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The Washington times., 1938-11-19

found it in the middle-aged Sam
johnson, soon is a widow when
he dies from a stroke while they
are celebrating a holiday. She
finds another playboy husband,
is ready to divorce him when
the story ends.
The action includes a recrea-
ton of the San Francisco earth
quake, not nearly as well done
as in San Francisco" but pro-
viding some thrills.
Bette Davis, in the hustle and
big sleeves costumes, acts with
all the assurance and charm
possible for a lugubriouS role.
She gives the picture its only
real moments of emotional
value, wins easily the high act
ing honorS
The younger sisters are well
portrayed by Anita Louise and
Jane Bryan, with Alan Hale be-
ing the most finished of the
male contingent.
GOOD STAGE SHOW
, For some reason Enrol Flynn
fails to put any warmth into his
romance, appears miscast with
his English accent. Patric
Knowles, John Warburton and
Nick Foran play the other i'm
portant roles, under Anatol Lit
yak.
CLANCY and Fox are a big help
to the new stage show, offering
brief demonstrations of the lat
est ballroom dances. The Three
We're Brothers click in panto-
mime and singing, and Don
Cummings bright line of patter
is mixed with rope twirling.
The Roxyettes. in new dan
cling routines, and Texas Jim
Lewis and his Cowboys COM
pletes an excellent Harry Anger
show.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
Comedy
On Keith's
Screen

Service de Luxe" is the new
comedy at Keith's Theater. The
title suggests amusing situations
and the cast inSures a goodly
round of entertainment. Al
though Universal has not made
a colossal super-film, it does
present a more than average
comedy.
Constance B enn e t t, lovely
blond, is Madison Service, No. /,
or in palmer words she is the
high mogul in a firm which
furnishes the last word in every
kind of service, from settling
family squabbles to heading
young men off the Albany boat.
LIVELY COMEDY
Miss Bennett, who can and
does look bewitching in any
number of lovely costumes, sets
about to Sidetrack Vincent Price.
Miss Bennett has already def
nitely established herself as a
comedian of the top ranks. Suf-
flee it to say then that she
turns in another good perform
ance.
Helen Broderick and Charlie
Ruggles, two actors who can
make fun out of anything and
given half a chance can keep
things livened up for ages, turn
in good scores.
The more important matter is
the very excellent performance
by Mr.. Price, Micha Auer and
Joy Hodges. Mr.. Price should
find Service de Luxe" a rather
good vehicle for his introduction
in Hollywood. He has an or
binary role in an average play
with a very good cast.
SHORTS PROGRAM
An actor Of far more than
average ability, as indicated by
his stage lead opposite Helen
Hayes, Mr.. Price impresseS as a
finished artist, thoroughly cap
able of cleaning the best from
a part but at the same time
never OVERRIDING. He should
climb rapidly.
Joy Hodges, as young scamp
also does a mighty good bit,
which should open up wider
horizons, while Auer does better
than heretofore, mostly by stay
ing in bounds.
Supplemental features include
a short, on bird dogs, which is Of
especial interest to animal low
ers, Pathe News and Donald
Duck animated cartoon.
H. K.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19

Joan is obliged to compete in
scenes with the more accom-
plished Margaret Sullivan, and
it is a tribute to her progress
that she is more than able to
hold her own.
Dialogue is literate, and
Frank Borzage'S direction is
pointed towards making its big
moments emotionally exciting.
That THE Shining Hour" for
all Of it's shallow solution. is
an interesting story of a love
misdeal, is because Melvyn
Douglas, Robert Young and
Fay BANTER give substantial aid
to M-G-M's two good feminine
stars.
Johnny Perkins, rotund EN-
Gee. bosses a stage show this
week in which the Radio Aces &C
cept the heavy applause. They
have their own arrangements
of familiar tunes, including
Ozark Eyes," introduce an Irv-
ing Berlin medley, and some
jitterbug swing, that clinches
their hit.
PERKINS is BOSS
Harriet Hector is held over
for a second week with her
girls. Most pretentious number
of the ballerina is a terpsicho-
rean impression of Edgar Allan
Poe's. THE Raven" in which
the black costumed ballerina
fits in classic and graceful
movement that held the late
matinee audience breathlesS
until its finale.
The FredySonS, Hungarian
acrobats, offer a number of
thrilling feats, and jolly Mr..
Perkins wanders in and out,
telling his jokes when he is not
making introductions. F Street
likes Johnny's breezy style,
which has an impromptu ven
eer.
Classic standby of Maestro
Phil Lampkin is the Pilgrims
chorus from "Tannhauser." He
closes his potpourri overture
with it this week, blaring
brasseS and organ swell creating
a creScendo that wins a big
nand. Fox Movietone completes
a good 140 minutes of entertain
ment.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
Hills Band at
The Howard

