The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-15

dialogues of show Boat will be
heard in taIkies, sound movies,
or other recording devices hooked
IN with films. ! own the world
performance rights of Show Boat,
as a music play and the Universal
has only the silent motion picture
rights. They cannot use one syl-
liable of speech or one bar OF
song and music taken from 1t.
These are rigidly restricted and
nonopolized by me for the Show
boat production now playing to
an average Of SIS COO o week at
the Ziegfeld Theater, with still.
another company being organized
for New York, and others for the
great cities Of the. nation.
"They say that Magnolia must
talk and sing IN the movie yer.
sion, but take 1t from me she
win not talk any dialogue or sing
any lyric that Isl used in show
Boats, precious and wonderful
performance at the zlegfeld Thea.
ter. And. furthermore. they can
not substitute. any dialogue for
Miss Ferber sold the complete
dialogue rights Of her novel. Not
a sound out Of Show Boat can
be used by any one but me.
Therefore, so far as the movies
Of Show Boat are concerned, the
rest Is silence"
So saying, deponent rests. The !
next move. IL any, will come from
the siege guns Of Carl Eaemmle's
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When the National Press Club
gave its invitation showing Of
Wings at the Auditorium, 3
review Of the proceedings printed
in the washington Times stated
that Richard Arlen and JObyna
Ralston, who appeared In the Para
mount special were engaged. The
information came from the elab.
crate souvenir program distributed
on that momentous occasion. Those
who keep in touch with the r0-
Ynances in and around HOLLYWOOD
now inform me that the, informa-
ton was not exactly correct. Rich
ard and Jobyna are Mr.. and Mrs.
Arlen, and have been so related
for a year or more, am glad
to set the record straight and in
cidentaIly confess that much of
my time allotted to biographical
research is devoted to keeping the
divorce statistics meticulously up
to the minute.
Al small avalanche of mail has
descended upon this desk as re-
suit OF the Lon Clancy puzzle
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last Thursday. From a. hasty
scanning of the assorted envelopes
III appears that a large portion of
young America participated in the
task OF filling in the features of
Tito" the clown, portrayed by
aforesaid Mr.. CLANCY on the Co
Iunnbfa Tl1eater screen. The draw.
ings are now in the hands of a
committee Of judges headed by
Mr.. Sam Rubin. Time and
weather permitting the winners
will be duly announced on this
page tomorrow.
Eddie Cantor is coming back to
the movies before he takes up the
job OF headlfning again for Mr..
Ziegfeld in the early fall Para
mount will make a screen version
OF the popular Broadway success,
"Burlesque" and Millionaire Can.
tor will be seen in the role
played on the stage by Hal
Skelly. The picture will be
filmed at the Long Island studios.
thus permitting the comedian to
maintain friendly interest in his
golf.
Fannie Brice is another ex-
FoIIies star who has gone Holly
wood. Even with her remodeled
nose Fannie cannot compete with
the California beauties but it. will
not matter so much. Her pic.
ture will be a Warner Brothers.
vitaphone with songs a la JolsOn
as the big punch. She has left
for the Golden Gate to begin
work.
The latest Richard .Barthelmess
picture is a screen version of John
Fox jr., story. THE Little Shep.
herd OF Kingdom Come" Right
away the house electricians dis
covered such a title could never
fit into the electric bulbs of the
average theater sign. So the new
title is Kentucky Courage"
Such is fame.
Buster Keaton's new picture.
is called Steamboat Bill ir. and
will soon be shown in Washing.
ton. In it the dead pan" comic
breaks away from the frozen fea.
lures for the first time since he
attained stardom. incidentally he
ling with Ernest Terrence In the
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