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The Washington times., 1920-03-21
GAYETY.
The Great Star
and Garter Show"

While "Thc Great star and Garter
Show" the current attraction at the
Gayety Theater, would easily pass
muster on previous laurels, it is iur-
Their adding to it's prestige this sea-
son rather than living on past glory
There are also two musical burlettas
with farcical plots and termed La
Belle Pareo" and Putting II over.
Ray Reed, a comedian with an UNI
usual reputation for attracting tho
elusive laugh, is featured with
Charles Burns and William BOWS.
Heading the feminine contingent is
the beautiful australian Song Bird,
Florence barley, who is assisted by
Chubby Drisdale, and Pauline Hall.
Howard Padcn and Bert Han com
plcte the list OF principals.
And that complement Of all good
hurlcsquc entertainments--a large
chorus of girls fair to look upon, IL
very much in evidence.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
Australian Stars
In Burlesque Here.

1t is a significant fact TO all critical
observers that whenever a musical
comedy star shoots into space and
falls into another realm great, usual
ly, is the fall thereof. No so with
Miss Florence barley, a comedienno
OF New South Wales. who has started
her stage career In America by an en-
Cagcment with 1.-THE Star and Garter
show" which is this weeks attrac-
ton at the Gnyety Thcater. Miss
barley has brought TO burlcsque tho
Identical songs the work Of American
composers. with which she delighted
musical comedy audiences in the An
tipodes.
The Australian people are greatly
interested in the American stage, tho
songs produced in this country and
the musical plays that drift to their
land from the United states. Mi
barley is authority for this state
mcnt She played in musical shows
In sydney and Brisbane three years
ago. 1t was the keen interest mani
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The Washington times., 1920-03-21

Once in awhile some young fellow
comes along and does something out
of the ordinary and then everybody
marvels at his foresight and brill-
ancy There is the case OF young
George White and his scandals OF
1919" who a few seasons ago was
seen dancing around" in the Fol
lies" and who since has been a
headliner in vaudeville.
Sometimes il seems that success
comes to these boys not so much be-
cause of their foresightedness as be
cause Of sheer nerve and non-under-
standing of the difficulties of their
self-a Dpointed tasks. In the case of
White and his scandals" which is
big musical revue, IT certainly was
big undertaking. George is only
twenty-eight years old, but lie has
been before the public ever since he
graduated from a Western Union
Telegraph office as messenger boy
some dozen years ago; but principal
ly he has been seen on the Keith
circuit.
Having drawn a big salary from the
two-a-day houses. he had accumulated
A modest little bankroll, but TO risk
II all and obliSate himself for good
deal more than the aforesaid "roll'
On the uItti tdiHtS VI SuNCVS"' WIN d"
big musical production, required
nerve that only a youngster pos
sesses, and then he must have had
moro or less of tho spirit of the
gambler. Georgia got away with it.
and the scandals Of 1919 is one OF
the outstanding hits Of the present
season.
White admits that he got his origi-
nal idea Of the revue from one he
saw in Paris, and that when he de
cidcd to produce scandals" he read
the newspapers every day with the
idea of finding the most popular ones
TO travesty.
at was just like being an editor
he declared. 81 had to decide which
one TO play up the most and. li,,2 an
editor, l found myself with .u"," IA
terial than l could use.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
The "MirrOr-VOiced"
nouns Sisters.

Herr Raoul Walter always tod
thcm' TO sing the way that seemed
most easy and natural. 1t is for this
reason that the Sisters Kouns, Nellie
and Sara, whose singing is the lyric
feature OF "Frivolities of 1920" the
G.. NJ. Anderson Revue. which opens
weeks engagement at Polls Theat"r
Sunday evening. March 81. have but
little respect for theories of voice re-
sonancc, tone placement and breath
ing.
They are Kansas girls, these sis
ters-who spent their childhood in
Topeka, and they are daughters OF
the late Charles w. Kouns. formerly
manager OF the Santa Fe railroad.
They have been singing together ever
since, as tots, they lisped out their
first ballads as the featured attrsc-
ton at neighborhood parties in To-
peka. Sara began to sing at these So
cial gatherings when she had reach
ed the ripe age OF three, and she has
continued for-well, say twenty years.
Together they sang in the grammar
schools OF Topeka, the Oak Park High
School in Chicago, before. the lately
disbanded court of Germany-they
were studying music in Germany
when the war broke out-and togeth-
er they started their professional
careers as concert singers with the
Chicago symphony Orchestra in 1917.
The kouns girls possess fresh and
fun soprano voices, so nearly alike
in range and quality, that only an cX-
pert can distinguish between them.
This Is especially emphasized in their
rendition of the Swiss Echo song.
They are often called the mirror
voiced" sisters.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
GARRICk.
Seven Days Leave"
War Melodrama.

