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Famous as Human Ape.

FEATURES So mobile that, smeared
with little grease paint. they can
recast themselves as the countenance
of an antropoid ape; sinewy 5-foot
body, capable Of arboreal acrobatics-
there you have the interpreter of the
most famous animal role in stage
history
Jacques Lerner considered, when
told that his ape-eXpression was not
only bit terrifying, but pathetic 1t
belongs" he said: II will explain.
Il had been a tumber in continental
cirCuses since d boy, often beaten
when ! tumbled at the wrong time
and being born. you might say. to the
ring, never thought to thank le Bon
Dieu that / was not born to the cages
An ape was shut up where he belonged
and fed for CloWning to the audiences:
AS for myself, | was of the sublime
order of mankind and tumbling only
until | chose to shake off the sawdust
and step out to a better destiny.
AS | grew up | did study and learn
TO save my pittance until my father
helping. | went through high school
though still keeping my connection
with the circus.
Now, | was to seize on my oppor-
tunity to become the dramatic actor
l had dreamed of being while tumbling
and taking tumbles in the cursed saw
dust. There was a year in the CON
SerNato1re, crash of air castles; ii
was agreed all around that my feet
inches could not enter the lists with
the .heavieS of that school of heavy
weights.
so the would-1e dramatic actor
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CHOOSING a career. rather than
~ lose a $50 wager. is what led Edna
Whistler of the NO, No, Nanette'
company to the stage.
Miss Edna at the time was not quite
49, She was born and reared in Louis
vile, KY, and at the time OF the
sporting event was visiting in New
York.
Ever since was A." Miss Whist
ler explained. II had been the soloist
in our church choir. One Sunday
Fred Stone was passing through
Louisville and attended services in
our church. was surprised to hear
later that he had become interested
In my voice and had requested my
name and address from the minister.
He left a note tor me, saying that he
would at any time be glad to make
a place for me in his company. | was
enormously f1attered, of course, but at
the time a stage career did not seem
to fit into my scheme of things.
"A year later. dining at a New
York restaurant with relative, l
boasted of Mr.. Stones offer.
"'You on the stage" derided the
youth with cousinly frankness. Why,
you couldn't even land in the chorus.
How much will you bet that l
l retorted.
Fifty dollars'-and the bet was on.
1.-The next day l made my way to
the Dillingham; offices. Unfortunately.
both Mr.. Stone and Mr.. Dillingham;
were out of town. Then l met a
friend on the street and told him what
was going on. He gave me an intro
duction to a we'll known vaudeville
booking agent.
whats your act?' asked the book
ing agent brusquely. Rather beWil-
dered. | told him l didn't have an
act or a play or anythtng-that I
wanted 4 job on the stage. Then why
come around if YOU can't do any
thing?' he snapped
Cant do anything?' Miss Whis-
tier answered resentfully. I can sing
Fred Stone heard me, and I'll show
you, too And right there I gave him
an aria from III Trovatore.'
You can sing, all right he ad
mitted. How would you like to go
for a try-out in Boston" -
Anything. anywhere l answered,
thinking only of that $50 bet"
A week later she was given a con-
tract for 20 weeks in vaudeville. The
following season she was a feature
with Annette kellerman and Jeffer-
son de Angels in what was known
as the Three Star Combination. !"
Then she became soloist with Harry
Lauder, and then Julian Eltinge
finally engaged her for the next sea
son to play his double in The Crino-
line Girl
Following a long engagement with
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cellar" announced the first soldier.
land we brought him here for you to
see, before we take him to Scythopolis.
Antonius looked appreciatively at
the taN-gatherer. wv here is Scytn-
opolis?" he asked.
THE village that the Jews call
Bethshean. We shall place him in the
prison there. to await word from the
Roman procurator."
He went out to his comrade, who
was standing at the donkey's head.
Beat the publican for my sake. :
called Antonius.
The soldier obliged with a buffet on
the publican's head. That Official
howled. and. still lamenting, he was
taken out Of Antonius' sight. Antonius
shouted, and the first soldier returned.
Find the woman Laila and return
her to me-" the injured man request
ed "She has hidden in the house OF
Ezra. the village elder
His comrade again departed, and
Antonius turned back to Omar. She
shall dress my new wound, and buy
me other cushions to make me COM
Portable
Omar stroked his chin. 1T may be. ="
he said slowly. that she will not
return"
You said that before" replied the
soldier.
And say it again" the stranger
said "At least. she may not return
when YOU expect her" He walked to-
ward the door. IF you need attention,
get it from Jared and the girl
Maryam. They do not know that you
went with the Arabians willingly.
They do know that you were wounded
afresh in a battle with their enemies.
There will be gratitude in their
hearts,
AS he stepped outside. he cast a
final word over his shoulder. Jared
is approaching now"
He vanished 4 minute later the
tall form of the old man from the
next dwelling appeared in the door
way. Behind him was a servant carry
ing jar OF wine.
II have brought you refreshment,
said Jared. And l wish to know if
there is any way in which my humble
household can be of service" The
servant set the jar on the ground. as
the master seated himself beside
Antonius. You fought bravely for
me. and for my wife and daughter
and my slave" he said. Il grieve that
1 have not done my duty to q stranger
who suffers
His manner was dignlfied and kind.
Antonius rubbed his hand across his
scalp. and a smile came to his face.
"If your daughter can come and speak
with me, from time to time. it will
while away the lonely hours" he said.
Jared hesitated. but after a
moments thought, replied: "She is a
young girl. and very dear to her
fathers heart. But it shall be as you
wish. She shall come and sing and
talk with you"
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. Z! 8 5 Taf1u
T01926. by Eurace MacIean.l

