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Evening star., 1937-12-06

selves today as they figured out real
answers to the question-"What would
you do with $4,000 from Santa CLAUSE"
Santa Claus" in this case is an
84-year-old Ohioan. He used to work
for railroad. Now he has more
money than he needs. He Is giving
away sos 900.
The 81 persons over the country to
whom he is sending $1,000 are his
second cousins. Many Of them he
has never seen.
The story of the pref Christmas gifts
goes back to deathbed promise.
James A. Costello is the survivor of
family of three brothers and two
Evening star., 1937-12-06

ing since Thursday, the family has re-
vealed.
1T is my belief that John has met
with foul play. I have a grave fear
that something has happened to him" ;"
John J. Nyhoff, the missing mans
father, said.
He was home man and steady.
I'VE had kept the disappearance
quiet in the hope he would come home.
He had no business trouble and was
not accustomed to carrying large sums
of money"
Every effort at our command has
been made to find young Nyhoff, but
to no avail" said Chief Of Detectives
Evening star., 1937-12-06

sisters. When the others died, he
became manager OF their fortunes.
Included was Brother Charles es-
tate Of $500, 900. To Charles he made
the deathbed promise to take care Of
the cousins.
Costello was quite disconcerted over
notice given him. He said politely but
firmly that he didn't send the checks
for publicity and 1t Is nobody's busi-
ness"
Letters Of thanks alone will repay
me-" he said.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
Japan Mans Iron Plan.

A new five-year plan has been
drafted by the Japan Iron Manufac-
turing Co. with the sanction Of the
Toxic government. II is designed to
raise the production Of pig iron to
100000 tons a year by the end Of
l941. The program is an enlargement
of the one adopted early in 1887.
Evening star., 1937-12-06

Brand new sets, in their original factory
cartons. Only few at this special holiday
price. Equipped with G. E. metal tubes.
and l2ineh dynamic speaker. Try it
yourself. here tomorrow No more when
these are gone!
Evening star., 1937-12-06

John F. Lynch. I'VE have tried every
avenue Of search. All 30 far have
failed.
There is, OF course, the possibility
he Is suffering from amnesia."
Evening star., 1937-12-06
TWO RINGS LOST
Mrs. Theodore D. Peyser Places

Mrs. Theodore d. Peyser Places
value at $3,7OO.
Loss Of an engagement and wedding
ring worth $3,700 was reported to
police today by Mrs. Theodore D.
Peyser, wife Of the well-known At
torney.
Mrs. Peyser, who lives at 1904
Maple avenue, Chevy Chase, Md,
said she believed she left the rings,
one a platinum, pear-shaped diamond
affair, in a lavatory at the Investment
Evening star., 1937-12-06
FOUL PLAY Is FEARED
AS MAN, 20, DISAPPEARS
John Nyhoff, Son of Troy, N. Y,
Real Estate Man, Last Seen
Thursday.
by the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
TROY, N. Y, Dec. 6.-John r. N.Y.
hofi. %, son of a prominent real estate
man and son-in-law of former State
Supreme Court justice, has been miss
Evening star., 1937-12-06
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Evening star., 1937-12-06

Rio de Janeiro has q Museum of
Retrospective Art.
Evening star., 1937-12-06

Building. where her husbands ONCE
Is located.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
Phonosroph Combination
1895

Not only all the best rodio performances, but
your fovonte music at oil times, thanks to the
phonogroph attachment. 8 tubes
Evening star., 1937-12-06
Ohio Santa Claus
To Divide $lO5,OOO
Among 2l Cousins
Many of Those Who Viii
Receive Checks Never
Haze Seen Relative.

