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The Washington times., 1930-05-17
BY DAVID BUTLER
Director Of "Fox McUietons Fol-
lies Of 1929" "Sunny Side Up"
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and 'HiRh Society Blues"
Audible pictures have brought
many new problems to the di-
rectorial clan Of Hollywood, but
none so intriguing as that of put
ting music into a picture.
We have a greater task than
ever confronted stage directors
in putting on a production with
music or a musical comedy.
I have just completed my third
musical picture-"High Society
Blues Fox song romance,
with Janet Gaynor and Charles
Farrell in the leading role. 1t is
delightful comedy with a strong
love story running through it
and the principals sing five songs.
Directing a musical picture
makes many additional demands
upon a director. You must have
an appreciation for music and an
accurate sense of musical values.
Much of the success Of pic
ture which has music in it de-
pends upon the way the song is
put over"
I'm a Dreamer. Aren't We
All' and Talking Picture" the
two tremendously popular song
hits of Sunny Side Up" un-
doubtedly would have been best
sellers on their own merits, but
am convinced that the way the
writer's coached Miss Gaynor and
Farrell in the singing of those
songs was responsible for making
them super-hits and incidentally
putting the picture over as an
even greater success than it might
have been otherwise.
We have been fortunate in
having two of the greatest writ
erS in America provide the song
numbers for High Society Blues"
in Joseph Mccarthy and James
Hanley. They have turned out
many song hits and have es-
tablished regulations, but I am
willing to wager that their songs
in this picture will attract more
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
BENNY DAVIS
WITH STARS
In BUD

Next to grinding out lyrics for
musical comedies, like Suns
o. Guns" and more of the biggest
song-hits Of recent years, there
is nothing that Benny Davis does
better than discovering new stars.
1t was Benny Davis who
brought Helen Kane to New York
and thereby made the whole
world boop-a-doop. Even before
that he brought Paul Whiteman
and his band out from Los
Angeles to Broadway.
While men like Byrd and
Amundson were investigating the
cold-storage facilities in the
vicinity of the poles. Davis was
exploring the by-ways of vaude-
vile. AS result, he unearthed
such rising theatrical stars as
Fuzzy Knight, Helen Lind, Maxine
Lewis, and Frances Shelley, all Of
whom are now fixtures on Broad
way.
Now Benny has an entirely new
collection of budding stars to
offer for public approval. They
are appearing with him in
Broadway Stars" q Capitol
Theater New York; stage produc-
ton offered this week at Loew's
Palace Theater.
AS star and guest master of
ceremonies Of this show, Benny
also recalls some of the song-hitS
which have made him famous.
Among these are "Margie," Caro-
lima Moon" "Goodby Broadway,
Hello France" "Oh, How I Miss
You Tonight" "Yearning," and
Are You Sorry" In all his total
of hit songs exceeds the hundred
mark. With his croony singing
voice, Davis reviews this glorious
past.
His new Broadway stars of
the future"-who offer what he
considers a glimpse into the
future-number more than 20,
and offer a program that covers
practically the entire field of
revue entertainment. Among the
cast are Dorothy Davis, Bemis
and Brown, Addie Seaman,
Nanny and Her Picks. the Cali
fornia Crooners, Jackie Heller,
Loretta Dennison, May Joyce,
Shirley Richards, Bob Hamill,
Maurice de la Porte. and Helen
Honan.
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"High Society Blues"
Has GOLUn DisDLuu

Plenty of beautiful gowns in
High Society Blues" the Janet
Gaynor-C Charles Farrell feature
now at the Fox Theater. AS the
title would suggest. high society"
plays an important part, and with
high society" goes clothes, par
ticularly for the ladies.
Miss Gaynor, Miss Hopper, who
plays her mother, and Joyce
Compton, Charles sister, all
dress-and how. Louise Fazenda
tries to, also, and there is-and
hoW-again.
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ONE SONG GOT
TUNE CLYDE
A JOB