| Il surrnised you might have failed
| to breakfast" the stranger said 50
| I directed one OF my servants 10 pre-
! pare food"
! He turned back Behind him were
| two men, each bearing copper tray,
! on which there were dishes or steamlnS
meat and vegetab bles. They entered,
and laid the trays on the ground,
| beside the injured soldier.
| ''One of my runners brought Word
! that YOU were on your way hack TO
| Jezreel," explained the stranger.
| Antonius snatched at one of the
dishes and bore to his mouth hand
| full of meat. You are good to me,
! he said. eating ravenously. Not only
! did | fail to breakfast--I did not eat
al all yesterday
| One of the men offered him cup
of soured goats milk. and he drained
this at a gulp. Have you word OF
! Lailas whereaboutS?" he asked. My
comrades must march on shortly to
Caesarea. and l want the woman to
attend To my wants.
! II think" said Omar. she is hiding
in the house of Ezra.
| The fat elder?" quered Antonius.
| applying himself to a handful of
dates. which he swallowed stones and
! all.
Omar nodded. II looked into his
eyes when l say him. and thought he
might give her refuge. The Galileeans
! hate the taX-gatherers.'
"A wise race said Antonius. IF
| | could catch that publican / would
make him howl He tapped his
dagger. Did you tell Laila to so to
Ezra's dwelling?"
II suggested it, said the other.
When she comes back" the soldier
said, Il shall beat her, for taking my
money
Perhaps she will not come back. -
Omar suggested.
IF she is in the elders house. the
soldiers will bring her declared
Antonius. Il shall tell them to seek
her there
The door curtain had fallen and
Omar moved to Eft it again to its
peg. AS he did so, one Of the
Romans appeared.
Look outdoors" he said to the in
| jured man.
! Antonius craned his neck. A second
soldier walked into view, leading a
donkey. On the animals back was
Jacob the publican. his feet tied to-
gether beneath the donkey's body and
his hands bound at his back. His
long robe was hanging in shreds.
I'VE dragged him from Il wine
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MUSIC IN THE MOVIES

