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who doesn't think too we'll Of the pre-
viouS generation, he was always at
ease, always confident, interested,
amusing. Aracey achieved the pat
tern of his type" to the fullest extent.
Director Allen did double duty, ap-
pearing as a dignifed, venerable sar-
dine salesman. His characterization
was plausible throughout, but striving
for that elusive British accent made
for occasional detractions.
Ian Forbes, barring few stumbles,
delivered a satisfying performance as
an affluent lawyer forced to seek shell
ter when his automobile gives up the
fight in thunderstorm, finding him
self one of the three volunteer "fixers
attempting to adjust difference of
opinion between independent daugh-
ter and determined father The
aged innkeeper was portrayed by Will
liam Austin Davis, who can be count
ed upon usually for a fine effort. Last
night, however, Davis paced himself
at far too rapid a clip, endowed his
lines with convincing force but rarely
Adequate to their tasks were Lucille
Dickson, the daughter; Edward Baggs,
the boy in the case; Martha F. Sebas-
tian playing the mother; Arthur
Sammeth, the young SWANS pater,
and Otto H. Ruhling. c. A. M.
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songs in English, including "At the
Well" by Hageman. and The Feast
of Lanterns" by Bantock. Marjorie
Davis will accompany Miss Holtz-
Scheiter
This is the second concert OF the
seventeenth season to be given by the
Interstate Male Chorus composed Of
some 40 men, officials and employees
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and a few neighboring govern
mental agencies. DR.. Aitchison, its
conductor and organizer, one OF the
members of the commission, Is a pro-
fessor Of law, has written many ar
ticles on railroad matters. and COM
poses music as one of his hobbies.
The program on Thursday night
will include Cigars Land Of Hope
and Glory" Schubert's Thou Art
Repose" and Mair's "Suomis Song ="
Ross Farrar, tenor sololst at the Ma
tional Cathedral, will sing the part
of lone in Dudley Bucks Chorus of
Spirits and Hours" The program
closes with Stewards Forging the
Anchor" in which Charles Wood
sings the incidental baritone solo.
Robert Feuerstein will accompany the
chorus, a service he has performed for
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was somewhat marred by thread of
fatigue through the middle register,
but which was lost when either ex-
treme was reached. In spite of these
handicaps his musical feeling gave
color to his interpretations and his
success with the audience was pro-
nounced, requiring an encore at the
end of his final group.
The additional feature of the pro-
gram was the repetition, by request
of Harry Hopkins "On Waka's Shore"
which was sung for the first time on
the final concert of last season. The
work is written in a delightful and
colorful style, the composer creating
many unusually charming effects with
finely balanced interplay of vocal
harmony of haunting melody and the
use of the violin and cello beautifully
played last evening by Dorothy Good
rich Reed and Daisy Fickenscher.
The club gave it lovely rendition,
the voices blending exceptionally we'll
and a second hearing was imme-
diately asked for Mr.. Hopkins, dis
covered IN the audience, had to bow
his acknowledgment of the enthus-
iastic applause.
Altos Produce Rich Tone.
Besides the usual Rubinstein num-
ber the club sang three songs by MOI
art and three by Rachmaninoff. The
tonal quality was excellently matched
in the different sections and the
smoothness Of their harmoniZation was
as expert as that of solo voices. In
Mozart's Lullaby the altos were
heard to special advantage, disclosing
a richness of tone rare to find in
choral groups. Under the careful di-
rection Of Mr.. Robson the niceties of
shading and dynamics we're properly
developed without the voices being
forced to undue exertion. Very con-
siderable support was given the sing
ers by the brilliant accompaniment Of
Adele Robinson Bush at the piano.
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RubinStein
Club Heard
In Concert
Flags, Flowers Add
Brilliance-RObert
Crawford SolOist.
Ry ALICE EyERSMAN.


