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The Washington times., 1937-03-22
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
L Cover HOII IyWOOd

,term contract at M-G-M. The
Fox and the Paramount Theaters
in Brooklyn are waging a slight
war between themselves to SEQ
which will get the services of Phil
Regan and his newly organized or.
chestra, all of which speaks nicely
for the young mans popularity.
Tala Birell, now going great
guns at Universay, is to be a per.
manent fixture in California, az
she is building house. What's
more, her winnings at Santa Anita
last season completely covered the
architects fees. Sez you.
Our saddeSt story Of the day 10
to report again that the mother Of
the late Russ Columbo still does
not know that her son was acci.
dentally shot and killed several
years ago. Her heart condition
is still precarious enough to make
it unwise to take a chance on
shocking her. Letters come to her
weekly, meanwhile, supposedly
from Europe where she thinks he
is {. Dame May Whitley, the ia
nous English actress now appear.
ing in Might Must Fall" at Metro,
fell on a rock doing a scene the
other day, and was knocked uncon-
scious. and the only thing which
saved her from conclusion of the
brain was the fact that she was
wearing a heavy wig.
At the same emporium, Sig.
mund Romberg, the famous com.
poser, is turning actor for short
subject, in which we will see him
with his various musical secre.
taries, showing the development
of song, from inspiration to com.
pleted tune.
LII the new Garbo picture,
Countess Walewska," Charles
Boyer has pitched his voice q
whole octave lower, to keep in
character as Napoleon, and the
results are sharper, crisper and
better, so perhaps, he will keep
the new tones for future epics.
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The Washington times., 1937-03-22
One Word, and IfIts Good One,
$40 Cash, Theoter Tickets

What word best describes Fer
nand Gravel?
Full of personality, bringing
new talent to the screen, the
young and handsome idol of Eu-
rope makes his American debut
at the Earle Theater Friday in
The King and the Chorus Girl. !"
Truly an international star,
Gravel was born in Belgium, edu-
Gated in England, and starred on
stage and screen in France.
For the most appropriate word
to describe Gravel, the Times and
the Earle will award $40 in cash.
A pair Of guest tickets to see
Gravel, Joan Blondell, Edward
Everett Horton and others in
THE King and the Chorus Girl"
will go to each of the five con-
testantS submitting the five next
best words.
Take a good look at the picture
Of Gravel. then write down your
descriptive word and send 1t to
the "Fernand Gravel Contest
Editor" care Of the Times, before
midnight Wednesday. Decision of
the judges, who will pick the
best and most appropriate word,
will be final. In case of ties,
duplicate awards will be made.
Whether you win or not, the
Earle promises you wealth of
entertainment starting Friday.
Previewers describe The King
and the Chorus Girl" as one of
the gayest comedies in months,
and Gravel success in this coun-
try is predicted as a sure thing
after this film has been released.
See tomorrow's Times for de-
tails of how you may win $40
more in this new contest. Ten
more pairs Of guest tickets also
are offered.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
KELLEYGRAMS

Katharine Hepburn arrived in
town yesterday afternoon but kept
herself remote from reporters.
The Theater Guild star of Jane
Eyre" is also making screen ap-
pearance at R-K-O KeithS's, be-
ginning Wednesday, in Sir James
M. Barrie's Quality Street"
Washington critics, who serve
both stage and screen, thus have
two opportunities this week to
appraise the Hepburn art.
Company nager Herman
Bernstein went to Keith'S yester-
day to assure Manager Meakin
that Miss Hepburn will positively
be present on Tuesday at $3.50 p.
m, for a press reception at the
Hotel Willard. In her capacity.
one presumes. as movie star rather
q Guild lumlnary, although ques-
tions about Jane Eyre" will prob
ably pop up.
For this reception Norman
Clark, OF the Baltimore NeWs.Post; ;
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

