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The Washington times., 1938-02-08

wife, paying no attention what.
ever to him. Wouldn't you
think she'd have some apprecia-
ton Of her husband?"
THE Carveth Wellses are back
l. in town, but for how long
no one can know, for Carveth
is quite likely to start off on an
expedition to some outlandish
place, or get an idea for a book.
or fly to San Francisco for a lee
ture, any moment. However,
the most astounding news Is
that Mrs. Wells, who is blond
and beautiful and bit languid,
as most Southerners are, has
decided to carve out a career
for herself and is giving lee.
lures and with most enthusiast
tic audiences, She tells rather
intriguing story, which shows
how easily people can be taken
in, especially if they are prod.
uCCS OF PUBLIC 1dVOr.
The Wellses arrived in Buffalo
once to be met at the station by
a delightful woman and her
daughter, who told them that
they had met them when they
were there four years before.
Frankly, neither one of the
WellSes remembered meeting
them, but they smiled and asked
them to dinner. Everything
went beautifully until time for
departure of the Wellses for their
lecture engagement, then the
Older woman thanked them and
told them, with bit Of smile,
that none Of them had ever met
before and the whole thing had
been planned on a bet.
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And 1t was only after Mar
garet's hostess, who happened to
be the daughter of a Navy Of
ficial, was reached by Mar
garet, herself, and had ex-
planned at great length to Nine.
Dreszerowa just what and how
eminently proper the Sail Loft
was, that plans were allowed to
proceed, as scheduled.
ELOYD DELL, author, play
l. wright, newspaperman, who
with his charming blond wife,
Is living here in Washington,
is a most engaging personality.
He is reminiscent of a shy and
quite mischievous little boy, plus
a brilliant mind and droll
humor. He can, perhaps, drink
more coffee than any known
human and in his book, "The
Briary-Bush," where the hero
makes it in nearly every
chapter and always differently,
1t caused him to receive numer-
Gus letters from other en-
thusiastic coffee drinkers, who
offered him even more unique
recipes for coffee making.
Mrs. Dell seems to be the
perfect wife for a parsonage.
Distinctly a vivid person her
self, she nevertheless manages
to be a quiet background, most
of the time. And this very
quality was the cause Of an
amusing incident. It seemed
that Floyd was to lecture at a
girls school in New Hampshire.
Because the lectures are ex-
temporaneous and he draws
on the audience for inspiration
as to what he shall say, Mrs.
Dell seldom sits in the audi.
ence, not wishing to divert his
mind by her presence.
So this particular lecture, she
sat in the room outside and
wrote letters. Imagine her
amazement to hear one Of the
outcoming audience remark, and
loudly, There sits Mr.. DelpS
The Washington times., 1938-02-08
Busy Week

At her press conference, Mrs.
Roosevelt spoke with enthu.
siasm of the 1889 meeting of the
Rural Women of the World In
London, relating that as many
as so women in one community
were planning a year ahead to
make the trip. She entertained
at three teas later in the after
non. In the evening she attend
ed the opening session OF the Ma
tional Youth Administration
Conference. Tonight is the din
ner in honor of the Speaker OF
the House and Mrs. Bankhead
at the White House and tomor-
row Mrs. Roosevelt will be host
eSS at luncheon. She will also
entertain at luncheon on Fri
day. Today she was Mrs. Wal
lace's guest at luncheon and
Thursday she will be feted by
Mrs. Roper.
The First Lady will go to
Philadelphia Thursday after.
noon to speak there that eve
ming. Friday night is the date
for the Vice Presidents dinner
in honor of the President.
Through Mrs. Roosevelt's inter.
est and hospitality, the COM
mittee for the Amelia Earhart
Memorial will meet at the White
House the latter part of Febru-
ary. Mrs. Roosevelt has been
named honorary chairman of
the organization which will de-
eide some way to perpetuate the
famous flier'S memory at Thiel
College, in which her father was
keenly interested.
Another speaking tour is on
Mrs. RooSevelt'S schedule. She
: plans 70 leave the Capital on
! March 8 and will be gone the
greater part Of the month.
The Washington times., 1938-02-08
Marriage Told

