a Secretary on
The Earle Screen

"NIore Than Secretary, featured Columbia picture at
Warner Bros Earle Theater this week. fastmovng and
exceptionally we'll done farce To be quite frank this re-
viewer looking at the title expected only ordinary rum
ofthemne program flicker but pleasantly surprised to
see a welacted comedy.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16

HENIE is SUPERB
Wisely the producers have not
attempted to turn their new star
into an immediate DuSe. The
story tells of a theatrical troupe Of
girls, guided by Adolphe Menjou,
stranded in the st. Moritz country.
Menjou disc overs that the
daughter Of the village inn keeper
is a Pavlowa on skates. He sees
her cutting figure eights and glid-
ing with velvet smoothness over
a small pond and at once gets the
idea of promoting her talents for
the amusement world.
AS it happens Sonia has been
training IL years to enter the
Olympic games and Menjou, in his
zeal, almost ruins her chances for
becoming a sports celebrity. The
aid of a newspaper man Don
Ameche) saves her precious anna
teur standing and brings about
romance. In the end Sonia wins
her Olympic title, turns profes-
sionsl, making Mr.. Menjou happy,
becomes a sensation at New York's
Madison Square Garden.
When Sonia Henie laces on her
skating shoes and cuts loose on the
frozen surfaces you will see the
healthy body beautiful moving
swiftly in sweeping curves and
with astonishing grace. AS an &C
tresS she is quite competent in
moderate demands.
Adolphe Menjou offers a ster-
ling performance as the American
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
Savoy Bond At
The Howard

Teddy Hill, one of the young
maestroS and eXponents of jazz
and swing, opened with his Savoy
ballroom orchestra from up Har-
lem way yesterday as the feature
attraction of a fast moving muSi-
cal revue that will make a weeks
stand at the Howard Theater.
Not new to the Washington
theatergoerS, Hill and his IL
demons of jazz just fit right into
the picture and soon go on their
way in pounding out some very
clever entertainment for the cash
customers. The young leader has
style of presentation all his own
ana jerks his band through some
Of the fastest and jazziest tunes
heard hear for sometime. If it
is swing you want to hear and in
the Harlem style, don't miss
young Teddy Hill.
Other supporters in the revue
Includes Conway and Parks, a
very entertaining duet of tap
dance artists. Parks has some
unusually good, steps and taps
them for several encores. The
4 Robeys, a white act of tum-
bling, juggling and other acrobatic
stunts with the use of wire wheels
gets big hand and a very de-
serving one. A woman is a mem
ber of the quartet and she is
gocu. Jennie Dancey, buxum
blues singer, gets a big hand for
couple of tunes while Pigmeat
Markum handles the comedy
alone this time.
"PigSkin Parade" a smashing
touchdown story, is the film at
traction. Midnight show tonight.
W. r.
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Brent In Good Form
The story that motivates this
picture is fresh, novel and funny;
that is, it offer many opportuni-
ties for the comedy touch, and
Hollywood did not overlook the
bet. The characterizations may
have been slightly overdrawn at
times, but since this is obviously
done to heighten the spectators S
enjoyment, why quibble?
The picture remains, when all
Is said and done, a slick piece Of
entertainment.
To the making Of this story,
Columbia has brought a note.
worthy cast. Jean Arthur, as the
heroine, does an interesting char,
acterizatiol as the teacher, who,
on the verge Of becoming an old
maid, went on hunt for love
and romance. And out of her
trials and tribulations, and they
were many, this plot is made.
George Brent, the final goal Of
our heroine's adventurings, has a
somewhat inconsistent characters
zation, but the Brent talents bring
it to a gay and vivid life.
Offering noble assistance to the
two leading characters are Lionel
Stander, who will kill you as a
physical director, and Ruth Don
nelly, who does a swell job as the
comforting friend to our distressed
heroine, who had many diStresses.
Dorothea Kent, as Maise West,
a blond and man-hunting menace,
does a beautiful evenings work.
On the Stage
On the stage Benny Davis and
his Star Dust Revue, bring back
some Of the entertainers of last
year with some new faces and tai
ent.
Disliking to introduce a sour
note in this review, we still feel
compelled to state that Mr.. Davis
new song (and he has written
many excellent song hits) entitled
-Four More Years." or some equiva-
lent, probably touches a new all
time low in melody.
Among Mr.. Davis entertainers
the Manhattanites probably touch
the heights, with their encore num-
ber rating, with one spectator at
least, the best spot on he bill.
Those comic dancers, remem-
bered from last year, Shea and
Raymond, do several swell rou.
tines. These dancers do some of
the funniest stuff ever offered
under the title of TerpSichore, and
the audience simply loves it.
Three colored boys are offered
in a song and dance routine that
steps out in front Of the usual
vaudeville routine by several lea.
CUES.
Mr.. Davis troupe includes many
other promising youngsters, all
clever IN their respective parts
and guaranteed to deliver full en-
tertainment value.
Numbered among the subsidiary
films are two that command es
pecial attention. There is song
number based on "Old Wyom
Ing" which for music and pictorial
beauty has seldom been equalled
There is also a colored cartoon
comedy in which caricatured like
nesSes of famous film stars are
used to excellent advantage.
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CLOCK

