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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
Scout Leaders OF Mason
District Have Luncheon

Mrs. Homer Hartwich opened
her home to leaders of Girl Scout
troop and Brownie packs in the
Mason district for luncheon on
Wednesday afternoon. Guests were
served at individual tables in the
living room by committee Of
seven leaders. Daffodils were used
for the floral appointments in the
dining room.
Members Of the committee were
Mesdames Clifford Spike, W. l..
Brown. w. w. Erchinger, Henry
Dennis, r. T. Conrad. Edward
Hilton, and Miss Marion l.. sey-
mour
Other guests included Mrs. NJ.
A. Thompson, local field captain
for Girl Scouts who spoke on sum
mer day camp activities. and
Aesdames Stanley Niesen. Harold
Mann. a D. Murray. George y
Clark. W. S. Mccres. Gerry
"aechter. n. A Peterson, o. A.
Gsrborg, n Newbegin. Joseph
Taylor, Philip Kragen. Elmer
Hagen and r Lester Kelly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
Vaudeville
Is Success
Drama League Program Wed
nesday Evening Followed
BY Social Evening

A declining art was revived
Wednesday evening when the
Tacoma Drama league staged
its version of a well-rounded.
old-fashioned vaudeville pro-
gram, complete from Phil
Garland's Famous Feats of
Magic to THE Swingsters, "
a forlorn, but still hopeful,
dance quintet. Mr.. Harry
Cain was the genial master
of ceremonies for the program
which was arranged by Mrs.
Martin Gallwas.
Other headliners on the eve
ning's bill were Norman Gordon
and his most professional inter
probation Of Spoons in Rhythm"
Marie Amet's comic version of the
Modern Dance" Chester Darbees
and Marshall Perrows artistic pre-
scntation of poems by three Ia
coma poets-Quecna Dawson Mil
Ter. GENEVA Dickey Watson and
Gordon Hartwich; and Mrs. Salem
Nourse's original sklt which in
cluded a group of clever charac-
terizations of prominent Drama
league members.
The program was presented in
Wells hall. with Mrs. Philip Car
land, president of the league. well
coming the league members and
their guests.
A social hour, with dancing and
games, followed the evenings pro-
gram. A late supper was served
at A lace covered table centcred
by fruit blossoms and white tapers
in crystal candelabra. Presiding
at the coffee urns we're Mrs. Salem
Nourse and Mrs. Cecil Fuller.
During the evening Mr.. Cain
spoke Of the newly-formed Golden
Jubilee of the Air which is present
ed over Tacoma station every
Sunday evening at $50 o'clock by
the Tacoma Drama league and the
Lakewood Players. The program
promises to be most successful.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
Gu B S

rsss presideats AZ the Eagt~s
auxiliary viii NEE, with Mrs. Nick
Nelson. sscp so. s,h ss.. Friday. A
business session will he presided
over by Mrs Pete asle.
Olympic Relsehsh iodse win hold
It's regular meeting Friday at 4
p m. IN Odd Fellows hall, Mrs.
Alma Reynolds. nahie grand, pre-.
siding. Following The meeting,
officers viii dfili
soaih Tscousa R~behshs viii
meet Thursday evening 81 =
o'clock In the I. q. q. v. hall.
ttJ7,s No. Tacoma way. Mrs.
O. l.. Murphy In charge.
british Americas s.see,sss.~,
committee for Empire Day concert
VIII meet Thursday evening At \
o'clock al tho home OF Mr. Jack
rennant. ara No. a2nd. Mrs, George
Palmer. chairman.
Tahoma Camp. VI. o. ". vii,
hold a benefit card party Thurs.
day evening nj = o'clock IN Eagles
hall Pinochic and 800 Refresh.
ments Mrs. Ada Jackson. chair
man.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
Welfare Is
Club 7 opic
Miss Viola Sturmen SPEAKS
Al Meeting OF Catholic
Women Wednesday

