Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1930, Page 59

AMUSEMENTS. Flashes From the Screen By C.E TARGET from two factions interested in the movies, Will Hays has been having his troubles during the past year or so. A certain group of producers brings out the claim that his production rules are too severe. nother group, with no financial interest in photoplay manufacture, charges the ‘“czar” with being entirely too lax in al- lowing various themes to be de- veloped into pictures. Many have been the complaints, and if the former Postmaster General is a man who sees things in his sleep, his nightly rest has undoubtedly been seriously disturbed. However, within the past few days he decided to make a step which at least will cause the crit- {cal arrows to arrive from only one spot. He has issued a list of rules for the picture manufac- turers which, if the said rules are followed, will do much toward solving the problem with the moral uplifters. It is quite pos- sible that the producers will fume and sputter a great deal, that they will send delegations to Mr. Hays and that they will bring much pressure to bear. But all this will come to naught. Just what the pictures of the| future are to be like there is no| Without doubt | they must be planned to lose con- | way of telling. siderable of the modern quality known as “punch,” “kick” and “thrill.” ily mean that the crime pictures are to give way to the filming of the Burgess bedtime stories and “Alice in Wonderland,” but the new screen vehicles are to be toned down so that a mid-Victo- rian grandmother can doze an hour or two away without being disturbed by the sound of a ma- chine gun or the hysterical scream of a wronged heroine. For instance, Mr. Hays, in his latest ruling, says: “Crimes against law shall never be pre-| sented in such a way as to throw | sympathy with the crime as against law and justice. Acts of murder or brutality shall be pre- sented only in such a way as will not inspire imitation, and meth- ods or crime shall not be pre- sented in explicit detail on the screen. Revenge in modern times shall not be justified as a motive. White slavery shall not be treated on the screen. Dances with indecent movements are barred. No film or episode may throw ridicule on any religious faith; ministers of religion in their character as ministers of re- ligion should not be wused as comic characters or as villains. The use of the flag shall be con- sistently respectful; the history institutions, prominent people and citizenry of other nations shall be presented fairly.” Mr. Hays appeals to the public for “a sympathetic understand- ing and support of his new rules,” and the directors of the Motion | Picture Producers and Distrib- utors of America’have adopted the code. It is estimated that the intro- duction of sound increased the weekly movie audience in the United States by 15,000,000 per- sons. “And,” says Mr. Hays, “we of the industry can leave nothing undone to express our sense of | responsibility to the public.” * Kk ¥ %k SINCE Al Jolson took part in the first successful sound picture Hollywood has been searching for “picture voices,” and it is esti- mated that out of every 25 voices -tested in the laboratories, only 1 turns out to be suitable. Many of the old-time actors, famous for their elocution, have failed to reg- ister with the exacting demands of the disk reproductions. Hun- dreds of players have taken the tests during the past few months and the successful ones may be numbered on both hands. Among those who have made good are Jack Oakie, Helen Morgan, Ruth Chatterton, Walter Huston and Claudette Colbert. With these may be placed Helen Chandler, Ann Harding, Ina Claire, George Ar- liss, Chester Morris, Eddie Dowl- ing, George Jessell, Catherine Dale Owen and, of course, John Barry- more. Many are the troubles encoun- tered by the searchers for movie voices. For instance, care must be taken to avoid “voice similar- ities,” and the successful player in the sound pictures must have | “voice personality,” which is the capacity of the actor to suggest a character by the inflection and quality of the voice. “Voice simi- larities” may be termed “stand- ardized voices,” which in some in- -— This does not necessar-| . Nelson. stances may be a mechanical fault and may be corrected. One of the peculiar phases of actors of considerable experience are the most timid and self-con- scious when it comes to taking the voice tests in the studio labora- tories. It is the old case of au- dience psychology. If these same players were placed upon a stage, an audience before them, they would be at their best. But when they face a bit of machinery, alone in a studio, they usually be- come frightened and cannot ob- tain the best results from the re- cording machinery. * ok ok ok RACE MOORE, a Tennessee girl who has made quite a name for herself with the Metro- politan Opera Co., has gone to Hollywood and she is promised one of the most ambitious of schemes for her sound movie de- but. “Nightingale Jennie Lind” will be the subject of her picture and, of course, Miss Moore will sing the leading role. Other well known singers who are to appear in pictures soon are Mary Lewis, Lose Mojica, Everett Marshall and John Charles Thomas. Plans are already being made for the new Lawrence Tib- bett vehicle. ey ‘ABOUT the biggest single piece of news from the Hollywood sector is to the effect that John Gilbert is starting work in a new sound picture. This may be John'’s last effort to re-establish him- self as a darling of the movie fans. Much thought and effort has been expended in the selec- tion of a suitable story for the for- mer screen idol, and Lawrence Stallings has written a compact sea yarn. John,will play the role of a brawny salt-sea hero. It may not be generally known that the first talking picture with Gilbert as a star, which was a dialogue version of “Redemption,” remains in its original tin can, decorating a shelf in the cold stor- age room of a Hollywood studio. ‘The producers lacked the nerve to place it on the market. The second venture, a Molnar comedy, received the laughs at |the wrong time when it was re- leased, a fatal thing in the movie |game. In this particular case the | producers thought the picture was |about as good as many others. | But when reports of its reception began to trickle into the produc- | ers’ offices, they rather lost in- terest in Gilbert and his work. Now it is up to Gilbert to show that he possesses a voice and that ‘he knows how to use it. A good | story may make all the difference {in the world—and we hope so, for | John’s sake. * % %k * Short Flashes. ;DRA MARAFIOTI, the man who was Caruso’s guide in singing, | states that, in his opinion, the | first opera to be given movie au- | diences should be “Carmen.” This, he thinks, has the color required for a movie debut, together with action, deathless music and a fas- |cinating love story. *Aida,” he | says, “should make the most spec- tacular story of all time when it is produced as a sound picture. The world will listen to it and love it, for it is colorful and tuneful.” From Hollywood comes the news that Mary Nolan’s difficul- ties with Universal have been patched up, and she will remain with that producing company. From many quarters, it is ex- pected that the self-imposed cen- sorship inaugurated by the Mo- tion Picture Producers and Dis- tributors of America will do much to quiet cries for national, State and municipal boards of censor- ship. The producers feel that they have found the logical meth- ?d of solving the censorship prob- em. It is now planned to open the new John McCormack picture, “Song o' My Heart,” in Los An- geles, April 18. Stage personalities are grad- ually drifting into the photoplay industry. For instance, Col. Stanley Bell, formerly stage direc- tor for Sir Beerholm-Tree in Eng- land, is spending some time at the Paramount Long Island studio, making a study of production methods. Cal. Bell directed the eight road companies of “Jour- ney’s End” and also designed the sets for “Dishonored Lady,” cur- rent Broadway drama. Ona Munson, musical comedy favorite, is making a two-reel comedy with Eddle Buzzell, stage comedian. “voice searching” is the fact that: THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. WEEK OF APRIL 6 Sunday Monday Tuesday D. C, APRIL Wednesday