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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-01
MILLION fine
LEVIED ON SWINDLER
Russian Who Defrauded Prussian
State Bank Also Gets
Five Years.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July IA million-dollar
fine and five years hard labor in
prison were imposed yesterday on
Ivan Kutisker, Russian merchant,
who was convicted for swindling mil
lions Of marks from the Prussian
State Rank,
The judge, who sentenced kutisker
described him as such a base. living
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-01

Queen Marie Of Rumania, whose
picture has been used in advertising
matter, has decided to bar the use
of 1t hereafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-01
ARTISTS SEEK INDIANA.
Bungalows in Brown County
Again Shelter Painters.

NASHVILLE, Ind. July along
meandering creeks and deep in the
Brown County hills devotees of palette
and brush are at work again.
Every Summer and Autumn many
well known artists come to this al
most primitive section Of Indiana to
sketch the brilliant colorings of the
woodlands. Along the fringe OF hills
The Washington times., 1926-12-31

Things Happen" as things hap
pened three years ago, and eight
weeks in "Tiger Cats" two sea-
sons back. Marjorie Rambeau
has had one failure after an
ether, among which might be
sadly recorded "Just Life" (iron-
ic title), "Antonia," "As You
Like IT, and several try-outs in
the provinces.
"Laurette Taylor languished
in "Humoresque" and "In a
Garden" 'The Depths" in
which Jane Cowl starred two
years ago at the Broadhurst,
was an utter flop, and she had
little better luck with Antony
and Cleopatra" and "Pelleas
and Melisande." Although en-!
riched by the talents of Doris
Keane, Starlight and weld
ed" expired of emaciation.
Lionel Atwill failed in Beau
Gallant" and "Slaves ALL" Ben
Ami failed in "Schweiger."
Pauline Lord failed in Sandal
wood" Leo Ditrichstein failed
in 'The Egotist." Lowell Sher-
man failed in "High Stakes"
Leo Garlic failed in magnolia"
and "Mike Angelo" Eft, if you
will allow me Gallicism, ainsi
de suite. The stars are still
there, adjoining the armament
on Broadway'S skillfully painted
backdrop as OF yore, but some
how they don't seem to mean
as much as they used to in the
good old days."
Mrs. Fiske, adored of New
York, particularly of the critics
and ultrasuperparticularly of
Alex Woollcott, opens January
10 at the Mansfield Theater in
her first performance in the
metropolis of Ibsen's "Ghosts."
Indeed, l am not sure that she
has shown in anything in New
York prior to her road embar-
kation in "The Rivals" tour
which followed the now dim
ming trail of the mule-drawn
borax trains of 40.
Mary Shaw is the last Amer
lean actress to have been seen
in the Ibsen revival in New
York. Unhallowed then, as
now, by such FURNISHED repute
The Washington times., 1926-12-31

'"That stage luminaries repre-
sent box-office asset when
associated with visible plays
goes, of course, without saying.
But for a manager to announce
superbly that he has elevated
some one or other to stardom
has become the least significant
of gestures. Al brief considera-
ton of the evidence will show
that no star on the American
boards, with the possible excep-
ton of John Barrymore, can
put over play wanting popu-
lar address or good production
or, in most cases, both. / say
possibly excepting John Barry
more, because since he came
into the title he has never tried.
So one really doesn't know.
"But one does know about his
may l say equally?-distin-
guished sister, now radiant in
"The Constant Wife," This
brilliant, sophisticated comedy
is the first success Miss Ethel
Barrymore has enjoyed For
years. Between "Declasse," her
last hit, and "The Constant
Wife" stretched a weary length
of failures-"A Royal Fandan-
CO." "The Laughing Lady"
which did moderately well in
New York but dropped on tour;
the revival of "The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray" and "Rose .Bernd."
And there were others, were
there not? And as for Lionel
Barrymore, one has only to re-
call "Man or Devil, "Taps."
and "The Piker," ali of which
sank without trace. Thus run
meth the tale of our First The
atrical Family.
Would you be interested in
further affirmations? Well, then,
Francine Larrimore's extensive
prestige was insufficient to sup
port the fortunes of "This Was
a Man" this season or "The
Duchess of Elba" last. Fay
BANTER could not overcome the
apathy of the box office toward
First Love-" Alfred Lunt and
Clare Eames and Arnold Daily
together couldn't save "Juarez
and Maxinilian." Fannie Brice's
following failed to follow her to
the Lyceum Theater when she
went straight" in Fanny"
Katherine Cornell lasted about
three weeks in "The WAY
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
Aspirin Supply Menaced as New Year Impe
5000 FOR NORA
EVERYBODY
SING!

