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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16

The Museum of Modern Art Film Library, 485 Madl- ison Avenue New York enters upon phase of it's activities late in September when the Department of Fine Arts Columbia University naugrates Course On the
 History Aesthetic and Technique of the Motion Picture This course will consist of twenyeght hreehour class es held weekly in the projection room of the Film Library scum of Modern Art Film Library, founded by grant from the Rockefeller Foundation in 1885, has gathered together motion pictures of all types from many coun- it now becomes possible for the first time to study this goth century medium of expression in the same manner as the older arts commonly studied The Inauguration portance both in the history of the film and in that of American education The course will be conducted by ry it's Curator assisted by Paul Rotha the English film director and internationally celebrated historian and critic of the m Lectures and demonstrations Will be given by them and by technical and educational author ites Each class will consist of onehour lecture fol- lowed by an hour and haf projection of films and clos ing with half hours discussion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16

legal education and possesses 8 very extensive degree of legal knowledge. He was an officer of high rank in the American army,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16
Historic Commentary

Letter of Explanation of Hopes, Ideals of
 Framers of Constitution Read in Waterbury in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16
COLOR, PLEAsEq

Just focus your eyes on the new colors about town Alpine green, slate blue and tobacco brown
 Can you keep all these colors in your head, ,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16

Kid days. .. Nothing approaches the rapture of a youngster on pleasure bent when. He finds on old deer foot in deserted shack deep in the woods. forgotten nickel dime is unearthed from last years suit buried deep in the creases of wrinked pocket baby toOth carefully placed under the pillow. brings its reward the next day in the shape of shiny dime bunnes are even better than you thought they were The old dog that lives down by the corner of the road responds to his first Cheery call of Here, Spot He opens his eyes on a wintry morning and finds the brown stubble of the previous night all covered deep with the seasons first snow. Ma decides that hes old enough to have pair of "high-cuts"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16
Thrill Remains

ing some very sober and sound thinking.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16

fer. Hand than mans was guiding them in what they were build ing. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16

We the People: Tomorrow is Constitution Day. you remember your Cvics classes and what you geaneo there you will be able at least to recte the preamble AL together now we the people of the United States etc. etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-16
Life'S oddities,

Lifes oddities. When William Bergsma of Grand Rapids Mich went fishing he went for fish, not fishing tackle Yet his first cast and nibble he pulled in not
 fish, but casting rod and reel that usabe as soon Bergsma had cleaned and oiled it.. Oliver Campbell, of Haneyvlle Pa., was lost in the mountains this summer when berrying CCC workers found him 96 hours after he left his home Rushed to hospital his first request not for food water but "chaw O tobaccy'. The radio is next for this talented "bossy" Down in Lancaster, Ohio, Deloss Wilke owns a fve-year old Dutch belted short horn that can do twenty tricks. Among them are are dancing to the tap of cane crossing her feet small box, lying down and snorting, kissing Wke wearing hats, spectacles, etc., smoking pipe sitting on her launches to eat at table. "Queene', for that's the cows name also practical as she gives five gallons of milk daily
Evening star., 1937-01-16

type, for whom the girls 60 stalking.
At one point in the 1ilm. he Is called
an animated carrot" by one Of his
furious pursuers. He Is not that In
this fllm, however.
In his more sober part Mr.. Brent
looks capable even beside Lionel
Stander, who has not missed being
excellent since he read ethereal verse
out of the corner Of his mouth in
THE Scoundrel" Again Stander
tough talks his way into being one
OF the brightest spots in . picture
Here he is q combinat ton switchboard
operator, masseur, trainer and physical
education director It is = good com.
bins ton when it comes out as Lionel
Stander.
So Is the whole Aim for that mat
ter, even though 1t will never be set
down as important.
4 X
PENNY DAVIS still has only to sing
"Margie," Carolina Moon" and
the first line of the refrain of many
others Of his song successes to put
audiences under what may be called
his spell. Before Benny gets around
TO that, however, he has introduced
an array Of variously talented young
people some Of whom are not going
to stop where they are in show busi-
ness.
There are three colored lads, for
instance. who get q great big hand
for the things they can do with their
feet in the form OF some intricate tap
dancing. The Mania ttanites. . trio
Of comic singers. who already have
signed q contract for more money
elsewhere, do well and hot with the
musical minutes allotted to them.
Just about the best thing on the
stage bill is an extra added series OF
comedy dances by Shea and Raymond,
q couple Of pantomimists who make
the human face and hgure pretty
amusing things. Then, also before
Benny wanders vocally through his
own past, there are Vira Niva, Shir-
ley Rust, Don Mario and q couple of
others who play. dance and sing
On the whole. those who come here
for Inauguration will 60 home think
ing Washington Is pretty lucky in its
entertainment fare.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
"CAMlLLE" IS BACK
AT L0EWS COLUMBIA
Masterpiece of All detrimental
Dramas Sure to Do Good
Busin ess,

