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The broad ax., 1924-03-29
MINSTRELS' EASTER OFFER
ING

Easter Monday night the Amateur
Minstrel Club. on its 18th anniversary,
aided by friends and generous pub
lie, will contribute the greatest Easter
Offering in the history Of their exist
ence when they burn the mortgage
and present the Old Folks Home with
a deed signed-''Paid in Full"
$2,sOo.Oo Necessary
The above amount must be realized
to accomplish the desired result. All
editors Of our weeklies have offered
the columns Of their journals gratis,
to keep the public reminded. Chairs,
costumes, punch, etc, have been do
mated, and the Head Chef Cook
and all the little Cooks" from Har-
mons Dreamland will play while the
Amateurs sing, and then play while
the public dances. just think of it
they too offer their services gratis
The attendance will be larger than
ever this year. 1t might be well to
come early.
The broad ax., 1924-03-29

DR.. and Mrs. w w Bradley have
removed their home from 3S4o S.
State street to their elegant new home,
located at 4S0l Champlain avenue,
where they will be greatly pleased to
meet their many friends. DR.. and
Mrs. Bradley richly deserve to be
highly commended for striving, strug-
Cling and saving until they are now
on the top Of the wave Of prosperity.
The broad ax., 1924-03-29

He has the honor or beng the FIRST states attorney Of Cook
County to select the first colored man in the rarso re L.
F. l. Barnett as assistant states attorney, Mr. Deneen
was Responsible Tor the selection of Mr. Barnett 1906
make the for of the judges of the Mncns Ct
Of Chicago The Goored voters in this city
out in the open and manfuy fight for the no;ns
ton, April sth of Hon. Charles S. Deneen for Inited
States senator from Illinois.
The broad ax., 1924-03-29
OUT AGAIN

anderson H. Richey. 1884 Langley
Ave, who has been quite i'll and con-
fined to his home for some time, is
able to Be out again.
The broad ax., 1924-03-29
Congressman Morton d. Hull
REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS
To Succeed Himself
Primaries April 8, 1924

The most valuable man in the legisla-
ture," said the Legislative Voters League in
summing up his record Of years Of faithful
service at Springfield.
Mr.. Hull was elected to III vacancy in
the Second Congressional District in 1923.
He is a candidate for the full term
Men Of his capacity and proven record
are needed now at Washington.
The broad ax., 1924-03-29
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The broad ax., 1924-03-29
HON. FRANK J.LINK

Republican candidate for the
nomination for Trustee of
the Sanitary District of Chi
cago; his name il third ON
the ballot. Both men and
women can vote for him at
the Primaries, Tuesday,
April 8.
travagances, Chicago Tribune. His
record has been of high quality" at
times he stood almost alone in bat
ting for the tax payers and for de-
cency in the handling Of Municipal
affairs Daily News. Man Of high
character and excellent record" Mu-
nicipal Voters League.
Remember his name is third on the
official ballot
Evening star., 1924-03-09
Belasco-" -"Kelly's Vacation y

"Kelly's Vacation is the title of the
new play which A. H. Woods will send
to the Shubert Beiasco Monday night
for a weeks visit. 1t is not, as its
name might imply. an Irish play; it
is said to be bright, amusing COM
edy from the pen of Vincent Law
renee, who recently has been writing
stage successes.
Kelly, it seems, is a young man who
is about to be discharged from his
position as a shipping clerk, when
chance remark of his irate employer
enables him to do that employer a
good turn by teaching him something
he does not know about golf. That is.
how to avoid slicing the ball. The
employer is so elated that he grants
Kelly's request and instead of dis
charging the young man gives him
card to his country club. There the
upstart meets the girl of his dreams
and gets into all sorts of trouble by
fracturing the rules OF the associa-
tion. The house committee meets to
end his two weeks privileges. but
when his employer, who is an infiuen-
tial member, hears Of the matter. he
straightens things out by represent
ing Kelly as the possessor of $780,
100000. That makes all the diner,
to remain. The high-strung girl who
had turned him down fiat now recon-
siders and becomes married to him
The two, upstart and society girl, go
to the latter's- home. She does not
love him; she has married him for his
millions; when the truth of the matter
is that he had given his last dollar
to the minister who tied them to-
gether. This situation is worked out
during a dark act OF the play; ,
ported by Alma Tell and others of
Broadway prominence.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
Keith 's-Marie Cahin.

