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Evening star., 1939-03-04
Trans.Lux Feature
Is Schubert Music

Franz Schubert's immol tai 'Un-
finished Symphony" is the meat of
the Trans-Lux bill this week. It's
played, and inspiringly, in the fea-
tured short subject, by the National
Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted
by Frederick Feher. 1t is treat
for music lovers. But music lovers,
at least Gilbert and Sullivan ad-
mirers, had best take deep breath.
count 10 and hold the emotions in
hand when a certain item on the
news portion of the bill flashes on
the screen. This is the footage
given over to the w. P. A. Theater S
production of The Mikado" in
swingtime. 1t is magnificent, this
swing version of Flowers That
Bloom iii the Spring" but for swing
fans and not Gilbert and Sullivan
fans.
The rest of the news bill is de-
voted to such varied events as the
papal election. crowds flocking TO
the San Francisco Fair, the weeks
war preparations and ski Journeys.
There are, in fact, skiiers all over
the place. The other shorts examine
the business of training dogs, visit
rodeo in Mexico and see how
accordlons are made. And the Dis
ney cartoon is about mermaids.
H. M.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Play Tournament
Finals Tonight

Upon the decisions of the local
drama editors rest the hopes of four
Of Washington's outstanding anna
teur groups. competing tonight in
the final round of the Community
Center Departments 18th annual
one-act play tournament at Roose-
welt High Schol Auditorium.
The flnalists are the Interior De-
partment Recreation Association
Drama Group, who will offer Sub
merged" the lexington Players. in
"Lucrezia Borgia's Little Party;
George Washington University S
Cue and Curtain Club presenting
In Heaven and Earth" and the
troupers of East Washington Com
munity Center in "Trifles.'
This quartet was chosen by Mrs.
Adelaide Hibbard. Mrs. Aurora
Poston and Comdr E. Ray McKen-
zie. who selected them after review
ing the productions of Is starters in
the tournament.
With movie talent scout seated
in the audience, amateur thespians
will have an added incentive other
than the glory OF playing in the
winning cast.
The Washington Civic Orchestra,
under the direction Of DR.. Kurt
Hetzel, will provide the music. The
orchestra is composed of men and
women of all walks of life brought
together by their common love of
music.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Disney Gets Stages
For No Actors

Although there isn't live actor
in Walt Disney's stock company, the
animated picture creator intends
to build four sound stages, such as
are used in "live action" studios, as
part of his new $4,000 900 plant in
the San Fernando Valley.
One sound stage will be used for
the recording of dialogue. An
other will be used exclusively for
the recording of sound effects. In
1t there will be a submerged tank
for special water effects, as we'll as
every other sort of gadget to de-
light the heart of any sound ef-
fects man.
One orchestra recording stage will
be so by IS feet. while another, to
be used for feature productions
where music is paramount, will
reach the dimensions of 80 by 120
and will have a 4O-foot ceiling. On
this stage, for instance, Leopold
Stokowski and his orchestra will
record much of the music for the
forthcoming untitled musical fea-
ture on which he Is working in
collaboration with Disney and
Deems Taylor, the noted music
critic and commentator.
After hours the stages can be con-
verted into badminton courts for
the benefit Of the employees and
their friends.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Idiots Delight
At Columbia

idiots Delight" screen drama of
love and war with the accent on
the former, brought Clark Gable,
Norma Shearer and a competent
supporting cast back to the Colum-
bia yesterday. Despite the changes
in emphasis, the film version of
Robert E. Sherwoods prize play
makes refreshing and excellent en-
tertainment. Mr.. Sherwood himself
made the adaptation. which is as
surance of something we'll beyond
the average.
Best individual performance in
idiots Delight" is that of Mr.. Ga
BILE as vaudeville hoofer. He sings,
dances, makes brusque and vigorous
love to Miss Shearers phoney Rus
sian artistic, all in a mood which
testifles to his high approval of the
part-and a capacity to act which
his recent roles have concealed
Miss Shearer, in the role which
was created on the stage by Lynn
Fontanne, is uneven in her per-
formance, better in her comedy
scenes than in those intensely dra-
matte ones.
The supporting cast is excellent
throughout, with Burgess Meredith,
Joseph Schildkraut and Charles
Cobourn outstanding. j. C.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Cary Grant Stars
With Loretta Young

