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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-12-23

Parsons, West Virginia - Will
liam Hardy, 81, escaped death
very narrowly last week when a
car he was driving went down a
600-foot mountain side near here
and plunged into the Shavers
Fork river. His cousin, Cleland
Hardy, 43, was killed when
thrown out of the car against
some rocks. The car partly sub
merged is shown in the upper
photo. A woman companion was
pinned in this overturned car for
three hours and was finally
brought to safety in a boat The
injured man, shown in lower
photo, is a lumber mill operator.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
Play For
National

storm Over Patsy" will have
its first American performance
Monday night at the National The.
ater under the auspices of the
Theater Guild.
The comedy, adapted by James
Bride from the German Of Bruno
Frank, has just completed a run
of two weeks less than a year in
London. Three members of the
London company will be in the pro.
duction here-Sara Allgood, IA
nous Irish actress who has been
seen in this country several times
as a member of the Abbey Theater
Company of Dublin, Roger LiveSey
is already known to Broadway audi
ences for his work in support OF
Ruth Gordon in ''The Country
Wife," and Ian Mclean, who is
well known in London.
A fourth featured player Is
Claudia Morgan, who has just been
released from the cast of "The
Masque of Kings" in New York
in order to assume a more impor
tant role in "Storm Over Patsy
Others in the cast are Leo G. Car
roll, Brenda Forbes, Louis Hector
Valerie CoSsart, T. w. Austin, Fran
els Pierlot, John Hoysradt anc
Clement O'Loghlen.
Philip Moeller has staged the
play and Aline Bernstein has de
signed the settings.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
At
The Columbia

Just because you Swore you
couldn't be dragged to a Western
don't make a mistake and pass
up "The Plainsman." To see Gary
Cooper as Wild Bill Hickok is
enough to insure this fourth week
holdover of the most engrossing
Cecil de Mile production. Besides
the graphic picture of life in pi-
oneer times is so absorbingly in
teresting, thanks to the especial
care shown to detail.
Besides Cooper q large and ex.
pert cast who are deserving Of
more than ordinary applause are
Miss Jean Arthur as Martha Jane
Canary Commonly known as
Calamity Jane), James Ellison
who has rightfully emerged from
the "Hopalong Cassidy" series to
this his first serious role as Buffalo
Bill Cody. Also Helen Burgess,
Charles Bickford, Victor Varconis
and Porter Hall.
Offering romance, adventure.
and almost authentic commentary
on our country's picturesque past
1.-The Plainsman" is most sin
cere and worthwhile effort.
ID. M.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
'Chorioteers'
At H oWard

Harmonizing and melodizing
are just the words for 1.-The
Charioteers," CHS. radio artists,
who headline the bill that opened
for weeks stand at the Howard
Theater yesterday.
These four demons of rhythm
rank with the Mills Brothers in
their unusual style of presentation.
Organ Grinder" and Chapel in
the Moonlight" are among the fea.
tured numbers presented by the
harmonians.
Also participating in the revue,
which is one of the best being
offered at the T Street house re.
Gently, is Bessie Smith, tops among
the early-day blues singers. Miss
Smith does three low-down mum
bers and gets a big hand. The
Three GobS do some clever hoof,
ing, while the sepia chorus also
gets nice little hand for a beauti-
full butterfly number. The com.
edy is being handled by David and
Goliath, the music by Hardy
Brothers Orchestra.
Kay Francis is featured in
Stolen Holiday" as the screen at.
traction. Midnight show tonight
w. R.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
LORE Is Star
At the Met

Exciting melodrama OF the
kind remembered from the serials
of bygone days is found in Crack
Up." This is a Twentieth Cen
tury Fox production showing cur
rently at the Metropolitan. A
cast of interesting personalities
consists of Peter LORE, Brian
Donlevy and Ralph Morgan.
Included with the feature per-
formance are the usual news
reel, a sports feature dealing with
the enjoyments Of fishing deep
sea and fresh water, and a
George Price comedy, Captain
Blue Blood"
Crack Up" offers the audience
some very thrilling moments, in
particular the scenes aboard the
Wild Goose, transatlantic pas
senger plane. Leaving uneX-
pectedly on her maiden voyage,
this huge air bird is brought
down at sea, and it is from this
point that the real drama Of the
film is found.
LORE interprets the role of mas
ter mind, head of a large interna-
tional spy ring. For obvious rea-
sons his identity must be kept Sc
cret from certain of his operators.
Accordingly he poses as a harm
less half-wit who wanders in and
out the airport where his eyes can
so easily ferret out valuable secrets.
RuthlesSly pitting spy against
spy LORE secretes himself on the
Wild Goose. There along with
three others he meets his fate.
Insight into the four mems char
acter is brought out when it be-
comes all too evident that they are
doomed. LORE and Morgan resign
themselves to death philosophical
ly. Donlevy exits martyred hero
and Thomas Beck, the juvenile,
escapes.
Easily the best performance is
that of LORE. A far from pleasant
character portrayal the foreigner
combines restraint and effective
ness that stands out by contrast.
Donlevy in a different sort of role
is not as good as he has been.
Ralph Morgan with assured dig
nifty enacts Ralph Morgan. Helen
Wood and Thomas Beck are cou-
pie of young in loves. D.M.D.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
MOVIE
CLOCK

