davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-20
Where They Play
PIEDMONT LEAClJF


PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Rocky Mount at Asheville (2).
Durham at Charlotte.
Norfolk at Winston-Salem.
Richmond at Portsmouth.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland at Chicago
Detroit at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at New York.
Washington at Boston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston at Brooklyn.
New York at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh.
Chicago at Cincinnati (night)
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
New Orleans at Knoxville.
Chattanooga at Little Rock.
Birmingham at Nashville.
Atlanta at Memphis.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Chicago 4; Detroit ~ &C in
nings, rain.)
Philadelphia 4; Boston 5.
New York 4; Washington 3 (12
innings.)
Cleveland O. St. Louis /.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-20
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Who Won
PIEDMONT LEAGUE

Portsmouth 6; Richmond 2.
Winston-Salem o; Norfolk l..
Charlotte /; Durham 5.
(Only games scheduled.)
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Sepios Hit At
The Goyety

Last week at the Gayety,
Murray Green sang a song en-
titled "Darkies Have Music in
Their SOUL" and this week a
dance team carrying the moni-
ker of Wade and Wade" prove
this point.
Yet music is not their only
attribute, for they have rhythm
as well. A rhythm and a style
that has been unsurpassed dur
ing this season at the Gayety.
You may have foreseen this,
but Wade and Wade are q
colored dance team whose tap
ping has carried them into
many movie shorts and justly
so, for they are the tops in their
field.
Headlining the comedy sec
tor are Harry Connolly and
Billy Hagen, two clever coined
ians that rate among the best.
OF the two, this reviewer is
partial to Harry Connolly who
is possessed with a bashful de-
livery that is comical a n d
laughable.
All of the members Of the
cast forming the distaff side
this week are extremely verSi-
tile. Besides being excellent
speciality dancers Lillian Har-
riSon and Joan Mavis are well
versed in the art Of speaking
lines and add much to the
sketches.
Lew Brown and Conny Ryan
assist Connolly and Hagen ad-
mirably in the mum erou S
sketches. 1t should be noted
that Conny Ryan has one Of
the best singing voices that
burlesque has yet to offer.
r. H. s.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Xmas Parties in Lust Theoters

Maryland Theaters, operated
by Sidney B. Lust, will hold
their annual toy matinees Sat
urday morning, December 18,
at 10 o'clock. The Milo Theater,
in Rockville, will present "Pen-
rod and SAM" starring Billy
Mauch, together with an Our
Gang comedy, Popeye cartoon
and Mickey Mouse cartoon, as
well as Johnny Reh, the Wonder
Magician, on the stage.
The Arcade Theater, in Hyatts-
ville,, and the Cameo .Theater,
in Mt. Rainier, will offer all
comedy shows, featuring Our
Gang, Mickey Mouse, Popeye,
Edgar Kennedy, Tom Patricola
and Buster West, a Silly Sym
phony, Shorty the Monk and
other short subjects.
The only admission charge
is a toy, article of children's
clothing or canned food, which
will be distributed to needy
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
MOVIE
CLOCK

CAPITOLFrances Farmer,
Ray Milland, "Ebb Tide" II
a. M, 1:40, 4:25, 7:15, 9:55
p. m. Stage, Mitzi Mayfair,
12:4O, $3.50, $40. 9 p. m.
PALACE Carole Lombard,
Frederic M arch, Nothing
Sacred" 1875 a. M, 1875,
$40, $40, 7:45, $50 p. m.
COLUMBIA ames Stewart,
Robert Young, Navy Blue and
Gold" 11:15 a. m, 1920, $3.50,
$50, 7:35, 9:40 p. m.
R.K.O. KEITHS HS-Katharine
Hepburn, Ginger Rogers,
"Stage Door," 11:15 a. m,
1:21, 1927, 5:33, 1889, 9:45
METRoPoL1TAN-Hugh E: r. Her
bert. Ssh! The Octopus"
11:l5 a. M, 1920, $3.50, $40,
7:50, 10 p. m.
EARLE-John Boles, Luli Deste,
"She Married an Artist" II
a. M, 1870, 4:25. 7:20, 9:55
p. m. stage, 12:4o, 3:35, $3.50.
8 p. m.
LITTLE-Robert Donat, Made
leine Carroll, 1.-THE 80 Steps,"
1927 a. m, 1909, 2:51, 4:33,
6:15, 7:57, 9:39 p. m.
TRANS LUX - NewSreel and
Shorts at 10 and 11:45 a. m,
1890, 1:45. 3, AIS, $50,
6:45. 8, 9:15 and 10:4E p. m.
H o w A r D - "Marihuana, I"
1890. $3.50, 7:05, 1910 p. N.
Stage, Hardy Brothers Or
chestra, 2:30, $50, 9:1O p. m.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
KELLEYGRAMS

