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Evening star., 1924-04-22
actor in which is Little Jim. a wres-

actor in which is Little Jim, a wres-
Ting bear, who meets all comers
The best feature of the excellent
program is the comedy of Nanny
King. one of the really good funsters
that musical revueS have overlooked
in the burlesque field Nanny installs
himself as a favorite from the mo-
ment he is discovered in the audience
and his rapid-fire comedy keeps tho
crowd in good humor until the final
curtain, and even after that. And he
plays a fiddle"
Another good performer is Helen
Flynn, a graceful young lady with a
future She apparently has about as
few bones as a jelly fish, and her
work in the hula and Egyptian
dances brought many rounds of ap-
plause. Florence Kane is a live wire
entertainer as SongSter, and is for
tunate in being supplied with one
song, "Fidgety Fidge," that is reg
good bit of energy in her song and
dance numbers. and Nan Palon fur
niShes a contrast with a few songs
of a more classical trend. Others in
the cast are Joe Barrett, Burton Carr
and Reds Marshall, the latter ap-
parently good comedian but with
few opportunities.
Jim Tom Story. with his saxophone,
and Sonny Thompson's jazz enter
tainers furnish the instrumental
music. The wrestling act of Little
jim" the bear, is a scream. He is
billed to meet all corners. Many were
called, but there were few who came.
The chorus is all that could be de-
sired, the dance numbers being exc
cuted with a skill that had its reward
in the applause of the patrons last
night.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
Central Highs Vaudeville.

The third annual vaudeville pro-
duced by the dramatic section of the
Central High School Alumni Associa-
tion in tho auditorium at 18th and
Clifton streots last night was well
worthy of better patronage than 1t
received. 1t will be repeated this
evening, when its promoters hope the
esprit de corps that is a marked char
acteristic of the school will more
| Gbundantly help to swell the fund
for the associations memorial enter
prises.
The show is excellent throughout
and well worth a visit 1t presents
Meyer Davis L. Paradis Band in its
! lire Mckinley Dancers in delightful
| offerings of terpsichore, Il sketch by
| the dramatic section and other num-
| bers that offer their individual mo-
| ments OF charm. melody and fun.
The first Offering, entitled AT the
Club" served to display the vocal
talents of Edward r. Carr. Edward
X. O'Donnell. J. Eliot Wright and
Theodore Vandoren, with Sterling T..
Abrams at the piano, with a clever
| lmpersonation of Walter Kelly, "the
Virginia Judge" by Thomas H Chap
| man Then came the feet-stirring
| syncopation of the Ie Paradis Band,
and applause was not lacking after
its every number.
The Caroline Mckinley dancers,
| with Florence Thompson as THE
Vik ing" FLA mes in the Forest and
| "a Rag Doll Dream" in which Marion
| Chance, Evelyn Davis, Judy Lyeth
and Florence Thompson acquitted
| themselves with charm and excel
lence. Mrs Dorothy McCauley Mari
Evening star., 1924-04-22
Cosmos-Will Stanton, Nat
Martin s Orchestra.

