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The Washington times., 1930-08-09
Belasco's Bull

AL Of which reminds me that
the air-minded critics at the
premiere of David Belasco's Dan
cling Partner" in New York this
week could not but comment that
this master of stagecraft had Of
fered a scene wherein. the air.
plane made a perfect landing
with the engine running. Doubt,
less the eminent David has at
bended to this detail by tits
time.
While the literati may develop
some enthusiasm over the an
nouncement that the George
Bernard Shaw plays. are now
available for the screen, you will
find few Of the practical movie
producers Of Hollywood jumping
up and down to express their
glee.
The coming of Shaw to the
movie houses may mean an era
of pictures for grown-urs-which
so,r. ebody sighed for at the Ma.
tioral Press Club luncheon last
Tuesday-but these dramas will
be for sophisticated and limited
audiences and those who count
up receipts can't see them max
ing much money except in par
ticular spots such as TIE large
cities
For another thing, if George
Bernard Shaw is as fussy about
how his pen product is treated by
the studios as he is about his
plays, merry times are ahead.
The New York Theater Guild
has never been able to win Shaws
consent to changing a comma of
his script. In THE Apple Cart"
he has first act which runs go
minutes and the guild would have
liked to have changed that. But
Shaw said mo" and he has been
firmer in the past when other re-
vision were proposed.
I think the movie audience for
Shaw's plays must be developed.
Those who like the Irish author
can read and have read his books
and have seen his plays. Neither
can I develop much enthusiasm
for the news that the pictures will
be made in England. If they
make good pictures in the realm
of King George they never reach
Washington, nor fo& that matter
America. Hollywood and Long
Island are still miles ahead of the
across-the-sea competition.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
Keeps In Motion

"The Dawn Patrol" which you
may see. at the Earle this week
appears to combine a congenial
blend of dialogue and action.
Therein it seems to me that the
Howard Hawks directorial job far
Eurpasses that entered by James
Whale in Journeys End"
While the planes perform in
1S'The Dawn Patrol" the main at
tention is captured by the eye.
There is the droning and the
whistling of the combat airships,
but you are not asked to strain
for dialogue and the concentra-
tion on action is comparable to
the technique of the old silent
screen.
What T have contended before
Is that Journeys End" on the
screen, was a photographed play
and nothing more. 1t had the
beautiful lines of the r. c. Sheriff
drama, the well-expreSsed thoughts,
the tender and bitter revelations
of fighting men. But it was not
a motion picture. Any more than
Eugene O'Neill's Strange Inter
lude" would make a great picture,
unless it was remodeled and re-
vised for movie audiences. THE
Dawn PATROL talks, but it also
moves,
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
.NUGENT ACTS
AS WELL AS
WRITING

Elliott Nugent, no may be
seen at LoeW's Palace Theater
in an important role in Sins
of the Children" Metro-GoldWyn-
Mayors comedy drama of family
life, claims that he never was given
chance to decide whether or
not he wanted to be an actor.
His parents, noted troupers,
took him on their theatrical trips
before he was old enough to walk
and arranged for him to make
his stage debut at the age Of 4
the momentous event takin G
place in the Orpheum Theater
in~Los Angeles, Calf.
When he grew up he not only
acted in plays but started writ
ing them, collaborating with his
father on "Kempy." The Poor
Nut" The Trouper," Dumb.
bell" The Rising Sun" The
Breaks and BY Request"
And now he finds himself at the
place he first started from, namely
California, the only difference be-
ing that he has exchanged the
legitimate stage for motion pic.
ture studios.
Having scored in ''Wise Girls, -
the movie adaptation of his play,
"Kempy," Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
Immediately signed him on the
dotted line and he has divided his
time betwee writing dia.
logue and acting, and in the case
of Sins of the Children" doing
! both.
| Other screen appearances in
clude so This Is College," and
mot So Dumb" in which he
played opposite Marion Davies.
For those who must be told
secrets" of the celebrities, let it
be known that Elliott Nugent has
light brown hair and gray eyes
and he prefers to play juveniles
who are not very heroic. His
hobby is making home movies
and his paStimes are motoring
and horseback riding. He likess
tennis, swimming and golf, and
is an omnivorouS reader.
His faVorite animals are horses
and his ambition is to have two
good plays on Broadway at the
same time.
He admits that he is expert at
playing musical instruments, par,
tlcularly radio, viCtrola
The Washington times., 1930-08-09

