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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-11-12

Infantile Paralysis should interest
government, national, state and MD
nicipal, more han II seems to 10.
There are 4,GJ cases in the United
States row. Nobody knows how the
disease starts and spreads. The di-
sease breaks ont. nobody knows how
or why, in dark city streets and in
distant sunlit beautiful valleys. more
than a thousand miles from either
ocean, and FIVE thousand feet above
them.
Such mysterious disease among
swine or cattle would be investigated
and fought by the Government en-
ergeticaliy.
The Rockefeller Institute is doing
admirable work, but a nation OF
115,OQ00C should lot leave such a
fight to the generosity OF one man.
Forty Florida newspapers COM
bined to publish, every two weeks,
a special supplement, called "The
Farm and Grove Section" I. will
supply people in and out of the
State With full information about
Forida's agricultural resources and
tho way to develop taem.
Mr.. Frank R. Hammest, Of Jack
sopvills VII have chsrSs Of thli use
hi work.
Wealth snd sertility unlimited are
In Fiorsda's sol.
The Tourist" Mill always be one
of the great Florida crops, but
Florida In few years will look back
with wouder to the day when the
tourist was the principal" crop of
the State, and its chief financial re-
lance.
industries will be established and
factories built throughout Florida as
they are building now In California.
No one oaq estimate the future of
that great State, only TEMPO
RARILY SGT back by real estate
booming and foolishness.
Albert Edward Davies, twenty
eight, was told by doctors that his
hree-year-old daughter must die of
septic pneumonia; it was only mat
ter of days. The child was in dread
full agony. The father drowned her
in the bathtub to end her suffering.
II could not bear to see her suffer
any longer" he said when he gave
himself up. 90 2nrsv'.
The Judge said he was bound to
tell the jury: "Had this poor child
been an animal instead of human
being the man would have been actu-
ally liable to punishment if he had
not put it out of its misery. That
is the law" The jury acquitted the
man.
Birth control ladies will be inter-
ested in his case. His wife was tu-
bercular, had four children in four
years, died in the fourth childbirth.
The law would have punished any
body for showing her how to avoid
that,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-11-12

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Evening star., 1927-08-21
Fox-Roxy Pictures.

drama Of the oil fields, starring
Blanche Sweet, with Warner Baxter
supporting; "2 Girls Wanted" Miss
Gaynor's first starring vehicle, her
reward for her performance in 9TH
Heaven; East Side, West Side" an
other George O'Brien-Virginia Nalli
vehicle made in New York by Allen
Dwan from Felix Riesenberg's story;
publicity Madness" an Anita Loos
story, with Lois Moran and Edmund
Lowe: The Joy Girl" also a Dwan
production. with Olive Borden, Neil
Hamilton and Marie Dressler, from
May EdGinton's Satevepost story:
THE Gay Retreat" n war comedy
featuring Ted Mcnamara and Sammy
Cohen. the funsters of What Price
Glory?"; Bride Of the Night" another
Hawks production of elaborate proper
tions, with Charles Farrell and Greta
Nissen; Grandmother Bernie Learns
| Her Letters" by the maker of The
Iron Horse" John Ford: The High
| School Hero" a comedy of student
| life, with Sally Phipps and Nicholas
! Stuart; Jungle Rose" and My
| Wifes Honor" starring vehicles for
! Dolores Del Rio "Pajamas," with
| Olive Borden and Lawrence Gray,
Very Confidential" with Madge Bel
| lamy; Ladies' Must Dress" IA Victor
| Herman comedy: "Balaoo," from
| Dom Byrne's novel of Ireland; Come
to My House" the magazine story by
Arthur Somers Roche; The Come
dian" by Sacha Guitry; Luna Park, .
silk Hats" The Blonde Panther.
and The Escape"
Evening star., 1927-08-21

