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The Washington times., 1937-03-03
By FRANK 66BUCK" O'NEnI

PALATKA Fla, March 3.-The
curtain will descend on 12-year-old
Jimmy Brady'S runaway eScapade
with the youngster realizing his
ambition through the indulgence
Of a forgiving father.
The senior Brady, who arrived
last night from Washington with
Mrs. Brady and their nine-year-old
daughter, has consented to remain
at Orlando for several days while
Jimmy hobnobs with his heroes
the Washington Griffmen.
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Mo 17oEc Entered as Second Class Natter a
NO. 4Iyooo Post Office at Warrington. D. C
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Plan 10 Curb Strikes
Offered in House Bill.
International News Service

Asserting some way must be
found to curtail strikes, Repre-.
sentative Ellenbogen CD of Penn
Sylvania today introduced a bill
in the House which would give the
National Labor Relations Board ex.
press powers Of mediation and con.
ciliation in labor disputes.
The present act, creating the
board, does not charge it with the
duties of mediation and concilia-
ton, he said.
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Midnight Sail
On Potomac

Another special midnight moon
light cruise is planned for tonight
at 1890 on the S. S. Potomac and
this time the idol of Washington
baseball fans, Walter Johnson, will
be on board.
Along with johnson will be Arch
Macdonald, WJSV's prize sports
announcer, and the "Dr. Pepper"
clown to provide fun and frolic.
Free dancing to a crack dance
orchestra, beer garden, dining
room and special entertainment
features by the guests will make
for three hours of river fun.
It will be a busy weekend for
the S. S. Potomac, too, for the
boat pulls out again at 9 a. m.
Sunday morning for the regular
Sunday all-day cruise to Colonial
Beach. The boat stops at the
beach and allows plenty. of time
for swimming, picnicing, ETC., and
returns to Washington, arriving
at 1880.
It embarks again on the regular
moonlight cruise at 8:45 with
Bernie Jarboe'S "NighthaWkS."
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New Program
AtTrons-Lux

A novel and entertaining film,
in full natural color. of the BETA
splendens," or fighting fish OF
Siam, takes first place on the
Trans-Lux program this week.
This film, really beautiful piece
of work pictorially, will take you
into a strange Jew world. These
beautifully colored little fish, it
seems, have an enormous amount
of courage, no matter what you
may think of their judgment. A
battle between two Of these fish,
male rivals, is the high spot IN
this extraordinarily entertaining
reel.
Another colored picture is the
cartoon, the color Rhapsody,
which is amusing as always.
A scenic picture takes us to the
land of SHOWS, a grateful picture
to midsummer Washington.
The newSreel has some lively
and exciting shots, as well as some
grim and disquieting ones Of the
war in China. One cameraman
scored something of a scoop with
his scenes of Tokyo's streets lined
with thousands cheering the Jap
anese troops on their way to
China. The China front is not
overlooked, however, and we see
tie Kingdom of the Dragon pre-
pairing to resist invasion.
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Bergner n ext
At RioIto

Dreaming Lips" acclaimed as
Elizabeth Bergner's fourth major
triumph to reach the American
screen, will have its Washington
premier at the Rialto Theater fol-
lowing the present engagement of
Elephant Boy"
Bergner, who took the critics by
storm in Escape Me Never" COM
pletely overshadowed Hollywood'S
contemporary production in Cath.
crime the Great" and made popular
hit of Shakespeare in GAS Lou Like
It." this time sets out to upset
the theory that there is nothing
new in the eternal triangle.
Adapted from Henri Bernstein'S
"Melo" and directed by Paul Gin
ner, who produced all the Berg
ner's hits, the picture runs the
gamut of emotions from carefree
romance to bitter tragedy.
Raymond Massey and Romney
Brent, two Of England'S foremost
actors, head the supporting cast.
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'Sorotoqo' Moves to Palace

