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Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

EarIe-"Give Me q Sailor" farce
with different Martha Raye: 10 am,
1920, 2:40, sos, 1885 End s:55 pm.
Stage shows: 1925 am, las, 4:1O,
$40 and 8 pm.
:Capitol-"Woman Against Woman"
Virginia Bruce and Mary Aston are
the women; Herbert Marshall is the
man: 11:l0 am, 1855, 4:40. 7:30 and
~10:15 pm. Stage shows: 12:45, $3.50,
e:l5 and s:05 pm.
Metropslftan-"A Farewell to Arms, -
revival of the Gary Cooper-Helen
Hayes success: 1885 am, 1885, 3:S5,
5:35, 7:35 and $40 pm.
Palace-"The Crowd Roars," Mr..
Taylor Is 4 fighter. Miss O'Sullivan q
millionaire's' daughter: II am. 1908.
3:15. s:25, 7:35 and S:45 pm.
CoIumbia-"Love Finds Andy Har-
dy." Mickey Rooney has three, girl
friends: 1l:i5 am. 10, 3:25, $50,
'7:3s and 9:A5 pm.
Keith's Letter of Introduction, ~
Charlie McCarthy's comedy: 1l:53
am, ALL, 4:30, 7:0S and 9:37 pm.
1.-THE March Of Time: 1883 am,
ISL, 4:13, 6:48- and GIT pm.
! TrAns-Lux-News and shorts. Con-
tinuous from 10 am. to midnight.
Little - "Escapade," bright misad-
venture Of . Vienna artist: 1855 an,
l:3e, 3:37, B:37, 1:3e and o:Ss pm.
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who think they have eloped, but
Martha wins the legs contest mad
vertently at this point, and the break
is effected rather easily. Jack finally
takes liking to the lass of the
cavernous mouth, but the big battle
ship wedding doesn't come off and Bob
gets the girl that he didn't want at
first but now does
Miss Raye and Mr. Hope perform
acceptable as indeed do Miss Cradle
and Mr.. Whiting. The latter pair,
however, have been tossed unsym-
pathetic roles Martha's double per-
Torrance Of "A kiss at Twilight" and
Betty's singing of What Goes on
Here in Ny Hearth" form q couple of
bright spots.
II X + Il
A THOUGH Give Me . Sailor"
would fall short If standing alone,
the Earle bin does not, for Ozzie Nelson
and Harriet billiard are the head
liners. Ozxie's musicians serve swing
Of the more pleasant sort and Maestro
Nelson has included several novelties.
One Of these is q clever ditty offering
the lament Of band leader who always
Is accused Of having a cinch racket.
The charming Miss billiard MRS.
NelsonD sings group Of selections in
the style that has made her so popular
with radio and film audiences, doing
variation of Remember Me?" with
hubby as the initial Offering
Mr. Nelson also has with his band
Evelyn Poe, who does few numbers
in the typical rhythm singer" manner,
and the supplementary acts are the
dependable Fritz and Jean Hubert,
realistic inebriates." and Frank Paris
with his marionettes. Mr.. Paris act is
worth the whole box office clip. for he
introduces an ice-skating marionette.
His manipulation Of the Sonia Henie
figure is one Of the most amazing
performances of its sort to be seen
on q local stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
Fighting Bob
Battles on at
The Palace
The Crowd Roars'
Now Held for a
Second Week.
IF YOUNG Bob Taylor keeps on
lot of his critics are going to

