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The Washington times., 1929-06-10
'NOAH'S ARK'IS
HELD OVER
AT "MET"

The German Kaiser and the
Jehovah of the Old Testament
combined to give the Warner
Brothers material for the screen
special, "Noah's Ark" now show
ing at the Metropolitan for the Sec
ond week.
OF course 1t is highly possible
that the flood was not originally
staged SO that the Warner Broth.
ers could later film a modern ver-
sion and it Is moot question
whether or not the Kaiser had in
mind the great moral lessons that
the Warmers would be able to draw
from the recent difficulty when
he declared war.
However. lightning. rain, tn
ocean, and the war are the stars
of the picture. Dolores Costello
gives a beautiful but unconvincing
portrayal of the hand-maiden,
Miriam, and George o'Brien is
strong enough, physically, to take
the leading role.
AS a spectacle the picture Is
great, IL.
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When the Feature
Is Shown OnSCreen

RIALTO--Morton Downey in
Mothers Boy" At 1880, 1870,
$3.50, $50. 1880, and $50 p. m.
COLUMBIA 49, Eddie Bowling,
"Rainbow Man" At 1916, 12:45,
2:45. 4:45. GAS, and 9:O3 p. m.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cos.
tello and George O'Brien in
"Noah's Ark" AT 1116, III,
3:1s, Sis. 7:19, and $40 p. M.
EARLE-Billie Dove in an all.
talker, Careers" At lilo, 40,
S:1s. $40, 7:21, and 9:S1 p. m.
FOX--May McAvoy IN q Warn.
err Brothers talker. Stolen
Kisses" At 11:49, 2:s6, al, ISL,
and 9:59 p. m.
LITTLE-"The weavers. At
1880, 1880, $3.50, $50, 1880. and
9:30 p. m.
PALACE-William Haines in
"A Mans Man." Synchronized. At
1850. 2:25, SIS, 7:45, and 10. p. m.
The Washington times., 1929-06-10
BILL HAINES I'm
HOLLYWOOD
COMEDY

what combination William
Haines, John Gilbert and, yes,
Greta Carlo, all in one picture!
We're not kiddini So toddle
down F, boys and girls, to Mr..
Loew's Palace and see for your.
selves. Old Man Haines' boy,
JWillie. cutting up as usual, Jack
grinning at the girls, and Greta,
all glamour!
The story might have been
made overnight, or put together
after weeks of dickering, but any
way they titled it "a Mans
Man" tossed 1t to Haines and
threw in the langourous one for
good measure. It's all about q
young chap who mixes egg-malt.
eds for a pittance, and who longs
to be somebody, somebody impor-
tant. like an Elkl He falls. in
love with a small town girl who,
according to the home papers, Is
a dead.ringer for G. c., they
marry and Bill Is content to stay
at home and continue his GORE.
spondence course in personality,
but Peggy wants to go where she
can see Greta, maybe meet her
and maybe get q line on how TO
reach stardorn. When the two
are both dealt q blow, Bill In his
pocketbook and Peg In her pride,
by the same man, they decide to
let we'll enough alone and JUST
be happy together. SO Bill
smashes the photograph of the
lovely Greta twas that nice, young
fellow0, knocks out the man who
took his money and wins the
glad hand OF the crowd.
The locale is Hollywood and
the scenes include an opening
at Sid Grauman's Chinese Thea
ter! It's all good fun and while
Haines is not up to his mark, he
manages several long laughs.
Josephine Dunn plays the wife de.
lightfully; Sam Hardy is the nee.
essary villain and Mae Busch,
the studio hanger-on. Jimmie
Cruze directed, but let's not go
into that.
On the stage the Handsome
Herbert Rawlinson), presides
over Circus Cabaret, q Nigge.
meyer production, which features
the Palace Syncopators. and some
very clever skating, together with
acrobatic stunts by the Foster
Girls. The spots" are given to
Waller and Dyer, Evans and
Wolf, Fink and Ayers. and Vera
Van.
Charlie Gaige, at the console.
plays the theme song for the
picture, Mr.. Borjas conducts the
concert orchestra, and one Of the
shorts" a travelogue. IL de-
cidedly interesting. The M-G-M
newsreel includes scenes incident
to the presentation of the, VIII.
liam Randolph Hearst trophy to
the ROTC unit at Staunton Mill.
tary Academy. Va. fine.looking
group of boys with West Point
mannerism.-TK :,
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A HIT
IN RIALT0'S
FEATURE

