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The Washington times., 1924-10-06
NIBLO USES
BLUDGEON
HERE

Just as Gershwin wrote his
Rhapsody in Blue with a stylus
dipped in syncopation, 50 has Fred
Niblo made The Red Lily" q
composition In black--a sort OF
brutal nocturne In minor chords
Of the lower register. Az 4 re-
suit the film IL not an inviting
one to see, viewed from the en-.
tertainment and amusement stand
point; but az piece Of. stark
realism and q signboard on the
cinema trail that leads even
. tually to better movies IL win
probably stand second only to "A
Woman OF Paris with which was
first ushered in the era Of truth
on the screen.
To carry forward the COMPARE
son. Niblo begins his work with
q situation practically identical
with the one Chaplin chose for
his A Woman of Paris. . In
small French village the mayors
son loves a commoner's daughter,
but Is denied parental permission
to marry her. The first diver
gence Of the plot IL in the fact
that Niblol has his young hero
defy paternal wrath and flee to
Paris with the unsophistic
girl. A robbery Of the mayors
safe back home at this moment
seemingly fastens guilt upon the
son, and while the latter IL search
ing for q minister to marry
him he Is apprehended by police
and forced TO return to his VII
OF course the girl, friendIess
and alone in. Paris. meets with
tremendous vieissitudes. In the
: years that follow, instead OF going
up the social ladder, as did Chap.
Inns heroine, Niblo's subject goes
down and down. Meanwhile the
boy becomes q thief, an apache,
and serves various terms In
prison. When finally the two
meet, and In spite OF altered ap-
pearances ana circumstances,
recognize each other, there il q
vitality dramatic scene that touches
the highest note In the play.
As a sop to cinemagoers, q
happy ending Is tackled on in the
last reel. although widely att vari-
ance with the tenor Of the rest Of
the tale.
~ Ramon Novarro does some OF
the best work Of, his screen ca
reer as Jean Leonnec, the mayors
son-afterward an apache. Enid
Bennett is really a surprise in
the role Of Marise, the girl. And
there. Is hearty, good.natured Wal
lace Berry in an underworld part
that Is thin but meaty. All In
all. splendid picture.
Harry Langdon in a funny Sem
nett comedy. THE Hansom Cab
man." Is also on the bill, as Is
the usual topics and newsreel.
The orchestra plays selections
from Bizet's Carmen to thun-
derous applause. -R. L. b.
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THREE GOOD FEATURES
AT THE TIVOLI

No matter Of what quality the
rest Of the program may be. lny
picture starring Betty COmpsOn
Ii bound to walk away from its
associate offerings. So Il 81 this
week at Crandall's TivoIi, Tor It
is the charm Of this favorite that
carries the picture ''The Fast Set"
through to g. successful end.
Do not misunderstood. A Terp-
slchorean ReveI offered by Vir-
ginia Bacon and Everett LIelan,
and assisted delightfully."- by an
unprogrammed harpist, 10 q pleas.
ing bit Of dancing quite out Of the
ordinary. Also the Petite Concert
by the Tivoli orchestra. This
week for the first time Il played
The Washington Pennant March
q composition BY Director Bree.
skin. Quite timely.
The Fast Set" Is q tale Of the
conventional triangle. "And 30
they were married and the nus.
band lived happily afterwart."
But alas! Enters q gentleman
who specializes in understanding
misunderstood wives" and thus is
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Princess April
Opens TONIGHT.

Tonight the Shubert-Be-
lasco viii have its first fling
at musical comedy since the
unlamented Shubert vaude-
Vile became q memory.
Tessa Kosta and the big
Princess April' company
were scheduled to ,open in
the Lafayette Square play
house last night but the late
arrival Of the production
would not permit Of fire
proofing the scenery in time
for the opening curtain.
Rather than give q per-
Torrance without the> COM
plete scenic effects Manager
I. Stoddard Taylor deferred
the premier Of the new mus
ical play until tonight.
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THE MURRAY GIRL IN "A
HODGE-PODGE

''Circe. the Enchantress'' with
Mae Murray 10 playing at Loew's
Columbia.
While this picture = not with
out a certain charm In spots, 1t
sets new records in inprobab ilities
and part OF it IS disgusting The
story itself Is particularly inanes
and represents the movies at their
worst: In fact, most Of the charges
frequently made against the
movies could take portions Of this
production as q horrible example.
Mae Murray does exceedingly
well toward the close Of the pic
ture, If you stay that long. But
long before that stage is reached,
she has overacted TO the point OF
absurdity. In short, the director
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GOings-On

