The Washington times., 1929-07-06
GLEANINGS'
SCREENINGS
u JTIE RING

now turns it, attention to the
home
According to news from the
inner chamber Of the American
Chemical Society, native genius
d perspiring over plans to cool
of private residences during the
summer months.
This Ii particularly interest
ing te The neighborhood theatsr
proprastcrs. Unable to spend
large sums ON the air-cooling
devices now on the market, the
majority Of ths ssOond-run
housa owners resort either TO
Dpen-ah gardens or electric
3anAs
Th6 slsmists, however, assure
us thS time IL near when the
humblest neighborhood movie
win Be able to buy cooIing ap-
paratus within the limited range
a. ths owner's pocketbock, at
abort the some time when the
householder discovers that
weather may bs controlled In
side the dwelling.
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A scholarly musician, Alexan-
der Russell, director Of music at
Princeton University, takes q
crack ut theme songs in the
Theater Magazine for August.
sFWe may look forward TO
that happy day when the Theme
Song that tawdry invention Of
Tin Pan Alley minds for the
entertainment Of morons, will
be completely eliminated" he
writes.
A great many fans hope that
Me. Russell's prediction will
come true. They ara losing their
enthusiasm for songs which are
named BY using the title Of the
picture and adding-I Love
You"
This formula has been worked
10 death. It hasn't vet resulted
IN the composition Of q number
for Herbert Brenon's production
Of Fannie Hurst's 9 aLummox, !"
but wen bet . pair Of black
and-almogt-whit sport shoes that
the Tin Pan Alley dwellera are
trying 70 fit new tunes to a'
proposed thenae song, TO be en-
titled Little Lurnlnox, I Love
YOU
Yeah, and what wouldn't they
do with "Hell's Angels?
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE
BIG EXPOSE OF OUTDOOR
RESORTSI THE TRUTH MUST
BE TOLD, AND OVERTURES
OF PEACE FROM LEONARD
(GLEN ECHO) SCHLOSS AND
MAURICE (JARDIN LIDOl
KAEKA WILL BE COLDLY
RECEIVED BY THIS DEPART.
MEMT. SEE MONDAYS
COLUMN
Wpc1 taking over the duties
! Of this department for about .
month, The incumbent discovered
q Large pile Of vari-colored mail
on the chipped mahogany desk.
Most Of this mail, it was ex-
planned to your correspondent,
came from the publicity depart
merits Of screen studios, theatre
: cal organizations and similar
puEveyors of entertainment. A
great deal Of it, the explanation
continued, was, in the parlancs
Of tina day, booshwah.
ACome; come" said the ditoE
pr6 tenn Thess big crganiza-
tioh8 would not be paying heavy
cash %, their press agents for
getting out-what do you
Americans call it7-Booshwah." "
Ia this gay spirit Of confidence,
we tackled and digested the pile
Of mail. And just see what we
found out, in that golcanda Of
information:
Pearl Eaton, ex-D.C. blondarl-
ing. uses purple writing paper.
Allen Kearns likes lime juice.
Clayton. jackson and Durante,
ths NShow Girl" comedians, have
made y Colurnbia record, titled,
''Can Broadway Do Without
Met" Five hundred extras, en-
ployed by Director Thornton
FreeIand IN shooting 'aThree
Live Ghosts, were required to
speak German, because they
were to be Deutschland soldiers
in the talzie. Rod La Rocque
and Barbara Stanwyck were
bruised in q police raid, part
Of q picture they were making.
Norma Talmadge had i bad
case Of naicrophone fright when
she started her first taIkie. Ina
Claire believes in the psyche
logical effect Of clothes. Ronald
Colman does not ike charity
bazaars or French pastry, but
takes cold baths. Jean Bedini
has been made general stage
manager Of the Mutual Bur-
1esque Circuit, and the Dodge
twins, playing in "A Night in
Venice" In New York, own blue
ribbon Russian wolfhounds which
are also twins
Maybe that's what Is known
as booshwah, after al.
Leo Sugrue, well-lmown It'd
ings-carrier and auto editor,
or,1gs word that Andrew