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The Washington times., 1937-03-01
Joe E. Brown As
An AstroIoger

The wonders of astrology form
the basis of the hilarious story of
"When's Your Birthday" coming
to RKO Keith's on Wednesday,
March 3, with Joe E. Brown in the
starring role. Thus an adventure
is made into a virgin field, and a
new background emerges as the
setting for a motion picture.
Strangely, this abstruse science
lends itself perfectly to comedy
treatment, and it is said that
Brown has never before appeared
in such a novel and excellently de-
veloped story.
In this picture, the opening
finds Brown a sensationally unSuc-
cessful prize fighter while earning
enough money to pay for course
in astrology. Developments finally
bring the comedian to the point
where he is established as big
time soothsayer in midway con-
ceSSion, clients literally flocked to
his tent, since he has seen so many
stars during his short ring career
that he is perfectly familiar with
every constellation of the heavens,
including the milky way.
But finally he decides to cast his
own horoscope and the picture is
climaxed with Brown finding him.
self in the middle of a ticklish
situation.
It is all described as grand fun.
Producer David L. Loew has sur
rounded Brown with an excellent
cast that includes Marian Marsh,
Fred Keating and Minor Watson.
The Washington times., 1937-03-01
'PimperneI' At
The Little

One Of the favorite players Of
the Little Theater's patrons, Les
lie Howard, returned to that house
Sunday in one of his most popular
pictures, "The Scarlet Pimpernel." !"
Merle Oberon is co-starred with
him in this exciting perturbation
of Baroness OrcZy'S well-known
novel.
In the role of the daring young
Englishman who risked his life to
rescue friends across the Channel
from the guillotine, Leslie Howard
delivers a noteworthy perform
ance. He shows his mastery of
comedy technique, for the youth
full nobleman posed as an utter
fop to prevent suspicion of his
activities.
Romance, adventure, action.
SuspenSe-all the elements OF
movie entertainment are con-
tanned in "The Scarlet Pimper-
nel," one Of the best pictures Of
recent years.
The Washington times., 1937-03-01
Benny Moore
At Goyety

Pardon the Glamor," current at
the Gayety, brings back to the
local stage two sterling good
troupers; to wit, Benny "Wop'
Moore and Dorothy DeHaven.
The antics of Mr.. Moore have
been displayed before for the de-
lectation of local fans and the
comedian has quite large follow
ing here. 1t is noteworthy that
he has never disappointed, always
working with ability and great
good nature. Evidently possessing
a natural flair for comedy, Mr..
Moore is the exceptional burlesque
comedian who works out new gags
and quips.
Dorothy DeHaven, a beautiful
brunette, has appeared in Wash
ington in previous seasons. Pos
SeSSed of an unusual amount of
talent she is to be commended fol
her honest performances. At the
various times this reviewer has
seen her, in this and other cities,
he has never known her to slight
a role or do less than her level
best, which is, by the way, quite
good. Miss DeHaven knows enough
about acting to give the great ma
jority of her burleSque sisters
lessons.
These two, however, do not
exhaust the capabilities of the
present Gayety cast. Wilma Joszy
is another lady of burlesque who
possesses varied talents and the
ability to put them to good use.
In addition to Mr.. Moore, on the
comedy end of this production,
Bates and Hunt, a well-known
comedy team, lend great assist
ance.
Marion Morgan, a dancer of
extraordinary ability in the ath-
letic routines, and Sunya Smiles"
Slane, bewildering and popular
The Washington times., 1937-03-01