Swing, just as it is played at
the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem,
is being offered by Teddy Hill,
young sepia maestro, and his
Savoy Salon Orchestra, who
opened at the Howard Theater
yesterday.
Not new to the local audience,
having been coming here now
for several seasons, Hill and
his boys really go to town in
the old Howard manner. Their
new arrangement of Dear Old
Southland" is something to
listen to.
There is Eddie ''Fumadiddle"
Green also on the all-Star bill.
Having been acclaimed by the
critics of the Great Whiteway
and Rudy Vallee, Green puts on
a one-man comic act of wit and
more wit. Louise McCarroll,
formerly with Don Redmon's
Band, does a solo act of songs
and gets a very nice hand.
Better than ever are the
Ubangi Boys, a group of fast
stepping dancers. Unique in
their style of entertainment, the
boys are good. The Three Brown
Jacks and the Miller. Brothers
do some classy tap dancing.
Many new steps are featured
to the delight of the audience.
Crime Ring" a gangland pic
ture giving a little inside dope
on the fortune-telling racket, is
the screen attraction. Midnight
show tonight.-W. r.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
Brother Rat
Held Over

The much talked of Brother
Rat" stays at the Metropolitan
this week to wind up nice run.
This is the picture that was
taken from the famous Broad
way production after the critics
had praised it to the limit.
This story of v. M. I. life is
almost identically reproduced
and has as it's stars, Wayne Nor
riS, Priscilla Lane and Eddie
Albert. The latter is imported
from the stage production and
presents such a splendid &C.
count for himself in the role as
Bling" Edwards that we feel he
has made ready little corner in
which to permanently affix him
self to the film capital.
All the jokes and prankS as
well as the comical situations
will be a delight to the Brother
Rat" viewer.
Others of Importance in this
film of military school life are
Jane Bryan and Jane Wyman.
R. H. S.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
New Program
AtTrons-Lux

The program at the Trans
Lux this week is largely polici-
cal and anti-Jewish. Pictures
of the nations leading figures
are shown in which they give
their views toward the Nazi-
Jewish situation as exists at the
present time in Germany and
its newly begotten territory.
Among them are Dewey, Hoo
yer, Senator Connolly, Al Smith
and the President.
If it is sports that interest
you you will find ice-hockey,
swimming and War Admiral
coming back after defeat to win
the $4,000 added Handicap at
Narragansett and the nations
leading football games of the
week.
An interesting travalogue of
Northern Africa heads the
other short subjects with an
animated color cartoon running
second. r. H. S.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
Great Waltz
Next Week

In Europe, a beautiful blonde
singer made a monograph
record. In Hollywood, studio
executives heard it. And thus
Militia Korjus, Continental
beauty and sensational opera
star, was brought to the NIGH
studios to make her debut in
The Great Waltz" drama Of
the life of Johann Strauss,
which opens on Thanksgiving
Day at Loew's Palace Theater.
Credited with the greatest
coloratura voice today, tall,
graceful, beautiful Miliza Hor-
jus is Hollywood's latest sensa-
ton. In the picture she appears
with Louise Rainier and Fer
nand Graves, singing the color
full melodies of Strauss as her
introduction to the screen.
Born in Warsaw. Poland, Au-
gust II, Miss Korjus attended
music Conservatives all over
Europe. Her voice was a senSa-
ton wherever heard. One of
her concerts was attended by
Max Schilling, opera impresario.
He Immediately engaged her as
a new star.
Her great popularity thrust
her forthwith into starring
roles. Quickly she added entire
operas to her repertoire, appear
ing in such offerings as "Rigo-
letto," THE Magic Flute" Bar
Der of Seville" and dozens Of
others.
The great demand for her ap-
pearance finally resulted in the
making of innumerable phono-
graph records of her songs. And
one of them, literally, went
round the world"
Two major ambitions occupy
her mind. One is to be like
Jenny Lind" the other to bring
to the screen her favorite oper-
attic character, Gilda.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19

