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Evening star., 1939-01-21
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

National-"Victoria Regina, Helen
Hayes in her dramatic portrait of
the Queen: 2::30 and $3.50 pm.
Capitol-"Stand Up and Fight" )"
Bob Taylor helps railroads battle
stage coaches: 1890 am, 1:2O, 4:1O,
7:05, 9:55 pm. and 1880 am. Stage
shows: 1890, 1920, 6:1O, 9:05 and
11:50 pm.
Earle-"Zaza," Claudette Colbert
in the new film version of the famed
tale: II am, lao, 4:25, ITO and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 12:45, $3.50,
6:15 and pm.
keith's-"The Great Man Votes"
one vote gives man a great day:
1875 am, 1:20, 3, 4:50, $50, 8:15
and 1905 pm.
Metropolitan-"Paris Honeymoon, "
Bing Crosby's latest musical comedy !:
II am, LOS, 3:15, 5:25, 7::35 and
9:45 pm.
Columbia-"Sweethearts," jean
cite Macdonald and Nelson Eddy
in technicolor: 1885 am, 2:05,
4:35, 7:05 and 9:35 pm.
Palace-"Kentucky," romance in
the land where horses are horses, in
technicolor: 1910, 2:30, 4:5O, ITO
and $50 pm.
Little-'The Edge of the World"
drama Of doomed people: 1890,
3:20. 6:10 and 9 pm. "Mayerling,':: >:
II am, 1:50, 4:35, 1925 and 1910
pm.
Belasco-"Grand Illusion" telling
indictment of warfare: AIS, 6:05, 8
and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts; con-
tinuous from 10 an.
Evening star., 1939-01-21
Varied Inspirations
Have Made Actors

The inspirations which have i'm
PEELED actors and actresses to drive
on to stardom are as varied as the
players themselves.
Paul Muni's inspiration was his
father, a great dramatic actor. Both
OF Pauls parents, Phillip and Salli
Weisenfreund (Pauls name is really
MUM Weisenfreund were noted for
their distinguished performances in
Europe and New York. When the
actor who did "Pasteur' and "Zola"
was little boy, his ambition was to
do something distinguished enough
to cause his father to say, Well
done, MUM"
Edward G. Robinson was wavering
between a career in law, which he
had studied at Columbia University,
and the stage. In a quandary as to
what to do, he wrote letter to his
favorite actor, George Arliss. The
English stage veteran sent Robinson
a sympathetic letter of advice. To-
day, Robinson credits whatever he
has accomplished on the stage or
screen to George Arliss.
Rosemary and Priscilla Lane had
their older sister, Lola Lane, as their
inspiration. Lola had journeyed to
Hollywood from a stage career in
the East, and was being starred by
the old Fox film company while Rose
mary and Priscilla were high school
youngsters in Indianola, Iowa. Lola S
letters to her sisters back home, and
the movie fan magazine articles
about her, touched the fuse of ambi-
ton for both the girls.
When Rosemary and Priscilla were
offered the opportunity to join Fred
Warnings band. they were halfway to
Hollywood to join Lola. When War
ings outfit was signed by Warmers
for Varsity Show the dream came
true.
Evening star., 1939-01-21

without being something that needs
a book written about it.
The Comets flash across it three
times in their usual bright manner,
one of the times doing their dashing
Second Hungarian Rhapsody"
number. Then there are some to-
tally pleasant song arrangements by
the Eight Men of Manhattan, some
dances that are different, and hap
PLY so, by Washingtons Johnny
Barnes; some mad moments with
Stuart and Martin, who are some
times not as funny as they hope to
be but who are all right anyhow,
and some fun with the five juggling
Elgins.
There is an overture, too in which
Phil Lampkin toasts Maryland and
roasts Mr.. Mendelssohn's Spring
Song"
Evening star., 1939-01-21
Studio Celebrates
An Anniversary

