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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 12 PASSION PLAY NOW ON BROADWAY Jhoadway Stars COMBINATION OF SACRAMENT AND Continue March CIRCUS THAT SELDOM. OFFENDS On to Hollywood By PERCY HAMMOND fr - TALKIES BRINGING OUT WHATS One New Revue BEST IN STAGE FAVORITES AFTER Other FOOTLIGHTS9 GLARE HAS FAILED Pleasing: Alibis Their Forte Now Here's first group in Hollywood stay but nights and w)io can gctmvay'"i2ith-.iti)erhaps.- TEW YORK,' May li. Broadway's tampering; with, the Passion IN Play la less impious than might be expected, considering-- the HeedFootlight Favorites remoteness of the Hippodrome from the cathedral streets of FreH r1 . mg uall ot burg- - Directed by such devout men of the theater as Mr. Belasco laikiiig, and Mr. Gest, it becomes a combination of circus and sacrament Singing Films. Borne of seldom offending the Times Square sense of reverence. its gaudier scenes are indeed obvious things of tanbark and tinsel, sneer manueslauuua ui am.iun.umr MnvWBSoSofl.p, yviisn, i'--T inHOLLYWOOD, steady parade ot Broadway stars to stance, the actor who plays the Nazarene rides through the gates of Hollywood, the cinematic capital of Jerusalem upon the oack of a trained ass, he Is accompanied by the world, continues, me laising, all the florid entourage of Ringling processional. Trombones are films and dancing singing rapidly blare, the crowd cheers, a parade Is organized and passes across the of the stars famous the gobbling up in its representing the doubtful art of the supernumerary footlights. At the present rate, New stage, But it is merely a joining or the naiYork theatrical producers win soon most ostentatiousjnanner. The few have difficulty In casting their shows. vete of Broadway, N. Y with that of Freiburg, Baden.entrance on according to those wise in ways th- - timid hisses that greeted Herr Faasnacht's pompous atrical- .evening were a on Monday i clack-lik- e in their insincerity, Holly wood boulevard Is now swarm- Yorkers who are tag with did not seem to represent and ' STILL ADMIRED in the west for the dialogue pictures any important Indignation. of the , and more are coming soon. First Na- One approachea a review pictures has been Passion Play with Hippodrome one of the leaders in raiding the Lillian Cish con-tinutremors. Persons who are otherwise the Broadway showshops. Four-o- f liberal in excusing reporters from err hope of mfc biggest stars on Broadway have alror grow white hot with cholor at ready affixed their signatures to casual mention of holy things. Once another Is ing picture, It ! First National contracts; and I wrote that in Sidney Howard's ' will more be signed probable that "Lucky Sam McCarver," the Slay, hearing his in later. of a murder night Irene Bordonl was the first 8he r club, breathed a prayer in whichIm-he will travel westward early in June Oalllean. of name the the spoke to make a Vitaphone version of her J mediately dozens of my most faithful i present stage success. "Paris." Spe- subscribers turned against me. I was will to be written numbers cial song denounced for blasphemy, and de be added to the song successes sne is mands were made upon me journal now singing on the stage. Clarence which I worked that I be run for direct out of town. Oddly enough Mr. Atj - Badger will kinson, of the New York Times, who I MarDya MUter Has . also recorded the expression, heard Name Centract nothing from it except In praise. ! Next Marilyn Miller star of sev Therefore. I am fearful that In my eral big musical hitsaffixed her memoranda of the 11. The HOLLYWOOD, May name to a contract Miss Miller will Freiburg - Hippodrome Passion Play crew are Just a few of the Holmake "Sally,'' her greatest show, and I shall again affornt some readers. If above lywood celebrities who can now sing a musical comedy that broke records they will but bear with my awkward won t go home until morning" In every large city to the country. It efforts to be inoffensive, I shall hint "We and get away with their alibis that the proceedings at the Hippowill, of course, be 100 per cent that - dialogue, with singing and dancing. they were attending