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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
French Sans Tears
A Hit in London

French Without Tears" produced
by Paramount at Shepperton Sound
City in the suburbs of London, Eng
land, with Ray MilAnd and Ellen
Drew in co-starring roles, scored
the greatest film success of the year
in its opening week at Paramount's
Carlton Theater in London.
This news was contained in q
cablegram received in New York by
Barney Balaban, president of Para
mount, from Tony Reddin, director
of publicity and advertising for the
company in the British Isles. The
cable read:
French Without Tears greatest
success in London this year. Within
five days 10000 persons braved
blackout conditions to see picture.
Press is unanimous in rave reviews.
Patrons declare film tops stage play
in every respect. Picture immedi-
ately booked to biggest circuit In
England with 500 theaters."
French Without Tears" is the
film version Of the stage play of
the same title by florence Rattigan
which ran for three consecutive
years in London. The picture was
directed by Anthony Asquith, re-
membered for his film version of
George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion, :"
which scored an international sue
cess.
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at the time of going to press .
Claudette gives the recipe for her
happiness-Be together as much as
possible. This is complete switch
from the program of marriage No.
one-with Norman Foster-when
Claudette used to say that the only
way to be happy, though married,
was to live far apart from your hus-
band and see him at brief intervals.
She lived on the East Coast-New
York. Foster, on the West Coast
Hollywood. Which is why they
finally divorced.
At the moment, Claudette's health
is good-This fact is mentioned be-
cause it is sometimes bad-she has
suffered for years with sinus trouble
which is how she met her nose
and-throat specialist husband. And
three years ago she was injured
seriously in an auto accident, which
resulted in violent headaches for a
year-and the temporary loss of her
sense of smell.
Claudette's profile is as important
to her as, John Barrymores. Only
one side does she allow to be photo
graphed. 1t takes days of persua-
sion and arguments to bring her to
a still sitting. But, once In the
gallery, she gives" She prefers
to keep her age secret, but she is
a few years more than 80. She
keeps young-looking by sleeping at
least nine hours out of "a. She
diets gain weight. Rides
horseback, swims a little and plays
tennis on her rubber-paved court.
Claudette was serious-type
actress until she appeared in 1T
Happened One Night" She fought
desperately against the role, finally
gave in with a bad grace against the
threat Of suspension. The picture
Melted her the academy award for
1884, bright future, and doubled
her salary-before, she received
SIS, 900 per picture, after-and since
$4,000. She is a good busi-
ness woman-"I am worth $15O,00O
a picture. If you want to pay it,
all right. If you don't, someone
else WILL" is her favorite statement.
i. She made $1,000 day during
Its Wonderful World" And
thrifty-at the end of "Tovarich,"
Claudette forgot the customary tips
to the crew.
She wastes nothing on parties.
. And very little on clothes-al-
though she likes fur coats. Her
chief extravaganza of recent years
is her new Georgian colonial house
In Holmby Hills. Claudette's
favorite room is her green bedroom
pale green rugs blend with pale
green walls and satin bedspread of
the same color. The adjoining
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
Memory Lingers On
At the Trans.Lux

It's memory time at the Trans
Lux this week, with a short entitled
APPLY enough THE Memory Lingers
On" There's variety, too, in the
memories which linger on in this
collection of news reel films from the
past. There Is President Teddy
Roosevelt chopping down a tree,
there is Amelia Earhart taking of
and landing on that memorable solo
rans-Atlantic flight, there is the
battleship Maine raised from the
Havana harbor to be lowed out to
sea and sunk, there is Firpo knock
ing Dempsey out of the ring that
time, and there are a couple of old
movie moments-one with Doug
Fairbanks leaping, another with a
younger Charlie Chaplin tossing
pies.
The news that will be tomorrow's
memories is of Holland mobilizing,
of British and French testing their
wings in gray dawns over the west
ern front, of British and Nazi dead
being buried with equal military
honors by the British, of the United
States building new scouting planes,
devising new mine systems, oiling
coastal defense guns. And there's
a new corn-husking champion,
California does not have a new
ham and eggs" plan. Mayor La
Guardia blasts the hole which bores
New York's new tunnel to the
borough of Queens, California blasts
for a new dam. On the sports front
there is hockey. there is a six-day
bike race, and there is action in the
Cornell Columbia, Dartmouth-Y Yale,
Tennessee-L. s. u, Princeton Har-
ward, Texas Aggies-Arkansas and
the Chicago Bears Green Bay Pack
ers football Tits.
Other shorts include new
Screen Snapshots" which inyesti-
gates animal actors; Historic Nor
mandy" which shows what a fine
place France is to visit, and Dreams
on Ice" a color cartoon. H. M.
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Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showina

