Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1932, Page 20

r B-6 TROWBRIDGE BACK | FROM TOUR ABROAD Member of Cathedral Coun- cil Surveyed European Architecture. Alexander B. Trowbridge, architect | and connoisseur and member of the| Council of Washington Cathedral, has| <jylom™ with Miss Le Galllenne and returned from a long tour in Europe,) Mr. during which ke made a study of cathe- dral architecture, particularly of me- morials, monuments, stained glass and sculrture. Accompanied by Mrs. Trowbridge, he sailed on June 17, arriving in Antwerp on June 27. From Holland he flew to Prague, the fore crossing to England for six weeks of pilgrimages to the cathedrals there, including Canterbury, St. Albans, Nor- wich, Ely, Lincoln. York, Chester, Liverpool, Winchester, bury and St. Paul’s, London. Describes Journey. Durham, Salis- Describing his trip, Mr. Trowbridge | says: “We tried to follow Canon Crum’ injunction to enjoy each bullding on its merits. esthetic value of the old glass in Can- terbury and York. and to carry with us as accurately as possible a mental pleture of its scale, color intensity and ! harmony, as features that set it apart and above the glass in other English cathedrals. “We studied carefully examples of sculpture on the exteriors as well as in the interiors of ‘many cathedrals, se- lecting here and there the type of sculpture that seemed best suited to embellish an architectural monument in fourteenth century Gothic. We knew how important this subject is going to be in the development of Mouni St. Alban, and were eager to ascertain the particular degree of architectural for- malism the sculpture must assume to harmonize with jts environment “The world’s best-known memorials, monuments, glass and sculpture are essential factors in our search for the right kind of dcGecorative notes that should be introduced at Mount St. Al- ban. Our aim is to produce a beauti- ful structure that will be inviting to men, women and children of all de- rominations and faiths. Will Speak Tomorrow. “The liberality of our purpose must be matched by the breadth of our vi- sion. Let us be guided by the condi- tions that are imposed by the climate | and the latitude of Washington and with full loyalty to the spirit of Gothic architecture of medieval England, let | us not be afraid to create new forms that will express twentieth century America with all the wealth of mate- rial and motive that such a plea in- cludes.” Mr. Trowbridge will be one of the speakers at a luncheon meeting of irlends of Washington Cathedral, pre- ceding the commemorative service in the great choir tomorrow afternoon, in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniver- sary of the iaying of the foundation stone of the Cathedral. ITALIAN LINER OFF FOR MAIDEN TRIP Captain of Rex Hopes to Break Record Crossing Atlantic With Many Distinguished Passengers. By the Associated Press. GENOA, September 28—The palatial Ttalian liner Rex sailed at noon yester- day on her maiden voyage to New York, and her captain hoped to break the record for the southern crossing. Aboard were many well know pas- sengers, including former Mayor James J. Walker of New York, Msgr. Francis J. Spellman, newly appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Boston; Bishop John -Mark Gannon of Erie, Pa; John Jacob Astor, jr., of New York, and Ambas- sador John W. Garrett and Mrs. Gar- rett of Baltimore. An enormous crowd in the quays and streets nearby saw the I11-story ocean giant slowly move out to sea. Dispatches from Villefranche, Prance, last night said the liner Rex had stop- ped there for only a half hcur and proceeded to Gibraltar because of the anxiety of the captain to break the southern-crossing record. Farmers Poison Birds. ‘The birds of Colorado have been al- most wiped out thoughtlessly by the farmers who scattered poison over the land for the purpose of combatting the grasshoppers and the prairie dogs, The farmers themselves are the first to feel the loss of the birds. The birds are good friends of the farmer. They de- stroy pests which are injurious to crops, and if the birds are killed off the farm- er will be at the mercy of every kind of insect. The webworm, which is cre- ating havoc this year in the lettuce, ! alfalfa and general garden sections, is choice food for blackbirds. There are reports of a flock of blackbirds cleaning a whole field of celery of webworm in ! A flock of turkeys will ! a few minutes. do the same thing. _The Japanese-owned South Manchu- rian Railway Co. in Manchuria, is re- ported to be planning to extend its | 'mngs and at the matinee on Saturday. returned to Rotterdam be- | We tried to appraise the | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, -D. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1932. What's What and W here Attractions Soon to Be Seen in Washington Theaters Civic Theater At the National Monday. NE of the most distinctive dra- matic events of the year will Ye utilized to inaugurate the opening of the legitimate tha- ter season at the National Theater next Monday evening, when Eva Le Gallienne, Joseph Schildkraut and the principal members of the Civic Repertory Theater Co. of New York city will begin a week's engagement by presenting on that night Molnar's Schildkraut appearing in their “Liliom” also will be | original roles. and Friday eve- | played on Wedne: On Tuesday evening the Alexander Dumas film classic, “Camille,” will be | presented, with Miss Le Gallienne as the Lady of the Camellias and Mr. Schildkraut as Armand Duval. The | translation has been made by Henriette | Metcalf, with the scene laid in Paris in 1875, The incidental music is taken from the score of Verd's “La Tra- viata.” The large casts of both plays enlist the co-operation of the following prominent members of this organiza- tion: Josephine Hutchison, Paul Leys- sac, Beatrice De Neergaard, Harold Moulton, Beatrice ‘Terry, J. Sayr Crawley, Florida Friebus, Robert H. Gordon, Donald Cameron, Leona Rob- | erts, Robert Ross, Charles Ellis, Ruth | | wilton, Walter Begk and Nelson | Welch. “Kongo,” With Walter Huston | Comes to the Palace Friday. | | L ONGO,” a Hollywood jungle film, | which is said to be a “gripping melodrama which takes place in the heart of Africa,” is scheduled for Loew’ Palace starting Friday of this weck. Prominent in the cast are such well known players as Walter Huston, Lupe (“Hot-Cha”) _Velez, Virginia Bruce, Conrad Nagel and C. Henry Gordon. The picture is an adaptation of the suc- ! cessful Broadway play of several years |ago. It was written by Chester De Vonde and Kilbourn Gordon. “The Crooner,” | Due Friday at the Earle. | | “T"HE CROONER,” a new First Na- tional production, featuring David Manners and Ann Dvorack, will be the | screen feature of the coming week at Warner's Earle theater. The stage | show will present Will Mahoney, erst- while star of the “Vanities,” and other acts, including Maurice Colleano and Family; Radio Rubes; Paul Nolan and | Co., and Maxine Doyle. The screen at- traction, based on the life of one of radio’s most popular young Romeos, is | outstanding for its use of melodies— | such current successes as “Three's a Crowd” and ‘“Sweethearts Forever being introduced in it. “Strange Interlude’ Plays Here Through Sunday. ‘HE road-show engagement of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer screen ver- sion of the O'Neill play, “‘Strange Inter- lude,” remains at the National through Sunday of this week. This screen play, which has been commented upon with favor throughout the country, has a cast which includes Norma Shearer as Nina Leeds, Clark Gable, Alexander Kirkland, Ralph Morgan and others. Matinees are being held daily. “The Story of Ruth” To Be Given Sunday. “THE STORY OF RUTH,” in pag- eant-drama form, with choral | music by Washington choirs, will be presented at the Sylvan Theater in the | Washington Monument Grounds Sun- day afternoon at 4 o'clock as the fea- ture of & vesper song anG drama serv- ice directed by the Committee on Re- ligious Drama and Pageantry of the Washington Federation of Churches. Thomas M. Cahill, Helen Burton, Nina Norman and Mary Katherine Holzap- ple will bave important roles, and members of the Christian Endeavor | Players likewise will participate. The drama has been arranged for this pres- | entation by Bess