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Evening star., 1924-07-27
Sophie Tucker s Syncopators

Sophie fuckers name will occupy
the head line on the Keith program
next week, with her two syncopators,
Ted Shipiro and Jack Carroll. in Il
jubilee of song. Every vaudeville fan
knows the act
Mabel Mckinley, the American So
prano. a niece of the late President
Mckinley, will be a featured attrac-
tion. Miss Mckinley's immediate
preface to her present vaudeville tour
was a recital at Aeolian Hall, New
York, where her artistry was ac-
claimed.
Evening star., 1924-07-27
JohnGoIden Announcements

1OHN Golden's first announcement
- for the new theatrical season is
that two of his New York successes,
Seventh Heaven" and wages for
Wives" will be seen for the first time
outside New York with the begin
ming of the new season, and Light
rim" will continue its engagements.
This will be the eighth consecutive
season for "Lightnih'."
Seventh Heaven" written by Aus
tin Strong, author of Three Wise
Fools"
Wages for Wives" Mr.. Golden's
comedy of the family pock etbook also
will be presented for the first time
outside New York at Atlantic City
July 2S. This play is by Guy Bolton,
and was staged by Winchell Smith.
1t was played for more than seven
months at the Little Theater, New
York. the past season. The cast in
cludes Alma Tell. Jane Oaker. Charles
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Recalls the Old South.

{ EMMETT c. KING, one of the cast
of Barbara Frietchie," says that
no part he has ever played on the
screen has given him so much pleas
ure as that of the gallant old south
ern colonel in this one.
1T takes me back to my old home
in Georgia." said Mr.. King, lin the
reconstruction days Money was
scarce in the South, and my first pair
of pants were made out of the re-
mains OF my fathers Confederate uni
form. / was not conspicuous for
wearing the gray so long after the
war. however. as many Of the ole
soldiers continued to wear gray.
John Mcintosh kell, executive OFF,
Ger of the Confederate cruiser Ala
bama who single-handed put down
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Mary and Doug--a Boost.

tours with Mary and Douglas. but
spent most of her time at AK les
Baines. lake resort in the south
eastern part of France"
Among the interesting bits of in
formation in Mary's letter is this:
MIR. Smith. who has charge of our
Paris office says that The Hill-Billy'
is one of the very best pictures that
has been sent to Europe from Amer
lea. 1t sold to twice as many thea
ters in half the time of any other
picture you have ever made. All you
have to do is make pictures as good
as The Hill-Billy.'
although we have all had a won
derful time in Europe" Mary con-
tinued. I'VE are anxious to get back
home. The Santa Monica Mountains
and the wonderful gardens and beau
tiful homes of Hollywood and Bev-
erly Hills will look mighty good to
me-"
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Kelly Kaught by Kupid.

tHENRY KELLY. the ringing bari
tone of the De Wolf Hopper
Comic Opera Company, now at Polls
Theater. fell victim TO Cupid Tues
day, when he married Miss Elaine
Thalier. Miss Thalier is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Thalier of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, and New York City. They
met about three years when Mr..
Kelly was studying for grand opera,
and the marriage Tuesday was the
elimination of romance that has
lasted from the very first day they
met.
AS Mr.. kelly's duties will keep him
in Washington for the present, the
honeymoon will be postponed until
the close of the Washington engage
ment, when Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly ex-
pect to spend some time in touring
continental Europe.
Evening star., 1924-07-27

." 4 s in grammar. so in acting, pune
= tuation Is the final test of art. +"
So says Cecil B. De Mile.
"Just as many college graduates
SEQ choice salaries slip by, due to
trouble with periods and commas.
so has Observation-Disclosures acing-been
the burial ground for a thousand
would-be stars.
Take Robert Edeson. for instance.
There is a scene in Feet Of Clay
which requires him to open a door,
see his wife listening through ships
hatch to a proposal between a man
she loves and her half-sister. make
a decision and start toward her.
Lack of punctuation would ruin
that scene for an inept actor. 1t
requires registration in a seconds s
timo Of one emotion. with quick shift
to a second and q third. Prolonging
Evening star., 1924-07-27

