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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-29

Mss Ruby Bennett and Miss
Irene Bennett left Friday evening
for Houston. They have been visit
ing their parents here. They arc
in training as nurses no the Meth
odlst hospital. Houston
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-29

Miss Malvina Garibav has as her
guest over the New Year Miss Ma
rian Baker. Miss Baker is a tech
nician at the Scott and White sani-
tarium, Temple.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. 8. s. Webster and
daughter. Mary Byrd. are In town
for the holidays. They formerly
lived here but have been In Kerr
vile for the past year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-29

Mrs. Anita Sandoval and Mrs.
Esperanza Ortiz are here from Mon
terrey visiting Mr.. and Mrs. "A. wv.
Merriwether.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Arturo Lopez. Of
San Antonio, r the guests Of Mrs.
Arthur Burris.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. M. Oliver and
Mrs. Beulah SadIer spent Friday in
McAllen visiting. MIR. and ms.
Oliver are here from st. Louis
for the winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
Gorilla Motif.

THE gorilla symbolizes primitive ter
L ror. Poe uses him thus, as do Bur-
rougfs, ONeill, Kipling and many
others. One of the most amusing pic
lures of recent years was 1.-THE Missing
Link" in which sgd Chaplin cavorted
with a bland simian, and now comes
a picture that is said to be unique
among gorilla plays, STARK Mad"
Warner Bros. latest all-talking picture,
in which Bungawunga, largest and most
intelligent gorilla in captivity. rules the
jungles as If to the jungles born.
STARK Mad" which opens today at
the Earle Theater for q weeks engage
ment, recounts in seriocomic heroics-
everything heard and seen-the adven-
lures of bespectacled party which
yachts to the jungles Of Central Amer
lea to search for young hunter and
his guide who have been missing for
some months.
Claude Gillingwater plays the part Of
the millionaire father Of the hunter
founder Of the expedition. His secre-
tary is none other than Louise Fazenda,
terror! There is In the party natu-
magnet for the yearning spinster heart
of Louise. The party reaches ancient
ruins in the jungle, and there they
come upon the horrors of flying ar
rows, falling floors, mysteriously closing
doors and the huge galumping bulk Of
Bungawunga, who whisks people out Of
sight unceremoniously-o baked by
the arrival of the explorer. Prof. Dan
gerfield, played by H. B. Warner, who
brings with him the crazed guide of
the lost hunter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
Perfect Drama?

pAUL BERN, Pathe Studio executive,
believes that the silent picture has
more emotional appeal than the stage
ever had. Now that the voice may be
brought to the screen, with the screen
technique of close-ups and consecutive
action and its emotional appeal to au-
diences, the perfect medium of dramatic
entertainment is possible of attainment
for the first time in history" he states.
There will be new medium of dra-
matte expression developed which has
not yet been discovered" he believes.
"A picture with all the dramatic appeal
of the screen with the addition of dia-
logue and the power of personal appeal
OF the voice so handled that the dia-
logue does not slow up the action Of the
picture.
Gould any stage production equal the
beauty of emotional appeal of Seventh
Heaven? Have you ever seen anything
like the audience reaction to The Big
Parade on the stage?
1.-THE screen, because of its capability
of moving right up at will to the face
and figures in the dramatic action, gets
down to the fundamental reactions Of
the person in the audience. The screen
story we'll told in pantomime appeals to
one and all. Now, with the appeal of
the voice added, there Is not a doubt
that the dramatic and emotional
appeal will be stronger and more pro-
nounced. But the real and perfect
welding of the screen and stage tech
nique has not yet been accomplished
nor the way of working it out yet
found"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
Central HIGHS Spring Play

