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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-03-28

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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-03-28
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Evening star., 1925-01-18
Belasco-"C Conscience"

Not only the high quality Of the
play itself, but the circumstances of
it's purchase and production, it is
claimed, has made Conscience" one
of the most interesting theatrical
events of the season. 1t Will appear
at the Shubert-Belasco Theater to-
morrow evening for a weeks engage
ment.
This is the play that Al H. Woods
discovered at a dress rehearsal at the
Cherry Lane Theater in Greenwich
Village, New York. Mr.. Woods pur-
chased the play after watching the
rehearsal. and brought 1t uptown to
the Belmont Theater, where it scored
distinguished success, running for
the entire season.
It also served as a means Of intro
ducing to Broadway brilliant acting
talent in Miss Lillian Foster, who had
never appeared on Broadway before,
but who awoke to find herself famous
the morning after the premiere of
Conscience" She was received with
a tumult of praise. Alan Dale called
her another Duse.
Conscience" is story simply and
movinglY told, of the love between an
idealist and a dreamer and a girl who
tried very hard but could not enter
the mans ideal.
Rosemary King, Robert Robson, Ho-
bart Cavanaugh and S. X. Fried and
others. Don Mullaly IL the author.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Earle-Leonora Biben
Orchestra.

Entering upon it's second month, the
newest of Washington's theaters, the
Earle, for this week offers Leonora
Biben and her, orch estra as the fea-
tured attraction. Personality, plus
melody and steps," is the manner in
which the act is billed. Ranking
equally prominent is Nat Chick"
Haines. with his company. in Yes,
My Dear" one of those ''high-power err
comedy affairs that should create
laughter.
The management announces still
another star attraction In Miss Helen
Manning, former prima donna of the
Bostonian Opera Company, who is as
sisted by Loon LIE Motto and Humbert
de Pasquale, in Hello, Tony"
Judson Cole, funmaker, works with
his audience as a "conjuring magician
of laughter; Billy Kelly aRd Kath-
crime Dearborn will appear in "Pick-
ing Peach" a musical comedy, brief
in running time. long in tunefuln ess
and fun, and Crissie and Daley will
present eccentric comedy in a. novel
way.
The Stanley photoplay will be
Richard Dix, in the latest Paramount
picture, Man Must Live; it's first
showing for Washington.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Strand-Sunny Brook
Orchestra.

Vie Quinn, Winter Garden dancer
assisted by Palmer Young and Harry
Quinn, with the Sunnybrook Orches-
ira, in a dance, song and musical act,
Will head the vaudeville offerings at
the Strand Theater next week, the
added attraction presenting Jimmy
LYONS, the Ambassador" and lately
featured with the Land Of Fantasie."
Others will be Bobby Jackson and
Ida Mack. in The Book Shop; Frost
and Morrison, in You'd Better Sing,
and the Mcdonald Trio, in "A Cycle
of Beauty and Daring"
The photoplay will be c. Gardner
Sullivan's Cheap Kisses" the cast
including Cullen Lands, Lillian Rich,
Vera Reynolds, Lincoln Stedman,
Phillips Smalley, Louise Dresser, Jean
Hersholt and Bessie Eyton.
Evening star., 1925-01-18

LILLIAN FOSTER, whose jump to
~ stardom was made In Con
science" was born in Ponca City.
Okla, Of Irish parents. The fact that
she comes from the OIL State practi-
cally accounts for her success on
Broadway, after trying vainly to gain
a foothold for eight long years. The
important fact is that she is out
standingly expert in her chosen pro-
fession.
In 1916 she deserted the parental
table for the footlights, with her
fathers ringing denunciation Of the
stage still sounding in her ears. After
coming to New York and making the
weary rounds of Broadway theatrical
Offices, she managed to secure part
In Tho Ingrate." play being tried
out on Long Island. which lasted one
week.
In 1917 she again storrned New
York, having gained courage from the
safe distance of Kansas City, where
she had been playing in stock. This
time she secured a role--to play on
the road, In Fair and Warmer"
Avery Hopwood saw her on tour, and
liked her work well enough to offer
her the ingenue lead in bis new play,
Double Exposure" When the play
reached New York. however, Francine
Larrimore had the part. Miss Foster
had the consolation Of seeing that
play also die the first week.
For several years she played in stock
In various places. seeing America
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Struck Oil After Years

first" She got as far west as Port
land, Greg, and as near New York
as Yonkers.
Broadway, however showed its
usual complaisance about recogniz-
ing its acre of diamonds. To Don Null
laIly, the author of the play in which
she is now appearing, must be given
tho credit of discovering Miss Foster
to New York State. He offered her
the part of Madeline, when the Cherry
Lane Theater accepted his play for
production. A. H. Woods, who hap
pened to be present at the dress re-
hearsal. bought the play with a. check
and 50-cent cigar.
Subsequently the play was brought
to the Belmont Theater for its open
ing night With considerable fanfa-
rade the dramatic critics recognized
the latest theatrical Cinderalla, and
forthwith proceeded to fit her with
the crystal slipper.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Newman, Burma" Today.

