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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12

Heard in passing Herman Weisman, popular local lawyer spent his early life in Hartford graduating from the School in the same class as the famous Sophie Tucker of stage and movie fame. Alex Kong of Newtown has one of the finest herds of Toggenburg goats in the country and in his desire to continue their physical development to the highest degree he makes use of one of those small vacuum cleaners to rid hlS animals of dirt and dust that might collect in their long har Incidentally Mr. Konig scouts the oft-heard claim that goats eat tincans They lick tn-cans to get the necessary minerals that found the cans where glued wrappers once adhered Up in Pennington they use part of the old Norhampton-NeW Haven canal bed and Ohio canal which George Washington alleged to
 have surveyed is to be used for recreatonal and high way purposes This canal extends from Washington, D. c. to Cumberland Md, distance of 186 miles. His torc and locks along it still in good con- dition and will be preserved. roadway may be built that would link the Lincoln Memorial and the famous Civil War sites of Harper's Ferry and Antietam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12

Governor Wilbur L. Cross received jolly birthday gifts the other day when he 76. Among them 76 red roses Gets see, 12 into 76 makes and over so over six dozen it isl, English coat bill-fold, birthday cake and from the Con- necticut Federation of Democratic Women a panama hat to be "thrown into the ring for his fifth term And that perhaps not the half of what the governor received no doubt book two to add to the book or two he already has, were among gifts received.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12

Almost indispensable. Dr. Paul F. Ziegler, Chi. cago industrial chemist has just completed survey ot the uses to which ordinary, everyday piece of adhesive tape is put in this fast-moving age. Your guess is wrong unless it's 1O43. You may think only of adhesive tape in connection with surgical or medl- cal uses well, listen to this. label for new born baby holding wigs toupees in lace repairing worn action pianos taping back protruding ears; hold ing cows tail in place so that it won't slap mker ln ing bellows in camera; patching inner tube; putting chdrens thumbs to prevent sucking repairing corsets in emergency artificial bait instead of bacon rind; on underside of rugs to prevent slipping And those are only few of the odd uses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12

American poker players un- doubtedly will develop a few hum dred variations of their own with this fifth suit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12

Jimmy "Socks" Lee secretary of the City Amateur Baseball League for several seasons will be recipient of tOasts galore and matrimonial advice this evening when his AbrgadOr admirers honor him at stag party at Billy Sullivans Inn. The testimonial, arranged Turk Flaherty will be in honor of Jimmy's marriage to pretty Mary Mcdonald of the Country Club Road McDonalds, Saturday, April 23 It'll be great party as Benny Joy will WOW lem as tOastmaster Joy will reign at Sullivan's tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12

Philatelists carry the day. While there was political uproar when Postmaster General Farley's department announced the designations for the new presidential series of stamps it was the phlaeits who carried the day They noted that efforts were being stamp the second presidents face the wo-cent and so on But there was break for the 1-2 cent stamp which went to Monroe and certainly would have sheved him quite completely It also threw the entire series out of balance as far as corresponding to chronological order So the department has rescinded it's original plan and substituted picture of the White House for the 12 cent issue with Monroe getting the Scent and others being moved back cent, too. From an educational standpoint, this is fine and sensible change.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12

Artie Shaw's most danceable ork, always crowd peaser at Hamilton Park, gets the break of lifetime next Friday when they appear on Paul Whiteman's coast to coast broadcast from WABC in New York at 83O o'clock. Just the rhythm section of the Shawmen will be heard on the program and if you enjoy swing music minus brass section then don't dial anything but WABC fshnight next Arties melodious clarinet will prevail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12

As soon as these variations and
 the game itself are standardized,
 the National Laws Commission of card games will publish official rules.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12
Experts Sight Few Changes In Poker
 With New, Five-Suit Deck, but Fans
 Anticipate Chances for Wilder Game
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY Secretary, American Contract Bridge League

New York, April 12-So much has been printed and said about veut bridge that thousands of poker players want to adapt the new deck to their game. It only Card manufacturers will will be eagles. The suit will as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12

Royal Eagle Spread Still Best in Five-Suit Poker
 A Royal flush was tops before A royal eagle spread, which is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-12

in poker. The value of a flush is stepped up, so as to beat a full house.
 Possible hands in fo,,r-sIlit poker.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
DIR. Clitterhouse'
Returns to Met.
THE AMAZING DIR. GLITTER

