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Evening star., 1925-04-12
N. V. A. Week Starts Today

who in the past have given them
many hours of entertainment and
helped make life brighter for II en-"
Friday night will be known as
"Klown night" marked by A gala
midnight performance at B. F. Keith's
Theater, beginning at 1880 pm, the
entire proceeds from which will go to
the n. V. A. fund. This performance
will include not only the regular
Keith bill, but will be supplemented
by many visiting artists and sur
prise acts. The entire theater viii
take on a carnival appearance and
valuable souvenirs will be distrlb-
uted to every person attending.
One of the biggest cabarets ever
attempted in Washington Will he
presented every evening during the
week. except Friday evening, in the
promenade lounge. which will be re-
decorated and made over into a typ
ical New York cabaret, with enough
tables and chairs to accommodate
every one. Dance music will be fur
nished from II to IL o'clock by Dolly
Leisher and his Humming Bird Or
chestra, which organization has vol
unteered its services for the entire
week.
In addition to the music there will
be a score or more of cabaret fea-
lures, both from New York and
Washington, singers and dancers, who
will appear each evening. The caba :
ret will be under the direct superHi-
sion of Assistant Manager Chevalier.
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Earle-Dolly Davis Revue.

Two headliners at the Earle Theater
this week are the Dolly Davis Revue,
termed IAN artistic development OF
old time minstrelsy,' and Janet of
France, declared TO be scintillating
little beauty from the land of the f1eur
de lis.
The next feature will be first-run
motion picture. The Mirage" a Stanley
Company of America production, which
stars Florence Vidor in the role made
famous on the stage by Florence Reed.
The story concerns a small town girl
who was transformed into a Broadway
butterfly and hovered over the flame of
the bright lights until her wings were
singed. 1t is a daring photoplay of
life behind the footlights and in New
York's clubs.
Other attractions include Edna Buck
ridge, teamed with Billy Casey: two
pretty girls, Rose and Bunny Brill, in
f'Just Peaches a bit of song ana pat
ter; the Camille trio, in grotesoue
makeup, who thrill with their work and
make you laugh with their comedy;
Arthur Flagel at the organ, the Earle
news and the short comedies.
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written for her by Joe Young; the
Royal Sfamese Entertainers, a re-
markable troupe of dancers, musi-
clans and the crack Takraw players
from the Kingdom of Siam, as well as
Princess Mon Luang Sud Chitra, and
the dancers of the late Prince of
Bejrapurna, brother of the present
King of Siam, by permission of the
Siamese government: Jim McWil-
liams, The Pianutist," whose funfire
was one of the big hits of n. ", A.
week last year; Ted and Kathryn An
drews, in a beautiful dance fantasy,
with Frederick Cromweed as pianist,
the production staged by Ted An
drews. ranking as. one of the most
beautiful dance acts in vaudeville
the Hedleys. in a novel offering, lin
the moonlight; Jack Hewitt and Fred
Hall in many original song numbers,
and the Brazilian wonder, Miacahua,
the only woman in the world who
walks on the wire without the aid
of the pole or umbrella.
Aesop's Fables, Topics of the Day
and the Pathe News pictorial will be
added screen features,
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Edith Wynne Mathison
Coming.

CHARLES RAM KENNEDY, ia
~ nous playwright, actor and pro-
ducer, and his equally famous wife.
Edith Wynne Mathison, will present
their new play, The Admiral" under
the auspices of the Alumnae Associa-
tion of the National Cathedral School.
at Wardman Park Theater Friday
afternoon.
The Admiral" is described as a
comedy of purpose, conveying,
through the stirring happenings of
the year 1892, the essential signifi-
canoe of our own present day. There
are but three characters in the play
a Queen, a Girl and a Sailor-obvi-
ously, Queen Isabella of Spain, Bea-
triz Enriquez and Christopher Column
bus. The scene is the encampment of
king and queen at war, and the Pc
riod may be described as now and
then. The problem expounded is.
What to do with q new world?" The
same problem that confronts civiliza-
tion today THE Admiral" is de-
clared a trumpet call to citizenship, a
plea for patriotism in the ancient
constructive sense of the word
Charles Ram Kennedy is a drama
tist, actor and producer. His best
known productions probably are THE
Servant in the House." "The Neces-
sary Evil" and "The Terrible Meek
Edith Wynne Mathjson is regarded
on both sides of the Atlantic as one
of the consummate artists of the
stage. She is equally gifted in trag-
edy and comedy, and her voice and
diction are cited as the model of per-
feet English music.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
BENNY LEONARD -Kelths

