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Evening star., 1925-01-25

The opening of the new f. +. Albee
Theater. in Brooklyn, last Monday was
one of the sensations of theatrical
season that has not been overblessed
with remarkable things. The new
theater, which is to be a civic center,
a lyceum and n place of community
activity as well as a playhouse. is
said to be the elimination of Mr.
Albee's long-cherished dream. II is a
thing of wonderful beauty, and every
body of prominence, from GOV. Alfred
+. Smith and Mayor John +. Hylan
down, turned out to do honor to the
occasion
Evening star., 1925-01-25

An Irish drama called Logger
heads" by Ralph Cullinan, started re-
hearsals last week in New York.
Whitford Kane and Barry Macollum
will have leading roles.
Evening star., 1925-01-25

Elizabeth Risdon has been definitely
signed by Mr.. Weber for the leading
part in Martin Browns new drama.
I'm the Dark" The production will
be started soon.
Evening star., 1925-01-25

. Arthur Hammerstein will sail for
the London premiere of his musical
play, Rose Marie" A party of Is
which goes also includes his wife,
Dorothy Dalton.
Evening star., 1925-01-25

Billie Burke and her daughter. Pa
tricia, will start for Palm Beach i'm
mediately after the close OF Annie
Dear" in New York. Mr.. Ziegfeld vii
join them in March.
Evening star., 1925-01-25

Back to Broadway, February 2, goes
Elsie Janis and her Puzzles of 1925,
after a try-out week at Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1925-01-25

Half a Chance" by Blanche Up
right, author of THE Valley of Con-
tent" Is scheduled for early New
York production.
Evening star., 1925-01-25

Bridgeport, Conn, last week saw
Capt. Walter Archer Frosts play,
Cape Smoke" This week IL opens
In Brooklyn under the title The
Witch Doctor"
Evening star., 1925-01-25

'"The Devil Within" a melodrams
by Charles T. Horan. opened last week
in Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1925-01-25

The producers of an oncoming
comedy. Don't Bother Mother" have
engaged Margaret Mower, last seen
in "A Wonderful Visit; Mary Hall
and Brandon Peters for leading roles
Evening star., 1925-01-25

winchell Smith cables from London
that the role of Lightnin' Bill Jones
is to be played in the English me-
tropolis by Horace Hodges, an Eng
lish actor and o-author of Grumpy"
Evening star., 1925-01-25

Gerald Lawrence, who had been
playing in London in Monsieur Beau
caIre." arrived in New York last week
in answer to a hurry-up call that his
wife, Fay Davis, was very i'll in
Boston.
Evening star., 1925-01-25

Cornelia Otis Skinner, daughter OF
the well known actor. will be in the
cast of white Collars when it is
shown to the East.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
COLUMBIA.
'sNOrth of &c."

Another story of nation builders
and trail blazers, of men and wo
men fired with the indon1itabIe
courage of pioneers, beating a vir-
gin trek across pcrilous lands, was
picturized yesterday before goodIy
crowds at the Columbia.
North of SO it not as inspiring,
as epic like in scope. perhaps not
80 wildly portrayed. as the Gov.
cred Wagon" 1t still is splen.
did achievement and a credit 10
the producers.
There are some stirring moments
in the picture. The cattle stanl.
pede in the night is simply tire,
mendous" The only thing to com.
pare with it is the mad rush for
seats at the nine o. loeA perform
once of a popular Sunday night
film such as this. interest is keyed
TO high pitch in anticipation OF
an Indian attack. which fails TO
mAterialize.
Deserving of mention Is the splen-
The Washington times., 1925-02-09