Without missing a show Sara
toga" moved to the Palace for an
other weeks run of F Street.
This is a picture damned full of
laughs, excitment, tension, drama,
oh! Everything pictured entertain
ment should have and yet it isn't
a great picture. There is much
that could be improved upon but
with all that it has a punch that
really gets it over.
A bookmaker who loves horses
and a girl who was born on the
racetrack and tries to kid herself
that she was created purely for the
purpose of trailing soft garments
through the ancestral halls of
mythical kings, are the two around
which Saratoga" lives and
breatheS. They follow the race
track up and down and across
country, hitting the big tracks
with a single thought in mind, to
make a lot of money. The book
maker wants to quit the game,
reestablish the breeding stables of
the girls grandfather, but the girl
doesn't know that; she is bent on
paying off the mortgage on the old
homestead. Headed the same way
they could have pooled resources
and reached their goal more
quickly, but love is blind and has
a sense Of humor.
Jean Harlow, the late lamented,
does great stuff with her la-de-da
parading about; don't let that fool
you, though, for good old Jeanne
buckles down to the line she loved
best, just being her amusing self
throughout the picture. Clark
Gable, who has the ace role is
o. k. and can he put over a song:
you should see him (and hear
hind. Lionel Barrymore, Walter
Pidgeon, frankie Darro, Cliff Ed
wards, Una Merkel, Frank Nor
gan and q host of other familiar
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Marshall Hall
Sets Record

During the past week Marshall
Hall Park, Washington's play
ground on the Potomac River, set
an all-time record for Sunday
school, fraternal and civic organi-
zation outings, it was announced
today by L. c. Addison, park
manager.
The al-day river cruise and
outing held under the austiceS of
the Southeast Business Mems AS
ISOLATION last Tuesday was an out
standing success.
The cool, broad, breeze-swept
decks Of the Wilson Liner City of
Washington have attracted hun
dredS of persons seeking relief
from the intense heat of the past
few days.
The steamer makes four round
trips daily, stopping at Mount
Vernon and Marshall Hall Park
on the 1000 a. m. and 200 p. m.
trips, with a special 40-mile sunset
cruise, leaving daily at $50 p. m.
The moonlight cruise, featuring
Sidney's orchestra, under the di-
rection of Sammy Marks, sails
nightly at $3.50 p. m.
Tuesday, August 10, will mark
the second annual showboat
cruise sponsored by Captain
Arch Mcdonald and Skipper"
Arthur Godfrey. Vaudeville and a
special feature dance program will
be among the attractions offered.
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Gas Light, Stage Coach Debut
For Toast of New York

the theater, to occupy a specially
reserved section of seats, in a null
tiple horsedrawn coach of the
period.
In addition to this group Of So
ciety girls in costume a large rep
reSentation Of WaShington'S Of
ficial life are also to be guests at
the premiere.
In an endeavor to create the at
mosphere Of the gilded age in con-
nection with the Wednesday night
premiere, the Keith management Is
working out many innovations
one of which will be the elimina-
ton Of the always present flood
lights on such occasions, SuoStltu'
ting therefor the torch lights Of
the period. Music for the occasion
will be supplied by a group Of
musicians dressed for the period
and with an Instrumentation to
also fit the period-plus the popu-
lar music of those days.
In sponsoring the occasion the
D. C. tuberculosis Association has
already received a direct dona-
ton from the Keith management
which will provide for two chill
dren for the balance Of the sum.
mer season at the association S
Bald Eagle camp, this arrange
ment assuring the association of a
definite amount for the purpose
from the benefit performance
without the necessity of it's mem
bers participating in the sale of
tickets.
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The story Is laid in the waning
days of the blackbirders, when
those engaged in the slave trade
took the constant risk of hang
ing. if caught. And this story is
a story of the last slave ship and
the men who sailed her. There
is horror and terror in it, but
there is beauty, too.
And not the least of its beauty
are those shots showing a tall sail
ing ship, riding before the wind.
with her canvas like clouds above
her. OF course it is only Incl
dental in the film, but those who
know their windjammerS will rec
ognize the authentic creak and rat
tie of sailing gear in this film.
The Story Of a SLAYER
This film tells the story Of a
SLAYER who reformed, of mutiny
and treachery. of the queer loyalty
of a cabin boy and Of a mans
heroism when there was nothing
to gain and everything to lose. 1t
has romance, but the wilder pas
sions of men make up the back
bone of this stern sea yarn.
And two of the screens great
est male actors give notable char
acterizations in the leading roles.
Warner Baxter, as the blackhird-
ing skipper who repented of his
ways when he fell in love, turns in
the great performance you natur-
ally expect Of him.
That rough-hewn segment of
humanity, known as wallace
Berry, portrays as gracelesS a
Scoundrel as ever cheated a ropes
end. And he does it in the we'll
known Berry fashion. Depict
ing a hypocritical william of the
deepest dye, he gives it every
semblance of reality and yet you
cannot find it in your heart to
hate the worthless and double
crossing first mate.
Mickey Rooney does an excel
lent chore as the cabin boy and
Elizabeth Allen is great as the
young bride who had such a tenn
peStuouS honeymoon.
Whether you are a constant
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Washington moviegoers are to
see and participate in what is ex-
pected will develop into the most
unusual premiere for a motion
picture yet staged by theater
management in this Capital City
of ours.
It is to be the "Gilded Age"
premiere on Wednesday night, Au-
gust 4, at 9 p. m. to launch the
local engagement of Radio Pic.
lures production, 1.-THE Toast OF
New York" at RKO Keith's.
It is rather definitely estab-
lished by this time that 1.-THE
Toast of New York" is the story
of the life of Jim FiSke, one of the
most colorful and sensational fig
ureS to live during the period i'm
mediately following the Civil War,
during which period the fortunes
of the Vanderbilts, Morgans, Car
negies and others were established.
This period was known as 1.-THE
Gilded Age"
To create this atmospheric
period for the Keith opening of
the picture, the management
turned to Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, di-
rector of the District Of Columbia
tuberculosis Association, and I'M
der the sponsorship of that asso-
citation the premiere is to be given
with a large group of Washington'S
society girls cooperating.
These popular young ladies will
attend the premiere dressed in
costumes of the period coming to
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Marx Bros. Are
At Columbia

