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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Berlin Music Keeps
'Ragtime' Around.

OCCASIONALLY there comes along
motion picture which proves OAR
ryl Zanuck's theory that you do not
have to have script to make q sue
cessful photoplay if you have other
things that are outstanding. Latest
example of this school of thought Is
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" now at
the Columbia for a fourth r street
week. The script is rather sad job,
even as cinemusical scripts go, and
you know how that is; but the musical
score, studded with all those old Irving
Berlin hits, is outstanding enough to
make you forgive
The Berlin music is presented
through the medium of q story which
brings Alice Faye, Don Ameche and
Tyrone Power, three of the earliest
"hep CATS" from beginning way back
with "Alexander's Ragtime Band" up
through the years and the war and
other trials to a swing concert at Car
negie Hall. The story. however, comes
In capsule doses and you can overlook
it neatly, sandwiched in as it Is be-
tween generous swigs OF highly pal
atable musical tonic. The parade Of
Berlin melodies that makes up the
saga of American popular music Is
productive Of . fine nostalgia and 1t
gives you warm glow not many Aims
do. Not many films with Tyrone Pow
er and Alice Faye at any rate. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Marie Antoinette'
In Third Week.

MARE ANTOINETTE," super
spectacle Of the French Revolu-
ton based upon a much retouched
sketch of the queen for whom 1t is
named, entered its third week at the
Palace yesterday. Featuring Norma
Shearer in the title role. Tyrone Power
as the other half of the unrequited
high-plane love of Marie's life, the
film has enjoyed success which clear
ly demonstrates that idealized concep-
tons of the queen are quite all right
with multitudes Of movie fans. Miss
Shearer gets the ultimate values out of
the part she was given, even though
it may be argued that it is too rosy
hued to satisfy slaves to accuracy. Mr..
Power is less happily cast as the
Swedish nobleman whose life became
a saga of glorious defeat after he fell
in love with Marie.
There are two particularly outstand-
ing performances in Marie Antoi.
nette" which deserve the closest atten.
ton; those of Robert Morley as the
weakling Louis XVI and Joseph
Schildkraut as the cunning, depraved
Duke of Orleans.
Alphabetically. Marie Antoinette"
is one Of the most imposing creations
Of the year. JIG.
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the girl on into space-or at least
that's the illusion. It's very fine
business.
The rest Of the bill is sort Of run
of-mine, going Joe College to get
started with lot of flag waving for
sundry football teams, which brings
on the new Capitol Dancers, trained
by Boots McKenna, and the Com
modores, who sing. Then there's a
dance turn by Barr and Estes, who
60 in for lot Of eccentric calisthenic
gyrations. The people seemed to like
them yesterday. The Commodores
and the girls are back for two more
numbers, one in the gypsy mood. the
finale musketeer affair with a lot
of sword-play, both done more than
passably well, If not with the perfect
precision Of the favorite Texas Comets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"Kiss the Boys Good-by,"
new satire by Glare Boothe: $50
pm.
Keith's-"Room Service" the stage
hit comes to the screen with the Marx
Brothers starred: 1l:l5 Am, 100,
249, ABS, 6:23. $40 and 9:57 pm.
Capitol-"My Lucky Star" skating
Sonia and that newcomer. Richard
Greene: l0:45 am, 1875. 4:25, 7:l5
and 10 pm. Stage shows: 1890, 800,
$40 and 9pm.
Earle-"Four Daughters" picturiza-
ton Of the Fannie Hurst novel about
sisters who are rivals in love: GAS am,
1910. 2:35, sos. 7:30 and 10 pm.
Stage shows: 1920 am, l:50. AIS.
6:45 and $40 pm.
Columbia - "Alexander's Ragtime
Band" saga Of popular music. with a
raft Of Irving Berlin hits: IL, 2:25,
$50, tbs and $40 pm
Palace-"Marie Antoinette," lavish
film with Norma Shearer playing the
queen: 1925 am, 2:40, s and OILS
pm.
Secrets of an Ac-
tress," Kay Francis in story of q
glamour girls backstage life: 11:45
am, Jas, 3:45, $50, 1850 and $50
pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Con-
tinuous from 10 am. to midnight.
Little-"Return of the Scarlet Pim-
pernel," more adventure in the latter
days Of Robespierre: IL am, 1855,
2:30, 4:l0. 6, 7:55 and $40 pm.
Belasco-"Moonlight Sonata" Pad
erewski's piano artistry on a sound
track: Continuous from 4 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Hurricane Damage
In the NeWsreels.

