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Evening star., 1937-09-06
LIFE AT THE GAYETY
is BACK TO NORMAL
Burlesque's Original Contribution
to the Drama Is With
Us Again.

A GAIN all is normal and as + yore
= on Ninth street Col Jafhes J.
Lake is giving the customers c% the
Gayety Theater what the customers
OF the Gayety Theater have cone to
expect in all these years. before there
was 50 much furor about one of
Americas great contributions to the
dramatic art, that dance wherein the
performer casts considerable OF her
apparel to the wings before she is
through. The young ladies who are
featured in the new revue at the
colonel's opry house are not wrapped
in swaddling clothes-or many other
clothes to speak Of, for that matter.
There are two exponents Of the
"strip-tease" on hand. both girls who
have learned the tricks Of the trade.
One OF them Is rather delectable
blond person named June Marvis,
looking at whom is really no trouble
at all, and the other is Lillian Dixon,
who is supposed to be the featu1ed
performer. Who supposed it COR pro-
posed it, We couldn't say. ALSO there
is = passably accomplished acrobatic
dancer named Hilda Allison, who ends
up in one dance clad principally in
pair Of fluffy cuffs and a CHEEKY
smile.
It's burlesque show Of the old
school. But that's not much to worry
about, for Jimmy Lake is a fellow
with . reputation for keeping bur-
lesque shows above par and for usu-
Evening star., 1937-09-06
RETURNS TO STAGE

VAN HEFLIN, stage and screen actor
featured in three Forthcoming
R-k-O Radio releases, Annapolis
Salute" Flight From Glory" and
Saturdays Heroes" has temporarily
abandoned Hollywood to have another
flyer at his first love, the stage.
He will appear in a Broadway play
to open early this Fall.
Vans love Of realism earned him a
two-day lay-up in hospital recently.
In the slugging fest to settle a feud,
IN one Of the Annapolis Salute"
scenes, his rib was bruised by James
Ellison. Bucking the line for the big
foot ball sequence, in Saturdays
Heroes" he was grabbed by a Goliath
and had his ankle sprained.
Evening star., 1937-09-06

wn countries, Douglas was without
Evening star., 1937-09-06
Mr.. DISNEY CASTS

Searched Over so Radio Stations
for "snow Whites" Voice.
THE mention of Walt Disney's studio
having q casting department al
ways cause few eyebrows to be
raised.
What do they need a casting de-
partment for? They create their own
characters" is a common question.
But to this particular studio, now
producing for R-K-O Radio Pictures
release, the right voices are just as i'm
portant as the right physical types of
actors are to regular motion picture
companies.
Few people realize that it took two
years to find the perfect voice for the
character Of Snow White in the first
Disney full-length feature, Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs," which
propably will be ready for release by
R-K-O Radio at Christmas time.
In the search for voices for Snow
White more than SO radio stations
were combed for the heroine's voice
alone. Hundreds of additions were
held for all of the characters, and
most of the names of those supplying
the voices for the Snow White cast
are well known to stage and motion
picture audiences.
In the case of such established old
faithfuls as Donald Duck, the Goof
Pluto and Clara Cluck the individuals
who lend their voices to these char
acters have been under contract to the
studio since the characters first saw
celluloid. Walt Disney himself is the
voice of Mickey Mouse.
Evening star., 1937-09-06

