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B—12 * AMUSEMENTS. Some Splendid Acting in| “One More Spring,” at Fox Walter King. Warner Baxter and Janet Gaynor Contribute Largely to Screen Version of Robert Nathan's Popular Novel. BY E. de S. MELCHER. HE satire in Robert Nathan's book, “One More Spring,” was definitely keener than it is in its screen version now playing at the Fox. As it stands, however, it is an attractive photoplay, acted with skill by Walter King, Warner Baxter, Roger Imhof and—oh, yes!'—Janet Gaynor, and deserving the attention of those who think they would like to see three people spend a Winter in Central Park as more or less personal guests of the city. § i Due to the soothing influence of the | Central Park bridge and tried to drown | censors, some of the characters have | himself in 3 feet of water. But that | been smoothed out a bit so as to ap-| may have been the book’s fault, or pease the Saturday afternoon trade. | the director’s, and not Mr. Mitchell’s. Miss Gaynor is. therefore, not per-| Jane Darwell. the Fox Co’s Marie mitted to be quite such a ragamuffin | Dressler, comes in for a bit—and as was her predecessor and she merges ' Stepin Fetchit is around far too into love with Warner Baxter with far | briefly. The picture struck us as being more whimsy than Mr. Nathan prob- | too long. It is, however, more than ably intended. Nevertheless, the story | occasionally amusing, even if the lady of three tramps (who in the good old | to our l“fi remarked rather sourly days were not tramps) who without | esterday “How they go on about benefit of nickles and dimes settle | Spring and prosperity being just themselves for a Winter in the heart around the corner! THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1935. Completes New Film. of New York's great park is certainly a novel if not always brilliant enter- tainment. ¥ Mr. King, new to the cinema, is especially apt as the violinist Rosen- berg, who, trapped into teaching Mr. Sweeny how to play “Macushla™ on the violin, groans at his predicament and sighs for those superdays when he played solos with symphony or- chestras and had his pockets stuffed with reviews which said that “Mr. Rosenberg was adequate.” Mr. Baxter, a long way off from his Ali-Baba adventures down in the Viva Villa country, manages to keep him- self fairly well groomed in spite of the depression, and Miss Gaynor 100ks like Miss Gaynor—neat. pretty and most comforting when she rolls her eyes in the camera’s direction. We didn't exactly believe Grant Mitchell when he slipped over that | * K K X THE Fox stage show this week is far, far better than most. The settings are fresh, the costumes new, the girls good-looking and the talent excellent. Dave Apollon has arranged his revue as a real revue and not as a vaudeville hodge-podge. The girls really dance, and that Hawaiian orchestra still has the little fellow with that “six weeks” gag. Featured are Lowe, Burnoff and Wensley, satirists on the ball room-adagio-two- men-and-a-girl rage; Stetson, ace silk-hat juggler; Luba Malina, dark- | eyed songstress, who puts a lot of vocal vodka in her Russian songs; Danzi Goodell, one of whose dances will knock your eye out, and a lot of other talented performers including, of course, Mr. Apollon himself. Phil Lampkin's overture is one of his best. CHORUS AND SOLOISTS IN FINE RECITAL Calvary Baptist Adult Department Entertains at Woodward Hall. BY ALICE EVERSMAN. The sixth annual concert of the adult department of Calvary Baptist s ¢ school took place last eve- ning in Woodward Hall. The guest soloist was Laura Howell Norden, violinist of Wilmington. N. C., a grad- uate of Salem College and of the Chicago Musical College, was a pupil of Leon Sametini. Mrs. Norden has concertized extensively in Europe and America and has won particular acclaim for her champion- ship of Swedish music. The Minister of Sweden and Mme. Bostrom were honor guests at the concert The program, which was divided in two parts, opened with a group of sacred selections, Three numbers were given by the full chorus. two by the men's selection and Wilson's “The Guiding Star.” by the women's voices, with Helen Owens as soloist. The second part of the program, which was devoted to secular selec- tions contained Galbraith’s “Out of the Silence” and RBarnaby's “Sweet and Low,” for four part mixed voices; Grey's “Old Man Winter” and O'Hara’s arrangement of Wallbaum's “The Close of Another Day.” for three vart female voices and Parks “Just Sing a Little Song and “On Wings of Night.” for four and five part male voices