National Vaudeville Associations
benefit week opened auspiciously at
the Cosmos Theater yesterday after
noon with a fine bill and a large and
generous audience which quickly fill
ed the tambourines and collection
vessels passed around for the benefit
of the sick and unfortunate of the
profession. The object of the only
collection made during the year in
the vaudeville theaterS was simply
explained. as well as the reasons why
the public is asked to help at this
time. Many entertainments, charita- =
BILE and otherwise, are given by pri-
vate organizations and individuals, TO
which professional talent generously
contributes. The players are now
asking for a return for the benefit of
their own charity fund
VIII Stanton and his Cabaret
furnished by Nat Martins peppery.
musical SeXtet of jazz artists, heads
the bill with an act that held atten-
ton and won laughter and applause
from start to finish. AS the cabaret
souse, Stanton is both actor and aero
bat and very amusing. He is obliged
to divide the honors, however, with
Ethel Stanley, cabaret gem, and
Nat Martins merry syncopators, who
play melodious music as well as Jazz
with the best of them.
Niobe opens with wonderful bit
of work in a glass tank and under
water. She eats, drinks, talks and
sings and, with eyes and mouth open,
displaying pretty white teeth. she
seems to all appearances as if she
were outside the fluid that has been
known to drown people who have
tried such tricks in it before.
Sam Hyams and Clara Louise
Evans have a neat act of comedy and
song. called '1The Quakeress." while
Johnny Hyam. in playing Franks
with Webster" keeps both laughter
and applause as a steady accompani-
ment, and Murdoch and the Kennedy
Sisters, as nifty a trio as ever ap-
peared in vaudeville in this city, put
snap and vim, as well as orig
inality in style and method, into their
New Stuff and Nonsense" that makes
it one of the most enjoyable acts of
the season.
The photoplay, James Cruces 1.-The
Fighting Coward" is a fine picture
of the old south, in which Cullen
Landis, Ernest Terrence, Noah Beery
and Mary Astor are featured in in
teresting and well played charac-
terizationS Jimmy Aubrey. in The
Lunatic," furnishes a funny farce.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
n w GnAith's America

The struggles of the makers on q
nation lifted an audience TO Tar
heights when d. W. Griffith amer
ica'" picturing events that Amerl-
cans hold dear, was presented IN
Washington for the first time at
Polls Theater last night- ,.:
The Pickering shadows unIona ms, i,,
tory with it's drama interviewer IN
such a convincing way that an au-
dience drawn from the CapItals so
cial. official and residential clrcIes
burst all bounds of customary re-
straint to give an outlet to the pent-
M enthusiasm aroused by the story
of patriotic sacrifice and courage III
the face of terrific odds.
1t is probably the genuine naVor
inducted into the film portrayaa %
against oppression which raises the
picture above the ordinary plane ana
places it in niche by ltseI. 30 !aF
as possible, we are told, actual ms :,
tory is reduplicated in America
when seventy-seven colonials fought
against 500 smart and trim BRUSH
regulars at Lexington; not man ~
more or less was IN the plaS-lL 10
assured by Mr.. Griffith.
When beams from the old North
Church tower were thrown across
the bay to Paul Revere as a sigma
of the British approach, Mr.. Grlihtn
used exact replica-s Of the original
lanterns for the picture. Such things
flavor, and they run throughout the
picture.
When Paul Revere rode with the
fate of a nation one night, hurui1ns
fences and taking perilous Jumps
madman on horseback-the enthu-
siasm which had been yelling up
broke like a thunderstorm in the au-
dience. When Valley FORCES snow
laid floor was streaked with stains
from tho bleeding feet of Washing
tons men there was tense quietude
When Fort Sacrifice was saved after
the breakup Of Buffers army. ap-
nlause again ruled the house And
all this emotion was conjured up by
the simple presentation by high light
and shadow of the events surround
ing Americas birth.
Neil Hamilton rendered a superior
account of himself as Nathan Holden
young continental symbOlizing the
average American of his day, and
Carol Dempster as Miss Nancy Mon
tague leaves few opportunities to
waste themselves. Lionel Barrymore
equaled any one in the cast in his
characterization Of Capt Walter
Butler.
All in all, America" is for Amer
Evening star., 1924-04-22
ADJUSTMENTS

icana If you feel the spirit of
Americanism getting sluggish this
photoplay is probably the best tonic
you can get 1t is good for all
youngsters as well as those past life's
halfway line, because it is American
to the core and it inculcates history
in a way that never a textbook
printed can give it Mr.. Griffith de-
serves a national tribute of apprecia-
tion.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
National-"C Cherry Blossom
Time.

