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POLLS" "Frivolities. /"

Several young men with raucous
voices who had seen the "Frivolitfes
during it's New York run were loud
in their lamentations. on leaving
what they called good things" had
been cut from the show. Taking this
as a pointer, it may be easily i'm
agined that rFrivolities' must have
been some show in little old Goth
am" An Egyptian dancer has en-
couraged economy in raiment to such
an extent that when she dances onto
the stage the audience can only gasp,
while little scene on the beach, with
bathers in white tights, leaves prac-
tically nothing to the imagination.
There is little room for doubt that
radical modification to meet WASH
ington's sense of propriety, or an
otherwise costly and beautiful show
will not go on.
"Frivoiities" Is a riot of color. the
scenery lavish and costumes the limit
are all entertaining, save only Henry
Lewis, whose songs are an anront,
but who was, nevertheless, applauded
The real stars are Sara and Nellie
Kouns, who have been out OF vaude-
VILE so long as to be almost stran-
voices, reaching the Nlane Of grand
opera, while their pler numbers
were vigorously app ed. the Swiss
Echo song scoring IA pronounced hit:
The Barr Twins dance gracefully. ana
several specialties drawn from vaude-
vile were well received, Joseph Rol-
ley, the black face comedian. being
the best. Frank Davis and Dele
Darnell have a talking act. Nelson
Snow and Charles Columbus a nne
dancing number and Gretchen East:
man deserves special notice Tor ner
general work. ;,
A catchy song. I'm Peacock Alley.
sung by Sara Kouns. kept the reet OF
the audience tapping in unison
''Frivolities'' is in two acts ana
eighteen scenes, opening with scene
at the club. where a young man. Ia
menting the loss Of red liquor. nnds
consolation in the pretty girls pa
raded before him by his satanic ma
jesty. Scene 5, Pretty Polly" de-
serves notice for the richness OF col
oring in the scenery and costumes.
The orchestra Ii large and capably
handled.
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PALACE-"His House in Order"

Elsie Ferguson Is featured in His
House in Order" which is shown at
Loew's Palace Theater this week
The story concerns the daughter of
an English minister who. forced to
go out to work as a result of the
death of her father. obtains employ
ment as governess in the home of a
member of parliament. The wife of
the man. who has not been true to
him. is suddenly killed in an automo-
bile accident. The husband later
persuades the governess to marry
him. During their honeymoon he
presents to her the EEK
ceptio,iaT qualities of his first wife
until a separation is contemplated by
the second.
The discovery by child of several
letters of the first wife to her lover
come into the possession of the sec
ond wife, who decides to use them
in an effort to demonstrate to the
man the unworthiness of the first
wife. When the husband learns the
truth the second wife comes into her
own.
Minor features and good music COM
plete the program.
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AMUSEMENT is
NATI0NAI-"Scandals of 1919"

There was riot last evening at
The New National Theater-a verita-
BILE riot of music and dancing, youth
ana beauty-and a kaleidoscope of
color. George White returned to
Washington with his Scandals of
1919" and entertained a capacity audi
ence Tor nearly three hours, with
never dull moment nor a number
that Jagged for even an instant. The
production is more elaborate and
certainly more finished and smooth
running than when 1t made its initial
appearance at the same playhouse
early last fau. 1t is brimming with
pep and go" and the opening
night audience Of the present engage
ment promptly entered into the spirit
OF tne occasion. and everybody. on
poth sides of the footlights, seemed
hegRy; WS:n ~. n,r,,,..,oo,., ,.ro,.. =,
Terpsichrre Mr.. White deserted vaude-
Viue last summer to go into the scan
da1 business he must have first armed
himself with a lasso and gone on
hunt for beauty and agility. He had
marked success. He corralled Ann
lies and a dancer of the first line;
Ethel Delmar, Adele Ardsley, Ruth
Savoy. Ona Hamilton. Myra Cullen.
Ona Munson, La Sylphe and host
VI 0thcTS. ~ NOCdlSl lar ABOVE In6
ordinary was needed, so he captured
Yveste Rugel. To balance this weight
Of talent the producer-star drafted
small army of comedians, including
Lou Holtz, a combination Raymond
Hitchcock-A1 Jolson; George BickeI,
Lester Allen. AL Sexton, Moran and
Mack, Lowell B. Drew. Larry Beck
and James Miller.
SCANDALS of 1919" does not pretend
to have a plot, except in camouhage,
the opening scene disclosing that
scientist on Mars has invented a won
derful telescope. and by it's aid some
insi Significantly attired Martians are
enabled TO view the proceedings on
earth. What they see is what the
audience views. And what the audi
ence Views is stretched through six
teen elaborate scenes, divided be-
tween two acts. The costumes are
gorgeous in some instances, and artis-
tic, though scant. in others. There
are many novelties. Every member
of the company Is a dancer. and sew
eral can also sing. Omitting the male
contingent-with apologies-an are
very pleasing to the eye. The show
goes over the top with a running
start even before the first rise of the
curtain, for the musical director,
Robert Berne, succumbs to the jazz
of the overture and conducts the or
chestra in manner that should
cause regret on the part of late ar
rivals when they learn what they
missed.
Evening star., 1920-03-22
Photoplay Features.
CoLUMBIA-"Mary Ellen Comes
to Town."

