Evening star. [volume], July 25, 1937, Page F-4, Image 48

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Three nrir studios in the National Broadcasting Co.'s new Washington headquarters in the
Trans-Lux Building. The one at the left is a small program studio. In the center photo, An
nouncer Hugh Mcllrcvey is shown timinq cm orchestral program in a medium-sized, studio 14
by 27 feet. At the right is a speaker's studio.
LUXURY AND PERFECTION ASSURED IN LOCAL BROADCASTING
Combined Service of WRC and WMAL to
Have Latest Equipment Here for
Trans-Lux Building Studio.
ΗΜΜΜΗΗΜ············
iîose Eirrll, day rcccptionist at the new Ν. B. C. studios.
By Chris M at hi SOI.
Ν AUGUST J, 1923. Radio
Tompkins Building. at Fourteenth
i'reet and Park road. In 3 926 Mar
tin A. ! eese put WMAL on the air.
Today, the ;w. ο stations, local outlets
for the "red'' and "blue" networks,
respective:;,·, of the Na'ional Broad
casting C~>., are operating under the
sarr.e roof—that of the Trans-T.ux
Building. occupying a block frontage
rn Fourreer.'h street, between Η and
New York avenue.
Unmistakable, and of'en startling,
fvidenres of broadcast.jib's romins
o'-aae have been incorporated into
new offices, studios and technical fa
cilities. The year 1923 does not
seem so far behind, 192R ha.s receded
l»ss in~o the past, but the carpeted.
Air-conditioned elegance of the Trans
lux Building's th.rd fV-«or is the cli
max of progress from bare-walled
studios. "tin-can" m. crop hone.s and
pll the other appanages of those ear
lier days. Then it was a difficult
problem to prepare a day's program.
Local talent, was recruited wherever
it could be found; all performers were
obliged to come to the studios, as
there were no airings from outside
point.» Now. 1' is na'ional networks,
"name" performers facing micro
phones in all principal cities, "re- j
mote pick-us."
Corporation of America
oppr.^d the studios of Sta
tion WRC in thp Riggs Bank
uccuymg tne entire noor, trie new |
combined WRC-WMAL facilities rep- j
resent the ultimate in studio design
and appointments. There are seven
broadcasting rooms, the largest meas
uring 32 by 41 fee* Γ is two stories
h.gh, with an elevated observation j
booth for the accommodation of per
sons viewing a program. In addi
t'on, a monitoring room for engineers
engaged in controlling television pres
entations has been built into the
plan, insuring prompt inauguration
cf service here v.hen that entertain-|
ment form reac'np.s a higher degree of i
prartirabilry There are two smaller
program studios, ]4 by 27 feet; two
speakers' studios and a pair of tran
scription rooms. A new touch has
been injpc'.ed into the studios which
are to be used for addresses. In
stead of the u.-ual table and chair—
nothing else-—a living room atmos
phere has b°en achieved. The rooms
are small, tastefully decorated, sup
plied with several pieces of comfort
able furniture upholstered in leather. 1
This is expected to add to the assur
ance of speakers, increasing the pleas- |
ure of their • date" with the micro- j
phone. Those facing the instrument j
for the first time should be less sus- [
reptible to "mike fright" in these j
home-like surroundings, reasons N.
B. C.
J">ARTICULARLY important to the
quality of broadcasts is the ac- j
tual construction of studios, which (
has b»en accorded complete atten- j
t.ion in "Llffle Radio City." as the i
pew quarters might be named. Each !
broadcasting room is an isolated unit,
referred to as a "floating studio,"
hanging independently m the frame
work of the building, supported on
mountings which are bo*h sound
proof and shockproof. Extraneous
noise and vibration thereby are elim
inated, removing what has been a
source of unending difficulty in radio.
This is not the only precaution against
disturbance, however. Between the
walls of the studios are layers of rock
wool and other sound-absorbing ma
terials. An inch or more of vacuum
space has been left between the walls.
Entrance is gained through doors five
inches thick constructed of heavy )
wood and sound-proofed with built-in
vacuum chamber?. These portals are 1
set in soft rubber to absorb building
r.o i.-e
Should sound contrive to penptrate !
beyond the first door into the studio. !
it would be dispatched promptly by
the two other protective measures
which have been taken. "Silence
vestibules." two feet wide, have been
constructed between the outer door
and the studio proper. The observa
tion gallery of the large studio and
the monitoring rooms are fitted with
insulated glass windows. From be
hind the sound-proof partitions of j
the monitoring rooms, with which '
each studio has been provided, en- j
eineers end members of the produc- j
tion staff may supervise the entire
process a fendant upon the evolution ί
of a program, b? on hand to guide !
the final version as it is put on the [
air.
JNSTALLED under the personal di- !
rection of Ο. Β Hanson. Ν. B. C.'s
chief engineer, who had charge of
equipping Radio City and the new
Hollywood centers of the network,
the technical facilities are he most
modern and practical obtainable
Microphones and control units are
the finest yet developed bv radio en
gineers. The master control desk,
known to the engineers as "MCD,"
and representing the heart of the en
tire plant, is the largest installation !
ever made locally, and while not so
awe-inspiring by several degrees as
that nerve center, is somewhat rem
iniscent of Radio City's control
board.
