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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-04
M,KELLAR MAKES THREAT.

WASHINGTON, March 3-Senators
interested i'm the development of the
Boulder canyon dam project Were
told today by Senator McKellar, dem,
ocrat, Tennessee, that if they support
the proposal to lease Muscle Shoals
they will find opponents of that
proposition lined up against appro-
priations for Boulder dam. Senator
NICK ellar declared there could be no
assurance that after the government
had spent millions in developing the
Colorado river power project, cons
gress would not turn that over to
private interests as is now proposed
to be done with Muscle Shoals.
eff supporters of Boulder canyon
dam go over to the supporters of
this plan to turn Muscle Shoals over
to the interests" Senator McKellar
said, Il for one shall fight with all
the power of which I am capable
against spending one dollar of the
peoples money in developing Boulder
dam or any other DAM
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-04
FIRE IN sPRfNGr1ELp. MO,

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, March S-Fire
destroyed five buildings in the heart
of the downtown district here to-
night and threatened the large San
some hotel, adjoining. The loss was
estimated at $25OO00.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-04
LEVINE BEATS M1LL1GAN

(Bv Dispatch A. p. Wirol
NEW YORK, Mar. S.-Georgie Le-
vine of Brooklyn gained the judges
decision over the Scotch welter-
weight, Tommy Milligan, in IL
round bout here tonight. Levine
weighed 149 IL and Milligan 149 81.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-04
MORE or THE OLD BUNK.

: BALTIMOFE, Nd, March 3.--Floyd
Fitzsimmons, under whose manage
ment Jack Dempsey has said he will
fight Harry wills some time before
Labor day.. inspected Baltimore sta,
dunn today. The promoter declined
to say whether he was considering
it as a possible sight for the battIo
President William L. Norris of the
park board was out of town. Fitz-
simmons said he would return later
to see him. Places under consider.
ation for the fight, Fitzsimmons
said, include Philadelphia, Jersey
City and Windsor Onc.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-04
BERLENRACH SIGNS UP.

NEW YORK, March 3.-Paul Ber-
lenbach, worlds light heavyweight
champion, was matched today for a
ten-round contest with Johnny Risko
Cleveland heavyweight, at Madison
Square Garden on March 10.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-04
McLARNIN KOS sANGER

LOS ANGELES, Mar. S-Jimmy
McLarnin, Oakland, Calf, bantam.
weight knocked out Joey Sanger of
Milwaukee in the third round of g
scheduled ten round fight here to-
night.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-04

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fornia as condition of the effec-
tiveness of the act and limitation of
accrued water rights to states which
have made themselves subject to the
compact-we will have settled the
larger part of the interstate water
rights conflict"
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road Coup Upsets Capitol
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ture might be justified to save the
Investment of between $2,OOO,OOO and
$3,0OO,OQO on the case and to realize
their dreams Of a vast unified rail-
road system.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-04

of the ella at Florence where present
day capital and science is about to
reclaim thousands of acres of rich
desert land by properly applying ir-
rlgatlon water from the Coolidge on
the ella river, the Great Salt River
project that is made possible by the
Roosevelt dam, by Wellton Mesa
paved road, the balance graded and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-04

Andrews to Demand Teeth for Dry
Law" Headline. few wisdom
teeth might not be amiss.-Virginia
Pilot.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-04

capital of Arizona and it's largest
city, the metropolis of the richest
man made oasis known, on to Yuma
the Gateway city, where one crosses
the roily Colorado river on a beauti-
full, free bridge. This heavily used
automobile route has 125 miles of
derful page in the early day history
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-04
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ARIZONA Hoover