! get a Pullman interview ahead Of
his rivals, only to find the Hep
burn stateroom door tightly locked
all the way to Washington.
But this was all under Jed Har-
ris management in The Lake, :"
and Mr.. Bernstein, of the Guild.
is probably saying why bring
that up?" Only because this time
Katharine is adopting her best
party manners, according to the
bulletins.
The Hepburn "Jane Eyre" is
playing sweet box office music for
the Theater Guild. AS a matter
Of facts and figures it is doing as
much business as the Lunt-Fon-
tame Idiots Delight" expected
to be 1875 prize road attraction.
Mass interviews are trying
things on both stars and writer's.
They invariably produce lot Of
routine questions. So I trust
katharine holds her patience
when asked whether she is going
to play Scarlet O'Hara in Gone
With the Wind" whether she pre-
fers the stage to the screen and
what her next picture is going to
be?
ABOUT "SCARLETT"
Speaking Of Scarlet O'Hara-
and before any more society debs
announce they are taking a test
for this star role the latest news
is that Producer David o. Selznick
has practically completed his own
casting for the Gone With the
Wind" movie.
His selections, if approved by
George Cukor, who will direct the
Margaret Mitchell story, are:
Scarlet O'Hara
........... Miriam Hopkins.
Melanie ......... Janet GaynOr
Rhett Butler ... Clark Gable
Ashley wilkes Leslie Howard
There is then only arranging the
contracts, or trying to borrow, the
chosen players. For Leslie Howard
is with Warner Bros, Clark Gable
with M-G-M., and Miriam Hopkins
with Sam Goldwyn. Janet Gaynor
is a free lance.
"HITCH YOUR WAGON"
A few facts about Hitch Your
Wagon" a new play due at the
Belasco Theater on Easter Monday
night. The Broadway report is
that it is about distinguished and
recognizable actor who meets ur
with a young stage struck girl in a
middle class home and quite StunS
her with his fame and glamour.
Bernard Schoenfeld wrote the
play and Carson Kanin will direct
Prominent in the cast of Hitch
Your Wagon" are George Curzon
Dennie Moore, Joseph Greenwald
Joseph Sweeney and Kenneth Rob
ertS.
"HEIGH-HO" ON STAGE
Pete MaciaS' Heigh-Ho Club
band, Society'S pet musical group
and one that Jean Harlow think
should be in a Hollywood nigh
spot-will probably play week o
two in vaudeville before going init
summer quarters. There are 81,
specialties in the Heigh-Ho instrU
mentation including four cracl
pianists headed by Burrus Wi
liams.
Maestro Pete has been offered
week in Baltimore and may tax
it as a tune-up for the Washington
appearance.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Granny Jones Plans
Novel Wedding Gift

When-and if-Shirley Deane,
the eldest sister Of The Jones Fam
lily children, gets married, Florence
Roberts, the grandmother of the
popular Twentieth century-F x
group, will furnish a room Of her
home.
"It's the privilege of a grand
mother" Miss Roberts said. "Shir-
ley and I are not telling the name
of the young man, but when and
if she marries him and has a home
of her own, I'm going to furnish
one of the rooms"
The Jones are now engaged on
big Business"
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
FILLED WITH MUSIC

