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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-18
THE GATE-POST
In EOsryboGys conriSsnes=@
By Harold Phillips

lingo and situation.
The failure of "Hassan"
makes one wonder just why
Basil Dean couldn't do it as
successfully in America as he
has been able to do it in Lon
don. Certainly James Elroy
Flecker's dialogue plays nicely.
Someone lost $125;OO0 on the
show.
Some tea merchant or ven
turesome Wallstreeter, doubt
less. ~
Fate must have a grudge
against James Reynolds. The
costumes he, designed for "Dear
Sir" are reposing in the. Sell
wyn storehouse. The sets for
"The Purple Cow" have gone
the Cain route.
\ y
A nice young person wrote q.
play about Poe, sent it to John
Barrymore and waited. The
good-looking Barrymore wrote
back that he liked it, and might
produce it. Then, after hold
ing it for six months, sent it
back. The young lady was
peeved, but said nothing.
Then John wrote explaining
that he liked the young lady's
work, but that Michael Strange
MRS. Barrymore) had written
a Poe play and he felt that the
wife's play was really, honestly
and truly, much finer.
Now the youngster Is suing
7 for $4,000 damages, claiming
that whatever Mrs. Barrymore's
Poe play may be like, she GER
tainly benefited by reading the
aforementioned script.
Poor Poe! He has always
caused somebody q lot of worry
since he took his first drink
and splashed ink on paper!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-18
BELLS PLAYERS
OPEN SEASON
NOV. Is.

One month from today, Novem-
Der IS, will mark the inaugura.
ton of the Rams Head Players
third season in Washington. On
that evening, these players viii
open to the public, for the first
time, Harry Wardrnan's little
theater, Just completed and ad-
jacent to Wardman Park Hotel.
1t has been built especially for
their use since last season. "The
Eaglet," a brand new American
translation by Basil Davenport,
Of Edmond Rostand's "L'Aiglon,"
will be the opening attraction.
Robert Bell, director Of the play
ers, has just returned from New
York where he completed the per.
sonnet of this seasons company,
and has commenced intensive re-
hearsals of the new piece. William
Kirkland will come down from
New York to play the part Of the
young Due de Reichstadt, and ii
is Of special interest to know thax
this is the first time this part has
ever been played by a young man,
his predecessors in the role being
only Sarah Bernhard and Maude
Adams.
James Reynolds, who has been
in Washington for a week super.
intending a number of important
details in the decoration Of the
house, has returned to New York
for a few days, but expects to
come down each weekend from
now on to the opening on No
veInber 18.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-18

/. u : ag- "
Here ID q tale that was made to
order for camera purposes, 90 TO
speak. Action abounds in every
important incident Of the story
from first page to last. or first
fash to final fadeout. The nara
tive sweeps along In mighty tor
nadoes Of exciting conflict some
times between. individuals and
sometimes between members Of
the galleons' crews and finally be-
tween hordes Of savage Corsairs
securing the seas for argosies and
plumber. Dumas and Hugo In
their day wove tales TO which the
modern Sabatini fictions are close
~ akin. Like their present-day
successor, they caught the swing
Of big events and captured them
between book covers.
''Tlne Sea Hawk" In It's photo
dramatic form offers something
wholly new to the screen. It fol-
lows no hackneyed course, but
plunges at once into the impor.
tant aspects Of q vigorous yarn
Of piracy, an English gentleman
done q huge wrong and the means
he took OF bringing retribution
upon those who had done him
rank injustice. There Is the SAVIOR
Of heroic days Of the Spanish
Main in the stupendous climaxes
and q newness Of episode that
mark II az a thing apart from
even the greatest Of the pictures
that have gone before.
Something of the task that con-
fronted the director and his asso-
ciates in preparing for the actual
filming Of "The Sea Hawk" may
be gathered from a few brief sta
tisticg.
Forty miles from the harbcr Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-18

