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Evening star., 1927-04-04
NATIONAL THEATER.-'Lady Do"


Orthodox in theme, with some.
what unusual turn of plot, Frank Il.
Teller's happy little musical comedy
s'Lady Do" made a favorable bow to
Washington at the National Theater
last night. A nice. clean little piece
of comedy work has been assembled
around a pleasing cast, headed by
Karyl Norman, erStwhile vaudeville
favorite, although the score lacks out
standing musical numbers. Nancy
Wexford contributes a dainty and
pleasing character as the leading lady,
and Lew Hearu, another old-time
favorite, handles the low comedy in
kerludes in amusing fashion
Karyl Norman, female impersonator,
makes a happy task of rescuing the
daughter of the sudden millionaire
from the snares of a pair of pseudo
members of the Spanish nobility.
Lady DO" is a light entertainment,
sluggish in the first act and skipping
over into clever farce after the plot
gets we'll under way. 1t revolves
around the predicament of a Long
Island newly rich gentleman, whose
daughter, because of the insistence
of her title-hunting mother, has be-
come engaged to a fortune hunting
scion of Castilian nobility. In Paris
the rather meets Buddy ItOSe. mem
ber of the A. L. F., who has found
the delights of Paris night life over
balanced his love for the L. S. A.
Buddy, who has achieved some dis
1inction as q female impersonatOr in
Paris, does his stuff in petticoats to
the point where he ensnares the sec
Tetary of the millionaire. Realizing
the potentialities of such a situation.
the millionaire hires him to come back
TO the United States to steal the love
of the fortune-hunting nobleman. The
imported LADY" is presented as a
1ong-lost niece overburdened with
money, who has been languishing in
u convent. The plot moves serenely
to a happy conclusion; with Joseph
Iertora, the villain of the piece. as
the Spanish nobleman, conveniently
falling in love with the imported
''niece," and releasing the daughter
from the obligation imposed on her
by her mother. TIL villain and his
pseudo sisters are shown up as com
mon thieves by Buddy Rose, and ban
3shed TO a hinterland known to the
police.
A clever dance duo, Lee & Moore.
do several speciality numbers well,
and Lisbeth & Romero contribute the
feature dance numbers of the piece.
The producer has assembled in the
background chorus unusually we'll
equipped for the Job. All the musi.
cal numbers are we'll done, and the
chorus dances in approved fashion.
Altogether, Lady Do" constitutes a
pleasant evening of light entertain
ment,
Evening star., 1927-04-04
OPENING ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON
THEATERS

opened the bin with a clever flying
rings act: Foster, Fegan and Cox.
trio of local boys. had little difficulty
in winning favor with new and taking
songs; Frank Rose and Olive Thorne
presented their old Swedish act; Moran
and Wiser created fun with the help
of several spectators, juggling and
throwing straw hats from all parts OF
the house, Moran being a good COM
edian and hard worker. Aesop's Fables.
Pathe and Current Topics filed in the
few vacant spaces.
Evening star., 1927-04-04
EARLE-Iloornis Twins.

One of the most entertaining bills
of the season is on view at the Earle
this week The array of vaudeville
talent is headed by the Loomis Twins.
The twins. Maxine and Virginia.
variousv described as the "darlings Of
songland" and west pocket editions of
jazz" live UP to their billing with
their return to the local stage. The
versatile pair have a repertoire of
songs including both jazz and ballads,
and the two little girls work wonder.
fully together. Virginia's imitation
of Ted Lewis. is especially good.
Hugh Skelly and Emma Heit. in
their revue, entertain with a program
of song studies and character delinea-
tions. Skelly is a good comedian, and
his partner sings with delightful
voice. The dancing of Helen Ellfelt
and the Janis Sisters is very good.
Muriel Morgan and Van d. Sheldon
have a laugh skit entitled, "A Dash of
Red" Their act is more of q bur-
lesque, but occasionally Muriel hits
the high spots in a burst of song. Carl
Francis, assisted by Miss Billy Stout
and the Dale Sisters, Floyd Haley
and George Rogers. presents step
ping Out" an act composed of short
skits and scenes. Nathano Brothers
open the bill with a roller-skating act
that is above the average. One of
the brothers is a comedian.
The feature film for the week is
Fighting Love-" starring Jetta
Goudal with Victor Varconi. Henry
B. Walthall and Louis Natheaux. The
picture is we'll acted and directed. The
scenes are. laid in Rome and on the
burning sands of the desert, and it is
q drama of love and self.sacrifice.
The remainder of the program is
composed Of regular house short-reel
feature and music by Floyd Wheeler's
orchestra and Alexander Arons, con-
cert organiSt
Evening star., 1927-04-04
COLUMBIA-"slide, Kelly, Slide"

