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Evening star., 1921-12-06
B. F. KEITH'S- -"Babe" Ruth.

Babe" Ruth & Co. head the bill
at keith's this week, large audi
ences being on hand at the OPEN
ing yesterday afternoon and last
night. The act in which Ruth stars
is well put together, the lines are
bright and snappy and Wellington
Cross sees to it that there is no lag
ging in continuous action. The home
run king surprised his host of friends
in the audience by his sustained self
confidence and went through with
what he had to do in a manner SUI
perior to what was expected from a
pro ball player. Although suffering
from cold and sore throat. he got
away with his one song in a pleasing
manner. wellington Cross was quick
to grasp the idea of using Judge
Landis' message during the act. and
one of the bright bits of the dialogue
was forthcoming, when Babe" simply
remarked What do yod think of
that? There's seventy-five cents col
lect on the telegram" 1t meant a
fine of several thousands of dollars
to the big fellow. but he couldn't
overlook that six bits. Many curtain
calls followed.
One of the cleverest dancing acts
displayed at Keith's for some time is
offered by Marga Waldron, a dainty
Washington girl but recently come
into vaudeville. Miss Waldron dances
with exceptional grace, and her exc
cution of difficult steps places her in
the expert class. Her costumes are
beautiful and add to the act. George
Halprin at the piano won much ap-
Evening star., 1921-12-06
NATIONAL-Ethel Barrymore in
"Declassee."


A very large and representative
audience, to some extent international
IN character. was present at the Ma
tional Theater last night to see
Charles Frohman present" the DIS
tinguished actress. Miss Ethel Barry
more, "in her greatest triumph" ac-
cording to the program, Zoe Atkins
new play, in three acts. entitled De
classee"
AT the close of the second act there
was a most unusual demonstration OF
anplause. which may be attributed
largely, if not entirely, to admira-
ton Of Miss Barrymore, rather than
enthusiasm over her play.
"Declassee" is essentially feminine
be tn in it's inspiration and its por-
trayal. Even the men Of the cast
scribable femininity. There are three
outstanding characters-Lady Helen
Haden, the inscrutable woman, ca
PRECIOUS, demanding unlimited means
and no less latitude in working out
the inevitable tragedy of her life;
Rudolph Solomon. wealthy Hebrew
admirer, who had worked his way up
from the level of newsboy of the
Battery in New York to untold opu-
lence, q connoisSeur of the antique.
and a sensible man withal, and a
weak. unprepossessing young man.
Edward Thayer. whom Lady Helen
chose as her hearts idol, and who
was caught cheating at cards twice
in the same evening.
Thayer was caught the first time by
Lady Helen's husband, "a brute" ac-
cording to Lady Helen. although the
stage character justified the charge
as little as if it had been made
against Lady Helen herself. The
brute. however, in a dramatic scene.
was made by Lady Helen to admit
that he was in error and to apollo
Evening star., 1921-12-06
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Luxurious Fox, Wolf and French
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designed in smartest style. An
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tremendous reduction.
Evening star., 1921-12-06
POLI'S-"The Rose Girl"

In a day when up in Mabers Room"
I and Ladies' Night" with twin beds
and garters and other feminine what
nots to the fore. are paying big divi-
dends, it seems little short Of heroic
to try to tempt a public with a per-
formance containing non-"spicy'' and
"old-fashioned" songs, interpolated
with dainty dances and good, clean
humor, which leave pleasant ringing
in the ears and q soft light lingering
in the eyes Of the audience. Such. In
The Rose Girl" which appeared at
Polls last night.
A fine sense Of balance was in evi-
dence throughout. There are not too
many songs. There are not too many
auips; .. There hs are re- mot not, too too. many ny;
chorus scenes. And all the features
are served up with skillful admix-
ture of talent that left feeling Of
real satisfaction, and without any
thing in the way Of fatigue at the
close. It Is true heartstrings are not
startling suggestions Cf the forbid
den. But there were times when q
mellow chord was struck which
brought. sympathetic smiles to the
faces Of those In the pit and restrain.
ed chuckles to those in the chairs.
That vein of --mellowness runs
throughout the piece and makes it
live up to fits name.
If extremes are the basic points Of
humor, Fred Hillebrand. standing. it
seemed, about eight feet in height,
and Irene Rowan, who. In a long
stretch, might reach respectable
four feet six, supplied premier walk
Ing, dancing and singing expositions
well worth while. Irene, a dainty lit
tie blonde, suspected Of being Irish.
cast q shimmering shadow Of pleasure
over the audience and threatened at
Evening star., 1921-12-06

