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The Washington times., 1929-05-06
GUESS WHO DID
KILL DONOVAN,
AT FOX

Who killed Jack Donovan,
suave, big-time gambler, welcher
and blackmailer of women?
You may appease your natural
curiosity by a visit to the Fox
this week where the entertaining
talking picture ''The Donovan
Affair is playing.
Dyed-in-the-w readers of
mystery fiction, accustomed to
working until or o'clock in the
morning with Philo Vance on
really complicated mysteries
should find this thriller easy
meat and the solution we'll in
hand before more than three reels
are spoken. This reporter, who
is not an inveterate reader of
detective fiction, had no trouble
in doing SO.
The talking picture. and THE
Donovan Affair" is no exception,
does not lend itself nearly as ef-
fectiveIy to building up plaus-
ible plot as does the full-length
novel. The makers of this film
probably realizing this. sacrificed
the suspense and mystery ele-
ments for the comedy relief.
The plot is ingenious enough.
nh
have a motive for removing the
gambler are paraded before the
camera and then gathered to-
gether with Donovan at a dinner
table. The lights are turned out
and the murder is committed.
A number of false clues are in
troduced to throw the solution
seeker off the right track, but
most of these are obviously i'm
probable.
The picture Is good comedy.
Jack Holt, as the inept inspector
of police, gives an excellent
characterization and has a fine
voice. Dorothy Revier and Will
liam Collier, jr., in the support
ing cast. are quite satisfactory.
This weeks stage presentation
at the Fox is nothing to get
alarmed about. Wee Willie"
Robyn stays over another week,
but makes a niggardly contribu-
ton of ore song number. Pattie
Moore and Sammy Lewis get
by" with some excentric dancing.
George Schreck. banjoist; Bobby
Gillette and Nancy Decker. song
sters, and the always effective
FoXettes complete the program.
John Irving Fisher, the so-called
master of cerem onies extraordi-
nary. tells a few chestnuts, ad
Ibis. freely. and is rewarded with
more than a few hearty smiles.
L ], p.
The Washington times., 1929-05-06
AS
A "VAMP" IN
AFRICA

Africa. Heat! Rain, the steady
maddening rain of the sub
tropics. Into such a setting place
three English gentlemen and
vital, life-loving, somewhat bored,
woman, a blonde from the south
of Russia, and what have you?
DANGERM All the safety devices
of modern science are but useless
toys in such a situation, and the
Earle Theater will probably have
difficulty keeping the projection
room cool enough for the current
showing of "A DANCE erous
Woman" featuring BaclanOva,
Give Brook. Neil Hamilton and
Leslie F'enton.
The title is a cut-down, for OBJ
vious reasons, of THE Woman
Who Needed Killing" a story of
the commissioner of an isolated
section of Africa, his wife, his
brother, his assistant. The ap-
parent Indifference of the hus-
band, the monotony of such a life,
the constant tom-tom of the native
drums, force the wife to seek
advertisement in a series of af-
fairs, which the too-busy husband
rather overlooks, until the lady
strikes home in threatening the
career of the beloved young
brother. All! That's a different
story and so the woman is de-
stroyed, deliberately. by her hus-
band, and the big brother takes
the little brother by the hand.
literally. and leads him back to
dear old London and safety!
The picture has some intensely
interesting moments that give
just hint of what the entire
production might have been with
a bit more careful handling. 1t
isn't a pretty story by any
means, but it has the quality of
suspense and a promise, which,
unfortunately, is not fulfilled
Rowland Lee. who directed, has
left the impression of distaste-
full task hurriedly accomplished.
The photography, however, is
noticeably clear and the sound
devices reproduce the voices so
naturally pitched that one gets
the sensation of being actually
present.
Baclanova, who manages at
times to act exactly as a woman
might, under similar circum-
stances. has a tendency to be
overly-dramatic, but we are will
ing to attribute this tendency to
the lack of restraint charac-
teristic to her people. Give
Brook, portrays the usual de-
termined-looking individual. we
have grown to expect from him.
Neil Hamilton and Leslie Fenton
are competent as the young
brother and the assistant, respec-
lively. The lighter vein of the
story is left to Clyde Cook, who
is easy ana gives an excellent
performance.
The accompanying short feat
ures include Earle Topical Re-
view, Vitaphone sketch feat
uring George Lemaire and a de-
lightful overture by Mr., Breeskin
and the Concert Orchestra
Oriental Impressions, arranged
by the director aid presenting
"Kashmiri Song" by William Ray
mond, tenor.-T. X. Y.
The Washington times., 1929-05-06
When Feature Is
Shown on Screen

