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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23
FURTHER HONORS
FOR HAMPDEN
PLAY

Twice within a week "Capon.
saccIi," in which Walter Hampton
has appeared for over 200 perform
ances at his own theater in New
York, has been pronounced the
finest play of the year in the
metropolis.
First. william Lyon Phelps, pro.
lessor of English at Yale Univer-
sity. placed "Caponsacchi" at the
head of all the plays in his annual
compilation.
Now the Theater Club, composed
of a thousand of the most promi-
nent society and literary women in
New York, has voted "Capon-
saccht' the prize play of the year
and awarded the much sought
Theater Club gold medal to its
authors, Arthur Goodrich and Rose
A. Palmer. Last year the medal
went to George Kelly for his play,
"Craig's Wife
Second place in the Theater
Clubs voting was won by the
Theater Guild play. THE Silver
Cord" while third position was
taken by John Golden's produc.
ton, 1.-TWO Girls Wanted" Other
PLAYS Of the season were placed in
this order: "An American Trag.
edy,'' Saturdays Childre n"
broadway" 1.-THE Ladder, THE
Judges Husband. % ''Daisy Wayne, I"
'sChicago,s "The Devil in the
Cheese" and "The Barker"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23
NEWMAN AND THE.
THINGS HE'S
DONE

This month. e. NJ Newman.
traveltalker, viii make his eighty
fifth crossing Of the Atlantic
Ocean.
He has crossed the Pacific
Ocean % times. has Travelled
seven times around the world,
visiting every country on the
map. covering we'll over one mil.
lion miles OF wanderings.
He has seen 50 many delightful
spots that be can't make his
mind up where he wants to settle
down when he retires from the
lecture platform.
"Oh YES, I'm going to quit
some day, guess" Newman said
recently. "And that day will be
when the American people tire Of
me-"
81 have ridden elephant back.
camel back. been drawn in carts
hitehed to zebus and water buf.
falo have been carried in sedan
chairs and l1amInoeks hung on
carriers shoulders, Newman ex.
planned. Il have ridden in jin-
rikishas; airplanes and dirigibles,
have ridden over chasms on cable
railways, have been drawn on
the dog sleds in Alaska and rid
den on every gauge Of railroad
ever made"
'tAs to foods" Newman added,
II have eaten the flesh Of edible
dogs in China, an eel-like snake
In Ceylon, horse flesh, elephant
steaks, buffalo and gazelle meat.
But the rice table Of Java was
probably the most interesting
dish I ever ate.a with 40 to so
walters piling ones plate high
with chicken, veal. fish ana other
meats, peanuts, grated coeoanut,
eggs and variety of foods that
only the most capable digestion
can Withstand. The poi Of
Hawaii. the mengastine of Slnga-
pore and mangoes are interesting
foods,
And yet with all this variety
Of strange foods I never have had
q sick day in my life. never lost
d tooth or even had one filled.
and the doctors at. the Johns
Hopkins Hospital In Baltimore
recently pronounced me physi.
cally sound"
"And where would you pre-
fer to live after you retirS2" he
was asked.
81 don't know" Newman re-
piled. There is Germany for
comfort, Italy for color and
France for gayety. probably
will live in my own country
America-and travel after my re-
tirement.. but purely for recIea.
ton"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23
GOINGS-ON
At the TheGtGss

woman to win the young man
back. The opening scenes show
the Mardi Gras festivities in New
Orleans. This is the same picture
selected to open the giant new
Paramount Theater in New York,
at prices well beyond the fee
here. Flo and Ollie Walters will
be on the stage in dancing act
which scrambles the periods Of
dance and costume.
PALACE-Douglas MacLean in
his latest feature. LET 1t Rain"
will be the Palace screen feature
for the new week. On the stage
will be heard Duke %Yellman's
Orchestra; Gypsy Byrpes as BEAU
Brummell. jr."; Joseph Cheney.
guest conductor. and shorter
screen features. Doug essays q
United States Marine in his new
est picture. is smitten with fair
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23

