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The Washington times., 1925-09-15

ception OF the character suffers
from a Theda Bara comvlex
not entirely dispelIed by the
vapid lines she is frequently
given to speak.
Bruce AdcRae Is the father OF
the play and brings to the part
all OF the suave polish and as
surance that are his forte. The
old-fashioned and worldly wise
mother Is played by Lily Cahill
admirably and Miriam Hopkins
as the feather-he flapper
made much of her opportunities.
The real meaty lines are given
to William HanIey, the son, and
he gives performance that is a.
delight throughout.
Wagenhals and Kemper have
given the production "a rich and
imposing mounting. And for the
feminine playgOer there is pro-
vided in the costuming display
OF lovely gowns that compel eye
interest.-A. r. X.
The Washington times., 1925-09-15
DANCES, COMEDY
AND TUNES AT
GAYETY

.chuck1es Of 1926 a revamped
edition OF the show which sent
Bobby Clark and Paul Mccullough
to fame on Broadway Is holding
forth at the Gayety this week.
Billy Fields and e. Quigley head
the cast this year and win many
laughs with their tramp charac-
terizatfons. It is to their credit
that they do not attempt to ape
the mannerisms of the two stars
that have gone before.
The show is little weak on
feminine talent, little Marie
Bergman winning most favor with
her songs and dances. Nellie
Nelson and Alice Jay do as well
as could be expected with the
meager opportunities afforded
them. The latter has a sidewalk
pa4ter turn with Charles Wesson
which was pIentifully sprinkled
with laughs.
The big noise Of "ChuckIes" IL
quartette Of saxophone players
This foursome won immediate
favor with their syncopation and
carried off the applause honorA.
Jack Reddy was clever in q
dope" Characterization. The six
'.Eglish High steppers" danced
well.
While the chorus would not
take any prizes at q beauty
show It is the best dancing
aggregation burlesdue patrons
have seen in q LONG. tirne.-H. w.
The Washington times., 1925-09-15

Its theme, reminiscent OF
Dancing Mothers. linTns the
conflict Of the so-called Victorian
ideas Of the parents and the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS completes
of the younger generations The
Harmonious solution of the Jones'
tic problem is reached by
discerning mother after the
story develops some clever sit
uations and melodramatic trap
pings that involve father and
son in the intrigues Of a burnt.
out sensua1ist.
The lovely lady of the play is
Julia" depicted by Carlotta
Monterey in all the manner and
mood Of the modern vampire as
the screen delights in visualizing
her. There was Julia in her
soft lighted boudoir, clad in the
filny and revealing. garments OF
her trade, an atmosphere satur-
,ated in erotic perfumes all the
desirable seclusion of a rendez-g
vous and men for her to prac-
tice her wiIes upon. Not even
Cecil DeMille could SCI It better.
But with such potentialities the
stage drama while developing
scenes that tread close to the
risque in dialogue AMI incident,
never seemed to ring true. Julia
is an artful vixen but is ever
an actress seldom more than
artificial, ~and apart from her
bountiful physical attraction. a
painted and transparent. figure
whose power to seduce seemed
unconvincing. The Monterey con-
The Washington times., 1925-09-15
The ReU0rdS
Ofnn Aching
Heart

A lot Of husbands get sud
den inspirations when their
wives go on vacations. But
il has remained for young
James Roosevelt Armour,
Washington jazz tune conn
poser, to tlaa1smute that
missing feeling" into D.
dance hit. Thinking of
YOu," ArmOur's new cole
giate fox trOt, which Is sell
ing a la hot cake, was. con-
ceived during the time when
Mrs. Armour went vacation
ing while he stayed by his
desk.
'sWhile my wife and I are
good deal like 'TOOts and
Casper, said Mr.. Armour,
''it never occurred to me that
her going off to the shore
would mean anything but
lot of loneliness. The first
day that she was away /
dragged myself out to a res
taurant dinner and caIile
back to the apartment with
fine case Of Indigestion.
Now, ii sounds funny, but
that Indigestion somehow led
to a terrible case of senti-
mentality, too. It was
case of an aching tumEny and
an aching heart, all together.
1t was terrible and just so
that 1 couldn't think too
much about either. sat
down and began to work out
the first bars of Thinking Of
You
80 while I'm awfulIy glad
that Thinking of You is
going over 50 WELL" continued
the young composer, ''it
scares me, too, because I'm
wondering whether it'H be
necessary for my wife to
temporarily desert me every.
time / want to write a dance
hit -
The Washington times., 1925-09-15