FOX-Jack Holt in "The Dono-
van Affair" All talkie. At 1855,
2;S7, 4.53 1852 and 1905 p. m.
PAIACE-Waler Houston IN
Gentlemen of the Press" All
talker At 1855 a. M, 2:3O, $40,
7:4O and 9:55 p. m.
EARLE-Baclanova in "a Dan
gerous Woman" At 11:43 a. M,
1:39, S:4S. 5:39, 7:43 and 9:4S.
COLUMBIA-Douglas Fairbanks
in "The Man in the Iron Mask"
At 1920. 1:20, S:16, 5:13, 1926 and
9:25 p. m.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Car
roll and Buddy Rogers in "Close
Harmony" An all talking, all
singing. all dancing feature. At
1850 a. M, 1910, 2:30, 4:22, 6:12,
S:04 and 9:57 p. m.
RIALTO-UniVersaFs sound and
singing feature. "Show Boat"
At IL a. M. 12:45, 3, 515, 7:S0
and 9:45 p. m.
LITTLE "Krassin," the dra-
matte picture of the Mobile rescue
ship a At 11:s0, 1880, $50, $50,
7:$O Ahd $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1929-05-06
FAIRBANKS AS
MUSKETEER
REPEATS

Douglas Fairbanks brings to the
public. in THE Man in the Iron
Mask" showing for the second
week at the Columbia. one of the
well-known Fairbanks pictures
that can be especially noted for
it's cleanliness.
In the midst of the flood of
sexy pictures this is relief.
Added to this is the keen enjoy
ment that one gets from seeing
Fairbanks portray the vivid D'Ar-
tagnan. There is little liberty
less than is usually the case
taken with the plot, as originally
outlined by Dumas.
There are some crude spots in
the picture. The prologue.
wherein the redoubtable Doug
does much waving of sword and
shouting of Come On" comes in
this category.
At the end of the picture, after
the hero has staggered out of
the palace and gone to his death,
there is visioned, in the skies,
the three musketeers waiting for
the fourth who is dying on the
ground. They march into the
kingdom or heaven, or something,
at the end.
A celestial kingdom peopIed by
wine-blbing Porthos. woman.lov-
ing and crafty Aramis and the
rake D'Artagnan would certainly
clash with the views of the Metho-
dist Board of Temperance, Prohi.
bition and Public Morals, if that
body has a representation in
heaven.
The most of the picture moves
with terrific and stirring rapidity
and is well worth visiting. Il. b.
The Washington times., 1929-05-06
HOT WEATHER
HITS FILM
COLONY
BY DOROTHY HERzOG
1922. Premier syndl
cate. @TDc.)

HOLLYWOOD. May 4.--With
the temperature doing the big
yeast act, one may suspect sum-
mer is trying out it's 1929 strength.
And the colony, forsooth, re-
spends by adorning itself in float
ing georgettes and CHEEKY sport
regalia. Stockings will yield to
socks pretty soon, particularly
when that back-to-Harlem sun
burn gets started to chocolate-y
hue.
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ScreenalitieS

Mrs. William De Mile chucking
a luncheon at ye Montmartre for
Fannie Hurst. visiting authoress
"Peggy Wood departs the
colony shortly en- route to London,
where she is to star in an
operetta written by Noel Coward.
She returns in the fall or winter
to resume her M. G. M. outloud
emoting. She takes the young
'un with her. leaving Hubby John
V. A. Weaver a mileage widower
Kay Francis. erstwhile Of
Broadway. has purchased the
smallest scotty on exhibition. He
answers to the name of Pladdy
and has just discovered how much
attention he attracts when he
plops himself doom and scratches
vigorously. Sam Hardy has
his name and countenance on a
brand of safety match these days.
The slogan is not Burn With
Hardy" Fashion note: Mr..
and Mrs. George Fitzmaurice are
chucking a tennis party Sunday
afternoon. e." Mrs. Robert Arm.
strong having a permanent and
nearly passing out with ther-
mometer.etis. -" Tom Moore
celebrated a birthday May 1.
The This Thing Called Love"
troupe chucked a backstage party
in his honor after the show The
first procedure was to place a
crown of roses atop his head.
The second-parjon me, is that
Mr.. Jones drinking his daily
lemonade? I do hear that
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas MacLean
are going to get divorce. This
comes as something of a shocken
inasmuch as they have been mar
ried 10 or more years Sam
Ornitz, novelist and screen writer,
departs with his family for New
York, Sunday eve. Sam will
finish his new novel and later,
may return to resume writing for
Famous Players-and---that's all.
The Washington times., 1929-05-06
The QUESTIONABLE

The QUESTIONABLE
Betty Compson has discovered
a fIickerite can do as she pleases,
but the resulting questionable is
rather exasperating. For instance:
Betty has been working all
hours for a long time, speeding
from one flick to another. She
and her husband, James Cruze,
live in a spacious domicile in
Flintridge, a stones chuck from
Hollywood. Jimmy likes to enter
tain, and does-largely. Betty
was all In from sustained work.
She talked 1t over with Jimmy.
He suggested she stay in town"
for a while. Betty forthwith did
a bungalow in the court he owns
on Sunset Boulevard. Resulting
QUESTIONABLE: Are you getting a
divorce?
Betty goes to a sanitarium for q
week. That's favorite colony
gadget-isloation and rest in a san
itarium. Resulting QUESTIONABLE:
did you have a nervous break
down?
Jimmy works several nights
through to dawn Betty takes a
suite at the Ambassador. Result
ing QUESTIONABLE: Mr.. Cruze. do
you know that-etc., etc., etc.
sure obhges jimmy. Betty
doesn't like to stay alone In the
house when I'm away all night.
Verify. flicker.lte has Ier
troubles. Miss Compson. by TIE
way. is rehearsing "Viennese lei
ody." at the R.K-O studio, direc'
ton Yves Ruggles She has eight
pictures to make following this
eight in a row. Looks as 'bohgn
tina, fem will eat her three squares
per this wear and continue to keep
her Rolls Royce in comfort
Letter Doubling
Harry Green, the comedian, who
is now managing Moran and
Mack according to "Backstage
Blues Dot, spent the entire night
on the set when he could have
been up to no-good. Harry's
mother is in Hollywood. She has
umpty ump relatives back East.
evidently many too many to cor
respond with faithfully. So she
figured a way TO let them know
she was feeling and looking oke
She would work in movie! Harry
attempted to dissuade her. 1t
would have been easier to play
catch with the Rock of Gibraltor
Subsequently, he got his mother
a job AS part of the audience
when Moran and Mack put on
their big theater number. She
sat with some SO others all night,
laughing and applauding into the
mikes" For which she received
$40. Harry prowled around. wait
ing for her. About IL p. M, he
offered her $40 if she'd quit and
go home. She refused. Every
hour the anti increased. She
refused. Not for hundred
smackers woud she go home. The
relatives must see for themselves
how we'll she is looking these days!
It was $50 a. m. before the Greens
yawned home.
The Washington times., 1929-05-06
Teachers Matinee
Monday at Little

A special matinee performance
of "Krassin," authentic pictorial
record of the rescue of the crew
of the ill-fated dirigihle Italia"
commanded by Gen. Umberto
Mobile. when it crashed on the
ice.fIoes near Seven Islands in
the Arctic in May. 1923, will be
given to the teachers Of Wash
'',-t~r AZ the Little Theater on
','' Nav &. at 3:45 p. m.
The Washington times., 1929-05-06

It is just booking coinci-
dence, but Roberta Beatty, with
Sand So To Bed" at Polls this
week. is the ex-wife of Herbert
Rawli~7nn. t''e r"w Palbcp Thea
tee -''-no~ 0ic~ v-hn
The Washington times., 1929-05-06