CAPITOL Francine Larrimore.
Edward Arnold, John Mead's
Woman" II a. m, lao. 4:25,
7:05, $50 p. m. Stage, 1885
$40, 6:25, 9:05 p. m.
EARLE-Ruby Keeler, Ross Alex,
ander, Ready, Willing and
Able" II a. M, 1875, 4:20. 7:10,
9:55 p. m. Stage, Eddy Duchin,
12:40, $3.50, 6:15, 9:05 p. m.
PALACE - Robert Montgomery,
Joan Crawford, william Powell.
'"The Last of Mrs. Cheyney,' u
II a. m. 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35.
9:45 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - Peter LORE,
"Crackup," HAS a. M, 1:45
$3.50, 5:55. 7:50, GAS p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-Helen Broderick,
Victor Moore, Were on the
jury" Ills a. M, 1903, 2:51,
4:39, 6:27, 8:15, 1903 p. m.
HOWARD-Kay Francis, Ian
Hunter, Stolen Holiday" 1890
$3.50, 7:05, 1910 p. m. Stage
"Charioteers." 2:3O, $50, 9:1C
p. m.
LITTLE-Ronald Colman, "a Tale
of Two Cities" II 4. M, l:04
3:14, 5:18, 1923, $50 p. m.
RIALTO-"Amateur Gentleman
11:43, 2:39, SAB, 8:47. DUCK
Soup" 1:20. 4:16. 1920. 1924.
COLUMBIA-Jean Arthur, Gary
Cooper, "The Plainsman," 1875
2:05, 4:30, 7:05, $3.50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
Jury PIoy For
The Beldsco

A. H. Woods production of
"Night of January 49," the ex-
citing melodrama by Ayn Rand
which thrilled Broadwayites for
eight months last season, provides
the next attraction at the Belasco
Theater, opening a weeks engage
ment on Sunday evening, Feb
ruary %, with matineeS on Thurs
day and Saturday.
In the three central roles will be
seen Helen Kingsley, Mitchell Har-
ris and Grandon Rhodes, with the
supporting cast numbering Grey
Loman, Alfred Kappeler, Inga Hill,
Edward Lester, Debby Dare, Leo
Kennedy, Maurice Morris, Her
mann Lieb, Arthur Ross. Kent
Thurber and others.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
EDDIE DUCHIN AT EARLE
Rules
In New Film
At Keith's

Helen Broderick and Victor
Moore as comedy team are
bound for places if Were On the
Jury" now playing at Keith's
Theater, may be offered as crl-
terion. Hilarious. clever, with sly
castings at judge and jury, gay
innuendoes concerning the ever
increasing murder mysteries and
a whole layout of amusing situa-
tions and brittle dialogue. this in
triguing bit of come-drama az
fords a delightful evening.
A murder is committed. The
identity of the culprit is unques-
toned, it is the flighty little
French wife, a foreigner, who
else? A jury hears the evidence.
the judge directs their procedure
and the excitement increases. Ac-
ton gets under way as IL jurors
are chosen for the murder trial.
One by one a varied and motley
group is assembled until but two
remain, Mrs. Dean (Helen Broder-
ick) and Mr.. Beaver, real estate
representative.
Right at the start Mrs. Dean,
obviously a society woman of the
upper crust, discovers that her CO.
juror, Mr.. Beaver. is none other
than "Pudge" of Oakdale High
School days, and he rather in
delicately recalls that she was
Skinny" Skipping that they
make great progress in the solv.
ing of the murder, that is right,
for it Is the astute Helen who de-
termines that there is something
wrong, or, to quote her own
words, a woman's intuitive faculty
is far better and more reliable
than all mems brains.
At any rate she proves her point
to the very evident enjoyment o1
the crowd at Keith's. Such fast
ones as her pert question of the
judge (whom she knows we'll out
side the court room and finds ii
more than difficult to remember
that he is "Your Honor" in the
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whether one believes the lawyers
or discounts all they say. Abetteo
by Mr.. Beaver (Moore) they nearly
finish the judge before they ascer
tain whether he does shave and il
so when. And so it goes, one rounc
of ridiculous incident after an
other. The maneuverS and thu
manipulations Mrs. Dean put
forth form the basis for the solu
tion of the crime and the implica
tions and deductions are subtl.
hinted and amusingly presented
And the wife was not the guilt.
one. Additional short subjects ar,
more than average, a comedy intro
ducing Sylvia F'roos in some "Swlni
stuff" a brief novelty showing Hol
lywood celebrities in the limeligh
of public attention and an AM
mated cartoon combined with ;
news reel displaying the crown jew
els of Great Britain makes an all
around worthwhile program TO
Keith's current offering. H. K.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

