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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
Week End Yacht Party
Merry Social Event
Noted in Chevy Chase
Masquerade Ball, Bridge
Parties and Other Charm
ing Functions Scheduled.
House Guests Being En-
tertained.

MFR. Richard Wcolley OF Bay Head
N. j., who is the house guest Of Mr.
Cleveland Norcross Of Raymond street
arrived recently on his private yacht
Mr.. Woolley entertained q week enc
party Of nine cruising on the Potomac
The guests were Miss katherine Dennis
Miss Margaret Mayo, Miss Dori'
Thomas, Miss Mary Cannon, Miss Bar.
bara Norcross, Mrs. Archibald Kennedy
Mr.. Walter Murphy, Mr.. Kenneth
Romney, IT,, and Mr.. Cleveland Nor
cross.
Miss Ruth Doyle. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold e. Doyle OF Hunting
ton street, will leave Monday for North.
ampton, Mass, where she will attend
Northampton Preparatory School, In
order to enter Smith College.
Mrs. James U. Mather Of Davenport
street, left Sunday. September Is, for
the Military Academy at Valley Forge,
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton z. Lowry and
their children have returned to their
home on Mckinley street after visiting
in Atlantic City, N. j., New York City
and Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. Ashton Walton Of Richmond,
Va, is the house guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
william T. Pollard of Mckinley street.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Kleier and their
little daughter of Louisville. Ky, arc
the house guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Sweeney Of Northampton street.
a masquerade dance Wednesday eve
ming in honor Of Mr.. and MRS. Kleier.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert e. Burke enter
tanned at bridge and supper Friday eve
ming in their home on NewlAnd street
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Kleier.
Mr. and Mrs. Winnemore Boggs of
Elm street are spending week on the
Chesapeake Bay.
Miss Anne de Beaupre Beach. daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. Charles H. Beach
of Meadow Lane, left Tuesday for st.
Marys City, Md. where she will resume
her studies at st. Mary's Seminary. Mr..
Beach, is spending a year in Hawaii.
Mrs. John T. Martin Of Grafton
street left Friday for New York City
where she will meet her daughter, Miss
Katherine Martin, who has been trav-
cling in continental Europe and visit
ing her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin, in England. Miss Martin re-
turned yesterday after a visit lasting
four months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccarthy Pay Honor
To Irish Free state Envoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Mccarthy
will entertain today at reception from
4 to O'Clock pm. in their home on
Northampton street in honor of DR..
Michael MacWhite, the Minister from
the Irish Free State: the members of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians. their
ladies' auxiliary and their friends.
Mr.. Allan Graham, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George F. Graham of Connecticut
avenue left Monday to resume his studies
at the Swavely School in Manassas, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
Navy Social Set Foresees
Cav Fall and Winter Season
Revival of Festivities Follows Returns From Vaca-
tion-Many Charming Functions Listed.
Matrimonial Events of Interest.

Thomas Boykin, In their home In the
Green Spring Valley.
Mrs. Green Entertains
In Honor OF Friends.
Mrs. Nicholas H. Green was hostess
at q beach party last Friday In honor
OF MRS. Roger Me- formerly Mis-
Margaret Claude, and Mrs Henry Mar
tyn Baker, formerly Miss Sarah Green,
The latter IS here spending = month
with her parents.
nr. and Mrs. Mermod recently ar
rived from Honolulu to visit MRS. Mer-
mods '>rents, Mr.. and MRS. Dennis
Claude.
Comdr. Worrall Carter returS ed Sat-
urday to his home on Rodssfs road,
after spending . week In Maine With
his mother.
Capt. and Mrs. c. Earl Smith, o. s.
NJ, have closed their cottage at Ocean
City and are now staying with Miss
Agnes Walton on Francis street.
Prof. and Mrs. John Tyler and their
two small daughters have returned to
their homo on Southgate avenue. after
spending the Summer at Virginia
Beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
University Women Name
Mrs. Kellogg Tea Hostes.

