The Washington times., 1935-12-31

ne is q 1eSSlQ anu d T6IlC Oh Lk1e
silent screen days.
So when I saw him yesterday
afternoon in his Fox Theater
dressing room he was long-dis-
tance telephoning to get a print
of the picture that made him a
millionaire. Jackie Is a direct &C.
ton personality, too, If you must
know. He sent word to Jack
Partington of the Fanchon and
Marco office that he wouldn't be
happy until he had a print Of
THE Kid and had fitted it into
his act, together with some cellu'
loid cuttings from Betty CRADLES
pictures.
It is Mr.. Coogan's intention to
link his great past with the in
person present, and I think when
he does this he will have the best
stage revue now travelling the
varieties. AS a matter of fact,
it's a bangup revue as it Is. With
a flash of his marvellous work as
five-year-old genius serving
Charlie Chaplin, he could really
set out after some box office rec
ords
JEAN ON THE PHONE
At midnight tonight Jean Har.
low will send her voice to Loew's
Fox Theater, provided the tele-
phone company can make a loud
speaker hook-up that will make
her audible to all in the audience.
The five Washington motion
picture editors from the stage will
quiz the platinum star on why
she changed to a russette or
brownette and departed the white
haired standard. OF course, If
somebody mentions Riff Raft" :"
her new picture, neither Carter
Barron or Norman Pyle will call
the riot squad. In fact, they may
say something if this topic is ig-
nored, inasmuch it is the reason
for this $500 long-distance call.
FIRST NIGHT PENCILS
R-K-O-Keith'S sends New Year
greeting in first night pencil.
What is a first night pencil? Well,
it's one with an electric bulb con-
cealed in its inner works, when
turns on throwns a soft light
downwardS. Handy for reading
programs in the theater but more
especially for critics who wish to
write memoranda while sitting in
a darbened movie house. Thank
you Mr.. Meakin.
KATIE FAWS DOWN
It seems to me that a little
more wisdom in selecting Kath-
arine Hepburn's stories would
check the tendency to make this
RKO queen an in-and-outer at the
box office. Who ever picked
Sylvia Scarlett" for Katharine
wins one of 1855 leather medals.
I stick to Katharine Hepburn
as one of the great of Hollywood.
She has sob in her voice, an ap-
pealing personality, and enough
knowledge of acting to stay up
with the first flight of Hollywood
stars.
I do think, however, that any
attractive girl who dolls up her
charms in male attire, puts too
great a strain on the power to
create illusion. Asking audiences
to believe that they succeed with
the masquerade is asking too
much.
Stars seem to love to flirt with
roles that depend for effectiveness
on their powers to deceive in this
respect. Because the immortal
Sarah Bernhardt played L'Aiglon
and made It a success, Eva LIE Gal
lienne was never happy until she
played Napoleon's son, although it
was not one of her stage tri-
umphs.
I mention Bernhardt because
Miss Hepburn is supposed to have
a complex that she is the modern
successor to the divine Sarah.
Sylvia Scarlet" may serve,
therefore, a very useful purpose.
1t may change Katharine's mind
about playing "The Eaglet" and
it may convince R-K-O that its
star belongs in petticoats.
LINCOLN CALLS HIM
Abraham Lincoln is still pursu-
ing Actor Frank McGlynn. You
may observe him as the Emanci-
pator President in Shirley
Temples latest picture, THE Lit
tlest Rebel" and he makes this
emotional sequence a tender and
delightful moment in the Palace
feature.
Robert Milton, Hollywood and
Broadway director, plans to pro-
duce another play about Lincoln,
called 1.-The Lonely Man" and
written by Howard Koch. The
only eff" in his plans is whether
Metro-G -Goldwyn-Mayer will release
Actor McGlynn for the lead role.
He has rendered McGlynn a con-
tract and is awaiting decision.
Favorable word and the play goes
into production with the opening
scheduled for Washington.