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she almost forgot TO slump down in
her seat and keep her hat over her
eyes 10 avoid recognition.
Finally the house lights went down,
the footlights went up and the first
"eye-opener" was revealed.
Farther and farther down in her
seat she slid, prepared TO blush un-
seen. The first three scenes unfolded
themselves with an occasional repe-
tition inspired by roar from a
shirt -sleeved gentleman behind a huge
cigar who insisted on pagodas and
poDpieS in n Chinese scene instead of
Suntiowers. and fatty refused to al.
low silllen butterfly to appear from
the interior Of Il pawn shop slight
errors on the part of scene shifterSl
When the opening scenes were over
the lady critic was still awaiting her
first blush. or her first call to use the
cotton wadded tightly in one hand.
She had applauded clever dancing
performed by girls clad in slightly
more than the Follies' beauties are
wont to wear. and had chuckled over
several jokes just out of the shell. as
well as few of the whiskered va
riety. But shocks were conspicuous
by their absence.
She felt a bit bewildered and began
to suspect that she had gotten into
the wrong place. Upon inquiring of
the gentleman behind the cigar, how
ever, she was treasured.
Sure, this is Karin t Co. lady
If YOU don't believe it, just wait for
the next few scenes"
SO that was it, she thought-they
just warmed up to the ruff stuff
gradually. Well, she was prepared
for the worst. And again she settled
down crasping her armor OF mod
esty-but with deplorably keen ex-
pectancy.
Poppy music. a comedian whose
very ears were laughter provoking
some expert clogging and most in
fectiouslv hilarious finale found the
amazed but unshocked lady critic ap-
plauding the final curtain vigorously.
Sundry wads of cotton, tinted spec
tacles, hatpins and shock absorbers
rolled unheeded to the floor to be
swept into oblivion by an astonished
usher.
When she had time to collect her
scattered wits. the lady critic won
dered why the girls who flock to the
revues at the Legitimate" houses lift
Mortified eyebrows at the mere men
tion of burlesque.
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Triumph-Song Of Stock

NEATLY framed in his office at the
National Theater, Steve Cochran.
business manager of the National
Theater Players. has an inglorious
testimonial TO the shame of one
prophet who talked too loud.
The clipping is from the trade jour
nal Motion Pictures Today. 1t was
written and published the last week
in May. This is what il states:
An enterprise calling itself the Ma
tional Theater Players has set up shop
i'm the National Theater here for what
II says will be n summer run. Ii is
that June'S hot Zephyrs from the pave
ment of Pennsylvania avenue will find
the project abandoned and done for. -
During the 16 weeks sojourn Of
the players here. the following plays
have been presented: The Nervous
Wreck" Just Married. Spring
Cleaning" Meet the Wife, - so This
Is London" The Rest People. a." The
champion, The Whole Towns Talk
ing" cheating Cheaters." Twin
RedS." Aren't We All?". Chicken
Feed, "Kiki" and why Men Leave
Home"
Not one of these plays" says
Manager Cochran. suffered a loss at
the box office. though two just broke
even. That was during the first two
weeks of June, which were recorded
rs the hottest in years.
kiki proved the sensation of the
enga cement. with Twin Beds next
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The National Opening

THE National Theater will open it's
regular Autumn season Labor day
night, Monday, September Z. with the
first presentation in this country of
THE Vortex" a play heralded as the
talk of London all last Winter and
which closed there only few weeks
ago to allow the principal members
of it's cast TO cross the Atlantic for
the production in America.
The piece is by Noel Coward. a
youthful playwright who is apt to be
heard of quite frequently hereafter,
but whose work is unknown in Amer
lea except for some clever lyrics and
Skits that he wrote for the Chariot
Revue as presented in New York last
sea son.
In London, however, he is regarded
by conservative critics as the man of
the hour in the theater, and some of
his more enthusiastic admirers go
so far as to call him 'the hope of
the British drama"
The Vortex" was not Mr.. Coward's
first play, but it was his first pro-
nounced success. The astute and com
mercially careful managers of the
theaters in the West End of London
would none of it when as an unknown
author he offered 1t to them for their
consideration. and SO, being a per-
sistent and hopeful young man, he
took it out to the Everyman Theater
in Hampstead, where they have q
habit of producing successes that the
West End managers have turned
down. He did it there with the finan-
cial assistance and encoura cement of
Michael Arlen. author OF These
Charming People The Green Hat"
and other delightful and popular tales.
The success of THE Vortex" at the
Everyman Theater was unquestioned.
All London flocked TO see it. and after
that Mr.. Coward had no difficulty at
all in finding a theater for it in the
West End. He moved it to the
Royalty, where it played to crowded
houses for months, and when he had
| to leave there he took it to the Little
Theater, where it ran for several more
months.
Mr.. Coward, who is an actor. as we'll
as a playwright, himself played the
leading role when it was first done
at the Everyman Theater, and he has
continued to play it ever since. He
will play it here at the National.
Others in the original London east
who will be seen a the National are
Miss Lillian Braithwaite. Miss Mollie
Kerr and Alan Hollis, all favorites on
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Burlesque and the Lady

