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The Washington times., 1929-07-22

The last Of the famous min
strels Is the father Of the thought
that while the old.time minstrel
man is gone minstreisy still lives.
He IL Eddie Leonard. he Of the
sliding.trombone voice and the
nimble soft-shoe dance, of the
satin dress suit and the Ida
Sweet as Apple Cider"
Leonard, who IL the star OF
MELODY Lane Universal all.
dialogue and music picture by Joe
Swerling, believes that ninstrelsy
brought up to date in the Jolsons
and the Cantors and the jazz
song shouters of today.
IL minstrelsy still lives, then
why not the minstrel man Of old?
"It isn't practical these days"
says Eddie, ''to produce an old
time minstrel show. You could II
you could get John Mccormack,
AL Jolson, Eddie Cantor and q few
others In the same company. But,
It would cost to much.
"The old time minstrel show was
composed OF the very best Of the
day-the headliners. It was prac-
teal because in those days 1t
didn't cost 30 much to assemble
an all-star troupe as It does now.
The true minstrel isn't content
these days to sit In a semi-circle
and get small salary, no matter
how much he loves his work. He
has stepped out"
Leonard introduced the 'wah.
wah' into singing. You know,
the '.Ida'' song and how he holds
on to the ida" part Of It, rum
ming up and down the scale. That's
what they call the ''wah-wah. "
Eddie learned the "wah-wah" at
his mothers knee.
when / started with Primrose
and DocIstader / was wah-wah-
ing" says Leonard. Primrose
God rest his soul--told me to for
get it. DocEstader said 1t would
be better to try It out on the audi.
ence and let them decide. I did
and Primrose said, If they like it
--and they seem. to--it's good
enough for me. !"
Leonard believes the minstrel
show began to pass with the intro
duction Of musical comedy-the
girly.gfrly show. Talent began
to desert the minstrel haH-circle to
cavort with the ladies' In the pink
silk tights. Chauncey Olcott,
Banks Winter, Willis SweatnaTn.
George Thatcher and Carroll John
son, who had been content to SIT
in the back row at SO q week,
cast aside the clack bones to en-
circle the big blonde with the
spear.
In Melody Lane" Leonard In
troduces three new songs, Beau
tlful," Sugar Cane Round My
Door, and "The Boyle Man Am
Here" But he also sings two old
songs Of HIS, ''Roly Boly Eyes"
and ''Ida's with which his fame
In indelibly associated.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
CROOK THEM E
IN FILM AT
FOX

A short but decidedly interest
ing story OF love. deception and
q theft OF jewels Is Pleasure
Crazed," an adaptation Of Hoffe's
The Scent Of Sweet Almonds"
which IL now playing at the Fox,
and which Affords an excellent
vehicle for Miss Dorothy Burgess,
the newest star IN the Fox cinema
heavens.
Al trio. two men and q girl,
have planned q jewel robbery in
an ingenious manner. The leader
rents q pretentious estate and sub
lets II to his weaithiest applicant,
q young writer with q tendency
toward eneralds for his lovely
wife. The woman is planted" in
the house as housekeeper, with
instructions to call when the
jewels are left unguarded. This
very clever band Of thieves fails
TO reckon on the susceptibility Of
the woman, and she loses her
heart to the young writer, whose
wife has continued q series Of
affairs even into her own home.
The story affords the star ample
opportunity to display that dra-
matte ability which she evidenced
in ''Old Arizona. = but equal credit
must be given to Miss Marguerite
Churchill CAST seen here with Paul
NUM- in "The Valiant" and to
Mr.. Kenneth McKenna, late Of
the Theater Guild, who offer nn.
ished performances and whose
voices are natural and effective.
The picture contains some splen'
did scenes OF an exciting polo
game and further excitement in
an automobile chase and turn
over.
The stage offers. with John
Irving Fisher presiding, q color
full revue with much dancing, 9
comic song or two and good tap
work by the Foxettes, who share
the spots with Morosco Broth.
ers, Chick Kennedy Born and
Lawrence and Jessy Martin. The
Fox Jazzmanians. in an attractive
setting, oblige with the necessary
musical accompaniment to the fun.
An exceptionally interesting
',MovitonewB" puts us In touch
with the current events, ana E
reel OF the Fox-Post movie test
brings forth some amusing com
Yuenfs.--K Y.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
CHANEY FL M.
THUNDER, !"
A WOW

