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AMUSEMENTS. The SMoving Ptcture oAlbum By Robert E. Sherwood. TfING VIDOR'S first talking picture, has been rewarded with enthusiastic cheers from the soberest and least demonstrative critics, and it seems to be destined to find a place among the celluloid Immortals. It would be both churlish and foolish to suggest that this distinction is undeserved the sincerity, the strength and the courage that animated are too potent to be challenged.

Nevertheless, this admirable production bears several regrettable evidences of the Hollywood taint. It seems to have been tampered with by some hand other than Mr. For one thing, it appears to have been brutally cut. so that its progress Is uneven. Certain episodes, which seem to be mounting Impressively to a terrific climax, are interrupted abruptly before that climax is reached.

There are several long waits' between sequences during which the screen is empty and the audience hears nothing but the protesting roar of sound apparatus in the agonies of readjustment. For another thing, a theme song has been introduced into the story, and it obtrudes itself at the most inopportune moments. In a glorious scene at a revivalist meeting, when the Negro preacher is whipping his listeners into a fury of reliffious hysteria, he suddenly starts singing the theme a tremendpus spell is broken. It is one of those absurd and inexplicable errors that are characteristic of the film business in Hollywood. It is unlikely that the theme song or other unhappv faults in should be attributed to Mr.

Vidor. He has dofie a remarkably line job in his own conception and direction of the picture and in his selection of the brilliant Negro cast, and while I know nothing of the inside story of the production of prepared to bet that he fought hard to prevent the over-strenuous cutting and the interpolation of the theme song. too bad that he fight just a bit harder and more successfully. even more unfortunate that an artist of his importance should have to take orders from any one. is the story of a Negro youth who is entrapped by a jazzy girl and lured into a crap game.

After he loses the hundred dol- lars which he has collected from the sale of his cotton crop, he I starts shooting and accidentally kills Next Week's Photoplays. Eagels in a talking picture. which was Movietoned at Annapolis, and features George Helen Chandler and Stepin Fetchit. Dance of a Paramount singing, talking, dancing picture, featuring Hal Skelly and Nancy Carroll. LITTLE Constant a picturization of Margaret story, adapted by Basil Dean and filmed in England.

Coming Attractions. Lew an acknowledged musical hit of Broadway last season during its 15-month run at the Eltinge Theater, comes intact to the National Theater for one week beginlng September 22, en route to Chicago, i Where it expects to duplicate its New York engagement record. Every feature that caused so much pleasant comment last season will be retained, and Washington will have the opportunity -of seeing what has been referred to as that fastest-moving, musical revue that has yet been presented to American theatergoers. Dorothy Fields, daughter of Lew Fields, is responsible for the lyrics, and Jimmy McHugh is the composer Lew Leslie, the producer, is the man who brought to international fame the late Florence Mills. In Harriett Calloway.

his present featured player, he predicts a personality that will take the place of his former star. is a fast-stepping ormnlzation of peppy singers, dancers and comedians and offers something unique in the way of theatrical fare, Among Its features are Ihe world-fa- mous Plantation Orchestra, Cecil Blackbird Choir and a noted Creole beauty chorus. GAYETY Club Next attraction at the Gayety Theater is an old favorite with the burlesque fans with new laughs and other material. It goes under the name of Club and features Bobby Wilson and Jessie McDonald, two well known players on the burlesque stage, who are assisted by a cast Including Ralph Smith, Walter Wyane Pae Allen, Fred Walker, Jule Paulsen, Lillian Fernald and Ed Ryan, with a chorus of 20 excellent girl dancers and silvers. Much time and effort has been lavished on the scenery, costumes and lighting effects.

Novelty in the Theater. LAND OF a new drama by Philip Dunning, author of and Hostess, which is to be presented this year by Messrs. Erlanger Tyler is written In two acts, for reasons which elicited the following comment from the author: what are sometimes referred to ns the good old days, when there were only 11 amendments to our says Mr. Dunning, or more Intermissions were the accepted part of all drama fare. In our opinion, the usefulness of intermissions disappeared to a great degree with the arrival of the eighteenth amendment.

