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Evening star., 1924-10-05
Actor Makes Masterpiece.

IN viii Lamberts original story,
His Forgotten Wife" written OK
pressly for the screen. the part of
Judge Henry was subordinate, but so
humanity written that il had splendid
acting possibilities. and Tom GuiSc.
the veteran stage and screen actor,
who takes the role, makes it little
masterpiece.
1t is claimed to hc one of the best
pieces of shadow stage work i'll Mr..
GuiSe'S career. his CrowuirG achieve
ment and also his swan song
The leading players in His Forgot
ten Wife" all well known stars, were
selected for their fitness as story
types. as we're the supporting artists.
But Guise stepped in and transform
ed minor role TO part of classic
excellence
Evening star., 1924-10-05
New Ram S Head Theater.

THE Rams Head Players. that
= valient little band of players with
high ideals and unquenchable ambi-
ton that has planted the banner of
the little theater" movement firmly
on Washington soil in this. their
third season. assuming the position
of fixture in our theatrical gardens.
The new RAMS Head playhouse
nearing completion in the annex of
the Wardman Park Hotel is thing
Of great artistic beauty.
Original in its architectural con-
ccption. the playhouse combines many
delightful features in it's decorations
The entrance down two flights of
steps. marked off with gold cords and
protected by delicate Italian renais-
sancc ratings is diEnificd. The land
ings. with black and gold chcckcrcd
floor covering and pillars of magenta
colorinS, corinthian in style, arc
striking without being bizarre. In
the thcatcr proper the simplicity Of
the dull gold walls with shallow
inches. Star-pointcd Venetian side
lights swinging from the bills Of ma
gcnta cranes, and indirect lighting
around the ceiling is exquisite in cf-
feet.
The auditorium is So feet wide.
and - feet deep. with 4 ceiling 27
feet high. The seating capacity is
llS, and the side lines arc such AS to
Evening star., 1924-10-05
1.-The Rivals to Be Revived

JHlS dramatic season marks the
150th anniversary of the first nro-
duction of THE Rivals" and the
event VIII be celebrated by "A striking
presentation of Sheridan's immortal
comedy in an extended tour of the
United States and Canada.
IN" cast viii he made notable Nv
IN" appearance of Mrs. Fiske as Mrs
Mhlaprop. a role she has long desired
[" play: Thomas Wise AS Sir Antbory
Absolute, Signalling his return to
In" fell Of old English comedy. with
"hIrh he was identified carly in his
career: thaunccy Olcott. as the fire
eating Irish gentleman Sir Tucius
. oIrtggor: James r Powers. already
noted as David. in the mart OF the
pusilianimous Bob Acres. and Lola
flSher, as Lydia Languish. the role
played in former years by Viola
AlIen and Julia Marlowc. Others of
the company are being selected in
Keeping with this brilliant cotcrie Of
pla Eers.
literary man of national rcputa-
ton VIII preccdc tho organization on
tour and Will give Illuminating ad-
dresses on Sheridan. his comedies and
his times TO colleges schools. clubs
tho Little Thcatcr groups and others
interested in the classics of the Eng
lish stage.
ncW prompt book Of The
Rivals has been prcpa rcd in which
sheridan VIII not be 20 miles away
ana the staging will be scrupulousiy
respectful. The tour will he under
tn" management of George G.. Tyler
and Hugh Ford. The play will bc
staged by Harrison Grey F'iskc.
or the scores of 18th century
comedies of manners that were
popular in their day only three have
survived d-Sheridan's "The Rivals"
and The School for Scandal" and
Goldsmth's she StoopS to Conquer"
Evening star., 1924-10-05
Attended No Theaters.

