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The Washington times., 1938-07-30
Chemicals LdgBut
General Trend
Is UpWdrd
By LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, July 80 GNS),
The stock market today recovered
some Of the ground lost in yester
days reaction.
Stocks opened quiet and steady
and then firmed up. Gains ran
to around a point in leaders.
Steels were easily influenced BY
the new production gain. Ad
vances ran over a point in United
States Steel.
Motors likewise snapped back
with Chrysler up nearly two
points.
Chemical shares were laggards
Allied dropped three points, re
flecting the fact it didn't 60 down
with the rest of the list yesterday
TobaccoS also were irregular after
being strong yesterday.
Elsewhere the trend was UP
ward. Gains in the coppers and
rubbers ran to a point. Advances
were scored by rails, merchandis.
ing shares, electrical equipments
and oils. Most utilities were ur
slightly.
The Washington times., 1938-07-30
NightengaIe's Cool

MT. NIGHTINGALE says it's
1NA plenty cool these hot nights
down at his night spot on the
Richmond Highway.
The place is named for Mr..
Nightengale, and Jimmy Gand-
ley supplies the music-fror1 8
p. m. toll a. m.
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Dan-Sing Night has come to
be a very popular occasion at
River Bend.
These Dan-Sing Nights occur
every Friday, and they're quite
something. The place is dark
ened, lyrics of both old and new
songs are thrown on q screen,
and everybody sings.
The Washington times., 1938-07-30

land Yard and the Secret Service
had not tu1nbled to it long before.
We spent long, idle days in the
sunshine. 1 had nothing to re-
port. All that I had learned, ex-
cepting the fact of the under
ground railway" which shuttled to
and fro, bringing and taking back
dangerous news, was known to us.
The climax came one sunny
morning, when my hostess trip
ped in to breakfast, her color
high and her eyes sparkling:
1--WE got it, my dear" she said,
"it has just come :" she waved
a closely written Sheaf of papers
at me, Il have been waiting for
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1T so anxiously -. How is your
Italian?"
Look, my dear" she said, 81
am restless and my potatoes want
digging. I'll go and work in the
garden, while you translate this.
Three copies, please, and be
sure to burn the original at once.
You never know when dear Scot
land Yard will want to search the
house-you'l be able to take back
glorious message for Henry. :"
It was an account of the pacifiSt
work in Italy, signed with a fam
Gus name. The woman who had
written those pages was the
daughter of a politician hostile to
1.-THE Allies who, since Italy'S entry
in the war, had made strenuous
efforts for a separate peace.
We had suspicious of him, but
nothing definite on the methods
he employed was known.
My brain reeled as, methodic-
ally, I translated folio after folio.
With my heart in my mouth, I
worked against time, praying that
these blessed potatoes should re-
quire long enough miniStrations
to keep Miss Shenstone in the
garden until I had finished the
four copies I was making and con-
cealed the original.
GETS VALUABLE SECRETS
The three last pages-lists OF
names-addresses of m eetin g
places-the outline of an under
ground line communication with
England-more names. a mon g
them those of men who, later, occu-
pied prominent political posts iu
at least three of the Allied coun-
tries.
raced-never in my life had
worked so fast There-it was
done One carbon copy and the
original, folded as small as posi-.
BILE, disappeared in my undergar.
ments-I looked frantically fo1
some paper to burn.
When my hostess returned,
was kneeling at the fireplace, stir.
ring charred remains of an old
newspaper and some cardboard
with the poker. held out grimy
) hands: Look" I said. IT must
have a good wash before lunch.
Later that day, I managed tc
give a prearranged sign to one o1
our shadows, then, somewhat nerv
ously, I settled down to wait fol
my recall to London. showed my
! hostess the telegram advising mt
: of my mothers arrival in town anC
, expressing regrets at having tt
leave here so soon.
"Never mind, my DEAR" she said
kindly: well meet again. The i'm
portant thing is that you have q
wonderful message for Henry"
It was some time later that Miss
Shenstone'S underground chan
i, mel" suddenly ceased to function
and she was effectively cut of
from all communication with
abroad. Nothing worse ever hap
{ pened to her. for this is the Brit
: Iish way.
The Washington times., 1938-07-30
Richards at Pine Grove
n1cK RICHARDS, the gentle