times to eclipse the naive presenta-
tion of Marguerite Lamare as Rose
bud. who family lisps in manner to
make young wives watch young hus-
bands closely. A. Barbour Halliday
as Capt. Victor Lagarde. with a reso-
nant baritone, slick black hair and
china blue eyes. supplies much to the
lead of Miss Lemare. Add to this a
pair Of whirlwind dancers. as nimble
as any of Fokine's, in Rose and Ar
thur Boylan, and Edna Temple as
Dolores Mendoza. q sibilantly jealous
little Spanish fiancee, and there is
enough for the ordinary catchy musi-
cal comedy. But in addition are Har-
old Crane and Sarah Edwards In COM
edy roles, Shep Camp and Louis Simon
as an American broker and partner,
Ambrose. the master mind, deadly in
earnest and bulging all over his 250-
pound. checker-suited person with
gold-brick schemes, and Oswald, more
deadly serious, as the earnest pessi-
mist of the duet. They brought out
more spontaneous laughter than any
other members Of the cast.
Louis Simon has the honor of COL
laborating In the book with William
Cary Duncan and of staging the pro-
duction. The lyrics are by DR.. Anselm
Goetzl. On the song list "Wana."
Some Sweet Day" and my New Jer-
sey Home" with billboard advertise
ment on the barn, fences and back
porch) seem destined for a life longer
than the play ITSELF
Evening star., 1921-12-06

week. Rose Sydell is a name that has
had q place on burlesque programs
for more than q generation, but the
show that bears her name does not
depend upon that fact for public ap-
proval, for among its cast Of excel
lent entertainers is also Joe Marks.
a real live-wire. A we'll known jour
naltst in giving advice to q school of
Journalism said Tell your story with
the aid Of comparisons" but how are
you to compare q comedian who is
distinctly original in his comedy with
model that does not exist? Joe
Marks is "the whole show" from the
time he comes on the stage until the
final drop of the curtain. His sing
ing and dancing turns are coupled
with fine acrobatic ability and his
comedy in many instances bears the
stamp Of originality. Dolly Davis is
a lively little bunch of humanity and
her dance numbers. especially the one
with Marks, went big" last night.
Others in the cast are Mae Leonard,
Mildred Campbell, Rose Sydell, tr..
Violet Lester. George Wong. Fred
Reese and George Hart. Among the
specialties introduced is a tumbling
turn by the Romas troupe of acrobats
and a very effective bell song by the
entire company. The chorus is about
the average, although little shy IN
vocal ability.
Evening star., 1921-12-06
FIRE ENGINE ABLAZE.

A loose connection of the feed line
between the gasoline tank and the
front drive of No. / engine last night
resulted in the ignition of the gaso-
line, which caused a fire that put the
apparatus out of commission. The
engine was on its way to 9th and
] streets, where false alarm of fre
had been sent in. and was in front OF
2153 X street, when the leaking gaso-
line tgnited Damage to the engine
amounted to less than 500. Chief
Watson said.
Four motor engines were out of
commission yesterday. Chief Watson
stated, because of needed repairs. and
the sight of horse-drawn apparatus
on the streets in the sections Where
motor vehicles are in service at
tracted much. attention.
Evening star., 1921-12-06
CIVIL SERVICE JOBS OPEN.