Do you feel blue? Has your
best girl turned you down? Is the
office getting on your nerves? II
so, hop down to the Columbia
Theater and take DR.. Hacken-
bush's laugh cure. But watch out,
he's a horse doctor.
The side splitting comedy star.
ring the Marx Brothers, "A Day
at the Races" is back again, with
all its frivolities and wisecracks.
It tops all past Marx Brother
vehicles and no doubt will 60
down as the hit comedy Of the
year.
AS for the plot of the picture,
it is simple and amusing. Maui
reen O'Sullivan is left q sana~
torium by her father, and a big
bad man tries to foreclose the
mortgage to turn it into q gam
bling house. At the request of o
wealthy matron, patient at the
sanatorium, Chico, Miss O'Sulli'
vans handy man, sends for DR..
Hackenbush (Groucho) to take
over the management Of the rest
cure establishment. But there is
still the fact of raising the money.
So, Allan Jones starts training his
race horse, and Chico becomes .
race track tout. Harpo rides the
horse to victory and all is well.
Harpo has given up most Of his
blond chasing in the picture and
has settled down to give his share
to the plot. There are two scenes
in the picture that will roll you
in the aisles. Namely, Chico'S tout
ing Groucho and Groucho's ex"
animation of the wealthy matrons
They are knockoutS.
All in all, "A Day at the Races"
is one of the most amusing films
that has touched the limits Of
Washington for some time. These
who miss it will have lost an add"
ton to their sense of humor.
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MOVIE
CLOCK

CAPITOL-Warner Baxter, Eliza
beth Allen, "Slave Ship" 10:45,
a. M, 1875, 4:25, Tbs, 1905
p. m. Stage, Jessie Crawford
and his Orchestra, 1885, $3.50,
$40, 9:10 p. m.
PALACE-Jean H arlow, Clark
Gable, Saratoga" II a. m, LOS,
$40, 500, 7:25, 9:35 p. m.
COLUMBIA-MarX Bros, "A Day
At the Races" 1850 a. m, 2:15,
4:45, 7:10, $40 p. m.
r. X. o. KEITHS-Richard Crom-
well, Barbara Reed, "The Road
Back" 1881 a. m, 1:31, 1925,
5:31, 1881, 9:31 p. m.
EARLE-Fred MacMurray.
Frances Farmer, Exclusive, -
11:15 a. m, 1870, 4:20, tbs, 9:55
p. m. Stage, 12:45, 1885, 6:25,
$40 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Claire Trevor,
Lloyd Nolan. King of Gam
blers," II a. m. ITO, 3:15, 5:25,
1880 $40 p. m.
RIALTO-Sabu, Elephant Boy"
1854 a. M, 1852. $3.50. 5:48. 1852,
0:56 p. m.
LITTLE-Sylvia Sidney, Spencer
Tracy, Fury" 1882 a. m. 1885.
1888, SAL, 7:43. 9:46 p. m.
TRANS-LUX-Continuous shows
News reels. short comedies. Pro.
gram changes hourly.
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Road Back" Is
Held Over

