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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
Shirley Next.

SHIRLEY MASON'S first picture for
Columbia Pictures this season will
be Sally in Our Alley" one of the
company's eight specials. This fourth
feature in the series was chosen be-
cause OF the success of Sweet Rosie
O'Grady" last year.
Like it's predecessor. "Sally in Our
Alley" deals with the rise of a tene-
ment Cinderella. but 1t will have an
original twist instead Of the TRADITIONAL
rich-man- poor girl-marriage ending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
Newman In Russia

z M. NEWMAN, the well known
travel lecturer, who has COM
pIeted his work in Russia, where he
made many interesting pictures both
still and in motion, writes from Len
ingrad that he was privileged to pho.
tograph the treasures Of the Hermit
age, one of the priceless collections OF
art and one of the finest and most
complete in existence, and that he also
visited the palace of the former Car
and made pictures of the royal fam
ily's living rooms which have been
kept just as they were when the Car
abdicated, and his pictures give an
intimate glimpse of rooms never seen
by the public during the old regime.
Mr.. Newman says also he is return
ing with a complete and graphic story,
beautifully illustrated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
In Search of the Unusual.

MERRIAM c. COOPER and Ernest B.
Schoedsack, producers of Chang"
the film sensation of the year, have
again dropped out of civilization.
These adventurers. who few
months ago returned to New York
after nearly two years in the jungles
of Siam, are on another expedition in
search of the unusual for the screen.
Their destination is said to be a secret
even to the Paramount officials, who
back their ventures financially and
distribute their productions.
Chang" Is a melodramatic picture
OF mans struggle against the wilder.
ness. No picture in recent years is said
to have thrilled Broadway like
Chang"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
Will Begin Week Sat-
urday.

I OEW's Palace and Columbia Thea
tiers will inaugurate a Saturday
opening policy on August 20, when
the motion picture season Of 1928
begins here.
This means that the stage and
screen programs at both Loew's Pal
ace and Loew's Columbia will be
changed entirely on each Saturday.
except where feature films are held
over for two or more weeks.
The action was taken, it is an
nounced, at the direction of Marcus
Loew, who feels that the best inter
ssts of the theaters and the public
will be served by the new plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
"Topsy and Eva" Going Well

THE Duncan Sisters, who are ap-
pearing personally with their
United Artists picture, 'Topsy and
Eva" their initial film effort, will
make a ten-week tour of the United
States with the production and then
accompany the picture to England,
where the Palladium, in London, has
offered them a liberal guarantee to
appear in their act as a prologue to
the film.
In New York they are to fill an
engagement of three weeks at the
RivoH. They are booked in Chicago
for another three weeks and will then
appear in person with the picture in
st. Louis, Buffalo and Boston. A few
other cities may be added to the itin-
erary.
The Duncan Sisters are said to have
established a record which will prob
ably stand for all time in their world
premiere engagement at Graumans
Egyptian Theater, Hollywood.
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Trojan Helen Modernized.

IMPORTANT additions to the cast of
''The Private Life of Helen of
Troy" the film version of Prof. John
Erskine's novel, are: Alice White, in
the role of Adraste, conf1dante, per-
sonal maid and mimic to Helen, and
Lucien Prival as Peires, the male
modiste of the period.
Maria Corda will play the role of
Helen; Lewis Stone Is to be Menelaus,
and Virginia Lee Corbin will appear
as Hermione. The picture will be d.
rected by Alexander Korda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
"Vagabond King"

. USSELL JANNEY is announcing
~ that his entire "Vagabond King"
company will visit the principal cities
of the United States and Canada. The
company is made up of the cream of
his three organizations of last season,
with Carolyn Thomson, the original
Lady Katherine, heading the cast. and
Edward Nell, jr., as Francois Villon.
The comedy role of Guy Tabarie will
again be played by Will III. Philbrick.
and Cooper CHffe is to be the willy old
Louis XII.
The company is expected to reach
Washington March 26.
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Byrd Sympathizes
CoMDR. r. E. BYRD has express

