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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12

1t Is not as good as seventh
Heaven" nor will II be talked
about as long as Street Angel,
chiefly because the movie nara
tive inreels as synthetic and all
the wholesome qualities which the
Fox stars bring to the camera
Interpretation never appear to
make It other than emotional make
believe.
For the final ten minutes,
Lucky Star" becomes audible,
revealing the Farrell voice as
high pitched but robust and ef-
fectively modulated for his tender
love scene. Tiny Miss Gaynor
Is soft spoken and moving enough
when, snuggled in her sweetheart
Tins arms, their love Is pro-
claimed in the most gripping mo
ment OF the screen play.
should say that the microphones
add to the Gaynor.Farrell studio
assets.
Lucky Star" is a simple but
long winded tale. 1t tells of the
love OF sloyenly but pretty farm
drudge, Mary Tucker, for a manly
neighbor, Tim Osborn. Tim is q
lineman for the telegraph company
when the call to war is sounded.
Over there it Is Tins misfortune
to become a shattered victim Of.
the strife. He comes home, seem.
ingly permanent cripple with
paralyzed legs. Mary becomes A
daily visitor to the cottage of the
invalid and their companionship
brings about an education and
polish for the country slavey and
eventually, love. When her mother
tries to marry her off TO a boast
full no good. the psychological eff
feet of the knowledge restores
Tins dead limbs and his almost
immediate recovery in time TO save
Mary from the unhappy alliance.
This manifestation of mental
healing has not been worked out
by Director Frank BorZage to be
entirely convincing. In fact 1t
plays as wholly artificial. al
though 1t permits the happy end.
ing with the romantic love birds
in fond embrace on a railroad
track In binding snow storm.
Vigorous shots from the hokum
gun account for much of the
laughter. You will probably find
roar at the sight OF the sturdy
Mr.. Farrell putting the petite
Gaynor across his knee for an
old-fashioned padding. Scrubbing
the dirt off his village queen and
initiating Janet into the glories
of an egg shampoo are also
scenes of mirth. To make the
rugged Gwinn Williams a villain
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
SOPHIE TUCKER
IN RED HOT
MELODIES

Sophie Tucker, red hot NAM
ma Is keeping the entertainment
end of the Metropolitan, sizzling.
The gay Miss Tucker does her
part with zest and ability good
to behold. AS Sophie Leonard,
hostess in a swanky night club,
the 'Honky Tonk" thence the
name of said play, Miss Tucker
has an ideal opportunity to dis
play her ability as a versatile
artist in the line in which she
excels, which il singing the heigh-
no tunes, THE Last of the Red
hot Mammas." Take Off the,
Mask and Be Yourself" "A Little
Blue Bird, :" Some of These Days"
and I'm Doing What I'm Doing
for Love-" are the Tin Pan Alley
exhibits of Ma Tucker and she
does full credit to the composers
in all of them.
"Honky Tonk" is not without
its moral aspects for one is re-
minded again and again of the
possible outcome of the trend of
these modern times.
Sophie Leonard sends her only
daughter abroad for. an educa-
ton in the proper environment
While she remains in New York,
ostensibly as concert singer.
When the daughter lila Lee) re.
turns unexpectedly, engaged ID q
young millionaire, complications
arise when the lad recognizes the
mother as the notorious Sophie.
A cad, he takes the girl to the
club and then follows one Of the
most pathetically human encoun-
tiers between mother and daughter.
George Duryea, Audrey Ferris,
John Murray and Mahlon Hamil-
ton lend capable support in les.
ser roles.
Sophie fuckers inimitabIe man.
ner of singing the hot tunes
which have helped her to fame
should find a ready sale with
many theater patrons. Still
others should find her humane
and deep emotional portrayal of
her great love for her child a
touching thing, while still others
may find the whole play only a
satisfactory way of spending an
evening.
One more suggestion, a trained
dog, such as the one which takes
the morning radio exercises. can
always be counted on to appeal
to most Of us
The news reel Is especially
notable, with pictures of the
Graf Zeppelin and shots of
Bleriot's second flight across the
English Channel,
James Corbett, ex-pugilist, and
Neil O'Brien have a short Vita.
phone act, and Guy Robertson
4 presents a song, High Waters .
H. K.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
COL MAN TN "A
KNOCKOUT
TALKER

