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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04
Mrs. Laura Matthias

Mrs. iAura Matthias departed
Tuesday nisht for Pueblo. She will
visit In Denver. Rock Sprinss Wyo..
Oklahoma and will probably spend
the remainder Of the winter on the
Pacific Coast.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04


Also set OF pictured knowledge"
which is to be used in the library.
and which the children will find very
interesting as well as very instruc-
tive.
October and November broke all
records for attendance and circula-
tion. and while December has been
more quiet. owing to the fact that
both parents and children were busy
with the Christmas work and plea
sure. we feel that January will be n
busy month. as the long evenings
are Just the time for reading. We
have some very fine non-fictien upon
our shelves, which We feel quite sure
more Of our patrons would read. II
only they knew OF them. SO from
time to time. we are going to print
lists OF the best Of thes. books.
The editors OF the papers have been
very kind about printing the library
notes. and we appreciate that kind
ness very much.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04

We are pleased to welcome
Rochelle Harney back to our sales
force.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04

New books for the children re-
Gently received at the Library.
Farjeon. Martin Pippin in the
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Billie bond enter
tainsd the Homo Builders Sunday
School Class at . watch party Mon
day night.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04
LIBRARY NOTES

Singing: America"
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burns enter
tained the following guests at din
ner Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Parl
GoN. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Burns. Mrs
Earl Jennings and children and Mis-
Carrie BlankcnShip.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-01-04

Misses Ida and Olive Asay were
dinner guests OF Mrs. 8. +. 0on
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Belasco-Jack in the Pulpit

The Shubert Belasco Theater, this
week, opening tomorrow evening.
will have another new production,
Jack in the Pulpit" of which Robert
Ames Is the star.
1t is an American comedy by Cor
don Morris, said to be unusual be-
cause of its clean and wholesome
theme. 1t is story of how a quaint
old New England town becomes a
thriving metropolis through the
energy of quartet of reformed
crooks. The inha bitants rebel against
modern ideas introduced by Jack
Faber, the new minister, who has
accepted the call to the church be-
cause by so doing he will receive a
legacy left by his maiden aunt: There
are heartaches, thrills and laughs
aplenty.
The staging of Jack in the Pulpit
was executed by Elwood F. Bostwick.
He and Mr.. Ames are sponsors of the
play.
Mr.. Ames, who appeased here last
season in stock, has a supporting
company headed by Marion Coakley
last seen in Washington in two OF
George NJ. Cohan's biggest successes
Genius and the Crowd and The
Meanest Man in the World" and ii
Includes Elmer Grandin, Helen Car
rington, Sam Colt. Betty Soule, Ker-
nan Cripps, John F. Morrissey, John
D. Dwyer, Gilberta Faust, Willard
Tobias, Gladys Lockwood, Max Won
Mitzel, Mary Cecil. Edna Heineman
Alexander Clark, jr, Robert William
son, Kenneth Dana and Charles Stat
terry.
A New Year day Thursday
matinee will be given instead of the
usual Wednesday performance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Christmas Week IN the
heater.
By w. II. Landvo,qt.

HRSIM AS the modern either week
else particularly There tradition that the
that oothcs the Office usually diverted
box Office is the soul OF the of Thesps,
teae soul is sad So that the doors be
public the those
favored
Molna exceuenty played
today graceful bird
The OF the told the the
the and have described we'll might be- the
of the role of the
glory halo throne The Swan beautiful
admirably undd the wdeawake
especially whose confidence the theater
note entirely shaken by It's latter-day tendencies
MEN" the Vincent Lawrence itdown
world Of the and his
walop food
nothing and perhaps entertained those who
the commonplace and the realm of
Little Constance Bnney who has
youth rompd the hearts
Of The Sweet Little Devil Her play
delightful OF her opportunities
with their best effort thus far their
the only OF the Christmas
years be such entertainment
OF ighnn,
appearance the movies and Wild
delightful musical shows that visited
excited by the announcement of
which advance describe
4eny dramatic ordinary soul caught
which nothing all but the fact that John Barry
abilities please the dramatic palate
known the should be of something
theatrc OF the ordinary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Newman's Traveltalks.

