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The Washington times., 1937-03-08
'Avenue'O
Here Friday

The chorus girls Of 1887 come
a little higher in poundage, height
and age than they did year ago.
This fact, so heartening to the
diet-Starved, was brought out by
the study of the "a hand-picked
beauties in the Irving Berlin musi-
cal, "On the Avenue" starring
Dick Powell and Madeleine Car
roll, and which will be the next
attraction at Loew's Palace, open
ing Friday.
The statistician with the keen
eye for figures was Dance Director
Seymour Felix, who supervised the
chorus routines in the Twentieth
Century-Fox musical. Twelve
months ago, according to Felix,
the weight Of the average chorus
girl was 113 pounds. This year the
average weight is 116 pounds, al
though the girls in "On the
Avenue" range from 100 to 125
pounds.
With the addition of weight has
come a slight increase in height
one-quarter of an inch. The height
of the average chorus girl of today
is feet 3A inches. AS for age,
that is up one year, which is
quite natural, as many of the girls
are the same ones who worked last
year.
Alice Faye, the Ritz Brothers
and George Barber also appear
in "On the Avenue" Daryl F.
Zanuck chose Roy Del Ruth to di-
rect, and Gene Markey associated
producer.
The Washington times., 1937-03-08
'PimperneI' Is
Held Over

Leslie Howard in "The Scarlet
Pimpernel" is going so strongly at
the Little Theater it is held for
a second week.
This puts the romantic adven-
ture film of French revolutionary
war days in the class with "The
Informer," Naughty Marietta" :"
Escape Me Never" and a few
other pictures which came back
again and again to the Little
Theater and were always good for
at least two weeks.
The Washington times., 1937-03-08
Arthur Rhodes
As 'FoIstoff

Falstaff, "that old white bearded
Satan, that ton Of flesh" will live
again tonight at 8:15 p. m.
An arrangement of the comedy
plot from the first part of Henry
the Fourth" will be presented in
four scenes, at the monthly meet
ing of the Shakespeare Society of
Washington in the Universalist
Church Auditorium, Sixteenth and
S Streets Northwest. The public
is invited, and there is no admis-
sion charge.
Arthur Rhodes appears as Fal-
staff, Jack Aracy as Henry Prince
of Wales. and Hugh Smith plays
PoinS. Bardolph, Peto and Gads-
hill are represented by James l..
Whims, Garland Griffith and
Oscar Keimon, and Esther Marsh
man plays Mistress Quickly. Kent
Dyer directs. and Betty McGinniS
is book holder.
The Washington times., 1937-03-08
Goyety Offers
Mimi Reed 4.

The current offering at the
Gayety, Paris by Night" is a clev-
erly routined burlesque produc-
ton offering variety of the wares
especially pleasing to the patrons.
The high spot in this weeks show,
however, is the dancing Of Mimi
Reed.
This young woman has been
spoken of before in these columns,
but not often because her visits to
the local boards have been mucn
too far between. Be that as it may,
however, the Reed dancing is far
and away better than the dancing
you usually see. The burleSque
stage is fortunate in having her;
it will be more fortunate if it can
keep her.
The comedy of the present pro-
duction is in the hands of Jack
Diamond and AL Pharr, both mas
ters of the routine burleSque hu-
NOR. Ray Parsons, as straight
man, overshadows the comics when
it comes down to delivering the
goods.
On the distaff side of the cast,
Kay Kelly, Sally O'Day and Ethel
DeVeaux contribute to the hilarity
and beauty of the occasion. The
tap dancing of Jimmy Byrnes
should not be overlooked, the boy
having worked up some fast and
furious routineS.
The chorus is really tempting
looking, the cline" being marked
by an unusual number of pretty
faces, while every figure can stand
the most critical inspection. r. s.
The Washington times., 1937-03-08

