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and the occasional press re-
leases he sent out about Kath-
arine Cornell, although he was
travelling in another part of the
world.
On Friday, his last message,
mailed from Singapore and the
Malay Straits: miss Cornell's
Opari is so like some of these
Malay women that I am often
startled as I see them on the
roads. Beli-quite a sight. Best
wishes, (signed) Ray" A few
hours later the telegraph ticker
told the story of his death. when
a British transport plane sank
in Phaleron Bay. Greece. Iron
ically enough the picture on his
postcard was of a Chinese
funeral.
My official and personal
friendship with Ray Henderson
began when he was advance
courier for George Arliss, was
continued when he went over to
Ethel Barrymore, and was &C.
mented when he became the
valued cymbal beaten for the
eminent Katharine Cornell.
I think Broadway, and the
theater world generally, will
agree, Ray Henderson stood at
the head of the class as pub
licity representative.
He, it was, who devised the
method of having Katharine
Cornell bulletins on every dra.
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McCouIey Hits
At GoyeN

The Gayety has as its star this
week, one of burlesque's top
ranking stars. She is none other
than Jerri McCauley, who stops
at Col. Jimmy Lakes house after
a three-year absence.
Miss McCauley still possesses
the charm and personality that
ran her to the pinnacle OF bur-
lesque in little more than a year.
Jerri lis a show woman Of the
highest caliber. She has e
knowledge of what John Q.
Public" demands in the way OF
entertainment, and goes after
that one point with all the en-"
ergy she can muster up, in the
form of song and dance.
If it were not for Miss NC
Cauley and several others, the
show, Babes With Charm"
would not be the knockout that
it is. There always seems to be
a few that stand out above the
rest. Those in the current show
are Jack Greeman, Sammy Yves
ton, the comics, and Jade Rho
dris as dancer extraordinary.
One of the cleverest comics
to hit the Gayety is Jack Gree
man. He romps and stompS
across the stage and through
the house. literally oozing wise"
cracks and smart come-backS.
Running him close second is
Sammy Weston, who steals the
Boots" number from the Ritz
Brothers" in you Can't Have
Everything" with considerable
zest.
Exotic Jade Rhodris has sew.
eral good numbers in which she
produces remarkable ballet tai
ent. In the same style, along
with exquisite expressive hands
and body. she injectS Oriental
flavor into the routine that has
been outstanding among the
girls of burlesque in recent
years.
Merl Sewer does we'll as a
straight man, and his makeup
as an old bachelor in search of a
wife is excellent, while Jack
Heath, another straight, adds
much to the numerous sketches.
Jack Whit. and Betty Burke
present a novelty dance act with
props consisting of drumSticks,
which beat every portion of the
Stage.-R. H. S.
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'ArroWsmith'
AtLittIe

Movie revivals may be in.
tereSting and worthwhile for
either Of two reasons. First, the
picture may be just as enter.
tanning now as then-and
sometimes more so. Second, the
way the intervening years have
treated the players may make
it fascinating to see them
when"
The new bill at the Little
Theater hits a bull's-eye on both
counts this week in both feature
and short subject. ARROW
smith," the piece de resistance,
is still a splendid romantic
drama and its two principal
feminine players, Helen Hayes,
who quit the screen to become a
first lady of the stage, and
Myrna 10y, who quit being a
vamp to become a modern hero
inc, are shown at the height of
the glory each has forgotten.
Every Sunday" two-reeler,
offers Deanna Durbin, who
triumphed for three weeks at
Keith's in 100 Men and a Girl"
and Judy Garland, who com.
pletely walked off with Broad
way Melody of 1888" at the
Palace, in one of the first
camera ventures either at
tempted.
Ronald Colman. Of course, is
still the mainspISlg Of Arrow
smith," as the young medical
student whose idealiSm forces
him to wage a heroic but futile
battle against sham and CON-
mercialiSm.
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matte desk with studied regu-
larity. Perhaps he took a lesson
from Hollywood and proceeded
on the theory that a great star
of the stage was copy" always,
everywhere, and regardless of
whether she happened to be ap-
pearing in the town at the mo-
ment.
LIKED HONEST CRITICISM
1t was also a Ray Henderson
idea that made every newspaper
proof room in America, con.
scious of the fact that Kath-
arine Cornell spelt her name
with two AS" Through the
simple expedient of sending
proof readers a postcard explain
ing why the two CAS-" in Katha-
rine-whenever he detected the
conventional Katherine-he re-
duced the errors to an incense
quential minimum.
Perhaps his greatest art was
in turning out newspaper mat
ter without the slightest flavor
of the press agent. He had a
colorful and breezy style, knew
the value of inside stuff" and
generally contrived to insert
some newsy nugget that made
his stories highly readable.
Drama editors, as a rule, let the
Ray Henderson releases run "as
is" the highest possible tribute
to any press agent. All New
York newspapers gave his regu-
lar contributions the dignity of
a "by-line."
LEADER OF AGENTS
He never resented honest crit
icism, and when it was this
critics misfortune in recent re-
views to utter the first "sour"
notes on the two Katharine Cor
nell plays that opened in Bal
timore, Ray cheered me up with
the observation: Il felt you
we're perfectly right, although
1 couldn't say so at the time"
Katharine Cornell was, a n d
is, great in her own right. but,
next to her art, it was the Ray
Henderson typewriter that made
the playgoing world aware of
it.
The New York Theatrical
Press Agents have lost a worthy
president, the drama desks a
gentle, cultured and lovable char
acter, and Miss Cornell a con-
scientious and able Boswell. It
is my fond hope that the world
tour he was arranging-and for
which he made this tragic sac
rifice-will be carried through
as a tribute to a great star in
his own profession.
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Pick Winners
InWomon'
Contest