; He had returned TO Washing
ton for the first time since
disastrous try at musical comedy.
He had also returned to vaude-
vile, his rightful sphere. And
as he stood and bowed and
smiled, Karyl Norman must have
felt very, very happy.
The female impersonator was
a little husky in his, first song,
but his latter numbers picked up.
He sang both in falsetto and in
baritone, equally well. He was
assisted by Keno Clark and
Bobby Simonds, excellent plan
lists, and a lot of gorgeous
clothes. Some of the songs were
left-overs from his musical COM
edy, and very good as he sang
them.
Rae SamuelS,, the co.headliner,
came out full Of pep, and put over
several Vociferoas and character
istic songs IN her own magnetic
manner. She was assisted by Mil
dred Land, an attractive pianist.
Miss Samuels Is billed as the blue
streak of vaudeville" She Is a
little more than that.
And, what's more-you can say
what you like about being tired of
Ttller girl dancing, but I'D watch
the six London Tivon Girls, in
the dance act Of Edward Stanis-
loft and Oracle, for just as long
as they could stand up and kick.
The principals Of the act are good
entertainers, and perform against
some handsome sets.
The town welcomed back Ethel
Sinclair and Marie Gaspar in their
dialogue of two girls walking home
from auto rides. Their patter has
not changed since their last visit.
1t sounds as fresh as of yorc.
That's how good it is.
Frank Fisher and Eldrie Gil
more sing and talk their way
through Her Bashful Romeo"
which furnished a good many
laughs. CASTOR Palmer. according
to the program is French humof-
Gus juggler. He talks with a
French accent. Enough said.
Six Chinese warriors illustrate
battle spear combats and other
Oriental forms of scrapping. The
Four Casting Stars close with a
fine few minuts of aerial work.
The movies are In their proper
place.. r.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09

~
!. Guy Robertson, noted a few
weeks back in 1Wildflower,"
z continues here to support my
championing of him as one Of
the best vocalist-heroes in the
business. And William. Kent,
who is the funny man in the
New York production. is not q
whit better - if as good -
Charles SLIDER in this company.
Beatrice Kay is Silber's team
mate. Together this pair puts
over two outstanding comedy
punches at either end Of
steady dribbling Of funny stuff.
! Confronting, now, the names Of
Charles MeelSinsA and Phebe
Bruno and others just mem
toned, the cast generally as
sumes a stature not overshad-
owed by its Gotham genesis.
4 ~ ~
Otto Harbach, who wrote the
book and lyrics OF "Rose-Marie"
in collaboration with Oscar Ham
merstein, I'd, has built the play
along picture lines. The story,
nelodramatic and swift-moving in
its grand opera structure. is back
grounded by various striking and
sumptuous settings; the noun
tains OF Saskatchewan, including
the famous Kootenay Pass, Que.
bee, with its charm and quaint.
ness and finally back to the
Zane Grey glories Of Kootenay.
Harbach Is a skilled expert IN
this sort OF eTdeavor. q strong
advocate OF brevity. wit and
speed--all three elements aiding
Rose Marie" in attaining operate
heights.
share of the score, with Herbert
Stothart supplying and scoring
much OF the incidental thematic
material. Friml has returned TO the
mood that distinguished IA
t;nka." Here he has appointed the
production with tunes that pre-
coded the coming Of the play.
Rose Marie the tinkling Snatch
that ripples its way through the
story Is in the same mood az
''Rackety.Coo." ever lovely and
ever haunting. The Totem Tom
Tom" a syncopated Indian num-
Der, dressed in bizarre and as
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
10 III u.
E1ALSA1'
Vaudeville II Inns.

Mr.. ana Mrs. Theater Patron.
$3.50. -. r,~n.Iys,.t ,,,.,,;lI.s ,,il,
~ - =. !. y ~.
ana ms conort, MISS 81 ilikherehs
Z PhotopIay, stopping this week at
IL. r.ar,a s,t,.sosf -. go ,,,Ioso ~.
80 - u & 80 -. 80 3. ~
qualntance, Am sure, ~ VII %
your pleasure 70 nave.
ne OUTSTANDING act 81 the -
vaudeVllle acts y. emma ticflsy, II
clever MILle sketch Wtn nlusic
called Vlgginsvllie LeaLlrlns
Earle mountain ana ssillI Dlxon,
and most ably assisted, IN acting,
voices, and looks, by three clever
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
.Re Yourself Looms

