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is good thing audiences at her
current play never called author,
author"
Wilbur Daniel Steele, the chap who
wrote the comic observation-disclosures.
never would have responded, Unlike
most authors, Mr.. Steele never got
around to see his brain-child until
it was practically an adult. 1t has
been running for months. but 1t was
not until the other night in Phila-
delphia that Steele saw it. He acted
like any other author, even after that
long wait, however.
He was limp and perspiring at the
end" says Miss Greenwood.
Sweating" corrects Mr.. Broones.
The anecdote started speculation on
how much of an authors first-night
hysteria was due to his fears for the
success of his work, how much of it
was due to the fact that he was seeing
it as others saw it. The speculation
ended Just where it began. No one
knew the answer. But Steele liked
the play and attributed its success
largely to Miss Greenwood. Mr..
Broones said that with a lot Of pride.
while Miss Greenwood was indulging
in an aside to Sir George, alias
Winkie.
WINKIE is quite a member of the
Greenwood entourage He is
that rare thing in dogdom, a white
Peke. Like Miss Greenwood and the
bath. he had an experience here yes
terday which probably will make him
always remember Washington. The
two of them we're out walking in La
fayette Park yesterday morning (at
$50. believe it or not). Miss Green
wood let him off his leash and he
stepped from the walk onto the first
dry leaves his feet ever touched. The
noise, or maybe it was the feel Of
the leaves. drove Winkie beserk.
He started running in terror and the
more he ran, the greater his terror.
Miss Greenwood enlisted the aid of a
volunteer rescuer. He caught Winkie
and returned him to her in very
musical language which she never
has heard before. She thanked him
in English and felt that it was hor-
ribly inadequate. She thinks the
man probably was diplomat and feels
that rescuing dogs is the touch of
nature that might make the whole
world kin-or at least little more
amiable in neighborly relations.
1t is getting late along about this
time in the interview and after racing
through miscellany of subjects.
including Noel Coward, Gertrude
Lawrence, John Golden. the need for
good plays, the pantomimic interlude
in the last act of George and Mar
garet," a new comedy, well, it's time
to go.
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Dancing Is Feature
Of Gayety Show.

TT is q dancing show at Jimmy
Lakes Gayety this week. That
Is, the show itself does not dance,
but almost every performer in Stage
Scandals" is shaking the pedal ex-
tremities at one time or another.
The team of Lynn and Dearing has
been engaged by the Hirst Amuse-
ment Co. to dance and they dance
very well. including neat chain
number among their offerings. Much
fast stepping also is contributed by
Irene Cornell and by a chorus which
Is quite attractive in appearance and
performance. Bobby Morris was not
employed by the Hirst Amusement
Co. as a dancer, but he breaks out
with a smattering of acceptable soft
shoe.
Mr.. Morris, while he is the subject
of attention, should be commended
for his work as comedian. Mr..
Morris Is a funny comedian come
dams in burlesque are not necessarily
funny. His fight" scene is one of
the most hilarious items to come
through this year, ranking with
Nanny Kings baseball" skit. The
customers at yesterdays matinee
thought better of the show after Mr..
Morris went to work on them with
that bit. Bobby Vail is the other
funny man, but he is less impressive,
Offering nothing new, and little in the
way of new twists to the old ones.
Irwin Benson and Charles Harris do
well in the straight-man depart
ment. as does George Kaye when
he is not occupied with his singing
chores.
The situation on the feminine side
Is as follows: Miss Lea Howard is
the featured attraction, but it was a
mistake. Pearl Mylie, always well
received by the customers, has been
spotted as an added attraction, and
she steals the No. position with ease.
Miss Howard adds little to the pro-
duction. Completing the cast is
Claudia Ferris, a capable foil.
G. A. M.
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Miss Greenwood's Bath
Spoiled by Anthem
She Remembers Capital AS City
In Which Her Orchestra
Went Madly Whimsical.
By JAY CARMODY.

