The Washington times., 1929-10-17
GLEAN1NGs & SCREENINGS
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

Gloria Swanson, step to the
head of the class.
l watched your new picture,
"The Trespasser" unreel in the
early hours of this morning at
Loew's Columbia Theater and
here and now / unreservedly
predict it is the greatest feature
you've ever made.
When the profits roll in on
"The Trespasser" toss a million
at least to Director Edmund
Goulding, who gave you a tight
little emotional story with a
heroine of magnificent character,
and then cast and directed it
with supreme artistry.
Before it is too late l want
to second the motion of Play
wright Eugene Walter that
Gloria Swanson ranks with the
greatest of living actresses.
Her first talker is gem. The
microphones add immeasurably
to the Swanson appeal and she
has glorious singing voice.
Add tons of nice clothes and a
darling baby boy who acts with
all the innocent charm of child
hood-the result is a 100 per
cent picture.
"The Trespasser" comes to
Loew's Columbia on Saturday
and if it is your luck to have to
wait in line don't get peevish.
When you get inside l am GER
tain you will agree the latest
Swanson feature was worth
waiting for. 1t will be formally
reviewed on these pages next
Monday.
William Fox spent $127,0000
last Friday to tell the people
in cities where he has theaters
about the jubilee.
All the main moguls of the
New York Theater Guild will
arrive in town today. Specific
ally Theresa Helburn, Phillip
Moller, Lee Simonson, Reuben
Mamoulian and Lawrence Lang
ner, of the directorate. They are
coming to watch the dress re-
hearsal of "R. U. r." the Guild
production which will be offered
next week at the National Thea
ter and will stay over to see a
performance of "Volpone," the
current attraction.
General Manager John J. Pay
cite, of the Stanley-Warner
Theaters, is planning to let the
National Press Club have first
peek at George Arliss in "Dis-
raeli." This picture shows every
indication of being the 1929
Warner Brothers champion and
is the 81 feature which has first
call with the broadway specula-
tors. 1t will be shown at the
Metropolitan Theater within a
few weeks.
You can't discourage Stephen
Dillingham; Cochran, of the Ma
tional Theater, by any talk of
the stage being in the doldrums.
No indeed. Last week he did
little scouting around among the
players passing through and the
result is an option on the serv-
ices of leading woman for
1880. Her name will be duly
announced on Saturday.
A lot of the girls tried to
give Charlie Farrell the rush
while he was D. Cling but SO
far as is known Miss Irene
Weber, of the Fox executive of
fices. is the only one who nabbed
the stars name on a photograph.
Gold Diggers of Broadway"
pulls out from the Metropolitan
tomorrow night with a record
for four weeks worth framing.
More than $4,000. great bust
ness for house of moderate
CdpoSlCy'
Out on the West Coast the
24-sheet posters read this way:
"The girl who stole John Gil
belt's heart, Ina Claire, in The
Awful TRUTH"
Nellie Revell is in Washing
ton to publicize Ann Nichols
new show, "She Walked Home"
All Broadway-and much of the
U. s. A.-watched Miss Revell's
marvellous fight back to health
after spinal aff!iction had her
bed-ridden for years. She
wrote a CHEEKY book about her
long convalescence, besides be-
ing a regular contributor to
Variety while she was wearing
what she called concrete over
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