from the imperial palace at St,
Petersburgh to the detached
forces of the Grand Duke at
Irkutsk. Between the Russian
armies were the rebellious Tartar
hordes, led by Traitor Ogareff.
It was Strogoff's mission to get
through the enemy lines at all
costs.
Strogoff meets up with an
enemy spy CMargot Grahame) :,
also finds the lady of his heart
elizabeth Allan, gets captured,
undergoes torture, but delivers
his papers and serves the peace
of Russia.
The battle scenes have been
graphically staged and are as
impressive and thrill-inspiring as
those in "Charge of the Light
Brigade" Literally thousands Of
horses and mounted soldiers take
part in these combat scenes, ac-
tually filmed in Europe, but so
skillfully blended into the Holly
wood celluloid they defy detec-
ton of the merger.
SOME FINE ACTING
Anton Walbrook, famous Euro
pean actor, plays Michael Stro-
goff, nothing less than brilliantly.
He had to be good, for there was
AKIN Tamiroff as the rebel
leader, savage in looks and man
ner, and giving just as salty a
performance as he did in Gen
eral Died at Dawn"
The famed Broadway star, Fay
Banter, plays Strogoff's mother,
and I commend her work as a
gem Of character acting. Eliza
beth Allan serves most efficiently
as the other half of Strogoff's
romance.
Director George Nicoll's re-
straining hand keeps Soldier
and the Lady" from getting COM
pletely out Of bounds and going
strictly 40, 20 and 30" He also
rates a fragrant rose for staging
as blood curdling a fight for his
finale as ever the screen has
captured.
The picture comes to the RKo
Keith's screen on Wednesday.
Those who like plenty Of action,
adventure and romance, will
make no mistake in this invest
ment.
The Washington times., 1937-03-08
"SOLDIER AND LADY, EXCITING f.
Tender Romance Blended With
Spectacular War Scenes
Engaging Thousands
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

"The Soldier and the Lady" is Holywoods for
Jules Vernes epic adventure story Michael Srogot and
it makes a exciting IS minutes of screen action
"Strogo served the stage and resident stock companies
for generation and 90 years Universal made silent
picture of this melodramatc Russian But nothing like SOL
der and the Lady" with armies in handtohand battles,
its cavay charges its awensprng and spectacular pano
of the military and the side about the love
of lady for noble fighting
The Washington times., 1937-03-08
KELLEYGRAMS

rehearse yesterday, hence no Steve
Cochran cocktail party. And was
/ disappointed? Hope lovely Leona
gets as good a laugh line in the
new Pemberton comedy as she had
in whatever Goes Up" a flop
play. Said she: You can't make
a silk purse out of a Sow'S rear"
LEO AND THE ROOSTER
Dan Terrell had no sooner de-
parted leading the Warner Bros.
rooster Growing over nine out of
10 Academy awards for pictures
that played the Earle than in
walks Ray Bell leading Leo, the
roaring lion. Growled and burped
Leo, that majestic screen beast:
Metro-G Goldwyn-Mayer has the two
gold statue winners for best acting,
Paul Mum and Luise Rainer, and
you may see them together in
Good Earth, coming to the Ma
tional April 4.
PROJECTIONIST PARTY
Whoopee. Whoopee. Whoopee.
Wednesday night at Maryland
Club Gardens, beginning at mid
night. The twenty-fifth anniver-
Sary of the Motion Picture Projec-
tionists union. Thanks for the
double invitation.
Producer John Tuerk has as
Sembled a grand cast for "His
Excellency," the new play which
will be shown at the Belasco
Theater next week. Because it
is of especial interest to the dip
lomatic service. Tuerk insisted
that the first performance must
be given in Washington, hence
the Belasco booking.
The Broadway boys have al.
ready labeled Storm Over
Patsy" the Theater Guilds dog
show.
LADIES" REVISED
Ladies of Leisure" which was
made by Columbia pictures in
1880, remains with me as the best
picture Barbara Stanwyck ever
made. She had the late Lowell
Sherman, Marie Provost and
Ralph Graves in the chief support
ing roles.
Besides making Stanwyck an
important star, Ladies of Leisure"
made a ton of money for Colum'
bia Pictures. Mention of it now
is pertinent because Women of
Glamour" coming to the Earle
Theater Friday, is the same Mil
ton Herbert Gropper story. Vir-
ginia Bruce, Melvyn Douglas, Pert
Kelton and Reginald Denny play
the important roles in the 1887
version of Ladies of Leisure"
BY the way, Paramount's new
Swing High. Swing Low" with
Carole Lombard and Fred Mac.
Murray costarred, is a revised YER
sion of "Burlesque." 1t was in
"Burlesque" with Hal Skelley that
Miss Stanwyck first made Broad.
way sit up and attracted Holly,
wood attention. Paramount made
"BurleSque" once before with
Nancy Carroll and the late Hal
Skelley costarred. 1t was then
called Dance Of Life"
The Washington times., 1937-03-08
Bros.
Sounds Off

