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Evening star., 1937-06-19

His latest part is less lusty, and Haley
shrinks to something which is pretty
diconcerting.
AS for Auer, his role is decidedly an
in-and-out affair, mostly the latter. He
is asked to impersonate Hollywood
ham, and it does not seem to come of
with compelling naturalness. In this
case, to observe that an actor Is not
a good ham is decidedly on the compli-
mentary side.
Pick Star" starts with the handi-
cap Of plot that has not been fresh
for some time. It concerns the quest
Of Waterloo, Iowa, girl for place
in the film armament. She (Rosina
Lawrence) and the boy friend (Haley)
attempt to crash Hollywood, the first
objective being a screen test which
both are sure the gal will pass. Be-
fore it finally is granted, through the
good offices of the hammy Auer. all
sorts OF wild adventures beset their
joint efforts and make the cinema
moguls blink with the wonder OF it
all. Shall we 60 on? No?
X X
IN ADDITION to Ozzie Nelson, the
stage show offers two other acts Of
higher than average excellence. The
Robbins, three scrobatic dancers, offer
a swirl Of anatomy that establishes
the tempo Of the vaudeville bill as
something you are almost bound to
like
Clyde Hager, who recently has
added the English music halls to the
list OF conquests which already in
cluded stage, screen and radio in this
country, does his pleasing turn as 4
pitchman. Despite the fact that We
have seen the act on stage and screen,
and heard it on the radio, 1t still re-
tains its capacity to amuse. 1t is the
thing he did. remember, with Eddie
Cantor couple Of Cantor pictures ago.
You'll like it, but it seems that
Ozzie Nelson is going to be liked best
OF the varied items offered.
An extra added attraction is a vocal
number by Phil Lampkin. Yes, We
said vocal You'd better hear 1t,
Evening star., 1937-06-19
MIGHT MUST FALL BACK
FOR WEEK AT COLUMBIA
Robert Montgomery ting
Marks Psychological MUIR
der Drama.

IF MIGHT MUST FALL" (now re-
turned to F street to play the CO.
lumbia) gives you nothing else it does
give you \ new and not 4 little
startling Robert Montgomery. 1t gives
you. s you must already have read,
Bob Montgomery who has tossed
aside sleek toggery and drawing room
witticisns to reveal 4 talent for act
ing you probably never suspected he
had.
This pleasant little psychological
jaunt through the mind Of lad who
killed for the thrill Of it also gives
you something else. 1t gives you an
opportunity to sit among certain Of
those Montgomery fans in whom Bob
arouses the maternal instinct, and
marvel at the manner in which they
can giggle softly to themselves over
how cute and mischievous he Is
when the murder psychosis slips 4
leer onto his face. Yeah; cute kid.
If. however, the sight Of Bob Mont
gomery with 4 weak minded simper
on his pan does not I'LL you with the
mother urge you will find much in
Might Must FALL that Is enjoyable.
Maybe that isn't the word, exactly,
because Emlyn Williams play, from
which the film derived, was no COM
edy to provide escape from the hum
drum affairs OF the world. 1t was
Just another English psychological
study Of the killer. and good one.
Fascinating instead Of enjoyable.
And Montgomery's performance is
. fascinating one. It's studied and
we'll thought out and carefully exc
cuted. Never for an instant does
Bob slip out OF character. The play
may, but not Robert. Dame May
Witty does the same role she had
in the stage version thoroughly and
exactly, and Rosalind Russell man.
ages to inject considerable point and
meaning into = character which
might have been a lot more confused
and hysterical than she permits.
H. M.
Evening star., 1937-06-19