z M. NEWMAN, with a new series
~ of traveltalks called "The Road
TO Mandalay," will begin his annual
season January IL at the National
Theater. On five consecutive Sunday
afternoons and evenings travel.alks
will be presented In the following
order: india and the Vale OF kash-
mir: Burma, Land of Golden Pago-
das" "Ceylon and Singapore" SLAM
and Borneo" and Java and Sumatra-'
All the mystery and charm of the
Orient are promised in this unique
series. Mr.. Newman has an entirely
new group of motion pictures and
color views, q pageant of humanity
in a. picturesque procession of peoples
of many races, faiths and tongues
The popular travel talker enjoyed the
hospitality of the MaharaJah OF
Kashmir on his palatial houseboat
The Burmese hill tribes around Man
dalay were visited; Handy, where lies
the tooth of Buddha, and all ether
sights of interest at Ceylon will be
pictured and described.
In Siam, which Is a decided novelty
in traveltalks, the globe trotter was
the guest of brother OF the Kins
and photographs were made OF
Siamese life which the tourist never
sees. Borneo, where the wild mar
came from, will offer many surprises
Java, the most populous island on the
globe. land of telegraphs, railroads
and schools, and Sumatra, which has
never been given before, with grouI
of jungle-life motion pictures, will
provide other themes Of interest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Princeton Triangle Club,
Sa+,,rdav

Much interest is being manifested
In this years production OF the
Princeton Triangle Club, THE Scarlet
Coat" which Is to be given here next
Saturday evening.
A large number OF prominent peo-
pie have taken seats for the per-
Torrance, and 1t Is expected that the
audience at the President TheateI
will be a brilliant one. Those who
have seen previous productions of the
Triangle Club, particularly last years
success, brakes Drum" anticipate
show Of almost professional excel
lence.
THE Scarlet Coat" is a musical
drama In two acts, the entire scene
of the play being laid in the Hud-
son Bay. country Of Canada The first
act opens in fur-trading post OF
the Koyukuk River. while the second
takes place before the cabin of the
facteur OF the post. This Pic
turesque setting has offered unusual
opportunities for novel scenic and
lighting effects, which are expected
to form one of the chief elements oil
interest in the performance.
The production does not, however
depend entirely upon its setting. The
music, for a large part of which r.
NJ. Crawford, president Of the club
is responsible, is said to be excep-
tionally tuneful, and the authors of
the book have departed from the
usual custom of musical comedy
writer's by providing an interesting
and clever plot. The work Of the
chorus. which has been trained by a
professional coach, connected with the
Ziegfeld Follies, has also received
especial mention from those who have
been favored with an early glimpse
of the production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
-"Liehtnin'

For its final visit to Washington
before its transition to the screen,
"Lightnin'" will be the offering New
Year week at the National Theater,
beginning tonight, with matinees New
Year day Thursday and Saturday.
The cast includes Thomas Jefferson,
Bessie Bacon, Felix Haney, Frank
Thornton and other well remembered
favorites of the first engagement.
"Lightnin' acquires its title from
its central character. Lightnin Bill
Jones, a shiftless, good-natured brag-
CART, and somewhat of tippler, who
Is yet a figure to be loved and ad-
mired. Around his yagaries is woven
an appealing love story of a young
law student who, by outwitting a
couple of land-grabbing lawyers, pro-
vides the basis of the play. The &C
ton of the piece starts In logging
camp In the backwoods. of Nevada.
The first act is laid in a little hotel
run by Lightnin' Bill and his wife,
which, standing half in California and
half in Nevada, attracts would-be
Divorces from all over the country.
OF the new faces in the cast the
most notable is that of Barney Gill
more, as the Reno Judge. For many
years Mr.. Gilmore starred in "A
Rocky Road to Dublin and other
popular plays. Other players are Jack
Marvin, Marie Reels DeCamp, Minnie
Palmer, William Granger. Mart E.
Kelsey, Robert z. Lowe, Marguerite
Miller, Harry Maitland, Johnnie Le-
Fevre, Eugene Kane, Kathryn Nal
lory, Nina Shirley, Mary Manners and
Lillian Gilmore.
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Poll -"Wildhower.'