60 OLD that it creaks in every Joint,
SO frayed that it's tatters become
entangled in the turnover of every
scene, that masterpiece of all senti-
mental dramas. Camille" is now in
habiting the. cinema show shops, this
time at Loew's Columbia. Sufficiently
we'll beloved Of audiences to rate two
weeks at the Palace Theater, Camille"
Is also sure to do q good business at its
latter residence on F street, for never
has q more patent tear wringer of re-
nuncia ton, misunderstanding and
melancholy been created.
The particular virtue Of the M-G.M
Camille" rests in the presence OF
the great Greta Garbo, whose his
trionics are perhaps the finest and,
in this instance, the most wasted in
all Hollywood, while an excellent sup
porting cast achieves with little effort
the distinction of out-acting beautiful,
unskilled Robert Taylor. Rated one
Of the favorite film players in Amer
lea today, and obviously one of the
worst actors in any branch of show
business, Mr.. Taylor is handsome,
awkward and at times even comical in
his Interpretation of Armand Duval.
While there are many prepared to
nominate him as one of the cinema's
leading comedians for the current
year. We must admit that his work be-
fore the camera becomes, with careful
and even vigorous guidance. moderate
ly acceptable toward the end of the
tale.
Be all that rs it may, Garbo fans
will want to see Camille" because it
is one Of the infrequent Garbo pic
lures; Taylor fans will want to see it
because they obviously are not inter-
ested in actors, and addicts OF the
mighty Lionel Barrymore will be in
terested to note that for once that
skillful purloiner OF scenes Is unable
to turn q trick during his sequence
With Carlo. r. B. p, .Jr.
Evening star., 1937-01-16

augural Revue" 1t has the Elida
Dancers, Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Weis-
muller, Borrah Minnevich and his
Harmonica Rascals, Frank Gaby and
the Elida Dancers. That's not a mis-
take. The Elida Dancers are in that
sentence twice; they're that good.
This week they show off their talents
for two widely differing types of
dancing, opening the revue with a tap
drill number and coming back later
for q graceful toe ballet.
Johnny and his Mrs. chats Lupe
Velez, you know do a pleasant per-
sonal appearance stint, what with
Johnny singing, Lupe doing a rhumba
and q Hepburn impersonation and
both Of them having considerable fun.
More people would hear Johnny If he
got closer to the mike for some
Of his patter. though.
Mr.. Minnevich and his dizzy crew,
as is expected Of them, contribute
happy quarter hour, and Frank
Gsby does some fine bits OF VEN
triloquism even If some of his gags
are older than he Is There's a song
by Lew Davie. too, as the high light
OF the overture.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
MISS BLISH OFFERS
MONOLOGUE PROGRAM
Character Delineations of Three
Wives of Presidents Win
Applause.

1rFEnING q program or original
monologues, Margaret Payson
Blish appeared last evening at
Wesley M. E. Church under sponsor.
ship of the Builders Club, selecting
from her repertoire three humorous
sketches and like number of
character studies presenting wives Of
famous Presidents, each q pia usible
delineation with the group adding up
to pleasant entertainment.
In Doctors and Diets" Miss Blish
carried on q conversation with three
friends at the luncheon table, dis
cussing reducing programs and the
experiences Of scquaintances with
them and touching lightly upon the
schools which dictate boiled potatoes,
raw carrots or the juice Of nine
lemons. Following In the first por-
tion Of the program were portrayas
Of the initial encounter of . girl Of
long ago with that newfsnsled gas
buggy" and The Studio Arts Tea"
Turning TO more serious endea vOrs,
Miss Blish presented q trio OF her
White House portraits. choosing
Martha Washington. Dolly Madison
and Mary Lincoln. The first of First
Ladies was depicted receiving at the
lnal kvee in the Presidents Palace,
Philadelphia, just prior TO Presi-
dent Washinston's retirement from
public life. Dolly Madison's hurried
for departure from the
White House and Washington was
the next item, with Dolly's solicitude
for the safety Of state papers and
Government property deftly en-
phasized In the sketch which, as
all the others. was written by the
The final presentation
had Abraham Lincolns. future wife
breaking of her engagement with
the promising young politician in
one Of her outbursts of temper.
&C A. NJ
Evening star., 1937-01-16
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.
Nationak"Frederika." at 2:a0 an.