Right you are. who say It's
crazy to coop oneself up in a
theater, such weather as yester.
day afternoon. But It's stark raw
ing madness to let little heat
or in fact, any moment Of heat
deter you from seeing Ronald
Colman in the all.tall1ing feature,
Bulldog Drummond, current this
week at the Columbia
The novel OF the same name
and the play, which H. B. Warner
carried to such success on Broad.
way, never knew what this In
MIGRATING story could do, until
il invaded the realm of the flick
ers and was SO fortunately en-
trusted to the captivating Colman.
From the moment the picture
opens, Introducing a. demObilized
British soldier, who, weary OF
London social routine, seeks adj
venture by advertising for trouble
in a newspaper. you plunge head
long into a whirlpool of adven-
ture. mystery, romance and
ehuckles.
BY the time you have pursued
the fiendish operations OF trio
of criminals, whose ingenuity In
torturing their Victims. to gain
pecuniary safety. leads to sew.
eral narrow escapes for the prin.
cipals. you are right glad to
reach the inevitable wilt thon
be miner" fadeout. At the same
time you'll wish there were more.
Ronald Colman occupies a lofty
place among our cinema lovers.
In this. his first talkie, he cor
rails new honOfs of comedian
magnifique, no sloucil as an aero.
bat and possessor of a voice that
reproduces with eminent satisfac.
ton.
Joan Bennett, the sweet young
thing. who necessarily answers
the thrill seeking ad, to make
the story all that it should be.
p0rtrays her role. requiring little
more than good looks and sooth-
ing vocal tones. In true compli.
ment to the male lead.
l might add here, that the In.
SEHuC y IICh uHIlS II III the
clutches of the masterminds.
Drummond's advertisement at.
tracts the damoiselle and she be-
seeches him to rescue the help
less relation. The rescue is the
basis of the whole exciting plot.
We accept Lilyun Tashman, en-
ticing villainess of many CAPT
tol film, on her unchallenged
merit. Intriguing of voice and
appearance, she lends sinister
atmosphere to the picture, which
manages to survive the coInical Sc
quences that involve her.
doubt il anyone could have i'm
proved Claude Allister'S side
cracking impersonation OF the
English dude.buddy of our hero,
Captain Drummond. His indetermi-
nate appearances in the tensest
scenes, never failed to provoke
Outbursts Of laughter from deeply
intrigued spectators.
Excellent chara C I e r liz a ton
throughout, is one of the most
favorable features of the play. In
VOWED lighting effects and un-
usual camera shots lend gener-
ously to the fantastic elements,
that color the production. IL you
miss this picture, you've failed in
duty to yourself.
News reels and short subjects
round out the programme. E.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
PALACE STAGE
SHOW Is A
WINNER

Pirates of melody at Loew's
Palace, this week, scuttle a ship,
cut q throat or steal a laugh,
all with equal abandon. Captain
Kidd would have been forgiven had
he so amusingly murdered his
prisoners.
The stage show was arranged
by Frank Cambria. To begin with
the scenic effects are about the
most attractive that have been
shown for some time.
Jimmy Dunn opens the act with
q sl1it In which, he is arrested as
q pirate OF melody. Jimmy steals
shfploads Of laughter but If he had
any melody about him he kept 1t
in his pocket Jimmy is comic no
end but tuneful-well, that was
also funny. II has been long
time since the reviewer saw the
merry old evening dress, Opera
cape. silk hat and all, worn by
stage crook.
Jue Fong. likeable Chinse tenor.
bellies the unmusical reputation of
his race by singing quite well IN
Italian gantl English. He should
not be allowed to return to the
laundry, as he intimated be would
do IL applause was lacking,
The Farrar trio stage an attrac.
tive and unusual skit IN which a
violin, flute and songs are used
effectively. The Gamby.Hale bal
let assists in the closing scene of
their skit with a graceful number.
Smith and Hadley, soft shoe
dancers, execute a number of new
and difficult steps.
i Palace Syncopators give selec:
tions from famous musicians, in
GLIDING Litz, Schubert and Verdi.
Pictures OF the composers are
flashed on the rear of the stage ac-
companying each air.
Wallace Berry. as white boss Of
Chinatown, in the feature pic
ture, chinatown Nights" is suf-
ficiently hard boiled to qualify for
such position. There is an
atmosphere of unreality about the
picture that is reminiscent of the
Barbary coast when it was at it's
Wickedest and most Turing. Beau
tiful Florence Vidor. cultured so.
ciety woman, on a Summing. trip
to Chinatown, meets Chuck Riley.
played by Berry. is attracted to
the brutal herman, quits : her sta.
ton in society and becomes an
habitue of the district.
Guns, firecrackers. slipping
Cinnamon, cops, police sirens and
an urclin lend local color to the
settings.
Eddie Peacock entertains on a
Vitaphone short.
Herbert Rawlinson expresses re.
grets to the audience at leaving
Washington. This is his last
week at the theater.-L. B.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
TWIN BEDS is
LAUGHABLE
FARCE

