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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
Flashes From the Screen
BY c. e. Nelson.

sions for all it's talking pictures
Already it is beginning to look as
If the industry ultimately pro-
poses to eliminate the silent pic
ture, the only cause of delay being
the fact that all theaterS are not
yet wired for sound. In the pub
licity there seems to be a diStinc-
ton being made between the
terms make" and market" silent
films.
Under the lead of Anne Nor
gan, an organization has been
formed by prominent New York
erS and a drive started for funds
to provide the city's first nom
commercial picture house to be
opened in the FAN.
Film Daily says "it is under
stood" that Metro = Goldwyn :
Mayer will make so talkies for
1929-30, about 80 of them to be
available as silent pictures, but all
Of the star features will have
silent versions. United Artists
says its present schedule will pro-
vide for both the wired and the
uI1WlISu IESdIeI, OUT uses Cne
term product will be available
for both kinds of theater." Mary
Pickford's picture, "Coquette," will
not have a silent version.
Charlie Chaplin has threatened
to withdraw from United Artists
If its deal to merge with Warmers
is carried out.
Joseph M. Schenck has reversed
his former position and now says
takers can be made at less cost
than silent pictures. He thinks
that silent pictures in future will
be made primarily to hold the for
eign market.
UniverSaPS plans provide for 80
all-talkers. for which silent YER
SionS are planned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
In a Class by Itself.

THERE'S q real jail In The Girl in
the Glass Cage" new First Ma
tional Vitaphone production, but 1t hap
pens to be portable jail, which puts ii
quite in class by itself. Originally 1t
graced stone "hoosegow" that be-
longed to the city of Los Angeles.
Now it is the property Of the studio
and. while its appearance in THE Girl
in the Glass Cage" marks its bow In
the films, 1t viii probably appear in
other productions. The segment used
in the picture consists of three cells.
Just few years ago most movie jafls
were made of wood. The coming of the
talking picture put an end to that, be-
cause Of the sonorous changing and
clashing Of metal that resounds in q
real jail corridor.
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Not a Suburban Annex.

Ia VILLA MAYE, the featured SOU
~ brette with Lou Reals mite Life in
Paris" at the Strand this week. has a
name that sounds like the caption of
high-grade suburban addition. But it Is
her own and was not assumed for stage
purposes.
The pretty authenticated actress is
Of French derivation, although she has
been in America for some years. She
came from Paris with the same COM
pany that starred Mistinguette. she of
the million-dollar legs, and has re-
manned here ever since
Mile. Maye, besides acting as a SOU
hrette lead. is an important figure in
the Rock of Ages" sequence that cli-
makes the first act.
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Only Partly Authentic.

A NEWSPAPER ONCE said to have
"a been as authentic in appearance
as any in American journalism was
built at Paraffount's Long Island
Studio for the all-talking film Gentle
men OF the Press There were the
green lampshades swung low over bat
tered typewriters; the circular copy
desk covered with paste pots and news
copy; the colorful litter and disorder;
one, even imagines, the smell Of ink
from the presses. Enough % make any
publicity man die of inconsistencies,
even as the leading character Of the
story wanted to get back to job
worth doing.
At first glance 1t was an authentic
newspaper office-perfect
But 1t was movie studio, too, and
The reporters all had powder puffS
and mirrors In their desk drawers, with
which they went over their faces be-
fore every camera shot.
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were being passed were reproduced In
a believing roar for the benefit of the
assembled technicianS.
The old order has changed in 50
many ways. The orchestra which used
to keep Colman and Banky that way
about each other in the days of silent
films now plays only up to the moment
when technician gives the whole set
up the once over and claps his hands
for the recording machinery to be
switched on, so that actors have TO
muddle through ga best as they can
without tire straps of Hearts and
Flowers" to rer1ir:d them that love will
find a wa.
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worked out to conform to the neces-
sarily limited facilities available aboard
ship. II the passenger companies them
selves like the plan we can probably ex-
pect new liners to be equipped with
stages and spotlights and dressing
rooms. And repertory companies can
very likely work their passage" during
Summer vacations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07

