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The Washington times., 1937-01-19
Holmes Talks
On Spain

Burton Holmes, the most popu-
lar of speakers on travel subjects,
will come to Roosevelt High
School auditorium tomorrow night,
Wednesday, January 20, at 8:15,
to lecture on Troubled Spain"
This is second in the series Of
five consecutive Wednesday eve
ming travel talks which Mr..
Holmes is presenting under the
auspices of the District of Colum-
bia Community Center depart
ment of the public schools. The
first, last Wednesday, drew a Ca
pacity house.
There is Unusual news interest
attached to this second lecture,
with the terrific civil war now
raging in that beautiful land Of
southern Europe. Mr.. Holmes Of
fers his audience a "tour" that
they can never take again in
reality for he shows them treasures
and beautiful buildings and
scenery long since destroyed with
bombs and conflagration. He also
shows a few of the present-day
conditions in his up-to-date mo-
tion-picture reels.
Mr.. Holmes will be introduced
at this talk by DR.. David Rubio,
Of Catholic University, who is an
authority on Spanish literature in
the Library Of Congress.
The three other travel talks to
come will include Switzerland, 4"
January 27; "An Over France, /"
February 3, and New and Old
Japan" February 10. Reserva-
tionS can be made at Mrs. Dorsey's
bureau in Droop's, 1900 G St.
N. W.; the ticket offices, willard
Hotel, A. A. A. and Community
Center headquarters, Franklin
School Building, Thirteenth and K
st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-01-19
NotobIes See
Irish Movie

Every phase of Washington's
official life was represented Fri
day night at the opening of Sean
O'Casey's Plough and the Stars"
at RKO-Keith'S Theater.
The audience included Mr..
Michael MacWhite, Irish Free
State minister, and Mrs. Mac
White, as well as the secretary
of the legation, Mr.. Robert Bren-
nan, and Mrs. Brennan. The
Presidents Cabinet was repre-
sented by Secretary Of War Harry
H. Woodring and Mrs. Woodring,
and the Secretary Of Commerce
and Mrs. Daniel C. Roper. Mrs.
Henry wallace and family repre-
sented the Secretary of Agricul.
ture. Marvin Mcintyre and his
family represented the White
House. Included in the group OF
United States Senators were Jo
seph c. OMahoney, ]. Ryan
Duffy, Pat McCarran, Augustine
Lonergan, Millard H. Tydings, Hen
ry F.. Ashurst, Edward r. Burke
The House of Representatives had
John M. Costello, Thomas H. Cul.
len, John O'Connor, New York;
James F. O'Connor, Montana;
John w. Mccormack and John J,
Boylan.
Martin J. Mcnamara, VIM
Cleary Sullivan, D. ]. Callahan
James Colliflower, M. F. Calnan
and Edmund Fitzgerald, repre-
sented the Erie dly Sons Of st
Patrick" while the Ancient Order
of Hibernians was represented by
Martin Dufficy, and F. M. Mori
arity.
1.-THE Plough and the Stars" was
produced by Radio Pictures with
John Ford directing and with the
same group assisting which ere
ated the hist ry breaking motion
picture, 1.-THE Tnformer." The
original O'Casey stage play Of "The
Plough and the Stars" was first
seen in Washington at the Ma
tional Theater with the Abbey
Players Of Dublin.
The Washington times., 1937-01-19

