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The Washington times., 1937-07-28

fight. He met nearly every mem
Der Of the Variety Club while dish
ing out the paSteboards.
Eddie Keller has had long ex-
perience dealing directly with the
public: Fifteen years at the Broad
Street Theater in Philadelphia,
two years at the Garrick, before
that at the Apollo att Atlantic
City and with the Nixon-Nirdlin-
ger interests. There isn't a trick
of selling and pleasing that he
doesn't know.
The inflexible rule he sets down
for any box office staff is: Sell
'em with a smile"
THE ROADSIDE CAT
Is that a trained cat they have
out at the old red barn on the
Rockville Pike? Came out Monday
night twice, right in the middle of
a scene, nonchalantly looked over
the first row Of first nighters,
then glided softly back into the
wings. Made me wonder what
might have happened had the
dog they used for I'm Mizzoura"
been present on the set. The
Roadside troupe, by the way, had
the biggest Monday night of the
present season for the Augustus
Thomas melodrama.
LITTLE TUTTI.FRUITI
Why uShers have a hard time
living up to the theater service
rule, 'The customer is always
right" A Capitol patron-and a
man, too-Summoned the head
usher and two Of his uniformed
aides yesterday to search for a
new package of gum (three for
a dime in the cut-rate stores that
he had thoughtlessly dropped
when leaving his mezzanine seat.
The two-minute search disturbed
half a dozen Saratoga" patrons.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
Jim Fisk's Love Story Is Told
In Toast of New York"

One Of the most sensational
romanceS in American history,
the flaming affair between Jim
Fisk, boisterous Wall Street plung-
er, and Josie Mansfield, the actress
whom he raised from obScurity to
theatrical eminence, is embodied
in 1.-THE Toast Of New York, 4"
RKO Radio perturbation Of high
jfnks in the Gilded Age, coming
soon to RKO Keith's Theater.
The romance, made more spec
tacular by the knowledge that
Fisk was a contemporary Of the
GouldS, VanderbiltS and other ty-
coons, was to bring about the
assassination of the bumptiouS
Speculator, an assassination which
resulted in three of the most SEN
sational murder trials in New
York's criminal annals.
With Edward Arnold and
Frances Farmer in the leading
roles, the famous story is enacted
against the background of gigantic
financial maneuveringS, Of enor'
nous business deals and Of titanic
battles which laid the foundation
of Americas industrial empire.
Jack Oakie, Cary Grant and Thel-
ma Leeds have other leading parts.
The Fisk-Mansfield affair had
its inception, according to the
picture, when the boiSterouS spec
ulator met the obscure Josie and
fell an instant victim to hel
beauty. Although happily mar
ried, he sacrificed home and bust
ness for her, and as fast as he
made his millions in Wall Street
he squandered them on her. He
built her a palatial home: he
bought Pixies Opera House, al
Eighth Avenue and Twenty.thir6
Street and, changing its name tC
the Grand Opera House, ne
handed it over as a fitting frame
for her beauty.
But he made the mistake In his
boaSting of his conquest Of bring
ing to JoSie's home young Ned
Stokes, who worked in the Erie
Railroad offices. Stokes, a Scior
of one Of the oldest of Philadel
phia families, fell in love witt
Josie and she with him, and as
result of the subsequent hates anc
jealousies Fish was slain. Anc
| after tho three murder trial,
Stokes and Josie and others con
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
Missouriu n S
For Roadside

When Blacksmith Joe Vernon
exclaims tonight Whats Mi1'
zouri comm to if we can persecute
a man like that and, by gollyo
they JUS stood on their hind legs
and hollered fur you'll" thereu be
many a member of the audience
who will outshout the mob on
stage in praise of Missouri! For
tonight is Missouri Night" at the
barn theater. Senator Bennett
Champ Clark, whose father was q
close personal friend of the au-
thor, Augustus Thomas, has been
invited as guest of honor. and
Representatives c. Jasper Bell.
Clyde Williams and Reuben T.
Wood were among the first Mis-.
sourians to accept the Roadsiders'
invitation to help them do honor
to the "Show Me- State.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
T rons-Lux Has
Novel Film

