The Washington times., 1930-03-29
GS STARS TWIKIG IN LATEST PHOTOPLAY EXHIBITS
GLEANINGS'
AND
SCREENINGS
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

Loew'S Palace Theater viii en-
deavor to install new steel cur
tain. costing about $4,000, be-
tween the time that the doors
close tonight, about IL p. m, and
the opening show Sunday after
noon. Some huStling will be
necessary. It will take five and
one-hah hours to remove the OLD
fire asbestos curtain, and from
seven to eight hours to install the
new one. The all-Steel, fireproo1
sheet has been assembled back
stage, a five-ton hanging, tnaG
requires engineering skill to move
and install, with electricians.
stage hands, and all footllgnt
mechanics sharing in the double
overtime, all night-sesslon.
Herbert Rawlinson has gone
back to Hollywood and may soon
be seen in the talking pictures.
There is a story that last sum
mer's Palace master Of ceremonies
spoke out of turn and was placed
on the mot available" hsC 1or
celluloid work. Whether 1t is true
or not the fact remains shat Raw
linson, once one OF the screen 5
most romantic heroes suddenly
found he was not in. demand
around the studios, and accord
ingly he took up stage work. he
has Just completed an engage.
ment in the play "City Haul,
which closed in Chicago, and lett
for the Coast with the expecIa-
tion Of signing new movie con-
tract.
Beatrice Lille, who has just
signed with Fox pictures, reveals
why she was just seen in teeny
weeny role in the Warner
Brothers "Show of Shows" It
seems that the Lille performance
in the w. B. revue turned out
pretty good, so good in fact that
the director decided to use only
a small portion of it in the revue
picture and release the remainder
as a Beatrice Lille short. This
was o. K. except that the Lille
contract called for only one pic
ture. Accordingly she consulted
her lawyer and Warner Brothers
were told to cease and deSist or
take the consequences. The short
feature has been called in until
the matter can be adjusted.
Whether the Rialto theater on
Ninth street will reopen to show
the new Universal pictures is a
question that is puzzling the local
industry. If it does not R-K-O-
Keith's is expected to get the Carl
Laemmle future product for 1880
which consists of seven pictures
said to be exceptionally good.
Roxy has booked all seven for
his oversize cathedral.
LA MarSeillaise" is the first
Of these. Roxy has rechristened
the picture, Captain of the
Guard" fearing his movie public
might find find the French title
too trying a pronunciation test.
The super-Special is according to
West Coast grapevine, Paul White
mans "King Of jazz" heralded
by those who have had a pre-
view as real knockout. One OF
it's dazzling scenes shows a grand
piano on which the entire White.
man orchestra and big company
besides provides a gorgeous nun
ber.
After the pre-view, Director
John Murray Anderson was
signed for two more Universal
features, for which he will collect
$125,O00 a picture.
Another picture on which "U'
anticipates realizing heavily is
"All Quiet on the Western
Front" the film version of the
famous war novel.
Laurence Stallings, who once
was q good copy-reader for this
editor, is making plenty Of golc
in the Hollywood mines. but Still
vearns to write another success
ful play. So he hoped a plane
from the coast, kept a Broadway
date with Producer AL Woods, anc
was back in sunny California al
within six days. He was in New
work long enough to sign con
tract to dramatize Ernest Heming
ways Farewell to Arms" Wnlcf
producer Woods hopes to o11el
nestt essttallings hin has had poor lucl
with plays since his first co
author hit "What Price Glory.
He turned out 1.-THE Awful MRS
Eaton" for william A. Brady
which was O. flop. Then Deer
River" o high brow musica
which failed to score and lastly
"Rainbow" the unsuccessful op
eretta which become the movie
"SonR of the West" BY the Law
Of averages Playwright Stalling'
M due for another hit.
House Manager Carroll Win
chester Of the Fox Theater Il
26 years old today and still th'
Youngest boss of a 3,400-Sea
house In this U. S. A.. Heller
Kane gave the Earle Theater tht
most prosperous week reported
by the down town houses. u. .th'
N. v. A. has voted to pass th'
hat in the vaudeville and motion
picture theaters the week of Apri
27. They get more money fol
the sick and death benefit func
this way than with extra mid
night shows. John Gilbert's lat
est attempt to regain 'dwindlint
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