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The Washington times., 1927-10-29
GOINGS-ON
AT the Theaters

NATlONAL-Wa Walter Huston in
"The Barker" by Kenyon Mich.
olson, produced by Charles l..
Wagner in association with Ed
gar Selwyn. will be the offering
at the National. Theater. Com
mencing Monday. The characters
are well drawn and the theme
holds one tight from the minute
the middle-age barker or bally
hoo man finds his grown.up son
on the carnival lot and tries to
drive him off. The conflict is
waged around this big boy, who
has tired OF rural drudgery and
can't understand why life good
him off. The conflict is waged
around this big boy, who has
tried of rural drudgery and can't
understand why a life good
enough for dad isn't good enough
for him.
The barker has his sweetie.
So has the Colonel who owns the
show. And when the barker's
girl finds she has been replaced
in the affections of her lover by
the presence of the boy, there is
disclosed story unique to play
goers. a story of love, hatred,
romance and intrigue.
POLISH treat is in store for
Washingtonians beginning next
Monday evening, when Alex. A
Aarons and Vinton Freddy will
bring to Polls their newest must
cal comedy production, Funny
Face" which comes here direct
from successful run at the Shu.
bert Theater. Philadelphia.
With Fred and Adele Astafre as
the stars, William Kent as chief
comedian. George Gershwin music.
book by Fred Thompson and Rob-
ert Bencniey dramatic critic of
Life, Ira Gershwin. lyrics: John
Wenger, scenery, with Stanley
Ridges, Betty Compton, Gertrude
Mcdonald and Kathryn Ray in the
cast, and the famous piano roll
artists, Victor Arden and Phil Oh
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Merna Kennedy, IS years old,
and blessed with red hair and blue
eyes, makes her screen debut as
Mr.. Chaplin's leading lady. The
comedian is so gratified with her
initial screen work that he says he
may place Miss Kennedy under
contract to play opposite him in
his next production.
Harry Croker plays the juvenile
leading man. and others in the
cast are Betty Morrissey, Allan
Garcia, Henry Bergman, Stanley j.
Sanford, John Rand. George Davis.
Steve Murphy and Doc Stone,
virtually every one of whom has
appeared in at least one earlier
Chaplin opus.
Roland H. Totheroh, brother Of
that Dan Totheroh who wrote the
play, wild Birds" was chief
cameraman on THE Circus" and
his assistants were Jack Wilson
and Mark Marlatt,
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ADDS
TWO THEATERS
TO CHAIN

Harry M. Crandali, executive
vice president of the Stanley Gran.
DALI Company, of Washington,
which operates the theaters which
ne founded, today announced ex.
pansion of the circuit OF play
houses in the National Capital by
the Stanley-Crandall Company to
the total Of IA through the acqui.
aifion OF the Empire Theater, To-
Gated at oil H ST. N. E.. and the
New Theater at 5S5 Eighth st. S.
Es8 This, adds the thirteenth and
the fourteenth links to the chain
which already includes the Metro
polltan. Earle. Tivoli, Ambassador,
Central, Savoy. Avenue Grand
Apollo, York, Colony, Home and
Chevy Chase theaters, by far the
most extensive theater holdings
controlled by any single interest
In the city Of Washington.
The Empire Theater on H st.
N. E., Is house of ample capacity
and the New Is coZy amusement
place which has recently under.
gone extensive improvement, as a
new addition to the Stanley Gran.
dali holdings. Under the general
supervision of Joseph P. Morgan,
general manager of the Stanley
Crandall Company and Nat Glas-
ser, technical supervisor of the
same organization. the Empire and
New have been brought completely
up-to-date, have been thoroughly
renovated, repainted and refur-
bished and equipped with new
heating plants and new provisions
for perfected projection. New
screens have been installed and in
every respect these houses have
been placed on par with the
other Stanley-Crandall neighbor-
hood theaters in point of general
attractiveuess and mechanical ef-
ficjency,
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ON
THE CAPITALS
THRESHOLD

