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The Washington times., 1937-03-15
Bermuda rib
ToMrs. Allen

Mrs. Charles D. Allen of 5s12
Thirty-Second st. N. w., an enter.
prising Government worker whose
ingenuity has earned her several
lucrative rewards in movie con-
tests, was announced today as one
of the two winners of a free trip
to Bermuda in a contest conducted
by the Loew's Moviegoer, the new
Loew movie fan magazine, the lat
est issue of which is now being
distributed to Capitol, Palace and
Columbia patrons.
Mrs. Allen, last year won q $50
check for her entry in the Movie
snapshot contest conducted ma
tionally by Metro Goldwyn-Mayer
Her latest contest entry will enable
her to sail to Bermuda on the
Gydnia-American liner the M. S.
Pilsudski" with all expenses paid.
Thrilled no end when informed Of
her prize, Mrs. Allen plans to sail
from New York on March 10.
The Washington times., 1937-03-15
Goyety Stars
Edna Dee

"The Monte Carlo Girls" cur.
rent at the Gayety, presents two
burlesque notables who ought to
insure the productions success in
Washington at any rate. "Reds"
Marshall, ace comedian and a
longtime favorite here, presents
his own particular brand of hui
NOR, which is quite good, and
Edna Dee, titian-haired personal
ity-plus girl, offers her own brand
of the strip-tease art. These two
add up to high score.
In the strict interests Of truth,
however, we are compelled to re-
cord that couple of youngsters,
Maurice and Maria, top the show.
Neither the very beautiful girl nor
the young man in this act can be
very much over twenty, If that,
yet they stage a routine of dance
numbers that for sheer polish and
excellence rank with anything Of
it's kind we have ever seen.
Hap Hiatt, rotund comedian, re-
turns with this show and gets his
usual and deserved hand" from
the audience.
Dolores Dawn, a very beautiful
girl of the sophisticated type, Of
fers a welcome speciality, and
Glenn Mason goes to town in a
couple Of xylophone numbers.
Boo Lavan and Claire Stone
complete the feminine contingent
of the production, the latter offer.
ing some very fine vocal selec-
tions.
Straight men Tom Bundy and
Myrray Leonard do commercially
well. The chorus is up to par.
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The Washington times., 1937-03-15

The eyes have 1t today in a new
and novel contest which The Times
is sponsoring in cooperation with
Loew's Capitol Theater in behalf
Of the merry mystery Espionage"
opening Friday.
Today we present the expressive
eyes of two of the quartet of
popular stars who appear in this
explosive drama romance. Whose
eyes are they and what ex-
actly do these eyes express? And
there you are. Merely name the
screen personality to whom each
pair of eyes belong, and at the
same time try to tell the editor
in one word or more exactly what
emotion do these eyes so vividly
express. Danger? Fear? Sur.
prise?
A new set of expressive eyes
will appear in tomorroW's Times,
The Washington times., 1937-03-15
'CIoistered
OnL0stD0y

"Cloistered," the picture Of
convent life, in its second week
at the Rialto Theater, closes
on Wednesday night. From the
beginning of its run here the film
has received remarkable pat
ronage, not only from religious
orders but from the general pub
lie.
It gives the first inside view
of the lives Of nuns. The scenes
were all taken at the Good Shep-
herd Convent near Anglers,
France. Through special permis-
sion Of ecclesiaStic authorities
Robert Alexandra was allowed to
take a studio crew into the con-
vent to record the everyday life
and rituals of the novitiates.
It is an extraordinary chronicle,
imperSonal and awesome. More
than 1000 women are members
of this convent. and though the
picture tells no story and deals
with no particular persons, it has
continuity.
First, it sketches the training
of poStulants, then the VOWS Of
young novices dressed as brides,
and then their final commitments.
Woven into this simple recording
are scenes of prayers, of the morn
ing awakening of the women by
an elderly sister, Of their various
duties, which include brick-lay-
ing, typewriting and sewing.
Reverence and Solemnity are
shown in the results of this care
full picture-taking. The whole is
beautiful and breath-taking.
The Washington times., 1937-03-15
Hepburn Here
Next Week