WHEN the Prince Of Wales depart
w ed from Long Island for his Ca
madam ranch the most poignant dis
appointment over his failure to visit
the New York theaters, il is said. was
experienced by Mary Young. co-star
with Helen Hayes. John Halliday and
Henry Stephenson. in dancing
Mothers" at the Maxine Elliott Thea
ter.
Miss Young's disappointment grows
out Of one OF the dearest memories
OF her life, that of IL visit to her
dressing room by King Edward when
he was Prince of Wales.
Mary Young then d tiny tot of 10
summers. was playing i'll Alice in
Wonderland in London when the
present Prince of Wales illuStrious
forbear paid her "A visit in the wings.
and dangled her on his knee. While
the distinguished star has long since
outCrown the knee-danEling days, she
was tremendously interested in tho
visit of the young Prince this Fall
feeling assured he would see the new
plays of the current year ard that
history would repeat itself to the cx-
tent of his seeing Dancing Mothers.
But the Prince OF Wales systemati-
caIly declined all visits to the thea
tcrS while in the vicinity of New
York.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
"Yolanda" Honored.

A representative Washington audi
ence attended the showing of Ma
rion Davies spectacular film, "Yo-
landa," at the Rialto Theater Tues
day evening. And the display Of
handsome gowns and jewels was
more suggestive of grand opera
performance than Il movie show
Special decorations had been installed
for the occasion.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
New entertained d party Of eight. and
Miss Ruth Wallace, daughter of the
Secretary OF Agriculture and Mrs
Wallace, was hostess to group Of
young friends The Attorney Cen
cral and Mrs. Stone and the Secretary
OF the Navy and Mrs. Wilbur. with
Miss Edna Wilbur, also represented
tho cabinet group.
The Charge d'Anarcs OF Austria
and Nine. Prochnik had with them
Miss Meta Evans. DIR. Santiago Be
doya Of the Peruvian embassy enter
taincd five guests. Miss Virginia Me
kenney. Miss Dorothy Mondell, Miss
Katherine Willard, Adnor Her
telendy OF the Hungarian legation,
and NJ. o. EXnicios. Dimitri Diman-
ccSco, attache Of the Rumanian leSa-
ton had box party, his guests in
cluding Misses Laura and Inger Bryn.
daughters of the Norwegian minister :;
Miss Virginia Peters OF Los Angeles,
Calf: Don Mariono Amocdo of the
Spanish embassy, and Constantin
Danielopol.
Commissioner and Mrs. Cuno Ru-
dolph had as their guests col. and
Mrs. Charles Il. Drake and Maj. and
Mrs. Parker West Mrs. Thomas +.
Walsh and Mrs. John Allan Dough
erty were hostesses together, having
in their party Maj. Gen. and Mrs Mer-
rite W. Ireland. Capt. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Henderson, Rear Admiral Andre W
Long, Col. Joseph Bcacham and Archie
Wells.
The White House VAS represented
by Mr.. Edward r. Clark, confidential
secretary to the President, who had
several guests. and by Miss Laura
Harlan, Mrs. Coolidge's secretary,
who entertained a box party, includ-
ing Col and Mrs. Clarence Sheriff..
Army and Navy circles also were well
represented, including Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. John \. Lejcune. Admiral and
Mrs. Edward w I;berlc, Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Frank T. Hines. with their
daughter. Miss Niera Hines: Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. William a. Moffctt,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Joseph strauss
and many others.
Evening star., 1924-10-05

give an excellent view of the stage
from every seat.
The stage. with odd red curtains
and the symbolical rams head above
it, is 81 feet wide at the proscenium
arch. and 2S feet in depth. and is per-
fectly equipped. II also has an cleo
trio switchboard. The exit doors re-
feet the red motif and are artistically
decorated with gold sheaves of grain
in the upper panels.
Below the stage are dressing rooms.
A library. green room. and. on the
third level below, are storage, CO.'S
tune and paint rooms.
The theater is fireproof with an au-
tomato sprinkler system for the
stage, forming water screen, and
there is also a steel curtain.
On mczzanine floor, halfway
down to the auditorium proper Rob-
crt Bell. tho director. has his box Of
flee and the little balcony arranged
for the special lights to be used on
the stage
The members for the permanent
acting force of the company have
practically all been chosen and Mr..
Bell has announced that the Junior
Rams Heads will play "a bigger part
in assisting in the productions this
year than in previous seasons. The
first productions, not yet announced,
will be presented early in Novcm-
Evening star., 1924-10-05
Belasco-"The Goose Hangs
High.

