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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-14
SPOUTS OFF IN
ITALIAN AND
FOOLS MARY

Eddie Phillips. who portrays
! the jealous and tricky Flash"
Thomas in Universal's first fea-
ture-length collegiate picture, "col.
lege Love, = which Is now being
shown at the Rialto, got his first
start In motion pictures some
years ago through a clever ruse.
Phillips was stranded In New
York city. He arrived there ss
q member OF q road show that
had been q success in Philadal-
phia, but flop on Broadway.
He didn't know what to do, not
wishing to wire home, so he just
sort Of wandered around in
daze. One day he heard that Mary
Pickford was personally choosing
a cast for The Love Light"
soon to be produced in Hollywood.
Eddie managed to get into the
hotel where Miss Pickford was
stopping, but her manager re-
fused to let him talk with her,
as all the players had been chosen
except one small part that called
for an Italian, AS he was about
to leave. Miss Pickford came into
the room. Eddie took a wild
chance, and walking over to her.
told her In the worst Italian
dialect he knew that he heard
she wanted an italian actor.
Perhaps more out of kindness
than anything else. she engaged
him on the spot and shipped him
to Hollywood with the troupe.
1t was not until year later she
discovered the nearest that Phil.
lips had ever been to Italy was
the Bronx.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-14
CHESAPE E'S
WIND-UP IS
JOYOUS

The amusement season at Ches-
apeake Beach comes to q close
Sunday night. The bayside re-
sort is preparing for a gala week.
end.
Another Carnival Night win be
held tonight. Confetti. colored
balloons, and noisemakers viii be
distributed. Ralph Garren's Car
olinians will knock out snappy
music, sing the latest popular
songs, and cut monkey shines.
Special entertainers will present
dance and song acts. At III p.
m, there win be q prize waltz.
Although the boardwalk annuse.
raents will quit operation Sunday,
the resort win remain open until
cold weather to cater to fishing
parties. Fishing now il at its
best with trout. spots. and hard.
heads being caught plentifulIy.
Stores, cafes. hotels, and boat.
houses win keep open for the con.
venience OF the sportsmen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-14
ENGLISH STAR
TN NEW PLAY
AT BELASCO

Gilbert Miller has chosen
German comedy for the stellar
debut OF Gertrude Lawrence, the
most recent addition 10 his pro.
ducing organization. 1t liz called
Candle Light" an adaptation by
r. a. Wodehouse, humorist, play
wright and novelist. Miss Law
renee will be seen In this new
play at the Belasco Theater, open.
ing there Monday night.
: Following his policy which he
announced some months ago, OF
making his productions first in
England, trying them out in the
provinces before bringing them
to this country. Is exactly what
he has done with "Candle.Light."
Miss Lawrence and the present
cast appeared for a week In the
play at Southampton. ana Miss
Lawrence was acclaimed with
cheers and applause. The cast
included, besides Miss Lawrence,
Leslie Howard. who II already
favorite with Washington theater-
Roers. Reginald Owen, Betty
Schuster, Duncan McT2ae and Rob
ert English, and they VIII all be
In Miss L.awrence's supporting.
company at the Belasco. The
New York premiere Of the play IL
announced for september 30.
1t was after seeing the En-.
glish adaptation at the Criterion
Theater in London, where the.
play has been running almost a
year, that Mr.. Miller obtained
the American rights. Because he
saw how II could be improved
In comedy scenes and dialogue,
he commissioned Mr.. Wodehouse
to prepare from translation Of
the original German script an
adaptation strictly In keeping with
the viewpoint of American au'
diences' quick sense OF hurnor,
and It was this same version
that delighted the Britishers Of
southampton.
The author OF the new play II
Siegfried Geyer and It was acted
in 4 number of cities on the
Continent before It was staged
IN London.
All Of the farcical compiled.
lions are derived from the cir
cumstafice OF valet irnpersonat.
ing his master for the sole pIlr-
pose OF impressing . young
woman he has met for the first
time, Of his own Importance. His
master discovers him wearing
his best clothes, and taking In
the situation. he sees q 1llunnof.
Gus side to the situation and
forthwith dresses himself In his
Wallets clothes and impersonates
him much to the discomfort Of
his man-servant. And there
comes another disclosure when
it turns out that the young wo-
man Ii only the maid Of well
TODD woman. of culture and has
dressed herself In the best finery
Of her mistress. 1t is the manner
in which tho deception Of the
two principal characters IL work.
ed out that the fun in the
comedy is reached.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-14

