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Evening star., 1939-01-15
Col. McMaster and
Mrs. McMaster
To Be Hosts

Col. Richard H. McMaster, U.
S. A., who retired from active
service the first of the year, and
Mrs. McMaster will entertain at
dinner Saturday evening in their
house, at 2114 King street in
Alexandria. The party is planned
for their daughter, Miss Barbara
McMaster, in honor of her house
guest, Miss Jane Alvey, who will
come Friday from Edgewater
Arsenal, where she lives with her
uncle and aunt, Col. and Mrs.
Wilson.
Miss McMaster, who was a de-
buante in Omaha a year ago
when Col. McMaster was on duty
there, and her guests will attend
the officers hop at Fort Myer
after the dinner.
Col. and Mrs. McMaster re-
Gently purchased the house on
King street in Alexandria and
will make their permanent home
there.
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Admiral and Mrs. Wilson
Have Guests at Annapolis
Guests of Admiral and Mrs. Brown to Be
Feted Today at Luncheon Party at
Home of Comdr. and Mrs. Hooeerwerff

ANNAPOLIS, Md, JAM 1-Baskeba Wednesday
and today, hop for the
this week end here Of Cornea
all the social activities will
Miss Skinner and Bodgett are the
guests for the week the
Frank Jack Fletcher of Washington.
Tomorrow Comdr. Hester Hoogerwerf U. N,
Hoogwerf will entertain luncheon
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Mrs. David F. O'Neill
Will Visit in Baltimore,

During the time that her husband,
Capt. David F. ONeill, is on the
maneuvers, Mrs. ONeill will spend
a few weeks in Baltimore with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cut.
Ter ELY, and early in February she
will sail from New York for West
Indies cruise, visiting in st. Thomas
and in San Juan.
Capt. Walter L. J. Bayler and
Mrs. Bayler entertained at a party
at the Of1cers' Club Wednesday aft.
(See QUANTICO, Page D-l2.
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Army and Navy Circle
Plan Many Parties
Secretary of War and Mrs. Woodring
Are Guests of Honor
At Dinner Party

Ocers OF the armed branches the Federal
are very quiet socially parties especially Saturday
evenings at the AmyNavy Country Club
Ay-Navy Club in town. Last evening the Secretary
Harry H. Woodrng guests of honor dinner
Navy Country Club when COL Mrs Will
hams Similar for the popular cabinet
and his attractive wife though hey
too, are not to be mentioned beyond whisper.
Many of the hoese in the Navy
be
Evening star., 1939-01-15
Visits the GARDENERS

Gen. Robert Abernethy came from
his home in Hampton, Va, Thursday
to spend the week end with Mai.
Herbert A. Gardiner and Mrs.
Gardiner.
Evening star., 1939-01-15
To Visit New York

Mrs. Charles w. Christenberry,
wife of Maj. Christenberry, with
Miss Agnes Conrad, will leave to-
morrow for New York, where they
will remain week.
Evening star., 1939-01-15

(See ARMY, Page D-9.)
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Spring Comes
ToBrOadWav,
But No Play
BY Ira OIferf.
NEW YORK.

NEW 1OfIh.
Spring has come to Broadway,
and the girls who have been scam
pering about with pinched noses and
watery eyes look pretty again. They
look pretty and man has melted into
a smile and the theater is busy
standing on its head and Wagging
its legs in the air. Another day
or two, and the theater will be right
side up once more Its tragedies will
be tragic and its comedies comic
instead of vice versa.
But in the meantime there has
been Tell My Story" a ludicrous
accounting in three acts by Richard
Rohman of one of the most fero-
cious blood-lettings in Mussolini's
distinguished career, and please
Mrs. Garibaldi." grim comedy
about girl who refused to marry
the father of her child because she
didn't love him any more. Fun?
Well, you'd have died laughing, or
at least become sick.
It's hard to see how Tell My
Story" could be quite as bad as it
is. The story is a natural. 1t con-
Germs the sudden death of Giacomo
MattetOtti in June, 1924, an intel
lectual giant WHO will have statues
built to his memory once Fascism
is dethroned in Italy.
History records that Matteotti
was among the last of Mussolini's
opponents. An endearing, witty man
:. (See WOLFERT. Page F-3.)
Evening star., 1939-03-26

