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Victor Kolar Acclaimed
At Symphony Concert
Orchestra Shares Enthusiasm
Of fAudience-New Flag Raised
During the Program.

the Detroit Symphony knows what
effects he wants and how to get them
clearly defined. He Is authoritative
and quick in his directing and the
orchestra responded with all its power
to his indications.
Rachmaninof1s popular prelude and
Lfszt's lovely "Liebestraum" brought
= storm of applause with the added
depth Of tonal color which the orches-
trail version gave. The gay Strauss
waltz, . collection Of several taken
from the operretta, "Cagliostro in
Wien," was = charming interlude be-
fore the Tchaikowsky "Capriccio Ital-
ien." The composer wrote of this
work, Il think 1t has bright future;
it will be effective because Of the
wonderful melodies happened to pick
up. partly from published collections
and partly out in the streets with my
own ears" Its warm, vivacious char
acter Is mixture OF brilliancy and
the rich sentiment of which Tchai-
kowsky was capable and Mr.. Kolar
directed 1t with tntuitiveness and
sympathy.
The two stirring marches from the
pen OF the director brought the NTH
concert Of this series to a close on
note OF high enthusiasm. The weather
was particularly balmy and many
boats and canoes clustered around the
barge. Wednesdays concert will be
directed by Ferde Grofe with Emerson
Meyers, pianist, as soloist.
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Local Drama Groups
Roadside Back to Melodrama;
Cross Roads Goes Gay.
By HARRY MACARTHUR.

openings tonight brighten the scene in those adjacent COW pastures
where the
barn the Rockville pike will find the good people Of the Road
rp-snoing school-ths
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McFadden and Ralph Fowler, and ths
cast includes Alice Tams Ruffner
Betty Rice, James Crawford, Rhodes
Scherer, LaVerne Guild, Eugene
Dunno and Edward Baggs.
THE Noel Coward play the Cross
Roads people are hoping you will
find the right kind OF summer
entertainment is his Private Lives. I"
that brittle and fast-moving comedy
wherein he told the story Of \ pair
Of bombastic people who loved. wed,
battled and divorced, then met on
their second honeymoons. Mr. Cow
ard had a lot Of fun with his Elyot
Lawrence probably had a lot Of fun
playing them, though he is reported
to have said that Private Lives is
more tricky and full of pitfalls than
anything I have ever attempted as
AN actor"
With that tender little thought in
mind, it should be interesting to see
how well the people down In Virginia
fare bringing Private Lives" to the
stage as a barn theater production
The cast Is composed of players the
Cross Roads group likes to call its
stars, Jack Wilson and Catherine Ryan
playing the roles originally played
by Mr.. Coward and Miss Lawrence,
and Ethel McKeon and David Kaigler
playing the two people Mr. Coward
had to include as sounding boards for
his favorite characters.
IT'S Shakespeare this week at the
Sylvan Theater, the Washing
ton Players, whose production Of
"A Midsummer Nights Dream" has
won them considerable fame about
town, tomorrow night staging their
version Of "As You Like tt
The cast includes q number Of peo-
pie known about town, both for this
groups Shakespearean productions
and for roles with other groups
Yerby Pannill. Marcella Bertram,
Elinor Evans, Thomas Cahill. Harri-
son Hathaway, J. A. Bishop, Hugh c.
Smythe and Maurice Jarvis.
The production also will be aided
musically by q group of the Estelle
Wentworth Opera Singers and by
Robert Frederick Freund.
"As ou Like IT. will be preceded
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Miners Daughter" or The Fatal Con-
fession.' Down Virginia way. at
Baileys Cross Roads. the Cross Roads
Theater Players, having run that
Ghost Train up siding for the last
time Saturday night, now take up a
difficult assignment by attempting to
project the subtleties OF Mr.. Noel
Cowards wit
The ROadsides production is notable,
among whatever other things for
which it may turn out to be notable,
for bringing back to us Miss Frances
Brunt, the young lady to whose past
performances every Roadside heroine
has to try to live up, or however you
say 1t with the propositions in the
right places. Frances played in the
Roadsides first show. The Octoroon, 4"
back in 1894; was Maria Marten in
the groups first production OF Muir
der in the Red Barn." and was a
member Of that famed original Road
side quartet which so soulfully sang
She Is More to Be Pitied Than Gen.
sured." Miss Brunt also is the orig
inal lady on wheels" whose glide
across the stage never has been
eQualed.
The Roadsiders have a new villain
this time, too. the fellow due to be
foiled being Norman Rose, who most
lately has been noticed for his fine
work in Civic Theater productions.
Other important roles are to be played
by Betty Gray, Ed Stevlingson, Pryor
Evening star., 1938-07-25
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

