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Evening star., 1939-08-06

popular phrases in song of mine
was gotta get some shuteye.' Grand
father wouldn't understand it.
80, song writers have to change
to keep up with both the language
and the moods of the people. But
this policy of song writers has not
taken them too far away from
classical and enduring work. While
remaining popular writers, the Tin
Pan Alley composers still adhere to
the Carnegie Hall pattern.
And the swing novelties of today,
such as 'Dipsey Doodle and Stomp
in at the Savoy. are not complete
innovations. Just as examples there
were, years ago, the popular Balm
the Jack and Irving Berlin's Rag
time Violin And Victor Herbert
composed "A Little Bug Is Going to
Get You Some Day
Popular songs, like modern life,
have gotten faster and more sue
cinct. In the old-fashioned jazz
school a popular song was Sailing
Down Chesapeake Bay song
which pictured a man in his best
clothes taking a holiday. A modern
day counterpart of that song would
be Berlin's Top Hat Instead of
going into all the details of a mans
best clothes as was done in Sailing
Down Chesapeake Bay Berlin gives
the entire picture by simply saying
that the man wore his top hat"
Schwartz, who first started getting
ideas for songs when he was going to
school in Newark, N. j., and Billings,
Mont, unused that the life of a song
writer is an uncertain one. AS he
says, only the public-and not the
song writer-can tell If a song Is a
hit or failure.
For instance, he thinks one of the
best songs he has ever written is
"If There Is Some One Lovelier
Than You" But it has never been
a success, although Lawrence Tibbett
and Lannie Ross continually sing it
on their radio programs because
they, too, think it is one of Schwartz's
top tunes.
In contrast, Schwartz thinks that
one of his less praiseworthy songs is
"Oh, Give Me Something to Remem-
ber You BY
He wrote it first as a comedy num-
ber. but changed it to serious vein
when Libby Holman, the sultry
voiced blues singer. needed a song
for a new revue. 1t has been one of
his most popular songs.
Schwartz's new operetta, which
probably will be ready to open on
Broadway next winter, is about the
South.
Dixie" Schwartz said, lis the rich
field for inspiration of music, just as
it already has been for literature"
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ers bounced into stardom in their
musical revues when they took so
much time and trouble to tear down
the settings of luxurious mansion
they had encountered. An ak in
drawing room was their idea.
Ed Wynn found one of his biggest
laughs in George Whites Scan
dals" where a man walked into a
restaurant operated by Chef Wynn.
I'm so hungry 1 could eat
horse said the customer.
Wherewith Wynn walked offstage
and came back on leading a horse.
1t was a laugh, but cost $40
night to rent horse.
But laughs pay good money. Fred
Allen earns as much for lO-word
gag as serious writer's might earn
for 10000 words. Allen, however,
does as much research for his 10
word gag as does the serious writer
for his 10000 words.
Jimmie Durante bounded from
vaudeville stages to stage and screen
stardom with an act that en-
ployed many props and cost money
One was the sketch where he tossed
dozens of straw hats at the audi
ence every performance and the
other was a comic song where he
dumped load of fireWood into the
orchestra. Apparently the laughs
were worth the expense.
In 'Hellzapoppin" at the moment
is a lad who gets laugh because
he walks on stage into almost every
scene carrying a 300-pound cake of
ice. Besides the cost of the ice
the actor has to change his costume
each performance. 1t is expensive
but it gets a laugh.
Some such laugh-provoking gags
work into system. About Is years
ago Eddie Cantor created one of
his most hilarious mirth scenes in
kid Boots" when he came on as
a very serious performer and was
Immediately beaten up in gangster
fashion by an osteopath. Cantor
has used practically the same situa-
ton in every motion picture and
revue he has made since then.
1t pays. apparently, to know how
to make people laugh.
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CAPITALS RADIO PROGRAM
ond7

