The Washington times., 1937-07-29

'enougn new material TO replace
the business he blue-penciled.
Still, I don't think Ted Healy
will hold that against them. When
Comedian Healy played the Fox
stage here, the official censor
clipped his act from 81 minutes to
IL, leaving this Pagliacci in tears.
TORCH LIGHT WHOOPEE
Hot time on Fifteenth Street
next Wednesday night. An 1865
period hot time, with torch lights
instead Of floods, pretty gals in
the voluminous skirts of Abe Lin
coins time, stage coach to haul
the debbieS to Keith's.
AL part of the grand premiere
for Toast of New York" Which
the D. C. tuberculosis Association
will sponsor. with part of the pro-
ceeds providing health and summer
pleasure for two more underpriv-
ileged children at the Bald Eagle
Camp.
Toast of New York" has Ed
Arnold and Frances Farmer en-
acting Jim FiSke's love story. It
must be a good picture, won a
second week at Radio City Music
Hall and set a July record in the
Rockefeller cinema cathedral.
DON ZELAYA BUSY
Don Zelaya, WASHINGTON pianist
and one of my favorite vaudevil-
lanS, is on the road again. Steel
Pier at Atlantic City next week,
then Milwaukee. Detroit and Cleve-
land, followed by a long engage
ment at the Drake Hotel, Chicago.
In January he begins six months
tour of Europe. with one month
scheduled for London.
YASHA GETS A JOB
Yascha Bunchuk remember
that commanding figure in white
who stood on the Capitol's runway
and led Phil Lampkin's augmented
band will wave the stick in the
largest theater-reStaurant in the
world. The International Casino.
occupying a full block in front of
Times Square, New York. It will
seat $500. George Olsen, the band.
master, Louis j. Brecker and Joe
Moss will operate the new
chowery.
MARILYN, NOW DOROTHY
A couple of months ago when
Director Christy Cabanne was host
at a Hotel Mayflower party for his
Annapolis Salute" company, he
introduced stunning ingenue
from Baltimore as Marilyn Miller
Said she was making her film
debut at the Naval Academy in
his picture. and that Marilyn Mil
Ter was her right name. Also Sug
gested we file her in memory aS
future star material.
So, comes this bulletin from
Howard Benedict of RKO. Aftel
four weeks in motion pictures, dur
ing which time her name has beer
changed twice, Marilyn Miller, o.
Dorothy Vernon-no-M arilyr
Vernon-isn't quite sure just what
her name is.
When discovered by RKO Radio
talent scouts her real name wa!
Marilyn Miller. She was nance
'Marilyn" by her parents because
of their profound admiration fol
the late dancing star of stage anc
screen.
RKO executives, fearing pos
sible confusion through the ident
ity of names, changed her cogno
men to Dorothy Vernon" late
decided this was too reminiscent
of the novel, Dorothy Vernon O.
Haddon Hall" finally decided tt
let her retain half her origina
name for picture purposes.
Which Is why, when she see
herself in her cinema debut, IAN
napoliS Salute" Marilyn Miller
no, Dorothy Vernon-we NEAR
Marilyn Vernon-will watch anS
iously for the cast credits to lear
Just what name the studio final,
decided to give her.
DAVIES HITS AGAIN
Marion Davies ever Since Eve
wins a second downtown week, &c
ing to the Metropolitan Theate
August 6.
Miss Davies is the only star VIII
has never had an unsuccessful pie
ture in this territory. Neither ha
her producing sponsor, Cosmopol
tan Pictures.