The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-01

soon, under new management.
r The Fox Theater publicity
| chief says that Master of Cere-
[ monies John Irving Fisher has
actually bought an airplane.
And the best way is the Bebe
kDaniels method, say it with an
affidavit. But why didn't he
flake a rugby?
7 Leneta Lane. Addie Hubbard
and Freddy Sherman have
Joined Russell Fillmore's stock
iGompany in Birmingham, Ala.
2 Theater organists are the
ones who would like to perpe-
trate first degree on the talk
ing pictures. To date 280O have
Nbeen forced out of good paying
Ijobs by the noisy celluloids.
Official statistics.
7 Joseph Plunkett, the 100000
h year. head man for the R-K-O
theaters was in town for the
opening of Keith's and tickled
to death over the way money
rolled through the windows on
Saturday and Sunday. He left
behind Harry Schrieber who
does the counting up as the new
treasurer.
From New York comes the
interesting announcement That
Helen Menken, the distinguished
star, is to appear in Washing
ton in a new play called "The
Infinite Shoeblack," written by
Norman Macowan. She will APP
pear at the Shubert Belasco
Theater, for one week only,
commencing Monday evening,
December End, prior to its New
York premiere. The play is
. sensational hit in London.
When Lee Shubert presents
Ethel Barrymore in one Of the
Sh1bert theaters in this city,
she will be seen in Lii Hat
vany's new modern play, "The
Love Duel" adapted by Zoe
Atkins and probably in G. Mar
tinez Sierra's "The Kingdom Of
Cod" which she acted here last
season.
Music lives forever. That is
some does. Hardie Meakin re-
ports that Congressman Sol
Bloom dropped into the Fox
Theater last week and heard
"Sun Dance" used as routine
number by the Fanchon and
Mares revue unit. The Con-
gresham wrote it 80 years ago.
+ Frank Mathews il here to tell
| Washington about Crosby
! Cages new show aLittle Acct
dent" This production features
Thomas Mitchell, who Bill Cd
lin believes is the best actor on
J the American stage. The play
ran a full season on Broadway
and comes to Polls the week of
November H..
Variety reports that Lily
Damita, the film cut-up of
"Cock-Eyed World' was some
what of bust when she opened
in Cleveland as the chief
feminine lure of Jack Donahue's
new musical Garry On" Says
Shines weekly: although a
WOW in pictures she cuts a
poor figure as a stage enter
tainer. She has personality.
looks, poise,-but is flop as
i singer. Couldn't be heard
past the twelfth row. What
dancing she does is completely
outclassed by any trio in the
chorus. Makes a great impress
sion in appearance but her lack
of stage talent makes it inn
possible for her to do justice to
the part.
Despite that tough notice Lily
has a contract and will stick
with the musical and at $4,000
a week until Producer Sam
Goldwyn has another part for
her in the movies.
Herman Timberg's new
musical comedy with Herman
himself as the star comes to
Polls the week of November
"a. 1t is called Take 1t Easy"
and has as it's first beauty
exhibit none other than Dorothy
Knapp who is suing Earl Car
roll for being bounced from
"Fioretta."
George ,Arliss in "Disraeli"
is a, high-class movie-some
call it far and away the finest
thing the talkies can claim.
But it's a serious feature with
a real appeal to intellectuals.
Hence the invitation pre-view
for the National Press Club
next Tuesday night at the
Metropolitan.
"Groucho" Marx had a sore
throat Monday night in Balti-
more and they rang in a pinch
hitter for his role in Animal
Crackers" The substitute was
a pippin and Producer Sam Har-
ris wouldn't tell the critics who
he was: so Norman Clark, of
the Baltimore News, christened
him "Subbo,." He looked like
Groucho, he gestured like
Groucho, but he wasn't Groucho.
He was so good that Groucho's
sore throat was all better Tues
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