William Haines, who was the fresh
est rookie in the Marine Corps when
he showed 'em how to Tell 1t to the
Marines" proves equally fresh and
refreshing in his latest success, Slide,
Kelly, Slide," going into its second
week at Loew's Columbia Theater.
In the role Of Jim Kelly, the rookie
pitcher with a great arm and big
head, Haines is at once an amusing
and heroic figure. The picture shows
Intimate scenes of the New York yam
kee Spring training quarters and con-
tains all the thrills of a world series.
kelly" 81 smalltown pitcher who
proves to be a find" until his exalted
ego gets him in bad with his team
mates and undermines the morale or
the club at critical point in the
pennant race, is an excellent example
of what a star can't do unless he COM
bines teamwork with his individual
brilliance. Too much fan worship
nroves his complete undoing and lands
him on the suspension list minus his
pal" and his sweetheart. His re-
instatement, after his head size had
been reduced to normal measurements,
provides an opportunity for him TO
use his arm to good advantage, but
curiously enough it Is not his pitch
ing which wins the deciding game
for his team, but desperate slide for
home plate, wherein the great Kelly
forgets his self-importance sufficiently
to obey orders ION the jump"
Junior Coghlan, the hero-worship-
ping urchin who was Kelly's best pal
until it seemed that his idol had clay
feet. is a juvenile actor of great possi-
bilities.
"Howdy, Duke" a Lupino Lane
comedy, adds another laugh to the
bill. Additional features include Pathe
Evening star., 1927-04-04
JOHN BARTON PAYNE ILL.
Red Cross Head Under Court Physi-
clans Care at Sofa.

SOFIA, April 4 CP.--John Barton
Payne, head of the American Red
Cross, was taken slightly i'll here. fol-
lowing upon fatiguing journey
through remote parts of the country
in behalf of Red Cross work. He is
being cared for at the palace by the
Kings personal physician.
While his illness is said to be slight
he will require a rest. His trip to
Athens has therefore been abandoned.
Evening star., 1927-04-04
EEITH'S--Jerry and Her Baby
Grands.


Grands.
The Keith-Albee Combination Road
Show No. is holding forth this week
at Keiths. Jerry and her Baby
Grands constitute the headliner of the
aggregation. The act has been aug
lnented by a chorus of eight pretty
girls, who dance, sing and pose while
Miss Jerry Valllere and her three
companions are playing the diminu-
tive pianos. Mollie Klinger, Florence
Kingsley, Eleanor Geer and the star
add to the effectiveness of the act
with songs and altogether the offering
has blossomed into a splendid feature.
Icncores were numerous and the COM
pany had to bow acknowledgement to
at least half dozen curtain calls.
Another important number is that
of the Kitaros, japanese jugglers and
fumblers. the chorus again coming to
the front with a sort OF prologue that
embraced singing and dancing in hand
some costumes an acrobatic dance by
Mae Falls that proved a good added
attraction; and then came the whirl-
wind finish Of the Japs.
One of the neatest things in vaude.
willie is "Playtime,' a little sketch pre-
scented by the Hamilton Sisters and
Jessie Fordyce. Miss Fordyce as Gin
Cers," stands out pleasantly in her
work of the "Topsy' order. All three
are dancers of the first rank. Many
curtain calls rewarded the number.
Newcomers TO these parts are Ray
and Dot Dean, who had the audience
laughing continuously. Unusual orig
1nality distinguishes many moments in
this Offering.
The Fantino Sisters and company
Evening star., 1927-04-04

