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The Washington times., 1929-04-08
PARIS LIFE TN
BURLESQUE
AT STRAND

Mite Life in Paris" burlesque
show with unique title, a group
OF clever principals and all types
OF pretty girls, held the stage at
the Strand Theater yesterday and
demonstrated once again that Louis
Reals knows the elements Of good
burlesque and is capable of pre-.
s6nting them in the proper man
ner.
Charles Nc. Nally, he of the rag.
ged garments and twisted features,
heads the forces of laughter and
provides many moments of amuse'
ment. LaviIla Maye is pretty and
graceful and so she had no trouble
in entertaining the folks with her
restless dancing and frothy songs.
Harry Lee Tucker mot the polifi.
clan, but pretty sOubrette)
caught and held the fancy with
her bubbling melody and spirited
dance bits, Zella stevens demon
strated a splendid voice In several
songs of sentiment. Jack Good
man won laughter with his efforts
while Joseph DeIano and Jack
Wright helped the fun along with
some diversified numbers.
The girls work hard with this
show and their efforts are respon.
sible for some of the good things
on the bill. Especially is this true
in two scenic numbers. "The Rpk
of Ages" and "A Desert Night.
The costumes are novel ami
unique.
Thursday nights performance
will be augmented by another
wrestling match and some added
features.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
SONNY BOY IS
FEATUREDBY
BABY STAR

Davey Lee, the 4.year-old who
coasted to fame with AL Jolson
in The Singing Fool" merely by
the way he asked Al to sing
Sonny Boy" is featured in
picture at the Earle this week. It
is titled. appropriately enough.
Sonny Boy" A taIkie, OF
course.
The young chap sings the
theme song near the close of
this diverting vehicle. In his
baby way, he furnishes a rather
apt imitation of Maestro Jolson.
The only difference is that little
Davey, with spirited disdain for
mere, technical details, doesn't
hold to the tune very closely,
hut what could be understood Of
the words seemed sufficiently
correct.
This picture has nothing what
soeyer to do with "The Singing
FoOl." as far as the story Is
concerned. Sonny Boy" has a
new seat of parents, who are on
the verge of divorce. and mean
ole papa has obtained a court
order for the custody of the
che-ild.
SO Mamma Gertrude olmstead
wires her sister. Betty Bronson
also a Singing Fool holdover-
to kidnap little Davey so Papa
can't take him off to Europe.
Betty Is forced % take refuge
for the night in the apartment
Of Papa's attorney, who is sup.
posed to have left on a hunting
trip
But the attorney hasn't. His
parents arrive. having not seen
their son for five years, and find
his quarters occupied by a nice
young lady and fine baby boy.
They assume that he has secretly
married. and the complications
begin to pile on thick and fast.
Edward Everett Horton has the
role of the attorney. and he plays
this farce better than he's ever
done before. The story is flimsy
and improbable, but the dialogue
Sparkles and the action never
slows down, so nobody worries
much about the principles of
dramaturgy. Who'd want to
worry about them on a warm after
noon. anyhow?
The prelude Is furnished by the
Vitaphone voice of Jolson himself
singing Sonny Boy" just as he
sang 1t before the neighborhood
radios began to pick it up from
all points of the compass and
cause music lovers to go mad.
The next point of interest GER
tainly Is the joint performance of
Dan Breeskin's fine orchestra
and a Miss Beverly, soprano, in
songs from THE New Moon"
The singing and the singer were
both very pretty. to say nothing
of the songs. The orchestra. In
cluding a violin soloist, acquitted
itself nobly.
The bill is completed by a very
funny Mack Sennett talking com.
edy and Vitaphone act by Jay
Velie. singer. And. of course,
the Earle News Review. r.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
STORY
ON LITTLE
SCREEN

