The Washington times., 1930-01-15
GLEANINGS
AND

BY Andrew r. Kelley

suite Of the Hotel willard is
q perfect way to make time fly
and q better method for filling
up Q yawning cloumn.
A grand little guy, as they
say, and with your permission
ne will guest conduct Gleanings
and Screenings for these pages
tomorrow. Order your copy of
The Washington Times now.
Maurice Chevalier, idol of the
French music halls, an actor
and singer with q truly bril-
liant war record and the most
successful foreign importation
by Hollywood since the dynasty
Of Emil JanningS and the reign
ing Carlo. will be present on
the Columbia Theater screen
beginning Saturday in his lat
est Paramount, "The Love
Parade"
Chevalier has bounded into
astounding popularity with
this feature which the broad
sides from Charlie Mccarthy
and Sam Rubin cite has been
selected in the best 10 lists Of
more than 90 per cent Of the
critics who presume to label the
choicest product.
In it you will see Janet Mac
Donald as first aid to the
French AL Jolson and a sing
ing musical comedy siren last
seen on the stage here when
"Yes, Yes, Yvette" played a
one, week engagement at the
National Theater.
Another Of the mobilizing w.
w. w. army-Benny, if you
must know-writes in to state
that he will answer the roll
call at the first Wesley Eddy
performance at the Palace The
ater Saturday. He says other
things, too, about the st. Louis
Blues and the talents Of the
champion master Of ceremonies
and inquiries what became OF
the "R. s. v. P. column" con-
tanning letters from readers,
which ornamented these pages.
I will have to confess that
ar. S. v. p" died Of anony-
mites, an affliction which
leads readers to write and not
sign their name and correct
address as an evidence Of good
faith. A personal belief that
nothing makes more interesting
reading than letters to the ed
itor remains unSl1aken, as does
our conviction anything worth
writing iss worth signing. Conse-
uuently when 8 sufficient num-
ber of correspondents adopt the
policy of attaching a genuine
Signature-not necessarily for
publication-"R. S. v. P" may
resume.
Lew White, long the featured
organist at the Roxy Theater,
and whose present income
through radio work, phono-
graph records and as chief of
his own organ institute nets
him an income upwards Of
$1,000 a week, was once the
relief organist at the Metro
politan Theater on F Street.
This was in the days when
George Ross, announcer at
WRC was the regular per-
former on the Metropolitan
console.
Mary Phillips, who turns in
such a great performance with
George NJ. Cohan that hum
dreds Of first nighters floated
out into F. Street inquiring,
ssWho Is She?" served as
stock actress in Washington
in days gone by. When George
Marshall operated a repertoire
troupe at the Belasco during
the summer of not so distant
past, Mary Phillips was a
member of the company. Later
she appeared in THE Old
Soak" and as chief support for
Thomas Mitchell in '"The Wis
dom Tooth"
The laugh is decidedly on
Producer Gilbert Miller when
the returns from Otis Skinner
; In Papa Juan" in his first
week at Philadelphia are scan
ned. Mr.. Skinner played to sell
out business and checked in
with the greatest gross given
any non-dramatic attraction the
present season. The prosperity
has carried over into the final
seven days of the engagement
and Mr.. Skinner upholds his
reputation for being among the
top stage attractions for the
road.
Gilbert Miller figured Papa
Juan" was too costly an expert
ment to venture the hinter-
lands after the Broadway
engagement. But Mr.. SINNERS
faith in the, play remained un-
shaken and accordingly he took
It out under his own manage.
ment. The Washington ad-
vance sale indicates the Skin
ner box office strength for
$500 in reservations have al
ready been Tailed with the
engagement almost a fortnight
away.
The difference between Wash
ington and Baltimore as a Jane
Cowl town is exactly $4,000 a
week, according to Dayton Stod-