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The Washington times., 1937-05-05
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To preserve unto posterity the
first nickel he ever earned Larry
Crabbe is thinking Of following
the example of the millionaire
who framed his first dollar on
the wall. He still has it, but
only after throwing Kernville
Cal, into wild commotion. Crabbe
is there on location, playing the
hero role of "Forlorn River" Zane
Grey's outdoor romance.
Carried as a lucky piece, the
nickel was sought by everyone in
town when the former swimming
champion found it was missing
The woman found it, easily iden'
titled by its battered appearance
on the post office floor.
Crabbe gave her a IS reward
which she at first refused, want.
ing onlv his autographed photo
graph. She got both. A valu
able coin to Larry, for it was the
result of his first sale the day he
went out and earned $40 sell
ing popcorn at a polo game in
Honolulu when he was q young.
Ster.
Carrying Goals to Newcastle
Sally Eilers, planning her summer
trip to Europe, is showing Tyre
community pride, planning to give
the celebrated Paris modiSteS an
eyeful-of Hollywood fashions
She says very seriously she does
not intend to buy a thing abroad.
but women have been known to
change their minds.
Binnie Barnes, who also is 60
ing abroad, a visit to her native
England, has just the opposite
idea. She announces her inten'
ton Of bringing something home
but not clothes. She's going to
The Washington times., 1937-05-05
KELLEYGRAMS

Some day somebody will gather
all the Hollywood jokes in which
Producer Sam Goldwyn serves as
Patsy" into a volume, and it will
be larger than the library of Henry
Ford humor.
They passed out a collection Of
the latest Goldwyn wisecrackS or
"malapropS" at the party which
Carter Barron rendered yesterday
matinee to the new national press
and publicity chief, Linton Wells,
at the Mayflower Hotel.
The joke they liked best was that
which had director suggesting to
the producer that a certain script
was too caustic. ITO hell with the
cost" was the reply. IF it's good
picture, We'll make it." A better
quip than those heard over the
radio, even if Goldwyn didn't say it.
Though Sam Goldwyn may tie
UP the language into better dialect
than Gregory Ratoff, he has the
faculty of making Glass" pic
lures, and going to the upper
world when he picks his chief tub
thumper.
THE WELCOMING PARTY
Linton Wells, author and ia.
nous newspaperman, has Just
Joined the Goldwyn organization,
vice Lynn Farnol, author
and playwright, now writing di.
rectly for the screen, after honor.
able service as the Goldwyn pub.
lie relations counsel.
This is new work for Publicist
Wells, who confesSes frankly he
couldn't resist the Hollywood
check books. Although he was
urged to tell more about his his
tory as foreign correspondent
and his feat of going around the
world in % days,-back in 1926
the new press agent was more
eager that the conversation be
confined to Woman Chases
Man." due for a world premiere al
the Capitol Theater Friday.
This picture, a lively farce cellu
loid, is lighter than any previous
Goldwyn product. Timidly they
suggest it may be the successor tt
1T Happened One Night" as q
box office champion. We shall see
The other Goldwyn white hope
is a remake Of Stella Dallas" Thil
made history for Mrs. Leslie Car
ter as a stage vehicle, made a for
tune for Samuel Goldwyn wher
turned into a movie some years
ago with Belle Bennett starred
The new edition will have Barbara
Stanwyck playing the main tear
Jerking role.
More from Linton Wells later
after he has become acclimatec
The Washington times., 1937-05-05
L Cover HOLLYWOOD

