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The Washington times., 1931-08-01
New Attractions
Coming Soon
To Theaters

Due to the hold over of '"The
mon Law" RK-O-Keith'S
Theater will offer Columbia Pic
lures sensational success, Bar
bara Stanwyck in "The Miracle
Woman" during the week of
August 7.
For the week beginning Satur-
day, August 8, the Earle Theater
will offer Paramount's film ver-
sion of Rufus Kings mystery tale
Murder BY The Clock" The
cast includes william Boyd, Lii
yam Tashman, Regis Toomey, Ire
ing Pichel, Sally O'Neil, Lester
Vail, Walter McGrail, Blanche
Frederick and Martha Mattox.
The stage program is headed
by Willy Glason, Broadway jester,
in a rapid fire of songs and
stories, Sandy Lang in a novelty
classic, assisted by the Emeralde
Sisters and Patti Lee. The SIX
Ladies, an acrobatic presentation,
and Maxine Doyle.
"Tabu," produced in the South
Seas by F. w. Murnau and Rob
ert ]. Flaherty, will follow pol
tiles" at the Columbia, either
next week or the week following.
After that will come "The Great
Lover" starring August Menjou.
On the screen at the Fox next
week: Transatlantic" with Ed
mund Lowe, Lois Moran, john
Halliday, Greta Nissen,. Jean
Hersholt, Myrna 10y, Earle Foxe.
On the stage: Fanchon and
Marcos Talent" Idea with
Harry Savoy, George P. Wilson,
Adele Beers, Jeanne Carr, Six
Marinelli Girls, Harriet Nawrott
and Boys.
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= MARK HELLINGER
AHln q Day
BY
MARK HELLlNCER

'MARY CLARK was a vauevillian with future writes
Joe Moran. "And so Johnny Hill. But, in addition
to future he also had past They met, oddly enough
across the footghs Johnny personable young hoofer
doing SINGLE laying off the last half of the week in
upstate New York town. Knowing two of the boys in
act that coming in for that part of the week.
Johnny stayed them. And while he catch
ing the show from out front he Mary.
Never had Johnnys breath been completely taken
away Mary had the sort of figure that makes impression
lists of young artstsone look at it and they turn to
less exactng medium. Because they know full well that
they hope to duplicate such perfection She was
only magician helper but she had magic in her
ewes than the professor had in his entire act.
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also received air transportation to
and from New York through the
courtesy of the Ludington Air
Lines.
Wins Second Prize
Miss Noar, as winner of second
prize, received air transportation
over the same line for two per-
sons from Washington to Atlantic
City in addition to a check for
$100. Presentation of the prizes
took place at the Fox Theater
last night. Mr.. Wilton is in the
foreign service division of the
State Department and has been
a resident of Washington for
about a year. Miss Noar is a
native of New Orleans, but has
been employed in the Internal
Revenue Department for several
years.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Sylvan Festival
Has New PROGRAM

The fifth program in the fes-
tival series at the Sylvan Theater
in the Washington Monument
grounds, will take place Friday
evening, August 7, when Friend
ship House of this city will pre-
sent the entire entertainment
featuring popular songs of the
summertime, and a series of
dances directed by Miss Sara
Bergling.
The schedule completed for
August comprises: Wednesday
August 2, Girl Reserves of the
Y.W.C.A., in a summer FOLK fes-
tival, "Marenka"; Friday, August
IA, Overseas Band, Drum and
Bugle Corps, of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, in an outdoor con-
cert; Friday, August 81, city-wide
groups of singers and musicians
in a Lantern Festival; and Fri
day, August %, Playground Night.
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Glen Echo Park
Adds Attraction

August vacationists will do well
to find out more about the joys
of Glen Echo Park, where the
seashore is at your door" and
there are more attractions any
where south of Coney Island.
At the Crystal Pool, bathing of
the finest kind is available day
and night. In the new Old Mill
there is a joyful boat ride under
an air cooled passageway. New
also is the "Dodgem rides" The
thrilling Coaster Dips, the Whip
and the swiftly flying Airplane
Swings bring a thrill to all.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
The Cheat" Chosen
For Bankhead Elm