Morton Downey tenors his way
to a rather fine beginning In
Mothers Boy" at the Rialto this
week, although the story is one
familiar through over.use. How.
ever, the Pathe sound feature
does reveal that the Broadway
night.club find has huge possibili.
ties: that he is far above the
average actor doing the takers
these days. and that he can sing
even under the stress of directorial
emotion.
AS mothers boy, Tom O'Day 10
a dismal failure with his. father
and pestilential brother, but q
WOW with fond parent and a
neighborhood sweetheart. The
brother steals a pound or so from
his fathers savings bank. blames
It on mothers boy and Tommy IL
thrown out of the home.
Disillusioned and disheartened,
Tommy seeks out every conceiv.
able rendezvous for the weary,
and. finally. he and his voice are
found by an unsuspecting press
agent, who helps the lad on his
way to stardom in the night clubs.
Finally Tom makes Broadway
and, on the night of his show
opening. he leaves the manager
cold to answer the call to his
mothers sick bed. The manager
fires him. but, after some bold
headlines the following day, en-
gineered by the genial publicity
man, Tommy gets another con.
tract at doNble salary.
Then he sets his parents up In
a fine apartment, takes one him
self and marries the neighborhood
sweetheart of old.
A fine diversion in short sub
jects is offered by a Rice Sport
light, that shows would-be swim
n1ers how to swim. The stars
are Weismuller, Norelius, Des-
jarmes. Meany and company in
their Florida crystal pool. This is
a remarkable educational picture
that ought TO prove popular from
many standpoints. Also there Is
an Educational Comedy and an
International Newsreel to round
out the programme. w.
The Washington times., 1929-06-10
BILLIE DOVE IN
HER FIRST
TALKER

Billy Dove, the very beautiful,
makes her debut in the talkies at
the Earle this week, her vehicle
being Careers"
While Miss Doves voice is pleas
ing, she constantly over-acted in
a part that was, at its best, I'M
pleasant. In the emotional Sc.
quences just preceding the eli
max, too, her emoting brought
forth from the Earle audience
Saturday that most fatal of all
things in an emotional scene--a
litter.
} In this scribe's humble opinion,
Noah Berry, in the part of the
lecherous Resident, was far and
away the best in the cast. Good
voice, repression and the ability
to make the thing he portrayed
seem very real, marked his work.
Antonio Moreno, cast in the
supporting rol@ did very hand.
some job of it, too.
Thelma Todd, Holmes Herbert,
Sojin, Carmel Myers and Robert
Frazer are well cast and do as
we'll as the story-which at all
times impressed me as shoddy
and horrible-permits.
The greatest fault to be found
with this picture is perhaps its
best ox-office attraction.
That fault is its insistent and
cheap emphasis upon sex. While
fully aware that such a theme, no
matter how it is handled, will at.
tract throngs. this writer cannot
see how it will really entertain
anyone but the morbid.
The near-criminal assault occur
ring near the climax proves par.
ticularly revolving. This is the
scene where Miss Dove, to drop
into the vernacular. hits the
ceiling" which only adds to the
discontinue Of the spectator.
The subsidiary attractions are
of exceptional mrit. Thre is a
risque but very clever sketch.
''The Ninety.Ninth Amendment"
with one of those dearly beloved
explosive endings. Max Fleisher
contributes a carton feature, Eye
olde Melodies" which is very
novel.
An excellently played overture
and a news reel fill out the pro.
grant,. w. b.
The Washington times., 1929-06-10
BIG F ANTILLES
DOOMED AT
THE FOX