THERE is promise of a vraiety of
L motion picture entertainment in
the announcement by Fox Films Of
the productions available for the new
Fox.Roxy Theater in the National
Press Club Building. the doors of
which will be- thrown opeu to the
public this Fall
Leading the schedule is What
Price Glory?" It's presentation at the
Eox.Roxv will be its first exhibition in
= legitimate motion picture house at
nouular prices Many critics consider
il one Of the greatest pictures of its
kind vet produced. It's three leading
nlaycrs Victor McLaElcn. Dolores Del
Rio and Edmund Lowe, have been in
constant demand since its premiere.
Next but not second in Importance
IS nth Heaven" the film version
Of Austin Strong's successful drama.
which IS now having successful runs
in New York and Los Angeles. This
film will introduce two youngsters
who have been hailed as the greatest
finds" in years, Janet Gaynor and
Charles Farrell.
Loves of Carmen" a new version
of Prosper Merimee's story OF Span
ish passion and love, is another OF the
higu lights in the Fox announcement
n was directed by Raoul Walsh. who
,aafe What Price Glory?" and fea
tures McI.aglcn and Miss Del Rio.
Other productions in the Fox line
nm are: paid TO Love" comedy
drama directed by Howard Hawks
with George OBrien and Nirgin1a
Xaln In the lead roles 'Singed'
Evening star., 1927-08-21

IN connection with the revival by the
National Theater Players of Turn
to the Right" it may be interesting to
turn back 10 years and find out what
Washington was viewing at the Ma
tional Theater in 1917 and 1918, when
playgoers first saw the noted John
Golden-Winchell Smith play. built
around two crooks who reformed.
From August. 1917, to the same
month of the following year there was
wider variety of attractions than of
late.
Here is the lineup in order:
"The Country Cousin" with Eugene
O'Brien; Julia Sanderson and Joe
Cawthorne in Rambler Rose: George
Arliss in Hamilton" Billie Burke III
'The Rescuing Angel" with Roland
Young and Claude Gillingwater; THE
Garden of Allah," Miss Springtime," 4"
Fay BANTER in "The Willow Tree"
Fred Niblo, Hilda Spong, Violet Hem
sure; "On With the Dance, with Will
liam Morris, Martha Mansfield tnow
dead) and Eileen Huban; Maude
Adams in "a Kiss for Cinderella" ("
Cheating Cheaters," with Anne Suth-
erland; Jane Cowl in Lilac Time, ="
supported by our own Charles Hamp-
den of the National Players; ZieSfeld
Follies. with w. G. Fields, Eddie Can
tor, Allyn King, Bert Williams, VIII
Rogers.
Three play1ets We're offered by
Charles Frohman, including 'The Old
Lady Shows Her Medals" with Beryl
Mercer: Going Up" with Edith Day
and Frank Craven; Chauncey Olcott
Evening star., 1927-08-21
Ten Years Ago and Now.

in "Once Upon a Time" Ethel Barry.
more in "The Lady of the Camelias."
Fair and Warmer" Otis Skinner in
"Mister Antonio; THE Riviera Girl"
with Wilda Bennett; Louise Groody in
"Toot-Toot." Raymond Hitchcock.
Irene Bordoni and Leon Enrol in
"Hitchy Koo": Frank Bacon in Light
min -; Patricia Collinge in Polly.
anna" The Rainbow Girl" with
Billy B. Van and William Clifton; THE
Land of JOY" with julius Tanner;
Sam Bernard and Louis Mann in
Friendly Enemies: Lou Tellegen In
Blind Youth: Twin Beds" with
Lois Bolton; Tom Wise in General
Post" Percy Marmont in Laughter
of Fools" Ruth Chatterton. Henry
Miller. jr., and Bruce McRae in Come
Out of the Kitchen: Doyle and Dixon
in "Chin Chin; ''Three Wise Men;
Nora Bayes and many others in THE
George NJ. Cohan Revue: Turn to
the Right" Glenn Hunter in Pen.
rod" Mary Boland in "Sick-a-Bed."
Arthur Guy Empey and Rose Stahi
in "Pack Up Your Troubles; Richard
Bennett in 1.-THE Unknown Purple"
Griffiths film spectacle, Hearts of
the World" and Lynn Fontanne in
Among Those Present"
A number Of the touring attrac-
tions were given repeat engagements
for that year and one or two films, not
enumerated. were shown.
1t may be that the theater has
not retrograded. but the foregoing ar
ray of plays. many of them still draw
ing crowds in the theater, seem to vex
the mind that tries to equal them I'm
the modern field.
Evening star., 1927-08-21
0ceme from bACk To GODS COUNTRY RieI+o
Coming Attractions


