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VICTORY OBSERVED
BY COSTELLO POST
Legionnaires, Celebrate Full Quota
Enrolment With Banquet at
Racquet Club.

J." Costello Post of the American
Legion last night celebrated a 100 pei
cent enrolment of members for 1925
with a banquet and entertainment al
the Racquet Club.
y Maj. Daniel J. Donovan was toast
master Capt. julius l. Peyser, com
nlander of the local department of the
Legion, in an address. thanked the
members of Costello Post. to whicl;
he belongs, for their support OF the
department administration.
On the program of speakers were
Representative Johnson of South Da
hota. Representative Simmons Of
Nebraska Frederic William Vile
Watson B. Miller and Paul McGal1an
st. Patricks Players. who enter
tanned, included Luke Fegan, Royal
Foster, Cliff Cox. Stephen Fegan
"Spotty" Harvey and Anthony Hais
lip. Dolly Leishear's Humming BIRD
Orchestra provided the music, under
direction of John Chevalier, assistant
manager of keiths Theater, who also
presented Kin Carroll, Erma Calvert
and Virginia Phillips in novelties
Tom Murray was also on the program
Evening star., 1926-04-15
EDWARD c. WILMER
HEADS DODGE BROS.
DiIIon-Read Partner Is Elect.
ed President of Motor
Car Company.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 15.--Edward G.
Wilmer. formerly chairman of the
board of directors of Dodge Bros,
Inc, yesterday was elected president
and Frederick j. Haynes. who had
held that office. was named chairman
of the board. Mr.. Wilmer announced
that he would tender his resignation
as chairman of the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Co.. which post he has
held held since April, 1928, and take
up his residence in Detroit.
coupled with this announcement
plans for other sweeping changes in
the Dodge organization were made
public. The directors voted to ac-
dulre complete ownership Of Graham
Bros. affiliated truck manufacturers.
involving the purchase of the remain
ing 49 per cent of this company's COM
mon stock, and with this acquisition
kay Robert and Joseph Graham re
signed their executive positions ir
the Dodge Co.
Fhe rev president of Dodge Bros.
Is a partner in Dillon. Read & Co.
When the banking firm a year ago
purchased control of the large motor
company from the Dodge family. he
became chairman of the reorganiZed
concern. 1t is understood that he is
assuming the presidency in order to
take a more active part in it's affairs
and to apply the DillonRead policies
to its management.
Mr.. Wilmer first attracted attention
In the industrial world when he
handled the reorga niZation of the
Goodyear Tire ana Rubber CO.. for
Dillon, Read & Co Ills initial busi-
ness association was in 1911. with the
Schlessing interests of Milwaukee,
where he served as head of the legal
department of the Milwaukee Coke
and Gas Co. Later he became vice
president of the Newport Mining Co..
and vice president of the Steel and
Tube Co. of America.
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MOTHER AVENGES GIRL.
Shoots Man Who, She Says, At
tackled Daughter and Taunted Her

ID GLOBE, Ariz., April Is R).-Mrs.
Maud Edmunds yesterday shot and
killed Alfred Goodenstein for an al
legged assault upon her 11-year-old
daughter. She then surrendered to
the sheriff.
Mrs. Edmunds related that when
she forced Goodenstein with a rife
to admit the attack on her daughter,
he taunted her with the remark;
What are you going to do about it?''
He threw open his shirt. the woman
said, and dared her to shoot, and she
did
The alleged attack occurred at the
Edmunds home Tuesday night, she
said.
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SCHUMANN -HEINK IN BED
WITH LARYNGITIS ATTACK
Famous 64-Year-Old Contralto Can
cells Weeks Engagements After
Texas Illness.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, TEX, April 10
Compelled by an attack of laryngitis
to cancel all engagements for the re-
nlainder of the week and to remain
quiet in her room, Nine. Ernestine
Schumann-Heink was resting easily
last night.
Stricken last night after a hearty
welcome by members of the American
Legion. the 64-year-old contralto spent
a sleepless night, and after consulta-
ton with a physician at her hotel it
was announced that she had been ad-
vised TO remain in bed for at least
three days.
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CUBA PLANS SUGAR CUT.

HAVANA, April IS LP.--1f the
Cuban cabinet has it's way there win
he a curtailment in the production of
sugar during the next two years. That
per cent.
The action Of the cabinet is to be
taken by means of a bill to be intro
duced in Congress requesting legisla.
ton to this end, and it is believed
probable President Machado will
formulate a decree to prevent the
planning of additional sugar cane for
the next two years. The growers al
ready have offered to reduce this
years output of sugar by 10 per cent
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Bright colored smocks are being
worn as protection by office workers.
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1000 Miners Walk Out.

