The Washington times., 1929-08-03
SCREENINGS
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GLEANINGS
By JIM RING
RINGS FAREWELL ADDRESS
(1929)
My fellow Americans:

KIM > FAREW ELL ADDhEOO
(1929)
My fellow Americans:
On Monday next, at a cere-
nony to which you all are in
vited, this writer will turn over
the keys of the dramatic depart
ment of The Times to Andrew
r. Kelley, in whose vocational
absence we have held the fort
for the past month.
It is with a distinct twinge,
or pang, that we relinquish the
pleasant, but arduous duties OF
this department. However, 1t
must be confessed, our sorrow is
tempered with joy; for, stretch
ing ahead of us for IA days, we
view that Golden Land which
Is our own vacation.
AS we pause upon the brink
of an extended period Of loafing,
it is we'll that we should look
back upon the accomplishments
of the past month. We do so
with a certain amount of par
donable pride.
Our purpose in taking over
Mr.. Kelley's duties for the
month was to wreck the dra-
matte department beyond possi-
BILE repair. A casual glance
about the office, or at the re-
suits of our fiendish machina-
tions upon this page, will attest
to our success in this regard.
The month opened with the
coming to town of Miss Dolores
Del Rio. We let ourselves be
talked into trying to find
double for her. The entrant
most nearly resembling the star
was Miss Bernice Hopkins, so
she won the prize.
Then we set out to investi-
gate the outdoor resorts and to
infuriate these steady advertis-
ers. The sum total of our eff
forts has been an edict of perma-
nent debarment from Glen Echo
and Jardin Lido by the proprie-
tors thereof.
Then along came Irwin
Ernest Tart, aged eight. Mr..
Tart attached himself to this
department as a sort of wan
dering correspondent of the
neighborhood houses, and no ar
guments, entreaties or prayers
have availed to prevent him from
coming around to sit and chat
for two or three hours. We
have wished him onto Mr..
Kelley.
Betty Dumbris, Washington's
blonde contribution to Mr.. Zieg-
feds "Whoopee company, paid
a visit to this office and failed
to escape before a picture was
taken.
Gino SINH, the we'll known
playwright, producer of amateur
theatricals and owner of an
Essex christened Spirits of
Ammonia" induced Ye Ed to
give a talk to his Holy Name
Society of the Holy Rosary
parish.
Victor McLaglen blew into
town for couple of days. 1t
took all of the resourcefulness
of Manager Winchester and Pub
licist Meakin, of the Fox, to
get him to make a personal
appearance at the theater.
Kate Smith was feted in big
way at Jardin Lido, and M.
Kafka raised the bars just for
once to let Ye Ed attend.
1t might be added that nu-
merous discussions on the state
of the drama have been had by
this department, during the past
month, with Harry Shreve,
Johnny Shreve, Johnny Cheva-
lier, Mary Harris, Corbin SHIELD,
Jim Preston, John Schellhaas,
John Irving Fisher, Herbert
Rawlinson, Bill Ewing, Sam
Rubin, Ernie Johnston, Joe Gu
cumber and Blake, of Scotland
Yard (the man with the gimlet
eyes).
Another prominent conferee
has been Henry Kaufman,
formerly of The Times advertis-
ing department, who has started
in the advertising agency busi-
ness for himself and has this
departments best wishes.
So, you see, the month has
not been entirely empty, but on
the contrary has been so filled
with responsibility and cease
less toll that we have had but
little time to teach new tricks
to our brilliant and good-looking
Young son, Jack. The next
two weeks promise to be tough
on the poor baby.
And if this be treason, Mr..
Kelley, make the most of it.