E. Evans, Val and Ernie Stanton,
Robert Keith. George Schiller, Mart
Fuller Golden, Jane Ellison. Helena
Shipman and John Humphrey.
A new comedy for the coming sea-
son will be Pigs by Anne Morrison
and Patterson McNutt. Miss Morri-
son is an actress. who appeared re-
Gently in The Bat" and why Marry"
Mr.. McNutt is brother of William
Slavens McNutt, a golf writer
Because of the deadlock between
the Equity ahd the Producing Man
ayers Association, Mr.. Golden has
arranged to try out plays in stock
instead Of by special tryout com
panies. The Fall Guy" by James
Gleason and George Abbott, and
Fools HILL" by Frank Craven, are
being tried out in Milwaukee with
Mr.. Craven staging both works.
Home" new play by Viola
Brothers Shore ahd Hale Hamilton.
recently was presented in stock AT
Hartford, Conn, while His Imported
Wife" new comedy by Crane Wilbur,
was presented by company in
Springfield Mass
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Tribute to the Burro.

"THE humble burro was the real
conqueror of the American des-
ert." That is the assertion of motion
picture players who recently set
about "reconquering the waste spaces
of the West"
"Homely, patient and sure-footed.
this little fellow helped the pioneers
win the West says Jack Holt, who
is A noted horseman, and who was
one of the company that spent weeks
on the desert in the making Of a
motion picture.
Our American painters have idol
ized the horse and the cowboy as the
factors which turned the West to
civilization, but l feel that the burro,
with his humorously Topping ears.
his delicately shaped hoofs and his
patient temperament. is more truly
the symbol Of the determination to
fight through every kind OF hardship
to success" says Holt.
I'm Zane Grey's 'Wanderer of the
Evening star., 1924-07-27

I'VE are sailing for home on the
Leviathan. the 18th inst"
Thus wrote Mary Pickford to her
brother Jack early this week
That's great" said Jack. and he
Immediately picked up the telephone
TO broadcast this official news to his
brother-in n-law and sister. Allan For
rest and Lottie Pickford Forrest, who
live in Beverly Hills. He also noti-
fled Tom J. Geraghty, who produced
Jacks latest starring vehicle. The
End of the World" and who is now
at the Hollywood Hospital enjoying
radio concert and a broken hip.
They leave from Cherbourg.
France" said Jack, land come di-
rect to New York Mother is COM
ing with them and so is little Mary.
Mother did not go on many of the
Evening star., 1924-07-27

