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Has Passed Through the
Stages.
WAY back in the early days of TIL

\XAY back in the early days Of the
W movies George Siegmann was
villaining as earnestly as he is today.
Today he Is seen in one Of the fea'
ture roles in Poker Faces a Uni
versal Jewel production. Fifteen
years ago he was playing featured
role in "Mutascopes," one of the early
Biograph productions.
He has progressed from the green
est melodrama to the most intense
yellow of comedy.
In shooting Poker Faces" a high
power, electrically driven camera
noiselessly exposed the film as it sped
past the lens. The machine was
small and easily carried by one man.
But in his first picture Siegmann
acted before an immense camera that
ground and whirred like threshing
machine. AS the film was used,
giant perforating device cut holes in
i and cast them ont I'm a regular biz
zard of SNOW. The camera was an
Immense thing. weighing nearly a
thousa pounds.
Scenes weren't shot in bits and
n:eced together then as now, but the
Evening star., 1926-08-22

! in II. O. l.. One Woman" which will
open in Philadelphia the latter part
| Of this month under the management
| OF DR.. Louis Sunshine, who, with VIII
! A. Page, made the American adapta-
| ton.
Jack Hazard will have the princi.
pal part in THE Good Fellow" a
comedy by George S. Kaufman and
Herman j. Mankiewicz. which Crosby
Gaige will produce. The role was first
tried out by Sidney Toler. who has
since emerged as the negro prize
| fighter in Lulu Belle"
Dan Totheroh. author of Wild
| Birds is writing a play on the pri'
vate life of Salome OF .Iudea. whicr
is to be presented this season. A
| third piece by this young author,
ris has for early production. Pauline
Lords name has been suggested for
| the principal role.
| Herbert Fields. author of The Girl
| Friend" arrived in New York last
week from London with the manu-.
script of Peggy the musical come
dy which Lew Fields, hts father, ana
| Lyle d. Andrews will produce this
| season.
Edmond Syak, the Partisan theatri-
| cal manager with whom Arch Selwyn
is affiliated, will make his first visit
| TO America in October. While here he
| hopes to obtain American revues for
| presentation In his Partisan houses.
Fay Banter. who recently left the
Sour Grapes company. Is to appear
in "Parakeets." play adapted
from the French by Zoe Adkins.
| Bruce McRae will be featured. The
piece opens in Philadelphia Septem-
Der 6.
Beatrice Terry has been engaged
| for Saturday Night by Benavente
Z 1t will be the. opening attraction Of
the Civic Repertory Theater Company
| of New York October IS.
Joseph Sloane and Clyde Dilson
are adapting THE Awkward Age" a
vaudeville sketch by the latter, for a
musical comedy.
The Timid Soul" cartoons that
| have been running in The Evening
! star is to he made into a play. which
now is heing written by Fl. T. Webster
! and Will r. .Johnstone. The author
, calls this a comedy. yet there is as
| much Of genuine pathos as of humor
! in this wistful, irresolute little figure
| that wanders through the Webster
| cartoons. lodging countless terrors in
the junsles Of Manhattan life.
Another new comedy, None Other
! Need Apply" by a playwright not
named. is to be presented by Joseph
r. Verdi as a special reward for his
Interpretation of the Italian in "Ny
Country" that medley OF national
| concord.
| In one sense the production OF
"Quinneys" at the National Monday
night is a semipremiere in this coun.
try. Imported several years ago
from "A long run at the Haymarket ct
| in London. the piece was forced out
| of its New York Engagement after
several weeks run, due to a prior
lease on the house. A new York re-
vival is contemplated.
National Theater patrons are get.
ting ballot slips in their programs,
asking them to select the play for the
fnel week of the season. One auditor
suggested Romeo and Juliet" but
most OF the votes thus far indicate a
preference for comedy Some of the
plays mentioned have seldom been
heard OF.
Russell Fillmore. who will be i'm
ported for The Fall Guy" at the Ma.
toinal the week of August so. is now
| a prominent Broadway juvenile lead.
| He got little impetus toward that
goal by playing stock at Polls some
years ago.
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National Players-"The Fall Guy"

