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Evening star., 1927-10-16
DOROTHY LIZ.
Strand
"A Star Overnight.

A BOUT two years ago good look
ing young man made his initial
bow to the intelligentsia of New York
in play. bearing the misleading. low.
brow title 1.-THE Jazz Singer" The
next day the papers headlined the fact
that handsome young actor had
achieved stardom overnight, and every
youngster with Thespian ambitions
said, Luck! That's all one needs.
Luck"
I'm an actor myself" said the
speaker. II couldn't help smiling bit
terly at that headline, "A Star over.
night for I remembered a few of
Georgie's hardships, his sacrifices, his
tears, his sleepless nights in the the.
ater.
"A star overnight, indeed! Some.
how the thought of dear old Frank
Bacon came into my mind and I re-
called what Dick Bennett said to me a
few years ago. Frank Bacon said
Dick, had to wait until he was a
hundred years old before he got his
chance
There should be no analogy here.
George Jessel is only % or 20 now,
but I can safely say that at least 81
OF his years have been worn out before
proscenium arch.
There was one little theater in
Harlem, can see it before me now.
A mother selling tickets at the box
| office; inside one little boy singing
songs to illustrated slides. That was
George Jessel. Another youngster
telling dialect stories, that was Eddie
Cantor, while delivering a monologue
was another, perhaps the best monol
ogist that vaudeville boasts Of today
Bert Hanlon. And still others who
have carved inches in the theater hall
of fame.
| Il recall Georges years with Gus
Edwards, the songs George wrote
the innumerable vaudeville revues he
wrote and staged. His rush through
| every hamlet in these limited States
Evening star., 1927-10-16

spreading his devil.may-care philoso-
ply of laughter.
81 felt somehow the Pagliacci sob
behind his smiling mask. The clown
with a broken heart. For George had
no childhood. He was a man earning
a livelihood even at z.
Recently George and reminisced.
Those were the good old days,
said 1. oh. no. said George. These
are the good old days now. Those
days Ito use one of his favorite
phrases) we didn't have to eat.' Mean.
ing, Of course, that we had nothing
to eat.
II marvel, too, at. the boys versa.
tflity, at his knowledge! There isn't
a subject in art, literature or even the
practical businesses of life on which
he cannot discourse intelligently and
well. Where did he acquire his knowl-
| edge and good taste? Who Is Jessel
What is his background-his antece.
dents?
His father was one Of America s
pioneers in the theater. He died an
| unsung genius in his field. A play.
wright and manager who foreshadow.
ed the days of George M. Cohan. With
| a little patience and the archives of
| the theater in America before you
| you might find reason enough for Jes.
sells existence. If you went back one
more generation you would find, per
haps, something to startle you about
this remarkable young man.
His paternal grandfather was q
peer of England-Lord Jessel! I for.
get just what follows his name in the
peerage, but it was royal something
or other to III. M. King Edward VII.
This is all verified fact and no con
cocted story invented by a verbose
press agent.
| II am giving you these facts be-
cause Of my indignation over the term
star overnight 1 don't want the
| youngsters Of the theater to think
that stardom is merely a song and
l do -
Evening star., 1927-10-16

"Grotesque Espagnol," with music by
Albenitz, and Sarcasm"
Popular demand has induced Balieff
to revive one of the universal fayorites
of his previous bills, "A Night. at
Yards" with its fascinating gypsy
melodies. In all, the new program will
include twenty or more numbers, by
far the richest and longest that the
Russian director and conferencier has
ever put on here.
One Of the notable features Of Ba.
lieff's new bill will be the settings and
costumes for several Of his numbers
from the brush of DobuZhinsky, one
of the four or five greatest living Rus
sian painters who has heretofore lin
tied his work for the stage to the
productions of the Moscow Art Thea
ter. Another welcome introduction to
Russian artistic genius will come in a
fragment of the opera Of Glinka, "Rus
Ian and Liudmila," with settings and
costumes by Dmitry Stelletsky. New
work by Sergei Sudeykin will also be
shown.
Balieff, of course, will appear al
every performance conferencier with
a wholly new conference" for his
patrons.
After four weeks in New York, the
company will start on its first trans
continental tour to California.
Evening star., 1927-10-16
NATIGNAL-"The jazz Singer"