Continued from First Page.)
ed in that stars Beau Brummel" cos
tune Because of a certain similarity
of feature and figure it is thought
he may be mistaken for Barrymore
himself.
Thomas H Ince's production of ''Dr.
Nye'' for First National Pictures, will
have Percy Marmont in the title role.
The screen version of Joseph c. Lin
coins novel is by c. Gardner Sullivan.
The cast includes Malcolm MacGregor,
Claude Gillingwater, Lucille Rickson.
Dan Mason, Viva Ogden mad Ruby
Lafayette.
William Desmond has started work
on "Ridin' Pretty" a Western drama,
in which he will be supported by Ann
Forrest and Billy Sullivan, as well
as the Universal Ranch Riders.
The title OF "Clinging Fingers" has
been changed to The Price of
Pleasure
Rupert Julian. who is making a
modern version of CASTOR Leroux's s
novel, THE Phantom of the Opera"
will accept no principals or extras in
the cast with bobbed hair.
AS an anchor to windward for the
summer, Universal is releasing a pic
ture of the small town hero-worship-
ping variety entitled The SANDER
ers" featuring Johnny Walker.
Gladys Hulette and Billy Sullivan.
Joseph Hergesheimer. whose
stories have been adapted for screen
material in the past, will become &C
lively engaged IN the production OF
motion pictures at the Paramount
Long Island Studio, when Three
Black Pennies" is put in production.
He will have the position of super
vising director and Paul Bern will
direct.
Mr.. Hergesheimer and Margaret
Turnbull are reducing the novel to
scenario form.
The indoor circus scene in 1.-THE
Side Show of Life" required the use
Of some 100 extras, and each had
to be supplied with six oranges Mr.
Brenon had to send to New York City
for dozens Of cases of the fruit The
oranges were later handed out to the
mob, who were to show their dis
approval Of the clowning act OF Err
nest Terrence and Louise Lagrange
by throwing orange peels at them.
When Richard Dix and Bebe Daniels
returned from the Bahamas they
brought a folk song that goes: "1f
had a needle I'd sew my baby to m,
the road I'd CO." etc.
The new Rams Head Playhouse
Wardman Park is completed as far a:
the edifice itself is concerned, and i,
only awaiting the time to place the
furnishings of the auditorium. includ
ing chairs, carpets. draperies and cur
| tains 1t is declared the last word
in modern theaters of it's size in thu
country.
Few persons know that Marjorie
Daw, the screen actress with the
nursery rhyme name, whose lates
picture here is Revelation" was a.
one time a protege of Geraldine Far
| rar, who planned to make Marjorie ar
opera singer. In the meantime Mar
| jorie got the celluloid fever and ha:
never recovered.
Monte Blue and George Seigmanr
both have gained fame in the role o,
Danton, the famous French revo1u
| ZIONIST although men Of widely diff
Evening star., 1924-07-27

the mutiny on that ship, wore the
gray as long as he lived.
Among my playthings were Con.
federate postage stamps. bank notes
little silk Confederate flags. and an
old Joe Brown pike'-a big iror
spear. with which some soldiers
armed themselves In lieu of guns.
MY mother used to sing me to sleer
with the Bonnie Blue Flag and
Maryland, My Maryland Later, when
/ went into military college. l wore a
gray uniform of the same cut as the
one l wear in Barbara Frietchie'
MY father lived to eventually be az
good Union man as any. and he
wanted to fight in the Spanish -Ameri-
can war, but, like Col. Frietchie, wher
he offered to go he was refused be-
cause he was too old.
rs it any wonder that 1 love the
part and that it brings back memo
rieS of long ago?"
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Marshall Hall.

Marshall Hall is both pretty and
historic spot on the Potomac, reached
by the Steamer Charles Manchester, a
popular excursion resort for all day
and evening outings. 1t has large
shady picnic groves and amusements,
including the roller coaster, aero
plane swings, bowling alleys, shoot
ing gallery and other attractions to
please both young and old. It's most
popular feature, perhaps, this season
is free dancing in the large pavilion
to music by Meyer Davis Orchestra.
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Alaska the Last Frontier.

with nature, and that is good for a
strong, young man. That's where a
lot of our young bloods. spelling
with restlessness. ought to go and
establish themselves-grow up with
the country.
THE winters are long and severe,
but invigorating, and may be spent
very satisfactorily. If one is active,
one may hunt. trap, fish and enjoy
all strenuous winter sports. II one
is inclined to be sedentary, one may
stay indoors and get in many hours
of good, solid reading.
Spring and Summer are thrillingly
beautiful. and one may have prolific
vegetable and flower gardens-these
watered from below instead of from
above, by a layer of frozen snow and
ice a little way under the surface
of the earth. which keeps the roots
of growing things moist"
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Great Falls Park.

