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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18
"SIim" Opens
At Earle

A class Of American workers
whose trade has never before been
touched by the movies-thoSe adj
venturous and hardy lads who
string electrical power wires across
the remote waste places-are de-
picted in the Warner Bros melo-
drama, Slim" which opens today
at the Earle Theater.
The popular Henry Fonda, Dor
rowed from another studio for this
one picture, carries the title role
of "Slim," a young farm lad who,
fascinated by the work of wire
gang crossing his fathers land,
becomes one of them, with the
aid of Red, a jovial and gallant
wire stringer who is portrayed by
that perpetual favorite, Pat
O'Brien.
"Slim" was made from a best
selling novel by William WiSter
HaineS. It has what are described
as breath-taking scenes, with the
high-tenSion gang building towers
100 feet high, Scrambling up and
down them, sometimes in the face
of billiards. and duSt-Storm.
One Of the pals of the two boys
is Stuart Erwin, who never fails
to win laughs. The boss of all the
gang is ]. Farrell Macdonald, who
in this picture turned in his one
thousandth performance before
the cameras. The cast includes
such excellent supporting players
as Joe Sawyer, Jane Wyman, John
Litel and Craig Reynolds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18
M OVIE
CLOCK

CAPITOL - Patsy Kelly, ia K
Haley, "Pick a STAR" at II
a. m, 1:40, 4:25, tbs, 10 p. m.
Stage, Ozzie Nelson, 12:45, $3.50,
6:25, 9:05 p. m.
PALACE-Freddie Bartholomew,
Spencer Tracy, Captains Cour'
ageous," 1880 a. m, 2:05, ABS,
7:05, 9:35 p. m.
COLUMBIAN o S i ind Russell,
Robert Montgomery, Might
Must Fall" 1875 a. m, 2:05,
ABS, Z, $50 p. m.
EARLE-Pat O'Brien, Henry Fon'
da, "Slim," II a. m, 100, 4:20,
7:1O, 10 p. m. stage, Henry
Busse, 1910, 1925 $40, 9:1C
p. m.
METROPOLITAN Bette Davis
Edward G. Robinson, kid Gala
had" 11:10 a. m, lis, $3.50
5:25, 7:3O, $40 p. m.
M core
Helen Broderick, Meet the
MissuS," 1915 a. M, 1:04, 1858
4:42, 6:31, 1000 p. m.
BELASCO-"Children Of Loneli
ness" Z, 1852 and 1920 p. m
LITTLE-Clark Gable and Joar
Crawford, pa n Gins Lady"
1880 a. M, 1882, 1885, 5:37
1850 and $3.50 p. m.
TRANS-LUX-Con Continuous shows
News reels, short comedies. Pro
fran changes hourly.
RIALTO-"Ex Mrs. Bradford,
11:15, 2:21, 5:34, SAT. He'll!
Angels" 1854, $40, $3.50, 1906
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18
PICK A STAR AT CAPITOL

'Pick a STAR" a star-spangled
satire of Hollywood studio life
that promises filters, chuckles and
outlaws in abundance. opens to
day on the Loew's Capitol screen
along with the personal stage ap-
pearance of Ozzie Nelson and his
orchestra and other vaudeville va
rieties.
Hoydenish Patsy Kelley, wistful
Jack Haley, who scored his most
recent comedy hit in "Wake Up
and Live" and beautiful Rosina
Lawrence are presented as an ad-
venturous trio who make a trek
from Waterloo, Kan, to Holly
wood.
Here these dazed Jayhawks run
into the spectacular, fast-paced
and hectic swirl Of moVieland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18
OF VARIOUS THINGS

ginning today, owes his fame as
I a trumpet player to a misdirected
blow of a hammer.
The blow caused finger Of his
left hand to break. Henry was a
diligent student of the violin and
his right hand was of vital i'm.
portance if he were to continue
with his musical efforts.
A halt was called to his violin
studies, and Henry. being some
what Of a youthful prodigy, con-
tinued his music lessons on a
trumpet which his father had used
some years before.
He was able to use his right
hand on the cornet and the in
jured digit did not impede his
progress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1897. by King Features
syndicata. Iuc.)

