The Washington times., 1929-02-19
GLEANINGS
AND
SCREENINGS
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

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union led to the ultimatum by
the management.
Manager Stephen E. Cochran
contends that the change of
policy to stock productions en-
titles the theater to a decreased
number of men in the orchestra.
Seven musicians are required at
the National Theater under the
union contract for the regular
legitimate season. Last year
during the summer season an
orchestra of three men was
authorized by the union.
Last night the regular orches-
ira of seven men was retained
under protest. The musicians
played in the lobby lounge in
stead of the orchestra pit. The
Department of Labor has been
asked to arbitrste the dispute,
which has been the subject of
numerous conferences.
The man who made Mansfield,
Ohio, stop playing bridge on
Sunday is in town to make
Washington a theaterless Sab
bath, according to news which
drifts down to our rialto. But
first he is going to make the
city absolutely bone-dry, which
is the only encouraging aspect
for amusement-seekers.
Indirectly l have heard the
Motion Picture Operators of
Washington were stirred up a
bit over an item in this column
wherein somebody else blamed
the projection booth employees
for many of the defects in sound
picture additions. Two have
taken pen in hand and one ex-
ecutive telephones he will be in
tc talk it over. The operators
burn up because they say the
fellow who voices the criticism
works for a company which
turns out the poorest sound pic
lures offered the industry.
Cleo Mayfield, at the Belasco,
is wearing a fluffy muff of
crepe de chine, or something
ike that, which Rose Rosner
insists is nine months ahead of
the styles. l can't Sc, this
argument, although l am inter
ested in the news that Cecil
Lean designed it. And Miss
Mayfield has set Connecticut
Avenue tongues wagging by ap-
rearing with a silver ball and
chain around the left ankle.
II observe by Saturdays
Times that you are interested
in Alexandria elopements,"
writes one of Washington's best
known box office men, who pre-
fers to remain incog. Then he
sets down the details of the
Wedding of Bernard Percy
Daugherty, jr.-known to his
intimates as big Time"-to
Corinne Allison, and the fact
that the newlyweds are living at
1888 Newton Street Northwest.
Mr.. Daugherty's activity in the
tbeater consists of selling the
pasteboards for hits at the
Eddie Talbert ticket bureau in
the Willard Hotel:
Today's lesson in pronouncia-
ton comes from Jimmie Quirk's
Photoplay Magazine, from which
this department has been in
vited by the publisher to pilfer
at will, provided proper credit
is attached:
Lupe Velez is pronounced
Loo-pay Vel-avz.
It is Bee-bee, not Bay-bay,
Daniels.
Joan Crawford's first name
is all one syllable. not Joan.
Ramon Novarro is Ray-moan
Non-var-ro, with the accent on
the "var."
Give Brook is Cl-eye-ve, not
Cleeve. And Brook, not Brooks.
Nils Asther is Neels As-ther.
And Clara pronounces it Bo,
like beau, and not bow like a
bow-wow.
"Show Boat" which opened
in Washington in December,
1927, and which has been at the
Ziegfeld Theater since Christ
mas week of that year, will de-
part for the road early in April,
which will give it nearly 16
months straight run in New
York and gross receipts sur
passing that of any musical in
history. east Is West" will
succeed it.
Is the softest money for out
of-work musical comedy stars
making Movietones and Vita
phones? Not at all. It's sign
ing up for radio appearances.
They are paying more for names
and 80 minutes of air work than
the film studios.
Occasionally actors eager to
keep working when they figure
show has a chance agree to
go commonwealth. This means
splitting share and share alike
on what is left after all ex-
penses are paid. The "Great
Lady Dedlock" company tried
this plan and found $199 to
divide among IS actors on Sat-
urday night. The stage hands,
denied by their union from con-
senting to such a plan, collected
$1,000.
Down on the warm sands of