STAGE Publlahed Weeklr at 164 West «6th St., Now York. N. T,, br Varlotr. Ino. Annual aubBcrlpdon. $10. Btndo coplon. 2S cente. Entered M eeeond-clasa meitter December 22, 1906. at the Poat Office at New Yorlc, N, Y., unrter the act of March I, 1879, VOL. XCIV. No. 4 NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1929 72 PAGES N.V.A. Girls B way Boarding Broadway boarding schools! But there sure. 'Most of the clubs fcnd institutions for theatrical wo- men and where a good many pro- fessional slrls reside are as strict with their regulations as any board- Ini? school could possibly be. The only difference is that the residents of the Broadway boarding Echools are not packed off reluc- tantly to the Institution but gladly go there. This is a new angle on the supposedly gay show girl. There are a number of clubs for theatrical girls and students ; throughout the city. Among the best known are the Three . Arts Glub, Studio Club, Rehearsal Glub, Laura Spelmari Home, , Piarnassus Club, Union Methpclist Home,, and St. Elizabeth's Beftidcnee, MacLeah Cinb; . V .■ Most of these places have rul'^s that might drive a nun to distrac- tion, and the girls love it. At the Three Arts Clvib rules and chaperones are all over the place. The doors aire locked at 12 at night. Any one arriving later must go. to a hotel for the night Vhlch Is against the rules. The Idea Is that all shows are oyer by 11 and by 12 any profes- sional can have had tholr supper and be ready for bed. Six nights during the year late permission Is granted, but at no other time miay It be obtained. The girls must also be there at regular hours for meals. At the' Studlo Club all girls must .get up for 9 o'clock breakfast and be" there for 6 o'clock supper. Every- one must be In by 12 but sometimes late permission (not later than 2) can be obtained and girls may spend the night with friencls or relatives If the address and. . pho.ne number are l€!ft at the desk. At the Three Arts and Studip Clubs Sunday afternoon teas arf given which the gh'ls are expected to attend. Some cirls who once lived at these clubs say that the, tea parties entailed listening ' to very boring lectures but the girls could all All up on cake and tea and not be compelled to. buy supper. At the Laura Spclman Ilome in Greenwich village, and at the Union . Methodist Home, girls are, given their own latch keys and are not compelled to have ,nu:als at the club. Very few girls under/ 25 are ad- mitted as residents. Callers can. stay after ll o'clock ' but no one • can sirig or play the piiino. Al.so girls can smoke, wheroiis in most of the cluhs a certain room is roservrd for smoking and Vio one may sraoko at meal times. Most of the residents of the their rooms for years at a time, tearing to give thom up even when (Continued on pnge 3) Inexperienced Beauts Los Angeles, I"'eb. 5. Rdna Asclin, (Jnlveston boau+y, «onte.st winner, and Gloria Grler have boon cnpagod by Fox for foa- turea. Both girls are without experience,' "Calendtir Gazers'' Los Alngeles, Feb. 5. The term "Calendar Gazers'* has just been coined in Holly- wood to Identify short term contract writers and players brought here from, the east to try out for sound pictures. This term Is fittingly applied as most of the boys and girls seldom get a chance to do any- thing but watch the calendar for expiration date, of their contracts. Queer Show Quits Before Cops Cop It "Modernity" failed to play at the Play Mart, Greenwich Village, this week after playing two weeks to surreptitious patronage. It closed on a tip off that the cops were rea.dy to step In Monday night. From reports. "Modernity" la a ciramatizatlon of "Lesbian Love," authored by "Jan© Adams" and which caused Its author's convic- tion as disseminator of obscene lit- erature and