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The Washington times., 1930-05-19
Sennett Style

With anybody but John Barry
more, THE Man from Blankley'S"
I fear would have been the wild
est kind Of burlesque. The Barry
more Of handsome profile and a
propensity for Romeo roles sticks
his tongue in his cheek and con-
SenIS to become a genteel slap
stick comedian. I gathered from
the enthusiasm with which he en-
dowed the role of the bibulous
nobleman, Lord StrathSheffer,
that he extracted a great deal Of
fun in shedding dignity. even
when he was obliged to steal a
leaf from the Mack Sennett tech.
nique and squirt gravy in the
eye of his host.
Before you condemn John Bar
rymore for this brief excursion
into the realm Of film nonsense,
try and pick out another actor in
Hollywood who could done half
as well with a character so gen.
erolSly smeared by the farcial
brush.
Quite bit of care is evident in
the type casting for this feature,
but somebody erred in assigning
Loretta Young for the romantic
lead. Hers is a lifeless perform
ance, never it seemed to me, in
the mood of the story, lacking
color and any convincing degree
of VeriSimilitllde.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
FILM
In FIFTH WEEK

It has been necessary for the
management of the Little The
ater to again hold over Dam
aged Souls" for women only in
order to take care of the crowds
who were unable to gain admis
sion to the Little Theater during
the past week.
Damaged Souls" has made a
hit in Washington judging from
the comments and interest it has
stirred up in the past five weeks,
Unlike the average motion pic
ture, Damaged Souls" is frank,
it calls a spade. a spade"
Damaged Souls" is a story OF
a country lass who pays the
price for a good time along the
gay white way. More than 40.'
900 WashingtonianS have already
seen, this picture at the Little
Theater.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
MACKAILL GIRL
TO CHANGE
BY DOROTHY HERZOG
Copyright. 1880, Premier
Syndicate. IncO

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, May 20.
After five years with First Ma
tional pictures, during the course
of which she weathered several
drastic executive personnel
changes, Dorothy Mackaill con-
cludes her contract with that
company in July. My memory
(never of the beSt) has caromed
me into so many blunderS lately
that I hesitate to state as a fact
that Dorothy's first big success
for First National was in
"Chickie." I think so, anyway.
She rose to stardom in short
order after this film and has
managed to keep stellar balance
despite the talkies. Dorothy's
future plans are in midair. In
all likelihood, after her contract
expires, she will sign with an.
other company and then board a
train en- route to London via New
York.
The Mackaill hasn't been East
in three years, Every time she
figured herself set for the trip,
the studio decreed otherwise and
as she signed a straight 52-week
contract she took orders SO weeks
a year from the studio. The aver
age contract is 40 weeks a year.
The idle twelve weeks sees a
player either traipsing Europe
wards or enjoying himself in
some other chosen locale. But
Dorothy, for the most part, has
had to be content with rare trips
to Honolulu. Most of these saw
her spend only six days there and
then sail home to the grease
paint.
She is traipsing in His Office
Wife" at this penning, direction
Lloyd Bacon.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19


with a new treatment; the folks
back home Tin Fremont, Iowa.
acquire sudden great wealth,
move East and look up some old
friends only to find them high.
hat" and unresponsive to generous
impulses. It seemed SUCH a
neighborly thing to do, taking
a pie, deep-dish apple pie, over
to Mrs. Divine, thought ma"
Granger, and how could she know
that such neighborly acts are
taboo when one is greeting Count
Prunier, the affianced of the
daughter Of the house. The
daughter distressed at her moth.
er's rudeness to her old family
friends Straightway falls in love
with the son from Fremont, q
ukelele strumming, light hearted
boy who sings his way to happi
ness.
In support of the stars are
Louise Fazenda, Lucien Littlefield,
William Collier, ST., Hedda Hop.
per and Joyce Compton, all of
whom contribute charming per.
formances.
It's a refreshing picture, ideally
attuned to the talents of Gaynor
and Farrell, and with four of the
most delightful songs perfectly
recorded. They go over with a
bang and you'll like 'em!
The stage offers another Fan
chon-Marco idea, Jazz Temple, u
with a surprise in the introduc-
ton Of a chorus of girls who
not only dance and sing, but
form a complete orchestra and
send Leon Brusiloff and his boys
out of the running. They are
splendid; we especially liked the
Tiger Rag" number. Wally
jackson taps around a bit, as
do Sylvia Doree, Gus Elmore and
Nora Schiller.
Fox Movietone news will thrill
the girls, for Rudy Vallee wins
his "letter" from the University
of Maine. and through the movie
tone recording we hear the popu.
lar radio entertainer sing the
famous stein Song"
It's a great show. You really
shouldn't pass it up. K. Y.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
MEAKIN PICKED
TO BOSS FOX

