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Evening star., 1926-05-30
New York's Air Attack.

pire II New York were actually at
tackled from the air.
Here's what happened:
Shortly after O'Clock, by means Of
what the Army people call q 'Iisten
ing Device" the hum Of an airplane
motor was heard while the plane was
about five miles away from Fort Tot
ten and at an elevation Of 5000 feei
or more. Troops to repel an aircraf'
attack were called to their posts. a
battery Of ave powerful searchlights
each with refiectors so inches ~
diameter and with 600.0OO.0O0 candle
power electric light supplied by in
dividual portable generators. were
spotted around the fort. Field tele
phonic communication between the
commanding officers station and the
several lights and anti-aircraft guns
were quickly established. On quick
command, one after another. the big
searchlights were flashed into the SIX
as the hum of the airplane motor be
came audible to the naked ear.
Suddenly into one Of the powerful
beams there flashed a. tiny object
which looked like a silver firefiy
Then, at sharp command. every bean
Of light on the field was focused on
the plane and for Is minutes or NOR
it circled the fort as clearly visible
to the troops below as II 1t had beer
in a brilliantly lighted show window
on Fifth avenue. Its elevation and
speed were quickly figured by the in
tricate mechanical device the Army
uses. An antiaircraft gun crew
sprung to position. There was barb
which split the quiet night. a flash OF
fiame-and had real projectile am
not blank been fired the chances
are considerably more than even tha'
the plane would have crashed int
Long Island Sound, for the raider Wa
then within easy range OF the gui
which, In official tests, has shot doUi
many a towed aerial target.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Romance in Gay Livery.

CIDNEY OLCOTT, who declares that
- the day Of the costume motion pic
ture drama Is here to stay, sums up
the reasons in the following terse
apothegm: THE dreamer in every
man and woman has ever clothed his
romances in gay and colorful livery"
1t Is Olcott's theory that such
stories as "Ranson's Folly" which he
recently completed with Barthelmess;
Jeffery Farnol's romance Of the
Regency Period, THE Amateur Gen.
tleman." now in course Of production,
and 1.-THE Four Feathers" which is
the next story scheduled, lose some
thing in romantic and theatric values
when interpreted in terms Of the mod
ern day.
Olcott adds: Even the actor feels
the influence Of this. When he dons
the uniform Of a dashing soldier, he
unoonsciously feels the role; when he
wears the period costumes, he finds
himself emulating the manners of that
day"
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Screen and Stage Acting.

Nj AhIAhE1 FL l11NIEN OIL the
AA Marshall Neilan studios speak
ing:
"'Screen acting differs from stage
acting in that in the former one has
to actually live the part they are
portraying. while the latter merely
calls for acting ability according to
Blanche Sweet. at present starring in
Marshall Neilan's Diplomacy
when a screen actor is playing an
intense role he must work himself up
to a pitch where he is SO realistically
portraying it that even the scrutiny
Of a closeup only makes him the
more convincing Miss Sweet con.
tinues. I defy any one to give a
satisfactory closeup to the canny
camera unless they are actually feel
ing that which Is recorded.
Stage acting has many illusions.
Though you are not feeling the role
you are portraying, you can put the
quality into your voice that is con-
vinctng, you can gesture as you
should, but the audience Is not near
enough to know whether your heart
IS actually throbbing or not or whether
your eyes are sincere. One only has
to be good actor to put role over
on the speaking stage
Reading lines belongs wholly to the
stage. while the depth Of great emo
ton is part Of the perfect screen por-
trayal. concludes the star"
The role of Dora in Diplomacy" is
one of the most emotional parts ever
screened, adds Miss Ettinger.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Roosevelt's 8 Double.
MEN from every walk Of life h

MEN from every walk Of life have
been suggested as living doubles
OF Theodore Roosevelt to play the role
OF the late President in '"The Rough
Riders" which Paramount is TO pro.
duce. The following list includes some
who have volunteered or who have
been suggested for the trying role:
j. A. Nicholas Of Los Angeles. a car.
penter, who was actually a member of
the Rough Riders regiment; Frank
Hopper OF Los Angeles, q book agent:
Peter de Jesu. sailor at the naval
training station at Newport, r. l.: DR..
Judson Moshelle, a physician of In.
dianapolis; Rev. l.. William Homes OF
Roscoe. n. Y; o. b. Olson, a sea can.
tain; Prof. A. S. Eve, q college pro.
fessor Of McGill University. Montreal /.
eX-Mayor Davis Of Woburn, Mass: Ed.
ward Gabori, customs inspector al
Christobal. Panama Canal Zone: Re.
fugio Pacheco OF FL Paso, Tex, and
DR.. A. p. Montague Of Mercer Uni.
versity. Macon. Ga.
An award of $500 has been offered
by Paramount, through Hermann
Hagedorn, Roosevelt's bioera pher
who is writing the screen story OF
THE Rough Riders" for the first uer
son who sends in the name and pho
tograph Of the man finally selected
Hagedorn is now at the Paramount,
studio in Hollywood.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Seek New Faces.

