The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-23


closed it's doors, an explanation
is due. Mr.. Rosenthal, publicity
representative of the late man
agement, officially announced
that his employers had relin-
ouished the reins and that the
Little Theater would close.
acert the rebuke for not check
ing up and discovering that
others had taken over the thea
ter.
Florenz Ziegfeld is negotiat-
ing with Gloria Swanson and il
the deal goes through the film
star will glorify Ming Toy"
when that musical finally goes
into production.
There has been talk of Mari
lyn Miller playing the lead in
this musicalized version OF
EAST is West" but this is off
and the real reason is that
Miss Miller has no enthusiasm
for covering her graceful limbs
with silken pajamas, nor IS
there any opportunity for dane
ing.
However "Ziggy" feels that
Miss Swanson would make
great slant-eyed heroine and
the negotiations are actually
under way with a good chance.
they will be successful. Before
she takes up her stage work
Miss Swanson will make an
other picture. That does not
conflict with the Ziegfeld plans
for his present intention calls
for placing "Ming Toy" in re-
hearsal late in January.
p, The next Ziegfeld show will
20 into rehearsal within a few
weeks and Ed Wynn will be the
star.
1t is Bill Ewing, of the War
ner Brothers-Stanley forces, who
has decided that, beginning Fri
day night and continuing for
four weeks, the period will be
known as "Big Picture Month";
at least around Thirteenth and
f Streets. The Earle Theater is
splashing on it's four pro-
grammed attractions, opening
with the latest Clara Bow fea.
ture, 1.-THE Saturday Night Kid"
l hope this doesn't mean that
Clara takes a bath for the
customers.
Following Clara, the flaming
flapper, comes Richard Barthel-
mess in Young Nowheres," a
film feature in which Dick re-
verts to the soulful country boy
role, similar to his earlier tri-:
umphs. Then comes "Footlights
and Fools" in which Colleen
Moore plays a French damsel
of the stage, sings and does
other things, among them ap-
pearing in tights for the first
time. Oh, Colleen.
Richard Dix with June Collyer
then comes along in "The Love
Doctor This was the last pic
ture Dix made under his Para
mount contract. He is now an
R-K-O star. This feature is
the screen version of David Be-
lasco's farce hit, THE Boomer
ang" and deals with the love
affairs of a girl-shy doctor.
Nancy CAROLS sister makes
her film debut in Paramount's
"Glorifying the American Girl"
Nancy and her sister began
their public careers entertaining
in amateur circles as juvenile
thermometers and dancers. They
got as far as a spot in Shu-
bert show and then Nancy mar
ried, ending the stage partner
ship. The little Paramount star
had a hard time making the
grade in pictures until she
clicked in "Abie's Irish Rose"
a part she secured through the
influence of Ann Nichols, who
decided she looked the type for
the Celtic screen heroine. Since
then Nancy has bounced merrily
along until her last contract,
which calls for $4,000 a week.
With stardom and influence,
she put in word for her sister
and the part in "Glorifying the
American Girl" is the result.
Nellie Revell, who can tell
more good stories of the stage
than even Stoddard Taylor, slips
this department the information
that Ann Nichols is really a
millionaire; in fact, that the
producers wealth is close to
$5,00O,0OO.
They are old friends-Ann
Nichols and Nellie-and the rea-
son Miss Revell never press
ACCENTED the immortal "Abie's
Irish Rose" is that Miss Nichols
could not afford her salary in
the precarious days of her phe-
nomenal hit. 81 couldn't afford
you then. but l can afford YOU
now and you must come with
me-" was the way Producer
Nichols engaged the Revell ser
vices for "She Walked Home"
which comes to Polls Sunday
night
| could tell you more about
this, but Nellie Revell has prom
ised to write the real low-down
on the good fortune which has
come upon the now famous
author-producer. Watch for it
on these pages within the next
day or two.
Gloria Swanson is piling them
in with "The Trespasser," at the
Columbia Theater and one of the
problems is dealing with the
patrons who remain over for