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Would Improve Vista.

AS senator Bruce Views that siuia.
tiUn since. the Government is about
to authorize urgently needed buildings
here to take the place VI rented
quarters and unsatisfuctvry war
structures. II has the opportunity to
improve the vista between he White
House aud the Capitol by placing the
new buildings IL. that general line.
Several other members oi The Senate
have called attention 10 another reason.
| why the new buildings should he
grouped according To u We'll defined
plan and Ia an easily accessible area.
| fheir reason Is That Government
bureaus are So scattered from neceA.
sItN at the present time as to make
II q hardship for persons who must
transact business With the Govern
intnt 10 hnu tile particular agencies
they seeE
The buildings nIeasure was laid
aside temporary! last week to maize
way fot The disposition of debt SET.
| leinent agreements with several for
! eisn Ha lions. Il Is expected these
| pnrts vii! be voted Uu within u da Y
| OF Two. after which Senator Ftrnald
o1 Malne, chairman of The public
buildings and grounds committee, i'm
r'"ulatelN VIII call up the building
4sSure again and pres for action
! on #.
While fms! approval OF the meas.
/ IRE Is confidently expected, several
! senators VIII first seek to insert
| amendments relating to the manner
! IN which The $lVU, 900 900 for post
| offices and other structures in the
! states shall be spent
Evening star., 1926-04-25
2,000-FT. STRAIGHT LEAP.
Sergeant Today Will Try to Drop
With Parachute Closed.

SALT LAM +. cry. Utah, April -
IP).- = @.00U-fo"t leap from an air
plane before opening his parachute
viii be attempted here tomorrow by
Arr SmertZ sergeant in the Army
Air Service Reserves
SmertZ VIII use a parachute in.
vented hr himself and Alexa nder
Thompson, who will pilot the air.
plane. He plans 10 leap at an altitude
of 1000 feet and pull the rip cord of
his parachute at 900 feet The feat
will be checked by observers in an
other plane.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

With large oven. which has
white enamel front. 4 fine
cooker and baker al a very low
price.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

The rate of infant mortality in
Mexico tuy ia five lines that of New
York. owing to the ignorance of Mex.
lean parents in the care OF their
children.
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H|JACKING BAIL
SURPRISES

Many persons interested in the
case are wondering why Policeman
Carl Ramstad. % years old, OF the
Tenth Precinct, who was arrested
Tuesday night and charged with &C
ceptinR a bride from alleged boot
Ieggers, should have been released
under q $500 bond. when the men
from whom he is said to have &C
ccpted the bribe were required to
post ST ,O01 for their release.
While Ramstad is charged with &C.
cepting a bribe while employed as
an officer Of the law. sworn to pro-
tect the peace and to law enforce
ment. the two negroes were only
charged with Illegal transporting
and possession Of whisky. Yet they
were compelled to post twice the
amount OF bond.
Ramstad and Kenneth Woodbridge.
81, 1905 Fifth st. N. W., were each
charged with accepting a bride and
released on the same bond. Brutus
Lane. ISIS 1 st. N. W., and Major
Taylor, 1902 Wisconsin Ave. ~. w,
both colored, who are alleged to
have been held up and hi-jaclxed Of
their liquor by the policeman and
woodbridge, were required to post
81 900 each.
The policeman's wife and another
woman companion, who were both
present during the alleged hold-up
and '.saAkedown'' OF the rum-rtn~
ners, were allowed to go free, but
will be used as Government wit
nesses when the case is called In
court, probably today.
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GOLD MEDAL FOR "BUM,"
DOG THAT SAVES SOULS

Bum, the canine Good Samaritan
OF the Salvation Army Hotel at No.
225 Bowery, has received q double
reward for his good deeds.
For the information Of those who
don't know. Bum was the dog
guest OF honor at q birthday party
recently as the guest OF Brigadief
wallace Winchell OF the Salvation
Army because Of his value in as
sisting the army to "save souls"
A medal and also a high-class
dog collar had been presented to
Bum as a reward for his good
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MEMS BIBLE CLASS PLANS
FIFTH ANNUAL OUTING

The mems Bible class Of the
Eastern Presbyterian church win
hold its fifth annual outing Sat
urday. The picnickers win sail
down the Potomac and make a
landing at some spot for bathing
and athletic contests.
Arrangements are In charge of
d. J. Roberts, social secretary OF
the class, and he iss being assisted
by j. M. Alwine. r. G. Koontze
and s. B. d. Rollins. "A feature Of
the event will be quot pitching
contest between the class president,
]. NJ Barker, and the class teacher,
G.. H. Winslow.
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DANCING GIRLS OF INDoRE
ARE NOW JoRLESS

