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The Washington times., 1920-12-05
FRENCH FROLICS" ARE
PROMISED FOLLY CROWD

One OF tho most popular and hesr
entertainments Of the year is prom
Used at tho Folly. commencing today
when the French Frolics" appear Ia
brand new and'up- to-date traycsty.
entitled Here. There and Every
where" The piece is said to be on"
laugh from beginning to end. oXccpi
where the action is interrupted b.
the introduction OF lively nusiCa'
numbers and specialtics. OF the La.
ter there are promised many Now
and agreeable surprises.
- el'cn Frolics" in past season"
hav9 enjoyed success second ito none
8" tcS, burlcsque hcld and Mr.. Besi,v
ne owner. confidently expects tnis
seasons edition to far surpaSs al
previous efforts, on account OF The
CleVerness of the individual members.
whose social abilities as comedians.
singers and dancers have given them
prominence among the leading enter
tanners OF the day Among them ar.
the well-known favorite, Harry
Fields. now and dnamiC soubrctte
Dixie Mason Florence starr, Martha
White. Hal sherman, Walter Parker.
and others. with an extraordinary at
chorus.
Extensive and beautiful scenery.
wonderful costumes and wonderful
light effects are employed in the
presentation of the piece. II is prom
The Washington times., 1920-12-05
Donald Kerr, at Polls, Rather
An Experienced Young Athlete

Andrew pombcs, featured comedian
of Poor Little sRitz Girl" which
opens weeks engagement at Polls
tonight. has played every variety of
role possible on the legitimate stage.
but he is sharing dressing room
with a young man who has done
everything possible in an entertain
mcnt line outside of the legitimate.
He Is the very youthful Donald Kerr
whose dancing is ,onc Of tn" distinc.
tive high lights OF Lew Fields. mu-
steal comedy which causes the orchcs-
ira to cut loose
II was born in Eagle Grove, Iowa.
he said thu other night. but didn't
stay there long enough TO make u In
curabi,. was introduced into the
theatrical game as very young Kid
BY my sister, whose stage name. was
Hazel Perry. and who was leading
dancer with the Ringing Brothers
Circus az the time when they had
those big elaborate ballets. I was in
them. too. but | forget eaNctly where
fitted in--anyhow, the dances were
not taken out of the show as soon as
| joined them.
NV SISlfE laugh NV lNuSSld'
dancing. but that was enough. out
side Of those steps. and they're main
ly rhythmicallv acrobatic. I've never
had dancing lesson III my life. I've
grabbed everything with my own feet.
Late I did trick riding on bike
for tho circus and Topped the gap on
wheel, afterward going out and
ballyhooing for a side show.
"tve walked in circus parade as
clown, carrying a monkey on my
shoulder with both, his claws hrmly
anchored in my. ear.
"Ive given boxing exhibitions with
an amusement carnival
rive evan worked in snake tent.
going outside to ballyhoo. wearing .
RATHER for a necktic. They never bit
me. but then never encouraged them
to.
Eventually | got into vaudevilI",
daucing around with Eflic weston,
and went on tour with Annette kcl-
herman. Now my chief ambition Is 10
produce dancing acts, and I'vc al
ready put on an act I'm vaudeville
with Brown amt Weston. while |
have a chance to stage some dances
for Eva TanRuay " another war
doesn't hrcsk cut
dancing is my greatest pI" lsure,
naturally. II hadn't liked n should
have CONS into csomcthing else, for
The Washington times., 1920-12-05
LADY of the Lamp Fantastic
.: Comedy Drama. Visits Belasco

