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Evening star., 1937-12-12

- Wig 4AhlpcIS dIlu OOeS nOL repre-
sent film earnings. However, Norma is
a financial leader for the brunettes in
her own right, drawing a salary of
$1,000 week. Blond Greta Garbo
goes Miss Shearer 81 900 week better,
currently receiving from her M.-G.-M.
bosses the sizable stipend Of $4,000
each pay day.
Brunette Claudette Colbert is paid
$150,000 per picture and usually fin
ishes two or three year. But 50 does
blond Carole Lombard, who Is now
faced with the task of sending a large
proportion Of her $450,000 annual
earnings to income tax authorities.
Marlene Dietrich is in the forefront
OF the high-priced film blonds, re-
ceiving $250,0O0 per film. Her output
in the past has approximated two
movies a year. Il understand her
future will carry less monetary re-
ward.)
X AY FRANCIS has been doing all
right by the brunettes for quite
while now with fat salary of
5000 weekly. Simone Simon isn't
doing too badly either with a listed
pay check of $4,000, or Katharine
Hepburn, whose stipend is in the
neighborhood of Kay Francis. Joan
Crawford has been a star in her own
right for seven or eight years. Start
ing in two-figure brackets, she is
now one Of the most highly paid of
Hollywood brunettes. In 1885 and
1885 her income was assessed for tax
ing purposes at $241, ,403 yearly.
Until Sonia Henie skated her way
into motion picture fame Mae West
was the No. l Garner for the bIonds.
But little Sonia is now topping Macs
gigantic yearly pay check of around
$480,000. Sonia received $l25,OOO
for her first film, "One in Million, y
another $i25,000 for her next sue
cess, Thin Ice" and filled in the time
between with a skating exhibition
tour that doubled her movie earnings.
Constance Bennett, better known in
Hollywood as "the Blond Bargainer,
made salary history a few weeks back
with 100000 a week for 10 weeks.
Connie does not earn quite as much
nowadays, but is sitting very pretty
with a 81 100000 nest-egg in the bank.
Present-day blonds in the $4,000
a-week class include Bette Davis, Joan
Bennett and Joan Blondell. Bru-
nettes-Myrna 10y Slightly more in
her new contract), Barbara Stanwyck
and Loretta Young. Brunette Maui
reen O'Sullivan taxes home $1,000
each week. Blond Virginia Bruce,
ditto.
Shortly before brunette Clara Bow
shelved a screen comeback in favor
OF motherhood, her agent let it be
known that the former "it" gal would
make pictures for any one who paid
$4,000 per There were no takers
at that price. In the old "it" days
Clara's weekly salary was $4,000.
Another couple of old-time brunette
Evening star., 1937-12-12
One>Wonan
Drama Is
Success
Miss Skinner
Scores With
Novelty.
YEw YORK (P.-With critics