lduBIlS dLlu iii
tensely interesting drama. Our
hero is criminal lawyer, a quiet
poised and polite Shyster bar.
.rister, we'll versed in the tricks
of winning a criminals freedom
Then there is an automobile
accident and man is killed and
SO a trial-and if you like court
room scenes, how you'll like these.
And there is the little matter OF
a bribed juror and a woman's
good name at stake.
The plot shows how, after many
complications. it becomes neces-
sary for the lawyer to sacrifice all
for a woman's reputation land
the woman was Kay Francis, so
what else could he do?).
For underworld atmosphere We
are shown the Bridge of Signs,
the Court of General Sessions and
behind the scenes, long. dark cor
ridors and cells, New York's
famous basement speakeasies, and
finally, gloomy in a doWnpour Of
rain, Sing Sing, which is where an
underworld drama should logically
end.
The picture is grand entertain
ment and you'll enjoy every
minute of it if you're any kind Of
a William Powell fan-and who
isn't? And even if you're not you
will love Kay Francis as the girl.
The rest of the program Is Just
as good with one of those funny
little Mickey Mouse cartoons with
the comic musical effects and
Graham McNamee neWScasting
the news events in his usual
breezy style. Billy House (allow
me one pun) goes over big as the
erring husband whose wife
catches him. A scenically beauTi-
ful short subject called Many
Moons" closes this weeks interest
ing bill.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
Like U. S. Exhibits

In the Fox lobby this week may
be seen. an exhibit of the Bureau
of the Census. Last week the
theater flashed upon the screen
a short feature made by the
Bureau of Mines which told bet
ter than 100 speeches the dan
gers of carbon monoxide gas. In
the lobby was an interesting
mineral exhibit from the same
bureau.
This is an idea of Managing
Director Hardie Meakin worked
out in conjunction and with the
cooperation of Government Off
cials. 1t caused all kinds of
favorable comment, so much so,
that representatives of other
chain theater circuits dropped in
to look the lobby decorations
over. AS a result the idea will
be inaugurated in certain large
Paramount houses with ample
lobby space.
For a long time Uncle Sam
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
1.-THE DAWN PATROL" IS
AN AIR WINNER

edict, sets forth himself on the
most hazardous of sky raids and
pays with his life. 1t is a tense,
exciting, spectacular and dra-
matte screen panorama.
Certain stencils it has-such as
the nerve wracked and whimper-
ing HolliSter who Screeehes
against the between times revelry
but it's scenes in the air have
been photographed with a cum
ming skill, with pulse quickening
moments that well up admiration
for the daredevil spirit which
animates the hands at the con-
trolls.
The Dawn Patrol" is well
acted, BarthelmeSs giving poised
and appealing performance as
the heroic Captain Courtney.
For an officer who raped the
bottle as much as he did in this
picture he seemed immune to
the ordinary marks of dissipa-
ton but otherwise provided a
convincing Characterization.
Young Douglas Fairbanks
seems to this critic to have hop
ped along faster as an actor
than any of his juvenile con-
temporaries in Hollywood. His
Lieutenant Scott is close on the
heels of the star for effective.
ness and given wider opportunity
it might have been a Fairbanks
picture. Neil Hamilton, Gardner
James, William Janney, Clyde
Cook and James FinlaySon play
the other important roles well.
1t is easy to recommend THE
Dawn Patrol" to the particular
movie-goer as one of the better
1880 pictures.
ANDREW r KELLEY
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
4-StGr Team Works
TOqether in Another

Hollywood inclineS to the belief
that history repeats istelf. More
often than not the theory proves
true.
For that reason. players who
once establish themselves as be-
ing adept in certain characterize
tions are almost certain to con-
tinue in subsequent pictures.
Writer-director combinations who
made one outstanding success are
cnotinued as teams.
Having made one eminently
successful picture in Street of
Chance" Paramount now recon-
bines the talents of star, leading
woman, author and director in
another production.
The picture is For the De.
fenSe," William Powell is the star,
Kay Francis is the leading wo-
man, Oliver H. Pl. Garrett. is the
author and John Cromwell is the
director. It will be seen and
heard at Warner Brothers Met
ropolitan Theater Friday.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09


huma,n sacrifice, the sins of unpTe-
paredness. the magnificent cour-
age and patriotism which inspired
heroic deeds in the air service.
Here is a screen narratEe told
with. a minimum of, horror, a
powerful and. sensitive lesson on
the necessity of trained man.
power and, combat planes when
the tide of battle turns on air
achievements
Barthelmess is seen as a squad
ron commander of intrepid fliers
His whole being reyolts against
the necessity of ordering into un,
even battle inexperienced and ad.
venturous youth against the
enemy's we'll equipped and daring
birdmen. Finally when the
brother of his dearest friend is
relentlessly sent to certain death,
he rebels against bureaucratic
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
Hearst NeIUs ShOIUs
NeIU Parrish StULeS