Tom Pritchard, 112 Willow
Avenue, Takoma Park, Nd, Is
the first prize winner in the
Times.Warner Bros. THAT Ger
tain Woman" Contest. For his
original and attractive entry,
Mr.. Pritchard receives a check
for SIS.
The Certain Women" who
appeared behind masks in the
two contest pictures were first,
Bette Davis and second, Marlene
Dietrich. Miss Davis is the star
of THAT Certain Woman" now
at the Earle, while Miss Dietrich
will appear very soon in angel:
The second prize winner Is
Mrs. John McCalley, 1850 Fuller
St. N. W., whose attractive en-
try merits a $40 prize, while the
SIS third prize goes to Gladys
Carr, 3134 o st. N. !.
Ali three of these entries were
selected b.. the judges as out
standing. Neatness and orlgl-
nality of presentation were an
important factor in picking the
winners, as was announced IN
contest stories.
Guest tickets to see THAT
Certain Woman" anc XavleA
Cugat and his Orchestra, now
at the Earle, go to the following
IS "runners-up":
Ruth L. Collins, 1907 King
st., Alexandria, Va; Lazar
Lewis, 1908 Montana Ave. N. E.;
Jack Labous, 1929 Irving st. N.
W.; Mrs. David S. Charles, 635
S. Barton ST., Arlington, Va;
Donald H. Robertson, 1871
Flower Ave-, Silver Spring, Md;
Richard M. Hansen, 814 Upshur
st. N. W.; Mildred Stone, 32l7
Patterson St. N. W.; Doris Paul,
1852 Park Road N. W.; Florence
Holman, 10 Maryland Ave.
Hyattsville, Md; Harry w. zich-
terman, % East Woodbine ST.
Chevy Chase, Md; Agnes Hahn,
6026 N. goth St., Arlington, Va;
John w. Sumner. 1854 Monroe
St, N. W.; James Wasserman.
4o1 Valley Vista; Marjorie
Stuart, 1349 Randolph st. N.
W.: S. L. Reeder, American Red
Cross, Washington, D. c.
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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,
Speeds to Hollywood

Douglas Fairbanks, jr.. has
left London and is speeding by
steamship. train and plane to
Hollywood for the start of his
role opposite Ginger Rogers in
her new solo starring picture,
Having Wonderful Time"
Fairbanks will arrive here
Tuesday, September %, and the
picture will go before cameras
the day following in the San
Bernardino Mountains, where, in
an elaborate summer camp set
ting. most of the scenes of the
production will be filmed.
Pandro S. Berman is produc-
ing Having Wonderful Time"
with AL Santell directing.
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Hepburn Again Plays
"Morning Glory" Role

Swinging back to the type Of
role that won her the Academy
Award in 1888 for her perform
ance in Morning Glory" Kath-
arine Hepburn plays a stage.
struck girl in her current RKO
Radio picture. "stage Door" in
which she is costarred with Gin
ger Rogers and Adolphe Menjou.
Oddly enough. Adolphe Men
jou also had a prominent part in
Morning Glory"
Gregory La Cava directs
"Stage Door," a Pandro S. Der"
man production.
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HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
BY ED SULLIVAN
Hollywood Party

