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Evening star., 1937-12-05

an open sesame to better roles. richer
financial rewards. Yet, when her
contract came up for renewal q few
days ago the bosses passed her up.
Her mail count, one of the heaviest on
the lot, didn't mean thing in her
favor. The fellow wearing the brass
hat didn't inquire about her letter
total. He merely sent word to the
legal department to pass the option
because the girl had no drawing power
at the box Office. And, to date, there
has been no hint Of fan revolution.
A few years ago. under the same
conditions, the young lady's contract
would have been renewed and boosted
long before it had a chance to ex-
pire and she might have received .
nice expensive gift from the boss to
make her even happier. But studio
attitude toward fan mail has UNDER
gone radical change in recent years.
Producers no longer scan their players
letter totals with the avid interest once
manifested. They've come to the con-
clusion that gate receipts, rather than
the mail mans load, is the most ac-
curate measure Of players popular
ity. What's more, the Hollywood
postman doesn't groan today under the
staggering pack he once lugged
through studio gates Inquiries at
all fan mail departments reveal a
reduction Of approximately 40 per
cent over the number OF letters re-
ceived I'VE yearS Ago. 4
Evening star., 1937-12-05

pre-release of the 100000 Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs').
Neil Hamilton discharges his social
obligations when he is in Hollywood by
giving his evenings to the Sawtelle Sol
diers' Home. He reads to the men, en-
joys doing it-and, more important,
they like it. Gladys Swarthout is cur
rently negotiating for the purchase of
a villa in Florence, Italy, to be con-
verted into a residence school for tall
ented but poor, young American opera
and concert singers. The entire cost of
maintenance and tuition is to be borne
by Miss Swarthout. The pupils will
be selected by judges conducting audi
tions all over the country. Gladys ex-
poets to have the school in operation
by February Is.
The plight of destitute Chinese has
opened the pockets of several Holly
wood Misunderstanding Fredric
March, Jimmy Cagney (both of whom
have also contributed generously to
the loyalist Spanish cause) and Amer
ican-born Anna May Wong. Con-
stance Bennett recently received let
ter from man stating he was in des-
perate need of money. Connie COM
municated with the sheriff of his town,
asking him to investigate the mans
story. The story was verified and he
received the money. But there was a
sequel says Connie. "A few weeks
later, received another letter from
him inclosing SIS billion account" /"
In all the years that Miss Bennett has
lent or given money. this is the first
time she has received anything back.
Copyright. 1887, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1937-12-05
NO STAR ever has or probably
ever will approach Clara Rows

NO STAR ever has or. probably
ever will approach Clara Bows
record-breaking total of 10,56O letters
received il. month. That mark was
established by the "It" queen back in
1929, when she ives at the apex of
her career. Extravagant claims are
made for many of today's favorites,
but inasmuch as studios now refuse
to release oficial figures, most can
be written off as plain bunk. The
truth is that most of the fan mail
nowadays comes from children. Com
paratively few adultes write to the
stars and those who do are usually
asking for something's not money,
then photographs, autographs or
trinkets and wearables seen in pic
lures.
Bing Crosby still pays more atten-
ton to his fan correspondence than
any other player in Hollywood. He en-
courages folks to write by maintaining
an expensive organization that Pc
ruses each missive and offers an indi-
vdualized answer In each instance.
Crosby's signature appears at the bot
tom of each note; at least it's beau
tiful imitation of Crosby's scrawl be-
cause three secretaries have been
trained to relieve him of this arduous
job. Otherwise, Bing would have no
time to make pictures. perform his
Evening star., 1937-12-05
Todoy's Film Schedule
KEITH'S Stage Door" br

KEITHS - Stage Door," bril-
liant screen drama of the
struggles at the threshold of
the stage: 1880, 3:35, $40,
7:5o and 9:55 pm.
CAPITOL - Double Wedding"
new romantic comedy in the
slapstick vein: ass, 5:25, 7:55
and 1925 pm. Stage shows:
2. 4:30, 7 and $50 pm.
EARLE - FIRST Lady," screen
version of the gay play about
a pair of women who wanted
to be hostess at 1900 Pennsyl-
vania avenue: 2. 4:35. 7:25 and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: $50,
6:35 and 9:10 pm.
PALACE-"The Firefiy." JEAN
ette Macdonald in the Friml
operetta, screen translation:
1:45, 4:20, 6:55 and $50 pm.
METROPOLITAN - "West of
Shanghai" Boris Karloff leads
band of Chinese bandits:
2, 1855, 5:55, 7:55 and 9:55 pm.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" Carlo
and Boyer in Napoleon's love
story: 2:20, 4:45, ITO and 9:35
pm.
LITTLE-"The Mystery of Ed
win Drood," screen play based
on the Dickens story: 2, 3:55,
$50, 7;45 and 9:40 pm.
TRANS-LUx-News and shorts.
Complete shows run hour and
is minutes, continuous from
2p.m.
Evening star., 1937-12-05