Past and present pupils of the
Canellis Dance Studio 724 Eleventh
street NV, will be feted tonight by
the director, Leon D. Canellis, at a
party celebrating the studios fourth
year in Washington.
There will be a floor show of
Spanish, Mexican, tap and exhibi-
ton ballroom dances by the in
structors and some of the advanced
pupils.
Evening star., 1939-01-21
Zaza's Old and Tragic Love
Recounted in Earle Film
Claudette Colbert and Herbert Mar rshall,
Plus Talented Subordinates,
Make Revival Dramatic
BY JAY CARMODY.

naughty girl Was! Then time brought Hays
ofdce ophistcaton
yesterday be rather dated picture which finds its primary
virtues the Colbert
principal The which shocked
rather noble triangle in which virtue
Evening star., 1939-01-21
Recital at St. Johns

Arthur HoWes will give an organ
recital at st. Johns Church on
Monday evening at $50. His pro-
gram will include two groups of
chorale preludes and "Toccata and
Fugue in D Minor" by J. S. Bach;
chorale preludes by Brahms and
Roger; the finale from Widor's
Second Symphony for organ, and
a chorale by Jongen.
Evening star., 1939-01-21

man, Miss Colbert turns in a con-
vincing performance. Her greatest
test comes in that interlude in which
she goes to the home of her lover
to insist upon his release by his wife.
That passage could look pretty
mawkish in these so-called realistic
times were it not played with an
extraordinary awarenesS of its dan
gers. That is what Miss Colbert
plays it with, so everything comes
out all right. Zaza may not be one
of her greatest roles, but it is one Of
her most challenging ones and she
meets it with intelligence of the
right order.
One of the surprise bits of casting
to be found in "Zaza" is the appear
ance of Bert Lahr in a straight role.
Mr.. Lahr's old slapstick training is
not entirely invisible in his interpre-
tation of the part of the music hall
ham, but he has retained just enough
of it to make the whole thing rea-
sonable. Apart from those men,
toned, two other excellent perform
ances are those of Helen Wesley
as the old harridan mother of Zaza,
and Ernest CoSsart as the comic
butter and egg man who f1utters in
the background as a potential can
didate for zaza's heart in case any
one ever needs to be drafted for
the honor.
Paramount has been pretty sump-
tuous in its setting of the latest
version of "Zaza" as well as in its
casting. There is no room for COM
plant against any aspect OF the
production, nor any either against
the direction of George Cukor, who
did his very best to conceal the fact
that time and events had somewhat
more than caught up With the story.
X X X X
The can-can dance which was
eliminated from the picture turns
out to be one of the high lights of
the stage show with which the fea-
ture is nicely supplemented. 1t is
danced by the Roxyettes as their
opening number and done with quite
the right touch. Star of the stage
bill, however, is Charles Kemper
whose forte is comedy.
Apart from the Roxyettes, the
dancing is taken care of-and ade-
quately-by the Kim Loo sisters.
The four Ortons do a wire act that
has its comedy touches, Andre Bor-
deaux vocalizes and Harris and
Howell mix comedy and song in
proportions that can be called proper.
Evening star., 1939-01-21
Washington's
Ballet in
Its Debut
New Dance Group
1mpresses With
First Program

