The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-06
GLEANINGS'
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SCREENINGS
By. ANDREW n. KELLEY

OF the SnuDeTL-6SlhSCO lledGcI
will transfer to the managers
office at Polls Theater when
the Avenue playhouse relights
after the holidays.
Mr.. T. D. Bonneville, the
present manager of the theater
will be transferred to other
executive duties with the
Messrs. Shubert outside Of
Washington.
When Mr.. Taylor moves to
Pennsylvania Avenue it means
that in his IS years of aSSocia-
ton with the Shubert enter
prises he has managed at one
time or another, each and
every one of the Washington
playhouses on the J. j. and Lee
books. During the war and
until it's passing he managed
the Shubert. Garrick but most
Of his silver anniversary Of
service has been in Lafayette
Square.
''The Amorous Antic," the
Ernest Pascal satirical drama
which debuted here hopefully
last week will be loaded on
trucks and carted to Gains
warehouse for dead plays, Sat
urday night. It lasted but six
days in New York.
Frank Morgan, a good actor,
whose talents were wasted try
ing to put the smutty farce
over has been signed by Para
mount. 1t is the intention Of
the Adolph Zukor company TO
groom Mr., Morgan for the
Suave Sophisticate- roles formerly
assigned to Adolphe Menjou.
The movies have also &C
quifed THE Little Accident"
seen here few weeks ago with
Thomas Mitchell as the star.
Universal paid $25,000 for the
Floyd Dell drama after the play
brokers had submitted a revised
version guaranteed to get by
the Will Hays office or no sale.
AS glimpSed at Polls Theater
Little Accid ent" presented
plenty of tabasco.
Like the boy scout I like TO
DO a good deed every day so
I'll pass the following COM
munication along:
do me a favor. I have
never done anything for you
except pan you when you
tossed my selections out in the
alley and smiled wnen you
landed on my choices. I have
even consoled myself with the
thought that you we're finally
on the right track to dramatic
wisdom. In other words I am
anxious for your welfare. I
think and believe I can help
you. don't smile sister.
Get Allen Rogers to sing
Chloe He wants to stay in
town and if you persuade him
to sing Rloe' he will be here
for the ater and you can
pride you on selling him
That's II most important
part of the u er from Francis
j. Mcdonald % 2728 Tenth St.
N. w.
The suggestion is hereby
referred to the new master of
ceremonies at the l. Palace
VIhaofa1. o1tb0,.nh ,,rJn.e4o~5
Sweet Mystery OF Life" leads
In the request letters or fan
mail to the blonde M. c. And
since the policy of Loew's Inc.
is now announced as a new
stage boss with each revue unit
Mr.. Rogers will have to sing
and how-to change it.
What 20 all sed about nah
Amos is zackly so, says q
postcard in the morning mail
signed Ruby Taylor" Uh, Huh.
One of the casualties of
slippery Monday is Miss Kay
Marlborough. of the Times mo-
ton picture reviewing staff.
TreacherouS ice resulted in a
fractured ankle which will keep
her out of the first night crowds
for some weeks. K. Y. sees
every feature film and every
play which comes to downtown
washington. So the bright lin
ing to the cloud must be that
the injury came as the legit-
innate theaterS go dark for the
holidays. which means she will
not miss so much in the con-
valescence-which latter period
! hope will be speedy. wv
William Hartman Rapley of
the National .Theater. whose
illness fat confined him to his
home for some time, is again
greeting friends at his mahog-
hany desk on E Street.
George C. Tyler and A. L.
Erlanger are delighted with the
public enthusiasm manifested
for the William Gillette revival
of Sherlock Holmes" The
Conan Doyle drama set Hobbies
buzzing by clicking for $4,000
in its first week at the New
Amsterdam Theater in New
York, after ! a brilliant first
night which included everybody
of consequence from Park Ave
nue..
The high pressure publicity
campaign put behind the re-
vival by Beauvais Fox played no
small part In the record.break.
ing business. This desk, as an
example. has been bcimbarded