Mrs. Remington Kellogg will b.
hostess at the clubhouse Of the American
Association of University Women, 1881
street tomorrow afternoon. Their,
will be bridge as usual at 8, followed
by tea at 4:30 O'Clock,
The executive board Of the Washing.
ton branch of the A. A. U. w. met fol-
luncheon prior to business meeting
last Monday. Mrs. Karl Fenning, Mrs
Paul E. Howe, Mrs. Howard Nichols
Mrs. Alan Gray. Miss Elizabeth East.
man, Mrs. Thomas e. Robertson, Miss
Ethel Sunny Mrs. Lyman B. Sworn
stedt, Miss Belle Rankin, Mrs. Ernest
Burchard, Mrs. George B. Roth, Mrs
Albert Barrows and Mrs. Frederick w
Croker formed the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22

Floods in North China recently
washed away several miles Of track Of
the Picking Suiyuan Railway, putting
that part of the line out of commits
sion for several weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22

Mason left Wednesday for. Fred~ri"k .
Md, where they will resume I'll il
studies at Hood College.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20


later shone in the legal forensics
with the late William Jennings
Bryan in the so-called monkey
triaP' at Dayton. Tenn, il an i'm
placable foe Of the Volstead law.
His opposition to the restrictive
legislation has been summed up
in these words:
1.-THE Volstead law is to blame
for all the killings. all the bad
liquor and all the menace to
human liberties today
1T is purely the work of ia
natics who have neither sense
Of justice nor mercy"
They would glady prescribe the
death penalty for taking a drink.
They will not stop until they
have prohibition of card playing,
Sunday amusements, dancing,
theater and even smoking"
In Senator Fess of Ohio, Mr..
barrow will meet one Of the fore.
most Congressional sponsors OF
the Volstead law. consistent ad-
vocate Of rigid enforcement. a
legislator who has the complete
confidence of the Anti-Saloon
League and the reform agencies
and the unshakeable foe of those
who would weaken or modify the
Eighteenth Amendment. They re-
gard it as the greatest moral
legislation in the history Of the
world and Senator Tess win point
out the advantages which have
accrued through the decade of
years in which the nation has
been officially dry
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20
GRIFFITH GIRL
IN HER FIRST
TALKER

There has been more than a
suspicion among the screen sophis-
ticate that the talkie was being
forced and bound into two Pro-
crustean beds-those of the crook
melodrama and musical comedy.
operetta-and would have a lush
and dropsical development along
these lines to the exclusion Of
others.
Perhaps it will take more than
Saturdays Children. First Ma
tionals latest vehicle for Corinne
Griffith, visible and audible at
the Earle this week, to disahuse
US entirely Of this idea. A deli.
cate and searching comedy such
as this Is a forerunner and por.
tent of what the speaking
screen" Is to become after the
wild pioneer days are done,
rather than an actuality of
achievement which we can ana.
lyze and classify in definite terms
now,
The delightful character draw.
ing of Maxwell Anderson's play is
in large measure retained; some
of the SAVIOR of the dialogue is
here; Corinne Griffith, lately re-
vealed to us as 1.-The Divine
Lady," is here seen as a stenog-
rapher-flapper almost too lovely
for drama which deals realistically
with the middle class, and the
scenario follows the play with
sincerity and fidelity.
The flaw and tissue in the pro.
lection OF Saturdays Children
on the screen is the fact that it
is only so per cent talkie. The
balance OF 1t is done in the old
manner. and the silent scenes
seem clumsy and futile when
thrust into sharp contrast with
the dialogue footage, in which all
the real concentrate of the stage
play is to be found. Some of the
speaking scenes were brilliantly
done, and Corinne Griffith evinced
some real ability as a coincidence
who Will quickly establish herself
in the new Hollywood technic.
The supporting cast, including
Alma Tell and Albert Cont, was
excellent. First National deserves
all praise for having given us one
of the best Of modern American
comedies without trying to work
any smash" scene into it, with.
out distorting its ending into the
usual hokum, or without adding
any pictorial addenda to a play
which was written in a distinctly
minor key.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20
*SYNCOPATION'
CLICKS AS A
MUSICAL

"Syncopation" out to establish
such reputation at the Rialto this
week as to compel it being held
over for another and possibly a
third week. For the all-singing.
talking playing R-K-O production
is one of the best pieces of en-
tertainment1" ever to grace the
Laemmle screen here.
There is a lot of New York life
interwined in the vehicle, plus
some real acting behind it to
give it sufficient dramatic force.
AS Darrell and Sloan, two hoof-
ers seeking to make hit on the
big street. Barbara Bennett and
Bobby Watson are excellent.
These footlight romances pro-
vide a convenient setting for the
songs and the dances and the
music which make the new sound
pictures distinctive. The adven-
lures of the Darrell and Sloan
team pass through the usual
small time hardships until the
big time opportunity arrives.
Then with reputation a Broadway
roue covets the girl and through
alluring promises, some fulfilled,
induces her to forsake her stage
partner and become a butterfly
Of flexible morals. The awaken
ing comes with the eventual re.
union in time for the happy end.
ing.
Needless to say, 'Syncopation"
would have much less color minus
Warnings Pennsylvanians ana Nor
ton Downey. The Waring group
are very exceptional and Downey,
with his little singing partner
and playmate, Dorothy Lee, add
enough to the film to make it
worth while. Their numbers in.
clude "I'll Always Be In Love
With You" Jericho" do. Do
Something" and How About Me.
A vocal solo is added by Genin
Zielinska.
The trimmings include fair
comedy and the international
Newsreel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20
PICKFORDWITH
A BOB AND
GROWN UP

