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Evening star., 1937-12-13
"The River" at Little: /:
Sos Leslie Howard.
T EsLIE HOWARD, one of the favor.

I ESLIE HOWARD, one Of the favor
ties Of Little Theater audiences,
which are composed in large part of
people who demand the stamp of quail
ity on the goods they buy, is back there
again this week in a revival of "The
Petrified Forest" This time, too, Mr..
Howard is sharing stellar honors. and
what's more he is sharing them with a
river. The river. of course, is the Mis-
sissipp, star of Pare Lorentz's fine
new documentary film which had its
world premiere at the Rialto last week
and yesterday opened at the Little.
THE River" Farm Securities Ad-
ministration film, is the story of ma
lures vengeance upon greedy man.
kind that pillaged the land of its trees;
the story of river that rose up and
carried away that land. Simply put it's
just erosion" but the Lorentz magic
and the rivers power have combined
to make "erosion" something dramatic
and moving and exciting. The story
OF mans ravaging of the empire be-
tween the Rockies and the Alleghenies
and the disaster which followed is all
the more poignant, more forceful. for
the simplicity with which it is told
Mr.. Lorentz has permitted the river
and the land to speak for themselves
and they have powerful voices. The
River is something to see.
The Petrified Forest" of course. is
the well-knit and dramatic screen ver-
sion OF the stage play. with Howard
playing the same disillusioned artist
ne played on the stage, and with Bette
Davis opposite him.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Gayety Stars Are
Dancing Wades.

JIMMY LAKE is advertising "the
hottest dance team in burlesuue'
as q feature of the show playing
his Gayety Theater this week, and
the Ninth street impreserio probably
is not guilty Of overstatement, for
Wade and Wade are the most fluent
exponents Of stacatta stepping ever
to play the Hirst circuit. Individu-
ally and together, they are masters
OF torrid Harlem terpsichore. The
sepia pair we'll merit the enthusiastic
receptions accorded by the customers
on their every appearance here.
Another of the productions bright
spots is Harry Connolly, that finger
swapping, knee-slapping comedian
with the very broad grin. Mr.. Con-
nelley's bashful Characterization is
as good as ever, which is good. One
always envisions the circuit powers
that-be f1dgeting when it is sug-
eested that he might go well in two
reel comedies. Billy Cheese and
Crackers" Hagen is present to aug
ment the fun-making and Lew Brown
renders capable assistance in the
scenes.
Heading the feminine array is
Lillian Harrison, a comely redhead.
with the support in her particular
department coming from Blond Joan
Marvis. Aileen Dale offers several
vocal numbers and has her part in
many OF the skits, as well. The cast
Is completed by Hilda Allison, an
acceptable featured dancer, and
Conny Ryan, the most effective tenor
now touring the wheel. C. A, M.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Adolescent Drama
By Blackfriars.
THE plan inaugurated by the Black

ne plan lnaueurateo by the BLACK
friars Guild for the development
Of young actors with a view to re-
plenishing its talent supply in the
future bore palatable fruit .Jast eve
ming with the presentation OF
CROWN Pains" Aurania Rouverol's
drama OF the mental discomforts OF
adolescence. The cast includes q
group Of youthful thespians who dis.
played at the initial performance a
pleasing bent toward authentic por-
trayals of a group of youthful people
Excellent stage presence and panto-
mime, facial and otherwise contrib
uted to the plausibility of characteri-
cations. Naturally, the young per-
formers were playing the parts OF
people their own age, but, even dis
counting that factor, they showed
promise of better things, which is
what one likes to see in such cir
cumstances.
Margaret Mary Edmonston fur
nished the largest share Of enjoy
ment with her limning of Prudence
the dynamite package which comes to
town to get all the men, and leave
the other girlies bereft and bitter. OF
course. Miss Edmonston is no novice
with the Blackfriars, but her work
was effective by any standard. Jo-
seph Kennedy deserves notice for his
portrayal of George Mcintyre, the boy
who doesn't know just how to "gc
after" Prudence, is hampered at one
point by a recent tonsil operation
Helen johnson played the sister
enamored of the boy who is one more
Of the sirens syncophans, to fine
effect.
Slight fault could be found with
any Of the players. Joseph O'Connor
did we'll as Prof. Mcintyre, as did Eve
lyn Keene, playing his wife. An en-
tertaining bit was contributed by Mary
Wilma Franks as the militant mother
of backward, unattractive and un-
wanted young lady Accolades. too
for these players Of adolescents: Jack
Victory, Edgar jenkins. John Gatti,
L. Hart Sansuinet. John Troy, Theresa
Karnes. Hannah May Dooling. Kath-
leen Keehan. Elizabeth Conway and
Mary Eileen Maloney.
CROWN Palms." directed superbly
by the Rev. Gilbert v. Hartke, o. P,
will be repeated tonight and tomor-
row night at $50 in st. Paul's audi
forum. c. A. M.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Lobster for Two.
IT COULD not have happened a

