The Washington times., 1935-10-30

meaning Dig one-Slnce moSC
of its alleged humors are too
filthy for even Broadway. Abdomi-
nal comedy, de smell.
Scandals" I am told, has
scadS of scenery not used Mon
day night. They didn't miss the
scenery, but they did miss the
laughs, and unless they are picked
up between now and New York.
George White has a real show
selling problem.
Tobacco Road" Coming
The Federal court having over
ruled Chicago city censors and
the mayor, Tobacco Road" re-
sumeS its engagement at the Sell
wyn Theater tonight. Further.
more I am informed that WASH
ington will see Tobacco Road"
around the first of 1886 and also
"The Children'S Hour" both plays
being booked for the National.
'Musketeers" Friday
Radio City Music Hall in pic
ture contracts insists that it's
features must be shown there first,
or before they are given public
exhibition in any other key city
of the U. S. A. So R-K-O-Keith's
will defer the opening of THE
Three MusketeerS" until Friday,
same day that it opens in the
Rockefeller movie cathedral.
Walter Abel is the D'Artagnan
Of the picture. called the greatest
swashbuckling and cloak swinging
role of the contemporary stage.
Abel joins the select company
which has fought for the kings
throne and the queens honor in
Dumas grand old thriller-AleX-
ander Salvini, James ONeiil
Gather of Gene, and E. H. Soth-
ern, shook the boards in the
theater's spacious days and Dennis
King fought and sang in zieg.
fields musical version in 1928.
Barron Liked This
The Marx boys must have done
things to Carter Barron, Loew's
division manager. He sends this
telegram from Reading:
Can you imagine what VeSuviuS
would sound like spouting laughter
instead of lava stop can stop
have Just seen those mad Marxes
in a Night at the Opera and it was
a night of uproar for me stop
two VeSuviuSeS in action sound
like a lone female yell in a packed
Griffith Stadium compared to the
luSty volcanic outlaws exploded
endlessly by audience viewing a
Night at the Opera stop have got
to stop now so can hold my sides
before they give way regards.
CARTER BARRON"
Furthermore, I understand that
Mr.. Barron is arranging to trans
port the local critical fraternity
to Baltimore Saturday for a pre-
view and dinner after the Gen.
tury Theater screening Of Might
at the Opera"
Small AdjectiveS
And in the same mail comes an
announcement from Paramount.
No longer will they call their pic
lures COLOSSAL" And Super
Tremendous" also is barred in ad-
vertising copy. Just facts in trade
ads and in all newspaper copy.
That's a stupen6ous new idea.
Movie ads without adjectives. Or
Just little ones,
The King Laughs
Well. King George v. applauded
Will Mahoney, so all'S right with
the world. For if the command
performance had a headliner who
couldn't tickle His MajeSty's risi-
bilities it would be sad. However,
the King laughed at the same
things as F Street found worth
applauding.
Others at the command Palla-
dium performance: The Three
Dia Boys, who dance and rough
house; Joe Jackson, who does
tricks on a bicycle, turns on silly
grin revealing a mouthful of snags
and says nary word; Jean Deve-
raux, ballet dancer, and the ball.
room team of Ruth Harrison and
Alex Fisher.
Sometimes when famed New
York headliners fail to make me
laugh I am inclined to feel that
perhaps it's me that is wrong.
However, when Queen Mary and
the crown laugh at the same
things do then know that roy
atty and Roosevelt Democrats can
be tickled by similar nonsense and
then somebody else is wrong.