The weather forecast for the
Columbia Theater this week-'or
the duration Of the run OF
"Coouette"-is showers. When
the hardened ruffian who is writ
ing this review entered the thea
ter Saturday and climbed to the
mezzanine the first thing that
caught his eye was an extremely
beautiful girl dabbling at her face
with a handkerchief. Sitting
down, the next thing he noticed
were three more handkerchief
in the row just in front doing
their duty. The Iachrymal ac-
tivity occasioned by the picture
is amazing. II you go to see
"Coquette," and my tip is that
you should. take plenty Of hand
kerchiefs.
Miss Mary Pickford gave me
quite a jolt in this picture. She
gets away with some neavy emo
tional scenes in a manner that
commands my undying respect.
Her voice is quite suited for the
talkies, evidently, and If she was
a good actress in the silent
movies, she is a great one now.
John Mack Brown, in the lead
ing masculine role, is as near
perfect as we have any right to
expect. Mr.. Brown, ] trust, will
pardon the invidious restriction.
He contributes a characterization
of mountain type that bespeaks
a familiarity with it.
A distinguished performance
also is given by Matt Moore
and 1t has been many a day since
that sterling performer has glad
dened this pair of hay-fever tor.
tured eyes. The entire cast does
we'll in this tragic play.
The story, centering dramati-
cally at all times about the figure
of the lovable, but slightly giddy,
coquette, moves with a compel
ing force to it's two great eli.
makes. The first, when the girls
father shoots her sweetheart: the
second, when the father, on trial
for his life, shoots himself. re.
fusing her noble and pitiful effort
to save him at the expense of her
pride.
The closing scene is magnificent
in it's sheer simplicity.
The story is intensely dra.
matte throughout. If it is not a
distinguished picture, it just
misses. Misses. perhaps, because
the director fingers a trifle too
long over his punch" scenes.
For another thing, Miss Pick.
ford's Southern accent proved very
irritating to this Southerner. And
for another thing. If one more
performer in the play had said
"Ah reckon" think should
have pulled up my seat and
hurled 1t through the screen.
Notwithstanding these minor
fluctuations the spectator IT Go
quette" will see a great movie.
The subsidiary features are good
and include one Of the craziest
and funniest slapstick comedies
every screened. w. B.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20
A COUR TR00M
FILM THAT'S
DIFFERENT

Ear. far back In those dear,
dead days beyond recall when
THE Lights Of New York and
"The Lion and the Mouse" were
considered up-to-date talkies. some.
body got the bright idea Of put.
ting on a courtroom play with q
flock of flashbacks to give 1t
variety.
1t seems as though we've been
getting the fruit of that mellow
idea for the last SO years. And
few and far between, indeed, are
the courtroom talkies that justify
themselves by presenting a new
wrinkle.
Through Different Eyes," at
the Fox Theater this week, Is full
of new wrinkles on the court.
room flashback theme.
Through Different Eyes" Ia
the story of a murder, told In
the courtroom by the defense
counsel, the prosecuting attorney
and a surprise witness Each
gives a different version of the
slaying-the last one is the right
one. Each colors the characters
dCCOEHlHS ID lie OWH pACJo0ASV1
and powers Of observation.
If you don't think the net re.
suit of this is interesting, some
body's terribly wrong. Through
this method, each principal char.
acter in the drama Is presented
in three different lights.
Such a development called for
acting Of the highest order from
Warner Baxter, Mary Duncan,
Edmund Lowe and Earle Foxe,
and they ali came up to expecta.
tons.
Through Different Eyes" is
recommended to anyone who is
weary Of stereotyped talkies. 1t
is interesting up tU the last scene.
On the stage, John Irving
Fisher, master of ceremonies, NAH
ages to make things very pleas.
ant. with the able assistance OF
Leon Brusiloff's orchestra, Ell
Cleve. the xylophonist, and sew
eral other worthwhile specialties.
with the Foxettes stepping neatly,
as in their won't.
The Fox Movietone News and
a summer fashion feature, In ma
tural colors, complete the pro-
grant,. r..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20
IS
WINNING AT
PALACE