What is said to be the most SEN
Sational picture Of the year is one
Of the four short subjects that will
comprise that section of the new
program at the Trans-Lux Theater
beginning Friday, July 80.
Battling Bettas," nature
study in color, is an underwater
picture and about a specie of Sia-
mese-waterS fish whose habits and
practices are amazingly like those
Of human beings. Their varie-
gated colorS make them perfect
subjects for an exquisitely beauti-
full picture.
A visit to the ranch Of the popu-
lar movie actor, Edward Everett
Horton, is another subject. Here
you will meet and see in playful
mood Ann Sothern, Nancy Carroll,
"Stubby" Kruger, Caesar Romero
Johnnie WeiSSmuller and host OF
other favorites.
AS a relief from 90-odd degree
weather king Winter" is pre-
scented and here thrill follows thrill
in another colorful advertisement
And for good measure there il
presented, also in color, a picture
Of dainty charm and good humor
and kindly spirit, called Indian
Serenade"-a joyful digestive to
feast of super good things.
These, Of course, are supple
mentary to the usual 40 minutes Of
news, gathered from all parts Of
the world, which promises to be
exciting enough. Shows start daily
at 10 a. m. Sundays at 2 p. M
and close at midnight; they rur
approximately IS minutes continu
] ouSly.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28

cerned with them disappeared
from public view.
One of the lavish spectacleS
which Fisk staged in the Grand
Opera House with Josie Mans
field in the lead is included in,
"The Toast Of New York" It Is
called 1.-THE Twelve Temptations"
and it gives a series Of tableaux
ranging in time and locale from
ancient Egypt and Rome in the
Middle Ages down to modern times
in America. ....-
other members Of the cast Of
"the Toast" include Donald Meek
Clarence Kolb, Dudley Clements.
George Irving, oscar APPEL and
Lionel Belmore. Roland v. Lee
directed for Edward Small.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
KELLEYGRAMS

, then one Of the smart uniform
boys found the answer. He went
next door, bought another pack.
age of gum for the disturbed pa
iron, restored peace in and around
the lobby. BY gum, says Ray Bell,
it's a good story because it's true.
Anyway, I'm stuck on it.
THEY WIN IN GAMBLE
Metro oldwyn.Mayer seems to
have won the years biggest gam
BILE. The company had $3.50, 1000
production insurance on Sara
toga," the Jean Harlow Clark
Gable picture which is cracking
box office records everywhere.
The $250,000 was payable If, for
any reason. the picture could not
be nationally released. Death of
the blond star made it possible
to cash in on the policy and re-
duce the production loss. But
M-G-M decided to go against prece-
dent-which except in Will Rog-
erS' case called for shelving the
features of stars who had passed
on-found some comfort in the
fact that at sneak preview in
Pomona. California, the audience
reaction was heavily in favor.
Saratoga" is headed for at
least 100000 gross nationally.
one of the most profitable of all
the Jean Harlow releases. In every
first run it has done sensational
business. on F Street takes the
July box office record with thou
sands of dollars to spare.
MORE KEITH WHOOPEE
Hardie Meakin is getting pin
wheels and skyrocketS ready for
another Fifteenth Street whoopee
opening This one will be for
Toast of New York." the love
story of Jim FiSke and Josie
Mansfield, and unless the signals
are changed, occurs Thursday
night, August S, at RKO Keith'S.
Amusing is the protest of the
realsts, and rigid historians, who
object to Ed Arnold playing Jim
Fiske without his famous handle
NoA AAAoC1SA1C ~ 4CCdI1S II1C
time that Producer William Har-
ris opened John Drinkwater'S play,
Robert E. Lee" down in Rich
mond, Va. The Confederate vet
Grams raised the roof because the
South'S immortal was portrayed
with a beard. At the period Of the
play he was supposed to have been
clean shaven So Producer
Harris ordered Actor Berton
Churchill to play the Dixie hero
without the long white beard so
familiar in the history books .
So what happened? When the
play went to Broadway all the
New York critics roasted Harris
for putting on a Robert E. Bee
that few could recognize The
play Topped, and to this day Har.
riS claims, because of the absent
WhiSkerS.
KRAUS is PROMOTED
The Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Movie Critics plans
a referendum on the question:
Should there be pre-viewS of new
pictures on Saturdays during the
summer" All friends of the hard,
to-please movie Scribes will vote
NO"
Frederick KrauS will manage
the new Newton Theater opening
tomorrow night. Moves up from
the Jesse Theater. another Louis
Bernheimer house. Chief of Serv.
ice for the Newton, James Holm
another promotion. Opening at
traction at the Newton, "I Met
Him in Paris" with Claudette Col
bert.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
ON NEWSPAPER MOVIES
Exclusive Comes From Pens
~ OfThose Who Have Served
In Real City Rooms
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Barring he Front Page the has seldom caught the
real smell of newspaper city And The Front
Page had barrel and half of hokum never
gathered at Chicago police headquarters.
Editor and Publisher Often redfaced because
the reporters screen who generally potts. call
up phone and tell the managing editor to stop the press
and frequently make the of the staff who goof
if pretty girl swshes her petticoat
am reminded of this because Frank LaFace Of Warner
Brothers in his first post-vacation bulletin, forth
The Washington times., 1937-07-28

