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which she makes inevitable. The story
Is in her mood more than any one
else's in the talented cast and you
can't imagine Miss Velez missing 4
trick as the maid who steals madame's s
finery and has q brilliant night out
in the home of the cafe society boy
across the street.
To tuck the rest of the story in right
here, and get it over with, Mr.. Webb
who usually is the butler in the cafe
society boys home is masquerading
that night as the baron, himself. He
is no ordinary butler, understand, but
one with yen to act like q Noel
Coward gentleman, taking up briefly
with the right people, living with
them on intimate terms and talking as
they do. Let us sit down and be un-
self-consciously brilliant" he says to
the maid whom he thinks to be a
great lady and right then and there is
where the script could stand the at
tention Of Noel Coward.
Sandwiched in between rounds in
the protracted biological battle between
Mr.. Webb and Miss Velez, the audi
ence gets three fairly brief glimpses
of Miss Holman. The first of them
comes in the first act when she steps
out to sing "One Step Ahead of Love- :"
1t was a new number. inserted in the
show for the first time last night, and
Miss Holman was not at, her best in
it. She was more like her old self in
You Never Know" the most melodi-
GUS bit Of Mr.. Porter's elaborately
varied score.
Mr.. Webb and Miss Velez, between
whom the real baron in the guise of
Rex OMalley is always coming with
comic malice, also do a lot of sing
ing and dancing. They have a lot
of fun and so does the audience with
truly Porterish ditty called From
Alpha to Omega" but the show stops
for the first and longest time when
Miss Velez plunges headlong into
What Shall I do?" What she does
is end the number with a series Of
satirical caricatures OF Hollywood
stars. from Katharine Hepburn to
Dolores Del Rio, pausing en- route to
do a Shirley Temple" that brought
down the house. Miss Velez was nearly
all teeth and cuteness in this spot, but
when she got to Miss Del Rio she
really cut loose. That bit is one of
your finest reasons for not missing
You Never Know"
EVEN if it does not sound like it
down to here, there is dancing
in the Shuberts latest musical. It
reaches its climax in an exultant Big
Apple danced by Mr. Webb and Miss
Velez, but there is some very fine tap
ping by a luscious blond youngster
who is called April. That male sextet
which danced SO effectively in Be
tween the Devil here earlier in the
season has been lifted bodily into the
new company, dance and ALL It still
is good. Robert Alton, who directed
the dancing. need make no apologies
for any Of his work.
Albert johnson designed the
modernistic settings for You Never
Know" making nice use of color
and giving the Shuberts and the au-
dience their moneys worth.
A Nationalful Of people saw the
show last night and probably as many
more will see it every performance
the rest Of the week in spite of that
book. And, without being sorry.
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found there, Holmes. Now, the fact
that you asked Metcaf not to mention
to Miss Fuller about Rose"
Rose? Rose who?" cried Yves. 'I
don't know any Rose, never heard Of
q girl by that name. g.. .,.
Capt. Billiard looked unconvinced.
"You did walk up the hill with
Metcalf this afternoon?"
Yes. He was at the station. Neither
one of US mentioned Prue."
What did YOU talk about?"
"'Nothing in particular. Everything
in general"
Had you been particularly friendly
with Metcalf?"
mo. He was never more than 4
casual acquaintance"
"Yet he meets you at the station
Was that by chance, or. did he want
to ask you about Rose-to nnd out
If the girl he loved were marrying
q man worthy of her?"
-
IT oOK here" Yves cried wildly,
this is all nonsense. tell you
you're crazy"
Perhaps we are" agreed Capt.
Bullard. That's something that will
have to be decided later. In, the
meantime, you may consider yourself
under arrest"
Just . minute, captain" Prue said.
Prue's lips were white, but the startled,
horrified look had left her eyes, WAS
your medical examiner able to de-
termine the approximate time Of
Tony's death7" s..
"He died At about 5:45, If it makes
any difference"
IT does. It makes this difference:
Tony committed suicide, but was
clever enough to make 1t appear as
though Wes had murdered him. He
didn't want either of us to be happy.
He told me that this noon. After
lunch he must have gone and written
those things in his diary as he ex-
pected and planned them to happen"
"On just what do you base such
. deduction, Miss Fuller?"
"On the element Of time Tony knew
WoO Woo AtINAAS Vn tilc = CLOCK
train. know because told him. Yet
the train didn't get In until STA. I
met Wes at $50. They were together
in the meantime. Tony wouldn't have
had time to write all that in his diary
in the interim, and he neglected to
change the time from 4 to $780,"
Wes, who had cursed the train be-
cause it was delayed at Ashland juno
tion, now pleased It.
toassrisas, 1855,
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Third Gay Nineties
Ball Is Planned.