COLUMBIA-G Greta Carlo,
Camille" 1854 a. m, 2:2O,
4:45, 7:10, 9:40 p. m.
CAPITOL-Sonja Henie, zone in
Million" 10 a. M, 1925, 2:55.
500, 1850, 1920 p. m. Stage,
Johnny Weissmuller, Lupe Velez,
11:4O a. m, 2:10, ABS, 7:O5.
$50 p. m.
PALACE-Myrna 10y, William
Powell, after the Thin Man,
1918 a. M, 1925, 2:40, 4:55,
7:10, $40 p. m.
r. X. o. KEITHS-Barbara Stan
wyck, 1.-THE Plough and the
Stars" 1852 a. m, 1:54, 1858,
6, 8:04, 10:07 p. m.
E-Jean Arthur, George
Brent, More Than a Secretary, "
II a. M, 1885, 4:25, 7:15, 1910
p. m. Stage, 1875, 1925, els,
9:05 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Kay Francis,
"One Way Passage" IL a. m,
12:45, 2:35, 4:25. 6:10, 8, GAS
p. m.
RIALTO-Clark Gable, Claudette
Colbert, "It Happened One
Night" 2, 4:40. 7:04, 9:47 p. m.
"The Tlough That Broke the
Plains" 4:07, 6:27, Oil p. m.
LITTLE - Miriam Hopkins,
'"TheSe Three" 1923 a. m, 1870,
S:34, 5:37, TAI, 9:44 p. m.
HOWARD-Arline Judge, pig
skin Parade" 1890, 1855, 7:05,
1910 p. m. Stage. Teddy Hill
and Orchestra, 2:30. 5:45, 9:10
p. m.
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gorical tableau spotlighting mon.
ster portrait Of Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, with the silhouetted bal
let paying humanity'S tribute to
a great leader.
JOHNNY AND LUPE
Lupe Velez and Johnny Weiss
muller are the headliners. Who.
ever is boss in the home, Lupe is
the boss on the stage. She lets
the audience know that TarZan is a
footIight beginner, very shy and
awkward, urges he be made right
to home by a royal welcome. After
this build-up she drags Johnny
from the wings for an exchange
of mild comedy, both sing special
lyric and Lupe does her Katie
Heburn impression. While Lupe is
changing to flaming red rhumba
costume Johnny lets out few real
Tarzan yelpS. Johnny disap-
points those who would like to see
his manly frame by appearing in
an ice cream suit for his stage
debut.
A fine reception last matinee
yesterday.
Frank Gaby, one of the best
of voice throwers, has an amusing
ventriloqual act, helps out the
VeIez-W Weissmuller fun. Borrah
Minevitch's Harmonica Rascals go
through substantially the same
routine they offer in the picture,
with the sawed-off comic getting
most of the laughs.
The Movietone News and Phil
Lampkin's heavily applauded
Southern airs overture complete
the bill.
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UPE-JOHNNY AT CAPITOL
Sonic Henie, Wizard on Skates.
Makes BriIIiont Debut in
zone in q Million"
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Inaugural visitors who drop into the Capitol Theater this
week will find real de entertainment both stage and
cooperating make beautifully balanced program
Movie fans will. I think, give Roosevelt majority to
Sonia Hene, the Olympic skating champion, who makes a
most auspicious HOLLYWOOD debut in Zone in a Million"
Blond Sonia has smile with dimpe wholesome charm,
fascinating personality, wizard of rhythm and
the steel blades In Zone in Nion Twentieth Century
Fox given her bangp story and diversified squad of
speciality artists make this feature most enjoyable light
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
Bio Star Is Sioned