In keeping with the spirit of the constitutional amendment, attention is therefore respectfully directed to the fact that this play has been staged with but one Party a new play of college life, bv Kenneth P. Britton and Roy Hargrave, the first Erlanger-Tyler offering of the season, opened last Monday night at the Knickerbocker Theater and was enthusiastically received. "House is the work of two young Willian-s College graduates. The scenes are laid in Williams College, and the action takes place in fraternity house on the Williams campus. Roy Hargrave, one of the authors, plays the leading role.

Fanchon-Marco Ideas. COMETHING new in motion picture stage presentations Is making Its debut this week at the Fox Theater. It Is what are called the Fanchon and Marco Ideas, a West Coast creation that has been brought eastward by William Fox who saw in this type of entertainment something new for his theaters. Fanchon and Marco Are brother and sister. Their family name is Wolfe.

They are "native of California. The first of these particular Is titled and in it Madame Hana Shlmozumi Ike, who achieved fame- In the operatic title role of is cast in the same role in a pageant of famous sweethearts and vampires, of history, real and Imaginative. Madame Ike not only speaks English perfectly, It but is equally fluent in French, Italian and Spanish. Jaron St. Germain, a noted Hollywood artist, designed most of the principal costumes used In this pageant, which also Includes Madame Du Barry, Lucre: la Borgia and other famous characters.

his younger brother. OverCbme with remorse, he turns to religion for solace, and Is so Imbued with the spirit of evangelism that he becomes a preacher and goes forth through the land to save the souls of other sinners. he Is delivering one of his impassioned sermons he notices In his congregation the same unscrupulous girl who had once led him Into sinful ways. With Inspired eloquence he persuades her to repent and to hit the trail to glory. After which triumph she again captivates him.

Any one who believes that primitive emotionalism can never be reproduced by so modem and so mechanical a device as the talking picture should see and hear and change his mind. There have been so many Imitations of the play on the vocal screen that it seemed Incredible that there could be another of any merit. The theme had been worn threadbare. But Itself has finally come into the movies under the vague title Dance of Life." and it is something of a masterpiece. Indeed, it is far better as a movie than It was as a Is saying a great deal, but not too much.

i Dance of Life" was directed by two men. John Cromwell and A. Edward Sutherland, who also collaborated ir the preparation of They seem to work together perfectly. Mr. Cromwell supplying his knowledge of the screen.

They form the most successful merger that has yet been achieved In the film industry. Hal Skelly has been brought from' Broadway to play the same role that was his in the original He is still Indescribably right as the pathetic comic with a great heart and a greater thirst. In Dance of he Is admirably aided and abetted by Nancy Carroll. This Is another picture that must be seen. A bulletin from the publicity department of Radio Pictures announces that this corporation is about to produce the great German-Russian war novel.

I Case of Sergt. It will be made the same elaborate scale" as I the and Rudy picture, Vagabond which means that it will probably have I in its cast no fewer than 160 chorus 1 girls and a song hit entitled I Neckable (Copyright. 1929.1 Lily in Paris 5 Wroi LILY DAMITA, Who plays the leading feminine role In Cock-Eyed Ts now spend! ing her vacation in Paris. Photo snapped on tho Champs Elysees. Associated Press Photo.

Surprises in Movies. nPHERE never was a greater hodge 1 podge of mystery id the world than the movie world, take It all In all. Surprises bob up in it at the moss unexpected times, some of them of gripping Interest and others only commonplace in away. but still endowed with the element of surprise. For instance, Ray Hallor.

There are doubtless thousands of picture fans who recall his name and many who are familiar with his face, and not one of them all, perhaps, knows anything at all about Ray Hallor, except that he is screen player. Now come the advance notices of the First National Vitaphone picture at the Earle this week, and buried in a grist of conventional but perhaps necessary information we discover that was born in Washington and 'once attended the make School. He began with Edison Pictures in 1915 and has been at it, more or less, since then. Nevertheless, he also appeared lon the stage with 'Maude Adams six months. Ray also was a shining light in a Gus Edwards Revue at Reisenwebers In 1918.

