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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25
Kid Cocoa Jailed

NEW YORK March "a Elmer
Lawrence, known in boxing circles
as KID Cocoa was arrested by
Patrolman Gil Of the West l25th
street station on a purse snatching
charge The officer said he at
tempted 10 halt Cocoa who ran
following woman's screams The
fighter halted after two shots had
been fired in The air. Police claim
Cocoa showed fight Also they claim
that his record shows he has been
IN trouble before. He was a rank
ing welterwe ght a few years ago.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25
John BOrican
Creates Two
World Marks

HANOVER, n. H. March "a
John Borican, Shore A. c Of Ell
boron, n j, broke the ll-year-old
half-mile record Wednesday night,
March is, in the Dartmouth college
meet Boriean broke the tape in
1898, beating his nearest rival who
had 95-yard handicap by 10 yards
Borican, automatically becomes
holder of The new worlds indoor 800
meters record, set by Lloyd Hahn
in 1923. II was 1914 Hahn was
holder Of the han-mile record until
Borican beat it.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25
Marquette Boys Win

Walt Shelton. Marquette univer-
sity, won the 7O-yard dash in the
annual Armour Tech relays at the
University of Chicago fieldhouse
Saturday. Black Of Marquette was
fifth.
Burke of Marquette won the high
iumn.
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n =
FROM THE FEED BOX

Over ten months ring wisemen
have been prepared for aR--official
announcement that light heavy
weight champion Of the world, John
Henry Lewis, was almost blind in
his left eye. This week what the
pugilistic grapevine has been pass
ing around reached the ears Of John
j. Hettche, newly appointed chair
man Of the Michigan Athletic board
and caused him to bend thumbs
downward on the John Henry Lewis
and Dave Clark title fight TO be
held at Olympia, March 81.
After Hettche discovered, through
a physical examination OF both
fighters. that John Henry was not
in condition to defend his light
heavyweight title, Dave Clark and
his manager, John Roxbordugh, re-
fused to be caught flat-footed by
the commissioners decision. Rox-
borough is trying to prove that
John Henry should forfeit his title
by not being in condition 10 fight
Dave on the contracted March 81
Other than the bad left eye which
john Henry can't even read a news
paper with. the ligh; heavyweight
champion and Dave Clark are in
fine condition
Henry Armstrong kept Lew Field
man from suaiching his lightweight
and welterweigh' crowns Thursday
night when he knocked Feldman
out in two minutes and u seconds
Of the first round. The Armstrong
Feldman bout was fought in ST.
Louis
X X X
BOYS OF MONROE
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25
Champion
Blind In
OneEye

DETROIT. March "a - Julian
Black and John Roxborough. CO.
managers OF Joe Louis, world cham
pion heavyweight and eo-managers
of Dave Clark, light heavyweight
contender. will claim the worlds
Fight heavyweight Championship
following the Michigan state box
ing commissions ruling that the
john Henry Lewis VS.. Dave Clark
fight for the title on Friday, March
81, could hot take pace.
Lewis, who had been training in
Hot Springs Ark following his
one-round knockout by Joe Louis
in New York, was brought to De-
troit last Thursday and given an
examination by two doctors who Or
dered Lewis to report 10 an eye
specialist.
Doctors C, L. Tomsu and D. A.
Donovan found that Lewis was viz
tHally, blind in his left eye. The
T physicians said he could not dis
tinguish dark from light with his
left optic and that=he could not de-
tect the number of fingers on
hand held 10 inches from this eye.
DR.. Donovan said Lewis could not
read the headlines Of newspaper
with his left eye.
Lewis is said to have refused to
undergo a physical examination
while in Hot Springs.
When informed he would have
TO see an eye specialist, Lewis left
for MS home in Pittsburgh.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25

Swinging and
Swaying It's new melody OF
Johnny Logan two Esqutres1
which he plans to let INK. Sam
stamp the same.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25

- s@N@a@ND'
Skin Man trumpet going to Cecil
Lee and opening up Tuesday at the
villa D. an ofay sin-shop.
Joe Sower, drummer, gives that
he's left along 3. the last of
band unit, Otis Finch. tenor sax,
goes to Harley Toots in Washing
ton, D. c. Prince Spencer is doing
oke as tapster at Villa D. Lilyn
Mcdonald going with Rogers and
Rogers dance team to Saginaw.
OVERHEARD
At B. P A: play it a long time
cause its mellow just the
way it It's Come and get me
honey" Robert Epps. the
singing bartender al this spot is one
reason why so many Of the elbow
benders are women.
At Utopian Club Yes, I know
all right then let's break it
up"
PERSONAL
Thanks 30 s. T. Holland, Russ
Cowan, Teddy Fields, and Rollo
Vest lest l forget now
is past due time to unbend from
string Of gum beats and bust out
with thanks for a1d-uE- tatcHr-g, and
hipping a pepper sheet dig man.
&C. a..
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25