The Fall Guy" a piece whose title
suggests it's motif and one which
served Ernest Truck for a. seasons
New York run, will be the National
Players offering next week, beginning
August 80.
OF special interest is the announce
ment that Russell Fillmore. once a
stock favoritc here and long a popu
lar Juvenile in productions. will be
brought from New York to interpret
the name role.
THE Fall Guy" deals with a hen
pecked young husband who loses his
job, fails in with shady companions
and finally accepts an easy job. a we'll
paying job. about which he is suspi
cious and which develops to he that
o. a runner for bootleggers. His first
consignment of contraband finds It's
way to his own fiat. where. ironically,
a frequent caller at the house turns
out to be a revenue agent. Accident
ally the suit case Of illegal stuff is
discovered. opened and found to con
tain not liquor. but something In
finitely more serious.
How the fall guy gets out OF his
predicament is presented in alternat-
ing gusts of laughter and thrills of
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A Royal Return.

EDDIE CANTOR returned last Tues
- day from Hollywood. where he
filmed kid Boots" for Paramount. and
walked up the ConCOursc of the Grand
Central station, New York. leading
Mrs. Cantor and the FIVE little Can
tors. preceded HY George OlSen's
band. On the upper level Mr.. Cantor
was presented with Il set of gold
mounted golf clubs by Josephine
Dunn, one of the Paramount Junior
Stars, and Il delegation of beauties
from the Ziegfeld Follies presented
Mr. Cantor with enough golf balls to-
last him for two years. Enough flash
lights fared To remind an eX-sOldier
oI No Mans Land.
Evening star., 1926-08-22

There have been. Of course. sug-
gestions covering every type OF play
ever written. Mystery. melodrama.
farce. romance and even allegory,
the latter in a suggestion of Par
sifal." Tragic poetry, too. came In
for a slight nod in the form of
Romeo and Juliet" Some Of the
scattering preferences are for Way
Down East" THE Belle Of New
York" and ''Zaza-"
The final week of the National
Players season occurs next month
after a record season that, so far as
known, no other stock company has
touched. There will have been "a
weeks of Summer stock, the equiva-
lent almost of the regular Winter
road season in Washington.
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In the Spotlight

PETTY COMPTON is withdrawing
from american" to appear IN
the new Gertrude Lawrence musical
comedy, produced by Aarons &
Treedley.
Eehearsals started last week for
the A. IT, Woods production, -
Woman Disputed Among Men, star
ring Lowell sherman.
Another Day" by William !, Perl
man. author of My Country, VIII
have it's first showing at Atlantic
CITY late in September.
Richard Herndons Treat Elm
Rough" is to he put in Chicago ahead
of New York. Its cast is headed by
Genevieve Tobin and George Gaul.
Georgia. O'Ramey. Ruth Tester and
William Sully have been engaged Tor
the Philip Goodman musical show.
THE Ramblers," in which Clark and
Mccullough will eppear.
A. F. and r. R. Riskin announce
new comedy called Helen Comes
Through" by Gladys Monroe. The
niece will open late in the Fall.
Joe r.. Brown has been engaged by
Louis F. Werba for the principal
comedy role IN Twinkle. Twinkle.
His latest appearance was in cap
tain Jinks.
Jacques Deval. the French play
wright. arrived in New York last week
and will direct the rehearsals of his
play. The Cardboard Lover" starring
Laurette Taylor.
The Adorable Liar" Edgar Sci
wyn's first reproduction of the sea
son, will have its premiere a week
hence in New York. with Dorothy
Burgess in the title role Henry Ste
rhenson will replace John Miltern In
the cast. which remains unchanged
otherwise.
William l.. Friedlander has engaged
Arthur BYRON as the featured player
with Frances Starr in The Shelf,
which opens next Friday in New
York. This producer Will begin re
hearsals this week also OF The
Winged Messenger" drama of four
teenth.century France. by John Hun
ter Booth.
Winthrop Anes will produce This
Escape" the latest play by John Gals
worthy. The piece made a big hit
in London recently.
Fred and Dorothy Stone and their
company started rehearsals last week
in New York of the new musical
comedy, "Criss. Cross" TO be. presented
by Charles Dillingham; the first week
in October. Its music is by Jerome
Kern. and the book and lyrics by
Anne Caldwell and Otto Harbach.
PAY to Bearer" originally called
"I Can't Bear It." is in rehearsal In
New York 1t is a farce comedy by
Russell Medcraft. and Norma Mitchell.
Laura Hope Crews. Alison Skipworth.
Reginald Owen, Thurston Hall. Veree
Teasdale and Shirley Booth are in
the cast.
Gertrude Vanderbilt has been en-
gagged for the leading feminine role
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Suggestions Invited.

