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New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
Wants Special Committee
 On Cities Water Dispute

Pointing to a possibility that New Britain and Hartford may com promise on the gathering and stor- ing of water under plan which may make it possible for this city to discontinue it's present plans for eX- tension of it's plant. Alderman David l.. Nair will introduce a resolution lat the next common council meet ing calling for the appointment Of Ia committee to consult with Hart ford officials.
 Unless the legislature takes action contrary to the cities and boroughs committea report, the Hartford project will lay over for two years, allowing considerable time for con- ference.
 A committee is now in eXistenc, for the purpose of conferring with the water board on it's problems. Members of this committee are AL derman D. l.. Nair and J. F. Maerz and Clayton A. Parker. now d mem Der of the water board.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
BINGHAM AND WALCOTT
 NAMED TO COMMITTEES
Senators From Connecticut Assigned With Senior 0a Finance and
 Rules Gronps.
By GEORGE H. MANNING

By GEORGE H. MANNING
 Washington Correspondent. N. B. HeralD
 Washington. D. C., April 23 - Connecticut's two senators fared un- usually we'll in the distribution of committee assignments for the 7lst congress, it was revealed when de- clsions of the committee on commit tees were made known.
 Senator Walcott, the new arrival from Connecticut, was named to the committees on agriculture, banking and currency. education and labor and Indian affairs, all of which are of considerable importance in the legislative scheme. The assignment to the committee on banking and currency is particularly noteworthy. 1t is also remarkable that Senator Walcott was not appointed to any of the three committee posts held by his predecessor, former Senator Me- Lean.
 The senior senator from Connecti- cut, Hiram Bingham, took on new assignments to the committees on finance and rules regarded by many as the most powerful single commit tees in the senate. Senator Bing- ham withdrew from the committees on military affairs and on education and labor in gaining the new posi- tions. He retains his chairmanship of the committee on territories and insuar possessions. and is still a member of the committees on the library and on appropriations.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
Spanish Pliers Hop
 From Africa for Lima

Lima. Peru, April 23.-P1The Spanish fliers Captain Igcacio Jimepez and Francesca Iglesias. un- derstood to be carrying important documents in the Tacna-Arica dis pute between Chile and Peru, were reported to have taken off from Africa. Chile. shortly after 9 o'clock this morning, for Lima.
 The All-American Cable company station at Africa stated that the fliers took off at 9:25 a. m.. after adjust ing some motor trouble which de- veloped during yesterdays hop be- tween Santiago and Africa. The men were expected to reach Lima late this afternoon.
 Dispatches from Santiago last night said the document entrusted to the Spanish airmen was letter from President 1baneZ, giving Emilioifigueroa-L Larrain. Chilean ambassador to Peru. power to sign treaty settling the Tacna-Arica dis pute.)
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
Corn Sugar Plant Closed
 During Probe Into Sales

Decatur. III, April 23.-7E9-The A. F. Stanley Manufacturing com- pany, one of the largest corn sugar producing firms in the state. remains closed temporarily while officials in- vestigate the legality of sales to per sons who might utilize the sugar for liquor making purposes.
 Stanley. the president. said yester day they had decided to shut down plant uses 10000 bushels of corn a day and provides work for about 1000 men.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr. and Mrs. August Orlish of 21 Olive street announce the engage ment of their daughter, Augusta. to Arthur G. Hemingway of 16 Hurl- burt street. The wedding date will be announcde later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
Henry King Makes a Hit.

L ING VIDOR and Laurence Stallings,
IN who were responsible for direction
and story, respectively. of THE Big
Parade" seem to be in agreement about
the merits of She Goes to War;" Henry
Kings perturbation of the Rupert
Hughes novel in which Eleanor Board
man and John Holland have the chief
roles.
THE picture is superbly directed"
King Vidor wired Henry King, who Is
now in New York. Enthusiastically you
have shown us a phase of the World
War never before touched upon. The
story is beautifully told and the execu-
ton Of the battle scenes is nothing
short Of amazing
please accept congratulations on
beautiful and spectacular production"
Laurence Stallings telegraphed Mr.
King. 1.-THE comedy performances are
just about the high-water mark in war
pictures. No one has used the story Of
a girl in war time in such an arresting
manner"
Cecil B. De Mile said, after seeing
"She Goes to War:
II was never more affected by pic
ture in my life. I laughed and cried
with all the rest and believed every
word of it. It is Henry King at his
best"
Another glorious directional achieve
ment," is Herbert Brenon's comment.
Eleanor Boardman is a revelation" is
what Arthur Hornblow thinks. Fred
Niblo said, II found myself sitting on
the edge of my chair. gripped by the in
tensity of the big tank sequences. The
entire picture is a masterpiece"
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But-They Got It.

