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Evening star., 1939-04-20
Ihey'reWorn
Shorter This
Season
Trailer Expert
Sells Studios
His Idea
BY the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
There seems to be news for movie
goers In Tom Bailey's informal re-
port that the average length Of
trailers IS 100 feet less than a year
ago.
Bailey heads a company here
which makes most Of Hollywood &
trailers 400 year, for most Of the
countrys theaters. He has been
campaigning for years for shorter
trailers and finally has got them
down to $50 feet. That is less than
three minutes running time.
Baily says that with a good script
(oh, indeed, trailers are "produced' ~
like featureO the salient selling
points of almost any picture can be
told. Producers want them long, tc
get in everything, but exhibitors al
ways chop them off anyway. wher-
ever they please, If they don't like
the fcotage. This often ruins the
continuity.
With many theaters changing pro-
grams from two to four times q
week, audiences may see from four
to eight trailers at a sitting. Thus
another reason for shorter trailers
Evening star., 1939-04-20

Hollywood and Geraldine FITZGERALD
were true. Miss Fitzgerald is
one of the things the cinema has
needed, another genuine actress.
Her second picture in Holly
wood, but the first to reach town,
can be seen on the screen of the
Palace today. 1t is "Wuthering
Heights" and it shows Miss Fitz-
gerald to be performer of such
skill that she ought to be forgiven
any reasonable impulses toward be-
ing moody, intense, temperamenta
or whatever it is that gives the
impression that she is hard to ham
die. incidentally, even If the
Quebec censors thought 1t morally
amiss for the heroine of "Wuther-
ing Heights" to be In love with the
other man, the point has not been
made in this country. And won't
be.
Washington audiences may have
a reputation for coldness. as they
most certainly do, but they have
good manners, as you could have
seen at Troika the other night.
>. New Violin Maestro Yosha Dat
sko snapped an E string In the
middle of a very difficult compost
ton which he was making sound
and look very simple. Yosha
was much embarrassed until the
warmth of the audiences we'll
earned applause demonstrated It's
complete understanding. Mr..
Datsko incidentally looks like Ray
mond Massey, who in turn is get
ting widely known for his reseln-
blance to Abraham Lincoln. g.
Speaking of music, Reginald Bach,
the talented English actor playing
the doughty old major In The
Mother" at the National, thinks
swing is marvellous. Not neces-
sarily from the aural standpoint
but the way it has of penetrating
the entire being -. It eases peo-
pie out Of their stufflness, Mr..
Bach says. {. That's a very fine
thing" he adds. Speaking of
Mr.. Bach, his enthusiasm for
America is a marvellous thing to
behold, an enthusiasm great enough
to counterbalance the attitude of
dozen intense Anglophiles.
Among the other things about
Dark Victory" is that it will show
George Brent much nearer the top
in leading man popularity.
The old stiffness In Mr.. Brent's
acting, the one that made him
look like Union Lacquer caught
In a Lambeth walk. has altogether
disappeared. His stature with
women audiences ought to be In
creased by several cubits by the
picture which comes to the Earle
on April %.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Church Group Plans
PLAY Production

"White Collars" a three.act
comedy by Edith Ellis. will be pro-
~tuced Friday and Saturday evenings,
April 81 and 20, by players from
Mutual improvement Associations
of the l.. D. S. Church. The play
centers around a young millionaire
and his beautiful secretary-bride,
the daughter of middle-whtte-
collar class family. Conflicting social
and economic PHILOSOPHERS produce
amusing and near-tragic situations.
The play is being directed by
Robert N. Anderson and will be
given In the recreation hall of the
L. D. s. Church at Sixteenth street
and Columbia road NV. Each per-
formance begins at $50 pm. The
cast includes Margaret Carbon,
Milton Barlow, Lena johnson, Don
1pson, jeanette Clawson, Marie Lott,
F. Miller shurtliff, Jack Belnap and
Dan Kleinman.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
ADJUSTMENTS.