STRIKING views of the damage
wrought by the hurricane that
visited its fury upon the New England
Coast headline the newsreel digest at
the Trans-Lux this week Paramount's
cameramen have come through with
notable collection Of disaster shots
on this story. forcing the European
crisis into second place for this edi-
ton. Affairs abroad are covered. how
ever, with scenes Of mobilization on
the Czechoslovakian frontier, Musso-
lini stating his position, meeting
OF the cabinet here, Senators Pittman
and Nye giving their views.
Sports garner their usual large share
Of the footage through clips of Willie
Turnesa after winning the amateur
golf title, Seabiscuit beaten in
the Hawthorne Gold Cup race, the
beginning of the six-day bicycle race,
a basket race in England, football
practice on horseback in Texas, skiing
in Norway, hunting dog trials in
.Australia. lady loggers defeating q
team Of men in spirited competition.
Other items include views Of typhoon
damage in Japan, the New York pri-
mary duel, Queen Wilhelmina of the
Netherlands christening a new ship,
a new method of identifying GRIM
inals. train wreck in California.
The short-subject lineup is one Of
the most satisfying to be assembled by
the theater in many q week. The
latest issue of Screen Snapshots"
presents Hollywood stars in informal
settings, "The Hermit Kingdom" takes
the audience on tour of colorful Siam,
Polar Trappers" is a hilarious Disney
cartoon and Flying Feathers shows
badminton as played by champions.
c. A. M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
On Dumas Story.

JAMES WHALE, one Of Hollywood's
leading directors, has been signed
by Edward Small to direct THE Man
In the Iron Mask" slated for produc-
ton in January. This is the dramatic
adventure story based on Alexander
Dumas world famous novel which
was filmed in 1929 with Douglas
Fairbanks IN the title role. Small will
shortly announce important star names
for the cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

Warmers on the theory that what is
needed is handsome, unsissified
young man, gives a very creditable
performance as the man who gets
the girl.
THE girl" is Priscilla Lane, the
baby Of the family, who has come
along very finely since her last picture.
Her part, next to that of GARFIELD,
is the most dramatic OF the film and
any one who wrote her OF as merely
a pretty little blond has q surprise
in store for him. The other Lanes are
in rather more stock roles, and so
is Gale Page. who makes the fourth
daughter of the family.
The background, primarily a simple
home and the great outdoors where
people hold picnics. is ideally created
for story such as -Four Daughters. ="
1t is all very unpretentions simple and
fine and merits attention for not
trying to be anything else.
MR.. NORRIS, 6 feet of simplicity,
" had the crowd in the palm Of
his hand from the moment he made
his appearance on the stage. From
that moment until he disappeared,
riding bicycle, Mr. Morris did nothing
to let the crowd get out of the palm
of his hand. Working with Johnny
(ScaD Davis, he talked a bit about
movies, about his pleasure at being
in the East for the first time, and
attempted nothing beyond the scope
of pleasant boyish personality. Even
those blurbs for his next picture which
so many actors create when doing per-
sonal appearances were missing
Mr.. Davis, a more versatile fellow
and we'll known in these parts as an
old Fred Waring man, did a couple Of
characteristic songs, cracked a few
jokes and proved very agreeable.
The Earle's stage show is an
deliberately staged affair, built upon
foundation of the Is Roxeyettes who
move through several well-dressed and
handsomely lighted numbers to a
bicycle ensemble that got just about
the handsomest reception of the whole
stage bill. Other acts include vary
ingly successful bit of dancing by
Mario and Floria and some interesting
acrobatics by Paul La Varre and
assistant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Cold Leaves School
For Film Career.