Entertainment. ranking with the
best afforded at local picture
houses this many q day. is the
order at Loew's Palace for the cur.
rent week. Lon Chaney's por.
trayal In Thunder" is superb and
Herbert Rawlinson's newest pres
entation is excellent. Seldom Is
q theater bill so all around satis-
tying.
tThunder" is, one might say, an
epic OF the steam engine. Chaney,
again without resort to weird
makeup, is an engineer, q rail-
roader, who loves his engine as his
child. finding always marvel and
joy in the wonder Of the intricate
machinery. Chaney's portrayal OF
the father compares favorably with
his greatest SUCCESS, "The Hunch.
back of Notre Dame," though it
is entirely different. He shows
a depth of feeling and a keenness
OF Interpretation such as few ac-
tors are capable Of displaying.
Thunder" Is romantic tale OF
railroading. Chaney's passionate
love of "the road" makes him in
tolerant of sons who do not follow
in his footsteps, 50 when one lad
Is killed in the yards. the other,
firing for his dad, throws bitter
accusations at him. the quarrel re-
sulting in a disastrous werck. His
plotting days are over. then, ex-
cept for the Mississippi flood
emergency in 1929, which COM
nandeered all men for service. that
trains might be kept moving. The
father and son are assigned to
relief train which they take
through at great hazards. Their
brave efforts save many lives,
among them that OF the engl'
sneer's little grandson.
"Thunder" attains one exciting
and thrilling climax after an.
other, Interviewing a Vitally
human story of an average home
life. William Nigh, director, has
provided q spectacular PERFORM
ancS remarkably photographed
and perfectly unfolded.
Phyllis Haver and James NUT.
raw and an excellent supporting
cast are notable. -
Mr.. Rawnnson goes over Sne
tom In a Jack Partington pro.
auction, featuring Johnny Burke,
Doris Roche, the Bernie Brothers,
and Dan Rowan, not to mention
the Tiffany singers and the
Palace syncopators. The male
chorus sing some rousing war
tunes and spring some hot stuff
reminiscent Of the days Of 1913,
closing with patriotic finale.
Harry Borjes' orchestra seems
to outdo itself with an appro-
priately delightful musical score.
A resume of interesting news
events completes program
recommended unqualifiedly. not
to be overlooked IN the array OF
amusements for the WOak.~-A X.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
M. Bones, Where Am
De MinstreLs?

The minstrel man-Primrose Dockseader, Mcintyre and
Healthwho paraded in gaudy duser coat silk hat and with
swinging cane from the depot the theatr with band and
banners is gone buike old John Brownhis soul goes
nul
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
sOn With the Show" Is
First Color Musical

An event In local theatrical cir
cles il the coming on "on With
the show" the first 90 per cent
natural color. talking, singing.
dancing picture. Warner Bros.
production. in technicolor now at
the Metropolitan Theater. This
glamorous story--a story about
play and the players IN it--is the
amazing first product Of a COM
paratively unknown New York adj
vertising man. Humphrey Pear.
son.
II was adapted for the screen
by Robert Lord. The cast In.
ciudes Betty compson, Arthur
Lake. sally o'NeiI. Joe q. Brown,
Louise Fazenda, Ethel Waters,
William Bakeweii, Fairbanks
Twins, Sam Hardy, Lee Moran.
Wheeler Oalman, Harmony EN-
perors Quartet, Josephine Hous-
ton. ana a ravishingly beautiful
chorus Of 100. Words and music
Gre by Harry Alxst and Grant
Clarke, dance and stage presenta'
tions by Larry Ceballos.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
YES, THE SHOW
MUST GO
ONl