THOUGH the National Players ap-
parently have demonstrated an
intuitive knowledge OF what the
public wants, ballot blanks are being
distributed with the programs at
the theater upon which patrons are
asked to name the play preferred for
the last week of the stock season.
The plan was inaugurated week
ago and 30 per cent of the blanks
distributed have been returned to
the box office.
Washington is strong for farce
and light romance. That much is
indicated by the first weeks returns.
70 be accurate. the ballots thus far
are overwhelmingly in favor Of
comedy romance.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
MARSHALL HALL.

The steamer Charles Manchester
makes three trips daily and Sunday
to Marshall Hail leaving the seventh
Street Wharf dail! at ~ am, $50 and
645 pm. and Sunda" at 1890 am.
230 and 6:45 PIN.
Marshall Hail offers an ideal !oca-
tion fov all-day and evening family
outings, with picnic groves, tables.
benches and Fairgrounds for the kid
dies and a score or more fun features.
including thrilling rides on the aero
plane swings, roller coaster and kiss
ing lug, Other attractions are the
caroussel, Venetian swings, crazy
house. bowling alleys. penny arcade.
shooting gallery and free dancing in a
large pavilion to music by McWil-
liamS' Band.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
COLONIAL BEACH.

Saltwater bathing. fishing, crab.
binC boating, canoeing. dancing and
other popular attractions are avail
able at Colonial Beach, just 10 miles
from Washington and reached by a
daylight ride aboard the steamer st.
johns. with free dancing on the dance
deck to music by Sokolovs Band. The
steamer makes TWO trips every week
to Colonial Beach, leaving the Seventh
Street Wharf Saturday at 2:3O pm.
and Sunday at am.
Every evening, except Saturday and
Sunday, the St. Johns leaves at 7:lo
o'clock for a pleasant 40-mile moon
light trip. returning to the city about
Evening star., 1926-08-22
CHATEAU LIE PARADIS.

High.speed funmaking by Freddy
SlaZor and Cy Adelman provide an ef-
lective part of the evening of enjoy
ment at the Chateau LIE Paradis They
serve the newest tricks in vaudeville
and harmony. The sentimental is
strictly banned and the frivolous
stressed.
The Chateau lie Paradis Band, led
by Phil de Williams. plays dance
music of the highest standard in
color, harmony and Zest, with fox
trot numbers and graceful waltz num-
hers nrominent features.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Capital Side Shows
SWANEE.IN.THE-AIR.

A surprise program of vaudeville
will be presented at Swanee-in.the-Air
every evening Of next week. While
names Of performers are not forthcom-
ing, Manager Campbell announces that
they will include some of Washing
toms most popular entertainers in
both dance and song numbers. with
comedy and jazz strongly stressed.
The vaudeville stunts will be supple
mented by the doings Of Martin Reu-
ben, special Summer entertainer.
And jazz Of the Swanee Syncopators
will be there for dance lovers.
In case Of sudden showers the
Swanee frivolities will be transferred
to the big Swanee ballroom under the
Earl Theater
Evening star., 1926-08-22

players acted the whole play in front
of the camera just as they would on
the stage. Arc lights, kleig lights.
mercuries and spot lights were yet to
be utilized for motion picture work.
Even interiors were filmed ,by sun
light brought onto the set by an in
genious arrangement of mirrors.
Siegmann naturally prefers the
modern method. 1t is more rigid in
Its requirements, but the entertain
ment result is nearer perfect, he says.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
LIE PARADIS ROOF.

