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OCTOBER 1, 1933. PART II. SATURDAY MORNING. MODERN DANCES OFFERED Cast Headed by Owen Arranged for 'Carol' Plays for Children to Be Given Around and About in Hollywood BY READ KENDALL JOLLYWOOU When our No. 1 G-man, J.

Edgar Hoover, lingers more than a couple of days, you can make bets it isn't for his health, social visit or romance. Hear present trip is to catch grabbers who have threatened Jane Withers. Guards have Moreno Back in Films Richmond Steps Along Extra List May Be Cut Gordon Oliver Cast -V ii ill i i JV been tripled around her house for last two weeks. With most stars discussing new wardrobes, I think it's fun giving cost of Jane's in "Arizona Wildcat" all of $6.75. A pair of blue jeans, rope and print dress.

Speaking of clothes, Edith Head's done a black velvet with a mirrored corselet, about five inches wide, for Madeleine Carroll in "Cafe Society." This will pick up reflection of customers and hold attention. Announcement that Myrna Loy is to play opposite Warner Baxter in "He Married His Wife" is a little premature. Warner has one to do at Warner 5 mmt Brothers. He's highest-priced star in Hollywood. And new con tract at Twentieth Century which has not yet been signed calls Myrna Kinch and her talented group are presenting an unusual and interesting program at the Belasco Theater under the Federal banner.

BY EDWIX SCHALLERT "A Christmas Carol" goes into production with a cast which will be headed by Reginald Owen, who will play the role of Scrooge instead of Lionel Barrymore, Terry Kilburn as Tiny Tim, Lynne Carver, Gene and Kathleen Lockhart and Gene Reynolds. Barrymore felt that his health would not permit him to play the part of Scrooge and favored Owen in the role. approved the idea and that will mean the actor's largest opportunity to the present. It's a very different part for Owen. Barrymore, of course, was wanted because he had played Scrooge on the radio several times.

The Lockharts, most recently assigned, will impersonate Mr. and Mrs. Cratchit in the picture. Moreno Will Play in 'Ambush' Antonio Moreno returns to pictures in a good part at Paramount studio. He will appear as a police inspector in the film "Ambush," starring Gladys Swarthout.

Moreno has been seen all too occasionally of late. Raymond Hatton and Ethel Clayton, as well as Hartley Tufts from the Pasadena Community Playhouse, have been cast, and Kurt Neumann is directing. Moreno has done quite a few subjects in Mexico City, where, by the way, production has lately been flourishing more than substantially. He also was recently in Honolulu. In addition to "Ambush" Moreno is to act in "Cantaclaro" with Barry Norton.

This is a Spanish picture, which is being made by Franz Z. Clemente, producer from Argentina. Kane Richmond Cast in 'Tailspin' Kane Richmond, who has gravitated between independents and big-time studios, wins an important part in "Tailspin." He will be seen opposite Constance Bennett in the production, along with Alice Faye, Charles Farrell, Nancy Kelly and Joan Davis. He was in the "Leatherpusher" series of pictures, and also at T. appeared in "Nancy Steele Is Missing." Pageant of the Film World Slash in the extra ranks to 2000 active members with a steady 6tipend paid these is a radical departure considered.

Idea would be to reward each of these active extras with $75 per month retainer fee, and if their actual work ran over that total they would be paid more but that much they could count on. ttstm-alTv studios mierht eneaee casual extras, in addition to 'YOU CANT TAKE IT WITH YOU' PRIZE-WINNING FILM EVENT BY EDWIX SCHALLERT Without being the least bit vain or cocky about it, John Garfield placed Hollywood on probation for one yeap-yester- day. In other words, he gave up previously announced Intention to return to hisfirst and real love, the New York stage, this, winter and will remain in films for a full twelve-month term. Garfield, the young Group Theater actor who took a prodigious step toward screen stardom by his work as Mickey in "Four Daughters," is now in his third feature for Warners, "They Made Me a Criminal." Garfield informed yesterday that he had fully intended returning to Manhattan this December for a Group play. He has a clause in his contract which allows him this privilege.

But he has decided it would not only be unfair to himself but to the studio which, he says, has been swell to him. Personally his wholehearted interest is in the theater, but he will remain in Hollywood as long-as he is given parts that he feels he can play and that mean something. At the end of the year Garfield says he will know where he stands in the cinema scene Vvmtney Bourne and Miles Mander are a twosome these days Adrienne Ames is having a tussle with the flu. Kay Griffith Given. Big Screen Chance Things are looking up for Kay Griffith, beautiful Chicago- born, San Francisco-reared song stress placed under contract by Twentieth Century-Fox a few months ago.

