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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13

Laurence OLallIHSS original SlO1
There were some $4,000 people
used in making the picture iRclud-
ing the Second Division. u. S. A,
under command of Gen. Paul Is.
Malone. THE Big Parade" cost
approximately $750,000
For the cast the producers Sc
lected John Gilbert, then coming
to the front as a promising star
and now established as favorite
throughout the land: Renee Adoree.
the featured player has also be-
come famous through playing
Melisandet Then there was Karl
Dane whose masterful lmpersona.
ton fthe champion splitter of
the Army has endeared him TO
thousands. and Tom O'Brien, the
patient and glum Bull. For the
balance of the company of prin.
cipals there are Hobart Bosworth,
Claire Mcdowell. Robert Ober,
Claire Adams and Rosita Marstini.
1.-The Big Parade" was taken
into the Astor Theater. New York,
with little announcement Over
night it became famous. Now.
after more than a year of playing,
it continues twice every day to
attract long lines which may be
seen stretching down Broadway
waiting for an opportunity to pur.
chase tickets. 1.-THE Big Parade"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13

lesson. AS q small boy he
showed flashes Of mechanical
genius.
When 10 years old he built his
own workshop, adequately equip
ped with lathes. spindles and
other essentials that he fashioned
from an ancient sewing machine.
He loved to take things apart and
put them together again and to
experiment in mechanical tnven-
ton. So marked was this tendency
that he was allowed to follow
natural bent, quite unhampered,
until he found himself in Ohio
State University. where lie gradu-
ated with honors as mechanical
engineer. While a student he pat
ented numerous useful inventions,
including a flexible piano lamp, a
new spring for car trucks, and
an airbrake appliance, all of
which have yielded him comfort
able royalties.
AS a member OF the college glee
club he toured Ohio. Indiana and
Kentucky and created quite stir
as a balladist. He gave song re-
citaIs in small towns that practi-
cally paid his college expenses.
He was selftaught. but heredity
asserted itself. His mother was
an accomplished vocalist. although
she never appeared publicly. His
father, a prominent manufacturer.
with a huge plant in Cincinnati.
where young Fisher was born. is
fine instrumentalist. Every
Sunday. In his virile middle seven.
ties, he is still to be found seated
at the organ in the choir loft
where he has voluntarily presided
since he was young man. Irving
Fisher suddenly decided to become
a public singer and to give cold
shoulder to mechanics. He came
to New York with fixed determi.
nation and no illusions.
Florenz Ziegfeld gave him his
first opportunity nine years ago
in revue at the Century. lie
liked the young fellows easy. grace
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
BARR NORE in A
new Pr LATE
THIS MONTH

.Tne Constant wife. 4 in which
Ethel Barrymore win be seen
again under the Charles Frohinaia
management at the National The
alter Monday evening November
%, Is the latest comedy from the
pen Of w. Somerset MaughanA
whose recent success. 'The Cir
Gle, it resembles IN treatment.
though differing in plot. Like
.'The Circle and Mr.. Maugham's
earlier success. .'our Bedters. : It
Is sophisticated high comedy. not
without q serious undeEcurrent,
It's crisp and epigrammhtic Ola.
logue discloses the inward reality
Of the Characters while at the
same time exposing theif human
foib1es to subtle irony.
In presenting Ethel Barrymore
anew under the Frohmanl banner,
a play has been selected which IL
said to afford her an opportunity
to display that alluring donlbina-
ton OF charm and tenderness
which is so characteristically and I
uniquely hers. As Constance.
'.The Constant Wife" who finds
herself involved in an irontc situa
ton after fifteen years of com
Portable married life. Miss Barry
more has a role of the type in
which her art is supremei
In the supporting cast hre such
we'll known players as Mabel Terry
Lewis, Cora WitherspoolI, Veree
Teasdale, jeanette Sherwin e.
Aubrey Smith. Frank Convoy and
Walter Kingsford.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13