sings as well as any Of the more
vocal principals, he can get more
fun out of the strange behavior
of his toes and playing his fan
like an accordion than all the Ko-
Kos laid end to end for critical
inspection. Green has his own
methods of inspiring laugh and
they are invariably legitimate and
spontaneous. He is the Lord High
Executioner de luxe and a JOY for
ever.
Sydney Granville is the Pooh
bah or Lord High Everything
Else. This diversified comic has a
fine sense of buffoonery, reads
his lines well and sings with the
most astonishing ease.
SONGS ARE APPLAUDED
Sylvia Cecil is the Yum-Yum,
q charming choice for a romantic
role that fits through airy moods
and has many worthy soprano
singing moments. The fine voice
of Darrell Fancourt is heard as
the Mikado of Japan. For the con-
tralto role of Katisha, the Savoy
ards offer Evelyn Gardner, who
makes much of its groteSquerieS
and more of it's rich singing oppor-
tunities.
I liked Derek Oldham as Nanki-
Poo, Marjorie Eyre as Pitti Sing
and Leslie Rands as Pish Tush.
Competent all and working to-
gether for a performance of charm
and tlIneful grace.
Applauded again and again were
FLOWERS That Bloom in the
Spring." "Three Little Maids"
wandering Minstrel" Tit Will
low" and Katisha's Hearts Do
Not Break" Here is enduring
music with lyrics that seem to be
ageless and ever appealing.
"Mikado's" production permits
full stage action for the ensembles
and the costumes are gay and
colorful. This performance will
be repeated on Friday evening.
Tonight, the D'Oyly Carte Com.
pany will offer "Trial by Jury"
and Pirates of Penzance."
The Washington times., 1937-01-19

tied with comedy and other enter
tanning ingredients.
Here are the questions:
/. Who directed Champagne
Waltz?
2. Name the pictures in which
Miss Swarthout has previously
appeared.
3. Whom did Fred MacMurray
co-Star with in his first picture,
"Tfle Gilded Lily"
4. What kind Of accent does
Herman Bing generally affectP
5. who appeared opposite
Gladys Swarthout in Rose Of the
Rancho?
6. Where was Jack Oakie born?
Z. In what picture did Oakie
recently appear with what sing
ing star?
s. What is Miss swarthout's
husbands name?
9. Name any two radio pro
grams on which Miss Swarthout
has been featured.
10. What picture did Herman
Bing play in recently on Q local
screen?
The Washington times., 1937-01-19
RuggIes Gets
New Mate

Charlie Ruggles, without Mary
Boland for the first time in a long
while, comes to the Metropolitan
Theater on Friday in Mind Your
Own Business" a gay comedy OF
birds, bees, trees, racketeers, Boy
Scouts and newspaper men.
Hit doting, loving and often ma
ternal screen wife in his latest
opus is charming Alice Brady, and
the cast also includes Lyle Talbot,
Jack LaRue, Bennie Baker and
frankie Darro.
Mind Your Own Business"
brings RuggleS to the screen as q
newspaper man-not the dashing,
nervy, jaunty, cigarette-smoking
individual the movie-going public
has come to know as the typical
newShawk, but the editor Of a
"birds and bees" column on large
metropolitan daily.
He likes his job well enough,
but Miss Brady has other amb1'
tions for him. Without his knowl-
edge, she writes a column for the
paper which sets him off on a ca
reer as a keyhole pepper. He be-
comes involved with the city's un-
derworld and is taken for a ride. "
He is saved in a mile-a-minute fin
ish by his knowledge Of wood
craft, cleaned from his Boy Scout
friends, and the timely arrival OF
the entire Boy Scout population
Of the city at the gang hideout.
It's a long, long way from writ
ing about birds and bees to med
ding with a city's gangster ele-
ment for the mild little man, but
he gets there, becoming, to his
own bewilderment and amaZement,
the city's outstanding reporter,
columnist and radio broadcaster-
all without his ever having lifted
a finger and-very much against
his will.
The Washington times., 1937-01-19

