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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-02

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-02

sport followers of
the District are much inter-
ested in the showing of George
town University track and field
athletes tonight in the inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-02
FIELD FILLED WITH !
AVERAGE ROLLERS
Two Women Among Lot
Rated Below 106 Class
After Tourney Glory.

~ ORE than 80 bowlers. two Of
M them women, are 10 take the
N King Pin No. drives tonight
l. L for the opening five-game
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American University led all the way
in its floor game with Catholic Univer-
Sity last night, but never by wide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-02

w YITH IS teams entered. rs in
the boys division and 10 in
wv the girls, the South Atlantic
Y basket ball championship
The Washington times., 1929-08-23

The bulletins from the try-out
towns indicate that Arthur Ham,
merstein has the first smash
musical hit of the new season.
It is called "Sweet Adeline" and
has Helen Morgan and Irene
Franklin among the featured.
The Washington times., 1929-08-23
ROOSTER DOES
HIS STUFF
FOR mike"

One by one the talking and
noise creating creatures OF this
world are being captured" by
the marvellous Movietone. The
latest we have in mind are the
beasts and birds which abound in
every old fashioned farmyard.
The specific instance We wish to
mention are the chickens and
other fowls in the barnyard scene
in Lucky Star" opening at the
Fox Theater today.
In this Janet Gaynor-Charles
Farrell Fox Movietone talker
which Frank Borzage directed
the third big production by this
trio, by the way-Janet, as Mary
Tucker, is the eldest daughter Of
q down east" widow who battles
fiercely with her rocky hillside
acreage, raising poultry among
other things, to wrest an exist.
ence for herself and brood OF
youngsters. Ma Tucker Is none
too gentle with little Mary be.
cause Mary, eldest of the chill.
dren, Is inclined to consider play
more seriously than work.
During the production a big
Buff Cochin challenged a Ply
mouth Rock cockeEel and 10
minutes of valuable production
! time were lost while the cast and
technical staff stood by on the
S farm-yard set to give the
"pugilists" an ample opportunity
to decide the championship. The
hens wandered indifferently about,
then clucked away to eat the
grain which was literally scat.
tered about.
The Buff Cochin won at
least he was well on the way to
winning when Borzage "shooed"
them away and credited the Buff
with a technical k. o. The hens
accepted the battle as a matter
of course and thereafter Plymouth
Rock gave Buff Cochin a wide
berth and the "harem" of hens
an equally distant range.
At least a gross of chickens
We're used in this sequence and
the birds went about their busi-
ness of Growing, cackling and
other intimate interesting noises
so indigenous to rural areas, while
Janet scurried about, occasionally
to be overtaken by her indignant
NAV" whose hands were always
itching to spank her soundly.
Nav" having spanked her chill
dren for many years, was quite
adept at this pastime.
The Washington times., 1929-08-23
A GREAT SHOW
TONIGHT AT
GAYETY
Tonight's the night.

Tonight's the night.
The opportunity. to see a great
benefit show. The chance to
help the worthiest of causes.
The place, Gayety Theater at
S:15 p. m.
The beneficiaries: Widow and
infant children of the late pa
trolman, Harry Mcdonald, killed
by bandit.
The show: Talent from every
theater in Washington with Kate
Smith leading off and John Irv.
ing Fisher and Al Evans of the
Palace introducing the acts. The
complete performance of the
opening Gayety Theater attrac-
ton, Girls in Blue" Informal
specialties and a good time with
every moment filled with fun.
Everybody, including stage
hands and musicians, contribute
services and the entire receipts will
be counted up by Manager Jimmy
Lake and turned over intact to
Mrs, Mcdonald,
The Washington times., 1929-08-23
MEIGHAN ONCE
WAS STAR OF
STAGE