1t would almost seem that to
qualify as first class heavy"
with First Nationals Eastern pro.
duction units in New York one
must undergo swimming tests
or baptism by water.
Ever since First National
started producing in the East
the poor "heavies" have been get
ting their baths. 1t started with
Paul Nicholson in "Chickie. He
spent an entire day beneath cold
shower. 49,.
Then came THE Half Way
Girl" There Sam. Hardy, who
had the villain role. not on.y
had to plunge into the water
from the top deck Of a steamer.
but he had as his companion a
snarling leopared.
Robert Cain was the next
heavy" to meet the water. He
had to plunge from the deck OF
an ocean liner in New York
barber down TO the water right
in the middle OF the winter in
TOO Much Money"
And now comes Lloyd Whit
lock in Ray Rockets first pro-
duction for First National. which
Is Paradise" a Milton Stills star
ring picture. Lloyd found that
he. too had to make the acqua mr.
ance of the water Of Long Island
Sound as the william in this. pict'
ure.
Paradise" is next weeks at.
traction at Crandall's MetropoI-
tan Theater, also to be shown the
first three days OF the week at
e,randall's Ambassador. An un.
usually noted list OF players are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13

Betty Hale. danceuse, is one
OF the highlights Of the musical
offering that Joe Thomas and his
Sax-o-Tette win OFFER Betty's
dancing was vivid spot Of color
at the Tivoli. Riviera, Senate and
Pantheon Theaters in Chicago;
the Mark Strand in Brooklyn;
Loew's State theaters in st. Louis
and 2 Minneapolis and at play
houses in Kansas City, st. Paul,
Milwaukee and other large Amerf-
can cities.
AS a matter Of strict fact, the
management of Loew's Palace has
selected such a striking photoplay
offering as Gilda Gray in "Aloma
of the South Seas" in order. to.
find a screen feature that could
offer proper rivalry for audience
popularity TO the Sax-o-Tette for
this quintet of saxophone and
trumpet artists not only are mas
ters of melody, but blend with
their musical offerings a degree
of comedy that oftimes threatens
to stop the show.
The other featured Betty Of the
Palace bill-Betty Marvin-is the
principal dancer in a South sea
island number which offer Palace
patrons a most fascinating atmos-
pheric prologue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
ALICE LAKE, FILM
STAR, TOPS
EARLE

At the Earle Theater next week
washingtonians viii have oppor-
tunity to see and hear in person
one Of the popular younger stars
OF silent drama, Alice Lake. who
I'm association with Paul Decker.
occupies the headline position on
the bill
On the screen Miss Lake por-
trayed a wide diversity of car.
acters and did all equally well.
She comes to the vaudeville stage
equipped by several brief previ
gus experiences on the boards
to lend added charm TO clever
comedy skit bearing the title Of
"Liars All"
By many Washington theater-
goers Miss Lake will be recalled
as having made her first bid for
screen fame opposite Bert Lytell
in lombard Limited" at Gran
daII's Metropolitan Theater.. She
is native of Brooklyn and in
that city attended the Erasmus
High School. famous as the fore
most cradle of .thespianism in the
East
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
In EUerybOdys Confidence
THE GATE-POST
By Harold Phillips 's';::;:':s:Ss'

Mr. Ziefelds peep show hits Theater tomorrow
night and bayoos and flares have been week
This sells itself It hits city intact save for Moran ana
Mack who deserted early its Broadway The
James Barton Infant Terrible Ray Dooey and
the
the fun corps the daychan toters
of to know the chorus
can't very well wrong Folies There have been
bad defied description
there hasn't been one that didn't
some department and the shek invested
indicted the lad with
the ponies Zgfelds Some of think
gather
longevity before he takes the batteries OF ycophans
seriously . ,.
This is not to detract estimabe Whites talents
producer merely that there Fundamentals be
that bankro transit
tory opLnce with Nobody knows that
better than Mr. White.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
Renaissance

The flappers and sheiks OF 1890,
only they didn't call them by such
names then, come to life again in
Richard Dix's new football ro-
nance. THE Quarterback" at
Loew's Columbia Sunday after.
noon and what a thrill dad and.
mother ought to get out of this
one. Hurry Up" Yost directed
the football scenes and the style
of football played in those days
resulted in a Saturday casualty
list during the gridiron season
that was shock and amaze the col
lege professors OF the present ny.
All this appears in SO prologue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
Another Horse

