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Comes to Front Quickly.

William LIE Baron, author OF NO
body's Money" Is described as one
Of the playwrights who has come 10
the front quickly in the last rev
years" Until The Very Idea was
produced five years ago Mr.. LIE Baron
was practically unknown as writer
for the stage.
It is said Of Mr.. LIE Baron that he
was probably the last one to realize
that there really was future for MIN
in writing for the stage. When The
Very Idea" was produced its author
was holding down the job OF running
the advertising columns OF weekly
magazine. AS soon as his play was
produced and acclaimed success his
friends wondered why he did not give
'up his job and live on his royalties.
But LIE Baron was canny. He real
ized that one success did not make
a successful dramatist, and despite
well meant advice he held onto his
advertising job.
THAT little old weekly pay envelope
looks good to me" he told his friends
So he kept at his job, but continued
to write plays. Apple Blossoms was
the name of his next play. and that
was a success. Then came Il Love
You" BY that time LIE Baron was
ready to quit the advertising game
and settle down to writing for both
the spoken and silent drama
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Electra" I"

Edith wynne Matthison's presenta-
ton at 1870 o'clock tomorrow after
noon at the National Theater of the
Electra" of Euripides is the appeal
to Washington lovers Of classic drama.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ram Kennedy's
home in Millbrook. N. Y, adjoins the
Bennett School for Girls. Mutual in
terest in the revival OF Greek tragedy
led to the production of Euripides'
drama, with Miss Matthison as the
Electra, and with dramatic students
Of the school as her supporting COM
pany.
Miss Matthison's portrayal Of Elec-
ira is said to be one OF the finest
characterizations of her career. Sir
Gilbert Murray. whose translation is
used. saw her portrayal in London Of
the ill-treated daughter Of Agamem-
non and C1ytaemnestra, who melted
her brother Orestes to avenge his
fathers murder upon his unfaithful
mother and her lover. Aegisthus. Miss
Ruth schoellkopf Of Buffalo will enact
the Orestes. with Miss Eleanor Nfchol
Margaret Underhili Of Chestnut Hills,
Boston. portrays the peasant, while
the chorus Of fifteen Greek maidens,
whose songs and movements reflect
the emotions Of the leading charac-
ters. are fellow students OF the Ben
nett School.
Horace Middleton. English COM
poser. has written ths score. and his
daughter Berry 10 tha leader OF the
chorus. The DANCES have been ar
ranged by Miss Margaret Gage, who
also takes the part OF the messenger.
Mr.. Kennedy and Miss Matthison
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"NobodY's Money"

"Nobody's Money" a new comedy by
William LIE Baron, will have its premier
at the Belasco tomorrow night. L. Law
renee Weber makes the production
Otto Kruger. VIII Deming. Sue Mac
Manamy and Frank Gould have the four
chief roles. Others in the cast are John
c. King, Frederick Raymond. jr.: Ethel
Remey. Florence Earle. Shirley De Me,
Franklyn Hanna and Louis O'Connor.
This new comedy tells STORY OF
American life in a middle western city
a capitoEand one Of its scenes takea
place in the library Of the governor OF
the state, an honest man. whom dis
reputable business interests try to down.
His character Is saved and his re-elec-
ton Is assured by an interloper who
comes into his life and helps the gov
ernor out Of a nasty frame-up simply
because he falls in love with the gov
ernor's daughter.
Otto Kruger plays the role of the
intefloper and Sue MacManamy has the
part Of the governors daughter. how
ard Gould essays the role Of the gov
ernor. WIN Deming u cast for the part
of q crook. who meets one Of his own
kind In the governors household. in the
person Of q maid. Frederick Raymond
and John c. King are two writers-one
Of short stories. the other OF feature
stortes-who start tho theme OF the
play on its way and have . lot to dc
with the final unraveling Of the skein
before the plays happy ending.
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"Sweethearts. !"