lunch at the Brown Derby restaurant
A good many Of the stars come there
at noon"
And so the next day the Ogdens
went to the Brown Derby for luncheon.
But 1t so happened that on that day
no great or near-great star OF the
Pickering tintypes was IN attendance.
Two more days the Ogdens re-
mained in Hollywood, hopeful to the
last. They visited places said to be
frequented by screen actors, they
haunted outlying districts where it
was said companies sometimes went
on location, but in every instance they
were disappointed. At last they took
reluctant departure, heading up the
coast toward Washington, where,
some one said, one OF the ma jor COM
panies was taking some shots Of
Mount Rainier. But the company had
departed before the Ogdens arrived.
I'm ROUTE back home the Of~s
suffered another heat wave in the
desert, and still another in Montana.
In Yellowstone Park they learned
that a Hollywood Aim company had
completed taking scenes near Old
Faithful for q picture it was making,
and had departed on the day previous.
Il guess" Mr.. Ogden said, we're
just out Of luck. Well have to 70
back without seeing pictures made or
any one that's in EN-"
Sadly Mrs. Ogden agreed. The
next day they began the 2,500-mile
drive back to Boston. Twice they
were held up by car trouble In Ohio
they encountered flood area and were
delayed two days. BY and by they
drove into the welcoming hills Of New
England, glad to be home, bitterly
disappointed because they had failed
to accomplish their purpose. They
crossed Massachusetts, via Pittsfield
and Northampton, remaining at the
latter town overnight. Before noon
OF the next day they came into Wor-
cester and turned of onto the Mil
ford road. Twenty minutes later they
climbed the hill into Grafton, Mass
and came upon a great crowd of
people In the village square. An i'm
portant and ofdcious looking police
man halted them.
you'll have to wait awhile" he
said. They're shooting q scene and
no traffic Is allowed through"
They're what?" said the ORdens,
mouths agape.
The policeman peered At them,
noticed their California windshield
sticker and grinned. "Oh, you've
been away. Well, one of Hollywood,s 8
major studios is filming . picture
here. Selected Grafton after con-
sidering dozens Of other places. Prac-
tically taken over the town, they have.
Place is full Of actors and actresses,
directors, cameramen, prop men and
all the rest. Yeah. II you want to
see how . picture Is made, just leave
your car and hike up the hill there.
Kind Of interestin' to watch. Hey!
What's the matter? Why, say mister.
your wife's tainted.
! (Copyrisht. 1o37.)
Evening star., 1937-06-19
SEA HORSES ARE STARS
IN SHORT AT TRANS-LUX
News Portion of New Program
Is an Interesting One With
Variety Of Material.


SEA horses are very strange animals.
- And don't anybody tell US they
are fish and not animals because that
Is beside the point. The point Is
that there Is an exceedingly interest,"
ing short reel at the Trans-Lux,
delving into the private lives OF the
odd creatures, with close-ups show
ing them to be even stranger looking
than giraf1es, about which the man
Is reported to have remarked, ~ he
gazed At one, There amt no such
animal" The Trans-Lux has = pic
ture to prove there are sea horses.
There's another short on the pro-
gram worthy OF at least passing in
terest and maybe more. It's John
Xix Strange At it Seems" reel, telling
the story Of the comet which was in
the sky the night Mark Twain was
born and which reappeared the night
he died. Other subjects on the
shorts" half Of the program are a reel
showing women IN sports and 4
cartoon.
The news portion Of the bill Il an
interesting one this week, too, and
has 4 lot Of variety, though there
isn't an inch Of celluloid devoted to
the strike situation. The best Of
the news shots, as almost every week,
are those taken Of the various yachts
in their trials. May not be Of con-
siderable portent in the trend Of world
events but they still make for beauti-
full photography. One OF the lads
this week hung a camera at the top
OF mast to get honey Of \ shot.
Another item OF interest is the reel
wherein Teddy Roosevelts voice is
brought to the loudspeakers, having
been transferred from An early Edison
record to = f1lm sound track And
the cameras have done their usual
good Job elsewhere, rambling about
the world to bring back pictures that
are nAVa II n
Evening star., 1937-06-19

that they talk about themselves quite
80 fuently and with such passionate
admiration as the script writer's here
pretend.
HENRY BussE, his trumpet, or
chestra and one or two anus
ing auxiliary acts make up a stage
show this week that is approximately
so per cent sound. The rest Is mostly
fury, and might better have been
silence. Buses trumpet items are
fine, his efforts at hot-cha band lead
ing not 80 good. The assists are rem
dered by the Nonchalants, an ex-
cellent comedy-acrobatic turn, and
4 chap named Roy Bush. whose tenor
warbling was pleasant to hear. Still
Is, probably. He stopped the sec
ond show yesterday.
BY way OF suggestion, there on the
Earle program this week, "Popeye"
cartoon which you no doubt will not
want to miss. There Is also Vita
phone short subject that you may be
able to escape II you're lucky.
Evening star., 1937-06-19

mended to those who would like to.
make . brief, casual study Of little
known profession.
In Slim" Mr.. Henry Fonda i'm
personates = country yokel piqued by
the hardy life OF the men who are
stringing . high-tension Transmission
line across his farm. Determined to
learn to swing from . steel girder
with As much nonchalance As the
care-free Mr.. Pat O'Brien, he joins the
construction gang. and learns to love
and fight and smoke cigars the way
the boys do in their big, brotherly
fashion.
Beholding these adventures you may
be assured OF 4 dash of comic relief
by the reliable Mr. Stuart Erwin, some
excellent photography, = glimpse Of
Miss Margaret Lindsay As be-
leaguered heroine, and q series Of very
long, pretty speeches on the virtues
Of the men whose motto Is THE
Lights Must Stay On" Nothing sissy
about those boys when the going Is
tough from flood, cyclone and bliz-
zard. you may be sure. but We doubt
Evening star., 1937-06-19