The new co-starring team of Cary
Grant and Loretta Young will play
the leading roles in Our Wife" a
Columbia perturbation of the
Broadway stage success.
Grant is at present being CO.
starred with Jean Arthur in the
Howard Hawks production, plane
No. T." now being filmed at the
Columbia studios. Upon the COM
pletion of this role, and following
a short vacation, Grant will return
to the studio and resume film ac-
tivity.
Having portrayed long list of
notable screen roles, Our Wife"
marks Miss Young's first appear
ance in Columbia picture in more
than six years. In 1888 she played
the leading feminine role in Man S
Castle" opposite Spencer Tracy at
that studio.
Filming Of "Our Wife" will be
under the direction of Mitchell Lei
sen. director of The Big Broad
cast" and Artists and Models"
The play, written by Lyon Near
son and Lillian Day, was adapted
for the screen by S. K. Lauren and
Sidney Buchanan. 1t will be pro-
duced under the supervision of Ev-
erett Riskin.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Singing Star
Has No Song
In'Ambush'
Gladys Swarthout
In Melodrama
At the Met

Those critics of the cinema who
claim motion pictures most i'm
portant job is to move can find no
fault with the new film at the Met
repolltan. "Ambush' certainly does
move. 1t is minor cops-and rob
bers epic from the Paramount fac
tory which stands about as much
chance of winning a place in your
memory as this report on it stands
of winning the Pulitzer award for
outstanding news reporting 1t pulls
the long arm of coincidence right
out by the roots and hits coincidence
over the head with it. 1t is. in fact,
a honey-straight from the beehive
But it moves SO fast in and out of
its various ambuShes that you
haven't time to get bored.
The bank is robbed in the first
three minutes. Then the nice secre-
tary of the bank president recog-
nlzeS a truck the robbers used. 1t
Is, OF course, one on which she knows
her brother has been working. So
she pokes her nose into his business
and gets into trouble. For her pains
she has to lure a nice young lad
who drives truck out to the house.
His truck is for the getaway. Before
you know it every one has gone up
to the woods in an airplane and
the game goes on. The law is very
smart, though, and, aided by some
more condolences, puts an end to
everything but the romance which
has developed between the lass and
the nice young truck driver she
lured out of humdrum existence.
If Ambush" is not notable for its
story it is notable for two other
things. One of them is the casting
of Gladys SWarthout as the lass who
gets ambushed, thereby proving she
is one singer who does not have to
sing to get attention. The other
thing is the casting of Ernest Truck
as hard-boiled villain. You can
believe it or don't, but Mr.. Truck
really is convincing as hard.boiled
villain, even if it is disconcerting to
find him in the role. Lloyd Nolan
is the nice guy and Broderick CraW-
ford is sort of subdued Lennie.
H. M,
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Wardman Park - "The Watched
Pot" Civic Theater production OF
the Saki comedy: $50 pm.
NatiOnal-Dark.
Palace-"Pygmalion.' George Ber-
nard Shaw comedy brought 20 the
screen: I0:45 am, 1855, $40, $40,
7::35 and $50 pm. -.
CapitoI - 'Huckleberry Finn. ,.
Mickey Rooney in the screen ver-
sion of the story: 10:45 am. 1:30,
4:2O, 7:O5 and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: 1926, 1928, 6:10 and 9 pm.
Earle-"Yes, My Darling Daugh-
ter" film version of the hit stags
comedy: II am, l: 40, 4::3O, 7:15 and
10 pm. Stage shows. 1910, 3:25,
6:1O and 9 pm.
Keith s-fSpirit Of Culver boy
is shown the proper path: 1l:l5
am, 1:20, 3:25, $50, 1885 and 9:45
pm. March of Time: l, sos,
$40, tbs and 9:25 pm.
Metropolitan Ambush, action
drama with Gladys Swarthout (nos
singing): 11:55 am, 1:55, 3:55, 5:55,
1855 and 9:55 pm.
Columbia idiots Delight, +"
screen version Of the Robert Sher-
we'd play: 1855 am. 2:20, 4:a5,
7.l5 and $40 pm.
with a Smile" satic-
ical comedy with Maurice Cheva-
her. 2:30. 4:3O, 6:15, 8 and $50 pm
Little-"Ballerina," poignant story
of a Young ballet student who meets
up with life: II am. 12:45, 2:25,
AIS, sos, 7:55 and $50 pm.
.Trans-Lux-N News and shorts:
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1939-03-04