DICK RICHARDS, the gentle
~ man who is said to have
introduced the Big Apple in
these parts, will open next Fri
day night with the Pine Grove,
on Mt. Vernon Boulevard.
Richards was formerly with
another Mt. Vernon Boulevard
night spot.
The Pine Grove, according to
the best information, will be
open seven days a week, with
Red Pyle and his band supply
ing the swing for the dancers
and the floor show. It's about
three miles below Alexandria.
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Don't fail to hear ErneStine
Gardner sing "A Tisket, A-Tas-
ket," at Wardman Parks Metro
nome Room.
The customers seem to like it
very much when ErneStine
sings it, and there's a reason.
She's lovely and she has a sweet
voice.
Incidentally-we give credit
where credit is due-Fritz
Male, the arranger for John
The Washington times., 1938-07-30

Gespondence was watched. She
was aSsociating with all the
dangerous elements" in England,
Twenty.four hours after my
postcard had been dispatched, a
telegram came for me, asking me
to come Immediately to DevonShire
and stay with the lady. Once
more, Henry" had proved the
magic Sesame"
When met my unknown hos.
tess, / suffered a sharp revulsion
Of feelings. She greeted me like a
long-lost friend; she was a lady.
If ever I have met one; she had a
charming, gentle personality and
was, very obviously an idealist
Later, I revised my first i'm
preSsions: frail she might be
gentle and sweet she undoubtedly
was; but, under the sweetness and
frailness, there was cold logic,
steel nerves, iron determination.
It was from her that I learned
that Henry" was more than a
mere password. She talked about
him with admiring affection, she
asked me over and over again how
he was and what he was think.
ing Of the situation.
TALKS OF HENRY
"Last time I saw him." she
unused dreamily, cit was over a
year ago, in his own study. He was
sitting with his back to the win
dow and the setting sun made a
halo round his head.
I realized then that she was en-
dowing with romantic and spir
ttual qualities a man who, to me
had always appeared as one o1
the shrewdest, coldest and mos
ruthless of diplomats. 1t was oh
vious that Henry was a psy
chologist and had known how tc
fire his visitors idealism.
Having assured herself that ]
was 1.-The goods" Miss ShenStone
proceeded to give me an outline od
the pacifist situation in England
Things were not going well fol
the Allies-they never seemed to
somehoW-there was a ferment II
the Army and Navy. engineered
by the conscientious objector'
faction, in which Miss Shenston'
was active-there were rumblingI
from other countrie+Italy, WHIT
was suffering defeat after defea
-Rumania, who had been in
Vaded-Poland, who was trying tt
throw up the sponge and find
modus vivendi with the invaders
A STARTLING FACT
What was the secret channe
through which she received he
news? When she disclosed IL
with disarming candor. I gasped
for 1t was SO simple and so in
genious at the same time, that i
was q sheer miracle that Scot
The Washington times., 1938-07-30
Gdithersburg, Nd,
To Vote on Library

To determine local opinion on
the establishment of a public
library, the Homemakers Club Of
GaitherSburg, Md, is holding a
vote August g, 9 and 10. Ballot
boxes will be placed in the post
office, drug store and motion pic
ture building.
The Washington times., 1938-07-30