to lie Paradis RooY Garden gayeues
by Bert Bernath. star violinist. who
has conceived the idea Of transmit.
ting the newest songs into French and
German. The innovation has regis
tered a hit. The Le Paradis Singing
Trio, consisting Of Bert Bernath, Jack
Powers and Anthony Morella, pre-
sents a string OF clever numbers every
evening, and Director Jack Golden OF
the lie Paradis Band provides a group
Of new orchestrations and new dance
compositions.
Plans for the formal Fall opening
Of IIe Paradis are now in progress.
Evening star., 1926-08-22

The return to the screen Of Sylvia
Ashton. popular Aim mother as a fea-
tured player III Dancing Days" Is a
recent announcement. Miss Ashton's
last appearance was in Won Stroheim' 3
Greed" after which she announced
her retirement
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Coming Attractions

excitement. Throughout a heavy vein
of humor runs and. not to forget, a
love interest. that sort of thing which
makes successful comedies.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
CHESAPEAKE BEACH
ON THE BAY

RATHING. DANCING AND All.
AMUSEMENTS-MII.E BOARDWALK
Round trip: Adults, sec; children. :5c.
Sundays, holidays, adults 81 children: ooc.
saturday-l0, II so. go, 3:25. g.. 9.
sunday-0 80. 1890. IL 80. >, 3 :06. 4 AS. 8.
other days-l0. Ii 80, ESQ. o:40. !. Fre-
oyent trains returning
Evening star., 1926-08-22
KEITH'S-Mlle. Odali Careno.

Mile Odali Careno a grand opera
dramatic soprano of international
fame will head the bill at Keith's next
xrooly
Evening star., 1926-08-22
CHESAPEAKE BEACH.

Chesapeake Beach, the Maryland
hay resort, reports excellent bathing.
snappy dancing, brisk fishing and Il
good time being had by all. Several
thousand vacatIon;sts are enjoying the
bayside attractlons.
The Beach is unique. in that all it's
amusements are built over the water
the derby racer. the merry Go-round,
thu bowling alleys, the billiard par
lors, the paddle booths, etc. A mile
boardwalk also skirts the water palal-
lei to the shore. Ralph Garren and
his Carolinians furnish music on the
dancing pavillon. The picnic groves
are cool ard shady ard command an
excellent view OF the bay.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
STRAND-Harry Rose.

Scheduled to appear at the Strand
Theater next week are Harry Rose.
popular songster and comedian. in
''The Broadway Jester; Cafe Madrid,
offering tango and Apache dancing.
with appropriate music, billed as THE
Spanish Singing and Dancing Revue;
Ann Lemeau and Elsie Young in
"Gossiping Gabfest," a unique skit by
Carl Mccullough. and the King
Brothers, gymnasts, in The Act Diff
ferent.'
Evening star., 1926-08-22

EARLE-Vaudeville and Pictures.
The Earle Theater next week will
offer as the photoplay attraction First
Nationals production, Miss No
body" starring Anna Q. Nilsson.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
DANCING.

PROF. AND MRS l.. A. AtHER STUDIO
iiS7 10Th 81 NV Classes Nor. Fri. To
ii nm with orchestra PRIV. lessons ~
appointment. FIR. S561. Esl 1900 3oe
DAXyIc0NSC Teach you to dance cor
DANlSOLN - rectly in a few lessons.
PROF MRS strictly private any hour.
l3cp NJ 81 NV Glass d aHce SATURDAY
Main 1882 evening with orchesthA.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
CHEVY CHASE LAKE.

The Capitals cutest pickaninnies," :"
Robert Wheeler and his little sister
Hilda, are announced at Chevy Chase
Lake for Specially night" next We'd
nesday evening. These tiny chocolate
colored dancers are ranked among the
most popular in the CapAI. Robert
is years old. while little sister Hilda
Is Kindergarten.
Meyer Davis dance music is fea-
tured on both upper and lower dance
povilions. led by Ben Levine in the
upper pavilion and by Tommy Thomp-
son in the lower pavilion. Vaudeville
specialties are provided by Ben Le
Vine and RaY kendriCk.
Evening star., 1926-08-22
Outdoor Amusements
GLEN ECHO PARK.