Betty goes to a sanitarium for a
week. That's q favorite colony
gadget-isloation and rest in san
itarium. Resulting QUESTIONABLE:
did you have nervous break
down?
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
Junior Theater to Give
Rarrie's Quality Street

Quality street" is the play fos
this week.end that the Junior
Theater is presenting three times
at Wardman Park. A Barrie
play, 1t holds all of that inimit.
able writer's gift for character
portraits that one never forgets
The performances will be Friday
matinee at 3:45 o'clock, Friday
evening at Sis O'Clock, and SAT.
urday matinee at 2:3O o'clock.
Sarah Yearley comes as guest
leading lady in the capricious role
of Miss Phoebe. Walter Ferreli,
another newcomer from the
Theater Guild in New York, is
the Captain Brown, just home
from winning laurels at Waterloo.
The Junior Theater popular
actors complete cast of those
dear people, that walk right
out of the pages of Barrie. The
Junior Theater will continue to
give weekly plays on Friday and
Saturday throughout the season.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
D. W. GRIFFITH
COMPLETES
TALKIE

Lady OF the Pavements," lat.
est D. w. Griffith production. has
been completed: and Raymond A.
klune, production manager for
Mr.. Griffith, is now in New York
city, to arrange for the Metropoli.
tan premiere.
In this film. based on an orig
inal story from the pen of nr.
Karl Nollmoeller, author of the
book of The Miracle" Lure
Nel~z sings six times. The young
Mexican actress who had ap-
peared in one Hal Roarn comedy
before Douglas Fairbanks cast
her as his leading lady, in "The
Gaucho" will be heard singing
Irving Berlin's Where Is the
Song of Songs For Me-" La
Monteria" and "Nena." She will
sing in English and Spanish, and
she will talk.
William Boyd. Jetta Goudal.
George Fawcett and Albert Cont
are in the cast. The story is
placed in the France of Napoleon
III and Lupe Velez is a cabaret
singer.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
When Feature Is
Shown on Screen

FOX-Murnan's Sunrise" with
Janet Gaynor. At 1853, 2:27, 4:44.
7:37 and 5:54 p. m.
COLUMBIA Paramounts all
talker, Interference" At 10:45,
1890. 2:o1, 400, 5:57. 7:45 and 937
p. m.
EARLE-Colleen Moore in Syn
thetic Sin" At 11:40 a. m.. 1855,
$40 $40, 1885 and 9:45 p. m.
METR OPOLITAN-Warner
Brothers all-talker, "On Trial. At
1925 a. M, 1:20, $50, $50, 1928
and 9:25 p. m.
PALACE-Clara Bow in Three
Week Ends" at 1923 a. M, 1:4S'
4, SAL. 7:40 and 10 p. m.
PRESIDENT-"Unwelcome Chill
dren." At ?, 4, s, S and 10 p. m.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
Citizens Condemn Fee
For Deliveries of Express

The practice of express companies
in the District charging an extra
fee for delivery of packages in
their neighborhood was condemned
by members of the American Uni
versity Park Citizens Association
last night at meeting in Hurst
Hall on American University cam
pus.
The association asked the coming
commission to fix zoning restric
tions on Massachusetts Avenue. be-
tween Nebraska and Western Ave
nues, to eliminate apartment houses
and duplex and tri.plex houses. T.
V. Thompson, secretary of the
Boys Club spoke on the Commun.
ity Chest.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
COMING TO THEATERS
IN THE NEW WEEK