THE Pathfinder Film Company Of
the California Studios. Holly
wood, has started Il search to obtain
new faces and personalities for the
screen, influenced by the fact that
there are at present in Hollywood
5 stars and approximately Is fea-
tured players who obtained their en-
trance into motion pictures by means
Of movie and beauty contests.
Instead Of conducting a movie con
test. however. the Pathfinder officials
will select the supporting players by
means of their photographs. on the re
verse side Of which the applicants
must give IL complete description of
themselves, what parts they believe
they are qualified to play and what
experience, IL any. they have had
Mary Philbin. Clara Bow, Gertrude
Olmstead, Mary Astor. Fay Lamptier,
Virginia Brown Faire and Alyce Mills
entered motion pictures and reached
stardom through contests, although
some Of them had 10 experience
before.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
CHESAPEAKE BEACH.

Chesapeake Beach, which opened
for the season yesterday. today will
continue in gala three-day celebra-
ton which will reach its climax to-
morrow. Special trains will be
operated to accommodate the holiday
crowds.
The boardwalk yesterday was
thronged with merrymakers, the
mermaids were disporting In the
salty surf, the amusement fairyland
was churning out merriment, and the
dancers were Charlestoning to the
rhythm Of Ralph Garren's Carolin-
ians. The bathing beach, under
management this year Of the Beach
Railway, has cut rates one-third
Dancing pavilion congestior has
been eliminated by rearrangement
Of entrances and exits. and Garren's
jazz boys play continuously, begin
ming at pm.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Elusive Success.

CTRANGE how fame and fortune
~ juggle with human life, with failure
always near at hand!
Georgia Hale was elected queen Of
the Chicago Pageant of Progress" in
1922, and with 1900 in prize money
she went to New York to start a
motion.picture career. Months Of
fruitiess searching for a part badly
depleted the $l,50Q. and with the re.
mainder Georgia went to Hollywood.
Fortune was kind and cruel by turns.
for while she got work almost imme.
diateiy as an extra, she broke her
ankle and lay eight months a cripple
without funds.
The first day she ventured out she
met Sternberg, who was preparing to
make THE Salvation Hunters" with
$4,000, all he could beg and borrow.
He offered her the leading role on the
chance Of getting paid later. and
Georgia accepted. THE Salvation
Hunters created a film sensation.
and as its leading woman Georgia
Hales name became known. Then
Chaplin made her leading woman. and
by the time THE Gold Rush" reached
the screen her career lay ready made
before her. She will be seen here in
1.-THE Rainmaker" this week.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
The Bowers Invention.
IF there is any modern innovati

IF there is any modern innovation
in which tho legendary magic of
our fairy tales lives. breathes and has
scientific being, it is the motion pic
ture camera. says a writer in the
Film Booking Offices.
And the newest and perhaps the
most amazing master Of camera
magic, he continues, and that includes
the manipulation Of the film after the
camera has done it's work, is Char
ley Bowers, inventor of the new
Bowers process" which will be one
Of the biggest surprises in the coming
motion picture season.
In his own studio in Long Island
City. which he built for himself with
his own funds, this young inventor
and his assistant, Harold Mueller, do
impossible things. They have mas
tered secrets OF space and time and
evolved something distinctly different
not by animated cartoons nor
through superimposition, but simply
by unusual photography and the sub
sequent use OF the new process in the
dark room. which gives startling ef-
fects in whimsical defiance OF all laws
of nature, and in fiat contradiction
Of that bromide statement that the
camera, like figures, cannot lie.
Not long ago Mr.. Bowers received
permission to photograph the Capitol
in Washington, provided he used no
actors in the scene. A little later.
miles and miles away, he "shot" few
feet of film of an elephant and also
of a donkey. Then he got busy with
his process and presently there came
a. political picture that showed a pro-
cession of elephants in stately prog
ress through pillared portico and
into the halls Of the Government.
while a troop of donkeys beat a hur-
ried retreat down the sacred white
marble steps. 1t was perfectly real
SO realistic, in fact, that It actually
provoked senatorial protest and in
quiry! A member Of Congress who saw
the film, which was not shown publicly
for political reasons, asked who had
permitted a Snowman to use his ami
mails in such a manner, and demanded
no repetition Of the desecration of
the Capitol steps.
Charley Bowers can photograph
any one and then show him doing
anything misunderstanding a tight
rope, sitting atop the dome Of the
Capitol or st. Peters In Rome or fly
ing blithely from the top Of the WOOL
worth Building In New York to a
tower of the new bridge at Philadel-
phias even IL he had never done any
of these fascinating things.
He can show q cat dancing the
Charleston-not an administration
cat, but our own flreside tabby--and
lion in the jungle powdering' his
nose. He can make the Statue of
Liberty bow to the Leviathan as she
steams into the New York Harbor. or
he can tie the Washington Monument
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Warniing!

