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Evening star., 1923-09-25
SOME UNUSUAL VALUES
IN DIAMONDS AND
CLOCKS


perfect blue-white Diamond.
weighing I point less than u
carat; a beautiful and brilliant
stone ............... .$I68
1 beautiful blue-white Diamond,
weighing I and 16-Ioo carat. a
most brilliant gem, beautifully
cut .S42O
beautiful blue-white and ex-
ceptionally brilliant Diamond,
weighing I point less than 81
carat Sos
Grandfather's Clock, of solid
mahogany, with colonial pill
lars; very fine 8-day move
ment; tubular chimes and
moon dial .S2o5
Westminster Chime Clock, of
solid mahogany, with moon
calendar dial .SI7s
Solid Walnut Wall Clock, 8-day
, movement, with Westminster
chimes S25
These values can be seen at
A. KAHN Inc,
O25 + ST NV
Evening star., 1923-09-25
FOR SALE-AUTOMOBILES.
G,nmAHmmmA
DONOHOE MOTOR CO.,
215 Pa. Ave. Sc.

Bargains in used cars; small
cash payment, easy monthly
payments. Open until 9 pm.
Lincoln 303.
Evening star., 1923-09-25


diamonds when these specials
can be bought at your own
price? They must be sold i'm
. mediately to raise cash. A writ
ten guarantee with all our dia-
monds.
Gentleman's diamond ring.
absolutely perfect, full of life
and brilliancy; diamond weighs
three carats less e points. Party
is badly in need of money; must
be sold at once to raise cash,
1925.
Lady's solid platinum dia-
Tond engagement ring, abso-
futely perfect; diamond weighs
2 carats less 8 points, Set in the
latest style handmade mounting,
surrounded by 20t blue-white
diamonds and sapphires. Must
be seen to appreciate this big
tbargain,
SO/0.
Lady's solid platinum dia-
mond flexible bracelet; one of
the latest styles set with 38
large blue-white diamonds. Must
be sold at once to raise cash,
$575.
Lady's Tiffany diamond en-
gagement ring, a beautiful gem,
weighs one carat and "a and
3-1OO, set in the latest style 18-
carat white gold orange blossom
mounting. A bargain,
- 1925.
Gentleman's diamond ring, a
beautiful gem, weighs | carat
and 81 less 5 points, set in the
' latest style green gold gypsy
mounting. Party in need of
money-must be sold at once,
$235.
Lady's Tiffany diamond en-
gagement ring, beautiful per-
feet cut gem, weighs carat less
20 points, set in the latest style
lS-carat white gold mounting,
Must be sold at once,
$227.
Lady's diamond cluster ring,
get with 7 large blue-white dia-
monds, has the appearance of a
1H-carat solitaire, set in the
latest style white, mounting
looks like platinum. Special
bargain,
$3.50.
FISCHER'S,
o18 F ST. NORTHWEST.
SODA FOUNTAINS and acces-
sories; orange beverage outfits.
The Stern Co., 625 La. ave.
Phone Main $50.
PIANO-Steinway upright, in
.isfime condition; late model
only $3.50. D. G. Pfeiffer, 1910
& street .
Evening star., 1923-09-25
ROOMS AND BOARD.


