The Washington times., 1937-08-06


TRANS-LUX PROSPERS
Success of the Trans-Lux oper-
alton has probably inspired the
movement to build other houses
dedicated to the short topical
program The Fourteenth
Street TranS-Lux hasn't had a
losing week since it opened its
doors . Many said it was on
the wrong side of the street =.
Others felt such theater opera
ton should be down on F Street
to catch more drop-in trade e.
All these gueSSeS proved to be
wrong The Trans'Lux never
has to worry about screen
product. The combined news
reels can furnish a new screen
headliner weekly The news
reel is the only program idea
that helped make the Fifteenth
Street RKO.Keith's theater a
"a two.a.day gold mine that has
carried over to 1887. Not only
carried over, but now more pop
ular than when it shared screen
prominence with AeSop's Fables,
later, Topics of the Day" Quite
fitting then that Roland Robbins
should be majordomo for Trans
Lux, for already he counts
among his habit patronage at
least $50 patrons who were reg
ulars" when vaudeville was
vaudeville, in the Keith days 80.
OF course the opening of the
new N. B. C. headquarters has
helped Trans.LuX, plenty.
ANNABELLA AT RIALTO
One English star that Holly
wood is hot after-has in fact
landed for future delivery-is
Annabella The little lady'S
first American performance in
wings of the Morning" escaped
me, but not the California
scouts She must make two
more pictures for His Maj
esty's producers before she can
go to Hollywood for American
Qualification In the mean
time if you are curious to see
why they are eager for Anna
bella's presence on this side OF
the production pond. the OPP
portunity is present next week
at the Rialto Theater where
she plays Lady Marguerite in
the English picture, Under
the Red Robe" with Conrad
Veidt as the Cardinal BY
the way what is King George
going to do for Mrs. Louise
Noonan Miller? She is GER
tainly doing plenty for John
Bulls producers, giving them a
first run outlet in Americas
Capital.
SOME ENGLISH WHOOPEE
When they hold the Washing.
ton premiere of Herbert Wilcox's
production, Victoria the Great"
some time N November-the
producer will accompany the
picture, as well as Anna Neagle,
the star, for personal appear
ances. Probably a dinner. too,
for critics and other invited
guests. must dust off my mon
ocle. Victoria the Great" will
have its world premiere on Sep
TENDER 10 at the Leicester
Square Theater in London, with
the royal family in attendance
Then the world tour begins
with ballyhoo openings and per
Sonal appearances of the star
for engagements at the Paris
Exposition, Ottawa, Montreal.
Toronto, New York. Washington
and Hollywood Sounds pretty
good to hear that the British
have finally decided to adopt
some American exploitation
ideas.
TOBACCO ROAD" DEBATE
This is getting to be like a
column for the London Times.
I didn't know that I started
something when I printed the
English review Of Tobacco
Road" on Tuesday. But "COPPER"
NICUS," one of my readers,
picks up a club to dispute the
Picaddily opinion. Says he:
In Tuesdays Times you pub
liShed a criticism from the Lon
don Tines on Tobacco Road"
In all that the London critic has
to say. however. one fact stands
out in bald clarity and that is
that his own pink-ruffled illu-
Sions concerning life were rudely
buffeted by the play.
! have no quarrel with this
critics sta tement concerning the
subject matter of the play;
, namely, that it deals with physi.
cal, mental and moral degenera.
OF ton, but I think his reaction to