The Washington times., 1934-05-07


static and makes audiences won
der whether there are any good
voices left or must they all use
this first aid to weak pipes. One
good way to end the evil would be
to restrict the number of times
this mechanical device could be
used in a single program.
Turn On Coolers
All the downtown movies are
giving Melody in Spring." which
comes to the Earle Theater Fri
day a plug on the screen. In
direct, of course. For Lanny
Ross sings the theme song,
Melody in Spring." as his con.
tribution to the N. V. A. week
two-reel appeal. The downtown
movies, by the way, turned on
the cooling systems Saturday and
customers liked it. Tony Wons
is like Graham MacNamee, at
his best as an unseen voice on
the radio. Whoever told "Are
You Listenin'" Tony that he was
a comedian or that he could
master-of-ceremony a show was
not his best friend. Steve Coch-
ran will show Washington a
Pulitzer prize play that has never
been seen locally, Both Your
Houses It will be The Play
ers offering the week of May
%. The Musicians Union. which
is rowing with both the National
and Belasco theaters, threatened
for time to bring Daniel Froh-
man and the Actors Fund bene-
fit last night right into the
middle of the fight. But Presi-
dent Hayden at the last moment
ruled that Mr.. Frohman's worthy
cause would be exempted from
local difficulties. I'll give 10
cents towards a fund to have
w. C. Fields pension his golf
comedy. He did it in musical
comedy. in vaudeville, as a screen
short in both the silent and
sound versions and now. egads, if
he don't stick it right into the
middle of his feature picture.
This bit has gray hair and hard
ening arteries and really should
go into the Joe Miller volume.
Bull Fighting
In George Rats latest picture,
"The Trumpet Blows" which
comes to Loew's Fox screen on
Friday, Hollywood has inserted
a bull fighting scene. This is a
departure from venerable Will
Hays edict which prohibited such
sequences in feature pictures be-
cause of the stern opposition
from many quaSi-censorial groups.
You will see Senor George Raft
as a somewhat unwilling but sue
cessful matador with long shot
and crowd inserts clipped from
actual Mexican scenes from the
news reel. Now that Hollywood
has started it, Pare LorentZ and
other devotees of Ernest Hem
mingway think producers should
go all the way and make Death
in the Afternoon.
MIR. VogeI Visits
General Manager Joseph R.
Vogel, of all Ivoew's. Inc, the
aters, dropped into town Satur-
day on a friendly inspection visit.
Washington has been very kind
to Loew's, Inc, and Mr.. Vogel has
nothing but admiration for the
city and its discriminating movie
taste.
He brought tidings of great joy
about two forthcoming M-G:M
pictures which are due soon on F
Street. One is Manhattan Melo-
DRAMA" latest Clark Gable fea-
ture in which he has the support
of William Powell and Myrna
10y.
In Manhattan Melodrama,"
Clark Gable loses the girl for
a change. This is an innovation
that leaves the Gable feminine
following completely aghast. Not
only does Myrna 10y turn down
Mr.. Gable cold but the finish
finds him marching to the elec-
trio chair as retribution for a
sinful career.
Manhattan Melodrama" has
everything Mr.. Vogel says. No
picture issued from Hollywood
this season has crammed more &C.
ton into a very energetic nara
tive.
loan and Franchot
AS for Sadie McKee," Joan
Crawford's latest, Mr.. Vogel ex.
presses similar enthusiasm. It is
made from a Vina Delmar story
which ran in a jitney weekly and
it has Franchot Tone to provide
the. love interest. I imagine
both Joan and Franchot liked
making this one.