HER opinion of buriesuue was
derived entirely from hereditary
instinct and a remark once made by
an elderly gentleman who said his
son had taken him To show when
there were only two women in the
audience-both of whom left before
the show was over. Naturally the
lady critic was Virtuously shocked
when it was suggested that she take
in the new buI'lesque at the Gayety
Theater Saturday night a week ago.
Upon the assurance that she would
be required To attend only a dress re
hearSal: that she might wear a heavy
veil and any other disguise she saw
fit: and that she could carry what
ever weapons she considered neCeS-
sary for her prOtection-even hatpinS
the lady critic Sneaked out of the
back door and skunk Guiltily off to the
theater with n do-or-die feeling that
comes at least once to every great ad-
venturer.
She was well equipped with shock
absorbers-cotton for outraged ears;
rose-tinted spectacles to soften the eff
feet of possible over-eXpoSures. and
an aloof and disdainful smile. How
ever, although she would not have
admitted 1t even to herself, the smile
did cover n most unruly curiosity con
cernlnS rlSque mysteries, hidden
by the asbestos curtain.
She arrived fully 20 minutes before
the rehearsal began. due to her anX-
tety to get the ordeal over with as
quickly as possible" f." as she explained
to the other lady staff member who
was adventuring With her. and per
haps that was partially true.
During those 20 minutes the ad-
venturers were treated to glimpses
behind the curtain. Scene shifters
were dragging pastebOard trees. Chi
nese bridges. houses with painted
fronts and no backs, and other stage
props hither and thither with ap-
parently no very clear idea as to
where they really wanted them to go
Actors, lodging bric-a -brac. falling
hammers, back drops and other
trities. rehearsed snatChes Of songs
and dances in their stage trousers and
haCk-stage underShrts, while wi
sions" in lowered Eimonos and en-
tranCing make-ups fitted to and fro
evidently trying To get "a corner" on
chairs and tables on which to lay out
their various changes of costumes.
The lady critic became so absorbed
in getting the inside on actors that
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and Just Married third. Though
Ceipts, Aren't We All?" and $50 This
Is London were generally conceded to
be the most artistic and finished pro.
ductionS.
While we are saying adieu," adds
Manager Cochran, 'let us also make
"A promise: The National Theater Play
erS will return next Summer to the
National Theater.
"Our success has been phenomenal.
close to a total of 175 900 people wit
messed our productions and that alone
our return in 1926. Washington has
been more generous TO uS than to
most stock companies. We have tried
to repay this tatteriuG attention by
giving popular plays at popular prices
and equipped with the best talent pro
curable surrounded by the best sort Of
production"
Most of the players have Fall en-
ga @ementS in either stock or road com
panieS. Brief vacations are on the
boards for all save Clifford Brooke,
Saturday night and begins rehearsals
the following Monday in New York
in Anne Nichols new comedy, Puppy
Love-
Souvenir programs will be distrib.
uted at all performances the closing
week These will contain. among
other features. autographed photo
graphs of the entire cast.
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the first time she has directed a play
which she did not write.
Earl Carroll has been selected as one
of the final judges in the beauty con-
test of the Atlantic City pageant.
David Belasco has placed T.. II.
Sothern in rehearsal in a new pla y
by the French dramatist, Eugene
BrieuX. Mr.. Belasco. by special ar.
rangement with Lee Shubert. will
present Mr.. sothern at the Shubert.
Belasco Theater Monday night, Sep
tember IA.
For quite a period following the
World War Dutch comics were more
or less in disfavor. But one who has
worked almost continuously in shat.
tered dialect is Jules Howard, eccen-
trio German dialeCtitian with Je vii.
tons Girl Club" at the Gayety The.
ater. Mr.. Howard is one of the few
Dutch funsters who long ago ca st
aside the padded stomach" and who
resorted to legitimate methods to
make fun for his audience. He be.
longs to the old Weber and Fields
school.
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The Metropolitan Symphony

