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THE tHTNlrniTS TITITnTNE? NOVEMBER 20-1937 Minnie the Mouse Bites Marvella the Cat SKYROCKET TO FAME- LOOK PACK ON 25 YEARS As Two Meet at Cat, Rat and Mouse Show Eleven Months Ago Joan Fontaine Was a Nobody-Now She's Famous Of course the cats may be. But New York, Nov. ID. As the these rats and mice haven eveA doubting Thomases feared, a con heard of eats. And certainly the the faux pas bit the fo'-paw, in fact, inflicting a painful wound, Marvella retreated.

The Rev. R. W. Ferrier of Stockport, N. organizer of the tretemps occurred Triday at the first combined cat, rat and mouse show ever held in New York.

By SHEILAH GRAHAM. American Mouse Fanciers' club. A photographer tried picturing kind of cats exhibited aren't exactly calculated to frighten even a mouse." The mouse men, about 50 of them, following the pattern of the Brit, ish National Mouse club, moved in on the cat show because they couldn't afford an exhibition all their own. Minnie, the socially registered rodent, and Marvella, of a proud, blue-blooded Persian family, side said staunchly Minnie acted only in self-defense, that Marvella's manner was both provocative and definitely unfriendly. tress" (previewed this week) and It looks as if will beat that sister at her own screen-acting game is the luckiest girl in Hollywood, but has worked hard and desperately to achieve recognition the beginwing of her atrug- Hollywood, Nov.

19. Joan Fontaine. star discovery of the year Eleven months ago, all that -was known of her was that she had a famous sister Olivia de Havilland she is Fred Astaire's leading lady in "A Damsel in Dis by aide, sweetly amicable. 1 "The rats and mice in this show," Marvella blinked and reached out tentative paw. Minnie committed Mr.

Terrier said, "aren nervous. cently published that the federal theater project is fading out. Seem' Stars feg murray 1 1 Movie Time Card Carole Lombard Kept Home by Influenza Hollywood, Nov. 19. Influ "There is no sign of a wreck JotSJA rp 1 about the federal theater," she said.

'Y" 0 7 tr- I 'Administratively the organization enza confined Carole Lombard, screen star, to her home Friday. is more solid and efficient than at MM Dr. Boyle James said her condi any time in its life and during the tion was not serious. gle, there was the handicap, of Olivia's fame to overshadow aiid overcome. An inferiority complex aoade visits to the Warner Brothers studio, where her star sister emioted, impossible.

"I don't want) favors," she told me in those dkys. Til make good on my own i merits or not at alL" Ever slncefthey were babies, the two girls pave competed good-naturedly against each other. To preserve ber identity during the difficult 'early months of film work, Joan lived away from her family, adopted her stepfather's name Fontaine and insisted that her RKO-Radio publicity department publicize her as "Joan Fontainegood, bad or indifferent actress" and not as Joan Fontaine, sister of Olivia de Havilland. Cupid nearly disrupted the friendship between the sisters. A few months ago, both Olivia and Joan.

were enamored of Actor Phil Huston. But they have good sense, and, by mutual agreement, Mr. Huston was barred from the hillside home they share with their mother. And now Joan says: "Men! They interfere with work and mess up progress." They have not yet coming season will present a program of plays that will at least Following is a schedule of the starting times of feature pictures in first run loop theaters for Saturday: v. "ANGEL" fCenlurr) II.

3:3. I 44 I. 53. 10 05. "SFCONB HONETMOON" 'Orohe'Jirl II.

25. 1 J5. 3 35. 5 30. 7.30.

11:35. "THB AWFIX THITH" (Minneeete) MO. 3'4S. I 15. 1ft 30.

"THE FIREFL" (Stale) 11.50. 30. I. 10 45. nOfTOR STV" (Wnrlil) 10 17.

13.01 1 47. 3 32. 517. 7 05. 47.

10:33 "MSN IN EXII.r" 11. 1 3S. 4 IV 50, S.30. "ANNAPOLIS SALUTE 1J.30, 3.55. a 15, 1.10.