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, June 10.
Friends are wondering what will
happen when Merle Oberon and
David Niven meet again in Eng
land. He has left on the Nor
mandie. The romantic young Brit
isher has been beauing Loretta
Young but, according to rumor,
never has been reconciled to the
breakup with Merle. On her part,
she is said to care no longer for
Brian Aherne.
It may be coincidence, but Niven
Is due to return to Hollywood just
about the time that Merle reports
to Goldwyn for Spring in My
Heart"
Funniest story of the day is
about Louise Hovick, who was, of
course, Gypsy Rose Lee. The one
time strip-tease queen has been
touring the late spots with George
Sanders, but is threatening to quit
because of his Won Stroheim hair
cut for Lancer Spy"
She says it makes them too con-
spicuous.
Never saw a picture with tighter
suspense than Mervyn lie Roy's
They Won't Forget" just pre-
viewed here. It's from the Ward
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18

burning low, because he's been
paying nightly visits to see Grayce
Palmer, the new singer at Ker-
wins Merry Col Round Harry
Langdon is back in town-after
turning comedy director in Eng
land. He says labor permits are
too tough to get here, now that so
many BritisherS are idle {.
George O'Brien is turning an hon.
est penny by housing 20 camels
in his stables. They are for his
picture, Fools of the Legion"
Fancy title that. Another un-
known fact about Jean Harlow
by me at least. That the late
Florenz Ziegfeld wanted to carry
her back to Broadway as soon as
he saw "Hell's Angels" Billie
Burke tells the story And
George Murphy, now famous, has
written a screen story about his
early career as a hoofer. # he
sells it, a provision will be that he
gets a chance to test for the lead.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18

had asked Professor Relnhardt II
he would let me do anything at
all, Just be one of the hundreds OF
supers, anything so that could
really feel myself a part of his
fascinating undertaking OF pre-
Senting the Bard'S fantasy before
10000 people.
Professor Reinhardt kindly per-
mitted me to be the underStudy
to Miss Stuart's understudy, and
1 had a grand time learning all
the lines and dreaming a rosy
vision of myself some day playing
Hernia. But, with the opening
night 10 days away, the odds were
about 1000 to that would ever
get a chance to do so in the Bowl.
However, luck got in its work.
Miss Stuart was kept working
longer than had been anticipated
In a big musical film with Dick
Powell and could not rehearse for
Hernia, so she was obliged to
withdraw from the cast. I was
now first understudy.
A day later Miss Stuart's I'm
derstudy was offered a splendid
movie role, and I became Hernia!
But even then I'd never have
gotten a movie contract if Hal
Wallis, Warner Brothers execu-
tive, had not conceived the idea
OF filming the Dream" and,
later, if Professor Reinhardt had
not insisted that I do Hernia in
the picture version.
ABILITY AN OPPORTUNITY
Success in motion pictures, it
seems to me, is a compound of
ability and opportunity. There
are many young actresses in
Hollywood, in New York, in stock
companies throughout the coun-
try and in little theater produc-
tions who have great talent and
ability. But they haven't been
lucky, as I have, and been given
an opportunity to make use Of
it.
Knowing this to be so true,
it constantly amazes me to meet
established film stars who have
turned their backs completely on
Lady Luck. They would never
think of admitting that lucky
breaks have precipitated them
to stardom.
Myself, I would never think of
giving Lady Luck such a rebuff.
My only hope and prayer is
that she keeps on being kind to
me.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18

Something in the way of a nov
city is promised patrons of Loew'S
Capitol Theater this week. Phil
Lampkin, the young and dynamic
maestro of the concert orchestra,
announces that he will not only
conduct a Three in One Over
ture," but during the vocal inter
lude will join Lew Davies in sing
ing a duet.
Heretofore Phil has confined
his solo appearances to an occa-
Sional bout with the trumpet, but
beginning today, he Solemnly prom
ises, he will unlooSe. the 1arnyX
and sing as he has never sung
before. 1885,.
The good ship Potomac, which
plies the placid waters of the moon
lit Potomac nightly, has introduced
another innovation. A beer garden
has been established on the top
deck where lovers of the matted
brew can quaff their beverage
under a windswept sky.
The National Sylvan Theater at
the Washington Monument, will
open its 1887 summer festival sea-
son this Tuesday with a perform
ance of Gilbert and Sullivan's IA
nous light opera, H. M. S. Pima
fore" This gay work will be given
by the Estelle Wentworth opera
group.
Henry Busse, who brings his
orchestra to the Earle stage be-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18
"A STAR WRITES
Ability Plus Opportunity
Necessary For Rise in
Films, She Says

miss de Hduiund 2OyeGrold star, who
column for has had OF the 0test
accents tame history OF Hollywood She leads
stars the Warner lot in fan mail She PLAYED
leads important pictures of the past 0o
Anhonv Adverse" "The Charge of Light
Blood "CaU It Day." "A Nights Dream"
nppedna Bette DGU in cts Lore I'm
Atter.D
By OLIVIA DE HAVLLAND
few days ago attended the wedding of young Holly
wood actress friend mine and could not help thinking
about the important part luck plays in the life of movie
nla
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18
Story Of SEQ
Opens At
Palace