lodge meeting drome, though treating of celestial or sitting up with a sick friend or to kind a of are and will be directed by John Francis not dignify topics, , something Just as inane. Z .Dillon. the Christian religion. They are officers and charairter Eddie Buzzell was the third to be " Fastnachts Family of signed to a con tract This popular Sacramental Players, comedian will play the title role in " "Little Johnny Jones," the screen The Fassnachts are a family of sac "version of George M. Cohan's famous ramental players founded in 1760 or musical comedy. Mervyn LeRoy will thereabouts. Every three years in the -direct public square of Kretburg they go En-the ZZ' Jack Buchanan, through the events in the life of the popular Clish Juvenile, who has been starred L Savior, casting themselves in the - in a series of Chariot's Revues and in principal roles. In some mvsrto!B 1 other Broadway shows. Is the fourth HOLLYWOOD, May 11. Talent of HOOLYWOOD, May 11. Lillian way they got to America not long to sign.- - Buchanan will play with dish apparently has not given up ago and while wandermg prope.i- - all nationalities and every type is " Miss Bordonl In "Paris," according hope of making a picture. Every ously through the interior were dis- immediately available to casting diCTto present plans. The most alert rectors of the Hollywood motion picyear she has taken her mother to covered by Mr. Oest im ture studios. t Germany for the cure and spent and courageous or the These Fear to Be to Broad them sne Several thousand players of varipresarios retched months nursing ner. mis lime ' Working In FUnu Soon. is remaining in Hollywood and Doro- way. Amplifying their vuiage cere ous races and nationalities are regisThese four big Broadway stars thy is escorting Mrs. Gish abroad. monies with metropolitan parapner-nali- a, tered as extras with Hollywood's Cenwill all be working In Burbank in the There Is a rumor that Mary Plckford he now shows them in the tral Casting Bureau. Any desired early summer months. Leo trice Joy, and Joseph Bchenck disagreed on Hippodrome. type and number of others may be senow on a vaudeville tour of the east, Lillian Glsh's picture for United Ar cured from the' foreign settlements All that N. Y- can do for a Passion of the film will also be at work on her first pic- tists and. that Mary was not par city and Los Angeles. has ture at the First Players of three races and ten naOcularly pleased when Schenck de Play is done by Mr. Gsst. He studios at that time. It will be "A cided not to make ine uisn picture. worked Broadway wonders upon a tionalities were used in considerable Most Immoral Lady." (Continued a I'M fourteen) numbers for pictures Just completed One wonders what will happen to These five artists will Join other the frail Gish. She still has many or now in production at the Parastars already under contract, includ- admirers who would like to see her mount studios alone. WILLIAM POWELL ing Colleen Moore, Corinne Griffith, come back, but those who really have More than 100 Swiss were needed Richard Barthelmess, BUlie Dove, her best interests at heart are infor "Betrayal." Emil Jannlngs' latest STAR MADE Milton Bills, Alice White. Jack Mul-ha- ll sisting that she must do something starring vehicle. Although the mounand Dorothy Mackalll. other than the pale lily parts that tain republic does not have as many Besides these, Douglas Fairbanks, used to be her greatest stock in trade. 11. No representatives in Hollywood as many HOLLYWOOD, May Walter Ivan Keith, Pidgeon, was exJr, longer will main titles on the screen other nations, no uuncuity 5 Charles Delaney, Jason Roberts, Virperienced in securing this number. read: "with William Powell." ginia VallL Chester Morris, Kenneth A greater number of French exFrom now on, tras Thomson and many other favorites of were used in Maurice Chevalier's the stage and screen are under conthey're going to musical picture, "Innocents of Paris." more or tracts for one Now on pictures. J say: "William French types, many of whom were born under the tricolor, are plentiful Powell In." in Hollywood, and can be secured in As a reward for 1 almost any desired number