Details of Catholic welfare
work in Tacoma were de.
scribed by Miss Viola Stur.
man, secretary of the Catholic
Welfare bureau in Tacoma,
at the meeting of the Catholic
Woman's club Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. George
Lagan. She included an
emphasis on the need Of wei
fare work and pointed out the
activities and achievements
of the bureau in financial and
moral aid.
The hostess served buffet lunch
con with Mrs. II. a. Gricwo serving
the ices and Mrs. Lee Pirath and
Mrs. J =. Simpson pouring. Mrs.
T.. f. Williams. vice president Of
the club. presided in the absence
of Mrs. Mark Deliver for the busl-
ness meeting which followed Mrs.
James II. Egan, chairman Of pro-
grams for the club. introduced the
speaker. The address was followed
by brief comments by the mod
orator. Rev. A. J. Krebsbach. who
announced the annual communion
at $50, March %. at St. Leos
church.
A meeting Of the program COM
sponsoring the appearance
NJ the Treble Triad Of Maryi-
hurst College In Oswego, Ore. was
called for Monday afternoon at
o'clock in the home Of Mrs. Leo
ncGavick. 6le No. ST The mus.
al group will be presented Apr. Il.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
Leisure Time Classes
To Open Friday

The Y. w. c, A. Leisure Time
classes open at a;15 Friday morn
Ing. with the speech class under
MIS-. William LoVeque and home
making class under the chairman.
ship of Mrs. Charles Morisetto, In
the latter Mrs ed Lewis VIII dis
cuss the buying of sheets and
pillow eases and other household
linens
At 1913 the Gcpnan class will
meet with Mrs. A. A. Grau. Mira.
r. T.. Friars Will offer two book
reviews including THE Wine OF
Good Hope by David Rang, and
Here Comes Labor by Chester
NJ. Wright. and interesting COM
ments on Personalities.
Mrs. Benjamin Terry VIII give
travel talk at li.i5. Mrs. c. Stew.
art Clark viii talk ON The Out.
door living room and Miss Ruth
Wheeler win direct the work In
pottery and baaketry. secdlepoint
is being taught by Mrs. Elizabeth
Dixon.
The afternoon program starts
at | p. m. with Current Events by
Mrs. VIM. Joliffe and beginners
contract by Mrs Anthony Amt.
son. Players with little more
skill Will enjoy the social contract
with Mrs. George Ford AT 2 O'Clock.
Those desiring more active recrea-
ton may play badmlnton or swim.
Typographical auxiliary mem
bers will entertain their husbands
Saturday evening at the home Of
Mrs Everett Morse. Assisting
hosteAses. Mrs Lee Larsen and
Mrs. George Bishop.
=. Is. a. meets for business
meeting ~ : O'Clock Friday in
hall. Mrs. Frank Payne
Will preside over short business
meeting followed by dance. Mrs.
Alfred Budrcau. chairman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
CPS. Groups
Plan Dances
Sigma Zeia Epsilon, Lambda
Sigma Chi 10 Give
informal Affairs

