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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
Westerns in Vogue Again
4 REMARKABLE run on western

A REMARK ABLE run on western
- yarns is reported by fiction SELL
ers
For no apparent reason except
that a ringing yarn of red-blooded
adventure with big action and ap-
pealing romance never fails to stir
the pulses, the book dealers and
magazine editors have found west
ern tales have come into renewed
popularity in recent months. This
news comes from Thomas II. Ince
Emerson Hough, whose sudden
death cut short his work. and Court
ney Ryley Cooper, welding vigorous
pens dipped in frst-hand knowledge
of the west, are said to have given
a spectacular squirt to this vogue. AS
a result the attention of the picture
makers has been turned back TO this
field, and some novel westerns are
promised in the coming months.
tered the field OF motion pictures, in
1911. capitalized upon the American
never failing interest and response
to stories OF the conquering of the
west He discovered that the city
child. signing for the boon of open
spaces, tingling ozone. prairie
stretches and the romance Of pioneer
Ing, which the life of the metropolis
cannot give, turned eagerly to screen
stories OF the outdoor world for re-
Taxation.
The Last Frontier" his latest pic
ture Of this type, tells the story of
che laying Of the first transconti-
mental railroad through the great
buffalo lands OF the west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
Mask and Wig Story.

Jimmy" Prothero. the comedian "a
last years Mask and Wig Club (Cni-
versity of Pennsylvania production,
and veteran of previous shows, will
again take the leading female" com
edy role in the Wiggers' current pro-
duction. That's That" Monday eve
ming, April %, at the Shubert- BeIasco,
An old lady" last year, he will this
season amuse the public as Harriet
Martyr, an orphaned country girl.
Three other veteran Wiggers are
included in this years cast-Eugena
c. Felt and Edwin r. Cox, jr., who
appear as a pair of professional
dancers in an up-to- date mah-jong
Beach's leading hotel. and Paul
years chorus. who will take the part
trio, Tom, Dick and Harriet, will fall
to the lot of j. Lee Patton, jr.
Charles Gilpin has this year pro
whistling type, among which "Theli
Maybe Lady Luck VIII Smile on Me
and when the. Old Wheel Turns
Around are likely to be remembered.
He has also provided two musical
specia1ties for the second act.
Raymond de S. Shryock, n new
conner, will be seen as Peggy. the
leading lady, who, it may be said la
passing, is distinctly of the fapper
type. Her father will be in the hands
of John H. Reiners, jr., who plays
along lines of Frank Lalor.
Others in the cast include Henry
Roberts, Theodore J. Phillips. jr., and
II. d. Merrick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
A Man of Little Faith.

HOLLYWOOD has heard story
concerning Jacqueline Logan that
broke during the production OF Mel
ford's latest, The Dawn of a To-
morrow"
Something like five years ago Miss
Logan was taking a flyer" at jour
nalism on small paper in Nebraska
One of the members of the papers
staff had just returned from Holly
wood. and. being familiar with condi-
tions. he was timidly asked by Miss
Logan if he thought she had a
chance. He assured her that there
wasn't a chance in the world, even
for her.
In the meantime Miss Logan made
the big leap and found movie fame.
contrary to his predictions, while the
journalist in the same period had de-
serted Nebraska and gone into maya
zine work.
1t happened that he was designated
to interview Miss Logan for a movie
magazine during her work in this new
Melford production. While Jacque-
line admitted she was strongly
tempted. she carefully refrained from
any reference TO the writer's five
year-old prediction that she had no
chance in film land She didn't even
giggle at him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
Alexander Hamilton.
GEORGE NASH has been chosen

GEORGE NASH has been chosen to
play George Washington, Mabel
Taliaferro will be Betty Schuyler and
Allen Conner Hamilton in Alexander
Hamilton" one OF the Chronicles of
America" pictures now being pro-
duced by Yale University Press, Ken
meth webb is directing.
The picture shows the Inauguration
Of George Washington as first Presi-
dent of the United States, and traces
the fearless manner in which the new
nation handled the problems of taxa
ton under the financial direction of
Hamilton The tax on whisky, since
it provoked resistance, provided the
real test for the government to show
its courage and power. This incident.
which became known as the whisky
Rebellion" of 1894, is graphically de-
picted in the new Yale Press film.
A second production unit, under
the direction of Webster Campbell,
has just returned from Yorktown,
Va. where 100 United States SOL
diers and 16 officers assisted in re-
enacting the important battle of
Yorktown over the very ground on
which Washington and CORVALLIS
fought in 1881. The scenes of Corn
wallis surrender are said to be par
ticularly impressive.
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Harvard and the Drama.