subsequent deportation, after serving a sentence on Welfare Island two years ago. Inquiries at the Play Mart re- vealed the house had been sublet for four weeks to a group calling them- selves the Scientific Players. The house is a cellaret playhouse on Christopher street. It has housed arty projects from time to time. It's .unlicensed and has been operating as a subscription playhouse . Those who grabbed a load of the •>iece before It went self-sloughed clalni "The Captive" and "Pleasure Man" were kindergarten stuff. In compiarison. The show drew mainly ah audi- :>.hce of queers at $3 a lortk. Reported Request for Sup- port From Keith's New Direction Apt to Bring About Better Understand- ing and Reorganization — Conference for Future CoDeges Increase ComeD Has Activity; of$2S,000 NO MORE BEGG I N G ! Bootblack Under Contract Los Angeles, I'^l), D, After doing bits in 200 pictures at Paramount lot O^cav Smith, ne- gro, studio bloothlack, got his chance In "The ftt'.idio Murdor Mystery," and as . a result he has been put under contrnct as a player. Smith . came to tlie .stiKlif) nine years ago as person.'d ati-fjnclnnt of Wallace Rckl, Rccontly Iio h.-us re- ceived calls from other fltu.lio.-i. The boo tb lack^.=st-a-nd==^w'-l ll==iihdr'.rRa=^nij_ change of ownei'.^hip. Walter Now "D. D." Lns Angd'-.'^, V'o)]. r>. Eiig'ine Walter, UroarUvny plij.y- 'wright and authi)r, Joined tli" ranks of Hollywood frof> laiice pl-'iy fx- pf>rts In which he n(lo!)^l•'l . tiif unique title of D.l)., moanins: Dr-rt'.'- of Di.'ilog, Walter came out here foe I'oK, Reports agree that if the N. V. A. is to continue as a theatrical in- stitution with the support of the show business maintaining it/ it will have to Undergo many changes and . reorganization. This report arose when Henry Chesterfield, secretary of the N. V, A., is said to have appealed to Hiram S. Drown, president of Keith's, to permit the N. V, A., In Its customary rr.anher of the past, to make an annual drive for N. V. A. funds in the Keith houses; also to hold benefit performances in New York on Sunday night, as It previously has done, with talent drawn frorti th© Keith programs. Brown Is reported to have re- plied h© would prefer to have a better understanding of the N, V. A.; that he had heard conflicting views over the societ}^ As a result, from accounts, Brown decided that upon his return from the coast toward the end jof the month, he will call a conference over the N, V. A., with Keith's theatre operator, Jos. Plunkett, as one of the con- ferees, also Chesterfield and prob- ably one or two others. Those who know Brown say he Is unlikely to lend his support or the sources of the Keith Circuit to the N. V. A., If It Is to be con- ducted in the future as a ono-man organization. They also state- It is positive that Brown, hlm.'^elf, will never think of assuming authority in the N. V. A. At .the . same tiinf- it is claimed with, equal assurance that If Brown can 1)0 conyincr-d lJiat .the. N. V. A. may br* mafle of materlM aid to the vaudoviJIo artist,, for which It was primarily ini(:nd- f'Cl„ and conducted In a proiK.r wj.y, he will go with It for support, as a worthy ohjfct, Albee's Dominance FTithrrto thn N. V. A. h'\H ht-r-n lUidK'V (he C()ini>lete domlniui^e oi K, l'\ AU>ee, with Alh'-e .seeking to dominate even aft'T Ir-avirig his pri.silion as head Of Koith's. Allif;C wii.s generally reputed to make umc pnblifity c-hir>. lie rnli.shcd using it as a Hhovv winrlow for hinisi'U; to bring outfid(.'r.'< to I'jnr-h O.'-v and shov/ thf'rn "rny fhilclr'-n," wi.th "l!if chiMieii" jjot at all hot about tli'rir .'-elf ar)r'oiritfJ fost^'f-Litlifr. A y^r.'uly i(-;itiire of Ihe N. V, A. and one that ha.'