FILLED WITH MUSIC
In adapting the Sigmund Rom
berg operetta, with its Rida John
son Young story of love and re-
gret, Noel Langley provided a
scenario that polishes up ven
cradle script and gives it fresh
vigor Added are the production
values applied by M-G-M studio
artisans. to make a feature not
only usually beautiful but,
through skilled sound projection,
able to offer blended and solo
voices in music that will literally
make you thrill.
Most of Sigmund Romberg's
original score has been retained
but "Maytime" interpolates the
charming Garry Me Back to Old
Virginny," and in the most fasci-
mating presentation of directorial
Mikes" offers tuneful fragments
from the book of opera.
It's most pretentious spectacle is
the presentation Of Russian op-
era scene DaSeQ upon 4SCnalkOW-
sky's Fifth Symphony in which the
drama of the story is made as
moving as the music is stirring.
"Maytime's" story is told in the
retrospect or flash back technique.
1t is Of Marcia Mornay, famous
singer, who out of gratitude mar
ried the impreSario who made
her career possible. Her heart re-
mained with Paul Allison, a young
singer, whom she was later to con-
front in America as her leading
man in opera. Their affection is
rekindled and, torn with jealousy,
NaZaroff kills his rival.
In tkH prologue of the operetta,
Marcia Mornay tells the tragedy
Of her love to Barbara, a young
prima donna, who is faced with
the same heart problem. In the
epilogue, Barbara makes her de-
CiSion, as life ebbs from Marcia
and she is reliving happier mo-
ments in musical memories.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
BY LLOYD PANTAGEs

HOLLYWOOD, March %.
Much ado about nothing. Contrary
to reports, Carole Lombard has not
definitely been signed and sealed
to play opposite Fred Astaire in his
next RKO opera, "DamSel in Dis
tress," which is to be his first away
from Ginger Rogers. Not that they
don't want her, but they simply
haven't come to terms as yet.
Didn't we tell you that, after
Sonia Henies' colossal success, the
studios would be flooded with ice
skaters. The latest is Heddy
Stenuf, a 14-year-old sensational
amateur skater, who arrived on
the Europa yesterday, not to be-
come a movie actress, as one might
suspect, but to become an Amer
ican citizenesS. Nevertheless, since
she has been sensation in Paris
at the Palais des Sports, in her
fantastic creation, a skate dance
Spring Song" which is set to
Mendelssohn music and employs
as its background rain, lightning,
thunder and rainbow, it is a
cinch that some major studio will
snap her up, and feature her ice
wizardry in a forthcoming movie.
Leonard Sillman, the gent who
opened UP New Faces" in New
York, is here in town to confer
with RKO about their New Face"
revue He will appear at the
Pasadena Community Playhouse
in the Czechoslovakian play "Peri-
phery," and then will collect some
local new faces for his fall pro-
duction Of New Faces" in New
York.
Wally Beery is now the recipi-
ent, giving it to himself, of a new
all metal land trailer which he
will use on hunting trips, Maui
reen O'Sullivan, for her new
house, having duplicated piece by
piece the bedroom she was born
in in Ireland. All the photo
graphs have been sent on, so she
is making no mistakes.
Cyril Hume, one Of our better
known novelists, has signed a long
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Roy Bell Gets
A Mention

Back in the fall of 1886 Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer offered a series Of
attractive prizes to theater man.
ayers and publicists of the coun-
try for outstanding publicity and
advertising campaigns on "Libeled
Lady"
Ray Bell, head of publicity and
ads for the local Loew's TheaterS,
was announced today, as having
won third prize in this nation
wide test missing out by the pro.
verbal nose in a handsome cash
award.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
"MAYTIME" is A JEWEL
Romberg's Operetto Of Mellow
Musical Memories Is Full
Of Glorious Sonq
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Hollywood has utilized the full of magical art
in the production of 'Maytime operea penned in the
most begung bterweet mood that emerges the
as the loveest of musical tapestries
Here is picture that lovers of music will cheer, that
those who revel sentimental will find enrancng
even as its tender conjTe flood of tears.
Mayime the third gem from the screens greatest sing
ing team. Jeanette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy, and is
think without question: their finest This close to critic S
supreme praise both Rose Marie" and Naughty Mari
eta earlier exhibits from the artists rated per-
fectinn
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Bobby Breen Can't
PIav With Firearms

Realizing that the fondness of
small boys for guns often results
in injury, Bobby Breen, soon to
make boy Blue" for R-K-O Radio
release has been signed by Princi-
pal Productions to a contract
stipulating that he may not so
much as touch a firearrn during
the life of the agreement.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

