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Evening star., 1924-08-24
Gayety-"Go to 1t.

William S. Campbelrs GO to It."
this weeks attraction at the Gayety
Theater, is said to have an elaborate
equipment of stage settings and an
array of costumes equal to a fashion
parade. The cast is headed by Gene
Shuler and Jim Carlton, comedians,
while others include WaIIy Jackson,
Althea Barnes. John Melino. George
Lizzette, Frank Hogan. Helen Du
Ross, Louise Gardner, Bobby Blair,
Andy Francis. Jack McSorley Yvonne
Zettea and John Ross.
The following acts are also billed
Carleton and McSorley. in comedy
talking: Althea Barnes, novelty sing
ing; Melino. LiZette and Hogan, aero
battles. singing and dancing: Ross,
Francis and Du Ross, eccentric dane
ers: Wally Jackson, dancing spe-
cialty; and Louise Gardner, d singer
of blues.
A novel feature will be the "Lo-
cal Amateur Follies" in which the
cleverest amateurs in this city Will
be invited to participate. These will
be selected for their ability by ex-
pert judges and will be trained un-
der the guidance of William II. Smith.
New York producer. who was direc-
tor OF Bide Dudley's Sue Dear"
Charlotte Greenwoods "I. ing r
Longer, Lefty" Irving Berlins soldier
show, "Yip zap Yaphank," and many
other New York successes.
Evening star., 1924-08-24
Strand-Princess Wah-Let

An act of unusual interest. and one
that is new to Washington playgoers,
will head the bill of vaudeville and
picture attractions booked for presen-
tation at the Strand Theater for the
week beginning Sunday next in the
appearance of Princess Wah-Let-ka-
the American Indian seeress and psy-
chic marvel
The four Rubini sisters, in a minia-
ture recital OF song and music, will
be seen as an added attraction. Others
appearing will include Lester Calvin
and Charles O'Connor. in a skit en-
titled 'In the Dark; Emma Raymond
and company, assisted by Ralph and
Danny Sullivan. will present "A Sur
prise" and an additional offering to
be announced later.
The photoplay offering will be
marked by the premier appearance on
the Strand screen for the new sea-
son of Miss Shirley Mason, in her
latest William Fox production, THAT
French Lady"
Short film features and special or
chestra numbers will complete the
bill.
Evening star., 1924-08-24
De Wolf Hopper S Career.

NO actor OF the present or past has
been so much identified with light
operate classics as De Wolf Hopper.
His career is one long succession of
successes. Here it is in full:
be Wolf Hopper has been on the
stage almost since hoyhood. He made
his first appearance in 1878 in a piece
called Our Boys" which was follow
cd by A play called Our Daughter
His first big hit was made as Confu-
cius Mckinley, in "One Hundred
Wives. Then he scored in The
Black Bird" Hazel Kirk" in which
he played Owen Halfway, and in
May Blossom" Then he went in for
musical comedy. playing in the Black
Hussar,' The Beggar Student"
Chatter "Falka." "Jacouette." after
which he reverted into drama again,
appearing in The Lady and the
Tiger" and The Bellman." But mu-
sical comedy was his forte. and an
other season found him appearing in
q repertoire of operas.
His first appearance as a star was
IN 1890, in Philadelphia. in Castles in
the Air" and for 80 years he has con-
tinued before the public in a stellar
capacity. In 1890 he produced Wang .
OF course, the success Of Wang" is
theatrical history, and there have
heen several successful revivals.
Other pieces in which he starred are
"Pandandrum," DIR. Syntax," "El
Captain" and The Charlatan." MIR
Pickwick.' The Happy Land" The
Pied Piper" and The Matinee Idol"
Mr.. Hopper's Ell Caritan" and
Wang" were both produced in Lon
don
SO much has been said regarding
Casey at the Bat" with which
De Wolf Hopper is so thoroughly
Evening star., 1924-08-24