It is estimated that already three
million people have seen Walter
Towards military naval melodrsma.
"Scvcn Days Leave" although this
play is only three years old.
when Seven Days Leave" opens
weeks engagement at the Shubert-
Cart Thcater, commencing to-
night with matinees Thursday and
Saturday, the playgoers will see the
strictly American version Of the play,
wherein tho hero Is young Irish
American in the British army, Major
Terry Fielding. whose submarine de-
tcctor plans are stolen by two Ger
man spics---a man and n woman. 1t
also shows tho gun deck OF a Yankee
cruiser, with its real guns destroying
q German U-boat, and q race 10 n
buoy in tho English Channel between
the heroine and the German spy. The
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
A Few Lines About
Donald ScanlOn.

Donald Scanlon, who Will portray
Youth in Experience" coming to the
Shubert-Belasco this week. holds the
unique position OF being one of the
few whose ambitions and artistic en-
deavors are not subordinate TO mere
money-making.
Acting" SAYS Mr.. Scanion. has
been prominently a gantlcmau's pro-
fession in England for over a cen.
fury; in fact ever since David Gar
rick's day, when the Vaga bond stroll
ing players became a thing of tho
past and to my mind there * no
profession more congcnial TO a gem
tlcman. \ good actor must be
gentleman and familiarity with con-
VentiOns and manners of the polite
world arc almost rudimcntary re-
Cuiroments. IT is n fascinating pro-
fcssion and it never pals on me.
Tho only time tho actor is unhappy
is when he is out of work. and that
is only natural, when YOU stop TO
analyzc things. The actor Is. in \
broad sense, always striving to make
others happy, to entertain them and
interest them. This effort to do some
thing for others is Tic basis of near
l. all happiness in life after all.
Then, also, the actor is ALWAYS in
vestiSating the feelings, tho emotions
and the characters of other people.
He is testing life in the fullest sense
OF the word, and it is absorbing work
No one can help being interested in
such a talk; that is why acting as an
art presents an endless cnchantn'ent
There are always n tEouSan nd things
for the actor to learn, no matter how
high he advances in his profession.
And J. personally. have found it an
endless education in human nature"
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
At The Theaters
Next Week

NATIONAIr--George VI. Cohan's CO.
medians in new musical com
edy. The House That Jack
Built"
POLL Sc. II. Sothern and Julia Mar
lowe in Shakespearean roper
toire.
BELASCO-Mr. and Mrs. Coburn's
production of new play with
music. rs showers" with bril-
liant cast.
Dudley's farce com
cdy. "Oh, Henry with clever
cast.
B. i. KETTLE -Elizabeth Brice in
The Overseas Revue" Bronson
and Baldwin, Aleen Stanley. Ear
do. the Masses, Walter Brewer,
Robbie and Nelson. and Jolly John
ny Jones.
GAYETY THE Bon Ton Girls.
FOLLY-Parisian Flirts.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
Tech Opera Company.

The Tech Opera Club, under the di-
rection of Dore Walton, will give two
evening performances OF the popular
comic opera "San Toy" at Central
High School. on Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week. Well-known Tech
favorites. students and former stu
dents of Technical High School. will
take part. Elaborate scenery and cos
tunes are being provided.
These performances use all the re-
sources of the school. from its music,
its orchestra and vocalists, 10 it's art
department in design of all acces-
series, and to the manual training
work In construction of elaborate set
tings.
A chorus OF 120 and an orchestra of
40 will take part.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
DRY LAW ATTACKED.

ST. LOUIS, March 2l.-The indie
pendent Brewing Company. through
it's attorney. Charles A. Houts, yes
terday filed a petition In the United
States district court, attacking the
constitutionality OF the Eighteenth
Amendment and asking a temporary
injunction to restrain Collector OF
Internal Revenue Moore and United
States District Attorney Hensley from
enforcing the law and prohibiting the
company from manufacturing beer.
A similar petition was filed by three
other brewers.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
FOLLY.
sport Girls" With
Harry s. Levan.