NATIONAL-Billie Burke in a
new play by Noel Coward, 1.-The
Marquise,' a comedy of manners
OF Eighteenth Century France.
BELASCO-Kilbourne Gordon's
new production, Tia Juana," a
tale of bad men In a Mexican
setting.
POLTS-Liopel Atwill in a new
play, "The King Can Do No
KEITH'S - Fannie Brice head.
lining; Wee George Wood fea-
tured.
EARLE-Ned wayburn's "Rltzy
Revue; film. "A Harp in Hook"
with Bessie Love and others.
GAYETY - Frank X. Silk in
Nothing But Girls"
STRAND-"The Partisan Flap
pers."
FOX - Vivienne Segal, musical
comedy star, in person. On the
screen, Dolores Del Rio in Loves
of Carmen" Other features.
COLUMBIA -" ben Hur," first
time at popular prices.
PALACE-The animal film SEN
sation, Chang" and Gertrude
Ederle. first woman Channel swim.
mer. in person.
RIALTO - Victor Hugo's les
Miserables," in film form, and
stage features.
METROPOLITAN--Norma Tai
madge in Camille.
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Energy Won

George Bancroft achieved star
dom because he doesn't know
how to loaf on the job. Ban
croft, formerly of the stage.
vaudeville and musical comedy,
is comparatively new face in
the picture world. He was given
a contract with Paramount be.
cause he worked and wasn't able
to sit around doing nothing. He
would stand around like watch
dog awaiting his time to face the
camera. AS a result of that bull.
dog tenacity. so far as his work
was concerned, Paramount gave
him his greatest chance, a role
in Underworld" following it up
with contract co-starring him
with Chester Conklin in Tell It
to Sweeney" which Is being
shown at the Ralto,
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Mr.. Starbuck recently visited
the Langdon set in Hollywood,
during the making of 1.-THE
tributed the following estimate of
the stars place in the galaxy of
the great:
Harry Langdon, star of his
own comedies. is genius. l say
this advisedly. Many times and
oft have gazed upon the disciples
of Menus or the screen: witnessed
the antics of FaIstafflan comics.
of attenuated mirth.makers, Of
divers and assorted slap-stick
laugh purveyors. have seen
kings of comedy upon the stage.
/ have joyed with clowns in the
sawdust ring. And l have yet to
see another who possessed the
vital heart Of humor to so marked
a degree as Harry Langdon.
His stoical visage. his pathetic
eyes, his immobile features. his
unctuous movements. the helpless.
pitiful, wistfuI and withal. human.
iii exaggerated quality in his
work, have given me furiously TO
think.
Il wonder. Has Harry Langdon
.straddled that line of demarkation
between comedy and tragedy
which. tbs said. is so faint as to
be almost indiscernible? have
watched him and wondered Il he
would not prove the worlds great
est tragedian if he should step
across finally into the lachrymose
land of lugubriousNese."
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amid absolute silence.
Not a member of the royal
family, nor any of the glittering
array of famous personages of
Belgium and other lands who
made up the audience so much
as clapped once. When fellow
artists in the wings congratu-
lated him. Thomas thought they
we're merely being sympathetic
until it was explained that every
dictum of customs and usage for
babe applause on such an occa.
sion. And when he was sum-
moned to the royal box the
heavy heart he carried off stage
at the end of the aria was really
lightened and his smile was gen.
uine. for he knew he had won
another success.
Engagement of Thomas to sing
two operas in the festival with
which the Washington National
Opera will inaugurate its tenth
season in Polls Theater.
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THE SMITH MUSIC
VENTURE TAKES
FORM