Anti.birth control propaE anda is
served the patrons OF the Fox this
week through the medium Of the
feature picture, Stolen Kisses"
described as ideal hot weather en-.
tertainment. The Rooseveltian
theory OF large families Is ex.
pounded from the first to the last
flicker and as one wends ones
weary way out Of the theater one
ponders what a blessing indeed are
the patter Of baby feet from the
kitchenette.
The talkie opens in a busy news.
paper office. All, another Gentle
men OF the Pressr' But this
thought is dispelled when the pub
Usher sits down In Q plate Of ice
cream and we know we are in the
midst OF q rollciking Keystone
comedy. But no. the scene quickly
shifts to Paris. VIII ence the
wopld.be grandfather has taken his
son and modern daughter.tn.law
for inspiration. and an Avery HOP.
wood farce develops through visit
to the Folies Bergere. the cabarets
and several boudoirs.
The domestic inbroglio In finally
Strengthened out and there IL much
rejoicing that father IL about to'be-
come q granddad at last.
Fortunately the temperature out.
side has not yet reached such q de-
gree as to make necessary the kind
of relief from the heat that this
film affords.
May McAvoy, lovely actress,
and Claude Gillingswater, who
plays the father. are featured.
The stage presentation and sub
sidiafy film offerings this week
are unusually good. The two
singers, members Of the Avon
Comedy Four. who made hit last
week, are held over. A burlesque
adagio team draws many laughs.
girl jazz singer and a novelty num-
Der by the Foxettes also are well
received. John Irving Fisher, the
master of ceremonies. succeeds in
keeping theNaudience amused with
his anecdotes.-G. A.
The Washington times., 1929-06-10


Secretary of State Stimsorl has
started official machinery to work
backing up the strenuous protests
of American producers. On Satur.
day, the State Department for
warded another letter to France
on the grave commercial aspects
of the situation. He said:
Last March, the department
instructed various American mis-.
sions in Europe to present the
American point of view on the
moving-picture situation. Broadly
speaking. this, was that the vari-
GUS quota systems which have
been put into effect by various
governments are destructive of
the liberty in international COM
merce, which was the basis of
the recent discussions concerning
export and import restrictions. 1t
was pointed out that foreign inter-
ests in American films had led to
extensive American investment in
foreign, countries, and that this
investment was jeopardized by
arbitrary government measures
which change from month to
month.
ut Swas pointed out that, aside
from censorship measures. there
should be the freest exchange of
films. and the motion picture in
dustry of this country had alwa2s
been most friendly and helpful in
the importation of good foreign
films, and the hope was therefore
expressed that appropriate steps
might be taken to remove the re-
strietive regulations which not
only jeopardize American invest
i ments, but would hinder the in
ternational development of the
film industry.
since that time the depart.
ment has made no further pro.
test, but has watched develop
ments and has gladly transmit
ted statements made by the in
dustry here to the various bodies
considering the question.
"The principal debate on the
matter which has centered around
quota system has occurred in
Paris. A few days ago the de.
partment sent a statement made
" by the organized film interests
that, if this quota system should
be definitely established, American
motion picture interests would
probably be compelled to withdraw
from France altogether.
THE latest word from Paris is
that the French, government has
reached no decision and that,
although there Is sentiment in
favor of contingent quota, every
effort will be made to come to
an equitable solution of the whole
matter. The department. under
stands that all negotiations in
Paris are being carried on by the
representative of the motion pic
ture industry. who is being as
sisted by the commercial attache. !"
The Washington times., 1929-06-10

HELD OVER
AT LITTLE

THE weavers, the film fea.
ture of the Little Theater, has
proven so popular with Washing.
tonians that 1t is being held over
for a second week.
Written by Gerhardt Haupt-
mann and directed by Frederick
Zelnick, 1.-THE -gWeaverS" is more
than entertainment. 1t stIrs SYM
pathy for the downtrodden work
ers and sweeps the audience along
with the weayers in their revolt
against their taskmasters. d
When the weavers fail to come
to an agreement with Dreisseger,
the greedy capitalist. they revolt.
Here the screen version tells more
dramatically and in a more realis-
tic manner a story which not even
a Hauptmann could reveal in his
writings.
The production boasts of such
Iuminaries as Paul Wegener as
Dreisseger william Dieterle. Rina
de Liguore and Herman Picha.
Harold Lloyd in Captain Kids
Kids, along with a Vusrgra phic
film of Chile and Paramount News
are the short subjects.
The Washington times., 1929-06-10

who knows his business can
compete successfully with the
Gold Coast magnates. It was
made by Sono-Art Pictures,
trade name which conceals, it
is said, John j. Raskob, of the
Democratic national committee,
in his first investment in the
films; Mr.. Meehan, of Wall
Street, a multi-millionaire bulls
and bears expert, and others of
prominence in the financial
world. They backed Mr.. Dow
ling and the feature was made
as an independent product. Ex-
hibited as So special in New
York, it was scanned by the
experienced eyes of the Para
mount office and at once &C
quired for release on the regular
Paramount production schedule.
The Washington times., 1929-06-10
GLEANINGS
SCREENINGS
AND
Rr ANllREM z KEl.I.EY