The Offering at the ShUbcrt -Bclasco
for this week. starting tonight. Is
The Lady Of the Lamp" an unusual
play 10y Earl Carroll. which, comes
here direct from ii successful run of
five months al the Republic Thcater.
New York. with "a cast that promises
a notable performance.
The Lady OF the Lamp is de-
Scribed as a fantastic comedy drama
of ancient China and modern New
York, which is a departure for this
young author who has won 80 much
success as SD-writer OF I'll" dainty
musical comedy successes. so Long
Lefty" Canary Cottage" and Flora
Bella. and whose songs have been
sung around the world.
In The Lady Of the Lamp Mr.
Carroll has made use of his first
hand studies of both the new and
the old worlds to elaborate story Of
thrills. romance and humor. and for
which he has provided unusually
elaborate scenery and special Incl
Dental music.
Many of the stage decorations are
OF rare historical and artistic value
borrowed from famous collections.
one priceless piece Of tapestry dating
back to the seventh century. But
as the ancient in the play, the story
Of which flies back and forth across
the ages with unchanging Cupid as
the hero.
The original New York company,
numbering over forty. with George
Gaul and Henry Herbert as the fea-
tured players. will be brought here
intact. MIR. Gauls first stage appear
ance was with Marie Doro.Sn The
Richest Girl" then he joined Billie
Burke in Love Watches" and after
a season with her he appeared
with Otis skinner. playing the
role of the wicked WaZir Mansur in
"Kismet" for two years and later was
with Mr.. skinner in THE Silent
Voice"
Then followed several seasons with
the Coburns in outdoor presentations
of Shakespeare. in "Moliere' matinees
and as the Roy in "rhc Yellow
Jacket" Joining stuart walker Mr..
Gaul distinguished himself in New
York as the beggar Agmar IN 9TH"
Gods of the Mountains" and a. tn"
high priest in Laughter of the Gods, .
to show his versatility. he created the
The Washington times., 1920-12-05
hip, HIP, HOORAY" FOR
CAYETY FANS This WEEK

Comedy. beauty. variety and sur
prise interest were the elements sue
cessfuily sought by the producer of
Hip. Hip. Hooray." the visiting at
traction at tho Gayety Theater this
week commencing with today's mat
inec, and an ideal entertainment is
accordingly in store for followers Of
burlesaue.
George Hayes and Zen Pierce. fun
sters extraordinary, supply the com
edy in two ripping burlcttas. The
beauty is forthcoming in an unpar-
alleled chorus, elaborate scenic en-
vironment and an elaborate wardrobe.
Likewise. the variety will be evident
as each moment develops something
new and different. and the surprise
interest is maintained to such an eX-
tent as to leave the spectator puzzled
as to just what novelty will be in
troduced next.
Following along the lines OF tho
modern and more popular "rcvues."
the so-called book has been replaced
with network Of doliCiously humor-
Gus situations which allo> wthe come
disns full scope for the use of their
diversified talents. The varied
scenes. eliminating entirely the neces
sity of forcing the audience to Fellow
the workings of cumbersome plot,
carry the spectator from one colorful
scene to another in a whirl Of comedy
and song.
Besides those already named, the
chief contributors TO the program are
Helen McClain. Fat kearney. Kitty
Warren, Jack Gibson. Marjorie Will
Jams. and Doc Dorman." OF course,
the importance Of a chorus has not
been overlooked and a bevy of grace
ful beauties has been provided and
its members will be seen to advan-
tagc in the score or more Of musical
numbers, dances, and ensembles
which dot the program.
The Washington times., 1920-12-05
Pre- War Prices For All SkoquS
Produced By Fields Hereafter