Mr.. and Mrs. Giacomo "a
gami announce the marriage Of,
their daughter, Josephine, to
Louis A. Commiso, of Trenton.
N. j. The marriage was per-
formed in New Jersey on Friday.
The Washington times., 1938-02-08
Speaker S Dinner
Tonight at the
White House
By Flora Macdonald

IL 10 liz JCu IhoU
like Patti, Mrs. Law
renee Townsend's farewell
Morning NIusicales will go
on and on and on! 1ester-
day, on the program for the
final one in this seasons Sc
ries, an announcement in
bold type conveys the state
ment that she has decided to
continue next year, and these
dates are set, December y
and 19, January 9, 16, % and
80, and February 6.
Certainly no institution of
Washington society is more
widely attended, offering as
it does an hour or so of glori-
Gus music and followed by
numerous luncheon parties.
House Guests
Mrs. Roosevelt hurrie d
over to the musicale from her
press conference, accompa-
MED by her guest, Mrs. John
Cutter, of Boston, who, with
Mr.. Cutter, will be at the
White House for a few days.
Another guest at the Execu-
tive Mansion is Lady Archer
Shee. Others in Mrs. Roose-
velt's box were Nine. Troy
anovsky, Sonora de los Rios
and Mrs. James Roosevelt.
The artists on the program
yesterday were two Metro
politan Opera stars, Miss
Hilda Burke and Mr.. John
Charles Thomas. They were
the guests in whose honor
Mrs. Townsend entertained
at luncheon. Among others
in her party were the Minis
ter of Austria and Nine.
Prochnik, the Minister OF
Greece, Mr.. Demetrios Sicill-
amos; Mrs. Ralph William
Close, Mrs. Harold Fl. Sims,
Mrs. MilArd E, Tydings,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Mark
L. Bristol, the Earl and
Countess of Rosse, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Phelps Emo,
Lady Lister Kaye, Nine. van
Kaathoven, Mrs. Jacob Lean
der Loose and Miss Stelllta
Stapleton.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper gueeI aU
the concert, but was unable to
remain for the latter's luncheon
party. Those who lunched with
Mrs. Roper we're Sonora de los
Rios, Mrs. Michael MacWhlte.
Mrs. Harry B. Hawes, Mrs. b.
B. Jones and Mrs. Joshua Evans
Mrs. TONY" Biddle, much
feted wife of the Ambassador to
Poland, was the luncheon guest
of Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis.
Among her other guests was
Frau Thomson. Mrs. Biddle's
stunning black gown had gold
trimming at the neckline. At
the concert, in any direction one
glanced was a familiar face.
Nine. van HaerSma de With,
notable for her chic, chose a
dashing gray ensemble. Countess
van der Straten-Ponthoz was IN
the same box with her. Not lar
away was Mrs. Stanley Reed.
Mr.. Will K. Ryan and Betty Van
denberg were obviously enjoying
e,,erv minute nf the music.
The Washington times., 1938-02-08

Nicholas Brady sale on Long Island she bought
set of tumblers from the Isle of Cork One of her
most priced possessions is unique travelling case
filled with II decanters in various sizes. The
case was bought at Mt. Lebenture in Southern
Maryland and it belonged to General Magruder,
who was member of George Washington's
staff. Once Mrs. Jones picked up beautiful
The Washington times., 1938-02-08
PETER CARTER
Says
Mime. Orlioz Dreszerowa, widow of the
1V1 famous Polish General, is back in her