But that all. He also shows up in that priceless film that is still In the making, and yet he also found time to get in a whack at Boston College to improve his miild. This is only many, many surprises you get out of the movie world, If only you look for them. 13 4 Matinee I LILY TORRENCERAQUEL ALVARADO In BRIDGE OP SAN LUIS ORINWE In I DIVINE Comedy A News. RICHMOND I ALICE WHITE in Vltaphone all-talking Jazzy comedy.

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Ave. Pk. W. MI UKILb LEWIS STONE, PEOOY WOOD, LXLIA HYAMS, OP WOMEN." TAIfAMA 4th and Butternat Sta lAIVUItJA No Parfcias Treablee WARNER OLAND NEIL HAMILTON in Studio Murder A IOO'V Talking- Picture. LIBERTY The 19 I ARK." DUMBARTON A Monday I RICHARD BARTHELMESS and LUCIEN LITTLEFIELD in "DRAG." 10099 Talking Picture.

Comedy, MAN." TROXTON ln OANO WAR." CAROLINA UG 1 I A ag THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. D. SEPTEMBER 15, 1929-PART 4. In Capital Theaters (Continued From First Page.) their first appearance in a big league feature. The prominent roles are played by George Lewis, Dorothy Gulliver, Eddie Phillips, Hayden Stevenson, Churchill Ron and Sumner Getchel.

The high light of the picture is the stirring champignship foot ball game. Great care Was exercised to preserve the continuity of action in the game to enable the theater audience to follow the ball and get the maximum suspense from the game. This part of the picture was made In the famous California stadium where the big East-West game is played and aU the color and excitement of arena and its thousands of foot ball fans have been captured in the picture. Other phases of college life also are shown, including campus antics, fraternity and sorority house festivities and the feverish enthusiasm of a big-game rally and torchlight parade. Through it all runs a delightful love story and the rivalry of two popular campus figures for the heart of a beautiful co-ed.

Hilarious case-scenes are shown with entertainers, and tunes by the University of California Glee Club add zest to many rousing sequences. Jolson la It With The Metropolitan Theater announces that A1 Vltaphone singing picture, "Say It With in which he is supported by his world-famous little pal. Davey will be held over for a seecond week. It's story opens In a broadcasting station. As Joe Lane, a popular radio entertainer and song writer, Jolson has many opportunities to only Jolson can sing.

That Jolson Is a of pathos as well as comedy was shown in Jazz and Singing It With Songs" is an altogether different type of story from Jolson's two previous pictures, and it is believed has an even more universal appeal. It deals with a love and sacrifice for his boy. The boy, of course, is Davey Lee. Lloyd Bacon directed It With and Marian Nixon, Kenneth Thompson, Holmes Herbert and Fred Kohler are in the cast. It is based on a story by Darryl Frances Zanuck and Harvey Gates.

Oland, "The Mysterious Dr. Fu Mystery still continues at Columbia, where Mysterious Dr. Fu will remain for the second The picture is a Paramount talking version of Sax Rohmer's absorbing thriller. Warner Oland, the veteran of many Chinese roles, plays the part of the insidious Dr. Fu Manchu.

Neil Hamilton. Jean Arthur. O. P. Heggie.

William Austin, Claude King and Tully Marshall form an able supporting cast. The picture opens with scenes from the Boxer uprising and shows the death of wife and child from the fire of the allied troops. It causes FU to become a vengeful demon. He vows he will have a life for every blood stain on his tapestry dragon. He arrives in England with but three more to avenge to complete his revenge.

He plans to make his beautiful white ward, whom he has brought up from infancy, an instrument of death. He makes her his willing tool by the means of hypotism. The girl falls In love with the grandson of one of her victims, and, after Fu has done away with the grandfather and the father, he proposes to have the girl bring about, the death of her sweetheart. The story is brought to an interesting climax. Added attractions will include Laurel and Hardy in the M-G-M talking comedy, as We Are'': Screen Snapshots, a tour through Hollywood with "Ham" Hamilton, Vincent Lopez in a Metro Movietone presentation, the Fox Movietone News, the M-G-M International News and the Columbia Orchestra.

