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Evening star., 1926-10-17
In the Local Playhouses
BY FIRST NIGHTER.

I'VE know this orchestra leader is
> w good; we don't need to be told
st." Is an expression heard frequently
IN the different movie houses The
remark is caused by the orchestra
being held up and then the spotlight
IS thrown on the right or left of the
stage, and out comes the leader, who
makes his way to his position while
more or less applause Is offered by
the audience. 1t is difficult to locate
the originator Of the idea and it may
be a good business proposition with
the ordinary movie fan, but to others
II is irritating. AS one customer put
IT: "He gets big money for directing
and why he should receive additional
advertising is a mystery to me. l
know he is good. but why tell me
every time l go to a movie?! The
show business is strange, and this is
part Of it. But the writer knows
one leader who dislikes the spotlight.
The increasing demand for vaude-
Vile turns made on the ranks Of the
variety performers, caused by the
added attractions TO the different
movie houses throughout the country
IS not causing any worry among the
big houses that depend upon "vod
Vile" alone. In thrashing out the
situation with Manager Rollin Rob
bins of Keith's, the latter said:
THE really flrst-class performers
must be taken into consideration. Two
appearances a day is ample for them,
as the majority are not money grab
hers. and they like to have some time
to themselves. In the movie houses.
you know, they are asked TO go on
three and four times, which keeps
them within close call throughout the
aftarnoon and evening.
"erhe Keith-Albee heads are slowly
but surely working out plans to keep
them supplied with all the talent they
Will need, and to this end short
sketches, something similar to those
introduced by Rosina Vokes some
vsars back, are being whipped into
shape-and let me tell you that a
good sketch running about 25 minutes
has always been a great attraction TO
our patrons. Henrietta CroSman is
the latest actress to be signed up, and
there are others under negotiations
who will prove real treats.
We have always made 1t a point
70 provide every comfort possible for
these stars and once they enlist under
Evening star., 1926-10-17
PALACE-"You'd Be Surprised"

Laughs, thrills, music, girls and
color are promised in the stage and
screen program this week, starting
this afternoon, at LOeWS Palace,
where Raymond Griffith will be pic
tured in his latest Paramount comedy,
You'd Be Surprised" with Albert
DeCourville's international revue,
''Zig-Zag," comprising cast of % of
the worlds most beautiful girls as the
chief stage attraction.
You'd Be Surprised" was directed
by Arthur Rosson, with a cast that in
cludes Dorothy Sebastian, Earle Will
liams and Edward Martindel and
others. Griffith. appears as the only
coroner in the world with a silk hat
who, on the way to the theater, tries
to solve murder mystery, only to
find himself involved in a dozen others
and in love with the girl suspected of
the crime.
Alfred De Courville's revue, zig
Zag," is the first of a series of similar
productions that this famous producer
of London Hippodrome attractions
will make for Loew presentation the
aters. 1t is a fast-moving, merry
melange Of musical, laughter, color
and girls. featuring Max Cunningham
and Hazel Clements, with the Tivoli
Girls. the Zig-Zag Girls and 25 of the
worlds prett1est. The music was COM
posed by Dave Stamper. composer Of
Ziegfeld "F'ollies' productions, and
the stage scenes were designed by
Larry Ceballes.
In addition, the Palace announces
a Dick Liebert "Organlogue, the Pal
ace Magazine, Topics of the Day and
an overture and atmospheric score by
the Palace Orchestra.
There will be continuous perform
ance today from to IL pm, with
four de luxe performances at $50, $50,
Z and 8 o'clock, and continuous daily
performances throughout the week
from 1890 am. to II pm, with de
luxe performances at 1870. $50. and
8 o'clock,
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Subway Sadie" First Nationals
production, featuring Dorothy Mac
kaill, Jack Mulhall, Peggy Shaw and
Charles Murray, will be seen at Gran
dalps Metropolitan Theater this week,
beginning this afternoon. 1t is a COM
edy drama embodying a fashion dis
play to intrigue the feminine fans.
The stage attraction will be Chief
Caupolican, an Indian baritone, who
has achieved distinction in grand op-
era and on the concert stage, and who
will be heard for the first time in
Washington.
The supplementary features will in
clude varied short reels, such as the
Metropolitan World Survey, with or
chestral contributions by the Metro
politan Symphony. under Daniel
Breeskin, and the Metropolitan Ram
blers from II to 80 and from to
7:3O pm, alternating with the sym
phony.
Subway Sadie" concerns the ro-
mantle adventures of a saleslady in a
fashionable mOdiste's shop on Fifth
avenue, New York, who makes the
distance between home and labor via
the subway. The subway guard with
whom she usually travels seems to be
merely a subway guard, while the
foreign buyer for her firm seems to be
a high-class gentleman. AS a mat
ter Of fact, the buyer is merely a
buyer and the subway guard is the
son of the magnate who owns the
subway. From this situation may be
derived an idea of the climax.
The direction was by Alfred San
TELL Jack Mulhall is the subway guard
and CASTOR Glass, protege of the late
Sara Bernhardt, has the role of the
Partisan buyer.
The concert overture will be com
prised of "reminiscences from kid
Boots" the musical comedy by Harry
Tierney, in which Eddie Cantor
achieved his. first stellar hit. The
theme for the interpretative score of
the picture will be "Cherie, 1 Love
You," by Goodman, and the exit
march, "I'll Fly to Hawaii"
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Van Druten at Arts Club.