TODAY marks the beginning of Ma
tional Vaudeville Artists week,
an annual celebration by the more
than 10000 members of this organ
ization, from coast to coast, to win
the support of the public in contin-
uing it's sick and insurance fund.
B. F. Keith's Theater will celebrate
the 1925 event with a bill of special
features, every performance from
today until next Sunday, April 1s, in
elusive. being replete with surprises
and special stunts.
This organization, founded by Mr.
f. F. Albee, head of the Keith Albee
, circuit, has been recognized by Fed
eraI. State and city authorities, and
Manager Robbins has received a let
ter from Commi ssioner Rudolph,
president of the Board of District
Commissioners, indorsing the cause,
in which he states:
1T gives me pleasure to commend
the good work being done by the Ma
tional Vaudeville Association in TAX
ing care of the unfortunate members
of the profession who, by reason of
| illness, are unable to continue their
work. l can assure you of the hearty
missioners of the District of Colum-
bia in any way they can aid in max
| ing y. V. A. week a success. l know
| that the Washington public viii do
as they always have done-give gen
erous support to so worthy cause,
| especially when it is to aid those
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Out-Briced by Irene Ricardo.

IRENE RICARDO, a Keith-Albee
vaudeville graduate, who has more
than made good in the Legitimate
world, is back again scintillating for
her alma mater. For two seasons she
has starred in Earl Carroll's van
tiles" cooperating with Joe Cook in
supplying the revue with comedy
flavor
Miss Ricardo Is said to be one of
those rare specimens. a genuinely
funny female. She has originality.
the restraint which makes her bur
lesquing a classic, and her Yiddish
specialties are declared to out Brice
the famous Fanny herself.
And then her extraordinary face,
She is a facial contortionist. With
really pretty features as a foundation,
Miss Ricardo can produce any num-
ber of ludicrous physiognomies. with
apparently no effort whatever. She
can produce more laughs in the few
moments of vaudeville act, 1t is de-
clared, than most shows can produce
in an entire evening.
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pretty girls in the gayest of costumes.
The piece will be presented by Null
ligan and Trebitsch, producers of the
Night Hawk"
Roland oliver and Charles Dickson
are responsible for the book and
Harold Christy for the lyrics and
music. Oliver, by the way. is the sole
author of Night Hawk" and Arthur
Hurley, who staged THE Firebrand"
and Night Hawk" is also the di-
rector of Baby Blue"
The merry story of Baby Blue
affords an enticing glimpse of the
goingson of a fast set, presenting as
characters runaway country maiden,
butler, who masquerades as the
owner of his masters famous estate
a prim old aunt of the Main Street
brand, a starving novelist and a gay
group of chorus girls. The master S
unexpected return and his efforts to
dodge a warrant for speeding adds
zest, 1T Is said, to the many surprisin g
and mirth- provoking complicatio
The cast includes Irene Dunno, Ray
Raymond, Arthur Aylesworth. Helen
LIE Vonne, Rose Kessner, Esther Muir,
Helen Wehrle, James Es Sullivan,
Walter Lawrence, Paul Porter and a
dancing chorus of youthfulness and
pulchritude
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ed by Vincent Lopez himself and is
under the direction of Ralph GaTren.
Ii will be heard in series of song
and dance hits arranged by Mr.. Lopez,
and several of the selections win be
enhanced by special tableau. scenic
and lighting effects.
Others appearing include Hazel
Crosby, American prima donna, who,
with Max Rich at the piano. will be
heard in a. new repertoire; Gary and
Baldi. in James Madisons skit. The
Chauffeur and the Maid" and the
Three Londons in comedy act,
stage Door Frolics."
The screen attra is Trio Pro-
ductions' version of John Ha bberton's
widely read story, "Helens Babies"
with Baby Peggy in the role of one of
the babies. and Clara Bow, Edward
Everett Horton, Claire Adams and
Richard Tucker in the supporting
cast.
"A Sunshine comedy, Head Over
Heels" the Fox news and orchestra
music will complete the bill.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Gayety-"Red Pepper

