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The Washington times., 1924-02-19
SCANLAN'S SONGS
HIGH LIGHTS
AT POLLS

'Tis a cowld night, mavourneen,
says I. as the Two of Us came out
of Polls into hearing distance Of
the mourning carriage starter.
'"Tis that" says she, "but the
singing of Walter Seaman has
warmed my hearts blood.
1T has" says I. 1T has," says
she.
But" says I (for we had been
looking at and listening to Scan
lan's new play, 1.-The Barney
Stone'D outside Of Walters good
songs's what did you like, acushla?
Lillian Skedder," says she,
right off, who's one of the
sweetest colleens I've seen on the
stage for many's the long day.
And what else, says /? What
else was there, says she? And
that's where the matter stands to
this day."
While Walter is singing "Pink
and White" or Kitty" angels
seem. to- be everywhere. But as
soon as the music stops and the
play gets back to Edward e.
ASOoO . OOOA1 LAS SSIdQuS SScIn W
have moulted.
The Blarney Stone" isn't the
hackneyed tale of the brave Irish
buckle and the cruel landlord. The
story is American--very, although
the scenes are laid in Limerick
county. The playwright has
used the Irish idiom extensively.
The number of Faiths and
'.'Sure's" If laid end to end, would
stretch for one given point to
another, If they were far enough
apart.
The plot is thoroughly melo.
dramatic, Ivan Christy has big
mustache, and consequently is a
sneering, villain. From the very
first he was viewed with suspicion.
Brian O'Linn-the name of a
character of an old, old, Irish
street song, by the way-is the
editor Of 1.-THE Barney Stone," an
impoverished weekly newspaper.
!. Walter Seaman has this part.
From over sea comes Hannah
Molloy and her maid, Kitty Tyrrel.
Miss Molloy has inherited the cas-
tie of Craig Ma Ballack on the con-
dition that she marry one of the
>O'Linn boys by a stated time, the
condition to be void If disgrace is
brought on the name of OHM,
in the meantime.
So the villain does his worst,
and Brian is in love with Kitty,
but has been chosen by the heir
ess as her husband.to-be. Then
the villain tries to disgrace the
proud name of OHM. Does he?
says you? Be yourself!
Walter Seaman sings his way
and the family's way out Of
trouble and at the drop Of the
third curtain sends the caitiff
sprawling with a hearty punch
in the chest. Arthur Griffin and
Emerin Campbell give good sup
port as an old couple, and. Jack
Mcclellan wanted only a ghost
of an opportunity, in the part of
Brian's brother, to be a good
comedian, try again, Mr.. Rose!
j. r.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
GIRL HIT
OF NEW FARCE
AT.BELASCO

1.-THE Lady Killer" brand new
effort Of Alice and Frank Mandel,
which opened at the Belasco Thea
pected surprise in its misleading
title. Perhaps because of the ac-
cepted slang meaning of Lady
Killer" one is justifled in expect
ing a big blonde boy who tunes
in on sundry ladies' heart beats
at will and then short circuits
their alteration with a triumphant.
sneering laugh.
1t only takes a few minutes of
the first act, however, to disclose
that slang vocabulary is quite
unnecessary and that you should
understand a lady killer is really
gun-toting mol who Leans gem
tle5nen for the fun count on the
first indication that a kiss is about
to be stolen.
After that is Strengthened out,
you are in better shape to wonder
what happened to the mystery
you had been told had been in
Jected into the farce. A fantastic
imagination of a movie-mad girl
helps to warm up the first act to
comfortable heat. Her irnagina.
ton turns into a wandering mind
in act two, and you feel that
somebody has turned off the heat.
By act three you know the fire is
out and the winter of your dis.
content sweeps in like a blast.
Occasional cracks along the
way make you wonder if the
Mandels are trying to be sar.
castle about the inanities of the
fillums. They are good touches
and deserve the laughs they pro.
.duce. But just as you decide
Alice and Frank are getting
clever, something mechanical hap
pens and you feel quite sure the
fun creeped in despite the
authors struggles of construction.
The story of the piece contains
a sparkling idea that can still
be done correctly. Our movie
mad maid becomes secretary for
a photo-play writer. She has
more imagination than her en-
ployer. Events in the writer's
home offer splendid opportunity
for her to use her talent A man
is supposedly killed. She con-
fesses to the killing and the crool
dicks swallow it whole. She
doesn't go to the chair because
the dead man comes back to
life. You see he's not dead, at
all, however much you may have
believed he never was.
Claiborne Foster scored 100
per cent with what the authors
have given her. She fought the
good fight well, was responsible
more through her acting than
through her lines, for most of
the laughs in the show, and in
short saved the piece from being
a dull thud. Paul Kelly, John
Craig and Lucille Webster should
be mentioned for their individual
efforts.-C. L. M.
For summary, 1.-THE Lady
Killer" offers a good situation,
mechanically and poorly devel-
oped, with suspense that fatigues
rapidly after a short glow. The
Foster girl will give you laughs
if the play itself doesn't.-C. L. M.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
1T II, Precisely, the Loot
Was Recovered