~v.herry blossom Time,'' Rollin Bonds
new comic opera, with a Satirical
story of Washington political and
social life, burst into bloom on the
stage of the National Theater last
night with beauty of melody, finished
acting and buoyant comedy that de-
lighted a large audience until the
brilliant finale at about a quarter to
IL o'clock. The fact that the cast
was entirely made up of local people,
mostly young folks, lent added charm
70 the production, and the only anna
teuriSh moments, that will doubtless
disappear in other performances only
added to the genial atmosphere for
the first-night audience.
Rollin Bond, composer OF the score
and orchestral conductor, and Gene
We've Farneu, who wrote the book
and lyrics, have fully Justlhed tneir
ambitious effort presented by the
Washingtonians. The volume, the
ing tones of the chorus voices are
special tribute to the skillfui training
of Mr. Bond. Both SeXtets show nne
work and the male chorus, The G.rl
That's Good" sung without lnstrl-
mental accompaniment is one OF the
fine features and received enthusi-
astic recalls Other part1cula:LY
catchy melodies are I've Got the
Prohibition Rabies, 'ChaperonlllS
and use Diplomacy"
soprano, really won the individual
laurels among the many principals,
although all are good. She mas hoe
only a voice of power ana rlch qudi
ity, crystal clear and with perlecl
enunciatfon, but she has also an eS :
ceIlent stage presence and personal
ity. She is ideally cast III lHe iolo -
Violet, the Chaperon.
J. Frank Duggan, operatlc pass
gives his role of Senator hlaNanr' the
unscrupulouS senatorial DosS, an III
tereSting Interpretation ana SINGS III
his usual finished manner. Lawrence
X. Downey. as the newly elected ou.
poor senator, sang with dlsnlueu
noise and a mellow baritone voice,
especially effective in the SOLO part ol
Wave, Old Glory, in the seconu az !.
Everett SternS Hardell, the SounS
romantic tenor, who plays the nero
with much fervor, has an unusuaiIS
mig voice. with beautifully rounueu
tones and fine quality. Helen MARIE s
Eoontz contralto, makes the most oA
q difficult and not particularly IN
pathetic role as the rejected maiden
pbo turns oriental bootlegger for re-
venge. Evelyn Grioben, lyric So
prano, sings the ingenue role or the
senator's sweet young daughter: Ju-
liette F>rancey and joseph T.. Sosa1
are fine in the chief comedy roieS' anu
Donna Maria leads an unusualIy Cu'e
tanner ballet in two dance numbers.
The settings are interesting. The
one depicting the cherry trees along
the tidal basin won hearty applause
when the curtain rose on the 'pettlhs
party" ,,
The orchestra. under Mr.. Bonds ex-
p.rienced direction, gave the SINGERS
admirable support and did not at aii ,
time compete with the voices, as Is
often the case with professional or
chestral accomplishments.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
PRISON LUXURY DENIED.
No Special "Treatment' for In
mates, Atlanta Warden Says.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 22.-Referring
to the testimony of J. Z. wilkins be-
fore the Senate Daugherty committee
in Washington, that George Remus, a
millionaire bootlegger from Ohio"
had a private room and bath and a
pass which permitted him freedom of
the Atlanta federal prison, and that
other prisoners had been told they
could get the same treatment if they
had some money, Warden A E. Sar-
tain said he knew of no grounds for
the statement.
Il know of no special treatment
for any prisoners" he said, land
Evening star., 1924-04-22
LOUISIANA IS VOTING.
General Election to Ratify Nom.
nations Recently Made.

NEW ORLEANS. La. April ga
light vote was expected today in tho
central election TO ratify the nom
inations for all state and parish off,
fees and the legislature made in the
recent Democratic primary. Henry L.
Fuqua. for governor, was the sue,
cessful candidate in the primary.
For the first time in sixteen years
the Republican nominated candidates
for governor, lieutenant governor
and secretary of state, but the op-.
position was not taken seriously, the
principal purpose of the leaders in.
putting out candidates being to hold
the party status.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
Keith 's-Kouns Sisters.


