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Evening star., 1924-05-04
BLAZE SWEEPS SHOP
BUT LOSS IS SLIGHT
St. Vincent's 0rphanage Endan-
gered for Time and Children
Are Taken Out.

Fire of unknown origin swept the
main plant of the Barber & Ross
structural steel shop, at 4th and
Charming streets northeast, early
yesterday afternoon. calling out most of
the fire-fghting apparatus of that
section of the city and attracting a
crowd of several thousand persons.
The blaze was discovered by Lewis
Johnson. colored, who was working
in nearby warehouse. Johnson
noted flames pouring from the roof
Of the steel shop only about half an
hour after it's workers had been dis
missed for their regular Saturday
half-holiday.
Johnson sounded the first alarm
and Immediately after the District
chief engineer arrived three more
alarms were sounded. The firemen
had the blaze under control in less
than an hour, the building containing
mostly heavy machinery and COM
paratively small quantity OF inf1am-
mable material.
AS the flames burst from the roof
sparks fell in the grounds OF the St
Vincent's Orphan Asylum, which is just
across the street, and set the shrub
berry ablaze. Officials at the orphanage
Immediately emptied the building of
children, and organized bucket br1gades.
which kept the fire in the grass from
eating its way to a point where it might
have ignited the home.
With the arrival of additional en-
gineS, however, the little volunteers
were replaced by three firemen. with an
efficient hose, which ended all danger to
the orphanage in a very few minutes.
The loss to the Barber & Ross Company
could not be estimated, but it is
believed that very little of the ma
chinery in the plant was seriously dam
aged The greatest damage was done
to the roof, most of which was wood.
Officials of Barber & Ross said last
night the machinery was not damaged
and the shop could resume operations
in a few days.
Evening star., 1924-05-04

and his children are pupils in our
schools. he has been the principal of
the Eastern High School for six years,
during which time he has been
strong factor in developing a splen
did feeling of cooperation between
the parents and teachers of the pu-
pills attending the school. Eastern
has a Parent-Teacher Association,
and the election of their principal is
recognition of their activities of
the personal worth and character of
the man.
The annual state convention OF the
District of Columbia Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion was held in the New Ebbitt last
Tuesday, with the president, Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter. in the chair.
Changes in the bylaws were made.
The first was to change the name
of the organization from District of
Columbia Congress OF Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Association to Dis
trict of Columbia ParentTeacher As
sociations. Then it was decided to
hold the election of officers every
other changes were concerning the
dues of the several organizations to
the state. There was much discus
sion about purchasing a house for
permanent headquarters and Mrs.
Ratter has mailed a letter to every
school principal and club president,
which will make it clear that the
school associations are in no way
responsible for the purchase of a
building and no association will be
taxed in any way for the building
fund. The chairman of the education
department gave an illustrated talk
on Visual Education" The attitude
of the organization toward play
grounds was expressed by Mrs. S. +.
Mason. who gave a splendid read
ing. called The Giants Playground
which was accompanied by music
played by Mrs. Mary Allavand Ster
ling. The kindergarten work was
demonstrated by kindergarten
band. Other activities of the organi-
zation were shown by placards
placed around the room.
The officers elected were: President,
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, who has held
this office for twelve years; first vice
president, Mrs. J. n. Sanders. who has
held this office for several years, and
Is also the publicity chairman; second
vice president, Mrs. Virginia White
Speel, who has served several years;
third vice president, Mrs. G. P. Lei
shear, president of the Bradley Par
ent- Teacher Association; fourth vice
Takoma Park; fifth vice presi-
dent, Charles Hart, principal of
Eastern High; recording secretary,
Mrs. Henry S. Parsons, who has only
ing secretary, Mrs. James w. Byler,
who has held this office several years;
treasurer. Mrs. z. d. Blackstone, who
has held this office for six years; coun-
Gil captain, Julius Peyser (this is a
new off1ce), and historian, Mrs. l.. H.
Brown, who has held this position one
year.
The idea of having a mothers build
ing is not only to secure permanent
headquarters and meeting place for
the District of Columbia Congress OF
Evening star., 1924-05-04
MT.ALTO HOLDS WELCOME
Hospital Day Observed, With Mrs.
Coolidge Guest of Honor.

Hospital day was celebrated yes
terday at Mount Alto Hospital. Near
ly a thousand visitors attended the
open house held by Col. Dunlap t.
Penhallow, commanding officer.
Mrs Calvin Coolidge was the guest
Of honor in the afternoon. She made
a complete tour of the hospital, visit
ing the bed-ridden patients as we'll
as greeting the majority of ambula-
tory and terminal cases. Mrs. Cool
idge was accompanied by Mrs. Frank
Stearns. They remained for tea and
left after spending the entire after
noon The Army School Band. under
leadership of Capt. Raymond G. Sher-
man and Warrant Officer William
Stannard rendered a concert.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
CURBING TO BE REMOVED.
Raised Guard Along Tracks O.
Connecticut Avenue to Go.