space of few months, has played
leading roles in Dark Victory" and
'Wuthering Heights In Dark Vic
tory" Geraldine contrives the i'm
possible and holds her own with
Bette Davis-who is superb. I am
told she is even better in "Wuther-
ing Heights"
Miss Fitzgerald is a brunette, slen-
der. Irish girl, aged a. She comes
from Dublin, where she studied paint
Ing and acted with the Dublic Reper-
tory Players. Another member of this
group was Orson Welles, who per-
suaded her to come to New York and
appear in his Mercury Theater,
where Hal Wallis, Warmers Bros.
executive. saw her perform in
Shaw's "Heartbreak House"
A screen test followed, and Ger
aldine journeyed to Hollywood last
fall. Her next assignment is with
Enrol Flynn in 'The Sea Hawk" to
be followed with You Cans Escape
Forever" with George Brent. She
is married to a wealthy Irishman
and says she has no intention of
allowing her career-which brings
her $3.50 a week-to destroy her
marriage. I think she's got some
thing there.
David Niven has been in Holly
wood five years. AS a result of his
work in Dawn Patrol" Niven will
In future wear the label" star" He
gets his first star billing break in
"Wuthering HEIGHTS" with Merle
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Shakespeare
In Repertory
Once More
Bv Albert ". Wilson,
Associated Press staff Writer.
NEW YORK

NEW YORK.
Maurice Evans. the Five hour
Hamlet" is hitting the road next
month in an attempted revival of
touring Shakespearean repertory-
a grand old American custom that
went out of style in the early 20s.
Fritz Leiber played Shakespear-
can repertory in Chicago and New
York eight years ago but the tours
that really went into the hinter-
lands ended years before. Walter
Hampden's last all-Shakespearean
tour was in 1920 Robert H. Man
tell and E. H. Sothern and Julia
Marlowe were earlier exponents.
Now Shakespeare is a novelty
in America said Evans. The re-
action of audiences is more spon-
taneous than in England where they
are born and bred on it and think
it is dull before they even see it."
A handsome 38-year-old English
bachelor who seems to have adopted
America as his home. he has given
Broadway it's first Richard IT, in
60 years, it's first full-length Ham
let" and one of its rare Henry the
Fourths."
THE tradition has been that you
are not supposed to play Hamlet
until you are gone in wind and
knees" said Evans, who looks youn-
ger than his age. But if I waited
(See WILSON, Page F-2D
Evening star., 1939-03-26

the drawing power of an important
screen figure" he said. The person.
allty of the star as reflected on the
screen is what the public regards to-
DAY at glamour-not what the star
Goes in his or her private life. There
might have been difference years
ago, but certainly not today, with
a much broader outlook on the part
of the public"
Nevertheless, rumors of love affairs
and impending marriage involving
Zanuck's Tyrone Power and M-G-M's
handsome Robert Taylor-both eligi-
BILE bachelors and listed among the
10 leading money making stars of
1938-have caused a marked f1uctua-
tion in the amount and the tenor of
their fan mail during the past few
months.
In the case of exceptionally tall
ented dramatic stars, marriage Tor
divorce, either, for that natter
causes little or no tremor in their
popularity barometer.
For example, Bette Davis matri-
monial publicity and later her di-
vorce made no discernible difference
in her fan rating. People 60 to
see Bette because she's the greatest
actress on the screen and wouldn't
stay away if she committed bigamy.
Margaret SULLIVAN. Irene Dunno,
Maureen O'Sullivan and Norma
Shearer are others who stand solid-
ly enough in the sheer talent divi-
sion to withstand any possibility Of
matrimonial boomerangs.
Unquestionably, the younger stars
in the "eye appeal" category must
still be wary of marriage. They
have only to look back on the ex-
periences of many of yesterdays top
line personalities. In them are many
horrible examples" not all trace
able to bad pictures.
Only time will determine the box
office reaction to the weddings of
Hedy Lamar and Nelson Eddy.
Copyright 1929. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1939-03-26