Franken (author Of Another Lam
guage'). The story is about quiet.
mousy type OF woman, married and
with two children. who writes a SEN
sational best seller, and Is suddenly
elevated to the rarefied atmosphere
reserved for celebrities. There she
meets q playwright, the hero. de-
scribed as an Enrol Flynn character,
whatever that may mean. The direc-
tor is George Cukor, whose following
assignment Is the much-awaited
Gone With the Wind"
It looks as though Spawn Of the
North" the tale OF fishing piracy, will
really get under way this Fall, with
Frances Farmer the latest actress
scheduled for the leading feminine
role. Her predecessors were Carole
Lombard and Gail Patrick. I am as
sured. however, that Frances will def
nitely play the part opposite Randolph
Scott. They leave in October for
Alaska to join the technical company
at present shooting background
shots
Gloria Dickson's performance in
They Won't Forget" has netted her
the lead in the Broadway stage pro-
duction, Wise Tomorrow" Miss
Dickson should be very grateful to
Producer Mervyn lie Roy for his cour-
age in giving her. an unknown actress
in a Federal Theater play, the most
important feminine part in the ex-
cellent screen drama founded on Ward
Greene's novel, Death in the Deep
South" Her acting future Is now an
assured fact.
Potted notes OF the week The
Paramount story 80 Vacation From
Love"-will star Fred MacMurray. It's
another of those light farcical come
Evening star., 1937-09-06
"UNDER TWO FLAGS"
RETURNS TO LITTLE
Ronald Colman and Claudette
Colbert Starred in Ex-
citing Film.

THE people over at the Little Theater
were happily surprised yesterday to
fnd customers banging on the doors
early and additional hordes of Gus
toners on hand all day. They dis
covered through this happy surprise
that Mr.. Ronald Colman is fellow
with considerable fan following, for
the Little's current revival feature is
Under Two Flags" Ouida's exciting
tale of excitement in the desert at q
foreign legion outpost.
1t is the story. you will remember,
OF the English chap who joined the
legion under cloud OF mystery; of
Cigarette, the lass who learned to love
him; OF his commanding officer, who
loved Cigarette (no cracks about him
having the habit") and who did his
darnedest to plant the English lad in
front OF an enemy bullet, and Of the
lass from Britain for whom Cigarette
saved the man she loved.
1t has some Of that stuff called
hokum about 1t, but it is well used,
and Under Two Flags is a robustly
exciting and even entertaining melo-
drama. Ronald Colman, in the lead
Ing role. is his usual and expected
hawless, and Claudette Colbert, as
Cigarette, has turned in one of her
best cinema impersonations. The
other two people principally involved
also are players who are depended
upon always to be gracefully believ-
able before the cameras-Rosalind
Russell and Victor McLaglen.
If you like your thrills and if YOU
like movie hokum that rings true,
you'll like Under Two Flags" And
when Cigarette arrives with her legion
aires just in the nick of time to save
Mr.. Colman from the. natives, you'll
stand up and cheer just like you used
to when Buck Jones arrived with six
guns ablaZe. HIM.
Evening star., 1937-09-06

dies with Fred breaking up a mar
rage right at the altar and running
OIL with the bride-to-be :. . Ray Mil
land is going places with the lead
opposite Miriam Hopkins in Female
OF the Species" for R-K-O, a screwy
trifle about-Well, about q female OF
the species . Ben Hecht is rewrit-
ing THE Goldwyn Follies," carrying
on where Dorothy Parker left of1-at
the beginning :. Trust Daryl Zan-
uck to find use for the current Chi
nese-Japanese war He has ordered
Shanghai Deadline," new title for
Gregory Ratof1's international Set
tlement," to be "shot" within two
weeks Alice Faye gets her hard
earned opportunity at stardom in
young Mans Fancy" for Universal.
Jessie Matthews and Husband Son.
ME Hale, will need bodyguard when
they come to Hollywood next month
with every studio here determined to
do or die getting Miss Matthews sig
nature to a film contract The
Women Clare Boothe's Broadway hit,
recounting the intimate moments OF
cruel and stupid bunch OF women,
will come to the screen via United
Artists. Unlike the play. there will be
men in the cast &. Director Leo Nc
Carey has written a scenario based
on the life OF Nine. Chang Kai-shek,
American educated wellesley wife
OF the Chinese premier, and probably
the most important woman in China
today. Anna Mae Wong would be
good choice for the part.
Anna Sten-you remember she was
the girl on whom Goldwyn spent ST.
900, 900 trying to create a new star
will finally reach that goal, the hard
way. Quietly and without any bally-
hoo, Miss Sten has been making
series Of pictures for Grand National,
and, II schedules can be arranged.
she will play the lead opposite Edward
G. Robinson in The Last Gangster"
for M-G-M
tCopyrisht 1887. BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance lnc)
Evening star., 1937-09-06