When Harry M. Crandall was
laid to rest in Mt. Olivet today he
left as a bequest to the theater
world of washington the memory
of a pioneer movie executive who
was ever a square shooter.
Many have wondered why the
warner Bros. in neighborhood the
ater expansion Studiously avoided
certain profitable playing territory
for their houses and pictures. It
was in pursuance of a Crandall pol
icy, established while he was be-
coming WaShington's first movie
king, never to Cypress the little
fellow or the small independent
exhibitor, or use his power, finan-
cial or otherwise, to put what the
industry call "the squeeze" on a
modest competitor. In taking over
the Crandall chain of theaterS
Warner Bros. assumed this implied
contract for fair dealing as
policy. 1t still applies.
Probably the most touching
tribute to a beloved figure in the
amusement industry came with the
visit yesterday afternoon to his
bier by a delegation of colored
people. They asked and received
permission to pay their respects.
AS they added their floral re-
membrance the spokesman
tearfully said: you don't know
us, but Mr.. Crandall helped us out
for years. He was a true friend.
We are grateful for this chance to
tell him a last good-by."
This departments recollectionS
Of Harry M. Crandal are most
wildly associated with his unex-
pected and draamtic visit to this
Cesk about five years ago. He
came in to refute a rumor that
financial losses had taken his
reason, that Harry Crandall was
a broken-doWn failure and a vic
tim of the depression. He was
delightfully."- frank and cheerful
enough as he announced that he
was less than success in high
finance, but that he had emerged
after his Wall Street furry with
some of his fortune and the spirit
and courage to recoup his losses.
1t was most amazing public con-
feSSion of a mistake, but it did
exactly what Mr.. Crandall ex-
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! his pent house love nest after de-
posting a slug of lead in his body.
The defense aimed at showing
it was all a frame-up, that what
everybody, including the police
and medical examiner, thought
was the financier's body was, in
reality, the corpse of racketeer
who was taken for long ride by
his foes.
There are, of course, complica-
tionS and surprises and some
dramatic moments before the
jury is called upon to retire for
a verdict and smoke back Of the
scenes.
1t struck me from my advan-
tageous perch that the defense
not only had the best of two weak
cases, but also the best actor. He
was Grandon Rhodes who acted
this part not only here but in the
London company of Ayn Rand's
play. He was legally assured, ve-
hement and successful pleader.
Much like a member Of the bar
association.
JURY FROM AUDIENCE
Gray Loman as Nancy Lee
Faulkner, the sorrowful widow of
the financier, let real tears splash
down her mascara to add reality
to her emotional moments on the
stand. Mitchell Harris did a very
good job as District Attorney
Flint and I liked Edward Lester
who played Wall Street banker
as though he were one.
Such comedy as Might of Jan
uary 16" possesses is pointed
through good performances by
Inga Hill as a Swedish house
keeper. Debby Dare as fan
dancer and Arthur Space as a
flip gangSter. Helen Kingsley
played the pretty defendant with
some conviction and nothing could
have more dignity than Herman
Lieb's portrait of a judge.
Night of January 16' is bound
to remind you of Trial of Mary
Dugan," although it is neither as
soundly a constructed play nor as
fascinating as legal document.
But if you have fought to get into
court room seat at a sensational
trial you will have some fun at
the Belasco Theater this week.
And there is always the chance
you may be drawn as a juror,
given a seat on the stage and an
envelope containing 50 as you
depart.
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a meeting Wednesday evening at
Variety.
The association has received ex.
preSSionS from out-of-town sources,
with officers of Washington Circle
No. serving as the national or.
ganiZation, as follows: President,
Arthur r. Johns (Herald) vice
president, w. A. Whitney CPoSt) ;
secretary-treaSurer, Chris Mathi.
son (Star)..
PUPILS IN PLAYS
At their regular Saturday night
public performances at the Ma
tional Academy Auditorium the
students of this professional stage
training school presented, under
the direction Of John Mckee and
Addison Pitt, three one act play
lets, all of comedy vein.
The first, Thursday Evening"
Christopher Morley, was portrayed
by Wallace Atkinson, Lucy Carton,
Ann Gibson and Leah Cannon. It
was a domestic comedy of a young
bride and groom that put forth
their troubles on the cooks day
off. Next was "He Said She Said, "
a goSsipy drawing room comedy
in which Thomas Enzor, Nancy
HutchiSon, Mary Dee and Helen
McQuarrie were highly amusing.
The closing playlet, Hearts" was
a repeate performance TO rthe stu.
dents but was enacted by differ
ent cast.
The cast of Hearts" included
Helen johnson. Lucy Carton, Leah
Cannon and Ruth Melton. Next
Saturday night they will present
Square Crooks" and repeat "He
Said She Said" the latter with a
different cast.
The Washington times., 1937-03-01
7 Cover Hollywood

lthe air, and Betty Is doing
equally as well with one Of the
leading roles in New Faces"
right here.
Hazel Forbes sapphire group
ing is the talk of the town at
the moment, p rticularly the
practically million-karat one that
makes her stoop when she wears
it as a brooch.
Which reminds one that Carole
Lombard is not selling her sap
phires, as previously reported.
She is simply trying to arrange
some sort of trade-in deal on q
very famous sapphire which is
now on the market for much
gold.
Van Rensselaer, Smith gave
Pepi d'Albrew the stag party to
end all stag parties on Wednes-
day night, the eve of the wed.
ding. The same evening, Mrs.
Eta Mastbaum gave her party
for Mrs. Olga Hilliard, the bride,
and is other gals.
Libby Holman Reynolds, in San
Francisco at the moment, is phon.
ing everybody she knows in Los
Angeles to tell them how beautiful
the Golden Gate and it's new bridge
are, which is quite a nice plug for
the city. The only thing which has
slightly marred her trip is that all
the reporters in town have been
trailing her, insisting that she has
recently been wed in Reno, which
is just about as true as if I were
to tell you I had just inherited ten
million dollars.
Phil Regan, one of the handSom.
est singing gents in town, is going
to form an orchestra.
The Washington times., 1937-03-01
KELLEYGRAMS