Now. this business Of writing
plays and selling Is getting to be
. very important one in Amer
lean life. Here-this very week
lin the rather well-known
Satevepost, a playreader, who
claims eighteen years expe-
rience at the business, unbur-
dens his soul and shoots along
some interesting dope.
Those of you who have been
burning midnight Mazdas in
an effort to duplicate Eugene
O'Neill, Larry Stallings or
Lewis Beach can afford to
peruse this treatise. The "why,
how and what-not" of getting
some manager to see virtue in
your cerebral babies" are all
interesting to know. N
"A nice picture Of Avery Hop
wood ant. Rosa Rolanda, the
dancer, who definitely says she's
to be Mrs. Hopwood. accom-
panies the article.
There may be wicked women
in the world right now, there
may have been charmers in the
past whose wickedncss got them
talked about, and there may be,
in the future, women who will
attain "reps" for carnality, etc.,
but the out-of-town critics are
agreed that the Katherine Cor
nell role in "Tiger Cats" the
first Of the Belasco fall offer
ings, is just about the mfr
tiest bundle Of passion, incor-
porated, the season has vet
brought to life.
The play is nothing but spas
sion" But the maestro has
managed to present it in very
nice, clean way las is his
forte with operas that reek
with ibidinous and lascivious
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-18

sent to leave high school was
finally gained. Then came serious
parts in ''Prodigal Daughters"
Shadows Of Paris" and ''Ics-
bound ito the moment when
Cecil B. DeMiIle saw in this player
of senii-character parts q type he
wanted, the flapper grown-up to
marriage and seriousness.
They tell me ] have q wonder
full chance" said the new comet"
ct the home. just a, block from
big studio, where she was brought
up. II know think It is glorious.
But I got the opportunity be-
cause people all around the coun.
try liked my personality and I've
got to stay just as natural as !
have been In the pastor poufs--
I'll be blown right back where I
came fromr'
Featured with Miss Reynolds
In Feet Of Clay" are Rod La
ROGUE, Victor Varconi, Ricardo
Cortez, Julia Faye, Theodore Kos
loft and Robert Edeson. Beulah
Marie Dix and Bertram Mill
hauser wrote the scenario from
Margaretta Tuttle's magazine i
story. So
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-18

Il don't know how it all hap.
pened." says little Miss Reynolds.
born in Richmond. Va. but
brought up in Los Angeles, from
the age OF eighteen months, .'bur
perhaps never being afraid helped
q lot. I'm almost shocked at my.
self as / look back at the little
torn stocl1inged kid who ran the
bases with curls flying while my
boy friends looked on-but I'm
glad grew UP that way. II
gave me assurance when most
girls are awkward. It enabled me
to be natural. I'm awfully small
4-but I've never been afraid, as /
have faced various directors. And
because / was just myself per.
haps my chances were improved
over those other girls who, after
hours Of careful, preparation. lost
everything through sheer stage
fright
Little Vera got her first chance
as a girl dancer with Wallace
Reid and Cleo Ridgely in an early
picture, Then the twelve-year-uId,
chubby, comical, disobeyed q
fathers mandates and unbe.
knownst to him played on comedy
lots for several years until his con.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-18
Whets the
Vogue for Romance

Rafael Sabatn Of Italian father and British mother
educated Oxford and of c0orfu English revived and
rehbitated type Of romantic fiction that would en-
ey out Of with the literary trend Of times Yet
il tremendously popular There manifest IN Sabans novels
skill development
them fascinating diversion whether not they be
permanent value.
skill BY Frank Lloyd will be flashed upon The Crandas
Metropolitan Thear Beginning afternoon who
have read the book know well the difficulty they
putting final the silver
sheet engrossing quality has been admirably Sustained
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-18
FavOrite Back