10.45. WILLIAM S. HART ILL. Hollywood, Nov. 19.

William iaAaJJfcajatKS, equal any in the past This program includes for the first time permission to present all of the plays of such famous modern dram S. Hart, western star of the silent screen, is seriously ill of "He is a pretty sick man," said A bwiet iP of William Dot, LAft A OWE W7rfiOOr MALE 0ANCE2 OF TE AME2iCA.Nl Hart's physician, Dr. P. White. atists as Eugene O'Neill, George Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy and Elmer Rice." The theater project's rolls now embrace 8,915 workers out of the I Tribune Gtaft Photosrapher.

Logan park community center brought to a climax the celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary Friday night and simultaneously honored John van Ruden, park board policeman, who has served at Logan for 27 years. Congratulations went the rounds as O. A. Grarrock, left, secretary in 1912 of the Logan Park Improvement association; Theodore Wirth, center, superintendent emeritus of the park board, and Fatrolman van Ruden, recalled former days at the dinner attended by 100 east side residents in the fommonity house. AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS original 12,263.

Miss Woodward ex pcTURE Humphrey Soqakt PLAYS 8 MOLES OF GOLF OUGWj tH6 LUNCH" 2 KJK MfeCUJtfts "AND ONETCARf? plained the reduction was begun last July and is a part of the general curtailment of the entire WPA program nationally. Ine. Ceerrlght. 1MT. er NANA hindered Miss not yet.

Graft Charged in Federal HS2 Today Fi The blonde, brown-eyed starlet was born in Japan in a house overlooking Tokyo bay, where her fath Theater Project Operation er was an attorney. As a baby she Grace Moore Signs For 12 Jap Concerts Hollywood, Calif, Nov. 19. WV-Grace Moore, grand opera and film star, has signed a contract for a concert tour of Japan. Miss Moore will make her first appearance in Tokio on August 1, 1938, and will sing in 11 other Japanese cities.

the various regional units in if? TrnriT IDirector Inquiry branching out to encompass other lines of educational amusement in xn Accutationt at Lot Angelet. their activities. Bllli Vj The next objective of the theater was seriously ill, the result of drinking goat's A change of climate was essential, and, at the age of 18 months, Joan was shipped with her sister to San Francisco later to San Jose and then Saratoga, Calif, where her stepfather still series of childhood ailments did nothing to prevent, at the age of 4, a rating of 160 in an LQ. test (150 is considered the rating of a genius). "When fame, came to Olivia via project, says Mrs.

Flanagan, is to pay overhead costs of the units fl .3 kv. AMUSEMENTS through admission sales. Hereto By Harold Heffernan. Los Angeles, Nov. 19.

Charges of graft in the operation of the Los Angeles-Hollywood unit and hints ii ITJffi fore, the government has been shouldering the financial burden on vW' POSE AN0.AU2AMCEI UNT. of discord among adminjtraicrs of COMPLETE LATE SHOW TOMTE STARTS 10:33 the new deal's theatrical relief network were rude affronts that greet 15 "Captain Blood," Joan was 17 andj burning with a desire to be a great actress. She haunted studio after MUSIC ed the arrival here of Mrs. Hallie Flanagan, director of the federal studio, but nothing happened. In Los Angeles, they were casting the theater project and her assistant.

P11Y.W: i tv J. Howard Miller, on the first leg of stage play, Lady," starring a country-wide inspection tour. all phases of operation but the director believes increasing interest and improved economic conditions will soon enable the project partially to pay its own way. A gradually increased admission scale, which is in effect now in most theaters, will aid materially in this plan, it is hoped. "It should be noted by all those quick to criticize our efforts," concluded Mrs.

Flanagan, "that 70 per cent of our activities are free productions devoted to underprivileged groups." May Robson. Joan landed the in On the graft implications result genue role. An executive at Twen ing from complaints that certain local players enlisted from little tieth Century-Fox saw her, and gave her a test. Joan's happiness theater groups and, ambitious to at. tract studio have been turning back their $94 monthly re was of short duration.

She resembled Claire Trevor, under contract to the studio. So there was no place for her there. Le repertory of the orchestra as it doea to the solo instrument and since that is the case we will include Amfitheatrof in any tributes we wish to pay the pianist I have said this work "dominated the whole program1 which is a statement of fact for after its performance we must confess fairly limited interest in the remainder of the program; not that it fell short of our anticipations, but it is hard to sustain emotion such as that aroused by the concerto through descriptive or melodic numbers no matter how finely they lief checks to those who allegedly Symphony Concert. The second symphony concert of the season with Amfitheatrof at the helm drew a particularly large audience to Northrop auditorium, Friday Eight It was perhaps the combination of our associate conductor and Kudolf Serkin. that brought about this-satisfactory state of affairs, although Serkin was known to us merely by reputation and reputations we have learned to discount.