Tallulah Bankhead will be
starred in THE Cheat" as her
next picture to follow my Sin"
at the Paramount New York
studio. Irving Pichel, who scored
outstanding success in Murder by
the Clock" and can American
Tragedy" will play the principal
masculine role.
Production will start about Au-
gust Is, when Miss Bankhead re-
turns from a vacation in Wyo-
ming.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Morgantown's S Lure

Morgantown on the Potomac
has been selected by many of the
large industrial organizations OF
Washington as the picnicing
place for their employe group
this year, many coming down on
Sundays. Manager Craerin has
found that SO per cent Of the
adults and 80 per cent Of the
children who visit Morgantown
find their main attraction in
bathing.
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miscellaneous Europeans there.
Even with the clevereSt of varia-
tions, it would be difficult to
make a story of American title
hunting or fortune-hunting abroad
original or interesting. Their
mad Moment" does not go into
any uncharted waters. In fact, 1T
plays too safe; and, as a result
all hands concerned, including tie
director and the mines, DO COM
paratively uninspired work. War
ner Baxter alone puts real power
into his work; Miss Hackaill does
nothing out of the ordinary, but
she is hardly to be blamed for
khof
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Carv Cooper Back

Gary Cooper's European vaca-
ton came to an end on July ~
when he sailed on the Majestic
to begin work on "Sal Singapore"
as co-star with Claudette Colbert.
Cooper, whose last production
was IT Take This Woman will
work under the direction Of Ed
ward Sloman, director of Muir
der by the Clock"
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w ell, well,
t i'm e S ha v e
changed. Even
mama wouldn't
call it -" h o t
S stuff today.
We ask you
can you imagine
an artist in the
Latin quarter in
P aris b Elm g
b o W lie d over
W l t h aStOnlSh-
ment and cha
grin when he
l e rn ed his
model, Y h m
ho lAuoC IxJoc
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resurgence Of Dorothy MackaiII real impetus
There are redeeming features in the film
at the Fox, however, notably the brilliant
pictures of Basque folk-life in the Pyrenees,
and the capable acting of Warner Baxter in
the leading role, the hefty Estaban who wins
fortune hunting American girl and takes
her to his peasant home in Provence break
ing her troth with titled ibertine with
whom she was being forced into marriage.
You have heard of the marriage market
of Biarritz and the type of noblemen who
are plying their flirtatious fripperies there.
Their Mad Moment sketches in this spa,
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
In "NewIy Rich"

Edna May Oliver, leading femi-
nine comedy star of Flo Ziegfeld's
eminent stage production, "Show
Boat" and favorite comedienne
of the talking screen, is seen in
leading fun-providing part in
Newly Rich" formerly titled
forbidden Adventure" the Para
mount filmization of the Sinclair
Lewis story, Let's Play King" a
Family Week" attraction now at
Warner Brothers Earle Theater.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
A Long Lay-Off

The last appearance of Bee
Ho Gray. one of the featured
players in the Golden West" idea
now current at the Fox Theater
was in 1918 when he appeared in
the 10l Ranch Wild West Show.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
A Bow Revival

wild Party" with Clara Bow,
will be revived at the Brooklyn
Paramount Theater after the last
show next Tuesday night, in addi-
ton to the regular feature, The
Magnificent Lie" with Ruth
Chatterton,
The Washington times., 1931-08-01