finest minister's in the Middle-west,
look. forward to a campaign meet
ing with an out-of-town boxing
club March 81, 1.-THE Armory, There
are several lads attracting quite a
bit OF attention. Andrew Paige and
Perry Mason are sure TO set the
fans on the edge OF their seats with
their remarkable high standard OF
scrapping. The Bonds brothers are
turning professional some time this
year.
Doc, matchmaker, hopes to have
a great heavyweight for the city
team. The big boy is Joe Lane He
has had several fights but never
made showing. He IS trying IA
prove his ability 10 knock out all
whom he faces.
RIRDHIRST- CENTER
The Birdhurst Center class "A
basketball team won the Recrea-
ton west side championship. They
went through their schedule with
out a defeat winning ten straight
games Monday they will meet Lay
mans Tabernacle, East Side champs,
for the city championship.
The girls team will meet Nard.n
Fridsy5 al AeMtekal- seheel fer the
play-off. All dyed in the wool
..
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25
MELODY CLUB

All too slim with talent much
too whipped TO even breathe. Has
botIt three in
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25
Montgomery GrOOmed
For Boston College Team

BOSTON, Mass, March 24-Big
Bill McKeever, Texas Tech alum
nus and new backfield coach at
Boston college, had the rare expert
enee- of coaching Race -halfhaelS
here last week in spring football
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25

Tired Of tinkering with his writ
ing behind the hill, the Sage of St
Antoine finally came out to see if
the sun would do him any good.
This week he sends us another one
OF his bits OF color and sound
thoughts about Jack, the Roper
which shows that the Sage's pen
shaking flipper is as good as ever.
JACK, THE ROPER
OUT OF THE WEST comes a loud
defy,
From an ancient gent, a bald-headed
He swears that he will knock the
crown,
OF Joe Louis head in one short
round.
We learn his name is JACK the
ROPER,
Whether he's a fighter, or just
doper,
We are not just now prepared to
say
Decision held for another day.
The record books do not reveal
How JACK, the ROPER, could ever
feel
That he could have an outside
chance
With JOE, less il be in a dance.
But let us call spade a spade,
As things now stand, the match is
made.
And soon JACK ROPER, of the Pa
cific coast,
Shall've joined the band of the de-
feated ghost
l.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25

a new slide rule estimates the
number OF bricks or tiles required
to cover given areas.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25

By order Of HSadeoach Frank Lea
by who came here this year from
Fordham, Lou Montgomery. 1861
pound athlete and the only member
Of his Race in B. c. football his
tory, was given a starting halfback
post which is expected 10 be his
1888 position next fall.
Experts have called Montgomery
one Of the best running backs IN
the country and he may become
even greater than Fritz Pollard Of
Brown university.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-03-25

BOYS OF MONROE
The boys Of Monroe. some Of the
Evening star., 1939-02-19

4eloU Az SSolo Va 4o1hAlC, dllu llidI
seemed to be enough for a town
which, in 1923, supported q at one
time in opulence.
No matter how little you like
athletic displays with music, they
are cheering things to have around.
The showmen have discovered that,
in sad times, people like to see sad
shows. Weighty entertainments, the
crowd thinks, give them more for
their money. Daryl Zanuck, who
ought to know, once told me the
movies prepared for the 1887 re-
cession by throwing all their light
hearted scripts out the window and
breaking open hogsheads of tears.
And, of course, the theory has its
vice versa. If people are going to
musical comedies nowadays, the
show folks will tell you, it means
they are happier. Anyway, they
are spending about 100000 a week
for what the trade calls flesh flash,
and that's making show people
happier.
"Stars in Your Eyes" the one
.among the two new ones that is
Evening star., 1939-02-19

cash on the barrel-head for Dwight
Deere Wiman, its producer, has for
a plot the difficulties connected with
producing an intelligent picture in
Hollywood. j. P. McEvoy, who has
succumbed to these difficulties time
and time again during an illustrious
career out there, might be expected
to make sense of such a plot. In
stead, he obeys the musical comedy
rule, the rule against lbrettos max
ing sense.
However, the show has everything
else, including Jimmy Durante, who
follows his nose right into your
heart, and Ethel Norman, the very
best loud hot singer there is alive
at the moment. Miss Norman has
a toot in her voice that blows a
mans brains right down into his
feet. It's unraveled at the edges,
which gives it a wild bray espe-
cially suited to the noise modern
composers bang into their scores.
Arthur Schwartz is the composer
in this case, and he has given her
(See WOLFERT, Page F-2.) .
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Directors Can't Resist
Lure of the Cameras