Red Pepper Revue" the new bill
at the Gayety Theater, this week, be-
ginning today, Is described as
massive and beautifully conceived CO.
lumbia burlesque by William K.
Wells, who is best remembered for
his Bubble Bubble" last season. An
entirely new book includes a series
of flashes so different from anything
heretofore seen on a burlesque stage,
it is claimed, that the audiences are
led to believe they are witnessing
big Broadway revue.
No one is featured. In the comic
roles are Arthur Page and William
f. Browning, with Ralph Singer and
Jack II. Edwards. Browning is one of
the foremost character delineaIors in
burlesque, while Page and Edwards
are comics who play r. myriad of
roles. Ed and Morton Beck, recruit
ed from vaudeville, have real voices
and also present an excellent special
ty. Others include Ralph Singer,
well trained vocalist; Jim Holly.
frankie La Braack, soubrette; Mabel
Best, prima donna: Mabel Haley, long,
lean and lanky. and real comedi-
enne, and Ruth Rosemond, ingenue
and classic dancer. The chorus is
composed of "a girls, who appear in
% distinct changes of wardrobe.
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Hassard Short 5 Revue.
HASSARD SHORTS Ritz Revue will
y y ~ I,aIi :.

HASSARD SHORTS Ritz Revue will
bs seen at the Poll Theater the
week beginning Sunday night. May 3.
Andre Chariot, the English pro-
ducer, threw UP his hands when he
saw the rich. gorgeous, pagan burst
of splendor in the Sun-Girl scene,
and declared that such extravaganza
would ruin the theater. This lux
urious, exquisite, sensuous feeling
for color, for fine silks and soft
velvets, for gold cloths and silver
embroideries, for delicate laces and
opalescent draperies, is declared
typical of Hassard Short.
The entertainment runs a riot of
laughter, of whimsy, of dancing, of
music, provided by dozen COM
posers lyricists and librettists of
America and of England.
Charlotte Greenwood, who nung
her way into fame with her long legs
and arms, tops the cast. others are
Hal Forde. Jimmy Savo, Brennan and
Rogers, William Lad, leading juvenile
of the revue stage: Jackie Hurlburt,
Dorothy Brown, Floyd Jones. Jane
Overton, Elmer Brown, Joan F'ranza,
Sunshine Jarmann, Ethel Allis, Hell
enc Gardner and Janet Winters.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Keith 's-N. v. A. Carnival.

National Vaudeville Artists will be
the attraction this week at all B. F.
Keith theaters for the benefit of the
sick and insurance fund of the or
ganization. IT will be the greatest offer
ing in the history of n. V. A.
This carnival week, climaxed with
the big midnight show Friday night,
at 1880 pm, will be headed by
Benny Leonard, the lightweight ring
champion of the world, in a one-act
comedy, assisted by George Mayo and
Charlie Marsh. Leonard's success In
the prize ring has been duplicated by
his ability on the stage to make peo-
pie laugh He is heralded as an excep
tional light comedian.
a bill full of laughs will include
Irene Ricardo, the hit of the "Nani-
ties" in a screamingly funny episode,
which she calls Whoa Pagliacci."
Evening star., 1925-04-12
President-"W White CARGO.