Gilbert Kanour and Don Kirkley,
Of the Sun, and Manager Kappa
port, of the Hippodrome, will ven.
ture over from the neighboring
city, since the Hepburn plan ap-
pears to be to have a twin city,
double-header, mass interview. A
stray society editor and a few fea-
ture writer's are also on the IN
Vitation list.
Personally, my recollection of
Katharine Hepburn'S last visit is
OF the most charming and open
hearted movie star I have ever
met. She told me more in IS min.
utes than I could pack into a
couple Of columns. This was after
the Washington press. collectively,
was ready to tomanawK her for
thoughtless star behavior at Union
Station. She ran down the the
other side Of the railroad tracks
to escape a battery Of reporters
and cameramen. Besides jilting
Eddie .,,Melcher, whose enterprise
took him to Baltimore in order TO
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Lore Qualities as
Screen Stunt Man

Peter LORE thinks he could
qualify as Hollywood stunt man
as the result of the training he
has received since the start of
Twentieth Century-Fox'S Think
Fast, Mr.. Moto."
LORE had a knock-down fight
with John Rogers and threw him
overheard.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
"MuddIed DeaI, " Play
Bv | aszIo. Purchased

'"The Muddled Deal" a play by
Aladar Laszlo now being presented
in Budapest, has been purchased by
S. j. Briskin, production chief at
RKO Radio, and will be adapted to
the screen as starring vehicle for
Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern.
Edward Kaufman will be the pro-
ducer.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

Latest Jeanette MacDonaId-NeIson Eddy
Picture Is Screened for the Critics
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

Cyril Hume, one Of our better
known noveliSts, has signed a long
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
90

CALIPATRIA.-D of Pa
rent-Teachers' associations and the
possibility Of organizing an associa-
ton in Calipatria were considered
at the meeting of the Calipatria
Women'S club Friday,
f. l.. Hiteman, district superin
tendent, gave talk on the bene-
fits of P.-T.A. organizations in the
school. Mrs. A. B. Hanson of Ell
Centre, county president explained
the work that is being done by
associations i'll the southern part
Of the county Methods of organiz-
ing an association were discussed
by Mrs. r. l.. GlaSby of CalcXico
formerly county president.
No action was taken in regard
to an organization but commit
tee is being selected to draw UP a
set of bylaws and later meeting
Of parents will be called to dis
cuSS whether or not such a plan
is desired.
Mrs. j. A. Wallace was program
chairman and presented Dorothy
Ann Werve in a violin solo accom-
panied by Mrs. Arthur Williams.
and group of eighth grade girls
in song numbers.
Mrs. Wiley Manning and Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
Mrs. DiIIer Relates Delightful
Story for Club Section

who meet with a variety of adj
ventures at their hands.
During the business meeting plans
were made for the last meeting of
the year, the date of which has been
changed from May 10 to May II. The
section will meet at the home of
Mrs. Forrest E. Kutz with Mrs. N.
A. Contos as the story teller The
meeting has been called for 1890
am. with luncheon at noon and
bridge in the afternoon. Mrs. II. c.
Diller is chairman of the luncheon
committee
Tea was served by Mrs. eleven
ger, assisted by Mrs Eyer. A lace
cloth and a centcrpiece of roses
made the table an attractive pic
turc, a basket Of white oleanders
contributing to the setting
Guests we're: MeSdames j. p.
Eyer, Sem Bacon, Vaughn N.
Thompson. John Hearne, Minor o.
Simms. Warren Currier.
Members present were Mesdames
r. j. Clevenger, H. G. Diller. J. S.
LareW Earle G. Davis, w. II. Tyler.
Jr., Lee Nuffer, ~ A. Contos, For
rest E. Kutz, Donald W. Ketchen.
f. j. Mack, John T. Rice, Don C.
Paulus, w. w. Apple, Irving T. Raab,
Rodney jenkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
Many Parties For
Future Bride