II 100 a am.-WMAL, John Kerrick baritone, sings
Wolfe's "Ewig," the serenade from Don
Juan de Manara.' by Goosens; I'll Pleut
Des Petales de Fleurs," by Baton and De
Faas "Segudila" The quartet is heard
in Greg's "Opus 81 in G Minor" and
Bridges arrangements of Cherry Ripe"
and Sally in Our Alley" Henrietta
Schumann, pianist, is heard with the
Radio City Music Hall String Quartet in
Robert Schumann's "Kinderscenen, Opus
Is"
1:00-WJSV, the ceaseless efforts of War and
Navy Departments to keep the United
States safe at all times is dramatized in
Democracy in Action
2:00-WJSV-Howard Barlow opens his con-
cert program with Cigars overture
Evening star., 1939-08-06

meeting with a movie parsonage pro-
vided the break.
II was walking up Hollywood
boulevard one afternoon" said
Binns, when, right in front of the
Chinese Theater, I observed Chico
Marx standing in front of the box
office. He was staring at me.
"As walked by he stepped out
and confronted me. You are pro-
fessor,' he said.
II told him I was a pharmacist,
not a professor.
"'You are professor and you'll
come right along with me- he per-
sisted. So I went. They took me
to Paramount and first thing I
knew I was professor-in Horse
Feathers
Binns is a giant by comparison
to Tiny Jones, but he's still under
average height. Because of his
5-foot-3 height and his weight of
lis pounds, jobs are not too nu-
merous for him. But he's choosy
about his roles, nevertheless. He
prefers wearing full-dress, aged war
veterans uniforms and the garb of
diplomats. Often he turns down
calls that don't measure up to his
sartorial likes.
Binns doesn't smoke, takes
nightly glass of beer and his hobby
is church work and fraternal ac-
tivities.
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with cups I won in Charleston con-
tests"
Ebsen thought dancing was some
thing that only "sissies" enthused
about and would have no part of
it until he got hungry. His father
ran a dancing school in Florida,
and, Buddy ran away from home
to Broadway to become a soda
jerker.
Il was soda jerker all right"
Buddy said, as he slowly danced
around the stage, but I nearly
starved to death And let me tell
you when you're hungry you lose a
lot of wrong impressions you get
when you've got plenty to eat. So
I got over thinking dancing was
sissified."
When Buddy escaped from his
banana splits he went over to be-
come a soft-shoe dancing cowboy for
the late Flo Ziegfeld. That was in
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Outdoor Amusements

GLEN ECHO PARK Only
local outdoor amusement re-
sort with all the usual park
rides, a midway and a pic
mic grove. There's dancing
nightly Except Sundays in
the Spanish Garden Ball
room to name band.
Swimmers delight is the
Crystal Pool.
SEASIDE PARK-At Chesa-
peake Beach, Md. In addi-
ton to the amusement park
attractions there's a mile of
boardwalk and a half-mile
pier out into Chesapeake Bay
CITY OF WASHINGTON-The
Wilson Line steamer sails for
Marshall Hall Park and
Mount Vernon daily at 10 a m.
and 2p.m. Other cruises are
the sunset at $50, stopping
at Marshall Hall just long
enough to load and unload
passengers, and the nightly
moonlight" at $50, with
dancing to McWilliams' Or
chestra.
S. S. POTOMAC-There's a
three-hour moonlight dance
cruise every night at 8:45
o'clock, with a midnight"
Saturday nights at 1890 am.
Every Sunday morning the
boat makes a trip to Colonial
Beach, leaving at 9 o'clock,
returning in the evening.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Coming Attractions

