The Washington times., 1929-02-01
'GLEANINGS
AND
SCREENINGS
BY ANDREW R. KELLEY

Joe Cook in Rain or Shine
will be the Inauguration week
attraction at Polls. This musi-
cal comedy gets the booking
plum of the Washington sea-
son, which up to yesterday had
been assigned to the Shubert's
Greenwich Village Follies.
Mr.. Cook is both unique and
extraordinary in the entertain
ment world in that nobody can
quite take his place, He does
everything from walking
tightrope to Juggling and inn
itating Four Hawaiians. When
bitten by influenza in Boston
recently there was nothing to
do but close the ticket windows
until he was able to return.
"Rsin or Shine" enjoyed a full
season on Broadway and 81 of
these weeks were complete SELL
outs. 1t is credited by the
New York critics with being a
hilarious adventure and one
that ought to find high favor
with the hordes coming to see
Mr.. Hoover duly installed in
his new job.
Those who can't get up to
the Capitol on March 4 will be
able to hear the ceremonies
later in their favorite theater.
Arrangements were completed
yesterday for the first sound
pictures of a National inaugu-
ration.
Dorothy Burgess, who set
tongues wagging by a startling
film debut as the Tenia of
"In Old Arizona" current at
the Fox, was yesterday signed
to long term contract by the
Fox studio.
Earl Carroll's "Fioretta" goes
into New York next Tuesday
night. Earl is on the payroll
for $4,000 a week as general
manager of the production,
which was "angeled" by q
wealthy woman.
Mrs. Sol Bloom, wife of Broad
ways Congressman, is the COM
poser of new waltzes sent over
the radio last night by Sidney's
Mayflower Orchestra.
"The Desert Song" now at
Polls, has been completed as
film talker and singer by War
ner Brothers, with John Boles
and Carlotta King in the fea-
tured roles.
Sidney Lust will add a new
theater at Laurel to his chain
of neighborhood houses. 1t re-
places the flicker palace recently
burned down and will seat 1000.
Ring Lardner is getting 81, 900
a week to furnish four syndi-
Gated columns. Only o. o. Nc
Intyre beats that.
Alice White signed to star
with First National with the
specific contractural clause she
was brunette. When she de-
ciGed to become what gentle
men prefer. the lawyers had to
be called in to make the change
legal.
The Hippodrome in New
York, the worlds largest thea
ter, has been sold by Keith's to
real estate interests. Keith's
will close the house and is re-
ported in over $2,00O,000 on the.
deal.
The Motion Picture Operators
of Washington are planning a
ball at the Auditorium, the
night after the big Inaugural
whoopee for sweet charity.
Fannie Brice's first starring
picture, "My Man." comes to
the Metropolitan, beginning
February 9.
The theater folks interested
in the Inaugural plans will meet
at room 302, Second National
Bank Building, Monday after
noon.
Paramount is after Hal Skelly
to play "Skid" in "Burlesque."
Edward Sutherland will direct.
Jim Barton, already signed for
the role, will be used in an
other picture if Skelly Gomez
to terms.
Ziegfed is burning up over
: the announcement Of the Fox
Movietone Follies. He says he
will spend $3,00O,000 t =, turn cut
the greatest film "Follies"
ever conceived by studio SPEND
thrifts.
Moving pictur estars say the
real reason they are mad with
the age folks coming to Holly
wood is, because Il Broadway
invasion is beating down the
wage scale. Idle actors are
easv t. sign.
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