49,
lot of his critics are going to
be swallowing words by the dozen,
L Right now here is one of them. who
has not been exactly overenthdsed over
some of the past manifestations OF the
Taylor talent and personality, who is
willing to admit, before everybody
and in the public prints. that Robert
does an extremely creditable imper-
sonation OF prize fighter in The
Crowd Roars."
Just to refresh your memory. the
film. now in its second week at Loew's
Palace. continues the decentralization
IF there is such word) of Mr.. Tay-
lor by casting him as lad with good
right hand and father who is not
above exploiting it. 1t seems to have
been role much to Bob's liking for
he has given it everything he has
and he has more now than he used
to in the way of screen acting ability
Two more like this and he will almost
have evened the score for the Armand
he inflicted upon Camille"
Altogether it's pretty fine Aim
entertainment, this tale of lad who
made all the money he could with
that trusty right, then. with the cham
pionship within his grasp, quit being
mugg for better things Occasion
ally it almost becomes an expose of
the racket that accompanies the prize
ring business and several times you
can see the cinema letting loose a sly
jibe at competitive industry. But
Director Richard Thorpe's most no
table accomplishment here is the ex-
element with which he has imbued
the film and the skill with which he
has transferred to the screen the mob
feeling when a crowd senses a knock
out punch on the way.
The Crowd Roars" is not all Bob
Taylor's by any means. however, the
supporting cast including such peo-
pie as Maureen O'Sullivan. Edward
Arnold. Frank Morgan, Lionel Stander
and Bill Gargan. H.M
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legs contest.
Chief difference between the new
and the old is the Harvesting of Mar
tha's vocal chords. There is not an
oh, boy!" or Yeah, mani" In the
picture, and that boisterous swinging
out has been restricted to one session,
injected shortly after the glamoriza-
ton treatment. It Is then that Miss
Raye gives "A Kiss at Twilight" an
old-style going lover. This new model
is most acceptable, but its introduc-
ton is inauspiciouS. "Give Me a
Sailor" will not be designated as a
motion picture milestone, even with the
much-heralded unwilling as a feature.
It is a farce film but one Of the less
successful efforts Of its pattern. The
laughs are not as frequent as could
have been the case, and when they
are coaxed it usually is after some of
the routine props have been hustled
in. Director Elliott Nugent does a
better than passable job of making
the situations count. but less restraint
might have resulted in something more
continuously mirth-provoking.
The story Is an amusing enough bit
OF nonsense about the young naval
oficer tJack Whiting} who is in love
with Betty Cradle. Mr.. Whiting
brother. Bob Hope. also in the service,
has been trying for 10 years to sell
Betty's sister, Martha Raye, to him
in order that Bob would have chance
with Betty. Martha, learning that
being in position to cook for a man
Is an excellent way to win him, slows
food and herself in the back Of Jacks
car when the latter Is about to leave
for fishing club to arrange accom-
modations for his commanding officer.
Betty has persuaded Bob to go instead
and Martha finds herself trapped by
rain in remote inn with him.
They decide to get married rather
than try to explain to Jack and Betty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20

THE capitol's screen attraction,
Woman Against Woman" never
would be subordinated to the stage
show were it on the same bill with
anything but the annual local enter
tainment For Woman Against
Woman" even if it does not sound as
though it would be, is a picture of
above average intelligence, enlivened
by transformations of real people
honestly done.
The story of second wife who faces
the town where her husbands first
wife has been popular all her life may
not be something new under the sun
arcs, but this version of it is a good
sound one. Robert Sinclair's direc-
ton has keyed it to brisker pace than
it might have had. being long on dia-
logue and short on action, and his
insight into some Of those same facets
of feminine psychology that made
The Women" and his def counter
pointing of comedy and drama have
made Woman Against Woman"
lively. Edward Chodorov's script has
given it both freshness and dialogue
that rings true. The dialogue, in fact
even If there is slight superiority of
it, is one of the better points of the
film, for it sounds right even in the
romantic passages. something that
can't be said for many Of our recent
pictures, where tender love scenes have
been decidedly off key.
The people considerably responsible
for bringing Woman Against Woman"
to life are Herbert Marshall, Virginia
Bruce and Mary Aston. Mr.. Marshall's
acting, of course, is almost disgust
ingly flaWless and he does another
superb job here in his portrayal Of
the husband who was far too patient
with a woman who should have been
beaten regularly like a gong, as Mr.
Cahrd said
Virginia Bruce, who goes on getting
lovelier and lovelier Cor is it spring
again?), also goes on being a better
and better actress, it seems. She, too,
is superb, If you do not mind us not
stopping 10 think up a synonym for
it. And Miss Assor plays the first wife
with much more than a little adept
ness, never letting her meanaess get
out of hand into melodramatic vii
lainy. 1t is, in fact. distinct pleas
ure to see these three (and Marjorie
Rambeau and some of the other sup
porting players) get into roles that
amount to something and make the
best of them.
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Where's Leif?" I ask Frances Hes
hiding somewhere" his wife replies
He feels SO badly dressed" And
sure enough, when Mr.. Erikson does
appear, his husky-looking throat is
minus collar or tie. Miss Farmer
looks quite cute in a huge black hat,
ribboned under her chin Standing
IN corner, unmolSted by the crowd
is Akin Tamiroff, gently putting on a
pipe.
Outside the theater Veteran Actress
Helen Wesley is surrounded by a
group Of giggling girls waving pencils
and paper. May have your auto
graph?' one of them asks. Where
your book?" queries Miss Wesley.
"Oh. I dropped it." says the girl.
Where's your pencil?" continues the
actress. Il dropped it, too" stammers
the confused maiden. First you drop
your book, then your pencil. Do YOU
expect me to stand here all night?"
grumbles Miss Wesley. NO" saws
the other, but we're from Dallas,
Tex"
Anita Louise parks her yellow
'oadster 2 feet from the curb, enters
schwab's drugstore to cash a check.
Every one gapes at her bright yellow
play suit. and the chiffon handker-
chief tied so tightly around Anita's
head that her hair stands on end
Edgar Bergen is buying a car on
Hollywood boulevard. He looks long
ingly at limousine priced at $1,000
You can't afford it," says his secre-
tary. And Bergen, who can afford it.
settles for a sedan-price, 1880 -.
An agent stops Walter Catlett at
Perino's and says-"If you don't play
the part, Kay Francis will" "Ill play
it, replies the comedian hurriedly,
Copyright. 1898, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20