HIGH SCHOOL BOY and HIS guardian. oecu-
pying small apartment equipped with excellent
radio and musical instruments. offer board and
lodging to manly youth of good habits and
companionable disposition. Full OF the
place may be had by the right chap. Either
a school or working boy acceptable. Moderate
charge. State reference: religion and par
ticulars in first letter. Girl-strnck or dance
mad fellows do not apply. Address Box 1f1-K,
Star office. 25s
i75s n ST. NV. (the Lovette School of Music)
For young women desiring an opportunity for
informa tion phone Franklin 1893
1888 FAIRMONT ST. N.w.-By owner. two
communicating rooms. with running water, to
three gentlemen; hot-water heat; strictly home
cooking: telephone. 26s
2224 ST. N.w.-Large and single rooms On
second floor @ meals); early and late break
fast; two baths; ELECTRICITY; walking distance
1871 3rd ST., lexington, D. C.-Large pri-
vate home; modern; porches, yard: all rooms
light and well ventilated; accommodat tiops,
S35 mo. and upward. 30s
i34s HARVARD sT.-Large front room with
bath for two persons: continuous hot water.
plenty OF heat, long meal hours. individual
tables: allowance for skipped meals. 26s
1896 FAIRMONT ST.-Medium size. suitable
for two; electric lights continuous hot water:
home cooking. Price. $50.
NEAR DUPONT-DelightfuI rooms: attractive
home: splendid meals; every comfort North
1908.
f94S CALVERT Private sfamiiy; large
front room: twin beds: gentlemen or couple
employed: excellent cooking: telephone.
17i8 EYE ST. N.w.-Large unfurnished
rooms electricity. continuous hot water. steam
heat: excellent meals: refined surroundings.o
LARGE FRONT room. furnished or upfur-
nislled: suitable for couple or two gentlemen;
reasonable. Cleveland 2S9s.W. -
l343 GIRARD ST.-Large, handsomely fur
nished front south room; all convenienees:
good table. -
2fJO ST. N.W.--Large front room. suitable
for two gentlemen. West 17ST. Reasonabie;
q Cd board - aks ?
Evening star., 1923-09-25
FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS
Continued.

FURNITURE-Entire furnish
ings for small apt. for sale cheap.
Apt. 5o2, Pentilly..
Evening star., 1923-09-25
NOISELESS

The modern typewriter, accepted and stand
ardized by many of the worlds greatest bust
nesses.
New MISUNDERSTANDING and portable
Factory rebults for sale and rent.
bargains in trade -ins-all makes.
Free employment service and instruction.
Some positions open.
SILENT EQUIPMENT. Inc,
Phone Main 1919. 730 18th st, NV.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
FISCHER'S.

918 F ST. NORTHWEST.
SODA FOUNTAINS and acces-
sories; orange beverage outfits.
The Stern Co., 625 La. ave.
Phone Main $50.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
o35 F St. NV.
DIAMOND BARGAINS

Why spend a lot of money on
diamonds when these specials
can be bought at your own
price? They must be sold i'm
mediately to raise cash. A writ
ten guarantee with all our dia-
mondS.
Evening star., 1923-09-25

iABLE: rare sheraton; collectors piece; beau
nInily inlaid and artistically decorated; price,
SZUO; no dealers. Apartment 40, the Baifour.
Telephone Potomac 1928. oes
Evening star., 1923-09-25

Gentleman's diamond ring.
absolutely perfect, full of life
and brilliancy; diamond weighs
three carats less g points. Party
is badly in need of money; must
be sold at once to raise cash,
O0OE
Evening star., 1923-09-25

Lady's solid platinum dia-
mond flexible bracelet; one of
the latest styles set with 38
large blue-white diamonds. Must
be sold at once to raise cash,
C5ZS
Evening star., 1923-09-25

SUITE bedroom, beautiful mahogany; Just
cost with 10 pieces-bed. dresser dressing
table. chinorette. chair. bench. rocker. spring,
nattress, table-$475; sell for 1925 cash; never
Fed; 1l2l 18th st. NV. between II and l
ana y and 3 D.m
Evening star., 1923-09-25

Lady's Tiffany diamond en-
gagement ring, a beautiful gem,
weighs one carat and "a and
3-lO0, set in the latest style 49,
carat white gold orange blossom
mounting. A bargain,
Evening star., 1923-09-25
WANTED-GARAGES.

DAY-sTORAGE FROM TO 5, WITH
one square OF 700 block. 11th northwes
Main 6543
Evening star., 1923-09-25
wANTED--AUT0MoBILEs
F0R HIRE-AUToMoBILEs.

SMALL TRUCK for hire by the day or week
or would take a partner; terms reasonable.
947 Mass. ave. NV.
REDUCED RATEy--x225 PEh hOUR-EEw
Dodge sedan, carefully driven by owner:
sightseeinE. weddinGs. touring. Adams 200:
AERO TAXI CO.-Private appearing cars for
all occasions, So per hour. Lessons In driving
By expert. Lincoln g..
Evening star., 1923-09-25

Gentleman's diamond ring, a
beautiful gem, weighs / carat
and 81 less 5 points, set in the
latest style green gold gypsy
mounting. Party in need of
money-must be sold at once,
S23S -
Evening star., 1923-09-25

/, Lady's Tiffany diamond en-
gagement ring, a beautiful per-
feet cut gem, weighs l carat less
20 points, set in the latest style
l8-carat white gold mounting,
Must be sold at once,
S227
Evening star., 1923-09-25
WANTED-RooMS.