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story by Carey Wilson, now III
production with Colleen Moore.
"The Butter and Egg Man."
play by George S. Kaufman.
"Sport OF kings play by Ian
Hay Beth, an English racetracsE
story, which Sam Rork viii pre-
1t Gould Have Happened. 7
original story by Jerome Wilson.
"The Princess and The Per-
jurer," novel by Alan Hillgarth
which win probably serve a. q
Richard Barthelmess starring
walls Of Glass, novel by Lar
ry Barrette.
Not Herbert. play by Howard
Irving Young, q Ray Rocket pro-
ducti0n in which Ben Lyon. Paul
inc StarlSe and Virginia Lee Cor
bin are featured on the screen.
1.-THE Runaway Enchantress,
an original by Mary Heaton Worse,
in whcih Milton stills is starred.
said With Soap" Red Book
short story by Gerald Beaumont.
Glitter" novel by Kathering
Brush, which will be a feature
Richard Barthelmess vehicle.
THE Coward" remake
production.
Light OF Scarthey," novel by
Egerton Castle.
1.-The Prince OF Clowns" an
original by Arthur Edmund Carew
for Milton Stills.
In her report Mrs. Strauss says:
formerly 1t was just a good case
Of buying good material as soon az
it was published. Now, competi-
tive conditions usually force us to
purchase stories before publica-
ton, and plays in advance OF pro-
duction. The present tendency,
also in a number Of the big COM
panies, is to tie up with sources OF
literary material such as placing
writer's under contract to do a
definite type Of story for particu-
lar star-that is what is general
ly meant by an original story"
now--or financing stage produc-
tions as means of insuring a
first chance at the picture rights.
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tionably the finest piece Of the
atrical architecture in the world
came an unusual honor to Her
bert Brenon, the director. The
feature for the first week was
"God Save Me Twenty Cents"
Showing on Broadway at the
Rivoli was "The Great Gatsby."
Across the street was Beau
Geste." All were directed by
Brenon. No other director can
approach this for recognition,
Half way through the program
a screen, like those. used twenty
wears ago, was lowered and color.
ed signs were flashed, reading:
mo loud talking or whtstling
permitted! Ladies will please
remove their hats!" etc, etc.
Then came a few hundred feet OF
a picture made more than two
decades ago, showing crowds walk
ing along Fifth Avenue, Those
pictures were taken with
machine invented by Thomas A.
Edison.
A curious, uncanny rustic was
heard through the audience. Some
laughed outright at the reminder
of days gone by. Others chuckled
thoughtfully. But most OF the
distinguished first night gather
ing watched with grim expires.
sions, for their minds were swirl
ing backward through time to
that day when they saw their
first movie.
To me the incident brought
back a thrilling day when I pass
ed a nickel through a window
and walked into a tiny picture
house called the Unique" 4
has long since passed into history.
And I dare say that a similar
incident was recalled by every
adult in the auditorium. I can
still recall those first movies
Just as everybody else can. The
same "no whistling" signs were
there.
Those OF us who went to the
hundreds OF "Uniques' around
the country in those days were
better able to appreciate the new
Paramount Theater than the ger
-RRatieR RNY GgNNinE Nd. IN those
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PRANKISH BITS
STEM THE
TEARS

When Henry King. NSsctor OF
"2s5s Hours Leave" "Tol'able
David" "The White Sister" ana
other big ones. undertook the task
of transferring to celluloid the ~
nous Olive Higgins Prouty novel
and stage play, Stella Dallas" no
came to an early conclusion tha9
plenty OF comedy relief was nee.
essary to relieve the sterner dra-
matte moments ia which the story
abounds.
one OF the best bits OF laughter
in stella Dallas" was inspired
by b visit OF the director to the
fistic encounters which are
regular portion Of the weekly
entertainment Of Hollywood's film
colony.
al great deal OF amusement II
regularly accorded the spectators
&c these fights by d gentleman
with the knacl1 Of casting buck.
shot with unerring precision. BY
means OF some certain manipuia-
ton OF the tongue and lips. sting
ing pellets are constantly elected
from his mouth to land with un-
failing accuracy upon the tips
Of his neighbors' ears, provoking
great l1ilarity on the part Of those.
watching the victims discomfit
ure.
King, III his regular box at the
fights, derived much amusement
from this Glowing. and the
thought finally struck him that
HershoIt might utilize Jhe trick In
stella Dallas" which he does to
telling effect.
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days a lone piano player pounded
out popular tunes. often with one
hand, while with the other they
took a drink of water. In the
Paramount Theater the finest
organ that brains can build Is
heard. Every instrument IN
modern symphony orchestra il
at the command OF the Organist.
4 ~
In those other days you passed
from the street right into the
auditorium IL one should distin-
guish it by that name. Usually it
was a 299 seat affair-under 500
because the law called for a
greater tax on houses with 800
seats or more. It was hot and
stuffy. The seats were tiny
wooden things, uncomfortable. If
20 people stood in the rear, It
was a crowd and the fire depart
ment liable at any minute to
swoop down and summon the ex-
hibitor to court.
You walk into the Paramount
through a spacious, sweeping
lobby. Marble columns line the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-04
WATCH FOR SOME
EXCELLENT
DANCING