ENTERTAINMENT Of the long ago
will be featured at the gold cup
gay nineties costume ball, to be held
next Monday night at the Willard
Hotel. The event is the third annual
affair Of its sort, presented by the
Sponsors Committee of the Presi-
dents Cup Regatta, proceeds going to
the 1888 regatta fund.
Instead of the usual staid and
formal Floor Committee the show will
be engineered by q group of IS gay
nineties dandies appearing as chorus
men," led by Robert H. Davidson, in
such songs as The Man Who Broke
the Bank at Monte Carlo" jean
nette Bittner as Jenny Lind girl
will offer ditties accompanied by
Johnnie Slaughter's Gay Nineties
Band; Janet Coon, of Roadside fame,
will add gayety to the occasion with
her own specially acts, arrayed as q
gay nineties summer girl; Lorraine
and Linden, popular dance stars, will
offer THE Sidewalks of New York"
and Marian Chace dancers will double
in Viennese waltz and novelty
number called North Of Boston,"
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months. It seemed like six years. He
had promised himself over and over
again that he wouldn't go away
another time for so long q period
without taking Prue too-as his wife.
The train was an hour and II
minutes late getting into Millbank.
Wesley went Immediately into the
station and called Prue. She would
be through work in an hour; would
he meet her TN the lobby of the Buck
ingham? &
Outside the station Wesley saw Tony
MetcaH. He was glad to see any one
that he knew, after being away so long
"How are things, Tony? Its good
seeing you again" - ts#
Back in the big town again. eh?
Suppose you're heading for the Buck
ingham. I'll walk along with you, if
you don't mind going by way OF
Pleasant street, I have an errand
to do"
"Swell, I've an: hour to kill. Be
glad to talk to some one"
If there were anything strange in
Tony's manner, Yves didn't notice it.
He was too excited over the prospect
Of seeing Prue. When he met her
at the Buckingham she seemed lovelier
than ever. They had dinner at the
hotel, then went into the lobby and
sat down to talk. Time passed fleet
ingly, because each had so much to
tell the other. - -
At $3.50 o'clock two men entered
the lobby. They approached the divan
where Yves and Prue sat.
"Are you Wesley Holmes?"
That's right. Whats ON your
mind?" - -
You're under srrest for the murder
Of Tony Metcalf."
YVES had had surprises in his life,
but this one topped them all.
He was 50 surprised that words stuck
in his throat, and before he knew it
he was being hustled outside. The
second policeman was following with
Prue. =. f
At headquarters Yves and Prue got
glimmering of what it was all about
Capt. Bullard showed them . diary
written In Tony's hand.
"Prue has turned me down in favor
Of Yves Holmes. Best Of luck to them
both, though it came Is shock, fol
loved her greatly j. Met Holmes
ut the O'Clock train tonight and
walked up the hill with him. He really
b . nice chap whAn I asked hin,
abeat 1osa - beecad Hs not 10 tatl
Evening star., 1938-03-22