after the doctor left the house.
And they both agreed on one
thing. Johnny would again get
booking as a single. He'd work
hard. He'd save every penny
possible until he was able to
show Mary a bank account OF
$4,000. They would then con-
vert that amount into first
mortgages, buy a little place in
the country, and take things
easy for the rest of their lives.
Like so many men, Mark,
that are hit by a sweeping re-
form, Johnny became as close
with his money as he had for
merly been lavish. Every cent
he could possibly spare went to-
ward his twenty grand Gradu-
ally his friends drifted away
from him. He was getting
Stingy, you see. And he found
it increasingly difficult to get
attractive bookings. He COM
pensated himself for this, how
ever, by the thought that he
was doing it for Mary.
Crazy Over Children
"He took whatever bookings
he could get, just so that he
could keep working in order to
keep saving. Both of them were
depriving themselves Of the
smallest luxurieS, for by this
time the twenty grand had be-
come an obsession with them.
"They we're both crazy about
children. And would have loved
to have had the comfort of a
tots warm arms around their
necks. But children are ex-
pensive. Therefore, they re
mained childless. And kept
plodding on. And on. And on.
They would reach their goal
some day. And then all their
worries would be at an end.
After years of struggling
they finally had their twenty
thousand. And if ever you saw
a happy par, that pair was
Johnny ana Nary. With double
sighs of relief that would have
done justice to a pair of newly
escaped convicts they retired to
that modest little home in the
country.
Let the suckers laugh now,
eh, Mary?' Johnny boaSted.
We've got ours. haven't we,
honey? And while it was hell
getting it it's worth everything
to know that from now on
we're fixed
"'It certainly was tough
DEAR she told him. And I'd
hate to have to go through it
again. But it's all over now.
And we're happier than we've
been in quite a few years.
Another $4,000
$50 they settled down to an
old age of provided and secure
happiness. They had no chill
dren. They had no friends.
All they had was each other.
And their twenty grand
About week after they had
gone to the country a letter
reached them from a firm of
well-known lawyers. It was a
short letter, Mark-and very
much to the point. What it
meant to the two people who
received it, I have no way of
knowing. Suppose I merely give
it to you and let you judge
for yourself? Here it is:
Dear Mr.. Hill: Mr.. Morri-
son, a client of ours, died re-
Gently leaving no heirs. He in
structed us, in his will, to turn
over to youths best friend
his entire estate. If you will
drop into our office upon re-
ceipt of this letter, necessary
arrangements will be made for
the transfer of the estate.
"'After all debts have been
paid, we believe the value of
the estate will amOut to about
twenty thousand dOllarS!'". =.
1iS.S:::SS1SS:? :SS1SS:?017 177T1ITT7F0TIY loot
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
FormerIv in "Vode"

Harriet HutchinS, who is ap-
pearing this week at the Fox
Theater in the Golden West stage
idea, was last seen in Washing
ton as a vaudeville team of WeS-
ton and Hutchins. She is now
teamed up with Alan Kicker.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
R-K-O Film
Held Over
For Week

When this critic was in pima
fores she was told by her mama
that 1.-The Common Law" was a
naughty. naughty book.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Honor Roll

The honor roll of men with
Is votes or more is: Alfred E.
Green, 80; Edward H. Griffith
IS: Clarence Brown, "a; Ernst
Lubitsch, SO; George Fitzmaurice'
4S: Robert Milton. At; Mervln
LIE Roy, 43; Raoul Walsh, AZ;
Lloyd Bacon, SO; Harry D'Arrast,
SO; John Blystone, 35; Harry
Beaumont, "a; Edmund Goulding,
"a: Victor Fleming, 80: Lionel
Barrymore, 20; Ernest B. Schoed-
sack, 26. and Tod Browning, 20.
For the first time in the six
years the contest has been helc,
Ernst Lubitsch has failed to get
into the first 10. He still leads
the list of winners with five VIC
tories. Herbert Brenon and King
Vidor made the grade four times
each, while Charles Chaplin and
Clarence Brown have been among
the topliners three times in the
six years. Those who have won
out twice include James Cruze,
Cecil B. de Mile. D. w. Griffith,
Rex Ingram, Frank Lloyd, the
late F. w. Murnau, Malcolm St.
Clair, Josef Won Sternberg and
Raoul Walsh.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01