The large capacity OF Polls should
be tested this week, beginning tonight,
when the delightful little musical
comedy, "Wildfiower," starring Edith
Day. and which played here earlier
this season, will open return en-
gagement. After it's run of 81 weeks
In New York 1t became very evident
that "Wildfower" was no fiuke.
and this season it has played as
many as six return engagements.
Jingling melodies, racy humor,
captivating dances and splendid
sin ging are blended with an inter-
esting plot in "Wildflower." Add to
this the captivating Edith Day and
you have the reason why the pro-
duction has achieved such success.
Scenes of romance, of beauty and
of comedy follow each other in
rapid succession. Edith Day, as Nina,
the peasant beauty. is the spitfire
who has to tame herself and hide
every sign of anger even under the
greatest provocation-as imposed by
the author of the plot. The New
York cast, which still appears in its
original entirety, includes Bernard
Gorcey, Esther Howard, Guy Robert
vun, Bobby Higgins, Marjorie Bonner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
RANAnD SAVEPy
Wsrdman Park heater
Holmes Extra Travelogue

Glorious Switzerland" Is the title
Of an extra travelogue to be given
by Burton Holmes this afternoon
at the National Theater at $3.50
o'clock.
Mr.. Holmes itinerary starts with
Basel on the Rhine and takes in
Geneva and the Corner Graf, with its
new hotel; the Matterhorn from the
Swiss side; Mont Cervin and the
Breithorn: Monte Rosa and Zermatt;
thence by the Loetschberg Railway
to Kandersteg. Wonderful motion
pictures show the play of clouds in
the mountains, the Matterhorn emerg-
ing from the clouds, snowscapes,
wood carvers- OF Brienz at work and
the lacemakers of Murren. The sec
ond part begins with a pictorial in
depreciation of the overture to Will
liam TELL and is followed by a trip.
by colored views and motion pictures,
to the principal viewpoints for the
more famous high Alps and gives a
realistic reproduction of actually
climbing some OF the lofty peaks.
Part three gives a series of pictures
of Winter sports and skiing differ
ent from those seen in Italian Alps"
There are also glimpses of Alpine
home life, Swiss types in close-ups
and an extraordinary voyage down
the raging River Limmat from Lake
Zurich to the Rhine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

fathers name as collaboration or =
book and lyrics OF ''WiIdfower." -
we'll as Mary Jane McKane." Tick!
Me-" 'Daffy Dill" Gypsy jim
New Toys" and the new ''Rose
Marie" His brother is going in 70
stage directing, under his uncle
guidance.
Arthur Hammerstein, who is =
prodigious producer. began his life Is
an interior decorator and artist. and
it is interesting to note that the
Casino Theater, New York, was done
over by him, and II was he who de-
signed the large panel relief, Cleo
patra's Fete," over the prosceniun7.
But he forsook that field at an early
age. Reared from infancy in world
OF artistic ventures, 1t was but nat
ural that he should become associated
with his father, and only another
short step until he should start pro
ducing for himself.
In the meantime his daughter
Elaine Hammerstein, has achieved in
ternational renown as f1lmeuse. She
made her debut in her fathers pro-
duction of High Jinks," and after 4
whirl on the legitimate stage she
went into pictures, with success from
the outset.
Herbert Stothart, composer OF
" turnover, says OF Mr.. Hammer
STEMS work as a producer:
During my 12 years association
with Arthur HamnersteiD most of my
work has been for q series of revues.
He has a fine melodic understanding
and knows at once when music leaves
the popular track.
Arthur HammersteIn himself de-
clares: I'VE are going to see real
American grand opera soon. It is on
it's way as sure as fate; all the signs
of the times IN production point thai
way. l have one in my desk, THE
Light of the World" which Is surely
going on. when 1 get the right cast
I planned to do 1t this season at the
Century Theater, but the time did not
seem to be just right. However,
when do do II, you can wager It will
be grand grand opera IN every re
spect."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
House of Hammerstein.

THE House of Hammerstein, In two
- generations, has invaded every
field in the amusement world. Grand
opera, the drama. light opera and
musical comedy, the varieties and the
movies have all felt the impress OF
the talents OF the bearers of this
famous name.
Oscar Hammerstein was builder of
theaters and opera houses and maker
of many regulations. He 1t was who
founded the Manhattan Opera House
and who do so much to spread the
fame of Mary Garden, Tetrazzini and
a host of operatic stars.
Two sons and daughter were born
to the sturdy Oscar-Willian, Arthur
and Stella. William and Arthur have
in turn had artistic children, all of
whom have succeeded along various
lines In keeping UP with the brilliant
record of the founder Of the family.
william started on his road to
fame via the old New York Victoria
Theater, whose name he made a
household word in New York. He has
two sons, Oscar Hammerstein, I'd,
and Reginald Hammerstein. The
former has lived up to his grand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Tyler Brooke. Marion and Martinez
Randall. jerome Daley, Paul Porter
and lots OF pretty girls.
Wardman Park-"A Story
of Pierrot.