In 1921, pair OF acrobatic
adagio dancers came from the.
''FolIies Bergere' in Paris to fea-
tdre in the Passing Show"
They called themselves the Lock.
fords, and were preceded by wide.
spread propaganda depicting them
as dancers quite unique and UNI
surpassed.
Broadway smiled blandly. There
had been similarly heralded artists
in previous seasons and it had
been found judicious to take adj
vance eulogies with numerous
grains of salt.
However, for once the article
appeared as advertised, and
Broadway itself bestowed upon
the dancing Lockfords their title
Marvellous" Despite the thou
sands of eccentric acrobatic
dancers featuring in American
theaters today, the Lockfords
stand forth as supreme.
They danced for two seasons
with the Passing Show" then
were featured in the rather short
lived Rose OF STEAMBOAT" When
that production closed they re-
turned to Paris. whence they
came two months ago to make
their return to American vaIIde-
vile. With Paul Tisen's Orches.
ira they are touring the Keith
Albee Circuit. an attraction OF
outstanding importance.
II is not only what they do
although their lifts and aero
battles are incredibly difficult
Il the way they dance that makes
the Lockfords sensational.
S1loothness and ease in Per-
Torrance is their slogan. They
have keen appreciation Of the
dramatic-each dance is g. drama
Las beautifully acted as it is
danced.
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sides and q high ceiling makes
you dizzy with It's beauty. If You
do not want to pass into the an.
ditorium Immediately, there are
many 1ounging rooms, in one Of
which an orchestra plays. Flow
err and narvelously beautiful
drinking fountains are to be seen
and the chairs and divans luxuri-
ousiy comfortable.
You pass into the auditorium,
walking on rugs into which your
shoes sink. And with q grunt of
satisfaction you settle down in
an upholstered chair and are care
ried away when the orchestra.
leader lifts his baton and the
music begins.
The North and South Poles are
pretty far apart. but they are
not as far apart as the tiny pic
ture houses Of rs years ago and
the New Paramount Theater.
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In view Of the fact it is inter
csting to recall that Mr.. Soth-
ern's father, the late Z. A. Soth-
ern, did not wish his son to be-
come all actor and to discourage
such a course sent him to Eng
lard to study painting. The call
OF the theater proved too strong
to resist. however, so he returned
to this country and made his
stage debut here in New York
as the Cabman in Brother
SAM" in which his father was
then appearing.
After playing three months in
the Boston Museum, he joined
the late John E. Mccullough and
then went abroad, where he
played for two years in-Iondon
and the English provinces. On
his return to America he again
played with Mccullough and later
in Whose Are They" of which
he was the author.
Mt Eo0L&4EIII Was then SitSdBGu
for leading roles with Helen Dau-
vray and following that became
leading man Of the Lyceum The
alter Stock Company, where Mr..
Belasco was stage manager at
the time. During the ID years
he was with the organization he
appeared in such plays as "a
Scrap Of Paper" The Love
rewritten by Mr.. Belasco; Lord
Chumley, written By Mr.. Be
lasco and the late Fl. c. DeAiille;
1.-THE Dancing Girl" "a Way To
''The Adventures of Lady Ur-
and IAN Enemy to the King"
After the conclusion Of his long
engagement with the Lyceum
Company. Mr.. Sothern was seen in
'"The Kings Muskateers, . THE
Song of the Sword" 1.-THE Sunken
Bell" Drifting Apart" and then
made his first appearance in New
York as Hamlet. Subsequent APP.
pearances followed In Richard
Loyelace," IF Were King" and
The Proud Prince"
At the conclusion of his tour in
the last-narned play. Mr.. Sothern
became co-star with Julia Mar
lowe, with whom he played in 10
Shakespearean plays: Hamlet"
Romeo and Juliet" "The Mer.
chant Of Venice" Twelfth Night"
'Ths Tanning of the Shrew."
''Much Ado About Nothing" "An-
tony and Cleopatra, Macbeth"
"As You Like It." and 'Cynbel.
ine.'' In addition to the Shakes
perean plays they also appea''",'
in Jeanne DARE ''John the
Baptist" and 1.-THE Sunken Bell"
Returning to London after a "a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-04

