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NATIONAI-"Young Woodley."

John Van Drutens Young Wood
lev" which comes to the National
next week. is play about youth.
written by youth and enacted by gen
uinelv youthful actors. George c.
Tyler. its producer has cast it with
his noted faith in young actors. with
the result that the play achieves
fine coloring of unusual. youthful
liEhtness and a quality Of adolescent
spirit quite rare.
Mr.. Tyler relies on his favorte
young actor to portray the central
role, that of the poetic Roger Wood
ley. This young man is. of course.
Glenn Hunter. still in his eos,
and as energetic and youthful as he
was several years ago when he first
played in Booth Tarkington's Car
ence" Secondly. there is Miss Helen
Gahagan. late Of Barnard College, and
about the same age as Glenn Hunter
statuesque and Juno like in appear
ance, who plays the part of the school
masters wife of 2s. For the role of
Anger, staunch and sympathetic
friend of Woodley. Mr.. Tyler found a
young English actor named Philip
Tonge. who has already made a con-
siderable name for himself
In the other roles are Philip Earle,
Richard Shepland and Master Paul
Jacchia, who Is hut IA and plays the
part of the browheaten chore boy or
"fag" to the older boys.
The author is a young man only 23
years of age. and besides being a play
wright he Is a lecturer on law at a
Welsh UNIVERSITY
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EARLE-Ned Weyburn's Variety
Show.

This weeks bill at the Earle
Theater, beginning this afternoon.
will be headlined by Ned Weyburn s
Variety Show" Mr.. Weyburn Is
regarded as one Of the greatest pro-
ducers Of musical comedy, revue and
vaudeville acts in this country. and
he has concentrated his talent in this
variety show, which is in three acts
and Is scenes and enlists the services
Of a group of talented and youthful
performers. including Jack La Flack,
Ed Foley, Lea Lecture, Myron Orton.
Virginia Bacon. Helen Shapiro and
Shirley Richards. 1t exploits three
distinctive types of amusement, the
circus. musical comedy and the revue.
Others will include the Four Or
tons, tight rope performers; Wallace
and May in a comedy act: Foley and
Lecture in comedy. songs and dances;
Hap" Farrell and Florence in "Symp
toms of-for No Reason; and other
numbers provided by the Ned Wey-
burn unit.
The photoplay is First Nationals
production. "Mismates." adapted from
the play by Myron c. Pagan, with
Doris Kenyon and Warner Baxter in
the featured roles. 1t was directed by
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NATIONAI-"Ben-Hur."

Th. four.veek run of "Ben-Hur' at
the National Theater will end WIN
ID nerforma noes this week. beginning
with the matinee today at pm :; !;
marking one of the most successiuI
picture engagements ever playeu at
that theater. Advance BOOKINGS III
other large cities, together with the
fact that the regular dramatic sea-
son at the National is scheduled 10
begin next week. will force the run
of "Ren.Hur" to a close next Satur'
day night. !,
The picture of "BenHur" was dl-
rooted hy Fred Niblo, and the h1stor!
of IT'S three years in work is real
life odyssey of enterprise and adVen-
turing. eliminating with the comple-
ton Of the Antioch chorus ana rae
course. and the filming OF the great
chariot race between MESSIAH All" oe"
Hur.
Ger. Lew Wallace wrote "Ben-Hur
half a century ago QS75-S0), and It's
success as a novel was followed IN
1899 by its dramatization. The stage
snectacle held the boards for -
Years. in which 1t became, perhaps
the most widely known stage oHerlns
in America. In picturiZing the work
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer have had lhe
immense advantage for the MOVIES -,
story laid in outdoor scenes anu
chara cterized by the splendor anu M
pomp of Graeco-Roman milleu III lhe
time of Christ. 1:h
Among the greater scenes on Wnlch
tho newer art has laviShed its re-
sources are those Of the wise men
and the Star of Bethlehem. Jerusa lem
under Roman occupation, the sea pa'
tie between Greeks and Romans, the
life in Antioch and the chariot race'
the hero's assembling of his Gailiieean J,
legions, the finding of his mother anu
| sister in the Vale of H1nnom' anu
| the miraculous healing wrought pH
the Divine power. These scenes are
| knit together by a story of love ahu
revenee. to which the romance OF Ben
i Hur and Esther. the intrigues OF Mes
sala and the wiles of lras ltrd en-
crossing interest.
Ramon Novarro in the role OF Zen
Hur. Francis Y. Bushman, May Nc
Avoy. Claire Mcdowell. Kathleen
! Kew. Betty Bronson, Carmel Myers
Nigel de Brulier, Mitchell Lewis anu
/ Frank Currier are some or the pm
cipal PLAYERS in the large cas!. y
snecial feature is the beautifui Men
doza Axt music, interpreted ny iaIet
touring orchestra For the remaindti
of the engagement, the pictur; WI VII
he shown twice daily at 2;3o ana %"
The matinee today will b. at pm
The box Office will open at pm
Evening star., 1926-10-17
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
1.-THE Wandering jew"

