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The Washington times., 1938-02-05
IN HOLLYWOOD

off with or laures 10 minutes could sliced out
of the prevew length. Helen Jepson is disappointing;
Zorna water ballet number cheers the Ritz Brothers
hilarious in two spots Bergen and Mccarthy badly
spotted Andrea Leeds too saccharne Menou is excel
lent Phil Baker very amusing and Kenny Bakers tones
magnificent.
VIZ EDNESDAY night: Joe Schenck stages benefit affair
w the Glover Club $25 plate for the Warm Springs
Foundation fund This is the greatest show I've seen
great in detail the badly Ted Heay testimonial was
deficient. Joan, Crawford, the Irving Berlins Smone
Simon, Paulette Goddard June Knight, Adrenne Ames
argot Grahame Townsend Netcher Dave Selznic4 Joan
Davis Charles Boyer the Groucho Marxes Norman Krasna
Tyrone Power, Don Ameche Borrah Mnevitch the Raw
mond Scott quintet Sophie Tucker, Jack Benny George
Burns and Bert Wheeler the Ritz Brothers, Henny Young
man. Betty Jayne and Doug MacPhail the Bryan Sisters
Reginald Gardiner, Jerry Bergen, Moore and Reve ETC.
etc. Big hit of the night is when Joe Schenck Darryl
Zanuck and Bill Goetz walk the floor and impersonate
The Ritz Brothers, with Zanuck doing dance Schenck do
ing comedy patter and GOetz just plain unhappy in the
spotlight AS they exit the Ritz Brothers came on made
up Schenck Zanck and Goetz with Harry Ritz wearing
Zanuck musache and beating the floor with polo stick
Thursday The town gaspng the exploits of David
Oliver Seznick at the gaming tables Seznick according
reputable and startled eyewnesses hit No II three times
a roulette for $4,000. And lost it all back Ouch!
Friday: Nothing scheduled So play golf with George
Won Elm, Director Howard Hawks and Johnny Gallaude
Won Elm goes around Lakeside in even TO- with seven
missed puts. Before started Dan Topping
planning to Randy Scott and Johnny Wessmuer about his
gof 81 can't break 8O says Topping "Bet you $50
you crack 80 proposes Won Elm SO Topping up
to the seventeenth te needing two IS break &c. and gets
them to beat himself for $50.
The Washington times., 1938-02-05
ED SULLIVAN

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Feb. 5.-Sunday night: The Troca-
Ill ammed for the first West Coast appearance Of
Henny Youngman the zany vons known to radio because
of appearances the Kate Smith program Greatest per-
formers the world get the shakes when called upon per-
form the Toc most famous club west Of the Rockies be-
cause of the faces at the rngside tables.
A performer, from the elevated platform on which he
works before him the famous Of his profession
olson Benny Burns Allen Jack Pearl Joan Crawford
Bill Powell Jack Haley Spencer Tracy, Don Ameche Groucho
Marx Loretta Young the Ritz Brothers-and looking at
them the performer chokes up bit In addition he knows
that this performance he will win lose movie
More credit then to the gangng Youngman for he
steps there looks them right the eye and clicks The
hop Fftysecond Street. New York. to Hollywood has
been completed
Monday night: visit to "The Women, which is playing
here The audience loves it. proving that East and West do
in appreciation of comedy lines The road show
formers however, should be ashamed of their amateursh
makeups Most of them reddened up like Indians and
them have failed to extend the makeup to their
harne so that two inches of white skin gives them scapy
look. Such careessness rates a spanking.
THURSDAY night "Goldwyn Folies opens at the Warner
i Hollywood Theater. Autograph fans held back by
police baaons but elude them to get the they want
Out kids in addition to their autograph books
carry complete stock of pictures celeb fairly
startled and flatered little when youngster
his picture and asks the star to sign it. GOdwyn
Foes" is big musical in technicoor mounted in the usual
Godwyn manner Not since Zgfed has any producer had
discriminating of Godwyn for form color and the
picture would be noteworthy for that Balancing opera
ballet against sapstck makes for interesting formula
and the of Edgar Bergen and Charlie Mccarthy
the Ritz Brothers. Phil Baker, Adophc MenOu, Kenny
Baker and Andrea Leeds makes this Surere box office
attraction The picture too big for producer to
The Washington times., 1938-02-05