NationaI-"Frederika," at 2:30 and
$50 pm.
CapitoI-"One in q Million" at 10
am, 1925, 2:55, $40. 7:50 and 1920
pm. Stage shows at ll:40 am. 2:l0,
4:35, 7:05 and $50 pm
Earle-"More Than a Secretary" at
10 am, 1920, ESQ. Sis, 7:50 and
1905 pm. Stage shows at as am,
l:50, 4:l5. $40 and 9:05 pm.
Keith's-"The Plough and the
Stars" at 11:52 am, 1:55. 3:58, SOL,
8:04 and l0:07 pm.
Palace-"After the Thin Man" at
1915 am. 1925, 2:40, 4:55, ITO and
$40 pm.
Metropoiitan-"One Way Passage, ,"
at IL am, 12:45. 2:35, 4:25, $40, 8
and $50 pm.
Coiumbia-"Camille." at 1855 am,
2:20, 4:45, ITO and $40 pm.
Rialto-"It Happened One Night" I"
at 2. 4:4O. 7:04 and s:47. The
Plough That Broke the Plains" at
4:07, 6:27 and s:ll pm.
Little-"These Three" at IL: :28 am,
1871, 3:34, 5:37, TAI and s:44 pm.
AmbaSsadeF-"S "Smartest Girl in
Town" at ,2:20, AIS, $40. and
$50 pm.
Tivoli-"Our Relations" at 1850.
s:55, 6, 7:45 and $40 pm.
Uptown-'Polo Joe" continuous
afternoon and evening.
Howard-"Pigskin Parade" at 1890.
3:55. 7:05 and 1910 pm. Stage shows
At 2:3O. 5:45 and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1937-01-16

movie audiences, too. She's not beau-'
tiful, but shes exceedingly attractive.
Her smile Is q warm one that makes
you want to smile back. She manages
to give an impression Of q wholesome
and interesting personality.
Sonja's grace and the skill she dis
plays in her dancing on ice skates.
however, are the greatest OF her assets.
It's something OF = breath-taking
thrill TO watch her weave intricate
patterns on the ice, to look upon the
ease and flowing motion Of perfect
control ana coordination OF every
muscle. Few dancers can compare
with her for the sheer perfection of
her art and for the faculty she has
for always making the right motion.
which make her ice ballets delight
to the eye.
There's plenty OF Sonias figure
skating in One in q Million" some
of it backed up by skating choruses.
but there's even enough more to the
picture to make it a pleasant enter
tainment beyond the efforts of Miss
Henie.
II II Il n
THERE'S enough wit and gayety
in the cast which performs this
tale Of a lass whose father trained her
for years to become an Olympic cham
pion. to make a couple more musical
comedies. Principally there are the
Ritz Brothers. This looney trio OF
bombastic zanies has q few sequences
in the film that are nothing short OF
riotous. Among other things they do
4 take-off on Hollywoods horror
boys" LORE, Lsughton and Karloff,
and perform bull-f1ght on ice skates
They're crazy as bedbugs, but they're
plenty Of fun to watch.
The more or less straight" COM
edy is handled by Adolphe Menjou
and Airline Judge, who contrive to
make good lines even better by their
manner Of throwing them at each
other. Menjou is as good in this rs
q daffy theatrical promoter as he was
as the ham actor in Sing, Baby.
Sing" and that was plenty good.
Also there are Borrah Minnevich
who plays his harmonica at the word
shut up!" sll through the film and
brings on his gang for one topnotch
sequence. There's Ned Sparks. too,
to help the comedy along: Leah Ray
contributes song and Jean Hersholt
Gn his 432d film roleD. Done Ameche
and Dixie Dunbar are the others prin-
cipslly concerned.
It's mostly a vaudeville entertain
ment. but it also has story enough
to carry the Specialties. which seems
TO be what Hollywood musicals need,
no matter how often the specialties
intrude upon the plot. The story has
to be there 1t was in Born to
Dance" and Gold Diggers," it wasn't
in College Holiday" and it is in One
in a Million"
e
THE Cspitols stage show Is an. en-
tertaining item entitled The In
Evening star., 1937-01-16
RECITAL OPENS HALL
OF MUSICAL INSTITUTE
Artist-Faculty Program Is Made
Up of Songs, Piano and
Violin.