Seated before * mass of blinking
lights. meters. buttons and switches, !
the supervisor has at hi* fingertips j
complete mastery of activities in any J
of eight studios, "remote" broadcasts
and programs coming through from I
the two Ν. B. C. networks. In short,
in him rests complete responsibility ;
for making certain that t,he proper !
sequence of broadcasts is sent out !
through WRC and WMAL. Through i
drawing upon his concentrative pow
ers, with which he must by gpnerously
equipped, the master engineer is
obliged to watch meters and lights
to keep fixed in mind the position
of every button and switoh on his
board as well as those on every an
nouncer's control unit In studios
throughout the building.
From the MCD. the program trav
els by wire to New York, if it is pro
duced for the network, or to the
transmitter of one of the two local
stations if it is designed for local
broadcasting only. The impulses
travel into an equipment room—no
place for one not technically-minded—
where are to be found hundreds upon
hundreds of relays, countless miles
of wire, approximately one hundred
amplifiers—all part of the mass of
metal and insulation which makes
possible the more than two thousand
possible combinations on the MCD
board.
announcer, too, has been
cared for ir> this march of prog
ress. Formerly, the switching of
studios depended upon a black box,
known familiarly as tne "announcer's
delite." a constant source of tribula
tions. for it had no less than 3fi lights
and 21 buttons, together with two
switches. Now. however, modern
streamlined control boxes have been
installed, simplifying the task. Built
on the order of a speaker's rostrum,
the compact unit contains a loud
speaker and clock of latest design.
Executives, as well, will have the
plant situation at their fingertips.
Offices are supplied with loud speak
ers and dialing devices which enable j
instant tuning of any studio, either
Ν Β. C. network, or any other local
station. Loud speakers in the stu- j
dins make possible prompt direction j
during rehearsals from the produc
tion men in the monitoring room
Entering on the Fourteenth street,
side of the building through a special
entrance near New York avenue, the ι
visitor passes between black marble
walls in a short corridor, ascends by
elevator to the reception room on the
top floor, treated in the modernistic !
mode, which characterizes the offices [
and studios. Walls are done in green,
doors of a darker green, carpeting in
still another shade of the same color j
To the right, the visitor notes the
offices of Frank M. Russell, vice pres
ident in charge of the Washington
area, a luxurious room on the corner ,
of Fourteenth and New York avenue.
General Manager Kenneth Rerkelev j
and Phillip J. Hennessey of the legal
department. Turning his eyes to the
left, he sees the main studio, with
walls of soft, sound-absorbent, com
position, as are those of all the broad- !
casting roms. Close to the ceiling is
the window ol the television moni
toring room. Along the corridor on
the Fourteenth street side of the
building are located more offices, all
I
completely air-conditioned. with huge
windows farine on the jlwt. Studios
are to the left as one moves toward
H street and the sales department
and equipment room.
COME one with a penchant for
higher mathematics ha.s calcu
lated that, if the i>ew Ν Β C. head
quarters we*"e to be cooled bv ice. it
would require 80 tons per day. That
will not be necessary, as the most
modern of air conditioning equipment
has b»en installed and. with windows
closed, a scarcely noticeable percen
tage of street noises penetrates irrto
the offices. Thermostatic control in
sures a constant temperature of 70
decrees with actual ventilating and
cooling apparatus located on the roof
of the building.
The grand opening of the new stu
dios is scheduled for Thursday eve
ning. although operations ha\e been
carried on from the Trans-Lu\ Build
ing for two weeks. In keeping with
the luxury of the establishment, in
vited guest1! represent the ri-eam of
governmental, civic and social groups.
A cala program of greeting has been
arranged by network headquarters in
New York ev<>r> as a program ' gala"
for that dav featured the opening of
WRC in 1923 with addresse-, bv
Col. Theodore Roose'.'Plt, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, and other
Governemnt officials, as well as exec
utive·! of RCA.
The plaster has been swept up.
the paint is dry and WRC and WMAL
pre able to go nn the air from studios
'modern in every detail, where every
thing seems to ha\e been considered
—e\en the day. not so very far in
the future. Tvhen an announcer in the
m*in s'udio ν ill say. ' This proeram
has b»en a televised production of
the National Broadcasting Co."
PERFECT MODEL.
Anna Lou;sp is thp pprfprt pho
tographic modpl. accordme to Elmer ·
Prypr. chipf of 'h» still dppartmfnt
et Warnpr Bros Many stars must
bp photographed from a particular
ans'iP. or with a particular combina
tion of liahfs ard shadows, in ord"r
to got a beautiful photo. Miss Louise,
howpvpr. can b° photographed from
any angjp with anv combination of
lights—and still bp beautiful.
I
Jpou Butler, night hostess at the new Ν. B. C. studios.
Part of the "main switchboard" at the new Ν. B. C. studios.
~Hp,rri$-Ewing Photo.
A
Photoplays in Washington Theaters This Week
WEEK OF
Jt~LY C5
Sunday
Monday
Academy
Pth «ntl G 8t». 8.E.
Ambassador
1 fith and Columbia Rd
Apollo
fi'H Η 8ί. Ν. t.
Arcade
Hyattsville. MtL_
Ashton
Arlington. Va.
Tuesday ! Wednesday ' Thursday
Friday
Doris Nolan in
Tod of the Town "
Lionel Barrymore in
A Family Affair
Warren William and
Mady Correll
111
"MidnightMadonna "
Claudette Colbert
Mflwn Douplas and
Robert Yonne In
_ I Met Him in Paris "
Ginger Rogers and
Fred Asta.re in
'"Shall We Dance0''
Cartoon News.
Dark.