Siegfried Rumann's small COM
edy role in "On the Avenue" made
such a big hit with Production
Chief Daryl F. Zanuck at goth
Century-Fox that the giant Euro
pean actor has been given a long
term contract.
The Washington times., 1937-01-16

Tarzan and His Mate Are Making
Personal Appearances on Stage
The Washington times., 1937-01-16

Plough and the Stars pIay which has AM
The Washington times., 1937-01-16
Plough and the Stars Opens
On R-K-O Keith's Screen

"The Plough and the Stars, !"
now current at RKO-Keith's, is
Sean O'Casey's play brought to
the screen.
This is a page from the his
tory of Ireland of just 20 years
ago, when freedom-loving sons of
the old country made a futile at
tempt to shatter the bonds which
held them to the British Empire.
There is a young couple, very
much in love, proud of their small
home, full of plans for a future
which holds peace for them; the
young wife breads the effect Of
this new organization which has
established itself under the title
Of Citizens of Liberty, visualizing
a day when, even though blood
must be shed to attain that end,
a new republic Of free and happy
people will call themselves Irish
men.
ABBEY PLAYERS STAR
The husband is a commandant
in the unit and when the day
comes to strike, these dauntless
men, inadequately armed and
terribly outnumbered, take up
their stand in the post office in
Dublin, holding that post by des-
perate effort, only to lose it when
three volunteers fail to return
with supplies and reinforcements.
The agony of the young wife,
the small happenings of her anx-
ious days form a big part of the
telling Of this tale, which, though
grim, has moments of rare humor.
Evening star., 1937-02-01

ing. when the Presidents birthday
celebration still was in full swing he
was almost ready to confess, though,
might be little less trying On the
constitution.
But these two young people for
whom Paramount has many high
hopes proved they can take it at their
first big personal appearance festival.
Marsha went through that strenuous
schedule of appearances Saturday
night that would have felled an
Amazon after the first two hours, and
came through it all to breakfast with
nary a whimper.
And John is one OF those LAOS with
a cast-irCn constitution. It's reported
ne wasn't even ready to go TO bed
after the Carlton, where the affair
was climaXed. was almost quiet again.
Not only did Miss Hunt and Trent
take it Saturday night, but they
actually enjoyed it. They mad a
whale Of good time. They had a
much better time, in fact. than did
C. N. Odell, the Paramount repre-
sentative in whose care Marsha had
been placed.
MARSHA, John and the rest of the
cars occupants thought it all
was great fun riding behind that
motor cycle policeman and his siren
When the hotel tour started the escort
whizzed the Paramount party down
10 the Fourteenth street entrance of
the Willard. 1t was the wrong door
meant going around the block. Ana
/ when the car pulled up at the F street
entrance Marsha wanted to go around
again. She liked the spectacular
aspects of the vide, looming turn
at Fifteenth and the Avenue.
But not Mr.. Odeil. He maintained
that street cars would not get off the
tracks. even for a motor cycle police
man and a siren. He maintained
also. that Miss Hunt and Mr.. Trent
would be no good TO Paramount and
little 10 themselves, maybe. if they
were all cut UP with flying glass.
Odeli was all for using back en-
frances to hotels, too. to avoid the
crowds. Marsha said front doors. II
any of those people wanted TO see her
she was going to let them see her
And Trent couldn't understand why
he had to watch out for the crowds
on account of he never had been
mobbed when he climbed out of his
transport plane at the end OF 2 run
Evening star., 1937-02-01
'AlcOtt Tale
Stage Show
For Children
little Women" Has
Presentation at
the National.

JUVENILE literature, with place
among the popular works appeal
ing to several generations, is accorded
greater attention on the stage than
similar classics for adults. One reason
may be in the family interest which
is shared by all ages. This is especially
true of the books of Louisa May Alcott,
and a production of Little Women"
has the particular merit of revealing
the common and exciting interests of
an ideal group sharing in the pleasures
of home life which had few of the
modern interruptions.
Washington's juvenile population
turned out Saturday to see the acting
of the play at the National Theater
by the Children's Theater of New
York, conducted by Glare Tree Major,
and brought to Washington by that
organization as one Of its series for
the regular season here.
The characters in Little Women"
have almost a place shared by inti-
mate friends, and the section of the
playing organization chosen for the
days event represented ability to show
the personalities Of the story with
Vividness that was impressive to both
young and old persons in the audi
ence.
Outstanding among the contributors
to the entertainment was Margaret
joyce as 10, leader of the family
group. source Of vitality and other
factors in personality and charm. 1t
is fair to say that her work was re-
Sponsible for the dramatic interest
that developed and that the 9TH
ers involuntarily grouped themselves
around her.
Others who helped to make a pic
ture that was really alive were Jewel
Morse, a popular member Of the COM
pany, as Beth; Elizabeth Hugh as
Meg. Norma Way as Amy and Emily
Gilbert as Marmee A source of COM
edy was supplied by Evelyn Roberts
as Aunt March, while interest was
given by Glenn Arnold as Laurie,
Velma Royton as Hannah, John Wat
kins as John Brook, Frank Rothe as
Mr.. March and Robert Francis as
Mr. Lawrence
The next play from New York will
be "Rebecca of Sunny ybrook Farm"
to be given Saturday, March g.
d. c. c.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
Capital's ShOWmen Merit
Praise for Ball Sparkle
Complicated Pageant Played on City-wide
Stage Goes Off Without
Conspicuous Slip.
BY JAY CARMODY.