Close to the heart of all woman.
hood is the role Katharine Hep.
burn will play in the Theater
Guilds production of Jane Eyre, :"
which comes to the National The
ater for one week, opening Mon,
day night, March %.
Millions of women, our great
grandmothers, their daughters,
and their daughters daughters
have wept over James" predica-
ments in Charlotte Bronte's novel,
throbbed vicariously over the pas
sionate extremity Of her attach
ment for Mr.. Rochester, grieved
deeply over the cruel separation of
the two lovers and heaved great
sighs of pleasure and relief at
their final reunion.
The Washington times., 1937-03-15
M MOVIE
CLOCK

RKO-KEITHS - Anton Walbrook
Elizabeth Allan, Soldier And
The Lady" 11:42 a. M, 1:44
3:46, 5:48, 7:50, 9:52, p. m.
RIALTO-"Cloistered." II a. m.
1858. 2:2s. 4:2o. 6:14. s:13,
. 1912 p. m.
LITTLE-Marie Dressler, Jean
Harlow, Dinner at Eight" 11:15
a. M, lit, 3:19, 5:21, 1928,
9:25 p. m.
CAPITOL-Pete LORE, Victor
McLaglen, Nancy Steele Is
Missing" II a. M, 1:45, 4:30,
7:1O, 9:55 p. m. Stage, 1875,
3:20, sos, $3.50 p. m.
PALACE-Dick Powell, Madeleine
Carroll, "On the Avenue, y
1920 a. M. 2:S0. 4:50. 7:1o
$50 p. m.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Carroll
Freddie Bartholomew, "Lloyds
of London" 11:45 a. m, 2:10
4:30, 7:05. $50 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Mar .aret
Lindsay, Enrol Tlynn, "Greer
Light" 1875, a. M. 1885
$3.50, $40, TAO. 9:45 p. m.
EARLE-Virginia Bruce, Melvyr
Douglas, Women of Glamour,
1920 a. M, 1:40, 4:30, 1920
9:55 p. m. Stage, 12:45, $40
$50, 9 p. m.
Row A RD Margaret Lindsay
Enrol Flynn, Green Light,
1890, 3:55, 7:05, 1910 p. m
Stage, Louise Beavers" 2:3O
5:45, 9:1O p. m.
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lThe three best entries submitted
each day will be rewarded with
cash prizes Of IS. So and 50. Ten
uthers submitting meritorious en-
tries each day will each win a
pair Of guest tickets to the Capitol
to see Espionage" which is packed
with strange, battling events and
which maintains a fast, thrilling
tempo as it tells of a man and a
girl in pursuit of a sensational
newspaper story, only to find that
they've both pursued Cupid. Ticket
winners will also enjoy the new
Capitol stage show featuring Wini
Shaw in person, Arthur Reilly and
other acts.
Answers must be in the hands
of the Eyes Contest Editor, The
Washington Times by Thursday
midnight.
The Washington times., 1937-03-15
HASTY PUDDING BOYS

