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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-02
Culhanes Record Described as One of Broken Promise
RALLY SPEAKERS
 LAUNCH ATTACK
Senator Culhane Answers Challenge to His Record
 as Businessman

Attacks on the Democratic ad. ininistration by ersCwhile Demo" cratS now identified as Republicans or Independent Democrats featured a series of rallies held last evening under TusioniStS' auspices.
 Senator George T. Culhane, can. didate for mayor, led the attack in speeches at Mill Plain Grange hall, Q gathering of Lithuanian workers in Green street hall, a rally at the Flanagan home on Luke street.
 Mortimer j.. Calvin, candidate for city clerk, Sherwood L. Row land, candidate for controller, Law renee Kenney, former Democratic Commissioner of the Board of Works, Eugene Sheehan,, who ran for city clerk two years ago as an Independent Democrat, addressed the meetings.
 The gist of the speeches was 9 summary of the various charges made since the campaign opened. Senator Culhane reminded his au. dienceS that the late Martin Scully, one of the best mayors in the city's businessman. This statement was history, was neither lawyer or accepted as a refutation of the op- positions charges that MT. Culhano was not qualified by business ex- periences to i'll the once of mayor. MT. Culhane also declared that he was as good a Democrat as Mayor Hayes, Mir. Calvin never heard of MT. Hayes business experiences. MT. Kenney is sick of the present setup in the administration, while while MT. Sheehan claimed that all good men are replaced by rubber stamps. He also claimed that Con- troller Daniel J. Leary made the statement that he could buy out the Independent Democrats for $l0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-02
HAYES, LEARY
 SPEAK SUNDAY
Radio Broadcast From Waverly Inn Arranged
 for Tomorrow Night

Mayor Frank Hayes, City Con- troller Daniel J. Leary, Judge Ed ward Mascolo and other Democratic leaders will speak on the radio to- morrow night between 9 and 10 o'clock from Waverly Inn, Cheshire, where they will be guests of honor at the dinner of the Italian. Amer ican Democratic club.
 Charles Rosengarten, prominent real estate man, will speak tonight at 6:l6 o'clock over Stations WATR and VERY.
 Tomorrow ct l2:30 o'clock, Judge Edward Mascolo will speak over the same stations. He also will be one of the principal speakers at the Wa verly Inn gathering.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-02

Continued from Pas D vaging other jobs is concerned, IS extremely dismal.
 Under City Charter
 Under the present city charter, he pointed out, the mayor has the pow CT to pass out practically all of the important city jobs that are not decided at the polls, and he won- dered, should M. F., Culhane, an Ili- dependent Democrat, be elected, just what scraps in the way of jobs the Republicans will be able to pick up.
 It was reported today that a meeting of John Burrall supporters will be called ct once to try to make certain, If possible, that he Is not left out on limb" in the pres- ent setup.
 Interesting situation
 The registrar of voters situation, as is generally known, is one of the interesting features of. the present election. It was generally expected tAAuV UAeSGS WOuAA bS VAAAy wv S14A~ didates for that of1ce: Albert Taller, the present Republican registrar and John Derwin, the present Demo- cratic registrar. At the joint Re- publican and Independence Demo. cratic conventions however, the ln- dependent Democrats pulled a fast one" by nominating MT. Wall as their candidate.
 For Appearance Sake
 The battle between MT. Wall and MT. Taller has been Q hot one. For the sake of appearances the two have appeared on the same plat form making Speeche- and shaking hands," but 1t Is generally known that there is c real fight in the background.
 Atty. John F. Tobin, who directed the engineering of the nomination for MT. Wall, Is said to have hit upon the peace plan" whereby If either MT. Wall or MT. Taller are elected the winner will appoint the other assistant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-02
FUNERALS

The funeral of George F. Held, of Nonnewaug district, Woodbury, was held yesterday afternoon at the Clark funeral home, 20 State street. Rev. Dr. John N. Lewis, rec- tor of St. Johns Episcopal church, ofticiating. Burial was at the con- venience of the family.
 The funeral of Cyrus Wellington Smith was held this morning at il o'clock at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue. Burial was in Crockett cemetery.
 The funeral of James Maher was held this morning from the Mulville funeral home. 270 West Main street at S:l6 o'clock to St. Patrick's church where 6 solemn high mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock. Burial was in new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Leonard Marino of l4 Bishop street, who died at Waterbury hospital last night fol- lowing a days illness will be held Monday morning ct 8:l6 o'clock al Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street, to Our Lady of LourdeS church, where the solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated at o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 Deceased was born in Italy aIlc had lived in Waterbury for the past 2S years. He was employed as land scape gardener ct Waterbury hos pitAl.
 He was Q member of the Churcf of Our Lady of Lourdes and ol the Holy Name Society of the par ish.
 Survivors are one son, Ereds anc daughter, Mary, and his Alster-in' law, Mrs. Mary Marine with whcm he made his home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-02

workers are more enthusiastic than they have ever been in any election I have supervised means victory"
 "There Is no question but that we will get out our vote and that we will win by a big majority" said the town chairman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-02
ALBERT 0. TALLER
 RUMORED IN DEAL