One song and dance in one
picture obtained a long term con-
tract for June Clyde, featured
player in Radio Pictures musical
comedy, "The Cuckoos," which Is
being held over for a second
week by popular demand.
But there were many yeags OF
preparation leading up to that
song and dance.
With very little screen expert
ence, Miss Clyde was called to
R..K.-O Studio for short number
in Side Street." co-featuring Tom
Owen and Matt Moore. She made
such a hit that her name was ar
fixed to a contract.
She was born in st. Joseph,
Mo-, where she attended graded
school. Then her family moved
to San Francisco. She soon at
tracted attention with her voice
and was featured in a number OF
theatrical productions. After grad
uating from the San Francisco
schools she went into a musical
comedy stock company. Then
came long engagement with the
Duncan Sisters in "Topsy and
Eva"
Her first screen engagement
was a "bit" with Moran and
Mack in Two Black Crows" She
was given a small singing and
dancing part in Side Street"
with Radio Pictures and far
sighted studio executives signed
her to long term contract.
A leading role came in her
next picture, Tanned Legs"
Spritely musical show. June
Clyde had the satisfaction of
seeing her name go up in lights
along with players who had years
OF picture experience, including
Ann Pennington, Arthur Lake
and Dorothy Revier.
Hit the Deck" brought June a
new screen role. Her ambition,
she says, has been to combine her
singing, dancing and dramatic
talents in one picture. Her
chance came with The Cuckoos"
brilliant musical farce, starring
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey
mad-cap comedians of Rio Rita"
fame.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
] 7Leading g Men
For Clara Bow

Clara Bow has seven leading
men In her new Paramount
starring picture, True to the
Navy"
At the head Of the group of
romantically-inclined sailors is
Frederic March. young stage and
screen favorite. who was Miss
Bows leading man in her first
all-talking film production, The
Wild Party"
March's rivals are Eddie Dunn.
Rex Bell. Eddie Fetherston, Harry
Sweet, Ray Cooke and Charles
Sullivan. Dunn has appeared in
two previous Bow pictures, THE
Fleets In" and The Saturday
Night Kid" Rex Bell is the tall
and handsome hero of several
Fox Western pictures. Fetherston,
Sweet, Cooke and Sullivan all
have had much screen comedy
experience.
One of the principal support
ing roles is played by Harry
Green, comic dialect favorite cf
The Kibitzer," The Light of
Western Stars" and "Close Har-
mony." He plays the owner of
drug store in which Miss Bow
is a soda clerk.
Sam Hardy is cast as a not
too-conscientious gambler who
finds in Harry Green an unsus-
picious but unwilling victim.
True to the Navy" from a
story by Doris Anderson and
Keene Thompson, is being di-
rected by Frank Tuttle. The en-
tire production is being filmed
and recorded at the Paramount
studious in Hollywood.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

ling BarrymoreJOHN BARRYMORE
OF General Crack" nor yet the
romantic figure to which the the.
atrical world has grown accus-
toned; a dear, delightful John
whose humor sparkles like the
champagne which is the cause
Of all the merriment in this
story Of a foggy night in London,
a scientist and the mistaken
identity of an English lord and
paid guest from Blankleys, an
accommodating shop where one
may hire a butler, caterer, even
a guest when one is disconnected
at finding covers laid for thirteen.
An amusing incident in the
life of one Lord Douglas Stresthe-
topple, a gentleman of leisure,
addicted to the collection of
Egyptian beetles, and in love with
the lovely Miss Seton. A story
which will prove an amusing in
cident to you.
III support OF Mr.. barrymore
is Loretta Young, decidedly dis
appointing in this feature. The
other principals include Emily
Fitzroy. Dale Fuller and Lucien
Littlefield, to say nothing of the
child of eight or nine whose per-
formance put to shame all with
the possible exception of the
Barrymore.
Several short reels, which in
clude two vitaphone varieties and
an up-to-the minute flash of news
events. round out the program
with Mr.. Breeskin leading the
boys through a beautifully played
medley of the familiar tunes Of
Rudolph FRiml.-K. Y.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
Flexible Legs

Wally Jackson, featured In
Fanchon and Marcos Jazz Tenn
pie" Idea. this week at the Fox
Theater, has a set of legs as
flexible as rubber. This human
jumping jack dances with the
endurance and ease of an autom.
atom. His legs flap back and
forth like the figures in a movie
cartoon.
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riment, supported by such no
tables as Beryl Mercer, James
Gleason, Claude GillingWater,
Julia Swayne Gordon, Arthur
Hoyt, Mary Foy and Charlotte
Merriam.
"The Vagabond King" with Den
mis- Kings golden voice thrilling
its hearers as the star re-createS
for the screen the role of Fran
co.'s Villon, will be the next big
attraction at Warner Bros. Metro
politan Theater.
Adapted from the sensation
ally popular stage production,
with the matchless music and un-
forgettable song hits by Rudolph
Friml and the sparkling dialogue
by Brian Hooker, THE Vagabond
King" is making screen history.
Ruth Chatterton in the Para
mount talking production, "A
Lady of Scandal" will be the
feature at Loew's Palace starting
next Saturday. On the stage
Fred Keating. the magic master
of ceremonies, and the Michon
Brothers. acrobats that fall for
you, will be presented in the
Loew unit Varieties"
Caught Short" the rollicking
comedy starring Marie Dressler
and Polly Moran, is the next at.
traction at Loew's Columbia
Theater.
Journeys End" the r. c.
Sheriff war story, will be the next
attraction at Keith's.
Warner Baxter in THE Arizona
Kid" is the next feature at the
Fox Theater.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
New Attractions on Way to
Our Theaters