serted at the altar shaves off his
red whiskers or dyes them, or
something. These boys are broth
ers, by the way. The youngest
is a beautiful character, impress
siOnable and reminiscent of a
youth who promised his dying
mother to water the geranium
and never stay out late nights.
The bride captivates him. That's
one angle of the story.
Now as to the doors and win
dows and the flashlights and the
precious rubies and butler named
Jeeves. To say nothing Of a po-
lice inspector who talks into his
shirt front, is outwitted, and so
takes it, to heart that he never
shows UP again. Old friends,
you'll agree, but necessary to the
befuddleinent of the audience.
Well, the jewels do a Houdini
and 1t looks mighty dark for the
little woman. Heb! Heb!
The least we can hope in her
defense is that she's a klepto-
maniac.
Along towards II o'clock a
pistol banks twice, it's vicious
shafts puncturing the opaque
gloom Of the quiet bachelor re-
treat that had heretofore known
only soft words and decorous de-
pertinent. The lights flash up
and everything is exactly the
way you didn't picture it. JUS
tice and love emerge triumphant,
the evil that certain people did
is dissipated in a crimson stream
which stains the wave of a lovely
wilton rug.
II was fly to this guys game
and I'm sorry had to wing
him. declares a calm and vibrant
voice.
Whom are you" demand eleven
members of the cast in unison.
John p. King replies the
voice or words to that effect.
For a maiden effort Mr.. Olivier
might have done worse. But he
still remains culpable for vending
tripe as caviar.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
DiScouraging Authors.

The Goldwyn company an.
nolnces it is doing everything
to discourage the submission of
amateur manuscripts, which are
returned unread. The scenario
department read 1000 amateur
manuscripts in 1923 without find
ing one that it wanted to buy.
Some of them had an occasional
good idea, but the interest was
not sustained, it was stated. The
economic situation also sis against
the amateur original because
such a story has not the pres
tige of a published book or play
or story by a well-known au-
thor. The rejection form for anna
teur submissions now reads:
1--WE are returning herewith the
manuscript entitled - to you
unread, as we are not at the
present time in the market for
any unpublished scenarios. 1t
may be that in the future we
can use such scenarios, in which
case we will be glad to consider
further submissions from you /"
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
LOOKS LIKE THE
BEST YET AT
KEITH'S