Washington at last has its own
ballet. At any rate it looks very
much as though it is going to have
it's own ballet and one it will be-
come proud of. at that. For the
first of its Fridays at Nine" pro-
grams, staged last night at the King
Smith Studio Playhouse, was a de-
but that bodies we'll for the future
of the Washington National Ballet.
The dances were bright and enter
tanning and the audience was a ca
pacity one that was willing to over
look any light cases of first-night
jitters and shake Mr.. August King
Smiths rafters with cheerful huz-
zahs for Director-Choreographer
Lisa Gardiner and her associates.
There were some few shortcom-
ings, perhaps, but they were less
flaws than they were those small
indications of infancy shown by
any theater group making its solo
flight. To register any complaints
at this point would be nothing but
quibbling for they would have to
be very minor complaints indeed.
The girls of the group are fresh
and attractive, for the most part
they are capable dancers and, above
all, they show a group spirit which
makes for enjoyment in addition
to being evidence of both hard work
and intense interest.
The Washington National Ballet
has a definite asset in its director,
too, for Miss Gardeners choreogra-
ply is interesting and to the point
On this particular program it seems
at its gayest story telling best in
"Melodrama," the new ballet which
is done to some light and lively
music composed especially for it by
Dorothy Radde Emery of the Wash
ington Composers Club. 1t is an apt
accompaniment Miss Emery has de-
vised, never intruding, never letting
down the doings on the stage And
the doings on the stage are gay
business that would cheer thesheart
even of one whose interest in the
ballet was nil. There's a villain to
hiss, hero to cheer and pretty
girl whose heart he wins. 1t is all
lot of fun, with Miss Alice Louise
Hunter making a special hit as the
village idiot who saves the day, and
with Marjorie Mitchell, Irmanelle
Correll, Larry Leonard, Jack Baker
and some others doing other i'm
portant roles with much compe-
tence.
Also a bright interlude was Miss
GARDENERS sprightly choreographic
Interpretation of Ravel's "Valses
Mobiles ct Sentimentales," difficult
task done more than passably well,
with Mary Day, Fills Cole, Miss
Hunter and some others doing the
dancing. Interesting, too. were the
groups Interpretation of Saint
Saens' "Danse Macabre," Louise
Hawthorne taking the leading role,
and Souvenir with Miss Day, Miss
Hunter, Miss Cole and Miss Haw-
thorne playing the fable of an old
dancing teacher who sees her youth
dance before her.
The program will be repeated
tonight. HIM.
Evening star., 1939-01-21

VlSOr panied upon luSn Sepla Cellu-
loid, in that neat but gaudy manner
of many of Hollywoods efforts at the
epic.
Stand Up and Fight" however,
seems far less important than its
own sense of Importance would have
you believe. 1t is often entertain
ing, sometimes engrossing, and there
is considerable action and drama
lying about the scene, of which Di-
rector w. S. Van Dyke, I'd, has taken
some advantage. In the background,
for instance, Is such sturdy dramatic
material as the building of a rail-
road in competition with stage-coach
lines and some rough dealings with
kidnapped slaves.
These themes of the background,
though, are made minor ones and
showed farther into the background
by trivial fable about the Max
ing of Man. stand Up and Fight"
Is the story of a young Southern
gentleman who loses his home and
his foxhounds, who follows his heart
way out West to Cumberland, Md,
and there gets tossed into the local
clink after bit of mayhem follow
ing card game. He winds up work.
ing for the stage coach line he dis
covers his love to own, is made over
in rough contact with the world and
ends up man among men, the
Western passenger agent for the
railroad when it finally is pushed
through to Marietta (Ohio, not
Naughty.
Now much of this is exceedingly
diverting and we must confess that
we were no end pleased when Mr..
Robert Taylor, who certainly is not
pretty any in this one, finally
whammed the daylights out of Mr.
Wallace Beery, a reversal of an
earlier scene. We were very much
pleased with Mr.. Beery in every one
of his moments. He is playing his
usual clustering role all through
Stand Up and Fight" of course, but
it is part he takes exceedingly we'll
41ClCl1 ol OOCl lIh ID VIC VI
influence you expect her 10 be, too
and Florence Rice probably is nice
enough dish of sherbert to make
Robert Taylor stand up and fight
But the time has come to make
another confession, this of a certain
growing impatience with Mr.. Van
Dyke. Much of Stand Up and
Fight" is diverting, as we already
admitted, but much more of it
would be diverting if there were
much less of it. Motion pictures
are supposed to move and action
films are supposed to move faster
than that and this is an action
film. But DIR. Van Dyke has at
| tackled it occasionally in that man.
ner of British mystery photoplays
He becomes involved in a sequence
and won't go away; he worries it
until you are bored almost to the
! point of screaming. If it had less
of length and more of speed, Stand
Up and Fight" would be fine indeed
That is, it would be fine if it had
less of length and more of speed
and some dialogue to replace some
! of those conversational cliches that
are SO familiar not even a Robert
Taylor could read them convinc-
ingly.
X
This review might be more divert
ing, too, if there were much less OF
it, but the point now is that wax
ing this loquacious about Mr.. Tay-
lor's new film leaves not so much
room for the Capitols stage show
which of course is nothing to worry
about For the Capitol's stage show
is one of those that is entertaining
Evening star., 1939-01-21