Davis Schreiner, and | the committee directing its presenta- | tion includes Elizabeth Gatlin Pritch- | ard, Herman P. Riess, Alice Coyle Tor- | bert, Najib S. Khoury, Hugh Stuart Smith, Nell Burghaut, Helen Gardner “Bill of Divorcement” Opens Today at Keith’s. A PREVIEW showing qf the n€w John Barrymore film, “A Bill of Divorce- ment,” begins today at R-K-O Keith's Theater and is scheduled for the coming week’s run. Taken from the successful Clemence Dane play, this film has a particularly inter- esting cast, includ- ing, other than Mr. Barrymore, Kat! arine Hepburn, & newcomer to_the screen, and Billie Burke, who 1is re- turning to the films after a long ab- sence. Others i clude David Ma ners, Paul Cava- naugh, Pattersonand Henry Stephenson. ‘This play was adapted for the screebn by chnrld Estabrook in col- John Barmmor boration with Harry Wagstaff Gribble and was di- rected by George Cukor. Morton Downey, in Person; Laurel and Hardy at the Fox. MORTON DOWNEY, most popular of current micro- phone artists, will be featured on the vaudeville program at Loew's Fox the- ater starting this Friday; while the film attraction will be the new Laurel and Hardy full-length comedy, “Pack Up Your Troubles.” Other vaudeville acts will include Cass, Mack and Owen, acrobatic dancers; Lew Pollack and Co., in & new revue; Manny Besser and Dorothy Balfour, and Bob Ripa, the Furopean juggler. The cast in the Laurel and Hardy film feature Donald Dillaway, Jacquie Lyn (a member of “Our Gang”) and Mary Carr. George Arliss Film Comes to the Metropolitan. 'HE most recent George Arliss film, “A Successful Calamity,” will be shown for a week beginning Friday at Warner's Metropolitan. Based on a well-known stage play of the same name, this film which deals with a great financier and the troubles he has with his family. includes other fea- tured players such as Mary Astor, Eve- lyn Knapp, Grant Mitchell, David Tor- rence and Hardie Albright. New Hoxie Film, old,” At Loew’s Columbia, Friday. JACK HOXIE'S latest, and, according | to reports, greatest western picture, | “Gold,” s opening at Loew's Columbia | Theater. A Majestic film, said to be a wild and’ wooly yarn, this features, be- sides Hoxie, Alice Lake, Matthew Betz and Lafe McKee. “Back Street” Still Playing at Rialto. O announcement has come from the management of the Rialto Theater, where “Back Street” is at- tracting capacity audiences, as to the WHTEFOX MODERN Creation for Dry to dress it in_ any desired style with quick and marvelous ts. Promotes Lustrous [ e et css — great. for lidl adults and FOR DANDRUFF USE LUCKY TIGER Highly meritorious. Safeand sane for ldu.hl“l‘l:d‘:.‘ m:.. licati R ‘iching. Do ill not stain. both and Helen Burton. should be arrested in their can help you. Name 230 Woodward Bldg. Arthritis - Neuritis-Rheumatism! earlier stages in order to avoid a life of pain and helplessness. Learn how Nature Phone or write for free booklets today. B FREE—sample to residénts of Washington only. Phone or write today. Sold in Washington 15 Years Mountain Valley Water America’s Foremost Health Water From HOT SPRINGS, ARK. Met. 1062 Crowds of Spectators Necessary The Avenve"=Tth, Gtk and D Sts Interested Make It to Move— The Hand- Elizabeth | one of thej coming film feature. At present this Irene Dunne classic is enjoying an un- usually successtul run at this Ninth street theater. “Pretty Bables” At the Gayety, Sunday. THE Gayety will present & new burlesque revue, “Pretty Babies” starting_ Sunday afterncon of _this week. Featured in this will be Mike Sacks and Fred Binder, Adeline Parks, Harry Ryan, Johnny Cook, Bebe Tobin, Harry Connors, Tiny Huff and a large chorus. Glen Echo Park In Its Final Week. "THIS is the last week to enjoy the many divdrsions offered by Glen Echo Park, as the popular resort will close for the 1932 season next Satur- day evening. Even now there is no let- up in the hum of activity, and those who would secure one last thrill from the various devices should lose no time in going out there. e In spite of many vacancies in Lau- sanne, Switzerland, a large number of apartments have been erected there. Catch a CUT IN RELIEF FUND CAUSES LONDON RIOT Dozens Injured and Many Women and Children Trampled in Demonstrations. By the Associated Press. LONDON, September 28.