The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-29

loud speaker for the PreSldent'S
speech. We missed Carter Barron
but Irene Weber Sadel gave q most
efficient and charming perform
ance in the dual role Of tour man
ager.hosteSs.
ROMEO" FOR NATIONAL
Putting two and two together
and making almost four, you can
deduce from the M-G-M release
that Norma Shearer's Romeo and
Juliet" will probably open the Ma
tional Theater's new season about
Labor Day. The picture will have
IS road show engagements with
reserved seats. Washington will
be one of these.
ABOUT GREEN PASTURES"
Warner Brothers have decided
Green Pastures" will go out on
the regular release schedule. 1t
will have a pre-release at Radio
City Music Hall, New York, on
July Is.
The brothers Warner have been
nightly disturbed because Pre-
mier Mitchell F.. Hepburn has
banned the picture in Canada,
that official concurring in the
opinion of the Ontario censor the
feature was Sacriligeous.
Canada'S decision comes as q
great surprise because Green
Pastures" as a play was per-
mitted in all key city stands in
the Dominion without protest.
To offset the surprise Canadian
ruling and to base an appeal the
producers have enlisted Dominion
clergymen of all denominations
who challenge the statement,
"the film is shocking to Chris
tian people"
New York clergy have also
backed the Warner Bros. in their
contention the Marc Connolly
pastoral drama, with its Southern
folk conception of de Lawd," is
both reverential and a good in
fluence. Those lauding the pic
ture are DR.. Christian F. ReiSner
of the Broadway Tabernacle, Rev.
James F. Cunningham of the
Paulist Fathers, Rev. DR.. George
M. Duff of the Riverside Presby-
terrain church, Rev. DR.. Edgard
r. Hyde of the Crescent Avenue
Baptist church and Rev. Shelton
Bishop of st. Philips Episcopal
church.
NEWLYWED MARSHALLS
Congratulations to the George
Preston MarshallS. The eminent
First Nighter fooled all the gossip
columniStS. They saw romantic
tendencies in his night club at
tentions to Honey Johnson, Myrna
10y, Ina Claire and others, but
never a peep about or a paragraph
of a possible alliance with Corinne
Griffith, one of Hollywood's most
famous beauties.
Lovely Corinne Griffith was q
Steve Cochran star on her last
public appearance, which adds
interest to the local angle. She
toured for him in Design For
Living in a company which in
cludes the former Louise Harrison
Gwynn (now Mrs. Lawrence Tur-
nure), and Freddy Sherman.
In the silent movie days Corinne
Griffith was one of Hollywood's
greatest stars and among the high
est paid. She made a huge fortune
and is credited with holding on to
a sizeable piece of her screen earn
ings. This is the new Mrs. Mar
shall'S screen biography as pre-
pared for the Motion Picture AL
manac:
GRIFFITH, CORINNE: Actress,
b. Texarkana, Ark, November "a,
1899; h. feet, 6 inches; brown
hair and hazel eyes; W. 11S
pounds; p. nOn-prOfeSSiOnalS; Q. at
Sacred Heart convent, New Or.
leans; div. Walter M0roscO, pro.
Queer; ny. motoring, music and
art collections. Had stellar roles
In First Nationals "'Black Oxen,
Single Wives" ''DeClasse, "The
Marriage WhirI," "InfatuatiOn,"
Classified" "MademOiseIle Mo
diste," Unto Her Kingdom" "Syn-
cOpating Sue," "The Lady in
Ermine," Three Hours" "The
Divine Lady," "Outcast" and
Saturdays Children; also United
Artists "The Garden of Eden"
prisoners" 1890. First National:
Back Pay" 1880 and Lilies Of
the Field" 1880, First National.
AS for George Preston Marshall.
I have known him since he was
the star juvenile of the Sixty third
regiment, regular Army, which
came from the California Preside
to Camp Meade in the war days.
George P. was the star actor in
THE Widows Mite" which the
soldiers offered as their contribu-
ton to the drama. I think gave
him a good notice in the Camp
Meade Herald.
When he operated at the Be-
lasco Theater during the summer
months he took away $4,000 in
profits for a four-monthS season
with such naughty frivolities as
Getting Gertie'S Garter" etc., the
record high in Washington the
atrical success.
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