through more than a score Central Casting. ' hundred orientals are among of talking notable Three of the Under snappy title "Getting extra players appearing In the and silent per- the Gertie's Garter," the new attraction mystery melodrama, "The Mysterious formances during Dr. at the Playhouse opens with a matiFu Manchu." These were obtained nee 8unday with the Metropolitan the past three and Players in the long cast of characters. a half years. ParaJ J From reporta that have been re-Getting Oertie s Garter" is the mount today aneelved locally, "Hearts In Dixie." Fox combined work of Avery Hopwood, nounced the elevaMovietone complete talking-singin- g successful playwright and Wilson tion of Powell to Over f production which opened an engage- - Collister, whose "Up stardom in dia ment at the Victory theater Friday, in Mabel's Room," gained him an enmotion logue f seems to be destined to be rated one viable international reputation as a the PowetL tures. , of the best pictures of 1929. past master in evolving comedy situnews The was from is forthcoming be It what may called both a real ations and brilliant dialogue. The novelty and a mighty important con- - play enjoyed great success in New B. P. Schulberg, general manager of "Alibi," United Artists plcturiza-tlo- n for Paramount, tributlon to the screen. Its enter-- v York, where it had an extended run. west coast production of the New York stage success, ' tainment value lies not only In its and on the road, where it was emi who stated that the new ranking "Nightstick." which has been playinto immediate effect, with the ing to record breaking crowds for goes perfect synchronisation every word nently successful. fluttered, every song sung, every musl-- - The Playhouse Droduction will launching of production of "The seven days at the Granada theater, cat selection played Is clearly heard be one of the bright spots of the year Greene Murder Case." will be held over for an additional In this new S. S. Van Dine mystery five days, it was announced Saturday but in the fact that it strikes this In the field of spoken drama, and .. . new note in the art of Miss Warfield and Mr. Erway will story, Powell will be starred as Philo by Dave Schayer. manager. It will the scenes and musical se- - have the leading roles, while the re- Vance, scientific society detective, a be followed on Friday wjth the screen " pictures; lections are used to feature the dra-- ., mainder of the Playhouse favorites sequel to the same role . In. "The and sound version ot "Uncle Tom's matio action to a point where the wUl indulge in "Oetting Gertie s Gar Canary Murder Case." .J Cabin." " 'Show Boat' was one of the most production has the variety and fresh- - ter" in the most approved fashion. Matinees will be presented on Sun popular dialogue films of the current wistful quality of the story, which day, Thursday and Saturday. The season and it was a big surprise when - relates the tale of life In the beauti Playhouse management announces 'Coquette' outdrew it as a box office southland, with the great variety The Bad Man" as the attraction se attraction," Manager Schayer said, Now . musical numbers ol w contributing what lected to follow "Getting Gerye's 'but the biggest surprise was when be as described Garter." another might 'AlibWinmedlately captured the pubelement to the picture. And lic fancy, and started outscoring the the . comedy It is full of it two previous successes. This widely has re- It ENTIRE CIRCt'S HIRED. - mained for the "talkie" to do the A heralded crook drama has the punch all with circus Its complete 1 greatest justice to that beloved sec-- a clowns, to the movAdmirers of winsome Janet Gay-no- r, and action that appeals Uon ot the country known as Dixie. has beenfemininityonand trlmmlnirs ing picture patron."