Glen Echo Park, the big free-admis-
sion outdoor amusement resort, Of
fers something for everybody. on the
"pay-yourmoney- and take e-your-choice'
PLAN
The attractions include the Hum
ming Bird, with 1000 feet of thrills:
the Whip. Old Mill, Caterpillar. Mid
way. etc. ali likewise thrilling and
amusing.
Week nights Happy Walker and his
orchestra will be found in the large
ballroom catering to the dancers from
$50 until closing time.
Evening star., 1926-10-16
statesmen URGING
UNIFORM CONTRACT
Say Adoption of a Standard
Form Would Aid Realty
Business Here.

Every effort is being made by the
Gales managers division of the Wash
tugton Real Estate Board. in conjunc
ton with the executive committee OF
the board, 10 bring about the estab
uShment OF a standard sales contract
The purpose OF this endeavOr on the
part of the division is to so regulate
contracts with regard to the sale OF
property in the District Of Columbia
that there will he established here a
definite form which will be equitable
not only to real estate men but also to
the purchaser and seller Of the prop.
erty
The sales managers division feels
that with the establishment of def
mite form Of contract the general pub.
lie Will be imbued with confidence by
reason Of the fact that they will feel
the contract into which they are about
10 enter will be the SANE as entered
estate from members of the real estate
board.
a considerable amount of time has
been devoted to this phase of better.
ing the local real estate field by mem
bers of the sales managers division,
and Joseph y. Herbert. jr., who has
had this matter in charge
A meeting Of the sales managers
last Tuesday. at the Lee House, the
recommendations by Mr. Herbert
were thoroughly studied. and it is
hoped that within a short while a
new form Of contract Will be recon-
nendeL
Evening star., 1926-10-16
REAL ESTATE BOARD
TO ENLIST Statesmen
Cooperation Sought Through AS.
sociate Division, M. P. Canby.
Chairman, Announces.

The associate division of the Wash.
ington Real Estate Board will en-.
deavor to make the coming year one
OF the most active since it's formation.
M. =. Candy. newly elected chairman
or this division, announced at a re.
cent meeting Of the sales managers
DIVISION that he was going to make
arrangements for the cooperation of
all members of this division and the
acllVe members, for the purpose of
getting all statesmen employed in Of
fees of members of the board to be-
come associated with the board and
take an active interest in the work of
the organization.
1t is expected that Mr.. Candy will
call meeting soon to outline his
plans in this regard
Evening star., 1926-10-16

basis for 1925, and Is the largest in.
crease in the taxable basis in Balti.
more's history.
The Appeals Tax Court, in comput.
ing the taxable basis of the city for
next year, has increased the assessed
value Of securities more than any
other item on which taxes are levied.
The increase in the real estate basis
totals $5S,282, $50. The increase in the
securities basis is $6O,923,200
Evening star., 1926-10-16
BALTIMORE TAX BASIS
LARGEST IN HISTORY.
Real Estate, Securities and Per.
sonal Property Assessed at
$1,79S,227, 1862.

BALTIMORE, October 9.-The as
sessed value of all property in Balti-
more city, real estate. securities and
personal, is $1.798,227. 1862.
That is the amount the city will tax
in 1927 to raise the revenue to run it's
government. It is an increase Of
S140.242 $50 over the city's taxable
Evening star., 1926-10-16
Will Study Gas Mask Making

Capt. l.. l.. Woolard of the District
Fire Department was authorized by
the Commissioners yesterday to go to
Pittsburgh to study the manufacture
of gas masks at the Federal Bureau
Of Mines in that city. The course will
take about 10 days. An appropriation
of S85 was authorized for his expenses.
Evening star., 1926-10-16
SALES MANAGERS SET
MEETING FOR TUESDAY
Important Business to Be Trans
acted at Luncheon in
Lee House.