values.
The old NaZimova vehicle is re-
vitalized by Paramount through the
aegis of a far r-above-the-average
cast in addition to the principals.
Among the competent persons who
contribute to its credibility at this
late date are Genevieve Tobin,
Helen Wesley, Walter Catlett, Rex
O'Malley and Ernest Cossart. Their
earnest efforts invest it with
poignance, comedy, believability
and other assets that would hardly
have been likely in lesser hands.
Even those who saw it in the orig
inal movie versions, circa 1915 and
1927, will find it not altogether
lacking in piquancy in spite of the
fact that the sensation of Pierre
Berton's theme has been reduced
to the minor headline of today by
whatever it is that has happened
to members of the human race.
If Zaza's story is a subject that
Is unfamiliar or one which needs
refreshing at this period, be it said
that it is the narrative of Partisan
nrtiste's great and disillusioning
love.
Zaza Miss Colbert) was not a
lady. She was woman in love.
The person with whom she was in
love was a gentleman named Du-
fresne CMr. MarshalD and, in spite
of the circumstantial evidence,
Dufresne was a noble fellow. Their
love was not an approved thing,
but 1t was enormously real. If it
had deception in 1t, it had num-
Der of other qualities to compensate,
tenderness, complete understanding
and the like. No one who finds it
in his heart to approve of an honest,
deeply felt emotion will fail to
react to this one in the expected
fashion. And the Hays Office has
seen to it that even the most
crochety will have virtually no oc-
casion to condemn the affair as one
of those sad mischances which had
best not be brought to the attention
Of the movie public.
Miss Colbert, Mr.. Marshall and
others of the talented cast fairly
work their heads off-or maybe it
is their hearts QUITO give Zaza's
story something beyond the drama
of standard triangle. The princi-
pals are particularly energetic. AS
the gay and beautiful girl who was
completely enamoured of the sue
eesSful, but not too happily married
Evening star., 1939-01-21
Stage Lures Gladys

Gladys George will return to the
New York stage after completing
the feminine lead in the Bob Burns
starring film, I'm From Missouri -
Miss George is not giving up her
motion picture career. She said
she would return to Hollywood as
soon as the play has completed its
rim
Evening star., 1939-01-21

This review might be more divert
ing, too. if there were much less OF
it, but the point now is that wax
ing this loquacious about Mr.. Tay-
lor's new film leaves not so much
room for the Capitol's stage show
which of course is nothing to worry
about. For the Capitols stage show
is one of those that is entertaining
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-04
Club 7 O Hear
Radio Speaker
Program Director OF XVI
viii Speak TO Writers
Monday Evening

The Tacoma Writer'S club
will meet on Monday at 1880
in the Woman's clubhouse,
when Mr.. Wade Thompson
will speak on Writing for
Radio
Mr.. Thompson, who joined
the staff of XVI last autumn
as program director, has been
schooled in every department
Of the business and has de-
voted the past four years ex-
clusively to writing.
AS a hobby he has written
plays which have appeared on the
First Nighter and other network
programs. while his short stories
have been published in Golfers
and McCalls.
Nj. Thompson was on the pro-
gram staff for Totem Broad
casters IN Seattle before coming 10
Tacoma.
Those interested in this form Of
writing are invited to call Mrs.
Thomas Brown. Proctor 31s2-R,
who viii preside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-04
Women Meet
For Luncheon
Mrs. A. w. Norwood and
Mrs. J. g. Fas,sN En-.
sertsin Group

