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others seem satisfied to turn out
mediocre stun.
Il think 'Hollywood's' got us. The
great painters and the great sculp-
tors continued to do fine work after
they became wealthy. But the
great directors aren't getting bet
ter. They don't seem to be inspired
to make great, smash hits. That's
what the industry needs!"
Clothes: Il guess my wardrobe
is worth about $15.000," says the
movies best-dressed man. Ter
rible burden, this 'best-dressed'
thing. Wish I hadn't started it"
Menjou usually buys 10 suits,
$50 each, at a crack. He never
wears the same suit twice in the
same year, in pictures. After four
or five years, he sells his clothes
through his tailor. Finds 4 ready
market for his suits at $35.
Houses: II am kind OF q sucker.
I paid $55,0O0 for these three lots
= few years ago. Worth fraction
of that now. This house-with its
handcarved pillars and stuf1-is too
big for us. We only live in half of
it. But you have to think of re-
sale when you build. So you put
on extra rooms. Picture people
aren't putting up such tremendous
mansions any more. Maybe we
are getting sensible"
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studio lot-so that the film company
could shoot the dreadnaught scenes
without having to 90 on location.
The publicist was upset when the
story did not get into print.
In the ranks of Hollywood pub
licists are some excellent writer's,
for from these workers have come
= number Of outstanding scenarists
and producers-even an actor, Keye
Luke, Charlie CHAINS ex-son. Hunt
stromberg, leading producer at NJ
GIN, was once studio publicist.
So was Pete Smith, whose short SUBJ
ject specialties are the cream and
sugar of the two-reel field.
There are perhaps q score Of pub
licity men who could fit into execu-
tive or scenario writing posts at any
studio and carry out their duties
very well. Others are glad-hand
men who graciously greet the press,
send gifts and try to peddle foolish
and untrue stories.
It Is the work of the second group
that undoubtedly is being given the
acid test by the Warner test, for
the industry could do very well with
out them. The first contingent is
essential, for theirs Is q brand of
constructive, cooperative publiciz-
ing that is necessary to the proper
presentation of stars and pictures to
the public.
There are those Hollywood ad-
vertising men who concoct such
catch lines as "Yippee! Yippee!
Yappee! Yappee! Let's call the
whole thing love!"
And there are the exploiters whose
capabilities run exclusively to sug-
gested catch lines on milk bottle
tops and restaurant napkins, as we'll
rs those who create such fine ex-
ploitation tie-ups as the coast-to-
coast broadcast Of "Alexander's Rag
time Band"
Yes, Hollywood has its good and
its bad One or the other or both
are in range Of the big guns.
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Coming
Attractions

Sssse
NATIONAL-"I'he Sea Gull"
now played by Alfred Lunt
and Lynn Fontanne, opens
tomorrow night for a one
week engagement.
Films
PALACE-"If I Were King"
the rousing tale of Francois
Villon, the gutter poet" who
had his fling at running
France, follows "Suez." Ron
aid Colman, Basil Rathbone,
Frances Dee and Ellen Drew
have important things to do
in 1t.
EARLE-"The Arkansas Trav-
eler," with Bob Burns doing
the travelling, opens Friday.
Fay BANTER, Jean Parker,
John Beal and Dickie Moore
are in the cast. The new
stage show has Ted Lewis as
its headliner.
KEITHS The Mad Miss
Manton," comic tale of q
Junior League lass named
Barbara Stanwyck mixed up
with a murder and a reporter
named Henry Fonda, follows
the current horror" bill.
CAPITOL-"Submarine Patrol"
the adventure drama of the
heroic men who manned the
subchasers in the World War,
is next here, opening Friday.
Richard Greene and Nancy
Kelly are the important peo-
pie involved. The stage bill
will be headlined by Harriet
Hector and her own ballet.
METROPOLITAN - Brother
Rat" the screen version of
the stage comedy hit about
life at V. M. l., arrives Fri
day to continue its downtown
run. Priscilla Lane, Eddie
Albert and Wayne Morris
head the cast.
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Gently made a comeback in a small
part at R-K-O.
Clara Bow doesn't care about
the movies: she says she has enough
to do looking after her two children.
Something always happens to Gloria
Swanson's plans to return: several
pictures scheduled for her have
yet to be made.
Emil Jannings and Pola Negri
are IN Germany, making pictures.
Tom Mix has his circus and Hoot
Gibson-they were the horse opera
big shots-appears with Wild West
show. Colleen Moore devotes her
time to her doll house and charity.
William Haines is the towns leading
interior decorator. Marian Nixon
has given up her career for marriage
to Director William A. Setter. Ruth
Chatterton has gone to London.
Olive Borden was reported in a
show in New York. Harry Langdon
is making a deserved comeback as
Babe" Hardy's partner in comedy.
Dorothy Sebastian, Dolores Co.'S
tello, Alice Lake, George Bancroft,
Charles Farrell and several dozen
others who call Hollywood their
home and the movies their work
are always prepared for the call.
They may be out of sight, but they
are never out Of hearing.
You can't blame them, grease
paint being 50 infective.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06

