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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-15
Card OF Appreciation

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Cleveland
of the Norridgewock road wish to ex-
tend their thanks to the Somerset
Shoe Co. and employees, DR.. Richard
son and nurses at Somerset Hospital,
the neighbors and innumerable friends
for their kindness during the illness
of their son. Dwight. The thought
fitness of all has been most sincere
ly appreciated
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-15
WEST BRIGHTON

Eugene Gorson is making shove,
handles for Herbert Corson..
Mr.. and Mrs, Herbert Corson Won,
to Skowhegan Tuesday and got cauebt
in the big blizzard of Wednesday
They came as far as Athens Weanes
day afternoon and stopped over nighi
with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Stinchlen
They reported Mr.. Stnchheld as A
little more comfortable
Maurice Small and family of Athens
We're guest at Bert Corsons SUNDAY
VIII Dnrgin, Chester Rollins, Chas
Spaulding ami Donald Golf of Binp.
ham, working in the interest of the
S. d. Warren CO., took dinner at Her.
bert Corsons Friday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-15
HOME

L. l.. Damon passed the week end
with his daughter in Winthrop
Mr. Cummings of Belgrade held a
quarterly meeting here but owing to
the bad weather conditions was not
very largely attended.
Melvin Campbell who has been
working in Pirslield came to his
home here Sunday.
H. l.. York was a caller in Oakland
Monday.
Mrs. Joseph Otis remains about the
same.
Mrs. Lockheari has finished her
work at Elfonso Otis and has a po-
sition in Smithiield.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-15

very quiet home wedding, took
place Monday forenoon at 10 O'Clock
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs, Walter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
GAYETY-Dave Marion Show.

Based on q Ziegfeld "Follies" pro-
duction shown: during the past sea-
son on the New Amsterdam Roof,
New York city, THE Marion Show"
opens this afternoon at the Gayety
Theater for a weeks engagement.
AS Snuffy the Cabman, Marion will
head his company with his rickety
hanson and distressed old horse, to
provide the comedy that has always
characterized his entertainment. Wal
ter McManus, Colonel of the Nuts,
will be Marion's chief aid. with
Carleton Chase. Edward Davis and
Billy Rose as foils. Thirty-five show
girls will participate in the ballets,
led by Agnes Hunt. premier danseuse,
and with Lillian Eliot, will sing and
dance in the musical numbers.
THE Sidewalks of New York" will
show contrasting scenes of tenement
house merriment in 1.-THE Alley;
THE Trolley Car" will find Marion
in the role of humorous traction
bandit" and THE Seine and Eiffel
Towel" will provide scenes Of tragic
moments, with Mae Marvin singing
emotional songs.
Sensation will be furnished by Del
more's lions in trained stunts behind
solid bars. Rene and Florence, sing
ers, dancers and condolences, will
be prominent in the entertainment.
Refinement in action. brilliancy of
musical score and gorgeousness of
stage equipment are features claimed
for the show. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
NATIONAL-"It Is the Law"

The National Theater will offer "It
Is the Law the entire week Begin
ming tomorrow night. This is the
a successful run at the Ritz and Nora
Bayes Theaters, New York, and is the
work Of Elmer F. Rice. a young play
wright who seems to have the art Of
melodramatic construction at his
finger tips The piece was staged by
Lester Lonergan, and is being pre-
sented by Samuel Wallach, with an
excellent cast and production.
The author will be remembered for
his famous ION Trial" His latest is
declared to be playwriting along lines
that grip the audience and hold 1t
firmly to the final curtain. The story
Is unusual; indeed 1t may be said that
it is improbable. And yet 1T is a story
that in the telling moves rapidly
enough to compel the closest atten-
ton. 1t is from a novel by Hayden
Talbot.
"A production" to the average pro-
ducing manager. means a lavish out
lay OF money for a series OF scenes,
from two to ten or a dozen, and
subsequent expense for shifting the
same. In this case there are six
scenes, with a cast Of eighteen people
to work out the plot.
The cast includes: Calvin Thomas,
Arthur Hohl. Dorothy Shoemaker
soil, Rose Burdick, Walter Walker,
Hans Robert, Constance Hope. Alex
andra Onslow, George Wellington, c.
w. Goodrich, John F. Roche, Charles
p. Bates, Jack Thorne, James Linhart,
Joseph De Stefani and Thomas Hood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Enthusiastically Affairs O.
1922