nave even dtleNnpLeQ 10 put IL W
the test-but today they're as far
removed from an answer as ever.
Many still insist that stars, espe-
cially the glamor eXponents. should
consider long and we'll before taking
the altar leap. This faction SEEM
ingly has little respect for the intel
ligence of movie-going crowds. 1t
figures that most paying patrons are
still wrapped up in the private affairs
of their celluloid heroes and heroines
and that the younger element in
particular likes to look upon its idols
as eligible
One of the most astute shoWmen
in Hollywood, Cliff Reid of the
R-K-O Studio, is another who thinks
marriage quickly undermines the
career of youthful favorites.
On the other hand, there are pro-
ducers like Daryl F. Zanuck. at
Twentieth Century Fox, who profess
an utter disregard for what their
stars do about marriage. zanuck
believes the public is impressed only
by what it sees on the screen. He
says the private affairs of the pup
pets make no difference in the fans
spending attitude.
Marriage in no way detracts from
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Todoy's Film Schedule

KE1TH'S-"Love Affair" and a
dramatic one, with Charles
Boyer and Irene Dunno: las,
3:45, 5:45, 7::45 and GAS pm.
March of Time: 1925, 5:25,
7:25 and 9:25 pm.
CAPITOI-"Wife, Husband and
Friend" singing aspirations
make for comedy: 2, 4:30,
7:15 and 1905 pm. Stage
shows: $3.50, 6:15 and 9 pm.
EARLE-"King of the Turf"
Adolphe Menjou becomes a
race track baron: 2, 4:35, 7:1O
and $50 pm. Stage shows:
$40, $40 and 9 pm.
COLUMBIA-"P y 6 I'm a lion,"
screen translation of the
George Bernard Shaw comedy:
2, 3:45, $50, 7:55 and 10 pm.
PALACE-"The Little Princess"
the popular children's story,
with Shirley Temple: 2::55,
$40, 7:20 and 9:35 pm.
METROPOLITAN-"The Okla
homa Kid" Jimmy Cagney
takes to the open spaces: 2,
3:55, 5:55, 7:50 and $40 pm.
LITTLE-"The Eagle" Rudolph
Valentines last picture: 2,
4:50, 1880 and 10:15 pm.
Cardinal Richelieu," with
George Arliss: 800, sos and
8:45 pm.
TRANS-LUX - News and
shorts: continuous from 2
O'Clock.
Evening star., 1939-03-26

been engaged to listen and check
every syllable and every intonation.
Hands Across the Sea,
From Hollywood.
Whether it is accidental or a part
of deliberate campaign, Hollywood
seems to have embarked upon a
hands, s-across-the-sea movement to
prove to the run-of-mill customers
that the British are our brothers
and are as noble and high-minded
as we are. In the past there have
been many pictures dedicated to
this premise, including such distin-
guished offerings as "Cavalcade, !"
"Lloyds of London" and Dawn
Patrol" This weeks preview of
Bob Burns I'm From Missouri" had
elements in it gratifying to Anglo
philes, and when you can get inter-
national relationship in a Burns
picture, you really are achieving
something. There are others, in
Guiding Rulers of the Sea" and "Ti-
tanic," in the offing.
Universals 1.-The Sun Never Sets" !"
in which Douglas Fairbanks, jr.;
Basil Rathbone and Virginia Field
are appearing, is filled with the best
London accent and such terms as
"chin up" and "cheerio." In fact,
the New York born Mr.. Fairbanks
is far more British than the Eng
lish Mr.. Rathbone. The plots back
ground is designed to prove to the
rank and file American that the
English are as militant in their
search for peace as are the citizens
of the United States and that, after
all, it was the British who founded
this country.
In their anxiety to emphasize the
relationship between the two lands,
the script writer's named John Ran
dolph, an ancestor of one of the
story's characters, as the first Gov
ernor of Virginia. No one ques-
toned 1t until it began to worry
Maj. Ramsey Hill, the technical
expert on the film. He checked his
history and found that one Edmund
Randolph had been Virginia Gov
ernor under the Articles of Con-
federation. and so the dialogue was
altered to read that "a Randolph
Evening star., 1939-03-26