KARAcHI, India. July 22.-The
noted dancing girls Of Indore are
among the unemployed
Since the abdication Of the
Maharajah of Indore there has
been serious government retrench-
ment. The dancing girls and their
musicians, formerly maintained by
the maharajah, have been dis
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MRS. SCOTT STARTS HER
TWELFTH DAY OF FASTING

DETROIT, July 22.-Mrs. Cath
crime Scott started the twelfth day
Of her public fast in the presence
If her two sons, Dudley, 9, and
Roberl s who arrived in Detroit
from a Rochester, N. Y, orphanage.
Mrs. Scott is staging her fast to
raise funds with which to continue
her fight to save her husband, Rus
sell. from the gallows.
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st. cARRIEL's TO HAVE
AN oLD-TIME BARBECUE

I A genuine old.fashioned bar
becue' win be the feature Of st.
Gabrie's Carnival this evening at
Grant Circle and Varnum streets
Northwest.
Earl Fowler was Nthe winner OF
the S. gold piece which was given
away last night. This attraction is
proving popular. The Boys Inde-
pendent Band plays every evening
from 7:30 o'clock to closing time.
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Northwest Store Closed All Day
Saturday, July and August

Easiest Credit Terms to All
cox M worth of goods-$1.oo cash;
VaOoVV Soc week.
$4,000 s :i.ss :: 1.: ::'''-''''' cash.
p7E M worth of goOds-$3.oo cash;
OO OOOV $3.50 a week.
C1OO m worth of goods-$4.O0 cash;
Q1VVsOO $500 a week.
Larger Bills in Proportion
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1890 In EUerybodys Confidence $500. $500;
THE GATE-P OST
BY Harold Philips ~!

Imagination small impetus the terae playgoer to
visualize betes Fske Barrymore baskng IN the dusk OF
amber wondering it, after ALL time hasn't been beneen
in them than stones throw from the presenday
of fretful
Rambeau lovely starts four plays
finishing Eagles tires Of the gaudy Sadie that
brought her obscuy and cheats practically
roadstand the played from Broadway Maryn
anyone short cromagnon hghats the Sonny
plays Broadway when she peas and absolutely refuses to
play Philadelphia because she Sdoesn't like the critics
Trade with
boxofce angle of Gene Tunney of Trude
Eder of Charlotte Mills the OF Bill Til
Pherson the evangelist male female
with slender ankles
Of safely argued that produces
people who products prior for the sdeshow addict Other
spermed needessy inflated regulations for people
already afflicted with Lad his dancing
turkeys grddle) behind Held had her milk
bath Give cents quart 1907 Lily Langtry had her platinum
and gold special train mine Montana; such moderns
Priscilla Dean had er Stevedore in tubans and smok
ing btuminous ookahs seeking The Virgin of Stambou the
front New but 1t has, however
taken of the decade discover the composite
of freak publicity and oblique talent
Mrs. Fiske isn't wealthy right that
men Of fervd following be computed cash
Ethel Barrymore has moderate principal perhaps forgetting
Duse died with enduring that the
of revered folk who abo hard accomplished
who today ndgents the Home yearly budget
significantly short Of approXmatng the weekly earnings Of
Marllyn Miller or jeanne Eages.
The stage at the moment meaning and the
pile of efforts from moonfower geniuse who with
script neatly typed and the cast indicated the fyeaf
- am forwarding two such to susceptible producers today
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ALICE BRADY DUE
HERE IN A new
PLAY

Alice Brady is to play at. the
Shubert Belasco during the week
beginning January 10 in Lady
Alone" a. play by Laetitia Nc.
Donald. L. Stoddard TAYLOR has
just arranged this booking which
brings this brilliant young act
ress to Washington in her new
play. preparatory to her New,
York opening. L. Lawrence
Weber, in association with David
Wallace. presents Miss Brady.
Laetitia Mcdonald is the wife
of Wallace Irwin but us a play
wright she prefers to stand on
her own. without depending upon
z her husbands, reputation as a
successful novelist. She has had
a play "All Front and No Back"
produced by A.. II. Woods. after
she made a dramat ization of one
of her husbands short stories
published in the Saturday Eve
ming Post. out Lady Alone" is
her first play Of importance to
be revealed TO Washington.
Lionel Atwill has been engaged
by Mr.. Weber to stage the play.
and cast Of wellknown play ers
has been secured.
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GREAT GOINGS-ON
AS FREDERICK
TW OPENS