n YEw YORK (P).-With critics
M cheering, Cornelia Otis Skin
N ner impressively established
the one-woman theater on
Broadway this week with her produc-
ton Of Edna, His Wife" Not only
did Miss Skinner do the dramatiza-
tion of this Margaret Aver Barnes
novel herself, but she also performs all
eight characters. No other person
appears on the stage with her, and
her only assistance is an orchestra
playing OF stage.
In past seasons Miss Skinner has
appeared in monologue drama, usually
. series OF historical portraits given q
narrative form in their identical rela-
ton to another figure. These have
included the women captioned in the
title of THE Loves of Charles H." and
again in "The Wives of Henry VIII"
More and more, in recent seasons, she
has moved toward a play structure in
her presentations. Her THE Empress
Eugene" was first experiment, then
came "The Mansion on the Hudson. +"
In this latter she played six women,
each CT whom dwelt in the mansion as
1t disintegrated from proud estate
into roadhouse.
Now. In transporting full-length
novel to the stage she pioneers with
the first successful one-player drama
Only once before in this age was it at
tempted on Broadway, that about 10
wears WhnY, E1co ~,1n
the single role in "Confessional," :"
which ended failure Twice have
there been plays enacted by two per-
1ormers-Fay Banter and John Halli-
day in Jealousy" and Helen Gahagen
and Walter Abel in Beyond" But
their tasks were simple compared to
the feat Miss Skinner so brilliantly
achieves in Edna, His Wife"
The story is that of the Middle West
ern girl who jilts Rock Island brake
man to marry an ambitious go-getter
But as he progresses socially and
commercially she remains contentedly
in her accustomed station in life
until she loses him to a less staid
woman. In the end she is still the
COMMONPLACE WOIildIl WOIOCTlnp at
the meaning of life and the fate it
has bestowed upon her Miss Skinner
flrst plays Edna, the girl of 1900. Then
she is Florrie Brophy, a neighbor hav-
ing trouble with her husband. Then
she is the Edna of 1918, and then
Edna's mother, who dies in the tragedy
OF the sinking of the Eastland in the
Chicago River.
From one character to another Miss
Skinner moves with skillful precision,
changing swiftly her moods and tenn
peraments SO that she seems to be
utterly different person each time
she changes. She has a different set
ting and costume for each scene. Miss
Skinner has always won attentive au-
diences on Broadway with her mono
logues, but with this one-c character
play she excited the frst-night audi
ence so that they cheered her for a
dozen curtain calls.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

Earle Theater Orchestra contributed
to the performance on the air. The
campaign started on December ! and
$4,000 toys were contributed.
by 1895 Washington really "had
something" The National Broad
casting Co. entered into the campaign
from the very beginning. The Metro
politan Police and Parent Teacher As
sociation combined with Warner
Brothers and The Star. and Federal
co-oroinator was appointed by Secre-
tary Roper to take care Of contribu-
tions from Federal employees, and the
need for talent for radio programs
brought Washington restaurants and
night clubs into the picture. The en-
tire city, in fact, combined to the end
that there should be mo forgotten
child in Washington" that Christmas.
The elimination of all these efforts
came with the Toy Ball at the Shore
ham Hotel when topnotch program
Of entertainment, Barnee and Maxim
Loew's Orchestra, Eddie Peabody and
Walter Huston and city commission
ers, gathered for the announcement OF
Santa's arrival at the airport and
subsequent appearance in the Shore
ham ballroom. With other Washing
ton night clubs, the Shoreham waived
its cover charge, accepting a new toy
instead. A siX-year record was
set last year, with contributions of
$4,000 toys and about 5000 food and
gift baskets distributed by the Metro
politan Police. 1t was happy Christ
mas for every one in the Capital.
But this year, marking the seventh
annual campaign, bids fair to exceed
even these gratifying results. On Oc-
tober 6 the first committee met to
plan the campaign. You are Santa
Claus'~they told the City of Washing
ton. And Federal departments, War
ner Bros. and other theaters. men,
bers OF the House of Representatives
and the Senate, the National Broad
casting Co., the Metropolitan Police
Department the Parent Teacher As
sociation, the Shoreham Hotel, and
other night clubs and restaurants
all have aided and co-operated in the
worthy cause. Members of the Su-
preme Court have expressed their
with the cause, as well as
members of the Presidents Cabinet
and other high Government officials.
Fourteen Warner Bros theaters are
holding toy matinees to which a
new toy or articles Of clothing are the
price OF admission. Police precincts
or the National Guard Armory at 9Th
and Pennsylvania avenue are accepting
non-perishable food, clothing or cash.
The National Broadcasting Co. is
broadcasting special series of pro-
grams featuring stars of the enter
tainment world and speeches of promi-
nent of1cials, all making a direct plea.
And as climax of the entertainment
program comes the Toy Ball at the
Shoreham Hotel on Friday night, De-
cember II.
At THE Shoreham on this night
Santa Claus will again be vel
coined on his trip up from the airport.
special programs Of entertainment,
featuring headliners from the Earle
Theater and Barnee and the orchestra
will be given.
Barnee. as matter of fact, has
written some Christmas music espe-
clally for the event. And as the thrill
OF the evening there will be Prince
Mogul to answer unspoken questions
and astonish the Washington night
club goers by his uncanny powers Of
telepathy and clairvoyance.
Evening star., 1937-12-12
DANCING.