could better afternoon than Yesterdays for interviewing
"
gold afternoon Miss Greenwood
easily
which
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the greater prominence against a
subdued organ background. Mile.
Dupre gave scintillating perform
ance marked with positiveness and
elan. A clean-cut technique. power
and pliability in shading are potent
aspects of her playing, which left
one with a desire to hear her in a
recital of her own.
A lovely number, "Angelus, Op. "a,
No. g." presented M. Dupre in more
poetic mood both as composer and
interpreter and was ore of the most
beautiful moments of the recital. OF
the many themes submitted for i'm
provisation, M. Dupre chose two, wove
them together and into fugue Of
intricate design and rich invention
with rare skill as a climax TO con-
cert of unusual interest.
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the interviewer at his ease, but the
disavowal is followed by some shrewdly
humorous observa tions which make
the time pass SO quickly that it sud-
denly is tea time. So every one has
coffee and the conversation goes on,
not that there's a law against eating
and running. but tina. it is 50 much
more pleasant Just to stay
Miss Greenwood, who will open here
tonight at the National in Leaning
on Lefty" tells you right off the bat
that she never will forget Washington.
Her husband, Martin Broones, fills IN
the reason why she won't forget it.
Seems that when she last was here
In The Ritz Revue" an orchestra
went terribly, terribly whimsical on
her. The scene was the one in which
Miss Greenwood took the funniest
bath ever taken on the American stage,
the bath which should have been the
one to end stage bathing, but worked,
strangely, to the reverse effect. The
orchestra, trying its best to be COL
lective cad. waited until Miss Green
NOOu EOI III tllt iuO. klCll. JlloO oO
the precisely wrong time. it swung
into "The Star Spangled Banner. :"
The way the business of the act went
Gnvolving the use of huge bath toweD
It would have been possible for Miss
Greenwood to be both patriotic and a
lady. That is to say, she could have
stood up and-well, she could have
stood up. But she didn't. Instead she
started laughing, joining the orchestra
and the audience in that reaction with
such awful vigor that pretty soon she
was too weak to rise. The orchestra
played on and on until it saw that
Miss Greenwood never would get up
because she couldn't.
ONE of the reasons you have not
been seeing Miss Greenwood in
recent years is that she has been
playing in England. She is somewhat
oversize for being taken to the hearts
of cities, but London is oversize, too,
so it took her to its heart. She had
three very good years there, had the
fun (and the jitters) of playing
before crowned heads as we'll as COM
moners. She found them both emf
nently capable of acting like human
beings who we're enjoying themselves,
and her. rather thoroughly Save for
the kings and queens angle of it.
the latter sensation was not new
one. of course.
One of the several majesties who
saw Miss Greenwood was the late
King of Irak. When Miss Greenwood
comes to him on her list of notable
specta tors; Mr.. Broones interpolates
the observation:
He died two weeks later"
X
TT COMES out in talk with the
Broones family. after the subject
of royalty has been exhausted, that it
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New Juvenile Star
In AStaire Film.