The Film Arts Guild, in tax.
Ing over the Little Theater, prom
ised to continue the policy
inaugurated by it's predecessor,
and present such film subjects as
would prove entertaining and
diversifying. and yet hold some
measure of difference.
In the current attraction,
Looping the Loop" a UFA pro-
duction, released by Paramount,
we find a story that touches
magnificence in it's scope and vet
is narrowed to the detail OF an
experience in the lives of three
people: Al clown, a daredevil
stunt performer, and a lovely
young girl.
The clown, unlike the famed
Pagliacci, does not smile through
tears. his happiness is apparent
In the sincerity of his expression
and when his disappointments
loom dangerously near. he does
not weep. but goes forth with
fire in his eye to save his love
and protect the only beauty his
life has known.
It's a forceful story, splendidly
told. and If the continuity seems
broken at times, and the scenes
episode, just remember that life
Is IKE that and UFA holds the
art IN realism above smoothness.
werner Kraus, now well.known
20 american film enthusiasts,
pays Botto, the clown; perfectly;
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
DONE
AS FRENCH
PREFER TT

They laughed at me when !
said / was going to see TIA
Bouche. the French Musical
Comedy Company's offering at
Polls. this week.
But smiled quietly and con
fidently approached the box-office
window behind which M'sieu
Jimmy Hughes does business.
"Avez.vous les tickets pour
moi?" | asked
'Ah, mais oui," retorted M'sieu'
Jimmy. with sly wink. and pro
duced them.
NV friends were amazed.
why. he talks French like a
Swiss waiter" they gasped.
SO ! chatted with M'sieu'
Hughes about an old lady whom
we called, by mutual consent,
ma Grandmere," and about-un
well. about French, comedies and
so forth. until it was time for the
curtain to rise.
Now. it's not even necessary
to take 10 easy lessons in French
by mail to understand what '"Ta
Bouche" is about. An English
synopsis gives the whole thing
away. And the action--ah, ma
fol! the action leaves nothing to
be desired. Besides, one has the
music of Maurice Yvain. which
il excellent, and the acting OF
Mr.. .Servatius, who Is cOmbina-
ton OF John Bunny. Lord Chester
field and Bacchus.
''Ta Bouche'' is about couple
of lovers, Eva and Bastien. whose
parents separate them when each
finds that the other is poor.
Bastien is married off to an
ugly rich woman, and Eva's
mamma is kept in funds by her
daughters flirtations with mil
liOnaires.
However, lucky breaks give the
parents all the money they need.
SO Bastien disentangles himself
from his wife, who is not only
ugly but faithless, and the lovers
are at last free to wed.
The action is punctuated by
songs. some of which are very
pretty and some Of which are
funny. No mere bowling acquain-
tance with French will assist you
in following the lines hut again
you are assured that it isn't
necessary.
The action Is supplemented by
dialogue and songs of three girls,
who serve as chorus. There's
no dancing. There are modem
.istic settings by Cleon Throck-
morton.
TIA Bouche' may best be de-
scribed as a farce with music.
1t doesn't fall under any one
class of American theatrical en-
tertainment but will give you
an idea of what the French seek
in musical comedy.
Miss Sonia Alny and Georges
Folk are the lovers: Servatius and
Miss lane de Poumayrac are the
parents; Mr.. Fadeuilhe and Miss
Ginia Barty are the servants who
grow suddenly rich and marry
their employers; the parents.
Misses Yvette Herbaux, Marion
Gaillard and Alice PenVen are
the chorus.-J. r.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
GREAT BAND is
HEADLINER
AT FOX