"My Madonna" is the title given to
the theme melody for Dolores Costello's
next production, Madonna of Avenue
A." The words are by Billy Rose and
the music Is the work Of Fred Fisher
and Louis Silvers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07

pretty girls; q desert scene and the Drill
and Pirates.
Thursday evening there will be the
usual wrestling match.
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considerable concern is being dis
played over one angle of the talkie
development, which was climaxed
BIZ the Fox Co. abandoning silent
production. 1t is said that the
move may be a lever in the reduc-
ttOn of salaries. Free-lance di-
rkctors, finding silent production
waning, are accepting talkie as
stgnments at substantially lower
Salaries.
THE New York State Board of
densors has passed the French
picture. Joan of Arc" The film
was barred in England.
marshall Neilan is becoming a
dialogue picture director for the
HAthe Co., using the Culver City,
Calf, studio.
Film Daily, the Movie Brad
street, as it is called, reports that
fer next season, early compila-
tons place the number of talking
PICTURES to be made at 348. Forty
dne units out Hollywood way are
busy making talking pictures.
kRichard BarthelmeSS is to have
Two leading women, Alice Day and
ALA Lee, for Drag" his new Vita
uhone picture, which is to have
Frank Lloyd for its director.
The Academy Of Motion Picture
krtS and Sciences Is to make It's
annual awards at its first annual
awards dinner to be held on OF
&bout May /.
RADIO Pictures has engaged Ann
&reenway. vaudeville headliner
&br featured roles in "Rio Rita
Ind "Hit the Deck" and Pearl
Eaton for the dance numbers In
S1e two proposed pictures.
Columbia Pictures will make sc
talking pictures, all of which will
Be available also in sient form
Rayart Pictures win make 2(
kalking pictures and is silent;
Universal will make silent YER
=
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der the auspices of The Washington
Evening Star. Notable figures in the
news appear before the microphone at
Washington to make these talks.
Columbia has also found dialogue or
dramatic presentations increasingly pop
ular, and has emphasized these in its
weekly repertoire.
Want More Symphonies.
II jazz music continues to have q
large following, symphonic music also
has its strong boosters. A fan vote
taken by the Pacific Coast chain Of the
National Broadcasting Co. revealed Pa
cific Coast radio fans overwhelmingly
DESTROYS Of more symphonies. Perhaps
complete symphonies are now being
broadcast regularly. They are highly
popular, according to Arthur 8. Garbett,
educational director for the chain.
Having abandoned the radio indus
tries banquet staged annually during
the radio worlds fair In New York, an
event which always marked the appear
arlce before the microphone of the
largest array Of stellar talent available
during any one program in the year, the
directors Of the exposition have decided
to appeal to radio listeners for sugges-
tons regarding what they would like
to hear in a gala program they are
planning for a national network broad
cast.
A prize Of 500 Is being offered to any
one suggesting the best idea" for a
one-hour program to be broadcast from
Madison Square Garden during the
week of the radio worlds fair, which
opens September %. ANY one can en-
ter the contest. An idea and not q
continuity or finished program is sought.
The entries close September IA.
(Copyright, 1929, by North American News
paper Alliance)
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D. C. EPWORTH LEAGUE
WILL HOLD INSTITUTE
Annual Conference Opens Saturday
Morning. at Arlington
Hall, Va.

The annual institute Of the Washing
ton District Epworth League will be
held at Arlington Hall. Va, Saturday,
beginning in the morning at 10 o'clock.
The affair is being planned under the
direction Of Miss Anne O. Smith, the
Washington district secretary.
The faculty for the institute will in
clude conference officers and many
prominent Epworth League workers
Among the faculty will be j. Nelson
Anderson, Miss Rebbie de Butts, Rev
A. II. Shumate, Miss Ruth Hall, Rev
j. M. Wilson. Miss Maude I. O'Flaherty
Rev. j. j. Reeves and Miss Ruth "
Anderson. Miss Mapha O'Flaherty will
be registrar for the institute.
The leagues that are to attend are
Branchville. Brentwood, Calvary. Cedar
Grove, Emory, Epworth, Francis AS
bury, Friendship. Hyattsville, Marvin,
Mount Oak. Mount Rainier, Mount
Vernon Senior, Mount Vernon Young
Peoples and st. Paul.
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475.9-WMAL-63O.