Avalon
Con nee tlrut A ve
Avenue Grand
β4 3 Pa. Ave BE
Calvert
Wjscon s ι η Αν**
Cameo
Mount Rainier. Md.
Carolina
11 ill and Ν C. Ave.8 Ε
Central
4*?S Pth 8t Ν W.
Circle
g 105 Pa Λ-» Ν w
Colony
Ga Arp. and Farrasut
Dumbarton
1··!4·Τ WH Art S W.
Fairlawn
Aniirogtla. D C
Hippodrome
IC n>«r Pth
Home
1 3th una C St>. W Ε
Jesse
1 »th nr. R I Ave. N E
Lee
Falls Church. Va.
Claudette Colbert.
Melvyn Douelas and
Roberf Yours in
I Met Him in Par;- "
Don Ameche and
Ann Sothern in |
"Fiftv Roads to |
Town. "J
Bob Burn4; a'id
ι Martha Raye
in 1
_> ^Mou_nta_in Music."
ι Jean Harlot· and
Robert Taylor in
■ Persona! Property."
1 Cartoon Neva.
; Jean Harlow In
Personal Proper;ν "
James Dunn in "We
Have _Our_Moments."
"Thi« I- My Affair"
' Meet the Missus."
Edward G. Robinson
and Bette Davi* in
"K d Galahad."
Metro New s. 1
Claudette Colbert.
Melvyn Douelas and
Robert Yonne in
"_T Met Hirnjn Paris."
Georee Brent and
Josephine Hutchinson
in "Mountain Jus
tice" News. Corned v.
Barbara Stanwyck j
in
"This Ts My I
__ Affair." 1
Fredric March and 1
Janet Gaynor in 1
'"A Star Is Born." I
Cartoon. News. 1
Edward G. Robinson
I and Bette Davis
in
"Kid Galahad " .
I Bine Crosby and
Martha Raye
in 1
"Waikiki Wedding" :
Dark.
Doris Nolan in
"Top of the Town "
Lionel Barrymore in
' A Family Affa:r_'_
Warren William and
Mady Correll
in
^'Midnight Madonna "
Claudette Colbert.
Melv yn Douglas a nd
Robert Yonne in
— I Him in Paris
Gnger Ropers and
Fred Astaire in
"Shall We Dance?"
Cartoon._ News.
Mae Clarke in I
Hats or
Claudette Colbert.
Melvyn Douglas and
Rober· You re :n
I Met H.m in Pari* "
Don Ameche and
Ann Sot hern in 1
"Fiftv Roads to I
Town "
Bob Burnt and
Martha Raye
in
'"Mountain Music "
Jean Harlo'v and
Robert Tavlor in
Persona Property."
Cartoon News
Jean Harlow in
Person*' Property"
James Dunn in " We
Have Our Moments "
This Is Mr Affair "
" Meet the MissuV
Edward G. Robinson
and Bette Davis in
' K'd Galahad.*'
Metro News
Claudette Colbert.
Melvyn Douelas and
Robert Yonne in
•_;l Met Him in Paris."
George Brent and
Josephine Hutchinson
in "Mountain Jus
tice." News Comedy.
Barbara Stanwyck
in
"This Is My j
Affair "
Fredric March and <
Janet Gaynor in j
"A Star Is Born."' j
Cartoon. News
Edward G Robinson
and Bette Davis t
in
"Kid Galahad "
Bine Crosbv and
Martha Raye ι
in
"Waikiki Wedding." ι
William Powell j
in
"After the Thin
Man."
Ann Harding in "Love
From η S'ranger
Fd·.» . F Hoi ton. ' Th·
Man in t il e Mirror '
Warren William and
I Mady Correll
in
^Midnight Madonna";
Claudette Colbert.
Melvyn Douelas and :
Robert Yonne In
_'I Met Him in Pans."
G neer Rogers and
Fred Astaire in
"Shall We Dance*»"
Cartoon. New s
Mae Clarke in
Hats Off."
Robert Mon* fi^merv
and Rosalina Russell
in
"Night Must Fall"
Fr-drtc March and
Janet Gaynor
in
A Star ι Born
Bob Burns and
Martha Raye
in
Mountain Music
Jean Harlov. and
Robert Tavlor in
Personal Property."
Cartoon Neu s.
Claire Trevor in
' Career Woman."
Ma re? re; Lindsay in
J^Sone of the Citv/^
Claudette Colbert.
Melvyn Douelas and
Robert Yonne in
Τ Met H.m in Parts "
Patsy Kelly. Jack Ha
ley.Laurel and Hardy,
in "P ck a Star "
Corned v. Cartoon^'
ClaudettP Colbert.
M«i\ yn Douelas and
Robert Youne in
"I Mr; Him in Paris."
John Real and Joan
Fontaine in 'The
Man Who Found
Himself " Comedy.
Edward F'erett Hor
ton
in
' Oh. Doctor " I
Loretta Young in .
" Love Is News." I
Patsy Kellv in
' Nobody's Baby."
Robert Taylor and
Barbara Stanwyck
in
"This Is My Affair.^J
Edward G Robinson
and Bette Davis
in
"Kid Galahad."_
William Powell
in
"After the Thin
Man."
Ann Harding in " Lo\e
From a S'ranger
Fdw. Ε Horton. ' Th»
Ma η in the Mirror
Robert Montcorre-v
and Rosalind Ruv-ell
tn
_ Njgl · Must Fa 11 '·
Pat O'Brien and
Henry Fonda j
tn
• Slim."
