Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1930, Page 5

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBLR 28 U G ON A=§ \J ADDY BROWNING | MBS [ ernaron s fints: mews weiAw oW SUEDBY PEAHES [ W | TOSUEEOROL HEN ' Divorce Plea.to Ask $50,000 110,000 Independent Produc- a Year on Allegations ers to Lose Market When of Infidelity. One Purchaser Quits. “AIRSHIP” WIND INDICATOR TESTED By the Associated Press. TULSA, Okla., December 27.—Succor for 10,000 small independent ofl pro- | ducers of Northeastern Oklahoma and Southeastern Kansas, who will lose their market outlet January 1, when the Prairie Ofl & Gas Co. withdraws as a purchaser, still was in a formative stage | tonight. Dozen Companies Represented. Representatives of a dozen of the larger purchasing and pipe line com- panies, called into conference here by {E. B. Reeser, president of the Ameri- jcan Petroleum Institute, concluded | their meeting today without having agreed upon a definite program of relief. A commiftee was formed to carry on the task of seeking to apportion the| “distress” oil, approximately 40,000 bar- rels daily, among the principal purchas- ers of midcontinent production. This body, made up of one representative By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 27.—Frances | Heenan “Peaches” Browning, 19, start- | ed court action today for an absolute | divorce from Edward W. “Daddy” Browning, 55, wealthy real estate oper- ator, whose six months of married life with her was the subject of a sensa- | tional separation suit early in 1927, Notice on the suit for divorce was served on Browning today. As a pre-| [ liminary action yesterday Mrs. Brown. | ing’s attorneys obtained a court order appointing her mother, Mrs. Carolyn ! leenan, as her guardian. The attorneys said she would ask | $50,000 a year in alimony and $25000 | attorneys’ ‘fees. The suit is expected ' to be filed next week. i Money Desire Blamed. | “The answer to the whole case is| oney, money, easy money,” said | rowning in a formal statement sent | to the press with photographs. He caplitalized the last four words. Mrs. Browning bases her complaint against her estranged husband on al- leged infidelity. Her attorneys said she was ready to name three women. “I defy any man, woman or child ng":fi“}%& "S‘S?x‘é"}»"p‘r'éie“;’x‘,?f Lhitv : from each of the companies taking part | {in the conference, held a preliminary Sione "With & woiman since T won my g % ; B | Sesdion nd- adjourned untl Monday | case against said Mrs. Browning over ' L kS . b R. M. Young, president of the Carter three years ago,” Browning said in his: Oil Co., was named chairman. statement. “Every allegation against| Still Hopes for Agreement. ""vv'he‘i.““i;'.‘fffifi‘x’,‘.i "é‘;?;'"m cross-suit Following the session, Reeser said dif- for legal separation from his young ficulties were - being experienced in at- wife she lost temporary alimony of tempting to reach .l soluu;m ;g‘;;fl:‘lli $300 a week. Later, however, she sued to all of the compsln es re‘p ‘zsew 5 for and won dower rights in his prop- )'nlz ualg]l b:;se ‘)’:e(;%ilé a satisfactory plan mnyi'nwnlnx‘s marriage . to Frances ngyfm‘ tctlegnphe; s g:::‘flr;d vr]e‘m of the conference Heenan on March 10, 1926, when she e e hin ot Whe oot was 15 years old and he 51, attracted wide attention because of his previous ference was held behind closed doors NEWS ITEM! Reprinted From Star Jazz Music to Resound in Stately Mansion for Second Season. Jazz music again will resound through the White House December 30, with Allan Hoover host at a dance to 200 or more members of the Capital's younger society set. A private dance orchestra has been hired for' the festivities. A new type wind direction indicator for airmen is being tested at Bolling Field. It is in the shape of a dirigible floating from a steel mooring’ mast and is claimed to be visible from great distances at day or night. The dirigible Is 17 feet long and 3 feet in diameter, built of doped fabric over a steel frame and lighted from within. It swings from a mast 25 feet high and when there is no wind may be swung by gears to indicate the preferred landing and take-off direction. The device has been mounted on top of a hangar adjoining the weather observation tower and the field operations office. attempts to adopt a girl playmate for Dorothy Sunshine Browning, whom he adopted in 1919 at the age of 3. 