II the coveted awards of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences are any criterion,
Warner Bros. Earle Theater
takes a blue ribbon for present
ing top screen entertainment to
Washington audiences in 1896.
The work of the best actor,
Paul Mum; the best director,
Frank Capra. and the runners
up for feminine acting honors,
Irene Dunno and Rosalind Rus.
sell, were seen on the Earle
screen in such widely praised
and highly honored films as
THE Story of Louis Pasteur, :"
Mr.. Deeds Goes to Town."
Theodore Goes Wild" and
"Craig's Wife" Anthony Ad-
verse" and "The Charge of the
Light Brigade" also came in for
their share Of the awards, and
in all nine out of 19 awards
made went to films which had
their first Washington shoWings
at the Earle.
0HOWN al EARLE
But 1886 is over, and while past
performances are important,
Warmers Zone Manager John j.
Payette is interested most of all
to see that the Earle continues to
present top-rank screen entertain
ment in 1887. Looking ahead in
an announcement made today, he
lists Forthcoming Earle attractions
he believes worthy of standing be-
side the award-Wipners of 1886.
"Washingtonians who admire
Paul Muni's splendid acting will
be interested to know that he has
started work in a new film which
we believe will be a worthy sue
ceSsor to "Pasteur." Mr.. Payette
said. "ThiS new production is
The Story of Emile Zola,' grip
ping subject. Josephine Hutchin-
son again appears with MUM.
Columbia is understood to have
some special plans for the release
Of Lost Horizon! but eventually
this new Frank Capra production
will be presented at the Earle.
Irene Dunno will start work
soon in The Awful Truth which
has been selected as a perfect fol-
low-up for "Theodora,' the film
which revealed her gift for
comedy.
MUM IN ""ASTEUR"
"For the immediate future at
the Earle we have a number of
outstanding attractions lis e d.
Fernand Gravel, continental IA
vorite. is coming soon in The
King and the Chorus Girl which
previeWerS hail as a sure hit.
Carole Lombard and Fred Mac
Murray continue their happy as.
Sociation in Swing High, Swing
Low new Paramount production
Bette Davis. 1885 Academy
award winner, is said to have the
most gripping role of her career
in Marked Women which is
ready for early showing. Enrol
Flynn, with Billy and Bobby
Mauch, will soon be presented IN
Mark Twain's classic, The Prince
and the Pauper.' Call 1t a Day,
the popular stage play, will have
a stellar cast for it's screen preSen'
tation, and the studios are now at
work on numerous other outStand,
ing features which we feel conf.
dent will provide another note,
worthy entertainment year for the
Earle"
The Washington times., 1937-03-08

LOVE AND BATTLE
Jules Verne's imaginative mind
probably never viSioned a Holly
wood treatment of his tale, so he
neglected relieving comedy for
the seneSS and ferocity
threaded into the action. This de-
ficiency the studio has remedied
by making Eric Blore and Edward
Brophy a couple of harassed war
correspondents, and they contrive
to get laughs when they are
needed. Do it well, too, if you
ask me.
This is a picture that is ex.
tremely we'll acted. So blessed with
The Washington times., 1937-03-08