TN THE opinion of Director George
Stevens, new juvenile star will be
hailed when Fred Astaires new ro-
mantle comedy, "A Damsel in Dis
tress." is released by R-K-O Radio.
His name is Harry Watson He is
IA years old and he plays the role of
cockney servant boy in an English
castle. He was called for the part one
night, and the next morning, after
two hours of dialect rehearsal. went
to work in the picture. He had never
done English dialect before.
During the first day. both P. G.
Wodehouse, author of the story, and
Montague Love, noted English actor.
went to Stevens and asked him where
ha had found the little English" actor.
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safest thing IN tnelr reperDOTy, Inc
Plough and the Stars" This man.
euver failed when it was noised about
Manhattan that the production was a
shade short of past Abbey standards.
so the Irish came back with the pleas
ant Robinson piece not heretofore IN
their repertory and woke up the next
morning to find they had hit on
their hands.
All this is of interest here because.
while the Abbey Players will go back
to repertory after another week of
The Far Off Hills" in New York, the
amiable and high-spirited play will
make its debut here next Sunday
night, presented by the Blackfriars
Guild, a group with peculiar pen
chant for the Irish drama. Mr.. Denis
Connell, who is directing the piece,
has six more rehearsals in which to
further his aim of approaching the
incomparability of the Abbey Players.
How close he comes we shall see Sun
day at st. Pauls auditorium.
Theater folk being VIGOROUSLY SD
perstitious about things like three on
a match, putting shoes in the wrong
place. whistling in dressing rooms and
such things. 1t Is no surprise to learn
that the Washington Civic Theater
has acquired a superstition and a
mascot.
It all started back in st. Louis on a
cold and snowy night. 1t was first
night for the F. CoWles Strickland
directed production of a play entitled
King Richard H." considered in that
pre-Maurice Evans day one of the
lessor works of Mr.. Shakespeare. AS
Strickland approached the theater he
came upon a bedraggled. homeless
and forlorn black dog. The pooch was
put in the furnace room and forgot
ten, what with it being q busy first
night. He was still there the next
morning when notices in the papers
we're good and the phones we're clang-
ing merrily with prospective ticket
buyers on the other end. Strick fig
ured there must be some connection,
tagged the dog Richard and it has
been part of the Strickland encourage
ever since. At the moment Richard
has been left on the Connecticut
farm.
And now comes the Civic Theater
into the yarn. The opening night of
Excursion" Strickland went out to
celebrate or something. Just how
much he celebrated. or what, is not a
matter for this department to discuss,
but on the way home Strick came
across a bedraggled. homeless and
forlorn black dog. Home the pup went
with Mr.. Strickland and the next
morning when the notices in the pa
pels we're good and the phones were
changing merrily the dog was named
Obadiah, after the sea captain who
figures prominently in Excursion"
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The weeks activities:
The st. Pauls Players open their
season with "Anne of Green Gables" +"
to be presented tonight and tomorrow
night at 8:15 o'clock at st. Paul's au-
ditorium, 1921 v street. The play is
Evening star., 1937-10-25
Dupre Heard
In Splendid
Recital
Noted Organist Is
Assisted by His
Daughter.
BY ALICE EvERSMAN.

- EVERAL thousand people crowded
into the Shrine of the Immacu-
late Conception yesterday to
- hear the celebrated French
organist, Marcel Dupre, in his first
appearance here in some years. This
was the first program offered this
season by the D. C. Chapter of the
American Guild of Organists which
has progressively striven to make
known the great organ literature
through yearly series of recltals by
famous organists. That its efforts are
being heartily welcomed was evidenced
by yesterdays attendance. An added
interest to the program was the fact
that M. Dupre had as assisting artist
his daughter, Marguerite Dupre, a
distinguished pianist and former pupil
of the Russian composer, Nicholas
Medtner.
M. Dupre's program was generous
one and included, besides the classical
numbers, several of his own works and
transcriptions and compositions by
Sowerby, Max Roger. Alexander Rus
sell and Jacques Ibert. This placing
side by side of the old and the new
and the passing from the character OF
composition of one era to that Of
another was engrossing, especially
when presented by an artist of M.
Dupre's caliber.
Brilliancy Is Dazzling.
For M. Dupre is virtuoso of as
founding dimensions. His 1uency and
brilliancy are dazzling and his COM
mand of technique and of the re-
sources of his instrument of the kind
that only a master can reach. In
spite of an instrument which is not
of the best and which, in fact, had to
be regulated in the middle of the
program. his superior artistry was
undiminished. In delicacy Of utter
ance. in color combinations and the
limpid clarity of his touch he is un-
surpassed.
AS an interpreter. NJ. Dupre was
at his best in the works of modern
composers and in his own. For the
Bach Fantasy and Fugue in G
Minor" Handels Second Concerto
in B Flat" Transcribed Dy M. Dupre.
Mozart's Fantasy in F Minor, No. !"
and the Allegro and Fugue from Men
delssohn's Third Sonata" which he
had programmed, there was not suf-
ficient differentiation Of style to
make them interesting or to bring
out the clarity of construction. In
SoWerby's Comes Autumn Time.
Rogers Introduction and Passacaglia
in D Minor" Russell's up the Sague-
nay" and Ibert's "Musette," he ex-
panded his atmospheric coloring to
make, in some cases. veritable musical
poems.
Plays Own Compositions.
As a composer he is outstanding
as his three programmed numbers
proved. The Variations on Two
Themes" which was substituted for
the printed Ballad for Piano and
Organ" and which M. Dupre wrote
expressly for this tour in America. is
splendidly conceived and richly de-
veloped. In it the piano Is allowed
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Scenarist Signed.

