Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1933, Page 12

'A—12 AMU National Players Present Modern Story of Divorce eona Powers Stars in play Which Once Served as a Vehicle for Ina Claire—Second Stock Oflcring ByE.de S Leona Powers week at the National. The much tal ented and sometimes-called- Mrs. .Fiske-leading-lady of the National Players, gives her all In the ex-Ina Claire success “Grounds for Divorce” As an attractive wife who finds that her husband is forsak- | ing her for the sake of his law clients, she hurls ink bottles, pre- tends to be wedded to a flock of Ital- jan titles, and ar- rives home in the i nick of time to 3 e prevent her di- vorced husband from marrying the | Wrong woman. { Miss Powers is 3 | gay. bright, whim- sical and shrewd. _ Although the play | apart from the ink bottle episode, i gives her more words than action § Le°n* Fowers. she rides magnificently over her verbal hurdlcs, and_engages in mental fisti- | cuffs with joy and abandon. Miss Powers, incidentally, is one of the few | actresses who can keep going even | when the wordage has gone Wrong. When she is given a false cue, she manipulates her speech about so’ that she has twisted the sense ultimately | into the right channel. She charges ahead with a bravado that is little short of magnificent. Although she had a tendency last night to rush ahead faster than any one outside of the one-time talk marathon, she did_this | possibly so as to sail past some of the | ong-winded foolishness which, alas, 1s | ®art of the play. | Observe Miss Powers, however, when she comes on the stage. You will find | ihat she gives in immediately to the Jittle tricks for which she is famed.| "First she seems to have a cold. Then| u know that she has a cold only| S0 that she can whip out that little | handkerchief and use it in the manner | of all first actresses. Then she coughs. ‘Then she gurgles. Then you will see a | touch of Beatrice Lillie, as she turns sarcastic. Then she will fling out her | hands at whomever she is addressing Then she will sigh and roll her eyes in several directions. And by that time you have begun to be acquainted with ‘one of the nicest actresses this side of the Pacific. Miss Powers is responsible for most | of the gayety in this week's National Players’ play. _Although we are not | quite certain if that final bit of red | tapestry in her wardrobe is as becoming | es it should be, she is utterly charm- | ing as the jilted emotional spouse of a divorce lawyer, who doesn’t see much | beyond his own nose. When she is| around, you don't particularly care to recall that this Vadja piece seems im- mensely old and out of gear, and that the subject of divorce today is less | exciting than it used to be. The players, however, make you be- lieve, as Miss Lillie would say, tha “there's life in the old girl vet will find Romaine Callander smooth and polishe das Felix Roget; you will see Donald Woods fighting his fight with ‘his wife and his other women with a neatness of phrasing and a_sureness that is splendid—particularly in an un- sympathetic role; you will be pleased to see one of Washington's best actresses, Maud Howell Smith, coming in for & minute and letting out a spark or two of her theatric fire; you will find Burke Clarke bobbing in and out. and Mrs Addie_ Hibbard in_ black velvet with Ted whatnot over it, and Freddie Sher- man in one of the best scenes of the play at his A-1 best and later appeas ing in a Clark Gable, “White Sister” Ttalian army uniform. Incidentall the gentle maid who is correct, formal and shapeless in one of those black and white aflairs, and who opens the doors correctly and dances momentarily with Mr. Callander is Ona Munson— National ingenue—somewhat squashed during this week's frolic. R | Tnterest in foreign films is causing quite an upheaval in and about Wash- ington. We have recently acquired the Washington Film Guild, which pre-| sented a Russian picture at the Hippo- drome 10 days ago and will offer “The House Death” Thursday night at 11:30 | st the same theater, and now we | have “The Foreign Cinema Guild of | Washington,” of which W. Ray Gin- gell is managing director. The latter | group will present its pictures in| Bethesda, Md., starting off with “The | Theft of the Mona