washington Radio Forum.)
800 Play-by-play account of the
Washington Cleveland base ball
game by Denman Thompson,
sports editor of The Star.
5:00-Show Folks.
5:30--Brunswick hour of music.
6:00-Correct time.
6:0l-Flashes from The Evening Star.
6:15-"Filling the Silo," by j. e.
Mctzger, University of Mary
land.
6:30-Popular piano syncopater.
6:45-"The Roosevelt Memorial Sta
dium," by Claude w. owen Of
the Washington Board OF Trade.
7:00-Sergei Kotlarsky. violinist and
Mathilde Harding. pianist.
7:30-Flying stories: Dramatization Of
mo Mans Air"
8:00-Old Gold-Paul Whiteman hour.
9:OO-Fada salon hour.
9:30-Story in song.
10:00-JesSe Crawford's Bag OF Tricks.
1890 to 11:00-"The Dream Boat"
melodies from "The Land Of
Nod"
Early Program Tomorrow.
O:0oa-"Radio Home Makers" Ida
Bailey Allen.
Interior Decorating - Radio
Home Makers
IL :0Oa--C Columbia MONDAY Club-Salon
orchestra and soloist.
II 30a-Julie WintZ and his orchestra.
IL 45a-Theronoid news.
300-Play-by-play description of the
Washington Cleveland base ball
game, by Denman Thompson,
sports editor Of The star.
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sketch of an old sea captain, the re-
mainder of WRC's program will be
musical in character. The outstanding
features will be the Eveready hour, pre-
sentlng a popular program by an Or
chestra and quartet: the Clicquot
ESkimoS in another dance program
THE Rendezvous at I'LL" in which
group of outstanding radio artists will
take part, and the Prophylactic offering,
presenting male trio and an orcheS-
ira in blues" speciality.
Aminson to Sing.
Willard Aminson, a popular radio
tenor. will assist David Mendoza and
his orchestra in presenting the weekly
Fada Salon hour tonight over WMAL
and other Columbia Broadcasting SyS-
tenn stations. Aminson will sing two
numbers which have not been an
nounced. and the orchestra has in
cluded in its program new compost
ton of its leader, entitled Dusk Lul-
laby"
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra also
will have guest soloist in its weekly
broadcast over WMAL and the Column
bia network. Bing Crosby, baritone, APP
pearing with the Cheer Leaders Quar-
tet. has been selected for this role. He
will sing three numbers for which he
has become well known over the air
GOOD Little, Bad Little You The
quartet will furnish a vocal refrain to
many of the orchestral numbers.
Jesse CraWford'S organ novelty, q
Joint recital by Sergei Kotlersky. violin
ist, and Mathilde Haring, pianist, and
another Flying Stories" episode are
among WMAL's other leading offerings.
Organ Novelty on WMAL.
AS an example of the many musical
instruments and effects possible to re-
produce on an organ. Crawford will
play the "Pizzicato Polka" from Delibes'
ballet, Sylvia" "Pizzicato" is the di-
rection given violinistS when the strings
of the instrument are to be plucked
with the fingers and not stroked with
the bow The story to be dramatized
in the Flying Stories" series will be the
mo Mans Air" of Capt. j. 1. Lawrence,
which concerns a rookie flyer during
war time.
DR.. Richard T. Wyche. author. lee
turer and story teller. will present the
weekly talk of the District Congress of
Parents and Teachers from VOL to-
night. The Smiths musicale and a
dinner concert are the stations musi-
cal features.
j. S. Meyers. who was given the
sobriquet during the World War of "the
Songbird of the A. E. F." will make his
debut tonight over WJSV. The. station
also has scheduled a number of other
musical attractions.
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JAzzLOSESFAvOR,
RADIO QUIZ. SHOWS
Symphonies. Classics and
0Id-Time Songs Gain
$50. ): $3.50 -,
in Popularity.
BY MARTIN CODEL.


WHdL 10 TaQIO llSLeIleIb WdIL9 -
Broadcasters are eternally faced with
this question, and upon the way they
answer it often depends the popularity
and success of their respective stations.
Surveys of listeners preferences and
predictions usually disclose contradic-
tory results
A large tube manufacturing company,
sponsor Of a weekly network hour, found
that returns from 5000 missionaries
distributed among as many fadio lis
tenerS throughout the country showed
the popularity of jazz music on the
plying listeners were reported to have
indicated their preference for old-time
songs and classical numbers.
On the other hand, stations WEAF
and WIZ, two of the most powerful and
popular broadcasting stations in the
country-in fact, the New York keys"
of the National Broadcasting Co.'s net
works-reveal that they are devoting
more time than ever to jazz and popular
entertainment programs. Forty-three
per cent OF their program time, which
averages slightly more than 16 hours a
day, is given over to jazz or dance music
and popular types of entertainment,
such as vocal and instrumental novel;
ties.
Dance Music Gains.
Dance music alone takes up 81 per
cent of all available time, compared to
about IS per cent six months ago.
Classical music, such as operas. concert
orchestras. organ recitals and vocal
solos, occupy 80 per cent of the time on
these stations. The remaining "a per
cent Is taken up with educational,
health, religious, dramatic and miScel-
laneous broadcast features.
Talks of all sorts take up only about
four and one-half hours weekly on these
stations, or about one-third the time
they do in Winter, This is a seasonal
condition with most stations. Yet one
Of the weekly chain features that is still
avoking a flood Of fan mail is the Satur-
day evening radio forum conducted on
the Columbia Broadcasting System I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20