COMA LEVIEN, well-known scenar-
~ list, has been engaged by David
o Selznick to write the screen play
for Helen Grace Carlisle's novel,
MERRY, Merry Maidens." The picture
Is slated for early production on the
selznick calendar 81 cast and direc-
tor are now being lin up.
Evening star., 1937-10-25

Vicki Lester has appeared on the
covers of % magazines and has been
photographed for advertisements of
IS different products in the past year.
Evening star., 1937-10-25
Joan Woodbury.
Sets a Record.

WITH RKO Radios Living on
W Love" completed, Joan Wood
bury has hung up a record of some
sort by appearing in six pictures and
working % weeks without lay-off.
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Rehearsals Set.

TWO rehearsals of the Rubinstein
i Club will be held tomorrow, one
at II am. at the Willard Hotel. and
the second at pm. at the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
TAG DAY PLANNED
 FOR ORPHANACE

Contributions will be sought about the city tomorrow for the benefit of St. Joseph's church or- pl,anage during the annual tag day for that institution which has been given proper authorization by Rev. Joseph J. valantiejus, pastor of the parish, who is in direct charge of the orphanage, and also the drive for finances. The orphanage To- cated near the church in the Brooklyn section, is supported prill- cipally by the donations made on these tag days in addition to the regular offers of parishioncrs. The drive is one of the cities best known and most deserving char ities.
 Father valantiejus stated today that the funds will be solicited by the children of the parochial school who have become familiar figures upon these occasions, supervised by a group of adults. No contributions are to be made through any other source, especially through telephone campaigns which might be con- iIucted by fraudential operators. Larger donations than those given the children can be sent directly toI the parish rectory on Congress ave- nlle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15

from John A. Dillon of the fac- ulty.
 Every Thursday night at the school the ticket chairman will also be present between the hours of seven and eight to take care of alumni members who have not already received them. Reports last night indicated that there would be . record crowd at the dance. So far there have been more than 150 tickets given out.
 Members of the committee are: Charles Piola, Lillian Bunell, Ar thur Dulac, Dorothy Miner, Adele Unikas, Michael Frederick, Mich- ael O,Buck, Howard Hornbecker, Maurice Spellman, Albert Strauss, Conrad Hook, Helen Fournier, Al- bert Keisslina, Christine Hunter, Marie sacco, and Margaret Gal. bfaith.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
Ex x-Waterburian In
 Mayoralty Campaign
James L. Mcclure, Union Party Candidate in Hartford
 Municipal Elections; Opponent Releases Attack

In condemning the former local man MT. Gibson said:
 Tt can be proven exclusively that MT. Mcclure has not been, as he claims, proponent of the new deal and President Roosevelt's policies that he has not been 8 friend of union labor; that he has not been concerned with the hard lot of rent payer or the welfare of the poorer citizen.
 "In the light of his past perform ance, the voters of Hartford must be amazed to discover how incon- sistent MT. Mcclure can be!
 "The voters of Hartford have the & rare opportunity of judging the candidates of the major political parties on their records. Both May or Spellacy and ex-Mayor Beacb arc men of character and high executive ability.
 Taken as a whole, the record of Mayor Spellacy is, in my opinion, more impressive and more success full than that of former Mayor Beach. Consequently, I believe that Mayor Spellacy will win at tho polls by a decisive victory"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
EX-POLICEMAN
 DENIED DEGREE.
Lack of Affection Attrib- uted to Plaintiff By Pre-
 siding Judge

