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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-20

There will be plenty Of others to do
the talking about the Lunts, the
Whorfs, Greenstreets, etc. Mr.. Lunt
does not need to bother, even If he
were that kind of person. He is not.
He has the humility of great artist.
One goes backstage merely to say
hello and what grand performance
1t was. That is not enough. One must
stay and discuss the whole matter.
One does, even though, in the mean
time, Jupiter is being dismantled-like
an automobile or something equally as
modern-right in front OF ones eyes
And. in spite of being eyewitness to
the process, it Is not disillusioning at
all. Jupiter does not seem to diminish
in the slightest even as he is trans
formed into Alfred Lunt. 1t all Is
quite imposing.
by WAY Of report: Mr. H. Mac
Arthur, who represents this de-
partment at screenings, when The
Prisoner of Zenda" is screened prob
ably will go around insisting forever
that it is one OF Ronald Colmans
finest roles And that. Madeleine
Carroll never had q part so rich as
that of the Princess Flavia, the gal
who lost commoner and won king
Tonight is the night, rain or shine,
when the Civic Theater embarks upon
Excursion" its first play of the sea-
son The group which last year
was selected by Stage magazine as one
Of the ultimately perfect drama groups
of its kind will make its first bow
under the direction Of F. Cowles
Strickland Mr.. Strickland came
along from st. Louis, where he spent
four successful years before succeeding
his friend, Day Tuttle, in the local
post John Boles, who won his first
screen fame as a singer, sings again
in Fight for Your Lady" 1t comes
to Keith's on Friday =. AS you might
guess from the title, it Is comedy
romance Ray Bell, who is becoming
approximately the statistician on this
page. reports that it took Al 300 man.
hours of labor 70 build the sets in
The Prisoner of Zenda." He goes on
to explain that the energy expended
is equal to that Of building 40 Ave
room dwellings The two visiting
press agents attracting the most atten-
ton in town at the moment are Mark
Freeland, representing Columbia on
The Awful TRUTH" and Lodewick
Vroom, who is doing a nice job of
1ott ~, -, l.
going to be at the National starting
November l Mr.. Vroom would
have every one know. and very
thoroughly, that 'Tovarich" is ultra
comic, which it definitely is
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Where and When
|Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