Earie-"Cowboy From Brooklyn" q
Dick Powell musical: IL am, 1:45,
4:30, 7:20 and 10 pm. Stage shows
1910, $50, Sis and s:55 pm.
CapitolE"Port of Seven Seas" phil
osophic comments by Wallace Beery
and Frank Morgan: 1l:05 am. l:45,
4:25. ITO and 10 pm. Stage shows
1910, $40. sos and s:55 pm.
Metropelitan-"The Count of Monte
Cristo." revival Of the Robert Donat
hit: l0:45 am, 1880, 3, $40, TAO
and s:s5 pm.
Paiace-"Little Miss Broadway" La
Temple IS back: 11:45 am, 1:45,
s:45, s:45, 7:5o and $50 pm.
Columbia-"Lord Jeff," boys become
British naval men: 11:25 an, 1:30,
3:35. 5:35, TAO and 9:45 pm.
Keith's-"Little Tough Guy" those
Dead End" kids again: 1852 am,
1:52, 3:52. $3.50, 7:52 and 9:52 pm.
Trans s-Lux-News and shorts. Con-
tinuous from 10 am. to midnight.
LittIs-"Charee Of the Light Bri-
sade," revival Of the popular adven-
ture yarn: II am, ITO. $40, $40,
1880 and $40 pm.
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act, which seems just the thing for
q summer novelty. But there was
not 10 inches of ice.
Instead, there were only 9 inches
of ice and inch OF water. 1t looked
about as skatable as cold shower, or
maybe one Of those vats they once
used for chilling watermelons down
on the farm. But skating act is a
skating act, so Norval Baptie, Gladys
Lamb, Eric Walt and the other men,
bers of the group just climbed aboard
the slush and went through their fast,
graceful routine as If the stage were
ST. Moritz in February.
They are having to do it rather reg
ularly, incidentally. for the stage lights
have way of beaming down harder
than the dry ice, by which the pan is
frozen, can stand.
Science and shOWmanship. q pretty
cooperative pair in this world, are get
ting the problem licked-a problem the
existence of which is not evident to
the naked eye Of the audience.
HEY are saying good-by to Arthur
De Titta at Variety Club next
Saturday night. And because Mr.. De
Iitta, editor of Fox Movietone News. is
one OF the most popular chaps who
ever came into Showdown and because
Variety Club does such things we'll, it
ought to be the biggest farewell func-
ton the Capital has seen In wears.
Representatives Of the towns oficial
life. who for years have been the stars
OF Mr.. De Titta's news pictures, will
top the guest list of the affair, which
will include professional associates
from the theater, press and radio
fields. The dinner, stag and informal.
Will be held in the Willard room of
the Willard Hotel, and will be under
the craftsmanship of Sam Wheeler.
Upstairs, in Variety Club headouar-
tiers, Mrs. De Titta will be guest of
honor at another party, this one pre-
sided over by Mrs. Wheeler.
Ihe occasion for the farewell is the
departure Of the popular De Tittas for
Paris. where Arthur will become as
sistant to the company's European
manager "a promotion which his
friends are hailing in spite of the fact
that it represents distinct loss to the
local show scene.
A NOTE from Dick Creyke, world
traveller, writer and business man.
ager OF the Roadside Theater. saws
please to tell people there will be but
one special bus running out there this
fortnight 1--WE always wanted to saw
fortnighD. 1t will be tonight's bus.
which will land customers at the barn
IN time for THE Miners Dauphter ;"
T is going to look like a meeting
Of some gigantic critics circle at
the Olney Theater's opening tonight.
They are coming from New York.
Philadelphia. Baltimore, and. of course
here, to participate in the Welcoming
back ceremonies in honor Of Steve
Cochran. 1t looks like very big
occasion in the theater.
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Many Are the Thrills
In Light Brigade
Revived at Little.

