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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-08

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Washington at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
Deonno Durbin, Singing Sto'
Of Three Smart Girls

Deanna Durbin made her local
screen debut yesterday at Keith'S
Theater. Sponsored in a recent
radio addition on Eddie Cantor'S
program and headed for the
Metropolitan Opera if her ambi-
tions are realized, it remains
meantime for Universal Pictures
to introduce her on the screen.
Three Smart Girls" is the play,
which proves a perfect choice for
presenting Miss Durbin both as an
actress and a singer. Here is
rare combination, a production Of
such unusual merit as to enlist the
interest of people who enjoy top
notch acting and at the same time
to offer excellent movie fare for
those who wish only to be enter.
tanned.
Deanna is a young girl Of high
school age, IA or so, charming,
vivacious, youthful, typical of this
self reliant generation. Capable
of determining upon a line of at
tack, even if she does bite her
finger-nails while she does her
thinking (she is supposed to- she
sets about with the aid Of her two
sisters and a governeSs. to bring
her estranged mother and father
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
Jack Benny AT
Columbia

Paramount continues to make
the pursuit of higher education
interesting and worthwhile. Ac'
cording to their usual routine the
royal road to knowledge is paved
with beautiful girls, swing music,
and humor. The very essence that
is found in the publications deal
ing with college life.
The latest offering presented to
the public is college Holiday" :"
Included on the same bill with
this is an Our Gang comedy 1.-TWO
Too Young" News Of the Day.
and an animated Terry Toon
SALTY Mcclure"
Can you imagine the results OF
a bankrupt summer hotel with q
decorative bunch of collegianS. q
couple of Greek-minded eccentrics,
and choice assortment Of mixed
nuts?
The various types of humor con-
sist of the Mary Boland species,
the Martha Raye sort (aye that's
a hardy growth), the perennialS
Burns and Allen, Ben Blue, a wild
uncultivated weed in this garden,
and Jack Benny, an old favorite
in full bloom. Certainly an asSort-
ment. A love interest or two
rambles around but never is given
full Towering. And so you now
have the picture and can take your
chance. Pardon me, I meant
choice. D. M.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23

otherwise enjoyed a speechlesS
banquet of squab and other cpl
curean delights.
A quick dash to Loew's Palace,
bathed in flood lights, with Cor
don Hittenmark sending a run
ming account over the radio from
the lobby, the Paramount news
reel shooting celebrities in cellu-
loid, and a big crowd of sidewalk
autograph hunters watching it
all. About the picture.
champagne Waltz" is blend
of Viennese music and modern
swing. 1t is so gay and frothy
that it might be best described as
musical farce.
And here's waltz-mad Vienna
again-except that this time it
isn't before the war and it isn't
waltz-mad. the mores the pity.
Gladys Swarthout plays a de-
scendant of Johann Strauss and
with her grandfather she runs a
waltz palace in Vienna, a feature
of the entertainment being her
songs.
VIENNESE SETTINGS
It's highly successful until two
Americans, Fred MacMurray, a
jazz band orchestra leader, and
his manager, Jack Oakie, open up
a jazz dance-hall right next door.
Their music is so hot that waltz
mad Vienna goes jazz-mad pronto
and the Strausses lost their Gus
toners and traditions.
OF course Gladys and Fred fall
in love-he tells her he is the
American consul in Vienna-and
then there is the big heart-break
scene when she discovers that he
is really neutrality-suspicious.
who-plays-the-trombone.
Fred returns to New York where
he gets job singing for peanuts
in honkytonk. Oakie brings the
Strausses to New York and puts
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
AS You Like 1t
For Riolto

"All the worlds a stage and all
the men and women merely
players" Shakespeare, of course!
But how many people, Of all the
millions who are familiar with that
quotation, know in which play it
occurs?
The play is "As You Like It." the
gayest and lightest of the Bard's
comedies, and the motion-picture
version, starring Elisabeth Berg
ner, opens at the Rialto Theater
Sunday. High school orators have
declaimed those famous lines,
great actors have included it in
their "recitals," now it can be
heard on the screen.
It's rendition by Leon Quarter
maine in the role of the melan.
choly Jacques is one of the high.
lights of the picture. The preSi-
dent of the Shakespeare Club Of
New York city said:
This famous speech becomes
at last a real and logical part of
the script and not q mere de-
clamatOry interlude, as hereto
fore"
The cast supporting Miss Berg
ner includes Laurence Olivier as
Orlando, Sophie Stewart as Celia,
Henry Ainley as the banished
Duke, and Mackenzie Ward as
TouchStone, the jester.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
Logan Band At
The Howard

