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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-26
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her native Minnesota, hoping the
nights viii be cold enough to en-
courage it to bloom next spring.
To arms Californians! The past
unusual - very unusual - winter
has decided Lewis Stone agaiast
farming oranges on his San Fer.
nando Valley ranch. He has had
his frost-bitten trees removed ard
said he is replacing them with
sturdy orchard trees such as with
stand the rigors Of an Eastern
climate.
Responsible for teaching Eleanor
Powell, George Murphy, Buddy
Ebsen and other stars how to
dance, Johnny Boyle made his
own debut yesterday as a screen
actor at the Metro oldwyn.M Mayer
studio. You can imagine how his
former pupils stood around to kid
him.
Need q housewife? Bob Muir
dock, veteran Universal property
man, ought to qualify. He's in
charge of q seven!room model
bungalow in which Nan Gray and
Kent Taylor are shooting a pic.
ture. And Bob has to see that
every single item is spic and span
every day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-26
M owl F.
CLOCK

LITTLE-Jean Arthur, Gary
Cooper, "Mr. Deeds Goes to
Town." 11:05 a. m, I'LL. 3:17,
5:23, 1929, 9:55 p. m.
RIALTO-Ginger Rogers, William
Powell, "Star Of Midnight"
1900 a. m, 1:42, 4:24, 7:13,
1902, p. m. Victor Mclaughlin,
Lost Patrol" 1927, 500, Ssh,
$40 p. m.
EARLE-Barbara Stanwyck, Joel
McCrea, "Internes Can't Take
Money" II a. M. 1885, 4:25,
7:10, 10 p. m. Stage, Horace
Heidi, 1885, 1925, 6:15, 9 p. m.
METROPOLITAN Bette Davis,
Humphrey Bogart, IN ar k d
Woman" II a. m, los, 3:15,
5:25, 1885,, 9:45 p. m.
COLUMBIA Jeanette MacDon-
aid, Nelson Eddy, "Maytime, 4"
1918 a. m. 1850. 4:2o. 6:55,
9:25 p. m.
PALACE-Bing Crosby, Shirley
Ross, WAIKIKI Wedding" 11:15
a. M, lis, 1920, SOS. 7:S0.
$50 p. m.
CAPITOL-Phil Regan, 1.-THE Hit
Parade" II a. m, 1885, Ais,
7:05, 9:55 p. m. Stage, Lenore
Uric, 12::40, $40, 6:10, 9 p. m.
R-K-O KEITH'S-Miriam Hopkins,
Paul MUM, 1.-THE Woman
Love-" 11:46, las. 3:46, 5:46.
7:46, Gas p. m.
Observation-Disclosures shows,
IS minutes, 10 a. m. to IL p. m
HOWARD-Loretta Young, Ty'
rome Power, Love Is News, u
1890, 800, $3.50, 800, 1920 p
m. Stage: Count Basil, 200
4:30, TOO, 800 p. m.
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BY international News Service
(Copyright, 1880

HOLLYWOOD, April 70.
Charles Ruggles, whose screen ap'
pearances are usually greeted with
gales Of laughter, has been given
fine role in q new picture ana
he Is praying it doesn't bring Q
smoker. II it does he'll be yanked
out Of the part.
For the first time on the screen
Ruggles is making his bow as a
tragedian In Exclusive" another
newspaper yarn. Director Alex
ander Hall has asked William Le
Baron, managing director Of the
production. and BENJAMIN Glazer.
the producer, to see all rushes and
get their reactions to Ruggles'
work. One laugh-and Charlie is
out.
Hall recalls ZaSu Pitts once ap
peared in q tense scene in "All
Quiet on the western Front" and
got q laugh. People want to laugh
when she appears, so she was
taken out Of the production.
Ruggles is supremely confident
pointing to the many tragic roles
he played on the stage.
Military fashion note-Copying
an English Royal Guard uniform
ELISA Landi has designed herself
an attractive 5 o'clock gown. II
is fashioned from crepe in corona
ton blue, with touches Of royal
red. Embroidered buttons beal
the English lion in gold metallic
thread.
Still on clothes-Una Merkel
wears an extremely smart evening
gown for one Of her appearances
in Saratoga" Thin stripes Of q
new celluloid fabric are woven in
basket.weave design, giving a
smooth, sparkling effect. Under
the brilliant lights, the entire
gown gives the effect Of being
fashioned from masses Of Jet
beads.
Dimitri Tiomkin, noted com
poser, has been assigned the DIFF
ficult task of scoring 1.-THE Roa:
Back" sensational postwar pic
ture over which . German conSll
lar official was said to have pro
tested.
Andy Devine, Universal's gravel
throated comedian. has hEeE
loaned to Paramount to play N :
picture with Bing Crosby, the s'l
yer voiced tenor. Devine is moi
going to sing. He's going 20 play
the part Of q tramp.
Gale Sondergaard is busy thes:
days. Busy at the studio with ''1'bC
Life of lola" she rusheS home K
plant flowers in the garden Of llel
new home in Hollywoodland. Shit
is having q lilac bush sent from
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after Christmas, sustaining its
business at a near-capacity at
tendance. 1 saw it at that time
on q midweek matinee, and can
remember the crowds, and the
difficulty we had getting tickets.
You call this "Only a mild sue.
cess. in the professional play
ing" 1t was the kind of sue
cess that almost every producer
longs for. The show then went
on the road and played the Mid
die West for the balance of the
winter, doing business they still
talk about out there. Another
production played it on the Pa
cific Coast.
2. You say. 81 question seri-
ouSIy the wisdom of having a
young acting group, with prOfeS-
siOnaI aspiration. tackling a play
like Lysistrata.' 1t seem
to me owe. their heads, and will
add nothing to their acting
structure" will, Of course,
be intensely interested to know
your reaction to our young
players in this play. I believe
they are doing a far more than
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-26