Continued from Pas, D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-02
Senator Ashurst

Phoenix Ariz., Oct. 2-(UP) = Senator Henry F. Ashurst, D., Ariz.. chairman of the senate judiciary committee, would not comment on Justice Hugo L. Blacks radio speech today because T may be called up. on to sit at an impeachment trial against him, and 1 could not risk disqualification by forming an opsn- ion."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-02
CROSS BURNED

Mountain Lakes, N. J., Oct. D. (UP)-A cross-8 fet high with c horizontal beam feet long--was burned on the dam of Mountain lake last nightwhile Supreme Court Jus. tice Hugo L. Black was telling the natter of ais past afiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-02
Democratic Victory
 Certain, Says Crary
Mayor Hayes to Carry City By 5000 Says Astute Town Chairman Promising Campaign Fizzles

John H. Crary, chairman of the Democratic Town Committee who is rated by many Waterburans second only to James Farley President Roosevelts political proph e when to predicting the outcome of elections be-
 eves that the regular Democrats will carry Waterbury at least 5000 in the city election next Tuesday,
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Stage Coolly Receives
Movie Expatriates
Hollywood Players and Writers Back
From the Coast Discover
No Prodigal Welcome.
By Jay Ca,mOdy.

oILoWNo the fortunes of expatrse returned this year from
fascinating incidental
pastme has happened them really is not
might expected 1t is tale of the
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Earl Carroll Starts
AChorine Boom.

DLANS of Earl Carroll, one-time
Broadway stage producer and
Florida night club impresario, to
open what he calls super de luxe
supper. club in Hollywood has de-
veloped a situation which is working
to the advantage of the beauties of
the chorus line and show girl
parades.
Finding that most of the girls
@ preferred work in studios because of
opportunities to procure speaking
roles in films, Carroll began offering
the dancing beauties contracts in
stead of mere night club jobs and
signed several dozen of the prettiest
girls in Hollywood to work exclusively
for him.
Studio officials, accustomed to pro-
curing the girls for film work when
ever they we're needed merely by put
ting through phone calls, suddenly
became aware of an acute shortage
of girls trained for work in big
musical pictures.
Ted Lesser, Paramount talent head,
and LIE Roy Prinz, dance director,
joined with officials in other studios
and began offering contracts to the
best trained girls, bringing about an
unprecedented boom in Hollywood's
beauty market.
In addition to contracts, Para
mount gave the most talented girls
assurances of dramatic training ana
opportunities for an acting career, the
goal of nine-tenths of the girls in
film work
Within the last few days "a girls
have signed contracts with Para
mount for work in THE Big Broad
cast of 1885," and 16 others have
accepted contracts as stock company
players, under which they will be
given dramatic training and offered
small roles as they progress in acting
ability.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

them are serviceable and expert per-
formers. In THE Far-On Hills" they
are entirely at their miracle working
best, and the play itself is so amiable
and gay and high-spirited that can
imagine no one failing to respond to
its lovable charm.
One cannot help regretting deeply,
though, that Katie Roche" did not
turn out more happily. Despite the
coldness of the local first-night re-
ception, the new play, the work of
Theresa Deevy, the Abbeys most
recent playwrighting acquisition, has
its admirers. The English reviewers
were enthusiastic about it and Mr..
George Jean Nathan, who doesn't see
eye to eye with the British, shares
their approval of it. But to me it
seemed completely unsuccessful at
tempt to adopt the Chekovian method
Of indirection to subtle Irish char
acter study and I found it utterly
undramatic and utterly lacking in
significance. 1t suggested, in fact,
that if its author is the best of the
new Celtic playwrights, then the Irish
drama has fallen on decadent days.
That seems q rather extravagant
thing to say when Sean O'Casey is
still functioning, but it Is q melan-
choly fact that there seems to be no
one 10 follow him and that O'Casey,
who stands with O'Neill in the front
rank of contemporary dramatists.
has seen fit to go into what I cannot
help regarding as exile in England
About the saddest news that has come
out of Ireland since the establish
ment of the Free State is that there
is no successor to Synge and Yeats
and O'Casey in sight.
SPEAKING of Ireland reminds me
Of letter sent by my old friend,
Capt. James Job Trolley, to King
Edward VII in 1905. 1t read, some
what curtly, I think: Free Ireland
at once, sir, and no more shilly-shal-
lying" Perhaps, though, I should
Evening star., 1937-10-24