QUEST of live chamois, one OF those
" little animals that romp over the
European Alps and furnish the world
with fine skins, proved a problem In
connection with the filming Of Eternal
Love-" John Barrymore's latest picture.
Locating a perfectly good chamois
sounded easy to Hollywood experts,
whose boast is that they are always
able to supply motion picture studios
with anything, from an army or a herd
of elephants to an educated ape or
golden bathtub, on few hours notice.
Hollywood couldn't provide chamois,
and kilograms were dispatched to all
parts Of the United States in an effort
to locate one. Foreign correspondents
of United Artists advised the studio
that a chamois could not stand an
ocean voyage, and that the little ami
mails would not survive in captivity.
The problem is said to have been
solved when finally a chamois was re-
ported alive and happy In private ZOO
in the Eastern United States, and after
negotiations over long-distance tele-
phone was expressed to Hollywood for
the desired scene.
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Flashes From the Screen
By c. E. Nelson.

thew may know all about it, and
they may be asking the series of
questions Just for the fun of the
thing. There only is one answer
to make:
The public wants good pictures.
The public does not care one boot
whether the picture is a comedy
drama, a period romance or a
thrill picture, but the entertain
ment value must be top-hole. And,
as far as the stars go, perhaps we
could get along better without
stars after all. Why not make a
good picture on the German plan,
for instance. Subordinate the
stars, select the characters with
care for the various parts. Drop
the old-time plan of featuring one
or two players and paying little
attention to the supporting cast.
It would seem that this plan would
be worth a trial, at least.
And, if the producers themselves
do not know what the public
wants-who does? Surely not the
motion picture writer's.
X x X
THE recent sensational an
nouncement at the meeting of
the Society Of Motion Picture En-
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Coming Attractions.
NATIONAL PLAYERs-"The Spider.

NATIONAL PLAYERS-"The Spider"
One of the most unusual as well as
thrilling Of mystery plays, THE Spider,
which has appeared only once in WASH
ington, will be the attraction at the
National Theater next week, beginning
Monday, May 81. 1.-The Spider" is
rated as genuinely original among
modern mystery plays, being the first
to take the audience completely into its
confidence, so to speak, thereby max
ing the theatergoers really participants
in the play itself. The mystery is en-
acted during the course of regular
theatrical engagement, so that there Is
theater within theater in THE Spider"
John Holiday, who created the
original part of the vaudevillian in
1.-The Spider" was compelled, 1t IS
claimed, TO take a complete course in
legerdemain before becoming proficient
as the juggler and card trickster who
is the central character in the play.
In putting on the play here the Ma
tional Theater Players promise sur
prise, since one of the company. must
by the nature of the play step before
the footlights as full-fieged neophyte
in necromancy. whatever that may
mean.
There Is said to be no doubt that
1.-THE Spider" will surpass any mystery
play heretofore presented on the stage
at the National Theater. It was played
in Washington only once, about two
years ago.
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Burbank Means Business

