The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas • Page 10

THE GALVKSTON DAILY NEWS, SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1929. NINETEEN MORTON DOWNEY PRESENTED WITH HIS GLORIOUS TENOR VOICE. A singer of brilliance and an ac- tor of attractive personality and mlmotlo talent, Morton Downey, who created a sensation In the i Club Casanova In New York, will I bo seen in Pathe talking and slng- picture productions throughout the current screen seciBon. Mr. Downey 1 la starred in the Patho dialogue plc- ture, "Mother's Boy," Robert T.

Kano production which opened a 4- duy run yesterday at the Martini theater. Downey was born In Brooklyn, I N. and as a boy, 'his fine tenor voice attracted attention. He wan discovered by Paul Whitenian, with whom he sang for four years. He then went to Europe where his voice was trained and he sang with great success In London, Paris and Kerlln.

Returning to UultcU States In October, 1018, he was signed for the leading part In "Syncopation" and ho makes his second appearance on tho scroon In "Mother's Boy." The story of "Mother's Boy," written by Gene Markey is a de' lightful one. It deals with the over- powering love of a warm hearted mother for her son In whom she 1 has great confidence. Her husband i la more or less dissipated and cares more for hla son Hnrry, who proves to be a scoundrel, than for "mother's boy," a light hearted, blithesome boy whose charming voice leads him to fortune. The picture is packed with thrilling scenes and many are most appealing. The cast is made up almost wholly of stage players of prominence.

Morton Downey as "mother's boy" If a well known RronHwny entertainer who now seems to have embarked upon successful screen career. Helen Chandler, who plays opposite him, is known as one of the youngest stars on Hroadway who scored in "The Marriage Bed." Barbara Bennett, Fteli'r of Cnn- stance und Joun, appeared with her father Richard Bennett in "The Dancers." OSROOI! Perkins, of "The Front. Page" fnnie. is ideally cast ns. ateo, is Boryl Morcur, nn English actress of ability and reputation.

Morton Downey, Broadway Star, Is Featured In New icture at the Martini Theater Tom Mix Comes to Key Theater In New Photoplay, "Soft Boiled" Music and Singing In Featured In "Mother's Boy" now Attraction at tho Martini Today. Mr. Downey Helen Chandler and Ongiood Perkins In Scone From the Picture. Martini to Present "The Valiant" With Paul Muni, Starting Wednesday Other In the cant include Brian Donlex-y. Loiin Raker ami i Mcmkowitz.

The picture wnrt 'Ill-wind hy Bradley a under the supervision of Robert T. Knne. The cameraman was Harry a lens for many DIXIE NO. 1 PRESENTS FILM OF REAL LIFE BY UNI- VERBAL. One of the screen's most dra ma tic pictures of underworld life IB to hp seen here nt Dixie No.

1 a for four days starting tnriny. The i is "Mnn, Woman Hnd Wife," a Universal production, slurring Norman Kerry associated i a i a and a i Pauline Starke. and othfi producing companion. Fox Movietone WPWH complet program. Revealing heart-moving story i a interest mid por- I hy mut of I excellence.

"The Valiant." Fox Movietone a production from tho ca- pnble hands of William K. Howard, director, will open three en i i Theater. Paul Mum Wednesday at the Mar- nnd Marguerite Churchill, co-fentured In the lending roles. I former as a confomied to electrocution, and tho. a an girl who weeks to discover the convict her lonB-miHflinR brother, chmnciorl7.atons a reflect i a i experience.

"in "nrry riTvl Jr-hr Hooth from a piny by Hoi worthy Hall mid Robeit Middle mnsfl, "The Vnllimt" proves nn Men i for i a i Fox Movietone uf the si tun (ion in which nn erranl fhnli hiiiuielf nt. the end of i i vf hlii Held i a i to 31 his a i from pain and by concealing hlH I i to end. In the. i cai't of ntnge nnd players who depict 1 he pow- i i i Mirety nnd finesse In voice ami net Ion ure included John Mnck Brnwii, DcWItt Jen- nlnpfp. niehtml Cnrlyle, Henry Knllcrr, Yorke.

i Denipney, Don Terry nnd George VLYS AFTKK ONLY ONE HOUR'S A I I tJalng a nnrt the underworld of New York ns hack- ground the i norm IPS tremendous romance i around i persons. The happiness of ench IH HO wound up in the a of the others a great dramntlcjn- tcrest and i cui'loni on thn part of Director Edward Ijiemmle. when the tilcturc clowert In a renllntlc climax ihiit Is to one of Uiq moat unusual ever ttcrecned. "Man, Womnn nnd Wife" Is not nn ordinary of Huspo.nne results. Tho fonrlcsnnp.Rfi of movie Beaumont, solo flight nftr-r only one hour'n in- r.truction, G.

