davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1924-05-05
ADJUSTMENTS
Plain Jane

PIain Jane" a new musical COM
coy, plain in name only. opened with
q rush at the National Theater last
night. that promises to carry it far
on the road to success. Color, beauty.
motion, muSic-it has them all moi
70 mention an up-to-d -dateneSS and
quick talk" in the lines that really
amuSe. Just to make sure that moth
ing was overlooked in modern life
IN New York. five-round bout-in
Madison Square Garden-is staged.
with the rich young hero knocking q
out the champ" and collecting SEQ
But while the hero is an interesting
young man. it is the heroine who
is the real knockout-Jane Lee. who
makes the plain Jane" rag doll with
a fortune in it. played and sung by
Lorraine Mannville. Miss AIannyilie is
ooth charming in appearance and de-
lightful to listen to. She sings Plain
Jane, which is one of the most
catchy, tuneful airs heard here this
season. The music of PLAIN Jane"
is by Tom JohnStone and the book
by Phil Cook and McElbe rt Moore;
the production is by Louis L Isquith
and Walter Brooks
There is much more of a story to
Plain Jane"-with the proper amount
of heart interest-than is found in
Lee, pretty. but poor. cannot pay
her rent. She has made a rag doll
Tor the landlady's little daughter, and
the landlady's son-kid Mcclure of
pugilistfc fame-declares she must
enter it in Il thousand dollar COM
petition for new dolls arranged by
Julian Kingsley of the big doll-man-
ufacturing concern. What happens
as a result of this move makes the
story of Plain Jane
Loe Laurie, jr.. cast as Kid Nc
CURE. carries a great deal of the
comedy and gets it over with a punch
Charles McNaughton, who plays Lord
Gordon Hemmingsworth, an Eng
ish fortune hunter ably aids and
abets in the fun making, and so does
Dan Healy, in the blackface part
of Happy Williams. The dancing of
the last is remarkably good. 1t may
be said. by the way. that plain Jane"
danced its way into favor last
night as well as arriving by other
routes.
Marion Saki as Ruth Kingsley, Hell
en- Darlington as the Countess Su-
zanne darcy, Jay Gould as Dick
kinsley, Mary Cory Kitchen and a
really good looking, active chorus
all help to make the play one of the
most amusing seen here for some
time.
Evening star., 1924-05-05
Jan Rubini-" The Honey
moonerS.

An excellent bill Of vaudeville at the
Strand this week features Jan Rubini
a dramatic violinist and concert artist,
who appears in Washington for the
first time at popular prices. Rubini
plays several classical numbers, and
concludes with The Last Rose of
Summer" and Il Hear You Calling
Me-" which last nights audience ap-
peared to prefer.
THE Honeymooners," with Jack
Lait and cast of seven, is a CO.
headliner and a musical satire of
merit, well put over the footlights by
a competent company.
Music, dancing and jokes by Frank
Peggy" Jones. the "Monopede Won
der" novelty act in paper tear
ing and harmonica jazz offered by the
Morton Brothers, and sensational
aerial feats on the rings by Smell and
Vernon, in AN Artistic Diversion"
complete the acts.
The photoplay feature pictures Pris-
ella Dean in The. Storm Daughter"
story laid in the days when the
Yankee clipper ship was queen of the
seas. In the cast also are Tom
Santschi, one of the old-time cinema
actors, and William B. Davidson.
Evening star., 1924-05-05
Central" Riders Up."

Crandalrs Central presents, the
first part of this week, Riders Up a
race track film with many thrills, and
THE Telephone Girl a comedy based
on a magazine story of Gladys Nurga-
troyd, telephone girl in a hotel on
Broadway.
The race track scenes in "Riders
Up" many of which were taken at
Tia Juana, provide realism and ex-
Shannon, creighton Hale. George
Cooper Robert Brewer, Kate Price
and Lydia Knott. Miss Shannon was
the star of ".Maytime," and wholly
lives up to the reputation established
there.
The telephone girl is played by
Alberta Vaughn, formerly with Mack
Sennett. She is supported by a cast
including AL Cook. Kit Guard and
Gertrude Short.
Another comedy of the program is
Cliff Bowes' Outbound while short
reels and pipe organ accompaniment
round out a good bill.
Evening star., 1924-05-05
Belasco-"Sally. Irene and
Marv."