Pretty girls, pretty costumes,
pretty melodies and the verve Of
gaiety are the announced elements OF
the new revuette, "AnatoPs Affairs of
1929" which Anatol Friedland. the
composer, will present at Keith's this
week. Friedland has gathered to-
gether new flock Of stage beauties.
surrounded them with scenes dis
tinctive and embroidered their dane
land score-which means that the
music is of the tinkliest type. The
cast includes Ysabel and Maxine
Arnold. Edna Hyatt, Sonya De Calva,
Arthur Ball, Alice Manning and the
charming Viola Weller. Ned Way
Sybil Vane, Welsh prima donna,
with birdlike voice, last season at
the Royal Opera House in London.
comes as the added attraction, in
new repertoire of songs, both popu
lar and classical, many OF the latter
having been made famous by Tetraz-
zinf. Leon Domque will be at the
piano.
Others are AL Lydell and Carleton
Macy, in "Old Cronies': Long Tack
Sam. oriental wonder worker. and his
company Of musicians, jugglers, magi-
clans and tumblers: Albert Haw-
thorne and Johnny Cooke. in Make
company, in William De Miles satire,
1893" supported by Denton Vane and
Anna Day: new Woolf comedy. fea-
turing the two Beaumont Sisters;
Harry Moore, the royal paper manip-
ulator, and Aesop's Fables, Topics of
the Day and the Pathe News.
Today at and SIS p.m:-Mrs. Jean
Acker Valentino, Mabel Ford and her
revue and others of last weeks at
fractions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
PRESIDENT ix.Cylinder
Love-"

Last-minute announcements from
the President Theater state that tho
President Players will hold over for
second weeks engagement "Six-
Cylinder Love-" the Broadway COM
edy success that the players pre-
scented for the first time in WASH
fngton last week.
"SN-Cylinder Love- is a rollickins,
romantic comedy that ran for fifty
four weeks at the Sam H. Harris
Theater, New York, and is now on
tour through the principal cities Of
the east. Washington was one Of
the cities scheduled for an engage
ment this spring. but through spe-
cial arrangements made with Sam
H. Harris by Messrs. Smith and Duffy
the company on tour has eliminated
Washington from its itinerary.
"Six-Cylinder Love" Is by William
Anthony Mcclure, and Ernest Treux
had the chief male role during its
New York engagement The Presi-
dent Players have made an entirely
new and beautiful production. under
the stage direction of Harry Manners.
with Wanda Lyon and George Barnes
IN fh4 1AadinE roles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
STRAND-"Indian Reveries. "

An exceptionally brilliant feature
act Is promised this week at the
Strand under the title, Indian
Reveries," with Chief Os-Ko-Nlon and
his company consisting of Jay and
Dorothy Hendricks.
1t is described as a gorgeous spec
tacular scenic creation in four scenes.
with wealth of new songs as we'll
as keen repertory of character and
novelty dances. Chief Os-Ko-Mon has
perfected the older of Indian dances
and chants.
Bob Ferns, blackface comedian, as
sisted by Nellie May and Bah Hullen,
will be seen in a laugh skit written
by Billy K. Wells. entitled "a Lease
for Life; Mumford and Stanley,.too,
in a comedy skit different from that
of Ferns, "a Nickeps a Nickel With
Me-" featuring comedy mannerism, by
Mumford, with delightful comedy and
songs; Willing and Jordan, in "a Few
Pleasant Moments" in song and
dances. and Mankin, the frog man.
in contortion work.
The photoplay, a Universal-Jewel
production. THE Kentucky Derby"
features Reginald Denny. The real
Kentucky Derby was filmed as part
Of this picture. which is full Of real
thrills. Short film subjects also will be
shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
NATIONWIDE Wynn-"The
Perfect Fool''

A. L. Erlanger, in association with
Bertram C. Whitney, Is sending Ed
Wynn, "The Perfect Fool" his new
musical and laughing riot, to the Ma
tional Theater for the week beginning
Sunday evening, April 10. After a
years engagement in New York, three
months in Chicago, and long engage
ments quito recently in Philadelphia
and Boston. the entire original organ
izatfon comes to Washington almost
directly intact.
1t requires two acts and nineteen
scenes of gorgeous splendor to prop
erly present Wynn's newest offering.
which is promised to be entirely differ
emit and removed from anything in
which he has heretofore appeared.
While the book, music and lyrics are
by Ed Wynn, Julian AIitchell-that
wizard of rpsichore-produced the
many unique and novel dancing diver
sions with which the show abounds.
An augmented orchestra under the
direction Of Antonio Bufunno, will
take care of the score. Besides Ed
Wynn himself. the large company in
cludea True Rice, Jay Velie, John
Dale. Cass Burt. Teddy Roberts.
George Roman, Janet Velie, Flo New
ton, Estelle Penning, Anita Furman,
Edna Hamel, That Girl Quartet
Misses Jeanette Fielding, Harriette
Reyes, Ivey Kirkwood and Loretta
Ferrati, the clever little Meyakos-
two sisters and brother and "Wynn's
Wynn-some, WINNING chorus OF
charm and beauty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Patriotism, at Keith