Great Falls offers dancing on week
days, afternoon and evening. free
concert Sundays and numerous
amusement devices for old and
young. The Falls of the Potomac are
the principal scenic attraction. Elec-
trio trains leave the new terminal
station in Rosslyn, at the south end
Of Key Bridge. A frequent schedule
is in operation today.
Evening star., 1924-07-27

Tim HART. famous dealer in The
- Board of Trade" Nome, Alaska.
a quarter of a century ago, speaking
OF scenes of the Alaskan episodes of
Charles Rays picture. Dynamite
Smith, says that the great territory
to the north offers marvellous oppor-
tunties for the ambitious young bloods
Of the nation.
1T is the last frontier" he states,
~and I am glad to read articles set
ting forth the advantages of that
wonderful country in the newspapers
and magazines. 1t is rich and unde-
veloped land. destined to be a great
State among us. Moreover, 1t is
about the only place left where there
is a little romance and adventure in
daily life.
There a man finds himself at grips
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Perfume and Acting.
DERFUME Is declared the latest aid
to emotional action.

DERFUME Is declared the latest aid
to emotional action.
Poll Negri is charged with the
innovation. She is said to base her
belief in it's value upon the theory
that perfume is a great aid to men,
ory.
When players act they draw upon
their memory of personal experiences
in life" says Miss Negri.
Since memory is one of the chief
aids to convincing portrayals, every
thing should be done to make the
recollectionS vivid. Music and per-
fumes are the greatest aids TO mem
ory / know.
when / am working in a difficult
scene, music is played for me which
aWakens memories both sweet and
painful. Many perfumes associated
with pleasant and unpleasant times
in my life have the power to bring
back the emotions which swayed me
then. That is why l use perfumes
on my sets in addition to music"
Evening star., 1924-07-27

Wasteland.' the burro played an inn
portant role. Not only was he an
actor. but he had to bear some of
the burden of reaching the desert
locations some 60 or 20 miles from
the railroads. In fact, the picture
company. headed by Jack Holt. was
much like the old pioneer gold g
gers whom 1ey were to visualize on
the screen. Food. water and imple-
ments were transported by the an
cient burro train and by auto to the
locations.
"BurroS are curious. too. Appar-
entity they are interested in nothing
except sleeping and eating. but just
let one of them roam around a camp
and you'll soon find out how many
places they will snoop around in.
Packages seem to fascinate them. and
all sorts of things are food to them.
In 'Wanderer of the Wasteland.'
my burro sets fire to a pack of food
and supplies by chewing on a box of
matches. That incident is typical of
the beast"
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Jackie Here August Ia.

Tackle COOGAN'S nation wide drive
for the Near East relief milk
fund will start August ., when he
will leave Los Angeles in a special
train. which will make IL stops be
tween the coast and New York City.
His schedule will include Albuquer
que. August 4. where he will be
made an official member of thu
Navajo Indian tribe. and Washing.
ton. .. c., which he VIII reach August
IA.
Evening star., 1924-07-27
"El Captain" Maybe.

So many urgent demands have been
received for De Wolf Hopper to ap-
pear in "El Captain" the comic op-
era written by John Philip Sousa, the
management confides, that this opera
may be produced later.
Mr.. Hopper appeared in "El Capt.
tan" In December, 1900, at the Lyric
Theater. New York. The younger
generation of theatergoers has never
had an opportunity to see this Won
derful and delightful opera Of
So,Isa'S
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Chevy Chase Lake.

High power jazz, delivered by two
star Meyer Davis bands. is announced
as the magnetic attraction which
nightly lures throngs to Chevy Chase
Lake. Added to the charm of this
dance music are the scenery which
frames she lake and the breezes
waited over the famous old resort.
Both upper and lower dance pavil-
ions are said to be crowded nightly
with gay young folks. Bowling al
leys and other entertainment are also
prnyjdad
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Outdoor Attractions

Wednesday, when she will close her
very successful engagement with
several specially arranged dances.
The Goodman organization was the
featured attraction at the Four Hun
dred Club, one of New York's fash
ionable resorts, until few weeks
ago.
Evening star., 1924-07-27
LIE Paradis Roof.