Eddie Hall, the featured CON-
edian Of Talk Of the Town" at
the Gayety next week, is one of
Columbia burlesque's standard
tramp comedians. Hall has keen
doing a weary willie" role for
several seasons and has garnered
a most appreciative following
through his intelligent and droll
methods Of provoking laughter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-18
Alice Brady Due

Alice Brady. daughter Of Viii.
liam A. Brady. the producer, will
come to Washington the week be-
ginning October % as the head
line attraction. The always popu-
lar Mr.. ana Mrs. Jimmy Barry
win be featured in their famous
sketch, "The Scandals Of Hens
foot Corners"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-18
TlteF I'm + ornament 5
NeIU Comet

nrvy little tomboy who shocked neghbors those
by playing baseball with the boys Angeles sandot has
risen oyernigt to the center Of the cinema spotlight
Cecil Dele focused the film Vera
Reynolds five petite assured obscurity he
picked overnight play leading feminine role
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
Blythe Kicking
Over Service of
Southern Sierras

Evidently the city of Blythe has
been having some "juiecless
nights, as well as various cities in
Imperial Valley. A report from the
office of the Railroad Commission
today shows that the Southern
Sierras Power Company has been di-
rected to install additional equip
ment in its plant at Blythe, as the
result of complaint filed by the city
regarding inefficient service.
The report follows herewith:
"In conformity with an agree
ment voluntarily entered into be-
tween the Railroad Commission and
The Southern Sierras Power COM
panv, The Southern Sierras Power
Company has been directed by the
Railroad Commission to install in
its electric generating plant in the
city of Blythe. Riverside County, an
additional electric generator. of at
least $50 KNA, and to complete re
pairing and improving its present
equipment in order to render eff
cient service This order is issued
as result of the complaint of the
city of Blythe in regard to made
quate service by that company.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
Germany May Yet
Be Rehabilitated
Say U. S. Experts
CONTINUED from page y


troll and supervision would have the
allies share with the late enemy in
terest and responsibility in the busi-
ness of making every German bear
a fair share of q fair burden.
Reestablishment of confidence in
Germany, on the part of her own
people as well as the rest of the
world is held to be vital to success
of the plan.
General Dawes committee has
proposed to create this confidence
by making it to Germany's inter
est TO 3pay her debts. To this end
the broadest, most complicated
scheme ever devised for rehabili-
tation of q nation and extracting
payments is outlined.
Involving intricate mechanism Of
parallel and interlocking boards of
directors-the whole supervised by
a Preparations dictator TO safe
guard the rights of the allies, who
are asked to relinquish their eco
nonic grip on the Ruhr, the plan is
presented as a unit. 1t concludes,
almost bluntly, in a manner char
aeteristie of 'hell and Maria -
its entirety or not at all.
Dawes, that it must be accepted IL
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY'S TIN
UMBRELLA

One day, as Uncle Wiggily was
about to hop away from his hol.
low stump bungalow to seek an ad-
venture, Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
called to him saying:
81 wish. you would bring me
something from the store. y
81 shall be delighted to do that
what do you want?' asked the
bunny gentleman.
eff l tell you now YOU will be
sure to forget, spoke Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy. "You will have some won.
derful adventure and never think
to bring what | tell you. But |
have written it down on this piece
of white birch bark. Put this piece
of bark in your pocket ana when
YOU feel it there you win think of
what | said. Then take the bark
out, read what l have written and
go to The store after it
THAT is very good way to do, y
laughed Mr.. Longears. 81 will not
need to remember anything, and |
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
L. A. Official to
Apply for Pardon
of Mexican Trio