Frnnk Myers, Beaumont oil man, In believed to have established a record for pi ftt art nf piloting an a i a A record of ono hour and i a had been eatablinhed by an easier A rrnwd of specUtors nt the Brnumont airport naw Mycrn take off nnd ma lie perfect a on circlinK i flevpral tlmcn. picture, to Ijiemmle. "I attempted 1o depict the ntorv of a man every buffet by life reacted on of persons," mild the rilreetor. "The i i are i i mm Ulnae RCnonilly en- cnunt crod in mot Ion ptcl ure. I tried to make players respond to them In a way a was suitable to tho story.

Kerry nnd Miss Stnrltc both Rave me iinu.iu.il port ray.nl.·«. An a of a the i cast did i a work." In the cant are Marlnn Nixon, Hnrlnn, Crawford Kent nnd Byron Doilclfifl. The pic- in from an original screen story hy Charles A. whn also wrote the a a i ami i i The deals i the lack of personal murage of the hero nnd overcomes hln fear, a subject i I most universal appeal. i nnd hk onls are featured In the comedy.

''All Abonrd." A news reel romploton the progrnm. One of the greatest horpe racing ever produced, "Sllkn nnd i heroine of Universal plc ui-ps, will be. nhnwn nt thn Dixie No. 1 a for threo days Blaring "Sllkn nnd Saddles," mnde under direction of Robert F. Hill, ins i to the screen the most i SCPHPH of the dirt track I motion picture It was Ptixrtcd i the avowed In- ention of th director to glvn urpfioerfl perfect reproduction of HI exciting horse race on ono of he big Thin plan of Hill been ear- led out oven better than wnn nntlc- KEY HH1EH BOILED" PRESENT! WESTERN HERO IN UNIdUE ROLE.

FauTMunfand Marguerite Churchill in "The.Valiant** Fox Movietone Feature NEW MEXICO) SPfOAl BARGAIN EXCURSflON 2 1 tickets Sale OH For 'limn 2tt; return limit -Inly in, on miJn Tiiiirwlay n.ml Frliluy' Iny i i $17.10 on Miln (return I li on. 31.) To Olnucleroft for magic two weclw' vnontlon In vnnt. expnnflo reiilly IJVK ftgntr. in I Jin Klory of this perfect vacation land hlghrwt Rolf conrso In America riding mountain climbing nvrtnlnff nnd rntor- tnlnmont nt ihU fnmoiw rosori hostelry. Low rnfw at, hotel or rolfiigrs.

Oo over plclurntqun "SutlRoi Jlontfl" Lhni LI Ipntert. All thn thrill, color, and romance connected i the running of a big race linn been transferred to the i negative. Richard Walling, one of Hollywood's most promt sing juveniles, opposite Miss Nixon. Mary noted stage and screen hcnuty and Oils Hnrlnn arc also 'hat In i rninc Included thn stellar company are De.Granse, a Clalr UncDowell, David Torrencc, John ny Fox and Hayrien Stevencon "Sllkn nnd Saddles" In a ncree A a a i of Beaumon story. The a i was mart by Pnul Gnngclln, who also workc with Faith Thomas on the.

contl Uy. Many of the exterior scenes Ihi horwo rnces were filmed nt well-known Belmont Pnrk rac track nt Long Inland, N. Y. Other were, made nt tracks near Holl 9 and formation fro rian Thin Hy Ticket Offh- 2021 Mitrkrl fil, NEW PORTLAND CEMENT PLANT OPEN AT WACO mclal to Newi. Waco, Juno new nlant.

of tho A a Portlnnd Ccmon -ornpHny of Texan is In full oporn- hero, according to John Horron, prenldent. Shipping IB expected to hogln Monday. With selection of Waco suitable for tho a a of cement In Texas, construction work wna begun last October. Officials of tho company expect tho new ilnnt to nerve a largo territory In he Southwest. Other plants are ocatcd at a i a nnd Independence, a "Our objective to make thl.s plant ho most modern possible," ilr.

