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Evening star., 1922-05-07
Ringling-Barnum & Bailey.

Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
heralded as the worlds greatest shows
and the greatest show on earth" com.
bined, comes to Washington next Sun
day morning for three days, in place o
the usual two. on the Camp Meigs lot
Performances will begin Monday after.
noon, May Is, and continue until Wed
nesday night.
The 1922 edition of Ringing Bar
mum G. Bailey is said to eclipse al
former performances for novelty
wealth of material, beautiful effeci
and lavish displays. Twenty-e.G.
new acts have been added this sea
son. The steel arenas are tiin,
after time filled with troupes o!
lions. tigers, polar bears, leopards
panthers, jauguars and trained pumas
Two hundred wonderfully trained
horses are introduced in the thre'
rings. on the elevated stages and the
hippodrome track.
The addition of the wild animal
acts, it is said, has in no way de.
tracted from the circus proper. whicf
has been speeded up SO that more
than ever can be crowded into tnt
three hours of entertainment. ins
main tent program opens with a
grand Introductory pageant magnih'
Gently costumed. Tableaux Iepi e.
senting the various story book cihr-
acters dear to the heart OF evert
child are interspersed. A number OF
baby animals born this past winter
at winter quarters, a baby hippopot.
anus, the only rhinoceros in gap
tivity, the most valuable animal In
America: all but two OF the giraffes
in this country and three-quarters OF
all the elephants in America are
among the attractions.
For the convenience of patrons who
wish to secure good seats in ad-
vance. tickets will go on sale nexi
Thursday morning at the branch
box Office established at Lansburgh
& Bros department store.
Evening star., 1922-05-07

EVERY motion picture has leading
-. man, and actors, sooner or later
in their careers on the stage or screen,
are classified by the parts they play.
There. are stars. leading men, villains.
character players and bits"
What makes q leading man? This
interesting, question arose in connec-
ton with the filming Of Betty Comp
sons Paramount picture, THE Bond
ed Woman" The; cast contains the
names Of two well known; popular
leading men, John Bowers and Rich
ard DIX. But no picture can have two
leading men without one being, in the
end, something else. And then 1t Is
tough on. the publicity department.
for there is nothing quite 30 ,neces-
sary as to properly classify the MEM
bers of cast.
Try to determine for yourself what
makes q leading mani Is II good
leoks?, Dix is handsome as q Greek
god, his features cast in classic mold.
his fair hair brushed straight back
from q patrician forehead, his stature
erect and commanding. But John
Bowers Is very good looking. too OF
q different type, his curly black hair
and smiling brown eyes hold q great
attraction for "the SEX His Ii q
superb physique, that of the clean.
living Aoutdoor man.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
New Theater Announced

FRICTION of'a handsome new the
ater, to, seat 1000 persons, and
to be known as the Astor. at 18th
and California streets northwest, to-
gether with the operation of the Gar
den Theater, on 9th street, are an
nounced as among the plans OF the
United Theater Corporation. Work
on the new theater. it is added. Will
be started as soon as possible.
r. H. Campbell Is president Of the
corporation; Stirling Kerr. vice presi-
dent; F. Baldi. second vice president;
and A. B. Willis, secretary and treas
'urer. The directors are Mr.. Baldi.
Mr.. Campbell. Nathan Goodman. Ed
mund B. Hesse. Stirling Kerr, Will.
liam Mooney, N. A. Winter, Victor ].
Evans and A. B. Willis.
The Garden Theater has been leased
by the new corporation and will be
opened soon with q program OF first-
run. hish-class feature pictures. Plans
for the Astor contemplate one OF the
most: modern fireproof theater build
ings In the city. Like the Garden pro-
gram. the Astor will show hrst-run
pictures OF the highest class obtain.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
In the Spotlight