-HE final concert of the Rubin
stein Club, which took place
last evening in the Willard
L Hotel, was heard by one Of the
largest audiences of the seaSon-one
that came near taxing the full ca
pacity of the ball room. Flags and
flowers in profusion added to the gala
atmosphere, while the chorus in varied
colored gowns made charming pic
ture on the stage. The sololst OF the
occasion was Robert Crawford, bari
tone, who Immediately diSpelled any
sense of formality by first telling the
story of the songs sung in German and
French, thereby giving those not ac-
quainted with these lovely numbers a
deeper appreciation of their meaning.
For the first group Mr.. Crawford
gave Brahms "Vergebliches Staend-
chen" and "Verath, FeraTi's lie
Miroir" and Debussy's "Mandoline'
with fine understanding of the true
heder style and without over emphasis
or too much striving for effect. Fol-
lowing these with the Vision Fugi-
tive" aria from Massenet's "Herodi-
ade," he concluded his part of the
program with a group of English songs
Of lighter character, including the sell
dom programmed set of Mother Goose
Rhymes" by Bainbridge Crist.
Voice Has Wide Range.
Mr.. Crawford's voice Is of wide
range and powerful In the upper tones
In particular, and he sings with ease.
There is, however, lack Of warmth
not ordinarily associated with the
baritone quality and the tonal beauty
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Comedy Enhances Appeal
Of Astaire-Rogers Film
of Brightest of Series-Horton and
Blore in Rare Good Form
BY Jay CARMODY.

have taken extreme care out where makes its pictures that
shall
There the which opened last Keihs
the old dbonair
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enough, however, to bounce off the
walls of the towns bath rooms these
Spring mornings. Or, maybe they are
too good; so good the man in the
street will leave them for better
voices. Whichever it is, only one OF
the six tunes seems pleasingly sing
able 1t is They Can't Take That
Away from Me" which every one has
heard.
The music, however, is just the thing
for Astaire and Rogers dancing. 1t
sends them sWooping into new and
more intricate steps than any other
screen dance team would think of un-
dertaking. They are particularly
splendid in that much discussed roller
skating number. 1t is thing Of ap-
pealing grace with an ending that
provides one of the truly hilarious
moments of the picture.
Another of the more spectacular
numbers is an amazing tap dance
done by AStaire against background
representing the engine room of an
ocean liner. The advance publicity
insists that the machinery is syn
chroniZed to Astaire's steps. One
rather suspects. however, that it is
the other way around. Astaire seems
so much more fluid, or plant, than
those huge connecting rods and
crankShaftS.
The two conventional AStaire Rog-
ers numbers are variations very hap
py ones) of the things they have done
before.
THE story of Shall We Dance?" is
not going to mystify you or any
one else in the least. 1t concerns
ballet dancer (Astaire) who gets In
volved with night club dancer
(Rogers). 1t is reported by a smart
but unscrupulous press agent that
they are married. They have to get
married to satisfy popular demand,
or to keep the press agent from look
ing like a liar in the eyes Of his
maker At any rate, it is marriage
of convenience for every one, espe-
cially R-K-O, which is going to make
lot Of money out of it.
1t has been nine months since there
was an Astaire- Rogers picture. Shall
We Dance?" does much to compensate
for the barrenness of that long inter
val 1t is fine entertainment, even if
you don't like dancing
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lUl lllc llISG llIllC llSlll WllCll ~
became evident that it is one of those
things which will last long time at
the Fifteenth street house.
For all the heresy of the statement,
the most refreshing, if not the most
universally appealing, note of Shall
We Dance?" is not provided by its big
name stars. Edward Everett Horton
and Eric Blore, courtesy of the script
writers, come about as close to steal
ing the show as it is possible to come
when Astaire and Rogers are around
the place. They keep the house in an
uproar when silence is not impera-
lively necessary to catch the tap, tap,
tap Of dancing feet. The situations
and dialogue with which they have
been blessed pull the film strongly
and happily, to the comedy side.
Few things in this world could be
funnier than the telephone conversa-
ton between Blore and Horton. The
former. speaking from jail where he
has gone by accident. tries to give
his address 1t is the SuSquehannah
Street Jail. Horton does not under
stand Blore tries to spell it. Before
he gets through, he has spelled vlr-
tually every word in the language
Still Horton does not understand, so
Blore simply petitions his jailers to
move him to the Oak Street Jail. 1t
Is one of those little things that is
done so we'll it will become the talk
OF the town.
REYOND its comedy, Shall We
Dance?" has the usual spectacular
settings (alWays in good taste), and
the ever-appealing dancing of its
principals. 1t has, also, some new
and equally disciplined and talented
feet to enhance its essential allure.
Harriet Hoctor, the ballerina who
should not need an introduction,
dances one ballet with Astaire which
no one else could do so we'll. Their
number discloses an aspect of Fred's
dancing that has been too little
emphasized in his previous half dozen
pictures.
The major shortcoming Of Shall
We Dance?" comes from an unexpected
source 1t is to be found in the mu
sic of George and Ira GerShWin. To
Georges choppy rhythms, Ira has
written what probably are the best
possible words. They are not good
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Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-Ruth Draper, at 2:3o and
$50 pm.
Palace-"Wake Up and Live" at
IL, 2:20, 4:45, ITO and $50 pm.
Earle-"Mountain Justice at II
am, lao, 425, tbs and 10 pm
Stage shows at 1880, $40, 6:25 and
e:1o pm.
Keith'-"Shall We Dance?" at $50
and 1870 am, 1885, 3:35, 5:35, 7:45
and s55 pm.
Capitol-"Personal Property" at
II am, 1:40, 4:25, ITO and 955 pm
Stage shows at 12:45, $3.50, 6:15 and
8:55 pm.
Metropolitan Thunder in the
City," at II am, l, $40, $40, 7:3O
and Gas pm.
Columbia-"Charlie Chan at the
Olympics," at 1850 am, 1:55, 1855
5:45, 7:45 and GAS pm.
Belasco-"Ecstasy," at 1905, 2:05
4:o5, sos sos and 1910 pm.
Washington Civic Theater-"Lysi-
strata at $50 pm, at the Wardmar
Park.
Rialto-"If I Had q Million" al
1870 am, 2:o5, 4:45, 7:3O and 10:ls
pm.
Little-"Vanessa," at 11:40 am.
lao, 345, 5:45, 745 and GAS pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts Show!
run hour and Is minutes, continuou!
10 am. to IL midnight.
Ambassador-"A Family Affair" al
6:15, sos and 10 pm.
Tivoli-"Seventh Heaven" at las
$40, 5:35, 7:30 and $50 pm.
Uptown-"The King and the Chorus
Girl" at 2, 4, 5:55, 7:50 and 9:55 pm
Midnight Court" at 1890
3. $50, and 1920 pm. Stage shows
at 2, 4:30, 7 and $40 pm.
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MALE CHORUS TO SING