NatiOnal-"Amphitry 49," the
Lunts in their version OF the witty
farce: 2:30 and $50 pm.
EarIe-"The Life of Emile Zola,"
Paul MUM, in a masterful film biog-
raphy: 1890 am, lis, 4:05. 6:55
and $50 pm. Stage shows: 1888,
1925, 6:15 and eos pm.
Keith'-"Breakfast for Two" gay
new comedy romance: 11:15 am, !,
2:50, 4:4O, $50, $40 and 1905 pm.
CapitolL"High, Wide and Hand
some" oil in Pennsylvania set to mu-
sic: IL am, 1:40, 4:25, ITO and 9:55
pm. Stage shows: 1855, $40, 6:25
and 9:05 pm.
MetropoIitan-"This Way. Please,
Charles Buddy" Rogers back in a
comedy with music: 11:40 am, lao
$40, $40, TAO and GAS pm.
Palace-"The Bride Wore Red" luck
losses poor cabaret entertainer into
mad whirl Of society: 1l:55 am.
2:20, AS, ITO and 9:35 pm.
Columbia-"Dead End" fine screen
translation of the Sidney Kingsley
play: 1925 am, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 and
9:35 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Show
runs / hour and 49, minutes, continu-
Que from 10 am. until midnight.
Little-"The Wandering jew" su-
perbly done story of the man who had
m ait coptr,rioc for Christ tn return
to him: 11:15 am, 1:20, 1925, $50
1880 and 9:35 pm.
Enthusiastically Life Of Emile
Zola"; 2:l5, 4:40, 7 and $40 pm.
Penn-"Double or Nothing" Bling
Crosby's new musical: 2:15, 4:05, $50
7:40 and $50 pm.
Sheri d n-"Wife, Doctor and
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vious failures, and the studio Is afraid
that play might finish Joan with
the public forever.
Merle Oberon returns to Hollywood
next month, and l understand that
the first thing she'll demand Is the
removal Of David Niven from her
next picture, kiss In the Sun" 1t
was only a few months ago that
Merle told me she wanted to marry
David. But David said mo" very
emphatically. And you know the say
ing-Hollywood hath no fury like 4
Aim actress crossed in love.
Potted production notes George
Raft is out of and Don Ameche in
"Ensenada," because George cannot
sing, and Don can. The musical has
= Mexican background-also the sup
port of Dorothy Lamour, Bob Burns.
Martha Rave James Whale, who
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Nurse" new version OF the old triangle:
AIS. 4:10, 8, 7:55 and 9:45 pm.
Tivoli-"Stella Dallas: 2:30, 4:55,
7:10 and 9:35 pm.
Uptown-"Souls at Sea-" stirring
sea drama plucked from the pages OF
history: Q, 1855, 5:45, TAO and $40
pm.
HOward-"Ever Since Eve" Marion
Davies latest comedy venture: 1890
4, 7:05 and 1915 pm. Stage shows
2:30, 6 and OILS pm.
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q position of greater prestige in motion
pictures. The particular film in which
his tature seems destined to be in
creased by at least couple Of cubits
Is 1.-The Awful Truth"
1.-THE Awful Truth" which Columbia
made on the basis of the very sue
cessful stage play and which starred
Ina Claire, gives Grant the finest role
he vet has had in pictures. He is the
husband OF the piece, not the mis-
understood husband of so many
modern tale, but the misunderstood
ing one. He does it with a flair that
will surprise those who have been
under the impression that TALL dark
and handsome men are not the kind
who make good comedians.
After her exhibition of comedienne
talents in Theodore Goes Wild"
Irene Dunno, who began her movie
career as a singer, will be more of
pleasure than a surprise in the next
Earle picture with Grant 1t is the
suspicion of this department. which
suspects virtually nothing. that her
performance will be secondary to that
Of her leading man simply because she
has done it before, while Hollywood
never has trusted Grant with quite
such an imposing part in the past.
A LMOST as interesting as seeing
Jupiter played by Alfred Lunt is
the experience of seeing Jupiter dis
msntled afterward by the same Alfred
Lunt. Mr.. Lunt is so convincingly
the greatest of the Grecian gods in
"Amphitryon 38" that it is impossible
he should carry the illusion off the
stage with him. He does just that,
however.
We know because we saw him do it
after the opening nights performance
1t was one OF the more memorable mo-
ments OF association with the
theater. Back in his dressing room,
still flushed with the portrayal of
part In which even an Alfred Lunt can
revel, the redoubtable Jupiter began
to come back to earth. Off came the
whiskers first Then the headdress
Only the eyeshadow (silver colored)
remained. The eyeshadow and the
costume. Lunt still was half Jupiter.
but he also was half Alfred Lunt. 1t
was one Of the most fascinating COM
binations of characters imaginable
Both Of them. Jupiter and Lunt, were
curious to know ones reactions to the
play.
AS for himself, he is convinced it is
great piece Of work on the part of
the playwright He says nothing about
the work of the actors and actresses
but that is merely as things should be.
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When Randy Scott returns from
playing nursemaid to Shirley Temple
In "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"
he will be leading "Marsman" in
Paramount's Journey to Mars"
Daryl zanuck is contemplating team
ing Warner Baxter and Barbara STAN
wyck in Shanghai Deadline."
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and the only high temperature she
had then was for Gene Marley.
\ X
Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone
want to do stage play, and have been
rehearsing for two years in the spe-
cially built theater in their home
But I'm afraid they'll have to wait
a little longer. M-G-M won't allow
Joan to act on Broadway. Joan put
everything she knew into her last
picture, THE Bride Wore Red" but
it was no better than her many pre-
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still has a year to 60 on his Universal
contract, he's staged a Shutdown strike,
and moves over to M-G-M to direct
Wallace Berry and Frank Morgan in
Fanny" Dick Powell has been
assigned the leading romantic role in
"Howdy, Stranger" seen on Broadway
last season Johnny Weissmuller
gets his first straight acting break in
Hell on Wheels" And his M-GM
bosses have promised all Tarzan yells
are out.
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out new planes and instruct new pilots.
In fact, Myrna 10y. who falls in love
with him, has a terrible time-until
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-20