7 OLLYWOOD may talk with
- awe about the famous acting
i i Barrymore family, the Lane
sisters or even, the Dionnes,
but when actual honors for the largest
screen acting family are: given they
must go hands down to the Watsons
Of Hollywood.
Nine children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Coy
Watson are or have been in pictures,
many of them having had important
roles. Right now the ninth Watson
Is cutting q deep niche in filmdom
His name is Bobs, he is and he has
the third most important part in
Boys Town" His role Is closely
woven throughout the story with those
of Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney.
Robs. perhaps because Of heritage
or maybe from watching his brothers
and sisters act and hearing them talk
about Aim work, Is q natural per-
former and one Of the few children
who can turn on and OF tears and
laughter by merely being told to do 30.
Together, the family has appeared
In more than 1000 pictures There
has never been any professional jeal-
ousy. All earnings 60 into . kitty"
and As the older ones have grown up
they have dipped into this pot for
education or starts In other businesses.
None has ever signed . contract be-
cause, under studio rulings. this would
make it necessary to create = trust
fund for the contracted one alone.
Pops" as the father is called, Is
manager for one and all. He has been
in films as actor and property man for
rs years. The family includes Coy,
jr.. rs; Vivian, %; Gloria, al; Louise,
Is; Harry. Is; Billy. IA; Delmar, IL:
Garry. .. and now Bobs, Z. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20

Jackie Coogan and Bride Betty per-
forming neat rhumba at the
Rhumba Club. I'll say this for Jackie
he does not wear his legal troubles
on his face, which is always smiling
in public, anyway . The one and
only Robert Taylor swallowing coffee
and ice cream soda at a corner drug
store, and reading the movie column
in newspaper propped up against
a sugar bowl That was Robert
Taylor I told the flapper who had
been sitting next to Bob-but only
after he had gone. The little girl,
who had also been reading news
paper, practically swooned,
Gary Cooper, in the Brown Derby,
tells me that, in his old cowboy days
in Montana, he once drove a herd of
cattle to market over. thousand miles
of wintry wastes. BY the time he got
%. Bing Crosby, looking hot and
runpled on arriving at his Del Mar
race track, explains. I've been romp-
ing with the family It's the best
exercise in the world" And, by the
way, did hear that Gle Crosbys are
expecting another addition to their
family of four boys?
X X
The greatest absurdity seen and
heard this week-Dorothy Lamour
staggering into the theater for the
Spawn of the North preview, sup
ported by a couple of nurses, and
protected-from the crowd (presum-
ably)-by two armed policemen. #
Dorothy, who recently lost her ap-
pendix, wanted to see her picture that
badly, Paramount should have rugged
UP projection sheet in her hospital
room Healthier members at the
preview included Frances Farmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
Newcomer to Star
In Four Films.

John GARFIELD, whose only COM
pleted work to date is in -Four
Daughters" will be starred by Warner
Bros. in his next four pictures.
Dust Be My Destiny" story Of
a newspaper photographer who cru
sades with his camera. will be Gar
fields first starring role. He will star
after that In Crime Is q Racket"
Tough Angels" and THE Patent
Leather Kid" in which he will play
the part created originally by Rich
ard Barthelmess.
Garfield came to Hollywood for
-Four Daughters from the Broadway
cast of Golden Boy" Although I'M
known to Hollywood and the public
at large, he has been on Broadway
since his debut In Lost Boy" at the
age Of is, 10 years ago.
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Shows.