The weekly salary that Nora
Bayes, the internationally famous
singing cornedienne. viii receive
for her tour Of the Marcus Loew
de luxe presentation theaters,
which begins at Loew's Palace
here in Washington this after
noon. Is one that enables the
Loew forces to announce, with
yeracity. that Nora Bayes Is now.
the highest-pri artistic on the
American stage.
IN order = TO : convince the
American public that nothing
short OF the best talent and en-
tertafnment available Will do for
the big Loew presentation chain.
Marcus Loew frankly announces
that Miss Bayes will receive
$4,000 a week during the time she
IL beguiIing the patrons OF these
theaters between the Atlantic
seaboard and the Mississippi
River.
Nora Bayes' status as an en-
tertainer Is too well established.
of course, to require much COM
naent, though ii might be mem
toned that her enlistment" UNI
der the Loew banners the first
appearance that Miss Bayes has
made at popular prices since she
became a star. Certainly It II
the first time Washington has
ever seen this singing comedienne
at maximum price Of 90 cent?
admission.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
VAN ANDSCHENCK
PARTNERS FOR
II YEARS

Seventeen years together is the
record established by Gus Van
and Joe Schenck, champion vaude-
vile artists, who have included
Crandalls metropolitan Theater in
their first tour of the larger mo-
ton picture houses. Weber and
Fields, Mcintyre and Heath and
few other teams claim long
distance partnerships but the fact
remains that Van and Schenck
hold the record as their alliance
has been unbroken during these
seventeen years.
The Van and Schenck combina-
ton has been an active one. COW
ering as it has two European
tours, countless transcontinental
trips and an unbeatable score, of
thirty weeks in ten cities. Re-
Gently during Chicago engage
n1ent they presented fifteen songs
at each performance over period
Of five weeks. making a grand
total Of three thousand one hum
dred and fifty numbers; s.nd yet
the audiences called for more.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31

several weeks. / was doubling,
understanding and rehearsing my
own part. Then the money gave
out and there was no more pic.
ture!
ut was terrible disappoint.
ment to me, more, perhaps, ON
account of being deprived of the
great privilege of being with Miss
Gish, than of the part slipping
away. This lovely artist was
fine to me always. She helped
me mix my own powder. allowed
me to use makeup like hers,
and gave me valuable advice in
the art of acting for the pic.
lures.
after this blow.up / did parts
in smaller pictures. but / always
loved the stage. and when
first went to New York to enter
the dramatic school, / had made
up my mind that that should be
my profession. / am still OF
that determination, because / love
the stage. II has been good
to me-"
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
FriendIy Enemies

Swanee's first specially night
for 1927 win occur next Thurs
day and win feature Battle of
Jazz between the Meyer Davis
Collegians and the swanes syn.
copat0rs.
This Battle Of Jazz" is unique
IN that II pits two Of Meyer Davis
leading organizations against each
other. The Syncopators hold rank
as the most popular Davis band
specializing in shot numbers Of
the type preferred by modern
youth. Though the Meyer Davis
Collegians were organized only q
few months ago and are among
the very newest Davis bands, they
have made remarkable progress.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
GOODY! GOODY!
JOE COOK AND
]. DOOLEY

The original New York produc-
ton of the Earl Carroll "Vanities, ;"
with Joe Cook, frankie Heath and
Johnny Dooley and cast of over
100 people, including beautiful
girls, will be seen at Polls The
alter Sunday night, January 50, for
the week,
The music in the ''Vanfties'' is.
by Clarence GaskflL dialogues and
sketches were written by and
staged by william Grew. and the
4ances and ensembles are by Da-
vid Bennett. Owing to the. huge
size Of the production, it win play
only the largest cities. Vanities.'
Is presented in 40 scenes.
In the support of Cook, Heath
and Dooley are Frances Marchant,
the famous stage beauty and the
principal dancer; Jack Redmond,
trick golf expert; Harry Deli,
Smith and Dale (the Avon Comedy
FOUR, in comedy sketches; Laura
Lee and Clifford O'Rourke.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31

