The Washington times., 1929-02-26
.GLEANINGS
AND
SCREENINGS.
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Charles Barton is in our midst
to herald the coming Of Billy
Gaxton and the Field, Rogers
and Hart musical comedy, "Con-
necticut Yankee" It is due at
Polls st. Patrick's week and in
case you are unable to identify
it, it is the musical whose tune
full hit is "My Heart Stood
STILL" and which ran a full
season in New York at the Van
derbilt Theater.
This department could have
been annihilated by the search
ing look directed at the drivers
seat by Harry Richman, of
George Whites Scandals, cross
ing H Street at Fourteenth yes
terday afternoon. But the truth
OF the matter is our interest 'Eas
in Frances Williams, Of the
White frolic. and trying to dis
cover whether she was the same
golden-tressed charmer in street
attire as she appears on the
Poll stage. The answer is
"Yes." AS for Mr.. Richman, all
traffic regulations were being
observed by our perambulator,
they being somewhat different
from those prescribed by Grover
Whalen.
AL Lee, who counts the gross
receipts nightly for George.
White, is the former stage part
ner of Eddie Cantor.
"The- Birth of a Race" which
will begin an engagement at
the President Theater tomorrow,
will have an invitation opening
tonight. Educators, clergy and
members of Congress have been
invited to the first filming.
The revamped play "Scars,"
which suffered terrible business
at the National a few weeks
ago, has been put into rehearsal
again and will try out on Broad
way within a fortnight. This
time it will be called "Con-
flict," a change decided upon
because Playwright warren
Lawrence discovered audiences
were inclined to associate the
OLD name with the underworld
or Chicago gun play.
Since Richard Barthelmess was
the guest of the Morrows at
Mexico City. he has been pes
tered to death for the INSIDE"
story Of the Lindbergh engage
ment and the probable date for
the wedding. To all of which.
he answers, like Will Rogers,
"All | know is what | read in
the papers"
The inside on the new Barthel-
mess First National contract is
that he will get $500 a week,
with a clause providing three
months vacation annually. The
document was signed after
Weary River" his first talker,
was viewed and it was definitely
established his voice was an
asset for the dialogue films.
The former Imogene Wilson,
known to the films as Mary
Nolan, is John Gilbert's leading
woman in his latest release,
Desert Nights" coming Sat
urday to Loew's Palace. This is
the most important assignment
the blonde ex-Follies beauty has
been given since she went to
Hollywood. After her Frank
Tinney notoriety Imogene went
to Germany and it was while
she was making pictures for
UFA that she was lured Jack
t" American soil by a gold coast
contract.
Patti Harold, daughter of the
cperatic star, who will sing the
lead role in Little Nellie Kelly"
at Keith's next week, had a sea-
son with the George M. Cohan
road production of the musical.
Later with her father, 0rville
Harold, she toured the Keith
circuit in an operatic singing
act. Her last musical comedy
engagement was in "Holka
Polka" which enjoyed a run at
the Lyric Theater in New York.
In joining the Charles Emer-
son Cook Players she is fulfill
ing a promise made some months
ago to play the lead, if and
when this George M. Cohan
musical was revived. Her ex-
cursion into the lighter musical
field will be brief, for she is
under contract to Warner Broth
ers to make a Vitaphone singing
feature within a few weeks.
Ed K. Uhler is now assistant
treasurer at Polls. He has full
filled this position as chief as
sistant to Treasurer James Ber-
nard Hughes for some time, but
this weeks program is his first
official recognition in the Cliff
ton Aires booklets.
Margaret Anglin, who inaug-
urates the post-legitimate sea-
son at the Belasco, beginning
next Monday night, has finally
let it be known that she walked
out on the George C. Tyler pro.
duction of Macbeth" She was
the original Lady Macbeth of
the Shakespearian revival and
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