The choir, under the direction of Andrew C. Wilkins, with Mrs. Glen Edgington as accompanist for the chorus, sang with precision of effect and clear tone which was well re- strained even in fortissimo singing. Incidental solos were sung by Eleanor Westergran, soprano; Louis A. Scheidt, and E. L. Ellmore, baritone. For her first number Mrs. Norden had chosen the Vitali-Charlier “Cha- conne.” In this taxing number she verified at once the fine quality of her mudsicianship. Her tone is pure and warm and she plays with sensitive feeling and good technichal control. In resvonse to the applause she played as encore Ler own arrange- ment of a Swedish melody in compli- ment to the guests of honor. Her second group comprised the Schubert- Remenyi “Serenade " Kreisler's ar- rangement of Rimsky - Korsekoff's “Fantasy on Russian Themes” and | Burleigh's “At Twilight” and “Yule- | tide.” The audience was generous in | its appreciation of the artist and the | well presented program of the chorus. STUDENTS TO SEEK LAND PLANE RECORD Build Ship at Delgado Trade | School to Bring Honor Back to Louisiana. By the Assaciated Press | NEW ORLEANS, March 2.—A trim, | &nub-nosed racing airplane soon will take a crack at the speed record for land planes once held by the late Jimmy Wedell. Students at the Delgado Trades School here have constructed a power- ful racing plane with which they hope to bring back the land speed record to Louisiana. Shortly after Wedell crashed to his death, Raymond Delmotte sped to a new mark of 312 miles an hour, super- seding the famous Patterson, La., pilot’s old record. The students of the Delgado School believe their plane will race through the skies faster than any land plane has ever flown and that the ship, the Delgado Maid, will break Delmotte’s record. Bryson A. Armstrong, instructor of the school's ground mechanics, has announced that William A. Ong. Kan- sas City test pilot, will come here within -the next few days to put the Delgado Maid through its paces in a series of test flights. o BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra in Stanley Hall this evening at 5:30 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant leader. March, “A Signal From Mars” esenies Overture, “The Redemption of Love” .........Gabriel-Marie Southern rhapsodie, “Virginia”.Woods Selection from “A Connecticut ‘Yankee” . ees. ... . ROAgETs Oriental, “The Star of India”. Bratlow Waltz suite, “Vienna Beauties”. Ziehrer Finale, “The Sufferagettes”.....Taylor “The Star Spangled Banner.” where she | KAY FRANCIS 'AND HER GOWNS . IN EARLE FILM “Living on Velvet” Is a | Rather Mixed-up Story of Domestic Affairs. In the very first moments of “Li ing on Velvet” George Brent is flying an airplane across the camera- sketched heavens on the Earle screen. There is thick fog in the air and| very little gasoline in the airplane.; Why he didn't remember to bring | more along, nobody bothers to ex- | plain But he didn't, and when the ship finally goes dry, Mr. Brent. ap- parently not a very good pilot promptly loses control of and plunges to the earth. His sister mother and father, who were his pas sengers, are killed. He escapes with a headache. | | We went Mr. Brent one better ves | terday and escaped the crash of his | airplane, his marriage and friend’s car with nothing more than la few pains in the cranium. induced by puzzling over all the bitter-sweet | ; implied in some of Miss Kay | s’ love speeches. For “Living on Velvet” is primarily a love story. ! | Naturdlly Terry Parker (Mr. Brent) | was all broken-hearted after killing | off his family in such fashion. In the style of the young men in this generation, to drown his morbid sor- rows he chased all over the place drinking too many drinks, risking his | neck on slightest provocation and | making faces at stuffy people. Then one night he went to a party with his noble friend Walter “Gibral- tar” Pritcham (played by Warren “Gibraltar” William). The party was given by Walter’s beloved Amy Pren- tiss, who had something in the line of chills and fever the instant she saw Mr. Terry (Gibraltar) Parker. These two young people thereupon fell into a deep trance, the sort which, in the films, represents the dawn of love between a pair of at- tractive adults. A few days later they were married and went to live on Long Island. Their matrimonial picture really was very pretty at first. They had no money, no job for Terry, lots of bills !and a cute dog. The ideal couple. Then Terry got hold of $8.000, bought himself an airplane and decided to run a commuter service into New York. This