The Civil Service Commission today
announced examinations to fill the fol-
lowing vacancies:
Chemist, $4,000 to $4,000 year; as
sociate chemist. $500 to $500 year;
assistant chemist. S1.sO0 to $500 a
year; junior chemist, 1.400 to 1880 a
year; chemical laboratorian, $1,000 to
s1.500 a year: chemical warfare serv-
ice, Edgewood Arsenal, Md; instruc-
tor, $15O an hour. ordnance depart
ment at large. Watertown Arsenal,
Mass, Full, information and appiica-
office of the Civil Service Commission,
1924 r street
Evening star., 1921-12-06
plause for his deft execution of intri-

plause for his deft execution Of intri-
cate selections.
Harry Holmes and Florrie La We're.
in a comedy skit. Themselves" pre-
sented something new. and deserved
the spontaneous applause that re-
warded their efforts. James Doyle
and Evelyn Cavanaugh have a neat
dancing and singing turn. Miss Patri-
cola worked up a great deal of en-
thusiasm with her songs, and had a
hard time begging Off after singing
dozen. James Watt G. Co. do a
broad female burlesque act, full of
laughter. Paul Nolan opens the bill
with a clever juggling act; Jack La
Vier follows with a unique. laugh
provoking trapeze turn, and the Pathe
pictures, animated Aesop Fables and
Current Topics finish the program.
Evening star., 1921-12-06
AmuSementS

gize to the offender. who remained
longer and was later caught cheat
ing again by Lady Helen herself.
Mr.. Thayer. upon being informed by
posed and made to apologize to- her
husband. threatened her !adyshf with
incrfmin3ting letters received; from
her, which he conveniently had In
mis- pocket She was not to be bluffed.
however She exposed him. and 1t Is
presumed. although the play does not
make 1T appear SO. that he exposed
her. and both were ordered from the
house. r
Two years later they both reappear
In the lounge of New York hotel.
where. by a singular coincidence. sew
eral of Lady Helen's English friends.
including the American ambassador
and his wife. and Harry Cherteris, a
young man who had always devoted
iy but hopelessly loved Lady Helen,
also are found. Lady Helen Is en-
tertaintng several questionable char
acters, for she has now become de
classee."' With them also are three
very ridiculous acrobats. Rudolph
solomon and young woman who
ioves him for himself alone.
AT the close Lady Helen paws her
Dlll with a ring drawn from her
niger. indicating that she is nearing
the end or her resources. Later all
the acrobats, who must have been
employed solely for the sake Iof
atmosphere. are being entertained by
Rudolph Solomon at his richly and
antIquely furnished home There Ru-
dolph proposes to Lady Helen and
is accepted by her, while the lady
who loves him for himself alone
meekly but sensibly determines to
go to Paris to cultivate her voice
M When IN bobs Thayer again. upon in
sltation from Solomon. who has never
suspected that Thayer is the rival
for Lady Helen's affections. When
Lady Helen discovers he is there she
gets very tired, goes out, throws her
SELF under taxicab and later dies,
after Solomon relinquishes her to
mayer. who kneels penitently at her
feet, her last look resting on the
ancient portrait of her great-great-
grandmother and her last gasp a
wish that she were back home in
England.
So Incompatible is the art of Miss
classee" would probably not have
won, nor would it retain, its reputa-
ton as a remarkable play by one of
the greatest rising gehiuses in the
world of drama. Yet it held the
close close attention of the audience to it's
ing the end might be easily guessed
Save at the close of the second act
whsn Miss Barrymore was insistently
recalled several times. there appeared
to be a lack of enthusiasm in the
audience, and 1t was plain from the
unrepressed general conversation at
the close that the chief wonder of
1t all was that a woman of Lady
Helen's type could possibly break
her heart over Edward Thayer, not
withstanding his admirable English
accent
Edward Emery. as Solomon: Henry
Daniel, as Thayer; Cyril Delevanti.
as Charteris: Charles Wellesley, as
Sir Emmett Wildering. later the am
bassador: Philip Lord. as Sir Bruce
Haden. 'the brute" husband; Hub
bard Kirkpatrick. Alfred Hesse, Ed
ward LIE Hay. Virginia Chauvenet,
Irby Marshall, Jane West, Mary r.
De Wolf and Gabrielle Ravine. in
| less important roles, not forgetting
w. G. Leith, Auguste Thorne and c,
! F. Newcombe, as 'the Wonderful
Waltons," the three acrobats, COM
plete the roster.
Evening star., 1921-12-06
COSMOS-The Century Girls"

