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The Washington times., 1930-08-07
JOE e. BROWN STAR TO MAKE PERSONAL APPEARANCES
Programs for New Week in Theaters

Chester Hale girls. Dick Leibert
win have q new orgnnologue.
The Hearst Metrotone News and
the Palace concert orchestra,
Harty Borjes conducting, Will
complete the program.
c0LURFBTA-Norma Shearer In
her latest Metro Goldwyn picture.
''Let Us Be Cay" adapted from
the Rachel CrOthers stage play,
comes as the main screen attrac-
ton opening Saturday. Several
well-known players are featured
In this comedy-drama, including
Marie Dressler, Rod LaRoQue,
Raymond Hackett. On the sup.
Elemental program will be the
Hearst Metrotone news reel,
selected short subjects and music
by the Columbia concert orches-
ira, Claude Burrows conducting
EARLERichard Barthelmess'
epic Of the air, The Dawn
EaCFOI, COmcS ab JklC MlhA1l cOACCAl
attraction opening Friday. THE
Dawn Patrol" is the tense and
thrilling story Of q British air
squadron In the world war
Undermanned, poorly equipped,
the squadron fought gamely on
commanded by O man whose
nerves were at the breaking point
Douglas Fairbanks, jr.. Neil Ham
ilton, william Jannay, James Fin
Iayson, Clyde Cook, Gardner
James, Edmund Breese, Frank
McHigh, Jack Acroyd and Harry
Allen. Added features win in
clude the new Vitaphone varie
ties, the Earle topical news and
music by the Earle Symphony
The Washington times., 1930-08-07

aRK-O-KETTHs-Joe Coo ks
first talking picture. ''Rain or
Shine" has been attracting such
heavy patronage IL is held over
for q second week. beginning
Saturday. This film version Of
the stage success Is crammed
with. action and the versatile
comic Is assisted by cast which
includes Louise Fazenda, Joan
Peers, william Collier, jr., Alan
Roscoe, Tom Howard. Dave Cha
sen and Adolph Milar. Frank
Capra directed. On the supple
mental program are selected
short features, q news reel and
music by Freddy Clark's RrK-
Olians.
FOx-"Hell's Island" q Co
lumbia picture featuring Ralph
Graves, Jack Holt and Dorothy
Sebastian, comes as the main
screen attraction opening Friday.
"IIell's Island" is the story Of
two hard fisted Americans in the
French Foreign Legion. The new
program on the stage will be in.
troduced by Frank jerks. o
master Of ceremony from the
West who makes his Washington
debut. In the Fanchon and
Marco revue, Coral Idea" he
viii introduce Maurice and Vim.
cent, Royal SamoanS, Sidney
Page and Peggy, Petite Marie,
Oscar Taylor and the Sunkist
beauties. Ron and Don will have
an organologue and Leon Brush
loof's orchestra will offer "Minia.
ture Recital as an overture.
Fox Movietone news completes
the program.
PALACES of the Child.
ren." a picture which features
Louis Mann, star of the legiti.
mate stage, and with o cast
that includes Robert Mont.
gomery, Elliott Nugent and Leila
Hyams, Is the main screen attrac.
tion opening Saturday. It is
described as the life Of an immi.
grant family. their joys and
sorrows and the sacrifices which
the father makes to hold them
together. On the stage Jack
Pepper, former Washington, M
c., will be featured in Capitol
Theater revue unit Get Happy
which will present Bobby Gillette
Jack Wolf, Paul Garner. Gordon
! and King, May Joyce and thu
The Washington times., 1930-08-07

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The Washington times., 1930-08-07
Wynn to Buy Show

Ed Wynn, just now busy making
Manhattan Mary" for Para
mount Pictures, is negotiating by
wire with Florenz ziegfeld to
acquire all title to Simple
Simon" and take this musical
comedy out under his own man
agement. The deal is expected
to be closed when Ziggy lands in
New York from Hollywood some
time next week.
Simple Simon" is one Of the
most beautiful and costly Of the
Ziegfeld productions. 1t is also
one Of the most expensive to
operate, requiring a large cast Of
high.rriced principals and an
army Of stage hands. Unless it
plays to more than $4,000 weekly
the show goes ''in the red"
AS q producer comedian Ed
Wynn expects to be able to prac-
tice economies which will make
long road tour profitable. It is
booked for Washington and the
National Theater about New
Years.
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
Double Pay Holidays

