The Washington times., 1929-02-22
GLEANINGSI
AND

By ANDREW R. KELLEY

/. r. l., becomes the new manag-
ing director of the Loew Wash
ington 'theaters. succeeding to
the chair left vacant by the
promotion of Colby Hartman.
Mr.. Cullen has been serving as
managing director of Loew's,
which is the largest theater in
Rhode Island, and his previous
experience includes service in
the Stanley organization as
manager of the Mosque Theater,
in Newark, N. J. The latter
city has been his voting resi-
dence. This same Mosque Thea
ter was once managed by 7. ID.
Bonneville, the present guiding
genius at Polls, on the Avenue.
The difference between the
National Theater management
and the Musicians Union is still
in conference. If and when it
is settled, the National Players
will open their Hoover week
show, "Loose. Ankles" with
Sunday afternoon matinee,
March 8.
Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfield,
delighted. with their Washing
ton notices on"No, No, Nanette,"
spent $40O of their salary to
tell the Broadway folks all
about their Belasco success in
Variety.
The old Cosmos Theater on
Pennsylvania Avenue, later the
home of the Mutual burlesque
shows, may be reopened over
the inaugural with a > picture
policy. J. O.. Tune, Of .Phila-
delphia, is mentioned as the
new Lessee.
Clarence j. Harris is another
who proposes to go after the
Pennsylvania Avenue Inaugural
week drop-in trade. He will
relight the President Theater
next week with pictures.
{ Miss Mildred Brown is acting
as society hostess for the invi-
tation opening Of the Little
Theater on Ninth Street tonight
Ann Splitter is the new publicity
agent. The intimate film cathe-
dral will be opened to the rub
lie tomorrow afternoon, Behind
the Lines with the German
Army" being its first feature.
"Trial of Mary Dugan," which.
with "Dracula," h" has been get
ting great business everywhere
on the road, is booked for
return engagement at the Be-
lasco within few weeks.
The Walnut Street Theater in
Philadelphia is mentioned as the
future home of the Savoyards,
following the close of the
Washington engagement.
Harold Phillips, now publiciz-
ing the coming inaugural fete,
will take the air Saturday night
at 6 for a 15-minute eXplana-
tion of how press relations are
established over the continent
for events of national impor-
tance. WMAL will send it out.
The 81 road show picture, two
performances daily, is coming
back. Metro-Goldwyn has de-
cided to send out Broadway
Melody" as a super attraction
At the present moment New
York ticket spectators have
cornered all the good locations
and are getting SIS a stub for
the Astor Theater pasteboards.
Warner Brothers, after looking
over the first rushes Of "The
Desert Song" have also an
nounced this feature will be
road-showed.
Pathe pictures, which under
the reorganization effected by
Joseph P. Kennedy is now a
dividend paying company, had
its first dialogue feature ex-
hibited at the Paramount Thea
ter on Broadway this week. The
film is "Strange Cargo" with
IA speaking parts. and it is
hooked at the Earle Theater
here, opening with the near mid
night performance tonight.
The inaugural committee has
been given the use of the Rialto
Theater on Ninth Street by Uni
versal Pictures and is making
plans for a huge. vaudeville
show before the Hoover festivi-
ties are over. There will be q
nominal admission, with the, re-
ceipts turned over to the inau-
gural fund.
Will Rogers, now taking the
place of Fred Stone as star Of
"Three Cheers" plans to come
to Washington for the Hoover
ceremonies and play his regu-
lar engagement on Broadway
March 4, in the evening. He
will commute by airplane.
Charlie King, playing "Hit
the Deck" at $500 a week, quit
to go to Hollywood. Made such
a success in broadway Mel.
ody," he has been signed up by
Metro Goldwyn at $500 4
week for two years.