SIxTEEN productions are now in the
making at First National Vitaphone
studios in Burbank, with many others
preparing to start, and with famous
Broadway stage stars about to join the
screen stars at Hollywood all records for
activity in the history of the Burbank
plant are being shattered.
Many hundreds of extras are troup-
ing in through the casting Offices these
days, being outfltted in cafeteria
style" In the big, modern wardrobe be-
fore going to the highly colorful sets
scattered throughout the big stages and
over the 99-acre '1ot" at the First Ma
tional plant.
Companies are working day and night
in order to take full advantage of the
Vitaphone facilities which have been
enlarged four times since the dialogue
pictures were started.
Colleen Moore has been using hun
dredS Of extras in the New York street
scenes for Smiling Irish Eyes" sailors
of all types are swarming over dozen
craft for scenes in a story of the
Sargasso Sea which Irwin Willat is di-
recting. English country gentlemen"
are dashing over the hills chasing syn
thetic foxes for Her Private Life"
starring Billie Dove, and gay flappers
and their jazzbos are making merry
for Fast Life" the drama Of modern
youth. with Loretta Young and
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the WampaS Baby star, was the
first player put under long-term
contract by Radio Pictures. She
will have a featured role in
"Companionate," Olive Borden's
first starring vehicle.
Dallas, Tex, has abolished it's
paid censors. Major j. Waddy
Tate says: public morals and
public taste have advanced to the
point where they can be depended
upon to reject the vicious and the
Therefore, we fig
ure that the City of Dallas does
not need motion picture censors."
Warner Brothers are understood
to have traded 1.-THE Vagabond
King" to the Paramount organ
ization for "Springtime."
Trader Horn has sailed for
Africa, where he will have hand
in the filming of his book by an
American company.
The censorship of sound news
reels has been discontinued in
Pennsylvania, the governor sign
ing the bill few days ago.
It is reported in London that
the Fox Co. has obtained control
of the Gaumont British, England's
largest theater chain, which con-
trolls around 300 theaters.
British and German interests
are discussing the possibility of
starring Pola Negri in a screen
version of THE Shanghai Ges-
ture." If made, the picture will
probably be screened in France.
Mary Eaton will go to Holly
wood in June to start work in
Pointed Heels" She received her
initial taste of screen work in
1.-THE Cocoanuts," along with the
Marx Brothers, stage comedians.
Patsy Ruth Miller, screen star,
has announced her engagement to
Tay Garrett, Pathe director. The
wedding is scheduled to take place
next September.
A Hollywood casting director
recently advertised for a girl
extra who looked like an Eskimo"
The want ad failed to reveal a
proper pan" for the picture.
SHOW Boat" and broadway
Melody" are still breaking house
records all over the country. The
new Fox Movietone Follies" are
expected to go over the top with
the same sort Of musical attrac-
ton, staged as revue.
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PACK in 1905, when David Belasco
produced what many believe is his
greatest masterpiece, 1.-THE Girl of the
Golden West" those who knew him best
knew that for the first time, in a Be-
lasco mood, he was offering tribute
to his beloved California" especially
and to "the golden West" where he
started his climb to theatrical greatness,
in general.
Always a heckler for details that to
his mind go to make up perfect pro-
duction, and not content with even his
own knowledge of Gods country" he
gathered to himself everything imagin-
able that could or even might make his
production a verify of the real life of
1.-The Old West" for though the plot of
the play was melodramatic in its every
fiber, the old master knew that even
melodrama, always despised by the taste
of the highbrow, could yet be given deft
touches that would fit it for the admira-
ton of the most Incorporating diet
tante of the elect.
"A little better than the best" was
ever his demand. regardless of cost,
for Belasco, whatever his faults, will
never be called tightwad by even his
enemies. If really he has enemies And
so his production was built up bit by
bit to the point where he was willing
and ready to challenge any criticism.
When he was preparing to stage the old
mining songs, no less a master than
ToScanini was engaged to direct the
singers, and it was Toscanini who had
to be the orchestral conductor later
when the great Puccini had translated
the story into terms of music-grand
opera, If you will. BelaSco has never
done anything by halves.
And because of all this and also be-
cause he wants to make notable his
celebration of the first hundred weeks
of stock productions by the National
Theater Players. Manager Cochran has
chosen the Belasco ideal, THE Girl of
the Golden West" for his attraction at
the National Theater. He says he is
going to make its production stand cut
far above anything else the National
Players have done and that all the rare
talent of his company his director and
his scenic department will combine TO
make 1t what it really should be and Is,
a David BelaSco masterpiece.
For those who like to go back for
Renaissance, it will be remembered
that Blanche Bates was the original
girl, and that with her in the produc-
ton presented by Mr.. Belasco in 1905
were Robert billiard, Frank Keenan, and
James Kirkwood. with Lowell Sherman.
Edward Tester and Fred Sidney in parts
Of less importance, for there are %
speaking parts in the drama, with num-
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Douglas Fairbanks. jr.. in the leading
roles.
Mountain types are being used in the
opening scenes of THE Great Divide"
featuring Dorothy Mackaill and Ian
Keith, and urban types are being used
in Dark Streets" featuring Jack Null
hall in story of the underworld.
Pictures now being edited and titled
for the silent versions are: Drag,
starring Richard Barthelmess; THE
Girl in the Glass Cage" featuring
Loretta Young; Twin Beds" featuring
Jack Mulhall: Hard to Get" featuring
Dorothy Mackaill; THE Careless Age, "
featuring Loretta Young, Carmel Myers
and Douglas Fairbanks, jr., and Broad
way Babies" starring Alice White.
Pictures now being scored include:
1.-THE Squall." from the famous play;
Careers" and THE Man and the
Moment" both starring Miss Dove.
Pictures now in preparation include:
Marilyn Miller in Sally" Irene Bor-
doni in Paris" Eddie Buzzell in Little
Johnny Jones'" Leatrice Joy in "A Most
Immoral Lady," Alice White in mo,
No, Nanette." All these will have
dialogue with singing and dancing.
Special songs are being written for
them by the First National Vitaphone
staff song writer's.
First National is looking forward to
a recordbreaking year.
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What
Does the
Public
Want?