Herbert Rawlinson, new master
of ceremonies at the Palace be-
gins his second week in de.
lightful presentation by Frank
Cambria, entitled Castles of
Dreams Mr.. Rawlinson appar
emily is winning the popular favor
down on F Street with his re-
markabIy pleasing manner and
evident capability. Assisted by
the Palace syncopators. he offers
a musical satire on the never to
be forgotten" Dempsey-Tunney
fight which is a knockout.
Delightful entertainments is also
afforded by Sybil Pagan, whistler;
the Gates brothers remarkable
eccentric tap dancers; Harry Mack.
Julia Parker, and Spoor Francis.
experts in their lines. The Foster
girls dance in an unusually ef.
fective number, which contributes
notably in making this stage show
one of the best.
John Barrymore is the star of
the feature picture, Eternal
Love-" though Camilla Horn and
Victor Varconi lend excellent in
terpretations in almost equally
important roles. The Incompatible
Barrymore is at his best in 'Eter
nal Love" for herein he has op
portunity to display his prowess
in more ways than one. How.
ever one does miss his voice, as
this is not a talkie. The story, a
romantic tale of the early nine.
teenth century. makes its way to
a tragic ending, The appeal is in
the finesse and perfection Of the
acting of entire cast. though the
photography and setting should
be noted. Ernest Lubitsch is the
producer.
A well rounded M-G-M news
lease shows first pictures of the
recent hospital disaster in Cleve-
land. A comedy by "Our Gang"
and beautiful prelude by the
concert orchestra, Harry Borjes.
conducting, complete the program.
H.K.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20
DESERT SONG
IN FINAL
WEEK

In the Desert Song" playing at
the Metropolitan Theater, John
Boles, the leading man, achieved
the feat of rising from an obscure
motion picture actor to the realm
Of real stars. His golden voice is
the medium by which he q -kes,
the transition.
Boles il ably supported by
cast of good singers and actors.
Carlotta King has remarkably
clear voice which scars to the notes
of the higher register with such
perfect ease that one is not con-
scious Of the effort that must be
made to reach those heights.
The Desert Song" is the first at
tempt at putting an operatta on
the screer with the sound effects.
The result. Is q happy one after
tie has become accustomed to the
stilted situations made to create
a place for a song.
desert Song" is good enter
tainment and should not be missed,
II for no other reason than to see
what happens to an operatta when
It il moved bodily to the screen
l.. -.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20
TwO-in-One Idea

Because "Why Be Good?'' Col
leen Moore's First National Vita
phone picture was written with a
thought for music and sound eff
fects, it is what Hollywood has
come to cali "a natural"
Carey Wilson, who has probably
written as many scenarios as any
man in Hollywood. wrote ''why
Be Good?" especially for Colleen
with a view of making it not only
silent entertainment. but musical
as well.
Lou Davis and J. Fred Coots
wrote I'm Thirsty for Kisses. I'm
Hungry For Love-" the jazzy
theme song.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20
COURT ROOM
FL M FOR
FREDERICK
By DOROTHY HERZOG