Robson as the wise old grand
mother. Miss Banter as the mother,
and, of course, the principals, Miss
Lane and Mr.. Lynn.
For further details. get some one
in to stay with the kiddies, and
consult the screen of the Earle. On
the screen, incidentally, you also
will find very enterprising Para
mount news reel, which gives a fine
pictorial account of the election of
Pope Plus XII.
That is a good girls swing band
(what seems funny about that
phrasing) which Mr. Harry Anger
brought down as foreground and
background for his parade of charm,
another way of saying all-girl revue.
The girls are called THE Co.
quettes," headed by Janis Williams,
and the way they toot ornaments
onto popular airs is something for
the ears. The band also has Viola
Smith, who is the fastest girl drum
AhCl, dSCOIu ulIlk W lIlc UllllIlk, dIlO
who certainly looked it to any one
who has not made a speciality
of holding stop watch on girl
drummers.
Then there is Cass Daley. the
girl who can tie herself into knots
and sing crazy songs at the same
time. Miss Daley always has been
such favorite of ours that the
superlative supply ran out long ago,
which is too bad, because she de-
serves better treatment.
A pleasant surprise on the bill is
a lovely blond, who Is called Verna
Dette. but whom we recognized as
Bernadette Crouch, talented singing
daughter of George Crouch, Earle
staff member.
Dancing is taken care Of, more
than adequately by the Roxyettes in
three nice routines and the Emerald
sisters complete mistresses of the
violently acrobatic.
Evening star., 1939-03-04


lent cast, headed by Priscilla Lane,
Jeffrey Lynn, Roland Young and Fay
BANTER deals with extraordinarily
comic effect with the dramas quite
factual account of life
For its stage show. the Earle Of
fers revue. Say 1t With Girls" an
all-feminine show which proves that
a number of pleasant things can be
said with girls. The things include
swing music, vocal music, tap and
acrobatic dancing and practically
anything that one might ask in the
way of spirited vaudeville bill.
"Yes, My Darling Daughter" is a
droll delightful and saucy comedy.
1t is in the mood of the earlier, and
excellent. Call 1t Day" which you
may recall as drama dealing with
nice family whose thoughts turned
to love on one bright day in spring.
In the mood only, understand, for
the story is quite different thing.
It's central characters are mother
who writes novels. lady who was so
modern and uninhibited in her
youth that she went to Jail a grand
total of l9 times, and a daughter who
wants to be uninhibited just once for
q kind of companionate week end.
A nice kind of companionate week
end. the girl means, but every one
knows what appearances are. That
puts the mother on a spot. and leads
TO more dramatic situations and
complications than are to be found
IN a dozen of the usual comedy
scripts.
Before the thing ends happily, the
picture treats the audience to half
dozen attitudes on the subjects of
love and morals. They are those of
the once unlnhibited mother, her old
scapegrace lover who has turned into
a meek book publisher, the most
hoydenish grandmother you ever
saw, the solid citizen father of the
girl, the tender and timid lover. and
the aunt who has made a speciality
OF divorce.
That sort of thing can be very
ADULT and amusing and it is. The
various characters are arranged in
Two teams. one trying to fix up the
Journey, the other opposed The
f1xers include the mother reluctant
ly). the daughter and the grand
mother. the latter the most in
tense enthusiast of them all. The
others, suitor. father, bachelor
friend and divorce are the un-
fXers.
All of them are articulate and
resourceful people and what they
say and do actually becomes hilari-
Gus upon occasion. There is excel
lent comedy performing by Mr..
Young as the conservative bachelor.
Ian Hunter as the father, May
Evening star., 1939-03-04
From One Extreme

