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Evening star., 1938-03-12

~ UCClNIS powerful musical
l. drama, "Tosca," was presented
at the Rialto Theater last eve
4 ming by the Chicago Opera
Co. to large and highly enthusiastic
audience. Although requiring more
spaciousness than that available on
the stage of the Rialto, the setting was
adequate, with all the necessary de-
tails to give background to the story.
Experienced actor-singers were cast in
the major roles. the only lack being
In the chorus of the first act, which
was not large enough nor sure enough
vocally to give the expected magnifi-
cence to the finale of the church scene.
The dominating figure, histrioni-
cally and vocally. was Mario Cozzi, in
the role Of Scarpia. seconded by Ralph
Errolle in the part of Mario Cavara-
dossi. Cozzi's voice is of a particular
largeness and openness so that his
tones ring opulently without losing
their quality. His acting of the role,
while not carrying any special dis
tinctive points, had q certain power
which his personal appearance en-
hanced. Mr.. Errolle was most con-
vincing dramatically in the second act,
although his singing of the first act
aria, "Recondita Armonia," and the
duet scene with Tosca was virile and
tonally brilliant.
Leonore Corona as Tosca did not
measure up to the demands Of the role
except visually. She was . handsome
Tosca, beautifully gowned and grace
ful in her movements. Her grasp of
the dramatic import Of the tragic
part was not strong enough to grip
the listener, reaching, however, the
peak OF her emotional expressiveness
IN the murder scene. Her voice lacks
focus and color and Is not capable
OF giving climatic value to the music.
The well-known "Vissi d'Arte" area
was sung reclining on the couch and
away from the audience 30 that its
emotional effectiveness was lost.
Other characters which figure in
the story were well taken, James
Cassel singing the part of Angelotti.
Carlo Lanzillotti that of the Sacris-
tan, with Lodovico Olivieri as Spo-
letto and Louis Sartori his COM
panion, Sciarrone.
The action of the entire opera was
slow. due perhaps to the lack Of spirit
In the orchestra. Fulgenzio Guerrieri
was again the director and again
showed his fine musicianship in his
manner of bringing out the best the
orchestra could give. This afternoon
Verdi's "Rigoletto" will be given with
Martha Errolle, Rocco Pandiscio and
Ivan Velik in the leading roles and
this evening NINE. Butterfly" will be
sung, with Eda Ercole as Cio-Cio
San and Ralph Errolle as 1t. Pinker-
ton.
Evening star., 1938-03-12
Ray Milland
Most Sought
Male Lead
Stars Schedule
Has Him Booked
For a Year.

TINE masculine star whose services
at the moment are most in de-
L mand in Hollywood is not
Clark Gable or Robert Taylor,
. survey reveals, but Ray Milland
Where other important male stars
have one or two pictures scheduled
after completion of their current pro-
auctions, Milland now is apparently
booked solid for more than a year.
Partly because of the current dearth
Of leading men, but primarily reflect
ing his phenomenal development as
. dramatic actor during the past year,
producers now are competing vigor-
ously for the services of the handsome
one-time British Army officer
Milland now is working with Dorothy
Lamour in Paramount,s Her Jungle
Love" on location at Palm Springs.
Two days after his work in the Jungle
opus is finished, Milland is scheduled
to start work in "Ensenada," which
Arthur Hornblow is to produce for
Paramount, and in which Miss La
mour also will be co-starred.
Four other forthcoming productions
eko have tentatively cast Milland for
. leading role.
He will be teamed with Fred Mac
Murray when Men With Wings" the
big Technicolor epic of the air, gets
under way In Texas, and is slated for
the top spot in Rudyard Kipling's
THE Light That Failed" Other films
set for Milland when and If he finds
the time are Beau Geste" and Mil
lions for Defense"
Indicative of the popularity of the
handsome Briton is the fact that a
month ago he was working in two
productions simultaneously.
Evening star., 1938-03-12
"Tom Sawyer" Stars
Together Again.