tCopsriRht, 1929 Premier Syndicatel
HOLLYWOOD. Calf. May 49,
The commencing Of marriage. A
flicker.ite recently graduated from
the bridegroom ranks introduced
his wife to a friend. "She's pic
tlre," the friend complimented.
you bet,'' agreed the husband.
"A talkiey:. : +" There's cat and
dog hospital diagonally across
from the United Artists studio.
According to fence titles. the pa
tents get everything but silk
sheets The triumphant cry OF
the screen actor of today: Eng.
iish has come to Hollywood,
AS a local writer so adroitly
categories the colony's freelance
social male: ''He kisses the hand
that feeds him" Pauline Fred.
ericks' new picture finally settled
and climaxes in a courtroom. We
should all join together and get
Miss Fredericks out of the court.
room by Christmas. She's much
NNSs NASNSA W NC always say
Good morning judge" Even
wit 10 the actress who believes her
press clippings They" say
assW. K. song publisher and ditto
writer cleaned up $50, 900 in a
poker game recently =" Leonard
Hall, erstwhile dramatic critic for
the New York Evening Telegram
and more recently a topnotcher in
Photoplay's editorial pages, has
come to Hollywood to observe and
pen for his publication.
Why must the talkies require
players to burst into song with
out any provocation? Victor
McLaglin suffered a violent case
OF stage fright the eve 1.-THE
Hack Watch" opened Bebe
Daniels has deserted aeronautics
and fencing to devote all her
time to singing and diction
Norma Talmadge's sumptuous
beach home is down the road
apiece from Marion Davies ditto
Joseph Schildkraut has re-
/. turned from a "Show Boat" pre-.
mier jaunt to Cleveland
Alma Rubens is back in town.
Lawdy, how gorgeous she did look
in SHOW Boat" Henry King
.breezed to Havana, Cuba, to
glance around for locations for
his next cinema. must ask him
II Mr.. Jones double is down
there, or If the tall glasses are
still a legitimate art.
A monstrous gorilla chased
Minna Wallis, flicker agent,
around the Metropolitan lot. Minna
screamed for help, but the heroes,
= apparently. were busy fixing their
makeup. Just when all seemed
lost, the gorilla removed his head.
You guessed it. A man in Oar
winian clothes ito be deleted in
Tennessee). Said gorilla makes fun
In Lloyd Hamilton's new two-reeler.
- Edna Murphy insolently de-
sires to know IL Minniehokus, by
the way. has disappeared. trust
all is well with the other party.
This "colyum" wishes to go on rec
ord as being in nowise responsible
for. debts AEinniehoku may or tAays
! not have incurred before. during
or after her precipitate departure.
It is .saidet Basil Rathbun re-
ceives $4,000 weekly from M.-G.-M.
A hip flask is birds swal-
low leading to happy daze.
Hollywood may not be neurotic in
any other way. but invariably it
qualities ayes" with ''but."
Nou1 that sI1par1ar. io an route
streets are being torn up NEWS.
What has happened to
"Snub" Pollard? -" Ann Hard
ing teasingly informed Leslie
Fenton that he was a depressed
comic" No, Greta Carlo
and Nils Asther have known each
other too long to Bet that way"
And--that's all,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20
BEETH0VEN'S
LIFE IN A
FEATURE

Beethoven's life and the forces
5 surrounding it which inspired him
to genius are shown in detail at
the Little Theater this week.
All the world admires and is
thrilled by his music. On the con-
trary, his life was not as thrilling,
and the eminent composer fought
many a worldly battle before he
at last came to the realization that
music to him was worth the world
! and all its glory.
The role Of Beethoven is played
by Fritz Mortimer, leading man at
the State Theater in Berlin. The
production is directed by Hans
Otto.
The special features are Max
aDavidson comedy, a news reel and
snapshots of New York and st.
Moritz presented by the U. F. A.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20
STRAND OPENS
WITH SOUND
PICTURE

The strand Theater opened a
season of first run talking pic
lures Saturday afternoon with a
splendid production Of Molly ard
Me-" Belle Bennett stars at the
hea of a capable cast in this
light.hearted roma ice Of pair
of burlesque troupers, III 'Ily and
Jim. Common with all theatrical
people, the partners 1--WE their
dreams Of appearing on Broad
way. One of them, the man gets
his opportunity and makes good.
while the girl watches him win
his way to success from the
shadow Of the wings. TriumphS
spoil the boys nature and he
turns from ais companion Of the
hick towns for the pleasures of
false friendships and the white
lights.
Friendships fade and the lights
die out and he stumbles from the
false glitter Of the game to find
peace and happiness with his
little companion of the burlesque
troupe.
Miss Bennett gives a brilliant
conception Of the character OF
Molly. Joe E. Brown is excellent
as the vaudeville headliner. Al
berta Vaughn and Charles Bye"
have pleasing roles and make the
best of them. The sound features
Of the picture are perfect and
enable the music lover to appre-
ciate some i.ems OF vocal ma
instrumental charact -. The pro-
gram is completed with several
short reels of lighter nature Tie
Strand policy will consist Of on
tinuous performances from IL
o'clock in the mornings. Popu-
lar prices prevail at all shows.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20
When Feature Is
Shown on Screen

EARLE-Corinne Griffith in
Saturdays Children" At 1894.
1874, 1886. 5:S5. 1886, and s:S7 p. m.
METROPLITAN-"The Desert
Song" At 1917. 1927. 2:S7, 4:47, 2
and 9:13 p. m.
PALACE-John Barrymore in
Eternal Love-" At 1850, 211,
4:5c, 1887, and 1904 p. m.
FOX-"Thru Different Eyes"
At 11:4S, $40, 4:43, 7:55 and 9:5s
p. m.
COLUMBIA-Mary Pjckford in
"Coquette. At 11:4s, 1:56, 1854,
5:4S. TAG. and S:4S p. m.
RIALTO "Syncopation." At
11:4O, las, $50, $50, 1880 and
$50 p. m.
LTTTLE-'I.ife of Beethoven"
At 1870, $3.50, $50. 1850. and $50
p. m.