Paramount Pictures is woolng
Red Shelton, the energetic master
of ceremonies at the Capitol The
ater this week. Okay with him II
the contract figures are right.
Carter Barron picked up the option
of the red-headed Emcee for an
other week after watching his tlrst
show on Friday.
I think Comedian Skeletons mis-
take is in giving too much. He does
about four acts in the course
of the hours revue and as if that
were not a full course dinner,
rushes down from the stage and
greets the customers as they exit.
They pushe5 Talbert HaSlett out OF
the show to give Shelton more time
and it struck me as an overdose OF
caviar.
Shelton is a definite personality
and a new face on F Street. His
Introductory is a high dive into
the orchestra pit Ia Roy Cum
lings, his doughnut dunking re-
minds of the Duncan sisters, his
orchestra leading of Reginald
Gardiner his girl making a hasty
toilette of Cookie Bowers, and his
glad handling of the customers is a
bequest from Raymond Hitchcock.
Thus combining the best features
of other acts suggests Milton
Berle may soon confront a for
midable rival.
However, to be fair about it, Red
Shelton kicked a goal and scored
1. couple of touchdowns with the
late Friday matinee audience, eS-
pecially the ladies. I just think
Red would wear better with a more
judicious helping from his bag OF
tricks.
WILL LINDBERGH DO IT?
Will Lindbergh fly the Atlantic
again with the first pictures of
King George VI coronation? MO.
TION PICTURE HERALD re-
ports that the newsreel plans an
ocean race to be first on the
American screens with these
shots. Says the weekly:
"Sir Gordon Craig, general
manager of British MOvietOne
News, announced in London
that arrangements are cOntem-
plated with Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh, Capt. James A. MOIlisOn
or Beryl Markham to fly from
London to New York with the
first prints for Fox MOvietOne
News release. Sir Gordon indi-
Gated that he himself may make
the flight as a passenger SO as
to step out of the plane at
Floyd Bennett Field with the
cans under his arm"
Pathe News has invited the mo.
ton picture editors of Washing.
ton TO 60 before the newsreel
cameras and microphones with
short talks to be shown at the
opening Of the new Trans-Lux
Theater on Friday night.
LEONA'S BEST LINE
Leona Powers will go into a new
Brock Pemberton show after her
short engagement in "Parnell"
opening tonight at the Belasco.
Leona had to stay in New York and
The Washington times., 1937-03-08

good actors and actresses that they
appear to make plausible some OF
the extravagances of the various
authors concerned. Anton Wal
brook, Fay BANTER, Elizabeth Al
len, Margot Grahame and Akin
Tamiroff are the gilt-edged thes-
plans who strive valiantly for the
glory of Radio Pictures and Jules
Verne.
AS perhaps you know, Michael
Strogoff was the courier Of the
car, bearing important messages
The Washington times., 1937-03-08
Freddie in FIanneIs

For one sequence in MG-M'S
Captains Courageous" Freddie
Bartholomew worked all one day
in long flannel underwear and d
pair Of shoes. and that was all.
The Washington times., 1937-03-08
Big Eating Role

William Gilbert, for a sequence
in M-G-M's Espionage" ate four
cakes, weighing 10 pounds each.
The Washington times., 1937-03-08

GRACE MOORE GOES 10 TOWN TODAY
- ih.Ac Log LIN l.hE mn
The Washington times., 1937-03-08
LEONA'S BEST LINE

Leona Powers will go into a new
Brock Pemberton show after her
short engagement in "Parnell"
opening tonight at the Belasco.
Leona had to stay in New York and
The Washington times., 1937-03-08

Pathe News has invited the mo.
ton picture editors of Washing.
ton TO go before the newsreel
cameras and microphones with
short talks to be shown at the
opening Of the new TranS-Lux
Theater on Friday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15

companied by the boys choir. In addition, the singing star will present "San Francisco" "The Jewel Song" from GOunod's "Faust," and Lehar's Bras quita."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES .'.T
sigurd Nilssen, Basso.

Sigurd Nilssen, BaSso. An Irish Folk Song .'..... .Foote
 Helen Marshall, Soprano.
 The Preside Recital will be broadcast at 7:3O p. m. EST, Sunday. October IT, over WEAF and asso- ciated NEG stations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15

