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The Washington times., 1926-10-16
WAYBURN GETS
THE BLAME
AND CREDIT

Ned Wayburn, who produced
some of the best editions of the
"Follies' and many Broadway
musical comedies, was shown the
first step in the Charleston by
young colored boy brought to him
by Sissle and Blake, the authors
and composers Of Shuttle Along"
the first Of the recent stream or
negro musical shows.
'They told me-" said Mr.. Way.
burn, "that l could do what !
wanted with the step in return
for the help had given them In
their production. With this sim
pie step. the characteristic
Charleston, as a foundation. we
developed in the New Wayburn
studios the dance as it is known
today. There are more than 70
variations. including the ballroom
movement we built on the funda-
mental step which the, colored lad
demonstrated.
Later Sissle and Blake wrote
the music for the dance. which
they dedicated to me and which
is played all over the world. At
present London, Paris and Berlin
are as enthusiastic over the
Charleston as the hundreds of
groups OF street urchins who
"hey-dey" on the sidewalks of
Broadway.
''I have never In my % years
Of experience with the stage and
the dance known a step which
has come into such unrelenting
popularity and which promises to
outlast the majority OF steps
which are prevalent today.
1.-THE Charleston has rhythm
which expresses the present fever.
ish restlessness and which per-
mits a beneficial psychological
venting Of the turmoil In the av-
erage human beings subconscious.
ness. That Is why predict for
1t a continued furore of popular.
ity. And while there have been
those who denounce 1t as Inn
moral, their denunciations have
come from ignorance of the char
acter of the real Charleston.
which demands that participants
stand at least six inches apart.
It is no dance for telephone
booths and overly-crowded floors
Mr.. Wayburn's Variety Show"
opens at the Earle tomorrow for
weeks engagement.
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
AL JOLSON FOR
POLLS SOON IN
big BOY"

Al Jolson. worlds greatest en-
tertainer, is coming shortly to
Polls in his new musical show.
''Big Boy" which has been hailed
as the biggest success of his
career. His grooming songs and
sparkling stories are more popular
than ever.
In big Boy" he plays the role
Of negro stable boy who Is
bullied around the old planta.
ton. but who finally rides the
winner of the Kentucky Derby
in the most thrilling stage race
ever produced.
He runs the gamut Of comedy
and pathos in his latest vehicle.
end in a flashhack to the days
of 1870 he sings a group Of spir-
ituals, surrounded by an octet
Of co1ored jubilee singers.
There are IA scenes in big
Boy" including the old Bedford
platation, the Churchill Downs
race track, the Jockeys locker
room, the garden fete. the Louis.
vile cafe, the Hunt Ball, and the
running Of the Derby The per-
sonnet of the company totals 100
people, and reveals a youthful
chorus Of beautiful girls from the
sunny Southland.
Prominent in Mr. Jolson's sup.
porting cast are Owen Martin,
Franklin Bate. Mary Adams,
Hugh Banks, Colin Campbell,
Ralph Glover. Sam Critcherson.
Betty Bowman, Grace Eline, Will
liam Thorne, frankie James.
Isabel West, George Gilday, VIII
liam Bonelli, George Andre. Cor
othy Rudac, and Frank Holmes.
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
s.:sSs:Ss In EUerybody's Confidence $500;
THE GATE-POST
s:.sg.zE.x"x'r Rv Harold Phillips "ssc:x"s':x:cs
By Harold Phillips

gossip defamng "our road saying she's far
less like her former self than the Of melody fame SO
the T. p R. A. to put on the SHOES
of truth and chase this canard to its DOOM The r T. A.
agents prestige degree he welcomed in newspaper
Offices backaced to pulp which eventually
to the paste pots for copy readers.
the theatrical profession in
quarrel with the motion
picture industry closely allied the theatrical but we feel
theater mrepresente and that as necessary
the life of the nation its schools and churches
TPROA from the road devastating
as the rumo steps the speaking theater to its
once pristine popularity. Not much chance.
The Washington times., 1926-10-16

