The Washington times., 1930-01-29

circuit, having what the pro-
fession calls Broadway repu-
tatlon."
Theater parties at the movies
are becoming the thing"
Last night Fidelity chapter,
o. E. S., Ruth B. Oscar, matron,
filled 500 loge and box seats
at the Rialto Theater for the
late showing of Phantom of
the Opera"
George Bernard Shaw turns
a deaf ear when the movies
beseech the rights for his plays.
What will he say when he sees
the way the up-to-date press
agent is treating his literary
colleague, Sir James M. Barrie?
One of the finest of the Barrie
one-act plays is The Old Lady
Shows Her Medals" 1t is a
touching little drama of ap-
pealing sentimen t, neither
risque nor vulgarly modern.
AS a movie-"Seven Days
Leave"-here is the way it is
advertised to catch attention:
mo SHOES
NO LOVINGp
Seven days leave and
lots of lovin' planned. Meets a
dame the first day who takes
him home-tucks him in bed
sWipes his shoes and won't
pet. What can fellow do
with only" Seven Days Leave"
starring Gary Cooper.
If we accept the word of the
New York reviewers this is one
of the finest pictures ever
turned out by Paramount. The
fact that Beryl Mercer (prac-
tically unknown to movie-goers,
although she turned in q great
performance in Three Live
Ghosts"). happens to be the
real star of the feature, &C
counts for the "Cock-Eyed
World" influence on the pub
liclty. Beryl Mercer is worth
nothing at the box-office, and
Gary Cooper is name of recog-
nized value. The literary folks
know Barrie, but he is not so
familiar to the movie-going
public.
! After all you can't blame
Shaw for being tlmid. 1t would
probably distress him to see
saint Joan" become The
Fighting Flapper.'
Chris Arth, orchestra leader
ct the National Theater. has
q seat in the violin section of
the National Symphony Orches-
ira which makes its bow at
Constitution Hall Friday after
noon. It's the fifth symphony
orchestra that Fiddler Arth has
honored in his musical career.
Warner Brothers have &C
quired the lease of the Winter
Garden from the Messrs.
Shubert and will continue to
use that huge house for the
next five years for So features.
It makes the fifth w. B.
theater on Broadway.
Stephen Erlanger Cochran,
just now very busy signing up
his National Players for the
forthcoming season. would have
a cinch had he lived in the
post Civil War days. I dis
covered this in browsing
through the Otis Skinner recol-
lections as embalmed IN Foot
lights and Spotllghts," a highly
entertaining volume.
Here is a copy of the con.
tract which Dan Maguinnis,
sterling character actor of the
COS signed with Edwin Booths
brother, stock company i'm
presario:
Boston Theater, Managers
Office,
May 7, 1867
Memorandum Of agreement
between J. B. Booth, lessee of
the Boston theater and D. j.
Maguinnis:
Said Maguinnis agrees to play
general utility business, also
singing and dancing when re-
CURED, and to aid in preparing
calcium lights, etc. The said
Booth agrees to pay the said
Maguinnis $40 per week for 40
weeks more or less, commencing
about the 26th day of August.
When said Maguinnis is play
ing Demons, or parts where the
risk of being injured is incur
red. he is to have $40 per week
more, and when playing in the
country, 81 per day in addition
to the regular salary.
(signeO j. B. BOOTH
DAN j. MAGUINNIS.
The more or less" clause
would never go today and there
would probably be some quib-
bling over that Etc" Also I
suspect Tommy Trundle would
scrutlnlze very very carefully
the suggestion about actors be-
coming electricians.
Speaking of Mr.. Skinner re-
minds that Miss Mabelle Jen-
nlngs undisputed beauty cham
pion of Washlngton's dramatic
critics, caught Papa Juan" in
an amiable mood after scan
ming the local notices, and
marched him right up to the