scout saw her in Santa Barbara and
brought her to the studio for Q dra-
matte and singing test. After taking
the test, Miss Grifith seemingly dis
appeared. In the meantime, Loew saw
the test and decided to put her under
contract.
First of all, however, some detective
work had to be done. Miss Grifith
was finally located and signed by wire.
Production will get under way soon,
with Kurt Neumann directing.
Evening star., 1937-12-05
National Darkened
AS Play Cancels.

THE National Theater will be
dark next week, Love of
Woman" the new play which
was to bring Heather Angel here.
having been Cancelled at the last
minute by the producer.
According to the booking ar
rangements now made, this will
leave the city's only legitimate
theater dark until the Monday
after Christmas.
Evening star., 1937-12-05
Six Tongues
For Disney
Feature
World Audience for
"SnOw White and
Seven Dwarfs."

w YALT DIsNEY'S first fsa-
M ture-length production,
Wv Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs," is nothing
If not international in scope.
In the first place, Disney chose
the Grimm fairy tale of Snow White
as the vehicle for his first feature
because it Is known the world over
and beloved by both young and old.
His version OF the story, which will
be released by RKO-Radio at the
flrst OF the year, is being translated
into six languages so its world audi
ence may be able to enjoy it. It will
be seen in Spanish, French. italian,
Swedish, Norwegian, German and
perhaps Dutch.
The above foreign countries will
make their own synchronizations with
the exception of Spain and France.
The Spanish and French translations
are being done at the Disney studios
In Hollywood. -
Evening star., 1937-12-05
Made a Star
Before She's
Told of it
Girl Takes Test,
Then Leaves for
Parts Unknown.
THE girl who took a film test,

TINE girl who took a film test,
then failed to remain in Holly
/ wood long enough to learn she
had become a star, arrived
back in town last week Her arrival
eliminated a two-week search by
film company which finally located her
in Shreveport. La
She is pretty Kay Griffith, former
vocalist with the Eddie Fitzpatrick
orchestra, who will play the leading
feminine role in Columbia's wide
Open Faces" starring Joe E. Brown,
to be produced by David e. Loew.
A month ago . Columbia talent
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,lsee FAN MAI, Rage F-2.)
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tses THEA1TRs, Page F-2.)
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This Years Better Plays
Wreck Last Years Bliss
Life Was Song in 1936.37 Season,
But It's Kind of Dirge
Along Broadway Now.
By Jay Carmody.