Every day for two weeks Janet
Gaynor spent at least an hour in
front of a bullet-primer learning
how to run it. Skill is needed to
operate it with any great amount
of speed--and speed was essential
In the close.ups of the picture.
Paul Claudel, French ambassa-
dor, en- route from Tokyo to Wash
ington, was impressed by the COM
pIeteness of the productions de-
tail. He noted Ben Bard in the
uniform of a French colonel and
examined it closely. finding it, cor
rect in every particular.
Turning to watch Miss Gaynor,
the ambassador was astonished
when she disclaimed having been
a munition worker. Her deftness,
he said, was so pronounced that he
would have thought she had
months of experience. Later. when
he saw Charles Farrell in another
scene. he declared Farrell to be
typically French in costume,
gesture and spirit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23
Villa Roma Now In
Its Full Summer
Swing

Vaudeville acts Of the gayest
will high light the weekend
at the Villa Roma, while
Saturday tea dance is also an.
nOunced. Biggest Of road re-
sorts near the Capital, the
Villa Roma seems to be headed
at full speed toward q success.
full summer. Dance music full
Of tantalizing rIiytI1ms is sup.
piled by q big Moe Baer band.
Leading tights Of the vaude.
vile bill that win be presented
tonight are Tereta Shaeffer,
young dancer, and Mamie
King, a boy soprano, who will
sing both ballads and jazz
numbers. His program will In
cIude, 'CheritEa, Hello, Blue
bird" and the ever beautiful
Indian Love Call. /" Several
clever eccentric dancers viii
also figure in the program.
villa Roma Is situated In
one OF the most beautiful
near Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23

leading feminine role in "We're
in the Navy Now"
Jeanne Morgan. until recently
a member Of Earl CAROLS Vani'
ties. is now playing the leading
feminine role in 1.-THE Great Mail
Robbery" for F. B. o. Jola Men.
deZs petite form was identified
with Gilda Gray's parcel OF beau.
ties. and now she is playing
mgenue parts for F. B. 0.
Eileen King is now in Holly
wood ready to begin her picture
career at the f. B. o, studios,
having reIinquished relations with
Fred Stone. as dancer. Thelma
Hill quit a Fanchon and Marco
Revue to break into pictures via
Mack Sennett's bathing beauty
route and is now being featured
In 1.-THE Beauty Parlor" series.
Sharon Lynn danced for Charles
Dillingham; in Sunny" and won
her way to featured roles in pic
lures. Though newcomer. she
has already completed her initial
leading role in 1.-THE City OF
Shadows and is now playing a
principal role in "Clancy's Kosher
Wedding"
The apparent ease with which
these newcomers have justified
their desertion OF the stage for
the screen is not without founda.
ton, according to, William LIE
Baron, vice president in charge
of production.
Dancers acquire poise and
grace which enables them to at
once adapt themselves to the
needs of the screen" declared
LIE Baron.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23
FORTUNE IN SETS
FOR MARION'S
NEXT

More than 5000. 900 worth OF
antique furniture and furnishings
are being used in Marion Davies
new starring production, Quality
Street, the famous play from the
pen Of Sir James Barrie, now being
filmed at the Metro.G Oldwyn-
Mayer stfdics. under the direction
Of Sidney Franklin.
Five rooms, which are depicted
In the heroine's home Ia provincial
England, about 1905, have been
completely furnished with antiques
from the Georgian period.
One of the first square pianos
ever made, and said TO be worth
more than $4,000. has been Dor.
rowed to grace one of the beautiful
settings.
The tables, chairs, cabinets ana
buffets are mostly ChippendaIe. or
Hepplewhite. furniture Of the early
nineteenth century valuable and
have been obtained from collectors
Z IN southern California.
The brie-a-brac includes Eng.
lish, French and Flemish pieces, to.
gethef with q large amount OF
Chinese ware, which was having q
great vogue in England at that
period. The latter pieces were
brought to England by the ships
OF the East India Trading Com.
pany.
A few Of the furnishing, such 40
the clocks. are Swiss, brought from
the Alpine country into England
( at the beginning Of the Napoleonic
wars.
Every effort has been made 70
see that each Bit Of furniture on
the set is authentic and in keeping
with the period Of the Barrie play.
Miss Davies has the role OF
Phoebe Trossel, which Maude
Adams made famous on the
American stage. Conrad Nagel
has the leading male part.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23
EARLE HELPING
WAR MEMORIAL
PROJECT

