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Evening star., 1937-09-05
This Seasons Stage May
See Cinema Luninaries
Hollywood, With Its Swimming Pools and It's
Security, Will Hold Many Back, but
There Will Be Hardy Pioneers
Bv Richard Watts, jr.

MAY not be matter Of Importance but at least there
it. In there
L a
Hollywood
Evening star., 1937-09-05

nerve like yours deserves encourage
ment," said Gary good-naturedly, and
complied.
Every studio gateman Il annoyed by
hordes Of youngsters who wait all day
In hopes Of getting signatures from
incoming and outgoing screenites. A
regular business Is done with the
names, with recognized market prices.
A Ginger Rogers or Fred Astaire sig
nature fetches IS cents. Katharine
Hepburn rates so cents, while Garbo
would bring-if 1t could be obtained
q dollar or more. The handwriting
OF lesser-known featured players
brings 5 cents per signature. II a
youngster has two Claudette Colberts
and lacks Charles Boyer, an ex-
change Is effected. Sometimes an ice
cream cone or shoestring purchases
the autograph of a star.
Several servant agencies are MEM
bers OF the great star exploitation
racket. Movie actresses are ALWAYS
charged more for servants than nom
professionals. The least pay for a
couple is SITS a month" Joan Blondell
complained to me. And they are
usually bad-And have to be fired at
the end OF q few weeks" 1t seems
that certain agencies would rather
send incompetent servants-the turn
over In commission is more that way.
MOST small shons in uo11yuood
have a two-price sales system
Evening star., 1937-09-05

one for you and me-and anothsr,
twice as much, for film stars. When
Claudette Colbert asked the price of
bracelet she admired In a shop VIM
dow, she was told $50. She sent hr
secretary the next day on the same
errand. The price was $25. The dou-
BILE feature shopping scandal Is why
most OF the stars new employ bud-
ness managers or professional shop.
pers, paying them 10 per cent.
"Blown-up" house rentals are moro
difficult to deflate. Leases require
correct signatures, which is why Sylvia
Sidney paid $3.50 . month for a Bev-
erly Hills bungalow and the subse-
quent tenant-a lawyer-Sl50.
High pressure stock statesmen re-
Gently took" several stars for nearly
q million dollars. Among those buy
ing the mining stock, soon to be ex-
posed by the local district attorney,
were Bing Crosby and Helen Vinson
Stars In, the higher brackets usually
contribute generously to charitable
causes. But this Is not enough for
exploiting promoters, who list With
sublime Indifference to truth that
Marlene Dietrich or Barbara Stanwyck
or Clark Gable will appear in person
at such and such a charity event
Stars can appear only by permission
OF the studios to which they are under
contract.
Unpaid radio appearances as
guests" for well-remunerated ra-
dio-neWspaper columnist theoretically
denude movie stars of thousands OF
dollars annually.
Copyright, 1887. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc
Evening star., 1937-09-05

What the" and Mr.. Raymond
strode purposefully towards the inter-
lopers.
ITS all right" they assured him.
''The guide said 1t was okay to come
here and watch you." and were most
upset when Gene promised to call the
police. We paid bucks apiece to
see you. We've been swindled," they
grumbled.
"swindle" Is the Hollywood word Of
the moment. There are more swindles.
or rackets, or explorations going on
right now than ever before.
The most common-and annoying
Is the guide nuisance. On practically
every street corner sits q gentleman
who will sell you, for SO cents, a map
OF studios and movie stars homes
CASUALLY wrong) and for IS take you
on = personally conducted tour. II
you want to talk to star, that will
be another IS And there seems to be
nothing for 1ilm folk to do except call
. poiiceman-after their privacy has
been ruined.
Gloria Swanson, sitting quietly with
her child on the terrace Of her home,
WAS frightened out Of her wits re-
Gently when q loud voice doomed,
"Look-there's Gloria Swanson" fol-
lowed by q guide and q dozen of his
clients. Michael Bartlett walked into
his garden the other day and found
tourists stealing paving stones. THE
guide said we could have them" they
explained blandly.
The studios provide even less
sanctuary for the stars. Dick Powell,
strolling around the Warner Bros
studio, was cornered BY q carload of
sightseers few weeks ago. Come
on, Dick, talk to the boys and girls, -
cried the gentleman in charge.
A BOUT three years ago an unem-
ployed former studio offcoial In
duced a printer to print a book of
film folks telephone numbers They
were put on sale at newsstands. Stars
were soon wise to- it-via an endless
succession of telephone calls from
high-poWered automobile agencies, fur
stores. etc, which willingly pay any
one $40 number for a minimum list
OF so. Numbers are changed frequent
| ly. but the profitable nuisance con-
| tinues
The autograph pest is perhaps the
hardest to fight. When stars refuse
to sign, they are hissed and sometimes
attacked. A new twist was given TO
this racket recently when a man asked
Gary Cooper to imprint his foot and
hand prints in a block Of cement for
his kitchen floor. ANY one with q
Evening star., 1937-09-05
Today's Film Schedule