TO the National soon comes
BE YOURSELF one OF the sea
sons musical comedy successes.
The press in New York, Phi;adol-
phia and in Boston where BE
Yourself. !" Is now finishing an en-.
gagement OF eight weeks. have
been lavish in their praise Of this
latest Kaufman. Connolly, Gems
Ter, Schwarzwald musical hit. VIII
mer and Vincent under whose
banner the show is presented ere
sending the original production
and company headed by aQueenie
Smith, the iY1imitable Jack Dom
ahue and Georgia Game, sI.p.
ported by John Price Jones.
Norma ferris. John l.. Kearney.
Teddy Hudson, Jay Wilson, Jack
Kearney, Ted Weller, James &.
Mccain, James Houston. and the
BE Yourself singing and dane.
ing girls.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
Goings-On

POIaI'S-Irene Pavlowska in
Rose Marie
NATIONAL-Jeanne Eagels in
"Rain."
BELASCO Mildred Macleod
and Morgan Farley in "Tangls-
toes"
KEITH'S-Rae SamueIs, Karyl
Norman; others.
jEARLE-All ~omedy vaudeville
bill: films.
GAYETY Anniversary bill.
Good Little Devils"
STRAND Four Mortons,
"Milo?"; other acts and films.
MUTUAL-"S tolen Sweets"
burlesquers.
RIALTO-"The Dark Swan"
feature film; quartet; other fea'
lures.
PALACE-Mrs. Wallace Reid
in person and in film. Broken
Laws"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tai.
madge in THE Only Woman"
COLUMBIA-Emerson Hough's
North of &c."
TIVOLI-Coileen Moore in $50
Big" r.
AMBASSADORS orma SfaI.
madge in THE Only WomaH."
CENTRAL-"The Rivers End. :"
SAVOY-'The Covered Wagon. :"
-, AVENUE GRAND z[constance
Talmadge in HER N-ioht -
Romance"
APOLLO-"Wif~ - H. "a,
tAur." VI e N
.n1'D stance Talnadgo In
her Nightnof Romance"
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
CENTRAL
.sThe Rivers End

1.-The Rivers End picturiza-
ton of James Oliver Curwood' 8
well-known novel should appeal to
all lovers Of movies. This picture
shown at CrandalPs Central yes
terday and TO be concluded today
contains all the elements Of popu-
larity. 1t is fun or. adventure,
mystery and romance set in the
beautiful scenery of the North
west.
Marshall Nielan, who has d.
rected so many worthwhile pic.
lures has given THE Rivers
End his usual careful attention.
Lewis Stone is particularly good
in a dual roll of hunter and hunt
ed.
The comedy attraction is an
"Our Gang picture, with Amer
ica's youngest actress. Farina.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
BANNER BILL AT
EARLE STRAND
STRONG
STRAND
VaudevilIe-FiIrls

y ~.
with two famous vaudeville
acts racing for stellar honors on.
a five.act variety Bin that may
be rated among the best seen at
the. Strand this. season. and III.
Imitable Johnny Hines ii COM
edy heading the photopIay bill.
the popular Ninth street play
house had the s. Il. D. sign pronlls
nently displayed last night and,
everybody going home happy.
James C. Morton, assisted by
the family, Mamie. Edna and Al.
fred Morton In The Battles of
1926. and Milo? Comic artist. are.
the bright and shining lights on
the program Of stage attractions.
Evelyn Phillips and Eddie
n Simms and Joe Deyaney have 81
I perfectly staged and thoroughly
delightful offering which they
call 'MeIodious Dance Achieve
Tnent." 1t Ii all Of that and well
deserving Of the approval shown
by those present. Sally GoIdie
and Madeline Beattie are good
'.6lnes singers and fill the
deuce spot nicely Adair and
AdaIr, who open are as much at
home on the horizontal bars as
a couple or birds. result plenty Of
action and numerous thrills.
You'll enjoy them.
3.,5 It's the early bird who gets the
worm, and its the early bird
who, II laugh as he win get in to
see Johnny Hines IN his unusual
4 III funny picture aptiy titled THE
Early Bird You're g: hard boil.
laughs apIenty out Of this one.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09

founding colors. Is novelty
dance gem.
Al word here about the stas.
ing OF the Totem Tom Tom
dance. Nothing like II has been
sean here in years. 1t Is a stun
ming and highly stylized seiasa4
ton,
"The Indian Love Cali II q.
beautiful piece Of composition
thoroughly Indianesque. or the.
other episode Friml themes, the
Mounties.' Door Of My Dreams,
and Pretty Things" are brilliant
in design and mounting. Stothart
contributed Hard. Boiled Her
man" and why Shouldn't We,
two Of the comedy hits.
Rose Marie" with the Ham.
merstein sartorial Accomplishments
il a delightful thing: q thin dime q
width from being another Wild
flower.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
METROP OLITAN-
Norma TaImadge.