Among the proposals submit
ted by the motion picture oper-
ators for their new contract Is
double pay for working on legal
holidays. When one Of the man.
ayers recovered his breath after
reading this clause he started
drafting the, cOunter-propoSal
which is half pay on Good Fri.
day, Christmas Eve and hot
Fourth Of Julys.
I once made solemn vow that
until Gabriel blew his horn ]
would never again watch vii,
liam Haines go through his fresh
collegiate tricks on the screen.
But with the thermometer out,
side at 1O2 and the Palace Theater
temperature very comfortable |
sat through way Out West.
A pleasant discovery was that
they have changed the formula
for the Haines deyiltry. He is
Still, to be sure, mighty fresh but
in each case his smart aleck
actions are met with q double re
bound and the sporting way in
which he loses in the exchange
generates a certain appeal. He
becomes T'olable william instead
Of Unbearable~ Bill.
In my frequent comment on
the Haines performances the Inn
preston seems to have been
gathered that I have q personal
grudge against Haines. Nothing
could be farther from the, truth
l have always considered him
one of the hest young actors In
Hollywood and exceptionally
clever at expressing comedy too
good to be wasted on the frivolous
and irritating roles he has been
called upon to play. With the
definite signs of the first double
chin he has a chance ITO get
away from these collegiate roles
and appear in some worth while
characterizatiOr1S.
The Washington times., 1930-08-07

Do You Know
That John Boles was an inter-
prefer in the American army dur
ing the World War?
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
BROOKE JOHNS
RETURNING
TO STAGE
Rx ANnREW 3. KELLEY

Brooke Johns, who raises cows
and agricultural products on q
big farm at Norbeck on the road
to Olney, has busted off his $2,5OO
banjo and yearns for another
fling ct the stage.
The gentleman farmer came
into town q few days ago and
talked with Warner Brothers ex.
ecutives about some time as q
master Of ceremonies on the w
3. stages. When 1t was suggested
that he team up again with Ann
Pennington, now making the
rounds Of the Publix and Warner
Theaters, Brooke still insisted he
prefers to M. C. Formerly he did
an act with the ex.Follies and
Scandals dancer. A route for
Johns is being arranged.
Joe e. Brown, who has de
veloped into one Of the most
popular stars on the Warner pay
roll will soon be released from
studio work to make round Of
the theaters and meet his film
followers in person. He will be
an early fall booking at the Earle.
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
Good Samaritan

Since the film colony has taken
to boating. q series of mishaps
have been reported to this de-
partment. Neil Hamilton has
made two rescue6 in as many
Sundays. One was Buster Collier,
who was stranded in q Speedboat
several miles at sea. The other
was Joe Toplitsky, prominent
local real estate man, whose
cabin-cruiser had baked off the
Malibu Beach colony.
The Washington times., 1930-08-07

Orchestra. Daniel Breskin con-
Quoting.
METROPOLITAN - william
Powell comes in his latest Para
mount feature. FOR the Defense, i"
opening Friday. In this picture
Powell is seen as q brilliant New
York criminal lawyer. He is
supported in q dramatic story by
Kay Francis, Thomas z. jackson,
Scott Kolk, William b. Davidson,
James Finlayson, Charles West
and others. On the supplemental
program win be Vitaphone Varie-
ties. the Universal news reel with
Graham McNamee newscasting,
and other selected short subjects.
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
Against Will Hays

viii Hays wants us to call the
talkies "auricular films" ! OBJ.
ject. 1t is too long and compli
Gated for the hot weather or even
for cool days. I second the OBJ
lection Of the erudite New York
Times. which says:
Ever since the moving pic
lures began to make use of
speech it has been a question
how the new production should
be called. The public had no
difficulty In deviSing a name.
The screen innovation was inn
mediately dubbed the ''talkie."
The word is simple and di.
rect and as accurate as the
word movie" But 1t displays a
fatal lack of dignity. and both
producers and critics have done
their best to find a substitute.
The term audible films" is too
long. Now Mr. VIII Hays. who
holds the motion picture in.
dustry in the. hollow Of his
hand. has called them "aurt-
cular films" We imagine that
producers and critics will fol-
low the leader. But we doubt
If the public viii. V.
The millions who tramp IN
and out of the screen houses
want q single word. They will
never call the pictures the.
''auriculars." Like it or not, Cha
name ''talkie" has fastened
itself to the film with speech.
% long as the new invention
was in the minority it was
necessary to call attention to its
distinctive feature.
As soon as all houses are
wired for sound reproduction
the distinction win have yam
The Washington times., 1930-08-07