PALACE-"Stanley and Living
stone" film story of a re-
porter's search through
African wilds for a lost ex-
plorer and missionary who
wasn't lost at all, opens
Thursday. Spencer Tracy is
Stanley, Sir Cedric Hard
wicke is Livingstone and the
cast includes Nancy Kelly and
Richard Greene.
EARLE-"Each Dawn I Die"
story of a newspaper re-
porter railroaded to prison by
a gang he knows too much
about, teams Jimmy Cagney
and George Raft for the first
time; starting Friday. The
stage show, Midsummer
Affairs" will have Bob Du-
pont, Moore and Revel, other
acts and the Roxeyettes.
CAPITOL-"Hotel for Women"
brings New York cafe So
ciety's Elsa Maxwell to the
screen in her familiar party
Ainging role when it arrives
Friday. Ann Sothern, James
Ellison and number of
others are her supporting cast.
There will be a new stage
bill, too.
KEITH'S-"W hen Tomorrow
Comes" (Which you have been
reading about as Give Us
This Night'D is scheduled to
follow Bachelor Mother" the
Ginger Rogers comedy hit.
It's another with Irene Dunno
and Charles Boyer, directed
by John M. Stahl, the Love
Affair" trio.
METROPOLITAN - Blonde
Takes a Vacation" third in
the domestic comedy series,
arrives Friday. Penny Single
ton, Arthur Lake and Larry
Simms are still the Blonde,
Dagwood and Baby Dumping
and Daisy is still Daisy.
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d SOuplC VI lCllO"S lidHlCd AOOOIG'
and Costello who are what is i'm
politely known as 'wowing en- in
the revue, The Streets of Paris"
Abbott and Costello are funny,
but like most of the comedians in
the past they call upon a grand
circus of props to win their laughs.
For instance, Costello is singing on
the stage a song about an apple
tree. The ultra moment of his
lyric is when he sings that when
he wants an apple he just shakes
the tree. Comes that line and a
bushel basket of apples fall on his
head. It's hard and long work but
it's laugh.
= But comedians have always taken
such punishment. The Marx Broth
Evening star., 1939-08-06

pTOuuCcu at WdTIler DIOS. yOu WlAl'
see Tiny Jones. She's the little
woman with the twinkling eye and
a face like a winter apple. She
stands feet / inch. She's Barry
more's mascot
HE gets me into all his pictures"
said Tiny proudly mo matter what
studio stars him in a picture, Jack
always asks for me-"
Tiny's mascoting dates back to
Barrymore's early days in Holly
wood, when he was fresh from the
stage and making pictures for War
ners, before they absorbed First
National.
Il knew Dolores Costello before
she and Jack were married." said
Tiny. Dolores introduced me to
Jack and right away he said. You're
going to be my mascot. I want you
in all my pictures.
John got big portrait of his
well-known profile and inscribed it
to MY best girl, Tiny Jones'" That
cinched the deal-and Tiny's been
on Johns call sheet ever since.
I'm SO little" chuckled Tiny,
"that always get a lot of laughs.
Why, I can't help laughing at my
self up there on the screen"
You've seen John Binns-dozens
of times. The Oldest dress extra in
pictures-he's now 8l-Binns was
discovered by Chico Marx seven
years ago. He went into a Marx
picture then and he hasn't missed
one since-with many others sand
wiched in.
Binns is known as a dignity"
type. He's English. suave and re-
served. The MARKHAM slapstickers
like him right up near the front
line because his dignified mien is
swell contrast for custard-pie antics
Born in Manchester, England,
Binns is pharmacist by profession,
but when he landed in this country
he suffered many ups and downs
in the drug business. His last stand
was in Oakland. Calf. Losing out
there, he decided to try picture
work in Hollywood He canvassed
the studios for several weeks with
no luck and then a chance street
Evening star., 1939-08-06