to the Right"
Turn to the Right" the famous
comedy that had run of IA months
on Broadway, lengthy road tours and
repeated revivals in stock since it
was produced in 1917. will be the offer
ing of the National Players next week,
following "The Donovan Affair"
~Turn to the Right B" has often
been termed "the ideal boX-office" for
it's dialogue alternates between tears
and laughter, and in a sense 1t com
bines many of the qualities of THE
Old Homestead" Way Down East"
and "Ben Hur." Winchell Smith au-
thor of The Boomerang" "Officer
666." Polly of the Circus" and CO.
author of "Lightnin'," wrote it.
The story concerns two young pris-
on graduates who fall under the good
ly influence of their pals mother.
Through the exercise of their pro
fessionar' talents they rescue her from
the clutches of an old skinf1int. One of
the boys is a pickpocket, the other a
burglar. Between the two they man.
age not only to abash the village money
shark. but, in a perfectly honest way,
to make small fortune for ''the dear
old lady" Running through the story
are three distinct romances. One of the
attractive settings is a peach orchard
in full bloom
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COLUMBIA-"The Way Of All Flesh"

"The Way of All Flesh" is this
weeks attraction at LOew's Columbia
Theater.
Declared one of the most convinC-
iuglv human stories ever transferred
to the screen, The Way of All Flesh
is the first American-made picture star
ring Emil Jannings. international
screen star, whose Boss Mueller in
Variety" was said by some critics to
be the outstanding film performance
of 1926.
Belle Bennett, famous for her "Stel-
laa Dallas" portrayal. plays the wife
of this story and Phyllis Haver the
other woman.
"The Way of All Flesh was direct
ed by Victor Fleming. from the story
prepared by Lajos Biro and Jules
Furthman.
supplementary features include an
abbreviated array of shorter films with
the new M-G-M Newsreel holding the
place of honor. Leon Brusiloff and his
Synco- -Columbians will be seen and
heard in novelty overture.
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NATIONAL-"The Donovan Affair.

NATIONAL-"The Donovan Affair"
The National Theater Players this
week, beginning tomorrow night, will
present THE Donovan Affair"
Gathered in drawing room of a
fashionable Long Island home are a
group of guests, among them being
one Jack Donovan. whose morals are
such that he has few friends in the
group, though persona grata for social
reasons.
In the brief interim that the lights
are lowered to demonstrate a stunt by
Donovan, he is assaulted and with the
flashing on of the lights he is discoV-
cred in his death gasps.
The police enter and no one is per-
rnitted to leave the establishment. In
nocence seems to rest legitimately on
every member OF the party, but the
police are certain the assassin is IN
the room.
Who killed Jack Donovan? Why?
What significance has the luminous
cats-eye ring that Donovan owned
and which was indirectly responsible
for setting the scene for the criminal?
With these questions the author of
"The Donovan Affair" Owen Davis
concerns himself in unraveling the
mystery, a most battling problem to
sne audience. because suspicion never
falls where il belongs.
The play had a lengthy run in New
York last season and then went on
tour, being seen here in the Spring
with the original company.
KEITH'S-Frank Fay-Rlossom Seeley.
With Frank Fay as master of cere-
monies, 3. +. Keith's Theater will
open with today's matinee headlining
Blossom SeeleY, with Benny Fields,
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Notes of the Stage and Its People.
NatlOn0

