The Washington times., 1929-12-19
GLEANINGS
AND
SCREEN IN.GS
BY Andrew R. Kelley

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That Harry Richman and
Clara Bow stop sending out
bogus notices about their en-
gagement and their plans to
marry, or else send out
genuine one, accompanied by
the now necessary affidavits.
That the next alleged comed-
Ian stage or screen-who pulls
the decrspid vulgarity of hold
ing baby and then looking
embarrassed. etc, be banished
Tor life to driving a 1914 taxi
cab. And ] hope Ben Blue
reads this.
That Colby Hartman, Fan.
Chon ana Marco, Sam Katz
and others concerned with pro-
duct1g revue units for movies
devise some way--the lighted
annunciator or printed card
might do it-of letting the au-
qienCe know the names OF acts
while they are entertaining.
Give both acts and audience,
not 10 mention critics. chance.
That Hollywood win stop
sending out propaganda about
original screen stories by un-s
known authors having a chance
to- find production, thus en-
cCuraging many to build dream
castles. The truth is you
haven't one chance in q mil
lion unless you get the inside,
= you know what / mean.
That Dolores Costello, the
sad eyed beauty of Warner
Brothers, finds a couple Of
swell stories in the Christmas
stocking. Or just one would
be pretty good.
That when Art ShireS, the
Chicago White S0x wind storm
gets Through challenging bali
players. he sends a def to Will
liam Haines. I promise TO go
to Chicago and attend the
fight, praying all the while for
. double K. o.
That by the time Christmas,
1880, rolls around folks will
have stopped asking. What's
the matter with the legitimate
theater?"
That William Fox goes
through with the plan Of Civ
ing Washington a newsreel
theater at IS cents admission
Tor aeone-hour show.
That Norma Talmadge per
severeS in her intention Of max
Ing Madame DuBarry as q
sound picture and that she is
halt as good as Pola Negri was
in the silent version called
Passion"
That the role Of the blind
girl In IbSen's ''Wild Duck
was made to order for Janeti
Gaynor and here's hoping that
somebody whose opinion weighs
heavy ON the Fox lot tells it to
the powers that be.
That the fellow who intro
dtlces Amos n Andy nightly on
the radio hears from some good
friend what the air audience
actually thinks of his long.
Wlnded lectures.
That the Hon. Andrew Mel
Ion appears IN the talking news
reel about this time next year
telling about another income
cut and particul larly In the
lower brackets.
That no matter what the
crepe hangers say there will al
ways be good plays while there
IS = public willing to pay to see
them. We may not see so many,
but WaSlaingt ton fter the blue
l82Ds3D season will continue to
be 3 one week stand and the
first IiiehterS will continue TO
gather between the acts to
query What do you think Of
it2'
Thai The species 0f huraa nifty
with uptilted noses who used 70
love to say Il never 60 to the
movies" and then assume q SUI
periOr manner. gradually be-
comes extinct.
THAT rio ziegfeld goes,t through
With his Tentative promise to
give washington the Ed Wynn
opening.
That Stephen Erlanger Coch-
ran runs his stock company next
spring and summer and that
Ruth Abbott who Is In line to
the leading lady becomes i
real II Street favorite.
That George M. cohati, q play.
wright who made millions with
out writing & sl1lsltty line. makes
as lne1ay more in Hollywood
where he goes In the spring as
d United Artists author and
cnnarOser
Iaat all of the R-K-O pictures
turn out to be as good as Mana
ser Corbin Shield Of Keith's
knows they are.
That General Manager John
3. Payette has plenty of oppor-
tunity to call the Warner
brothers product marvellous
and that he gets 9 nice big