Mrs. A. ". Wormwood Was
hostess Thursday afternoon
10 the board members Of
Women of Rotary when they
met nj her home No. asth ST.
for a dessert luncheon. Mrs.
j. G.. fassett was the Joint
hostess with Mrs. Norwood.
Centering the lace covered
table ut the luncheon hour
was an arrangement Of early
spring flowers 49, daffodlls,
tulips and acacia.
Following tho luncheon. final
arrangements were made for the
card party for which the group
will be hostess an Feb. "a Al
Lakewood community center Ths
hushanda' party. scheduled foI
February. has been Postponed
until March,
Members OF the board who sers
present are Mesdames v ". Dew
lin. president. Jesse Bunker. O. v
Snyder. William spellman. Laref
Mokendry. Ernest Thompson. Car
Forahech and Lawrence Ghllar
ducel. Board members who were
not proacnt are Mrs. Benlsmif
Terry, who In In New York. ans
Mrs, j. A Wilhurn
The next general meeting OF th'
group will be held at the homo o
Mrs. Eyart l.andou on Nortl
eth ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-04
r ayboulds
I Celebrate
Silver Wedding Occasion TO
Be Marked By Dinner
Party Saturday

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H..
Raybould will celebrate their
25th wedding anniversary on
Saturday, February 1. They
were married in Salt Lake
City in 1914. They are hay
ing a dinner party for twelve
at 7 o'clock in honor of the
event.
Floral decorations for the
dinner will be carried out in a
myriad of white spring flow
ers with tulips, snap dragons
and carnations in predomi-
nance.
Coming to Tacoma for the occa-
sion will be Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
r. Fowler. Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Schulter Mr. and Mrs. George F.
Herman, Mrs. c. a. Mcfarland
and Mrs. F. c. Warren.
A son. Harper, and daughter,
Mary Adelaide, will also be there.
After dinner, bridge Will be
played during the evening.
ChiIdren's Friend Society will
meet at the home of Mrs. Louis
johnson. SIC So. G st, Tuesday for
p birthday party. Business meet
ing to follow 1890 luncheon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-04
Mems Club 10 Entertain

The Central Lutheran Mems
club will entertain members and
friends at It's monthly social
gathering Friday evening In the
church parlors. A novel program
OF entertainment Is planned by the
committee chairman, Harold {.
Keller, and hostesses for the even
ing viii be women Of Circle .,
Mrs. 4. T. Elmer. chairman.
The program will be followed by
refreshments and a social hour.
Spring flowers in yellow VIII
center the refreshment table and
baskets Of puasywiliows placed
about the spacious social room viii
carry out the spring motif.
Assisting Mrs Elmer al the hos
tess table will be Mesdames Allen
n Elhngson. Arthur Johnson
Frank Chapman c " Eilingson
A. 4. Ksrola. Floyd Wilmer. Ssp
Yost. Helen Bail and Elf Void
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-04

Reservations have been made hy
Mr.. and Mrs Nern Nyman Of
Aberdeen for a party of IA: Mcssrs.
and Mesdsmes Russell Ross. W
" Burns. Charles Rasmussen.
William Grady of Tacoma, Miss
Mile Grady and Ernest Cove Of
Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Snapp Of
Seattle for a party Of u, includ-
ing Messrs. and Mesdames Charles
Eekstrom and Stewart w White
Of Tacoma; Mr. and Mrs. John
Dyer and Mr.. f. J. Clement for
party Of IA, including Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Kirk. John Westbrook.
Jack Robson of Tacoma and Mr.
and Mrs +. A. Stone and guests
from Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gazecki
for party of u. including
Messrs and Mesdames +. J. Pole,
Richard Boardmsn, Robert Low
cry. James Cunningham and Vim
cent Carlstrom, all of Tacoma;
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Cronkhite for
a party of 10, including Messrs.
and Mesdames J. Arthur johnson
of Seattle. f. A. Dye, DR.. and
Mrs. o. f. Norris, Miss Margaret
Dye and Stanley Allen of Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Donovan will
have party of eight. including
Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Hubbard of
Tacoma and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A.
LaMere and guests from Olympia.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mccullough S
party of eight will include Messrs.
and Mesdames Vic Monohan,
Charles Wolf and Frank Borden
Of Tacoma.
Messrs. and Mesdames Perry D..
Moore and John L. Moore for a
party of u.
Smaller groups are: Messrs. and
Mesdames A II. Davis, Carl Wal
lace and Ken Pearson, Armand
Lcfebvre and Floyd Brassfield;
Bernard jaeger and C Shaffer;
Cecil Smith and Geo. II. Osgood;
Ralph Wegcner; J. Casada; Misses
Katherine Graham, Yvonne Miller,
Vera Stewart and Messrs. Al
Howe, Robert LaFollette, John
Mcmillan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-04
Cedar Assembly
Plans installation