Thursday 1930—PART FOUR. Friday Saturday 1 Eddie Buzzell and Ambassador Day in 18th & Columbia Rd. Eddie Buzzell and Eddie Buzzell and ice Day 1 Alice D; 3 n “Little Johnny Jones.” ay in Richiard Barthelmes: n “Son of the Gods.” Vitaphone variety. Richard Barthelmess n “Son of the Gods.” Vitaphone variety. Dorothy Gulliver in Troopers Three." Vitaphone variety. Serial. William Powell “Street of Chance.” Vitaphone variety. “Devil May Vitaphone variety, 'e‘pnllo : E. ce “Little Johnny “Little Johnny Jones.” Jones, Ramon Novaito Ramon Novarro in in ‘Devil Mi Vitaphone Greta Garbo in “Anna Christle." ay Care.” y. Vitaphone variet: vari Vitaphone variety. Willlam Powell n “Street of Chance.” Vitaphone variety. Greta, Garbo n “Anna Christfe.” Edw. Everett Horton William Powell ot ““The_Aviator." TR aerial: n “Street of Chance.” Vitsphone variety. Avalon 5612_Conn. _Ave. Marilyn Miller in “Bully.” Marilyn Miller in Marilyn Miller in “Bally.” “Bally.” Richard gfifimmn in “Son of the Gods." Vitaphone variety. Ave. Grand 615 Penni Richard l}lrlfitlmeu n Carroll in Conrad Nagel and Lila in, “Second Wife." Vitaphone variety. Nancy “Dangerous Paradise.” Vitaphone variety. Lupe Velez and n “Tiger Rose." Vitaphone variety. Toreita Young Doug, Fairbanks, in “‘Loose Ankl Serlal. Ramon Novarro in “Devil May Care.” Conrad Nagrl in “8hip From S8hang- hal. e . vitapi Ramon Novarro in “Devil May Care.” Dorothy Mackaill “The Great Divide.” 8e: Conrad Nagel “Ship From Sha Dark Cameo Mt. Rainier. Md. Nor ““Their “King of Kines." Spitalny’s Band. a_Shearer in Own Derire.” Act. _Comedy ews Mack Senneti's “Midnite Daddies.” Carto)! Nat Carr in Kay Johnson in “Talk"of Hollywood." “Ship From, Shans- ria Comedy. ferial._Comedy, News . George O'Brien in Carolina 105_11th_St. S.E. Lone Star Ranger.” “Lone Star Ranger.” " Alleen Pringle and George O'Brien in Hugh Trevor in “The :l ht Pa- T n Hale and Kathryn Gravford n “Red_Hot_Rhythm.” “Rin_Rita.” Bebe Daniels and John Boles Glenn Tryon in “Mxinner Stens Out.” Central Lupe, Velez 425 _9th_St. N “Tiger Rose."” Vitaphone variety. Tupe Veles in Richard Barthelmess cy Carroll in in erous “Son of the Gods.” Paradise.” Cartoon. Vitaphone variety. Ann Pennington “Tanned Legs." Vitaphone variety. Ann Pennington, Arthur_Lake and Saly Blaine 1 “Tanned Legs. Circle Case.’ Gang_comedy. va and e Dressler in asing_Rainbows.” sing_Rainbows.” George O'Brien and Bue Carol {n “The Lone Star anger.” Bernice Claire and 2105 Pa. Ave. N.W. Gray in Nanette.” lo! G 2 phone variety. Ga. Ave. & Farragut, e v . No. Vitaphone variety. Bernice Claire and Alexander Gray in William Powell in o. Nanette.” “Street of Chance.” “Ruth Chatterton Willlam Powell in n “Btreet of Chance.” “The Laushing Lady." Vitaphone _variety. Lupe Velez “Tiger Rose.” e u.rufin‘mné‘ and Dumbartoen Joe, Brawn in 1343 Wisconsin Ave. Marilyn Miller and Alice White 1n oe, Brown in “The Girl From “Bally.” Woolworth's.” Comedy. Comedy. Mary Eaton T “Glorifying_the American Girl” Comed. irbaiks, Jr., nd Young in ite.” Janet Gavnor in “Sunny Side Up." _Comedy. Fairlawn Anacostia. D. C. Conrad Veldt and Mary Philbin in “The Last Perform- Comedy. Janet Gavnor in “Sunny Side Up." ance. Harry Green and Mary Brian in “The Kibitzer." Comedy. Bebe Daniels n “Love Comes Along.” Comedy Lloyd Hughes in “Asauitted " Fox Players. Comedy. N Family $th & G Sts. S.E. Mary Eaton in “Gloritying the American Girl.” American Comedy. Cor and n Harry Green Mary Brian | i bitze ds wood and Mary Brian i ‘Black Waters Comedy _Seri: Joseph Schildkraut in “Mississippi Gambler.” Dorothy Mackaill in rd_to_Get. Laura La Plante Joseph Schildkra “Show Bot ‘_Act. Hippodrome 1808 K st. N.W. in Joseph Schildkrant i n Josel rant in Taura La Plante and Joseph Schildkraut in “Snow Bont.” Act. News. urs La Plante and Act._ News. Edmund Lowe and Tna Claire 1n Constance Bennett in *“The Awful Trith.” ““Thi .'AS(') Clvefl Comedy. Cartoon. Basil Rathbone in “Bishop Murder Case.” Our Gang comedy. Revue. News. Bi a < p Murder Our Gang comedy. e. News. Greta Garbo Home n “Anna Christie.” Cartoon. Willlam Powell in, Greta Garbo “Street of Chance.” 