The week beginning Sunday,
May 1, the Earle Theater viii
observe benefit performances for
the District War Memorial Fund
looking to the erection Of a Doric
temple in West Potomac Park in
memory of the 535 residents Of
Washington who lost their lives
in the Great War.
The Memorial Commission haV.
ing this undertaking in charge
was created by Congress and the
Earle has pledged. itself to con-
tribute generous proportion OF
its revenues from the week Of
Nav /.
The benefit week will be
marked by an exceptional vaude.
vile bill as well as a photoplay
feature which viii be augmented
by many special added attrac.
lions.
It should be understood that
the erection of the war memorial
is not fostered by any political
party. any creed. any fraternal
organization or any nationality.
but represents a civic and patri-
otie undertaking by collected i'm
dividuals. @
1T may be mentioned that
z--iong the participants in the
vaudeville portion Of the benefit
week bill will be Cantor 7 -en.
blatt, one of the most noted
tcnors before the public: Clifton
and Derex, featured dancers with
several editions of George Whites
Scandals and the Emmett WEIGH
Atlantic City AIinstrels, a favorite
organization in the eyes of Wash.
ington theatergoers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23

workings back stage. She super
vises, although she does not ac-
tually do. every detail from the
ringing up of the curtain, check
ing up on the scene after it IL
set, working on cues all such
paraphernalia as telephones,
bells, crashes and the like. to the
notifying of actors when the
time for their appearance has ar!
rived. As most of this work II
done in conjunction with the
stage crew it always in the past
has been considered a mans job.
Miss Howell began az an
actress, but her interest was al.
ways centered more on what was
happening back stage than out
front. She confesses that often
she made herself a nuisance to
the stage hands through her per-
sistence in inquiring into the
wheels that made the machine
grind out the play. When she
determined to become a stage
manager, Miss Howell quit the
stage and undertook to direct
high school and community dra-
mates in California. Here it
was that she discovered" Law
renee Tibbett, the baritone who
made a sensational success in
''Falstaff'' at the Metropolitan
Opera House a few years ago.
Her first professional oppor-
.tunitv as stage manager came
through another woman, Jessie
Bonstelle, with the latter's COM
pany in Detroit. This led di.
rectly to her engagement by Mr..
Arnes for a similar position with
George Arliss at the time Of the
production Of 1.-THE Golden God
dess." She has been with Mr..
Arliss ever since. going to Lon.
don for his years run in that city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23
Mother for Dorothy

Dorothy Arzner, the first
woman director ever employed
by Paramount. Is to handle the
megaphone on ''Te1l Modern Com.
mandtnents. Esther Ralston's
next starring vehicle. Production
is scheduled to start May z. Miss
Ralston has just completed
''Fashions For Women which
was Miss Arzner's first assign
nnett. Ten Modern Command
naents" was written by Jack Lait.,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23

BeIaScO Theater next week be-
ginning Monday under the di-
rection Of Winthrop Ames.
1t is only within recent years
that a woman has succeeded as
the producer and proprietor Of
plays, and Miss Howell was
among the first to break down
the final barriers that kept her
sex from the job of stage man
ager. This position is that of
the person, who, after the d.
rector has finished his work,
steps in and sees that his wishes
are carried out at every perfor-
nance. More than this, she is
responsible for the mechanical
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23
Husky Wardrobe

Costumes for more than a hun.
bred villagers in 1.-THE Stolen
Bride" starring Billie Dove, have
been designed by Max Rec. These
will be for extra players in Hun.
garian village sequence. AlexaYl-
der Korda is directing the film
which is being produced by the
author, Carey Wilson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23

are relics and mementoes gath.
cred from great and historical
structures of the world, from the
Valley Of the Kings where Tut
ankh-Amen sleeps, from the Great
Wall of China, from palaces and
castles Of Europe, from the Tenn
pies of the Aztecs and from the
Maori affairs of New Zealand.
They are in truth fetiches, tokens
of tribute wrested from the power
and the pomp and the splendor
of the ages TO add the mite
of their possible magic to the
mighty pile at the cross roads
of the world in Times Square
the Pyramid of Adolph l. What
more does he want?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23