Under Alfred santeiI's direction.
Twin Beds" Is lifted above the
average screen adapted stage sue
cess with few Of the laughs that
mark the Mayo-F Field comedy alb
sent. Yet in the sound make
over the vehicle seems to list
more to the drama than was
originally intended.
The current Earle attraction.
however. Is full OF the humor
sought after by so many audiences
on hot summer days and eve
nings. The natural turn Of Jack
Mulhall for comedy would give i
that, even though Patsy Ruth
Miller. as Elsie Dolan. is In the
comedyS limellght about as much
as the headlining Mulhall.
Mulhall. as Danny Brown, the
song writer.producer. and Elsie
seem to agree on most every
thing except twin beds. twin beds
being a part OF Elsie's dream
castle. But, being madly in love
with the girl, Danny agrees to
forget there ever was such q
thing as double bed.
Danny is forced TO stay away
from his bride until daylight on
the first night of their marriage.
That causes complications when
drunken prowler in Danny's new
musical comedy wanders into the
Brown apartment and sleeps in
the young producers bed. A
young bride, of course. does not
know how TO handle such situa-
ton and a riot OF comedy ensues
Eddie Gribbon, as the prowler,
lends many yards OF humor TO
the play, and saves Elsie no little
embarrassment by confession
his wife is made to believe. After
that the Browns are happily re-
united on a voyage to Europe.
Zazu Pitts and Gertrude Aston
are among a half-dozen other
stars who make Twin Beds the
hit 1t is.
Tho Earle's added attractions
include Eddie Peabody and his
College Chums" orchestra, with
Peabody doing most of the play
ing. via the banjo. There is also
another Paramount sound tid-bit
in which Dixie" is made more
popular by song.
An interesting Paramount news
film, and the Breeskin orchestra's
rendition of Herbert's ''Serenade"
complete the programme. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12

Lenore Uric, in California
making a picture for Fox, has
just announced that she and Sid
ney Blackmer have been man
and wife for some time. Re-
garding her parting with Mr..
Belasco. Lenore says: "Mar-
riage has nothing to do with it.
We just had a little difference,
that's ALL"
Blackmer was leading man
for Miss Uric in the structural
steel Hades created for the stage
play NINA" When Miss Uric
went to the coast to make
Frozen Justice" for Fox pic
lures, her leading man followed.
He has signed with First Ma
tional and both are now busy
making talkies. Most every
body agrees that Lenore is
great actress but the opinions
on Sidney vary from the worlds
worst to just fair actor.
When an actor insists upon
no billing, it is news. George
M. Cohan will. play a part in
his new play Gambling" which
opens for a tryout at Atlantic
City tonight and insists that
his name be the same size as
everybody else's on the program,
that's he be given no lobby bill
ing and that the Cohan name
appear in the advertising only
as author.
Since George NJ. Cohan is
paying all the bills as the pro-
Queer of Gambling" his wishes
will be followed or he'll know
the reason why. How times
change. A generation ago
George M. would have turned
Keith's offices upside down had
any manager dared to give the
famous Four Cohans anything
but headline billings. Actors
fought for big type as much as
salary. Now when the Yankee
Doodle comedian is up where
he can get what he likes, he
decides to feature his play and
not himself.
At that Mr.. Cohan may be
playing wise trick of show
1nanship. Such becoming mod
esty has probably attracted
more attention than had he in
sisted upon being personally
I exploited.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
Getting "Cast-Offs" Was
Hard Task for Studio