UNFUR. ROOM for very light housekeeping:
mother and son fsix yearsl: both away during
day; convenient 14th and Harvard SITS. Price,
$20-$25. Adams 2s53.
FURNISHED, single; $15: walking distance
G. w. University preferred; others cousid-
cred; continuous hot water. Address Box
1S7-K. Star office.
LADY desires large unfurnished room with
refined people; preferably no other roomers; !;
no children: northwest, near depts.: reason
able. Call Frank. s2s4 after O'Clock.
YOUNG GENTLEMAN wishes comfortable
furnished room with private family; give
telephone number. Address NJ. Riordan. care
C. It. Hills, Inc, 2lst and G. SITS. NV. 26s
WANTED by young man. good room with
board; in northwest. Address Box 14S-K,
Star office.
SINGLE FURNISHED ROOM in northwest:
not over $3.50 per month. Address Box
15O-K, Star office. e.
COUPLE with I6-month- old baby desire two
or three unfurnished house sekeeping rooms. Ad-
dress Box 1S9-K, Star office.
FURNISHED ROOM and breakfast, with prl-
yate family; also use Of piano, wanted by
Young man 2431 18th st. NV. 25s
Evening star., 1923-09-25

PIANO-Steinwav Upright, in
sfime condition; late model ;
only $3.50. D. G. Pfeiffer, 1910
: 6 street.
Evening star., 1923-09-25

: ! ~ 4 FEW MhIlERS-Amerlcan typewriter TO-
: q3I East Capitol St, rent sell. repair and
nuy an makes. Stands free. Open evenings.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-06-29
Y TENATECH
R o NJ A N
Napsal Karel M. Pfibramsky.