Another 100 per cent Washing
tonian joins the Garrick Players this
week, when John Kline steps into
the company to play character roles.
He is wen known to capital play
goers. -. ~
. Dorothy McGrew is+the only Wash
ington girl among the Garrick Play
ers, but Director George Henry
Trader has promised to give other
local talent an opportunity for foot
light fame in early productions,
where the cast permits.
All Washington high school pupils
are interested in the stage career OF
Edward Trusheim, one Of the popu-
lar Juveniles in the Garrick Players.
He is product Of local high schools
and George Washington University,
and during his educational career
was prominent in all amateur theat-
ricals at these institutions.
Ada Meade spent a year on the
continent. returning in March. She
yielded to the French craze for the
long gown and bought several while
abroad. One of these will be dis
played the present week in THE
Hole in the Wall"
Frances Starr will be presented by
David Belasco at the Belasco Thsater
the week Of May %, in Shore
Leave" a sea-going comedy by Hu.
bert osborne;s This new Re role e. Is nnat1 SAID !
ers of Characterization into full play
and to afford her fine opportunities.
CONGRATULATIONS on. the extraordi-
nary success of the Keith third-of-
a-century anniversary here are con-
tinuing to shower upon Manager
Robbins. A telegram from John
Mccormack. the. great tenor. dated
New York city, April %. read: Con
gratulations on your brilliant ami
yersary Of Keith vaudeville. s;dne .1.n Please Sc
Mr. Albee. If you have a. way OF
expressing the thought, Al, ! should y %dfannss Ike
everywhere for prayers and good
wishes during my recent Illness.
Julian Eitinse is coming to Keith's
the latter part of this month.
Evening star., 1922-05-07

THE life of Belle Baker. "the Sarah
Bernhardt of vaudeville" who is
headlinig at Keith's Theater this
week, has been ali drama. from the
day twelve years ago. when she
drudged in a sweatshop of New
York's East Side. until the present,
when she is one of the biggest head
liners of Keith's vaudeville, with a
salary of approximately $4,000 a
year.
"In those days." says Miss Baker.
Il was a shirt waist presser. / worked
twelve hourssa day. The shop was
hot and stuffy. I was like thousands
of other girls who were working the
same way: not living at all, hardly
even existing" -
In one respect. however, Belle Baker
was unlike other girls who worked the
same way. Belle had dreams. vague,
it is true, but dreams of improving
her own condition, and thereby the
condition of her family.
.-I didn't know what to do" she
continued, "of course. There were
few things open to me, as my school
Evening star., 1922-05-07
COsMOS-'sThe African Duke. "

This weeks bill at the Cosmos The
ater, commencing with the matinees
tomorrow, will feature two more un-
usual headliners THE African
Duke" which the Farrell Taylor Trio
have made the laughing sensation
of vaudeville, and Aaron Hoffman's
novel little comedy playlet, THE
Honeymooners," presented by Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Phillips and a capable
company. Still another act that comes
highly recommended is Doris and the
Lyon Sisters. a clever trio Of young
scribed both as original and full
Of pep"
Other acts will include Laurie Ord
way. an artist Of the London music
halls. with Carl Ross at the piano.,
in songs and clever characterize,
tions; Tuck and Clare, who bring
novelties and surprises in odds and
Ends" and Merriam's Dogs, twenty
in all, In q laughable pantomfmic
canine comedy, '.At the Seashore3 I.
The first run photopiay feature will
be Eugene O'Brien's latest release,
"The Prophets! Paradise" the story
Of a young sightseeing Americans
adventures in Constantinop1e, which
will be shown daily except Sunday
at 1:16, 4:45 and Sis pm. At all
performances the added attractions
will embrace a Snub Pollard comedy,
the Urban Movie Chats. the Interna-
tional News and the Joy and Gloom
cartoons.
An excellent bill is promised today,
starting at pm.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Screen Story Of Alaska

HERBS a. job for the costume COM
panies. Russian and American
military uniforms of 1857, the formal
dress Of diplomatic officials and the
general garb OF. citizenry of that day
are included in an order placed by
Universal for its forthcoming edu-
catfonal- historical serial "Perils of
the YUKON" Fifty-five historical .ng-
ures will have to be costumed In
keeping with styles of the day when
Alaska was purchased.
The buying Of Alaska was one. OF
the biggest diplomatic negotiations
of the nineteenth century. The cere-
monies attending 1t drew all the i'm.
portant attaches OF the American and
Russian diplomatic services. From old
daguerretypes and wood cuts In text
books, character actors are being
selected> to play the parts. S
.Perils nf. the Yukon. Will be .
screen history Of Alaska from the
snd 81 sssks il ne 100 Wiiam
Desmond ~ tha-staZs = i -
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Noted French Films.

4 COMING attraction of unusual i'm
"A portance announced by Loew's CO.
lumbia Theater, where IL will be seen
within a short time. is missing Hus-
bands" the great French photoplay,
which has already been exhibited for
six months In Paris and in London.
leased in America as a Metro pro-
duction. 1t Is Jacques Feyder's
adapta ton for the screen of Pierre
Benoit's novel, I'Atlantide," which
was crowned by the French Academy.
and which was produced in France
with some of the most noted players
Of the republic in the cast.
1t is said to represent the first big
example of French photoplay genius
that American audiences have yet
been offered
Evening star., 1922-05-07
A Marcus Loew Night.