WILKES BARRE. Pa, April Is UP).
Ono thousand miners employed by
the Lehigh & Wilkes Barre Coal Co.,
at No. 9 operation at Sugar Notch.
went on strike yesterday in protest
against the company's alleged action
in running condemned coal through
the breaker during the regular work
ing hours.
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Bagdad Floods Abating.

BAGDAD, Irak, April 15 P).-
Floods which have been threatening
the destruction of this city because OF
the swollen condition of the Tigris
River are subsiding and the danger
now Is believed TO be over. Few new
breaks in the entertainments along the
river have occurred and dykes that
had been broken have been repaired
Strong winds, which tend to raise
large waves in the flooded area, are
continuing TO cause some anxiety.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
Girls Garb Weighs Pound.

PHILADELPHIA, April. Is P.--
Modistes here give 16 instead of
London's 30 ounces Of clothing as the
maximum for girls. A sheer chiffon
dress will weigh 215 ounces, slippers
8 punches, filmy hosiery less than an
ounce and undertakings ounces.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
STIRLING AT AMBOYNA.
Expeditions Plane Slightly Dam
aged During Voyage.

AMBOYNA, Dutch East Indies
April IS R.--The expedition headed
by Prof. Matthew Stirling of Berkeley
Calf, which is to explore Dutch New
Guinea arrived here today on board
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the Dutch government steamer Fomal-
hout. The airplane of the expedition
was slightly damaged on the voyage.
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Cotton Export Tax Banned.

ASUNCION. Paraguay. April Is
H).-Parliament has passed a law
abolishing the export tax on cotton.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

Nearly all of the prisons in Eng
land have been closed down in til,
last IL years in consequence of tn,
enormous decrease in the prison popu
latiOn
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An official reception Of the members
of the expedition was given by the
governor on their arrival here.
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A New Season .-.z
And a New Career

aspirant. you either can act or you
can't, and that's all there is to it"
y X X
Whether the lure of the legitimate
will be sufficient to hold Miss Brice,
as it did David Warheld, is a ques-
ton for the future. Mary Pickford
is about the only star who has left
Belasco and pursued career of sub
sequent prosperity. She had the
sense to recognize her talents for
motion pictures as superior to her
talents for spoken drama. A musical
extravaganza will inevitably be loath
to lose Fannie Brice, who could carry
a show singe-handed in the face of
a wilderness of empty tinsel and
inane absurdity. A hit for Fannie
will be sad blow to the glorihcation
cohorts. whose exhibitions she has
so often supported. If it is hit.
there can be little doubt that Fannie
will be quite content as business
woman for Belasco leaves trail
of lavish magnifcence in his list of
productions which makes it certain.
whatever else may be said of him in
attack. he cannot be charged with
the capital crime in theatrical Broad
way of being pinch-purse.
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Vaudeville Will Celebrate.

r +. ALBEE has Endorsed a plan to
As observe a vaudeville centennia.
festival year in America this COM
ing season to commemorate the Tooth
anniversary of variety in this coun-
try The plan took definite form
when managers and executives from
all parts of the country met to ap-
point the committees and formulate
plans for a big national campaign.
In December of 1925 in the city Of
New York at the Lafayette Theater,
Laurens, near Canal street. there was
offered for the first time in Manhat-
tan a real variety program, a coilec'
ton of divers brief acts, such as had
in previous years served as intefludes
between the acts Of legitimate pro-
ductions. 1t was an interesting and
important experiment. soon followed
by other New York houses, notably
the Mount Pitt Circus on Grand street
in 1927.
Those who gathered here for this
purpose included Marcus Heiman and
Harry Singer. representing the Or
pheum Circuit: 3. S. Moss, c. S. Hum
phrey of Chicago, representing the
Middle Western group of theaters;
Harry Davis of Pittsburgh. Robert G..
Larsen Of Boston. John F. Royal of
Cleveland. Harry T. Jordan Of Phila-
delphia, Clarence Waller. represent
ing the Proctor circuit: Walter Vim
cent. representing the Wilmer 4 Vim
cent circuit: p. Alonzo. representing
the Poll circuit Jules Delmar, repre-
senting the Southern circuit; Carl
Hoblitzelle. representing the Texas
circuit: NJ. Shea, Fred Schanberger.
Edwin G.. Lauder, jr.; J. ]. Maloney.
Mai. l.. f. Thompson and Mark A.
Luescher. -. ~
This season marks 100 years of va
riety in America and a gigantic cross
country celebration Of this fact Is to
he launched simultaneously from the
Atlantic to the Pacific Coast and car
ried out with an elaborate progra m
Of special events and features ade-
uuate to the occa sion.
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Palace Looking Up.