- - Members of the the Paramount the "Hearts In Dixie" is recommended studio lotputin up who Fox star Salt Lake police force,, who have Hollywood lor Clara to those lovers of American spirituals ; and made an instantaneous hit as Diane witnessed the picture, brand it as Bows Curves. latest, "Dangerous and they are legion, one of the best underworld films 200 real circus people were in "Seventh Heaven " will have annot only In this country, but in for- - More than ior tne ever put, on the silver sheet. Salt scenes. employed big other to see a in capher opportunity Lake theater critics have frequently J eign lands as they will hear the tivating role when "Sunrise," the expressed the opinion that it is an finest examples presented for the first first picture made in this country by advanced piece of dialogue plcturlza-tlo- n time from the speaking screen in this IN TITLE ROLE the noted European director, F. W. singing, dancing produc- that takes rank in the dramatic Murnau, opens at the State theater field with the topnotchers in both Uon. Over 200 entertainers, including Sunday. 1 me singers, cancers ana tnstrumen talking musical comedy and in seri"Sunrise" Is the "most Important ous 1 ta lists, are Included in the cast dramaturgy.' released Films and Fox picture yet Fanchon by One critic said that "the pictures Forty Steppers trained by - rancnon sewas with an produced Marco especially caliber and their makers are of in this appear i lmpor ....; lected cast headed by Miss Gaynor entitled to untold commendation, tant sequences of the story. and George O'Brien. Great as was whether too early or, no, in lending Making up the balance of the Vic her triumph in "Seventh Heaven," to the screen a quality that the screen tory program is the latest laugh fesher performance in "Sunrise" has needs. ' Pictures like 'Alibi' confound Our Gang. "The 'ial produced andby Fox been pronounced superior to any- the reformers, elevate the name of Movietoncws, Uoiy Terror, thing she has previously done beand tell the world that there cause It calls for a much wider range pictures is an art in film making." LOCAMTES PRESENT of histrionic ability and puts her to a revolves around the efThe test from which less competent stars forts ofstory 15, ' a policeman's daughter to would have withdrawn. , SHOW OF INTEREST How refrom a habitual criminal. .... The acclaim which "Sunrise" re- she succeeds is one of the mysteries In ceived measure such New in of large The is the picture superbly plot Buoceedlng the general exWbit at York, Los Angeles, Berlin and Stock- cast with such Broadway stage (he Newhouse gallery this week, the holm when it was first released, was as Chester Morris, Eleanor slww offered will give Salt Lake art not due entirely, however, to Uie Griffith. Pat O'Malley. and Mae Hvers an opportunity to view the work of its cast The dramatic sim- Busch. The film was directed by Rowork of leading Logan artists. Caivin plicity of the story and the phenomeland West who handled the mega; Fletcher, head of the art nal photography. .were equally re- phone for "The Bat." department . of the Utoh Agricultural Is college, sponsible for the praise it received from the first critics who reviewed it. SCI1IPA ON SCREEX. presenting twelve of his finest paint, ings, among them several that were The theme of "Sunrise" is an original d Tito Schipa. grand included in the recent SDrineville n. one from the pen of Herman Suder-man- opera and concert tenor, has com - hibltion. Harry Reynolds, an 4nfctrjc the novelist and the scenario pleted a short singing leature at the was prepared by Carl Mayer, who Paramount studios in Long Island. , xor at the college, is represented by three canvases, and the remainder of collaborated with Mr. Murnau on He sang three balads and two anas - the group, comprising about fifteen Mr. Murnau from "Ellsir d'Amore" and "Mar"The Last Laugh." S picures. shows the work of outstand- -brought Charles Rasher and Karl tha." . in -art f rudit execute the to nil Struss Logan from r Germany 4 The exhjbit wiU be open at the Susan Metcalfe Casals gave recitals photography. tisuel hours Bundav, from 2 to 8 Miss Esther who has George Walsh also will be seen In this season in Boston and New York o clock, and at the same hours the kid in -- Katiuka"Anderson, at East bJ;K school "Striving for Fortune." A news reel after several years' absence and won uoceedlng Sunday, May X9, this week, , completes Urogram, , high praise from critics, , By LOUELLA O. PARSONS. (Copyright, 1929, by Universal Service, Inc.) YORK, May 