=j doi.e nior" to fas' fliso.rf'dlt tipon thf- vauh Zukor, (Jlia- llapin, the big voice boy from Kus.mc will do .a' talUrr for PararnouTil. ' ' It's not expected that Chaliapin will do more than to sing' and an( in the picturr;. Oth'.'r."^ ■were hot aftf-r tli>* 'oxtly bin.!, with thf hiwhf.st p'-ovlous of- fer rejected,- $1^0,000, Same Excuse — In Plane Or Driving Four Wheels JjO.s Ahgi^les, ]''i;h. 5.. Ju.st h'^" ni.-ic Air Cop M: L. \'al- lari'c, I:.'Vc.T!y Ilills, rioe; n't hajtiif-n to have a pursuit plmc, doc.'in't In- lerff^re with hi.H arresting violators 0 ^-th s- li f'^^verl y -H 1 1 i a - ordina TTc;p - pr o ^ Iii'oii.Ing (lyitig at an allltuf]'^ b'low 1,000 fcf't over thf town. ' Valla nee spottod Bud Ilus.sf.y, pilot of thf .'spartan Airrraf.' •''o, and stunt man, soaring at wim-. 1"- cori.cor(lcd on the tfletcra phone. A time swll'-.h fiirthfr makes it po.sslble for a ccr- Uiln hour or. hours to be recorOpd. The electrical companies inter- locked with the Arn'^rifan I'l'lfjihone «S: Tel f graph Co. are furfhf-r pl;in- j.ilng an installHtion .sy.stcrn ulir'^rfhy the tf U'^raph^ne will enahl'- any In- crirnifii,' falls to h" rfooiilfd when tlif parly wanted i.s out. The tcle- jn a phono will miiko it po.<;.'--ililf for the caller to merely record, his nanio In to t.lic jw'anted party^s home if or^a^ (;h('f l:-up wh'ch "the latter'returfis.' " BROOKS THE NAMt YOU GO BY V^HI'.N VO!J r,0 TO BUY I IJ V/AY, H V TEL5S(i0 PF.NN. TO atur; ' VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE 8 St. Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square F n R P T n M CABLE ADDRESS: VARIETY, LONDON r vr l\ I 1^ 6276-6277 Regent Wednesday, February 8, 1929 London As It Looks By Hsinnen Swaf fer London. Jan. 18, I see. Flptenz Ziegfeld Ja going to produce his shows over here now, in ■lead of In New. York. It Is viery kind of him to say once again that he la going to do It, hecause now we know niore than ever that he Isn't. It seems ho told Lailrlllard, or somebody, that if Laurillard built a theatre in Sha.ftesbury avenue he would stage a new "Follies" show In tiOhdoh before it saw New York. I Want to Win Money Very humbly, I "bet iir. Flprehz Zlegfeld $500 that he does nothlrtg of the sort. For one thing, he could not take the money in London. For another thing, shows of his kind are not usually the sort of thing that makes the Nelson monument bo'w. Still, It la a good thing to have read this statement In print again. I haven't seen it In a newspaper for at least a y^ar. It is what they call Bhowmanship) Isn't it? ; The >yap in Vaudeville Meanwhile, the vaudeville war spreads. For years,, critics like myself have been asked, ''Why don't you criticize variety?" Well, the other d;i:.', I started. Not that I shall be able to keep It up. 1 discovered, very qiilckly, that, whereas, 20 years ago or spf, we always used to say of a musical comedy, "An artist like that wouldn't stand a chance on the halls," largely speaking, the reverse Is true today. ' 1 have seen about 10 ttirns In the last two. weeks, and I can assure you that moat of , their acts would be the worst parts of an ordinary London revue or muslcai play today. I mean they all sin^ the same song and all show each other the same way to ro home. * Th« Kingdom, the Power and the Glory . The, sort of theatre stuff managers like Is the paragraphlngs of . such C ontributions as a young Woman called Mary Kingdom, who has just suc- 1 .