~-~NAA SAA"e, SNo OAAS III 40 1lOU hCpt
Not fully, that is. 1t is amiable, anus
ing to degree, and has many
melodious moments, but it is not the
hoped-for feast after the famine in
musical comedy through which Wash
angton has lived since last May.
1t is the custom to say when there
Is something wrong with such SEEM
tngly right combination that the weak
ness lies in the book. It is the Gus
tom to say that, no doubt, because the
weakness does lie in the book. "You
Never Know" is specific case in
point; the only one we have at the
moment. 1t is an adaptation of the
play "Candlelight," which once con-
sumed the deftness of Leslie Howard
Tor light-hearted loving. Mr.. Porter's
music puts new and brighter life into
the later version, but in spite of the
improvement, it is virtually impossible
not to think how much merrier it
might be If, say, Noel Coward had
written the dialogue. The music is
sophisticated and the situations are
downright moderne, but the brittle
ness OF the dialogue is the brittleness
of age.
You Never Know is played with a
vim that attempts to conceal the pres
ence Of any such fly in the ointment.
There are long stretches, too, where
the exuberance Of every one achieves
complete deception, moments in which
the thing takes on an airy, spirited
quality when it seems that everything
is going to be virtually divine after all.
Then Mr.. Webb, who has said so many
bright things in his brilliant career,
is called upon to say something at
which you wouldn't laugh if he were
paying for the drinks.
X X X
MAYBE that's carping too much for
you Never Know" is pretty good
fun from scene to scene. 1t invariably
is when the impish, irrepressible Miss
Valez is in there swinging her voice,
her eyes and her hips for the laughs
Evening star., 1938-03-22
Wallace to Direct
Young in Heart

R1cHARD WALLACE. one Of Holly
woods leading megaphonists, has
been signed by David o. selznick to
direct hts forthcoming The Young in
Heart" comedy romance which will
co-star Janet oaynor and Douglas
Fairbanks, jr. Among the past hits
on Wallace's roster are Eight Girls
In . Boat" THE Little Minister" F"
wedding Present" and John Meades
Woman"
Fred Jackson, Charles Bennett and
Glenn Tyrcn are writing the screen
play for '"The Young in Heart" which
will be picturized from I. A. r. Wylie's
"The Gay Banditti." Alan Marshall
heads the supporting cast Of players
with others to be announced shortly.
Evening star., 1938-03-22

crate with Twentieth Century-Fox,
which is planning tremendous pub
licity for the couple on their forth
coming trip East. They are not pay
ing for it-so I feel We can do as we
like" explains Mrs. Temple. Which
means, suppose, they will travel as
quietly as the rest of America will
allow them q. Tyrone Power is leav-
ing for Mexico-but without heart
interest Janet Gaynor.
Luli Desti, who came to Hollywood
with = fanfare Of publicity and a
litter Of Afghan puppies, is minus
tilm work and is selling the puppies,
which are big dogs now. (She made
only one picture) :. George Murphy
wants the role opposite Jean Arthur
In You Can't Take 1t With You
and recently took the director of it,
Frank Capra, to dinner. ITS the
only way to get job in Hollywood, ="
says George Cecil B. De Mile
tells me that the White House received
its name in 1912 after the British had
blackened 1t with fire, necessitating a
new coat Of white paint. Before that
it was known as The Palace" ("I1l
bet Cecil didn't know this before his
recently produced "Buccaneer"-the
story Of 1922
How can Psulette Goddard divorce
Charlie Chaplin-as per columnist-
II fhev are mt mArriedo ChaDljn's
Evening star., 1938-03-22

the pay roll, but minus picture. She
Is still romancing with Robert Taylor,
who is still urging her to become Mrs.
Taylor. But Barbara was bitten badly
In her FIRST marriage and wants to
take her time about the second. How
ever, Taylor is mighty persuasive :.
Eddie Goulding says that when Gar
bo, with her maid-companion and the
Earl Of Warwick, stayed in his Palm
Springs house Gust before Garbo left
for Europe) they swan together in
the pool, ate meals together-but
didn't say word to each other the
whole week they were there" You
wouldn't fool girl, would you, Eddie?
Ralph Bellamy is going round town
asking people to refrain from men
tioning to him Fools for Scandal"
his latest picture. (You're right. He
Evening star., 1938-03-22
Beauty Team
Named by
Actress
Franciska Gaal
Picks Film
Charmers.