In a nationwide release yeSter-
day. the Hearst Metrotone News
showed pictures of Amos Parrish
clinic features and autumn style
models. They were Simultane-
ously flashed on the screen Of
theaters in all the States. In
Washington the film is being
shown at the Palace Theater.
The Amos Parrish style models,
the latest word in coming styles,
include many of the ready-to-
wear models nowadays SO popular.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
'D0lUn Patrol Actors
Work Minus Makeup

Realism is furthered in the
filming of THE Dawn Patrol, I"
the First National Vitaphone
feature starring Richard Barthel-
mass, now playing at Warner
Brothers Earle Theater, by a
blanket rule that no makeup be
used by the players.
BarthelmeSs himself was the
protagonist of this dictum believ-
ing that soldiers, officers and
war fliers looked more like the
real thing minus grease paints
and thus added to the authenticity
Of the scene.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
BRINGS
BIG WEEK TO
PALACE
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

When Warnings Pennsylvanians
closed their engagement at Loew's
Palace Theater last night there
was more money in the till
than, has been gathered through
the ticket windows at Thirteenth
and F. Streets in many weeks.
Mid-winter business is the way
it is described.
OF course it can prove many
things. But one of the things
the musicians are certain it
proves is that the audiences pre-
fer the melody men in person.
Otherwise why did the same
Warnings Pennsylvanians with a
more expensive and elaborate
screen routine prove pretty much
of q flop in the sound pictures?
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
HOIU0rd Smart At
Looking Just Dumb

It takes a smart man to look
dumb :" This is one of the rea-
sons why Joe Cook took Tom
Howard with him when he went
to the Columbia Studios to make
the film of his stage hit, Rain
or Shine" now playing at R-K-O
Keith's Theater.
Tom Howard is one of the
musical comedy's highest priced
and his speciality is
making the audience wonder how
a man can live with apparently
SO little brains.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09

the two male leads are fine.
They are seen as two carefree
adventurerS, who are friends one
minute, enemies the next and
undecided at other times. Doro-
thy Sebastian, as the object Of
the quarre1s, shows that she is
not dependent on Joan Crawford
and is star in her own right.
Griff and Mac both want
Marie, dancer, but she shows
a preference for Griff (Ralph
Graves, only to have both leave
to serve against the Riffs.
AS Mac walks along the desert,
followed by Griff, a Riff rides up
behind him and shoots him in
the back. Griff shoots the foe,
only to have Mac accuse him of
plugging him from behind"
Griff saves Mac and in so doing
fails to obey the discipline of his
superior officer.
Griff is sentenced to 10 years
of penal servitude on Helrs
Island. From then on to the
end the story bristles with cx-
citement and its end, though
not altogether unexpected, is, sat
! isfactory. .s ...t j..
Frank jerks, the new master
of ceremonies, after a weeks de-
lay, is here. Washington seems,
to have taken to him right. off.
His voice, while not outstanding,
| is pleasing. his dancing better,
and his personality exceeds even
/, his talents.
Maurice and Vincent, a pair Of
burlesque acrobats, and Petite
Marie are the best acts in Fan
chon and Marcos Coral Idea.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
JOE COOK, JUST
AN AGREEABLE
HAPPY NUT

