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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14
KELLEYGRAMS

movie patrons. Nine OCner coun-
tries outside Of America have also
shown this official picture.
YATES GIRLS STARS
Jerry, Carol and Lynn Yates,
who learned to tap dance here in
Washington, are playing their
second engagement for Managing
Director L. Gardner Moore at the
Shoreham.
Since their last appearance in
Washington they have danced
their way through the winter re-
sorts of the South and have made
a Vitaphone short at the FlatbuSh
studio.
The Yates sisters looks so much
alike that the first theatrical i'm
presario who gave them booking
also gave them a new title-the
the Yates Triplets. But they're
no three Of a kind in age, al
though they look it.
What really started the Yates
sisters on a professional career was
the enthusiastic reception given
them by the Times-Herald carrier
boys, for whom they appeared
twice at annual banquets.
Incidentally, the Shore h a m
steps out next week with an ice
carnival show beginning Monday
night. And, thanks, Ruth Barnard,
for your gracious invitation to be
present.
Spring is surely here and sum-
mer is on the way. For the annual
Glen Echo passes from General
Manager Leonard B. Schloss ar
rived, as per usual, yesterday.
Thank you. Mr.. Schloss.
1 JOIN THE COUNCIL
Drama editors and critics have
been invited to join the American
Theater Council advisory board.
Not only have they been invited
to join, but they have been noti-
fled that acceptance will give
them a place on a board which
includes:
Martin Beck, William A. Brady,
Marc Connolly, Rachel Crothers,
Augustin Duncan, Maurice Evans,
Lynn Fontanne, Max Gordon,
Sam H. Harris, Helen Hayes,
Katharine Hepburn, Arthur Hop
kins, Alfred Lunt, Guthrie McClin.
tic, Gilbert Miller, Brock Pember-
ton, Robert E. Sherwood, Lee
Shubert, Herman Shumlin, Otis
Skinner, Rowland Stebbins, Lucille
Watson, Dwight Deere Wiman,
Peggy Wood.
To serve with such company Is
indeed an honor. I accept.
The American Theater Council
is composed Of the principal
groups in the legitimate theater
banded together for the purpose
of increasing the facilities of the
play-goer, extending the cultural
advantages of the drama, and
generally to secure a betterment
of the conditions in the legitimate
field.
1t will mold a convention in
May, 1887, which will be attended
by all those who are interested
throughout the country. Every
phase of legitimate drama will
be discussed by well informed
speakers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14

If you are swift With q Snappy
comeback, the Loew's Capitol
Theater and The Washington
Times will reward your wise
crack dexterity with $25 in cash
prizes and 10 pairs Of guest
tickets to see Ann Harding and
Basil Rathbone in one Of the
years most unusual dramas,
Love From a Stranger" open
ing Friday, April 16, at the Capt.
tol Theater.
Now let's suppose the scene is
anywhere and the characters are
You and an attractive stranger
who approaches you with that
ancient greeting, Haven't we
met before?" How would you re-
act. Would you follow Ann Har-
ding's example in this picture and
respond to the strangers ad-
vances or would you send him
about his business with a crush
ing comeback.
Although girls are usually on
the receiving end Of this sally,
you fellows are also eligible and
If you draw on your Leap Year
experiences, you should be able to
think Of some snappy comebacks.
The wittieSt and most unusual
reply will receive a cash prize of
SIS and the next best will win a
$40 cash prize. Ten others who
submit original replies will each
receive guest tickets to see Love
from a Stranger" and Glen Gray
and the Casa Iona Orchestra in
person at the Capitol starting Fri
day.
In this unusual screen play,
which provides Miss Harding with
an outstanding starring role, you
will see how one woman becomes
involved in a tense and dramatic
situation, when she accepts love
from stranger.
Now think fast and mail or de-
liver your entry in person to the
Love from a Stranger" editor. All
entries must be turned in to the
contest editor not later than mid
night Thursday.
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Chemist