The President Theater Light
Opera Company is in town. That
is, on the quiet, they are rehears-
ing for the big launching Of the
light opera stock company" that
T. Arthur Smith opens with THE
Black Hussar the week Of No
vember Z.
'You'll be knowing them shortly.
A young group. full Of pep, full
Of good voice too. IL the final
sextette to act one, is a sample.
It's the charming real" music Of
the days when the art Of light
opera demanded as good stars as
any singing group of grand opera.
Anne Yago pronounce 1t like
Iago. the Shakespeare villain,
only drop the ~ Is the leading
contralto. You'll know her az the
girl with the deep dimple in her
cheek.
You'll know her, that is, unless
she is all done up as witch or
a gypsy, or Katisha Of the i'm
mortal elbow.
Her favorite roles are, however,
"'AIafl-a Dale" in Robin Hood" or
Dolores" in Victor Herbert's
"Serenade."
She's young. It's very young
company. And Miss Yago has
lots of pep. lots Of enthusiasm
for what she calls the "Muni"
opera. She has sung in the now
famous Municipal Opera in st.
Louis that goes ''over the top"
with something like the word
million" in the gate receipts.
She's keen about her con;ralto
role in the lovely Strauss opera.
THE Gypsy Baron" that was
big hit in Atlanta and will be-
heard here. There she was
Zipra, a role thai parallels in light
opera, that of Azucena in Trova-
tore. But grand opera has taken
much of her time. with such parts
as Azucena, or Amneris" in aida"
or the title role In Samson and
DELLA!
That's just one reason why the
voices in that sextette rehearsal
sounded so rich and telling. There
are real singers here for the first
week of the President Theater
Light opera stock" OF whom
meet Anne Yago!
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will be the stage presentation fea-
ture.
PALACE-DougIas MacLean, in
a picture described as an entirely
different screen comedy soft
Cushions, will be presented at
Loew's Palace for The week begin
ming this afternoon. The stage
will feature a novelty 70 rresenta-
ton. A Chinese fantasy with an
. all-Chinese company. "The Feast
OF Lanterns" with the Honorable
WI. a Celestial. who initiates
Frisco. Eddie Cantor. Al Jolson
and other stage stars. The COM
pany is composed Of almond
eyed maidens from the Flowery
Kingdom. and the music is sup
piled by the first Chinese iazz band
presented in America. The dances
range from the native Chinese to
the Hawaiian hula, to tie Ameri-
can Black Bottom. "rhe Feast of
Lanterns" is said TO be a whirl-
wind of color. motion, rIusic and
whimsical humor
soft Cushions is a rOllicking
story of Arabian Nights love and
intrigue. through which MacLean
swaggers his way in A series of
funny episodes. As daring young
thief. he invades the sacred
harems. woos the most beautiful
slave girl. is arrested, imprisoned
and sentenced to death escaping
each time by his nimble wits to
win fortune and the girl
Added advertisement include
M.G-M News. comedy presenta.
ton. J. Virgil Huffman's organ
chestra under Don FeliCe
LINCOLN-Today, Monday and
Tuesday, Dolores Costello in 1.-THE
Heart of Maryland" Wednesday
and Thursday. double feature bill
Broadway Nights" with Lois
Wilson and Sam Hardy: "Whits
Flannels,' with Jason Roberts and
Virginia Brown Faire. Friday and
Saturday. Lewis Stone, in 1.-THE
Prince of Headwaiters." Saturday
only, Universal serial, BLAKE, Of
Scotland Yard" and three talent
shows, at S. 7:15 and 9:15.
M STREET Today, Riddle
Rider: the Rock Slide comedy
Keeping His Word" Bob Cur
wood. Dangerous Double" Mon
day. Lionel Barrymore. in Paris
at Midnight" Kipguard comedy
Tuesday, Laura LaPlante, "The
Love Thrill" Aesop's Fable. Wed
Ilesday, Tom Mix, in the Great
X. & A. Train Robbery" Mack
Sennett comedy. Thursday Wal
lace Berry, in Casey at the Bat
Universal comedy. Friday. Con
way Tearle, in ''Moulders Of Men.
Mabel Normand comedy. Satur
day death Valley" with an al
star cast: Bray comedy,
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Chaplin Film, Circus
Is Completed

Peanuts SawGust Pink emonad Charlie Chaplin has completed
"The Circus The comedians film, which has been
the making now being cut and titled by the same gentleman
Chaplin wired United States Artists that he viii cut the $4,000
feet of film down eight reels slightly longer than prior
Choplin lnnc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-16
IWHIPPET ST I s
STANDARD

With. the Whipped already in its
seventh month of production, this
newest product Of WHY'S Overland
still sounds the most distinctive
note in the light car field.
This light four-cylinder automobile
presents the lowest swung body in
the field which it occupies. It is
only sixty-eight inches from the
ground 10 the top of the roof OF
the sedan model. But actual mea-
surements Of the interior space
show that it has the same amount
Of head room as many cars of
larger size and the same applies to
the width of the seats and to the
leg room.
The power plant offers interest
ing features of construction which
are more like those found In six
cylinder motors than they are like
those in any other light four
engine.
The stroke is the longest found
in any of the light four units: the
bore is smaller. but the developed
horsepower is greater by a con-
siderable margin.
1t Is the only motor Of its gen.
eral type and size which Is equipped
with full.bond bronze backed bear
ings and the dimensions OF the
crank shaft are equivalent to those
of some eight-cylinder motors.
The oiling system Is force.feed In
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-16
AU I D DANGERS
MOUNTING