Mae Vests new picture,
'"Every Days a Holiday" will
be among the January releases
due at the Earle here-and
last night the screens ace
siren began the work of max.
ing the mOvie-gOers West con-
sciOuS, by an appearance of the
coffee hour radio ErOgram with
Charlie Mccarthy.
La West was in good form
(no pun intended) which
means that the network cen
SOrs must have scratched their
heads before they let some Of
her nifties get by their blue
pencil.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

retOrted Mae. This year, l am
on a diet"
"Why don't you quit Bergen
and come home with me. I'll
let you play on my wOOdpile."
Love is peace and quiet" OBJ
served Charlie. Wisecracked
Mae, THAT amt love, that's
Sleep"
For many months Mae West
has turned down all offers to
appear on radio. Last nights
broadcast is said to have netted
her $4,000, with half of that
sum contributed by the film
company.
HELEN AS "PORTIA"
When Helen Hayes takes
"Victoria Regina" to Chicago,
just after Christmas, she will
give the Windy City her first
performance as Portia in "Mer-
chant of Venice" The Shake
speare, will be offered at spe-
cial matinees.
Miss Hayes got the idea Of
playing Portia on her last en-
gagement in Chicago. She ad'
dressed the Bar Association or
that city. and having nothing
prepared, decided to give them
the Quality of Mercy" speech
from Merchant" 1t made such
hit that then and there the
idea of playing Portia was born.
JUVENILE TROUBLE
One of the reasons that the
National Theater is suffering
three dark weeks, is because
Producer Jed Harris Cancelled
Ibsens's "A Dolls House." after
hearing he would be embar-
rassed by the Districts child
labor law. A 3-year-old child is
essential to the action Of the
play.
This same problem is acute in
New York, where "A Dolls
House" is scheduled to open De-
cember 27. New York requires
children to be 7 before they can
make public appearances, but
Producer Harris is hopeful that
a special dispensation will be
made for his juvenile member of
the cast.
TOO MUCH PUBLICITY
David E. Green, whose pub
hcity bureau has, among other
clients, Edgar Bergen, stopped
by this editors desk long enough
Saturday to report something
new in the way of popularity
worries.
Charlie Mccarthy, no less, is
nightly afraid that his public
will go tired of him soon, what
with his coming screen appear
ances, his weekly radio CAB, and
his personals" in the theater.
So he has requested his publicity
generalissimO to pipe down" on
newspaper releases. Fancy that!
Tubthumper Green is proud
est of the idea, born one night
about a year ago, Of having Ed
gar Bergen leave $4,000 to his
favOrite dummy. He Is proud Of
it not only because it made the
newspapers from East to West
on Christmas Eve, but because
the Law Journal recognized IL to
the eTtent of a news story and .
legal EDITORIAL.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

Her first studio bow was in a
specially written radio satire on
Adam, she complained there
was no future under a fig tree,
that she wanted to get a chance
to expand her personality by
getting out in the world.
When long, rangy and luke
warm Adam refused to break
the lease on the Garden of Para
disc, this Eve worked her
charms on the all dark and
swinky, Mr.. Snake. Get me a
big one. / feel like dOin' a Big
Apple said the temptresS.
With her apple victory Eve
confessed she was the first
woman to have her way and
snake will take the rap for it,
and the first woman to make
Q monkey out Of a snake.
When Adam reminded her
he was Man No /. Eve re-
torted "Yes, but are you q No.
] man?"
with Charlie Mccarthy, ra-
dos prize beIittIer, La West had
q anappy exchange.
Il thought you liked 'em tall,
dark and handsome" said
Charlie.
"TBat was last years model. I"
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

emption on tickets was lifted
from admissions costing so and
so cents. thus stimulating the
ater attendance. At the present
time the Federal tax starts at
admission prices of Al cents.
ADMISSIONS FROZEN"
What the picture industry
desires is a repeal or revision
of the admission taxes, and it
is prepared to show that the
Federal Treasury would be a
beneficiary under the new plan.
The revenue lost in theater
taxes would be more than off
set-claim those who have
worked out the plainly the
increases paid by exhibitors and
corporations from taxes on cap
ital stock, income, excess and
undistributed profits and divi-
dendS.
Today the majority of the
neighborhood and Small-town
theaters in the United States
have a Accent top admission
price. They claim they have
been unable to raise prices
though such a policy would be
economically sound - because
their scale has been frozen"
through the Federal admissions
tax. Should they jump the
scale to As cents, practically
the entire increase would go
to the Federal Treasury. An
increase to so cents is deemed
too drastic a jump and i'm
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