THE Washington Musical Institute,
Inc, gave an artist-fscuity re-
cital last evening. formally opening
the beautiful new recital hall of
the school.
Weldon Carter presented Mary
Paul Freeman, pianist, who played
the Bach "Fantasia in c Minor"
"Nocturne in + Sharp Major" snd
the 'Scherzo In B Minor" Of
Chopin.
Edgar T. Paul presented Mar
garet Evering. contralto. Her num-
bers included "Se Tu Manu."
Pergolesi; "Sapphic Ode" Brahms;
"Printemps Qui Commence" s.
Saens. Hendrix Essers, violinist of
the faculty. offered the "Widmung."
Schumann-Aver; the "Romanza-
hndaluza" and the "zigeunerwe,sen"
by Sarasate.
Paul Simmons, new vocal coach
from New York, presented Aimee
Ponchon, soprano, who sang "Aller-
seelen," Strauss; Les Regrets"
GODDARD; "Eventide" and Il Am JOY"
by Davis. Mr.. Paul and Mr.. Davis
were the accompanies.
A large audience attended the
recital, and showed pleasure by de-
manding encores Of the artists.
Evening star., 1937-01-16

VI tIlc DCSG uSStcIy IliIlo
of recent years-"The Thin Man
moved into the Palace Yesterday.
That its recent week at Loews Capt.
tol left a great many localities with
an unsatisfled yearnlng TO see 1t be-
came apparent before it was more
You might think that After the
Thin Man" was warmed-over fare If
you were guided simply by the title.
1t is considerably more than that.
Like its predecessor, 1t is hilarious
entertainment There are three mur-
the pleasure of an audience on laugh
ter bent. That the original picture
was boosted by a killing or so Is
tribute to the genius Of William Powell
for making the worst of felonies the
widest of fun.
After the Thin Man" has been
blessed not only with extra corpses
but with the same smart, Sophisti.
Gated dialogue: q lot more subtle di.
rection than Is found in scores of
other mystery dramas: and sprinkled
with the beauty OF Myrna 10y and
Elissa Landi. 1t has James Stewart
giving one OF his best performances
and exhibits Jessie Ralph being the
superb old shrew that only Jessie
Ralph can be. Dorothy McNulty and
Sam Levene, the former q torch
singer, the latter q policeman with
just the right I. O.. are two others
who contribute to the merriment of
the better type Of movie murder
mysteries.
William Powell, who probably is
going to end up being called Nick
Charles il he does not stop playing
thin man leads, does not get to work as
rapidly in this film as in its predeces-
sor. However, If the picture starts
more slowly. it Is because they are
attempting to load it with enough
extra drama to compensate for any
repetitive quality it might seem to
have. When it hits its stride. it be-
comes as good entertainment as you
are likely to see In q long time.-J. G.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
Taxi Offer Fills Church.

AMESBURY, Mass. Up).-Rev. Leon
A. Dean wanted increased attendance
at the Main Street Congrega ational
Church. On the first Sunday Of 1897
he offered free taxi service to and
from church for any unable to walk.
There could no longer be any excuse
Tor non-attendance, he explained.
Only IL persons took advantage Of
the of1er yesterday. but the church
was well filled.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
R.K.O. Keith
Is
w ell Acted
Irish Players Do Fine
Job in MelO-
drama.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, Jr.

IKE It's 1lluStrlous predecessor
THE Informer," the picture at
R-K-O Keith's this week Is an
- Irish melodrama with overtones
of racial and national significance
Sean OCasey's The Plough and the
Stars" was an attempt to dramatize
q modest story and modest character
against the background Of the Sein
Fein rebellion. In its transference to
the screen, the plays emphasis has
been cast heavily upon what is known
as the love angle" many Of the in
herent dramatic unities have been vio-
lated and yet q certain unasSailabl
spirit has survived all alteration.
Too much of the story of The
Plough and the Stars" is told in ma
chine gun bullets and other senseless
noises, the trivia with which empty
minds occupy themselves in the thea
ter or out. The Inflated attempt OF
Irish patriots TO set their country free
while most British troops were occu-
pied with the World War Is reduced
essentially to q game of cops and rob-
bers, but survives nevertheless as rich
and at times eloquent drama because
Of the performances turned in by
members Of the Dublin Abbey The
ater. especially imported for the task.
Foremost Of these players is Barry
Fitzgerald, well known to Washington
audiences In past appearances with
the Abbey company. As F1uther, the
loQus cious. pusnacious snd alcoholic
barf1y Of the piece. he turns in job
which surely must be acknowledged as
o great screen performance. Already
regarded as one Of the foremost OF
character comedians on the English
speaking stage, Fitzgerald deserves
equal ranking as g fllm funny man.
his only handicap being the limited
number Of parts suitable to his talents.
Also to be credited with excellent
work in giving the picture its rich
values are J. M. Kerrisan, Una O'Con-
nor, Eileen Grove and Arthur Shields,
all either currently or formerly of the
Abbey troupe.
The so-called lead parts in the
cinema have been placed upon the
shoulders Of Preston Foster. who ac-
quits himself with honors, and Bar
bsra Stanwyck. who is as usual SO in
credibly lost In her role that one won.
ders whether she ever will be able to
conceive of and execute . characteri-
"a ton more complicated than .
Mickey Mouse. Miss Stanwyck's in
adeouscies apparently do not spring
from lack of sincerity. for she plays
the role straight all the way through,
but from the inability to grasp the
meaning Of what goes on.
John Ford's direction In the earlier
parts Of the script, before he sue
cumbs to the temptation of too many
machine guns and bombs, is shrewd,
warm, occasionally inspired. When
the great noise has subsidized and the
action is again predicated upon people
rather than explosions. the same gifts
are evident once more.
The Keiths program includes sew
eral short subjects. among them a
March of Time" which can only be
rated as one of the most puerile pieces
Of journalism ever manufactured by
this customarily intelligent produc-
ton unit.
Evening star., 1937-01-16

