Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1932, Page 11

BRAICE'S GAS BLASTS SWEEP | RELINED- Ford-A, GENUINE BRAKE BLOK—$§6.50 Other Cars Eaually GENERAL BRAKE. SERVICE | ettcr Brakes for Less’ 'OUR WHEE! 4™ NONTREAL SECTOR . sz |ONly 12 Persons Hurt as Ex- THE EVENING From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. Barrymore Film Renamed “Rasputin and the Empress.” zeal), they have bethought them- selves of the fact that Ethel cannot possibly be assoclated with the word STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1. Bosworth gets too involved with per- sonal appearances (tomorrow) at ‘Warner's Earle. This is the day when Russ Co- lumbo, nee Ruggiero de Rudolpho Columbo, begins a three-day session at the Wardman Park Hotel. He and his band are appearing there to- night, tomorrow and the next day. E. de S. M. Coward-Fontanne-Lunt Fiay Coming to Washington. 1932. pathetic parts with shouts and screams and roared and rolled in the aisles among the ermine and the opera hats. After the first nlfi the house was empty, it Pauline Lord, who was pl door and used to come , in make-up, to applaud st the cur- tains, Chicago may e to New York, if it wants to. I heard the train’ service is good.” i Fortunately for us, Washingtén has been in the main kind to Mr. N S N.W. 5606002000660000096006 ————." plosions Soread Gver Six | o ® Square Miles. | By the Assoctated Precs. MONTREAL, Quebec, December 1.— | Staccato bicsts from sewer and gas| | mains ripped throuzh six square miles | | of Northern Montreal during the night, spreading terror among surprised house- holders, but cnly 12 persons were slight- Iy injured. i Damage from fire or explosion was 3 however. One three-story | clapoed end meny window- | blown cu:. Firemen quenched | d five firefighters were rescuing endangered citi- | U4 | ¢ L i\ o e 8 HOTEL ROOSEVELT 16th St. 2> V and W Sts. N.W. The ideal Family ITotel in Washington offering one, two and three room furnished house- | keeping apartments, moderate- | ; {\Cfi‘l’l g I’h ‘;t "1 “' & ¢ ].* A€ companied by sudden flares of bluish- ly priced. u 10tel - service. | yellow flame, tearing up miles of street Range current and Frigidaire in- pel"’h“el‘nflecwd e LT lso i % hly bound- cluded in rate. Also transient | eq by St. Lawrence boulevard, Jean accommodations. Talon, St. Andre and De Fleuriment DECATUR 08C0 One nile away, in sheer iso- L. G. Sizer, Mcnager Gas Station Blown Up. Manholes flew high in the air, ac- a gas station at the corner of ie ard Lawrence boulevard thrown the s'r toah vas sant 3 ¥ : LUDEN’S gy mariebe cscanes from death w: g reccunte r one upheaval wrecked SECRET the three-story building, | FORMULA Casce Undetermined. Two sharp blasts in succession sent an ice cream store and two flats above literally into the air and the building crumpled. Fire fighters diverted men and equip- ment to the scene. Fire was already gaining a foothold in the wreckage when rescuers went in and dragged six persons to safety. So far as could be determined, no more remained when the flames razed the whole mass ‘The cause of the blasts was not im- mediately determined, buy a statement {rom the Montreal Heat & Power Con- solidated. Co. advanced the theory that the first explosion was caused by igni- tion of sewer gas or other inflammsble material and that the blast broke a gas main, starting the series. HEIR OF FORFAER MAYOR | GETS ANOTHER GUARDIAN Uncle of Boy, 10, Grandson of Latei Dallas, Tex., Magistrate, Is Named to Protect Interests. LUDEN’S Menthol Cough Drops DANDRUFF | Soon Destroys the Hair | 1¢ you want plenty cf thick, beau- tiful, glossy, silky hair, do by alli}| | means get rid of candruff, for it|{| | will starye your hair and ruin it if| | you don't. It doesn’t do much good to try to | brush cr wash it out. The only way | By the Asscciated Press. | DALLAS, Tex. December 1.3H. J. 1‘ J;n‘kfins, {r('l'o &%a‘)ear-old herxr hzo a sh.