The Three Tars staged their
triumph on the same bill with
Kinda Wausau, to say nothing of
three other pulchritudinous num-
bers in the persons Of Jaileta,
Madge Carmyle and Loretta Mar
tin.
Kinda is the same as ever, which
means that she entertainS and
captivates the audience. The
Wausau talents are helped by q
glittering personality.
Jaileta appears in two very
novel and bizarre dance numbers.
excellently done and well worth
the seeing. Miss Carmyle.' a
statuesque blonde and very, very
easy on the eyes, stages dances IN
the more orthodox manner, includ'
ing a very brilliant tap number.
Gerard and Marco are heard in
a great vocal duet.
Johnny Kane is a capable and
hard working young man in the
straight role but the comedy Of
Lou Devine and Frank Penny is al
no time above the average. r. S.
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Powell Heads
Double Bill
AtRidlto

william Powell and Ginger Rog.
ers In RKO-Radio's production,
star of Midnight" are back
again at the Rialto Theatsr in
one Of the better sophisticated
mystery romances.
Mr.. Powell, as Clay Dalzeu, .
brillia.. attorney who is drawn
into the solution Of a perplexing
mystery, and Miss Rogers, as .
willful society girl who knows the
man she wants and how to get
him, are at their best. Outstand-
g support is accorded by a versa
tile cast, including Ralph Morgan,
&C. Lockhart, Leslie Fen. \.
Pau! Kelly and Vivian Oakland,
with Robert Emmett o'Connor
and j. Farrell Macdonald doing
the ubiquitous dumb" detectives.
The story centers about the dis.
appearance Of Alice Markham and
the sinister complications which
ensue. Tommy Tenant, news
paper columnist is hot on the
trail but he is murdered in Dali
zell's apartment Complications
mount quickly and the action
mounts to suspense charged Gil
max.
"star Of Midnight" based on q
story by the late Arthur Somers
Roche, was directed with q keen
eye by Stephen Roberts.
Cofeatured on the same bill Is
1.-THE Lost Patrol" the Victor
McLaglen starring, John Ford
production which proved Q wor'
thy predecessor to the laurel-be-
decked 1.-THE Informer.."
Here is sheer drama, bold and
u n c o m p rom islng, presented
against q background magnificent
In scenic splendor. Performances
of the cast, in their relentless
battle agains. an memorable fate,
are uniformly excellent, with Vic.
tor McLAglen and Boris Karloff
having a slight edge because OF
their longer parts and superior
dramatic opportunities.
Others in the company-repre-
senting desert patrol besieged IN
an oasis by Arabs-include Wal
lace Ford, Reginald Denny, Alan
Hale, Billy Bevan, J. M. Kerrigan,
Brandon Hurst and Douglas Wal
ton.
1.-THE Lost Patrol" directed by
John Ford, is based on Patrol, "
by Philip Macdonald, with adapta-
ton by Garrett Fort and screen
play by Dudley Nichols.
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KELLEYGRAMS