Fox Films property men spent
much time securing the junk
yards for suitable props to be
used in Lucky star" the first
talking feature to be made by
Janet Gaynor and Charles Far
rell.
Farrell plays the role of
doughboy, Tim Osborn. who re
turns from the war, crippled from
the waist down AS he tells
Mary, played by Janet GaynOr,
II never thought much about
making over. broken things until
/ got busted up myself" Tim
occupies his time and earns his
livelihood repairing and rebuild.
ing cast-off articles-sewing ma.
chimes, monographs and all kinds
OF electrical equipment while seat.
ed in a wheel chair.
It was to provide these n1mer-
GUS castoff articles that the
property men spent several days
before production began in order
to get for Farrell the right kind
OF props" for his workshop.
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There is a laugh in the answers.
Patsy Ruth Miller pulled one vote,
Fannie Brice one. Dorothy Stone
one. Ethel Waters one, Belle
Baker one. Gilda Gray pulled six,
Texas Guinan one, Alice White
one, Joan Bennett three.
One answer gave her name at
birth as Kelly or Moscowitz--
evidently they weren't taking any
chances. She was either Jewish
or Irish. Another-Stage name
Sophie Tucker, her real name
Texas Quinan. Mae Murray got
one guess. Gertrude Olmstead also
one. Florence Vidor had two. One
thought that Sophie Tucker was
her stage name and Ann Penn;ng-
ton her given name. Another
claimed her stage name was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
GLEANINGs & SCREENINGS
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

In vaudeville, performers fig
ure to have arrived" when they
play the Palace Theater, ace
New York house of the Keith
chain. Foster, Fegan and Cox,
the trio of Washington boys who
began with the st. Patrick Play
ers and afterwards were seen at
the local Keith house are play
ing the Palace this week. They
are also doubling" or playing
at the same time the Albee
Theater in Brooklyn. The team
is 'art of the Ken Murray tab
loid revue.
Jeanne Eagles is preparing to
emerge from the enforced re-
tirement entailed by n Equity
suspension of Is months for
professional behavior. Miss
Eagels has made the limbo
period profitable by playing in
pictures for Paramount at $500
a week and there was nothing
Equity could do about it. since
its jurisdiction does not extend
to the .studios-yet.
81 can't reveal the title or the
author" said the blonde Jeanne
in speaking of her new play, but
it is a play that will delight
everybody, including Equity. 1t
is a play in which ! am beaten
half to death. Don't you think
Equity will be delighted. Why,
Equity will love it." Sam H.
Harris hopes to put the new
piece in rehearsal by late Sep
TENDER or October.
James J. Corbett, ex-heavy-
weight champion of the world,
is demonstrating via Vitaphone
that the talkies hold no terror
for him. He is on the Metro
politan Theater screen this week
in a short skit with Neil O'Brien,
the ,teran minstrel.
One would never guess that
the polished and fluent athlete
who once rocked John l.. Sulii-
van to sleep is in the early
sixties. He is erect and well
preserved and presents a delight
fully easy manner before the
camera and the microphones.
O'Brien works in blackface, with
"Gentleman Jim" serving as the
feeder for his comedy wise
cracks. 1t is an entertaining
feature.
Guy Robertson, who is the
Caruso of the Shuberts' singing
stars. also shines in a Vita
phone short. It is in a dra-
matte song recital of High
waters" the poem of ]. Kier
Brennan, inspired by scenes en-
countered on a tour with the
Hoover relief commission in the
Mississippi Valley.
Mr.. Robertson sings with
considerable fire and animation,
with his words Of the lyrics
emphasized by some actual
graphic shots Of the devastation
wreaked by the river floods. The
idea is novel and solves the
problem which confronts most
singers for Vitahone, that OF
looking at ease and natural
instead of awkward and ner-
vous, when working without an
audience.
The venerable David Belasco
makes no secret of the fact that
he is opposed to matrimony for
his women stars. Years ago
he cut loose from Mrs. Leslie
Carter because she contracted
for a husband against his
wishes. Recently he announced
that Lenors Uric had passed
from his management.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
When the Feature
Is Shown on Screen

EARLE--JacIk Muiha1I ana
Patsy Ruth Miller in Twin Beds"
AT 1924. 1887, $40. s:54 TAT and
$40 p. m.
COLUMBIA Ronald Colman IN
Bulldog Drummond." At 1140
1910. $40, sos. 7:S5 And Si5s pm.
FOx--Janet Gaynor and Charles
Farrell in Lucky STAR At 1885,
2:22, 4;45. 1877 and e:55 p& m.
PALACE--Wallace Berry ia
chinatown Nights" At 1850,
2:25. sos, TBS and $50 p. m.
METR OPOLITAN-sophls
Tucker in s'Honky Tonk." At
1857 1915, 2:34. 4:24, 6;13 S:0I
and 9:55 p. m. I.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
Quinn Is Veteran