TOMMY KELLY and Ann 0illis
juvenile stars who are winning
fame In "The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer" will shortly be teamed In
"Heartbreak Town." the story Of 4
child star in Hollywood. The STORY
is an original by Budd schulberg, who
Is now collaborating with Marshall
Neilan on the screen play.
william H. Wright, who was Selz-
hicks production assistant ON 1.-THE
Adventures of Tom Sawyer" will
occupy the same post for "Heartbreak
Town." and preparations for produc-
ton in the near future have already
been set In motion. Director and sup
porting cast will be announced shortly.
Young Kelly and Little Miss 0illis,
who are now making personal appear
ances in Eastern cities tn conjunction
with the national 1elease Of ''The Ad-
ventures Of Tow. Nawyer," are due to
start for Hollywood soon.
Evening star., 1938-03-12

q cinema Dy LLOYD Bacon, who eVl-
IDENTIFY has his own secret understand
ing of the Broadway boys. for he has
presented them sympathetically, with
good gusty humor and delightful
knack Of revealing the childlike sports
that used to amuse the lugs, the mugs
and the thugs Of prohibition days Mr..
Bacon also has contrived to avoid the
possibility that jokes about death are
apt to fall very fiat. He sells these
gags to the hilt with his direction, and
if you imagine in advance that the
whole business would only disgust you,
just give the boys a chance.
OF course the citizens who are
knocked of in this piece do not happen
to be especially valuable to any one
but themselves, which helps to attune
an audience to the callous outlook Of
the characters in the story, but dead
or alive they provide only a minor
portion OF the laughs. Messers Rum
yon and Lindsay took the whole phony.
semi-grandiose bootlegging fraternity
for a fine sleigh ride in their little
drammy, and the picture pulls no
punches in that direction.
Mr.. Robinson. the most accom-
plished gunman of the modern screen,
again demonstrates that he knows
how to be clown as well as q
Evening star., 1938-03-12

(Alan Mowbray), several other mis-
cellaneous people, few fish and birds
and two mammoth Great Danes.
Into their midst one fine day comes
a chap with a heavy beard, immedi-
ately taken for another lost soul by
mama. It does not matter that you
know all along it is really Brian
Aherne in disguise and not a tramp
at all, for Mr.. Aherne can not get
away from Mrs. Kilbourne, but must
stay and be the chauffeur. OF course,
he does not try hard to get away
once he lamps the daughter of the
household miss Bennett, not Miss
Granville). Then there's a party one
night and by odd circumstances the
tramp gets mixed up with the guests,
so next morning he is found in the
guest room, pointing out he couldn't
very well be a chauffeur any more
So in the end he throws bucket of
water in Comics face, a token by
which she knows he loves her.
So help lis that's what happens,
with embellishments, of course. The
embellishments include various scenes
where the members of the family
troop about like mad things, with the
two hounds whooping along; sundry
superb displays of Miss Burke's absent
minded technique, and some hilarious
moments provided by Butler Alan
Mowbray. Every one concerned, in
fact, contributes fine comic touch
How Director Norman Mcleod and
the players maintained the pace they
have is beyond us. but they've done
1t and one of the things 'Merrily We
Live" does not lack is speed. If
you're in a mood for unconf1ned,
delirious slapstick, this Is 1t.
X X
THE Capitols stage show is spright-
ly revue titled Spring Highlites."
dedicated to spring, which is a fine
idea If spring will only take the hint
here are songs by Talbert Haslett,
Washington boy, who has made good
in a number of big cities, not to men,
ton Washington; there are smooth
dances by Holland and Hart, whose
routines are novel and exceedingly
fine; there is comedy by Harry Burns,
in that routine you've seen before,
and by Allen and Hoover. and Janette
Hackett and her Delovelies are held
over for a second week to brighten
the proceedings with new dances. And
Phil Lampkin and the orchestra sit
bathed in green light to dedicate
their musical doings to March II.
Evening star., 1938-03-12
"The Adventures"
New Wanger Film.

WALTER WANGER has announced
that "The Adventures" has been
selected as the new title for his cur
rent production formerly known as
"The River Is Blue" This is the film
which co-stars Madeleine Carroll and
Henry Fonda, with William Dieterle
directing.
"The Adventures" is based on Z
screen story by John Howard Lawson.
with its action and drama unfolding
in continental Europe. The featured
players who support the start include
John Halliday. Leo qarrillo and vladi-
mir Sokolov. The production Is slated
for release through United Artists.
Evening star., 1938-03-12

tiful woman present. Cutest looking
couple, Janet Gaynor and Tyrone
Power, who left a sick bed to escort
Miss Gaynor. (This romance begins
to look like love-even with the
publicity angle.) A camera man
calls Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, ST.,
Lady Ashley" but she seems to like
1t. And so does Doug. . w. c.
Fields has dif1iculty with his speech
can't get the words out. c. Aubrey
Smith, who presents the statuette to
Miss Rainer. echoes the prevailing
sentiment with this banquet has
gone on long enough"
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Evening star., 1938-03-12
Opera Debut Here
For Local Girl.