Dorothy Gish is the picture star at
Loew's Columbia Theater this week
in new photoplay. MARY Ellen
Comes to Town." Like fresh breeze
from the open country comes this
idyl of youth and trust in all that Is
trast to sophisticated society drama.
Armed with simple goodness of soul
and a piquant charm all her own.
Mary Ellen walks unscathed through
the dangers of that underworld that
has it's being in the night life along
Broadway. She arrives in New York
from her home town In the south.
On the same train comes young Fair
acres to wind up the business end Of
inheriting a fortune. His advent Is
hailed with delight by certain deni-
zens Of tho underworld. headed by
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sTRAND-"In Old Kentucky"

Real horses guided by real jockeys
to the thrilling and melodramatic
music Of a real race track band work
up to the highest pitch Of enthusiasm
the audiences that witness I'm Old
Kentucky" the famous old melo-
drama, now in Aim form at Moore's
Strand Theater this week. Marshall
Neilan's thrilling photodramatic pro-
duction Of the American classic fea-
lures Anita Stewart in the role Of
Madge Briefly. True to advance
notices. it is not "just picture" but a
great show" and a great deal of
money has been expended to make it
so. The story is too familiar to re-
qutre repetition. but the screen tells
it faithfully and well with many em-
bellishments that were impossible to
the stage. A burning barn Is burn
ing barn In this picture and feudist
battle Is a real battle. while the
mountain girl on horseback is really
seen leaping across the broken bridge
over yawning chasm to save a man
threatened by dynamite blast. The
musical setting is worthy Of special
mention. Minor Aim features also are
shown.
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her "wickedness" she never fails to
impress with her unimpeachable inno-
cence contributes vast deal toward
bringing out the finer points of her
characteriZations, with the result that
laughter always follows quickly on
the heels of amazement.
Georgiana Chadbourne. the restless
widow, hies herself to New York in
search of a bad man, stopping with
her brother-in-law and his wife: In
going through park she spies Jack
Garrison and fiirts with him, assum-
lhg lne name OF Mrs. Jeffrey, her sis
ter-in law. She then takes Jack, VINO
is a close friend of Mr.. Jeffrey, to her
apartment, and Jack who has never
seen his friends wife. is greatly shock
ed over her actions. In final scene,
jeffrey catches Jack and Georgiana,
which scares the supposed wild man
SO badly that he finally grabs the wild
ow and marries her after everything
is explained.
Short features and a musical pro-
gram complete the bill.
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METR0P0LITAN-"war Brides" F."

On exceptionally rare occasions
Washington has an opportunity to
witness a heart-gripping photo
drama which meets every genuine
test. One of these occasions is af-
forded all this week at Crandalrs
Metropolitan. and today at CrandalPs
Knickerbocker. where Nazimova is
the star of the screen version of
Marion Craig Wentworth's War
Brides"
This film play not only epitomizes
the protest of the women of the
world against the needless slaughter
of their sons, but cried aloud to the
God of justice to obliterate the car
mage with which the world was cursed
during the great war and every other
savage conflict of arms. 1t describes
vividly the anguish with which war
blights the hearts of those who re-
main at home.
In war Brides" Nazimova reveals
a quality Of her art that silent drama
has not heretofore evoked. Quite in
keeping with her flawless portrayal of
Joan. the wife, is the delineation of
the character of the mother by Ger
trude Berkeley. Richard Barthelmess,
Charles Bryant. Ned Burton and Mia
Mao are among the many others who
contribute admirable interpretat tions
of important roles.
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GARRICK-"Seven Days Leave"