—Dozens were injured and many women and children” trampled during a riot which developed yesterday out of a protest against a cut in poor relief funds at Westham, in the east end of London. The demonstrators demanded an audience in the town hall, but police blocked their path, whereupon the pro- testants heaved bricks and stones and other missiles. ‘The rush with drawn batons, and the melee began in earnest. Spectators soon swelled the throng to thousands, and the police cordon was broken. As it re-formed, the demonstrators replied with a mounted | town hall from three directions, with banners flying' and bands playing. Finally a deputation was allowed enter and lay the case of the protest- ants before the town council, which agreed to consider the protest against last week’s decision to reduce the scale of poor-law relief. Before this action was taken and the crowd dispersed, however, several po- licemen were sent to hospitals as were some demonstrators. eir wounds required surgical treatment. USED STAMPS SAVED Egyptian Government Will Sell Them to Dealers. A government order at Cairo, Egypt, has gone into effect calling upon all government offices to save used stamps. ‘The Egyptian Government learned that a sizable sum could be salvaged for the national treasury by selling to | stamp dealers the obliterated stamps which ordinarily go into waste baskets. S American office appliances will be in- | troduced into remote Muritius, in the formed lines and converged on the Indian Ocean. Take a Bus! Drive Your Own Car! > Street Car! BOYS’ CLUB FOUNDING T0 BE CELEBRATED Friday Night to Mark Twelfth An- niversary and Fall Open- 7 ing. The twelfth anniversary of the or- ganization of the Boys Club of Wash- ington will be celebrated Priday night when the club house at 230 C street is thrown open for the Fall and Winter season. A feature of the opening will be the “homecoming” of former members, who have been invited to return and meet the younger generation of boys. Many well known athletes learned the funda- mentals of sportsmanship at the club and it is hoped many of them will at- tend the celebration. The club, a member of the Commun- ity Chest, offers memberships at nom- inal cost and includes among its activi- ties & range for boys over 12, box- TOMORRO YOU are invited to the opening ‘“‘Courtesy Day’’ of— Purchases wy silk 40 per eeng, howeve —Furthermore, ev LHermore, every: dey Pates in this great swre-vl:?"m er, this additional ad -but it is the most extraord; history. " This year you have wvings from the fow price ngs were purchased in (] ade, cotto 4 per cent, and o on, have the his n has gone up 40 all along the fine. Ivantage is passed alon, nt of this recently ide event. 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BATTERY Offered Now at 435 And Your Old Battery —For those to whom low cost is now the only consideration, we have the new Idex . . . a battery built by the Electric Sto: Battery Co. (Makers of Exi Batteries). Fourth Floor. Loom Weaving Demonstration —It heralds the most important event of the year at Kann’s—and the most important Anniversary we've ever celebrated. The store is larger—selections are greater— prices are held to their lowest levels in spite of the rising market! Back of that front page reproduced above is a world of buying opportunities you can’t afford to miss. TOMORROW AND FRIDAY ARE COURTESY DAYS New Building! —For the rest of the week you may see Aunt Fanny Carter, who is 80 years of age, and three other women from the mountains of North Carolina, actually pro- ducing fabric from raw wool. It is fascinating to watch these women, who have never lost the art of their ancestors, card, spin and reel the pure, soft virgin wool, and then weave it into a sturdy fabric. The loom used was built by Daniel Boone over 125 years ago—and the exhibition is made ble through the courtesy of the Chatham Blanket Co. Exhibitions dafly from 10 to 1 and 2 to 5:30—4th Floor A Speciat Sale of Chatham Blankets —is being held in connertion with this demonstration. Street Floor,