Hbring back some odds and ends
for the new English cottage she
has acquired in Beverly Hills.
And Walter Pidgeon is back
from a three weeks motor trip
through the deserts of Southern
California. He wanted to look at
the wild flowers. Of all things!
On the Side-Lynne Overman
found out yesterday he is not the
only comic in the wild Money
company on location at Lake
Arrowhead, Col. He likes German
fried potatoes and he could not
get them the way he wanted at the
restaurant the company patron
lied. Lynn volunteered to cook
them himself. Hying himself to
the kitchen, he prepared orders
for himself and pretty Louise
Campbell. The walters came rush
ing out with more orders, saying
tourists wanted the honor Of eat.
ing something an actor had cooked.
When he had cooked up a dozen
orders, Oyerman investigated. He
found Edward Everett Horton, star
Of the picture, and Benny Baker,
his fellow comic, had been sending
the orders.
And the proprietor charged
Lynne for IA servings.
Another diet idea-Tala Birell
has decided to take off few
pounds after completing "As Good
as Married" She's engaged man
who once trained boxers to pace
her in a mile run three times a
week. Prediction-the idea won't
become popular.
The Washington times., 1937-05-05


DEBONAIR AND SUAVE
"Shall We Dance" abounds in
those ivory white sets Of immacu-
late spotleSsneSs. 1t is full Of rich
and rhythmic dancing. Its nov
city footwork has Fred Astaire
nimbly hoofing aboard ship to the
tempo set by whirring machinery,
pumping pistons and the crews
band playing slap That Brass. !"
Those who are interested in
how Ginger Rogers is doing will
be pleased to know she does
tap rumba and fast routineS with
Astaire, in Central Park roller
skating number glideS like Sonia
Henie.
You will find that Director
Mark Sandrich was given light
farce story, blows it to success at
a consistently merry pace.
The new picture is helped out
tremendously by the line of sec
The Washington times., 1937-05-05
Six Sonqs Sunq

Six memorable song hits, com.
posed by George and Ira Gersh-
win, add brilliance to the current
Astaire- Rogers musical, RKO
Radios "Shall We Dance"
The Washington times., 1937-05-05

ondary principals. For instance
the biggest howl in Shall We
Dance" comes near the finish,
when Eric Blore tries to talk his
way out of jail and gets peculiarly
tangled trying to spell out plea
for help.
There is also first class aid for
the stars from Edward Everett
Horton with a sea sickness bit
that Is hilarious.
For songs from the pen of
George Gershwin there are Lets
Call the Whole Thing Off," "They
Can't Take That Away From Me-"
I've Got Beginners Luck" They
All laughed" and Shall We
Dance" My vote for No. tune
is Lets Call the Whole Thing
Off,"
The Washington times., 1937-05-05

Managers of Warner Bros.
Theaters in the Washington ter.
ritory attended an all-day meet
ing in Washington yesterday with
John j. Payette, general zone
manager, and other executives Of
the home office of the zone here.
SEE A PRE.VIEW
After the business sessions, the
managers attended screening OF
THE Prince and the Pauper" at
the Ambassador Theater.
In the evening, Mr.. Payette was
host to the group at a dinner at
Macina's Restaurant. At that
time he was presented with q
handsome watch, gift from the
managers and executives.
Executives who met with the
managers included George A.
Crouch, assistant general zone
manager; Harry Lohmeyer, dis
trict manager Of Washington
theaterS; Guy Wonders, district
manager of Maryland theaters;
Nat CHASER, district manager Of
Virginia theaters: Frank La Falce.
director of advertising and pub
licity; Charles MacGowan, contact
manager and Alvin Pratt, head Of
the sound department.
THE MANAGERS PRESENT
Representatives of Warmers 80
theaterS in the Washington zone
present were:
Robert Etris, Ambassador, Wash
ington; Arthur Kilburg, Apollo,
Washington; Lamar Keen, Avalon,
Washington; Henry Coon, Avenue
Gl III l.
The Washington times., 1937-05-05
Gable Stables Mas
On TaYLor's Ranch

Clark Gable and Robert Taylor
are going into the business Of rails
ing horses on Bob's San Fernando
Valley ranch. Taylor has started
the erection Of stables on the prop
erty. When the property is fenced
in, Gable will put Beverly Hills,
now with foal, and his saddle
horse, Sunny, to Craze with Bob's
mounts.
The Washington times., 1937-05-05
SHALL WE DANCE WINS
Fred Astoire-Ginger Rogers
In q SnoPpy Dance FroIic
With GershWin Music
Ry ANDREW R. KELLEY