years absence. AIR. Sothern played
there with Miss Marlowe in 1.-The
Sunken Bell" Jeanne DARE"
Twelfth Night Romeo and
juliet" Hamlet" and When
Knighthood Was in Flower"
Aside froh his subsequent ap-
pearances with Miss Mar1owe in
Shakespeare, Mr.. Sothern ha1 APP
peared as an individual star in
THE Fool Hath Said It in His
Heart" "Don >Quixote." "CharIe-
magne," "The Two Virtues" and
in revivaIs OF Hamlet" eff I
Were King" "Richeiieu." David
Garrick." Lord Dundreary," and
in the Iast-named played the title
role made famous by his father.
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Stoddard has probably given the
opportunity to more stage stars
than many other authors, hayN
ing discovered Cecil Lean, Nena
Blake. Ada Mae Weeks, Grace
Moore, Louis Groody. Hal SkeIly,
Joe e. Brown and Mary Milburn.
In petite Mabel Withee now play.
ing the name role in Miss Hap
piness'' he claims he has his
very best for this little lady
cannot only act and sing but
dances way above the average
prima donna.
Another pair who are making
hit in this latest opus are
Charley Williams, a peculiar type
OF comedian, and Peggy Hope, q
half pint lady, whom Baltimore
critics liked immensely. Then
comes William Gaxton, of Mu-
sic Box fame; May Boley, com
edienne; Arthur West, who stands
alone as a comic who can MARBLE
and the dancing ensemble.
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This report reveals that out OF
a total OF thirteen stories puf-.
chased for production during the
past six months four were orig
inals, three were plays, four were
novels, one a magazine short
story and one d remake.
In the six months period since
last April Mrs. Strauss reports
that First Nationals reading de-
partment has been reading on an
average OF 500 stories montn,
or total Of approximately 1000
q year.
And the result has been the
selection of the following list Of
stories purchased by the COM
pany, the group being fairly rep
resentatiye Of the 1927-192S pro-
auctions:
"Orchids and Ermine,'' original
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With the opening of the new
Paramount Theater - unques-
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SOthern : Belasco
Union Echo Of
Old Days

There Is = rich vein Of sen.
timent underlying David Be-
IascO's presentation Of ~. III.
SOtherrl III what Never
Dies q comedy BY Alexander
EngIe. lin the SEiubert- BelascO
TIIeater next week. starting
Monday. The reunion Of these
two distinguished figures In
the American fIleater b the
realization Of an ambition cher
fshed by both for many years.
Back I'm the days on the
LyceuIn Theater Company,
New York. Mr.. BeIascO was
engaged as stage manager,
advisor and general assistant
Of that famous organization,
which embraced 80 many dis
tinguished players. and also
aCtiveIY connected with the
LyceI1In School Of Acting. Mr..
EOtneI.n was leading man Of
the LyceuIn Company at the
time.
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DeIayed

Following its opening here
Michael Strogoff," the Univer-
sal Film de France productit n.
win open in New York in Febru-
airy. An elaborate musical accom-.
panfment is being devised by Ed.
ward Kilenyi.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-04
% MUSICALS;
STILL AT IT

George Stoddar author Of iss Happiness the musical
Polls written 20 successful musical shows
and is yet q young
he started away back with that classical Isle q SPICE
IN 1904 then Yankee Regent" Flo Flo Listen Lester
dust Minute" aJm "Town Gossip" "Go Co.. "Let
m Go Betty with Charlotte Greenwood; "Sha "China Rose
"Oh, Oh and many Others this last child Of his
brain he has topped all efforts
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Mexican Mood

Ken Maynard. First Nationals
popular Western star, mas begun
work on his next feature tenn
porarily called Somewhere South
Of Sonora Kathleen Collins is
again his leading lady.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-04
THE WAY MR.. HENLE
VIEWS IT
By MAURICE HENLE

