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Evening star., 1924-02-05
Madeira; Vance Powell Pearl Kin

Madeira, Vance Powell, Pearl Kin
caid and Nena Walker.
Stan Stanley. with his company Of
two. also furnishes much cause for
laughter with reasons ranging from
q suspicious bottle to his defense Of
women's rights and their ability to
govern. HIS chief work is done of
stage and down among the audience,
giving the act an intimacy that adds
to the amusement.
Carr and Brey,t who open tho per-
formarice. are exceptionally fine
dancers. introducing unique original
and eccentric as well as graceful
steps and dances that win much ap-
plause. Taylor and Bobbe also are
excellent dancers In their line and
their original chan makes for much
laughter, while Morey and Cobern.
with novel songs, sung without much
pretense, especially q topical song,
won the big applause of the matinee
yesterday afternoon. The Lutes
Brothers, with Clara Lutes, a wonder
in human endeavor and accomplish
inent, entertain with musical instru-
ments oddly played.
Zane Grey's "Call OF the Canyon"
the romance Of q world war boy who
found his world utterly changed after
his return from Europe, Is the photo
play. tensely interesting story,
splendfdly acted with Richard Dix,
Lois Wilson and Marjorie Daw in the
leading roles. "Smothered Love-" a
screen farce, and the Movie Chats
complete an enjoyable entertainment
that runs nearly three hours in full.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
Merton of the Movies.'

Merton came to Washington last
night and laid waste all gloom in
the National Theater. stampeding
delegates, who packed the house
from gallery to orchestra pit, into en-
thusiastic support Of comedy blended
with pathos and favored throughout
with the choice brand of satire
handled by the firms Of Harry Leon
Wilson. Inc, and George S. Kaufman
and Marc Connolly. Ltd.
I Merton of the Movies" was right
i at home. Possibly. it's because the
lhuman-touch- minus -the-hokum finds
J a perpetual nesting place wherever
there is human heart. There was
spontaneous laughter. a keen appre-
citation of comedy moments and SIN
! certify in the reception of the drama
! that was interviewer into the crea-
ton.
Merton Gill, from way back in Illi-
nois, a boy with dreams. starts for
. Hollywood. He has placed Beulah
Baxter and Harold Parmelee, hrst-
rank stars. on pedestals. He wants
TO give the Green mef hols ana heart and
soul are bound up in this ambuion.
He comes to Hollywood and ms
ideals are dumped unceremoniousIy
from the pedestals to the -, GROUND
Beulah Baxter really does employ
! q double for the risks in the hazards
Of Hortense, despite her assertion at
the personal appearance IN Peoria,
| lIll.--where Merton sat In 1ronL seat
that she considered such as break
ing faith with her public.
! Down Goes One Pedestal-Bnng:
|, And Harold-well, he's a hunk of
cheese personified. Merton triumphs
in the end unwittingly, thanks to a
girl who falls in love with MN: IN
aiding the screen to produce inner
and better things he seriously acts
his way into the front rank OF come
tiians. ~,
a love story enters. with Miss Mon
tague-Harold's protector. sulde aao
Calf f-mooning is conspicuous py l.s
absence. Slush is conspicuous by the
presence of its antithesis.
In dramatizing. Harry Leon WI.
sons story. Kaufman and Conneiis
seem to have retained the heartbeats
originally inserted In It. Above all,
the point Of the arrow Of satire, di-
rected straight at the art" of mo-
tion picture manufacturing ana sur
rounding circumstances IS not one
whit duller for the treatment py the
dramatiZers.
Glenn Hunter. as Merton. gives a
portrayal of sincere, ambitious,
earnest. trusting and trustworthy
reputation which Merton has brought
to him. Joan Ford, as the Montague
girl. has wistful questioning, low
ing. motherly way about her that
walks right into ones heart. Ro-
maine Calender. jeff Baird and Sig
mund Rosenblatt. as movie directors
portray distinct types with a con-
vincing clarity Of Characterization.
And everybody else on the program
which means twenty-five or thirty
other persons-gives adequate sup
port in the full literal sense OF the
word.
You shouldn't miss Merton. He
holds a mirror UP to everybody, and
the reflection that is seen. though
coated thickly with awkwardness.
nevertheless is not displeasing to
even the most punctilious. for under
lying that awkwardness there is the
everlasting spirit OF youth trying to
climb the ladder. and doing it with
all his heart and soul.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
Anniversary Week at
Cosmos.