Raymond Lewis. "Wassington's own
comedian and dancer" makes an un-
usually beautiful and pretentious
headliner for the Cosmos Theater bill
this week. 1t is plotless. but re-
splendent with pretty girls and beau
tiful costumes. especially notable in
the "Vamping ose," the "Pajama
Girl" the Lingerie Girl" and the
Keystone Bathing Girl" as well as
songs. The opportunities for the
comedian are not many for the ex-
ploitation of his cleverness. but Mr..
Lewis makes the most of them and
shares well in the applause. The
performance is a combination revue
proval. Mile. Elmina and her COM
pany as THE Furniture Tusslers"
present an act of pleasing special
ties, especially her own in feats of
eQuilibrism.
Keene and Williams have the
Feller and the Country Girl. and the
girl is some girl and highly anus
ing. Lee Mason and company" pro-
vide not a surprise" but "mys-
terry" which is not solved at the
close of their entertaining act. but
Other acts include Wanda and Seals.
in most Interesting exhibition:
Reilly, Feeney and Reilly. fine
harmony trio. and Bender and Arm
strong, who offer the most daring
and difficult feat of the entire per-
formance, SO good. in fact, that the
audience seems daZed and unable to
applaud.
Frank Mayo's first-run picture,
Go Straight" is good one and un
usually interesting. even if it's plot
is an old one. This is the added
matinee feature. James Aubrey's
amusing comedy, 1.-The Applicant"
the International News and the car
tooned Joys and Glooms." furnish
added and enjoyable entertainment
at all performances.
GAYETY-"London Bellies"
Ill, Al ir Io
Evening star., 1921-12-06
GARRICK-"The Mountain Mar. y

THE Mountain Man." which had it's
premier presentation at the Slubert-
Garrick Theater last night. may be said
| to have prophetic title. for 1t promises
| to attain dramatic heights much beyond
! the foothills. 1t has many appealing
features
| Foremost among them is the pretty
| romance which it unfolds. the develop
ment of mutual love between an awk-
ward, uneducated but straight-thinking
boy. Who had spent his years in cabin
to which came only the rough mountain
GERS of that region and a highly edu-
Gated girl brought Up in the cultured
circles of Paris. Glare Hummer, too,
has furnished also many humorous sit
uations and deliciously droll lines
throughout the five scenes used to tell
the story; in fact. there are times when
the audience Is in practically continuous
laughter.
The clear-cut characters involved in
the love story are delightfully."- portrayed
by a cast thoroughly competent and able
to make the most Of each humorous and
each emotional situation. Several of
those in the cast make use of stage bus
mess that materially adds to the
plea sure of the entertainment
The play opens with a meeting be-
tween Virginia Delaney and her sister,
Mary Vaughan, in furtherance of
plan of these two middle-aged women
to bring about the marriage of Aaron
Winterfield, the mountain man whose
meager education is in contrast to the
total Of his wealth In dollars, and Del
McCloud, whose wealth is in education
To the home where the meeting occurs
comes Aaron, really comical in his ill
fitting clothes and frightened by con-
tact with these people SO different from
his usual mountaineer companions:
Shortly afterward vivacious. cultured
Del arrives. Accustomed to the French
custom Of having marriages arranged"
she soon proposes" to Aaron in the be-
lief he knows. as well as she. Of the
hopes for their marriage. Aaron. at
with this girl from Paris and they arc
married in three weeks. On their
wedding day. after the ceremony, Del
reminds Aaron of his promise. made or
the day OF their meeting. to allow her
to return to France for a brief visit
and she tells him she wishes to go back
to see once more a man there. Aaron.
aroused by his belief that his wife still
loves the Frenchman, announces there
will be no honeymoon. and that he in
world war, and incidentally to kill the
Frenchman. Three years later, the
bride and groom Of 1918 meet again. each
to find the other much changed. The
play proceeds, perhaps in dilatory way.
to a happy but logical ending:
Outstanding among the players are
Sidney Blackmer. who portrays Aaron
and Catherine Dale Owen. the Del of
the play. : Mr.. Blackmer Is delightfully."-
droll throughout his Characterization
and shows complete sympathy for the
odd personality intrusted to him. Miss
Owen is a delightfully."- sweet and at
tractive Del and she shows marked
emotional ability in the last act, which
really combines two scenes. 4 sturdy
bit of character portrayal Is presented
by George Fawcett as less, a noun
taineer.
Evening star., 1921-12-06

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Evening star., 1921-12-06

Each pound contains between and yards pieces
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-17
Genius IS JUST
M|CR0bE, SAYS
IRISH SURGEON
Points Out That Shakespeare
and Chaplin Must Have
Awful Ills.


