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The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
KEITHS.
VAUDEVILLE.

Between Is and 6O-odd there Is
no appreciable let-up of thespian
pep. IL the workers in the current
Keith bill are to be taken as rep
resentative OF their profession
The baby vamps" Of Miss Hoff-
mans act simply vibrate with the
joie de vivre: but just as full of
eNuberance are the gray-haired
cronies in the Come Backs" The
vaudeville fapper may have
tremolo shoulders, but the vaude-
vile gran'pop is able to do a Jig
Just like George Primrose, also
cartwheels and somersaults.
A combination of exoticism and
Jazz characterize the Gertrude
Hoffman act. The exotics are fur.
nished by Miss Hoffman and Leon
Barte. Miss Hoffman is not so
orchidlike as we have seen her and
seems to depend to an unwar-
ranted extent upon the gorgeous
ness of her costumes for her et-
fects. But there are three little
imps with Miss Hoffman who fur
nish jazz and sparkle enough for
two acts. One of them, a black
eyed snip. wears black skirt fully
five inches long. the second is at
tired in the skin of what must
have been a baby leopard. But
the third small heather. the worst
OF them all. has curls and looks
like Marguerite Clark. also. she is
dressed in baby blue. But when
she starts to dance, Three steps
and your poor old eyes begin to
pop! Really. she's enough to con-
vert any blue law reformer to
humanity. The Hoffman act also
Includes quaint Dutch dance
picture, a Pierrette-Pierrot fantasy
and puppet dance. And we must
not forget the young lady who runs
all around the stage with a look
ing glass. In the final tableau she
lies down gracefully on her tummy,
puts her right toe in her right ear
and soulfully contemplates the ef-
feet in the. aforesaid glass.
THE Naughty Wife, is sweet
slice Of marital existence. 1t is
carried off with audacity and grace
by Miss Kau Laurell and her CO.
workers.
as Senator" Ford the gallery or
the Senate would be the most
popular place of amusement in the
country. - lot of use in saying
No beer, no work." says the SEN
ator. ''and We got both" Another
gem was, Eggs are getting cheap
enough to be used for theatrical
criticism
Five of the old-time minstrels
are with the Come Backs. They
are Joseph n. Norcross. James B.
Bradley, George w. Cunningham.
Al Edwards and Eddie Horan. All
of them are over so and Mr.. Nor
cross Is so. After seeing them
you'll vow that Doc Osler didn't
know what he was talking about.
"Pianofage," by Herschel Henlere.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Asks Clear Ave.
For Big Parade
Citizens Urge Removal of
Loading Platforms and
Rope Guards.

The District Commissioners will
be asked. in a resolution adopted
by the Stanton Park Citizens ASsu-
Citations last night. to rope nff Penn
sylvania avenue and remove load
ing car platforms from that street
on the day when big parades are
held in the future to prevent a rep
etition of many instances which
occurred during the Grand Memo
rial parade last week.
Harry n. Stull. who introduced
the resolution. expressed the belief
that officials, on arrangements for
the last parade. had fallen down"
and told OF an instance at Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
where one of the veterans parading
was nearly struck by a street car
and was only prevented from in
jury by an army officer who went
to the middle of the street and held
up a line OF cars until the veterans
had passed.
II. F. Lowe introduced a resolu-
ton recommending as a requisite
for high school graduation. that
pupils satisfactorily complete a
course of study in the fundamental
principles of law and economies
The resolution was adopted.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
New FootIisht Offerings
In the Capitals Theaters
''Nice People, "Tell Tales" aThe Boomerang
And New Vaudeville Bills Begin
Engagements.