~
Certainly the road has slumped,
and fearfully, too. The movies
will eventually swallow the him
terland if the road theater
doesn't cut its own throat first.
Overproduction of inferior stuff
is "wising" the road to a sub
stantial dependability ON the
films. The mass production of
plays that last but a fortnight
is astonishing. New York will
not have them, so the producers
first thought is to tour to re-
coup part of his losses.
So great is the dearth of
really good American playwrit-
ing that importations and re-
vivals of standard Plays grow
larger each year. The road
cares little for these in an era
Of such extremity in novelty as
radio, films and adjuncts to
films such as the marvellous
Vitaphone and stage features or
competent stock companies guar
anteeing recognized plays be-
fore accepting your dollar for
the best seats.
No plays worth the public's
time and money have been writ
ten in the past several seasons
for recognized players like the
Barrymores, Laurette Taylor,
Marjorie Rambeau, Frances
Starr, Ruth Chatterton, Eva Lee
Ga1lienne or Fay Banter. These
are names in the theater, names
with the power to draw reason
able patronage to only half-good
plays. What, then, do younger
players, fighting for recognition,
expect to get out of a theater
that imposes heavy penalties for
rewards that are growing fewer
each season?
What, for instance, does our
own Leneta Lane think of pro-
auctions in general when, in one
month, she has experienced one
abrupt flop and is facing an
other one, if the towns show
reporters are judges at all? In
addition to losing a steady in
come from stock, Miss Lane
must have donated at least six
weeks without pay to rehearsing
in these two productions.
There are too many bad pro-
auctions and not enough good
ones, obviously. If it isn't OBJ
vious, why does the first theater
in our town go to a competing
field to keep it's doors open
prosperously for a month dur
ing which no really valuable
stage attractions were avail
able?
It's wise for a playhouse own
er to book certified entertain
ment like "Ben-Hur" rather than
risk his own profits and the
tempers of furious playgoers by
Gust a few more tryouts."
Washington has in the course
Of a winter about 100 plays.
Sixty of these will be tryouts,
and not a dozen will be success
full. That, at least, is the rec
ord for about four years How,
then, is the theater itself to es-
cape some of the blame it as.
cribes wrongly to other compe-
titions?
AS pictures grow in scale
/ see the road theater becoming
a part time landlord to recog.
nized stage hits and the rest of
the time to film presentations
on a big scale.
The Washington times., 1926-10-16

George M. Cohan hits, with the
with music by Dave Stamper,
featured stage attraction next
starting tomorrow, is the first
glimpse Washington audiences
have ever had Of the revue pre-
auctions Of this famous English
genius of entertainment.
DeCourville is the revue wizard
Of the London Hippodrome. whose
first revue ran for over a year
at that center of London stage
gayety and converted the Hippo
drome from a losing financial
venture into one of the most
profitable amusement properties
in the British capital.
DeCourville has been recently
engaged by Marcus. Loew to
produce revues for the big chain
OF Loew deluxe presentation the.
Oters and his "Zig-Zag" revue
Is his first effort for the Loew
organization. DeCourville, how.
ever, was so enthusiastic over
the idea OF making a series of
American productions that he
deliberately delayed the forma.
ton Of a big new London revue
until his work here in America
for Marcus Loew had been
started.
Many of the beauties who ap-
pear in "Zig-Zag" are girls who
have charmed London audiences
in DeCourville productions at the
Hippodrome. while others in the
chorus Of Is come from Venice,
Petrograd. New York and other
cftioa
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
A Good Job, Too

"The Golem," one OF the great.
. est fantasies OF the screen, was
written. directed and acted In by
one man-Paul Wegener.
Wegener has earned by this
film the title of worlds mos
versatile film man" Not only
did Wegener do most OF the work
In connection with THE Golem."
but he did his work go well that
the picture is regarded by film
critics to be with THE Last
Larah" and 1.-The Cabinet of DIR.
Caligari" among the work turned
out by u. F. A"
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
A Big One Due