"s it good Top Hat will be the question popped at
those who squeeze the Fred Asae Ginger Rogers
picture Sha We Dance? which opened at RKO Keth The
ater last night.
Ny will be yes in everything except possibly
that lnger still prefer Irving Berlin But this quibbng
danccal that bamy yesterdays weather and
The Washington times., 1937-05-05
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
Warner Bros. Managers Attend Preview,
Present Boss Pdyette With Watch

>ley. Baltimore; Thomas Baldridge.
Capitol, Winchester, Va; Charles
Mckinney, Masonic and Ridge,
Clifton Forge, Va; Frank Shaffer.
Virginia, Harrisonburg, Va; Jack
Forney, Dixie, Staunton, Va: Ted
Crowther, Strand, Staunton, Va:
Ralph Dawes, Lyric, Lexington,
Va; Don Nichols, Broadway, Char.
lotte, N, C..
The Washington times., 1937-05-05
Seven Songs Written
By Straus for Bobby

Oscar Stratus, noted Viennese
composer recently brought to Holly
wood to compose the music for
Make a WISH" next Bobby Breen
picture by Principal Productions
for release by RKO Radio, has
completed three more songs for
the new feature, bringing the total
to seven.
The Washington times., 1937-05-05

Hbring back some odds and ends
for the new English cottage she
has acquired in Beverly Hills.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
Dietrich Due
In "AngeI"

Marlene Dietrich comes to the
Earle Theater Friday in Angel"
with Herbert Marshall and Mel
vyn Douglas. Ernst Lub1sch
produced and directed of this
new Paramount picture.
Miss Dietrich plays the neg
lected wife of Herbert Marshall,
famous British statesman who
is busy with world affairs.
Starved for attention, she meets
Melvyn Douglas, who offers her
all the romance she has missed.
Fate brings the three together
in a dramatic situation to climax
the film.
Ernest Cossart, Edward
Everett Horton, Laura Hope
Crews and Herbert Mundin ap-
pear in the supporting cast.
On the stage starting Friday,
Phil Spitalny and his all-girl
Hour Of Charm" orchestra will
present a program of new melo-
dies and old favorites. Maxine,
singing star; Evelyn, with her
magic violin; Rachel and Lola,
piano duo; and Dale Winthrop,
Rhythm in Taps" are among
the featured entertainers.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03

a remdy for the rulers pet irri-
tation, nine old Cabinet mem
berS.
All of this is brought about
when Eddie, playing a movie
mad fan in Hollywood, gets a
Job as extra in an Arabian pic
ture. He takes an overdose OF
sleeping pills, is Transported by
dreamland into a series Of fan
tastic adventures.
You can't stop Eddie from
dreaming, but don't get the idea
cali Baba" is all politics. There's
a romantic thread in which
June Lang, Rose Hovick, Tony
Martin, Roland Young, and
Douglas Dumbrille have a hand.
As in all of his pictures, Mr..
Cantor dons nlackface for one
sequence, in which he sings,
Swing Is Here to Stay" with
the traditional prancing.
OPENS TOMORROW
other good songs, Laugh
Your Way Through Life" "Vote
for Honest Abe" and "I've Got
NV Heart Set on YOU" There
are scores of lovely ladies OF
the harem, and if the Oriental
ism is mixed with Harlem and
Susie @. who cares?
At the finish when Eddie
wakes up he is transported by a
magic carpet (shades Of Doug
Feirbanks) to Hollywood and
fancy pre-view opening at the
Cathy Circle Theater. 1mag'
inc my surprise when I diScov-
cred that the celebrities who
parade were those who attended
the Shirley Temple opening OF
"Wee Willie Winkie," at which
/ was present in late June.
Yes, I call cali Baba Goes to
Town." a Cantornado Of fun,
as the press book advises. Best
he has had in some seasons.
Screened yesterday at the box
exchange it bows into Loew's
Palace for its regular engage
ment tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
Ted Lewis At
Earle Nov. II