mond Hitchcock, with Marjorie Daw,
Cissy Fitzgerald and Theodore Won
Eltz, and contributes much to the joy
of nations
Evening star., 1927-04-04

comprised of short-reel features and
music by the Rialto Orchestra, under
the direction of Rox Rommell.
Evening star., 1927-04-04
AMBASSADOR-"0rehids and Fl
nline,'

AMBlASSADOR-'O 'OFcIlids and EF.
mime"
Kathryn Perry, Allan Forrest, Les
lie Fenton and other clever farceurs
are the principals in the William Fox
two-reel film version of Mabel Her
bert Urner's story of Helen and
Warren" being shown as foremost
supplementary attraction at Gran
dall's Ambassador Theater the first
three days of this week under the
title of AN Old Flame" Other alb
breviated camera subjects and pipe
organ accompaniment and solo inter
vals complete bill OF which Colleen
Moore in Orchids and Ermine" is
chief feature.
Evening star., 1927-04-04
CENTRAL-"JeweIs Of Desire. $

The first bill of the week at Gran
dall's Central Theater. continuing
through today, Is featured by Pris-
ella Dean, in Jewels of Desire" one
OF her most effective vehicles; AL
St. John in a new two-reel comedy,
High Sea Blues" a new release of
the popular Grantland Rice, Sport.
light" and added short-reel features
of the first rank.
Tuneful pipe organ accompaniment
and solo periods add to the entertain
ment.
Evening star., 1927-04-04

Pola Negri is the pictured star of
the bill being presented the first two
days of this week at Crandalrs
Tivoli Theater in Paramount s
production of Hotel Imperial" one
Of her most important releases. The
supporting cast is an excellent one,
and the stars performance genuinely
impressive.
The short-reeI auxiliary is Mack Sen
nett's two.reel comedy, "The Divorce
Dodger." Added short-reel subjects Of
diversified interest and pipe organ ac-
compartment and solo interludes
round out the entertainment.
Evening star., 1927-04-04

News events and an oldfashioned
sing" led by the Columbia Concert
Orchestra.
Evening star., 1927-04-04
EHUBERT BELAsCO-LOose Ankles.