Paul Muni and
Miriam Hopkins m
"Woman I Love
Cartoon. News.
Winchell and Bernie
in
' Wake Up and
Live ;
Rob^r* Montgomery
and Rosalind Russell
in
' Nieht_Mu«t_Fa:!
Fredric March and
Janet Gavnor
John Wavne. Califor
nia Straight Ahead "
Eddie Nugent in
^l8"d Captive "
P^bert Monteomer^
and Ro«a!'nd Russell
in
_^'NUht Must Pail ··
Pat O'Brien and
Henry Fonda .
1 η
^ Slim " I
Paul Mum and
M;r am Hopkins :n
' Woman I Love."
Cartoon. News.
Wincheii and Bernie
in
"Wake Up and
Live."
John Trent in
"A Doctor's Diary."
A St
in
__Is Born '
Kay Franc « and
F.rrol Flynn in
' Another Dawn. "
' March of Time
Robert Montgomery
in
* N-eht Must Fall."
Cartoon. News.
Claire Trevor in
"Career Woman "
Marearet I,ind«av m
_ Sone of the City.'J_
Claudette Colbert.
Melvyn Douglas and
Rober' Youn«r in
"I Met Him in Paris "
Patsv Kelly. Jack Ha
Jev. Laurel and Hardy,
in " P'ck a Star "
Comedy. _Ca rtoon
Edward G. Robinson
and Brtte Davis
in
' Kid Galahad "
Jean Harlow and
Robert Taylor in
" Persona! Property."
Comedy
John Boles
in
"As Good as Mar
ried '
Loretta Young in
" Love Is News "
Patsv Kelly in
"Nobody's Baby."
B.ne Crosbv in
Mississippi."
Κ ay,Francis and
j Errol Flynn in
; ' Anot her Da™· η " '
j ' M a rc h οf Time " '
Claudette Colbert in
' I Met Him in Pans
Ca rtoon.
Ν e w s.
Errol Flynn and the
Mavrh twins m
" The Prinre and the
Pauper
M ? d κ e Evans
in
' Thirteenth Chair."
"March of Time."
Victor Moore and
Beulah Bondi in
"Make Way for To
morrow " Popeye.
Edward G Robinson!
and Be'te Davis
in
"Kid Galahad " j
Jean Harlow and
Robert Tav'or in
Person»! Property.".
Comedy
John Trent
in
"A Doctor's
Diary "
Wallace Beery in
' Good Old Soak "
Loretta Yonne in
Ramona
John Wayne. CaLfor
n!· etraiaht Abead '
Edd'e Nugent in
' Island Can'ive
Pohpr: Vouns «-i "
Ftorence r!C· in
' Married Before
Br®akfac· "
Beulah Bondi and
Victor Moore m
"Make Way for
Tomorrow '
. λμ?* v Milland in
Wings o«er Hono
lulu."
Cartoon Nnw
, p.ck Fora η in
Cherokee Str.o."
Henry Fo-.da and
Λπ η a bel la in
' U mas of the Morn
me '
Donald Woods and
Ann Dvorak in
_The case of the
_Stut?evre _B.x_hop _
Don Ameche and
Ann Sot "ne;· η in
'Fiftv Roads to
Town."
Claudette Colbert tiT
I Me' Htm m Paris
Cartoon.
News.
Errol Flynn and the
Mauch twins in
ι he Prince and the
Pauper"
Madee Evans
in
Th;rte-n».h Chair "
'March of Time "
Victor Moore and
Beulah Bondi jn
Way for To
_ morrow '" Pppeyp
P^bert MontRomerv
and Rosalind Ru.scrii
' Nieht Must Fall "
Jean Muir and Br·.
erly Roberts m · Her
Husband s Se c re t a r ν
News. Comedy
Karen Morlev
_ , in
Girl From Scot]and
__ \ ai d."
# Wallace Beery~in
Good Old Soak '
Loretta Yonne in
Ramona."
Robert Taylor and
Barbara Stanwyck
in
"This Is My Affair."
Edward G. Robinson
and Bette Davis
in
"Kid Galahad."
Mae Clarke in
"Hats Off."
Harry Carey and
Edwina Booth
in
"Trader Horn."
Wallace Beery and
Eric Linden
in
"Good Old So a k"
Mae Clarke in
"Hats Off."
Don Ameche and
Ann Sothern in
' Fifty Roads to
Town."
Wallace Beery and
Eric Linden
in
"Good Old Soak "
Johnny Mack Brown
111
' Gambling Ter
ror "
1 Saturday
' I
Egi G Robinson in
• Thunder in the Ci^v "
Bob Custer in "Ven
geance of Rannah
Don Amecl e and Ann
Sothern in "Fiffy
Roads to Tow n."
Also serial
Ye^us Make* Trou
K''· Great Hospital
Mystery AIco Our
Gane comedy _
Gene Autrv in
' S.neing Cowboy."
Roacoe ΚττηΛ in
"Clarence
John Wayne
in
"California Straight
Ahead
Carole Lombard.
Gary Cooper and
Shiriev Temple :n
Now and Forever."
Hollywood Cow
bov
a nd
^Cafe Metropole "
Laure' and Hard ν in
' Way Out West."
Patricia Ellis in
Step Lively. Jeeves
Rob Livingston :n
Three Mpsoui'eerv"
Buck Jones :n
Ride Em. Cowbov "
Constance Worth :n
China Passage "
Ridine on Air"
and
' Β - Bu> ne- "
Double Talk shorty
Patsy Kelly and
I.yda Roberti in
"Nobodv's Babv "
Our Gane comedy^
Jed Pronty pnd
Sprir.i Bvineton in
Bic Business."