As one of his contributions to the
entertainment of the delegates to
the annual convention of the Motion
Picture Theater Owners of America,
who will meet here in annual con-
vention beginning tomorrow, Law
renee Beatus, manager. of Loew's Pal
ace Theater. will be host to the dele
gates at special Marcus Loew
night at the Palace after the regu-
lar performance next Thursday even
ing in a pre-showing of Rex lngram's
Metro picturisation of Anthony
Hopes famous story. THE Prisoner
of Zenda." in which Alice Terry has
the chief role. The production will
be shown only to the delegates. be-
ginning at IL o'clock. and 1t will be
musically supplemented by the ta,ace
Orchestra .a.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Belle Bakers Story.

ing had been very sketchy. But one
day after l had finished my work 1
happened to walk past little, cheap
variety theater on Cannon street. run
by an old woman named Klein. 1t
suddenly flashed on me tina II would
like to sing, so boldly walked up to
Mrs. Klein and told her 1 had fine
voice and wanted a chance to sing
in her theater.
strangely enough. for 1 certainly
must have looked scared to death
and sounded unconvincing. she gave
me a chance that night. Well, took
my chance, and the result was that
was engaged to sing one song a
night at So week. Imagine. one
and a half times my weekly wage
just to sing one song a night.
But her family was not SO happy.
They felt ashamed she should leave
such a respectable job as shirt waist
pressing for the. wicked life of a
music hall singer. But Belle stuck
it out, and it was not long before
she entered the dramatic company of
Jacob Adler, the Jewish actor. Soon
after that a Keith representative
found her and she started in vaude-
Vile at the Supplying salary of $100
week. .
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Ellen Van Volkeaburg Tuesday,

Ellen Van Volkenburg, who has re-
Gently been playing in Shaws Can
dida." as produced by her husband
Maurice Browne, in New York,rwilI
be seen at the Playhouse Tuesday, at
S:45 o'clock p.m., when she will pre-
sent what she terms an initiative
reading of Ethel Barrymore's per-
formance of J. NJ. Barrie's comedy
Alice Sit by the Fire"
Miss Van Volkenburg is said to be
perhaps the only imitator in the
country, who. after having witnessed
a single performance of a play. can
give a complete Imitation, not only OF
the star, but of all the members in
the company, without ever having
seen. the script.
Michio Itow, the we'll known Japa-
ncse dancer. will appear jointly with
Miss Van Volkenburg in a group OF
his most popular dances.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
CosM0s-"0n With the Dance" !"

An extraordinary headline attrac-
tion Is announced for the Cosmos
Theater next week in "On With the
Dance" described as "a terpsichorean
symbolical SATIRE" presented by
Harry Masters and Jack Craft. with
the assistance of George Pierce, Elsie
La Mont, Grace Masters and Mildred
Morgan. 1t is feature out of the
usual run.
Other acts will include the Princess
Mai Tai Tai, who is described as a
real princess, who gives her idea of
how an American girl impersonates
Chinese girl; the Santiago Trio, in
a novel Offering from the. varieties:
Murphy and Lachmar, in 1.-The Laugh
Trust" and Mack and Barry, in an
amusing bit of : comedy, entitled
What Was That%'
The first run photoplay will be a
new Hoot Gibson picture, THE Bear
Cat" featuring Universars popular
western star in romance of the
west. -
Evening star., 1922-05-07
sTRAND-tBroadway Bellies"

Charming girls, peppy jazz and
side-splftting comedy are promised
at the strand Theater this week, be-
ginning today. The vaudeville por-
ton Of the bill will be headed by a
musical farce entitled broadway
Bells" presented by Phil Adams and
his quartet of girls.
The La Beige Duo, classical gym
nasts; Mack and Redding, in a
humorous one-act skit, Hes In
Again; the Criterion Four, expo
nents of harmony and hilarity, and
as q laughable, finale, Roy Gordon
and Nell Healy, in Welded Bliss"
will be other acts.
Thomas II. Ince's photoplay for
First National exhibitors, "The Cup
of Life," adapted from the novel,
pearls and Pain" by Carey Wilson,
and featuring Hobart Bosworth,
Madge Bellamy, Tully Marshall and
Niles Welch, will be shown. 1t is q
romance OF Singapore and the East
Indies, with a racial dividing line
between oriental and occidental.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Verdict FauO1s MeIOdrunlas.