Jane Alden, who appeared IN
Green Grow the Lilacs" last
season, has joined the cast of
George Whites Scandals" now
in rehearsal.
Donald Meek will be seen in
John Golden's production of
after Tomorrow" opening at Mr.
Golden's theater on August 27.
Mr.. Meek will act the role he
had in the tryout of the play last
year.
Blood Stream" a melodrama by
Frederick Schlick, is announced for
November production by Henry
B. Forbes. Mr.. Schlick has also
made a dramatization Of Will
liam Faulkner's novel, "Sanctu-
ary," which Walker Towne, Inc,
has scheduled for next season.
Edith Taliaferro will enter the
cast of Private Lives" at the
Times Square Theater on August
81, succeeding Madge Kennedy,
who will take a two weeks vaca-
tion.
Glenda Farrell has left for Los
Angeles to appear in a Coast
production of ION the Spot. i"
Other members of the Broadway
cast who will again be seen in the
Edgar Wallace melodrama in
clude Crane Wilbur and Anna
May Wong.
Road to Rio
"The Road to Rio" a musical
show, and Excursion Lady" a
comedy, both the work Of Fred
Herendeen, may be produced on
Broadway in the new season by
Charles H. AbramSon.
"Delilah and the Bald Man"
a play by Rita Matthias and
Pierre Coalfleet, has been ac-
quired for production by Alexan-
der McKaig. Mrs. Matthias is an
American living abroad.
echo" by Leila Taylor, will
be next weeks play at the Green
wich Theater, Greenwich, Conn.
Alexander Carr will begin a
brief tour in Loew vaudeville at
the Forty-sixth Street Theater,
Brooklyn, tomorrow. He will be
seen in his one-act play, "Taplit'
sky"
'The Mollusc" will be presented
at the Westchester Playhouse, Mt.
Kisco, on Monday, as the final
bill of the summer subscription
season. The following week, as
a post-season activity, the the
ater will try out Sada Cowan's
melodrama, Defiance" for Arch
Selwyn.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Mediocre Program

Even had this bozo been a
mediocre magician, no one
would have been able to detect
exactly how he did his tricks.
For the simple reason that
nobody bothered to watch him.
They had eyes only for Mary.
When she appeared in her alb
breviated costume, disappeared
from a large box and reap
peared Smilingly in a glass tank
filled with water, everyone in
the audience appeared to have
a personal interest in her re-
appearance.
1.-The night that Johnny sat
out front, he Immediately for
got that he was there to catch
his friends act. And at the
conclusion of the magician'S
act, he arose from his seat and
rushed from the theater. A
minute later he was standing in
the dressing room of his pals.
Listen. boys he cried, I
want an introduction to that
girl who just came off. You
know, the one that helps that
bum magician
This was something new to
them. Never before had Johnny
been known to request an intro
duction to a dame. No, in
deed. Johnny wasn't that kind
of a guy.
Introduce your self" was
what they told him, the same
as you've always done. Why
should We
"'Not this time he told them.
This is different
Then Met Mary
IF it hadn't been for the
fact that one of his friends
was acquainted with Mary, I
don't imagine Johnny would
have ever met her. But coin
cidences happen. And this was
one of them. So in less time
than it takes to tell, Johnny
and Mary were shaking hands.
Johnny Hill? Oh, yes, I
remember you now. I caught
your act at the Palace. Your
routines were marvellous. Why,
it was weeks before I got over
it,
"And the touch of her hand
made Johnny Hills spine the
runway for the most delicious
thrills he had ever experienced.
Three months later, Mark,
they were married. And Mary
became a part of Johnny'S act.
And the team of Hill and Hill
became more popular than Hill
could ever dream of becoming
with his single. And, now, that
they were doing so we'll, Johnny
decided that he could well af'
ford to buy things that he
thought would make Mary
happy.
But Mary was happy-and
would remain So-without jewels
and expensive clothes. How
ever, she loved him all the more
for the manner in which he
displayed his affection. And
while she often chided him for
his laviShness, she knew full
well that it was useless for her
to say too much.
Crippled for Life
80 they continued to be
headlined. Mary continued to
love Johnny. And Johnny con-
tinued to Squander every penny
of his split of their salary.
Every good thing has an end
ing, however. And theirs came
quite suddenly.
1T happened one night while
they were going through their
routine. Mary was running
from the stage, the applause Of
the crowd ringing in her ears,
when she stumbled over a chair
in the wings. No one thought
her injury serious at that time.
But, after a few weeks under
a doctors care, Johnny was
given the news.
Mary would be a cripple for
life! Paralysis, the doctor said.
And Johnny was heart-broken.
L
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Ball Ga m e
Slated for
Brown
By HARRISON CARROLL

