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LaSky, now producing Tor Fox,
believes that these new mechani-
cal and scientific developments
will bring about real rejuvena-
ton of the industry, and send
box office crosses soaring.
Novelty of presentation has al
ways been the keynote of cinema
entertainment. Perhaps the gen
tie hint" prompted obviously by
censorship and purity clauses, will
also be the mother of invention"
for something entirely new. Any
way, Lasky is quite timely-if not
a trifle ahead of time-with his
ideas.
Sid Garfinkel is ANXIOUS
about this: "Have you heard
about the chap who failed as a
cOlumnist? The poor guy had no
sense of rumOr!"
Wanderings Around HOLLYWOOD
of course, the man-about-toWn
does not know this, but the lit,
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GIenda Is Good
Girl at Last

Glenda Farrell, the famous
play girl of the screen, has
finally been given the opportu-
nifty to play a new type of role
in the Warner Brothers picture,
The Personality Kid now at
Warner Brothers Metropolitan
Theater. Glenda, who has been
cast in a score of pictures in the
past two years as a woman a little
off color now has the romantic
lead. carrying the love interest in
her latest film.
In Merry Wives of Reno" and
Heat Lightnin' she was a merry
widow openly on the make for
any handsome man. In Dark
Hazard" and THE Big Shake
down" she was woman of un-
questionably questionable morals.
And so it has been through Glen
da's screen life. always the play
girl. or a gold-digging chorus girl,
as in Havana Widows"
"They just wouldn't let me
be good in films" mourned
Glenda. before she was as
signed her role in The Person.
atty Kid"
In this picture she plays the
wife of Pat O'Brien, who portrays
prize-fighter with a weakness
for other women. Glenda is true
to a fault. sticking by her man
through all his disgressions, and
finally winning him back to her.
Others in the cast include Claire
Dodd, Henry O'Neill. Robert
CHECKER, Thomas Jackson, Arthur
1r;rton nnd Gonrnn PAT Collins
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M OWE
CLOCK

FEATURE PHOTOPLAYS
at Washington's leading pic
ture theaters today and their
starting times are as follows:
FOX.
THE OLD-FASHIONED
WAY"
II A. NJ, las, 4:3O, 7:3O,
lO:15 P. NJ. Stage shows
at II :25, $40, sos,
$50 P. NJ.
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Movie Village Chatter

Richard Cortez is trying to fix
it with Warmers for a leave of alb
sence so he can star in Here's to
Crime" Behind Broadway's foot
lights -. Max Reinhardt wanted
Hugh Herbert to play Puck" in
the Hollywood Bowl presentation
of Midsummer Nights Dream, ;"
but Eddie Cantor cut in and may
do it for a gag. Figuring that
only confusion would result, War
ners changed Mervin Lights first
monicker to Robert. He's a juve-
nile.
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Given Scholarship
This, then, will serve only as
an Introductory to an interesting
letter anent Mr.. Trahan who
capped triumphs in England by
making the King laugh:
Dear Sir:
There is an amusing feature
story in Al Trahan, the comic
now at the Fox Theater in
Washington.
Trahan has just been award
ed a years scholarship to study
opera singing under the ia
nous Franz ProchOwSki, who
has tutOred such opera stars as
Tito Schipa, Lily POns, CALI
Curci and many others.
The scholarship, which en-.
ties Trahan to six months
study in Europe under the best
foreign teachers, was awarded
on behalf of the Music Teach
erS' League, of which PrOchOw-
ski is president.
Trahan, who attracted inter-
national attention a few years
back as "the American who
made the King laugh" has
been a slapStick comedian all
his life, coming up from bur
lesque.
PrOchOwski heard Trahan
sing in a vaudeville theater,
calls him zone of the finest
baritOnes in the country"
1 don't know whether YOU
can get Trahan to admit it,
but PrOchOwSki is going to pre-.
sent him at a concert in Car.
negie Hall in New York early
in October.
Sincerely,
JAMES P. DAVIS,
IS West 45th St.,
NAvU VnPlr Titv
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EARLE
"HOUSEWIFE"