HT uI6. OIIIOl OI6oAOIOW", "1uOV OI O1O
1V1 famous Polish General, is back in her
own America for visit and beginning to believe that
haps she is bit out of things especially those things
cernng the younger crowd Mme Dreszerowa who SMALL
with pretty pointed face lacquer black hair and lustrous
white skn possesses the European idea now dubbed old
fashioned by the gs of strict chaperonage for the young
sers but her own pretty daughter, Margaret had finally
persuaded allow her to dance with party of
family friends.
"Where is this dance to be questioned Nine. Dreszerowa.
"The Sail Loft" Margaret told her. Nine Dreszerowa would
admit Margaret that she hadn't the falnest
idea what where the Sail Loft might be- However,
she quickly got all the papers and commenced to look for the
list of night clubs thinking to find Sail Loft listed there
She didn't of She medtated over this condition OF
affairs She worried just what kind Of place this Sail Loft
might be- Within hour she called Margaret and told her
''she could not 90 to the Sail Loft"
The Washington times., 1938-02-08

No. IA in q Series Of Pictures Of
Socidlites dnd Their Pdstimes
The Washington times., 1938-03-11
HAzEN AND Wife
Off TO FLORIDA

It was not the sudden snow
storm yesterday that prompted
District Commissioner Hazen to
take a three-weeks' vacation in
Florida, he insisted today.
Instead, the City Father said,
it was simply the fact that he has
had no vacation since he took
office in 1898.
The Commissioner and Mrs.
Hazen expected to leave late to.
day for a leisurely motor trip to
Southern climes. Commissioner
Hazen'S nephew, DR.. M. Hazen
Colvin, and Mrs. Colvin will com.
plete the motorcade, the destina-
tion of which has not been def
nitely fixed.
Good-byeS were said to friends
at the District Building yester-
day.
The Washington times., 1938-03-11
Welfare Worker
On Club Program

Monday Evening Club lists Karl
DeSchweinitz, director of the
Pennsylvania School of Social
Work, as its guest speaker at the
annual banquet in Barker Hall,
Seventeenth and K Sts. N. W.,
March 81. Mr.. DeSchweinitz, for
merly director of the Emergency
Relief Administration for Penn.
sylvania, will speak on why Pub
lie Welfare?"
The Washington times., 1938-03-11

EMIL LUDWIG's LIFE OF
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
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The Washington times., 1938-03-11

Mail Week from May Is to
May 81.
On the twentieth anniversary
of the Inauguration of regular
air mail service, private pilots
will be permitted to fly the
mails, connecting $4,000 post
offices.
The second big air show Of
the year will be held in Los
Angeles beginning April 2, at
the Pacific Auditorium. The
first show was held in Chicago
last month.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Novel Program by
JOOss Dancers.

THE Jooss Ballet will open its pro-
gram at the National Theater Fri
day afternoon, February Is, At 4:3C
o'clock with comic ballet which, like
the superpopular Snow White" is
based upon a familiar fairy tale. II
is called The Seven Heroes and is
a story by the brothers Grimm 1t is
divided into three scenes. subtitled
why Seven Honorable Men Decide
to Be Heroes" "Unrivaled Accomplish
ments" and Triumphant Return
and What Happened at the Wedding
Party"
The music for this ballet is after
the style of Henry Purcell. by Fred
erick A. Cohen. who also wrote the
music for the more serious. yet satiric,
dance drama, The Mirror" which
will form the second half OF the pro-
gram. This work. sequel to the
prize-winning ballet. The Green Ia
ble," aims to reflect the confusion
Of postwar mankind struggling tc
escape from the moral, social and DO
htical consequences Of its own folly.
The briefer and charming waltz
ballet, "A Ball in Old Vienna" with
music by Joseph Lanner. arranged by
Cohen, will be the middle of the three
dance subjects to be presented by the
Jooss dancers.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"Edna, His Wife" Cor
nelia Otis SINNERS new one-woman
drama: $50 pm.
EarIe-"Gold Is Where You Find It.
an empire builders story in techni-
color: $50 am, IL, 2:40. $40, 7:50
and 1925 pm. Stage shows: l:lC
am. las, 4:2O, 6:55 and $50 pm.
|. Capitol - The Baroness and the
Butler" Annabella in her first Ameri-
can-made film, with william Powell:
II am. 1874. 4:25, 7:l5 and 1905 pm
Stage shows: 1910. $3.50, 6:l5 and
9:05 pm.
Metropolitan-"Boy of the Streets,
grown-up. fighting Jackie Cooper:
1l:40 am, lao, $40. $40. TAO and
9:40 pm.
Columbia-"Everybody Sing" Mise!
Garland and Brice and Mr.. Jones do:
1l:45 am, las. 3:45, 545, 7:45 and
Gas pm.
Palace-"A Yank at Oxford" Robert
Taylor at the English school: IL noon
2:25. 4:45, 7:lO and $50 pm.
keith's - Snow White and the
Seyen Dwarfs." film history's creates
sensation-thats all: $50, ll:l6 am.
l:02. 2:48, 4:34, $40. sos and 9:51
pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Con.
tinuous from 10 am. to midnight.
Little-"Naughty Marietta" another
revival of the famed filmusical: II
am, las, $40, 5:l5. 7:30 and 9:4C
pm.
Evening star., 1938-02-22