Theatrical life for Flora Robson.
Englands finest character actress,
has been one of rapid and COM
plete transition. She earned her
greatest cinema reputation over
seas for her portrayal of Queen
Elizabeth in "Fire Over England, /"
in which part she wore all the
regal finery of an Empress. Di-
rectly from that resplendent part,
she came to Hollywood-the glamour
city-to play the role of Ellen" in
Samuel Goldwyn's "Wuthering
Heights" as a serving maid in the
drab habiliments of her calling in
the 10th century.
Evening star., 1939-03-04


Universal executives here are Won
dering what to do with the two
epics on which they have spent a
minimum of $4,000. The last time
they had Darrieux but no story
Now they have two stories but no
Darrieux. Really. if it isn't one
thing, it's another.
Just heard that that offer of
$4,000 for the half million dollar
John Barrymore Chinese tene-
ment' also included the furniture
No wonder John refused in such
picturesque language. >. Olivia de
Havilland says of Howard Hughes.
'He's such gentle person" The
rest occasioned by the suspension OF
Gone With the Wind" is very bene-
fetal for Olivia's health. I've never
seen her look so we'll and happy
Lucky girl, that secretary OF
Leslie Howard's. Hostesses are now
inviting her with the actor to all
the big shindigs. But this beauti-
ful-for the secretary-state of
affairs will no doubt be ending
soon. Mrs. Howard, detained ir
England by the appendectomy of
their son, has received a cable from
her spouse telling her to hurry over
to Hollywood.
The Madeleine Carroll divorce Is
again looming large in local gossip
. The Janet Gaynor Adrian ro-
nance is in a state of status quo,
with the dressmaker still desirous
of wedding Miss Gaynor But the
latter has changed her mind. .
Poor Dorothy Lamour. She was so
delighted when Husband Herbie
Kays Orchestra settled in nearby
San Francisco. So now her radio
show and Dotty have been ordered
to New York. which puts the old
5000 miles between them again.
Mary Pickford and Constance
Bennett have both run into snags
in their cosmetic businesses. Mary
was not satisfied with the quality
of her merchandise, and is in the
throes of complete reorganiza-
ton. Miss Benefits mistake was
in selling her creams, ETC., to the
cheaper stores, which automatically
closed the doors to the higher class
shops. I think the chief error made
by both was lack of realization of
the already overcrowded cosmetic
market.
Discount those stories of Bette
Davis solo dining with this or that
glamour gentleman. She is still
carrying torch for Ham" Nelson.
and in an effort to cure this ailment
has moved from their Coldwater
Canyon home. TOO many things of
Hams there" she told an intimate
sadly. David Niven's salary has
jumped to 81 1000 week from $500
so his little strike proved profitable,
after all Marlene Dietrich, who
has never been so low on escorts
numerically speaking-has put out
the welcome banner for Douglas
Fairbanks, jr., expected back in
Hollywood this week end.
A Los Angeles businessman has
sent me list of star telephone num-
bers and addresses which he says is
all mine for $35. I have no inten-
ton of paying. In the first place,
most of the numbers are out of
date-a top-ranking star changes
telephone numbers every month
And, in the second, this racket
should be exposed-and stopped
Stars have little enough privacy as
it is, without invasion of their homes
The first Mrs. Ronald Colman
has opened lingerie shop in La
guna Gary Cooper A. w. o. L.
from the Beau Geste" location in
Evening star., 1939-03-04
George Raft Signed
For Ca9neY Film