ELOREINE HURLEY. a native Of
Washington. will make her
operatic debut in the role OF Giovanni,
in "Rigoletto." with the Chicago Opera
Co., at the Rialto Theater this after
noon. Miss Hurley is . student of
William Webster and was coached
for the role by him.
Evening star., 1938-03-12

Live" which attains quite the daffiest
state of complete nonsense the mad
cinema makers of the Hollywood hills
have managed to achieve in a long
time.
There is no point to "Merrily We
Live" no reason in its madness, no
excuse for it, except that it proves it
is better to have laughed than never
to have lived at all. point always
worth proving again. If you own a
dour mood you cherish, if you feel
there's no point in being cheerful
these days with the world in the state
1t Is in and furthermore with March
Is so near at hand, or if you feel
your diaphragm is not up to the
strain, stay away from Loew's Capitol
this week. But on the other hand,
II you feel the time has come to speak
OF many things, none of which makes
sense, and If you feel the need of the
heartening tonic effect of relaxing
quietly to the strains of your own
hearty laughter, "Merrily We Live"
is your dish
If you have cares, prepare to shed
them at the door. for you will soon
forget them once you become involved
in the zany antics of the quiet little
family circle brought before you in
this madhouse- on celluloid which Hal
Roach has contrived for M-G-M as
a worthy successor to Topper" No
frown in the world could survive be-
fore the bombardment of lunacy shot
forth by the entrenched Kilbourne
clan, unless it be frown on the face
OF some one who must have his COM
edy in the subtle manner. "Merrily
We Live" is about as subtle as Gus
tard pie on the schnozzola. But,
messieurs ct mesdAmes, it is a riot.
or did we say that before?
THE Kilbourne clan consists Of
mama billie Burke), who has a
penchant for picking up tramps and
attempting to reform them, in spite
OF the fact the tramps seem to have
q penchant for stealing the family
silver at first opportunity; daughter
(Connie BennetD, who is completely
daffy. but not too daffy to know what
she wants when she sees it; younger
daughter (Bonita Granville), rather
nice brat who attempts to make pin
money by selling information about
members of the family to other men,
bers of the family; father( Claude
Gillingwater). whose family is nat
urally somewhat Of a strain; butler
Evening star., 1938-03-12

she listens to
Shirley making
the right an
sWers t the man
at the mike {.
Flashlights pop
increasingly {.
- OF ur
badger" Shirley
shouts to Arthur
T'reacher. II sure
have" " he replies
- showing h Is
T e m pie Junior
Oman identif-
cation Shir-
lev creates his
tory by remain
Evening star., 1938-03-12
Another Ex.BIond.

MADELEINE CARROLL, who is CO.
starring with Henry Fonda in
Walter Wanger's THE Adventures, 4"
has decided that five years as q plat
mum blond on the screen is enough.
She IS allowing her silken tresses to
retain their natural coloring, described
as honey-color, for future screen work,
Just to avoid monotony, says Made
leine, by way Of explanation.
Evening star., 1938-03-12
Insanity Runs Rampant
In 'Merrily We Live.
Capitol's New Comedy Dedicated
To Utter Nonsense-Stage Bill
A Bright Revue.
By HARRY MACARTHUR,

PoRIEN Of evil days pvded the world news yesterday and there
blood the which shone
But there blood
Capitol Theater
there o.
Evening star., 1938-03-12
Slight Case of Murder
Full of Gusty Humor
Edward G. Robinson Starred in
Runyon Comedy at Earle.
Buck and Bubbles a Hit.
By ROBERT B. PHILLIPS. Jr.

SLIGHT CASE OF MURDER" homicide
Out Of four Of them
~ be comical
what Edward G. Allen jenkins Donney,
Broph Harold Huber
Of it. Dramatically speaking.
Evening star., 1938-03-12
Flood and Two PrevieWs
Pep Up Hollywood Week
Warner Tells 1Selznick
"Jezebel" Will Help
"Gone With the Wind"
Nv SHEILAH GRAHAM.