around to feemg
themselves for the
hevpu in Presidents
Friday Chats
chilled dampneS Of yesterdays dawn 1t
beauty
Evening star., 1937-02-01

Mr.. oDELL had different ideas,
though. He was with Marsha IN
New York's Grand Central Station
few days ago when a welcoming
crowd got out Of hand and almost
tore the lovely motion picture player
for souvenirs. So it was back doors
whenever possible and Miss Hunt
wasn't allowed to step a foot out of
the tonneau until there was a police
man a least 6la feet high and feet
broad at either elbow.
But that didn't stop Miss Hunt and
Trent from graclously signing as many
autographs as they could without
interfering with the rigid schedule
they had to keep up.
The greatest thrill both had. of
course, was the White House That's
| where Marsha. after watching the
President go through his news reel
stint without a hitch, made that
famous remark which probably has
been spread from coast to coast by
tllIo luiIc. L1dlI, odlu SIlc W MI
Roosevelt. in case you hadn't heard,
"a 'one-take' performer
Maria Gambarclli, incidentally,
came out of the Presidents stuoy
pra ractically boiling over with her en-
. thusiaSm for the man.
And after it all was over were Miss
Hunt and MI. Trent tired? Well
/ Marsha spent considerable time on
/ the dance floor with various celc-
/ brities before she gave up and left
/ the breakfast party. And John sat
( himself down and ate caviar for
breakfast, another thing he said he'd
/ never expected 10 do. He announced
! he didn't like fish eggs so much, but
he had been working and he was
hungry.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
Personal Appearance
Tests Ability to ''Take 1t"
Marsha Hunt and John Trent Thrilled by
President and Motor Cycle Sirens
at First Big Party.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR

BY HARRY MacAKTHUR.
SV v ELL never thought this would happen to me-"
"A 1t John Trent, Schuberg speak
wv ing the limousine rolled into the White driveway
behind a motor cycle escort with siren
How do like t?" Marsha
"Is better than admitted
Evening star., 1937-02-01

1t had gayety, it had color and It,
had action. Indeed, it had everything,
including such dizzy momentum
that early yesterday morning it looked
rs if it never would stop. that the
town would Just go on in a party
mood and at a party pace forever.
However, along about mid-break-
fast time, when the final event was
in progress at the Carlton Hotel, hui
man durability began to curl about
the edges. Every one began to scrape
bottom in those reservoirs of energy
from which they had been drawing
for nearly 48 hours.
X X
IT BECAME evident that not even
Jean Harlow, Robert Taylor, Mar
eha Hunt, John Trent, Maria GAMBIA
rclli. Mitzi Green could go on making
personal appearances forever without
a respite. They all looked fair and
fresh and unruffled, but they were
not moving with the same light Vi
brancy of the earlier evening.
Nor were Carter Barron, Hardie
Meakin. John Payette. Gene Ford,
Steve Cochran, Ray Bell, c. N. Odell,
Rudy Berger and the several dozen
others OF show business, radio and
press who mastered all or part of the
elaborate ceremonies. The only one
of the group moving rapidly at the
moment was Bob Fender, Hollywood
nome celebrity. Mr.. Fender, in top
hat and tails, was looking for a pho
tographer. He insisted upon pic
ture of himself because he wanted
to know what a man looked like
latter going through all that" Sleep,
however, came to Fender before a
photographer arrived.
1t looks very much as If the whole
thing will be the talk of the town
for a long time to come. 1t looks,
too, as if the word terrific is in for
lot of hard use before the last paean
Of praise for the show has been
sung
There never has been more COM
plicated mechanism designed for the
entertainment OF thousands of per-
sons so far as Washington is con-
cerned There were some slips in the
timing of the elaborate thing, but
Evening star., 1937-02-01