In an attempt to meet the demand
of thcatergoers for original compan
and scale of prices prevailing pr"vi
Gus to tho war, Low Fields announces
that in the future all of his attrac.
tons playing New York and or tour
will be presented at Prev prices
The seemingly inflated price OF
theatcr tickets has been the source
OF discussion among playgoers to such
an extent that hundreds of letters
have been received by prominent man
aEer seeking information concern
ing "A probable reduction in the price
of orchestra seats.
But similar to many other items
flirting with the increased price. the
letter writer's received very little
satisfaction. other than an extensive
account Of the increased cost of pro-
duction which made it impossible to
present play with the original cast
at the scale of prices Of few years
ago.
The matter was brought to the at
tention OF Lew Fields who immcd-
ately instructed his representatives to
figure out the capacity OF the theatcrs
at the popular price. and whenever
possible reduce the scale THIS means
that IN theatefS OF SuinClcnt capacity
70 warranted certain gross business
the prices for MIR. Fields productions
will be based on a pre-war scale
Poli's Theater, for instance, where
Lew Fields new musical comedy
poor Little Ritz Girl" is scheduled
for a weeks engagement starting to
night. has ample seating capacity TO
permit The management to present the
play at popular prices with an assured
pront II the play appeals To sufficient
number of people at the cheaper
prices.
MIR. Fields figures that IL Is far
better business to play to 1000 people
at 81 n seat than II is to play TO 100
or so Mt SO for an orchestra scat
According to George Henshall, rep
resenting Lew Fields. the success or
play depends on an audience Of suf-
hcient numbers to warrant every sit
The Washington times., 1920-12-05
ON THE HORIZON

lane and Katherine Ice az" coming
io krith's next wees.
The BOstonians' ~ tho attraction
at the GaNCty next week
Fritz Iriber. IN Shakespearcan re-
portoirc, comes 10 tn. Shuberi -GarrIch,
beginning Monday December IL
"Aphroditc" a stup"nd"us "NtraIa-
ganZa. will De at Polis fOr a week, be
ginning December 10
The AIi-JazH Revue comes To IN"
Folly next week, starting with n"
sunday matinee.
"Dcburdu" comedy from me
wrench Of Sachr GuItTy. comes To tho
Shuhert- RclaSco next week.
Ruth Oh ttortnn, in MARY Ros"
Sir James Barrie's latest play, VIII h"
the attraction at tn" ia'I0na! on DO
,"nIb"r T..
Ming Toy chimes" musical com
cdy. VIII be the headlintr AZ tn" Cos
mos next week.
The Washington times., 1920-12-05

uattou and piHNvrIEhl~ ,rafilu's> a
bouutIful return for il,Ir 'frorts. II
= nu' i. delivered 30, $40 actor to Il
their WAY Ir s' 'nU T.. ~,ut. scars
away over ,u'.r heads and h'ts hard
against tn" h.uuh walls. the line
drops dead. aud 'lo chosen r,w say
How many NOR" a"js''
one thinE wish Z" m"kc cmphat-
ic' continued Mr.. Hcu.hall is this
"" are not in any way trying to make
an appeal for patronage Tor Poor
Little Ritz Girl on cheap prices. IT
H. Just "A matter Of flling up the va
cant seats We md at the advanced
sCal"
"Ir all Of the vacant seats in Polls
ThcHtCr were tillcd every performance
there H. not an attraction on tour
which could not play Washington at
pro-war prices and send proht che, =
to New York at the end of the en-
gagcmcnt.'
In presenting Poor Little RITZ Girl
at u reduced scala OF prices II should
be remembered that iha east has in
no way been Cheapcned. Every last
ono Of the Central Thcatcr cast will
come here which means that Andrew
rombos. Lulu Mcconnell. Frederic
stanley. Florence Wcbbcr. Donald
Kerr, touisc Kelley, Peggy Van,
Eugcnie Blair. Elsie Bontiw. Grant
simpson. and the adorable chorus OF
Ritz Girls.
The week at roli's is experimental
with the executives in tho Field Of.
fees az far as the price Is concerned.
and failure Of success Of the plan at
least gives the management an an
The Washington times., 1920-12-05
Rose" and Shakespeare Next Week
Poor Little
Ritz Girl"
For Polls