By HARRISON CARROLL
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, July 81.
Well, at last, Joe E. Brown is
to star in a ball game.
The comedian dubbed around
for several years in semi-profeS-
sional teams and warmed the
bench one season for the Yankees,
but it was left to Warner Broth
erS to make a really first-rate
player out of him.
They have bought The Bush
Lacquer" from Charles Gordon
Saxter and Joe will film it after
his return from the current
vaudeville tour. His part is
small-town player, who makes
good in the big leagues.
Joe may or may not play sec.
ond base in the picture. That
was his position on the team
he recruited this year from the
film studios. Most ambitious
project of the outfit was to take
on the Chicago Cubs during
their training season at Cataline
Island. Of Joe's playing in that
game one sports writer remarked:
1T removed the suspense from
the minds of baseball scouts who
overlooked him some years back"
Anyway. Joe will knock them
dead in the picture.
And after that he may do a
polo story. With practically all
the Warner executives going in
for this game, there ought to
be plenty of technical advice
available.
Select Hams
The Hollywood influence finds
expression in a sign over a new
Culver City butcher shop.
Here now!
John E. Selby and his quality
meats"
Latest Gossip
Cinema-Actress Frances Dayde
had a narrow escape from death
this week when her roadster
turned over as she was driving
back from Santa Barbara. An.
other girl in the same car had 40
stitches taken in her forehead.
Frances didn't get a scratch. u.
Hal Roach has cooled down about
Roland Vests plan to change
Thelma Todd's name to Alison
Lloyd for the Chester 'Morriss pic
ture. Being as he has Thelma un-
der contract for a series of
comedies, the producer objected
strenuouSly at first. Due to Joan
BENEFITS injury when she was
thrown from horse, Fox has had
to postpone her picture, "She
Wanted a Millionaire" Luckily,
all the supporting cast were con-
tract players, so there will be no
difficulty reassembling them when
shooting starts again. Amateur
photographers will be glad to hear
that Robert Bruce, the scenic pro-
ducer, has collaborated with Pat
Bowling on an Illuminating book,
Camera Secrets of Hollywood"
-. .Vicki Baum will write a second
original story for Paramount
after she finishes the Chevalier
film. Another Hollywood celeb.
rity to turn author is Tay Gar
nett. His book, "Yes-Man's
Land" will be published by
Horace Liveright on November l.
Despite the title, it is not a razz
of the film colony. . A clumsy
yachtsman ran into Dick Arlen's
new boat over on the island. Re-
suit, it must go in drydock, and
Arlen has to suffer the heat like
the rest of us.
But 1t Didn't Work
Going plenty miles an hour on
Straightaway from Bakersfield,
Eddie Quillan was hauled down
by a cop this week.
"Say!" growled the irate minion
0f the low "nidn't Uol1 %aor NV
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
New MackaiII Offering
Safely PiIoted in
Placid Waters
By A. M. JAMESON

Mainly mediocre ''Ther Mad Moment another machine
made product of Hollywood spoy and conventional in
tive 1t is the sort of film which will give the
The Washington times., 1931-08-01

along group of three Americans mother daughter and
sister carrying along the ragged fringe, trying
to live nothing year. and seeking catch among the
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
Good Stage Show