Thomas Meighan, who makes his
talking picture debut In "The
Argyle Case" Warner Bros. latest
all.talking Vitaphone production,
now at the Metropolitan Theater,
insists that there is nothing OF e.
pecial moment in his life, outside
OF the fact that he was born, grew
up, worked, played and had an
amazingly good time.
Since the rest OF the world does
not agree with T. Ms modest opin-
lon about himself, IL may be said
that he was born in Pittsburgh,
educated in st. Mary's College
there, and decided to become q
doctor to please the folks.
After some time spent in the
study of medicine, he made up his
mind to follow his own ambition
and was next seen in a small part
in one of Charles Frohman's com.
panies. He was lead for David
Warfield for three seasons and
later played opposite Mary Pick.
ford. Pauline Frederick, Elsie Fers
guson, Marguerite Clark, Norma
Talmadge and many others.
Mr.. Meighan's picture career
began in 1915, with Famous
Players-Lasky. when he PLAYED
the lead opposite Laura Hope
Crews in THE Fighting Hone .
He afterward appeared in The
Miracle Man" "Manslaughter,"
Male and Female" and why
Change Your Wife," and was
starred in Back Home and
Broke" "The Prince Chap THE
Bachelor Daddy" 1.-THE CITY OF
Silent Men," 1.-THE ALASKAN"
Our Leading Citizen" "oId Home
Week" THE New Klondyke," !"
The Man Who Found Himself"
Tin Gods" Irish Luck" THE
City Gone Wild" and "The
Racket"
Mr.. Meighan is married to
Frances Ring. He was for two
terms shepherd of the LaInh's
Club in New York. He says that
it is his ambition to retire and
play golf. Mr.. Meighan numbers
among his close friends men
prominent not only In the
theatrical, but in the business
world-among them being Booth
Harrington and George Ade. The
Meighan homes are in New Port
Hickey. Fla, and Great Neck.
L. ].
The Washington times., 1929-08-23
Glen Echo Gets Ready
For Hugh Labor Day

1t is difficult for most of us to
realize that Labor Day is around
the corner" as they used to say
about prosperity. but Manager
Schloss. OF Glen Echo, IL well
aware Of It's proximity. and has
been busy as the prOverbial bee
in arranging everything for the
comfort and convenience OF his
guests.
The attendance at the park on
Labor Day always is record break.
ing, with patrons always finding
every amusement device rolling
along with well-oiled efficiency,
and all hands including the skip
per prepared to maintain the repu.
tation OF the park for Southern
hospitality,
The Washington times., 1929-08-23
Two Bands Compete
At Chevy Chase Lake

Sparkling stars and electric lights
and the big yellow August moon
are making Chevy Chase Lake into
a fairyland these summer evenings,
And the dance music twinkles like
the stars and has rhythm hot
as firecrackers. ....
The Lake is not only a very
beautiful resort, but it supplies
brand of amusement that means
complete relaxation and makes an
entire evening seem like single
hour.
High-tension Meyer Davis dance
music is figuratively and literally
all over the place, with the Swanee
Syncopators doing the honors on
the lower pavilion and the hot
stuff collegiates, led by Ben Le-
vine, whooping it up on the upper
pavilion.
The Washington times., 1929-08-23

Atlantic City notices are glow
ing.
William Fox has inaugurated
the policy of selling a $5 ad-
mission booklet for the Fox
theaters. You get $5.75 in
tickets besides avoiding the in
convenience of waiting in line at
the windows. The idea has
caught on in New York and
100000 worth have been sold
In one month. The policy of
extending the plan to other
cities is now under discussion.
Managing Director James A.
Carrier, Of the Rialto Theater,
has orders to blow the lid off
and never mind the expense.
but give Washington a genuine
Hollywood opening for BROAD
way" on August 80. He has
hoped to the task with. en-
thusiasm, aided by Corbin Shield,
who loves to spend money.
This means a 50 premiere,
with the notables on the invita-
tion list. kleig lights brighten
ing Ninth Street like midday,
motion picture cameras grinding
out shots of the big wigs enter
ing the lobby, searchlights play
ing up and down the highway,
a microphone broadcast of the
proceedings with i'm portant
guests addressing the radio pub
lie, open-face suits and ernine
wraps. shouting, hey-heyinp and
lobby hulabaloo, with the side
walks and streets thronged for
the free excitement.
am glad to be introduced to
one of the whoopee evenings
which O. o. Mcintyre, Louella
Parsons and Dorothy Herzog
agree make the Gold Coast open
lngs something to talk about.
All / hope is that all of the
Grant Place parking space will
not be filled when arrive.
Romaine Calender, ex-nation.
alite, refused a cut in salary to
go on the road with "Mima."
He has signed up with Producer
Berchard Levey for a new PLAY.
"Yearning," an adoption from
the German which has been
placed in rehearsal.
The American Mercury post
cards that Leonard Hall will be
represented in the September
issue with a story called "Epi-
sode In An Artists Life"
The first strictly new play of
the Poll season arrives Septem-
ber 9. It is a melodrama by
Thomas Fitzpatrick and Clark
Gable will play the lead. Mr..
Gable has recently been playing
the role which George M. Cohan
assumed in his play Gambling"
Before that he was in
"Machinal."
is 1T a symptom or the trend
of the times or what? Anyway
the current issue of Theatre
Arts Monthly is given over en-
tirely to the movies. Monta
Bells essay on the takers picks
"Alibi, !" "Speakeasy" and Bull
dog Drummond" as the best
takers he has seen. Not a
Paramount in the list although
Mr.. Bell works for Adolph
Zukor. This is honesty that
ought to please Diogenes if it
doesn't panic Adolph with joy.
The Washington times., 1929-08-23
Aggie Herring Is Real
Veteran of Film Lots