E. NJ Newman's traveltalk, at the
National Theater this afternoon and
evening, deals with Burma, Land OF
Golden Pagodas."
In motion pictures and exquisite
color views this fascinating journey
leads to old and new Delhi, to Cal
cutta, the metropolis Of India: Be-
mares, along the Holy Ganges. past
the gorgeous palaces, temples and
CHATS.
Mr.. Newman entered the Jungle to
photograph the sport of kings. and a
group Of sensational motion pictures
will be shown of the hunting leopard
or cheetah, in full action.
Views of the Himalayas, Kinohin-
junga and Mount Everest, the worlds
highest peaks, will be shown. The &C
tual start of the ill-fated Mount Ever
est expedition appears in this journey
This traveltalk describes the bits OF
India which have served as q back
ground for Kiplings songs and
stories.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
New Belasco Play Coming.

David Belasco will present HoI-
brook Blinn in the premier of "The
Dove" a romantic melodrama writ
ten by Willard Mack, based on the
story by Gerald Beaumont, with Ju-
dith Anderson, willard Mack, Will
liam Harrigan and William Norris
at the National Theater the week OF
February 2.
This will be Mr.. Belasco's fourth
production of the season, and with
its premier Washington theatergoers
will have witnessed all the Belasco
productions of the present season
previous to their New York opening
THE Dove" is said to unfold an
absorbing story in four acts and Is
peopled with interesting characters
The supporting company includes
John Harrington, Sidney Toler. Will
son Reynolds, William Boag, Joseph
inc Deffrey. Ruth Dayton and Bea-
trice Banyard.
The play will be produced under
the personal direction of Mr.. Belasco
who will be here for the premier and
remain during the engagement.
Tunis Dean, Mr.. Belascos repre-
sentative is now in Washington per-
fecting arrangements with Manager
Fowler for the engagement
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Keith The Test"
Kerekiarto.

The current bill at B. F. Keith's
Theater this week, beginning with
the matinee today, contrasts twin
headliners with an unusual, mystify-
ing offering entitled THE Test" said
to be the biggest surprise hit of
vaudeville In many seasons, and an
international royal violinist," Duci
de Kerekjarto, of extraordinary tai
ents, who has the happy faculty of
blending excellent playing with a fine
selection of music. He will be ac-
companied by Maurice Eisner.
Others will include the old favorite,
Roger Imhof, with Marcelle Coreene
and company, I'm a Pest House." one
of the funniest acts in vaudeville;
Ruby Norton, once a dancer, now a
star of song, in a versatile program
written expressly for her by Clarence
SIENNA, who also entertains at the
piano; Dora and Ed Ford, assisted by
Lottie Ford and Bob Adams, in every
known kind of dancing; Bert Lahr
and Mercedes, in Whats the idea;
ths Rath Brothers. with their study
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Says It Himself.

T P. McEVOY, who wrote THE
- Comic Supplement" describes his
work thus:
II have taken the typical American
people and run them through an en-
tire circle of American life from
morning until midnight-American
life in speech, song, ballet, dance.
pantomime and action. 1 have done
away with all the poetic superf1uities
that are so prominent IN other plays.
In other words, 1 have presented the
love scenes in the vernacular and I
have not hesitated to say set instead
of sit when that word was the one
that the American people would use.
Nor are there beautiful moons in my
love scene. for my people speak Amer
lean The music covers also tho
whole range of American life, going
from the simple folk song to modern
syncopation and even operate
heights"
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Bloch's Newest Play.