to ibe. A musical jack-of- l-trades
comes as a refreshing departure from
the wild defense of trade marks in
which so many bandsmen lately have
learned to indulge.
Nelson plays any old rhythm and
he handles them all with a fair and
. youthful enthusiasm that is bound
to be pleasing to every customer in
the house AS for the vocalizations
OF Miss Lowe, we would have preferred
. variant on the blues (anything SEN
timentaD. but neither the soloist nor
the audience seemed to feel the same
way about 1t. That, somehow or other,
has to be that
THERE are bright spots in the film
attraction, but there also are un-
bright spots. If you keep box score
OF them, which we did not, you prob
ably will discover that the latter out
number the former. Pick Star"
is another one of those pictures which
has a group of specialists in it, not
entirely tasteless hash combining
Laurel and Hardy, Patsy Kelly, Mischa
Auer, Jack Haley and LYDIA Roberti
Each one of them is playing himself
TO some extent, and the net result is
. picture that has too many names
and not quite enough material to go
around
1t is pretty obvious that the impish
Miss Kelly was supposed to get the
break on the available comedy ma
terial. If we had a palm, however,
We would award it to Laurel and
Hardy. They have an interlude in the
picture in which they play musical in
Etruments ranging from those awful
horns children get for Christmas to
harmonicas about the size of a guppy.
Out OF the latter they produce music
which has pipe-organish depth
about it. Laughter is indicated at
this point.
The two members of the cast for
whom you will feel most sorry are
Haley and Auer. The former, you
may recall, was a triple plated WOW
In his last film, Wake Up and Live"
Evening star., 1937-06-19
DAILY SHORT STORY
In Search of Thrills
By Richard HM WUk;n<op

except those con-
nected with the
companies-waS al
lowed inside the
studios.
1T used to BE-"
their informant ex-
planned, that tour
lists could get inside
and watch. But
that's been done
away with since
sound anne in.
They keep every
one out"
The Ogdens were
k e e n ] y dlsap-
pointed. and Mrs.
0 6 d e n said as
much.
You m i & h t."
t h cir informant
continued sympa-
thetically, get 4
look at one or two
- IL 4
Evening star., 1937-06-19
By Richard Hill Wilkinson.

VIC a q
wanted to visit Hollywood" Mrs.
Ogden sighed 'It must be fas-
cinating place. Well probably see
hundreds of stars in real life, and
perhaps get to visit one or more Of
the studios"
Its going to be long and hard
drive" Mr.. Ogden warned. "Es-
pecially in the Middle West. They
say the Midsummer heat there is
terrific"
But 1t will all be worth it. Think
Of actually seeing Greta Garbo and
Clark Gable and Robert Montgomery
and Joan Crawford and dozens Of
others! The mere thought gives me
goose bumps!"
Personally" said Mr.. Ogden. I'm
more interested in seeing how pictures
are made. 1t must be an absorbing
thing to watch"
And 20 the Joel Ogdens packed
their bags one bright morning, and
departed from their Massachusetts,
home. They chose the middle north
ern route, because 1t was shorter, and
they were anxious to reach their
destination.
The weather remained good until
they crossed into Ohio. Then they
encountered heat wave. The heat
wave, coupled with the usual Summer
4,iRh temperature Of the Middle West,
made driving uncomfortable. In
Nebraska 1t was worse, and they lay
BY for a day, trying to recover their
strength. In Wyoming they expert
enced car trouble and were delayed
two days. In the desert of Utah a
tire. patched before leaving home,
blew out and left them stranded 50
miles from the nearest repair
shop.
Mr.. Ogden became a little dis
couraged. He limited at giving up
and returning home. But Mrs. Ogden
was very much against such a
move.
"It's worth it!' she exclaimed.
"we're nearly there, and it's going to
be worth 1t all to see Hollywood"
"A ND 50 they went on. The Sierra
Madre Mountains offered well
come relief from the intense heat.
Los Angeles and Hollywood were
actually cool. Delighted that they
had come, despite mishaps and hard
ships, the Ogdens rented tiny
bungalow just off Hollywood boule-
ward, and began their sightseeing.
The first day netted them a few
minor thrills. They drove past a
half dozen or 50 studios, gazing en-
raptured at the high blank walls
which shut OF the views from out
siders.
Mrs. Ogden was delighted. "To-
morrow" she said, We'll go inside
one Of the studios and actually see
. picture being made"
"Yes," said Mr.. Ogden vaguely,
Tomorrow"
Tho faint misgivings which Mr..
Ogden had begun to entertain became.
on the morrow. actualities. Inquiries
revealed that no one-no ono at all
Evening star., 1937-06-19
PARIS IS THREATENED
WITH GENERAL STRIKE
Construction Workers to Seek
World Unity to Save Span
ish Anti-Fascists.