There are, in that little group
OF persons. who make up the art
lists of thekscreen and stage some
few whose presence is like q ben
E ediction. Place them in whatever
type of story, you may, by some
grace of the. spirit of their lIer-
sonality predominates and over.
rides its environment.
Such one is Norma TalmadSe.
Given a good story she is su-
preme. Given a mediocre one she
Is good and given a bad one
she can make It eHidurable.
In the story Norma's father sets
the ball rolling by: specializing
with money which he, has in
trust. The head of the broker
age firm with which he dealt.
aware of the facts, offers 10
make up the shortage and keep
silent on condition that Norma
marry his son who is q confirmed
drunkard. Rather than see, her
father go to prison Norma &C.
cepts the terms. After her mar.
rage here father-in-law tells her
that the day she reforms his son
he will turn over to her the rec
ords of her fathers guilt ara
start proceedings for her freedom
through divorce. Norna's eftore
to accomplish this makes tire
rest of the story. A storm al sea
and a shipwreck make startling
climax.
A pleasing addition to the pro-
gram is Elias Breeskin, violin
Vfrtuoso, who offers in recital
Fritz Kreisler's Caprice Viennois"
and Sarasate's "Zapateado," a
spirited Spanish dance.
a Lige Conley comedy "Step
Lightly" Metropolitan World Sur.
Vey and music By Daniel Bree.
skin and his orchestra complete
the bill.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
Original Cast

Irwin willat. the director of
Emerson Hough's North of So"
which is now at Loew's Columbia
this week, was forced to gather
together regular zoo for this
picture. Whats animal compile
ment for North of So included
1900 long-horn cattle. PIP calves,
twelve oxen, fffty-two- horses,
twelve mules, 232 buffalo. twenty
four deer, twelve elk, sixteen
dogs, four wild cats, one wolf,
sixteen jack-rabbits. thirty-six
wild turkeys. four fighting cocks.
forty-twoA chickens, a covy OF
quail and four rattlesnakes.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
FEATHERY FEET
TO THIS HERE,
'TANGLETOES"

Gertrude Purcell is yet an
other playwright given to dem
onstrate that aimless gin par
ties and empty frivolities do
not blend with lasting matri-
mony. There is more than a
suspicion that she fashioned
"Tangletoes" with one eye on
the footlights and the other on
Hollywood, not exactly a new
idea with modern play authors.
"Tangletoes" is--as one of
the actors in the play describes
her-"a feather-headed mario
nette," and the effort to write
q three-act drama around her
human frailties seems to falter
largely because Of real lack Of
audience appeal for the char
acter.
Francie cher stage name is
'Tangletoes') has been thriving
in an atmosphere of Scotch high
balls, free. morals and frequent
parties. Arthur Griswold. a Gull
tured young poet, is willing to
overlook the fact that she comes
to him soiled, and hopes, by matrI-
mony, to lift her from the old
life into a more elevating, il less
exciting, environment. But Fran.
Gle still loves her parties and the
first real quarrel finds her ready.
to chuck the new life for one
more fling at the old gayeties.
The price Of this folly is the loss
Of her husband and the Closing
stanza rings the truer since no
effor is made to sugar coat the
finale.
This Is the first opportunity
that washington playgoers have
had to see Morgan Farley since
his exceptionally fine work in
the Theater Guilds, ''lata Nor
gana" marked him as one of the
younger school of actors destined
to advance. It's bit disappoint-
ing that the Arthur Griswold"
OF this play IS rkt stronger
character. Farley's conception liz
a high minded, idealistic and seri-
Gus writer, too self centereu and
occupied with his own career, for
understanding and sympathy with
his shallow and joy loving wife.
When he finds her eventually in
the apartment of her former low
er. compromised and disgraced,
his actions are those of weak
ling. Grimaces, strong language
and posturing do not suffice for
the physical reactions one ex.
poets: The major fault is prob.
Mr.. Farley's acting at this point
the strongest in the play--left
us unconvinced. More dominat.
ing and heroic is the Tony
Kemp of Walker Ellis, con.
sistently drawn character played
with distinction.
Mildred Macleod il the Tan
rIetoes.,' A delicate and wistful-
looking sprite. she never seemed
to become the animated, life OF
the Marty" a pleasure-loving girl
who would be willing to sacrifice
much for the joys of a fleeting
evening. Agnes Sanford as
stella Leroy" contributes a ster-
ling bit. and Lee Kohlman, Eliza
beth Dunno and Joaquin Souther
were others in supporting roles
who were satisfying.
The play has been adequately
mounted by Producer Plohn and
is headed for Broadway directly
after its Belasco engagement.
A. r. K
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
Amateurs Tour