12,000 Answer Ad. He advertised for a girl of 14 and out of 12,000 applicants selected Mary Louise Spas, whose age was given as 16. School records later showed her to be 21. After extensive investigation by the Children’s Society the adoption was repudiated. The Spas girl brought suit some years later, charging Browning made improper advances to her. ‘The real estate millionaire met “Peaches” Heenan at a dance given by & high school sorority which he helped financially. He said it was a case of love at first sight. When their engage- ment was made public Mrs. Browning i was suffering acid burns about the face and Browning told reporters “some fiend” had stolen into her bed room at night and thrown the vitriolic liquid at her. They lived together six months. When their suits for separation were filed the court impounded the com- plaints as too sensational for public consumption. THE WEATHER District of Columbia, Virginia—Fair Sunday; Monday increasing cloudiness, possibly occasional rain. Maryland and West Virginia—Cloudy Sunday; Monday increasing cloudiness, probably followed by rain or snow. Record for Twenty-four Hours. ‘Temperature—Midnight, 39; 2 am., 39; 4 am, 36; 6 am, 35 8 am, 35; 10 a.m., 36; 12 noon, 40; 2 p.m. 41: 4 p.mi. 40; 6 pm., 39; 8 pm., 37; 104 pm., 35. hest, 42; lowest, 34. Relative humidity—8 a.m., 93; 2 p.m., 91; 8 p.m,, 60. Rainfall (8 pm. to 8 pm.), .55. Hours of sunshine, 4.8. Per cent of possible sunshine, 51. ‘Temperature same date last year— Highest, 52; lowest, 36. ‘Tide Table. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) ‘Today—Low tide, 8:23 a.m. and 1:39 pm.; high’tide, 9:01 am. and 2:19 pm. Tomorrow—Low tide, 9:09 a.m. and 2:31 pm.; high tide, 9:57 am. and 3:09 pm. | The Sun and Moon. ‘Today—Sun rose 7:26 a.m.; sun sets 4:52 pm. ‘Tomorrow—Sun rises 7:26 a.m.; sun sets 4:53 p.m. Moon rises 12:15 a.m.; sets 12:13 p.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear this p.m. Weather in Various Cities. ~Temperature.— Precipi- Max. Mia _ tation.8 Sat- Fri. Sat.p.m.io urday.night. 8p.m. 8p.m. Asheville, N. C. W S0 gk s Atlanta, Ga Atiantic City, N.'J. Baltimore, Md. Birmingham. Ala a Dak.. Cleveland, Ohio Davenport, low nver, Colo. Des Moines, Detroit, Mich Louisville, Marauette. W sans 90 4 0.18 Miss WASHINGTON, D. C CANADIAN BUYS COLUMBIA Monoplane That Crossed Atlantic for Museum. NEW YORK, December 27 (#).—The famcus old monoplane Columbia, only heavier-than-air machine to fly twice across the Atlantic, has been sold to a Canadian, W. Sherwin Cottingham, who lives in London and is a director of Sherwin Willlams of Canada, Ltd. He bought it from Charles A. Levine, who flew in it to Germany with Clar- ence Chamberlain more than three T 18 expected 1 the plane will find a final restis a4 museum in . 3 lx:‘up;:‘w nld Rfi:levenc:lneld. . Erroll Bo ant jarry nor fiew the machine from Canada to Lon- don the past Fall. Dr D.A C. Ridgley Honored. WORCESTER, Mass, December 27 (). —Dr. Douglas C. Ridgley, professor S eoFrEsttent o the National Society len s the seven= of Geography Teachers at Mg gl e A T 0.02 0.55 Twice From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. Skinner in “Khmt’t"' at the Earle Theater. thrallsd American theater- goers with his unsurpassable interpretation of an_unfor- gettab'e role, Hajj, the rascally beg- gar of Bagdad, in “Kismet,” a tale of the ori:nt. INETEEN years ago, Otis Skinner d:lighted and en- The passing of the years has, if possible, but added to the his- trionic _laurels of Mr. Skinn<r, who in the pho- toplay version of the immortal comedy - drama, is seen this week at the Earle Theat-r. In troducing scenes of orien- tal splendor, possible only in the cinema world, the talk- Otis Skinner. ing- picture, “Kismet,” has brought to the silver scre:n all the charm and originality, the strange fascination and the delighted chuck- les which were offered in_the stage production 19 years ago. The stage, howev:r, ‘was unable to produce the scenic effects which are to be found in the screen version. The grandeur and spectacular beauty do not in any way detract from the major at- traction of the play, Otis Skinner, who is entir:ly delightful as the wily, crafty and unscrupulous beggar, whose only redeeming quality is his love for his daughter. Kismet, oriental word for - fate, tells of the strange happenings, which, in 24 hours, take place in the life of Hajj, the beggar of ‘Bagdad. Awakening in rags upon the steps of the temp'e where he has bagged for 20 years, before the rise of th> fol- lowing day's sun. Hajj enjoys the grand=ur of riches and position; knows the terror of threatened tor- ture and death; sees tae av-nging of his bittorest enemy, and, with the sentence of banishment from the rea'm passed upon him, watches his beloved daughter” depart from the temple in glory,.as the wife of the Caliph. Mr. Skinner is ably supported by Loretta Young. lovely as the daugh- ter of Hajj: David Mann:rs, Mary Duncan, Sidney Blackner, Ford Sterling and a number of others well known in the cinema world. Some remarkably skillful pho- tography has been employed. A group of harem ladies, swimming in the crystal waters