"The Wandering Jew" spectacu-
lar motion picture. showing the Jews
struggle to maintain racial integrity.
will be shown at the Jewish Commu-
nifty Center, Sixteenth and Q streets
northwest. tonight, tomorrow and
Tuesday evenings.
Rudolph and Joseph Schildkraut,
foremost Jewish actors, play the lead
ing roles, and other actors on the
Jewish stage are seen in supporting
roles.
The picture is based on the life and
inspiration of DIR. Theodore HerZl. the
founder of modern Zionism. 1t is law
ishly produced, and shows not only
the past of Jewish history. which in
spired Herzl. but also the dreams Of
Jewish idealism as he hoped them to
materialiZe.
The Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
ton, which recently brought "Yiskor"
here for its premier. is fostering this
performance. Two showings will be
given tonight at and 8 o'clock, with
one showing tomorrow and Tuesday
at $50 p.m.
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Wants the Credit.

EVEN though the acrobat1c terpsl-
II chorean feature described as the
charleston" has been banned by me
hlghbrow dancing masters ana tne
premiere danseuse no longer includes
II In her repertoire, Ned Wayhurn
still protests il is his child, his very
own. oo
He paints to the October 20, 1923.
program OF the New Amsterdam inca
ter. New York. which houses the
Follies. as proof of his paternity.
This program. which is still carefully
preserved in the files of the famous
theater recites this little legend: Scene
~. First act finale. introducing new
dance invented by Ned NaNburn
allied THE Charleston.
Now who can doubt the fact after
his? Yet. il is explained. Mr.. Way
burn does not claim that he really
created the hasic Charleston step.
hut he does insist that he was the first
man to see its possibilities and 70 pre-
sent them to the public long before
the Charleston assumed the proper
tions of a dance craze.
Who caree to deny Ned this con-
ISOLATION?
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rivalry. as far as colossal effect in
production is concerned in such easy
going genialities as "Howdy King"
'Laff That Off, and They Knew
What They Wanted" The last
named is a New York Theater Guild
Pulitzer prize play. all of which
would seem to be suggestive OF grave
and lofty skulled possibilities. 1t
carries its burden in this respect
very lightly and conveys the impress
sion that the Theater Guild tends to
become more and more a very world
ly institution In fact. the guild
treads on a dangerous border of flip
pancy in some of its literature. For
instance. in the preface to its printed
copy Of the Mexican history drama,
"Juarez and Maxmlian.' it refers to
American dramatists who "tootle of
the lack of cis-Atlantic subjects" and
later to Louis Napoleon shooing the
French army out of Mexico.
1t is unreasonable to hope for
sustained pose of dignity in the
rapid-hre discussion which modern
amusement compels. even Of the
gravest events and personalities, art
and history. The influence Of swift
working (and perhaps at times slow
thinking) modernity is manifest on
stage and screen as well as in
critique. The mechanical influence,
whether OF the typewriter or of the
camera. exerts its speed pressure.
And some ill-choSen word or per-
ilnctory e alteration Of idea is almost
certain now and then to get by the
censorship of taste. In the Ben
Hnr" films. for example. the chariot
racing scene finds such abundance of
mechanical possibilities available that
in the effort to utilize them all it be-
comes artificial 1t almost appears
to be repeating itself, something after
the fashion of the half dozen super
numeraries who used to file past an
open window over and over again III
order to represent large army. The
effect was prodigious. until the spec
tator learned to hail them almost as
personal acquaIntances.
The banishment Of the live horses
and treadmil device for the chariot
race put one of the best stories of
the theater out Of current applica
ton. A man who'had seen the show
revisited it and took with him a
friend with a mania for betting on
any kind Of horse race that could
be arranged. He immediately ac-
cepted the offer of wager and inno
Gently put his money on Messala,
while his host chose Ben-Hur. The
game sport cheered Messala while
the race was on and his ia Sc friend
chuck,ed while waiting for the usual
finish. The stake was quite large
Possibly the Ben-Hur backer meant
to treat it all as a joke and fully in
tended to explain and to restore the
money. But he never had chance.
Something went wrong with the ma
chncrv that evening and Messala
nosed out ahead for probably the
only time in the history of the per-
formance. His hacker collected i'll
a good faith and made it clear that
he for one had been playing for
keeps.
The production by Earl Carroll of
so idyllic a comedy as "Laff That
Off looks almost like an effort to
apologize for that producer S exceed
ingly checkered career. A few more
works of simple sunshine may yet
enable him to apply the title to his
nVn affairs.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
Attractions In Washington
Playhouses This Week
At the Theaters This Week.