Hollywood, Oct f.
frequent this Dear Ed; Tel US
about typical Hollywood party Who goes to them G Ea M Hap
son Of Duce supplies the Undoubtedly this
T as
shaken hands with Adolf Hitler H.. 1 determined IN I y
SON curiosity trumphed dislike backbalers were
cSasrn the emotion Of those who were guest
list of 300 for this than party it was social rating
5s0srly Drtgs Dnss Hal RGacs ayss UNI.
Ggainst the list in their hands before you
s Tennis eSs and CIT 1 s ot a s
0s 5a"S ma; 1 ss 5 Fl S n the OUT
didn't get to meet vorO Musson the receiving
o o s with MN s ne RSe
perhaps he stood directly front b 9a
the proximity Connie Bennett Bette Davis
Grant and Burns and Allen a,ckd And And
the Biographies bulbs yellow lite the 2yea
Old Of is be- a0e IN 'front.' He PGo hd on
chef had built miniature Of the s. t Rex ~:
Of i he floor which had been baked
ogaphe ran out Of bulbs and plates and he danced
Dolores Connie Bennett and seemed to enjoy it
Say who wouldn't?
psr fo an sy e!s!
e4s% a to Dc o ess sSf H love-
DS3S z 3 s1 pasSS Be-:
man, ruin Cobb, Ralph BezGmy Dick Aren Jon HGn
Robert g. Leonard Wallis, Eddie Sutherland, Edmund
Lone Adrtanne Ames, Mary Carlisle Patsy Kelly Hunt
Perry Rugge Drie Dunbar. Wayne Morris Antonio
Moreno Harold Lloyd, Edgar Allen WooU Frank Morgan:
Eddie M1nnir The OF MuSsotrt must
haze thought that the gipen all OF the stars
mite off for his particular benefit.
Dinner served said the bandnastef
long formed o zach or 1o0 sr S Uds:
OF nternatnona cebs Tavo beef
or Mexican toas The big colored girl who
PLAYS the pictures presided at the Southern
booth expansive smile three chefs helping
her staggered through the crowd adroity balancing
two plates to the portfolios Dixie Dunbar helped her
Wayne Morris Southern chicken.
The talk at such a party? Hunt Stronnberg Pan BernGn
and Sam Woods stood argued football
Il pick Washington c." said Stromber0 Vet.
errn talked about his recent illness Burns
Mary Livingstone discussed Pan BermGns Gp
petite talked tennis Mrs. Spencer Tracy
Bette Ddvs her ZGnucE dGnce0
one dance hardly prodigious yGDr the
HoDard t,vins, Virginia Meredith attracted startled
gIances past NTH Mike LeOy Gnd Lou Vert
heinuer .. Mrs. Gable cut rhumba NTH Phasp
Reed Nobody talked moOing pictures At a. No. the
breaking
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KFLLFYGRAMS

Down at the National Theater
all is hustle and excitement, al.
though there will be no per-
Torrance of Madame Bovary"
tonight. Instead a Tuesday
premiere.
The Theater Guild though
there should be a scene rehear.
saT>since the new Benn Levy play
from Flaubert's famous novel
has II settings and spreads out
into the auditorium to the ex.
tent of using two stage boxes.
Constance Cummings, ready
to receive critics at the Hay.
Adams House, revised her sched'
ule to run through full scenic
rehearsal which is expected to
last through until the early
hours of tomorrow morning.
KHAN HIT BOX OFFICE
Just how much Justice
Blacks radio speech cost the
theaters of America on Friday
night will never be actually
computed. In Washington they
dismiss it with Plenty" Mean
ing those who remained close to
the loudspeaker made the open.
ing days crosses far less than
normal.
JOHNNY ON BROADWAY
Johnny Schelhaus, onl" Wash
ington Times copy boy to grad.
uate to the stage. is doing all
right on Broadway, according to
this bulletin. His stage name
is John Shellie.
"Dear Mr.. Kelley:
1--WE just returned from New
York and have a little news
that should be of interest to
readers of your column, since it
concerns two Washington boys
who seem to be making good
In New York. Both are ex-
members of my Northern ORA
matte Company Of this station,
VOL.
John Shellie is now in Brother
Rat playing the taxi driver in
the Broadway Company, and
the other is Harry BratSburg,
Who is rehearsing in Cliff Odets'
latest show that the Groupe
Theater will do in November.
Ruth Perrot and Arthur West
over, also ex-members Of my
company, seem about set in a
show, but I am not in a posi-.
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KILLED IN CRASH
Pretty soft for you, Ray" I
said, "this seeing the world on
an expense account"
1T has its pleasant features,
but all in all it will have plenty
of hard work." Mr.. Henderson
replied. 1--WE are touching places
that haven't seen a stage play
for years."
From time to time, since June,
this department has received
postal bulletins from his tour,
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that for very obvious reasons.
Yours very sincerely,
RONALD DAWSON,
Dramatic Director"
F. D. R. ASKED TO HELP