The curhing placed along the track $
of the Capital Traction Company on
Connecticut avenue, between New
ark and Porter streets, two years ago
as an experiment Is to be removed
The curbing was laid as a safety
measure, but It was found the avenue
was too narrow to accommodate the
traffic. When 1t is removed the track
space will be paved.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
BACK YARDS CLEANER.
800 Loads of Junk Hauled Away
in Week.

The back yards of Washington are
cleaner today by at least 800 wagon
loads OF junk. Morris Hacker, super
visor of city refuse, announced last
night that he collected that amount
of miscellaneous debris during clean
up week.
The clearing away of useless arti-
cies was only one phase of the clean
up campaign. The week was also a
time for improving front lawns and
Frightening up the house with paint.
Evening star., 1924-05-04

organization to
have a teacher for
one of the vice
presidents. 1t is
most important to
have strong and
d C tiv e aSsocia-
tions of parents
and teachers in
the different high
schools and to
have a high school
principal T pre-
sented among the
officers is a very
Y d ! u a b lie asset
Mr.. Hart was ed
ucated in I h e
~ a S h i n e t o n
schools bjp,Sa1f
Evening star., 1924-05-04

every Boy Scout under the Washington
Council will be expected to do a special
good turn for. or in memory Of, his
own mother, Saturday or next Sunday,
Mothers day. Good turns "for mother"
are SO usual among scouts that some
will be put to II to find a special one,
but scouts are equal to the occasion.
Evening star., 1924-05-04
Will Receive Veterans of '98.

Senior Cayetano de Quesado. the
Cuban legation. is to give a reception
to members of the United Spanish War
Veterans at s 80 o'clock on the night
of May IL at Meridian Mansions. He
is an honorary member of Richard j..
Harden Camp, No. Q
Evening star., 1924-04-20

WHEN Mitzi, Hungarian STAR VINO
w decided to discard her last name
and use her first alone as theatrical
asset, protested against uniVersafs s
naming it's next Mary Philbin produc-
ton 'Mitzi," a very interesting point
at law seemed to be on the horizon.
Mitzi OF musical comedy fame
claimed that her nine years use OF
her first name constituted priority
and gave her the same proprietorship
in IL as the advertising OF a soap, a
tobacco or a garment In ADDITION 10
a long interview which she gave out.
she wrote a formal appeal TO Car,
Lzemmie, president OF the Universal
company.
IT am sure" she says, 'the Univer-
sal Pictures Corporation had no In
tention of hurting me when 1t chose
my name for its title. Mitzi is COM
mon name in my country, Hungary.
But in America il has come TO mean
me- I feel responsible for it. That
responsibility prompts me, under
these circumstances, to take a stand
once and for all to protect IL. 1 sin
cerely hope you will see the matter
as ] do"
or course, there are always two
sides TO any story. In this case the
parties had no intention Of coming to
blows and therefore there is no
chance OF this interesting question
OF proprietorship OF names being set
tied by law.
"Mitsi" is the name of the novel
written by a brother and sister who
use the pseudonym of Dclly. They
are we'll known throughout France
and their current novel attained a
wide circulation there. 1t has never
been published in this country.
Universal will undoubtedly keep
Evening star., 1924-04-20
"Scaramouche' in Opera.

TOINCIDENT with the return TO
Washington of Rex Ingram's filna
production OF the Sabatini novel.
''Scaramouche," announcement is
made by the Metro Film Corporation
that "Scaramouche" has finally at
tained the fourth artistic dimension
through the recent sale to Georges
Baklanoff of the Chicago Grand OPP
era Company of the operatic rights
of the now famous story.
Charles l. Wagner, the concert i'm
presario. who has managed such ia
NOUS concert stars as John McCor-
mack, Mary Garden, Amelita CALI
Curci and others, and who has
branched out into theatrical produc-
tion, was the original owner of the
dramatic rights of Sabatinfs novel.
lie utilized his rights to make O stage
production of the play with Sidney
Blackmer featured. Tho screen rights
he sold to Rex Ingram and the lat
ter's Metro hackers.
Now Mr.. Wagner has disposed Of
the operatic rights, and II Is under
stood that NJ. BaklanoY. the BARI
tone, Is conferring with Ignar Wag-
helter. formerly chief symphony con-
ductor of the Berlin Opera House.
Evening star., 1924-04-20
To Lecture at Yale.