OUT of Lord Tennyson's stirring
poem came the inspiration for
The Charge Of the Light Brigade, "
which successfully brought together
again two people who first scored as
q team in Captain Blood'-Olivia De
Havilland and Enrol Flynn-and put
a lot of cash in the Warner Bros cof-
fers. Now revived at the Little Thea
ter you will find that The Charge Of
the Light Brigade" is still an adven-
turesome and thrilling cinema.
The determination Of the events
which led up to the sacrifice Of the
gallant Light Brigade in that valley
Of death all makes for . story full OF
excitement, but the moments you
will remember If You saw the film
when it first came out-are those
devoted to the actual charge. Director
Michael Curtiz and his extras and his
horses plastered the scene with as
breath taking = blood-and- thunder
sequence as you could ask for, . Sc
quence about as gentle and as easy to
ignore Is full-grown cyclone.
The other details-the story Of .
British army of1icer who finds his
fiancee and his brother In love and
who saves the latter for the former,
meanwhile indulging in various blood
chilling battles with the natives in
India-are handled with every skill
by the people involved. Mr.. Flynn in
this picture IS at least a pleasant and
hardy-enough citizen to get by even
those who insist he has all the emo
tional fire of q wooden Indian; Miss
De Havilland Is ever lovely and Henry
Stephenson, Patric Knowles, Nigel
Bruce, Donald Crisp David Niven and
q number of other dependable people
are just that. H. M.
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June Travis Is Cast
In Penner Film. -
TUNE TRAVIS returns to the R-K-

JUNE TRAVIS returns to the R-K-o
Radio Studios to take the femi-
nine lead in Joe Penner's new starring
picture, "Mr. Doodle Kicks on" cam
era work on which has Just started.
Penner goes collegiate In this football
picture which will be offered to film
fans just when the gridiron heroes
are clashing. 1t marks Joe's third
appearance as star.
In the supporting cast are Richard
Lane, Billy Gilbert, Frank M. Thomas,
George Irving. Pierre Watkin, Wesley
Barry. Jack Arnold, William Corson
and Harry Campbell.
Robert Sisk is producing and Les
Goodwins directing. Bert Crane
wrote the screen play from an origina' Z
story by Mark Kelly.
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culCleS, Faul daaKOn, SENSATIONAL Dal-
let performer, was talking about the
stage. In the first show, after which
the chat was held, he had danced on
the apron-the extension which goes
out over the orchestra pit. Mr.. Haakon
was not speaking critically. He was
merely saying it was difficult stage
on which to dance, that's all. He
covers vast amount of floor, and
quite bit Of the air above it, in his
performance. One Of the things he
needs to guide him Is string Of foot
lights. There were none due to the
were two microphones of the kind that
sink into the stage to watch out for
In his frenetic spiraling leaping and
spinning. But it was all right with
Mr.. Haakon. 1t really did not inter-
fere with his performance and he was
sure he would get the hang of it.
Then. guess what happened-if you
were not there? The mechanism that
elevates the apron would not work
That meant that Mr.. Haakon's dane
ing space was reduced by IS feet in
depth. He had no chance to rehearse
on the shallower stage, in the narrow
strip left between him and the or
chestra, which filled the back of the
platform. 1t was matter of getting
In there and dancing He did, and
the audience was tremendously i'm
pressed. 1t gave Mr.. Haakon a mag
nificent round of applause-but it
probably would have developed CAL
louses on its clapping hands had it
known the obstacles over which he
was flying.
The show is going smoothly now
The orchestra is back in the pit. The
apron can stay down and be nothing
more than the noor of the orchestra's s
home grounds. Mr. Haakon has the
whole stage to himself and he is using
1t to stop the show, which ought to
be mighty pleasing to those who
always have said the ballet was one
OF the most beguiling arts.
THE face of fate was wearing
malicious grin over at the Earle
the same day. There was supposed
to be 10 inches of ice for that skating
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Fate Tosses Monkey Wrench
Into Many Show Machines
Performances at Earle and Capitol
Reveal That Stars and Stage Crews
Have Lot to Overcome.
.OOVercOnne.
By JAY CARMODY,