Capra is not rich producer Sam
GoldWyn. He never wrote a best
seller potent enough to knock the wind
out Of Gone With The Wind" He
merely happens to be the only cinema
director who has 1000 per cent bat
ting average on cleverly directed films.
Since the first time he made really
top-notch reel-called 1T Happened
One ,Night"-he has never failed to
mpart to all his products a certain
flavor. a mixture of reality and en-
chanting hokum, which stamped him
as a master chef in mixing up the
peculiar elements that may be broiled,
fried. parlayed and frazzled into
popular screen entertainment. He
made "Mr. Deeds sharing the credit
with Robert Riskin. And more
recently he made Lost Horizon" the
first prestige picture attempted by the
one-time shoe string outfit known
as Columbia Pictures.
Capra's differences with Columbia
have been shushed in an astounding
manner in recent months. In way
ulolCdVlne tnaC even the gossip col
umnlsts appreciated the fact this
combination should be peacefully
welded together again for the public
good. Whether that does or does not
happen, the man has left several
monuments behind him, principally
the two comedies already mentioned,
and the serious. spirituelle Lost
Horizon" In all fairness must
mention that the latter picture is now
at the Earle Theater. It was given
the old road show business through a
hundred cities before being released
to popular-price theaters, but now it's
here. And the one-time gag man.
MIN cutter, assistant director and
assistant cameraman did 1t all. with a
Evening star., 1937-09-06

ally injecting some entertainment In
them some place. Top applause -getter
in the current show is the fast
and furious session OF swing tap
dancing contributed by Wade and
Wade. q sepia boy and girl with edu-
Gated feet There's lass named
Peggy Gale, too, who has a better
than average blues voice. Principal
Connolly. but the real laughs are pro-
vided by the chorus It's a dance
directors bad dream come to life,
but not too much life. Rugged in
dividualism treads the boards again.
H NJ
Evening star., 1937-09-06
Future of Frank Capra
An Important Question
Director of ''Lost Horizon in Dispute With
Columbia, and Directing Genius May
Be Diverted Elsewhere.
BY ROBERT b. PHILLIPS. Jr.

CApRA one OF the more interesting open questions in the
moaon picture business
reconcile his differences with Columbia Pictures? Will
md capital independent and
Arthur Will he take his
nere egg shaped Hollywood
Evening star., 1937-09-06

bow to James Hilton and the Emanuel
Cohn bankroll. c'Lost Horizon" is
supposed to net 100000 before show
ing proflt.)
A NY one wishing to be Mortified
by the sound Of his or her own
voice may stop in the lobby Of the
Palace Theater beginning next Fri
day, when stella Dallas" opens there,
say a few words for recording ma
chine, then hear the record played
back the next morning over Gordon
Hittenmarks "Timekeeper" program
on WRC. Singers and tap dancers
please do not apply as this is a pub
licity stunt, not general addition.
War notes: Every theater that has
contracted for news reels is sending
out new and more horrific essays upon
the terrors Of its current Sino-Jap-
anese battle films. Gore in every
film house and two chickens in every
pot.
The Belasco, as no doubt you have
heard, will reopen with a nifty called
Sins OF Love" on Saturday.
Things are so quiet around the
Katharine Cornell Office that Raw
Henderson is sending out pieces to
the effect that if Fluff. the spaniel in
"Barretts of Wimpole Street" had not
died. the poor pooch would have been
sadly disappointed on account of miss
ing performances on Miss Cornelrs
world tour Many countries do not
allow the importation Of dogs, even
actor dogs.
Things are 50 quiet around this
ONCE that We take certain delight
IN printing Mr.. Henderson's forlorn
pieces about potentially forlorn Fluf1.
Evening star., 1937-09-06

