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Evening star., 1925-06-21
Movie Stars Hobbies.

may he found in II every morning
early and every evening.
Douglas Fairbanks. jr.'s, hobby Is
athletics. A well built lad. he takes
after his father in love of outdoor ex-
ercise, and delights in nothing more
than to get his spikes into a cinder
track and try TO clip off hundred in
10 fat. His life ambition just at pres
ent is to be able some day to lower a
few of Charlie Paddock's records.
Pola Nesri's hobby is keeping her
magnificent new home in Beverly
Hills full Of people. She gives prob
ably the largest number of and most
brilliant parties of any. one in film
dom.
Betty Compson has several hobbies
She is a talented yiolinist. having,
made her living in this way before
she went into pictures. She is an e1-
ceptionally fine cook. But her latest
and at present her favorite diversion
is modelling in clay.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
Trick of Plastic Surgery.

FIGHT years ago. IL fate had been
kinder. Ted Oliver. one of the
promising juveniles of the screen,
might have occupied the place of
Valentino or Reginald Denny. He had
the looks, the opportunity. the abil-
ity and the ambition.
Then came the war. Oliver enlisted
as a COB and made six trips across
on a transport conveying doughboys
from Boston to Brest. On the sixth
trip German sub bobbed up out
of the water a couple of hundred
yards away and let go shell. Oliver
doesn't remember anything much that
happened after that, but the ship s
doctor who looked him over discovered
that part of his face had continued
right on with the she'll The shell
had also>caused other complications
| which kept Oliver in various hospitals
all over the United States until six
| months ago. when his case attracted
the attention of DIR. Paul River of
San Francisco. principally because the
case was reputed to be absolutely
hopeless. and also because the doctor
had seen Oliver on the screen years
before.
Il never can make leading man of
you, Oliver" said the doctor. even If
this operation is. successful
Both of Them laughed because
divers ambitions in regard to the
screen had finished long ago.
But when the bandages were finally
| removed. the dead places in the face
! had disappeared, and the pressure on
the brain had been absolutely relieved.
| In a few weeks Oliver discovered that
the new face could take on the most
devilisb and deceitful aspect. Emo.
tions which started fra nkly and hon
estfy looked back at him from his mir
| ror with the most dark and sinister
| foreboding. An inspiration came to
Oliver, and he rushed out to Fred
Datig, casting director at Universal
City.
Fred. I'm villain. Look at me-
The next day he was signed up for
the principal heavy role in Daring
| Days"
Evening star., 1925-06-21
Thrift ENCOURAGED.

WALTER CBRsLEY, manager of
Crandall's Home Theater. yester.
day celebrated a big day at the new
andall Northeast house. In addi.
ton to generous screen entertain
ment. hoxes of candy were given awav
to the juveniles in attendance. and
in many of them were silver cash
prizes. In addition to all this. the
Washington Mechanics Savings
Bank, in celebration of it's nineteenth
anniversary. on Friday gave each child
attending the Saturday performa nee
check for 81. TO be lronored bv the
bank as part of a savings account
At the end of 80 days the bank will
award an additional $40 to the new
depositor whose account shows the
largest balance.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
EARLE-Ben Franklin Orchestra.
America a Has Arrived.

expression were without the masters
who make up the genus tutelary. A
foreign sounding name was artistic
bait; year abroad was indicative of
class and the dear public was over
fed on it's own craving for imported
art from the French, Turkish. Rus
sian. Abyssinian-anythi but ma
tive American.
To-day the ma jority of plays in
the hit class in London are Amer
lean importations. The bulk of
Shaw's output now gets first repre-
sentation in America and is then re
imported to London. Instead of i'm
porting esta blished foreign hits, we
are doing the establishing and the
very countries that produce many of
these hits sit back and wait for the
American verdict.
American art. particularly the
theatrical. is a definite. marketa BILE
thing and no longer requires a Euro
pean Endorsement
Evening star., 1925-06-21

evening a consignment of calves was
delivered and placed in its pens.
During Lady Macbeth's famous
sleep-walking scene. In which she
describes in the presence Of the doc
tor and the y-in-waiting the murder
OF King Duncan. just as she had de-
claimed with telling effect the line
yet who would have thought the old
man TO have had 80 much blood In
him. the calves in the pens down
stairs let out the most heartrending
and maddening below. The great
Cushman stood for a moment, firm
s marble statue. A murmur ran
through the entire house, and then
came deadly quiet and stiffness. And
the wonderful actress proceeded with
the scene.
AT the close of the performa noe
there was deafening. incessant ap-
plause-a most imperative demand for
Miss Cushman. But the great actress
did not appear.
Lady Macbeth is dead she quietly
exclaimed.
1T is needless to add that the next
day the calves were rushed out of the
building. There was never such an
other interruption"
Evening star., 1925-06-21
Zieefeld Follies In Films.
ELoRENz ZIEGFELD has signed

