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Evening star., 1927-11-17
AUTO INSURANCE
PLAN IS ARGUED
Proponents of Measure Pre-.
sent Views to Chamber
Committee.

Tpholding the right of a city gov
efnment To establish and enforce rigid
regulation of motorists and to bar
from use of the streets those found
wantonly and crimnally reckless, with
. view to safeguarding the rights Of
the pnhlic generally, advocates of the
proposed compulsory automobile lia-
hility insurance law for the District
last night laid their case before the
special committee of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce which is study
ing the question.
Proponents of the indemnity meas
urc. among whom were number of
prominent District officials. presented
tn :ha committee many arguments IN
favor of enactment here Of such law,
which is being tried out in various
forms in several States.
They declared it would provide a
sirer means than now exists for reSti-
tuition for persons injured in accidents
IN which they were not a fault, would
serve To protect the automobile driver
who unWittipgly causes an accident
from damage assessments and would
tend to reduce rec< <leSs driving and to
eliminate afrom licensed operation Of
an automobile of the drunken and in
efficient motoriSt.
Hit Is Proponent.
Among those who championed the
proposed law Wore Herbert l.. Davis,
auditor of the District supreme Court:
Judge Isaac Il. Hit of Police Court
and Thomas NJ Baldwin. superin,
tendent of insurance Miss Pearl Nc
Call. assistant District attorney. who
=rnl>e in favor Of the proposed law at
the first ~ the series or public hear
in-s by the committee. also was pres
ont. Nearly On representatives. nf or
Plantations and individuals attended
the session.
Mr.. Davis. who led in the presenta-
ton Of the case for the proponents,
announced he was preparing a draft
Of the proposed bill after many
months OF study of the provisions of
the laws in other States and that a
proposed law would be introduced at
the forthcoming session of Congress,
rroha bly, by Representative Underhill
Of Massachusetts. This bill, as now
planned. would provide for stringent
measures against the reckless driver
and is to he designed as a model
law for other States. he stated.
= This session concludes the series
Of hearings conducted by the cha n1ber
committee and it will now compile
information and arguments on hoth
sides of the question for action hy the
committee on police. fire protection
and public safety. which will make
recommenda tons to the chamber.
Launching upon a severe attack
upon The reckless. law.hreaking motor
list and the drunken driver. whom
he chsra cterized as worse than gun
totting thug, Mr.. Davis pointed 10
the need for such legislation in the
high list of fatalities here from auto
mobile accidents.
Death Rate High.
Statistics recently made available
he said, show that fatalities here this
dit a l,aancf oniiral,, a rel, 10
Evening star., 1927-11-17

Some people are born good; others
have to make good.
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Transfer to Manila.

Capt F. H. X. Reynolds. Army
Veterinary Corps, at the Army
Medical School, Walter Reed General
Hospital, has been ordered to Ma
Mia. =. r., for duty as member of
the Medical Research Board.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Refusal for Poor Risks.