THE Famous Players -Lasky Cor.
poration has been advised, from
several sections of the country, that
men are going around soliciting new
pupils for the second Paramount
School. All such individuals are
frauds, it is announced. No individual
has been given such authority.
The only legitimate solicitation is
in connection with the showing of
Fascinating YOUTH the picture
made by the pupils of the first school
which now is touring the larger cities
Of the country. And all screen tests
are made through recognized Publix
theaters, or theaters playing "Fasci
mating Youth
Evening star., 1926-05-30

into a double bowknot. These are in
teresting and surprising stunts, but
Bowers achievements are bigger than
merely playing with time, space and
the law Of gravitation. Should his
process he put in universal use, it
would he possible to eliminate the
building OF expensive acts.
The idea is not a wild dream. but a
perfect reality. supported by the con-
crete fact that Mr.. Bowers has re-
fused a seven-figure price from one
OF the largest motion picture corpora
tions for the exclusive rights to his
process. and that Film Booking
Offices has him under contract to
make a series Of Il two-reel comedies.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Introducing a Newcomer.

MISS RHEA DIVELY, new second
leading woman for the National
Players, will make her stock debut
here Monday night in THE Song and
Dance Man"
Miss Dively Is a Colorado Springs
girl and had her first acting expert
ence in the high school senior class
presentation of THE Tanning OF the
Shrew." Later she appeared in class
productions at Kansas State Univer-
sity and carried the feminine lead in
Tho commencement play. She fur.
thered her histrionic ambitions at the
Horner Institute Of Fine Arts.
Following this she turned profes.
sional and after entertaining at sew
eral soldier camps during the war,
she came east to New York to accept
{. stock engagement. She has played
Evening star., 1926-05-30
COLONIAL BEACH.

Colonial Beach opened it's season
yesterday. and the steamer st. Johns
carried a large crowd to the resort
on the first trip at 2:30 pm. The
steamer st. Johns will make another
trip to the Beach today, leaving the
Seventh street wharf at 3 am, and
again tomorrow at 8 am.
Colonial Beach offers varied enter
tainInent and amusement, including
saltwater bathing with a long, sandy
beach, fishing, grabbing and dane.
ing.
Throughout the season the steamer
will make regular trips to Colonial
Beach Saturday at 2:30 pm. and
Sunday at 8 am. as well as 40-mile
moonlight trips, beginning Tuesday
of this week at 7:15 pm. every
week day except Saturday, with free
dancing on the deck.
Evening star., 1926-05-30

stock throughout the East and South
and several seasons ago was with the
Richmond Players at Richmond, Va.
which company also boasted the
talents Of Adelaide Hibbard, now with
the National Players, and Lillian
Dean, character woman last year with
the National Players. She also played
In Atlanta with John Litel, who will
be remembered as leading man here
at the President Theater some sea.
sons ago.
Miss Dively is strictly an outdoors
girl when she can get away from the
theater. For the major part Of this
last Winter she took part In profess
sional swimming competitions and has
several cups and medals to show for
her prowess.
Miss Dively succeeds Kathryn Civ.
ney, who is leaving for Europe for her
first vacation in four years.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Ideals IN Pictures

, dent that they fully carry out the
Barthelmess tradition of idealisYn.
"Ranson's Folly" his latest picture
in Washington, from the celebrate
story by Richard Harding Davis. cor
tinues the BarthelmesS tradition. IL
| the story he exhibits his accustomed
spirit of self.sacrifice and sweet de
votion to the one and only choice ot
| his heart
Evening star., 1926-05-30
ARLINGTON BEACH.