"THE boldest stroke of policy ever
to be effected in Washington
motion picture world will be revealed
to the Capitals theater-going public
today at Loew's Palace Theater,'
comes the thrilling announcement
from the management.
With a new and spacious stage
erected by master craftsmen, lavish
scenic and electrical effects. uniformed
ushers and pages and a multitude of
brilliant innovations, the Palace will
come into it's own as one of the Loew
chain Of de luxe theaters.
Louis X. Sidney. division manager
of all Loew de luxe theaters In the
East and Middle West, Is now in
Washington, giving his personal at,
tention to the details of the opening
today.
Under the new policy the. Palace
will be under his charge, and for the
Palace he will create spectacular pre-
sensations, for which he has become
famous in many cities.
The new service which will charac-
terize the Palace will be seen not only
within the theater but in the lobby,
where pages, courteous and eXpertly
drllieo' may ne Oh service W dtrlV Wig
and departing patrons. The ushers
also will appear in natty uniforms.
This announcement would be incom-
plete IL no mention We're made of the
Palace organ recitals. over which
Richard I4eibert will preside.
Four performances will be given
daily, the first de luxe show beginning
at las pm, the others at $50, Z and
nm The doors will omen TODAY at
2:30 pm. for the first show. which be-
gins at $50 pm. On week days the
doors will open as usual at 1890 am.
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EARLE-"Jerry's Piano Girls

A newly organized Orpheum unit
show Is announced for the week. be-
ginning this afternoon. at the Earle
Theater, together with a photoplay
starring William Boyd and Marguerite
de la Motto, entitled 1.-The Last From
tier" Cecil B. De Mile production
In addition will be included the usual
house features, orchestra overture
under Floyd G. Wheeler and accom-
paniments by Alexander Arons at the
console.
The outstanding feature will be pre-
scented by "Jerry's Piano Girls" with
Mary Washburn. directress; Dorothy
Dale, soprano soloist; Priscilla Hol-
brook first pianist. and Florence
Sheweli, solo pianist. all of whom add
novelty to a concerted program of
quadruple piano numbers.
The extra attraction will be the
Day and Aileen Revue, with Mildred
and Mary Washburn supported by
eight dancing models.
Others are Gibson and Price in a
comedy novelty with prologue, In
which the Orpheum Unit chorus also
will appear: Walter. Brewer, mono
logist. and Lester Calvin and Charles
O'Connor. offering I'm the Dark" a
skit by Harry Conn, assisted by Ann
Eesey
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PURPOSE of Reid Benefit.

THE Wallace Reid Memorial Club
L has announced that the benefit
which the National Theater Players
are giving for their organization next
Monday night is not for the purpose
of soliciting funds or contributions.
Absolutely no contributions will be
expected or asked on that night.
The club will profit only by the pro-
ceeds of the box Office, which profit
will be used for the furtherance of the
work of the organization in perpetual
ing the memory of the late actor.
Wallace Reid.
Those who attend the benefit are en-
titled tn membership in the club
Whose, membership includes many
who are prominent on the stage and
in the screen world, as well as sub
scription to the club bulletin without
charge.
The only obligations pertaining to
membership are that the members
assert their desire to have Wallace
Reids memory perpetuated by O re-
issuance Of his best pictureA
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COLUMBIA-"The Son Of the Sheik. "

M
A dramatic sensation" is promised
at Loew's Columbia this week, start
ing this afternoon, when United Art
lists present Rudolph Valentines last
nhotoplay, 1.-The Son of the Sheik.
sequel to his earlier picture, The
Sheik." =,
The supporting cast is headed by
Wilma Ranky, Hungarian actress. as
leading woman, and includes George
Fawcett, Montagu Love, Karl Dane
William Donovan, Bull Montana and
Agnes. Ayres.
Written by E. M. Hull as sequel
to her first novel of similar name.
1.-THE Son Of the Sheik" has been
adapted to the screen by Frances
Marion and. directed by George Fitz'
maurice.
1t is the thrilling tale of Ahmed,
son of the devil-may-care Englishman
who is the sheik, and his love. hate
and eventual alteration of Yasmin. an
exotic dancing girl of the desert.
whose flashing eyes involve him In
thrilling desert conflicts and episodes,
which eventually lead up to dra-
matte climax, in which Valentino as
the hero rescues the girl he loves from
desert ruffians and carries her out
across the sandy wastes to happiness
and romance.
The picture is made additionally at
tractive by fiashbacks from THE
Sheik," with Valentino and Agnes
Ayres repeating love scenes from that
picture.
A short-length comedy. the Inter
national news reel, a scenic study
and an atmospheric score and over
ture by the Columbia Symphony Or
chestra, under Leon Brusilof, will be
added features of the bill.
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Brooke Goes On Forever.