This is National Vaudeville Artists
week all over the country, and pa
irons everywhere are being excep-
uonally entertaind that the yearly
contributions to the benefit fund may
be the more generous for the sick and
| unfortunate of the profession.
At keith's last night Jim McWil-
liams. the nut pianist and entertain
er, slipped into the program, and for
| twenty minutes kept the audience in
an uproar of laughter. Mac is one
OF the cleverest men in vaudeville
he is able to do almost everything
well. He has few superiors as a
no superiors as monologist. He
made such hit last night that he
had to finally beg off.
Nellie and Sara kouns are the lop
liners and lovers of vocal harmtny
found them a real treat. the swiss
being the more pleasing of their Sc
| 1eCtions. Their costumes are very
attractive and the beautiful drops
| II the rear enhanced them to a marked
degree. Many curtain calls rewarded
| these fine singers.
Miss Terra opened the bill with a
| mystery act that made the audience
rub it's eyes. Sargent and Marvin
| followed as two musical dudes and
| were well received. The English
]
well known character act under the
| title oddities, Eccentric and Realis-
tic that scored a hit.
The Four CamerOnS in an act called
| Like Father, Like Son." gave Louis
| chance to demonstrate his clever
| ness as an acrobat and dancer. with
| the others filling in. Lloyd 1bach' $
| Entertainers. jazz orchestra, helped
| out the splendid dancing of Kendall
| CappS, and the saxophone playing of
Allen Quirk was especially effective.
| The act is a good one and merited the
| long applause il received. Frank
| Dixon, in Lonesome Manor" with
Marguerite Murphy, also shared in
the big applause. The lines of the
| little sketch are snappy and up to
date, and the little woman is an ex-
| cellent foil for the star. The Les
Kicks closed the bill with an electric
| dancing act that was beautiful and
| well received. The house attractions
| complete the fine big program of the
| week.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
ANGORA WRITER COMING.

NEW YORK, April 22-Miss Ellis
aih Youssouf, the first woman jour
nalist Of Turkey, arrived yesterday on
the Orduna with sixteen other dele
gates to the Womens International
League for Peace and Freedom, which
meets in Washington May to Z. Miss
Youssouf said it was her ambition
to be the first newspaper woman in
Turkey to be paid d salary. She
receives no pay now, she said.
Evening star., 1924-04-22
Gayety-"L Let's s Co."

The Gayety Theater presents a di-
versified program this week, the of
fering being billed as Fred Clark's
Lets Co." There are the usual songs
and dances, mixed with a dash of
comedy, that go to make up the reg
ular burlesQue show; negro quartet
of jazz musicians, several good spe-
cialties, and to top the whole there
is a comedy wrestling turn, the chief
Evening star., 1924-04-22
WILLS FUND FOR CIGARS.
British Hmorist Provides f,
Smoking to His Memory.

LONDON, April 22-In the will of
the late Sir Henry Lucy, for many
years the famous Toby NJ P" of
Punch, a provision is made that at
the annual dinners Of the Punch staff
a box of cigars is to be passed to the
guests to be smoked in memory of
the donor. The will sets aside f10O
to be invested and used for this pur-
pose.
Sir Henry left many bequests to
hospitals and charities in memory OF
various relatives. The estate is valued
at f250.000. on which the state tax
amounts to f55.0OO
Evening star., 1924-04-22
was at the piano during these

numbers.
Edward r O'Donnell then woke
things up with his songs and ukuleIs
and with Sterling f. Abrams at the
piano, and the Co number of the
program completed the riot of mer-
riusent with Valentino and Solo
(ThonLaS Chapman), "Senegambia a. s
Sensational Steppers." Valentino T>ur-
pin and Edward r Carr and Solo
Debris, Thomas III. Chapman, assisted
throughout by the Paias d'Dance
Orchestra which held it's own in the
musical line.
Thomas H Chapman was the gen
eral director, Edward K Carr as
sistant general director, George Pol
lock business manager, Harold O.
1'honlen stage manager, and Gerald
Cook, musical director
Evening star., 1924-04-22

there are prisoners without a. cent
who have the same privileges as Re
mus. There is no different treatment
here for those of different classes of
wealth."
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
D. c. BUDGET IS.
To CONE UP
MONDAY
House Subcommittee Plans to
Take Up Consideration Of
1925 Appropriation.