There's q salt breeze down
at the Palace this week that will
just about blow you out Of your
seat. And If anything has been
worrying you lately, in the way
of stock market, baseball, hui
midity, or visiting relatives, sign
UP for a sail with Captains
Courageous" We bet our
plugged doubloon that you'll like
it so much that the ushers will
have to sweep you out at mid
night to get you to go home.
Some people there are who
say that this is Freddie Bar
tholomew's show. They claim
the trade winds and box office
reports all point in his direction
and they use big words to prove
it. Nevertheless, the Starboard
side of this picture, in the
opinion of the lookout in this
column, would seem to be all to
the credit of Spencer Tracy.
A Great Actor
How a fellow who is as Irish
as a peck of potatoes can come
out with what sounds like a
simon-pure Portuguese accent is
one of the picture puzzles Of the
year and no one is going to solve
it right this minute. The accent,
though, is just the start. Along
with it, you will catch Tracy
bailing out considerable acting.
Good and considerable.
Not that we want to belittle
Freddie. Freddie is too big for
that. You'll never forget him
when he sits alone in Manuers
old dory after the long sail is
over. Nor when he and Manuel
go out to fish on the Grand Banks.
Or the 101 other times when he
turns in a man-sized performance.
Lionel Barrymore has less to
do than Bartholomew or Tracy
but he does it to perfection. This
time he doesn't have to make
long speeches to a jury or stick
his fingers into his vest as he
launches into a heavy monolog.
Barrymore might have once been
under the danger of being typed"
but his role as Captain Disko saves
him from all that.
Like Going to Sea
From the very first flicker to
the final heave-ho of the last reel,
you'll swear you've really been to
sea. You'll navigate back to F
Street with a sailors roll. There
have been lots of pictures about
ships and men but this is the first
one that makes you smell brine.
So realistic are the superb photo
graphic shots that you can almost
feel the spray on your face.
This Rudyard Kipling story is a
great yarn in book form. But on
the screen it proves to be a mighty
and moving drama, Of human
stress and emotion.
If the show needed any rounding
out, the news reel and Popeye the
Sailorr1all are there to do it. The
news reel shows the Duke and
Duchess Of Windsor, the society
steeplechase at Belmont, and the
battle of Monroe-if you can call
q few ditched automobiles and a
fiStful of brickbats a battle. Gov.
ernor Murphy Of Michigan is de-
veloping quite q movie manner.
. EFF.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18

If you saw a photograph Of the
Duchess of Windsor today, you'd
know her in an instant. Her pic
ture has been all over every paper
in the country for months. But
how about Mrs. Warren G. Hard.
ing? Marshal Foch Of France?
Rudolph Valentino? How about
the people who were just as
prominent in the news five, ten,
fifteen years ago?
The Washington Times and the
Rialto Theater have evolved a
novel contest to test your memory,
Twelve photographs, all Of which
appeared on the front page Of
The Times countless times, will be
assembled into a special reel to
be shown on the Rialto screen all
next week, starting Sunday.
Each photograph will be shown
for is seconds. Paper and pencil
will be available in the lobby be.
fore you go in. And for the most
nearly correct identificationS, &C
companied by 50-word biography
of any one of the IL, to decide
any ties, a sizeable array Of prizes
will be offered.
AS an idea of the way it works
two sample pictures are printed
above. The woman, who is of royal
birth, writes novels and is q
mother, posed for this picture
when she once visited the United
States. The man, now dead, was
known, among other things, as thu
father of motion pictures. WhC
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18
Martha Raye Sings
Sentimental Sono

Martha Raye will depart from
her usual style and sing a senti-
mental ballad in Paramount's
Mountain Music" it was dis
closed today by Director Robert
Florey.
The queen of song caricaturistS
really has an excellent voice, it
was revealed, and as a child in
vaudeville sang such tear-jerkers
as Mother Machree," Dear Lit
tie Boy of Nine" and so forth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18

