Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25
1 FTER viewing John Barry
\ more's newest vehicle, THE

~
~ more's newest vehicle, 9TH,
~ Man from Blankley's,"
= am more than ever con
vinced that the screen production
Is medium of action. That is
the talky play of the stage can
not be switched as is into a first.
class movie. Barrymore's pictur,
is filled with excellent character
studies; it is amusing and thu
synchronization Is rather wei
done, but it lacks a necessary ele.
ment for the successful photoplay
action.
AS far as the acting of Barry.
more Is concerned, almost any
player could have filled the part
The story is such that it woulc
have been about as much Of q
success without the big name OF
the star. While several of the
New York critics raved about
1.-THE Man From Blankley'S," the
picture was just picture from
the Washington angle-some fun
ny lines and many reels devoid OF
action. It has hess appeal than
ny of the Barrymore features to
ate.
ONE of the most pleasing items
of Washington theatrical news
during the past week was the an
nouncement of the appointment
Of Hardie Meakin to the post OF
managing director of the local
Fox cathedral. This chap Meakin
knows his theater. He has been
a Snowman since the day he re-
cited "Curfew Shall Not Ring To-
night" in a school entertainment
and his elevation from publicity
director to manager should do
much for the motion picture stu
alton in Washington.
In congratulating Mr.. Meakin
upon his promotion Meyer Davis,
proprietor of thousands Of orcheS-
traS, more or less, entertained the
new managing director and his
friends at lie Paradis last Mon
day evening, the guests including
newspaper men and theater aSso-
ciates, with their wives.
ONE of the largest screen pro-
. grams of the Summer is an
nounced by the Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer organization, II features
to be made in the studios between
now and the latter part of Au-
gust. The productions listed are
as follows: 1.-THE Lady of Scan
dali" with Ruth Chatterton, Ralph
T>,t>.. o~l Doc;1 Dofhhayo. OEI0-
radora Girl" with Marion Davies
and Lawrence Gray; "The Sea
Bat" with Charles Bickford
John MILAN, Raquel Torres and
Nils Asther; "Sins of the Chill
dren," with Louis Mann, Elliott
Nugent and Mary Doran; "The
Big House." with Wallace Berry
Chester. Morris and Robert Mont
gomery; Easy Going" (probable
title), with william Haines, Leila
Hyams, Cliff Edwards and Fran
els x. Bushman, jr.; Zone Embar-
RAISING Night" with Tom Walls
Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shot
ter; Romance" with Greta Gar
DO, Lewis Stone and Florence
Lake; "War Babies" with Buster
Keatun, and 'Tae Unholy Three, u
WITH Lon CLANCY. The latter pic
ture was once made in a silent
version, with the same star.
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FROM Mary Pickford's Holly
wood studio comes the an
nouncement that her new picture
Forever Yours" will be Of spe-
cial interest to WaShingtonians
Mary says that rooms in the
White House will be faithfully re-
produced in order to show PreSi-
dent Cleveland's inaugural feS-
tivities. And through the picture
will move Robert Emmett O'Con-
nor, playing the part Of President
Cleveland. Others in the cast are
Don Alvarado, Kenneth MacKen-
ma, Pierre De Ramsey and Robert
r. Haines.
THE musical end of the movie
game Is gathering great i'm
portance, especially with the pub
lication of song hits from current
productions. It is estimated that
Warner Brothers alone, during the
past Is months, have to theil
credit 308 songs written and pub
liShed for them. The majority Of
these are the work of handful
of prolific writers. In the new
picture, Sweet Kitty Bellairs,
which is taken from the BelascC
play, there are 10 song numbers
seven more than any other pic
ture made to date. The cast Of
the picture is headed by Claudia
Dell and Perry Askam, and it will
be entirely in color.
II X
THERE is substantial foundation
to the story that Washington
is to have a permanent home fol
films Of historical value. 1t is re-
ported that President Hoover /!
planning q committee to worl
with delegates of the motion pic.
ture producers, and that the per.