The President Theater redecorat ed
for its Easter opening, will present
white Cargo" Earl Carrolrs sem
sational play, tonight and as this
weeks attraction. Leon Gordon, the
author, has made his dramatization
from Ida Vera Simontons book,
"Hells Playground" and the play
is described as a vivid story of the
tropics. depicting the white mans eff
forts to civilize a country that defie s
his every attempt.
Artistic Interpretation is said to
make the play one of thrills and
stark realism with moments of in
tense silence, and again moments of
buzzing expectancy as to what may
be the next development.
The original cast and scenic effects
are promised in the President pro-
duction.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Mutual" Gisgles.

"Giggles," musical satire, will sp-
pear at the Mutual Theater this
week. commencing this afternoon,
with Edgar, Bixley, versatile bur
lesuue comedian, who has an excel
lent singing voice and a humorous
personality. He is also an acrobat
of no mean ability and dancer. He
has the support of Bert Marks, He
brew funster; Ike Wallman, light
comedian; Ben Burk, singing and
dancing Juvenile; Lew Harris,
straight; Emma kohler, prima donna
Besse Rosa, cyclone soubrette; Fran
ces Russell, ingenue, and a beauty
chorus of 20.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Don Gallaher a Producer.

Donald Gallaher, remembered for
his excellent work with the Belasco
Stock 60. last Summer. also with nu-
merous New York productions, has
retired from acting and will devote
his entire time in the future to pro-
ducing.
His first production was us Eat
So?" now one of the outstanding New
York and Chicago successes. His sec
ond will be The Gorilla" which will
appear at the Belasco this week
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Current Attractions
At the Theaters This Week

NATIONAI-"The Poor Nut comedy Opens this evening.
BELASCO-"The Gorilla" drama Opens evening
POLFS-"Baby Blue musical comedy Opens this evening.
PRESIDENT-"Whie Cargo" drama. Opens this evening
kEITHS-N Y. A Week vaudeville Opens this afternoon.
EARLE-Doly Davis vaudeville Opens
STRANDArkansas Valentines vaudeville.
GAYETG-Red Pepper Revue burlesque this
MCTUALl-"Ciggles, buresque Opens this afternoon.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
The Swanee.

A program of specially nights" fol-
the entire week is scheduled by the
Swanee, the dance resort in the Earle
Theater
Every night at Swanee will be
characterized by an individual and
attractive fun feature. Monday and
Tuesday nights viii be vaudeville
nights" featuring musical or dane
ing specialties; Wednesday night will
he "DiXieland night" featuring the
jazz and dancing of such colored re-
vues as "Steppin Out" and Shuttle
Along" for which the pick OF col
ored talent has been secured: Thurs
day night viii he devoted to grab
bag parties" Friday night is prize
lcoatinued On Second Pagel
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Strand" Arkansas
Valentines. y

The special Easter week bill at
the Strand Theater. beginning today.
is one of mirth and music, headed by
Pee Wee Myers and Ford Hanford.
the Arkansas Valentines
Another equally important head
liner is the Vincent Lopez Club Or
chestra, which makes Its first ap-
pearapce on any stage. ItYas train
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already occurred to theatrical pro-
ducers, among them Earl Carroll
whose play. White Cargo" has for
a long time been using posters
which leave no excuse for any one
TO complain OF being lurcd under
false pretenscs to shocking per-
formance, -
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Poll Baby Blue. :

The only musical comedy in town.
Baby Blue" will commence week s
engagement at Polls tonight with =
.revsl Of fun, melody, dancing and
Evening star., 1925-04-12

