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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Hopkins Band
At Howard

Claude Hopkins, Washington's
own big time band maestro
and his orchestra of hot synco-
patton opened in the featured
spot of a fast stepping musical
extravaganza at the Howard
Theater yesterday.
Fresh from the Great White
way, Hopkins and his boys beat
out a number Of popular delight
full tunes to the enjoyment Of
the audience. A newcomer to
the footlights here, Beverly
White, handled the vocal inter.
polations. Hopkins is a Howard
University graduate and learned
how to tickle the worries around
town.
Also getting a big ovation are
the four Scottsboro boys, who
are making a personal appear.
ance in the show. Accompany.
ing the boys is Charles Moore,
veteran actor of the Negro thea
ter. Tap dancing supreme is of.
fered on the bill with Peg Leg
Bates and the Edward Sisters
getting a big hand. Bates and
the girls get off some hot rou.
tines.
Chink Collins and Madeline
Belt offer some song and dance
numbers while the comic end
Of the bill Is given over to
Dusty Fletcher and Sandy
Burns, under cork and George
Wiltshire.
"Draegerman Courage" fea.
turing Barton McLane, is the
screen attraction. Special mid.
night show tonight. w. r.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Dead End Next
At Palace

Sidney Kingsley's great stage
hit, Dead End" is said to at
tain a greater power in the
screen version produced by Sam
uel Goldwyn and which the
Loew's Palace will present as the
successor to Double or Moth
ing" the current occupant.
The producer who contributed
"Dodsworth," These Three"
"Stella Dallas" and other out
standing pictures, is said to have
again produced a work worthy
of the Goldwyn trademark.
Many critics have called this
the top of the years finest pic
lures. Dead End" Is a tense,
gripping drama of life in q
street of the worlds largest city.
Sylvia Sidney and Joel McRea
head an impressive cast that
includes Humphrey Bogart, AL
len Jenkins, Claire Trevor, the,
original Dead End" kids, and
many others.
William Wyler directed the
production, which is labeled one
of Hollywood's proudest efforts.
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ieard It at least a score OF
times, but Comic Burke keeps it
fresh with up-to-date inserts.
Yesterday matinee the audience
response was terrific.
A new Emcee makes his bow
in the anniversary show, Sammy
Walsh. Sammy Is an unctuous
fellow who gets going in high
when he goes into the dance.
Tapping on a serving platter
and demonstrating the steps Of
the Big Apple, with judy Starr
as partner, furnished his high
score. Best of his comedy bits
is the take-off Of a lady prepar-
ing to tub.
Judy Starr. from Rudy Val.
lees radio hour, came out on
the runway to sing three topical
numbers, well received.
Pritchard and Lord, ballroom,
ballet and toe tap dancers, have
three specialties backed up by
Harry Crossleys 16 Miss Amer
icaS, q well trained group Of
steppers. Larry Collins uses
the trombone as a solo instru-
ment and got more out Of it
than you would suspect.
Phil Lampkin'S overture is
aided by the Marie McQuarrie
harp ensemble and Elaine Chris
tenberry, soprano. Gems from
the music library, are climaxed
by stirring passages from
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Ad Club Orchid
For "SteIIo"

"stella Dallas" considered by
critics and theater patrons as
q stellar cinematic creation.
today was termed a motion
picture production Of rare ex.
cellence" by the Advertising
Club Of Washington.
This organization has pre-
sented to Producer Samuel
Goldwyn, through Loew's Pal.
ace manager, Angie Ratio, a
Special Award Of Excellence"
This award was made in recog-
milton Of the high standard of
production, inspiration of its
theme and because of the be-
lief that Stella Dallas" will
ranked RICH in screendom's rec
ord Of memorable productions.
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CAPITOL'S BIRTHDAY SHOW
Crosby's
Musical At
The Palace