Just below are the features Of
a smiling gentleman whom play
goers will see when they step up to
the box office at the National The
alter, come September-Eddie KEEL
Ter.
Treasurer Keller got a nice in.
PRODUCTION to the shoWmen of
Washington through being dele
gated by Carter Barron to handle
the box office ticket sale for the
Freddy Steele-Hobo Williams
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
Child Actress Grows

An actress most Of her life, Vir-
GINA Grey gets her first big role
as the feminine lead in Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer's ''Black Light
ming" She was one of the famous
Meglin Riddles at the age Of 8
and played Little Eva" in Uncle
Toms Cabin" Her father is Ray
Grey, comedy director.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
Off Air

Cecil B. DeMille will desert the
radio for eight weeks while shoot.
ing 1.-THE Buccaneer," starring
Fredric March with Franciska
Gaal opposite.
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
dtG1z<55
BY SIDNEY SKoLsKY.
Hollywood, July 81.

Hollywood, July 81.
Movie BOners
KAY FRANCIS in the flicker another Dawn" declares
Johnny Hauser drives the desert in the midst
sandstom When she reaches her destination her
pulling into the courtyard Of the house there thick
Francis still has the sparkling sheen had when it left the
Mr. HaSer would like to know what they used polish
her for his gets dusty without big sand Storm at least his
windows would be covered with dust clear crystal
Arthur in the flicker Easy Living encounters Ray Midland
in the Automat writes Betty Garner He boy tells her how
delicious the beef pie at only six nckes Being patron Of the
movies wanted to make the Auomat claSer than what isl
In the flicker "The Girl From Scotland Yard" claims Eddie
Hughes the leading exchanging his evening coat
for musicians Jacket He throDS his high hat into bush
When he returns to place. later find the
hat but also the coat.
Ray Midland phones Wendv in flicker wings
phone Midland the receiUer he doesn't get his
nickel back They certainly waste money in the n1oUtes
WAYNE flicker Gaahad" Margaret
him album Wayne walks n leaving the door While
he talking the door still But when he gets ready to
leave he has to stop and open the same identical door
Milton Bee and ParkyakarkS playing poker In drawing
train. amusing bits when knowing
nothing Of the and is evident that he has wad Of
and asks him alone Penner picks
the bills but the change disappeared noticed this because
all watch the people who portray profession the
like Miss Hiliard a singer with Bill SwanSonS
orchestra"
at pre0enU" says Faust, flicker called,
Wine, Women and Horses and matter hon they try to
ckled those pam Chicago
had neDer noticed them before ="
In the flicker "The Hit Parade" insists Anna Grutn,
bit of information police station sequence.
another reporter Yet the printed the
Daily Dispatch Movte magic Ell?
The Washington times., 1937-07-28

FRANCES FARMER
(John C. Moffitt, of the Kansas
City Starr
That the scenario writer was
crack newspaper columnist on the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle. (Rian
James,
The Washington times., 1937-07-28
Pictures NOuO Playing

THE EXHIBITORS give the to Of the Hollywood
problems and conferences in their column What the Picture Did
Me-" in the Motion Picture Herald.
Montgomery light comedy portrayed
boys tried to change in the flicker Might Must FALL at the time
audiences comedies SapStck
Of Alice jefferson fairly
tive Of all the small towns She writes II hardly know how
report this picture Heard several they had pic
beaten Others said they liked
tresome Really not the kind
picture for Bob Montgomery"
Claudette another
make good comedy flicker She wanted to play in the flicker
"Te Maid Of Salem anxious for it and
cerned about it than she about st Met Him In Paris" big hit
For, writtng GboMt the flicker, maid of Sae" the
Said Every picture, business
Claudette good, but not in this type story"
really WGnt to EnoW WtGt they for in the small
town, here's the comment OF HGrlGnd Rankin from Cana
dian ulGge He riteS about the flicker, "de CoUboy"
"We played this in face of the Cole Circus playing in
neghborood city eighteen miles GaOGy Nth Ken Maynard
person, did weekend business The kids
1Oent Od stood up and yelled Come on Buck This Western
about the Average dealing Nth couUboy 1Dho knotUS
nothing about and Oins auto but still prefers
his horse"
The Washington times., 1937-07-28

HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE
That Exclusive" coming to the
Earle Theater Friday, was writ
ten by an outstanding film critic.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
BlOckading Japan