ELORENZ ZIEGFELD has signed a
five-year contract to produce a
series of Paramont pictures that will
bring to the screen the type of pro-
ductions that have made Ziegfeld ia.
nous for lavish entertainment.
They will be produced under the
personal supervision" of Mr.. Ziegfeld
the first TO be known as Florenz Zieg.
fields 'Glorifying the American Girl
directed by Allen Devan. Many of
the artists who have been identified
with the Ziegfeld productions and
most of the famous Zigfeld beauties
will appear in "Glorifying the Amer
lean Girl" and pictures to follow. The
story for the initial production is being
written under Mr.. Ziegfeld's direction
and 1t is expected production will start
August 81.
Evening star., 1925-06-21

NEW YORK has become the the.
atrical center of the world
Minor Watson Of the National
Theater Players believes American
supremacy in this imaginative field
will never be wrested away.
Not long ago 1t was quite the
thing to recommend European train
ing for the budding actor. and a
singer was, in sense, without honor
unless he or she had undergone the
tracheal training the continent sup
posedly afforded in a higher degree
than at home" observes Mr. Watson.
AT that time few actors or sing
ers could command the whole heart
~ appreciation Of the intelligentsia
unless after his or her name ap-
peared the commendation. European
training and experience
Such was the utter lack of conf
dence In our native talent and skill
that many believed our native schools
of histrionism and kindred arts OF
Evening star., 1925-06-21

comes before me and they have
something in their personalities that
makes an impression on me. / study
them. 1t is personality that counts
And this personality must be ac-
companied by attractive appearance
before the camera, l mean. A pen
and-ink sketch might look terrible
close up, but held a few feet away
it might seem work of art. Some
persons before you may be extremely
| alluring, but lose this lure on the
screen.
1T is for these reasons that a great
many persons who are not chosen
for the school will not be able to
understand why. Neither will their
friends and relatives.
After all the known rules for the
selection of motion picture possibili-
ties have been applied. the choices
will be the sum total of impressions
from camera tests. Then the train
ing will begin in the schoo! for the
development of the innate talents of
the students. If they develop they
will begin their motion picture
careers with advantages that no
present motion picture star ever has
had.
The candidates must have youth
they must be attractive. they must
have serious purpose, they must he
mentally alert. they must have charm
they must be self confident. But
when self-confidence is such obvious
conceit that the possessor will not be
receptive to direction and training, he
or she can be the most beautiful
person in the world and vet not be
a suitable student for the school.
Many anxious hours have already
been spent by officials of this com
pany in making these selections
many more are still to be spent. We
realized that we have raised high
hopes in the breasts of many, many
young people. We are extremely
sorry to disappoint SO many Of them
"All we can do is humbly hope that
the majority of our selections will be
the best that could have been made
The future alone can tell"
Evening star., 1925-06-21
NATIONAL-"The Champion. u

Grant Mitchell's starring vehicle Of
few seasons back. The Champion.
will be the National Theater Players
offering next week.
There is diverting twist to this
comedy of the prodigal son. who
comes home not for forgiveness and a
slice of the fatted calf. but as Gun.
boat Williams" undefeated light.
weight champion of the world, sue
cessful attorney and a Member of
Congress.
His home coming is anything but
desired by his snobbish English folks.
especially his brother George. who is
running for Parliament. and another
brother just cinching his hold on the
ministry. The "Gunboat" Is for hid
ing his fistic record. but an English
gentleman who thinks himself a
champion of sorts provides an
issue and Is beautifully and deftly
knocked out and at once he finds him
self social hero.
A. f. Thomas and Thomas Louden
are Co-authors of The Champion" -"
which. when originally produced by
Sam H. Harris, had New York and
road run of one year.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
Comedy Author Served Here

BROADWAY. has lured another
newspaper man from Park Row.
in the person of Edmund McKenna.
whose THE Red Knight" comedy in
three acts, will be produced by a
newly organized syndicate. backed by
newcomers in the theatrical field.
Mckenna has been a special writer for
the World and has seen years of
service with the old Tribune. Phila-
delphia, Chicago and Washington
papers.
The Red knight" is a comedy of
Nev~vork life devoted to some of its
more fantastic aspects and is Nc
kenna's first three-act play to be
scheduled for Broadway production. It
will be given a try-out on the Pacific
coast this Summer
Evening star., 1925-06-21
GLEN ECHO.