CENTRAL High Schools annual
~ Spring play, Take My Advice,
an American comedy in three acts by
Elliot Lester, was given in the schooi
auditorium last Friday and Saturday
evenings and will be repeated Friday
and Saturday evenings of this week.
In the play, 17-year-old Bud weaver
is in love with Marella Scotte, who is
10 years older Buds father is pursued
by Jimmie ThayeT. a stock salesman.
Mrs. Weaver is oosessed by the science
of numbers, and Buds sister, Ann. is
flattered into the belief that she has
great dramatic talent by Kerry Van
Kind, an agent of New York school
of acting. Prof. Clement. student OF
psychology, finds tempting opportu-
nifty to put into practice some of his
theories.
The casts include: Marella Scotte,
Betty Monroe. Friday: Virginia Rand,
Saturday. Bud Weaver. Robert Ball,
Friday; Hugh Smith, Saturday. Ann
Weaver, Ruth Leon, Friday; Helena
Cook: Saturday, Bradley Clement,
Charles Squire, both evenings. Mrs.
Weaver. Virginia Rutty. Friday; Mar
garet Giligan, Saturday. Mr.. Weaver,
Eugene Stevens, Friday; Mason Culver
well, Saturday. Jimmie Thayer, Frank
Barrows. Friday; Joseph Danzansky,
Saturday. Kerry Van Kind, Theodore
Tiller, Friday; Cleve Norcross Saturday.
The faculty committee in charge of
the production are Miss Glen I. Orr,
chairman; Mrs. Julie Gill and A. Shell
by Trappey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
PLAYWRIGHT Signed.

FRANCIS PARAGON, who has just
L been signed by Pathe as a member
of the writing staff, left for the West
Coast last wednesday. AS the author
of "Pinwheel" this young dramatist
has become a celebrity.
"Pinwheel" was put on at the Neigh
borhood Playhouse in New York two
years ago and was the occasion Of much
discussion. 1t Is now playing Vienna,
at the Kammerspiel Theater, one Of the
Rheinhardt houses. The translation
was made by Sil-Vara, whose Ca
price" is playing at the Theater Guild
now. 1t Is also playing in Rome at the
Teatro degli independents, under the
direction of Bragaglia.
Paragon was born in Vienna 20
years ago. Coming to this country at
an early age, he attended Columbia
University and the College of the City
of New York He has been writer of
short stories for several years. Some of
his stories we're included In O'Brien's
Anthology, and one Of them received an
0. Henry prize. He was formerly dra-
matte editor Of Parsons Magazine. He
was one of the founders and Is d.
rector of the new Playwrights' Theater,
with which John Dos Passos and John
Howard Lawson are identified.
He has translated many of Franz
Molnars plays, including THE Glass
Slipper, Nina" and Riviera"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
The Audience Shares.

A UDIENCES viewing 1.-THE Canary
- Murder Case as S. S. Van Dimes
detective story will be presented on the
screen, will have every chance to solve
the identity of the murderer that Is
obtained by the famous sleuth, Philo
Vance. portrayed by William Powell.
Malcolm st. Clair, who Is directing
the mystery for Paramount, has insisted
on giving the pictures future audiences
an 'even break" in the task of fasten-
ing the guilt for the murder Of Broad
ways most fascinating and most beau
tiful gold digger.
THE audience has right to every
bit of information that comes to the
attention of the detective" says st.
Clair with the help of Albert Shelby
LeVino and Florence Ryerson. who took
Van Dimes novel and arranged 1t for
filming, we are able to give those who
see the picture chance to detect the
murderer. the means by which he COM
mitted the crime, and the manner in
which he established his alibi. 1t is
possible that few will be able to solve
the mystery before William Powell does.
but doubt it.
I'VE have used no tricks or decep-
tons. The method of murder and the
means of detecting 1t are rational and
scientific. The guilty person Is promin-
ent in the story"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
Coming Attractions
NATIONAL PLAYERS-"Nothing But
the Truth"

NATIONAL PLAYERS-"Nothing But
the Truth"
James Montgonery's funny farce,
Nothing But the Truth" which orig
inally had William Collier. famous
comedian, as It's star, will be revived
by the National Theater Players next
week, beginning Monday night, March
10.
Nothing But the Truth captivated
audiences as long ago as 1905-06. 1t
was Broadway success from the very
beginning because 1t broadcast laughter
in abundance and fully verified the old
assertion, Truth Is stranger than f1c-
ton" The man about whom the story
reyolves is a young fellow, engaged to
be married. He made bet with his
pal that he could 60 through "a hours
without ever telling lie, and that he
would, SO help him Jehosaphat tell
Nothing But the Truth
At the end Of the "a hours, home
has been broken up, the marriage of
the young fellow and his girl has been
called off, and there is general all
around havoc-which shows what a
powerful weapon truth is. Miss Mary
Newton, Wilfred Lytell, Freddie Sher-
man, Mrs. Hubbard, Charles Hampden,
and other members of the players will
be seen in important parts.
STRAND-Jack Hunt Opal Taylor.
Next weeks burlesque offering at the
Strand Theater will feature two players
we'll known to Washington fans, Jack
Hunt and Opal Taylor, who are bring
ing lot of new songs, dances and comic
situations in speedy burlesque bits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10