Washington is looking forward
to the opening late this month
Of Schwab and MandeTs preten-
tious operetta, Lady Fair"
which is now in rehearsal. Sig
mund Romberg. composer Of
Blossom Time" and 1.-THE Stu
dent Prince" wrote the music,
while Otto Harbach, Oscar Ham
merstein I'd, and Frank Man
del, from whose individual and
joint pens came such hits as
Rose Marie" Sunny" "Song Of
the Flame and mo, No Nan
ette," provided the book. Lady
Fair" has for its background the
scenes of the recent Riff rebel
lion in Northern Africa.
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
Anne Pays a Call

Anne Nichols, millionaire pro-
Queer of "Abie's Irish Rose"
dropped in at the President Thea
ter this week to watch the per.
Torrance of They Knew What
They Wanted" Miss Nichols also
watched a rehearsal OF "Parlor,
Bedroom and Bath" the Mark
Swan comedy which the players
will offer next week. She is the
producer of the latest Mark Swan
comedy, "Howdy King" now
headed for Broadway.
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
POpulOus Play

Ladies' Of the Evening"" which
the President Theater Players will
offer the week of October %. has
more than Is speaking parts as
we'll as a number OF incidental
roles to provide atmosphere. The
full strength Of the President
Players will be augmented by a
number of new faces.
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
La Motto Host

Manager Ira J. La Motto OF
the Gayety spent busy week
last week entertaining Sam Serb
ner, president Of the Columbia
Bur1esue Circuit OF which the
Gayety here is the local house.
M. A. Joyce. assistant general
manager OF the circuit accom-
panied Mr.. Scribner. Both spent
several days in Washington.
Witnessing performances Of the
current offering at the Gayety.
They are making tour to see
that each entertainment comes
up to the New York Standard.
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
10 Most Popular
Overtures for
Films

The 10 most popular over
lures, according to the OBJ
servations of Macmillan
Pilzer, conductor at the
Rialto Theater in New York,
are as follows:
"Marche Slav," Tschaikow-
sky.
lies Prelude" List.
Second Hungarian Rhap-
sody," List.
1882 Overture" Tschai-
kowsky.
"Tannhauser," Wagner.
Faust" Gounod.
Caprice Italien," Tschai-
kowsky.
Spanish Espagnole," Rim
sky-Korsakoff.
"Orpheus," Offenbach.
william Tell Overture"
Rossini.
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
Good News

Betty Utmore, the attractive in.
genue of the President Theater
Players, is expected to come into
her own the coming week. She
has a fine role in "Parlor, Bed.
room and Bath" and one that is
said to fit her talents to a nicely.
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
SCREENS GRAND OLD
MAN AT KEITH'S

Theodore Roberts grand old of the who headlines at
B. F. Ke week. has enshrned himself still deeper in the
hearts public Silently admired motion pictures
years. appearance the signal for and
declares
The Washington times., 1926-10-16

massive clay image brought to
life through some cabalistic rite
Of a rabbi, is one Of the most
glorious moments in films. AL
bert Steinruck, who plays the role
Of the rabbi, is one Of the lead
ing actors in Germany.
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
PALACE INTRODUCING
LONDON NOVELTY

"Zg-Zag" featuring Max Cunning
ham and Hazel Clements dancing stars of number Ct recent
with music by Dave Stamper Foies composer which is the
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
LADY STILL IN
HER TEENS

Leading lady the III Only plays and novels does
hear such things Countless writer's have created countless
Cndereas who dreamed Of playing
before the ooghs chance bit of work. accident of
which Immediately needed, gives
The Washington times., 1926-10-16
LEONA ASKS A BREAK
FOR OUR SIDE