Humphrey Bogart, Warner Bros.
star, owns q golf-ball retrieving dog
The dog. Sealyham. follows Bogart
around the course and finds lost balls
for him. The animal will not touch
a ball-he stands near it and points.
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the final fade-out
trying to con-
vince him that
love is a better
sport than flying.
y X X +
Now that Fred
die Bartholomew
and M-G-M have
kissed and made
up to the tune of
$4,000 q week
plus 81 e X I + q
p ock e t money,
Kipling's Kim"
has been reSur-
rected and Is
h einC nreDAred
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Richard Thorpe, director OF Might
Must Fall" Double Wedding" and
THE -Four Marys." wrote. directed
and produced SO feature-length pic
lures in three years.
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Cary Grants New Picture
Gives Him Comic Role
"The Awful Truth" Introduces Coming
Comedian in True Character;
jupiter Dismantles Well.
BY JAY CARMODY.

~ARY GRANT tall dark and handsome Az ,ns zane , MI
lend Mr. Grant automatically to that form Of
~ him a matinee idol
would Grants tall
Evening star., 1937-11-06
HOME FINANCING
FACILITIES GAIN
$50 New Loan Associations
Under U. S. Supervision
Increase Assets.

More complete thrift and home
financing facilities have been pro-
vided for a wide area of the United
States by the creation and chartering
of $50 entirely new Federal savings
and loan associations, which in this
comparatively short time have accu-
mulated assets of approximately $685.
0,000, it was reported today by j.
Arthur Younger, chief of the Savings
and Loan Division of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board.
I'm 1888, there were large sections
Of the country which were either to-
tally without local thrift and home
financing institutions, or inadequately
served" said Mr.. Younger. THAT was
why Congress authorized the creation
of new institutions to operate under
a Federal charter and the conversion
OF existing institutions, which could
qualify, from State to Federal charter.
AS a result, there are only a rela-
lively few localities which do not have
contact with these facilities today.
Aside from the actual establish
ment of these new institutions, it is
significant that in the organization of
$50 new boards of directors to manage
them, many hundreds of community
leaders and prominent citizens have
become interested and identified ac-
lively with the savings and loan bus
iness and the opportunities it pro-
vides for the upbuilding Of American
communities in encouraging system
attic savings, and in providing, through
such savings and the Federal Home
Loan Bank System credit, for the con-
struction of needed new homes, and
the modernization and repair of exist
ing ones
In addition to these $50 new asso-
Citations, 661 State chartered associa-
tions have converted to Federal char
ter. making a total of 1871 of these
Federal institutions with assets in ex-
eess of 81 100000 ,OO0."
Evening star., 1937-11-06

farms to cities, marriage and birth
rates. During prosperous years new
dwelling units are absorbed as rap
idly as they are produced During
periods Of depression families double
up, or are driven from cities to farms.
Vacancies in both single-family and
multi family dwellings have declined
steadily since 1888 and demand for
new space has been increasing faster
than new building.
The marriage rate is regarded rs q
reliable indicator OF public confidence
III future conditions. When the outlook
is good, the number of marriages in
creaSes. Each major business depres-
sion has materially decreased the mar
riage rate. During the past depression
marriages in many cities fell to less
than half the usual number During
this period the number Of marriages
dissolved by death or divorce far ex-
ceeded the number Of new families.
Since 1888 the marriage rate has in
creased rapidly, and is one of the fac
tors accounting for rapid absorption
of residential vacancies. 1t is stated
that the general movement is upward,
and will continue so for many years.
Interest rates are low today, and
there Is vast amount of unused capi-
tai seeking profitable investment. The
number Of property foreclosures was
at low ebb in 1925. A steady rise
began that year and continued until
peak was reached in 1893. The fore
closure rate has declined since 1888 I'M
til today it stands at the lowest point
in the recovery period.
"The building industry, unlike many
other major industries, has no pro-
duction bottle neck, where q strike can
seriously impair production over the
entire country. Most labor disturbances
in the building industry are localized
and building continues unabated, out
side of few trouble centers.
Every major depression has been
preceded by a frenzied wave of real
estate speculation, exceedingly high
building costs, excessive demand for
credit sufficient to support vast specu-
lative building projects, exorbitant in
terest rates and general speculative in
f1ation. None Of the foregoing factors
are found In the present situation. On
the contrary, every factor favorable to
Evening star., 1937-11-06
Building
Continued From First Page.)