^eded Alan Parsons in writing abo'ut the theatre for the Dally Sketch. Last week. In her first article, she told us all boW Mrs. Lee Ephraim helped her husband to choose the eostunies for "Rose Marie," "The Desert Song," "Show Boat" . and things like that! r love these stories of womien's Influence. When, tii th* Central Lo'bby of the House of Coraimoha, on the day Winston Churchill taxed artificial Bilk stockings, a woman reporter, seoing Mrs. Winston Churchill walk by, said to me, "Oh, I must goi np and ask her If ah* gar* Winston th« Idea." ■ : Bunk like that Is said to b« read bj Puffed the Wrong. Peopla Well in this case, rt wasn't a isuccess. Sir Alfred Butt took exception to, the paragraph, and, quite formally, there has been a eom plaint made to Lee Ephraim that publicity of this kind makes the other people In the United Producing Corporation look cheap. . I don't know why Sir Alfred Butt Is angry because he did not choose the dresses, anyway. "Rose Marie," ""The Desert Song" and "Show Boat** were all produced In New York. They reflected no credit on any London manager. In fact, I blame them all o'n you- Edith Day Spills It A15 Another com pi icailori Is Edith Day's announcement, made to the Daily Mail, which likes giving her publicity, to the effect that she was loaiving the cast. Thi.q dngered the Drury Lane people, although I do not see why it should, since, a,, few weeks ago, Alfred Butt was saying, In coiirt, tliat it was Paul.Robeson who was the whole: show. Still, iviiss Day, during the last four years, must have earned nearly $300,000 at Drury Lane.' i do not see why she should be peeved over the fact that she is not to be leaidlrig lady in the next show. Evelyn Laye has been offered the jobt in my opinion, Evelyn Laye is a much nio're versatile artist In- deed, she has been offered twice as much in New York as Miss Day has been getting, at Drury Lane^ Wanted — A New Leslie Stuart Book Lee Shubert, bV the way, has turned down Roxvland Leigh's book for •'Nina" or "Lovelight," as they call it now — Leslie Stuart's, last com- pleted score: It was on my suggestion that, because some other author demanded extravagant terms, Rowland Leigh,.. who was altering the lyrics, was chosen to sketch out a book. "Lovelight' has to be produced by the Shuberts in New York, accord- ing to contract, by the end of next month, but I have asked Lee Shubert to invite May Leslie Stuart over so that .she can discuss with them. In. New York, the writing of a book which will suit everybody. Henry Arthur Jones's Swan-Song Poor Henry Artliur Jones, who died laist week at 74, left behind him a will and testamont which, read at his funeral, was In the same sort of strain In which I often have to write. He deplored the fact that E^^g- llsh men of letters had deserted the theatre. The pallid youths who are hired as dramatic critics, nowa<^<^yB, do not understand the tradition which has been lost. > - You would not belieye it, but they think Noel Coward Is a wit; They all bleat so easily, -and tiiey bunny-hug with such bunniness. ' The End of the Great Tradition It la true, as Henry Arthur Jones suggested, that t( you leave out Shaw, and Barrle and Galsworthy, who have left off writing now, and Maughan, there Is not one Engllah man of letters now associated with the English theatre. The men of vision have been driven away by all these horn -rimmed eyes. Arnold Bennett remains, of course> but, usually his plays fall. Except with a collaborator, he is far at his best in the world of books. John Masefieid has left off, also. I don't remember any niore. A Fine Old Englishman I went to see Henry Arthur on his last birthday, and he was then very feeble but proud that,, that morning he had sold the rights of "The Silver King," his first success, so that it could be made Into a picture. Dear Henry Arthur, as thousands of Londoners called him, was a typical Englishman, narrow-minded in many ways, but straight, obsti- nate, challenging in his views, old fashioned though they seemed to me. Ho hated snobbery and, when he came out of a theatre, he would talk to people from the gallery just because they, like him, loved the theatre. It was because of his own laughter at stage title that he was never Kirighted^-You.j^-ouidaltj2elley.e^^ Arthur Jones wrote over 100 plays. Including a dozen which never saw \ire ilgh"t."His^^w .that he had not been the great succes.s he felt he should have been. lie need riot be asl\amed. He. leaves behind him a much respected name. Anyway, he went on fighting to the end. That is the chief thing. FOSTEES AGENCY GBORGB FOATBK n.lRIlT FO.STKK (EstabU.