passenger on the cruiser, finds
her alienated by an officer and
then realizes promotion is the
only thing that will win him at.
tention. How this Is contrived,
by the aid OF a mail robbery,
provides the action. Shirley Ma
son is in support, along with
Wade Boteler, Frank Campeau,
Lincoln Stedman and others. The
news reel, organlogue and other
features will round out.
Observation-Disclosures Milton
Stills in THE Sea Tiger and
Van and Schenck and Hawaiian
Nights" on the Vitaphone. the
Nets incoming bill holds promise
OF popularity. Shorter films, In
GLIDING news reel, will round
things out. ''The Sea Tiger is
an action drama laid in a village
in the Canary Islands, adapted from
Mary Heton Vorse's story, "a
Runaway Enchantress." SiIls is
cast as hard-boiled follower OF
the sea who is putty in the hands
of a pretty woman. Betrothed to
a native beauty on the island he
inhabits, he suddenly becomes in
fatuated with a burlesque actress.
in town to celebrate a fiesta. This
latter affair is short-lived due to
the traditional steadfastness of
the island girl for her man."
Mary Aston is in the feminine
lead and the picture boasts the in.
evitable thrashinE administered by
M. Stills.
COLUMBIA - Gloria Swanson's
first United Artists picture, ''The
Loves of Sunya,' comes to the Co
lumbia for the new week. Gloria's
first chore under her new con-
tract, finds her worked fairly hard
for she essays five different char
acters; that Of an Egyptian girl
centuries ago; a modern American
girl, an opera singer. the bought
wife Of millionaire, and a pre-
maturely aged school teacher bat.
thing to support her family. Sew
eral new faces are brought to the
screen in this picture. John Boles,
Flobelle Fairbanks. niece of Doug,
Hugh Miller, English actor. Others
include Raymond Hackett, Andres
De Segurola. Ian Keith, Anders
Randolf and Pauline Garon. News
reel, q short comedy and special
nausie win round euts
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23

Winifred Dunn is the author OF
the adaptation and continuity on
Lonesome Ladies'" which Ray
Rocket is producing for First Ma
tional Pictures. The story is an
original by Lenore Coffee, and Jo-
seph Henabery directs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23
GIVE Her CREDIT, IT'S A
MEAN JOB

Woman has invaded another province exclusively
belonging to Maude T. Howell graduate of Leland STAN
ford University girl of anything but the pper type has
phed this Her place of duty back stage with John Gawohys
Od ENGLISH" in which George Arss in the Shubert
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23
THE WAY GLORIA GOES
ABOUT THINGS

Gloria Swanson Of Sunya" coming to the
Columbia for weeks engagement starting tomorrow clerked in
of New York largest department when
to play the role of saesg She through the
without
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23
HE ASTONISFIMENT OF
M. CLAUDEL

Convincing realism Is keynote of every detail in eth
Heaven" which Frank BOrzage is producing for Fox AS
examples there the munon factory and Colonel
Brissac's uniform Janet Gaynor, playing Diane, is
working at bullet printing machine
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-23
DANGERS HAVE BEST
CHAfJCE IN FILMS

Dancing feet are enjoying heyday prominence the
of new On single lot at the F. B. o. studios
no less have made overnight into films
with surprising Lorraine Eason who quilted the Foes
recently Jumped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-20
INVADING WOMAN GOLFER
MEDALIST In i. S. EVENT

Miss Mackenzie is in the upper
bracket. with Miss Van VIE, Miss Or
cult and Miss Pattison.
Today's feature match brought to-
gether Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd
Of Philadelphia. who qualified with SO,
and Mrs. Pressler
A new champion will be crowned on
Saturday. for Mrs. G. Henry Stetson
of Philadelphia, who won the title
last year, Ill, was off her game. She
required 96 and did not qualify.
Mile De la Chaume does not look
like a golf champion. She acts like
one.
Dressed in a mannish blouse Of
white with a blue tie, q brown SLOUGH
hat, brown pleated skirt and beige
stockings, she seemed. as she went
about the course in the qualifying
round, to be all ready to stop any
minute and have a cup of tea. That
was going out. Coming home, she
was too busy Keeling off pars to at
tend to any other business. She was
taking no chances on slipping on the
second nine as she did on the first and
placing her qualifying status in jeop.
ardy.
She Is known as good iron player
but these trusted clubs failed her on
the first nine holes when she needed
&c strokes. She was in six traps and
found trouble here and there out of
the traps. She was on the line later
getting close enough with her third to
run putt down on the 523-yard tenth
hole for 4, where woman's par is g.
She Clipped close on the eleventh for
birdie and then took pars except
for one S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-20
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
GARDEN CITY, n. Y, September
20.-Another foreign drive for an
American sporting title was on in
earnest today. Four ranking com.
petitors from outside the United
States were among the 80 who quail
fed for the first round of match play
in the national women's golf cham
pionship.
Five strokes under woman's par
and four over mems par for the
Cherry Valley course, Ada MacKen-
zie of Toronto. Canadian champion,
won the qualifying medal with II,
leading a field of 140-odd competitors,
many of whom withdrew because of
poor performances in a drilling rain.
Miss Mackenzie tied the record made
by Mrs. Alexa Stirling Fraser at ST.
Louis two years ago.
In a tie for second place were
Maureen circuit, the Metropolitan
champion. and Mrs. Miriam Burns
Horn of Kansas city, Mo. each hav-
ing IS. Mrs. Alexa Stirling Fraser
of Ottawa was next with 81. Mrs.
Henry Pressler of Los Angeles and
Virginia Van VIE Of Chicago had S3s.
Mile. Simone Thion de la Chaun1o,
French and British champion, had 81.
and Miss Eileen Pattison, champion
of Bermuda, took Sc.
Considered one of the favorites to
tafle off the title. Mile. de la Chaume
finds herself in the second quarter of
the lower half of the draw, and her
progress toward the final is blocked
by such stars as Glenna Collett. three
times champion, who qualified with
IS; Mrs. Fraser and Mrs. Pressler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-20
ARMY TEAM CUNNING
FOR MARINE eleven
By the Associated Press.