Akin Tamirof is spending his time
of from his current picture vacation
ing at Laguna Beach.
Evening star., 1937-09-06

IIUIlOI III lIIS SCuuU UIILlI BuCCtSS OH
outside lots proved his value to M-G-M
Tecent loan-outs include Il Met Him
in Paris" with Claudette Colbert, for
Paramount: Angel" with Marlene
Dietrich, for the same company, and
Evening star., 1937-09-06

will have an exceptionally fine part to
start on his recently signed Roach
term contract.
Evening star., 1937-09-06

l IL / u K Z HO-
nance" for dear
old Columbia and
Grace M oore.)
B E fore starting
the Forsyte epic.
d ou glas emotes
In 1T he ur
Marys." He will
also attempt q
va c a ION with
Wife Helen Ga
hagan.
Janet Gaynor's
next film for Da-
vid O. Selznick
will be "Of Great
Riches" by Rose
Evening star., 1937-09-06
TWO MORE
Hal Roach Studios Plan Comedies
to Follow "Topper."

to Follow "Topper."
THE Hal Roach Studios are making
pretentious preparation for the
new series OF M-G-M feature produc-
tions, which were started with the
box-odhce hit, Topper"
Two more comedies will shortly 20
before the cameras A new title is
being sought for Love Without Rea-
son." from novel by E. ]. Rath, with
plans to fllm 1t simultaneously with
Road Show" an original by Eric
Hatch, adapted by Marc Connolly and
to be directed by Lewis Milestone.
Brian Aherne has been signed by the
Roach Studios to co-star with Con-
stance Bennett in the Rath story.
Eddie Moran has been assigned on the
screen play with Lynn Startling. Nor
man z. Mcleod will direct the impor-
tant cast now being assembled. Billie
Burke has been borrowed from M-G-M
for featured role, and Alan MoWbray
Evening star., 1937-05-14
MRS. NORTON ASKS
SALES LEVY HERE
Food and Clothing Would Be
Exempt-KiWanians Told
D. c. Will Vote.

Confidently predicting that the day
will come When the District is repre-
sented in Congress by legislators Of
its own choosing, Chairman Norton of
the House District Committee yester-
day told the KiWanis Club that, even
without such representation, she would
hesitate to pass revenue bill taxing
Washington citizens before they had
decided what sort of levy they wanted.
"One thing I can assure you," Mrs.
Norton told the luncheon guests at the
Mayf1oWer Hotel, We do not intend
to tax you one penny more than is
absolutely necessary to make up the
$6,000,000 deficit
Mrs. Norton recommended a sales
tax from which food and clothing
would be exempted as the most pain
less" levy. She added:
THE one thing the District lacks
is one responsible head, Mayor, and
until you get one it is going to be
difficult to do a good job in admin
istering the affairs of the Capital
City"
Introduced by Joseph Harris of the
Entertainment Committee, Mrs. Nor
ton was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause as her comments struck SYM
pathetic note in the aut ence of more
than 100
Turning to the proposed Benning
slaughter house. Mrs. Norton described
it as shame" and certainly detri-
mental to the best interests Of the
Capital" She said she had been told
that congressional action could not
forbid its erection, but added: II am
inclined to think we can prevent it,"
Mrs. Norton termed the daylight
saving measure good bilp' and, to
applause, declared every effort would
be made to rush it through.
The Kiwanians also heard report
on the club activities for crippled
children from Edwin H. Etz, chair
man of the Crippled Children Com
mittee. President George Mangan pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1937-05-14

