The Washington times., 1935-09-19

element at any time. Will it not
be possible for you to publish
the facts in this case in order
that prejudice may not accrue
in the wrong direction? Many
will be interested in knowing
and your interest will be appre-
ciated as your statements on
such matters are uniformly re-
liable. With best wishes,
(Signed) PUZZLED,
$50 Woodward Building.
I have not seen Big Broadcast
of 1886" yet, but I understand
that Miss Dragonette's voice is
not heard in the picture. In the
preliminary announcements Para
mount did include her name
as among the battalion of radio
stars scheduled to appear. Hell
contribution was said to be vocal
izing of Alice Blue Gown"
What I suspect happened was
that Miss Dragonette was scis
sored from the picture after the
California previeW. This may
have been due entirely to the ne
cessity of cutting the feature tC
conventional length. 1t is a com
mon practice in Hollywood, causes
many a heartache, since stars
and ambitious players often see
what they regard as their best
work ruthlessly shipped in the in
terest of compactness and brevity
Might I add here that Miss
Ethel Merman's number, Its the
Animal in Me-" which is one of
the hit features of big Broad
cast of 1886" was originally re
corded and filmed two years ago
for Bing Crosby's picture, Were
Not Dressing" They say it fits
perfectly into the new picture and
that Miss Norman was recon-
pensed for the delay and change
of plans which kept her under
cover for two years.
These things happen frequently
Beatrice Lille did a number for
Warner Bros. which they decided
not to include in one Of their
musicals. Later when the pro
ducers decided to utilize it in an
other picture, Miss Lille objected
and her protest caused such a
furore the plan was abandoned.
The Washington theaters do
not n1iSlead about these things.
If they did the Better Business
Bureau would call them to time.
And rightly.
The New Orleans assassination
caused some embarra ssment on
Broadway. George Whites new
Scandals" in rehearsal. yanked a
skit based on the late Senator
Long and cat Home Abroad
pulled one of it's most amusing
comedy hits based on the same
subject.
Rates Free Show
Kate Smiths new radio sponsor.
the A. and P, is sending her out
with what is called $4,000 free
show, playing one night stands in
the blk cities. Besides Kate the
show holds Jack Miller's orches-
ira. The show plays Madison
Square Garden on September 30,
is scheduled to make one day
stand in Washington. Date and
place yet unannounced.
Meet Mrs. Miller
Meet Mrs. Louise Noonan Mil.
Ter, Washington's only woman
theatrical impressario. She has
remodeled and redecorated the
Little Theater on Ninth Street,
will operate it as cinema de.
voted to reVivals of HollyWood's
worth while features, rather than
late mediocrities.
Today, for instance, the Little
Theater is showing Norma Shear
er'S "Barretts of Wompole Street"
a picture that is worth a second
look any time and that will prob
ably be as popular in 1910. A
three-day booking.
On the exhibition schedule for
early showing is Three Cornered
Moon" which is the finest ex-
ample of satirical comedy ever
turned out by Hollywood. The
slightly cracked Rimplegar family
in this Paramount feature is de-
llciously played by a gilt-edged
cast that includes Mary Boland in
her greatest screen role and
Claudette Colbert. If you missed
"Three-Cornered Moon" when or
iginally shown, by all means
catch it on reissue.
A feature of the Little Theater
Is that all seats in the house are
equipped with the convenient
plug-in device to aid the hard of
hearing. Abe Toxins is the new
manager of the Little Theater,
with the announced policy of the
intimate cinema designed to make
it known as The Aristocrat of
the Ninth Street movie settle