The Washington times., 1929-11-13
GLEANINGS
s.AND
SCREENINGS
By ANDREW z. KELLEY

ley Square Just roll away
time and live back in the Joy
Gus yesterdays. II would be my
first wish to enjoy again the
thrill that came the Christmas
morning / pulled shiny Yam
kee Tngers0ll watch out of the
stocking. All at once / was
grown up and here was tick
ing tiInepiece to prove it. Santa
Claus reward for learning how
to fathom the numerals on the
dial which tells Of the passing
OF time. Today it takes more
than q new red auto to provide
the same thrills.
AS Christmas time approaches
1t is always easy for this par
ticular department to grow SEN
ttmental. Looking back on
what December as used to
mean to me-the first foun-
tain pen, the first pair Of Bar
l1ey and Berry ice skates, the
first Columbia bicycle with q
coaster brake, the first flexible
flier on which to coast, the
first set of Henty books each
December brought its new de-
lights after impatient days OF
anticipation. Gosh, but it's
great to be kid.
Somehow I can never get
over q belief that every boy
and girl-millionaire or pauper
lis entitled to a big Christmas
day. It ought to -be the. red
letter day of the year on the
calendar for every kid, regard
less of whether his pop owns
q Satchel of U. s. Steel bonds
or can't get 10 cents worth Of
credit at the corner store.
Christmas was made for child
rem and would be strongly
in favor of a plan that would
turn it into a continuous holi-
day for orphans, the little un-
fortunates who are starting this
troubled journey through life
under q terrific handicap.
Feeling this way it is more
than a pleasure to fulfill the
request Of Promotion Manager
Downs and serve as an atten-
ton caller for The Washington
Times Orphans party at the
Fox Theater on Friday night.
Here's a real chance to toss 81
into the Christmas stocking and
in return see a swell show in
q magnificent theater. For I
am assured by the truthful
I1ardie Meakin that Charles
Farrell and Janet Gaynor in
sunny Side Up" is corking
movie entertainment, and the
comforts and beauties of Mr..
Fox's F Street cathedral re-
quire no special boosting.
II you need any further in
Gucement just picture a Christ
fnas morning for a sad little
face that doesn't get much
chance to smile. Picture a
great Christmas tree with e
bearded Santa Claus who passes
out q doll, "a toy and an orange,
b game and a gauze sack Of
colOred candies, ice cream and
a great big hearty st. Nicholas
smile. Can't you imagine that
kid just jumping right up and
down and bursting with joy.
Well, that's what your dollar
spent Friday night will do. It
will help make it heaven on De-
cember Is for some boy or girl
whose life the other 1854 days
In the year has little of para
disc. So step up to the Fox box
Friday night, deposit 81 and
get In return an extra dividend
in early holiday spirit.
They tried out the new $780,
900 apparatus for sound pic
lures at the National Theater
yesterday with highly satiSfac-
tory results. 1t was an invita-
tion pre-view for Washington
teachers Of Hunting Tigers in
india" the first synchronized
in sound wild animal picture
with Comdr. G. M. Dyott's run
ming narrative Of exciting ven
ture coming from the screen
horns 100 per cent effective for
audibility.
This is most absorbing and
exciting feature with some truly
remarkable shots by the camera
illustrating the danger of trail
ing the great jungle cats. The
picture will be reviewed at
length on these pages Monday,
80 more anon.
Washington sponsors for this
picture, made under the patron.
age Of the American Museum
of Natural History are Alice
Roosevelt Longworth, Senator
Carter Glass, Senator Jesse H.
Metcalf, Secretary Of Labor
Davis, Senator Frederick C. Wal
colt, Representative Daniel A.
Reed, Ronald Ian Campbell,
charge de affairs Of the British
Embassy, Gen. Charles p. Sum-
neral, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Amos A. Fries, DR.. William N.
Mann, director of the Zoo. Miss
Mabel Boardman. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Gibbs McAdoo, DIR. C.
G. Abbott. of the Smithsonian
Institution. and Mrs. William
Wolff Smith.
S-n--
Within the very near future
you may see William Haines,
Joan Crawford, Bessie Love
and other Metro -Goldwyn stars
In person on the Palace Theater
stage. In New York and Holly
wood they are discussing q nlan