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The Washington times., 1938-11-15
Film Society
Gives Chico

The Film Society of Washing
ton, in cooperation with the
Museum of Modern Art Film
Library. will present a series of
10 showings of films of unusual
interest beginning Wednesday,
November Is, at Pierce Hall,
Fifteenth and Harvard Sts.,
when the feature will be The
Adventures Of Chico" a MeXi-
can picture starring a small boy
Chico and his life in the for
eSts among the birds and beasts.
This opening event will be fol
lowed by other programs, in
cluding The Big Parade" De-
cember 7; Anna Christie"
January 4; Song of China"
January 18; "Kimiko" The
Eternal QuesD, February l;
The Last Laugh" February IS;
The Making of a King" March
l; What Price Glory?" March
Is; Robin Hood" March 20,
and Greed" April 5.
All the showings will be given
at Pierce Hall. Only members
of the Film Society and their
guests will attend the programs.
No tickets will be available at
Pierce Hall, but must be OBJ
tanned in advance at the Film
Society office, 1874 F. St. NJ w.
metropolitan 3834, from Miss
Matilda Young, secretary of the
Film Society.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

his outrages. who murdered be-
sides Miriamne, her sons, Alex
ander and Aristobulus, leading
Augustus to observe, 1T was
better to be Herod's hog than
his SON.
The play chooses to spotlight
the dark chapters when despair
hung over the royal household
in the years B. c., as Herod was
marching to the wars.
His passionate devotion to
Miramne, was poisoned by an
insane jealousy that led him to
have her watched while he led
hsi military expeditions. While
Miriamne was suspect, so were
his trusted lieutenants, who
paid with their heads for
imagined perfidy.
SUPPORT is BRILLIANT
Such abnormal love and vio-
lerce, coupled with his hatred
for the Queen Mother, Alex
andra, whom he viSioned as
having covetous eyes on his
throne, turned the trusting wife
into a scheming. disillusioned,
unhappy mate. Why not let
Herod get the evidence he de-
sires, and embrace the peace
that execution offers.
Miriamne permits Herod to
confirm his suspicious. to order
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

CLOCK

CAPITOL - Richard Green,
Nancy Kelly, Submarine Pa
troll" II a. m, 1:50, 4:40,
7::3O, 1920, p. m. Stage-Ha1
riet Hoctor, 1855, $40, $50,
9:20 p. m.
PALACE E-Ronald Colman,
Frances Dee, If I Were
King" IL noon, 2:20, 4:45,
ITO, 9;35 p. m.
COLUMBIA-W allace Beery,
Mickey Rooney, stable
mates" 1850 a. m, 2:20. 4:50,
tbs, 9:45 p. m.
R. X. o. KEITH'S-Barbara
wyck, Henry Fonda,
Mad Miss Manton," 11:46 a.
m, 1:48, $50, 5:52, 7:54,
9:56 p. m.
EARLE-Bob Burns, Fay Balm
ter, Arkansas Traveller" II
a. M, 1:45, 4:3O, tbs p. m.
Stage, Ted Lewis, 1880, 3:35,
$40, 9:10 p. m.
INSTRUMENTATION Nor
ris, Priscilla Lane, Brother
Rat" 1870 a. m. 1:30, 3:35.
5:35, TAO, $40 p. m.
TRANS LUX - Newsreel and
Shorts, 10, 11:45 a. m. 1890,
las. 3, Ais, $50, 6:45, 8.
9:15. 10:45 p. m.
BELASCO-Anna Neagle, Sir
Cedric Hardwick, Peg of Old
Drury," 4:19, 6:15, 8:11. 10:07
p. m.
LIT LE-"Generals Without
Buttons" II a. m, 12:45, 2:30,
APO, sos, 7::55 p. m.
MOUNT VERNON Drive in.
Walter Huston, Rhodes, En-
pire Builder" 1852, 1915 2. m.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
Weather Puts One
Over On Van Dyke

w. S. Van Dyke is a wizard
with actors, but the weather
balks him.
Van" took the Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer company of Stand
Up and Fight" to Butte Mead
oWs to shoot summer mountain
scenes and encountered snow.
1t melted soon and everything
was Jake"
Then as the script calls for
snow scenes in another Sc
quence, but with different back
ground, Van" and the company
have to train to Sonora. Mean
while, interiors were filmed at
the studio with Robert Taylor.
Wallace Beery and Florence
Rice.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
Hollywood Stages
SNOWFALL Battle