DURING the current week all Keith
theaters throughout the United
States will celebrate "All Nationality
Patriotic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Good
Will week." which is in keeping with
the efforts being exerted by E. f.
Albee and his Keith associates to
meet the needs of Americanization
AS is well known, the Keith artists
come from the four corners of the
earth and are of all classes and
creeds. Under the roof of a single
Keith theater Russians, Frenchmen.
Englishmen, Greeks, Italians and
other foreign-born American resi-
dents meet. These are to be shown
the value Of Americanization. Many
of them are not citizens and Keith's
theaters are striving to. convince
them that America must be a land
of fused interests and ideals.
1t is the intention of Manager Ro-
land Robbins to stage special mu-
steal programs, characteristic of the
native lands of many of these people
who have adopted America as
home and plans have been perfected
to make international Goodwin
week" a big feature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
C0SM0S-Romeo and Eight Dane
ing Dolls.

Adelaide and Hughes. famous dancers
Of high-class vaudeville, have con-
structed and staged an act called
Songs and Steps in Toyland," which
will be presented at the Cosmos The
alter this week, beginning with the
matinee tomorrow. It features Ben
Romeo, the famous dancing star OF
the Century Roof. New York. and
eight American dancing beauties"
chosen from the cream Of the profess
sion on Broadway The act Is said to
be one OF the rarest attractions OF the
season, with music by Percy Wenrich
and Leo Edwards, which will be
directed by George Kennedy at the
piano.
The supporting bill, constructed to
be in harmony with the extraordinary
headliner, will include Smith and
Nash in a delightful comedy, After
the Party" by Ben Ryan; Joan Knox
apd Ralph MCGOWAN in "The Joy
Ride" comedy sktt; Frank Marley,
who has a famous monologue; Bob
Tip and company, In an acrobatic
number with a clever dog, and Fred
Hagen and company in "Spooks," a
variation in comedy sketches
The photoplay feature, which will be
shown in Washington for the first
time, Will be Frank Mayo's latest
melodramatic screen production, THE
First Degree" story Of thrilling in
cidents woven around a. man, whom .
jury declined to believe even after he
had pleaded guilty to murder charge.
With 1t will be shown q Aim laugh
lmAkezs -sQgobabax n GantnrX @m16Xb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
A Scotland Yard Mans Opinion

HIGH praise. for at Is the Law"
L comes from Sir Basil Thomson,
K. C. B., former head Of Scotland
Yard. The famous criminologist on
his first visit to this country took
keen interest in our melodramas. and
he paid particular attention to 1T Is
the Law" because one Of the charac-
ters in that play is a representative
Of Scotland Yard.
'Ts enjoyed the play very much"
was his comment afterward, land l
thought the portrayal of Scotland
Yard man was especially good. 1t
was the moro remarkable because, as
I learned when I went back stage
after the performance to compliment
him, George Wellington, the actor,
had never been in England.
IT was able to give him few small
suggestions which ought to help, but
these were in minor details"
Asked if he had a special fondness
for thrillers, Sir Basil admitted he
liked them. Zone is interested in the
difference Of method between novels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Johnny J. Jones Shows, Tuesday.

Johnny ]. Jones' Exposition. which
opens a two-week stand at the new
Union Park, 10Th and H streets north
east, Tuesday. announces as the new
est acquisition Goodhue's greatest
exhibit Of its kind on earth"
Briefly described. it shows stage
fourteen feet square. with a circular
opening eleven feet In diameter. The
curtain opens and remains so. Then
wonderful electrical effects become
visible. One. of the scenes shows
three fountains at play with forty
nine Jets of water in each, breaking
like an umbrella when open. and il
Illuminated with different colors. A
young girl is seen to appear in each
fountain. going through different evo-
lutions, finally appearing in the air
on top Of the Jets Of water, and then
she appears before the audience per-
fectly dry This Is but one of the
many effects shown. Nothing. like it
for novelty, beauty and merit, it is
claimed, has ever been seen in out
door amusement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Howard University Players.