of pictures audiences like. We
know that your business requires
your seeing all sorts of pictures,
and in so doing you are able to
get audience reactions. II you
could find time to fill out the en-,
closed QUESTIONABLE, we would
more than appreciate your court
esy." With this letter came a
question form, laid out neatly and
dividing the various class OF
screen products-"Sex dramas.
thrill pictures" comedy dramas
domestic dramas" modern ro,.,
mances" and period romances."
other questions are as follows:
among the newcomers on the
screen, men and women, Whlcn
ones show the most promise?"
"Who is good star material?" and
(which are more popular with
audiences, man or woman stars?"
This may be looked upon as an
admission from some OF the pro-
ducers-one, at least-that they
really do not know what the pub
lie wants. >On the other hand
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Sound
Pictures
in
CoIors.

the sound motion picture art.
Film tintS have been worked out
which will not destroy the sound
reproductive qualities of the film
and which can closely simulate
the lighting Of any interior or eX-
terror scene. The new system will
enable the producers to project
scenes in the all-over tintS that
give the blue of the sea to views
needing that quality, a cheerful
glow to firelit interiors, and yellow
brilliancy to Sunlit scenes. The
future, according to the inventors,
will allow a combination of tintS
with sound motion pictures. Al
though some tints have long been
in use with the silent pictures, the
tintS now perfected for sound pic
lures are more delicate and have
variety twice as great as the
SoundleSS ones.
X X r X
WHILE the serials are not as
W popular as they were q few
years ago, Universal is making a
sound serial, 1.-THE Ace of Scotland
Yard" Crawford Kent will have
the leading role, talking his way
through many Saturday after
Moons Of thrilling detective ex-
periences. Florence Allen has the
leading feminine role.
Ken Maynard, one of the few
actors now working in "West-
erns," has completed 1.-THE Wagon
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was the big news of the week out
HollyWoOd-Way, for more than a
score of players, all of them prom
inent on stage and screen, were
being considered for the parts:
Miss Daniels was given a special
singing test, and it is reported TO
have been excellent. The voice OF
Boles has already been heard IN
the sound pictures, SO. ne was
selected for his past work. Among
those selected for the supporting
cast are Bert Wheeler and Robert
Woolsey, who will play the same
roles they filled in the stage pro-
duction; Ann Greenway, a vaude.
Vile performer; Helen Kaiser, well
known to the Broadway stage, and
RAYMOND Maurel, an operate
baritone, who was recently dis
covered by the picture magnates.
Nal st. Clair will handle the dl-
rection, and the camera work is
scheduled to start about the
middle Of June. Pearl Eaton, one
of the Eaton sisters of Washing
ton and New York, who Is the
dance directress for Radio Pic
lures, has devised several new
dance numbers for "Rio Rita"
and she is now training a stock
chorus of $50 girls. Victor Earra-
vale, who was the musical di-
rector of the show when it be-
came a Broadway hit, is on his
way to Hollywood to become the
musical director Of the screen
version.
\ X
ONE Of the many strange moves
- of the photoplay producers
came to light this week, when this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
Movies Get Joe Brown.