"On with the show" begins its
third week at the Metropolitan
with public interest undated, to
nroye that Warner Brothers firsI
natural-color, all-talking, singing
and dancing vehicle is finding q
warm spot In the hearts OF Wash.
ingtonians.
While the picture itself is color
full. it is no less true that q
wealth Of talent affords the
theatergoer an unusual insight
into the acting ability Of q num-
Der of stars when they are thrown
together at the same time. The
conical Louise Fazenda, who has
a yelling and Laughing role for.
which she il Justly famous, Y an
outstanding example Of selfsex-
preston given to enhance the
value Of q product Of many
artists.
The show must go on despite
all manner of tragedy; the laugh
ing and comedy must be supplied
by somebody, and Joe p. Brown
helps Miss Fazenda turn drama
into comedy at many critical mo-
menLS. "A pTOuuGcE AAAy h1NS aAl1 80
hands fun to make q show click
on Broadway, but with the Fas
zenda laugh and the Brown antics
q big part Of the load is lifted
from his shoulders.
Betty Compson, a. the phantom
lover Of q juvenile leading man,
played by Arthur Lake, supplies
the bit OF romance necessary to
keep the show full Of life. An
other pair, Sally O'Neill and Will
liam Blackwell, finds love an i'm
centive to hard work and help
Producer Sam Hardy dodge the
man to whom he 10 in debt for
the scenery.
Others in the cast include the
F'airbank twins. Josephine Hous.
ton, Ethel Waters and Henry
Fisk, as specialists; Lee Morgan,
Henry Gribbon, Wheeler Oakman,
Purnell Pratt, Thomas jefferson.
Tom O'Brien and Otto Hoffman.
Baby Rose Marie Ii held over
in three vitaphone song numbers,
which the little artist does with
unusual charm, while q recently
released news reel offers the
latest events in pictures.--C. W.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
IGLEANINGS
SCREENINGS
By JIM RING

Students Of mob psychology
have an interesting experiment
staged for their benefit this
week at the Fox, where . taIkie
tagged pleasure Crazed" il
furnishing welcome relief from
the usual run Of stage and court
room themes.
All goes well in this picture,
the acting being Of very high
order, until little Marguerite
Churchill pushes q big, bad. bold
burglar over q rnodernistic balus-
trade for q comic fall.
Laughter is inevitable. Then
tension is broken. The ensuing
automobile chase seems funny,
too. The flow Of comedy is
broken by thrilling automo-
bile crash. Then the fun begins
once more and continues to the
close Of the picture.
Just that one serio-coTnic
touch-the fall from the steps
started it all. We shall not say
that it ruins the picture, but it
does result in an interesting
phenomenon in the psychology
Of laughter.
Miss Kay Yarborough-the
X. Y. Of our movie reviewing
staff--writes that, after review
ing "Evangeline" on its open
ing, she was bade to an audience
with Dolores Del Rio in the
stars dressing room backstage
at the Columbia.
"When told her that she
didn't move me; that / loved the
story (of Evangeline), but that
her Interpretation of the role
got on my nerves and made me
feel that she was smothered and
badly miscast," writes Kay, "she
dropped her 'I-am-a-star-of-t the
highest heavens of-the-cinena'
air and was just a nice, COM
companionable sort of q girl that
everybody would love, and gave
me her own ideas on the sub
ject of Evangeline (and any
other woman who would waste
the best years Of her life trail
ing one manly and we had q
nice time, and discussed her new
projects, and when / left she
gave me one of those gorgeous
photographs and written in
vitation to allow her to show me
through the United Artists
studio when | get to Hollywood,
which CAN'T be long NOWp
And if what Dolores says is
treason, Mr.. Producer Carewe,
20 ahead and make the most
of it.
PhotopIay Magazine reports
one on Ralph Forbes, playing
in "The Green Goddess" with
George Arliss. H. B. Warner,
also in the cast, has q reputa-
tion as a bontanist.
Forbes made fun on location
near Chatsworth, Calf, by
bringing sprigs Of flowers and
plants from the country there
abouts to Warner, requesting
that he identify the species.
One morning he brought War
ner a single green leaf.
whats this ?" said Forbes.
''That," replied the obliging
Mr.. Warner, ''is poison ivy"
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
SOFT REPLIES
FOR TOUGH
QUERIES
nv DOROTHY HERzOG