Marie Cahill. the famous comedi-
enne and star Of musical comedy, as
well as introducer of popular songs
and producer of laughs par excel
lence, will headline the bill at B. f:
Keith'S this week in Does an Act,
in two comedy scenes, described as
an interfude. and several minutes OF
memories recalling songs OF the past
Miss Cahill brings. a fine supporting
cast and many new songs.
Charles King. who is featured also,
has been seen here both with Eliza
beth Brice and recently in musical
comedy tabloid. This time he comes
direct from George NJ Cohan.s Little
Nellie Kelly" and in "a bit Of musical
comedy in a vaudeville way"
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry return
in their new act, Scandals of Hens
foot Corners" written by Mr.. Barry
and teeming with wholesome and
Characterization is one of the classics
Mabel Ford, the youngest Of the
famous Ford family, brings to vaude-
vile this season a terpsichorean
beauty spot. Miss Ford's dancing Is
and in her new act she is supported
by Demo and Rochelle, the Hope
Twins and her own orchestra. Flor
ence Burnsmore and company will
present the comedy sketch by Susan
Glaspell. Suppressed Desires" orig
Emperor Jones" Miss Burnsmore is
supported by Alice williams and Adm
Wilson. Ed Healy and Allan Cross
include everything from opera to jazz
in their Showing the Smartest' Styles
in Song. and Les Ghezzf. two gym
The usual screen features will COM
plete the bill.
Evening star., 1924-03-09

and made it one of the much desired
headlinerS Of the season. Bobette is
declared an irresistible singer of
songs, and her sextet an organiza-
tion that tunes in to suit any taste,
especially that which longs for ap-
pealing jazz.
Balancing Bobette and her inStru-
mental feature will come O'Brien and
Josephine in THE Song Salesman" in
which two fine voices will be heard
and some clever impersonations will
be presented.
johnson and Baker, expert boom
erang manipulators, with hats for
their flying machines, will be seen in
what they called Practice, an Outburst
of Lunacy"; Arthur Angel and Violet
Puller one a fine character actor, the
other a dainty comedienne: will ap-
Sisto, the Italian alderman. will dis
cuss rare questions unintelligibly in
His First Speech" and Rose, Ellis
and Rose, 'The Jumping Jacks" will
enliven a circus background with a
new brand called lightning ath-
letics."
The photoplay for the week. Gloria
Swanson's newest picture. ''The Hum
ming Bird" the story Of an Apache
girl, taken from the play by Maud
Fulton, Washington knows. for it has
been seen here only recently and is
it will come travesty of the nah.
jong game called THAT Oriental
Game"
The bill today, starting at pm,
will feature Fred Lindsay, the Aus
tralian sportsman, who performs
wonders with the stock whip and
tells interesting stories; Sheriff Nell
Moran. and Walter Law, the screen
villain.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
ANewAll- ashin gtonOpera

"THERRY BLOSSOM TIME" new
and original American comic
opera with book and lyrics by Gene
We've Farnel1 and musical score by
Rollin Bond, will have its official
premiere at the New National Thea
ter with weeks engagement follow
ing Easter. AS the "Mikado" and
"Pinafore" played upon official and
social life in England, so Cherry
Blossom Time" is said to be play
upon official and social conditions of
Washington. A cast of local princi-
pals and a highly developed communi-
ty activity are giving the Wash
ingtonians" confidence in the belief
that they will make light opera his
tory with their new production. In
fact, several we'll known New York
producers have signified their inten-
tion of being among thase present
at the premiere.
Mrs Alexander G.. Bentley, promi-
nent in social Washington, will sing
the leading dramatic soprano role;
J, Frank Duggan, bass baritone, will
portray the storming Senator Keen
k1avahr, and Helen Marie Koontz,
dramatic contralto. the prominent
role of Rosemary Rue. Senator Sell
lum Skeemit. baritone role, will be
Evening star., 1924-03-09
Both Have Same Idea.