TOMDR. r. E. BYRD has expressed
deep sympathy for Robert Molin
and Maxim DEFY, the Pathe News
cameramen who were injured in an
automobile accident while racing from
Paris to Ver-sur- Mer to film the wreck
of Byrds plane, America"
The commander. in letter to the
cameramen expressed his regret at
their injury and stated that he felt
somewhat responsible for the accident
through having come down at Yer.
sur.Mer rather than at the LIE Bourget
field near Paris-his intended destina-
ton.
Cables from Harry Harde, manager
Of the Pathe News Bureau in Paris,
report Molin and DEFY on the road to
recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
"Lindbergh Flies Alone

INDBERGH FLIES ALONE"
Pathe's two-reel special showing
the American Lone Eagle in scenes of
his air achievements and triumphs,
was prepared and released to provide
the public with a complete Indy
subject.
This interesting film is said to re.
veal the interesting happenings con-
nected with the great fight from the
time Of "Lindy's" arrival at Roose-
welt Field and his announced inten.
ton Of entering the New York-to-
Paris race, right on through his
European triumphs and the spectac.
ular welcomes accorded him in his
native land-the good old U. S. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07

COME idea of the Importance which
- movie makers attribute to the
names of their pictures is Cleaned
from the fact that Harry Langdon is
said to have spent 10 weeks in finding
'"Three's a Crowd" for the title of his
new laugh epic for First National
Pictures.
During those 10 weeks, it Is ex-
planned by the publicity man, more
than 1000 titles were suggested and
rejected as unsuitable. Langdon and
his entire editorial staff worked for
more than a month trying to find an
apt title, but did not succeed.
AS a last resort, Langdon sponsored
a contest among all the workers at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
An Indian Will Direct.

ONE Of 'the first Americans" will
direct one Of the greatest of Amer.
lean love stories. which is another
way Of saying Edwin Carewe will di.
rect Helen Hunt Jaskson's Ramona, F."
classified as Americas greatest love
tale.
Ramona" as is known, is a story
or the Indian-his trials-his tribula.
tions-his love--his sorrow.
Carewe himself is part Indian. He
was born on an Indian reservation in
oklahoma. He is from the Cherokee
Tribe, his father being one Of the i'm.
portant members Of that race.
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Won Her Point.
MARY P1cKFoRD can argue as

we'll as act.
When kathleen Norris, reputed to
be the worlds highest paid fiction
writer, who gets on an average, 81
word for serials exclusive of motion
picture rights, had finished her new
novel, she gave it to. Miss Pickford
to read. Mary Piclxford finished the
story at a single reading and made a
bid for the movie rights.
Golfers Magazine had the right un'
der contract. to give the piece a title.
Three or four were suggested, but
finally, Miss Pickford decided to call
the story MY Best Girl" So success
fully did she argue by a cross.ex-
change of wires with the editors, that
they finally acquiesced.
Mary's clinching argument was:
Every man has had best girl and
every woman has been or Is one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07

"A NY ONE who has formed the per
nicious habit of writing about mo
ton pictures knows that the months
of May, June and July are virtual
washouts in so far as material is con
cerned.
Practically no good pictures are re-
leased during that dead period, and II
1t wasn't for an occasional wedding
or a somewhat less occasional divorce
in Hollywood, the cinema scribe would
be painfully hard pressed for subjects.
This Summer hasn't been as bad as
most: it has brought forth, among
others, such worthy productions as
1.-THE Way of All Flesh" Seventh
Heaven" Resurrection" and THE
Blood Ship" But even these advan-
tages have been insufficient to over
come the depressing influence of the
seasonable humidity.
Now. however, things are beginning
to look up. The next few weeks will
witness the arrival of many pictures
which, from this observation post, ap-
pear promising.
First and foremost on the list is
"Wings," the latest Paramount super
feature, which has been respectfully
dedicated to Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh" 1T is not known whether
Col. Lindbergh has heard of this
honor, or, il so, what he intends to
do about it,.
wings" as it's title suggests, is an
epic of the air and is adorned with
stirring views of our boys in action
above. on and below the fields of
France during the war. William Well
man directed Wings" and his EN-.
ployers confidently believe that his
work on this picture will make him
famous. Heading the cast are Clara
Bow. Jobyna Ralston and Charles
Rogers.
Another Paramount picture which is
awaited with almost breathless antici-
patton is The Wedding March,
which Erich Won Stroheim started to
direct over year ago, 1t is his only
effort since The Merry Widow" and
it is rendered additionally interesting
by the fact that he himself will APP
pear in it's cas-.
There are three important events on
the Metro-Goldwyn schedule: THE
Student Prince" directed by the great
Lubitsch, and starring both Norma
Shearer and Ramon Novarro; THE
Garden of Allah" a new version of
the famous story produced in North
ern Africa by Rex Ingram. The cast
is headed, of course, by Alice Terry,
and Love-" adapted from Anna
karenina," with those two expert
romancers, John Gilbert and Greta
Carlo.
From United Artists will come
Douglas Fairbanks new picture, 1.-THE
Gaucho"; Mary Pickford in MY Best
Girl and Charlie Chaplin in THE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
Gayety Opens Aug. 90.