In this instance there is nothing to discount for this modest-appearing pianistic giant simply did with our audience as he had done pre "pulled the strings" Mrs. Flana Roy, most democratic and alive of gan had little tangible information, but promised "immediate investiga tion." Dissension Denied. the younger Hollywood producers, wanted to sign her up for a long term at Warners, but both Olivia who still works there and Joan PROJECT NOT DECLINING, SAYS WPA EXECUTIVE Washington, Nov. 19. Ellen S.

Woodward, assistant administrator of the works progress administration, takes issue with reports re- COTTAGES As to internal dissension In front Riearda Jane TRAVIS CORTEZ office ranks, both touring officials declared that the administrative said "no," fearing it would hurt them professionally and privately to work for the same boss there might be jealousy. were performed. Serkin is a great artist, not one who relies in the least on anything "THE CASE OF THE BLACK CAT" Son. 'MARKED WOMAN" AMUSEMENTS board is "a happy family, pulling toward the goal originally outlined when the project was set in motion, two years ago." So back Joan went to the stage viously with audiences in the east. He compelled their tribute of long continued and vigorous applause by bis magnificent contribution to the program.

But we must not forget with the Anita Louise role in "Call spectacular. One would hardly call him a brilliant performer for which we are sincerely grateful; as a matter of fact we grow rather weary Wekoie, footbo'l You'D enioy these 5'in4 footboll seoscn prograTiil It a Day." Jesse Lasky was a mem "Our whole theatrical set-up was is ber of the first night audience, and never in such excellent condition that the Beethoven "Emperor" concerto, which dominated the whole there and then signed her to a of brilliance for, sake. seven-year contract with a start program, belongs as much to the In this instance we had a man ing salary of $250 weekly. A "bit" ee JUNE ST. CLAIR IN "Oliver's Twist" With Burlesque's Largest end Finest Casr Quality Street," with Katharine whose soul was captivated by the music and he caught the soul of the music and gave it to the au JACK HOLT 'Outlaws of the Orient' Senear "ONE 1M A MIXLION" as it is today," said Mrs.

Flanagan. "I have just completed an inspection of units in midwestern and western cities, including Detroit, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles and San Diego, and we have reason to be heartened by the progress noted in all those centers. "It is true we have been handicapped by congressional reduction Hepburn, focused attention on her possibilities, jumped her salary $50 and caused Lasky to predict stardom within a year. He erred by dience with splendid dignity and moving power. is There was a time in the history one month.

Her weekly pay check is now of piano playing when we could depend on a player producing a beautiful tone, frequently it was a $500 and mounting rapidly. of our appropriation lor carrying Joan is shy with strangers a on the federal theater program, but BOULEVARD Lel) Lrnaala st Minnehaha BIt. Open I P.M. Dailr IS te P.M. Gene Kernend, Harriet HIIHera "LIFE OF THE PARTY" I Met.

Only "Thlnlr Pt, Mr. 1 tone that ran through the whole 1 Te Te seWH. hangover from childhood TRUTH" gamut of expression; such pianists actually it has resulted in a trimming of loose ends and the elim 1 i he GEORGE ARLISS Likes to wise-crack at serious Is a good dancer but has Thorstem TT, Skommg are rather rare at the present time. Serkin is one of them. He is a In ination of questionable units.

Now "rrfirr rvim no fondness for Hollywood night A poet who unfolds the living beauty iwk jin First Pay "The Great Garrltk" life, preferring to walk in the hills, Lake an Bleemlnsten browse in the sun, read in bed that we have a smaller load to carry, we are functioning on a much sounder basis." Children's Plays Hailed. Mrs. Flanagan is visiting the fed Open Dalit P. M. 2e to T.

at. At biographies and historical books Allee Faye, Den Ameene, eme if" TOO, ELLAGO of the music he plays, at least he did at this concert. His methods are so simple and yet so subtle in seeking out and "exploiting every tiny nuance to the advantage ol TtMt "You Can Hovt tverythmg Lake at Z6th At. -LAST and, above all, work. eeW'J olit I Jene Wet.