NAT1ONAL-"The Life of Emile
Zola," Paul NUM- in an excel
lent film biography; 2;30 and
$50 pm. tAll seats reserved.)
EARLE-"Lost Horizon" James
Hilton's novel brought to the
screen magniflcently: 2:20,
ASS, 7:25 and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: 2. 43O, 7 and 935 pm.
PALACE-"Thin Ice" new musi-
cal with more skating by the
queen Of the ice, Sonia Henie;
2:55, $40, 7:25 and $40 pm.
CAPITOL-"Big City" melodrama
revolving about a taxi war;
2, 4:25, Tbs and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows: $50, $40 and 8
pm.
KEITH Life of the
Party" new fast-moving come
dy romance; 2:35, 4:20, $40,
7:55 and $40 pm.
RIALTO-"Tsar to Lenin." picto-
rial history of the transition in
Russia; 2, 4:40, 7:25 and 1915
pm. Carnival in Flanders"
the gay French farce back
again; $40, $50 and $40 pm.
MEIROPOLITAN-"Artists and
Models" Jack Benny and
beauty = studded musical; 2,
$50, 5:45, TAO and 9::35 pm.
COLUMBIA-"The Good Earth"
superb screen translation of
Pearl Bucks novel; 2, 4:35, 7:10
and GAS pm.
LITTLE-"Under Two Flags"
screen version Of Ouidas ex-
citing Foreign Legion tale re-
vived; 2, $50, $40, TAO and
$40 pm.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
Complete show runs / hour
and Is minutes, continuous
from 2 pm.
Evening star., 1937-09-05

do they face peril which they are
rarely in a position to overcome.
The motion picture version Of Dead
End for example. was carefully and
lavishly made. and it strives for a
considerable fidelity to the original
1t was adapted by the understanding
Miss Lillian Hellman, who made such
brilliant screen adaptation of her
fine play. The Children's Hour" and
it was produced by one of the shrewd-
est Of cinema makers, the one and
only Samuel Goldwyn. All the care
and thought Hollywood could gather
together went to its manufacture
Yet as drama it is something like IS
miles inferior to the work it attempts
to copy. Even the setting, which
should have been far simpler for the
screen to capture than for the stage,
is infinitely less effective when the
camera gets to work on it. It reeks of
the studio, where in the theater 1t had
real sense of life about 1t. The whole
thing is fiat and two dimensional, and
even the children of the cast, photo
graphed in manner which makes
them seem to tower over the adults of
the work, are disappointment. Dead
End makes pretty good photoplay,
but, compared to the stages version, it
is feeble stuff.
A S FOR "Vogues Of 1888" it struck
me as being an exceptionally dull
motion picture, but there Is no deny
ing that the colors are handsome and
that the gowns, which are displayed
so lavishly, are the sort of thing to
fascinate the much-sought-after fem
mime trade. No doubt the work offers
the best color photography that has
yet been shown. Yet I cannot help
thinking that the pictorial qualities OF
the film are decidedly less enchanting
than, let us say, those sets that Josef
Urban used to do for Ziegfeld, and
that the gowns could be shown to a
considerably greater advantage on any
stage or at the floor show of a night
club. And it is just such comparisons
as these that are inevitably brought
up when the screen challenges the
stage in any field that the latter me-
dunn has made its own.
I think that even holds true in the
case OF the setting for Dead End"
In that matter the stage had psyche
logical advantage, it is true. When
we saw the excellent set upon the
stage we subconsciously made the few
concessions to the stages limitations
that were necessary, and thereupon
the background became for us utter
realism. On the screen, however, We
were led to expect something COM
pletely authentic in the way Of back
grounds, and when the dead-end
street turned out to have the smell
of the studio we were made restless
and uncomfortable. It is 30 hard to
find credible realism in a studio that
We must go back to Won Stroheim's
superb Greed" to find a true case
Of it. It seems that the screen
shouldn't challenge the theater in
such an arena unless it goes to the
backgrounds around Madrid, or their
equivalent, just as Hemingway and
1vens did.
Evening star., 1937-09-05