TOHN VAN DRUTEN, brilliant Eng
- lish author of Young Woodley"
and late lecturer on law in the Uni
versity of Wales, will be the guest
of honor at the Arts Club next Fri
day evening. He will talk on Modern
English Dramatists and Their Meth.
ods." Mr.. van Druten is a graduate
of the University of London, and
since arriving in the United States
he has established a reputation as a
lecturer Of ability, ......
Evening star., 1926-10-17
Movie Bank Robbed"
3O6 Times for Record

UNIVERSAL CITY, October 16 P).
The Universal City bank"
holds what is believed to be the
worlds record for successive hold-ups.
Henry McRae, director general of pro-
duction at the Universal studio, an
nounces the 306th successful robbery
Of the bank in the last several years.
The bank has had the honor of be-
ing held up by Hoot Gibson, William
s. Hart, Harry Carey, William Des-
mond, Art Accord, Jack Hoxie, Ben
Corbet, Pee-Wee Holmes and Fred
Gilman.
The bank. which is but motion pic
ture "set," was built before the World
War and has figured, with many alter
ations, in scenes of more thrilling ac-
ton than. almost any motion picture
"eer' In existence.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
LINCOLN-"Eine Manners"

Beginning this afternoon, the Lin
coin Theater will inaugurate a new
policy, featuring music, under the di.
rection of w. c. Handy. composer
of popular blues songs, such as "The
Memphis Blues" The Beale Street
Blues" and others, who has been en-
gagged as orchestral conductor and as
director of presentations for the Lin
coin Theater.
The picture feature will be Para
mounts production, Fine Manners"
starring Gloria Swanson. Willis and
Smith will offer an original act as an
added attraction.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
the screen feature will be THE Hon
eymoon Express" starring Irene Rich.
which Mr.. Handy will embellish with
a new musical setting and specialties
put on by members of his band, in
Guiding @. A. A. Copeland, singer and
dancer, and Robert Wells, dancing
saxophonist. Saturday, Marie Pre-
vost, Harrison Ford and George K.
Arthur will be seen in Almost a
Lady," and the sixth installment of
the chapter play, Showed In," will
be shown with a new program by
Mr.. Handy and his instrumentalists
Evening star., 1926-10-17
CENTRAI-"The Sea Wolf"