Brock Pemberton presents Loose
Ankles, farce comedy in three acts,
by Sam Janney, at the Belasco Thea.
ter. -Four colored musicians billed as
the u. Eddie Wise Syncopated Band"
played before the show and between
acts. They were heard first on one
side of the house and then the other.
The innovation was a not unwelcome
add't'Fo to the generally orchestra
less ater.
10 Sc Ankles has to do with the
difficulties in the paths of three young
men who are earning their living Qf
you can call it that as dance part
ners, or "gigolos" as they would be
termed Paris, to the unattractive
"a eld ladies' out for a mildly wild
eening. Their efforts to induce
aiming idealist, shortly out of col
2, to find his share Of the ex-
ases OF their shabby apartment in
q west f1fties in New York, in the
sai11c sy. manner leads to interest
hnS ghly amusing complications.
per advertisement by a
with a Park avenue ad-
desires to be compromised
no object'), comes at the
! shen the unemployed young
!. s at the end of his resources
a. 4e trio send him off to the Park
a 4ue address.
is arrival there, the charm and
ath OF the young lady who is will
-ng and almost too eager to pay him
for compromising her, that young
1ady's determination to outwit the
well laid plans of several relatives and
at. the same time break the will of
her late lamented grandmother, give
plenty of opportunity for comedy. The
fun is so emphatic that it might al
most be said to approach the slap
stick variety at times.
1t Is an amusing piece! 1t drags at
first but picks up rapidly in the Sec
ond act. Just before the last act the
peak is reached, and the finale
emooths everything out nicely.
The show played to a comfortably
filled house. The spectators gave evil
dence of being well pleased with what
they had come to see and We're gen.
erous with their applause. Except for
"a touch now and then of the old-time
Inelodrama, it was a hilariously funny
farce comedy.
Well cast, two or three stand out,
particularly Carlotta Irwin as Betty
Brent, a very sophisticated fapper;
Joseph Bell and Joe Byron Totten
as the two "wise-cracking" American.
lied "gigolos" were equally good. The
others in the cast handled their parts
in fiTst.rate fashion.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Oct. .25.--Receipts OF
hogs today were too large for the
immediate demand after Mondays
big run, and the market broke is to
CSC. Best heavy hogs sold early at
$ll. 40 with some held for $1i.SO.
Cattle sold steady to strong Tor
good qualities. Cows and heifers
were unchanged.
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $1,000: market. 15Q25c
lower. Top. $11.50: bulk, $3.50
11.35; heavy weight, $10.75W11.50;
medium weight, $105091i.5 so; light
weight, ss.9o911.OO; light lights,
Ss.T5@10.25: packing sows, SS.5O@
$50; pigs. $s.so@s.7S. Hoidoverss
Cattle-Receipts, 10000: market
steady. Calves receipts, $500; mar.
ket steady. Beef steers-Good and
choice, $14.00@17.35: common and
medium. $S.60@lS.5O; yearlings,
$S.5O017.35. Butcher cattle--Heif-
ers, s6.50@15.00: cows. 5000; bulls,
$6.OO@S.25; calves, $12.5O014.5O:
feeder steers, $3.50@10.75: stocker
steers, $7.7501o.Oo; stocker cows
and heifers, $4.500S.OO. Western
range cattle-Beef steers, $500
14.0O: cows and heifers, $6.5o011.50
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; market
weak to CSC lower. Medium and
choice lambs, $13.50@14.45; culls
and common, $10.00@11.50; yearlings
$9.50@11.50: common and choice
ewes, $4.5006.50; feeder lambs. $13
m145O.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
I 0
ADD 5 COPS

ALEXANDRIA, Va. oct. rs.
With the addition of fiye new
policemen to the force November /,
the. department VIII BE- recognized
and put on an eight.hour day, with
three squads Of eight men on
each shift. The three shifts will
be commanded by Lieutenant VIII.
kinson, Sergt. Edgar Sims and
Sergt. Heber Thompson. The new
schedule ID expected to give the
city more protection, as there will
instead Of six to eight as at
present,
James QuayIe, painter, 70 in
the Alexandria Hospital suffering
from internal injuries received when
he fell from the second story OF q
house he was painting in Potomac.
Quayle Is a well-known local anna.
teur ball player, having pitched for
the Cardinals for nearly ten years.
Claude Denver, PIG South Fayette
St., was slightly injured last night
when his automobile collided with
car driven by Uhiie Conner, I'll
Mildred PL, Washington. Denver
was released from the hospital
after several cuts had been dressed.
An investigation will be held In
police court October 81,
The work Of extending the white
way from Patrick to- Harvard
Streets was started today when
employees Of the Virginia Public
Service Company started to place
the poles on which the lights will
be fastened.
William p. Mcknight, SO years
old, one OF three surviving mem-
bers Of r. =. Lee Camp, Confeder-
ate Veterans, died yesterday at his
home, 20S South st. Asaph st.
Funeral services viii be held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at
the home and intern1ent win be in
the Presbyterian Cemetery.
The Woodlothians, Of Washing.
ton, will give concert Novenl-
Der 8 for the benefit Of the Anne
Lee Home for the Aged.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
Brookhart to Speak
On Roosevelt Night