THE Front Page" will be pre-
scented with the original New
York cast, including Lee Tracy
az Hildy Johnson, the lovestruck
reporter: Osgood Perkins as Wal
ter Burns, the managing editor.
and Claude Cooper as Sheriff
Hartman. It's engagements win
be limited to Philadelphia, Bos-
ton and few other cities and
it will be the only organization
appearing under the management
of Jed Harris this season. Routes
of The Royal Family 'Co-
quette'' and Serena Blandish
were cancelled when the young
producer announced his virtual
retirement and departed for his
new home in England.
Written by Ben Hecht and
Charles Macarthur, who won
their literary spurs on the Chi.
cago dailies, the three acts OF
The Front Page" have their set
ting in the reporters room Of
the criminal courts building, Chi
cago. Is swift action pivots
about the escape Of q murderer
on the eve or MS scneuuIe0
hanging. thereby upsetting the
welding plans of HiIdy johnson,
wIlb is leaving the newspaper
game and departing for New
York with his fiancee and her
mother. johnson II saying good.
by to his old pals when the
siren gives warning Of the escape
and from that moment the excite
n1ent IL breath.taking. Under
the direction Of George 8. Kauf.
man, the staging has attained .
degree Of uncanny realism.
Besides the principals men.
toned. the cast includes Joseph
Spurin- Calleia, Willard Robertson,
Allen Jenkins, Eduardo Ciannelli,
John Carmody, Walter Baldwin,
jr,. Jay Wilson, Violet Barney.
Carrie Weller, Jessie Crommette.
Antoinette Crawford Willard
Dashieil, Harold Grau, Jack
Campbell, Earl Ford, Cecil Holm,
Matthew Crowley, Larry Doyle,
Jack Clifford, and George 7.
Fleming.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-14
GOTTA KEEP A
MOVIN' WHEN
BAND PLAYS

You can't keep Z veteran stage
trained musical comedy and vaude.-
vile ''hoofer" still when there's
snappy music playing.
John Francis Dillon, who
directed Fast Life" the First
National Vitaphone production
now at the Earle Theater. dis
covered that fact.
Loretta Young and Douglas
Fairbanks. jr., who are featured
in romantic roles In the picture,
are film.trained young folk. They
and half dozen others in one
breathIess scene of the picture
obeyed the directors orders and
stood perfectly still. So did some
beautiful extra girls.
Chester Morris, also featured;
Ray HalIor, James Ford and Rita
Flynn, all ex-dancers, kept still
for a moment, but not long
enough. Then they began to
shuttle and twitch and wriggl0
rhythmically, So did some Broad
way chorus girls.
What's the matter with you?
Can't you hold still?" the director
demanded.
Its the musicp' Morris pro-
tested. How can anyone hold
still while it's going?"
For q radio, intended for back
ground atmosphere at very wild
wild party" scene, was playing.
The amount Of stiffness was neces-
sarv. So was the musical back.
ground.
So the trained dancers had to
learn, by many rehearsals, the
art OF freezing" that came 30
easy for the film.trained players.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-14
THEY TRICKED
JANET INTO
TALKING

The eagerly awaited talking
version of f. w. Murnau's MASTER
piece, -Four Devils" opening to-
day at the Fox Theater, offering
the petite Fox Movietone star,
Janet Gaynor, In her second
dialogue film. And 1t was made.
without giving me voice test"
this pretty one says.
Miss Gaynor. to this day, avows
she did not have a "talkie" test,
but studio officials say they have
evidence to the contrary. To
preclude any possibility of Janet's
having stage fright, she was asked
! to deliver some lines in what was
called. to her, a rehearsal She
! didn't think the fnicrOphone
switches were on.
As a result, there Is the as
slirance of six cameramen, several
directors and q, considerable num-
her of studio technicians that
''the dream girl" as Janet is
sometimes called. was actually
given six tests--simultaneOusly.
Just before the concluding
sequence Of another feature was
10 Dc SuDkS SIG Wd6 1uKNu OAlO
the set to practice" Half a
dozen hidden cameras-iIl their
respective soundproof booths
We're ready. Fellow workers ex-
changed q few pleasantries with
her before she started and she
answered them naturally and ef.
fectively, then read her lines.
Several hours later, 500 feet OF
sound track was developed and
played in the studios tiny pro-
/. lection room. A dozen technicians
unanimously agreed that the test
was d, knockout"
Immediately thereafter A. III.
Van Buren,, stage director, whose
sense Of, sound is highly developed,
laughed out loud and announced
he knew all along that Miss
Gaynor's voice would register
perfectly, on Movietone.
Some OF Fox's ablest featured
players are in the cast: Mary
Duncan, Charles Morton, Barry
Norton, Nancy Drexel and Farrell
Macdonald
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-14
Lew Leslie Discovered
Late Florence Mills