Football Is grand , sport, says
Richard Dix in November. But
when one has to play football for
the camera and rehearse and re-
peat under the expert eye of
Hurry Up" Yost. all in heavy
football armor with the thermome
ter flirting with the nineties In
mid-August. that's another story.
That is what Dix and his play.
mates had to do in filming THE
Quarterback" for the early Mo-.
vember trade at LoeW's Columbia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13

also has the unique distinction Of
having been the first motion pic
ture ever to receive the endorse.
ment of the Yale Dramatic, Assos
citation.
Abroad '"The Big Parade" was no
less a success than In America.
It began it's run at thel Tivoli
Theater, London. England. IN May
and continues to play tEne'e. In
Melbourne and Sydney. Australia.
as we'll as the important Canadian
cities 1.-The Big Parade" has been
enthusiastically received This fall
1t is to be presented in Paris and
Berlin. More than 5000. 600 Ameri.
cans have seen this entertain.
ment The receipts in NeSv York
alone have been in the n9ighbof.
hood of $500. 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
Home Girl

At the Earle Theater next week
a native Washingtonian is ap.
pearing with Will Higgie in his
dance revue. This charming young
artistic is Eleanor Waterman. who
comprises one-sixth OF the sextet
which Mr.. Higgie announces as
his six Magnetic Misses" A
large number of Miss WATERWAYS
former associates in this city have
already signified their intention 0f
attending
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
Sister Trio at Met

The Giersdorf Sisters. Irene. Ell.
yira and Rae, who since it's open
ing have been one of theE major
attractions at the Carlton Club.
beginning Sunday afternoon, Will
transfer their activities to the
siege of Crandalrs Metropolitan
.Theater, where they will constr
tute the special stage attraction
for the week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13

seen in the east. Milton Sills has
the starring role. Betty Bronson
is featured in the femin, ne lead.
Supporting them are Noah Berry,
Kate Price, Charlie Murray, Lloyd
Whitlock, Claude King and Ash
lev Cooper.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
Jobs All Filled

The cast has been completed
for Leatrice Joys next vehicle
for DeNille Keith Albee. mo
body's Widow" an adaptation by
Douglas Doty Of the Avery Hop
wood farce of some years ago.
Charles Ray will be leading mar
and others in the cast are Phyllis
Haver. FRITZ Ridgegay- Charles
West, David Butler I'D Dot Far
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
GREATEST WAR Film
BACK AT POLLS

the first cities outside Of New York to have showing
Big Parade which Polls week, Washing
The enthusiastic Endorsement given this nrs
has repeated throughout tn country and the world
is Mero-Godwyn Mayer picture and made at Culver
CITY Calf Houston Tex by King Vdor from
-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
TWO DANCING BETTYS
AT THE PALACE

Two girls Betty-Betty Betty Marvin-boh
portion of the presentation at Loews Palace for the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
THEY WORK HARDER
THAN MINERS

The prevail the laiety that
motion picture players life of Riley AS matter of
profession that demands great degree Of
acting for the leaping tintypes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
FOLLIES TENOR A WORK
BENCH GRAD

Irving Fisher baritone Zieged "Foles at the
National Sunday night unique romantic singers Of
musical comedy ded precedent and tossed
theories the scrap heap Ranking the best
popular of singers taken
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13

poise, appealing voice and mag.
netic smiling personality
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
How the Money Rolls In

Al Jolson, famous blacKIace
comedian coming to Polls soon.
win receive a slice OF world series
money, Tor he is one Of the prin-
eipaI stockholders Of the st. Louis
National League ball club. He
purchased his stock several years
ago when the Cardinals were rated
as a second division team and their
pennant chances were remote.
Jolson is planning a banquet at
the Carlton in New York in
honor Of Rogers Hornsby and his
players.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30
Building Permits
Large in Absecon
Inspector Harry V. Miller An
nounces $2O,495 Amount
for November.

Building Inspector Harry v
Miller issued permits for November
amounting to $20,495.00. They are:
Sinclair Oil Co. owner: Thomas
b. Gait, contractor; canopy, Shore
Road and Boulevard, $3.50.
Thomas Gait, for Robert Abbott
barn, Shore Road, $4,000.
Thomas Draper, bungalow
Stucco, Faunce Landing road
$3.50.
John l. Hall, bungalow, frame
West California, $3.50.
j. E. Nicholas, for Charles p.
| Hammell. repairs, 500.
Beckett Clark, contractor, bunga-
low, Davis avenue, $4,000.
James Ferry, owner and con
tractor, ware house. New Road and
Abescon boulevard, $1,000.
John Hartwell contractor and
owner, Garage, Ohio avenue $l25.
A. Johnson, Tor MIS-. Anna *.
Joby, one bungalow Ohio avenue
$4,000.
Clarence Bollinger for Amelia
Fauson, chimney and porch, White
Horse Pike and .Haddon avenue
1856.
Mr.. REILLY for Mainland Realty
company, Davis avenue and Hal
bert avenue, The Oaks, garage.
$500.
Smith and Rider, contractors, for
Steelman Lee, Church street, roof
and porch. $275.
Smith and Rider, for Alfred
Shovel, Showelton avenue, frame
house $4,000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30
Bill Green Will
Lead The Team
Selected Captain of Basketball
Team at Lettermen's
Meeting.