Novel ideas are being used
by Sigma Zeta Epsilon fra
ternlty and Lambda Sigma
Chi sorority for the informal
dances which the two organi-
cations are giving this week
end. On Friday evening men
of Sigma Zeta Epsilon will be
hosts at the Dash Point Com
munlty hall, and on Saturday
members of Lambda Sigma
Chi will be hostesses AT n
Rancho Rodeo' at the Waller
Road Community hall.
In charge of the fraternity dance
IS MI. Richard Purtich who is be-
ing assisted by Mr.. Frank Sulencss
and Mr.. Harold Nelson. Plans viii
carry out Waterfront Brawl"
motif IN the programs, and the hall
VIII be transformed into water
front scene.
Patrons and patronesses for the
dance will be DR.. and Mrs. John
Robinson and Prof. and Mrs. +. A.
MeMillin. Special guests OF the
fraternity for the evening will be
the Messrs. Thornton Rabbit, Don
aid Feek, Robert Hedberg, Robert
Davies, Carl opolsky and Pat
johns. During intermission there
Will be a novelty entertainment
feature by the pledges of the
group.
Guests will be the Misses Frances
10 Greenwood, Barbara Wilson.
Faye Nelson. Alysmore Magnus.
son, Doris Day. Marjorie Gucnthor
Marion Rolstad, Marion Long
streth. Lorraine Albert, Florence
Mclean, Virginia Judd, Patricia
Smith, Janice Stenson. Patricia
tloss, Marjorie Meyer. Virginia
oougherty, Lois Delin, Mary Reit. |
Eel, Florence Burd. Frances Tarr.
Betty Collier, Betty Heaton. kay |
ross, Lillian Lloyd. Marion Burns.
Mabel Eskildsen, Erna Bremen
tita Croteau, Mary Patricia Smith.
Iwen Roach, Phyllis Albert, Beth
Arpke, Dixie Thompson, Lorraine
simpson, Doris Waer. Betty
Weatherby and Lillian Hendrick-
son.
For the Lambda Sigma Chi
lance Miss Barbara Wilson is head
u the committee making arrange |
nents. On her committee are Miss
lrglnia Leonard. Miss Marcia /
Woods, Miss Dorothy Hughes and |
Mss Dorothea Thies. The theme
u Rancho Rodeo" will be car.
led out in the decorations. pro-
rams and novelty dance numbers.
'atrons and pstronesses for the
lance will be Miss Doris Fickel and
Miss Marjorie Jenkins and their
,uests.
Included on the guest list arc
he Messrs. Melvin Tennent. Pat
'Iper, Dan Byerley, Lyle Wash
urn, William Burroughs, Herbert
lite, Valen Honeywell, MAYNARD
carlson. John Milroy, Charles Fits
hen, William Reynolds, Donald
ieyer. Wally Starkey. Bernard
'hambers. Lyle Carpenter. Myles
'arrett. Dominick Grabinski. Rob
TT Johnson. Norman Mayer, Jack
Richard Purtich,
richard Smith. William Madden.
richard Watson, Richard Jarvis,
'harles Swanson, Robert Price,
.ichard Names. Tenny Keil. Her
ert Cochran. William Keller and
iarold Nelson.
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Already many score have made
reservations and will be arranging
parties to precede the concert
Among those on the list are
Messrs. and Mesdames NJ. J. Gall.
was, A. X. Wetmore. Lea Bronson
Lock Refill, J. H. Gilpin. G. H.
Raleigh, A. L. Gehri. O. Weaver.
frank Carnahan, W. S. Anderson.
Edwin McWilliams. f. f. Beard
Henry Mandles. Lee Doud. S. c.
Stewart, Homer w. Laffaw of
Eatonville, A. NJ. Davis. Leo Nc
Gavick, Edward Cartozian. George
Cove, j. X. Gordon. Alexander
Davy, Harry NJ. Smith. Walter
Smell, NJ. G. Tennent. Wade Crump.
George Miehle, Melvin Pugh, B. E.
Buckmaster, Cecil Dickson.
Drs. and Mesdames H. Bouchet.
Benjamin Terry. T. II. Duerfeldt.
s. E. Light, Burton Brown, w. C.
Cameron, w. H. Price. II. 3. Alli-
son. Mesdames Sheila Bennett
Munsey Albert Sutton, Flora Eich-
oltz, Ida Morisse, Frederick Nash,
a. G. Avery. J. J. Hurley.
Misses Betty Harding. Margaret
Johnson, Ruth Phelps. Gwen Leg
gee, Peggy Bradfield, Mary and
Anna Ternes, Mary Louise Rapin,
1rma Corey. Edna Iverson, Mar
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
Many Register "Wednesday
For State D. A. r. Meet
One Hundred rhrsy.ssvsn DsIsessss Attend Opening
Session OF 10Th Annusl Conference: Two
rseomsns Noted on ofheis Platform

One hundred and hiry-seven delegates 10 the 39th
nua state conference Of the National society Daughters Of
the American Revolution being held IN Ion9vew this week.
registered for the conference when opened 1t o'clock
Wednesday evening the Crystal Of Hotel Monticello
Welcoming the delegates Mrs. pelaxius Williams
state regent the officers OF the stac d. A. r. the Hon. C. c.
fboets mayor Of Lcnrview, and Mrs. j. Lowell Miller
gent of the hostess chapter The response given by Miss
Joe hea past state regent Noted the official platform
during the evening Mrs Edwin T.. Rhodes and Mrs.
Guy lacwcllyn. both of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24

