Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
MARY BRIAN and BUDDY ROGERS
Palace
Stage and Screen
Local Notes of Special Interest

talent to carry the centralized RESPONSE
bility with conviction.
ADMINISTRATIONS from the Fox: The
Is dancing Foxettes are to have vaca-
tons, one by one, for a week each, so
that for the next 16 weeks there will
be only Is girls in the ensemble.
Joseph La Rose, production director, has
worked out the schedule and vouches
the above mathematics. .. Fred
E. Hand, manager of the Earle when
that theater first opened, is back \
town and making his headqu1,.%,rs In
the ONCE of Hardie Meakin, publicity
director of the Fox local organization.
Mr.. Meakin, back from his holiday in
Atlantic City, is In receipt of a wire
from Jack G. Leo, vice president of
Fox Corporation, stating that william
Fox, injured in motor accident, was
lin very favorable condition"
Louis Joseph Vance, best-seller novelist.
whose story provided the material for
was born in Washington and attended
the public schools here. His home Is
now in New York. The week
of August 10 brings to the Fox screen
Lucky STAR" in which Janet Gaynor
and Charles Farrell both talk for the
ediflcation of their admirers. Richard
Watts, jr, movie critic for the New
Janet Gaynor, the most sensitive and
gently lyric of the adopts at screen
pantomime, isn't helped by the addi-
ton of speech to the cinema. She
isn't greatly injured, either" And goes
on to say that her voice is quaint and
likable, but ever so family disappoint-
ing. These things. of course, the spec
Gaynor's charm in the silent film has
been so generously applauded that it
is possible that perfection IS demanded
of her voice, too, when something less
than perfection would still enable her
to be classed as a thorough artist
The Fox Movietone News unit
which recorded and photographed the
treaty ratification last Wednesday got
the film to New York in time for pres
entation with the same evenings pro-
grams there. Leon Brusilof,
conductor of the orchestra at the Fox,
had a birthday party last week which
included among its guests all the musi-
clans and staff members. Principal &C
erection to Mr.. Brusiloff: One set Of
fishing tackle complete, and the puzzle
Of when he'll get to use it.
Cogent words from Dolores Del Rio;
lately seen in Washington, concerning
the judgment of motion pictures are
reported by Ed Jacobs in the Cleveland
News. Somehow or other, Miss Del
Rio was treated with such uncommon
gallantry by the local scribes that very
little Of her cinematic philosophy
reached print here. but there is a GER
tain ring of reason in this: "A pic
ture should be appraised according to
the impression 1t leaves with the per-
son who sees it. Few pictures are per-
feet. doubt If any picture ever made
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is invariably some incident that stands
out. In The Big Parade for instance,
1t was probably Renee Adoree's effort
to keep up with the trucks, one of
which was taking her lover away from
her. In The Singing Fool it was the
death of little Davey Lee; III La Bo-
heme,' the illness and death of Lillian
Gish. But a visitor to the theater will
go home fairly enthralled with the
drama of such a picture as The Big
Parade when neighbor will drop in
to explain that the story was spoiled
by the silly comedy of Karl Dane,
whereas this comedy touch was price
less in the first spectators appraisal.
He begins then to doubt his own views
possibly The Big Parade was not the
perfect picture he thought 1t was.
A gown that in the owners eyes
is treasure can Immediately become an
eyesore through some ones adverse
criticism. The same situation applies
to pictures In this era, wherein the
correct thing seems to be to tear apart
every film to find its faults rather than
its merits, we are headed toward
degree of cynicism that ultimately may
be prejudicial to our enjoyment of pho
toplays. This Is an undesirable ten
dency, and one against which we should
steel ourselves" There is no end of
perfectly rational argument possible
upon the points which Miss Del Rio
touches, but the analysis. from her own
viewpoint and the viewpoint Of all who
share her profession, Is a sound one.