1T is utterly impossible for me to
prepare and study a speech of this
kind, SO must depend absolutely
upon the impulse of the moment. The
result is that from the time / agree
to do IL to the time / am introduced
to an audience am absolutely ter
rided."
Those who have heard Miss Cowfs
extempore addresses say that her
speeches flow along without any trace
of self consciousness or hesitation.
'T suppose In the last analysis it's
because / am terribly interested and
earnest about the theater," she says,
land so when I begin to talk forget
my own fears In my intense interest
in the subject. But prefer to appear
behind the footlights in a part writ
myself"
Evening star., 1924-04-20

who has recently arrived in America
and who may agree to set the story
to music
If Waghelter agrees to do the op-
cratic score of "Scaramouche," 1t is
said to be a foregone conclusion that
the leading role will be written for a
baritone, In order that Baklanon may
appear in this part. Baklanon Is
practically certain to havo the story
made into the operate form, whether
the German composer agrees or not
for Charles L. Wagner. the stage pro-
ducer. recently assured friends that
he had not sold the rights for the
proverbial song, and having made a
real outlay for the operate rights,
the baritone Is reasonably certain to
find a composer in due course.
II "Scaramouche" does appear in
operate form II will have riSaled the
phenomenal record of John Luther
Longs Madame Butterfly" which
was originally written as novelette,
and In that form SO impressed David
Belasco that he and Mr.. Long dra-
matized It. with results that arc now
fmous. Later Puccini wrote an OPP
cratic version OF the play, and when
that had achieved undying fame
Mary Pickford came along, bought
the screen rights and gave US Nine.
Butterfly" all over again.
Evening star., 1924-04-20
Grecian Nose an Asset.

HELEN FERGUSON, whose picture
- is appearing in eastern papers.
to show the classic Grecian nose
given her recently by a beauty spe-
cialist, has been signed by Douglas
MacLean for the role of La Cigale,
the Partisan dancer in Never Say
Die.
There's a pretty story about Miss
Ferguson's selection for the role.
Five weeks ago she was given a film
test and didn't quite satisfy George
Crone, who is directing Never Say
Die" Then she appealed to the star
himself, but he could do nothing for
her because the director had reported
he didn't like her nose.
Whereupon Helen Ferguson has
tened to the beauty doctors. After an
operation and a fortnight in band
ages, she returned TO the studios,
submitted to second test and-got
the job.
Evening star., 1924-04-20

0N at least one previous occasion
~ Washington has seen a demon
stration of the technicolor process or
Photographic motion pictures in their
natural colors. 1t was a Metro pic
ture called THE Toll of the Sea"
which attracted much attention when
il was shown here last summer.
on several other occasions, local
cinema enthusiasts have seen exam
ples of the remarkable underwater
nbotosraphy OF the Williamson
brothers, who invented and brought
TO practicable use a lens chamber
large enough to hold camera and
two operators, which could be low
cred under the surface in any de-
sired location.
Not content with these two sepa-
rate achievements In the camera
7eaIm, Metro now proposes TO show
the combined reults of two proc
csses in film called THE Tn
invited Guest" which reveals a new
wonder OF the camera world in sub
marine pictures, photographed in all
the beauty of their natural coloring
Up TO the present time submarine
fauna and fora have been a closed
book to most folks Santa Catalina
Evening star., 1924-04-20

THOMAS II. INCES troupe sent to
L the South Pacific Isles to film
scenes for "The Marriage Cheat" has
returned with some camera scenes
said 20 be unusually colorful and pic
turesque.
Ince's latest drama is laid for the
most part on a distant isle of the far
south. In spite of the unlimited va
riety of Locations" afforded by Cali
fornia, the producer insisted that the
only way proper local color could be
obtained for this drama was by send
ing his picture troupe south. Tahiti
was chosen as the island least spoiled
by civilization, and an expedition,
headed by A. F. Eriscon, assistant of
John Griffith wray, who directed the
production. journeyed $500 miles to
get the shots" needed.
Much of the Island Of Tahiti has
been modernized," declared Ericsson,
who has just returned. But due to
the assistance given us by Mr.. Wray's
Evening star., 1924-04-20
Submarine Beauties.

