The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-14
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SCREENINGS
~ ANDREW r. KELLEY

gagement 1t FOrds Theater,
Baltimore.
Dr.. Daniel Davenport made
these films, said to be unusually
exciting, and viii lecture while
they are being exhibited. With
DR.. Jacque Maus and DR.. Louis
Newman he set out = few years
ago to make survey Of Sec
tions infested BY the tsetse fly,
as part Of the world campaign
against sleeping sickness. After
the research was completed they
remained another year to film
wild animals in the Belgian
Congo.
'Jango' will Be shown for i
week beginning Sunday night.
Managing Director Michael j.
Cullen, Of the Loew theaters,
has spent most of the week in
New York in conferences de-
signed to reach an agreement on
q new contract for the local
stage, hands. Tommy Trundle,
walking delegate Of the union,
Is also in the big city for the
parleys.
The Philadelphia union dis
pute has not been settled with
every indication that A. &. Err
LANCER will insist on his terms
before reaching peace with the
musicians. Meanwhile the legiti-
mate theaters remain dark. It
is understood the music makers
have consented to accept the
same terms they worked under
last year which means guar
anteed season Of SO weeks. But
they have been turned down on
the proposal.
Zita Johann is another Broad
way actress who has profited by
the loose financial processes of
Hollywood. Engaged on a 20
weeks, contract at $500 week
she is back in New York after
drawing $4,000 without once
stepping before. the camera, on
the Metro-G oldwyn lot.
Protection trouble Is one of
the Il Street houses on Thurs
day night caused q delay of
more than half an hour while
the audience waited. Two COM
plants registered with this de-
partment were not directed so
much ut the audience inconveni-
ence as to the fact the manage
lnent neglected to explain what
was the matter and let patrons
In on the secret.
Mrs. Adelaide Hubbard, char
acter woman Of the National
Players for several seasons, is
one Of the best liked members
Of the profession. Although the
e Street stock organization was
divided into cliques the past
season it was Addie Hibbard
who was on speaking terms with
all factions. All Of which is
preliminary to saying that Mrs.
Hibbard has signed with the
Shuherts for the regular season.
She will play 8 part in "True
Colorg 3 new comedy by John
MacGoWan which opens at the
Royale Thekter, New York, next
Friday night.
Glen Gerson, who flies around
the country in the business of
exploiting and publicizing the
chain of hotels for which he is
public relations chief, is at the
moment busy az D bee in max
ing next Tuesday q big evening
at W&rdman Park Hotel. It
will mark the beginning Of the
fall and winter season with some
of the best dance bands in the
y u. S. Al, booked to entertain and
provide lnelodious rhythrns for
dancers.
Tuesday night will find Guy
Lombardo and his Royal Cana
dams as the headline attraction
with local society, the embassies,
drama and motion picture critics,
the theatrical profession and
the regular night club patrons
occupying the tables. Informal
stunts are being planned and
you may take Mr.. Gerson's
word for it, something like a
September II New Years party
best describes the gayety on
the program.
You have seen the movie star
talking into phone which you
knew darned we'll didn't go any
where, and didn't have anyone
on the other end of the line.
But you won't see it~anysnaore.
Another innovation of talking
pictures is the new way Of
Shooting telephone converse
tions, making two scenes at
once with the actors talking at
either end Of . real line. There
are two batteries of cameras
and two microphones, one bat
terry trained on each end of the
conversation, so that the
speeches can be recorded as
they actually would be in life.
In this way, the studio can film
its phone calls from both ends
simultaneously and save time as
well as heighten realism.
Warner Brothers are given
credit for the innovation.
MY DEAR MR.. KELLEY
Every day my girl friend and
] eat our lunch in the same
restaurant where al Evans