NATIONAI-Ziegfeld's smash
ing successful operetta, The
Three Musketeers. with Dennis
King in the star role, returns to
the National Monday night, the
theater of it's birth. after 46 CON
secutiNe weeks on Broadway. The
FrimlM Dumas favorite is
rated the most beautiful of the
Ziegfeld productions In the cast
of featured principals are Nivienne
Segal. Lester Allen, Reginald
Owen. Yvonne D'arle. Harriet
Hoctor. John Clark. Joseph Mae
Caulay, Douglas Dumbrille and
Detmar Poppen.
POLTS-With what is called a
five star cast, the gay and
sophisticated Continental comedy,
The Command to Love- opens
Nash, Melvyn Douglas. Ferdi-
nand Gottschalk. Violet kemhle
Cooper and Henry Stephenson
play the stellar roles. In the
supporting cast are Thomas
Louden. Anthony Kemhle Cooper,
Walter Colligan. Herbert Ashton
and T. Wigney PercyNaI. Ralph
Lothar. the noted Hungarian
playwright. is the author Of this
gayly mischievious satire on Con-
tinental politics.
BELASCO-A pretentious pro
duction of Sally" in which
Marilyn Miller starred for Zieg
field. is the next attraction of the
Savoy Musical Comedy Company
at the Belasco. Thelma Parker
will be seen in the title role, with
Robert Capron as featured com
edian. The book of Sally" is
by Guy Bolton, with lyrics by
Clifford Grey and music by
Jerome Kern. This hilarious
musical comedy played in New
York for two solid seasons and
also enjoyed a years run in Lon
don. 1t will he offered by the
SavOywards with the original
music and book and eniIsts an
enlarged cast of principals.
FOX-A Nitaphone talking pie
ture. Beware of Bachelors" will
be the screen feature at the Fox.
beginning Saturday. Featured
players are Audrey Ferris. William
Collier. jr.. and Margaret Living.
stOn. The story is a comedy and
tells of wife much perturbed by
the green.eyed monster, jealousy.
On the stage will be a new pre-
sentation entitled, The Rehear-
SAL" which will give the audience
a definite idea how the entertain
ers are woven into a comprehen-
sive and smooth-running program
Leon Brusiloff and the Fox grand
orchestra, the Fox Movietone
News and selected short reels
complete the program.
PAIAACE-Marion Davies and
William Haines. cO-starred in a
fast-moving satire on the Holly
wood nobility, SHOW People,
will be the main screen attrac.
ton. beginning Saturday. Charlie
Chaplin. William S. Hart. Doug
las Fairbanks. John Gilbert.
Norma Talmadge. Karl Dane. and
host of other stars serve as
extras to provide the fun for
this feature. On the stage will
be a new Palace presentation,
The Perfect Girl" featuring
Wesley Eddy and Syncopators.
Helen MacFadden, Joe Renner,
Luella Lee, the Four Cheer
Leaders and a group of IA per.
feet" girls News reels and Sc
lected short subjects complete
the program.
EARLE-Warner Brothers LAT.
est 100 per cent talkie. Con.
quest" will be the main screen
attraction. beginning Friday night
at 1870 p. M. 1t is adapted from
Mary Inlay Taylor's novel "rh,
Candle in the Wind" Monte BhIe
and H. s. Warner plav the
featured roles The story il set
in the antarctic and IL said IN
be particularly impressive sci
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The Washington times., 1929-01-10
Miss Perkins Confirmed
AS Roosevelt AppOintee

ALBANY. n Y. Jan. 10.-The
State senate has confirmed the
nomination Of Miss Frances Perkins,
of New York city. to be industrial
commissioner. succeeding James A.
Hamilton, of the Bronx. Her con-
firmation came Just in time for her
to sit in as member of Governor
Roosevelts cabinet at its first meet.
ing tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10
John BarrymOre's Next
Called Eternal Love"

Eternal Love" is the final
title of the new John Barrymore
picture, directed by Ernst Lu.
hitsch. This film was made under
the tentative title King Of the
Mountains. 1t is based on the
Jacob Christoph Heer story, Der
Koen1g der Bernina.
Katharine Hilliker and H. H.
Caldwell were engaged to titls the
film,
The Washington times., 1929-01-10

