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Evening star., 1924-04-27
Burlesque at the Opera.

aged matron with hair looking
like the last word in despair, who
rushes into the box at the opera very
late. talks very loudly during the soft
serenade and applauds briskly at the
wrong time?
Or the much overdressed. perfumed
and jeweled woman who rushes past
you at the handkerchief counter in
the department store gets into vio-
lent alteration with the saleswoman,
and then suddenly decides that what
she wants to buy is a dog collar. not
a handkerchief?
These and dozens of other foolish
females of society are said to have
furnished the model for the side-split-
ting Yamp. first depicted by James
Evening star., 1924-04-27
S+rand-"P -"Polly's Pearls"

The vaudeville portion OF the bill
of five acts at the Strand this week
is headed by merry musical farce,
"Polly's Pearls" with George Taylor,
the Sothern Sisters and Julia Dunbar
as the featured artists.
Second in Importance are the Three
Rounders, exponents of seng and
comedy, in "a Harmony Cocktail
with z Dash of Mirth." Others will
include Caulfield -Ritchie and company
in a diverting skit called "a Boy and
Girl Revue; Bell and LIE Clair, In
'aThe Tryout," and the Bells Duo,
spectacular novelty gymnasts.
The photoplay for the week Will
be william Fox's film version OF
Cameo Kirby" with John Gilbert in
the title role. It is one Of Booth
Tarkington's greatest stage sue
cesses, written in collaboration with
Harry Leon Wilson, and concerns a
the old Mississippi River steamboat
days. Minor films also will be shown.
Evening star., 1924-04-27
American Theater Supreme

A FTER viewing all the stages of
- the world, it is the belief of
Lionel Barrymore. that the American
theater is supreme.
''The greatest acting is right in
this country" declares Mr.. Barry
more, "and 1 am not saying this to be
patriotic, but because l really believe
il to be so.
you often see a successful produc-
ton abroad that would have a hard
! time lasting here. The best ideas
originate here, and this supremacy is
not confined to the legitimate stage,
as It. embraces the musical comedy
field as well.
MANY people feel that they are
Obliged to go abroad for fashions
Evening star., 1924-04-27

the United States. This amount
would naturally be decreased If men
lighted their smokes from the same
match. Some clever match company
started the hard luck superstition.
"You all know the superstition
about not counting the number OF
carriages in a funeral. Some family
was poor and couldn't afford many
carriages, SO to avoid comment that
family started that superstition
Walking under ladder is anothe-.
Common sense dictated the birth of
this one. 1t is plainly dangerous for
the man on top and the one wto
walks bepeath.
The brother of this superstition is
the one about opening an umbrella
inside the home. Some one, afraid of
having an eye poked out, wisely con-
! cefved Of the bad luck tie-up."
Evening star., 1924-04-27

Watts in the Greenwich Village Fol-
lies and now a feature in vaudeville
Watts has had plenty of chance to
study the type, for in London he was
favorite drawing room entertainer
and is said to have hobnobbed with
innumerable dowager ducheSSeS. So
successful were his parodies on popu-
lar favorites, in the opera and the
theater, that he was sought out by
Sir Oswald Stall and made one of the
stars of The Grotesdues," a famous
English group of ultra-modern play
ers. Watts appeared successfully at
the Coliseum also with "GrotesqueS
and then went to Italy to study for
grand opera. However. he decided in
the end that it was a lot more eun to
burlesque opera stars than to be one,
and he returned to England IN his
original traveSties.
Watts came to this country in the
"Show of Wonders
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Almas Fashion Revue.

Wednesday Leo Morrison, general
mnaager to Ned Wayburn, will bring
to Washington Ned Wayburn's COM
pany Of Music Box and FoIlies beau
ties.
Mr.. Morrison comes here to direct
the final rehearsal of the Ned Way
burn "RevuSical GirleSque," which
will form an important part of the
program at Convention Hall of the
Almas Temple Merchants Exposition
and Fashion Revue, May 2-10.
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Bon Tons.