Every composer has written an
opera 10 which he is particularly par
tial, and "Sweethearts." the attraction
at the Shubert-Garrick Theater for
the current week. beginning tomor-
row, is said to be Victor Herberts
pet" Produced in March, 1913. by
Weber and Lucher, the producers were
fortunate enough to have a company
that could sing the unusually high
score and were not compelled, as is
often the case. to rewrite the opera
to suit the voices Of principal and
chorus Its best known numbers are
Sweetheart Waltz" and '"The Cricket
on the Hearth.
Because Of the unusual requirements
the score for the chorus requires
singing above high C-the opera has
not been revived like the majority OF
popular operas. and when "the Wash
inetonians" open Monday evening it
win be the first opportunity Washing.
ton has had to hear "Sweethearts'
since the advent of the original COM
pany. The scenes are laid In Belgium.
and the picturesque costumes add to
the charm Of Herbert's music and the
wooden shoe dances and plenteous
supply Of comedy are declared to
make "Sweethearts" a charming opera.
Estelle Murray. Ruth, Peters and
Stephen Fegan have the principal
roles. supported by the Jenny Lind
chorus.
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Current attractions
THIS WEEK AT THE THEATERS

GARRICK-The Washingtonans Victor Herberts
Sweethearts" opening tomorrow night at 8 10 o'clock
POITS-The drama opening evening
at $40 o'clock
BELASCO-Nobodys Money" comedy; opening
night at 8 20 O'clock
NATIONAL-Satres 1o2 musical comedy; opening tonight
$40 o'clock.
KEITHS-Vaudevlle with Vera Gordon the headliner
opening tomorrow afternoon 2:15 o'clock
COSMOS-Vaudeyile Little Miss Cinderella" musical
comedietta headline opening afternoon
o'clock.
STRANDVaudevle and pictures with frankie Wilson head
and Seue Hayakawa, THE First Born
picture; opening this afternoon.
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Lullaby" at Sing Sing.

Vera Gordon. the Jewish mother
of the SCREEN" made Sing Sing both
cry and laugh on a recent viait
there. Already familiar. through a
recent showing of "Humoresque." to
the shut. ms" Of the most far famous Gus
was revelation of those tender
attributes her superb acting on the
screen has instilled in the hearts OF
4 thousand odd mon in gray.
The announcement from the stage
by the Official announcer OF Vera
Gordon's presence led to q volume OF
applause, The spontaneity OF the
laughter of the audience was tribute
to her art. Her journey to Sing Sing.
it turned out. was to receive the
greatest volume of sincere applause
that probably has ever been vouch-
safed an artist behind gray walls.
For that hour spent again within
the radiance of mother love in Vera
Gordon's Lullaby" tho prisoners Of
Sing Sing bear testimony to the
depth of its tenderness. purity and
splendor.
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BIG CIRCUS BEGINS TO ARRIVE
IN WASHINGTON AT DAWN TODAY

This is a day when the young boys
heart beats faster and the old boy"
becomes q youth again.
Reason? Ringing Brothers and
Barnum & Bailey combined circus is
coming to town. For that matter.
the first train pulled into the yards
Of the Pennsylvania railroad at dawn
this morning. In the several sections
were over 100 cars.
Yet it made no fuss or noise as it
started to unload and send it's wind
ing cavalcades toward the new show
grounds at Camp Meigs. 4th street
and Florida avenue northeast. First,
as Of old. came the flying squadron"
with all the kitchen outfit. This is
twice as ponderous as It was last sea-
son. for there are now more than 1900
persons to be fed three times each
day.
Other trains brought the ma ssive
red wagons loaded down with can
vases and properties. Aboard yet
another section were a varied assort-
ment Of massive properties such as
the fifty-foot steel arenas, in which
the newly added wild animal acts
will be exhibited: the extra tents
used to house the recently imported
trained stations. camel and zebra
troupes and the great poles that will
support the main tent. that Is longer
than the biggest dreadnaught afloat.
The last train carries all the perform
ers, the shows executive staff and
more than forty elephants
1t will be noon before the grounds
will have been made entirely ready
for the crowds. though all who choose
are welcome to watch the building of
the canvas town. Many interesting
sights are promised. including gaso-
line stake drivers. battery Of
dynamo wagons. the raising Of the
tents. such as the "big-top" and a
menagerie tent that is almost as large
as the "big-top'' of former seasons.
There are forty more property wagons
than was the case last year.
Because of it's size. 1t is announced
by the management. the circus finds
il impracticable to give a parade. The
street pageant has been done away
with that the shows entire quota OF
horses and men may be utilized
throughout the morning to place the
circus ION the lot" and so make II
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Community Players in "A Midsummer Nights Dream