A delightful pantomime for the holi-
day season is being offered at Ward
man Park Theater for the third week
beginning Tuesday evening, Decem-
Der 80, when-the Rams Had Players
will continue to play "A Story of
Pierrot," by Fernand Beissier and p.
Marie Costa.
Ellen Van Volkenburg. past mistress
in the art of intimate theater produc-
tons, has produced this pantomime,
with Gertrude McRae Nash at the
plano, Helen Gerrer as violinist, and
with Robert Bell, Josephine Hutchin-
son, Ruth Harrison, Richard Elwell
and Ranald Slavery in the cast. Little
Miss Amanda Chittum is Petit Pier
rot
The play tells the story OF a youth
full pierrot. in love and exceedingly
shy: OF demure little milliner, whom
he loves; OF g. wicked and wealthy
sutton: of a stanch and true old inn
keeper as Pierrot's friend, and OF a
fascinating Fife, and finally Of a
tiny child. who unties all the knots
and brings about happy ending.
The play Is in three acts, for which
James Reynolds has had charge of
settings and costumes, the settings
being executed by Robert Byrne and
the costumes by Annie Castle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Earle-Le Paradis Band
The Cherrv Tree"

The exceptional vaudeville program
that launched the new Earle Theater
into the world of local theaters last
evening will be continued throughout
this week. It Is headed by Harry
Green in 1.-THE Cherry Tree" and
Meyer Davis Le Paradis. Band, two
offerings that give assurance Of
value received"
There are, though. many clever en-
tertainers other than the band COM
bination and Mr.. Green in the Earle
Offering Vlmos Westony Is an artist
at the piano, while his partner. Miss
Christine Fontyne, is a coloratura So
prano whose fine voice and talents
have won the highest commendation.
Comedy is not neglected, but is Of
fered In many forms in the Earle bill.
Singing Eddie Nelson Is a great laugh
winner in burnt cork; Ethel Sinclair
and Marie Gaspar are two girls with
good material and know how to pre-
sent 1t, while SIENNA and Weber, In
This and That" have a good collec-
ton of songs and stories. and the
Japanese balancers, the Kanazawa
Trio, are marvels In their particular
field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
EDITHDAY Polk
Princeton Triangle Club.

THE Princeton Triangle Club pro-
auctions are interesting examples
of the ingenuity Of the undergraduates.
Unlike other college productions, the
Princeton Triangle offerings have al
ways been original musical dramas
rather than revues.- This, of course,
takes far greater care and pains in per-
fecting them. The originality Of the
stage designing and lighting effects are
particularly striking. These two de-
partments have been so highly de-
veIoped. it is said. that they have in
fiuenced professional technique to a
marked extent. In fact, so many ideas
from the Triangle shows have been IN
corporated In Broadway performances
that It has been found necessary to
patent these innovations.
This years electrical department has
been working all Summer, devising and
perfecting the lighting effects for this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Harry Steppe's
Show.

Harry Steppe and his show will
come to the Gayety Theater this
week, beginning with today's rnatine.
A comedian Of personality and humor,
Harry Steppe is said to get every
ounce of fun out of the lines of his
newest vehicle of comedy stunts,
OVERLOOKING with opportunities to
make the most of his foolery. and
with the assistance of Harry O'Neil,
long IN vaudeville. and Vic Casmore.
who Is seen in French and Italian
characterizations. RUDE Mailman.
George Rose and Solly Hite. stars in
the line of their endeavor; Mabel Ref
low, a dancer extraordinary, head the
cast. which includes Lola Pierce, a
singer Of blues songs: Rose Duffin.
an acrobatio dancer; George McClen-
non, one of the best soft shoe "hoof-
ers," and IS saucy beauties in the
chorus.
An extra performance Will be given
at midnight Wednesday, December 81,
the last day of the old year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Changes In Standards.