seemed like a fine thing to everybody except his wife Well, Mrs. Amy Prentiss-Parker felt so badly over all this, what with the Warner Bros.’ orchestra playing in the background, that she left her hus- band. She went back in town and had a good cry. He stayed in the country and flew his airplane. Things were getting nowhere at all. Mrs. Prentiss-Parker had even sunk to making bitter and conspicuous re- marks at gay parties. Then Terry Parker turned a car smack over into an amusement park. When his wife had nursed him back to health, he was a different man. “Living on Velvet” may properly be described as a comedy-romance. The better half of that team is the com- edy which Mr. Brent handles with dexterity and Miss Francis helps whenever she can. Frank Borzage, who directed, also does his share to- ward injecting a chipper note into the fainily lugubrious tale. The oth- |ers in the cast are quite unimportant, | even Gibraltar. | The Earle stage show this week pre- | sents the Dorsey Brothers band and attendant entertainers as the head- | ine act. Undoubtedly the best musical unit seen here since Fred Warring graced the boards of this same theater, the Dorseys were much liked by their first audience. So was Bob Crosby. | brother to the inimitable Bing, who gives some imitations of his more fa- mous frater. So were Kay Weber, the Three Queens and sundry members of the band who did specialties. Our own favorite is the drummer, the per- fect representative of time in space, if you're interested, Mr. Einstein. The other acts are Robert Williams and a flexible dog called Red Dust, a well-handled animal act, and Paul Kirkland, who does some comedy and balancing stunts. There is a news reel at every major picture house in town every week, and this is the last time we intend to mention it. R.B. P, Jr. ACTRESS AWAITS STORK Gloria Stuart Granted Indefinite Leave of Absence. HOLLYWOOD, March 2 (#).—Gloria Stuart, movie actress, who soon will become a mother, was granted an in- definite leave of absence yesterday by studio officials. She is the wife of Arthur Sheekman, screen writer. Miss Stuart’s temporary retirement caused concellation of Universal Studio’s plan to cast her as Lilliag Russell in a (onl’l'couml production. it MARLENE DIETRICH, ‘Who continues her interesting Hollywood career with a powerful character study in “The Devil Is a Woman," Loew's Fox Theater. which will have an early showing at Tower in Siege of Acre Believed Biggest “Prop” 35-Ton Battle Device in ™ Even De Mille BY MOLLIE OLLYWOOD, Calif.. Hollywood when he built “The Crusades H The Crusades" Stanles : May Robson MERRICK. March 1.—Cecil B. De Mille startled a catapult weighing 11 tons for * his current film. This was considered the biggest theatrical prop in cinemaland until he startled even his | himself by the size of the “tower” he had constructed for the film- ing of the seige of Acre in this picture. After much historical research, De Mille found that the “Siege Towers” of the time of the crusades deserves the adjectives “stu- pendous” and “colossal,” that had pictures. heretofore been saved for motion Whatever the actual crusaders used in combat was good enough for De Mille, so he ordered a tower 50 feet high, with four platforms, the lowest of which would reach the top of an average city wall of the Middle Ages. Soldiers on Platforms. So when you see the siege of Acre in this film, you will Lave an idea of the magnitude of the medieval towers used to storm besieged cities. The particular tower made for this pic- ture, which weighs 35 tons, has four platforms on it. each worked by a separate mechanical contrivance. Soldiers of different types will be sta- tioned on each platform, with archers on the top to be the “barrage” through which their fellow fighters attempt the battle. The only difference between | this machine of war and those used | in the actual siege of Acre, is the fact | that this machine will not be moved | entirely by man-power. Another interesting fact about the filming of this scene is that practically | every extra in Hollywood is insured of a job that week, seeing that Mr. De Mille plans to use more than 1000 men in the scene. If you are interested in numerol- ogy. @s most people are, you will be interested to learn that “four” is un- doubtedly Robert Young's lucky num- ber. For one thing, the two digits of his| birth add to four. He has two broth- | ers and two sisters, which total four He played in 40 stage productions at the Pasadena Community Theater in four years, and then was noticed by one of M. G. M.’s studio talent