Many social affairs have been
given recently in compliment to
Miss Dorothy Holiday daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Holiday Sr., of
Ell Centro. Miss Holiday is to be
married Saturday afternoon to Har-
old e. Bauer of BraWlev.
One of the incest Of these parties
was that given Saturday afternoon
by Mrs Raymond G.. Reeder of
1857 Commercial avenue. The house
was beautifully decorated with
bouquets Of larkspur in pastel
shades.
Guests spent the afternoon in
hemming tea towels and i'll pro-
viding more or less helpful hints
on economy for the future bride
Mrs. Reeder served refreshments
and the guest of honor was surpris-
ed by towel shower, receiving beau
tiful pieces Of linen.
Guests we're Miss Holiday. Mrs
Holiday, Mrs. Sam P. Holiday, Jr.,
Mrs. James McKahan. Mrs. Nor
bert Tester, Mrs. Merrill Cole, Mrs.
George Adams, Mrs. Harry Roberts,
Miss Harriet Raab.
Last week the teachers of the
Witter school Brawley. gave a show
er for Miss Holiday, presenting her
with handsome cloth and napkins.
Miss Holiday is on the faculty of
the Witter school.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
County P.-T.A. In
Protest Against
X-Ray Ruling

Protest against the refusal to
permit the county hospital to make
tuberculosis X-rayS was voiced at
the P.-T.A. county council meeting
Monday afternoon in the Harding
school, FL Centro. A letter of pro-
test will be drawn up and sent to
the county board of supervisors.
This action followed the report
of Mrs. w. J. Meagher, the group
discussing the necessity for health
protection against this group be-
fore passing the resolution.
The group also decided to take
up the county welfare agencies as
it's project for study next year, the
county welfare department, the
county hospital and the county
detention home being included un-
der this grouping.
New P.-T.A. presidents were pre-
sented including Mrs. r. v. Lambe
of Westmorland, Mrs. R. H. Will
liams of Alamo, Mrs. John Kubler
of Mt. Signal Mrs. Warren E.
Sage, Mrs. Charles P Delp of Ell
Centre. Mrs. E. j. Weatherbie was
reelected as president of McKin-
ley.
Presidents and charmen report
ed, Mrs. A. B. Hanson, new presi-
dent, presiding. The convention in
Pasadena May 24-27, was discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
Turner-Spreckeis
Wedding Saturday

CORONADO, Cal, April 27. OUP)
The wedding of Miss Jane E.
Turner and Claus Spreckles, jr.,
will be solemnized in the Sacred
Heart church here at II am, Sat
urday, it was announced today.
Miss Turner, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Laurence j. Turner, formerly
socially prominent in La Jolla, is
graduate of Our Lady of Peace
Academy in San Diego. and also
attended the Bishops School in
La Jolla.
For the last few years she has
been employed in the Gift Shop of
the Del Coronado hotel here.
Immediately after the wedding.
the heir to part of the vast for
tune of his grandfather, the late
John d. Spreckles, and his bride,
will attend a wedding breakfast
here and then motor to Los An
geles for a honeymoon voyage TO
New York.
Returning, they will make their
home i'll Coronado.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
Junior Club Women of State
To Attend Convention