By the Assoclat ted Press.
LISBON, Ohio, Dec. 6.-Twenty-
one persons felt like pinching them
The Washington times., 1937-06-26
Colbert Film at
Metropolitan

So, if you're going to Paris,
you'll have to go to Switzerland
too, because that's where thrills
and fun happen faster than a
roller-coaster making a nonstop
flight at Coney Island. At least
they do in IT Met Him in Paris"
which deserves a second downtown
week and is getting it now at the
Metropolitan.
Claudette Colbert plays the part
of q regular gal who has saved
up her nickels and cigarette tin
foil so she can take a trip to guide
book heaven. Melvyn Douglas and
Robert Young are the witty young
men who meet her there and escort
her through the pearly gates.
After a few whirls around the
Eifel Tower, they dash off to
Switzerland which, in this movie,
strongly resembles an amusement
park buried under a heavy fall OF
powdered sugar. Young insists
that his affection for Claudette is
purely platonic. Douglas, however,
has his doubts. With this to work
on, the plot grows more involved
and merrier every minute.
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that Is no end clear in proving
that they are a willy race. Damn
clever, these Chinese.
Joe Morrison Of the beautiful
voice which radio has made ia.
nous puts over several songs and
as an encore obliges with The
Last Roundup" the number that
endeared him to many.
Old timers will remember and
remember with keen appreciation
the popular Avon Comedy -Four.
This comedy-mad group headed
by Smith and Dale deliver fast
talking gags that spill all over the
stage. When this foursome gather
in close harmony we have them
at their best. Voices still robust
with their matched contrasts.
AdagiO Dancers Wind Up
The Karre Lebaron Dancers in
two numbers present adagio dane.
ing in its lighter moments. These
three seem somehow flat and not
at all in keeping with the usual
standards set by the Capitol. Their
big production number, Bird Of
Paradise, with which they wind
up the show seems to need more
practice towards the perfection
which should be rightfu1ly theirs.
d. M.
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Features
AtTrons-Lux

A well balanced and varied pro-
gram should insure a good attend
ance at the Trans-Lux Theater
this week.
The news reels offer many high
spots of interest, chief among
them being scenes Of troops march.
ing into the steel strike areas; Chi.
nese troops marching out to defend
the Suiyuan Chahar frontier from
Tartar and Mongol raiders; the
arrival of the Soviet'S polar filters
in San Francisco and test flights
of new bombers recently com.
pleted for the French government.
The graduation exercises at
Roosevelt High School are shown
in. a Trans-Lux special.
The March Of Time offers fea.
lures on progress in the Dust
Bowl; the training of the seeing
eye" dogs for the blind, and what
Poland is doing to protect herself
in case of war in Europe.
A colored cartoon comedy, THE
Worm Turns" is done in a very
happy state of mind and offers
some new gags for the lovers Of
this clever form of entertainment.
A sports reel, Fit to VIM"
shows the methods used by cham
pionS in keeping themselves tit
The Washington times., 1937-06-26
FinoI Chance
In Contest

Today offers the last oppor-
tunity to get into the unique
memory contest sponsored by The
Times and the Rialto Theater. If
you haven't tried your hand at
recognizing the IL photographs
taken from the files of The Times
and incorporated in a special
short on the Rialto screen this
week, drop over before the final
show tonight.
Send your guesses to the
Memory Contest Editor, Washing
ton Times, not later than mid
night Tuesday, June 20. on the
special coupon elsewhere on this
page, accompanied by a 50-word
miniature biography on any one
of the IL people pictured.
Announcement of the winners of
the SIS first prize, $40 second, SIS
third, and the 10 pairs of guest
tickets, will be made Thursday,
July i.
Today's final set of hints on the
pictures, being shown in conjunc'
ton with the first week of THE
odora Goes Wild" and THE Vir'
ginian, follow:
Picture Number EIeven-She
was born in Virginia, but she is
known as a WaShingtOnian; her
first husband was a jeweler and
her second an American states
man; she lived on Pennsylvania
Avenue for a number of years.
Picture Number Twelve-He
hailed from Cincinnati, Ohio; he
graduated from Harvard and
the University of Pennsylvania;
he married a girl named Alice;
he died at the height of his ca
reer.
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'PorneII' Back
AtCoIumbio