Luncheon
Country Womsn's Club Has
Affair AZ Home OF
Mrs. Jensen

Outstanding among social
events Of the County Momans
club was the homecoming
luncheon and program honor
ing former members of the
organization Thursday ut the
home OF Mrs. G. II. Jensen on
Orchard hill. Particularly
honorcd was Mrs. II. r. Rau.
who has been treasurer Of the
group for 20 years.
The table was decorated IN the
club ealots 81 green and gold. with
pink carnations in the ccntcrpiecc
Following the luncheon. Mrs, l., w,
howes gave history % the club
since its organization
Guests invited for the afternoon
were Mesdamea Ernest Shepherd.
Harry v. Johnson. Edgar Ncrtan
Of Everett. George Sweeney, Har.
old Rudow ~ Seattle. Mary
nruwsc, Cllfton Wagner. Harry
Johns. Albert sandberr. Frank
Prescott. Lottie Prescott " Port.
land. Relic Chandler. Marie La
Casa cohlcnts, Elmer Erickson.
Sherman inRsls. Ida reden, Mrs
Mann. Mrs. More and Mrs swim
nrY.
Club members included Mes.
danes Harry =. Clark. Morris
Ford. William Fowler, William l..
Gray. &. y. Holmes. lee w. Howes.
Eric Jnrs,ad, ]. u. kenn9r. Nd.
ward Reyes, Alvin Lehman. Guy
X. Llewcllyn, Carl ostlund. Allan
Rau. Earl w Rsu. ~, y. Rau.
Stanley Rosso, Ralph Sheriff., Jack
u. Spence, Richard Wilton. r. w.
Wegncr, and the hostess.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
Many Make Reservations
Tor Shawn Dance Program
numerous Parties TO preeede and Follow Entertainment
April - in Jason Lee Auditorium Troop
VIII Accompany Artist

The evening of April Is is being keenl, a,,ino+d h.
numerous acoman for that evening Ted Shawn and his
troop OF male performers will present their much heraded
formerly teamed with Ruth St Denis considered bv critics
field today. -" '"S "'''"'"
In speaking of Shawn the London Times saws "sbavp
ana ms team OF eight American dancers make new and
distinctive contribution to dancing satisfactory trans
iaoh OF music into terms of movement showed ASTONISHING
resource and mventWeness Shawn has genius in welding
music 10 notion " 'e
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
To Have Program Of
SINGING

Mrs 4. q. sehafer, with tho help
Of group Of young people from
Hope chapel. will he IN charge Of a
program Of Gospel singing. Bible
stories. and fun time Al Eaat Side
Neighhorhood house. Friday even
ing ut 1880.
Past Guardians club 81 Tacoma
clrcie ~. o. w. will meet al the
home of Mrs Walter Crawford.
RI. 10. Box 30, Friday evening nj
o'clock. Plans will be- made for
annual model meeting 10 be held
In June. Mrs. a. n. jackson VIII
assist Mrs. Crawford.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
Receive Congratulations
On Birth Of Son

Mr.. and Mrs. =. l.. Hchensmin,
5f09 So. Sheridan ave. are re-
ceiYng congratulations on the birth
Of a son. Dennis Michael. March
IN ST. Joseph's hospital. Grand
parents sharing In feiieitstions are
Mr.. and Mrs. VI. J. AcAenamin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24

Executive Board VIII Meet

The executive hnard Of the grade
section Of the Tacoma Council 81
fsrent-reacher Associations viii
meet Al the home Of Mrs A. II.
Garsisd, 3sos So Ainsworth ave.
Tor a l2;t5 o'clock luncheon on
Friday The luncheon will be fol-
lowed by the groups last business
meeting Of the year. Mrs. Garstad
VIII preside.
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Luncheon "Wednesday