rently directing Samuel Goldwyi.
"Wuthering Heights" This ma
whose pictures have been liste
among the 10 best" for the last fl
years. simply can't resist the ur,
to act, however unimportant t
bit may be.
He'll even play an extra. as he n
IN "Wuthering Heights" when
donned the costume of a York
shlreman and became walk-on anc
Walk-of squire for perhaps no more
than 10 feet of film.
In "Jezebel" Wyler held a elass
OF punch during the party Sc
quences. Nothing very important,
true, but 1t was a wish fulfilled. and
that apparently was all that
counted.
Only recently Henry Roster
played a scene in one of his pic
lures so that he might be seen on
the screen by his mother back home
In Prague. Tay Garnett leaned in
dolently against a white wall in a
sequence for Trade Winds"
Cecil B. De Mile, it is reported.
donned breastplate and helmet for
a "Crusades' sequence and even
wrote himself into one of the train
sequences in Union Pacific" Hecht
and Macarthur, as a matter of poll
ICY, always work themselves into
their pictures and made their mem
orable debut in a f1ophouse scene
IN one Of their earliest directorial
efforts.
The desire to play before the cam.
eras Is as old as the institution Of
photography itself. What camera
hend can resist taking his own pic.
ture with some home-fashioned.
complicated contraption?
There are few examples of d,.
rectors turning actors with any Sc
rious intent. For the most part thev
are content merely to see themselves
on the screen for a brief flash. Tha;
satisfies their repressed desire to
actor at least to assure the rest
OF the cast that, they can act.
Evening star., 1939-02-19

EARLE-"Let Us Live" drama
OF suspense, with Maureen
OSullivan and Henry Fonda:
2. 4:35, 7:20 and 10 pm. Stage
shows: 3:35, 6:15 and 8 pm.
CAP1TOI-"St. Louis Blues"
Dorothy Lamour on a show
boat, where life is frightened
by Maxine Sullivan's songs:
2. 4:40, 7:30 and 1920 pm.
Stage shows: 3::35, 6:25 and
9:15 pm.
METROPOLITAN - King of
the Underworld" with Hum
phrey Bogart up to his old
scoundrelly tricks: 2, 3:55,
5:55, 7:50 and $50 pm.
KEITH'S-"Gunga Din" heroic
adventure film inspired by the
Kipling poem: 800, 5:25, 7::30
and 9:35 pm.
PALACE - Idiots Delight"
Clark Gable and Norma
Shearer in the film version of
the play: 2:2O, 4:45, ITO and
9:35 pm.
LITTLE-"Ballerina," poignant
story of young ballet stu
dent who meets up with life:
2, 4, 5:55, 7:50 and 9:45 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Honolulu,"E Flea
nor Powell's newest musical:
2, $50, 5:45, 7::50 and $50 pm.
BELASCO - Dark Rapture"
exciting saga of adventure in
Africa's interior: 2::35, 4:25,
6:10, 8 and $50 pm.
TR S-LUX < News and
shorts: continuous from 2
o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
By Marx Barron,
Associated Press Staff Writer,

NEW YORK.
Two talented ladies apparently
found that for which they were
seeking with the arrival on Broad
way this week of Tallulah Bank
head as mean, unscrupulous
woman in brooding play, "The
Little Foxes" by Lillian Hellman.
It was in 1884 that Miss Hellman
wrote the hit, THE Children's
Hour" which lasted a prosperous
$50 performances on Broadway.
After that she basked in Hollywood
scenario rewards and has just now
returned to write without the scru-
Piles Of megaphone posted over
her shoulder.
It was also just a few months
before 1.-The Children's Hour" that
Miss Bankhead returned from a
glamorous career on the London
stage to her native footlights where
she had almost famished in her
earlier trials. In the succeeding
seasons on Broadway she appeared
in quite a number of plays. Most
Of them were good plays, and in all
of them the critics praised Miss
Bankheads performance, for she
has that envious quality of being
both comedienne and tragedienne,
but few were successful.
Now Miss Hellman has emerged
from her five years in the golden
desert of her cinema cubbyholes
to sketch this play of small
Southern town in 1900.
man of the town, but he is up
North for medical treatment until
he is finally told that there is no
chance to save his life, that he
must die soon.
His wife, the sinister lady played
by Miss Bankhead, is glad he re-
turns, because she knows he is
about to die. She knows that
she can hurry that inevitable fate
merely by refusing to give him
slight and human aid.
She doesn't love Horace and never
loved him. She cares little what
happens to her 15-year-old daugh-
ter. She hasn't great passion,
: great love or a. great cause
IN her life. She is not hard nor
1 lsensible. She is just cold, i'm
perishable-just that. Her husband
dies. Her young daughter disowns
her. Her friends and servants turn
from her. She is left with her
husbands money and she is left
alone.
Miss Bankhead plays this with
out the gay folderols Of glamorous
ladies that she has hirted with
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Divorce From Radio to Cost
Screen Some of Its Best and
Most Glittering Stars
Jack Benny, Crosby, Eddy and Ameche
Among Those Who May Prefer
Money and Ease of Air Life
By Jay Carmody.