Based on the play Of the same
name that was seen here earlier
this season, "Parnell" in its cine
matte guise has been returned to
the Columbia for a second show
ing.
What a pity that such q pic
ture that aimed so high should
fail to impress with the impor-
lance it sets out to do. A very i'm
posing lineup of major players
cannot do any more than turn
out just another love story Of the
usual sort.
Dwelling more on the love inter
est than on the historic value 1t
really has Director Stahl is guilty
of sacrificing all that could have
been fine to the box office. Ger
tainly Clark Gable and Myrna
10y, most delightful players that
they are, cannot convince one OF
their roles. It is the realization
of their inability to grasp the full
import of their lines that proves
such a keen disappointment.
Charles Stewart Parnell, was a
noble and great man. His one
ambition was to see his beloved
Ireland free and under home
rule; to further this cause he was
even willing to cross political
swords with the great Mr.. Glad
stone. But Parnell, the great idol
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llonors in this picture belong to
Ian Hunter, playing the part of
Colonel Wister.
Miss Francis Beautiful
Miss Francis, however, is con-
vincing in her acting and wears a
bewildering array of beautiful
clothes. Being only mere man,
however, and one of the meekest
of the lot, I cannot give the
women readers full particulars on
this point. However, all women
will want to see.
Mr.. Flynn is capable and hard
working. He rises splendidly to
tie demands of the big scenes.
The picture, as I said before,
will entertain you, provided you
put yourself into the proper frame
Of mind. And that, after all, might
be said of any entertainment.
McGiveney on Stage
Owen McGiveney brings to the
Earle stage his sketch, Bill
Sykes" in which this gifted actor
portrays five characters by means
of unbelievably swift changes of
makeup and costume.
To say that Mr.. Giveney is the
best of his line is to say nothing,
for he is the only one in his field.
Quite aside from erouS
changes of costume, all made in
full view Of the audience, he pre-
sents a stirring and coherent play
The Washington times., 1937-06-26

All three Of them turn In Splen-
did performances and there are
times when Claudette's comedy is
so good that it practically
amounts to art. Maybe you had
better spell it with capital "a"
And once again Douglas makes a
bid for part interest in the crown
of a certain well-known movie &C.
tor who also is Suave and who also
wears a moustache and owns q
trick eyebrow. We won't mention
names. but you guess.
You'll pale beneath your Sun-tan
when Claudette falls off the bob
sled at go m.p.h. and cheer when
Douglas reScues her. You'll laugh
yourself sick at Young marooned
on a pair of friSky Snowshoes.
So. If you're going to Paris.
60 Colbert.
Excellent subsidiary subjects
complete a 100 per cent entertain
ing program. E. +.
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KipIing Story
Held Over

The old idea of the making of a
man was to send him to sea. II
he had any character in him, it
was sure to come out after a
lengthy period spent on the briny
deep. Giving heed to this, Rud-
yard Kipling wrote his most mem
orable effort, Captains Cour-
ageouS."
This lusty tale of those who go
down to the sea in ships has been
converted into a Metro oldwyn-
Mayer picture which is already
packing in a crowded second
weeks showing at the Palace.
There have been a few minor
changes in the transcription from
page to screen. It is doubtful II
even ardent Kipling admirers will
object to the locales shift to
Gloucester, Mass, and its fishing
waters.
To say that Captains Cour-
ageous" is the best motion picture
of the year so far is a strong state
ment. And yet of the several major
pictures released to date it can
hold it's own, and rank among the
upper brackets. BY its poignancy
and extreme sadness it achieves its
greater moments. However. the
tremendous surge of the scenes at
sea offer a quickening Of the in.
terest. Here is a mighty undertak-
ing that never disappoints.
For top billing in the matter Of
praise it is hard to say who is
more deserving of praise-Master
Freddie Bartholomew or Spencer
Tracy. Both actors come through
with magnificent performances.
With his part Of Manuel, Tracy
places himself on record for the
Academy Award.
Also splendidly cast were Lionel
Barrymore, Melvyn Douglass,
Charley Grapewin, John Cara
dine, and Mickey Rooney. For one
of the times when we can really
see the screen at its best. this
worthwhile picture is offered. To
miss it is to deny yourself indeed
an experimental. M.
The Washington times., 1937-06-26