11. "The New Yorker," Broadway's smart and magazine, says: "William De Mllle calls the talkies 'the child of Mother Movie and Father Stage.' Everytwr body's doing well except father." A wisecrack that has some-- virtue, no doubt, for the movies the have cream handed of the stage talent the stage a terrific wallop. In all this bitter discussion of what the movies nave uuue wj mc stage, uv uuc nue un movies have done for the stagef player. Columns have been written exIN FIRST TALKIE pressing a hope that the motion plci ture colony is as grateitu as u anouia be to number among Its members such stage celebrities as Ina Claire. nJS'eil Hamilton z. depIrene Bordonl, Al Jolson, Ruth Chat-tertoloyed at start of theJames Gleason, the Barry-more- s, -- - r 1 ' n, -- W (vv-l- Oest-Belasc- o- - atrical venture. Charles King, Chester Morris and dozens of others who have made or who are about to make some of the big talkie numbers. That brings us directly to the question of whether these stage favorites have not profited from their association with motion pictures. Ruth Chatterton, whose ladylike qualities and whose drawing room manners on the stage might easily give Mrs. Price Post hints on etiquette, has been much less of a perfect lady In the movies. In fact, she has on several occasions been the sort ignored ttonal-ViUDho- ne 7 . by polite society. , Ruth Chatterton Lifted , Out of a Bad Rat. And, strange as it may seem, the critics are unanimous in declaring that her best scenes in "Madame X" txe ones after she leaves the straight and narrow. Looking back into the files of yesterday we find that Miss Chatterton's last stage plays. In which she was a paragon of culture and refinement, were unmercifully scored by the stage critics. Herworlc In "Madame X" is conceded to .be one of the f inest talkie performances yet given. The screen, then, has lifted Ruth Chatterton out of a bad rut and established her firmly in aa enviable position. by Jeanne Eagels, disciplined Equity, was barred from the stage. her for dark Life looked exceedingly when along came "The Letter.". Totowns and day she is known in small even heard hamlets that had never the name Jeanne Eagels before. In in the Los Angeles Chinatown. For of an unfortunate temperament this picture, British, French, German, spite and a strong tendency to do what Japanese, Russian and Austrian peo- she pleases, she is today highly reextras. ple also are being used-a- s garded as a screen actress. The Seventy-fiv- e negroes aopear in a movies certainly came into Miss Harlem cabaret scene of George Ban- Eagels' life at the psychological mocroft's new starring vehicle, "Thun- ment, If you will pardoa that banderbolt," as well as varied types of Americans. The negroes were re- ality." cruited from Central avenue, the Los Charles King Made Angeles "darktown." Popular by Screen. Charles King, a musical comedy favorite, was a fairly well known actor when singled him out to play the male lead In "Broadway Melody." By fairly well known I mean that visitors to CAN New York and New Yorkers themwho patronize musical comENTERTAINMENT selves edies knew him. But in Keokuk, Iowa; Oshkosh, Wis., and Cedarville, Kan., he was absolutely unknown.. Today, wherever "Broadway MelDBAMS. PLATHOU8K Theodora Werfield. Ben Er-- ody" has been shown, Charles King end Metropolitan Plenn In the ftrce is a star. He even receives an enorcomedy, "Oettlnf Gertie' Garter." mous amount of fan mail. Has he VAUDEVILLE AND PICTURES. benefited from his screen associaPANTAOES Six acta of greater Pante-e- ti tion? I would love tobe slangy for vaudeville and on the screen Reekis-l(Continued en Following Page.) Denny's first talking picture, "Red Hot members of Hollywood's newly organized "Alibi club," founded by Roland West United Artists director. Above you see, standing, left to light, Roland West, president of the club; Gilbert Roland, Rod La Roque nd Ben Lyon, secretary; sitting, left to right, Chester Morris, Wlll'am (Buster) Collier and Gary Cooper. f i I - f g I I I s- 1 - - if V Ttiv' , ' - -- A ' - And Type Found in Films . big-sno- w Nktional-Vltapho- Farce Comedy Boards For Playhouse Talking; Singing - Film at Victory Dram Acclaim Underworld Film w laugh-produc- Being Held Granada At er, . r , bpeed." CAPITOL "Thru Different Ere," with more than fifty upeaklna parte and novel sound effects, featuring1 Mnry Duncan. Xdmund Lowe and .Farmer Baxter; Pan-eho- n and Mareo's "Songs I Love" idea, with Roy Smoot and Sunklat Beauties. SILENT AND TALKINO PICTURES. PARAMOUNT Jeanne Eagles, star of fea"Rain," In "The Letter." ture; Eddie Peabody, the "Banjo Boy," and bis eollexe. chums, an comedy; Glersdorf Sisters In "Crooning Melodies," tpmedy; "Movleionews. VICTORY "Hearts In Dixie." on Fox of south the sunny conjedy Movietone: "Our Gang" comedy, "Holy Terror." and Movtetonews. version ORANADA "Alibi." the of the successful crook stage melodrama. "Nightstick." with former stags stars la the featured roles. GEM Laura La Plante In "Rome, James." with Charles Delaney. a feature comedy of the current season; also color review. ' news, cartoon and Al St. John comedy. B.IALTO Richard Barthelmesg In "Weary River." with Betty Compeon. a Vitaphone talkie; also Laurel and Hardy In "We Faw Down"; news. STATS Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien In "Sunrise": also George Wa!shrln "Striving lor Fortune '; news events. . Feature Film, Jtul "Sunrise" At - folk-son- He Helps, in "Getting Gertie's Garter" at Playhouse T- 7- State I ... J gs v c; r; ''i - ; y - I t" - 0 n. ' ; " " I i ' H 1 :iiliimssMiiineaiiiiaiiaynniafiiTir 'w m--- Hell Hamilton would have had seven years' more stage experience to back his talking picture career If a horse hadn't butted into his life. The freshman class in the Atliol high school, Massachusetts, gave a class play dealing with the loves of ladies and knights of court. Being his debut, Neil was assigned to the role of the hind legs of the king's horse. was one thing Discrimination Neil's mother wouldn't stand for. The principal of the school was given to understand that if Neil wasn't good enough to play the front legs of the horse, he couldnt be any of the horse. So the animal got a new pair of hind legs and Neil made his stage debut seven years late in New York. Between scene shifting and playing "prop" boy, Hamilton did his first part. After three months of acting, he was dismissed for missing a performance. For. three months he hunted another part and finally played In "The Ruined Lady" and "Artist's Life." When the company disbanded to Toledo, he tried everything from selling advertisementsas in an foreign newspapers to working . automobile mechanic. Two hours after an offer came from a stock company In New York, Hamilton was on the train. Later D. W. Griffith gave him a test for "The White Sister" and other roles with which Griffith established him:' Neil Hamilton is now appearing in A kind word for talking pictures In his first talking picture, "A Dangergeneral and for the screen voice of ous Woman." for Paramount. O. P. Heggie ta particular was expressed recently by the distinguished English dramatists Frederick Lonsdale, in an article in the London Mail. Heggie plays one of the principal roles In "The Letter," Paramount's latest picture, in which the famous stage and screen star, Jeanne Eagels has the leading role. This picture opened at the Paramount -- Six exceptional vaudeville acts In theater Saturday. to Reginald Denny's first Lonsdale's article says. In part: addition talking picture. "Red Hot Speed," "People in this country who regard make up the delightful program now the 'talkies' as a wild dream or an playing at the Pantages theater ingenious toy are blinding themselves the vaudeville bili Is to what is already an accomplished l Opening aing Brothers, "Xylophonists Sufact. I saw, shown in New York, a preme," who start the program off film, half of which was accompanied with a bang, and who put the pabv dialogue and appropriate sounds; trons in a receptive mood with their the second half was silent. . Its flat selection of. popular melodies and ness and dullness by contrast were Jazs numbers. Raymond Wilbert, positively ludicrous. It is a mistake, comedy golf genius, keeps the Ik use too, to suppose that the dialogue is in an uproar with his presentation necessarily