woodland stage, naturally set with
old trees, at the foot of a wide slope
on which the audience will be seated.
Mendelssohns score will be sung by
the advanced section Of the National
Community Chorus, directed by
Charles s. Wengerd, and assisted by
members Of the Rubinstein Club.
In addition to solo dancers. nifty
girls Of the Charlotte Patterson
School of Rhythmic Culture will be
the elves Of Oberon and the fairies
in Titania's train. The music Is un-
der the direction Of Sol Minister
There wih~be a performance Tues
day afternoon at 4:45 O'Clock. ar
ranged specially that school children
may attend. The second perform
ance will be at o'clock the same
evening Maud Howell Smith and
Bess Davis Schreiner are in charge
of the production for Community
Sepvtce
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Nav Wirth of Royal Lineage

Of circus riders, is described as OF
the royal lineage Of the circus world
For three generations her ancestors
have been circus owners in Australia
And the Wtrths have been perform
ers as well as proprietors. - Every
generation has produced caring
riders. u,,..x
Five generations ago John With.
riding in a Jockey act in a primitive
circus in England. was hailed as the
greatest rider of his period because
he ventured to stand In the saddle
and ride three times around the ring.
little May conquered her great
great reat-grandfathers specially
before she was out OF rompers. At
fourteen she opened in Madison
Square Garden, New York. with the
honor accorded her OF being the sole
performer in three rings.
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"The Front Seat"

For years a potent figure in the
musical comedy world. Arthur Ham
merstein announces that he plans to
draw away entirely from that field
of theatrical offering during the new
season in favor of the dramatic stage,
and that he has contracted for five
plays BY well known authors. The
first of these is by Rida johnson
Young. entitled "The Front Seat,
which will have its initial showing
at Polls Theater beginning tomor-
row evening.
There are three acts in the play.
and 1t is staged by Frank Reicher. In
the cast Mr.. Hammerstein announces
Edmund Lowe. Elizabeth Risdon, Lily
Cahill, Crauford Kent. Florence Ma
lone. Harold Vermilye. Hazel Sexton,
Tom O'Hare and Constance Hope.
During the past ten years Miss
Young has contributed to the stage
Brown Of Harvard" The Boys Of
Company B." Naughty Marietta"
"Maytime," Some Time" and Little
Old New York"
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ready for the matinee performance.
While this seasons arenic program is
given by more than 800 man and woman
performers. wild animal displays and
trained horses form the features. In
steel-circled Enclosures are presented
Bengal and Sumatran tigers; troupes Of
full-grown Nubian lions. ten polar
bears. pumas, jaguars and other fero-
cious beasts.
Thirty elephants are exhibited in a
single tableau. Some do stunts at the
top Of twenty-foot pedestals. Others
kick foot balls around the entire hippo
drome track. There are five troupes
OF trained seals, black and cinnamon
bears that ride old-fashioned high
Whole companies of dogs-including
Loyars somersaulting canines-Shet-
lands. monkeys. pigs and pigeons are in
Guided in the animal displays.
which hundreds OF picture-book char
acters appear. together with richly
caparisoned horses. elephants and CAM
els. Among the circus acts are Lily
Leitzel, queen Of aerial gymnasts"; Hill
larry Long. performing perilous slides on
mans. in triple twisting flights through
space; Lillian Kincaid. known as 1.-THE
golden girl in the golden whirr': the
Siesrist -Silbon casting act. numbering
fifteen artists; the Neapolitans and
Others. Such eHuestdans as the Daven-
ports. Kooneys. Bagonghi, Bradnas, Cor
dons and Marcerillos head the riding
champions. Noted athletes include Aus
tralian woodchoppers. perch performers,
and the Picchianis, Dekoes. Arleys and
Silvas. There are eight groups Of stat
uary dogs, horses and woman models.
A hundred clowns will enliven the
performance. There are various styles
Of hippodrome races. In the menagerie
are said to be scores Of recently i'm
ported beasts. including Emir. tiger
weighing $50 pounds. nov first exhibited
in America. Performances both Mon
day and Tuesday will begin at and
pm. and the doors to the menagerie
open one hour earlier. A downtown
ticket ONCE will be open both days at
Lansburgh & Bros.
Evening star., 1921-05-15