HOUSEWIFE"
II A. NJ, 1:35, 4:25, Ills,
10 :O5 P. NJ. Stage shows at
1885, 3:25, 6:15, 9:O5 P. NJ.
COLUMBIA.
"BABY TAKE A BOW"
- Noon, ., 80. 5 80, 7 so,
9:45 P. NJ.
METROPOLITAN.
PERSONALITY KID"
ILLS A. NJ, 1:25. 80, ) :35,
7:45, 9 :55 P. NJ.
RKo KE1TH's.
ZONE MORE RIVER"
11:15 a. m, 1:21, 1927,
5:33, 1889, 9:45 p. m.
PALACE.
"HANDY ANDY"
II As A. NJ, l As, 3:45, 5:45,
7 As, 9:45 P. NJ.
HOWARD. o..
"MIDNIGHT ALIBI"
80, 5 ;5j, 7 ;05, 1910 P. VI.
Stage shows at 2:40, $50,
9:10 P. NJ.
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BOULEVARD HUZZINGs

OOOAE AMI F1OAAlNOS
Director Bill Beaudine pulled up
stakes Friday, and is heading
for New York and then to Lon
don to megaphOne a ditty,
Funny Face" for British Inter-
national. The miSsus is tagging
along-and they'll be ceIebratin'
their twentieth wedding ami
versary over there-and con-
gratS!. When Barbara Stan
Wyck finishes "COnceaIment"
for Warmers she'll pack up for
Broadway and start rehearsals
for play of Cora Potts." from
Ward Greene'S novel.
Glen d a Farrell captured a
lengthy ticket from Warmers anc
a boost in billing Maurice Geb-
Der, cinematoWn'S popular furrier,
is tossing off an elaborate fashion
show tonight to show off enlarged
quarters and nifty models. Little
Patricia O'Neal, just 10, portrays
Ruby Keller as kid in Danes, u
and is a-headin' for a career as a
dancer in the flickerS. 3.
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Funny Man Al Trahan May Become
Concert and Grand Opera Singer;
About GaIsworthy Film
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

In reviewing the Fox TheaerS excellent show
toned that the element of anticipation could he part Of
the enjoyment in watching Al Trahan piano bufoonres mas
much Street regulars thoroughly familiar with
his act and step ahead of his comic antics.
Comedian Irahan has fine comedy genuine key
board talent andthOugh he treats lightly in his buresque
rounca fine voice If could only have such diversified
art applied to act would be satisfied make the ap-
dict 1nani
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HOT :: !: :: From,
HOLLYWOOD!
By JIMMY STARR

HOLLYWOOD CAL, Aug 13-Hello. Just the sudden,
spurtngke advent of the alke proved the fesaver
slowly but surely passing silent movie will natural color
and third dimension films be the revolutionary develop
in film makngand this predicted today by
HolIywoods pioneer producers Jesse l. Lasky
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Given Scholarship

prOVal verdict unanimous.
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Ross Prefers Concerts

Lanny Ross, tenor star who
will be seen soon in big Broad
cast of 1885," would rather sing
on the concert stage than in the
Metropolitan Opera.
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to get out and get something
to eat?"
"Oh yes! Mr.. FOrd-V-S."
Dear Mr.. Kelley, having read
your column for 365 days a
year. minus your vacation
time, l feel sure you will read
my letter down tO-Yours very
truly,
MRS. ELSA PEACOCK.
Clifton Terrace Apt.
14th and Clifton SITS. N. w.
About CaIsWorthy
1t is Jimmy Bain's opinion that
author John Galsworthy is far
too prosy. ponderous and full of
extraneous incident to lend his
writings to ideal screen adapta-
ton.
lone More River" the Gals
worthy picture at Keith'S, in part
bears out his contention. On the
other hand it is such dignified
and adult treatment of one OF
Galsworthy's lesser novels can
put it on my recommended list.
R. C. Sheriff. fitted the tale to
the screen. One of the Universal
clip sheets discloses he reduced
1O,95O lines of the GalsWorthy dia'
logue to 1878.
In making his motion picture
version, Mr.. Sheriff. subtracted
so per cent of the original story,
He eliminated two important char,
acters entirely. In compensation,
it was necessary for him to add
AIT lines of his own dialogue. He
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-09-08