LITTLE Passion of Joan of Mile. Falconetti, noted French actress, portraying a new and daring Joan in the film Passion of Joan of will be held over until Thursday of this week, at the Little Theater. Casting to the winds the usual legends of heroism, Mile. Falconetti Is said to give a sincere Interpretation of a simple, human girl. The story deals entirely with the last six hours of Joan's life, covering her trial and death.

Carl Dreyer was loaned by UFA to the Societe Generate des Films to direct the production, which was filmed at the Studio Clamait in France, with an entirely cast, including Silvan, Ravet, Andre Berly and Antonin Artaud, ail members of the Comedte Francaise of Paris. The scenario also is by Dreyer and Joseph Deltetl. The short supplemental subjects Include Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of made In Rochester by Dr. J. S.

Watson, Death microscopic search into certain motives of nature, and a Max Davidson comedy, all of which are silent films, which are shown with accompaniment by the Little Theater Trio, under the direction of Mrs: Eula Conway. London Sherlock Holmes. OP. HEGGIE, who put Sherlock Holmes on the London stage, continues his detective portrayals after a lapse of more than 15 years In talking picturization of the famous Sax Rohmer story, Mysterious Dr. Fu He recently forsook the stage to devote his time to audible moving pictures.

When Heggie- portrayed Sherlock Holmes on the London stage in 1911 he had already had more than 12 years of stage experience, having played in some of the best known plays previous to that time. In 1912 he played In New at the Criterion Theater, New York, where he recently was seen in his first talking moving, picture, BURNING KISSES SroStOFWITH GLORIA IN A NEW PICTURE wdjjlf A scene frosn the new Swan ran all-sound picture which is scheduled for an early Washington showing. The star has a singing part in the First National production. Reporter Playwrights. HECHT and Charles MacArthur, 13 authors of Front the newspaper farce which opens here Monday night, are both under 36 years of age.

They are graduates of Chicago newspaper offices and have been writing for a living since they were boys. Hecht is the son of a tailor and went to Chicago to seek his fortune at 18. He obtained a job as a picture chaser on an afternoon paper, but in less than a year he had been promoted and was a prominent member of the local staff. Later he became the best known feature story man on another Chicago paper. work was a small part of his activities.

He loved to write and was prolific with his typewriter. He met Henry L. Mencken, who read a number of his manuscripts and praised his work. He soon became a short story writer for the magazines. He wrote a number of one-act playlets about big city life which were produced in little theaters.

Next he wrote half a dozen successful novels. Then he wrote a number of scenarios for the movies, several of which were outstanding successes. Five years ago he moved to New NOT A COMEDY THIS TIME Him RMsfll mMm I If mamitmm I Mmm pm is jHggsg I Jr AL ST. JOHN. Well known movie comedian, poses for ihe photographer while serving an indefinite sentence for contempt of court in connection with his alleged failure to pay alimony.

Photo snapped at the Los Angeles jail. C) P- A. Photos. York, where he continued his literary and later began writing for the stage. Charles MacArthur it the son of a Presbyterian minister, the husband of Helen Hayes, the actress, and the only member of his family to take up writing as a profession.

He has two brothers who are successful business men. Mac- Arthur joined the staff of a Chicago morning newspaper when he was 19, and became one of the best police reporters in town before he decided to make New York his home. He did newspaper for a white in the Eastern Metropolis before writing short stories for magazines. Several years age he started writing for the stage, but i always in conjunction with another author. He thus far has declined to I undertake to do a play alone.

He says his best work for the stage is done in collaboration with a congenial friend. He was co-authcr of two stage successes, and before he and Hecht conceived the idla of writing "The Front Both 1 claim the distinction of having written the only successful play about newspaper life ever produced. COOL. CLEAN. COMFORTABLE.

ST. at 13th front 11:00 NOW PLAYING A i YALKING Tt THE UNHOLY NIGHT Directed by Lionel Barrymore, from the myttery story by Ben Hecht. with DOROTHY SEBASTIAN ERNEST TORRENCE HI EVANS in AL jjT OLUMBIA ST. at SECOND BIG WEEK A. Paramount Picture ALL TALKING The Mysterious DR.