He indicated that Western banks
would make the smallest money
draft on the East in many wears to
finance the transportation Of crops
from farm to market.
Hoover declared that there is no
present indication of a change in
the money rediscount rate.
The Washington times., 1925-09-15
ALLURING ACTING IN
LOVELY LADY"

Lovely Lady" Wagnhas and Keper production Of
the finest acting Of the
budding offers Glenn Hunter role for Mr. William
HanIey-a juvenile cast adoescen romanticist
sparkle and ervesence Of unsophcaed youth
IDEAL and really endu
for his Jesse lynch Williams
The Washington times., 1925-09-15
BOOMING FROM
"GUNPOWDER"

To eh with degree of skill the varying phases of girls
all frenzies spurts
primitive atavstic freedom playwright do better than
follow the lead of Alfred Edouard Marquna
ONei both theatrical craftsmanship psychological
analysis, and this is exactly c. Nugent
The Washington times., 1925-09-15
HOOVER FINDS CREDIT
CONDITIONS IN WEST GOOD

Credit conditions in the West are
excellent for the crop-moving sea.
son. Secretary of Commerce Hoover
declared TODAY
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
Scandals Jan. 8

George Whites Scandals will
be presented in the National The
alter, commencing Sunday. Janu-
airy 3. The organization is COM
ing here following prosperous
run in Whites Apollo Theater,
New York. and with the original
cast and beauty contingent.
The new edition of Scandals"
will be presented in two acts and
80 elaborate scenes. Among the
numerous entertainers are Tom
PATRICIA, Harry Fox, Gordon Doc
ley, Martha Morton. Helen Hud-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Phil
lips and Norman Phillips, jr.,
Helen Morgan, Helen Wehrle,
Alice Weaver, Arthur Ball, Nc
Carthy Sisters. James Miller, Fred
Lyon, Catheryn Chapman, Harry
Morrissy, Sally Starr, Jim Carly.
the Scott Sisters. Joe Sullivan,
Adele Mason, George Lerch,
Dolly Donnelly, Norma Gloss, Flo
Brooks, the Albertina Rasch Girls
and Miller and Lyles.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
. LONELY GENIUS
THEY CALL
CHARLIE

Charlie Chaplin IL back in
Hollywood after his trip to New
York for the opening of The
Gold Rush" But he asserts
he isn't going to stay long.
The doctors, he says, have told.
him that he has a very bad
heart. and that he must retire
from the screen for at least a
year and take a complete rest,
or else the consequences will be
fatal. So Charlie is planning
to go to Canada for a year or
so-unless he decides to brave
the thing out and work till
he drops.
mo doubt the doctors did find
something the matter with Char.
lies heart" comments James
r.. Quirk in January Photoplay,
but l wonder If. maybe, after
all these years of ignoring the
public and living his own life
without consideration Of anyone
that always has been his philos-
ophy-Charlie isn't beginning to
feel a little lonely.
Perhaps he feels that the
love, if not the admiration of
the public, is cooling a little.
Somehow that story of Char
lies abou: the heart trouble
sounds to me like the cry of a
lonely little boy. Genius is a
darned lonely thing, anyway"
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
Eminent Orphans
Under Uncle
Sans Care

