The Washington times., 1930-01-13
GLEANINGS
AND
SCREENINGS
BY Andrew r. Kelley


which Is possible Gus Ed.
wards has made another re.
snarkable find for the movies.
She Is Armida, an exotic bag,
gage about 1S years old who
gives slamorouS and pulsing
3 performance of flaming
gypsy youth as you would care
70 see in General Crack" For
. first performance before the
camera and rnicrophones, 1t is
little short Of q full blown Hol.
lywood triumph.
Arnnida is a Mexican pepper
pot of the type made popular
BY Lupe Velez and Lily Da-
nnita and Dolores Del Rio In
their screen debuts. She has
. boudoir scene with John Bar
rymore that Is a real romantic
scorcher. As a dancer and a
locker the verdict Is AL. ~.
Armida was picked UP py
Gus Edwards in a Spanish the
ater in Los Angeles, where she
was fulfilling an engagement
as a dancer. AHe took her on
tour with his vaudeville act OF
promising Juveniles and gave
her the opportunity to fall
under the eye Of Alan Cros'
land. Warner Brothers now
has her tied to q long term
contract. Her next picture,
In which she will be featured,
Is Under a Texas Moon"
Tickets for the final Wash
angton performances Of William
Gillette were difficult to obtain
Friday and Saturday. The box
office sold out. The hotels had
none. This was the problem Of
. business man who had made
. must appointment to go to
the National Saturday night
and delayed getting his paste
! boards. Since money was no
anducement he thought Of his
other treasures, among them
case of Pilsener beer with
genuine voltage delivered by an
influential friend at Christmas
time. P. s. He got the tickets
Every once in o while the
wrong name becomes attached
70 picture displayed on the
dramatic pages and then we
discover how many scan the
art exhibits. On Saturday
Charles Morton-who looks not
unlike Charlie Farrell-was in
advertantly called Charlie Far
Yell in the movie layout. The
error was not grievous but at
least a score who know their
movie stars have already ap-
Deared as attention callers.
After seeing the picture there
Is nothing more to report-ex-
cept a wish that it had been
Charlie Farrell who supported
Janet Gaynor in Christina"
!. There are increasing signs
that the w. W. w. club is be-
ginning tc mobilize. From Sar-
gent Road and = young lady
who prefers to be called "An
Admirer of Mr.. Eddy" comes
this letter:
II noticed in last nights
paper that you asked what hap
pened to the w. w. w. club.
We are still here waiting for
Wesley Eddy to come back.
Thank the good Lord it won't
be long before he viii be back.
They say he will be here for a
week, but we will have to get
togther and keep him longer.
II expect to be- there with
bells on for the first show here
when he does return, and I am
sure all the other w. w. WIS
will be there also.
Hoping to see you there for
Wesley's first show and hoping
you will help us to keep him
here, I am
HELEN M.
So. if you see a young lady
with bells on in Loew's Palace
lobby on Saturday, well-that
win be Helen.
Alexander Callam is an
nounced GS the new master of
ceremonies at the Fox Theater
Ito remain indefinitely If all
diences like him. The "if"
shout 1t Is that he has a signed
Fox Movietone contract in his
pocket and is thus subject to a
cali to the film lots when the
right part turns up.
He is the Allan Rogers type
Of M. Given to straight an.
nouncements that eschew wise
cracking and depending upon a
singing voice to gather ap.
platlse. On Saturday he worked
under a slight disadvantage
since he was called upon to
sing Your Land and My
Tand,"-a stirring Civil War
number which he featured in
the musical My Maryland
Earbed in pirate costume. Play,
Gypsy, Play" from the Count.
ess Martha was his encore mum.
Der and my first tally sheet on
the Alexander Callam appear.
ance SayS-a hit. c
One of the finest pieces of
acting-if not the finest-ever
contributed to motion pictures
Ag .Inhn Rarrvnn nra's demon.