IRENE RHODES, who was a coed at
the University of Oklahoma until
a Warner Bros. location crew discov-
cred her, has left college to start her
film career in women In the Wind, /"
Kay Francis latest starring vehicle.
Miss Rhodes, blond and 10, came to
the Sttention Of the Warner crew while
it was at work in Oklahoma lining up
locations for Oklahoma Kid" next
James Cagney-Pat O'Brien picture.
She was recommended to the studio by
long distance and eced under con-
tract Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

the major pleasures of the cinema to
watch this personable blond lass skim
over the ice with matches grace.
The one truly bright moment Of my
Lucky Star" Is her Alice In Wonder
land" ballet sequence. It's a delight
full fantasy. imaginative and COM
pletely entertaining, as Soma skates
through the looking glass TO meet the
strange creatures Alice met. There
are . couple Of other moments, too,
when you won't be thinking of any,
thing butt the exhilaration OF watch
ing Miss Henie whirl through her
swirls and hourishes.
Things are not very much all right,
however. when Sonia takes of her
skates to become a lass sent to coll
lege by . department store to show
OF rs many sport clothes as she can.
Nothing very animated or very be-
lievable happens to the story. its only
lively moment being that oi: where
in Mr.. Gilbert becomes imprisoned
over pistachio nuts, being sure that
the thousands of farmers in the old
country who raised them will starve
II his customers do not eat tuLti-
Fruit Ice cream with pistachio nuts.
A noble theory.
The rest of the people involved
Richard Greene, Joan Davis, Buddy
Ebsen, Cesar Romero and some others
do well enough for people who seem
to have been frightened by a script
writer and for them we have, not COM
plants, but condolences.
i
ON THE Capitol's stage bill there
are two turns guaranteed to put
life into anybody's vaudeville show,
q pair Of acts you can see again and
again and still want to see again the
next time. One of these is Stan
Kavanagh, the other the Starnes and
Anavan dance novelty. Mr.. Kavanagh
is. Of course. up to his old tricks of
juggling rubber balls and Indian clubs
as can no one else. His Salesman
ship" and his knack for making the
easy tricks look difficult, the difficult
ones easy, make him the best there
Is in his business. The Starnes and
Anavan number Is that adagio done
with brightly novel and exciting illu-
sion-the girl and two men seen in
an "X-ray" light or whatever it is
called, the men being won't to toss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
He'll Lead a Band.

EUZZY KNIGHT, who Is featured IN
support of Gary Cooper and Merle
Oberon in Samuel Goldwyn's THE
Lady and the Cowboy" will become
the maestro Of swing band as soon
as he completes his role in the film
He will barnstorm through the South
ern States for four weeks, making his
first return appearance in the Blue
Ridge Mountains since he graduated
from the University Of West Virginia.
knight made his film bow as a
cowboy and has played outdoor roles
on the screen ever since. In THE
Lady and the Cowboy he is roman
tically teamed with Mabel Todd. Other
featured roles in the film are played
by Patsy Kelly, Walter Brennan and
Henry Kolker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Added to Winds
T ATEST additions to t

7 Attest additions to the cast Of
Walter Wanger's Trade Winds,
co-starring Fredric March and Joar
Bennett, include Ethelreda Leopold
Dorothy Tree, Wilma Francis, Harry
Paine, Kay Linaker, Walter Byron and
Lotus Liu
Tay Garrett is directing Trade
Winds" from an original script of his
own. and the screen adaptation was
written by Dorothy Parker, Alan
Campbell and Frank r. Adams. Ann
Sothern, Ralph Bellamy and Alan
Baxter head the supporting cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

There are number of bright, happy
and appealing qualities for the mass
of moviegoerS in -Four Daughters"
But no matter what any one says, the
most enduring of them energies in the
form of new actor, John (once
Jules Garfield. New to the screen,
Mr. Garfield brings to it presence
and talent that should do much to
mitigate the accusation that real actors
do not belong. In all truth, the whole
film is very useful toward that end.
for there is more acting in it than one
normally encounters in several hun
dred cans of celluloid Claude Rains
the Lane sisters, Jeffrey Lynn, May
Robson, Dick Foran and several others
fairly give their all in the interpreta-
ton of story that belongs distinctly
in the lovable category.
The film is based upon story by
Fannie Hurst, called Sister Act"
The adaptation results in the loss OF
not single Ingredient of the Hurst
recipe. 1t has wholesomeness, heart
aches, heartbreaks, joy, laughter and
tears All of them are arranged in
a fashion guaranteed to be moving
to IS per cent of the movie industry's
patrons.
The tale, briefly, is that OF love-
able. irascible, philosophical musician,
his four pretty daughters, their stormy,
loving old aunt and the young men
who pay court to the girls. There are
all kinds of emotional mix-ups, such as
two of the daughters loving the same
man, one marrying the wrong one. 1t
is all handled very quietly and with a
sufficient dizziness to keep even Dan
Dunn from detecting hokum in it.
Despite the fact that the tale is
primarily that of the musician and
his pretty, spirited daughters, the most
interesting character is that played
by Garfield. A hard-bitten musical
genius, frustrated to the point of a
savage bitterness, he provides the
dark contrast in the happy family life
into which fate throws him. 1t is a
finely drawn portrait of youthful de-
spair which Garfield creates. despair
which reaches a climax in his suicide
to free his wife to marry a more re-
serving and successful young man,
Jeffrey Lynn. incidentally. Mr.. Lynn.
who is being boosted to stardom by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