At Crandall's Central Theater the
first two days of this week, be-
ginning this afternoon, the chief
photoplay feature will be Pro
ducers' release of THE Sea Wolf.
adapted from the Jack London story,
and featuring Ralph Ince. Claire
Adams, Mitchell Lewis, Theodore Won
Eltz and Snitz Edwards. Christie's
production of "Papa's Best" will star
Neal Burns; Tuesday and Wednesday,
THE Last Frontier" featuring Will
liam Boyd, Marguerite De La Motto
and J. Farrell Macdonald, and the
Cameo comedy, plum Goofy"; Thurs
day and Friday. Corinne Griffith in
First Nationals production. Into Her
Kingdom" the romantic story of
crown princess of Russia at the end
of the rOyalists' reign, who marries
serf ana eventually finds herself in n
small New Jersey town in this coun
try Einar Hansen, described as the
Jack Barrymore of Sweden, is leading
man in this feature. which will be
supplemented by a new Helen and
Warren comedy, Easy Payments"
produced by Fox; Saturday, Thomas
Meghan. supported by Rene Adoree.
in Paramount's Tin Gods" supple
mented by a new Aesop Fable. Daily
bills will be accompanied by pipe
organ music.
Evening star., 1926-10-17

denly. He never knew what the
chance suggestion of Sir Thomas Lip,
ton brought about. But the fame of
young De Courville was established
with the rehabilitation Of the Hippo
drome and it has continued ever ris-
ing higher until the present time.
A De Courville production called
zig Gag" a charming melange OF
girls, dancing and music, will make its
appearance in Washington this week
as one of the Loew presentations.
opening today. =
Evening star., 1926-10-17
APOLLO.

Today and tomorrow, Corinne Grit
fifth in Into Her Kingdom" and Helen
and Warren comedy Easy Pay
ments;': Tuesday and Wednesday.
Milton Sills in Men of Steel" anE
Aesop Fable; Thursday. Marie Pre-
vost in Almost a Lady" and G..
Henry comedy 1.-THE Failure: Friday
William Boyd in THE Last Frontier"
and Felix cartoon; Saturday, Hoot
Gibson in THE Texas Streak" Our
Gang in Baby Clothes" and fourth
episode in the new chapter play
Showed In"
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Photoplays This Week
At the Photoplay Houses This Week.

COLUMBIA-"Sparrows." This afternoon and evening.
R1ALTOOne Minute Play This afternoon and
Sadie This afternoon and evening
PALACE-"Youd Be Surprised This afternoon and
TVOL-"The Marriage Clause This afternoon and
AMBASSADOR-'Subway Sadie" This afternoon and evening.
WARDMAN PARK-The Goem" This afternoon and evening
CENTRAL-"The Sea Wolf" This afternoon and evening.
LINCOLN (CooredFne Manners This afternoon and
Evening star., 1926-10-17
WARDMAN PARK-"The GoIem." :"

"The Golem," Ufa's massive pic
turization of the old Frankenstein
legend, will be shown at the Ward
man Park Theater this week by the
Motion Picture Guild.
"The Golem," one of the great pic
lures sent out from Germany is con
sidered by German film critics as on
the same plane with THE Cabinet OF
Doctor Caligari." Paul Wegener wrote
the scenario, directed the production
and acted the major role Of THE
Golem." Albert Steinruck and LYDIA
Salmonva have the other important
roles. Karl Freund. the photographer
of 1.-The Cabinet Of Doctor Caligari"
and 1.-THE Last Laugh" also 'shot"
the scenes for this production.
1.-The Golem'' tells Of learned
rabbi in Prague who brought to life
massive figure of clay. At first the
Golem helps the rabbi save his people
from the wrath of the Emperor, but
later the Golem threatens destruction
to the entire city.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
AVENUE GRAND.