Consideration of the District of
Columbia estimates for the fiscal
years 1925 will be undertaken Mon
day, by the District subcommittee
of the House Appropriations Com
mittee, it was announced today.
The committee will probably con-
sumo several weeks to consider the
estimates. The House will not be
ready to take up the District bud
get for some time, since it is we'll
down in the list of appropriation
bills scheduled for the coming SEES
sion and the House has barely get
ten under way on the first of these
measures, the Interior Department
bill.
There are appropriations for local
institutions totaling nearly $4,000
900, included in the Interior De-
partment supply measure. These
include St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Columbia institution for the Deaf,
Howard University and Freedmen's
Hospital.
Members of the District Appro-
priations subcommittee are Con-
gressmen Charles r. Davis, of Min
nesota, chairman; George H. Think
ham, Of Massachusetts,; Frank ii.
Funk, of Illinois; William A. Ayres,
of Kansas, and John j. Eagan. Of
New JERSEY.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
AID FOR RUBBER
IS SOUGHT Of
CONGRESS
Will Be Urged to Rescue U. s.
Interests From Clutch OF
British Monopoly.

Congress will be urged during
the present session to take steps
to make the United States indepen-
dent of the British crude rubber
monopoly, following consideration
of surveys by workers OF the De-
partment Of Commerce, it was
learned today.
The need to locate rubber-glow-
ing areas closer to this country,
competitive to British and other
non American operations in the
Far Fast, was emphasized Novc:n-
Der 1, 1922. when the British col
onies of the Far East adopted the
crude rubber restriction measures.
Control Thr6e-FOurths.
British interests controi seventy
five per cent of rubber grown
throughout the world, and the
United States in the past year I'M
ported seventy-nine per cent OF the
total world production.
A little more than a year ago,
Harvey S.. Firestone, president OF
the Firestone Tire and Rubber
Company, of Akron, Ohio, started
activities against the monopoly,
laying before the Government facts
and figures to show what the re-
striction would mean to users OF
automobile tires and other prod
ucts in this country.
A conference in Washington,
called by the Akron manufacturers
and including rubber, automobile
and accessory manufacturers, pro-
tested to Congress against the re-
striction act and endorsed the Con-
gressional appropriation of $SO0,o0O
to investigate new sources OF rub
Der supply.
Forced Price Drop.
The protest startsl by Firestone
became so widespread that the
price of crude rubber took IN APP
preciable drop last year, saving
the American people approximately
SIS, 100000.
Department of Commerce sur
veyors are compiling reports on
prospects of rubber production in
the Philippines, the Amazon val
ley, Caribbean Sea countries and
the Far East.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
Identifies Her Ankles
In Husbands Suit
For Divorce

NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 25.-
DR.. Frank L. Crane, dentist.
testifying in Falda Ruffridge's
suit for divorce, told Vice
Chancellor Foster he knew it
was Mrs. Cornelia Bird Ruff
ridge he saw sitting on a couch
with Robert H. SPAIN because
he could tell Mrs. Ruffridge's
ankles.
give seen her in a bathing
suit" he explained.
To test DIR. Cranes eyesighS
the defense attorney called an
other young woman to the
front. She and Mrs. Ruffridge
sat on chairs with their backs
turned to the dentist and their
ankles displayed. DIR. Crane
promptly identified Mrs. Ruff
ridges.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
Czarists In Berlin
Celebrate Lenin's
Death Gayly