interested las and there was good deal
OF speculation about whether or not the
boat would be able to get past Buffalo
Rapids, few miles below Miles City,
but evidently they proved no obstacle
fOr we arrived about $3.50 p. m, Aug.
IL, 1880, the last boat Of the season. as
IL proved
The landing was made at q small
wharf In Old Town, as Il was called.
after miles city had picked up its af-
fairs and moved two miles UP the river,
near the Junction OF the Tongue and
Yellowstone, 10 be closer to the protect
ing arm OF Fort Keogh.
nay husband and eldest brother were
on the wharf to meet me and whisk us
into carriage IN which we drove swift
" to cur temporary home. It was a
ene-rUom log cabin, owned and rented
by q Mrs Routhier, located on Pleas
ant street somewhere between Fourth
and Fifth streets It was as clean as
could be with lace curtains over shining
windows. a four post bed piled with
white pillows and our own soft, heavy
California blankets. There were easy
chairs, q dining table and the walls
were covered with white canvas. II
made me feel as though pioneer
tag was no great hardship because Sec
retly, had feared that everyone in that
western land had gone native and Iiv-
ed IA wigwams.
Mrs Routhier cooked our meals and
served them In our rooms. / don't re-
mexaber what we ate then but know
/ often enjoyed buffalo steaks and be-
Ing young and interested in everything
/ do not remember missing fruits and
vegetables, perhaps we had them. DO
not know.
when the days grew colder we NOV
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for many years. There was 9 Lieut..
Sihley, inventor OF the famous Sibleg
tent and stove, and his bride, also go
ing TO the fort. There were Two Ursu-
line Sisters, who would be the founders
OF the Convent IN Males Clty. An were
most congenial and enjoyed TINS part
OF the journey immensely. one reason
was I could be compleeeiy carelree as l
was able TO hire Q midule-aseo color
ed woman, going as 2 maid 20 the COM
mandant In keoGn' % assume run
charge on my BABY my CLONES ana my
caoin Tor the tap ana Trustworthy
reliable woman Iounn ner-
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ance Of time. You have an hour" The
hint was taken, their trunks packed
with more haste than care, and they
reached the depot none too soon.
All the young officers knew about
Fort Ellis was that 1t was supposed TO
be near the headwaters Of the Missouri
river They couldn't find even a map
Of the region. They left the railroad
at Corinne, Utah, to take a stagecoach
to Montana, "and on the following day
saw the stagecoach arrive. It turned
the corner near our hotel with the
horses at full gallop. and the air made
merry with the crack OF the drivers
whip wrote McClernand. Il learned
afterwards that this speed was attained
only while passing through q village.
Doubtless the autocrat Of the ribbons
imagined he increased bis Importance
there among the villagers"
The night at Corinne was niosy with
-Whackers, mule-skinners, rowdies
and toughs celebrating all night, while
occasionally some reveller would fire
his pistol at random. Since the hotel
was built Of thin pine boards, there
was some reason for its guests to won
der where the next pistol shot might
land.
The soldiers were up bright and
early, and McClernand noticed with
disapproVal that the stage coach had
MT been swept out He helpfully called
q guards attention to this, and the
guard gave him a dirty look and NUT
tered something about "tenderfoot, ("
took his ugly sawed-off shotgun and 4
climbed on the stage. He placed him
self and the gun 50 that the entire
front seat was occupied. McCIernand
learned right there that frontier ways
we're different from his, and decided
be better change his instead Of trying
10 change the other fellows.
The driver, three g1ardsmen, and the
three ''tenderfeet" were the only ones
On the satge. The road was dusty, the
view monotonous, but at last through
The depression beyond Pleasant valley
hey saw the mountain peaks Of Mon
ana.
McClernand remembered this ascent
rom a later occasion, when Jew was
among the passengers. All the way UP
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fore dinner. After dinner the gentle
men joined us and we gathered in the
saloon cabin for q sing-song. The Da-
kota badlands did not echo our songs
but to any stray Indian along the banks
Of the Missouri the sentimental airs OF
'Lorena," annie Laurie" 1.-THE Bridge"
and WED Better Bide a Wee" must
have sounded strangely foreign.
About opposite Fort Pierre we met
the Rosebud to which we transferred
TO make the next leg Of the journey
to Bismarck. The Far West returned
to the lower Missouri.
In Bismarck I said lingering good
byes to my new friends for here I must
wait the arrival Of the smaller boat that
would take me up the Yellowstone to
my destination.
The CouIson'S had cordially invited
me to be their guest on the trip to Fort
Benton, although the Commodore
warned me that the Yellowstone was
very low and might risk losing the
last boat Of the season. Naturally de-
clined the invitation, much as enjoyed
the gay company.
During the four or five days I spent
In Bismarck, felt truly that was in
the far west, not that was disappoint-
ed about hotel accommodations, for
they were really much better than I'd
expected, but the country Seemd very
bleak and barren, the yellowish brown
buffalo grass, the flat never-ending,
treeless prairies.
In few days the Big Horn came
along and embarked for the last stage.
Among those on board was Father
LAndesmith, the new chaplain, bound
for Fort Keogh, and a saint on earth
II there ever was one. He became a
close friend Of my husband and mine
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gay place, and the boys were IN no
hurry to leave it. The Department
Commander, General Augur, evidently
thought the feasting and festivities we're
continuing too long, for one day he met
the boys on the street and said that he
supposed they were leaving that day,
and babe them goodbye. They answer
ed that they had intended to 60 but
did not have time, now, for their pre-
partitions. They were, at this time,
five blocks from their hotel, which was
five blocks from the railroad station.
The general drew his watch, and po-
ntely but with much positiveness, said,
Young gentlemen, you have an abund-
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Journey From Missouri to Montana IN 1880 Was
Great Adventure According to Mrs Mary Myers

