The Washington times., 1937-01-20
KELLEYGRAMS

John Milligan's sharp eyes de-
tected Washington movie talent,
in Lily Pons' picture. that com,
pletely eluded the reviewers. He
dropped the following note in the
departments letter box anent his
discovery:
Dear Judge:
"If this notable bit of intelli-
gence has already been ex-
plotted, this memorandum can
obviously be consigned to the
waStebaSket. If nOt-Hardie
Meakin missed bet for a trifle
of local publicity.
81 refer to That Girl From
Paris which 1 caught at the
end Of its run at RKO-Keith's.
The braSh newspaper reporter
in the film-the chap who &C
companies a photographer into
the Jersey rOadhouSe-iS played
by none other than our home
tOwn-bOy-made-gOOd, Vinton Hay
worth, known professionally as
VintOn HawOrth, 1 believe.
"VintOn, whose father is in the
printing business here, is a born
and bred Capitalist (how's that
for a synonym for WashingtO-
nian? and attended Central
High School. 1t was at that
great institution that he became
interested in dramaticS, gaining
his first advice and training
from that capable teacher, SybiI
Baker. Miss Baker, now with
the Community Center Depart
ment, was at that time a teacher
of English and coach of the Cen
trail High dramatic club.
Il regret my ignorance Of the
entire course Of VintOn's career,
since I have not seen him for
about six years, but / believe
he was recently one of the play
erS in the Myrt and Marge radio
productions. He has also ap-
peared in several Broadway le-
gitimate shows.
"In That Girl From Paris
VintOn was not billed, but he
must surely have been recOg-
niEed by many of the army of
former Central High SchOOliStS
(how'S that for a synonym for
alumni and. alumnae of DIR. Bal
LOUIS best academy?)
"MILLIGAN."
DEANNA DURBIN YEAR
Life moved fast for Deanna Dur
bin in 1886 The little lady OF
IA summers and winters whose
name goes up on the marquee OF
RKO-Keith's Theater as a full
fledged star on Friday, was prac
tically unknown a year ago
Eddie Cantor discovered her tai
ent. At least he let the world know
of her voice when he found a spot
for her on his radio programs. Now
he pays her $1,000 a broadcast i. .
Her right name is Edna Mae Dur
bin, she was born in Canada, ano
has been taking singing lessons
for the past five years Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer was first to give
her a Hollywood offer but let hel
contract lapse after the girl hac
played a number of bits"
Then Universal picked her up
cast her in Three Smart Girls
an when the picture was half fin
iShed decided they had a find
The story was rewritten to builo
up the Deanna Durbin part to stal
calibre This week before she
left to take an addition for the
Metropolitan Opera Universal took
out a $500,000 insurance policy on
the Sub-deb star Besides being
able to sing gloriouSly Deanna Dur,
bin has a pretty good natural idea
of how to act on the screen
Ed Neiber, branch manager of Uni
Versal Pictures in Washington
sends an invitation to the opening
of the new Exchange Building, 913
New Jersey Ave, next Monday
from IL o'clock on. A buffet lunch,
con and refreshments will be
served in the Deanne Durbin room
CIVIC PLAY TONIGHT
The Civic Theater's first per
formance of Sinclair Lewis 1T
Can't Happen Here" at Wardman