Prominent on the roster Of the
mythical II Knew Him When"
Club belongs the name of Aggie
Herring, the genial character ac-
tress, who appears in Colleen
Moore's support in Smiling Irish
Eyes" now at the Metropolitan
Theater.
In the days, when Miss Herring
was a struggling extra" she
participated in mob scenes with
many players later to achieve the
heights of screen popularity. She
is one of the real veterans of mo,
ton pictures, and rubbed elbows
In atmosphere" work with such
players as John Gilbert, Lois Will
son, Harold Lloyd, Irene Rich,
William Boyd and Norma Tai
madge.
The Washington times., 1929-08-23
By DOROTHY HERzOG


Copyright 1898, by Premier syndleatsI
HOLLYWOOD. Calf, Aug. a.
Even IL you've heard It before
try and stop me. George Ban.
croft has mentioned the matter
several times, but the other day
he voiced the same words to a
feller emoter to wit: Were rails.
ing my daughter right" >quoth
George. yes, we're keeping 1t
from her what a great man her
father Is" At which cue the
orchestra plays Hearts and Flow
ers."
Charming Peepul
Blanche sweet Is living in a
studio apartment. Down the road
apiece reside a flock OF dyspetics.
They Law awake nights listening
tensely for noises. hearing any,
they leap up and down for sheer
joy and gallop forth TO sic q
policeman on the noise-trail. Really
charming Peepul and credit to
the Darwinian theory.
'Tother eve, Blanche had some
folks ter 'er house. A man in
the party played the piano. Beau
tifully. So he. played.
The dyspetics heard. Oh, De-
light of Delights.
About ten minutes later, a po-
llceman knocked on Blanche's
door. A most apologetic police
man. He acquainted her with his
errand. He said he'd been sitting
on the steps for a Ill while listen
ing to the pianist. But the neigh
bUrs were in a state Of asylum.
Would the musician forget his
ivory ability?
And. to be sure, Blanche now
marvels why the world makes
such q fuss against Russia. Or
mebbe that's my idea.
Career Toll
There are several foreign direc-
tors in ye village who have sur
vived the era of prejudice and
celluloid Vocalizing. These mega
phoners continue to thrive. They,
however, hail from a country
whose immigration quota to the
u. 8, A. is filled for ten years.
BY special arrangement with
Washington authorities, however,
they are permitted to remain in
INK Sans territory. But--Unk
Sam collects for the privilege.
Collects per cent every week
from their salary. When the
immigration quota permits, these
men intend taking out citizenship
papers. In the meantime, they
pay their per cent.
Their real name department
Gus EdWardS-tiustaVe Simon.
Overheard on Roosevelt dance
floor. Moist brown swain TO
the gurl friend: "Wanta dance
or set and watch" Curl Friend:
Lets set and watch So they
did. bless 'em.
The Washington times., 1929-08-23
DOROTHY'S GOSSIP

