The Washington times., 1935-12-11

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choices very soon. MY radio was
turned on as this was written and
who should be floating in over the
loud speaker but Division Mana
ger Harry Lohmeyer, Of Warner
Brothers, telling about three new
neighborhood theaters w. B. pro
pose to erect in Washington in
1885 and putting in the first plug
for the New Year Eve midnight
shows. But Harry, you and Bob
Hurleigh, Of VOL. should rehearse
the signals. You'll never make
the All-America if you tumble.
EXPLAINING ONEILL
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer will take
no chances of Eugene O'Neills
"Ah Wilderness" being mistaken
for a horse opera or a tale of love
in the desert No, indeed. A sub,
title will call it youths First
Temptation" Nate Stiefel, the
Howard's proprietor, is carrying
around a bandaged hand as a
souvenir of Variety Clubs last an
nual Soiree. Seems an over-en-
thusiastic balloon puncher whose
aim was poor struck O. lighted
cigar into Mates hand instead OF
the balloon. Infection and what
goes with it. But it's all right
now. or on the mend. Mr.. Stiefel
and his manager, Shep Allen, are
busy arranging to see that all
Gods Chillun get shoes on Christ
mas morning. That is the children
Of the colored poor. He will toss a
special midnight show next
special midnight show next
Wednesday night December 18)
with talent from all Of the thea.
ters and night clubs contributing
for real pre-C Christmas whoppee.
Every penny goes for footwear.
Put the date down if you're a
stav-up-late.
WILLIE AND HIS OPERA
I like Willie Howard as good as
any comedian I know but he must
envy w. C. Fields and his pro-
pensity for sticking in his famous
golf Skit whenever there was a
lull in the conversation. I mean
Willie always trots out the grand
opera bouffe for a revue laugh.
Now unless my memory is bad
saw this first in a Shubert Passing
Show, I know I saw it later in the
ziegfeld Follies, it served in vaude.
vile and in the Casino de Paree.
How old does a skit have to be
before it can go on relief or get a
pension. w. C. PieldS once put
his hands on a crackerjack golf
skit. It was merry nonsense when
he did it first for Earl Carroll. I
even laughed at it in Keith's
vaudeville. Then in the silent
movies. One day Comedian Fields
went to Flatbush and made it as
movie short for Warner Bros.
thought this was the last Of
Fields and golf but darned If the
funny old rummy didn't get talk.
ing to somebody in Hollywood and
sure enough it landed in one Of
the Fields full length features. BY
this time I knew every laugh and
all of the grins and voted twice to
Danish Mr.. Fields from the golf
links and fly paper. Willie. give
George White a break by doing
Eddie Cantor's skit about the fel-
low who wanted a suit with belt
on it. That would be newer than
the grand opera skit and the
bosom peeping.
JANE GETS $2,5OO
It seems only a season or so
ago that Jane Froman was sing
ing in the last ziegfeld Follies at
$400 a week. In fact it was only
one year ago. Then Jane went to
Hollywood. clicked in her first
picture, "Stars Over Broadway,
and December 20 she Games back
to the Earle Theater at $2,500 for
seven days. Pretty good. Besides
her option has been picked up by
w. B.. Sander Szabo, who
wrestles Jim Browning for Joe
Turner tonight, plays a role in
Mae Vests new picture, "Klondike
Lou" L don't know whether
Szabo appears in the picture as a
wrestler or as an actor. Or per.
haps it's the same thing. Mae
West, by the way, is coming to
Broadway to do a play so the New
York prints report, though I don't
believe the bulletin. Macs con-