Next week the Gayety will have
the Bon Tons" in two acts, with
twelve scenes, with the book. and
score full of comedy and melody.
John Barry, the somewhat different
comedian, heads the cast, which in
cludes also Sam Raynor, Louise
Wright, Walter La Foy, Bernice La
Barr, Lou Barry and Sandy Ackland
with a chorus of eighteen, and Dor
othy Roye It the head of her original
Chicago Jazz Band as a special at
fra
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Government Flyers in Film

TWO huge seaplanes, one of them a
twin-motor ship with inclosed
quarters which will accommodate
nineteen men, and Il large crew of
government aviators under the COM
mand of Lieut.. Stevens and Lieut..
Crist- of the Naval Air Service, with
headquarters in San Diego, are work
ing in the Wilmington Harbor, be-
tween the California Yacht Club an
chorage and the Bethlehem Shipbuild-
ing docks, helping Director AL San
tell in filming some of the thrill
stuff'' for Fools in the Dark"
Permission was obtained from
Washington to have the assistance of
the Naval Air Service in getting the
difficult "shots" for the big thrill and
laugh show.
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Dramatists' Theater, Inc.

"Ihe Rabbits Foot" like it's com
panion play THE Goose Hangs High"
is by a playwright not associated
with the Dramatists Theater, Inc.
When the organization was formed
Edward Childs Carpenter, chairman
of the board, declared that it was
the intention Of this association of
playwrights to produce Worthwhile
plays whether such plays were writ
ten by member-authors or by out
siders Lewis Beach, who wrote The
Goose Hangs High is a non-mem-
ber, and Rida Johnson Young also is
not officially associated with the
DramatistS Theater, Inc
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Four Broadway Favorites.

The head1iner at 3. f. Keith's The
ater next week brings one of the
greatest collections Of celebrated
dramatic stars ever seen in vaude-
vile in Janet Beecher, Olive Wynd-
ham, Violet Kimble Cooper and Harry
c. Browne, in Il comedy playlet,
"Auartment to Let" by Elliott Nu-
gent and Howard Lindsay.
Evening star., 1924-04-27

! and q lot Of other things, but it is
not necessary to do so for the finest
things in the theater, because they
are right here.
Audiences, however. are Just as
much part Of the play as is the
actor. I get much from them. They
either play with me or there is no
play. They take the scene from the
first entrance to the last curtain.
'Mr. Belasco directed my father in
many of his greatest successes. AS
a young man, Mr.. Belasco was also
associated with my mother, Georgia
Drew Barrymore, and my grand
mother, Mrs. John Drew.
"One might almost say it's a tradi-
tion in our family to be associated
with Mr.. Belasco and / am very hap
py to carry it on and to appear under
his direction"
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Jan Rubin, Swedish Vio-
linist.

Two offerings of exceptional merit will
head the bill at the Strand Theater
next week. The first will bring to Wash
ington Jan Rubini, the young Swedish
violin virtuoso, in popular and semi
classical selections, with Miss Yvonne
Mari at the piano. Featuring a cast of
seven, the second headline attraction
will present Armand KaliZ's THE
Honeymooners,' musical comedy
satire in one act by Jack Lait.
Others will include Frank Peggy
Jones, the Monopede Wonder Earl
and Mathews, in Around the World in
Danceland," land another feature TO be
announced later and feature photoplay.
Evening star., 1924-04-27

THE Dramatists' Theater, Inc, pro-
ducers of ~The Goose Hangs
High" encouraged by the success of
their first production, now announce
"The Rabbits Foot" by Rida john
son Young, as their second Offering.
This play, described as a comedy of
American life, had it's premiere in
Boston. The cast includes Tom Moore
Qate of the motion pictures), Eliza
beth Risdon, Cyril Keightley, Sylvia
Field, Mona Kingsley and Purnei
pratt James Forbes directed the new
play, and the settings have been de-
signed by Livingston Platt.
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Explains Some Superstitions
CUPERSTITIoNs have always -four