Joan Crawford writes a lot of
good advice to young girls who
imagine Hollywood is the land of
eternal happiness and work is a
mere incidental. You will find
it all in her letter to next Satur-
days Hollywood -On-Parade Sec
tion President Roosevelt is a
very busy man but not too busy
for his movies. He saw Servant
of the People" at the White
House Saturday night, Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer's story of the
signing of the U. S. Constitution
. He also saw Gods Country
and the Woman" and it is the
First Lady's opinion that, as a
good conservationist who doesn't
like to see trees fall under the
saw and ak, he failed of a thrill
watching logging operations i.
Charlie Brennan, former manager
of the Metropolitan Theater, is
now allied with United Artists,
and comes to washington soon to
do some ballyhoo for Beloved
Enemy" which has Merle Oberon
and Brian Ahearne as featured
players News reels are all
ready for the Inaugural race
which means they want to be
first on the Washington screen
with the ceremonies at the Capt.
tol and the parade "shotS." The
first run, downtown theaterS will
show the Inauguration on the
screen less than 10 hours after it
has become history.
"BLACK LEGION" IN JAIL
Plough and the stars" at RKO
Keith's has attracted much larger
audiences than those which at
tended THE Informer," the first
Seam O'Casey play that won all
the Hollywood m d ais. .Lupe
Velez and her husband, Johnny
Weissmuller, both read Gone
With the Wind" last week and
now the arguments which issue
from the No. / dressing room at
the Capitol Theater are over
what Hollywood stars should be
cast in what parts in Margaret
Mitchell'S famous story. Out in
the Middle West they are doing
a nice job of attention calling
for "Black Legion" The Chicago
movie critics will be taken to the
Southern Michigan State Prison
for the preview, same Jail house
where the real Black Legion con
victs are serving life sentences
HOLLYWOOD RUMOR
Nothing to that story that Holly,
wood has offered $2,00o,000 for
the rights to all Gilbert and Sui
Ivan. At least D'Oyly Carte hasn'r
heard about it. Nothing either
to the rumor that "Mikado" may
be modernized. Probably started
because Yum-Yum puts red polish
on her finger nails and Elkton gets
q mention in the script.
SALES TALK NOVELTY
Columbia's Sam CALAMITY Il
growing over the success Of tht
first national sales meeting helc
over the telephone The diVis
ion manager gathered his sale!
force at the New Jersey Avenue
Exchange and promptly at S p. m
81 exchanges all over the country
were hooked up directly to Hol
lywood Columbia'S vice preSi
The Washington times., 1937-01-19
THE D'OYLY CARTES OPERA
"The Mikudo" Is Presented at
National With q Brilliant
Marvin Green Ko-Ko
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Most melodous of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas "The
Mkado" so it was quite appropriate that the dOyly Carte
company should open its weeks at the National
Theate last night with what they regard ophoe of the
repertoire.
It is hard to believe that the dOyly Cares observing
the eh anniversary of the first performance IN America
of the Gilbert and Sullivan classics Nevertheless history
cords Arthur Sullivan led the orchestra August 49,
1886 American premiere of 1.-The Mkado at Setsons
Fifth Avenue Theater New York Last night Iadore God
frey who led the augmented orchestra in the Nationals pit
used the same orchestration.
The Washington times., 1937-01-19
I Cover HOII yWOOd

Warner Brothers will appeal
their judgment against Jimmy
Cagney in an attempt to get him
to return once more to their fold.
Getting back to Frank Morgan
again: First, he had flu on "The
Last Of Mrs. Cheney" and had to
be sent home and then as soon
as he came back, in an eating
scene, he bit into an old piece Of
toast and broke off one of his
front molars.
Universal certainly set great
hopes in their new star, Deanna
Durbin. They've insured her life
for five hundred thousand dollars
which is quite spectacular for q
14-year-old young lady.
The State of Iowa is attempting
to pass a bill which specifies that
children under the age Of 18 can
not witneE a picture featuring as
its theme-divorce. People in
charge of the attempted legisla-
ton feel that it would be morally
bad for the kiddies.
Twentieth Century-Fox feel that
next summer they will be able to
bring the Dionne quintuplets to
Hollywood for their third picture,
which they plan as musical. It
would be much easier having them
at the studio and away from the
thousands of fans who swarmed
around the location in their home
last summer.
Harpo Marx is our latest on the
injury list and because Of freak
accident which only befits Marx
brother. He fell off a Shetland
pony while making "a Day at
The Races" and hurt his shoulder.
The Washington times., 1937-01-19
MOVIE
CLOCK