Members ~ the junior circle nf
Fem Hiii Methodist church were
luncheon hcstesses Wednesday. In
charge were Mrs. Charles Lamb.
Mrs. Gocifieh ard Mrs. Tom
nFotherton. Mrs John steele
gave book review and music vas
provided ~ Pacific Lutheran col
ieee students
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES

A marriage license has been is
sued by County Auditor S. Clifford
Davis to kazumi Nakatsu of Los
Angeles and Yasuko Shiotani of
Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
DOES BLADDER IRRITATION
WAKE YOU UP? aas ssi ssssi' .ss ara sss,

its not normal natures warning
DANGER AHEAD. " MAKE this
zss test 10, days. Use bucnu leaves,
juniper oil and s other drugs made
Into green tablsts. Help the kidneys
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24
Phil sherida Relief Corps meet

Friday for 1890 luncheon at the
home % Mrs. George Palmer. s2l
So. Steele. Mrs. Anna Bradley
hostess and Mrs. T. l.. Bradley,
presiding.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-24

garet Kirk, Jessie and Stella Lilly.
huth McConihe, Lois Delay. Emma
Levering, Helen McKennev. Ina
ooifman, Cora Adams. KAY Page.
Mary Frances Power. Helen Car
sens, Kay Kelly. Elsa Nessenson
and Mr.. Frank Hickey.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
Keith's Gets
Barrymore

A fathers love for his chill
dren, an ingenious political
scheme, a Schoolboy feud, a
family quarrel and a youngsters
plot to make their father an i'm
portant man, all are prominent
threads in the theme Of "The
Great Man Votes" new screen
vehicle for John Barrymore
which is coming to RKO-Keith'S
on Friday.
These variegated strands are
deftly woven together, say ad-
vance reports, to make the pic
ture an unusual piece Of screen
fare. Barrymore plays the part
of the father, a broken-down
wreck of a man, who once was a
leading educator, and who again
becomes a prominent figure as a
result of acumen displayed by
his hero-worshiping children,
who take advantage of an oppor-
tune political situation.
Peter Holden, a newcomer
from the New York stage who
scored in "On Borrowed Time"
and Virginia Weidler, aged and
IL, respectively. play the roles
of Barrymore'S two children.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
ToyIor-Beery
Fight Fridoy

If you're one of those pre-
talkie vintage movie fans who
have bemoaned for many year
the sad decline of the "horse-
OPERA" you'll be delighted to
hear that all the action, and
more besides, of the outdoor epic,
has been incorporated into an
important production like
Stand Up and Fight" which
will bring Wallace Beery and
Robert Taylor to Loew's Capitol
on Friday.
Do you miss the old-time vii
lain? Well, you'd better start
celebrating now, because Stand
Up and Fight has not one, but
three major tough hombreS.
played by Beery, Charles Bick-
ford and Bar ton MacLane.
They're minus the mouStachioS
and broad sneers of the bad men
of yore, but their roles have
them plenty tough, even within
the limits of a realistic M.-G.-M.
production. Beery is the loud
mouthed, fist-swinging boss Of
a Stagecoach line, while Bick-
ford and MacLane are involved
in the dangerous and deSpicable
profession of slave-running.
The period and the locale in
which the film is set, allow for
some fast moving sequences.
The place is the near-South, the
time just before the Civil War.
The story deals with the bloody
struggle which ragged between
the new railroad interests Of the
day and the stand-patters who
ran Stagecoaches. There is a
slant, too, on the slave-or-free
question
Robert Taylor has a vigorous
role himself. He is cast as a
Maryland aristocrat who loses
his plantation and finds him
self a railroad man sweating
and fighting along with the rest
Of his leff-chosen brethren.
Love comes pretty hard for him,
toe. Even seeing the lady Of
his heart involves fist fights
and, on one occasion, a term in
jail.
Florence Rice has the biggest
role Of her career as the girl.
Helen Broderick plays her aunt.
So, if it's action you crave,
you'll be getting plenty in Stand
Ur and Fight" The wonder Of
it all is that they actually man.
aged to let Robert Taylor re-
main in one spot long enough to
make love.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
Film Society
Show, Jan. 18