Coming almost direct from An all
season run at the Rijou Theatrr
New York. The Goose Hangs High"
tho delightful American comedy by
Lewis Beach, will he tho Shubcrt- Be-
1asCo attraction next week, commenc-
ing Monday. october II.
This play is the first of a series or
productions planned by the Drama
fists Theater. Inc.
The Goose Hangs High" deals with
an average American household where
jazzmania has laid its hand on the
youth OF the family. Father and
mother alike arc content to ScrImp
and save that their children may en-
joy. until finally there comes d crisis
that makes their sacrifice impossible.
II is at this juncture youth steps in
and reveals that il is not as bad as It
has been painted. \ novel twist Civ
en- the play brings il to a joyous end
ing and comes to the defense of our
much maligned youth.
The original Bijou cast is promised,
including Norman Trevor, Mrs. Thorn
as Whiffen. Katherine Grey. Eric
DreSSler, Jean Spurncy, Elizabeth
Wells. George Baxter. Lorena Atwood,
William Seymour, Fred Nelson. Nor
Evening star., 1924-10-05
Clouds for a Close.Up.

IN making Dangerous Money" Bcbe
Daniels first starring picture for
Paramount, Director Frank Tuttle
was up against problem.
The script called for an intro
ductory closeup of a woman. seen
through gradually evaporating
cloud of steam coming from a kettle.
The usual means for securing vapor
were resorted to, but the clouds were
not dense enough. The boilers in the
Long Island studio being unused
during the warm weather, there did
not seem to be any possible source
of supply for nice, thick cloud of
steam.
Suddenly j. Roy Hunt, the camera
man. bethought him OF way out.
He backed his automobile, one of
the new steam driven variety. right
onto the sudio floor, and there amid
satisfying pillows of vapor supplied
by his car. the scene was finally
photographed.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
Tongues of Flame.

''TONGUES OF FLAME" Thoma.
Meighan's new picture is from
Peter Clark MacFarland's book, fin
ished only a short time before the
authors tragic death at San Fran
cisco last June. The screen adapta-
tion was made by Townsend Martin
In the cast are Bessie Love. as Lab
leet half-breed Indian girl; Eileen
Percy. as Billie Boland: Burton
Churchill. John Miltern, Leslie Stove
and Nick Thompson. Eight full
blooded Indians of the OnondaEa
tribe who appear in the picture. were
brought to New York from the Onon-
daga Reservation near Syracuse by
Chief Henry Red Eagle. During the
making Of the picture they encamp-
ed in a vacant lot near the Famous
Players studio at Astoria.
Tongues of Flame" deals with a
conspiracy on the part of a capitalist
to sWindle a tribe of Indians out OF
their valuable reservation.
Evening star., 1924-10-05

blanche SWEET, who has been
- working abroad on The Sporting &
Venus" story by Gerald Beaumont.
produced by her husband. Marshall
Neilan. recounts the following expert
encc in connection with her stay in
England:
An aged custodian of the bath
houses a t an English resort frequent
cd by tho Neilans was in the habit
OF entering the compartment occu-
pied by Miss Sweet and her maid
while on his round of duties without
knocking.
One morning Miss Sweet said to
him accordingly:
John, you must knock before you
come in. Some day you might come
in while We were still undresSed."
To which honest old John replied ::
'Lor' bless you, miss. No danger
OF that. I alius peeks through the
knothole afore ! comes in
Evening star., 1924-10-05
Strand-"C -"Cheyenne Days.

