The Washington times., 1934-12-07

nte funny gags and business.
selling the picture in Washington.
Could have had a full week ex-
cept for the tangled bookings
caused by the box office collapse
of "Our Daily Bread"
Downey at $1,000
From the Irish minstrel, Morton
DoWney, comes this wire news
via Barney McDevitt. his press
agent:
Morton DOwney signed today
a commercial contract for
$4,000 weekly for two programs
over entire N.B.C. blue net.
work with 18-piece orchestra,
Ray Sinatra conducting, and
narrator to be selected.
Start with half hour on Sun.
days.
First long program December
16 at 4:3O and Is minute shot
every Tuesday at 7:I5.
First short program December
IL. Kindest regards from Morton
and myself.
Paul Ash Returns
Guy Wonders liked the revue
that Paul Ash got together for the
Earle's recent birthday week.
Liked it so much he is bringing
the maestro back with a new
revue lineup to supply the stage
show for Sweet Adeline," which
Coast pre-view reports say is a
musical smash and which Warner
Brothers will give to exhibitors
just after Christmas and in time
to catch the New Year crowds.
Romaine Calender, the WEALTH.
est actor who ever worked for
Steve Cochran, has landed in the
latest Broadway hit. He has a
good role in "Post Road" which
the critics agree is a corking sur"
prise melodrama. Romaine was in
Judgment Day" until the Elmer
Rice play closed and began re-
hearsals next day on his present
assignment.
Patsy Sends a Note
Patricia Bowman took time off
between the acts of calling All
Stars" to forward me bulletin.
The Lew Brown musical is turning
'em away in Boston and opens on
Broadway next Thursday night at
the Warner Brothers Hollywood
theater, which drops pictures for
footlight attractions:
Says Patsy: Decided to drop
you a note while waiting to go
on for my second number. Our
show is going along splendidly
and that makes me very happy.
/ have two numbers. One with
Everett Marshall called "I've
Nothing to Offer" and the other
is a rhumba on toes called Gust
Mention joe" We leave Sunday
'4for New York and the Broadway
OpCUAu& AuASW AA9AASs
Hope you will be there.
81 have just come to the con-
cIusion that it is impossible to
write letters in a dressing room.
1t is a constant bedlam with
some trying out their voices and
others trying out their steps.
Wish you could hear the differ
ent sounds. Don't forget to call
and see me when you make your
next trip to New York with your
charming MisSus."
Okay Patricia. Look Tor me
Christmas week.
Metro -Goldyn-Mayer is rushing
re-takes on "Forsaking All Others"
and expects to have them COM
pleted so that the Crawford-Gable-
Montgomery picture can keep its
original release dates.
"Jayhawker' Again
Henry Hammond, the young
millionaire who paid the bills for
The Jayhawker" until it closed
in New York has sold the road
rights to Charles K. Freeman and
the Shuberts. They will reopen
the show in Chicago with Fred
Stone and his daughter Carol in
the lead roles. Walter c. Kelly
drops out.
This Civil War play by Sinclair
Lewis and Dramatic Critic Lloyd
Lewis, of the Chicago News, might
have a chance in its rewritten
form. Certainly it had a good
first act when shown here. Few
playgoers, if any, liked the Chick
ahominy trench scene and yet 1t
was a favorite with the play.
wrights. They kept tinkering
away at this 1863 warfare hoping
they could make it hit. AS it
turned out it never did.
For Fred Stones Sake-who
did some grand acting in his first
socalled legitimate role-I hope
Chicago likes "The Jayhawker. {"
From Army Family
Marlene Dietrich is the daugh.
ter of a man who was high rank
ing officer in the German impe-
rial army.