F. d. II. ASKED TO HELP
President Roosevelt has been
asked by Warner Brothers to
write a foreword for MY Coun-
try First" the story of Haym
Solomon.
Haym Solomon was the Jew
ish financier who came to the
rescue of the American Revolu.
ton at time when the patriots
were desperately in need of
funds to carry on at Valley
Forge.
George Jessell, who will be the
producer of the picture for the
freres Warner. conveyed the re-
quest to James Roosevelt. the
Presidents secretary, during the
present Western tour.
1t wouldn't be establishing a
precedent if President Roosevelt
accepted the commission. The
late President Harding wrote a
foreword, and many members of
his Cabinet seconded the pic
ture, Human Wreckage," which
Dorothy Davenport Reid pro-
duced to point out the ravages
of the drug evil, shortly after
the tragic death of her husband,
Wallace Reid.
"DEBS" ARE INVITED
Warner Brothers plan to
screen Annapolis Salute" Tues
day for the special benefit of
the washington and Baltimore
debutantes who had small parts
in the cadet picture. Also in the
cast is Richard H. Stringfellow.
the young washington thespian
who won the Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer-Washington Times screen
test.
Among the Washington girls
who faced the camera were
Helen Beattie. Sue Slater, Mrs.
Josiah Flournoy, Jane and
Marguerite Reese. Patsy Brewer,
Mrs. William Bride, jr., Betty
Crane, Alice Blancher, Mrs.
Robert Simpson, Mrs. Daniel
Kaufman and Jane Ayre.
If any other Washington girls
appeared in the film, Warner
Bros. is anxious to learn their
names, and they are requested
to call the advertising depart
ment at Natie~-I 1858.
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THEATER SUSTAINS LOSS
Gleanings
and
Screenings
By Andrew R. Kelley

Katharine Cornes loss in the untmey death of Ray Hen
derson her personal representative and press relations counsel
staggering and to the American stage it represents
the passing of beloved figure
1t but yesterday that he sat in editorial sancum
and discussed with eager hopefuness the around the world
tour he arrange for the gamorou stage star he
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Multiple Cameras

Eight cameras were used AS
Metro oldwyn-Mayer to photo
graph Eleanor Powell's new
military number which she does
in "Rosalie,"
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Two Saber Men

John Boles and Erik Rhodes
fight a duel with sabers in
fright for Your Lady," new
RKO Radio comedy romance.
The scene is a hilarious high
light of a picture satirizing a
famed Hungarian dueliSt.
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Charming TrunkfuI

Betty JayneS has a trunkful of
trinkets because of her favorite
hobby Of collecting charms.
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Tragic Death Of Ray Henderson Removes
the Industrys No. PubIicist
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JACK WARDLAWS Or CHESfRA
T0PLAY FOR c. OF c. DANCES

Jack Wardlaw and his famous
orchestra will play for the SEMI
weekly dances sponsored by the
entertainments committee of the
Chamber TO Commerce here this
summer.
H. E. Buchanan, committee
chairman, said today that Ward
laws band of sixteen members,
including soloists and entertain
ers, will make it's first appearance
here on Saturday night, June rs,
in the city coliseum-gymnaslum,
with the second and third dances
scheduled for Saturday night,
July 8, and Monday night, July D.
Final arrangements for Ward
laws extended engagement here
were made last night in a tele.
phone conversation with the band
director at Jacksonville, Fla,
where the orchestra has been APP.
pearing nightly at The Pier, and
broadcasting every night from
station WAX. Wardlaw told the
committee, composed of Mr.: Bl-
chanan, w. b. Hodges and c. M.
Ogle, that he was familiar with
Hendersonville's reputation for
staging outstanding dances, large
" through Livingston promotions,
and that he was anxious to bring
his musicians to this city for the
summer. lie will at once give Hen
Jacksonville much radio publicity,
he said.
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The Great Smoky Mountains
By Yates Hemphill Of Mountain Tours Co.

