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Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia • 47

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-Thirteen Theatre Richmond Times-Dispafcht Sunday November 17 1929 Theatre Depth Picture Reveals New Find In Films "Pretty LH" "Mfen Club "Arabian Lover" "Jwlog Out dance numbers from "On the Show" Wendt and his Hotel John Concert Orchestra will coii- give dinner music at Richmond's new hostelry Virginia outhC- iiatf Is Member Of AmericanOpcra the With Frank Marshall Unite to WILL PRESENT El-lenar Cook who will appear at the Wsnuio's Club this week la a color-fel program of dances she has learned In odd corners of the world Each dance will bo given In native rostame Miss Cook is socially prominent and widely acquainted in Richmond Thlt It Opens Monday i Songs Dances Are Featured (Continued From Pegs Ten) AmvvmVUVV llflil sal PERFECTED TALKIES Western Elrctrle System Tt WED -j (Continued Fran Page Ten) fact that third-dimension had been most effectively photographed Inasmuch as white flowers resting upon white' showed each petal clearly and Independently' Flowers leaves stems and the distance between them effectively stood out-with an Illusory effect that led one to believe that one could almost pluck them off the screen Some of those present walked up to the screen to see what the effect! would give at clow hand It war observed that at three or four feet distance' not only was there no distortion but the atereoscopfe effect was appreicably enhanced Patterson one of those present stated that he had been blind in one eye almost from birth and that this demonstration afforded him for the first time an opportunity to see perspective and commented profusely upon the beauties of nature that the film unfolded to him and which be never before experienced The Invention waa patented by William Adler In 1915 and was but recently brought to Issue when acquired by Colors rt Byncnrotone since leaving the Portsmouth School has been mainly musical Com mratlng upon his ideas as to A inert cans In opera he "1 believe that the time Is coming1 due to America's leading position terns tlonally when English win be the universal language This win affect' opera to the extent of making the' i singers sing In that language and li 11 fed that Vladimir Rosing our ar-jj tistie director and hla associates ire i Tight In preparing for that situation: hy pi wanting opera In the modern 1 way and In good understandable Eng- 4 Iteh had to overcome the eccen-j trlcitiee of a Southern drawl but my chief ambition professionally la to reach the peak of perfection In new form of musical art Personally my ambition la to read and fish" Virginia waa unusually receptive the appearance of the American opera In Richmond last season and the in- I aplratlon produced by the company1 performances hero wss responsible for young Talbott engaging upon a ten months' campaign to win a place to! this noted organization 4 HOBART JflCK EGARtjM CARMEL JCMDALf BROOKLflND JflNUT GAYNOtl ANO charlas mortdm qFbun Dtmf kew The feature of Tbia If College' the romantic comedy which will be presented at Lowe's Theatre this week la the (act that new (aces will be seen In "stardom1 (Or the first time Elliott NUgent the original "Kempte" o( stage and screen heads this list This young Juvenile la the son of Nugent Bally Btarr a yount actress who Is said to have distinct ability and an effective speaking voice was selected (or the role of "Bate Baxter" In "Bo This Is College" Miss Starr waa chosen by Bam Wood who Erected this Metro-(Sold wyn-Majrer tom Mr Wood also brought Anita Tfe out from the ranks "the extras" Cliff Edwards remembered particularly for hla work in "The Hollywood Is also a member of the cast In this "all-talking and singing" picture of collegiate life The story Is described 11 one of friendship football end romance When "Baba Baxter" walks across the campus the "Damon and Pythias" of the Institution decide they will beat each other's Their misunderstand' Ing ever the girl causes them to fight each other while playing side by side on the gridiron Hence the University of Southern California suffers em-barrasment from weaker opponents and it Is resolved that "something will have to be done about It" Women and "whoopee" are synono-moua In college days and around the two with a dash of football and ser eral song and dance numbers Director Wood baa woven what the New York critics are said to have rated one of the outstanding film entertainments of the current season Among the songs In this new picture many 'have already been heard on radio and record "I Don't Waqt Your Kisses If I Cant Hare Your Is among these Other song numbers of the show which "Ukclele Ike" and others sing Include "Campus Capers" "Bophomore Prom1 "College Days" and "Until the End" A Grautland Rice "Sportllght" and Hearst metrotonc "news" will com plete the program Many Reservations For Cook Concert Winter Garden Quartets Wj Brooklaml Taking Lead In Music Circles Split Week's and BQfWORTHl JOHMHYMiaMOW 8 UlUIMMf The Greatest Sea Drama of an 5 times Tea bear snd set every- 1 thing that takes pUes daring Ten Virginia Cavaliers Feature 4 Many Ne tr Song Nationally Known Artist Coming Here Thursday (Continued Rum Page Ten) LORRTTA YOUNG and DOUGLAS FAX8AN1Q JR 1 IN FoRwARb With Billy Burtson and hla "Ttn 4 one mt the greatest (ales In hls-Vlrglnls special-2 lory It will held yea spell-lies night Garden' bound! COMEDY and NEWS Many reservations are reported to have been made for the presentation oi nlor Cook nationally known jiji offw and pfe- after-theatre crowds next week artist In her entertainment of songs pleasant place to dine and presenting of a different nature every ithe Hotel Richmond Winter and dances from colorful tolj The Brookland Theatre will play "Broadway Scandals" Monday Tuesday and Wednesday This all-talking features part the the spectacular fifty all-falktng ciety of Think Christian Church this the'Win the second church In the city the which! undertake to Dries an artist here over Miss Cook has appeared before the and nobility of many foreign countries si turesque European countries which win be given at the Womans Thursday night at 1:15 o'clock under! the auspices of the Faston Aid Bo- nd 'Arranged an entertaining list of dance Club-numbers for this week's repertoire Among these are: "Look What You've: "Don Boom "At Close or Day" "Washboard Wig-: gles" "Echo Blum" "Hot COMIXG-THntS-Fkr-SAT BUDDY ROOSEVELT In GOING" All-Talking Comedy Vita Klnntrams "Kentucky Blum" "New Orleans1 Capitol MONDAY Tl'KS Jt WED Performance At 3-3-7-B guitar that also harks back Into the distant ahadei of the past It Is a significant fact that the Agullars and Begovia both are from Spain a country which after cen turiesof almost total edlpss In art-music suddenly shines forth full-fledged with such gifted composer! as Albenix Granados Nln De Falla and others whose works now an an Integral part of the programs at our best Instrumental vocal and orchestral concerts I The Neo-Spanish musical creators have invaded even the Sacrosanct precincts of opera for by Granados and "La Vita Breve" by De Falla were produced at the Metropolitan within the memory of the present generation Rctentlett rages the controverts ry bout the new German conductor at itjukiLcropoUi' HerT JOori Ribbons Chiffon That mild and scholarly gentleman is surprised at the conflagration be seems to hive ignited It was far from his Intention as It is far from his nature to stir up any such fuss He confides to his friends hen that he bad not the faintest design upon the reputations of Beldl Mottl Mahler Herts Bodanzky Toscanini Bsrafin and others of his predecessors in Kiw York as conductors of German operas Roaenrtock says too that he made singing and dancing picture Bally Jack Egan and Carmel Myen The action la laid for the moat In a broadcasting studio and on stage of a Broadway theatre On Utter are stated a number of acts w1th a chorus of Broadway chorus girls and several specialty artists In addition there win be an comedy "Go Easy Doctor" and Klnogram news Thursday Fridiy and Saturday Brookland will present "Flight" "all-talking" epic of the air has proven such a sensation an the country Jack Holt LIU Lee Ralph Graves are featured A "Billy "The Skeleton Dance" will be an added attraction Irresistible-Natalie When NaUlfe Moorhead mores the stage or before the camera It difficult to believe that sleek dress of hers an outgrowth of love of playing marbles The dignified Miss Moorhead the best dressed girl