CUPERSTITIONS have always -four
- ished to a handsome degree among
stage and screen folk, but, according
to Edward Burns, these supposed
harbingers of bad luck are not only
unproductive of misfortune but their
origin can be logically and simply
explained.
During the filming of a scene re-
Gently, Burns struck a match to light
his pipe when his director and ,assis-
tant director hurried up to get a
light for their cigarettes.
boy shouted.
That's match company propa-
ganda," explained Burns. Every
day 100000 matches are used in
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Cosmos-'Watch the Drums

Two novel headliners will top the
Cosmos Theater bill next week,
widely different in type abut each
with. an established reputation for
it's entertainment. The Jack Powell
Sextet, in Watch the Drums" will
bring a unique Offering of comedy and
harmony, while 1.-The Four Horse
men," not the big Valentino movie,
will offer a new surprise from the
pen of William K. Wells, featuring
Joe Jenny. It Is one Of those aftrac-
tions that must not be talked about
too much In advance for fear OF spoil
ing its dramatic effect, but assurance
Evening star., 1924-04-27

''TrHE DREAM GIRL" a musical
comedy, with Fay BANTER as its
star, had its inaugural last week in
New Haven. Walter Woolf is in the
cast.
The Equity Players will soon offer
a series of matinees in New York of
'Heda Gabler."
The cast of "Flossie," a musical
comedy soon to be presented, will in
cIude Ray Darby, Doris Duncan and
Sydney Grant.
A melodrama by Henry Leverage,
lco-author of tfWhispering Wires" Will
be tried out this summer.
TOP Hole" musical piece. with
Lynne Overman in the leading role,
opened last week in Providence.
The presentation of The Bride
groom" in New York, has been in
definitely postponed. The play VIII
Dorothy Francis, formerly of the
Chicago Grand Opera Company. has
THE Purple Cow" the first produc-
ton of the Musical Comedy Guild.
In addition to Montague Love and
Selma MOTOScO, the cast UI ScuerneTS
will include Hans Robert, Marion Val.
entine, Richard La Sale and Ruby
Blackburn.
l. Lawrence Weber announces
Cain and Mabel a musical comedy,
by William La Baron and William Ill.
Friedlander, based on story by ii. G.
Witwer, for next season.
A. H. Woods will place in rehearsal
as soon as the troubles between the
managers and Equity are adjusted.
| THE Dreamers." by Barry Connors,
with Helen McKeilaT as its star, and
Values" by G. Marion Burton and
Geoffrey c. Stein.
A play entitled whistler with o.
P. Heggie in the title role, viii start
at Atlantic City May IL. 1t is the
work of Mrs. CavendiSh-
"On the Raft" a sketch from this
years Greenwich Village Follies," is
| to be presented in vaudeville.
| Tna KIpr fhe nhOtODlav actor. Will
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Gavety-' -'Whirl of Girls.

More than the usual number of
comedians, singers, dancers and en-
tertainers are promised in the cast
Of the big feminine revue, "Whirl Of
Girls" at the Gayety this week. Vic
Plant and Fred Binder are the fea-
tured com edfanS.
''Whiri of Girls" is an entertain
ment in two acts and twelve scenes
Evening star., 1924-04-27
In the Spotlig