| CLOCK

CAPITOL-Margaret SULLIVAN,
Robert Young, Joan Crawford,
Shining Hour" II a. m, las,
4::30, 7:15. 10 p. m. Stage,
Harriet Hector, 12:45, $3.50,
6:15, 9 p. m.
PALACE - Ronald colin a n,
Frances Dee. IF Were
King" IL noon, 2:2o, 4:45.
ITO, GAS p. m.
COLUMBIA-Tyrone Power. An
nabella, "Suez," IL noon, 2:25.
4:5O, 7:2O, GAS p. m.
r. X. o. KEITH'S - Constance
Bennett, Vincent Price. "Serv-
ice de Luxe" 1923 a. m, 1928,
1888, 5:38, 7:43, 9:48 p. m.
EARLE-Bette Davis, THE Sis
ters," II a. M, lao, 4:20, 7:05,
$50 p. m. Stage, CLANCY and
Fox.
METROPOLITAN - Priscilla
Lane. Wayne Morris, Brother
Rat" 1880 a. m, 1870. 1885,
5:35. TAO, $40 p. m.
BELASCO-Anna Neagle, Sir
Cedric Hardwick. Peg Of Old
Drury," 2:15, 4:35, $40, S:05,
9:55 p. m.
LITTLE-Madeleine arroll,
Robert Donat, "39 Steps," IL
a. M, 1:45, 4:34, 7:20, 1905
pm. Generals without But
TONS" 1890. 3:15, 6, $3.50 p. m.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
10 a. m. to midnight; shows
rs minutes.
MOUNT VERNON-Drive In
Ruby Keller, Fay BANTER,
Mother Carey's Chickens,
1853, 1923 p. m.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19

happiness.
GIRLS VS.. BOY FRIENDS
Between 1904 and 1908-the
period of the story-Louise,
Grace and Helen Elliott went to
the altar. Louise married a no
good newspaper man, whose
sports job was always threat
ened by his drinking, who was
always promising to complete
a novel. He leaves her, comes
back to help a happy ending.
Grace married the dull-witted
son of the towns banker and
suffered only the usual troubles
of a mismated wife.
Helen, the youngest Elliott,
went after a checkbook. She
The Washington times., 1938-11-19

CRAWFORD is TOPS
In this way Hollywood has
conjured a happy ending, for
what was originally a sombre
tale. I can't honestly say that
they have been brilliantly sue.
cesSful in the rewriting, for the
picture leaves one with a feel
ing that nothing has been really
settled.
THE Shining Hour" does of.
fer Joan Crawford an oppor'
tunity to be a dancing girl, and
later fondle a role where she
can do some real emotional act
ing.
Her dancing lnterlude presents
q ballroom number with the
skilled Tony De Marco, and is
cleverly executed. AS an actress
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
LUCKY
LICE N Sc
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If this is your automobile
license number bring your
registration card of identifi-
cation to the Washington
Herald Times building, 1877
H Street N. w., and receive
two tickets for Loe W s
Palace Theater presentation
of Ronald Colman in IF I
Were King"
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
Hairdress Show

One of the features Of Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer's latest musical,
"Once Over Lightly" will be a
show of women's latest hair
dresses. The setting is in a bar
Der college, with Billy Gilbert
showing the new coiffureS.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19

In the new picture at the OdplIOI IheaIeT,
Joan Crawford is a New York night club
girl, who marries a gentleman farmer from
Wisconsin, one of the clannish Lindens.
The problem of whether an after-dark en-
tertainer will like love among the cows and
chickens is further complicated when her
brother-in-law, David Robert Young), also
falls in love with her. They all live on
the Linden farm.
Since David Linden has a perfectly good
wife of his own (Margaret Sullavan), it
makes an unhappy tangle. Henry (Mel-
vvn Dnuolasl tries his best to make his wife
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
Trailer Fan

Margaret SULLIVAN has pur-
chased a trailer, falling in line
with other Metro oldWyn-Mayer
players, including Robert Taylor,
Allan Jones and Robert Young.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
THE SISTERS AT EARLE
Bette Davis in "The Sisters, "
Moves in Romantic Tale
OfEorIyCentury e.

Bette Davis the eldest and brightest girl in the Elliott
family makes Myron Brings story of "The Sisters"
teresting adaptation
About the picture the Earle is nostalgia
air. for it back to the early 190Os when Theodore
Roosevelt waving the big stick in the White House,
shows how the three pretty girls in the family of Druggist
Elliott, Of Silver Bow, Mont. found husbands, if not
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
Skater Holds 4 Girls

For a laugh, and to win bet
from James Stewart, Everett Nc
Gowan, worlds pro fessional
speed ice skating champion,
proved that he could hold four
Ice Follies" girls at the same
time as he skated around the
Metro oldwyn-Mayer rink.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
Photo Request