Sig Rumann, goth Century-Fox
actor who is the menace in Think
Fast, Mr.. Motto" has one Of the
best equipped home chemistry
laboratories.
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"CoII 1T Day"
Here Friday

With one Of the finest all-round
casts that has been assembled in
a long time, "Call 1t A Day
Cosmopolitan production adapted
from the successful long-run stage
hit of New York and London
comes to the Earle Theater on
Friday, April 16.
Olivia de Havilland, Ian Hunter,
Anita Louise, Alice Brady, Roland
Yopng, Frieda Inescort, Peggy
Wood, Walter Woolf King, Bonita
Granville, Beryl Mercer and Una
O'Connor have leading roles in
this delightful comedy-drama
based upon the romantic exper-
fences Of all the members Of an
English suburban family when
the first day of spring comes
along.
Brilliant dialogue, plenty Of
laughs, and some moments Of deep
and tender sentiment are included.
Archie L. Mayo, one Of War
ner Bros. best directors, applied
his skilled touch to the production,
which more than one previewer
has hailed as Warmers best pic
ture.
On the stage starting Friday,
Jane Froman, radio, stage and
screen star, will appear in person
to headline a delightful program.
She will sing the latest songs Of the
day in her distinctive manner.
Walter Dare" Wahl, in Fun to
be Fooled" Chiffon and Thomas,
dance stars, and Gwynne, Aristo-
crat Of Deception, are others on
the bill. AS an extra added attrac-
ton, Bert Granoff, Carolyn Henry
and Dean Herrick will appear in a
third and final week, presenting
all request numbers.
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Civic Theater Aids
Jewish Charity Work

An advance performance Of
"Lysistrata," being presented By
the Washington Civic Theatre,
will be held Monday night, April
26, at the Wardman Park Theater.
The preview is sponsored by .
group of the Washington Council
Of Jewish Juniors and is for the
benefit of the Dorothy Goldsmith
Recreation Fund. The purpose Of
this fund is to send needy children
to camp during the summer
months,
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yo"CNPoC1ACo WAAAO4 OIL 440So WI A4SN
down an offer to appear in movies.
Reason Is Norbert Jansen,
painter Of hot-water heaters. .
They'll be married April 2.
When the new who's Who in
Hollywood" is issued, Robert Tay-
lor and Clark Gable won't have
any more space than Joe Doakes
and Susie Doakes. Publishers
decided to devote a page to every
star, film player, director and
executive in alphabetical order.
H. H. Van Loan, novelist and
shortiStory writer, and author OF
many brilliant screen plays, today
completed his photographed
novel, One in Every Family" on
which he labored a year. Zane
Grey wrote the introduction, Jim
Tully the epilogue. "It'S my
masterpiece" said Van Loan.
The secrets of Houdini'S magic
died with him, but the secret of
movie makeup genius Jack Dawn
will remain in his family. The
formula Of his amazing new plas-
tic makeup, used so successfully
to recreate, feature for feature,
characters from history, reposes in
safe deposit vault for his brother,
L. w. Dawn.
Hollywood pedestrians are
scheduled for a treat. Gloria Gill
bert, American dancer who starred
in the Folies Bergere, arrived here
yesterday billed to succeed Mis-
tinguette as the possesSor of the
most beautiful legs in the world
E. She says the secret of beautiful
legs is to walk II miles a day.
Una Merkel will wear "a differ
ent dresses in Saratoga" a pic
ture in which Clark Gable and
Jean Harlow will play. Walter
A. Abel, who has finished his en-
gagement with Katharine Cornell
in "Wingless Victory" is due here
May 6 to play in Flight from
Glory" with Harriet Hilliard.
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BELASCO TO REOPEN