HOLLYWOOD.
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The average star or di-
rector would hesitate to 20 on record
with a selection, but not so Fran
ciska Gaal. the Budapest beauty who
goes from THE Buccaneer" into
Paris Honeymoon" opposite Bing
Crosby. and who feels that her Euro
pean viewpoint makes her an unbiased
judge. Another thing that contributes
to her lack Of bias, she believes, is
the fact that she doesn't know any Of
the persons she names.
I have been going to American
movies since I was little girl in Hun
gary" she says, and these are the
girls would say are the most beauti-
full American girls who have ever
appeared in films:
Mary Pickford, Alice Joyce, Corinne
Grifnth. Marion Davies, Carole Lom-
bard. Gail Patrick. Virginia Bruce,
Madge Evans, Dolores Del Rio, Claud-
cite Colbert and Betty Cradle"
That's taking into consideration
features. figure, eyes. intelligence, poise
and sheer loveliness.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
DAILY SHORT STORY
ELEMENT OF TIME
WESLEY cursed
w the train be-

WESLEY cursed
w the train be-
cause It was de-
layed at Asheville
Junction. He cursed
the telephone be-
cause there was a
delay in getting his
call through. But
when at last he
heard Prue's voice
the heat went out
Of him.
Hello, darling!
I'll be an hour late
in arriving. A COW
on the track or
something =. d.
It's going to be
marvellous seeing
you again.
Call me at the
ONCE the minute
you get In"
w esley hadn't
seen her for six
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doesn't like it,
The picture cost
Warmers $780,
900, of W h 1 C h
$4,000 went on
g o W n s and the
loan of Designer
Trav is Banton
for Carole Lom-
bard. The beau-
tiful dresses are
the only bright
spot in some very
dreary en- t e r
tainment 80. Mrs.
Temple, mother
of Shirley, Is re-
f,lRinp tn po-On.
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Prue. Well. why
should ~"

Yves was stunned.
He looked at Prue.
Prue said: Il
didn't want to up
set you by telling
you about him, dar-
ling. It was MOTH
ing. I thought he
was merely being
friendly. When I
found out differ
emily I told him
we'd have to stop
seeing eacn Otner.
I met him for lunch
today"
THE diary" said
Capt. Bullard, was
found in Metcalf's
pocket. His body
was discovered an
hour ago in the
park-shot. One Of
1yo,,r ulnvnc xxyo alec
Evening star., 1938-03-22
Twizzler Answer.

l. Vassar. 2. Princeton. 3. Wellesley.
4. Duke. S. Stanford. g. Bryn Mawr.
Z. Yale 9. Northwestern. .. Smith.
10. Purdue.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
Musical Play at National
Is Glittering Affair
But Brilliance of Lupe Velez, Webb
And Other Stars Is Marred =.
By Stodsy Dialogue.
BY JAY CARMODY.

n that giers is not superiative musical comedy either you
~ the place glters with
comedy VeleZs
hroaty with Tooy Wings method
stately Nothing promny
Evening star., 1938-03-22
Barbara Taking Her Time
Deciding on Taylor
Shirley Temples Mother
Wants Quiet Trip East
With Child Star.
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

oYWooD % March @ ~ MANA2-1m under suspension says
Margaret Lindsay THE studio Warn) wanted Mar
garet Hamilton oe-with lots Of curls
from Iowa too long, They said you're quite right Lindsay
have to suspend
the thought is back
Evening star., 1938-03-22

How can Psulette Goddard divorce
Charlie Chaplin-as per columnist-
II they are not married? Chaplin's
Evening star., 1938-03-22

5 Shows Todoy-Open 9:45 AN.
Dorsey at II :20-1 49, :20L9:O0
Evening star., 1938-01-02

IN the code provision for the main.
tenance Of children will Be discussed,
This club u composed Of practtcing
woman lawyers and has q membership
OF about %. Nita s. Hinman IA
president and Miss Edna Sheehy re.
cording secretary.
Mrs. Paul William Ontrich will
give . tea In honor Of Mrs. Walter
b. Fry, president Of the Parent.
Teacher Association. Monday, J 10 s
PM, at her residence. l7le Varnum
street NV.
The Sunshine and Community 60
ciety will meet Monday At l:3o pm.
at the home Of Mrs. Marie c. Deal,
6402 Sixteenth street NV. The as
sisting hostesses will be Mrs. Edwin
Detwiler, chairman: Mrs. D. p. Bush,
Mrs. r. r. Danforth. Mrs. Benjamin
Emerson. Mrs. w. H. Fellows. Mrs.
H. c. James, Mrs. Thomas Mitchell,
Mrs. F. J. Mulkern, Mrs. T. w.
Stanton, Mrs. Anna Schana, Mrs.
Frank L. Tobin, Mrs. Inez Sheldon
Tyler and Mrs Adolph Volk The
president, Mrs. Charles H. Bair, will
preside.
Following the meeting musical num-
bers will be rendered by Miss jean
cite Higgins. Tea will be served.
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Iowa State Society
To Meet Friday.