Hollywood. II R-K-O-Radio Is using
him in . current picture, surely its
shooting schedule could be altered to
permit Fitzgerald to rejoin his old
troupe. The Shuberts, sponsors Of the
present Abbey tour. will be willing to
pay reasonably fat price to get Fitz-
gerald back, If they are wise, for he
was the favorite Of the crowds Surely
wise theatergoers will never miss the
Abbey performances, no matter who
may be in the cast. But Fitzgerald
brought In people who before had
never been wise or witty, but were
assured by his reputation that they
would be entertained by him.
Mr.. Fitzgerald told us quite frankly,
before he went to Hollywood, that he
went for gold. In fact. he said he was
not absolutely sure he ever wanted
to be an actor. but he'd do 1t unto
death If there was money in it. II
R-K-O is paying this cash on a no.
Work-still-pay basis. then the Shu-
berts should meet the figure. If Fitz-
gerald draws no salary when he is
not actually at work. then R-K-O
should have heart and give him back
to the people who want him on the
legitimate stage, at least for this tour
DEFINITELY another angle must
be considerations artists we
spoke Of. The Abbey board of direc-
tors may feel that Mr. Fitzgerald,
since he has not been in Ireland to
entertain and charm his fellow coun-
tryman. does not deserve reinstate-
ment in company that has worked
hard through lean years and fat in
a theater that deals in less impressive
mathematics than Hollywood juggles
about SO carelessly. To that we say,
don't be silly. The name of Fitz-
gerald did the Abbey many a good
turn. The work of Fitzgerald did as
much. Now bring him back to give
the Abbey's thousands of ardent fans
in America an opportunity to see an
idol they relish almost as much as If
their national anthem were the
'Wearin' O. the Green
Evening star., 1937-09-05

denly ind heart and that the Abbey
Theater artists will discover the proper
orders in their special white light of
artistry, We take up the matter of
Mr.. Barry Fitzgerald and the Irish
Players. Mr.. Fitzgerald was once the
fair flower and particular star of that
organization, which officially has no
stars, and his presence was indubit-
ably a box office attraction at every
city listed on the American tours. In
Ireland, Barry Fitzgerald enjoyed a
popularity that would have made
Robert Taylor and Clark Gable cringe,
because his kudos is earned by his
trionic ability and versatility, not by
being either a pretty boy or a heavy
lover
Well the last time the Abbey Players
came to America. Mr.. Fitzgerald began
to have truck with Hollywood. He
wound up with contract, and not so
long ago was seen in the cinemas idea
of The Plough and the Stars" With
some of his colleagues of Dublin eSpe-
rally imported for the production he
carried the show The rest was mostly
bilge, chiefly because Of bad casting.
Now the Abbeyites are coming to
America again. They still have Denis
ODea. they have Eileen Grove, Arthur
Shields Michael Dolan, F. j. McCor-
mick, Maureen Delany, P. j. Carolan
and Aideen OConnor. all seen in
Washington on the last tour. if We
recall correctly. But no Barry Fitz-
gerald.
IN A recent communication. Miss
O'Connor told of the planned de-
parture before the Goth of this month,
the opening in New York on Septem-
ber 80, the probability that the COM
pany would be seen here.
But Will, of course, is in Holly
WOOD she said. (Fitzgerald's real
name is Will Shields. He is brother
of the great Arthur Shields. but took
another name on joining the company
in order not to disgrace his older
brother or attempt to climb to fame
on his reputationD
Then, we say, Will should not be in
Evening star., 1937-09-05
"Swindle" Is Hollywood
Word Of the Moment
Guides, Autograph Pests and the Servant
Problem Are Part Of the ''Star Ex-
ploitation" Headache
By Sheilah Graham.

IoLYwooD NANA-esnette Macdonald was chatting amcaby
afternoon when four strangers
4 settled themselves comfortably by the side the
"Friends OF queried Jeanette
shook
Evening star., 1937-09-05
eMurder" Again.