LOS ANGELES. April 9.-In
view ef the strength of evidence
which 10 members of the grand
jury agreed cNoncratcd them. Dis
trict \; orncy Keves is expected
to leave tonight for Sacramento to
personally apply TO Gov. Richard
son for pardon of the three Mexi-
cans serving leng sentences for
the robbery of the First National
Bank of Arcadia.
The prisoners are Salvatore Men
dival, who is serving Il 10 year term
i'll san Quentin, Bromlee Galindo,
and Juan Hernandez. The last two
are serving p year terms in the
Folsom pcnitentiarv.
Other robberies alleged to have
been committed by the men recent
" indicted for the bank robbery
are being Investigated by Chief
Deputy Sheriff Harry Wright and
Captain Walter Holz. They are al
so checking confession made by
Hubert Kittle, the former police de-
tective, charged with receiving the
checks stolen from the bank who
supports the statement that the
MeXicans are innocent.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
10000 Motorists
In State Nabbed
In Three Months

SACRAMENTO April 9.-Califor-
mia motorists, to the tune of near
ly 10000, paid the penalty in the
state courts for reckless driving and
speeding during the first three
months of 1924 according to estim-
ates compiled by the Division of
Motor Vehicles. These estimates
were based on reports received from
courts throughout the state with
the exception of San Francisco.
During the same period the lie
enscs of 80 persons were revoked
while the licenses of 60 others were
suspended on various charges. Re
vocations for the period include IL
persons convicted of driving while
intoxicated. Suspensions, for the
most part, were for speeding.
Out of an estimated total of
1904 convictions (San Francisco
cxcepted) 1888 were for speeding
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
All Are Welcome
At Elks' Ball
Here Thurs day

Everybody is welcome to the see
ond annual Elks' ball ON Thursday
night at Masonic hall and the Elks
club rooms. That is the word which
the management asked that en-
phasis be placed on.
Those who want to dance will
have every opportunity to do just
that thing from the time the or
chestra starts playing at 9 o clock
Thursday night, until way into the
morning hours. Those who prefer
to play cards or to listen to the
musical program, will be taken care
of at the club rooms of the Elks,
where arrangements have been
made to have something doing all
the time.
The committee in charge of the
program for the evening is working
out every detail in an elaborate en-
tertainmemt with the best local tai
ent to provide music. The cafeteria
which will be opened III the club
rooms, will be ready to serve guests
at the ball during the entire even
ling.
The Elks are doing everything
! thev can TO make this second an
nual ball the big event in the year
for everyone who wants to come.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
NATIONAL ROADS

That which serves all the people should be paid
for by all the people That which is paid for by all
the people should be under the control of all the peo
pie.
These are self-evident truths. We act by them
when we build Panama Canal set aside and care for
an area of natural beauty public park, give land
to a transcontinenta railroad establish and run an
Army and Navy, and conduct postal system
The entire nation pays to build and MAINTAIN
navy to protect New York and other seacoast cities
The people of great many states never see battle
ship during their entire lives. There is no valid OBJ
lection this because everyone realizes that the cap
ruin of the seacoast cities would affect the en-
tire nation.
The same principle holds in the construction of
national system Of good roads. The whole nation will
benefit vastly from good roads-n increased prosper
y, better education and development Of natural re-
sources
The money spent on rivers is all paid by the fed
eral government from general taxation yet this traffic
is only small fraction of the traffic along i'm
proved highways and its benefits proportonaely
small.
To the farmer, hard road means than any
other federal activity the postal service. 1t is
convenience to get his mail promptly, but good road
makes it possible for him to his farm dairy at
much higher rate OF production and greater profit,
gives him and his family of the comforts and lux
uries of life, helps his children to get better educa
tion and raises his entire standard of living.
Why contend that roads, public utility for all the
people, should be left to different groups of people to
develop when postal service, army, navy and the pro-
iected superpower system admitted to be national
affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09

