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Evening star., 1939-12-10
Coming Attractions

Stage.
NATONThe Hot Mkado swingme version OF the populars
Gilbert and Sullivan opeeta which had New York full OF
thusam last which played all summer at the Worlds
opens night Bill Robinson hand to play
ado lot other people life into the other
roles
CIVIC THEATERAwake Sing the Clifford Cdets play opens
weeks engagement tonight the Wardman Park Theater.
Screen.
the film which brings the
the who laughs to the finally arrives Friday
Mevyn Douglas is her leading in tale which has Garbo
appearing stern Soviet commissar whose political ideals
flying in the face of champagne and romance and Paris
EARLEThe Amazing Mr.. Williams" with Melvyn Douglas and
Joan Bonde mpegonang detective and his wife involved in
the humorous detail of tracking down criminals Friday
The stage Three will be notable among other
things for the return of the Roxyees
CAP1TOLBarcade with Alice Faye night club entertainer
and Warner Baxter involved with Chinese
bandits arrives Friday. There will shov
panyng it.
METRoPoL1TAN- beware spooks" comedy in
which the comic finds himself policeman
into farce with not bit Of trouble Friday Mary Carlisle
Is the wife to whom he Is q trial.
KEITHs-The Hunchback Laughton
IN the title role scheduled to follow the Marlene Dietrich film
"Destry Rides Again. opening Christmas Day
Evening star., 1939-12-10
By Sheilah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD

The real bosses of Hollywood are
not so much Selnick, Goldwyn, the
Warmers. or even Lo1is B. Mayer,
but handful of stars who sit high
on the movie throne and tell Selz-
nick. Goldwyn, Mayer ct al. just
what they want and just what they
will or will not do.
Over at Warmers the big male
bosses are Paul MUM and Enrol
Flynn. Here we have the strange
situation of the proud Cor obstinate
whichever word you want) Warner
Brothers humbly submitting scripts
to Muni-pardon, Mr.. Muni-and
awaiting his "yes" or mo" with the
breathlessness of a debutante at her
first dance.
It wasn't always like this for Muni.
Before "Pasteur" he had to do as he
was told in the same way that. to-
day, George Brent, John Garfield,
Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart and
Wayne Morris have to take what
they are given-or else they are sus-
pended. Mum was lucky to be under
short-term contract (most Of the
above are chained for five to seven
years.. And before re-signing with
the studio Paul dictated his terms
that He will only make one, or, at the
most, two pictures year-that he
can take any time of for . Broad
way play Che Is there now, and that
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Only Few Can Get Away With 1t
Some of the Stars Paul Mum for Instance Are Dctaors,
But Most of Them Do What They Are Told

he is the only person to decide which
pictures he will make.
The case of Studio Boss Flynn
is a little different. Enrol has no
such elastic clauses in his contract.
But he contrives to get away with
more than any other actor under
contract in Hollywood. Enrol per-
formed an amazing sleight-of-hand
trick by upping his salary from $3.50
a week to 81 500 a week within two
years. He's good looking, has lot
of what it takes to interest women,
but no one, even his most ardent
admirers can describe him as good
actor.
How did he reach his present
height? BY using his brain-at the
right time. The right time for Enrol
is just after he has started costly
picture-which is when he asks for
a raise-and just before costly
picture-which is when he usually
disappears mysteriously. Errol's at
titude can be summed up in his own
words-"I'll crack the whip for as
long as I can get away with it..
When I can't, I'll know that I'm
through"
There are no women bosses at
Warners'-as Bette Davis discovers
to her cost every time she stages a
rebellion. Sometimes Bette gets away
with a refusal to do a picture she
considers bad (as with Gods Coun-
try and the Woman"), but, by and
large, Hollywood's first lady toes the
mark in line with such privately re-
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Writing the Nations Music
Is Not Always the Snap
1t Might Seem to Be
Jimmy Van Heusen Is All Right. Now,
But There Was an Earlier
Period in His Young Life
By Ira Wolfert.
NEW YORK