R.K.O. KE1TH'S-Barbar STAN
wyck, Preston Foster, Plough
and the Stars" 1852 a. m, 1:55,
1853, 6, 8:04, 10:07, 1915 p. m.
March of Time, 1882 a. m, 1885,
1888, Sal, 7:44, 9:47, 11:47 p. m.
EARLE-Jean Arthur, George
Brent, More Than a Secretary,
10 a. M. 1920, 2:50, Sis, 1850,
1915, p. m. and 12:40 a. m.
Stage, 1925 a. M, 1850, AIS,
$50, 9:15, 11:40 p. m.
CAPITOL-Sonja Henie, zone in
Million" 9:45 a. M, 1910,
2:4O, sos, 7:35, 1905 p. M, and
1890 a. m. Stage, Lupe Velez,
Johnny Weissmuller, 1925 a. M.
1855, APO, $50, 9:20, 11:45 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Kay Francis,
William Powell, zone Way Pass
age" 9:35, 1925 a. M, 1:10, 8,
4:50, $40, $3.50, 1920 p. m,
1910 a. m.
PALACE-William Powell, Myrna
10y, after the Thin Man,
1O:15 a. M, 1925, 2:40, 4:55.
7:10, 9:40, 1850 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Geta Gabo in "Ca'
mille," 11:15 a. M, 1885, 4, $40,
S:45, 11:05 p. m.
RIALT O-Marx Bros, "Horse
Feathers" 2, 4:34, 7:13, 9:53
p. m. "The First World War. "
3:12, 5:46, 1925 p. m.
LITTLE-Ronald Colman, Helen
Hayes, "Arrowsmith," II a. m.
1:O6, 3:16, 5:24, 1882, 9:4N p. m
HOWARD-Arline Judge, pig
skin Parade" 1890, 3:55, 7:05
1910 p: m. Stage, Teddy Hill
and Orchestra, 2:30, 5:45, 9:1(
D. M
The Washington times., 1937-01-19
KELLEYGRAMS

dent, Jack Cohn, delivered a six
minutes talk boosting the sales
drive and was followed by Abe
Montague, general sales mana
ger, and Joe McConville Con-
ference call last IA minutes at
$51 per minute Various ex-
changes spent about $4,000 more
for loud speaker amplification.
It is estimated that 1900
The Washington times., 1937-01-19
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
(Copyright, 1887, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)

AhS'g
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 19.-On the
Boulevard. The Adolph Menjous
will be baby-adopting shopping IN
the very near future. Mrs. Menjou
(Veree Teasdale) having already
adopted a son wants at least two
more before she calls a halt to her
family.
Cary Grant viii not resign with
Paramount at the end Of his con-
tract in two months and will either
affiliate himself with one Of the
other big studios or simply free
lance. Incidentally, he's become
one of the leading candidates for
the role Of Rhett Butler in "Gone
With the Wind"
Which reminds one that Mar.
garet Mitchell, the celebrated
author of the book, had to flee her
home town Of Atlanta, Ca, over
the Yuletide to Florida because
most of her friends still felt that
she had something to do with the
casting Of the picture (Which she
HASN'T and they succeeded in
driving her practically out of her
mind.
Alma Morgan opened her furni,
ture shop in Palm Springs yester
day with a very large celebrity.
studded cocktail party. The shop
which specializeS in reproductions
Of early American furniture, is
called Frank Morgan's Trading
Post.
inadvertently we did in William
Fisk III when we said that his
skiing was in Idaho along with
Averil1 Harriman's Sun Valley
lodge. It's really Aspen, Colo,
which will be quite as famous as
Sun Valley as soon as it gets going
The Washington times., 1937-01-19