entifically. 1t deals with aerial
exploration and is packed with
dramatic incidents. All the char.
acters talk in this feature. Sc.
lected short subjects will com
plete the program.
COLUMBIA The Paramount
all talking picture, interference"
with William Powell, Evelyn
Brent. Give Brook, and Doris
Kenyon holds over for a second
week, beginning Saturday. Made
from the stage play which had
long run in New York and Lon.
don, the story follows closely the
dramatic sequences Of the original
script. Eddie CantJi', Broadway's
favorite comedian appears in
sound presentation with Bobbie
Arnst as one of the main supple
mentary features. Ruth Etting,
another ''WhOopae" Starlet makes
her picture debut. The Fox Movie
tone News and selections by the
Columbia concert orchestra com
plete the program.
METR OLITA N Anne
Nichols famous stage play "Abie's
Irish Rose" in the screen sound
version will be the main attrac-
tion beginning Saturday. Charles
Buddyl Rogers, Nancy Carroll,
Jean Hersholt, and J. Farrell Nc
Donald carry the important roles
with supporting cast that in.
Cludes Ida Kremer, and Bernard
Gorcey who appeared in the
original New York production. The
four talking sequences are among
the most enjoyable features OF
the pictures" and Nancy Carroll's
singing and dancing with Buddy
Rogers AT the piano is another
high light.
STR AND-"The Girls From the
FOlies," is the alUring title of
the new Mutual hurlesQue show
which bows into the Strand Sun
day afternoon. Two acts, dozen
scenes. interpOlated vaudeville
specialties and first class song
and dance entertainment are
promised. Featured in large
cast Of Gladys Clark, Sam Raynor.
Zona .DuNal, Jean Leroy Mae
Raynor. John Crosnv. Lew LeRov
and Frank .Mallahan. A large
chorus of pretty girls assists in
putting over, A score of pleasing
dance numbers.
PRESIDENT-"Unwelcome Chill.
dren." perturbation of a moot
social problem, is attracting film
fans in its second and final week
at the President Theater. Conrad
Veidt. the German star. heads a
cast which features Werner Kraus
and Mary Ellis. Hobart Bos-
worth plays the leading role in
the added attraction. THE Cup
of Life" diverting and fast
moving sea story.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10

entifically. 1t deals with aerial
exploration and is packed with
dramatic incidents. All the char.
acters talk in this feature. Sc.
lected short subjects will com
plete the program.
The Washington times., 1929-01-10

Although a ZieEfeld attraction
prices have not been raised for
this engagement.
All nights-S1 90 to S4.0O; Wed,
Mat, $1.O0 to $500; Sat, Mat.
S1.0O to $3.50,
The Washington times., 1929-01-10

II the unfurnished apartment. vOcancV
you have in mind Is not listed Ia
today's Classified Rental columns call
Misc Gray at Main $3.50: she is ably
prepared to tell YOU of many Of Wash
ingtOn's most desirable apartment
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-01
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, August up GU. S. De-
partment of Agriculture) Hogs
ceipts, 10000 head, including $500 di-
rect; market mostly to shippers and few
small killers; unevenly 10a25 higher on
lighter-weight hogs; butchers showing
less advance, top 1925. Butchers, me-
dunn to choice, 250-300 pounds, 1880
ALSO; 200-2SO pounds, 11.15a1225:
10000 pounds, LAO to 1925; 130-160
pounds, 11.1Gal215. Packing SowS
9.15a1020. Pigs, medium to choice, 90
100 pounds. 10.75a11.75.
Cattle-Receipts. $500 head; calves,
receipts, 1000 head; very uneven steady
to weak market on most killing classes;
values ruling generally 50a1.00 lower
than week ago; top steers, 1910;
bulk, 12.50a14.75. Slaughter classes,
steers, good and choice, 1901 500
pounds, 13.50a16.75; 1,100-1 300 pounds
l3.25a16.75; 950-1 100 pounds, 13.00a
49, so; common and medium, $50 pounds
up, S.00a13.00; fed yearlings, good and
choice, 750-950 pounds, 12.75a16.00.
Heifers, good and choice, $50 pounds
down, 12.50a14.75; common and me-
dunn, 7.75a12. so; cows, good and choice,
8.50a12 90; common and medium. 6.73a
$50: low cutter and cutter, 5.5Oa6.73;
bulls, good and choice (beeD. 950a
1I.5O; cutter to medium, 6.75a9.65; veal
ers milk fed, good and choice. l3OOa
1850; medium, 120Oa13.00; Gull and
common, S0Oal2. 90; stocker and feeder
steers, good and choice, all weights,
II .50a13.00; common and medium, 9.o0a
ll.50.