The pert, dark-haired young actress has been assigned an important support ing role her most extensive to date in "Tailspin," a dramatic story dealing with that small group of women whose exploits have helped make aviation his tory. In her role as a daring race pilot, Kay will rub cinematic shoulders with Alice Faye, Constance Bennett, Nancy Kelly and Joan Davis. Roy Del Ruth is directing The other evening at one of those fancy musicales, a young lady who sang was introduced to a rather distinguished looking gentleman. He complimented her on her voice and made the suggestion that she should take a screen test. She answered with a with- i condescension, "Oh, really, I'm not terribly interest ed in making money and I really think movies are entirely too commercial." He told her she probably was right, and en joyed a little smile himself.

Evi dently, the "artiste" hadn't eaught his name when she was introduced. He was Richard Hageman, one of the few Ameri can composers whose operatic works have been played over a period of years by the Metropolitan Grand Opera Company Mel Shauer took his wife, Rosita Moreno, recently returned from South America, to see the ice follies at the Troca- dero, one of the best cafe shows in weeks. Boyd's Fan Mail Largest in Hollywood Few leading men receive fan mail in excess of that delivered daily to WTilliam Boyd, star of the Hopalong Cassidy series fqr Paramount. It has been said that the sun never sets on his fan clubs. They are located in nearly every country.

Most of Boyd's letters come from places where horses are still common. This accounts for the unusually large number of letters he gets from Australia and New Zealand. During the past few months his fan correspondence has nearly doubled, forcing him to engage a secretary to take care of it Stephen Sle-singer, prominent eastern publisher, who came here a few weeks back to negotiate the sale of several stories, couldn't conceal his eagerness to get back to his country estate in Connecticut. Yesterday friends received word from him that a huge tree www ttiT mor RAN R. a-.

MU.im ENDS TODAYI SUNDAY lA.i Dally at 1-1 and Cant, (ram I 1 Ik' yjmi town AS 'MEET THE GIRLS" 85jjkKpj' ONLY! flOAK a BY JOHN SCOTT Three plays, written especially for the entertainment of children, will be presented in Los Angeles this fall by the Clare Tree Major Children's Theater of New York, which is being brought to the Pacific coast for the first time. All three plays will be staged at the Wilshire Ebell Theater under the sponsorship of Frieda Sterling, Mrs. Oliver Converse Bryant, Mrs. Margarete Clark, Mrs. Charles Crail, Mrs.

Laurel 0. Knezevlch, Mrs. Letitia J. Lytle, Mrs. Gertrude H.

Rounsa-velle, Dr. John A. Sexson, Mrs. Mabel Socha, and Miss Grace S. Stoermer.

TRAVELING THEATER "Peter Pan," Sir James M. Bar-rie's noted play, will be pre sented November 12. This will be followed by "The Little Princess" December 17, and "King of the Golden River" February 4. The Clare Tree Major Children's Theater is not a school. It is a professional traveling theater now enjoying its fifteenth successful year.

Its casts include adults as well as children. With the annual repertoire and itineraries planned and managed by Mrs. Major from her Chap-paqua, N. headquarters, six road companies now are covering the length and breadth of the United States presenting plays for the entertainment of youngsters. MATINEES AT FIRST The companies travel in their truckload of scenery, A highly successful actress on the London and Broadway stage, Mrs.

Major abandoned her own acting career in 1923 in favor of theater management. She started by presenting Saturday morning matinees for New York children. Late Showing Scheduled Tonight There will be a special 'late showing of the Paramount Theater program tonight headed by the film, "Sing You Sinners." Ding Crosby ana Fred Mac-Murray share stellar honors in this amusing story of the Beebe family. Others in the cast are Donald O'Connor, Ellen Drew and Elizabeth Patterson. Wesley Ruggles directed and produced.

Stage offering is "Headliners," starring Jack Durant. Others in the show are Kenny Gardner, Fritz and Jean Hulxu the Five MTkxeltos, Esther Pressman and Rube Wolf and orchestra. Caste System in India Hinders Film Despite its varied advantages and disadvantages, India's com plex caste system is not conducive to making motion pictures. This discovery was made bv the location unit which invaded the treacherous Khvber Pass to film scenes for Alexander Korda's technicolor production, "Drums." which will open next Wednesday at the Four Star Theater. In the employment of some 3000 extras and bit players for the adventure production, great care and diplomacy had to be observed in the nixing cf the various high and low Hindu castes, tor sinngeni runngs ioroia intermingling.