figure. The start looked very
bright to Miss Merkel, but the
finish was gloomy. Here is the
story of the episode in Miss
Merkels own words:
IT was studying dancing in a
dramatic school in New York
when my first opportunity came
to act professionally-and it was
to act before the camera, AS /
was going upstairs in the studio
one morning for my third dane
ing lesson, my teacher called me
and introduced me to Mr..
Storm. He said he was to direct
the Forthcoming picture for Lii
liam Gish. and that he wanted
me to play a sister in the pro-
logue of the story.
But nothing developed imme-
and three days later my
grandmother and my whole family
went back to our home in Ken
lucky. OF course. I didn't know
visit would be, but in a few
me to come to New York imme-
diately.
II was engaged by Mr.. Storm
upon my return, and we re.
hearsed three weeks. I started
rehearsing in Miss Gish's parts
when she wasn't in the studio.
and a little later l was given a
part for myself. 1t was that of
the blind sister which ran through
the whole story. We worked
The Washington times., 1926-12-31

ing to establish q republic indie
pendent of the Canadian govern
ment.
The location sets in Canada
and near Mammoth, Calf, were
of hardly less size and at the
latter place almost a thousand
Indians from more than a dozen
tribes were used in the filming
of thrilling scenes in which more
than a ton Of black powder was
fired from blank cartridges in
the battle between hundreds of
painted Indians and the little
band Of settlers and mounties.
The picture is interpreted by
an all-star cast Of some 20 play
ers. headed by Antonio Moreno.
hero of mare Nostrum," Loves
Blindness" and THE Temptress,"
and Renee Adoree, heroine of the
big Parade" "Blarney" and
other Metro oldwyn- Mayer pic.
lures.
Tom O'Brien. made famous
overnight by his role Of Bull"
in THE Big Parade" and Bert
Roach, featured by M-G.M in
Excuse Me-" are seen in com.
edy roles among the funniest of
the year.
Oscar Beregi, Hungarian actor.
and Gardiner James, hailed Az
one of the greatest young players
OF the year, are among the 9rin.
cipal members of the cast. Claire
Mcdowell, who played the mother
of Ramon Novarro in "Ben-Hur."
has the important role of Mrs.
McTavish.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
Earle Growing

The Earle Theater, beginning
Sunday, January Is, at 8 o'clock,
will celebrate its third anniversary.
This handsome Thirteenth Street
house, one Of the largest theaters
in the city, has adhered to the
policy Of providing maximum en-
tertainment at minimum cost. The
bills embraced five acts OF Keith's
popular priced vaudeville, a feature
photoplay, short-reel screen fea.
lures and orchestra and pipe organ
accompaniments
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
Eight Big Features
From Universal
In 1927

Universal City, always one,
of the busiest moving picture
''lOts" around Los Angeles,
has an extra ambitious pro-
gram for 1927. Eight feature
productions are scheduled to be
started not later than January.
They Include productions for
all Universal stars, including
Mary PhiIbin. Reginald Denny,
Laura Ia PIante. Jean Her
slInIt. HO0t GibsOnand Norman
Kerry.
Among the pictures are "Tlle
Arm Of the Law" 1.-THE Yukon
Trail" and MOSCOW" i'm which
latter the, European star Ivan
Moskine will be featured.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
ALICE BRADY DUE
AT BELASCO IN
A NEW ONE

A cast Of unusual excellence has
been selected to support Alice
Brady. who comes to the Shubert.
Belasco on Monday, January 10,
in new play by Laetitia Melon
aid, entitled Lady Alone"
Pages could be written OF the
successful work OF Alice Brady,
but here we will only remind
you Of her hits of the past few
years, which include ''Zander the
Great" In 1923; "Oh, Mama" in,
1926: Bride OF the Lamb. = in 1926,
and Sour Grapes" which only
recently closed in New York.
Joseph Kilgour, who plays the
male lead, has appeared as lead
ing man with Mrs. Fiske, Julia
Marlowe, Henrietta Crosman, and
was for four seasons with The
Easiest Way" In recent years he
has devoted, much time to cinema
portrayals. Others in the cast In.
clude Austine Fairman, Edward
III. Viewer, Louise Galloway, Au.
riol Lee. Lee Smith, Kirk Brown,
William w. Crimans, William
Leith and Billy Pearce.
The story of Lady Aione' EN-.
braces the life and destiny Of
Nina Hopkins. whose mother mar
rles for the third time and leaves
her to face life alone. Nina's
introduction to life. comes with
little delay and the succeeding
developments provide one of the
most interesting problems ever
presented on the stage.
Lady Alone is presented by
Il. Lawrence Weber In association
with David Wallace. The play
has been staged by Lionel Atwill.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31