eggs from her farm. Which Is one
way of making love self-supporting.
And, by the way, Clark had better
watch out. James Hilton Is using Q
story about him in = London publi-
cation.
Bob Ritchie tells English friends
that he cannot bear to return to Hol-
lywood because his heart Is still buried
with jeanette MacDonald-to whom
he was engaged for = long time. We
don't want to rub salt into Mr.. Ritch-
les wounds, but jeanette tells Holly
wood friends that she couldn't be hap
pier with Gene Raymond, who, she
says, Is making her life one long play
time, even to the point Of getting her
to ride horseback. ignore those ear
lier pictures of Jeanette on q horse.
They were taken in the name of pub
licity) :. Robert Sherwood has made
things bad for lazy scenarists by COM
pleting the script of his idiots De-
light" in the record time Of two weeks.
4
douglas falrDdnKS, IT,. Is getting
known as the lad who talks with the
accent of the last actor with whom
he worked Paulette Goddard tells
me she will wear SO different hair
dresses in Gone With the Wind"
When Robert Taylor was in the two
figure-a-week class-which was not
very long ago-a soda jerker, en-
deavoring to cheer him, said. "Mr.
Taylor, I'll bet $40 you'll be making
81. 900 q week within six months
Bob forgot the incident until = few
days ago, when he was drinking coffee
at q sunset boulevard drug store
and saw his financial prophet behind
the counter. The astonished boy re-
ceived . $40 tip =. William Powell
and his ex-wife. Carole Lombard, in
dulge in another screen romance for
David o. Selmick's American
Beauty"
Anatomy notes: Don Ameche shows
the entire inside of his mouth when
he laughs-which is often Freddie
Bartholomew uses eyeglasses for read
ing Tyrone Powell suffers dental
caps for screen emoting And
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Struppa Dancers
Here SATURDAY..

PREsENT-DAY social conditions,
satiric reflection of some Of So
ciety's social customs, such as Spec
tators" and Reception" as well as the
deeper dance drama, Negro Re-
vival," make up the varied high lights
of the first program to be given in
Washington by Eleanor StruppA and
her group Of young Randolph-M Macon
College girls. 1t will be presented
Saturday evening at $50 o'clock at
Wardman Park Theater.
In the Negro Revival" which l.
the concluding number on her pro-
gram scheduled for here, Miss Struppa
IS assisted by the gifted Southern con-
tralto. Lucille Barrow Turner, and a
group of six singers from the college,
who present spirituals collected and
arranged by Mrs. Turner, as vocal
background for this dance drama.
The recital is being sponsored by the
Washington Alumnae Association Of
Randolph Macon Woman's ColleRe,
where Miss Struppa. herself an alumna,
Is instructor in dancing.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Furman, Diamond
Cayety Stars.