much of the Con-
stance Bennett
cosmetics lex
cept to one of our
best customers
who Is a friend of
hers!" Peggy
ars, " h o
moaned recently
t h a t she was
down to her last
string Of pearls.
wears it for her
nightly appear
ances at P hill
Selznick's Cafe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Tom Sawyer Cast.

@fA20fAN11ON4 1IaS ConlPleIeu CaSI DC
lections for tom Sawyer. Detec-
tive" which is now In production under
the direction Of Louis King. Donald
O'Connor, Billy Cook, Porter Hall,
Philip Warren, Janet Waldo, Clara
Blandick and Elizabeth Risdon have
been set for featured roles with Ed
Pawley. William Haade, Glen Bevans,
Eta McDaniels. Stanley Price. Harry
Worth and Oscar smith in supporting
roleS.
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student from the nearby university
only not as we'll dressed.

Talking about clothes-Jane Withers
tells me over tea and cakes that she
is now the most cheaply gowned star
in Hollywood. citing the fact that, in
Arizona Wildcat" Jane wears little
number-print shirt, torn jeans. held
up with rope-cost to the studio, ex-
actly lbs. A print dress totals SIS. 95.
l wish l could be dressed as cheaply.
But with little more style Paul
NUM- wandering around the Warner
Studio wearing wide sombrero
Joan Blondell now has her hair parted
in the middle. which makes her look
much thinner Noah Berry being
tested for the Charlie Chan role left
vacant by the death of Warner GLAND.
Noah would be glad of the chance
for a comeback. Most of his capital
was swept away when his trout farm
was washed out by the flood.
Claudette Colbert tells Herbert Mar
shall that the rickety train of the
early 1so0s in which they are riding
(for "Zaza') takes her back to a
train trip she took in Ter native
France last winter. Nostalgia"
queries Marshall. "No-nausea," re-
plies Claudette :. lionel Atwill re-
marks to friend, Possessions are an
awful nuisance. We have four horses
and are poor because of them" !
gathered he had been living very
simply with three servants and two
yachts! incidentally, Mr.. Atwill is
the son-in-law Of the late millionaire
Edward T. Stotesbury. So I don't
think he has serious cause for alarm
do you? &. Make "Slapsie" Rosen-
bloom, who leaps from character to
character with the greatest of ease, has
new become very Irish, talks with
brogue, and tells every one-"CalI
me Duffy"
Olivia de Havilland is invited to dine
at Charlie Chaplin's house, and dis
covers that A. c. Blumenthal (Blumey)
had fixed 1t because he wanted to meet
her. Better hurry back soon from
England, June Lang Margaret
Roach. daughter of Comedy Maker
Hal, receives SIS day for her work
in her dady's Topper Takes Trip
and pays IS Of it to Waterman to
look after her dog i. g.. Edwin Justus
Mayer, famous playwright, tells me
about a conversation between his
mother and neighbor, just before
Eddies first play, THE Firebrand,"
was produced. rs it good?" asked
the friend. If it isn't, he can bury
himself" replied Mrs. Mayer, who
still thinks that her son, who earns
$4,000 a week in Hollywood, is wasting
his time writing and ought to get
some kind of steady. respectable Job!
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

beUCy FurneSS
has her hat so far over her eyes that
she runs smack-bang into the waiter
at La Conga Olympic Bradna &C
cidentally eats the soap" in her cur
rent flicker, discovers it to be marsh
mallow-and lets out yell of dis
may. Olympic is on diet and has
been forbidden candy. I'd sooner eat
marshmallow than soap. wouldn't
you? jeanette Macdonald, at
recent preview, with an old bandanna
around her head. She looked like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
History's Worst Quake.