Ten Of the most important
people in motion pictures are,
discovered, in January Photo
play, to be adopted children
Of Uncle Sam. Prominent i'm
the list is Constance Tall
madge. Although Connie was
born in Brooklyn, u. S. Al,
she is considered 3 foreigner,
a Greek, in fact. Her mar
rage to John PialOglOu put
Constance in the alien class.
She is now applying for
naturalization papers.
The foreigners who became
Americans by way Of the
wedding ring are Mary Pick
ford, OF Toronto; Enid BEN
nett, of Australia, and Anna
@. Nilsson. Of Sweden. The
other aliens who have de-
cided to join Gals sub
jects are Pauline Garon, of
Montreal; POIa Negri, Of POI
land: Lillian Rich, Of Eng
land; Dorothy MackaiIl, also
Of England; Ernst Lubitsch,
Of Germany, and ALA Maxi
nova, of Russia. They are
all studying 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner
The Washington times., 1925-12-26

sive, gorgeous, charming, ir-
resistible, extravagant and stir
ring.
The research department of
the Motion Picture Producers
and Distributors of America,
finds that 10000, 900 people.
attend movie houses each week
in this country. Because, prob
ably it is too obvious to men
ton, the statement does not say,
that 1885, 900 of them have
chronic coughs.
Along lines. of further en-
lightenment there are 2O,180
picture theaters in the United
States and the Film Daily says
that in. 1926, 174 million dollars
will be spent for new theaters,
a prospect that alarms that
astute Bradstreet of filmdom.
If this program of erection
isn't halted the Film Daily sees
endless trouble ahead and much
valuable property abandoned
because of overwhelming COM
petition.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
Swanee DOings

Dancing on New Year Eve
until 2 in the morning will give
an added lure to Swanee. Man
agef j. w. Wood is planning
record breaking doings for the
Ewanee New Year party. The
ballroom is to be decorated Law
ishly, while thousands of souvenirs
will be distributed.
Holiday week will be an espe-
eially gay one at Swanee, with
specialties planned for practically
every evening. On Tuesday a
group of clever vaudeville enter
tanners viii present clever songs,
dances and comedy turns. On
Wednesday a novelty jazz band
from Baltimore will cooperate
with the Swanee entertainers in
presenting the newest dance hits.
Juvenile Eentertainers' Night"
will be the Thursday feature, with
half dozen child performers of
the Capital presenting songs and
jazz and semiclassic dances.
Thursday night is also radio
night at Swanee. and viii be
marked by the presentation of
several musical novelties prepared
especially for the radio audience
by Director Al Kamons
The Washington times., 1925-12-26

Thus suspended between sky
and earth, by invisible supports,
the Zeppelin remained until al
passengers had disembarked.
The biggest thrill we ever
had" exclaimed the thirty UNI
hurt sky commuters as they
stepped down ladders out Of the
craft with real sighs Of relief.
They were extras"
A small fortune was spent by
the management of First National
productions on this scene, which
required hardly seven minutes TO
photograph
Colleen Moore, in whose latest
offering, We Moderns," at Gran
dall's Metropolitan and Ambassa-
dor theaters tomorrow, this cost.
~ thrill is presented, was her.
self one of the passengers.
Il wouldn't want a scene like
that in every one of my Pfc
lures Miss Moore declared with
emphasis when she had recov-
cred her breath and equaninity.
II really frightened me-"
The Washington times., 1925-12-26

METROPOLITAN-c Moore in
I'VE Moderns."
RIALTO--Reginal Denny in Where
Was IP"; holiday features.
TlVOLI--Mae Murray in The Merry
Widow"
AMBASSADOR--"We Moderns'
CENTRALr--'rhe Man From Red
Gulch."
COMING JANUARY 3
NATlONAL-George Whites Scan
dals."
Notwithstanding
EARLE-VaudeYilles and films.
STRAND-Lewis and Dody; others
and films.
GAYETY-"Mutt and Jeff" burlesque
MUTUAI-'I-affin' Thru burlesque
COLI MBlA-Giioria Swanson in stage
Struck"
PALACE-D. w. Grffith's THAT
Royle Girl"
RlALTO-Channing PoIlock's The
Fool"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stills In ''The
Unguarded Hour"
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
The MayfIoWer

Presence of a dozen famous
theatrical people, including the
Duncan sisters, viii! add joy to
the huge New Year party at the
MayfIower. The theatrical COM
panies playing, at the National,
KeitT's and Polls theaters will all
be the guests of the MayfloWer
on New Year Eve.
Another Mayflower New Year
Eve event viii be the launching
of Spencer Tupman's new Vanity
Band, a comedy jazz organization
just evolved by Director Tupman.
( The Mayfl0Wer New Year Eve
party will take place in triplicate,
so to speak, with big dOings"
in order in the Mayflower
Gardens. the presidential room
and in the grand ballroom. with
Spencer Tupman orchestras sup
plying dance music de luxe.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
MEET NEWMAN,
A CITIZEN OF
THE GLOBE