Double Talk short.
Charles Starrett and
R'-x.alind Keith in
"Westbound Mail."
Serial Comedies.
Ann Sothern
in
"There Goes My
Girl."
Simone Simon and
James Stewart in
"Seventh Heaven."
Ca rtoon. News.
' Rackefeer.s in
Exile "
and
"She Had to Eat."
ZaSu Pitts In "The
Plot Thickens "
George Ο Brien. Park
Avenue Loeger.'
Preston Foster
in
"Outcast of Poker
Flats "'
Lido
3!227 M St. N.W.
Milo
ftockville. Md.
Little
Pth between F and Ο
Espionage."
A.50 "ΐ.Τ 2 Hours·
Leave."
Clerk Gable~iind ~~
Myrna Lov in
"Parnell."
_ Cartoon Npts.
Sppncer Tracy~and~
Sylvia Sidney
In
"Fury."
Palm
Del Ray. Va.
Penn
WIS" Pa. Ave. β.Ε.
Princess
12th and H Sts. N.B.
Dark.
Bob Burns and
Martha Raye in
"Mountain Music."
_^'March of Tim*»."
Winchell and Bernle
"Wake Un and Live."
Preston Foster. * 'Out -
casts of Poker Flat."
tamuna lowp in
"EsnioneRe "
Also "'.'.Τ 2 Hours'
λ vp
Clark Gabl* and
Myrna Lov 1n
Parnell."
_ Cartoon. Npws.
Sp^ncr Trarv and
! Sylvia Sidney
in
"Fury."
Claudett® Colbert and
Melvyn Douglas
in
"I Met Him In Paris."
Bob Burns and
Martha. Raye in
"Mountain Music."
"March of Time."
Winchell and B^rnie.
' Wak* Ud and Live."
Prpston Foster. "Out
casts of Pokpr Flat."
tam'uiu uuwr ui un
der Covpr οΓ Night."
Also "Off to the
_Racps." _
Victor Moore in
"Make Way for
Tomorrow"
Cartoon. News.
Spencer Tracy and
Sylvia Sidney j
in
"Fury."_
Claudette Colbert and
Melvyn Douslas
in
Met Him in Paris."
Bob Burns and
Martha Rayr in
"Mountain Music."
"March of Time."
numuiin low® η lmj
dpr Covr of Night."
Also ' Off to the
Races." _
Victor Moore in
"Make Way for
Tomorrow ."
Cartoon. __Ne_ws.
Spencer Tracy and
Sylvia Sidney
in
"Fury."
nourri ι nyirji m _ rtooci t j ayiur in
"Broadwav Melody." Broadway Melody
Also "The Thirteenth Also "The Thirteenth
Man." Man "
Jack Hale.v and
Patsy Kelly in
• Pick a Star."
Cartoon. News.
Spencer Tracy and
Sylvia Sidney
in
"Fury."
Roscoe Karns in
Crime Nobody Saw.*
Patsy Kplly in
"Nobody's Baby."
Bob Burns and
Martha Ravp in
"Mountain Music."
' March of Time."
Roscoe Karns in
Crimp Nobodr Saw."
Patsy Kplly in
_j Nobody s Baby." !
Kay Francis and I
Errol Flynn
in {
"Anothpr Dawn." '
Jack Haley and
Patsy Kelly in
• Pick κ Star "
Cartoon. New?.
Spencer Tracy and
Sylvia Sidney
in
' ■ Fu ry."
Henry Fonda and
Pat O'Brien
in
"Shm." _
Kay Francis and
Errol Flynn
in
"Another Dawn."
Reed
Dark.
Alexandria. Va.
Richmond
Alexandria. V».
Dark.
Savoy
norm 14th St. N.W.
MAdse Evans In
"Thirteenth Chair."
Seco
Silver Sprint. Md.
Sheridan
Gn. Ave. & 8heridan 8t
Stanton
Wth and C gt». N.B.
State
Bethesdt. Md.
Bine Crosby. Bob
Burn*:. Martha Raye.
"Waikiki Wedding."
Matinee. p.m.
Clark Gable and
Myrna Loy
In
"Parnell."
Robert Young in
"Dangerous Number
J. Edw. Bromberg in
•Fair Warning "
Dick Powell and
Doris Weston in
"Singing Marine."
Cartoon. Ne w s. _
Bob Burns and
Martha Raye in
"Mountain Music."
Cartoon. News.
Katharine Hepburn inj Katharine Hepburn tn'Claire Trevor. "Time Claire Trevor. "Time
"Quality Street." "Quality Street." ι Out for Romance ' Out for Romance
Will Rocers in Will Rogers in Jack Hvlton in "She Jack Hylton in "She
"Ambassador Bill." I "Ambassador Bill." 8hall Havp Music.^ Shall Have Music
Marx Brothers in
Fredric March and
Janet Gaynor in
"A Star Is Born.
"March of Time."
Madgp Evans in
"Thirteenth Chair."
Bing Crosby. Bob
Burns. Martha Paye.
"Waik'ki Weddine "
Also short subjects.
Clark Gable and
Myrna Loy
in
Dtck Powell and
Doris Wpston in
"Singing Marinp."
Ca rtoon. News.
Bob Burns and
Martha Raye in
"Mountain Music."