Don't cross in the middle Of the
block when cars are approaching.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Where and When
Current TheaterAttractions
and Time of Showina

National-"The Mother" women
look at war, with Nazimova: $50
| pm.
Ward m n Park-"The Trojan
Women by the Washington Civic
Theater: $50 pm.
Keith's Three Smart Girls
Grow Up." and Deanna Durbin
sings: 11:15 am, 1:2O, 1926, $50,
7:35 and 9:45 pm. March of Time:
l, 3:05, $40, 7:15 and 9:20 pm.
Capitol Ice Follies Of 1882"
romance on skates, with Joan
Crawford and Jimmy Stewart: II
am, 1:45, 4:30. tbs and 10 pm.
Stage shows: 1885, 800, 6:o5 and
$50 pm.
Earle-"Dodge City," Sheriff Enrol
Flynn finds excitement in the old
West: II am, 1:35, AIS. 6:55 and
$40 pm: Stage shows: 1855, 3:35,
6:15 and 8:55 pm.
Metropolitan-"Bl "Blackwell's Island,
John Garfield goes to Jail: II am.
Ito, 3:20, 5:35, 7:45 and 1905 pm.
Columbia -" Sergeant Madden" !"
Wallace Beery dons a brogue and
joins the force: HAS am, las,
$50, $50, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Palace-"Wuthering Heights" pic
turization of the Emily Bronte clas-
sic: 1850 am, 2:20, 4:40, TOO and
9:35 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts; con-
tinuous from 10 o'clock.
Little-"Pearls Of the Crown
more of Sacha Guitry fun: II am,
| 1:10, 3:20, $50, TAO and $50 pm.
Open-Air-"Sky Devils" with Will
liam Boyd: tbs and $50 pm.
|
Evening star., 1939-04-20
&ildren's Program
Planned Bv Ballet

The Warrington National Ballet,
directed by Lisa Gardiner, will pre-
sent Z special program for children
the afternoon Of Saturday, April 20,
at o'clock 1T the King Smith Studio
Playhouse.
The program will include q ballet
by 4 Washington composer, Edward
c. Potter, entitled "Old King Cole, I"
as well As dances to music by such
world-famed composers as Chopin,
Oelibes, Mossourgsky. Ravel, Glazou-
nov, Strauss, Bayer and Waldteufel.
The dancers will include Alice
Louise Hunter, Mary Day, Louise
Hawthorne. Ermanelle Correll, Con-
stance Rubel, Fills Cole, Marjorie
Mitchell, Marjorie Mcgee. Joan
Beadle, Christine Stewart, Charlotte
Walton, Glenna Tilton, Ellison
Royce, Mary Sue Wilson, Glynneth
Woods, Barbara Cole, Jack Baker
and Frank Stewart.
The committee Of sponsors for
Evening star., 1939-04-20

Theaters to
Convene
Civic Plays Host
To Confederacy
Next Month

The Washington Civic Theater
plays host May II, II and Is to
the first annual convention Of the
newly formed Confederacy of Amer
ican Community Theaters.
Nearly every community theater
group In the country will be rep
resented. according to Albert Nc
Cleery of Stage magazine, who Is
arranging for the convention.
According to an announcement
published in Stage, the confed-
eracy will work toward these OBJ
jectives: The establishment of a
lobby in Washington, 4 centralized
publicity bureau, q clearing house
for labor difficulties, q series Of re-
gional and State organizations and
a professional guild and employ
ment bureau for community thea
ter workers."
A general invitation has been ex-
tended to all authorized representa-
tives of any established community
or little theater. to any layman who
has desire to take part In the
proceedings and all professional d.
rectors, designers and technicians
in the community theater field.
At the end Of its first season
Stage awarded "the palm" to the
Washington Civic Theater for hav-
ing in one season become one of
the leading organizations Of this
type. Now the theater has been
asked to be host to this conven-
ton.
The Civic Theater is currently
producing THE Trojan Women
and will follow 1t with There's AL
ways Juliet" in the new schedule OF
playing every week end. The meet
ings of the convention will tenn
porarily interrupt that regular
schedule, the last play Of the season
not opening until after the conven-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-04-20