WHEN the National Players end
w their season Saturday night,
Director Clifford Brooke will begin
rehearsals Immediately of "Howdy,
King" the new Anne Nichols produc-
ton, which will have Minor Watson
and Kathryn Givney. former members
of the National Players, In the cast,
and which is expected to have its pre-
miere here October II.
Mr.. Brooke will then begin casting
and rehearsing 1.-The Dumb Bunny" a
new play by Carleton Andrews. and
Charles Hampden of the current Ma
tional company will be in the play.
Miss Nichols has returned from Eu-
rope with two additional plays which
she will produce this season with Mr..
Brooke as her general stage director.
He also has undertaken to direct 1sa'
dore Whitmark's new musical comedy,
Rose of Shanghai"
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Shirt Cuff ScenarioJ

THE shirt cuff scenario has gone to
\ shelf where 1t crowds the dodo
bird, hoopskirts and mustache cups.
A hurriedly scrubbed memorandum
iotted on the back of a menu card by
the director between the oatmeal and
bacon and eggs courses often served
Is years ago as the scenario for an
entire picture. Sometimes inspiration
came on the street car bound for the
lot, and then the shirt cuff became
the filing place of the scenario. Laun-
dries washed away thousands of dol
lars worth of ideas on the present
scale Of prices.
Today prepare ton of a story for
filming has become a highly special
ICED and expensive process and ranks
as one Of the most important parts
OF studio work. With this change the
writer has risen to- a comma nding
position in Hollywood. In some in
stances he Is treated with more def
erence than thef stars for whom he
prepares stories.
Often months and sometimes more
than a year are devoted to preparing
a. story for filming. and famous au-
thors are frequently commissioned to
visit foreign countries for stories to
be made into camera fodder.-Asso-
ciated Press.
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Sam Scribner Calls.

GAM A.,sCRIBNER. president of the
~ Columbia Adjustment Co. of New
York City. owner and operator OF
the Gayety Theater. recently visited
Washington on tour of inspection.
Mr.. Scribner, who conferred with
Manager Ira J. La Motto of the
Gayety regarding its properties here.
serves burlesque in capacity sim
liar to VIII Hays of the movies.
He is to visit each theater on the
circuit and will witness every attrac-
ton on the Columbia wheel" this
season. acting as censor OF objectional
features that come to his attention.
substituting new vaudeville acts and
raising tie standard of the enter
tainments.
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NATIONAL PLAYERS-"SevenK Keys
to Raldpate"

Opening tomorrow night at the
National Theater, Seven Keys to
Baldpate," said to be one of the fun
niest mystery comedies ever written.
has been selected as the vehicle to
send the National Players on their
way until another season rolls around.
Written by George M. Cohan, all
the unities one ever heard of are said
to be crowded into this tale of what
befell struggling author in de-
serted Summer hotel one night in the
dead of Winter. 1t has love interest,
mystery, heavy drama and compen-
sating comedy. Cohan had a sudden
touch of inspiration when he adapted
the play from Earl Derr Biggers'
story, for, with all these elements to
treat with logic and consistency, he
leaves nothing at the last curtain that
isn't applicable.
People who have patronized the Ma
tionalites throughout their 24-week
season picked this play for the sea
sons fade-out over about 100 entries.
so that the farewell week might be
laugh week at the National.
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Vincent Lopez Orchestra.

CCORDING to Vincent Lopez. the
"A young jazz maestro. his Casa Lo-
pez Club Orchestra consists, In effect,
of fifty pieces. since every one OF his
musicians is master, of four or hve
Instruments BY shifting they are able
to produce many effects and cover
very large range. The persistent en-
thusiasm and musical skill which
Director Lopez has impaired In the
training and direction of his orchestra
has won the admiration and respect
of the musical world. Each member
Of the organization Is declared . Ca
pahle aeloisG
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STRAND-The VOlga Singers.