E. NJ. Newman. travel.talker,
whose journeys extend to the
furthest confines of the known
world, begins his annual season
at the National Theater on Jan
uary 10.
The Heart of Europe is the
title of this new series OF five
traveltalks to be given on con-
secutive Sunday afternoons and
evenings.
Norway and Sweden . Berlin
and Germany" Vienna and the
Tyrol, Paris and Northern
France" and London, With Ram
bles Through England and Scot
land" is the attractive itinerary.
In a new group of motion pic
lures and exquisite color views
the master traveller will conduct
his fellow-travelers ITO many out
of-the-way hooks and corners as
well as to the popular and better
known points of interest along
the route.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26

=
Donald Gallaher's new play,
Fools Bells seen here as
white Magic opened in New
York this week. The critics
were anything but expansive
and particularly facetious was
John Anderson of the Evening
Post who tossed this bomb:
After some six or eight years
of decent movie tenants, the
Criterion was ruthlessIy turned
over to the wicked old spoken
drama last night when Fools
Bells was produced there.
And that is probably the
meanest thing that was ever
said about the films.
For this skew we have in their
place is a prattling infant
among the plays-a sort of rock
ing horse entertainment which
may delight those who believe
In Santa Claus.
A cradle drama, it is in words
of two sylIables and the custom
airy triangle is a teething ring.
AS theatrical farce, it is the
condensed milk of human kind
ness Grade @, bottled years and
years ago.
It tells in its conscious mo-
ments the sorry tale of a youth
full hunchback who felt that
the lump on his shoulders was
the load of Atlas. and that he
alone bore the sorrows and the
Affections Of the world.
Laura La Plante plays only
enc role in "The Midnight Sum-"
but Universal's press agent says
she and the picture are the
following things: Fantastic, ro=
mantle, fascinating, elaborate,
stimulating. beautiful, scintillat-
ing, glittering, tempting, ador-
able, enticing, sensational, dy-
manic, enhancing, piquant, al
Turing, exotic, dazzling, impress
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
Spanish Village

New Year Eve at the Spanish
Village Night Club, over the Res
taurant Madrillon, will be marked
by high note of gaiety, Alcalde
PeteR Borras announces.
Reservations by the membership
of the club guaranteed a capacity
attendance at the Village several
days ago, and the remainder of
the attendance will be cared for
I'm the restaurant on the ground
floor, which has been especially
decorated and prepared for dancing.
The Spanish Village Four, I'M
der the direction of Frank Till
man, will play for the Villagers
in the cIubroom, and an equally
competent organization will per-
form in the restaurant. Other en-
tertainments, souvenirs and noise
makers to usher in the New Year
will not be lacking.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
BATTLE OF THE
BRUTES I'M
THIS ONE

Rin-Tin-Tin again. This time
the Warner Brothers wonder
dog is appearing in Below the
Line, . which, according to all
reports, affords the onlost thrill
ing entertainment OF any pic
ture the four-footed star has had
since he startled the screen world
with Where the North Begins. :"
The new picture. which comes
to the Strand next week, is fea.
tured by a fight between Rin-Tin-
Tin and q pack of bloodhounds:
a fight said to be so ferociously
realistic that the producers had
the forethought to obtain a ties.
.timonial from the Santa Monica
Humane Society to the effect
that the fight was filmed withou.
any injury to the dogs involved.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
Earle GayetY.