R-K-O
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
LATEST STAGE
NEWS FROM
NEW YORK

Charles Dillingham; and Regi
nald Denham, the English di-
rector now staging Suspense"
here, are discussing plans for an
English repertory organization
which will operate in q theater
near Broadway with weekly
changes Of hits that are current
in London. British and Ameri-
can actors will play in the com
pany, and those plays which
stand up best win be recast and
sent on the road over the
Erlanser circuit. after q run In
another theater in town.
Hyman Adler and Philip Ger
ton will produce With rrfvi-
leges," o drama by Ruth Welty,
young college graduate who de
scribes 1t as her first play. Cast
ing Is being done now and re
fearsalS start next Monday with
Broadway premiere scheduled for
about September IS.
Frances williams has been
signed by e. Ray Goetz for his
new gangster musical comedy
New Workers. for which Herbert
Fields wrote the book and Cole
Porter the songs.
The Earl Carroll Theater has
been completely razed and founda
tion work on the new one-a
giant of some 5000 seats-will
begin at once. The theater has
been promised complete by late
in March or early IN April. next
and Carroll is framing q musical
production now for the inaugura
ton Of the new house. t
Erin O'Brien-Moore, Mary
Servoss, Millicent Green and Il
other American players will be
in the London production Of
Street Scene" 1t opens there ir
September.
Do You Know
That John BoleS was an inter
prefer in the American army dur
. ing the World War?
The Washington times., 1930-08-07
Mrs. Reeds Venture

Labelling 1880 as a bad year for
independent producers. Mrs. Wal
lace Reid has bought an apart
ment house and is catering to film
people. Mer establishment has q
swimming pool and q full gym.
nasium. She furnishes the apart
ments to suit the tenants.
The Washington times., 1930-08-07

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The Washington times., 1930-08-07

Daniel Breskin con-
The Washington times., 1930-08-07

ished. What is fundamental Is
that the screen picture Is
moving picture. Those who fret
at "talkie" and those who wish
to find q more dignified term,
such as "auricular," may alike
cease to worry. Sooner or later
the original solecisr1 movies"
will return to vogue. AS before,
people will 60 either to show"
or to a movie"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-27
Primary Expenditures.

The high cost of senatorial nomina-
lions is thrust again before the Senate
and the country. Inquiry into the ex-
penditures Of candidates in the recent
senatorial primary In Pennsylvania re-
Vealed yesterday the fact that one of
the candidates expended 1921 900 of his
own money and forty-odd thousand
dollars more which were contributed to
his campaign fund. AS it happens, this
particular candidate did not win the
nomination. The winner in the primary
put up something like $4,000 of his own
money, though how much was actually
expended IN the interest Of his CAM
paign Is not yet disclosed. A third con-
testant, the wet candidate, spent none
Of his own money, but was the bene-
41ciary, along with his running mates
Cor governor and lieutenant governor, Of
D campaign fund amounting to 5000 900.
Already it has been established that
half q million dollars was expended in
the senatorial primary.
Senator drundy. the candidate who
expended 1921 900 Of his own money in
his campaign for the nomination, believes
that Congress should FIX no limit on
the primary campaign expenditures Of
senatorial candidates. He told the SEN
ate investigating committee so quite
frankly at his hearing before that COM
mittee. It is quite clear, however, that
money either Is an aid in campaigning
or it Is not. II Mr.. Grundy had not be-
Neved that large expenditures would
aid, whether for advertising or for any
purpose, 1t does not seem conceivable
that he would have thrown more than q
quarter of million dollars into his cam
paign. Mr.. Grundy lost the nomination
by upward Of 100000 votes to his prin-
eipal opponent, Secretary James j.
Davis, who contributed only $4,000 Of
his own funds TO the campaign. Mr.
Davis was q part Of the Davis Brown
ticket in the primary, however, and un.
6oubtedly the Senate committee will de-
Nelop the fact that a considerable
amount Of money was expended foI
that ticket before 1t concludes its labore
Six weeks ago Mrs. Ruth Hanna Nc.
Cormick was nominated for the Senate
In q primary contest in Illinois. Sine,
then she has testified that she pu
something like $250.Oo0 of her owr
honey into the campaign. Mrs. McCor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-27