George Jessel in his famous comedy
drama, "The Jazz Singer" will be
seen at the National Theater this
week, starting tonight.
This is the third tour of George
Jessel in 1.-THE Jazz Singer" Wher-
ever the play has been presented it
has broken records. 1t has a univer-
sal appeal and teaches a beautiful les
son of what a little boy learns from
his parents.
Albert Lewis. who, in association
with Sam H. Harris, sponsored the
production. also directed it. To him.
also, goes the credit of discovering the
genius of young Jesses, whom he took
from musical comedy and made dra-
matte star overnight.
"The Jazz Singer" is dramatiza-
ton of a short story that appeared in
Everybody's Magazine entitled THE
Day of Atonement," written by SAM
son Raphaelson. The cast supporting
Mr.. Jessel includes most of those who
played during the New York run. 1t
includes Edward Arnold, a great fayo-
rite of the National. Stock Company
here Summer before last; Sam Jaffe,
Joseph Shoengold, Nine. Ann Lowen.
wirth, Lea Taiz, Nat Fryer, George
Shafer, Ted Athey, Tony Kennedy,
Irving Lande, William Bokine, Joseph
Boland, Betty Milford, Olive Emerson,
THE Jazz Singer Chorus" Posner's
Temple Choir and Sator's Symphony
Four,
Evening star., 1927-10-16

Schulberg, two OF the screens astute
showmen. saw the completed picture
OF THE Rough Riders" they told Di.
rector Victor Fleming and members Of
the cast that they had helped be-
queath something of infinite value to
history, art and entertainment.
The charge of the uniformed indi.
vidualists, rangers and pampered So
ciety dandies, up San Juan Hill, Is
something not to be forgotten. 1t Is
the epitome of valor and adventure,
an inspiring lesson in patriotism and
manhood.
There is also humor blended in with
this magnificent story, in spite of its
tragic trend.
When Hermann Hagedorn, biog.
rapher for Theodore Roosevelt, wrote
''The Rough Riders" story, and it is
claimed created something distinctive,
from the depths of his very being.
The picture is history itself
Evening star., 1927-10-16
KEITH'S-,Iulian Eltinge.

After several seasons in musical
comedy and motion picture work.
Julian Eltinge, the impersonator of
the fair sex, returns to vaudeville,
sheadlining the bill at B. F. Keith's
Theater this week, and bringing new
gowns, songs and jewels.
Miss Juliet, known as "The One-Girl
Revue" will be featured with a roper
toire of old and new impersonations,
assisted by Harold Solmon at the
piano.
Others will include Emil Boreo, for
merly of the "Chauve Souris" and
1.-THE Merry World" in song charac.
ter.izations; Lew Hearn and Ethel
Gray, offering their well known hu-
NOR; "Any Family" a comedy. by
Harry Deli. offered by Albert Lewis,
Inc; the Bellclair Brothers, athletes
who thrill: Irene Rubini and Terese
Rosa in Tunes and Trimmings" and
Maxine and Bobby. "One Man and
Some Dog"
Aesop's' Fables, Topics of the Day
and the Pathe News complete the
show
Evening star., 1927-10-16
JULIAN EETINCE
keithS
Attractions in Washington
Playhouses This Week
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

NATIONAL-The Jazz Singer, comedy drama This evening
KETHS-ulan Enge vaudeville This afternoon and evening
EARLE-Jmme Carr Orchestra vaudeville This afternoon and
evening.
GAYETY-Jigg, Maggie and Dnty" This after
and evening
STRAND-Naughty Nfties bursque This afternoon and
ming.
Evening star., 1927-10-16

Kerr and Effie Waston in Beach
Nuts supported by Frank Davis,
Harold Clarke and Bert Weston.
Marinoff's Russian Circus, with ca.
nine actors, will be presented in two
scenes, the first "a Scene in a Cir
GUS the second a comedy drama,
"Olga from the Volga." Joyner and
Foster contribute an interesting inter-
val, and THE Musical Comedy Girl"
Clara Howard, will be seen and heard
in Sunny Smiles and Song"
The photoplay feature will be First
Nationals production, Dance Magic"
starring Ben Lyon and Pauline Starke.
The story is one of sharp contrasts.
having it's initial action in a hide
bound country village, and reaching
it's climax in the glare of 'Broadway's
footlights. 1t concerns a brilliant
dancer, whose art is evolved through
series of narrowing experiences
A new. two-reel comedy and the lat
est Kilograms, with the usual house
features, including orchestral and or
gan music, will complete the program.
GAYETY-"Jiggs, Maggie and Dinty."
The trio made famous by George
McManus' cartoon strips is featured
this week at the Gayety Theater in
"Jiggs, Maggie and Dinty," a fast
moving muSlcal comedy.
Twenty-four girls sing and dance
their way through the II musical
numbers. Beatrice Harlowe, charac.
ter woman, plays Maggie of the Roll
ing Pin; Pete Curley is cast as
Jiggs, a politician on and off the
job, and Jimmy Conners plays the role
of Jiggs' pal. Dinty Moore. Also
in the cast are Juliette Belmont, prin1a
donna and violinist; Rush and Butler.
from vaudeville; Steve Paul, Steve Nc.
kenna, Nellie Moore and Fanny
O'Neils
Several specialties are introduced
throughout the show, which has Is
scenes and II changes of costume.
STRAND-"Naughty Nifties."
Naughty Nifties" is this weeks Mu-
tual Burlesque attraction at the Strand
Theater, with George Buttons
Fares and Buster" Sanborn as the
featured players, offering a little of
everything in the way of entertain
ment, including snappy sketches, roll
licking songs, jazzy dances and pretty
girls.
The cast also includes Johnny Gil
more, Dorothy Lee, Helen Morgan,
George keystone, Doug Fleming and
chorus of 16 singing and dancing
girls who romp through the 16 musi.
cal numbers.
Evening star., 1927-10-16