Without the clashing of a
single cymbal or the sounding of
a lone brass. the most distin-
guished troupe of stage folk ever
gathered together in one act
moved into Mr.. Albee's Fifteenth
street playhouse yesterday and
prepared to hold the fort against
all Corners for the seasons laurels.
In the roster were such notables
as Ethel Barrymore, Fanny Rrice,
Barney Bernard, George Conan,
Will Rogers. Lenore Uric, a
famous visiting French come
dienne, and a Briton of note. All
appeared under the personal man.
agement of one Elsie Janis by
name, a young woman whose col
lection of personages is unequaled
anywhere this side of the golden
throne. Don't misunderstood;
Miss Janis does not impersonate
these various people-she waves
her magic wand, whispers pres
tor and disappears into thin air,
leaving in her stead the mirac-
ulOUs presentation in the flesh of
whomever she had designated be-
forehand. We defy anyone to tell
us that it was she and not Will
Rogers who waved az lariat and
poked fun at Senators, Congress
men and various other vegetables.
No, sir! We know Will when we
see him, and there he was last
night right before our eyes!
incidentally, Lester Hodges at
the piano and the splendidly mas
culine baritone of Walter Vern
Pidgeon served very ably to rem
der fleeing the moments during
which the Janis was not visible
in one of her various manifesto
tions. r..t
Funny thing about Keith's.a AS
a general rule the weekly pro-
grams contain some good, some
bad and some Indifferent acts,
but occasionally there comes a
bill that hits on all twelve
throughout. This is one of them.
You won't find a heater Britisher-
and.American patter act on the
stage anywhere than Casey and
Warren. Stuart Casey is a
scream as the jolly old fruit
from dear old Lunnon. y'know.
Nor are there very many better
dancing turns than that of Roye'
and Maye, assisted. at the piano
by Charles Embler. Billie Maye
is a cute little trick, who GER
tainly can dance a step or two,
and her teammates are as good in
their respective lines.
A Friend in Need" featuring
Mann Holiner and Nicholas Joy,
serves as a vehicle to enable one
Linda Carbon to strut her stuff
in great shape and provides sew
eral good laughs, while the
ludicrous "Mulligan and Mulligan
From the West" purporting to
be vaudeville act of twenty
years ago, drew down the house
for De Haven and Nice. Count
Perrone, baritone Of ability, and
Trix Oliver-whose symmetry of
form and figure outshine her &C.
complishments as a pianist and
vocalist "a neat compliment, team
up well.
Steel and Winslow, with some
crazy stuff on roller SKATES,
open the show with a loud de-
donation, while the Chevalier
Brothers, with some remarkable
feats of strength close it neatly.
The usual films are shown
r. L. b.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
By HAROLD PHILLIPs,

Though Stuart Olivier has
written a volume or two of
poems and the new play at the
Garrick- called "The Bride" 1t Is
most probable that when the roll
is called up yonder he will be
best remembered as having once
successfully managed two Balti.
more newspapers. This later.
named achievement should wise
his entry to glory.
However, ii further credentials
are required, Mr.. Olivier might
whisper to the door-keeper in
the high gold hat. that after all
the kings horses and Mary Rob-
ertS Rinehart had failed to think
up new tricks for mystery plays,
Mr.. Olivier decided to do 1t him
self and he did. Whereupon st.
Peter will turn out the guard
and Mr.. Oliver will proceed
through an archway of golden
blunderbuses to that Celestial
Fleet street, where there are
plenty Of shears and paste.pots
and no impudent copy boys.
"The Bride" is a mystery play
which manages to Keep both The
criminal and his pursuer in the
background. Heretofore all of
us have been put only to the
trouble of detecting the mis-
creant who ran off with Lady
Hodgington-Podgin platinum
tea-set. This allowed an coca.
sional breathing spell and a
chance to disagree with ones
neighbor between acts. Mr..
Olivier has gone further by mask
ing the identity Of the detective
and ones wits are in a just too
perfect turmoil.
The play starts out like a Hop
wood farce when, into the sac
rosanct bachelor squarters of two
lovely boys, steps the beautiful
Doris Kenyon, clad in the ac-
coutrements of a bride and de-
claring her intention to stay in
definitely until the man she de-
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
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The Washington times., 1924-02-19
GIer1n'S Nev Part.

Glenn. Hunter will be seen in an
entirely new role, when "Grit,"
the story written for Mr.. Hunter
by Scott Fitzgerald, is shown on
the screen. Kid Hart is a boy
crook of the East Side. In sup.
port are Roland Young, osgood
Perkins, the. good villain; Clara
Bow, Townsend Martin and Dore
Davidson
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Marcus Loev Visits.

Marcus Loew, the motion.p
ture magnate, stopped off in
Washington for short visit dur.
ing the early part of last week,
en- route to Palm Beach, Fla,
where he will take a short rest. Mr..
Loew was received by Lawrence
Beatus, managing director Of the
Loew theaters in Washington. and
after a brief tour of inspection OF
his two theater holdings here.
took a later train Cor the South.
ern resort.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Hey, NewlywedS!