The Departmental Players Of
washington presented their first
offering at the post theater, of
Quantico, Va, last Friday night.
The troupe was made up of anna
tours, who formerly composed the
sasts for Uncle Sans Foilies and
the Vanities. This trial perfor.
nance with Quantico as the do"
is the forerunner Of number Of
similar bookings before appear
ing in the home town. Several
thousand marines witnessed the
performance that was given for
the benefit OF the post schools.
Under the direction Of Messrs.
Campbell and Cohen the minstrelsy
and vaudeville sketches were well
put together.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
AMBASSADOR
..The Only Woman

cliff Bowes, in 1.-The Mad
Rush" fs the featured nanufac.
turer of laughs who offers the
secondary reel the first three
DAYS OF this week at Crandall 3
Ambassador theater. Yesterdays
crowds acclaimed the clever FUN
making OF this screen comic.
The principal feature through
tomorrow is. Norma Talnladge's
latest First National release,
THE Only Woman" q complete
of which will be found in con.
nection with Crandall.s .MetropOli-
tan theater, where this film pl1y
also was accorded first Washing
ton presentations yesterday.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
..Pierroto For Laurette

The Actors Theater, which pro-
duced Bernard Shaw's Candida"
at the Forty.eighth Street Thea
ter, where 1t continues to attract
excellent houses, has two other
productions In preparation. One
rot the Prodigal," with Laurette
Taylor, and the other Is Henrik
Ibsen's drama, THE Wild Duck"
Both Of these interesting produc.
lions will be seen on Broadway
before the season ends.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
NATIONAL
Final Newman Talk.

Concluding his present series Of
lectures on The Road to Manda-
lay" E. M. Newman. famed lee
turer, bid adieu to his Washing
ton audience at the National last
might, with a final talk on Java
and Sumatra The rubber, tobac-
co, coffee, tea and qufnine indus
tries were shown in detail, from
which the Islands derive their
chief commerce and wealth.
Although governed by the
Dutch, the Island Of Java. il
ruled by a Sultan. OF especial in.
terest was the Sultan's family"
comprising fifty-six wives, 300
concubines. and scores Of children,
which were pictured by Mr.. New
man. The cost of their upkeep.
aEgresating about 100000 q
year, is paid for by the Dutch.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
PALACE
Mrs. Wallace Reid.

