Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1931, Page 39

Stage I Part 4—10 Pages and Screen News and Gossip AMUSEMENT SECTION he Sunday Star. WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 3 1931. Motor, Aviation, Radio Programs Movies Advance a Step By Plan for Their Use In Place of Text Books One Large Prc.ducing Cornpany Br;ngs Out Educa- tional Films—Idea Backed by President Hoover. ‘Serving Notice, as It Were. Washington and the Stage. Drama at Nation’s Capital Press Agents Busy Saving the Stage—Theater Producers Stirred to Action, Happiness Yet May Be Our Portion. By W. H. Landvoigt. RANTIC appeals to “Save Our Stage” are flying in, ‘ along with the onrushing torrent of movie wisdom and information, and giving hope- ful evidence that the Theater is coming back to Washington. True, our friends, the theatrical press representatives, who arc engineer- ing the movement, perhaps be- cause the producing managers are not so hopeful, are naming con- ditions. Lovers of the theater, the agents say, should organize. Also, they should subscribe in advance to furnish guarantees against loss. They should try,"as well, to have faith that hereafter promises will sbe lived u? to, and also to feel L:wfll not fail to arrive when prom- ttised. After doing all this, they . may believe as they may, always hoping that dreams will come true. ‘VWASHINGTON, it may be con- 177 fessed, does love the Theater. “There is not the slightest doubt P that it will be in cordial sympathy | with every honest, intelligent and trustworthy effort that may be| made to “Save Our Stage!” It is even prepared to help the good cause along. In this connection it begs to suggest that in the endeavor it is fortified by a popu- lation of half a million people, a wery fair proportion of whom will be glad to learn that the produc- ing managers will send them, be- fore the nap on the scenery has been worn off by age or overuse, plays adapted to educated and re- fined people and performed by talented and capable players— either with or without “the origin- al New York cast,” save only when that cast is an essential element of the production and the play might not be seen at its best without it. At present we have only two theaters devoted to the legitimate in drama — the famous old National Theater, a Washington landmark, which, let it be em-| phasized, despite its misleading name, is not in any sense support- ed by taxing the good folks of the hinterland; and a theater named for that great Artist, David Belasco, whigh for some time has been redubbed with a Shubertian prefix, although Washington still ersists in calling it “the Belasco.” ese two theaters, it is believed, it provided with plays of merit, fittingly staged and performed by | artists, not makeshifts, certainly | 2nd it may be added gladly will| furnish our wobbling Stage with a | richly subsidized su%port for from 30 to 40 weeks in the year. * ¥ % X ASHINGTON, however, may i be disposed to say the follow- ing for its own protection: The Booking Offices, whether in New York or elsewhere, should be manned with intelligent and dis- ctriminating operating forces, who will be fair enough to keep faith with our half million people. A brief course in Geography may be necessary to convince them that the Capital of these United States of America, however it may be| snubbed, slighted and even abused in national oratory now and then, is nevertheless inhabited by a sensitive and cultured population, as well as by the National Gov- ernment. It is, indeed, the Nation’s Capital even as London_is the capital of Great Britain, Paris of France and Berlin of Germany. Furthermore, Washington is par- ticularly proud of the fact—so proud, it may be added, that it annually contributes thousands of the hard-earned dollars of its citizens to help meet the National | obligations which the organic law| enacted by a forgotten Congress still imposes upon the National Treasury. Its sole return for this gener- ous, even if enforced, gesture is the pleasure of entertaining an- nually thousands of visitors drawn by historic interest or their busi- ness with the National Govern- ment, including Congress during its sessions. A large percentage of these people, coming from all sections of the country, doubtless know of the Theater and may be classed among its contributing patrons — a commanding asset during the regular season, be it 32 or 40 weeks in the year. So that, while the booking agents may not