scouts. He lived at 1111 Chicago street when he was first signed by the motion | pictures, and I may add, he made his screen debut in “The Sins of Madelon Claudet,” which got four times as many good notices as any picture made that year. And just to show how this number follows Bob through his successful career, it just occurred to me that he | is entering his fourth year in pictures with @ new M. G. M. contract. May Robson is in possession of one | of the strangest proposals she has | ever received in her life. It is a letter from a young man in Baltimore, Md, and is frank to say the least, The let- ter says: “I am 27 years old. I em refined, educated young man, and like a quiet | home life.: I am all alone; my parents Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. Palace—“Clive of India,” at 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. Earle—"“Living on Velvet,” at 10 am, 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35 and 10 pm. Stage shows at 11:30 am., 1:55, 4:20, 6:45 and 9:10 p.m. Loew’s Fox—“One More Spring.” at 9:45 am, 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 and 10:15 pm. Stage shows at 11:20 am,, 1:50, 4:20, 6:50 and 9:20 p.m. Belasco—“Power,” at 11:44 am, | 1, 7:40 and 9:39 p.m. Columbia—“Charlie Chan in Paris,” at 11:15 am., 1:05, 2:50, 4:40, 6:20, 8:10 and 10 p.m. R-K-O Keith's—“Scarlet Pimper- nel” at 11:37 am, 1:37, 3:37, 5:37, 7:37 and 9:37 p.m. Metropolitan—“Devil Dogs of the Air,” at 11:15 a. 1:20, 3:20, 5:25, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tiveli—“Rocky Mountain Mystery, at 2:05, 4:15, 6:20, 8:05 and 9:55 p.m. Ambassador—"“The Mighty Bar- num,” at 2, 4:05, 6:05, 7:55 and 9:45 pm. | zoomed across the screen. Howard—Screen feature at 12:30, 3:40, 7:05 and 10 p.n. Stage shows at 2:40, 5:50 snd 9:06 pam. are dead. I am in need of a good home and would appreciate one more than any one else in the world. “How would you like me for a hus- band, or. perhaps an adopted son? I am called nice looking. have brown hair weigh 142 pounds.” This amazing letter ends with a postscripe of “please write” and edds “love.” Quite a missive for a woman who recently became a great-grandmother! | (Copyright 1 by North American Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) “DEVIL DOGS” RETURN TO THE METROPOLITAN Good Film Story of the Marines Comes Back to F Street for Second Run. The most exciting and thrilling mo- ments of “Devil Dogs of the Air,” which yesterday returned down- town to take up its abode at the Metropolitan, actually come when the film has run some two-thirds of its length—say, about 55 minutes after the first Marine fighting plane has ‘This is when the Marines and the Navy unite to have themselves some war games and to show in stirring battle maneuvers the massive strength of their combined forces. There is another hero in “Devil Dogs of the Air,” in addition to the Marines and the Navy, in the person of the unnamed chap who substitutes for the leading lights of the motion picture when skilful handling of an airplane is called for in the script. He can do almost anything with an airplane but fly it out from between its wings, and probably that if he were dared. He'll make you sit up and take notice. The rest of the picture is enter- taining. &s it naturally would be with Jimmy Cagney more smart- am 5 feet, 8 inches tall, and| would try | screen. CHARLIE CHAN GOES TO PARIS FOR THIS ONE Famed Chinese Detective at the Columbia This Week in Good Mystery. Almost every detective known to fiction, unless, of course, he is of the household or local non-traveling va- riety, has at some time or other in his checkered career ventured into those labyrinths known as the sewers of Paris, 50 it is only right and just that the famed captain of the Honolulu to wind up the problems of “Charlie Chan in Pgris,” now at the Columbia, by taking to those dank underground passages. When Charlie Chan does venture into the sewers he solves a crime that is no end mystifying and concludes one of the best “whodunits” in which he has performed. These latest ad- ventures of the imperturbable Chinese sleuth really do credit to Chan’s late creator, Earl Derr Biggers. Except for one point, that is, the point being those sage utterings of Chinese phi- losophy which Charlie continually delivers. Biggers’ Chan, at any rate, never would have let loose that par- ticular one about “the young bird must test his wings,” which is the spirit if not the actual letter of his utterance and which is a very trite thought for which to blame Mr. Chan, no matter how he worded