melancholy song pay day. The fol!
who write the Nations together then little
gst OF which is Roll out the barrel because
got
known to the trade Jimmy
Van Aeuen He's down writing
ness that manufacture well
that sometimes
quiet young a colore face and
rapidly thinning blond tearing out that
it's just falling out naturally He operating
freight elevator
Topped He used to
on the band as played OF his And he
living about Society
Of Composers
America trying to write successful
Mr. SBabcok songs This
isn't
divingSWingn
shakepeares Midsummer Nights of his
mas n otner songs out now dong business IN Three
then-"speking of Heaven" Can
Kisseswee the 10 numbers frequently
networks last week.
Young building Syracuse
N Y but he know something
stop foong around with songs and ay in
school and get to to something
arrived He had found playing the
anu ne was playing nookey from nigh school to keep It,
Mr. Babcock said it didn't certain
spanked
Edward did not He changed
his Jimmy Van happened
with the radio The Gid
yanked the family genius of
town.
subsequently Year University
Most of the time spent trying write Aens
brother Jerry
with his music for the Cotton Club featured Weather
the Cotton Club show the of 1888
they forgot goodby.
The show flop and after months Edward found himself
plotting
his kitchen of the hod
occasionally
Harlem for Sale as played by Charlie Barnets band.
Subsequently he got job playing other peoples music
publishing $50 week and he find
living at it. approximately 1900
A. 81 from
OF these 1000 about 300 highly paid white
$1,000
high because there about make than
the President of the United States He gets $4,000
hit brings its $4,000 all
radio rolls order
to
whether will hit until
there record of unknown
publishers with everybody coming
saying, that's something
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Life Goes On
In Theaters
OF Berlin
War Difficulties
Haven't Stopped
The Stage Yet
By Melvin K. Whifeleafher,
Associated Press Stan Writer
BERLIN.


BERLIN.
You stumble in. if you can dis
cover the way in the darkness, and
there, behind windows and doors
lined with black paper, Berlin's
stage lights are still shining
brightly.
War has set up some difficulties
for the Nazi capitals theaters, but
it has not crippled them.
The same is true or truer in the
provinces where authorities have
seen to it that amusement continues
to be provided Behind these, from
the outside, completely dark walls
all seats are filled.
Numerous actors. such as the
movie stars Willy Birgel and Karl
Ludwig Diehl, have gone to the
front and some theater folk of lesser
names have fallen in action. Cos
tuning, through rationing of tex
tiles, has become such a problem
that old materials from storehouses
are being worked over.
The simpler the play or film the
better nowadays. Emil Jannings
new film success, Robert KOCH
cost little to produce. but it is a
gripping story of great German
scientist that critics have pro-
nounced one of the best German
films in years.
All of the old show houses are still
running. Movies are harder hit
than the legitimate stage for pro-
duction owing to labor shortage.
No foreign films, excepting Ameri-
can ones, have been thrown on the
screen here since the outbreak of
war. Revivals are the order of the
day in second and third run houses
and sometimes even in top-notch
movies.
There was tendency to throw
(See WHITELEATHER, Page F-2J
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Todoy's Film Schedules

Again Marene Dietrich among the cow
boys. Indians 355 555 7:55 and 1856 Pm March OF
Time: $40, 5:35, 7:35 and 935 pm.
EARLERulers of the the story of steam vs. SAIL l5o 49,
7:20 and 1905 Stage shows $780, 6:l5 and Soo pm
Housekeepers Daughter COMEDY with Joan
Bennett: 2:55, 5:l0, TBS and $40 pm.
ghthearted manner
435 tbs and s55 pm shows 1885, 6:l5 and SSo pm
NTROPOLITAN"The Return Doctor x dongs, with
Humphrey Bogart 2, $685. 555 755 and o:55 pm
COLUBIA-"Babes in Arms Mickey Rooney field day. T. SSo
$50 745 and $50 pm. r..
I1TTLE-oden Times the Chaplin fm 44o 72o and 1905
Don Quxote with Feodor Chaapin in the title role:
$780, sos and 8:45
TRANSFORMERS and shorts; continuous from pm
Evening star., 1939-12-10

an unprecedented array of brilliant
new talent, hard-pressed old-timers
discarded familiar acting routines
and scored solidly with radically
changed characterizations. In star
ring ranks, many accepted routines
went topsy-turvy.
Greta Carlo, for instance, was
a great big question-mark to box
Offices, when she returned to the
M-G-M lot early this year. After an
absence Of more. than two years, it
was extremely doubtful If her old
acting tricks could weather the
storm. But Carlo did pot return
Evening star., 1939-12-10

as a sad-faced exponent of throb-
bing heart drama. Instead, she
crossed up the show-going world
by turning comedienne. Garbo
smiled, giggled and laughed up
roariously in ''Ninotchka," and early
returns from key cities indicate she
is now a more potent ticket-selling
force than ever before.
Joan Crawford, sometimes the
tragic madcap, sometimes the mis-
understood woman Of great emo
tional depth, but always the heroine.
was frankly worried over her fu-
tsre at the turn Of the year. Three
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Stewards Cinema Rise
Proves That Glamour
Is Not Everything
Lucky Lad Has Made Progress
Beyond That of Any Actor :.
In Pictures During 1899
By Jay Carmody.