Lasky Corporation, saw tests and
made the same choice.
we kept our favorite's name strict
ly to ourselves" said Mr.. Lasky. for
the right to make a selection was en-
tirely in the hands of Sir James Bar
rie. When he cabled me today that
he had selected Betty Bronson from
hosts of tests we sent him, I felt
that beyond the shadow of a doubt we
had at last found the ideal for Peter
Pan"
Betty Bronson is only II years old,
but she had several years of dramatic
motion picture training. is a classical
dancer of unusual ability, and Mr..
Lasky believes she has all the quail
ties we associated with Peter Pan
The spirit of eternal youth, comedy,
pathos, extraordinary Trace, and frank
joyouSneSS in life"
Born in Trenton, n. j., in 1906, Betty
Bronson went to Los Angeles at the
age of 3 and returned to New York
a the age of 3. For five years she stud
led dancing, being at one time pupil
under the tuition of Fokine in New
York. Two years ago, at the age of
Is, she made her first screen appear
ance in the Paramount picture, ann
AscendS,' with Alice Brady.
Seven years ago Famous Players
LdSky corporation acquired the
screen rights to Peter Pan" but at
that time the technique of the screen
production was not sufficiently de-
veloped to permit justice be done to
the film versions of Barrie's famous
play. and officials of the company re-
solved to wait. Today it is declared
that perfection has been realized
Only one point of production yet re-
mains to be decided.
The picture is to be released in the
next Christmas season, but it has not
yet been decided whether it is to be
produced in New York or Hollywood.
Peter Pan" was first played in
Duke of York Theater, in London,
December 81, 1904, with Nina Bouci-
cault in the title role. Maude Adams
made her first appearance in the role
nearly a year later. and continued in
it for three successive years She
later reappeared in the same role in
1911, and continued until part way
through 1913. The same year that
Maude Adams first appeared as Peter
Pan in America, CiSSie LOTUS played
it in London. Pauline Chase then play
ed the role from 1906 to 1913. Madge
Titheradge, Unity Moore, Fay Comp
ton, Faith Cell, Georgette Cohan, Ed
ma Best and Joan MacLean followed
in years from 1914 to 1921. Madge
Cooper played it last year. The role
has always been portrayed by girl.
Evening star., 1924-08-24

identified. that the following con-
corning the origin of the now famous
poem may prove interesting.
friend called at the theater just
before curtain time and tried to get
into his dressing room. Sorry
brother said Hopper, cant see any
one. I'm just in the midst of eX-
formance." But when his friend
mentioned Casey at the bat" it was
all over with Hopper He loves to
talk of Casey.
Said Hopper, Casey is the epic
among sport poems. 4 masterpiece
of burleSque. Like d model bit of
burlesque. it builds up a grand and
glorious hero and then topples him
down into the dust, cleverly and with
mock heroics always in evidence.
1t was written way back in 1887 or
old. | first recited the immortal
poem--he glanced at the clock. 1t
was now close to S.
Got to make this Snappy, you
understand, or I'll be placing a mon
key wrench in the works if I don't /
But as | was saying, Archibald
Claverlng Gunther, a friend of mine
called my attention to the poem
which had appered in the San Fran
cisco Examiner. 1t was written by
Ernest l.. Thayer.
In an hour ! studied the piece
and recited it that night. Like the
masterpiece that it is, il took hold
Immediately and since then has held
on with d tenacity never equalled by
any other sport poem.
And if you will pardon the ego
ttsm, | believe it has stuck to me
tighter than any other bit of verse
has to any other actor | love it
Evening star., 1924-08-24
Outdoor Attractions.
Glen Echo Park.

Reached by car ride, or short
motor trip through Conduit road
Glen Echo Park. with score of
amusement features, and pIeasa mt
picnic groves, offers an ideal locale
Tor family outing. On week nights
there Is dancing in the pavilion with
music by Andy's Rythmonicers. The
management has arranged "a special
program of entertaining features for
the coming Labor day holiday, de-
tailed announcement to be made
later Other amusement features are
the shooter, the big dips, the derby
racer the caroussel, ginger snap whip,
old mill. and midway, which houses
dozens OF features for the kddies. thus
lnsurInG amuscmcnts for every one.
Evening star., 1924-08-24

NTHi, announcement that | am to
make another motion picture
has brought about n confusion OF
opinion. says Mrs. Wallace Reid |
wish tC deny that IL is 10 be another
SNti-pSrCotiS ulm,
' Broken Laws the new picture,
does not deal with in any way the
subject around which Human Wreck
axe" was woven. The latter has ac-
l; aroused world-wide interest in a
tCrrjbie danger The solution OF
that danger must he left TO wiser
heads than mine.
"Eut the results OF Human Wreck
axe proved to me that the people
- America are interested in any
thlnG that viii make for the good
of this country Of ours. Everywhere
! went during my Snti-narCotic cam
pstsn found men and women in
tercsted in the screens possibilities
fcr education. and came home
awakened to the fact that any big,
vital providing il contains
any element Of drama at all--can be
'eut over through the medium OF
the screen.
4 do not mean preaChmentS. They.
are Sensrally dry and uninterestinS.
hut there are so many big posSi-
hIltleS IN the Things that so To ma ke
UP the daily lives of people that are
entirely overlooked because OF their
very simplicity.
ON my trip l learned things that
/ never dreamed existed. | visited
reformatories, asylums. hospitals
and prisons. and a side of life of
which had no actual knowledSe was
uafolded TO me. In my talks with the
occupants OF these institutions. the
majority OF whom were. oh. so young.
] learned that most of them came
from good homes. That their fam
llE ties and surroundings were the
general average of American peo-
Pie. began to ask mvSelf-wbyn .
Evening star., 1924-08-24
To Recreate "RafAes. '