-Hur" Fourth wee photoplay This afternoon
and evening
BELASCO-"Magda," drama Tomorrow evening.
POIIS-"The Challenge of Youth" drama. This evening
PRESDENT-"Parlor Bath farce Tomorrow
ming
KEITHSTheodoe Roberts, vaudeville This afternoon and eve
ming
EARLE-Ned Waybun Variety Show vaudeville. This after
noon and
sTRANDNonsenscal Revue vaudeville This afternoon and
ming
GAYETYPowder Froic burlesque This afternoon and
evening.
MUTUAMdnish Frocs, buresque This afternoon and eve
Evening star., 1926-10-17
From Old Time Minstrels
To Modern Movies
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

4 S the motion picture usurps
N the stage of the National
~ Theater and asserts itse.f on
equal terms of interest with
vocalized entertainment. the retort
courteous is promptly made one
block to the north by the old-time
fun of minstrelsy, which luxuriates
in traditional ssplendor side by side
with the films. Al Herman has col
lected a versatile troupe and has
proved that Mr.. Bones and Mr.. Tam
bo have a place in popular affection
no less today than when Jack Haver-
ly performed alchemistic feats and
transformed the carbon of burnt
cork into diamonds big and bright
enough to hold their own in rivalrous
effulgence with the decorations of
the most glittering hotel clerk.
To be sure, the Herman minstrelsy
was not complete in all extraneous
details. 1t lacked the street parade
at IL As am. when, with white high
hats and linen busters. the troupe
followed the band with jaunty steps,
its members separated at WIDE inter
walls so as TO occupy as much time
as possible in passing given point.
But when a minstrel company gives
four performances a day. as this one
does. and manages TO make them all
snappy. they can hardly be expected
to throw in a morning promenade
simply for good measure. 1t is a
long time since this city has seen a
real minstrel show, and ii was re-
markable to find one in tab old so
true to type, offering the Sllkcn-ciad
troubadours IN song. dance. reparttc
and even with little glimpse of the
old afterpleCe that cast some husky
athlete to initiate the romping CO.
Quetries Of a darktown belle. OF
course. the oldtime razor play must
be discarded, since the razor has be-
come no longer versatile blade to
serve either AS too. or a weapon.
and has established itself as the most
noble emblem to accompany the
motto Safety First A burlesque
of the apache dance is employed i'll
a rough land tumble scene and calls
attention to the persistence OF rudi-
mentary idea through many genera
tions, though wearing multitude OF
DISCUSSES.
Contrasts in artistic occupation as
sert themselves strangely. Our fun
makers have become serious. while
our tragedians,s playing Hamlet in
evening dress. display All evident
yearning toward traveSty. The Afro
American actor is demanding recog-
milton in the most responsible and
even ponderous forms OF drama. He
is no longer comp etely typical Of
light hearted merriment. Mnstrelsy
seems to have faded along with an
other type of entertainment, the
show depicting the jovial adventures
of clown. columbine, harlequin and
pantaloon A visit to Humpty
Dumptv was held out to children as
an inducement to be good. with al
most as much influence a promise
Of a trip TO the next circus. But eX-
tremes met on the way to forgetful
ness; burnt cork and bismuth made
the journey toward oblivion together.
The circus brings us back a glimpse
Of the chalk faced roysterer. but it
is only a glimpse and lacks true en-
vironment. Sir Clown has gone the
gloomward way with Emperor ones.
and we see his story now only as re-
vealed with tragic significance by
"Pagliacci."
The "Ren- Hur" picture found little
Evening star., 1926-10-17
Observation-Disclosures of the
Evening"

Milton Choppers sensational com
edy, Ladies of the Evening" which
broke box office records when 1t pre-
miered in Washington, will he the
attraction next week beginning Sun
day, at the President Theater.
The highest royalties ever paid for
a stock company production. II Is
said. are asked by the David BelasCo
Offices for the right TO produce this
comedy in Washington.
The play will present Leona Pow
ers. Walter Gilbert. Frank Charlton,
Francis Fraunie. Lorraine Webster,
Betty Ctmore and the other President
Theater favorites in congenial roles.
Especially built sets of an elaborate
character provide handsome setting
for the play.
Ladies of the Evening" will be Of
fered for only one week. with no in
crease in prices. The box office sale
for the production opens at the Presi,
dent on Monday.
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MUTTAI-"AIidnight Frolics."