Interstate Organization to Give
Concert Tomorrow.
THE Interstate Male Chorus, Clyde
B. Aitchison, conductor, will give
its forty fifth concert in the Depart
mental Auditorium, Constitution ave-
nue. at Thirteenth street northwest
tomorrow night at $50 o'clock. Ina
Holtzscheiter, soprano, will be the
guest artist on this occasion. Miss
Holtzscheiter will sing an aria from
Carmen by BiZet, and a group o1
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many years with much credit to him.
self Harold NJ Brown Is in charge
OF the business arrangements.
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DRINKWATER COMEDY
CREDITABLY OFFERED
Pierce Hall Players Paced by Jack
Aracey in Role of Man
of Leisure.


"RIRD IN HAND" comedy by the
late John Drinkwater, was pre-
sented last evening by the Pierce Hall
Players as their penultimate prcduc-
ton Of the current season. Although
the effort cannot be rated near the
top among the dramatic projects of
the Harvard street group, the COM
pany rendered creditable accounting,
provided an entertaining session for
the audience. For the greater part
F. Ellwood Aliens direction could be
subjected to but slight indictment,
and H. Hiding Beij supplied simple
but effective sets.
There was an individual star last
night which shone forth brightly from
first line spoken-it was the ever
ebullient Jack Aracey. Cast as Cyril
Beverly, young Englishman of leisure.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
In the Hunt Country
Activities Among the Horse-Lovers of
Virginia and Maryland.