deal OF unsuspeced drama going on IN the shows that are
fact it entertaining interesting sometimes
breaking that feels the audience being
being let in
Capitol Friday every a sample of
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Meet Corinne.
.oRINNE LUCHA1RE.

CORINNE LUCHAIRE, the young
French actress, who will be starred
In Alexander Korda's Prison without
Bars" was born in Paris in 1921, spent
three years in . dramatic school after
numerous governesses and schools.
After playing on the stage she was dis
covered by Arnold Pressburger, and
leaped to fame overnight in her first
French picture. Slim. blond and blue
eyed, she has an impeccable dress
sense and speaks English excellently.
She forgets her professional work IS
soon IS she leaves the studio, and is
an expert swimmer, dancer and fencer.
Evening star., 1938-07-25

Renewed depreciation of the franc
is causing many in France to forego
summer tours.
Evening star., 1938-07-25

Just to stop any question
about the matter before 1t
arises, If possible, herewith IS
the map shouting the routes
you may use to reach SteDe
Cochrdn's ne1D summer Den-
ture. the Olney Theater. The
opening is tonight. NTH EHssd
Landi coming dotor to play
q ,peek's engagement OF "The
Lddu Has d Heart"
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No More "Skeets." "

"CKEETS" GALLAGHER is no more.
The name made famous on stage
and screen by its owner has been
traded for much more pretentious
sobriquet-Anthony r. Gallagher.
4 didn't care anything about chang
Ing It," said skeets, but Wesley Rug
giles, producer -director of Paramount's
The Unholy Beebes,' did. He seemed
to think my real name would 60 better
with my new position. as his assistant. /"
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Dear Washington By Helen Enary

of the U. S. Army, in the New York assay office
and at the Denver gold depository
P S. No. 2-NIr. Schwartz said, Don't worry,
if you don't understand all Of this clearly, no
body does. Our phone has been ringing all day."
Girl Who Couldn't Vote
HERE'S little story to take your mind off
IL complicated money Mrs. johnson, an Ala
bama lady, who is registrar of voters in her
county, says that when Nancy, young colored
girl, came to register for the next election she
discouraged her It's the white people who dis
courage Negro voters in some Southern States.
But Nancy seemed determined to register
We'll if you must" said Mrs. johnson, you
will have to answer certain questions. The law
must know with what party you are affiliated"
"Maam?"
with which party are you affiliated"
do have to tell that Mrs. Johnson"
Certainly" said Mrs. johnson. you must
say with which party you are affiliated"
Then CANT VOTE" said Nancy, because he
amt got his deevorce yeti"
Loue-Sickness Just Anen1id
nR. E. w. TITUS, the gynecologiSt, tells me
1T that most of the old-fashioned lovesicknesS,
so prevalent in Victorian times, was only anemia.
1t is saddening to think how much soulful ntera-
ture the world would have missed if some doctor
had appeared rs years ago with few doses of
liver extract.
Mrs w. Beatty Moore, of Alexandria, has cut
down one of her choice old mahogany four
posters to make bed for her dog.
Mr.. Charles S. Hamlin, former member of the
Federal Reserve Board has a memory book,
which is record of the personalities and the
events of his long and important career.
Mr.. Robert Grain was coming down the Capitol
steps with his handsome German shepherd dog
on leash when strange man took his arm
and said:
Let me help YOU"
The stranger guided Mr.. Grain to the sidewalk
and helped him into a taxi. Mr.. Grain said he
appreciated the attention but he was puzzled at
is cause.
Il beg your pardon" said the stranger, II
thought that was q seeingeye dog and you were
blind"
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POLICE RESCUE
AMNESIA VICTIM
Washington Times staff Photo