A SSOCIATES of the Selwyns in the
presentation of Eugene O'Neill's
latest play, Welded" at the Thirty
ninth Street Theater in New York
are Kenneth Mcgowan, Eugene
O'Neill and Robert Edmond Jones,
directors OF the Provincetown Play
house, a remarkable little theater in
McDougalI street, and located in the
heart of Greenwich Village.
Mcgowan is a dramatic critic and
Jones is a designer Of scenery. They
were fellow students at Harvard and
worked together i'll the Harvard
Dramatic Club. O'Neill was a stu
dent there also some years later, so
Harvard is we'll represented in the
little theater that produces exotic
plays for esoteric people. Jones came
to know O'Neill at Provincetown,
Mass, where the playwright spends
his summers, and Jones and Mac
gowan spent an entire summer there
with him
When the little theater was about
to lose its director O'Neill interested
his two friends in joining him to
continue its operations. 1t was
O'Neill who was instrumental in
forming the Provincetown Players,
and they were the first to act in his
Emperor Jones" and THE Hairy
Ape both plays later going to
larger theaters in the theatrical dis
trict
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
Poll 's-Sothern and Mar

f. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe
will be seen at Polls Theater this
week beginning tomorrow evening.
Twelfth Night will be presented
tomorrow night. Hamlet" Tuesday
night. Romeo and Juliet" Wednes-
day night and Saturday afternoon.
The Tanning of the Shrew" Thursday
and Saturday nights and The Mer-
chant of Venice" Friday night.
Playgocrs are urged TO note that the
plays will begin sharply at o'clock
al night and at o'clock at the Satur-
day matinee. the only matinee to be
given. After the curtain rises no
one will be seated until the intermis-
sion.
The modern stage decorations
lowe have provided for their plays
this season are said to mark an i'm
portant advance in Shakespearean
production in this country. This new
scenery is thought to add illusion,
poetry and unusual atmosphere to
the classics and TO offer decided
practical advantage in the elimina-
ton OF waits between the scenes, in
this way giving swift movement to
the action of the drama. New stage
business also has been introduced
into the plays
Of special interest is the restaging
Of the play scene in Hamlet" which
brings the play actors down stage.
while the king, queen, Hamlet and
Ophelia are brought to the center on
a raised throne platform. The ghost
scenes have been given new point
by the lighting.
The supporting company includes
Frederick Lewis. Lenore Chippen-
dale, France Bendtsen, Albert S.
Howson, V. l. Granville, T. q Bailey.
Thomas Holding Vincent Sternroyd,
Frank Peters, Florence Fair. Fred
erick Kaufman, Milano Tilden, H.
Fisher White. Eugenie Webb, Forbes
Dawson. Milton Stiefel. ]. Ramon
Abrams. Sarah Fishman, Christina
Affeld, Verne Collins. Maurice Robin
son, Constantine Zazzali, Loretta
Healy, Lillian Gray, Leone Wood
and Lillian Walker.
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Tivoli - Another de Luxe
Program.

Crandairs new Tivoii Theater. at
18th street and Park road this week
will present eight distinctive entertain
ment units. The foremost will be S.
Barret McCormick's new Athenian
ballet creation, supervised by Mile De
Stree Lubovska; Warnings PennSyl-
vanians, retained for second week.
and Charles E. Gallagher, American
basso, who will be heard in an en-
costume and with appropriate settings.
The photoplay attraction will be Try
and Get It." an amusing comedy, fea-
turing Bryant WaShburn and Billie
Dove
While the audience is assembling Ar
thur F1ageI will contribute an organ
recital on the mammoth Wurlitzer or
chestra-unit pipe organ. which will be
followed by symphonic feature, The
Merry Wives of Windsor overture,
played by the Tivoli Orchestra, under
the direction of Bailey r. Aiart. The
''Tivoli's Mirror OF the Living World"
will picture the important events Of the
week.
Mr. Gallagher will be heard in The
Songs of Old Black Joe" a potpourT
of favorite melodies of the southland
important components of the bill will
be ''Tivoli Wanderngs," revealing nat
ural and man-made beauty, and "Tfvoli
Philosophies'-bits of wisdom in black
and white.
Fred Warnings Pennsylvanians viii
offer an entirely new program Of
sprightly syncopations, with new light
ing and scenic effects
The Athenian ballet will bear no
resemblance to the Festival of the
Arts" which Mr. Mccormick created
for the inaugural bill. but will reveal
still further the possibilities of the
Tivoiis stage equipment for the presen-
tation of spectacies.
Try and Get IT, the photopiay, is a
screen adaptation Of the magazine story
originally called The Ringtailed CALI
wanpus" and concerns the efforts of
a young go-getter to collect a bill of
long standing from a warm personal
friend, but bitter business rival Of
his employer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
"A Cabaret Cocktail. J"