Haley, in love with Rosina Law
renee, goes through all sorts of
mad adventures trying to get a
screen test for her. But Mischa
Auer, as the ultra film hero, paves
the way to crash into the studio
gates and bask in the limelight
Of night clubs.
Wisecracking Patsy Kelley, how
ever, busts up this romance and
helps Haley win back his girl.
During this hilarious rampage
there's lots of fun and music, with
the gaiety being heightened by
LYDIA Roberti, Laurel and Hardy
and others.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18
80 m:1@esaE.IeXM = HOLLYWOOD GLIMPSES
I Cover Hollywood

lGreene novel, death In the Deem
South" and Is LIE Roy's finest Al.
recting job. Story is about the
unfair murder trial of o YOUNG
northerner in the South. Several
unknowns Ito HOLLYWOOD give
memorable performances. Gloria
Dickson, not so pretty but with
talent and such a voice, gets right
to you as the young wife.
Allyn Joslyn, playing q con-
scienceless reporter, was so GOOD
that when he entered the Warner
commissary the other day. the
whole room broke into applause.
First time it ever happened Ia the
history Of the studio.
Maybe his fingers are crossed.
but Fred Warning, the orchestra
leader, VOWS he'll retire from the
job in a couple Of years and open
a voice school.
CHATTER The June Travis.
Dick Purcell romance must be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18
By OLIVIA DE HAvILLAND

For if my young friend hadn't
accepted a role in the picture two
years ago. I am sure that I'd be
studying at Mills College in Oak
land. Cal, working to become a
school teacher. I know that I
would not have become a movie
actress.
A Chain OF "Ifs"
In fact, looking back over the
various steps in my brief career.
it really seems to be a chain OF
"ifs," all as dependent upon each
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-18

other as the foundations Of a
house.
The young bride have just re-
ferred to happened to be the
understudy to Gloria Stuart, who
had been chosen by Max Rein.
hardt to play the role of Hernia
in his Hollywood Bowl production
of Shakespeare's "a Midsummer
Nights Dream" And having
come to Hollywood for the sum-
mer vacation with my mother, I
Evening star., 1937-11-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Bluff is responsible for two very tire
some people, the Would-be funny man
and the know-it-all
The second is the strange fellow who
never hesitates about expressing his
opinion on any subject in the world every
time he meets any one.
In order for any .one to do So it would
be necessary for him to know a great
deal about everything beneath the sun
Required knowledge would be every
thing that is known.
1t is plainly evident, of course, that
the knoW-it-all does not know it all, but
does that stop him?
Not in the least. He is never at loss
for comment Try him for yourself,
on any subject, Immediately he comes
back with positive statement.
Those who know him best hope to find
him sometime without ready reply, but
from all past indications they are going
to be disappointed,
There is positively nothing under the
| sun he is not willing to discuss.
The curious thing is that the less he
knows about any given subject, the more
positive he is about every angle of it.
Bluff, just bluff, but let no one indicate
that he knows the answer; to call such a
fellows bluff Is to violate all of the rules
in the books for getting along with peo-
pie.
The WOuld-be funny man is the bore
some wight who invariably has some
| cute comment to make every time he
sees you
whether you are happy or Sad doubled
up with merrlment or Writhing silently
In sorrow, makes no difference TO him.
whereas the knoW-it all attempts to
BLUM the world he knows into thinking
him omniscient, the Would-b funny man
wants 10 bluff them into thinking him
pleasant
Down beneath his exterior turks a fell
low Just the reverse, one who really en-
JOYS taxing sly digs at others, but who
VIII not admit it even to himself.
Hence that smile on his face The
muscles almost invariably are formed so
that the mouth looks humorous at all
times.
No one should be fooled by such an
exterior
Since bluff is the modern creed more
so than at any time in the past, having
been adopted by all classes of society.
especially the young, it follows plainly
enough that the humor of the would be
funny man is really not humor at all.
Many attempts have been made in the
| past to show the fundamental springs of
| humor
Some have hitched it up with hidden
rancor. 1t has been pointed out that
basic fun" is shown plainly enough in
the raucouS laughter Of persons who wit
ness some one fall on banana peel.
Perhaps most persons would admit that
1t Is almost impossible to resist laughing
over such mlshaps of others
of course, there is nothing very funny
about 1t when it happens TO ones self!
So much may be admitted. hence it
seems that there is some basis for the
oehef that humor, at bottom, is some
tnlng not very nice, or really civilized
lhere are vast differences between
Evening star., 1937-11-20
Dental Health.