Is Sure He's
On the Way
Frankie Vaselle
Not Worried by
Lack of Stories
BY the Associated Press

by tlS ASSOCl&Le0 Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
What's going to happen to James
Cagney's double, now that he's had
; his one brief taste of glory, Is
matter of conjecture. That Is, it is
for every one except Frankie
Vaselle.
When you see Angels With Dirty
Faces" you will be struck by the
amazing resemblance between Va
selle and Cagney. Vaselle, whose
Aim name has become FRANKIE
Burke, plays Cagney as q boy in
the early sequences of that story.
Vaselle says, We'll, I got what
wanted. I'm on the way now"
There seems to be little likelihood
that Vaselle ever will have another
opportunity to portray Cagney rs a
boy. Stories calling for such
doubles don't happen very often.
But Vaselle isn't worried.
He doesn't remember exactly when
he started acting like Cagney," but
he thinks it was about four years
ago, when he was Is. Everybody
told him how much he looked like
Cagney, 50 he decided he'd better
be like him all the time.
frankie hitch-hiked twice to
Hollywood from his home in Brook
lyn-talking out of the side of his
mouth all the way. He tried every
device to get into the studio where
Cagney works. Once he caught up
with Cagney on a location, but no
sooner did he start showing the star
how much was like him" than the
cops hustled him away.
Before he left here after the Sec
ond visit, frankie appeared In an
amateur night show-doing an imi-
tation of his favorite actor. In the
audience at the time was Talent
Scout Solly Blanc. But he wasn't
interested because a Cagney double
wasn't one of his problems at that
time.
Months later frankie was a bell
boy in Las Vegas, New, when he read
the news he'd been hoping for. He
telephoned the studio-and was put
on by being told the job had been
filled. Nevertheless, he came to
Hollywood a third time.
Take it up from here, with ees-
lures, frankie:
What d'ya think-I couldn't get
In the studio! The man at the gate
and the girl at the desk said they
didn't know anything about a young
Cagney.' I even showed them how
good was. didn't know nobody.
SO I was going to hitch-hike back
to Las Vegas.
Il was standing on q corner in
downtown L. A. when a guy drove
up and said, Hop in-you're the
fellow I been looking for He drove
me to the studio and got the Job"
The fellow who drove up was a
very frantic Solly Blanc. He had
tried to find the imitator he had
seen in an amateur show without
success when he heard about the
caller at the studio gates.
boy, was lucky!" says vaselle.
"I've got just what I wanted.
Nothin' can stop me now"
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the few exceptions that prove tho
rule.
Love is still important in most
pictures, but the suddenly popular
twist endings" have eliminated
most Of the last-minute clinches.
Warmers, where other innovations
have begun, is pointing the way to
the elimination of "sappy" endings
in pictures.
Comes the dawn"
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Broadway hits: Dwight Wiman,
producer Of ION Borrowed Time"
and Il Married an Angel: Worth
ington Miner, Theater Guild direc-
tor.
Bernard Sobel, before he came
East to press agent the late Flo
Ziegfeld and his "Follies" through
several glorif1ed seasons, was an
erudite professor of English litera-
ture in Midwestern university The
extent to which Broadway and the
''Follies" lured him away from his
English classics Is revealed by the
fact that after he left Ziegfeld he
wrote q very excellent and compre-
hensive history of burlesque. To-
day Prof. Sobel is employing his
literary gifts to build glamour about
movie stars.
Trouping through the South as
advance manager for Tallulah Bank
head at the moment Is Prof. Elmer
Kenyon, who was instructor at Car
negie Tech. Pittsburgh. until he left
to join the New York Theater Guild.
That was about seven years ago and
Prof. Kenyon still is playing hockey
from his schoolmasters bench to-
lecture theater audiences about the
charms Of stars in his shows.
Sometimes the literary minds
choose the road back from Broad
way. but not often. Usually it is
only wishful thinking.
For instance. Alexander Woollcott
has been threatening for several
seasons to give up the theater and
so back to his alma mater. Hamil-
ton College. and teach. But. in the
next breath he will say that he
hopes to tour In a drama all across
the country In the manner that
Katharine Cornell and Helen Hayes
have been doing in recent years.
But, this one-time dramatic critic
of the New York Times has def
nitely established that, at least in
this instance, q critic can act as
well as he writes.
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happen next.
Such an ending was noted in 1.-THE
Sisters" the recent Warner Bros
film In which Enrol Flynn and Bette
Davis share leading roles. There is
. 'clinch before the end Of the pic
ture, but the fade-out shows the
sisters, Miss Davis, Anita Louise and
Jane Bryan, standing together on
the floor Of the election night ball,
looking on-stage toward Flynn, I'M
seen In the distance.
Warmers are leaning strongly to-
ward the mo final clinch" theory
in their efforts to make pictures
which will please the public and
tickle the box ONCE. Love Bites
Man." in which Pat O,Brien and
Joan Blondell share leading roles
as newspaper reporters, ends in
comedy scene between the two. Their
love for each other has eliminated
IN marriage halfway through the
story. But it's a rough-house scene
that will end the picture.
All the love scenes in Brother
Rat" screen version OF the stage
comedy dealing with life and ro-
nance at the Virginia Military In
stitute, are played long before the
picture is ready to end. The final
scene Is q comedy touch, as in the
play, and audiences are scheduled
to leave the theater chuckling.
Angels With Dirty Faces" recent
ly completed with James Cagney,
Pat O'Brien and the Dead End
Kids" ends on a serious note as
OBrien, playing the role of a priest,
prepares to lead his choir boys in
prayer for "a boy who couldn't run
as fast as could"
The final scene of "They Made
Me q Criminal" is played between
John Garfield and Billy Halop. The
love story is not forgotten and the
audience understands it will end
happily, but the man and the boy
occupy the screen at the fade-out.
There are no love scenes at all in
Dawn Patrol" which has an all
male cast for the story of the Royal
Flying Corps. For wings of the
Navy" the final sequence shows
George Brent sending his younger
brother, John Payne, on the flight
that will take him to Olivia de Havil-
land, the girl they both love. But
there are no clinches.
In the recently released -Four
Daughters" a tender and effective
love story was eliminated in a kiss
between Priscilla Lane and Jeffrey
Lynn. The final fade-out, however,
was q brief comedy scene of an old
lady swinging on gate. The con-
trast was successful and approved
by all audiences.
Dick Powell gets the girl" played
by Olivia de Havilland, in Hard to
Get" but the picture ends on a
comedy note instead of a romantic
one. In his next comedy, Going
Places" Dick has a final embrace
with Anita Louise, but this is one of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Film Stars of Yesteryear
Never Get Too Far Away
Movie Great of a Decade Ago
Stay Right i'm Hollywood,
Just in Case
HOLLYWOOD.
By the Associated Press.