S'THROUGH the Oil Fields of Mexico
is the title of new educational
motion picture film prepared by the De-
partment of Commerce, through the
United States Bureau of Mines, in CO.
operation with one of the large OIL
producing companies, and now released
for distribution. The film, which is in
three reels, visualizes the drilling of oil
wells in the Mexican jungles and de-
picts the various stages In the transport
tation. storage and refining of petro-
leum in the sister republic to the south.
Many picturesque scenes illustrating
Mexican life and customs and numerous
striking scenic effects appear in the
film. which was produced under the
direct supervision of the Bureau of
Mines. The location Of the principal
Mexican oil fields is made plain by the
use Of specially drawn maps.
The first scenes show what has been
called the Hill Of Tar where the seep-
ing of oil through the surface first
called attention to the petroleum posi-
bilities of Mexico. Views are presented
Of the Cerro AZul Camp, on the site Of
one Of the richest oil pools of history.
Here 1t was that in 1916 the Cerro Azul
No. well was drilled In, probably the
most spectacular and best known Oil
well in the world.
Other scenes show the famous Potrero
del Llano No. and the Dos Bocas
wells. The first-named well, one of the
worlds biggest gushers, ran wild for a
period of nearly four months, much Of
the oil finally being saved by the con-
struction of dam across tropical
river. The total production of oil from
this well amounted to 10000, 900 bar
rels. The rejuvenation of this famous
WELL long after 1t was considered ex-
hausted and when its equipment was
buried under masses of debris, is shown
In series of striking scenes.
Other views show the desolate crater
like cavern left by the fire which de-
stroyed the great Dos Bocas well.
One of the best bits of the film shows
the actual bringing in Of great gusher
in a Southern Mexico field. The actual
spouting Of tremendous flow Of oil
which destroyed the top of the derrick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
GOOD English

cultured Americans with speaking far
finer and purer English than is current
in the British Isles.
AS for the contention that the people
of Northern Maine are inland and In
a sense isolated, and therefore subjected
less than other people to the corrupt
ing influences of English, the same con-
tention long since was made regarding
the dwellers of the Southern mountain
section of the country These people,
withdrawing generations ago from the
great estates of the slave-owning
cavaliers. became involuntarily isolated
in their own mountain Businesses and
escaped the speech corruption Of the
wealthy plantation owners, due to their
daily contact with the slow, lazy, drawl-
ing speech of the slaves.
These Southern mountain folk, 1t has
been commended speak the only really
pure English existing either in America
or in England Among them, 1t has
been claimed, is still in use the English
of Chaucer, Shakespeare and the King
James Bible.
A fascinating study, this, of speech,
and one which Is so vital at the mo-
ment that Columbia University has be-
come interested to the point Of making
series of photographic records Of the
typical speech of the various sections
of the country.
Mr.. Howard, it is claimed, faithfully
wrote down the speech Of his Maine
folk, and untiringly sat in at rehearsals
that there might be faithful reproduc-
ton in accent, infection, tempo, voice
pitch and timbre The same care was
used in reproducing the East Side New
York speech-raw, raucous, idiomatic-
argot rather than a language. The
result 1t Is contended. makes for the
color and contrast desirable In stage
entertainment, also matter Of appeal
to those interested In pure English, and
what may happen to 1t through cor
rupting influences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
WHAT Is good English?