Lisa,” a German film, on Thursday evening, May 11. In | answer to the query “What is the For- eign Cinema Guild?” Mr. Gingell has sent in this answer: “The Foreign Cinema Guild of Wash- ngton is a group of individuals inter- | ested in the local presentations of for- | eign-produced talking films of merit. | It is a movement for the establishment | of a permanent ‘little cinema’ in Wash- | ington. It is planned to have presenta- | tions twice per month in _available theaters through the_city. Whenever | possible, as in our first presentation, | films will be shown in both their orig- | inal dialogue and in English for per-| sons not familiar with foreign lan- | guages.” Now then. as soon as Bethesda comes 10 Washington we ought to have a real Foreign Cinema Guild of Washington. P The cinema news of the day is that Helen Hayes and Robert Montgomery will be co-starred in “Another Lan- guage,” the now famous success which Where and When HIS Is Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing company, burlesque, :15 and 8:15 p.m. Palace—"Cavalcad 10 and 9:40 p.m. Rialto—“Out Al Night” at 11:52 p.m,, 1:52, 3:52, 7:52 and 9:52 p.m. Loew's Fox—"Zoo in Budapest, A1 am., 1:43, 426, 7:09 and 9:53 p.m. Stage shows at 12:52, 3:35, 6:18 and P:02 pm. Columbia—"Bondage.” at 11:30 am., 3:15, 3, 4:45, 6:30, 8:10 and 9:55 pm. | Metropolitan—"A Bedtime Story,” at | 11:30 am. 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. R-K-O Keith's—"Below the Sea,” at 11:37 am, 1:38, 3:39, 5:40, 7:41 and &t “Central _Airport.” 142, 8:08 and pm. Stage shows al #:35, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Tiveli—“Pick Uj #:50 and 9:35 pm. Central—“Sign of the Cross,” from Rl am. to 11 pm. Ambassador—"Central Airport,” 6:15, 8 and 9:50 p.m. at “HOUSE OF DEATH The Tragedy of Dostoievshi Russian_language film with jamong other nice things, | “Personally, I wish there were a Pulitzer | no peer to date.” Right, Mr. Jobe—but | about $9,000,000 in payment of past SEMENTS. . . Melcher. had such a disastrous opening at our local Belasco Theater. Miss Hayes has been wanting to do this piece for some time (as have most of Hollywood's bet- ter known stars) and she will be re- warded for her tear successes in “The ‘White Sister” and “A Farewell to Arms” by being allowed to appear in this Rose Franken play, which is about to be re- vived on Broadway. * koK x From Knoxville, Tenn., comes a pleas- ant greeting and message from an ex- Washingtonian, Alfred L. Jobe, who, says that, prize for motion pictures and that the 1933 award would be made to ‘Caval- cade’ as a talking picture masterpiece. It richly deserves such recognition. For sheer artistry. attention to detail and capable handling as to direction, it has the Pulitzer prize must necessarily go tea film which has an American theme for a background. * ok k% Carter Barron received a_handsome scroll and a birthday cake with a single cand’e on it from members of the local Loew’s Fox concern on his recent outing in Maryland. Mr. Barron, you see, has | been in Washington just a year now. | Mickey Mouse has this minute honored this department with a vast keg of | Southern Dairies ice cream with a| message saying “I want to take this | opportunity to let you view and taste | the home, and dies. my latest ‘staring vehicle’ (without sound effects). Open the carton, sit| down and enjoy a real treat from your | friend—Mickey Mouse.” Thank you, Mickey! Maxine Dovle was viewing the Na- tional Plavers last night and recited Shakespeare's “the quality of mercy is not strained” to a group of admirers in the lobby. What is this we hear about Maxine introducing the dictionary act this week at the Earle and refering to said book as Daniel Webster's opus? | Morton Downey sends greetings to his Washington friends from San Francisco. Noel Coward is confined to & hospital in New York with a severe attack of laryngitis. He is just able to get through his “Design for Living” role. * % % % Theater enthusiasts may be interested to recall what the advertisements in The Star were announcing on May 2, 1898. The following activities were listed: John Drew in “One Summer's Day,” Ringling Brothers, Willia | lier in “The Man From Mexico, | Tom's Cabin” Wilton Lackaye in| “Charles O'Malley,” Sousa and hi: band, Buffao Bills” Wild West Show and | the Damrosch Society in concert. Not | a bad day 35 years ago—what? | would interfere with his duties with Fox. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1933. ANCIENT STORY IS RETOLD AT THE COLUMBIA Dorothy Jordan Gets Little Chance in New Film. The story of the unmarried mother, a delicate and ofttimes over-emphasized subject even when well handled, has for some reason been chosen by Fox producers as a vehicle in which to star Dorothy Jordan, diminutive dancer and ingenue actress, who plays the leading role in “Bondage” at the Columbia. Although one recognizes and fully ap- preciates Miss Jordan’s potentialities as & dramatic actress and the charm she displays in young-mother roles (as in “The West Parade”), one somehow can- not suppress the feeling that she has been ill-cast in this picture and that the proglucers were hard pushed for material when they consented to film it. Miss Jordan, however, makes the most of her fate and displays, in the rare opportunities she is given, the artistry long admired. It would seem that a more fitting story could be found for her. Taken from the novel by Grace Leake, “Bondage” depicts, or attempts to depict, the problems that face the unmarried mother and her hardships in the several homes which charity has provided. Judith Peters (Dorothy Jor- dan), swept off her feet by a radio crooner, having no money, is sent to a home where she is subjected to work and abusive treatment by a tyrannical matron. Incurring the wrath of this matron by her independence and ce- fiance in aiding some of the other girls, Judith is tricked by her. While the heroine is out looking for work, the matron sends Jackie (Judith's baby) out for adoption. Jackie is returned to Judith, in her madness, attacks the matron and is subsequently brought before the sanity board of the State Asylum through this matron'’s machinations. Here Judy proves her sanity and the tyrant is dismissed. ‘This avails Judy little for she has already become a social out- cast and then from here on the film trails into nothingness. his program. RICHARD A, ROWLAND RESIGNS FROM FOX FILM Vice President Declares Other| Plans Necessitate His Quit- ting Job. ¢ the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 2—Richard A. Rowland, vice president of the Fox Film Corporation, announced his resignation yesterday, eflective immediately. He said the resignation was due to certain plans he has under way which MARGARET HORN, LUCIE CHACONAS AND ALMA HARRIS. Who have prominent parts in the Estelle Wentworth Opera Gr “Pirates of Penzance” at the Roosevelt Auditorium May 9. producing taff Photo. oup, —S FILM GANGSTER FAILS | TO INDORSE BOMBINGS| | Chicago Episode Sends George Raft Looking for First i Train Out. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 2.—During the con- fusion following the bombing of the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. yesterday, George Raft, movie ‘“gangster,” was| seen inspecting the damage. He was asked: | “What do you think of it?” | “I've got to catch a train—and it} be the first one leaving,” he replied. OIL TREATY SIGNED Persia and Great Britain End Long Dispute. TEHERAN, Persia, May 2 W’).—Per-l sia has signed an agreement with Great | Britain ending their long dispute over | oil exploitation here. | The terms were reported unofficially | to provide a straight payment to Persia | | for oil extracted instead of a percentage | | of the profits of the British oil con- cession. It was unders that Persia would receive four shillings a ton and also claims, including taxes. —e O’BRIEN DEAD AT 93 Father of Chairman of Democratic Finance Committee Expires. CHICAGO, May 2 (#).—John D. O'Brien, 93, father of Col. Arthur A. O'Brien of Washington, chairman of the National D:mocratic Finance Commit- tee, died at his home here. Services will be held today. O’Brien, from 1868 to 1918, passenger agent for the Parmelee Co., made many friends in public life. He knew Gen. Sherman and President Cleveland per- sonally. He was born in Long Island July 8, 1839. Mrs. O'Brien died in 1914. In addition to Col. O'Brien, five other children survive. GAYETY o SMOKE Hippodrome Theate K St. near 9th “HINDU BELLES” ‘WITH TANGARA REGGIE WHITE RUTH ELDER GREETS CAMP, EX-HUSBAND They Have “Great Mutual Inter- est, but Won't Remarry,” He Says. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, May 2—Ruth Elder, aviatrix who recently turned mo- tion picture actress, greeted her former husband, Walter Camp, jr., sportsman and film producer, upon his arrival here yesterday from the Orient aboard the round-the-world liner Resolute. Camp said they still haa “a great mutual interest in each other” but that they would not remarry. BAND CONCERT. By the United States Marine Band, this evening, at the auditorium, Marine Barracks, at 8 o'clock. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader; Arthur S. Witcomb, second leader. Overture, “Merry Wives of Windsor,” Nicolal “Prelude and Isolde’s Love Death” (from “Tristan and Isolde”). Wagner Solo for violoncello, “Kol Nedrei,” Angelo Bernelfo, soloist. Bruch Selections from “The Pink Lady.” “Summer Ni Caryll ight”. . ...Grelg , “North Star”.......Waldteutel Overture, “La Grand Paque Russe” (Russian Easter) .. Rimsky-Korsakow Marines’ Hymn, “The Halls of Montezuma.” “The Star Spangled Banner.” == R Telephone Company Bankrupt. WILMINGTON, Del;, May 2 (#)—A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in Federal Court yesterday by the Central Telephone Co., admitting ability to meet maturing obligations. The company operates in Indiana, Illi- nois and Iowa. e, Nocturn ‘Wall SCREEN ODDITIES BY CAPT. ROSCOE FAWCETT. LEROY WEINBRENER PIGHT-MONTHS-OLD BABY, WAS SELECTED FROM OVE 4,000 INFANTS TO APPEAR WITH MAURICE CHEVALIER IN VA BEDTIME STORY.Z NOW THE STUDIOS ©LAN YO STAR WIM. GINGER ROGERS® STAGE CAQEER BEGAN WHEN SHE WON . THE *CHARLESTON" CHAMPIONSHIP OF TEXAS AND A CONTRACT TO APPEAR WITH PAUL ASH'S ORCHESTRA A MICKEY MOUSE COMEDY WAS -BANNED N GERMANY BECAUSE AN ARMY OF CATS WEARING GERMAN HELMETS, OPPOSING AN ARMY OF MICE, * OFFENDED NATIONAL DIGNITY. ¥ In casting for Maurice Chevalier's picture, “A Bedtime Story,” it was necessary to find an unusually intelligent baby for an important role in the film. More than 1,000 infants were considered, 177 of whom were given screen tests, before 8-months-old LeRoy Weinbrener won the part. Recently given & psychologital test by Dr. Milton Metfessel of the University of Southern Califor- nia, Baby LeRoy achieved an unusually been so excellent that the studios plan ““The Baby in the Icebox.” high grade. His work in the film has to star him I a picture to be titled Probably the shortest role in screen history will be enacted by a featured player in “The Black Ace,” a murder mystery film. 50 seconds after the open ing scene in the picture, the player wi During his brief appearance before the of dialogue. ill be murdered by “The Black Ace. camera the actor speaks only six lines LUXURY LINER —By Gin. INSTALLMENT XXXVIIL URING all of Stephanson’s life, so rich with adventures and successes, there had been only one being whom he had loved with all his soul. It was his daughter, Mary, who had died whenl she was 7. The motner had not cared | much about the child. Neither fts; birth nor its death had interfered with | her habits of being a great woman of | the world. Stephanson had never for- | given her that, but she did not know it. ‘When Stephanson had met Friederike four days ago he involuntarily thought: That’s the age my daughter would be now. And the thought recurred again | and again: My daughter would be| just as beautiful, just so perfectly dis- | tinguished and beautiful. There was | a curious paternal emotion in his en- thusiasm for Friederike; he wanted to give her that human corner of his heart which hitherto had belonged solely to his daughter. Now Stephanson had lost all sense of the purpose of his life. But this time it had not been death which had robbed him. Stephanson had been humiliated by Friederike before the eyes of every one on board the Co- He did not grieve; he hated. | He did not permit himself to show any open hostility toward Friederike. He greeted her in friendly fashion on deck, asked mbout her health and then left. He did not even allow himself to think about her. He simply put her in the class of the insignificant rabble which inhabited this ship, and how he hated the rab- ble! He had gone purposely to the arcade in the morning to enjoy the