have the honor of tak- ing Washington along with “the road” back to the Theater, they can and should bring the Theater at its best back to Washington simply as a patriotic duty, if they comprehend what that means. * koK X THE foregoing, strangely enough, seems to inspire speculation as to the interest of the Nation itself in its National Capital. To the voteless native the theme pre- sents itself variously, according to the mood. At times there seems to come a classical resemblance to the unha&py fate of Tantalus, ever famished but never quite reaching the life-giving waters: and at other times to the darkey’s head thrust through a carnival | canvass, with the invitation to hurl three wicked base balls at the | pitilessly exposed object for a nickel a throw. Perhaps, now the romoters of the Theater, like the road-minded but conservative bucolic intellects that occasionally find their way to our national legislature, imagine that, being nobody’s friend, it really doesn’t matter much what they *“shoot” {at or about Washington. This | thought possibly may account for the expectation that Washington should fall into line with the tank towns and villages which make up the mysterious “road” that the press agents are now industriously endeavoring to “bring back to the Theater.” *xx **HOWEVER, comma,” as the Journalistic joker is so often wont to ejaculate, with half a hundred amateur dramatic clubs, including many sponsored by our churches of all creeds; with the memories of our old-timers re- calling frequently the Theater that once was Washington’s, and with the flying visits of our gifted writers to the great metropolis, now and then, not to mention the occasional good plays sent us from the factories, and never for an instant forgetting Manager Steve Cochran’s heroic efforts in stock exploitation, Washington, never- theless, is able to retain its com- posure and muster up a sign of intelligent recognition when the word “theater” is mentioned and to preserve, even though imper- fectly, a legitimate idea of what that theater may mean to the people of a nation, who, despite long periods of political perturba- tion, nevertheless do give a thought now and then to the higher civic interests. Washington not only now but always will be prepared to wel- come and glad to hasten the re- turn of the Theater both to its own environment and to the be- nighted regions of this great country. And {nrhaps, if the Theater can really be coaxed to return, our two existing palaces of the legitimate may be rein- forced with others by trustful capital that knows a good thing when it sees it. ¥ Bankhead 'HE first thing Tallulah Bankhead 14 “says she remembers is getting very dizzy from smoking one of her grand- gather's cheroots in a chestnut tree in his orchard and then falling from her perch. She got spanked for that. N The next thing that really made an dmpression on her, she says, was when | she stepped before the footlights in New | York to make her first appearance as Rose de Brissac in “Footlooze.” The 11 ears between the cheroot and the spot- ight had been devoted to getting an education and were uneventful. Most of Tallulah’s youth was spent in schools in or near Washington, D. C., and the Nation's Capital became a homey place for the girl, what with her intimate knowledge of its institutions of secondary education and the fact that members of her family had made the city their home for many years. Her grandfather, John H. Bankhead, began the habit when he was United States Senator. Her father, Willlam B. Bank- head, carried on the tradition as Rep- resentative. Her uncle, John H. Bank- head, defeated Senator Heflin recently. Tallulah is the first and only member of her family to enter the theatrical profession, but she encountered no ob- stacles from the rest of the Bankheads iz attaining her ambition. Her father, having had similar dreams in his g:u“t.