Today and tomorrow, Thomas Mel
CHAN in Tin Gods and Aesop Fable:
Tuesday and Wednesday. Corinne
Griffith in Into Her Kingdom" and
Helen and Warren comedy easy
Payments; Thursday, William Boyd
in THE Last Frontier" and Felix
cartoon; Friday. Hoot Gibson in The
Texas Streak" and Van Bibber com.
edy. "A Partisan Knight: Saturday.
Douglas Mclean in Hold That Lion,''
Our Gang in Uncle Toms Cabin"
and fifth episode in the chapter play
Showed In
CAROLINA.
Today and tomorrow. Battling
Butler. with Buster Keaton-SNIly
Continued on Fourth PageJ
Evening star., 1926-10-17
AMBASSADOR-"SubwayS Sadie. "

Dorothy Mackaill, Jack Mulhali.
Charley Murray and Peggy Shaw will
he seen in the principal roles of First
Nationals release of Subway Sadie
at Crandall's Ambassador Theater
the first three days Of this week, be
ginning this afternoon, together
with short camera subjects and pipe
organ music furnished by Mirabel j.
Lindsay and Gertrude Kreiselman:
Wednesday and Thursday, THE Mar
riage Clause" a Universal-Jewel pro
duction, featuring Billie Dove. Francis
X. Bushman, Warner GLAND and Grace
Darmond, and Mack Sennett's Ghost
of Folly: Friday, Elmer Clifton's
Down to the Sea in Ships" featuring
Raymond Mckee, Marguerite Courtot
and Clara Bow, and Kiss Me, Kate"
a Cameo comedy; Saturday. First Ma
tional's production of THE Savage"
showing Ben Lyon, supported by May
McAvoy, and Our Gang comedy,
"Thundering Fleas." a new Lyman
H. Howe hodge-podge and the fourth
installment of Showed In," the new
chapter play.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
TIVOLI-"The Marriage Clause" !"

Billie Dove, Francis X. Bushman,
Warner GLAND and Grace Darmond
are in the cast of THE Marriage
Clause which is to- be presented at
Crandall's Tivoli Theater the first two
days of this week, beginning this
afternoon, with a new Aesop Fable.
the Pathe Review and pipe organ
music by Otto F. Beck and Ida V.
Clarke; Tuesday and Wednesday,
Richard Barthelmess will be shown
in THE Amateur Gentleman" the
screen adaptation of the story by
Jeffery Farnol. directed by Sidney
Olcott. in which Barthelmess is seen
as the son of an eX-champion pugilist
who. upon the inheritance of q for
tune, travels to London and there
seeks to occupy the post Of comrade
TO the prince regent. A Felix cartoon
and Topics of the Day will be shown;
Thursday and Friday, Ben Lyon. sup
ported by May McAvoy. in First Ma
tional's production of The Savage"
whose theme and locale are different
from the usual, together with THE
Merry Widow" a comedy; Saturday.
Douglas MacLean in Hold That
Lion" supplemented by Neal Burns
in Christie's "Papa's Best" a new
Grantland Rice Spotlight, and the
fifth installment of the chapter play
Showed In."
Evening star., 1926-03-11

Friday has been known as "Remnant" day to
Jellef customers in the days past. 1t is going to
offer you some few Remnants" tomorrow, fewer
perhaps than usual, because this is the beginning
of Spring Season.
Evening star., 1926-03-11
MORE TIME ASKED
. TOQU|T BUILDINGS
Hospital Heads Say Fireproof
Structures Are Beyond
Reach Now.