Joe Leavitt. whose offerings in re-
cent years have embodied surprises
and illusions. will present at the
Mutual Theater this week. beginning
this afternoon. Midnight Frolics,"
snappy potpourri of sketches. songs
and dances. featuring Bert Marks.
Hebrew comedians: Mildred Cozerre.
blues singer and shimmy dancer; Rehe
Tobin and kathron Exton. soubrettes;
Louise Sutton. ingenue: Len Smith.
Irish comedian: Ike Mailman. Frank
Mckay and Lew Harris, with 20
Broadway dancers. singers and aero
bats in a Colorful production.
Evening star., 1926-10-17

Anne Nichols. the millionaire pro-
ducer of "Abie's Irish Rose" dropped
in at the President Theater last week
to watch the performance of They
Knew What They Wanted" Miss
Nichols also watched a rehearsal of
"Parlor, Bedroom and Bath the
Mark Swan comedy which the players
will offer this week. She is the pro-
ducer of the latest Mark Swan COM
edy, "Howdy, King" now headed for
Broadway.
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EARIE-"Fonr Morfons."

Outstanding features of next week
hill at the Earle Theater will he the
-Four Mortons, headed by Sam and
kitty; Miller and Mack. the Bing
Rovs." in comedy. singing and dane
ins. and Matinee Idols" a novel
revue featuring four feminine ana
fw,e maseuline stare-
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GAYETY-"4.11-44."

Next weeks attraction at the Gay
ety Theater will be Hurtig and Sam
ons an.colored musical and dancing
sensation. "4-1144," featuring Eddie
Hunter, comedian. The cast will in
clude Grayce Rector, ingenue prima
donna: Aurora r. Greeley. ingenue;
George w Cooper. I.e Roy Broomfield,
juvenile: Nina Hunter. soubrette: An
drew Tribble. female impersonator;
crawford Jackson and Catherine Jar
Wis. specially dancers; Duke Charles
Victor. Happy Holmes, Norman Asst
wood and a chorus Of % brown skin
girls.
"4-l1-44" has a plot and is presented
in two acts, with plenty of music and
dancing.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
STR \D-"DanceIand,"

Renee Adoree is the featured play
er in. "Rlarney," the screen attraction
for next week at the Strand Theater,
a powerful. fast-moving story of a
mans regeneration through love and
"a girls faith.
on the stage the offerings will he
headed by Gomez and WinOna in
"Danceland." a terpsiehorean revue,
with Ched Freeborn. Nerna Shaft and
Palmer Young. introducing the six
dancing rockets. Other numbers Will
include Frank Browne and Is. La
Nelle in Don't Handle the Goods.
with songs by Paul Gerard Smith;
Marty White in novelty bit, The
Rolling Laugh" and the Herherts in
"Thrilling Comedy Gymnasts.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
THEODORE ROBERTS
keit his
For
Friendship S
Sake

7 .ONG ago Charlie Murray graduated
from small part and bit" roles in
the movies. He is now a featured
artist for First National.
Outside the industry the full mean
ing of this is not perhaps thoroughly
understood. But "bit" player is
one who does just a tiny little bit
of acting in film--not enough to de-
mand or receive screen credit. SO
it may readily be seen that when an
actor steps into the featured roles he
is rather jealous of his position.
However, with Charlie Murray
friendship comes before anything else.
Alfred Santell, who directed Subway
Sadie" for First National in New
York, and Al Rocket, the producer,
told Charlie they would like to have
a man like him play the part of a
taxi driver in their picture. 1t was
only a bit"
We'll. if l can get the time I'll do
it myself" said Murray.
Now. Charlie. we don't want YOU
to do anything like that" said Santell
and Rocket.
Il would do anything for a couple
of real friends" was the reply. And
Charlie did the little bit in Subway
Sadie" just for friendships sake-a
rea son why Murray is an outstanding
character in the screen world.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
Coming Attractions

The screen feature will he First
Nationals The Great Deception
featuring Ben Lyon and Alleen
Pringle.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
NI-TJ-AI-"Parisian F1appers. "

Next week. commencing with sun
6ay's matinee. the Mutual Theater is
announcing "Parisian Flappers' as
the attraction.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
KEITH'S-Dean .Acker.