The new Tvoli Theater in Fred.
erick, Md. was opened by the
stanley-Crandall Company Thurs
day night with a single gala per.
Torrance which beganSat $40 and
continued for something in excess
of two hours. Prior to the be-
ginning of the inaugural program
the house was open from 1870 TO
$50 in order to permit ttesg4sidents
of Frederick to enjoy a promenade
concert to the strains Of the
Wurlitzer grand organ. played in
turn by Arthur b. Thatcher.
resident organist, and Milton Da-
Wis, guest organist, while they in.
spected the handsomest theater in
the history of ADJUSTMENTS in the
Maryland city.
Dedicatory addresses were made
by Representative Zihlnlan and
others OF prominence in the State
gled Banner" was sung by Flora
McGill Keefer. well-known Wash
ington concert artist.
In order that the initial per.
Torrance at the new TivoIi might
be presented without impeachment
of any kind, large group of the
Washington house staff was taken
to Frederick to assist. Those taken
to Frederick by Joseph p. Morgan.
general manager. and John j. Pay
cite, supervisor OF theaters for the
Stanley-Crandall company. to as
sist included the Metropolitan
crack team of cashiers. Alice
Mooney and Marguerite Parker;
the Metropolitan chief doorman
and ticket taker, c. H.. Fox: three
house managers. Fallas Broche. of
the Metropolitan; Ashley Abend.
schein, of the Savoy. and Leroy
Sherman, of the Colony Theatre
apartment and store building, and
Milton Davis. premier organist of
the Stanley.Crandall circuit.
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like regular edition of the news,
paper.
Dressing for motion pictures is
one of the most difficult OF
players problems. according to
Lois Wilson. Paramount actress.
Dresses worn in pictures must be
fashionable. and yet can depend
for their style on only three
qualifications. They must be of
distinctive line Of cut. or, the:
material must be Of broadly con.
trasting pattern, or. the material
or trimming must scintilIate.
Color, the major element in most
feminine costumes, can be re.
garded only as it will photograph
in black and white. A flashy
costume Of red and black. for
instance. would photograph a
solid black.
Fully so per cent OF the acting
that film players do in the studio
never reaches the screen. This
is due to the fact that when
the cameras are set for a close.
uppof one character. his or her
protagonist is required to stand
just outside the range OF the lens
and feed" the lines or. business
of the scene so that the reactions
of the active player will be &C.
curately timed.
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BELASCOM Mrs. Iriske comes 70
the BeIasco Monday night as Mrs
Alving in Ibsen's great human
drama. Ghosts. " Mrs. Flske mas
devoted almost five years to study
Of the drama before offering Il 70
the public.
AS always Mrs Fiske's sup
porting cast is OF her own seIec-
ton. AS the son. Oswald Alvlng.
Theodore st. John. who has won
success playing In Paris and l3er-
lin In the native languages. II
cast. Waiter bingham plays
Pastor Manders. Mr.. Bingham y
well known for his association
with Sir Charles Wyndhan1. Sir
Forbes-R obertson and others in
his native England. and as lead.
ing man to Grace George and
Ethel Barrymore. The vital part.
Of Regina is played BY Jarvis
Kerr. d Vassar graduate Of the
class of 1925. who literally step
ped from school to success on the
professional stage Of New York.
The text used is a revision based
upon William Archer'sA standard
translation, made for this produc-
ton BY Harrison Grey Fiske-
While adhering strictly to the
authors spirit and naeaning. the
dialogue has been given greater
fIuencv and point.
NATION AL. L.ove-in-a NJ list, = a
comedy BY the Princess Troubetz-
koy and Gilbert Emery, which
opens at the National Monday
night. is the story Of an ador-
able liar. Fl finds its action
] III reciting the plight Of a young
lady who will not tell the truth.
although ffbbing for the best
reasons. always. The sleiHfIIl
Madge Kennedy plays this ador-
able liar. Her gift of comedy
acting IS well tested In this play.
In which she has the support Of
Sidney BIackmer. as the young
Southerner. who loves her in
spite OF her fault, and VINO even.
tually steers her into tie peth-
way OF frutn..and rectitude The
atmosphere of this Virginia
scene. at the foet OF tie Blue
Ridge. is charmingly natural, AS
ISOLATED with Miss Madge Ken.
nedy and Mr.. Blackmer will be
Alice John. GWendolyn HatTo-
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{
was one of the many
"What Price Glory and also
one of the many who felt
..trifle sorry for the company that
would finally translate it into a
screen play That sympathy was
entirely wasted. for the Fox
picture, now on Broadway. was.
to me at least. infinitely more
enjoyable, more penetrating.
more humorous and tragic.
| ever there was clear-cut
case Of what the stage and the
screen can do with the same
story. it is IN What Price Glory.
And it must be confessed that
the stage runs bad second.
Those Of us who are interested
In the screen are rather proud OF
Fox's achievement. His was not
exactly a pleasant task. Another
war picture. by one of the Coz
authors of What Price Glory
had already been released and
was playing to standing room.
Those inside the industry CORFU
gated their brows and said Moth
ing.
But now what Price Glory
has come out. and it is a fine.
humorous, tragic splendid pic.
ture, worthy of the patIonagea of
anyone.
Probably its humor is its out
standing feature !. When Captain
8Flagg finally discovers it has
been his own aide who has been
giving him the raspberry ever
since the troop left Hoboken, the
expression of disgust on Flags
face is classical.
Those who saw the stage play
will wonder what I'm talking
about. for-if memory serves
nle-this particular bit of humor
was not in the stage play. The
screen story includes all the stage
had. and goes much farther.
i II 4
Realism is always sought for
In making pictures. During film.
ing of New York it was nee
essary 10 have extra" editions of
q newspaper printed with stories
about the murder trial which is d
vital part of the picture.
Phil Payne. managing editor of
the Daily Mirror. the news
paper that revived the HaH-Nills
murder. made up front pages of
his paper with photographs. just
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Charles L. Wagner. she Isl the
self same adclescent having
turned her back of necessity on a
few Intervening years. proco-
cious youngster grown older, with
a silk purse Of acceptable tricks,
manneriSnls, moues and vocal
nuances. She is perfectly at
home in this comedy Of love.
laughter and lies-a lady fire.
cracker-written by Anielie Riyes
and Gilbert Emery, of a young
miss so Ioathe to hurt a persons
feelings that if it seems neces
sarv to tell them falsehood for
their peace of mind sh is not one
to ,recede.
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publicly on the eighth Z"
THAT is what l did last spring
and now that the venture has
succeeded | am amazed at my
self. Three years ago at gar
den party in Northampton / saw
a 14-year-oId girl bowling in a
cricket match-fast. over arm,
good length balls, better than
many man could bowl.
Il found she was pupil in
stage dancing in that town.
There | saw this little girl climb
ropes with the hands only and
! carried away with me a re
doubled impression of her grace.
ful physique.
Three years later / lost a
new stage partner during
months engagement in Vienna
She got nervous. and In my
work there is no room for
nerves. One of the feats | expect
of my partner liz to leap from
about ten PAGES away. turn over
in the air. and land straight in
my arms with her head near the.
floor. all in time with the music
This is as difficult for me as for
her. but that Is by the way.
'On the day my previous part
ner left me in Vienna | got a
wire engaging me for four
months in Copenhagen. and I
had nine days in which to find
"A new partner. rehearse with her
and get to Copenhagen. 1t was
then that J thought of my little
l4-year.old friend Of the wonder
full physique and graceful ways
Actually it WAS my only chance.
In response to a wire she was
brought out to Vienna on the
last day of April. Next morn,
Ing We rehearsed in cafe base.
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COIN GS-ON
Al the Theqte