Joe e. BROWN, who has been signed
by First ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Pic
lures to play the featured comedy role
in Sally" with Marilyn Miller, started
in burlesque, graduated into vaudeville
and musical comedy, and became one
of the favorite comedians on Broad
way He is one of the many stage
favorites who have recently entered
pictures for roles in the singing and
dancing screen offerings.
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Songs In "Evangeline. "

DOLORES DEL RIO will sing "Chan-
~ sonette," an unpublished song by
Marie Antoinette, in French, and AL
Jolson'S "Evangeline," in English, in
the film version of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow's "Evangeline," which Ed
win Carewe is bringing to the screen
for United Artists. Roland Drew, the
leading man, will sing the Al Jolson
theme song in English, too. There will
be three song episodes in the picture.
For the first time Miss del Rios voice
will be heard from the screen.
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A BelascO Masterpiece

berless extras-cowboys, miner, vigi-
lantes and other of like type.
Belasco himself has said. There are
things in my Girl of the Golden
West truer than many of the famous
incidents written by Bret Harte." The
play is an ideal of memory and devotion,
and Washington will see it happily and
Splendidly revived the week beginning
June 10, by the National Theater Play
ers, with all the art and the resources
at their command.
Meanwhile following Pigs" they will
play, "Smilin' Through" another
beauty Of their repertoire. the week of
June 8. and The Spider" the week of
May 81, to chill the marrow Of those
who love mystery and thrills interlarded
with their romance
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he will return to America next
October to start work in the sound
studio. This, according to those
who follow the picture industry
pretty closely, is but the first move
on the part of producers. Other
we'll known concert and opera
stars are to be signed during the
Summer months.
y X
TWO of the most coveted roles
- of the year have been assigned
to John BoleS and Bebe Daniels,
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Continued From First Page.)

tains to prove to the father that he is
not q worthless young man. After sew
eral months of hard work he returns
A mutual friend tells Mary. who at
once goes to Michael and persuades him
to take her to his mothers cabin.
Michael then goes to her father TO ask
for the girl in marriage. and In blind
Mt of rage the father kills the youthful
lover. The remainder Of the story had
best be left to the picture.
Metro Movietone acts. the M-G-M
News, the Fox Movietone News. short
under Claude Burrows will complete the
program.
METROPOLITAN" Desert Song"
The flash Of swords in the setting
sun. the excited shouts OF men pic
turesquely CARRIED in turbanS and bril-
liant robes and duel in the mountain
camp of the hard-riding Riffs OF
Morocco give some idea of the type OF
The Desert Song" which continues at
the Metropolitan.
A rebel in the ranks of the tribe has
questioned the authority of the mys-
terious Red Shadow, its leader, and the
pair are engaged in furious single
combat. Each knows that according
to the Riff law the loser, his sword
broken, will be abandoned on the edge
of the pitiless North African desert, to
wander over the sand until he sue
cumbs. Suddenly the Red Shadow
strikes the sword from the hand of his
opponent and the struggle is over.
The Riff law takes its course-but
with an unforeseen result. for the rebel
is found by column Of French cavalry,
out for the single purpose Of finding
and capturing the elusive Red Shadow
But the leader of the Riff band has lost
none of his cunning, and the captain
of cavalry again returns to his post
empty-handed.
THE Desert Song" is Warner Bros.
Vitaphone production, announced as
the screens first operetta-the first
musical play to be reproduced in its
entirety in the talking pictures. 1t has
been greeted by capacity audiences for
a week here.
John Boles plays the Red Shadow
and other roles are enacted by Carlotta
King. Louise FaZenda, Myrna 10y, John
MILAN. Johnny Arthur, Marie Wells,
Jack Pratt, Edward Martindel, Robert
E. Guzman, Otto Hoffman and Agnes
Franey. Harvey Gates adapted the
Harbach Hammerstein Mandel plot,
while the Vitaphone Symphony OrcheS-
ira plays the delightful score by Sig
mund Romberg in its entirety.