Learn to dance. in a few private lessons
ttnome ~ nome or studio by one Of Washingt ton's
foremost teachers. Catherine Bale, 1911
Conn. Ave North 1918.
The Edward F. Miller Studio
S14 18th ST. NATIONAL s0aa
For Discriminating People
Evening star., 1937-12-12
Tully Marshall Gets
"Arsene Lupin" Role.

FULLY MARSHALL, who has acted
on stage and screen for more
than so years, has joined Warren
William, Melvyn Douglas and Virginia
Bruce in "Arsene Lupin Returns" at
M-G-M.
The supporting cast also includes
Nat Pendleton, Monty Woolley, John
Halliday, George zucco, E. E. Give
and Rolo Lloyd.
Evening star., 1937-12-12


JOY and wonder on Christmas morn,
ing. Somebody must have called
Santa's attention very particularly to
this city. And somebody did.
In other words this Christmas cam
paign of The Evening Star, National
Broadcasting c ompany, Warner
Brothers Theaters, Parent-Teacher As
sociation and Metropolitan Police
force, aided by Federal employees, Rep
resentatives and Senators, represents
the seventh annual campaign of its
kind in Washington. And in those
seven years it has grown from a four
day campaign netting some $500 toys
for Washington needy or under
privileged, to tremendous organized
effort that began this year way back
in November and netted last year
$1,000 toys.
The story Of how it all started is an
encouraging example of what may
be accomplished when the appeal Is
made early enough and in q way that
will acquaint the Washington public
with the needs Of their own city. It
serves, as we'll, as an excellent ex-
ample of the results OF cooperation
in civic enterprises and is a tribute
to the generous heart Of the Capital.
In no other city in the United
States has such an effort met with
such gratifying results. AS a matter
of fact, this effort on the part OF
citizens to make every
child within their boundaries happy
on Christmas morning has been
unique, taking on national aspects
because of the unusual condition that
exists in the Capital, where national
individuals from every part
Of the country who are employed by
the Government, theaters, broadcast
ing companies, night clubs, and in fact
everyone joins In concerted charita-
bic effort for the good OF their adopted
community.
Evening star., 1937-12-12
In Hollywood 1t Pays
To Be a Blond
Shirley Temple, Mae West and
Carlo Lead Fair.Haired
Wage Earners.
By Sheilah Graham.

/ | oL4WooD NAND-Who makes the money IN films
nonds or brunetes? pittng blond AGAINST
brunette Mary Pickford leads the blond .
currently credited at $000000
Marys closest rival Gloria Swanson who heyday contract
guaranteeing 100000
with the shrewdness displayed
condition. - ~ ~ " N"p
egg OF over this
Evening star., 1937-12-12