SAVANNAH, Ca, September 90
Determined to wrest the Presidents
Cup from the All-Marine eleven, which
has won the honor for two successive
years, 60 men, drawn from all branch.
es of the United States Army, have
been in training at Fort Scriven here
since August "a.
The torrid sun prohibited workouts
in regular gridiron toys. and the
soldiers have been practicing in bath
ing suits on the ocean beach. Maj.
James A. Van Fleet. army coach, has
charge Of the operations and believes
he will offer the Marines the toughest
opposition ever, when the two elevens
clash at Washington on November 10.
While there are now three games on
the Army schedule, victory over the
Leathernecks in the annual all.serv-
ice classic constitutes the sole am
bition of the soldiers.
/ To point for that contest they are
undergoing the strictest kind Of train
ing. An inl<ling of what the Marines
will go up against is given in the in
formation that the candidates average
about 100 pounds. Ten Of them play
ed on last years all-Army squad and
others have had service on touted
Army elevens.
To fill in the gaps and provide more
reserve material calls were sent to
all sections of the country for likely
candidates and the men in training
came from Colorado, Nebraska, Min
nesota, Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania
and many other States.
Although no warm-up games have
been scheduled, the coaches think
they may meet two or three opponents
before the first contest of the season
when the soldiers meet Western Re-
serve on November H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-20
LOT OF DEMPSEY MONEY
IN EVIDENCE In CHICAGO

GetZ, his Chicago sponsor. They sent
kilograms far and wide today to their
friends with the admission that a pre-.
vious announcement of a sellout Of
ringside seats had been too optimistic.
Large blocks of "ringside" seats, once
ordered and then turned back by Getz,
the railroads and the "Six Hundred
Millionaires" of the Madison Square
Garden Corporation were back in the
box office racks today.
GetZ turned back 5000 tickets, and
the railroads and others nearly as
many more, so that the actual sale
today was figured around $2,225. 900.
with total of $2.250,000 as the ulti-
ANTE of Richards hopes.
Promoter Blames Radio.
The radio was blamed by Richard
for the decline in ticket sales. He
said he would call in his lawyers
after this fight and see If some way
could not be devised to make the
fellows with the ear phones and the
loud speaker pay"
Il never did have a sellout in any
championship fight" Richard said,
land it will not break my heart IL
1 don't have one this time. I never
said anything about a SO 900 900 gate
anyhow. The fact is that If all the
seats were sold the receipts would be
around $3,200,00O"
"Getz had no way of telling that he
had taken too many tickets to I'LL the
orders of his friends. And the same
way with the block reserved for the
railroads.
The match was shorn of one Of its
new appellations today, for IL was no
longer the battle of the "open letters. "
1t was generally believed that Rick.
ard sent word to the Dempsey camp
that his published Interrogation of
Tunney, about the Philadelphia fight
situation a year ago. was distinctly
inapropos. Dempsey's broadside of
Sunday night and Tunney's brief,
blunt reply wound up that episode.
for the promised second installment
failed to appear. There were those
who intimated that the letter was
more the work Of Manager Flynn thar
of. Dempsey. but none at the Demp.
sey camp would talk of the epistles
any more.