TT LOOKS to us as if our japanese friends, cacu-
ating their hopes of complete conquest of China
and expulsion of the white from China, have not
thought far enough ahead gagged all the possbill-
ties They might concentrate this thought for time:
~ Japan COULD be bockaded by the
49,. V American and British navies. 1t could
UT J0P" be cut off from all its trade with Asia
west of Singapore, Australia Europe, Africa North
America and South America. That would leave Japan
what trade it could find in China, whose people more
and more unitedy hate Japan and in Russia, which
doesn't like Japan and can't buy much from other ma
tons anyway.
Such seagoing steel wall COULD be set up by COM
bned American and British effort. 1t would stand
far from Japan that japanese fighting ships would
have to venture dangerously far from base
"'''"'' to try to crack it open. And until and
"a" En-" unless Japan could crack this wall, it
would stop the great bulk of Japan's imports and
exports.
japan lives on imports and exports-impored raw
materials processed and sold out of the country again
as manufactured goods. Economic pressure would in
evitabv have its effect on Japan, just it did
Germany.
We hope such thing will not to pass. Neither
the United States nor Great Britain wants trouble with
Japan.
But if trouble is forced upon them against their will
and the forcing would have to be very persistent and
strengthen some such method of defense as that
above outlined would be feasible and most likely
! successful.
5 From the New York; Daily
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
Marry-GO-
Round
By HELEN ROWLAND

Judge Ben Lindsay called it
"companionate marriage" Ber-
trand Russell called it "emo-
tional freedom" and now, M.
Leon Blum, in his interesting
book entitled Marriage" calls
it free union" Wonder if the
Greeks had a word for it-thiS
lockless wedlock!
The Big Idea in each case, Of
course, is that marriage as it
stands is too combining, and
that married couples should be
permitted to have their cake
and then go around sampling
everybody else's.
That they should be tied-but
with such a long rope that they
can wander into other fields in
search of romance and diversity.
That the marriage-tie should be
a slip-knot!
Free union!" That sounds al
most as paradoxical as dry rain,
a fat sylph or a married bache-
lor!
Most men will love this book
by the ex-premier of France, but
the average woman will read it
with her tongue in her cheek.
1t is never a woman, but always
some brilliant, impeccable man
who visualizes this marital Mir.
vana, this beautiful Fata Nor.
CANA, in which a man can
legally possess the woman Of
his heart and still go out and
enjoy playing Romeo and Don
Juan with all the other charm.
ing women who catch his fancy.
Sweet dream of Alnascher!
All the conveniences, joys, and
comforts of married life and
none Of its conventions or re-
Strictions.
But. alas, Old Dame Nature
settled the whole problem away
back before the Monolithic Age.
when the first lady mammal
met her mate and convinced him
that he was zone woman man."
Nature loaded the dice against
man and his two-way-marriage
idea when she gave woman a
one-way heart. No normal
woman WANTS to be free-she
wants to belong" to somebody.
Copyright. 1897. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
WHY MOTHERS
GO TO WORK

"As a working mother myself,
I should like to know why every.
one regards such mothers as
Major Criminals.
II HAVE STUDIED THE
SUBJECT CAREFULLY AND I
AM CONVINCED THAT THE
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
OF WORKING MOTHERS
TAKE POSITIONS TO FILL
ACTUAL NEED. AND THAT
HOMES AND CHILDREN ARE
BETTER SERVED BECAUSE
OF TT.
I'm 81, the mother of a II
month-old boy, and am employed
as secretary in a local firm. I
only returned to work after care
full elaboration and because it
seemed the only thing to do.
"Yet practically everyone Of
my acquaintance makes it plain
that they think should stay
home, and that I'm neglecting
my child in working.
Happily, I belong to a gen.
Grafton that can make its own
decisions and stand by them.
But even so, certainly could
throw things when I catch the
old knockers at their work!
ALICE TAUTENHAHN
(aged 2D
LOS Angeles, Cal"
($10 prize winner)
Never mind. Alice - they
knocked Columbus, too. Yet the
spunky lad kept sailing straight
ahead. So stick by your flags,
sister! And here's my love to
that little tad at home - from
one who is a working mother
herself!
Copyright. 1897, by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.l
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
Voice Of the People