Caste differences are even re- snected in lails. whprs nr snnpi-a of the high caste are provided with their own rooks and water carriers. Only in the railway coacnes, wnere one may riae a mue ior a tanning, is the discriminating line overstepped. But it is instantly resumed upon angnung. Newcomers on Follies Stage Julie Bryan, termed the most beautiful blonde In burlesque, ap pears today at the Follies Thea ter.

Miss Bryan, who was Gypsy Rose Lee's understudy in the last Ziegfeld "Follies," Is now on her own as a featured star. Crystal Aymes, another new comer from the eastern stage, is also at tne oines. Iwt lnlwliwuimt nan a. a. aMwma GEORGE O'BRIEN bTlt IEKI0ADI MHGEI jpJ vrs i- -hum nm irw Win BY RACHEL CROTHERS Kinch Dancers THEATRE JUL Hatnn N.

Jvmftj N0. 21121 CHILLUN" W.A. JOMN 40UXN vvl RAUL McUKAl these, for certain types of pictures. The proposal is being debated by the Screen Actors Guild. Gordon Oliver is cast in "There's That Woman Again" at Columbia, following "Blondie." Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin, tuncsmiths.

are doing the music for "Cafe Society" with Madeleine Carroll and Fred Mac-Murray. Gleanings From Studio Citadel Wesley Rugglcs will arrive in New York today; he is to meet Claude Binyon authoring "Invitation to Happiness," which he will next direct. Danny Webb, known as the man of a thousand voices, is to exploit his talents in a series of twelve short comedies, produced by Jules White for Columbia. Sidney Toler is to enact Anna May Wong's father in "King of Chinatown." Humphrey Bogart and Ronald Reagan are in Dark Victory" with Bette Davis, George Brent and Geraldine Fitzgerald, with Edmund Goulding as director. "Each Dawn I Die" is settled on as James Cagney's next feature at Warners that is, following "Oklahoma Kid" for which he Is just returning to the cast.

His contract at the studio has still two years to run. Movieland Jottings and Castings Peter Holden, the boy who acted in the eastern stage production of "On Borrowed Time," will be featured in "The Great Man's" Vote" at That's his first picture, ana "Liuie daughter, Alice who works for a living, and falls in love with James Stewart, the son of Wall Street's great stock manipulator impersonated by Edward Arnold. Alice's father (Samuel Hinds) and a Mr. De Pinna (Halliwell Hobbes) spend their time manufacturing fireworks. Mrs.

Sycamore (grandpa's daughter) writes novels and plays just because somebody left a typewriter at the house by mistake. Essie and Ed, married on naught whatsoever, financially, spend most of their time with music and dancing, and making candy to sell. It's a great throng, and Capra, using the substance of the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart play, makes the most of them, thanks also to contributions by Robert Riskin. as scenarist.

The finish they have developed for the picture is a wr i- FIXE TEAMWORK Arnold, of all the large group, probably gives the prize performance, because his hard-boiled banker characterization is demanding in its transitions, but everybody unites seemingly in what is a picture of splendid teamwork, with Stewart and Miss Arthur movingly sustaining the impression of young love, Barrymore compelling in his theories 'of life, Spring By-ington, Mary Forbes, Mischa Auer, Donald Meek as other aces. A splendid scene is offered by H. B. Warner. Also Harry Davenport's Judge is capital.

Ann Miller, Dub Taylor, Hinds, Hobbes, Eddie Anderson and Lillian Yarbo are other sharers in first honors. Charles Lane is of material assistance. The feature occupies most of the program with a Disney Silly Symphony, "Wynken, Blinken and No imaginative and charming, as the other noteworthy program event. The serial "Dick Tracy Returns" is also viewed at some showings. Capra's prior picture to "You Can't Take It With You" was "Lost Horizon," and following that he had differences with Columbia Studio, where he works, which were finally adjusted.

The team of Capra and Riskin has been broken up, at least temporarily, because Riskin has gone to Samuel Goldwyn studio to produce films. Jean Arthur was seen in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" under Capra direction, but quite a few of those appearing in "You Can't Take it With You" are new in this maestro's movies. 5j HEADLINE ROADSHOW Motw Pietww An 1m OVAUDEVILLE LTONI MOIIG 1 for plenty of extra sugar. What with Mary Astor's fall from a horse delaying "Listen, Darling," and now floods through New England, Freddie Bartholomew is having tough time making personal appearances.