The Cosmos Theater for next week,
which, by the way, is n. v. A. week.
is offering an exceptional bill headed
by Will stanton and company, which
includes the Nat Martin Orchestra,
Rosaiind May, Frank Grace and
Ethel Stanley, in "A Cabaret Cock
TAIL" which in, this instance means a
decoction of music, song, dance and
comedy layishly loaded with pep and
virility. The orchestra does not dab
BILE with the classics burt expends it's
efforts upon syncopation in the jazzt-
est way, while the performers, each
representing a familiar figure in a
metropolitan cabaret, supply the spe-
cialties-and they promise good, lively
entertainment
Niobe, Americas Aquatic Marvel-so
reads the billing-is described as "a
real mermaid with every likeness to
a beautiful girl. but who disports
herself with the fishes in huge glass
aquarium She is the added attraction.
Others will include Sam Hyams and
Clara Evans, in The Quakeress. fea-
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Gayety-''Runnin' Wild"

Pretty girls, melodious songs, and
snappy dances are prominent this
week at the Gayety in "Runnin'
Wild" show of speed and swiftness.
"Runnin' Wild" is in two acts with
fifteen scenes and ample complement
of scenic and lighting effects, and a
large cast. Frank Harcourt and Al
Hitler are featured comedians, Har-
court being a favorite with Gayety
patrons. Al Hillyer, is described as a
Yiddish comedian Of original meth
cd. John o. Grant is the straight
man and Hazard and Spellman team
of clever dancers. ,'-
''Runnin' Wild" promises a partic-
ularly attractive and talented gall
axy Of principal girls, all dancers and
singers, including Rose Henley, in
genue; Jessie Rece, prima donna, and
Babe Healy, soubrette. with eighteen
in the chorus. An added attraction is
Valecita's Indian leopards safely
housed in a steel cage, which do
amazing stunts Specialties will be
offered by all Of the> principals, with
an extra portion of lazy dance and
snappy song by Hightower and Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
Harvard Hasty Pudding Club

who's Who" this years Harvard
Hasty Pudding Club production. will
be presented at the Shubert Garrick
Theater Wednesday night The book
has been cut down to working shape
and the result is a play that is said
to be one of the best that the Hasty
Pudding Club has had for years The
second act in particular offers an
opportunity for an unusual staging
effect, and the management Is spend
ing much time and money on 1t.
Several promising vocalists are in
the cast, among them A. Mackey
Smith, "a, president of the University
Glee Club, and Clark Holder, '25. uni
versfty hockey and golf star. The
whole cast has been coached inten-
siveiy by competent musical comedy
producers.
! An entirely new speciality role has
been created for ]. II. S. Moynahan,
whose dancing was one of the fea-
lures Of last years production. The
musical numbers so far promise to do
more than equal the standard set by
previous plays. -
The cast will be entertained in
Washington on the day Of the per-
Torrance by Mrs Charles MacVeagh
and after the show at the home of
Mr.. Earz Anderson, 'SS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13

word only that is feared, while
pantomime is permitted to chose its
own pace. In the effort to compete
with the ocular appeal some of our
most prim legitimate actresses are
reviving boldness of speech which
needs their choicest and most de
mure arts as we'll as a highly elab-
crate veneer of current philoso-
plies and pseudo-sciences. There is
no use lecturing the stage.
It simply won't "be good.
r X X
A backward trudge through the
corridors of time in quest of the
original comedian who wore white
spatS, the solicitous parent dis
tinguished by his sidewhiskers, the
fearful heroine who draped her head
in black lace shawl, the villain
with large diamond ring and de-
tachable cuffs, the hero who rouged
his checks and beaded his eyelashes
the soubrette with silk hose and
high heel shoes and feather
buster, the slavey with smudge
on her nose and one stocking over
her shoe-top, the juvenile with
Icurly hair and soft impeachment N
his speech-such research might
induce dangerous appetite for ex-
ploration. For even now, as the
shade of one or another of them
fits across the scene, there is
pleasant awakening of latent mem
Dries. To go the whole route
would mean an arrival at the
ancient days, when questions not
merely of domestic morality but Of
public policies would be treated with
denote familiarity. And that wouid
never do. Imagine dramatizatior
in blank verse of the proceedings Of
Sen.tc inEestiga ting committee!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
The Dance Shop