POLLS shubert's new Artists
and Models"
BELASCO- Tessa Kosta in a.
new musical play Princess April.
NATIONAL Second week OF
the film, "The Ten Command.
ments."
KETTH'S MRS. Leslie Carter;
others.
STRAND-VadueviIle and films.
(, GAYETY-'Follies OF the Day
with Bozo Snyder.
MUTUAL--"Irish Daisies bur-
lesguers.
METROPOLITAN--'In Every
Woman's Life" with Virginia
Valli.
COLUMBTA--NIay Murray In
"Circe, the Enchantress."
PALACE Ramon Novarro in
THE Red Lily"
s.s RIALTO-Norman Kerry IN
Butterfly"
TIVOLI- Betty Compson in
THE Fast Set" Dancing Duo,
short films.
ANdBASSADOR--vIr valli
In I'm Every Woman's Life"
CENTRALs-"The Desert Sheik."
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has given US this anomaly: A jazz
baby Of the twentieth century
who has QUITO Greed Circe, but who
through Il all II, at heart. an in.
nocent, pllres little girl. It 10 to
laugh!
James Kirlkwood, playing the
leading male role, has done ex-
ceedingly well. His role, as q
matter OF fact, lends itself to
KirkWOod's particular character.
istics. The rest Of the support.
ing cast ID average.
The photography, Of course, is
good and the staging superb.
A knockout comedy, 1.-THE
Hunt" setting g new mark in
this field; q scenic. reel and the
news reel complete the bill. The
overture is delightful. wv. B.
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TWO-BARRELLED
FEATURE AT
STRAND

A double headline vaudeville
bill surrounded by three other
acts Of exceptional merit, to-
gether with a fine photopIay PRO-
gram, is combined at the Strand
this week. Feature act No. i
q return engagement OF Fred La
Refine, electrical wizard" pre-
senting a scientific and comedy
novelty that supplies much mirth.
Feature No. 2 is IAN Artistic
Revelation" supplied by Nile.
Nina, danseuse, supported by q
company that includes Frank
Bacon and Sophie Fontaine. cham
pion skaters, and Alan Parade,
Russian pianist. Mile. Nina has
a fine voice as WELL as twinkling
feet, and her songs are almost as
enjoyable as her wonderful dane
ing. Mr.. Bacon's Interpretation
OF d drunk on roller skates and
Parado's playing are other fine
numbers on the program given
by this company.
George Lane and Byron Byrd
have q fund of Jokes, stories,
parodies and popular songs.
Arch Stanley ''Monopedic, Mar
vel" IL all that the title implies.
The three-and-aihalf Arleys put on
a good hand balancing and tTnnb-
ling act as an opener.
His Forgotten WIFE," the pho.
toplay offering Is splendid. "A
powerful cast, headed by Madge
BelIamy, Warner Baxter, Maude
Wayne, Hazel Keener and Tom
Guise, interpret the major roles.
Short film features, including an
excellent comedy, and Director
Manvell's overtures and exit
marches complete the bill.
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SMART FARE AT
THE RIALTO
THEATER

Butterfly" the screen version
Of Kathleen Norris popular
story. is the feature picture ct
the Rialto Theater this week.
The story It tells. while not
new, is interesting and with such
players as Norman Kerry. Ken
meth Harlan, Ruth clifford and
Laura La Plante, depicting the
important characters. Butter
fly can be classed among the
really entertaining pictures, Of
the year.
The tale il that Of q sisters
sacrifice. Assuming the role Of
protector and parents for her
younger sister. she takes upon
herself the burden Of the Others
faults and undergoes much to
insure the happiness Of the
younger girl. Then love "opens
up different vistas to the wo-
mans soul and with her hap
pinesS at stake, she follows the
course that her heart dictates.
Kenneth Harlan has q splendid
role and makes the best OF II,
Ruth Clifford Is as ever-the ex.
cellent actress In the character
OF the older sister. Miss Ii
Plante and Mr.. Kerry lived up
to their artistic regulations in
DIFFICULT parts. Others in the
cast were good.
The International News Reel.
q Pathe ceTnedy and one OF the
clever little VIII Nigh dramas
completed the bill. The incl
dental music, rendered under the
direction of Baily Alart, included
selections from Victor Herbert:
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CENTRAL
''The Desert Sheik. !"