LOWER PRICE BALCONY
Immediate effect of this lower
scale is expected to be boom
business for tn e early shows,
something which has been miss
ing since the higher tariffs were
in effect.
When the Earle and the Loew
theaters abolished the 25 cents
"early bird" show, it was pre-
Sumed to be part of a national
movement for higher admis-
sions. About that time a slump
in theater attendance became
manifest. since tabulated by box
office returns as averaging Is
per cent in all areas, and the
plan to up prices" was forgot
ten.
Since the increased scale only
"Life of Emile zola," Lost
Horizon" Souls at Sea- and
1.-THE Awful Truth" have given
the Earle Theater goers to
crow about.
No official announcement has
come from Loew headquarters
as to the price policy of the Cap
itol Theater, but it is presumed
that this huge F Street cinema
will follow their vaudeville "op-
position" house by bringing back
the Is cents till / p. m. scale.
Some exhibitors feel Congress
has the key to better movie buSi-
ness. They think it rests with
revised amusement taxes.
Paramount Pictures actuaries
have compiled figures to show
that the Government would get
greater tax revenues if the ex-
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

best material for an outdoor
film that Beach has ever turned
out.
1.-THE Barrier" which opens
Friday at the Earle Theater, is
the story of a romance between
a West Point graduate on duty
in Alaska Games ElliSon) and
a young Alaskan girl, (Jean
Parker), who is believed to be
half Indian. An absorbing photo
play lies In the way the two over
come the obstacle of mixed
blood, and work out their hap
pineSs together.
In the cast of ''The Barrier"
are Leo Garlic, Jean Parker,
James Ellison, Otto Kruger, Rob-
ert Barrat, Andy Clyde and Sara
Haden.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Designs Watch

Margot Grahame, featured
with Fredric March and Fran
ciska Gaal in THE Buccaneer,"
has designed a diamond and
sapphire watch for men which
is being manufactured by Eu-
ropes best-known maker Of ex-
pensive watches. She gave the
first one to arrive in this coun-
try to Cecil B. DeMille, her pro-
ducerdirector,
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

children in the theaters' respec-
tive counties.
In Rockville, the event is be-
ing sponsored by the welfare
board Of Montgomery county,
the Montgomery Sentinel and
the Milo Theater. Mt. Rainier
sponsors include the Charles r.
Huntemann post, American Le-
gion, the Prince Georgian and
Cameo Theaters, and in HyattS-
vile, the Kiwanis Club, welfare
board, Independent and Arcade
TheaterS.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Scott FiddIes

Raymond Scott, the maestro
of jazz who wanted to be an
electrical engineer, has found
time since he was put under con-
tract at Twentieth Century-Fox
to crafty an ambition of long
standing. After the days work
in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm" he goes home and fiddleS
with radio gadgetS.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Uncle Sam Gave Every Help in
Making of Submarine Dr.

Numerous and steep the technical difficulties
tered by the movies the filming of story dealing with
branch of the Governments armed service But these
enhanced thousandfod when the story dees into the
nnermos operations Of the submarine of which
carefully guarded
This the situation faced in the filming Of Cosmopol
tans spectacular Submarine d. which begins engage
ment December "a at the Earle Theaer. X
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

GENUINE INVENTIONS
More than a year was spent in
groundwork Of one sort or an
other before actual shooting was
begun. Part of the prelimi-
nary effort was devoted to win
ming Government consent and
cooperation, without which the
picture could not have been
undertaken. This alone was a
lengthy process, for it involved
winning the approval of every
chief executive from the Ad-
miral of the Fleet through the
Naval Board at Washington to
the Secretary of the Navy and
finally the President himself.
Innumerable technical de-
tails had to be confronted. The
story called for late model sub
marine to be rammed and sunk
by a cruiser. This was the be-
ginning of the studio headache,
for naturally Uncle Sam was
not going to let any late model
submarine be treated that way,
nor even an old model one.
A submarine duplicating the
real thing had to be built. Tech.
nicians constructed it in the
Warner Bros. workshops.
To build a 26-foot miniature
submarine, weighing 1,525
pounds and driven by nine
electric motors operated for
ward and in reverse by remote
control was one thing. But to
construct it so that it would be
authentic and yet not give away
any Government secrets was
another.
DIRECTED BY BACON
Government engineers went
over every last detail of the
blueprints, checking here, alter
ing there before construction
was begun.
Similarly they currycombed
the plans for different interior
sections of the craft, such as
the torpedo control chamber,
the compression and decom-
preston chambers, crew and
officers quarterS-all of which
had to be built to actual di-
mensions of a genuine late
model submarine.
Plans for every least bit of
machinery which would appear
in the picture we're just as care
fully scrutinized, as likewise
were the blueprints for tor.
pedoes and for the tubes to
launch them. The torpedoeS,
by the way, were marvels of
ingenuity: made of aluminium,
with rudders and propellers,
and so designed that when dis.
charged from the submarine by
remote electric control they
sped through the water leaving
a bubbling wake.
Lloyd Bacon, who directed
and a notable cast with Pat
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