Paul ]. Rush and Kathleen Butler.
prominent members of the cast of
"Jiggs. Maggie and Dinty," were with
the Strand Theater Players in this
city for 20 weeks last season. This
team created sensation with their
Evening star., 1927-10-16
JARDIN LIDO.

A Lido band to make one want to
dance and dance floor large enough
TO permit one to carry out the urge
is the situation that is proving attrac-
tive to patrons of Jardin Lido, the
Capitals newest night club, in the
Hamilton Hotel. Added to that, the
specially built room, representing
garden at Lido, Venice, is large and
beautifully decorated and lighted.
The entertainment program is main.
tanned at high standard. The spe-
cialty nights, which have become out
standing in the Capitals merriment
whirl. will be changed, starting this
week, from Friday to Wednesday, to
accommodate theatrical folk who.
since the Saturday openings in the
movie houses demand II.
Evening star., 1927-10-16
EARLE-Jimmie Carr's Orchestra.

Zone Of Americas foremost show.
men comedian conductors is an
nounced for the Earle Theater this
week, beginning this afternoon, in
Jimmie Carr, who brings his orchestra
to headline vaudeville program of
high entertainment value. This is the
frat appearance on a Washington
stage of 1.-THE Doctor of Melody" and
instrumentalists, who have won fame
at Atlantic City and in Broadway's
smart night clubs. The program will
offer a wide field of musical express
sion, with many syncopated numbers
featured.
The added attraction will be Donald
Evening star., 1927-10-16

Airline Blackburn, who played in
| ''Close Harmony" and Bride of the
Lamb" will have role in Sophie
Treadwells forthcoming play, wild
| Honey>g yessefssse1ss
Seward daily gateway., 1927-01-29
NEWEST |BANEz FILM
 IS VERY ELABORATE

The newest story by Vicente Blas- co Ibanez, author of "The Four Horse men," has been filmed as one of the outstanding screen achievements of the year, in the Cosmopolitan produc- ton of Tbanez"Torrent," tonight at the Liberty Theatre with Ricardo Cortez, Greta Garbo and a notable cast. Magnificent costumes, spectacu- lar scenery in Madrid; and one of the biggest casts ever assembled went into the making of the feature.
 The new Cosmopolitan production marks the debut on the American screen of Greta Garbo, famous throughout Europe for the Swedish production of "The Atonement of Goesta Berling." She was brought to Metro -Goldwyn-M Mayer under contract and loaned to Cosmopolitan for her first production nere
 The story is laid largly in Spain, and tells the romance of a peasant girl who rose to fame as an opera star but remained true to the love of her youth, who could not soar to her heights. Intimate details of the lives of several operatic celebrities went into the story.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-01-29
OvERWORK AND NO PLAY SAID BEEN CAUSE 0F
 WHOLESALE POISONING