QnlT "On Aretn, Arun "AnnaP1 Te CoDrrlsht, 1937, kv NANA, Ina. nu, Ann Dvorak, Donald Woods 'Cose of the Stuttering Bishop" Specie! Mirtnirht liow So telebrsle After he Minneote-Wirrensin Game hr Attending tht Famous Minneapolis BARN DANCE (Laavedana) TONIGHT (SAT.) PLA-MOR BALLROOM 4th Ave S. and 8th St. i HAi KL1 1 Wl Nine Martini. Ma taetne "THK GAY DBTrWAnO' eral theater projects for the first' time since she covered" the 6ame ground at the time of their incep-i Stun Anna Stcn Seeks the whole.

He has an uncanny sense of pro. ATI EAST LAKE Lake at Bloom. CUATEAU 8 portion, of control of tone to ex lre he W. U. S.

Citizenship f'ir' Robert Teone, Plerenra lee "MARRIED BEFOHIS BRKAKFATW OUr0, Per O'Brien in "SLIM" with Henrr Fonda. Martaret Lindsay 1 fprfial Matinee an MUnMe Show iu tore press every shade of emotion, of dynamic force when that is neces with ALb Ur Angeles, Nov. 19. (JP) Rus-! tion two years ago. In every city, she says, she finds extraordinary: development and progress, not only in the quality of productions being presented, but in public interest In the plays and, most important of all, Lake St.

at Zltb At. S. LAKE out sary, and one feels that here is ftiew LA SALLE PAKK Nicollet at 26th lh Ar. S. and 10th St.

Adults 15 Anytime In Technicolor Henry Fonda "WINGS OF THE MORNING" sian-born Anna Sten, who came to Hollywood via French and German films, now aspires to United man of whom it may be said he Sonja Heme, Tyrone Power "THIN ICE" Pint Pietaree or the CORONATION' in Gorseous Technicolor comprehends the whole splendor of the "Emperor" concerto. He could MUSIC BY Thorslein Skarmng Orchcstcr Ocsra Ovrn 'Clock nd th Mutie Stmrti at 8: SO Adra. 35c, Before 9 o'Clock 2Sc ADDED ATTRACTIONS PECIAL Danrinr Art by Thre 'i-Yer-Oia Glrl. 0x Ttdin dresHd in S'arweiUn mn Swedish nituma will be en the flMr rtinf hotee. States citizenship.

Filing notice of intention to become a citizen. Miss not have been so successful with. in box office receipts. The director is especially heartened by the interest around the presentation of plays for children and in the versatility displayed by Toot' Sten said Friday: "The peacefulness out the excellent support given him au. uflDI.

by the orchestra; together, soloist and democracy of America are very happy things to a modern and orchestra, were complements of each other with the great happy result a superlative and unforget "TTTlhUdren SrtniinTin I.nnches and Beer Berred in the Bsnemrnt Tarkin( Space Available Mearby table rendering of a great work. Bingham, American eefcei The Suite in major by Bocch- ntsosa Le'. wmon ail lllfclBH Cent. 2-11 P. M.

1S te Alice Foye, Don Amecha nila Strethera ermi for string orchestra, intro. duced for the first time to Minne Ambassador, Is III r.rtoin 5n Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles "STELLA DALLAS" Penere Carteoni Ban Namher Met. Onle "HOT WATER" "Tho jaw cow Cocn. "Yau Con Have Everything" fl London, Nov. 19.

UP) United 7 apolis by our conductor, possesses all the melodic charm, the gay and lilting melodies, the merry dances States Ambassador Hobert W. Bingham sailed for home on sick leave Friday, aboard the Manhattan. The AdU and the ingratiating winsomeness of Haydn, his contemporary. In 7 et ItnstAVE SHIP" American embassy announced the ambassador had suffered a recur deed this man was almost as prolific I Alice- Bon RHi I FAYE AMECHE BROTHERS I "You Can't Have Everything" I Sseeial Mldnltht Shaw Gene EaTmond, Harriet Milliard Jee Penner. Victor Moere "LIFE OF THE PARTY" Surprise MlrtnlrM Show I as the old master and in many ways maicnea rum in the sustained love rence of malaria and would remain in the United States for "some time." uness of his creations.