IT COULD not have happened any
where else in the world.
Forty times a day for three days
in succession Basil Rathbone and Isa-
bel Jeans sat down to hearty meal
of broiled live lobster. The lobster
graced the table in the dinner scene
OF "Toravich," last years Broadway
stage hit now coming to the screen
under the egis Of Warner Bros.
Meticulous Director Anatole Litvak
who was looking for q certain some
thing In the scene, shot it 100 times
before he got what he wanted. Be-
fore each days shooting the con-
demned actors ate a hearty breakfast
1t did not interfere with their per-
formance, because the Holsters the
studio chef, Oscar Oslow, prepared
are like that. They look like a mil
lion dollars-well, like $3.50 a por-
ton, anyhow-but to a diner they are
no more substantial than . moon
beam.
Evening star., 1937-12-13

veristy, the CASTOR Hall presentation
being sponsored by the Ignatian Guild
OF Washington. Proceeds will be
added to fund to be used for the
education Of student for the preist,
hood Of the Jesuit Order.
4 + X +
"WEDNESDAY night brings, in ad-
dition to several things already
mentioned and lot of things we're
not going to mention, the production
by the Jewish Community Center
Theater Group Of Frank Aliens 1.-THE
Deluge," at the Jewish Community
Center auditorium. Thursday night
brings a repeat performance Of the
same play by the same group at the
same place.
X \ X
THAT puzzled look on our face is
because here it is December l3
and not line, not one solitary word,
have We heard from Bess Davis
Schreiner about The Other Wise
Man"
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Where and When
lCurrent Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing.

Palace-"Nothing Sacred" Lombard
and March say it with fists in this
one: 1885 am, 1875, $40, $40, 7:45
and $50 pm.
Keith's - Stage Door," Hepburn,
Rogers, story of Broadway called
better than that of the play: 1l:l5
am. 1:21, 1927, 5:37, 7:39 and GAS
pm.
Capitol-"Ebb Tide" South Seas
romance filmed in color: IL am, l:45,
4:30. 7:l5 and 9:55 pm. Stage shows
12:40, 3:25, 6:10 and 1855 pm.
Earle-"She Married an Artist" a
WIFE artist-model triangle: IL am,
l:30, 4:25, 7:20 and s:55 pm. Stage
shows: 1910, 3:35, $50 and 9 pm,
Metropolitan -"Sh, the Octopus, +"
Hugh Herbert in a thoroughly slap
happy farce mystery: 11:l5 am, l:2o,
$3.50, $40, 7:50 and 10 pm.
Columbia-"Navy Blue and Gold"
young love and friendship in an An
napolis locale: ll:l5 am, 1:20, $50,
$50, 7:35 and $40 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Show
runs l hour and IS minutes. continu-
ously from 10 am. to midnight.
Little-"The Petrified Forest: 11:35
am, l:35, $3.50. 5:25, 7:25 and s:25
pm. The River: IL am. 1855
2:5o, 4:50. 6:45, s:45 and 1O:40 pm
Ambassador - "She Married ar
Artist: 6:l5, 8 and $50 pm.
Penn-"Ai Baba Goes to Town
E. Cantor takes new deal to Bagdad
2, 1855, 5:45, TAO and 9:35 pm.
Tivoli-"Ali Baba Goes to Town:
2, 3:55. $50, TAO and 9:35 pm.
Upt0wn-"Its Love I'm After" mad
farce about a matinee idol and his
off-stage amours: 2, 4, 5:55, 7:50 and
9:55 pm.
Howard - "Marihuana," all about
"reefers": 1890, $50, 7:05 and 1910
pm. Stage shows: 23o, $50 and
9:10 pm.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Dance Group Hears
Evelyn Davis.