at some time or another and not
even q Julian Mitchell or a Ned
Wayburn could improve IT for coll
lective perfection
Singing honors accrue to Ben s.
McGivarn fitted with Spread a
Little Sunshine" and Wonderful
Girl" two of the most meiodious
songs and b. G. Spilie who offered
When You're With the One You
Love-" Some of the other distinct
ly whistly tunes were "The Tell
Tale Glide" and ITS Great to Be
Crazy" A travesty on grand opera
which wound up in a riot of jazz
and another on the motion picture
heroes were hig hlights In the
specialties. A full sized glee club
which provided the singing chorus
added to the musical effectiveness
of the two Interesting acts.
Tell Tales" came to Polls after
week in the Forest Theater OF
Philadelphia an ddeparts to debut
on Broadway at the Metropolitan
Opera House, Wednesday night
Some of the professional producers
In New York might look in on IL to
advantage for IL has many qualities
that the average professional per-
formance lacks and might well pos
sess.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Swallows Liquor,
Races to Station
Wanted" Man Imagines He
Is Being Pursued by
j Police.

Present-day corn liquor has the
effect OF making some men brave
enough to twist the tail of a hun
cry bear. and others 1t mellows
down to a state where benevolence
Is their outstanding characteristic.
But brand just from Virginia yes
terday made Everett Anderson Ir-
win take a dash for police head
quarters to give himsef up. Night
Inspector Fred Cornwell is still be-
wildered about II.
Some time. ago. a complaint of
larceny OF a watch was lodged
against Irwin BIZ H l.. Hoffman,
74o Twelfth street northwest. and
word went around to pick Irwin up.
Yesterday Irwin was talking to .
wife At Ninth and d streets when
he saw two policemen approaching.
He Immediately Tit out" with tive
pint bottles of Virginia corn. drop
ping one of, them to the pavement
in his mad dash. Determined to
save the other pint he put 1t where
whisky lovers say all good liquor
ought to go.
Then, seeking to put one over"
on the policemen. who, in fact. were
not chasing him at all he raced for
headquarters and gave himself up.
Search of the records revealed the
old Hoffman charge.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
BY EARLE DORSEY.

From the standpoint of theatrical
amusement. Nice People," the
latest Rachel, Crothers' play. marks
one of the most effective authorial
moods ever INDUCED In by this art
full and canny playwright.
To begin with, Nice People"
finds Miss Crothers vastly less
argumentive than usual. 1t finds
her keenly alive to the popularity
value of certain dramatic elements
she has utilized. 1t is literally
spiced with epigram and pleasantly
and the whole Is offered In an at
mospheric wrapper that makes II
peculiarly beguiling in the theater.
stage writing. however, Miss
Crothers' play betrays falsity of
thesis. She opens the action by
propounding a question which she
carefully refrains from answering
later. The opening act reveals a
phase of the problem of our
young people and their wicked
ways. Their Scotch drinking, their
cigarette-smoking, their promis-
making and freedom" are carefully
Isolated and set forth in one act.
Ii is. indeed, a shocking picture.
At the end of this act-the open
ing one - however, Miss Crothe-s
cannily abandons the problem of
jazz and addresses herself to the
business of writing. a love story.
She shows Ted" Gloucester, the
daughter of wealth. compromised at
last and the talk of New York
Ted has rebelled against parental
restraint and gone on a hend that
ends in her fathers country cot.
tage. where she and her escorI are
rained in for the night
Along about midnight. "Teds"
escort succumbs to Scotch. An
other man, a stranger. enters and
puts Ted to bed. When she
awakes in the morning. the stranger
has gone and her companion is
sober. They arise to face the mu-
sic. When il seems impossible to
convince "Ted's" friends that every
thing was all right. notwithsta nd =
ing. in walks the mysterious
stranger to verify her story and
carry her off to the country TO re-
form and-one gathers-to become
his wife.
A fetching picture. behind the
footlights. and one packed with
much incident and character
Inc VI our
young people, however. Is wisely
left to better hands ond on sccuno
thought, one realizes that Ted"
has not been reformed at all but
has merely found love in a cottag q
more enhancing than Scotch high
balls and cigarettes.
Sam N. Harris has given the piece
hunting that is almost distin-
guished The interiors. in par
ticular. are splendid and lend the
play a distinction that is not alto
gether equalled in the manuscript
OF particular interest. however.
is the inclusion in the cast of
Francis Larrimore. who enacts the
role of the girl of the story with a
grace and an unctin that, oelimi-
mates much of the manuscripts
staginess. Miss Larrimore is sur
rounded by a cast that is uniformly
god throughout and which. taken
in conjunction with the character
of the settings. makes Mr.. Harris.
the producer, equally responsIble
for the plays undoubted popu-
larity.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Gen. MAllDREWS'
BODY WILLIE
IN STATE TODAY
Funeral Services viii Be
Held Tomorrow at
st. Patrick's.
FULL ARMY HONORS
Pershing WIN Escort Widow
And Majors General viii
Be Honorary Pallbearers.