omissions were dispensed, for a total
of $2,S50 in cash. On the first
day this new picture rolled up
$12,700 gross.
"A Star is Born" coming to F
Street soon, is expected to restore
Janet Gaynor to some Of her old
time popularity. 1t is the first
modern story filmed entirely in
color.
VARIETY VS.. ORPHANS
The Variety Club welfare com.
mittee, with Rudolph Berger as
chairman, helped make hundred
orphans a little happier Friday
night at the St. Vincent's Home.
Berger arranged a full evening Of
entertainment with Archie Engel
doing card tricks, assisted by
Henry Haviland and Jack O'Magic.
Then there were motion pictures
consisting of several "Our Gang
comedies. The evening was topped
with enough ice cream and cake
for three and four helpings.
A number of Variety members
Joined in the evenings festivities
and left to the cheers and thanks
Of all the children.
Next Friday night Berger will
take his show to the Episcopal
Home for Children and entertain
about rs boys and girls, all under
is years Of age.
INVITES BOWLERS
With three members on the
champion motion picture league
bowling team represented on its
staff, the management Of the
Little Theater has invited the mem
bers Of the ProjectionistS team to
attend as its guests q perform.
ance Of Mr.. Deeds Goes to Town"
Capt. Joseph Bernheilner, viii.
liam Anderson, and Charles Sadt-
Ter are motion picture machine
operators at the Little Theater,
while Eugene Stuart is at the
Roosevelt; Louis Ross at the
Leader and John ShenoS q relief
operator.
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Robinson For
'MetApriI 30

Edward G. Robinson comes to
the Metropolitan Theater screen
Friday, April 80, in Thunder in
the City," new Columbia Pictures
release.
Lovely Luli Deste, charming
European favorite, now in Holly
wood for more pictures, appears in
the leading supporting role in
Numbering in the City" Nigel
Bruce and Constance Collier also
are prominent in the supporting
cast.
Action, comedy and romance are
blended in Thunder in the city"
which presents Edward G. Robin
son as an American promoter and
exploitation man sent to England
to acquire dignity. Instead, he in
PRODUCES American publicity meth
DDS to Staid London and becomes
the man Of the hour. A surprise
finish brings the film to a delight
full finish.
Newsreel and selected short sub
jects round out the program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-26

WHY "LYSISTRATA"
Dear Mr.. Kelley:
There are certain statements
in your article about "Lysis-
trata" in The Washington Times
this beautiful sunny morning,
with which l differ in friendly,
though strenuous fashion. APP
preciatipg your help and counsel
as an adviser to the CT ic The
alter in its days of infancy, may
l be permitted, as chief nurse to
that brawling, and sometimes
obnoxious, infant, to enumerate
these points Of difference?
l. "Lysistrata" opened in New
York at the 44th st. Theater on
June S, 1880, was rapturOusly
greeted by the critics, many of
them making sensible and dis
corning remarks about the style
Of production, and jumped to
almost capacity business at that
very large house. 1t played to
almost capacity business through
that very hot summer - and
around the years clock to well
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-26

Walter Winchell got a unani-
nous favorable verdict from his
New York columnist-critics. All
agreed wake Up and Live" his
first feature-length picture, has
what it takes to receive an in
vitation for a second picture.
Loew's will screen "Wake Up and
Live" tomorrow and bring it into
the Palace on Friday. Besides
tattling Walter, it has Jack Haley,
Ben Bernie, Patsy Kelly, Ned
Sparks and Alice Faye.
Not so lucky as Winchell was
Ward MorehouSe, columnist for
the New York Sun. His new play,
Miss Quis," was kindly treated,
but most of the critics felt the
new drama was overloaded with
plot.
HELEN HAYES PORTIA
Every successful actress yearns
to play Shakespeare, and Helen
Hayes is no exception.
, When she goes on the road with
Victoria Regina" next season,
matineeS in Chicago will be de-
voted to a new production of
Merchant Of Venice" The star
will, Of course, be the Portia. Shy.
lock will be another member of
the Victoria Regina" company.
This will be Helen Hayes per.
sonal venture and fulfill a de-
sire, long cherished, to play one
of Shakespeare's most famous
heroineS.
Ethel Barrymore played Portia
to the Walter Hampden Shy
lock-" and a few seasons age
Maude Adams made a comeback
in the role Of the lady lawyer
with Otis Skinner as the unhappy
money lender. Old-time1.; rate the
greatest Portia as Julia Marlowe.
SELLING TICKETS FAST
Radio City Music Hall in New
York claims record for rapidity
in ticket selling. For the first
hour after the windows opened
for "A Star Is Born" 1900 ad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-26
Hindu Wousou
AtGoyety

