The Washington times., 1934-11-14
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Mr.. Morse Cheers

Baseball's greatest first nighter
gets the Washington job. Bucky
Harris, whose three pet amuse-
ments are baseball, the theater
and horse racing will be the fel-
low we will second guess from
the grandstand next season.
His boon companion and best
critic, Col. Frank P. Morse was
observed at George M. Cohan's
"Ah Wilderness" performance
last night and in the lobby
asked me to ratify the choice
of the fans and Clark Griffith.
It's a pleasure. I like Bucky on
the diamond and he won me as
an after dinner speaker at Walter
Johnson's farewell to Washington
spread at the Shoreham. Besides
1 like to see him in the Hobbies.
Teachers Praise 1t
Hardie Meakin has invited all
school principals and English
teachers to come to R-K-O
Keith's Friday and see Charles
Dickens transferred to the screen.
His Great Expectations" ar
rives with Henry Hull as its fea-
tured star and beats the second
Dickens picture, David Copper
field" due from the Metro-G Gold
wyn studios around the New Year.
A large group Of school officials,
including DR.. Frank w. Ballou,
superintendent; Messrs. Stephen
E. Kramer and Robert L. Haycock,
assistant superintendents, viewed
the new Universal Pictures pro-
duction at the Fox Film Exchange
screening room yesterday.
Comment on the picture and its
adherence to the story won par
ticular praise, DR.. Kramer stating
it was remarkable in this respect
and that in its production the
artisans had not "loSt any of the
beloved Dickens atmosphere" DR..
Kramer further stated that as he
had visualized the characters they
came to life on the screen. DR..
Ballou and Mr.. Haycock were
equally enthusiastic.
Road Is Thriving
Ken Murray long distance
phones from Bluefield, w. Va,
that Earl CAROLS "Vanities" is
hopping up in the Southern ter
ritory.
Norfolk, Richmond, Blue
field and Roanoke gave us
wonderful houses" he said. 81
think producers are making the
mistake of their lives not to
send more shows into the one
night territory. They look at
pictures 81 weeks of the year
and most of them have no
vaudeville accompaniment. As
result they are hungry for
the actor in the flesh, and
those who satisfy this appetite
will reap big dividends"
Earl Carroll has been offered
six weeks in Miami and the book.
ing looks so attractive he will
PAONdNAy pay O4AC NdA11O4cS
there before it hits Broadway.
Back Bay Agent
Fred Warnings band costs the
Earle $4,000 for the week, tops for
all musical acts. It is rated the
best production band in the amuse-
ment business, and when it opens
here on Friday Maestro Waring
promises some new arrangements
Of popular melodies.
Warning has the only society
press agent in captivity. He IS Ron
ME Ames, of the Boston ArneSeS,
and prefers going ahead of an ace
stage attraction to leading cotil.
lions in the Back Bay. "You have
run Fred's picture so many times
dug into the trunk and found a
photo taken of the maestro when
he was Boy Scout. Knowing your
weakness for antiques I forward
it trusting you will put it to good
use," says a note from the tub
thumper.
Grace Moore Coming
Grace Moore will sing here next
week, thus relieving Earl Dorsey,
/ 1ryHoa S~,oe $yaR%aI oVyaVs thu 1vr;S.a a.