Denis E. Connell. identified with
many dramatic achievements here in
the last few years, will direct the all
Washington production Of 'Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" at the Dean
place Tuesday. May "a, for the bene-
fit Of Community Service. In the cast
are number Of the city's foremost
players, members of the Arts Club.
the Drama League. Shakespeare So
ciety, Post Office Players, Washing
ton Federation of Dramatic Clubs.
St. Patrick's and the Washington
Players. Gonzaga Players and the
Readers Club. The d. A. r. and the
Daughters of the Eonfederacy also
are contributing representatives to
participate in this community" pro-
duction.
The fairy play will be given on a
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make room for its more modern sue
cessorssthe Coaster Dip, whose 1000
feet of track cover the space 1t for
merly occupied and overlaps onto
much Of the surrounding territory.
The racing derby. the old mill. the
midway of fun, the glittering new
carrousel. are among the otner
amusement devices. Week nights
dancing is an added attraction, In
the newly decorated ballroom.
A last Paul Jones" dance tomor,
row night and farewell carnival
Tuesday evening, will bring to a
formal close one Of the most success
full seasons at the Arcade Auditorium
1t is promised by the management
that after extensive improvements are
made during the summer, the dancing
season of 1922 will be opened IN
the early fall.
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Eva La Rue.

Eva La Rue, we'll known in musical
comedy circles, and eleven other singers
and dancers will head the program at
the Cosmos Theater this week. beginning
tomorrow matinee, in a musical comedi-
eta entitled Little Miss Cinderella"
In addition to presenting special music
and beautiful scenery. the act is said to
be featured by costumes Of gorgeous and
astonishing design. Another act will
feature Rhule and O'Brien, the singer
and composer. who will be heard in sue
cesses OF their own composition. Other
numbers will be Valentine -Vox, in a
vsntrloquial novelty. Tho Clubman" !;
Benson. Faber & Co.. in q potpourrf Of
songs. dances. acrobatics and novelties /;
Faber and MCGOWAN. in q delightful
comedy, "NorthNorth. and the. Nohls,
in comedy cycling capers. with Little
Louise" The matinee feature picture Is
Thomas Meighan. in The City of Silent
Men," and THE Prohibition Monkey"
a jos Martin comedy classic, will be
shown at all performances
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Chevy Chase Lake.

Last evening marked the opening
of the season at Chevy Chase Lake.
and several hundred couples were on
hand to fox trot, waltz and one-step
to the music of the Meyer Davis or
chestras.
particular attention 1t is much larger
than the previous one and has a
smooth, highly-polished floor. The
entire park is redecorated.
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fun and some little enlightenment as
to how things are done around Holly
wood, where the pictures come from.
Fanchon and Marco, who head the
cast and who produce the show, have
contrived some lifting lyrics and me-
lodious music to carry the story along
Assisting them in the comedy parts
are AL Wohlman. singing comedian,
and Arthur West and John Sheehan.
character comedians. Eva Clark Is
the prima donna. Muriel Stryker, a
barefoot dancer. offers classic fea-
lures. Daisy De Witte and Lucille
Harmon also have prominent roles
and the chorus is composed Of two
dozen girls.
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Indian Teaches Revue Girl