7 oLLYWoOD, March II NANA)-Dear Diary
the biggest week current Hollywood hstorywhat
m digging out Of the mud and water the prevw Of ehea
Sunnybrook whitney
Turf
Shirley Temples arrival
Evening star., 1938-03-12
butterfly to
Be Heard
"Tosca" Effectively
Presented by
Opera Group.
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

- UCCINTS powerful musical
- drama, "Tosca." was presented
at the Rialto Theater last eve
Evening star., 1938-03-12

oHIIley IempIe HrrlVaI at ner pr
men, who bring her to the compara-'
tive safety Of the microphone
Mrs. Temples smile is agonizing as
Evening star., 1938-02-27
G-Men Follo'o Spy Ring Trail
After failing Trio on Charge
Of Selling Military Secrets

sion. they said. coded messages which,
when finally deciphered with a "key"
also found on her, started them on an
intensive search for q number of
other alleged conspirators.
The three stood mute when ar
raigned before United States Com
missioner in New York yesterday on
Federal charges of espionage. They
were held for the Federal grand jury
under $25,000 bond each.
While contents of the coded mes
sages were withheld by F. B. I. OFF,
cials, they said other arrests are PLAN
ned as q result of the revelations.
Reports on the case received by
teletype and telephone at F.. B. /.
headquarters yesterday read more like
chapters in spy novel than the
routine reports which usually come
over the wires in ordinary cases.
Passport Plot Fails.
The reports mentioned a faxed pass
port plot that failed; an effort to
impersonate Secretary of State Hull;
sale of Panama Canal defense plans;
efforts to obtain data on United States
aircraft carriers under construction.
smuggling of coded papers aboard
transatlantic liners; theft of Army Air
Corps codes and other alleged in
trigue.
The F. B. I. refused to make pub
lie the European country for whom
Evening star., 1938-02-27
SET FOR LONG HOP
Good Will Aviators Will Try
Overwhelmingly Flight.

CRISTOBAL, Canal Zone, Feb. 26
P).-The United States Army good
will flyers planned to take off at 6
am. tomorrow from France Field for
a nonstop flight to Langley Field, Va
They originally were scheduled to
fly to Miami, Fla, but they will halt
there only if weather conditions do
not permit continuance of the journey
to Virginia.
The six flying fortresses" of the
party of 40 officers and men were
taken across the Isthmus of Panama
today from Albrook Field, where they
landed yesterday from Lima. Peru.
Officers at France Field entertained
the flyers tonight.
Evening star., 1938-02-27

night to smash remnants of an alleged
espionage ring bent on securing for a
European power-by means of money
or murder-vital American defense
secrets.
Capture of the three, officials of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation de-
clared, frustrated an alleged plot by
secret foreign agents" to hold up the
commanding officer of an important
military post in the New York area
and rob him sof certain confidential
papers. The agents believe timely ex-
posure of the plans probably saved the
life of the officer, whose identity they
declined to disclose.
The two men, one private at
Mitchell Field and the other a de-
serter from the Coast Artillery Corps,
have confessed they sold to foreign
agents highly confidential military
data, it was asserted at F. B. I. head
quarters last night. They are Pvt.
Erich Glaser, %, and former Sergt.
Gunther Gustave Rumrich, employed
by a New York manufacturer.
The beautician, Miss Johanna Hoff-
man. 26, of Dresden, Germany, is
halrdresser on the German liner
Europa. Agents found in her possess
Evening star., 1938-02-27
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

The Senate stage Is set for the open
ing tomorrow of one of the major
battles of the session over Government
reorganization.
With a substantial bloc of Senator's
forming to fight essential features of
the pending bill, including proposed
abolition Of the General Accounting
Once and the Civil Service Commits
sion, Senator Byrnes. Democrat, of
South Carolina will launch the debate
with an explanation and defense OF
the measure.
The South Carolinian may agree to
lay the bill aside temporarily at the
end Of his speech to give Senator Nc
Kellar. Democrat, of Tennessee an op-
portunity to pass the 81 ,40l BAT 900
Treasury-Post ONCE appropriation
measure, but by Tuesday the reorgani-
zation contest will be in full swing.
Hope to Pass 1t This Week.
Supporters of the measure are hope
full of passing it by the end of this
week. and of holding Senate majority
for the main objectives Of the plan as
reported from committee. 1t is more
than likely, however. the battle will
extend at least into the second week.
A determined group of Democrats,
led by Senator Byrd of Virginia, aug
mented by support from the Repub-
lican side, is preparing to seek ma
terial alteration of the powers the bill
would confer on the executive branch
OF the Government.
This coalition, estimated in some
quarters at between Is and 80 Sena-
tors, probably would not be able alone
to eliminate basic features of the COM
mlttee plan. Inquiry at the Capitol
yesterday. however, revealed a num-
Der OF non-committal Senators. Some
OF these members, who ordinarily sup
port administration measures, indi-
Gated they have been waiting for the
reorganization bill to come up to give
it serious study.
Amendments List Grows.
Already more than a dozen formal
amendments have been filed by indi-
vidual Senators. and others are ex-
pected as the debate proceeds. The
bill is divided into five major titles,
which Senator Byrnes is expected to
analyze in his speech tomorrow.
Title empowers the President to
reduce or consolidate executive agen-
cies, except a group of Is that are
specifically exempted. including the
Federal Reserve System, Federal
Power Commission, Federal Trade
Commission, Interstate Commerce
Commission and similar commissions.
Until July l. 1910. the President could
exercise this power by sending an
executive order to Congress- which
would take effect 60 days later unless
Congress took affirmative action to
stop 1t, which. in effect, would mean
amending the reorganization law.
Even if Congress passed a counter
manding bill during the so days, the
(See REORGANIZATION Page A-5)
Evening star., 1938-02-27
JAPAN HINTS PLAN
TO END NAVY RACE
Hirota Tells Parliament of
Hopes to Terminate
Competition.
BACKGROUND