"The Desert sheik." adapted to
the camera from Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle's "The Tragedy Of
the Koroslo," and filmed In
Cairo, is the principal attraction
at Crandall's Central the first two
days OF this week, with Wanda
Hawley, Pedro de Cordoba, and
Nigel Barrie in the stellar roles.
The comedy for the first hill Of
the week Is supplied by tour.
Gang" in Hal Roach's ridiculous
Seeing Things" and, as an
added attraction, children Of
Germany" also Is shown.
: 1.-THE Desert Sheik'' fuleins q
valuable mission by providing In.
innate studies Of the pyramids.
the Sphinx, and famous relics OF
ancient times reposing in the
museum at. Cairo. The story un-
folded is one Of conflict between
the Orient and the Occldent, with
the love and possession Of a beau.
tiful American girl, niece Of an
American millionaire. the stake.
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METROPOLITAN
every WOman's Life"

A complete review Of the Met.
ropolitan's new bin will DO pub
lished in Tuesdays Times.
The Washington times., 1924-10-06

Accept only Phillips, the origi-
nal MIX Of Magnesia prescribed
by physicians for so years. Protac.
your doctor and yourself by avoid
ing limitations Of the genuine
phillips"
25-cent bottles, also 5Olcent boz.
ties, contain directions any drug
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sidering the dun stuff 1t has on
hand.
It was a jovial throng, the
stamp Of expectancy written i'm.
tnistalably upon its diversified
countenance. Came a crash OF the
tinkling cymbal, e bleat from the
gilded trumpet and. bits OF Irish
landscape q IL fem hove into the
arena before the blinking eve.
Plenty OF blinks ana approval Of
the scenery, particularly the fore
ground. Here the landscape, ia
toto proceeded to inform US with
many a blush and litter, that
they were the most colorful thing
In the performance, in fact. the
performance ITSELF. Exhibit "a"
as 'twere. 95ere the trumpet
bleated more blakantly.l
The Quips and Qpirps &c the
opening night had left the car
penter, the director, or perhaps
the Jtonsorial expert por La Bob,
in q state OF hazy apprehension.
for many eyesfull Of scenery
failed to put in an appearances.
It failed to daunt the exuberant
spirit Of the beholders. Their
spirit rose to any emergency.
For q time to the critical ear,
1t sounded as II it were an
excerpt from the ninth inning Of
q much-tooted and highly . salts
factory ball game.
In the spot light are Lou
Devine, Joe Mack, Arthur Laning,
Dorothy Owens, Irene Cassini.
Ruby Wallace and William Welp.
'Tis theirs to uphold the standards
Of comedy song, etc. Their Eff
forts were labored but appre-
ciated.--W. s. p. Jr.
The Washington times., 1924-10-06
MUTUAL
eIrish Daisies

Like comet bIaring itself
across the tranquility Of an. other.
wise becalmed evening to end in.
q shower OF sparks, Irish
Daisies" burst upon the Mutual
last night to an audience which
asked itself in a collective tone
how It (the audience) all got In.
Standing room only and not too
much OF that. II seemed the
entire city was In a show-going
mood Sunday night. The Mutual
Is lucky 70 get what It did con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09

1 o'clock with Mrs. Oscar Hundley. A prompt and full attendance is urged. &%& .
 There will be call meeting of the executive board of the Jefferson County at 11':3O o'clock at the head quarters, Hillman hotel, for the pur- pose of discussing the proposed amend ments to the milk ordinance. avery angle of the question will be presented by competent speakers. In addltion 10 the board members, league members ana others who are interested are invited to attend.
 The Mother Goose club will meet today at 1 o'clock with Mrs. J. " McWilliams, 1230 Sixteenth avenue south. 4
 The Daughters of the British Empire will meet this afternoon at the Blue Triangle club room at 2:45 p m' A silver tea wifi be given Friday, October 10 from 3 to 5 o'clock at the fit of the beginners department Of the fit of the beginners department Of the Fairfield Methodist church. A musical program has been, arranged.
 
 The Psychology Study club VIII R mee' this morning at 10 :3O with MrS W. D. Colby, 29S1 Highland avenue. The Central Park Parent-Teacher association will meet this afternoon al $ o'clock at the school.
 Llewellyn Johns chapter No. 174, Or der of the Eastern Star, will hold 1tf regular meeting Friday evening, OctoDei 10, at 8 o'clock in the West End haif
 
 The Parish Improvement association will give a bridge, five hundred an6 heart dice party this afternoon from from 8 until 5 o'clock at the hom' of Mrs. Taconi, BOA Central street. A sweet shop with homemade cakes an' candies will also be conducted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
Little Stories For Bedtime
tBy THORNTON BURGEssl