sense of the poignancy she cannot
attain. The forced stilted situa'
lions do little towards bringing
anything from the cast. Every.
one. including Lionel Atwill, has
a fine time in overacting. Best
moments of the whole affair are
the spliced in news reels and the
latter moments at the railway
station when the luckier humans
are to escape.
Many more in the picture were
Lew Ayres, Dorothy Lamour,
Karen Morley and Lee Bowman.
A Movietone News and a comedy,
THE Mechanical Cow" are the
remaining screen features.
The stage show is prefaced by
Phil Lampkin and his orchestra
who have for this week A Day at
the Fair. This is a clever tune and
tone novelty that captures the
phases of these great sources of
amusement.
Amazing Troupe Of Orientals
The Wing troupe from Shanghai
present an exotic group who by
the colorful and crafty manner In
which they express their jugglings
and tumblingS amaze an inter
ested audience. The bland Orien
tails offer a Chinese extravaganza
The Washington times., 1937-06-26

CLOCK

METROPOLITAN Claude tie
Colbert, Robert Young, II Met
Him in Paris" 1875 a. M,
1885, $40, $40, 7:45, GAS
p. m.
EARLE-Kay Francis, Enrol
Flynn, Another Dawn" HOO
a. M, 1870, APO, 7;15. 9:55
p. m. Stage 1875, 3:25, $40,
9 p. m.
CAPITOL-Dorothy Lamour,
Lew Ayres, Last Train From
Madrid" II a. m, 1875, 4:20,
7:05, 9:45 p. m. Stage, 12:45,
$3.50, 6:15, 9 p. m.
PALACE-Freddy Bartholomew,
Courageous" 1890 a. M, 2:O5,
4:35. 7:05, S:35 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Myrna 10y, Clark
Gable, "Parnell," 1925 a. M,
2. 4;3o, 7. $3.50 p. m.
R-K-O KEITH'S-Joe E. Brown,
Riding On Air" 1924 a. M,
III, 2:58, 4:45, 6:32, 8:19,
1906 p. m.
RIALTO-Gary Cooper. The Vir.
ginian." 1892 a. m, 2:43, 5:44,
$50 p. m; Irene Dunno, "Theo-
dora Goes Wild" 1883, 400,
7:06. 1912 p. m; Memory
Contest" 1885 a. m, 1885. 5:37,
S:43 p. m.
LITTLE - Ann Harding, Fredric
March, Dark Angel" 1900,
a. m, 1:05. 3:11, 5:15, 1924,
9:31 p. m.
BELASCO-"SinS of Love-" Matt
nee: Women only. Evenings
Men only.
CRANS-LUx-Continuous shows.
News reels. short comedies. Pro
gram changes hourly.
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And it might be argued that If
YOU can swallow that, you can
swallow anything. But aside from
this utterly unconvincing sltua-
ton. on which the play is founded.
it works up fair degree OF Sus-
pense and some of the action Is
exciting.
Romance on High Plane
The romantic part of the picture
is placed on so high a plane that
even as hardened a sinner as my
self felt a little righteous just
looking at it. Of course, the hand
some Capt. Denny Roark. played
by Enrol Flynn, and Julia Ash.
ton. wife of the colonel, played
bv Kay Francis, kissed a couple
of times before they had any
right to, to say nothing of making
mutual confessions of love. But
who am to bubble over such
very slight attractions OF the
moral code?
Mr.. Flynn turns out to be a
hero such as every adolescent noy
dreams of being. Facing a hor-
rible death in the desert he radios
wisecracks to the commander.
Hot dog! Furthermore am be-
ginning to have a horrible sus-
picion that Mr.. Flynn may like
this sort. of stuff.
AS much as I dislike to get out
of line, to my mind the acting
The Washington times., 1937-06-26
New Faces of 1897" Is Next
At RKO-Keith's Theoter

