The Washington times., 1930-01-09
CLEAN INGS
AND
SCREENINGS
BY Andrew R. Kelley

and Gosden play the Earle
Theater for the week beginning
January 1s have been called
off but it is unofficially an,
nouiced that the team known
to radio listeners rs "Amos n
Andy will be seen at the
Thirteenth Street movie house
before many weeks.
The Correll and Gosden book
Ing now sets q theater back
9fO. 900 for week-or would
cost that amount II the new
booking terms set by the Ma,
tional Broadcasting Company
are met.
Two washington Theaters
are now hooking up the radio
act Sof Amos N Andy" to the
loud speaker system and giving
movie patrons the benefit OF
the 4 nightly broadcast, and
NB.C. is said to be looking into
the legality of the practice:
Theater men declare they have
been legally advised they are
within their rights in operating
q radio within their amusement
houses and with any loud
speaker they desire to use.
This ex.parte opinion is that
while they refrain from adver.
tisinr it as an integral part Of
the regular program no infringe
ment exists.
The. New York tabloids re-
bort that the Wesley Eddys
are consulting the lawyers.
Harry M. Warner-one OF the
Warner brothers-will be the
special guest of the Pen Women
at the National Press Club to-
morrow afternoon. Daniel
Breeskin will direct a special
orchestra in q medley Of hits
from thew. B. pictures.
-
The three-pollnd special edi-
tion of Variety>is off the presses
and one of the signs Of the
changing times is q hah-tone
cut of e. r. Albee, former head
of Keith's. Albee hates Editor
slime Silverman and the feeling
is returned. When he was at
the helm Variety's men were
barred from Keith theaters and
SO was the paper. Now the new
owners of RK.o celebrate the
first birthday by taking $780,
900 in space to tell the world
about it through Shines weekly.
SINE, by the way, admits that
for the first time in its "a years
the paper is ."out Of the red"
Pictures did it. F..
Syracuse entered official OBJ
lection to calling q new play
"The Sap from Syracuse" The
producers recognized the objec-
tion and the new play went
into Broadway for . showing
under the title, ''6o Was Ma
poleon."
\ Senator Bingham of Connec-
ticut will play host to William
Gillette at a Capitol luncheon
today. The actor Is one OF his
constituents.
Eric Won stroheim, who Is
rated an Al director If you can
afford him, has given up look
ing for a megaphoIie job, and
decided to continue acting.
Warner Brothers have signed
him for "tThree Faces East"
t'Jane Cowl has the most ex-
pressive hands Of any artist on
the American stage. I should
like. to have. two tickets in the
ffDnt- row where i can watch
them" says. &~m6il order from
a prominent artist opened yes
terday5 by Treasurer Jimmy
Hughes at Polls. Since 1t was
brand. new reason for wanting
Row A, Mr. Hughes filled the
request.
Before the year is out Janet
Gaynor, will be cast in a Fox
picture as: "a woman of the
world, if only to show that she
can. play other than the per-
petsial sweet fl1genue. Paul
Mi1ni who attracted no atten-
ton whatsoever from the flap.
per trade in Seven Faces" will
be given the opportunit::' to win
the romantic customers by act
ing IS heavy lover In his next
feature, (.
REO evidently intends to
stay IN the motion picture busi-
ness Plans are now being made
to euuip all Keith houses play
Ing the films including wash.
ington-with cooling systems,
which means they will keep
open all summer. The circuit
made a profit of $4,000, 900 in
1929. chiefly from motion pic
ture revenues:
Paramount has made '"The
Show Off," George Kelly's prize
comedy as talking picture
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