Life in gay Vienna before the war
is pictured in THE Waltz Dream"
the charming romance offered this
week on the screen at the Strand
Theater. It is an Oscar Strauss
operetta portrayed by capable cast
of screen actors. Running through
the picture are the. strains of The
Beautiful Blue Danube" the popular
Johann Strauss waltz.
The stage offerings are headed by
The Volga Singers" a sextette of
all-star Russian concert singers ap-
pearing for the first time in Washing
ton. They are appropriately cos
TUNED and will entertain with selec-
tons from Russian opera and delight
full Prussian folk songs.
Others appearing are Harry
Hickey LIE Van. assisted by Miss
Lettie Bellies. In a. comedy skit en-
Continued on Second Page.l
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EDNA SOMEPS
Mutual
Trini Introduces Marimba.

TRIM, the Spanish dancer, intro
= duced to jazz jaded Broadway
something different in dance music.
A Marimba orchestra. Hurtados
Royal Marimba Orchestra from Sc
vile, a troupe of eight men, seven Of
whom play giant marimbas. while the
other plays a Spanish bass viol.
For the enlightenment of those who
have never met a marimha socially or
professionally, it resembles an over
grown xylophone. Two men are often
required to ma nipulate one instru-
ment. The tone is warm and resonant.
The music is particularly adaptable
to a tango and seems the proper me-
dunn for reproducing the colorful ac-
compartment for SPANS national
dance.
Every musician in the band Is de-
clared a soloist.
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For Beatrice Lille.

CPEARS of Roman gladiators, old
- trumpets. queer old Civil War
uniforms and other relics of a for
gotten day in the American ten
tyenty-thirty" drama. are being
resurrected to help Beatrice Lille, the
English comedienne. make her film
debut in Exit Smiling" the first
screen story of Marc Connolly.
Broadway playwright.
Most of these show car props"
were donated by De Witt Jennings.
a member of the cast. who at one
line managed a small-town dramatic
troupe.
The story has to do with trav.
cling "re-show playing tank towns"
In the New England States.-Asso-
ciated Press.
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KEITH'S-Trini.

At B. F. Keith's Theater this week
two European artists will headline
the bill-the first, the famous Spanish
beauty and dancer. TRIM. who appears
IN a new advertisement. assisted by
Louis Betancourt's Marimba Band.
with Alberto Gallo and f. Holt, and
the second. Arthur Pmce, premier
ventriloquist of Europe. who, with
Jim" will offer a ventriloqual scene,
Characterization" ~
Ben Ryan and Harriet Lee will be
featured in comedy. skit, "One and
Won Is To-" and others are Willie.
West and McGinty in a Panic farce,
House Builders: Frank Farron. who
is called 1.-The Dealer in Laughs:
Pasquali brothers. performing spec
tacular feats: Erna and Lucille Iver
son, two clever dancers, and the
Misses Stanton and Dolores will be
seen in Girl. Nevertheless"
The usual house features, Aesop's
Fables, Topics of the Day and the
Pathe News. VIII complete the bill
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Photoplays This Week
At the Photoplay Houses This Week.

CO1JMBIA-"Son of Sheik This afternoon and evening
METROPOLITAN-1nto Her Kingdom This afternoon and
ming.
PAIACE-"The Waning Sex" This afternoon and evening
Clause This afternoon and
TIVOL-You Know Women This afternoon and evening
Her Kingdom This afternoon and
WARDMAN PARK-Down o the Sea in Ships" This evening
CFNTRAI"Wanderng Footsteps This afternoon
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DOROTHYGISH
Ltncoln
Current Attractions.
At the Theaters This Week

NATIONA1"Seven Keys to Baldpate myserycomedy Tomor
BELASCO-"Abies Irish Rose" comedy. This evening
KEITHS-"Trini" vaudeville This afternoon and evening.
EARLE-Ophum Unit Show vaudeville. This Afternoon and
ming.
STRAND"The Volga Singers vaudeville This afternoon
GAYETY-"Mu Jefs Honeymoon burlesque afternoon
and evening.
Observation-Disclosures Maids burlesque. This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12

Plans are being rapidly perfected
for. the inauguration early next month
Of a new season OF special programs
for children to be conducted under the
direction of Harriet Hawley Locher
of the public service and educational
department OF. the Crandall Theaters.
This year. instead Of being confined to
Crandalls Tivoli Theater, these pro-
grams will be presented simultaneous
~ in Crandall's Chevy Chase Theaters
on Connecticut avenue near the circle.
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PALACE-'The Waning Sex. +"

"A new era will be inaugurated" at
Loew's Palace Theater. starting this
afternoon. according to announce
ment, when an entire change of
amusement policy will be made, with.
out any increase in admission prices.
Norma Shearer, the Metro-Gold-
wyn- Mayer star, IL announced as the
outstanding screen attraction lin. the