to priserna hrozba Sc rozplyne
v nivec, Dublin Sc svym vykla
dem Sc stane smesnym.
Ma skranich pokladnihovych
vystoupily lilly, mozek jeho pra
coval Sc svrchovanym nape-
tim, jez bylo jeste zvysovano
Uneven. ktery vzbuzoval v
nem pohled ma klidny, ledovy,
nehybny oblicej Dubfnnv. Ami
cka mela pravdu: rampouch /!
Nahle Sc kmitl jeho tvari IL
smev.
si- Ano, pravil obraceje Sc k
Dubinovi, mazete dodavat mo-
je chilly "a dvacetosm korun.
Ale jak dlouho? Pokud staci
ony diva milliony. Ale az w.
cerpate ty !.
Prohlasime, re nemdze-
me je dale dodavat.
A lide budou objednavat
Ease ode nane.
- Ano, ale po dvaceti osmi
nebo spise jeste lacineji. ncb
nikdo neuveri, ze firma, kte1to \
jsme nastrcili, provadi tyto OBJ
chody, prodava vase zbozi bez
vydelku. A "a tu cenu praco-
val byste7.se ztratou.
Setril musil Sc op{rati 0 stdl,
ahy neklesl.
Pron1inte, re jsem sc uni
nil, 0 techto v6cech tax obsir.
ne, hylo toho treba. abych vam
dokazal, re vas podnik bez
mas nemlze Sc udrzet. Nyni
tedy nam navrhujete, bud a.
bychom vas piijali do kartclu
nebo abychom koupili vasi ci-
helnu.
Ano. odpovidal poklad-
nix skoro septem.
- Jako obchodnici musime
81 pfedlozit otazku, jake vyho-
dy by poskytl takovy krok
YAM a co bychom tim ziskali
my.
Odmlcel Sc. Setril sotva
znateln6 kyvl hlavou.
- Vyhoyd plynouci z toho
pro vas jsou na shade. Vase
veskere jmeni jest ulozeno do
podniku beznadejneho. primo
ztraceneho. Wit vas mezi Sc
be nebo odkoupit vasi cihelnu
je proste zachranou. Ale co
tim ziska kartel?
= Zbavi SIC konkurence, =
nesmele podotkl Setrl.
= Konkurent, jenz nema
objednavek, neni jiz konkuren
tenn.
Ale prece MIN bojuje
te.
= Bojovali jsme. opravil
iei Dublin. Ted je jiz bitva
skoncena a vyhrana.
- Ale stoji penize, ;izkost.
ne namital pokladnik, ty lie
jeste zachranit.
- Jest to malickost, ma ni5
nezalezi. Pocitame jiz MINI
jake sc ztratou. Ostatne by
Sc vasim ucastenstvim zisk o.
statnich Glenu zmenSil O obnos
mnOhem VetSl.
Dovolte. kdybyste 81 tax po.
cinali vsude, nikdy byste ne
pfijali noveho elena AM byste
nekoupili ncvy zavod.
To sc take nestane, kde
toho neni tfeba. Ano, kdyby.
ste byl finan6ne silnejsim, =
kdybyste nemusil .iiz nyni pra
covat S dverem. kdyby bylo sc
Cd vas obavat boje delsihc. W.
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trvaieB eBfho, bylo by lze mluvit
% techto havrzich
Tvaf Setfilova zesinala, jeho
rty Sc chvely, prsty jeho Sc kre
civit6 pfitiskly ma desku stolu,
ably nebylo videti, re Sc treaou.
- Tim mi tedy oznamujete,
ze kartel zamita me navrhy /?
Jsem vam vd6cen, ze me
sprost'ujete neprijemneho Il.
kolu rici vam to primo.
Setril Sc takorka shroutil d.
kresla a pokryl tvaf rukama.
Dublin hledel pred sebe, je-
no tvare byla nehybna js.ko
drive.
Pane pokladniku, pravii
po chvfli, nerozcilujte Sc tax.
Jsem ztracen! Ztracen
zastenal Setiil.
- Snd jeste ne, podotkl ma
vstevnik.
Pokladnk zvedl -hlavu, v je-
no srdci zableskla nadeje, u
pfel ma Dubina pohIed plny
nadeje cosi nadpfirozeneho,
nejaky zazrak, v jiskerku SOU
citu, ktera by byla rozkrisnu-
ia vybuchem jeho zoufalstvi,
ale vida jeho chladnou tvar,
upadl Ease v beznadejnost.
- Chcete Sc mi jeste vysmi-
vat?
- Nikoi, pane pokladniku.
plnomocnfk kartelu ma zajem
ma vast zkaze nebo aspon me-
ma zajmu ma vasi zachran6.
Jiri Dublin snad by mohl tez
|chtel vam pomoci.
- Nerozumim vam.
- Kartel mne zmocnil, a.
bych jednal 5 vami, ,abych 81 o.
patfil informace, prostudoval
vse a podle toho rozhodl, jak
to bude v jeho zajmu. Ucinil
jsem to ddkladne a svedomite,
jak sam uznate.
Setril neodpovidal. Take
toho nebylo treba.
- Zajem kartelu veil mi "a
mitnout vasi nabidky. Muslin
podat zpravu, co jsem zjistil,
bude Unit asi tax jak jsem to
povedel vam. Kdybych navrhl
|n6co jineho, musil bych NIT k
tomu vzlastni dIvody, musil
|'bych nit moznost poukazati
ma nejaky jiny zajem. PAX o.
vsem bych nohl rucit "a vysle
dek. "a prijeti sNych navrhI
Ale niceho takoveho tn bohu-
Eel neni.
- Neni, opakoval Setril ja-
ko truchliva ozvena.
- Nezbyva tedy nez vytvo-
fit takovy zajem a to jest po-
merne snadno.
Oci pane pokladnikovy lse
zaleskly.
i Snadno? Opravdu?
Ne, tax .isem to nerekl.
Pravil jsem: pomern6 snadno
Snadnejsi, nez-li cekat a do.
ckat Sc nevyhnutelne zkazy
Kdybych Ma priklad mohl ii
|ci: Kartel NIUE ma mne zadat
ledacos, ale ne abych znic;l
vlastniho tchana. Kratce, pa.
Inc pokladniku, prosim vas, te
ntokrat po druhe, 0 ruku vasi
slecny dcery.
Setrilem zalomcovala horec.
ka.
Jsem ovsem povinen, po.
vadet yam sob6 vice nez do.
sud. Nejsem jiz ui'ednickem
jakym jsem byval, smrti sve.
no stryce stal jsem sc MATTE
lem velkostatku, rozsahlych G
helen keramicke tovarny, ,
nasem kartelu nejsem urednf.
KEN, iak jste Sc domnival, ny.
brz isem iednim z jeho Client
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'.SvEr''