Later RKO find the 'Vivacious Lady" company
practicng very different kind of dance, the big apple
Although is the in Hollywood Ginger Rogers has
done it before The person who really is worried
about learning, though, is Beulah Bondi
Director George Stevens and the whole company break
right up when the character actress tries it the first time
In talking between takes Ginger Rogers gets
thing off her chest.
Why do people keep referring my part in Stage Door
dramatic role'? she demands 1T strictly comedy
all but scene, when cried So my part in Having
Wonderful Time and so is this part I'd like to do
thing dramatic, but l certainly haven't yet"
Ginger very thin these days. 107 pounds She weighed
122 when she made her hit at Warmers in Forty
Street"
"But it's trying to gain now" she tells Even
just sit and eat don't put pound
syndica Inc)
The Washington times., 1938-02-05
Ignores RMSheS

Van Dyke took the script of "NIare Antonette on "a
hours notice after Sidney Franklin had bowed out of the
picture of i'll health AS rule, Van Dyke pays
little attention to scripts But he is following this closely
The concession he is making, however, is to look at
rushes
"What the use ?" he "I the producer doesn't like
what he is getting he'll tell you quickly enough"
MimMet in Stacks
Today the company quits work at o'clock to rehearse
minuet another stage We trail along The set,
huge ballroom is full of dancers 1t is funny to these
The Washington times., 1938-02-05
Outdoor Exercise

Freddie Bartholomew is eat
ing off the mantel these days
after a too strenuous session on
horseback over Bel,Air trails.
The Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer boy
star has been taking weekly rid
ing lessons and between horses
and his athletics at the studio
school his muscles are getting
silently Of exercise.
The Washington times., 1938-02-05
Wronq Color

Maureen O'Sullivan is in the
midst of having her house re.
decorated. While the Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer actress was in
London making a picture, the
decorator got the wrong color
scheme for her living room.
She is now having it changed
from antique white TO pale
green.
The Washington times., 1938-02-05
"ROcket GOIC1l''

We are admrng the gown Miss Shearer wears, gor-
geous creation cloth of silver Van Dyke hears asking
questions about it. "Scnd for Adrian, he calls We
think it is gag but presently Adrian rushing the
set. When he hears what the summons was for he says
my gosh, I thought dying
Van Dyke grns. He is great rbber.
In any event find something about the 1t
cost M-G-M $500 and is known the rocket gown"
Adrian explains the bursting stars inspired
by eighteenth century fireworks.
The Washington times., 1938-02-05

elephant, never IOrSeIS.
I don't think I'll ever for
get January 20, 1898. Vow
sir, that was a day. Not only
did we have fun helping out
the birthday celebration, but
I got one of the greatest
thrills life has ever given
me-meeting the First Lady.
Really, I wanted to feel awed
and frightened by it all, but
Mrs. Roosevelt just wouldn't
let me. She is the perfect
hostess. I got the impression
she had been waiting all of
her life to see Louise Fazen-
da. Can you beat that?
You are no exception when
you ask me how it seems to
be playing a lady blacksmith
Of the Ozarks in "Swing
Your Lady," which I have
just completed for Warner
Brothers studio.
That's the first question
my friends and people I meet
ask me, for they seem to
think 1 am doing something
The Washington times., 1938-02-05
Gown Thot Norma Sheorer
Wears in Marie Antoinette'
Cost Producers $500
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 5.

Lights! Camera! Action!
On the marie Antonee' open press visitors,
Norma Shearcr and Tyrone Power doing in a
The Washington times., 1938-02-05

over are uOlnE Il SceHe III n
Partisan gambling house,
vintage 1775.
She is not yet the queen at
this time of the story, but is
the wife of the dauphin.
Power is a young Swedish
nobIcman, Count Axel dc
Fcrsen. On wager, she has
picked him up in the street
and has brought him up to
meet her court friends. She
thinks he is Russian and asks
him to say something in Rus
sian. He replies in Swedish.
Powell doesn't speak Swed-
ish but has been coached in
the pronunciation of the line.
What he says, translated, is:
'In my country, people are
not treated so impolitely."
Hollywood rumor has had
Miss Shearer and W. S. Van
Dyke warning because he
likes to work fast and she
likes a number of takes. But
it is Van Dyke who says:
Let's do it again, honey"
All actresses are honey"
The Washington times., 1938-02-05
Mi1aMet in Stacks