Appointment Of Hardie Meakin,
director of publicity for the
Fox Theater, to the post of man.
aging director Of the theater was
announced yesterday.
The appointment pla ces
Meakin, who became publicity di-
rector of the theater three years
ago, in charge of the entire op-
Grafton of the theater.
c. F. Winchester, who has
been house manager under super
vision of David M. Idwal, divi-
sional manager for Philadelphia
and Washington, will continue in
the same capacity with the
added duties of treasurer.
Meakin came here first in 1911
with the Poll Stock Company.
Before that time he had been
on the stage in New York and in
various stock companies. He has
since been prominent in theatri-
cal circles here.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
UNION HITS AT
T-RATING
MUSICIANS
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

AANNN~@N7@NN
Occasionally the movies step
away from the beaten path and
attempt the unusual. After
watching the John Barrymore
performance in THE Man From
Blankley's," am convinced that
Warner Brothers was sold utterly
on this idea Of being original as
an experiment. 49,.
There will be those who will
find this photoplay spontaneous
outburSt of irrepressible humor,
q talkie seasoned with chuckleS
and hilarious concoctions. There
will be others, / suspect, who will
find it a frightful bore in its
manifest absurdities and high
powered farcial situations.
Probably only one with the in
fluence and the standing OF a
Barrymore in the studios could
have induced the practical box
office experts to adapt this
Charles Hawtrey farce for micro
phones and cameras.
The characters step on the
scene much as they might have
come from a volume of Dickens
or a John Held woodcut. They
are, pictorially. ludicrous antiques,
and the dialogue they voice is
saturated with a dry drollness
that reminded me OF actors in
terpreting a series Of humorS
from Punch.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19

NANNY CAA"oLLOf Shows" for
Warner Brothers.
Thus distinctly belonging in
what seems now, in retrospect
almost a primitive stage Of revue
building, and constructed in a
pattern which has had its day
and is about to fold up its tent
for a time at least, we have no
hesitation in saying that Para
mount On Parade" to be seen
at the Columbia this week, is at
least shoulder-to-shoulder to all
its earlier rivals, and is in some
respects decidedly ahead Of them.
It is replete with skits and
sketches with ideas behind them
as witness the satirical piece
which George Bancroft offers,
and that in which William
Powell, Give Brook, Jack Oakie,
and Warner GLAND spool the
Philo Vance series Of mystery
pieces, and the Helen Kane-Mitzl
Green intermezzo of "boop'boop-
a-doop" stuff.
Maurice Chevalier' who seems
to do more towards giving the
piece a distinct revue quality
than any other contributor to
Paramount's column" is seen to
excellent advantage, as is also
Ruth Chatterton,, who offers the
only strictly dramatic sketch in
the entire series. We must not
forget Clara Bow, whose famed
1T" is turned and twisted from
its conventional functioning to
the making of a snappy song
and-dance vaudevillian, singing
a jazzy tune about the Navy.
There is also Leon Enrol, SkeetS
Gallagher, Kay Francis, Nancy
Carroll, Buddy Rogers, Lillian
Roth, and others.
The score is sufficiently tune
full to be abreast of the average
movie song-and-dance show, but
is without any outstanding
melodies, Paramount On
Parade" however, leans more
strongly to smart snappy comedy
than to any other clement that
enters into the making Of a
revue, and it is a skillfully inter
grated entertainment.
The supplemental bill, includ-
ing Hearst Metrotone News and
a Hugo ReiSenfeld musical inter.
pretation, is excellent-A. N. J.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
Hindu Wasau Is
Star at Gayety

The heat wave has again struck
the Gayety. In other words,
Hinda Wasau is back, and if you
have any doubts as to her draw
ing power in Washington, one
look at the packed house which
the Sunday matinee brought
would dispel them.
You'll have to go a long way
and wait a long time before you
see another burlesque show equal
to this weeks one. It has every
thing. One Of the added stars
who came with this show is
Bobby Nilsson, blonde girl, ex-
tremely pretty and even more
versatile than the famed Kinda.
Boots Rush is another new
conner who pleaSes. She, with
Bebe Almond and Elsie Huff,
whose popularity is attested to by
the fact that they have remained
at the Ninth Street house since
the formation of the new policy,
complete the roster of the fem
mime principals.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
Meakin Goes Up

