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The Washington times., 1938-10-12

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Evening star., 1938-01-25
Burton Holmes Talks
On British EMPIRE" F."

IN THE third Of his series of five new
travel talks to be given here this
winter under auspices of the Com
munity Center Department. District
Of Columbia Public Schools, Burton
Holmes will discuss THE Worldwide
British Empire tomorrow at 8:l5
pm. at Roosevelt High School.
Last year he spoke on the subject Of
just the British Lsles-England. Scot
land. Wales and Ireland. This year
he gives a new talk-in fact, its first
presentation anywhere--on all the
many possessions that are to be found
in all parts OF the world, which fly
the Union Jack
The talk encompasses all the islands
such as Bermuda. Nassau, Jamaica,
Trinidad and ST. Helena, at the begin
ming. Then from Nova Scotia he takes
= coast-to-coast tour of Canada, with
stops at BanfY and Lake Louise, clear
to Vancouver and the Yukon. Cross
ing the Pacific the tour" includes
the Fiji and other islands, Tasmania
Australia, the Malay States, India and
the Vale Of Kashmir. From Gibraltar
through the Suez Canal, the travel
talk includes Egypt. especially Cairo,
where a new queen so recently has
ascended Cleopatras throne. Then
the finale Of the talk brings entirely
new to Mr.. Holmes audiences North
ern Africa, including Swaziland and
Rhodesia.
Evening star., 1938-01-25

makes her. So you can understand
why they fight ferociously to retain
the lad who makes them most beau
tiful. Carole Lombard does not move
step toward another studio unless
Camerman Ted Tetzlaff accompanies
her. Ditto Dietrich, who went so far
as to take Charles Lang with her to
England for Knight Without Armor."
Ginger Rogers and Katharine Hep
burn insist on Still Men John Meihle
and Alex Kahle, respectively. George
Folsey has taken care of Joan Craw-
ford's pulchritude in most of her pic
lures, including The Bride Wore Red"
and "Mannequin." He looked after
Joan way back in the silent days.
Gregg Toland is Merle Oberons IA
vorite. And rightly. He knows how
to diminish her nose and hips.
The picture has yet to be made that
does not tread on some ones suscepti-
BILE toes. During the filming OF Louis
Pasteur" an anti-vivisection organiza-
ton protested that Pasteur was not
worthy Of glorification because Of his
experiments on dogs, etc Paramount's
"Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" is waiting
for protests from countries and sects
that do not believe in divorce-Hero
Gary Cooper Is married eight times in
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Civic Theater Gives
Benefit for Itself.
THE Washington Civic Theater has

IHE Washington Civic Theater has
announced a special non-subscrip-
ton production to be presented in
February for the purpose of buying
equipment for future productions. The
CIVIC Theater has selected for this
extra production, which will open Feb
ruary is, Geraldy Savory's comedy.
George and Margaret" the rights of
which have been secured, even though
the play is still selling out in London,
where it is in its second year.
The Civic Theatef explains that by
non-subscription performance they
merely mean performance for which
they hope their subscribers will buy
extra tickets and save their regular
subscription tickets for the remainder
OF the regular season. which will come
along in March, April and May. Ac-
tually the subscription perform
ance is being planned for the sub
scribers so that they will have an op-
portunity to see this gay comedy and
at the same time contribute toward a
fund which will make the rest of the
productions better shows.
Just to make it all clear, the WASH
ington Civic Theater will give a spe-
cial production Of George and Mar
garet' for the benefit of itself. And
to encourage every one to come, there
will be reduction in the prices which
usually are charged for regular pro-
ductions.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Louise FaZenda
Coming Here.
T oU1sE FAzENDA, Warner Bros

I OUISE FAzENDA, Warner Bros
popular comedy star, is the latest
Hollywood celebrity to accept an in
vitation to appear at the Presidents
birthday celebration in Washington
this week end.
Miss Fazenda, who arrived in the
East only few days ago after COM
pleting Swing Your Lady" her latest
Warner Bros. release, accepted the in
vitation yesterday and Is expected to
arrive here early Friday.
Miss Fazenda, practically the
screens leading character comedienne,
will arrive in time to participate in
the Official luncheon and the dinner
to be given Friday night by Com
missioner Melvin C. Hazen to the
participating stars. Miss Fazenda,
with Fredric March, Eleanor Powell,
Janet Gaynor, Florence Eldredge,
Tommy Kelley and others will not only
appear in person at the seven Wash
ington hotels which will stage BIRTH
day balls. but also at the Earle and
Capitol Theaters as part Of the COM
bined shows to be presented by these
theaters in the Presidents birthday
celebration program.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Two Child Players
Make Screen Bow.