That species Of modern young
Lorelei who use their attractions
to interest those they intend,
only, to make victims Of, comes
in for a boisterous spanking a
week hence when the National
Playt's offer THE Misleading
Lady" as their eighth play of the
subscription season. It has to do
with a precious young vamp who
captures her man and then turns
him down cold and Of what
eventuates when the unwilling
victim retaliates.
The starting point Of it all is
a practical joke. Helen Steele
has ambitions to become an
actress and, to prove that she can
play a svelte denizen of the
drawing room, she compacts with
her manager to force a guest,
Jack Craigen. to propose to her
on bended knees before 10 o'clock
that evening. The comedy angle
of this doub1e-cross is stressed
when all guests are let into the
secret and are permitted to Sc
of the room while the credulous,
crete themselves in various parts
but love-stricken, Craigen swal-
lows the bait and finally tells
Helen he is dead in love with
her.
At this juncture the caves
droppers appear from assorted
hiding places. Jack is furious.
Just returned from Patagonia,
where cavemen are brutal and
dominant, he decides to adopt
Patagonian facts to show Helen
fire is not to be tampered with.
The next scene is in a lonely
Adirondack cabin and to say
more would be all too-revealing
of a twist in situation that gives
the play an uproarious tang.
Dazzling Dolls" is the attrac-
tive title of the snappy burlesque
show due at the Gayety Theater
next week.
l. I~mIYn
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

n / m IN a n
amusing look
in on an old
English custom
at the Earle,
currently.
A Satiric out
burst w h &c h
snaps the dig
nifty Of the Bar.
.rymores a n d
gives John a
chance to dis.
cover a situa.
ton much to
his liking. Not
the SWaShbucK-
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
Ve1U First Run M0Uies Scramble for Patronage
BARRYMORE TN
RICHEST OF
FARCE

With delightful charm and a
spirit Of fun, THE Man From
Blankley's" invites you to join
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

Keep turning the pages of this paper
to the Classified Rental columns for q
listing of desirable apartments for
rent.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

"Dumb-bells in Ermine," hilar-
1ous Warner Bros. and Vitaphone
laughing hit from Lynn Starling's
great stage comedy, Weak Sis
ters, comes to Warner Bros.
Earle Theater next Friday.
robert Armstrong and Barbara
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

Wen, I'll be seeing you.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

Hear tell 'tis quite possible that
Dolores Costello (Mrs. John
Barrymore will not make any
more pictures. understand she
has completed her Warner con-
tract. What with being the
mother of Dolo-Junior, Mrs.
Barrymore probably finds her
time pretty well taken up.
Wen, I'll be seeing you.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

Winnie Lightner has leased
William (Pathe) Boyd's home in
Hollywood. BY the bye, didst
know Miss Lightner is married?
She is. And has a 2-year-old
baby boy, whom she named
after her favorite motion pitshur
star. Richard Barthelmess.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

Warner Baxter in THE Arizona
Kid" is the next feature at the
Fox Theater.
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Women Plan Card Party.