Beginning next Sunday the vaude-
vile portion of the bill at the Strand
Theatcr will he headed by scnsa
tional Western novelty entitled
Cheyenne DAYS" featuring Arizona
Joe and company OF cowboys and
girls.
Noel Travers and Irene Douglas,
two clever performers. will present
"A Distinctly Different Novelty The
Roletta Boys. in a song, dance and
musical number entitled Joys Ac-
cordingly,'' and other acts to be an
nounced later will complete the stage
bill.
The photoplay features Lionel Bar
rymorc in II Am the Law supported
by Scena Owen. CASTOR Glass, Flora
lie Breton, Joe Strickcr and others.
The play was written and directed by
Ivan AbramSon.
Short film features and special or
rhestral numbers arranged by Direc-
tor Arthur j. MAXWELL will complete
the bill.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
Gyety-" Broadway by
Nisht.

"Rroadway by Night. next week $
attraction at the Gayety Theater. is
said to be another fine sample of
Columbia burtesque.
The show. which was produced by
Cha -leS II. Waldron. is constructed
along the lines OF a rcVu" with IA
scenes. 10 changes of costumes and
IA musical numbers. Twelve vaude-
willie Specialitics are interpolatcd in
the two acts.
Joe Wilton is the star funstcr. as
sisted by Bob Capron. Mildred Cecil,
beautiful girl with big voice,
heads the feminine contingent. with
Lillian Sheppard, soubrettc, and Car
rie Allen. ingenae, The 20 chorus
girls, il is claimed. were picked for
their ability to sing and dance as
well as for their beauty.
Evening star., 1924-10-05

success was "Fircfy." with Trentini
! in 1913 at the Casino.
Lester I.onergan has become general
stage director for William Harris, jr
to succeed Robert Milton who is now
producing himself. with a new pro-
ducing firm. Mr. Lonergan was
director for Mr.. Harris prior to Mr.
Milton's term. and staged "Abraham
Lincoln East Is West The Bad
Man, etc. Mr.. Lonergan also is an
! actor of distinction and was last seen
on the stage as DR.. Sturdee in The
Outsider"
Hugo Gellert, ono of the young
artists in the modern school of paint
ing, has created for William Harris
Jr the designs used for the advertis-
ing of "Outward Bound" The bill
board stands and other devices en-
ploy the general theme of Charons
Ferry. with the old boatman padding
the craft across the Styx with its
human cargo of fearhaunted passen-
gers.
London critics were not made very
good or very happy by Charming Pol
| locks The Fool One intimated that
il sought to make mountebank of
the Divinity and another called it IAN
emotional orgy"
"Plain' Jane" and stepping Stones"
have closed their long New York runs
and will go on tour.
A cast of 40 has been engaged for
The Red Falcon" which opens in
New York tomorrow night under the
mana cement Of George Broadhurst.
suzanne Powers has replaced Made
lame Marshall in the cast Of Great
Music. Illness caused the latter to
withdraw.
THE Farmers Wife" Eden Phil
pots" English comedy, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Coburn, opens in New York
Thursday night.
School Bellies" the Shubert's mu-
sical version of The Charm School"
opens tomorrow night in Atlantic
CITY. The music is by Nat Aver: the
adaptation by Dorothy Donnelly.
Lynn Overman and June Walker will
be featured.
Sam Sidman. comedian, has been en-
gagged by Walker Whiteside to play
the part of Russian Sam in Sheen"
which will have it's first New York
showing the latter part of this month.
Pan Traver and Stewart Baird have
been added to the cast with which
Barry ToWnley aims to make Tessa
hosta feel among friends in Princess
april the new musical comedy.
FELIX Edwards, London director.
will stage Black Eyed Susan" in
which Alex Aarons and Vinton Freed
ley Will present Fred and Adele As
taire. Basil Durant and Kendall Lee
dancers, have been engaged for the
cast.
Inc illness of Hal Crane, who was
10 nave played the leading role in the
new comedy, Made for Each Other"
Evening star., 1924-10-05
In the Spotlight