By the Associated Press
PARIS, June 49, Construction
workers decided yesterday to stage a
general strike In the Paris region
Monday afternoon.
Their purpose was twofold:
l. To show the government they
desired international unity to save
the Spanish anti-Fascists";
2. To obtain higher wages because
OF increased living costs.
They planned to present their de-
mands to Premier Leon Blum.
Hotel and restaurant workers
threatened a general strike beginning
next Wednesday unless the ministry
OF labor makes a 40-hour week inn
mediately effective. (The government
has the right to apply 40-hour week
generally, but has delayed making it
effective In some businesses)
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Air May Lure Convention.

LOS ANGEL ES, June 10 R.-Bot-
ties of that far-famed California air
will be uncorked by Los Angeles
Shriners ut the Shrine convention in
Detroit next week In IN attempt to
lure the lodge here for It's 1888 session.
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Mr.. AND MRS.

MI '1oH1' ANo ocnES MEs;
were ardent movie
fans. Not more so
than thousands of
other Americans,
perhaps, but like
the same thou
sands, their interest
IN current pictures
Snd the activities
Of famous stars oc-
rupied a large por-
ton Of their social
calendar.
1t was natural,
therefore. when Mr..
Ogden came into
q small inheritance
and q subsequent
strip to the West
Coast was planned,
Shat they include
Hollywood In their
Itinerary,
Evening star., 1937-06-19

picture I simply had to sit down and
write 4 note" Now these newly NETS
lunch together almost daily-and you
should hear the mutual admiration.
tcopyriRht. 1887, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance lnc)
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Texas Restricts Racing.

AUSTIN, Tex, June 10 R.-Bills
outlawing dog track betting and re-
stricting horse race bookmaking in
Texas are expected to become law
early next week with signing by Gov.
James v. Alfred.
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Exhibitors Cry for More
Films With w. c.. Fields
Bit Part Quickly Arranged, but Health of
Actor May Prevent Strenuous
Roles
nv HAROLD HEFFERNAN,

ToLYwooD June 10 NANAoGlancng behind movie headlines
hm gathered convention broke
business demanding earliest possible return the
i OF
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Earle's Film Examines
Light Industry's Secrets
Revealing Camera Turned on Electric Power
Boys in "Slim''-Stage Show Offers
Henry Busse and His Band.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, Jr.

Warner Bros to whom nothing modern life
turned their pryng the public utility
Of
power n .
4 a
Evening star., 1937-06-19
Ozzie Nelson's Band Wins
Weeks HOnOrs at Capitol
Screen Feature, "Pick Star,' Gives It's Cast
of Comedy Experts Too Little Mate
rial to Work On.
BY JAY CARMODY.

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-03
JUVENILE COURT
 IS SIDETRACKED
Favorable R Report For Bill But Will Probably Die
 in Committee
BY WILLIAM J. MORIARTY Democrat Legislative RepOrter)

State Capitol, Hartford, June B. Especial to The DemocraO.-A juvenile court in Waterbury as pro- posed some time ago in the legisla- ture and heard in bill before the judiciary committee is apparently sideracked for this session.
 This may not seem logical in view of the committees favorable report on measure setting up seven juvenile courts in this state, but contained in the report was 8 rec- ommendation that the bill go to the appropriation committee before either branch of the assembly takes definite action.
 This is necessary in order to set up funds for operation of the pro- posed new courts, but as the bud- get for the next biennium has al- ready been set, there is not likely to be any report brought out by the appropriation committee before the 1887 session ends next week. Thus the bill is apparently doomed to die in. committee.
 Under provisions of the bill brought out favorably by the judi ciary committee the Waterbury juvenile court would have jurisdic- tion extending into three countries, New Haven, Licthfield and Fair field.
 Three. weeks ago the Democrat predicted that the juvenile court bill would fall by the wayside for want of action.
 (Continued on Page 8)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-03
GOVERNOR DAVEY
 IN STEEL STRIKE
Act as Mediator in an At- tempt to End Week
 Old Dispute