THIS weeks revue at the Gayety
finds q comedy billing which, be-
lieve it or not. overshadows the fem
1nine division Of the show. Jack Dia-
mond. George Murray and Max Fur
man are the funsters who combine new
as we'll as antiquated bits and skits"
to give a most effective impression on
the burlesque devotees. Miss Ethel
De Veaux. assisting Mr.. Diamond, per-
formed with entertaining and effective
ability in lending her charm to the
appreciated skits.
Messrs. Murray and Furman are to
Be commended for injecting amusing
and rare puns and gags into the pro-
gram, q novelty among burlesque Of
ferings.
There also being an Offering of fem
mime performers worthy of credit, note
must be made of q talented sepian
entertainer, Valda, billed as the
Queen Of Shake" Miss Valda. for
merly Of Cooper's Black and White
Revue. proves herself most worthy of
that title. with her tantalizing twists
and movements. Songs and dances
were also given by Winnie Garrett
and Alma Maiben, exponents of the
type Of entertainment which will bring
them In at Lakes"
Al Kilbride, tenor, singing Irish
Eyes" among other melodies, and the
musical routines offered by the chorus
blended to give the burlesque followers
= typical Gayety production.
Z. s. K.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Cast Defends Both
Youth and PLAY.

HE GOOSE HANGS HIGH"
Lewis Beach,. popular opus
among amateur drama groups which
points out that this modern genera
ton isn't 80 bad after all. rested in
generally capable hands last night as
the st. Paul's Players opened a two
night stand in the church auditorium.
Provided with q cast of no mean
talent, Director Arthur S. Harvey, jr.,
availed himself we'll of the opportu-
nifty, all Of which added up to q per-
formance unhalting in continuity and
stocked with number of the So
called finer points Of staging And
now that the bouquets are arranged,
toss the first one to Eleanor Boylan
who. as the capricious daughter and
college enthusiast, later quieting down
to become a helping hand with the
rest of her family, gave an easy and
lively execution of her role. Hubert
O'Boyle and John Clairveaux, the
brothers, were dependable, along with
Frances Zirbes, heart interest to the
former, although theirs proved occa-
sionally vacillating performances.
The originally sacrificing parents,
whose emotional and material we'll
being was preserved through the rail-
lying-round of the youngsters. were
portrayed by Leonard Kaster and
Mercedes Rock, but both could have
been less wooden in expression and
less volcanic in vocal outbursts of
emotion. Bernadette Norris. as Grand
ma, grated to creditable effect from
time to time
Stephen Ackerman, c. E. Nichols,
jr.; Victor Orsinger, Roccoford Nc
Cam, Betty Holmes and Martha Alli-
son lent appreciable aid in the lesser
parts. J. S.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Little Idleness
For Mr.. Litel.

ONE OF the busiest players in the
cinema city is John Litel, Warner
Bros. feature player. who thinks
nothing Of working in half q dozen
pictures in few weeks. Currently,
Tor instance. he is being seen in Gold
Is Where You Find It." "A Slight Case
OF Murder" "Over the Wall" and
Missing Witnesses" Mr.. Litel. you
can see. Is man who gets around.
ne was remarking the other day
tnat about the only contract player
on the Warner lot with whom he had
not appeared was Barbara ONeill.
and she was a newcomer. The next
morning he found himself playing a
scene with her in Love, Honor and
Behave"
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Songs to Precede
Murder Drama.

"A GLEE CLUB concert, under the
direction of Jennie Peluso, will
: precede the presentation of Basil
: Rings mystery play, THE Leaven-
. worth Case" Sunday and Monday at
=: the Holy Name auditorium by the
. Daughters Of Mary Of Holy Rosary
{ Church.
. Paul Messink Is handling the direc-
stton and the cast includes Stella Micro,
Fred Oddone, Rose Ferrara, Catherine
: Vagnoni, Austin Platz, Ed L. Roy,
I. Joseph Basso, Mary Vagnoni, Eleanor
: Do Simone, Lily Bonucelli, Charles
: Ferrara, Matilda Maisti, Anna Rinaldi
:, and Hugo Bonucelli.
!: A special matinee performance will
. be given Sunday afternoon at 2 pm.
to which children will be admitted as
well as the members Of the religious
orders in Washington. Curtain time
for the evening presentations is $50
!; pm, with the Glee Club concert get
ting under way at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1938-02-22
"Pimpernel" Next
"JuniOr" Film.