In view Of the great increase in
production Of automobiles during
1928. and the prospective advance
which win take place during the
current year. the dangers which are
to be encountered on the highways
and the city streets are ever mount.
ing. in the opinion OF Spencer B.
Curry, vice president Of the Great
National Insurance Company. whose
headquarters are in this city.
During 1926. motor car prOduc-
tion reached the unrivaled total of
4.480, 900 units" Mr.. Curry said,
"and the outlook for 1927 is for an
even greater number. Every new
motor vehicle placed into operation
increases the danger to which mo.
florists. as well as pedestrians, are
exposed.
Adequate protection through
liability insurance is essential to the
modern motorist--as essential as
his car-and 1t Is vital that cover.
age be had in adequate amount.
1T is well.known fact that the
courts are granting damages in
greater sums to those who have
been injured by automobiles. If the
motorist is not adequately pro-
tected he is liable to lose not only
his life's savings. but to have a
first mortgage placed upon his
future earnings"
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Backers of Defense
Highway Seeking Funds

ANNAPOLIS, Md. March 16--Ad.
vocates Of the bill authorizing a
State debt to reimburse citizens Of
Anne Arundel and Prince Georges
counties who advanced funds for
the completion Of the national de.
Tense highway between Washington
and Annapolis, made last stand
to secure enactment Of the measure
yesterday at a hearing before the
Senate Finance Committee, of which
Senator Walter j. Mitchell, of
Charles county, is chairman.
The speakers included Ridley P.
Melvin, Of Annapolis, States At.
torney A. Theodore Brady, James
A. Walton, city alderman; Frank Fl.
Thompson, jr.. and Postmaster 10.
seph M. Armstrong, all of Annapolis.
Senator Cromwell, of Anne Arundel,
was present
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KING To
SEEK RECORD

Loyal Americans, engineers, rae.
ing drivers and fans will watch
with interest the brilliant English
engineer and motor racer. Captain
Seagrave, sin his attempt to create
a new worlds automobile speed
record at Daytona Beach.
Six years ago, in 1921. Duesen.
berg racing car driven by Tommy
Milton travelled these same Daytona
sands at 157 miles per hour. This
record stood until few month";
ago when bettered by the English
driver, Parry Thomas. recently
killed attempting to regain the
title from Capt. Malcolm Campbell.
The Duesenberg worlds record
standing for five years was made
in a car weighing only half as
much as Captain Seagrave's power,
full mount. Likewise its motors
develop only four hundred horse.
power compared to more than
twice that amount
This American nuesenberg rec
ord has never been bettered at
Daytona Beach and 1t viii be in
teresting to see just how much adj
ditional power coupled with addi-
tional weight mean in more miles
per hour.
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Desirable rooms for rent in tOday'a
Times and Herald Classified ads.
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indiana BANS
HEAVY TRUCKS

INDIANAPOLIS March 49,.
With the coming of recent thaWs
Indiana highway authorities have
been forced to take stringent ac-
ton in limiting loads carried by
motor trucks on rural earth and
gravel roads. Reductions of from
one.quarter to one-half have been
ordered.
sections. Of the State the bottoms
have literally fallen out of the
roads and that in some instances
travel with light vehicles is Inn
possible because of the heavy muck.
Heavy cars have cut through the
light surfacing material to the
spongy road bed beneath ana
Hoosier motorists have become Sc
goin' gobs.
Action Awaited
According to the motor club Of
ficials, Indiana motorists, especially
those living in rural communities
are anxiously awaiting the wide
spread extension of the State pave
ment building program even into
remote country districts.
Although Indiana has 2,2O5 miles
OF concrete pavements, of which
S33 miles were built in 1925, there
is still a vast mileage Of roads
which could be paved at a saving
over dirt roads, Hoosier motorists
point out.
Automobile owners assert that 1t
costs more to operate car over a
gravel road than on pavement
even in summer when gravel roads
are at their best. Tests conducted
at Iowa State College have shown
that the saving in travelling on con-
crete over gravel is 2.6 cents per
mile.
Cost Runs High
Then. in winter and spring when
truck loads must be reduced and
ordinary travel is curtailed, the
cost runs a great deal higher.
Road authorities declare that the
money lost through hampered traf-
fic facilities in the spring alone
would in many cases pay for the
building of year. round pavements.
which are essential to profitable
farm marketing.
Indians is not alone in requiring
reduction in truck loading. High
way departments of practically all
northern States have authority to
reduce truck loads during wet
weather.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-16