II nothing Sunday afternoon Hollywood
tnty is ougrowth the situation which
radio forced into the divorce courts by the
The exhibitors listen to Jack
Benny Bg Crosby Don Ameche
all at first They turned later that by
the end of the fiscal there will be
comedy and music Hollywood
The situation presents little problem the
boys and girls who have been major
Under the they love
the probably
radio No more may they daily in both fields
The public has obviously is going to
happen to what favoe gentlemen ladies making
life double-rich for so long
Jack Benny and Crosby
Likely to Chose Radio.
Chances are that probably will lose Jack Benny
taner altogether perhaps Benny
the kind Of the air.
probably choose the latter In the matter of both prestige and
belongs aspirations achieve the top
rng among movie comedians to have the negligible
Of succeeding and his loss to the public hardly
acute as to that which likes him on the radio.
Another chap who probably Bing
long haul and nooousy about
making pictures With reference making
been known
observed that she just loved to all that in
The case of Nelson Eddy ought to be
idol of tremendous pronon of the Nons movie fans G taS M
1t responsibility and pleased with pubcs
But he occupies the place
Mr. Eddy eepess ponderng great big
ucos stars which shine Southern California dramatic
in its possibilities to make ckng movie script sufficiently
ingenious to write it without starting a civil
On the dista SIDE there Dorothy
made famous good
that might fit perfect
marked acting
undoubtedly would cast unanimous
Miss but
greater than that of the actress the hardly would be
Mccarthy Combine
a Problem.
Harder by far to dispose the combination
Edgar
movie exhibitor is difficult
the mlcrophone the
who rather thoroughly fed with the consumption
by his double shift
with the radio program if it came showdown.
Daryl zanuck Twentieth Century boss
to of the exhibitors
result question
Georgetown u boy who is the bgshot
Ameche,
whit
life might better fitted
radio would
Mr. Zanuck who solved the Alice Fay problem
radio will
Power Mr. Powers radio saved him the difficulty
Charles
from Hollywood audience
from practically everywhere that is
The other problem
sonalies involved but to the radio and audiences.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Coming Attractions

PALACE-"Trade Winds" Wal
ter Wanger's new round the
world romantic comedy de-
tective yarn, starts Friday.
The stars of the chase are
Frederic March and Joan
Bennett. with Ralph Bellamy,
Ann Sothern and others aid
ing and impeding them.
EARLE-"There's That Woman
Again." with Melvyn Douglas
again playing the detective
whose wife virginia Bruce
involves him in all sorts of
adventures and mishaps, ar
rives Friday. Margaret Lind
say and Stanley Ridges are in
the cast. Eddy Duchin and
his orchestra. with a host of
specially artists, will provide
the stage show.
CAPITOL-"Topper Takes a
Trip" Hal Roach's comedy
successor to his hilarious
Topper" of last season, opens
Friday. Constance Bennett,
Roland Young, Billie Burke,
Alan Mowbray and Verree
Teasdale are in the cast. Phil
Regan and Benny Neroff and
his cohorts will be the stage
entertainers.
ETROP OLITAN-" "The
Beachcomber," the British
made comedy, with Charles
Laughton and Elsa Lanches-
ter doing some superb acting,
returns to F. street Friday for
another week downtown.
CONTINUING "Gunga Din"
will be at Keith's, "Ballerina"
at the Little and Dark Rap
ture' at the Belasco until
further notice"
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Tallulah Bankhead Finds
Vehicle for Her Return

in previous roles. In this she has
roll in her hair and a Haunting
in her bustles that decorated the
girls at the turn of the century.
She looks terrible.
But Miss Bankhead gives it an
eerie, bloody quality that fascinates
the nasty side one doesn't like to
admit exists in either bill collectors
or all the rest of us.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Alan Hale Is Added
To Iron Mask