There h only one musical attrac-
ton playing Washington theaters
this week and n promises 10 be q
good one, as Lew Fields new COM
edy. Poor l.ittlc RITZ GirI." IL sched-
uled for a weeks engagement 81
Polls Theater, starting tonight The
piece comes here practically direct
from the stage Of tho Central The
alter, Now York. where II has Just
ended run OF an entire theatrical
year.
Inn sending Poor Little RITZ Girr
10 Polls, Mr. Fields has kept his
Broadway cast intact. This means
Andrew TOmbcs, Lulu Mcconnell
Frederic Santley, Florence WobbGr,
Louise Kelley. donald Kerr, Peggy
Van, Elise Bontiw. Eugene Blair
Grant simpson, and the big beauty
chorus OF Ritz girls, viii appear here
LEV Fields wrote the book and the
veteran comedian has taken his audi
cnco back stage during rehearsal
Of musical comedy. Girls or" seen
executing a series oi dances previous
TO the first performance, and the real
fun starts when three of them report
late for rehearsal
n you have any idea of comedy the
arrival OF the tardy ones armed With
excuses and doctors certificates -
sure TO send you into screams ~
laughter. It's no simple matter To
discharge one of these naughty mem
bers of the animated background, ~
any stage manager will vouch but in
the play Fields has them frod and
hired
II should worry,' remarks flip
pant one, "as long ~ have my
sparkling eyes and my E42ity Con-
tract" as she leaves the rehearsal in
disgust.
The engagement here IS for one
week only. with a matinee SATURDAY.
The Washington times., 1920-12-05

timber pair of legs to take you. And
in between whites I've had a lot o.
fun at trap shooting and Other
sports"
"Phew." said Tombcs. who had
been listening 10 this autobiographH,
Il thought Id had plenty of varied
experiences, but you make me tool
like a Cooks tourist who's had hi
journey made entirely smooth for
him"
The Washington times., 1920-12-05
Bobby Barrie Better.

Harry Jarboe, manager of the Cay
ETY. Theater. received a note last
week from little Bobby Barrie, the
comedian seen earlier in the season
with Maids of America" that he has
resumed work after two weeks ILL
ness with appendicitis.
The Washington times., 1920-12-05
Came to Keith'S.

Lulu Mcconnell is making hcr nrst
visit to Washington as member Of
"a musical comedy. She is appearing
as Madge. rough and ready chorus
girl. in Low Fields Poor Little RITZ
CIR. previously she has boon the
stellar attraction AZ koith's. under
the namc of Mcconnell aud simpson
in playlct called AT Home"
The Washington times., 1920-12-05
He Has BLUE Ewes"

with Poor Little Ritz Girl" an
established hit, Lew Fields has placed
in rehearsal another musical com
edy called Blue Eyes" An unique
feature of the new play Is the fact
that every member Of the chorus Is
required to have blue eyes
The Washington times., 1920-12-05
Here in "FIo FIo."

Louise Kelly, OF Poor Little RITZ
Girl" will he remembered as having
played here few seasons ago in
"Flo Flo" since that engagement
Miss Kelly has appeared abroad in II
series of English revues.
The Washington times., 1920-12-05
He Can Hit En-.

Donald Kerr ~ member &c Lew
Fields Poor Little Rin GiiL" has
established himself as an expert trap
shooter. In recent match with
Jack Norworth h." defeated the star
or Lady Friends nv breaking
nincty.cight out OF a possible hun.
dred.
The Washington times., 1920-12-05

10 be brilliantly written. exception
ally well constructed. and 'splendidly
suited NJ tn" artistic abilities Of MFR.
Holmes.
The Washington times., 1920-12-05

Lady Billy" on December ~ at the
Liberty Theater. II was success At
tho National here.
Tom Wise IL going into vaudeville
In a comedy sketch, when q Mans
Too Good" He starts next week in
Brooklyn.
The Washington times., 1920-12-05

: Burt Green, who has been appear.
ing with his wife, Irene Franklin. is
seriously III Of pneumonia for the third
fime in two years. Miss Franklin
has been compelled to leave her show
In Providence, r. l., to care for her
husbanN
The Washington times., 1920-12-05

Mitzi makes her New York debut In
The Washington times., 1920-12-05
Mr.. HOLMES TONIGHT.