Cartoon. News. _
Frpdric March and
Janpt Gaynor
in
"A Star Is Born."
Dick Powell and
Doris Weston in
"Singing Marine."
Ca rtoon. Ν e w
Bob Burns and
Martha Raye in
"Mountain Music."
Cartoon. News. _
Fredric March and
Janet Gaynor
in
"A Star Is Born."
Marx Brothers in |
"A Day at thp Races."
Cartoon.
News.
I Grace Moore and Grace Moore and
Cary Grant in "When Cary Grant in "When
'Parnell."
State
Falls Church. Va.
Sylvan
10* R. I Ave. N.W.
Takoma
Takoma Parle. D. O.
Tivoli
14th and Parfc Kd.
Uptown
Conn. Ave. fcNewtrkBt
Wilson
Arllnften. Va.
York
O·. Λ τ». iBdOwtllH.
Kay Francis and
Errol Flynn
in
"Another Dawn."
Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers
in
"Shall _We JOance?'^
Joan Blondell
in
"The Kins end the
Chorus_GirI."
Bob Burns and
Martha Raye in
"Mountain Music."
_^March of Tlme.'^
Clark Gable and
Myrna Loy in
• Parnell."
Cartoon.
Bdvard G Robinson
•nd Bette Davl*
in
"Kid Galahad."
J· .® a"r Warning.
■March_oLJiffi?a—
—Kay Francis and
R Errol Flynn
■' Anqther_Dawn
—Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers
In ...
-Shall _We_Dancel_
Joan Blondell
-The Kins *nj,,.the
ChorusGirl. —
Clark Gable and
Myrna Loy >n
■ Parnell.
Ca rtoon.
-TTrtX,. Baltholomew
ageous_
You're in Love."
Short attract i ο η s
Clark Gable and
Myrna Loy
in
"Parnell."
Miriam Hopkins in
"Men Are Not Gods."
William Gargan in
"Breezing Home."
Katharine Hepburn in ! Katharine HepburrTTn
"Quality Street." Mi-! "Quality 8treet." Mi
riam Hopkine. "Worn- riam Hopkins. "Worn
an Chases Man." 1 an Chases Man."
You're in Love."
Short attractions.
Jeanette MacDonald
and Nelson Eddy
in
'·Νaughty Marietta."
Miriam Hopkins in
"Men Are Not Gods."
William Gargan in
1 Breezing Home."
Bob Burns and
Martha Raye in
"Mountain Music."
Cartoon. News.
Rochelle Hudson and
Robert Kent
in
"Th a t_I M a y Live."
Paul Muni and
Miriam Hopkins in
, "Woman I Love."
1 Also short, subjects·
Jeanette MacDonald
i and Nelson Eddy
in
" Ν a ughty M a r let ta. "
Margaret Lindsay in
"Song of the City."
John Beal. "The Man
Who Found Himself."
Karen Morley in
"Outcast."
Alice Brady in
"Mima Steps Out."
A Day at the Races."
Cartoon.
News.
xjoris nanoii in
•Juggernaut."
Also ' Guns in the
Dark."
Jack Holt in "Trouble
in Morocco "
Wm. Boyd in "North j
of the Rio Grande." ι
Spencer Tracy and
! Sylvia Sidney
in
"Fury "
Henry Fonda and
ι Pat O'Brien in
"Slim."
Matinee. I p.m.
Laurel and Hardy in
i Way Out West."
"Wild West Day*."
' No. 1. Also Popeye.
1 Ray Milland in "Bull
i dog Drummond Es
capes." Bob Allen In
ι "Rio Grande Ranger/'
I Marx Brothers In
"A Day at the Races."
ι Cartoon.
News.
Bing Crosby and
Bob Burns in
"Waikiki Wedding."
Cartoon. News
Bob Steele in
"Gun Ranger."
Paul Muni and
Miriam Hopkins in
Woman I Love "
Also short subjects.
Don Ameche and
Ann Sothern in
"Fifty Roads to
Town "
Joe E. Brown in
"Riding on Air."
Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers
in
"Shall We Dance?"
Joe E, Brown in
"Riding on Air."
Edw. G. Robinson in
"Thunder in theCity."
Gene Raymond in
"There GoesMyGirl."
Margaret Lindsay in
Song of the City."
John Beal. "The Man
Who Found Himself. "
Charlie Ruggles in
"Turn Off the Moon."
Larry Crabbe in
"Arizona Mahpney."
Freddie BartholomewlFreddle Bartholomew
and Spencer Tracy in and Spencer Tracy in
"Captains Cour- ι "Captains Cour
a te ou s." Ι ageou s r
Edw
Roscoe Karns in "Mur-! Roscoe Karns in "Mur
Edward G. Robinson
and BetU Parie
"KM Galahad."
Λ
der Goes to College.'
George Brent in
"Mou nt aln J us t i ce ^
Bob Burns and
Martha Raye in
"Mountain Music."
^March_of_Time.'J_
Clark Gable and
Myrna Loy in
•"Parnell."
la rtoon.
Freddie Baltholomew
and Spencer Tracy in
"Captains Cour
ageous."
Robert, Montgomery
And Rosalind Rutaell
"Klffht Muet Fill,
dcr Goes to College."
George Brent in
"Mou η t ain J u s t i ce .'J_
Kay Francis and
Errol Flynn
in
"Another Dawn."
Jeanette MacDonald
and Nelson Eddy
in
"Naughty Marietta."
Freddie Baltholomew
and Spencer Tracy in
"Captains Cour
ageous."