night in the week,
" Roads Of the
Sky" series.
AS the radio eX-
pert for the West
ern Air Express,
Mr.. Hoover will ex-
plain the essential
uses of radio in
connect ion with
aviation. Although
only 26 years cid,
he has extensive
knowledge of radio
and aviation and
is the possesSor of
a Federal license
as a radio amateur.
Except for "Har-
Dor Lights" the
dramatic serial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20

WHEN you find an apartment
w that is equipped with a Cen
eral Electric Refrigerator-stop,
look and lease. For, good land.
lords, good apartments and good
refrigerators 60 together.
The landlord who equips an
apartment with General Elec-
trio Refrigerator is the kind of
landlord you want.
The fact that he has made the
necessary investment to install
General Electric Refrigerators
means that he is sincerely inter-
ested in the permanent comfort
of his tenants. And probably all
other appointments in the apart
ment will also be of the best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20
DEDICATION PROGRAM.
KCo, in Oakland, Calf, to Try Out
New Transmitter.

KGo, in oakland. Calf, will dedicate
Its new 40-kilowatt short-wave trans
mitter tonight with special program,
q portion of which WGY will rebroad-
cast on its regular wave channel from
1890 to IL o'clock, Eastern standard
time
W6XN are the call letters Of the Oak
land short-wave transmitter. It Is the
sister station of WGY's short-wave sta
ton, W2XAF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20

Programs prepared by the Associated Pr
34S.6-WABC New York-S6O
7:00-Sergi Kotlarsky and Mathilde
Harding, recital.
7:30-Flying stories and news.
8.00-Paul Whiteman's Band; modern
dance music.
9:00-Salon program.
9:30-Story in a song.
10:00-Jesse Crawford and his bag OF
tricks.
454.3-WEAF New York-660
5:00-Black and Gold Room Dinner
Orchestra; base ball scores.
6:00-Roads of the Sky, with Herbert
Hoover, jr.
6:30-SketcheS.
1904 Rendezvous at TIL, radio stars.
7:3o-Popular half hour; Gene Rode
mich Orchestra.
8:00-DiverSified hour; dance, orches-
ira and quartet.
9:00-EskimoS.
9:3O-Harbor Lights, sea captains
story
Nights.
10:3O-Hello, Mars!
d1:0o-Bill Scotti's Dance Orchestra
Il hour.
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LOCAL STATION
S15-WRC--95O.

S15-WRC-950. \
(Nat;onal Broadcastihg Coz
washington Cleveland base bali
game, play by play.
5:00--Black and Gold Orchestra.
5:55-Motion picture guide.
6:0o-"Roads of the Sky-Radio.
Magic Guide for Airplanes," by
Herbert Hoover, jr.
6:30-Correct time
6:31-Base ball scores.
6:35-Organ recital by Lew White.
7:OO-"A Rendezvous at TIL"
7:30-Prophylacti program.
8:00-Eveready hour.
9:00-Clicquot Eskimos.
9.30-Harbor Lights.
9:55-Weather forecast.
10 :00-Neapolitan Nights.
music.
ll:O0 to 12:00-Bill Scotu's Mangar
Orchestra.
Early Program Tomorrow.
Eisenhower health exercises.
7:15a-Federation morning devotions
7:30a-Cheerio.
7:50a-The Petit Trio.
8:00a-Milt Coleman, songs.
8:15a-Harry Merker and his orchestra.
9:00a-National home hour.
9:45a-Pauline, Haggard, songs.
l0:00a-"Your Child" by Grace Abbott
of the Children's Bureau of
the Department of Labor.
Household Institute.
Meat Council" by Philip
Smith
l :OOa--Twelve O'Clock Trio
/ :45a-PalaiS dor Orchestra.
12:3O--Daniel Breeskin music.
:30-National farm and home hour
2:15-"Staging Plays for Children"
by Claire B. Major.
2:30-Bernard Kugel. violinist.
2:45-Blanche Fleming, soprano.
3:00-Play by play account OF the
Washington Cleveland base ball
game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20
PEACE APPEAL is MADE.
DR.. Smaller Matthews, Chicago, Ad-
dresses Churchmen in GERMANY.