. tom. Spatnou bartii tedy nej
sem. Slecnu jsem videl dnes ra
no ma ulici okna hotelu. By
10 mi feceno, BE je jiz skoro
zasnoubena $ jakymsi ufedni-
KEN vast sporitelny. Laska je
velika vec, vim, ale laska k
rodicum je take neco. Vylozi-
tell il celou situaci, bude 81
vedoma, co jest jeji povinno-
sti.
- Povinnosti! rekl trpce o.
tee.
- Myslim, ze staci-li tako-
w snatek mne, neni ma vas,
abyste vyslovoval podobne ma
bitky. Sleona odjede odtud,
zapomene, Wy jako Glen kar-.
telu a mattel zkvetajiciho "a
vodu vzdate sc lbez toho sve-
no mista a odst6hujete Sc ma
svGj majetek a ostatek Sc pod
da casem.
- A to sc. ma stat lined?
tazal sc Setfil dzkostlive sna-
Ze Sc aSpOil oddalit priSti uda-
loSti.
- Mate-i dosti casu, mohu
cekat. Ostatne chapu, ze bude
treba Sc slecnou iednat delsi
dobu. Ale v podstate jde va
81 Will.
- o mou? Coz mann jeste
Will? fekl trpce.
- Vdci slecne ano. A tn
.ide. Priznam Sc vam dokonce
ze nenf snadno Sc rozhodnout
We vasem postaveni. Nenale-
ham, jak 81 snad myslite. Oko-
Ii zdejsi je znamo svou puvab-
nosti, pouziji teto prilezitosti,
abych 81 je prohledl. Zustanu
|v Ranove do pozitri vecer. Do
te DOLBY mne laskave listkem
zdellte, jste-li ochoten u slec-
ny mou proslbu prosadit, cili
mic. Podle toho sc zaridim.
Bud budou vase nabidky "a
mitnuty nebo :.
Prijaty.
Dublin zavrtel hlavou.
- Nebo bude jednani odlo-
zeno az po nasem snatku. Ze
budou pax pfijaty, rozumi ce
samo sebou.
Nejen chladny ton, ale ze-
jmena tato vypocitavost, tato
kupecka opatrnost pusobila
ma Setrila dojmem tax odpor-
nym, re sc az otfasl.
- Rylo by malo vhodno, a.
bych prodluzoval svou navste-
WI, vim, re budete velmi "a
mestnan, rekl chladne jako O.
bycejne, neracte zapomenout
poslat mi, nez-li odjedu, zpra-
VII sabe strucnejsi. Osobni sty-
ky vzbudily by, myslim, pfilis
mnoho pozornosti, ale, uznate-
Ii "a dobre, racte vyridit poll
beni ruky damam prozatim jen
iako Cd prumys'nlka, jenz je
| s vami obchodnim spojeni.
Ostatne vse prenechavam vam.
Rozloucil Sc a Setril jej Wy
provazel az ke dverim bytu,
pax Sc vratil do pracovny.
Zavrel "a sebou peclive dive
re. PAX jej opustily silly. Rysy
ieho tvare byly strhany, uz-
kost a hruza mu hledely z oci,
ruce sevrely hlavu:
- Boze, boze! Co pocit? A
to jeSte ten hrozny clovek ne
| vi! - CT by snad pTece neco
tusil? Ale pax bah mi bud
milostiv!
(Pokracovani.)
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- Oprayte, prosim, ien co