The Womens BENEFIT Association, will
hold card party at the club house of
the organization, 1750 Massachusetts
avenue, at $50 o'clock tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
BLEASE FACES FOE
OF SIX YEARS AGO
Byrnes Defeated in Previous RIM
of by Slightly More
Than 1000.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S. c., August 28.-Po-
Atical history repeats itself IN South
Carolina with Senator Cole e. Blease
and James F. Byrnes, former Repre-
sentative, thrown into a run-off primary
for the Democratic nomination to the
United States Senate.
Six years ago BleaSe and .Byrnes
went into a. second primary and the
nomination went to the States Junior
Senator by slightly more than 1000
votes. Democratic nomination in this
State is equivalent to election.
Blease, In returns from 1,246 of the
States 1898 precincts in Tuesdays bal
loting, held a commanding lead over
BSrnes and Leon w. Harris, the third
candidate.
Bynes had a total Of s1,272, while
the 34,311 votes that went to Harris
are expected TO decide the nomination
in the second primary. Harris, World
War veteran, conducted vigorous
campaign against Bleases record.
DIN d. Johnston, opponent of the
States SIS, 000, 900 highway bond issue,
piled up q total Of 52,591 votes as re-
turns from 1902 precincts in the gu
bernatorial race were tabulated
Ibra G. Blackwood trailed Johnston
with 1880 votes. A. Frank Lever. for
mer Representative, had 36,438. Ashton
II. Williams, who campaigned on a
wet" platform, ran fourth. with 81, 152
votes. There were eight candidates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28

reached the motor; the chemical driz-
zle was worthless.
Flames mounted; they spread be-
tween the motor banks and around the
gasoline tank.
He resolved to jump while sufficient
altitude remained. At 5000 feet he re-
leased the safety clamp and threw up
the ships tail, expecting to be shot
over the upper wing, having planned
this mode of exit carefully. Instead of
finding himself floundering in space.
headreSt. Retaining control of the
stick he hoisted the nose into stall
and fell overheard between the left
wing and stabilizer.
"A pilot knows that frequently only
few moments elapse between the first
appearance of flames and explosion of
the gas tank. So he feels relieved to
find himself free from flames, floating
through space and suspended from his
parachute" Lieut.. Haddon said
After clearing the ship I pulled the
cord and heard the chute boom open.
"Ship's a write-Off. I'm o. K"
81 saw the plane and it reminded me
of hundreds of others / have watched
gliding into a landing field, esti-
"If had not known 1t was the plane
I had just left would not have
noticed 1t. She sailed to earth as If
answering the hand of a skilled pilot
and in the upright position, right wing
slightly down. Part of the landing gear
was ripped off. She slid about 200
yards over frozen ground, lacking on
her fuselage and rolling over just be-
fore stopping. Flames spread. In 80
minutes she was consumed.
81 had been watching my ship with
great curiosity, expecting her to explode
any moment, when / realized my own
landing was about TO come. I was
drifting fast with gusty wind. 1t seemed
certain l would settle in the midst Of a
clump of woods.
IT pictured myself hanging from a
tree by the shroud lines. =. had
been told it was easy to guide para
chute, so I tried it. The silk carried
me over the woods, but due. believe, to
sudden gust of wind rather than my
ability to slip the shrouds.
II landed with hard jolt on frozen
ground in a small field 3.
Walter E. Fitzpatrick, a mail carrier,
saw the plane fall "She crossed the
road in front of me about $50 @feet
high" he said. Keeling down she
pareIy missed farm mouse. Inc
wheels slipped of the axle, one rolling
directly in front of the plane through
two wire fences, saving off a fence
post and continuing for half mile
into a cornfleld. saw the ship bounce,
bump into fence and catch FIRE"
Meanwhile the dazed pilot stumbled
of toward the nearest house.
Where is a phone?" he asked the
farmer. He called Wright Field.
Lieut.. Haddon reporting, sir" to
his commanding officer. I'm down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
THOUSANDS HEAR
ORGANIZATION MEN
Regular Democratic Candi-
dates at Silver Spring Laud
County Administration.
BY a stan Correspondent of The star.