This work was given with signal success and Minnehaha at 40th St. Admission 10-201 A MD EMFffiLXS m9 Wh. Lendale N. Held Or Over! tast Dar! I should be a valued addition jto the Every Saturday Night (rem tan o'clock te on Minimum Chare the 4 pereon FinestFoods andBeverages a eey, oood-netured crowd Muale hr PICK LONO Sonja Henie, Tyrorre Power I Diana Gibson Seeks wcnesira repertory. THIN ICfe I IKenne rrana Alice I I BAKER McHUGH BRADT WVMAN I I "Mr.

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19. (JPHDiana Gladys Georee. Arlene Judre "VALIANT IS THE WORD FOR CARRIE" Mldnirht fhow recalling scenes of the present and I Gene ReTmond, Harriet Billiard LIFE OP THE PARTY" Sn.rlnl Midnirht Show Gibson, film actress, asked $350 a month alimony Friday in a suit to me juries oi we past in great CAMPUS IfS.a"I.W 4th bk. and i. Henn.

and hia New and Enlarged Onheetr Tram Ten e'eloefc to One In the NEO CLASSIC HOOM Miaa Ouam lor Beaenratlene Telephone Atlantie fll4 nome a History. To the writer it divorce Louis J. Myers, sound en a tiaiivaia.i Adm. 10-2O nn.fhM llnfh we iinai section that makes th "TopiWOHTH" snrnrle Widnlrht Shew Sineer. Married 18 months, she charged Myers told her he no' longer loved her.

Ztli taut Frankli AG AI strongest appeal, not because of the tremendous climax that signals the triumphant return of the legions Bett Fnrneee. Ralph Bellamy "IT CAN'T LAST FOREVER" Surprise Midnlrht Show UNIVERSITY 1308 Jack Oakie. Ann Stolhern la "STPER SLEUTH" Knecial Midnlrht Show fllTZ Mi utb N'E' SonJa Henle. Trrene Pewer 219 21th Are. S.

ana tne welcome of the populace. MUillO URTIS HOTEL NX. TENTH AYE. XI MINNEAPOLIS nam. iu-xuw Rnhert Tenne.

Flerenre Rice "MARRIED BFFORE BREAKFAST Snerlel Mlrlnlrrit Show LTle Talhet In "WEST BOUND LIMITED" WELCOME Minnesota-Wisconsin Football Fans to the Fnn Center of the Twin Cities MACK DALE Rhyth9. 2 DE LUXE FLOOR SHOWS FEATURING Bnter Vint Inmenr winnient nnnw Brnadway Da IS. a IX Lake as Nicollet Dine nCe end ISSill SLimm.j ddm. 10-20 Did you win Adm. 10-20e) Karen Mnrlee, Bntiert Baldwin THE GIRL FROM SCOTLAND IARD" Surprise Midnight Show Contlnnoas Shew Todeyl w.mIi.

Ann Dvorak AT Jack Pot to bay out rather because it does bring to memory pictures of that great pe-riod when Rome ruled the world, when triumphant processions and triumphators marched down that narrow way that led to the mighty Rome. This composition brought to a conclusion a program of merit 'CASE OF THE BISHOF- Silver Tray Cafe Sllldlll Waahlm Ion 4k Hennepin Area. i US1CAT 46th 4 France 8. that new ELGIN watch? (tke rAvoRrru rendezvous) DICK OUSLEY AND BAND nwv Oeoree O'Brien. Irene Ware OF THE MOI'NTFI)'' IIL Central di 40th N.E hi i 1 1 Peter Lorre.

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His most striking contribution on this program was not the orchestral numbers, fine as they were, but the Weal support he gave the soloist, JAMES DAV1ES. MAX A. KOHEN'S. tin Admission er Cnrer Chre 6th ot Henn. Ave.

MA, 477 NORT11TO Joe E. Brown in "Polo Joe" 15 nls Midnlrht Shnw 21 So. 8th St. AT. 9082 jny Nolen, Claire Trevoe "KINO OF GAMBLERS'.