boys and girls, dressed IN
modern clothes, go through
the formal steps Of a minuet.
Most of the men wear
slackS and sweaters. The
girls wear slacks, but have
a sort of framework hustle
attached to their waists to
familiarize them with the
gowns they'll have to use in
the picture.
Nine. Albertina Rasch and
Van Dyke, watch the re-
hearsal from parallel.
When the dancers start to
clown a little, Nine. Rasch
calls out: "Come, come, chill
dren, don't be silly"
One of the principals re-
hearsing the minuet is Joseph
Schildkraut. He gets us to
one side.
"If you write anything
about this" he says, "please
don't make fun of me. This
is the first time I've ever had
to dance on the screen. I
don't even dance in private
life"
The Washington times., 1938-02-05
Fine Cast

A fine cast of supporting play
ers, including Bradley Page,
Gordon Jones, Parkyakarkus
and Lee Patrisk, appear with
Allan Lane and Joan Woodbury.
in RKO Radios Might Spot"
thrilling police story.
The Washington times., 1938-02-05

out OF the ordinary IN assuming this role.
Believe had the most fun in playing Sadie the black
smith, that have enjoyed in the long years have been
the in silent pictures and talke It has been fun to
don the heavy mems Shoes heavy wooen skirt and blouse
and leather apron to streak my face with SCOT and CRIME
Enjoyed Playing Sadie
Keeping neat and trim worried I could loll
set and pick up dirt CRIME and be
in character the Woodworking hby who has
turned to the mthy support her three children after her
husband posum hunting IL years ago and forgot to
come back.
1t fun to swing hammer and pound horseshoe which
pulled white hot from the pracca forge 1t fun to
chant hilbily song and stride down the road to bodily
lift Humphrey Bogars out of the mud And that was
good trick-but it wasn't done with mirrors.
Humphrey, the promoter of transforming wrestler,
amazed at my strength Gas y and asked me if
wanted to wrese and Immediately threw him his back
in the road. That trick to play poor Hum
phrey The script didn't require that actually throw him
but Director Ray Enrght thought it would be funner
did He taught trick to catch Humphrey off balance
in his footing and I'll forget the expression poor
Humphreys face when threw him.
Stiff for o. Week
Then there the in which I wrestle with Nat
endleton-but musn give away too much Of the story
But thing of-the next time accept role
like this going into training. Between the wrestling
and riding mule stiff for week could barely
terestng of all Why it should excite much comment is
beyond me for actress and actress should be
ready and willing to play any role offered her. It's all IN
the days work.
elegant Sadie wide picture hat and fowered dress
place the working clothes in the blacksmith. It's
lovely outft-ust what a hill billy might be expected to
buy with the $3.50 supposed have spent for it.
Much is said about Southerners guarding their
folk but believe hill billy can take care Of our
selves That is when we're not parayzed from laughing at
the antics of city sckers like Humphrey Nat Frank Nc
Hugh Dorothy McNulty and Allen Jenkins
The Washington times., 1938-02-05

babv Van Dyke. n an0Rer tRng the gossip had
the pair warring about But Norma amicably to
either
On this particular they clock six takes Only of
them is requested by Miss Shearer.
The Washington times., 1938-02-05
THRILL OF HER LIFE MEETING ROOSEVELT
Will Ne'er Forget Visit Here;
Tells How 1t Feels to Play
Role of Lady Blacksmith
Dear Andy Kelly:

Dear Andy Kelly:
You asked Saturday afternoon at the Hotel Carlton
to write you letter about Swng Your Lady Of course
you didn't think I'd do it soon but Fazenda, like
The Valley settler., 1938-02-24
VIE HEAR THAT:

Thoro has been an inquiry for two to
four dozen year Old Rhode Island Red
hens. Also q good young shorthorn
cow, soon to calf or beginning lac
totion period. ANY one Interested
should notify Clarence Hoffman.
B.J. 2ingle was nominated by petition
for the orrttorial Senate on tho
Independent ticket. Primary oloc-
tions will DO hold in april. Also,
Wa1tor Euntloy filled for position
Of Terri torial ropros ontatiVo but
hcs received word that the applica-
tion arrived too late to be included
on the ticket, due to delay in the
mails. The Democratic Clue has
drawn up q resolution in protest and
it is possible that his name may
still appear on the ticket. The
Democratic Club is urging oVory one
to vote 50 as to insure getting mon
in office who will work for the
Community. The Club is parti cCl0rly
anxious that something should be
done about present coopo rotivo laws
and also with regard to hord laws.
Tho ladies Of the Mt.Viow Homomakors
Club Will have "shoWor" for Mrs,
James Johns ton on this day. Her baby
Girl born tOGGV.
The Valley settler., 1938-02-24

Lyle Bruckbauor had a badly fracture
wrist as the result OF cranlIing the
family limousine.
Last Thursday and Friday were hectic
days out at Camp 442. Fire throat
onod Fred Larson's house, and oVory
one turned out to fight it. Then
q biz firo threatened Emil Lorshis
and Lynn Eos 5ham's buildings and it
seemed doubtful if anything could
DC saved for q whilo. Ind then the
next nj Ght tho Frank Bruckbouers had
q care when fire got too close to
their house. The firos cot out Of
control in the high winds and were
pretty bad for while with the
whole ne Ghbbrhood on duty.
Tt seems that practically every one
from Palmer but us and DR. ALBRIGHT
and Miss DoIrmond won't to the Fur
RENDEZVOUS FOR q big time.
PEGGY Pimporton, formerly Of Palmer,
was thore and sent her greetings to
her friends. She is now working in
Juneau.
Otto Nelson has pur chased the old
Swanson place. about $50 acres.
George 8unG is proc tically cripple
from the strenuous hockey games at
the Ronco zVouss
The Valley settler., 1938-02-24
personal PROPERTY" .Robt. Taylor
joan Harlow

Women onvio6 her and ADORED her butler.
It's directed by II. Swan Dyko--a hit
maker, it's bosod on the Broadway play
"lIcn in Possossion", and it Will keep
you laughing!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-24

'Contlnued from Page D
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-24
John A. Macdonald
 Is Giuen Subpoena
(Continued from Page D

cause he, Samuel F. Pryor, Jr., had attended several Republican state conventions and had never seen Highway Commissioner Macdonald there among the leaders of the party. Nor had MT. Macdonald ever called upon him for assistance or for recognition, or for instruction.
 Why Pryor Is Sore
 'If anything at all can be made out of Pryor's startling injection of himself into the dispute, it was that he had no use for MT. Macdonald because the latter had never been to his office asking for favor or pre- pared to give any. If there has been one department in the state under Republican rule in past years that can claim an independence and self respect, it was the highway depart ment. AS yet no one has ever claim ed that Republican applicants for positions or work did not get ade- quate attention. MT. Pryor's idea seems to be that every Republican officer holder that's left in the state or in charge of any state depart ment should have paid his respects to him in Greenwich, immediately upon his election to membership in the national committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-24
DELFINO'S BAND
 SWING CHAMPS
Hotel Elton Quartet Wins Bunny Berigan Trophy,
 $25 Cash Prize

Francis DelFino's Hotel Elton swingsters captured the beautiful Bunny Berigan swing trophy and $25 first prize money in the closely contested swing contest conducted by William Derwin at Hamilton Park last evening, which drew an audience of 1,200 paid customers.
 Bunny Berigan, nationally famous orchestra leader and recognized as the wizard O. the swing trumpet" headed the committee of three which selected the winner of the western Connecticut championship.
 One of the largest crowds of the year turned out to see the contest which was known as the Bunny Berigan Swing Quartet Champion ships.
 The entries included Joey Ferris and his Four SwingmaSterS; the Copper Room Quartet; Cliff Skaters DeMolay Swing Quartet; Marcel las Cocoanut Grove band, headed by Stanley Wood; Jackie Connors and His Top Matters of Danbury; Blocks Rhythm Kings of Bristol; DelFino and his Hotel Elton Four; and Roland Young and his Jibers of Bridgeport.
 The judges were Bunny Berigan himself, Joseph Austin of WELL in New Haven, and Stuart Wayne of VERY of this city. Gene Oviatt of McCoy's was master of ceremonies.
 The winners were presented the Bunny Berigan trophy, emblematic of the swing quartet championship and the prize money by MT. Der win. The other members of the championship quartet besides MT. DelFino were Joseph Renaudo, trumpet; James Saginario. presi- dent of the Musicians Union, sax ophone; and Michael Morris, pep pery drummer. DelFino was at the piano.
 MT. Derwin announced that a series of Big Apple contests will be inaugurated next Sunday night with the finals set for Sunday, Feb ruary 13, when an exhibition team of dancers from Boston will appear with Will Hudson's and Eddie De- Lange's popular orchestra.
 Charley Boulanger's orchestra will be the attraction next Sunday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-24
BISHOP OLDHAM
 TO SPEAK HERE
Protestant Episcopal DiO= Cese Head Coming to St.
 Johns Union Service