BERLIN, 6 P. M.-Fireworks at
the Weekend. DJD, 25.4 M, lit
meg.
BUDAPEST, 6 P. M.-Military
Band. HAT4, 32.8 M, 81 meg.
TOKYO, 7:15 P. M.-"Longng
for the Sea-" JzK, ISL M. 1879
meg.
LONDON, 7:25 P. MA High
land Village Concert" CSC, 1853
m, 1919 meg: GSP, 1875 m, 1881
meg; ESQ, 1877 m, 1913 meg;
GSD, 25.5 M, Ills meg; 'GSB,
31.5 M, 9.51 meg.
ROME, 1880 P. M.-Chamber
Music; ''The Lido, Rome Resort
for Capital" 2RO, 25.4 M, 11.81
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meg. IRF, 30.5 m, 9.83 meg.
CARACAS, $50 p. M.-The
Continentals- Orchestra with Ma
ristany. YV5RC, SIT M, 5.8 meg.
BERLIN, 9:15 P. M.-Merry.
Go-Round. DJD, 25.4 m, 11.77
meg.
LONDON, 9:30 P. M.-"SaturA
day Night Sing-Song." GSI, 1915
m, 1926 meg: GSD, 25.5 m, Ills
meg: Csc, 31.3 m, 9.58 meg.S
GSB, 31.5 M, 9.51 meg.
TOKYO, 9:45 P. M.-Enter.
tainment. JZK, 1871 m, 1879 meg.
PARIS. 1920 P. M.-Talk by
M. Archinard Gin EngliSh). TPB-T,
25.2 M, 11.88 meg: TPA4, 26.6
M, 11.72 meg.
Evening star., 1938-06-27
storm in a Teacup" Among
Best of English Comedy Films
Picture at Little Far Excels Earlier Play
On Some Subject Which Had
American Premiere Here.
BY JAY CARMODY.

when begin to feel what to twinee pity
English comedy pity which
full end running picture like Storm Teacup
-
Evening star., 1938-06-27

now he has, the assistant being Jack
Wilson. who is well known for various
theater chores around town. Among
other things he has recently produced
his own play for the Blackfriars Guild,
the play being the successful Spring
Cow and the Moon" and he played
one OF the leading roles in the Cross
Roads opener. "Petticoat Fever"
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THE Community Center Depart
ment and the Once OF National
Capital Parks, in arranging this sea-
sons summer festival program. also
saw to it there would be no drama
shortage in Washington during the
summer. Plays will be the principal
item on the Tuesday night menu at
the Sylvan Theater, down on the
Monument slope. starting tomorrow
night with the Wilson Windjammers'
production of The Barker"
Playing the leading role in the Ken
yon Nicholson comedy drama of car
nival life. the role played on the stage
bee. Woodrow Wilson Highs baseball
and football star. Others in the cast
will be Larry Lawrence. Valerie
Turner, Theresa Pekin. Frank Ander-
son, Robert Fain, John Guthrie. Nellie
Sewall, Jane Lawrence and Forney
Reese. who directed the play and who
Is not q student at Woodrow Wilson
High School.
The production OF The Barker"
tomorrow will be preceded by a half
hour concert. beginning at 8 O'Clock,
by the Navy Band, directed by Lieut..
Charles Benter.
Evening star., 1938-06-27
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

Earle-'White Banners" Bonita
Granville. Claude Rains in the film
version Of Lloyd Douglas book: IL
am, 1:40. 4:25, 7:05 and $50 pm.
Stage shows: 12:45, $3.50, 6:l5 and
9p.m.
Capitol-"Three Blind Mice" trio
Of beauties in search Of rich hus-
bands: IL am, 1:45, 4:3O, tbs and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 1855, $40,
6:25 and 9:l0 pm.
Metropolitan-"Little Miss Thor
oughbred." introducing a new child
star, Janet Chapman. in a race track
picture: 11:50 am, 1:50, $50, $50,
7:50 and $50 pm.
Palace-"The Toy Wife" Luise
Rainer makes love in old New Or
leans: 1905. 2:25, 4:50, tbs and
$40 pm
Columbia-"Yellow Jack" the con-
quest Of yellow fever plus love interest
ll:15 am, 1:20, $3.50, 5:35, TAO and
$50 pm.
Keith's-"The Rage Of Paris" Mile.
Darrieux makes her American film
debut with Douglas Fairbanks, jr.:
HIS am, 1902. 2:49, 4:36, 6:23, $40
and 9:57 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Con-
tinuous from 10 am. to midnight.
Storm in q Teacup," Eng
lish comedy dealing with the fair,
fresh subject Of q dog and municipal
politics: II. l2:45. 2:35, 4:2O, $40, 8
and 9:45.
Evening star., 1938-06-27