Latest request for an auto
graphed photograph of Robert
Taylor comes from the library
of the Appalachian State Teach
ers College in Boone, N. C.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
PurIinq Student

Paulette Goddard, it becomes
known, knits constantly as she
studies her Dramatic School"
script in the evenings at home.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19

happy, but her heart tells her David is the man.
Poor Judy sensing the situation noby tries to sacrifice
herself by rushing into flaming barn. However, Mariela
bravey rshes her decides that the noble Judy
is entitled to keep her though it means sticking
To the husband She does not love.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
SHINING HOUR OPENS
Joan Crawford Splits Honors
With Margaret Sullivan
In Emotional Drama
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Keith Winters play, "The Shining Hour originally a
drama with deep overone tragedy has been ghened by
HOLLYWOOD treatment.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19

New Motion Picture at Capital Theater
Made from Keith Winters Play
Evening star., 1938-07-30
POlitics-Old Style.

1t is somewhat refreshing to hear Of
the caustic and ungentlemanly mud
singing currently being indulged in by
the candidates for the Ohio Republican
gubernatorial nomination. For months
past it had seemed that only in the
Democratic party ranks were there men
of sufacient vitality and hardihood to
work up a good name-calling campaign.
That such intra-party bitterness need
not augur inter-party defeat has been
demonstrated amply in the political
history of the Nation. In fact, the very
stimulation of a good row within its
own ranks often has been the tonic
needed to arouse party to victorious
effort against a common foe.
Both principals in the Ohio contest
for the Republican gubernatorial NOM
ination come of politically distinguished
families. The State hardly can claim
universal happiness under the Demo-
cratic administration of Gov. Davey,
himself exchanging all of the bitter
insults with Democratic primary foe.
Perhaps the voters have formula
bv which the assorted invective may be
properly weighed, and eventually re-
duced to something that will be OF
service to them. Meanwhile, those out
side of Ohio may enjoy 1t all and be
thankful.
Evening star., 1938-07-30
Beating the Knife.

With the Public Works Administra-
ton allotment to the District public
schools yesterday. the Board of Educa-
ton can cross from its list eight much
needed and long-sought projects which
time and again have been cut from its
annual budget estimates by the pruning
knife at the District Building, the
Budget Bureau or on Capitol Hill.
P. w. A. Administrator 1ckes, there
fore, is to be commended for his ap-
proval Of projects which would be years
coming to the District through the reg
ular appropriation channels.
A second praiseworthy feature of the
allotment is its equal distribution OF
the projects to both the white and COL
ored divisions of the school system. OF
the eight projects granted, four are
given to each group.
1t has been the policy of the board
to distribute the school budget in accord
ance with an accepted proportion Of
white to colored citizens of two to ono.
Membership on the board itself is &C.
cording to this ratio However, the
congestion problem In the colored ele.
mentary schools u, generally speaking
Evening star., 1938-07-30

Washington and Arlington County, the
legislators attention was called to the
fact that substantial augmentation Of
the suburban Maryland population has
increased the pollution in county streams.
Officials of the Washington Suburban
Commission claim they have been max
ing every effort that reasonable local
taxation can support to eliminate con-
tamination. Building interceptor sewers
and disposal plants is expensive, how
ever, and Federal Government aid would
be welcome, especially in view Of the
fact that much of the P. w. A. funds ex-
pended in Montgomery have gone for
projects of national rather than local
Importance. such as the Cancer Research
Institute and the ship model testing
basin.
Two of the legislators appealed to,
Senator Tydings and Representative
Lewis. are in the midst of a campaign
for votes. Both would find it to their
advantage as we'll as to the benefit of
the public to push the drive on pollution.
Evening star., 1938-07-30
Pollution Problem.

A widespread public demand for re-
lief from the dangers of stream pollution
is behind the plea laid before Maryland
legislators this week for a study of
nearby Potomac River tributaries.
Citizens living near streams that have
to be chlorinated in dry weather have
been going from one authority to an
other in an effort to have conditions
remeded. Izaak Walton League units
and health and recreation officials have
emphasized the need for improvements.
The latest move has been an appeal
from a Montgomery County political
group to Senators Tydings and Radcliffe
and Representative Lewis to stress the
importance of studying Montgomery and
Prince Georges County streams under
the proposal of Secretary Ickes to elm
mate pollution in the Potomac River
and its branches.
Although new sewage disposal plants
recently have been put In operation In
Evening star., 1938-07-30

more acute than that in tho white
schools
The crossing Of these items from the
list Of budget and building needs leaves
room for the insertion of still other
projects that are equally important to
the educational system OF the Capital
There are ancient buildings to be re-
placed and growing communities to be
served as well as already crowded class
rooms to thin out.
1t is to be hoped that Congress will
not, therefore, seize upon Washington's
good fortune in obtaining the P. w. A.
grant to deny further construction needs
in the 1910 school budget now being
prepared.
This is no cry Of "wolf" because 1t
has been done before. This year the
District became eligible to participate
in Federal funds for the expansion OF
vocational education. To counteract this
opportunity OF the District to share in
Federal benefits, a large sum was de-
Quoted from the salary items for school
teachers, clerks and officers, which may
mean payless furlough for some officers
next year.
Evening star., 1938-07-30
Lost Clipper Ship.