Horron, "hnw hern fully rmtl- nnd we hnvu tliat tho )ropertlen In raw a a of Wuco nro particularly well milted to iiroduco tho hlgli olnnditrd of quality which wu demand hi our produclu." 6 A I CANAI, is OnuiKd, i i asking tho Unlttul Sttitis.s wnr department to cmuUrucl shorter boat nanal from llm Sablno lllver and Habino Lako to the Johnson's Bayou community, haw received unfavorable recommendation on tho part nf District EnKlmicr Mllo P. Fox of the fJalveston office, according to reports received hero. Notice IIIIH been mailed to citizens Interested In thn i i to tho effrot a thoy were nt liberty to appeal from i decision, Tho point WHH mndo In the reeommmdn- tlon a the rrr.nrrt of lonnago liandled between Orangn and Johnson's Hnynu did not i tlio rx- pcndlturo of money sufficient cut tho proponed nrw bout cannl. NlCVttll let i a Till-: N1SWR A A1XS. SEAWALL PAVING TO START SOON Preliminary work and assembly IK of materials toward topping tho A road nnd paving a tho west end pen wall entenslon wit brick will be under way shorth contractors sold yesterday.

The road paving will bo of aa phalt, extending for two mile down the Island from city Hm About i days will be re quired to finish work, durln which time down-tho-island traffi will bo routed over the beach, copt at night. Forms for the construction pilings for the houlovard work ar being made, and It la thought lay Ing of the brick surfacing will star soon. NOTICE TO CITY SUBSCRinKttS If you do not receive, your rompUy each morning, phone us efore 10 o'clock and a copy wil bo sent you by special messenger i 7 TO 0 O'CLOCK and See MIS3 LP.ONA LEWIS Lyric Soprano MISS ELIZABETH SOUTHWOOD Classic Dancer Musio by Benny Pasko- wit2' Buccaneer Conort Orchestra in Open- Air Deck Dining Room. BUCCANEER HOTEL There may be nothing new under the sun, but Tom Mix behind horn- rim spectacles, wearing the latest garb from the shelf of a secondhand store, Is a close approach to it. In the Fox Film "Soft Boiled," which opens a three-day run today at the Key, theater, Mix appears In a comedy role HO i from hifl usual characterization that he surprised hinmclf.

No picture starring Tom Mix would be complete without Tony, ils wonder horse. In "Soft Boiled' 1 i'ony plays his usual prominent part with his usual Intelligence, despite the fact that he found his master scarcely rccogni7.able In many of the scenes. Expecting coarse chaps, soft shirt, spurs nna sombrero, Tony encountered Tom Mix In checkered "city clothes" nnd spats. It may have Indignu- ion or surprise Tony rear viciously wiien he glimpsed hln, hut it was equine intelligence hot brought a hoarse horse whln- ncy when he saw tile horn-rimmed goggles. In "Soft Boiled" Tom Mix plays ho role of a young man named steele, whose temper quicker to Insh than metal sparks when It with i How ho learns control this temper, first as a hoc clerk, later .13 owner of a tiestlonable road nouse and cvcn- unlly wins the i A a fortune, ombinc to produce one of the most i pictures In which the poplar nctor ever appeared.

Bllllc 3ove plays opposite Mm nnd J. G. 31ystone, directing the picture, coured the western coast for the rettlest girls in the daring car- scenes. Whatever else may Do said of Soft Boiled." it will be bove all that It presents Tom Mix his most i roTe i the csult that action, romance nnd liu- or mingle throughout tiic picture. The comedy, "Two Tnrs," fe.i- i Stan Laurel, and a News Reel complete tho program.

Carey--the name which has stood for many years ns trademark of thrilling action In Western pictures Ilany Carey generally selects something unusual to i out the consistently i a i of his nlc- tures. In "The Border Patrol," his latest Pat ho picture to bo oroduccd by Charles R. Rogers, which cornea to the Key a Friday be secured the services of Inn Salt Lake City girl who was try Ing to "break" into the movies. Carey discovered a she was a dancer of great ability, and put her to work as a specialty artist In hla film. Kathleen Collins, Richard Tucker and others arc In tho very pood cast.

James P. Hogan directed from (he Btory by Finis Fox. Miss Anson faces a glowing future Ihruogh Mr. Carey's Interest. SADDLE CLUB TO START CLASSES FOR CHILDREN Classes In equitation for children are to be organized shortly by Her jert Lrcmonlus, whose retention as riding master for the Calves ton Saddle Club has been announce! by Adrian F.