Wednesday evening is to be
Brides Night" at the Garrick this
week. The occasion for this event
is due to the first local appearance
on the speaking stage Of Doris
Kenyon, popular motion picture
and dramatic star, in new comedy
called "The Bride" Any local
bride. who has been married with
in one year, will be admitted as
the guest Of the star, provided she
is accompanied by her husband.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
A New Unknown.

Another unknown screen
writer has come to the fore.
Thomas H. Ince has just pur-
chased through the Palmer Photo.
play Corporation a screen play
entitled Tangled Lives" This
story was written directly for the
screen by Miss Phyllis Cumber-
land,o New York city, who train
ed herself in photoplay technique
with the Palmer organization.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
,Shipnrarl'S New Play.

Samuel Shipman has completed
Cheaper to Marry" which Will
liam Harris, jr., is expected to
produce. Shipman is now in New
York, instead Of his natural habi-
tat, Atlantic City.
Shipman also is said to be
nursing a new play with music,
in collaboration with Lee David,
who composes music for the radio
fans. Shipman and David have
already completed an operetta,
THE Kiss Charm" Tessa Kosta
Is said to have been signed for
the prima donna role Of 1.-THE
Kiss Charm"
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
EdeSOn In 1t.

Robert Edeson, former stage
star of "Strongheart" declines to
be shunted away from Loew's
Columbia this week. Bob was' in
Thy Name is Woman" originally
booked for the Columbia. but when
Thy Name was Woman was
postponed in favor Of ''D0n't Cali
IL Love-" Robert hobs up On the
second picture as well.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
IdCkie'S Men, Film.

Jackie, Jack and Mrs. Coogan
have accepted story from the
pen of Willard Mack. Never dn
the history Of his eighteen years
OF play and picture making has
Willard Mack written in a role
for a child, but when he saw
Jackie in Long Live the King"
he made up his mind to dedicate
a plot to the gifted boy. The
story Is so utterly different from
anything Jackie ever has done
that It will come like a revela-
ton, It is claimed.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Next Weeks Bills

Observation-Disclosures
in 1.-THE Love Master"
RIALTO-Mae Marsh in Dad.
dies" produced under supervision
of David Belasco.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in
THE Love Master" first two
days.
CENTRAL-Colleen Moore in
"Slippy McGee'' first half; IF
Winter Comes" last. half.
CRANDALL 'S-First three
days, by Divine Right" Mid
week, wild Oranges" Friday
and Saturday, Rendezvous"
The Washington times., 1924-02-19

NATION Earl Carroll's
An "Vanities."
POLI'S-Harry Lauder.
SIDENT-"Simon called
Peter" r---------~-
GAYETY-Davion Marion and
his own show.
STRAND-Madeline Berlo and
five diving beauties; other acts;
film, Love Letters" with Shirley
Mason.
OLUMBIA-Richar Dix and
Leatrice Joy in 1.-THE Strangers"
PALACE-Anna @. Nilsson in
"Half-a.Dollar-B
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
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BuShn1ar in Ben Hur.

Francis X. Bushman, first star
Of the silver sheet, will leave
Hollywood February % to join the
Goldwyn Company in Italy for
the filming of Ben Hur," which
will be made at Florence and
Rome under the Supervision Of
June Mathis who adapted Gen.
Lew Wallace's famous novel to
the screen.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Brennan'S New Gar.

Jay Brennan, of Brennan and
Rogers, reports that he met a
singularly beautiful and unusual
ly dumb young movie star at q
party last week. When he asked
her what impressed her most
during a recent visit to France
she replied: Hearing the pleas
ants singing the mAyonnaise
while the Los Angeles was ring.
ing"
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
"The Masked Dancer. .