O'Brien, George Brent, Wayne
Morris, Frank McHugh and
others, must shart, of course, in
the credit for that. But plenty
of kudos also must go to the
Warner technicianS, James Glib
bons and his staff, who con-
Structed a workable submarine
in it's every detail.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
The Barrier
For Earle

"The Barrier" one of the most
popular novels ever written by
the master of outdoor fiction,
Rex Beach, has been made into
a motion picture by Producer
Harry Sherman.
1t took seven long years of
negotiations before Sherman
could get the screen rights to the
book, which he considers the
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Gleanings
and
Screenings
By Andrew R. Kelley

Warner Brothers Christmas gift to movie patrons in the
downtown will be reduction admission prices the
Earle Theate and restoration of the eary bird" and
bargain matinees.
Since Labor Day week an increased scale has been in
operation the Earle Theater with differenal in the
balcony prices night.
The scale, in effect December "a will the
25cens till pm. policy, with 35 for all matinee
Seats until the evening prices in effect The Accent
balcony ticket for night patrons also back.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Liohter Fails Aoain

Paul Guilfoyle attempts to
hold up Lee Tracy at the point
of a cigarette lighter in Lights
Out" new RKO-Radio drama,
but Lee doesn't fall for the gag.
Joan Woodbury. heads a strong
supporting cast.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
ED SULLIVAN
RY ED SULLIVAN
MiIIion-Dollar Blunders
Hollywood, Dec, IL.

NILLI0n-DOLtdF bLun0eTS
various times tore up up nso otsr they
be rated onservave worth 100000
o on had eG i@i nf as in Powell
Filtration Walk" and let him slip away.
EDGAR BERGEN office commodity who
was egfed "FOIe" playing in
Philadelphia ay by the master minds Of NBs
every picture company here this
% pd S s theatre % and did the
which recently paid Boyer about $500 600 for
him French versions their
Of Don Ameche.
paramount rejected Astai test the grounds
that Wallace Bey all washed comedies he made
shearer because Miss shearer then professional model in New
Coast herself mother Although he liked
n9 @ 'ess sse % % By I 2 off
the Later he reed it, by her when they were both
and Aine Macahon wouldn't well know this to be fact
@ % at Ul gs Soy k 20 gn @ % P TO n fn 96a
the studio decided to test her for fairly important role The
Of the industry Seventh Heaven" with Charlie Farrell
MYRNA Warmers She
aa h: Pa 4f that Raf s H S. @ n o %
No box office draw Of feminine stars of Clark Gable
him Mile road company perform
dripping heroes
the Buddy Rogers pattern when Cables option
wasn't renewed. MGM hereupOn grabbed him
Brown. -'0O''
UNIVERSAL which had typed Bette Davis ckenngy
ngenue turned her loose Warmers aoned for
bunders by casting her correctly getting
investment.
THESE HLIONDOLLAR down as capOus
criticism Ty Cobb told something
interview when this reporter pennng
how player makes" said Cobb
there trying We had shOrtstop who led the league fielding
a f0A
far to the right wouldn't
he'd bobbe I'd rather everything
hit down his alley because fielding
story"
THE ONLY UNFORTUNATE aspiration of these milondolar
bunder that the history fstudo mudg
is dencay miserable deeply youngsters are
SCARED by these mistakes stars of this
territory those thbd
and possessed the to keep
1copyrisht TriSune r News syndcste Inc,
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

THE ONLY UNFORTUNATE aspiration of these mliondoar
bundes is that the history fstudo misjudg.
ment identcay miserable deeply youngsters are
SCARED by these mistakes
territory those who have been tumbed umd
and yet possessed the trying
column to all Of the kids of the country Don't heart
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