CoINCIDENCES in the theater are
~ not unusual.
But the case of THE Lullaby" is a
striking illustration of two minds
with but single thought" Here's
the story:
Florence Reed had signed contracts
which called upon her to appear un-
der the management of Charles Dill
lingham, who was to have Edward
knobloch, the eminent American
playwright. write play for her.
When Mr.. knobioch arrived from
England with the scenario Miss Reed
began to wonder what sort of a work
was quickly arranged. Miss Reed,
Mr.. Knobloch and Mr.. Dillingham; and
a secretary were present.
Before we begin" Mr.. Knobloch
said, perhaps it would be agreeable
that Miss Reed suggest in a general
mind. I know she must have con-
templated a character, a situation or
a plot in a general way. 1t would be
fine were she to drop a hint as to
what she would like for the coming
season."
she did have an idea and did want to
outline it to her author: So she
started in, quite vaguely at first, but
in some detail as she struck her
stride. And then
Mr. Knobloch registered amaze
i He broke in, before she had fin
ing in substance the very idea he had
brought from England, the basic
theme Of 1.-The Lullaby"
Wasn't it remarkable?
Evening star., 1924-03-09
President Florence Reed
In THE Lullaby.''

An outstanding event of the Wash
ington theatrical season will be the
opening tonight at the President
Theater of Florence Reed, Americas
great emotional star. in Edward Knob
loch's THE Lullaby" in which she
mas Just completed years engage
ment on broadway.
The coming of Miss Reed in 1.-The
Lullaby" has a dual significance, for
1t not only marks her first presenta-
ton under any other managerial di-
rection than that of Charles Dilling-
ham, but the Washington production
of the knobloch play will mark her
season she expects to go to London.
Florence Reed is remembered by
theatergoers for her work in THE
Painted Lady" Roads Of Destiny"
THE Mirage" "a Celebrated Case
(when revived), East Of Suez" and
in which she achieved a triumph at
the Knickerbocker. in New York. dur
ing a capacity run, is a study in
feminine psychology" thesis that
pulsates with throbbing, vital drama
and offers her role that can be said
creations. The locale of the play
skips from Paris to Barbizon, then
to Tunis and finally again to Paris.
Miss Reed does Madelon at various
and finishing at eighty.
Supporting Miss Reed are Ralph
Kellard, Peggy Coudray. Henry Cros-
by, June Webster. Robert Harrigan.
Emily Smiley, Walter Scott Weeks.
Marguerite Hume, Edwin Chamber
LIE Roi Scarlet Addison Smith and a
trio of Arabian singers. Walter F.
Scott, Miss Reeds own director. has
supervised the mounting of the play.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
Katharine Is Frank.
TO Miss Katharine Alexander

TO Miss Katharine Alexander of the
Chains" company goes the dis
tinction of being refreshingly frank.
No, Miss Alexander does not want
to see her name in lights, she does
not want to be nationally known, she
cares not for publicity, she does not
want to be the idol Of the stage nor
any of the other distinctions forced
What she does want, however, is to
be able to receive large and pleas
ing pay envelope on Saturday night.
You see" she is reported as say
ing, father was a cotton planter in
Arkansas, and the boil weevil got
into his cotton and ruined him, SO
the best thing I could do was go to
work. I was in New York at the
time studying music and a prominent
movie director asked me if would
like to go on the stage. Being but
seventeen and realizing the necessity
Of getting work at once, said Yes,
and started rehearsals the following
week with Miss Francene Larrimore.
have never learned to love the stage.
"A year ago Mr.. John Tuerk, Mr..
Brady's right-hand man, saw me and
offered me the part am now playing
in Chains
When 1t was suggested that she
was a member of the leading Ameri-
can cast, which is considered as being
to the American stage what the Rus-
sian Art Theater of MOSCOW is to the
foreign stage, she demurely replied:
Yes, of course, 1t Is a great, honor,
and 1 appreciate all the distinction
that goes with it, but the best part
Of. it. all to me is that Mr.. Brady has
given me a long-term contract, with
a raise in the Saturday pay envelope
every forty weeks. x,
sYou can say for me that the other
Riri, or man, can have all the pub
iicity, all the fame. all the advertis-
ing. Just give me good' rat pay
check every week. ll.gs. -
Evening star., 1924-03-09
What Belasco,, Saws.
THE theater is not a shop.
1t represents an art

THE theater is not shop.
1t represents an art. ->-- Z.
No manager worthy ; of the name
goes into it for money, "a
We all die poor. =,
But the theater goes on.
Others come to take our places and
we must think OF them. No matter
what the consequences, I dare not he
called a shirker twenty years from
today.
There is only handful of managers
in the world, while the vast army Of
actors grows yearly. But sanity and
common justice must prevail in the
end. - .'r7a',
A man cannot tell what he will do
until he. Is face to face with a mo-
mentous and humiliAting problem: /:
but
The theater is the love OF my life.
Every day that dawns work in 1t
and continue far into the night
It have given nothing more to the
theater than my undying Affection at
least 1 have had the honor to. bear
many hardships and struggles be-
cause of 1t. s" -
/ will not lift my hand against 1t
noY-at any cost. "
Evening star., 1924-03-09
Helen Gahagan S Rise.

