The Washington times., 1929-10-01

ANihesSy, Ol Lne DTlLlSn Cm-
bassy; Hardie Meakin, Mr.. and
Mrs. John J. O'Connor, Felicia
Pope and a delegation of cara
mel chewing girls from Trinity
in the balcony.
Over in London where "A Con-
necticut Yankee" is soon to open
the English producers were per-
picked over what to call it.
Connecticut may mean the world
to Senator Bingham but over
there it's just a word hard to
pronounce. SO they changed
the name, first to SANDY" and
that sounding too Scotch finally
fell back on Mark Twains
original title, "A Connecticut
Yankee" at the Court of King
Arthur" Harry Fox plays the
lead role in the English COM
pany with Constance Carpenter
featured.
Speaking of names the play
Jealousy" is on tour and finds
that where the picture made
from the two character drama
has shown, business is not
helped. Accordingly it becomes
Passions of Jealousy" for, tour
ing purposes. Fay Banter and
John Halliday comprised the
complete cast for last season
and on the road Miss Banter
still appears with MELVIN
Douglas as the other half of the
company.
"Four Feathers" which in the
regular course of bookings will
come into the Metropolitan
Theater on Saturday, will 90
down into film history as one of
the real surprises of the 1929
season.
A surprise because, like nap
kin rings and hair cloth fur
niture, it was supposed to be
out of date. 1t had no talking
sequences and, like many an
other good silent feature, was
regarded as an old-fashioned
screen cripple. SO they booked
it into the Criterion Theater
on Broadway at So without any
great hopes. Imagine. then.
the pleasant surprise for Para
mount when it Immediately
hoped into the biggest hit
class. The original two weeks
was extended to two months
and still the Criterion's business
was capacity. Further extern
sions were granted when the
crowds continued to come, and
on next Saturday night "Four
Feathers" bows out, still selling
every seat, but forced to give
way to earlier bookings.
What is the secret? Those
who have seen it declare the
real punch is the fact that it
has not been obliged to stop
and catch its breath for new
dialogue. The picture moves.
As you may have gathered
from the trailer now being
shown at the "Met," it is
crowded with action and there
are some unusual shots of ami
mails fitted logically into the
screen tale.
Also it confounds many who
believe that all silents are as
dead as lest years Christmas
tree. Give the motion picture
audience good silent and it
will turn out in just as strong
numbers as for the chattering
strips. -Four Feathers proved
1T elsewhere and will probably
prove it here.
Although President and Mrs.
Hoover have not graced any per-
formance in the legitimate thea
ter thus far this season, there
are signs that soon they may
break the ice. One night last
week the First Lady accom-
panied by Mrs. Jane B. Rippin,
head of the Girl Scout move
ment, attended performance of
Eva La Gallienne's repertoire
company in New York. The
play was Grade Song" which
in its third season with the
LeGallienne troupe is still prov
ing its most popular play.
Hollywood Revue" comes to
Loew's Columbia Theater on
Saturday and unless the usually
truthful Sam Rubin is misled
it will be given it's world pre-
miere at what we call popular
prices.
They screened it yesterday
morning at the Columbia but the
private showing came at a time
when this editor was busily
engaged directing the placing
of type in the proper columns
for the midday edition. So l
missed it but am satisfied to
accept Managing Director
Michael J. Cullen's word for it,
ITS pip" He lays particu-
lar emphasis on the fine record
ing.
Harry Rapf, of the Metro
Goldwyn forces, has announced
in New York that the "Holly-
wood Revue" will have an an
nual edition much like Mr..
Whites Scandals or the Ziegfeld
Follies. Right now he is in the
heart of the amusement world
rounding up his talent for the
next one which will go into pro-
duction some time in January.
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