BY MRS. MARY e. (GEO. W. MYERS
The eventfuI day, Juiy 81, 1880, had
come when was 70 start ON my great
adventure. was going north TO join
my husband in Montana territory.
The year before he had gone west
and tsnst recently had written TO me
10 come 10 Miles City, the town that
was 10 be my home for over half a
century.
Two carriage loads Of brothers, sisters
and cousins waited with me in the st.
Francis station in ST. Joe for the train
that was to take me to Yankton, s. D.,
ON the first stage of my journey. A
gay, young crowd we we're, dressed In
the Victorian styles Of the "80's" The
girls wore tightly fitted ''basques" and
pretty light colored straw bonnets. As
was travelling wore a thin brown
wool with the skirt intricately draped
and small brown straw bonnet, a tall
ored linen dust cloak.
All the young men Of that day wore
small round boards, or long sideburns.
The train whistled in and amid a
chorus of goodbyes and good wishes,
brother Ben gave me last instructions:
Here's your ticket, here's your money
and here's your babyI Take good care
of all three. II you need more money,
just telegraph George"
He placed me on the hard red velvet
cushions in the sleeper and so with my
baby in my arms, the mysterious ticket
and fat rolls of bills dropped casually
into my buster pocket, the train rat
tied out Of the station and the bright
July day closed around me. A mist
rose before my eyes. I felt bit alone.
On both sides Of the railway were
dusty yellow corn fields, orchards bend
ing under apples, red and yellow, there
were rounded hills covered with oaks,
clear streams and comfortable farms.
The passenger trains were quite prim-
tive compared to the marvellous air
conditioned and joltlegs coaches Of to-
day. They we're dingy noisy, dusty,
without vestibules and apparently with
out springs, but as remember, wel
considered them modern and efficient
and the dining car service was splendid
even then
Sometime the next evening I arrived
In Yankton, where was to take the
boat up the Missouri. It was. even
then tied at the pier, the famous Far
West, that four years before had
brought back the sad news Of the Bat
tie Of the Little Big Horn.
The next morning boarded the boat
with lively anticipations Of an inter-
esting voyage Although had often
seen the palatiaI steamers that then
piled the Mississippi. I'd never Travelled
ON one. This was a smaller boat but
fresh and clean with white paint and
shining brass railing. The tiny cabins
had soft red velvet carpets and COM
Portable berths with beautiful Califor-
mia blankets.
Among the passengers was the own
er, Commodore Sam Coulson, his wife
and baby, his sister, Miss Coulson and
two nieces and nephew, all on a vaca-
ton trip TO Fort Benton. We became
Q most congenial crowd. Every day we
spent hours on deck, we young women
pretending to embFoider or crochet
while MRS. Coa1lson read Dickens Our
MaAna1 Friend" aloud. or we just talk
ed. At four we had tee, then rest be-
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Il did. but I didn't want you to whoop
'em down."
The four horses Of the stage we're
changed every 10 OF is miles. at the
relay and eating stations. The relay
stations were OF rough logs and where
food was served at one end of the build
ing, and the other end was used for
the stable. The partitions between the
two were OF the flinsiest material The
food seemed poor 10 the West Pointers,
and was invariably fried, and swim
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he kept urging the driver to 'sWhoop
'em up" referring to the horses NOV
ing at snail's pace up the heavy grade.
The driver said nothing, but when the
stage reached the top. gave the horses
their heads and the coach rocked and
careened down the stiff grade at a
furious pace.
The Jew cried, @Holp up, driver. hold
upl"
II thought you wanted me to whoop
'em up" the driver retorted.
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ming in grease. Once their hopes were
raised when a waitress asked If they
wanted frllit-but the trust proved to be
dried peaches.
On the fifth day they reached Hell
ena, a town Of 1000.
At Helena, Lieut.. Scofield and Lieut..
McCIernand were ordered to Fort Shaw,
while Lieut.. jerome was TO go on to
Fort Ellis.
An 18-hour stage ride brought them
to Fort Shaw. They had no clothing
suitable for the field, so the captain
Of their squadron took them to the
quartermaster, and he fitted them out
in privates' uniforms. The uniforms
were not well cut. nor did they fit;
and in this garb they appeared before
General Gibbon. Their superior officer
received them cordially, until he found
they had come to report for duty. Then
he ordered them to get into proper un-
form and come back and report with
out delay. They had to go mile back
to camp, and come back IN fun uniform
lin 3 raini
Lieutenants McClernand and Scofield
we're only beginning to taste the dub
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a GRACE STONE COATES