Five years is too short a time in
which to require reconstruction of
all non-fireproof institutions in which
children and invalidS are housed in
Washington, officials of various
homes and hospitals told the Senate
District committee yesterday after
noon.
Fire Chief George Watson explained
the bill drafted by the Commissioners,
which would require frame buildings
10 be vacated after one year. and
other non-fireproof buildings after
five years.
Spokesman for Garfield George
town, Children's and the Episcopal
Eye, Ear and Throat hospitals told
tho committee the cost of erecting
modern fireproof structures would
make it practically impossible to COM
ply with the proposed law within five
wears.
Senator Capper. chairman of com
mittee, asked Chief Watson what
steps the fire department takes to
supervise hospitals and orphan
asylums. The chief said the nearest
fire company to each institution en-
deavors to inspect such buildings
once a week, looking for conditions
that might lead to fires. The commit
tee took the bill under advisement.
Maj. w. E. r. Covell of the Public
Utilities Commission outlined to the
committee the bill to authorize
merger of the Washington and
Georgetown gas light companies.
There was no opposition to the bill
as a whole. but certain changes were
suggested by William Nick. Clayton
of the Federation of Citizens Assocla.
tions. It was decided to refer the bill
to Senator Sackett of Kentucky to
confer with Maj Covell as to some
details of the measure.
Evening star., 1926-03-11

Spring having technically arrived
in Washington with the advent of
March, at least for purposes of rec
ord in the Weather Bureau, Forecast
er r. Hanson Weightman today pc
rused his weather reports for Decem
Der, January and February and an
nounced that Washington has just
passed through an unusually milk
Winter.
At the same time no statements
were forthcoming from various long
range weather prophets who had pre-
dicted a long, hard Winter for the
United States. The bureau, on thu
other hand, issued formal statement
declaring the Winter to have been
generally mild to abnormally warm
with mostly light to moderate snow
fall"
The average temperature for each
of the three months aforementioned
was slightly above normal in Wash
ington, Mr.. Weightman said. Decem
berS average was four-tenths of
degree above normal, and so was Jan
uary's, while February was IL de
greeS above normal.
The lowest temperature officially re-
corded for Washington was de-
Srees, registered January %, the rec
ords show. The low mark in Decem-
Der was IL degrees. and in February
was Is degrees. You certainly can't
call that abnormally cold weather."
Forecaster Weightman pointed out.
There was but one heavy snowfall
during the Winter. That was on Feb
ruary 10, when a total of 9.3 inches
fell. Mr.. Weightman said that is good
and heavy for Washington, but not of
record proportions. There were 9
inches of snow in October. which is
very unusual, but a trace during No
vember and December. 3.4 inches in
January and a total of 11S inches in
February.
Evening star., 1926-03-11

by far the more demonstrative. When
the pony is out of sight Culver trum-
pets and RACES.
The ZOO maintained on the ranch is
a hobby. The aviary is especially
complete. Its cages hold birds of all
sizes and from every part Of the
world. while trees are filled with gayly
colored parrots and macaws that greet
visitors with raucouS cries.
Evening star., 1926-03-11
WEATHER BUREAU RECORDS SHOW
PAST WINTER UNUSUALLY, MILD
Temperatures in Washington for December, January
and February Cited by Forecaster ''Cen.
orally Mild to Abnormally Warm"

The Weather Bureaus general sum-
mary disclosed that the South had the
coolest weather of the Winter. rela-
lively. a large majority of weather
stations throughout the country re-
ported temperatures normal or above,
while some sections of the Northwest
experienced the warmest Winter in
half a century. AT 80 stations where
subnormal temperatures were reported
the average daily deficiency was only
about | degree, it was stated.
Spring will not arrive in Washing
ton, astronomically, by the way, until
March 81, the date of the Spring
equinox"
Evening star., 1926-03-11
All Are Finger Printed.

In Argentina there is a national
fnger-printing law, and as a result the
10 COO, 900 or more inhabitants are all
recorded by this system. It is this
regulation which makes Argentine AZ
one country in the world it is said.
where one may not lose his or her
identify
Evening star., 1926-03-11

thrilled to that cry. But youths of
Montecito, wealthy Santa Barbara
suburb, have put this ancient circus
credo Of the antipathy of horses for
elephants in the same class as the
legend Of Santa Claus.
For Damon and Pythias were bitter
enemies compared to the friendship
between Culver, q female elephant,
and Bunny, q pony, both Of which now
reside on the Featherhill ranch in
Evening star., 1926-03-11
TWO CHILDREN BURNED.