George Raft has been signed by
Warner Bros. for leading role with
James Cagney in Each Dawn l
Die"
The signing of Raft will bring 4
switch in characterization for Gag
ney, who will play the newspaper
reporter released from prison by
racketeer. Raft will play the rack
eteer now.
Evening star., 1939-03-04

girl, l II q e e G
Which is just
another reason
why she cannot
leave Paris for
h er Universal
en- 6 a G e m e n t.
The other two
she does not
want to leave
h er husband,
and she cannot
! e q Y e | n a I
French producer
who has her tied
up for another
year at least.
Meanwhile the
Evening star., 1939-03-04

Yuma. He said that four weeks
away from his wife was enough. But
he had to go back after the stolen
week end Director Mike Curtiz
calls Enrol Flynn "Mlcky Flynn"
Mike refers to himself as the only
man in the business who talks with
a broken handwriting!
(Copyright 1889. By the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Music Day Favored

Sir Thomas Beacham, the Lnodon
orchestra leader, wants a National
music day on which street collectors
would gather coins for unemployed
musicians.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Geo,"e WASHINGTON

His portraval of George Washing
ton in Sons 1T Liberty" Warner
Bros. featuret IN -echnicolor which
tells the story oI m Solomon.
Revolutionary War J. ~. has won
for Montagu Love the , re role in
George washington. 'norge
Washington" will be another AT the
studios series of historical featu,e.s
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Mickey Rooney at Capitol
AS Huckleberry Finn
Film Version Interesting, Though
Missing Some Twain Humor;
Marjorie Gainsworth Back
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

The combination of the Mickey Rooney and the title uce
Finn sounded
small dissenting probably silly
ppectves this Huck
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Tennis Star Alice Marble
Tests for Screen Career
And Says She'll Make 1t This Time;
Danielle Darrieux, Ill,
STAYS in Paris
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM,
HOLLYWOOD.


Dorothy
Idiots Delight Blockade Alice Marble
Waldorf Astoria
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Earle Comedy Bright Affair
With a Spicy Flavor
Yes, My Darling Daughter Is Backed
By All.Feminine Stage Show
With a Talented Cast
By JAY CARMODY,

Mark Reeds witty and satir pay.oh for those wild
Darling Daughter the Earle YESTERDAY the revised
finally
Evening star., 1939-03-04

Danielle Darrieux is a very sick
The Omaha guide., 1939-01-07
Tho Fights of Fights

In the everglade section of the
country, amid palm trees white
sand and other tropical splendors
lies the city Of Tampa Florida Bet
ter known by it's relationship to
the Candy Bridge, Americas long
est structure of it's kind. This city
to my mind and pleasure to wit
ness fight contests the country
over gets the medal for wierd fight
contests.
On a winter night, in the month
of January, that found the city's
thermometer a very comfortable
degree for such time of the year.
Billed to fight in a fight to a finish
regardless of the State law. This
state has a law where 10 round
contests terminate the end of a
bout, at that time the year being,
1928. Participants in this event,
were AL Tourt, a electromagnetic
from Cincinnati, Ohio, a hard and
tough veteran battler off the banks
of the Ohio, and Billy Long of
Lake Wales, Florida another fight
err of Al's standing and class. Billy
to the minds of local folks seemed
unbeatable, but friends after the
trademarks left on faces and bust
ed jaws by the veteran Al, every
body sensed it would be a battle.
On fight mite which happened to
be about January the 7th, 1928,
found the Central Theatre jammed
and packed to standing room only
Local constabularies were on hand
to load the whole works in the
paddy wagon on sight of the viola
ton against its rigid enforcement
| of the state law. After witnessing
some hot preliminary Douts, Time
presently came for the witnessing
of the main event.
Billy and Al came from opposite
parts of the theatre wings and
jumped over the ropes quickly fol-
lowed by the referee and seconds.
While the reign of eagerness await
ed by the large gathering, silence
quickly FUND ius place at the
sight of the announcer. The John
Laws stood still to hear the blab-
blab announcement. After the glove
adjustment, here it came Introduc-
ing in this corner, Al Trout weigh
ing TIA of Ohio who received a big
The Omaha guide., 1939-01-07
LOUIS OPENS CAMP
FOR LEWIS FIGHT