One OF the best stage bands
roaming the cinema circuits has
stopped off for a week at the
Fox Theater and the 80 minutes
Of entertainment its members
provide is the dominating feature
Of the Fox program this week.
Earl Carpenter and his musicians
not only are expert with the
jazz instruments hut they indl,
vididually and collectively have
humorous bumps that are worked
smoothly into a diversified routine
without a dull moment. John
Irving Fisher refrained from stop
ping the show Saturday afternoon
although he could have had he
responded to the voclferous encore
demands for his plano speciality.
Chita, a shapely miss offered sanIe
remarkable controtionistic dane
ing and Lane and Osgood demon
strated the rhythm tap, Then
there was Miss Athlone, blues
singer, and last the Foxettes,
the house dancing group with
some accomplished ensemble step
ping in coloTful costumes.
The picture this. week Is kid
Gloves, Warner Brothers fea.
ture which breaks out into
dialogue now and then. 1t is an
underworld story and Conrad
Nagel, Lois Wilson, Edna Murphy
and Tommy Dugan manage to
make 1t interesting, though 1t
has an implausible premise. MIR.
Eagel, who, seems to prefer his
moustache, is cast as a hi-jacker.
Not vicious opponent of the
Jones law, just half decent fell
low trying to get along in an
outlawed business. When Fate
and the story thrust bride upon
him he makes the best of it, and
SO does she (Lois Wilson, and the
finish finds them agreeing to stay
married and the Kid becoming
an insurance agent. Tommy Du.
gan injects the laughs to relieve
tense situations.
The Fox Movietone has some
impressive shots of the Marshal
Foch funeral and Lemon Brusiloff
conducts his orchestra through
Carl Friedemann's "Slavonic
Rhapsody Doris Kane from a
perch on the organ solos impress
sively.-L. r. A.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
GLEANINGs & SCREENINGS
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

As who likes see the headlners live up to the name
and reputation, salute Calvin Coolidge, author The
President is reported TO have received ell the from 81
word TO $4,000 article for his Cosmopolitan Magazine
writings Whatever it Editor Ray Long deserves
gratuatons The Coolidge article in the May explains
the Do not choose rum statement completely, the
wonder is there such speculation and seeming OBJ
security about it. Since may be regarded prejudiced
commentator, here what Time" has say about the
Coolidge literary effusions:
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
BILL IS
FEATURED AT
PALACE

The stage attraction at the Pal
ace this week rates a somewhat
higher degree of merit than the
picture. The stage attractions of
the Palace almost invariably are
staged with fine degree Of
skill and showmanship and Boris
Petroff's Fore Revue" exem-
plifies this sort of stage technique.
The Albertina Rasch girls, in
addition to opening the festivities,
are used to good advantage in
several ensembles which are ar.
tistically done.
Comedy is Supplied. and plenti-
fully so, by Cliff Crane, who also
tosses off a difficult dance which
was greeted joyfully by the audi
s&flce. Wilton Crowley does some
trick stuff with clarinet, Alex
Morrison does some intricate golf
shooting and Brian Macdonald
and Alma Faye are heard in some
duets.
A most excellent stage attrac-
tion and one that looks great
deal better than it reads here.
The featured screen attraction,
"The Dummy" has merits of d
kind, but neither this reviewer
nor the gentleman who accom-.
panied him were able to get much
of the dialogue. Whether this
was due to a temporary trouble
or whether it is inherent in this
"talkie," of course would be diff
ficult to say.
The picture itself, however, is
fairly easy to follow, even if the
dialogue could not be heard at
all and it is entertaining. Not a
great picture, but smooth run.
ming story with plenty of action
and thrill or two for good
measure.
1t is crook-juvenile story,
strange as that combination may
appear, and Mickey Bennett, the
young lad who has the title role,
does a good job of it.
Ruth Chatterton, distinguished
star of the stage, Is in the cast
but has very little to do outside
of the opening sequences, but
what she has to do is done ex-
ceedingly well.
Subsidiary attractions include
the Fox Movietone News and a
Hal Roach comedy. "A Pair of
Tights" pretty good slapstick,
IL you like that sort of thing.
Most of US real human beings
dol. w. B.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
LADY,
In FINAL
WEEK