Finding that the "lack of affec. ton" between Otis 0. Tisdol, form CT supernumerary policeman, and his wife, Ivory Washington Tisdol, was, for the major part, "the plain tiff's fault, Judge Edwin c. Dick enson today in the superior court denied the divorce sought by the ex-policeman.
 ;T''dge Dickenson found that the I why Tisdol had continued to
 wife $ weekly during years l.. .paration lent obscruity to the complaint of cruelty by the plain- tiff.
 At trial of the case, the plaintiff testified that he had left his wife for the period of 8 year in 1924 and had finally separated in 1929. Testi- mony of Mrs. Tisdol was that her husband spent one or two nights 8 week at home during the 1924 sep- aration and paid her s weekly during that period. The payments were continued after he went to live with his mother in 1929, 1t was said.
 TiSdol had complained that his wife threatened him with his revol- yer on the day that they finally separated and told him ito get out. This was denide by the wife who alleged that their disagreements arose over Tisdol's 'going about with other ladies'"
 Mrs. Tisdol was @ member of the choir of the A. M. E. Zion church, 1t was brought out, and character witnesses included officers of that congregation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15

James L. Mcclure, a former Wa terburial, is waging an aggressive campaign for the Hartford mayoral- ty as a candidate of the Union party. He is condemning the ad- miristration of Mayor Thomas Spell lacy and asking members of both old parties to support the Unior ticket.
 At present MT. Mcclure is in the midst of a controversy with Her. bert Gibson, president of the city plan commission. MT. Gibson last night issued a statement charging Inconsistencies between MT. Me- Guire's record and the platform on which he is running.
 Several years ago the two men were also engaged in 8 controversy. MT. Gibson declared in favor of adopting a 1ow-cost housing pro- gram for Hartford. Mcclure op. posed such a move.
 MT. Mcclure was at one time 8 local trolley man He has been an active packer of the policies enun- ciated by Rev. Charles E. Coughlin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
BANKERS QUALIFY
 FOR MEMBERSHIP

Of significance to real estate mems groups all over the country is the action of the Hartford Real Estate Board in inviting officers of banks and other institutions inter- ested in real estate to become asso- ciate members of the organization.
 A special committee was appoint ed to interest bank officials and other potential members in the work of the organization. Interest in the work of the board was greatly stimulated by the recent national convention at Hartford.
 Such 8 step has been talked of in the past in this city, and local real estate men may follow the lead of the Hartford realtors. New members would be eligible to take courses in real estate and appraisals given by the National Association of Real Estate Boards.
 John M. Hutchinson of this city, general chairman of the committee in charge of the recent real estate convention at Hartford, has written to the Hartford Board to thank the group for its aid.
 Similar letters have been sent to the board by various officers of the national association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
Congressman Smith
 Host To Committee
Tour of Inspection Made of Aircraft Factories in
 State-YisitOrs to Visit Waterbury Tonight
ur of the sikorsky plant.

tour of the Sikorslzy plant.
 The congressman will spend the night in this city, with Congress man Smith having arranged a pro- gram of entertainment for them. Tomorrow they will attend the Army-Yale game at the Yale Bowl in New Haven.
 The aviation subcommittee is making inspection trips through air. plane plants in every section of the country. A series of such inspections is planned for the minter months.
 The result of the inspection tours on the part of the subcommittee will probably be 8 series of recom- mendationS to the entire military affairs committee in regard to air. craft. Changes in government Spec- i1cations for military aircraft may be suggested at Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
CASE TO ADDRESS COST ACCOUNTANTS
Management Engineer to Speak on Budgets" at
 Tuesdays Meeting

Ralph E. Case, partner of Stew enson, Jordan and Harrison, man. agement engineer will speak on Budgets at the regular meeting of Hartford Chapter, Nationally Asso. citation of Cost Accountants on next Tuesday at Elm Tree Inn, Farming ton with dinner at 6:3O followed by meeting at 800.
 MT. Case has had 8 varied exper- fence and career. He is graduate of Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute and is a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. He served in the Navy during the World War. In 1919, he entered the employ of the industrial engineer, C.. Charter Harrison with whom he later formed a partnership. This partnership developed into the firm, Stevenson, Jordan and Harrison.
 Recently MT. Case, completed an installation of Standard Costs for J. and P. Coates in practically all of their mills in fourteen countries and established the London office of Stevenson, Jordan and Harrison,