Few burlesquc organizations offor
tho array Of talent which will APP
pear with the sport Girls" which
opens a weeks engagement ut the
Folly Theater today. OF first i'm
portance Is Harry S. Levan, celebrat-
cd comedian. He will receive sup
port from the following stars: Dor.
oles Clayton, Dottie Bennett, Marie
Grenier, Eddie wclch and Lou Lc-
Wac.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
Musicale nj Metropolitan NJ. r..
Church.

An interesting musicale has been
arranged for Wednesday evening at
the Metropolitan NJ. Il. Church. The
Lyric Quartet will sing and pro-
gram will be given by many promi-
nent Washington soloists.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21

evening, the evening choir OF 200
voices will give two anthems. Both
services are under the direction OF
sydney Lloyd Wrightssn, with Har-
yey Murray at the organ. ana IN the
evening with Claude Robson at the
plano.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
Caatats .BetkAny" at 50. Thomas
spl.espaI Church.

The sacred Cantata Bethany" as
sung exclusively in this city by 81,
Thomas Episcopal Church choir VIII
be repeated next Thursday evening In
the church, under the direction OF Il
b. Aldrich, chOirmsster and organlst'
with Prof Atkinson at the piano.
No tickets of admission. All are
invited.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21

This Is the second time this work
has been given In Washington the
hrst time being six years ago also
under the direction Of Mr.. Wrlghtson
at the Church OF the Covenant. NO
cards OF admission are necessary,
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
MUSIC NOTES
CONTINUED from Page A.

slab" with the Washington oratorio
Society. making a remarkable i'm
preston at that time both with his
voice and artistry.
At this afternoons service, at $3.50
o'clock. Richard Backing will be the
special soloist. and the double quar-
tet will sing four anthems. In ad.
dition to Mr.. McInnes' singing this
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
Mozart. .Reauieny Next Sunday.

On Sunday next. at the afternoon
service OF the Church Of the CoVeh-
ant, the double quartet. assisted ny
four solo voices. Mrs. Smart. soprano
Mrs. Dunwoody, contralto; MT Nru-
ger, tenor. and J. Walter humphrey;
hass will give Mozart's Requiem.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21

Explains How NuXatea
Iron - Master Strength
Builder of The Blood
Helps Give Renewed
Vim and Energy to Men
and Puts Roses Into The
Cheeks of Women. x1
II you tire easily, if you
look pale, haggald and worn, ~
If YOU feel generally weak, E
nervous and run down it 3$&
would probably astonish you
70 look at a drop of your own -
blood under a powerful mi
croscope and compare it with ~
a drop of pure, healthy blood w
rich in iron. Actual blood tests
3how that a tremendously large
number of people who are weak and
i'll lack iron in their blood and that
they are i'll for no other reason than
Jack Of iron. Iron deficiency paraly-
zes healthy, energetic action, pulls
down the whole organism and weak
ems the eEIlIe system.
There are thousands whose bodies
are ageing and breaking down at a
line when they should be enjoying
that perfect bodily health which cries
,cfiance to disease simply because they
are not awake to the condition OF
heir blood. by allowing it 70 re
main thin, pale and watery they are
not giving the natural life forces Of
The body a chance to do their work.
Yet others go through life apparently
possessing, year after year, the elias.
ticity, the strength and the energy Of
earlier days-through their bodies
courses the energy and power that
comes from plenty OF red blood
Hlled with strength giving iron. Iron
Is red blood food and physicians eX-
nlain below why they prescribe or
yanic iron--NuXated Iron-to build
N tho red blood corpuscles and give
increased power and endurance.
Commenting on the use of Nuxated
IRON as a tonic, strength and blood
,uilder by over three million people
annually. Dr. James Francis sullivan,
formerly physician of Bellevue Hospi.
fal COutdoor Dcpt), New York and
he Westchester County Hospital, said:
Modern methods of cooking and the
1apid pace at which people OF this
century live has made such an alarm.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21

last act shows the departure or the
American troops from England for
the lighting line in France.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
News Of Plays and Players
You'll See in the Capital

cnce felt as do toward Madame Nor
re" there would be no noise dem
onstratipn."
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
MUSIC CALENDAR
MARCH.