which was H. L. Mencken's.
If you have been wondering Cor
worse) whatever In the world that
has to do with the here and now, 1t
relates to the picture Crisis" which
opened yesterday at the Metropoli-
tan. 1t Is an extremely interesting
documentary picture made by Her
bert Kline. 1t is interesting in that
1t shows not merely what happened
to Czecho-Slovakia during its tragic
twilight, but because it is rather
confusing with reference to Mr..
Seldes' thesis. It Is possible to take
the position that the picture allows
the facts to speak for themselves.
Equally valid argument can be ad-
vanced that such is not the case,
that the narrative and musical score
accompanying the pictures represent
Interpretation and ornamentation
OF the facts recorded by the camera.
Crisis" taken as whole is a
gripping, dramatic document. It Is
the story Of the death OF a dream of
freedom. Not a natural death, but
. felonious one. After seeing It,,
there remains the question of how
much Of the storys vigor derives
from the picture, how much from
Vincent Sheean's poetic narrative
as recited by Lief Erickson, and how
much from the musical score. This
department. full of admiration for
the reportorial skill of Messrs. Kline
and Sheean, thinks the narrative is
stronger than the picture. And, at
the risk of disagreeing with Mr..
6eldes, whose judgment it also re-
spects, 1t is glad they gave the story
Of Crisis" every bit OF color 1t pos
sesses.
There are valid grounds for the
charge that the picture is propo-
eanda in that it arouses feeling
Of revulsion for the villains Of the
piece. But what picture is not open
to that charge on that score?
The makers Of Crisis" did not
bother their heads about that mat
ter. They were concerned with
making dramatic recital of a
tragic story. And they did.
incidentally, before we neglect to
mention 1t. which would be un-
fair, the other picture opening at
the Metropolitan yesterday was
"Blackwells Island" II is not
just another one Of those prison
films. Rather it represents
Warmers in a mood of sort of kid
ding themselves for having been
20 somber in some earlier pictures
on the subject. If that is not
the case they certainly are getting
a lot of laughs in the wrong places.
It really would be too bad if
those reports of phhhhting between
Evening star., 1939-04-20

Trailers got their name from the
TACT that they trailed the feature
and originally were used as "chas-
ers," to get audiences out of theaters.
The colloquialism has become ac-
cepted, but Baily and his National
Screen folks thought "trailers"
lacked dignity and renamed them
"pre-vues." The name didn't catch
on. So they've compromised on pre-
vue trailers.
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Debut Is Postponed
By Scarlet Fever

Julie Stevens. recently signed St.
Louis and Pasadena Little Theater
actress, who was to have made her
screen debut with John Garfield In
Forgive Us Our Trespasses" at
Warner Bros. has been forced to
withdraw from the cast because OF
4 scarlet fever attack.
The studio will defer the starting
date on the screen transcription Of
the DR.. Lloyd c. Douglas novel
pending assignment Of another
leading lady.
Evening star., 1939-04-20

this children's matinee Is the same
as that which sponsors the Fridays
and Saturdays at Nine" series being
given this season by the Washing
ton National Ballet,
Evening star., 1939-04-20
Crisis Story Of a Nation
In Death, Forceful Film
- Nets Secondary Feature Has Power;
'Wuthering Heights Opens Today;
Mr.. Brent Is Relaxing
BY JAY CARMODY,

seaes we are sure was Gilbert although may have been
e certain school did let their facts themselves
Mr. Sedes insisted should be allowed tell
good merely them without
ton personal bias Mr. Seldes going
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
JPA PLANS End
EMANCIPATION
DAY PROGRAM
William L. Sheriff. Will
Deliver Main Address
At Celebration