big" Bill Green, last years Ma
room basketball captain, baseball
and football letter man, will again
lead the Pleasantville High School
five as it takes the floor this sea
son. Green was unanimously cleo
ted to captain the team at a meet
ing of lettermen held a few days
ago.
Frank Grasso, a guard, was nam
ed as manager. Green will lead one
of the strongest teams ever to rep
resent the Maroon on the floor IS
the season opens against Atlantic
City High school December 10, in
the resort. Six letter men, with a
possibility that a seventh will re-
turn, are out for positions.
The men returning make it pos
sible for Coach Emory "Ty" Hell
frich and Bill Ellingsworth to
have a veteran for every position
at the start of the season, and an
extra man who can be elected into
the contest at any time.
Forwards returning include Bob
Green and Paul Terry, who played
we'll last year; guards are Grasso
and Stan Saracinsky, while "Bill"
Green and Jack Bradley are CEN
tiers. Bradley can be used in any
of the court positions, as he played
forward, center and guard as he
was needed last year.
There is also a chance that Mel
son Adams, a regular guard last
year, will return to the squad.
George Miller, sub last winter, al
SO has a fine chance to win a var
sity letter. A large number of can
didates turned out for the quintet
when the initial call of the year was
made last night after school.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30
Alumni Defeats High School
In Annual Contest Saturday
Grads Make Three Touchdowns While Maroon Makes One
Score, 197-Clarx, Painter, Summers and
Roser Strong Back6eld.

the west goal, and Clark kicked off
into heavy wind. On the second
play a forward Westcott to Griscom
placed the ball ON the 90 yard line,
from which place it was smashed
through the Alumni line. Captain
Westcott taking it over. Saracinsky
kicked for the etra oint. Score.
High School ALUMNI 0.
The Alumni received, and started
a march down the field which could
not be stopped. Clark and Painter,
summers and Roser all making
substantial gains, mostly through
the line. The try for goal missed.
Score: High SCHOOL,, Alumni 6.
High School received, and lost
the ball, which was taken to the
other end of the field and given
the Alumni as the second period
started. Earl Brown entered the
game, replacing High Schools
borrowed man at guard. He was
shifted to the backfield Roser 60
ing up on the line.
CONTINUED on Page g.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30
Dogs Showing
Pleases Owner
Will Be Entered in Leading
Shows This Winter by
Miss Pomelear.

Miss Kathryn S. Pomelear. 26
Lake Place, is highly elated over
her success at the Dog Show held
on the Steel Pier by the Kennel
Club Of Atlantic City, recently.
Her young Doberman Pinseher,
"Hildegarde Won der Iilderberg,
won over Il strong field, taking first
ribbons in two classes; three spe-
cials and a gold medal for the best
Doberman owned by a member of
the Atlantic City Kennel club. The
Pinseher went to the reserve win
ners in the finals for the best fe-
male.
This dog, although only seven
months old, has made such a won
derful showing that Miss Pomelear
has decided to exhibit her at all
the leading shows. The next one
will be held in Baltimore on Feb.
4 and 5, under the auspices of the
Maryland Kennel Club.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30
Bertram E. Whitman
Succeeds Father
Named Warden of St. Mark
Episcopal Parish by the
Rev. Mackinnon.