it. This, perhaps, is a small matter. The more important thing is that “Charlie Chan in Paris” is a grand tale and a 3uessing. It all starts out when Chan lands in Paris on one of those dark. rainy nights and sets out to solve his crime—a crime which, as far as the audience knows, is non-existent. In fact, the audience does not know until the next day what Chan is attempting to do, but then it develops that there is forgery in bank bonds being commit- ted, which dastardly deeds Charlie is setting out to stop. As soon as the pride of the Honolulu police force starts operations there are a couple of murders, countless attempts at mur- der and all sorts of harrowing happen- ings. but eventually—and as is expected in such stories—he gets his man. Warner Oland, of course, Charlie Chan. much are an exceptionally adept adagio dancer who gets herself mur- dered and who remains unidentified; Mary Brian, who grows more attractive every day she lives; John Miljan, Mur- ray Kinnell, Key: Luke, Erik Rhodes and Thomas Beck. Lewis Seiler di- rected and should be thanked for pro- during a good mystery film. H. M. PIANIST HEARD IN RECITAL LAST NIGHT Richard Goodman Has Well Ar- ranged Program for Guests of plays Washington Co]legfl.. Richard Goodman, pianist, gave the first of three recitals last evening in the Washington College of Music be- fore an audience which comfortably filled the drawing rooms of the col- lege. Mr. Goodman arranged a well- play encores. with three of Bach's preludes and fugues from his “Well-Tempered Clavichord.” which Mr. Goodman played with facility and clarity, his advantage. Cesar Franck's “Prelude and Fugue With Variations.” written for the organ and arranged for piano by Bauer, followed and were well done. In the “Sonata No. 3, Opus 31" of Beethoven, which closed the first part of the program. The second portion of the program was devoted to Brahms and Schu- mann, the Brahms “Intermezzo No 3 Opus 117" and the “Romance in F sharp major” and “Toccata in C major” from Schumann's “Kreisler- iana,” No. 3. These numbers from the romantic school were a contrast to those of the first part and Mr. Good- man play>d them with singing tone and excellent shading. The closing number included two preludes, “Les Tierces Alternees Feux d'Artifices” by Debussy, Godowsky's “Gamelan” and “The Gardens of Buitenzorg” from his “Java Suite,” and the program closed with Liszt's etude No. 10. Mr. Goodman has an easy and gracious manner at the piano and his technical equipment needs only the mellowing of maturity to give his play- ing the proper artistic finish. K. B. “SCARLET P.IMPERNEL" HELD ANOTHER WEEK Popular Picture Starring Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon Remains at Keith's. The change over to the romantic that the screen seems to have ac- complished, as characterized by “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” which last night opened its second week at Keith's, is being welcomed with open arms. ‘The “Pimpernel,” which is the tale of a dashing Englishman engaged in the dangerous business of spiriting aristocrats out of France and the shadow of the guillotine, to which revolutionary “citizens’ courts” daily are consigning them by the dozens, is good entertainment, good romancing and good acting. ‘Toping the cast is Leslie Howard who has one of his best roles on the Leslie is the “Scarlet Pim- pernel,” who leads his band of daring Englishmen. Lady Blakeney is portrayed by Merle Oberon, who has a hard time understanding why her husband _is alecky and irritating than ever; with |out nights so often. She is a French Pat O'Brien being the upright and wronged individual it seems his fate to be; with Margaret Lindsay being a right plausible reason for the com- bat d’amour between the two first named, and with a passable story aristocrat who was lucky enough to get out of France before Mme. Guillo- tine began slicing. For the “villains’ hall of fame” is nominated Raymond Massey, cast as Citizen Chauvlin, Ambassador to Eng- about a couple of aviators, a lot of |land from the French Republic. excitement and a girl. In the end Cagney loses his abominable ego and gets the girl and O'Brien gets a -job as engineer officer at Qumflco.M H. RECITAL AT CLUB. An interesting recital was given yesterday afternoon at the Congres- sional Club by Mrs. Thamas Strickler, coloratura soprano of Kansas City. Mrs. Strickler, who was a pupil of Proschowski of New York, and Gabriel La Pierre of Paris, made her debut in opera in Vienna and later sang with the Nice Opera Company under the direction of Cherbini. Her program yesterday, which opened with Mozart's “Ilslanto Maji- tico” and Benedict's “La Capinera.” comprised a gréup of French songs by Wekerlin, David's “La Perle du Bresil,” the “Ah, fors e lui” aria from “La Traviata” and a group of English songs by Strickles, Manning and Warren. Clayton Lindsay supplied the flute obbligato for several num- bers and the accompanist was Louis Guzman, who was alzo heard in plano ‘The cast includes Anthony Bushell, Melville Cooper, Mabel Terry Lewis and numerous others. Usual short subjects are included. T. K. . [“FINGER WOMAN” TRIAL IN KELLEY CASE APRIL 15 By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, March 2.