WHAT is good English?
When the New York Theater
Guild first produced Ned McCobb's
Daughter" by Sidney Howard there
was considerable discussion of the mat
ter of English purity of speech.
In his play Mr.. Howard has con-
trasted the speech Of rural Maine,
which he defends as the most beautiful
form of English spoken anywhere in
the United States, with the argot of
the New York East Slider, which no
one will contend is not the worst form
of English ever spoken. AS result a
whirlwind Of murmurings and protests
swirled about the playwright's head,
probably because in his previous plays
he had written beautiful literary Eng
lish.
When Ned McCobb's Daughter was
offered with its homely, drawing speech
and the hard raucous lingo of the East
Side tough many critics we're sorely
distressed. Mr.. Howard made vigorous
retort and gave graphically his opinion
of Maine speech. His contention is
that the native of Northern Maine
man than does the native of any other
part of the United States, and there
fore it follows that in Maine is to be
found ,the most nearly perfect English
language.
Obviously, he held, since the English
people made the English language, it
is after all theirs. and they must know
more about 1t than anybody else.
This. of course. leaves out of consider
alton dictionaries.
The speech of any people is likely to
undergo mutilating changes If there Is
not some accepted standard to protect
it. Just there the dictionaries play
their role. BY referring to the estab-
lished dictionary standards many
"sharps' on good English have from
time to time credited certain groups of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
Needed Elsewhere.

Eddie Quillan, now that he has be-
come a personality to be reckoned with
in feature pictures, is getting acquaint-
ed with fan mail" He has received
many odd letters, but the following
takes the bun and it came from New
York:
Dear Eddie: This is the first fan
letter have ever written. I think
you are great on the screen. Saw you
in Show Folks last night. Gee, the
the clothes you wore were snappy.
JOE -
"P.S.-I'm just q young fellow and
don't make much money. Would 1t be
too much to ask you to send me the
suits you wore in Show Folks'?"
Eddie replied: Dear Joe: Thanks for
your letter. I've got large family and
my brothers John. Buster and Joe are
wearing the suits used in Show
Folks I'm sorry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Notes of the Stage and Its People.

first produced in the old New York
Winter Garden in 1859.
The effects of the late Nora Bayes,
effects which include many of the late
stars theatrical costumes. will be auc-
toned next Monday and Tuesday in
New York. The revenue derived from
the auction is to go to a trust fund for
her three adopted children.
Last week saw the close Of a long
tour of THE Merchant of Venice"
George Arliss has played Shylock 800
times the past season. April / will see
Mr.. Arliss start work In Hollywood In
three talking pictures for the Warner
Bros.
John Golden reports a favorable re-
ception of Rachel Crother's play, LET
Us Be Gay" Golden makes the an
nouncenent that he intends to produce
early next season her two latest plays.
Talent" and THE Pearls"
"Grist to the MILL" play by Mar
tin Flavirl, has been purchased for Fall
production by Lewis E. Gensler. Gutt-
erie McClintic will stage it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
EARLE-"Stark Mad"

A mysterious jungle of Central Amer
!ca, tropical tangle of wild vegata-
ton shrouded in dismal mist, an eerie
region of unseen horrors, ancient home
of q lost race, but now Stunned by
whites, is the setting for STARK Mad"
the Warner Bros Vitaphone production
now at the Earle Theater. A man who
ventured to penetrate into the most
feared section Of this vast region dis
appeared as If by magic, and his father,
having organized searching party of
friends. drops anchor at the point where
he had landed on the wooded coast only
to discover later that the boy had been
killed.
The adventures which follow, how
ever, are nothing if not hair-raising.
After landing and forcing their way
into the strange swamp lands, they
come upon the ancient ruins of Magyar
temple, and night finds them camped
within Its crumbling halls, their Ian
terms casting weird shadows on the walls
and their bloodhounds baying dismally
at unseen terrors. A gigantic ape,
which eventually Is discovered, plays q
gruesome part in the thrilling adven-
lures.
stark Mad was directed by Lloyd
Bacon and includes in its cast H. B.
Warner, Louise Fazenda, Jacqueline Lo-
gan, Henry B. Walthall. Lionel Belmore,
Claude Gillingwater, Andre Beranger
John MILAN, Warner Richmond and
Floyd Shackelford.
COLUMBIA-"The Doctors Secret"
The Paramount 100 per cent all-talk-
ing picture THE Doctors Secret" Is the
principal screen attraction at Loew'S CO.
lumbia this week, having been held over
In response to popular demand. This
picture was adapted from the famous
play by Sir James M. Barrie Half an
Hour" In which Maud Adams was fea-
tured. The cast in the picture features
the famous stage star Ruth ChAtterton,
supported by Robert Edeson, H. B. War
ner and John Loder.
The story deals with London's society
life and about self-made wealthy man
who has bought and considers fully paid
for an aristocratic and beautiful wife.
In his self-assurance, however, he is not
aware that his wife leaves him to run
away with her lover, who is accidentally
killed a half hour before they were to
SAIL Tor Egypt. A doctor who brings in
the body OF the lover to the apartment
where the woman awaits him learns the
facts Of the case without learning the
identity of the woman. Later In the
evening this same doctor is the guest Of
her husband at dinner at their home
Jack Pepper will be master of cere-
monies in Metro Movietone Revue
presentation. He will introduce Fran
ces White, the Ponce Sisters, the Rey-
nolds Sisters and Joseph Regan, well
known tenor. Jan CARRIER and his jazz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
Information, Please.