Crowd" The Band Wagon" and
"Stars in Your Eyes" are romantic
or humorous, but not swing.
AS he walked about his penthouse
terrace high above New York City's
East River he outlined a perfect
case for swing:
' Music, like any other art,
changes. 1t must change in order
to develop-in order to meet the
demands of the public. These de-
mands change as the public de-
velops. Stagnation, as Robert
Browning once said, is the unfor-
givable sin.
That's why ragtime gave way to
Jazz and jazz gave way to swing.
But I think that swing or certain
principles of it are here to stay
More than anything else swing has
liberated orcheStraS and given mu-
sicians some creative power of their
own, rather than forcing them to
follow strictly the music as set
down by the composers.
Never again, I think, will COM
posers be able to hold musicians
. strictly in rein, like a string of
oarsmen in a Roman slave ship"
Schwartz, scanning albums of
music that cover Tin Pan Alley pro-
duction from the times of Victor
Herbert to present day COM
posers, said that the two most far
reaching influences on changing the
trends of Broadway songs between
1900 and 1910 were:
" l, Development of American
slang.
2. Development of rhythmic or
chestras.
/ I'm 1900 it was quite a risk for a
song to have a lyric which referred
to line of show girls as quaint
huzzies. AS censorship lifted and
. the public attitude became more lib
eral the song writer's changed.
Where a typical intense rhythm of
80 years ago was Tell Me Pretty
Maiden today if that same COM
poser were writing that same song
l, he probably would call it Say
Baby
Along with the development of
american slang the American Ian
guage has been developing. We're
getting away from that 18th CEN
ttury English language We used to
speak and are developing a true
American language, one so individ-
-ual that it is being initiated abroad
much as we initiate a French or
Italian accent
5 American writer's are now indi-
viduals in their styles and changing
the language. Forty years ago a
writer with such an individual style
as Ernest Hemingway would hardly
be understood. One of the most
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Concert includes Wagner's march Tam
hauser' and overture "Rienzi"; Smon's
Willow Echoes; Goldman's tango "Es-
panita," and two Goldman marches, THE
Progressive" and "Childrens March"
8: B:30-WRC, Miss Jean Dickinson, soprano,
sings La Farfalleta" and with Frank
Mum, tenor she sings the familiar "Auf
Wiedersehen, My Dear" as high light of
the program OF familiar music.
8 9:00-WOL, Lucius Beebe and John Chapman,
New York columnists, are guests of
Author, Author!" Ellery Queen and S.
j: Perelman complete the cast of the
program
s:so-wMAL, Charles o'connell is the guest
conductor for the Sunset Symphony at
the Water Gate by the National SYM
phony Orchestra. The soloist is Jesus
Maria Sanroma
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Live Actors
Replace
Dummies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD.
Depression has descended upon
Hollywoods dummies-to the benefit
of hundreds of extras.
In the old days no action picture
was complete without wagon load
of dummies. They were thrown
from buildings, dumped into rivers,
run over by trucks and strewn
around battlefields.
But today, under guild contracts
with most studios, dummies may be
used only in scenes involving ire
mendous risk.
If studio uses dummy for work
human being could do, it must pay
an extra anyway.
In Samuel Goldwyr's corpse
sprinkled The Real Glory only two
dummies were used. They were
blown up in a boat.
There were stuntmen willing to
sit in the boat when we blew it up"
said Director Henry Hathaway.
But we wouldn't let them. We
knew they might get hurt
In river scenes showing bodies
floating over rapids Hathaway
wanted to use dummies.
I'VE can do it." the stuntmen said.
Were expert water workers and
there is absolutely no danger"
The scenes went through without
a hitch.
Scores of extras played dead in
The picture for weeks during the film
ing of battle scenes, Hathaway said
Two Filipino women spent four
weeks lying on their faces on a river
bank. Across the river were two
men half-submerged.
And beyond them were a good
many others sprawled around in the
grass. earning $3.50 a day for not
moving a muscle while the camera
turned.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
They Like Dancing, for It's Faster Than Drawl

from Alabama and Georgia, and
Buddy Is from Florida. We can ex-
press ourselves better in the pam
tomime Of dancing, perhaps, be-
cause our dancing is faster than
the drawl of our speech.
IN our 'Viene ell Amor dance, the
title Of which really means Come
Love we show how a slinky rhumba
can be quickened into a fast tap
dance. It's a perfect mood for
Broadway audiences who like a
dance both sexy and speedy."\
This is homecoming for Miss Dun
bar, who left Broadway musicals
and night club shows to dance in
the movies, idiots Delight" and
"Alexander's Ragtime Band"
I've been dancing since I was
so high" she said, and she isn't
much higher than that now. "The
attic in our Atlanta home was filled
Evening star., 1939-08-06
BY the Associated Press.