—The trial of Mrs. Nellie Tipton Muench, who, the State charges, was the “finger woman" in the kidnaping of Dr. Isaac Dee Kelley on April 20, 1931, now is set for April 15. Mrs. Muench, wife of a St. Louis physician, is & member of a prominent Missouri family and sister of State Su- preme Court Judge Ernest M. Tipton. detective force should be permitted | “Clive of India” Throws| AMUSEMENTS. History in With Romance Ronald Colman and Loretta Young Starred in Colorful Picture at of Rise of English Clerk. N_ TELLING the story of Lord; Robert Clive’s meteoric ascent to | | fame, power and wealth, the pro- | ducers of “Clive of India” first fortified themselves with the potent talents of Ronald Colman and Miss Loretta Young’s equally effective if | less expressive beauty. Thereafter they proceeded to treat the career of the East India Company clerk, who | became ruler of a new empire, as a series of episodes in war and love, | success and failure. The connecting links between these incidents are pieces of written exposi- tion flashed upon the screen, in most cases covering whole years of Clive's activity. Some cohesion is gained also in the film at Loew’s Palace this week by closely linking the hero’s matri- | monial and public careers, a connec- | tion probably much more acutely em- phasized in the cinema than it was in the Palace—Story INTERNATIONAL VARIETIES" wealth and fame, the fight of a ca- pable underling to surpass stupid | superiors are there. So long as the camera concerns itself with them the picture is engrossing. For the sake of convenience, the cinematic version of Clive’s life adopts the imperial theory of conquest, which holds that the slaughter of a few thou- | sand dusky natives is proper revenge for the murder of 150 citizens of the conquering nation; that the “price- less jewels, spices and resources” of a | newly discovered empire are the lawful | property of any invader who can gain | control of the so-called “trade.” { 5 T As a costume drama “Clive of In-| Gmies. CLAUDETTE COLBERT dia” has all the pomp, clatter and n'Che GILDED LILY® fanfare which habitually mark such fables in gelatin. Mr. Colman, with- out his mustache and almost bereft | of the urbane humor which has been | a trademark of his films, provides a HELEN RAYES RGBT MO EN HAYES* NTCOM in*VANESSA" her love ”OWERY Slage "CASINO DE PAREE’ REVUE i PALACE [} Romiid COLMA ER OLAND | satisfactory representation of Lord, the actual course of his life. . | Clive. Miss Young is one of the most | Despite the of these devices, W‘fil MARY BRIAN mystery story which will keep you| Others who contribute | balanced program, preferring not to The program last evening opened ! generous and warm tone showing to | “Clive of India” sometimes lacks the continuity in character development which distinguished “Henry VIIL.” Many of the episodes achieve indi- vidual brilliance. Collectively, they fail to leave a clear impression of the man about whom all the cinema’s events are centered. unwieldy bulk of material the tale at- iempts to encompass. one of the methods intended to en- large and clarify the portrait of Lord Clive produces almost the opposite effect. This is the stress on Clive's relationship with his wife, a purport- edly tender and illuminating portion | of the film which actually serves only | to diffuse the power of the narrative Because the affection between these two lacks naturalness and warmth in the delineation given it by Mr. Col- man and Miss Young, the domestic snd romantic interludes serve only tc distract attention from the most interesting and exciting phases of Clive's personality—his unbounded brass and courage, his simultaneously reckless and shrewd impulses as a gambler in warfare. Clive is made to appear an opportunist of the first magnitude, and the image merely softened by the introduction of romanticisms. By dividing its attention between the hero as an ambitious man and as a lover “Clive