WITH motion pictures taking up
their residence in the legitimate
theaters, and usually outliving the
span OF legitimate attractions. at.
tention is being focused on the rea-
son for showing them outside their
regular habitatS, the movie palaces.
Such productions as "The Merry
Widow" THE Big Parade" Ben
Hur" and La Boheme" all stand out
rs noteworthy examples OF ''legiti-
mate run" films that have accele-
rated the usual interest Of picture
goers.
This psychological fact is explained
by Maj. Edward Bowes. managing
director Of the Capitol Theater, who
reduces all such speculations to one
word. "Music!'
For the history and the mass of de-
tail for which that one word stands,
he refers one to David Mendoza, his
conductor, and William Axt, his ar
ranger, both invaluable aides. It is
from them, too, that much Of the in
formation in this article on the sub
Ject of music and motion pictures was
obtained.
Within the past decade music has
woven itself into the fabric of motion
picture presentation with such vigor
that the points of confluence" be-
tween note and film have become
barely distinguishable, as the Capi-
tol program used to word it.
Most Of the revolutionary welding
however. has been accomplished dur
ing the year just past. Until that time
1t had been traditional to embellish
with a prologue nearly every Aim in
stalled in legitimate theater.
Maj. Bowes' first step was to do
away with the prologue. because a
prologue makes the photoplay appear
anti-climactic, In that it is often neces-
sary TO reveal in ii the best situation
or the film. In place Of the prologue
IL therefore was necessary to fortify
he music.
Music for motion pictures. Messrs.
Mendoza and Axt will tell YOU, must
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be SO arranged as to make the spec
tator and listener subconscious of its
presence. There must be no division
between the two. Neither ear nor eye
must be subservient to each other
And how this Is accomplished is even
more interesting.
Maj. Bowes, David Mendoza and
William Axt have evolved their own
system Of synchronization. Theirs Is
dramatic aim and their method is
to give every move. every gesture and
every expression on the screen it's
counterpart in notes.
In the score Of The Scarlet Let
ter" the screen classic in which
Lillian Gish plays Hester Prynne, Is
per cent of the music is original
manuscript by Mr.. Axt, and it is said
he has succeeded in catching and re-
cording musically every look and ex-
preston. Moreover. he has created
an atmosphere in keeping with the
Puritan period of the story. By
starting with the doxology and drain
ing 1t to the last bar for thematic
material, he has inculcated parts Of
the score with a hymnfc reverence.
1t is quite evident that such work
requires an almost inexhaustible
knowledge of musical literature, and
a wide knowledge of musical tech
nique is equally essential.
Then, as the dramatist makes use
of his characters. so do Messrs. AXt
and Mendoza use the orchestral in
struments. Two plaintive bars or
more on the oboes or clarinets will
convey a partially sad expression,
while a cello solo is expressive of deep
remorse. The bassoon and high clari-
nets are the comedians of the orches-
ira and it is to them that the music
for the comedy scenes are usually
given. A muted horn solo is best
for indicating a sudden interruption.
and to create a. mysterious atmos-
phere the pizzicato strings are set to
working. The plano. sad to say. is
merely the prompter in the orchestral
ramatic cornOany
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~
4 4 Yours. in truth" corrobo
rated the stranger, showing
his white teeth
But how did it come to your
hands,"
Omar smiled more broadly The
process was simple" he said. THE
publican took it from Laila-she had,
tried to stab him.
"a woman of spirit" approved
Antonius. And did Jacob give it to
you?"
He did-though he may not know
it yet" said Omar. "As he went out
the door, l gently removed it from
his vestments. He did not note the
movement"
The soldier laughed admiringly and
tucked the dagger into his belt. II
saw a magician once, in Athens. take
various objects from the clothing of
a slave-jewels and mirrors, and scent
boxes, and other things the slave had
never seen before. And when he went
away many things were missing
from the garments of the crowd that
watched"
He was an adept, doubtless" p"
smiled the stranger.
''He was" said Antonius. Soldiers
went out in pursuit of him, but at
night. while they slept. he also re-
moved their weapons, and wrote a
mocking message which he pinned to
the tunic of the commander. / wish
AntOniuS voice was Wistful-"I
could learn come of the secrets Of
magic. Prehaps I might acquire
wealth. and become a great man,
with many slaves. But now. behold. l
am only a hungry soldier with a
broken leg"'
Omar arose and went to the door
Antonius could see him beckon
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II have no money" Antonius said.
'Laila took it all. and fed"
You shall not want for anything.
said Jared simply. "My stores Of FOOD
and clothing shall be yours. Ask, and
you shall receive"
II am In want of a razor" the
soldier said. 1T has been full week
since / have shaved my beard
He passed his hand over the
stubble on his chin. Jared looked at
him curiously. Among our people, IL
is only the slaves who are shaved,
he said.
Your own Samaritan bondsma n
wore his beard" Antonius retorteG.
1T was because he pleaded with me
not TO shave him." the old man said
And so | gave him permission to go
unshaven-he worships the God Of
Israel. though in strange ways. But
you-you are no bondsman. Why do
you not go bearded?'
Antonius waved his hand. at is
the custom Of my land" he said.
'In the far north. men shave their
chins. but not their upper lips. III
Rome. nearly all men go with their
faces wholly smooth"
Strange" sighed Jared. But 4
razor shall be provided. and soft oils
to make it do it's work easily, and
palm Tor your wound, ana fresh
dressings for your leg"
He stood up, and bowling, left the
house.
Antonius watched after him. Jared
still very weary from his lonE
struggle under the burden of the
litter. moved with suffering feet, but
with his head high. The soldier saw
him pass the Pharisee. whose comings
and goings had attracted his attention
before. The two men saluted, but did
not speak.
Soon afterward two servants came
from Jared's house. One Of them
carried a. bed across his back and
the other a mass Of cushions. The
bed. which the man set upon the fieor.
stood only half foot from the ground
But. when Antonius was lifted into it
upon the cushions with which the men
had put ill place, he gave q sigh OF
content.
The men withdrew. A little later
Maryam herself came timidly to the
door.
Enter" Antonius ordered.
She came in. He pointed to a. SPOT
on the floor beside him, and tossed
a cushion there. She obeyed his
gesture. and sat down.
my father bade me come" she said
AntoniuS reached out, as il to take
her hand, but she withdrew II.
THE Arabians," he said, promised
me that you should be my slave"'
He moved his head to watch her.
Continued in Tomorrow's starr
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Couldn't Bear to Lose