wet!' cried Mrs. Littletail. Not
knowing what to do, Uncle Wiggily
put one paw in his pocket. He pull
cd out the birch bark Nurse Jane
had given him. On it w&s written:
Bring me broom and big
tin dish pam
"lIurray! III soon have an UNI
brella for you, Mrs. Littletail!'
cried the bunny. He hoped away,
the rabbit lady sheltering herself as
best she could beneath the broken
toadstool.
Uncle Wiggily hoped to the
store and soon came back with L
new broom and u big tin dishpan.
He put the dishpan upside down on
the end of the broom and held it
over his head and over Mrs. Little
tail
g." Hurray for my tin umbrella!''
cried the bunny uncle. And under
the dishpan he and Mrs. Littletail
walked safely through the April
shower, not getting bit wet. Was
not he Il smart rabbit? For, even
though he got wet running to get
the dishpan, the rabbit lady was
kept dry.
And if the hands of the clock
don t reach down and tickle the
pussy eat under the chin I'll tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily S
fountain pen.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
AOril q. 1909

New chairs for the Holtville
Methodist church and new machine
~ for the laundry in that city came
in by rail, and mark the progressive
series of Improvements being made
in that city.
1t was announced that, although
Central Union high school is but
one year old, it will graduate one
nuuil this spring Miss Fern Camp
bell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
q. GampDell. Miss Campbell had
taken high school work at Eseon-
dido prior to her coming here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. \. Elliott of
Silsbee returned from II visit to San
Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
Anyone Needing to Be
Built Up Should Take
Tanlac, He Says.

" Anybody who is rundown and
wants to be built up to good health,
| certainly advise them to take
Tanlac,' is the hearty suggestion
made recently by d. S. Gore, of
PA No. 21st ST., Apt. PIP, Port
land, Oregon.
"Last winter year ago, my ap-
petite dropped down to almost
nothing, ] got where l could hard
ly sleep, felt all tired out of morn
ings, and it was all | could do to
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
D.. S., GORE WANTS ALL
TO KNOW OF .TANLAC

stick out day s work. 1 was
nearly always constipated, kept los
ing weight, and just felt miserable,
HTanlac put me to eating life u
wolf, stopped the constipation, sent
my weight up twenty-five pounds
and made such a remarkable change
i'll my appea-anee that everybody
noticed it. | was right on the Job
all the time, feeling years younger,
and have been in good health to
this day. l take off my hat to Tan
lac.'
Tanlac is for sale by all good
druggists. Accept no substitutes
Over 40 Million bottles sold.
Take Tanlac Vegetable Pills. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
Looking Backward
what the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
Anril 9. 1905

Assistant General Freight and
Passenger Agent George A. Parkyns
and Division superintendent In
graham arrived from Los Angeles
to look over the line in the valley.
p. w. Brooks, who has home on
the railroad between here and Holt
vile, is putting in Il complete do
nestle water system in his modern
six.roQm cottage. This is the type
of rural home that the valley needs.
w. S. Ellis of Brawley left for
Los Angeles on business.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
TEN YEARS AGO
Aoril O 1914

Mrs. Vera Mcars of Cotton, who
has been visiting i'll FL Centre for
some time, left for her home today.
Joseph Sears, former resident
of the valley. arrived from Milford,
Utah. and is busy greeting old
friends.
Miss Blanchc NJ. Graner of Braw-
lev was an El Centre visitor to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09

and 4,021 were for reckless driving.
In the Los Angeles courts, howl
ever, there were 1869 convictions
for reckless driving us against 534
for speeding thus indicating that
violations of the speed laws occur
most frequently in the less con
gested districts.
Reports from rural districts for
the month of March show decided
increase i'll arrests due to the acti-
vitie3 of the state highway traffic
patrol. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-09
Angel of L. A." Is
Painfully Burned

LOS ANGELES, April 9.-Known
for many years as the ministering
angel to the down -trodden, home
less and sick in Los Angeles, Faith
Chevallier lay in the receiving hos.
pital today suffering from serious
burns.
Miss Chevallier, who is 73 years
of age, was burned when she at.
tempted to light a gas heater this
morning.
After finally succeeding in ext:n.
gushing the fire, Miss Chevalliel
called the police ambulance. Re.
ceiving hospital surgeons said hel
injuries are not necessarily fatal.