The Washington times., 1929-05-13
.LEANINGS
SCREENINGS
By ANIDREVV r. KELLEY

sfWSS8Sy EuuE SuCSSSSVL pre-
sents a very neat appearance,
with the height and figure to
wear evening clothes as the
tailor likes 70 see them worn.
Telling q story or two, he re.
yealed q fluent tongue and
pleasing personality. As Kirk
Miller might say, he warns up
well, and time will tell whether
he can 20 nine innings.
The Saturday afternoon au-
dience was cordial to revue
show which suffered from prun-
ing and offers little but ensemble
dancing as a high light. The
eminent DIR. Colby Hartman,
now the Loew revue majOr dOmo,
was tabbIng the reception care
fully. although Maestro Rawlin-
son comes to Washington with
i record Of having clicked solidly
In st. Louis.
Keith's vaudeville is reaching
out for new headliners. John
Charles Thomas is the latest to
capitulate, and Baclanova, Rus
sian movie star, has signed for
4 tour of the twosa-day. Dorothy
Knapp, once Earl Carrolrs entry
as the "nost beautiful girl in
the world, Twill also display her
charms for vaudeville audiences.
Speaking again of Gentlemen
Of the Press" and whether its
fourth Estate types are typical
Of the profession, again con-
fess admiration for the crafts
inanship Of Monta Bell, Para
mount supervisor. He might,
FOR instance, have included a
SUNG, seIf-satisfied editor who
writes letters to himself and
then, bowling low,. proceeds to
answer and worship at his self
created pagan shrine. Such
newspaper men are occasionally
encountered in an oyercrowded
business, as well as the easiest
way editors who paste up Holly
wood handouts, attach their own
signature and call it q column.
Mr.. Bell wisely chose to regard
them as exceptions, having
visited and even worked among
real scribes.
Our deepest sympathy to the
gum-chewing Will Rogers, of
"Three. Cheers" who airplaned
down from Philadelphia for the
Preakness,. picked and bet on
the, Win1ler-Dr. Freeland-and
then discovered the loss of a
fistful of tickets. But our re-
spect for the Baltimore reporter
who put the yarn on the wire
would have been keener if he
had told us the denomination of
the Rogers tickets and the ap-
proximate loss.
Once one of our volunteer
betting commissioners went to
Laurel and lost a combination
ticket. on a winner paying $139.
That, / suspect, was greater
financial tragedy to those in
volved than Mr.. Rogers mis-
fortune, although the happy end
ing for US was our commissioner,
being an honest fellow, made
good, with the help of the
Morris Plan.
''Three Cheers" has enjoyed a
remarkably successful season for
Producer Dillingham; with Mr..
Rogers pinch-hitting for Fred
Stone. 1t closes in Pittsburgh
June 1, to permit the comedian
to go West for talking picture.
Bert Frohman, who tarried for
a'few weeks as master of cere-
n>onies for the Fox programs,
has signed up to serve in a
similar capacity for the Loew
unit shows.
Ina Claire and Jack Gilbert,
newlyweds divide $4,000 a
,seel for their Hollywood labors
for the camera and the micro
phones. What surprises every
body is that the new Mrs. Gil
bert earns more (when : she
,Torksl than her husband. Ina
Claire has always been a smart
business woman, and when Holly
wood began bidding for her
talents, she set the figure at
$4,000 a week. Pathe met the
financial terms and landed the
star. Under his new contract
with Metro Goldwyn for two pic
turts q year, the Gilbert salary
is'approximately $4,000 a week.
Gene Markey. the author, who
is said to have been that way
over Miss Claire, is prospering
despite his reported disappoint-
nnent. He wrote "Close Har-
n1ony," the Buddy Rogers-Nancy
Carrell screen musical, and also
authored Morton Downey's star
ing picture, "Mother's Boy" On
Saturday it was announced that
Gertrude Lawrence, the English
T5usical comedy star, would make
't"'l:ie from an original story
by Gene Markey entitled "The
Gay Lady"
Leneta Lane is riding around
New York in a new car, became
q member Of the D. A, r. last
week and yesterday had her
features adorIing a four-column
cut IN Mr.. Och's sedate journal.
Yet Congratulations" the Law
renee Shubert Lawrence produc-
tion,, is staggering along with
the help of the cut-rate agencies.
It was her first chance at
Broadway role since "Howdy,
King" the Anne Nichols flop,
and Tanata daSarvee hetter luck.