vital strategic points. Each side u
claiming victory, but the references to
place names do not show any material
advances. Claims are made Of the cap
ture Of great numbers Of prisoners and
the casualty reports go into five figures.
If the fighting has been as intense as
these claims indicate the war Is indeed
being conducted on a large scale. The
chances, however. are decidedly to the
contrary. Figures are after all only
metaphorical in the news from China.
A sinister report has been made
to the Marking government by repre-
sentative Of the foreign ministry, who
has Just completed q tour Of the
Yangtze Valley provinces, to the effect
that the various red" armies Of China
are acting under the Russian Third In
ternationale, which is seeking to en-
barrass the Marking regime. One of
the features of the Communist cam
paign is the abduction of foreigners in
the interior in the hope of embroiling
the Nationalist administration in diff
culties with foreign governments. Fur
thermore, disease Is spreading in the
bandit-infested areas Of the northern
and western provinces and government
has almost completely broken down in
parts Of Honan, Hupeh and Shensi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-27
One Step Nearer.

The public of Washington Is one steu
nearer protection from the reckless and
insolvent and judgment-proof motorist
by the action Of the House yesterday in
passing the Mcleod safety responsibility
measure. Tomorrow in the Senate q
hearings will be held on the proposal
which is designed to end once and for
all the menace Of the driver whose
recklessness causes accidents for which
he is either unwilling or unable to
compensate his victims. Sponsored by
the American Automobile Association
after its national committee of seventeen
had made an intensive two years study
Of the entire question, the law has been
adopted in whole or in part by twelve
States and the Province of Ontario
With such an amazing public reception
back Of 1t In a span of less than two
years favorable action will probably be
forthcoming promptly from the Senate
and the National Capital will soon reap
the benefits Of one Of the most desirable
pieces Of motor legislation ever put on
the statute books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-27
They Take to the Cabs.

No one knows definitely what pro-
portion Of the loss Of street car pas
sengers can be assigned to the advent Of
the cheap taxicabs, but the loss Of ap-
proximately 100000 revenue-paying
car riders since February /, when the nat
rate thirty-fve-cent cabs began to OPP
crate In large numbers, has been coupled
directly with the extensive use of this
relatively cheap and convenient form of
transportation. Strict regulation Of
taxicabs In Washington, now lacking,
may cut down the number Of cabs and
may bring about higher rates. But
cheap taxicab service Is established.
After some fluctuations, the rates will
be decided on the basis Of ability to
compete under given standards. It is
probable that hundreds of neighbors
have formed the habit of meeting at a
given time and place and sharing the
expense Of taxicab ride to work. The
habit will not be materially affected by
later changes In the scale Of prices.
What are the street car companies
going to do about it? They will con-
tinue to play the major part in trans
porting the city's population to and
from work. The fact that they carry
some 10000, 900 passengers during the
year serves to reduce the relative sipnifi-
canoe Of loss in passengers that does
not amount to 100000. But If the
street car now carries passengers for
charge that is less than what four men
must pay when they Jointly hire a
thirty-five-cent cab, what would be the
effect Of rise in fare that will make
1t more expensive for these four men to
ride In street car than to ride In a
cab? VIII not the resulting loss serve
to Offset the effects Of the ten-cent fare
the street car companies now are con-
tending for? The taxicab did not be-
come popular and in demand because
prices were increased. It is only reason
able to believe that the car companies
might borrow the taxicab method of
popularizing their car rides by making
them cheaper. The method hitherto
adopted, Of figuring on pencil and paper
the debt Of the car riders to the COM
panies to give the latter what they
conceive to be an adequate return on
investment, and then attempting to COL
lect this debt by order of the Public
Utilities Commission or the courts, can
not be expected to work when the car
riders have other alternatives than TO
agree. Considered with the fact that
the operation Of two separate car lines
here, unnecessary and duplicated over
head adding to the expense, makes the
cost higher than it should be, the bust
ness Of trying to make a diminishing
number of patrons continue to pay the
fiddler becomes mere expedient, the
practicability of which is very doubtful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-27