fire entries in the Broadway sweep
stakes. That has not been the case.
Neither Mr.. Hecht, who is under
writing contract to Samuel Goldwyn
for $260,000 worth of words this sea-
son, nor Miss Sidney will be buns
in the park should the play fail to
pick up, but they may have cause
to reflect upon the fact they were
not exactly needed in Gotham this
year.
Great things we're expected of BLOW
Ye Winds" some of them by Henry
Fonda, who came back to star in the
piece. The winds have blown and
Mr.. Fonda has had his locks rufled
by them as he stood there spouting
things about life and love and truth,
but there has been no great surge
of public reaction. Instead, there has
been a considerable show of indiffer-
ence on the part of women theater-
goers who were expected to flock to
the box Office There is feeling
that MIR. Fonda may be going away
again soon.
THIS sort of thing plays the very
devil with an assumption that
has been rather universal in show
business in the past couple of years
namely, that if you could get movie
name player on the stage the whole
world would beat a path to your box
office. It may be true of certain
way-stations along what is called
"the road" but not in New York.
at" apparently is not enough.
AS for Messrs. Hecht and Stallings,
this Hecht and Stallings," maybe
one should say, emulating (at least
to that little extent) Mr.. Nathan. they
probably will be coming back again
to Broadway regardless of the fate of
the current dramatic wares. There is
no reason to suppose that either of
them will go out into the garden and
eat little worms of caviar just because
Broadway was aloof this time.
GRANTING they are paid to say it,
her advance men get great deal
of enthusiasm into their prologues to
Charlotte Greenwoods appearance
here as comedienne in a dramatic
role. Her part in Leaning on Lefty"
scarcely is the type of thing she used
to do when she was a big name, and
a big girl, in revues. In those days
citizens who are not such veteran
veterans will recall, Miss Greenwood
was at her best in bath tub sequences,
in being the tall wife of short
comedians like Jimmy Savvo, and
things like that. There was hilarious
vitality, something almost frighten-
ingly funny in Miss Greenwood's
antics then There was much to indi-
cate that she might evolve into dra-
matte parts such as she now is playing.
1t will be pleasure to drop around
and check up on the matter at the
National tomorrow evening
Evening star., 1937-10-24

tell you. first Of all, who Capt. Trolley
Is. In case you haven't heard of him
before. He Is the ancient pioneer.
here of Gene Fowler's latest novel,
Salute to Yesterday" and he Us Q
rare and splendid combination Of
Don Quixote. Cyrano de Bergerac,
d'Artagnan and Mr.. Fowler. Next,
/ should warn you that, although
this Salute TO Yesterday" strikes me
as delightful and hilarious work,
there is, / must confess, something
just trifie appalling about 1t. You
see, all of the characters in 1t talk,
act and drink like Mr.. Fowler. which
is a fairly frightening idea when you
try to contemplate world filled TO
the brim with the Fowler gusto and
the Fowler enthusiasm for life. Yet,
although 1t must be suspected that
a universe peopled exclusively with
Fowlers would be just trife over
whelming for both nature and the
gods, thought of a theater filled with
a bit more of that particular brand
of gusto Is q pleasant one.
1t is possible that you will vaguely
remember that the author of Salute
to Yesterday" once collaborated with
Ben Hecht on rowdy comedy called
THE Great Magoo." 1t was a pretty
terrible play, in addition to everything
else, but it did have one virtue. That
was the creation Of a really fresh and
original comic character. a jealous
fiagpole sitter who always made his
girl occupy a room visible from his
perch while engaged on one of his
competitions with Shipwreck Kelly.
The printed version of the play also
contained some pretty marvellous stage
directions, but they hardly helped in
Transforming THE Great Msgoo" into
a satisfying entertainment. That flag
pole sitter, though. was the creation Of
a master and throughout the comedy
there were indications that q great
gift for rowdy humor was being wasted.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