Associated
What became Of -"
You idea immensely
during the short period Of the takes 10 until begin ask
the whereabouts Of Of them.
another
picture into surprisingly
Most OF their still HOLLYWOOD living
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end ut any studios beck.
A few have left here, but none
are too far away to get back in
short order II the occasion for their
services should arise.
In 1928 two of Paramount's top
names were Evelyn Brent and Esther
Ralston. You hear about them to-
day. occasionally. playing bits and
little parts here and there. Pathe's
mainstay was the money-making
Eddie Quillan: Eddie's still here,
appearing in lesser roles. One of
M-G-Ms stars then was Buster
Keaton. Trouble of all kinds beset
him and he dropped out OF the
picture. Just the other day he got
q job as q comedy writer at Goth
Century.
Mary Pickford keeps her name
alive and although she probably
never will act again, she may carry
out her desire to produce films.
Bebe Daniels is in London with her
husband. Ben Lyon. happily and
successfully making pictures. Chester
Conklin lives alone here in a big
house on q hill; he hasn't done any
thing In the movies for years.
Monte Blue plays parts once in
awhile and Jack Mulhall frequently
is seen in bits. Billie Dove ap-
parently has gone in complete re-
tirement-one of the few. She is
married and lives in nearby Santa
Barbara. Glenn Tryon has become
director. Richard Barthelmess
talks Of forming a producing COM
pany. George Arliss, who was I'M
able to fnd suitable roles, lives in
England. but he has an agent here
who'd like to find pictures for him.
Both the Talmadge girls. Con-
stance and Norma, have given up
the idea of ever returning to the
screen. Irene Rich and Conrad
Nagel devote nearly all Of their
time to the radio. Marion Davies
continues to be socially active, but
Hollywood hears she will make
no more pictures. Alice White re-
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s.e~~~>-O>~~~~y >~S-~~' 49, S~>sS>e-~
for them now Wouldn't buy
them by mail anyway. What's he
think I amp" He losses the letter
aside and picks up a postcard.
Look at this silly thing"
I read on the card, which came
from Cleveland: Your fish will
stop dying If you feed them crushed
oats every other day. They died
from over-eating."
Did your fish," I wonder, "die
Of stomach trouble?"
TN a manner of speaking, yes"
says Menjou. THE neighbord's cat
ate 'em. I went out there one
morning and saw a big black cat
scooping up my fish with his paws.
Never knew cats could do that.
Incredible!
Whats this? Here's a stamp
fellow says is worth $500, but he'll
take 5000, for quick cash. I wouldn't
buy from guy like that. What q
way to do business!
Il guess everybody thinks movie
people are big suckers"
No Hollywoodite is a more willing
talker than Adolphe Menjou. Few
are 50 able or so facile. On sets,
between scenes, I've watched him
keep up steady conversational bar
rage aimed at anybody who'll listen.
He's critical OF most things, but
interesting to hear. He seems to
get rid of his nervous enegry by
talking.
A stomach ailment, that almost
cost Menjou his life three years
ago, forced him to quit drinking
and now he has given up smoking.
He thought cigarettes were giving
him a slight cough and he lived in
dread of interrupting a dramatic
moment on his radio program.
Menjou now limits his pictures to
two or three a year. what with
weekly radiocast to think about. He
might make more films, six or eight
year, but that would ruin the
art of living
He and his wife (Verree Teasdale)
long ago agreed that it wasn't
worthwhile to TRY to earn a 81 OO0,-
000." The extra energy and the
added responsibilities would only
put the Government on your pay
roll to an even greater extent"
Motion pictures: why don't we
have any more great pictures?
We've got more money to spend to
make them, more talent, more
everything. What's happened to
the great directors? Some of them
are out of the business and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
LEM Clicks