Oberon. Next with Ginger Rogers
in Little Mother" Then comes
The Real Glory" with Gary Cooper,
the ma solo starring job in "Raffies. %
During his five years in Holly
wood, David has made three pictures
for GoldWyn-his boss-and 18 on
loan-outs. He has just signed new
seven-year contract with Sam, start
ing at the pleaant figure of $1,000 a
week. Niven is thrifty-a Scot by
birth and educated in England at
Stowe and Sandhurst, the great mill
tary college. He served two and a
half years as lieutenant in the
Highland Light Infantry When
promotion seemed too far off. he re-
signed and sailed for Canada, where
he worked as a lumberjack.
Niven's adventures from this point
would fill bulky novel. Here are
some Of the highlights. He paid a
horse doctor $40 to remove his tonsils
and nearly died, He stayed at New
York's swank Waldorf Astoria
and nine days later I could not af-
ford to move out" He liquidated
part of his bill by working in a
Chinese laundry. He did something
(See GRAHAM, Page F-2)
Evening star., 1939-03-26

problems. The English members of
the cast, of whom there are several,
talk acceptably; about the only time
they give themselves away is on the
word "been." Clark Cables pure
MidWesternese remains untouched.
There are three Southern girl i'm
ports in the troupe, and their ac-
cents are being minimized so that
they will not contrast too greatly
with the lighter speech of the non
Southerners. The greatest difficulty
has been with the Northern Negro
bit players, who seem unable to
master the dialect of their forbears.
The accents are used rather normally
in the picture, but whenever Selz-
nick executive goes on the set the
players assume a thick and incred-
ible manner of speech, because the
executives always look distressed
unless the dialogue is filled with
'you-alls."
Although the scenario is still being
written-various authors have been
keeping but a few days ahead of
the camera-it is said that the
photoplay will be an accurate con-
densation of the novel. 1t has been
necessary to omit 1l2 of the. 200
identified characters in the book, the
most prominent of these deleted
being Old Archie and Will Benteen.
Belle Watling's establishment will
not be shown, and her prominence
will in no way compare with the
attention directed to her in the
original. In difference to sensitive
moderns, the activities of the K. K.
K. not only will not be depicted, but
they will not be mentioned.
Lupe Velez Returns,
Still Unpredictable.
After an absence of some time
from the screen, Lupe Velez is run
ming the gamut of emotions before
the cameras at R-K-O in 1.-THE Girl
From Mexico" Miss Velez, as NAV
have been gathered from newspaper
stories concerning her married life,
is free and untrammeled soul,
good-natured and generous but COM
pletely unpredictable. This latter
quality has made it necessary for the
studio to close the sets to visitors
Evening star., 1939-03-26