{:. was, indeed, her active protag- onist. So Miss eventually went from Washington to Broadway. Atten- tion was first attracted to the little girl Alabama grom when she managed to obtain a posi tion &s successor to Con- stance Binney in “39 East.” Later she was engaged for the part of Hattie Liv- | B in “Nice People” and followed this with “Everyday,” “Danger,” “Her fTemporary Husband” and “The Ex- ters.” dThe'n ‘Tallulah was lost to the United ites for el{ht years. In that time E: had the euhi u&fl!inndon g}lhya. them such pi luctions as “They e ‘Wanted,” “The Gold board Lover,” “Mud had ited popularity on the British stage rapidly rpassed her New York success. She wis the darling of Growds Biography often mobbed the stage door, it is re- ported, and she was customarily ac- corded a police cordon to keep from being crushed. At first that open adoration sur- prised Tallulah, The London reaction to the theater stars scemed to her more like the appreciation which movie goers in America bestow upon their favorites, Tallulah's voice, husky and vibrant; her smooth charm; her large, languid eyes and svelte figure went well with produc- ers and public alike. Her rising promi- nence soon brought her to the atten- tion of motion picture companies. ‘The next step was a starring contract with Paramount. Her first picture upon her return to the United States was “Tsfnished Lady" and her second, soon to be released, is “My Sin.” And it is sald— Miss Bankhead likes to dance, paint and swim when she is not talking. She has onl{ one ambition—that is to ohlve no am| ’mon. wns a perfectly white Peking m(x_:lled M‘ax, - i ves favor only one poet— Whitman. % WA Answers to Tally and Lulu as nick- names, n:aflnn:' mc:rumecd‘mfl?e Wwas once en- e nf ony de Bosds but didn's fake the count, B ays that when she is blue she often thinks of getting ma; and ending it all, but the mood soon passes. Her favorite drink is coca-cola. —y Waiting. ECAUSE they are certain their eclipse is only temporary, they still are awaiting another “break” in the game of life, these actors in one of Hollywood's real life dramas who shall remain unnamed. Ten years ago he was a noted director. A few years ago she was a well known leading woman and the wife of a fa- mous star now dead. In the days of the czars he was a member of the Dumsa and a prominent figure in Rus- sia’s political life, ‘Today they are three exiras in Ruth Chatterton’s it picture, “The Magnificent ¥ Lyceum to Help Theater. A NEW plan to aid the revival of the theater on the road has emerged in the announcement of James B. Pond, head of the oldest American lecture bureau, that he is bringing from Europe Maurice Browne, London pro- ducer of “Journey's End” and “The Im- proper Duchess,” to this country in the Fall to stage and play the leading role in Paul Raynal's “The Unknown War- rior.” The project will begin with a brief engagement on Broadway, followed by a tour to the Pacific Coast. A Broadway engagement is also con- templated before the transcontinental tour of Cornelia Otis Skinner in her unaided performance of “The Wives of Henry VIIL” in which she recently won a triumph at the St. James Theater in London. While the American lyceum platform has heretofore been utilized for dramatic performances on occasions, this is the first constructive attempt, so far as is known, to place its system of guaranteed | bookings at the service of a theater. Excite a Master's Envy. To have the world’s greatest master | of the violin, Fritz Kreisler, say he would like to take violin lessons from them, is said to _have been the unique experience of Jose and Maximillian Novelle, acrobatic violinisis and comic bird imitators, at the Palace Theater in “Exit Smiling,” the stage show. As might be expected, the request was not altogether serious, but it was an odd experience. The Novelles, so | they say, were appearing in vaudeville | at the Teck Theater in Buffalo, five or six years ago, and Kreisler was seated in the lower stage box. At the conclusion of their whirlwind tumbling | act, throughout which the Novelles play violins constantly, Kreisler aros |trom his chair 2nd leansd far out over his box to join in the applause. After the performanc: the master went backstage and asked to meet the brothers, who were quite overcome by the honor. One of them falteringly asked if he might take lessons from Kreisler. 