conditions showing the groundwork
upon which their predictions of op-
timism are based. This analysis is
as follows:
Roy E. Wenzlick, head of Real
Estate Analysts, Inc, has prepared a
chart showing $50 years of real
estate and building activity in the
United States. Authenticated records
of real estate transfers are used to
show that the real estate and building
cycle, from a peak of boom activity
down to subnormal depression low
and back to peak, averages 18 years.
Cycles of general business activity are
much shorter. They seesaw from peak
to valley three or four times during
each major real estate and building
cycle. Building volume and real es-
tate activity have been rising since
1895, but still are below normal. The
present reaction is regarded ,aS a mere
dip in the recovery curve. Similar
dips have preceded all previous booms.
New Homes.
More new homes were built during
the first seven months of this year
than during any corresponding period
since 1880, but during 1887, new
homes were being built at only one
tenth the rate of active years in the
preceding boom. The upward move
ment of an 18-year building cycle. ac-
cording to Mr. Wenzlick, is faster than
the decline, averaging eight years from
valley to peak, and 10 years from peak
to valley. Residential building de-
clined from 1925 to 1895. Volume was
below normal from 1880 on. At the
bottom of the depression, it was lower
than ever before in history. Volume
still is below normal and the building
that has been done since 1885 has
scarcely dented the cumulative need
built up during 10-year decline.
Many people attribute the decelera-
tion in residential building activity to
rapidly-rising costs. Prices have
risen, to be sure, from abnormal de-
preston lows. Some of these advances
resulted from higher prices for build
ing materials. Others came through
increased labor costs. Advances in
building costs have been reasonable.
however, and in line with increases in
prices of other commodities and manu-
factured products during the same
period.
Careful analysis shows that people
build when it is profitable for them
to do so, either as an escape from rent,
or as an investment in income prop
erty. Residential rents, therefore, are
very important factor in determin-
ing the amount of building that is
done. The national average of both
single-family and apartment dwelling
rents has increased steadily since
1884. Advances have been more rapid
IN some cities than in others. Build
ing is active in towns where rents are
nigh enough to make building profit
able.
Demand for dwelling space de-
pends, to a marked degree, on busi-
ness conditions, which, in turn, influ-
ence the population movement from
Evening star., 1937-11-06
nth STAR HOME
EXHIBIT TO CLOSE
Rrookdale House to End Display
Period at 8 .Tomor.
row Night.

The public will have Anal oppor-
tunity tomorrow to visit the attractive
dwelling Of French provincial design
ut 500 Western avenue, Rrookdale,
which received the award Is the
eleventh Silver Star Home Of the
year. The period of exhibition ends
at tomorrow night.
This home has proved to be q most
popular one. 1t was designed and
built by Cooper ightbown dS Sons.
Its structural features and floor plan
have appealed to many OF the visitors.
1t bears the unanimous Endorsement
Of the Silver Star Home Committee,
whose members termed it one of the
most livable houses they had in
spected this year.
The dwelling may be reached by
driving out Wisconsin avenue to River
road, thence west to Western avenue.
1t occupies a corner lot at that inter-
section. An alternative route is by
way Of Massachusetts avenue to
Western avenue, and right to River
road.
Evening star., 1937-11-06