rank OF brigadier general In the ONCE
of the quartermaster general here.
When he retired Gen. Glen was the
only man on the active list of the
United States Army who had seen
service in the Civil War.
Glen was a member of the Loyal
Legion, and in 1922 was COM
mander of the District of Columbia
Commandery. He also was a member
of the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland. having served as its pres
ident for several terms. He was a
member of the G. A. R. and the
Military Order of the Spanish War.
In May, 1875, Gen. Cem married
Anita Rosetta French, daughter Of
Gen. w. H. French. Mrs. Glen died
in 1890. and the general, in Septem-
Der, 1908, married Bessie Sullivan of
San Antonio. Their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Anne Glen, made her debut
in society here in 1927. Two years
later she accepted the VOWS OF Car
medte nun and went into seclusion
at the monastery in New Albany, Ind.
Gen. and Mrs. Glen closed their
Washington home and moved to San
Antonio about two years ago
At the Inauguration of President
Hoover Gen. Glen was one of five
Grand Army veterans to act as a
guard OF honor. He visited the White
House in 1881 on his 80th anniversary,
and while receiving fluctuations told
reporters he should be referred to as
the Drummer Boy Of Shiloh" because
1t was on that field that he first beat
drum In battle.
Evening star., 1937-05-14
HARKER CONVICTED
AS DRUNK DRIVER
Man Who Accused Police of
Brutality in '33 Claims
Persecution.

James H. Harker, %, whose charges
of police brutality in 1888 sent two
policemen to jail, was convicted of
driving while drunk by Police Court
jury yesterday. The defendant
claimed he was being prosecuted by
police because of his brutality testi-
mony.
Judge John p Mcmahon continued
the case for sentence.
Harker was arrested several weeks
ago by Pvts Robert w. Smith and
H. M. Hilldrup. They testified to
seeing Harker's car swerve from one
side of Bladensburg road northeast to
the other, and said his car at one
time went through a safety zone. Ac-
cording to the officers, Harker at that
time said he was broken hearted be-
caus' he had just been Tilted by his
girl.
1t was on Harker's testimony he
had been subjected to third d-desree
methods that Pvts. William r. Latin
and James A. Mostyn were convicted
and sentto jail in December, 1893.
Evening star., 1937-05-14
PROSPERITY HELD KEY
TO BUDGET BALANCING

Universal prosperity is the one
panacea for balancing the budget. the
Cosmopolitan Club was told yesterday
by Edward J. Gainor, president of the
National Association Of Letter Car
riers, who explained I'VE have reached
the point in American development
where you can't be really prosperous
unless your neighbor also is pros
porous"
There are only two ways to raise
more money to balance the budget, he
said-increase taxes or cut expenses.
A recent newspaper poll, he added,
showed ~ per cent of the people
against more taxes.
He stressed the need for continued
expansion Of production and increased
wages II the United States is to con-
tinue to have prosperity and even
tually balance the budget.
Evening star., 1937-05-14
D. c. CRIME PROBE
RESUMES TUESDAY
Conflict With Hearings on
Daylight Time Causes
Postponement.
Star STAFF Photos.