HARRIET billiard and Ozzie
Nelson will present five stage
shows at the Earle Theater today and
four tomorrow.
Give Me Sailor" will be presented
today at 10. 1920, 2:40, sos, 7:35
and 9:55, with stage shows at 11:25,
las, 4:l0, $40 and 9.
Sunday, doors of the theater will
open at 1920. The first stage show will
be presented at 1855. Other stage
shows will he presented at 4:20, $50
and $40.
Give Me Sailor will be pre-
sented at 1850, Sis, T:4S and 1905
pm. Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
Won Sternberg Is Set
For Term at M.G.M.

has
signed Joseph Won Sternberg to
long-term directorial contract.
Among the Viennese directors best
known productions are Salvation
Hunters" The Last Command. !"
Docks of New York, THE Blue An
GEL" Morocco" IAN American Trag-
edy' and Shanghai Express" His
first assignment under the new affilia-
ton has not yet been announced,
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faced Washington through that same
proscenium arch.
This latest Going Native" affair,
Of course, is no amateur show, for few
of its principals were looking into the
faces of an audience for the first time
when they looked across the Capitors
footlights yesterday. But their hav-
ing had local night club or radio ex-
aperience does not alter the fact that
Mr.. Ford rates considerable applause
from you and you for having welded
their talents into a fast and sparkling
revue. Mr.. Hale, too, rates some of
those thanks of yours that are due
the producers of Going Native" for
he is the fellow who has given the
local chorus some bright and novel
routines, which sometimes look as
though they might be too hard for
youngsters without too much expert
ence, and then given them the in
struction that sends them through the
numbers like clockwork.
It's show studded with bright
spots. The biggest of the production
numbers is a gay and novel affair,
with bustles that detach themselves
and dance all alone and with part
of the chorus doing an amazingly aero
batic can-can. And the finale is a
rare bit Of fun-poking, an interpreta-
ton in dancing of the manner in
which the various papers would review
the awakening of the sleeping beauty.
We are a stately minuet. Dorothy
bamour is soft cry in the night.
Love is love and truth is truth but
Mr.. Ford must have meant the sports
department, not the drama desk, by
that minuet business.
80 Among the individual stars of 60
ing Native" Helen Forrest, whose
voice is pure, golden honey and who
sells a song with a tropic swing,
turned out to be yesterdays first show
stopper. Her doings with "A-Tisket
A-Tasket were what the audience
Immediately wanted-and got-more
OF. And the reception of the High
smith Quintet, billed as "Rhapsodists
IN Four and One Half Street Time"
almost kept the finale from coming
on. There are other bright moments.
too, contributed by Songstress Earline
King, Melbourne Christopher, Lee
Everett, the Lyons Twins, Ellie Meeker.
Wilbur Hall and Edward and Mar
earet Wise. It's a show, this sixth
"Going Native" revue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
Football Snatches
Newsreel Space.

FOOTBALL crowds its way into tn.
sports section of the Trans-Lu,
newsreel compilation this week. Out
at Ballston. Va, cameramen went tt
catch the Washington Redskins ir
practice. Others saw New Yorl
Giants and still others went to Evans
ton, ILL.,, where the college all-star.
are preparing for their gridiron clash
with George Marshalrs boys. othe,
athletic subjects include a cross
coontry run in France, aquatic COM
petition in England and a group OF
diving champs performing at Lake
Mohawk, NJ j.
More weighty matters accorded
camera treatment are the Japanese
drive on Hankow and evacuation OF
the American Embassy there, the In
ternational Youth Congress at Vassar
President Roosevelt hailing the bene-
fits of Social Security, young men en-
terlng monastery. Among the nov
city items are first shots of the Lam.
beth Walk, new dance which has
crossed the, Atlantic from England;
the Soap Box Derby at Akron, Ohio;
a new water sport known as "gazook-
ing" and convention of twins.
Charlie Mccarthy and Edgar Bergen
feature the short subject portion OF
the program. The saucy young fel.
low and his mentor are presented in
one Of their early screen efforts,
"Neckins Party" Hong Kong" is the
travelog and Music Land" silly
Symphony" is the weeks cartoon.
The other short is entitled Under
water" an interesting piece dealing
with such sub-surface pursuits as
spearing fish and coming up after fall
ing off ones mount during a game of
water polo. c. A. M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20