Double or Nothing" sounds
mighty interesting. Light, anus
ing, nothing to ak the mental
ity but something to bring the
laughs, this comedy at Loew's
Palace makes for satisfactory
entertainment.
Bing Crosby with his soulful
grooming and Martha Raye with
her Slap-stick yoo-hooing make
a Snappy team, not to mention
some excellent help from Andy
Devine, Mary Carlisle, William
Frawley and Benny Raker.
CROSBY CROONS
The plot is q thin thread with
little novelty, but it sufficeS to
introduce the performers. which
Is all that is required. They
do the rest, One millionaire.
Mr.. Clark, decides to leave his
fortune to any person who can
double $4,000 In 80 days and do
1t honestly. His method of Sc
curing his talent is that tried
and true one, dropping a pocket
book in which repoSes a hun.
bred bill. The folk honest
enough to return the property
are eligible.
Lefty Boylan Crosby deter
mines to make good in a big
way with q top-notch night
club. Thus Adolph Zukor has
ample opportunity for some
very lavish scenes in this Para
mount comic musical. Martha
Raye, as Liza Lou Lane, is an
ex-strip tease queen, who goes
into action, and Row, whenever
a certain tune comes over the
air or from the orchestra pit.
She Is sure Of success if the
chorus girls row the. sailors
around a pond, but then again
those tantalizing strains bring
trouble. Half-pint, Andy Devine
Is getting his all, at one Swoop
as it were, by urging golf en-
thusiaStS to do hole in one in
so many shots. Not a chance,
even for a champion, but when
that wavering chap stops by
from the night before, he just
naturally shows 'em how. Peder-
son, William Frawley merely
goes to it in a big business way
and tries gold security.
GOOD SHORTS
It's love that finds the way
as Lefty makes good with his
night-club and wins Miss Clark
too, just by using his head, and
losing his heart. Bing doesn't
even have to have a fountain
in Central Park to start him
grooming devastating love mel.
ody and set him dan ing with
his lady, a convenient automo-
bile with a radio and a nice
sidewalk is sufficient. But at
that the idea is, shall we say
borrowed. Interesting to find
the Caligari Brothers $50 often
seen in Washington and other
vaudeville players Of note, find
ing a niche in the pictures.
A short novelty, Unusual Oc-
equations" an animated color
cartoon better than some, and
news shots complete the pro-
gram. H. K.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Horizon Held
Third Week

Not being satisfied with two
record weeks, Warner Brothers
has held over Lost Horizon" for
a third week, hoping for the
best.
The best it should be, too,
for this picture is not only un-
usual, but reveals secrets Of
longevity and happiness that
should appeal to everyone.
Ronald Coleman, as an Eng
glish foreign secretary, turns in
q performance worthy Of his
place in stardom. His eyes and
facial expression seem to i'm
press that when John Hilton
wrote the book, he had Cole
man In mind.
The plot is fantastic in its
dropping a planeload of people
deep in the wilds of Tibet, there
to find a fertile valley sur
rounded by mountains, wherein
dwell a race who live for happi-
ness and peace, and no more.
They are governed largely by
the omenS that the temple of
Shangri-La seems to pour in to
all those that come within its
boundaries.
Ronald Coleman is supported
by an able cast consisting of
John Howard, as his brother;
Jane Wyatt, H. B. Warner,
Frank Mitchell, Isabel Jewell,
Mango, Edward Everett Horton
and Sam Jaffe.
r. H. s.
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MOVIE
CLOCK

2KO.KEITH'S - Deanna Durbin,
Leopold stokowski, 400 Men
and q girl" 1850 a. m, 1850,
$3.50, $50, 1850, $3.50 p. m.
CAPTTOL-Edna May Oliver, Wal.
ter Ptdgen, my Dear Miss
Aldrtch," IL q. m, 1:40, $3.50,
7:20, 1910 p. m. Stage, Judy
Stan," 1910, $3.50, $40, 9:10
p. m.
PALACE-Bing Crosby, Martha
Raye, Double or Nothing"
11:10 a. M, 1915, $40, 5:25.
7:30, $40 p. m.
EARLE-Madeleine Carroll and
Francis Lederer, cts All Yours, "
1906, 2:35, sos. 1880 and 10
D. m. Stage, Horace Heidi,
l1:10 a. m, 1885, 4:05, $40 and
9:05 p. m.
TRANS-LUX-NewS, Short Sub
jects, continuous IL a. M, IL
p. M, changing every hour.
INTERCOLLEGIATE on aid Col.
and Jane Wyatt, Lost Hori.
zon," 1890 a. m, 1910, 1855,
$40, 1880, GAS p. m.
COLUMBIA - Eleanor Powell,
George Murphy, Broadway
Melody of 1885," 1850 a. m,
2:20, 4:45, 7:15, $40 p. m.
LITTLE-"Forever Yours" At 2,
3:35, $40, GAS, $40, 9:55.
HOWARD "Draegerman Cour-
age" 1915, 2:45, Sis, 7:45
1890 p. m. Stage. Claude Hop
kins, 1880, 400, $3.50, 0:15 p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Susan ondGod'
Monday Night