Saturday nights performance
Of Pride and Predujice" at the
National Theater wrote finish for
the Max Gordon production. All
available road show time had
been played.
Producer Gordon and Loew's,
Inc, joint owners of the settings
and properties, made a graceful
gesture to Washingtons Civic
Theater. They presented the
solid first act oak setting to the
civiciteS, also the fancy third act
green scenery which represented
Lady De Brugh's drawing room.
These elaborate 10 Mielziner'S
sets cost $4,000 to build, were
trucked off to the Civic Theater'S
scenery loft and may soon bios
som under the footlights-cut
down, of course-at the intimate
Wardman Park playhouse. Gene
Ford took over the properties in
the name of Loew's Capital
Theater and acquired some nice
furnishings for his F. Street stage.
Touring company Of Dead
End" also called it a day on
Saturday night in Baltimore.
GOOD VAUDEVILLE ACT
My idea of a bang-up vaudeville
act: The Calgary brothers and
their pantomime acrobaticS at the
Earle. All new tricks, away from
the routine, ana sold with show
manShip.
My idea of a good screen trailer:
That at the Capitol Theater for
maid of Salem" 1t utilizes Direc-
tor Frank Lloyd and presents a
fresh angle on preliminary an
nouncement.
Vince Haworth, Washington boy,
has a good role in the Victor
Moore-Helen Broderick comedy,
''We're on the Jury" at Keith'S.
Haworth grows better looking N
each picture. Seems to be in the
right spot out in movieland.
Ine Judge IN NlgnC OF January
IS" has two speeches ready for
the close of the play. That which
fits a guilty" verdict and the
other for an acquittal. And since
women serve in the box they have
q rule that a majority of the bal
lots is enough for a decision.
CRITICS ORGANIZE
Jimmy Lakes gang has organ
ICED.
Meeting last night at the Vari-
ETY. Club, the BurleSque Critics AS
sociation laid the groundwork cf
its campaign to improve the posi-
ton Of burlesque in the American
theater. With the organization
aiming at a nationwide member
ship, preliminary ussion
OtfeSSed the idea of cooperation
with managers and producers-con-
Structive suggestions rather than
harsh indictments.
The association aligned itself
squarely on the side of the indus
try, espouSing a helping hand"
policy, ideas for change to be ad-
Vanced with this in mind. A defin.
ite program viii be formulated at
The Washington times., 1937-03-01
Novoro's Bond
Is Coming

Leon Navara and his popular
orchestra, and Georges and Jalna,
leading dance team, will be pre-
sente6 in person at the Earle The
ater the week Of March IL, General
Zone Manager John j. Payette an.
nounced today.
The Navara musical aggrega-
tion, prominently featured at the
ST. Moritz and other leading New
York hotels, is also a network radio
favorite. Bee KalmuS and Bobby
Lane, voca1ists, are featured with
the band.
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REBUKE BY JUDGE

REBUKE BY JUDGE
Judge Heath didn't think much
Of the verdict. He said in his ju-
dicial rebuke that all the evidence
seemed to point the other way to
him. Henceforth and to wit Sun
day nights jury was stricken from
the official list for five years, by
order of the court.
You may have surmiSed by this
time that Night of January Is"
Is a murder trial melodrama. 1t
is, and much like a real day in
Criminal Court No. down in Ju-
dietary Square.
Karen Andre was accused of
killing her paramour, a Swiss fl
nacier. who was careless with other
The Washington times., 1937-03-01
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By LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright. 1887. by King Features
Syndicate. Incl

HOLLYW WOOD, March /.
Topics of the dazed. Betty Cradle
will finally attain her majority,
81 years, on the eighteenth of
December this year, at which
point the nonmarriage clause in
her RKO contract automatically
becomes void. Hence, she will
marry Jackie Coogan two days
later, on the twentieth, and at
last wind up their long-term en-
gagement. Meanwhile, Jackie is
dong right we'll for himself in
New York as an impresario on
The Washington times., 1937-03-01
Jury Picked From the Audience
Tries q Murder Defendant
In q Novel Drama
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Your critic sat as Juror No. Might Of January 16
the Beasco last night and besides getting closeup
some good Equity actors handed So fee for his services
in the box.
Assistant District Attorney David A. Hart the foreman
of the jury collected the ballot which found the de-
fendant Karen Andre mot guilty
The Washington times., 1937-03-01

peoples money and who believed
laws were made for the fun people
get in breaking them.
The case of the Government was
designed to prove by competent
witnesses that Karen threw the
body of her reckless financier from
The Washington times., 1937-03-01
DOROTHY DEHAVEN