"CAINT JOAN will open d road
~ tour in Toronto tomorrow night,
with Julia Arthur in the leading role.
Referring to the charge that "a
company touring is sometimes cheap
ened," the William Harris offices an
nounce that the road company now
playing "Outward Bound" costs s52o
more than the original cast. In it
Tom Neshit plays the waStrel and
Minnie Duprc the part created by
Beryl Mercer.
Alice Duer is at work on new
play for William Harris, jr., which is
described as comedy of American
life that has much to do with mar
riage. Mr.. Harris, it is said, Will
make an early production of it.
Rehearsals are predicted for Mad
anne Pompadour soon Clare hum-
mer adapted the book and lyrics
for Charles Dillingham; and Martin
Beck. from the original of Rudolph
Schanzer and Ernest 'Welisch: Leo
Fall will be the composer. Fred q.
Latham will direct and Julian Alfred
will stage the dances. 1t is expected
to open the latter part of october.
After six weeks in Paris and like
lief and his fellow Chauve Sourisians
will come to New York with new
numbers from the rich storehouse of
Russian legend, with the famous
Sanine, producer of operas and ballets
at the Great State Theater in MOSCOW,
as their new stage manager and a
new maitre de choreographie 70 stage
the dances.
The new Martin Beck Theater in
New York. it is said. will have the
largest individual seats Of any taea-
ter in America, with the widest pos
sible aisle space between the rows OF
seats
Elizabeth Hines. star of Marjorie"
will stage the dances for the new
musical comedy. That's That.
Dongero, hereditary head of acting
in Japan, it is announced, will trans
late the new Winter Garden revue,
The Passing Show of 1924 into
Japanese, to present it at the Imperial
fheater, Tokia, as a reflection OF the
new, modern spirit and dramatic lit
erature of the Western World, in a
purely revue vein.
Rosalind Fuller. who played Ophe-
liza with John Barrymore in Ham
let" will play an important role in
The Farmers Wife" a comedy by
Eden Phillpots. in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Coburn will star.
Walker WhiteSjae. ii is reported,
will lay aside his Oriental mask and
will appear this season, under direc-
ton Of Lee Shubert in l.. h. Johnson s
comedy drama sheep"
Marion Coakley has won long
term contract from George B. McLel-
Ian for her work in The Werewolf
for which a prize name contest is now
being conducted.
Arthur Hamflerstein. producer of
"Wildf1ower." was in the decorative
business, % years ago, when the New
York Casino was redecorated, and
Mr.. Hammerstein contributed the odd
paneled relief over the proscenium
arch, "The Fete of Cleopatra" carved
by himself. 1t was not until 1906 tina t
he went into the theatrical business
with his father. the late Oscar Ham
merstein, at the Manhattan Opera
House. His first great independent
Evening star., 1924-10-05
knocked Out.
AGNES AYRES was once KIN,

A GNES AYRES was once knocked
"A out by Jack Dempsey.
The X. O. will not be listed in
Dempsey's prize ring record. for 1t
was not that kind of a knockout.
At the opening of the Pacific Coast
League base ball season, Dempsey
and Miss AyreS were invited bN
Coast League officials to participate
in the opening ceremonies. Before
thousands of base ball fans. the pretty
Paramount star walked to the pltch-
cr's box, Dempsey took his place AT
the plate and Sheriff William TaeEcr
OF Los Angeles. donned the chest pro-
tcctor and mask
Miss Ayres wound up in big league
fashion and let the ball go. Dempsey
running true to form, knocked II out
Of the lot. Like many another pitch-
er before her, Miss Ayrcs was
knocked out of the box and quit
right there.
The blonde star is quite IL base
ball enthusiast.
Evening star., 1924-10-05

Ronald A. Reader, Nitagraph's Paris
manaEer-nOw on business visit to
New Hork-attributes the fact that
there are only 2,1ls picture theaters
in France partly TO the Frerchmans S
fondness for sitting at sidewalk
table and slipping his book while
watching the passing throng-rather
than being indoors. Every dough-
boy who helped fight the Battle of
Paris" after the signing of the armi-
stice sees the point.
Evening star., 1924-10-05
Keith Cecil Lean-Cleo
Mayheld.