The management OF the Cosmos
Theater this week has provided an
unusual bill of entertainment both in
vaudeville and pictures in celebra-
ton of the closing OF its fourteenth
year of popular and successful opera
ton and the opening Of a fifteenth
year, which it hopes may surpass
predecessors.
Six acts of varied vaudeville, all
of them good and some better than
others, are headed by Charles De-
lands farcical comedy Of 1850, en-
titled King Solomon, Jr.," in which
a recreant husband returns after a
months absence. to his six wives, one
for each day in the week, with the
excuse that his absence has been
caused by his wooing of a seventh
for Sunday. to complete the week. The
various types of the wives reacting to
such a situation furnish the basis for
the comedy, and the act affords much
hearty laughter. Deland plays the
part of the husband and the wives
are impersonated by Barbara Fowler,
Kathryn Blair. Lola Norton, Florence
Evening star., 1924-02-05
: "

Those who go to the Shubert-Beiasco
Theater this week to see Patches" de-
scribei.. as new comedy-drama, by
Joseph II. Graham. presented by new
producing firm, Holstein and Graham.
will find interest and entertainment in
strongly drawn and we'll acted char
acter, a somewhat breezy child of the
streets Of New York. formerly a news
girl, who has been educated, not in
language. but in thinking. by an un-
seen person she calls the Dook," whom
she describes as a booze fighter. Her
too difficult to remember or to pro-
nounce, became Patches" to the street
gamins and others of her environment.
She is honest and precociouS, having, as
she says. been graduated from selling
newspapers to the authorship OF lurid
and melodramatic stories. which are all
right except that she has not been able
to sell them or to get them published.
While engaged in her authorship
duties late one night she discovers a
very much intoxicated man endeavor-
ing to light match on lamppost for
the match. After a second look. she
strikes the match for him, when she
discovers that two footpadS are track
ing him. Pushing him into a dark cor
ner, she relieves him of his watch and
his wallet. and before she can do more,
the footpadS arrive, go through his
pockets. take his hat and coat and go
on their way. She then, returns and
escorts the man to his home and when
he sobers up and is about to have her
elected she returns his watch and wall
let and explains how she came to have
them. -.
This is the prologue to a murder mys-
terry, but 1t virtually discloses vital ele-
ments heretofore believed to be indls-
pensable in sustaining suspenses and
interest in plays Of that kind Indeed
Patches" Is less play than it is a
vehicle for unfolding the character that
gives the entertainment its name, and
provides the only thing Of interest in it
The story is presented by a cast Of six
teen characters, some Of them imper-
Evening star., 1924-02-05
Kreisler to Play Tomorrow

Kreisler. the eminent violinist, will
be heard in recital at Polls Theater
tomorrow afternoon at 4:3O o'clock,
as originally scheduled, and preced-
ing his regular program the artist
will play a Dvorak number that Is
deemed peculiarly fitted to the oc-
casion, as a memorial tribute to the
Nations dead.
1t was at first supposed that the
concert should be postponed, both
by Mrs. Wilson-Greene. under whose
management Kreisler will appear,
and by the artist himself. But after
inquiry and suggestion to those high
in authority. it was ascertained that
there would be no improperly In
giving the recital as at first proposed,
and Kreisler, whose programs are
generally regarded as something
more than the mere exploitation Of
musical art, agreed, with the sug-
gestion that he should add to his
program the proposed memorial
tribute,
Evening star., 1924-02-05
Ella Shields and Wilkie Bard

This Is old home week for dear old
Lunnon at Keiths. Ella Shields and
Wilkie Bard. declared the best the
London music halls can offer. are the
topltners and their characterization
went over in splendid style last night.
MISS Shields. who. by the way, Is q
baltimore girl. is given the honor of
first place on account Of her sex, but
MIR. Bard shares the honor with her
on account of his unique and realistic
characterizations. Miss Shields has
dainty way about her that knocks
the illusion out of her different oner-
1oyable, nevertheless. with neat cos
TUNES. deft dancing and a good voice.
Her reception was unusually hearty
and prolonged.
AS "the night watchman" Mr.. Bard
oHers classic in naturalness and
humor. the laughs coming forth with
almost his every sentence. His as
ststants help materially In making
the act big hit. His first effort. IAN
elderly lady. with a penchant for
grand opera" was well received. He
has a fairly good voice and his Sc
lections are of the catchy sort. An
assistant in one of the upper boxes
helps the fun along at speedy gait.
fore. but it is doubtful if they have
ever achieved the success attained
last night
An enjoyable dancing act is that Of
Helene Coyne and Henri French. Miss
Coyne is one of the cleverest dancers
on the stage. Her gyrations are either
original or an Improvement Of IA
miliar steps. Her costumes are pretty
and with them goes a face that per-
sonifies Animation" Mr.. French
sings while Miss Coyne is changing
costumes.
James Doyle and Frances Pritchard
offer a good talking and dancing act
and score a hit. Their patter Is origi-
nal and funny. Torcat and Flor
D'Aliza present a group Of trained
game cocks that walk the tight wire
and even pull of burlesque on the
Dempsey-F'irpo scrap. The act ranks
high as a novelty. Judson Cole was
well received in comedy juggling:
Lou Holtz went through his we'll
known negro melody act. and the
Five Petleys on the high bars and
springing table are good. The house
attractions complete the program.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
The Fool"