Early Bird Show and Reduced Night Scale for Bal
cony Seats To Be Restored, Week of December "a
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

UNIVERSAL which had typed Bette Davis ckenngly
ingenue turned her loose and Warmers atoned
unders by casting correctly getting her
investment.
Nogales international., 1937-09-18
Political Third Parties

THERE is great deal Of talk being heard these days
about the possibility of new political parties. The
IDEA seems to be that is to be composed of the
more conservative elements of the present Republican
party and the "oldline' Democrats who are opposed
to the New Deal Another it is being said is to be or
ganized by John L. Lewis, head of the c. |. O.. some
thing like the American Labor Party which figured
IN the election returns in few states last year.
Either or both of those may come to pass, though
I94O IS still long way ahead to make predictions
What the effect the next Presidential election
might be is anybodys guess. Sometimes in our DO
htlcal history new and powerful party growing out
OF split In one of the old parties has changed the
course of events, but not often The Progressive or
Bull Moose" party of ex-Presdent Theodore Roose-
welt drew enough votes from the Republicans to elect
a Democrat, Woodrow Wilson. The Populist PARTY.
though it won 22 electoral votes in 1892 did not
change the result of the Presidential election It drew
It's votes from both of the old parties
We have four parties now important enough to
have representation in both Houses of Congress- The
Progressive Party and the Farmer-Labor Party have
both Senators and Representatives at Washington A
dozen other parties including the Socialist and the
Communist, have their places on the official ballot
in most of the states. The real contest however is al
ways between the two major parties and it would
take pretty violent uprising of public opinion to
launch new party which would make serious inroads
upon the voting strength of either the Democrats or
the Republicans.
Nogales international., 1937-09-18
AFlimsy Excuse

THE tax rate, occasionally given as the excuse for
lack of building operations here, is flimsy in
our opinion
Nogales' combined rate, recently announced, is
$25 It is less than half that of the Miami rate
of $685. and lower than the Globe rate of $1O38 and
the Mesa rate of $8.O7 and only few cents higher
than Phoenix rate of $6.63.
Tax rates never reard the building Of hundreds of
new homes in Phoenix and Mesa each year, and Globe
and Miami, too are booming at the present time in
fact new homes are being erected in every city in
Arizona except Nogales
NOGALES MUST AND WILL HAVE MORE
HOUSES, if it is to grow
Twelve new names for certain species of fishes
have been adopted by scientists, probably to desg-
nate new kinds of suckers.
When boy was arraigned in London for murder
ing his parents, his lawyer asked leniency because
his client was an orphan.
Nogales international., 1937-09-18

prayer. After having slept for 30
years we no longer need many
hours of rest"
The door of the papal villa also
closes at II. Swiss guards patrol
one side of the huge door while
carabinieri, in their swallow-tailed
coats and cooked hats, guard the
outside walls.
At S o'clock in the morning the
papal villa is buzzing with life.
Small trucks start pouring into the
back courtyard with vegetables and
fruit from the papal farm Fisher
men, from the Lake of Albano, come
to offer their fish to Castelgan-
dolfo's guests" as the Pope is re-
ferred to here.
Eats Less Meat Now
Prior to his recent illness, Plus
was a true gourmet. He preferred
food of his native province OF
Lombardy, which is very rich. He
seldom ate fish, preferring meat,
especially pork. DR.. Milani has now
invited his patient to eat less meat
and more fish.
During meals the Pope used to
drink glass of rich Hungarian
Tokay. DR.. Milani has also asked
the Pope to drop wine. Plus drinks
boiled water. He drinks it while
still warm, a habit contracted in
Poland while papal nuncio for
Benedict XVIII.
Numerous ecclesiaStics, following
the Pope's example, spend their We
cations in the Alban hills. Half q
dozen cardinals and various papal
functionaries now pass their sur"
mers either at Castelgandolfo, OF
nearby Ariccia, Genzano or Al
bano.
Nogales international., 1937-09-18
1888 Plates To Be
Yellow And Black

PHOENIX. Sept 17-UP)- Yel-
low and black automobile licenses
will adorn automobiles of Arizona
during 1888, it was learned here to-
day.
The new color scheme will replace
the familiar copper and black tags
which have reigned since 1892, Of
ficials Of the state department Of
motor vehicles declared. The new
shields will have yellow backgrounds
with black numbers and letters, il
is planned.
First applications for the 1888 II
censes already have started flood
ing the departments offices. Ari-
zona state law stipulates the drivers
must apply before January 1, but
also provides an extension of 80 days
in some instances.