In discussing the matter NJ tho cost
of such an insurance. Mr.. Davis took
the position that a. person able hnan
ciallv tn operate q, car should be will
ing to pay the modest" cost Of insur
ance for those he may iniure, and
for protection of himself against seri
Gus damage suit. He emphasized the
point that the law would not make il
mandatory on an insurance company
in all eases to issue insurance policies
to all motoraists. and that with cause
they might refuse an applicant deemed
a poor risk. Other forms of indemnity y
Evening star., 1927-11-17
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cials an automobile insurance policy
in the penalty Of at least $4,000 for
the protection Of persons injured and
damage to their property, and for
the protection Of the dependents of
persons killed through the reckless
and dangerous operation of motor
vehicles.
From an exhaustive study of the
situation" he declared, lit seems con-
vincing that there has been too much
coddlng of the idle rich as well as
the idle poor, through failure to en-
force prison sentences in lieu of fines
Cn wantonly reckless drivers.
when a man uses an automobile
instead of an automatic revolver to
MAIN the body or destroy the life of
a citizen the reckless or drunken
driver-who usually is found reSpon-
sible in such cases-the guilty motor
ist should he given an adequate prison
sentence SO that the reckless driver
drunken or sober-mav he deferred
from repea ting such crimes"
Pleads for Law.
Describing the effect a compul-
sorry automobile liability insurance law
would have on such class OF drivers,
Mr.. Davis said that under the pro.
visions of such a law the insurance
companies could refuse to issue an
indemnity policy for motorists having
records for reckless or dangerous
driving or other criminal records, or
who were not qualified drivers.
Such law. he stated. would not be
A hardship upon the automobile owner
of a character who should be permit
ted to operate a car.
The reason insura nee company Of
f1cals have to a large degree arraYed
themselves in opposition to the pro-
posal he declared. was due to their
fear that If the plan were adopted the
Government eventually would take
over this insurance business. While
douhtinc that this would happen 70 A
wide degree, Mr.. Davis opined that
worse things might happen" How
ever he said. this need not happen
and that if so it would he because Of
the failure of the insurance compa MES
themselves
Mr. Davis denied that the automo-
bile inSura nee law would result in the
establishment CT numerous new in
surance companies here of dubious
character.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-22
WILLIAM HODGE
BOOKED HERE

Long-legged William Hodge and
his crisp tight-lipped humor comes
to, English's Monday, Nov. 7, for 3
nights and Wednesday matinee, in
his latest offering entitled 1.-THE
Man at Home" in which he Is said
to have as congenial a role as he
enjoyed in 1.-THE Man From Home. -
The new comedy might be termed a
whimsical comedy of love, mystery
and home building. A well-de-
veloped mystery story runs through
out the play.
The stellar part is that of famed
stage star spending his sumner
amid the confusion of a home in the
process of being completed. Some
of the characters in the play are a
painter carpenter, plumber, Bolshe-
vik mason, vampish female interior
decorator, philandering architect,
two charming young girls, the in
evitable young man, and brother, ~
typical boy who, with his dog at
his heels, might have stepped from
the pages of Mark Twain. There is
cast which also includes a detec-
tive and policeman who intrude
themselves into the action follow
ing a sudden and mysterious muir
der. The piece, however, abounds
in the dry and homely humor which
is characteristic of any offering to
which Mr.. Hodge lends his droll in
dividuality.
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her graceful talents, her unique and
charming personality. Eight other
parts revolve around her in next
weeks offering, bringing into view
practically every member Of the
company.
"Peg O. My Heart" is play of
loves young dream, much as its
author intended it to be. 1t takes
child from her squallid home in
New York, where poverty and lack
of opportunity have been the order
of the day, and places her in Eng
land in the midst of culture and re-
finement, where many opportunities
of marriage come and where true
love finally sweetens her life, and
with happy wedlock the culmlna-
ton of her dream.
But one setting is required for the
entire piece. Harvey Schlueter, the
company's scenic artist, will mount
the production with a replica of an
old Tudor house in Scarboro, Eng
land, the living room of which will
open into fine old English garden.
The play lavishes in true English
atmosphere, and Pegs English rela-
tives are not caricatures, but they
are genuine Britons, such as are
seldom seen behind the footights
outside of England.
The play has a rare quality OF
humanness, and one is so beguiled
bv the sweetness of the heroine,
that it is easy to forget for the
moment that anything exists. but
delightful living.
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known theatrically as 1.-The road
With the Theatre Guild Miss
Johann played the leading feminine
role in "He Who Gets Slapped,
with Basil Sidney, and also the
leading feminine roles in peer
Gynt" and 1.-THE Devils Disciple"
She was the Alohma in "Alohma of
the South Seas" during the great
er part of the long run of that play
in New York, and later played lead
ing roles in Dawn" and Merchants
of Glory"
In 1.-THE Cradle Song" Miss Johann
plays the exacting role of Teresa,
waif who is left at the door of a
Convent in the Pyranees and who
grows up to be the idol of, and the
symbol of romance to, group of
gentle and gracious Dominican
nuns.
Eva LIE Gallienne, who rehearsed
and produced 1.-THE Cradle Song"
experienced great difficulty in find
ing the ideal person to play this
delicate role, and she was over joyed
when it was learned that Miss
Johann was available. 1t will be seen
at English's the week of Oct. 81.
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PEG O. MY HEART"
DUE AT COLONIAL