The sales managers division Of the
Washington Real Estate Board will
hold a luncheon meeting at the Lee
House on Tuesday at 1870 o'clock.
The sales manager members of this
organization are requested by Charles
II. Hillegeist, chairman, to be present
to discuss a number of important mat
ters.
Ralns and floods caused great losses
TO farmerS of .JugOSlaNia this YEAR
Evening star., 1926-10-16

Open for inspection daily. 8 A.
M. to 9 p. M. One Of our repre-
sentatives wili drive you out If
YOU Uish.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

All Brick.
6, z and 8 Rooms.
Open Fireplace in Spacious
Living Room.
Full-Size Dining Room, with
French Doors.
Fully Equipped Kitchen,
with G 9 n u inc Inlaid
Linoleum on Floor.
Large Breakfast Porch.
3 and 4 Handsome Bed
rooms, with Deep Closets.
Two Tiled Baths, with
Shower.
Linen Closet, Cedar Closet.
White and Mahogany Wood
work.
Inclosed Sleeping Porch.
Built.in radio outlets.
Daylight Basement.
Laundry Trays, Servants
Toilet.
Hot-Water Storage Heater.
Built.in Garage.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-24
OPPORTUNE time
BUY farm LANDS
IN NORTHWEST

HELENA-Industria lines Of bust
ness in the eastern cities have felt
the stimulus Of cheap money and the
wide demand for their production
cannot be expected to be maintained
on the basis of present output. This
will mean that the next year viii he
an OppOrtune time for men Of mod
crate means from eastern cities to
buy and settle agricultural lands in
the Northwest, Chas. A. Heath, man.
ager Of the seed department of Hales
and Hunter of Chicago, writes the
state department of agriculture.
Mr.Heath says that the time of
reaction is near. One may reason
ably expect a flow of the population
from the business centers of the coun-
try. eve can see signs of this in
the economic Infringement of labor,
e. g., in the case of the Ford plants,
where they are Topping eff by scores
the high salaried men, and depart
ment men, and curbing expenses down
to the lowest point. These people
must seek occupation of some kind,
! and they must also be fed in what
ever line of work they are in,' Mr..
Heath writes.
Montana has been fortunate above
many states this season in her agri-
cultural and industrial returns, anG
we hope that your crops for this sea.
son will presage more abundant ones
next year. This may well be antici
pated from the heavy snowfall thai
has already set in over your noun
tains and plains"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-24
FORECASTS AID materially
in THE CONTROL OF FOREST BLAZES

MISSOULA-That weather bureau
forecasts of dangerous forest fire
weather have greatly aided in fire
control throughout the forests of the
West, is indicated in the annual re-
port of Chief Forester w. B. Greeley
to the secretary of agriculture.
These special warnings Of forest
fire weather were provided for the
Pacific coast and Rocky mountain
regions during the past fire season
and will be extended next fall to the
Lake states and the Northeast.
In discussing the effectiveness Of
the forecasts in fire control, the for
ester pointed out that through adj
vance notice of bad forest fire wealth
er fewer man-caused fires can be ex-
pected, as people will be more on
their guard, in spite of the increased
hazard which attends greater use Of
the forests. To make it's forecasts
more accurate and of the greatest
possible benefit, the weather bureau
in cooperation with the forest SER
vice, state ~fOresters, and various for
estry organizations is establishing
numerous additional observation sta
tiOns.
Over the area covered by the
weather bureau during the past year
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-24

company will build 41k-mile electric
line to quarries, and spend $25O,OOO
in improvements.
New $5,OOO,0OO Gibson dam on Sun
river will back water six miles, and
irrigate $4,000 acres.
Harlowton-New creamery being
established here.
Harlowton-New high school audi
forum, seating 700, opened for S
Libby-Kootenai Valley Products
company forms $35O,OOO corporation
to develop ZOnolite mineral industry.
Conrad-Carload of horses shipped
from here recently.
Butte-National Wool Growers as
ISOLATION to hold annual meeting here
January 20-22.