The Belasco Theater will try
again as a movie house. This time
Jewel Productions, an independent
producing company, will have
charge of the Lafayette Square
theater, using it as a Washington
outlet for it's own product. Jack
Thoman is listed to come back as
manager. Opening date will be
announced soon.
Producer Jules Leventhal's re-
cent try with legitimate stage
productions was less than sue
cess. Only Tobacco Road" pro-
duced a dividend, of the six at
fractions booked.
However, the new plays such as
Hey Diddle Diddle," His Excel.
lency," and Hitch Your Wagon"
would have had difficulty in ring
ing up a winning week in any
theater. It was not the fault OF
the playhouse that they failed,
rather that of the playwrights.
AMONG THE BLOSSOMS
Oh, di mi Spring must really
be in the air. Otherwise how do
you account for Willie Howard
arranging to have himself pho.
tographed for posterity yesterday
among the cherry blossoms.
Willie was really mad clean
through when the Earle Theater
requested him to remove the
vulgar quartet from Rigoletto bit
from his act.
As matter Of fact the Rigoletto
number was eligible for an old
age pension at least three seasons
ago.
A HEIGH.HO PARTY
Jean Harlow gave Pete Macias'
Heigh Ho Band such a build
up to Director Woody Van Dyke,
that M-G-M ace decided to drop
in at Dupont Circle and decide
in person.
He arrived Tuesday a. m. just
as they were ready to put up the
shutters but Maestro Macias kept
his musicians on the job for his
California visitor until 4 a. m
Van Endorsed the Harlow verdict
Yesterday afternoon Director
Van Dyke was host to Norman
Clark and other critics from Balti
more in his Mayflower suite.
UNCLE SANS MOVIES
This afternoon at 2 in the audi
forum of the new Archives Build.
ing, Uncle Sam will run a movie
show for critics and a few invited
guests.
On the screen will be four short
reels, or trailers, showing the his
tory Of Social Security legislation
The average reel runs three ano
one-haf minutes, with No. 4 ir
the series taking up nine minutes
These pictures are part of IN
Gle Sans campaign of education
to acquaint the public with JUS
what social security and old agC
pensions mean. The reels art
available gratuitously to all movie
theaters.
Roland Robbins will show Rec
No. 4, the nine minute one? at thu
Trans-Lux Theater beginning
next Monday.
In cid entally Plough Tha
Broken the Palms." the Resettle
ment Administration picture, ha
hAhn khoun I'm tn date In 7 5(0 m
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I Cover Hollywood

Sweepstakes windfall, has turned
down an offer to appear in movies.
Reason Is Norbert Jansen,
painter of hot-water heaters. {.
They'll be married April 2.
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A HAIR-RAISING MOVIE
Ann Hording's New Feature,
Love From q Stranger
Is Shuddery Film
BY ANDREW R. KELLEY

Blond Ann Harding has been sliding gently down the
movie toboggan Blame it routine stories too much
noble suffering the fact that the Harding has
to mean little at the box office.
So Ann Harding to England, acquired husband
made picture for Trafalgar Films which United Artists is
now distributing in America. The picture is called,
A
Evening star., 1937-12-01
Brain Twizzler
BY PROF. ]. ID. FLINT.

BY PROF. J. ID. FLINT.
TATTERS THE TRAMP had spent
many weeks In one part Of the
country and decided that it was time
to move. His restleSuess got the best
Of him when he saw . fast freight
train start to pick its way through
the switch yards one day on its way
to another part Of the country. Tat
ters made sprint for the caboose,
caught 1t and waited for the trainman
to move out OF sight 20 he could get
up on top. After Tatters cot On top
Evening star., 1937-12-01

front, which was half q mile from the
caboose, the front car had Just arrived
at . station four miles from the yards
where Tatters had climbed aboard.
How far had Tatters ridden?
(Answer on Page C-6)
(Copyright, 1872
Making Candles Fast.
When tall candles don't At their
holders, dip the bases into hot water
and quickly press them into holders.
Hold them there firmly until they be-
come imbedded In the holder.
Evening star., 1937-12-01
Jolly Polly
A Little Chat on Etiquette.
BY JOS. ]. FRISCH.