by tt'c HSSOCldtcu FTcoS.
NEW YORK.
An Alabama lass just about as
high as your vest pocket and a
dancing lad who is tall enough to
reach the cookies on the high shelf
diagrammed the other day just how
to arrange dance hit for a boy
and girl on Broadway.
The dance is "Viene ell Emor. I"
1t is a rumba, done in the style
of modern tap dance routine and
is winning cheers from the critics
for Dixie Dunbar and Buddy Eb-
sen in 'Yokel Boy" Lew Browns
musical story of couple of young
sters trying to crash into Holly
wood movie stardom.
"It's a technique we learned in
the South" said Miss Dunbar, who
Is only feet 111a inches tall. I'm
Evening star., 1939-08-06

"Whoopee" and after that came
long run of pictures in Holly
wood.
Buddy is a top-fight dancer now
and confesses he should have taken
his pappy's advice in the first place
and not wasted so much time dish
ing up ice cream for jitterbugs who
wouldn't know a time step from
Highland fling.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Todoy's High Lights
fAH times Pm. unless indicated.

"Froissart, Opus 49," He next turns to
"Mozart's Symphony in Major" the
'Haffner," and concludes with Sibelius'
strikingly colorful "Tapiola"
2:OO-WRC, Mischa Mschakoff, concertmaster
OF the N. B. c. Symphony Orchestra, is
heard with the Chautauqua Symphony
Orchestra under the baton of Albert
Stoessel. Mischakoff features the SYM
phonie Espagnole," for violin and or
chestra, by Lalo, as his solo,
':OO-WMAL-The N. B. C. Orchestra conduct
ed by DR.. Frank Black, is heard in another
presentation of concert favorites
1:3O-WOL, the Edwin Franko Goldman Band
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Or Don't Believe It

Donald Meek takes lot OF kid
ding about his name, but it is his
own. His father was Mathew Meek,
famous Scottish artist. On the set
of The Housekeeper's Daughter"
at the Roach studio, where he is
playing fiery newspaper editor,
Meek broke down and admitted that
in his younger days he was en-
gagged to girl named Mabel Milde !!
Evening star., 1939-08-06
They're Funny People
But Comics Certainly Work Hard
To Get Those LAUGHS
NEW YORK,

By the Associated Press YORK
Comedians are clever people make lot of consistently
the sole
conclusion
of Others
w. C.F
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Colorful Personalities
Stand in the Shadows
Unbilled Small Part Players
Are Some of Cinema's More
Interesting Persons
HOLLYWOOD,


background recognize
working the of
in all pictures large
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Yes, Swing Is Here to Stay,
Saws Arthur Schwartz
Modern Life Is Faster, So Songs .
Are Faster to Keep Up With
The Tempo of the Times
~ the Associated Press.


keep hesaed
serious
developed
Arthur Schwartz swing himself His hit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-13
Shower etes
Bride lobe
Sisters Honor Miss Dorothy
Sherman Who Will Wed
Mr.. King in March