THE movement began back in 1880,
and in that casual fashion which
often marks the beginnings of great
projects. John j. Payette, general
zone manager for Warner Brothers
theaters in Washington, was having
a chat with the late Oliver Owen
Kuhn, then managing editor Of the
Washington Star. Mr.. Payettes the
aters had long been interested in help
ing the orphans of the community,
along with other Washington theaters,
by providing free entertainment for
such groups from time to time. But
this year Mr.. Payette felt it would be
pretty fine il something could be done
for the underprivileged children. ''It
would be nice If we could get some
toys for the poor kids this Christmas"
he told The Star.
The result of that conference was
the first Christmas campaign in WASH
ington of this kind. In 1881 the cam
paign started just five days before
Christmas, and it was not an elaborate
one. In fact, it consisted of four days
announcements in The Star, combined
with theater announcements to the
effect that morning matinee" would
be given at two Washington theaters,
admission to which would be one toy,
to be contribution to Christmas in
homes where there would be otherwise
little Christmas cheer-certainly no
toys.
New toys were asked for. Broken
toys do not mend broken hearts" was
the slogan that appeared In the ads
supplied by The Star. The Metropoli-
tan Theater on F street and the Tiv-
oil on Park road were the two the
aters chosen for this first experiment.
Up at the Tivoli they showed Jackie
Cooper in "Skippy," and down at the
Met they showed Leon Janney in
"Penrod and Sam" The audiences at
that morning performance were almost
wholly made up of children, each of
whom brought q spanking new toy for
Washington's underprivileged. But II
turned out in very fine style-1 900
at the Tivoli and 1900 It the Met
and those who couldn't come sent toys
Up at the Tivoli an elderly lady stood
near the entrance with a big basket Of
toys, doing them out to children who
wanted to see the show but had no TOYS
for entrance tickets. The result Of this
first effort was $500 toys.
THE results were so satisfactory that
Warner Brothers and The Evening
Star got together on bigger scale the
following year. In 1882 the matinees
were given in IL theaters, instead Of 2
and the campaign started on Decembe,
Z with story in The Star. That story
began, 'The toy matinees which wor
q place in the heart Of the public Last
year and swept human misery befor,
Evening star., 1937-12-12
Film Stars Shed Shorts
For Formal Attire
Bv Harold Hefernau.

oLYWooD Louise croched before tiny dressing
table OF the still photo galleries
deity pang blonde hair
the peas in lowut evening before facing
Anita invariably excellent
Evening star., 1937-06-16
Notables Sponsor
l5Oth Anniversary
Of Constitution

4 BRILLIANT climax to the cele-
4 a bration on September II of the
l50th anniversary Of the signing Of
the Constitution, will be the dinner at
8 o'clock at the Mayf1ower Hotel. The
dinner will be under the auspices Of
the United States Constitution Ses-
quicentennial Commission which is
celebrating the 150th anniversary Of
the formation of the Constitution.
Mrs Walter R. Tuckerman, who is
chairman of the Constitution Banquet
Committee, has already prepared the
details of an elaborate program.
Among the distinguished patrons
and patronesses. many OF whom have
reserved tables for the dinner are, the
Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
Henry Morgenthau, jr; the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Harry H. Woodring,
the Attorney General and Mrs. Homer
S. Cummings, the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Claude A. Swanson,
Representative and Mrs. Sol Bloom,
Mrs. William Howard Taft, MIR. and
Evening star., 1937-06-16
Miss Welch Feted
Before Her Wedding

Several affairs have been given re-
Gently in honor Of Miss Mary Elisabeth
WEIGH Of Lorton, Va, whose marriage
to Mr.. Alvin Davis Of Lorton Is to
take place at historic Pohick Church
on June 26. Among them was q lunch
con at the Shoreham this week at
which Miss Welch's aunts, Mrs. M. I.
Hall and Mrs. Daisy w. Capen Of Fair
fax Station, were Joint hostesses. The
guests included Mrs. Robert Frost and
Mrs. Fred Perry CT Marshall, Va;
Mrs. Nathan Davis and Mrs. Sylvester
Burditt Welch of Lorton; Mrs. Stuart
Tulloss Of Vienna, Va; Mrs. Virginia
Warren, Mrs. Sylvester Burditt Welch,
jr., Mrs. Ida B. Ashton and Miss
Louise Ashton, all Of Washington.
Miss Katheryn Payne Of Richmond
Va, who is to be one Of Miss Welch'a
bridesmaids, entertained at kitchen
shower at the home Of Mrs. c. O.
Thurman in Lorton.
Miss WEIGH Is entertaining mem
Evening star., 1937-06-16
Mid-June
Weddings
E Of Note
Miss Ashley Bride
This Morning Of
Mr.. Martin.
(Continued From Third Page. )