The war is not so long past that
plays of the character of Seven Days
Leave" fail to bring a thrill of en-
thusiaSm- This military drama by
Walter Howard opened at the Shu-
bert-Garrick Theater last night for a
return engagement in Washington.
The author has found place in the
play for situations most melodra-
matte. He has built his story about
"a wonderful instrument" for the de-
lection Of submarines, invented by a
young officer in the British army. and
the efforts of German spies in Eng
land to obtain the plans Of the de-
vice. The climax of all the excite
ment comes in the third act. when.
from the deck of an American
cruiser. a real gun opens fire.
One of the German spies is an at
tractive young woman, and the young
American. inventor of the submarine
detector. apparently is captivated by
English girl to whom he is devotedly
attached. In the end. however. all
the plots are uncovered and Lady
Mary, the English girl, races through
the water at night with Nine. Morrel,
the German spy. when the latter
seeks to swim out to a buoy to COM
Inunicate with her countrymen. Phyl-
liz Darlington makes an alluring
son has the part of Mary Anderson.
Walter Sherwin, as Maj. Terry Field
ing, the American. shows much abil-
ity. Others who help make the pro-
duction a success are Clay Cody, as
Lord Arthur Pendennis, British
Tommy; Orin T. Burke, Frank B.
Hersome and NJ. c. Dale.
Seven Days Leave" is admirably
staged, and the paraphernalia which
goes into war plays is all there
The action of the play, as indicated
by the name, occupies a period of
only seven days. 1t is swift work and
winds up with a wedding scene, as 1t
should, with Lady Mary as the blush
ing bride of Terry Fielding, who has
been in England on leave for a week.
Evening star., 1920-03-22
ne Willie the Weasel. who manages

one Willie the Weasel, who manages
a amuch-frequented cabaret.
Casting about for female bait with
which to lure his victim, Willie's
eye falls upon Mary Ellen. who leads
the chorus. To obtain power over
the girl, Mary Ellen is. accused of
theft. Threatened with exposure. she
consents to lure Fairacres, her young
admirer, to a roadhouse and, at
given signal, to scream for help.
Willie the Weasel, posing as her out
ragged brother. is then to appear on
the scene and demand large black
mail.
Tho plan works well until Mary
Ellen receives her cue to scream.
Then. true to her real self, she con-
fesses the plot, while Willie, i'm
patient of waiting outside the dining
room door. falls into the hands of de-
tectives. who have long been on his
trail.
Evening star., 1920-03-22
WILL PROBE RADIO FADING.
American Relay League to Act at
Standards Bureau Request.


American Radio Relay League, at the
request of the United States bureau
of standards, will conduct investiga-
tions in an effort to determine the
cause of fading" regarded as one
of the mysteries of wireless telegra-
ply. Hiram Percy Maxim. inventor,
of this city. is president of the league,
which is said to have four thousand
members in the United States.
According to the bureau of stand
ards, fading" does not affect large
commercial or naval radio stations
to any great extent, but is a him
drance in work with airplanes and in
amateur efforts. A plan devised by
Kenneth B. Warner. editor of a mag
aZine devoted to wireless, will be
used by the Maxim station here and
other large amateur stations in at
tempting to establish the cause of
fading" Set messages will be sent
at certain hours every night in max
ing the investigations.
Evening star., 1920-03-22
Petition Against Strikers.

SALEM, Mass, March 22.-A petit
ton for an Injunction to restrain
officers Of the International Associa-
ton Of Machinists from conspiring to
compel the United Shoe Machinery
Corporation to accede to the demands
of the striking machinists at its Bev-
erly plant has been filed in the supreme
court. A hearing on the case will be
held tomorrow in Boston.
Evening star., 1920-03-22

Trilby, figure of youthful grace,
statuesque beauty and variant mood.
In all the colorful scenes in which
she participates she is the dominant
personality. In the hypnotism epi-
sodes where she becomes the golden
throated singer under the spell of
Svengali the star achieves triumph
of acting. fine cast in the roles of
Importance lends much to the pic
ture. The atmosphere and the legends
of the parts of Paris pictured are re-
f1ected with faithful realism.
Minor features and orchestral ac-
compartment complete the bill.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINEE DIES.
M. N. Harshaw Was Congressional
Candidate From North Carolina.