Tonight at the National Mr.. Holmes
A-Burton not Taylor--will entertain
his usual large audience with his
travelogue. THE Garden Of Sahara"
consisting of colored still pictures and
moving pictures OF the Barbary
coast. He repeats his lecture to-
morrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-20
GAR BAN TO BE- HEIGHTENED.
Kansas Highway Construction Situa-
ton Couldn't Be Any Worse.

Highway construction in Kansas.
already badly handicapped for want
of cars to ship road materials, has
prospect for a stilr further curtsilment.
The state highway department has re-
ceived word from S. A. Zones, repre-
senting the Missouri Valley Road
Builders association III Washington.
that he has been advised that the in
terstate commerce commission will
soon extend the embargo on open top
cars, to the territory west of the Miss
issippi river. 1t now applies east of
the Mississippi and provides that all
open cars must be used for coal ship
ments, except a possible allotment for
essential industries" other than coal
mines.
Z "The situation couldn't be- much
worse than it is" said NJ. " Wat
son. state highway engineer, $50 an
embargo may not make things any
worse. The road builders now are
getting. would say, about 5 per cent
of the cars they need to go ahead
with the road projects in Kansas.
Scores of road building projects and
city jobs are being held up turnout the
state because of lack of material, Wat
son said. A lot of others never got
started, for the same reason, he added.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-20
"Je st AS ItWz
Attic heayter'
By Ki.


At the Novelty.
After the pearl necklace had been Trail
ed by Three" Jermon and Mack came on
with some talking, Some juggling and some
singing. The last word is written ad-
swear as to whether or not they were sing
ing They, in turn. were trailed by three
singers, Fredericks, Ellsworth and Thomas.
There is no reservation the of the
word singing" in this instance. The trio
can and does sing. The fact that they even
penetrated 4 barrage of CRYING babies
proves that They finish with burlesque
bunch of opera worth the hand generously
given.
The Darling saxaphone quartette is good
looking ana plays some good stuff but
leave bad taste in the mouth with the aw-
full bunch of jazz they for a finish.
Some day the vaudeville actor will wake up
to the fact that the day of jazz was a short
one and it is all in the past tense. Had
Just about made the decision to roast any
act trying to get away with more prohibit
ton jokes, then came along this man
Murray K Hill and he got away with it.
also getting away with some others and
The real feature Of the first&haIf bill at
the Novelty is the athletic posing act by
Kate and Wiley. It's another of those big
time acts. filling in a few weeks between
gagements on the Interstate circuit and
every part of the act shows it. There is
not false move from start to finish ana
two more perfect forms never showed in
silk tights
At the Orpheum.
Mr.. William s. Hart, commonly known
as Bill, and his pony are back with us.
They made their first combined appear
anee for many a moon, at the Orpheum
last night in Sand a typical Hart play.
There were three other TEXTURES on the
program, but the crowd had come to see
Bill and his pinto and did not properly
settle down to paying attention until the
Hart picture was started.
The Pathe weekly showing. in part the
Elks' illuminated parade at Chicago caused
4 ripple in the audience, mostly from the
Elks present The Mutt and Jeff cartoons
got a shrill chirp from the more youthful
and the Hawaiian guitar quartet. led by
Miss GOldie Nawter. was warmly received.
This feature should have had a better re-
ception but was at disadvantage be-
cause the audience was waiting for Hart
As has been mentioned before il was a
typical Hart picture 1t satisfied the Hart
fans. 1t had just enough of a love story.
and Just enough of shooting and riding
TO make It complete. 1t is a mixture Of
railroading. COW punching and Mexican
bandit trailing, enough TO keep the nerves
jumping from the start Don't believe in
telling 1t all and spelling it for those who
have not seen it. It's a good picture The
audience last night thought So Maybe
you will Try it and See
At the Cory.
A comic bit of drama and tragedy: that
is .Suds." as played BIZ Mary Piekford at
the Coy this week Nary is one Of those
few recognized stars who is not afraid Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-20
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the Columns of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