More than 1000 extra people,
a dozen tribes.
Seven hundred horses.
A complete field kitchen and a
corps of walters.
A special train and ten thousand
dollars worth of provisions for
people and feed for animals.
These were a few of the items
required during the filming of
"The Flaming Forest" made for
Cosmopolitan by Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer and which opens a weeks
engagement at LoeW's Palace to.
morrow afternoon. -
This picture. directed by Regi-~
nald Barker. with cast of more
than 20 notable screen players, is
one Of the most lavish productions
OF the year and was adapted TO the
screen by Waldemar Young from
the famous James oliver Curwood
novel Of the same name, depicting
the wilderness of the Northwest
territory at the time of the organi-
cation of the Northwest Mounted
Police.
Location trips were made to
Canada, Montana and to three
places in the high Sierras of Cali
1crnia
One of the largest motion pic
ture sets of the year, a reproduc-
lion or famous Canadian from.
tier post, was built on 40 acres Of
ground in the California noun
tains and more than thousand
people worked at this location for
weeks filming the scenes depicting
the Indian attack on the stockade
and the battle between the mount
ed police and the mntineers seek
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
EUerybodys Confidence s;.x s:';:
THE GATE-POST
By Harold Phillips.,g

be the thing Not the producer the
star Bel Geddes Joseph Urban
Berlin put production that afonts the reasonably
minor demands of the paygoer The public modcum
logic and coheence getting
effects
John Barrymore is the only living
reasonable popularity for play wanting Those who
this safe from the sings of the skepc Barrymore
has never tried it, Ethel and Lionel have and gnay failed
George Goldsmith dramatic editor Of the Herald Tribune
reefs records Of the last
the pulling Of leading mines. writes:
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
MayfIoWer Teas

ZestfuI dance music supplied
by Sidney's Mayfaower Orchestra
is turing Washington's young folks
to the tea dances held daily In
the Palm Court of the MayElower.
The prettiest OF the .tdebbies'' of
this year and last, liberal
sprinIxIing or the collegiate ele-
ment and many prominent society
women are the principal figures
in the constantly changing fas-
cinating picture.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
Bronson for Kiddies

It. win be Betty Bronson day
Saturday at the selected programs
for children, with both the Tivoli
and Chevy. Chase theaters show
ing pictures made by this delight
full little screen artist, Peter Pan"
at the Chevy Chase and "A Kiss
for Cinderella at the TiVoM. Both
programs will start promptly at
1915 a. M. in order to allow time
for the running Of the picture.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
BARNARD FrOlic

"A Night in a Barnyard" on
Tuesday will be the frolic high
light of the new week at lie
Paradis.
"The Barnyard Cabaret" to be
staged at midnight will appropri-
ately include plenty of thick"
comedy, songs and dances, with
Walter Kolk, Felix Solari and
Dick Himber presenting their inn
pressions of jaZz-time barnyard
life.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31

as that of Minnie Maddern and
this department lacking precise
information, it is to be hoped
that her performance was esti-
mated better than adequate.
Duse included it in her Amer
lean tour. Modjeska, Januschek
and Nazimova all felt there
was gloom for one more and
gave Mrs. Alving the various
complexions~ their consciences
dictated.
Mrs. Fiske plays it repress-
eddy, suggesting a reserve of
strength that always threatens
but never explodes. l believe if
l could care for Mrs. Alving as
anyone other than just one
more distressed parent, l would
like Mrs. Fishes Interpretation
best of all.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
Bountiful Host

A conservative estimate places
the number OF children enter
tanned as guests by the Stanley
Crandall Company OF Washington
under the personal auspices Of
Harry M. Crandall, during the
christmas holidays at $4,000.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
FRANCOIS WILLOW

French darling of the lyric well!
o Muses. contumacious child!
! sing to you this willamette.
Your. chansons breathe. the. maxic
spell
OF songbirds in their native
wild:
French darling of the lyric well.
Whence comes your charm. gay
Francois tell:
And why, my soul by you
beguiled.
l sing to you this Villanell02 :.
Foul, fetid gutters-drains of Hell
And tavern haunts your soul
defiled:
French darling of the lyric well.
Yet, in despite, like vesper bell
Your. voice rang clear, Francois,
reviied;
sing to you this willamette.
And when Fate tolled your dooms-
day knell
Tear blinded angels plying
smiled:
French darling of the lyric well,
] sing to you this willamette.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
WHEN UNA FELT THE
CAMERAS THREAT

Una Merke, the of the "Pgs" the
National THE beginning Monday started her professional
and without intending
the double Of Lillian Gsh and she chosen
her close resemblance that both
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
FRANCOIS, THE BEL OWED
VAGABOND