Asst New York heagos practically laughing
Wherever they turned
IL glad mood and who nothing
side of life Two laughter Anderson
and You Can't Take With YOU by George Kaufman
swept the cupboards outstanding
comedy /
This year is different seeing
the most likely offerings funny that laughter came in
frequently and had its terrified occasions
The three outstanding moment likely
remain the three outstanding the
Mice and Boy The theme of the ars
was the John stenbeck loneliness
Ignorance fut unpreged group to which the gift Of
life something returned unopened The
caesar which done modern
trend dictatorship its manifold evils Golden nov" Is ~
indictment of life
Killer pugi when all he concert vionist
The kind convncngy in these dramas m tho
KIND that make uncomfortable world Our nav
Wsh simply could not year without being
aess to their know what life reav
Is We just revelations even though thew destr t
bliss they las year. ~ ' ~
Mice and Men must prize awards this year
great many intelligent followers Gotham are going
~ uheS 'n Critics Circle and the Pulitzer open
hea hearts and hands little more of an honor
or stenoeck thar for other the moment since
~ Oh MS frightening novel first toward writing
kind identified with the tbeater in New v
always are confident when its CHIEF, MESSAGE
that the world rotten dying the feeling one gathers hack
ana over 'e shall we say tea players producers
press ah and drama scribes gather glow
ing and vital spirit to tell the world that
not glowing and VITAL from the other
fellows ~ ~
in the Mercury 7beater rrsssnt
uon OF Julius Caesar young men behind this nro
duction dictatorship ghasy thing They saw if ~ t
out disong the letting it's theme come troeb
stark thev remove the old
classical garo and let one what Shakespeare
Every practically merely success of the
IN 'he hands OF the very volcanicaIy
cause shows that there universally in great
VaHeo great theater
ONE of the upon one in New York
meeting between the of Thesp
Meredith place quite by chance late at night
6eecks Artists and Writers Club Meredith
for sensation evtate
toward each other like the coffee CHATS
rgh least the TRUTH of the
problems " actors entirely oohvious of the fact that actors popularity
supposed be jealous problems
Mr. Meredith intense Mr. Meredith
not handsome MI Wees The one other tall
and talk and pull out documents
pornt that the two young ignore their
eavdppng couple of
Wis Wee) fate worse than
DEATH something there nothing
Washington and New York
complished.
'ne guests the becomes general and aae and humorous
and indeed to
circumstances
WE DON'T things know
But intend find
Miss Leeds should be such
impressive poignane the Hamilton
You cannot
Well Accordingly
appear any more pictures we see unless she wants to be regarded as
She" shall
MR. directing production
1heater which will be NOAH
mention effect Of
other from
to casual meeting
Rosenfeld who voice
Mr. Rosenfed enthusiastic
Evening star., 1937-12-05
Fan Mail No Longer
Awes Film Chiefs
Producers Like to Collect
Cash, Not Stamps, From
Stars Rooters.
By Harold Heferuan.

OILYWOOD tNANA)One sprouing
- list OF leading studio conhded
ago that II fan clubs sponsoring her throughout country
and that her fan mail total had aped
month my fans are my she boasted IF
not renewed my clubs would start revolution"
clubs
Evening star., 1937-12-05
Film Stars Cherish
Pet Charities
Hospitals, Clinics, Children's Camps
Benefit From Hollywood
LarSeSSe.
By SheiLah Graham.

oLYWoOD NANAoA AT this time of the the mail bags
- OF the than
demanding financial help into
from the professional
Evening star., 1937-12-05
NOn>COmmercial Ventures
In Limelight Here
"The River" and BALLET Caravan"
Represent Art for
Americas Sake.

fundamentally
local this
the Mississippi Ohio pewed
Rialto Thate Tuesday
Roosevelt High School
on the theatrical
From several Government put
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-04
News Behind the News
- The Duke and Duchess

WASHINGTON = In Washington. at least,
enthusiasm over the coming American tour
of those two great lovers, the Duke and Duchess
of Windsor, falls well this side of the bonfire
burning stage.
The great heart of America may go out TO
these twain in the form OF mob demonstrations,
society brawls over the entertainment and antics
of local politicians. But insofar as federal gov
ernment officials are concerned, the frost Is
on the pumpkin. There is even suspicion
among them that the fanfare over the royal
visit may be interSpersed with one or two sour
notes.
The State Department processes vagueneSs as to
the Dukes status Ell tour and thus far there
hasn't been a peep out of the British embassy.
Later, possibly, this will be all fixed up and
happy, cozy time will be enjoyed by all. Just
at present, however, there's a noticeable tension
in the air at the embassy.
The flippant press conference remarks of
Secretary Ickes anent his cool response to the
request of Charles E. Bedaux-who has full
charge Of the Eddie-Wally invaSion-for a Sug-
gested itinerary OF projects appears to have
pitched the official key. For the time being, at
least, 1ekes let the cabled request go unanswer-
ed for about a week. Bedaux representatives
Inquiry at CIO and AT of L reveals that no
then put him on the spot by letting newspaper
men know he had the cable Ickes cabed a
list of PWA and other projects collect and said
to correspondents, among other things: He will
have to work out his own itinerary and handle
his own publicity" The reference was to Be-
uduA, not the Luke OF WlnQSOr.
The obvious fact is that Ickes took his cue
or thought he taking it from down the
street in the White House State Department
region.
Whether or not the government later man.
ages to defrost itself, it's certain to see to it
that arrangements made for police protec-
ton. 1t just would never do to let our souvenir
hunters in mass formation tear the clothes off
the brother of the King of England.
American labor whose problems the Duke
will study according to advance announce
ment, has not yet extended welcoming arms.
ducal appointments have been made with John
Lewis or William Green. Privately, labor lead
ers indicate that they note more than faint
aroma of fascsm in the vicinity of the Duke
that his tour in Germany does not set so well
with them and that the fact Edward will be
under the wing of Bedaux fails to convince them
that his tour will be great blessing to labor.
Probably it isn't true that Windsor will try
to sell business men the BedauX industrial
efficiency scheme which organized labor de-
tests, and time clocks for President Thomas j.
Watson of International Business Machines, who
recently mastered the Hitler salute and was
decorated by the Fuehrer But that's been
widely reported. Bedaux is reported to admire
fascism no end and the Bedaux system has been
described in an AF of L report as "a method
of forcing the last ounce of effort out of work
ers at the smallest cost in wages"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-04
Are We Too Lenient
With Citizenship