Ascension, the Rev. James S. Cox
officiating.
Palms and mixed Summer flowers
formed effective decorations for the
altar. While the guests were assem-
bling Mr.. Dale Corner, organist, and
Miss Marguerite Folsom of Silver
Spring gave short program of music.
The bride was given in marriage
by her cousin, Mr.. Loney Crotts OF
Washington, and she wore gown OF
white embroidered organdie, full
skirted and with short puffed sleeves.
White taffeta ribbon formed the belt
and was tied in the front to form a
bow and streamers. Her small hat
was of silk crepe made in halo effect,
with short veil, and she wore a
corsage bouquet Of cream roses.
Miss Folsom, the sololst, also was
maid of honor and wore gown OF
white chiffon, fashioned on lines SIM
liar to that of the bride, and her large
brlmmed white straw hat was trimmed
was daisies. Her corsage bouquet was
Of pink and cream roses.
Miss Wilma Beall and Miss Mildred
Beall of Silver Spring were brides
maids and also were dressed in white,
wearing frockS of silk crepe with full
skirts and tight-htting waists, made
with a collar and pulled sleeves
Their off-the-face hats were of crepe,
and they wore pink rosebuds. Little
Shirley Mae Limerick of Falmouth,
Va, sister of the bride, was flower
girl Her frock was of pink dotted
organdie, trimmed with ruffles, with
hat to match, and she carried a
basket of roses.
Mr.. William R. Huffman of Silver
Spring was best man, and the ushers
were the bridegroom's brother, Mr..
Harry Won Friedly, and Mr.. William
Bowman of Silver Spring.
Following the ceremony the we'd
ding party left for the commence
ment exercises of the Montgomery
Blair Senior High School, where the
bride, her three attendants and the
two ushers received their diplomas.
After the exercises a reception was
held in the home of the bride. with
members of the graduating class, who
earlier in the evening attended the
ceremony, among the guests. Roses,
larkspur and other garden flowers
were used throughout the house.
MI Won Friedly is a graduate of
Bethesda Chevy Chase High Schoo!
and attended a commercial art school
in Washington for several years.
They plan to live temporarily IN Sill
yer Spring until the completion CT
their new home, which is being built
IN Montgomery Hill. Md
Out-of-town guests included the
brides mother, Mrs. Florence Linz
erick OF Falmouth. Va; her brother.
MIR. Garland Limerick of Fredericks-
burg, Va, and Mr.. Vance Wisienburg,
also Of Fredericksburg, Va.
Evening star., 1937-06-16
Bride.Elect Feted.

Miss Janet Brown Of North Wood
side, Nd, whose marriage to the Rev.
Whitney Maynard Trousdale OF
Rochester. N. Y. takes place this
afternoon at 5 o'clock at WAL
lace Memorial Presbyterian Church,
was the guest in whose honor linen
shower was given Saturday evening
by Miss Ida Fisher, who will be her
maid of honor. On Friday evening
Miss Brown was given another shower
at the home Of Miss Margaret Bit
tenger Of Washington. Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl A. Brown, parents Of the BRIDE
elect, entertained at q supper party
last evening at their home. Their
guests included members Of the we'd
Evening star., 1937-06-16

tendant. She wore an informal cos
tune of pink and royal blue lace and
carried an arm bouquet OF yellow roses.
A reception In the home of the
brides mother for about so close
friends Immediately followed the
service,
Evening star., 1937-06-16
Miss Rinaldi to Wed
J. Stanley Russell

The engagement Of Miss Virginia
Loretta Rinaldi, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Rinaldi OF Sligo Park
Hills, Nd. to Mr.. j. Stanley Russell,
jr.. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stanley
Russell Of North Beach, Md, was an
nounced Saturday night at the we'd
ding reception of Mr.. and Mrs. Mich
aels eldest daughter, Theodore Rim
aldi, to Mr. Alphonse Leemans.
The announcement was made by
Mr.. Leemans just before the bride cut
the wedding cake. Miss Virginia Rim
adj and Mr.. Russell both graduated
from Washington Tech. The we'd
ding will take place in the Fall.
Evening star., 1937-06-16
Arkansas Writer.
Visits Capital