they were few an inconsequential.
1t appeared to 60 off with more
smoothness than last years per-
formance to one who tried to catch a
glimpse of it from variety of its
dozen angles.
At an early hour today the last
man on the party had not yet been
heard from, but he, too, must have
had a good time.
ON THE stage of the National
~ Theater tonight they will set up
the palace at Elsinore and go back
to the old and beautiful business Of
PLAYING Hamlet" John Gielgud, who
has played the part to more and
louder praise than probably any one
in its mot his) long history, came
to town yesterday without creating a
ripple on the surface of the city's
celebrity consciousness.
Unlike Robert Taylor. Gielgud will
find his public seated in front OF him
in a darkened auditorium, where 1t
will go for his art in a big way and
his autograph perhaps not at all 1t
is the difference between playing
Shakespeare before the limited audi
ence of the legitimate theater and
playing anything else before the un-
limited population that crowds into
the motion picture houses.
The situation probably is one with
big significance, but hardly one to
null over when one remembers the
fun that Taylor and his associates Gre
ated for Washington.
Undoubtedly, because she earned
her name in motion pictures. more
persons are familiar with the name of
Lillian Gish than of Gielgud Miss
Gish will play Ophelia to his Hamlet
and she will play it with a divine
spark which was ignited long ago
under the Hollywood sun.
A benefit performance for flood suf-
ferS, with not even costs deducted
from the proceeds, is scheduled for
the Rialto Theater at an early date.
There will be more about it, and others
like it, here later.
Men of show business are in bene-
fit mood these days.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
SILENT COMEDIAN TOPS
SNAPPY BILL AT GAYETY
tDizzy Danes Show Title Is I'm
necessary With "Bozo' Sny-
der in the Cast.


THE Independent Burlesque Asso-
citation usually goes into a trance
before sending a unit out on the cir
cult and thinks up a short and snappy
name for the production, such as
Dizzy Danes" or "Girlie Whirlies,
but such was not the case with the
current attraction at Col. Lakes Gay
etv. 1t is labeled merely "Bozo Sny-
der's Show" and his show it Is, for
the silent comedian lives up to his top
billing in fullest measure, albeit the
supporting talent is JOY to see and
hear, as well.
Allotted by his inevitable and incom-
parable partner, Joe Forte, "Bozo
coaXes those laughs without saying a
word. and fulflls his purpose as a
funny man in more satisfying degree
than a majority of the gabby gagsters,
with his trombone renditionS an "eX-
ira added" Bobby Vail and Sammy
Spears are the auxiliary mlrth pro-
rokerS, netting an acceptable quota
of outbursts between them. Both
straight" men double as singers this
week. and do we'll in each capacity.
They are Clyde Hodges and Ray Dean.
Margie Kelly, reported to be for
fner IN. T. g." girl (Which should be
sufficient recommendation alone),
heads the feminine lineup. A plat
mum -tressed charmer, she posses
that characteristic colloquially referred
to as "class." Spirited Ruth Donald
and Agnes ("Georgia') Dean COM
plete a fine eXhibitionist array, with
Bee Rogers assisting in the scenes.
La Vadis and Harold should have
been mentioned long before this, for
the pair of youngsters deliver brand
of staccato stepping that helps greatly
in making one feel more friendly to
the I. B. A. Their chain" and
"chair" tapping should bring them
through on F. street one of these days.
Further evidence that the Gayety is
sin a dancing mood" this week are
the contributions of Ruth Miller, STEP
ping out of the line for speedy bit,
and chorus complement of the bet
ter sort. C. A. NJ.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
Contract for Berle,
MILTON BERLE, comedy sta

MILTON BERLE, comedy star Of
radio and stage. has been signed
by S. j. Briskin. vice president in
charge of production at R-K-O Radio,
to a picture contract His first ap-
pearance will be in New Faces OF
1887" a musical which will attempt
the unusual by introducing a cast vir-
tually unknown to film fans. although
we'll known on the stage.
Berle, who is currently busy on the
radio, will continue this work, but will
have to broadcast hereafter from Hol.
lywood, owing to the studio commit.
ment.
New Faces of 1897" will be pro-
duced by Edward Small with Joseph
Santley, who recently came East TO
find new talent. directing.