The case of a San Francisco resident,
applying for citizenship, again makes
us wonder if it is not too easy for aliens
to enter the United States, and to stay
here without assuming any of the obliga-
tions which anyone living in this country
should be glad to assume. The case in
mind is that of Soriros Andrew Papa
george, II, who told the judge he want
ed to become citizen because he wanted
to obtain an old-age pension. NATURALLY
his application was denied.)
Too often there are cases where an
alien seeks citizenship merely for some
personal gain which it may bring. I'm
less citizenship does hold forth some
such gain, the average alien is content
to go about his business without it. The
attitude is an unhealthy one.
Citizenship has its rewards, but along
with them it has its duties, too. The alien
who is not willing to assume he duties
long before he expects the rewards
should not even be admitted to the Unit
ed Safes
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-04
Bruce Cation Says:
- Traeinq the Descent of the Demagogue

a wave of blind discomfort to the
very crest-and then subsidized
quietly into the trough again as
the wave swept on out from under
him.
Where is Rev. Gerald, by the
way? Gone TO join the shadows,
somewhere, a mute and inglorious
Milton once again. DR.. Townsend,
who once marshalled the pathetlc
bewilderment of some millions oil
aged folks, is in the shadows, TOO,
with none but the most timorous
of congressman to quake at ms
footsteps. Huey Long has met the
violent death he courted.
For the confused social condition
which produced such men-pro-
duced them, in the sense that II
provided them with ready-made
audience-has changed. The best
indication that the country has
passed out of the depression is the
fact that that audience has gone
home. The country once more Is
ready to listen intellectually, not
emotionally.
We shall probably have another
depression some day, when II
comes the old phenomenon Will be
repeated. New demagogues Will
arise and wax great, and new pan
aceas will be offered. And it might
help if we will remember how 1t
went the last time. The dema-
gogues will follow the same path;
a wear or two of great fame-and
then oblivion.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-04
The {. |. O. Loses
In Detroit

Election of Richard M. Reading as
mayor of Detroit is significant sign
post on the road to national political
maneuvers. 1t is significant because
Reading, with the support of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, decisively de-
feated Patrick H. O'Brien, CIO candi-
date, in city which has been subjected
to the full-strength organization tactics
of CIO
In no other election in the United
States in recent weeks has labor affilia-
tion been made the burning issue it was
in Detroit. The vote of the people there
seems to prove conclusively that, while
labor may work itself into turmoil over
its own troubles, the average voter re-
mains unconvinced that the worlds ills
can be solved by union Organizers.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-04
Other Editors Say
STATE BUDGET WILL SOON BE BALANCED

STATE BUDGET WILL SOON BE BALANCED
California manifestIy Is prospering, in gen.
eral. here may be hard times" here and there
in certain localities Certain industries may be
languishing But indisputable proof is afforded
by Harry B. Riley, state controller who keeps
his fingers on the financial pulse OF the state
more closely perhaps than any other state Off
cial And these are official facts which Con-
troler Riley hands to the people of California
Revenue collected for the state general fund
during tn last 10 months of the present fiscal
year increased 80 per cent as compared with
revenue receipts during the corresponding period
of the preceding fiscal year The state receivd
sl30000,000 during this 10 months priod More
than half of this-s69 500, ,000-came from the
retail sales tax, which tax produced more in the
last 10 months than it did in the previous II
months period.
Substantial increases in receipts are noted in
the following forms of taxation: Sales tax, in
come tax, liquor licenses and liquor tax motor
vehicle in lieu tax bank and corporation fran
chise tax, inheritance tax, insurance tax and
miscellaneous taxes.
The gasoline tax receipts showed gain of
S2,O0o000.
In the matter of expenditures there is
decrease of more than $4000000 in the outlay
for unemployment relief The amount paid to
the aged, the blind and orphans increased ST.
267,000. The general fund in the state treasury,
Controller Riley points out is S22,000,000 better
off than 1t was year ago.
No important new taxes were created by
the last Legislature. Under the present rates of
taxation the state budget should be balanced
by Jan. l. 1889 and there should be handsome
surplus, so that the 1889 Legislature should have
free hand to reduce the rates of taxation.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-04
BrawIey Puts
Its Idea Over

