The Washington times., 1930-02-11
CLEANING
SCREEN INCS
By ANDREW R.SKELLEY

the biggest Monday night open
ing Polls Theater has seen this
season. The balcony was sold
out at 6 p. m. and the orchestra
pluShes were filled for Hamlet"
by delegations from GunSton
Hall School, st. Mary's Semi
nary, the National Cathedral
School, Mildred Browns English
class from. Warrenton, Va;
Trinity College, Episcopal High
School of Alexandria, the King
Smith Studio School, George
town University and college
delegation from Nokesville, Va,
chaperoned by Marjorie Gray
bill.
All the Broadway movie
houses have abandoned the
printed program as an un-
necessary. expense and there is
some grumbling. Now, If the
discontented programmes will
only take up the Washington
crusade for printed casts on the
screen at the end of the fea-
ture we may get some action.
Universal Pictures is the only
large producing company flash.
ing the cast of screen players
before and after the feature.
Why not the others? Or will
it be necessary to stition
Adolph zukor, Louis B. Mayer,
William Fox, the Warner
Brothers, Joseph p. Kennedy,
Joe Plunkett, Joe Schenck,
Samuel Goldwyn. Mary Pick
ford and Charlie Chaplin be-
fore we get service?
On: Friday, at the Chinese
Embassy, the Ambassador will
officially welcome to America
Mel Lan-Fang, grand abbott OF
Ching Chung monastery, Fore
most Of the Pear Orchard" and
In the theater known as
China's foremost actor.
Knowing the American vener-
alton for expressing success in
cold dollars, it is announced
that his annual income from
the Chinese stage is $750,000
IS we count money. He is
called the idol of 100000
people.
Mel Lan-Fang opens a season
In New York with his own
company Of actors, dancers and
musicians at the Forty-ninth
Street Theater next Monday
night. His appearance is under
the auspices Of the China In
stitute in America, and among
his distinguished patrons is
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
Blossom Time" lived up to
its reputation for being the
greatest money maker on the
ShubertS' book by a bumper
week in Washington, ending
last Saturday. More money
was gathered in eight perform
anceS than the favorite old
operetta crossed last season
here with a nine-performaace
week. It was the "Steentn"
visit to the D. c., and SATURDAY
matinee it was necessary to
hold the curtain for 10 minutes
to permit those in the waiting
ticket line to be accommodated.
It so happens that a mem
Der of Forty-Second Battalion,
known as the Black watch.
who served through the Boer
war and on the Somme west
ern front from. 1915 to 1917,
saw Seven Days Leave" at.
the Palace. This soldiery is
glorified as heroic in Barrie'S
play from which the picture
was made.
Writing from the Senate
Hotel, T. B. Scovell calls the
attention Of this department
to the fact that he is now over
go years old and very fond of
flappers-16 to 1S. The conH
pection escapes me unless Mr..
.Scovell is perturbed that one
Of the Black Watch heroes
should develop an affection for
the dowdy Mrs. Convey" when
there we're younger and more
alluring 1asses eager for his
fancy. However, if he agrees
with me that Seven Days
Leave" is a great picture, all
will be forgiven.
In the same mail comes a
communication ratifying the
suggestion that the National
Players be accorded a home
coming reception that will
start them off on a prosperous
season. It says:
FNdy Dear Mr.. Kelley:
MAY I say a word in reply
to the letter written to you by
q group of admirers and
friends of the National Players.
Any group Of actors who have
given such consistently good
work and such a high grade Of
entertainment deserves some
recognition from the city as a
body. It seems to me most
fitting that we make some pub
lie demonstration Of our appre-
citation. With all good wishes
for success.
Sincerely,
TNCHraTYYNYUa NRAv
"3033 Sixteenth st. N. w.
Similar letters from Virginia
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Jane Moth, Of 1856 Columbia
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