IN i,ycan Herbert DeInOre Helen
C,reneIle. Carlton Neville. Royal
cutter Marius Rogati. and many
others who have sos performances
10 their credit in their respective
narts II addition To these VIII
R Philbrick. who - the rOtun@
jolly Tabarie. and John Thorn as
oliver. the Master Of the Royal
bath. have played their parts over
100 sImes.
Francois VllIon, the poet thief
and waster, IS Ia the competent
hands Or Edward Nell ir
KEITII'S-Two headIiners will
e carry Keith'a New Year week bill,
beginning Sunday afternoon at 8.
Harry Carroll. composer and pian-
ist, brings his dancing and sing
ing troupe in the new act ,'Danc.
ing Derby. Ernest Giendennine
legit star. makes his vaudeville de.
but as the other headliner In a
new playlet. 'Selfishness. Fea-
tured for the week will be the
Paris flashes. Castor and Andree
assisted by Others I'm dance Of
fefing. Other acts Include VIII
and Gladys Ahern in "A Spinning
Romance;' Steve F'reda and John.
nv Palace III an ITALIAN burlesque;
Betancourt and Company Ill a bal
ancing number and other acts and
house features.
EARLE--A tabloid revue. Ger.
hers Giggies. tops the New Year
bin at the Earle. Jack PiIlard and
AI Hitler are the featured prfnci-
pals. aided by CoIIette Lyons. Ann
Mason. Betty Burnett and others.
The added attraction brings Babe
Egan and her Hollywood Red
heads, songs. dances and piano
work. Other acts include White,
Black and Useless In THE New
Blacksmith. a comedy offering:
Prince Wong. Chinese monologist:
Fern Redmond and H. Wells III a
fortunestelIing pIaylet. The Gyp.
The film attraction Is 1.-THE Blue
Eagle, with George O'Brien and
Janet Gaynor. Shorter film and
house attractions. also.
STRAND .F'rolics OF 1927" will
occupy the talents Of Victor Hyde
and his repertoire musical com
IS
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pany at the Strand for the coming
week. i B. .Hamp continues the
chief comedian. with assistance
from Lew Lewis. Earl Root. Paul
Rush. Kathleen Butler, Florence
Drake and Billie La Monte. Special,
staging has been prepared for the
Spanish Rose number. On the
screen will be seen Rin-Tin-Tin fiji
While London Sleeps" Shorter
house features will prevail with
announcement that a midnight
matinee will be held New Year
Eve.
GAYETY - Dave Marion's Own
Show. specializing with a singing
and dancing chorus. opens at the
Gayety Sunday afternoon. The
outstanding feature. OF course. is
Dave Marion. in his noted charac-
ter, SDdffy the Cabman. Also
there is small Anna Propp and
Walter Boob" McManus. several
Continued on Page 49,
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Midnight Shows