TN Bertram Bloch's newest play
"The Man Who Was Dead" the
Rams Head Players are making their
very first try at modern mystery
play.
Last year they gave a play written
by Bloch called "Cecily Ann" which
proved a success. 1t was the first
performance on any stage of "Cecily
Ann" and was written especially for
the Rams Head folks.
The new play Is also to be a first
production, and Bloch, who is now in
New York City scenario writing for
Famous Players, has been working
overtime all winter to have 1t in
readiness, as Robert Bell was de-
termined to do another Of Bertram
Bloch plays this season. It presents
however, a striking contrast to
"Cecliy Ann
A man is killed and three other men
try to find his murderer - Gordon
King, his host; Capt. Fernine, his
son. The fact that the action occurs
off in the hills, in secluded log hut
but adds to the possibilities of the
play and the amazing denouement
planned by the young author, who
has come down to personally attend
the final rehearsals of THE Man Who
Was Dead"
Evening star., 1925-01-18

around home than work 1t is a
| curious departure. Several min
utes are required to settle down
to the acceptance of a Hitchcock
performance with no chorus, no
dances and no comic song. The ex-
perience is amusing, once you be
come acclimated to the legitimate
atmosphere. There are even love
scenes, and we might have been
tempted to permit the eve trace
OF sentimental moisture if we had
been perfectly sure the chief player
would not throw the scene to the
winds with some atrocious droilery
laugh at his audience for taking him
seriously.
You leave with the impression that
it has been bright, clean comedy,
without an idea or phrase on
which to hang suspicion of offense.
This simply cannot be! Conscience
protests that the fend must be lurk-
ing somewhere in the story. This
lovable chap was capable of great
courage and when he had money was
exceedingly good to his folks. AS
for triangle, there wasn't even one
in the orchestra. But where did he
get this money with which to be
generous. Hal Hal The wicked
undercurrent is discovered He
stole it. His sweet affability was
such that we quite forgot that he
became a party to the proceeds of
crime and that it was only by spec
IL ha H. ~
he was able to buy the bank, foil
the Government examiners and come
back in the last act to pay the over
due rent. There you have it. An
underworld theme, calculated to pal
late an offense which society should
not condonei You can always find
it if you look closely.
X X X
At any rate THE Sap" is entitled
to credit for presenting the drama as
something other than a cuss-word
| puzzle.
Wallace Eddinger turns the tables.
An important hit in his early career
was The Third Degree" in which
he impersonated a patient, rather
dull youth, who was browbeaten by
the police. In the Haunted House."
which enjoys the distinction of hav-
ing been written by Owen Davis,
Pulitzer prize playwright, Mr.. Ed
dinger takes the center of the stage,
! in slightly bullying mood and ques-
tions everybody in an effort to dis
! cover the perpetrator of homicide
which happened not TO have been
committed. There are many laughs
in the play, which is not yet even
as we'll knit together as Mr.. Davis
Nervous Wreck" was when it left
Washington last season for a pros
porous New York run. One of the
best lines in the presentation occurs
in the authors program note an
nouncing a departure from the Gus
| tomary request not to divulge the
plot, and giving the audience full
permission to explain all the hap
penings of the play--if they can.
The joyous musical comedy at
Polls accomplished a feat worthy of
note. Mr.. Choos presented author
ship and composership of Mr.. Rug
| giles, Mr.. Mcdonald, Mr. Bright
on, Mr.. Melford, Mr.. Furber, Mr..
Rosemont, Mr. Bragdon and Mr..
Bennett; all neatly co-ordinated and
displayed within the space of two
hours. Following the old English
musical comedy custom, list of au-
thors is likely to become as long as
the cast of characters.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
National-Ziegfeld's The
Comic Supplement"

Opening Tuesday night at the Ma
tional Theater, with matinees Wednes-
day and Saturday. Florenz Ziegfeld.
the noted producer, will present The
Comic Supplement" an all-Ameri-
can Review, with w. c. Fields. The
book and lyrics are by J. P. McEvoy
and the music is by Henry Souvaine
and Con Conrad. The costumes are
by John Held, jr.. cartoonist, and the
settings by Norman Bel-Geddes.
The cast includes Rae Dooley,
Martha-Bryan Allen, Alice Hegeman.
Brooke Johns, Clarence Nordstrom,
Joyce White, Hansford Wilson, Henry
Sherwood, Elise Cavanna- Lucille
Byrne, Danzi Gooden, d. Blakemore.
Geneva Mitchell and Florence Mason.
The chorus is composed of American
'pre-eminent beauties" and, 1t Is an
nounced, ARE the most beautiful
girls Ziegfeld has ever glorified."
The book of the play has been staged
by Augustin Duncan. Julian Mitchell
staged the dances.
Evening star., 1925-01-18