of India” has lost some of its potential force. An unbroken page- ant of the petty clerk’s struggle to make himself a great figure of his time might have been executed with classic success. In its present form the pic- ture is well below that level. The elements of danger, the acquisition of HARLEQUINS TO GIVE “JOURNEY’S END” PLAY Catholic U. Dramatic Group to Present Annual Drama To- morrow and Monday. Members of the Harlequins, student dramatic organization at Catholic University, will present “Journey’s End” as their annual production at the Music Building on the university campus tomorrow and Monday nights at 8:10 o'clock The production is under direction of Rev. Walter Plimmer, instrucier gt the Sulpucian Academy, who for eight years prior to his entrance in the priesthood was a Broadway musical comedy and comedy-drama star. Three Washington undergraduates are included in the cast of 13 players. They are Willlam J. Tobin, 1223 Michigan avenue northeast: Maurice | P. McDonnell, 2933 Twenty-eighth street, and Thomas Hannan, 1501 Sev- enteenth street. ' LONG-RANGE FINANCING PLAN GIVEN BY MOFFETT F. H. A Chief Outlines Means by Which Every American Can Own Home. By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, March 2—A new long-range financing plan, under which almost any American can own| his own home. was outlined here yes- | terday by James A. Moffett, chief of the Federal Housing Administration. Speaking at a Chamber of Com- merce luncheon attended by bankers, building loan men, contractors and State, Moffett declared the new plan would revive the sagging building in- dustry, giving it momentum upon which it could ride for a number oti years. | The former Standard Oil Co. execu- tive stressed the long-range phase of | the program. Billion to Be Collected. England’s property and income taxes will yield at least $1,100,000,000 this year. GUITAR 107 aniain. Banin Orchestra Training—Classic Repert Free Guest Lesson _ Studio Recil SCHO 1 COLUMBLA SCHOOL of MUSIC LANK BOOK See Us for Your Blank Books E. Morrison Paper Co. 1009 Pa. Ave. Phone NA. 2945 2,240 Pounds to the Ton Blue Ridge Va. Hard Stove Coal, $11.25 Buckwhéat, $7.00 Rice, $6.25 Smokeless Egg, $9.75 1 Without Smoke or e %‘ Lump. $8.75 Soot Blue Egg, Sn?‘-S? - Pa. luminous Fiakes Onis Thin_ White Smoke 75%, Lump Coal, $7.50 509, Lump Coal, $6.90 i hours, we will taki your money on portion no! mers in 3 ¥rs. Over, 20,008 New Custamers in 3 Circuit Judge Julius R. Nolte also will call on April 15 the case of Bart David, also indicted for allegéd com- plicity in the abduction of Dr. Kelley, who was lured from his home by a fake telephone call into an eight-day captivity. The State, however, has announced it will elect to try Mrs. BLUE RIDGE COAL CO. Miners of Virelols Anthracite Hard Coal te Opposi In part this result is due to the And strangely, | private citizens from all parts of lhe‘ TRt | of_the Probate Court | beautiful women in Hollywood that fact. Assisting in minor roles are C. Aubrey Smith, Colin Clive, sev- eral other British mimesters, and a whole army of extras, with a few elephants thrown in for good meas- ure. includes two comedy items. a Mickey Mouse cartoon and a Laurel and Har- dy short. —R. B. P, Jr. AMUSEMENTS. 2 Feotacs 1 100012252505 10 KAY FRANCIS Living on Velvet GEORGE BRENT-WARREN WILLIAM DORSEY BROS. & THEIR ORCHESTRA 15™0 G TS | ND WEEK..! LESLIE HOWARD nd MERLE OBERON in “THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL" Comine FRED ASTAIRE GINGER ROGERS IRENE DUNNE in “ROBERTA” GABRILOWTSE GAYETY BURLESK “NORA FORD” The Gal from Georgia LEGAL NOTICES. __ (Continued.) H_MORELAND. Attorney, 1505 Ha N.W. SUé’R]EME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF o] 7.78 of Columbia has obtained from the Probat Court of the District of Columbia, Letters of Administration on the estate of William H. Keith, late of the District of Columbia. décensed. persons having ~_claims against the deceased are hereby warned to_exhibit the same. with the vouchers thereof. legally authenticated. to the sub- scriber. on or before the 4th day of Feb- ruary.'A. D. 1936: otherwise thev may by law be excluded from ail benefit of Given under my hand this 'ebruary. 1935, KEITH. 3420 16th St. N test: THEODORE COGSWELL. Re Wills for the District of Columbi of the Probate Court _ Feb. 16.23-mh: OF Columbia. Holding Probate Court —No 47.604. Administration.