Eltinge, Miss Whistlers next appear
ance was opposite Walter Jones in
Tit for Tat" Then Ed Wynn en-
gagged her for the prima donna role
in his Carnival" There followed a
three-year contract with George NJ.
Cohan. which covered her origina-
tions Of Mrs. Drexel in 1.-The O'Brien
Girl and Matilda in "Littue Nellie
Kelly"
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Colored Concert Series
Planned by Schools
& SERIES of four concerts will be

a SERIES of four concerts will be
given during the season under
the joint auspices of the Community
Center and the music departments of
the public schools of the District of
Columbia. divisions 1913. by colored
singers and musicians, Wellington A.
Adams, manager. The proceeds will
be used to advance the work in mu-
sic and community centerS depart
mentS for which no financial proVi
sion is made.
Alfred II. Johnson. the newly
elected director of the music depart
ment of colored schools, and Gabrielle
Pelham. general secretary commu-
nifty centers. are diligently working
for the success of the entertainments
in their respective departments. A
section will be reserved for students
only and it is expected that a large
number of them vii avail themselves
of the opportunity.
The concerts will be given in the
auditorium of the new Armstrong
High School. First and 0 streets
northwest. 1t will open with Wesley
I. Howard. violinist, of the staff at
Howard University school of music.
November 16. Others to appear are:
January IS. Trouveres Trio of Phila-
delphia. instrumental chamber music,
and the Post Glee Club Double Quar-
tet of Baltimore. Nd; February Is.
1927. Howard University Glee Club
and the Hawaiian Quintet and String
Quartet. Walter r. Holt. director;
March 20, Roy ". Tibbs. concert
pianist, and the Burleigh Singers.
Tickets are on sale at the New
Bell School. community ceuterS.
Franklin school. G. b. Reid'S. Elev-
enth and L stretS northwest, and
Columbia Conservatory Of Music,
1000 Euclid street northwest.
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1t may be of interest that Mrs. n.
II. Sangster, who makes a speciality
of handling real estate for property
owning members Of the film profess
sion and handles property for Pola
Negri Buster Keaton and the Rudolph
Valentino estate, is visiting important
cities in the interests of her clients.
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Continued from Yesterdays Starr
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

The scene is the village of Jezreel, in
Palestine. Antonius. Roman soldier. suf-
fering with broken leg. has Just been
returned to the village after being, borne
and rescued by a squad OF Roman foot sol
diers: He lies in the house OF Laia. an
his money aud his jeweed dagger A
stranger named Omar brings him word that
the woman is being sought by jacob the
non n-payment of taxes. The publican Eao
led the Romans il to a swamp two nights
before and the soldiers start in pursuit o.
him. Omar. smiling. reaches into his cloth
ing and hands Antonius his ruby -lewetcd
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And now 90 electric sign manufac-
turers. the cream of that field. have
completed an amalgamation effective
November 1. and will float a stock
issue Of S3.000.000 1t may become
harder TO get ones name in electric
lights hereafter. Certainly it is likely
to be coStlje
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Michael Strogoff" will have an
elaborate premiere in Washington at
the Rialto Theater November 10, nc.
cording to Film Daily.
Evening star., 1926-10-31

The Sorrows of Satan" seems TO
have made a hit with the critics. who
praise everything but Marie Corelli's
story. The diminishing body Of
-\dolphe Menjou as he disappears
through his own enlarged body is
pointed out as one of it's camera feats
that are startling. Ricardo Cortez
and Carol Dempster win new laurels
in the picture. as does it's great di-
rector, David Wark Griffith
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or the Tiffany production. Sin
largo. by Lee;e Renick Brown. di-
rected by Louis J. Cashier. it is said
that when this picture is completed
there will be flashed on the screen
some highly sensational episodes. in.
Guiding an unparalleled Yachting Sc
Guence. In the cast are Robt Frazer.
Shirley Mason. Earl Metcalf and Ger.
Etrudc AStor
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CHAPTER NN.