neopovid& skutecnosti, k dal-
Sim udalostem dospeji. To by
10 tedy loni. A jeste V lete pri
sla objednavka druha, mno-
hem vetsi, diva milliony. Ia
vas zam6stnala, dostal 'iste a
vydelal jste. .PctoNici dluhu, o
n6mz jsem Sc zminil, je zapla-
cena. Nyni pracujete, znovu,
opatril jste 81 liver, nevfm 'kde
a jak, ale vSecko, CO sc tam
podnika, je ma duh.
Setrilova tvar byla bleda, -
pax zrudla, koutky 6st n6koli-
krat sebou Nkubly.
- liver jest dusi obchodu.
II prlmyslu. Ma-li totiz
objednavky tedy moznost w
delku.t We :.vasem zavode Sc
pracuje, chilly Sc lsuji, pail,
hromadi, ale neodvazejf Sc, -
protoze nenl objednavek. Neni
nebudc jich.
PAN pohladnik chvel Sc roz-
pakNsa, zlosti. Bylo n,u dost
trapn3 ne musil poslouchat,
jaky- ho~ 'tento CHI ctovek odha-
Lutte, ano veci, jez ON sam me-
sveril ami rodin6 sve. A ami
jednou jej nesmel prerusiti po-
znamkou, ze tvrdi neco me-
spravneho. Nejvice vsak jej
rozcilila poznamka, ze nebude
Cbjednavek Chladny. primo
ledovy kid 5 nimz sc odvaxo-
val Dublin predpovidat i v bu-
doucnosti nedostatek objedna-
vek a tedy ,neodvratnou pfisti
katastrofu. vynolavala v jeho
nitru primo vztek.
- Jste prorokem? tazal Sc
ust6pacne.
- Ano, potud, odpovidal
Dublin nezmenenym klidem,
ze 81 troufam predpovidat, ze
nebude nikdo objednavat chilly
"a tricet korun tisic. muze-li
easiksiinde "a dvacet osm.
s.,,;, m za'szi jak''t'' namitl
49, Teze jss osti.
- To Jest hemozno! volal
pan pokiadnik, davam-li ie po
triceti korunach, pracuii $ tax
nepatrnym ziskem.
- Budou to chilly vasi kvali-
ty s vasi znackou.
- PAX je to podvod! vzkfi-
knul pan pokladnlk a jeho tvaf
zrudla.
Nikoli, budou to vase
vlastni chilly.
Setril zbledl diyal Sc ma
sveho protivnfka ocima siroce
vytreStenyma.
Mole vlastni?
"Ano, pane Setrile. Pama-
tujete Sc ma objednavku dvou
milonG cihel, nichz jsme mlu-
viii? !Objednala je dotycna fir
ma ma mas lcet. Nyni jsou ma
Sc, muzeme je prodat komu-
kohl zac je nam libo. A ma
bidli jsme vase chilly kazdemu,
kdo je chce, po dvacetiosmi.
Setril svil'al obema rukama
hlavu, aby soustredil sve N.Y.
slenky pochopil tato slova.
Ale pax pracujete :.
Sc ztratou. Zajiste. Ale
;de tn 'konkurencni boz a
kazdy boj stoji obeti. zejmena
penezni. Kartel to snese.
Setril mimovolne vstal a oil
stoupil ma diva kroky Cd Dubi-
ma. Zdalo sc nu, re nahle s.
rozevrela pred MIN propast
do ktere Sc musi sfitit, ktera
Evening star., 1923-09-19