shrill, mechanical or which Includes a bit of juggling, a scratchy. One of the actors whom I few unusual "shots" and a large supheard and saw in a ium was u. r. ply of gags and foolishness. Heggie, and nothing could have been Russell and Armstrong, "Two more impressive than the dialogue as Nuts," keep up the good work Crazy was it. The he spoke reproduction with a Hen or nonsense mat is potn marvelous perfect it was exactly new and original. Elbrown, a talent like listening to the man In an ordi- ed male has a delieht- nary theater, or better still, in one's ful voice impersonator, assortment a and complete drawing room." : of selections, of the southern melody Besides Miss Eagels and Mr. ueggie, troe a lot of with are over which put there are included in the cast Regand pep which make her inald Owen and Herbert Marshall In personality one of the features of the bill. the more Important roles. Dixon and Hoyer in "The wall Eddie Peabody, with his orchestra, Street Girl" are the headline at U acIs featured in one of the short feaunusual an offering in tion; is act tures in the bill. Peabody's melodies, snappy dances and with the banjo boy and his college tuneful has been rounded a bit of chum, and they offer all the hot !nto a fullcomedy 20 minutes of numbers lrr characteristic collegiate entertainment that will exceptional please the style. The Giersdorf sisters are song most critical snow-goe- r. The clos birds who delight by eye ana ear. ana Is number the Robblns Trio in act there is plenty ing in their "A Whirl a Twirl a Uirt," a unique of good entertainment. act in which the "trio The Movietonews completes tne rollera skating give thrilling exhibition of difficult bill. feats. "Red Hot Speed." starring RegiSCHILDKRAUT SIGNED. nald Denny and Alice Day, is an in- Jreeph Schlldkraut. Universal star, teiestlng talking picture, with Denny who costars with Laura La Plante in playing the role of the assistant dis"Show Boat," has been signed to a trict attorney, who Is constantly be contract by Carl new long-termade the "goat for his friends Laemmle, it was announced. Under ing expect him 40 fix their traffic his new contract Schlldkraut will who star in four productions this year, tags. This picture has all the fullness the first of which Will be "The Devil's r.nd of a well written, well Prayerbook," by Karl Brown and actedsubtlety stage farce. Leonard Fields, a story of the carpet Joseph Henaberry directed the pic- bag days in the old south, accordfor Universal. In the cait also ture studio. from to received the word ing are Charles Byer, Thomas Rlcketts, Tna Claire's first talking picture DeWitt Jennings and Fiitzl Ridge-wa- y. has been put into production. It is from an original play by Arthur Rich-maGIRLS BEING GLORIFIED. the title not yet selected. MarParamount is producing "Olorify-i- shall Neilan is directinz, with Rich the American Girl" HtMts Lonard Boleslavsky director of dialogue. In Miss Claire's supporting cast are Island studios. Millard Webb is diDaniel.' and recting, with Mary Eaton playing the Paul Harvey I Henry , Blanche Frederick, feminine lead, w ... Famous Stage Star Heads Cast At Paramount Feature, Acts, Comedy Picture At. the Pantages w.-.ic-h n, . mr r i . Street A Leonard Strong has fine role in new attraction, starting t0r By GILBERT W, GABRIEL. . UttW vnBg- - May 11 TTntversatt. Two of those and why not? Intimate revues, which are as much the harbingers of 6ummer as robins In the park. any plush-vestrecently naa tneir new roric premieres on two successive evenings. Successive, but not violently unequal. The little show was an immediate de light. The Grand Street Follies was. In its small way, a disaster. Your humble servant, who has. spent one uncomfortable evening of every recent . summer wondering whether his brain was all wet when he failed to Join in the chorus of rapture accorded these Institutional and crushingly clever Grand Street Follies, heaved a private sigh of relief. There was ho doubt about this one. It was so bad, he could afford to be exceedingly kind about saying so. No amount of gentle circumlocution could save such an evening.