Succeeding his father, Samuel E.
Whitman, Bertram e. Whitman lay
reader in st. Marks Episcopal
church, has been appointed warden
of the parish by the Rev. Daniel
G.. MacKinnon, rector Announc-
ment of the appointment was made
Sunday during services at st.
Marks.
Church officials have also made
the announcement that the history
ofSt. Marks would soon be publish
ed in the booklet form, with its
foundation, progress and ambition
outlined.
A special executive committee OF
the cabinet will assist Rev. Mac
Kinnon in the preparation of the
booklet The committee consists OF
r. II. Robertson, chairman; b. E.
Whitman, A. II. Stiles, James
Kirkpatrick, Jr,, Joseph healing,
and Harry Brewin, Sr.
The. booklet will be widely dis
tributed aver the Shore road area.
The proceeds will benefit the fund
to be used for the building OF a
rectory
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30
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MANY SEE SHOW
Atlantic City Tall Cedar's Frolic
Attract Local People

The annual minstrel show and
frolic of the Tall Cedars of Allan
tic Forest No. II given at the
Garden Pier theatre last week
was great success both socially
and financially.
Among the local people attend
ing We're: Mayor and Mrs. Charles
Jackson, Mrs, Mahlon Geiger, Mrs.
Robert P. Carey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Beckett, Mrs. Edwin Nc
Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Clark,
Mrs. Leroy M. Boice and daugh-
ter Mary, John Beckett, L. Van
San, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Redden, Mrs Alton Boice, Mrs.
May Devinney, Mildred Braddock,
Bella Richie, Alton Boice, Jr. Lilly
Richie, George Johnson, Mrs.
Irwin Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Richie, Anna Beckett, Mrs. John
B. Gilbert, IT., Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Read, Helen Read, Mr..
and Mrs. M. A. Booker, Mrs.
Collins, Alvin Morris, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cordery, Belle Cordery.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30

A new model II Linotype. a me-
ehanical marvel specially equipped
with complement of type faces,
has been installed in The Pleasant
will Press office, boosting the num-
Der of machines i'll operation to
three. The newest mechanical mar
vel will be used principally for adj
vertising and headline work, and
will enable one operator to do the
work which five or six men, work
ing BY hand. could hardly do.
The new Linotype enables an OPP
orator to set by machine virtually
all forms of composition that pre-
viously necessitated tedious work
by hand. The Pleasantyille Press
plant is now capable of turning out
composition consisting of correct
type faces in many different sizes.
The change from one size to anoth-
er is made by twist of the wrist
In the flicker Of an eyelash the
versatile whose hand is
made famous by the Mergenthaler
Linotype Company as "the hand
which keeps the world informed''-
can set the headlines and type that
you are to read in future editions
of the Mainland's only newspaper
An illustration printed above
gives readers some idea of the mar
velous mechanism OF the Linotype,
a composing machine on which are
assembled matrices (little brass
molds) and lines of type cast-lines
such as you are now reading. The
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30
Vincent Lake, Son
OF Inventor, Dies
Passes Away in Detroit, Buried
From Clark Home
Sunday.
Well Known On Mainland

Vincent f. Lake, 70 son of David
Lake, who lost a fortune in build
ing the first road between the
Mainland and Absecon Island, was
buried Sunday from the residence
of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Lewis
Clark, Elwood. Mr.. Lake. a former
resident of this city, where he was
known for his inventive genius,
died in Detroit on Thanksgiving
Day at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Robert Davis. His wife, DR..
Eva Lake died a few months ago.
The road which David Lake
started to build was later complet-
ed by Jessie Lake. cousin, who
used the tractor principal for a
first time in completing the high
way, now known as the Old Turn
pike.
Inventions of the deceased in
clude improvents to the Remington
typewriter, a roof splitting machine
type setting machine, and many
others. For the promotion of the
later invention, a company was
formed and erected a brick build
ing now occupied by the Risley
Laundry on Decatur avenue.
Mr.. Lake is a member of a family
which gave many inventors, and
prominent men. Simon Lake, a
cousin, invented the submarine,
Rev. Wesley Lake, another cousin,
was one of the founders of Ocean
City.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. David Lake, who is 80 years
of age; two sons, Eugene, of Jer-
sey City, and Victor, of Brooklyn
three daughters, Mrs. Myra Flet.
cher, Newark; Mrs. Ralph Davis
Detroit; and Mrs. Nathan Kings
land, of Los Angles; three Broth
ers, John, of Ocean City; Ira OF
Absecon; and David, of Detroit;
and two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Nutz
of Mortified; and Miss India
Lake, of Mortified. Services were
conducted by the Rev. C. X. Dilks
pastor of the Absecon M. e
church.