"The Road Back" continues at
Keith's Theater until Wednesday.
Every person old enough to under
stand the grave portent Of war
should see this indictment, the
horrible aftermath and redajuSt-
ment which inevitably follow con-
flict.
AS the years since the World
War have rolled on, people have
avoided and flinched from the
grave Spectacles presented in
war pictures. Natural, yes, but
a serious reminder such as 1.-THE
Road Back" might well serve to
recall the stark and grim reality
which means war.
Erich Remarque'S sequel to "Al
Quiet Along the Western Front"
is one of the most powerful
dramas the screen has yet I'M
folded. Vital, forceful, it presents
actual experience in the trenches
and in the war-torn countries
after the ArmiStice. Necessarily
it is a grim and startling business,
but enough of humor and comedy
has been inserted to make a very
engaging film, even though the
lighter touches at no time lessen
the tragedy which is predominant.
John King and Richard Crom-
well essay the two leading roles,
each contributing outstanding
performances. Slim Summerville
and Andy Devine introduce the
few amusing situations; neither
has ever done more convincing
acting. A large cast including
some Of the finest motion picture
talent makes this war picture one
of the best.
HK.
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film fan or the discriminating oc-
casional patron, you will want to
see "Slave Ship"
Jesse Crawford on Stage
Headlining the Capitols stage
show is Jesse Crawford and his
band. Yes, the poet of the or
gan" has turned orchestra leader.
Notwithstanding the fact that this
orchestra is a young organization,
it appeared to the reviewer as a
strictly first rate organization,
surprising many Of the popular
bands heard recently. Mr.. Craw-
ford'S selections are well chosen
and have enough variety to please
a wide range Of tastes. The or
chestra is unique in that it uses
two organs, played by Mr.. and
Mrs. Crawford, in addition to the
piano. A Quartette in brass COM
prises a pleasing novelty in one OF
the numbers.
Guy Robertson, star Of "The
Great Waltz" gave a song group,
also OF a pleasing variety and sung
in excellent voice. I would have
liked more of his songs.
Clever Comedy Turn
Ross and Bennett stage clever
comedy routine, in which the
young and comely lady member
does yeoman service. It is rib
tickling turn done to the kings
taste.
Bert Maggie and Co. offer a nov
city number that runs far out OF
the ordinary. 1t is bizarre and
pleasing.
Vic Hyde presents the one-man
band. One.man bands are gener-
ally not very good and am sorry
to find that Mr.. Hyde is no eXcep.
ton to this rule. His work on two
and three trumpets at one time,
however, is splendid. He really
gets music out of them. His turn
is spiced with some good comedy
of an original nature.
The usual subsidiary films round
out a fine program. j. w. B.
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Summer Merry Makers Are
Crowdinq Glen Echo Park

area will accommodate over one
thousand automobiles, with a spe-
cial entrance to the features.
Nine rides furnish the thrills,
with the Midway, Pennyland,
Shooting Gallery and many others
offering other fun attractions.
The Spanish Garden Ballroom,
most spacious of any Of Washing
tons terpSichorean palaces, is
open every week night from 8
o'clock until midnight.
Twenty minutes by automobile,
via Massachusetts Avenue or Con-
duit Road, or 40 minutes by street
cars-"Cabin john" or Glen
Echo"-will take you to Glen Echo
Park,
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ing with his arm around his sweet
heart and sent up for manSlaugh-
ter when an accident occurs-but
kept 1t quiet while Morgan re-
generated himself. His life of
atonement wrecked, Morgan en-
tiers the reporters home and
shoots himself at Miss Farmers
feet.
To teach the headstrong girl a
lesson in humanity, MacMurray
induces her father to write a by.
lined editorial starting with, "Last
night my daughter killed man"
The family and the romance is
split wide open as a consequence
and Miss Farmer obstinately
continues to work for the other
side until she is involved in a
libel suit instituted by a depart
ment store whose elevators she has
accused of being dangerous.
To escape the suit, Nolan has
his henchmen grease the cables
of an elevator so that it really
falls, killing several women and
children and injuring MacMurray,
who had just finished conducting
safety tests on the cages.
From this point on the action
becomes fast and furious, building
toward suspense at the finish.
MacMurray is excellent in part
he can really get his teeth into
and Ruggles has some moments OF
serio-comic drama that will inger
in your memory long after the
film has faded.
ImpersOnates II Duce
On the stage the I iced troupe
pyramid, 10 men high, cart wheel
and flip-flop all over the place.
Steve Evans, mimic, is at his best
in an impression of Mussolinl as
the newsreel pictures him, in
canoes of Lon CLANCY and Joe z.
Brown. Wally Brown and Annette
Ames in a comedy exchange, and
Cine, De Quincy and Shaw offer
a lively burlesque on adagio dane
ing.
Audrey Sieber'S smiling introduc-
tories and the newsreel completes
a good summer program.
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Glen Echo Park, meeting place
for merry-makers and jumping-off
place for everyday cares, is operat-
ing to capacity crowds these hot
days, with more than fifty fea-
lures and attractions.
The Crystal Swimming Pool,
which will accommodate $500
people in its spacious locker rooms,
is a mecca for sport-loving entl1usi-
asts from early morning-at $50
o'clock, to be exact-until 1850
o'clock at night.
The large picnic groves are free,
opening at 10 a. m. every day.
Admission is always free, and there
are no parking worries at Glen
Echo, where large free parking
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.GombIers" At
The Met