For clever pantomime clowning
this pair is the best I have ever
seen and I recommend that you
see them if you like to laugh, and
even if you don't you will anyway.
Bliss, Lewis and Ash present
some rhythmic dance routine and
Cover and Jeanne do an equi-
sitely beautiful number.
Vocal Numbers
Vocal numbers are given by Jane
Dover and by Lou Sherwood, trum-
pet player with the Duchin or
chestra.
The orchestra Is heard in quite
a variety of numbers done in the
inimitable Duchin manner. Low.
ers of the modern music, and that
seems to be about everyone Cor is
the radio all wrongO will like this
attraction.
Subsidiary film attractions in.
clude a very interesting news reel.
j, w, B,
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

The present film is beautifully
cast, literally sprinkled with good
gags and smooth musical numbers
and tells a pretty good love story
to boot. The plot is really unusual
for a picture of this kind, where
gags, gals and tunes could put Up
a good entertainment without the
extra inducement of Well-plotted
story. But this one has 'em all.
Events move at a very rapid
tempo and become quite compli-
Gated before the climax of this
comedy is reached.
Odd Characters
And on the way we are intro
duced to any number of odd and
highly interesting characters por-
trayed by such film notables as
Louise Fazenda remember the
good old Mack Sennett daysO, AL
Ian jenkins, Lee Dixon, Carol
Hughes and Winifred Shaw. All
of these turn in sterling evenings
work in their allotted parts.
Ruby Keeler and Ross Alexan-
der, playing the leads, do a
bang-up job, including a little
singing and dancing to liven
things up.
The whole story revolves about
the theater and concerns an i'm
pecunious but ambitious young
man who has a show he wants to
produce. Inevitably, of course.
many complications ensue before
he gains his objective and much
entertainment is derived in the
meantime.
Duchin On Stage
On the stage Eddie Duchin and
his orchestra is the featured at
traction with the ivory-tickling Mr..
Duchin going to town in great
style in the piano numbers. In
addition to Mr.. Duchin's perfec-
tion in music, he also has a flair
for good stage and lighting effects.
The Calgary Brothers, two novel
comedians. stopped the show. They
were called back for many encores
and seemed to have an unlimited
number of tricks up their sleeves.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
RUBY KeeIer Musical At Earle,
Eddie Duchin on Stage

Warner Bros new fm "Ready Willing and Able" which
opened Earle Theater yesterday and tuneful
comedy done in the Hollywood And don't
anything derogatoy by that phrase Hollywood manner be-
cause think by and large, the boys pretty good
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
Crawford, Montgomery, Powell
Star in Sophisticated Tale
Of Society Crooks

Frederick Lonsdae has way of telling clever tales and
MGM has way of dressing amusing story with smart
and people, all of which preaces the
that "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney showing currently at Loews
Palace is delightful entertainment,
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