rabble's despair at its financial losses. ‘To enjoy it still more profoundly, Stephanson sent for Mr. Traugott. He wanted to see all the orders the broker had exécuted yesterday, all the names and how much every one had lost. And he was allowed to see it. On Mr. Traugott’s neatly tabulated list he found, under yesterday's date, the names of all those whom he had met during the past few days. Some he found there two or three times. Some had bought at & low price and got only a few strokes of the whip, but most of them had been badly knocked about. Stephanson could visualize their pres- ent_emotions. E Then his eve fell upon a solitary name—the only one on the otherwise gompletely empty column of selling or- ers: “Alfred Marius—200 closing at—" ‘Who was this Alfred Marius, who yesterday, when everybody—even Ste- phanson _himself—bought shares in German Shipping, Limited, sold them? Who was this obstinate fool who in the end was right, after all? Mr. Traugott did not know. A third- class passenger. Stephanson wanted to meet this fel- low, Marius. He had nothing else to do. He sent one of his staff, down to the third class to ask Mr. Marius to tea. After a time the young man re- turned with an embarrassed look. ““Mr. Marius says that if Mr. Stephan- son wants to make his acquaintance, he must go down to see him.” Stephanson thought the man who had stood out against him yesterday couldn't have given any other reply. So he started off at once with the young man. Children were playing in the white painted corridor, as usual. How ugly all these people are, thought Stephan- son, but the rich people in the luxury cabins wouldn’t be a whit more beauti- ful, if you took their fine clothes away. Veneer, nothing but veneer! Turn things about and you might change this half- grown girl in her shabby brown jumper and red scarf into a triumphant Broad- way flapper; perhaps even, considering her huge, hungry eyes, turn her into & siren. But why should one? Stephanson went past Milli Lensch without noticing her hesitant greeting. Old Marius sat on his little camp chair among barrels of tar, looking like an old pirate. He sat there regularly and perfectly at ease in dirty, crushed collar and his down-at-the- heels shoes. His small, hawklike eyes, surrounded by wild eyebrows, took in Stephanson’s measure carefully and serlously. “Mr. Marius,” said the young man, “Mr. Stephanson has accepted your in- vitation. May I introduce you, gentle- men—" Q2 NEW $50,000.00 SPANISH GARDEN BALLROOM AND AMUSEMENTS AT FREE ADMISSION AMUSEMENT PARK GLEN ECHO WILL OPEN NEXT SATURDAY MAY 6 “You'll Be Snrpn'xd 77 a Kous— BY GENA KAUS) “simply because two old scoundrels want to shake hands.” . With a bow, the young man with- rew. ou have aged a lot,” said Marius, “since we last met.” Stephanson locked at him in sur- prise. “It was about 20 years ago.” Marius continued. “In Boston. I had come across to ook after renting warehouses for my transport business, and unhap- pily, I was compelled to deal with you. You swindled me beautifully.” Marius drew & half-smoked cigar from his pocket and an old lighter. Stephanson ransacked his memory, and finally identified the brutal old giant. “You were a handsome fellow, the; said Marjus without looking at Stephan- son. daughter of a professor of music—do you remember her? She was hardly more than 17, a filigree doll with huge blue eyes. And how much in love you two were? Do you remember?” Stephanson nodded sadly. “Then the widow of a steel magnate | arrived in Boston,” continued Marius, | “one of the richest women in the United States. A horrible creature, stupid and heartless. You din't like her, e:xtlher. goat’ the presence of 10 le, m own unimportant self l.ntlum? Anz two months later you married the hor- rible goat, which doubtless broke the professor’s little daughter's heart. What was the comic old man up to with his tactless reminiscences? Stephanson found the conversation painful, but he liked to be with Marius. “Well,” continued the old man, “it is easy to sacrifice some one else’s happi- ness. But because you were a real per- son who knew what his ambitions were—— Please hold your hat up| ;x:'lp.n the wind, my cigar has gone ut ! After the stump of his cigar had gun to glimmer again, he continued: “But