The Great Smoky Mountains
are so called because of the mys-
FERROUS blue haze that covers
them. These mountains, consist
ing of over 600 square miles OF
area. primitive wilderness area,
are now made easily accessible by
good roads and trails.
The Great Smoky Mountains
National Park embraces the south
ern end of hte Appalachian range
which forms the backbone OF
Eastern America.
Here for distance of about
ern end of the Appalachian range
forms the border between North
Carolina and Tennessee. Twenty
or more peaks are over 5000 feet
high.
This vast mountainous area is
described as the Last of the Eas-
tern Wilderness" and doubtless
there are some portions OF 1t that
have not yet been explored.
The outstanding characteristics
of the Great Smokes is the dense
forests of evergreens and many
other varieties of trees and shrubs
which clothe the mountains to the
very SUBMITS. IL has been dlscov-
cred that the Great Smokes con-
tain a greater variety of trees,
shrubs and flowers than may be
found in any equal area in any
other part of the world.
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The forests, dashing streams,
beautiful waterfalls, lofty peaks,
and deep gorges combine to make
the Smokes" truly a wondrous
mountain paradise. Many world
wide travellers proclaim these to
be the most beautiful mountains
in the world.
More people visit the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
than any other national park in
the country. Almost suddenly 1t
has become matter of personal
interest to over 60,OOO,OOO peo-
pie. -,
When you enter the Smokes
from near the little town of Bry-
son City, n. c., one of the chief
gatcways to the national park,
you pass through the 663, OOO-acre
reservation of the eastern band
of the Cherokee Indian tribe.
This is quite a surprise to the
average traveller; like most other
people he suppOses that to tmd
Indians he has to go TO the west.
II is true that the main body of
the Cherokees now live in the
west: but there are more than
5000 Cherokees in and about the
valley of Ocona Luftee under the
eastern rampant of the Smokes,
and in certain respects they are
among the most interesting In
CONTINUED, column 81
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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS

CONTINUED from column ~
dams I'M the United States.
Some Of the mountain peaks Of
the Great Smokes and their alti-
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Mr.. Buchanan said that Ward
law and his orchestra will be
available for public dances and
private parties in Western North
Carolina on the nights he is not
booked TO play in the city GYM
nasium, and expressed the belief
that the orchestra's presence here
will add much to the entertain
ment program Of the Chamber OF
Commerce.
Evening star., 1937-12-30

January and February schedules, the
teams could not stage q ble-header
as q benefit performance for the in
fantile paralysis fund.
One of the regular games to be
played by each of the four universities
will be publicized by the Celebration
Committee under the substitute plan.
Commissioner Hazen also said 1t was
planned to hold a boxing show ct
Evening star., 1937-12-30

bration Of the Presidents birthday
anniversary, according to plans an
nounced by Commissioner Melvin G.
HaZen.
\ He said the arrangement had been
agreed to by spokesmen Of the teams
Of George Washington, Georgetown,
Catholic and Maryland Universities.
The plan was developed after the
universities found that, due to heavy
Evening star., 1937-12-30

brought into court on drunkenness
charge.
He was fined S. and costs on the
charge, and then Sergt. Lawrence
Padgett Of the Alexandria police
identified the defendant As having
escaped from an Alexandria chain
gang in 1882.
Questioning by Judge James Duncan
revealed Wood was fined $70.50 on
Evening star., 1937-12-30

May Is, 1892. for violating the pro-
hibition law and was transferred to
the chain gang on May l6 to work
out the fine On May ~ Of the same
year, Wood is alleged to have escaped
The fugitive charge was placed against
him, and he was sentenced to return
to the chain gang and finish his un-
expired sentence plus a To-day penalty
for having ESCAPED.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
Geographers Elect.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec. 30 R.-
The Association Of American Geogra-
pliers elected Vernon c. Finch of the
University Of Wisconsin president last
night to succeed w. L. G. Joerg Of the
National Archives. Washington.
It voted to meet next year at Cam.
bridge, Mass.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
BASKET BALL GAMES
TO AID PARALYSIS FUND

A portion Of proceeds of basket ball
games to be played by four Wash
ington colleges will be contributed to
the fund for fighting infantile paraly-
sis as a part of the program in cele-
Evening star., 1937-12-30
King Honors Poet.

John Masefield, poet laureate Of
England, presented w. H. Auden to
the King at Buckingham Palace
when Mr.. Auden received the gold
medal for poetry.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
DRUNK CHARGE REVEALS
CHAIN GANG FUGITIVE

By Stan Correspondent OF The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Dec 3d.
Samuel Wood, SO, of the 100 block Of
Commerce street. was revealed as a
fugitive from justice yesterday when
Evening star., 1937-12-30

Catholic University as another bene-
At performance for the paralysis fund.
Evening star., 1937-12-30

Ha|f-Price Day!


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