The Film Society of Washing
ton will present as its Fourth
program Of the present season
at Pierce Hall, on Wednesday
night January 10, a very rare
film, Song of China" made in
the Orient, written, scored, di-
rected, produced and acted by
Chinese.
Offered by the Film Society,
in cooperation with the Inter.
national Film Bureau of Chicago,
Song of China" presents an un-
usual study of the deeply social
principle of filial obedience i'm
bedded both morally and cul.
turally in the life of three genera
tionS of Chinese.
The film which has never
been shown here previously, is
fitted with both English and
Chinese titles, and has a sound
track of Chinese symphonic and
choral music.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
Kentucky Due
Thursday

Big as all outdoors and color
full as the State it is concerned
with, Kentucky" will arrive at
Loew'S Palace on Thursday
with its panomara of the Blue
Grass region, its tender love
story, its nard-bitten feuds and
its portrayal of the American
classic of the sport Of kings
The Kentucky Derby.
Loretta Young and Richard
Greene, two of the most attrac-
tive young stars of the day,
are the lovers in Kentucky"
AS the defendants of a pair of
families which have been feud.
ing since the Civil War, they
are forced to upset the apple
cart of tradition in order to
have their own romantic way.
But the essential traditions
of the State were maintained
Kentucky" The picture was
filmed on location in the heart
of the Blue Grass country,
which comes to the screen just
as it is for the first time through
the use of perfected techni-
color. So, too, the color helps
round out the films portrayal
of the Kentucky Derby. The
American racing classic is pic
tured in all its excitement and
glory.
Insofar as a motion picture
is able to do so. Kentucky" de-
Scribes the history Of the State:
typical, bloody feud of Civil
War is pictured. But in the
main, the film deals with the
Kentucky Of the present day.
Walter Brennan has the
principal supporting role as a
hard-bitten old horse breeder.
Karene Morley, Douglas Dunn
brille and Moroni Olsen are also
prominent in the large cast.
The Washington times., 1939-01-17

Queen, but wife and companion
to the man of her heart.
There is tenderness and
warmth in these episode
glimpses of their life together,
a delightful humor in Vicky'S
discovery that Albert really
shaves himself, and that he has
a will of his own. SuspenSeful
is the scene wherein the royal
couple go driving despite the
warning a madman plans to
shoot Victoria.
Then the touching closing
flash of the tottering Victoria,
wheeled out to the balcony Of
Balmoral, and waving feebly
in response to the affectionate
acclaim of her subjects. at the
end of a life of usefulness.
A SPLENDID ALBERT
Necessarily the portrait is
sketchy, but for dramatic pur-
poses it is full length, complete
and satisfying. Miss Hayes en-
compasSeS the problem of span
ming the years by the deft ap-
plication of the makeup artifice,
but more through her keen and
sensitive understanding of Vic
toria, the woman.
Here is a spirited perform
ance, that is endowed with feel
ing, power, persuasion and ap-
peal when blessed with the bril-
liant art of a resourceful actress.
There is not the slightest indica-
ton that 1000 nights of being
such a little queen has dimmed
Helen Hayes penchant for ar.
dent sincerity, in any role she
undertakes.
It is customary to feel that
any actor OF actress originating
a role does it best. I have a
fond recollection Of Vincent
Price as the Prince consort that
was hard to evacuate, but Wer-
ner Bateman's Albert gradually
eased into my consciousness as
a splendid piece of acting,
worthy to be ranged beside that
of the star in polish, dignity
and romantic tenderness.
FINE PRODUCTION
Gilbert Miller has supplied a
competent supporting company
in which Abraham Sofaer as
Disraeli, Charles Francis Lord
Melbourne, Alexander Clark as
Prince Ernest and James Glib
sons John Brown, were spar
king gems in a contributing
way.
Rex Whisler's settings are
convincingly in the mood of the
play and the production was in
every respect high class.
So, here's to the Queen, God
bless her. And here's to Wash
ington's own Helen Hayes, from
dream girl Of Dear BrutuS" to
Victoria'S greatness, an artist Of
limitlesS boundaries.