The Juvenile Protective Asseeia-
ton of Michigan will sponsor its
annual Emancipation Day" pro-
gram Monday. January l, 1910, at
go pm, at Macedonia Baptist
church, St Aubin at Clinton streets.
Judge D. ]. Healy, DR.. A. B.
Cleage, Atty. Charles A. Roxbor-
ough, and Mrs. Nell c. Ransom will
be supporting speakers on the pro-
gram while William L. Sheriff., as
sociate editor Of the Michigan
Chronicle, will deliver the main ad-
dress from the subject, The Ne
gro's Contribution to the Common
wealth Of America"
Music for the occasion will be
furnished by the Newlight Junior
choir. the Worthy Four, a quartette,
the Ratlife Singers and the Y.M.C.A.
Glee club.
The program is being sponsored
by the Association as a part of its
membership drive. The group under
the leadership Of Luther c. Keith is
promoting a campaign for the Sc
curing of funds for the establish
ment Of a Negro orphanage as an aid
to decreased delinquency.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
Marian Anderson Guest
OF 'Y Board At Luncheon

Marian Anderson, top flight Ne
gro contralto, was guest of honor
at 4 luncheon given at the Lucy
Thurman Y.W.CA. last Thursday
afternoon by the Board Of Man
agement OF the branch with the
metropolitan staff and department.
al representatives as invited guests
and Mrs. A. E. Thomas, chairman
of the Lucy Thurman board, pre-
siding.
Mrs. Thomas introduced Miss An
derson who spoke briefly concern
iEg some Of her experiences abroad,
emphasizing one in particular in
which a reporter had asked her
whether or not she wore native
costume when she appeared in con-
cert recitals.
The great contralto was made
an honorary member of the Girl
Reserve at Lucy Thurman branch
by Miss Winifred Broyles, senior
Girl Reserve who received her G.
R. ring last Sunday and admins
tered the pledge and organization
and the guest of honor thereby well
coming her into a worldwide fell
lowship OF girls.
Velma Miles. presented Miss An
derson with a lovely corsage in be-
half of the C. R. department and
Mrs. Madeline Fowler made the
presentation OF a second corsage in
behalf of the board.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
Pneumonia Aid
Reduces Deaths

Modern treatment for pneumonia
is beginning to show results in De-
troit, according to DR.. Bert U. Esta-
brook, deputy commissioner of
health. DR.. Estabrook says that for
every one hundred cases of pneu-
monia in 1929, 80 died, while in 1882.
10 died. He attributes this decrease
to earlier diagnosis of the disease
and to the progress made in pro-
viding the newer treatments.
Popular health education is be-
ginning to make a larger number of
persons conscious of the need for
medical care for colds, he says.
Early medical care provides an OPP
portunity for diagnosis at time
when the best results can be OBJ
tanned from the anti-pneumococcus
serums and the medicinal prepara-
tons which have been so helpful
in reducing deaths. The use of the
serums is dependent upon the type
Of pneumonia found, and laboratory
facilities now are available in De-
troit for this service.
DR.. Estabrook advises all persons
with colds to give them prompt at
tention by staying in bed and re-
ceiving medical care if they are
severe. In addition to avoiding
serious illness which may follow
in the wake of a cold, he says there
is a civic responsibility toward
others when an individual contracts
a cold and that some colds are high
ly- communicable.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
College Alumni Glue
Baskets To Needy

The Bee-Dew College Alumni en-
tertained members and their friends
at a Benefit Party and Turkey
Rattle Sunday, December 18th at
the Larks club. which melted a
sum sufficient to provide Xmas
baskets to many OF Detroit's unfor-
tunate families. These baskets will
be prepared and delivered by the
members of the Bee-Dew Alumni
club to a selected list Of persons.
The committee in charge OF the
party, (Which the guests unani-
mously called great SUGGEST were
Mrs P. Phillips, vice president; Mrs.
Mary Roney, Miss Constance Rey-
nolds, and Mrs. Vivian Nash, pres
ident OF Bee-Dew Beauty college.
Mr.. Charles Duckworth is president
Of the Bee-Dew Alumni, and Mrs.
Henri Lee Tatum, secretary.
Among those present were Mrs.
Vivian Nash, president OF Bee
Dew college and a group of friends;
and Mr., D. o. Mcfarland who won
the big turkey in the rattle with
the lucky number, 278.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
Doctor Attends
Mothers Rites