When James Stewart made
his first appearance on the ice
Follies" set during the lunch
hour. he was greeted with a
SNOWFALL in the face.
The SNOWFALL, made from soft
ice scraped from the rink, was
thrown wildly by one of the
skaters and it accidentally hit
Stewart. The actor suspecting
his old friend, Lew Ayres,
packed the ice together and
fired it at Ayres.
Blaming skating champion
Roy Shipstad, Ayres threw a
SNOWFALL at him, and the snow
throwing fight was on. Extras,
rropmen, actors and others who
happened to, be on the Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer set, filled the
air with snow until the lunch
period was up.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
KeIIeygroms

Ina Claire has turned down
the offer for the new S. N. Behr-
man com ~, because she is
closer than Xmas to a tWO-pic-
ture offer from MG-M. for the
screen.
On the other hand Katharine
Cornell may take up the chance
to star in Behrman's opus, mo
Chance for Comedy" She has
read it and the Playwright'S
company hopes she'll take same
for her next play.
Columbia BrOadcasting office
should wake up. They are max
ing Nan Wynn-their mike
singer at the Capitol Theater-
yell for her name in lights be-
fore she has learned how to
make an entrance, or take a
bow. Nan must be SweIIed up
as the only No. 2 vaudevilian
with mink coat, and one for
her secretary.
Warner Bros. and Metro,
GOldwYn-Mayer are competing
for the screen rights to the
Pulitzer prize play. Our Town"
The Thornton Wilder drama is
due in Washington on Decem-
ber IL.
Frank La Falce signed up the
Wednesday matinee time for a
preview of THE Sisters" So
LOew's will screen "The Cita-
del" at l:3O today, instead of
tomorrow.
Good luck to Emcee AL Nor
ton, who starts on his own at
the Bamboo this week. AL has
introduced 900 or more acts
since he started at the Lotus,
has recruited a baru of his own
that he hopes can soon ask for
a vaudeville week in the down
town theaters.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
Variety Picks
New Chiefs
For 1899

A. E. Lichtman, head of the
theater chain bearing his name,
was elected chief barker" of
the Variety Club of Washington
for 1889, at the clubs annual
elections held in the Willard
Hotel Monday afternoon.
Hardie Meakin, manager of
RKO-Keith's eater, was
named first assistant chief
barker: Sidney Lust, indie
pendent theater operator, was
elected second assistant chief
barker: Harry Brown, branch
manager for Grand National
Pictures. was made secretary,
and Sam CALAMITY, division
manager for Columbia Films,
reelected treasurer, a post he
has held since the inception of
the showmen'S club.
Raj Bell, head of publicity
and advertising for the Loew
Theaters here, was renamed
executive secretary and A. Julian
Brylawski. manager OF the
realty department for the War
ner Brothers Theaters, who is
the clubs current chief, was
voted delegate to the councils
of the national organization of
Variety Clubs.
A. E. Lichtman, J. Makover,
Angie Ratio, H. Brown, Ed Fon-
taine, and Sidney Lust were
voted to the clubs board of gov
ernors and will serve with Archie
Engel, Sam Galanty, Sam Flax,
Hardie Meakin and Harry Lob
meyer, whose terms on the
clubs governing board do not
expire until December, 1899. Also
on the clubs board are its for
mer chief barkers, John j. Pay
yette, Rudolph Berger, Carter
Barron, and A. Julian Brylaw-
ski.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
Maria Ouspenskaya To
PLAY in Love Affair