was one of the first Governors of
Virginia" Trivial, but if it had
escaped the majors eye, Universal
would have been deluged with letters
of indignation.
Now Bulldog Drummond
Settles Down to Wed.
Bulldog Drummond is celebrating
his 10th anniversaries screen
personality. For decade he has
been passionately in love with one
girl and then another, but evidently
Paramount believes that it is time
for the irresponsible fellow to settle
down. In his present one, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bulldog Drummond," he will
take Heather Angel to wife. which
gets that problem out of the way,
and this generation of customers
may live to see John Howard sud-
denly come upon Miss Angel, who is
knitting Incredulously he will ex-
claim, You don't meant" and she
will reply with proper modesty,
Eyes. darling"
Differing from most of the series,
the Drummond yarns have all been
based on the published novels of
H. G. McNeile; in similar ventures
the studios have purchased the
rights to characters and have con-
cocted their own yarns. The first
film involving the amateur detective
was made under the title of Bull
dog Drummond" in 1929 by Samuel
Goldwyn; it featured Ronald COL
man, Joan Bennett, Lilyan Tash-
man and Montague Love. In 1884
Colman and Loretta Young ap-
peared in Bulldog Drummond
Strikes Back" which the old
Twentieth Century company made
After that Drummond moved to
Paramount, where he was imper-
sonated by Ray Milland. Then
Howard was assigned to the role,
and this one, based upon THE
Oriental Mind" is his seventh. In
these later ones sort of stock COM
pany has grown up. Permanent fix
lures are E. E. Give as Tenny,
Drummond's faithful man; Regi-
nald Denny as Algy, typical silly
Englishman, and H. B. Warner as
Col. Nelson, Scotland Yard in
spector. All of the Drummond pic
lures at Paramount have been pro.
duced by Stuart Walker.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
By Douglas ". Churchill.
HOLLYWOOD

The time has come to view the
screen appearance of "Gone With
the Wind" as a probability. After
three years of conversation, some of
which was tinged with cynicism,
about the ultimate fate of the Mar
garet Mitchell novel. the picture is
well under way, and if no additional
obstacles are encountered the GUS
toners should be voicing their ap-
proval or disapproval before the first
snow furry of next winter. Rumors
involving the film still persist around
Hollywood, but at Selznick- -Interna-
tional as much tranquility and as
surance fills the air as is possible
during the making of any motion
picture.
David o. Selznick has a reputation
for being a lucky young man, and it
is probable that his luck has not de-
serted him now. If the picture is q
great success it will vindicate George
S. kaufman and Moss Hart, for 1t
will prove that they knew whereof
they spoke when they wrote "Once
in Lifetime"
Although Mrs Mitchell and Mrs.
Walter D. Lamar, president-general
of United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, have approved the casting
of Vivian Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara,
controversy of a minor nature con-
tinues. Some of the chapters of the
United Daughters have protested
showing the Confederate battle flag
with white band around it, but the
studio is confident that the ladies
are in error. Certainly every pre-
caution possible is being taken, for
the studio is overrun with technical
experts. Wilbur G. Kurtz, Atlanta
mural painter and historian, and his
wife, Annie Laurie Fuller Kurtz, who
Is writer, are supervising the
broader aspects of accuracy. Susan
Myrick has charge of manners, eti-
quette and dialogue. Will Price, late
of Duke University, is general man.
ager of accents. In addition to these,
there is a corps that resembles
volunteer fire brigade, which rushes
in to correct real or imaginary er-
rors.
Achieving the true Southern ac-
cent seems to be one of the major
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Coming Attractions

KEITH'S-"Three Smart Girls
Grow Up" brings Deanna
Durbin and her glorious voice
back to Keith's, following
the current run of Love At
fairs" It's a sequel to her
first success, Three Smart
Girls"
EARLE "Blackwell's Island"
is Fridays screen attraction,
with Kay Kyser bringing his
popular sweet-swing orches-
ira to the stage. Black
wells Island" has John Gar
field and Rosemary Lane in
volved with corrupt politi-
clans and scandalous conduct
by penal authorities.
CAPITOL-"Sergeant Madden"
starting Friday, gives Wally
Beery a brogue, police SER
geant's stripes and two sons,
one good, one bad. They are
Tom Brown and Alan Curtis
and Lorraine Day makes her
debut In the feminine lead.
Eddie Peabody tops the new
stage bill.
PALACE-"Cafe Society,"" Par
amounts tale of the social
register jitterbugs of Fifty
second street, is scheduled
to open Thursday. Made
leine Carroll, Fred MacMur-
ray and Shirley Ross have
leading roles.
METROPOLITAN-"On Trial"
new Warner Bros. melodrama,
Is scheduled for opening Sat-
urday. with Margaret Lindsay
and John Litel the people
principally involved in the
melodramatics.
COLUMBIA-"Persons in Hid
ing" crime story of j. Edgar
Hoover's start Friday. It's
the story of young girl who
joins forces with racketeer
for thrills and it is played by
Patricia Morrison, Lynne Over
man, j. Carroll Naish and
others.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Finally It's Under Way With Only Minor