THE Symphony Orchestra at Gran
dalls Metropolitan Theater today
will resume it's normal personnel
which has been considerably disturbed
during the annual vacation period.
Daniel Breeskin, conductor will re-
turn to the directors stand; Alexander
Podnos, assistant conductor, will re-
sumo a place in the first string sec
ton, and James Arcaro, first f1utist
Preston Shelly, solo cellst Emile
Smith, pianist and William Jacobie
perCussionist, again will be seen in
their accustomed places. This also
goes for the radio programs put in
the air through broadcasting station
WRC by the Crandall Saturday
Nighters every Saturday from 1890
pm. to midnight.
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Tivoli Junior Follies.

HARR1 r. LOt1MEG Elk, manager
of Crandall's Tivoli Theater. at
Fourteenth street and Park road
northwest, says he has scored a de-
cided success with his ''Tivoli Junior
Follies," presented as a special Sat
urday matinee attraction.
This innovation is designed to bring
out latent talent among the clever
youngsters living in the vicinity of
the Tivoli and so far is said TO have
amply fulfilled its purpose. Last Sat
urday afternoon % gifted Juveniles
took part in an interval of stage ac-
tivity that consumed so minutes.
All that is necessary to participate
in the Junior Follies'' is to register
with the Tivoi management, indicate
the nature of ability to be utilized
or exploited, and be advised of the
date on which to appear. The Junior
Follies" will be continued every Sat
urday afternoon for several weeks.
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the English stage, but unknown here.
Still others in the American cast will
be Miss Auriol Lee. Miss Jeanette
Sherwin, David Glassford, Robert
Noble and George Harcourt
Basil Dean, a skillfui London pro
ducer, who has already made several
successful productions in this coun-
try, has come over to stage THE
Vortex" The rehearsals are now un-
der way in New York at Henry NIL
ler's TheateT, to which house the com
pany will return Immediately after
its premiere week at the National
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EARI.E-Nfeyer Davis Swanee Band.

Meyer Davis Swanee Band heads
the program at the Earle Theater next
week, this musical organization being
a feature of the Swanee ballroom 10.
Gated in the Earle Theater Building,
and which has rs it's director AL
kamons. one of WashinGton's young
est and most able conductors.
Other features will include the An
tiQue shop with Val Eichen. 4 fantas.
tic novelty: Ann Gold. singing rs
carat" songs: Gene Barnes. assisted
by Harry Hills. in Getting a Ticket,
a traveSty on the present traffic laws.
and others yet TO he announced.
The photoplay will be the Para
mount release. starring Richard Dix.
The Lucky Devil"
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which will mark the farewell week
here of the National Theater Players,
will usher in the new season at Polls
September IA with a new comedy,
Lovely Lady" The outstan ndinG feat
of this firm was its production of
THE Bat"
Director Clifford Brooke of the Ma
tional Theater Players terminates his
contract with the National Theater
Players Saturday night, September ),
and on Monday. September 7, begins
rehearsals in New York Of Anne Mich
OILS new comedy, Puppy Love"
Edwin Mills. the remarkable child
player who created the title role in
"Zander the Great" has been engaged
for Gene Bucks new play, Gun
powder
Mr. sam A. Scribner. president of
the Columbia Amusement Co. of New
York City, paid a visit to Ira J. La
Motto. manager of the Gayety The
ater. Mr.. Scribner wanted 10 be on
hand for the opening week OF the Co
lumbia burlesque season in Washing
ton, and also to arrange for remodel
ing and redecorating the President
Theater. of which Mr.. La Motto also
is manager.
Walter Woolf. principal singer in
Artists and Models, Paris Edition,
will not leave the Winter Garden cast,
as reported. His engagement to star
in an operetta based upon the adven-
lures of Benvenuto Cellini is planned
for next season and not the current
one.
Con Conrad, composer OF Barney
Google" Memory Lane" and other
song hits, has written a new song. en-
titled My Charleston Nanny" which
AL Jolson is singing in big Boy"
Rachel Crothers announces that she
will produce The Book of Charm" a
new play by John kirkpatrick, the
a.. -ror;,I ,-o,,.,,,o ,n,- :, - ,I.,,
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STRAND-Nllle. DeliriO's Band.