Joe Cook, Americas humorist
and Hawaiian imitator, was busy
during rest period in the photo
graphing Of Columbia's Rain or
Shine" now playing at R-K-O
Keith's, making a few minor re-
pairs on his labor-Saving music cue
machine.
The machine (Which, merely
with a deft thrust on brake.
causes a buzzsaw to scratch the
seat of an assistants trousers,
startling him so that he squirts
seltzer on another assistant, who.
in turn, being chilled. turns han
,dle which starts ferris wheel in
motion, bringing another assistant
in position in time to arouse a
fourth assistant from his grinning
reveries by breaking a guitar over
his head in time to add tinkling
triangle accompaniment to Cook S
saxophone solo. without missing
single beat of nnlIsicD, had been
acting up and required Joe's per.
sonal attention. He looked ex.
tremely busy. so the reporter be.
gan his interview at once.
what do you think Of the
talkies?" Mr.. Cook was asked.
II think they are very audi
BILE, indeed" he replied. But
to find the guilty party is an
other matter. Let us turn to the
next page in the instruction book
and see how the story turns out.
Personally, 1 suspect the big
boy who lives in the house near
the tree. "he eggs are broken
and the nest is destroyed. All,
now we have it, it was the big
boy who lives near the tree, but
he is sorry and / think that is
wonderful. Mama Robin and
Papa Robin will forgive him, and
who are we to cast the first
stone" 4.
do you think the talkies will
ruin the legitimate Stage?" he
was asked.
Now listen here" he replied.
I'm an, old blacksmith; I didn't
always have to work for living.
You see that signboard? Remove
the first, fifth and eleventh let,
ters. Fold them up, put them in
your pocket. I'll hide my 'eyeS
and you hold the derby-oh, ]
beg your pardon, we'll take any
child between the ages of 10, of
course. I can get it for you
wholesale, now by this time it's
around tWo-thirty. They're get.
ting noisy-bottles are flying
while, if we'd move into large
quarters would have been a big.
ger overhead but a greater volume
of business, just then an officer
elbows his way through the
crowd and when the incest old
lady-and say, in case you ever
have to write him letter, be
sure to mention my name, and
consequently if you really want
my attitude on the talkies versus
the stage come and see Rain or
Shine which is now playing
R-K-O Keith'S, or write your Sen
ator or Representative and he
will be glad to furnish you with
complete description of my
hole.in-one golf course-patents
pending"
Whereupon Cook excused him
self to place an order with 8
guitar salesman. BY this time
repairs on his music-cue device
were complete and he went bacl
to the set for further shootins
on Columbia'S Rain or Shine ;
which is an adaptation of the
stage success in which Joe starred
| for more than two wears
The Washington times., 1930-08-09

gentlemanly as
William Powell
himself.
No gangsters
huddled about
a table darting
S n e a k IN G
glanceS hither
and yon and
plotting murder
most foul; no
m u I'd e rs, no
n o l q u p S, no
riots, no rob
berries, no noise
and yet plenty
of hrilEs,
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
Leonard Directed

Robert z. Leonard, who directed
Norma Shearer in THE Divorce"
is responsible for her latest
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer production
now playing at Loew's Columbia,
Let Us Be cay It is said to
be an even greater hit than the
first one.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
Davis Is Poet

Tyrrell Davis who plays the
poet in Norma Shearer's latest
Metro -GoldWyn-Mayer production.
Let Us Be Gay" now at LoeW,s
Columbia, became an actor be-
cause of a disability incurred
during the war. When he wakes
very poetic he "slays" you.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09


t h e necessity
for action in
mind and has
not, clogged his
S t ory W i t h
superfluouS dia-
logue. c
In the latest
r i C h a rd Bar
thickness fea-
ture on the
Earle Tkeater
S C r e e n t h e
5 p o t Ii G h t j S
turned again
upon war, upon
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
Fazenda Laughs

Louise Fazenda, famous char
acter comedienne, enacts a char.
acter in Rain or Shine" the Co.
lumbia film version of the famous
stage play of the same name now
showing at R-K-O Keith's, that
will add another to her long roper
toire. .-.-s
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
Hedda Plays 'Madge'

Hedda Hopper, whose flair for
smart Sophistry has placed her in
constant demand in the talkies,
plays the part of Madge in Norma
Shearer'S latest picture Let Us
Be Gay now playing at Loew'S
Columbia.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09

THE Dawn Patrol" is, in my
judgment, a much finer picture
than the overpraised Journeys
End"-which it resembles IN
theme-because Director Howard
E.saza.ssa.2ss.s8Hssss@ q HamkS has kent
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
POW WELL SEEN
AS SMOOTH
LAWYER

An underworld drama that is
different is in store
for William Powell fans in For
the Defense" showing this week
at the Metropolitan. An under
world drama that is as quiet and
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
EnVieS Mother

May Joyce. who IS playing at 4
Loew's Palace this week with;
Jack Pepper in Get Happy, .,
wants to be as good as her
mother. Her maternal parent! is
a veteran campaigner, having
played Broadway, New York, and
Main Street, Podunk.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09

has been making these pictures
and preparing these exhibits of
the Federal activity. The Bureau
of Mines. T am told, has $50 cf
these short films available for
booking on educational programs
and they are widely shown in
the smaller film theaters.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09

and now the
Foreign Legion
division, in t o
w h i C h c la S S
( alls "Hell'S
Island" a bet
ter than the
average nara.
tive of its type,
which is cur
rent at the Fox.
Featured in
the film are
Ralph Graves,
Jack Holt and
Dorothy Sebas-
tian The char
-
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
HurfOrd Promoted