Funeral services for Maj. Gen.
James William McAndrew, former
chief OF stan of the American Ex-
peditionary Forces. will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock at
st. Patrick's church. Interment
will be in Arlington National Gene
terry.
The body will be removed this
afternoon to the Army war College
where II will lie In state in the
rotunda from $50 o'clock until
time to leave tomorrow morning In
order to reach st. Patrick's Church
at 10 o'clock.
Pershing to Escort widow.
Mass will be celebrated by Chap
lain p. L. McKenns and Aonsignor
Thomas will deliver the eulogy.
Following services at the church.
the cortege will go via Potomac
Park and Long Bridge to Arling-
ton where the body will be placed
in a receiving vault for the present.
Gen John J. Pershlng will act as
personal escort for Mrs. McAndrew.
widow of the dead general All
of the major generals in the Dis
trict will be honorary pallbearers,
while classmates of Gen. McAndrew,
Of the West Point class Of 1885.
will act as body bearers. Some of
these are: Maj. Gen. E. A. Helmick.
Brig. Gems. George W. Burr and
W. s. Pierce and Coils. Munroe Nc
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
What's Going
On Today

Meeting and dsnce. Naxssehusetts
state Society, Thomson school. = D. M.
banquet, coiumiis federation Of Bap-
ust Young Peoples Unions. Franklin
square Hotei. p. m.
Forum luncheon. City Club. p. m.
Meeting. Coiumbia Heights Citizens
association St. stephens Hall. s0i7
fonsteentb sfreet northwest, s p. M
SPRING revue. st.. Patriek's Players.
Bal, Almas Temple shriners. willard
Hotel. p.S m.
Lecture, Carnegie Institutiop Of Wash
ingfon. s;a0 .. M.
Lecture. iAsner Han. a923 @ street
northwest, = y. m.
Meeting, NHtioual Capital Dental So
ciety, George Washington University, 3
p. m.
Dance, guests Of Government Hotels.
hecreation Hall. North Capitol and b
streets $50 D. M
Luncheon meeting. Chamber Of Com
merce, City Club. p. m.
Lecture, Radio. George Washington
University, \ p. m.
Meeting, Jewish Foster Home. Eighth
street Temple, .. m.
Meeting. Alexandria Chamber Of Com.
: merce Auto Bureau. d. m.
Concert. National Community Chorus,
Mount Vernon Methodist Church, Massa-
.husefts ayenne and Ninth street, s u. IN.
Meeting. Grant. Toner and weightmau
Parent Teachers' Association, Toner
School, Twenty fourth and u Streets S
p. m.
Meeting. Congress Of Mothers and
Parent-Teachers' Association Franklin
school. Thirteenth and X streets north
west, y. m.
Meeting. Phil Sheridan woman's Re-
lief Corps, G. A. X. Hall, p. m.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
COSMOS,
audeNIlIe.
VI. ~.