make his first stage appearance in
New York in The Tantrum.'
THE Bride," comedy by Stuart
Olivier and George Middleton. will
open May in New York. Peggy
Wood has the leading role and the
cast includes Isabel Irving, Ferdinand
Gottschalk. Donald Cameron and
George Pauncefort.
The Moscow Art Theater will play
its farewell week in America the
week of May in the Imperial Thea
ter, New York.
.-The Dust Heap. n melodrama by
Bernard ]. McOwen and Paul Dickey.
put the Northwoods back on the le-
gitimate dramatic map at the VAN
derbilt Theater New York. No, it is
not a movie.
William Anthony Mcclure is con-
cocting a comedy with Joseph Ber-
nard Rethy which should catch the
eye of the placid New Englander with
its title of THE Passionate Puritan" !"
Andre Chariot sailed yesterday
from New York for Europe to pre-
pare a new revue for the Seiwyns.
Because of the illness of his banjo
player, Roger Wolfe kahn, son oil
Otto H. Kahn, played the banjo
nightly with his orchestra in
"Vogues" the new revue at the Shu-
bert Theater Mr.. Kahn's orchestra
is billed as the Roger Wolfe SYM
phony Jazz Orchestra"
Nora White, a chorus girl of Moon
light" now in New York, who jumped
into Elsa Ersi's role last week and
became elevated to the niche of gen.
eral understudy overnight, has re-
ceived a contract from l. Lawrence
Weber enabling her to jump into
roles for three years to come.
Lionel Atwi1l, star of The Out
sider' at the. Ambassador Theater. is
having a radio installed in his dress
ing room. Mr.. Atwill has no partic-
ular interest in the violin solos or
bedtime stories, but is a great prize
fight fan. Theatrical engagements
have always kept Mr.. Atwill away
from the big July bouts; this year he
hopes to enjoy a vicarious thrill
| through his radio at the Ambassador.
Evening star., 1924-04-27
New Theme IN the Theater.

side of the theater Some of the post
mortem gueaBes may be picturesque,
or even melodramatic, but they are
not likely to be CHEEKY and perhaps
it would be better to leave them in
the churches where they belong."-
The Wall Street Journal.
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Arcade.

Nightly dancing will continue at
the Arcade. Tuesday evening, as a
will be staged.
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Current Attractions
At the Theaters This Week

At the Theaters This Week
NATONIIonel Barrymore Laugh Clown Laugh"
play Opens evening.
BELASCO-Mask and Wig Club, evening
Mothers comedy Tuesday remainder o week.
POLTS-Grifiths America" photopay. (Second week.
kE1THSLevahan Orchestra vaudeville New show with
afternoon.
TVOL-Phooplay afternoon and evening
COSMOS-Wach the Drums" vaudeville New show opens
matinee tomorrow afternoon.
STRAND"Foys Pearls vaudeville. Opens afternoon
GAYETY-"Whir, of Girls, buresque Opens this
Evening star., 1924-04-27

s'T1HE DREAM GIRL" a musical
comedy, with Fay BANTER as its
star, had its inaugural last week in
New Haven. Walter Woolf is in the
cast.
Evening star., 1924-04-27

/ make his first stage appearance in
| New York in The Tantrum."
Evening star., 1924-04-27

The Moscow Art Theater will play
its farewell week in America the
week of May in the Imperial Thea
ter New York.
Evening star., 1924-04-27

The Equity Players will soon offer
a series of matinees in New York of
"Heda Gabler."
Evening star., 1924-04-27

'-The Dust Heap. n melodrama by
Bernard J. McOwen and Paul Dickey.
put the Northwoods back on the le-
gitimate dramatic map at the Van
derbilt Theater New York. No, it is
not a movie.
Evening star., 1924-04-27

William Anthony Mcclure is con-
cocting a comedy with Joseph Ber-
nard Rethy which should catch the
eye of the placid New Englander with
its title of THE Passionate Puritan"
Evening star., 1924-04-27

The cast of "Flossie." n musical
comedy soon to be presented. will in
clude Ray Darby. Doris Duncan and
Sydney Grant.
Evening star., 1924-04-27

l. Lawrence Weber announces
Cain and Mabel" a musical comedy,
by William La Baron and William Ill.
Friedlander, based on a story by ii. G.
WitWer for next season.
Evening star., 1924-04-27
is given that it is highly amusing

Joe King. the photoplay actor. vii
Evening star., 1924-04-26
MAY REOPEN COLLEGE
IN CONSTANTINOPLE
American Institution, Closed by
Turks, May Continue It's Work,
Cablegram States.