National Outward Bound
Laurette Taylor in the Sutton Vane
drama: 2:30 and $3.50 pm.
Earle-"The Private Lives of Eliza
beth and Essex" with Bette Davis
as the British queen: 1890 am.
100, Ais, 7:05 and 10 pm. Stage
shows: 1920, 3:15, 6:10 and COS
pm.
Palace-"The Real Glory" Gary
Cooper conquers Philippine insur-
rection: 1910. 2:30, 4:50, ITO and
$50 pm.
Capitol-"Remember?" triangle in
the mood daffy: II am, las, 4:30,
tbs and 10 pm. Stage shows:
1880, 1885, $40 and 9:05 pm.
Keith's-"First Love-" Deanna
Durbin finds romance: 1875 am,
1:35, $40, $40, 7:45 and $50 pm.
March Of Time: 11:15 am, lis,
800, $40, 7:25 and $50 pm.
Columbia-"Beau Geste,". Gary
Cooper fees desert instruction:
11:35 am, 2:05, $40, ITO and 9:40
pm.
Metr0politan-"Mr. Smith Goes to
Washington" Frank Capra looks at
the local scene: 11:25 am, 1:55,
4:25, $50 and 9:35 pm.
Little-"This Man Is News" gay
and nonsensical British comedy:
II am, ITO, 800, $50, 7:45 and
9:55 pm. 'The City," documentary
on life today: 1925, 2:35, 4:50, Z and
9:15 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
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Bette Davis at Finest
In Elizabeth Role
Cinema's First Lady Is Brilliant
In Portrayal of Virgin Queen
In Lavish Earle Film
BY JAY CARMCDY.

That love affair Of Elizabeth and Essex those
sweehearts who could nothing
beheaded becomes vivid morsel for the adapting
that medium with Bette Davis playing brilliantly the
Warner valanty
drama stage the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
Washington Girl
Returns to Dance

The Pail Mall room at Raleigh
Hotel will present a new dance team,
Bob Driscol and Mavis Moore,
starting Monday.
Miss Moore, a former Washing
tonian, now the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. Earl G. Breeding, Westmore-
land Hills, Nd, is the daughter of
the former Washington manager of
the United Press, Carl d. Groat.
Her dancing training began on
the continent and was continued in
the Albertina Rasch School, New
York. She is also a graduate of
the AL Woods Dramatic School In
New York.
Driscoll. who has recently been
master Of ceremonies at the Pail
Mall room, is also a student Of law
at Georgetown University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
Arnetta at Atlas

Henry Armetta, the Italian screen
comedian, Is the headliner Of the
vaudeville bill now showing at the
Atlas Theater. His engagement,
started yesterday, will continue
through Monday.
Also appearing on this current
stage show are Bill Holt and his
Royal Hawaiians. Today's film fea-
lures are Three Kids and Queen"
starring Mr.. Armetta and May Rob-
son, and Hawaiian Nights" with
Johnny Downs and Mary Carlisle.
The motion picture attraction to-
morrow and Monday will be BLACK
mail" with Edward G. Robinson,
while the stage show will remain the
same.
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dressing room is completely covere

dressing room is completely covered
with mirrors.
Claudette was born in Paris,
France-her real name is Lily
ChauchOin. She came to this
country when she was 10 years old.
Her first working impulse was
to be dress designer-until she met
Ann Morrison, the Playwright, who
uttered the usually fatal words
"You ought to go on the stage"
Her first part was a three-line bit
in 1.-THE Wild Westcotts." Her
most important stage role, in THE
Barker" landed her in pictures
The first, THE Lady Lies"
Claudette is five feet, five inches
weighs 116 pounds. Has natural
brunette hair. {. . Brown eyes.
She likes the verse of Edna st.
Vincent Millay. Likes jig-saw
puzzles-dislikes pictures on the
walls of her home. Likes mush-
rooms - loathes caviar - likes
spinach. . Is very superstitious-
and recently changed her telephone
number because she made the hor-
rifying discovery that the numbers
added up to Is.
released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
Claudette's Location Jaunt
Was Not Too Much Fun
There Was, for Instance, That Stove
Which Exploded, but Then
Her Husband Did Visit Her
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