WINSTON-S N. c., March
II R).-Two children of Shaffer Nc
MILAN, Stokes County farmer, We're
burned to death when fire destroyed
a chicken house near their home yes
terday, according to advices received
here from Mount Airy.
The children are said to have been
playing with matches when 1t caught
fire.
Evening star., 1926-03-11

Montecito. Culver was purchased
from a circus following the promise
of an elephant to the small son OF
the owner of the ranch as present.
The pony had to be included in the
sale and gift because Of the attach
ment of the elephant for 1t.
Culver is only a child as elephants
go, being 16 years old and weighing
only a few TONS While the friendship
Of the two is mutual, the elephant is
Evening star., 1926-03-11
BRIGHT LIGHTS IN SAMOA.
Electric System Eliminates Upolu
Homes and Schools.

APIA, Samoa, March IL R).-
Samoa's first hydroelectric project
has been completed and electricity
now is lighting homes and schools IN
Upolu.
A power dam was built just above
Robert l.. Stevenson's favor1te SWIM.
ming pool and the water was carried
by spiral piers across the road OF
"Toving Hearts" where it drops so
feet To the bed of a stream on which
the power house is situated.
Prison labor was employed.
Evening star., 1926-03-11

All-woo1 Knitted Slip-on
Sweaters, with V-shaped neck,
in plain colors, corn, orchid,
rose, buff and white.
Sports ShOp-Street Floor
Evening star., 1926-03-11
Ponzi Scores Point.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March IL
OD.-Charles Ponzi, charged by the
Federal Government with using the
mails to defraud, won technical point
in his resumed hearing today when
Francis Poor, assistant United States
district attorney, announced that the
Government would not insist on Ponzi
producing the records of business of
the Charpon Land Syndicate, which
Ponzi headed and in which he sold
units of Indebtedness.
Evening star., 1926-03-11
PONY HAS TO BE SOLD
WITH elephant BUDDY

BY the Associated Press.
SANTA BARBARA, Calf, March
9.-"Hold your hosses. gentlemen,
here comes the elephants!'
Boys of two generations have
Evening star., 1926-03-11
When You Feel Cold Coming On

Take Laxative BRoMO QUININE Tablets to
work off the cause and to fortify the system
against an attack of Grip or Influenza. A
safe and Proven Remedy. The box bears
signature of E. w. Grove. 3Oc-Advertise-
meat.
Evening star., 1926-03-11

Lots Of men would make money if
it weren't for the trouble they might
bump up against in trying to pass 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-11
LUTHER S. FRISTOE DIES:
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
Retired Real Estate Operator, Go
Had Been in Failing Health
for Long Time.

Luther S. Fristoe, &C years old
real estate dealer, formerly of the
firm of Davidson & Davidson and a
member of an old Washington fam
lily, died of pneumonia at his resi-
dence. 2901 Sixteenth street, las;
night. He had been in falling health
! since his retirement from active bust
ness about six years ago.
Born in this city December 81. 1859.
Mr. Fristoe was the son of the late
f. T. F'ristoe. who was a professor
at the old Columbian College, now
George Washington University.
He engaged in the real estate bust
ness at an early age. and was c~--
nected with several firms before -
coming a partner in the firm of David
son K Davidson.
Mr.. Fristoe was at oneNine a mem
Der of the Columbia Country Club and
several cunning clubs. He Is sur
vived by his widow, who was Miss
Caroline Bloss. a member of an old
family of this city, and two sons, Ed
ward Bloss F>ristoe and Roy G.. F'ris-
toe, who is q, member of the firm of
Davidson & Davidson.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Wright's undertaking establish
ment tomorrow afternoon. Rev.
George F'iske Dudley, rector of ST.
Stephens Episcopal Church, will of
ficiate. Interment will be in Rock
Creek cemetery.