Cleveland, June 3-(UP)-Gover- nor Martin L. Davey of Ohio an- nounced today that he would act as mediator in an attempt to settle week old strike against three independent steel companies that has made 10000 workers idle in seven states. He expressed hope of bringing together the leaders of the opposing factions.
 Davey conferred last night with Tom M. Glider, chairman of the board of the Republic Steel cor poration, and J. c. Argetsinger, vice president and general counsel of the Youngstown Sheet & Tube company. He announced that he had arranged conference tomor- row with leaders of the steel work ers' committee, which called the strike against Republic, the Youngs- town company and the Inland Steel corporation because they refused to sign union contracts.
 Sheriff Roy Hardman of Warren, O., deputized 70 men today, armed them with blackjacks and guns. and stationed them along an ~i8-mile picket line front around the Re- public corporations plants in the Warren-Niles district where an air.
 (Continued on Page 8)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-03
Joseph Egan Has Agreed To Return Compensation Sun,

Joseph Egan, of 2s5 Hill street. this city, who recovered damages from both the compensation court and the superior court as a. result of being injured while working for the w. J. Megin Company of Nau- gatuck, in an agreement today, ar ranged to repay the damages he recovered from the compensation court. Compensation Commission CT James M., Lynch approved the agreement.
 Injured In 1886
 Egan was injured while working July 23. 1886 on a new building for the Eastern Malleable Iron Con- pany of Naugatuck. A large steel plate fell from a crane and severe ly injured him. The Liberty Mu- tual insurance Company ,of New Haven. as insurers of the Megin construction company paid medical
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-03
ASSISTANT AT ST.
 FRANCIS XAVIER
Rev. John F. McTeague is Named to Succeed Rev.
 J. M. COughlin

Appointment of Rev. John F. Mo Teague as assistant at the church of St. Francis Xavier in this city was made today by Most Rev. Mau- rice F. McAuliffe, bishop of Hart ford, through the Catholic Tran script. Father McTeague is now stationed at St. Vincent's church East Haven.
 Annuonced officially today were two appointments reported by The Democrat yesterday. They were those of Rev. David F. Bannon ot this city as assistant at the church of St. Thomas the Apostle, West Hartford, and Rev. James F. Me- grath to St. Donato's church, New Haven, as assistant. Father Ban- non and Father McGrath were both ordained last month, and these are their first appointments.
 The fourth appointment an nounced today is that of Rev. George F. Dunn, now at St. Donato's church, New Haven. to St. Vincent,s church, East Haven. s
 Father McTeague.e will succeed Rev. James M. ~Coughlin, assistant at the church of St. Francis Xavier for the past several years. Father Coughlin has been named pastor Of St. Georges church, Guilford, and took over his new duties today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-03
DOMINICA ROSA
 KILLED TODAY
Fell From ScaffOlding as He Was Painting Home,
 Greenwood Avenue

Dominick Rosa, about 50, of PA Greenwood avenue, was fatally in- jured a few minutes before noon today when he fell from a scaffold- ing while painting his house. He was dead on arrival at St. Mary's hospital. Rosa sustained broken neck and other serious injuries in the fall. The body was viewed by Dr.. Edward H. Kirschbaum, who listed the case officially as an ac- cidental death.
 Lieut.. James Mulville, on desk duty at police headquarters, received the first report of the accident. He dispatched Patrolman Thomas Grady and the police ambulance to the scene. The policeman rushed Rosa to the hospital but he was dead on arrival there.
 An employe of the Scovill Manu- featuring Co, Rosa had been paint ing the building where he made his home. He was on the staging near theh top of the house, when he lost his balance and toppled. He landed on a cement walk which en- circles the house. Rosa is survived by his wife, Concetta, and seven children. me of them marTied
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-03
Residence OF Royal Couple In United States Disliked

could be carried out. This plan was vetoed by the government of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and Prime Minister Chamberlain has reiterated the veto. The royal family has ac- cepted his decision. Meantime, Fort Belvedere, favorite bachelor hide out of the duke when he was King Edward VIII, stands empty await ing King Georges pleasure to be- stow it as residence for some deserving retainer.
 A section of British opinion - mainly "the man in the street" = hopes that the duke eventually may return home and become an advisor to his brother the king. These peo- pie would work out a formula pro- viding the duke with an informal position which would make avail able his great personal ability as a salesman of empire" The royal family, on the advice of the govern ment, will not entertain such a sug- gestion at this time. Persons close to the court said it was impossible to consider any suggestion for the dukes return flor many years to come"
 London. from crowds in the streets to Buckingham Palace, watched clock hands reach 1l:30 a. m. today and breathed a sigh of relief when it was known that the duke ano Mrs. Warfield were married.
 The general feeling in the palace was summed up in this rencark Well, that is over, now let's forget aho,,f tt t's