W. A. E.-When using a neighbor's
telephone to make q toll call or
long distance call it is only fair to pay
the cost Of the call. To do otherwise
would be unreasonable.
Send return envelope for the
leafiet, Manners in Public"
Evening star., 1937-12-01

A proposal to sell eggs by weight Is
bang considered By farmers in Eng
land.
Evening star., 1937-03-25
0X0N|ANS co Wild
| AFTER CREW WINS
Victory Over Cambridge Is
Responsible for Many
London Headaches.
BY the Associated Press.

oy lile hSSOCldteQ fleSS.
7 ONDON, March 25.-Ox.ord's
Blues celebrated their first
boat-race victory over Cam
- bridge in IA years by cutting
loose early today and painting Lon
dons bright-light district red
They battled with police, tried to
stop theater performance, made an
unsuccessful raid on Piccadilly Circus
and had lots of good clean fun.
The main casualties were first-class
headaches, broken fists, torn evening
clothes and smashed toppers.
Both the Oxford and Cambridge
crews selected the same theater for
their post-race festivities last night.
T 1NDERGRADUA climbed on
the stage and took over the show,
threw things from the boxes and from
the balcony and struggled with the
theater's hired hands. One group was
elected after they we're caught un-
rolling the fire hose.
Big crowds gathered in the early
morning in Piccadilly Circus-center
of the world for most fun-loving Eng
lishmen-and tried to raze the statue
of Eros, the naked little god of love,
but city officials already were bar
ricaded there.
Eros was completely boarded up and
solid ring of burly policemen fought
| back the crowds onslaught.
Evening star., 1937-03-25
Reds May Hire Boxing Coach
Club So Scrappy Dresser Feels Players Could
Use Self-Defense Instructions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
- EBRING, Fla, March 25.-
Brooklyn's Dodgers have
track coach, but Manager
- Chuck Dresser said today
he was considering boxing mentor
for the Cincinnati Reds as an laid"
to their base running.
He added that Mike Gibbons,
former claimant to the world
middleweight title, may be the man.
Orders to last years fifth
placers to "hit the dirt and go in
with spikes flashing" have brought
squawks from every team the Reds
have met thus far, Dresser said,
adding:
1T looks as though we're in for
a lot of trouble all along the line
this season and that's all right
with me.
Il want my boys to run hard and
fight to the last ditch. Probably
We'll have plenty Of battles and I
can think Of no better guy IN the
Evening star., 1937-03-25
Getting Break" on Ball.

TRAVIS performance so far this
L Spring hardly can draw anything
except commendation. In short his
plav has embraced the following
items: % errorless ball for six games,
(2) batting out nine hits in "a times
at bat for a 375 average, (3) driving
across seven runs. a. scoring half a
dozen runs himself and 90 finally
mastering the art of breaking with
batted ball.
OF all the points, the latter is most
encourag ging. Cecil always has been
able to hit. He can thank this ability
for the numerous chances he was
given to play third base, left field,
second base, right field and, finally
shortstop. At all posts it was his
inability to break with the ball that
caused his disappointing play.
Down here this Spring Travis has
broken consistently. Nobody can ex-
plain exactly how he managed to
pick up the knack after three full
seasons as a regular, but the fact
remains that he does 1t now and
that is important. Travis himself
thinks it's because he's lighter than
he was last year, when he tried short
stopping for the first time. Harris
seems to think the kid has loosened
UP. It is likely that both are partly
right.
Evening star., 1937-03-25
Even Rockies Join Gang.

PUT even with these models to ape,
~ it comes as something of sur
prise to note the ability of the rookie
Cardinals to become Gas Housers in
appearance. Most talented of all is
Mickey Owen, a catcher from Colum-
bus. When the Cards promoted him
Mickey became a Card in every way
The lump in his cheek from chawin'
tobacco is something positively weird,
The skin is stretched taut.
Pepper Martin, out in right
field, has difficulty in making
himself heard above the roar of
crowd, but Mickey provides the
Oklahoma cowboys .'yippee."
Let the Cards retire hitter and
Owens tonSils are revealed.
The scream is wild, shrill, loud,
almost eerie.
Best at picking up the stock Gas
House Gang sWagger is Don Gutterldge,
a third baseman. He is something to
see. When he starts swinging those
hips and shoulders he is composite
of Pepper Martin, Frisch and Harlem
truckin' artist.
They all talk out of the side OF
their mouths. 1t seems a guy can't
be Gas House Ganger unless he does
They all refuse to dress for dinner
but come to the dining room of their
swanky hotel wearing polo shirts,
sleeves cut almost at the armpits and
necks open. Some of them don't even
take showers That's Gas House Gang
atmosphere, too.
Evening star., 1937-03-25
Page the Notre Danes.
VETERANS like Buddy Myer ane