TWO little girls who will bear watch
ing In future films make their
cinematic debut in wise Girl" the
new Miriam Hopkins-Ray Milland
vehicle currently released by R-K-O
Radio Pictures.
The girls are 12-year-old Mariana
Strelby, native daughter of Holly
wood and discovery of Leonard Kim
skey, screen comic, who has a part in
Wise Girl" and 8-year-old Betty
Philson, a young lady with an Eastern
stage record and protege of Elsie
Macdonald, the dancing teacher sister
OF jeanette Macdonald.
Betty visited Hollywood to attend
the wedding of Miss Macdonald and
Gene Raymond and to have a sum-
mers vacation in California. Several
producers and directors became inter-
ested in her poise and wholesome per-
sonality. Screen tests and a contract
for Wise Girl" followed.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Nearby Players Select
Scenic Designers.

RUSSELL NICHOLSON, president
of the Montgomery Players, an
nounces the appointment OF John
Dickerson and Don Tolson to build the
sets for Hail Nero" the players next
production, to be presented at the
Leland Junior High School, Chevy
Chase, Saturday evening, February 10.
Graduates of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School, where they were
active in the Footlight Club, Dicker-
son and Tolson have served for the
past three seasons on the technical
staff OF the players.
The three colorful sets, designed by
the director, Doris Day, will picture
hall in Emperor Nero's palace. an ante
room in the capital. overlooking the
city proper, and street in front of
the stage entrance to the local opera
house.
The cast-Howard Bandy, Martha
Roberts Pogge, Edmund Soper, Dave
Wolhaupter, Irving Day, Doris David
son. Leora Sanford. Charles Garlock
and Cliff Whyte-together with the
production staff are exerting every
effort to make Hail Nero" the out
standing production OF the players
nine seasons.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Little Men" Next
Children's Drama.

" TITLE MEN" which the Chill
dren's Theater of New York
brings to the National Theater this
Saturday morning, was written by
Louisa May Alcott as a sequel to her
famous Little Women" The action
takes place in a boys school, where
the beloved 10 March, now the wife
OF Prof. Bhaer. is the charming and
sympathetic mistress.
Little Men" is the fourth play in
the current season of the Children's
Theater of New York. Tickets are still
available at the National Theater box
ONCE. Reservations for the rema in
ing two plays. The Nuremberg Stove. +"
coming March II, and The Captive
Maid of Old Carlisle" April l6 can
be made now at the Washington office
OF the Children's Theater, 1874 F
street.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Tickets on Sale
For Midnight Shows.

TICKETS for the midnight shows at
the Earle and Capitol Theaters
Saturday night, which will be an i'm
portant part Of the Presidents Birth
day Celebration in Washington. are
now on sale for 81 at the box offices
OF all Warner Bros. Washington thea
tiers and at Loew's Capitol, Palace and
Columbia Theaters.
Mrs. Roosevelt will appear at each
theater during the performance. which
Will include the combined stage shows
OF the two houses. as we'll as the manv
screen notables who will be in WASH
1ngton for the occasion.
The Earle's stage show, "The Side
walks OF New York." will include Irene
Beasley. "Songbird of the South: Carl
Freed and his Harmonica Lads. the
Twelve Aristocrats in a dance sym-
phony"; Fenwick and Cook. 'Two
Gentlemen on the Up and Up." and
Harris and Shore, High Hated Dance
Satirists."
The Capitol's program will include
Sid Gary, singing star: Chester Hale's
Twenty -four Texas Comets" George
Prentice, Stuart and Martin and the
Richard-Adrienne dancers.
Evening star., 1938-01-25