Quinn Williams, playing the
menace in ''LHcky Star" with
Janet Gaynor and Charles Far.
rell this week at the Fox, though
still In his twenties. has a record OF
ten years in films. His success
in feature productions has been
gained in pictures like "Noah's
Ark" my Man" and in the Fox
talking picture, city Girl"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
About Borzage

Frank Borzage. director of
Lucky Star" and other. Janet
Gaylor'C Charles Farrell successes.
Seventh Heaven" and Street
Angel" was born in Salt Lake
City, Utah. His brother. Lew,
also . product Of the Mormon
eltS, Is HE assistant director.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
CLARA BOW IS
GOING TO
EUROPE
BIZ DOROTHY HERZOG

Copyright 1899. Premier SyndicateI
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Aug II.
Clara Bow strolling across the ia.
nous lot, a pair of enormous sun
glasses bulging over her eyes. Pro.
lection against glare.
hi Clara stopped. When yer
gonna get married?" A8s
A grin. Wouldn't you like to
know"
''Uh huh"
well. I'm going to Europe in
October or November. That's
sure"
BE married in Paris?"
Don't know. Mebbe. Mebbe
not"
And now you know all -.
Stag
In accordance with his custom,
Ernest Lubitsch celebrated theh
completion Of his new celluloider,
THE Love Parade by chucking
a stag party last eve at Ye Casa
Verduga, a few miles furr from
Glendale. The entire male cast,
all the electricians, propmen and
carpenters on the reeler put in an
appearance. numbering some SO
guests. Joining in the hey heb
fun were Maurice Chevaher, Lu-
Pine Lane, Ben Turpin, Carl
Stockda1e. Lionel Belmore, Edgar
Norton. Eugene Palette, Albert
Roccardi. ct al.
Screenalitie5
Hoct Gibson and Sally Eilers all
yearny for each other. Hoot
Hoot chucked a birthday party
'tother eve and Sally sat at his
right. " a" Anna @. Nilsson mo-
toring in from Malibou to see the
NJ. D. Annals leg, which she in
jured almost a year ago in an
equine accident, is getting better
rapidly. We've missed Anna from
the silver sheet. Norman
Kerry has finished his share Of
outlouding in a revived Phantom
of the Opera" and is now resting,
whatever is the right word, at
Malibou, visiting Buster Collier,
who has become something Of an
ardent deep-sea fisherman.
BY the by, Lon CLANCY approved
the voice that will speak his lines
in PHANTOM OF the Opera
Roland v. Lee is getting set to
negaphone George Bancroft in a
director, is apa tment hunting
these days. I'm, he missus and
his, eight-year-old laughter, Bev-
erly arrive next week from the
East. I" Doug Fairbanks and
Mary Pickford finish Tanning Of
the Shrew'' in about ten days.
They plan to hit the European
trail in two weeks. Not hard to
take -. Eddie Bowling, Ray
Dooley (Eddie's better half, and a
party traipsed to the beach 'tother
eve bent on corraling a mess of
grunion. Seems this salty species
bears the same relation to the fish
family that the hedgehog bears to
the grunt species. One chases
around the beach in old clothes
idea Is to get tomorrow's break
fast -. the John Barrymores'
homestead sits atop a hill some
900 feet in height. And overlooks
all Hollywood, Los Angeles, and
beach clusters. On a clear day, one
sees beyond Catalina. That is. one
should. King Xidor owned the
house once. John bought it.
Whereupon Vidor built on the hill
below. Yes, hat section of the
colony may be yclept Hill Billies,
but such Billies :. and-that's
all.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
46 WINNERS PICKED IN
NAME CONTEST

Sophie fuckers real name puzzler. It's Sophia
Abuza and 46 guessed right Not of the winners had
the spelled correctly but since the intention good
and the information approximately correct set of passes
to the Metropolitan Theater where Sophie fuckers pic
ture, Honky Tonk" showing, has been mailed to the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
FARRELL -GAYNOR TN
LUCKY STAR"
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

Janet Gaynor and Charles Farremy favorites in the
Hollywood constellation to lift commonplace
Tristan Upper story Lucky STAR into appealing il not
distinguished screen entertainment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12

Hurry. hurry. hurry! EVerybOdy's In
. rush these days, and yOu can keep
up with the parade much better IL
yea own one Of the good Used OarB
E'at~1 N fosAs's Classified ads.