Dance music furnished by the Mon
roe Goodman Four Hundred Club
Band and the specialties of Miss Mil
dred La Cue are the combined at
fractions at the LIE Paradis roof gar
den. Miss La Cue will remain until
Evening star., 1924-07-27

A rolling stone may gather No
moss, but il certainly does get to tbs
bottom of things
Evening star., 1924-07-27

Next Weeks Photoplays
COLUMBIA Wanderers of
the Wasteland."
PALACE-"The Side Show of
Life"
RIALTO-"The Signal Tower"
METROPOLITAN - Single
Wives.
AMBASSADOR "Single
Wives"
CENTRAL-"Forgive and For
get"
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Filmograns.

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-07-27

The title OF "Clinging Fingers" has
Plea sure"
Evening star., 1924-07-27

William Desmond has started work
on "Ridin' Pretty" a Western drama,
in which he will be supported by Ann
Forrest and Billy Sullivan, as well
as the Universal Ranch Riders.
Evening star., 1924-07-27

Rupert Julian. who is making a
modern version of CASTOR Leroux's s
novel, THE Phantom of the Opera"
will accept no principals or extras in
the cast with bobbed hair.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
$4,481,502.48 TOTAL
RAILWAY net INCOME
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Re-
ports Earnings for Year 1923,
Minus All Charges.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the AssOclateu HreSs.
CHICAGO, April 22.-The balance
of income of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railway Company for 1928
after the payment Of all interest,
taxes and other fixed charges, was
S4,4S1 ,502.4S, according tosthe forty
fourth annual report of the company
made public last night. Full divi-
dends amounting TO $3,56135 were
paid, leaving Il surplus for profit
and loss of 1915, 5,367.4S. The surplus
was put into the property.
Operating revenues, the report said,
increased s5,31S,S52.59, or 4.25 per
cent. The greatest increase being in
freight revenue. Increased revenue,
however, fell short of expectations
due to the depression in the farm in
dustry. Operating expenses increased
$4,49,210.4S. or 4.39 per cent.
The outstanding wrong to the rail-
roads, the report said. "is the failure
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission rate structure to produce
revenue sufficient to attract the new
capital which is near for the trans
portation."
The governments order for rate
reductions and labors demands for
higher wages have kept the carriers
earnings far below the earnings
contemplated by the law. the report
said. 1t also condemned 1.-The effort
to fix rates by public clamor or for
political purposes" declaring the
road suffered a s10.000,00O loss in
revenue in 1923, through lowered rates
on agricultural products, adding that
1T is popular cry TO. help the
the railroads is a poor policy, from
which the farmer suffers most
Evening star., 1924-04-22
OIL COMPANY PROFIT
IN 1923 $24,443,439
Standard of California Shows Net
Returns and Notes Extension
of Operations.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22-The
annual report of the Standard Oil
Company of California, made public
yesterday, shows a net profit of s24.-
443,439 for 1923, the extension of
the company's producing operations
i'm Montana and the bringing in of
the company's first producing well in
Texas.
Bad weather delayed development
in the Cold Bay district of the Alas
ka peninsula, the report said, but
development plans in Argentina, Co
lombia, in Mexico, where the holdings
were increased to 61.500 acres. all in
the Tehuantepec section; Ecuador
and in the Philippine Islands. While
no drilling has been undertaken as
yet by the company in Mexico. am
bitous plans are under way for the
development of petroleum prospects
in the southern part Of that country,
the report said.
and fee 226,223 acres within the
United States and 465,o00 acres in
other countries.
The company's gross earnings for
the year were s3S.330.936. The sur
plus at the end of 1928 was S63,722.-
$50. Cash dividends amounted to
$1S.o16.273
Total stocks of all products on De-
cember 81 were 4S.039,49 barrels. an
increase for the year of 1885 bar
rels daily. The gross production
crude oil in Montana 1eaped from
1894 barrels in 1922 to 1851 bar
rels in 1929. The company's holdings
in that state increased 1857 acres
The Texas holdings were 39,408 acres
The inventory on plant and products
at the end of 1923 was $62,89S,360.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
SANTA FE RAILWAY
INCOME INCREASED
Total Net Earnings, 1928, $42,.
037,801, Compared With $34,-
382,379 Previous Year.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 22.-Net corporate
income of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway Company in 1923
was $42.037,S01, compared with $34,-
3s2,370 in previous year, according
to the annual report.
Operating revenues aggregated
$25S,683, and operating expenses
SI73,O76,2 ,26S for 1923, compared with
opera ting revenues of 1925, 5,124,5 544 and
expenses of s166,904,377 in 1922.
Total charges to capital account
aggregated $937,015.525, an increase
of $4o,s18,1OS over 1922. This included
additions and betterments of $45,-
731,973.
In commenting on the great traffic
of 1923 and the efforts of railways to
improve their service, w. B. Storey,
the president, in the report to stock
holders, said:
possible by the greater confidence of
tiles, to the gradual Improvement in
soundness of the transportation act
under which the railroads have been
operating since March, 1920.
"As it's part of the 1924 program
your company" continued the report,
"is getting $500 new freight cars,
so express refrigera tors, 78 passen-
ger cars and 81 locomotives, aggre-
eating in cost about $4,000, 900, and
is planning for 102 miles of second
track on it's transcontinental main
line"
Evening star., 1924-04-22
BONDS OF HIGH GRADE,
SHORT TERM,P POPULAR
Prices Today Show U. S. Loans,
Notably Liberties, Continue
in Strong Tone.
FOREIGN ISSUES HIGHER
Weakness in Industrials, However,
Is Reverse Fea--
ture.
FOREIGN ISSUES HIGHER
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.