Ted Lewis, "high HATED hit
Of happiness" brings his new
revue to the Earle Theater stage
Friday, November IL. John j.
Payette; general zone manager.
announced their booking today.
The famous Snowman will
produce from his battered but
always welcome top hat a tai
ented group of singers. dancers
and speciality ent ertainers.
Among these will be the Sylvia
Manon Foursome, Adagio stars;
The Yost Varsity Co-Eds, "six
lovely ladies in rhythm; Gale
Dixon, offering "Swing SongS;;"
Ray Royce, Keeling Around:
Theo Troy, Loretta Lane and
Betty Dickerson.
The only old member Of the
Lewis aggregation, beside the Or
chestra, will be Charlie Snow
ball" Whittier, Ted's indiSpen-
sable shadow.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
SIS In Cash, Theoter Tickets
For Your Crazy Ideas

Last call for your crazy
thoughts!
If lurking in the corner Of
your mind is a bit Of insanity,
or some mischievous thought
you'd like to rid your system Of,
now'S the time to do it. For If
your Suppressed" thought is
goofy enough you may win one
of several prizes offered by the
Washington Times and Loew's
Capitol Theater irH this novel
"Live, Love and Learn" contest.
In the motion picture, Give.
Love and Learn" Robert Mont
gomery is a daft artist who does
the darndest things. And equally
as balmy are the antics of Rosa
lind Russell and the arch-humor-
iSt, Robert Benchley, who aid
and abet Montgomery'S delirious
doingS.
And haven't you at some time
or other-perhapS at this mo-
ment-wanted to do something
mischievouS on your own &C
count? Convention dictates that
you shouldn't but like Mont
gomery, Russell and Benchley,
you probably want to say the
The Washington times., 1937-11-03

devil with convention and cut
loose? Very well then, what ex-
actly would you want to do that
convention says you mustn't?
Want to take a poke at the
boss? Or maybe tell that gent
what you think of him? Or per-
haps run up and down the cor
ridors of a fashionable hotel
throwing water in the faces of
those who answer your door
knock? What little crazy thing
have you wanted to do, but
haven't?
LET the "Live, Love and
Learn" contest editor know by
midlight Friday. The most
amusing incident related will
win $500 in cash. The next
best two will win $3.50 and $3.50,
respectively.
Fifteen others who reveal
their captive thoughts on the
inane side, will each win a pair
of guest tickets to Loew'S Capt.
tol Theater where Live, Love
and Learn" opens its engage
ment on Friday, along with a
sprightly vaudeville revue
headed by Little Jackie Heller.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
Joan Stars In
STAGE Door

"Stage Door," the play that
brings Joan Bennett from Eol-
lywood for her first big stage
role, is rated as the greatest
play of the theater's greatest
writing combination, George S.
Kaufman and Edna Ferber.
It will be presented at the
National Theater for a week,
beginning Monday, November 8,
with Miss Bennett as Terry
Randall, the role in which Mar
garet SULLIVAN appeared all last
season at the Music Box, New
York.
Dinner at Eight" was the
last Kaufman-Ferber contribu-
ton to the theater and, like
"Stage Door" it was produced by
Sam H. Harris. Previously they
collaborated on 1.-THE Royal
Family" and "Minnick."
Mr.. Kaufman is perhaps
Americas first satirist. Miss
Ferber leans more to romance
and sentiment. When the two
collaborate the result is a blend
ing Of the elements for which
they are individually famed and
"Stage Door" is Illuminated by
flashes of the same kaufman
wit that have made It'd Rather
Be Right" and "You Can't Take
1t With You" outstanding COM
edy hits of the current season
while it's gentler passages are
reminiscent of Miss Ferber'S
"Show Boat" and "Cimaron."
Joan Bennett, whose last pic
ture was "Vogues of 1885," is
the youngest daughter of Rich
ard Bennett and the sister Of
Constance Bennett and Bar
bara Bennett. Her mother was
Adrienne Morrison, also an
actress.
Several members Of the origi-
nal "Stage Door" cast will be
seen in Miss Benefits support,
among them Douglas Gilmore,
Richard Kendrick, Walter Davis,
Madeline Grey, Helen Ray, Vir-
ginia Rousseau, Barna Ostertag,
William Atlee and william and
Dorothea Andrews.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
RioIto Shows
Social Film