Extremes in point Of time meet
in the headliners at the Cosmos
Theater. The Love Nest" being
the latest thing i'm late-day enter
tainments with couple Of ann
bilious young fellows and a galaxy
OF pretty girls, but with any old
thing for a plot, and The Rose OF
Virginia" one of those post-beIIum
products Of the civil war. with a
Southern girl loved by Yankee
officer and with an old Confederate
uncle TO interrose an objection
until a flask Of persuasion infiu-
enced him to withdraw his de-
murrer.
For all that both are pleasant
and pretty entertainment. The
Love Nest" boasts Of a quintet of
peaches" that might tempt any
eve. while The Rose of Virginia" :"
especially the rose" helps to
work out pretty and melodious
little romance of the early '7Os.
Brosius and Brown, billed as
"brainless wonders" open with one
OF the most daring offerings of
cycling ever presented on a Wash
ington stage and with unique
comedy to tighten the tension
Davis and Mccoy in Chase Me"
entertain with songs. merry chatter.
piano-accordion and whistling
and with a climax injecting a little
bit o Scotch. Margaret Farrell. a
clever music hall singer. presents
several clever song characterize
tions. with the aid OF a film that
shows her preparing for her act
and Lane and freeman sing and
chan their audiences into laughter
and applause.
Marie Provost the star of "a
Dangerous Little Demon the
added matinee feature. not only
provides delightful romance but in
PRODUCES several departures from
the stereotyped methods Of screen
drama. which include a new kind
OF closeup at the end. The Inter
national News. the Urban Movie
Chats. THE Piper" Pied-Piper-
of-Hamelin traveSty. and the Joy
and Gloom animated cartoons fur
n-sh added attractions for all per-
foTmances..
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Rheumatism at 60
5. S. S. Thoroughly Ride the Body Of
Rheumatism Impurities

Somebody's mother is suffering to-
night The scourge Of rheumatism
mas wrecked her body; limping and
suffering, bent forward, she sees but
the common ground, but her aCpd
heart stu belongs to the starsi Does
anybody care? S. s. S. is one OF the
greatest blood-purifiers known. and it
icinai ingredients are purely veeeta-
PIE: IL never disarranges the stomach
IL is, IN fact. splendid tonic, a blood
maker, blood enricher. II banishes
rheumatism from 3oints. muscles and
the entire body. 1t builds firm flesh.
It % what somebody's mother needs
tonighti Mother. IL you can not go
out TO get a bottle Of 8. s. S. yourself,
surely somebody in your family win.
Somebody. get bottle of 8. s. s. nowi
Let somebody's mother begin to feel
joyful again tonight Maybe. maybe
its your motheri 8. s. s. is sold at
all drug stores, in two sizes. The
larger size 10 the more economical
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
HAzLETON woman NOW ABLE
To ASSIST WITH HOUSEWORK

after suffering aGonies for
years due TO stomach trouble and
constipation. my attention was
finally called to Reese Formula
E-ll The first bottle which I
took cured the constipation and
practically stopped the hlosting
with which suffered intensely
after meals. Headaches no longer
bother me. my pains arc all gone
and feel much improved all
around. considering my age. In
fact, feel so much better that
] now help with the washing and
other work"
R-ll will do the same FOR you
il you are troubled with consti-
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stomach. liver or kidney troubles
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Adv
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02

agree 10 eonrnue the c.ss via
eleven jurors.
Mrs. Meta W. saiter. sister Of Miss
Knox, arrived from ocean City.
y. J.. today. but 20 crowded was the.
court room that she was unable 70
reach her sisters side
Roger Il. Esstlske. HUSBAND OF
the slain woman. himself recently
acquitted Of the charge OF murder,
spent nearly seven hours on the
stand today revealing his relations
with the prisoner.
Eastlake also testified his slain
wift had admitted 90 him an AFFAIR
with Dr. Mason Knox. brother OF
the Baltimore woman
Court adjourned with his cross-
examination not half completed IL
was expected that he would be on
the stand most of tomorrow.
Attorney Smith asked Esstiake 4
he was again married. The repsv
was in the Affirmative.
when did you FIRST meet your
present wife," the witness was
asked.
Last January" was the answer.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
THE CAST:

IL Is easy to conceive of George
Nj. Cohan standing in the wings of
Polls Theater last night and
spending what he might call a
great little evening. For the thirty
fourth annual production of the
Mask and Wig Club Is a dancing
show that Will put to blush the
average musical comedy production.
These University of PENNSYLVANIA
students radiate enthusiasm, pep
and youthful yigor. They dance
and prance as II they enjoyed it
quite as much as the brilliant au-
dience that packed the theater. To
show that they still possessed the
required vim the final curtain was
Followed by a round of college
CHEERS. the alma mater song and
a special salvo for President Hard
Ing and his party.
This latest production. Tell
Taies" like its immediate predeces-
sor Is the work of Charles NJ. Nor
gan. jr.. who provided the book and
Charles Gilpin who furnished an
exceptionally tuneful score. Old
Pennsy" will miss J. II. Hoff of
22, who for the past three years
has been the fascinating leading
lady and who. performs with all the
sophistication Q ia Julian Eltinge.
HON leads the beskirted principals
put he has able assistance in fem
mime frippery In c. E. Crane, ]. 81
Hartenstein and H. l.. Curtiss. OF
the mere males almost any girl
could be excused with falling in
love with. Ben s. McGivarn who
makes a romantic "William Tell"
while B. b. Brause, J. NJ. Coward,
IL. r. ID. Wray, NJ. A. johnson, J.
H. Prothero. jr., w. r. Clark, jr..
and b. G. Spile. are admirable In
the other important roles.
It's really the dancing and music
TO Tell Tales" which calls for
superlatives. The ensemble work
was encored agai nand again. par
ticular praise being accorded "A
Toyshop Flirtatiou".. which had
twelve nimble steppers in an ex-
hibition of terphichore, most intri-
cate and perfectly executed. Other
numbers which reacted for noisy
enthusiasm were a pogo stick
dance the. .TelI Tale Glide" and
the high kicking chorus which
towed on The Opera Blues" to-
one Of the big hits of the evening.
everybody In Tell Tales" dances
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
GRIFFMEN NOTES.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1. - The
Mackmen say they would rather
play the Senators than any team in
the league, .and Philadelphia fans
make the welkin ring with their
iaucous laughter as they think of
the things that are liable to happen
before the Senators have finished
on the seasons count.
Fans around the circuit want to
see the human shrapnel" in ac-
tion just to make sure for them
selves that he no longer has the
ancient smoke. Today there was
a coterie who shouted for him ev-
cry time Mack bat connected
with the sphere.
Old 'Tilly" Walker seemed to
like the Senatorial Fingers shoots
he collected two other hits Besides
that homer. Sam Rice was the big
gun for Griffs boys with his double
and twin singles.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Will NOuGdin
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The Washington herald., 1922-05-02

has nothing to do with camoufage.
Mr.. Henlere, II is true. dresses up
like a Zany. but he is a thoroughly
accomplished pianist Last night
he carried OF the applause honors
of the program. D'Amore and
Douglas are. rarities. indeed. They
are acrobats with minds as facile
as their wonderful bodies and
brains enough to vary their aero
battles with dance and song. A
freckled-face boy and a girl like
a pink-and-white sweet pea make
up the Kane Grant act. Their an
plause was out Of all proportion
to their apparent youth, but not to
their ability. Frank Browne ham
mers his xylophone energetically
and extracts both classic music
and jazz of high grade.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Mrs. Catherine Ammon, 102 North
Cedar Street, a Sufferer of
Stomach Trouble, Helped Won
derfully Through Use Of Reese
Formula R-1l.