Maria Ouspenskaya, widely
known stage player and dra-
matte coach, has arrived in Hol-
lyWood from New York to play
an important part in RKO
Radios new Leo McCarey pro
duction, Love Affair" starring
Irene Dunno and Charles Boyer.
Also in the cast are Lee Bow
man and Maurice Moscovitch.
Nine. Ouspenskaya, long
noted for her work with the
Russian Art Theater and for
her dramatic training methods,
has started many players to-
ward stage and screen fame.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

her summary trial before a
packed court, goes majeSticaliy
to meet death. satisfied martyr
to an iniquitouS brute,
The curtains close on re-
mOr<aful. but still savage
Heroo greeting the challenge
of the new King born in Beth
lehem. with his historic order
for the slaughter of the inno-
cent.
Thus we have a play of fierce
hates, of primitive passion, of
sweeping emotions. seemingly all
the elements for grim, brood
ing tragedy. that never quite
surgeS to the heights. since the
Smouldering dramatic emberS
never break into flame.
NEW LEADING MAN
One must regret that such a
lavish expenditure of resources,
intellectual and material, pro-
duceS such an indifferent re-
suit. The plays the thing, and
here we have scrambled
series of colorful tableauX-at
least. one of staggering beauty
in color and posture-and a
story that finds difficulty in
conjuring appeal or stirring any
vital emotion.
Monday-nighters are still gos-
siping about the wisdom of i'm
porting a leading man for the
role of Herod. He is Fritz Kort-
ner, who comes with dis
tinguiShed continental acting
background and a flamboyant
technique that registered mega
lively last night.
There is no Subtlety in the
Korfner portrait OF Herod 1t
is bombastic, loud. frantic,
adorned with grimaces and en-
phatic gestures, one that found
limited command of English,
definite barrier to artistic
achievement. But for all of its
obvious faults, the Kortner his
trionics were superior to Glenn
ence Danes lustreleSs script.
HEAVY-HANDED PLAY
An evening in the presence Of
Katharine Cornell is never time
diSSipated. Here, as the tor
tured Queen of Judea, she gives
an eloquent performance. NOV
ing with matchless grace, and
voicing the lines that come
closest to impreSsing the ex-
allied note of tragedy.
With all the beauty of express
sion that is characteristic of
this first flight actress, her act
ing still projects its elusive
magic.
In simple dignity, but quiet
force Florence Reed presents
the embittered queen mother, Al
eXandra. Also effective in voice
and manner are Peter Capell,
Mckay Morris and Kent Smith.
The settir gs are massive and
in the drab decor that suggests
the Sombre mood of the action.
Guthrie McClintic'S direction is
also excellent.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
The Shinino Hour Due Friday

Heralded as one of the out
standing productions of the sea-
son, THE Shining Hour, with
Joan Crawford, Margaret Sui
lavan. Robert Young and
Melvyn Douglas opens on Fri
day at Loew's Capitol Theatre.
Based on the New York stage
success by Keith Winter, the
drama presents Joan Crawford
in her first dancing role since
Dancing LADY,.
"The Shining Hour" is the
story of a dancing star who at
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

aT>ence
noble intention.
Mark it down as one of the Cornell emotional portraits
The Washington times., 1938-11-15
Tragedy Of Ancient Judeo Is
Adaptation From German
With Fritz Kortner

To Katharine CornplS profe>>cd ambition develop
rerprtoy classic and modern dramas may be attributed
her choice "IIerod and Mramne poetic tragedy by
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

-tempts to escape from her sur.
roundings through marriage
with a Kansas farmer. The re-
sulting family entanglementS
provide plot rich in dramatic
action.
The production was brought
to the screen by Joseph L. Man.
kiewicz, Frank Borzage di-
rected.
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

pared with the unforgettable
Elizabeth Barrett. the flaming
Jeanne D'Arc, or the most pre-
cious of JuIiets. Instead, let's put
it in the words of her director
husband. Guthrie MCClintiC.
who when he first fell under
the spell of the Cornell art,
wrote on his program. Inter
estlng. monotonous. wat h
That's a three-word review Of
"Herod and Miramne.
Herod was indeed a psyco-
pathic tyrant. who left hiStory's
pages drenched in the blood of
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