THE Dance Shop" an artistic mu.
steal and terpsichorean revue featur-
ing Kasha Forova and Martin Young.
with Flora Patterson, Mildred Haas
Olive Nernell and Mickey Dolan, will
head the bill at the Strand Theatcs
Easter week. beginning Sunday next.
Others will include Sammy Duncan.
in Original Scotch Characterize :
tons: Medley and Dupree, the ortgi-
majors of the 'Breakaway Phono-
graph" and the Peanut Bit" II
Amusing Moments: Dura, Cross
and Renee, in d. ''Snappy Variety Of
DoingS," with another feature to be
announced.
The photoplay will present Wesley
"F-reckles" Barry. in The Printer :
Devil" a farce comedy said to be
one of the best in which "Freckles
has ever appeared. Harry Myers an
a splendid Warner Brothers cast vii,
be seen in support.
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Robin Hood" at South Pole

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS now holds
- the record for business farthest
south"
This became known when Doug re-
cefved a letter from his representative
in Australia notifying him that Robin
Hood" had broken all records at His
Ma5esty's Theater in Hobart, Tasmania,
which bears the distinction Of being
the city closest the south pole.
Upon the completion of the engage
ment Of the picture Doug sent a con-
gratulatory cablegram to the manager
of His Majesty's Theater, and also for
warded him a silver cigarette case upon
which was engraved the significant line,
tHooray for the South Pole"
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Onward and Upward.

JACK EARLE, youthful giant star
y of Century Comedies. today at the
age Of seventeen is considered the
youngest giant in the world. He stands
seven feet four inches in his silk socks.
Recently, when Earle applied for in
surance stringent examination was
resorted to on account Of Esrie's huge
size Several doctors stated that Earle
was 100 per cent perfect and that he
would continue to grow, at least until
he has reached his twenty-fi birth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
Cosmos Jack Mundy in
The Lawbreakers."

A rollicking travesty on the speed
mania is promised in The Law
break ers." featuring Jack Mundy,
which will, headline the Cosmos
Theater bill this weok. There will be
music and girls in the company of
eleven to help Jack hit the high
spots. with a sextet that is said to be
worth going a long way to gaze
upon 'The Lawbreakers." it is an
nounced, will be shown for the first
time since it's production at popular
vaudeville prices.
Jack Kennedy and Helene Ward
promise a gem of humor in Wait
vaudeville comedietta; Frank Rock
less and company will bring n SEN
sational feature including head-bal-
, ancing on a swinging trapeze; Har-
rison Greene and Katherine Parker,
a song comedy by Just the Two OF
U.s." and Frank Meehan and Grant
Erwin, nonsense spiced with har-
mony, by Two Nuts on a Bolt"
Poia Negri will be the picture star
in The Shadows of Paris" a Her
bert Brenon production. with which
Pola and Gloria Swanson in THE
Humming Bird Pola is assisted by
Adolphe Menjou, Charles de Roche
and Huntley Gordon. The Shadows
OF Paris" is one of those Apache
SonsdIloHdi stoT1eS IN which the fOt-
ish star alternates between high So
ciety and the underworld of the
French capital. One OF the new
Leather Puaher' series, entitled
"Girls Will Be Girls" will figure in
the added attractions
Today, starting at 3 Pm, one of
the best bills of the season will be
presented for the last times, includ-
ing the gypsy dance fantasy, 30
hemian Life" and Betty Byron and
William Haig in The Book of
udeyiIle-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
. The Kouns Sisters.

The Kouns sisters, Nellie and Sara.
with beautiful lyric soprano voices,
will headline the bill at B. F. Keith's
next week. commencing April 81.
Their voices are said to be so nearly
alike that they have often been called
1.-The mirror singers"
G. S. Melvin, an English comedian
realistic; Herbert williams and Hilda
Wolfus, in From Soup to Nuts; the
four Camerons, in Like Father, Like
Son." by Jack Bailey; Miss Terra"
the most battling OF all discoveries
and Les Kicks and Sargent Marvin
will complete the bill
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Laugh, Clown. Laugh.