A special midnight show will be
given at the Earle Theater on
New Year Eve, beginning at 1880
o'clock. The program Is an ex-
cellenf one and there will be
ample entertainment for all who
wish to greet the new year OF
1926 with laughter and melody.
Tickets are already on sale at
the Earle box office. The usual
scale Of prices will prevail at this
extra performance.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
Mutual Theater

New Year Eve Is to be a gala
night at the Mutual when a spe-
cIa1 midnight performance COM
mencing promptly on the stroke
of IL will be given.
Manager Jack Garrison prom
ises for this special performance
that the Whiz Bang Girls viii
live up to- their name-that they
viii out-Carroll CAROLS Vanities.
or Ziegfeld's Follies not forgetting
George Whites Scandals.
Garrison says, as did the IA.
nous Margie, You must come
oVer,"s
The Washington times., 1925-12-26

and clever ef-
fort behind the
exhibition. There
is little thought
of the study and
pra ctice re-
quired to obtain
I h e perfection
shown.
M a + & u e + tie
Ball, the lead
ing dancer with
TT opsy a n d
Eva" the Dun
c a. n Sis ers'
/ a ( e st success,
which comes to
the National for
the week COM
mencing M on
day night, is an
e x a m pie in
point.
To see her in
h e r t h r e e
dances, give 8
the impression
that she has
had. first of all,
thorough a n d
expert training
a n d ripening
experience. The
ease with which
she executes the
The Washington times., 1925-12-26

Mr.. Mayors suspicious and Norma
was given a change or two that
eventually brought her into most
favorable notice in Monta Bells
maiden directoral effort, Broad
way After Dark"
Mr.. Bells enthusiasm for
Norma's beauty and charm al
most Immediately outstripped Mr..
Mayors, and, thanks to a kind
word /or two that the young di
rector passed along, Norma leap
ed into almost immediate popu
larity.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
THE PLAY CALENDAR

TODAY
NATIONAL-"No No Nanstte," mat
inee and night.
kEITIS-Brooke Johns and Band;
WIN Mahoney: others.
EAREE-Iciizabeth Murray; others
and films.
STRAND-I.oew's Indoor Circus;
films.
MCTUAI.---Band Box Revue, bur-
lesque.
WARDMAN PARK-Yale Dramat in
"Out a Luck"
Al DITORIUM-Blackst magician.
PAL ACE--Rudolph Valentino in
Cobra"
COIt MBIA--Jackie Coosan in old
Clothes"
RIALTO-"keepsr Of the Bees:
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
Nationwide

Christmas week will see the
release of "a Kiss For Cinde-
rella," Paramount's holiday spe-
cial, in several hundred cities
simultaneously. It will appear in
all NJ the bigger cities, and in
many of the smaller ones.
"a Kiss For Cinderella" was
directed by Herbert Brenon and
stars Betty Bronson, who starred
in Peter Pan" last year. 1t is
from the stage success by Sir
James NJ, Barrie Here 1t will be
at the Columbia.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
.-.=.--=.=:In Eesrybedy's confidenes..=.=.=:..z
THE GATE-POST
By Harold Phillips

holiday comforts yesterday long
enough advise this column that the last word in Scotch
citizen, Christmas gift
q dear friend a homing pigeon.
did you about the Scotchman who went Christmas shop
ping ?" Mr.. Kafka said and said
WILL whereupon with mutual wishes for happy
holiday all that silly business George Marshall calls
W wento business.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
Extras at RiaItO

The Rialto announces an extra
midnight performance on New
Year Eve, starting at 1870.
In conjunction with the showing
OF the feature picture. Reginald
Denny in Where Was IT, a
presentation Of special adult
talent will furnish the tMidn:te
Frolics'' on the stage. Kate
Smith, with a new repertoire OF
hot and jazzy blues" vocal num-
bers, will lead the list of enter
tainers.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26