Claudette Colbert
Along the MohaWkduing
did
location 40 miles from the
including the luxury Claudee She the
bathtub-bu
stream had to be chlorinated
dill
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at Hiser

The Chevy Chase Chanters, male
choral group. will appear on the
stage OF the Hiser Theater, Bethes-
da, at 8 pm. tomorrow, Monday and
Tuesday. This organization, COM
posed of local business and profes.
sional men, appears frequently be-
fore private gatherings, but it is
on rare occasions that its concerts
are open to the public. On the
screen will be Charles Boyer and
Irene Dunno in when Tomorrow
Comes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
Mr.. Smiths Run
OutrunS Critic

Three weeks Of lusty praise OF
Mr.. Smith Goes to Washington
as screen entertainment brings this
department up to the fourth too
exhausted to say more. It stops,
therefore, with the somewhat abrupt
statement that the picture yester-
day entered its second week at the
Metropolitan, its fourth downtown.
j. C..
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company was in
town. Claudette
had to clean up.
When the others
r e t ur e d she
was so angry she
couldn't speak.
Second huS
band, DR.. Joel
Pressman, whom
she calls Jack,
was a constant
visitor to loca-
ton They
e lo.pe d Christ
mas 1878 and
are still in love
with each other
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-29
Information On Alaska Missing
 Persons Sought

Inquiries have been received by the Office of the Governor, Juneau, Alaska, regarding the following persons supposed to be in Alaska.
 Burd, James O,-40 years old, born in Wharton, New Jersey Sometimes goes by the name of John James, believed to have come to Alaska in the service of the Government in 1930.
 Carlsen, Harry - Norwegian abou. 60 years cd, believed to have fox farm in the vicinity of Uyak when last heard from three years ago.
 Dohrmer, Belle "a newspaper reporter in Juneau, Alaska, dur Ing the goldrush days-has not been heard from for several years.
 Ganghan-Came to Alaska dur ing goldrush days from Illinois.
 Kirkpatrick, Eugene (Gene) - 25 years old, light brown hair, blue eyes, 5 it. 8 in. tall weighs about 150 lbs, left San Francis co with a fishing company to work in Alaska.
 Mi.lanowski or Miller, Frank -35 years 0 d, believed to have come to Alaska about 1882 to prospect for gold--he had at one time been engaged as miner in the coal regions of Pennsylvania,
 Anyone having information at all in regard to these people is requested to notify the Cover nor's Office, Juneau, Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-29
SOUTHEAST NATIVES
 SUGGEST METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIQUOR

Undiseouraged by failure of earlier efforts to secure the en- actment of legislation to keep liquor out of the hands and stomachs of Alaska Indians end other natives, the Alaska Ma tive Brotherhood, at it's annual
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-29
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

convention at Sitka last week, adopted a resolution urging adop tiOn of a permit system for regu lating the sale of liquor.
 l. is recognized by the Bro therhood that Indians have weakness for intoxicating liquors and the aim is to keep liquor from them without otherwise dis turbing the traffic. After review ing the general situation and crit icizing past legislatures for their failure to do something about it, the resolution urges enactment of legislation to regulate the sale of liquor in Alaska "based upon a permit system for both buyer and seller, containing clause against the transfer of such per mits, and that the legislature pro hibit the sale of liquor unless it be by Territorial liquor stores, and that Congress or our legisla ture enact the following law, namely,
 For an Act entitled; An Act prohibiting the selling of intoxi- eating liquor to residents and in habitants of Alaska, providing for exceptions thereto, and for the punishment for violation thereof
 Be Is Enacted by the Legisla ture of the Territory of Alaska:
 Section l. If any person shall, without authority of the United States, sell, barter, or give to any person, any spurious, malt or vinous liquor, or alcoholic bev craze, such person shall, upon conviction thereon, for the first offense be guilty of a misdemean or and be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hun dred dollars or be imprisoned in the Federal jail not less than six ty days nor more than two hun dred and fifty days, and upon each subsequent conviction of a like offense, if the fact of a pre- vious conviction is pleaded in the complaint, be guilty of a mis demeanor and be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dol lars nor more than one thou sand dollars, or Imprisonment in the Federal jail not less than four months nor more than one year; provided, however that this Act may be waived and sus- pended by an incorporated city or school district by a majority vote of the qualified voters there in at a special election if called within one year after the passage of this Act, or at any subsequent regular election.
 Section 2. Any one holding a Federal or Territorial license au- thorized hereunder to deal in and with intoxicating liquor who violates any of the provisions of the preceding section, upon con viction thereof, shall have such license or licenses immediately revoked"
The Nome nugget., 1939-11-29
EDITORIAL
Striking At Allied Life Line