THE AMAZING DIR. GLITTER
HOUSE" latest item in Warner
Bros. crime and punishment cycle, and
one Of the best, moved into the Metro
politan Theater yesterday for another
week in the bodybuilding zone. FASH
ioned from the stage play Of the same
name, this screen drama Of a ply
sician who made criminology bit too
much OF a speciality stars Edward G.
Robinson, Humphrey Bogart and
Claire Trevor.
The doc" played by Mr.. Robinson,
gives crime quality OF freshness by
adding stethoscopes, blood counts,
pulse records and other medical para
phernalia and technics to the usual
equipment Of such pictures. A suave
fellow Is the doc, man Of great in
teLigence, fearlessness, and undoubted
genius for stupefying the police. Mr..
Robinson obviously found him a very
nne character to step into, especially
since the role involved the use OF a
new way to kill Humphrey Bogart.
Mr.. Bogart, as usual, plays the kind
OF fellow who should be killed and
plays it with his customary skill. Miss
Trevor, who got a major part in the
film because Hollywood saw fit to re-
write one Of the original roles, does q
neat job of it.
The Amazing DR.. Clitterhouse"
may turn out to be just the thing for
those addicts of crime in celluloid who
have been wanting a novel touch 1t
Is good. MI
Evening star., 1938-08-27
Trans-Lux Bill Has
"March of Time"

I>HE latest issue of the March Of
Time" is receiving another week
downtown, this time headlining the
short subject program at the Trans
Lux. This release Is devoted to the
traffic safety problem and steps being
taken to solve it and the new threat
to Britains Gibraltar, Tangier. The
other items are Bit and Bride" in
which the camera goes to Aiken, S. c.,
and watches the training of trotting,
pacing and jumping horses, and Gin
derella Meets Fella," color cartoon
Of the 'Merrie Melodie" series.
Disaster receives attention in the
news portion of the bill through views
OF the charred mass Of wreckage that
was the plane of the late Frank Hawks
and the results of that New York City
subway crash. Other scenes shown
include President Roosevelt in Can
ada, labor forces on the march in
Buffalo. N Y; the melting OF gang
ster guns in Chicago. Doug Corrigan
in Memphis, a preview of the New
York Worlds Fair, beavers working
for Uncle Sam, breaking of the land
speed record, sheep drive in the
Pacific Northwest.
In the sports field the newsreel men
went to see Hank Greenberg in action
as he nears home run record, Bulge
and Mako In the national doubles ten
mis- competition, rough water swim
derby, youngsters learning to box in
Dallas, Tex; Ralph Greenleaf demon
strating skill at billiards Probably
the most amazing achievement of the
week in the athletic line to be pic
tured is the Niagara River swim of
9-year-old Ray Field. C. A. M,
Evening star., 1938-08-27
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

.Earle-"Boy Meets Girl" the farci-
cal stage success comes to the screen
10 am. 1920. 2:40, S, 7::25 and GAS
pm. Stage shows: 1880 am, 1:50
4:l0, $50 and 8:55 pm.
Capitol THE Texans" adventure
and romance in the Old West: IL am,
l:48, ABS, 7:25 and 1910 pm. Stage
shows: 1885, 3:45. $50 and $50 pm
Metropolitan The Amazing DR..
Clitterhouse," medical man turns to
crime as a hobby: 1l:35 am, 1:35,
3:35, 5:35, 7:35 and $40 pm.
Palace-"Alexander's Ragtime Band"
quarter-century-long love story tc
accompaniment Of Irving Berlin's hit
tunes: 1855 am, 2:2O, 445, TAO
and 9:35 pm.
Columbia - Keep Smiling" Jane
Withers again: 1925 am, 1870, 3:35
$40, 7:45 and $50 pm.
keith's-"Carefree," Rogers and AS
taire together again: 1884 am, 1:17
3, 4:43, 6:26. 500 and 9:52 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Con-
tinuous from 10 am. to midnight.
Little-"The White Sister," revival
OF the Helen Hayes hit: IL am, 1:05,
sos, $40, 7:20 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1938-08-27