EVANSVILLE, Md, April 16.
Prince Georges county police au-
thorities today are trying to iden-
tify 2O-year-old boy, apparently
a victim of amnesia, who was
picked up in Hyattsville late last
night in a dazed condition, COM
planning his head hurt.
He was taken in hand by Off
GERS Earl Huber and Edwin
Thompson shortly after / a. m.
when he was founded seated on
the steps of the Prince Georges
County Bank and Trust Company,
less than a block from the county
sub-station.
Police described the youth as
being about S feet 9 inches in
height, weight about las pounds,
with brown hair and blue eyes,
He is wearing a blue lumberjack
and khaki trousers. A police physi-
clan will examine him this morn
ing.
VOTE For suEERAeE April an
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3 GAS VICTIMS
ARE RECOVERING

Three Washingtonians we're re-
covering today in local hospitals
from the effects of gas.
Audrey Cougell, q, of the 2100
block of F St. N. w., was under
observation at Gallinger Hospital.
She had turned on all the jets
of her stove, police said, but
turned them off again before los
ing consciousness.
1T didn't taste so good" AL
drey admitted.
Another gas case is Frank T.
Hurley, 80, found in his apart
ment in the $500 block of Ninth
st. N. w. All the kitchen win,
dows were open and it is be,
lieved a breeze blew out the gas
flame.
A similar accident floored Wal
lace Ferguson in the 1000 block
of Pennsylvania Ave. S. E. He is
recovering at Casualty Hospital
-VoTE EoR suFFRAeE APRIL sn-
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By Evalw Walsh Mclean

frail, sad man. To me- He must have had
Astounding health, gayety and a magnetic per-
sonality which drew every one that he met to-
ward him. 1t is a pity that religion has always
been so sad and depressing, when it should be
gay and fearless.
Perhaps that is one reason why many people
have sneaking admiration for the devil He is
always pictured as handsome and with crafty,
bold spirit that cannot help but attract ones
imagination.
Yes, I believe that our Lord rested a while
and then went on into another life-the fulfill
ment of eternal Joy and peace. There's no such
thing as death: it is merely the passing on into
higher and happier life for all of us. Remem-
Der, Jesus said: I'm My Fathers house there
are many mansions :"
So there in itself is the explanation of this
passing from one room to another And God
will always love us and welcome us when our
short day on earth is done.
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BOY, g, KILLED.
5 CHILDREN HURT.
IN D. C. TRAFFIC.
Victim Is 26th Death
of Year Here