When l saw the cornet player
in Loew's Columbia Theater
dabbing at his eyes with a hand
kerchief as Rainbow Man" UNI
reeled its sentimental incidents
1 realized that Eddie Bowling
still retains his remarkable tall
ent for touching the heart of
the masses.
Author Bowling writes for the
great middle class. He admits
it. In fact he is proud of it.
eff / can please the people in
the gallery the patrons Of the
orchestra will like it, too. The
dinner coat audience pretends
to be above any public demon-
stration Of emotion, but they are
affected by precisely the same
things as move the less fortu-
nate theater-goers," Eddie once
told me. He was explaining the
formula he followed in writing
his musical comedies and he has
traced the same course In his
first talking picture, Rainbow
Man."
I think the success Of Mr..
Dowling's first talking picture
aside from his own considerable
talents due to the remark
ably effective contributions of
Frankie Darro and Marion
Nixon. The Darro boy is q
youth of IL, who never appeared
before the camera until "Rain-
bow Man" was put into pro-
duction. He is called upon to
play kid Z years old, and while
he does not look that babyish
age, in every other respect he
is a highly competent little
actor.
Marion Nixon is another cam
era novice, although she is now
one of the most sought-after
actresses for Hollywood pretend
ing, since Rainbow Man" was
given it's Broadway preview.
Miss Nixon looks much like Mar
gallo Gilmore and bears also a
slight resemblance facially to
Bobbie1 Arnst. She is a whole
some looking girl with a fine
speaking voice and measures up
all round as d MARY" that any
Rainbow Man" could lose his
heart over before he knew It. 4
Having said this we come
to the story of Rainbow Man.
which is favored throughout
with large gobs of hokum. 1t
is sure-fire hokum as the the
aters know it and you may rest
assured that the picture public
will make Rainbow Man" a
profitable investment for Para
mount. Rainbow Man" is the
gushingly sentimental tale of
an orphaned son of an acrobat
and his adoption by a big
hearted minstrel. Eventually
the troupe in its travels plays
the Southern town of Arcadia and
Rainbow and his boy charge
comes into contact with Aunt
Mary and a grouchy old grandpa.
Rainbow falls heavily for Mary,
and the latter reels are con-
The Washington times., 1929-06-10


the minstrel before he finally
realizes that cottage with "roses
round the door and babies on
the floor in Sleepy Valley"
You see Mr.. Bowling, acting
at his sentimental best, in that
scene where he proposes to
Mary. This is one of Eddie's
most skillfully contrived bits,
rich in emotional appeal, but at
the, same time genuinely humor-
Gus.
You see Mr.. Bowling at his
sentimental worst in the closing
scene, where he interrupts his
minstrel act on the stage to re-
propose and reunite with Mary,
seated in the audience. This is
so bogusly artificial that not
even Sam Hardy's explanation,
"Folks, what you have just seen
is on the level" makes it react
as anything but fictional nom
.>ense.
Eddie takes the right mo-
ment to ring in "Ma's expert
encss in the Pullman compart-
ment,'' which those who remem-
Der Honeymoon Lane" will not
condemn. He sings with all the
Tin Pan Alley gusto and en-
thusiasm and he acts noisily but
with the art of an experienced
actor who knows when to pull
&C your heart strings. In all
ne is clever enough to remain
in pictures indefinitely should
he elect to pass up musical
comedy as author, producer and
comedian.
Rainbow Man" is evidence
that the Broadway producer
The Washington times., 1929-06-10
Pryor's Chance

Roger Pryor has registered
well since coming to Washington,
pronounced the greatest leading
man this city has seen in all its
experience with repertorv com.
panies, but he has his finest op.
portunity this week in the Belasco
play, THE Girl of the Golden
West He will play the part Of
Dick Johnson, the road agent.
The Washington times., 1929-06-10

Rainbow Man" is evidence
that the. Broadway producer
The Washington times., 1929-06-10
J. T. Doyle's Record

John T. Doyle. veteran stage
player who appears as a truck
man in the singing. talking pic
ture, Mothers Boy" which is
the feature at the Rialto. is a play
wright of prominence. song writer
and author of several novels of the
WCst
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-08
CAPITOL THEATRE