year standpoint the actor who has made
the greatest the and the odds pretty considerable
that anky
biggest
picture contracts in HOLLYWOOD the most notable of the lot being Mr.
Smith Goes Washington Princetons personabl gift Holly
caapulted
dizzy place
laon where the and the income astronomical figures
handling
repoach His determination actor plus his physical and
e of i xi @ e1aor bovs w nav n be nrecisev dime dozen
than personalities
intel
down the them;
that ought inspire ducklngs with ambitions has
The picture which started Stewart his present fight to the top for
"shopwon Angel"
The that creation tattered from long the of the clean
simple youth ung the dancing the sordnees OF show
business But with Stewart the naive young man nd Margaret
looked and sweet charming The
orce called attention fact that this kid Of the few
standing position had not only personality
but fine knack Of projecting it,
Anothe
Himself to a of
gmoless fellow has long farther by far
any type Like Stewart
the legitimate stage
ambition ambition which Hollywood has
frthd obviously type himself
gamorzng readily character
other kind other kind being something that the
thing which establishes his eligibility for such roles
the young Lincoln Gilbert Martin in Drums
Along the Mohawk meaty in stories OF suh h
production and expensive exploitation That kind
of production and exploitation OF course help young actor enormously
In spite picture satisfaction getting
lost yarning legitimate The right which his last
would difficulty Turing gamore Hank back
Broadway; not permanently, but for while
Hal at Least Explains
His o.
tits pretty unfaeng thing Of his
paper people Daughter current the Palace
Mlqueoa and his reporter and
alcoholic irresponsible whose
standards altitude records --,,
department trouble
explain his portraits At the
probably will which publicity department
sometimes does not feel for the daily was set on
bluntly
Newspapermen in the office
They do notp o desks rather than chairs
1y do not dipping bottle hidden in
q
They do the taste be when the
cv editor the sensational details OF the
latest mystery.
All these negatives Of eportora morals and
did Mr. Roach follow the usual pattern IN creans MS
characters?
Says he:
to the cnematic conception
substitute matter
genuine" ,,
Thus the eofaon because the real article dull
and userless any other citizen
Evening star., 1939-12-10
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
# movie historians were inclined
to record such trivialities they
might write of 1899 as the year Of
the great personality change-the
year In which ingenues turned dra-
matte, dramatic stars became heav-
les, madcaps grew serious and char
acter comedy cropped up In the
most unexpected places ala with
the most amazing results.
Fighting to protect those coveted
star ratings against the iproads ef
Evening star., 1939-12-10
CrOnin Novel

Columbia Pictures has purchased
"The Doctor of Lennox," by A. j.
Cronin. Wesley Ruggles will pro-
duce and direct the story.
Evening star., 1939-12-10

bad pictures in a row plunged her
far down the popularity scale. Joan
buried her pride and accepted what
looked like one of the minor roles
In 'The Woman" and that of a
heavy" besides. But it brought her
back, not to the very front, but
to a spot where she is in q posi-
ton to threaten once more.
Carole Lombard, who wrote the
definition of madcap in big box
office numerals in My .Maau God
frey" and subsequent screwball
comedies, became serious and SYM
(see HEFTERNAN, Page T-2.)
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Goes to Siwasll

Richard earle, dean of hsllywooo
character actors, has Joined the cast
of Paramounts "At Good Old ST.
wash"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
Seabiscuit Will
Work For Mile

SAN BRUNO, Caiif.-The CAL
liant e-year-old thoroughbred, Sea-
biscuit, win work a mile between
races ut Tanforan Saturday with
his regular rider, Jack (Red) Pol
lard. in the stirrup irons.
Tabled as one of Americas
greatest horses In the last 10 years,
the workout" will mark Sea-
biscuits first public appearance
since he went lame at Santa Anita
eight months ago.
Seabiscuit recently returned
70 serious training, with his
owner Charles 8. Howard hop
ing 70 establish him ~ the
leading money winner Of all
TINA
The track sensation Of the dec
ade 10 now $4,000 short Of Sun
Beau's record Of ss76.744.
Seabiscuit's return win highlight
an action-packed week at Tanforan
that viii include running OF the
$1,000 added Lassie Stakes Satur-
day. and the $4,000 added Thanks
giving Day handicap Thursday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
Ping Pong Play