FU MANCHU with WARNER OLAND NEIL HAMILTON JEAN ARTHUR LAUREL ni HARDY in M-a-U XU Talking Comedy "Unaccustomed As We Are MORE HITS UNUSUAL SCREEN NEWS TANET OAYNOR, the little Diane of "Seventh embarked with Lydell Peck, a young San Francisco attorney, In search of her own "seventh last Wednesday. The young couple have gone to Hawaii, Instead of the big city, in quest of the bluebird of happiness. Paul Muni, the noted young character actor, in "Seven a Fox slim will have seven distinct roles, all of them historical characters in a wax works show over which he is supposed to preside as custodian. The real wax figures which he impersonates were made by Magonrl Young, a famous sculptor. Dolores Casslnelli, who left the films to become an operatic star, will drift back to the former via the talkies, and yet remain a singer, starring In sound versions of operas and operettas.

Moreover, as she is under contract with the National Broadcasting her future screen work will be done in New York. It has not yet been decided whether her debut will be made in "La or "Madame or something else. Harry big picture has had its name changed from "Song of to The story was written originally by Irving Berlin, and Irving is writing special song numbers for it. John W. general production manager for United Artists, it seems, has turned to writing stories himself for the screen.

"Sea is its title, but he has linked up with William Anthony McGuire, the playwright, to do the dialogue, and all may go well. This solves the problem in the There is to be a United Artists Featurettes Corporation to make dialogue and sound short subjects for the coming season, its subjects to range from music pictures of symphonies and other masterpieces to dancing specialties, animated drawings and other novelties. Fannie Brice, Lupe Velez, Harry Richman, Gilbert Roland and Joan Bennett will appear in some of them. Dr. Hugo Reisenfeld and William Cameron Menzies, art director, will produce the featurettes.

Loretta Young, the 18-year-old actress selected by J. L. Warner as leading woman for John Barrymore in the Vltaphone production "The attracted wide attention with her work in Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks sailed for Europe September 4 aboard the Mauretania. They will spend two months in France and Italy. "The Taming of the their first joint film, has been completed.

After their return to Hollywood they will make individual starring pictures. Why Decorate Interiors? TNTERIOR decorating is a profession that is certain to intrigue the fancy of the very feminine young girl, according to Loretta Young, heroine in the First National Vitaphone picture "Fast "Every girl should take a fling at this subject, because it expresses her sex impulse for home making and her art impulse for creating beauty, in a strictly modern says Miss Young. "It will replace in many cases the almost last arts of dressmaking, housekeeping and grocery budgeting. "Interior decorating Is a science the actress points out. "High schools and colleges teach it.

and a knowledge of the subject lifts the eternal problem of marriage out of the rut of hardship into a pleasurable duty, like playing musical instruments or studying In Miss Young portrays the role of a snappy young interior decorator who falls in love with a junior architect. (ooucnofl wbl Mtoa) The Doir.gt of the Younger Generation A Firit National Vitaphone Dramatie Thunderbolt Hw ivvWi AMBASSADOR TODAY and FAIRBANKS. and RETTA YOUNG In "FAST qOOO ALL-TALKING APOLLO 624 HBU TODAY and WHITE In "BROADWAY ALL-TALKING. BINGINO AND DANCING PICTURE I AVENUE GRAND 845 TODAY and WITH THE aWARNER BROH. FIRST NATURAL COLOR SINGING.

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MACK BENNETT, TIVOLI 144,1 and tork An Unusual Story. PRUE or reads One blustery Chicago night, when Clark street was crackling with the cold that blew in from the lake, Hal Skelly, stellar player in the Paramount picture "The Dance df and a friend left the stage door of the theater where now titled Dance of was being shown. Outside the theater the icy air was heavy with the blue smoke from choked and sputtering motors. There were no newsboys. The cold had driven them indoors.

The crowd pushed hastily away, coat collars high. There was little talking. It was as if the voices had been frozen. Skelly and his friend hurried to the street. Just as they were entering their car, Skelly was accosted by a man who had been seeking shelter in a nearby doorway.