Senator Smith w. Brookhart Of
Iowa will be among the speakers
when Theodore Roosevelt Lodge,
No. A, F. A. A. NJ, holds its third
annual Roosevelt night on Thursday
in the Masonic Auditorium. Thir-
teenth Street and New York Ave-
nue. Northwest, at 8 p. m. senator
Brookhart. one Of the original Bull
Mooses, was a personal friend of
the late President.
The Rev. Henry H. Ranck. pastor
of Grace Reform Church. will speak
on Roosevelt as a churchman.
Motion pictures obtained from the
Roosevelt Memorial Association will
be shown and the Masonic Glee
Club will furnish music for the
occasion
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
LATEST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MAR
James A. Farrell, 81,
To Succeed Judge Gary

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-James A.
Farrell, 81. president and operating
head Of the United States steel
Corporation for II years. will sue.
coed the late Judge Gary as chair.
man Of this mighty worldwide en-.
terprise, the November issue Of
Forbes Magazine will announce, It
was made known today.
j. r.. Morgan. long a power IN
world finance, may accept the post
Of chairman of the corporations
finance committee, q position also
filled by Gary, according to B. e.
Forbes. financial editor. II Nor
gan declines, sons other prominent
banker will be appointed.
The banker chosen viii be ex-
pected to devote his entire time to
the colossal task Of financing 4 con.
Germ doing q billion-dollar an.
nual business, 1t was said.
Rumor that either George III.
Baker, ST., or his son. George. jr.,
would be rendered the appointment,
was spiked by Forbes, who declared
the elder Baker is tightening. rather
than increasing his burdens, and
that the younger financier has far
too many problems, present and
future, to tackle the Steel post.
Farrell gained his power in the
corporation nearly 20 years ago by
his extraordinarily successful .acord
in developing foreign business, Il
was recalled in the article. He wan
told Of his elevation to the presi-
dency by J. p. Morgan. II years
ago, after Morgan had been deeply
impressed by Farrelfs activities IN
foreign fields as head Of the United
States Steel Products Company
subsidiary.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
sEVEN.EI0HTHS NILE
Bill cOssravs o.;r;..,:,.,31.:.......1:st
Variety Romance Blooms
As Earle Performers Wed

Although they paid their money
at the box office. patrons of the
Earle Theater yesterday missed the
best "act" performed by members
Of the cast. *
While the audience was watching
performers caYort before the foot
lights, John r.. Hunter, Of the "Side
kicks number. and Matilda G.
MONTEREY billed as Miss Monte"
furtively slipped out ,of an exit,
went to the home of the Rev. John
T. Huddle. pastor Of st. Paul's Eng
lish. Lutheran Church: at 7SS Eley-
enth ST. NJ w, and were made
man and wife.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Frank Mccormick,
members Of the act in which Hun.
ter performs. acted as best man and
bridesmaid After the final per-
Torrance, the troupe staged ban
quet.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
Wreck Laid to Engineer
Who Was Killed in Ii

The rear end collision between
a Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis passenger train and a Gulf,
Mobile and Northern freight train
at Westport, Tenn, on August Is,
was due to the failure Of Engineer
Wood to put his train on q switch
to meet a superior train, while q
contributing cause was the failure
of Brakeman Keeton properly to
protect his train, according to
findings made public. today by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Wood was killed in the wreck and
81 others were injured,
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
HIGH IN
SHORT JAM

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.--An over.
crowded short interest was COM
PEELED to bid higher prices for the
representative industrial and rail.
road stocks at the beginning If
trading today in order to extricate
itself from the liam" into which
it had been placed by heavy short
selling of stocks in the last week
or two.
While the railroad stocks stood
out as the leaders of the sharp
rally which featured the early trad.
ing today. higher prices were also
recorded for the oils, the coppers
and numerous specialties which
have been under selling pressure
in recent sessions. Houston Oil
jumped Az points to 1881; Gen.
eral Motors rose points to 1881;
United States common gained 2;
American Smelling, 2: Atlantic Re.
filming. 2, and Radio sold at the
years high price of "A. up Q. Atchi.
son, New York Central and other
leading rails recovered the bulk Of
their recent losses.
The market was found to be
"over-sold" following drastic liqui.
dation and the wiping out. of thinly
margined speculative accounts and
the liberal extension of short lines
by the professionals In and out
OF WaM Street. Bullish pools
marked up prices at the expense
Of the shorts in the first hour and
forced them to cover at prices from
I to 3 points above Mondays close.
This was practically the only fea-
ture Of an otherwise dull and fea.
tureless market.
Commodity .aarkets were firm,
with cotton up about SO a bale on
Liverpool and domestic trade buy.
Ing; wheat and corn up fraction.
ally: export oil slightly lower and
metals firm at yesterdays marked.
down price levels. Call money re-
news, Sh per cent, unchanged.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
Reciprocity on Naval
Supplies Given Germans