CHARLOTTE. N. c., March 22.-
Moses n. Harshaw of Lenoin. republi-
can nominee in the eighth North Caro-
Lima district for Congress, died Saturday
in a hospital here. where he had been
under treatment for several days.
Mr.. Harshaw had served two terms
in the state legislature and was for
merly states attorney of his district.
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CRANDALL'S-'Trilby.Y .

Clara Kimball Young. who has con-
tributed many notable character
studies to the screen during her
career in silent drama, is pictured as
the star in the camera version of
George Du Maurier's world famous
story, "Trilby." the first four days of
the week at CrandalPs Theater.
Miss Young makes a charming
Evening star., 1920-03-22
RIALT0-'In Search of a Sinner, -

Charlotte Thompson's story, "In
Search of a Sinner" splendidly adapt
ed for the screen by John Emerson
and Anita Loos, Is shown at the
Rialto this week. It is almost "a
scream from start to finish" When
Constance Talmadge. the picture star.
starts in to he a bad woman 1t means
a laugh at almost every turn. She is
seen as a young widow who has al
ways been within the straight-laced
ranks of propriety, but looking for
something bad" The fact that in
Evening star., 1920-03-22
Expect Bank to Reopen.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. March e2.-
State Bank Examiner F. B. Richard
son has practically completed his ex-
animation of the bank of Poquoson.
which closed it's doors last Wednes-
day. due to the defalcation of CASH
ier Leonard Howell Hogge.
Plans for the reopening of the bank
are going forward
Evening star., 1920-03-22

Souls. But as Youth is following
Crime to obtain more drugs he hears
a hidden choir singing Lead, Kindly
Light" and spurning the city he nur-
ries back to the cottage where Love
awaits him.
characters are Crouch, interpreted by
Williams Belts; Frailty, by Miss Files;
Makeshift and Crime, by George B.
Miller. and Poverty, by Harry j. Lane.
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w. M. Lewis Cites Evils of
Unauthenticated Reports
to KiWanis Club.

call to war on gossip" in fields
of finance and unauthenticated re-
ports in the commercial world was
sounded by William Mather Lewis,
director of the savings division Of the
Treasury Department, in an address
before members of the Kiwanis Club
at the Washington Hotel today.
Ever since Eve passed on the in
formation relative to eating an apple
day." he said. gossip has been the
most influential element in shaping
the course of mankind"
He cited the fact that the French
Panama canal project failed largely
on account of circulation of reports
that De Lesseps had died on the day
of subscription of the bond issue
which would have saved the plan.
w G. McAdoo tells of man who
was worried sick" Mr. Lewis said. DE
cause he heard the interest on liberty
bonds was due and he did not know how
to raise the money to pay it on those
others-so typical that fake stock
statesmen have been able to go up and
down the land telling people the govern
ment was not keeping faith with them;
that the government was only paying
interest on the market value of the
bonds, and suggesting that they get rid
of them before prices went lower. and
by countless other reprehensible meth
DDS persuading them to trade the best
security in the world for the worst"
He appealed to organizations such
as the Kiwanis Club" to exert their
strength in squelching the circulation
of false rumors and aid America in
leading the world by establishing "a
bedrock of fact on all financial deal
ings.
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RECEPTION TO WALTON.
Retiring Y. M. c. A. Educationa.
Director Honored by Associates.

T. W. Walton, who for six years
has been educational director of the
Y. NJ. c. A. here, and who is leaving
Washington to take up new duties in
Rock Island. Ill, was with Mrs. Wal
ton, the guest of honor at a recep-
ton given last night at the ascot
alton building.
Under Mr.. Walton's direction the
Y. NJ C. A. school here has grown
from an enrolment of SIG six years
ago to $3.50. the number registered
last year. He has extended the cur
riculum Of the association by adding
departments Of law, accountancy,
commerce. drafting, preparatory
school and a school Of special courses.
During most of his stay in Wash
ington Mr.. Walton has served as an
officer of the Presbyterian Church of
the Covenant and as superintendent
of the Sunday school there.
Direction of the educational work
of the Y. NJ c. A. here has been taken
over by A. L. Ward. formerly general
secretary of the association at San
Diego, Cal. He has had eighteen
years experience in Y. NJ. c. A. edu-
cational work, including important
positions in Indianapolis and Chi
cago.
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FOOD AND AUTO STOLEN.
Loss of Money Also Among Rob-
berries Reported to Police,