The Psrk-Commerciai Ping Pong
league win operate its usual three
period schedule Of play tonight at
1850. Sis and . o'clock. on the
club tables located on the third
floor Of the Medical Arts building.
Visitors are welcome without
charge to witness the fast games
put on by the IL league teams.
The opening 7:so game follows:
Lands Shoe Company VS.. Wash
burns Service Station; Cardinal
Club Va Sixth Avenue Super
Cream; Royal Arcsnum Club vs..
Fairmont Hotel; Nelson Drug Co.
W. Hob Mob Food shop: Hayden
Watson Florists W. Dsmmier
Printing Company; C. o. Lynn CO.
vs.. squeeks Rondivoo: Superior
Dairy VI. Smish Fuel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
PACIFIC COAST FOOTBALL BRIEFS

Norm Standlee, Coach Tiny Thorn
hill indicated today. frankie Al
bert and Pete Kmetovic will alter
nate at the left half spot.
BERKELEY, Calif.-Bear hopes
for big game victory Saturday
against Stanford were dampened
with the report that Hard Luck"
Ted Hubert, fullback, had injured
his left shoulder during tackling
sessions, and Louis Smith, half
back, had suffered aggravation
of previous leg injury. The Bear
baclfield unit will now probably
be Bill Elmore. quarter; Jerry
Lutes, right half; Tony Firpo, left
half, and McQuary, fullback.
SEATTLE-Coach Jimmy Phe-
Ian of the University OF Washing
ton Huskies shifted backfield men
today in an attempt to fashion a
ball-toting unit to start against
the University Of Oregon here
tomorrow. "Workhorse" Dean Nc
Adams was being tried at both
the halfback positions. Phelan in
dicated McAdams would start at
right half, with Ernie Steele in
the fullback slot.
4 + 4
EUGENE, Ore.-The University
of Oregon Webfeet will be in fine
shape for Thursdays game with
Washington, with the possible ex-
ception of Tackle Merle Peters.
Coach Tex Oliver said today.
Peters suffered a wrenched knee
in practice. Oliver said Elroy
Jensen would replace Peters.
CORVALLIS, Ore.-Big Walt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
Hudson Given
Starting Job

Stadium's Tigers were ready to-
day to meet Lincoln in the annual
Turkey Day game tomorrow at
1918 in the stadium-to defend
the city championship which pre-
ceding teams have presented to the
North End school for the past five
years.
Coach Johnny Heinrich billed
only a brief skull practice session
today. The squad yesterday worked
out for As minutes in the gym
nasium, but later Heinrich put
them through a stiff scrimmage in
the wet, muddy. bowl.
Co Captains Rod Giske,
guard, and Wes Hudson, quar-
ter, outstanding Stadium play
ers, who have been nursing
injuries, both showed to advan-
tage yesterday, their wounds
healed. Both win start the
game tomorrow.
Only regular member of the Benz
gal team who likely will sit out the
game is Austin Fengler, starting
tackle, who pulled several tendons
in his leg and viii not be in con-
dition to play. Otherwise the
Tiger gridders are in sound shape.
Stadium holds a victory over
Lincoln, defeating the Abes in the
opening game of the season, a
King's-x charity game, which
ended Is to 6. ,
Although Hudson has re-
turned, 1t Is likely that Jerry
Williamson, end, will handle
the punting in the fray tomor-
row. Until he was injured
Hudson did most Of the kick
ing for Stadium, but Wilhelm
son has shown so much i'm
provement that Heinrich indi-
Gated he would shoulder the
assignment.
The Tigers are not over-confi-
dent for this game. Last year, a
Lincoln team that had been indif-
ferent all season nearly defeated
better than average Stadium
eleven and this year Heinrich and
his boys aren't planning on taking
any chances.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
Frank Erne Calls
BiHyConnOne of.
Finest He'sSeen

NEW YORK-Frank Erne says
Billy Conn has improved 100 per
cent since he saw him get ready
for Melio Bettina earlier in the
year.
"Conn's punch is better and his
coordination and poise are SWELL"
says the 64-year-old Swiss who
whipped Kid Lavigne 40 years ago
and later lost the lightweight
leadership to the immortal Joe
Cans.
Erne calls the Interchangeable
champion a boxers boxer one
of the best he's ever seen, and he's
eyed a lot of them in the last As
years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
Glove Bosses
Become BUSY