the film. BLACK Fury" raised furor
among coal mine owners. "A Doctors
Diary" infuriated many medicos.
When the California Mining journal
heard that Warmers were shooting
Gold Is Where You Find It," an edi-
torial besought the company to re-
frain from reopening the old wounds
between the ranchers and hydraulic
gold miners. The peace societies OBJ
jected to Submarine D-1" and 1.-THE
Charge Of the Light Brigade"-con-
tending they glorified war. Several
princely personages duplicated in
"Rasputin" objected to the tune of
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars from
M-G-M. The bourbon (whisky)
sellers object to pictures with charac-
ters asking for Scotch and soda. And
why not for bourbon? And natives Of
Tulsa, Okla, are furious over the crack
against that city in The Awful
Truth"
Physical characteristics that spell
fame" +. Jimmy Durante's nose.
Andy Devine's frog" voice. The
Mauch brothers twinship. w. C.
Fields nose. Mae Vests curves. Zasu
Pitts hands. Ned Sparks "dead-pan''
voice. Charlie Butterworth's long up
per lip. Eddie Cantor's eyes, Robert
Taylor's face. And Monty Woolley's
beard. Sometimes the possessor of
a beard can support an entire family
solely on account of it. They refer to
it in the third person, and say, did
1t get a job?" or 1T hasn't had a job
for seven years" The above-men-
toned Mr.. Woolley, socialite and ex-
Yale man. was most upset when the
director Of Live. Love and Learn
wanted his beard cut for a comedy Sc
quence. Monty finally consented to
part with it if M-G-M paid him $780,
900. P. She still has the beard
A fake appendage was cut for the
picture)
The word hated by Dorothy Parker
above all others is "wisecrack!"
(Ceryrisht. 1898. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-01-25
PrO>Musica
Is
Applauded
Improvement in
Musicianship
Is Noted.
, EsTERDAY afternoons conce,

Y ESTERDAY afternoons concert
" by the Pro-Musica String
Quartet at the Phillips Memo
L rial Gallery brought to the fore
three contrasting compositions-Schu-
bert's Quartet in A Minor. Op 49,:
Malipiero's "Rkpetti Strombatti'
and Frank Bridges Cherry Ripe"
The stride forward made by the
group since their last concert was at
once evident in the Schubert work,
which opened the program The en-
semble has gained in quality and au-
thority and shows results of honest and
diligent work. This growth in uni
formity OF tone for the present is con-
fined to passages Of lyric or Of q
lighter character. its beauty being
maintained equally we'll by the four
instruments. However, in places where
sustained sorority is required. the tone
Of the first violin, being lighter in
quality, does not quite come up to the
richness and the virility of the sound
produced by the viola and the cello.
Since the progress made by the ensem-
BILE opens vistas of new possibilities for
the entire group. the cultivation of this
point may prove beneficial. although
its absence, for the present. is in no
way disturbing.
The members Of the quartet may be
especially complimented for the per-
formance Of Malipiero's "Rispetti e
Strombatti," dedicated to Mrs. Cool
idge. which won her prize several years
ago. 1t was first performed in Ameri-
ca by the Letz Quartet and its inter-
pretation, in accordance with the
wishes Of the composer, handed down
by Hans Lett to Mr.. Dvonch, first
violin of the organization. For this
reason, or for others, the presentation
was of high order. One may call
the composition a medley containing
phases of national life. Cherry Ripe"
a more conventional work. with re-
freshing element of outdoor life. gave
the players an opportunity to display
the clearness of their technique and
good spiccato bowling. The Pro-Mu-
sica group, consisting of Frederick
Dvonch and Jeno Sevely. violins;
Ralph Hersh, viola, and William Bren-
nand, violoncello, was generously ap-
plauded by an attentive and appreci-
atlve audience. E. de S.
Evening star., 1938-01-25

is success, but not until the number
Of vicissitudes amounts to something
approximately appalling.
The theme of Room Service" when
one stops to analyze 1t (Which is not
quite fair in view of the amusement it
offers) is not particularly fresh. That
it seems to be so is a neat tribute to
the artful direction OF Mr.. Abbott.
There is never a dull moment in the
drama which has a man named Car
mody in one of its many parts, an actor
we'll worthy Of mention in the case Of
almost any other play reviewer we can
think of.
WARMERS Sheridan Theater on
Georgia avenue Is having one
continuous birthday party this week
in celebration of its first anniversary
=. Lee Potter, well-known organist,
is playing the birthday dear
Sheridan music at every performance
All the attractions are special and
there are daily matinees Fight
fans who were not among those who
saw Jim Braddock repeat his Gin
derella-man act against Tommy Farr
can see just exactly how it was ac-
complished at Henry Hiser's State
Theater, Bethesda, and at Sidney
Lust's Cameo, Mount Rainier The
fight films are running as an added
attraction at both houses Variety
Clubs 1898 season started yesterday
with a luncheon with Guy Wonders
and Nat Browne of the Warner staff
as kings for the day" Paradise
for Three" Capitols Friday new
conner will be screened this afternoon
Sid Gary. whose baritone you
must have heard on the radio or stage,
Will headline the houses vaudeville
bill, with Is Chester Hale girls con-
tributing appropriate dance numbers
-. Irene Beasley is an added starter
in the Earle's stage show which starts
Friday -. That welkin ringing behind
which Monday marched into the
Shoreham's blue room very early yes
terday morning was the aftermath of
the command performance of Be
tween the Devil The sophisti-
cated-looking lady sitting in the south
end OF the room, slightly behind the
imposing screen of those Amazonian
Shubert show girls, was Miss Beatrice
Lille. who was also the one who so
conspicuously enjoyed the performance
at the National from the aisle seats
on row c .. The lady in red in the
same row was Mrs. Helen De Titta,
who also obviously liked the show very
much AS. indeed. did every one
Never did single event produce
more before-and-after parties, the last
OF which looked as If it might run on
forever in Gardner Moore's big blue
bistro However, eventually came
the dawn and went the guests.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Anita Louise Cast
In "AntOinette."