DOROTHY DEHAVEN
blonde beauty, complete the distaff
contingent of the production.
The straight talking roles are
ably handled by Bert Saunders
and Harry White. Jackie Keller,
in good voice, sings and does it
well.
All told an excellent show-fast.
tuneful and gay. r. S.
The Washington times., 1937-03-01

Gthe air, and Betty Is doing
equally as well with one Of the
leading roles in New Faces"
right here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-16
Snow Storm Prevents Hunt
 for Erickson
Pilot Kirkpatrick Is Forced Back to Cordova by
 Bad Weather

CORDOVA, Alaska, Jan. 16.-Af- ter taking off from the frozen sur face of Lake Eyak with pontoons Pilot M. D. Kirkpatrick was forced back yesterday by snow storm from an attempted search of the west side of Prince William Sound for Andy Erickson, of Seattle, mis- ing watchman of the Nellie Juan Cannery of the Copper River Peck ing Company.
 Erickson has been missing since he took off from Latouche for his cannery on December 28. Seversl boat parties and the Coast Guardei Morris have made fruitless search for Erickson.
 Pilot Kirkpatrick received his or ders to make a further search from J. E. Most. superintsndent of the cannery, and who is now in SeA-..e
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-16
ALTER RULES
 AT MARIETTA

MARIETTA, Od., Jan. 16.-Mar- ictta's recent defeat of Alfred Hol- brook, 53 to 32, was virtually fore gone conclusion in Ohio basketball circles
 But the circumstances surround ing the game make it tops" in the rarity column.
 When the referee blew the op- ening whistle, Holbrook took the court with five players, as usual, but there were no reserves on the bench. The rest of the team, enroute here by bus, had been halted by motor trouble.
 However, the game went on, under an agreement to ban the customary personal foul election role
 After a couple of minutes of play a Holbrook player was forced out by injury Marietta, realizing there were no subs available benched one of it's players, and the game went on for thirty-five minutes with eacf team using only four men.
 Late corners to the contest reached for 1886 rule books, thinking the national rules committee had revo- lutionized the game.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-16
U. s. OL YMPICS
 SAVE S10,000

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The Amer ican Olympic committee is not only out of the red, but has more than 10000 in the bank.
 Gustavus T. Kirbe, treasurer ol the A. O. C., said the committee had paid all outstanding debts including loan of $25,000 from the American Olympic Association.
 Every athlete on a major
 team who actually had to dig
 into his own pockets to pay his
 way to Berlin has been reim-
 bursed," Kirby said. A final
 report is expected some time
 in the near future.
 Jeremiah T. Mahoney, newly elected president of the Amateur Athletic Union, named members oi the A. A. us executive, foreign relations and rules revision com mittees. Mahoney himself is chair man of the executive and foreign relations committee. Avery Brun- dage of Chicago is a member of the foreign relations body, and Lorrin Andrews of Los Angeles is chairman of the rules revision body.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-16
ARLENE GODKIN IS
 IGNORED, BIRTHDAY

Honoring Arlene Godkin on her sixth birthday, a party was given this afternoon by her mother for many of her daughters young friends. Arlene is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Miles Godkin of Ju- neau.
 Pink candles lighted the pink and white table decorations and fancy birthday cake which carried out the birthday motif The afternoon was spent in playing several games. Those who were present at the en- joyable affair were: Phoebe Ann Logan, Mary Thibodeau, Allene Ma- loney, Sandy Anderson. Gloria Gui- lufsen, Rose Doggan, Marylin Me- Allister, Joan Monagle, Beverly Stone, Betty Kobby, Alice McKenns, Eileene McDermott, Jerry and Al lene Godkin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-16
MODES SINK
 ENGINEERS IN
 ELKS BOWLING
Kegel and Miss Monson Bright Lights of
 Dull Evening