of the tale is laid in the same at
mosphere the French actress breathed
during her first Is years, before her
parents returned to France.
Although the studio has another
picture scheduled to follow Love and
Hisses," in which she is now appearing
before the cameras, she is trying tc
persuade executives to let her stal
next In the gypsy drama.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

has proved so popular. But it would
be both foolish and ungracious to
blame them. Starting their current
local engagement with new play
called Katie Roche" they were i'm
mediately provided with grim lesson
in Just how surly the New York dra-
matte critics can be and in just how
many people can stay away from
theater when they really set their
minds to it. Quickly reversing the
field the visitors came out with their
masterpiece. THE Plough and the
Stars" unquestionably, one OF the
greatest plays of the twentieth CEN
tury, but the first-line reviewers were
wasting their time elsewhere and, in
addition, the feeling was that their
production of the truly great O'Casey
work left one or two things to be
desired. Whereupon they fell back on
the reliable Lennox Robinson and
proceeded to offer his enchanting
little play, THE Far-Off Hills" with
results that delighted every one con-
cerned. No wonder they decided to
hold on to It for time.
CAPTIoUs observers. including this
reviewer. have been known to
point out that this is not one of the
greatest of the Abbey companies to
visit America. The loss Of such mag
nificent players as Arthur Sinclair and
the late Sydney Morgan, OF Marie
ONeill and Sara Allgood, has been
serious and the recent departure Tor
Hollywood Of the Incompatible Barry
Fitzgerald marks one of the graVest Oh
the cinema capitals depredations.
1t seems to me. too, that the irish
wouldn't exactly be committing
mortal sin if they tried little more
artful direction and perhaps some
slightly better looking sets. Neverthe-
less, there is no denying the fact that
the Abbey Theater troupe is one OF
the most delightful acting companies
in all the world, and that when they
really get hold of play that suits
them they are weavers of enchant-
ment. Nor can the sheer skill of their
playing be dismissed with any light
ness. Arthur Shields and F. J. Nc
Cormick are comedians of the highest
rank, Miss Maureen Delany is foun-
tain of delicious humor, Miss Eileen
Grove has one Of the loveliest voices
on the stage The others are less cele-
brated in this vicinity, but most of
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Still Looks the Part
Without Makeup.

THE one touch of greasepsint en-
ployed by Warner GLAND in his
delineation of Charles Chan is fine
pencil line at the outer corners OF
both eyes to accentuate his Oriental
appearance.
The other morning he forgot to ap-
ply this and went through whole
days work before the cameras for
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo" before
he discovered the fact.
When the "rushes" were shown the
following morning not even the sharp
eyes of Cameraman Daniel B. Clark
could discern the absence Of the PEN
Gil line on the screen.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

the papers ace reporter and who is
sent to Europe so he'll be out of the
way. Helen Mack and Paul Kelly
head the supporting cast. The new
edition Of March of Time" will open
its local engagement Friday, too.
Metropoiitan-Shanghai. center of
interest in today's headlines, takes over
the cinema in West of Shanghai"
slated to open Friday. Boris Karloff
is starred as General WI Yen Fong
and the cast includes Ricardo Cortez,
Beverly Roberts, Gordon Oliver,
Sheila Bromley and Vladimir Sokoloff
Coiumbia-"High Wide and Hand
some" which just had a week at the
Capitol, comes back for a second week
on F street. Irene Dunno and RAN
dolph Scott are starred in the story
of oil in Pennsylvania set to music
Friday is the opening date.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Today's S Film Schedule.

PALACE - THE Prisoner of
Zenda," the exciting tale of
romance and adventure in a
mythical kingdom comes again
to the screen: 2::3o, 4:50, tbs,
9:35.
CAPITOL-"Lancer Spy" drama
of spies and romance: 2, 430,
7:25, 1915. Stage shows: $40,
$50, $40.
KEITH'S - Fight for Your
Lady" new romance in the
comedy vein: las, 1928, SOL,
6:39, SIT, 9:55.
EARLE-"The Awful Truth" Co.
lumbia's comedy contribution of
the year: ESQ. $40, 7:35, 10.
Stage shows: 2:10, 4:30, 6:55,
9:15.
COLUMBIA-"Life Begins at Col
lege." mad piece starring the
Ritz Brothers: 2, 4, $50, 7:50,
YOU.
METROPOLITAN-"The Life of
Emile zola." Paul NUM- and
the masterful film biography
stay for another week: IL, l:06,
3:l3, $40, 1928, 9:47.
LITTLE-"The Wandering jew"
superbly done story of the man
who had to wait centuries for
Christ to return to him: 2:38,
4:29, 6:12, 8:03, 9:54.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
Show runs / hour and IS min
utes continuously from pm.
until midnight.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