TRACY, Calif, Jan. 29 P)-Over- work and no play was blamed for the wholesale poisoning by young wife last week. She is dead and two of her children are dead and two others are still near death, but are expected to live as a result of her putting rat poison into the children's food. She then ate some herself and was the first to die. The bodies of the woman and two children were found by their father, when he came home from evening chores. Two other children were writhing on the floor. He rushed them to the hospital and saved their lives.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-01-29
|NSTALLMENT SALES ARE
 HELD N0T ALARMING
MIR. HOOVER SEES NO DANGER IN GAIN IN BUYING ON DE-
 FERRED PAYMENTS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29. (P)-Herbert Hoover, Secretary of the Department of Commerce stated orally that he sees no danger in the volume of in- stallment sales throughout the coun- try. The American people have in creased their savings (their private savings in banks, life insurance, etc.,) which, the Secretary says, is the best indication he knows that the people have not been corresponding.
 Apparently 1927 will prove to have been the largest year in American history in the amount and proportion of savings to the population, the Sec retary said. This is a sufficient in dication that there has not been an extravagant volume of anticipation in purchases, he said. In commenting on comments that installment buying had induced overproduction and over- buying, MT. Hoover said that in such matters commentators were dealing with things upon which no one has any statistical knowledge, no accu- rate method of determination, but that the increase in savings was a fixed and determinable element. Lawrence McRane of Belfast, while on his death bed, married Miss Nora Grader so that she might inherit his estate. <. Picture Framing. Schallerer's Alas
 ka Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-01-29

Picture Framing. Schallerer's Alas ka Shop.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-07

LUNATIC OUT AGAIN
FOLKSTONE, Eng.-James Stewart
has escaped for the ninth time from
the local insane asylum.
VIM. Penn Ccnts-A Good Cigar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-07
Hear Reports
On Scout Work

Work Of the three Boy Scout
troops in Brownsville the past year
was reviewed and plans for the flu
ture activities we're made at a meet
ing of the Rotary club Boy Scout
committee at the III. II. Banker home
Monday night. Members Of the COM
mittee present were II. II. Banker,
Emmett Dodd, Cleve Tandy, John
Hunter, w. o. Washington, Chas.
Burton, J. w. Allen, scoutmaster of
Troop 3 and J. p. Buchanan, Jr.,
scoutmaster Of Troop 1.
During the past year the Boy
Scouts have met every Friday night,
and there are now eleven registered
members in each troop. Weekly
hikes were held during the summer,
and the Scouts have participated in
several public affairs, including the
South Texas Chamber Of Commerce
convention when their services were
extended TO the Chamber Of Com
merce for two days. During the eon-
vention the Scouts operated a ham
burger stand at the corner OF
Twelfth and Levee streets, clearing
S2l.92.
Efforts will be made to recruit
each Of the Scout troops to full
strength. and members Of the COM
mittee are confident that before
summer the organization will have
at least 100 registered members in
Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-07
BEWARE THE
COUGH OR COLD
THAT HANGS ON

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serious trouble. You can stop them now
with Crcomulsion. an emulsiied creo-
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OF all known drugs, creosote is rec.
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forms Of throat troubles. Crcomulsion
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Crcomulsion Is guaranteed satisfac-
tory in the treatment Of persistent
coughs and colds bronchial asthma.
bronchitis and other forms Of respira-
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ing up the system after colds or au.
Money refunded If any cough or cold is
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-07
N. EXPLAINING
HEALTH TRAIN
Sta , Officitls to Co.
Operate on Special;
To Visit Valley

HOUSTON, Ter, Dec. Plans for
the operation of a health train
through Texas, 10 be known as the
Better Health Special. are being
worked out By the Missouri Pacific
Lines, according TO an announcement
made By II. X. Stafford, executive vice
president. Cooperation in conducting
the tour, which will include some
thing like 250U miles Of the Missouri
Pacific Lines in Texas will be given
by the State Health Department. Gov
eTnor Dan Moody. and other high
state officials.
Tentative plans for operation Of the
Better Health Special include start Of
the tour az Longview on or near
January IS, continuing south to
Houston, thence to Fort Worth. San
Aotnoni, Laredo. and back through
the Rio Grsnde Valley, with stops
along the Missouri Pacific Lines from
Corpus Christi 10 Beaumont. A COM
plete itinerary ID now being prepared,
with arrangements made for brief
stops Mt every point of importance.
The Better Health Special will in
clude n lecture car, one demonstra-
ton car. dining cer, and observation
Pullman for the accommodation Of
those making the trip which will con-
tinue for 20 days. At each stop to be
made by the train lectures will be
given BIZ authorities on health and
sanitation matters. motion pictures Of
an educational ard instructive nature
shown. and numerous displays ex-
planned 10 all those who visit the
special. A complete staff Of special
Is tsin all lines Of sanitary and health
activities wi be in attendance during
the tour.
The purpose Of the Better Health
Special, il was said by Mr.. Stafford, Is
to help educate the people Of Texas,
especially school children, to the ne
cessity for proper safeguard of health
by observing the most rigid rules OF
sanitation. Experts along these lines
will make talks at each point at which
the train will stop, and will, through
this and other means. convey an i'm
portant message 70 the public in an
appeal for increased and improved
sanitary facilities, and the proper OBJ
servance az health regulations.
DIR. J. G. Anderson, state health Of
ficer. and v. ii. Ehlers. chief sanitary
engineer. will accompany the train, as
will representatives of the railroad
commission, and n complete repre-
s~entation Of the physicians and sur
geons staff Of the Missouri Pacific
Lines. l.. A. Henry, chief sanitary
engineer for the Missouri Pacific.
and an authority on sanitation, also
will make the trip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-07
Jiggs Comes Dec.
Ia In Tent Show