VETERANS like Buddy Myer and
Bucky Harris and Ossie Bluege
shudder visibly when they watch the
Cards work out. There must be 40 of
them stationed at Daytona and half
a dozen pepper games spring up, In
these three or four boys take gloves
and stand some Is yards away from
batter who is supposed to bunt
grounders. Only the Cards don't bunt.
They stand up and slash.
Bang! A line drive hits Card
in the head. He goes down, gets
up. Carries on. Zing! Another
liner hits a 100000 player on
the wrist. If he were one of
Clark Griffith's players the old
gentleman would have needed
smelling salts.
But the other Cards don't bat an
eye. If the guy walks away holding
his wrist in pain somebody else jumps
in his place and the pepper game
goes on. That injury might spell the
end of the pennant hopes but the
attitude seems to be, What the hell?
Evening star., 1937-03-25

world than Mike Gibbons to teach
them the art of self defense"
General Manager Warren G.
Giles indicated favor of Dressen's
style of play, declaring we're ask
ing for no quarter on the base
paths and We'll give none"
The Brooklyn club recently hired
a track coach to instruct Dodgers
IN quick getaways.
No comment Immediately was
Forthcoming relative to action of
Chick Hafey, veteran outfielder, in
rejecting the clubs latest offer, al
though it was understood no fur
ther overtures would be made to-
ward inducing the be-spectacled
slugger to join the team.
At his Walnut Greek, Calf,
ranch home, Hafey laughingly re-
ferred to Lou Gehrig and Dizzy
Dean as "pikers in this holdout
business" Hafey quit the Reds in
May. 1885, because Of . sinus
ailmeut.
Evening star., 1937-03-25
Also Leads Batting Attack.

LIE TOOK care of eight chances in
- the field yesterday against the
Cards and was directly responsible for
converting at least two seemingly sure
hits into putouts. In the sixth in
ming he pulled one off MedWick that
was a classic The big outfielder
belted one almost directly back at
Jimmy De Shong. 1t looked to be a
sure base hit, but Travis, like
bounding kangaroo, stuck out his
gloved hand almost on second base,
came up with it and Whirled like a
dervish to toss strike" to first base
and nip the fleet-footed Gas Houser
Mr.. Medwick had deal of difficulty
believing he was out, but Ducky had
nothing on the Mats. They have
been experiencing difficulty believing
any of Travis play all Spring. He's
more than fulfilling the fondest hopes.
AS in the 7-to-2 victory over the
Tigers at Lakeland, where he drove
across three runs, Travis also led tt
batting attack by getting three L
the Griffs' eight hits. His double in
the first inning scored one of the
runs that gave Washington 20 lead.
In the sixth he singled but was left
stranded, and in the eighth he singled,
moved up on an error, and scored
when De Shong pumped double to
center.
Evening star., 1937-03-25
Gard Rally Falls Short.