N the score of The Green Peach
musical play to be produced next
season by Arthur Hammerstein.
The Doormat," by Ethel Clifton.
will be produced with Lillian Albert
son in the leading role.
Adolph KIauber's production OF
"Seadrift." recently tried on tour, will
not be offered in New York until next
season.
Five changes are TO be made in the
cast of White Collars" now running
in New York. Charles Buggles and
Catherine Dale Owen will have the
leading roles.
Harvest" by Kate Horton. will he
produced soon by the Shuberts, in as
sociation with John Cromwell. The
cast includes Louise Closer Hale,
Augustin Duncan, Earl House and
Viola Frayne.
"CradIesnatchers." play by Russell
G. Medcraft and Norma Mitchell, will
be tried out at Atlantic City in June
by Sam H. Harris.
William Farnum, who has recover
ed from his recent illness, sailed last
in the Fall in The Buccaneer.'
Ina Claire is appearing in Right
You Are" a playIet by Gene Markey.
this week in vaudeville. as headliner
in New York
The Charles Frohman Co. has ac-
Quired Man and Wife" a comedy by
the Hungarian playwright. Lazzo
Lakatos. who wrote The Sapphire
Ring.
Elizabeth Hines. who starred in
"The o'Brien Girl" and Marjorie" re-
turned from a European trip and al
most Immediately signed a Iong-ter
contract with Florenz Ziegfeld, who
will star her next season.
Charles Dow Clarke, late Of the
films, is to have the principal male
role in support of George Macfarlane.
in Broke" the new Zelda Sears play.
William A Brady, having absn-
doned the tryout Of a new French
farce for his daughter Alice, at least
temporarily. is now busying himself
with the casting of a new drama
called Devils" which will open in
Brooklyn late this month.
Sam Forrest will start rehearsals
of Harry Delfs new play, The Fam
lily Next Door" in the interests cf
Sam H. Harris and Lewis and Gordon.
Frances Underwood, Ruth Nugent and
Walter Wilson have the leading roles.
THE Makropoulos Secret" a play
by Karl Capek, author of "R. L. r.,
will be produced soon by Herman
Gantvoort. 1t has been adapted for
this country by Randall C. Burrell
Three Doors" by Edward Rose.
VIII be produced at the Lenox Little
Theater. New York, April %, by
Albert Won Tilzer
Margot Kelly last week started re-
hearsals of The Loves of Lulu" an
adaptation of Franz Wedekind's
~Erdgeist.' The production, staged
by Ulrich Hsupt, will open in New
York the week. of April 81
John Golden is said to be hunting
up EAST for THE Straight Shooter"
new drama by George Abbott. which
is scheduled to open in Atlantic City
May 25.|
A new drama. entitled THE Immi-
grant" by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Guile
CONTINUED on sesad RaEe1
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THE Doormat." by Ethel Clifton,
will be produced with Lillian Albert
son in the leading role.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
In the Spotlight.

DUDOLPH FRIML is working upon
N the score of The Green Peach. a
musical play to be produced next
season by Arthur Hammerstein.
Evening star., 1925-04-12

Adolph Klauber's production OF
"Seadrift." recently tried on tour, will
not be offered in New York until next
season.
Evening star., 1925-04-12

Harvest" by Kate Horton, will he
produced soon by the Shuberts, in as
sociation with John Cromwell The
cast includes Louise Closer Hale,
Augustin Duncan, Earl House and
Viola Fravne.
Evening star., 1925-04-12

Five changes are TO be made in the
cast of White Collars now running
in New York. Charles Ruggles and
Catherine Dale Owen will have the
leading roles.
Evening star., 1925-04-12

"Cradlesnatchers." play by Russell
G. Medcraft and Norma Mitchell, will
be tried out at Atlantic City in June
by Sam H. Harris.
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re farce says such troubles are
ito be laughed away. This Hun
garian dramatist. Lakatos. reminds
MS of their sad and sorry side. The
Woman is accorded the fullest power
Evening star., 1925-04-12

William Farnum, who has recover
ed from his recent illness, sailed last
week for Bermuda. He will be seen
in the Fall, in The Buccaneer."
Evening star., 1925-04-12

A suggestion was made some time
since that theaters should be COM
PEELED to display samples of their
wares in words or pictures where
people could see them before buy
ing tickets. The idea evidently had
Evening star., 1925-04-12

Ina Claire is appearing in Right
You Are" a plsylet by Gene Markey.
this week in vaudeville, as a headliner
in New York
Evening star., 1925-04-12