While Congress restricting immigration and writing tariffs to
protect industries it might well give thought to some
protection paywrghts the competition Of
English and French authors Leona Powers the erude ana
of President Theater Players
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The Adopted y! Wife
By AmeLie RiUes
Fp,;c~~ss Trcubee ykov1

her eyes and throat. Since he had
said it, he must have meant it. He
never said things he didn't mean. He
must have some affection for her after
all, and she felt ashamed of dwelling
only on his misunderstanding Of her,
instead of on his invarlable kindness.
"I must have affection for him. too. -
she reflected. because If / hadn't
he couldn't have hurt me So.''
The stabbing in her eyes grew less
and less.
"If he could only have been my real
father" was her sorrowful thought.
''Then I shouldn't have been as I am
now. It's as if my soul were form,
too. and that other one :"
She shuddered afresh at the thought
of him. "As if he had mauled and
manned it,
Her softer mood was swallowed Up
In detestation.
She stared out with clenched eye.
brows at the soft. blurred night and
the serried lights of the Plaza rising
tier on tier against it.
Il hope you are suffering =.
somewhere -. somehow :.
very. very much" she said again, this
time as If addressing some one who
could hear her.
The following evening she had to 60
to a concert bearing Hilarys excuses.
AS she passed down the hall on the
way to her car she saw a footman
carrying a tray of food to the library.
Il forgot to tell you," she said, stop
Evening star., 1926-03-22

He ordered Scotch and soda. mad.
am"
Then that will do" said Celia. "You
can make me some orangeade."
Padraic O'Shea was one Of the con.
cert party. and as he lived near them
she offered him a lift in her car on the
way back, When 1t drew near she
said:
Would you like to come In and
have something to eat? My husband
is arriving about midnight. and there's
a cold supper in the library. I'm CO.
Ing to wait up for him."
Il don't care for anything to eat,
| thanks" replied Padraic, but I'd love
to come in for a bit, IL you don't
mind"
Celia hesitated, but not enough for
him 20 notice. lie had struck her the
whole evening as being rather
strange, she had even wondered IL he
hadn't taken just a drop too much at
dinner, and she had only asked him If
he would like to come in and have
| something to eat because two minutes
before he had declared that he felt
ravenously hungry Now he had evi-
IDENTIFY forgotten all about 1t. But his
eyes were so bright and clear and his
words SO distinctly clipped in their
rapidity that she decided his sup
posed excitement came from the in
toXication of the music and not from
wine. He had told her earlier In the
evening that he had been composing
a rhapsody on "Melusine" all that
afternoon and could only tear himself
away from 1t because he was to meet
Melusine herself
''Of course I don't mind. should
like ii" she said. smiling at him.
This smile came because Of the
eager way in which he was looking at
her for an answer, exactly as if 1t were
Evening star., 1926-03-22

Celia again. Il want to be. alone.
Pleasant dreams to you, nurse"
Thank you, miss. The same to
you"
The voice on the other side of the
door had sentler tone than usual.
Il wonder if she guesses / am un-
happy about something and is sorry?'
thought Celia.
She had a seconds impulse to open
the door. then resisted it, and heard
the quick. short footsteps retreating.
1t wasn't in Donovan to comfort any
one but a Child. To a small child in
trouble she was all kindness. Celia
felt so lonely and forlorn as she stood
listening to those fading footsteps that
she thought with longing of how Don
ovan used to take her on her lap and
rock her for childish troubles.
But at the picture of her present
tall self draped over those austere
knees she smiled again, even more
dryly.
Women as tall as | am have to
comfort themselves" she reflected.
ITS only the little women, like Oracle,
that can be petted and consoled. l
must go on being hurt till l can think
Of something that will help me. -
Yes, she was cruelty hurt. She had
been so confident that Hilary held
better opinion of her than to think
she would take such base advantage
of him or any one
Then all at once there came before
her the look in his eyes and the tone
of his voice as he had exclaimed
Dearest, generous child. never
loved you SO much.'
1t was as if he had spoken the words
again TO her. The pain began to leave
Evening star., 1926-03-22