and Jules t,ckert Goodman, lyrics by
Max and Nathaniel Lief and music
by Muriel Pollock. Rehearsals Will
start about September Is for the open
ing in New York November /.
The Chanins sent Owen Davis COM
cdy. The Triumphant Bachelor to
rehearsal last week under direction of
David Burton. Robert 1Ames will play
the leading role.
Grace George will play the role of
Amitys in the special company now
being organized to present THE Road
to Rome" in Chicago. Brady & Wlman
are negotiating with a prominent Lon
don actor for the role of Hannibel.
Jane Cowl and her company are eX-
pected to continue in the piece in New
York for some time to come. Miss
Cowl will go to London next Spring
to appear in the Sherwood satire.
jefferson de Angels. veteran come
dian of comic opera, will play the role
of Jeff Sims in the forthcoming pro-
duction of "Revelry." Lynn Pratt
and Charles Ellis also have been en-
gagged The play goes to New York
September II.
Adeline Leitzbach, better known on
the stage and in pictures as Adellne
Hendricks. is going to enter the man
agement field. Oasis and mo Love
Like Thine will he her first produc-
tjons. She wrote both plays herself.
Harry Davenport and Phylils Kan
kin will appear in the road company
of "The Cradle Song under auspices
of the Civic Repertory Theater of
New York.
George NJ. Cohan's latest play, "The
Baby Cyclone" in Boston last week,
is said to have made a big hit. The
Boston Post credits Mr.. Cohan with
having given to the stage one or the
best, If not the best. pieces OF dra-
matte authorship he has ever pro-
duced.
Clifford Brooke's hurried trip to
New York last week netted him a di-
recting contract with AL II. Woods
and Charles Dillingham;, who will
produce Edward Knoblock's play,
1.-The Mulberry Bush," with Wallace
Eddinger, James Rennie, Claudette
Colbert, Isobel Elson and Edward
Nicander in the important roles. Pro-
duction will not start until Brooke's
Summer season with the National
Players ends. September 5.
Thus far the voting on the nnal
Evening star., 1927-08-21
Outdoor Attractions
CHESAPEAKE BEACH.

Free dancing every afternoon from
to 4 o'clock is a new feature at
Chesa peake Beach, the bayside resort.
The evening dance hours also have
been extended. the orchestra continu-
ing it's jazz until 1880 every night.
except Saturday, when the merriment
continues until 1870.
Bert Saulsmans musicians, who
sing as well as play. are making
hit lust now with THE ST. Louis
Blues" The orchestra as now reor-
ganized, is composed of Bill Mcdonald,
''piano thumper"; Bob Groom. banjo
BUSTER; Charles Shanta, f fat alto
saxophone tooter; Harold Highum
hard-working tenor sax players, and
Bert the skipper, who presides over
drums, noise, and the Gyms.
Boardwalk amusements continue
popular.
Evening star., 1927-08-21

JEROME QUINN and David ReZnick
as the Nassau Production Corpora
ton, announce Il musical comedy.
For Pete's Sake" by Tom Johnstone,
Mct,lbert Moore and Frank Gray.
The name of the Sigmund Romberg
Dorothy Donnelly operetta in which
Hope Hampton is to appear has been
changed from "The Proud Princess
to My Princess" 1t opens in Boston
on Labor Day.
Another musical piece, ooh
Johnny" by James Stanley Royce
and sponsored by Louis Asquith. is
late in September.
Guthrie McClintic reached New
York from Seattle last week, and at
once started rehearsals of The Let
ter" the Somerset Vaughan play in
which Katherine Cornell will star.
Helen HAYES returned to New York
last week after n vacation in Italy
She will appear this season under Jed
Harris management in "Coquette, .
opening October "a.
Frank Martins announces two plays
for production early this season, the
first, Nerve" by Josephine Temple
and described as n mystery melo
drama; the second, Long Island
Nights" a play of New York life, by
w. Stanley Well.
"White Light" a musical comedy
by Paul Gerard Smith with lyrics 10y
Al Dublin and music by j. Fred Co6ts
was presented last week in Stamford
Conn, by James La Penna. Leo Don
nelly and Rella Winn head the cast.
After 10 years absence in Europe
Benrimo has returned to New York
and will begin work Immediately or
the direction OF "Creoles" for Richard
Herndon. Benrimo was last identified
| with "The Yellow Jacket" and 1.-The
Willow Tree" and after the prepara
ton Of these productions was com
pleted he went to London, where he
has since managed two theaters.
The name of Barry Conner's play
which Leon Gordon will produce has
been changed from THE Devils Bless
ing" to 'rhe Rat and the Kettle.
Rehearsals will begin September II.
Irving M. Cooper and Abe Blatt
announce as the first venture of their
newly organized producing company a
musical comedy. called well, Well
Well!' with book by Montague Glass
Evening star., 1927-08-21
Screen Economv.