mO8t JOVl0l OIrcCJOI IN UOWH ana N only
one who consistently spoils own scenes
by chuckling audibly while camera Is
running He's married to Marion
Nixon, saucy little fayorite Of silent
days Usually considered one Of
Hollywood's most beautiful actresses,
Loretta Young. the ringleader, is sin
cerely skeptical about her pulchritude
Her own list Of 10 most beautiful
actresses runs in this order: Myrna
10y, Marlene Dietrich, Norma Shearer,
Greta Garbo, Claudette Colbert,
Frances Farmer, Virginia Bruce, Luise
Rainer. Joan Crawford and Merle
Oberon.
Loretta started in movies at 13-
and this year fands her 13-year-old
sister Georgiana, whose screen ambi-
tions she has been attempting to dis
courage, breaking over traces and
launching career Loretta and
Georgiana live with mother, Mrs.
George Belzer, In Bel Air home of 10
rooms She undoubtedly is most
attractively and expensively clad girl
in Hollywood. never seeming to appear
twice In same outfit-and making
plenty Of appearances.
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JOEL McCREA, who stretches to 6
inches, sold newspapers on Holly
wood boulevard as boy. later Joined
street gang and helped plough Sunset
boulevard -. Gary Cooper is McCrea's s
idol Patterns looks and actions
after him, even to dieting down to
Cooper weight.
Man Who Gets Socked" (by Loretta
while they're swimming David Niven
has lived life more fabulous than any
role he's played on celluloid .
Born in Scotland, served four years
in Highland Light Infantry, turned
lumberjack in Canada, promoted in
door horse racing at Atlantic City,
become involved in Cuban revolution
and forced to fiee country .. Sailed
via Panama Canal for Hollywood and
here Samuel Goldwyn met him at
party attracted by personality
and gagging ability, Sam invited him
to visit studio and there they became
fast friends Although Niven had
never acted. Goldwyn screen-tested
him. gave him role in Beloved Enc
my Now in less than two years
he's listed among screens most charm
ing leading men.
HE TOY WIFE-Born in Vienna
- and coming to this country four
years ago with a thick accent which
she still retains, Luise Rainer, assigned
in this picture to play role Of Eighty
Southern gal Of ante Belleum days in
historic New Orleans District
courthouse shown in early sequence in
which Melvyn Douglas prosecutes case
against slave-stealers is copy Of court
house in Clinton 80 miles north of
Baton Rouge, built about 1925
Sherwood Forest. popular Los Angeles
location site. doubled for famous old
dueling ground, the Oaks, in city park,
Evening star., 1938-06-27
Local Drama Groups
Two Openings Compete for Barn
Theater Customers Tonight.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

ocAL hns there shall dodums
Roadside
Passion and the Cross Roads Theater unveing production
Evening star., 1938-06-27


the middle of the last century, full OF
spies and sinister intrigue and what
not. 1t was written by Tom Taylor
and its contents probably will best
be limited by letting you know that its
leading character is Joseph FOuche,
Napoleon's minister of police.
Mr.. Fouche was described by Talley-
rand As a man with heart OF q dia-
mond, a stomach Of iron and . tear
less eye" He was also called. at the
time, the most perfect Machiavel
Of modern times" "the man Napoleon
feared" and "a monster brought forth
in the revolutionary pond by the
mating of anarchy and despotism."
There you have something.
Going on further about the play,
the people who have made that barn
theater on the Rockville pike one OF
the towns bright spots say: The
actual incident OF Plot and Passion
was imaginary on the part of Tom
Taylor. but the basis for it was his
torically correct. One group of
Pouches spies was known as the
cohort Cytherienne.' q band of wom-
en- of doubtful morals and character
whom he used to lure his victims with
chief feminine character in Plot and
Passion is one of these. However
the author permitted her to become
regenerated through the power Of love.
an emotion which her prototypes never
knew"
That's what we were working around
to. 1t seems SO awfully nice OF Mr.
Taylor to let her become regenerated
through the power of love.
The cast Of PILOT and Passion" in
cludes Paul Messink. Betty Gray,
Ralph Fowler, Richard Kreuzberg,
George harrington. Pryor McFadden.
Anne Moran, John Miller and Rhodes
K. Scherer.
THE Cross Roads production of
The Old Soak" is notable for
the fact that radios Arch Macdonald
will every night drop the microphone
into which he wakes SO enthusiastic
over baseball games and dash out
to Bailey's Cross Roads to play the
title role. Arch says it definitely is
not type casting Rumors brought
in by native runners have 1t that
another lad who has something to do
with radio, one Arthur Godfrey, will
be on hand opening night.
The Old Soak" also Is evidence of
the Cross Roads groups new dual
control" production staff. What with
the schedule turning out to be
fairly heavy one, 1t was discovered
that Director c. Adolph Glassgold
would have to have an assistant 80
Evening star., 1938-06-27
Busy Mr.. Ratof
Has Two Jobs.