Miss Dorothy McClintock
and her sisters, Mrs. Fred
Church and Mrs. Elmer Klatt
were joint hostesses recently
at a miscellaneous shower
honoring Miss Dorothy Sher-
man whose marriage to Mr..
Bruce King of Tacoma will
take place this month. The
party was given at the home
of Mrs. klatt.
The evening was spent in play
ing games with favors going to
Mesdames Russell kasselman, Her.
bert Warner, Albert Cossette, AL
Larson and John Prebula.
Later the honored guest was
presented with a shower of gifts
for her new home. A late buffet
supper was served, concluding the
evening.
Those asked for the evening were
Mesdames John Prebula, Herbert
Warner, Harry Johnson, LYLE
Dales, Albert Cossette. Alfred Lar
sen, Preston Harris, William Ken.
nedy, Russell Kasselman, Ophelia
Barrows, Agnes Gordham and
Genevieve Houx and the Misses
Gunhild Versland, Nellie Nelson,
Edna Duey and Elizabeth Miller
and the hostesses' mother, Mrs.
Brown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-13
Independent Bible Church
Groups TO Meet

Units and guild of the Independ-
ent Bible church will meet during
the coming week as follows:
Rachel guild will entertain Mon
day evening at a $50 o'clock din
ner for husbands of guild men,
bers. Games and entertainment
viii follow the dinner hour.
On Tuesday, members of Unit
! will meet in the Ingleside apart
ments with Mrs. S W1ngate. Mrs.
Bingham will preside for the 1870
o'clock meeting and Mrs. Church
ward will be in charge of the Bible
study.
Unit will meet Thursday with
Mrs. Earl Wilbur. 1926 No. Steele
st, for a 1890 o'clock luncheon
and on the same day members Of
Unit 4 will meet with Mrs. Carrie
Foust, 304 So. Ainsworth for a
1890 pot luck luncheon. Mrs.
Donelson will lead the Bible study
and the hostess will be in charge
of the missionary study.
Members of Unit IL will meet
with Mrs. L. o. DuPris in Fife.
Those wishing transportation are
asked 10 meet at oath and Pacific
ave. at Has o'clock. Mrs. II. NJ.
Pace will preside during the ses-
sion and Mrs. E. J. NcAllister VIII
read a missionary letter. Mrs.
r. II. Paul will lead the Bible
study. A pot luck luncheon will be
served.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-13
Missionary
Will Speak
Mss Myrtle Nordin Of Co.
lombis, South America,
70 Give Lecture

Miss Myrtle Nordin, mis-
sionary to Colombia, South
America, will be guest speaker
1t the First Lutheran church
It 8 o'clock Monday evening,
when she will tell of her ex-
periences while on the field
and illustrate them with NOV
ing pictures. Mrs. E. V. Nell
son, president of the mission
ary society of the local church,
NJ preside and during the
social hour will be assisted by
the Mesdames Gustaf john
son. F. E. Gustafson, Z. j.
Bartx and Anna Elmer.
wednesday evening. at $3.50
o'clock, the Junior Luther leaguers
will gather In the parlors OF the
church for pot-luck supper.
At the Lenten service Wednes-
day evening. at s O'Clock. members
of the Tabitha society will be spe-
cial guests. They viii hold their
monthly meeting in the church
parIors after the service. Refresh
ments win be served. Hostesses for
the evening viii be Mcsdamcs
Reubin Hedberg. Edward Young.
John Nordlund. A. r. Swenson.
Gustaf johnson. John Benson, N. G..
Nelson. c. Z. Hamilton, Thure Nell
son. B. B. Barfels, Gust Johnson
and J. v. Donelson-
Thursday afternoon. AT 2 o'clock.
members Of Circle Z viii be guests
Of Mrs. H. M. Anderson. at her
home, 1922 No. Proctor ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-13
Calls Meeting Of
Executive Board

Mrs. E. J. Doherty, president of
the Goodwill Women's auxiliary, is
calling a meeting of her executive
board for 2 o'clock Monday after
noon at her home at 623 Fawcett
ave.
On Monday evening at $50
O'Clock, the c and S chapter of the
Goodwill auxiliary will meet at the
home of Mrs. Eva Van Dyke, 1119
No. Cakes St, for dinner and a
business meeting. The chapter is
composed of business women. It's
officers are Mrs. w. II. Rasch,
president; Miss Bertha Ketner,
vice president; Miss Bertha B.
Penney, secretary-treasurer.