Jean Acker, screen star and the
drst wife of the late Rudolph Nalen-
tino. will top the bill at b. r. keith's
Theater next week. when she Will
appear in a dramatic playlet, entitled
"Snoke"
Evening star., 1926-10-17

Charles Brabin. The story is based
upon the idea of a woman's daring
courage when her baby is in danger.
Philo Mccullough, Charles Murray.
Maude Turner Gordon, and Cyril
Ring also appear in the cast.
The house features will include
concert overture by the Earle or
chestra under Floyd C. Wheeler and
pipe organ accompaniments by Alex
ander ArOnS.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
STRAND-"NOnsensical Revue"


On the stage at the Strand Theater
this week Will be offered five acts OF
Loew's vaudeville with Broadway
comedian headlining the bill in an
extraordinary engagement with War
ner Gault. Soyna LeytOn and Willie
Ward in a "NonsensiCal Revue.
Other numbers on the program Will
include Bob Yates and Evelyn Carson
in comedy skit. Getting Soaked
the Marcus Sisters and Carlton Revue
in COMEDY Classique Dance Offer
ing: j. Warren keane and Grace
White in Manipulating Marvel" and
Hori & Co.. assisted by Hama 10 in
'Somethn;, somewhat Different.
Subsidiary film features. will round
out the bin.
The Waning Sex" MetrO-Goldwyn-
Mayer'S film version of a stage sue
cess of the same name. will be the
film feature. with Norma Shearer as
the star of mile-a minute, smilea-
minute film comedy of romance VS..
career. in which Conrad Nagel. with
the star and an excellent cast. Will
teach the latest in lovemakinC." Girls
of the clinging vine type. others that
might he described as Clinging oaks,
blondes and brunettes are in THE
Waning Sex.
Evening star., 1926-10-17

Florence Moore, now the highest
paid comedienne on the American
stage. stalked into overnight Broad
way prominence in "Parlor, Bedroom
and Bath" which the President Play
ers will offer next week. Four years
ago her salary was $3.50 a week. To
day she has salary and percentage
arrangement which brings her weekly
income into the four-igure class.
Miss Moores present starring vehicle
is She Couldn't Say No.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
Applause in Envelopes.

For nine years I have been work
ing in deadly silence. save for
fellow With a megaphOne. the click
of camera and the mechanical racket
Of the studio to break it says Theo-
dore Roberts, grand old man OF the
screen" "and l don't like it, for l
love applause.
My audience doesn't see my work
until a couple OF months after it is
finished. Then my applause comes in
envelopes with 2-cent stamps on them.
The fans tell me how much they
enjoy this Or that in my work. while
I, AS a rule have forgotten all that
they are writing about. a few weeks
ago l received letter from a fan
in Auckland. New Zealand. She said
she had fallen in love with me when
she saw me floating ashore on a
raft with the chicken. And for the
life Of me I couldn't remember what
chicken,
But have hettered things in
vaudeville? | don't know. Now /
have To go - minutes in my act
without "A smoke-and that's cruelty,
if YOU will pardon me-"
And 50 saying the dear old fellow
lighted a cigar. mauled it around
in his teeth and. with the unforgetta-
BILE Roberts squin:, heaved sigh.
Evening star., 1926-10-17

$. T. Poll. theat trical magnate ana
owner of the Poll theatrical interests,
has entered the field of producing at
fractions for Columbia Burlesque. Mr..
Polls first venture. Around the
World Revue" played Il weeks en-
sagement at the Gayety Theater this
season, mana ged by James Thatcher.
who will be remembered as a former
manager of the local Polls Theater.
Mr.. Poll has purchased a second fran
chise for Columbia Burlesque in
"Aloma of the South Seas" which
will be seen at the Gayety Theater
in a few weeks.
Evening star., 1926-10-17

The Ben Hur" picture found little
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01

buildings and personal hygiene have
predominated.
DIR. Young is a strong advocate of
an annual physical examination. Dur
ing the year there have been a num-
Der OF deaths from organic heart dis
ease. Bright's disease, cancer and dia-
betes, and in these instances life might
nave been prolonged If there had been
examinations and steps taken to COM
pat the diseases while they were still
In the early stages of development.
The supply of drinking water was
never in safer condition. In Septem-
Der. 1928. q chlorinator was installed
at the pumping station Of the Kennebec
Water District and careful tests of
the water are made every two weeks.
Garbage is disposed of by the city free
of charge and the people have seen to
1t that the receptacles used for it have
been kept clean.
From time to time "a tests of the
milk being sold in the city have been
made and not a single chld's death
due to poor milk has been reported in
the city. At the present time there
are 81 stores and 81 farmers selling
milk within the cit ylimits.
The food being sold to the people of
Waterville IS being handled under the
ost sanitary conditions and in 1925
500 certificates were issued under the
State law relating to food handlers.
There are now 24S persons or places
in Waterville requiring such permits.