GENERAL MANAGER IRA J. LA
MOTTE has just received word
from New York that the opening at
traction at the Gayety Theater, in
augurating the season of 1927-192S,
will be "Bozo" Snyder and his new
Musical Revue, with his old side
partner" Sam Green. a local boy.
"Bozo" will be remembered as the
man who never speaks while on the
stage, being stageland's silent come
dian.
The new season opens at the Gayety
Theater with the matinee performance
Saturday, August 20. The theater has
been renovated and redecorated
throughout, from the entrance lobby
to the back stage door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
Unbobbed Girls Win.

THE unbobbed girls are said to be
stealing the parts from their shorn
sisters in the movies.
Latest Of the long haired sisterhood
to draw down big part is Shirley
O'Hara. the unknown" selected as
leading woman for Adolphe Menjou in
THE Gentleman from Paris"
For exactly II years Shirley has
successfully resisted all temptation to
shear her beautiful dark brown tresses
The aura Of occurrences they lend
her was instrumental In obtaining her
the leading role in the Menjou picture.
Shirley was born in New York City,
attended Horace Mann School there
and then went to Mexico City to live,
where her father was in the consular
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
Tribute From Beery

EOLLOWGING it's triumph in New
York 1.-THE Way of All Flesh" got
off to a strong start in Los Angeles
despite hot weather.
At a brilliant night premiere Emil
Jannings and Victor Fleming were
given a real ovation.
Wallace Berry, as master of cere-
monies, said, 81 want to introduce a
man who consider is the worlds
greatest actor. Some day I hope to
have the honor Of playing in his sup
port in a picture"
Stars galore. lights and all the
varied excitement OF a Los Angeles
first night gave a truly brilliant testi.
monial welcome to Jannings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
Should Appeal to Foreigners.

MOT an American is to be found
either in the roster of important
players or in the, directorial ranks of
the company now filming THE For.
hidden Woman" which stars Jetta
Goudai for Cecil De Mile.
Miss Goudal halls from sunny
France; Paul Stein, her director, ar
rived in Hollywood from Austria only
IA months ago; Victor Varconi is a
Hungarian; while Joseph Schildkraut
is native of Austria. and Ivan
Lebcdeff, who completes the list, Is a
Lithuanian, recently arrived in
America.
But 1.-THE Forbidden Woman" was
written by Elmer Harris, and Clara
Beranger adapted it for the screen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07

Two outstanding playrights have
completely reversed their respective
styles in their later years. Owen
Davis, who began writing the most
obvious of "mellers," switched to a
more effete style and is the owner of
two Pulitzer prize play awards, while
Charming Pollock has of late gone in
for more ponderous themes, as wit.
ness 1.-The Fool and THE Enemy"
Pollock, at one time, was a Washing.
ton newspaper man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
DANCING.