<5lii d •10 Ycire) BTILI. TUB LAK<;KST IN El KOrE it ntafiMbury Avonne Cnblen: Conflrmallon, I>ondon lA>ndoti, W. I. IMiono i. England, GHAnERINNICE By Frank Scully Nice, Jan. M; What American producers are looking for 20.000,000 francs' worth of nice flat land In Nice? Realtors refuse to tell, or perhaps they don't know, the company behind this pro> Ject Twenty mlllloB franca la |(800,o60. Who has all that , dough? Metro- Goldwyn' tried operating a base here and quit after sinking $2,000,000. If Nice was a natural, why do you suppose the French would be sticking to Paris as their Holly- wood? They could have bought here when land was as cheap as cotton stockings. Prices are now Jacked up to the point where studio renting is conflned to boys who are not quite bright. Sunshine? Mahoola. With modern lighting equipment, w.ho gives a brace . of tuts about sunshine? And anybody coming down here for exteriors doesn't need studios. . So whatever way you figure It, spending nearly a million bucks for studios could only be done by tliose' knowing' so little about the picture' situation that they'd probably think Monty Banks is a Wall Street trust company, or there is a stock, selling scheme behind, and maybe the chumps are English ! Making a "Find^ Harry Lachman. the American painter who became England's sur- prise director in 1928, and Monty Banks, the Italian-born, American comedian, are here. Picture's called "Compuleiory Husbands." Shooting everything from . seaplane stuff In the bay to ski sho^s in the Alps back of Nice. They have a new lead, 18-year-old blond, discovered by Lachman in a small London theatre where she was a .flash-swlnger. Name Is Lillian Mahton. British International has signed her to a term contract, with Lachman hav- .ing first call on her if she develops. She Isn't much but he makes her up to look Uke a million. EGYPT By Edward Ascwad Cairo, J'an, IS. Italian company ■ engaged by Cav Auguste Dalbagni has. started at the Royal Opera House here. First play produced was "Lohen grin." Among the principals, are Salvatore Franzo, Ettore Parmeg giani, Maria Zamboni and Annita Cllnova. Pasquale La Rotella con ducted. Second perforniancie was "Boheme," In which Roberto D'Ales slo. Mile. Zamboni, M. Leon Ponzlo, Mile. Rita Mells, M- La;nskpy, Solel, and Louise Baldl, Mile. Rina Ber telottl, Olga Recchia, dancers, stood out,' An Arabic historical play was produced at the Rameses theatre, entitled "Antar," by Habib Gamaty, well known Egyptian writer. , Cast included Georges Ablad, Mine. Daw-, lat Ahiad, iPardoiis Haasan, Zaki Rostom, Fatouh Nachaty; Ahriled Allam and Hussiein Baroudy. .. Play is considered the fTrst Arabic pro- duction to have caused the revival of Arabic literature. Mme. Huguette Ex. Duflps and company performed "Nicole and Her Virtue" at the Kursaal theatre before a large audience. This Is an amusing three-act comedy by Felix Gandera, Artists were Maurice Es- cahde, M, George^ LaFon, : Glnette Faure, Edmond Clenierit and Ger- maine Michel. First concert this season -was by the Soclete des Concerts of Alex - airidrla, at the Alhambra theatre. Sylvia de Gaye, young . Australian violinist, was the soloist A chamber concert, was given at the Continental Savoy Hotel under the auspices of the Soclete de Mu- slque d'Egypte. Musicians were A. Menaszes, first violin; M. M. Clattl, second violin; N. Pollakine, alto; C. Dilettl, 