In the interest Of truth and JUS
tice we are forced to record today
that three very eccentric zanies,
referring to themselves as the
Three Jolly Tars, took all honorS
at the Gayety observation-disclosures
and cards and spades and what
have you. These three young men
stage one of those utterly ridicu.
lous rounds of rough and tumble
humor, which the great American
public. including us. thinks is very,
very funny.
Well the boys stopped the show
last night. Their act can be COM
mended as the funniest thing that
has hit the Gayety in years.
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creditabIe job. How they are
acting 1t is, of course, a matter
of personal opinion. II you
think they are gOd.awful, will
give careful attention to your
verdict. Perhaps it does seem
beyond them. But about 1t
adding nothing to their acting
structure here is where feel
am at liberty to speak and
with authority as their director.
OF the SO people who are play
ing In the play, 1t seems to me
that this play is doing more for
the acting structure Of the or
ganization than any we, or they,
have heretofore tackled.
For their knowledge Of tim
ing and CONTEMPLATING, for
their realization and recognition
of the very difference between
comedy, farce, and burlesque,
which yoU mention as one of
the amateurs grievOuS sins, for
the appreciation Of projection,
of the need for "wallOping" q
script across the foOtlightS; for
their dawning understanding of
the perilous processes whereby q
dead SCRIPT becomes clothed with
the bones, flesh, and garments OF
life, rehearsing "LysiStrata I
can assure you has been the
most -rivid, rewarding, enter
tanning, instructive and strUic-
tural experience that either di-
rector or players have had since
the inception Of the Civic The
alter last fall.
3. Finally you say: II can
think of a dozen plays better
suited to young actors and &C.
treSses than LysiStrata, dramas
in which there would be 0ppOr.
tunities to do some real acting,
rather than the broad farce,
etc."
1 will be satisfied with half a
dozen, Mr.. Kelley. We have been
racking our brains all winter for
the right plays for the Civic The
ater. Think of the qualifications
q play must have for US; 1t can't
have been done at the National
recently; it can't have played
stock in WashingtOn-recently;
1t shouldn't be too difficult tech.
nically-thOugh every third play
can be q Caesar, an "It Can't
Happen Here; it must lie with
In our casting range, which is
long on young people, and short
on characters in and over middle
life; 1t must be one not too
tough, not too melOdramatic,
not mOrbid-yOu remember a
certain kind lady which far from
met with favor; it rust be a
play which people will enjoy see
ing.
If you can name a dozen plays
meeting this requirement, that
we haven't thought of, I'll eat
this article at high noon ON the
corner Of Twelfth and G Streets.
Let's make Jay CarmOdy and
Kay HiIlyer referees. If you wish,
I'll give them the list of plays we
have been considering.
Thank you for bearing with
me, Mr.. Kelley, and / am most
eager to read your criticism OF
the show. 1 have always followed
your reviews with the greatest
interest; and value your slapS as
much as some pats on the back.
With kind regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
DAY FUTILE,
Director.
There is nothing to add to thi
until "Lysistrata" opens at Ward
man Park Theater on WedneSda,
night.
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Sothern and Oakie
In "Super SIeuth II

Ann Sothern will play the fea-
tured feminine role opposite Jack
Oakie in RKO Radios Super
Sleuth," scheduled to go into pro-
duction late this month under the
guidance of Producer Edward
Small and with Ben Stoloff direct
ing. James Gleason also will have
a prominent part.
Super Sleuth," an original
story by Harry Segall, places Oakie
in the role of a screen star who,
accustomed to playing detective
roles, suddenly finds himself
called upon to SoIye a real murder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-26
Edward Arnold Plans
transforming Junket

A transforming theatrical tour
of the country embracing one-night
stands as well as brief engage
ments in larger cities, is being
planned by Edward Arnold. He will
recruit a company of Hollywood
film players who, like himself, wish
to revive memories Of their early
years Of trouping.
Arnold can set no definite date
for launching the tour. Currently
starring in RKO Radios THE
Toast of New York" he has q
lengthy list Of waiting screen as
Signments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-26
Sonawriters Return

With a suitcase full of music,
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel,
ace goth Century-Fox songwriting
team, have returned from New
FORK, where they went for q
change of scenery while writing
part Of the score for you Can't
Have Everything"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-26
DAY FUTILE REPLIES
Requirements of Group Are
Well Met, He Contends in
Gilbert SeIdes Drama
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Day Tute director of the Civic Theaer defends that
izaton choice yssrata" play for his young actors
replies with vgor this departments opinions its merits
as a vehicle.
The pro" of the stated here last Thursday after
noon, and here is Mr.. Tute's reply:
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-26
DENIES Staying OF
WIFE Is YEARS AGO
John Roberts, of Hyde County, With
draws Alleged Statement, Say
ing He Was Drunk