Peter Rabbit Nearly Falls Into The Pit NF COURSE, Peter Rabbit had no business in Farmer Browns gar
 den. He knew it. He knew that the delicious plants growing there were not meant for him. For long, long time after he had been made so i'll by eating cabbage leaves on which poison had been put to kill bugs he had kept away from the tempting garden. lr fact, for some time he hadn't wanted to 20 near it. But time changes ones feelings, just as it changes everything else. It was so with Peter. 1t was so long since he had been so i'll that he had half forgotten how terrific he had felt.
 So sometimes when he passed that garden on his way to the Old. Orchard he would pause and stare at 1t longing ly. He would sit up and work his wab' bly, little nose and the delicious odorf which tickled it would make his mouth water so that sometimes he would have to run his very hardest to keep from yielding to the temptation to visit that garden and try some of those plants growing there.
 As time went on he got in the habit of sitting a little longer each night tc stare through the fence into the garden and to sniff the delicious smells. Eacl night it was a little harder to go on The longer he looked and the more ht smelled the less danger there seemed Until he had eaten that poison, whicl hadn't been meant for him at all, nc harm had ever come to him in that garden.
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q could, too! !" protested Peter. T could go all through that garden and not taste a single thing"
 You couldn't do anything of the kind. You know you couldn't. Better keep out of temptation. If were you l wouldn't ever come so near the garden, v whispered the small voice.
 Peter scowled. He didn't like that | small voice. It was forever telling him not to do things that he very much wanted to do. "I'm going over there | just once, so there!" declared Peter. If you go once and nothing hap pens you'll go every night, and then something may happen. Keep away y warned the little voice.
 But Peter tried not to hear that small voice. He hopped a few steps nearer the fence on the edge of the gar den. He looked and listened. It was very, very quiet over in there. Peter | hopped few steps nearer. "Tll just stick my head inside and see how it looks,' said he to himself, then I'll go on to the Old Orchard"
 So Peter poked his head through an opening in the fence. My, how good f. did smell in there! Peters wabbly little nose wabbled faster than ever. ''Cabbages!" muttered Peter "And beets! ]" Turnips, as live! Oh, my goodness, l certainly smell carrots! !'
 Peter really didn't know just when his body did follow his head through that opening in the fence. But it did, for here he was right in the middle of Farmer Browns garden. My, how i things had grown since he had been there! He hopped this way and he hopped that way. He took a nip here and bite there. The little voice inside was stills now. It had given up.
 So presently Peter came to the far corner where Farmer Browns Boy had dug that deep pit. Peter stared at the great pile of sand on one side. He didn't see the great hole; all he saw was the pile of sand. Now what can that be fort" thought Peter, and went lit- tie nearer. At first he was suspicious of it. After a little he made up his mind that it was perfectly harness. Vt | was nothing but a, pile of sand He would climb up to the top. It would be a splendid place from which. to look ali over the garden.
 Up Peter scrambled and sat down on the very top. Then for the first time he saw the black pit below him. He stared down into it wondering what it could be for. Suddenly the sand under him began to slide. Hastily Peter turned to get back. The sand slid faster and Peter felt himself slip ping down, down toward that black pit. With all his might he scrambled up, for he was right on the very edge of that pit. It was a narrow escape, a very narrow escape.
 Nexs Story: Old Mir. Toad Falls Into Trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
Social Calendar

a The Amaranth club will meet Fri. ; day afternoon at 8 o'clock with Mrs Julia Ware Perdue, 1921 Twenty-first street, south.
 The meeting of the Shakespeare club will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock with Mrs. Hugh Allison, 1045 Sycamore street.
 The woodlawn schoom Improve. ment association will meet this after. noon at 3 o'clock at the school. An Interesting program has been ar. ranged. Mrs. Ralph Russell will be the speaker and Miss Christiansen las arranged a Halloween tea and sO- cial hour. All members are urged to attend.
 The Jefferson County Woman's Coolidge club will meet Thursday aft. ernoon at 3 o'clock in the city hall ! auditorium. The Tarrant Parent-Teachers' as- sociation will hold a reception for the teachers of Tarrant school on Friday Methodist Episcopal church, south, al ( soU 0 CLOCK. All 1HIeTeSClnS prOSFHu is being prepared and refreshments will be served. All friends and pa 5trons of the school are cordially in v.ted.
 ,.4 The meeting of the board of man. agers of the Neighborhood House has been postponed until November.
 