Fantssie" is notable for the Eight
English Rockets, a EUROPEAN ballet
and the imported "Radia1ce" scene
entitled 'Lacebound.p
Yvette Rugel, the miniature prtrna
donna, with Leo Fefnertat the piano.
just back from London, and declared
one of the greatest vocalists outside
the realm of grand opera, will be a
feature.
Amac, with his three card illusion,
and Wilma, his assistant, declared the
greatest illusionist in American vau-
deville; Jim Mclaughlin and Blanche
Evans, in Ben Ryan's version of life
"On Little Side Street.: Land and
O'NeaI, with Just Debate; Will
liam Sully and Genevieve Houghton,
in their merry musical trifle, calf
Love-; the Reynolds Donegan Conn
pany, acclaimed the worlds greatest
skating artists, and the Bird cabaret,
displaying feathered intelligence,
with Aesop's Fables, Topics of the
Day and the Pathe News, will COM
plete the bill.
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National Opens Monday.

Next week, beginning Monday
night, Messrs. Lewis and Gordon VIII
present THE Nervous Wreck" at the
National Theater.
THE Nervous Wreck" is described
as a farcial adventure of the FAR
west, a farce without q bedroom,
without a trusting husband or a
foolish wife.
But" you ask, gentle reader.
show, Ghen. can this be a farce?
Especially so, as the scene OF action
is not even laid in PARISH" Yet, farce
il is, nevertheless-and farce of a.
wholesome and rcllicking kind and,
best of all, it's three scenes are all
laid in the great open spaces Tar, far
from gay Paree.
owen Davis, who. after his recent
successes, "The Detour," "Icebound"
and Home Fires" surely needs no
introduction. He won the Pulitzer
prize this year for the best Amer
ican play and is the author of this
rare specimen of farce.
Gordon and Lewis. the producers
have been associated with Sam H
Harris in his productions. They offer
as the featured players of this COM
edy Otto Kruger and June Walker
Supporting them are Winifred Well
ington. Jay Wilson, Albert Hackett.
William Holden, William Riley
Hatch, Hobart Cavanaugh, J. Elmer
Thompson. Edward Arnold and Jo-
seph Brennon.
The coming of this attraction will
mark the reopening of the National
Theater, now one of the handsomest
thaaterS in the country.
The seat sale will begin tomorrow.
Evening star., 1923-09-19
STRAND-Troyato, Violinist.

The Strand Theater announces for
next week, beginning Sunday. as a
headline attraction, the humorous
viollnist. Trovato, an artist who has
you laughing and glad one minute
and crying and sad the next, and Irv-
ing Yates Dinas and Belmont revue,
"A Musical Frappe," with little
nifty nonsense, petite ballet. a fash
of femininity and a full measure of
terpsichorean tangles. Others will be
the Three Maxellas, fine acrobatic
act; Merritt and Coughlin. presenting
Wesley Frazer's Something Differ
ent," and. as a mirth- -provoker, Doris
and al Lester, in Breezy Farcical
Bits"
The photoplay, Loyal Lives" is
an unusual cinema drama, portraying
Evening star., 1923-09-19
C0SM0S-"Flashes From Song
land"

new headline attraction in vau-
deville for Washington, described as
"one of the daintiest of revues." is
announced for the Cosmos Theater
next week in FLASHES From Song
land" 1t has a touch of the spec
tacular to please the eye as well as
delightful melodies to please the ear.
and the mixed company by which it
will be presented comes heralded as
excellent from every standpoint.
A new quartet of fine singers and
comedians is also announced in the
Four Pals. Mureil and Francis, a
we'll known team of vaudeVillians,
Evening star., 1923-09-19

night. While the doors will be omen
to the theatergoers at 6 o'clock, tho
performance will not begin until 7.
In addition to the regular program
of photodramatic and musical fea-
lures, addresses will be made nv
Maj. p. Franklin Bell, Engineer Com
missioner of the District, and Rev.
Avenue Christian Church
The film Offering for Thursday and,
Friday will be the Warner BrotherS
perturbation of Sinclair Lewis IA
nous novel of Main Street" featnr-
ing Florence Vidor, Monte Blua
Harry Myers, Noah Beery, Robert
Gordon and Josephine CroweH. Lige
Coniey, In Mermaid's amusing two
reeler, High Life" travestying tbe
foibles of smart society, also will be
shown.
The Ambassador Grand Orchestra
under the conductorship of Bailey =,
Alart. will offer as an overture
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noted for their ability to "chase away
the blues" will be seen in Variety
Specialties." viii H. Armstrong and
company will bring THE $4,000
Ankle" a comedy skit that rates
high as a funny one, and Van and
Vernon, THE Peach and the Stew"
are vouched for as good actors, with
clever dialogue and pleasing person
alities.
A second feature of the bill will
be the famous dancing MacDonalds,
with fine record for class, grace and
ability.
The photoplay for the week will be
another of the big Paramount pro-
ductions. The Silent Partner" fea-
turing Leatrice Joy, with Owen Moore
and Robert. Edeson In a story adapted
from Maximillian Fosters Saturday
Evening Post serial by Sada Cowan
and directed by Charles Maigne. 1t
is described as a superb domestic
drama of life, that features a wife
apparently cold and mercenary, who
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