—This s to Give Notice: That the subscriber. of the Dis- trict of Columbia has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Columbia, Letters testamentary on the estate of Minnie S. Young. late of the District of Columbia. deceased. All persons having | claims ‘against the deceased are hereby | warned to exhibit the same. with the vouchers thereof. legally authenticated. to the subscriber. on_or before the 0th day of February. A. D. 19:i8: otherwise they may by 1a% be excluded from all benefit of s2id etsate. _Given under my hand this 20th _day_of February. 1935. WILLIAM 'QOMBE. Colorado Bide. ~(Seal.) ~At- COGSWELL. Register of test: THEODORE v of Columbia. Clerk mh29.16 Wills for the Distric TRANK STETSON. Aftorney. SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF _Columbia. Holding Probate Court—No 47 . Administration.—This is to Give Notice: That the subscriber. of the Dis- trict of Columbia has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Columbia, Letters Testamentary on the estate of Julia R. Pearce. late of the District of Columbia. deceased. _All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof. legally authenticated, to the subscriber. on or_before the 15th day bruary. ‘A. D. 1936; otherwise they y by law' be excluded from all benefit of said etsate_ Given under its hand this 27th OINF'QDYUHYY NATIONAL TRUST. By 3 SCOTT 'GATLEY — PRESIDENT. (Seal.) Attest: THEODORE COGSWELL Register of Wills for the District of Co- lumbia Clerk of the Probate Court. " GUILFORD 5. JAMESON, Attorney. Tower Blag, o SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF _Columbia. holding Probate Court.—No. 47 Administration —This is to Give Notice: That the subscribers. of the District of Columbia have obtained from the P: bate Court of the District of Columbia Letters Testamentary on the estate of late of the District sed. All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same. with the vouchers thereof. legally authenticated. to before “tne _Ioth JOHN Ave P. NE. Her impersonation of Lady Clive reaffirms The Palace program this week also Highest art to_reach our shores— N. Y. Times Col. W. de Basil's i BALLE imm RUSS |||I|I| Sun., Mar. 3 HOWAR fi"“:{‘ And Mis Hewlfork = UsanGICLUB ORCHESTRA e Wilh B s BiaREVUE i i de Monte Carlo Mat., 2:30 Eve., 8:30 mIDNIGHT SHow TONIGHT 1 | | | ASHTON GAMBLING ith & N. | CAROLINA ! RANGER h _ CLARENDON. GEORGE C HAV. DUMBARTON [t Wiscomsin ave i ‘T BABES !\i‘ TOYLAND." |5 s |FAIR n Tom “GIRL OF THE LAWN PRINCE 4 Georgia Ave, iver Spring. Md. From 1:00 PM O AR AR TER 17 “HELL IN THE HEAVENS.” "CIRCLE CANYON | e | | | STAN;[ON Finest Sound S;;:{?:nffil 0 Wise. C Fro «GENE STRATTON PORTER'S Girl of the Limberlost,” with MARIAN MARSH. LOUISE DRESSER. " Sundav—— JANE EVRE " TAKOMA 4th and Butternut Sts. No Parking Troubles Continuous From 1:00 P M. = CHARLES BICKFORD in A Notorious Gentleman.” BRUCE CABOT in “REDHEAD.” Ave.. Bethesda, Md. 1:30 PM . | HIPPODROME EDDIE CANTOR in “KID MILLIONS.” Cont. 2:00 to 11:00 P.M. CAM MT. RAINIE CAMEQ ™= e George Rait. “Limenouse “Rainbow Riders.” _Cartoon. HY V] ARCADE P*2Tmaynas Tom Tyler. “Terror of the Pl Miriam Hopkins. “Richest Gi oth RICHMOND AfEXavoRia va Ann Harding. “Biography of a Bache ARCADE _woeevmee ws — L Bob Steele. “Big Calibre. AMBASSADOR 3i'2a% % WALLACE BEER BARNUM.” % Direction of SIDNEY LUST — BARNUM."_ O APOLLO °* Double Feature Show Starts 1:00 e VICTOR JORY in “WHITE LI JOHN BOLES in “MUSIC IN S ee. 2:00 P.M. Mat xVKI:ON—MCKIHIQV St RANDOLPH SCOTT_in “"HOME ON __THE_RANGE." _Serial. _Ci AVENUE GRAND 7 %% S.E Matinee, 1:00 P.M.—Double Feature. NORMAN FOSTER in “BEHIND THE EVIDENCE GINGER ROGERS in “ROMANCE , IN MANHATTAN " “Rustlers of Red Dog." No. 1. __Poeye ENTRAL ** s. i Double Feature WHEELER and WOOLSEY in “KEN- TUCKY KERNELS SECRETS __OF CHINATOWN.”_Popeye. 5 coTONyfr...—A;:. [] v:_-‘m?-i‘ Matinee. 2:00 LYLE TALBOT in C‘Y;O}!Ds i =] s = | HOME M, Double Feature Show Starts 1:00 CLAUDE RAINS in “MAN WHO RE- ; CLAIMED HIS HEAD." EDMUND PM. IES THB %) o = < = = URDER IN THE 2ilspin Tommy." 1230 © St. N.E. LOWE. “BEST MAN WINS.” Serial. SAVOQY 14t st & Col B N.W. WHEELER and WOOLSEY in “KEN= __TUCKY_KERNELS." Bandreel. TIVOL] 4t st & Park B2 N.W. Matinee. 2:00 P.M. RANDOLPH SCOTT. “ROCKY MOUN- TAIN MYSTERY." Serial toon. YORK Ga. Ave. & Quebec St. N.W. N H_SCOTT in “HOME ON {E RANGE. DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS.” & Irving & JESSE THEATER ™32 V3" W. C. FIELDS and BABY LEROY in S A GIFT." Se bon. YLVAN b8ien’sSors in “WAGON WHEELS." Comedy. Car- toon. _“Return_of Chandu.” ALM THEATER °=. 1™ W. C. FIELDS and BABY LEROY In “IT'S A GIFT.” Serial. Comedy. Cartoon DANCING, EDW. F. MILLER STUDIO 814 17th St.—NA. 8093. 1t it's danced. we teach it. BERNHEIMER'’