'm afraid that you would be wasting your time,” Kreisler replied, “put, if I may return the compliment, I wish that you would teach me to play the violin while standing on my L T Belasco in Humorous Suit. THE strangest plagiarism suit in theatrical history, says a_vagrant story, was over the play “The Woman,” which Paramount has made into a talk- ing picture as “The Secret Call.” Suit was filed against the late David Belasco, the producer, and William C. De Mille, the author, by a New York arber, who asserted his play, “Tainted Philanthropy,” had been stolen by the two. Stuart Walker, director of “The Secret Call,” was Belasco's general stage man- ager at the time, and recalled the clever way in which the master producer won the suit. ‘When the case was called for trial Belasco offered to stage both plays and let the jury decide. With Mary Nash, Milton Sills and Joe Kilgour in the cast, Belasco produced “Tainted Philan- thropy” for the court and a theater full of invited guests. ‘This performance was given follow- ing every stage direction of the barber and without the change of a word of dialogue. The audience was convulsed. According to Walker, it was the most ridiculous show ever staged. Belasco costumed the cast and put on the show as if it were one of his pets. ‘When the jury witnessed “The Woman” they immediately returned a verdict of not guilty. Upper left: Lionel Barrvmore and Norma Shearer in “A Free Soul,” at the Columbia. Upper right: William Heines and Lillian B:nd in “Just a Gigolo," at the Palace. Left center: Margaret Shilling in “Children of Dreams,” Metropolitan. Lower row, left to right: Jack Mulhall in “Lover Come Back,” at RKO-Keith's: Conchita Montenegro in “Never the Twain Shall Meet,” at the Earle; Joan Bennett in “Hush Money," at the Fox. Tests in D. C.—Photopl By C. E. IKE a cooling breeze on one of these Summer days comes a_certain scheme to the X;mtophy producers. Since the st flicker picture was thrown upon a screen, 30 more years ago, this entertain- ment medium has been the re- cipient of bludgeoning, kicks and, in some cases, barrages from heavy artillery. Every man, wom- an and child became a critic. Each and every effort at improve- ment, honest and otherwise, re- eived its share of condemnation and very little praise. when the Nation’s educators are closely watching certain experi- ments in Washington, photoplay magnates feel that their medium has at last reached large propor- tions. Certain have for a lon educational leaders time realized the special value of the cinema, and, after considerable effort, they have paved the way for a series of tests here in the Capital. These tests started last Wednesday and were completed yesterday, the idea being to determine just what knowledge a child acquires through the medium of moving pictures of special educational value. The tests, aside from their recognition of the motion picture, are revolutionary, inasmuch as they may, in the years to come, change the whole system of school they may, eventually, result in the discarding of textbooks. All this, of course, if the tests turn out satisfactorily to the movie terests and the ideas of modern educators. Ninety-four school children, or | training. It is within reason that | in-| ay NCWS and Commen!. Nelson. |others in the cast are Carole Lom- |bard, Joan B‘,’mdell and Lowell Sherman. Glfria Swanson steps forward ain in “Tonight or Never”; _Chester Morris (little heard of in the past few months) has the leading role in “Corsair,” and Director Howard Hughes has produced another gang picture, “Scarface.” Billie Dove has the | leading role in “The Age for Love.” | Probably the biggest bit of | news concerns “The Struggle,” the | new picture which David Wark | Griffith, producer of “The Birth | of a Nation,” has brought out for United Artists. Aside from Hal Skelly, we are not informed as to members of the cast, but the story is “a throbbing drama of |11931,” and we are told that the |accomplished director has selected an unusually powerful company of players. | * % x * OCAL flashes: Interrupting their short stay in Washington last Monday, the two world flyers, | Post and Gatty, hurried to the R-K-O-Keith Theater to witness for the first time the Pathe news reel of their take-off and landing in New York. The reel also gave a short interview with the long- | distance aviators. Manager Hardy ‘Meakin, in his quiet and dignified manner, placed a feather in his | bonnet. | According to Washington box | offices, Barbara Stanwyck has be- come one ot the favorites among | feminine theatergoers. And Bar- bara’s newest picture, by the way, is scheduled for an ear:y | showing here. | The case of Lionel Barrymore | stealing the show at the Columbia | is nothing more than could be ex- grammar school graduates, were|pected. Lionel, long a stage favor- assembled in Washington for the|ite before he took up scregen work, tests, and each day they were has been stealing shows all his shown educational pictures, after | jife, and he is just running true which they were tested on the‘m form. For purpose of argu- amount of knowledge they had ment, I think he is a better actor absorbed from the films. The ex- | any day than the much publicized periments were conducted by the| John Society for Visual Educatlon.Awith]‘ “Sweepstakes,” at R-K-O-Keith's the sponsorship of President last week, was a splendid picture Hoover. Two children from each|of its kind, with action aplenty, State and the District of Colum- | but it just failed to click at the i bia were selected for the tests.