""The Divine Lady" held over at
the Metropolitan for a second
week, by both popular demand
and virtue of worth, is one of the
most amazing sea spectacles ever
filmed. A pictured version of the
great low of history, THE Di-
vine Lady" tells of .e struggles
of Lord, Admiral Nelson, his vic
tories over Napoleon and h:J faith.
fulness to the lovely Emma Hart,
who became in turn. Lady Hamil-
ton, confidante of the Queen of
Naples, and the spira ton of
Horatio Nelson whose word was
law on tn high seas.
Produced .tlI all the facilities
now available for the pictu- "a.
ton so big theme. this First
National release - long re-
membered as among the best.
Corinne Griffith. the star, plays
the title role with simplicity and
grace; Victor Varconi. as Lord
Nelson, gives a performance as
sincere as it is beautiful. H. B.
Warner as Sir William Hamilton
and Ian Keith as the Hon. Charles
GrevilIe, are excellently cast. In
the less important rolesa appear
such ,personages as Helen Jerome
Eddy, tMontagu Love, Dorothy
Cummings and Marie Dressler.
The settings are. in keeping with
the magnitude of the story and
are artistic. indeed. Vitaphone &C.
com: sniment, and a lovely
'leme" song meet the present
day requirement for sound"
Pathe newsreel, showing the
funeral cortege OF the late Mar
shall Foch, and. other important
pictured events closes a program
that needs no subsidiaries.-T. h.
"
The Washington times., 1929-04-08


Rapley sails tonight for a six
weeks cruise of the Mediteran-
can and will observe birthday
No. 72 with Mrs. Rapley in
foreign climes. fvl
Lee Somers, our colleague
across the partition, sails. April
18 for six weeks of passport
visits on the other side.
For US there is the opening of
the baseball season, bigger and
bettsr pictures in the ali, r,cooled
theaters of F. street and no
"Gleanings" for . few weeks,
probably in July.
Robert Hichens, who wrote
Garden of Allah" contributes
Saturday Night" a short fic-
tion, to Liberty" and the manu-
script reader reported: "The
heroine is so obviously Miss
-, now playing in, that
to print the story would
certainly be embarrassing for
her."
Not, one takes it, as embarass-
ing as it wa for the wife of a
well-known comedian who found
that her noble mate was caring
for his English coworker in q
highly romantic way. So, she
went to the divorce court and is
heartily in favor of the Actors
Equity curb on foreign artists.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
When the Feature Is
Shown on Screen

FOX-Conrad Nagel and Lois
Wilson in kid Gloves" At 1911,
1885, 4:44. 7:51 and 1853 p. m.
PALACE-Ruth Chatterton in
"The Dummy At 1880 a. m,
2:10. 4:SO. 7:45 and 1905 p. m.
EARLE-Davy Lee in Sonny
Boy." At 1866 a. M, 1885, 2;25;
4:2O, sos. 7:55 and 9:45 p. m!
LITTLE-Werner Kraus in
Looping the Loop" At 1880, S:3O,
$50, 7:30 and $3.50 p. m.
COLUMBIA Broadway
Melody" At 1850 a. M, 1885,
800. $40. 7:20 and $3.50 p. m.
METROPOLITAN Corinne
Griffith in ''The Divine Lady"
At 1880 a. m. 1:2O, $50. $50.
7:20 and 9:2O D. m.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
! French Artists

Weldy and Berth. both names
to conjure with in the theatrical
art world OF Paris. will be iden-
titled with the production of "Ta
Bouche," which the Modern
French Musical Comedy Com
pany presents at Polls Theater
for one week only beginning
Sunday. Weldy. costumer for
the spectacles at the Folies
Bergere, designed all the cos
tunes and Bertin did the sets.
Both artists designed and created
their work for the Modern French
Musical Comedy Company in
their Paris studios;
The Washington times., 1929-04-08

William Hartman Rapley, Of
the National Theater, writes:
Twenty days from the above
date l shall be in Cafcossonne,
France, instead, of being in
Washington in the midst of
friends on a date that has meant
much on Nmy journey through
life" Which means that Mr..
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
Laughs Timed