év : I[ | of the $1,000, of his grand- get Tid of dandruff is to dissolve || 3, the $1.000:000 estate of his grand; , then you destroy it entirely. Toll| of Dailas, has snother guardian now. |do thie, get plain ordinary liquid }| " probate Judge F. H. Alexander yes- arvon; 2pply it at night when re- || terday named T. L..Bradford, ir. an tiring; use empugh to en the ||| uncle, guardian of ihe estate and the |scalp and rub it in gently with the || nerson of the hoy, who, Texas authori- | finger tips. ties. assert, was kidnaped recently from By morning, most if not all, of || the Bradford home by his father, H. J. your dandruff will be gcae, and two || Jenkins of Louisville, Ky. or three more applicatic~s will | _ The boy had been in the care of the pletely dissolve and en’ | Bradfords since the death of Mrs.! every tingle sign and trace of it. | Jenkins, who was Mayor Bradford's | 5 find, too, that all itching || daughter. | of the will_stop, A request of Gov. R. S. Sterling for | heir will look and feel || extradition of Jenkins, who was ap-| betier. You can || pointed guardian in Kentucky, to Dal- quid aryon at ony drug stcre. ||| las was refused by the Governor of 1§ won't eost you more then thirty- || Kentucky, and the bey and his father five cents..~No matter how much ||| continued to live in Louisville, tl simple Brzdford's attorney, C. F. O'Donnell, .|| | told questioners the boy's share of the estate was less than $500,000. Usual $25.00 Grades in This Extraordinary OF Richly Furred COATS Reduced to $1 95 SIZES 12 to 44 Right at the beginning of cold weather it is possible for you to purchase a stun- ning coat at a saving. Not $12.95 coats, but marvel- ous Winter Coats in fine materials’ and rich with generous furs. Choose from These Selected Furs MARMINK, LAPIN, VICUNA, FR. BEAVER, MANCHURIAN WOLF (dog) and others “Rasputin.” Since she doss not play the role of the monk it is lcgical that certain pertions of our well- known gublbk* might cnnrrl\'ab!';“:; child. Sleepless nights have been sed by a heading W spent, and it is seldom that an ap- starred Miss Barrymore and yet Propriate em- | hamed another. blem crashes So after stern debate and the toss- out in the first ing about of a good deal of lost hair, stages of devel- | the M-G-M major domos have de- opment. cided that the name of this im- Even that minent screen opus is not to be astute Metro- simply “Rasputin,” but “Rasputin Goldwyn - May- | and the Empress.” er company, This is more than a gentle re- Which unques- | minder that the lady head of the tionably is family is intimately assoclated with 2 over | it. It suggests. too, that Rasputin en | 't been forgoiten. But it doesn't suggest. is the third member of this family? Wen't they have time out again in order to squerze him into the title? After good all, there is a popular assumption is concerned, these days that possibly Lionel is has_been trou- the best of the triumvirate. By the bled by such things. For months time they get him in it will be now these learned gentlemen have “Rasputin and the Empress and—." been working on a fillm which they Then they will have to start all over called modestly enough “Rasputin.” | again. As the world in general knows, this What was the matter with “Ras- is the film in which Ethel Barry- putin” in the first place? more, known sometimes as the first E. de S. MELCHER. lady of our theater, makes her cel- luloid debut. Fleet of foot, and, of courre, birdlike cf th Bar: spent most P HE titling of a film is a tic- klish business. Whol: e scid to heve asid> for th> purpos christening a_cinema brain Ethel Barrymore. Maxine Doyle Brooke School. NE DOYLE, popular “Thank arner’s E: 2 s C ter a brief airing before * according to s Vitaphone camera in Manhattan, emed well for has signed to study with the Clifford such a work. A one-word title has | Brooke Academy of the Drama, ? been a failing with this which will open here officially after v. Such terms as “Faithless the holid: She also resumes her and “Prosperity” have lined their “think you's” at the Earle tomorrow. coffers well with coin, whereas Announcement has been made that longer names. except in the case of Jast season’s Broadway success, “The Sin of Madelon Claudet,” have “There's Always Juliet,” will ne seen not fared so well. So, with “Raspu- at the National following the en- tin” tucked in with the picture, they gagement of the Abbey Theater sailed along nicely enough, doing a Players next week. Prominent in