HIS job in Ellis Island" goth Gen.
tury-Fox's million dollar drama
Of the New York immigration sta
ton. meant work both in back Of
and In front Of the camera for Greg
ory Raton. master dialectician, who
boasts Hollywood's only four-way
contract.
For with q camera crew Ratoff
travelled to New York and spent 10
days on Ellis Island, directing photo
graphing Of background footage"-
totaling 1000 feet of nlm-covering
every aspect Of the historic entrance
depot through which 10000, 900 i'm
migrants have passed into the land
Of liberty in the last half century.
When ELLIS Island" had been re-
created on the 20th Century-Fox lot,
Raton went into the cast of the pic
ture, which Alfred Werker Is directing,
with Don Ameche and Arleen Whelan,
the titian-haired cinderella Girl"
in the top romantic spots.
Evening star., 1938-06-27

Frank and James Bride. ran so many
hundreds Of performances in Europe
that count was lost Of them.
The picture marks Alexander Kor-
da's return to earth after having lived
for some time in the rare atmosphere
Of Wellsian dream. Here he is deal
ing with the stuff of which life is
made-and made liveable and laugh
able every step of the fllm's way.
Specifically. Storm in Teacup"
deals with political affairs in the town
OF Baikie. Scotland. Baikie's provost,
a pompous egotist is standing for
Parliament. For this symbol of the
politician who spouts eloquently of
the humanities, the playwrights con-
trive situation in which he comes
an appalling cropper by daring to deal
cruelty with the ice cream woman
whose dog he impounds for non-
payment Of taxes. An idealistic young
reporter, played by Rex Harrison,
seizes the occasion OF his editors alb
sence to tell just what kind of beast
the provost Is, q pretty daring gesture,
in view Of the papers solemn support,
therefore, of the provost's candidacy.
From the moment of publication,
the life Of Baikie becomes riotously
tempestuOus. The Inflated provost,
played by Cecil Parker land played
weld, Is beset by a body polite in
finitely more vengeful than one which
merely goes to the polls and votes for
the other candidate. It's punishment
Is vastly more personal and greatly
more amusing.
There Is the interlude, for instance,
IN which the provost's speech is mag
nlncently interrupted by his audience
rising as one man and woman and
barking like a dog. This reproof is
followed by the mass singing of
Where. Oh Where Has NY Little
Dog Gone" Thus the provost is COM
pletely routed IN q scene that is as
funny as any you have seen in years.
But his punishment does not end
there, for when news of the storm
In Bake has rocked the party to its
very headquarters, there is an even
1unnier sequence when all the dogs
IN Bake are turned loose upon the
meeting OF the provost and the party
Evening star., 1938-06-27
Miss Oberon Given
Conditional Honor.