If this is your automobile
license number bring your
registration card of identifi-
cation to the Washington
Herald Times building, 1917
H Street N. W., and receive
two tickets for Loew s
Palace Theater presentation
of Ronald Colman in If I
Were King"
The Washington times., 1938-11-15

tNe Tefman FTNUTIcN HeOOeI. TTdNPOstU
into the English idiom by Clemencc Dane.
50 this Queen of ancient .Judea was
brought to the stage of the National The
atcr last night with all the Sorcery of
brilliant actress. and new leading man.
Fritz Kortncr. who had played the monster.
Hprod, 11j times at the Berlin state The
ator before his haui>hmcnt by Hitler edct.
Il is a fair assumption that the poetic
story has lost something in the journey
from Berlin to America. For despite rich
settings of sturdy brown. colorful costum
ing. pomp. pageantry. and striking tab
Evening star., 1938-03-16
VETERANS Modified
IN DISASTER DRILL
(Story on Page All
Ply the Associated Press.

Ply the Associated Press.
CONCORD, N. H., March 10
Screaming sirens last night mobilized
New Hampshires Legionnaires in a
practice drill within one hour-"ready
for action to combat any major dis
aSter.
Brought from homes, businesses and
amusement places. more than 5000
men and women-veterans, volunteers,
doctors and nurses-answered the test
emergency call. sounded in every city,
town and village in the State.
Plans for the mobilization. de-
scribed by State Comdr John l.. Sulli-
van of Manchester as the FIRST of its
kind in the country were started by
the Legion two years ago, shortly after
floods swept part of the State.
Only district Legion commanders
had been notified in advance the exact
time the call would be made.
Evening star., 1938-03-16

yards Of the drummer or half q mile
distant on q still day.
Grouse drum by day, they drum by
night. There comes in the autumn q
strange return Of the drumming i'm
pulse, and on an Indian summer aft
ernoon or . misty November night,
the tom-tom Of the grouse fills the air
with its soft rhythm, made by the swift
clapping Of wings against the birds
body.
The ruffed grouse Is in other respects
. bird Of mystery. At times, in the
autumn, grouse seem to 60 crazy. They
fly through windows, invade cities, lose
all fear. Old-timers have accused
grouse Of getting drunk on wild grapes
that have fermented in the sun. Natu.
ralists have given other reasons fol
the fall madness, among them ma.
lures determination TO break up thl
family fiocks.
Another grouse mystery Is the peri.
odical decline in numbers About ever,
eight years, the grouse cycle goes from
high to low. A lot Of study has beer
given to this problem, and the expla.
nations range from sunspots to cpl.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
COTTON PAYMENTS
NOW ARE URGED.
$130,000,OOO Would Be
Used for Farmers to Abide
by 1888 Program.
Dy the Associated Press.

Farm leaders on Capitol Hill and
in the A. A. A. proposed yesterday
that Congress authorize the immediate
disbursement of s130,0o0,000 in price
adjustment payments to cotton farm
ers who promise to abide by the 1888
crop control program.
Chairman Smith, Democrat, of
South Carolina of the Senate Agricul-
ture Committee introduced an amend
ment to the new Crop Control Act,
authorizing such quick payments. A
short time later Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wallace advocated the early ex-
penditure.
A. A. A. officials said that under
the present law the payments could
not be made before next fall or WIN
ter. Secretary Wallace asserted that
If the new proposal was accepted, the
Agriculture Department could dis
tribute the money in the late spring
and summer.
Payments Limited.
The existing law limits the pay
ments to those growers of 1887 cotton
who comply with acreage allotments
given them under this years farm
program. Officials explained that
compliance could not be checked until
late IN the year.
Secretary Wallace said that last
Saturdays referendum invoking mar
keting quotas on this years cotton in
dioated that "a very large portion Of
the cotton producers will comply with
the 1888 cotton adjustment program
Vote for Quota System.
Approximately 80 per cent of the
more than 100000 farmers partici-
pating in the referendum voted for
the quota system.
The payments have been set tenta-
lively at maximum of cents per
pound on IS per cent of a growers
normal production.
Senator Smith was author of a pro-
vision OF the new farm act authorizing
immediate payment of about $40 a
bale to growers who surrendered loan
cotton to the Commodity Credit Corp.
However, the general accounting Of
fee declared there was no money vail
able to make such payments.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
This Beauty Secret
Comes From A Doctor