of a palm-en- closed pool, have been photographed apparently from the beams of th palace roof, as one gazes down upon them, their long hair trailing behind them, very much as one would upon sea-side bathers. from an airplane Added attraction is lent to the screen production of Kismet by an oriental musical theme. introduced frequently throughout the picture. In addition to Otis Skinner in his mmortal production, the Earle of- fers several entertaining numbers on the stage. A novel and clever in- terpretation of a small town stage manager, is seen in “Withers’ Op'ry,” in which Mr. Withers in- terprets the part of the manager, and is supported in his sketch by May Allen, Jess Willingham. Joe Sola, John Turner and William Zinnel. Booth, dialect comedians: George Shafer, and Al Gould, the Betty Jane Cooper Revu®, the Lathrop Broth'rs, Joe Reems and Birdye Markficld, _introduced by Maxine Dovle, Mistress of Ceremonies, com- plete the stage program. ‘G. 8. 8. “Little Women” Played By National Junior Theater. DELIGHTFUL dramatization of Touisa Alcott's immortal story, “Little Women,” was witnessed by an appreciative audi-nce which gathered vesterday morn‘ng at the Belasco Theater to offer approval and appreciation of the presenta- tion by the National Junior Theater Plavers. Although the well known story of that lovable human familv, the Marches. deals with a dav when, to say a thing was “simoly plum: v considered mnst outragecus slang, and slang. the adopted modern form of forceful speech, was the “unforgivable sin” for a proper young lady of those times, yet the sophisticated young people of this free age appeared to apprciate carefree, tom-boy Jo and her sisters, Meg. Beth and Amy, as much as /did the chaperoned young ladies of years ago, ‘While a Jarge part of the audience which attended the ng's per- formance was made up of jun’ors, there were also ‘“older people, whose delight in the play was doubt- tess augmented by reminiscences of happy days, when Louisa Alcott's ks wer: the thrillers of all girl- A particular hoice Wi mdeby!hau:’um- Junfnr'nm':'r Players in the selection Jof Mildred lmu,o.fimuyw Sol Gould and Helen Kay , that personal appeal which some Have and some have not, Miss Nat- wick made a convincing and en- tirely lovable Jo. Christine Ramsay, as Meg, gave a thoroughly satisfac- tory interpretation of the dignified, proper, older sister, pathetically unsophisticated in her first love af- fair. Beth, the beloved invalid sister, was effectively portrayed by Harriet Haig, and Amy, the baby of the family, struggling and trip- ping over the usage of “big words,” was played by Mary Buckner. Kate Conway made a lovable and con- vincing Mrs. March. Henry Fonda, as Laurie, brought ease and enthusiasm to his role of the March girls’ best boy friend. Particularly noteworthy was the acting of Auntie March, who brought an uncanny realism to the part of the tyrannical, wealthy, old aunt. Lending talent and ability to the intreptation of other roles were Katherine Burch, as Hannah, Robert de Laney, Mr. March; Kurt Nothnagel, Mr. Lawrcnece; David Fisher, delightful as John Brook, Meg's bashful lover, and Melvin James Fox, as the professor. ‘The performance of “Little Women" was altogether worthy of the good taste in selectiom of plays, and the excellent acting of the artists which has characterized the enter- tainments offersd during past sea- sons of the National Junior Theater of Washington. . 8. B. “War Nurse,” at the Palace, Shows Women's Part in War WAR'S brutality behind the lines of battle and destruction of sensibilities in the midst of carnage and gunfire are shown in their effect on the women who served the Nation in the film “War Nurse,” which is on view at the Palace-Theater. The stage portion of the entertainment has the merit of employing some real talent in the singing and dancing acts, with the result that the entire program gives a strong impression. More than 10 years after the close of the World War there are still some contributions to be made to the long list of illuminating stories of that conflict. The motion picture at the Palace, based upon a book that has won public admiration, presents the women’s side, just as other nota- ble works have taken the soldier'’s experience for a theme. As the women of the story are nurses, the strongest of the scenes are presented with the hospital as a background, and the observer is brought into contact with the agony of death and with mental disturb- ance, as they were disclosed on long rows of cots. Lighter phases of the story are to be found in those periods of relaxation, in which the young women sought to forget the wearying round of duties that accompanied the destruction wrought in action by the armies. Added to the ordinary incidents