Island, off the California coast, is
famed for it's glass -bottomed boats,
where the remarkable clarity of the
sea water makes objects visible to
the eye for a depth of at least thirty
feet. The glass-bottomed boat has
been utilized In other localities with
splendid results, but efforts to photo
graph optical wonders of the deep
were unavailing until the Williamson
brothers invented their submarine
camera chamber that enabled them
to get ciose-ups Of the teeming life
that lies on the ocean bed.
The Williamson brothers. however.
had been chiefly concerned with the
j matter of accessibility. and refine
ments of photography had not wor.
ried them. They felt satisfied at
being able to photograph in mono
chrome, but officials of the Metro
Film Corporation, following the re-
markable effects achieved with the
technicolor process in Toll of the
Sea-" believed that the same process
could be utilized in connection with
the Williamson device and the won
derful beauty of submarine life
brought to the screen in all its SEN
sational coloration.
This. il is claimed, is precisely what
has been achieved in The Uninvited
Guest
Evening star., 1924-04-20

THAT they may understand our
"sianguage" and not be en1bar-
rassed while here, q GLOSSARY of Amer
lean slang Is necessary for the Eng
lish actor arriving In New York, ac-
cording to Gertrude Lawrence, one OF
the triumvirate of British stars who
are appearing in ANDRE Charlofs
London Revue Of 1929" in New York.
Five weeks in New York and MISS
Lawrence has picked UP, but not
adopted, many common phrases In
diSenous to New Workers. she says
and asks these questions:
why do you call a police omcer a
ron. a man a bird, a girl Sxirt.
Evening star., 1924-04-20

ZANE COWL has received an invi-
- tation to lecture at Yale Univer-
sity. Recently while in Ithaca Miss
Cowl made an informal address to
the students Of Cornell and a few
weeks ago Miss Cowl addressed the
graduating class of the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Public speaking is a new respon :
sibiiity." says Miss CowL IT am not
unmindful OF the compliment in
volyed, but il has added q new ter
ror TO my life. Always I have been
q victim of stage fright and the ner-
vousness of appearing before an au-
dience has never left me. Even the
curtain-caii speech Is a test OF my
courage.
Evening star., 1924-04-20
American VS.. English Slang

farmer a hick, an electric tram a
rattler, an oyercoat a benny, a pair of
boots kicks, your foot q dog, an UNI
brella a rnush, your face a mug, your
money dough, a pass to the theater a
ducket a horse a skate, An eye a
lamp and q bath a splaseE"
Somebody Is going to retafiate by
asking Miss Lawrence why an Eng
lishman calls a sovereign a quid, his
rubber overshoes gums, railroad
passenger car a carriage, a policeman
a bobby. his trunks boxes, an auto
mobile a motor, a hotel attendant a
commissionaire. says boots for shoes,
waistcoat for vest, calls a street car
a tram, an elevator a lift, a brakeman
a guard, hotel bellboy buttons. a
movie a cinema and when he has
taken a bath IL is always a tub.
Evening star., 1924-04-20

HTHERE has been so much discus
sion on the subject of the
rassing OF the gallery says Walter
Regan of THE Cat and the Canary,
and so many opinions expressed in
an attempt to place the cause OF the
apparent falling Off of patronage in
the gallery of our theaters. l venture
10 offer at least one explanation.
You may call 1t suppressed emo
tjon,' If you will. or restrained act
ing as some prefer, but whatever
il is that has crept into our stage
under the guise of art. it has sue
ceeded in driving the patrons to q
vantage point as near the stage as
possible, that they may hear what
the play is all about.
Little wonder. considering the
Evening star., 1924-04-20
San Francisco--Old andNew

Ballet dancers were plentiful and.
contrary to what may be imagined,
were world famed artists--such as the
great Spanish dancer. Lola Mendez.
There were more women than men
In San Francisco in 1850.
There were no trees and only a
little brush among the sand dunes in
San Francisco in 1850.
In 1906 gas street lamps still were
used in some parts of the city
Derby hats and low collars with mar
for men In 1906 Women wore capes
with many ruffies and picture hats of
the Floradora pattern. There were
comparatively few automobiles. Many
old landmarks were destroyed by the
fre-thIngs that made the city dis
tfnctive and gave it an inf' "inality
that has been lost to a >xtent
in the phoenix city that ros - IN the
ashes of the disaster.
Evening star., 1924-04-20
CHARLES swIcKARD and A.

