The Washington times., 1929-03-25

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cheeks. Spotlights have such a
disagreeable way Of giving
healthy folks q touch Of yellow
jaundice.
Since it appears to be the
vogue to give everybody screen
credit for feature pictures ex-
cept the engineer Of the broom
who keeps the studio clean, par
don me II I contract the Enalady
and pass out contributory credits
for Gleanings and Screenings.
So we have:
Copy Cutting-By Charlie
Belt.
Composition-By Charlie War
rem and Julius MARITIME ct al.
Head Setting-By John T.
West. ...
Asse blins-By Frank
Proof Reading-By Msssrs.
Harrison, Anderson ct al.
Corrections-By Sam Briscoe.
Make-up-By Homer Dooley
and Louis Ferber.
Stereotyping-By Joe Dowling,
Gene Thayer ct al.
Press Work-By dutch" Mil
Ter, Waple, Matthews, Ryan &
Co.
Mailing-By dutch" Connors.
Typographical Errors and
Poor Spelling-By Mistake.
There's no particular reason
tor this other than Cleaning"
and Screenings" ends its first
year today and those mentioned
have helped nourish the infant.
If George Jessel proposes to
stay in pictures (silly question:
he should have his hair cut so
that it looks less like a wig.
Then he could spare some time
profitably looking over stories.
LUCKY Boy" ends abruptly, as
though somebody decided here's
a good place to cut it short.
The complaint screen regulars
will make is that it leaves loose
ends dangling.
Mr.. Jessel is a first-class
vaudevillian and he brings his
two-a-day technique to the
studio, but it hardly fits ideally
into "Lucky Boy" For one
thing, his propensity for wise
cracking crops out at times
when he should be building up
Characterization. So he is sell
dom other than o good comedian
moving through an unconvincing
story. Stop trying to be 80
clever, George, and pay closer
attention to AL Jolson. Give AL
chance to sing right to his
nanny in the orchestra wit
Messing his opening night trl-
umph and he would have built
it up SO that everybody, would
have been shifting. You nnanip-
ulate this situation for laugh,
2 la your vaudeville act, and it
falls flatter than a brides angel
' However, the Jessel voice as
sures him a place in the Holly
wood lineup Of stars. He sings
"My Mothers Eyes, knowingly
and Bouquet of Memories"
gives him a chance to initiate
Robert Mantell, George M.
Cohan, Eddie Foy, Sam Ber-
nard and David Warfield. For
these things he can be forgiven
a flimsy story, and not much
evidence OF acting ability.
Mabel Stark, who may be
seen wrestling with a tiger in
the current M-G-M news reel
at the Palace is pursuing the
hazardous sport which had her
in the hospital and at deaths
door for months. One OF the
big cats caught her unawares
while performing in Maine and
she was painfully mangled be-
fore the pack could be beaten
off. "It pays well and / like
the thrill that danger gives"
is her reason for continuing the
circus act.
William A. Brady with SELL
out hit (Street Scene) will con-
tinue his custom of years and
keep his theater dark on Good
Friday. He will, however, make
up for the lost performance
with an extra matinee Thurs
day.
Pauline Lord, who played
nina Leeds" with the road
company of Strange Interlude,"
has dropped the role as too ex-
acting. Ann Harding will re-
place her. Miss Harding was
eager to accept as her husband,
Harry Bannister, is the doctor"
of the Eugene, O'Neill play. In
the New York Theater Guild
company, which is going to
London to present the play,
Lynn Fontaine will be the
'Nina," with Alfred Lunt play