Friends Of the order Of Rainbow
are invited 10 attend the mid
winter installation Of officers Of
Cedar assembly Saturday evening
at 2 o'clock in Horsfall hall. Miss
Bird. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Lake Bird Will be installed as
worthy advisor.
Committee named for the ensu-
ing term by Miss Bird are. deco
ration. Misses Joy Holmquist. Ruth
Schilling, Elaine Grisby. Betty
Beasley, Lois Schlieter, Dori,
Roberts. Bonnie Busch, Dorothy
Russell; refreshments. Misse,
Carol Gilispic. Anna May Coy
Joyce Petersen. Joyce Boice
Myrtle Rooney; program, Misses
Betty Ann Frost. Virginia Griffin.
Lorene Garges; hostess. Misses
Norma Nelson. Norma Psllings
Guyneth Ncdervald merit. Misses
Cicmtine Gordon. irma Wilson,
Doris Mae Berg. Edith piaegor,
Helen christalaw. finance, Misses
Geraldine Dahl. Barbara Todd.
Betty Callcrt.
Investigation, Misses Constance
Hal en-. Margaret Hermsnsen,
Dorothy Wickens, telephone,
Misses Frances Young. Lorraine
Bosworth. Elsie Burchman, Doris
OffefmaH; gift. Misses Marjorie
Williams. Thelma Abernethy. visit.
ing. Misses Emily Spring. Wanda
Failing Mary Coettling. publicity.
Misses Mary Emma Bowiea. Joyce
Engler. typing. Miss Lucille
Trouth. examining. Misses Doris
sommers. Evelyn Moe. Rhea.
Olson
Dancing VIII follow the install
1atiou
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-04

Open House
Tacomans 10 Be Afforded
Opportunity 10 Visit
Building

Many questions will I've an
swered concerning the various
branches of work being con-
Quoted at the Y. ". c. A.
when this organization holds
open house for the public
March 3 at 7:30 O'Clock in
the evening. Tacomans will
also have an opportunity 10
tour the building and become
acquainted with the many
facilities provided for adults
and children taking part in
the activities of the associa-
ton.
A meeting to draw up plans for
a program to interpret the work
of the Y. W. c. A. was held We'd
nesday evening in the library Of
the building by representatives Of
the different branches OF the or
ganization and members OF the
staff. Headed by Miss Ella Stell-
ing. who has been chosen chair
man OF the committee. others in
clude Mrs. NJ. u. Wilkinson, prcsi-
dent of the Y. w. c. A: Mrs. a. u.
Westcott. membership committee
chairman; Mrs. r. *. Murray.
Sherman triangle; Mrs. Edward
Harmon. Gault triangle; Miss Mary
Ann Childs. Health Education coun-
ell Mrs Rose Hansen. business
and Professional group; Mrs. Win
field Mclean, industrial girls
group; Miss Margaret Nicola. high
school Girl Reserves; Misses
Bettye Wilbur and Pattie Lou
Finch, intermediate Girl Reserves /:
Miss Gladys Larson, business and
industrial secretary; Miss Dorothy
Sweet, Health Education director
Miss Ella Mcintosh. Girl Reserve
secretary; Miss Ella Bennett. gen
eral secretary of the Y. w. G. A.
Next Monday over kMO at
o'clock in the afternoon the time
regularly given to the PIT. A.
will be turned over to the Y. w.
c. A, for a program.