BERLIN, Jan. 25.-Two big
Russian restaurants where a
former Russian prince plays a
fiddle and beautiful women-for-
merly favorites at the Cars
court-dance, were the scenes Of
wild orgies behind drawn shut
ters today.
Refugee mobiles and others,
driven from Russia by the COM
munists, were celebrating tn
death of Lenin.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

whitener, softener and ~beautifier.
Massage this sweetly fragrant
lemon bleach into the face. neck.
arms and hands. It can not irri-
tate. Famous stage beauties use
it to bring that clear. youthful skin
and rosy-white complexion; also to
soothe red, rough or chapped hands
and face. You must mix this re-
markable bleach yourself. It can
not be bought ready to use because
it acts best Immediately after it is
reDared
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
PToMAINE IN PIE KILLS
MAN: a OF FAMILY ILL

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 25.--A. J..
Allgeier, of Louisville, died from
what physicians said appeared to
be ptomaine poisoning resulting
from eating pie at dinner Tuesday
night.
Four other members of his family
are critically Ill from the same
cause.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
You Know. the
HERRINGTONS>

G'HEY Asve aoaparrment in Park Avenue and place
up in Westchester At the country home all the
4 Country Club likes drop in of afternoon for
the Herngons the best cocktails the neghbohood
Harrington himself is good SPORT and he certainly has
capable bootegger Mrs Harrington blonde with bobbed
hair, and way of telling slightly ofcol0r story that
makes her popular
The Herringtons have children: boy and girl.
The boy has just passed tentyone and the girl is sixteen
The Herngtons believe that the way the younger
generation is be pals with them No enjoys Herring
tons cocktails than his son, and enjoys Mrs
Herrington's stories more than her daughter.
The Herrngtons don't realize it, but that boys name
just about flare from the front pages of the
papers Even with his fathers generosity he can't get
enough he around the village drinking stuff closely
related to varnsh.
Nor do they realize that lot of people are talking
about their daughter and wondering why she sneak away
church in the village where she kneels in prayer with
running down her face.
You know the Herringtons We all know them. They
are the people who talk about the wdne of the young
generation They talk lot but don't think much They
the figures that dance and drink through Here's How
significant short story February HearstS International
by our American Ambassador to Rome-chard Washburn
Child.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
BUREAU FOR MERCHANT
MARINE ASKED IN BILL

Senator Walsh DeA) of Massa-
.chusetts, has introduced a bill in
the Senate creating a bureau Of
merchant marine in the Department
of Commerce.
The proposed bureau would take
over the duties now vested in the
United States Shipping Board.
The bill. would retain the Emerg-
ency Fleet Coronation to operate
lines that cannot be turned over to
private interests.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN TO
MAKE TOUR OF AMERICA

MELBOURNE, Jan. 25.-Williani
M. Hughes, Australia's Grand OLD
Man and prime minister from 1915
to 1923, has entered into con.
tract to make a lect6ring tour
in America on Australian develop
ment.
He will leave for the United
States during February.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
U. S. STEEL IS PLANNING
$15,ooo,ooo EXTENSIONS

NEW YORK. Jan. Is. = The
United States Steel Corporation. is
planning extensions and improve
ments costing $15,OOO,OO0. Judge E,
H, Gary, chairman Of the board, an
noIlnced today.
Six millions will be spent on the
Homestead, Pa, plant: $4,000, 900 at
the Gary, Ind. tube plant and
SO, zoo, 900 for new by-products coke
ovens at Gary.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
YOUNG ITALIANS CLUB
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

Romano Mascetti will preside over
the destinies of the Young Italians
Club for the ensuing year, as the
result Of the recent elections.
other officers are: Salvatore LON.
bardi, vice president; Gino SINH, re.
cording secretary; Tomasso Pugliese,
financial secretary; Antonio Cestonc
and Francesca Gallo, first and sec.
ond marshals, respectively. Officers
will be installed at a meeting in
Immaculate Conception Hall Wed.
nesday.