flick heroine. 'Tis no fun baking
under a hirsute sausage machine
with the. local thermometer gone
skyscrapish.
Across the Deep
Mrs. Finis Fox who, with her
husband and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Carewe, is sampling foreign
climes, postal cards: Back in
Paris again. Been to England,
France, Spain, Italy, and Switzer.
land. This is a grand plaza if
you don't wear out" Must he
elegant to wear out for fun,
To Chaplin
Recently, at the Hollywood
Bowl-the summer home of music
--one number included in the
program was Alexander Tans.
mans second concerto for piano
and orchestra. It was written
two years ago and dedicated to
Charlie Chaplin. 1t received its
Pacific Coast premiere In San
Francisco last winter and many
hearers see in IL the humor,
pathos, and whimsy that charac.
terize Hollywood's famous mu.
sician." Chaplin was present at
the Bowl when the number was
played. After the concert. he
joined Mr.. Tansman in the green
room adjoining the stage.
Charlie Is reported as enjoying
the occasion hugely.
Little Shots"
There's a chap in the village
named John Touhey. Touhey is
a friend of Eddie Guerin, reputed
to be w. k. Chicago bandit and
one of the few men who ever es.
capped from the French penal col
ony, DEVILS Island. Touhey went
to school with Guerin in Chicago,
and has been a friend through
his vicissitudes. Because of the
first hand knowledge he procured
about Devils Island from Guerin,
he was engaged for a small part
and as technical advisor to Di-
rector Wes Ruggles for "Con.
demned." Curious how the un-
knowns In this town really give
the big shots the Kesker Say
for their jobs.
The Washington times., 1929-08-23
|GLEANINGs & SCREENINGS
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY


Although the banking house
I Of Morgan is credited with
heing back Of the Radio Keith
/ Orpheum expansion, big time
! vaudeville is apparently taking
It's last gasps. Abandoning the
two-a-day policy in the mag
! nificent new Keith Memorial
Theater in Boston is but cumu-
lative evidence that straight
vaudeville no longer can compete
successfully with the mixed
program Of movies and stage
acts. New York and Chicago are
the only standing citadels of
the big time.
The Keith Boston house cost
millions, although somebody not
so smart, ordered a fortune in
art works distributed throughout
the gorgeous temple of amuse-
lnent and neglected to put in a
cooling system. The remodeling
for iced air was ordered inn
mediately after the opening.
Lately the theater has been
losing $4,000 a week, although
the greatest of headliners have
been booked to attract custom.
ers. Now it has been decided
to play movies and vaudeville
under lower admission Ntariff.
Boston, like Washington, was
once gold mine for the Keith
interests. Two-a-day vaudeville
flourished and capacity night
attendance was the custom year
in and year out. The Albee
regime spent money recklessly
to choke off opposition, with Will
liam Morris and the Shuberts
losing millions in their attempts
to break in and prospect on the
two-a-day gold territory.
Meanwhile the late Marcus
Loew-With his 50-cent top adj
mission price-was not con-
sidered opposition. Loew combed
the country for new acts to play
on his so-called small-time bills.
Before the naughty big-time
vaudeville barons were aware of
it, Marcus Loew and his 5O-cent
chain of theaters had become SO
powerful they were able to
dangle a bag of gold in front OF a
Keith act and have it desert the
two-a-day. By this time he had
become intrenched in the amuse-
ment world and was able to
offer SO much attractive consecu-
tive time to acts the Keith office
domination of better vaudeville
passed.
Looking backward it is easy
to see that vaudeville took the
fatal step when it determined to
choke off every competitor in the
field. Musical comedy is better
because the good producers try
to outdo the other fellow. Broad
way competition: is keen. Phe
Hollywood battle to hold the top
place makes for better pictures.
Two great big-time vaudeville
circuits bidding for attractions
and striving to outdo each other
would have made a healthy
rivalry and a stronger institu-
tion. hope the day never comes
when one great corporation con-
trolls the motion picture industry.
1t would be. a tough day for the
actors but tougher one for the
public.
Mark Luescher, chief of the
general publicity headquarters
of the R-K-O theaters, wires
The Washington times., 1929-08-23

will have the honor Of reopen
ing Keith's under it's new pic
ture policy. The premiere is
scheduled for early October.
The Washington times., 1929-08-23
Dancing Recorded

Although Colleen Moore has
danced in many of her pictures,
her dancing is recorded by Vita.
phone for the first time in "Smil-
ing Irish Eyes the First Ma
tional Vitaphone special which
Is now at the Metropolitan Thea
tor
The Washington times., 1929-08-23
When the Feature
Is Shown on Screen