Sally. Irene and Mary" arrived in
Washington last night. after sue
ceived quite reception at the
Shubert Belasco Theater-from a box
office standpoint
1t is a typical Shubert production.
Since it is difference of opinion
that make possible the many vari-
cites of religions and horse races, it
may be here stated that after a view
OF the performance last night one
wonders a bit how reports got abroad
that chill-hearted New York had
are not bright moments in Sally,
Irene and Mary Four or five are
of the first water. But to say that
the play runs from start to finish
at a delicious speed or that it thrills
continuously from overture to exit
march would be to calculate a first
cousin to an ill-founded hyperbole.
Some analyst of musical comedy
one of these days will come forward
with the suggestion that indiyid-
uality of spirit counts for much in
musical entertainments Sally was
distinctive. Irene" was sweet
Mary" was a charmer. But what is
the combination when grouped about
eddie bowling as the Young fame
ladder climber from east side? Is
the distinctiveness there that brought
success to each of the three LITTLE
girls of Broadway? 1t was looked
Aoi III Vail idSl IllSnI at the BelaScO.
The musical score was fair But it
didn't send little thrifty joy-creepers
up and down the backbone and it did
not send you out whistling a single
tune, nor did n make you at any
time pat your toe on the floor In
short, that intangible some thing
which is the quintessence of beauty
was roaming about in the wings
trying to get to the center of the
stage and always finding a barrier
Those who have seen Sally"
Irene" or Mary" may not realize
expectations in the combination. The
production has two good act-fnales,
a wonderful dance by Louise Brown
and an attractive ballet; it has a
number of clever lines and several
rEod jokes emanating from Eddie
bowling, the fame achieving plumb
er-politician, who knows how good
he is; it has sort of smack of the
three originals. gentle way of kill
ing about two hours and fifteen min
utes of time. and. finally, nice, neat
set of scenery.
As Irene, Katherine Mulsueen
stood out prominently for her nat
uralness and her brilliant smile. AS
Mary, Marguerite Gender is accepta-
BILE. AS Sally, Louise Brown is mighty
nimble on her toes. But the four who
hit the heart cords are Lois Arnold,
Ida Fitzhugh, William Mason and d.
]. Sullivan in DO You Remember"
a song and dance of the days when
four stage has-beens were the stars
OF the limelightS ray.
Evening star., 1924-05-05
Metropolitan-"Why Men
Leave Home"

why Men Leave Home" is the un-
fortunate title with which the feature
IS hampered, which opened yester-
day afternoon at Crandalrs Metro
polltan. This matter of titles-why
why?
However the business in hand is
with the story, which really merits
attention. John Emerson and his
bride start married life as all honey
mooners Go, the bridegroom all de-
Votion to the little attentions which
accompany the early days of mating
only to find at the end of year that
his interest as to cushions at the
back, stools under the feet. and the
remembering of anniversaries is
waning. The young wife piuued at
her husbands Indifference seeks di
version in a gay crowd of pleasure
divorce courts is eliminated by the
scheming of a pretty stenographer,
VINO marries Emerson on the rebound
Sensing the unhappiness of a foolish
mlSunderstanding, the delightfully."-
diplomatic old grandmother steps on
the scene, and by clever manipulation
of all parties concerned gets rid of
the second wife, who reveals her
self as only after the husbands
money, and a reconciliation is brought
about with the first.
Helene Chadwick and Lewis Stone
as the young couple are exoellently
cast, and Alma Bennett is a most
Intriguing "other woman" Mary
Carr and William V. Mong are the
charming old couple. grandparents
of the wife, who have found "the
first fifty years of married life the
hardest" The theme takes a Slightly
different turn in the fact that there
is no "other man." in the role of
consoler to the deserted wife. Hedda
Hopper, Lila Leslie. and Howard
Truesdell complete the supporting
cast, which handles a good story in
capable fashion.
A Lige Conley comedy, There He
Goes" Pathe News and Pathe Color
grams, the latter showing beautiful
views Of southern France, complete
a very entertaining program.
Evening star., 1924-05-05

the two young people may live hap
PLY ever after"
Bluff is not a great picture but
it is an amusing exposition of phases
of present-day American life. The
various roles are conscientiouSly
played by the members of the cast.
Miss Ayres is seen as a clever young
costume designer who is having diff
ficulty in getting the big modistes
to look at her work. She has a
brother to support who has been Grip
pied by the careless driving of a
drunken politician. Mr.. Moreno plays
the attorney, who helps the girl out
of her many troubles. when she be-
gins to use bluff to make the modistes
recognize her talent. There are plenty
of thrills and laughs.
A comedy, the International News
and Topics of the Day complete the
film program
Evening star., 1924-05-05
Rialto-"Beau Brummel.'