IN all the realm of detective and
romantic drama there is perhaps
no more famous or we'll known name
than "Raff1eS."
1t made Kyrle Bellew a star. The
role mysteriously wove itself into the
ina agination of young and old alike
until it became a synonym of the
daring gentlemanly desperate, who
always kept just inside the law and
out of the clutches of the laws
guardians. "RaffleS" was to the un-
derworld what Sherlock Holmes was
to the world of sleuthS.
Now the famous role is TO be re-
&ived this fall by House Peters, and
in a wire to Carl Laemmle, who Of
dered him the part, he says:
zone of my greatest ambitions al
ways was to play 'Raff1es. Not in just
the way Bellew played it, but l am
certain in a way that will picture ef-
fectively. Thank you for the oppor-
tunity."
Evening star., 1924-08-24
Mrs. Reid Makes Plea
For Law and Order

For months I have endeavored TO
fathom why so many of our young
people h ood backgrounds
should wind UP in the jails, and |
have reached the conclusion that
il is because we mothers and fathers
do not take our job seriously enough.
We bring our children into the
world. clothe, feed and educate them
and cndeavor to give them the bene-
tit OF our advice and experience and
then proceed deliberately to tear
down the foundation We have laid
by ncglecting to inStill In them a
respect for law and order. We are
apt to be careless of these things
ourselves and do not stop to think
that words dropped carclessly in the
hearing OF child are apt to find
root and grow.
youngsters think it is smart to
get away with things and they
keep on and on until the day comes
when they don't get away with it.
and land behind the prison bars.
Who is 10 blame? Isn't ii just an
other case of The sins OF the
fatherS"-and mothers? | wonder,
"Anyway. ! am going to make a
picture on this subject. 1t isn't going
TO he a preachment or an arraiSn-
ment Of present day Jazz II is
going To he a story OF a big dramatic
theme that is Nital-for surely our
babies and our babies babies are
the vital thing in the lives of us
mothers and fathers.
And Il mother has written the
story. My lifelong friend. Adela
Rogers 81. Johns. has written a
story that has in il everything that
I had hoped for-love. drama, life
Behind every mans life stands a
mother. She. more than any one or
anything else. molds his destiny.
Love is not enough. Love must be
wise and strong and lava biding in
our mad century-or its heart will
break
Evening star., 1924-08-24
Strand-M NJ arshall Mont
SOmery.

A program of vaudeville and pic
ture attractions at the Strand Theater
is announced by Manager Sparrow for
presentation for the week beginning
today.
Marshall Montgomery, famous ven
triloquist. will head the list of stage
celebrities in his delightful and un-
usual offering, An Evening at
Home" described as one of the finest
ventriloquial acts now on the Amer
lean stage. Miss Lucille De Haven
will assist.
AS an extra attraction the Yong
Wong Troupe of Chinese wonder
workers, sensational equilibrists and
Contortionists. will be seen in one OF
the most lavishly staged offerings OF
its kind.
Others appearing will include Toney
Cornetta and company, in an Italian
comedy act. 'Sit En- Up" in which
songs and music from guitar and
violin are given in most liberal
fashion; Jack Danger. in "A Trade Of
His Own" does a little of everything,
songs, chatter. dances and juggling
Healy. Reynolds and Saxton, in Sat
ire and Novelty" have some clever
Evening star., 1924-08-24
ShiftingCoIorSch inHair

within the serials local it would he
impossible for her to use her own
hair. She realized that new fans
who saw her in The Fortieth Door"
would remember her only as bru-
nette, while others who knew her as
blonde would become confused and
perhaps disappointed at the change.
With a shrug of the shoulders she
donned the brown wig and went to
work. The chapter film was COM
pleted and the first few episodes re-
leased. Then came the shower Of
fan letters Yes, some of them liked
her as a brunette. while others want
ed to see her on the screen only as a
blonde.
1t was discouraging. She divide d
and counted the fan letters. The
brunette fans were nearly tied with
the blonde fans, which only put her
in state of perplexity. What should
she do?
Finally it was decided that she
would make another serial wearing
the brunette wig. That would deter
mine the controversy. Ten Scars
Make a Man" will be completed soon
and then the pretty star will know.
Evening star., 1924-08-24
Reason for the Helper.