HAS Il 1ODD1NN DOA .
Harvard'S Hasty Pudding Club
will present it's ninety-second pro-
duction, Come Across" on Sun
day night, April 4, at the BelaSco
Theater. The musical is about
televiSion.
Alumni Of the Crimson will see
among other things Benjamin
Welles, son of the Assistant Secre-
tary of State, as a dancer; Ma
thaniel Benchley, son Of the
famous critic and humorist, and
Gammann Newberry, son of for
mer Senator Truman Newberry, Of
Michigan, as the shows most
beautiful chlorine. Young New
berry also composed the music
for Come Across"
Vincent Freedley, Broadway pro-
ducer of Red, Hot and Blue" will
supervise the final rehearsals for
the Hasty Pudding boys.
Harvard'S i'll bred and ignorant
squad will not be with the Hasty
Pudding tourists. They did their
"act" last October when they
"booed" President Roosevelt as he
rode through the university yard
at Cambridge. A White House re-
ception will probably be part of
the Washington visit, since PreS1-
dent Roosevelt is Harvard's most
distinguished living son and both
Franklin and John are students
there. Franklin was a member of
the last years cast and would
have been in Come Across" but
for his long illness.
THIS AND THAT
District folks on Miami Shores
Sidney and Celia Lust, Helen and
Arthur De Titta, Carter and Chick
Barron, Lou Bernheimer and A.
Julian Brylawski. All present for
the annual convention of the Mo.
ton Picture Theater Owners of
America, but they will also try the
ocean. Returned Travellers: Rudy
and Grace Berger, of M.-G..M.,
after West Indies trip.
Congratulations. To Mr.. and
Mrs. S. L. Sorkin-he's the assist
ant manager at R-K-O-Keith's The
ater. A six-pound girl born at
a. m. at Columbia Hospital.
Thanks, again and again: To
Carter Barron, Johnny Payette,
Kay Marlborough, Duff Merrick
and Frank La Falce for tenth an.
niVersary remembrances.
Helen Hayes next season tour
with Victoria Regina" will be al.
most record breaking in length
and miles covered. She is sched.
uled to begin September 16 at
Hartford and close June II, 1888
at Los Angeles. The tour will
cover SO cities in % States. Only
lay-offs are week before Christmas
and Holy Week. Bill Fields gets
the job of agent ahead, Broad.
ways choicest publicity plum.
The new formed organization
Of Broadway press agents will fix
a minimum salary at $100 weekly.
This wage used to be standard
with most producers paying $3.50
for road service. Depression and
poor business dropped this away
down and the scribes now hope to
restore the scale.
The Washington times., 1937-03-15
By LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright, 1887. by King Features
Syndicate, Ino.)

HOLLYWOOD, March IS.
Frank Morgan had q heart attack
on the set at M-G-M last week.
and in the excitement Of trying to
get him to a hospital quickly, they
sent him in a hearSe, borrowed
from the mortuary across the
street from the studio. Frank,
who had by then been doped up
aplenty by the lot doctors, took
one look at the vehicle and re-
marked, with his usual humor,
What? No Angels?" Incidentally,
he has been given a three weeks
leave of absence by the studio, dur
ing which time he, along with
Mrs. Morgan, will visit Ensenada
and Mexico City.
Ginger Rogers new home has
turned out to be something arch
itecturally. She requested in the
plans that they put an icebox
outside her bedroom door, so that
when she came home at night, she
could throw her orchids in, and
pluck out a turkey leg which
would always be there for her mid
night snack. Unfortunately, the
plans got balled up, and she called
the whole thing off when she dis
covered that the motor for the
icebox would have to be placed
underneath her own bed. Further
more, downstairs she had ar
ranged a bookcase full of fake
books, in the middle Of which was
real one, the point being that
you removed it, pressed a button,
the wall opened. and there would
be closet space enough for her
minks, her sableS, her chinchillas,
her silver foxes and her bunny
throws. But again the working
plans went amiss. When finished,
it contained only room enough
for one Of the young lady'S berets.
More on the subject of one of
Americas favorite dancing stars.
Her cohosted rollerskating party
with Alfred Vanderbilt, jr., has
the entire town done up in aches
and liniments, although no broken
bones, fortunately. Ginger distin-
guished herself by falling down the
most often, and was closely Sec
onded by Anne Shirley. In the
male category, Jack Oakie and
yours truly were doubling for mopS
the entire evening, while George
and Julie Murphy, Cesar Romero,
and couple of others who whizzed
by too fast to see, turned out to
be the best skaters of the evening.
libby Holman Reynolds amazed
all her friends, knowing of her
near-sightednesS, by swoop in G
The Washington times., 1937-03-15
KELLEYGRAMS