NEW YoRk-The boxing bust
ness. which began ''mopping up
action after an alleged confession
by Heavyweight Harry Thomas
that he had thrown two fights. re-
ceived two more coats of white
wash today.
The Pennsylvania and New York
boxing commissions reached a
working agreement for the con-
duct of the fight game in both
states. Boxers or managers sus-
pended in one state for violations
will not be permitted to operate
in the other.
In connection with Rep.
Ambrose j. kennedy's pro-
posed federal cleanup" of
boxing. Promoter Mike Jacobs
said that the 10th Century
club would welcome an in
vestigation. During the year
ended today. the clubs box
ing shows had paid a total OF
S5S0,585 in taxes to the fed
eral and state governments.
OF this, s42s,7s went to Uncle
Sam and s151 sos to the states
in which the goth Century staged
shows.
Thomas, who had filed an affi-
davit in Chicago to the effect that
he had thrown fights to Max
Schmeling in New York and Tony
Galento in Philadelphia, declined
to discuss it at a commission
meeting here yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
Abe Griidders
Fit for Game

Lincoln high gridders raced
through their final turnout of the
year yesterday and are waiting
the gun that viii send them
against Stadium In their classical
Thanksgiving Gay encounter at
1915 in the Stadium bowl.
All Of the squad are mentally
and physically fit, according to
Coach Eddie Schwarz. They came
through the final practice session
without serious injury, although
Wayne Sloyer, who may start at
the center slot. suffered a badly
wrenched leg.
The Abe gridders are conf
dent that they will be the
eleven that In 10 stop the Sta
dunn jinx which has lasted
for the last five Turkey day
games.
This fray will close the high
school careers Of 10 OF the 81
man squad now turning out. The
seniors who will climax their grid
careers are Dave Stokesberry. Bob
Cole. Frank Morrone, Rex Burns.
Dex Hutton. John Clark, Jack
Godfrey captain for this camel,
Louie Marchesini, Rube Nelson and
Tony Usich, three-yesr letter-win-
ner. Five Of the boys viii start
the contest.
Spirit IL high In the Abe
student body. An hour pep
assembly was held this morn
Ing and the annual Football
Night dance IL slated tonight
In the school gym. Several
ex-Abe grid greats viii he
present mt the dance and will
speak during the interpnission
program.
Among them are Rick johnson,
"kak" Wasmund, George Wise,
Jim and Jess Brooks, Frank Sto-
jack, Clarence Robson, Jimmy
Mosolf. Larry Huseby. Jerry Gee
han and Bill Weiking.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
Columbia Eleven
Bills Work FRIDAY

There will be no rest for the
Tacoma Columbia gridders of the
Northwest league this week, Coach
Mike Tucci announced Wednesday.
He has called a special practice
session Friday night at s o'clock
at Lincoln bowl. The Bears face
the strong Enumclaw Silver Ba-
rons for the title Sunday after
noon at Enumclaw.
Thus far the Tacoma eleven
has been indicated, but the
squad seemed to lack drive In
the game with West Seattle
Sunday. The Jackets counted
the first touchdown scored
against the Columbian this
season.
The line did not charge as in
former games and Tucci is hoping
that he can iron out the wrinkles
before the all important tilt with
the Barons.
After the Silver Baron contest
there Is but one game left for
Tacoma and by defeating the
Enumclaw outfit this week end
Tacoma can nail down the cham
pionship pennant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
Lincoln And Stadium Renew Traditional Play
GEORGETOWN STAFF
GIVEN CREDIT FOR
TWO ALMA MATTERS

WASHINGTON - The en-
tire Georgetown varsity coach
ing staff not only are alumni
of the school but of Mara uni
yerSity as well. which is what
some folks dub Tim Mara's
New York football Giants.
Head Coach Jack Haggerty was
a Giant back from 1926 TO 1882.
George Murtagh and Maurise
Dubofsky, assistants, played
center and guard for the
Giants in 1926-S2 and 1882 re-
spectively.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23
(3S) Grey Ghost
Y BASKETBALL LEAGUE

In the first game Of the Tues
day nights play the Shower Room
Sharks took an easy win from the
Dormitory team, 81 to IL. For
the winners Harold Houston was
high with % points. and for the
losers Close was high with eight
points.
The Live Wires in the second
game gave the Young Mems Coun-
Gil a drubbing, ~ to IL. For the
winners Lewis was high with IA
points, for the losers Lindal, Ham,
NETT and Elsberry each scored four
points.