CHARLES SwICKARD and A. C.
Edington. director and assistant
for san Francisco" a feature film
shortly to be made for Grand-Asher
release. have been delving into the
past with a will lately and have
uncovered interesting facts about the
city that was-in 1850 and in 1906.
the two periods OF the drama written
by Harvey Gates for this picture.
For example:
Where was San Francisco in 1850:
At the beach and around the ioca-
ton OF tho famed Cliff House. 1t
consisted mainly OF dance halls. Ihe
modern business districts were not in
evidence then and much of the terri
tory was afterward reclaimed.
There were no street lamps in 1SsO.
Evening star., 1924-04-20
South Seas Civilized.

cousin, Commodore Warren Wood.
who owns a copra plantation at Moor
ca, We were given access to parts or
the island never before filmed.
"One Of the most remarkable scenes
which we filmed was barbaric ma
tive festival in which hundreds of
islanders participated. The ceremo-
MES reproducing a custom of native
worship that prevailed before civiliz-
alton reached the island, were staged
in a great natural cave. Costumes of
savage splendor, weird dances per-
formed to strange incantations blend
ed into one of the most unusual spec
tacleS
Evening star., 1924-04-20
Regan on Repression.

style of acting demanded by certain
managers ard stage directors, that
the good old gallery gods have flown
from their seats in dismay, utterly
unable to hear the mutterings and
whisperings down on the stage.
Take your actresses and actors
of the so-calied old schoof-may 1t
return soon! Your seasoned play
eoer will tell you he had no diff
Guilty in hearing and understanding
every word from the last row in the
gallery. And these players didn't
have to shout They simply spoke
the kings English distinctly and
resonantly.
What, with our various styles of
suppression and restraint on the
native stage, IL seems to me won
der IL the man in the tenth row
orchestra manages to hear anything
at all"
Evening star., 1924-04-20

THERE are two reasons why Ed
ward Everett Horton Is enjoying
his engagement with Baby Peggy
making "Helen's Babies
The first is because he has a role
that fits his style of work.
The second Is because years ago
when he was a little four-year-old
iad-he resided in the very home In
Brooklyn, y. ". that was occupied by
the original babies" in the story,
"HelenS Babies"
Horton tells that when a boy a
Nttle old woman lived across the
street from the Horton family; she
and Mrs. Horton became friends, and,
Evening star., 1924-04-20
Quick Transportation.

' S. WOODY received the following
telegram last week from C. a
Porter. manager of the Victory The
ater Salt Lake City:
Rush by air mail copies Yankee
Consul songs used by Helena Morrill,.
Cannot secure them here. Open Sat
urday. Thanks" The telegram
reached the general manager late
Tuesday afternoon.
When Uncle Sans fiier left Curtiss
Field. Long Island, at 7:45 O'Clock
Wednesday morning. several copies OF
Tho Yankee Consul" song hits form
ed a part of his mail.
A telegram later from Mr. Porter
said the scores had reached Salt Lake
City in ample time for the orchestra
and a local vocalist to rehearse the
music before the opening Saturday
Evening star., 1924-04-20
Helen s Babe Home.

with Edward sitting on his mothers
lap, this little old lady told all about
the two little tots who once lived IN
the Horton domicile and nearly drove
their uncle mad with their prankS
and mischief making.
This was long ago. Edward list
ened with keen interest to the little
old lady's stories and now admits
that he, like the real babies IN
pranks as told by the neighbor.
Horton, who now plays the Unoe
in this film. states that their former
home was once occupied by John
Habberton, author OF the story, and
the little old lady was none other
than Mrs. Esterbrook Of Esterbrook
writing pen fame.
Evening star., 1924-04-20
Plain Jane.

plain Jane" which will be pre-
sented at the National the week of
May 4, Is described as a great mel
ody-dancing show and a musical COM
edy in which every song means
something. They include Don't TAX o
Your Troubles to Bed" in which Joe
Laurie takes a fall out of Gloom |;
IF Flowers Could Speak" Come On.
Feet, Let's Co." II Love a Fight"
Hand in Hand" danced by Marion
Saki and Maurice Holland; Putin
On the Ritz" Along the Road TO
Love-" when Your Hearts in the
Ring" The Tricks of tho Trade" and
Sweet Nothings."
Evening star., 1924-04-20

Sonny Thompson's Syncopating
Seven, one of the greatest aggrega-
tions of singers, dancers and musi-
clans ever seen in Columbia Bur-
lesque, is an added feature of Let's
Co." the action at the Gayety this
week. They will sing jazz. dance jazz
and play jazz, and they call them
iazzicianH
Evening star., 1924-04-20

A we'll defired report was current
in New York last week to the effect
that Fred Stone may be sent TO Eu-
rope during July and August to ap-
pear in Stepping Stones for the
British Empire Exposition at Wem-
Stone has not appeared in England
since he became a star, his last visit
having been made moro than twenty
years ago. when the team of Mont
gomery & Stone appeared in the Eng
liSh music halls.
Evening star., 1924-04-20
Mitzi Claims Priority.

the name of Mitsi for Mary Philbin's
character in the picture, because
OF the reason that Mitzi urges. there
is no intention of using the title in
this country. The chosen title Is The
Rose Of Paris"