Next week the Strand Theater
offers as its headline attraction Mile.
peliriO and an Argentine band, as
sisted by Fidel IraZabal and Winifred
Wiley.
Others include Dolly Grey and Bert
Byron in Nod'vil Frappe by Harry
l.. Newton. "A Girls Weigh; and
Billy Clark and George Roberts in
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MTTUAL-"Hurry Up"

Hurry Up" is the attraction next
week at the Mutual. Although having
the same cast of burlesque players, In
Guiding Vi Penny, it has an entire
new production, book and song num-
hers
Evening star., 1925-08-30

The Stanley Company Of America,
it is said, has signed Tetrazzini at
S27. 900 for three weeks and is after
other operate stars for the principal
houses of it's chain.
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Coming Attractions

blackface skit. Dealers in Soaps,
Sponges and Towels"
The photoplay is to he Capital
Punishment" n dramatic romance.
with east including George
HaCkathorne. Margaret Livingston.
Mary Carr and Edith Yorke
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GAYETY-"FolIies of the Day"

Barney GerardS "Follies of the
Day" will he the Columbia Burlesque's s
next week attraction at the Gayety
Theater, with "Bozo" Snyder. known
as the man who never speaks" as
featured comedian, assisted by Elsa
May, Sam Green, Beatrice Tracey,
Betty Burroughs, and a company of
singers. dancers and musicians. Mr..
Gerard staged the production and
wrote most OF the scenes. Owen Muir.
ply and jay Gorney are responsible
for lyrics and music
Evening star., 1925-08-30

The east Of Friend Wife " by
Caesar Dunn. will include Donald
Foster. VIII Demind. Clara Moore,
Mayo Methot and John DAILY Murphy.
Evening star., 1925-08-30

Up the Line" by Henry Fisk Carl
ton, will be produced this season by
the Geddes Herndon orSa niZation. II
is a Harvard prize play.
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In the Spotlight.

"THE Kiss In the Taxi" a new
farce-comedy, opened in New
York last week
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Rachel Crothers announces that she
will produce The Book of Charm" a
new play by John kirkpatrick, the
first week in September. This is her
first mana agerial venture. and ii is also
Evening star., 1925-08-30

AN Dressed Up" Arthur Rich.
mans new comedy, had its first hear
ing last night In New York.
Evening star., 1925-08-30

Rehearsals of The Passionate
Prince" i'm which Lowell Sherman
will be starred, will begin Septem-
ber Z.
Evening star., 1925-08-30

THE Little Mouse" with Mabel
Normand as its star opened at STAN
ford, Conn. last Friday night and was
well received
Evening star., 1925-08-30

The cast OF "Gunpowder," by ]. G.
and Elliot Nugent, will include j. c.
Nugent, Frank Conroy. Mary Dun
can. Sue MacManamy. George Alison,
Brandon Peters, Helen Carew and Ed
win Mills
Evening star., 1925-08-30

The Green Hat" Michael Arlen's
dramatization of his own novel, is
announced to begin It's New York en-
gagement September Is. The cast
will be headed by Katherine Cornell.
Margalo Gilmore and Leslie Howard.
Evening star., 1925-08-30

Con Conrad, composer OF Barney
Google" Memory Lane" and other
song hits, has written a new song, en-
titled My Charleston Nanny" which
AL Jolson is singing in big Boy"
Evening star., 1925-08-30
CRANDALL'S sAyOYTHEATER

18th and Columbia Rd.
Mats. > PM Sat 2 Pm sun.
TODAY-ALMA RUBENS and PERCY
MARMONT in "A WOMAN'S FAITH. .,
And LICE CONLEY, IN WIDE
AWAKE"
TOMoRROw-JACK MULHALL, IN
THREE KEYS" STAN Laurel.
in TWINS" And SCREEN AL
Evening star., 1925-08-30

Laverne Lambert, last year in
va mites" has been engaged as solo
dancer for the new Earl Carroll show
"How's the King" in which Joe
Cook is to be the star.
Evening star., 1925-08-30

THE Fall Guy" the American com
edy in which Ernest Truck plays the
title role, will end its New York run
Friday evening. September 4, and the
company, headed by Mr.. Truck, will
begin an engagement Sunday evening,
September at the Adelphi Theater,
Chicago.
Evening star., 1925-08-30