The medical department of Con-
stantinople Woman's College. which
was closed April II by the Turkish
government, probably will be per-
mitted to reopen and continue it's
work in a short time, according to
a cablegram received by the American
headquarters in New York of the
near east colleges from Vice Presi-
dent George II. Huntington of Robert
College, ConStantinople. The mes
sage. in reply TO one sent Mr.. Hunt
ington inquiring into the report that
the Engineering School at Robert
College had been closed, follows:
Government relations both col
leges excellent exception present
medical case. Officials assurances no
attempts invade rights engineer ring
department. Satisfactory adjustment
medical probably eventually"
Lack Of Funds Reported.
Constantinople Woman's College es-
tablished its medical department in
1919. and had not as yet received the
sanction of the Turkish government
April 10, the board of trustees of the
college decided that on account of
lack of funds, medical studies should d
be limited To premedical courses, with
the beginning of the next academic
year.
Seven days later the government
closed the medical department, but
officials of the college in America in
terpret Mr.. Huntington's cablegram
that the Turkish government is ad-
herring to its promise made to the
powers at Lausanne that foreign ed
ucational institutions established in
Turkey before October so. 1914. and
conforming to Turkish regulations
would be allowed to continue their
work. Tho engineering school re
ceived its permit from the Turkish
government in 1912.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
FAVOR DEFERRING
OF "SECTI0N 28"
House Committee Would Withhold
Enforcing of Provisions
Till May l, 1925.

Enforcement of section % of the
merchant marine act, providing pref
erential rates for commerce borne on
American ships. would be deferred
from June 20 next until May 1, 1925,
under a resolution reported today by
the House merchant marine COM
mittee.
The committee asked for considera-
tion of the resolution at the earliest
possible date.
By vote of "A to the committee
accepted the subcommittee report rec
ommending postponement of the pref
erential railroad freight rates to
shippers using American vessels,
which would be declared by the Sec
tion.
Evening star., 1924-04-26

1t is a strange thing that in the
prevailing censorship of letters anu
the stage no one has seen ht 70 note
the corruptive, perverung ana iHl :
moral nature of the classic Mother
Goose" =.
The book contains much that IS
damaging to the young:
1t derides marriage: Needles anu
pins. needles and pins, when man
marries his trouble begins.
1t encourages ignorance: ga
Mother Goose, when she wanted 70
wander, would ride through the air
oty a very fine gander"
It sanctions too much treeuon'
Wee Willie Wrinkle runs through the
town. upstairs and downstairs IN ms
nightgoWn."
1t encourages theft. to say nothing
of poor grammar: Tom, Tom, the
piper's son. stole a pig and away ne
run" , ~,
II doesn't tell the truth: Up hill
and down dale, butter j. llade in
every vale"
1t is disrespectful to old age, and
.hus encourages bad conduct ouEG
lambs to sell. Young lambs to sell.
Hear the old man shout and yell
1t encourages actions which lead
to poor health: Handy. Spandy
Jack a Dandy, loves plum cakes and
sugar candy"
Evening star., 1924-04-26
MOTHER LOSES FIGHT
FOR TWO CHILDREN
Old Fugitive Slave Law Invoked
in Case Held Inadequate
by Court.

Justice Siddons OF the District Su-
preme Court today decided that the
fugitive slave law. which was amend
ed in 1850 to include minors appren-
ticed to tradesmen. was never intend
ed TO cover a case where mother
sought TO recover the custody of her
children even if the children are sup
posed to labor for her during their
minority.
The court. therefore. dismissed pc
tition of. Mrs. Ada NJ. Tapponier of
Evening star., 1924-04-26
DOCTOR, PENNILESS,
SLASHES THROAT
Rushed to Hospital With Wounds
in Neck. and Also in Arms
and Legs.

