The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-09

Long have stage actresses beer
conceded the right to stop agin
for 10 years, once they reached TIT
30th milestone. It's part of game
of keeping young for the footlights
But the Almanac diScloses the Hol
lywood feminine stars have
adopted the same system for re
tanning youth.
Ladies of the screen aged nary
a day during the 1886 season
while their masculine affiliate'
added two years in one, which may
or may not square with the pop
ular modern concept of romantic
balance but is shown to be a sta
tiStical truth.
Specifically, the average age Of
feminine film players is found
to stand at 20 years. as it die
last year, while that of the mer
has jumped from 80 to Al. Maybs
it's all due to the influence Of the
Dionne progeny and the resultant
upswing of juvenile castings, but
no matter-the grand average OF
all screen players remains right
where it was a year ago, at 81
years, and all may be said to be
right with the world that is Holly
wood.
So don't let a purely mathe
NAUTICAL age discrepancy distract
you when you see boy and girl
go into their clinch next time you
visit your favorite cinema. And
don't let your interest be pre-.
occupied with the likewise stats
tical knowledge that he is S feet
101a inches tall and weighs in al
1859 pounds whereas she measures
8 inches less over all and scales
only Ill. Entertainment experts
say this is par for cinema match,
making, according to latest box,
office readings.
Boy, by the way, was born in
Richmond, Va, sub, the geo
graphical center of population if
you count actors a world to them.
selves, as they do, and girl started
life in PottSville, Pa, of all places
A NOBLE MAN PASSES
This corner mournS with Other
veteran movie fans the passing Of
Thomas Meighan. He leaves to the
world the memory of one Of the
finest haracters that evel
adorned the amusement profes
sion. Tommy Meighan was 6
good stage actor long before the
screen engaged his talents anc
gave him worldwide fame through
such great pictures as Male and
Female" and THE Miracle Man
A shrewd business man, he con
served the fortune he made in
Hollywood and retired from pic
ture activities except for the con
slant service he gave to the less
fortunate of the profession. The
Meighan charities were many and
dispensed quietly. Movie people
all attest that Tommy Meighan
never turned down a deserving ap.
peal. His personal life was spot.
less, his legion of friends world
wide. Peace to his ashes.
MAXINE, JULY "a
Maxine Doyle will return to
Washington Friday, July "a, for
weeks engagement at the Earle
Theater, where she was mistress
of ceremonies for 149 weeks before
going to Hollywood for a screen
career. Announcement of her book
ing as a featured vaudeville act
was made today by John j. Pay
cite, Warner Bros. general zone
manager.
THIS AND THAT
Christopher Dunphy has been
named publicity chief Of the
Paramount studio in Hollywood,
replacing Gabe Yorke. Same
Chris Dunphy who used to be as
sistant to Ned Mclean, onetime
publisher of the Washington Post.
Harry A. Henkel, for Is years
manager of Ford's Theater in Bal
timore has resigned. His success
sor has not yet been named by
the Erlanger office, which con-
trolls the theater. Sorry to see
Manager Henkel go, for he had
always had a friendly hand and
a warm welcome for Washington
critics. He is expected to be in
the managers office of another
Baltimore theater with the arrival
Of the new season.