'cello, and PrOf. J. Bergrunn, piano. Ahmed Bey Shawky, Egyptian poet, has decided to build a theatre on his property behind the Ameri- can Cbsmograph, Cairo. Egyptian film pioneer, Aziza Amir, has completed her second, film. "Bride of the Nile/' In eight reels. Nothing much going on here but concerta of a similar nature. Paris Chatter , Psu-ls, Jan. 22. On two occasions this month the Paris, edition of the New YorkJ "Hera,ld" carried a full-page adi* vertlsement In English for A. L, Erlanger, announcing him to be the "largest individual theatre owner in the world." Harrlette Louise, listed ab 4 dianc^ir and making a decided hit in the hew Jacques Charles and Earl Leslie revue at the Moulin Rouge, is the , 19-year-old daughter of Dr. Josepii Berkowltz, medical director of a health Institute In Chicago. The agreement between Leoa yplterra, lessee of the Casino de Paris, and. Alt)ert Willemetz and Salnt-Granler, for the supplj' of revues, has come to an end and will not be renewed. Ilip will write the book, with Jean Le Seyeux pro- ducing ' the next shows at the Casino and the Marigny. At the latter .house a revue by the latter couple win be given In April, with Yvette ;Quilbert, Plerette Madd, Nina Myral and Robert Burnier heading cast. .Lawyers on this side having run out o'f . ideas for defending clients ciiarged with murder and arson, have turned to the cinema fPr alibi- ing the . culprits. A barrister in' England the other day. said that Lon Chaney's makeup Warped the mind of an English youth tp the extent that the boy killed a man. A . Frenchman stopped a taxi in the country by throwing a gun on the chauffeur. The' rod toter .com-, manded his victim to drive him to a, nearby village, where the gunman . entered a hotel. When the gendarmes pinched tha gyp he alibied that he saw the Americans do the same thing on the films, so he thought he would take a' try at.It. The Little White Bed ball, the most poplar Opera House fete, in . slated for Feb. 5- , Ed Anthony^ author of "Razzber- ry," "How To Get Rid of a Woman," "My Retnlnlscences as Press Agent for Herbert Hoover During the Summer and Fall of 1928" (unpub-^ llshed) and "Ghosting for Heavy- weight Chtimplohs" (unpublished) is vacationing at the Hotel de Paris, Monte Carlo, the swellest hotel on the Riviera. Ed's regular Job Is with Crowcll publications, where he has an elastic arrangement on publicity. He also columns for "Farm anrl Fireside," one of their string. He has Just made a Mediterranean tour on "La Prance," To prove that Irony Is not dead, immediately after publishing "How To Get Rid of a Woman," Ed mar- ried-Esther^ Howarjd.^The3LJire.^Ln fact, on their honeymoon. She was his right hand in tho Hoover For President publicity. H. G. Wells and Fish H. G, Wclia Is back at Villa Pldoii, Grasse, in tho hills, between here and Cannes. Grasse Is centre of per- fume Industry, so you won't forget it you got a free .spraying If even passing through the town. Old 'Erb has been dribbling In pictures In England with his son. His vlll.i facc.i that of Mrs. Hnrjes, widow^ o* former Morgan partner In Paris. "Pretty handy," says Old 'Erb, "if a fellow wants to borrow." Scribe tried to Inter- view him, but he said no. "And don't ask me anything about Coo- lldge bec.iuse I don't know anything about GoolWge," he added. Any further quizzing brought Old 'Erb further away from the sub- ject until In the end he Insi.sted on having photographs taken with the newshound. Said they'd be valuable When scribe was a famous author and Wells was nobody. ^ At the end he said. "Now, please don t say I said anything about President Coblldge."