This gentle bile.brodaeer might help
Most women don't need beauty parlors.
Your own doctor will tell you that sal
low compilations and pimply skins are
rarely matters for cosmetics Because
most skin blemishes are aggravated by
constipation.
DR.. F. M. Edwards, during his years
Of practice, treated hundreds Of women
for constipation and frequently noted
remarkable improvement in their ap-
pearance. He used purely vegetable
compound-Dr. Edwards Olive Tab
lets. This laxative is gentle, yet pecu-
liarly effective because it increases the
bile flow without shocking the intes-
tinal system. Try DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets At all druggists, l5c, SOC & 6Oc.
'Your liver secretes from 90 to 20 ounces
OF bile eCeTy day to aid in the digestion of
fats and stimulate the muscular action of
the intestinal system Dr. Edwards Olive
Tablets. besides helping to keep you regu-
lar: contain special Ingredient which
definitely assists the bile flow That is one
reason Why Olive Tablets have unsurpassed
effectiveness.
Evening star., 1938-03-16

The mystery Of the woodlands is ex-
pressed in the drumming Of the grouse
Before the snow has left the ground,
the males have selected their drum
ming logs, usually in thickets along
the edges Of swampy ground, from
which to send forth the mating sum-
mons. The drumming Is battling,
mufled throbbing, beginning with
slow beat that gradually increases its
tempo until there is a continuous sound,
like an outboard motor running at full
speed-but far. far away. Always far
away. whether you are within q few
Evening star., 1938-03-16
APPEAL IS MADE
BY DOOMED TRIO
West virginians' Hanging
Due Monday in kidnapping
of DR.. Seder.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, March
16.-West Virginia's gallows beckoned
today to three convicted kidnapers,
the first sentenced to be hanged in
this State under a law passed after
the abduction and death Of Charles
A. Lindbergh, jr.
The triple execution is scheduled
for Monday, but attorneys for Orville
Adkins and John Travers announced
they would appeal to Gov. Holt for
executive clemency. No move to save
the life Of 46-year-old Arnett A. Booth
has been made.
The Supreme Court Monday denied
the appeals of Adkins and Travers,
both Is, from the death sentence i'm
posed by the Cabell County Court for
abduction Of DR.. James I. Seder, 79-
year-old dry leader of Huntington,
w. Va.
Warden c. M Stone OF the State
Penitentiary here ordered the three
moved today from murderers' row to
the death house.
All three admitted the abduction,
but asked for life imprisonment.
DR.. Seder was taken from his East
Huntington apartment November l.,
and six days later a note demanding
$50000 ransom was delivered to his
children. Eleven days after his dis
appearance. DR.. Seder was found near
an abandoned coal mine Is miles from
his home. He had been held captive
in the damp pit and died OF pneu-
monia.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
BY DING" DARLING.

In making the choice for the 16
paintings for this years Wildlife Week
poster stamps, there were many con-
tenders for preference, but there was
never any question about the place
held by the ruffed grouse in esteem of
the naturalist as we'll as the sports
man.
Yes, here's one more King-King OF
Upland Game Birds! Partridge in the
north, pheasant in the south, the ruff
fed grouse is favorite in the eastern
half OF the United States and far up
into Canada.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
demic disease. Yet no one knows for

demlc disease. Yet no one knows for
sure.
The ruffed grouse Of the woodlands
has stubbornly resisted the combined
forces Of enemy attacks and persists
periodically in goodly numbers but
some Of its near relatives have not
Jared 80 well. The heath hen Is gone
and the prairie chicken of the west
clings to . few remote spots in q faint
shadow of its former abundance.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
FIREMEN EXTINGUISH
BLAZE ONE DOOR AWAY
Plant of Plating Establishment
Is Damaged Considera bly,
by Water.