Robert Montgomery
and Roaallnd Ruaeall
"VWht lite* Fan."
G. Robinson in
"Thunder in theCity."
Gene Raymond in
"There Goes My Girl."
Errol Flynn
in
"The Prince and
the Pjmper.'J_
Kay Francis and
Errol Flynn
in
"AnotherJDawn."
Jeanett« MacDonald
and Nelson Eddy
in
ΊΧ a ughty M a H et t a/'
Clark Gable and
Myrna Loy
In
"Parnell "
John Boles and
Doris Nolan In
•'As Good as Mar
ried."
Q*ne Raymond and
Ann eothern In
"Thar# Ooei My
Oirl."
Errol Flynn
In
"The Prince and
the Pauper."
Clark Gable. Myrna
Loy and William
Powe^ in "Manhat
_ton Melodrama.
Will Rogers and
Marian Nixon
in
"Dr. Bull."
Clark Gable and
Myrna Loy
in
"Parnell."
Bing Crosby and
Bob Burns in
••Waikiki Wedding.
Cartoon _««ws
Errol Flynn and the
Mauch twins in
"The Prince and tne
Pauper."
ÂÎûstar cast In .B'i)'
doe Drummond E*
cao'i'." Charles Star
rett in "Traooed _
"" Pat O'Brien and
Henrv Fonda in
• Slim "
_ Also serial.
John Howard In,
"Let Them Live.,
Charles Starrett in,
• Code of_the_Range _
"Charlie Rugalea in
• tS?A Off the Moon.
Larry Crabbe in
■'Arizona Mahoney. |
Freddie Bartholomew ,
and Spencer Tracy in ι
• Captaina Cour
ageoua.
Roscoe Karns. ^Mur
der Goes to ρο)1'!®'
Boris Karloff in ,
"The NiBht_Key. _
lames Dunn. "Venus I
J Makes Trouble
Brian Donley in
•Crack-UP
Laurel and Hardy
in . „
"Wat Out West.
Double_Talk ahort^
Jack Haley and
Patsy Kelly
in „
"Picit a Star. —
Clark Gable and
Myrna Loy
In
• Parnell
Harry Carey and
Bdwina Booth
In
'"Trader Horn."
Gladys Georie and
Spencer Tracy in
"They G«ve Him a I
Oan." Serial. Pooere.
Food But
Stewed Rabbit, Madeira and a Pair of
Soldiers of Fortune Are Points of In
terest Along the Front.
By Richard Watts, Jr.
ON THE HUESCA FRONT—You may not And λ great deal of warefare
on the front In Aragon, but you will encounter a lot of delightful
people. To tell the truth, this expedition has. «ο far. been more
effective in discovering the excellent quality of the food in the war
torn districts than in coming upon actual battle. But it still is true you hav*
to leave Barcelona to discover that there really is a war going on in Spain.
in tiir υαΐαΐϋπ <:»μιιαι, urspinr uir
casional sirens warning the populace I
of an Impending attack from the air
or the sea and darkened atreets at
night, it is a little hard to believe
that near by two armies are locked
in a struggle that will decide the fate
of Catalonia. What, you do see in
Barcelona is a city In a state of social
upturn, a city where the greatest left
wing experiment since the establish
ment of the Soviet Union is being
tried out, but only occasionally do
you sense the feeling that a bitter
war is being fought, and that unless
that war is won the great social ex
periment is doomed.
After the Fascist rebellion of July
19, 1936, had been crushed in Cata- ;
Ionia, the Catalan armies «wept over
half of the adjoining state of Aragon,
and now occupy a line that runs from
the Pyrenees to Teruel. approximately
250 mile.·!. But the Catalan armies
were made up of extremely rugged in
dividualists or highly autonomous so
cial groups, and each band tended to
carry on its own private war against
the enemy, rather than enter on any
unified plan of campaign. It is said
that in the early days of the war if
an officer suggested that it might be
a good idea to attack a nearby Fascist
detachment tijc boys very likely would
first go into a huddle and decide
whether such a move wis advisable.
There no doubt is much to be said
for such a fine, free, independent spirit
in warfare, but it hardly makes for
military efficiency in a struggle against
a highly organized foe. Of late, how
ever, things have been changed. The
Valencia government has sent a pro
ficient soldier. General Pozas—since
his name is pronounced in & way that
vaguely suggests ' Porthos." I cannot
help wondering if Athos. Aramis and
d'Artagnan also are fighting on the
side of the government—to take chargp
of the front and. under his command,
order and discipline, as well as muni
tions and men are being brought to
the once individualistic army of Ara
gon.
ΎΥ'ΗΕΝ you reach the town of Lrr;da.
whose ancient walls stand out
against the skv in just the manner
of a painting of a Spanish city, you
begin for the first time to see real
signs of a countrv at war. Although
Lerida is in Catalonia, it is one of the
Important armv headquarters for the
part of the Aragon front that fare*
Hue,va. an enemy city that tfce gov
ernment has virtually surrounded It
is filled with soldiers and with the
picturesque activities attendant upon
the business of warfare. Among other
fighters m Lerida are a number of
that, for the first time, we came upon
some members of that already legen
dary force, the International Brigade
—two embattled looking Frenchmen.