Lowell Sherman and Helene
Chadwick will be co-starred in
"The Masked Dancer" based on
Rodolf Lothar's play, THE Woman
With the Mask" The picture ia
being filmed at the Biograph Stu.
dio and is the first of a series
to be made by Eastern Produc.
tons. In the cast are Joe King.
Leslie Austin and Arthur House
man.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Up The Ladder

Dorothy Devore the dainty lit.
tie player who has frollcked IN
Christie comedies fnr the mast
four years. has been elevated TO
stardom according to a statement
by Charles Christie who n now
in New York city completing the
details for two big Christie fea-
lures 20 he released througN VAo
HOdkinson CORPORATION.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Mask and Wiz

The Mask and Wig Club, the
famous mines Of the University
Of Pennsylvania are coming to
Washington this year for one
night. They win play at the
Shubert. Belasco late in April.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Is Nothing Sacreda

Word comes from the Coast
that Ben Turpin Is TO make a
burlesque on the oven wister
plcture, The Virginian."
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-30
MI'SSOLINI NO PODRA ASISTIR A
LA CONFERENCIA INTERALIADA

ROMA, JUNO 29-lTnited Press.
Tn gran eiercitosde faseistas en- So
lemne ceremonial V llevando Ell uni
forMe fascista, Sc comprometer;i bajo
palabra de honor. a defender al rey y
"a la patria en- todos los momentos y
bajo todas las circunstancias. Eel acto
promote quedar lucidfsimo. .
Sc cree que Mussolini no podra asis-
tir a la conferencia interaliada que ha
de celebrarse en- Londres durante el
pr0ximo mes Gle julio, pues lie sera i'm
possible abandonar a Italia en- estos mo-
'mentos dehido a la agitada situaci0n
que existe en- toda la naci0n, siendo i'm
prescindible, su presencia. Se cree que
ell embajador italiane en- esta capital,
asista a la conferencia como represen-
tante de su pals
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lie MATiNs APLAUDE A HERRfoT

PARIS, iunio % Gable frances)
FL debut de n. HeTiot en- q Parla-
mento. como Ministro de Asuntos FIX
terioress y en- .cuyo discurso, cont0 de-
talladamente el resultado de sus ges-
tiones en- Inglatera y B6lgica, lie ha va
lido ell aplanso de lie Matin',. En- un
editorial. dicho periodico declara que
ell jefe del gobierno ingles, Macdonald,
Y IIerriot. han dado .un yerdadero ejem-
plo digno de imitarse, con el feliz re-
sultado de sus deliberaciones, hecho
que debe senalarse v aplaudirse. Agre-
ga que es I'm hecho de gran importan-
cia q que por veg primera despu6s del
1918, un jefe del gobierno ingl6s, CON
snlta directamente Ia voluntad de
Francia, para actnar teniendo en- cuen-
ia los intereses de ambos pafses.
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Alellanla dlspueSta a
aeeptaflD tOdo

BERLIN, JUNO % United Press)
FL canciller Marx, ha. hecho saber a
los hderes nacionalistas, que el gobier.
no. esti dispuesto aceptarlo todo, y
que aoeptard Ia nota en- que los ALA
dos proponen al gobierpo aleman la
ocupaci0n militar del Rhur, como ga
ranfIa al pagO de las indemnizaciones
En- estos d1as Sc Ia publicado la CO.
rrespondencia que Sc ha cruzado ulti-
1namente entire el embajador Hoesch
" Herriot, jefe del gebierno frances,
para que Sc yaya teniendo una idea
mas exacta de cual es el verdadero es-
tado de las relaciones entire Alemania
" las demas naciones aliadas.
En- sesta capital Sc tiene, entendido
que. Herriot. espera mucho del resulta-
do de la conferencia sinteraliada que
ha de celebrarse EN- Londres, a media
dos de Julio, confiando en- que el asun-
TO, de las indemnizaciones quede re-
suelto EN- definitiva.
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gulo rolling la segunda y pasa por
el colador. Chilino hace la asistencia
y devuelve la bola segunda antes, de
que Angulo llegue ella siendo out.
Santana Sc va de dos esquinas. Pifao
rolling al short. Este 10 mofa y nega
de safe. Willie Sc poncha. Cero.
Ribosch: Tetelo rolling al short y
es safe al este nlofar. Gacho Sc pom
cha. Daviu hga un two bagger Y en-.
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mas y entra Daviu. Garcia single y lie
ga Mateo hasta home. Guerrero tremen
da Inca de dos esquinas entra Gar
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y adelantando Guerrero hasta terce-
ra. Salvador hitea y entra Guerrero ba
jo los mas estruendosos aplausos del
soberano. Cinco Carreras.
RANGER.