Emotion meters are the latest
thing in Hollywood now. They
were used in making The
Dummy" the 100 per cent talking
melodrama now playing at Loew's
Palace The emotion meter for
one thing times the laughs of a
pre.view audience so that they
will know how much time to allow
for a laugh before the actor says
his next line.
The Washington times., 1929-04-08
New Film Jobs

During the making of "The
Dummy" now playing at Loew's
Palace, it was proven that you
need not be beautiful to succeed
in Hollywood. No, you can get
Job with a red flag and police
whistle and keep intruders off
the sound stages.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
DEATHS

William Pollock, sS years. 1897 R st.
:, Louise W. swan, SO years. S41a Forty
George H. slaybaugh. So years. Emer-
gency Hospital
Rachel !. Miller. II years. Ass
Helen J. Pierce. rs years. 1888 K st.
Sarah A. Mayhew. 50 years. Homeo.
Anna n. BaiI. So years. $40 Shepherd
John D. Sullivan. 81 years, water
Reed Hospital.
cd,v EdwaFd !; King 81 years. c0roOraa
Nellie l. MccIasksy. so years. ear-
Christian Fundimacher, 50 years.
Saint E.izabeths Hospital.
Theodore Huseman, 81 years, q. 3.
Soldiers Home Hospital.
Daisy Roadway. IS years, Casualty
zod n. Bonner. 81 years. Saint Eliss-
1msiis i. Helm. Sc years ear K
Eiisabeth Anderson. 20 years eallia-
Mary II weaver. Is years ia Nins-
Infant OF Francis J. ana Sophie
Grove. / day, Sibley Hospital.
Walter Jefferson. "a years. GaIinger
Alice Lewis. ss years. saint Elizabsths
Hospital.
Charlie Edmonds, IS years. Freed
mems Hospital.
Lillian Robinson, II years, Freedmen'B
Hospital.
Elijah Barber, 40 years, GalIinger
Hospital
+ Francis II. Joyce, - years. GallingeF
Hospital.
Grace Butler. SO years. Freedmsn's
Hospital
Sarah Anderson, "a years, Emergency
HOSPITAL
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
MARRIAGE LICENsES

Charles X. Msmbert. 80. and Rose e.
Walker, "a. The Rev. j. c. Ball.
Charles w. Hixson, 20, and Grace s.
Abell. IL. The Rev. w. NJ. Smoot.
Clarence J. Ball. Is. and Lena !.
Hitchings. "a The. Rev. ]. Ne Pierce.
Johnnie PuEh. 3s. and Mamie Left
wich, 20. Judge r. u. MattinEly.
William T. Jasper, q, and Marion Z.
Taylor. 81. The Rev. W. B. Abbott.
w. NJ. Stith, 20, and Evelyn e. Riggs
IS. The Rev. L. 7. Chapman.
Oscar F. Wenneberg, ~, and Isabe
Larche, A.. The Rev J. e. Briggs.
Hyacinth r. Licarione, 22 and Made.
leine e. Painter, IS. The Rev. L. A.
Charles ]. jacobson, 81. and Norvell,
n Newton, 10. The Rev. H. j. Smith
Richard A. Perry. 81. and Catherine
NJ, Heffernan, Is. The Rev. John Wied'
Horace c. Dodge, 50 and Bertha NJ
Read, 4s. The Rev U. G. B. Pierce.
Clarence Williams, 49, aqd Pauline
James Smith, 21, and Dorothy Thomp-
son, 20. The Rev. J. G. Bali.
Floyd p. Clayton. 1s. and Elsie N.
Evans. 1s. The Rev. Earle Whitley.
Edgar J. HazelL 2s, and Freda ,.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
REP. {. J. KING
OFF Ill. dies