Years Of constipation. pains in
the back and shoulder blades. vio-
lent headaches. chronic stomach
trouble and severe bloatinE after
meals were the lot of Mrs Cath
crime Ammon, OF Hazleton. Ia.
How the first bottle Of Reese
Formula R-1l has cured her con-
stipation and, wrought a wonder
full relief of her other ailments
she tells as follows:
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Sixty Couples Attend
Dance of FetracOn,

The Fetracom. the social club of the
employees of the Federal Trade Com
mission, gave a dance at the Frank
lin Square Hotel last Saturday night
with about sixty couples attending.
Alta Smith, chairman Of the enter
tainment committee. presened a now
city in the dancing OF Miss Mar
gerry Joesting.
The officers of the Fetracom are:
President. w. II. Galbraith; vice
president. Robert o. Grant; secre-
tary Iva Grant; treasurer. Anna T.
Kahler: social chairman. Alta Smith;
chairman aid and comfort commit
tee. Jane Herrity.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02

Farisnd. ). D. L. fzartmsn. willlam
w. Hart and c. n. McKinstry.
The entire funeral csremonies
from the War Collage this after
noon uafiI -the body u laid 10 rest
In Arlington will be military in
character. The fullest smiiItary
honors OF the United States army
win be rendered to the dear warrior.
A guard of honor stands beside the
body and WIN remain there. through
the vigil toniKht at the War. Coll
iege.
Soldiers and band from Fort Myer
viii form the escort OF honor from
the War College to the church
and from the church to Airing
ton. A major GeSerxi,s salute will
be fired by Fort Myer artillery,
while '-raps'' will be blown by q
Fort Myer bogier. 1
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
ILLNESS or JUROR
NKNOXCA MAY
CAUSE MISTRIAL
Eastlake on Stand Tells
Of His Relations with
Baltimore Nurse.

MoNTRoss. Va. May 1.-The ILL.,
ness Of w. II. English. one Of the
jurors in the trial OF Sara L. Knox
In the murder OF Mrs. Margaret l.
Eastlake. may lead TO a mIstriai
unless both prosecution and defense
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
'Gains 10 Pounds" |"

e think IRoNIZED YEAST 10
q wonderful hesh- builder and
fine for the complexion. have
gained 10 pounds after ~ pack
ages" Mn. Ike
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
How Many Pounds
Gains 10 Pounds"

have taken onlYll4p.ckarc1
Of lR0NIZED YEAST. yet have
gained 10 pounds In IS days.
Rev. L W. v.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
'-Gains z Poundsu

Before taking IRONIZED
YEAST ! weighed myself. Then
] weighed myself two weeks
later and to my surprise ! have
gained pounds. Mis- h.G.W.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
OH, WHAT A HAPPY RELIEF;
She CRIED, MY NERVES
ARE STRONG AGAIN
And Sleep the Sleep of the Contented.

certainly any who suffered like Mrs. Bombcrger OF
No Lebanon Pa just wasting los; twenty
a short such condition
was cellar the best knew how.
control myself Tried different doctors and various
medicines but kept right losing weight had Appetite
simply wreck and becoming much dis
couraged much in the about Tonai that
OF the herbs, at
give relief using my third bottle and have
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for months really feel fine every respect compared TO the
condition and the OF Tona certainly have
proved beneficial Tona certainly furnished
ary element build shattered condition; knew
how | suffered but myself
Above testimonial given February
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The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Gains 8 Pounds"

Amer one boz Of IRoNIzED
YEAST ] have eained . pounds.
my skIn is clear, ] now sleep
soundly every night. II IL the
greatest tonic ] ever heard Of"
Mr.. A. g. b.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
''Gains 6 Pounds"

The improvement in me since
taking IRONIZED YEAST 10 Just
wonderful. Now ] eat heartily,
never have that tired-out feeling.
and ] have gained six pooDds.
Mr.. 4 n. {.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
POLPS.

The thirty-fourth annual production Of
the Mask and Wig Club of the University
Of Pennsylvania, Tell Tales" q musical
comedy in two acts. was presented at Po-
lis last night. Book and direction By
Charles 8. Morgan, jr.; music and yrics BY
Charles 8. Morgan jr.; music and lyrics by
Charles Gilpin.