this girl, Friederike; she might be a hundred times more beautiful than she is, but never in her life will she be anything except an honest, domestic married woman. She almost took me in! Then she let her great chance go by, simply for the sake of a little bit of love and heartache—" No one had dared. to mention Fried- erike's name in Stephanson’s presence that day. Marius did it as though it were the most natural thing in the world. “You might be offering me your congratulations,” said Stephanson. “Not_at all. Baroness Mergentheim would_have been a splendid mage for you. But you ought to give up business, Mr. Stephanson. You are getting childish and sentimental. At 50 one ought to know how to love a woman. without wanting to look into her heart.” And now, as if he had said all there was to say about the case, Marius went on silently smoking his stump. Stephanson, too, was silent, resting his head upon the knob of his stick. He seemed to have forgotten the old man’s presence. When he finally took leave of Marius he sald: “Even if you don't care for my company—at any rate, telephone me if you want advice, support or what- ever it may be. I suppose you are going to America for business reasons, Mr. Marifus?” “I should like to be rich once more,” said Marius, “and quickly too. If you can help me in thisiT shall%urn to you.” “I will give you my private telephone number,” said Stephanson. “Whoever rings this number is immediately con- nected with me.” Marius noted the magic on the first envelope that came to his hand—this number which at any moment would put him in touch with the mighty magician. Little Milli Lensch was sitting behind the deck door. She had borrowed a book and pretended to read. When Stephanson passed her she seized his hand. % (To be continued tomorrow.) cene RAYMOND. 200 in BUDAPEST' “You were engaged then to the! You called her a ‘horrible | MOVIE OFFICIAL ANSWERS SUIT Jack White Denies Pauline Starke’s Charges. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, May 2.—Denying charges of his former wife, Pauline Starke, film actress, that she was co- erced into signing a property settiement, Jack White, movie executive, today had filed an answer to her suit to set aside the settlement, made at the time of their divorce in June, 1931. ite particularly denied Mise Starke's charges she was influenced by Charles F. Allison, discharged receiver of the former American Mortgage Co. properties, now serving a term at Mc- Nell Island Penitentiary. / ‘White denied Allison made the state- ments attributed to him by the actress relative to Allison’s “control” of former Superior Court Judges Walter Guerin, John L. Fleming and Dailey S. Stafford, who have since been defeated for re- election. In her suit filed last week asking a “fair” distribution of $250.000 in prop- erty, Miss Starke said Allison, telling of his “influence,” informed her she probably would not get far in court with any attempt to contest the settle- ment White had offered. ‘White denied in his answer that he knew Allison. JOAN LOWELL STRANDED, BUT NOT FOR LONG i Skipper-Authoress Makes Flying Leap to Deck of Her Globe Cruiser. By the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, 8. C., May 2.—The plight of Shakespeare's ““Hamlet” with- {out any Hamlet nearly had & counter- i part here yesterday when the boat car- rying Joan Lowell, the authoress, minus Joan Lowell. With her 73-year-old father at the wheel of the 48-foot auxiliary schooner | “Black Hawk.” the order was given 10 shove off. The engines whirred and the | trim little craft shot ahead. But Miss Lowell was not aboard. Clad |in a natty blue and white uniform, she was on the pier for a few last farewells. | Suddenly she noticed the craft's move- “What a fuss,” Marlus interrupted, | she shouted, “I'm going Her father gave the boat a turn and Miss Lowell made a flying leap to the ship’s deck. | From here, the “Black Hawk” sails | for Kingston. Jamaica, with no more |stops planned in the United States. {Miss Miriam B. Wilson of Charleston joined the expedition here as coox, | bringing the total personnel to six. With Glee Club | | | NILS FALEMAN, Young Swedish ccncert and opera tenor, who will appear with the George ‘Washington University Glee Club in the annual Spring concert at the Wil- lard Hotel tonight. DORIS KENYON BREGS ACTION FOR $50,000 Sues Finance Company on Charge of Wrongful Attachment of Securities. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, May 2—Doris Ken- yon, screen actress, sued the California Standard Finance Co. for $50.000 yes- terday, charging wrongful attachment of $96,000 of her stocks and bonds from November 30, 1930, to June 16, 1932. The actress said the securities de- preciated $50,000 in value during the period of attachment, which was ob- tained on a judgment in the Finance Co.’s suit against Miss Kenyon and oth- ers. The judgment was in favor of the actress, but against her co-defendants. Stroheim Files Plea. LOS ANGELES, May 2 (#.—Erich von Stroheim has petitioned the Su- perior Court to modify a decree signed in 1923 under which he was to pay $75 weekly to his divorced wife, May A. von Stroheim, for the support of their son, Erich, jr. The actor said he was with- out funds and had no work. A hearing was set for May 16. NATIONAL ™1cHT3. s1.0. WED. & SAT. MATS. 500 8. E. Cochran and Clifford Brooke 1 A rovival of INA CLATRE'S Famous Stage Succoss “GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE” A Delightful Comedy of Law & Love Tk “Good-Bye Again” 7 WEEK SARTNELMESS in “CENTRAL AIRPORT* S PERNSYLVARIANS L COMING FRIDAY around the world came near being! AMUSEM l Out Where the Movies ENT ST Begin Garbo a Bit More Gracious With the Press on Her Return—"Maedchen in Uniform” Rehearsed. *“I Cover the Wat BY MOLLIE MERRICK. Special Dispatch to The Star. | HOLLYWOOD, May 2 (NANA)—| Greta Garbo, arriving on the steamer | | Annie Johnson, was not allowed off at | |quarantine and had to face the bat-| |tery of cameras and newspaper men | when other pessengers docked. ! A change in manner on the part of the Swedish star was apparent, but no | change in policy. She granted no in-| terviews. but she spoke cheerfully to| reporters, instead of glowering at them lnnd ducking her head; she posed for| pictures and she observed briefly, but graciously that she had no plans, since nobody knew what they would be doing | these days. When Garbo departed these shores for Sweden, she left behind her a flock of newsmen convinced that she would never smile on a representative of the press. Imagine their disgust. then, to read that La Garbo received the Swedish fourth estate in the cabin on her ship, talked volubly with them and broke the rule of impenetrable silence which has been her trade mark | since becoming a star. It was, by the | {way, not a natural thing to her, since she’talked plenty to every one before becoming a star. But the press was waiting for the reluctant lady and had she not been gracious—even if not agreeing to in- terviews—they would most likely have given her the silence, since thete was a slight bit of irritation on their part. When local movie producers conferred with Dorothea Wieck regarding the time | to which she was accustomed for re-! hearsals, imagine their surprise to learn that “Maedchen in Uniform,” the hit | picture which gave Dorothea’ Wieck to jthe world and Hollywood to Dorothea Wieck, had 14 days of rehearsals be- fore it was shot and that shooting took just 28 days! Our method does not include long rehearsal periods and La Wieck will have just two days' rehearsal on a 'PEACE HELD BACK BY THREE FACTORS Carnegie Endowment Report Cites Sino-Japanese Controversy as First of List. Br ‘he Associated Press NEW YORK, May 2—The Sino- Japanese controversy, disarmament and international trade barriers were held the most pressing problems affecting | world peace in the annual report of jDr. James Brown Scott of Washing- ton as secretary of the Carnegie En- dowment for International Peace, made public here. The report was devoted principally to a review of the events in the Mar East since September, 1931, efforts to bring about peace and the attitude of the United States. “The governments seem to have ex- hausted their efforts under the nine- | power treaty and the pact of Paris | to bring about the peaceable settlement of the conflict in the Far East” this section concluded, “but there remains to the League of Nations further re-| course under article 16 of the covenant should the recommendations for set- tlement adopted