casion has become both famous and
popular. Since its beginning IA years
ago in small way. the Apple Blossom
Festival, the pageant and the parade
have grown enormously. This year the
queen is Shenandoah XIV, Miss
Gretchen Thompson OF Summit Point,
w. Va, and New Orleans, La, a
dazzlingly beautiful blond and one Of
last Winters most popular debutantes.
MAIDS of honor to the Queen are
Miss Gilmore Griffith and Miss
Mary Scully, both of Winchester. The
80 princesses are Misses Lillian
R. Williams Of South Boston, Va;
Emma Louise Collons, Parkersburg.
w. Va; Helen King Price, Martinville,
Va; Rosemary Du Val Sands, St.
Marys City, Md; Marie Louise McDon-
aid, Leesburg, Va; Cleo Willis. Big
Stone Gap, Va; Miriam White, Rich
mond, Va; Arabell Pomeroy Diehl,
Martinsburg, w. Va; Anna Faith
Kershner, Sheppards State Teachers
College; Elizabeth Giddings, Cations
vile, Md; Mary Bell, Staunton, Va:
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Margaret Mitchell. Richmond. Va;
Leila H. Huyett, Charleston, w. Va:
Mary Snowden Rust, Leesburg, Va;
Evelyn knight, Glen Ferris, w. Va;
Margaret Bass, Richmond, Va; Julia
Gillian, St. Thomas, Pa; Beverley
Mason Easley, Lewisburg, w. Va;
Mary Elizabeth Hill, Emory, Va;
Elizabeth Pryse shipplett, Roanoke,
Va; Helen Markwood, Keyser, w. Va;
Dorothy A. Birge, Charleston, w. Va;
Jean Beattie, Bristol, Va; Dorothy
Shunlate, East Radford, Va; Josephine
Wolford, Winchester, Va; Ruth B.
Thomas, Frostburg, Md; Mary Bryant
Cox, Independence, Va; Lois Jane
Rinehart, Charlottesville, Va: Helen
Copenhaver, Marion, Va; Dorothy
Aleta Ramey, Fredericksburg, Va;
Mary Baldwin Keaton. San Antonio,
Tex, and Genevieve Linnens, Buena
Vista, Va. The crown bearer is to
be little Miss Ann Gather and the
train bearers Misses Barbara Bond
and Adelaide Coble, all three Of
Winchester.
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FIRST OLD AGE l PENSION 17C
Cleveland Motorman, 65 on Jan. 2, Gets Lump
 Sum Payment

! CLEVELAND, Jan. Is. - Ernest
 Alderman 65, for thirty y-three years
 a motorman for the Cleveland Rail- way Co.,. stepped forward as the first man in Cleveland, and maybe the first in the country, to apply for
 his Social Security Old Age Pension.
 He will make net profit of twelve cents.
 MT. Alderman asked the Social Security office for lump sum pay lment and was told that he was en- titled to slightly more than seven-
 teen cents, five cents of which was taken out of his pay January 1. MT. Alderman became 65 years old
 January ? and was ruled out of further participation in the com-
 pany's pension plan. His wages for
 January l, the only day on which
 he participated, amounted to S4.9S. One per cent tax on that amounted o a fraction less than five cents.
 Under the plan the veteran motor man is entitled to 3ia per cent Of his total wages, which figures out to be little more than seventeen cents.
 Asked what he would do with the money, Alderman said he probably would blow it in on his friends. .
 He added that he felt the Social
 Security act was fine thing for young people
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AYE, THERE'S THE RUB

Wednesday. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be inaugu- rated the 33rd President of the United States anu beginning his second term. As plans move forward for the event Congress marks time, awaiting appar- enty further definition from the Chief Executive on his program for the coming four years
 A different situation prevails on the eve of this inaugural than ever before in the history of the nation There are no flame duck Congressmen just completing their tenure of office and attempting to push through legislation or balk other proposals Under the lame duck" amendment that old system is done away with and the present Congress and those of the future made up of members who have a term before them Thus it follows that the Congress awaits the final word from the President before proceeding with its labors.
 In his first message to this Congress and again in his budget message the Chief Executive has stressed his two major ponts-contnued recovery and reform. But it is apparent the report of his select committee relative to the reorganization of the ad mnistrative machinery of government that the Con- gressmen find food for thought which prompts con- siderable wariness.
 Most of the members of Congress have furthered their ends in their respective districts by placing this friend that the Federal payroll somewhere among the new setups created for handling the na- tional emergency with which the nation con- fronted four years ago. But conditions are adjusting themselves as the President made clear in his report and the need reorganization of much of this emer gency setup is essential in the interests of economy and good government A position with which probably all the Congressmen privately agree, but one which causes them no small amount of they see some constituents being relieved of emergency gov ernment berths
 Constituents do not like to be relieved of jobs their Congressman has provided for them and they have tendency to lose admiration for the Congress- man when their job vanshes The Congressmen are keenly alive to the potential results Thus it is only natural that they look forward to the Presidents ad dress Wednesday with a good deal of interest.
 Just how far is he going to go with this economy business is the question congressional minds. They want recovery they want reform; they want economy But they don't want the lad who controls their votes in the fifth ward to lose his government job.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-18
AIRCRAFT ADVANCEMENT

