The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-06

world premiere at the National
Theater next Monday night.
Julie the Great" has two acts,
seven sets, 10 scenes and a cast
Of IS.
JESSELL TURNS JOKE
The next new Yokel produc-
ton will present George Jessell
in a play by Samson Raphaelson
called THE Magnificent Heel"
This will have a Washington
opening in late February.
An interesting story in connec-
ton with the Jessel play. When
George Jessell was playing in
''The Jazz Singer" another
RaphaelSon comedy, the come
dian and the playwright couldn't
get along. They we're always
scrapping. Playwright Raphael
son was so much peeved about
this squabble eternal he wrote a
play about it and called it 1.-The
Magnificent Heel" The original
idea was to have Jack Pearl
play the star role, but radio and
other things interfered with the
plan.
Now Mr.. Jessen will be the star
of the play in which he was the
playwright's conception OF THE
Magnificent Heel"
Lew Brown Is putting on new
musical called "Yokel Boy Makes
Good" It is not, Joe Roberts, as
sures me, about the successful
Alex.
WALLER is REWARDED
When Fats Waller and his band
made such a rousing hit with the
washington Times-Herald news
boys at their annual banquet last
Monday night, the Howard Thea
ter headliner did not expect to
win q promotion through his sue
cess.
News Of his triumph reached
Broadway and bookers wired to
catch the Waller revue at the How.
ard. The answer came Saturday
in an announcement that Fats
Waller and his band have been
booked for the Loew Theaters.
They will play the Century in Bal
timore in late February and the
following week will appear at the
Fox on F Street. These are the
first engagements of the Sepia
comedian in white theaterS,
OAKIE IS POPULAR
Jack Oakie is a conspicuous ex-
ample Of a Hollywood actor who
fares much better by being fea-
tured player than being a full
Pledged star. Fares better in the
sense that he gets more work, and
is not burdened with the reSpon-
sibility Of carrying a picture to
success.
Thus this week Mr.. Oakie is
serving as first aide for Joe Pen
ner in collegiate" on the Earle
screen and he is also the main
acting prop for Warner Baxter in
King of Burlesque" at the Fox.
Comedian Oakie got plenty of
warning that if he continued to
get fat and ate himself out of the
juvenile class he was extremely
liable to eat himself out of work
at the studios. For a time Mr..
Oakie tried pretty hard to stave
off a double chin by dieting. No
success. Then he discovered that
audiences liked the plump Oakie
just as much as they did the wise
cracking juvenile. So Jack is let
ting nature take its course and
the studios are resigned to having
an overstuffed comic.
SOME NOMINATIONS
Hardly had the ink dried on the
Hollywood on Parade selections
of the IS best acting performances
of 1885 than readers began to
mention acting work which they
figure the list overlooked. To date
these suggestions:
Bette Davis for "Bordentown."
Eric Linden for "Ah wilderness"
Pat O'Brien for "Oil For the
Lamps of China"
FAST NEWS REELS
Arthur De Titta, of Fox Movie
tone takes a bow for nabbing the
Roosevelt Cabinet in New Year
greetings. On view at the Fox be-
ginning today.
Para mount news reel men
caught President Roosevelt's Fri
day night speech to Congress, had
it on the Metropolitan and the
Earle screen at 1920 Saturday
morning. Fast work.
Celluloid eye glasses go to all
entering the Palace TIL ter
Wednesday. For the new short reel
audiscope that gives the effect of
a third dimension. You'll duck
when you see a pitcher throw a
fast ball right at your head or
the water squirter who aims to
douse you right in the eye. A
novelty short that will supplement
Tale of TWO Cities"
Up From the Ranks
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