the little fixing here and there, b cast will be Roger Prior and Violet tented withal with what Hemming. Incidentally, this will be on and preparing to set the coun- the second offering of the local on fire with three American Theater Soclety. John Van one gulp. : Druten (author of “Young Wood- N y they have realized | le") is responsible for this piece. thei a It seems likely that, Mr, and Mrs. Carter Barron are due to the efficacy of Miss Barry- being welcomed back to town today more (who after the adjustment of after a long session in their South- certain studio troubles and the com- ern homeland fortable quarters supplied by Miss Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Bosworth ar- Garbo's palatial dressing cabin rived here yesterday in order to get launched into the work with peculiar a glimpse of this city before Mr. PERMANENTS OPENING SPECIALS scribblers, $3.00 COMPLETE § VALUE i | » ‘ ' push up. Nat- Either of these ural 10oking waves worth wave with more than this | many, many value. i ringlets. Also French _ steam oil or Frederic ” We guarantee ¥ B § all cur work. or Eugene. 25c AND 35¢ SERVICE i ’ Phone NAt. 8930 Open 9 to 6:30 WARNER" BEAUTY STUD]O 1318 F St. N.W. 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Pupils who took advantage of our similar previous offer are not eli- gible to enroll. Present pupils of the above schools may also enroll in subjects other than that they are studying. The fee of $1.85 must be paid upon enrollment. Just Arrived A Fresh Selection of NEW FALL DRESSES AtOnly § 4fl Sizes 12 to 44. EILEENAWILSONAFROCKS1INCY 1115 “F” St., Near 12th Have you reached the “Age of Regrets?” You are just as welcome as the children! League for Promotion of Music ; . REGISTRATION DESK—INSTITUTE OF MUSICAL ART BLDG. 831 18th St. N.W. (Cor. Eye St.) NOTE—During the past few years—the Music—in co-operation with Chicago Musical tory, American Conservatory, Cosmopolitan School of School of Music, Detroit Institute of Musical Art, Denver of Music, Grown-Ups! And so, since it is no secret that Mr. Lunt and Miss Fon- tanne are very fond of this city, it is hardly a surprise to learn that this trio plans to present their new opus here before it trots on to New York. The time has not been set. But unquestionably the Natignal Theater will do the local honors. ‘This should be the theatrical eyent of the season. NE of the gladdest theatrical Coward (although sumor has it that tidings of the year wh all was not 05 well with “The comes from 1 Cow Vortex.”) ebe of the crald Tribune, is that “Design for Living,” the new Coward play, in which he will be starred with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, will play Washington shortly after the New Year and before it lands permanently in its Broadway berth. Quoting M. Beebe, who_in- OIL FIRM CUTS HOURS terviewed Noel 3 ard on s | “Share-the-Work? A in this | ;ounced by Shell Corporation. ST. LOUIS, December 1 (A)—Em- ployes of all divisional sales offices of | the Shell Petroleum Corporation will |work 40 hours a week instead of 44 under a “share-the-work’ plan an- nounced yesterday at the company's general offices here. No pay reduction is contemplated. The plan affects 3,100 employes citles,” says Mr. Coward, “but Chi- |through the country, of whom 800 are cago! Perish the horrid thought! |in St. Louis. While no additional em- T vent there once with, The VorieX; | ployes will be taken on at this time, the cried. the the | plan is designed to prevent further un- laughed. greeted employment. via Luciu New York Plan Is nd, Pittsburgh and Washington before opening on Broadway, Alfred Lunt. but it will not, positively will not, be seen in Chicago. Tl call any other community you please the most representative of American more They Chicagoans the most Tomorrow at Hahn’s SHOES SING “Bargain Tunes!” Tomorrow only, our Monthly Clearance of Short Lines and Remnants. This one comes first of December, instead of last of November. But you won't complain! For in this Sale, fashion- able shoes will “Go For a Song!” 254 pairs “Carlton” $7.75, $8.75 and $10.50 Street and Evening Shoes 3.65 110 pairs Evening Slippers. 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