mick had the backing Of the "City Hall
organization in Chicago, Just rs Secre-
tary Davis had the backing of the Phil
Adelphia and Pittsburgh organizations in
his race If there is any conclusion to
be drawn from these campaigns it would
be that Organization" support Is even
more valuable than the expenditure Of
large sums of money.
The Senate apparently Is to have be-
fore it again evidence Of very large ex-
penditures in senatorial primaries In
Illinois and Pennsylvania. Because of
such expenditures the Senate declined
to seat the men elected four years ago
in those States. It is true that the
circumstances surrounding the 1926
nominations differed. perhaps, in i'm
ing the recent nominations for the
Senate in the two States. Nevertheless,
the problem of huge expenditures Of
money in senatorial campaigns has not
yet been solved. There is no law gov
erning these expenditures, except the
laws in some Of the individual States.
Despite the fact that the Senate has
attempted to turn its thumbs down on
the spending of money in excessive
amounts IN campaigns for Senate seats,
the spending keeps right on. The claim
Is made by Mrs. Mccormick and by
Senator Grundy that their money was
legitimately spent for advertising and
for organizing purposes. In other words,
that 1t was not spent to bride the
voters.
If the lid is to remain of, however,
and there Is to be no limit to CAM
paign expenditures, candidates who
have many millions may come to spend
ing a million dollars out of their own
pockets, instead of a quarter of a mil.
lion dollars. It will depend upon how
greatly they covet a seat in the United
States Senate. From the point Of view
that condones such expenditures, 1t is
only step to the point Of view Of the
man Of wealth who believes that he is
entitled to anything-Senate nomina-
ton or whAtnot-which he buys and
pays for.
The Senate itself has procrastinated
in this matter. It would appear that
four years was sufficient for that body
to reach some conclusion regarding the
problem Of big expenditures. The States
of Illinois and Pennsylvania are equally
guilty of avoiding the problem, however.
When does the expenditure of money
"legitimately" become in fact a meas
ure Of corruption? That is a question
which needs consideration. Perhaps
some day 1t will receive 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-27
Higghlights ON the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

continued to sing as they walked slowly
down the aisle, shepherded by the po-
lice and the vicar.
Afterward the vicar went on with
the communion service, at which six
were present. Mr.. Caleb insists upon
retaining his beneflce as matter Of
principle.
StOrekeepers Agree
Not to Light Show Windows.
Cologne Gazette.-The Guild Of
Tradesmen and Merchants has decided
in meeting Of all its members to in
augurate great economies in the use Of
electricity furnished by the city for
lighting. New and higher rates will be
put into effect by the city lighting COM
mission and to Offset this increase no
less than 10000 shopkeepers have
agreed that they will not illuminate
their show windows nor their electric
advertising signs.
1t appears that this move will defeat.
for the present at least, the extra earn
ings hoped for by the municipal power
house.
Anticipated Gift
OF No Use to Firefighters.
81 Dictamen, Vera Cruz.-The corus
OF firemen Of this city were pleasurably
excited recently at the offer of a Are
engine by the municipal authorities
Of the City Of Mexico. But the Are
engine has arrived and it Is of the
vintage OF 1873. In fact, it Is so old
that 1t is useless to the firemen OF
Vera Cruz. It is unkind to raise the
hopes Of our f1remen with a promise OF
serviceable equipment, which would
have been welcomed, and then to de-
molish these hopes. They could carry
water to fire faster than this anti
quated engine could pump 1t. The only
depot Tor 1t Is our Museum of Science
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-27
Distressing Conditions in China.

According to dispatch Just received
from Shanghai the situation of the
Marking government has become preca-
rious owing to the rapid development
Of militant Communist activities and
the depletion of the national finances.
T. v. Soong, minister of finance, one
Of the ablest members of the Marking
administration, has according to this
dispatch wired President Chang Kali
Shek, who is at the front in Honan in
command of the government forces,
that speedy victory in the field Is
imperative. Otherwise grave detri-
mental developments within the Nan.
king government" are likely. This mes
sage is said to have stated that Nation
wide Communist and bandit ravages,
deprecated silver, crop failures and
paralyzed business are combining to
constitute the gravest menace the gov
eminent has been called upon to face.
No developments at the front have
been reported within the past few days
to indicate definite progress by the Ma
tionalist forces toward control Of the