Lew Leslie, who conceived and
produced "Blackbirds" coming to
the National Theater. is the man
who brought to international fame
the late Florence Mills: and he
contends that in the person Of
Harriett Galloway, the lithesome
little figure who dances her way
into the hearts Of the audience, he
mas : successor Of much promise
~ homes to train to I'LL the spot
left vacant by his former star.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-14
FRENCH STAR
In LIT TIE
FEATURE

Mile. Falconetti, leading French
actress portraying . new and
daring Joan In the film ''The
Passion of Joan OF Arc.n wilt
be held over a second week. end
ing Thursday, September 10, at
the Little Theater. Casting to
the winds the usual legends of
her heroism, Mile. Falconetti gives
q sincere interpretation Of
simple, human girl. The story
deals entirely with the last six
hours OF her life, her trial and
death.
Carl TIL. Dreyer was loaned by
UFA to the Societe Generate des
Films to direct the production.
1t was filmed at the Studio Cha.
matt in France with an entirely
French cast,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-14
Beauty Contest

The New York Enquirer IS said
to be planning q beauty contest Tor
Mutual Burlesque girls. Marcus
Griffin Is in charge and VIII an
noiince details In q few weeks. 1t
viii be big stunt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-14
THE FRONT PAGE" TC
LIGHT UP NATIONAL

Hightenson fun and thrills are blended IN THE Front
Page the dynamic play Of metropolitan newspaper life
which Harris will present at the National Theaer for
dramatic hit last Broadway and the only
full play written about journalism its engagement
well be regarded of the high lights OF the season
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-14
"A Hecht Story

'eThe Unholy Night" now play
ing at Loew's Palace IL an adap-
tation OF Ben Hecht's welFknown
story, .sThe Doomed Regiment.
It IL an aIl-talking production.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-22

S32.eoo.o0e. s
 Net demand deposits on all the federal reserve banks at the end Of 1928 assresated tls.ssL sss.ooo which was ssls.ooo.ooo higher than, on October : but s13s.ooo.ooo I.nN than at the end of 1927. Msmbsr banks in Chicago reported . decline for the year Of Sls.ooo.eos and member banks in reserve cities de- cline of tl47.ooo,00o while members In New York City reported an in- crease of Sss.o0O.a00 and country banks an Increase of e1s.0oo. 900.
 Capital and surplus of all member banks increased S7s.0o0.00o .ncs' October and t%s3.0oo.O0o sincel December Fl, 1927. Of the increasesl for the year. 32St.0oo.ooo vas at banks in New York City. 5000. .ooe| at banks in Chicago $105.000.000 at reserve city banks and t5S,00o.ooe at country banks
 Bills payable and rediscounts, the, board said, changed but little during, the quarter. though they increassdl $500. 100000 for the year to . totall Of $1.ls2.ooo. 900. During the year, borrowings of banks in New York, City increased S1%l.000.o00: of banks ir Chicago ooo.ooo: of rs-, serve city banks S1s5.ooo.ooo and of country banks s1to.ooo.oss.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-22

Corporation and one of the largest q stockholders in both banking organ ixationa, will bring together capital funds of $l7s.672.33s and total re- sources Of 31.sSs.523.7s7 as Of De- cember s1. 1928 and will outrani' the National City Bank. for many years the largest financial institution in the United States and in point of capital funds. the largest in the world.
 In el, ,O0o, ,o00, 900 Glass
 The Times gays that only four banks ia the United States have re- sources of as much as $1.000. .000.- 900. The Guaranty Trust Company at the end ot 1893 made it's entry into the billion dollar rank and others in this claM arc the National City. the Chase National and the Continental Illinois bank and Trust Company of Chicago.
 The Guaranty Trust Company long has been known as one of the "Mor' gan group of banks" its directorate including Thomas w. Lamont and George Whitney. partners in the banking firm of J. P. Morgan x Co The National Bank of Commerce also has been identified with Nor gan interests.
 It was reported today that plant were being drawn for . skyscrapel which would occupy the two present
New Britain herald., 1929-02-22