Hope still persists for the lost Hawaii
Clipper, but it grows fainter with each
passing moment. The twenty-six ton
plane apparently has been swallowed by
the waters of the Pacific, all the men,
bers of the crew and all the passengers
drowned Probably the mystery never
can be solved. The Army transport
Meigs reports stain Of oil in the neigh
borhood from which the final radio mes
sage came. Fourteen warships, speeding
from Manila Bay, and many planes from
the Philippine east coast are searching
for further evidence which, in the cir
cumstances, may not be found.
The tragedy hurts Washington par
ticularly because DR.. Fred C. Meier,
principal pathologist Of the Department
OF Agriculture, and DR.. Earl B. Mckinley,
dean of the School Of Medicine of George
Washington University. were on board.
It was an errand Of science in which
they were engaged, and for that II for
no other reason their untimely loss
arouses the sympathy Of the community.
Both men were soldiers of a sort-cam-
paigners in the war against ignorance
and disease. If they have fallen in the
line of duty as now seems indicated, they
will be mourned with sorrow only par
TALLY assuaged by knowledge that they
selves to the cause they loved.
Evening star., 1938-07-30
Labor Complains.

The implied threat OF the American
Federation of Labor, through its gen.
eral counsel, to ignore future unfriendly
rulings Of the National Labor Rela-
tions Board emphasizes anew the de-
parture of rationalism from participants
in the bitter factionalism of organized
labor.
The national labor relations law was
hailed as 'labor's magma charta" when
it was enacted Under its provisions,
labor has been accorded a protection
approaching positive aid in it's organiz-
ing efforts-a condition never prevail
ing previously in the history of the
Nation. Both the American Federation
Of Labor and the Committee for In
dustrial Organization have benefited
thereby.
1t was after this law was enacted
that organized labor chose to cut itself
in two and this unforeseen development
quickly placed the Labor Relations
Board in the difficult position of having
to render decisions on the narrow mar
gin Of employe preference between the
two groups. Obviously, under such cir
cumstances, each faction was assured
of its share of reverses at the hands
of this board or any other attempting
to administer the law.
Each has suffered reverses and each
has complained Of the boards decisions,
the unanimity of their action under such
circumstances probably being evidence
in itself of the boards impartiality.
But now comes a veiled threat by one
of the groups to ignore any decisions
adverse to its own interests. Under the
circumstances that board orders are di-
rected at employers rather than unions,
it is not clear just what form the
union ignoring might take. If car
ried to sufficient extremes, however, it
might easily contribute to the prevalent
agitation to make the labor relations
law less a vehicle for labor's protection
and more one of two-sided application.
In the light of such a development,
labors own disputants might appraise
anew the wisdom Of their criticism OF
the administrative agency.
Evening star., 1938-07-30
Defends Good
Qualities of Great Danes.

DeIen0S GOOd
Qualities of Great Danes.
To the Editor of The Star:
As A breeder of Great Dane dogs,
purely as hobby, for about 80
years I just cannot permit the subtle
slurs cast at that noble breed in your
Sunday dog column to go unchallenged.
First of all I can furnish you with
the names and addresses Of IS prom
inent Washingtonians who have Danes
and they will bear me out when I say
that the Dane is far less trouble in an
apartment than some of the smaller
breeds that bark and yelp continually.
The Dane is quiet, dignified and minds
his own business.
raised three at Wardman Park Hotel
while living there and years ago raised
probably five or six over period Of rs
years residence at the Cairo Apartments.
Never have I ever had complaint Of
any kind at either place.
A Dane is immaculate in the care he
takes of himself. He has no doggy odors,
is short-haired and therefore Goes rot
shed all over his owners clothing and
furniture. That is more than you can
say for your writer's breed. the Shetland
Sheep dog, that sheds for IL months in
a year.
This article of Sunday was sent me
by Dane owners who are subscribers to
your paper. GEORGE A. COULON.