Damaged Lives" romantic
drama of young love wrecked
by the worlds Public Health
Enemy Number One, will be
shown at the Rialto Theater for
one week only, starting Thurs.
day. Other engagements at the
theater will prevent an extended
run of the film. which played
for IL weeks in Pittsburgh, eight
weeks in New York and three
weeks ir Philadelphia.
The film was directed by
Edgar c. Ulmer, former Max
Reinhardt associate. with an all.
Hollywood cast including
Cecilia Parker, Lyman Will
liamS, Diane Sinclair and Mar
celine Day.
It has been endorsed by the
National Parent-T Teacher Asso-
ciate, the Catholic Women's
League, the American Social
Hygiene Association and other
religious, educational and medi-
cal societies.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03

thur Schwartz, the music. Wilma
EbSen and Charles Walter have
dancing roles and Leo Carroll is
featured.
Playwright Dietz is Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer's chief of pub
licity. He writes musical COM
edies in the spare moments of
his $1,000-a-week job. Good ones.
too. Remember "The B a n d
Wagon" "Three's a Crowd"
1.-THE Little Show" and Flying
Colors."
IS JESSE JAMES ALIVE?
Harry Crull, of Pioneer Pic
lures, who is fast becoming the
departments travelling CORE
spondent, reports from the
Lechi Theater, Abingdon. Va,
the attraction this week is Jesse
James, notorious Missouri out
law. in person. Sends a throw.
away dodger to prove it.
Can this be true, or did I
get ahold of the wrong kind of
Scotch?" queries the perambulat-
ing Mr.. Crull, film salesman.
My research department looks
1t up and reports: "a reward of
$4,000 for the notorious ban
dts capture, dead or alive, was
offered by the governor Of Mis-
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
MOVIE
CLOCK

EARLE-Joan Blondell, Enrol
Flynn, 1.-The Perfect Speci-
men" II a. m. 1885, 4:25,
7:1O, 9:55 p. m. Stage, Block
and Sully," 12:45, 1885, $50,
9:05 p. m.
METROPOLITAN- Irene
Dunne. Gary Grant, THE
Awful Truth" 1880 a. M.
1880, $3.50, $50. 7:35, 9:4O
p. m.
r. X. o. O.-KEITHS-Anna Neagle'
Anton Walbrook, Victoria the
Great" 11:15 a. m, 1:2O, $780,
$50, 7:35, 9:40 p. m.
CAPITOL-Jean Hersholt, Sh1r-
ley Temple, Heidi" II a. m,
1:45, 4:3O, 7:15, 9:55. Stage
"Solici Puppets" 12:45, $780,
6:15, 9 p. m.
PALACE Ronald Colman,
Madeleine Carroll, Prisoner
of Zenda," 1900, 2:25, 4:50,
7:15, 9:35 p. m.
COLUMBIA - Joan Crawford,
Robert Young, "The Bride
Wore Red" 11:15 a. m, 1:15,
1925, $50. 7:40, GAS p. m.
LITTLE-Errol Flynn, Captain
Blood" 1885 a. M, 1903, 3:l1,
5:19, 1927, 9:35 p. m.
TRANS LUX - NeWSreel and
Shorts at 10 and 11:45 a. m,
1880, 1:45, 3, Ais, $50,
6:45, 8, 9:15 and 10:45 p. m,
HOWARD-Kenny Baker. "Mr.
Dodd Likes the Air" 1890,
sos, 5:35, 8:05, 10:35 p. m.
Stage, candy Kirk" 1850, 4:25,
6:55, 9:25 D. m.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
KELLEYGRAMS