Raleigh, Nov. 26.-(AP)-John Rob
erts, former prosperous Hyde county
farmer, today told a reporter, 81
must have been crazy drunk when
said that I killed my wife in Hyde
county 25 years ago." as he was held
in the Wake county Jail.
Roberts was Jailed yesterday after
Sheriff Numa f. Turner said the man
said he had poisoned his wife in Hyde
county years ago.
Il don't doubt but that told them
that in the sheriffs office yesterday
evening"" Roberts told the reporters,
"but have been on a drunk for about
six months and my business has gone
to pieces"
Roberts said he did not recall a
thing that happened in the sheriff's
office. He said his lawyer, Walter
Spencer, and another friend, ''have
said that they are going to try to get
me in the State hospital for 80 days
or So"
The sheriff indicated his first move
would be to have the man examined
by a psychiatrist.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-26

static attachment, but one of com
munion in the fellowship of prayer
eff We abide in me, and my words
abide in you, ask whatever we will,
and it shall be done unto YOU The
prayer life is the fruitful life. Il is
also the joyful life: These things
have I spoken with you, that my joy
may be made FULL This Joy is the
joy of the fullest possible fellowship
in divine love: Greater love hath no
man than this, that man lay down
his life for his friends. Ye are my
friends if We do the things which I
command you. No longer do call you
servants. -. but I have called your
friends; for all things that I heard
from my Father I have made known
sunto you." He was not speaking fig
uratively, for within a few hours he
actually laid down his life for them
and for us. So what? Herein is my
Father glorified, that We bear much
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-26

OUR LORD continually placed the
| emphasis of his teaching on life: on
| work rather than word; doing rath ar
than hearing; being rather than SEEM
| ing. He closed his Sermon on the
Mount by demanding that his hearers
translate his sayings with life: fail
| ure to do this he likeneI to building
ones house upon the send In his
cursing of the barren fig tree he show
ed his indignation against a nation
characterized by pretense and barren
of fruit. In his parable of the four
kinds of soil he judged them accord
ing to their fruitfuln ass His severest
judgments fell upon those who called
him Lord, Lord, and did not the
things which he commanded" "Inas-
much as We did it, or did it not, to
one Of the least of these we did it or
did it not to me- Thus, continually,
he is expecting his precept and ex-
ample to result in fruit in the lives
of his disciples.
Vine and Branches.
II am the true vine, and my Faith
er is the husbandman. Every branch
in me that bearefh not fruit, he
taketh it away: and every branch that
beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it
may bear more fruit We are not
only to be good; we are to be good for
something. Failing in this. we fail
even to be good in his sight. The bran
ches may not receive strength from
the vine unless they transform that
strength into fruit to crafty the hus-
bandman. If there is no fruit it is the
fault not Of the vine, but of the BRAN
ches, for in this case the vine is good.
II am the vine, we are the branches;
he that abideth in me, and | in him,
the same beareth much fruit; for
apart from me We can do nothing"
Our fruitfulness, therefore, is con-
ditioned upon our attachment to and
union with Christ, or upon our faith
in and love for Christ as the source
of our life in the beginning, the con-
tinual supply of our strength and the
energizer of our works and peprfecter
of our characters. .Abide in me, and
I in you AS the branch cannot bear
fruit of itself, except it abide in the
vine so neither can we, except we
abide in me-
Fruits of Prayer.
Our abiding in Christ is not that of
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-26
WORK is RESUMED !
AT PONTIAC PLANT
1000 Workers Return to Jobs and s.
900 Others Will Go Back
Monday Morning.

Pontiac, Mich, Nov. 26.-(APD-
Work was resumed today at the Pom
tiac plant of the General Motors Cor
poration, which 1000 employees going
back to their jobs. The plant was clos
ed by a sitdown strike November IA,
the strikers holding the building for
five days.
The rest Of the plants 5000 workers
will report for duty Monday.
The. Pontiac Motor Car Company
which was forced to close when the
flow of bodies from the Fisher Body
Plant ceased, is expected to open next
week.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-26

snip has been favorable; but so far
tnere's an angle political comments
tors seem to have overlooked.
While Cherry, as speaker of tha
House, was convul,ing the galleries
and at times even the hard-to-amusa
newspaper men, with his wisecracks
he was at the same time maxine
enemies right and left 1t is human na,
ture to want to get even with ono
who has Inundated you and there are
at least a score of House members IL
whose mind memories Of Gregg's hit-
ing shafts of sarcasm rankle. THev,d
like nothing better than to plunge IN
knife POLITICALLY and figurativeiv
speaking) into Mr. Cherry's broad
lack.