The Harlem Sally Rand, Sepia
Of "the seven veils," holds the
featured spot as "Noma," the fan
dancer, in the revue of varieties
that opened for a weeks stand at
the Howard Theater yesterday.
Exotic and beautiful, Mona
sways two large fans to some very
interpretive dance rhythms. Sew
eral of her interpretations drew
wide applause from the audience.
Will Morris and Bobby, a white
act, just two clowns on a bicycle
get over some very clever antics
and get a big hand. The boys do
just about everything with a bike.
Ralph Brown, offering something
new and novel in tap dancing also
goes for a hit, while Jelli Smiths
vocal Interpolation of two popular
song hits was we'll received.
George McClennon, oldtimer of
the footlights and a comic with
the clarinet, does some nice toot-
ing, assisted by Danny Logan and
his Harlem band. John Mason,
Apus Brooks, blackface, and
Monte Hawley, offer the comic end
of the show this week.
Featured on the screen is Tom
Brown in I'D Give My Life"
Tonight special midnight show.
w. R,
The Washington times., 1937-01-23

vocals, assisted by the bull fiddle
soloiSt of the band.
Both the Introductory Of the
Murray act and the encore en-
ploy the familiar radio sigma
ture. A clever idea.
The headline act is backed up
by Dick and Edith Barstow, &C.
knowledged peers Of the toe tap,
and the De Long sisters, Shapely
and versatile girl acrobats. A
Grade A stage show all the way.
ARLISS DUAL ROLE
George Arliss is on the screen
in his latest Gaumont-British pic
ture, Man of Affairs" Based on
the Neil Grant Play, "The Nelson
Touch" the story offers Actor
Arliss fine opportunity at dual
role.
Arliss plays a British cabinet
minister, secretary of foreign af-
fairs, and also his Bohemian twin
brother, Richard Duncaster. There
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
D'OyIy
Second Week

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Com
pany presents the Gilbert and Sui
livan operas for a second week
at the National Theater beginning
Monday night.
They provide entertainment that
whole families enjoy; it is clean,
wholesome fun and delightfully."-
tuneful melodies.
The members Of the D'Oyly
Carte Opera Company are affec-
tionately known the world over as
"Savoyards." A "Savoyard' is an
artist who has actually appeared
at the Savoy Theater, London, in
Gilbert and Sullivan opera; but
even patrons of the theater and
staunch followers of the D'Oyly
Carte Opera Company term them
selves "Savoyards." It is indeed
happy nickname that explains
itself.
The operas to be presented
are: Monday night, THE Condo
liers;" Tuesday night, "Iolanthe; "
Wednesday, matinee and evening,
The Mikado;" Thursday night,
Cox and Box" followed by H.
M. S. Pinafore;" Friday night, "Pa-
tience;;" Saturday night, THE Con
doliers."
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
MOVIE
CLOCK

PALACE-Gladys Swarthout, Fred
MaCMur ay, hampa agn
Waltz" 1910, 2:3O, 4:5O, ITO,
$50 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - Alice Brady,
Charlie Ruggles, Mind Your
Own Business" 11:3O a. M,
1870. 3;35. 5:35, 7:4O, 9:45 p. m.
COLUNIBIA-Jack Benny, Marsha
Hunt, college Holiday" 11:55
a. m, 1:50, 3:45, 5:45, 7:4O. $40
p. m.
O-Marx Bros, Horse
Feathers" 2, 4:34, 7:13, 9:53
p. m. The First World War"
3:12, 5:46, 1926 p. m.
LITTLE-Ronald CoIman. Helen
Hayes, "Arrowsmith," II a. m,
1;O6, 3:16, SPA, 1882, $40 p. m.
CAPITOL-shirley Temple, STOW
away" 1000 a. m, 1925, $40,
7:5O, 1915 p. m. Stage, 1870
a. M, 200, 4:25, 6:55, 9:25 p. m.
EARLE - George Arliss, Man of
Affairs" 1920 a. m, 1:35, 4:25,
7:15, 9:55 p. m. Stage, Ken
Murray, 1890, 3:15, 6:10, 9
p. m.
R.K.O.-KEITHS-Deanna Durpin,
Three Smart Girls" 11:51 a.
m. ISL, 1851, 5:51, ISL, 9'5l
p. m. You Can't Get Away
With It." 1924 a. m, 1924, 3:24
5;24, 7:24. 9:24 p. m.
HOWARD - Francis Drake, I'D
Give My Life" 1890, 3:55, 7:05,
1910 p. m. Stage, Danny Lo-
gan Orchestra, 230, $50, 9:10
p. m.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
KEN MURRAY AT EARLE
.h0s. RuggIes.
Alice Brady
At Met