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sons $500 single. 81 80. Fox-trot Waltz.
Collegiate Hop. Glass We'd, 8 pm. Decatur
1l15-J. 2035 St. n:W.--.------
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pm. with orchestra. Private lessons by ap-
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The Washington times., 1927-05-12
8 GAR LINES ARE
RE- ROUTED

Thousands Of street car riders
viii be affected by an order of the
Public Utilities Commission today
re-rcuting three OF the most import.
ant lines of the Washington Rail.
way and Electric Company, effective
as soon as the company can install
new switch at Ninth and e
Streets Northwest.
Brookland cars viii run down G
and Fourteenth Streets to the Blu.
reau Of Engraving and wharves, in.
stead Of up Eleventh Street. LIE
Droit Park cars win terminte at
Fifteenth and G Streets Northwest,
instead of to the wharves; Ana
costa cars, instead of running up
Ninth Street and across Florida
Avenue to Central High School,
will go up Eleventh to Monroe
Street.
The changes were considered at
public hearing May 4. They were
suggested by Capt. r. G.. Klotz, en-
gineer of the commission. and were
approved by the company.
The selection Of experts to direct
the valuation of the Washington
and Georgetown Gas Light Com.
pany was considered by the com.
mission today and will probably
make the appointments within q
few days.
The Washington Railway and
Electric Company was authorized to
purchase six new coaches to sup.
plant older buses.
The Washington times., 1927-05-12
BREAD TO
FEED BABIES

Penniless and IN despair his two
small children crying for food,
Rudolph Ruehl, los Sixth st. 8. E.,
garment dyer who had been out
Of work for over four weeks, went
out early this morning and stole
two loaves OF bread from the porch
OF house at Sixth and A Streets
s. e.
He was arrested by Policeman
j. F. Bowers OF the Fifth precinct
and charged with petit larceny.
Ruehl's wife, crying and holding
seyen-months old baby in her
arms was in Police Court this
morning where the case was sched-
uled before Judge Schuldt.
Assistant District Attorney Ralph
Given, considering the circum-
stances did not bring the matter
to the attention of the court but
warned Ruehl, who admitted taking
the bread, to try and find job.
He gave Ruehl dollar and
Policeman Bowers agreed not to
prosecute Ruehl; who left the build
ing with his sobbing wife clinging
to his arm.
The Washington times., 1927-05-12
CHURCH SITE IS
ARGUED

Animated discussion over the pro.
posal to build the new Mt. Rainier
Church at the corner of Rhode
Island and Eastern avenues Oceu.
pied most of today's session of the
thirty-second annual convention OF
the Diocese OF Washington, being
held in the Church OF the Ascension
at Twelfth Street and Massachu.
sets Avenue Northwest.
The erection Of the building on
the proposed site, called the strate-
gic point by the investigating com.
mittee, would place is within the
geographical. limits of the Brook.
land parish. although it would be
governed by the parish Of Hyatts.
vile.
Arguing for the welfare of the
church, as whole. the Rev. q. II.
Dudley. pastor of st. Stephens.
asked that the BrookIand parish
concede the 400 yards necessary to
put the new church in the Hyatts.
vile parish to the latter.
This proposition was opposed Nv
the Rev. e. III. Stephens, of Brook.
land, who stated that the new
Brookland church would need ali Of
the territory.
The situation created yesterday
when st. Adams parish refused to
pay Its assessment of $472.5O to tic
clergy pension fund was relieved
when the pastor, the Rev, G. r.
Warner, agreed to pay it.
The Rt. Rev. James e.. Freeman
presided at the sessions.
The Washington times., 1927-05-12
PR0BERS FAVOR
new PLAN
THE BUREAU OF w

An income tax for the District Of
Columbia to replace the present tax
on intangible personal property
may be recommended in the pre-
liminary report of the Gibson sub
committee Of the House District
Committee. which is to be com.
pleted by July /, it was indicated
today.
The report, it is understood, will
contain a number of important
recommendations for change 4 In the
local system Of taxation, in,V Eng
the amendment of the laws regard
ing assessment Of real property.
Among the recommendation It IS
understood. will be one to increase
the salary OF the District tax as
SCISSOR, William p. Richards. The
present salary is $500 a year.
Representative Ernest w. Gibson of
Vermont believes that a $4,000
salary would be more commensurate
with the Importance of the position.
The imposition of d District in
come tax. in addition to the present
personal property and Federal taxes,
but in lieu Of the present tax on
intangiblee, Is advocated by Repre-.
sentatives Robert G.. Houston Of
Delaware. ranking majority mem
Der Of the subcommittee, and Will
liam G. Hammer Of North Carolina,
ranking minority member.
The subcommittee is to,meet here
in about three weeks To- prepare
its report.
The Washington times., 1927-05-12
Z0NTA CLUBS
ASSEMBLE

