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The Washington times., 1927-10-20
TEAM
ENIGMA.
BY Malcolm Roy

WEST POINT, N. Y. Oct. 90
One of the big enigmas of the
present football season is the Army
eleven. There is no doubt that
Biff Jones has been doing lot of
hard work with his veteran ma
terial but the returns have been
coming in slowly and what little
the army has shown in action has
been more or less contradictory.
But the riddle should be answered
after the cadets take the field
against Yale in their annual clash
in the bowl on Saturday afternoon.
Like Notre Dame, the Army EN-.
ployed the shift very extensively
iH its offense in other years and
the rule requiring a stop of a full
second before the ball has been
passed appears to have worked
havoc with the West Pointers at
tack
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tack, and it may be that he belongs
at end and not behind the line.
Though a 2o0-pounder, Lloyd is a
Splinter, and this is what brought
about his being played in the back.
field.
Georgetown football leaders are
interested in the tale from Lafayette
that four of the teams best players
We're so badly bruised in the West
Virginia game that they may not
be able to face w. and J. this week.
Captain Cothran and Burnett,
tackles; Guest, fuIlback, and Wilson,
halfback. This gives some indica-
ton of what Georgetown may ex-
pect from the hardy Mountaineers
here Saturday.
There is another side to this, too
On November s Lafayette comes
here to battle the IIilltoppers and
some of its veterans may be in poor
physical condition. In the mean
time Lafayette meets w. and j.,
one of the strongest teams in the
East, and Penn State, just now
looming up like one of Hugo Bez-
dek's oldtime elevens. Georgetown,
unless it loses some of its most
necessary units, should have a good
chance of defeating Lafayette.
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This was never better iIlustra-
ted than I'm the battle with
Davis Elkins last week. The
Southern eleven, to be sure,
was nObOdy's set-Up, but the
Army had real trOnble In un-
cOrking a scoring punch until
the final period, when the sturdy
Davis-Elkins line had been
pounded into a pulp by the SUI
perb West Point forwards. Then
it was easy for the Army backs
to pile up the tOuchdOwns that
brought victory by a compare
lively big score.
The Army has revamped its at
tack to such an extent that it has
retained few features easily recog.
nizable as basic plays of the. 1926
season. Most important apparently
Is the stress that Jones is placing
on the forward pass now.
1t will be recalled that a year ago
the Army used the pass little IL at
all. But Jones seems to have re
stored the pass to its old-time place
Of Importance, because 1t was trot'
ted out good many times against
Davis F,lkins and used in a way
that indicated that Jones was de-
termined to employ it in the big
game to come.
With the team that he has at
his disposal Jones should take the
Army far along the championship
road The backfield is without
doubt one of the best and certainly
is the most experienced in the coun'
try with Harry Wilson. one time
Penn State star, playing his seventh
tyear of varsity football.
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.estern-Central Tilt
Is Indefinitely
Postponed

The Western. Central interhigh
football game has been indefinitely
postponed. The two principals Of
the schools involved conferred this
morning and agreed to this
action. The contest was pre-
vented Tuesday because of rain.
1t was decided to play 1t yester-
day, but rain again interfered.
Central sought to play the
game today, but Western sought
a date after October 2s, when
several disbarred Western grid
men will hecoma eligihle.
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7 Tie IN
GLOOMY
MOOD
BY Louis A. DOugher