13th & C Sts. NE. Ingomar Alexandr! Dark. i “Pony Express Rider."” Comedy. Kit_Carson_in Marie Prevost and Dark. Laurel Laurel, Md. Marion Davies in “Not 80 Dumb.” Vitaphone act Ganz_comedy. Cartoon. Vitaphone_varlety. Comedy._Fox Plavers. Ton Chaney in “Phantom of the Ta artoo Ope: Vitaphone variety. Vitaphone variety. Nancy Carroll Lupe Velez n in “Dangerous Paradise. ' Vitaphe riety. “Tiger Rose.” Comedy. Audrew Ferris and ; “Attatoy Comedy. News. Horton in Edward E. Horte, Open.” “Wide Open.” y. Comedy. Edward E “Wige Ken Maynard in “Wagon Master.” Comedies. Irene Rici in “His Foreien Wife ome: rtoon Ken Maynard “Wagon Master." Serial Act. News Xen Maynard in “Wagon Master.” Serial Gonrad Nagel and Kay_ Johneon in *Dynamite Act._Comedy. Liberty 1419 N. Capitol . Charles Ruggles and Gertrude Lawrence in “Battle of Paris.” _Comedy. ay J n, in “Dynamite.” Act._Comedy. Cartoon, Willlam Powell Helen Kane Pointed Heels.” ___Comedy. _Act. Charles Ruggles and Gertrude Lawrence, in “Battle of Paris Comedy. _Cartoon. Foot Gibron rian “Burning Up." Carroon. _Act. Victor McLaglen in Yeock-eved Worid." Victor McLaglen in +Cock-eyed World.” Victor McLaglen, in “'Cock-eyed World." Conrad Nagel in William Armstrong in Bis News. "™ “The 13th Chair.” Ken Meynard in “Girl From Havana.” “The Wagon Master.” Dark. Willlam Powell and Willlam Powell and Helen Kane ir, “Pointed Heels." Act._Comedy. elen Kane in “Polnted Heels." Act.__Comedy. Billie Dove in gel.” ed: News. Billie Dove in, “Painted Angel.” ‘omedy. News Ramon Novarro “Devil May Care.” Act. _Comedy. Ramon Novarro n “Devil May Care.” Act. _Comeds. Jack_Holt in “Vengea 3030 14th §t. N.W. _ Vitaphone Lube, Velez Lupe, Velez n “Tiger Rose.” _Comecy. “Tiger Rose.” Comeay. Gary Cooper in ce Cheyeiter in “The_Virginian.” _Comedy. g M Cove Parade Virginia Vaill n “Mr_ Anteuio. Comedy. Bob Custer in “Riders of the Rio rande.’” phons_variety. Dark. State Bethesda, Md. Ri “The Rudy Vallee in dy Vallee in Vs ““The Vagabond Lover” Vagabond Lover” Vidor's Monte Blue in elujan.” " Kin, “ah “Skin Deep. Ann_ Harding in Georze Bancroft in “Her Private Afair.” “The Mighty." loria_Swanson in Takoma o e Gloria Swanson in Conrad Nagel and Lia Lee n “The T er i The TresPASSST” Tne Sac’ed Plame Takema Park. D. C. ok Tivoli TR G and Tlvo" Kellys in Scotland.” Comedy. e C Kelys 10 Beotlana Comedy. Georse, Sidney "é Ruth Cr-lfe}lon E = C8cotland " “The Laughing Lady.” e Vitaphone variety. Conrad Nagel and Mary_Eaton Lila Lee in “Glorifying_tl he, American_GirlL." in “The_Sacred_Flame.” Mary_Eaton iy Eaton [ “Gloritying the American_Girl." Richard Arlen in “Burning Up. “The Vikin T Ruth Chatterton in “The Laughing Lady." Vitaphone variety. Chester Morris in “The Case of Serst. Grischa.” Comeas. Virginia Valli and Conway Tearle in *“The Lost Zeppelin.” Variety. _Serial Chester Morris in “The Case of Serxt. Grischa.” Comedy. 14th_and_Park Rd. York Ga. Ave. & Quedee arilyn Miller ‘n Mer g Greta Garbo in’ “Anna Christie"” Marilyn Miller in “Sally.” Vitaphone variety. Nancy Carroll and Richard Ar! 2 “Dangerous Paradise.” Vitaphone variety. Greta Garto i “Anna_Christie.” Vitaphone variety. Edward E. Horton Tupe Velez in n *“The_Aviator.” Serial. ““Tiger Rose Vitaphone variety. Keeping Things in Order. THE often repeated warning of the motion picture industry that it is dangerous to let equipment run down is being carefully heeded by officials of the 12 Warner Brothers theaters in this city, who announce that a competent | staff is maintained to attend to such things. The most important part of a theater's equipment being the booth“ from which the picture is projected, the managers as well as the machine operators_in the booths in the Warner theaters have set a date, once a week, for complete inspection of the most mi- nute details. Realizing that postpone- ment of such inspections may lead to breakdowns in screen filmings, these weekly meetings between house man- agers and operators are considered vitally important. Silent pi_c:ures Now. DESP]TE Charlies Chaplin's sullen predilection for silence, Hollywood refuses to take the return of the silent picture seriously, according to Fox offi- cials. It seems that the only silent pictures now being turned out by the village