D ANON NOVARRO. featured in Fred
- Niblos The Red Lily" recently
had reason to complain Of the excessive
cost Of fixing a leaking faucet in his
home.
to pay man and his helper"
But you don't need a helper for a
little job like this, do your inquired
Novarro.
No" admitted the plumber, Put
you see. it's like thiB. The man who
goes out TO your house has got to take
the machine, and II amt worth while
to run the machine for just one man.
80 we send the helper with him
Evening star., 1924-08-24
Colonial Beach-Steamer St
Johns.

special schedule of trips by the
steamer st. Johns to Colonial Beach
will begin with Saturday, August so.
leaving the Seventh Street Wharf at
2:30 pm, Sunday, August 81. at 8
am, and Monday; September U-abor
day, at am, and Tuesday, Septem-
Der ., at . am. There viii be no
moonlight trip Monday, September /,
these trips will be resumed Wednes-
day, September 3, and will continue
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings until September 81. In ad
dition to saltwater bathing, fishing,
grabbing, dancing and other outdoor
diversions at Colonial Beach pro-
gram Of events has been arranged for
the Labor day celebration. On every
trip of the steamer st. Johns there
is free dancing to music by Meyer
Davis Orchestra.
Evening star., 1924-08-24
Speaking Of Control!

DOBERT FRAZER very nearly up
N set Mae Busch's equanimity during
the taking of one of the scenes in
Bread" based on the Charles G.
Norris novel, Victor Schertzinger, who
directed it, says. In one scene the
young wife quarrels bitterly with her
husband, played by Frazer. During
the taking of this scene Miss Busch
had cried out in realistic manner:
Before you married me you used TO
call me an angel"
Frazer retorted. "I know it"
And now" went on Miss Busch
eyou never call me anything"
That shows my self-control."
Frazer's reply caused her to bury
her face in her handkerchief as if in a
burst of tears. but there were no tears.
Evening star., 1924-08-24
Difficulties of a Laugh
Merchant.

HARRY I4ANGDON, comedy star.
L has approached the great Ameri-
can joke from more different angles
than fall to the lot of most funny men.
He has been newspaper cartoonist I.
vaudeville star and now IL screen
comedian.
Each is hard in it's own way" says
Langdon. Newspaper comics are hard
because you don't have the elbow
room that you have In screen comedies.
On the other hand. you can get away
with jokes that would be censored as
too violent and brutal on the screen.
Somehow the public does not think of
II as brutal when they see ton OF
coal fall on IA fat old policeman in n
comic strip: but they would send you to
jail or have you burned alive If you
tried II on the screen.
Vaudeville is sometimes harder and
sometimes easier than either OF the
other two ways OF cracking jokes. If
you have a good audience. it is easier
If you get "A cold audience il IL harder
Evening star., 1924-08-24

than anything else in the world. The
advantage of vaudeville is that you
can change your act to suit each
audience. When you have made a pic
ture, there IL is, II has to go just the
same for Medicine Hat and Broadway.
Coming for the first time into screen
comedies. "A funny man is surprised to
find how difficult it is to get stories !;
you have to have more plot and a more
logical and consistent plot than for a
high br6w drama.
THE odd thing about the whole
business of being funny is that the
public wants to laugh but IT Is the
hardest thing in the world to make
them do it They don't want to cry {;
yet they will cry at the slightest
proyocation."
1t was during Harry Langdon's
vaudeville engagement in Los Angeles
one year ago that Mack Sennett saw
him, recognized his pantomimic possi-
bllities. and forthwith signed him for
a long term contract.
Evening star., 1924-08-24
Chesapeake Beach.