4 PPROXIMATELY 100000 feet of
- film We're ground through the
cameras in producing the United Art
ists' comedy, Two Arabian knights -
The completed film, edited and cut to
standard footage, contains between
1000 and 5000 feet. The cutting was
done under direction of Lewis Mile
stone. who also handled the mega
phone on the picture and who was a
professional fllm-cutter before he be-
came a director.
Evening star., 1927-08-21
GLEN ECHO PARK.

Fifty or more diversified attractions
are provided at Glen Echo Park
Washington's free admission resort Of
fun, both week days and Sundays.
The big dips, derby racer. caterpillar,
whip and shooter provide thrilling
rides. while the midway has dozens
of fun features, including the carous
sci. A popular feature every week
night is dancing in the ballroom to
music by David McWilliam's 10piece
novelty orchestra, featuing the Vibra-
phone.
Glen Echo Park compares favorably
with other American amusement parks,
presenting practically everything to
entertain every member of the family
including shady picnic groves for all
day and evening outings. The park
is reached by cars of the Washington
Railway and Electric Co.. or by motor
via the Conduit road. Ample, no-time-
limit parking space is available at the
park s entrance.
Evening star., 1927-08-21
STEAMER HAMPTON ROADS.

The steamer Hampton Roads has
taken over the Colonial Beach run
since the st. Johns went out of com
mission early this season. Moonlight
rides. also, leaving Seventh street
wharf. are announced for every Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday at 7;30
pm.
Each week opportunity is given for
delightful all-day outing on the Po-
tomac and at Colonial Beach, the
steamer leaving Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday at 9 am. and Saturday
at 2:30 PM, returning at II pm.
Evening star., 1927-08-21
METROPOLITAN-'Ionesome
Ladies'"

Lonesome Ladies'" First Ma
tional production. will be the picture
feature this week beginning this after
noon. at Crandalfs Metropolitan
Theater Lewis :. Stone and Anna
O. Nilsson are it's stars. 1t is de-
scribed as a comedy drama of marital
boredom. Bobby Vernon's new two
reel comedy, Short Socks" and musi-
cal establishment will be added
attractions.
Lonesome Ladies'" an amusing
story of married life when the
Evening star., 1927-08-21

the coon shouter, and Mr.. Fay sharing
honors as headliners.
Blossom Seeley returns with a new
act. lots of snappy songs and mimi
table personality.
Frank Fay, as a ceremonial master,
also presents an act that is described
as new and different"
Featured also is Hope Vernon, the
information musical comedy prima
donna.
Others will be Marguerite and
Frank Gill, late stars of the Music
Box Revue, in smart songs, steps and
styles: Leo Beers, with crisp stories,
odd little songs and skill at the piano;
Lew Reed and Paul lie We're. Two
Gentlemen From Nowhere" in ver-
satility with violin, banjo. guitar and
dancing; the Taketas will thrill with
feats of dexterity; and Raymond Pike
will offer Versatility Personified"
Aesop's Fables, Topics of the Day
and the Pathe News Pictorial will be
shown also.
EARLE-"The Acid Test"
/. Monta Bell, former Washington
newspaper man, now a noted screen
director, is the author of the one-aci
playlet. "The Acid Test" which vii
be presented as the headline attrac
ton this week at the Earle Theater
beginning this afternoon.
In THE Acid Test" the part of thc
valet is played by Harold Allen Long
that of the man by Maurice n. Jarvis
and that of the woman by Mildred
Meneau. The friend, inevitable ir
dramalets, will be played by Johr
Hoffman.
Additional acts will he George
Watts and Belle Hawley in Laughs
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Evening star., 1927-08-21