are the inaudible versions of talkies, with the sound track removed—or else con- fined to sound effects and orchestration —and all prepared for foreign release. ‘When a talking picture has been com- pleted, the studio’s “silent” department takes charge of the negative. Sub- titles replace dialogue and occasionally added scenes are shot to bridge gaps which subtitles cannot cover. It is in this shaps a majority of Hollywcod silent pictures reach foreign theaters. Some of the studios make foreign talkie versions for some pictures. Some remove all dialogue but leave in any songs there may be. The Laurel and Hardy comedies are made in French, Italian and Spanish, their foreign lan- guage efforts being confined to brief ex- pressions. Pantomime is being used whenever possible. WHILE Loew's Spring Carnival is blossoming with unusual resplen- dency at the Palace and Columbia, ‘Warner Bros. announce a forthcoming treat for film fans which promises to be equally luminous. 2 At the Earle and Metropolitan thea- ters for the weeks ahead the offerings will include Al Jolson in “Mammy,” Dennis King in “The Vagabond King” and the “Song of the Flame.” Further- more, John Barrymore is on the near horizon with his first comedy in many and Jack Oakie will oe seen in his first star picture, “High Society,” while the vivacious Helen Kane will appear as a star in her own right in “Dangerous a moon, “The Man From Blankley's,” books Nan McGrew.” ‘What more could be asked? JOLSON GETS A AL JOLSON AND LOIS MORAN In a scene from “Mammy,” the star’s new sound picture, a Texas Moon"” ai CHANCE TO SING t the Metropolitan. New War Play. the heels of the international birthday celebration of his first out- standing success, “Journey's End,” Maurice Browne, its producer, has an- nounced that he will present the new war play, “B. J. One,” at the Globe ‘Theater in London April 9. This play, by Lieut. Comdr. Stephen King-Hall, dealing with the battle of Jutland, is expected to do for the British navy what “Journey's End” did for the army. It will have an all-male cast also. ‘The author, still in active service in the British navy, served on the H. M. 8. Southampton during the war, and since then has been with the China squadron and the Mediterranean fleet of the royal navy. finding time outside of his official duties to write a number of on international politics as well as works of fiction under the pen name of Etienne. It is expected that “B. J. One” will remain at the Globe Theater in London until Browne's _production of with Paul Robeson in the LAC FSTat 1374 A C CARNIVAL [ SUPER PROGRAM THREE PPI'HEARST METROTONE wa Pl LOEW PRODUCTION A P51 Jenny coe BROTHERS [t TITO CORAL P g oesua g SAN SONE' NEWS vate you with a charming ro- . mance of the crinoline days. A PARAMOUNT ALL- TALKING= o _PICTURE " MARY BRIAN | title role, is ready to appear. In this Shakespearean offering the producer himself will be seen in the role of Iago. Sybil Thorndike, famed for her work | “st. Joan,” will play Emilia, and Peggy | Ashcroft will be the tragic Desdemona. | “"While an American engagement of | “B. J. One” is altogether likely, the | details are still under negotiation. The | Robeson “Othello,” however, is defi- nitely expected to come to New York. I'Ilfdl follows “Under | | Keeping Fit. | | TH‘E drinking requirements for Capt. | Stanhope in “Journey’s End,” as set forth by the written word, are a bil strenuous, to say the least. Those who have seen this powerful war play no doubt have noticed that the little brown | bottle plays a considerable part in the | lives of these officers in a front-line | dugout. |~ According to instructions, the lead- |ing player alone is meant to consume approximately a quart and a half of something nightly. This, of course, is |outside of the hearty draughts swal- |lowed by such jovial drinkers as Trot- |ter and the seargeant major. | . To set the timorous at ease, however, 1 it must be confessed that all this rud- | dily splendid liquid which at every per- formance goes so glibly down the gullets | of these herolc warriors is nothing more | nor less than innocent water. And. furthermore, the actors claim that this |is one of the things