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Copyright. 1898. Premier syndicatel
HOLLYWOOD, July 22.-It is
an old bewiIdering custom for
HolIywoodian visiting in New
York, or elsewhere. to be ed
By cage friends and acquaint-
ances:
''Tell us all the dirt
whereupon said IIoIlywoodian
succur.ba t. vagueness and con.
fusion and offers no enlighten-
ment.
Hence. this bureau has compiled
q "visitlnk questionnaire and
answer" sheet. Suggestions from
all readers (the three OF them) win
be nightly appreciated.
o.--Is Billie Doves real name
Billie Dover
A.-Nope. 'Tis Lillian Bohney.
Q.--Is Corinne Griffith and Wal
ter Morosco happily married?
Aim. No chiseling in that
family.
o.-Is Charles Buddy" Rogers
A.-No. His last crush was
June Collyer.
Q.-WhO ID Maurice Cleary,
the man May McAv0y married?
A.-E1e's the nephew OF Do.
heny, the oil magnate. At one
time he was an executive with
United Artists. His last picture
connection was Gloria Swanson.
He managed Gloria at the time
she refused q $4,000 per week
contract with Famous Players.
Mr.. Cleary has tried to pilot May
to the altar for three years or
90. but May lodged the nlatri-
moniaI racket until the big June
day event.
o.-FIow are Mr.. and Mrs.
Doug Fairbanks, Jr., getting along
with Mr.. and Mrs. Doug, ST.?
A.--As far as Doug. sr., IN CON
Ne @NAAAA
at the beginning thar the young
ster was old enough to know
what he wanted and II he wanted
to marry Joan Crawford they
both had his blessing.
Q.-Is Richard Barthelmess
and his wife happily married2
A.-You bet. She's q regular
ana terribly wen liked. Ditto,
Dick.
Q.-Who's Richard Dix going
with these days?
A.--As usual, no one knows.
Richard Ia q quiet worker, i
youth excuse the quiet.
Q.-What does the Hollywood
bunch think Of the broadway
ditto?
A.-sufficiently wen for draw.
ing.room conversation ~.
Q.-Is Clara Bow really en-.
gagged to Harry Richman?
A.-Two local news syndicate
bureaus Of international stand.
ing are said to have demanded
a written statement from them
that they were engaged before
they printed the yarn. The news
syndicate bosses also thought Il
. q gag at first.
Q.-Who's the highest-paid di.
rector in the game?
Al don't know, but / do
know William Setter received
around $4,000 . week.
Q.-What about Marion Nixon's
fiance, Edward Hillman. Of Chi
cago?
A.--Marion met Eddie last
Christmas and it was spontaneous
heart combustion. Mr.. Hillman
is q very wealthy youth and
Ikeable in the bargain. This
will be her second domestic ven.
ture, the first being Joe Benja.
min, at one time lightweight
contender. Marion's sister ac.
companies her to Chicago for the
wedding. She leaves soon as she
completes Young Nowheres" in
q week or 80, with Richard Bar
thelmess.
Q.-Does every one have his
own car in Hollywood?
A.-Rather. Distances are ire
mendous, here, and taxicabs al.
most prohibitive. It's eight miles
from Hollywood to Los Angeles;
80 miles to Malibou: Is to Santa
Monica; eight to the NJ. G. NJ. lot;
six to First National; six to Uni.
versal. Fox, Famous, United
Artists and Tiffany Stahl are in
Hollywood proper but q mile or
so apart. Buses run on long wait
schedules. Street cars not quite
SO long.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
Yeterans 81 Cast

A haIf-dozen veterans Of the
screen appear as Marine officers
il the court.martial scenes Of
''Ths Leatherneck" william Bcyd's
new starring vehicle. now play.
ing at the Earle Theater. These
include Mitchell Lewis. Lee shum-
way, Philo Mccullough. Lloyd
whitlock, Joseph Girard and Jack
Richardson. Diane Ellis is lead.
ing woman. Alan Hale, Robert
Armstrong and Fred Kohler are
featured.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
Glen Echo Park

The delightful weather expert
enced by Washington over the
weekend accelerated the visiting
list to Glen Echo Park where oil
amusements were full steam
ahead" The Airplane Swing,
Derby Racer, Dip. Carrousel, Old
Mill, Midway and dozens of other
fun makers were well patronized
by the happy crowds, and in the
ballroom, with the exception Of
Sunday night, McWillialns and
his orchestra catered to q large
crowd of dancers.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
Angie Likes Lon

while screening Thunder" fea-
turing Lon CLANCY and now play.
ing at Loew's Palace. Clancy had
his meals, his coffee. and. in fact,
his whole life regulated on sched-
ule. Orangello ]. Ratio, better
known as 90. j., who makes up
the schedules at Loew's Palace,
remarked that there was q man.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
It's J Small World!