Right Rev. c. Ashton Oldham, D. D., bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Albany, has been secured for the Union Service at St. Johns Episcopal church, Sum- day, February 6 at 7:30 o'clock to which all Christian people are cor- dially invited.
 This is expected to be an unusual opportunity for Christian people of different denominations to hear about the great present-day move ment toward Church Unity.
 Bishop Oldham has been actively interested in the movement for many years and was a delegate to the world conferences last summer in England and at the recent meet ing in Washington, D. c. of dele gates from the various Protestant churches to take the first steps to- ward setting up a World Council of Churches. He represented the Protestant Episcopal church and made an able contribution to the cause of Church Unity.
 Dr. Francis c. M. Wei, president of the Central China college, Yale China affiliated at Wauchang, will be the principal speaker at dinner of parish men of St. Johns Episco- pal church, Monday evening, Feb ruary IA, at 6:30 o'clock. Dr. Wei at present is featuring at Yale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-24
UNEMPLOYMENT
 CHECKS COMING
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(Continued from Page D
 uation, MT. Shea said that the &C., tive files of his office carried 13,029 applications for work. He said that in November the files had contained only 2,80O. We placed about 60 ap- plicants in private employment last week." he continued.
 Commissioner Said
 "At present, we are working as hard as we can to facilitate the pro- cess and we shall begin to mail checks on Wednesday. Thus, a large number of eligible persons will re- ceive their first weeks compenSa- tion, Thursday. The machinery which is set up in the department can send out approximately 1000 checks daily. Those who do not re- ceive them Thursday, should get them within the next few days"
 The recession with its unantici- pated thousands of applicants for unemployment compensation has added to the departments problems, he revealed. Registration was much greater numerically than had been expected and the percentage of eligibility among claimants is high CT than had been looked for. Rough ly, 80 percent of those applying for compensation satisfy the require mentS of the Act, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-24
NATIONAL DEFENSE
 MEETING PLANNED
Miss Mary COyle of Water= bury Named Hostess for
 Hartford Dinner

Mrs. Benjamin R. Adams of Derry Village, N. H., national vice-presi- dent of the Eastern Division of the American Legion Auxiliary, will make her official visit to the De- partment of Connecticut on Satur- day, February 6. She will be guest and one of the principal speakers at the luncheon and national defense conference to be held that day at the Hotel Bond. The conference is being planned by Mrs. Ann Dunkel- berger of Wethersfield, department chairman of national defense. Mrs. Adams subject will be '"The Ameri- can Legion Auxiliary"
 Miss Mary Coyle of Waterbury, prominent school teacher, has been named as one of the auxiliary'S hostesses on the occasion of Mrs. Adams visit to Connecticut. The local auxiliary has selected several delegates to attend the National Defense conference and dinner. Mrs. Frances Krause of New Haven, for mer Waterburian, and past state president is also included in the list of official hostesses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-24
EIGHT MORE SNOW
 STORMS IN VIEW

Noank, Conn, Jan. 24-(UP)-- Mate George Deveau of the White Owl, just in from Georges Banks, predicted today eight more snow storms, cold weather, a late spring and a dry summer"
 He based his prophecy on the fact that swordfish were running in January, while tile and cod were the principal catches of teh fishing fleet
 Deveau, with 40 years of exper- fence behind him, was one of the youngest sailors ever to leave this old whaling port. It was recalled that when he was 19 years old his mother sent him to the store for 8 loaf of bread and a can of tomatoes. Along the way he fell in with a crew bound for Canada and salmon fishing and it was three years be- fore he returned--with the bread and tomatoes and 5000 he had saved during the trip.