The story of 1.-The Foor' presented
py the Selwins at the Shubert-B -Belasco
last night offers to attention Daniel
tanchrlst' young rector. whose high
Goodkind. son of rich parishioner
ana knowing no Thou shalt not" to
his desires. Clare Jewett, a smart
woman Of the world. feeling some
s.irrings or idealism in her heart, be-
comes engaged to Gilchrist, but finds
ner foothold in tdeaiism too weak to
resist the lure of luxuries of life.
She marries Goodkind.
Gilchrist is called THE Fool" be-
cause no takes his Christianity liter
ally, impoverishing himself in giving
70 the needy and antagonizing the
wealthy church members by preach
ing IN an economic application of Chris
uanlty which they believe threatens
upon great range of religious, social
and economic problems, the latter
Well known to Washington in the
West Virginia coal strikes. which
form much Of the background of the
plot.
Gilchrist is ousted from his pulpit
for his ''radicalism." However, he is
| retained by the mine owning church
Wardens to attempt a settlement OF
the strike. This introduces a deIega-
tlon or strikers. one of whom, a Pole
named Gmanski. gives a vivid re-
cital of the labor problem from the
miners viewpoint Here is introduced
an arrafSnment of capital as severe
wish.
Clare Jewett, welded TO Goodkind,
gets luXuries but not happiness. Her
prof1igate young husband. the last
word in cynical upper class conscious
ness, Is faithless to every aspect OF
the marriage vow, until Clare turns
again to Gilchrist and his idealism.
Gilchrist sends her back to her hus-
band to face the consequences of her
deliberate .ns1; choice, ho the play setting up
mand than love or happiness.
At times all Gilchrist's beautiful
theories" seem to be crashing in
failure about him. but in the end
most OF them reach fruition.
Goodkind in the last act is paying
the penalty Of his concepts with loco
motor ataxia and virtual dementia,
but still believes Gilchrist is The
Fool" A girl cripple is healed In
The Fool" and the father OF Good
kind, a great financier is forced to
admit, looking at, his wrecked son,
that Gilchrist probably has the bet
ter way.
Harry c. Browne. as Gilchrist; A.
Olive Wyndham, as Clare Jewett.
gave excellent portraitures, while
Oscar kfgman. as the senior Good
kind; ,,s Earle craddock; as brother
Rev. Everett Wadham, temporizing
rector; Francis Conbin. as Max Stedt-
man. labor spy; Hale Norcross, as Joe
Hennig, strikers representative. with
David Leonard, as Umanski: Beatrice
Kay, as Mary Margaret, cripple girl,
and Hilda Vaughn. as Pearl Henning,
wayward wife of Joe, were effective
in assisting roles. Other parts We're
filled acceptably by Nora Shelby, Vir-
ginia Norton, Zelma Tilden. George
Wright, Blanche Sharp. Hamilton
Mott, George c. Brotherton and Bar
bara Cooper.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
"Mollie Williams Show. -"

Mollie Williams. probably the best
known and most popular woman in
burlesque, is at the Gayety Theater
this week with an entirely new pro-
duction, .embodying clever ideas in
scenic settings and quite a few en-
tertaining specialties. OF course,
there Is the usual playlet that Mollie
has had with her show in the past
half dozen years. This seasons
sketch Is entitled "Fate's Fire." a re-
minder OF the old-time melodrama
with the accent on the '.mellowD.
The main attraction in the show is
Mollie, but she has surrounded her
self with a capable cast of perform
ers headed by Bebe Almond. a charm
ing and talented soubrette with many
of the qualities that made Ann Pen
nington famous. She can sing and
dance well. has a charming person.
ality and all the qualifications that
go to make q good base ball pitcher
Evening star., 1924-02-05

tor. in which he claims the comn1is-
sion is without authority in the mat
be a nulIity. and he Would bs nni
TO the extent of defending a damage
SUIT In a court of competent jurs-
The tenant claimed in her petition
10 the Rent Com mission that May Is
iast she was. renting apartments in a
building owned by Keleher, and re-
csived from him a notice to quit on
Inc ground of making necessary re
pairs TO the property. She surren-
merely sustained a loss of $4,000
ene asserts notice to quit was illegal
ana was not given for the reason
stated. MIR. Keleher moved to dis
miss her petition. but the Rent Com
mission denied this request and has
set the case for hearing February II
Evening star., 1924-02-05
RADIO ADVERTISES SHOW.