Quite Z funny thing recently
occurred ct Glen Echo Park,
when the representative of the
Tiller School of Dancing visited
the resort and found one Of the
schools star pupils, who had Just
finished an engagement with
Maurice Kafla's Jardin Lido atop
the Arlington, engaged as the
star OF the ticket sellers.
Asked by the representative
why she (the ''sheY being Myrtle
Edwards, had forsaken the ballet
for the more prosaic ticket sci.
ler's job, the diminutive Miss Ed
wards replied that she ''liked the
open air Of the park rather than
the roof air."
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
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The Washington times., 1929-07-22
Fightins Bob

cbsrt Arnstront satdfe player
support of Wnlip d Boyd in the
ssw Paths drama Of the United
Asalss Marinas. The Leather.
aeck now { the Earle Theater.
Msn' hia first acting hOnors IN q
aze fighting story, 'Is zat so?r
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
Summer Fun

The. entire cast Of 9The Leath.
erneck," William Boyd's latest
starring vehicle, spent several
days on location Somewhere In
the Mojave Desere. - In. addi-
tion to the principals, which in-
clude Robert Armstrong. Alan
Hale and Fred Kohler. a troupe
Of SO Chinese and more than a
score of technicians were EN-.
ployed. "The Leatherneck" will
be on view at the Earle Theater
this week. Diane Ellis plays op.
posite the star.
The Washington times., 1929-07-22
ADvERTlsEMEaT
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FALSE TEETH

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you talk. eat laugh or sneezeT Don :
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sprinkle on your plates, holds teeth
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comfort. No gummy, gooey. pasty taste
or feeling. Get Fasteeth today az
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

goblin who appeared before our ances- tor and presented her with these pearls has once again exerted his weird power the pearls are sickly yellowv Even the most skeptical of the group fell un- der the spell of the mysterious jewels and were convinced at last that the many strange stories they had heard about the pearls must have been founded upon true circumstances
 There was . general movement to- wards the jewel casket indicating that one thought was paramount in the minds of the relatives of the late Baron. "The pearls turned yellow when our loved one died-they are un. canny. It will be easier to forget the sinister significance of this discovery If we get them out of sight"
 As the lid was hastily closed on the tiny box the tension of the atmosphere lessened-but only for . moment. To the dismay of the little gathering the Baroness Maregarethe Luckner is said to have stepped boldly forward and held out her hand for the strange treasure.
 She declared that che was well aware of the details of the miraculous circum- stances by which the pearls were be- lieved to have come into the family, and of the striking instances when the mysterious power of the jewels was al- legged to have exerted evil influence over their owners. But it was her be- lief that, despite contrary tales, the pearls had been given to the family a . token of good luck and would fore tell good fortune as well as evil. She
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

jewels possess . strange power we can imagine all sorts of things happening because of the gem.
 But the von Maltzans cite many remarkable instances in an endeavor to prove the truth of legends about their miraculous pearls. Among the many tales recorded in the family an. nals was one told by the late Ambas. dor to the United States.
 One day when he was . boy his uncle, who then owned the pearls, sent him a message warning him not to. ke motorcycle riding as he had intended. Although puzzled he gave up his plans to please the uncle. The next day hs was surprised to see the man in mourn. ing. Upon questioning him, Barren von Maltzan was given this startling information:
 When communicated with you yes terday, l had just taken the pearls out of the safe and found that ono had turned black. feared that you would be killed, but last night I received telegram announcing the death of your cousin at Bordeaux"
 Meanwhile, the von Maltxans have announced their intention to return their strange treasure to the Nilitsch Castle, and lock them thers per. manently.
 With the reputation of her royal sausages firmly established, the Baroness is at last willing to comply with the wishes of her family. Ana unless some daring member of a futurs generation seeks to prove that the romance of the sausage -makins Baroness was due to the good luck brought by the pearls ard rot to her blue ribbon pigs, the gems will remain locked in the secluded vault in the ancestral home where the soblin is thought to have brought them.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

room was rapidly turned into factory space by the prosperous Baroness.
 Outside the castle, equally revolu- tionary changes were taking place. With startling energy the mistress, who, . few months before, had been prone to ride leisurely through the for ests of her estate, now appeared daily
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

with the old family cook, was startled to be met by the Baroness herself. She was dressed in . plain cotton house frock, and against the starched sur face of the fabric lay the exquisite. Won Maltzap pearls. Never before had they appeared in such a setting. and never before had the tradesman seen