He turned tail and ran at Jeanette MacDonald's party for Gold Star Mothers. Took one look went fishing, leaving Aunt Cissy to do honors. Only time I've seen Aunt Cissy's nose out of joint was when she wasn't asked to ride in car with Freddie at Coliseum, but Mrs. Temple rode with Shirley. Farewell, Not Good-by One of the nicest, cleverest I girls in town is Kay Mulvey, who for years stirred up magazine stories about big gies.

She'll be leaving studio in few weeks. Has a swell new job with Ladies' Home Journal and Collier's. Good luck, Kay, we'll be missing you. At It Again Luise Rainer doesn't see hqw a reconciliation, without any communication with Clifford Odets, is possible. So until truth becomes stranger than fiction, that's that.

When reports killed off Bob Taylor in an automobile accident, he was testing at Metro to see if his hair was long enough so he wouldn't have to wear wigs in "Stand Up and Fight." Joan Crawford happy about "Shining Hour." She's riding again bicycle, silly. Lew Ayres, not Franchot Tone, goes into "Spring Dance." Headlines everywhere saying: "Tone yearns for Broadway." I'll bet he'll do a complete turnabout after six months there. It's producers' own fault so much misinformation goes out over airwaves. Not till one of our top gossipers went too far about Norma Shearer have they done anything about it. Now, it may be too late to try.

Home. Sweet Home Ty Power, company and crew, with exception of Henry Fonda, who's still hospitalized at Kansas City, back from Pineville, after eight full weeks of "Jesse James." Worked daily except Labor Day. From intense heat they went to terrific cold weren't prepared for that. Never was enough food. Can you wonder, when a village of 400 had to take care of Nancy Kelly still bedded with bruises and scratches.

When horse threw her, only a barbed-' wire fence saved her, and fact that she was double-ruffled to the waist. Those old hoop skirts weren't alone for beauty's sake, but took many a bump for their owner. Cast rose above poison ivy epidemic, as they did above goose flesh. Made a hardy race of our young Hollywood actors. Randy Scott is now ready for hurdles and hounds, in Virginia, aMrmtlintiNiiiiniNai MM VJS.

Daart Oain: Hlllitriwl 1:49 i arTr Mini. i. just as soon as the picture finishes. Refreshing Slant No wonder Henry Koster gets so much youth in his pictures. Just a kid himself when it comes to games.

Danielle Darrieux sent him a Russian billiard table from Paris. First one I've seen, and when Henry, Bruce Man ning, Joe Pasternak and my son started playing, they had more fun winning a dime than kids get over a marble game. If some of our sour citizens could hear Henry's pride over privilege of living in our country, they might stop grumbling. Eddie Ellis's performance in "Man to Remember" is something to see and remember. Bob Sisk and can take bows for that one.

For opening of Yolando's dres3 shop Slapsie Maxie sent trees of orchids; his baskets of flowers had to be sent to the hospital to make room for guests. We were promised Maxie as M.C. he had to work. Yolando's stitching things up for Connie Bennett, Madge Evans, Anna Sten and Una Merkel. Copyrliht.

1938. EsQUIra Fraturn. Inc. Ritz Trio Starred in New Farce Public "screwballs" No. 1 the daffy Ritz Brothers will run rampant over the screens of Loew's State and Grauman Chi nese theaters next Wednesday when their latest production, "Straight, Place and Show," begins engagements; The cast Includes Richard Ar len, Ethel Merman, Phylli3 Brooks, George Barbier, Paul Hurst, Sidney Blackmer, Ben Welder and Ed Gargan.

The comedy deals with tha race-track fortunes and misfor tunes of a trio of carnival operators who are presented with a broken-down race horse. David Butler directed. Sharing the program will be the first of the Twentieth Century-Fox "Roving. Reporter" series, "Time Out for Murder," featuring Michael Whalen, Gloria Stuart and Chick Chandler. iTafn fl ITrVP 1BUBISQUL A THEATOE TM.

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TV) Folks who really get a lot out, of life are introduced in the film version of "You Can't Take It With You," directed by Frank Capra and exhibited at Hillstreet and Pantages Hollywood theaters. It's one of the most amusing and satisfying pictures to be seen in months, and certain to be an enormous hit with audiences. In fact, a run of several weeks might be predicted for this show, which is rich in human stuff, boasts a fine cast, and has all the other ingredients of true entertainment. It's very much in the Capra style that caused "It Hap pened One Night" and "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" to be big screen successes.

In some ways it's more boisterous and engross ing even than its predecessors, and there's a message of good will and good cheer besides that should jind. lhe highest favor with audiences. LIKE NEIGHBORS The family of the Sycamores might be your next door neighbors. At least, there are one or two that you may well recog nize, i'eople utterly without pretense, just trying to have a good time, and over them all as sort of governor of kindness Martin vanderhof, father and grandfather. Lionel Barrymore appears in that role, which is ot tne pnuosopnical and type that he has mad familiar.