The final hard workout pefore
the big game with West Virginia
will be staged by the Georgetown
Hilltoppers today, leaving mere
signal and kicking drills for tomor-
row. Coach Lou Little is inclined
to be gloomy over the outlook, but
his players are getting ur their
fighting courage and a wild con-
test is expected to result.
Breaking training rules has elimi-
mated Messy Mosko and Bucky
O'Neil. Steve Barabas is out for
the season with a fractured leg.
''Dud" Saur, veteran tackle, is suf-
fering from bruises that may keep
him on the sidelines Saturday. Han
negan, second string quarterback,
is suspended for breaking rules,
but may be permitted to play Sat
urday. Weldon Monsoon has lost
considerable work because of a
sprained ankle. These conditions
explain Coach Titles gloom.
West Virginia will outweigh
Georgetown Saturday and will
also have more veterans in
action. 1t will also have had
more rough opposition. having
met both Pittsburgh and. La
fayette, two of the strongest
eleVens in the East. George
towns lone opponent of class
has been Syracuse.
The Mountaineers are well
equipped with running formations
and pass plays. 1t was with for
ward passes that they triumphed
over the Hilltoppers a year ago
and Coach Rodgers has been lean
ing heavily upon this style of play
this season.
Despite the rain and muddy grid
iron, Coach Little worked his squad
yesterday against the freshmen,
who used West Virginia formations.
The work was generally salts
factory. Cordovano was in Mosko s
place and Walsh and Murphy took
turns in Saur's position.
Jim Mooney got in long kicking
drill, He will be depended upon
for this work against the Noun
taineers. With Bucky O'Neil on
the sidelines, Mooney will have TO
do all the Hilltoppers' booting.
Georgetown will probably
take the field Saturday in this
fashion: Left end, Provincial;
left tackle. Saur, Murphy or
Walsh: left guard. COrdOvanO;
center, Grigsby; right guard,
Carroll: right tackle. Mooney;
right end, Monsoon or TOmaini:
quarterback, McCabe: half
backs; NOrk and Mclean; full
back, Hudack.
Georgetown alumni will begin
arriving here tomorrow for the
''get-together smoker" at the Will
lard in the evening. Many heroes
Of other days are expected to be
present and make brief addresses.
Tickets may be obtained from En-
NETT Sheehan, woodward Building;
Austin M. Garfield. Munsey Build
ing; John j. Carmody, Investment
Building. or at the college.
While this is Home Coming
Day" for Georgetown. West Vir.
ginia will make it Travelling Day..
A special train bringing $500
rooters will accompany the football
squad from Morgantown, w. Va,
and this little army will endeavor
to show how to support football
taA al
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the script? Does a certain line
fail because it has not been prop
erly stressed? Do other lines,
seemingly unimportant take a
pre-eminence through the play.
ing? Does the business register
as effectively as expected? How
does the audience accept the work
of the individual players? Is the
audience attentive throughout
and does the play command con-
sistent interest?
These are the things which Mr..
Brady likes to study from the
back of the dat2ened auditorium
while he pencils memoranda on
his program.
In dealing with the plays of
Sir James M. Barrie, Producer
Brady handles a product that has.
been tested by audiences all over
the civilized world and found uni.
versally satisfactory. The Helen
Hayes revival OF what Every
Woman Knows" has been rolling
I'D astonishingly big and profit.
able crosses everywhere.
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BECOMES
A FIXTURE AT
COLUMBIA