that keeps them iln the pink of condition—during the performance at least! ALMOST a half-hundred telegrams of congratulation and good wishes flooded Manager Steve Cochran's desk at the National Theater last Monday night. Among the senders of these little touches of sentiment tI are said to make the world akin came messages from Leona Powers, who is now charm- ing Portland, Oreg., for Terry Duffy: | Stanley Ridges, at one time leading man in the National Players, who is playing the male lead in the New York company now presenting “Nancy's Private Affair,” the play, by the way, which will follow “Brothers,” the current offering at the Nationai, and Kathryn Givney, an old and very popular favorite of the players in other days, who now is doing Holly- | wood in a fleld that has been credited | with trying to do the legitimate theater. Steve was so excited and worked up over them all that he utterly forgot to in the title role of Bernard Shaw's | follow his usual custom of having such ' messages read to the audience from the stage of the National. Indeed, it is said, he did not become conscious until | the following day, when he found him- | self at Bowie trying to do the race track | or something. Steve is sentimental | when you can pierce his outer armor. these creatures was instilled in Now Playing ' FOREWORD them by giving them money and meals at a coffee house. I have always been interested in the little painted creatures, and have saved many of To help me by my. .mother, some of them having been sent to her home in California, where she helped them start life anew. One was married a faithful wife and de- voted mother. I am de- lighted that Columbia has made a talking picture fron.n my play. The dra- matic version was a big success, and I have every tonfidence that “Ladies of Leisure” wil: duplicate that triumph. —David Belasco. Columbia Pictures Sensation That Is the Universe from our home and has since. proved AMUSEMENTS. By Robert E. Sherwood. signed a contract with Warner Bros. to make an all-sound pic- ture of Samson phaelson’s play, “The Jazz Singer.” Every one conceded that this was an interesting publicity stunt for the Messrs. Warner, but it was agreed that the boys would never get their money back, as thére were no more than a handful of thea- ters in the United States (and none in other countries) where a sound picture could be exhibited. After the opening of “The Juzz Singer,” however, Mr. Jolson's contract was renewed, and it has only just come | to an end, with the presentation last | | \HREE years ago (not so_very I long, as time flies) Al Jolson week of “Mammy” in New York. At the same time, word comes of the opening of a new talkie palace. called the Roxy, in Cairo, Egypt, and the last silent-film theater in Spokane, Wash., has abandoned the struggle and closed its doors, and the Warners’ corporation has climbed from the red ink of deficit to an annual profit of some $15,000,000. ‘The contract signed by Mr. Jolson in 1927 has produced bewildering resuits. | ‘What its ultimate effect will be no one | can guess. Those who have tried to guess have been appailed at contempla- | tion of the possibilities. | “The Jazz Singer” and its successor, “The Singing Fool,” have converted the cinematic world from silence to sound. They were the first talkies to be car-| ried beyond the torders of the United | States into countries where the Eng- lish language is a meaningless gabble. Even though forelgn audiences were un- able to understand a word that Mr.| Jolson uttered, there could be no mis- | taking the significance of his sobs, and | his pictures were triumphant successes | in every city from here to Shanghai. | “The Jazz Singer” ran for 48 con- secutive weeks at the Auber Palace in Paris, for 30 weeks at the Lyceum The- ater in Sydney, Australia, and for 12 weeks at the Kialto in Stockholm, Sweden. In Marseille “The Jazz Singer” was shown first in silent form. Six months | later the first talkie theater was cpened | in Marseille, and “The Jazz Singer” came back, with sound, to play to re- ceipts 10 times greater than its previ- ous earnings. | “The Singing Fool” substantially out- did “The Jazz Singer” as a