METROPOLITAN - Colleen
Moore in Smiling Irish Eyes"
AT 11:30 a. M, 1870. $3.50, $50,
7:30. and $50 p. m.
EARLE - Dolores Costello in
Madonna OF Avenue A." At
1l43 a. M, 1:46, 3:49, SAB, TAG,
and 9:49 D. m.
FOX-"Words and Music" A
movietone musical. At. 1853 a.
m. 2:2S. 4;42. 7:43, and 9:57 o. m.
PALACE-Greta Garbo in THE
Single Standard. At IL M. 2:30,
sos, 1885, and 9:45 D. m.
COLUMBlA-Ronald Coiman in
Bulldog Drummond. At 1l:40 a.
M, 1:4O, $40, 5:35. 1895. and 9:35
p. m.
The Washington times., 1929-08-23

LIKE to make CAN be made in Q
good used car seen In tOday's Classified
ads
The Washington times., 1929-08-23
Watery Location

Watery Location
Kay johnson, Conrad Nagle. Di-
rector Charlie Brabin and others
In THE Ordeal troupe hit forth
in a boat bound for Catalina in
a few days. I'm, they will an
chor about 80 miles from the
isthmus in We bouncing Pacific
and proceed to do bit OF
neptunic emoting. In ell proba-
bility thSS will live aboard the
boat and save transportation
time to and from the isthmus.
Heaven help the first mortal
whose diaphragm double-crosses
him!
Miss johnson proceeded to get
a permanent wave and a mani
cure ere departing on the
jaunt. Considering the hot
weather. she deserves to be a
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WLW Staff Has "lsaniokester,"

The staff Of wLw, Cincinnati, now
includes a 'banjokester," In the person
Of Hank Karch. Besides the banjo,
he also strums the guitar, the tenor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03
COLUMBIA SYSTEM
AND A. B. C. WILL JOIN
Subsidiary and Parent Company
Will Be Merged to Provide
Unified Service.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 2.-The offices
and studios of the Columbia Broadcast
ing System and its subsidiary, the At
lantic Broadcasting Co. will be merged
soon, it was reported this week.
The Atlantic Broadcasting Co., under
which name WABC, the c. B. S. key
station, is operated, is at present located
in the Steinway Hall Building, 1l3 West
Fifty-seventh Street, while its parert
organization is, located in the Para
mount Building, at Times Square.
A Times Square site is said to be
favored and that the entire unified
system may be housed in the Para
mount Building is believed likely.
Paul Greene, manager of WABC, and
technical supervisor of the c. B. S., as
serted that the rapid expansion of the
chain neceSsitates larger quarters for
WABC, which will be unified with the
chain.
Limited Quarters Are Handicap.
1--WE are working under handicap at
present due TO our limited quarters and
the rapid expansion of programs" he
explained. II am at present drawing
up plans with William S. Paley for new
quarters. No particular site, however,
Is decided upon as yet. The present
separation OF the Columbia Offices from
the WABC offices will also be elm
mated when the plan goes through.
"WABC will continue to create indi-
Vidual program ideas. Simplicity and
efficiency will be the keywords in the
Improvements"
Since Columbia obtained WABC
from the A. II. Grebe firm the latter
unit moved out and its entire quarters
were taken over for WABC use. Several
staff additions and substitutions were
also made.
Greene, the new manager of the sta
ton and technical supervisor of the
chain, was formerly on the staff of Sta
ton WSAI of Cincinnati.
The WABC announcing staff now in
cludes Edward B. Husing, Ralph Went
worth David Rosenthal Bradford
Browne and Jefferson Sparks. Other
members of the staff who frequently
handle the microphone are Ernest E.
Chappell, C. M Bosworth and William
A. Schuldt, jr.
Mr.. Bosworth, formerly on the WOR
staff, now heads the newly formed
Columbia Artists Bureau, which pre-
pares program continuities and supplies
artists for WABC.
The two WABC studios atop the
building are now supplemented by one
studio of the .JudSon Radio Program
Corporation IN the same building.
temporary utility studio is also planned
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French and Spanish Ballads on Air.
A recital Of French ana Spanish
ballads will be given from wro, At
lantic City, by Mile. Chicao, tomorrow
evening.