AT laSC, a1Ler tnelr long career
of devoted marital bliss, Charley
Ruggles and Mary Boland have
split. In place of the malapropish
Mary, Charley is given Alice Brady
for better half. Doing excellent
teamwork so far, it is a bit too
early to see if the exchange is
warranted.
Orville and Melba Shanks were
a quiet, peaceful couple slightly
bordering on the boring side. Or
vile wrote harmless little column
for the newspapers. But it was
this very column that dealt with
the birds and bees that uninten-
tionally got poor meek Orville into
a lot Of unexpected excitement.
Let it not be said that Melba
Shanks was the type Of lazy wife
who allowed her husbands busi-
ness to run without her help. Ger.
tainly not. Melba was full Of ideas
that would promote Orville to
fame. And thanks to her help he
was. Melba turns Orville into a
gossip columnist with his fine
feathered friends used as effective
decoys.
PLENTY OF FUN
The picture studios still have
room for the gangster element and
here bring in the high lords Of
corrupt politics and who, because
a stray remark in his column, lead
them to think Orville knows too
much. The only thing Orville
knows too much about is his ami
NAL lore. 1t is this that saves him
in the end.
In his ininitable presentation Of
Mr.. Average Man against the
world, Ruggles gives his best. The
pathetic Illustration he conveys be-
comes overplayed as it so easily
could. To see him with a Scout
troop all dressed up in their uni
form can both amuse and sadden
you. AS Melba, Miss Brady IS just
the sort of wife all OrvilleS pick.
Her maternal instincts are realized
in husband who is subconSciouSly
her overgrown baby. Lyle Talbot,
Benny Baker, Frankie Darro, Jack
LaRue give ample and required
support.
Added attractions consist Of q
Betty Boop animated, an Edgar
Kennedy comedy and Paramount
News with the first picturingS OF
the Roosevelt Inauguration parade
and speech.-D. M.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23

are many of those highly ingenious
scenes wherein the star talks and
acts with himself, and must say,
they are cleverly contrived.
The story tells how Richard
Duncaster, a traveller and an ex-
pert in the politics Of the Near
East, rescues Bill Howard, a young
fellow countryman who is being
pursued as the murderer Of rul.
ing Enir Abdulla. Actually the
crime was committed by two
sheiks who hope to seize power and
blackmail England into paying for
the death.
Lord Duncaster is the English
cabinet member whose duty it is to
make peace with the members. His
bombast and bellicose policy seem
about to compromise England
when his twin brother decides to
kidnap him and take charge Of
the negotiations. Suffice that
Richard brings justice by his i'm.
personation and lets Lord Dun
caster take the glory.
AS usual in Arliss p1cthres this
offers a technically perfect per.
formance by the star. There 10
good support from Renee Ray,
Romily Lunge, John Ford, Allan
Jeaves and Lawrence Anderson.
Fast direction is provided by Her.
bert MaSin.
Some splendid pictures of tho
Inaugural in the news reel and a
fine M-G-M short comedy, mo
Place Like Rome" complete tip
top entertainment.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23

together. Nan Grey and Barbara
Read make the threesome, a group
Of the most natural and most de-
lightful young girls the cinema
has established.
Penny" Deanna), Joan and
Kay embark from the Continent to
New York to save their father from
marrying designing woman. They
succeed and the merriment and
hilarity which encompasses their
attack makes Three Smart Girls"
one of the most engrossing and en-
joyable films of the season. Charles
Winninger, who may be remem-
bered as the Captain in the Show
boat" is the father. He again
brings to the screen one of the out
standing characterizations Of all
time.
Binnie Barnes is Donna Lyons
who is trailing Mr.. Craig as a
likely "catch" until a Count en-
ters the picture (part of young
Fanny's scheme of course) and
Alice Brady is the designing
mother. Ray Mllland, MlScha
Auer,, Ernest Cossart, John King
and Nella Walker all contribute
splendid performances.
The Attorney General, Mr.. Cum
mingS, has authorized "You Can't
Get Away" a feature of great
value, which shows j. Edgar
Hoover, Law Enforcement Direc-
tor, and the G-men at work. Not
only does it serve to remind the
public that always law protection
is uppermost, but also to inform
them of many interesting details
which surround the carrying on of
justice. Meathods used, clues fol-
lowed, are briefly shown in such
prominent cases as the Dillinger
case or the rounding up of the
Karpis gangSters. News releases
showed the inaugral parade with
a relevant comment that this
might be a better view than most
people had of the actual line of
marchers. H. K.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23