In volume poems off which
fetching title Of Locus and Wild Honey be found
Francois Vo the Beloved Vagabond
old France and whose Life Mccarthy wrote the play
King This is doubly interesting especially
The Washington times., 1926-12-31

1000 people, including
The Washington times., 1926-12-31
A LITTLE WORLD ALL
BY ITSELF

Two tons of gunpowder.
Three million square feet of lumber.
Five hundred rifles.
The Washington times., 1926-12-31

nave LHG. NEW 3 1ULh@ EUItIpaIy "a
Russell Janney's thrilling OPP
eretta, "The Vagabond King,
based on McCarthy's romance,
which remains another week in
Washington after So weeks in
New York.
There are two more companies
--one in Chicago and the other
on the road, playing to record
breaking receipts. and John Bar
rymore Is preparing a play for
the screen founded upon this
careless laughing poet of the Four
teenth century.
Here is the Balm piece:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-15
CHEVROLET DAY
in INDIANAPOLIS
Factory Men, Indiana Deal
erS, Have Convention.

Today was Chevrolet day in In.
dianapolis.
Hundreds of factory represent
atives, Indiana dealers and their
bankers were assembled here for the
annual State convention.
Conferences opened in the morn
ing when factory men held a spe-
cial session with the indianapolis
zone organization headed by Charles
r. Lee. Sales promotion, advertis.
ing, used cars, accounting and. other
trade subjects were discussed at
other conferences.
II. il. Grant, head of the Chevro-
let sales forces, personally directed
the mass meeting at the Murat in
the afternoon.
At banquet tonight at the Clay
pool, Grant will outline policies
through which the organization
hopes to dispose of more than half
million cars.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-15

ture is one of the superannuated
peck measures that used to deceive
housewives. 1t was used as a sort
of funnel through which vegetables
and other commodities were dropped
into a paper bag. Mathematically 1t
was correct, Tucker said, but when
the merchant sold potatoes with it,
another angle developed. Potatoes
are large and there was a lot of
room between them, Tucker eX-
planned. Passage of the law requir-
ing that potatoes and other vege-
tables and fruits be weighed, he says,
has relegated this measure TO the
junk pile.
Cone Measures
Next. to the right, is a quart meas
ure which used to be the bane of
the shopper. Many grocers chose this
measure because it was graduated
for LIQUIDS and added a handsome
nroft when used in measuring cram
berries and the like. The craftler
merchant sometimes inserted a cone
in this measure, cutting its capacity
in two. as shown in the picture.
In the next two are represented
the well-known false bottoms, SUN
applied to measures by INSCRIPTIONS
business getters. Their use sub
tracts about one-eighth from the nor
NAL contents.
one of the cleverest devices ever
known to weights and measures
sleuths is represented in the next
article. a "hinged-bottom' peck
measure. BY inserting an apple OF
a potato under the bottom the CON
tents of the measure were deprecl-
ated accordingly. On house-to-
house canvas the fruit peddler would
hold the hinged bottom up with an
apple.
On the extreme upper right Is an
other accomplishment of the ola
time fruit and vegetable man. All ne
had TO do was insert. seven'elghth
hushel measure in full bushel. "A
nrototype of this measure stands at
the left of the lower row.
In front Of the lower basket is a
SCOOP once used by peanut vender.
For a nickel he gave scooptul anu
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-15

tional Rd. and Richard White of Co.
lumbus attends to the lower half of
the State. On their regular tours
Of investigation they carry more
than 500 pounds of tested weights
in their automobiles. Ever seven
years Indiana's set Of standard
weights is sent to Washington for
veriflcation by the Government
bureau Of standards master weights.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-15
CITY MAY GET
new INDUSTRY
Seek to Move Furniture
Plant From MooreSviIIe.

Efforts to secure for Indianapolis
a new industry employing $50 men
were revealed today by sale of
the Winchester Handle Company
property. 500 S. Harding St, to G.
A. Klingensmith, Fall Creek Man
ufacturing Company president.
Klingensmith is negotiating with
other officers of the Fall Creek firm
to move it's Mooresville furniture
plant to the city and double it's
capacity. If he succeeds, the enlarged
firm likely will be located on the
winchester property.
The Mooresville plant employs $50
men and produces living room and
special furniture valued at S750,000
yearly. Klingensmith purchased the
plant here from a Columbus. Ohio,
syndicate. 1t mas been idle year.