Iron Trail" and Fair Lady, Mr..
Bennett says. Their welcome clearly
Indicates that clean, wholesome en-
tertainment, without any pretense al
preachment, moralizingso sex ap-
peal, but produced strictly to enter
tain and please artistic sense, meets
the popular demand for amusement.
He points out, in addition. mat,
far apart in theme and setting as
two plays could be. the reception was
the same, the fact that they were
melodramas being credited with the
attraction
Evening star., 1922-05-07
sTRANp-Mabel Blondell R.Yus. i

Mabel Blondelfs Revue, preten-
tious musical and dance extraSa-
ganza. will be the headline attrae-
tion at the Strand Theater next week.
Others will include the Theodore
Trio, spectacular aerialists. in comedy
frolics: Fletcher and Pasquale, 1.-TWO
Sons of Jazz: Percy Chapman and
Elsie Ring. in THE Hired Man." and
Roy La Pearl, aerial gymnast.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Outdoor Performances of Gas You
Like IT,

Edith Wynne Matthison, who. with
Charles Ram Kennedy. gave a pro-
gram OF Shakespearean readings at
the Masonic Auditorium recently will
return May 1s and 19, as Rosalind in
her own delightful outdoor production
Of shakespeare's "As You Like IT.
Two afternoon performances will be
given at'4:45 o'clock, at the Woman's
National Foundation AmphItneater,
under the direction of the Washing
ton committee of the Vassar endow-
ment fund. The same, production, with
full cast Of characters and the spe-
cially designed costumes in which
Miss Matthison has been seen
throughout the country will be pre-
sented.
Seats will be on sale Thursday at
the Office of John L. Edwards Co., 1916
H street northwest.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
B. F. KE1THs-van and schenck.

Van and Schenck, stars of the
"Follies," will headline the B.. F.
Keith Theater bill next week. 9th
ers will be Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmy Barry,
rulers of rubedom. in THE Rube":
Aileen Stanley, "the Phonograph
Girl; Wilfred Clarke, Crane Menken
and company, in Now Wharf, Dill
Ion and Parker. in mic Macs of
Now; Davis and Darnell. in Bird
deed; Russell and Dewitt, in the
acromedians: Bud Snyder and Butch,
and the usual house additions.
Evening star., 1922-05-07

WHITMAN BENNETT, producer of
the Rex Beach pictures for
United Artists, has canvassed the
eastern states and Canada upon the
popularity Of screen melodrama-
Viewed strictly from the box
Office angle" he reports, "melodramas
lend themselves more fully to ex-
ploitation than any other types of
play, and they keep further from
censorship by not requiring ambi-
tious catch phrases suggestive of sex
angles"
Referring to the verdicts upon The
Evening star., 1922-05-07

Almost anv member of the New York Managers Producing
Association you object is not to
instruct public what wants. though
magistrate of the metropolis himself with questions OF
public deceny has gey remarked that SO liberal an
Interpretation responsibility would if generally applied on COM
mercial lines, excuses the trahc IN drugs
THE stage however does educate other The
study of mankind OF the theaer
7, . ~ hoe through which people strive to get glimpse
the the
function the stage producer assemble social define
Hall the world the other half lives Each halt
anxious to find out something the scene
hu one that should command intel
1ectut commercial producer this and realizing the mag
nude of the 81 I dtn s IT. Of Entertainment which
possible OF the
WET the educational drama asserts
popular appetite but because is less expensive fa
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and the play would have been affair indeed had left her
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brings its stock and the the Shube
II Washington
developed stock
pany will do the period of reconstruction and
of infinitely popular
intellectual benefit has been able command anything like
public with the Of the vocas
the diversion of and would
The stock Washington would
nucleus Its personnel wonderfully we'll selected Its
and has the little
which enhanced by the
of extraordinary charm OF the Garck Players
going ask half million for the privilege
purity That would be much All
call for dollar each from those who desire
acted oneh the
distinguished ayorite Mr. Mason looks and talks
Faversham Gerry McGy the loveorn youth Te
remind of WALLACE Eddinge McGarry has
because of light shade the
dcate recalls the Mary Boand methods when she played
Marie Drofnah
plaudts
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lettering The eads the boards
players assembled by Augustn Daily Charles Foman
with discipline restrain mane doatry
to the legitimate stock spirit easily
there must be
Playerst PH1LANDER JOHNSON,
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Current Attractions
AT THE THEArERs THIS WEEK