President Roosevelt and Vice President
Garner recently have had occasion to
quote Shakespeares famous observa-
ton: There was never yet philosopher
that could endure the toothache
patiently" Both were reported suffer-
ing from troubles which only the dental
profession Is prepared to correct. Their
experience provides opportunity for in
dorsement of an educational campaign
sponsored by the American Dental AS
sociation for the year 1881 drive for
dental health for American youth.
Time was when people feared dentists
as class. General William Tecumseh
Sherman. who never f1inched in battle,
Is said to have been mortally afraid to
enter dentists office. Nothing but pain
OF the most acute variety could teach
him the lesson Of the need for expert at
tention for an infected molar. His pat
tern OF mind was timid in that regard.
Currently, however, no such psychology
OF coWardice prevails. Dentists have
eliminated torture from their practice.
Not even the least brave individual has
any legimitate excuse for panic at the
prospect Of dental treatment. Modern
methods have banished the greater part
OF the agony tradtionally associated
with the solution of dental problems.
The American Dental Association is
stressing the Importance of preventive
dentistry, especially for the young. 1t
aims to educate children early in life
to appreciate healthy teeth and to care
for them from a dietary and sanitary
standpoint" Every parent, surely, will
wish to support an ideal so manfestly
altruistic and wise.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
The Cherry Tree Plot.

We have lurking in our midst-within
sight of the War College-Japanese
symbols of traitorism and disloyalty,' -
according to Representative Virginia
Jenckes of Indiana
They are those secret and silent senti-
nels OF subversiveness, the japanese
cherry trees. School children, blissfully
ignorant OF Oriental wiles. and even
grown-ups, who too often are indifferent
to the menace of international intrigue
have thronged to the Tidal Basin every
spring to admire the glory of these bios
SONS and sniff their elusive fragrance.
Little did any of these good citizens
suspect they were becoming pawns in a
carefully laid plot to spread Japanese
propaganda of one sort or another.
Others, however, have peered behind
these pink petals and unmasked their
real nature. While unsuspecting citizens
were smiling the blooms superficially and
smelling hardly anything, the Indiana
CongressWoman needed but one fair sized
sniff to detect an odor of Nipponese
trickery.
Pull those trees up by the roots and
saw them up for firewood, Mrs. Jenckes
is quoted as demanding.
While Mrs. Jenckes is in the mood, it
might be we'll for her to give attention
also to some other symbols OF foreign
aggression There is the Japanese beetle,
which commits sabotage not only on 100
per cent American plants, but, quite
illogically, on Japanese cherry trees as
well. How about the Spanish mackerel,
slithering its way into our very homes?
What about the Spanish onion, for that
matter? England has not paid her war
debts-yet English walnuts are cracking
all around us. And, speaking Of nuts,
with Brazil having gone totalitarian,
what about Brazil nuts?
Evening star., 1937-11-20
Disservice to Labor.

The circumstance of a group of sit
down strikers defying their own leader
ship while continuing the blockade of
operations in a Pontiac Michigan, auto
mobile plant might be cited to prove
many points of view. An Il told you So
attitude, however. offers nothing con-
structlve in a situation that is dis
tressing both to industry and to organ
lied labor
Admittedly, the sit-down strike is
potent as we'll as illegal weapon, too easily
available to irresponsible elements. Un-
fortunately, the evils of its indiscriminate
use impose themselves upon all parties
involved-industry, organized labor and
irresponsible labor.
Ironically, the present situation might
be used by organized labor as an arRu-
ment against strict legal responsibility on
the part Of union for the actions of its
members For here is a situation in
"hlch the union, as an organization, is
opposed to the actions OF its members
and attempted to dissuade them. 1t
could not, in fairness be blamed for
continuance of the tie-up.
Yet it is even more obvious that re-
sponsibility for the violation of existing
agreements with the automobile COM
pany and for the occupation and en-
forced inactivity Of a piece of valuable
industrial property must be placed some
where. Since the union leadership in
this instance under no suspicion of being
company dominated, condemns the
strike, it is fair to assume that the
company is not to blame The respon-
sibility returns then, to rest squarely
upon the individual strikers
1t is they who are violating the pledge
given in their name by their own chosen
leaders. And it is such violation that
makes increasingly difficult the task OF
their leadership and all organized labor
in obtaining more favorable bargains
from industry.
Let the Pontiac sit-down strikers real
ize full well, therefore, the disservice
they are doing to the whole structure of
orderly employer -employe relationship.
And let labor at large be reminded that
each of its component individuals bears
a responsibility to abide by its collective
word if it would build lastingly the
process of collective bargaining.