~ ACK in the tag end Of 1892 the
K Warner Bros. made . movie
IL entitled "One Way Passage"
It was a fine example Of what
the cinema can do when 1t gets away
from standardized plots, but 1t never
vas any great shakes at the box
efaee because it had no more than
rot out into theaters when there
came that great leveling process, the
bank holiday, and mighty few people
had money to 90 to the movies.
50 "One Way Passage" has been
fitted out with the latest model pro-
Suction code seal and sent out again
% all the people who couldn't see 1t
four years ago can see 1t now. 1t
opened Yesterday at the Metropolitan.
"One Way Passage" Is q f1lm In
which the producers and Director Tay
Garnet have kept faith with the
cause of art In the cinema rs well rs
with audiences. 1t is an intelligent
and authentic sounding cross-section
of what might be life and 1t has
that Hollywood rarity. . story that
h far from the beaten (very much
beaten) path.
Love is the central factor, Of course.
Love Is what makes the world, and
HOLLYWOOD, 20 around. But this time
rs different. Yes. it is, Graham, it's
different. This Is the story of the
love OF q couple Of people whose fu-
t,ires were only days long-a young
man on his way back to hangman's
moose and q girl who was almost GER
tain to die at the flrst sudden shock.
With Kay Francis and William
Powell performing skilfully and
suavely In the two leading roles. Mr..
Garnet has constructed an exceed
ingly interesting motion picture,
which is poignant and filled with
suspense. He somehow has contrived
to convey to audiences the essence Of
the feelings that no doubt would be
felt by two people In the positions
OF the central characters. You're
placed right alongside OF Dan and
Joan, taking q little bit Of happiness
while there's time and grasping Mt
any opportunity which might allow
for stealing q future from fate.
The essential tragedy of the story
Of this Inflated pair Is counterpointed
BY some fine comedy by-play. There
are Aline Mcmahon and Frank Nc
Huph. for instance. who try various
means to get the fugitive free from
cop Warren Hymer. who Is taking
him from Hongkong back to San
Francisco. This trio, particularly
McHugh, does some fine work in sup
port Of the stars and In counterbal-
ancing the tragic side Of the film.
The major note. though. is the seri-
Gus one-the development Of q simu-
lation of a sector o: q life that Is not
always pleasant. And the ending
doesn't let the rest OF the picture
down. H. M.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
Hunter Hits Six.

Some kind of . record must have
been achieved by Matsuji Kachi of
Asakusa, Japan. while he was out
hunting. He fired at snipe on the
banks of the Arakawa. Pellets from
his shotgun travelled through q mis-
canthus bush about 80 yards away,
hitting four men and two women
who were resting on the other side
after working. One was seriously
in iJyrAd
Evening star., 1937-01-16
SOCIETY TO BE FORMED

Members Promote Study of Guitar
and Segovia Art.
TENTATIVE plans for the organi-
zation of the Segovia Guitar So
eiety were laid yesterday at the
studios OF Sophocles Papas. Mrs.
A. 3. Jeffries, Eleanor Harrington
and Liza Wolter were appointed
members Of . committee to arrange
plans for the first official meeting
and election OF officers.
The purpose of the society will
b to promote interest in the classic
guitar, and acquaint the public with
Segovia's great genius and his art.
People who are seriously interested
In the guitar and wish to Join the
society may communicate WITH Mr..
Papes' secretary.