Author Of BLACK Cherries" ''Portulacas II
the wheat (" and Mead and Aangel Wurzel
Edward J. McClernand, retired as 3
brisadier- general In 1912, served with
great distinction iu the Indian cam
paigm Of the 50s. He was brevetted
3 first lieutenant ~for gaiIantry In
pursais Of the Indians, and IN actions
against them 1T the Bear Paw noun
tatns, Montana, September 80, 1877"
and received the Congressional Medal
az Honor "FoF most distinguished gal-
Eansry a. action against the Nez Perez
Indians
In the autumn Of 1870, as a graduate
from West Point, he was assigned TO
the Second cavalry, and ordered 70 re-
port at his regiments headquarters at
Omaha barracks. Neb. Two battalions
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ed to q two-roomed shack that had q
cook stove and a heater. Here we stay
ed until the 5th day of November
when 1t grew so bitterly cold we fled
to the hotel and my husband bought q
house then being built and had it hur-
riedly finished. There we're only -four
or five rooms but it was new and warm
and quite pleasant.
Ladies called, we we're entertained
we went to church, we had friends. at
the fort, wasn't at all lonely. There
was always something OF interest. Al
though I saw nothing of the rougher
and seamier side Of a frontier town /
shared in the common experience Of the
flood in the spring Of 81. Main street
was wide canal down which we rowed
at night in government boat with
lanterns at either end clear across q
swollen Tongue river to the higher
ground on the western side where our
good friend the captain had q govern
ment ambulance and mules meet us and
carry us to the fort. There we spent
q merry six weeks before we returned
to town. BY that time the house had
been cleaned, the mud was dry and the
huge sage brush that adorned every
ones yard was lrHuriant.
Indians were always camped In their
buffalo hide teepees along the Tom
que river. One tribe had recently sur
rendered to Colonel Miles. My hus-
band and his brother had the contract
to supply this tribe with beef so we OF
ten had visitors from the camp Some
times they brought gifts OF moccastns
and beaded bags, sometimes articles to
sell but more often these were begging
calls. remember one old squaw, who
would come after supper while we
would be sitting on the porch. One
evening she sat down on the ground
near my husbands chair. She sat
there silent for q long time then very
sadly and softly said. mo flour, no cof-
fee, no sug', no nothingi" That was too
much for my husbands tender heart.
Mrs. Lo was served coffee and biscuits
and given gunny sack
Of groceries TO take home.
had never seen an Indian grave, so
one Of our picnics that spring had that
gruesome object as a destination. It
Was somewhere among the low hills
south Of Keogh- / remember how green
the hills we're and how surprising the
Wild flowers, all were complete strang-
ers TO me. I heard Iarks. too, for the
first time.
There among the spring flowers was
the foCrposted last resting place Of an
indian grave. At the foot Of the grave
we're his worldly possessions. horn
spoons, strings OF beads, bows and ar
rows whetstones and even an old tin
cup.
The boats came early that spring
bringing US letters. packages and news
papers weeks old but eagerly read for
al Of that Many more people came
hat summer Miles City hrmamed with I
suslness. That fan the Northern Pa
slflc pushed its rails into town and wee
we're no longer the fruntisr. we were
civilization
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" e J q SbAllullSu y 7
headquarters, but the
third squadron was at
Fort Ellis In PARKWAY
Montana. Here Nc
Clernand and two
classmates, Schofield
and Jerome, we're di-
rected to report. They
were slow in leaving
headquarters. Many Of
their classmates were
passing through On
aha, on their way TO
their various stations
and the officers Of the
Second cavalry and the
Ninth infantry ex-
tended lively hospital
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