work. The builder Is forced to use
second-class material and when the
shoddiness becomes apparent the own
er complains that the work was not
well done.
An architect who supervises the
design and construction Of q house
tells the owner approximately what
might be expected for q given amount.
When the size and style of house is
decided on and the contract Is let, the
architect supervises the work and sees
that the owner obtains what the plans
ana specifications call for. In this
way the contractor is protected
against the charge Of not having done
the work properly or not having used
the specified materials.
Evening star., 1937-11-06

continued acceleration of residential
construction is present. Mr. Wenzlicks
records show definitely that the major
building cycle is not materially affected
by fluQtuations in general business ac-
tivity.
1T may be concluded, therefore, that
barring a major calamity, such IS war
or national credit collapse, the resi-
dental building industry confidently
Evening star., 1937-11-06
ARCHITECTS SERVICES
SEEN AS PROJECTION
r. II. 4. Aide Says Hard-Drivsn
Bargain BY Prospective Owner
Il sometimeS False Ecouomy.

The services Of an architect when
. new home is to be built protects both
the owner and the builder, according
to Howard Leland Smith of the Fed
eral Housing Administration.
He pointed out that in many cases
the term "jerry-builder" is unjustly
employed. Frequently the owner Of
q home does not have 4 proper UNDER
standing Of building values and, in
the belief that he Is driving = shrewd
bargain, insists that the contractor
meet q certain figure II he wants the
Evening star., 1937-11-06

may look forward to continued active
demand and expansion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-13
D. c. OFFICE SPACE
SHOWS HIGHEST RENTAL
Leads Nation in Low PERCENTAGE
of Vacancies, According to
Bankers Survey.


Washington has the highest per-
centaee of occupied office building
space Of any city in the country, &C
cording to a report of the Real Estate
Securities Committee. Investment
Bankers Association of America. The
report stated that 1898 per cent of
the Office space in the Capital was &C.
cupied at the time of the survey last
summer.
There has been steady decrease in
of11ce building vacancies, the report
said. These have declined from 27.5.
as reported by 1900 buildings through
out the United States on January l.,
1884, to 1906 as of this year.
Among the major cities showing a
higher occupancy average than the ma
tional percentage were: Baltimore,
9o64 per cent; New York, 8l.47 per
cent; Pittsburgh, 1896 per cent; At
lanta, 1918 per cent; Indianapolis.
86.03 per cent; Milwaukee, 1921 Der
cent; Denver, 8785 per cent; Omaha.
sl.09 per cent; Dallas, 1870 per cent:
Houston, 1886 per cent; San Fran
cisco. 1898 per cent; Portland, Ores. -.
1888 per cent; Montreal, 1888 per
cent; Toronto, 1888 per cent, and Win.
nipeg, 1888 per cent. From these fig
ures it will be seen that manv of
the cities are gradually approaching
normal occupancy level.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-13
SALES OF LUMBER
FOR HOMES URGED
Department of Commerce Unit
Calls on Industry to Pro-
mote Uses.

Calling on the lumber industry Wig
orously to promote increased consump-
ton of its product. especially in small
house construction and heavy struc-
tural uses, the Special Lumber Survey
Committee of the Department of Com
merce in its 26th quarterly report, re-
leased today, pointed out that the ma
jor weakness In the lumber manufac-
turing industry is the low point to
which untitled orders have declined
and the continuing general decline in
new business. This recommendation
Of the Survey Committee, which re-
ports that residential building in Oc-
tober this year declined Is per cent
as compared with October, 1896, takes
on added significance when viewed in
the light of the Presidents recently
announced intention to block the pres
ent business recession through the
stimulation Of construction of low-cost
dwelling units by private enterprise.
The committee reports lumber stocks
at the mills ON October l, 1897, of ap-
proximately "a billion feet, or per
cent, greater than on January l this
year, and 5.4 per cent heavier than on
October /, 1886. Due consideration
should be given" the committee en-
phasizes, ito the combined effects of
large stocks. lower volume of untitled
orders, lower expected demand during
the next quarter and the momentum
OF current production schedules. Eff
fort to adjust current production more
closely to current demand should be
continued in both the lumber and ply
wood manufacturing industries"