MARCH.
%. Monday, 4:30-Mme. Louise
Homer and daughter, Miss
Louise Homer, in recital.
Polls.
%. Tuesday, 4:30-Fritz Kreis-
Ter, violinist, in recital.
Polls.
1924. Tuesday and Wednesday,
8:15-Tech Opera Company
in "San Toy" Direction
Dore Walten. Central High
School.
25. Thursday, 4:30 - Salzedo
Harp Ensemble, with Povla
Frijsh, Danish soprano.
Belasco.
26. Friday, 4:30 - Marguerite
Matzenauer, contralto, in re-
cital. Ninth of Ten Star
Series. National Theater.
80. Tuesday, 4:30-Mme. CALI
Curci, coloratura soprano.
Polls.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-27

unidentified patient whose bodies
we're found Thursday night in a'lodg-
:ng house room still baffled the pc
ice tonight.
Detectives, however, are said t
nave found a clue, on the strength c!
which a general alarm has been sert
Ut for a youth described as '22 years
I'D, walks lame, apparently wounded
las long nose and a blood stained
p~vercoat."
Various theories have been advarS
ID as motives for the crime, the lat
.st being that the patient wa
strangled by a roommate after /;
.%uarrel, not knowing he had COM
nitted murder. hurried after the ply,
;;cian. When the doctor pronounce
he ''patient" dead, the police belicv
he mar who brought DR.. Camps
. the house then stabbed him !
lcath, hoping to make good his es
APE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-27
THE CASE OF ADMIRAL SIMS,

The desperate attempt of Admiral
Sims to prove that the American
navy was inefficient during the
course. of the war has failed as
miserably as his charge that the
American army WAS compelled to
grant an -armiStlce. TO Germany, be
cause the communications Of supply
of the army had broken down" He
has. been refuted in almost every
declaration he has made in either
direction by equally expert author
tiles. and he is nov forced into the
positions, Of, the unfortunate critic. OF
theHwar.- whose attacks have left no
impression upon the people of the
country.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
calls attention to the fact that "for
more than a year partisan commit
tees of Congress have been investi-
eating the victory over Germany.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
have been expended by them in an
effort to show that this country's
participation in the conflict was g
wretchsa exhibition of ~looseness, in
effeetixeness sStraxaganee u IN
compefaESS Tffsos somSnSta a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-27
THE TAX RATE

MT mo.snres voted on in the
ron,n,on Council as to the tax rate
and collection Of taxes on real ana
personal. property fiscal year lszo-2l
were as follows.
iF;rst-Mr. Baggett's amendment
tol the $3.50 ordnance which was
voted down provided. for a $50
rate. The ordinance Of $3.50 from
which the proceeds of fifty cents
~ school was to be set aside was
also voted down, 50 there - no DIN
or ordinance before Council as 70
taxes f920-21.
The suggestions of the finance
committee and those who have gen
orally arranged the affairs OF the
corporation. each fiscal year having
been rejected, of course it remains
for, some of, the members OF Coun:''
toi initiate independent propositions
s to the tax rate for next year.
THIS might be, done with the as
s%istance of the Clerks of Council
two branches. ~.
It might be well to remember tha'
an: interval of three 90 weeks IS
between Tuesday March 23rd ana
Tuesday April 18th, 1920:
As was stated in u locals MY
Burke, Chairman of the Flnan:e
Committee and President OF Gommo"
Council left the matter to those VINO
had opposed the recommendation Oh
the committee.
No bill Or E%ordinance. has be !
passed making the old rate OF t"e
loi dollars the law. Nothing has
been done.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-27
~
~ BfSw ARE OF 'fHE' EAW

- res - 49,. -.
At this season of the year most
housekeepers are endeavoring to
Iclear away the accumulations OF
winter. While trash, rubbish, etc.
from back yards are being carried
away. branches andylim5s from trees
are also being consigned to IN"
dump. In many cases parties en-
trusted with the duty of dlspos!ng
of such debris are not Of the careful
or tidy genus. and in some cases.
instead of conveying unsightly
loads to places prepared for the
reception of the same. they dump
the contents of their carts into a
.treet. This is a common occur
renee in certain sections of the city
where the authorities are e%ndeavor-
ing to Keep. the thoroughfares open.
two delirquents,. n white AMI
one. cclored we're brought before
the Police Court. at different times
thursday ehaLSc" win -
rubbish into a street. They were
fined So each.
It is unnecessary to say that al!
citizens should vie in keeping the
city clean. But, unfortunately,
some have but little regard for laws.
and when detected in violating th'm
they are quick to call attention so
the fact that others have also d:s-
regarded the statute.
The street department and mem
bers of the police force are endeav-
oring to identify persons who per-
sist in violating our sanitary laws.
and when apprehended they will y"
made to pay the penalty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-27