When little Leni Lynn. singing
starlet, left Passaic. N. j., for Holly
wood with her expenses paid by
dimes earned at concert she gave,
she left her mother. Mrs. Carmelita
Ciofani, working at factory sewing
machine to help her father take
care of the family. Leni landed a
contract with M-G-M and when
her first pay check came in. she
wired her mother to quit work and
has been sending money home every
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Teamed Again

Pat O'Brien and Joan Blondell
will play leading roles in Broad
way Cavalier" forthcoming Warner
Bros. picture in which Wayne Nor.
ris and Make Rosenbloom will APP
pear also. Morris and Rosenbloom
will portray prizeighters in the
new film.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
All.American Girl

Cecilia Parker, who plays Marian
Hardy In the Judge Hardy family
series, has just been voted the most
typical American girl" by the Ma
tional All Clubs. Miss Parker was
born in Fort williams, Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Clinches Join Subtitles
In Hollywood Limbo
Love Scenes Replaced by Comedy
And Novelty as Favored
Film Fade.Outs
By Carlisle Jones.
By Carlisle Jones.
HOLLYWOOD

the cnch ending seems have the Of came
One hnds In its place In the pictures
finishes oenry twists on story endngs and
the wrong people
Clnch along In the sixth
customers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Adolph Menjou Is Willing
And Able as a Talker
One of the Things He Talks About
Is the 'Best.Dressed' Reputation
He Wishes He Didn't Have
By Hubbard Keavy.
Associated Press star Writer.

gentleman who pronounces his "Mn-u aonjo"
and sitting at his desk reading his
are such an item in his lite must know nrs what he wearing
heavy tweed oxford
checked ipove sweater patn
with blue, blue and brown bow, tied snugy
"Hmmmm he opening letter. What's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
CAST OF CHARACTERS

POLLY CHELSEY, heroine; stranded i'm London when war breaks out.
 JERRY WHITFIELD, hero; the Yankee who sees her through.
 CABELL BANKS, privateer captain.
 Yesterday: Skimming across the ocean, d0dging British vessels, Polly says good night" to Jerry, who is on watch. She is fearful
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
NAz,s LOOK IowAe1
 AFe,cA AeAlh