| box office. Of course, its plot had The first examination was given only a certain amount of appca.. at George Washington University.| In many sections of the cousr The sound films used in the tests|try, where town and communit® were produced by the Fox comw |censorship prevails, the funniest {pany. In addressing the children scene in “Smart Money” has been before the start of the tests,|eliminated. Yes, it was the “boot Joseph M. Dixon, acting Secretary | scene,” which ceitainly made a | of the Interior, said: | hit with most local audiences. “President Hoover has asked the Department of Interior through the United States Commissioner of Education, to conduct a demon- stration and a test of the use of sound motion pictures in school work. I am sure that you chil- dren feel as we do—that you are taking part in an important oc- casion, out of which will come advancement in teaching methods We are sure visual education can quicken the processes of educa- tion, enlarge the culture and in- crease the earning power of the boys and girls who leave our public schools.” News and Gossip From According to Harley L. Clarke, | Probably the most photographed |man in the world, President | Hoover, turned the cabinet room | of the White House into a movie studio last Tuesday and then posed | for “The Acceptance of Debt Holi- 1 day Proposal.” It is a sound movie, the President talking into the White House microphone. | . The July weather has taken a | dig at Capital box offices, but not | deep enough to worry about. After all, those air-cooled theaters are about the chilliest places in town. | And this week’s line-up of at- tractions appears above the aver- age, too, at this point of writing. Thefliljgllyloc_)fl Sector Does Not Weep Over "'The Place of Unpacked Trunks"'—Hollywood the Marriage of Rudy. Little Incidents of Daily Life. By Mollie Merrick. 4 OLLYWOOPD, Calif., July 11 Moss Hart once said that Hol: lywood was a place of un- packed trunks. I thought of it when Frank Sheridan was telling me his experiences in movieland. Sheridan, an old-timer of the legiti- mate, was haled from his Carmel home to E‘l“ one role. He made a hurried flight into cinemaland, played the part and was about to start back when an- other part came up. So he phoned his wife and son to hop in the car and come down to Hollywood. They came, but didn't unpack all their bags, since this part promised to be shot in a fort- night. Other parts followed —also some Sheridan trunks. But they were only partially unpacked, as after each role the actor vowed he would go back to his home in_ Carmel. . He's still here. In Norma Shearer's picture. “A Free Soul,” he played the role of the district attorney who talks at the rate of about 320 words to the minute. Sheridan once made the record for quick and clear speech on_the legitimate stage. As the parish priest in “Donovan’s Kid” he was a knockout. He has a trace of Dublin in his tongue that is priceless, & rich personality and back- ground and a sense of humor which makes him one of the most popular members of the Masker’s Club. Holly- wood has some actors who have been here six years on just such terms. * ok ok K HERE is no weeping and gnashing of teeth amoi because Fay Wl:gb has stolen their Rudy Vallee away from them. The daughter of Santa Monica’s chief of police is welcome to the world's greatest crooner so far as Hollywood goes. Rudy came to Hollywood—possibly not know- ing that this village invented egotism, that the gay young thing was in its element out here and that famous per- the young movie set | hi sonalities were as common as dande- lions in our vicinity. He tried a command invitation on one or two ladies of his choice. It | went something like this: “This is Mr. | Rudy Vallee's secretary speaking. Mr. Vallee will take you to the Ambassador to dine this evening, and will call for | you about 7:45.” One of the trio of young sisters who are known as Sally Blane, Loretta Young and Polly Ann Young, was the | object of his choice at timt time. She received a royal invitation. And