With the arrival Of the new water
toboggan, the first Of its kind in the
history of Washington amusement
parks. it is claimed. Arlington Beach
~ prepared for its midseason stride.
Besides the large dance pavilion and
the bathing beach in particular, the
innovation Of installing at the park
at tho south end Of tho Highway
Bridge of a system Of ampiifiers.
strung along the bathing beach and
concessions, which will carry music
from the Arlington Beach Orchestra
throughout the park. are relied upon
to win the patronage Of those in
search of outdoor amusements.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
GLEN ECHO PARK,

Glen Echo is continuing a three.
day celebration today with all the
amusement devices running on holi-
day schedule, including the new Hum
ming Bird coaster, the caterpillar. the
carrousel, the midway. the shooter.
Ing so in all, turned on promptly
at ! o'clock and continuing through,
until midnight.
Additional facilities have been pro.
vided for basket parties in the large
picnic groves. and Happy" Walkers
new orchestra plays for the dancers
In the new ballroom.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
SOROROTY BENEFIT.

The young ladies' OF Phi sigma
Epsilon, one of the local high school
sororities, have announced u benefit
at the National Theater Tuesday
evening, June 8. when Little Miss
Bluebeard" will be presented by the
National Theater Players. The pur-
pose Of the benefit is to furnish and
equip the new studio recently acquir.
ed by the Phi Sigma Epsilon. Tickets
may be obtained at the theater box
office or OF any member OF the
Sororffv
Evening star., 1926-05-30
CHEVY CHASE LAKE.

The syncopation that emanates
from both upper and lower dance
pavilions at Chevy Chase Lake is
guaranteed to- be true blue jazz.
The Meyer Davis Orchestra, led by
Ben Levine, holds forth on the upper
pavilion. white hot jazz" right out
of the furnace is promised by the Peck
Mills Orchestra on the lower pavilion.
The'natural beauty Of Chevy Chase
Lake In the moonlight is always allur.
ing,
Evening star., 1926-05-30

From the role Of the Prodigal Son il
"The Wanderer" to the role of a mod
ern American jockey is bridging vaca
tions with a vengeance but William
Collier, jr., did it in Clarence Badger
Paramount production Of THE Rain
maker"
Evening star., 1926-05-30
LIE PARADIS.

Dancing under the stars to the
compelling syncopations Of the lie
Paradis Band on the Le Paradis roof
Is suggested as the ideal way OF end.
ing the busy day. Jack Golden will
take over the leadership of tho lie
Paradis Band next week. and Bert
Bernath. the talented violinist of the
Club Chantecler, will be the new lie
Paradis violinist.
A Summer program Of amusement
specialties, 1t is expected, will begin
early In Iune
Evening star., 1926-05-30
CHATEAU LIE PARADIS.

All the trimmings are promised for
the Might in Hades" at the Chateau
ie Paradis Tuesday evening. when
each member of the band will appear
in "a costume representing his indi.
vidual conception Of the Prince Of
Evil. Walter Kolk, premier enter.
tainer, will appear in a series of jazz
dance numbers and will also warble
several ballads.
Surprise night" is announced for
Thursday. with roster Of inpromptu
entertainers.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
MARSHALL HALL.

The steamer Charles Macalaster
will begin its regular trips today to
Marshall Hall. long favorite pleasure
resort on the Potomac. leaving the
Seventh street wharf at 10:30 am,
again at $3.50 pm. and at $3.50 pm.
On week days the morning trip is
made at 10 am.
Today'S feature at Marshall Hall
will be free dancing In the large
pavilion to music by McWilliams'
Orchestra. There are also score
of other attractions; large picnic
groves, carrousel, kissing bug, roller
coaster, bowling alleys. aeroplane
Evening star., 1926-05-30
SWANEE.IN.THE.AIR,

Swanee.in.the-Air the big dance re-
sort on the Earle Theater roof, an
nounces dance music by the Swanee
Syncopators. under Al Kamons, as the
featured attraction.
Thursday night, is Radio night" /"
for which Director kamons always
prepares a feature program.
1t is expected that n regular pro-
gram of specially booked entertain
nent will be inaugurated in June to
continue throughout the Summer.
Evening star., 1926-05-30

A. II. Woods announces the pur.
chase Of a mystery comedy, "Mr. X y
written by Joseph Szebenvel, a Hun
garian author. 1t will be produced
In the Fall.
Evening star., 1926-05-30

Russell Mack has purchased q play
entitled Lonely Wives" for New
York production late in August, with
himself in the leading role.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
KEITH'S-Belle Baker.