- The Grand Street Follies are, as It were, the spoor of that famous trek undertaken when the distinguished little neighborhood playhouse closed ed and lyricists out Into the great uptown. In the cradle of the East Side they had annually indulged in a pleasant and profitable midsummer madness, a follies of informal and exceptionally agile mockery, Lately, mimicry and highbrow-Jinmimes like a sort of passover memorial, they ' have reinstltuted these same follies m world-fame- y Follies Bad. Particularly ; Grand x. . Talent of Every Nationality I. Always Widely Acclaimed g w , Total Disaster - ed Maytfrfw ei G 1929. for the theatrical Forties. And. them there, some of us have been see re- gretfully Inclined to wonder why, in growing old, they have never grown up. Likes These Follies Less and Less. " This is admittedly the comment of a prejudiced party. I have gone on liking the Grand Street Follies less and less, and gone on getting more and more perplexed because my neighbor refused to agree. Perplexed and maybe piqued. That's the way critics. I turn with us small-homchrome yellow when anyone reminds me, for instance, of the success of "Bird in Hand." Is the reading public just an Ingrate? But these Grand Street jamborees nave Bctriiicu w iiir w giuw cm. smarter in the sadHest sense of smartness and snickettier and ed on Page Thirteen.) Large Speaking Cast Features Film at Capitol "Thru Different Eyes," the .latest product of the Fox Movietone studios, is now the current feature of the Capitol's talking screen. In this picture more than fifty persons have speaking roles, contrasted with the first "talkies" when the, speaking cast was limited to half a dozen or less. Critics of the earlier "talkies" who complained that there seemed a definite gap between sound and dialogue are. answered in a convincing manner in "Thru Different Eyes," where, in addition to the clear and forceful dialogue, many novel sound effects have been achieved. This thrilling courtroom drama is enacted by a most excellent cast, headed by Mary Duncan, Edmund Lowe and Warner Baxter. In the Fanchon and Marco "Idea." a new and appealing song number is introduced for the first time. The song has the same name as the presentation, "Songs I Love," and is rendered by the famous tenor, Roy Smoot, who has previusly introduced many songs enjoying national popularity. This presentation has been termed Fanchon and Marco's most beautiful "Idea," and is unusual in that not only is the theme song illustrated, but many other songs, carrying with them memories of other days, are also presented in melody by the principals and orchestra, as well as bv colorful tableaux. Permane and Shelley, two original musical comedians of international note, lend their rollicking melodies to the entertainment Also included in the cast - are four remarkable adagio teams, working simultaneously on the stage, the Sunkist Beauties and Jeanne Dahi , Talking, Singing Hi Features Film At thn Tflnlt. Although television Is still a thing of the future as far as the public is concerned, a combination of motion pictures and the radio is presented for their approval to the forthcoming- Richard Barthelmess feature.' "Weary River," which First National offers at the Rlalto theater, beginning Sunday. In "Weary River" the herd' Is shown singing over a radio, and the audience will see. him and hear him. The radio plays an Important part in the unfoldment of the story and the newest developments in sound and make it dialogue synchronization possible to present this innovation In "Weary River." The story of "Weary River" relates the sentimental and romantic story of Jerry Larrabee. a singing convict whose radio .broadcasting from prison wins him a parole, a new chance at life, fame that takes him to the stage and the love of the girl who stood by him in the hour of direst need. It was directed by Frank Lloyd from a short story by Courtney Ryley Cooper and was adapted by Bradley King. - The leading --feminine role is played by Betty Compson and the cast includes William Hoiden, Louis Natheaux. George Stone, Raymond Turner and others. Ernie Haller : pnotograpnea k. The Cherniavsky trio win be heard, la this country next seasons ; |