"THERE is as great difference
between the acting Of today
and twenty years ago. says Thomas
Jefferson, son Of the famous Joseph
Jefferson, "as there is between the
plays themselves and the stage di-
recting.
I'm the popular melodramas or
twenty years ago." Mr.. Jefferson said.
fevery character occupied the center
~ the stage while delivering irnpor-
+ant speeches The leading man. who
could do no wrong spoke his herolcs
and moved downstage, right or leIt'
and the next character TO speak
moved to the center of the stage
When he finished the leading man
-<ouId back TO the center again, and
this was kept up through the scene. 81
The leading man, leading woman,
soubrette and comedian always had
music for their entrances, and II the
leader of the orchestra failed to pick
I'D his cue there was trouble. The
-oubrette always wore skirts TO her
knees. had a love affair and married.
She dressed like a girl of 10. acted
Ike a miss Of Is and was actually
anywhere from 80 to so.
Inc ieaulnR AshO W e~o NOAA
ed leading lady them always wore
a long black misery cape. think
a melodrama without this garment
surely would have failed. OF course,
every one remembers the soliloquies
and the frequent changes of scenery
Every time a playwright of those
days got stuck he would shift the
locale It's not so easy to write
play nowadays.
by degrees many of these unreal
things have been done away with
FOR the public wants a truthful play
honestly acted. Even the make-up
has changed, and not nearly SO much
grease paint is used as formerly
In fact, one sees as much on the
street as on the stage.
while the plays of the past had
many long speeches which were para
doxically priced and dreaded by the
actors who spoke them, the dramatist
who writes for these times makes an
effort TO say what he has TO say in
as brief and concise a way as pos
sible. Plays that have long speeches
now are characterized as 'talky, and
they are hacked to pieces by the pro-
duoer, no matter how the author walls
that he is being crucified.
But I do not believe, little as
know about writing plays. that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Keith 's-Leonard's
Minstrels.

Eddie Leonard, the minstrel. has
staged "Oh, Didn't 1t RAIN! and Is
Offering 1t as his New Year gift to
the Washington theater-going public
at B. F. Keith's Theater this week
with matinee today at pm. He will
be assisted by Jack Russell, Gus Null
cay and Charlie Oberle, who, like
himself, will work in blackface. In
addition he brings a big corps OF en-
tertainers who make the banjos talk.
Edith Clifford, a comedienne of in
ternational reputation who makes
laughs, is also a featured attraction.
Others include Grace DEACON and
Jack Mack, in "An Original Smart
Comedy Offering; Con Colleano,
Spanish wizard of the wire, in a SEN
sational act, assisted by charming
Spanish girl. Zeneto; Thomas Swift
and Company, in q new "naughticar"
skit, entitled 1.-THE Cob" by Paul
Gerard Smith: Billy Hallen, with
clever fun which he calls IT'S All
Applesauce"; the Morton Jewell Com
pany, in a beautiful novelty, "A
Vaudeville Mosaic" and the Wilson
Aubrey Trio, comedy gymnasts, in
an original wrestling match. The
usual screen features Will. complete
the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
About Edith Dav j..

EDITH DAY made her first stage
- appearance in Minneapolis as
Nadina in The Chocolate Soldier
presented by amateurs.
Her father. then dramatic critic Of
the Minneapolis Tribune, listened
willingly to lofty predictions about
his daughter. And when AL Jolson
came, In Dancing Around" an OPP
portunity arose for him to present
his talented offspring.
You ought to start in the chorus"
counseled the stage manager. But
Miss Day, exalted after her leading
role in The Chocolate Soldier" re-
torted But I'll work very cheap II
you just give me something to do"
And he did. There were special
dancing numbers and one song which
remunerated her $40 a week and
saved-perhaps-s1 for the firm.
1t was in this small bit, however,
that Miss Day met the eye of Henry
W. Savage, and she was signed up 10
play with Mitzi-then Mitizt Hajos
i'm Pom Pom" Her next appear
ance was in Going Up" in which
she shared attention with Frank
Craven in the famous Tickle Toe
number. 1t was Irene" however.
that brought her stardom and inter-
national fame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
Mutual" 1924 Hello Jake
Girls"

The Mutual Theater this week, be-
ginning today, Will present Henry
Fields and his Hello Jake Girls"
This year Field will bring an ag-
gregation of players famed in bur-
lesque, including Dixie Mason. Harry
Jones, Violet Hilson, James Rooney.
Tom McKenna and P. McGilley.
Tho show is in two acts and eight
scenes, with special music by Ruby
Gowan and Hughey Shubert. The
dance numbers are staged by Ray
mond B. Perez.
Dixie Mason offers song speciality
with Harry Jones at the piano; Har-
~ Fields, his original monologue,
THE Hebrew Funster," with scenes
Including Chinatown, the Pennsyl-
vania Station in New York, a scene
in Cheyenne, Fifth Avenue, New
York; the Street Of Silver and others.
The show opens this afternoon at
3 o'clock.