was said to be its protest
against Japanese military &C
tivities in China"
OF course no one with any re-
spect whatsoever for human
lives could approve Of the man.
ner in which the Japanese. army
has opened gunfire on women
and children in Shanghai.
It appears to me that any or.
ganization fostering peace
should be the last to stage mass
demonstration directed at any
foreign powers embassy in this
country. That, looks more like
a way to stir up bitter feelings
toward this country. Why can't
this group enter their protests in
q more respectful manner!
Regardless of this groups Sc
lected manner in expressing
their protest, believe it is up
to the Government of our coun.
try to prohibit such actions. If
our country is obligated to pro.
tect the foreign embassies here,
why shouldn't they be obligated
to maintain respect for these
embassies?
It appears on the surface that
Uncle Sans Diplomatic Corps
have enough work on their
hands at this time of unrest the
world over without having such
petty, disrespectful incidents
being staged right under their
nose against any embassy.
What's to prevent bigger and
more serious demonstrations?
GEORGE McDUFF.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
DeUilish Sounds

Every once in a while the
Washington Times and other
newspapers in the District be-
come gravely concerned about
the huge volume Of needless and
nerve-shattering noises in this,
our National Capital.
Noises are measured, plans
are proposed, opinions are freely
expressed and then-the noises
just go on, if anything gaining
in volume.
Many of these noises are prob
ably unavoidable, but even those
could be modified. And of all
the irritating and demoniac
sounds the motorcycle is the
champion producer.
Why should it be necessary
for everyone Of those machines
to have to raise such furious din
to gouge their devilish ways
through our already crowded
traffic?
Mufflers are required Of auto
mobiles and they seem to get
around all right. Why won't
they work on motorcycles?
And why must those motor.
cycles feel their greatest urge
for getting from there to some
other place at such unorthodox
hours-or is it that their din is
partially hidden during the work
ing day and their riders just
seem to be most numerous when
we must get sleep and rest if we
are to get any? GOADED.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
Traffic Tip-Off

THE annual report of the Police Court for the last
fiscal year may throw some light on why the num-
Der of killed and injured in street accidents is in
creasing.
The report reflected this increase but showed de-
in involving major traffic offenses such
driving while drunk speeding reckless driving,
passing stopped street cars and driving with bad
brakes.
On the other hand there large increase in cases
involving minor traffic offenses such as parking.
MI, Right there may be the key which
"'0 mug D0 must be turned to unlock our traffic
The Tip-Of problem.
The report would tend to show that our police are
devoting too much of their time to minor traffic
while they negecting the major offenses which
suit in death and injury.
1t is far easier to put tag parked than to
arrest speeder or traffic weaver but it is whole
lot less effective as safety measure.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
Embassy Incident

Without reflection on any
group or organization, as to how
well meaning their intentions
may be, would like to ask why
our Federal Government should
not take steps to preserve the
dignity and respect of the for
eign embassies and legations in
Washington.
1 refer to such incidents as the
recent picketing Of the japanese
Ell bassy by the American
League Against War and
FasciSm, whose stated purpose
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
7 WONDER:

7 WONDER:
= How the United States would
have felt and what our Govern
ment would have said If, when
we sent United States Marines
into Nicaragua in 1925, or when
we sent troops into Mexico
under Pershing in 1916, Japan
had sent sharp notes to Wash
ington demanding that we
settle such matters peaceably
and backing up such notes with
a fleet Of warships off the
Nicaraguan and Mexican ports.
Yet, that is exactly what the
United States has been doing to
Japan, and, as a matter of fact,
I marvel at the Japanese re-
straint and temperatures Of
tone in reply to our meddling,
busybody notes.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
7 WONDER:

7 WONDER:
L If you noticed that Secretary
of State Hull reaffirmed the
traditional American policy to-
ward the Far East in his speech
to Japan and China-American
interest in China's integrity
and independence" and "a hours
later Great Britain echoed those
same sentiments. once more
the British foreign office smiled
with relief.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30
T WONDER:

7 WONDER:
l. If you realize that Japan
fears Russia, her traditional
enemy for the last 100 years,
more than any one else, and
that while Japan was obliged
to sign the nine-power treaty
and thus agree to letters around
activities in the Orient, Russia
was left out of the picture and
was not a signatory of that
treaty. Hence, while Russia
grew to great military power,
Japan has been bound. That
Japan has no interest in the
United States, but aims to get
set for Russia.
The Washington times., 1937-08-30

permit such
picketing. I
believe that
diplomats of
for eign ma
tions, who
are, in effect,
our guests,
S h o uld be
spared t h e
e m b q r raSS-
ment of hav-
ing persons
carrying ban
The Washington times., 1937-08-30

state Of af-
fairs tn a t
t h ey should
pick ct our
own Govern
nent's Off
C i ais, but
when it comes
to using the
same tactics
on foreig n
embassies and
! e 6 a t l o n s,
ho n n re n