MISS EVELYN DAVIS presented a
lecture demonstration, Dance,
the Matrix Art" before the Wash
ington Dance Association yesterday
afternoon.
The group, newly formed under
the leadership Of Miss Davis, hopes
to further the dance as an art in
washington. Yesterdays function
was the first Of a series OF activity
meetings planned for the second Sun
day Of every month.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Mr.. Hecht Laughingly Bites
Hand That Fed Him
He's an Old Newspaper Man Himself
And Bitterly Amusing One.
Miss Pons Coming to Keith's.
BY JAY CARMODY.

MIS- department has not the slightest desire to add newspapers to
mothers
this world That would be almost unbearab funny kind
=
stopped making and
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Copyrighted Dance
.Astaire's Latest.

A NOVELTY drum dance, an idea
which Fred Astaire has fostered
for several years, and which he has
copyrighted, is one of the highlight
features OF his current R-K-O picture,
"A Damsel in Distress" in which he
Is co-starred with Burns and Allen.
Some 20-odd drums, tom-toms. cvm-
oals and other traps are shaped in the
form OF "U" and Astaire, in the
center, beats out his syncopated
rhytms with his feet and with drum
sticks in his hands. In this way he
accompllshes some of the festest
rhythmic "licks" ever recorded, and the
dance Is said to be one of the most
unique terpsichorean triumps of his
career.
Evening star., 1937-12-13

Moreover, Hecht's newspaper peo-
pie are revealed, for all the thickness
OF their necks and the toughness of
their consciences, as individuals with
a tendency toward hearts Of gold.
You have to look somewhat deeply
through their practices and antics
to discover this little touch Of senti-
ment in his treatment of them, but
it is there for the discerning. Or
is it merely for the defenders Of the
faith?
It may be that the last Of the
scores to be paid off by Hecht and
Hollywood is paid of in this highly
literate and amusing picture The
next newspaper man Hollywood Gre
ates may even be a hero. And it
may turn out to be very bad pic
ture. That would be nice thing,
wouldn't it?
Y X X
1T is the aria from the mad scene
in Lucia de Lammermoor" that
provides the vocal high light in
Hitting New High" which will
bring Lily Pons soon to Keiths
Most singers dodge that one, fearing
that 1t will shatter a vocal chord,
or at least reputation Miss
Pons climbs lightly up to F by way
Of showing that she can handle the
number {. Sidney B. Lust's Mary
land theaters are going to have their
| annual toy matinees next Saturday
:. Playthings. things to eat or
things to wear will be the price of
admission at the Cameo, Mount
Rainier; the Arcade, Hyattsville, and
the Milo, Rockville The Metro
politan is going to hold up Hold
| EN- Navy" That picture, latest
entrant in the Annapolis sweep
stakes. drops back a week until De-
cember "a to make room for Miss
ing Witnesses" which you probably
have figured out already is melo-
drama John Litel, without whom
picture called Missing Witnesses"
probably would be illegal is in it
1t is documentary number writ
ten by couple of former (shhhD
| newspaper men Until Franciszka
Gaal, Iona Massey, Danielle Darrieux
and a lot of other recent imports from
Europe get the last trace of the native
language out Of their mouths, there
| will be a lot of broken English
spoken in coming pictures There's
going to be no waiting until these
girls whip their vowels and con-
sonants into Boston-like shape
Trust the screen writers to take care
OF the situation in the meantime
After which they may have to take
care OF a new situation created by
the importation of still other binding
blonds and brunettes from the old
country =. Life must be funny that
| way, among others, to screen writer's,
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Twizzler Answer.