L. c. Amsry. Do0inions secretary. decided on . Fe6uctieo In the amount of the iargsr compsnIation awards. \ parry split Aevsloped. the dis-hard coaesrvauves dssaana'. ing payment h full. If put to vote. tho dis-hard votes added to the lib- eral strength would have meant the fall Of the government.
 Party whips drasssd Baldwin tn. to the breach and he announced the government would fe-oonddsf. It was regarded n . humiliation fos Churchill and suggestions wsrs made that hs aaA Amery might resign.
 Their resignations would not be necessary. howsvsr, as tho sconomy move was approved by the entire cabinet. and they can accept the governments reversal of itself with propriety.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-22

To the boys. Mir. Miller and other shopkeepers hope to dispose of many handsome souvenir knives. with miniature photos of Hoover and Curtis on one side and of the capitol on the other.
 Photos always sell well, of course. There's a nice colored postcard of the entire Hoover family. plain photos of Hoover and Curtis, hand somely painted framed photos of cherry blossoms and other Washing ton scenery and a colored calendar with pictures of the Statue Of | Liberty, Hoover. Curtis. the Spirit of St. Louis. Lindbergh. Washington, Jefferson the dirigible Los Angeles. Lincoln, Wilson. Babe Ruth. the capitol, Roosevelt. Jack Dempsey, Commander Rosendahl and the New York skyline.
 There are poems of rare senti- ment indelibly burned into leather and addressed to mother. sister. father, uncle or what have you. and pillow covers of burnt leather with the capitol and the absolutely essen- tial Washington. D. C." Also burnt leather whiskbroom holders, tie racks, cigaret cases and what not. Pillow covers also come in fringed felt, inscribed Dear Mother. Wash ington. D. C." and on painted sur faces which manage to get In capt- tol, White House, monument, Mount Vernon, Lincoln memorial and few more shrines.
 Probably there will also be de- mand for combination pipe. cigar holder and cigaret holder displayed by most Of the shops. When you look through tiny hole in one end of this contraption. you see partly dressed young woman. As a bargain this compares favorably with the Ione-cent pieces which are put in tin frames and sold at . dime apiece Or, the deck of playing cards. each of which depicts a Washington scene.
 The country probably soon will be flooded with the key to Wash ington." a magnificent brass object ten inches long. carrying a ther' nometer and decorated with the likeness of Hoover and the Whit. House. Only a dollar!
 If none of these appeals to the Inauguration visitor possibly he vii like Gall of these bear the name ol the city and generally show thf ca pitoD the salt and pepper shakers vases nail files. rings, bar pins miniature capitols designed for jewe
 boxes. ink wells, dime banks ant clocks, watch knives, envelope knives, whistles. rosary beads. pir ; cushions, wallets. china ware. mani cure sets, pipes, crumb trays. hand kerchief cases purses, kippy kits t' brush the clothes and shine thu
 shoes, pencil cases, banners. per fume squirtcrs. magnetic scissor they find the needle). candlesticks napkin rings, match boxes or statu cites.
 This will be the biggest crowt
New Britain herald., 1929-02-22
MAKING SOUVENIRS
 FOR INAUGURATION
M,lcb ! to Be Day Of Glory for
 County's Pakirs