"HERE sre some few motion
pictures which can be called
classics, some films which not
4 only are hits in their day but
live on. Six years may be nothing in
the vast expanse Of eternity, but it is
long time In the life Of young art
such as the cinema, which hasn't been
talking much longer than that, and
the past six years have not dimmed
the luster OF Farewell to Arms"
The screen translation Of the Ernest
Hemingway novel, now come back to
the Metropolitan. still is vastly mov-
ing film, tender romance told with
poignance that will tear your heart
out. It has lost not one whit of its
power since it was released late in
1882 to become one OF the 10 best Of
the 1888 season, which is more than
you can say for some of the other
items OF the same period.
Among the reasons for this, of
course, are performances by Helen
Hayes and Gary Cooper which still
stand as fine examples Of screen act
ing and def direction by Frank Bor-
cage which, while maybe not timeless,
certainly is not dated. Mr.. Borzage
probably is a cameraman at heart for
he has lent Farewell to Arms" much
OF the power it has by novel camera
angles. On several occasions he makes
excellent use Of that device which won
Fritz Lang SO much comment in
"Fury"-the projection of 4 characters
feelings by photographing so you look.
not at the character, but through his
eyes.
Miss Hayes. Of course, does super
lative job. Her characterization OF the
nurse who loved with all her heart is
none of your shadows on celluloid, but
thing Of warmth and life. 1t makes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
David Niven Is Busy
With Two Films.

nAVID NIVEN is bicycling between
two lots these days-commuting
between the Samuel Goldwyn Studios
where he is appearing in The Lady
and the Cowboy" and the Warner
Bros plant, where he has been as
signed = featured part in Dawn
Patrol 5..
In The Lady and the Cowboy" he
also has to contend with Gary Cooper,
co-starred with Miss Oberon. Others
in the featured cast include Patsy
Kelly, Walter Brennan, Mabel Todd
and Funny Knight. H. G. Potter y
direetans.
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the same fine res
taurant, Marga =
ret SULLIVAN with
Husband Leland
Hayward. Maggie
tells me that she
is playing with
Joan Crawford in
1.-THE S h in i n g
Hour" "if they
hurry up and go
into production. 4"
Reason for The
haste is the i'm
ninence of Mrs.
Hayward's second
child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20

you realize again, II it has been slip
ping your mind, just how much the
cinema has been missing since Miss
Hayes began to devote all OF her work.
ing hours to the stage.
Farewell to Arms" Is certainly
worth seeing again, and II you missed
it before don't make the same mis-
take twice. H. M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20

The United States, which has only
per cent Of the world population. has
10 per cent Of the automobiles. IS
Per cent Of the Telephones and 80 par
oant q Tie railway uileaSe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
Miss Raye Has Been Made
Not a Glamour Girl
Homebody Martha Is Acceptable,
But Earle's Picture Falls Short.
Nelson, billiard Brighten Bill.
BY CHRIS MATHISEN.

HE new Martha Rave being presented the Tha
When
at the Nations drama desks they went action with lombard
Martha Give
glamour synthetic applied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
Going Native Surpasses
Predecessors at Capitol
Local Revue Studded With Talent.
Woman Against Woman an Honest
And Entertaining Film.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

yAsNGToN lads ass have lot of talent So have Gene
IA result of combination
sixth edition Going Native which made its bow yesterday
" at a
make SIXTH
Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
Producer Nazimova Bans
Gum Chewing on Set
And Other Snatches of Information
The Columnist Runs Into
Running About Hollywood.
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

oLLYWoop Aug 20 (NANA) -caudete Colbert n Stacks
- eating box lunch in her Bert Iahr vok.
his the by no
- ~ Queer Nazmova Iahr We do mt
rehearsaS"
A. Bunnthal the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
The Watsons
Are Famed
In Films
Nine of Them Make
The Top Acting
Family.
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLY WOOD.
OLLYWOOD may talk with
n awe about the famous acting
i i Barrymore family, the Lane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20

Paulette accused Blumey of spilling
private life details to the press.) =. At
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20
Helen Hayes
Film Still
Is a Hit
Farewell to Arms
At Metropolitan
On Return.

THERE Sre some few motion
/ pictures which can be called
/ classics, some Aims which not