The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22

bulletins fresh from The Washing
ton Times copy desk. Here is a
voice, giving a brisk summary Of
the worlds happenings in brief,
that can match any Of the net
work broadcaSters who deal in
headline material.
1t is not because the Goodwin
voice bears striking resem-
blance to the perfect radio voice
of President Roosevelt that I COM
mand this Is minutes on the morn
ing airwaveS. It is more because
it is the best blending of flashes
that have ever been privileged to
hear, combining the expert and
experienced news judgment Of an
able editor with a delivery that
has color, clarity and choice Eng
liSh.
Again would I commend the
Earl Goodwin news broadcast for
there is belief in the studios, and
elsewhere. that in the early morn
ing hours, anything goes. Earl
Goodwin never treats his radio au-
dience as though it were what vau-
devillianS call supper show"
He gives them his best. And his
best happens to be very, very good.
MARSHALL TO WE'D
Take it from Tony Mayfair of
the New York Mirror you will
hear the wedding bells chime for
George P. Marshall on April IS.
1t will be the day his divorce be-
comes final.
Mr.. Marshall who commutes
between Washington'S Hotel
Shoreham and the Central Park
Casino weekly and enjoys both
Broadway and E Street first
night performances, will take as
his bride Honey Johnson. She
was educated at Marymount Con,
vent and the Gardiner School
and is popular in New York
society. Last week her brother,
Warren Johnson, eloped with the
16-year-old Ruth Moffett.
Tony Mayfair, a society scrib,
bier, scoops the New York gossip
columniSts who UP to this time
have merely had Mr.. Marshall
and his Honey johnson in the
holding hands lists.
ED WYNN BOWS
A first night audience at Ford's
Theater in Baltimore on Monday
night applauded and cheereo
until Ed Wynn popped out from
the wings, upset, happy and slut
tering the critics say.
The play was THE Light Be
yond the Shadow" and Ed Wynn
is the producer and not in the
cast. It is his first venture as
the man in the front office. Bal
timore liked the play and thinks
the Fire Chief las a hit. 1t is
an adaptation from the Hungari
an and concerns timely topic
mercy killings.
Once out on the stage for the
applause curtains Ed Wynn was
obliged to act as master of cere
monies and introduce his cast. II
includes, among others, Kate
Mayhem, 80 years old and still
doing a right good job of acting
CORNELL LIKES LEONARD
Katherine Cornell is not shun.
ming Washington because she pre-
fers Baltimore as try-out city,
but because she likes to help out
Leonard Mclaughlin, manager of
the Maryland and Auditorium
theaters.
When Katherine Cornell was a
struggling actress it happened
that Manager Mclaughlin was
able to do her a substantial pro.
fesSional favor. The reward of a
grateful actress, now a great star,
was to open Allen Corn" Flow.
erS of the Forest" and now, George
Bernard Shaw's "St. John" in a
McLaughlin-managed theater in
our neighboring city.
RED BARN" PROMOTED
The Roadside Theater neigh
bors will be happy to learn that
their Murder in the Red Barn
is soon to open on Broadway.
Harry BanniSter sponsors the
creaking old melodrama which
made healthy dividends for the
RoadSiders. He will reopen the
American Music Hall at Forty
second Street and Eighth Avenue
to show this dramatic antique.
GIRLS TO PICK
The girls-Lord love 'em-wil
have a chance to vote on What
pictures they want at the Earle
Theater during the month OF
February. It is Frank La F'alce'i
gesture to leap year. The theatel
will nominate 10 pictures, all with
handsome leading men. The foul
which get the top ballot will be
screened in February.
PRESIDENTS BALL
Through the courtesy of the
motion picture theaterS, a trailer
calling attention to the President
Birthday Ball on January 80, will
go on the bill at all downtown
houses today. The trailer was
made by Arthur DeTitta end il
contributed by the Fox Movietont
Company. Hardie Meakin o.
RK-O Keith's Theater, is chair
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