A NITA LOUISE has been cast as
- Princess de Lamballe, one Of the
major supporting roles to Norma
Shearer and Tyrone Power in Marie
Antoinette," now in production at
the M-G-M studios.
Other new additions to the cast in
clude Charles Waldron as the Swedish
Ambassador and Brent Sargent as St.
Pre-. Now at work with the star are
Robert Morley, Melvyn Douglas. Harry
Stephenson, Joseph Calleia, Reginald
Gardiner, Cora Witherspoon, Ruth
Hussey, Peter Bull, Shepperd Strud-
wick and Alma Kruger.
w. S. Van Dyke Is directing this
Hunt Stromberg production.
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Role for Hedda.

pRODUCER ROBERT SISK has
signed Hedda Hopper for an i'm
portant role in RKO's Certified" ro-
mantle comedy co-featuring Joan
Fontaine and Allan Lane.
Others in the cast are Vicki Lester,
Billy Gilbert, Richard Lane, Cecil
Kellaway, Solly Ward. Frank M
Thomas and William Brisbane.
Ben Holmes Is directing the new
feature from Bert Granet's screen
adaptation of an original story by
Willoughby Speyers.
Evening star., 1938-01-25

tneateT may nave naQ mucn more Sig
niflcant plays than this drama deal
ing with the fantastically funny heart
breaks and heartaches of those in
show business, but it is to be doubted
and very seriouSly-that it has had
many which are inherently more
pany the Abbott direction. which is
regarded as approximately perfect,
manages to prove the ultimate in per-
feet farce pacing. In every intonation,
infection and gesture the current
Room Service" is precisely the play
that has been winning the ehcomiums
and Turing the customers for almost
q year in New York Whether it is a
matter of the play being the thing or
Abbott direction being the thing
makes little difference. 1t is hilarious
and that is what counts.
All of which, of course, sounds as if
Room Service could not fail if it
were played by George Marshalls grid
iron Redskins. Such an estimate OBJ
viously is unreasonable The usual
Abbott discretion has been shown in
the selection Of every member of the
company from Michael Dalmatoff, who
plays Sasha Smirnoff, to Edward
Mannery, who makes Senator Blake,
hacker of that apparently hopeless
show, a kind of Senator any WASH
ingtonian can understand. Between
those two, audiences will find Nat
Cantor very funny Faker Englund,
Patricia Palmer an extremely lovely
and discerning Hilda Manney Flem-
Ing Ward a good Joseph Gribble and
Reed Brown, jr, quite adequate in the
role Of the daffy producer originally
created by Sam Levene
The sets are identical with those of
the original production, presenting the
White Way hotel as typical Of those
hangouts of the fantastic gentry of
the theater.
II any one is unfamiliar at this late
date with the story of Room Service" ;"
let 1t be said that it concerns the
chronic shoestring play producer who
Is all set except for the necessary
bank rolD to knock Broadway for the
well-known loop. He has the script,
the director, cast and six-week re-
hearsal period. More than that, and
much more significantly. he has quar-
ters for his troupe in hotel managed
by his brother-in-law. That none of
the %. including the producer, is able
to pay the hotel bill is approximately
the essence OF the story which Room
Service tells so hilariously. 1t is a
question Of hanging together, or being
thrown out in group, so the would be
hit producers stick through variety
OF disasters that would break the
hearts of any group less accustomed
to disappointment and despair. They
stick together, the angel with the
needed $4,000 appears, and the play
Evening star., 1938-01-25