 Reservations for the luncheon to be given by the Music Study club October 9, at the Southern club may be made by calling at Cable hall.
  r The Study Circle will meet Friday al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
REGfiARs INFEsT SUBWAY
Hor,les Of Mendicants Appeal T'
 Charifv CRf The Passengers

Hor,les Of Mendicants Appeal TO
 Charity Of The Passengers
 Another dicomfort has been added to the subway travel--beggars. Now tha' the trains carry only two guards, medi' rants infest every car, except Tn the rushhours when the congestion IS l1 suci1 ;hat they can't move about and succeed in working them thoroughly between stations.
 Most of them pass out cards saying that they are so crippled that they are unable to obtain employment, yet they manage to walk through the swayins cars spryly enough to retrieve their cards or coins before the stop IS made In the days before the mechanical doors displaced the guards, they weren't so enterprising because the guards would eject them, but now there is nothing to prevent them from plying their occupa' tiOns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
Random Notes


 A Misses Margaret and Malvina Cole. man are leaving for trip to New York Sunday. N 2, Miss Nell McElhenney left Wednes- dcy for Temple, Texas, where she will be an attendant at the wedding of her brother, Dr. Thomas McElhenney, and Miss Hilda Rudd on October 15. s Mir. and Mrs. George Finn and Miss Paula Finn of California are tht guests of their daughter and sister Mrs. George Morrow, Jr., and Mir Morrow.
 Mrs. Louis Edward Kaltenback oi Kenosha, Wis. is visiting her sister Mrs. B. F. Wilkinson.
 Mrs. Robert D. Johnston of Jersey City has been called to Birmingham on account of the illness of her father Mrs. Richard Hundley is returnini to her home in Belle Nina, Ala, toda! after a visit to her sister, Mrs. E. M lvey.
 Mrs. Percy Brewer and two chil dren have returned from Atlanti City, where they. had a cottage for th ] summer. Mir. Brewer and his father Mfr. Joe Brewer, made the return tril by motor. |. Mrs. F. l.. Scouten is ill. havinl undergone an operation on her throa recently.
 Mrs. James Davidson, who has beer ill at the T. c. I. hospital for severa weeks, is improving.
 Mrs. Wallace Hartsfield left Tues day evening for a trip to New Or leans and Bilovi.
 j MT. and Mrs. Herbert c. Rydint and children have returned from At lantic City, where they spent thu month of September. Mrs. Robert Arthur Jones has re turned from Gulfport, where she ac companied her neice, Miss Adel' Stokes, of Louisville, Ky, who en ]. tered the Gulf Park school for thu winter.
 Mrs. Frances DeVan, Miss Flavis Deyan and Mfr. and Mrs. l.. K. Bower were among the out-of-town guests the Devan-Wynne wedding in Selm' Wednesday.
 Mrs. Rebeeca M. Pollard has re turned to her home in Mobile, afte spending the summer with her grand daughter, Mrs. Winfrey Oliver, in Sir lningham.
 5af
 Miss Leta Beitman, who is teach ] ing music in Florence, is spending a few days in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09

They walked and they walked. but could find no signs pointing in any direction and all sat down in under the shade of an umbrella palm 10 eat lunch and talk things over. "I bet there are no sign boards on this island!" Rag gedy Ann said as she handed cream puffs and doughnuts to her friends.
 Why! Of course not" the little Captain laughed. "This is deserted island and there wouldn't be any sign posts! We should have thought of that long agop
 Anyway! It will make the search for the hidden treasure all the more ex- iting" Raggedy Andy laughed, If we could just walk up here on this island and march right up to where the treas ure is hidden, that wouldn't be a speck of fun! The Captain and I will search for the hill and when we find it, we will return and get you then we can all have fun digging for the treasure p
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things. It really was very nice break fast.
 "Now," Raggedy Ann said to the lit tie fat, Captainl Please read us all there is in the old, old book about the treasures buried upon this island" 1" So the Captain brought the book and read ]:
 At the top of Watch Tower Till you will see five trees. Buried under the fifth tree you will find two sea chests filled with gold and silver"
 "That will be easy to find, I'll bet a nickelw Walters daddy said. "For there must be road signs pointing the direction to Watch Tower Hill !'
 Raggedy Ann, always thoughtful, had prepared a large basket filled with goodies and leaving the Wizard to stay at the camp to study his book Of magic the Raggedys, Walter and his mama and daddy and the little fat Captain set out to discover the way to Watch Tower Hill"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
II eague Cross Wedding Quiet
 Event

The marriage of Miss Vida Brown Cross and Mir. Raymond Monroe Teague was quietly solemnized Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's-on the-H Highlands with Rev. Oscar DeWolf officiating in the presence of only the intimate friends and relatives of the young couple.
 The bride was attractive in a travel. ing suit of brown with hat and acces- sories to match and her flowers were corsage of bride roses and valley lilies She was given in marriage by her father, Mir. J. O. Cross.
 Mir. and Mrs. Teague left for wed. ding trip, after which they vii be at home at 14O0 Twenty-fifth street, north