The Washington times., 1929-03-23
GLEANINGS'
AND
SCREENINGS

Which means that the dispute
between y the National Theater
management and the Musicians
Union has been amicably settled
The official terms of the am
fstice are not available, but The
National Players will continue
their stock season and the union
melody makers will recognize
the coming of late spring and
summer.
Judge Charles s. Hatfield, cf
the United States Court of
Customs Appeals gets the
major portion of the credit for
ironing out the difficulty. He
made no official ukase, but was
instrumental in having hoth
aides get together and adjust
their differences. The result is
a compromise. The manage
1nent conceded some things and
was. given concessions. The 1nu-
sicians conceded other points in
dispute and won on others.
Seven men will comprise the
National Theater orchestra until
April /. From April / to May
]. five men will occupy the pit
or perhaps the mezzanine bal
cony. From May l until the
close of the stock season the
personnel of musicians will con
sjst Of three men.
Who won? Well, it's like the
Dempsey-Sharkey fight. 1t 3e-
pends upon whom you were bet
ting.
These midnight shows are be-
coming epidemic. Announce
ment was made yesterday that
the Metropolitan Theater will
have a preview of Corinne Crit
fifth in THE Divine Lady" on
next Wednesday night just be-
fore the clock marks the new
day. The box office will be open
to the public for this special
performance which comes some
so hours before the new fea-
ture begins it's regular F Street
engagement.
According to stories which
filter down from Astoria, L. l.,
Jeanne Eagels is wearing very
high hat around the Paramount
sound studio. Miss Eagels'
first dialogue picture, "The Let
ter has just been released and
seems to be regarded by the
critics as about the best yet
so that Paramount officials are
scratching their heads about
how to proceed.
The temperamental outbursts
come just as the Paramount
publicity department has re-
leased a publicity blurb designed
to prove that their new star is
as easy to handle as, a baby
kitten. Producer Sam Harris
may solve the difficulty by tax
ing Miss. Eagels to London TO
act in stage version of
"Congai." This is the play in
which Helen Menken is now ap-
pearing and in which she will
be seen at the Belasco Theater
here within fortnight. Jeanne
can act in the play across the
seas for the Actors Equity sus-
pension effective until next Sep
tember applied only in America.
At the present moment, Miss
Eagels is making Jealousy"
the second of features under the
Paramount contract.
Victor MacLaglen and Ed
nund Lowe will fight it out
again as Captain MacLaglen
and Sergeant Quirt in screen
SEQUEL to "What Price Glory"
It is called ''The Cock-Eyed
World" and. like "Glory," is a
Laurence Stallings story. The
girl the boys will scrap over
will be Lily Damita, the French
actress who has been appearing
in Metro -Goldwyn features.
Fox tried to get Dolores Del
Rio, who was the original Char
maine, but she is busy with
United Artists on "Evangeline."
In the new picture the hard
boiled soldiers will be in civies
but their red-hot romance will
be just as rough and ready.
Raeul Walsh is directing.
Mr.. Stallings is now engaged
with Eddie Bowling in making
ready for the musical version of
'"The Big Parade" If plans go
forward as outlined, the show
will open in Philadelphia early
in May. Edgar MacGregor has
been chosen to direct, and the
work of casting for the new
musical will begin next week.
Fred Schanberger, of Balti-
more, sponsors the production
of "An American Tragedy"
which will be seen at the
Belasco beginning Easter Sun
day night. It will be the same
company which presented the
Patrick Kearney play, made
from Theodore Dreiser's novel,
for four weeks in the neighbor-
ing city.
"The Trial of Mary Dugan,"
which comes as a play to Polls
Monday night, debuts on Broad
way in the picture version next
Thursday night. with Norma
Shearer starred. Miss Shearer
has retired temporarily from
the studios to welcome a visit
from the long-legged bird.
"Twin Beds" the jolly farce
which the National PLAYERS will