"Oh, there's nothing half so sweet
in life as loves young dream"
Such is the motto prefxed to "Peg
o. My Heart" the charming comedy
of youth by j. Hartley Manners.
This play, which has been described
as "a breath of perfume from a
rose-scented garden" will be the
offering of the Berkell Players at
the Colonial for the coming week,
starting tomorrow night.
Miss Idabelle Arnold, ingenue with
Mr.. Charles Berkells various stock
companies for several years, will
appear in the name part. No better
role could have fallen to Miss Ar
mold than this exquisite one of "Peg,"
the Irish-American girl whose Irish
brogue at first shocks her aristo-
cratic English relatives and later
endears them to her. y
Miss Arnold will, perhaps, be best
remembered for her artistic work in
"Pollyanna," done a few weeks back,
and it would seem that the present
opportunity is but a just reward for
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CRADLE SONG"
ROCKED AT ENGLISHS

A young actress of exceptional
personality and ability, who plays
the role of the youthful heroine in
1.-THE Cradle Song" with the Civic
Repertory Theater Company, is Miss
Zita Johann-well and favoraoly
known to New York playgoers but as
yet g. stranger in many other cities.
In this respect Miss Johann has
reversed the usual procedure Of
gaining reputation in the theater.
Ordinarily long apprenticeship in
touring companies is followed by
the coveted New York appearance, /"
but Miss Johann first made Sue
cess in the metropolis and now goes
forth to gain acquaintance with the
greater public in the vast territory
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but often to relive through one they have
already seen produced.
: so far this Kind Of theater has been
negected IN A5%eriGs continued bsre mss are
many who feel the definite need of it."
II wonder Il there are many any ! mT use 9 !,
the public in general is seeking.
/ "But the Civic Repertory Theater is not
in competition with Broadway, put IN
for those who enjoy it, offering a very
definite kind of entertainment. and in
great variety, too. Such great variety, in
New music, beautiful women, clever .dia-
logue, almost perfect entertainment OF It's
kind. only our is a different kind. II VIII
such and such a play on Broadway, or
shall we 90 to the Civic RepretoryP They
do not stand for the same thing. Those
who feel that they cannot afford merely 10
be entertained wifi turn to the Civic Roper
tory. Students. young people struggling 70
get along in New York. actors. artists,
Graves true artistic nourishment will in
stinctively turn and return to the CIVIC
dBut don't misunderstood me-" went on
Miss lie Gallienne. "The civic repertory
theater is not purely educational; IN iaotI
it is not even primarily educational. And
about really good plays. People imagine
that Shakespeare. for example, or Ibsen.
could not possibly be entertaining because
LneY are IeCOEDlLtQ kitdbs no q
ter of fact. great art and. great artists
are the most entertaining Of all. which is
only naural, It seems to me, since they
" Miss lie Gailienne then went on to ex-
plain to me that she had no desire 10
make money out Of this repsrtory theaate =
repertory theater is no money-making
i Should feel" said Miss lie Gallienne,
"as though we're betraying trust II !
tried to make money on the theater: i
want 70 make only enough to put intc
the work. enough SO that we can go ahead
New York and other repertory theaters
throughout America. I feel that this
theater should be, free gift to the pub
Miss LIE Gallienne told me that she
holds the old Hindu belief that when you
compromise. your art, that is to say, COM
prived OF the gift She feels that 1t would
be as wrong for her to make morey on her
a5 as on w Tef he &c es nor do to heir others
Repertory are made to fit the pocketbook;
pare ehGSe ord it, As M Miss see Le aenne SAID
THE people who care about this sort o.
thing rarely have the money to pay for IT.
although At times they San with great Ell
from which to view the performance Of q
Miss LIE Gallieene's idea. then. is tc
bring real art to this groIp at balcony
The Civic Repertory Iheater first opened
on oct. rs, 1896, when Miss lie Galliennt
appeared in JAcinto Benavente's play
Saturday Night" On successive nights
she appeared in Three Sisters" by Teche-
koff. and after three. weeks. four plays were
alternating at the old Fourteenth st. The
LIE Galliennes dream of a repertory the
alter that would be part of New York's
community life had proved to be an actual