Firemen at No. Engine House tum-
bled out of their dormitory beds at
6l5 am. today and ran their fire.
fighting equipment next door to ex-
tinguish a third-f1oor blaze in the
plating establishment Of D. L. Brom-
we'll Inc, 1913 Twelfth street NV.
Smoke poured out front windows of
the building and was visible in the en-
gine house as firemen and rescue squad
members rushed to the scene.
The fire was believed to have started
from refuse left by an electric buffer
in the electro-plating room. A large
hole was burned in the floor near an
electric motor. All three floors of the
building we're damaged by water.
D. L. Bromwell. owner, was unable
to estimate the damage
Evening star., 1938-03-16
Bird of Mystery
Is Rufed Grouse

The meek of March 20 to rs has
been designated by presidential
proclamation as National Wildlite
Week. Chief actiutty OF the ,Deek
,DiH be sale of the ding" Darling
series OF Dildlite stamps. Mr..
Darling, former head OF the Biolog-
icdl Surrey, has ,orttten a series OF
sketches about the animals Whose
pictures appear on the stamps.
This is No, 8.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
MARKET EXPANDED
Exports of Sporting Goods Gain
As Per Cent in 1887.

Expectation of American made
sporting and athletic goods increased
As per cent in 1887 to a total value Of
Sl,723.463, according to a survey by
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce.
Fishing tackle led in value, with q
total of Sl69,605 worth of fishing rods
SITE .649 of reels and s343,641 of other
tackle and parts. Golf clubs valued
at Sl96,427 and golf balls valued at
s26,096 were exported Ice and roller
skates in the amount of 1892. .466 were
sent abroad,
Evening star., 1938-03-16
Benefit Card Party Tomorrow.

A benefit card party will be held
under the auspices Of the Democratic
League of the District of Columbia at
pm. tomorrow at the National DEM
ocratic clubhouse, 1900 Rhode Island
avenue NV, it was announced today
by Mrs. Arthur c. Smith, in charge
of ARRANGEMENTS.
Evening star., 1938-03-16

Haiti is aiding its coffee growers
nit by falling world prices.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
ADVERTISEMENT.
Muscular
Rheumatic Pains

1t takes more than lust a saive" to
draw them out 1t takes a "counter-
irr'tant" like good old Musterole-sooth-
ing. warming. penetrating and helpful In
drawing out the local congestion and pain
when rubbed on the aching spots
Muscular lumbago. soreness and stiffness
generally yield promptly.
Better than the old-fashioned mustard
plaster. Musterole has been used by mil
lions for 30 years. Recommended BY many
doctors and nurses. All druggists In
three strengths: Regular Strength. Chill
drens mild. and Extra Strong.
Evening star., 1938-03-16
HUSBAND GUARANTEED
Wife in Advertisement Says She
Tired of Him at Home.

Tired of Him at Home.
DIXON. Ill. P)-This advertise
ment appeared in the situation
wanted column of Dixon news
paper.
My husband has held practically
every kind of a job. He usually
adapts himself quickly. He's 2S, had
several years of college-but I'm tired
of having him around the house. I
guarantee him to give sober, steady,
efficient service if you'll take chance
on him. I also guarantee to deliver
him in good working condition, any
time, anywhere"
Haiti is aiding its coffee growers,
hit by falling world prices.
Evening star., 1938-03-16

In size of deposits. the first. second,
fourth and fifth largest banks in the
world are English; New York holds
third and sixth place.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-20
CANDLEMAKERS

small quantities of hard-cooked egg, onion, celery, parsley, pickles and olives, and a hundred other flavor delights.
 Then don't forget the gay set of six colored pottery ramekins, pock- eted in a rectangular wire basket for convenience in baking and serv- ing. Bridge luncheons will hold no horror nowl And that tnree-piece enamel refrigerator set with glass covers will be real joy too. Two snugly atop the third and larger one, and you can easily discern without uncovering either whether a brick of cheese or last nights potatoes are lurking inside.
 But don't fail to tell how divinely happy you were with the electric grill So long you had wanted one and thought you couldn't afford it.