them up in business in a Rlue
Danube Waltz Palace which is an
instantaneous hit due to its nov
city. Chewing-gum brings the low
erS together again.
Yes, it's light as lady-fingers, but
amusing. Gladys Swarthout is
Hollywood's prettiest prima donna
and her lyric soprano is fairly
fitted. Her numbers are Paradise
in Waltz Time" Can I Be in
Love" and "On Merry-Go-Round."
The finale is a hodge-podge of
Hold That Tiger" and The Blue
Danube" which sounds like
great idea but doesn't work out
that way.
Jack Oakie. Vivienne Osborne,
Fred MacMurray and Herman
Bing manage to keep Champagne
Waltz" from ever having a serious
moment.
The long supplementary pro
gram includes Servant of the
People," a cracking fine film story
on the founding of the United
States Constitution, the Paramount
story of the 1887 wet inaugural,
and Harman-I Issing cartoon.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
Veteran Vessel

The Coast Guard cutter Tahoe,
on which many scenes of RKO's
coast Patrol" were filmed, has
been through many thrilling ad-
ventures during its eight years of
service. 1t was first at the Macon
disaster and has done valuable
rescue work on the Pacific Coast
and in Alaska. The film co-stars
Victor McLaglen and Preston
Foster.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
Shirley Stars.
Great Magic,
At Capitol

The art of the magician has al.
ways appealed to me as one Of the
most alluring of the entertain
ment arts. Its practice is more
ancient than the theater. For
preceding the time that the ear
liest theatrical entertainments en-
tered into human experience, men
were practicing magic. In those
days the magicians ranked as a
sort of a lesser diety.
In modern times the art, though
not as flourishing as in other
times, has attained wonder-work'
ings so incredible as to be beyond
the widest dreams of the olden
workers Of medicine, juju and voo-
doc.
A Modern Wonder Worker
On the stage of the Capitol
Theater this week, Blackstone, a
modern master of magic if ever
there was one, offers an assort-
ment of synthetic miracles that
will send you out into the night
goggle-eyed with amazement.
Space does not permit a de-
tailed account of the tricks with
which he regales, but allow long
follower of magic to say that they
rank with the work of the great
est masters of the art.
Blackstone has accomplished a
routine which veers away, to a
great extent, from the usual stock
in trade of the magician. He has
originated some fascinating stunts
that are as novel and awe-inSpir-
ing as they are new.
His act is richly staged and he
is assisted by a large and well
trained company. Blackstone him.
self has a magnetic stage person.
ality that of course doesn't hurt
his act a bit. The whole per.
formance is staged with a pleas.
ing, but battling, smoothness.
Shirley Temple on Screen
On the screen the newest Shir.
ley Temple offering, "Stowaway,'
shows the dimpled darling of the
celluloid to good advantage. Young
Miss Temple not only sings, and
very adorably too, but essays some
conversation in Chinese. Being
somewhat rusty on my Chinese ]
cannot say how authentic this talk.
ing is, but it sounded like the real
Mccoy, if that means anything.
In this picture Shirley is lost
waif in China who finally, after
many complications, manages to
bring two loving hearts together.
If I seem somewhat blase about
the matter, it is unintentional. The
picture really packs several punches
and is good entertainment even il
the dullest spectator in the audi
dence can forecast the outcome
from the start.
In this film, Robert Young ano
Alice Faye do excellent service
Both are happily cast in congenia.
roles. In subsidiary parts Arthur
Treacher, Helen Westly and Eu
gene Palette show to good advan
tage.
"Stowaway" will never make the
list Of the best 10, or maybe so
but it is made to order for Shirley
Temple fans and that covers most
of us who carry around hidden
streakS of sentiment.
An interesting news reel issue
rounds out the program.
J.W W.B.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
Star Quits Opera to
Beqin Screen Career

Mark Windheim, for the past
eight years the leading singing
comedian with the Metropolitan
Opera Company in New York, has
abandoned the stage and is max
ing his screen debut in RKo
Radios new Fred Astaire- Ginger
Rogers starring. musical, "Step-
ping Toes"
Windheim, a Polish tenor, has
sung with Lily Pons, Grace Moore.
Lawrence Tibbett and other noted
opera stars at the Metropolitan.
Taking gambling chance on eS-
tablishing himself in new field.
he recently refused a new opera
contract to try for a motion pic
ture future.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23