Glen Echo Amusement Park offers
a score of diversified entertaining fea.
tures these Summer days. For all-day
outings there are picnic groves
under large shade trees. with tables
and benches, Fairgrounds for kiddies
ana spring water near at hand. For
thrills there are a number of riding
devices: the newest being the 'frolic, +"
which was installed this season, and
offers most eccentric ride. There
are also the big dips, the derby racer,
the ginger snap whip, the carrousel.
the old mill and the big midway An
other new feature is the penny ar.
cade with over 100 machines. On
week nights there is dancing from
$3.50 to 1870 in the electrically
cooled ballroom to music by Happy
walkers THE Golden Pheasants"
star band. Admission to the park is
free
Evening star., 1925-06-21
CHEVY CHASE LAKE.

Two star Meyer Davis Bands, one
led by Abe kamons and the other by
Pete Macias, and two large dance pa.
vilions are drawing the dancers in
throngs to Chevy Chase Lake. Abe
kamons has been Garnering an In
creasing popularity since the begin.
ning of the season as dispenser of
the smartest sort of dance music
while Pete Macias has been an in
variable riot" with his band Of syn
copators.
Ben Levine. banjoist and comedian, n,
continues TO be favorite Lake fea.
ture. He specializes in the type Of
bright comedy jazz So popular with
the younger generation.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
The Mysterious Way.

THE first Sam H. Harris production
of the new season will be THE
Mysterious Way" a new play by Sam
Forrest. Stamford, Conn. and Allan
tic City will be the favored premiere
towns prior to the New York offering.
In the cast are Carl Anthony. Ed.
ward Ellis, Lily Cahill, Elsie Esmond
Katherine Wilson, Thomas F'indlay
William Williams, Edward F. Nan
nary, Joseph Kennedy. Charles l.
werner. Anna Burns. Grace Durkin
bernard Durkin. Howard Hull Gibson
George Harcourt. Atlantic City en-.
gasement begins at the Apollo
June %
Evening star., 1925-06-21
CHESAPEAKE BEACH.

With the Summer excursion season
now in full swing, Chesapeake Beach
is dra wing large crowds.
Austin G. Gettings' Dagmoir Orches.
ira plays every afternoon and evening
on the dancing pavilion. Bathing and
fishing are also popular diversions;
there are cool picnic groves for out.
ing parties and varied amusements
that line the mile.long boa rdwaIk
Evening star., 1925-06-21
Coming Attractions
kEITHS-Miss Juliet.

Miss Juliet. announced as the mos,
remarkable impersonator on the stage
today. will headline the bill at B. F
Keith's Theater next week in ar
offering called "A One Girl Revue
Sharing headline honors will be
Henry Santrey and his orchestra, and
Harry and Anna Seymour in Breezy
Bits of Mirth and Melody" will be
featured.
EARLE-Ben Franklin Orchestra.
Opening with a Sunday matinee at
8. the Earl Theater will offer next
week as headline attraction the Ben
Franklin Orchestra from Philadel-
phia's newest hotel, the Benjamin
Franklin. The photoplay will be
Laurette Taylor in "One Night in
Rome" produced by Metro-Goldwyn
from the play by Hartley Manners.
Other features will include McCool
and Riley in an Irish singing novelty
assisted by Kathleen Murray: Haw-
thorne and Cook, two nut" comedi-
ans: and Hare. and Hare in a novelty
surprise.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
Singular Distinction.

BROOKE JOHNS is said to own a
- singularly distinctive banjo. in that
it has been autographed by both
President Coolidge and the Prince of
Wales. being the only banjo SO
favored alike by prince and President
Since his last engagement Brooke has
been carrying his banjo, smile and
orchestra around Broadway and the
wilds of New Jersey. His engagement
here will be his final appearance in
this country before sailing for Eu.
rope to succeed Ted Lewis as jazz
juzzler at the world famous Kit Kat
klub of London.
The title of Ramon Navarro's Naval
Academy picture has been changed
again, this time to The Midshipman.''
Evening star., 1925-06-21
LIE PARADIs ATTRACTIONS.

glimpse at either the lie Paradis
Roof Garden or the Chateau LIE
Paradis will furnish one OF the rea
sons why people leave home" Both
attra ctionS are doing land nfyice
Evening star., 1925-06-21