satisfied with placing the reSpon.
sibility on the new faces" new
twists and angles were planned
and executed and the picture COM
pany claims that a thousand new
ideas" have been incorporated in
the picture.
AS guarantee of the excellence
of New Faces of 1887" those en-
tertainers whose names are well
known, include Joe Penner, Milton
Berle, Harriet billiard, Parkyakar-
kas and Thelma Leeds. William
Brady, making his debut, is also
prominently cast. There are eight
song numbers which it is predicted
will move into the hit parade as
well as a bevy of Hollywood beau
ties constituting a singing and
dancing chorus.
The Washington times., 1937-06-26

let based on the climax of "Oliver
Twist" 1t is, in brief, an act
worthy to headline any bill.
Barr and Estes present routine
of humorous novelty dances-and
the female half of this act-well,
there just aren't enough superla-
tives.
Humorous Skit
Arren and Broderick present
their humorous skit which is vo.
ciferously received by the audi
ence. The act opens with Miss
Broderick singing, well and de-
murely, to the piano accompani-
ment of Partner Arren. At the
finish of the song she lifts her
skirts and glides off the stage-on
skates. Well, that is just the be-
ginning!
The Three We're Brothers pre-
sent a nut comedy act that is,
nevertheless, done with a touch
of finesse. 1t manages to be riot
ously mirthful and the boys intro
duce several new gags.
Good Short Subject
The screen program is enriched
by a technicolor subject called
Hollywood Party" This is the
best short subject I have seen this
year. Exquisitely staged, it man
ages to be superbly beautiful and
funny at the same time.
A wide variety of beautiful set
tings is employed, the music is
splendid throughout and quite a
number of Hollywood notables are
introduced into the action, includ-
ing ELISA Landi, Charlie Chase,
Leon Enrol, Clarke Gable, Joan
Bennett, Joe Brown, Anna May
Wong and many others. I recon-
mend this subject without reser-
walton as a supremely beautiful
example of Hollywood at its best.
Other subsidiary films round
out the program. j. w. B.
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Actor Reminded Of
Lean, Hunorv DAYS

Truth IS stranger than fiction.
Michael Whalen's first job in
Hollywood five years ago was as q
day laborer in studio gang as
signed to clean up the location sits
at which a picture was being
filmed out in the Santa Susanna
mountains, 40 miles from Holly.
wood.
Now Whalen is driven to the
same site every day for Wee Will
lie Winkie," Shirley Temples new
Twentieth Century-Fox picture,
and is treated with all the con-
sideration due a star. Whalen.
whose rise to screen fame Is now
part of the Hollywood legend, has
the romantic lead in this famous
Rudyard Kipling story.
The Washington times., 1937-06-26

A drama Of life, its basis a
tale of escape, the entire affair Is
akin to Thornton Wilder's novel
of predestination, "San Luis Rey."
Why should some die while others
live? A frenzied, war-torn Spanish
city is the setting for the acting
out many gruesome moments: a
scant "a hours is the time limit
allowed.
Too much is tried by the direc.
tor to put across the full idea he
originally might have set out to
express. The tension under which
the characters move about Is not
felt.
OF the several plots which try
unsuccessfully to fit into the
whole the only one which strikes
at sincerity is the tale Of the
loyal friendship of De Soto and
Alvarez. These parts have been
well played by Gilbert Roland
and Anthony Quinn.
Cast Lacks Depth
Helen Mack as one of the I'm.
fortunateS shows q cropping for a
The Washington times., 1937-06-26
New faces!

New faces!
The constant cry of every movie
goer. Sometimes the moViemak-
ers give you the new face, or faces,
as the case may be. in support of
some well-known and established
star. But not Radio Pictures, pro-
ducerS of New Faces of 1881"
which comes to R-K-O- Keith's
Wednesday, June 30.
In this picture those that are
responsible for the productions
that come out of the Radio Pic.
lures studios in Hollywood struck
upon the idea Of letting young
sters, some with a few picture roles
to their credit and others making
their debuts, carry the load Of the
new production.
That is what has been done in
this new picture to be seen at the
Fifteenth Street theater. Not
The Washington times., 1937-06-26
SPANISH WAR FILM OPENS
Awards Made
To Writers
OfReWeWs

