The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-06

they don't really exist, the au,
thors create them. SO we have
stories like 1.-THE Murder Man"
and Front Page Woman" and
while they draw the money we viii
continue to have them.
Clowns Failure
Caryl odell writes that Ben
Hecht and Charlie Macarthur
will do two more stories for Par
amount and are now at Nyack,
New York. finishing them.
This means that Paramount is
satisfied with the returns on "The
Scoundrel' (Noel towards pic
ture) and their first one, "Crime
Without Passion" The features
didn't make much money but
they are in the black.
In between Hecht and Mac
Arthur pulled a dodo with Jimmy
Savo as their star. Everybody
thought this was going to be
great. Instead it had everything
possible wrong and leads the Bust
Parade of 1885.
Such a well-informed journalist
as Louella Parson wonders what
became of Jimmy Savo'S picture,
Blue Moon" I'll tell her. It had
it's world premiere at a strawberry
festival given by the Lily of the
Valley Society in Winchester,
Kentucky. No kiddin'. Then
George Kraska, manager of the
Fine Arts Theater in Boston,
screened it and asked the audi.
ence to vote on whether or not
it was the worst or the Best
Picture Made in 1885," The
worst" ballots had a comfortable
majority.
Sol A. Rosenblstt, former di-
vision administrator of MIRA,
sends me an engraved notice with
an accompanying billet doux
about the opening of his new law
offices in Rockefeller Center. Bar.
rister Rosenblatt's first front page
client was millionaire royalty,
Hon. Mrs. Calypso Barring Liddell,
Of London, who had some immi.
grafton passport difficulties which
were ironed out in New York. AS.
sociated with him is William B.
Jaffee, formerly of the Nathan
Burkan offices. Unless I guess
wrong Lawyer RoSenblatt will
soon be recognized as the prize
legal light of the movies.
About the Mimics
Ted Field, of 1907 Lowell ST..
didn't make the Fox revue and
wants an appraisal of his act
which I caught when he audi.
toned. A very clever impersona
ton act, indeed, Mr.. Field, and
suggest that you persevere.
For good reasons Gene Ford
couldn't find q spot for your i'm
presentations of Edna Mae Oliver
and Greta Carlo, but they are
different" and there is q place
for them in the amusement world
I liked the act for the goo6
reason that it was the first good
attempt made to carbon the &C
cented mannerisms Of Miss Oliver
I had seen and the Carlo copy
was away from the Stereotyped
limitations.
Just remember there are 10000
odd entertainers who think they
get Carlo when they say LAY An
So Tired. I Tank Go Home
Now" after sticking back the
hair; 10000 more who see moth
ing to ZaSu Pitts but flutterinl
hands and "Oh. DEAR" and at
least $4,000 who figure they have
Mae West when they sway the
hips in a naughty strut, uttel
through closed teeth "Why Don
yer Cummup N'see Me Sum
Time" Nuts to these imitators
The screen is loaded with person
alities who are ideal copy for the
impersonators with a real talent
Voice From West
Joseph M. Scott. Of Georgetown
Law School and Lexington, KY.
has The Washington Times follow
him to Cheyenne, Wyo., where
he is mentioning. He clipped
from the Denver Post an ad
vertisement about Nancy Sheri
dan and Roy Roberts now doins
1.-THE Post Road" at Glitch Gar
denS. How are you, Nancy?
Mrs. B. w., of 1921 Massa
chusetts Ave. N. w., wants tt
know what has become of "Tht
Gypsy Baritone" and why hi
voice is no longer on the ali
waves from local stations.
can't answer the question. Mayh,
somebody at VOL can.
! MedaIist at Work