g. f. Eeith's Theater announces
for next week a hill headed by Cecil
Lean and Cleo Maytield. with Eiiean
Schofield. in Dancing Lessons, run
ninS close second. Montague Love
is promised, with other big surprises.
Evening star., 1924-10-05

unlike IN many rcvucs, one Or more
of the principals is on the stage all
the time: that you have to see il more
than once to get "A fair estimate o:
its artistic value. and-but the re-
maindcr Of the I~aisP bestowed upon
il seems TO be i-Nolsteadian and
should not be repeated here.
After her Chicago engagement
Jane Cowl Will be presented in New
York by the Selwyns and Adolph
klauhcr in The Depths" the new
play tried out in Boston at the close
of last season. She will be supported
by her permanent company
George c. Tyler is to make mem
orable revival of The Rivals"
Sheridan's immortal comedy, with
Mrs. Fiskc as Mrs. Malaprop. Tom
Wise as Sir Anthony. thauncey Olcott
- Sir I.ucius. Jimmie Powers as Bob
Acres and Lola Fisher as Lydia
Languish-this 10 celebrate the l50th
dnnivcrsar! Of the first production of
tho comedy. which Was made in Lon
don's Covcnt Garden. January L..
1875.
Evelyn Grieg has been promoted
from the chorus of The Dream Girr'
to fill the place of Barbara Bennett
daughter of Richard Bennett. who
has sailed for France to study. Miss
Grieg will do speciality dances in
support of Fay BANTER.
PantomIme, long familiar to the
English stage, but rare in the Amer
lean theater. finds in RoZo Snyder.
featured comedian of Barney Gerard'S s
"Fol!ieS of the Day" one of its few
eXponentS in this country. BoZo,
however, would rather have himself
known as the silent comedian" than
as th" pantomimlSt.
Col. Dawson. manager of the Cay
cty. is making one of the strongest
bids of his young career for woman
patronage in this weeks attraction
Barney GerardS "Follies of the Day"
which comes heralded as the best
burleSQue has to offer in the way of
entertainment. 1t is top-notcher
of the Columbia Circuit.
Evening star., 1924-10-05

Ever since il was revealed at Covent
bardcn. London. on January Il, 1915,
until tho present day The Rivals"
mas held first place among these in
popular favor because its characters
ana ITS humor are evergreen, and it
- as up-to-datc now as il was in
Garrick' $ time
he Rivals" has had many memoir
abic productions both in EaEIand and
America. For more than two gener-
auonS II waS u standby at WaIlack's
Iheatcr and il was acted for moro
than J. years throughout the country
by Joseph jefferson and his associ-
atcS' William J. Florence and Mr.
-Iohn Drew Finally. in 1896 Mr.
jefferson made the historical all
star. tour, covering tho East and
Mlddi" West, with company includ-
ing Mrs. Drew, William H. Crane, Nat
Goodwin. Julia NARROW Fanny Rice
and other celebrated actors
The Forthcoming production. which
VIII begin in November. viii signalizc
the first notable touring presentation
Of The Rivals" in Is years
"sundown," Earl Hudson's epic Of
the passing of the "old west with
Bessie Love, Roy Stewart and Hobart
HosWorth in the leading roles, wa
filmed for the greater part in III,
open. II has the mighty sweep az
the prairicS, on which much uf il
thrilling action is laid.
The Sea Hawk. pronounced az
one Of the greatest pictures OF all
time, with Milton SilIs. Enid Bennett.
Lloyd Hughes and Wallace Eccry. will
come to CrandalI's Mctronnlitau
Thcatcr beginning Sunday. October
~. Norma Talmadgc's supreme
achievement, Secrets" is scheduled
for an carly November premiere ~
the metropolitan.
Evening star., 1924-10-05

Harold r. Atteridge has announced
that his new musical play for Al
JolSon will be called Big Boy; that
the Shuberts are producing it and
that after a week at Detroit. starting
October 90, it will be taken to New
York James Hanley and Lew Silver
are furnishing the music.
Evening star., 1924-10-05

The Big Moment" by Louise Gar
ter. will have its first production "'
Stamford Conn. October ~.