WELL TOLD STORY
This is an adventure in which
q lady crook and her gentleman
friend made a coup which was not
in the books; it was a sort Of
agreeable arrangement whereby
the former shopgirl who had ideas
OF grandeur was promoted to the
top of the social ladder with a
view to lining up the hiding place
of a lovely string of pearls.
Things go nicely; the plans
progress and we find the lady in
a London house playing up to a
duchess; she wins an invitation
from the duchess to visit the
manor house. and with the jewels
in her very hands the plot turns
decidedly downward and tn e
climax is short and swift.
The beautiful lady finds love, the
gentleman crook finds a personal
satisfaction in showing his lady the
best way to take and the audience
has grand time.
CRAWFORD is GOOD
Joan Crawford in the name part
does an excellent job but she does
wear the funniest hats df one
might call them hatsD; she's gay.
amusing and altogether charming
for the most part; then there is
William Powell, who seemed lit
tie unhappy in role which rather
left him high and dry; Robert
Montgomery, with his clipped
method of speech, has much bet
ter time in part more to his man
ner; Frank Morgan, genial and af-
fable, is tops as Lord Kelton, the
richest man in England. Others in
the cast include Jesse Ralph, Nigel
Bruce, Bonita Hume and Ralph
Forbes.
Short subjects include a Silly
Symphony which won a round of
applause: a newsreel and an M-G-M
miniature titled What do you
think?" and proves most inter.
esting novelty.
You'll like this program: it's
built for entertainment. ky.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
"FATS" WALLER AT CAPITOL
John Meode's Woman Presents
Edward Arnold Assisted by
Froncine Ldrrimore
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Those that like swing have Fats Waller and his rhythmic band
at the Capitol Theater this week On the John
Meades Woman" picture with Ed Arnold rough and
ready lumber tycoon and Francne Larrmor tough but
right lady.
Waller pudgy of the keyboard massage plenty of
melody from Stenway his selections running from tip top
arrangement of Vincent Youmans No No Nanette to
jazz numbers and his interpretations for Tin Pan Alley
orchestrations.
Besides his piano wizardry Fats injects bit of comedy
mostly muggn and Harlem strut but enough to make you
feel if he went after laughs big business he might become
No senia comic
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

ing to lick mortgages and dust
storms for the big city. AS John
Meade rolls by in his Rolls-Royce
she sees him giving, what she sus-
poets is the evil eye, and calls him
a pig. That interests John Meade
enough to induce her to enter his
plush limousine and talk it over.
To make long story short John
Meade jilts his two-timing fiancee
and marries Teddy Connor for
spite. The Spurned sweetheart is
satisfied, since John paid well, but
Teddy quits her new husband
when she finds out the real truth.
She goes back to the wheat coun-
try.
SOME GOOD ACTING
Meanwhile, John Meade is try
ing to corner wheat by buying up
forecloSed farms and capitalizing
misfortune. It is his wife who
organizes and leads the rurals
against him. They meet again
under dramatic circumstances and
this time it's true love.
While the story is sometimes
hard to swallow, the acting is
ever so much better. Francine
Larrimore. of the husky voice and
backroads manner, gives per.
Torrance that rises above the
situation incredibilities. Ed Arnold
lifts his eyebrows, laughs heartily
speaks his lines as he always
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

FATS" SWINGS IT
The Waller specialties include
Pops and Louis in Scorching tap
dances, Myra johnson waking up
the light sleepers at the matinee
with You Turned the Tables On
Me-" and other pop songs, some
blended trumpetS, Emmet Mat
thew's vocalizing and AL Wash
ington's marathon blowing of the
clarinet, a record for wind and
endurance.
John Meade's Woman" in quite
a picture. If the story was as good
as the acting l would be tempted
to mark it A. AS it is the feature
has its moments.
John Meade is a Chicago mil
lionaire who made his pile in lum-
Der and is all ready to marry a
Socialite Gail Patrick who loves
his bankroll more than she does
John.
At this particular time Teddy
Connor (Francine Larrimore) hap
pens on the scene. She is tough
as-nailS farm girl who gave up try
The Washington times., 1937-02-27
Lowe Trains Dog to
Protect Blind Pet

Edmund Lowe today bought a
trained DOG to lead and take care
of his canine pet Of II years. now
blind.
Because the dog still insists
upon fighting every large canine
in the neighborhood, the actor,
who is currently appearing in
Espionage" has just purchased
a dog especially trained to guard
Champ" against fights, and also
to lead him around and act as a
seeing eye."
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

does-with a genuine ring-and
lets nobility creep through his ar
rogant veneer. George Bancroft
does such an excellent chore in
his role as Arnold'S pal, I recon-
mend him for bigger and better
parts. Gail Patrick and Sidney
Blackmer are chiefly ornamental.
John Meade's Woman" has AL
photography and Richard Wal
lace's skilled direction is among
its assets.
The supplementary screen pro-
gram has A Terry-Toon, a Para
mount pictorial and the Movie
tons. Phil Lampkin's overture is
"Traviata," with the conductor
announcing it is derived from
Camille" thus adding to audience
musical education.
The Washington times., 1937-02-27

Sepia Master Of Swing Leads His
Band Through a Torrid Routine
Evening star., 1937-11-07

turned red as a harvest hands - to
bring that up on a day like thisr
But Miss Squink would not be stopped.
"You remember allowing me to
suggest in the letter to Mr.. Rhodes
that he chisel two inches off his wall
instead of just the one inch neces-
sary?"
"Yes, yes" The red had reached
Mr.. Hughson's ears.
well. Mr.. Rhodes replied that he
would take that suggestion. Then Mr..
Means built his wall right up against
it. At least it looks like it to me. Have
you seen it? feel you should"
"Yes, yes"
Then, isn't MIR. Means building
one inch over on our lot?"
Evening star., 1937-11-07
Masszies Ssefses