play of the Nationals Summer season
is indefinite. Patrons who are sup
piled weekly with balloting blanks
nave habit of shifting from week to
week. In the lead. however. by n
slight margin, is Seventh Heaven"
The seasons final week begins Sep
tember 5, and the decision will be made
a week previously to allow for
rehearsaIs.
Evening star., 1927-08-21
EARLE-Vaudeville and Pictures.

The Earle Theater next week Will
present Daley Paskman's Radio Min
strels. complete in all departments of
specialties. Three other acts will
complete the vaudeville enter
tainment. The featured (first-run)
photoplay. Regeneration of Aunt
Mary" pictures May Robson In the
role she created on the stage, sup
ported by Harrison Ford, Phyllis
Haver, Franklin Pangborn, Robert
Edeson and Arthur Hoyt.
Evening star., 1927-08-21
GAYETY-"ArOund the World
Revue"

Next weeks attraction at the Gay.
ETY. Theater will be James Thatcher's
Around the World Revue" Mr..
Thatcher will be remembered as the
former manager of Polls Theater
here. He entered the producing field
last season with the Columbia circuit.
His new production is new show in
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JUNE SHIRLEY bLAkE-
Earle
JETTA COUDAL-
(Screen)
Photoplays This Week
SILENT DRAMA ATTRACTIONS

COLUMBA-The Way of All Flesh This afternoon and evening
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ladies" This afternoon and eve
ming
RALTO"Back Gods Country This afternoon and evening
PALACE-"Afer Midnight" This afternoon and evening
LITTLE THEATER-"Passon" This afternoon and evening
WARDMAN PARk-'Shattered'- Carmen" This evening.
Evening star., 1927-08-21
Attractions in Washington
Playhouses This Week
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

NATIONALThe Donovan Affair mystery play. Tomorrow
ing
FayBosom Seeley vaudeville This afternoon
evening.
EARLE-"The vaudeville. This afternoon and evening
GAYETY-Boo' Snyder bueque This afternoon and evening
STRAND-"Snap of 1927 musical presentations Opens Sat
urday
Evening star., 1927-08-21

glamour of youthful romance has be-
gun to fade. concerns John Fosdick,
the husband. mistakenly believed to
he a philanderer. and his wife, whose
folly also is believed to be trif1e
too playful Each departs from the
domestic tireside in search of true love
which is presumed to be hiding just
around the corner. After numerous
amusing misadventures, each decides
that after all the only true love 10
that which centers in their own
erstwhile deserted home.
The supporting cast includes: Jane
Winton, Doris Lloyd. Edward Martin
del, F'ritzie Ridgeway, Grace Carlisle
and E. II. Calvert The story was
adapted by Ray Rocket and Director
Joseph Henaberry from an original
by Lenore j. Coffee.
Evening star., 1927-08-21
RIALTO-"Back to Gods Country" !"

RIALTO-"Back to Gods Country.
Renee Adoree. feminine star. if there
was any, in THE Big Parade" is the
star of Back to Gods Country"
adapted to the screen from the novel
by James Oliver Curwood. and the fea-
ture at the Rialto this week.
Back to Gods Country" is a tale
OF the northland, full of love and
tragedy.
Jean Debois and his daughter
Renee live on northern Canada
mining claim. which is coveted by
Blake, ships captain. and Leblanc.
keeper of the trading post. Bob STAN
ton, an emissary from a big mining
corporation, purchases the mine and
falls in love with Renee. Jean and
Renee, who return to civilization but
are unhappy. are induced to return
north on Blake's boat. Suspicion OF
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EARLE-'"The Acid Test"

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