6:OO--WEAF-Education in the
 News.
 WOR-Uncle Don. WJZ-News; Concert Orch. WABC-Margaret Datum,
 Soprano. 6,l5-WEAF-Ba Mckinley.
 Baritone. 6;s0-WEAF-Press-Radio News, WoR-News; Keating Orch WJZ-Press-Ra News. ' WABC-Press-R Radio News. 6:S5-WEAF-The Rhythmaires. WJZ-Revelers Quartet. WABC-Jewlsh Charities
 Speaker. 4O-WABC-Dailey orch. 6:45-WEAF[BillX and an, Betty
 Commentators. 7:OO-wEAF-Am n Andy. WOR-Sports-S Lomax. WJZ-Mary Small, Songs. WABC-Jack Fulton, Tenor; Franklyn Maccormack'
 Readings. 7:i5-WEAF--Unc Ezra.
 WOR-The Musical Chefs. WJZ-Salinsky Quartet. WABC-Lorraine Grimm and Harry Cool, Songs. . 7:30-WEAF-Duchin Orch; stan ley Worth and Patricia
 
 WOR-The Lone Ranger. WJZ--Lum and Abner. WABC--To be announced. 7:45--WJZ--East and Dumke,
 Comedians.
 WABC-Boake Carter,
 Commentator. S:O0-WEAF-Lu Manners, So- prano; Robert Simmons,
 Tenor; Football - Grant, land Rice; ReVelers Quartet; Bourbon Orch. WOR-Strickland Gillian,
 Humorist.
 WJZ-Grand Central Station WABC-Hammers Music Hall; Earl Larimore. Ac- tor; Diana Gavin. Soprano; Ross Graham. Baritone:
 Patricia Ryan, Songs; Jef. ry Mann. Comedian. S:1B-WOR--Stokes Orch. 8:30-WOR--Talk by Dale Car negie. Author. WJZ-Death Valley Days. WABC-Kemp Orch; Alice Faye, Songs, and Others. s:4S-WoR-Games for Every One
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
GET US ONE

The source of supply of 50-yard line seats which spectators sell for major football games is revealed in Saturdays Heroes" RKO Radios football picture with Van Heflin and Marian Marsh.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
YOU TELL US

If a star football player honestly wanted to do something about the system of masquerating varsity players as amateurs despite the fact they are professionals. what wolilc he wo. That is the question pro- pounded in RKO Radios "5atur- aaV,n Heroes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15

Frank St. Leger presents on this Sunday evenings Preside Recital a program of five songs, four by Amer ican composers, including Sidney Homer, Bruno Huhn, Reginald De Koven and Arthur William Foote. All of them have contributed im- measurably to the song classics of the world. Vocal soloists will be Helen Marshall, soprano, and Sigurd Nilssen, basso; with accompaniments by the Piano Quintet, directed by MT. St. Leger. The program to be offered follows:
 Requiem .................. Homer Cato's Advice ................H .Huhn
 Sigurd Nilssen, basso.
 Helen Marshall, Soprano. I Love Thee So ..........De koven
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15

If you're thinking of all-Ameri- can candidates at this distance, MT. Sports Editor, don't give this picture second thought. This is Jack Haley, as menacing full back as ever hit the micrOphOne. Jack was Coach Slug Winters in the movie comedy "Pigskin Pa rade," but right now he's the generalissimo of Jack Haley'S Log Cabin, broadcast over the NBC-Red Network each Saturday at 8:30 p. m., EST.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
NOT A BAD IDEA

As the last of a long line of steam ship owners, Herbert Marshall neg. lects business for wine,- women a1c scng in Breakfast for Two" until he meets Barbara Stanwyck in the RKO Radio comedy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
New York Stations WEAF--s6O - WOR-7lO - WJZ-76O WABC-se0