Beau rummer'-history's most
distinguished dandy stepped from
page to screen at Moores Rialto yes
terday, to be accorded a welcome that
testified to the popularity of John
Barrymore, who portrays the role.
AS a character study of the COM
moner at court. who by grace of
royal favor becomes the arbiter of
fashion and dominating social force
of the most aristocratic society in
England, it goes without saying that
the star dresses the Beau'S person
ality to the top notch Of foppishness,
and registers every daring arrogance
that brings about his downfall loses
Evening star., 1924-05-05
Columbia-"BluH."

Bluff" the new Paramount picture
featuring Agnes Ayres and Antonio
Moreno, which is shown at Loew's
Columbia this week, is an interesting
tale of the struggles of life in a big
city, with many Satirical digs at
some of the American business types
who take themselves too seriously and
have no sense of humor. Bluff is
essentially an American game and
the pluckiness of the heroine and
quick wit of the hero are responsible
for many ludicrous situations and
foiling the villain in the end so that
Evening star., 1924-05-05
Warnings Pennsylvanians at
Ambassador.

Warnings Pennsylvanians were the
drawing feature of the bill at Gran
dalrs Ambassador yesterday The thea
ter was crowded at the scheduled hours
of the orchestra. A complete change of
program, at each performance is given.
why Men Leave Home" the fea-
ture at Crandalrs Metropolitan, is the
feature screen offering. 1t is an ex-
cellent screen version. by John NJ
Stahl of Avery Hopwood's play.
Pathe News completed an entertain
ing bill
Evening star., 1924-05-05

the many incidents that make up this
splendid picture. They have been dis
cussed in detail in previous reviews.
Sufficient to say that for the beauty
of the Photographic efforts alone
America" would be well worth see
ing. It's historical accuracy is anoth-
er reason why every one hundred per
cent American should "see America
Evening star., 1924-05-05
Sitting Pretty.

From Everybody'S Magazine
Mother-What was the cause of the
disturbance in the sitting room last
night after we left you and Charles to
yourselves?
Daughter Cblushing furiously)-H
stole kiss. mother.
Mother-He did? Did you not rebuke
him?
Daughter-Yes Ill sat on him
Evening star., 1924-05-05
"America.'

America" the fascinating story of
the struggles of our colonial an
cestors pictured in mastery way un
Ger the direction of David Wark
Griffith, began its third week at Polls
Theater yesterday and held the close
attention of an enthusiastic audience
Khsrs is no ned here TO outlines
Evening star., 1924-05-05
Crandall' The Love Ban.
dit.

Doris Kenyon, congenially cast in
THE Love Bandit" is the feature the
first three days of this week at
CrandalFs Theater. The story of this
picture has it's locale in the big tim
Der country. 1t is a Charles E.
Blaney production, with Victor Suth-
erland and Cecil Sponer, an actress
of wide experience, in the cast.
Dorothy Devore is featured in
Christie's two-reel farce Getting
Gertie's Goat Short subjects and
mir OF The hill
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-11-28
Immigration LAW MUST
MEET NEW ATTACK OF FOE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-"An
elastic immigration" policy is part Of
the Legislative program of the United
States chamber of commerce, which
has been placed before President
Coolidge.
Other recommendation are: Ship
subsidy, opposition to the Howell
Barley bill, repeal of the publicity
feature of the income tax law and a
national commission to study federal
taxation.
The chambers immigration policy
would be in the hands of a commits
sion which would recommend "a GER
tain leeway, both above and below the
fixed QUOTA" according to business
conditions, as viewed by the commits
sion.
The immigration policy, when con-
sidered in conjunction with the inn
migration policy of the National Man
ufacturers' association, indicates that
business interests are determined to
weaken, if not destroy, the present
quota law.
The manufacturers plan was ex-
planned by their attorney, James E.
Emory before a congressional COM
mittee, early this year. Mr.. Emory
said the law should permit employers
to go abroad, place men under con-
tract abroad, on wages that would
seem satisfactory abroad, and bring
them here if it could be shown to 3
commission that like labor could not
be secured in this country.
In opposing this plan, A. F. Of l..
representatives showed that under
the conditions of contracts such as
could be secured in distracted Europe
at this time, like labor" at the wages
for which labor could be secured there
could not be found in this country.
The trade unionists also pointed out
that the manufacturers policy would
result in driving American labor out
of all industry and converting the in
dustrial centers of this country into
huge contract concentration camps.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-11-28