Postponement until Tuesday OF q
preliminary investigation of crime
conditions in Washington by special
subcommittee of the House District
Committee was announced today by
Chairman Palmisano.
Plans had been made to start the
inquiry Monday, but Palmisano
learned it would conflict with hearings
by another special subcommittee on
the daylight savings bill. Since two
members OF Palmisano's subcommit-
Misrepresentation Sacks, Democrat,
Of Pennsylvania, and Bates, Repubn-
can, Of Massachusetts-al are on the
Daylight Saving Committee, q days
delay was arranged.
The investigation was inspired by
John M. Holzworth, recently removed
as attorney for Thomas Jordan, con-
victed slayer of Mrs. Elizabeth Jaynes,
who appeared before the full District
Committee Wednesday and made Sc
r1ouS charges against the Police De-
partment and the United States at
torney's Office.
Palmisano's subcommittee plans to
examine the evidence Holzworth claims
to have in support Of his charges. On
the basis Of the subcommittee find
ings, the full committee will de-
termine Wednesday whether to make
a thorough investigation Of the Dis
trict's law enforcement and prosecu-
ton agencies.
Palmisano, in mapping out the pro-
cedure for the inquiry, said the Jordan
case would be incidental, since the
subcommittee cannot ursup the au-
thority OF court. He declared the
subcommittee would sit as q grand
jury" and listen to Holzworth and any
witnesses he cares to produce.
1t is likely that one of the Jurors
in the Jordan case also will be called
before the subcommittee. Informa-
ton has been given Palmisano by q
newspaper man that this particular
juror had told the court he had voted
for a conviction on a first degree
murder charge to break a 25-hour
deadlock in the jury room.
Il would like to hear from him.
said Palmisano, although it is not
my intention to have the subcom-
mittee 60 into the Jordan case, ex-
cept IN an incidental way
Evening star., 1937-05-14
TRAFFIC TOLL 46
AS2 INJURED DIE
George Morton and Mrs.
Annie Corder SucCumb
in Hospitals.

Two deaths last night brought
Washington's 1887 traffic toll to 46.
as compared with "a for the same
period last year. Five persons were
hurt, one seriously, in other mishaps
The victims of the fatal accidents
were George L. Morton, 78, Ontario
Apartments, retired Patent Office ex-
ecutive, who was hit by a de-
rallied street car last Friday, and Mrs.
Annie M. Corder. SO, Of 3248 N street,
injured in an automobile collision on
Arpil l8.
Mr.. Morton was crossing G street
at Fourteenth when the rear wheels
of street car making left
turn ran off the tracks, swinging the
rear end OF the car against the pedes-
TRAN. The motorman was Isaac c.
Burnett, SIS, Of 1903 D street south
east.
Mr.. Morton was taken to Emergency
Hospital and treatd for head injuries.
He died there last night
Mr. Morton was retired in June,
1882, as principal examiner at the
dpCLG OAllSC. WllClc llt NdS 1lSdu VI
division dealing with automatic
weighing devices and measuring in
struments. He was chief clerk of the
Patent Office from 1895 to 1898 He
began service there in 1886.
A native of Ohio, Mr.. Morton was
graduated in mechanical engineering
from Ohio State University Subse-
quently, he was graduated from the
National University law School here
and was member G. the District bar
and the bar Of the United States
Supreme Court. His is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Alice Simmons Morton.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow in Gawler's temporary
chapel 1906 H street. Burial will be
in Detroit.
Mrs. Corder was injured while rid
ing in a car operated by Earl NJ.
Ritenour, ~, Of 1912 Longfellow street.
Ritenour's car and another driven
by William F. Wagner. 2l. of rs
Franklin street Hyattsville, Md, were
in collision at Harewood road and
Michigan avenue
| Mrs. COrder, who suffered head in
juries, was taken to Emergency Hos
pdtal, where she died last night.
Autopsies were to be performed In
both deaths today.
| Another passenger in Ritenour S
machine, Miss Elizabeth Motley, "a,
Mrs. Corder's granddaughter and sec
retary to Police Chief Ernest W.
Brown, was slightly injured in the ac-
cident.
William Knox. IT, colored, 813 Divi-
sion avenue northeast, suffered pos
sible fracture of the skull yesterday
when struck by truck at New York
avenue and Seventh street He was
removed to Freedmen's Hospital The
truck was driven by Francis M. Hall.
1872 I street southwest
Virginia Bailey, 20, of the 900 block
Of K street northeast, received a pos
sible brain conclusion, cuts and bruises
last night when a taxicab in which
she was riding was in collision with
an automobile in the 300 block of K
street She was taken to Casualty
Hospital.
John Krusor, a, Of 1909 Clifton
street, was cut and bruised last night
when hit at Fourteenth and K streets
by an automobile operated by Vernon
KusMnaul, rs, Of 2949 Newark street.