; wise lf1C pIOAAIlAOAA.s - e-A->- - -
man Hagedorn, official biographer
Of Roosevelt. viii leave shortly
for Cuba, where locations VIII
be selected and the cooperation
Of the Cuban government en-
listed. The story has been com
pleted BY Hagedorn.
Al nationwide search ii now
on for player to portray the
character OF Roosevelt. Ut ii
hoped, according to Mr.. Laslxy.
to obtain an actor whose face
never before has been seen on.
the screen in order to have the
character live as Roosevelt himself
in the minds Of his millions Of
admirers.
No announcement OF any pic
ture has given to- me the pleasure
that becomes mine in telling our
plans for The Rough Riders, q
story of q very great American, z
said Mr.. Laslzy. 81 have been q
deep admirer OF Theodore Roose-
welt for many years and I am
very happy to- have a part In the
x MISUNDERSTANDING 81 "a HIS EGuAL@ GkETs
and achievements on the screen
1t Is our hope to make tlno pic
ture as great as the man him
self.
This is the story OF Roosevelt,
the young man riding to great
ness and fame and an immortal
place in the hearts OF all Ameri-
cans. through his energy, loyalty,
bravery and his zest in the great
things OF life, q zest which typi-
fies the virile spirit Of his coun-
try.
The Rough Riders will be au-
thentic in every detail =
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
CrandaII Houses.

Christmas and New Year Ewes,
as usual, this year are being. OBJ
served in all of the Crandall
Theaters by the special scheduling
of late performances for the con-
venience of those who care to re-
main downtown over the midnight
hour. These are not Taidnight
performances, but merely late
ghowlngs of the regular bill, so
arranged as 10 enlist the spec
tator's attention until shortly be-
fore the midnight hour
The Washington times., 1925-12-26

NEXT WEEK
NATIONAL+-Duncan Sisters in "Topsy
and Eva Monday.
kEITH'S-AIbertina Rasch, Charles
Ruggles, others.
EARLE-Ta hloid of MIR Battling
Butler; others and films.
TRAND--"K eyhole Kameo Revue"
others and films
WARDMAN PARK-Herbert Players
in THE Devil,' Monday.
GAHETN--"Fashion Parade" bur
lesque.
MuTUAL-"Whlz Bang Girls" bur
lesque
COLI MBIA betty Bronson in "A
Kiss for Cinderella"
PALACE Norma She0rOT In His
Secretary"
The Washington times., 1925-12-26

b u [, though
she dances in
all but fifteen
minutes at a
time, not a
day passes that
she does not
spend at least
wo h o u r s
practicing. so
each morning
at IL O'Clock
or whereabouts,
Marguerite may
be seen on the
stage of the
theater where
she is playing,
going through
some prescribe
ed kicking and
limbering move
ments. T h e v
are not all like
= dancing steps,
b ut limbering
movements. The
work is mo-
notonouS, t % o.
for it has no
musical instru-
nent to give
inspiration, But,
NJ "a + & u e r i t e,
.-...., - =. sfv
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
At Keith's

Manager Roland S. Robbins an.
nounces a special midnight per
Torrance at Keith's for New Year
Eve, starting promptly at Ills
p. m.
In addition to the regular bill.
topped by the creator of the
American ballet, Albertina Rasch
herself, there will be special fea-
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
La Paradis-C hantecler

New Year Eve gaieties at
LIE Paradis and the Club Chante-
cler will give a banner start to
baby 1926. The vivid dance
music of the LIE Paradis Band will
be supplemented by amusement
novelt'~ of the brightest type.
Confetti and balloons will fly
while several dozen varieties OF
noisemakers, New Year toys and
gay headgear will add to the
holiday atmosphere. Beautiful
souvenirs of Hungarian crafts.
manship will be presented to the
guests.
Both Director Harry Albert. of
The Washington times., 1925-12-26

Norma herseII was mere SIP
of a girl at the time, and while
she considered it no disgrace to
toll, the burning question of the
hour was what to toll at and
where.
Louis B. Mayer. of the Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer outfit, happened
to run across Norma at a party
or a sewing circle tel or some
social function or other, and he
was Immensely impressed with
Norma's latent screen POSSIBLE
tiles. A screen test confirmed
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
i1gl ag,zL Ok

! the LIE Paradis Band, and Director
Paul Fidelman, Of the Club Chan
tecler Musical Ensemble, have
completed special programs Of
dance music and stunts for New
Year Eve.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
GOOD LUCK AND BAD
HELPED NORMA

Did hear the of how Norma Shearer brok into
pictures?
long story and in its prelude sad but Norma will
when that if her previously wtodo dad hadn't
financial appeared to be most noppor
might Hobart
Heneys MetroGodwyn Mayer Hs Secretary which