In pictures up in Pittsburgh to be called of the Her hair waa well ss an of the larger cities of thej United States It was said M1m Cook gives her program In an unique and entertaining manner having been to the various countries she Ultimate and studied with the peasants using their Unguage as well as their cos- tumes Miss Cook win be assisted by Ca-'J mills Edwards Miss Cook and Miss Edwards are both members of the Junior League and are weU known In Richmond having visited hero on two previous occasions LAUVCMn Lhe ronxlral comedy UllYCMA Song of Kentucky With Lais Moran and Joe Wag staff Opens Joe Wsgstsff and Lois Moran make their appearance In a highly entertaining romantic comedy drama "A Bong of Kentucky" a Fox movietone all-talking and singing entertainment opening at the Capitol Theatre tomorrow The story Is one of absorbing Interest the musle Is delightful and the dialog fairly sparkles It concerns the gradual rise of a youthful and ambitious song writer who falls In love with a rich and beautiful society glrL Their romance la Interrupted by Jealous and Intriguing outsiders but the plot asalnstj Cincinnati Honors Walker Oim Company Is Organised City Decides to Have Own Theatre as Well as Symphony Art Institute and Her Own Educational System Fed Up on Poor Drama across head her called grew "King JAtK KAN jUfiAU Stress luxe It will thrill you with its beauty fkwWfc- Tim Iff weapons no man can resist claims slicked the fete style vamp Natalie Moorhead: no advance promises to the New York iback so her shots would not be spoiled The minute a woman starts out to be public critics or the Metropolitan! by stray locks Now these blonde Ivamplsh she ceases to be Men love management to give new readings -of Stresses are waved dose to her head fern Inins trinkets soft skin sleek hair 5 ATTEND OPEN DAILY SATl'RDAY 1:15 ALL-TALKLVG EIXOGRAMA I rjiriuTrat-il Bit -to produce It but bo producer has German operas to lift listeners from because she knows that tha sleek hair dainty clothes satin shoes and the jrorporated under the Slate ever found an actress who could un- their seats In emotional excitement 1 corpora ted under the Slate laws of' hJ lM uwl on actress who mild uu SS kS Aetmaw ISMMe 9a Hfff 19a JaVtAPd fvnM W- 1 teauna eVat Iks alaate teala dalatw aatlw akaaa Am AWa their rati in emotional dress adds individuality and grace toi lmsls table touches which clever girls I ATTRACTION THrRSL-FRl-SAT EXTRAORDINARY The Supreme (PI IBTJ9 With JACK HOLT 2 All-Talking PLlIlH I RALPH GRAVES Drama of the Air 1 mol will I ina ln- or to errata any other kind of flam' boyant sensation He la truly astonished thst his serious and patna- her charming costumes Natalie wu know bow to give to their costumes 14 years old before she began to grow 'Good clothes are not necessarily ex- up and then she was put to boarding! pensive and the smart- woman Is al- taking endeavor to present music school iwsys well and always well 4 It la written and to follow the printed Lace and ribbons and chiffons are groomed above everything else directions at the composers regarding I their tempos and ether wishes should CINCINNATI Nov 1 1 In foully dlsrorrereir whirh'bri'iiii prominent Clndnnstuns to- about an exciting denouement One of the big momenta of the' Ohio the Cincinnati Stuart altarT picture is the actual running of the Company with Stuart Walker as gen-1 Kentucky Drrby of 1525 srhlch Is one: eral director Thto was no sudden U7' of tha Interesting background! of thejstep no rbulUtlon of sentiment noth-romanro Another fe the symphony Ing "arty" to the gesture Rather concert that climaxes the play waa thr mult In tha Cincinnati Lois Moran beautiful and talented 'theatre as an Independent produrer screen tar and Joe Wagrtaff former the conviction that Cincinnati ritould Mrffr(n-v Coing musical comedy alar on the New York have Its own theatre as well as (u- TL stage are ro-featured In the leading own symphony own art Institute and rale educational system July a'lti original production In Kew Tort 1 Numerous attempts have been made! XXXAUmuNmxxyiytVtVmAAXXWXAX MiM WJ subject him to vituperation and even to personal abuse and ridicule from certain critical quarters Rosenatock new to such a large opera house ss the Metropolitan and i The first all-talking