''Tell 1t to the Marines" the
dramatically told saga Of life with
the Leathernecks on land and sea,
goes into its third week at Loew's
Columbia and there seemed yes
terday no diminishing Of the au-
diences that have greeted this pic
ture since it's opening here.
The picture tells a story which
has for it's background life in the
Marine Corps. It is the story of a
chap who started out to get a pass
to the races in Southern California
on Uncle Sam via pledge to Join
the Marines. Well, he does! And
then begins the young fellows
erstwhile education which, in many
respects, had been sadly neglected.
In the. Marines he meets up with
Top Sergeant O'Hara in the person
OF Lon Chaney-a hard boiled egg,
IL ever one was laid.
The story of "Tell 1t to the
Marines" is Interesting from the
standpoint OF depicting life in the
Marine Corps. There is service in
the tropics shown and a bit of
service in China. There IL a bit OF
fleet battle practice and a bit of
tent life that the folks back home
know nothing about.
William Haines, as the youth
who set out to Join the Marines,
does handsomely by his part
would the BARRIERS have done as
well by his hair! A love story runs
through the piece in which the
dainty Mabel Boardman plays the
feminine role. O'Hara may or may
not be a bit in love with the pretty
nurse. But for all that Rookie
Haines is and his love Is recipro-
Gated. The love- story eliminates
in China. where the Marines are
sent on war duty and where the
blonde nurse follows. But not
without its difficulties. Lon CLANCY
Is prominently good.
Added attractions consist of the
usual house numbers and orches.
trail prelude by the Columbia Or
chestra. Leon Brusiloff conduct
ing.
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! AS a matter of fact, Mr.. Brady
Jinw9rdly will be nervous as a
prin9a donna making her Metro.
politan debut. Though he has
BEEN of and with the stage for
45 years, he still gets a thrill
from a first night performance
of one Of his own shows. Moth
ing,P he says. "quite compares
with the uncertainty and the
nervous reaction that accom-.
panies lifting the curtain on
premiere"
Mr.. Brady sits in the back of
the house. but his attention is
focused more upon the audience,
than upon the stage. He knows
the lines OF the play, the bust.
ness of the actors. the settings
Of the drama, the cut of each
costume. the one hundred and
one details that have developed
during weeks of rehearsal
what he now is inteAt upon Is
audience reaction.
Do the laughs come where the
playwright has inserted them in
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Milt Dale. played by Jack
Holt, overhears a plot to kidnap
the niece of a friend and seize
the ranch to which she is heiress.
Upon the girls arrival. Dale
undertakes, single-handed, to save
her. Amid strange surroundings,
the girl doesn't know friend from
foe, and resents Dale's rather
rough manners. His welI.meant
efforts get him into dire trouble,
placing him behind bars and the
girl in the clutches Of the villain.
Learning his true worth, our
heroine goes to our hero's rescue
and all ends well. but not until
we are treated to much shooting
and many thrills.
Holt brings all the manliness
necessary to the role of the brave
Westerner, known as "The Man
of the Forest" His work is al.
ways q pleasure, having a free,
easy swing. Georgia Hale, whom
Charlie Chaplin first brought to
our notice, is seen as the girl
and mighty pretty one. War
ner GLAND gives us another Of
his stunning performances as the
villain, and Ell Brendel handles
well an unusual comedy part, to
mention a few Of the capable
cast.
The story holds interest and is
laid amid attractive Western
scenery. Not the least interest
ing feature Of the picture is q
tanned mountain lion, the hero's
faithful pet. who stands him in
good stead in a couple Of tight
places.
The Rialto Orchestra, under
Rox Rommells direction, also
shines in the overture, playing
three excerpts from GrieE's
Peer Gynt" Suite.
The stage presentation is "a
Miniature Musicale" in which Ed.
gar Rommell, cellist, and Rox
Rommell, pianiste, pleas, in classi-
cal selections and jazz. Magda
Schmidtborn is a most charming
violinist who won approval for
her playing.
There is also a college comedy,
Breaking Records" and a thrill
ing International News Reel COM
oletes a well-rounded Billie. w.
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stop-gap between scenes. He
seemed irked at a great deal of
it but grows on you at snaiFs
pace. / liked Fodi Browns work
as a character comic; also Miller
and Lyles, who are funny even
when you know most of it
since their days in Running
Wild" That the Kelo Brothers
belong, and more Of that school
of rough comedy, was attested
by the audience which gave them
the biggest hand of the evening
for their burlesque dancing.
Entertaining to the eye, tune
full in the mad old days when
Valencia was written and not
q tenth as nude as the sly
hints of the gentlemen who
write the advance press notices.
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BARRYMORE And
VITA STILL
CROWD MET

( eHSG. af..sI
Inc first Yitapnone program
cQnlinuss Ior 2 second Week e the
1aelropolltan Inea1er with John
y its, Y A1on 0uan, accom-
au py tae NsW 1ork PM.
Msvllc Vrcnes.fa u 1no a0ditional
yOeaph2ne SvSnts, Inciuding an adj
S..a s ~ WI lays the Tam
s,s,.r.a,,,o 49, 49, 70 ~ slle nl ~,
narmonlc. ana solo from I'll
SELsasNI,, pg lhe famous tenor
$500. 1aT elliesn' Inc crowds are still
s IN seats peing as scarce
yes $780,. az 2 O'Clock as at the
ss.liler salOWlns.
It is a puzzle which draws them
In most powerfully-the name Of
John Barrymore, the novelty Of
the yitaphone or q zest for amorous
adventure. The notoriety OF Don
Juanis character probably hasn't
spread around enough to be the
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Outstanding in the production
are Roseray and Capella,
French dancers who have fused
the gymnastic dance into q pic
ture of grace and thrill, eli
NAKED in their second appear
ance by q brave and daring
breakaway, the girl being
-yhirled by one leg on her part
ner's shoulder, finally slipping
into . flimsy toe-ho1d which
ELECTS gasps.
There are a dozen scenes of
beauty, notably, The Spiders
Web (which not many saw be-
cause an s o'clock curtain was
not advertised): the Garden of
Memories and nearly all scenes
wherein the sixteen Foster Girls
appear. These rythym hooters
are more of a drill corps than
they are dancers, though what
they do, is done in perfect
unison.
Of the half dozen sketches
@Out Of the Ether" a hospital
travesty with Bill Van and
Florenz Ames and "Officer
O'Fishent," were the only ones
to me, that bordered on the
humor that is burlesque. Full
Up" another, is not only dull
but downright coarse and
shameless. "The Shanghai Mix
ture" went over so fatty that
the actors looked their guilt. /
also detected apologize smiles
when Valencia" was sung for,
by now, it must be a pretty
vexatious melody. How would
you like to sing it nightly for
a year and a half? Or would
you rather coax grandma into
the cellar with a pair of new
knitting needles and then sock
her in the nose?
Jack Benny, whom heretofore
I had confused with a gentle
man who had saved a ship by
radio, wanders in and out as q
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Ambassador

