The Washington times., 1929-07-12
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SCREENINGS
BIZ JIM RING

pose OF OUTDOOR reSOELss WHICH
began SO auspiciously in yester-
DAYS Times, is marking time
for the weekend, while the ifl-
vestigating committee recuper-
ates from its rides on che
Whip, Coaster Dips, 'etco at
Glen Echo.
We next accept the challenge
Of the suave and self-confident
Maurice Kafka to continue our
probe at the Jardin Lido. Laugh
while you may, varlet, but re-
member that he who laughs
last gathers no rnossl You are
a marked mani
Cheer up, children, there Is
hope for you all In the talkiesI
Lee De Forrest, inventor of the
Phonofilm and student Of movies,
crashes the column today with
these emphatic remarks:
"Screen voice is the bunk.
IL YOU cannot project your
voice over q microphone in talk
ing pictures, you probably cam
not make yourself understood
over the telephone, either"
On to Hollywood
"AHbi," the crack talker seen
here not long ago, passed q
swell notion to Grover Whalen,
New York's forward-looking
police commissioner.
You who saw "AIibi" will re-
member that one OF the princi-
pal characters was an under
cover detective who lived among
pangsters to ferret out their
plots. But "Billy Morgan, the
boy broker" at last was dis
covered to be a cop and shot to
death.
"My men are smarter than
that" said Whalen to himself,
and forthwith organized the
first detail of Manhattan's "se-
cret police" Here's hoping they
have better luck than "Billy
Morgan, the boy broker"
As soon as we're through with
the resort expose, this depart
ment will offer to Mr.. Whalen
the valuable services Of our fav-
orite character, Blake, of Scot
land Yard, the man with the
gimlet eyes.
Bugs Baer, from Hollywood,
gives our 18-day diet a boost
with what Mark Hellinger says
is the best. smartie Of the week:
"Lon Clancy went on the diet
and lost seven faces"
The weary "Whoopee' COM
pany is getting a three weeks
vacation after crossing more
than $1,000, 900 for Mr.. Ziegfeld
in a 36-week run. Even the
ponies are languid, it's said.
/ And Miss Patricola, Tom s
smart sister whom we used to
hear at Keith's, is opening a
combination gas station-tearoom-
roof garden on Long Island. Is
that the height of versatility
and what name do they give a
combination like that?
Today, at 4:25, Sam Rubin,
Loew's famous old trader and
guide, leads a caravan to Union
Station to welcome Dolores Del
Rio. Next stop, Wardman Park
Hotel. Later, tomorrow, the
Columbia Theater, for a week of
personal appearances with her
film "Evangeline."
Reports from other cities say
the fans go wild over Miss Del
Rios queenly poise and natural
dignity, which are comely COM
pliments of her beauty.
Persons desiring to contract
business with this department
tomorrow had better do so be-
fore noon, because Ye Ed is
taking his life in his hands
again In the cause or beauty.
He has engaged to assist in the
judging of pulchritude con-
test of the District department
of the American Legion at
Marshall Hall, and will take
the first boat home before the
results of the ballots are an
nounced.
"He who judges and runs
away,
Lives to Judge another day."
To the Ladies': If you think
you look like Dolores Del Rio,
send your photos to her at the
Columbia. She's to pick out
the Washington girl whom she
thinks resembles her most strik-
ingly. The prize is, box party
and an autographed photo of the
star. Get busy!