LONDON, Dec. 17,--According to
DIR. 8. T. Irwin, a prominent Irish sur
geon. genius is nothing more than the
product OF germ that gingers up the
gray matter in our brains.
The microbes of various diseases,
such as tuberculosis, castle troubles
and appendicitis get into our brain
cells. kick up shindy there and make
us think bright thoughts and other
things.
1t is an intriguing thought that II
you are healthy you cannot be clever,
and genius Is to Illness near allied.
What q hive Of microbes Shake
speare must have had. And Charlie
Chaplin must be full OF complaints.
Look at his poor feet--all caused by
the genius rioting hound In his cere-
bellum. sysgs Al Z. ~, 4
The more one looks at the doctors
idea the more there seems to be In It.
For example, who are the strongest
and healthiest men In the world?
Dempsey, Carpentief. Hackenschmidt
and the Terrible Turk.
Now. 1t Is asked. has anyone Of
these gentlemen ever written a great
play or sonata? OF course not. Could
Hackenschmidt have written Gray's
"Eleey"? Why, he doesn't even know
the language.
AS composer Dempsey isn't worth
row of beans. even though he does
occasionally put people to sleep.
Then the other end of the scale?
Who are the worlds geniuses? Shake.
speare. Titan, Botticeln, Wagner, Bee.
thoyen. Franklin and Napoleon. Cast
your eye over the list and what do you
find? Every one of them has died of
something or other.
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BRITAIN TO CUT
GOAL PRICES TO
b00M|NDUSTRY
Mine Workers Will Bear Brunt
BY Reductions In Wages
Askwith Busy.
ny international News Service.


LONDON. Dec. ,17.--wili coming
wage cuts render 1t possible for col
lieries to sell coal at eos. a ton I. o. b.
about $D?
"If cheap coal is the cure for trade
depression, then the remedy should
be at hand" says j.. s. Askwith, an &C
countant associated with the National
Wage Board. In an article on the coal
trade and miners wages in the cur
rent number OF the Compendium.
Askwith points out that reductions
In wages are to be anticipated, and
these cuts In wages, he urges. will
enable large number of collieries TO
sell coal Z. o. b. at EOS, a ton or even
less and still yield profit.
MEANWHILE. statements that the IN
dustry 70 on the verge Of ruin are
being vigorously denied by men in pos
session Of authoritative information.
A statement emanating from labor
circles suggested recently that the
eoal export trade has collapsed, the
home trade has become stagnant, and
the increasing use Of oil fuel makes
recovery unlikely. What are the
facts?
Statistics of coal exports from the
United Kingdom during the past few
months show steady increase" said
a leading representative of the Min
ing Association.
Our foreign customers are coming
back to us. and as the. price of coal
gradually falls as II is already fall
ing, the demand from these countries
will increase.
This will mean increased produc-
ton. and the result will be that over
head charges will be spread over
much larger quantity Of coal, and thi
will make possible a further reduc
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months AZ In. the whole Of the first
HeySn Ts1urth5 Of the year.
The figures for October ere not
available yet but indications point
to a further Increase. Recently there
have haen active inquiries At Cardiff
from abroad for coal.
The home, trade has In the mean
the demand. This IL reflected In the
increased output. ~
The latsst statistics show that the
output OF the UGited Kingdom 10 now
approaching the normal. The figures
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tion in price. 1t win also mean the
employment Of more men, who will
be able to look for q recovery in the
rate OF wages under the farms Of the
settlement 80
THE following figures show how
the demand for coal from abroad has
increased during the past few months:
The average export per month Tor the
Tor the months OF August and septem-
Der. s.<06.b tons.
s'This means that. almost ms much
coal was exported during these two
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