A breezy comedy-drama Of
marital mishaps in Paris in the
merry springtime is being shown
as chief feature of the bill the
first three days Of this week at
Crandall's Ambassador Theater
with Irene Rich and Huntley
Gordon in the roles of co-stellar
Importance, supported by Lilyan
Eastman, Otis Harlan, William
Demarest and others OF note. The
companion attraction is a laugh.
able two.reel Jimmy Adams
comedy, wild and Wopzy," and
the bill is completed by additional
short-reel subjects and excellent
pipe organ accompaniment and
solo interludes.
Don't Tell the Wife" concerns
the misadventures of a young
couple intent upon observing their
seventh wedding anniversary.
when the wife discovers her hus.
band flirting outrageously with
beautiful stranger.
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WHO AdNS LQtloW0Q Patrick. sea-
son after season, there is enough
good new material to keep it
from being q replica of his acts
OF former years.
Retaining the &C m plishe6
Mur1el Stryker, Anita Nieto. and
Mildred Burns, the little irnpre-
sario has added the beautiful Van
Joyce sisters and q whirIwin6
dancing team to his company with
excellent effect. The act moves
smoothly and rapidly, concluding
with Mr.. Rooney's talk on why he
produces clean revues.
Sylvia and Julian Altman, the
wonder children of Washington
music world, captured the house.
Sylvia plays the piano delicately
and surely, while Julian. her
younger brother, manfully tackles
a violin almost as large as him.
self. They are worthy of a place
among professionals.
Edith Clifford, the coincidence.
put her songs across with easy
grace. Dave Seed and Ralph Aus
tin, helped by a pretty redhead,
Inject a low-comedy note. Elsie
and Paulsen score in a sensational
skating act, unique and fast,
The outstanding comedy hit of
the. bill, however, is furnished by
Val Harris and Vera Griffin. Mr..
Harris will be remembered as an
artist who perhaps was Fontaine
F'ox's inspiration for the. immor.
tai skipper of the bonneville
trolley.
The Andresens provide a fine
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They sure can fox-trot and thor.
oughly enjoy it too. Edna
Archer Crawford assists the
twins, playing their piano accom-.
paniments, and chaperoning per.
fectly, the girls gayly declare.
Their unusual offering is aug.
mented by stage settings in tones
of gold, the color which is also
carried out in the costumes.
Hope and Byrne," danceme-
dams, and Dorothy and Rosette
Ryan, Maids of Mirth and
Melody" each present song, dance
and musical acts, especially fea.
turing guitars. There is too
much sameness here.
Scott Brothers and Vernon are
clever and capable entertainers
and would do well If they chose
a more worthwhile act. "a
Screen Test is the offering of
Lancaster and Leeming.
The picture, "Going Crooked"
Is another of the mystery crime
plays, several of which the Earle
has recently featured. Bessie
Love is the girl crook who has
Joined gangster crowd in search
of thrill. Once under the SIMS
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ter influence of Mordaunt, leader,
she cannot seem to break away.
Meanwhile, she takes a vacation
and meets Banning, young dis
trict attorney, with whom she
falls in love. The rajah diamond,
worth a! fortune, is stolen and
lad, the driver of an armored
car. carrying the valuable, is
convicted of killing a detectiVe
in an ensuing fight. Though
Banning convicts him on circum-
stantial evidence he is convinced
OF his innocence and sets about
to find the real murderer. He
sets g trap, which catches the
girl he loves. A. dramatic and
fast-moving denouement catches
Mordaunt in his own trap and
everything is set right.--H. K.
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On the Doorstep

Following the present record
smashing run of Vitaphone and
John Barrymore, in don Juan
at Crandall's Metropolitan The
alter the features listed for sue
cessive presentations are First
Nationals AN Affair of the
Foilies, and d. w. Griffith's pro.
duction for Paramount of "The
Sorrows Of Satan" The Metro
politan Symphony Orchestra will
return to the pit for the accom-
paninent of these subjects with
vltaphone as an auxiliary attrac-
ton.
Masks have been designed to pro
tect the faces Of girls playing bas,
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WHEN A MANAGERFEELS
HIS NERVES

When the curtain rolls up March the premiere of the
Grace George revival Of Sir james Barrie comedy he
the of the Shubert Belasco orchestra will William
Brady husband and of the Brady will be
chewing on dry ughted cigar and outward appear
ancs be seemingly calm unconcerned as the
paygoer who has just arrived to be entertained e
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MEDIUM BETWEEN THE
GOOD AND ORDINARY
BY HAROLD PHILLIPS