THE SCARLET P1MPERNEI. :"
thrilling screen play adapted
from the beloved story by the Bar
oness Orczy, with Leslie Howard and
Merle Oberon will be offered by the
Junior Cinema Guild Saturday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock at the Rialto The
ater as the third in its February series
for boys and girls.
Leslie Howard as the Scarlet Pimper-
mel, is the head Of a group of high
spirited Englishmen who assist French
aristocrats to escape from the Paris
revolutionaries to London. His cap
ture Is ordered by Robespierre, and q
trap is set by Lady Blakeney, an aris-
tocratic Frenchwoman. who is utterly
unaware that the Scarlet Pimpernel
Is her own husband. Merle Oberon
plays the role of Lady Blakeney, and
others In the fine cast include Ray
mond Massey, Nigel Bruce. Bramwel]
Fletcher
Evening star., 1938-02-22
Continental Comic
Gets His Chance.

HOLLYWOOD at last is giving Curt
Bois the opportunity that he
heard came TO every one in America.
Bois was one of the leading comedians
Of continental Europe when = New
York stage producer brought him to
this country for 4 particular play
and part couple Of seasons ago.
Whether the visitor was any good,
Broadway had no time to find, because
the play closed overnight.
He managed to survive by picking
up odd jobs with the Federal Theater
until he made his way to Hollywood,
where he managed to insert himself in
a few more small parts. Now Warner
Bros. are giving him q chance to show
his stun in that big musical they are
filming, Gold Diggers in Paris"
Evening star., 1938-02-22

voiced belle Of pre-war Chicago So
ciety. Edna's sweet-natured sister,
Edna's hard-boiled, gin-drinking
daughter. and the pretty sculptress
who happens to be the other woman
in Edna's life. That is quite a va
riety of women to which reality has
to be given, considering the few Sec
onds Miss Skinner uses in switching
from one to the other. but she does
1t without ever giving you a moment s
concern that she is not going to make
it. Each Of the characters is distinct,
sharply drawn. completely real. Most
interesting of them happen to be Edna
and the other woman, although Miss
Skinner deserves a special gold star
for her performance as her own hard,
uncomprehending daughter.
The story of Edna, His Wife" be-
gins in 1900 at a brakemans picnic
in Blue Island, Chicago suburb.
There, without ever understanding
why, Edna is caught in the spell of
handsome, self-centered Paul Jones,
whose wife she becomes just when it
seems she is set for a placid life as
the mate of Brakeman Al Reimer.
Thereafter, still never comprehending
what is happening to her, she Is
dragged across the stage of Paul's
professional and social success, from
Chicago to Washington, thence from
Washington to New York, and finally,
inevitably, to a. lush penthouse. AL
ways, never questioning, as her type
does not, she remains the faithful,
believing wife, following her ambitious
husband away from every simple
thing her own nature needed.
Into the mouth of the other woman,
Miss Skinner has put the best of the
phrases descriptive Of Edna, namely,
that "she reminds me of q little girl
I saw spanked once for something she
did not do" 1t fits perfectly, as does
all of the dialogue which Miss Skinner
has created for her many selves.
The essential pathos Of the theme
of the story does not mean that it
lacks comedy. Granted that there is
virtually no excuse for hilarity, Edna
His Wife," Is interlarded with . great
deal that is amusing.
Donald Oenslager created the SIM
pie. effective sets against which Miss
Skinner works this time instead of
the drapes used in the past. More
over, the props are real (phones being
phones, and things like that, which
removes objections of affecta ton
which have been justified in the past.
On the whole Edna, His Wife" is
one of the most diverting evenings
you are likely to encounter in the
theater this season,
Evening star., 1938-02-22
There Are Others.

ONE of the answers to the question
why aren't picture scenes shot
in the order they come in the story?"
Is contained in an oddity about Three
Comrades" The first scenes have to
be made last because Robert Taylor,
Franchot Tone and Robert Young
have their heads shaved at the opening
OF the picture. 1t is better to let the
hair grow after the picture Is finished
than after it is started.