Radio will be employed to advertise
Washington's first annual radio show
at Convention Hall the week of March
l9 to 26. Fred S. Lincoln, chairman
or the general show committee, will
through WRC, the Radio Corporation,
OF America station. T. P. Guthrie
District manager Of the corporation,
has pledged cooperation in broad
casting information about the show
Secretary of War Weeks has mott
fled the Radio Merchants Associa-
ton Of Washington, under whose
auspices the show will be held, that
the War Department will cooperate
in making the event a success.
Evening star., 1924-02-05

subtle sense of humor. There IL a
good deal Of noise and a number Of
really laugh provoking situations
which the audience that well-nigh
filled the house evidently found to
Its liking. judged by the hearty ap-
plause and still more hearty laughter.
The cast, which includes a dozen
players, is we'll chosen. There are
no particular leads. each player hav-
ing about an equal assignment Of
funmaking. Henry Crosby, who re-
Gently Joined the stock company,
again makes good In his role of the
Mustard King, In which his lines are
highly spiced and added humor is
attained with a delightful accent.
Robert Harrigan also does a droll
bit of character work in his por-
trayal of the young college pro-
fessor. Peggy Coudray's vivacious
manner and flaming locks add charm
and color to the scenes.
If you want to laugh easily with
out thinking deeply go to see The
High Cost Of Loving"
Evening star., 1924-02-05
plenty of speed and curves mixed with

plenty Of speed and curves mixed with
good control.
The comedians, Phil Adams and
Jack Walsh. are funny pair. and al
though their work at first is a little
rough, it improves as the show pro-
crosses. Others in the cast are Klara
Hendrix, a singer of "blues"; Ella
Corbett, a charming miss; Wal1y
Jackson, who does some rather clever
eccentric dancing: AL Lewis and Piiny
Rutledge. Frank Tanning has the
role of leading man in the playlet
One of the INNOVATIONS introduced
during the show is a reproduction of
the cover designs of some of the most
popular magazines done by the girls
of the chorus. This chorus, by the
way. Is one of the youngest and pret-
tiest seen at the Gayety and does
credit to Miss Williams taste.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
RENT COMMISSION
CITED IN $4,000 SUIT
Must Show Cause Why Hearing of
Tenants Complaint Should Not
~ Be Prohibited.

Chief Justice Mccoy Of the District
Supreme Court yesterday cited members
of the Rent Commission to show
cause Wednesday, February 6, why a
write of prohibition should not be
issued to prevent tho commission
from proceeding with the hearing
and determination Of a complaint. of
Sarah J. Beamer. tenant. for s1o, 900
damages against John B. Eeleher,
her landlord.
The citation by tho court followed
the filing of a petition by Mr.. Kele-
her, through Attorney james MsProc-
Evening star., 1924-02-05

:. J. ( = = >
vious recitals presenting "Niebelun-
genlied," Die Walkure," and "Sieg-
fried"
Seated at the piano. Mr.. Damrosch
interspersed his bright and entertain
ing descriptive lecture on the opera
with illustrations Of the music played
with his artistic and richly inter-
pretatiVe touch.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
ADJUSTMENTS

sonated by well known players of
ability.
Miss Aleen Bronson is Patches. and
the chances are that you will learn to
love her, even though she and her role
may seem the only things Of real worth
In the play. for the author seems to
have centered all his ability in drawing
the character which Miss Bronson
makes stand out above everything else.
1t suggests both a character and an in
cident In Miriam Mitchelson's novel,
In a Bishops Carriage"
Evening star., 1924-02-05
New York Symphony
At Central High School

A large and appreciauve audience
heard Walter Damrosch. director of
the New York Symphony Orchestra
give his explanatory recital at the
Central High School Auditorium last
night on "Gotterdammerung," by
Wagner.
1t was Mr.. Damrosch's fourth
''operalogue" given under auspices or
the Washington Society of Fine Arts
on Wagner's 1.-The Ring" the pre-
Evening star., 1924-02-05
THE High Cost of Loving

Leonard Wood, jr., presented the
Washington Theater Guild in farce.
THE High Cost of Loving" last
night at the President Theater. 1t
is comedy which harkens back to
the old days. the lines lacking the
finesse of the present day more
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Our Tins-a-ling is an extremely
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Evening star., 1924-07-18

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Evening star., 1924-07-18
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Evening star., 1924-07-18
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Evening star., 1924-07-18

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Evening star., 1924-07-18

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Evening star., 1924-07-18

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Evening star., 1924-07-18

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Evening star., 1924-07-18

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