BEIASCOMe Modste Peoples National Opera Society
Almas Temple Legion of Honor Victor Herbert Opens
tomorrow evening.
GARRICK-Hole in the Wall" mystery play Opens evening
B. F. KEITS- Baker vaudeville New opens
afternoon - .8s: E
COSMOS-The African Duke vaudeville New opens
morrow afternoon.
STRAND-Boadway Bellies, vaudeville Opens this
Evening star., 1922-05-07

man and Lillian Hoskins. Some Of the
ter never before done by children.
Unusually beautiful. scenic effects
have been secured from New York.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
,lavs. not forgetting victoria, aerial

plays, not forgetting Victoria. aerial
The riding Hannefords, featured
with the Sells-Floto circus, are the
best known as well as the highest
saisried euuestrians in the world. For
over twelve months they appeared at
the New York Hippodrome. The Han
nefords not only perform all the
equestrian feats accomplished by
other clever riders, but they also In
troduce feature stunts IN their RID
ing that are entirely new to the cir
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Arcade Auditorium.

In addition to the regular evening
program at the Arcade Auditorium a
paul Jones', dance will be given to.
morrow night, and a Dance OF the
Whistling Fans" with souvenirs
Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Hofman.Hoskins Review

The Hoffman & Hoskins Kiddie Rec.
view Of 1922. which Will pc gwen
snme wonderful dancing, intending q
uuTslty TrAnch tango bx Jack aHofIa
Evening star., 1922-05-07
Coming Attraction

The photoplay' will feature Shirley
Mason, in her latest William Fox pro-
duction, VERY Truly Yours"
Evening star., 1922-05-07

Julian Eltinge is coming to Keith's
the latter part of this month.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-27
MASTER COMMISSIONERS SALE

Ohio Circuit Court, Kentucky
S. J. Tichenor, ct al, Plaintiff,
VS..
Theron Tichenor, ct al, Defendants.
By virtue of judgment and Or
der of sale of the Ohio Circuit Court,
rendered at the November Term,
1922, for the purpose of dividing
the proceeds among the part es as
their respective interests appear in
this Judgment after the payment of
the costs o. this acton, includ ng
an attorney fee, and costs herein, l
will offer for sac by Public Auction
at the Court House door in Hart
ford, on Monday. the list. day of
January 1928, about / o'clock p. M.
upon credit of Six and Twelve
months the following described
property, to-wit:
A tract of land in Ohio County.
Kentucky bounded as follows Be-
SihhihS at punt oh VAIN 81, AVo
feet from the intersection of Main
and Howard Streets; running thence
E. 1870 feet to a stake; thence N. %
feet to a stake; thence E. 165 feet
to stone; thence South 142 feet
to Duncan Street; thence w. with
Duncan street $50 feet to Man
street; thence North with Main
street to the beginning.
~ Being a portion of the land con-
veyed by f. F. Render and wife to
E. B. and S. j. Tichenor on the 22nd.
day of March, 1904, which deed is
of record in deed book So, page AZ
Ohio County Clerks office, and con-
veyed to Zecma d. Tichenor by S. j.
Tichenor. ct, al, on October IT, 1908
deed of record in deed book 80, page
COL Ohio County Clerks office.
The purchaser will be required to
execute bond with approved security
Immediately after sale.
This 18th. day of Dec. 1922.
b. II. ELLIS,
Master Commissioner.
Heavr.n & Heavrin & Otto C. Mar
tin, Attorneys.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-27

p. Kittinger's line; thence s. 20 e.
81 poles with said line to a black
gum J. II. Browns corner; thence
s. 80 poles with J. II. Brown s
line to white oak and hickory in b.
T. Iglehart's line; thence w. 100
poles to the beginning, containing
80 acres more or less.
Coal and mineral reserved, con-
veyed to Mortgagor by b. F. Creel
and wife on the first day of Septem-
Der 1911, recorded in deed book Sc,
page rs, Ohio County, Clerks Office.
The purchaser will be required to
execdtt bond with approved security
after sale.
This 18th. day of Dec. 1922.
b.. II. ELLIS,
Master Commissioner.
Heavrin & Heavrin & Otto c. Mar
tn, and Rome & Howard Attorneys.