1t Is an interesting fact that the
army needed just as many shoes as
there were soldiers This IS true re-
gardless OF the number of soldiers.
Evening star., 1937-12-13

newspaper ulSll look SO QeSplCdDle, QS-
praved, drunk and disorderly. And it
probably would be lot more accurate.
We have known lot of newspapers,
and so have you, and outside of one
or two, they were so tame you could
walk right up and pet them. And as
for newspaper men, well-x!
The thing that brings up this sub
Ject again Is the ungloved fashion in
which Ben Hecht, an old land bitter)
newspaper man himself, has dealt
with the press in Nothing Sacred"
currently at the Palace. He burns,
frys and blisters daily journalism.
Moreover, he does it with such high
spirit that you cannot help joining
in the attendant constant laughter, no
matter how keenly you are hoping the
audience won't take it literally, or as
typical of the craft.
Mr.. Hecht, of course, is Publishing
Enemy No. l. You may remember
that he made his reputation by rather
biting the hand that fed him, or may
be it didn't feed him, which sounds
more logical, in play of a decade
ago called THE Front Page" He and
Charles Macarthur (no relation) tried
their best in that drama, and in the
subsequent motion picture, to give the
impression that journalism was peo-
pied with apes. In Nothing Sacred"
he moves them a little closer to the
human species, but not so close that
you will be confused. They don't
make such weird noises, but they are
almost as far away from the graces
and humanities as they can be and
yet not wear fur.
MAYBE any demurrer to Mr.
Hecht's treatment of the sub
ject is unjustified. If the goal of anyi
thing for a laugh is valid, Mr.. Hecht
is absolutely right. He gets his laughs,
all right, more of them than you can
find in the usual dozen comedies.
And his treatment Of the subject
Is a bit more sugar-coated, for its
amusement, than some of the things
Warner Bros. have put in their
films in the guiSe of newspaper men.
The reporter played by Frederic
March, played to the hilt, too, Is not
a pleasant symbol to contemplate il
you are going to contemplate him as
a symbol, but he is less awful than the
reporter in the recent little gem
called They Won't Forget" Mr.
March is a kind of articulate sap,
whereas the other fellow was one of
the least mitigated scoundres who
ever sat at typewriter with his hat
on the back of his head. (Mr March,
incidentally, wears his hat almost like
any one else except in one sequence,
sop maybe that Director William
Wellman threw to the newspaper busi-
ness in a feeling of remorse for what
Hecht had written about It'd
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Star Changes Mind
About MARRIAGE.

CLAIRE REVOR, who once
thought she could never combine
marriage and career, has had change
of mind.
Now completing her twenty fifth
melton picture, Big Town Girl" for
goth century-Fox, the blond young
leading woman says she thinks the
combination can be made practical
in certain cases.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Local Drama Groups
The Scene Becomes Active With
Several Plays This Week.
By HARRY MACARTHUR,

FAR as the Civic Iheater the important
Park The Wednesday night
Washington
sobert Miller, Of the stanchest
q he
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Wants to Be a Ham!

r AYMOND SCOTT, the maestro OF
jazz who wanted to be an elec-
trical engineer, has found time since
he was put under contract at Twen-
tieth Century-Fox to crafty an am
bltion OF long standing. After the
days work he goes home and fiddles
with radio gadgets. He is about to be-
come licensed amateur, with short
wave broadcasting station,
Evening star., 1937-12-13
An Irish Indian.