oACh1nOUNO-
United States, Britain, France,
Italy and Japan haze been engaged
in ndD1l race. Which had gotten
underway In blueprint form before
expiration of Washington and Lon
don naval treaties December 81.
1886. London Naual Conference
tailed to agree on neD feet limi-
tdtions, but did conclude agreement
limiting battleships to $4,000 tons
with 16-inch guns.
BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. Feb. 26.-Belief spread to-
night that Japan might offer a plan
to end the world naval rearmament
race.
An important question now exist
ing between Japan, the United States
and Great Britain is the naval pro-
gram" Foreign Minister Koki Hirota
told parliament in answer to questions
on foreign policy.
"Japan's naval policy" he added,
"is unchanged since abrogation of the
Washington naval treaty. This policy
was based on principles of non-aggres-
sion and non-menace.
Japan has no intention of joining
any building race. We are hoping to
stop such a race by appealing to the
powers sense of fairness and Justice" "
First Move for Reconsideration.
Speculation was based on Hirota' g
statement. which was seen as Japan's
first tangible move toward reconsid-
ering the whole international naval
question.
Hirota did not mention the Joint
Americana British French request for
Japan's naval building plans which
Japan refused. That incident, how
ever. was believed to have been one
OF the circumstances which, he said,
make Japan's foreign relations very
delicate"
The three powers had asked Japan
whether she was building battleships
OF more than $4,000 tons, the limit
fixed by the London naval treaty to
which Japan does not subscribe.
In its refusel to answer, the Jap
anese government objected to the
Qualitative" - size Of ship limita-
tions which the London treaty i'm
poses. 1t expressed a desire, however,
1or discussions of "quantitative" limi-
tations. which would set a ratio for
proportional strength of entire fleets.
informed quarters, in the lieht of
Hlrota's answers. now say Japan was
forced. as q matter Of prestige, to have
insisted on her right to keep her naval
data secret. They expressed belief that
the reply might have been different
had the notes been delivered separately
or had there been but one request.
Semi-omcial sources said Japan
saw united pressure against her In the
(SAe TOKYO Do0o 1ZI
Evening star., 1938-02-27
picture on Page ABB

In a race against death for seven
valuable English cocker spaniels, a
chartered plane was expected here
from Boston early today to pick up
q mongrel at Washington Airport to
supply milk for the ailing pups.
The private plane, chartered by E.
w, Owen OF Boston, was due here from
Boston at about 2:30 am. and was to
take off with the dam, who had
puppies only nine days ago, imme-
diately afterward for the 4-hour trip
back.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Plane to Take Mongrelto Boston
To Mother Blooded Ailing Pups

The appeal for q dam came to M.
g. Denlinger. who operates here the
only dog foster mother home in the
country, after the Boston faucier had
appealed to New York and surround
ing cities without success.
The seven ailing pups are the on
spring of mother whose milk Is rois-
oning them.
Mr.. Denlinger received q long-dis-
tance telephone call from the Bos-
tonian about $50 O'Clock last night,
telling him that the plane had already
left Boston with pilot and another
man to care for the dog en- route back.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
IL ARRESTED IN CUBA
ON SEDITION CHARGES
Group Held as Leftist Aeitators
Accused of Planning Revo-
lutionary Strike.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA. Feb. 26.-The Army In
telligence Service today arrested IL
persons on charges of seditious ac-
tivities
ohcials said the men, whom they
described as Leftist agitators, were
working out plan to organize a revo-
lutionary strike in Cuba,
They said the group was in touch
with Spanish Leftists and was devel-
oping a Leftist propaganda campaign
in this country.
The Cuban government recently is
sued . decree outlawing all Spanish
political organizations connected with
the spanish civil war, regardless OF
their tandWctak