A young indian chief With Chester
ffeldian manners and a Harvard ac-
cent In said to be responsible Tor
'aThe Shrine Of the Zunis." an exhibf-
ton Of Indian mysticism and dancing,
in '"The satires OF 1870" It was sug-
gested to Muriel Stryker. who stages
It, by a youthful brave at the Warm
Springs reservation at Pendleton.
Ore, Miss Stryker conceived the idea
Of an Indian dance as a feature for
this years production. Beyond the
fact that 1t must be entirely new and
startling, her ideas were vague. A
trip to the Oregon reservation was
suggested. There she met q Carlisle
graduate. He outlined for her the
dance, taught her the dimcult steps
and sketched the scenery ana Co.'S
tuning.
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Billy Allen Musical Comedy Co.

The Billy Allen Musical Comedy Com
pany. said to be the largest musical act
in vaudeville, has been secured by Man
age. Brylawski of the Cosmos Theater
for the week beginning May %. Headed
by the comedian himself. Billy Allen.
and with a support Of twenty-five play
ers, the act to be- presented here VIII pc
A one-hour condensed version Of Q big
musical production. The five other big
vaudeville acts of the program are an
nounced as follows: The Runaway
-Four" a comedy quartet from Tho
Sunshine Girls show Morley and Mack.
in a blend of comedy and song: Bick-
nell, lin studies in clay. ana Brown ano
Barrows. in songs, talk and crossflre.
Marion Davies, in the Cosmopolitan pro-
duction, Buried Treasure" will be the
added matinee feature. and a two-reel
Christie comedy "Cornered." will be
shown at all performances.
Evening star., 1921-05-15

Barney Bernard. well known for his
work in the Potash" series, will ap-
pear in the future under the guidance
Of Charles Dillingham;. making his in
itial bow at Atlantic City week
hence in a new play by Aaron Hoff-
man entitled Two Blocks Away"
The piece comes to the National Thea
ter the last of this month for q
weeks stay.
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"satires Of 1920"

.satires Of 1890" opens today At the
National Theater for one week. This
revue. which. By the way. has . plot.
Jean Havez Of .Follies" fame wrote
the book and he hit upon the idea OF
satirizinS certain aspects OF the mo
ton picture fnAng6y. So. then. the
frst part Of the snow deals with the
trials and tr1bulAtions Of the director
Of a company. tbs woufd-b stars and
other features. The result Is lot OF
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Artists for Concert Season.

r. Arthur Smith announces among
the artists to appear in tho ten-star
concerts next season Legfnska and
Hans Kinder. in a sonata recital:
Nine. DAlverez. the Peruvian con-
tralto; Paul Reimers. tenor. and Le-
nora Sparks, prima soprano Of the
Metropolitan Opera Company.
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Glen Echo Park.

it's first Sunday crowd for this sea
son. Free concerts by Sol Minister'S
Band Will be the special free feature.
All Of the attractions OF last sum-
mer are again included, except that
the old gravity has been removed to
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Strand.

General Manager Sparrow of. the
Strand Theater announces, beginning
today and continuing throughout the
week, a complete all-star bill. Un-
less last-minute changes are made,
which is highly improbable. the stars
will appear in the following order:
Miss frankie Wilson, in a posing
spectacle. with special lighting and
color effects: the musical comedy
artists. Cotton Allen and Mae Moore,
in a Breeze From Musical Shows; !;
Ray Gordon and Nell Healy, in
laugh skit. "wedded Bliss; 10 10
Harrison, offering an oddity in
laughter and song. and the Four
Casting Lloyds. in "Frolic in Mid
air"
What is said to be a wonderful
love story of the far east and the
American west coast, is :"The First
Born" the new Robertson-Cole pro-
duction, starring Sessue Hayakawa,
which will be the photodramatic at
traction on the picture half Of the
bill for the week. The leading role
is that of Chan Wang. a boatman Of
the Hoang -Ho river. In the cast
with Hayakawa are Helen Jerome
EDDY. Marie Pavis. Wildon Hummel
- "Sonny-Boy'' Warde. Additional
short pictures are billed. ~
The special orchestral numbers. ar
ranged by Arthur j. Maxwell, in
clude. as overture. Roberts, "The
Railroad Blues" and. as exit march.
Adams Bells Of st. Mary's."
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Of the production in close consuita-
ton with Mr.. Middleton and Miss
Gage. The prologue of the "Electra
was written by Mr.. Kennedy. and he
will direct the performance in person.
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Vera Gordon-May Wirth.