| BY O Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
SILVER SPRING, Nd, August a.
Eight Of the organization candidates for
the Democratic nomination for various
ofices in Montgomery County addressed
an audience Of approximately 1000 peo-
pie last night in the National Guard
Armory here. Ten of the other candi-
dates were on the platform, but did not
have an opportunity to speak. Maj e
Brooke Lee presided.
Aside from the address Of Stedman
Prescott. candidate for States attorney
who confined his talk to the vindication
CT the county oficials Of corruption
charges, the speakers in general kept
to the record Of progress offered by the
organization candidates.
Goes Into Details.
Prescott was the first speaker. He
went into details of the corruption
charges, explaining that two grand
juries refused to return indictments
and that the last grand jury before
whom the charges were placed reported
that they believed all of the funds III
question had been spent to the best in
terests Of the people.
Miss Lavinia Engle, candidate for the
House of Delegates, reviewed the prog
resS made under the present admins
tration In the matter of schools, public
health and the control ever Juvenile de-
linquency, predicting that the latter can
be better controlled when more ade-
qlIate parks and Fairgrounds are pro-
vided. Miss Engle, as did all of the
other candidates, advocated the accept
ance of the provisions of the Cramton
park act.
Marvin Harrington, another candi-
date for the House of Delegates, de-
clared that there were but four high
schools in the county when the present
administration came into power and
that now there are nine high schools.
Property values would be stabilized and
increased If the Cramton act were &C
cepted by Maryland, he claimed, and
the park development resulting would
be of much greater extent than could
ever be accomplished by the county
alone.
Greatest Progress Cited.
Maj. Lee declared that the county
has come out OF the greatest 10 years
of progress that it has ever seen, and
that 1t would be a mistake to change
Ithe administration in view of the future
program that Is contained in the party
platform. He declared that it cost three
times as much per year per person to
run the government OF the District of
Columbia as 1t does Montgomery Coun-
ty, and that the former can offer moth
ing that is not enjoyed by the latter.
Other speakers on the program were
DR.. George L. Edmonds, candidate for
the House of Delegates; Robert G. Hill
ton, candidate for the State Senate;
John B. Diamond, jr., candidate for
the Board of County Commissioners
Lacy Shaw, candidate for the Board
of Commissioners, and Joseph G. Cissel,
counsel for the Board of Commissioners
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near Christianburg. The ships write
of. I'm o. K"
Next; "Lindbergh King Of Cater
pillars")
Copyright. 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
ANTLDEMOCRATS
HIT COUNTY RULE
Candidates at BurtonsviIIe
Rally Make Charges Against
Montgomery Officials.
By stan correspondent of The Star.


BURTONsvILLE, Nd, August a.
Charges that Montgomery County.
which has legislative authority to bor-
row 100000 for emergency purposes,
cannot procure cent to meet the pres
ent drought emergency because the
money already has been illegally used
to buy the site for a court house, were
made by 4. Barrett Frettyman, canot-
date for the House of Delegates, at an
open-air political rally sponsored by the
progressive Democrats in the Grange
stand here last night
Audience Enthusiastic.
In spite of threatening showers, the
stand was crowded to capacity. Others
VINO addressed the rally were DR.. Eu-
gene Jones, Progressive candidate for
reelection to the State Senate; John
z. Oxley, candidate for States attorney;
Mrs. G. Parker Weller and Albert M.
Bouic, former States attorney. Robert
L. Iolson presided and introduced the
speakers.
Dwelling at length on the financial
planSs in the organizations platform,
Mr.. Prettyman claimed that the county
heads, argered because the last Legis-
lature appropriated only $4,000 for a
courthouse site, borrowed 100000 to
purchase the land despite the fact that
such loan can only be legally made
Tor health, sanitation, public safety or
other emergency measures.
AS a result, he said, Montgomery
County is without emergency funds In
the face of a national drought crisis
that Is occupying the attention of all
public officials from the President down.
Forced Platform.
Declaring the Progressives forced the
organization to issue a platform for the
first time in the history of the county,
Mr.. Prettyman analysed the two docu-
ments, labelling the proposed financial
program OF the organization as "ab-
surd." He specially criticized the planks
dealing with the proposed financing Of
park development, challenging the
statement that Prince Georges County
will pay As per cent of the cost.
Senator Jones was the first to speak,
and reiterated his denial of ever having
said he would reduce the number of
school teachers or their salaries. Mr..
Oxley asserted politics had been in
serted into the management of the
school system, reciting the alleged rela-
tionship between nearly all the mem
bers Of the School Board and the county
political leaders.
Mrs. Weller claimed that there were
physical defects in several of the coun-
tvs schools, specifically charging that
there was a bulge In one wall of the
Glenmont School. Mr.. Bouic scored the
financial program of the present admin
istration.
Music for the rally was furnished by
the local community band.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
MEXICO FACES REVOLT
Self-styled Deputies-Elect Plan to
Organize Own Chamber.

organize own Chamber.
MEXICO CITY, August 20 (E1.-The
revolutionary bloc, which will control
Congress when 1t convenes Monday, has
elected Jose Perez Gil president of the
Chamber Of Deputies.
A group of independent self-styled
Deputies-elect, who have been excluded
from the regular Chamber, have sent q
message to President Ortiz Rubio de-
claring that they will install their own
Chamber Monday. The message added
that the authorities will be responsible
If trouble ensues.