Willie and Eugene Howard will
be the Earle Theater'S headliners
the week of April 9. Not with
cut-down version of George Whites
Scandals" for that miniature re-
Gently closed, but as a separate
comedy act.
This Is welcome news, for Willie
is one of this corners favorite
comics. My one hope is that the
diminutive Mr.. Howard and his
champion feeder" Eugene, do not
include that much overworked and
vulgar quartette from "Rigoletto,"
which has earned a social security
The Washington times., 1937-03-15

Gus Mccarthy, Of Motion Pic
ture Herald, reveals that he was
among a group Of newSpapermen
and studio executives taken to
Santa Barbara for a screening pre-
liminary to welding the pruning
scissors.
They watched "The Great
Ziegfeld" as it emerged from the
studio over four hours long. OBJ
viouSly many scenes must be sac
rificed. Then, says Mr.. Mccarthy,
Hunt Stromberg, producer; Rob
ert z. Leonard, director; Howard
Strickling, studio publicity direc-
tor, and the press representatives
went into a huddle. Their unani-
nous verdict that this scene must
be included played a large part
in the honor accorded Lutse
Rainer on the night Of March A.
AS for Paul NUM- in "Life Of
Louis PaSteur," it was his general
authentic Characterization of the
scientist which made his work out
standing, rather than any particu-
lar scene, that won him the in
duStry's greatest tribute.
MUNTS ADDRESS
They pick for this news reel
nugget from "Pasteur," the scene
where Louis Pasteur addresses the
medical students in these impress
SiYe words:
"YOu young meil-dOctOrS and
scientists of the future-dO not
let yourselves be tainted by
barren skepticism, nor diScOur-,
aged by the sadness of certain
hours that creep over nations.
Do not become angry at your
opponents, for no scientific the
Ory has ever been accepted with
out opposition. Live in the
serene peace Of libraries and
laboratories. Say to yourselves
first: What have done for
my Instruction. and as you
gradually advance: What am /
accOmpliShing?' until the time
comes when you may have the
immense happiness Of thinking
that you have contributed in
some way to the welfare and
progress of mankind"
The Washington times., 1937-03-15

pension for old age, having served
not only vaudeville, but reVues, ra-
dio and even the motion picture
screen. Only W. C. Fields golfing
gag exceeds it for long and dis
tinguished laugh service.
Willie Howard is on his way to
Hollywood where he has a con-
tract that does not include Eugene.
His last picture was Rose of the
Rancho" with Gladys Swarthout.
Best movie laugh Of the week:
In Nancy Steele Is Missing" at
the Capitol, where the prisoners in
jail cells hearing that America has
entered the World War join in
singing, MY Country IT'S Of Thee.
Sweet Land of Liberty"
BUYS A STRAW HAT
That was Neecie Stevens of the
Stevens sisters act at the Capitol
Theater this week going in and
out of F Street department stores
Saturday A. M. while the snow
flakes fell, trying to buy a summer
straw hat. The particular kind
that the comedienne wanted was
one Of those wide brimmed som
breros, seen on the beach, but also
suitable for hinbilly makeup. The
present top-piece is the worse for
wear.
Ivy and Bernice, Washington
girls, carry around their pet pooch
for company. On Friday they
sent out for a portion of scrap
meat for their pet. When the
messenger returned with the
poodle's caviar wrapped up in a
newspaper they opened it to find
a picture Of the Stevens sisters
staring at them from the printed
page. Thus did they become aware
Of Ray Bells preliminary pub
licity In their behalf.
The Washington times., 1937-03-15
GEMS FROM PRIZE MOVIES
Willie and Eugene Howard Are
Earle April HeodIiners;;
Hosty Pudding Coming
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

In the minutes of events and miscellaneous
short entertainment the TransLux Theater found the
most interesting those which pictured the winners of
the Academy gold statues best acting 1886 and the partcu
lar scenes most talked about.
You may Luse Raner in the telephone inerlude from
The Zegfed Here she has just learned that Flo Zeg
field has become engaged to Billie Burke and as Anna Held
his former wife she congratuates the producer.
The Washington times., 1937-03-15