souri,. Jesse James was betrayed
by the Ford brothers, members
of his own gang, was shot in
the back and killed in st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, April 3, 1882. The
Ford brothers surrendered, col
lected the reward, were placed
on trial and sentenced to death
for murder. They were later par.
doned by the governor"
The present claimant to the
name and person Of Jesse w.
James came forward in 1892,
but has never been able to sub
stantiate his assertion that the
slain bandit was one Tom How
ard, instead of Jesse James.
Chief element in support of his
claim is that he is 81 years old,
same age as Jesse James would
have been, had he survived his
long career of crime.
MIR. MADDEN is HAPPY
Manager Maynard Madden Of
the Metropolitan expects to
break into the breaking.records
class this week with 1.-The Aw-
full Truth" Also reports the
English visitors, Anna Neagle.
star of Victoria the Great"
and Herbert Wilcox, producer
of the picture, slipped in for the
last show Monday night. So did
the honeymooning Gregory
Graddys. Bride is the daughter
of Edgar B. Hatrick, head of
Cosmopolitan Pictures.
Now that Ruth Etting has re-
tired, BurruS Williams, Capitol
pianist, spelt both ways, Sug.
gests as a logical successor, Jane
Pickens. singing on F Street this
week. Second and third the
motion.
A GOOD DANCE
Best eccentric dancer in
vaudeville today is Gil Lamb,
coming to the Capitol stage
Friday. Hasn't shown here since
he was dancing star Of the
musical comedy, venus in
Silk"
Jacques Deval, who wrote
that top shelf play, "Tovarich,"
is on Broadway at the moment
with a new drama, "Soubrette,"
which he will both cast and di.
rect. His wife, professionally
Elsie Argall, will play the lead.
IMPOLITE LUNTS
The Lunts got % curtain calls
at the New York opening of
"Amphitryon," yet had to he
forced to make a speech. What,
fer hevvenS sake, must an audi.
ence do, to get the few after.the-
curtain words, that are usually
empty? The Lunts might read
closer Noel Coward's present
Indicative" and learn some.
thing about professional graci.
business.
incidentally, eight curtain calls
on WaShington's opening night
OF "Amphitryon" failed to win
a response. Nice people.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03

If you are among those who
are hungering for a musical at
the National Theater your wish
will be gratified Thanksgiving
week.
Attraction is Between the
Devil" with Evelyn Laye from
England, Jack Buchanan from
London, Adele Dixon from Plea"
dilly. My word. I must dust
off my monocle.
Howard Dietz wrote the book.
Hassard Short will stage it. Ar.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
Stars Shrink, Too;
Hot Lights, Reason

Proof that stars shrink during
their constant work under the
intense studio lights has been
found on a sound stage.
After six weeks Of work in
"The Four Marys" at Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer, Myrna 10y,
Rosalind Russell and Walter
Pidgeon stepped upon a weight
scale.
Miss 10y had lost seven pounds
since the start Of the picture.
Miss Russell had lost ten
pounds.
Walter Pidgeon had lost six
pounds.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
Victoria the Great Presents
Anna NeoeIe as Queen
In a Great Picture

"vicoria the Great" opened with Fifteenth Street
fanfare last night that included appearances by
Anna Neage STAR Herbert Wilcox producer Of the best
picture with John Bull label since Wves of Henry VIII
Here pomp and pagenry at its finest since it has the
ring of impressive sincerity You will also like the pic
ture RKO Keih because the episode treatment of Eng
lands great Queen, makes both Albert and Her Majesty
normal human beings and heartbeas of great love.
The Washington times., 1937-11-03

his candidate for president OF
haremland on a platform calling
for relief stations for the idle,
taxing the rich to support the
poor, bridges to span imaginary
rivers. initiation and other plans
that 60 with an Alphabetical ad-
ministration. He even suggests
the Sultan's favorite wife will
find a radio sponsor and offers
The Washington times., 1937-11-03
Star FootbaIIer

Gordon Jones, who has a
prominent role in the new R-K-O
Radio romantic comedy film,
Flight for Your Lady," was a
star football player during his
undergraduate days at u. c. L..
A. He also is a first lieutenant
in the United States Army Re-
serve Corps.