Columbia executives and sales
men heard the pep talks which
launched the campaign for "LoSt
Horizon" and Grace Moore'S latest
picture, when You're In Love. "
The national sales meeting
over the phone replaced an origi-
nal idea to take $50 executives
directly to Hollywood for the
business conference.
"SKIPPY" ON SCREEN
"Skippy" is coming to the screen
again. Percy L. Crosby'S beloved
cartoon character will be brought
to life in a new animated series
to be filmed in Technicolor and
released by United Artists
There will be nine releases an
nually so we expect Skip to be a
rival of Mickey Mouse and Silly
Symphonies before long >. I still
t n link tn a t j ckie Cooper's
"Skippy" in the full length fea.
ture issued by Paramount about
five years ago was the best work
that juvenile has ever given to the
screen I saw the picture with
Percy Crosby and he was so de-
lighted with the boy actor he went
right out of LoeW's Palace The.
ater, bought Jackie Cooper a solid
gold watch and had it suitably in,
Scribed. I trust Jackie has it vet
among his mementoeS Percy
Crosby got $4,000 for the screen
rights to the original screen
"Skippy," which turned out to be
a great matinee attraction but not
so appealing to the adult night
crowds AS a cartoon charac
ter "Skippy" ought to be tremen
douSly popular, for the Squire OF
Mclean, Va. has the marvellous
gift of being able to put the heart
Of a boy into his newspaper strips
The Washington times., 1937-01-19

the comic is hard to surpass, the
ensembles have the animation and
enthusiasm of youth, and they
sing and play the familiar tunes
as though they were todays pass
ing hits. There is color and verve
and sweet melody. Ask nothing
more for a delightful evening.
Martyr Green, Of the British
invaders, is probably the greatest
of Gilbert and Sullivan actors. He
The Washington times., 1937-01-19
Action Film

A police raid on a fashionable
resort starts the swift action of
RKO Radios Criminal Lawyer, !"
co-featuring Lee Tracy and Margot
Grahame. Betty Crawford has a
prominent supporting role.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-01
NJ. f FELLOWSHIP
MEETING IS HELD
Supper and Informal Frivol-
tiles Mark Event We'd
nesday Evening

A supper meeting with a program
of frivolities in charge of the pastor,
Rev. r. E. Brown, was had in the
basement of the church by members
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church Wednesday evening as the
first of a series of quarterly fellow
ship meetings.
Everything about the gathering
was entirely informal. There was a
gathering, with the blessing by J. H.
Bridgers, and later a series of jokes
and ether novelties directed by Mr..
Brown.
Throughout the evening there was
opportunity for members to mingle
together and to make acquaintance
of new members ana others.
Some of the oldest members of the
congregation were present and there
were a number who had been mem
bers of the church here for more than
so years.
There were no set speeches and
every one was free to go and come
and to move about at will to make
the occasion as informal and as en-
joyable as possible.
Similar meetings are to be held
quarterly, the pastor announced, and
the next one will fall toward the end
of June.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-01
Clinic Here
orCripples
Is Probable
S t a t e Board Of
H e a | t h Official
Holds Conferences
With Local Agents

A district clinic for crippled chill
dren will probably be located in Hen
derson at an early date, DR.. A. D.
Gregg, county health officer, announc-
ed here today. The statement came
following a conference of James T.
Barnes, superintendent of the divi-
sion of cripple children of the State
Board of Health, with DR.. Gregg and
Mrs. E. r. Austin, county welfare SUI
perintendent.
DR.. Gregg and Mrs. Austin have
for some time been working on the
project of a district orthopaedic clinic
to be established and approved by
the Cripple Childrens Bureau of the
State Board Of Health, and Mr.
Barnes visit here was an outgrowth
of that effort.
Mr. Barnes obtained first hand in
formation as to the need and the IA
cilities for establishing such clinic
here.
Following the conference DR.. Gregg
expressed the conviction of Mrs. Aus
tin and himself that Henderson will
get the clinic. All that is now needed,
he said, is the assurance Of some fin
ancial support, and approval of the
local medical frJternity, which he
said he felt sure would be forthcom-
ing promptly.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-01