AS have been gong this Great Temptations
Polls Is medium between the good and the bad
good spectacle, negative comedy and ndferenty imagined
you expect genuine novelty in sketch and scene Ger
taily doesn't live up its billing Boosting hrice twenty
tantalng Tempsses and Congress Of $50 international stars
Neither convinced that paris ransaced
novelties that this might be the GROWING achievement exotic
extravaganza"
tell differently there are $50 stars in the piece
then Billy Van and RoSeray Capea the genus
Aoeba dividing themselves respectively into rs apiece
But away with this gentle kidding.
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HILTON TWINS REGALE
AT THE EARLE

Daisy and Violet Hilton said be the only living Smese
twins are headn!ng this week at the Earle These
pretty and fascinating girls barely of present
delightful program Talented versatile artists Of voice
and aopnone ter repertoire exceedingly
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WESTERN STUFF AND
VERY TABASCO

Thrills characterize the bills Rialto which started
Saturday Zane Grays Man of the Forest" adapted the
screen the feature. It is heman
Jack Holt hero of stories by this popular author
by an
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BOY, DIG UP THAT PAT
ROONEY HEADING

mat most worthy advance agent Patrics Day Pat
.ooney providing good clean fun for all family lido bring
at Kelhs this week. with the Pat the
4nr MRS Fat Marion Bent and dancing troupe
goody portion Of the Rooney familiar
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Trelawney Coming;
Also Iolanthe
And Pirates

Withhold Your laments for
the passing season. There are
good things ahead, not all Of
which can be inventoried now.
However the National has
'Trelawny of the Wells" with
an all-star cast headed BY John
Drew coming the first three
days in April. Polls has the
gorgeous REVEALS Of TOIantIle
and Pirates Of Penzance booked
into Polls March "a.
Near and unusual prospects
In the film houses include
TOlst0y's Resurrection in a
world premiere at the Rialt9
March 10 and. the date unset,
the Russian tale. 'POtemkiu''
for the proposed new Little
Theater on Ninth Street.
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acrobatic number to open. It de.
served every bit of the applause.
On the screen are the Topics,
film fable and newsreel-also an
injunction to observe next week as
the centennial of American vaude-
vile. If you don't know how to
observe the week call up Manager
Roland Robbins. r.
Nogales international., 1927-12-23

your papa to hire to watch in all the chimneys
Christmas to catch Santa Claus but if they
did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would
they prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus but that
is no sign that there is no Santa Claus The most
real things In the world those neither children
men see Did you see fairies dancing the
lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof they are
not there. Nobody conceive or imagine all the
wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world
"You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what
makes the noise inside but there is veil covering the
unseen world which not the strongest man nor the
unified strength of all the strongest men that ever
lived could tear apart Only faith fancy poetry love-
romance can push aside that curtain and view and
picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond It is
all real All Virginia in all this world there is notk-D
Else real and abiding.
"No Santa Claus? Thank Cod he lives, and he
lives forever A thousand years from now Virginia
nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will
continue to make glad the heart Of childhood"
Nogales international., 1927-12-23
Gak1o9 66@A
MERRY CHRISTMAS

TO our subscribers, our customers and our many
friends here in Nogales extend the seasons greet
ings We hope that this Christmas finds you IN
good health, brings you the delightful company OF
your family and gives you the happiness that comes
with the knowledge that you have helped to make
others happy.
Christmas indeed is our greatest as well as our
Oldest holiday It is a celebration OF the most slgnl-
ficant event in history-a time at which we pledge
anew our faith in the doctrines, thought and beliefs
that must stand at the very basis of every well Or
danized and happy society.
i Each succeeding age has merely emphasized the
eternal truths that were advanced by the Teacher
whose birth we celebrate Christmas AS our race
has acquired wisdom and experience it has come to
recognize that the greatest thing in life is love for
others It not only promises the solution OF our
ysxatious social problems but points the way to true
happiness for the individual It is only when we for
get our own selfish interests that find the great
est JOY that life has to offer.
E How happy life might became if everyone would
accept and apply i'll daily life the fundamental pre-
repts of the Christmas faith. How crime, poverty
oppression distress, war and other scourges Of civil
ization would disappear What wonderful possibi
ties to live BETTER and happier lives would open out
for all of us
With these thoughts in mind we again wish you
Merry Christmas. We(trust that the day will bring
TO you full realization Of it's true significance.