National Manufacturers Association
and the Associated Industries of
Massachusetts,.
Real Opponents Unmasked
"The finance chairman Of the So
called Citizens Committee for pro-
lection of Our Homes and Children
was a past president of the Associated
Industries, and other well-known
manufacturers were among the mem
bers.
'The National Committee for Re-
lection of the Twentieth Amendment
with headquarters in Washington, is
composed entirely of manufacturers.
in reality, the campaign against
the child labor amendment in Massa-
chusetts was an assault upon the labor
laws of Massachusetts and other states
that have high industrial standards.
Child labor in the mills of Georgia and
the Carolinas, where Massachusetts,
money is invested, can eventually be
used as a lever to modify the child
labor law of Massachusetts,. For
child labor is form of competition
by which the wages of adult members
of the working mans family are kept
down. Child labor states, therefore,
in competition with non-child labor
states, pull downward upon wage
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-11-28
BRENON REVEALS SECRET
OF TORRENCE'S SUCCESS

The greatest achievement of any
actor on the screen is to make the
people who are watching him forget
that he is an actor, according to Her
bert Brenn0n. In other words the
actor must be the character he is
playing and not just an actor. In
making clear the distinction Mr..
Brenon cites the work of Ernest Tor
renee, who is featured with Anna @.
Nilsson in his latest Paramount pic
ture, ~The Side Show of Life" COM
ing to the d. & R. on Sun. and Mon.
Terrence does stunts in the pic
ture that makes him a clown and not
an actor playing clown" Brenon
explained. "For instance, he learned
to balance cigar boxes on his chin,
to juggle Indian clubs and rubber
balls, and to balance a paper cone
on his nose. Many actors playing
such part would never have gone
to the trouble to learn the tricks but
would have said:
"'Oh, haven't time to learn these
things. You can fake them, any
way
"But not Terrence. When be sets
out to play part he lives the Char
acter. It d a joy for the director
to work with an actor like him. You
can always be sure that he win do
everything in his power to make his
characterization perfect.
"In preparing for the clown scenes
in the picture he hired a professional
juggler to teach him the art. cit is
such work as this that makes great
performances either on the screen
or on the stage"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-11-28
BUILDING TRADES HEAD
EXPECTS UNITED EFFORT

Ell PAS0, Texas, Nov. 81
George F. Hedrick, newly elected
president of the A. F. of L. Building
Trades Department, succeeding John
Donlin, looks for united building
trades movement and an unbreakable
front in the face of predicted wage
reduction movements.
Hedrick, whose home is Lafayette,
Ind, is president Of the Brotherhood
of Painters, Decorators and Paper
hangers. William ]. Tracy, U. s.
Department of Labor Cancellation
Commissioner, was elected to succeed
William J. Spencer as secretary of
the department.
Other department conventions re-
elected the incumbent officers.
"We viii be reunited and in a posi-
ton to maintain wage standards
within comparatively short time.g
Mr.. Hedrick declared. ?
Building keeps money in circula-
ton, as practically none of our meme
bers have anything and all receive
good pay.
II was deeply interested in a re-
port on a speech made at the bankers'
convention, in which one banker was
quoted as saying;
''We are unable to do business with
European countries. First, they havd
no gold; second, we cannot accept
their goods because that would inter-
fere with the manufacturers of the
United States, and, third, their Sc
curities are worthless. In order to
make their securities worth an Ameri-
can dollar it will be necessary to re-
duce the wages of the men and women
of the United States.
"of COURSE" the banker said, "they
should be brought voluntarily to-
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-11-28
TYPO UNION APPRENTICE
EDUCATION ADVANTAGES