Jean Arthur is the grand- toppled over on his home, al most demolishing it Gene Austin tries out his new songs in the cocktail lounge at Sardi's. O'Briens Finally to Take Vacation As soon as Pat O'Brien completes his current starring role in "Unfit to Print" at Warners, he and his wife, Eloise Taylor O'Brien, will leave on an oft-postponed vacation which takes them to Bermuda, then to New York and home by the way of the Northwest. Mrs. O'Brien recently disposed of her interest In an apparel shop In order to make the trip, see the shows and renew acquaintances with Broadway friends whom she hasn't seen in months. When the couple return westward from New York, the grandmother will take Baby Mavour-neen, 4, to Chicago so that the entire family may visit with Mrs.

O'Brien's godmother, Sister St. Vincent DePaul, in the Magdalen convent on Grace street What means this? Furniture in the Fay Wray-John Monk Saunders home is to be auctioned off October 10. Sam Fischer is handling the sale. uimxn itirv ntTDlVT iimtn uuhbh i rr frill I ho mm Gdn Hub Welt Owh. FREE PARKING After P.M.

BILTMORE GARAGE i "SUN OYER SWEDEN" AU'HUNOARIAN tROIRAM "MAMI" Dorothy Marmara, I. A. PADEIiEWSIU Ms J. Orvie" will follow. Rumors circulated yesterday that there was friction between Samuel Goldwyn and Howard Estabrook, who has a producer-director contract with the Goldwyn organization.

It may lead to a break between the two, although this is denied. "The Real Glory" and "Seventh Cavalry" for Gary Cooper are stories Estabrook has been working on. BEERY, ROONEY LIVE TEAM IN 'STABLEMATES' FILM rjcatct0 Spoken Drama Beery, a ne'er-do-well, and victim of liquor, learns to pursue the clearer course, though ulti mately the law catches up witn him for past misdeeds. Also there's a widow who has had numerous husbands, who thinks he'd make a very good spouse, and that complicates things for the burly character actor in a comedy way. LAD RUNS GAMUT There's plenty of good fun and sympathy in "Stablemates" as dt rected by Sam Wood from the screen play by Leonard Praskins and Richard Maibaum.

Rooney's efforts go the gamut of feeling, while Berry's part is typical, and full of good-natured deviltry. Ar thur Hohl, Margaret Hamilton highly effective as the widow, Minor Watson, Marjorie Gateson and Oscar O'Shea are seen. The final race is excitingly devised, and the picture sustains its suS' pense elevrly beyond this. lEIE't FIN- its irrui iliM'nJVENILE COURT' lTllljjjfTjlF PitlKelirtiUlirwtrti "8taMmat Previewed Westwood VMae: Cant: Wallace Beery. Mickey Rooney, Arthur Hohl.

Mar.aret Hamilton. Minor Watson. Marjorle Oateson and Oscar O'Shea. Director: Bam Wood. Writers: Leonard Prasklns.

Richard Mai-baum. William Tntele and Reginald Owen. The career of Mickey Rooney, which is likely to sail along on any provocation nowadays, should gain a lap or two, at least, due to his being assigned to the same picture with Wallace Beery, and the pair are a truly human sort In "Stable-mates," which won much appreciation when previewed last night at the Westwood Village. Beery has seldom in fact been so pleasantly situated since the days of "The Champ" than in his present association with a young popular Idol. The two are well matched Indeed.

HORSE MEDIATOR Though start of "Stablemates" may seem a little confused and slow In spots the picture accumulates momentum with the development of the devotion between Beery and Rooney, and their mutual Interest In a horse. Shirley Deane'Back In 'Jones Family' Resuming her role as the featured romantic lead In the widely known screen household, Shirley Deane yesterday signed to rejoin the Jones Family In their new est domestic in "Bundle of Joy The new contract, however, is on a one-picture basis; In as much as the blonde starlet has a long-terra deal pending at one of the other major LAST TIME YAK TONIGHT Nlghtt SI. 10 ta J2.7S tMt UO Tha radaral Thaatra Praaaati Myra BELASCO 76 "HAVING WONDERFUL TIME" Bollywood Playhouse ax ua avwin f.r.P. 0 W.P.h. ttt WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS IS LAUGHS The E2RIUIAQB' In THEATRE MART at "RUH, LITTLE 60S mm mi I ESQUIRE 'alrfax An.

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