HOLLYWOOD P.-Convinced of
his prowess as an archer, Enrol Flynn,
the Irish movie actor, intends to 70
hunting in Mexico next month with
DOW and arrow. His best trophy to
date, he claims, is wildcat.
Evening star., 1937-12-13

A DISTINGUISHED audience is ex-
pected to be on hand Wednes-
day night for the production of Mar
tin Flavin's "Amaco" by the Mask
and Bauble Club of Georgetown Uni
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-16
J-HI AND p OST TEAMS TO MEET
 ISLAND SQUADS
Scarlet and Black and Pur- pie and Gold Open
 Season

J-Hi and D-Hi meet again on the field of battle tonight as the Scarlet and Black meet the Purple and Gold on the Douglas Natator- ium basketball floor for the curtain raiser of double header evening of casaba. The Chilkoot Barracks team will attack the Douglas Eagles in the 8:30 game.
 Last year the Juneau High School squad won easily over their Douglas rivals, but this year should see a closer contest.
 Juneau High School players who saw service in recent game against the Douglas Eagles, were Hansen, Behrends, Hildre, Brown, Hussey and Powers.
 On the Douglas High team roster are George Stragier, Hjalmar Sa- vikko, Albert Savikko, Douglas Wah- to, Dan Krsul, Gordon Wahto Glen Kronquist, Bobby Fleek and Iolliy NNCiO.
 Douglas Eagle players who tast- ed battle in a recent game are Frs kine, Mills, Jensen, Niemi, Strag- fer and Edwards.
 Chilkoot Barracks casaba artists who will engage the Eagles are Hakkinen, Pringle, Guy, Allbecker Schuyler. Hughes, Brakken, Trus- hen, Beverly, McCuliom and Belli- veau.
 Lieut.. McPharon is coach and manager of the Chilkoot squad.
 According to Major Kirby Green it is possible that sometime shortly after the holidays, number of teams will be brought to Gastineau Channel from Skagway and HaineS as well as the Barracks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-16
D OU 6 | A 5 NE W s
SECOND SHOWER GIVEN
 FOR MISS BETTY SEY

To honor Miss Betty Sey with a shower, no-host, party was given at the government school in Douglas last evening. Whist and bridge provided the main diversion of the event. For whist Mrs. Fred Schmitz held high score and Mrs. H. L. Cochrane low. Bridge winners were Mrs. John Mills for high and Mrs. Etta Bringdale, low. Mrs. Mark Jensen won the cut prize.
 Mrs, w. E. Cahill also added to the entertainment of the evening with several vocal numbers. She was accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Etta Bringdale.
 The bride to-be received many beautiful and useful gifts.
 Participants in the affair were as follows: Mesdames Robert Bonner Jack Sey. Erwin Hachmeister George Fleek, August Aalto, Bur ford Carmichael. Charles Sey, James 0tNs AltA ADluilONhs OiBdt HAiStSi SOAt II. L. Cochrane, Roy Dupree, Der nice Johnson, Guy L. Smith, Edward Grove, Sam Devon. A. j. Balog, Wal ter Andrews. Richard Mccormick Gertrude Laughlin, Edward Bach Fred Schmitz, Etta Bringdale. Alex Kiloh, Elton Engstrom. Felix Gray Alex Gair, Frank Pearce, w. E. Ca hill, F. A. J. Gallwas, John Mills, Ro- bert Fraser, Charles Fox, VI R Spain, J. R. Guerin. Rose M. Davis Arne Shudshift, Mark Jensen. Jack Werner, A. R. Edwards, Glen Kirk ham Alex Sey. J. A. Martin, Esth \ Cashen; Misses Margaret Kiloh Laina Aalto, Alice Sey, Jackie Sey and the honoree.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-16
BREWER BUYS
 INTO SEATTLE
 INDIAN TRIBE
Yankees Will Help Club Along by Farming
 Out Players

SEATTLE, Dec. l6.-Emil Sick, Seattle brewery executive, has an- nounced he will take over the Se- attle baseball club of the Pacific Coast League.
 Sick plans to take over the con- trolling interest of the Indians, who have been on downhill shoot for a decade.
 President William H Klepper and John Savage say they will build a $150,00O ball park and are consid- ering naming Jack Lelivelt, former Los Angeles ball club pilot, skipper of the Indian tribe.
 The New York Yankees have said they will farm some of their play CTS out to Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-16
Slaves in Phone Booth; Arrested