Isabelle Brown. one of the prettiest
girls in the June Days" chorus. Is
now wearing a gold medal she received
for writing the best composition on
the art of dancing. Miss Brown grad
uated from the Washington Irving
High School. New York. last June and
went directly to this play.
Evening star., 1925-08-30

Rufus lie Marie. co.producer with
the Shuberts of Gay Paree." has
placed Leon Barte, male dancer. fea-
tured with the Gertrude Hoffma mn
girls. in Artists and Models, Paris
Edition" under contract to stage the
ballet numbers for his subsequent pro
ductions. Barte is responsible iOr the
direction Of the old Lace number.
an outstanding scene in the Shubert
Theater revue.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-13

William Hurley and L. 0. shep- ard registrars of voters, will be at the town hall Friday from noon to p. m to enroll voters on the party lists.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-13
BATTLING SKI ORDERED
 TO GET OUT OF COUNTRY
Immigration Officials Charge He Has Overstayed Time as
 Alien Artist"

Washington. Aug. Is R-Battling Siki, the senegalese who rose to pugilistic heights by defeating Georges Carpenter and who told immigration authorities when he came here in April, 1924, that he planned to stay only month, must leave the country forthwith or face arrest and deportation proceedings.
 The labor department, in inform ing the fighter that he was not wanted here any longer, took cog nizance of long sequence of news paper accounts of various escapades, the most recent of which was re- vealed when Siki was found on a street in New York city's negro sec tion unconscious from q knife wound. Taken to q hospital at that time, he was reported to have fled the place without the formality Of donning street clothes
New Britain herald., 1925-08-13

believed to have been solved today by the leasing of house of a local Peruvian in which the chief dele gates, Senor Freyre, Professor AL berto Solomon and Senor Barreto, and two secretaries will live; the re- mainder of the delegation will stay at hotel. The transport ucayali, which brought the Peruvians 10 Africa and on which they have made their headquarters, Is expected to remain in Africa throughout the plebiscitary labors.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-13

down into the well to investigate and when he failed to reappear. FIorio descended, to discover what the trouble was. He found Mantino unconscious, Florio apparently was soon overcome by the gas for he failed to appear at the surface and Croseno went town, when he also failed to come up, The fourth man summoned the Ansonla police, who went down into the well with gas masks over their faces.
 Florio was dead when brought to the surface and Mantino was taken to the hospital He was re- ported In a critical condition,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-13
ONE DEAD FROM
 FUMES IN WELL Workers Are Overcome by Gas
 in Derby Shaft

Derby Aug. 13 P,-John Florlo. 6S years old of S7 Frank street. New Haven, died from gas poisoning in well on the Howard farm on the Ansonia-De town line yesterday afternoon, and two others were taken from the well unconscious, fol- lowing the failure of a charge of blasting power 10 explode. II is be- iisved that all three were overcome by gas from the burning fuse
 Frank Nantno, fl years old, Of ts3 Adeline street, New Haven, is In Griffith hospital in a critical con- dltion. Ioserh Croseno, 30 years old of 1a2 Frank street, New Haven, was given medical treatment and then was 7hla to go to his home.
 Police AFcrt Rescue
 The three men with another worker were blasting the well. and one Of the charges of blasting pow der failed to explode after the fuse had been lighted Mantino went
New Britain herald., 1925-08-13
Insurance Company Is
 to Fight Schwartz Case

San Francisco, Aug. 13 PE-Suit 10 cancel a s25,noo insurance policy, held by Charles Henry Schwartz, perpetrator Of the "too perfect crime" on the ground of fraud. was filed in federal court yesterday by the Northern Life Insurance com pany. This is believed to be the only policy in which there was any pos eibility Of collection. It is payable to his widow.
 Schwartz carried insurance in ex- cess of s1oo,0oo. His act in commit ting suicide after rnurdering wan dering missionary, In an asserted death hoax, is claimed 10 have void cd the other policies.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-13

Preparations are being made for the annual elections in the town in October, Caucuses to nominate candidates will be held next month
New Britain herald., 1925-08-13
Air Route Between U. s.
 and Columbia Planned

Balboa, Canal Zone, Aug. 13 Rl- A squadron of Colombian hydro planes, manned entirely by Germans, has arrived at France field here, having flown by stages from Bar anqullla, Colombia. The commander, Captain Fritz Hammer, said that the object of the flight was 10 study the possibility of establishing a per manent air route between Colombia and the United States. The planes will resume their northward flight probably Saturday. Costa Rica Is their next stopping point.