NEW YORK, Dec "a humorous story going the rounds
about wenOwn actor and actress who married to each
years Came question of and the
decided to separate good friends however Since that
Mime fIa were cast onnosts aacb other and in the final reel
cinh and live happily after Now the
getting Of participating movie
weddings about rewed other in
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A GLITTERING RECORD
FOR MR.. SOTHERN

has contributed distinctive gal
ler stage portraits the American Iheater than f. Sothen
whom David presenting What Never Dies by Alex
Eng translated by Ernest Boyd in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-04
HEAVIER DEMAND FOR
ORIGINAL YARNS

Evidence that original story written directly for the
gaining popularity contained the made at recent
meeting Of First National Pictures Inc, by
Florence Stratus scenario editor of the company.
Smyrna times., 1926-01-13
SMYRNA BOY TAKES A BRIDE
Donald L. Ransom, Wilmington, Weds
Miss Mabel Eskridge, New Castle
At a Pretty Home Weddinp

One of the prettiest weddings of
the holiday season was that which
took place at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar c. Eskridge, Dalbv avenue
New Castle, on New Years Eve, Dec.
81, when their daughter, Miss Mabel
l.. Eskrdge, became the bride of Dom
aid LippincOtt Ransom, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James P. Ransom, of Col
hngswOOd, n. j., and nephew Of Miss
b. w. Ransom of Smyrna. The groom
spent his boyhOod near Smyrna. The
Rev. Zack w. Wells, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, officiat-
ed. Miss Vivian Moyle, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel MOyle of East
Second street, New Castle, a class
mate of the bride, was bridesmaid,
and James Wallace Ransom, brother
of the groom was best man. Mr..
Ransom, the best man, is a midship-
man, first-class, at the United States
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Nd cat
Dawning" was played by Miss Sara
Elizabeth Ransom, sister of the
groom. The bride wore a handsome
gown of peach tinted silk crepe, and
a cOrsage Of cream rosebuds. Miss
MOyle wore a pale blue gown and car
ried bouquet of pink rosebuds. The
home was tastefully adorned with
Yuletide decorations of mistletoe,
laurel and holly. Mrs. Ransom is a
graduate of the New Castle High
School and of GOldey's College, Will
mington, and since her graduation
from college has been employed as a
stenOgrapher at the Deemer Steel
Casting Company. The newly mar
ried couple We're given a reception
at the home of the brides parents,
following which they left in the early
evening for a few ways stay in Phil
adelphia. For the present, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ransom will make their home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Eskridge at New
Castle. The bride is one of the most
popular members Of the younger set
in New Castle. She is an accomplish
ed pianist, and active in the affairs Of
the Methodist Church. She is also an
active member of the Business Girls
Club Of the Y. w. C. A., and until the
recent election held the Office of treas
urer. She is a member of the High
School and Goldey College Alumni
Associations. The bridegroom is also
popular among the social set in New
Castle and in Wilmington, as well as
his home town, Smyrna. He is an
electrician, in the employ of the Pull
man Company, Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1926-01-13
TAYLORs' BRIDGE COMMUNITY
Fashion Show" Followed by an Ad-
Address by Mrs. ]. B. Cleaver

TaylOrs' Bridge, Jan. 12.-Taylors'
Bridge Community Association held a
very pleasant meeting Friday evening
the 9Th, which was much enjoyed bv
all present. After the preliminary
meeting and the school demonstration
the young people of the community,
under the direction of the Misses
KINNEY and Alfree, presented
Fashion Show" Messrs. Henry
Steller, LstOn Wheeler, Joseph Krim-
pei and Paul Severson dawned the
costumes to the entertainment of the
audience. Much credit is due these
young people for their hearty partici-
patton in the evenings program. Mrs.
j. B. Cleaver of Middletown, was the
speaker of the evening. Mrs. Cleaver
rs always warmly welcomed at Tay-
lOr's Bridge, not merely as an official
speaker but as a friend to the COM
mUnity's welfare and radiates good
fellowship to those whom she meets.
After her interesting address on the
most vital subject of the P. T. A. (the
illiteracy problem), ice cream and
cake were served and a social hour
enjoyed. Taylor's Bridge School has
entered the Savings Bank Fund 100
per cent.