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 27.-
Efforts will be made through union
locals to carry educational advan-
tages to apprentice printers in all
small towns of the United States and
Canada, according to an announce
ment made at headquarters of the In
ternational Typographical Union here.
Apprentice committees of the local
organizations will be asked to make
a survey of conditions in small towns
contiguous to their jurisdictions for
the purpose of extending to the young
men in the printing trade opportu-
nifty to take the international unions
course in printing.
The purpose, according to officials
of the union, is to maintain a high
Standard of educational qualifications
in the trade and to prevent growth
of specialization with consequent de-
terioration of the printing art. The
plan was adopted on recommendation
Of the standing committee on appren-
tees and supplemental education at
the typographical union convention in
Toronto last August.
Local committees are also being
urged to aid in promotion of print
ing instruction in vocational depart
ments of the public schools.
In addition to the correspondence
course, the typographical union is
maintaining schools of printing in
a number of large cities.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-11-28
NINE WASHINGTON CITIES
INCARCERATION PLANTS

SEATTLE Wash, Nov. 27.-Nine
cities of Washington have estab-
ished water filtration plants during
the last four years, thereby insuring
their citizens of an absolutely pure
and safe water supply, according to
DR.. Paul A. Turner, Director of the
State Department of Health.
Wenatchee, whose water supply is
from the Columbia River, has had
gravity filters in operation for four
years; as has also Burlington, whose
plant not only filters but removes the
iron from water obtained from wells.
Kelso has filters to purify the water
taken from the Cowlitz River. This
system has just been opened. In
Longview, where the water is OBJ
tanned from three wells, the iron re-
moval and filtration system has been
in operation for two years.
Mt. Vernon, with water from the
Skagit river, has used filters for
the last two years. Bucoda, also has
filtered its water supply for the last
two years. Lynden, whose supply
comes from the Nooksack river
has just started the operation of
gravity filter, and Arlington and
Anacortes have filter systems under
construction. Anacortes' supply is
obtained from Lake Campbell and
Lake Whistle, and Arlington's from
the Stilaguamish.
Many times communities will con-
template the expenditure of thous-
ands of dollars for a so-called noun
tain supply of water, which because
of the distance from which it is to be
brought is considered safe. De-
velopments may later prove that
changing conditions on the water shed
may render that supply unfit for
use. A modern filtration plant, ap-
piled to a source of water close at
hand, which is usually easily found in
the Northwest, is far safer and much
less expensive.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-11-28

or on the stage
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-11-28
Ouch! LumbagO!
Rub Pain From
Sore, Lame Back

Back hurt you? Can't straighten
up without sudden pain, sharp aches
and twinges? Now listenl That's
lumbago, sciatica, OF maybe from a
strain, and you'll get relief the NOM
ent you rub your back with soothing,
penetrating st. Jacobs Oil. Nothing
else takes out soreness, lameness and
stiffness so quickly. You simply rub
it on your back, and out comes the
pain Il is harmless, and doesn't
burn the skin.
Timber upi Don't suffer- Get a
small trial bottle of old, honest st.
Josephs Oil from any drug store, and
after using it just once you'll forget
that you ever had backaehe, lumbago
or sciatica, because your back will
never hurt, or cause any more misery.
1t never disappoints, and has been re-
commended for go years.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-11-28

gether and shown the necessity of ac-
cepting the reduction. Of course the
men and women will suffer for the
time being until the necessities Of
life come down in proportion, but the
suffering will be nothing compared
to the suffering they viii have to un-
dergo if we have to inforce the re-
duction of wage scales on them
against their will"
President Hedrick said that the adj
dress of the banker quoted was not
generally published in the newspa-
pers, possibly because of its effect on
the election. which occurred soon after
it was made.
1This class of men tried to reduce
wages a few years ago, but failed,
as far as the building trades men
were concerned, but if they should
again try to reduce wages and the
workers are divided among themselves
the attempt would cause more suffer-
ing than if the workers were united, /"
President Hedrick said.
ne uASSlOocu tHaI ne mas StdEbcu
negotiations looking toward a de-
claration of peace between the car
penters and the building trades de-
partment.
II have talked with officers of the
carpenters, and l believe that we
viii settle this matter" he said. at
will take time, of course, as the diff
ficulty has existed for four years"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-11-28
JAPANESE LOSE FISHING
RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA

MEXICALI, Lower Calf. Nov. 81
Extensive fishing concessions held
by Japanese in Lower California have
been cancelled by the Mexican author
tiles. It is stated that the Japanese
the terms of their concessions,
which will be turned over to Mexican
interests and the fish shipments di-
verified from japan to other parts of
Mexico and the United States.
This action is followed by the recent
refusal of the authorities to permit
syndicate to colonize Lower California
with 10000 Japanese immigrants.