Belle Baker will headline the bill
at b. r. Keith's. Theater next week
The feature will be Mr.. and Mrs
Jimmy Barry. who will present Mr.
Barry's act. 1.-THE Scandals OF Hens
foot Corners"
Evening star., 1926-05-30

''The Star Gazer." by Howard
Irving Young, has been purchased by
the Stagers for production next sea
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Capital Side Shows

swings, and Fairgrounds for children
On the 10 ann. and $3.50 pm. trips
week days the steamer stops Az
Mount Vernon. On Sundays Mount
Vernon Is closed.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Copyright, 1920

Mary Blair will head the cast Of
'ueyond Evil" play by David
'rhorne. which went into rehearsal
Jast week. New York is scheduled
10 see the production in about two
uooks
Evening star., 1926-05-30

CLARE HUMMER. author of
'Pomeroy's Past" is planning
play in which her cousin, William
Gillette, will appear. next season.
Evening star., 1926-05-30

Lynn Overman will play the roll
created by William Collier in the
musical version of Nothing But the
Truth" which II. III. Frazee will pro-
duce in the Fall as a successor to
mo, No, Nanette:"
Evening star., 1926-05-30
EARLE-Bobby Heath & Go.

Bobby Heath & Co., will headline
next weeks bill at the Earle Theater.
The screen Offering will be Producers
"Eve's Leaves" starring Leatrice
JOY.
Evening star., 1926-05-30

Because of the splendid reception
accorded George Arliss in "Old Eng
lish" on tour last season, he Is being
routed to the Pacific Coast.
Evening star., 1926-05-30

THE Good Fellow" a comedy by
George 8. Kaufman and Herman j.
Mankiewicz, will be tried out by
Crosby Gaige at Asbury Park June
2l. Sidney Toler will play the leading
Evening star., 1926-05-30

The new play in whichs Bertha
kalich will be seen in New York next
season is announced as 1.-THE Diver
sions OF an Empress" by Louis N.
Parker.
Evening star., 1926-10-28
DANGERS LOVE GONE,
ATTACHE ENDS LIFE
Suicide After Gambling Loss First
Tragedy in Turkish
Monte Carlo.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPL October 2S.--
Yildiz Palace, once the home of the
sultans, but now the new Monte Carlo
of the East, has had its first suicide.
due to gambling caused by love for
beautiful Russian dancer.
Nicolas de Repasi, an attache or the
Hungarian legation, shot and killed
himself after having lost more than
5000 Turkish liras in the one-time
home of Abdul Hamid.' 1t is believed
the sum gambled away by the young
diplomat was borrowed money, as it
was known he recently sold certain
personal belongings of value In order
to satiate the eXtravagant tastes of
the dancer. reputed to he the most
beautiful woman in ConStantinople.
De Repasi, % years old, first saw
the dancer in a cabaret. She is said
to be the daughter of a high Russian
military officer and to have used the
excuse. of desire to travel to come to
Constantinople and join a local caba-
ret. De Repasi spent his entire salary
for months to satisfy the Whims Of
the dancer, but recently she transfer
red her affections to other weather.
admirers
Evening star., 1926-10-28
CENTER OF MAyAN
CULTURE IS FOUND
Lubaantun May Be One of
Earliest Civilized Cities
in Central America.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, October 2S.-The pos.
Sibility that the ancient Mayan city of
l1ubaantun may prove to be one of
the earliest Centers of organized cul-
ture in Central America is suggested
In report issued by Sir Frederic Ken
yon, director of the British Museum
on the work of recent expedition
there
Sir Frederic said that the archeo-
logical discoveries in British Hon
duras on the site of Lubaantun prom.
ised the greatest Importance in re-
Nealing the ancient civilization OF Cen
trail America. The discoveries We're
made by Lady Richmond Brown
Frederlck y. MitcheN-Hod@cs, cx-
plorerS, and Thomas w. r. Gann well
known Central American archcoiUgist
The expedition returned to England
o.! nrtnbor 3, carrying Il rare collec-
tion Of relics
Sir FrederiC'S report on the expedi-
ton. which cXcaVated Lubaantun last
Spring, says that the site is one of the
largest vet discovered within the area
known To have been the home of the
ancient Mayans. y preliminary sur
Ney of the site showed that behind the
final structures eXcaVated 4hcre were
still three periods Of other definite
architectural styles. which must carry
the date of the founding OF the city
back to the very beginning of the
MaYan civilization.
The earliest style discovered indi-
cateS that the builders were a prm-
tive people using stone tools. Pyra-
midS and hill terraces uncovered in
dictate that there must have been an
extensive population working for
many wears under strong central CON
troll. The fragments Of finely painted
pottery which were found also show a
highly developed art among the peO
pie. with a long history behind it,
The expedition also made extensive
collection of relics OF The ChibohaS In
dams. the ancient inhahitapts of Co
Iombia, a people who attained some
lpcn.pe of riyiliya+iOu