WOulu, Dut bIe excitement OI liie
occasion has been mainly their own.
What they learned in Hollywood, or
what they forgot, has stood in the
way of hearty and warm reception.
So Reunion in Gotham" which was
to have been a drama of warm liveli-
ness, is nothing of the kind.
Those who write and those who
mime have been treated alike with
discouraging GOODNESS. Already, be-
fore the SHOWS and sleets have come
to make the East look its dour, un-
Hollywoodish self, the boys and girls
are Westward ho-ing with bitterness
In their hearts and VOWS never to
return on their lips.
Miss ELISA Landi, lady of great
physical and cerebral charm, in other
words one who is beautiful and not
at all dumb, is through with Broad
way. Her second shot at success on
the American stage, The Lady Has
a Heart" has been almost as wide
of the mark as her first With two
strikes on her, Miss Landi has de-
cided to forego another She will
90 back where the sun and the klelg
lights shine and think of New York
hereafter merely as a shopping center.
A ND, if Mr.. Richard Watts, jr., were
not so much of gentleman, he
might be sitting at home today laugh
ing quietly over another little item
in the drama pages. 1t is about the
closing of the operetta Virginia" :"
That scopish opus succumbed last
night and through the morning hours
trucks carted the unacceptable later
art of Laurence Stallings to Gains
mauSoleum. 1t was Mr.. StallingS ito
get the Watts angle of the story
straight) who. during the Summer,
waXed derisive that the Herald
Tribune's talented critic should trans
fer his allegiance from the lusty
movies to the dying stage. The stage
and Mr.. Watts today are going along,
and Mr.. StallingS probably is going
back to Hollywood, where he can find
what satisfaction (and it ought to
be a lot) there is in gold for the
healing of his wounded pride.
George Jean Nathan, whose refer
ence to Stallings these days are in
terms of this Stallings." probably
will enjoy the situation even more
than Mr.. Watts. Mr. Nathan is the
least forgiving of all persons toward
his fellows who have accepted movie
money. His scorn never is more
eloquent, and you know Nathan's
scorn, than when he deals with the
eXpatriates.
Ben Hecht's "To Quito and Back, I"
which combines not merely Hollywood
writing but acting t,enius. the latter
in the person of Miss Sylvia Sidney,
is still alive. but its survival is being
attributed to Theater Guild subScrip-
ton patrons more than to Hecht or
Miss Sidney. The two of them, under
the sponsorship of the guild. were
regarded as one of HollyWoods sure
Evening star., 1937-10-24

EarIe-"The Perfect Specimen, with
Errol Flynn in the leading role, opens
Friday. It's all about lad raised by
his grandmother as a perfect .specl-
men," who is shown the outside world
by Joan Blondell. May Robson, Allen
jenkins, Hugh Herbert, Dennie Moore,
Edward Everett Horton and Dick
Faron are in the cast. Block and Sully,
radio comics, will appear as the head
line attraction of the stage show, and
Marjorie Gainsworth, the golden
voiced soprano, will make a return ap-
pearance.
Keith's-The next on the books here
is Joe E. Browns latest comedy. Fit
for a King" slated to open Friday
It's all about a fellow who thinks he's
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Pictures
Are Coming
This Week
Downtown Houses
Announce Bills
On the Way.

~APITOl-"Heidi," the famous
and beloved story comes Fri
~ day in a new cinema version,
this time with Shirley Temple
il, the leading role and with Jean
Hersholt heading her supporting cast
The stage show brings back to Wash
inpton the Salicci Puppets for a re-
turn engagement.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Sirnone Would Like
To Play a Gypsy.

CIMONE SIMON wants to play the
role of gypsy in some film soon.
A gypsy herself much of her earlier
life, when she lived among the no
madic pageantry of Madagascar, the
little French star is trying to interest
Twentieth Century-Fox in the famous
book of Mary Webb, Gone to Earth"
The story tells of the life of a young
English girl of gypsy blood, and much
Evening star., 1937-10-24
New Gayety Show
Topped by Comic.

THE new Gayety revue. opening
with today's matinee, has comedy
as its featured high light, with Bobby
Morris the starred funny-man
The distaff side will be headed by
Marie Cornell, and there will be other
speciality performers and chorus.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Abbey Players Forgiven
For Turning Out a Hit
To Escape Critical Snarls, They
Forsake Repertory
For Ear Off Hills"
Bv Richard Watts. L.

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