record-| breaker. In most foreign cities it was| the first talker to be seen. Its opening | in Berlin was attended by riots, and when it was shown in Salt Lake City | special trains had to be run from out-! lying districts to accommodate the crowds who could not wait to see and hear it. Its theme song, “Sonny Boy,” is still the best selling hit in China. Warner Bros. and Al Jolson were first in the field in the United States and everywhere else on earth. They | reaped the golden profits that are not | usually given to pioneers. | Now they are parting company and | Mr. Jolson will henceforth sing and gag under the dignified auspices of United Artists. But there can be no one to say that this was not a remark- | able association while it lasted. Fowv g | SOME weeks ago, in this column, I in- | advertently confessed that I had not been in Hollywood in eight years and that I don’t expect ever to go there | again. Which ill-timed remark brought forth a letter frcm Harold E. Swicher, editor of the Hollywood Daily Citizen, as follows: | “As one who lives in Hollywood be- | cause he loves to live here, but who still is capable of enjoying a joke on Holly- wood, I cannot but wonder what Hol! wood did to you, in that distant past eight years ago, which caused you to j vow never to return. * * * So perhaps an enlargement upon this statement in your column would be generally appre- clated. That is, of course, unless the subject is too personally painful.” { I think Mr. Swisher is wrong about this. The more personally painful (to me) that the reminiscences might be, Meet This i . Gay_Semor ! Who Lied His Way | Into Women's’ Hearts and Laughed His Way out of Danger FRANK FAY In the 100% Natural Color Hit GRAHAM MacNAMEE NEWSCASTING THE STAR-UNIVERSAL NEWS | identified as a | suade the local c And On the Screen In His Finest Film Production 0 Which He is Supported gy BETTY COMPEUN NOTE: Mr. Dowling will appear todsy st 1:20, $:25, 7:20, 9:25 P. M. the more they would be preciated. The uninteresting fact is that T went to Hollywood at a particularly bad time and was bitterly disappointed in it, The film colony was then shuddering from the effects of the scandals of the Arbuckle case, the murder of Willlam Desmond Taylor and the consequent clevation to czardom of Will H. Hays Every one in Hollywood was full of virtue ‘and sanctity, especially in the presence of any intruder who might be newspaper corresponden from the East. 1 tried hard to x‘)erf ritics that I was only out there for a good ti Wouldn't believe me. o Pt they Consequently, I found Hollywood be Mo more exciting than the. mose ighteous, law - abiding, God - hn;n}:!t in Kansas. s i at is why I have no desire to there again. Furthermore, I shall pess sist in that attitude until a committee of Hollywood's leading citizens (includ- ing Lupe Velez and Greta Garbo) ap- proaches me with definite guarantees that cn my next visit to their home town I shall be permitted to attend some of v,he]I \a‘lld orgles, the fame of hich impelled me to go e 20 there in the generally ap- (Copyright, 1930.) Thelma Todd, familiar in two-reel comedies, has been elevated to mu.Sl::l comedy, going with the Paramount or- ganization. She has a part in “Follow Thru,” now in the pr 5 facture. process of manu “dth and Butternui Free Parking Lot SWANSON, ESPASSER” SLIEVANTHEATE I TAKOMA A Talkie Ev 4 VAGABOND LOVER"" T el > VER, JESSE THEATER %% “RED_HOT RHYTH; CIRCLE 35,7 Av UL (Home of the wirror ec and Hear Bett i ARTHUR LAKE, PTONE" ¥ DE, OROTHY ~REVIER. SALLY ' BLANE, P R e — HIPPADROME =~ X near st THREE BIG DAYS LAURA LA PLANTE in “SHOW BOAT RICHMOND 1 }iEXANDRY A. VA rrow and Tuesday WM. POWELL in “POINTED HEELS." LIBERTY.D 119 N Capitor CAMEO CONRAD NAGEL in SHEARER in MITE." Mt Rainfer. Md Tomorrow— NORMA “THEIR_ OWN DESIRE.” 545 Kth &t S LLOYD HUGHES in Also HOLLYWOOD BNs e 1243 Wiscansin Ave DUMBARTON RS hiitdes. _of Shows Mo 7:00 and 9:00. TAROLINA 4 Zane Grey's First Al-Talking Pictare: PRINCESS 'R SEoovE .. Sound Equipment Victor McLaglen and ALEXANDER GRAY BRowR i Ly 2™ RFen¥ si 7:00 and 9.00. “ime LONE 'ST. RANGER." with GEORGE O'BRIEN. 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