The hands were blue from the cold. He had no gloves. His overcoat was thin and all but one of its buttons were missing. A felt hat was pulled low over his eyes. "Say Hal, have you a the man inquired in a calm voice.

Skelly, who had taken one step into his car, came back to the sidewalk. "You probably remember said the man. After looking under the hat brim Bkelly said: "I believe I do, my The man took off his hat. fairly shouted Skelly. "Why, how are you, Joe? It's been years.

glad to see Skelly grasped the chilled hand of the man before him. into the car. go to the An Old Favorite Explains. H. VAN BUREN, now a Fox director but for many years leading man of the famed Columbia and Poll stock companies in Washington, 10 or more years ago, staged the dialogue portions of which features Janet Gaynor.

In addition to his years of stock in Washington, Mr. Van Buren appeared successfully in many stage productions, among' them "Aloma of the South "The Trial of Mary and "Players of the stage who think because of their stage experience they can launch into talking pictures without difficulty find it says Mr. Van Buren. "Os course, they know the stage actor must make himself familiar 'with the peculiar requirements of the screen. But eventually they discover that the microphone and the camera bring the whole audience to the front row, so to speak, and then the player learns he must curb his tendency to send his voice to the gallery.

The omission of this care produces unpleasant effects in talking pictures. Also, a screen performance before the magnifying lens of the camera requires of the actor a very careful study of the details of facial expression, gestures and posture. These are most important, for you cannot alibi the camera. technique of talking pictures has been highly perfected, it is true, but only by the careful adjustment of many radical differences in stage and screen Exactly as Presented During Its Phenomenal Three Engagement on Broadway The TALKING Fox Movietone Version of J. Thrill to the Voice JANET GAY NOR AKi Mary Dunran Droxel 9 Charles Morion Barry Norton In the Most Fascinating Screen Drama JjF of the Past Ten Years MIBXAI JjL Snappy! Spent nr of the Famous A MAIH PPF Extravaganzas Vi 1 9 1 i Barathy and Harry DIXO.V A A SHIMOZI Ml IKI AHE It TWIM A ROGER JOHA IRVIATi FISHER f'r.

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Hal, but I go with replied the man called Joe. saw by the boards that you were playing in town and I knew you would help me. I need $35. I ever pay it back, And Skelly laughed. take this.

And be sure and get In touch with me Skelly handed a $5O note to his friend. want all of said Joe. I just need But Skelly laughed again as he slapped the ragged figure on the shoulder and stepped into his car waving a farewell: forget to get in touch with me tomorrow, On his way to the hotel Bkelly told his friend about Joe. Early the next morning the telephone rang In room. is Sergt.

Blair of the homicide squad, Chicago stated the caller. "I have a message for you. We found it this morning on the body of a suicide. It read: Hal: This is my will. I leave you all my worldly goods, consisting of these $l5 which I told you I did not need.

The $35 was used to purchase a gun. Thanks again and goodby. Signed, Mrs. New Play. new play, originally announced by A.

L. Erlanger and George C. Tyler under the working title of will be presented under the new title of of the The play Is the work of Fred Ballard, whose Me, and are pleasantly remembered. of the is described as a comedy satirizing the jury system. It opens In Baltimore September 30, and its Broadway premiere scheduled for October 14 at the Avon Theater.

Harrison Grey Fiske Is staging the play. Mrs. Fiske is surrounded with a company of actors of high merit, including Wilton Lackaye, who makes his first appearance after an Illness of three years: Dudley Hawley, George Farren, Germaine Giroux, George Tawde, Hallie Manning, Eunice Osborn, Marie Hunt, Claire Grenville, Elsie Keene, June Mullin. Vanda Curci. Bardis Lawrence.

J. H. Stoddart. Vincent James, Walter Kinsella, C. W.

VanVoorhis, William Lorenz, A1 Roberts and Virginia Murray. SECOND WEEK PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC" MAGNIFICENT" it too tame a word. Transcends everything that has been on any screen. i I rmF THEATRED I Lll 1 LLgth Bet. FAG Aim.

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