Led by Admiral Paul Kegel, who topped a low-scoring evening at the Elks' with a 555 total, Annapolis walked off with all three games in its conference bowling tilt with Carnegie Tech last night.
 Tn the second match of the ses- sion, Mrs Percy Reynolds rolled a pat lone hand, and her 487 total, bolstered by Jack Elliott and Herb Redman's average, was plenty to sweep the slate for Drake and leave Alaska out in the cold.
 Miss Mabel Monson came through with a mighty 5l2 effort for Holy Cross, the second highest score of the evening and peak among the la dies, but it was not quite enough to keep the Crusaders from dropping the deciding engagement to Minna- sota.
 None of the conference pin bust CTS were able to blast the two-cen- tury mark last night.
 Winding up the next to final week of the present tourney, Richmond ties into Duke, at 7:30, and Prince ton campaigns against Oregon, at 8:30 this evening at the Elks.
 Conference scores last night were:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-16
BUILDING UP
 BRAWN TRUST

HAWKING, China, Jan. l6. - De- termined never again to suffer the humiliation of 100 percent failure in the Olympic Games, China is set ting up "bone and Drawn trust to raise standards of speed and strength throughout the country.
 Rejecting such excuses for her unbroken string of defeats as weak ness from sea sickness, strange food, change of climate and other similar sops to the injured national pride as lot of patriotic eye wash, athlet- ic leaders of China have agreed that their athletes failed at Berlin be- cause they were slower, weaker and less clever than their opponents Hence the appeal to the government to do something abut it, and the governments decision to place phys ical training activities throughout China under a national board of control and supervision.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-16
i Sport Stunts
 Ras RAAs
-Bv PAP.

Tony Manero, in selecting Harry CHardluck) Cooper as his No golfer, merely echoed the sentiments of most of the pro club swingers The gesture must have pleased Har- ry, but at the same time it must have sent his thoughts back to a June afternoon at Baltusrol when he posted a 284 as his score in the National Open and listened to we'll washers acclaiming him the new champion.
 { Cooper stood in the clubhouse with his fingers crossed that day. While his lead appeared safe he knew only too well that all the scores had not been posted.
 The worst did happen. For Tony Manero, the fellow who recently paid Cooper homage, went haywire on the last 18 to score an unbe- lievable CT and nip Cooper by two strokes
 The way Manero literally stole the championship from Cooper nearly broke the veterans heart Harry has been knocking the little white ball around for a long time He is not getting any younger. Sev- enty-two holes of championship play is gruelling test physically as well as mentally. It was no wonder that Cooper went into the 1886 open tournament with now or never attitude
 Jinx Rides With Smith Old Macdonald Smith could tell
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-16

Cooper thing of two about this iinX business. Smith has been play ing golf for something like 25 years and has yet to realize his ambition of winning either tfc British or the United States open title. He has come mighty close at times, even closer than Cooper did at Balusrol
 but just when it appeared that Lady Luck was about to smile on Smith with favor, the jinx reared its ugly head He was just lad in his teens when he came to this country
 from Scotland and tied for first place in the United States open with his brother Alex and J. J. McDer- mott. Brother Alex won the cham pionship in the play-off. That was IS close as Macdonald ever came to winning.
 Smiths greatest disappointment probably came in the British open of 1925. He went into the final round with 6-stroke lead and it did not seem likely that he could be de- feated. A crowd of 15.00C followed him from the first tee and bothered him so much that he posted an 83 for the final IS holes The best he could get was third place, the same as in 1923 and 1924. He has made some threatening gestures since then, but, at the crucial moment, the old jinx always takes a hand m the matter
 Johnny Goodman, the Omaha amateur, hasn't given up all hope of winning the U. s. amatuer crown but by this time he must be pretty well convinced that there is little hope left. Johnny still is grand golfer. But he is inclined to put on weight and it is no easy task for him to keep in the physical trim so vital to success in topflight tour- naments.
 Goodman was labelled a conner when he crashed into the headlines
 in 1929 by knocking off the great
 Bobby Jones in the National Anna
 teur. He won the U. s. Open in
 1883 but his real goal always has been the amateur crown. He came close in 1882 when he was runner up to Ross Summerville, the Canad- ian who took the title that year Johnny Fischer eliminated Good man in the semi-final round in '36. Goodman may or may not believe a jinx stands in his path, but he is determined to keep on trying and does not intend to forsake the anna teur ranks until he gains his goal.
 Women Have Trouble, Too
 Male golfers are not the only ones with thwarted ambitions. Take the case of Maureen Orcutt Crews. Mau- reen just cannot seem to connect where the women's national crown is concerned She shoots fine golf and has won just about every other championship--but the big one al- ways gets away.
 She would like to call it day as far as big-time competition is con- cerned. yet each year when the National rolls around Maureen thinks of the spot she has reserved in her home for the trophy and