Alan Hale has been added to tho
cast Of 'The Man in the Iron Mask"
the Edward Small production which,
upon its completion, will take a
prominent place in the United Art
lists schedule.
Alan Hale joins the cast that
already includes Louis Hayward
and Joan Bennett in the leading
roles; Warren William and joseph
Schildkraut. The production 70 un.
der the direction Of James Whale,
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Hollywood Shows Interest
AS Chaplin Gets Ready
To Start The DictatOrs'
Comedian Believes Its Subject
Will Arouse Enthusiasts;
Trouble in Paris
By Douglas ". Churchill.

scheduled Chapns
being viewed by the town with than
matter and the
engaging Chaplin is soudng the plot in great secrecy fact
leaking the comedian will play
a dual role his usual tramp and Hitler
Chaplin upon his
plans While Modern Times returned profit,
hailed with anticipated and he was
subject matter of his
picture will be met with acclaim regardless of his appeal the box
Office Sound has been installed in his studio
away from the anquated style and
aid him. his 5 m s T
with the 1889 product.
Excitement Is Involved
In Filming the French
The French people, and apparen
the manufacture Of film about them
acterc At rate tranquility
Honolow r IN making Midnight which
Colbert John Barrymore and Elaine Barrie have
natural excitement love with
American chorus necessity filming much of
bring four Partisan Wagon Lifts
have the interior their
MISS Barrie IN the picture the insistence Of Mr. Barrymore
Paramount has staff of II strategic parts of
the word to gather background shots for dramatic pictures
knechel French scenes
The made by government
ministries the prefect police Having heard
Hollywood extras emploved
Tor much OF the action Knehte
had his instructions for angles
shooting distances types Of conditions One
necessary element ansom made in
hoVwooo IN manufactured storm but it simply
Paris and looked of
ne picture Finally it rained and for few days nothing
Then Paramount learned that the
sold their taxs the and getting them
pOrdered
Honblow
lines from blackboard set beyond made veid
ana dlcous inquiry the
can read lines for the
these Barrymore high good h,or
nese Gays and his attitude Hollywood pleasant
Indulgence During in which greeted
each other with great affection stopped midst and
turned to Mitchell Leisen know this
Wneher Miss Barrie will be the deter
mined Al the mstenc OF her husband
IN oo mat COED at
IN the finished hm Barrymore she be given nr in
Midnight and the French milner with
ideas about hats was careful to write
the role SO that it could be eliminated necessary.
Art and Commercaism
Tangle Over Gravity.
Art and tangled thrown for
temporary osS Some months
cooperation from Flph
the picture to be released simultaneously anticpated
service OF the rasoceanc airline Sidney
ne screen play and estimated him for his conr
uo Inc airline was to place Godwyn of the terminal
ana 1acles OF the system
routes to photograph background
read the Howard ~ "1'
In his scenario Howard presumed
lCQOtiuued
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Hays Office
Finds Itself
a Spot
By Harold Hefernan.
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
A big black eight-ball bounced
suddenly into the Hays Office the
other day, and Morals Custodian
Joe Breen, quick to take his cue,
stepped right over and sat behind it.
Mr.. Breen is on the spot for the
first time since he took over his
cleanup job five years ago-all be-
cause an indignant State censorship
board has thrown a Breen-approved
picture right back at him.
This unprecedented action was
taken by the New York board in
the case of Warner Bros. picture,
Yes. My Darling Daughter" an
other of those Broadway tales of
(See HEFFERNAN, Page F-2)
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Todoy's Film Schedules

0oee GRAHAM, Page FED
Evening star., 1939-02-19

Continued on Page F-2, Column ~
Evening star., 1939-02-19
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
That ali good film directors are
inhibited actors is a fact which
very few of these gentlemen would
care to admit. The less courageous
repress this passionate yearning to
emote, but few of them are brave
even write themselves into brief
scenes.
One such is William Wyler, cur
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Hedy Lamar
Proves to Be
A Problem
By SheiIah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD

f1OIL4 WOOD.
How quickly Hollywood sentiment
changes! Little more than a year
ago Hedy Lamar was waiting to
finish her contract at Metro and
return to Vienna without making a
solitary film.
When first met her she had five
months to go before taking that
boat back to Europe. She was
angry-but more or less resigned.
The odds against foreign actresses
were too great. She contented her
self with the thought that she was
(See GRAHAM pooo Eol
Evening star., 1939-02-19
She Shall Have Music
Two New Flesh Flashes
Brighten Broadway
By Ira WoIferf.
By Ira WoIferf.

Tx.
Two have along-one
had-and there musical
heater in decade Not since the fall of 1929
and three musical the