reay, are practically forgotten.
Their work has been ignored ant
the campaign issue, they sought t.
to set up has collapsed
Admiral Sims sought to dynamite
the present administration OF thF
Navy Department by showing thai
the a honors had been improperly
awarded. That effort convinced z
few people of anything except that
the admiral's recommendations II
behalf of the members of his I owl
staff had not been followed.
"The whose case of Admiral Sim:
has fallen to pieces. In a few
months he will retire, and in spite
of his valuable services to his coun'
try, he probably will pass into CD.
security as a false witness, who ha:
forfeited the honors and the esteem
in which most of his countrymer
have held him."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-27

MURDER BATTLES POLICE
New York Detectives Hunt Man Witt
Long Nose and Bloody Overcoat
New York, March, 27.-The mys-
terious murder of Dr.. Vincent J
Gannnisi. Brooklyn physician. and az.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-27

For results try a classified ad II
he Gazette.
The Washington times., 1920-05-07
BATTERY
FOR DISTRICT GUARD
Motorized Outfit viii Replace
Field Gun Organization Of
Ancient Memory.

The Militia Bureau OF the War De-
partment has authorized the forma-
tion OF a battery OF 155-mm. howitzers
in the District National Guard. These
guns, which have an extreme range
OF more than eight miles, have been
selected as the corps gun OF the United
states army. The new unit for the
District Guard Is one Of two which
have been authorized among new
state troop units. The other will be
organized In Oregon.
The new battery will consist of four
officers and eighty-six enlisted men
to work the four big guns. the eight
fve-ton tractors. and the three motor
cycles with side cars which comprise
the equipment 49,.
The new motorized howitxer battery
Is one Of the nrst specialized units OF
modern warfare to be attached to the
District of Columbia National Guard.
Special units are appearing here and
there throughout the country. The
local howitzer battery will replace the
old ffeld gun battery which for years
before the world war was part of the
District National Guard.
The worth of the 155-mm. howitzer
was proved on the battlefelds of Eu-
rope. II Is destined to become the
heavy divisional gun OF the future. to
be used against enemy concentration
points and against other batteries.
The Washington times., 1920-05-07

class W. w. Brsh4m. vice presldent
Hildreth Esan. soeretary, and Capt
Ms lerkipa trnaRnner have Anauao
the follovins printed appeal;
Help beat the self-sppoipted. self
perpetuAting. closed corporation In
the student council. Who put the
pep In the law schooiY The nrst-yesr
class. Who will clean up the present
councily The nrst-year candidates.
Vote for three OF them"
The other law school candidates are
Misses Frances Park and Edith
Marshall. John l.. Larsen. Eugene Un-
derwood. Thomas l. Watkins. and Les
lie Young.
The Interfraternity Association at
the university has decided TO es-
awarded each year TO the fraternity
tsblish a scholarship trophy. TO be
having the highest scholarship record.
The fraternity which wins Il three
will, retain II. Each Winning fra
times. not pscesszriy conseeutiyely.
'ternity will have It's name engraved
on the trophy. The association will
meet May 30 at the Phi Kappa house
70 elect officers for next year.
The Washington times., 1920-05-07

was unable 10 force the senate con-
ierees 10 ACCEPT either the House pro
vision for stNty-hys yo4rs Or a com
promise. Intends TO bring up the con
ferenee report In the House al his
nrst opportunity,
The Senate eonferes also put up q
stin night when the House oonfeross
sought 10 rave other features OF The
Dill In the Interest Of 0overnmenr
employees. As the bill will be sent
back TO each house. Il will provide
that mechanics and city and rural
letter carriers shall be retired at six
ty-fve years OF age. instead Of sixty
two. and that railway postal clerks
shalt be retired at sixty-two instead
OF sixty years.
As neither house 10 expected u
change the conference report. the bill
probably will be placed In President
wilson's hands early next week.