Levy, president of tin club. Mr. Lemonius replaces Mies Mar orio McLeod who ia devoting her time to the training and showing of the string of thoroughbred show horses owned hy W. L. Moody III "The Galvcston Saddle Club It very fortunate to have secured the icrvlces of us fine a horseman as lr.

Lemonius, who is known on wo continents as a rider, hunter polo player," Mr. Levy stated. Mr. Lemonius was educated In England at Cnlvcrn, Eton and Ox- ord nnd there began to attract as a horseman. He has t-on a large number of trophies, oth for riding nnd driving and ias been highly recommended for ils ability.

He has been instruc- or in equitation In a number of xclUKlve riding clubs. Sport-loving Galvcstonians will remember hit oi-flp. "The Whip," which he cx- ibited In local shows some time ipteto Drpt. 8.) Valley Laboratories, Spring Valley, N.Y. Summer Season is at hand-- Sacrifice of Kodak Albums ranplnff in price from $1.50 to YODR $1 fin BACK CHOICE.

MAURER STUDIO KOIMJ4. AND FRAME SHOP Tromonl St Phono 161)8 Starting Today and Thru Wednesday The Eternal Triangle From a New Angle! There were two women in his life--the beautiful society girl who waa his wife until he played dead--and the girl from I the shady side of life. A Gripping Emotional Treat for All True Lovers of i Pictures. "Man, Woman" and Wife" Featuring NORMAN KERRY Pauline Starke--Marian Nixon Also--Smitty and His Pals In the Oomady, "ALL ABOARD," and a News Reel. Contract for construction of tho alveeton-BoIlyar ferry landings may bo.

awarded by tho commle- lonerfl court at Us meeting TUCB- lay. afternoon at 3 o'clock, it was ndicatod yesterday. Provided no egar problems bar the way, work tho Bolivar landing will be tarted at onco oh tho'Port Travis Ito, for which a i a btalnod by tho war department. Tho court has retained tho low iid of tho Coastal'- Construction Company on tho work, and If the bid is still legal after six months delay. It will be Designed rlglnally for the Bouse location on ho peninsula, it Is believed this id, with slight alterations, will ap- ly to tho Fort Travis landing.

Negotiations are under way with ho government to obtain a permit MEETING SCHEDULED TUESDAY; OLD BID OF COASTAL HEM HELD. for use of Fort Point as the Gal- vcston ferry terminal. Regular business will also considered Tuesday. HUNT FOR OWNER OF RUM LAUNCH WILL CONTINUE Government officials yesterday their search for Angelo 8. Palmisano, the alleged owner of the launch Mercedes Williams, which was seized recently near San Oon by customs agents and pro- libition agents with a cargo of iquor aboard, said to be wortn A.

F. Scharff, customs agent In charge here, left yesterday lor Chicago, and. It is believed his mission with th'e search for the owner of the launch. Shortly after the seizure said he had clews which he believed would lead to the arrest mplicated In the unsuccessful at- empt to smuggle In the cargo of 3,000 cases of whisky and 100 cases of alcohol. The haul-was one of the largest made here recently.

Tony Genna and Sam Alena, who In the vicinity of the launch it the time of the capture, -were re- cased Friday for want of evidence link them with the seizure. Government records at Biloxl, Palmloano.as the owner it the'launch. 3 DAYS, STARTING TODAY The Stunt King in a 4 Speedy Comedy--Romance Replete With Thrills! Pretty Girls--Snappy Cafe Scenes, With; Laughter and Love, are Features in This- Tom Mix Thriller. "Soft Boiled" Featuring TOM and TONY, the MIX Wonder Horse Also--Stan Laurel in the Comedy, "TWO TARS," and a News Eeel. OF ROMANCE A I TUNEFULLY TOLD The fascinating: story, told in picture, talk and song, of Tommy O'Day, golden-voiced Irish boy who found that fame and fortune on the Great White Way were worth less than the pride of his mother and the love of his sweetheart.

The rich masterful voice of Morton Downey, sing- mg songs of love, of jazz, of sentiment; the pageantry of Broudway, of nightclubs, of shows and show- folks; a gripping story of mother-love and love of a good girl all told in startling song and talking! A JOY TO SEE-A JOY TO HEAR 4J Pdth6 Picture TALKING! "TOl'lCS OF THE DAY" FOX MOVIKTONE NEWS REEI, TALKING COMEDY--IT'S A RIOT "HARD-BOILED HAMPTON" Why Worry About the Heat THC ICE PLANT IT Tf II THEATRE!.