the box office Miss Garrett is right
in the middle OF telling us about the
type of audiences the stars the thing,
not the play, it seems) when up walks
the type to prove it.
Il have seats for Wednesday night"
the customer begins solemnly. May
I look at them?"
woman can look at her Seats so every
one adjournS to the auditorium where
the potential patron tests the seats
from every angle, audibility of the ac-
tors, comfort of the chairs and ability
to see the full stage. Then she runs
seats, then the less expensive ones
Finally she approves of the seats she
originally had bought.
Because it has been used strictly as
a laboratory most Of its l0-week sea-
son, Stony Greek (now in its 18th
year, has not had its most successful
season, in spite of its artistic merit
Summer resort residents, not to men,
tion natives Of the territory, go heavily
for big names and have a profound
tendency toward tried and proved
dramas Also, putting on new plays
with sufficient dress to make them
stand up in every respect is an ex-
pensive proposition. No one, there
fore, has grown rich; but then no one
expected to grow rich, so there's not
tear to be found in Stony Creek.
OF THE quartet OF plays which the
Mercury is intending to use to
follow up its three sensations of last
year. TOO Much johnson" will be
the first to get into production. 1t
is due to open in New York next
month. Any one with memory that
does not 80 back to the COS. and
those with memories which go back
that far, but are concerned with other
things. should know that Too Much
Johnson" Is hilarious farce. The
Mercury OF course. does very we'll with
its line Of hilarious farce as The
Shoemaker's Holiday" of last season
has proved.
Among the other newcomers con-
templated for trial spins on Broad
way, the most interesting is Dear
Family" a comedy piece which was
ground from the typewriters OF q
pair Of virtual babies. They are Ethel
Frank and Andrew Rosenthal, both 81
Their play represents a merger of
the educational advantages of Vassar
and the University Of Pennsylvania
Miss Frank has been associated with
Mercury previously as stage manager
Too Much Johnson" now in its
second week, was directed by Mr..
Welles, whose name has echoed and
re-echoed in these forest Businesses
with the effect Of magic upon the reg
ular and visiting citizens. 1t was
deemed worthy of two weeks run by
both the producing group and its
customers.
1t is the first time it ever has been
tried, but like everything else the
Mercury Theater tries, it proved sue
ceSsful
That's the way the group feels about
the other three plays which it has
tabled for Broadway as result Of
the summer at Stony Creek.
Evening star., 1938-08-27

WHICH are TRUE dell2ht to see. There S
the producer, haraSSed by insane de-
tails Of the films he is making, who
doesn't like Coldstream Guards hats
even if they are authentic, because they
won't photograph; who wants trumpets
and he does not mean tromboneS, but
trumpets that slide; who Is sure every
other producer on the lot has him
on the spot because he's "the only
college bred man at the studio. And
there is the important ito himself)
Western star, who knows the only
reason he doesn't get as much fan mail
as Dick Powell is that he has a lot
OF fans who can't write.
There is lot more of the sort of
gay and bombastic Wit which brings
on, not just chuckles. but that healthy,
hearty laughter which begins some
where in the region Of the diaphra gm
as the Warner Bros. have themselves
a time kidding the industry Of which
they are part. The movies can be a
lot OF fun when they burleSque some
alien or competitive institution, but
here it seems doubly good time when
they are poking their gay satire at
themselves.
THE comedy of Boy Meets Girl"
for which Bella and Sam Spewack
wrote the screen script from their
original play, has been maintained at
the swiftest pace by Director Lloyd
Bacon, the laughs piling up on one
another until there's a veritable cas-
cade, and II there is dull moment
we don't remember it. In fact 1t is
one Of those pictures you probably
will have to see twice if you want to
catch all of the wit.
The fun starts at the beginning,
when the Western star and his agent
assail the writer's office to get the
script that will put the hard-riding
hero back on top. and there find a
recording machine making a terrific
clatter of pounding typewriters in a
vacant office. And it keeps up with
no appreciable lulls while Susie the
waitress Marie Wilson, has her baby
and the writer's Pat O'Brien and
Jimmy Cagney) have their story idea
which makes the baby the star OF
stars, and it bounces and bounds
right along to mad finale wherein
the producer gets his trumpets that
slide.
Evening star., 1938-08-27