DR.. Richard S. tDick) McGhee.
1889 LaBelle avenue, returned to
the city after a l2-day visit TO
Memphis Tenn, where he was sud
denly called due to the death Of his
grandmother MES- Fannie jackson.
879 South Lauderdale street, who
was in her early nineties, and was
one OF the older settlers OF that
city.
Mrs. Jackson's entire life was
spent in Memphis where she was
prominently engaged in religious
work at Avery Chapel A.M.E.
church.
Interment was in the Elmwood
cemetery.
While there, DR.. McGhee visited
Booker T. Washington high scAool.
where he renewed acquaintance of
many former teachers, the Kortrecht
intermediate high school, where he
was the luncheon guest Of Prof
James Buckner, principal. He was
the dinner guest of DR.. and Mrs. W.
A. Bison, family doctor, and presi-
dent of the Volunteer State Medical
Society, Mrs. Morey Paige of Dallas,
Texas, daughter of Bishop and Mrs.
E. M. Page Of the Church of God and
Christ and ofMEs-I da-t.ee- Easter
ly, widow of the late DR.. Easterly.
and sister of Mrs Kathleen Bright
Of Highland Park.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
REV. J. WRIGHT
IS PASTOR At
ST. AUGUSTINE

Detroit will welcome into its midst
Sunday. December "a, new Epis-
copalian priest, the Reverend Joseph
L. Wright, who will come to pastor
S.. Augustine Episcopal church of
Eight Mile road and also the lnkster,
Michigan parish, after being ordain-
ed in Philadelphia. Thursday, De-
cember %.
The Rev. Wright is a graduate Of
Hampton institute, Department CT
Education. He maiored in Public
ana Church music and holds de-
gree Of Bachelor OF Science in Edu-
cation.
The major portion OF the new cler-
les religious training was received
at Lincoln seminary at oxford, Pa,
of which he is a graduate. holding
the degrees of S.T.V. and NJ. A. A
year of study was also spent at Cen
eral seminary at New York City.
Rev Wright has taught for two
years at ST. Paul Episcopal school at
Lawrencevine, Virginia and has
travelled extensively. He is married
and 81 years Of age.
The parishes Of St Augustine and
InKster wereforreriiS Under the su-
pervision OF Rev. Malcolm G. Dade,
rector Of ST. Cyprian church, located
at Milford at Twenty-eighth street.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23

Club Woman
Succumb S

Mrs. Effie Mae Chisholm, a
teacher at Wideman school, Fern
dale, Michigan, passed early Tues
day morning at Parkside hospital.
Mrs. Chisholm was born in Mont
gomery, Ala. She attended Alabama
State college, Spellman college, and
received her BIS. degree from
Wayne university.
She was a member Of Sigma
Gamma Rho sorority, newly
made member of Phi Delta Kappa
sorority and a member Of the Gem
fury OF Progress Study club.
The funeral will be held at Hart
ford Baptist church, Saturday at
noon,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
Gospel Singer
Visits Relatives

Mrs. J. B. Akles Dixon, well
known gospel singer of the city.
and director Of the Michigan Carol
and gospel singers. was the guest
OF her relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
A. Rucker Of 1928 Wylie Avenue,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the first
two weeks in December.
During her stay she appeared in
a song fest for four nights at Mac
edonia, st. Luke. Calvary, and The
New Light Baptist churches. The
feast proved 10 be great success
Mrs. J. B. Akles Dixon is also the
founder and promoter Of the Akles
Real Estate OF the city.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
Fred Anderson
Plays Santa
For 9Th Year