A daring expose of the slot ma
chine racket is brought to light
through the medium of Para
mounts startling production,
King of Gamblers" which started
it's current run at the Metropoli-
tan Theater yesterday.
This is a story straight from
the pen of Tiffany Thayer which
deals with life among crooks in
such a clever way you can visual
ize how such drama could happen
in real life. The film shows the
public where its nickels go when
they are put into pin ball and slot
machines, and how many Of them
go into the purse of the man be-
hind the gun, who, through his
enormous wealth, is able to buy
his protection.
SuccumbS to Beauty
Akin Tamiroff, the slot ma.
chine king, succumbs to the beauty
and allure of Claire Trevor, a
night club entertainer (She has a
splendid voice., and tries to buy
her love. She accepts the "buy,"
but not the love. This she saves
for Lloyd Nolan, a newSpaperman
assigned to get to the bottom OF
the slot machine racket. Together,
acting on a tip from a dying girl
(Helen Burgess, put out OF the
way by Tamiroff because she knew
too much, they succeed in &C
complishing what an investigation
ordered by the Governor and the
inquiries of the police had failed
to do.
AKIN Tamiroff has come a long
way from his war lord" in The
General Died at Dawn" and now
cuts a neat slice for himself in this
picture. 1t is Lloyd Nolan'S first
attempt as leading man, having
played roles such as Tamirotts IN
counterfeit" and THE Texas
Ranger" Regardless Of these
villianous roles, he turns in a per-
Torrance worthy Of another trial
as a male love interest. Perhaps
the reason for his fine perform.
ance is, having been a big bad
man himself he knows how to
treat one. Claire Trevor shows tire.
mendous emotional ability as well
as capability to put her songs over.
A Gangster Film
While the picture is another
gangster film, it is worthwhile en-
tertainment as it gives new slant
on what goes on behind the
scenes of gangland, impressing Wv
idly upon you that you can't trust
your best friend. So you think.
Those who like excitement IN
the nth degree will find it in
king of Gamblers"
Others in the cast include
Helen Burgess, a newcomer to
films who recently achieved great
popularity in "A Doctors Diary"
Larry Crahbe, Porter Hall and
Harvey Stephens.
"Porkie's Badtime Story" an an
mated cartoon along with short
comedy, starring "the always
funny" Edgar Kennedy, top the
list of short subjects.
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u ~ AAO1u PuDA4C OP1AAAOAA'
EXCITING SCENES
Charles RuggleS, a veteran re.
porter, spurns 500 a week dangled
at him by the blackmail sheet and
Fred MacMurray rejects 5000 a
week to be it's managing editor.
But Charles Ruggles' daughter
Frances Farmer) ties up with the
INSCRIPTIONS publisher.
Posing as a maid in the home
of Ralph Morgan, candidate for
mayor on the reform ticket, she
is enabled to spring the story that
he was once a convict.
Every decent newspaper man in
town has known the true story
an unfortunate tale of a boy driv-
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Using 900 Horses
In Historical Film

Additions" were instituted to-
day by Frank Lloyd, Paramount
producer-director, for the selection
Of 1000 head Of horses to be used
in the film of wells Fargo" cast
of which is headed by Joel McCrea,
Frances Dee and Bob Burns.
Production of the picture, de-
scribed as a "cavalcade of Ameri-
can transportation" from the early
184Os to the coming of cross
country rail and telegraph facIi-
ties, promises to exhaust the local
supply Of suitable stock.
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Stars Daughter Is
Kept BUSY Phoninq

Mary Frances Griffin is today
the most-telephoned young lady
in Hollywood.
Mary Frances is the 18-month-
old adopted daughter of Irene
Dunno, who has let it be known,
since she started working in Para
mounts High, wide and Hand
some" that Mary Frances has a
passion for talking on the tele-
phone.
The telephone at the Dunno
home has been busy necessarily
ever since,
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Dummy Doubles

A life-size dummy to look like
Eleanore Whitney dressed in the
same clothes she will wear for her
role in Paramount's Summer
Romance" is being designed for
several scenes in the picture.