she | refused, right royally also. Another time Rudy Vallee gave an | interview from his couch because he | was weary and needed rest. The lady | seeking the interview didn't see-it that way and there was no personality sale |thai day to the crooner's immense su rprise. ‘Then Hollywood saw his picture— and it did a Dbit of crooning on its own. No, Rudy didn't knock 'em cold out here at all. And curfew will ring tonight just the same—no change in plans whatsover over his marriage. * ok Kok HE'B a taxl driver and he's been making about $3 a-week in a town where every one has his own flivver and where taxi tips are unknown. He he would go into the bootlegger's busi- ness shortly and, since the man had been kind enough to ask for him when he had to take a taxi, might he serve im. The man who had noticed the boy's honest face and gentlemanly bearing, tried to talk him out of it. But noth- ing doing. You can't discuss the high- er pragmatism with a youth whose stomach is clinging to his backbone. And to show you how well the thing is routined out here, he will go right on into a gambling business after the SCREEN ATTRACTIONS THIS WEEK PALACE—“Just a Gigolo.” This afternoon and evening. FOX—*“Hush Money.” This afternoon and evening. RKO-KEITH'S—“Lover Come Back.” This afternoon and eve- ning. EARLE—“Never the Twain Shall Meet.” evening. This afternoon and METROPOLITAN—“Children of Dreams.” This afternoon and evening. COLUMBIA—"A Free Soul.” This afternoon and evening. confided to a fare the other night that | Waving Pennants. HE pennants of the colleges and scheols of and adjacent to Was| ington are to fly from handsome staves that adorn the new Crystal Swimming Pool at Glen Echo Park, according to late announcement. And think of it! The bathers will not have to carry matches in their bath- ing suits, because new cigarette lighters | are to be provided with surroundings to insure safety from careless smokers. Manager Schloss modestly asserts that he is endeavoring to express his appreciation of a wonderful patronage by doing things to please rather than in words. The park is ideal for picnic parties and outings for a day, or even | less, | What Boys Want in Movies. DO boys like talking pictures? The Boys' Club Federation of | America set about to get an answer to i this question by asking superintendents fluence on boys. The federation felt that the 250,000 boys in the 258 clubs in 134 cities are representative and that their answers would be of public in- terest. The survey shows, contrary to the | general impression, that the boys pref talking pictures. Virtually without e: ception the superintendents found t to be the fact. They like plenty action in their films, however. Such boy pictures as ““Tom Sawyer, kippy” |and the “Our Gang” comedies were found very popular. Several superintendents said the tall ing pictures have had a good influence on the speech and manners of the boys, but others say pictures of gangsters have a distinctly bad influence. They appreciate the argument of picture pro- ducers that such pictures are intended to debunk the business of racketeering, but they point out that boys are im- pressionable and imitators. One superintendent told of visiting in the home of two of his boys. When ushered into the living room he saw the boys crawling on their hands and knees toward their grandmother with toy pistols in their hands. “What are you doing?” he uskeg. “Putting grandma on the spot,” said one boy. They explained they idea from the movies. bootlegging is finally established. Part of the ring. You can't fail and are assured of legal services and should anything unfortunate occur. and it gave me a wry taste. * ok * % ‘ ance of “Elizabeth and Essex” with Polly Frederick and Ian Keith. It had been very good and the warm glow of a characterization well done lay still upon us. Just ahead were two bdondes with those buzz-saw voices: “I tel] ya, dearie, it's England, all “Palmy Days,” Beil | perity picture, right—sure it's England—but it's a imaginary imaginary queen and & story!” president of the Fox corporation, | who is in Washington for the tests, | i | his company proposes to develop a | income taxes complete library of sound films, to ' P2 3 It is only a supplement textbook teaching in | DiNor ‘consideration, according to of $150,000 a | American schools. “We are begin- ning,” he says, “with the produc- tion of films in the fields of sci- ence, geography and civics. Even- tually, we hope very