Here is one more bit of evidence
that the World War Is over.
The United States Treasury De.
partment has just issued a ruling
that German ships of war may
make purchases from bonded ware.
houses in the United States with
out the payment Of tariff duties.
In return warships of the United
States are accorded the same rights
in German ports.
The privilege has been suspended
since the United States declared
war on Germany in 1917.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
Helmet Picked Up at
Sea Believed Redfern's

A water-soaked helmet of Amer.
lean manufacture. possibly belong
ing to Paul Redfern, missing
Georgia aviator, has been received
by the State Department. for
warded by Consul Bonney at
Georgetown, British Guiana.
Efforts viii be made through
friends Of Redfern to identity the
helmet, which was picked up off
the Guiana coast.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
SIXTH RACE
Vile and a quartz
Troops MObiIizing for
Battle of Camp Meade
Weather. clear; track, fast
FIRST RACE

The Battle Of Camp Meade" and
the Siege Of Baltimore" for which
troops are now modifying. begins
tomorrow.
Sealed orders for the largest
iianeuvers ever held In the Third
Corps Area were opened at Fort
Myer yesterday and the first bat
talon OF the Sixteenth Field Ar
tillery started Immediately for
Camp Meade, via Laurel. The
third battalion of the Twelfth In
fantry. also started for the same
point.
Fort Eustis. Va, win send it's
quota of 1900 infantrymen. in so
trucks, today. All of the troops,
who go on the firing line tomorrow.
will be reviewed by Mai. Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, corps area
commander, on Thursday.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
Must Serve $50 Days
For Carving Weapon

Robert Dodson, colored. who re-.
Gently completed a six-month Jail
term in Maryland for carrying a
concealed deadly weapon, will serve
$50 days in Jail for repeating the
offense in this city.
He was arrested by Policeman
P. e. Ambrose and told Judge Nc
Mahon, in Police Court today, that
he was coming from q shooting
match at Brookeville, Nd.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
Mrs. Julia Schelling
To Lecture on Music

Mrs. Julia Schelling, National Park
Seminary faculty member, will lee
ture on music at the Jordan studio,
1899 g st. N. W., Thursday after.
noon, 1t was announced today.
At a lecture yesterday under
auspices of the Washington National
Opera Company, Mrs. Schelling told
an audience that Carmen" is Sec
ond only to Faust" AZ = popular
opera.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
British Court Mourns
For Brother of the Queen

LONDON, Oct. 254-King George
today ordered the British Court to
observe a week OF full mourning
ana week Of half.mourning in
Observance Of the death OF the
Marquis Of Cambridge. brother Of
Queen Mary, who died yesterday.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. Oct. Is. - Grains
opened irregular today. with wheat
Y to sc higher; Corn, Ac lower
to nc higher, and oats unchanged
to Nc lower. Opening prices.
Wheat-December, $1.22& @1.22H;
March, SLICK; May, $1.2SA.
Corn - December. S3c: March,
s71sc; May. 89hc.
Oats - December, As to 46hc:
Nav. 49c.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
Cotton Ginned to Oct: is
Put at S.11S.17S Bales

The Census. Bureau, today issued
the following report. showing the
number Of bales Of cotton ginned to
October IS from the crops Of 1877
and 1926. respectively:
Total running bales. counting
round as half bales. S,11S.07S and
S,727. 100. Round bales included,
252,942 ana 259.S29.