Germany's most aggressive and effective thrust at Britain and France and that giving most con cern to date is the rapid sinking of the Allied powers ships, not ably their mercantile marine.
 Tn this Germany strikes at the lifeline, the commerce and over seas source of supplies, virtual lifeline, especially of the Brit ish Isles.
 Submarines, first dealing the most potent of German attacks on shipping, as we'll as on war vessels of her enemies, are now supplemented with mines many, of them reported dropped from planes in lanes of travel Some of them are reported magnetized SO that they will rise from the waters to contact passing steel hulled ships.
 Britain and France are called on to do their utmost with their combined sea forces exercising ceaseless vigils, sweeping the seas and even inland water and harbors. To clean out nests of German submarines at the sea bases or destroy them with depth bombs and other appliances is a mighty task.
 To replace the destroyed ton- mage of the Allies is another. While some 85 British ships have been sunk to date, it is claimed Britain is building ships faster than the enemy destroys them. France is supposed to be doing the same. Ships purchased in oth CT countries supplement the re- placements-and those that neu- trals will build will do the same.
 Neutral nations engaged in leg itimate trade or carrying contra band are heavy losers and may be expected to continue such.
 On the whole, the struggle for sea supremacy and power is a mighty factor. The Allied powers may blockade Germany from ac- cess to overseas trade and sup plies, but Germany may be ex- pected to get supplies from Rus sia and other central European nations, provided they do not en counter crop shortages and fam inc conditions, which they often have in the past.
 Russia is reported the chief source by overland routes Of China's supplies and munitions of war in her struggle against Japan. Can Russia continue to supply both China and Germany and not suffer the want that her people often have suffered?
 The whole picture is affected by many factors and influences from many angles. Major land of fensives may come later, but in the meantime the spectacular and most destructive action is on the sea - while diplomats and adroit if not slippery and un- scrupulous diplomats ply their propaganda and test their wits to trade the other fellow out of ac- ton through new alliances.
 In the meantime debts mount at the rate of tens if not hun dreds of millions daily. Who-if anyone ever will pay them or of fer any compensation or attempt to square the accounts other than in blood.
 It may be a long road to the end-and wise indeed is he who would predict the end and the outcome.-Fairbanks News Min CT.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-10-20
The Difference
Between Kuhn and
COughlin
Editorial from Louisville Defender