Jack Hurford, former chief of
service at the Fox here, is now
manager of the Fox Strand in
Niagara Falls, N. Y. =.
The Washington times., 1930-08-09
.GRAVES-HOLT
TEAM SCORES
AGAIN

Pictures, like historical events,
move in cycles. There was the
war group, the prison section,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-22

Wayne, who is buried in its church.
yard, produced pews. These were built
by the pew owners personally and in
as many architectural styles as there
were pewholders.
The Revolution caused trouble, the
parishioners being divided In their al
legiance to Colonies and to crown, and
the rector resigned in favor Of q
Colonial, the Rev. Mr.. Currie. No serv-
ives were held in the church during the
war years, since the structure was oc-
cupied repeatedly by both the British
and the Colonial forces, the latter on
one occasion stripping the lead OF the
windows for purposes Of remelting into
bullets. 1t was not until the year 1909
that improvements in attendance and
In organization were resumed
In that year and for six years after
ward many physical improvements
were made. The ancient pews were re-
arranged to face the pulpit, the pulpit
was placed In newly built chancel
and the huge sounding board taken.
down, A new parish building was
erected. but the exterior was allowed tf
remain as 1t was originally built. III
the main, old Sc. David's remains un-
altered. . prect8ps heritage to those
who have Worshhlped within it, walls.
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PASTOR TO PREACH
9TH SERIES SERMON
st. PauA'S Lutheran Congre.
cation to Hold Services
in Theater.

DR.. Henry w. Snyder, pastor of st.
Paul's Lutheran Church, which is hav-
ing services Sunday mornings In the
Metropolitan Theater, pending the
erection of q new church, viii preach
the sixth sermon in his series on The
Whole Armor Of God" his theme being
1.-THE Sword of the Spirit" At the
o'clock vesper service at Epiphany
Chapel he will speak on rich, but
Righteous" The Luther League meet
ing at Z o'clock will be led by Miss Mary
Seaford, and the Endeavor meeting at
the same hour by Miss Ruth Smid. The
Mems Club wfll meet Tuesday evening
at Epiphany Chapel.
A comedy will be presented under the
auspices of the Luther League Wednes-
day night at Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and
Harvard streets.
A union service between st. Pauls
and Memorial congregations will be held
Thanksgiving day at 1890 am. at Me-
mortal Lutheran Church, Thomas cir
Gle. DR.. Snyder will conduct the serv-
ice and DR.. Rasmussen, pastor Of Me-
mortal, will preach the sermon.
The DR.. Samuel Domer Bible class
viii give luncheon Friday from 1880
to 2 O'Clock, at st. Pauls Church, Elev-
enth and H streets, and on Saturday
night the class will hold its regular
monthly meeting at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Bateman, 176O
Euclid street.
A tea v.u be given by Circle of the
Ladies' Aid Society Saturday from 2
to S o'clock at the residence Of Mrs.
Kenneth D. McRae, No. West Thorn
apple street, Chevy Chase, Md.
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SUNDAY SERVICE
!. FOR THANKSGIVING
Pastor of First Baptist
Church to Discuss Great
Theme Tomorrow Morning.

A special Thanksgiving service will
be conducted at the First Baptist
Church tomorrow morning when Dr..
Samuel Judson Porter, the pastor, will
speak on the theme, THE Great
Thanksgiving. In the evening his
subject will be 1.-THE Art Of Encourag-
ing People"
The Swedish Mission. which will meet
at the church at $3.50 o'clock tomor-
row, will be addressed by DR.. K. z.
Carlson. The Scandinavian Mission
will hold its annual festival at the
church at 3 o'clock Monday evening.
Refreshments will be served.
How to celebrate Thanksgiving will
be the theme of the program 10 be
presented at the B. Y. p. u. meet
ing at Gas tomorrow evening, which
will be in charge of Miss Lucille Nc
Laughlin and Group 7. An intermed-
late and junior B. Y. p. u. has lust
been organized under the direction of
Miss Mclaughlin, meeting at O'Clock
Sunday.
Plans for the Winter program of
the Wigs and Queues Dramatic Club
were made at the monthly meeting, at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B.
McInnis. The club has been divided
into three groups, each of which will
present q play during the season.
The Euzelian Glass Of young women
of the Sunday school is planning a
Christmas bazaar to be held at the
church the evening Of December S.
There will be TO prayer meeting
service at the church on November 81.