RATTLE of Adolf Hitler for Ger
 many's complete comeback as a world power at last finds ex- pression in a definite demand for return of her former colonies. Der Fuehrer struck the note in his fa- nous .Reichstag speech of three hours.
 These colonies in question are to be found in far-hung corners of the globe, but chiefly Africa. For mandated by the Versailles treaty to allied powers were the rich areas of German East Africa and German South West Africa and the Cameroons. Great Britain and Belgium hold German East Africa; German South West Africa is, included in the Union of South Africa and Cameroons is held jointly by Britain and France.
 In addition Britain and France hold Togoland in Africa; New Zealand holds Western Samoa; Australia holds New Guinea and Japan holds the Caroline, Mar shall and Mariana Islands. Stamps of the valuable German East Africa territory and South West Africa, both British and pre-war German, are shown here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
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three, then four, then God knows how many more!" His voice held sort of awe.
 He climbed down to the deck Its a convoy" he said to Cabell and the gaping crew. Merchantmen, from the looks of them."
 Cabell climbed to have a look. They're bearing down on us fast" ;" he called, and there's war schoon- CT herding them!'
 Well run for it." Jerry decided aloud. And to the bosum: Pipe all hands!" Suddenly he remember ed that Cabell Banks stood beside him, and Cabell Banks was the cap- tain of the Gray Gull. T beg your pardon!" he said in confusion.
 Its all right" Cabell replied when the whistle had ceased shrill- ing. "In danger let the best man take over. Or shall we try it together? Take the wheel. I'll climb for another look"
 As Jerry turned he saw Polly SLdlluIlS, Wlue-cyeu, lltdA d COiIl- panion ladder. Go below and stay therew he shouted at her. She would not have dared disobey, for Jerry Whitfield seemed suddenly stern stranger to her.
 They manned the sweeps then and wore ship; and when proper sail had been crowded on under Jerrys shouted directions, the Gray Gull fell away from the convoy and ran frantically north.
 The convoy ships kept to their courses, but the big warship, as if out of sheer deviltry, gave chase. It was like an angry hen that would punish sparrow for looking at her chicks.
 Jerry at the wheel laughed and barred his teeth. Cabell, clinging to the ropes above, laughed too and gave news of the frigate's progress If night falls soon enough we'll lose her!" he shouted.
 The Gray Gull seemed to be pant ing before the great spread wings that pursued her. Under those men, acing wings there would be two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

There will be meeting of the fire department in the town hall at 7:30 tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

decks pierced with long guns, Cabell calculated, and a crew of 400 men. There would be officers in gold braid, important young midshipmen, surgeons to dress wounds, carpenters to repair damage to masts and hull. ..
 Jerry Whitfield too was seeing those things as he carried the Gray Gull before the sloop of war; was seeing, as well, the gratingS where man could be tied and lashed at a captains whim. Under his wind- whipped sea-coat his scared back crept in a sort of angry frenzy while his thoughts seethed like the foam that spread from their prov.
 I'm like a drunken man." he thought, and was suddenly ashem- ed There came to him saying of his little New England mothers: No man does his best when the devils stirring him."
 With a super effort of will Jerry laid his devil. He who was free under Gods sky should not hate like man in a dungeon. Perhaps no one should hate anything-not even British naval officers.
 sAs he accepted this great truth and let 1t wash over him like a wave he saw his hands grow steady on the wheel. His body re- faxed and he felt an thrush of strength. It was an experience" and he could not account for it. It was his own, never to be shared.
 When night was almost fallen and one bright star stood in the northeast, the menacing sails were no longer to be seen. Jerry and Cabell held council and there was jubilation abroad the Gray Gull.
 They wore ship again and sailed southwest, for they were a little off their course. =.
 Jerry wondered if Polly was frightened. She had been at the back of his mind all the while, as is a precious burden one must carry safely home. He hoped she had kept the little dog beside her, for cheer.
 (TO Be COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
Tax Delinquents

Eighty names remain on the de- linquent list of the old age assist ance tax and the best has been turned over to Grand Juror Richard Williams. Paying the tax with an added dollar penalty will save fur ther expense if the names are given to officers to serve warrants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
BUSHMAN HAS 22 WIVES

Sydney, CUP)-Dr. Donald Thom- son, anthropologist, returning from a scientific triy in the Northwest Territory, reported finding the most married man in Australia. His name is Wongo, with p wives and al- most enough children to start a family tribe.