picture I n e + e.
Dorothea Weick
Is back in Ger
many. M aurice
Chevalier Is sing
ing in q Paris
music ball. Airline
Judge Is awaiting
motherhood. And
Marian Nixon is
married to Di-
rector Bill Setter.
+ \ \ X
It Is an old
Hollywood adage
that an actress is
only as beautiful
az her camprman
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National - Room Service, 1853
laughs by actual count: $50 pm.
Hollywood Hotel" Dick
Powell's big new musical: 1890 am.
1:20. 4:l0. 7:05 and 9:55 pm Stage
shows: 1925, 800, 6:10 and 9:05
pm.
Capitol-"Thoroughbreds Don't Cry,''
youngsters in human adventure
drama: ii am. 1:40, 4:25, 7:2O and
zoos pm. Stage shows: 12:4O, 1925,
$40 and 9 pm.
MetropOlitan-"Wells Fargo" trans
portation pushes frontiers westward:
10:45 am, 1880, 3, $40, 7:20 and
9:35 pm.
Columbia-"The Last Gangster.
the fall of Public Enemy No. l.:
HAS am, las, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and
GAS pm.
Palace-"Mannequin," Joan Craw-
ford and role that's right down her
alley: HOS am, 1:l0, 3:15, $40,
7:25 and 9:35 pm.
keith's-"Wise Girl" romance in
the slightly slapstick comedy vein:
ll:25 am, l, 2:5o, 4:35, e:25, 8:15
and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Con-
tinuous from 10 am. to midnight.
Eternal Mark: II am.
1885, 2:03, 3:3s, sos, $40, SIS and
$50 pm.
Ambassador - Hollywood Hotel:
Sis, 7:25 and $40 pm.
Calvert-"Nothing Sacred" CAV and
fast-moving comedy: 2:30, 4:20, sos.
7:55 and 9:45 pm.
Nothing Sacred: 2:30, 4:2o.
6:l0, 1855 and 9:45 pm.
Sheridan-"Stage Door," brilliant
story OF the battles of the stage-struck:
1:25, 1925, 5:25, 7:25 and 9:25 pm.
Tivoli-'Nothing Sacred: 2:35.
4:3o, $40, $40 and 10 pm.
Uptown-"Stage Door,: 2. 3:55
$50, 7:45 and 9:45 pm.
Evening star., 1938-01-25

Dolores Costello made her debut on
the screen at the age of 6 when she
played boys roles for vitagraph, in
Brooklyn,
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Room Service" at National
Is Hilarious Farce
Abbott Direction Shines Throu6h
Performance of Road Troupe
In Local En9a6ement.
By JAY CARMODY.

bowling Room Service which George Abbott brought to
Broadway
who plays it. That much demonstrated last night National
Thaer when the assembled primarily
Murray
Evening star., 1938-01-25
Many Ballyhooed Faces
Gone From Hollywood
Variety of Scenes and Roles,
Off Silver Screen, Call
Well Known Film Folk.
BY SHEILAH GRAHAEf,

oYwooD jan rs NANseyeral well known or ballyhooed
months Madden
Anita
writing and Michael arc
Evening star., 1938-01-25

New Zealand had rs motor deaths
for every 10000 motor vehicles last
year.
Evening star., 1938-01-25

making III England. Madge Bellamy
Is playing small bits at Twentieth
Century-Fox. Give Brook Is still in
England and very occasionally makes a
Evening star., 1938-01-25

by the Pro-Musica String
Quartet at the Phillips Memo
rial Gallery brought to the fore
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-12
"Two-Step" Jake
In Town for His
Annual Visit

Two Step Jake Hirsh, one of
the deans of Alaska pioneers, is in
town from his claims and homestead
at the head of Tenakee Inlet on
Chichagof Island, making his an
nual pilgrimage to Juneau which
he first glimpsed back in the eight
les when he arrived in the north
as a young butcher from San Fran
CISCO
Things are booming over in the
Tenakee country, the famous pio-
neer reports, and there still are
some mighty good prospects" in
that country, he commented in re-
ferring to some black sand that's
got something which he located
recently.
In his more than half a century in
the north, Two Step has made
every mining camp since the gold
rush days and today at 81 declares
he feels as "chipper as kitten" He
expects to be in town about 10 days
meeting old friends after coming
in on the Estebeth