FRANKFoRT-oN-MAIN, Germany
August 20 R.-Dr. Smaller Matthews
Of Chicago, opening the first meeting
here Of an executive committee of 20
representing IL religions which is to
prepare for q universal peace confer
ence, last night declared that "intel-
ligent cooperation of mankind is nee
essary to prevent a recurrence of war.
Peace is not merely the maintenance Of
the present status"
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228.9-WOL-1,31O.

(American Broadcasting Coz
Washington Cleveland base ball
game. play by play.
5:45-The Town Crier.
6:O0-The Public Service Man.
6:10-What'S on the air tonight.
6:15-Musical program.
6:30-Smith's musical.
7:O0-Talks by Dr. Richard T. Wyche,
author and lecturer, under aus
piceS of District of Columbia
Congress of Parents and Teach
erS.
7:30-Late news flashes.
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:30a-The musical clock.
:00a-Birthdays- thought for the
day.
10 :00a-Household chat, Peggy Clarke.
10: 30a-The shoppers guide.
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205.4-WJSV-1,460.

,46Us
Independent Publishing Coz
00-Midafternoon musicale.
5:0O-Good afternoon.
6:3O-Classified hour.
7:30-Quinton Marquette SerenaderS.
8:00-Special feature.
8:l5-Songs by E. s. Meyers.
8:30-National Patriotic Council.
8:45-Specialty.
9:0o-Martin and Mary Dowd.
9:30-Columbia Trio.
10:3O-Pa Brown and the Little Browns.
Early Program Tomorrow.
II :30a-National farm program.
IL :45a-Current events.
12:O0-Time signals.
12:15-Farm market.
IL :30-Farm chat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20

A woman who died recently at Co
imbra, Portugal, at the age of ia, left
three children. aged rs, GO and SIS, also
10 grandchildren and great-grand-
children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20
HOOVER, JR., MAKES.
AIR DEBUT TONIGHT.
Son of President to Talk in
"Roads of the Sky"
Series.

Herbert Hoover, jr, son of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover, will make his
.sdio debut over WRC and associated
National Broadcasting Co. stations to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20

London's loneliest job has been found
in that Of the keeper of the Golden
Gallery in st. Paul's Cathedral, 300 feet
above the street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20

IS. SCneduLed J0T eastern StuHuoTu tlWe.
3945-WJZ New York-76O
5:00--Old Man Sunshine, children's
stories by Bob Pierce; scores.
5:30-Liner's Dance Orchestra, Har-
old Sanford, director.
6:O0-Isabella Adds, contralto: the
world in music.
6;30-Lewis White, in half-hour organ
recital.
7:oO-Edwin FRANKIE Goldman Band
concert.
7:30-Tiremen'S Orchestra.
8:00-Feature program.
e:30-Minstrel show.
O-Syncomatics, tenor and orcheS-
ira.
9:3O-Orchestradian
10 :00-SIumber Music, soothing num-
bers by ensemble Il hour.
422.3-WOR Newark-71O
5:30-Gold Medal Trio.
6:00-Hotel Orchestra.
6:30-Aunt Mandy's Chillun.
7:0O-Luke Higgins and Titusville.
8:00-OrcheStra and vocal.
30--Philharmonic Orchestra.
9:30-Bruce Campbell Singers.
10 :00-News; dance hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20
Major "Chain" Features
TONIGHT.

1ON1Ck14.
7:00-Goldman B a nd. WIZ,
KDKA,, WHAM, WJR,
WLW. KYW. WSM. VINO.
WBAL and others.
8:00-Eveready hour; dance or
cheStra and male quartet,
WRC and NJ. B. G. network.
| e:00-Paul !. Whiteman and his
orchestra, WMAL and c.
b. 8. network.
,o:0o-Williams' Synco nantes
Bradley and Edwards, pi-
t4t II ailists, ana 25-piece novel;
'a ~ ty orchestra. WIZ. WBz,
WHAM, KDKA, WLW,
KWK. WREN and WGN.
9:00-Clicquot Eskimos; dance
music. WRC and N. B. c.
network.
9:00-Fada Salon hour: Willard
,Aminson, tenor, and Men
doza Orchestra. WMAL and
G. B. S. network.
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Today on the Radio

PROGRAM FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1929
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