neat piece OF work as the ranch FORE
man.
The important thing is the spectacle
element-the big cattle drive, the In
dian attack, the duststorm, the prairie
fire, the pursuing Army troop bent on
bringing back cattle and tax evaderS.
There have been such shots before
shooting and Indians are appanages Of
the Western these panoramaS
have been woven together splendidly
this time, frequent touches Of humor
have been interspersed, and the theme
Of misunderstanding and opposed con-
victions is treated sympathetically
throughout.
PRINCIPAL feature of the Capitol's
stage bill this week is George
Halls orchestra. made familiar to
thousands through radio and recording
work. Mr.. Hall commands a large
following without and within the pro-
fession and his program is satisfying
one, including most of the current
favorites. The maestro is highly re-
garded in Tin Pan Alley, for the med
ley of hits that he has introduced on
the air in recent months comprises
Il Married an Angel" Music, Maestro,
Please" and Il Let Song Go Out of
My Heart"
The singing of Dolly Dawn is Of the
pleasantly swingy kind, and her selec-
tionS are of the sort that she does best.
When Dolly sings Basin Street Blues"
few would trade for different version.
Other acts are Sylvia and Clemence,
who title their act Fun in Dancing;
Van Cello, who juggles with his feet,
and Steve Evans, impersonator. The
dance turn is not very amusing, but
Mr.. Evans does some good work after
the first few minutes and Van Cello
has fine novelty presentation. The
man who earns his living while fiat on
his back was late for the first show
yesterday, incidentally, and Phil
Lampkin filled in with a real jam ses-
sion which gave Ralph Fox, the Cap
ital's most versatile drummer, a chance
to score the shows biggest hit.
Evening star., 1938-08-27

<A-hANDCAS ~ NA1 1ME
~ BAND" is perhaps the odd
~ est musical ever sent out OF
Hollywood. Inspecting it
at LoeW's Palace, where it opened yes
terday. you will find that it is fine
example Of awkward motion picture
construction and that it has plot
which has cute little knack of boring
you much too often. But you also
will find that it is whale of an en-
tertainment and you should enjoy it
immensely, so figure that out if you
can.
The fact of the matter probably is
that Irving Berlins music gives YOU
such a grand feeling that Is all you
notice. There are 26 OF the old hits.
to which has been added a pair Of
newly composed tunes, which certainly
makes for the best score of any mu-
slcal you ever saw. If the old adage
OF show business that show Is in the
bag when they walk out humming is
true. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" GER
tainly is in the bag" There is music
for you to hum here. music you'll re-
member humming before.
The difficulty Of it all is that saw
ing 1t with music seems not to have
been enough, so there is a story about
fellow named Alexander, who had
band long time ago; q singer
named something else, who sings with
this band. and q piano player named
even something else again who plays
piano in the band. They 20 through
all the years and a number of the Ber-
lin tunes, never growing older, possibly
because OF the salubrious effect of the
Irving Berlin music. and then every
thing ends beautifully with tears of
Joy in your eyes.
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is neat
ly divided, however. somewhat in the
old revue style. There's a song. then
a bit of plot. then a song again, and
SO on. Who are we. or you. for that
matter. to complain about having the
plot rubbed in your eyes when you
know it will be only a couple of min
utes at the most before the sound
track soothes your ears again?
The band which has been provided
for Alexander Tyrone Power) plays
the music handsomely and two Of the
country's top song g-pluggers do the
singing OF 1t. There is one splendid
stretch in the latter half of the pic
ture, where the brief bits of plot
three or four times in a row end to
bounce back to Ethel Norman singing
things like MY Walking Stick" Ethel
does a lot. too, with such ditties as
Blue Skies" and her famed Heat
Wave"
The other songstress is Alice Faye,
who Is supposed to have become
great dramatic actress in this, but who
still has her real moments when she
lifts that throaty blues voice in song.
Her versions of "Alexander's Ragtime
Band, Remember" and Now 1t Can
Be Told" are something you will re-
member.
1t probably would be we'll to men,
ton here, also, that Don Ameche is
the piano player because he does the
best acting job in the piece as the lad
who weds the singer only to find she
still loves the man with the ragtime
band. H. M.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
lane eWithers
Is Back for
Her Fans
Moppet's Newest,
Keep Smiling,'
At Columbia.
vANE WITHERs' new pictu