Special midnight perform.
ances on New Year Eve, all
beginning at 1890 p. M, will
be held at the following thea
tiers: =.
Keith's. Gayety, Mutual,
Earle. Strand, RiaItO, Metro
politan, Palace, Columbia. The
current bills will be presented
intact, with some houses offer
ing extra novelties.
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OBLIQUE SNAGS AND
WHAT PRICE GLORY"
BY MAURICE HENLE

NEW YORK Dec 24Fame hangs by slender threads
know who all her fame her dentist When she
in years ago looked though her first small part
going be her Her face was pretty but her teeth were
norheastrbywest Another southwestby
forth words they just didn't look well the and
She afraid to smile for fear of showing
They told young lady what allied her and that her
hung in the Welnown balance Did she give up? She
vent dentist who Strengthened the offending
she enjoys pretty of teeth any
And a result, she's very well known today.
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Brief notes for the last-min-
ute Yuletide shopper:
Uncle Ted Barter, manager
of Poli's,,~ lis just $4,000 short of
owning a new dinner suit. AL
Jolson promised him one if
big Boy" did $4,000. The
week crossed $4,000.
Kathryn Ray and George
Price were engaged this week
by the Shuberts for the new
musical, "A Night in Spain"
Mr.. Price will be remembered
as the playful fellow who
socked the daylights out of
Miss Ray several weeks ago.
Miss Ray will be remembered
as the lady who couldn't take a
joke and sued Mr.. Price for
100000. Their attorneys are
remembered for the fat fees
they got for quashing the case.
Show business!
Judge Andrew Kelley, Wool
sack of the Times copy desk,
was presented with travelling
bag yesterday by his talented
underlings. Mr.. Kelley is still
working today, showing his
alarming lmperviousness to
hints.
Sic semper gloria mundi!
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way, Mary Marble, well known
to Washington theatergoers; Jack
Willard and Murray Bennett.


to Washington theatergoers; Jack
Willard and Murray Bennett.
POLl'S-Following its record
run of 16 months at the Casino
in New York, 'The Vagabond
King reaches Washington and
opens Sunday night at Polls with
one or two requirements. but prin.
cipally intact. This eperatta has
been hailed by critics and publics
as triumph of Shubert produc-
ton, ranking with the best efforts
they ever made. The singing
chorus is particularly striking
feature and when the mob sings
''The Song of the Vagabonds" vocal
ensemble music is heard at its best.
Rudolph Friml wrote the score.
The piece is based on the dramatic
version. ''If Were King" Those
in the cast include Carolyn Thorn.
son. Max Figman. Jane Carroll,
Fl. H. McCollum. Catherine Hayes,
Olga Treskoff. Merle Stevens. Bry-
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TWIG WAS BENT RIGHT
IN MADGE'S CASE

When Madg Kennedy the Monday very young
be imagined that Kennedy
stead and found Mrs Kennedy her elbows batter that
would
horn in to her daughter from barn dance
Orphans for the deacon and his wife here
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ment. This was the crucial moment,
but the suspense was not pro.
longed. Andree. at II. proved
as strong. quick and fearless as
she had been at land exactly
the right build for me. And she's
still with me-
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AHu aAIeE MduSes nau uOne' SO
and the deacon had perhaps
blessed her with shiny new
dime. Mrs. Kennedy cas- like as
renarkiug, II do believe that IL
you bring a child up in the way
1t should go it will not depars
from it when older And Madge
hasn't. IS
In Love Ina Mist put on by