WINDING up its season. the Road
w side Theater concludes another
successful Summer with a two-week
run Of the melodrama which brought
1t much Of its fame-"Murder in the
Red Barn"-starting tomorrow night.
Three members Of the original 1894
company-Eugene Kressin. Janet Coon
and Fred Haskin-will b. back to play
their original roles and the play will
again be directed by Anton Hardt.
Others in the cas- will be Betty
Gray. Betty Rice, Frederick Kirby,
Hugh Smythe, Harold Miner, Mar
garet Osterwald. Karl Gay, Robert
Beers, John Sikken. Robert Leech,
Hazel Herman, Jock McFadden and
Sidney Rogers.
Evening star., 1937-09-05
Academy's New Term.

THE National Academy OF Stage
Training, founded five years ago
begins the first 10-week term Of Its
new season October 4. The new di-
rector at the school this year will
be Ira Hards, whose experience in
cludes 10 years as stage director with
Charles Frohman and years as gen.
eral stage director with A. L. Erlanger
and who has staged in the neighbor-
hood Of 100 successful Broadway plays
Evening star., 1937-09-05

- hit produced so successfully
" in New York last season by
- George Abbott, opens the
National Theater's drama season .
week from tomorrow night.
The story of Brother Rat" is most
ly devoted to the high points in the
lives of the authors. John Monks. jr.,
and Fred F. Finklehoffe, while they
were attending the West Point of
the South" Virginia Military Insti-
tute.
With no cross to bear. no serious
message to impart, Brother Rat" is
concerned with one cause only-the
cause of laughter. It's such a pleasant
tale Of life at v. NJ l. that the au-
thorities Of the school gave it their
unqualified approval, furnished tailors
and models for the uniforms and al
lowed the facades of principal build
ings to be copied for sets.
The comedy will be performed here
by the original New York cast. includ-
ing Glare Hazel c'Honey Chile" of
the radio), Jean Mccoy, Reese Alsop,
James Gillis, Eddie Bracken. Gary
Merrill, Mary Perry, Anna Franklin,
Mary Rolf. Richard Jones, Lyle
Bettger, Kurt Conway, Robert Scot,
Burke OConnell, Hollis Mitchell,
Walter FeQner and Frederick de
Wilde.
Evening star., 1937-09-05
Coming
Attractions
Downtown Theaters
Book Films for
Next Week.

- EITH'S-Deanna Durbin comes
u back again. This time the
N youthful singing favorite has
Il n Leopold Stokowski on hand to
direct the music and supporting cast
which includes Adolphe Menjou, Mis-
cha Auer and Alice Brady. The film.
100 Men and Girl" makes its
debut Friday.
Earle-"Varsity Show" giving Dick
Powell his best musical vehicle in Il
long time and new leading lady who
scores in her first film appearance,
Rosemary Lane. from the radio. Also
on hand are Ted Healy Priscilla Lane,
Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians,
and host of Others The stage show
will be headlined by Oracle Barrie,
former mistress Of ceremonies at the
Earle and one Of Washington's favor
ite musical show stars. Starts Friday.
Palace-Samuel Goldwyn's new film
version of Stella Dallas" is down on
the books to follow the current run
of Thin Ice" Stars are Barbara
stanwyck and John Boles, principal
supporting players are Ann Shirley
and Alan Hale, and the advance re-
ports from cities where 1t has shown
are enthusiastic.
Capitol-"Wife, Doctor and Nurse. "
latest triangle from Mr.. Daryl Zan-
uck, will be the film feature here next
Friday Corners of the triangle are
Warner Baxter, Loretta Young and
Virginia Bruce and the supporting
cast includes Jane Darwell, Minna
Gombell, Sidney Blackmer and Lon
CLANCY, jr. There will also be a va
riety vaudeville bill.
Columbia -" WEE Willie Winkie, "
with Shirley Temple as the youngster
in the Kiphng story. comes back for
a second week on F street, beginning
Friday. Her supporting cast has June
Lang, Cesar Romero and c. Aubrey
Smith, among others.
Evening star., 1937-09-05
DEANNA DURBIN,
Brother Rat
Is Opener
At National
Comedy to Be Played
by Original New
York Cast.

s +: s: S.; S.: !: i :: :::::
~ George Abbott. opens the
Evening star., 1937-09-05
Propose Fitzgerald's
Return to the Stage
RKO-Radio Should Relinquish Hold on
Great Irish Player During Abbey
Theater Tour.
Bv Robert B. PHILLIPS, T.