An unidentified individual who par
ticipated in a feast at the expense of
Charles Eagan. residing near Seat
Pleasant, is wanted by the police to
answer to a charge of theft. Eagan
visited Center Market yesterday and
purchased meats, butter, cheese and
fruits. He boarded 9Th street car to
go home, he told the police, and his
basket containing the numerous pur-
chases he had made was stolen before
the car reached New York avenue
Mrs. Edith Hind, government dormi-
tories, told police of the sixth precinct
of the loss of her pocketbook. contain
ing four one-dollar bills and small
change and a meal ticket. It disap-
peared from her possession while
boarding street car at Pennsylvania
avenue and LIST street, about 9:45
o'clock last night.
DR.. j. T. Briscoe, Wardman Park
Hotel, reported the taking of his auto
mobile from in front of the hotel last
night There was a case of surgical
instruments in the car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23

For Gorgeous Fall Flowers
see GUIDE specimen fragrant blooms.
1914 F.-Advertisement.
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weekly expeditions of Sunday
school lessons for the benefit OF the
teachers and elder scholars will be
resumed at the Y. w. c. A, 1888 F
street, tomorrow afternoon at 4:45
O'Clock. Miss Jessie Burial. teacher
of the Burial class of Calvary Bap-
list Sunday school, will give the les
son for next Sunday. These exposi-
nrominent Bible teachers of Wash
ington.
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Flowers for Birthday Anniversarie.
and other occasions. Shaffer, 900 14th
Advertisement
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Reception by officers Of the Society Of
Commerce and Finance of St John s
College, Hotel Dewey, o'clock.
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Mis-. Henrietta Crommelin Of Hol-

land will speak at the Business
Women's Council tomorrow evening
at tbs o'clock at the Church of the
Covenant Miss Crommelin is WON
an suffrage leader in Holland. MRS
p r Grant, representing the modern
health crusade. will speak on the
children's work in the tuberculosis
Hospital.
There will be q meeting Of the Y
w. II. A. tonight at 8 o'clock.
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Martha Washington Rebecca Lodge
No. 3, will meettonight at 7:45 O'Clock
in the I. o. o. F. Temple, 7th street
northwest.
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ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES

Meeting of Young Mems Hebrew
Association. Eighth Street Temple,
o'clock. -
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The first fall meeting of the South
east Citizens Association will be held
next Tuesday night at the Tyler
School,
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A meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Rhode Island Avenue
Citizens Association will be held Sat
urday night at the home of the presi-
dent, William S. Torbert, 1887 gath
street northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-23

A meeting of the Randle Highlands
Citizens Association will be held Mon
day night in the church on Naylor
road. Election of officers will take
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mai. Gen. Charles r. MenOher. chief
of the Army air service, will be the
principal speaker at a meeting of the
Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, Ameri-
can Legion, next Tuesday in the
boardroom of the District building.
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MISS CHAPPELEAR
"Warren''

STUDIO: Il41 CONN. AVE
Phones: DAY, Col. $3.50 Eve. Franki:n .cSS3.
Inds-'dlai private lessons in ballroom dancing.
Al fancy and shoe 6sneing for stage specially.
- 2sE
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"DrudEery TransfEured Into Ecsfa-
cy" will be the subject of a lecture
delivered tonight by Rev. Allen Tup-
per at the First Baptist Church.
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The executive committee of the
Washington Board of Trade will meet
Monday in the boardrooms. Samuel
J. Prescott will preside.
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DANCING.
Washington Dancing Academy

i31 1Ith ST. NV.
Modern dancing especially to beginners. Of
the most unique character taught. Class and
private instructions every evening. If you can
walk we guarantee you to dance. Jazz band
Phone Franklin 1888. -.
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The Writer'S League of Washington
will hold a meeting tomorrow night
in the Public Library.
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PROF. AND MRS. ACHER, STUDIO. 1927
10th st. nw-Class Monday and Friday. s
to ii 80 pm; private lessons by appointment.
Phone North 67S6. Estabsished 1900. Is
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PROF.. WAGNER'S DANCING STUDIO.
11s 9Th St me- Line. 13S2-W.
Refined ballroom dances taught.
Private lessons. half hour. 81.