Vera Gordon and Company and May
wirth with Phil and the family will
co-star in the B. F. Keith Theater
bill this week, beginning at the matt
nee tomorrow. Miss Gordon was tine
little mother of the motion picture
"Humoresque." To reintroduca her 10
vaudeville Edgar Allan Woolf has
written Lullaby" a mother-type OF
limited comedy drama ADEQUATE sup
port is said to be given and the pro-
duction is directed by Harry Rapf.
May Wirth holds high rank as an
equestrienne. She is assisted by Phli.
the riding comedian and grotesque
clown. and the family" all Wirths.
in special equestrian feats.
Kate Gilmore and Sam Williams will
be seen in their latest Madison
sketch. Wanted a Cook" Jim Toney
and Ann Norman will appear in theft
composite Of drollery. you Know
What 1 Mean" The Misses Campbell
will present Georgia Campbell in
Gone Are the Days. a glimpse Of
before the war days along the old
Mississippi. Her support includes
Robert Buchanan. The Ziegler Sisters
and Company will offer a dance revel.
Rolls and Royce. are listed for a
Blondy. in "Just Boys" together with
Topics Of the Day" and the kino-
grams. complete the bill.
Evening star., 1921-05-15
Mask and Wig.

The thirty-third annual production
of the Mask and Wig Club will be
given at the Shubert-Belasco Theater
Monday night. May %. The piece has
the alluring title Of "Somebodys
Lion" with the subtitle. "A Nautical
Tale in Two Knots" The book is by
Edwin M. Lavino. with the lyrics and
music by Charles Gilpin. The pro-
duction. as in former years. is under
the Guiding hand of Charles S. Nor
gan She story tells of a shipwrecked
missionary, the Rev., Andrew Clees,
and his adventure with a lion. whom
he befriends by extracting sore and
aching molar.
Somebody's Lion" is in two acts,
the first taking place on a private
yacht bound on a cruise around the
world, and the second on the beach OF
an isolated island in the South seas.
This island is presided over by can
nibal chief whose up-to-date methods
are indicated by a parliament, an ex-
ceptional chef and a missionary. who
is anchored a few feet from shore to
lure passing ships for the benefit Of
the cannibars table. Four speciality
dances will enliven the show-a Rus
sian dance, a mirror dance. in which
the dresses of the participants are
covered with small mirrors-a caba-
ret speciality and a South Sea Island
dance. The part of the lion is taken
by W. r. Clarke. jr.. who viii be re-
membered as the front legs Of the
horse in last years showing Of Don
Quixote." Rex Wray. captain OF this
years foot ball team at Penn. plays
the part Of a mate on a vessel.
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Coming Attractions

musical comedy satire. Others ap-
Clifton, in "A Quiet Evening at
Home: Hal and Francis. offering a
song-and-chatter skit. entitled Town
and Country; Joe Burke and Bertha
Burke, presenting "A Western Union
Filtration" and Shaw an' Glass IN
a comedy. "The Mosquito rust" The
photodramatic feature will be Part
ners of the Tide" Short film features
and special orchestra numbers VIII
complete the bill
Evening star., 1921-05-15

A. H.. Woods will present "The Red
Trail" new play by Paul Dickey and
Mann Page, for the hrst time tcnof.
row night, In Brooklyn.