After cutting his throat, arms and
legs with a razor DR.. Thomas Hickey.
fifty-tve years Of age, called for help
from his room at the Vendome Hotel
today. l.. {. Provost occupying an
adjoining room. went to his assistance
and found Hickey on the bed with
gaping wounds from the razor slashes.
Casualty Hospital was notified and
the patient was taken there in an
ambulance where physicians pro-
nounced his condition as serious. but
not critical.
Police at the sixth precinct found
a note in the room written by pr.
Hickey stating that for three months
he had been penniless and in starV-
iner condition. Hickey had lived at
the hotel for the last five years
Evening star., 1924-04-26
WOMAN VOTERS MAP
PROGRAM FOR YEAR
Entire Range of Woman's Inter
ests Covered in Plans Made
in Convention.
RITCHIE TO SPEAK TONIGHT
Gov. Pinchot Also Among Speakers
Before League.
BY the Associated Press.


BUFFALO, n. Y, April 26.-The
carrying out of the league program
was discussed on the floor of the con-
vention under the leadership of de-
partment heads and comnitteewomen
at today's session of the National
League of Women Voters Subjects
presented covered nearly the entire
range of the leagues interests, in
preparation for consideration and
adoption of the organizations pro-
gram for the coming year, to be pre-
sented to the delegates as whole for
action later in the session. The pro-
gram already has been approved by
he chairmen of committees sponsor
ing its various parts and by the
league officers and regional directors:
Delegates from the seven regions OF
the league gathered for regional
luncheons this afternoon, followed by
state caucuSeS-
Pinchot and Ritchie TO Speak.
Tonight GOV. Clifford Pinchot OF
Pennsylvania and Gov. Albert Z.
Ritchie of Maryland will address the
1irSt mass meeting of the conVehtloh.
Gov. Silzer of New Jersey, VINO also
was scheduled to speak, announced
yesterday ne would be unable TO at
kend. Gov. Pinchot VIII discuss re-
construction of state finance and Gov.
Ritchies subject will be reorganlza-
tion of public employment.
Mrs Ann Webster of New Mexico
told the delegates at today's session
that there are enough laws on the
statute books to carry out an eftl-
cient social hygiene program IN any
state if the laws are enforced. MRS,
Webster is chairman of the social
hygiene committee. Her topic was
THE Prevention of Delinquency"
Urges Enforcement.
while there are many model laws
advocated by social hygienists. the
enactment of legislation is not help
ing the problem until we follow up
the laws enacted and demand impair
tial enforcement of them," she said
The National League of Women
Voters is helping women to learn the
relationship between social hygiene
and the government.
knowledge concerning the en-
forcement of our laws is as impor-
tant a part of the voters education as
Knowledge of the use of the ballot
itself
Mrs Webster reviewed social hy-
giene legislation during past years.
The discrimination against woman
Sex offenders is the greatest dis
elimination left on our statute
books. she declared
Miss Gladys Harrison of Minnesota,
executive secretary of the Minnesota
League of Women Voters. described
the league as the most exciting
sounding and least exciting acting
organization in the world"
Evening star., 1924-04-26
HOUSTON is REIND0RSED.
Northeast Citizens Unanimous for
Reanpointment to School Board.

w. J.. Houston was unanimously IN
dorsed for another term as member
of the board Of educa ton by the
Northeast Boundary Citizens AsSo-
citation last night at a. special meeLlnS )
called to consider school matters The
resolution approving Mr.. Houston for
another term was presented by IL. ID.
Woodson. chairman Of the school
committee
The association decided to work for
the rest oration of an item OF s''3uo
for additional land for the Burrville
school Which was cut from the Dis
trict bill in the House. Officers Tor
the ensuing year will be elected at
the next regular meeting Friday, May
. President L. +. RamSaur presided.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
RELIEF BILL DISCUSSED.
Senate Continues Hearing on Ger
man Children's Aid.

Hearings were continued today by
the Senate foreign relations commit
tee on the Fish bill, proposing appro-
priation Of s1o.ooo,oo0 for the relief
of German children, but no decision
was reached as to the committees
report. Some members reported evil
dence had come to them of increased
opposition based on the desire for
extreme economy in governmental ex-
penditures.