The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-16

It is Harry Van Tine, alert
international News Reel photog-
rapher, who pens the editor a
note that new electric signs are
going up in the vicinity of Fiji
teenth and G Streets, reading
"R-K-O Keith"
Meaning, of course, that the
popular temple of amusement is
one the eve of welcoming GUS
toners again. New York is
singularly secretive about the
opening. The original announce
ment was that the gala premiere
would be held on October Fl with
"Rio Rita" as the screen attrac-
ton.
Now the latest is that "Street
Girl" will reopen the house, prob
ably October 26, with "Rio Rita"
q smash screen hit being re-
served for a special publicity
campaign and big hoorah some
time later.
Capt. Harvey L. Miller 1--WE
used to call him Heinie), depart
mental commander of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, is an in
dustrious beehive when it comes
to publicizing activities of the
former doughboys.
Heine sends an invitation to
q big whoopee and all around
good time scheduled for the Press
Club on Thursday night when
Front Line Post, with Floyd
Caskey directing affairs will be
host for a mass invitation party
to all overseas war veterans. 1t
will be the first public appear
ance of the newly organized s.
piece Overseas Military Band.
Captain Miller suggests that
It would be a graceful thing if
mention was made that the
actors and actresses appearing
on programs in the local thea
ters have all volunteered to
contribute talent to the end
that the entertainment program
will be a whiz-bang. "The
stage was right behind the vet
Grams in the war and it is
gratifying to know that these
professional entertainers have
never turned down our request
to help out in the amusement
features since the Armistice
was signed" he says.
Unusual honor will be paid
two prominent local citizens by
Front Line Post, the details of
this surprise being under cover
until Thursday night.
Musicians will dig down and
spend 100000 in a national
newspaper advertising campaign
for the purpose of opposing the
substitution of mechanical music
for real music in the theaters.
The campaign opens next Mon
day:
Musicians and musical au--
thorities generally believe that
a great injury may be done the
cause of musical culture by the
gradual elimination of real
music from the nations enter
tainment program said Joseph
N. Weber, president of the fed
Grafton. owe are not opposing
scientific progress but we feel
that mechanical music should
be kept in it's place, and that
that place is not in the theater.
UNLESS some instrumentality
Is found for making articulate
the sentiment against corruption
of musical taste and interference
with musical education threat
ended by caned music, a vast
deal of harm may be done to
culture. Hence our determina-
ton to lay the situation before
the public in a series of news
paper advertisements. The I'M
dertaking is in a sense unique.
While trades unions have on oc-
casion used newspaper advertise
ing space their purpose usually
has been to encourage patronage
of firms using union labor. Our
purpose is merely the encourage
ment of musical appreciation and
education. Practically all pro-
fessional instrumental musicians
in the United States and Canada
are members of the Federation.
"Our determination to adver-
tise in newspapers was reached
after a thorough investigation
of advertising media. We be-
lieve the newspapers best suited
to carry such message as ours"
The American Federation of
Musicians has a membership of
100000. Of that number less
than 10000 are employed in
theater orchestras. Approx
1mately 5000 have been displaced
by the introduction of synchron-
lied music with motion pictures,
according to Mr.. Weber.
Employment conditions for
our members are not So des-