MURRAY IS TOPS
These six white veterans of
hot music are generally credited
with being the originators Of jazz.
At least they introduced it to
New York at Resienweber'S in
1916. They are still masters Of
the torrid rhythms, and Leader
La Rocca-composer of Tiger
Rag"-Shows how his swing boys
played it for the first time.
The Dixieland interlude per
mits Murray to show his profi.
cheney on the clarinet and Os-
wald to squeeze the piano accor-
dion for more melody. Marlyn
Stuart scored in some comedy
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
You Can't Beat Love-
BOUGHT BY RKO Radio

"You Can't Beat Love-" an
original story by Olga Moore, has
been purchased by S. j. Briskin,
vice president in charge Of pro-
duction at RKO Radio. It will
be produced by Robert Sisk,
whose last production, in collab-
grafton with Cliff Reid, was
THE Plough and the Stars"
"You Can't Beat Love-" which
will be adapted to the screen by
Franklin Coen, is described as a
rollicking, romantic story of a
young man who accepts a dare to
run for mayor Of a small Ameri-
can city.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
Ken MurroyWith Red Hot Band
And Oswald, Star At Earle;
ArIiss on the Screen
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Ken Murray provides the INT of the Earle program this
week. The comedian -coumnSt has bangup act with his
chief of staff Oswald the laconc ooh Yeah of the air
waves
In SLOUGH hat and with the inevitable lighted cigar Comic
Murray opens with short monoogue which displays his
ability as story teller Then enters Oswald for comedy
exchange in the familiar radio and the curtains part
to introduce the original Dixieland jazz band.
The Washington times., 1937-01-23

EPICUREAN BANQUET
The venerable president OF Par
amount Pictures sat at the head
table surrounded by Gladys
Swarthout, his prlma donna star;
Eddie Sutherland, director of the
Jubilee film; the japanese Am
bassador, and an ermine white
tie and tails guest list from So
ciety's rolls.
They drank a toast to the Pres
ident, heard Commissioner Allen
gloriously ribbed by an invisible
wit over the loud speaker system,
The Washington times., 1937-01-23
GALA PALACE OPENING
White House Correspondents
Sponsor Gladys Sworthout
Viennese Musical
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

There sparkle and kick and glow to the festv
tiles which marked the joint celebration of Adoph Zukors
silver anniversary picture magnae and the world premiere
of his Jubilee feature, champagne Waltz"
The White House Correspondents sponsored the first show
ING of the musical champagne Waltz at Loews Palace
Theaer night while Commissioner George Allen enter
tanned diplomats L. Senators and other notables with
five1 dilner a the Hotel Carlton.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-07-08
COMMISSIONERS Of
DROUIH AREAS MAP
RELIEF PLANS HERE
National Guard Equipment May
Be Used by Farmers Cut
ting Hay for Stock

Commissioners Of five Northwestern
North Dakota drouth counties were to
meet with state and regional rural
resettlement officers Thursday to map
livestock feed program for that area
Iver Acker, acting state RIA director
said commissioners and RIA county
supervisors will explain their needs
at the session before Dr.. L. L. 6cran-
ton, assistant regional RA director
and George Mcleod, head Of the farm
management division, both Of Lincoln
Neb.
The two regional officers are in the
state for the purpose Of setting up m
immediate feed program for farmers
Of the drouth area In williams, Nc
Kenzie, Divide, Burke and Mountrail
counties, Acker said.
He said Gov. william LANCER has
been asked to make available national
guard equipment consisting Of tents
cots, and other camping paraphernalia
to set up camps IN areas where farm
ers may live while cutting hay on some
school lands and along the Mouse
river on biological survey land.
II camps can be set up commission
ers will be able to get farmers to pro-
vide moving machinery to cut feed
which grows In abundance In some Of
the better areas Of the state, he said
Acker said the feed situation In the
states dry northwestern corner will
be the major problem facing the ses-
sion and that the human relief side
OF the picture viii be continued under
the old RIA grant basis unless q change
Is made In the program following
formulation Of the new program which
has not yet been announced from
Washington headquarters.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-07-08
Steel Plant Asserts
Operations Normal

Johnstown. Pa, July s.-ReThe
Bethlehem Steel corporation claimed
to be operating with practically
normal" crew Thursday as the state
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-07-08
THREE CARLOADS Of
GRASSHOPPER BAIT
SPREAD In COUNTY
Control Of Other Pests Also
Necessary; Bismarckers
Obtaining Poison

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