The Iowa State Society will meet
at the Shoreham Hotel next Friday
evening. It will be the annual dis
trict night" meeting. To the congress
sional district having the largest rep
resentation present the silver trophy
for the ensuing year will be awarded
Receiving for the hrst congressional
district will be Representative and
Mrs. E. C. Eicher: second district,
Representative w. s. Jacobsen, with
his mother, Mrs. B. NJ. Jacobsen: third
district, Representative and Mrs. John
w. Gwynne; fourth district. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Fred Biermann:
fifth district, Representative and Mrs.
Lloyd Thurston: sixth district. Rep
resentative and Mrs. G. Q. Dowell:
seventh district, Representative and
Mrs. Otha D. Wearin: eighth district,
Representative and Mrs. Fred Gill
christ and ninth district, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Vincent Harrington.
The Rev. Maurice sheehy will be
the guest Of honor and will speak ut
the dancing intermission.
All Iowans and their friends are
invited.
A dinner is scheduled for January
rs; Washington's birthday party,
February ~; st. Patrick's party.
March is, and dancing party for May
IL and June IA.
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Reception
Is Held at
,Y.W.CA.
Miss Peterson and
Miss Ladner
Receive Guests.
NEW YEAR reception xa,

A NEW YEAR reception was
~ held by the Y. w. G. A. yes.
~ terday from I to 8 o'clock At
4 a the Strong residence for men,
bers and friends who have been
interested In the building and its fur
nishings. Guests were received by
Miss Elsa Peterson, Residential Com
mittee chairman, and Miss Mildred
LAdner, president Of the house
The honor guests included Mrs.
Henry Alvah Strong. who gave the
money for the building; Mrs. William
Lee Corbin, president Of the Y. W.
G. A.; Mrs. Fred Wright and Mrs.
Edwin Parker
The Washington Clubs annual New
Year reception for members and guests
was held yesterday from I to 8 at the
club house. 1701 X street NV. Call
ers were received by the president,
Mrs. c. Willard Hayes, and the vice
presidents, Mrs. James H. Patten and
Miss Grace Burton.
Former presidents and chairmen OF
committees presided At the tea tables
and the punch bowl as follows: Mrs
William Aspinwall, Mrs. Frank P
Avery, Mrs. Marcus Benjamin, Miss
Elizabeth Bliss, Mrs. William c. Bor-
den. Mrs. Marion Butler, Mrs
Thomas L. Casey, Miss Maud Lee
Davidge, Mrs. Richard C. Dean
Mrs. J. Arthur Heaton, Mrs j. j. My
ers, Miss Martha Scott, Mrs. George
G. Shaw, Mrs. Louis A. Simon, Mrs
William Wheatley, Miss Lulie Will
Hanson, Mrs. Walter c. Allen, Mrs
Earl B. Mckinley and Miss Jose.
phine Page.
The Portia Club will meet Wednes-
day at the usual time In the women'l
bar room Of the courthouse. Cues.
tions in the matter Of recodifyins
the probate law Is proposed by
the register Of wills, and . change
Evening star., 1938-01-02