Despite the unusual number of fatal airplane crashes toward the end of last year and the first o
 this 1886 stands out as marking great advance in aviation The year just ended the bridging of both major oceans for air passengers; the Pacific by the flying Clipper ships, which now ply the island route to the Orient pioneered by Pan American Ar ways in great leaps that only few years ago would have seemed incredible; the Atlantic by the world largest airship the Hndenburg whose 10 round trips with clockke adherence to schedule on which she carried more than 1000 enthusiastic passengers be-
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Understanding

Seattle Journal of Commerce.
 who has known financial want, whose income each month is more than the total annual wages of the average worker, who has always employed others to do disagreeable tasks, who has never had to worry the price of ton of coal or the cost of shoes and clothes for the youngsters or the grocery bill boasts: T understand and appreciate the viewpoint of the working man. who has always worked at his trade a set number of hours each day who has watched the clock closely, assumed any responsibility in bus- ness way, who knows nothing and cares less about the difficulties of meeting payrolls when business IS low and the bank balance lower who believes bosses to be grasping Shyocks, boasts T understand plenty about the problems of the business man-the view point of the employer.
 And there you have the great farce-tragedy, Americana.
 Lack of understanding, lack of appreciation of the problems of those on the other side of industrial disputes, stubbornness mistakenly believed to be the display of strong wis-such the obstacles to har- monious relations between employer and employe
 If each could change places with the other lot of stuffed-shirt employers might never get back to positions of authority and lot of workers who think they know much might be more than willing to return to their jobs realizing that they not so badly downtrodden and that, while industrial system is the result of trial and error it is not all error as they previously preferred to believe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-18
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. l.. GOrdoII

Words Often Miused: Do not say. My pen is different than yours. s.' Say My pen is different from yours"
 Often Mispronounced: Museum,
 pronounce muze-um. first u as in unit, as in me, and accent second
 syllable, not the first.
 Often Misspelled: Coop (a place
 of confinemen0 Coup Ia master- stroke) Synonyms: Shrewd, keen, wise,
 sagacious, discerning, judicious, clear l sighted. ragt Word Study: Use a word three
 times and it is yours Let US inc
 crease our vocabulary by mastering
 one word each day. Todays word.
 Clarify; to make clear ITO clarify
 the situation, shall relate the de-
 tails carefully"
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NO REER,,

No matter what you have heard or seen, I am not in the beer busi- ness, mercantile business, or a fisherman. My Business is INSUR- ANCE and that is the only business that l am engaged in. The rapidly increasing volume in the past year necessitates moving into a new and larger location, so after February 8 my insurance offices will be located cn the main street in the lower floor of the Grand Apartment Building, next door to Brownies Barber Shop
 BERT ELSTAD
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Horoscope "The stars incline
 but do not cOmpel'

Adverse planetary aspects rule strongly today, according to astrol- ogy. It is a time of waiting ano suspense with strange portents arousing anxiety concerning foreign wars.
 Threatening signs seem to pres age unrest and fear, suspicion and even treachery in international re- lations. Alarming news and con- tradictory rumors may be expected in the public prints, but the seers declare that in the event of new international difficulties the crisis will be sudden and surprising.
 Lack of harmony between capi- tal and labor will continue, for Mars and Saturn are in aspects that arouse little hope of harmony or industrial peace.
 There is a sign threatening to many business interests and enter prises. The utmost shrewdness and caution should attend all big com mercial ventures.
 Women today are under most forbidding rule of the stars which should warn them to postpone any ambitious activity. While astrolog- CTS repeat their prophecy that great public responsibilities are to fall up- on them, the present must be a period of watchful waiting.
 Care of the health is enjoined. Many digestive disorders are prob able throug hthe next few months when there will be an epidemic of influenza.
 | Aviators should be extremely care gull, for freak storms may cause &C., cidents Passengers will increase cn 1 most air lines this winter
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of prosperity Secret aid will come to certain men and women,
 Children born on this day prob ably will be gifted and studious Subjects of this sign usually are ex- tremely individual as well as talent led.
 Edqar Allen Poe. American poet was born on this day 1909. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday include Robert E. Lee, Confederate general, 1907; James Watt, inventor 1736
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