Marriage and Divorce IN Three
Rounds" and the Aerial De Groffs,
SPEEDY Gymnasts."
"Ramshackle House." q photoplsy
adaptation of Hubert FootneTs s
novel, is the screen feature. It Is said
to be a coIorful story OF love. mystery
and adventure, laid in Florida, many
of the scenes being laid In the dan
gerous Everglades, a setting said to
be used for the first time in this pic
ture.
Betty Compson heads the cast, the
company including Robert Lowing,
John Davidson. William Black, Henry
James, Josephine Norman and Duke
Pelzer.
Sailor" the latest Fox News reels and
orchestra numbers complete the bill.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Cayety-Barney Gerards
Show

This weeks attraction at the
Gayety Theater will be Barney Ger
ards New Show, starring Joseph x.
Watson and VIII H. Cohan, reunited
after several years in WHAT'S said to
be one of the funniest shows ever
produced Joseph K. Watson, left
burlesque two years ago to appear in
Keith vaudeville and was persuaded
to return by Mr.. Gerard, who realizes
the value of the team Watson and
Cohan to burlesque. They are her
aided as the Weber and Fields Of
the present generation.
AS Slitkin and Slotkin, real estate
manipulators, the two comedians are
provided with a number Of very
funny scenes, written by Joseph K.
Watson.
The cast includes Ada Lum, Olive
de Clair. Gladys Darling. Casey Jones,
Manning and Ball, Joseph Murphy
and Rastus Wilson. The songs were
written by owen Murphy and. Jay
Gorney, composers of many Broad
way successes. The chorus of 20
pretty girls is well trained in dancing
and ensembles. Special attention is
invited to the gowns and costumes
worn by the feminine members of
the company
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Poll The Rat"

Sunday evening, January 25, Earl
Carol will offer the Partisan melo-
drama, The Rat" at Polls Theater.
The fact that this will be the Ameri-
can premiere of this play. now in its
seventh month at the Garrfck Theater
London, adds interest to the Wash
ington engagement.
"The Rat" is described as 'the story
of an Apache" in four acts and five
scenes, and was written by David
Lestrange- Its locale is the under
world of Paris, and IT features that
section most frequently visited by
tourists.
Teddy Gerard, internationally known
American girl, long identified with the
London stage, heads the cast as Zelie
de Chaumet. Horace Braham will be
seen as the Rat, now being played in
London by Ivor Novello. Others are
C. H. Croker-King, late of Bulldog
Drummond"; Florence Gerald, Ralph
Stuart, Louise Poe and De Fay and
Nanine, Apache dancers.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Wardman Park-The Man
Who Was Dead"

A modern play of mystery, called
1.-The Man Who Was Dead" written
by Bertram Bloch especially for the
Rams Head Players, will be presented
by them as the fifth production of the
current season, beginning Tuesday
evening, for two weeks.
The scene is laid in a log cabin in
the New Hampshire hills, the home of
Gordon King and his wife Carol. To
their home comes DR.. Trent, and while
in their cabin is found mysteriously
murdered. King puts himself to work
to solve the problem, as does also the
county sheriff. Then Capt. Fernine, a
friend Of Trent, appears on the scene,
determined to avenge the death of his
friend A series of serious complica-
tions follow in rapid succession, pre-
senting innumerable thrills in the
three acts.
Ranald Savery appears as Gordon
King, Josephine Hutchinson, as Carol,
his wife; Richard Elwell, as Capt.
Fernine; Arthur J. Rhodes, as Sheriff
Swanson; Vinton Haworth, as Ernest
Morrison, and George Mathsr, a new
conner In the Rams Head ranks, as
DR.. Trent. Robert Bell has person.
ally directed the production, and
James Reynolds has designed the sets,
WHICH Robert Byrne has executed
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Belasco-"S She Wanted to
Know"

Miss Grace George, undoubtedly one
Of the finest and most subtle come
diennes of the stage, will return to
Washington, at the Shubert-Belasco,
next week, in She Wanted to Know,
by Paul Geraldy. in whose ITO Love"
Miss George starred two seasons ago.
with her delightful sense Of humor,
Miss George. It Is explained, saw
limitless possibilities in her present
vehicle, and her only regret is that
she has been unable to see the pro-
duction, which has been running in
Paris for the past eight months at
the Theatre Danou, with Marthe Reg
nier starring. Strangely enough the
French star is distinctly the opposite
in type from Miss George, being rather
tall and dark. However. Miss George 8
fair charm will undoubtedly CLEAN as
radia nt1y ever Gerry. the charm
ing wife who wanted to know" Bruce
McRae plays the role of her husband.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Compliments of the
Season,