Probably the most serious earth
quake in hktory occurred at Calcutta,
India, on ober II. 1877, when $780,
600 person ,1ere killed. ...- ....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Sonia Henie's New Picture
Is Carried by Her Skating
My Lucky STAR at the Capitol,
Has Little Else to Offer.
Stan Kavanagh Stars.
BY HARRY MacARTHUR.

ONJA
Sonia Henie
the Captols film
pedestrian this
things to recommend iMis Henis
moment with -
When Miss Henie skating right is as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Enrol Flynn Admits to Fear
OF Radio Microphones
Other Random Items of Hollywood
Gossip Are Picked Up by
Rambling Columnist.
HOLLYWOOD.
By SHEILAH GRAHAM,


Joan CRAWFORD sinks to the floor
the studio), Water lying
down position Enrol Flynn outside
tells elderly mcrophone
haven't
eay replies the feminine half
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Earle Film of Great Charm:
Wayne Morris on Stage
-Four Daughters Is Folksy, Lovable !
Bit, Introducing Fine New Actor
To Hollywood's Roster.
BY JAY CARMODY.

>ouR DAUGHTERS picture OF great foksy charm in the spirit OF
~ the best of such things
flesh the
ones attention a
definitely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

A clerk in Sunset boulevard drug
store tells me they are not selling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Kay Francis
Film Helps
Write Finis
Files Yield Plot
OF Actress and
Her Big Chance.
BY CHRIS MATHISEN.

W. ECRETS OF AN ACTRESS"
Kay Francis penultimate
chore under her contract
~ with tho Uorpor r;c+,,ro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24
Warner Plant
Survives the
Legion
$4,000 Strong,
They Saw Films
In Making.
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.

ny nAhOLD HEffEhNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.
Legion has come and gone,
and the Warner Bros. dare
devils Of Hollywood because
Evening star., 1938-03-30
BOYS future HELD
MA|ND.C.PROBLEM
Rabbi Abram Simon Speaks
to Team Captains in
Club Drive.

Rabbi Abram Simon Of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation yester-
day told team captains in the current
$75,000 maintenance and expansion
fund drive of the Metropolitan Police
Boys Club that the most fundamental
problem facing Washington is the
future of its boys.
Rabbi Simon spoke following reports
Of contributions that brought the
total to date to $16.500. The largest
individual report was $4o0, made by
the team headed by Charles T. Clagett.
Declaring boys instinctively seek the
companionship afforded by the clubs,
Rabbi Simon said "the clubs are taking
the place of the young gang"
Boys Find New Ideals.
Through these clubs" the speaker
said, "our boys are learning their re-
sponsibility to one another, are finding
new ideals to strive toward and are
discovering in the policeman on the
beat true friend.
These clubs are serving as an ex-
tension of the programs carried out in
our schools and our boys learn as much
in the several hours at the clubhouses
as they do during an equal time in the
classrooms. Supervised recreation,
where Sportsmanship is the principal
lesson, is as valuable as any academic
teaching.
Show me the boy that plays clean
that Is fair in games and contests, and
will show you the boy who will grow
up to be a clean business man. But
show me the boy who cheats, the boy
who hasn't the sportsmanship lesson
instilled in his character, and will
show you the boy who will grow up to
be exactly the same kind of man."
Rabbi Simon said.
Goal Put Ahead of Others.
The speaker, pointing to the beauty
OF Washington, nevertheless said that
If the city is to be the cultured city of
tomorrow that offers ample opportuni-
ties for its boys and girls, then this goal
must be placed before any other.
This is the Washington we must
strive for principally" he said.
James c. Colliflower, president of the
Boys Clubs, presided at the gathering,
The next report meeting will be held
friday at the Willard.
Detailed plans for the "Dance Of
the States" to be held in the main
ballroom OF the Willard Hotel Mon
day night. May l6, will be discussed
at 8 O'Clock tonight when representa-
tives Of various State societies meet
in the Variety Club quarters at the
Willard.
Gordon Hittenmark. radio news
commentator, will outline arrange
ments for the affair which is part of
his own drive to raise $4,000 for a
recreation hall at Camp Ernest w.
Brown, the club camp, at Scotland.
Md. The building is needed to ac-
commodate youngsters at camp dur
ing inclement summer weather,
Evening star., 1938-03-30

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cost, and incloss coin to couer the
booklets desired,
Evening star., 1938-03-30
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