Hardie Meakin becomes the
local Roxy by his appointment
as managing director of the Fox
Theater, and with this deserved
advancement few will quibble.
1t happens that the loquacious
Mr.. Meakin in a long service as
tub thumper for the Fox attrac-
tions is completely acquainted
with Washington movie audi
enceS, their likes and diSlikeS,
and is thoroughly informed on
the Washington amusement situa-
'tion. AS the local correspondent
for Slime Silverman'S Variety, his
official contacts have kept him
in closest touch with every phase
Of the industry.
Up to the present moment the
determining voice in the man
agement Of the local cathedral
has been far removed from F.
Street. First it was Roxy in per-
son who supervised the shows,
then S. J. Stebbins, and more
recently David Idzal, division
manager. The Washington duties
were incidental to numerous de-
tails OF management and direction
Tor other theaterS in the chain,
The Meakin dynasty places on
the managerial throne an execu-
tive who can devote his talents
exclusively to the Fourteenth and
F Street house and to the solu-
ton Of exhibitor problems .pecu-
liarly local.
Meyer Davis will pay heed to
the new regime by dining impress
sario Meakin and a selected group
Of his friends at the LIE Paradis
tonight.
Marie Dressler and Polly Moran
in Caught Short" arrive at the
Columbia Saturday This Metro
Goldwyn, made from the Eddie
Cantor book which had many a
laugh founded on the recent Wall
Street debacle, is heralded by
Sam Rubin as the prize giggle
producer of the year.
The Earle has booked Joe
Frisco, Broadway WiSecracker and
suffering comic, beginning Fri
day. -Four men on the main the
atrical highway of New York are
credited with keeping columniSts
supplied with niftieS. They are
Bugs Bae2 Harry Hirshfield. Joe
Frisco and Fred Allen. Those
who saw FriSco'S recent Vita
phone short film need no further
recommendation as to his ability
to amuSe.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
ARRYNORE DIPS INTO Widest OF FARCE DRAMAS
The Cuckoos' Is
Laugh Feature

If ever a name were appropri-
ate, then THE Cuckoos" is It,.
This laughable film which R.-K.-
o. Keith's is holding over for a
second week has all the elements
essential for an evening Of fun.
Bert Wheeler ana Robert Wool
sey are the personified symbols
of the feathered creatures. Every
known trick they use, and lot
of them that were not known
until the presentation OF this
While DO part of this is stolen
from "The Cocoanuts," another
triumph of the ridiculous, 1t has
a close resemblance in theme.
AS to plot, we'll there may have
been one, but if it was once,
the censors must have cut 1t out
before it reached the screen.
In Dorothy Lee the pair have
a familiar face, for she appeared
with them in "Rio Rita" Hugh
Trevor and June Clyd1 are the
youthful lovers, without whom no
play would be complete. Jobyna
Rowland, as the aunt OF MISS
Clyde adds another bit TO the
humor of the piece. ,
There are a number OF good
songs in the picture, some Of
which are'"I Love You So Much" "
"All Alone, Monday" we've
Come to Say GOODBYE" " I'm a
Gypsy," and I'VE Love Our Alma
Mater" The last three are comic
songs.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19

LUPE vELEZ all adequate in
their roles. However, the picture
is in every sense of the word. the
lovely Lupe's.
Running the gamut Of care-free
island life, of extreme hatred of
the fathers oppression, and of
adoring love of the one man. the
fiery little Mexican has every op-
portunity for self-expression and
realism, and she misses nary a
chance for adding to her laul els.
Hell Harbor," heralded as a
story of Caribbean isles is repleSe
with artistic touches and langcr-
Gus music, though it is not an
outstanding drama. The men
seem to find the fighting therein
quite to their liking-in fact the
whole show may appeal more
strongly to the masculine patrons.
The stage act, devised by Ar
thur Knorr and directed by Louis
Sidney is called Broadway Stars
Of the Future" Prophetic, and
justly so, as some of these en-
tertainers are certain to land on
that coveted roster before so very
long.
Benny Davis is the master of
ceremonies. Composer of songs,
many of the hits of the last
decade, Mr.. Davis, refreshed with
Goodbye Broa way, Hello
France and coming right on
down through the years with
many tuneful numbers. The YER
satile m. c. has that qualification
SO much desired in the profes.
sion, a charming stage presence
BemiS and Brown, favorites on
the Palace boards, are here again
and how they dance, boy, that
little team just naturally stops
the show. Then Jackie Heller,
May Joyce, Addie Seamon.
Thelma White, Alfred Brewers,
and the California Crooners, all
entertainers extraordinary, carry
on in this jazz Syncopation, which
knocks 'em for a goal. Mrs
Davis, Benny's better half, you
know, does some stepping on her
own account.
The Syncopators are on stage
again, all bedecked in gala attire
incidentally I wonder if we
realize the remarkable artistry
and technique required in the
every changing and always elaoo
rate settings which characterize
tn Palace presentations each
week.
Hearst Metrotones and M-G-M
News complete a rousing good
program-H. K.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
Soft Castanets