Fred A. Anderson, one Of Detroit's
leading funeral directors will again
play Santa Claus to the children of
Detroiton Saturday, December %,
at his parlors at sos East Willis.
This will be the eighth consecu-
tive year that AE- Anderson-Will
have played Santa to the children.
Every year for the last eight years,
1000 tickets have been given 10
the children, which ticket when
presented by the kids entities them
to one or more Of the toys and bags
OF goodies which have been care
fully selected by Mr.. Anderson. Be-
ginning with last Tuesday the chill
dren from far and near began TO
pour into the offices for their
tickets and by Thursday 1000 tick
cts had been distributed The chill
dren eagerly await Xmas time and
this Xmas tree every year.
One visiting Mr.. Anderson's es-
Enlistment at this time and look
ing into the toy room would have
to wonder if he was in the show
rooms of Santa Claus himself as
the rooms are filled with goodies
and toys of every kind and des-
cription, some of which are: BIZ
cycles, scooters. dolls, pianos. pull
carts, guns, pistols, bows and ar
rows, horns, blackboards, doll
babies, buggies, rulers, pencils and
many other toys. In addition TO this.
oranges, apples, nuts and candies
will be given out.
The Fred A. Anderson establish
ment is one Of the Oldest and most
reliable in the city, having been
in business here for the past 10
years and giving employment to
hundreds Of our people during these
years He owns his own rolling
stock which consists of eight pieces,
seven Of which are Lincoln cars.
He was the first funeral director to
have a chime hearse in the city.
This year Mr.. Anderson remodeled
and added a new show room and
state room. The state room has a
capacity for 48 caskets.
MIR. Anderson is ably assisted in
tie business by his faithful and
capable wife, Mrs. Anderson is also
. licensed embalmer.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23

The first passenger train was oper-
ated over the new railroad. built by
the government of Iran. from Tehran
10 Karedii in September.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23

Among the YWcA dignitaries
present were Mrs. Florence Wick
cry, Metropolitan Girl Reserve Ex-
ecutive; Miss Mildred Hopkins
publicity director; Miss Faye P.
Frazier Mrs. Beulah Whitby, Mrs.
Ernestine Postles, Mrs. Matte Will
liams Mrs. Vantella Lane, Girl Re-
serve secretary at Lucy Thurman
Branch and several others
Clad in luxurious mink with
matching hat, Miss Anderson. gra-
cious and charming, was accompan-
led by her accompanist, Kosti
Vehanen.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
C. Henderson, Jr.
Gets County Post

The first Negro to function In
the capacity, Cornelius L. Hender-
son Jr., of Thirtieth street was ap-
pointed to a post in the conserva-
ton department at Lansing, Mich.
Mr.. Henderson's duties will con-
sist Of drafting maps of the various
counties of the state indicating tax
delinquent properties. At the time
of his appointment the engineer
was studying at the University of
Michigan for his masters degree.
Henderson's father, Cornelius Sr.,
is also a civil engineer.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
MAN HELD FOR BAsTARDY

MARCEL Montgomery, 25, OF 1868
Scott street, was arrested at his
home last Thursday on a bastardy
warrant on the complaint Of a wom-
an, whose name IS withheld living
at 84l4 Russell street
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
SOLD JOBS, POLICE SAY

f. 2. Laing. 20, OF 1856 East Can
field avenue was arrested last week
on a charge Of obtaining money I'M
der false pretenses. according 10
the arresting officers Detectives
Thomas Picking and Allard, Mis-
kulaik and Musciosck.
Laing was charged with selling
Jobs at the Ford Motor company.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
Lauds Recognition
Given Negro Artists

The Detroit Musicians association
went on record last week as being
very appreciative to the Ford Motor
company and the Detroit Symphony
Society for the presentation of
Marian Anderson and the Eva
Jessye choir on its recent programs.
The association pointed out that
such action shows that Negroes are
being accorded by fair-minded
whites their rightful places in the
realm Of music wherever they have
proven themselves tops"
Talmadge L. Turner is president
of the group; Agnetta NJ. Cheat
ham, secretary.