LAUGHS AND TEARS
Miss Rainer assumes a carefree
and gay mood as she felicitateS
Flo and wishes him happiness. Art
fully she pretendS she is oVerjoyed
while inwardly her heart is torn
and her real emotions are re-
Elected in the tears which well
and fill her eyes, even while she is
laughing. 1t is magical acting and
The Washington times., 1937-03-15
Links Expert

Katharine Hepburn, currently
co-starred with Franchot Tone in
RKO's film version of Sir James
Parties play, Quality Street." is
one of Hollywood's ableSt women
golfers. Her regular partner at
her club is the professional.
The Washington times., 1937-03-15

Miss Rainer deserved the highest
honor for making it breathlessly
real.
It now comes out that M-G-M
thought seriously Of taking this
scene out of the picture entirely.
It could have been done without
sacrificing any of the continuity
and, when first previewed, "The
Great Ziegfeld" needed an hour Of
cutting.
The Washington times., 1937-03-15

Paul Muni and Luise Rainer Shown
In Highlights at Trans-Lux Theater
The Washington times., 1937-04-09
Spring Handiwork

THE Tyrolean influence con-
L tinueS and the smarteSt en-
ample De'Ue found recently is
linen skirts and boleroS, 1Ohite
with colored embroidery on
pockets of the skirts and on the
boleroS. With a bit of an orgGndie
blouse, or lUith simple cotton
shirt, they will make charming
casual summer costume. They
come all made 1Uith pattern
stamped for the embroidery to be
done By you, and it goes so fast
that you can do either piece in an
hour or so. The skirts are not
hen1med, so that you can put the
hemline at Just the right height.
The linen is of good quality, fairly
coarse, so that it lDill hare a
"peaSGnt" look, and there are
three patterns to choose from, a
peacock pattern, a tlo1Der pattern
and one lDith q boy on one pocket
a girl on the other. They range in
size from ID to 20, and zoe north of
cotton floss is enough to 1Oork
both pieces. The skirts are priced
$1.95 and the boleros S9c. Where
can you find such an attractive
costume, and at such a price!
The Washington times., 1937-04-09

a personal affront. They spend
their evenings in pool-rooms or
taver1s, or hang around street cor
ners with other boys, and let the
child-wife manage as best she can.
All said and done, she makes a
better job Of it than her teen-age
husband. ."3
Pundits who dig up fossils, meas
ure skulls and spend their time
bordering over why we act like
human beings, pretty generally
agree that the most uplifting in
stinct of mankind, the thing which
has brought up the race from tree
climbing and communicating to
our present state, Is the maternal
instinct. "
FATHERH0OD LAGS
For the love Of their children,
women have developed domestic
arts-weaving, pottery making,
seed planting of which has
helped the race to shed a good deal
of its natural savagery.
Fatherhood has Jagged a good
many centuries behind. Not until
the last five or six thousand years,
or a little longer, have men begun
The Washington times., 1937-04-09

to take pride in their families. Be
fore that, there is pretty good evi.
dence to show that, in many parts
Of the world, matriarchy, or
mother-rule, prevailed.
So it's not surprising that the
teen-age father is more negligent
Of responsibility than the teen
age girl who is his wife.
Hundreds Of letters which come
to this column during the course
of the years are written by dis
tracted young mothers who feline
their husbands spend their entire
wages on themselves, never taking
into consideration that baby must
have food, shelter and clothes.
The young mother, If she's so
fortunate as to have parents, takes
her baby and goes home. Or she
leaves it in a day nursery and goes
out to work. And the very young
father, feeling that domestic prob
lens are a nuisance, hangs around
the pool-room or the street corners
to forget his troubles in something
else. .'s
Copyright, 1887, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc }
The Washington times., 1937-04-09

principal and your teacher and
the graduating class should have
a meeting at which these plans
should be discussed and decided.
For it would be odd If, for in
stance, you think it best to wear
a pink net evening dress, and
Mary Smith would think it best
to wear a street suit! If the
principal and the teacher and the
graduating class agree that eve
ming gowns are the appropriate
thing to wear, then your pink net
gown will be appropriate.
The question of wearing flowers
should also be decided on. Some
times it is decided, for the sake
of harmony, that no flowers will
be worn. More often. and very
appropriately, the girl graduates
carry bouquets, fashioned alike,
and Of the same kinds of flowers.
Yes.
The Washington times., 1937-04-09
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:


Il have been married since last
summer, but have kept it a secret.
Please inform me If it would be
proper to send out announcements
at this time to my friends, or
would it be possible to have it an
nulled and have the ceremony
over again? READER"
don't see any point in having
the marriage annulled, only to
have the ceremony performed
again. Since you now wish to
make public announcement of
your marriage, all you need to do
is, first, to tell the members of
your families and close friends,
and write to your relatives and
friends who live out of town. Your
husband would do the same.
These are the ones most con-
cerned with the news, and, as
you realize, the news will soon
spread to your not-so-close friends
and acquaintance.
Or, if you and your husband are
now about to begin housekeeping,
you might plan to give a house.
warming, and combine the mar.
riage news and the invitation.
Somewhat like this:
Dear Mary:
George and l were married in
Baltimore last summer-on July
1O-but, for personal reasons,
have kept the news secret. Now
we want our friends to know the
The Washington times., 1937-04-09

Yet they seem to have no diff.
Guilty in getting ministers and
justices Of the peace to marry
them to girls younger than them
selves.
We didn't pay much attention
to this state of affairs until the
case of the nine-year-old bride in
Tennessee made us sit up and
tc'ze notice.
ABANDONS BABY
The outstanding case Of a lack
of responsibility on the part Of y
youthful father made the head
lines a week or two ago with
Chooses Car to Child"
Frederick Schue, jr., Of Chicago,
abandoned baby Kenneth because
he couldn't both support the child
and make the payments on his
automobile. He was held under
$4,000 bond on a charge Of aban-
doning the child.
The attractive baby held the
spotlight during a brief hearing,
when Patrolman Ambrose j. Dor
sey and his wife asked permission
to adopt the infant.
The young fathers attorney
said the whole thing was the result
of IAN unfortunate chain Of cir
cumstances." The baby's mother
is in the Municipal Sanitarium,
desperately Ill with tuberculosis.
TOO YOUNG
It's not unusual for a chain OF
unfortunate circumstances to grip
the teen.age father. He's just toe
young for the responsibility of
parenthood, and should be out on
the lot playing baseball or at home
studying his lessons.
These very young fathers soon
tire Of their wives, and the crying
and care Of a baby seems to them
The Washington times., 1937-04-09
''!',! |,
~ WILMA LAVlLLE
WILMA LAVILLE
For the Huntsman

For the Huntsman
A NYONE who is enthusiast
"A tic about hunting or about
horses will like the lovely
glasses we found in a down.
town store. Their name is
merely Hunt" and there are
old-fashioneds, highball glasses,
cocktails, decanters and a
punch bowl. There will be
other sizes added to the line
later. The glass is unusually
fine quality, and there is a
beautifully enameled horses
head in gold circle, the
glasses trimmed in gold, too.
The head is so good that you
can fairly get the horses ex-
preston. They are entirely
new, and if you get them now,
you will surely be the first
person in your circle or hunt
to use them. The glasses
sell for $1.25 each, and other
pieces are in proportion.
The Washington times., 1937-04-09

ToLORED shoes for the baby
" why hasn't someone thought
of that before? We've found them
in a downtown store, pink or blue
patent leather shoes with Inter
mediate" soles, those semi-soft
soles that are right for the baby
learning to walk. They are too
sweet for words, in pale shades OF
pink or blue, and are much more
practical than the usual white
kids that children wear. They are
high enough to support little
ankles tottering through first steps
and they are extremely attractive
at the same time. They come in
sizes UP to and including S, and
sell for 50 per pair. Nothing could
make a much more charming gift
to a baby, and will be one that
will certainly not be duplicated.
A pair of these shoes will be nice
for the baby a bit older, too, or as
q first birthday gift.