and those members of the press who
might get the wrong idea. While
this arbitrary action has solved some
of the problems, R-K-O's greatest
distress is occasioned by what may
get on the sound track, for in her
enthusiasm to act, she considers a
Evening star., 1939-03-26

little ad libbing in Mexican an i'm
provement on the scenarists' work.
To obviate any embarrassment to
the actress, which might result from
her wholehearted approach, a Mexi-
can with an exhaustive knowledge
of the language of his people has
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Euripides to Challenge
Civic's Stage Designers.

Continued on Page F-2, Column ~
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Barrymore's Stage Return
Among Most Dramatic
Events of Vivid Career
Watchdog of Traditions and Texts
Among Most Colorful Members
Of Famed D'Oyly Carte Company
BY Jay Carmody.

If the of prosperity
or the cotton of the would be that
Barrymore has been
as star that the he followed the diz of
Up Mr.. motion
he has given his audience
dun has always taken the form that seemed the
desirable professional standpoint
point Barry
the the specific form his first
play in Is the drama MY Dear Children which opens tomorrow
at the National
reappearance n
profile whatever the order might be- were magic one OF the
the multitude the fact that his also Will mark his Wes
appearance vehicle
the before worked back to this department
and Jerry Horwin
Leaves Hollywood
love professional of course Mr. Barrymore
peak popularity merely with the
which know talent when they pay for it.
His comeback words
warmly brave than those used few years ago to tell the
But when Mr. Barrymore added amab
reliability sobriey industry and few other Qualities OF tna kna ne
the of the film coonys favorte
adjective super the loves it had in common
the of the Republic which happily turns out TO IKE e ssh
rising well falling
older who still looks very trim
and m can act rings Hollywood
in the past two His
publcs has been that wacky unkemp
wild the chap who rants and raves with such impressive IRONY
might have stood for
this convinced only because such award would have been
equally the elder Louis in Marie An
grandeur The Great Man Votes
like of which there have been in the
favorite
than knew him the earlier of halcyon days
the medium his
would like that Walt Disney
picture picture
Oyly Carte Watchdog
On the Job Sc
the chap back, the who
calendar
John McE2obbie Gordon. IT
there Gordon his
his watchdog traditions
DOyly When that renowned
the National
Sullivan
in his Sos Mr. Gordon
word that law performer who
to be gesture made.
Mr. Gordon his first company
Sullivan its well
baritone then
one for When his singing
end he stepped his
dances w that when
at performance Hours Act catches up
with him, it Mr. right working from 10 to
IA hours
Work he
Euripides to Challenge
Civcs Stage Designers
The Trojan Women undoubtedly will be one
OF the most ambitious productions Washington
Civic Theaer for the Greeks like
Theirs not intimate drawing
daddy all critics.
items in dramatic composition.
Nor condescendng
public usually applaudd
Eurpdes heatricaly paywrighs
Continued O Page Column
Evening star., 1939-03-26
To Marry or Not to Marry
It's a Question to Which Hollywood
Still Seeks an Answer
By Harold Hefernan.
HOLLYWOOD.


Those recent elopments of Nelson Eddy
Bari and the of
in
Hollywood:
What effect does marriage have the
publicity
Evening star., 1939-03-26
On Their Way to Stardom
The Year Brings Forth a Lucky
Few Headed for the Top
By Sheilah Graham.
By SheHah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD


Every the lottery numbers
deserving movie fedgngs Last
GARFIELD Priscilla Nancy
new crop OF promising youngsters bagging
tomorrow.
The brighest Of the Geraldine