Next Saturday evening at O'Clock
in the University chapel at Howard
University 1.-The Pagoda Slave" will
be given it's initial Washington
presentation, and with it also will
be presented an. example of the Yid-
dish theater in the form Of play by
Samuel Pinski entitled "Forgotten
Important element in dramatic de-
velopment, both in this country and
in the old world, and the perform
ance Saturday evening will afford
opportunity to witness the work of
probably the best known OF the Yid
dish playwrights.
1.-THE Death Dance an original
one-act play Of African life, which
was written by Thelma Duncan, a
student in the junior class at How
ard University. and which, by the
way, already has been presented in
Washington by the Howard Univer-
sity Players, together with THE
Pagoda Slave" play based upon an
interesting romance of a Buddhist
monastery, whose locale is Burma,
lnAiAa and which MaM Written bx
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

ness, and good natured. These men
may not be conscious OF the fact that
they possess those qualities, but their
friends are never unmindful Of 1t.
$50 when I step before one of my
audiences I always imagine that I am
in small room with a few friends
whom like very much and who like
me. imagine further that they
have entertained me lavishly and that
I owe them many favors. Then I i'm
agine that they have told me that 1t
is my turn to entertain them. AT
once I go at 1t in this spirit, and ]
think succeed. At least have been
told 80.
1T have q natural vein Of sentiment
and dip into that when I sing songs
The audience rewards me just as II
does the man in the small room, and
of course. react under their ap-
proval, for all that makes life worth
living Is good feeling between mem
hR4 Of tbs Ersat human family"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

Charles Keller and introduces spe-
cial Burmese dances, arranged by
Gertrude Curtis and led by Margaret
Lawrence, was presented under the
auspices of the Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Society in Baltimore recently for the
benefit of the building fund Of the
Howard Players. In Baltimore. as
in Washington, it won apprectative
comment and enthusiasm from its
audience. Special oriental scenery
and costumes were designed and
made for these plays in the players
own workshop,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
He is versatile to an extraordinary de-

He is versatile to an extraordinary de-
gree.
"Bombo," which had a seasons run
In New York and six months in Chicago
Is DIN two acts and fourteen scenes. 1t
concerns the dual personalities of Gus,
a nationally famous character, and
Bambo, the man servant of Christopher
Columbus. There are modern scenes,
and historical scenes, but all in ali
''Bombo" is AL Jolson. for in this piece
he Is provided with the greatest selec-
ton of song hits that ne has known
during his wonderful career.
A group Of Winter Garden beauties
head the charming feminnity appar-
elled in costumes Of color and origi-
nahty Of design that suggest a state of
ecstacy for the feminine audience.
Jolson Is supported by a company of
singers. dancers and players, including
Franklin A. Bate. Forrest HUFF, FRITZ
Won Busing, Leah Norah, Mildred
Keats. Vera Bayles Cole. Harry Turpin,
Harold Crane, Albert Howson, Frank
Bernard. Bennett sisters, Mile. Phebe,
Jeanette Dietrich and Ann Mason.
A special orchestra from the New
York Winter Garden tours with the
company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
BELASCO-"East of Suez."

George Marshalrs production of EAST
of Suez," the meloGrama by w. Somer-
set Vaughan. at the Shubert-Belasco
Theater, is announced for next week,
beginning Sunday. April Is.
Mr.. Vaughan is gifted British play
wright and novelist. Although best
known as a writer of brilliant, cynical
drawing room comedies, he went to
China three years ago to write drama
about the colorful life of the orient. He
made study of the effect of the an
cient life of tie east on strangers from
the west.
East of Spsz'' is in five episodes. and
calls for q brilliantly bizarre and sump-
tuous setting. The following company
Will play it: Hazel Dawn, Fred Ray
mond, 1r.: Jennie Eustace. Henry Dan
iell, Clarke Silvernail, Gerald Oliver
Smith, Helen Flint and Mildred LIE Cue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
How He Does IT

HERE is a secret that might be
worth more than a million dollars
to you II you studied it and then did
as its creator has done. It is how
AL Jolsoh makes his audience like
him, ana he told it in his dressing
room a few nights ago in Philadel-
pf1ia.
OF course, there may be contribut-
ing secrets TO see a huge musical
production run along quietly, then to
see this blackface actor come rush.
ing before the suddenly animated
throngs out front naturally brings
the question: How does he get away
with it7
Says Jolson: ITO win and hold an
audience man must use just the
method used by a man to few
friends. The most popular men are
those who are fair, sympa thetic, hu
sooroux without smallness or WsAR~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Baron Eugene Fersen, Today.