^ ^ He went over to Monaco the other day. No, not to play 'em on the line, but to look at the fish in the aquarium. They comfort him. Start- ing With flfih he can make Men Like Gods. Starting with men. he can only see a lot of poor fish. , A Real Lemon 1 .8 latest soil on Oie Palais de la Moditerranee, Gould-owned casi- no which is still without Its gam- ^iPf concessions. Was to cost 25 - 000 000 francs- Through one bull tnn^Ann^««^*^®" run Up to 100 000,000. Even with gambling *^fi possible on t J^'^Of'-OOO -Investment.. Prognosis IS that Casino will pass through a couple of hands, somebody buying it in for^ about a 'hililion in Mellon money. After that It will click as g^yjje Privileges are Ture to .come The reason the government has They have Just passed a law hero whereby it will be'posslble to adver- tise on • the . sidewalks. Theatres miostly ■ Interested. Talk - is that it will be po.ssible. to have both per- manent and temporary signs and writing, Latest gigolo racket Is to borrow the girl friend's diamond ring "t« get ah exact replica of that won- derful setting" and then replace the real rock with a phoney. After the arrest of a bogus, bogui Russian count the", othfer day who, It seems,' managed to ^ get well in the riioney by taking smart Ameri- can gala, the divertissement came to light. Jeweler Involved in the case, when questioned by the police, admitted ho had made a regular business of removing diamonds and then setting paste phonies In their stead. Franz Lehar's "Blue Mazurka"- will be played In French at the Ba* Ta-Clan later, in the season, Jeari Sorbler and Pepa Bonafe, leads. b I ng rights is that it wants bling concentrated In a few places gamr- raiea in a fiew p not scattered all over town Tho reason for this is economic, not moral. Over a certain figure, the f««?"T?'®*V^ takes 70 percent of the loot. If thl.s is concentrated in a 'government is sure ^.^9 percent, but otherwise It's f°n»w,°^ Ilence, the wish that tourists gamble more but in fewer places^^ Nlta Naldi has come back again She seems to like playin^r over here, Morgan Trio, Mmruerlte (p? n- ist) Frances (vlollnj.st) and Virginia (harpl.«?t) will play for Duke of Con- naught at his Cap Ferrat vlll.-i. King, Duke's nephew, due to con- valesce nearby. Chatterers seem pretty certain as soon as King can be moved from Buckingham Palace he Will continue his sunbaths at Villa Granos, Cap Martin. Villa be- longed to Empress Eugenie, Napo- leon Third's femme. New Montma-'"^ H^ '-^e Paris, Feb, i. The new theatre St. George open- ed Friday m the Montmairtre quar- ter. Designed for drama only. SAILINGS Feb, 1 6 ( New York to Los An- geles), Abe Warner (California). Feb. 9 (New York to London), June (sailing delayed one week) Sir Alfred Butt, Robert Chisholm (Majestic). Feb. 8 (New York to London), John Z.anft . (Leviathan). Feb. « (London to New York), Cecelia Weston, Marie Frnnklin (Mauretania), Feb. .3 (London to New York): Mr, and Mr.s. Crane Wilbur (Me- gan tic), Feb, 2 (New York to Lonilon): David Sarnorc (Aqiiitanlii ). Feb. 2 (New York to Paris) Mr. ^and Mrs. Si frmunci^ Rojnborg ( lie de France). """" Jan. 31 (San PYanci.sco to .Syd- ney), Will Pryor (Sonona). The Tiller Dancing Schools of America, Inc. 54 WEST 74th ST., NEW YORK MART RBAD, ProsMent Phonr Endlcott 8216-6 Hew Clauses Now FArniliif Wednesday, February 6, 1929 FOREIGN VARIETY RISKY THEMES FOR PARISIANS Bedroom Romances Run Through New Plays Paris, Feb. 6. N'osv attractions on the Paris stage run to spicy romantic themes with bedroom baclcffrourids predom- inating:, new native plays are four in number, with the Qallic version of "Showboat" (called "Mississippi" here) promised for the near future at the Chatelet. with Desiree El- iinger •and Harvey* 'W^hite' in the leads and A'^ictor DcCottens spon- soringr. "Hole in the Wall" ■Le Trou dans le Miir" ("The Hole in the Wall") . was perhaps the best liked of the, newcomers, pro- ,