Editorial from Louisville Defender
A Phil Hunter, writing to the
editor of the Louisville Times last
week, expressed an opinion that
Fritz Kuhn (leader of the Ameri-
can-German Bundl, is less odious
and far less dangerous to Ameri-
can ideals and adolescent suscepti-
bility than (Father) Coughlin.
His attempts to explain by pointing
out that Coughlin has hate and ran
cor for American institutions.
Several weeks before Mr.. Hun
ter's letter was printed in the daily
paper, we said that Kuhn was be-
coming odious and implied that
there was no person more deserv-
ing of the hate of Americans than
he was. For this reason. if for no
other, we are almost forced to take
exception to Mr.. Hunters conclu-
sion, as he seemed to be answering
our opinion.
First, we will say that what Mr..
Hunter said about Father Coughlin
is no doubt true, at least within
certain limitations. However, that
Fritz Kuhn hates everything that
is American except that part which
aligns itself with his odious organi-
cation is obviously true. And here
we hasten to say that simply be-
cause an individual hates people
and things about him does not nee
essarily mean that he is hated by
them in return.
Father Coughlin is often disgust
ing and offensive to one group and
again to another, just as is any IA
matte who has facilities to get his
lopsided opinions before any large
number of people. But just as with
other fanatics, Father Coughlin
only talks; he does nothing, and the
things which he says to the multi
tude this week are forgotten this
week, except those often uncon-
nected excerpts which are retained
by critical individuals for purposes
of criticism and argument. In
America one listens freely to all
kinds of propaganda and hence re-
mains unbesmirched. Father Cough
lin can do no harm. He has become
as another cult leader who has and
will have following. But that is
all.
On the other hand, Fritz Kuhn
embodies all that is odious to loyal
Americans. Almost the antithesis
of Coughlin, Kuhn does things. The
people he talks to are not free
thinking Americans, but people who,
like himself, are working for the
cause and furtherance of an un-
friendly, if not hostile nation. If
the Bund, which Kuhn heads, lives
up to an oath which obviously must
pledge a certain allegiance to Ger
many, the Bund members can be no
better than spies and traitors. The
only difference is that Bund mem
bers have freedom of movement
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Negroes would enhance that style,
any more than the addition of a
white musician would improve
Duke Ellington's orchestra. -. We
have too much respect for the
vitality and imagination of Negro
musicians to ask any one of them
to sacrifice his integrity"
Woody, in making the statement,
gathered his band around him and
they drafted his quotation togeth-
er. All felt the same way.
Other comments:
ARTIE SHAW: "It's most unfortunate
that there are still promoters who book
bands on appearance. Every bandleader
should be free to hire men on basis of
ability and ability alone. I'd put colored
the talent-and great deal of them have"
JACK BENNY: There should be no
discrimination. Selection of men should be
on ability basis
SHEP FIELDS: Have always regretted
prejudice that forbids mixed bands. Hope
to see it lived down in my generation"
CASPER REARDON: Good for Benny I
I'm for him. His ideas are like mine. If
a Negro is a better performer use him.
One cannot hope to draw a color line in
music or any other art"
YIDO MUSSO: 81 think it's a terrific
idea and give Benny lot of credit, but
whether it's going to go over depends on
the public's reaction. What do you SUD-
pose will happen If he ever goes down
into Texas with the band? I not only
admire Benny's musical taste in adding
these men, also think his using Negroes
is smart promotional and business move
to buck all these good swing bands that
are coming along to crowd him out of
the limelight. More power to Benny"
Asked for opinions, several other
"big name" leaders and side men
refused to be quoted. Interviews
with the majority, however, indi-
cate that great progress has been
made in the last five years in re-
gard to equality of races in the
music field. Several leaders, in
fact, said they believed that with
in two more years, use of colored
artists in white bands will be ae-
cepted everywhere in the States"
All gave credit to Goodman for
the change.
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tian, following Henderson, was
added. Goodman claims he wants
to have the best band possible to
assemble, and he chose Christian
and Henderson, he said, because
"they are the best on their respec-
tive instruments. In addition,
Lionel Hampton is an outstanding
member of the Goodman company.
Jimmy Dorsey Favors It
Siding in with Benny was Jimmy
Dorsey, among others. He said:
Frankly, I think Benny should be
congratulated for his courage in
adding Negro musicians to his or
cheStra.
~ have a very good idea of the
criticism to which he'll be subject
ed, for it will be remembered that
for nearly a year we had June
Richmond as vocalist with my
band. I also think it would be
presumptuous for any leader to tell
Benny he is jeopardizing his pro-
fessional future, for offhand I can't
think of any leader doing better
than Benny. To my mind, the ques-
ton resolves itself to one of style.
I feel my present Instrumentation,
without Negro talent, expresses my
style best. If Goodman feels he
can better express his bands style
with colored artists, more power
to him. If anyone can make
mixed band acceptable to the pub
ic-Benny Goodman can!"
Woody Herman pointed out that
mo orchestra has greater. admira-
ton and respect for Negro must
clans and their music than ours.
Our devotion to the blues and to
the blues idiom should be evidence
enough of that fact. But in spite
of the tremendous debt we owe
Negro musicians and composers for
our style we would not consider
that the addition of one or more