s:oo-WEAF-Lyman Orch: woR-Gabriel Heater. Commentator.
 WJZ-Variety Show; Uni- versity of Southern Meth- odist, Paul Dumont, Direc. wABC-Hollywood Hotel: Play, Lancer Spy, with Dolores Del Rio, Gregory Ratoff. George Sanders, Peter Lorre and Sig Ru. mann; Frances Langford, Jerry Cooper, Anne Jamt. son, Igor Gorin, Songs; Ken Murray, Comedian; Paige Orch. 9:15-WOR-ARden Orch. 9:30-WEAF-Court of Human Relations.
 House.
 WJz-ro be announced. 10 10:00-WEAF-Play with Les
 Tremayne. RArhAxA Auddy. WOR-How About It? - Sam Sammer.
 WJZ-Dorsey Orch; wABc--song Shop: Kitty Carlisle, Soprano; Singing Sam and Alice Cornell. Songs; Reed Kennedy, Baritone: Songshop Quar- tet; Frank Crumit, Master .. of Ceremonies. 10:30-WEAF-Gossip-Jimmy WoRNTalk by Thomas F. Dewey, Special Prosecutor WJz-petective Mystery - 10:45-WEAF-Dor Thompson. woRMoIga Baclanova's Revue.
 WABC-Let Your Daughter Grow Up-Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Addressing National Council Confer ence of Camp Fire Girls at Dallas, Texas, from Wash- ington. 11:00-WEAF-New Dance Music. WOR-News; Dance Music (to 2 a. m.)
 WJZ-News; Vagabonds w4BcWAndre Baruch,
 Commentator. :05-WABC-Dance Music. l1:15-WJZ-Dance Music
 (to l a. m.) 11:30-WABC-Ha L. Ickes, Secretary of Interior at Dinner of Independent Pe- troleum Association. of America, Houston, Texas. 12:oO-wEAF-opera: Act II of Verdi Aida, with Gina Gig ma, Soprano; Giovanni Martinelli, Tenor; Others. Al San Francisco Opera wABC~Dance Music
 (to a. n.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15

Hello! up in Waterbury! Yes, Pm postmistress of Hillsdale, an I run the general store, too. Know everybody in town an everybody's business. Suppose that's why they're goin' to put me on the radio from cOast-tO- coast. Be glad to hear what you think of it-sO listen to my first broadcast on Monday, October IS, c. B. s. chain, 3:3O to S:45 p. m., E. S. T. Sincerely yours, Jennie Peabody.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15

Dinsmore. A riotously funny stage play and an even more hilarious film, the opus by Mark Reed, Petit coat Fever" promises to provide a delightful half hour of radio enter tainment, with the comic talents of
 both Tyrone Power and Ida Lupino getting full opportunity for display.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15
5OO--WICC-. .Briogeport-.6OO

50O--WlCC-.Br gepOrt..6OO 4:O0--Club Matinee. 5:00--Neighbor Nell. 5:15-Street Scene - New Haven,
 Sidewalk Interviews. 6:30--WICC News Bulletins and
 Musical Roundup. 5.46--Tom Mix. 6;00--Yankee Network News
 Service. e:15-Casey at the Mike. 0:30-Musical Roundup. 6:45-"Musical Moments" 7:00--Mary Small Songs. 7:15--Salinsky Quartet, Swing t Music! 7:30--Sports Review. 7;45-Republican Party of New
 Haven. s,oO--"Grand Central Station" - 4 U Drama. g:0O--Varsity Show. 9:30--Paul Martin and his Music. 1 i0:O0--Tommy Dorsey's Orch. with
 Morton Bowe, Tenor and
 Edytho Wright, Soloists. 10 0:30--To be announced. I0:45--News from Yale University. i1:00--Yankee Network News
 Service. News Bulletins. l1:20--Joe Smlth's Orch. ft;30-- Eddie Var1os's orch. Busse's Orch. 12:30--Jesse Hawkins's orch. 1:00--Dick Stabile's Orch. 1:30--Joe Sanders' Orch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15

One of last years unforget- table screen moments will be re- created on Vick's Open House Sunday when Jeanette MacDon- aid sings once again with the boys choir which appeared with her in the moving picture, "San Francisco" As she did in the moving picture, Miss MacD Donald will sing '"The Holy City," ac-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-15

Tyrone Power, romantic young screen star, and Ida Lupino, also of film fame, will enact the leading roles in Hollywood Playhouse pres entation of "Petticoat Fever" to be presented over the Blue Network of NBC on Sunday night, October 17th. A full of laughter story of a young man, isolated in the barren Arctic regions and afflicted with Petit coat Fever" it contains the bril- liant dialogue and riotous situations that rocked stage and film audiences when 1t was first presented. The play itself revolves about Dascom Dinsmore, a young wireless operator who is stationed at far flung out post of the Canadian government. The accidental landing of an air plane carrying beautiful girl and her jealous fiancee brings a ray of sunshine into the bleak life of young