fact. The theater was great success. ano
presented in actual repertory eight plays.
The Civic Repertory Tbeater opened It's
new season Oct. Is, with the Dutch play
THE Good Hope"
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Indianapolis and 1t is up for us to
decide if we want great theater at
honestly moderate prices.
The cast is headed by Mary Shaw,
just as 1t was when I went to Gin
cinnati a week ago to see this play
because I feared Indianapolis was
going to be sighted.
know the beauty and worth of
1.-THE Cradle Song" as well as its
cast. Here is a big event coming 10
this city. Indianapolis is going to
be tested.
Have received from Betsy Anne
Schellhase of New York, interview
which she obtained from Miss LIE
Gallienne.
Here is what Miss LIE Gallinne
had to say to Miss Schellhase:
Ideals. are not dead. .commercialism
available to the appreciative many who
crave it. !, These were the thoughts that
stagRdnR my on mind the stsUs E 0 The
shabby old Fourteenth Street Theater. now
know as the Civic Repertory Theater,
waved me adieu after my interview.
background. that theater where old New
York was accustomed to disport itself. and
Miss lie Caffeine standing there in its
shadows. strong. COURAGEOUS. determined
light in her clear green eyes, defending
as it were. old ideals against the APP
preaching white lights Of commercialism
For the Civic Repertory, in Eva La
| Gallienne'S own words is theater run on
ideals. Its aim is not to make money
but to make itself a part of community
| Europe, part of community life Just as
the library, the museum, the symphony
orchestra. are a definitely established part
When you. were. a child. and went tc
there was a certain. glamour about it
The theaterl 1t meant that you were CO.
ing to see something that you would re;
| theater the Civic Repertory is. Every pro-
duction is something you will remember
| always, because each one deals with things
that really matter in the lives OF human
II want people to feel that the Civic
Repertory Theater is sort OF library OF
plans" said Miss LIE Gallienne. &c place
where few cherished moments have been
one so desires. You know" she said turn
| ing to me impulsively. how you treasure
a book that has meant great deal to
| you, how you put 1t away where you can
sure to find it roaT re T you feel Sat ths
the way I want people to feel about the
plays we put on here in the Civic Roper
tory want them to know that there is a
where Hnd they s"s sRs said soT
that they will want to come back again
and again, not always to see new play
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do not care to drive people into
the theater because it is my duty
to tell you what is going on, but I
have made up my mind to do little
plain talking.
The fact is-if we do not support
the better comedies and dramas
presented at English's, we'll, we are
not going to get much attractions.
Many people are now bemoaning
the fact that there is no longer two
a, day" vaudeville. My answer to
that is this: Did you support such
policy when it was presented here?
The fact is the continuous vaude..
vile and movie policy is in effect
in nearly every city, the two a day
houses giving way to the new order
of things.
The fact also remains that the
Berkell Players did not get the bust
ness that they expected either with
Merton of the Movies" last week
or with "The Donovan Affair" this
week.
Last Saturday I told you about
going to Cincinnati to see the Civic
Repertory Theater of New York
present 1.-THE Cradle Song" which
was the big triumph of the Eva LIE
Gallienne season in New York.
Am most happy to tell you that
arrangements have since been made
to present 1.-THE Cradle Song" at
English's for the week starting Mon
day night, Oct. 81.
Realizing the only fair business
that What Every Woman Knows
received here before the school
teachers arrived, it is most impor-
tant that we seriously consider the
significance of the coming of the
Civic Theater production.
A. F. Miller of English's tells me
that the Civic Theater idea of prices
will prevail in Indianapolis with the
highest evening price at 1920. and
the highest Wednesday matinee
price at $1.10. The highest matinee
price Saturday will be $165. The
balcony at all times will be only
so cents.
So you see that Eva lie Gallienne
and the Civic Repertory Theater is
keeping faith with Indianapolis. 1t
will be necessary to do capacity at
all times.
Miss LIE Gallienne has challenged
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Drama Club