Washington's first new play
of the season is John Golden'S
production of Susan and God,"
a new American comedy by
Rachel Crothers, starring Ger
trude Lawrence, which begins a
weeks engagement at the Ma
tional Theater on Monday night.
Osgood Perkins is featured in
the leading masculine role op-
posite Miss Lawrence and others
in the cast of prominent Broad
way players are Paul McGrath.
Vera Allen, Edith Atwater, FL
eanor Audley, David Byrne, Fred
Leslie, Nancy Kelly, Katherine
Deane and 53igelow Sayre.
The play has been personally
directed by Miss Crothers. 10
Mielziner designed the settings,
and the costumes are by Hattie
Carnegie and Jay Thorpe.
Immediately wing it's
Washington engagement, "Su-
san and God" opens in New
York, at the Plymouth Theater.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18

Faust" With five harps. an
wis and voices augmenting the
regular orchestra. the result is
really something.
MY Dear Miss Aldrich," fea-
ture picture, started out to
prove that there is q place for
women in journalism, but be-
fore long 1t became enmeshed
in q hodge-podge Of screen ho-
KUN.
The case for the distaff side
in the city room is presented
by Author Norman Mankie-
wicz, with the aid Of Maureen
O'Sullivan, and the shifting
Edna May Oliver. It started
out as a light comedy, verged
on satire, very soon was heavily
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Team Claire Trevor
With Donald Woods

Completely recovered from
the illness which caused her
withdrawal from the cast Of
Dangerously Yours" Claire
Trevor, goth Century-Fox star,
has started work on big Town
Girl"
Playing opposite Miss Trevor
in the male lead are Donald
Woods and Alan Dinehart, who
appeared in ID a n gerously
Yours" The original story
reaches its climax with a flood
that mandates . whole com.
munity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18

mired in, what I charitably call,
burlesque.
Miss O'Sullivan's efforts to
prove that she was q reporter
were highly ludicrous, before
they became downright tireSome.
Only redemning feature was
the comedy bits Of Edna May
Oliver as a suspicious maiden
lady from Nebraska who was an
addict for any kind Of a puzzle,
from cross words to cut-ups.
Walter Pidgeon was hopelessly
sunk in the role Of an impossi-
bic managing editor.
A good Fox Movietone news
reel with some splendid shots
from the Shanghai battle front
completes an extra length birth
day program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18

JOHNNY BURKE, SOCKO
Evelyn Tyner has progressed
in talent and showmanship
since taking her first bow on r
Street four years ago. Today
she Is q brilliant accompanist
and her solo moments OF
melody in "When Day Is Done"
will delight ears attuned for
harmony. The Haslett vocalS
range from the bravura Song
Of the Vagabonds," to the tune
full Thine Alone" from Victor
Herbert's eileen" His encore
Where or When" provides for
a pleasing piano passage for his
teammate.
Johnny Burke'S doughboy
monologue, Drafted" must still
be rated the No. / funny speech
Of the stage comedians. I have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Doll Style Changes
Learned by Shirley

Styles change, even in dolls.
Director Allan Dwan at goth
Century-Fox discovered this
when he ordered a doll for a
Christmas scene in Heidi"
Shirley Temples new picture.
Heidi" takes place nearly 80
years ago, and the studio prop
erty department had to un-
earth its Oldest types Of dolls.
Dolls Of today, it was observed,
are more realistic and baby
like, whereas dolls Of the earlier
period were older in character.
To Shirley, herself, was left the
actual selection Of the doll to be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Sex Madness
For BeIosco