Junior federated club women of
California are to play AN important
part in the annual convention of
the California Federation OF Wo-
mems clubs two days being set
aside for them at the annual meet
ing in Coronado.
The convention proper opens May
u and continues through May IS,
with the dates May IA and May
15, set aside Tor the juniors.
Registration is TO beign May ID
at 5 pm. and from then on dele
gates will be kept busy with the de-
tails of what is 10 date the most
ambitious convention program yet
undertaken by the Juniors.
LEGAL Delegates
The Junior Ten Thousand club
will be represented by Mrs. Tom
Duer, retiring president, and by
Mrs. w. T. Anderson, PRESIDENT
elect.
Miss Eleanor Wilson of San Diego,
general chairman, has advised each
delegate to bring a sport outfit and
n formal and to come prepared to
enjoy every minute.
The program calls for a tea hon
oring delegates the afternoon of
May IA after which they will be
taken on a tour of the naval air
station at North Island with naval
guides assigned to conduct them
about the station.
There will be a joint program
with the seniors Friday night and
afterwards the juniors will have
their hijinX program which will be
followed by a supper at 1920 in
the Coronado hotel casino. ..
Saturdays Schedule
Saturday, May Is, is crammed
with interesting events and begins
early with fellowship breakfast
at o'clock At noon Mrs. Roberta
Campbell Lawson, president of the
general federation of Women's clubs.
will be guest of honor at a luncheon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27

pretty long cCat-Split up the back
to astride the horse and neatly fit
ted around waistlineS. But either
the French or the uneducated Eng
lishmen of the time pronounced
the term in the way of all careless
little boys-and out of a very clear
and simple riding coat" came the
name "redingote" Now We bring it
over from Europe with cherished
reverence-misSpelled and miS-pro-
nounced and ever SO chic!
There are summer sport frocks in
Liberty prints too. In this world of
vast appreciativeness as far as
clothes go, women welcome the fab
ric which thrills the touch as we'll
as with designs that fascinate the
eye-and the name that means to
fabric what Burbank means to
flowers. Right from England all
these inimitable prints come-silk
and cotton too-and with that del
icacy Of color and feminine intri-
cacy that expresses the inner feel
ing of just this seasons styles.
OF course, the item of the hour is
the printed linen. They say it's pres
tige through the coming summer
months will be without precedence.
The gems are all hand blocking in
the world of fabrics is something
like engraving in the world of art.
The first prints are the treasured,
hand-done originals not to be COM
pared with hundred-a-minute run
offs. And just so with these hand
blocked fabrics, They have the pre-
cious touch of human art and indi-
Vidual labor on them-and' its ac-
companying distinction and beauty.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
TUo Books ReuieDed
For Round Table

Two books, widely separated in
theme and in the period in which
they were written, yet of equal in
terest, were reviewed for the Ten
Thousand clubs Readers Round
table section at the meeting Mon
day afternoon in the club house.
Mrs. Henry j. Heisch outlined
The Golden Fleece" by Berdita
Harding, one of the new books and
one which tells the story of the
Emperor Franz Joseph of Australia
and of his family.
In contrast Mrs. Laural Ferguson
reviewed the classic Pride and
Prejudice" by Jane Austen which
has recently had a revival in the
stage dramatization of the novel.
Both reviews were given in ca
pable fashion and provided de-
lightful afternoon for the members.
The group discussed a May party
and voted to attend the state con-
vention in Coronado May l2-14.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-27
.ooOf Interest to Women 90. churehe.
Society
Clubs
Social Calendar
IIIESDAY


Welfare section, 7:3O, lO6I Vine
avenue.
LO.O.F. No. 397, 8, 532 Main.
American Legion, 8, Veterans hall.
Business Women, 7, Imperial.
Jobis Daughters, 1880, Masonic
temple.
Citizenship class, 7. high school.
Lip reading class, I, high school.
Troop %, B.S.A., Washington
school.
Bachelors, 1870.
Recreation program, 7:30, Mcaho-
dist church
WEDNESDAY,
Baptist Missionary association,
10. Brawley.
Public schools assembly, 1890,
Douglas school.
Ladies day, golf club.
Chamber of commerce luncheon,
Barbara Worth.
Oasis lodge No. 66i, +. and AM,
1880, Masonic temple.
Dance festival, 7, Veterans hall.
Eagles, 8, $50 Broadway.
TrCop 3, B.S.A., 1880, Scout hut.
Choir practice, 1880, Presbyterian
church.
Mid-week services, 1880, First
Baptist church.