soon to have films covering the major subjects of education suitable to the needs lof upils from the kindergarten to the university. In this work our texts will be edited and our lec- tures will be given by nationally known educators, and our tech- nical work will be done by the experts Wwho produce succew.ful feature pictures. We are deeply syprecianve of the co-operation of the officials of the Government and the leading educators. We feel that, while approximately | of boys’ clubs whether the introduction | 18,000,000 boys and girls of today of the talking picture has had any in-lwijll have no formal education beyond the eighth grade, we can do something to give them a broader culture and a wider vision of life. If we can add but a few cents a day to the economic value of each, we shall feel justified the faith, the patience and the ef- forts of advocates of visual education.” This Washington demonstration was largely inspired by a group of city school superintendents, repre- sented by a committee in the Capital. Any way you look at it, these tests place the modern sound pic- ture upon a higher plane. It is a recognition of the real value of the films; it should do much to- ward elevating public regard for the workers in that particular field of ends‘avor; * F studio doings, United Artists sends out an interesting little sheet with its new pictures listed, and some of these recently com- had gotten the | pleted films should db something toward raising the quality scale of the Summer. For instance, we are to have Eddie Cantor in an original “pros- with a happy, joyous return of American humor I heard the tale at a party last night | _a rushing, impetuous tidal wave of fun with the theatrical world’s greatest gift to the screen in his were coming out of a perform-|most frolicsome mood.” Ronald Colman is to appear in two pictures—the “Arrowsmith” story of Sinclair Lewis and “The Unholy Garden,” an original story written by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht. The successful stage lay, “Street Scene,” is a vehicle or William Collier, jr.; Estelle Taylor, Sylvia S8ydney and others. Ina Claire is starred in “The (Copyright, 1931, b7, fhe Nogth | American | Greeks Have a Word for It,” and 'OR those who closely follow the T ‘Odd'McIntyre. writing in the New Movie Magazine. Odd tells the | story of Will Hays’ 10 years in the movies, but says that the salary | consideration had very little to | do with Hays taking the job. “He |had first knowledge that the | cinema was playing a big part i | the lives of impressionable youth,” says McIntyre, “when the movie industry first approached him a decade ago. Hc knew that hun- | dreds of thousands of boys and {girls (including his own son) wanted to emulate Hollywood’s stars, and as generalissimo of mo- tion picture land he believed he | could do much to give a new bravura to boyish ideals. In ac- comp_hslhlng this}.flhe knewlthat he was doing something sociologicall; worth while.” - & o What is a salary of $150,000, !"income tax‘pa.id by the bosses”? * k% | { ARNER BROTHERS have picked six newcomers for stardom. At least. the six will te boosted toward stardom as effi- | ciently as possible by the press department. The half dozen are Marian Marsh, who played oppo- site John Barrymore in “Svengali”; Donald Cook, who has appsared in “Unfaithful” with Ruth Chat- terton and in “The Public Enemy’ Polly Waters, in “Smart Money and “Night Nurse”; Mae Madison, who has a prominent role in the Constance Bennett starring ve- hicle, “Bought,” and Janet Gorden. now receiving training at tne Warner Studio in Hollywood. ERE HE Pennsylvania Board of Censorship has Bpecome so active that producers and directors are shaking in their boots. Cut- ting and changing the sound pic- tures is an expensive proposition, and in some instances, the re- quired revisions cannot be made. The board cut the Emil Jannings picture, “Blue Angel,” so badly that it could not be screened in the State, and now, “The Public Enemy,” which showed here in Washington recently, is but a skeleton of its former self. Critics claim that the latter picture has been changed in such a manner as to show an opposite idea from the one intended by the producer —that the last phase (sanctioned by the censorship board) really glorifies the hoodlum, while the original picture was supposed to show the natural outcome of his gangster life. But the ways of the censors are indeed strange and chm to understand.