Lionel Barrymore has been signed
by 3. p. Schulberg for the leading
role in The Girl Who Wouldn't
Work" which will he directed by
Marcel de Ssno.
Evening star., 1925-06-21
Outdoor Attractions.

business during these warm Summer
days, with brilliant modern dance
music and charm of appointments
and atmosphere among otherj things
playing important parts in attractive
ness of the lie Paradis town and
country amusement ensemble.
The LIE Paradis roof band is headed
by Harry Albert. and ranks as one of
the best ensembles in the Davis Or
directed by Nathan Brusilon, young
in years but old In the art Of extract
ing the last drop of empurpled jazz
from a dance selection.
The Chateau, which opened only a
few weeks ago, has leaped into great
popularity with the smart element of
both Washington and Baltimore and
is located at Ammendale, Nd.
MARSHALL HALL.
Marshall Hall, reached by sail
aboard the steamer Charles Manchester,
which makes three trips daily, leav-
ing the Seventh street wharf at 10
am, 2:30 and 6:45 pm, has several
new amusement features added this
season. The kissing bug" and the
Shooter" have already proved popu-
lar. as Is the free dancing in the large
pavilion to music by McWilliam's Or.
chestra.
Among the other fun features are
the roller coaster, aeroplane swings,
carrousel. bowling alleys and other
boardwalk attractions. There are
large picnic groves TOR all.day outings,
where tables and benches are avail.
able.
Steamer st. Johns and Colonial Beach.
Colonial Beach is located on the
Potomac and reached by a 70.mile
ride on the steamer ST. johns, which
leaves the Seventh street wharf every
Saturday at 2:30 pm. and every Sun
day at am, passing points Of his
torical interest, with a daylight sail
going and a moonlight trip returning.
On every trip there is free dancing
on the new dance deck TO music by
Sokolov's Jazz Orchestra. At the
beach there is saltwater bathing. fish.
ing, grabbing. dancing and boardwalk
amusements. Every evening except
Saturday and Sunday at 7:I5 the
steamer st. Johns makes 40.mile
moonlight trip on the Potomac. during
which there is free dancing to music
by Sokolov's Jazz Orchestra. The
steamer stops at Alexa ndria every
trip.
Evening star., 1925-06-21

William A. Brady is giving no re-
vivals this season, but Is keeping
busy. He has started rehearsals of a
new American play called Devils
written by Daniel n. Rubin. STAN.
ford will see it's premiere.
Evening star., 1925-06-21

One Of the funniest episodes ever
devised for farce is the fight in the
dark scene" in the last act of THE
Evening star., 1925-06-21

Elliott Nugent, who Is now starring
in New York in THE Poor Nut" has
just completed a motion picture called
'Headliner," with Alice Joyce and
Malcolm MacGregor.
Evening star., 1925-06-21

"T'HE MYSTERIOUS WAY" by
Sam Forest, started its tryout
tour at Stamford. Conn, last Thurs.
Evening star., 1925-06-21

Caught" a comedy drama by Kate
l.. McLaurin, will be produced by Gus
tav Blum in September.
Evening star., 1925-06-21

Sara Sothern has been added to the
cast of The Dagger" which l.. Law
renee Weber will place in rehearsal
tomorrow in New York.
Evening star., 1925-06-21

Dave Stamper has been engaged to
write musical numbers for the Zieg
field F'ollies exclusively for the ne0f
two wears
Evening star., 1925-06-21

Love for Love" had it's one hun
dredth performance last week in
New York. the longest run the play
has ever had. 1t has been produced
only a few times since 1850.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-12-12

sight gradually failed he was forced
to give up certain sorts of c, ses. His
sister read to him, and so be kept
abreast of all that was new In medi-
cine. AS his eyes grew dim, his hear
Ing became more acute, his fingers
more skillful, his judgment in diagnosis
more accurate. Men came to him from
all over the country for advice. for
suggestions, for treatment. In spite
of his handicap, he is a great physician
More than that he Is a great man
He sits in a darkened room now. his
eyesight practically gone. put he has
not grown cynical he never com
plains, lie makes no alibis. Everything
that gave him joy-his surgery. his
contact with the great out-of-doors
the sunshine and the bright blue sky
he has lost but he's the gamest loser
I've ever met
sc, 1925 Western Newspaper Union1
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-12-12