Rod La ROGUE takes to the air In
his newest Pathe comedy romance.
Captain SWagger." new Pathe pic
ture which. is at the Capitol Theatre
tonight. and in which Sue Carol is
featured as leading woman.
In the earlier sequences Of this
story, the handsome and popular
star is seen to excellent advantage as
an expert in tailspinS and nose dives
who does his part to make the world
safe for Democracy as flyer with the
Lafayette Escadrille. He believes air.
planes will be common as automobiles
in the near future.
So interesting did Rod find hi.
excursions into the air during the
making of the picture that he hal
continued the practice since that
time. He purposes to purchase q
plane as soon as his picture contracts
give him time to indulge in this sport
to a greater extent.
Sue Carol plays opposite La
ROGUE in this exciting story, which
brings in the war zone of France and
reaches a dramatic climax in the
night clubs of New York. AS Rods
war time mechanician and peace
time valet, Victor Potel provides some
rare comedy scenes, while Ulrich
Haupt and Richard Tucker have 9TH
err important roles.
E. H. Griffith, who guided Rod La
ROGUE in two previous Pathe sue
cesses. Hold Elm, YALE" and Love
Over Night" directed Captain Swag-
ger" and Hector Turnbull produced
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-08
Eight Most Beautiful
NOdak Goods Selected

Grand Forks. N. D., Jan. s.-(F-
Selection Of eight Of the most beauti-
ful co-eds on the campus at the Uni.
versity Of North Dakota has been
completed, the committee In charge
OF the beauty contest announced last
night.
Photographs Of the winners will 81
sent to John Gilbert. screen star, whe
will select the four he believes 70 b
most beautiful. These four viii bt
proclaimed Miss Dacotalns" and VII
receive recognition IN . special &c.
ton Of The Dacotah Of Today" uni.
yeEstty annual. sponsors Of the con.
t1gt.
The eight successful beauties are
Margaret Richmond, jamestown,
Nanette 9chwanfelder. Ylshef, MINI.
blanche Anderson. Disbee; Cueinnl
Peterson. Gran. rorks; Dleuda Hen.
son. Grand Forks; Alton Afanion
Crest Falls, Mont; Beatrice otarke
Dickinson, and Dorothy nehrka
Grand Forks
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-08
British Public Sure
King Is Recovering

London, Jan. 8.-(R-The British
public today accepted the complete
recovery of King George as FORE
gone conclusion. The tense solicitude
which characterized the crowds
around the gates Of Buckingham pal
ace has disappeared.
Last nights bulletin said:
1.-THE king had quiet day. There
is no change to report in his majes-
tvs condition. The next bulletin will
be issued tomorrow evening""
It was explained for the benefit of
the public that the words mo change"
did not imply that the kings condi-
ton was unsatisfactory but meant
that he was holding his own. It was
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-08
Community HALL
LOOMS IN THOUGHT
OF CITY'S BOOSTERS
First Group Meeting at Associa.
ton of Commerce Rooms
Strong for Project
URGE NEW COURT HOUSE
Scattered Suggestions Favor
Street Regulations and
Trade Development

Bismarck boosters seem to know
what the city needs. They held their
first group conference at the Associa-
ton OF Commerce rooms, Monday
evening, and, besides talking over
possibilities for program Of better
ment for the city in civic. industrial,
business and esthetic lines. they also
turned in to Secretary H. p. Goddard
signed cards containing their sug-
gestions in written form.
These suggestions will be codified
by the secretary and presented to the
annual meeting of the association
about January % to Is. when the pro-
gram of activities for the year will
be made up. That program set, the
machinery of the organization will
begin to turn in efforts to accom-
plish the objects set as the 1929 goals
for the city.
A community hall seems to be q
project common to the minds Of the
business community. This alternates
with proposals for a new court house
in the returns made by the A. B, G,
D group of members which met Mon
Qdy cvClulIks
Somewhat unexpectedly. suggestions
for industrial development of the city
were lacking IN the first group meet
ing. Nobody proposed a packing
plant or beet sugar factory, but one
or two suggestions made the general
proposal that an attempt be made to
get industries located here.
A fairly varied range of proposals
was made at this first meeting. They
include suggestions for street regu-
lation of traffic, cultivation of the
city'S trade area and establishment
Of an airport, among others.
F. L. Conklin presided at the meet
ing and Secretary Goddard took rec
ords Of all that was suggested.
This evening the group of members
whose names index from E to X, in
elusive, will meet and turn in sug-
gesttons as to what they would have
the association achieve for the city's
welfare during the year.