A STUNT GIRL" who has prom
tsed not to stunt!
That's what Merle Oberon became
today when she was made an honor
ary member Of the Riding and Stunt
Girls Association Of Hollywood. The
card Of membership and . pair of
silver spurs were presented to the ac-
tress by Frances Miles. president of
the group, on the set OF Samuel
Goldwyns The Lady and the Cow
boy" where they are all working to-
gether.
But, 1t was explained to Miss
Oberon. the membership is only good
provided Merle doesn't do any
''stunting" herself II she did she'd
become . professional and then
couldn't be honorary any more But
that sort Of deal is all right with
Merle.
Evening star., 1938-06-27
Robert Cummings
In Army Film.

n OBERT CUMMINGS was selected
today to Join John Howard and
Mary Carlisle in heading the cast of
Paramount's Touchdown. Army"
Cummings has been selected for the
role Of Jimmy Howell in the cast and
won the important assignment as \
result Of his performance In the re-
Gently completed production. THE
Texans" starring Joan Bennett with
Randolph Scott, May Robson and
others, under direction Of James
Hogan.
Owen Davis. jr.: Benny Baker and
Minor Watson have been selected for
featured supporting roles in Touch
down, Army" which started before
the cameras June II, under the di-
rection of Kurt Neumann.
Evening star., 1938-06-27

leaders. The trial scene, which was
the best part of the play, Is even
more rich in comedy than either Of
the above two incidents.
No matter what the billing says, the
cast of Storm in a Teacup" is headed
by Sara Allgood, who plays the part
OF Mrs. Hagarty, the ice e-cream woman
whose dog is the center Of the temp
est. Miss Allgood, who probably has
forgotten more about comedy than
most players alive today. gives one OF
the most effective performances inn
aginable. In the role of the young
reporter out to champion the rights
Of the under-dog and the UNDER
people. Mr.. Harrison proves himself
much too capable an actor to remain
in England while Hollywood has all
that gold. Or does it anymore? The
same applies to Vivian Leigh as the
provosts agreeable daughter.
AS is usual in the case OF Korda
pictures, minor character parts are
cast in fashion beyond reproach.
If you have been looking vainly for
q comedy that is simple. honest and
downright hilarious at moments,
Storm in Teacup' is what the Eng
lish call your cup OF tea.
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THAT life may be more pleasant in
the Mount Pleasant area, the
Tivoli Theater hereafter will start its
program at pm. daily. This new
schedule" we are informed, has
been arranged because so many of
our lady patrons have requested an
early show so that they can get
home to prepare their dinners. Under
this new policy they will be home in
time to get dinner and everybody will
be happy" Freddie Bartholomew
and Mickey Rooney. who teamed so
we'll in Captains Courageous" will
be teaming again on Friday at the
Palace in Lord JEFF" 1t is the first
picture Freddie has made for M-G-M
since they got angry with each other
last year over little matter of salary
New Orleans. spirited girls and
spirited men seems a combination that
Is becoming practically irresistible to
the makers Of movies They all three
are here this week in THE Toy Wife"
will be again next week at the Cap
itol when Josette comes to town. The
spirited girl will be Simone Simon.
the gallant gentlemen Don Ameche
and Robert Young Mr. Young,
who also is in The Toy Wife" should
begin speaking with Southern ac-
cent any day now Hollywood is
waiting for the early day when Fay
Banter now featured in White
Banners" at the Earle, will be given
star rating. She has it now with
lot Of customers, but the studios are
bit tardy about such things which,
OF course, involve money.
Evening star., 1938-06-27
Lady and Cowboy
Is Under Way.

A FTER seven months Of produce
ton standstill Samuel Goldwyn
has started the cameras rolling on his
new Gary Cooper-Merle Oberon
starrer, The Lady and the Cow
boy" The start presages q production
activity which during the following
few months will see the making also
Of "Wuthering Heights" with Merle
Oberon in the top role: The Last
Frontier" story Of the American
occupation Of the Philippines with
Gary Cooper starred. and Beach
Boy" starring Jon Hall.
Evening star., 1938-06-27

ter than we after all. Not since THE
Ghost Goes West" has there been any
such mirth-maker imported from
Europe.
Storm in a Teacup." as stage
play called Storm Over Patsy" had
its American premiere in Washington
considerably more than year ago.
1t was offered under the auspices OF
the Theater Guild. outfitted with a
brilliant cast and splendidly set, but
at its best moments. it did not COM
pare with the spirited thing it be-
comes as a screen play. In its present
form. it is quite clear why the play,
. composite OF the efforts of Bruno