GEORGE SCHMIDT, II years old, is
- a proud assistant on Pathe Sound
News Canton No. 202. George moves
the rnicrophones, carries cables and
makes the notes for the cameramen.
Recently Pathe was picturing Chief
Justice Taft with his granddaughter
little Helen Taft Manning, in Washing
ton.
AS the scene closed George dashed up
to the Chief Justice, pad and pencil in
hand.
Now, mister. what's your name and
how do you spell it?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10

The New York premiere Of 1.-THE
Lady From the Sea" has been post
poned from March IA to March 10.
Margalo Gilmore and Earle Larrimore
will play the two principal roles in the
Theater Guilds forthcoming offering
Mans Estate" now rehearsing under
the direction of Dudley Digges. Cleon
Throckmorton Is designing the settings.
William Faversham, jr.. and Ethel
Wilson have been engaged for "An
Emergency Lover" comedy by Arthur
K. Stern, which Murray Phillips is
sponsoring.
Eva lie Caffeine has definitely de-
cided upon Anton Tchekov's play, 1.-THE
Sea Gull" as the first production Of the
Civic Repertory next season, and,
further, that in 1t ALA Nazimova will
play the leading role. The translation
which will be used is one made by
Constance Garnett, whose version of
THE Cherry orchard" was one Of the
successes this season.
Leopold Spacher departed for Europe
last week to complete arrangements for
a London showing Of Hello, Daddy.
which Is set for some time next Sep
TENDER, probably with Lew Fields and
the original New York cast.
Arthur Hammerstein, producer Of
Good Boy" has returned to New York
from Palm Beach and has started
preparations for the new musical show
he will present early in the Summer.
Jerome Kern, who Is composing the
music for the attraction, and Oscar
Hammerstein, its librettist. have been
in conference with the producer and 1t
is probable that casting will begin IN
a few weeks.
Anne Morrison's and Peter Toohey's
play, "Jonesy," which was recently
given a try-out in Newark, will not go
into New York as it now stands, but
will be rewritten.
March 16 has been set as the date for
the London opening of John Balderson's
play Berkeley Square" with Leslie
Howard and Jean-Forbes Robertson in
the main roles October next has been
announced for the American premiere
of this much talked of play.
Herbert Corthell will play Salem
Scudder in the New York revival of
THE Octoroon," the role created by
Joseph Jefferson when the play was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
Educational Film.

and hurled aloft 2 tons of drilling tools
with such force that they we're buried
90 feet into the ground is shown, as are
the methods by which this great geyser
of oil is brought completely under con-
troll within space Of 10 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10

Carl Laemmle, president of Universal
Pictures Corporation, donated the use
of the Rialto Theater. this city,
for the inaugural concert, with light
and heat free, for one, two or three
DAYS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
Next Week $ Photoplays

Next Week $ Photoplays
PALACE Lupe Velez and
william Boyd in Lady OF
the Pavements," a United
Artists production.
FOX-Nancy Carroll in "The
Sin Sister,"
COLUMBIA Leatrice Joy,
Betty Bronson and Edward
Nugent in THE Bellamy
Trial"
METROPOLITAN - George
Jessel in Lucky Boy" a
Tiffany Stahl production.
EARLE-George Sidney and
Vera Gordon in The
CohenS and Kellys at At
lantic City"