q matter Of life or death whether she
allowed him to come In with her or
not. She was used by this time to his
sxaggeration Of what appeared to her
trifles into momentous events, but this
trait seemed now more marked than
usual
Thank YOU" he exclaimed in the
same ardent, suppressed way, as
though she had invited him to share
some occult privilege which involved
his whole future.
She could not divine that that Is ex-
actly what Padraic considered that
she had done. The shining moment
was at hand. It's glow pierced his
heart and nerves, and he found 1t
| hard to hold himself from trembling.
She wore as a wrap that evening
an immense crimson cloak, the an.
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AS the weather had been at one of
its vivid American antics while they
| were in the theater and dropped some
| IL degrees, she kept her cloak on until
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Men scarcely know how beautiful
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as the servant left them together, cor
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light shines on her.
Even you have never called me
beautiful before" said Celia, laugh.
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Continued tomorrow.)
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ing a little, "and you've made me
more pretty speeches than any one
else"
'Oh, for Gods sake, don't call them
pretty speeches" exclaimed the
young man irritably. Then begged
humbly for Padriac! "Do forgive me;
I'm all on edge tonight"
Celia became serious at once.
II thought you didn't seem quite
yourself. You aren't i'll, are your"
No: just jumpy," said Padraic.
He was an artist in emotion as well
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May / put out few OF the can.
dies that donkey lighted?" he asked.
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SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Celia Gibbs is left an orphan by the death
ef her father. who beaueaths her TO the
care and charity of Hilary Fraser, ono of his
few friends. Hilary's sister. Laura Ever
sham, relieves him Of his charge by placing ps y
ls taking her into her home to hye. Jwo
wears later Laura dies and Hilary is greatly
disturhed as TO what to do about Celia. ,,,s =
she refuses his offer. and Hilary. in despera,
tion. proposes To her himself in order that
che may live in his house with proprieN
Celia is happy IN the arrangement until she
overhears some gossip about herself and her
white marriage, She learns for the trst
time that her father had left her penniless
Hilary goes to Eurone and Tcha destaes shn s;s, 10
burg Of the sicburg fhea51er, who & agrees 20 70
gives UP her lob the day before Hilary y
due back in the country, She tells him OF
her adventure and greatly to her surprise.
he is amused by il Celia becomes restless
at the inactivity of life she leads IN Hlisry
house. She meets Young ,,na mnsisiaan padpa,c par
Eilarv believes that ,! Celia is rn IN Love Sha Eisn
ASKS old Mrs. Hinton how one goes about
getting a divorce and is shocked to learn
that Hilary would have to dishonor him'
self
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J\STALLNE\T MIMI.
The Beauty Of Fire.
CONTINUED from Yesterday

Tic EsFHUIy VI THU
~ OOR Donovan wasn't IN the
least either like Juliets nurse
or old Mrs. Hinton. A staid.
i prudish spinster with an in
born dislike for men and un-
clean anecdotes.
"I'n undress myself tonight" called
Evening star., 1926-03-22

ping, ito set the small table in the
library for two. l shall wait up for
Mr.. Fraser
Very good. madam. Shall l open
a bottle of Chablis?''
Not for me- said Celia, but prob
ably Mr.. Fraser would like it"
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THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON C.; MONDAY MARCH

She adored the uncertain beauty of
freight as much as he did.
He went rapidly about. setting the
old iron extinguishers on candle after
candle until only four great tapers
we're left burning. They cleaned in
blurry aurioles against the dark oak
OF the walls, dimmed now by the bril-.
liant leaping of the fire.
Copyright 1926. by Amelie Rives)
ICnmtinued tnrnnrrnWl
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Lambskins from Spain are being
sold as fur.