Mrs. P. D. Wynne of Fordyce, Ark.
Is visiting in Washington for this
week, the guest Of her several friends
who live in the District. Mrs. Wynne
Is better known as Agnes Gill Wynne,
writer Of verse published in the large
magazines. Mrs. Wynne is an officer
In the Arkansas branch Of the League
Of American Pen Women.
Evening star., 1937-06-16

ding party and close friends Of the
Rev. Mr.. Trousdale. Mrs.. Elmer
Hoffman Of Elmira, N. Y, is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Brown until after
the wedding
Miss Brown returned last We'd
nesday from Elmira College, Elmira,
N. Y, where she completed her sopho-
more year.
Evening star., 1937-06-16
Miss Morris Married
To Mr.. Hickman.

THE wedding Of Miss Virginia
Richardson Morris and MIR. Mark
L. Hickman of Benjamin, Utah, took
place Saturday, May 20, at the
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day
Saints.
The bride wore a white dress Of
mousseline de sole. with large picture
hat and carried shower bouquet OF
brides roses and valley lilies. Her only
attendant was her sister, Miss Dorothy
Nelson Morris, who was dressed in pale
green mousseline de sole with large
leghorn hat and carried pink roses
and delphinium.
Mr.. Hickman was attended by his
brother-i law, Mr.. Junius Robinson,
son of Representative J. William Rob-
inson Of Provo, Utah, who was best
man.
The church, which was decorated
with palms and cut flowers, made a
lovely setting for the wedding party,
which was attended by large number
Of relatives and friends Of the bride
and bridegroom. 1t also marked the
twenty-fourth wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick B. Morris,
parents Of the bride.
Evening star., 1937-06-16
Arkansas Society
Picnic Tomorrow

The Arkansas State Society will
hold its annual picnic tomorrow at
Pierce's Mill. The members will meet
at 5 o'clock at the Mill, where the
picnic supper will be served under the
trees by Rock Creek. Mr.. Jake
Rhine is in charge of arrangements
for the picnic and Mr.. Lester Gibson
Is president Of the society.
Evening star., 1937-06-16
Ruof Dunn Wedding
In Lutheran Chapel,

"A SIMPLY arranged and very pretty
wedding was that Of Miss Lillian
Frances Dunn, daughter of Mrs. Julia
Elizabeth Dunn, and MIR. Albert Will
liam Ruof, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Albert Ruof of Philadelphia. The
ceremony was performed in the chapel
OF the Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church Saturday evening, June r.,
the Rev. DR.. S. T. Nicholas officiating
at 8 o'clock.
The bride was given in marriage
by her uncle, Mr.. William A. easier
OF this city. In keeping with the
simplicity of the wedding, she wore
an informal costume of white chiffon
and satin. Her arm bouquet was Of
pink talisman roses.
Miss Anne Elizabeth Dunn was her
sister's maid of honor and only at
Evening star., 1937-06-16
Mr.. and Mrs. Denekas, Married
Last Week, Back From Trip.

MIR. AND MRS. WILLIAM AN
A THONY DENEKAS have re-
turned from their wedding trip and are
making their home at Is Woodland
avenue in Takoma Park, Md. Mrs.
Denekas before her marriage was Miss
Helen Virginia Staples, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton A. Staples of
Clarendon, Va. The wedding took place
Friday night, June IL, in the Clarendon
Baptist Church. The Rev. Perry L.
Mitchell, pastor, performed the cere-
mony before small group OF relatives
and friends at $50 o'clock
The bride wore long dress of white
mousseline de sole made with short
pulled sleeves and braid trimming
down the front Of the full skirt. Her
hat was made like a halo with net
crown and a short veil Of net and she
carried bouquet Of white roses.
Miss Helen Dougall Of Clarendon
was her only attendant, and wore pink
lace made on long lines with q short
jacket Of pink taffeta. Her brimmed
hat Of net matched her gown, and she
carried pink and lavender sweet peas.
The best man was Mr.. Raymond
Rowens of Rockville. There was no re-
ception. The bride is member Of
Gamma Theta Chi and Beta Chi Sor-
critics.