Jiggs, the famous George MeManus
cartoon comedy character, II SEIZED
uled TO make his bow to a Browns
Vile audience on Wednesday night,
Dec. "a. according TO advance notices
received here. Maggie, Dinty Moore
and the rest Of the gang. will also be
there.
They will play a onc-night stand
here In Z tent show. that Is not q
moving picture, but the folks them
selves in the flesh.
If advance notices are 20 be be-
lieved Father viii be as thoroughly
-broughtup" in the playlet as he has
ever been in the comic strip. All the
family adventures in high society and
the efforts Of Jiggs TO obtain his be-
loved corned beef and cabbage are en-
twined in the theme Of the play TO
provide the greatest amount Of laugh
ter possible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-07
Bill In House Asks
High Onion Tariff

An effort 20 secure a general up
ward revision Of the vegetable tariff
schedules during the present session
Of congress is predicted by Valley
vegetable growers as a result Of the
introduction Monday by Representa-
tive French Of Idaho OF a bill in
creasing the onion tariff 3 cents a
pound. The measure has the support
Of Texas. Florida and California
owe and is designed to eliminate
the competition of Spanish and
Egyptian shipments.
A bill increasing the duty on toma-
toes. cabbage and green and dry
beans is expected to be introduced
during the early days Of the session.
Washington reports indicate the
bill Of the Idaho representative il
based upon the survey made by the
subcommittee az the Tariff Commits
sion last summer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-07
Rites Held For
Mrs. H~oughtaIing
Especial to The Herald.l


RIO HONDO, Dec. Funeral
services we're held at Thompson's
chapel in San Benito Tuesday after
noon for Mrs. Rosana Houghtaling.
who died here Monday at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. Jane Wilsey.
The body has been forwarded to
the old family home at Menominie,
Wis, for interment.
Mrs. Houghtaling was born AZ
Camaon, n. Y, August 5, 1SI3. and
removed TO Rio Hondo from Wiscon-
sin in 1918. Besides the daughter.
she is survived by a son. Moss:s
Houghtaling. also Of Rio Hondo. four
grandchildren and four great grand
children.
Pallbearers AZ the service were Dan
Affolter. I. r. Webster, L. JefferieS.
J.. F. Ehlers. S. Johnson and L. Gil
more.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-07
Officers Elected
By Pharr Kiwanis


PHARR, Dec. AT a recent meet
ing OF the Kiwanis Club Of Pharr
held at its regular meeting place At
the Methodist church, many subjects
were discussed and decided upon for
the good Of the town. Final arrange
ments were for the womanless we'd
ding which was held at the Pharr-San
Juan high school auditorium on Tues
day. The proceeds from the enter
tainment viii go to the underprivi-
legged child fund.
The officers for the ensuing year
mere eleeted AZ this meeting and are
as follows: president, g. ID. Fleming;
vice president. w. c. Shippee; treas
urer, G. 4. Langford; district trustee.
T.. J. Polk. Directors for the year
include Geo. L. Holdridge. P. S. De-
vine. G. p. Whitehead. M. p. Gore.
+. q. White, Bryce Ferguson and Bert
Moore.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-07
BY NINE. LISBETH

The scarf has grown TO be a most
important part Of the modern cos
tune. No daytime suit is quite COM
plete without this graceful adjunct
usually in bright colors-and the
evening frock can hardly appear
without il or a dainty shawl.
A long chiffon scarf is draped
around the low neckline Of the dance
froek pictured. Long floating ends
suggest the spirit Of the dance.
The frock has an elongated, fitted
basque of gold embroidered chiffon,
with a skirt composed Of tiers Of
circular ruffles edged in gold. 1t
features the irregular hemline. Lo-
retta Young is the wearer.
VIM. Penn Cents-A Good Cigar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-07

VIM. Penn-s Cents-A Good Cigar
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VIM. Penn Cents-A Good Cigar