Representative Edwatd j. King
Of Galesburg. Ill, died suddenly
from heart disease at his home In
the Corcoran ColSts Apartments,
at 2:30 a. m. yesterday.
He was stricken after an illness
Of two weeks, although his health
had been falling for a year. On
Saturday night, when he seemed to
be recovering, Representative King s
condition took a sudden turn for
the worse, and death followed.
His wife left for Galesburs with
the body yesterday afternoon. The
funeral, to be held in the Illinois
town tomorrow. Is to be attended
by most of that States Congress.
sional delegation.
Representative King was born
in Springfield, Mass, in 1857. His
family moved to Illinois in his
boyhood, and he was educated at
Galesburgh high school and Knox
College. Admitted to the bar, he
became Galesburg's city attorney.
After q period of servcie in the
State legislature, he was elected
to Congress in 1915 and served
continuously since. He was re.
elected last fall.
Representative Kings first wife
died in 1928. In 1927, he married
Miss Marguerite NJ. Hodgson, Of
Ontario. Canada. The widow and
son from his first marriage, DR..
Ivan King, Of Chicago, survive
him,
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
TERRY MCMAHON

Services for Terry TrcMahon ~,
formerly Of Washington and son
of the late Torrance F. and Kate
Mcmahon, who died Friday in
New Rochelle. N. Y. will be con-
Quoted at o'clock tomorrow morn.
ing from 622 Rock Creek Church
road. the family residence.
A requiem high mass will be
conducted at st. Gabriels church.
Interment will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Mr.. Mcmahon was a construction
engineer.
He is survived by three sisters;
Miss Mary Mcmahon. Mrs. Rupert
Lehman and Mrs. Arthur Brak.
hagen.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
WILLIAM MARBURY OTFELY

Funeral services for william Mar
bury Offely. 6S. Washington and
New York lawyer. who died in New
York city Saturday, will be con.
Quoted in New York at O'Clock
this afternoon, according to dis
patches received here.
Mr.. Offely was connected with
the Department of Justice in New
York city. He was born in this
city and had lived here for many
wears
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
FANNIE b. MYERS

Funeral 81 vices for Fannie B.
Myers, ST., wife of William A.
Myers, will be conducted from 1929
T st. N. W., tomorrow afternoon
at 1870 o'clock. Burial will be in
Harmony Cemetery.
Mrs. Myers. is survived by her
husband. a daughter. Miss Maud
Myers. and two sisters, Mrs.
Joseph Sampson. and Mrs. Sarah
Martin.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
JAMES 81. BARRETT

Services for James H. Barrett,
freight claim agent of the Norfolk
and Southern Railway, who died
Saturday at Norfolk, Va. at the
age of As years, will be conducted
tomorrow morning at the Sacred
Heart Church here. Interment will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. Barrett lived at Seventeenth
and Allison Streets Northwest. He
leaves his widow and a brother,
both of this CITY.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
REV. G. b. sLAYRAUGH

Funeral services for the Rev. G..
H. Slaybaugh, SO years old. resi-
dent of Washington since 1881, who
died Friday at Emergency Hospital,
were conducted this afternoon at
2 o'clock from the residence, 2446
Twentieth st. N. w.
The Rev. W. c.. Waltemyer, Of
the st. Paul's Lutheran Church,
officiated. Interment was in Rock
Greek Cemetary.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
MRS. EAsBY NJ. A. SMITH

Funeral services for Mrs Easily
Mary A. Smith, "A years old, widow
OF Milton E. Smith and a native of
Washington, who died suddenly
Saturday at Miami, Fla, will be
conducted from her late residence,
3113 Twelfth st. N. E., Brookland,
Tuesday morning at $40 o'clock.
A requiem high mass win be held
at st. Anthonys Church. The
burial will be in Mount olivet
Cemetery,
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
RIRTHS

David H. 'and Mary K. Burrows, girl.
Raymond S, and Mary e. Devers, girl.
Marcus N and Helen M. Duffy, boy.
James G. and Mary A. 'Ftnotti. boy.
Conrad D and Kathleen Fits. girl.
John B. and Mary z. Perry. boy.
George A. and Nellie F Poore, boy.
Joseph z. and Katharine Smith, boy.
william e. and Peal Veitch, girl.
The Washington times., 1929-02-18
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