City Attorney T. A. Pollock of Kansas
City. Kansas, wants copy of Topeka's joint
ordinance. Bohh City Attorney w. A. Bird
and City Clerk :. $. McFadden have re-
ceived letters from Mr.. Pollock. He claims
that Kansas City's ordinance for the sup
preston of joints will not stand the legal
test in the higher courts. H.
Messrs Ed MacLennan. L. L. Kiene and
w. W. Carr will start tomorrow for Gun
fish for trout and hunt wild game They
have a complete camping outfit and a
camera
Miss Mary Horner has been enjoying an
outing at Glenmire farm this week, the
guest of Miss Sallie Corning.
Mr. Daniel Crosby andd Mr.. I. D. Ham
nett left this morning for Duluth Mime
apolis, st. Paul and other northern points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-20
To Ward OFF Summer
Complexion Ills

To keep the face smooth, white and
beautiful all summer there's nothing
quite so good as ordinary mercolized wax
Discolored or freckled skin. so common at
this season, is gently. gradually absorbed
by the wax and replaced by the newer,
fresher skin beneath. The face exhibits
no trace Of the wax, which is applied at
bedtime and washed off mornings. Greasy
creams. powders and rOuges, on the other
hand. are apt to appear more conspicuous
than usual these days of excessive perSpira-
ton. Just get an ounce Of mercolized wax
at any drugstore and use 1t like cold cream.
This viii help any skin at once and in a
week or so the complexion will look re-
markedly clear, young and healthy.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-20

A comic bit Of drama and tragedy: thai
is "Suds." as played BIZ Mary Piekford at
the Coy this week Nary is one of those
few recognized stars who Is not afraid Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-20

getting her hands dirty. Playing the part
OF the little drudge in hand laundry, she
has the finest chance in the world to do
ner Iavorite stunt, that of caricaturing. She
does It to a finish and manages to get not
audiences
The picture is true IN every detail, almost
too true for some OF us who like our love
stories CLOSED over a bit. The photog-
raphy is perfect. In fact the only thing
adverse that can be said, is that the
scenario writer seems to have been in a
hurry to finish, long toward the last-or
possibly our friends the censors found some
thing they did not like and spoiled tho
ending for u.s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-20
Nurse Saves 2 People
From Operation

II had two patients that the doctors
seemed unable to reach with their
medicines and in both cases advised
the knife. 4 friend who had tried
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for Stom-
ach trouble proposed that I recon-
mend it to my patients, which I did.
Both are now entirely well. am
very glad that I was able to recon-
mend it." It removes the catarrhal
mucous from the Intestinal tract. and
allays the Inflammation which causes
practically all stomach. liver and in
testinal ailments. including appendi-
bits. One dose will convince or money
Refunded at all rusgists.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-20
Dover Wants New Rural High.

A petition signed by 200 people ask
ing for>the construction of a new rural
high school was presented to the
Shawnee county commissioners Mon
day. 1t called for the creation of a
district near Dover. comprising
twenty-five sections. sixteen more than
the minimum required by law. An
election to approve the project will be
held in Dover township September l G..
according to Commissioner Henry w.
McAfee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-20
Financial Conference Postponed.

Paris. July 2O.-The secretary gem
eral of the League of Nations in an
nouncing officially today the post
ponement of the Brussels financial
conference says that a definite date
for the conference will be fixed at the
meeting of the council of the league
at San Sebastian, Spain, July so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-20
DIVORCE TO MRS. E. RALsroN.
Restored TO Former Name of Mrs.
Ethel Dibble.

IIII1OI DlDDIt.
Judge James A. Mcclure granted a
divorce to Mrs, Ethel Ralston, 623
West Ninth strees, late Monday, from
Ursin A. Ralston, an automobile deal
er. and restored Mrs. Ralston to her
former name of Mrs. Ethel Dibble.
Mrs. Ralston testified that her hus-
band drove from their home in May,
1919, with all his belongings in his car
and has never lived with her since or
contributed much to her support.