Mr.. Hughson stared a moment. His
palm smacked the desk as he came
out OF his chair. taut.
you are right! That building en-
croaches on our lot! And the son-of-a-
gun can't get in between the buildings
to chisd off his confounded wall -
he will have to tear it out completely
and move it over - o. 6xy ASt iSck.
Mr.. Hughson began to stride up and
down. He turned suddenly. What
made you think Means would do that?
The possibility never occurred to me
that anybody would be 50 careless"
Miss Squink explained. "One day
he brought you some papers. evidently
deciding to bring them personaliy
Oeafiassd ~ paes ~
Evening star., 1937-11-07
THIS WEEK

At the morning session of court a case
had gone badly. with witnesses con-
tradicting themselves and each other,
with his clients memory doing tricks
on the stand. Mr.. Hughson's irrita-
bility waxed as the afternoon waned.
At FIVE o'clock when Miss Squink
opened his door gently to see if she
would be needed further. MIR. Hugh
son had a large file spread out before
him in orderly piles of papers. Miss
Squink made a decision.
'Mr. Hughson, may ask you some
thing?" She went on determinedly:
Its about Mr.. Rhodes building in
that Means VS.. Rhodes case"
Mr.. Hughson looked up with sur
prise and evaporation: his neck
Evening star., 1937-11-07

Means building the day that Mr..
Pepperill august he was now, and
Miss Squink almost called him that.
sometimes, when speaking to MIR.
HughsonD wrote the last of his law
schoolexaminations. They started with
dinner and celebrated the night away.
ending with breakfast at the Beach;
and August, instead of saying good
night at once had said, 'Squinky.
when I have built up little law prac-
tice then left it unfinished and
said his goodnight with an unaccus-
toned shortness.
"Some day." Miss Squink told her
self, August will need a secretary
himself. He will be big lawyer and l
can help him. He does need somebody
tolook after him. he doesn't eat enough.
After all, men do marry their secretar-
les, sometimes" J."
Miss Squink had need of philosophy
and patience, for Mr.. Pepperill's nose
was again buried in his books prepar-
ing for the Bar examinations to be
held in late summer.
Miss Pippey returned. but Miss
Squink's departure was postponed. for
Miss Pippey was still little shaky
Evening star., 1937-11-07
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from long weeks of being strapped up
and strapped down. Her arm was not
yet equal to vigorous typing.
Miss Squink watched from her win
dow the red skeleton of steel rising on
MIR. Means lot. Then she saw the
gleam of new boards being erected for
forms, and knew that concrete was
being poured for the walls. Every
week the forms rose higher. When
they topped the neighboring build
ings, Miss Squink went during her
lunch hour and looked carefully at the
walls at the newly constructed
wall, still smelling of wet concrete,
and the Clipped off wall of MIR. Rhodes
building. The two walls appeared to
abut with not hairs breadth be-
tween their masonry.
Miss Squink hurried back to the
Office - there we're some more ques-
tions about walls she must ask
August.
When she entered the office Miss
Pippey was not in evidence but MIR.
Hughson was earlier than custom
ary and. of course. looking for things
he couldn't find - which she hastened
to produce with unerring directness.
Evening star., 1937-11-07

III you attcnQ mOtlOn PIC
lures. you've already seen
lot of tabletop photography.
whether you know it or not. Most OF
the shipwrecks and storms in the
movies fall into that category.
The movie studios, of course. work
with the most modern and expensive
equipment, but that doesn't mean
that the enterprising amateur is barred
from this greatly diverting class of
work. An ordinary camera with a
front lens or portrait attachment.
couple of photoflood bulbs. and lot
of imagination - that is really all one
needs to make good tabletop pictures.
The accent should be on imagina-
ton, for in this sort of work the
photographer does not find his sub
jects ready-made. He must construct
them, starting with a definite pic
torial or storytelling idea. For this
reason. table-topping provides the
most valuable sort of Photographic
training.
Any tabletop picture involves the
construction of a miniature tableau.
But, because the tabletop setting is
the result of conscious artistry, and is
built on a scale that permits full con-
troll of arrangement and lighting. it is
a perfect happy hunting ground for
striking effects.
The range of materials available is
limited only by the photographers
ingenuity. The nearest fve-and-ten-
cent store is gold mine of props"