The relative Importance Of
heredity and environment in the
formation of character, long a
mooted question among social
workers, is the foundation Of
the picture Sex Madness
which starts an engagement at
the Belasco Theater, Sunday.
The story, said to be an in
tensely gripping one, tells Of a
young girl, born Of questionable
parents but raised in the most
irreproachable sur roundings.
Fate directs that she take the
same course that her mother
has taken in years gone by,
and in a most intensely dra-
matte scene the two meet after
the girl has grown to young
womanhood and the mother is
able to wipe out all her short
comingS of the past in one mag
nificent defense of her daugh-
ter.
Curt Bon Resarf, well-known
screen technician, who has
made a deep study into Ameri-
can social conditions, wrote the
story.
Because Of the intimate ma
ture of sex Madness" screen
ings of this picture will be for
adults only, with performances
for men only on Sunday, Mon
day, Tuesday and Saturday.
Performances for women only
will be on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday.
In conjunction with Sex
Madness" there will be shown
False Shame" and on the
stage, for a second week, Radios
Friendly Advisor, the Voice Of
A Thousand Experiences.
Her evening gowns, nodded with
pristine simplicity Of line. are plas-
tered to the figure -. that's Schlapa-
relli and watch for the series start.
ing Monday in the WaShington Herald
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All the ingredients are there.
The casting is good, with Made
leine Carroll, Francis Lederer
and Mischa Auer in the prin-
cipal roles, the story Is novel.
the situations are humorous
and the dialogue witty. And
yet the formula doesn't quite
work. Perhaps there is too
much Of a determined effort to
be gay and whimsical.
VERY ENTERTAINING
Yet cts All Yours" is far
from dull. Yesterdays matinee
audience at the Earle thoroughly
enjoyed the swift-paced comedy.
Madeleine Carroll makes a very
prepossessing heiress, Linda
Gray, who is trying desperately
to get a mana particular man.
Francis Lederer plays hard.to-
get but finally Succumbs to her
Establishments. And Mischa
Auer, who UP to now has been
cast in trivial parts, has here a
full.blown role as the foreign
menace, Baron de Montigny,
whose business is marriage.
Immediately attired and a
past master in the art Of flat
terry, the Baron who has just
got rid of his third wife, the
chewing gum heiress, sets his
fedora to win the hand and $4,-
100000 Of beautiful Linda Grey.
He squireS her on a tour Of
New York's expensive night
spots and showers her with
orchids and lets her foot the
bills. A sort Of super gigolo.
PICNIC SCENE
Jimmy Barnes Oederer), who
has been employed by Linda as
her secretary tries his best to
prevent her from falling for the
notorious Baron but only sue
ceeds in driving them closer to-
gether.
There is a priceless scene, Dor
dering on the ridiculous, in
which Linda and her baron go
on picnic with basket loaded
with rare wines, caviar and pate
de foie gras sandwiches, while
watchdog Jimmy hovers nearby
munching on popcorn.
Despite his designs on Ameri-
can heiresses, the Baron is
really not a bad sort and actu-
ally falls in love with Linda,
against his better Judgment.
But when it comes to a show
down he gives her up like a
gentleman.
At times hilariously funny and
then almost absurdedly silly,
Its All Yours" may provide
you with a diverting hour or so.
HEIDI BAND ON STAGE
There is no question about the
entertainment value Of the Hor-
ace Heidi band which returns
this week after several months
to take over the stage portion Of
the Earle program with a new
program.
Besides playing modern mu-
sic in an entirely pleasing man
ner, the Brigadiers boast a
group of talented performers in
instrumental specialties and
novelty song numbers.
One Of their most popular
numbers Is the toy band, with
every member of the orchestra
playing miniature instruments.
Appearing NTH the band are
The -Four Kings, three Of whom
are very nice to look upon and
all of whom harmonic very
pleasantly.
Other features Of the program
are Alvino Rey, the trumpeting
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Elaborate Stage Show Stars
Evelyn Tyner, Mr.. HosIett
And Sonny Walsh
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

For its tenth anniversary show the Capitol Theater Of
ers overlooking portion of clap hands stage entertain
men full of music and fun and feature picture MY Dear
Mss Aldrich which burlesques the Fourth Estate.
Glass of the fooght the reunited team of Talbot
Haslett and Evelyn Tyner presenting vaudeves finest
flash piano artist from the Rockefeller Rainbow room, and
the robust baritone Of the Potomac Nelson Eddy.
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81 Times

Borrowing Trouble" seventh
in the popular series Of Jones
Family films now in production
at goth Century-Fox, Is Director
Frank Strayer's ninety-firSt pic
ture. It Is also the fourth
feature in this group Of domestic
canoes that he has directed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18
Madeline CorroII-Lederer In
TITS All Yours" Featured
With Heidt's Band

Columbia Pictures which every and again turns out
sparkling comedy that simply captvates the movie public
tried to make of cts All Yours another Mr Deeds"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18