in tie crime. And two Of them have
escaped"
DIRTY dogs" said Hugh, frowning.
wow If all three had been found adj
herring to the furniture it might have
reconciled you TO the loss Of those hun
dred acid drops"
I'm fact" continued the clergyman,
helping himself to some fish, "the
whole thing is very mysterious. How
ever the police have every hope OF
laying their hands on the two others
very shortly An unfortunate clerk
who was brutally assaulted by them
has confided to his employer that he
believes he knows who one of the
other two was huge man, Captain
Drummond. of enormous strength: a
maxwell, really, do you known a
man / should imagine just Ike you
and a man, who popular rum0r has 1t,
is the head Of mysterious body call
Ing Itself the Black Gang. SO that
should prove valuable clue for the
police when they hear Of It,"
Not by the flicker OF an eyelid did
Drummonds face change as ne lis
tened with polite attention to the cler-
gymans remarks. But his brain was
moving quickly as he took In this new
development One card, at any rate,
was down on the table: his identity
as leader Of the Black Gang was
known to Peterson 1t was the girl
who had found him out: that was OBJ
yious The point was how did It affect
matters
IAN elusive person, believe" he
remarked quietly.
81 don't anticipate that It should be
hard to discover him, Captain Drum
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-12-12
THE GOOD LOSER
BY THOMAS ARKLE CLARK

BY THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
HAVE never known anyone who
/ loved the out-of-doors more than
Mcmillan did Trees and flowers and
birds and the blue sky thrilled him. a
dog and a gun ana a tramp through
the woods and across the hills gave
him the keenest pleasure. He had an
eye for beauty very rarely found.
His great ambition was 10 be sur
geon. bur there was no money IN the
Mcmillan family. and If Roger were
to get anywhere il would be by his
own efforts. Ills father was a black
smith in Western village. and all
through high school and for two or
three years afterward Roger shod
horses and worked at the anvil and
saved his money to take him 10 med
lcal school
He had no easy time in medical
school. but ne got on amazingly. He
bad no pleasure excepting the pleasure
Of earning his living by hard toll and
the joy Of realizing that he was doing
his college work we'll, The dean said
that Of all the young fellows who had
come under his notice Mcmillan
showed most promise. His grasp OF
the subjects he was studying was won
derful, lis skill in surgery marvellous.
lie gave every promise OF winning the
game 81 life.
Toward he end Of his senior year a
strange dimneSs came over his eyes AT
times; severe pains sometimes shot
through his head, but he was too much
engrossed with his work 10 give these
rauch attention He was the president
Of his class, he was the most respected
man in college. he had little time to
think Of himself. Just before COM
meneement someone persuaded him %
have his eyes examined. The phys5-
elan was alarmed and sent him to the
most distinguished specialist in the
couatry
There is no use In Disgusting shs
truth. the specialist said. at is better
FOR you To Know gNe worst You are
losing your sight tbere is ne remedy
for il; il ten years at NEST You VII
be totally blind"
Ta make tie most of the ten
years. the boy said and that's about
ail ne said
lie wenl hacs to The town of bis
birth and oesan his practice. As lis
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-12-12
Child Welfare Service
Making Good Progress

Actual work of setting up the Amer
lean Legion child welfare service 10
all the states OF the Union is beIuz
pushed rapidly. according to John ~.
Gorby, director of the childreus wei
fare division of national headquarter.
Orders to complete the state-bystaf7
set-up at the earliest possible moment
were issued by the national convention
at Omaha.
This state set-up. which is The active
working force out in the field through
which the Legion plans to carry on tas
actual work Of contracting the children
of veterans who are in need Of assist
ance, has already been completed %
IL states.
Preliminary conferences are being
held In a number Of states. Mr. Gor5T
has recently held such conference fri
Missouri. Illinois. Ohio PennsyIran.a.
New Jersey. New York. Connect nt-
Rhode Island Massachusetts. FeF~
mont, Delaware, Virginia and Indiana
The groundwork for a state or-a-
ization is laid at these meetings
A check-up meeting was also le.z
recently in New Hampshire, the frss
Of the states to complete the child Ws
fare organization.
The plan Of organization calls
state committees, district committ-ts
county committees and post conn
tees. Thege committees will make sr
veys to locate needy children will E'ts
them whatever first assistance ng3 ~
necessary, will arrange for billet
where no other plan can be wer
ont win inspect homes in which =
lions are desired. and viii Supe
children whe are being cared f3T r
cally or who have been adopted
a site ~ lis acres near Press
home. Tennessee. has heen aree
for Legion billet. subject to rs
needed TIE site was offered hy Pc.
National Wee Commander ann N
George I. Berry
TIE national chiidren's welfare
mittee win ne reduced as gara
develop. 70 nine members Three
bers each 1T Forty and Eight aa
the Legion Auxiliary vil serre as rs
oficio members Of the committee