TWO years ago Miss Helen Gaha-
gan was a student at Bernard
College, with knowledge of the
theater limited to Edward Gordon
Craig's books and Wednesday matt
nees. Now she is a full-fledged lead
ing woman well on the way to star
dom.
Miss Gahagan's experience as an
actress started with college produc-
tions of Greek tragedy, and it was
in them that Harry Wagstaff Gribble
and Miss Grimble of the inter thea
ter arts saw her and asked if she
would play the leading part in Mr..
Gribbles play shoot" which that or
ganization was doing. Miss Gahagan
accepted and achieved success in her
role. John Cromwell, who was about
to produce his first managerial ven-
ture, Manhattan" saw her, and was
so pleased that he asked here to take
a part in his production.
1t was during the run. of "Manhat-
tan" Qater called East Side-West
Side"), that Mr.. Brady first saw Miss
Gahagan, and soon after Mr.. Brady
put Owen Davis Dreams for Sale"
into rehearsal minus a leading wom-
an. Miss Grace George, who had also
seen Miss Gahagan act, persuaded
Evening star., 1924-03-09
Loves. Her Work.

TO come back is one thing, but to
come back with a WOW" is
something else! Marie Cahili has
come back with a wow after a
short rest She opened her present
tour on. the b. F. Keith circuit at the
palace Theater, New York.. with
BIanche Ring and will appear here
this week.
: The list Of plays and musical COM
eaies In which Miss Cahill has starred
is too long to put into one story, but
memorable ones are Nancy Brown,
"Mary Moonshine." Marrying Mary,
"The Boys and Betty Judy For
got" and Ninety in the Shade" in
all Of which she starred with sue
cess 1t has been her marvellous per-
oonality and ability TO put over her
songs that has brought her fame,
ulus the fact that she loves her work.
How terrible IT must be-" she re-
Gently said to an interviewer, TO
plod on and on at something you
do not like. It must become night
mare, and surely the results cannot
be satisfactory to any. one. least or
l.If l. have any advice for the
'seage-struck' girl It is-be sure you
are willing to work That is the
first necessary requisite, providing,
of course. that there is enough talent
with which to back up the work.
Then the rest fe bound to come. For
il you have talent. are willing to
work and fairly love it., then the
cards are all in your. favor"
Evening star., 1924-03-09
Strand-'Melody and Dance

The Strand Theater for this week.
beginning today, announces as its
headliner FLASHES of Melody and
Dance" which features four singers
and a dancer, including two men and
two women with unusually fine
voices. The clever little dancer whose
numbers are interpolated between
songs is also highly commended.
Popular and jazz songs will be pre-
sented The act has been lavishly
staged and costumed.
George Carson and Jake Willard
will present. a. new laugh sketch,
Meet the Doctor; Stone and Ioleen.
an amusing skit entitled Tangled
Wires; Stfllwen and Frazer, songs
by a pair of singers batting 500 in
the harmony league" and Palermo's
dogs, in an unusual display of animal
intelligence.
That strongest of all emotions
jealousy and it's results-is the theme
Of the photoplay, "Hoodman Blind"
by Henry Arthur Jones and Wilson
Barrett, which was made into motion
picture by William Fox.
Gladys Hulette, David Butler, Re-
gina Connolly, Frank Campeau, Marc
McDermott, Trilby Clark, Jack Wal
ters and Eddie Gribbon appear in the
cast. Short films also will be shown.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
Carmen" Tomorrow Night