corporation a artists q
the face OF It,
hearts best the auditing
dictated
within their brains and hearts and souls dsao which frequently tells
Evening star., 1937-09-05

~ E1TH'S-Deanna Durbin comes
back again. This time the
N youthful singing favorite has
= LNOpold StQkoNski on hand 70
The Washington times., 1937-10-15
100000 CLAIM.
FAILS TO WORRY.
RADIO COMEDIAN
Been Sued by Experts,
Says W. C. Fields

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. is GN.S).
tive been sued beforehand by ex-
perts," said w. c. Fields, the radio
and film comedian, today when ad-
vised that beautiful Carlotta
Monti, his former ouija board
counselor and adviser on matters
Of diet, is planning to sue him for
100000.
The contemplated suit, accord
ing to Miss Months attorney, Cliff
ford A. Rohe, comes as the result
of a row at the famous funny
mans home three weeks ago.
Police were called twice to quell
what Fields termed a domestic
disturbance between Miss Monti
and the butler"
Miss Monti had something else
to say about it.
"She will charge that Fields
hit her with q cane and rub
ber hammer" Attorney Rohe
said.
For months Miss Monti was
Fields best friend" he con-
tinued, caring for him in his
illness and guiding him in such
matters as diet, relaxation and
exercise"
The Washington times., 1937-10-15
Auto Plate Vigil
Finds Relatives

WHITE PLAINS, Oct. 15.-
Twenty-Five years ago John Nc.
witty ran away from his home in
Avon, Wash, to join the Canadian
army. When he returned in 1919
his relatives had moved. and he
couldn't locate them.
Two years ago he went on the
local police force. He always kept
his eyes peeled for Washington
meter plates. Today he stopped a
Washington car. In it sat a
woman who knew his sister, Mrs.
Violet Tierney, of Bellerose,
Queens. His mother still lives in
Washington.
The Washington times., 1937-10-15

Are you reading "My Say" by
talking about this new and Outstand-
ing feature In The Washington Times
daily. Call Di. 1000 for prompt homo
delivery.
The Washington times., 1937-10-15
Alive Dead Baby
Home With Mother

NEW YORK, Oct. 15-Mrs. Isa-
bel Garry, 20, whose baby boy
was born "dead" at Margaret
Hague Maternity Hospital, Jersey
City,. was at home with the in.
FAINT today.
I'm so happy" she said, as
she watched the child in his
crib. II can hardly believe it."
The baby's heart stopped beat
ing Is minutes before it was
born. Adrenalin was injected into
it's heart, and 40 seconds later
the heart started beating again.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

ing 1t has placed two Ford en-
ployfs under subpoena to testify at
a hearing in Washington, set tenta-
lively for July !.
The Labor Relations Boards in
vestigation OF the beating of union
organizers was conducted by Charles
T. Douds and Harold A. Craneaeld.
The u A. w. A. charged that
members OF the Ford serEice depart
ment, which polces the Ford prop
erty, we're the attackers. Bennett de-
MED that service men w{re involved.
At the request of Wayne County
Prosecutor Duncan C. MeCrea, Com
mon Pleas Judge Ralph W. Liddy
conducted a one-man grand jury in
vestigating into the affair. Bennett
was one OF the witnesses A subpoena
issued for Edsel Ford. president and
son OF the founder of the Ford Motor
Co. went unserved.
Judge Liddy completed his inquiry
Friday and Is reviewing the 'csti-
mony, which extended over several
weeks Of hearings, before taking any
action on it.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

and declared they would not deal with
Lewis Irresponsible union.
HUNS With Activity.
Despite union claims that the back
to-work call had met little response,
the strike-silenced Mahoning valley
OF steel hummed with new activity
tonight, and the eskies-strangely clear
these past 81 days Of strife-darkened
again with the familiar pail OF smoke
and SCOT from the tall mill stacks.
The strike is over, as far as we
are concerned" said Roy Leventry
district manager OF Republic Steel
in Youngstown. He said one blast
furnace had made a cast early to-
day. the first production in the plant
since May 26.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube officials
estimated so per cent Of a normal
$4,000 employees had returned.
Picket lines were small and quiet
all along the Ohio Pennsylvania
strike front, and the day passed with
out recorded instance OF violence