ZANE WITHERS' new picture,
Keep Smiling" which opened
at LoeW's Columbia yesterday,
- is one of those films that just
can't be reviewed, on account Of we
certainly could not heed the admoni-
tion Of the title Those movie fans
who are not waited to the skies upon
soft clouds OF thrilling ecstasy
at the sight of Miss Withers are guar
anteed a generous dose of untold
agonies. But the people who are
thrilled no end by the chubby cutie
and her sundry antics (and Shirley
Temples mother will tell you sadly
there are lot Of them. will have
such gay time, they will, watching
Jane do her cute little limitations and
right all the wrongs that confuse the
lives OF every one involved
This time Jane is cast as q little
girl whose uncle is movie director
who has been given the cold shoulder
by the industry for drinking and play
ing around as people do sometimes.
At least he was spiffed when we came
IN shortly after Jane did and we have
every right to presume that is what
was wrong because he could not get
job until Jane charmed the whole
cinema industry and became star
and got her uncle his directors chair
back and-Well it was all pretty
touching. We still feel pretty strongly
about it.
We feel pretty strongly about the
presence OF Henry Wilcoxen in the
picture, too, which is one Of those
things that makes you wonder why
Hollywood wastes some of its better
talent when it doesn't have too much
talent to waste. But keep smiling,
Henry, we heard lot of Jane Withers'
fans talking about how ducky it all
was. H. M.
Evening star., 1938-08-27

Covered Wagon" cinema milestone
established by Paramount back in
1923. Indeed, although the story diff
fers. The Texans" often is strikingly
reminiscent of that early classic.
The tale revolves about conflict of
viewpoints in which Joan Bennett
represents the strong -willed ranch
belle who does not regard the cause of
the Confederacy as having been lost
at Appomattox, and Randolph Scott
is the young ex-rebel who feels that 1t
is time hard feelings were buried.
They meet by chance as Joan is leaving
river town with load of guns to be
smuggled to former soldiers planning
trade of help to Maximillian of
Mexico for future aid in new struggle.
Randy rescues her from the Union
soldiers who have discovered her ruse,
but no strong affection follows imme-
diately. 1t Is not evident even when
he helps the determined young lady to
drive her cattle off the ranch under
the noses Of the soldiery who have
come to collect a new tax. Love does
trump, OF course, Dut IL is a1ter Joan
has been persuaded to rush her hero
to Abilene and the railroad instead Of
into Mexico to aid hopeless fight and
after her original fiance. Robert Cum
mings, begins to talk about the newest
plan for reviving the Confederacy.
The acting honors in THE Texans"
belong to May Robson. The grand old
trouper contributes superb charac-
terization of Joans grandmother,
lady who takes just as much delight in
picking off an Indian as the hardest
riding. Understanding range rider
in the West. Aside from Miss Robson
individual efforts are not the important
thing in the film, however. although
Miss Bennett and Mr.. Scott perform
ably and Walter Brennan offers
Evening star., 1938-08-27
They Meet Again.

JAMES CAGNEY, Pat O'Brien and
Marie Wilson, the starring combi-
nation in the Warner Bros. screen
transcription of boy Meets Girl" will
be together again in the studios pro-
duction Of Boy Meets Sally" this fall.
The new screen play will be an
original by Mark Helinger and Earl
Baldwin. Cagney and O'Brien again
will portray dafIy Hollywood scenario
writers. Miss Wilson. however, Will
be their secretary in boy Meets Sally"
instead of their favorite waitress.
The romantic leads in the forth
coming comedy will be Priscilla Lane
and John Payne, whose latest roles
were played in -Four Daughters" and
Garden Of the Moon." respectively.
Lloyd Bacon, director Of Boy Meets
Girl" will direct boy Meets Sally" TO
complete the original combination.
Evening star., 1938-08-27
Teamed Again.

ROBERT YOUNG and Florence
Rice, teamed in four pictures. will
be co-starred again in Vacation
From Love-" an original story pur-
chased by M-G-M from Harlan Ware
and Patterson McNutt The story has
a new angle on the trial marriage"
formula. 1t concerns q musician who
marries q society girl, makes q mark
in business, only to find that love
ssn:' t'ons D3.s' Sns'' they gsv''' a love ''''-