The Washington times., 1929-04-02
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~ ANDREW R. KELLEY

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Although aThe Captive has
been barred from the stage Of
most cities. has resulted III tie.
arrest of the east BY althorities
III most communities where its
degeneracy has been Haunted
and was considered too strong
meat for even blase Broadway
certain interests are sounding
out public opinion On its pre-
sentation III Washington.
This II one good way to
bring about Federal censorship
Of the stage. Let the reform
element view this nauseating
drama and they have enough
ammunition 70 back up i logical
demand that Unelk Sam clean
house for the producers and
take steps to keep the theater
decent.
II Washington managers have
the welfare Of the amusement.
industry At heart and know.
they have they viii put up the
bars now and forever more.
against such braxen filth is
"The Captive. There Ii no
place for IL on the American
stage and certainly there should
be no haven for it in the Capt.
tai of the Nation.
The musicians III the pit who
scan the synchronized pictures
with all the delight Of man
watching the fellow who Is
threatening TO take his job, find
further mustard on the grape.
fruit iii Arthur Hammerstein,s
latest bulletin.
II Is Mr.. Hammerstein's plan
To stage his next musical comedy
without ain orchestra III the BIT.
Instead he win have, he says,
the Jerome Kern score prepared
BY the Philadelphia Symphony
Orchestra, duly canEed, and used
like the synchronized' accOmpani-
llnent for the films.
Well. from this listening post,
It sounds like what one Of our
eminent statesmen once de-
scribed as "boIOney" What, /
wonder, would happen II the
reproducing machine developed
kink, as il often does, and
refused to synchronize And
what arrangements will be made
for eneores? And how about
changing the key to fit per-
formers voices? could ask /.
dozen more questions like this
If / had Daniel Breeskin, Leon
Brnsiloff, Paul Schwarz or Chris
Arth sitting beside me.
Mr.. Hammerstein you're kid
din. What you're trying to do
il frighten the Musicians Union.
That's AL right, il it. works
But don't forget . whole lot Of
us like to hear the boys in the
pit. They come high, but by
George we must have seM Cor
musical comedy. Say you don
mean it Arthur. And, If yor
do, put me down No on any
glorified phonograph Tor the
articulate stage. Even IL il was
good, / wouldn't like it.
Why do directors put such
idiotic incidents in pictures As
j bejeweiled lady in evening
gown rushing down the middle
Of crowded thOrOughfaYe try
ing to keep up with taxicab? ?
Or why such piffle as d taxicab
driver trying to support q wife.
living at the Ritz? You tell me.
These are couple of the
sequences in children Of the
Ritz, now showing at the
Earle. And what puzzles me
more is that this story won
SO, 600 in 4 prize contest. No
wonder the world and his wife
take pen in hand TO write
/ Hollywood fiction.
A similar pieces of nonsense
crept into the close Of Weary
/ River Richard Barthelmess
running like mad to no place In
particular. After he ran about
two miles, he decided he must
have d goal and hDt-footed back
to the jail To find out where
he was going.
AdOIpe Menjou once RECALLED
us by walking eight furlongs
or more hatless and in q full
dress suit while the rain was
pouring torrents. In real life
they would lock up such people
as nuts And who would
blame them?
One Of the standing delights
of the Fox Theater programs
are the ensemble routines of the
Foxettes. These pretty girls
and they are all local products
rehearse and become polished
In new budget Of steps each
seven days which serve as intro
ductory and finale for the stage
revues.
They are, it seems to ons
critical eye, as accomplished
and adept in the dance as any
Of the travelling troupes Of step
pers and performing in the
artistic and colorful back
grounds provided BY Mr.. la
Rose, reflect credit on their
dancing master. who, ! suspect
Is lowering somewhere around
the wings.
In recommending Hearts ID
Dixie" as something different in
screen features | commend the