A new problem was encountered
by sound engineers during the
making of the Metro-Goldwyn
production for Ramon Novarro
In Gay Madrid" 1t was found
that the clicks of the caStanets
sounded like machine gun reports
after being picked up by the mike
They finally had to put thin
strips of felt between the pieces,
The Washington times., 1930-05-19

Henry Kings
tale, "Degra-
sac" which he
also directs for
United Artists
Inspiration pic
lures.
Jean Hersholt
or avs an.
other of his
famous charac-
ter parts, which
is in itself a
maSterful bit
A large cast in.
c u d eS many
familiar names.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
Musicians Fined

For working below the union
scale, Milt Shaw and his band of
10 musicians who broadcaSts daily
In the Littmann Hour, over the
radio were punished with the
heaviest fines ever imposed in
the history of the musicians union
by a decision last week of the
governing boarl of local 802, A.
F. of M, in New York. Shaw was
fined $1,000 and in the musicians
$500 each.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
LUPE VELEZ'S
FEATURE

Lupe Velez. a tantalizingly beau
tiful Mexican, is the star in Hell
Harbor," current production at
Loew's Palace. The flashing radi-
ant Lupe is admirably chosen for
The Washington times., 1930-05-19

racketeer eX'
pose, Street
of Chance" yet
abounding in
suspense, action
a nd thrill S
all it's own
Typical Man.
haitian settings,
colorful and
gla m o u r Gus,
vivify the stark
c n q 7 a. & L6ElHd-
tionS.
The story con.
Germs Bradley,
~A h1Nr
mhnSe Sfee ]
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
Ex-JOckey Is Comic

The future looked pretty dark
to Robert WoolSey when a race
horse fell on his leg and ended
his career as a jockey. He won
success on the stage, and went
to Hollywood for the talkieS, and
is a featured comedian in Radio
Pictures musical fun feast, The
Cuckoos," now showing at R-K-O
Keith.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
PILED
UP AT RIALT0

"The Car of Broadway" now
current at the Rialto is an
absorbing melodrama fashioned
along the lines of a recent
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
Bancroft Jokes

OF the situations in para.
mount on Parade" now current
at Loew'S Columbia, presents
George Bancroft at a swanky so.
cial function and the kind Of re-
marks he would make if he
obeyed his underworld impulses
The Washington times., 1930-05-19

On Para d e, !"
W hich in q
workma n lik e
but not in
spired manner
Sc YES as a
shown IN d o W
for the lum-
inarieS under
he z u k o r.
Lasky banner
much in the
same way as
"T he H oily
W ood Revue"
did for M-G-M,
and "The Show
The Washington times., 1930-05-19

tilm studios, Lux
Toilet Soap has been
made the official
soap. Are you, like
the enchanting screen
stars, caring for your
skin this way? Lux
ury such as you have
found only in fine
French soaps at 500
and $1.0O the cake
now 100.
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
Instant
Appeal?"
Movie Directors
say: "LoUely Skin"

Ewes instinctively linger on the girl
whose skin has the silken smoothnesk
Of a flower. No other attraction is so
immediate none so sure!
Over and over Hollywood has proven
this on the screen. "Only those girls
The Washington times., 1930-05-19

become stars whose
skin is so lovely that
the closeup shows
40 1aw," say 45 fore
most directors.
And, nine out Of ten
screen stars use Luz
Toilet Soap! AS
Lucila Mendez, viva
.ious Radio Pictures
player, says: "1t
oo1nos tho skin so
The Washington times., 1930-05-19

Gaynor! Show
ing at the Fox
this week is
the latest must
cal romance of
this popul a r
young couple,
High Society
Blues" a gay,
delightful Tlay
from the pen Of
Dana Burnett.
A.. - - @asx
The Washington times., 1930-05-19

laCneTS sc
quickly -. and is sC
soothing"
And winning Jo'
byna Ralston says
"Since the talkie.
have increased thu
number of close-ups
smooth skin is NOR
important than ever
/ always use Luz
Toilet Soap to guarC
The Washington times., 1930-05-19