Washington, Feb. 2e-Of course there's no sense in coming to Wash- ington if you can't prove it after ward. That's why the mantelpieces' sofas and parIor tables of the na- ton are covered with collections of miscellaneous junk which would long ago have been thrown out were it not for the magic inscription, Washington. D. C."
 Years ago your correspondent used to marvel at the souvenirs brought home by graduating high school classes from Washington, most, most of all at the little Uncle Sam hats. Washington monuments and other objects constructed of actual paper money mashed into mush after it had outworn its use- fulness. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing. by the way. still sells this pulp at $15 a ton.
 Twenty or more shops on Penn- sylvania avenue are bulging with an infinite variety of Washington souvenirs today, in anticipation Of 150.00O or 100000 visitors expected here for the Hoover inauguration. These are the shops whence come those strange things proudly dis played by the returned tourist.
 A great number of the Washing ton souvenirs are made abroad-ln Japan. Germany. Italy and Austria Despite tariff walls, foreign novelty manufacturers can sell them cheap CT, apparently, than ours. Those tin brass trays, used to receive ashes calling cards. pins or collar buttons --or even just as ornaments-al profusely decorated with scenes o' the capitol and other Washington sights, are made in Japan. These trays are always among he best sellers on the avenue, as are the tiny Washington monuments o marble, with thermometer attached and selling at 25, 50 and 75 cents in Austria.
 Don't forget your pocketbooll, 10! you can buy almost anything bear ing Washington. D. G." or ; representation of the capitol. ant sometimes both. The souvenir shop: are waiting eagerly.
 Lawrence Miller one of the shol owners, say that he has just re ceived . thousand vari- -colored com pacts for the ladies, on which tn, capitol is almost llfe-size. These are very popular all along the avenue but your correspondent does no guarantee the quality of the rouge
New Britain herald., 1929-02-22
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BALDWIN BOWS ID IRISH R0YALISIS
Premier Agrees to Compensate
 Them to Save His Ministry

London. Feb. B (UP)-The gov- ernment is prepared to pay compen- sation awards to the Irish royalists in full, Premier Stanley Baldwin announced in the house of commons today.
 The announcement waa tho after. math of the governments. embar- rassing situation in the house on Tuesday. when tho government es- caped defeat only when Baldwin hastily reversed the position of his chancellor of the exchequer. Vim ston Churchill on compensation for the royalists for losses during the Sim Fein rioting.
 The economy section of tho con. servatives. headed by Churchill and
New Britain herald., 1929-02-22
LOANS ID RESERVE
 BANKS INCREASE
Nd Dsn,ld Dqodt oa Systsm
 LS Inn h te37

Washington. Feb. s3 W@A fed eral rsoerve beard statement ysstsr- day showsd loans and investments on members banks on December a1 tetalisd SjS.sst.o0o.ooo or t7tt.60o.. 900 mora than on October !. The total l. tl.ls7.ooo. .o6o greater than a4 the end Of 1887.
 During the thrse months from October ! to December 3l loans 1t member banks in New York City in- crsased t1et.ooo.ooo: in Chicago tlt.ooo, 900: In othsr reserve cities t3l.ooo,eoo end te country banks
New Britain herald., 1929-02-22
2 BILLION DOLLAR
 BANK DEAL MADE
Gur,nty Trust iDd National Bank Of Commdce Combine

New York. Feb. 23 N1Ths New York Times says today that neeo. tiations have been completed for the merger of the Guranty Trust Com- pany and the National Bank of Commerce. forming the largest bank in the United 0tates, with resources of about t3.0oo. 100000. and official announcement of the consolidation will be made Monday.
 The merger. brought about mainly through the efforts of Myron C. Taylor. chairman of the financs committee of Unitsd otatss Steel
New Britain herald., 1929-02-22
France to Indo. China
 Pliers Land in Irak

Paris, Feb. a M - The news paper Petite Parisisn received . message from the avistors Lebrix and Paillard yesterday announcing their arrival at Basra. Irak. from Cairo. They are making . flight from Paris to Hanoi. French Indo. China.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-22

The ,nessags statsa that the light tro0 Cairo had required ' hours and 1t minutaA The Atsrs saA that they would continue tnmsdiately to XasoeAi India.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-22

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New Britain herald., 1929-02-22
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
Observations On Me Weather

Washington. June 2s.-Ferecast for Soutsern New England: Show. CTS tonight and probably Saturday morning: not much change in tenn peratufs; moderate southsrly winds shifting to northwest Saturday aft ernoon.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Showers this afternoon and tonight; slightly cooler tonight: Saturday generally fair; fresh to strong southerly winds shifting to north west.
 Conditions: Considerable activity has attended the development of the western trough of low pressure dur. ing the past 24 hours and it appears this morning as we'll defined dis turbance overspreading the Lake region. Ohio valley and middle At- lantic states. Showers and thun- der storms prevail in western New York.
 Areas of high pressure overlis tho east Gulf and south Atlantic statea Temperatures continue without much change.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity showers and possibly thunder storms late this afternoon and to. night.