opportunities nave Deen opened III
the Oldsmobile factories for ambi-
tious young men to advance to
leadership whether they are college
trained or not. To do this two
distinct plans have been worked out
lone for the graduate and the
other for the non-graduate. 10th
permit the student worker to learn
and earn at the same time.
In both plans practical factory
3 work is alternated with either
technical instruction or executive
supervision. as the case may de-
mand. The student worker Is
trained along the particular line
of executive work for which he
appears best fitted.
20 Graduates Working
Early in the spring of 1926 the
deans of seven large universities
were notified that there were posi-
tions open at the Oldsmobile fat
tories for graduates who desired a
career in the automotive industry.
Through the cooperation of the
colleges, hundreds of senior students
were interviewed, many brought to
the factory for further questioning
and score were engaged.
These 20 graduates are working
under the direct supervision of
Oldsmobile personnel department.
and are being routed through the
various departments or the organi-
ration. These young men will be
assigned to positions in the sales.
service. engineering or production
departments, according to the tai
- ~ MI oh IN. h0
various branches of the industry.
A years practical work under
proper executive guidance in add.
ton to university education will,
It is believed. fit these young men
for responsible positions in the au.
tomotive industry. which is grow
ing so rapidly that it needs more
and more executives of ability.
By means of the second plan.
workers in the Oldsmobile factories
who have the necessary qualifica-
tions are obtaining a four-year
course in automotive engineering and
kindred subjects at the Flint School
of Technology, which is being OBJ
tanned by the General Motors Cor
poration.
Self-Supporting
The course consists of "a weeks
q year spent at the institute, and
rs weeks at practical shop evneri-
ence at the Oldsmobile factory with
two weeks annual vacation. The
Institutional study and shop ex-
perience are divided into alternat-
ing periods for four weeks each.
The division of work and instruc.
ton permits the student-workers to
be self-supporting during the en-.
tire educational period
The institutional course includes
first-year college algebra, chem
iStry, shop practice, engineering,
drawing and English at the start
and continues through such studies
as economics, accounting, sales
manship, applied psychology, in.
dustrial relations, management,
business law and costs control as
well as all phases of engineering
and mechanics included in artomo.
tive manufacture.
Those interested in industrial ed.
pcation see in this new plan, which
has been inaugurated in the auto.
mobile industry, the possible start
of a new educational method. This
combining of productive work and
education retains the good points
of the apprentice system without
D
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type with drilled crank SHAFT.
the oil being led directly to the
connecting rod bearing from the
main bearings.
The cylinder walls are deeper and
the skirt Of the piston never travels
below the bottom OF the syllnder
walls.
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GRIP THE WHEEL

To keep the car steady and to
prevent the rim of the steering
wheel from sliding through the
hands. 1t Is not only necessary to
keep both hands on the wheel, but
to grasp the wheel In such a way
that 1t is impossible to slip should
the front wheels strike an obstruc-
ton or q tire blow out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-16
Red AUTOS

Metropolitan police throughout
Japan are issuing instructions that
privately owned motor vehicles shall
not be, painted red-this being the
color that has now been reserved
for the sole use of the imperial
household. License plates are being
refused to cars which are painted
in the forbidden color. and automo-
bile, dealers who have red-colored
cars on hand are in somewhat of
a quandary.
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Olds Training Youths
AS Executives
By /. J. REUTER-
PRESIDENT and General Manager old. Motor work.

The anomove industry, America young and leading bust
ness, is planning for the future
One important manifestation of this vigant forethought is
the intensive training of young for future executive posi-
ons Productive work and education have been combined
that practical and theoretical instruction hand in hand
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-16
It's MILES AN HOUR

Captain Malcolm Campbell, driv.
ing his 450-horsepower car, BLUE.
bird, on Pedine Sands, in England,
recently attained a speed Of more
than 174 miles an hour over q
track.
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its disadvantages, and fits into ex.
listing economic conditions.