A new drama club is being formed
in st. Paul's Episcopal Church, cor
ner of Illinois and New York SITS.
The intention of the club is to give
play each month during the win
ter at the Parish house, together
with series of dances, and an invi-
tation is being extended to all who
are interested in becoming members.
Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, who for
the past seven years has filed the
position of executive secretary of the
Little Theatre Society of Indiana
and general assistant to George
Somnes and the director, has been
engaged as dramatic director.
The season will open with Hal
lowe'en frolic at the Parish house,
Oct. 81.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-22
.Shriners
to Have a
Big Event
Keith'S to Have Special
Benefit Bill Week of
Nov, 6,

With the slogan: "Murat to Miami
in May" the first of a series of
public amusement events for the
purpose of financing a pilgrimage
of the uniformed organizations Of
Murat Temple Mystic Shrine to
Miami will be given during the en-
tire week commencing Sunday Nov.
6, at B. F. Keith's theater in this
city.
This will also mark novel eX-
pertinent on the part of the local
vaudeville house in that so far as
known no such a plan has been
tried by legitimate theater for an
entire week.
1t is stated that a certain percent
age of the proceeds of Shrine week
at Keith's" will be turned over to
the pilgrimage fund of the local
Shrine temple. Heretofore such
split-profit events in theatrical
houses of this city have been con-
fined to one night only.
For the Shrine week events the
feature picture Lies Miserables,"
based ,on Victor Hugo's immortal
classic story of Jean Val Jean and
the French revolution will be the
cinema events and Shrine leaders
consider the organization is most
fortunate in being able to show this
tremendous production Immediately
after its general release for the en-
tire country.
In addition to the feature pic
ture there will be five acts of Keith
vaudeville with some notable head
line acts, and it is announced that
the program will be continuous,
starting at l o'clock each afternoon
and running until IL o'clock at
night.
The new continuous policy Of
Keith's precludes seat reservations,
it is pointed out, and the rule Of
first come first served will obtain
during Shrine week.
Every Shriner of Murat temple is
expected TO be a booster for the
week and an effort will be made
to have "sell-outs" every day If
possible with the view of breaking
the local Keith theater attendance
| records.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-22

Theatergoers like to laugh,
cry and be thrilled, but they
don't want to laugh all the time
or cry constantly, and a thrill
every minute would soon cease to be
q thrill, but you need have no fear
that Fog" will do any one of these
things to you continuously.
John mystery" Willard, as he Is
sometimes called, certainly "knows
his groceries" to use a slang express
sion, and how to mix an entertain
ing cocktail that will warm the
cookies of your heart. His recipe
for Fog" is one mystery schooner,
nine different souls unknown to each
other, one black Zulu head hunter, a
dash of thrills, ,chills; shake them to-
gether with love and romance and
serve with laughter in "Fog." So II
YOU think that you need tonic for
your nerves-try this Fog Cocktail"
it will either give you chills or gig
giles and make you so cautious that
you will look under the bed before
you retire and keep you excited for
an entire evening to your finger tips.
Fog" is just a concoction of all
these things and we are certain that
it will keep you wonering for days
after you have seen it, how it all
happened, and how so much excite
ment can be crowded into one eve
ning'S entertainment.
Cast includes Nellie Burt, Leslie
King, Jal Adair Young, Gage Clarke,
Fred Garland, Robert Toms, George
Seydenham, James r. Carey and
Prince Singh and the entire original
scenic production that was used at
. the National Theater. Fog" was
staged under the personal director Of
Arthur Hurley, fsrmer general stage
director for Arthur Hopkins.