The real feature of the Fox pro.
gram is the excellent stage show.
It is not often that Francon and
Marco put out as good a supple
mental attraction as "a Moroccan
Idea" which is full Of Oriental
stunts, including a magician who
looks much like Otis SINNERS
Hail, and plays tricks with water
which all of our friends, tne Pro-
hibitionists, will enjoy. How he
can drink and how he can Syphon
forth in reverse! The act is full
of dancing girls, street fakirs and
inSinuating music. It is sufficient
to carry the week at the Fox into
good box-office figures.
AL Mitchell, Bob Hamilton and
the other regulars are all in fine
fettle.
Lewis Milestone won first
place in the contest of Film Daily
for the best 10 directors of
1930-31. receiving 252 out of ap-
proximately 300 votes from mo-
ton picture critics. His pictures
were "All Quiet on the Western
Front" and Front Page" The
others in order, with number Of
votes and pictures were: Wesley
RuggleS, 179, THE Sea Bat" and
"Cimarron;;" George Hill, 100,
"The Big House" and Min and
Bill" Josef Won Stegnberg, l48,
"The Blue Angel" and Morocco"
D. w. Griffith, 139, "Abaham
Lincoln" Robert z. Leonard, 1877,
"The Divorce, I'm Gay Madrid" I"
"Let Us Be Gay" "The Bachelor
Father" and "It's a Wise Child"
John Cromwell, Ill, "The Big
Pond" For the Defense" tom
Sawyer" Scandal Sheet" and
"Unfaithful;;" Charles Chaplin,
1O1, city Lights" Howard
Hawkes., 1O1, "The Criminal
Code" and 1.-The Dawn PATROL"
Howard Hughes, 81, "HelP's An
gels"
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But 1t Didn't Work

Going plenty miles an hour on
a Straightaway from Bakersfield,
Eddie Quillan was hauled down
by a cop this week.
"Say!" growled the irate minion
of the law, Didn't you hear my
siren?"
Sure" replied Eddie. "I moved
over, didn't 1? 1 thought you
wanted to get BY"
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
L ate Stage News
Direct From
Broadway

Jane Alden, who appeared in
Green Grow the Lilacs" last
season, has joined the cast of
George Whites Scandals" now
in rehearsal.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01

Select Hams
The Hollywood influence finds
expression in a sign over new
Culver City butcher shop.
Here now!
John E. Selby and his quality
meatS!"
The Washington times., 1931-08-01

Road to Rio"
"The Road to Rio" a musical
show, and Excursion Lady," a
comedy, both the work Of Fred
Herendeen, may be produced on
Broadway in the new season by
Charles H. AbramSon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-11
On the Air Today
RADIO VETERANS
 HAVEANNIVERSARY
May Singhi Breen and Peter
 De Rose To Celebrate

Two veterans of the air, Hay singhi Breen and Peter De Rose, will celebrate their eighth radio birthday tonight with gala gath ering of old and new friends in a studio party to which listeners will be invited, through the medium of an NBC-WJz network, beginning at 11:30 D. m., E. D. T.
 NEG executives and artists will assemble in the studio to pay tri- bute to team which has held fa- vor since the early days of broad casting. Those present will include many who, like themselves, were pioneers.
 The program will open with Ray Perkins, the Old Topper, in the role of master of ceremonies. The cast of radio favorites will include Billy Jones and Ernie Hare, the Inter- woven Pair; Sam Herman, Joe White, Frank Pinero and Joe Col lucci, Welcome Lewis, Harding and Gerhardt. Curt Peterson, the Bon- nie Laddies, Nellie Revell, Andy Sannella, Raymond Knight, Landt Trio and White, Kelvin Keech and an announcers vocal octet composed of Paul Dumont, Pat Kelly, How ard Petrie, Ray Winters, Milton Cross, Marley R. Sherris, Ford Bond and Alois Havrilla.
 Two acts originating outside the studio will be brought in by special wires. Rudy Vallee and his Con- necticut Yankees will extend their compliments from the Hotel Penn sylvania, and Paul Whiteman and his orchestra will contribute an act from far away Chicago.