John Golden is said to be hunting
up cast for THE Straight Shooter"
new drama by George Abbott. which
is scheduled to open in Atlantic City
May 25.|
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Continued On Second Pagel
Evening star., 1925-11-25
HOW RIVAL WELTERS
COMPARE FOR BATTLE
WALKER.
FRIEDMAN,
CHARITY FUND BOXING
MAY NOT BE STAGED

NEW YORK, November 25.-Secre-
tary Bert Stand Of the State Athletic
Commission has announced that Pro
moter Tex Rickard and Matchmaker
Jess Mcmahon of Madison Square
Garden, with representatives of the
Christmas Fund for which a show is
planned in the garden on December
%. appeared yesterday with a renewal
OF the request that some adjustment
Of the rule guaranteeing the benefi-
ciary so per cent OF charity shows be
made but the board refused to modify
it's ruling
The request followed a revival of
plans for a welterweight champion
ship match between Mickey Walker,
the titleholder. and Tommy Milligan,
European champion, on the proposed
Christmas Fund card.
When the request was denied, Pro-
moter Rickard announced he intended
TO make an effort to adjust the situa-
tion with Walker and Milligan so that
a welterweight title bout will be pos
Sible.
In the event that the Walker
Milligan plans fail, Promoter Rickard
plans to hold bout in which the
lightweight title will be at stake
Jimmy Goodrich, winner of the COM
missions elimination tournament, is
to be a participant in this match.
The commission favors Lucien NineZ,
French boxer, who holds the European
title, as an opponent for Goodrich
solely because of the international
title aspect such a match would have.
Rickard ard boxing followers gener-
ally, however. prefer a bout between
Goodrich and Luis Vicentini, Chilean
lightweight.
Evening star., 1925-11-25
ROUNDS, NOT POINTS,
WILL DECIDE BOUTS

NEW YORK, November 25.-A
drive to standardize the scoring of
points in boxing bouts and thus make
more satisfactory the decisions rem
dered in matches here was instituted
yesterday by the State Athletic Com
mission when the board adopted an
amendment TO section of its rules
and regulations, eliminating the sys-
TEN of deciding bouts on the point
system exclusively, and substituting a
method of arriving at a verdict on
the basis of rounds won or lost.
The amendment follows:
In order to arrive at a true con-
clusion every point should be carefully
observed and noticed as the round
progresses, the winner of the round
TO be determined by the contestant
receiving the largest number Of points
scored in that round. At the end OF
the contest the contestant who has to
his credit the greater amount of
rounds fought is the winner of the
bout. Each round is to be accounted
for on the score card as win, lose or
even, as the case may be, and points
showing the manner in which this
decision has been reached must be
clearly indicated on the score card"
The amendment replaces a section
OF the rules and regulations under
which boxing matches have been de-
termined heretofore. This section left
no alternative but 10 determine the
winner of a bout on the basis Of a
point standing at the final bell
Evening star., 1925-11-25
Years. Wilce Aue,s Walker Defends His Weer Title Tonight
RAY kennedy LEADS
PALACE CLUB QUINT

Ray Kennedy, husky guard Of the
Palace Club, Washington's entry in
the race for the American basket
ball league championship. has been
named captain of the local quint and
will assume the role Of court director
Sunday night when the team opposes
the Original Celtics at the Arcade.
Backed by six years of professional
basket ball, Kennedy is considered
well fitted to direct the efforts of a
big league team.
The battle with the world cham
pions will be big test for the Palace
tossers. That they are travelling at
a fast clip was proved last Sunday
when they nosed out the Brooklyn
team on the home court after ad.
ministering the same dose on the
Dodgers floor the week previous.
Last year, when the Washington
team had been operating less than a
month the Celtics were met and
triumphed over the Palace basketers
by the small margin of one point.
Herman Baetzell of Philadelphia,
one of the ranking basket ball Off
cials Of the East. has been selected
to referee the Sunday clash. The
game will start promptly at $50. fol-
lowing a tilt between the Yankees and
the Hyattsville Guards, beginning at
7:15.