L.OR all of this, Travis wasn't the
only standout from local stand
point. Joe Cascarella, the grooming
curver. shared the spotlight with
another impressive stretch of pitch
ing. Signor Cascarella held the
Cards to three scattered hits in the
first five innings and pitched to only
18 hitters.
When Joe retired in the sixth in
favor of De Shong he willed that 20
lead, which he gained off Mike Ryba,
to his successor Jimmy did a great
Job of not spending any Of 1t until
after the Griffs had hoped on Lonnie
Warneke for two more runs IN the
seventh inning and another in the
eighth, making it SO.
The final frame was a headache
to Jimmy, for it was in this inning
the Cards did their scoring and
almost succeeded in making off with
the game. De Shong got into trouble
by walking Stuart Martin to open it
and Pepper Martin furthered his
anxiety by doubling his fellow Martin
to third base.
Up strobe Medwick to wallop a
terrific home run far over the trees
which bordered the park in left field
Ducky's was poke of we'll over 400
feet and when it finally landed Gin
the Halifax River, incidentally, the
score was So and things were grave
De Shong got Mize on a grounder,
but Terry Moore started the ball roll
ing again with single, and Leo
Durocher doubled him to third. With
one down, it looked as if the Cards
were going to pull the game out of
the fire, but Mickey Owen raped to
De Shong, causing Moore to be run
down And Pinch Hitter Jimmy Brown
rolled to Mihalic to end it all
Evening star., 1937-03-25
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Base Ball.
washington vs. Baltimore, Win
ter Garden, Fla.
Wrestling.
Laverne Baxter VS.. Wee Willie
Davis, feature match, Turner's
Arena, $50.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
Washington VS.. Detroit, Orlando,
Fla.
George Washington VS.. Ohio
State, East Ellipse, 2::30.
Swimming.
District A. A. U. championships,
Venetian pool, Shoreham Hotel, 8.
Golf.
Georgetown VS.. Georgia Tech,
Atlanta, Ga.
SATURDAY,.
Base Ball
Washington VS.. st. Louis (N.L.),
Orlando, Fla.
Maryland VS.. Vermont, College
Park, Md, 3.
George Washington VS.. Ohio
State, East Ellipse, 2:30.
Boxing.
District A. A. U. senior cham
pionships, Turner's Arena, 8.
Swimming.
District A. A. U. championships
Venetian pool, Shoreham Hotel, 8.
Golf.
Georgetown VS.. Georgia, Athens,
Ga.
Evening star., 1937-03-25
NEW-F0UND SKILL
BIG HELP TO MATS
Sparkling Work by Cecil
Tells in 5-to-3 Victory
Over Cardinals.
BY FRANCIS z. STAN.
Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

w WINTER GARDEN, Fla,
~ I March 25.-For the first
" " time since he graduated
from Chattanooga to be-
come the Nationals problem child
Cecil Travis definitely seems to have
shaken off. his title of jack of all
trades, master of none If he doesn't
make the grade as shortstop this
year, lot of shreWd base ball people
insist they'll try hand at some busi-
ness they can fathom.
This comes in the wake of Wash
ingtons latest grapefruit league
conquest, a 5-to-3 victory over the
St. Louis Cardinals for the Griffs'
fifth straight trump. At Daytona
Beach yesterday, Travis gave as nearly
perfect an exhibition of shortstopping
as possible He was all over the
field. pulling his pitchers out of
trouble, cutting down base hits At the
end he gained the communication not
only of Manager Bucky Harris, but
also of frankie Frisch, pilot OF the
twice-humbied Cards,
Frisch draws Wry face today when
Travis name is mentioned. Frankie's S
Gas House Gang hasn't been winning
lately. but the Cards might we'll have
broken the losing streak yesterday
had it not been for Travis. He more
than represented the difference be-
tween the clubs in that 5-3 affair.
Evening star., 1937-03-25

dubbed them the Gas Hhouse Gang
couple seasons ago they liked it as well
as the fans and they've been trying to
live up to it ever since. SWashbuckling
they are. Loaded with affected ego
and braggadocio, the Cards, in short,
are cards.
Pepper Martin is the acknowledged
ringleader. 1t was he who first intro
duced the wearing of white buckskin
Boots with high heels, huge SOM
brero and the art of indelicately spew-
ing dark brown tobacco Juice at vari-
Gus and sundry targets. Frisch, an old
toughie himself, is no drawback to the
appearance of the gang, neither is
Johnny Mize, who looks like heavy
weight boxing contender or big mus
cled Joe MedWick, a Hungarian from
the coal mines of Pennsylvania.