Jerv smooth am devoted to it. !"
Lovely Anita Stewart, too, finds
his deiicately fragrant white SOAP
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
PARAMOUNT'S
STARS SHINE
in REVUE

Perhaps the last Of the revues
as current phenomena of the
movie industry is Paramount
The Washington times., 1930-05-19
JANET GAYNOR
AND FARRELL
in A HIT

Another touchdown for screen
lands prince and princess of 70.
nance, Charles Farrell and Janet
The Washington times., 1930-05-19

mine. 1t is a marvellous soap.
In the dressing rooms Of all the great
The Washington times., 1930-05-19

Homes detached, Semi-detached
or group . are offered for sale in
the Real Estate columns of tOday's
Classified Ads.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-02

wonderful team in action say
that their teamwork was GER
tainly symobolical of the pro-
duct we are all so proud of:
Blue SunocO. In fact more
than one of the onloookers re-
marked that the girls team
work was certainly high pow
cred and knockless'.
II can't help but take this
just a little further and point
out that this high-powered,
smooth playing team repre-
sonting Blue Sunoco is even
more typical of it's product by
taking on and defeating all
corners for National Cham
pionship honors. If these girls
belonged to the opposite sex
we would say that they were
two-fisted fighters deliberately
taking on and defeating all
corners just the same way the
two-fisted Blue Sunoco has
swept to a preferred first place
wherever it is Sold" &
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-02
Notice To Creditors

This is to give notice that the SUBJ
scriber of Cecil County has obtained
from the Orphans Court of said
county, Letters Testamentary on the
personal Estate of
WILLIAM H. HARRIS
late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the
said deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before the End day of
November, 1880
they may otherwise, by law, be ex-
Guided from all benefits said estate.
All indebted to estate are requested
to make immediate payment to the
subscriber.
Given under my hand this 18th
day of April, 1880.
MINNIE T. LEWIS HARRIS,
Administrative.
True Copy: Test
R. ]. McCauley, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This is to give notice that the
subscriber of Cecil County has
obtained from the Orphans Court
of said County. letters testamentary
on the personal estate OF
DILENA L. McDOUGAL
late OF said County, deceased. All
persons having claims against the
said deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before October A, 1880
they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit OF said
estate. All indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate
payment to the subscriber.
Given under my hand and seal
this 21st day of February, 1890.
ANNA MARY McDOUGAL,
Executor of Dilena L. McDougal
deceased.
Test: Robt. J. McCauley, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This is to give notice that the
subscriber, of Cecil county, has
obtained from the Orphans Court of
said County letters testamentary
on the personal estate of ..
REBECCA C. HOPKINS
late of said County, deceased. All
persons having claims against the
said deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before October 4th, 1880
otherwise they may, by law, be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said de-
ceased's personal estate. All in
debted to said estate are. requested
to make immediate payment to the
subscriber.
Given under my hand and seal this
2Sth day of March, 1880.
MARY c DAVIS.
Executrix of Rebecea c. Hopkins.
deceased.
Test; R. ]. McCauley. Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS


This is to give notice that the
SUBSCRIBER, of Cecil county. has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans' Court %
said county, letters OF administers
ton on the personal estate OF
TOLEROUS N. HITE
late Of said county, deceased. Am
persons having claims against the
said deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof, duly authenticated,
on or before October 4th, 1880
they may otherwise BY law. DO ezs
cluded from all benefit OF SAID
estate. All indebted to said estate
are requested to make Immediate
payment to the subscriber.
Given under my hand and seal this
2Sth day of March, 1880
MYRTLE v. HITE.
Administrative of Tolerous N. Hit.
deceased.
Test: 3. J. Mccaglex. ReEiafah
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-02
High Powered and Knockless


81 was very much interested
in learning a short time ago.,
says Mr.. Robert Weir, Jr., local
branch manager of the Sun Oil
Company, that the girls bas-
ketball team of our Dallas,
Texas, branch had won the
1900 A. A. U. National Wom-
ems Championship.
From what l can learn this
clever group of girls played
something like thirty-two con-
secutive games without losing
one of them, and outscored
their opponets by almost three
to one. They started in by
winning the 1880 women's
championship of Dallas. Then
they pitched in and cleaned up
all contestants for the South
EN- A. A. U. championships in
six days of hard fighting in the
National Championships.
"The people who saw this