by the assembly be not accepted by both parties to the dispute.” In a review of efforts toward arma- ment limitation the report quoted a portion of an article by Norman H. Davis_summarizing the first phase of the Geneva Conference as indicating “what might be expected in the | tuture” “Now, standing_at this mile post, we Jook ahead. We realize that dis- | armament is but a subordinate problem in a far larger question of peace. We are fully cognizant of the fact that it is not solely a moral or a technical problem. The scale of armaments is a barometer which records the inter- national political weather.” REVENUE INCREASES RALEIGH, N. C, May 2 (#—A. J. Maxwell, State commissioner of reve- nue, yesterday reported an increase in April collections over those of April, 1932, which “give a reasonable hope of a definite turn in revenue trends, in iine with a definite turn in business con- ditions.” April motor vehicle license sales were $53,918.27 and gasoline tax revenues, $50,097.88 above those for the same month last year. “NOW PLAYING— Ile wonder picture of the year ... . An amazing, unbelievable ROMANCE ... never i your wildest dreams could you imagine such DRAMA ... Men have loved and fought, for their WOMEN . ever braved a more terrifying foe FOR LOVE . [TWO treasures to choose from . . . BURIED GOLD his for the taking OR'the woman he loved . .. at the risk OF HIS LIFE ALWATS A SETIER SHOW=S K. SE-ToRUotaomt, & er Front” Filmed. picture which will probably take three weeks or more to shoot. One of the strangest expenditures of that strange class of individuals known as “motion picture producer” was the purchase of that lovely book of essays, by Max Miller, called “I Cov- er the Water Pront.” Aside from the | title and the book’s popularity, there could be nothing in the content out of which the most astute story teller could make a gelatin drama—or even a com- edy. But the producers, accustomed to rushing in where others fear to tread—if not angels—considered the at- mosphere of the story such that they got a bargain when they bought it at Ppopular literature prices. The atmosphere—exquisitely written as it was—was such as any one with ears and eves could get starding on the water front and such as any direc- tor could have brought to any water- | frant picture. However, the boys wrote | & story around the situation of a water- front reporter—smuggling Chinamen—a | little love—a little hatred—a little com- edv—and a good deal of fine camera work. Ben Lyon was excellent as the re- porter and Claudette Colbert very sweet in the role of the girl. Hobart Ca naugh remains the most interesting fig- ure in the picture—an indigent re- porter, passively looking for a job, chiefly by talking about it. who grafts an existence from Ben Lyon, complains about the quality of his gin, the lack of physical comfort in the little water- front apartment, and whose philosophy jand humor are a sort of Greek chorus against which the story is played. It is one of the best characterizations seen in pictures of recent times. Ernest Torrance as the fisherman who smuggles Chinamen ‘into Califor- nia over the Mexican border is capable |and a couple of cther characters fill out what was a fairly economical cast and give us a pleasant, if not memorable evening. (Copyright, 1933, br North American News- paper Alliance. Tnc.) PROTEST FUNDS’ SLASH FOR COMMUNITY CENTER Washington Highlands Gitizens Also Urge Filling of Fire De- partment Vacancies. Protest against the reduction in the funds for the Community Center De- partment under the 1934 budget Was registered at the final meeting of the Spring of the Washington Highlands Citizens’ Association, held last night at the home of the president, W. Earn N&lr, at 3919 First street southeast. The ascociation also went on record as favering filling vacancies as they oc- cur in the Fire Department. The budget, as now proposed, would bar filling of ccrtain vacancies as they occur in the department. The association voted. as a means of | building up its organization, to_vote | membership to all the members of the families of any new members who wish to joint, charging only the dues for one member of the family. Quake Rocks Mexican City. ARTEAGA. 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