NEW YORK, April 22.-Unitet
States government loans were very
strong again today. The fourth AZ
liberties made a new high record fol
the year. Large blocks were bid fol
at par and the supply was not equa
to the demand. Activity and strength
featured the other government issues
At the same time there was eager
inquiry for all high grade short term
securities. Here, too, the market was
swept almost bare Of desira BILE offer
ings. All this. of course, was in di-
rect response to the money situation
Time funds were quoted at AZ per
cent for all dates Money continues
to pile up in the banks and there is
no sign of any change
Foreign BOnds Firm.
Second only to the strength in liber-
ties was the tirmness in foreign bonds
particularly French issues. The Bor-
deaux, Lyon and Marseiile 6s made
new highs for the year. the second
day in succession. Paris, Lyon and
Mediterranean 6s ran up above 75
also to new high and to within three
points of their high of 1928 French
7l4s bettered their high record this
year, while the IS sold at par again
CZechoslovakia So sold above 81, also
Il new high. The Japanese 62 $ con-
tinued their recovery, selling toda y
less than two points under the offer
ing price.
1t was quite "A different story with
the industrials. Here weakness and
irregularity was the rule, save only
where the security was beyond any
manner of question. Wilson x Co.
bonds had another sharp break. the
11:S being down at one time points,
while the first mortgage es broke
more than points.
New Low Records shown.
American Sugar Refining 6s made
only a fractional loss, but neverthe-
less a new low record for the year.
Ajax Rubber IS likewise were at a
new low. Kelly Springfield IS dropped
back "a point and over and then
rallied.
There was even a reactionary ten
dency to Brooklyn-M Manhattan Tran
sit 6s. The directors yesterday de-
clared an initial dividend on the pre-
ferred stock. lnterbOrough bonds
held fairly well. Public Service of
New Jersey SIS were very firm.
Speculative rails were more or less
lower. Western Maryland As sold
down rather easily. ST Paul bonds
the other hand, New Haven Is were
higher
Considerable new financing was re-
ported in prospect, including at least
one important traction issue The
New York Central and the Union Pa
cific were both said to be about ready
to enter the market