Washington's twenty.sixth traf-
fic victim-a nine.year-old boy
died at Sibley Hospital early to-
day and five other children were
under treatment for injuries re-
ceived in automobile accidents
yesterday.
The latest traffic casualty was
John Jones, 9, colored, of I'LL
Sixth st. N. W. He was injured,
police said, when he ran into the
side of a car operated by Maurice
N. NucholS, 90, of Colony, Va,
last night. Nuchols will appear
at an inquest.
GIRL, 6, INJURED
Six-year-old Patricia Mcmahon
was in criticol condition in Cas-
ualty Hospital as a result of in
juries suffered when she was
struck by an automobile near her
home at 2720 o st. s. E.
The Mcmahon child was struck
by a car operated by Elsie An
drews, 80, of 5614 First st. N. W.,
police said. The police report
said she was learning to drive and
that she was accompanied by
John E. Ramsay, Al, 2144 H st.
N. w., an instructor.
Wallace Eddins, 6, of SAT Park
Rd. N. W., was in Children's Hos
pital with a broken arm and other
injuries received when he was
struck by an automobile near his
home.
William Jones, 8, of Al De Frees
st. N. W., was under treatment
at Gallinger Hospital for a
broken leg received when hit by
a car.
SEVERAL HURT SLIGHTLY
Margaret Peterson, IS, of 1888
Biltmore st. N. W., was treated by
private physician for brush
burns and cuts suffered when she
was hit by a taxicab in the TOO
block of E st. N. w.
Wesley Jackson, Is, was treated
for brush burns received when he
was struck by an automobile
while riding a bicycle.
William Lucas, IS, colored, Of
Ais Franklin st. N. E., was treated
for head decorations sustained
When he was struck by a Inland
run driver near Twelfth and U
Streets Northwest, last night
Marian McRae, 10, Of lib T
st. N. W., was brought to Casualty
Hospital early today suffering
serious head and body injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident
near Upper Marlboro, Md.
James Woodward, 10, was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
scalp decorations received when
struck by a street car at Four
tenth and F Streets Northwest.
Woodward lives at the Carroll
Arms Hotel.
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Building Boon
Contractors Welcome
Pump Printing Plan

The Administrations pump
printing program was hailed yes
terday by a spokesman of the AS
ISOLATED General Contractors as
IAN essential step toward recov-
cry of private business" E. j.
Harding, the organizations man.
aging director, said:
prosperity in private construc-
ton is indeed just around the cor
ner but the present condition of
private business and industry pre-.
vents investment in construction,
"A powerful stimulant in the
shape Of a sound, quick.moving
public works program is essential
to bring about renewed activity
in all lines of business"
VOTE FOR sUEERAcE Adolf IN
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Would Do Great Harm

7 Unless we have greater assurance that honest
~ private enterprise and individual initiative
will be allowed to function, the only kind of in
flation that be effective is that based on fear
that the dollar will go the way of the franc This
would do great harm to all such assurance is
the only way to get real business recovery.
And the only way to get it, is either Cd for
Mr.. Roosevelt to change his policies voluntarily,
or 90 for us to force him to do so.
East Dearborn, Mich, asks: isn't interest
paralyzing Industry"
No; certainly not. It is debt that paralyzes in
dustry. If there were no debt, there would be
no interest payments.
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RARE DISEASE
KILLS GIRL HERE

Death from rare blood disease
came to little Catherine Lorraine
Hayden this morning after a two
week fight by blood donors to save
her.
The 13-year-o1d daughter of the
victim of stapny1ococcus aureus, an
Hayden, of Fifth Precinct, was a
victim of staphlococcus aureus, an
uncommon disease from which
there is little hope of recovery
unless blood donor be found who
has recovered from the ailment.
-Four policemen of Fifth Pre-
cinct gave blood in a vain effort
to keep little Lorraine alive, but
their blood types could not over.
come the germ.
Lorraine was playing with
friends at st. Theresas Catholic
School when she was stricksn, April
6. Noting her high faver, DR.. R. K.
HollingsWorth diagnosed the case
as the rare blood disease and Or
dered her to Providence Hospital
for immediate transfuSionS.
The Haydens live at 1923 Min
nesota Ave. S. E.
VOTE FOR OUTRAGE APRIL 81
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Now I have always felt there
was no such thing as death,
and I think this proves It
clearly. Christ rested a few
days, and we mortals had to
have some word to describe
that period, so, in my opinion,
"death" was the word we used.
But, you see, he was not dead,
any more than any Of us are
going to die when we leave
this world. I don't know what
the next world holds, nor does
anybody else, but there GER