behind the lines were the devastating effects of dropping bombs, As realism attends the picturing of the story, there is a personal side which relates to the moral considera- tions that arise from service in France, and this side of the incidents which make up “War Nurse” pro- vides the real plot. Tragedy attends some of the experiences, while one outstanding example of wisdom and foresight is made to produce its re- ward in the satisfying climax of the play, which comes as a contrast to the depressing effect of some other scenes, Robert Montgomery, Robert Ames, June Walker and Anita Page, a quar- tet of successful screen actors, carry the greater portion of the plot, and give distinction to the drama. The remainder of the cast includes Zasu Pitts, Marie Prevost, Helen Jerome Eddy, Hedda Hopper, Edward Nugent, Martha Sleeper and Michael Vavitch. Numerous unnamed persons make up the picture, which is skillfully photo- graphed, with a moderate sprinkling of the more spectacular features. On the stage the contribution of Allan Rogers, in addition to serving as master of ceremonies, is a group of songs in which his attractive voice is heard to advantage. The Spanish atmosphere is chiefly em- phasized in “Mexieana,” in which Barto and Mann offer their original form of entertainment. Spanish dancers and singers contribute ex- cellent numbers, and the Chester Hale Chorus, in distin:tive costumes, again demonstrates its good training. D.c.c. “Hell's Angels” At the Columbia. HOWARD HUGHES, who is said to have tipped over a couple of fortunes in his production of “Hell's Angels,” has pictured the air and its warships with more splendor than any one before him. He has out- ed “Wings” in this matter, but, somehow or somewhere, he has over- looked the story. Which is to say that this new film at the Columbia will be seized upon avidly by aviation hounds and by every one else who has an interest By splendid ‘colection st epiaodes a in the clouds, which m'm! fully, in a story that lacks 'most everything that a story Ben and Ji ,Hall uw the of this —Star Staff Photo, | and Reeser’s report was not made pub- lic here. ture, four Michaelmasses having gone by since its inception. They do their parts with thoroughness and give the plot as much impetus as it is capable of. One must admit, however, that the real stars are cor- related to Mother Nature—her cu- mulous and otherwise clouds giving the whole the magnificence that it is allowed every once in a while to have. Without these willowy and foamlike sleuths of the air the pic- ture of the gigantic dirigible and the planes which roam in and out of them would be interesting, but not vitally stimulating. i Due to the introduction of the “talkies” while this film was still in the incubator stage, there are many rts which are jerky, disjointed and opelessly synthetic. Mr. Hughes has tried to patch these up with off- stage sound devices, but the connec- tion between these two is not always what it should be—the result being a kind of rapid-fire series of scenes which lack climactic brevity or av- erage sense. And just why there should be so much of the lovely blonde, Jean Harlow, in a film of this kind, is a question that is always debatable but never understandable much beyond Malibu Beach. The destroying of the great dirigi- ble in the first stages of the picture, the scenes in the air generally, the destruction of the munition plant and the battle for self-preservation, which was so hopeless in the war, are painted with great vividness by the cinematic brush of Mr. Hughes. Where he has fallen down.is in having spent so much money on technical devices and allowing the human emotions and the “plot” in- terest to shift more or less for them- selves. The result, however, at yes- terday’s first sitting seemed to agree mightily with the audience, bursts of applause punctuating the per- formance, E. de 5. M. “Sin Takes a Holiday” Revived at Metropolitan. THE rapid-fire change in programs at the Metropolitan, which has taken to re-showings of old favor- ites, contributes “Sin Takes a Holi- day.” starting yesterday, and con- tinuing, it would seem, until Wed- nesday. ‘Those who saw this film not so long ago will remember that in it Constance Bennett, one of the more orchidaceous of filmland’s heroines, assumes the role of a secretary, who marries her rich employer so as to save him from the clutches of an- other woman, is then sent abroad and lives in Paris like a queen with- out a king. The upshot is dis- cernible some time after the second minute, and is moderately entertain- ing and amusing in spite of its being labeled as “sophisticated” entertain- ment—which it isn't. Comedies and newsreels, nicely chosen, complete the bill. 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