sea drama wninew to its acoustics orchestra ana Moreover Cincinnati was getting fed Wr'agstaff la but Is a newcomer destined to worth Leila nynw onnnr alK ally quality of road shows but Allan Roacoe and Tom heights of vocalism of right amount of tafectloua boyish pep Into hla part Supplemental Capitol features wfflnw4 towns' suffered none the leas Mast or the action takes place perhaps the new conductor Is a dtplo- include vriwt Is said to be the Cincinnati along wiih the others aboard a wind-jammer battling Its mat and prefers to adapt his forces nlrst Mark Bennett talking comedy yet! IM nln ti urty through rough seas A mutiny gradually to his own ways and Ideas produced It la "A Hollywood oncinnsit iJiaboard the craft provides plenty ofPerhapa rehearssl and other oondl-: and la an uproarious satire on talking bu xir-ctor thrills The sound and talking cf-itlona at the opera house are not 1 pictures There will also be nlsvi of distinction devekmlns! fecU realism to the rioting There amenable to Instant change (Even movietone news PhrIln ltrucglln playvrTlthtJ 1 a tew picturesque shots to a South Mahler inveighed aralnst them) actors wiping struggling piaywrignis dyr whatever the truth Roaenslock to illCST wok aisoaaaa paa waasateva sasr wsissms siui sstva a leader Is marooned with hla men! should not be Judged finally without! A cartoon comedy "Rat Skin" thonggsto win the good opto and giving opportunities young Harrrlt II Clark Will rUi I Other cttlei and other countries were Dirrrt Flay Rradmp watching Stuart Walker They were I miDa apflniintA tee fKoiV lilmipa lAfl articulate In their idmtntlM ion of hla detractor fa one saturdav' prophesy that they will live to modify i quite Saturday back moat of NEW YORK Nov 15-Ths Theatre Including John Drlnkwater Kenneth rhTlSln UTlo dU c'thT Vork of ttlld has ahnounred that Barrett H-juargovran and Clayton minon I earnest and tafented musician Guild h1" Clark weU known aa a critic proponent of American drama and among others Chlraao Phllt-felphla Wiesbaden haa Louisville and SL Louis had made lw overtures to hare Stuart Walker ea- the mountain country meeta lu orerturea to hare Stuart Walker e- been encased to take rharga of IAB pfe? mding deplrtmwu HroULUbllsh himself with them Also 2l2Brrnan Pa Clurmsn will continue In the depsetHfrom Parta lo7h ft hl Hke tnUS Produced JJJIJ CMrL? TUI Jut hat easy to look at and Is NEW YORK Nov The The- Cfeii beatnslrwk Immidiateiv bout with him but stro Oulld's production to follow "The Su aiaTwratn wuh the conllnudi she uses ceautlon and writes to herOame of Love and Death" which win Lm 8 atloenfya In the city to tovestigatete produced November 35 wiU be: KiehP whiehhT hra Jl I attitude of the Cincinnati Stuart for her and find out If this Mr Hue! 8 Bchrmanl new play "Meteor" neneh with which he haa been walker Company toward Ilk theatre ky Is aU that he had represented Mr Behrman also wrote Second VfdcteTkntanthJMauthne rt slmpllrlty and slnafe otrountrira t0 dlrwtor himself to be The firm sends out a Man" which the guild produced two young man who not connected wiUrpreni ago the firm to Investigate this Mr Hur-i Alfred Lunt and Lynn Pnntsnne "Eiiscna O'KeilL the Man and W- The tetter wishing to be a hero will hrad the east of "Meteor" It -A o( te of the thaatro that he the eyes of the glrL plans to have being directed by Philip Moeller and 7 asooern miiy be tree to do bigger things nothW kidnaped that he might make a the settings are by Raymond Bovey only for the Cincinnati but for the hero of himself by rescuing her but being rehearsed this hla plan goes astray and our wouid-l week in Washington and will be given be hero laara out for Bud Steele i for the next two weeks In Phitedcl- Worki "Contemporary French Dramatist!" "European Theories of the Drama" and the aoon-to-be-published "Contemporary American American theatre On October IS under Btuart CUjf Eduard strums his uke! ONCE in a blue moon It happens! A picture that captures Life truly1 A real Eesh-and-blood drama of college days! laugh with these youths watch their mad merriment hear their grand rousing songs cheer their team to victory! And when the two pals bury the hatchet and shake hands again you'll brush away a tear touching! Take a tip and come on over to this newest delight