Although war is the matter of first
concern in Lerida, we discovered upon j
our arrival there that the matter of ι
industrial organization is not forgot- |
ten. when the sentries that stopped
our car as it entered the town showed
annoyance when our chauffeur failed
to produce a card showing his mem
bership in one of the labor syndicates. ,
When he showed them that he be
longed. instead, to a French union,
they were satisfied. The chauffeur, in
cidentally. is a chunky little fellow, ι
who looks Spanish, but has passed
much of his life in France and is a
magnificent driver. He told us with
much interest that he had once driven
to the front an American newspaper
man named Walter Duranty.
Our first night at the front was
passed in the village of Barbastro. (
which is about 30 miles from the
Huesca battle line A picturesque and
curiously attractive little place sit
uated on a hillside, it is divisional
headquarters for the district and it
was humming with military activity.
The soldiers looked in excellent con
dition, and since there certainly wa.s
no great fanfare over our arrival
there. I do not believe that the great j
number of singing soldiers that passed
through the streets in the early morn
ing were a sort of window dressing
employed to impress the visiting news
paper men. In Barbastro our needs
—which were food and beds—were
attended to by the most charming of
all the engaging people we encoun
tered in Aragon, Lieut. Salvador
Fabrega Llautado, who. incidentally,
was one of the few Catalans we saw.
He managed to find us an excellent
meal of beef stew, beans and pota
toes and some particularly delicious
bread, and then succeeded in getting
us beds In a frugal but surprisingly
clean little hotel. The lieutenant was
an interpreter before the war and he
speaks English of a sort, but hit kind
ness and his easy courtesy made the
matter of languages seem of even less
than the usual importance.
gPEAKING of food on our expedi
tion. the blue ribbon must be
awarded to a miraculous stewed rab
bit that we had in the village of Sari
nena, about 10 miles from the front
line. We had to pa.ss most of the
day here, waiting for some military
permission, and the chauffeur, who
knows his way about in Aragon, went
on a foraging journey He returned
with a live rabbit in his hand and
accompanied by three peasant worn- -
en, who had sold it to him and wanted
to see the people they were supplying
with food. I trust that they liked us
as well as we did them The leader
was a splendid, handsome old ma'ri
arch of genuine personal distinction,
and she was accompanied by her
daughter and daughter-in-law. Thev
chatted with us for a while, wanted to
know if we were Russian, asked If we
»
had come from America by tram or
boat, and had a drink with us. I am
afraid that Mr. Neville, the reformed
bridge expert, didn't enioy his meal
as much as the rest of us d:d, since
the chauffeur persuaded him to strok"
and fondle the rabbit, and it isn't
conducive to a good appetite tr> grow
so Intimate personally with your ap
proaching dinner. But I ran tell you
that, superbly stewed In a sauce of
garlic, chopped peppers and parsley,
the rabbit was a masterpiece Some
day I am coming back to Aragon
and marry that cook
Each war must have its dashinz,
devil-may-care soldiers of fortune, .
with their tall tales of high adventu:»
and their amiable swagger. We found
a fine pair of them in an inn a shor
distance back of the lines One was
an intense, bearded fellow, who said
he was an ex-monk and who had a.
strange look of John the Baptist about
him, although a John the Baptist who
probably got. along pretty well wi'h
Salome He was a member of the
Carl Marx Brigade, which is Com
munist. but he assured us over a
bottle of madeira that his first alle
giance was to the wine party. Tr?
other man. a smiling and fri»nd!v
fellow, who seemed leiis the profes
sional adventurer than h'.s frie-.d,
was an anarchis· and belonged to the
Battalion of Dea'h. Both of them,
however, seemed as if they might in
an earlier day ha\e enlis'«d in Na
poleon's army and swaggered, foug'.'
and drunk their way a'.l over Europ*.
They were boasters and b.g taller..
but not the kind whose hems'« con
cealed a lack of fighting skill. The/!,
too, thev had another nuelity t'na*
differentiated them from mas' tel',»
of tales. Obviously thev wven't tryr g
to earn their drinks by their yarn*,
for when we star"ed fo depart from
the inn we found that thev had paid
the bill and had left us s bottle of
madeira for listening
There has been much hard flghtmg
on the Huesca front, but at the mo
ment of visiting it we found it ex
ceptionally quiet. In fart, there w»re
moments when I thought of writing
a story that bore a paraphrase of thr
title of Webb Miller's recent book r :
memoirs. It would be called "I Fmr
No War.''
Do wn His Alley.
DOBERÏ GREIG. rotund and n
ermely busy motion picture but
ler had just finished telling his «en*
that he was through dropping cine
matic eee= cn mariame's lap when the
Samuel Goldwyn Studio rane him up
"We've got a nice part for you in
Garv Cooper'* 'The Adventure* of
Marco Polo,' " he was told. "You'll
!ike It."
"Ah." sighed Grcic. 'here's where I
make the break from btlt>r to high
drama in the thirteenth centur; .
There weren't any butlers in the
thirteenth century, were there?" he
asked his agent.
"No," said the agent. "I never
heard of any."
So Greig reported for work end the
first thing Director Arrhi? Mayo <2;Ί
wax to talk to the actor.
'You play the part of a chambe -
lain," said Mayo. "And a chambr -
lain in the court of the Mongol Kub'r
Khan was a glorified butler Th
pert is very much in your line,"
Greig didn't faint. He just could:
talk.
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M ISCHA AUER. who about a yr r
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pictures, is now in such great de
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tures almost simultaneously. For the
past month he has 'teen busy in Co
lumbia's "It's All Yours." with Made
line Carroll and Francis Lederer. Be
fore the picture finished he was called
to another studio for added scene.*,
and set for work in two other picture'
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