David Belasco will prevent Lionel
Barrymore in Laugh. Clown, laugh"
by David Belasco and Tom Cushing,
at the National Theater, the week OF
April IS.
Mr.. Belasco and Mr. Barrymore ara
associated for the first time this sea-
son in Laugh, Clown, laugh
Mr.. Barrymore's characterization OF
the leading role has been acclaimed
the finest performance of his career.
Associated with him is Miss Irene
Fenwick, who is believed to have won
new laurels by her portrayal of the
leading feminine role together with
the original company that played tho
New York engagement
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Coming Attractions

turing Miss, Evans who will he Re-
membered as the vamp in Frank Tin
ney's "Sprin gtime''; Murdoch and tht
Kennedy sisters, lately with Broad
way Brevities,' now offering som.
New Stuff and Nonsense" featuring
song and eccentri dancing: Comb
and Nevins, 'syncopated entertainers.
and James Cruces next picture afteI
The Covered Wagon" entitled 'Tht
Fighting Coward" and featuring Ia
nest Terrence. Mary Aston, Noaf
Berry. Phyllis Haver and Cullen Ian
dis in the story OF a Quaker-breo
southern boy who was accused as Z
coward as the easiest way to get rio
of his suit for a pretty girl, but whe
came back and disputed the question
in a, way that startled his accuser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
Let S CO.

Twenty-Five beautiful girls, with
innumerable changes of costumes
good singing and much graceful
dancing, will be one of the attrac-
tive features of Let's Go" at the
Gayety next week. In the fifteen
scenes there will be twenty musical
numbers accompanied by very un-
usual dancing. Particularly true is
this of the eighteen specially trained
girls who have been drilled along
the line of work done by the famous
Tiller girls of London
Heading the cast is Nanny King. Il
Yiddish com edian. also an accom-
plished violinist, with Kitty Madison,
Burton Carr, Nan Palon, Florence
Kane. Mile. Flamita, Joe Barrett,
Red Marshall and Sonny Thomp-
sons Syncopating Seven.
Funny Little Jim" the wrestling
bear, will meet all corners and defieS
the world to throw him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13

assisted by Jane Moore, nimble
dancer; Gertrude Moody and Mary
Duncan, in a mixture OF opera and
jazz. and one of the famous acrobatic
acts of Europe, the Four Adlonas, in
a novelty casting turn. Their work is
done from an apparatus enirely new
to the vaudeville stage.
Aesops Fables. Topics of the Day
and the Pathe News Weekly, will
complete the bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
Strand-The St. Clair Twins

The st Clair Twins and company,
late stars in George NJ. Cohan's
Mary" will head the program of
vaudeville and picture at the Strand
Theater next week, beginning Sun
day. The girls will present a series
of their latest graceful dances under
the title Of Stepping Some"
Other offerings will include Lew
Krug and Walter Kaufman in lis
Marriage ApplesauceT and Bernard
Wheeler and Adele Potter in a humor-
Gus skit entitled "Smithy."
The photoplay will present Alice
Lake supported by Herbert Rawlin-
son, in 1.-The Dancing Cheat" Uni
edy and educational, will complete
tho bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13

. An elaborate spring fete;" with
standing feature at the Arcade Tues
day night, with dancing every other
week night from $3.50 to II. on what
is claimed to be one of the finest
floors in the country, to real music,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13
Keith Ted Lewis Jazzers

The great Ted Lewis, with his JAZZ
Alcal clowns. tops the bill at B. F.
keith's this week. Manager Robbins
has tried repeatedly to bring Ted
Lewis and his band to Keith's, but
this is the first time his efforts have
been successful. The engagement is
made possible through special ar
engagements with the booking offices,
washington taking preference over
the Palace Theater, New York The
type of music brought out by Ted
Lewis is well known. He has promised
to go the limit in syncopation and
those who know his music realize that
he is master of the art
Sybl Vane, hte little WEIGH prima
donna, returns with an extensive
repertoire. She is assited by Leon
Domque at the piano.
Jack Osterman, son of Kathryn Os-
terman, former well known comedy
star, will come with his Visit to
Hollywood, which he calls a reel
revue. He is the newest and probably
the youngest of all vaudeville singles.
By special arrangement with the
Greenwich Village Follies, Fortunello
and Cirillino. the famous Italian
clowns, supreme in the world of silent
humor. will appear also. Others will
include Ray Fern and Maree, in "a
Vaudeville Diversion" opening with
satire on a minstrel first part and
winding up with a travesty on a
Spanish romance; Percy Cakes and
Pamela Delour, q popular duo. in
musical comedy and revue, in a snap
ply dancing turn, in which they are