in the statesmen's transept Of the Ma.
tional Cathedral. The dedication o1
he plaque will take place in March
during the State conference.
Mrs. Samuel B. Woodbridge, State
librarian. will speak at the meeting
OF the Richard Arnold Chapter on
January 8 at 2:30 pm. at the home
Of Miss Berthe Packet, 1918 Seven
teenth street NV. Mrs. Donald Earll
will give her impressions of the coro-
nation. Mrs. Benjamin Grady and Miss
Olive Harrington will be assisting
hoStesSes.
Mrs. H. H. Smith of Fredericksburg
Va, president Of the Kenmore Associ-
alton, will give an illustrated lecture
Tuesday on the history Of the man
sion and upon its restoration and pres
ervation at the meeting of the Abigail
Hartman Rice Chapter at the home OF
Miss Ramona J.. Newman, 28O1
Twenty-seventh street NV.
Katherine Montgomery Chapter will
celebrate its 36th birthday anniver-
sary on January II at 8 pm. at the
American War Mothers headquarters
1927 New Hampshire avenue NV
The guests will include the State OIL
GERS and State chairmen of commit
tees.
X X
Elizabeth Jackson Chapter will cele-
brate its 40th anniversary with q silver
tea at the home of Mrs. George l.
Hart. regent. on January . from I to
u pm.
Evening star., 1938-01-02

Clubs.
Takoma Park Women's Club, Tuesday,
noon, Town Hail. Speaker, Prof
Harry R. Warfel of the University Of
Maryland, Literature and National
Ideas" Solos by Miss Helen C..
Williams. accompanied by Mrs
Eugene w. Bond. Mrs. Walter p.
Harman presiding. Hostesses: Mrs.
E. NJ Harmon, Mrs. M C. Merrill,
Mrs. Hans w. Hochbaum, Mrs. EN-
NETT Z. Jester, Mrs. L. A. Jones, Mrs.
Stanley r. Lynn. Mrs. w. H. Mac
Williams. Mrs. Richard K. Smith,
Mrs Ralph e. Tarbett, Mrs. H. H.
Millard, Mrs. r. w. Phillips. Mrs.
Deo Dewson, Mrs. Albert L. Morgan,
Mrs. w. j. Morse, and Mrs. O. B.
Roepke. Government Study Depart
ment, Thursday, pm, with Mrs.
Vernon s. Auld, Ill Holly avenue
NV. Speaker, Mrs. Helen H. Miller,
"Highlights Of the Administrat tons
Agricultural Policy" Mrs. H. w.
Richmond, chairman, presiding.
Assistant hostesses: Mrs. q. O..
Sward. Mrs. r. A. Shumaker and
Mrs. James Frazer.
Petworth Woman's Club. Parlia-
mentary Group meets Monday, 7
pm, in the Petworth School, Mrs.
Carl Maholm, chairman. Mrs. A.
c. Watkins in charge Of the lesson.
Regular club meeting, Monday. 3
pm, in Petworth School. Motion
picture, "All Aboard" Piano solos
by Edward Crum. The Education
Section. Mrs. H. o. Craver, chair
man, will be hosteAs. Mrs. Otto
Hammerlund, program chairman.
The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase,
Art Appreciation Glass meets Mon
day, 1890 pm, with Mrs. Robert
Roudabush, 360s Quesada street
NV. Social Section. Business
meeting, Monday, IL am, with
Mrs. Eber B. Woodruff, 3708 Ingo-
mar street NV. Music Section,
rehearsal, Wednesday. 10 an, At
Z. v. Brown School. Nature Sec.
tion meets at Chevy Chase Circle,
Thursday, 10 am, to visit Weat athered
Oak Herb Farm near Bradley Hills.
Civic Section meets Friday, IL am,
Covsnant-First Presbyterian Church.
Motion Picture Committee In charge.
Speaker, Tanning Hearon, director,
Division Of Motion Pictures, United
statss Department Of Interior, "Ths
Educational Moving Picture Pro-
gram Of the Federal Government" I"
Tive sound Aims. Alias Myrta Z.
Cawood win speak On Decatur
House. French Section meets Sat-
urday, $50 PM. Montmartse Noe.
tambule. 1l06 Maryland avenue
s.W. Dinner meeting.
Civic Gn1 Study Clubs.
Wosnsns CITY Club. meetings in thu
clubhouse, 73S Jackson place, NV.
Monday. IL noon. bridge section.
breakfast Mrs. william Mc9parrsn,
hostess. Tea Tuesday, ) pm,
speaker. Miss Mary q. NcNair: sub.
ject. Books on Serious euh3ects. +"