The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-06-18
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By ANDREW r. KELLEY

| Yes, the girls are taking up
the 18-day diet which the Holly
wod sirens insist keeps the
human form sylphlike. Two of
the fair friends of this depart
ment promise to report faith
fully on the result of the re-
ducing program. They expect
to celebrate the Fourth by wrap
ping themselves around a
porter-house steak.
Frank Tinney, flat broke, has
recovered his health sufficiently
to attempt another "come back"
He has gained in weight, but
his speech, which was affected
by his illness and during a long
convalescence is still impaired.
He opens at an Atlantic City
night club on June % and relies
much upon his doctors predic-
ton if he takes care of himself
he will be able to resume his
stage work within a year.
1mogene Wilson, who CO.
starred on the front page with
Actor Tinney, has made a sue
cess of her career in pictures.
She was, you may recall, lead
ing woman Tor John Gilbert in
Desert Nights" md has found
steady employment in featured
roles at the Hollywood studios.
Orangelo Ratio, house man
ager of the Palace Theater, is
enjoying his annual vacation.
How? By visiting Loew thea
tiers in Buffalo, Detroit, Cleve-
land, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and
points between. Angie travels
with his beloved accordion and
to date has disturbed nobody but
the neighbors in the adjoining
Pullmans.
"This Thing Called Love" has
proven the most popular play
of the season with the stock
companies. Seventeen chose it
for the opening curtain. Accord
ing to the Century Play Com
pany there were 50 stock
troupes in operation throughout
the country on June Is. On the
same date one year ago there
were $50 doing business.
There are 500 agents and
company managers on Broadway
for every job to be parcelled
out for the season still about
two months ahead. One bright
advance courier who spent Sun
day afternoon with the editor
watching Fred Marberry tame
the Sox suggested between in
nings that Congress do some
thing about it now that the
farmers have been taken care of.
whatever became" pens
C. w. w., "of Impresario Coch-
rams resolution to walk on the
other side of the street when
ever a red hot play nodded at
him?" Well, l suppose C. w.
w. refers to Sadie (Rain)
Thompson and if he does l am
going to refer the QUESTIONABLE
to Editor Harold Phillips, of
Green Room Glimpses, for the
appropriate reply.
Some time ago the New Jer-
sey gendarmes walked in on a
play called "The Drag" as some.
thing too brazen for public con-
sumption and it was closed after
New York threatened to lock
up anybody who had anything
to do with it, if a public per-
formance was attempted on
Broadway.
All of this by way of saying
that the new talking and singing
picture by Richard Barthelmess
is called 1.-THE Drag" But it is
not related in any way to the
banned play. 1t is, in fact, the
story of a newspaper man.
"The Studio Murder Mystery"
current at the Columbia Theater,
is the film version of a prize
story which ran in Jimmie
Quirk's Photoplay Magazine.
Conrad Nagel, who has risen
to the dignity and affluence of
$4,000 a week, as the most in
demand leading man for the
talkies, is credited with being
the strongest leader of the
forces which oppose an Equity
domination of the California
studios.
Paramount Pictures has bought
q half interest in the Columbia
Broadcasting System and if you
are one of those who think
theme songs will be barred from
the air, it isn't the heat, you're
just a little biz dotty.
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