Anyone who might nurse the idea that
Brawley is not a community to reckon
with in the future of Imperial Valley
certainly would have been convinced
had he been in the north-end town Tues
day night. No other city or town in the
valley seems able to put over a COM
munity celebration with the zest and
wholehearted cooperation that accom-
panies Brawley's efforts along this line.
There is more to such a spirit than
the mere ability to make success of
Days of 40" celebration. There is, in
fact, the groundwork upon which any
community depends for its growth and
prosperity. The other towns of the val
ley would learn a valuable lesson from
Brawley if they learned how to work
together, play together and stand to-
geher in any community effort.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-04
From County to
State to Nation

The meeting of Riverside county dairy
men to hear how the Associated Farmers
of Imperial county dispelled the threat
of dairy unionization seems to be the
first step in making the policy adopted
here statewide one, and eventually,
perhaps, nationwide in scope. 1t is, we
might predict, the first step toward
general organization of producers in Cal
ifornia against the threat of strong
minorities in labors forces.
When the dairymen here agreed that
they would not furnish milk to any
dairy in which laborers formed a CIO
union, they effectively halted the threat
of exhorbitant labor prices which would
bankrupt both dairy operators and milk
producers. Their example might well
be carried into other lines of agricul-
tural production. and probably will be.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-04

~. ". mcintyre
long since forgotten Some are
ex-prisoners hugging a martyrdom
and stunning society they feel
might stare at them in the clari-
! ty of daylight.
Too, there is a sprinkling of the
abjectly pathetic, weaithlike figures
who shrink with mild neurosis
from every human contact. The
world calls them touched" Every
large hotel and apartment house
has quota of such moon-gazers.
/ There are records showing that
some of them have not been out
in daytime for almost a lifetime
The women among the nocturnal
nomads are, mostly past middle
age. Two of them once occupied
one of the finest old mansions on
the avenue. Only police and night
watchmen see them.
They are called fits" A rather
triumphant phrasing for that in
creasing swarm of lavender boys
who caught the idea from the Lon
don stage that it's smart to be eff
Terminate. The appellative is said
to have stemmed from the procli-
witty of the genus to swish about
with arms upraised and wrists
dangling or arms akimbo. There
are several at every tea among the
theatre folk and their cavorting
is featured at every first night.
London reports distinct reaction
against the fits in the theatre and
other arty circles but, sad to say,
the casts of imported English plays
shows no thinning of the usual
quotas.
The passing of Osgood Perkins,
expiring suddenly after the first
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-04

Nothing ever stays put in the
United States. Today's big shot,
who shins painfully to the top of
the flagpole and calls signals for
half the nation, is apt to be down
on the side walk tomorrow wonder
ing where he can get a nice job
shoveling snow.
This philosophical reflection was
provoked by the news that Father
Charles E. Coughlin had sold his
newspaper, Social Justice, to a syn
dicate headed by a gentleman from
Toledo. Having recently retired
from the air with the approval of
his ecclesiastical superior, Father
Coughlin now retires from the
fourth estate likewise-and, pre-
sumably, returns to a single-mind-
ed devotion to the cares of his
parish.
1t is not SO long since no ap-
praisal of public opinion was worth
nickel until Father Coughlin had
been heard from. Millions of peo-
Pile hung on his words. No great
publir issue could be settled with
out his say-so; the President of
the United States could not act
without drawing either a glittering
encomium or a stern rebuke from
Detroit's radio spellbinder.
The man was up at the top
monarch, if not quiet of all he
surveyed, at least of some millions
of listeners who clustered around
the loudspeaker every week.
But initiation always seems to be
followed by deflation, in this coun-
try. Now the radio broadcasts are
ended, and the sizzling newspaper
is in other hands, and deep peace
reigns over Detroit and its env-
irons.
And the point is that this is just
sample of the way American life
seems to work. Father Coughlin
was a symbol; like DR.. Townsend
the Rev. Gerald Smith, Senator
Huey Long and the rest of the
great tribe of demagogues he rode