aBroken Laws" current at the
Palace Theater and starring
Mrs. Wallace Reid, is admit
tedly picture with a purposeS
. not that this fact is, in itself, J
anything against the productions
but it is generally taken for,
granted in such productions that
they must be entertaining as:
well. Broken Laws" fails to
be entertaining to this extent
an air OF unreality hangs over
1t throughout. It seems to be
impossible to forget that you
are looking at picture. There
is nothing IN it that makes you
associate yourself with it.
This is due. think. to the fact
that great deal of the picture Is
overdone. 1t seems all problem
pictures fall into this error: They
so magnify the evil at which they
strike that they fail to convince.
Broken Laws" in short, is not
q picture of life; it is a caricature.
It would lead one to believe that
well-to-do people generally, when
out for a party. conduct them.
selves as newspaper men are COM
monty land for the honor of my
profession l add-and erroneously1
believed to do.
The cast is excellent, including,
In addition to Mrs. Reid, Percy
Marmont. Ramsay Wallace, Arthur
Rankin. Virginia Lee Corbin, Jac-
Queline Saunders, Pat Moore and
Jane Wray The leading charac-
tiers have done their work excep-
fionally well and Whatever Of life
there IS in the picture they have
breathed into it.
Mrs. Reid is appearing in per-
son at this theater this week and
makes a short talk. pleading that
children be taught respect for the
law in their homes. She speaks
very briefly, but says a great deal
In the few minutes she is before
the audience. congressman can
take note.l
Pathe News. Judges Cross
Word film and frable picture,
Bigger and Better Jails, COM
plete the program.
The music, as usual, is most en-
joyable.-J. w. b.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
RIALTO-
Feature Bill.

The perturbation of Ernest
Pascals Dark Swan" is the feat
ured attraction at the Rialto this
week. and, in spite of the fact
that it deals with the "over-dealt.
with" jazz age. IL is a picture far
above the average. 1t has q
reality about it that grips one.
The director has had the artistic
sense to leave something to the
imagination at the end: in other
words. the production is not car
ried through to the usual final
kiss. But even IL it were, II still
would be a good picture.
Helen Chadwick takes the part
Of the plain sister She Is alto
gether too good looking for the
part, but after seeing her in 1t l
would have no other. Marie Pre-
Vost is the charming. jazE-loving
sister. This is Marie's old stamp
ing ground, and she rings the
bell. Monte Blue is the man in
the case, and out Of a role that
doesn't offer any too many pos
abilities. herturns in q great per-
Torrance. In addition, other mem
bers of the cast are John Patrick,
Lilyan, Tashnian, Vera Lewis.
Mary MacLarer and Arthur Ran.
kin. - 8. - .S45 80
Many extra attractions are Of
fered. 1nclndingnfa violin solo by
Maurice @Shrpwski. international
News Reel a very good comedy.
the Orpheus Quartet. who prove
to be quite popular and deservedly
30. and the overture by the Rialto
Orchestratsunder the. direction of
Mischa GSIterson. t.tP
A splendidly entertaining show
throughout. J.. w. b.
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
MRS. WALLY REID AND
$. SOME NEW FILMS

Gid photography. One scene, par.
ticularly has thousands of cattle
stretched out on the prairie under
a starlit sky with lone horseman
guarding against a Redskin SUR
prise which will linger long in
memory. s
Lois Wilson lis a heroine much
more appealing than in 1.-The Gov
cred Wagon, - where the love story
was kept subordinate throughout.
Playing opposite her is Jack Holt,
who also has a real part and plays
Eup to it.
/ The deserved popularity Of Err.
rest Terrence has been capitalized
by the director of North OF &c.
. What was probably meant to be
a hinor character part is developed
into dominating principal role,
somewhat to the detriment OF the
plot In olIi. opinion.
An amusing comedy starring
Walter HERS fits in nicely on this
a splendid program. Good Spirits
Is q b0rlesque on the spirftualism
vogue - p
The Washington times., 1925-02-09
NICE TUNES AND THINGS
tROSE-MARIE''
By HAROLD PHILLIPS.

the field of good in dressing
Hammerstein And nobody writes better
there better ashioner OF lyrics
in mind at the minute than Otto Harbach.
These people who have much to do with
which smiled with the wtchy OF spring across the oognts az
Polls last night
with the expert carpentry that has into its making
mind that have overflowed from It's
prosperous New s9th performance tonght can
only though satisfied enthusiasm in re-
viewing it.
reflection Irene Pavloska that
save when she sings sed automaom whose
opeeta has benefited her but me
ably After ALL she but singer She IS not WITHIN
miles of the shirt Of her habit of dachng herself
companions the atmosphere of the piece when singing
subsdizes evn pleasantly buxom voice Payoka singer
pondeous chants Though she was once
forgotten the important supplemenares
that are nseparable from such role she has here