of the talking screen 1 the man who doe thr rescuing muehiphla where "Caprire" to now bring to the humiliation of the would-be played Jt win open at the Hollis here Hurley Street Theatre Boston as an Item In A special all-talking comedy "Tlrk-jthe guild's Boston subscription season Ush Business" and news complete the and will come to New York Decrm-proaram ber If' Walk-erk direction the Cincinnati Stuart Walker Company gave lia first production a revival of Du Maurter's "Peter Ibbrlson" McKay Morrb played "Peter his last ap- re on the American stage before far Paris Oeorga Bomnes who had been In the original Kew Yak production played "Colonel Ibbetaon" and Katharine Warren a new member of the company played the "Duchess of Katharine War ren is a young actress of much ability and brafity Several of the young people trained rscluslvriy by Btuart McCormack Is Welcome to Hollywood in Dinner John McCormack famous tenor was officially welcomed to film circles Thursday night when he was tendered a dinner at tha beautiful Cafe de Faria At the speakers table were seated MT and Mrs John McCormack Mbs Gwendolyn McCormack William Collier Sr who officiated as toastmaster Football thrills in talkies! Mr and Sir Raoul A Walsh Mr and Walker took the othrrjprtm'lpel parta Katherine Hall a Cincinnati girl played thr Laura Hope Crews role of Mrs Dean" giving a convincing and Mrs Bol Wurtari Mr and Mrs Frank Borage Tom Barry and Mr and Mrs ILnrlng Thalbrrg METRO GOLDWYN Production with Flaming Flappers Singing Sophs Capering Collegiates including ELLIOTT NUGENT ROBERT MONTGOMERY CLIFF EDWARDS SALLY STARR Dancing and entertainment fallowed finished performance kv SHe had this and that! the dinner Guest artists who entertained Included Norma Terris Harold Murray Flfl Dorsay Frank Richardson Marjorie White Don Jrae MoJira George Macfarlane Tom Patrlcola and Charles Judrte Music for dancing was furnished to Arthur Kay and hla Fox Movietone Band and Harry Stoddard's Orchestra Union forel I PiV framc illustrated has the good points 1 of ihe frame illustrated last week but a litile lighter and neater in appearance The graceful arch across the nose is in keeping with the neatly rounded joints and the light temples or ear pieces are given ample strength by having a heavy wire run thru the center TALKING SINGING DAHCING LAUGHING "Peter Ibbrtson" ran for two weeks with capacity houses and on October 21 Btuart Walker presented hla second production "Our Belters" that brittle rnmrdy of bad manners by Bomrrst Maugham with Florence Reed in the role of "Pearl" the first comedy part that Miss Reed has played In ten years Her sucres was decisive which despite her ability aa an artres was a bit surprising for Cincinnati had seen her tost season as "Lary Macbeth" end before that to "Thr Shanghai Gesture" Supporting her were Catherine Calhoun Doucet aa the "Duchess" Russell Hicks who rnsde such a hit to "Goto' Home" but season as "Fleming Harvey" and the following members of the Clnrtnnsti BUisrt Walkrr Com pany: Katharine Warren Katherine Hall William Lawson John McArthur Harry Holcomb Fred Stewait Aldrich Bowker and Jack Btorer On November 11 Btuart Walkrr presented "East of Sues" another Maugham play with Florence Reed as "Daisy" the Eurasian glrL tha part she errs ted when 'kite first appeared In of Sues" Incidentally this Is the tint revival of this play atotc ADDED ATTRACTIONS I If KARAT MKTItoroNK NEW A llIRKY LWCnilV TALKING COMEDY KV Mr and Mrs Lea of Wilson spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Gordon their son Ftank accompanied them home Mrs Earl Richards of Portsmouth spent feat week with her brother Flowers end fsmlty Mbs Carrie Gordon and A O-wdon rant test week-end in Sanford Jones sprat the week-end with hla daughter Mis Bterle at FureellvlUe Mr and Mrs Flowers and children and Mrs Richards and daughter sprat Sunday In Raleigh IX Btroherker sprat last weekend 4k Washington TANTALIZING TUNES! "I Don't Went Your Shift If Can't Have Tour Lore" "Campus Caper "Until the End" "Sophomore Prom" Day" lhe nDrpn it the library glass brought up to date OpticalSq Medical Art Dliidino Main and EighhiSts 223 Rut Dhoad Sr ALL TOGETHER! SPELL IT OUT! STARTING MONDAY Ssraii BF Ma VV tt £1.

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