The Washington Opera Company,
under the direction of Edouard AL
bion5 tomorrow evening. at the Presf
dent Theater. will present four art
lists Of the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany of New York, five young Wash
ington singers of promise and what
its director believes to be the best
chorus he has ever offered here, in
Bizet's Carmel" 49,.
Nine. Ina Bourskaya. Russian mez-
zo-soprano: Paul Althouse. tenor;
Clafences whitehall. American bari
tone, and Paolo Ananian.- bass COM
prise the Metropolitan opera conting-
ent, while the local contingent in
cludes Albert Sheffernan, bass; Dor
othy Mansfield and Meta Craig, So
pranos; Rose Polio, contralto, and
Louis Annis, tenor.
OF Nine. Bourskaya, the Russian
mezzo-sporano, it is said that critics
OF San Francisco. Chicago and New
York, have declared her to be the
greatest Carmen since Calye. She
came to this country Immediately
after the Russian revolution, with a
distinguished group of Russian sing
ers and musicians. Paul Althouse, the
tenor, sang Pinkerton in the Wash
ington Opera, Company cast which
presented Madame Mutterfly" in De-
cember. Mr.. Althouse will be heard in
the role of Jose, while Mr.. Whitehill,
who will sing the role Of the torea-
dor, is widely known for his splen-
did voice.
A handsome production of the
opera Is assured.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
NATIONAL" -"Chains.'

Chains" forceful and very human
play, will be presented by William A.
Brady at the National Theater this
week, commencing tomorrow evening.
1t is Intelligent. neatly and honestly
written by Jules Eckert Goodman,
one of our adept young piaywrights
Although the theme is serious in the
social sense, Mr. Goodman is said to
have written it in the vein of light
comedy, which permits him to set
forth his ideas with greater force.
Miss Helen Gahagan, who made n
hit in the play both in New York and
in Chicago, thus adds further evil
dence to support the conviction of
critics that she is really a fine ac-
tress.
In the cast William Morris is said
to give a fine Interpretation as John
Maury, the father; George Tully is
"a right "good-feflowwel met" uncle /;
Maude Turner Gordon, engaging as
the mother: katherine Alexander the
best f1apper seen in the theater, and
Buford Armitage, as the young
harassed son of Ithe family, is said
to give a distinctly fine characteri-
zation.
The management of the National
Theater has announced that Henry
Kings production of THE White Sis
ter" the screen version of F. Marion
Crawford's famous story, with Lillian
Gish in the title role, will be shown
at the National today at pm. and
aguin in the evening at 500 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1924-03-09

sung by a prominent figure in musi-
cal circles of Washington; Miss Else
Jorss will sing a sub-deb soprano role;
Juliette Francey will appear as Julie
the French maid; Everett Sterns Har-
dell will sing a romantic tenor role,
and the role of the Potomac Park
policeman, revenue officer and foe
of petting parties, will be accounted
for by Joseph Z. Cogan; baritone.
A double SeXtet of senatorial sec
retaries and society budss will in
clude Edward c. Halbach, William F.
Raymond, q. Larry Zuch. Victor Rus
sell, H. r. Hendley, Wesley 3. Peck
ham. Elsie L. Schuize. Marguerite
Petit. Gayle and Gladys Hunt. Doro-
thy n. Wilson and Eva Fridell. Miss
Donna George will lead the oriental
ballet.
The society girls and chaps are
all of the "Washingtonians" famous
chorus.
Cherry Blossom Time" has two
acts and three scenes, including the
nationally famous speedway on the
Potomac during the blooming of the
Japanese cherry blossoms. Three
completely new full stage settings
are being built and painted in cherry
blossom colors for this ope-atic romance
which revolves about the contest be-
tween a senator and his private
secretary for the hand of Blossom.
a charming sub-deb.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
Schubert and the Shuberts

7 asst year the 125th anniversary Of
Franz Schubert's birth was cele-
brated. Not only in Vienna, near
which city the great composer was
born, January 81, 1897, but through
out Europe. This celebration of the
work and life of that genius who
found little or no honor in his life
time Che died in abject poverty, at
the age of thirty-one) often attained
a state of enthusiasm, wherever held,
that sought to make up in fervor the
tragic tardiness of appreciation.
This belated honoring, of the great
song composer reached New York
while Blossom Time"-the operetta
written about the life and love
story of Schubert, had reached a
state of high success; and the alert
managers were not toe backward
to avail themselves of the CONNER
cially wide-fiung Schubert festival.
Some time during or around the
late war, two German librettists
named A M. wilmer and H. Reich
ert, assisted by a composer named