H. G. ELLINGTON, Is,
OF DABNEY, IS DEAD
Lifelong Resident To Be
Buried With Services
Friday Afternoon

Horace Green Ellington, 70, one of
Vance countys Oldest citizens, died at
one o'clock this morning at his home
in the Dabney community where he
was born and where he spent virtually
his entire life He had been a lifelong
farmer.
Mr. Ellington had teen in declining
health for about a year, and suffered
from a complication of diseases. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs Matte
Parkinson Ellington, and one sister,
Mrs. Long Ellington, both of Dabney.
There are no children.
Most of his life Mr. Ellington had
been a member of Harris Chapel
Methodist Protestant church at Dab
ney, and funeral services will be held
at that church Friday afternoon at
o'clock, in charge of the pastor,
Rev. J. D. Crawford. Interment will
be in the Ellington family cemetery
at Dabney. Members of the Masonic
lodge at Dabney will serve as pail
bearers, and it will be a Masonic fun
eral
Mr.. Ellington was known in his
community as valued citizen and
active in community and church af-
fans. At the time of his birth the
Dabney section where he was born
was a part of Granville county.
Honorary palltearers for the fun
eral services were announced as fol-
lows: Charlie Nuckles, Hayden Glover
C. S. Burroughs, DR.. c. D. Wyche, E.
r. Boyd, George Nuckles, DR.. R. T.
Upchurch, G. r. Wyche, Julian
Wyche, B. A. Scott, Will Burroughs,
Julian Glover, D. N. Hunt, w. T.
Greenway, S. r. Harris, ST., H. B.
Hicks. p. E. Wilkerson, Will Moss, N.
G.. Crews. Jasper B. Hicks, j. c. Gard
ner, Al B. Wester, L. R. Gooch, John
Barnes, George Burroughs, S. w.
Oakley.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-01
Hoey Delayed For
New Appointments
Continued from rage One.l

the WPA in North Carolina, and
Capus NJ Waynick, the present chair
man. The names of some others have
been mentioned, such as Odus M. Null
of Shelby a fellow townsman of Gov
ernor Hoey, State Senator Ernest V.
Webb. of Kinston, Deacon" Green, of
Asheville, Representative Con G. John
son, of Mooresville, Iredell county, and
a few others. But those who know
what is going on behind the scenes
are convinced that the contest for the
craftsmanship Of the highway COM
mission, as far as those taking an &C
tive interest in the appointment are
concerned, is clearly between Coan
and Waynick, with virtually all fac
tons who have been opposed to Way
nick united. back of the Coan can
didacy
It is. a we'll known fact here that
for a numLer of months WPA en-
ployes have been carrying on quiet
but insistent campaign in behalf of
Coan for the craftsmanship of the high
way commission. And with the wide
spread contacts which Coan has had
through the WPA reaching into every
city, county and town in the State,
there is no doubt but that this cam
paign has been very effective. Within
the last ten days it is understood that
q letter was sent out from the WPA
offices here to the mayors of most of
the cities and towns in the State, ask
ing them to support and indOrse Coan
for the craftsmanship of the new high
way commission, and intimating that
Waynick was already out of the pic
ture Within the last few days, large
number of the delegations which have
called on Governor Hoey have been
composed of mayors and city and
town officials. An observer in the gov
errors office today remarked that it
was easy to see who Coan's 1eute-
nants are over the State.
1t is also generally agreed that
Coan's candidacy for the highway
post has the full support and backing
of Senator Josiah w. Bailey, who is
regarded as being Coans political
"angel." and who was responsible for
his appointment as head of the State
WPA organization. Reports are that
Senator Bailey would be only too glad
to see Coan named head of the new
highway set-up, both because it would
save him the trouble OF trying to find
new place for Coan when the WPA
is liquidated-probably in July-and
because it might give the senior SEN
ator a look-in in the distribution of
highway department jobs. For the
highway commission has the biggest
Job counter in the State, employing
more than 10000 persons.
The report is also going the rounds
that Congressman Robert L. Dough-
ton, since he has been bitten by the
senatorial bug and is on the verge OF
becoming a candidate for the United
States Senate against Senator Robert
r. Reynolds next year, is flirting with
the idea that Coan, if named highway
chairman, with his other many con-
facts, might not be of considerable
assistance to his candidacy. So there
is no doubt that Coan has some very
powerful political backing. The out
come of the contest is Icing keenly
watched here.