The Captains CouraReousS
Contest ends today, but so ex.
cellent were the reviews inspired
by this magnificent film, now
showing at the Palace, that the
judges. have increased the prizes.
In addition to the prizes previously
offered, an award Of three more
books and additional awards Of
four passes to the Palace to see
the mad Marx Brothers in "A Day
at the Races" are to be given.
The IS award today goes to
Henry Gershwin, author md
composer, of 2l10 G st. N. w., for
the following appreciation of, the
picture:
have won many laureIS
For symphonic chOrals,
But now it is my turn
To praise.
And I could write pages
On Captains Courageous"
Where fifty words would seem
Like a phrase!
A copy Of Captains Courage.
Gus" is awarded ]. H. O'Connor. az
1901 Massachusetts, Ave. N. W.,
for the following:
Theater gOerS should not fail
to see Captains Courageous.
It is poignant! 1t is thrilling!
1t is 2 human document show.
ing the remaking Of q spoiled
Kid into q he-man by q kindly
Portuguese member Of . fishing
crew.
Tears and cheers spring unbid-
den. Masterpiece is the word
for this play.
In consideration Of the wide in.
terest manifest in the contest and
the general high quality of the re-
views, the Palace Theater manage.
ment authorizes the following ad.
ditional awards: Copies of cap.
tainS Courageous" will be sent to
John McKnee, of 1923 Thirty.fifth
st. N. W.; Carolin Loving, of 6O32
Twentieth st. NJ, Arlington, Va,
and May E. Hermann, Of 224 c
st. N. w.
Passes are awarded the follow.
ing: Louis G. Goldburg, 1419
Meridian Pl. N. W.; Francois Chef,
Apt. 80, 1476 Newton st. N. W.;
Elizabeth Hantzmon, of 10 Glen.
dale Ave-, Alexandria, Va, and
Mark Tyne, 2440 Huidekeper Pl.
N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-06-26

Of the people. was discovered to
have feet of clay.
Parnell's affair with Katie
O'Shea becomes the very undoing
of his career. When his loyal
followers desert him and the split
UP of the party occurs it is more
than the noble heart can bear.
He dies a martyr to his friends,
the very ones who had raised him
so high.
Edmund Gwenn, Edna May
Oliver, Billie Burke, and Ala
Marshall support the principals
Montagu Love, as Mr.. Gladstone,
offers the best bit in the entire
film. His Photographic likeness
is remarkable.
On the same bill are the News
of the Day, and Melody Girl, with
Neila Goodelle. D. NJ.
The Washington times., 1937-06-26
Alarm Speaks Out

Part of the burglar alarm equip
ment at the home of Ann Sheri-
dan, Warner Bros. featured player,
is a photograph attached to a
loudspeaker system. When the
alarm is set off a record automati-
cally and continuously blares
forth the word Burglars"
The Washington times., 1937-06-26
Helen Keller Sends
TAYLOR Famous Book

Robert Taylor has one fan any
actor in the world would be proud
to have. She is Helen Keller,
dumb and blind, who won world
fame because of her ability to
overcome all obstacles.
Miss Keller sent the M-G-M star
an anthology, autographed by her
to him. Its title is Double Bios
SONS"
The Washington times., 1937-06-26
Kay Francis and Enrol Flynn
Star in Love Story Laid
On Military Frontier

Another Dawn current the Earle Theater and
starring Kay Francis and Enrol Flynn good entertainment
True order the most enjoyment out of has
TO surrender his critical faculties the extent of swallowing
the marriage contract entered into by the characters
renresented nv Miss Francis and Ian Hunter
The Washington times., 1937-06-26
"ANOTHER DAWN" AT EARLE Gp"s c1%fo G%neH SPA
THE Lost Train From Madrid"
Brings Pothos and Terror
OfWor to Screen

Of timely interest with its kaleidoscope situations torn from
the press, headlines Paramoun Last Train from Madrid
at the Capitol offers series of d0ned happenings strung
together on the thread of s futiity.