Ralph Gerren's Carolinians are a
popular feature at Chesapeake Beach
this Summer and the dancing hour
has been extended to II pm, start
ing at 7.
Fishing is the best so far this sea-
son. Cool weather and the full moon
have combined to increase the
catches of hardheads, trout, Norfolk
spots, and small rock fish.
Evening star., 1924-08-24
Current Attractions

dancing, together with violin and banjo
solos.
The major photoplay offering for
the week presents Betty Blythe,
Lowell Sherman, Elliott Dexter.
Pauline Garon, Robert Warwick, Burr
Mcintosh and others. in "Spitfire." a
screen version of Frederic Arnold
Runners novel, Plaster Saints"
Short film features. including com
edy, news and other subjects together
with Director Arthur J. MAXWELL s
overture and exit marches will round
out the bill.
Evening star., 1924-08-24

from Keith vaudeville and Sidney
SilVers. late of Irving Berlin's "Mu-
sic Box Review: Winnie Phillips.
Kitty Madison, Marie Hart, Marie
Hone, Tower and WEIGH, dancers, and
the Aeroplane Girls. A large chorus
of pretty girls supports the featured
nlaYfra
Evening star., 1924-08-24

noes the wearing OF wigs in films
- lessen the stars popularity
The question came to AIlene Ray
after she had finished reading the
script for The Fortieth Door" her
latest serial. The heroine was an
Egyptian girl and that meant a black
wig,
Allene is a blonde, and to keep
Evening star., 1924-08-24
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Continued from First PageD
more like his rough and-ready grand
father than his father. who desires his
son to become a gentleman. The son
is expelled from college and disowned
by his father.
Slowing away on China bound
vessel the youth follows the girl he
loves. In China the girl becomes
prisoner OF the leaders OF revolution,
and is rescued by her lover after
thrilling adventures and fights.
The cast, directed by Tom Forman,
includes Pat O'Malley. Mary Astor,
Warner GLAND. Taylor Carol and
Alfred Fisher.
Evening star., 1924-08-24
Gayety-" Bathing Beauties

The Bathing Beauties" will be
next weeks attraction at the Gayety
Theater. This show is headed by
Jack Hunt and Clyde Bates, in tramp
roles. and includes Dud FarnSworth
Evening star., 1924-08-24

"Laurcls." a new play by James
Forbes, viii be produced later in the
season by the Dramatists' Theater
Corporation.
Evening star., 1924-08-24

Theresa Maxwell Conover will be
in the cast of Otto Harbach's "Oh.
Madeline" to be produced by A. H.
Woods.
Evening star., 1924-08-24

THE Rose OF Killarney" comedy
by Ralph Thomas Kettering, will be
produced this season by James l..
Plunkett.
Evening star., 1924-08-24

"rhe Christmas Seal" a sketch by
Isabel Leighton, has been placed in
rehearsal for vaudeville use by Mrs.
Rudolph Valentino.
Evening star., 1924-08-24
N. Y. Symphony Orchestra

WALTER DAuROSCH Conductor
BRUNO WALTER. Guest-Conductor
Five Tuesdays Nov. Il Dec. 9, Jan. Is,
Feb. II Mar. II.
SoIOi~tS-rITO SCHIPA. Tenor:
SAMIEL DUSHI<IN NiOlinist, and
LIONEL TERTIS. Viola. in the
Double Concerto of Mozart; PAUL
kOCHANSkI. NiOIiniSt, and FELIN
SALMOND. 'CcIIiSt, in Double Con-
certo of BRAHMS.
BEETHOEEN'S NINTH SYM
PHONI, With SOIoiSts and Chorus.
Season Tickets: Sl2. SO. $3.50. S5 tax
exempt. Orders for all concerts now being
fled at Ms. Greene's Concert Bureau,
Droops. Thirteenth and G. Main 64e3.
Evening star., 1924-08-24
In the Spotlight.

Dudley Diggs has been appointed
producing director of the Equity
PLAYERS.
Evening star., 1924-08-24

Marilyn Miller left Los Angeles
last week for the east. to begin re-
hearsals of Charles Dillingham's pro-
duction of Barrie's Peter Pan" Mr.
Dillingham; announces that his Peter
Pan will be identical with the orig
inal production and that he does not
plan a musical vez~ion, as at first re-
ported.
Evening star., 1924-08-24

The new musical comedy in which
Gallagher and Shean will appear the
coming season Will carry the title.
The Two Must Get Theirs" There
Will be strong supporting company
to help out the comedians.
Evening star., 1924-08-24

Ned Jakobs announces the produc-
tion of "A Night of Love" an
operetta by Leo Feodroff and Valen-
tin Valentinoff. The English adap-
tation has been made by Louis Allen
Browne