CHAPTER N\.
A NTONICS took the weapon
~ wonderingly My knife!'' he
A Yours, in TRUTH corrobo-
rated the Stranger showing
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Radiator Shutters and Metey-For
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Air asid Gasoiine-Cieaned Of impurities.
Automatic Ignition Advance.
Rear Axle spith Fessr Pin;on Difereneial.
Oil fabricated Chnssis-With oil capac-
ity for hundreds of miles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-27
Gen. Obregon Ends
Visit to Mexico City

MEXICO, CITY. Nov. 27.-General
Alvaro obregon, ex-President of Mex
leo. has returned TO his home in So
nora after visit of several weeks
in Mexico City. During his stay. he
ccmplet-d the organization of the
Fuel and Lubricant Cooperative and
orranized the Coonerative Fuel Bank.
The purnose of both institutions is
TO hiring down the rrice Of gasoline
in Mexico. This is now considered
excessively figh due to absence of
competition between the producing
companies. The cooperative will inn
port or purchase its gasoline and sell
II to members ~ cost plus handlin~
expenses. A small sum is also charged
which goes into fund to nrotect the
cooperative AGAINST price cutting
war from producers.
Large deposits will he established
Nv the cooperative in the national
Capital end at Mazatlan. which will
b. the distributing point for the Pa
cific east. Sites for these deposits
are already being selected.
The purpose of the Cooperative
Bank is to extend the work of the
Full Cooperative and to make trans
actions on larve scale possible II
has capital of S150.000.00 pesos.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-27
DAMAGES now UP
in HOFFMAN CASE

AUSTIN, Texas. Nov. 27.-tPi-
The Hoffman Construction ComRanv
trial Ia determine how much dan
ages the state should receive con
highway contracts. cot under way IN
53rd district Saturday with the read
inv az testimony wv Attorney Cen
eral Dan Moody from the statement
Of facts taken in the plea of priv
ilere trial in February.
J. r. Dexter ~ Dallas. suh-cor-
tractor for the Hoffman COMPANY.
was the first state witness. Hr
testified that nc applied 9Gl h24 rnl-
lon of asnhalt on about 200 miles
of HIGHWAY in West Texas. AZ a cost
ar about 2.S cents per square YARD.
Tho company furnished the asphalt.
he said The contract called fer
navmrnt Of 70 cents n yard.
Fridav the defendants. the COM
pany. G. a. Daviesson. +. g. H0ft-
man. and Rhra StarnnS NJ EastlarA.
confessed Judgment. waived the
irrv and all other rights except the
fixing Of the amount Of damares-
With We LETT tn The court
The state sought $4,000 IN the
original petition. Many witnesses
have been summoned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-27
WeSJucOSchOOZ
Exhibit Winner
at Valley Fair

These are the only groups in which
prizes have been awarded to date but
commcnity exhibits will be judged
this afternoon and awards made.
There was a fair crowd present at
the exposition on Friday following 4
large attendance on the opening day,
Thanksgiving. About F.000 persons
passed through the fair ground gates
with the weather continuing good.
This brings the total attendance for
the first two days 70 a figure better
than 10000
Attractions at the fair yesterday
included more horse races in the
afternoon. the parading Of selected
livestock. a style show and m id win
ter bathing girl revue under the di-
rection Of Hal q. Worth.
Many merchants participated in the
style show, making use Of the oppor-
tunity TO show their latest styles in
stock.
Saturday was being celebrated rs
Gulf Coast Booster Day, Children
Day and Mexico Day
Tonight Joe Erixell of Brownsville
will present a musical comedy Horse
races were scheduled for the after
noon.
The hour for the parade on Monday
has been changed from 1880 o'clock
in the morning until 1890 o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-27
5 BREAK OUT OF
MATAMOROS JAIL

The escape of five prisoners from
the Matamoros Jail was discovered by
a guard at IL o'clock last night and
none of the escaped men have been
recaptured 1T is reported.
Inocencio Hinojosa. wanted in Cam
eron county in connection with the
murder of Jess (Slim) Billings. CON
stable at i.a Feria. is said not TO have
been among those who escaped and 70
be still ,n the custody of the Mata.
moros authorities.
The Jail break was not discovered
until the guard made the rounds at
IL o'clock and found that the five
prisoners had dug their way through
wall Of their prison. Ii is believed
that the prisoners came TO the Amer
lean side.
This Il the most recent Of a num-
her OF breaks for liberty that have
been made from the Matamoros insti-
tuition IN the last half-year Many Of
the escaped men have been retaken in
the other Jail breaks.