Baron Eugene Fersen of Russia will
give three free public lectures at the
City Club auditorium today, tomor-
row and Tuesday, at SIS pm, to
which the public is invited. His sub
jects will be 1.-THE Power of Invisible
Forces" today; "The Miracle Man
Within U.s." tomorrow; "The Magnetic
Road to Success Tuesday. Baron
Fersen Is said to be the prophet OF
q new psychology. "It is the mag
netic law that controls" he claims.
cit is the force within US which, when
properly known and applied, will give
10 limit. - AnnnsA- achievement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
"The Chastening," April II.

The joint appearance of Edith
Wynne Mattkison and her distin-
guished author-actor-m manager hus-
band. Charles Ram Kennedy. in Mr..
kennedy's new play, THE Chasten-
of April II at the President Theater.
"The Christening" is a five-act drama,
which Mr. Kennedy has described as
a modern miracle play" 1t has been
given in New York under the au-
spices of the Equity Players with
success. The Wellesley Club Is bring
ing the production as given in New
York to Washington for one per-
Torrance only. Tickets, tax free,
may be had of T. Arthur Smith, In
corporated, 1906 6 street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

that treat of the detection OF crime
and plays of he same theme In f1c-
ton the effort is usually made to
preserve the secret until the very
end, but in drama the audience is
often told early who committed the
crime, with the characters of the play
kept in ignorance. and suspense lies
in watching them work their way
through the plot One can be as in
terested in these plays as in the
novels"
Sir Basil had seen 1.-THE Bat" "The
Cat and the Canary and 1.-The. Thir-
teenth Chair with others Of this
school, and he liked them also.
Naturally there was a question as to
whether man specially trained like
Sir Basil found 1t difficult to solve
the mystery early, and he answered
that in this respect he found THE
Cat and the Canary" more satisfac-
tory than The Bat" because the
threads were more carefully con-
cealed. 1t was not until on the second
act that he made correct analysis of
THE Cat and the Canary" which en-
abled him to tell who was the muir
derer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Pandora, or the Box of Mischief.

The Greek myth, Pandora and the
Box of Mischief" introducing a serieS
of classic, ballet fancy and toe dane
ing, under the direction of Miss
Hawke, will be presented at Polls
Theater Friday afternoon, April 20,
at 2 o'clock.
The play Pandora" has been dram
atized by Mrs. Goring Bliss and will
be deliberately staged and costumed
Many new dance numbers have been
arranged by Miss Hawke. includins;
crate oriental ballet; Russian grour
and a gypsy group; together with
solo dances.
The performance will be given tn
aid the Washington Humane Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
COSMOS-Slatko's New Rollickers

Next weeks bill at the Cosmos
Theater will bring two stellar fea-
tures-Slatko's New Rollickers, a COM
pany Of nine people with one of the
best Of jass bands. featuring Eva Hud-
son and the "Oddity Boys" in rev
elry of song, music and dancing. with
comedy, and William III. Macart and
Ethel Lynn Bradford in Take MY
Tip" which is vouched for as one of
the best comedies Of the season.
Others will include Dwyer and Orna,
THE Long and the Short of It." the
Merriman Sisters and the Aerial Co.'S
tellos.
The picture will be Kathlyn Will
liams' newest, Trimmed in Scarlet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Captain Applejack."

Announcement is made that Sam II.
Harris will bring to Washington for
its first presentation Walter Hackett's
famous comedy. Captain Applejack,
which has been running for a year in
New York, with Mary Nash. Wallace
Eddinger, Hamilton Revelle, Helen
Lackaye and Phoebe Foster in the
cast. 1t will be the attraction at the
National Theater the latter part of
April, probably the week beginning
April %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Coming Attractions

one of the big drawing attractions
in England. For three years he was
the star at the Queens Theater, Dub
lin. His appearance in this country
In 1917 won him high praise from
dramatic critics.
DR.. Alfredo Warsaw needs no in
PRODUCTION TO Washington. His mar
velous tenor voice has won him hosts
of admirers throughout the country
For many years he sang the leading
roles of famous European operas, and
has appeared on the concert stage i'm
every important theater in America
DR.. Warsaw took up his permanent
residence in this city early last fall