Her evening gowns, nodded with
pristine simplicity Of line. are plas-
tered to the figure -. that's Schiapa-
relli u. and watch for the series start
ing Monday in the Washington Herald
Call DI. $500 for Home Delivery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-18

my Dear Miss AIdrich" on the
Screen Stars Edna May Oliver
Montana labor news., 1937-11-18
Labor Demands Improved Social
Security Act

Improvement Of the Social Security Act
was asked by the Executive Council of the
American Federation of Labor in its report
to the Federation's convention last month.
Like the American Association for Social
Montana labor news., 1937-11-18

Security, the Executive Council held that
many amendments to the Act are necessary
if the law is "to conform to the needs of the
social and economic situation now existing
in the United States"
Specifically, the Council asked that the old
age insurance section of the Act be changed
to provide that annuities of a minimum of
$50 be given to those who become eligible
under its provisions, an amendment which
the American Association for Social Security
has been advocating ever since the Act was
passed. The Council also recommended the
inclusion of agricultural workers in the in
surance plans, the repeal of workers contri-
buttons to those state unemployment insur-
ance acts which still require such taxes, and
the extension of unemployment insurance
benefits to all workers engaged in a legiti-
mate strike.
Declaring that the administration of social
security is primarily a labor problem" the
Council held that the Social Security Board
should be made part of the Department Of
Labor in order to achieve that coordination
Of labor principles, labor laws and labor adj
ministration that will give us a national labor
policy" It urged that this change be made
now, IN the formative PERIOD OF adnlnlStfa-
tive policies"
Revision of the Social Security Act was
also urged in a resolution adopted by the con-
ference Of the Committee for Industrial Or
ganization which met last month, The c. I. o.
asked that monthly benefits under the old
age insurance system should be paid in 1889
instead of 1912, and that the system be
amended to provide protection for widows
and orphans of covered workers. Unemploy-
ment insurance, the Committee recommend
ed, should be made available during unem-
ployment due to any legitimate reason and
a program of disability insurance should be
included. Health insurance, with medical
and cash benefits, was urged, as was the ex-
tension of the entire social insurance system
to agricultural, domestic and marine workers.
Montana labor news., 1937-11-18
Health insurance. Crying Need

New evidence of the disastrously close re-
lationship between low income and illness, a
relationship well known to students of the
problem, was recently brought forth through
a federal survey of 100000 families, including
$500, 900 individuals, the largest group so far
studied for this purpose, conducted by the
United States Public Health Service. Based
on the preliminary data accumulated during
this study, Miss Josephine Roche, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, concluded that
the death rate from the ten major diseases
which cause rs per cent of the deaths in the
United States is twice as high among the
100000 900 and 50,000,0 900 Americans with
yearly incomes of less than S $1,000 as in the
rest of the population. The survey disclosed,
according to Miss Roche, that the number Of
fatalities from respiratory tuberculosis are
seven times greater among unskilled workers
as among professional workers while pneu-
monia kills three and one-half times more
unskilled than professional workers.
Disabling illnesses, the survey also re-
vealed, are 68 per cent higher among per-
sons on relief than among families having an
annual income of $4,000 and over. In con-
trast to the employed group as a whole, I'M
employed workers suffer twice the amount
of disabling illness as those who have jobs,
while among WPA workers such illnesses are
40 per cent more frequent than among regu-
larly employed workers.
An insight into the part illness plays as
one of the major causes Of unemployment is
given by the study, which shows that one
out of every twenty heads Of families on re-
lief ic 11nemploved because of disability as
compared to only one in every $50 family
heads unemployed for this reason in the
higher income groups.
The toll of the most deadly diseases strike
most often and hardest" upon the poor, Miss
Roche said in conclusion, in the nome 'of that
one-third of our people, to quote President
Roosevelt, ill-fed, ill-houSed, ill-clothed'."
That phrase, she said, must be amended by
adding 'ill-cared-for' or not cared for at all,
in sickness and death"
So acute is this problem of providing ade-
uuate medical care for the great mass of the
workers, the Assistant Secretary declared,
that mo one measuring human needs and
denials can doubt the i~nevitability of "con-
certed public action for its amelioration.
Indeed, although a broad action for adequate
medical care has been among the earliest
social provisions, we have as yet done prac-
tically nothing to ameliorate this great need.
A program to meet the medical and financial
needs of workers during illness is embodied
il the model health insurance bill of the
American Association for Social Security,
which has been before Congress and numer-
Gus state legislatures for the past few years.