The Earle Theater announces as
its feature attraction for next week
compliments of the Season"
novelty from Keith's popular price
vaudeville, in four scenes, with
cast of capable players.
Additional attractions are The
Love Boat" with Earl Cavanaugh
and company: Shura Relova, ballet
dancer, and company The Texas
Four" comedy quartette; Meehan
and Shannon, who sing and talk, and
Kendall and Dunigan, opening the
bill.
Priscilla Dean, in ''Siren Of Seville"
will be the motion picture feature,
from the Stanley Company program
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Gayetv-" Town Scandals

Harry Hickey" lie Van, in Town
Scandals" described as an annual
feast of fun and frolic, fast and
furious, will come to the Gayety next
week. Hickey" who is said to i'm
prove with age, besides his unusual
comedy talents is noted for his piano
playing. Lottie Bolles, a pretty in
genue, is his leading woman and his
supporting cast is declared all new,
including Joe Yule. "the suffering
eccentric; Johnny Kane, straight"
man; Helen Curtis, comedienne; Es-
telle Arab" Mack, Thelma Harris.
Corinne Wilson, the California
Nightingale" and 20 dancing beau
ties, with Harry LIE Van and Lettie
Bolles in comedy piano and song
specialties; Kohn and De Pinto, jazz
musicians, and Harris and Rooney,
novelty dancers.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Keith s Herman Timbere.

Herman Timberg, who has been
away from vaudeville for some time
will share headline honors at B. F.
Keith's Theater next week with The
Rebellion mellow" drama, which
he is presenting with Sammy Tim
berg. Herman Timberg will be seen
IN Little Bits" THE Rebellion" is
a dramatic satire on the craze for
syncopation and will be presented
with a large company. Lily Morris.
English comedienne: Ted and Betty
Healy. Pepito, the Spanish clown, and
the Kismet sisters are other attrac-
tions,
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Mutual-"HurryUp Up."

Mutual burlesque offered at tho
Mutual Theater this week, beginning
this afternoon, will be the Hurry
Up" show, declared to be one of the
smartest and merriest on the circuit.
1t is headed by Harry Pepper and
George Brennan, eccentric character
comedians, supported by Jessie Mac
Donald, dancing soubrette; Ambark
Ali, comedy grotesque; vi Penny, in
genue prima donna; Bernie Clark,
Frank Dewitt and AL H. Fox, with a
chorus composed of girls who are
personally attractive and who sing
and dance with tunefulness and spirit
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Strand-"A Man About
Town"

The vaudeville program at the
Strand Theater for the week begin
ming today, is headed by Jim Toney
and Ann Norman, in a modern sketch
entitled "a Man About Town"
Sharing headline honors will be
seen the Eclair twins, assisted by
Billy Wells, in "Mirth, Modes and
Melodies" a revue in which the trio
appeared recently in Paris and Lon
don.
others will include Frank Cook and
Jean Vernon, in "Sassie Susie; Al
Raymond and Walter kaufman. in
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Arcade.

The orchestra at the Arcade is ap-
propriately playing 81 Dreamt I
Dwell in Marble Halls" in celebration
of near completion of the beautiful
new marble entrance and wainscoted
stairways.
The special attractions this week
will be a ladies' gala night, Tuesday,
when the fair sex Will be guests of
the management and when several
old-fashioned Paul Jones" dances will
add to the charm of the occasion.
Friday evening will usher in another
popular high school dance, the mem
bers of Eastern High being specially
invited.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Janet Richards Tomorrow.

Miss Janet Richards will give her
usual weekly review of public ques-
tions, home and foreign, tomorrow
morning at 10:45 in the auditorium of
the New Masonic Temple, 18th
street and New York avenue. In these
talks Miss Richards brings up to date
each Monday the latest developments
in questions of outstanding interest
in the worlds work.
Tomorrow she will speak OF i'm
pending political changes in Wash
ington following the regrettable resig-
nation of Secretary Hughes. She will
also review foreign affairs.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Mutual" VIII Bang
Babies"

Next week the Mutual Theater will
offer Billy Gilbert and his "Whiz
Bang Babies" said to be one of the
best Of the Mutual Circuit shows.