NEW YORK, Dec. Is. - Charles Warren, 25, an unemployed sales man, had beard and an electric razor when he set out to look for a job recently. but no electricity
 So he dropped into a stationery shop and shut himself in the tele- phone booth. A few minutes later the proprietor, Jacob Ezaak. noticed that the light in the booth was out. When he investigated, he said. he found that Warren had plugged his razor into the light socket and was calmly shaving himself.
 Ezaak called the police and War ren, only half shaved, was arrested on disorderly conduct charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-16
16O WOO|WOrth Employees on
 Strike in N. Y.
Higher Wages and Shorter Hours Demanded
 in Move

NEW YORK, Dec 16-Employees of three Woolworth Five and Ten Cent Store went on strike today after a breakdown of negotiations between union representatives and the company on higher wages and shorter hours
 Clarina Nicholson, organizer of the union, stated today that about 160 persons are striking in the area which is covered by l24 Wool worth stores.
 The Countess Reyentlow, Wool worth heiress, left for Europe before the union could confer with her. The employees ask S21 per week wage and minimum 40 hour week. The average weekly wage is now $l5.6O, according to the union spokesman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-16
Russia Giving Prizes, Speed
 Up Production

MOSCOW, Dec. 16-Premiums and prizes have been awarded to 14.000 coal miners in the Donetz basin by Lazar Kaganovich, commissar of heavy industry, to stimulate tagging production.
 When Kaganovich was commissar of railroads, the policy was to shoot railroaders who upset the system by accidents and bad work. Now his successor, Alexei Bakulyn, also is awarding prizes. He recently dis tributed 200 watches to railway Stakhanovites (shock workers).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-16

Negroes naturally want an anti lynching bill.
 Senators and Congressmen alike will tell you that the anti-lynch- ing bill will pass if it reaches the flcor of the two Legislative fo- rums. The warning of such an ex- pert on the Constitution as Senator Borah of Idaho that the law is un- constitutional makes no difference The measure will get by because Congressman generally want their records to show they are tolerant of all races.
 And, they argue, who can say positively that enactment of the law, and the discussion it arouses over the nation, will or will not help the south wipe out lynching.
 At any rate, the issue is primirily sectionalism, even though the pur- pose of the law is to put stop to an evil that has harassed the south for many year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-16
SENATE PROBES
 DRINK CHAR CES ON HOOVER CREW
Conduct of Seamen when Liner Grounded Be-
 ing Investigated

WASHINGTON, Dec 16. - The Senate joint maritime committee today ordered an investigation on reports that the crew of the liner President Hoover became drunk, terrorized women and children pas sengers after the ship ran aground near Formosa.
 Chairman Copeland said that the American cousul at Manila. where l34 passengers landed, will be asked to transmit report or the incl dent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-16
The Moral Issue

Then there's the moral side issue just as there was in Civil War days. You can trace it in modern form to the ant1-lynching bill that soon will be tearing the hearts out of Congressmen.
 What is this measure? Whats it's inspiration? Where does it come from?
 The bill is offered mainly by Sem ator Robert F. Wagner of New York, who has always sympathized with the underdog. Of course, Sen ator Wagner also needs to court the big Negro vote in Harlem, and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-16

difference betw en sectionalism three-quarters of a century ago, and sectionalism in this industrial era.
 No hot heads are going to try to secede in this day of complex eco monies. Every section of the Unit ed States needs the protection of every other section. John @. Public will see to it that his Congressman acts accordingly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-12-16
NEW FUTURE FOUNDRYMAN

Although maintaining a strict si- lence while at his work at the Treadwell Foundry yesterday re- garding the incident, the news leak ed out last evening that Tony Riess was dad, a son having been born during the early hours on Wednes- day morning to MT. and Mrs. Riess at St. Ann's Hospital The little fellow weighed in at 6la pounds. Mother and child are reported doing nicely.