Pompton Lakes, N. J. Jan. s.
amp Heavyweight Champion
Joe Louis began training here New
Years day for his Is round bout
with John Henry Lewis, light hea-
vyweight king, at Madison Square
Garden Jan. 25.
Louis came East to Newark from
Chicago Wednesday morning ac-
companied by Trainer Jack Black
burn and several others of his i'm
mediate staff and was Joined Fri
day by Managers Julian Black and
John Roxborough. He weighed PIC
and seemed in excellent condition
despite his long lay-off scince
blasting out Max Schmeling in one
round last June.
The Brown Bomber revealed he
hadn't had a glove on since that
fight but had kept in good condi.
ton by roughing it and exercising
regularly. He said he needed box.
ing more than anything else since
a 'lot Of sparring sharpens the
eye," but he would overlook no de-
The Omaha guide., 1939-01-07
SPORT NEWS
New York Civ. N. y


Scanning the college records with
accuracy | find the record made by
tho Florida Gators football team
coached by the efficient Bill Bell
can safely boast of a record that
will probably go unequalled for
many a year to come. Knute Rockne
with the great Notre Dame team
in 1881 held its opposition to two
touchdowns for the season and a
safety. Still the efforts of the
mighty Bill overshadows him like
the steeple on a Catholic church.
Pres. Lee and Bill Bell this column
salutes you as you have a team
that can hold its own in any part
of the land. It was at Durkee Field
in Jacksonville 3 years ago when
Ky. State put the skids on the boys
but the game you beat them in
GAINESVILLE last month was full of
revenge powder they tell me,
hope Sport Washington of Jack
sonville did not lose his speech over
the victory as he did over the de-
feat. -
The Omaha guide., 1939-01-07

The low down on this happens to
b that the pact is a signed one
and the tussle Will take place out
in California. Too much ballyhoo at
this time will do the bout.no good.
Miami, Fla.
Duke slater the major domino Of
boxing claims Florida will have a
busy and colorful boxing session
this winter. When I was taere in
1893 the law probited white from
attending Negro boxn contests. !
hope this does not happen this
time. Bill Rives is busy es the old
bird dog getting his place in readi-
ness. Doc Sawyer of Mary Ell
zabeth Hotel fame says he has
reservations from all over and he
will play to a packed house for the
season. f
Harold Burr, ace sports writer,
New York City. N. Y.
whosa articles appear n tie N. Y.
Post claims Jack Johnson could
whip all the white hopes in one
night with one arm strapped behind
him. Jack still remains with US do
ing strong man acts in a Broad
way joint near And street. He
looks good despite his years.
Los Angeles. Cal.
The dinner tossed in honor Of
Kenny Washington, the great pig
skin artist of the USCLA college
was a pip. Local sportsmen and
lovers of toe game together with
Alumni Buys attended in great
numbers. Kenny was very modest
in accepting the high acclaim a
warded him by the gathering.
Corks popped but glasses were held
under the table.
Tampa. Florida
Cid timers say Central avenue.
has a different attitude since the
days Of Pig Bear who used to run
the big drugstore. Those We're
happy days when he and Willie
Bush, the + lighting Scorpion of
West Palm Beach. Fla, used to
take those flying trips together.
How the good fellows miss the
undertaken and friend, to all clas-
e and masses, the late DR.. Stone.