Approximately 500 representative
business, professional and scientific
women, delegates to the seventh an
nual convention of the National
Confederation of Zonta Clubs, as
sernbled at the Raleigh Hotel today
to discuss the advancement Of
women in the business world.
The clubs, organized along the
lines Of the Rotarians and XII.
wanians, are made up exclusively
of women. The first meeting Of
directors win be held tonight. Pre-
ceding the meeting. the Washington
Zonta Club will give a dinner for
the national board of directors.
Today was given over to the
registration Of the delegates, under
the direction OF Miss Karoline
Klager, Of the District of Columbia,
chairman of that committee, which
includes Miss Maude Harper, Miss
Helen Coolidge, Miss Elizabeth Peet,
Miss Estelle Foster, Mrs. Paul E.
Howe, Miss Hetty Anderson, Miss
E.. Sue Can't, Miss Edith Cornell
son. Mrs. Nan r. Street and Miss
Alice Buchanan, all of the District.
Tomorrow morning at $50 in
the large ballroom OF the Raleigh
Hotel Miss Louise C. Gerry, ma
tional president, will declare the
convention formally in session. The
Rev. Ulysses G. b. Pierce, d. D.,
win give the invocation.
District Commissioners Proctor L.
Dougherty viii extend an official
welcome, and Miss Jane Bartlett,
president of the Washington club,
win give greetings on behalf of
the local members.
The Washington times., 1927-05-12
Boy Badly Injured
By Hit4and-Run Driver

While seated on, the curb at
Fourth and L Streets Northwest
last night, Willie White, colored
3 years old, HOO Fourth st. n. w,
was struck by an automobile that
continued on its way without stop.
ping. Taken to Casualty Hospital
he was found to be suffering from
a fracture Of the hip and other
injuries. Police are searching for
the driver. of the 'hit-and.rurln car.
Edith Bernstein, IS, 29I2 Ninth
st. y. w, was bruised badly about
the body when she was struck at
Euclid Street and Sherman Avenue
Northwest by an automobile driven
by Clarence r.. Rhodes, 1916 L st.
N. w. She was taken to her home.
Others injured in traffic accidents
last night were Mrs, Eleanor Primes.
II. 3720 7 st. N. w: simon Silver.
man. So, 513 l. st. N. w; John
SchWah, ~, 1880 Shepherd st. N.
W., and Allen Kramer, 4, 212S
Florida Ave. M. w,
The Washington times., 1927-05-12
MSS GERRY
SUICIDE
To Be BURIED

Funeral services for Joseph r.
Herman, who committed suicide yes.
terday by leaning from the Con.
necticut Avenue Bridge, win be held
this afternoon in the undertaking
parlors Of w. w. Chambers. Burial
will be in Newport News, Va, to.
morrow.
Catholic funeral rites viii he con
Quoted by the Rev. James Connell
of Immaculate Conception Church
Herman leaves ,12-year-old daugh'
ter, Grace, his mother and six sis,
tiers. His divorced wife, Mrs. Grace
Herman, is a trained nurse hive
He was formerly nanufacte =
of tire chains. His sister, Mrs. q
w. DUMMY. 1882 Ontario Pl.. N w,
stated that he had been respondent
over unfortunate investments re.
Gently but had never given any In
timation that he contemplated
suicide.
The Washington times., 1927-05-12
WORTH WHILE SERVICE

Brother July jackson was preacher
81 who gained widespread fame
ny preaching down In Georgia SER
mons as tOrrid aB his name.
He believed in fire and brimstones
from which all Christians flee,
a. to bring sinners to repentance ne
told them, salvation was free.
Astnp finishlnw nm his ssfifthly'' he left
his hearers TO reflection,
Az the ushers moved among the COM
KregatiOn taking mp . collection;
when Methusaleh Jones. q nome
believer. shouted: "FriendS, /
wants to say
Nat II aaIvatiOn's free. what for do
Brudder Jones want az TO pay :"
seRrudder." said the preacher. 'if at
de ribber 70 sure will agree
You ken drink water tin yO' bMst, for
dat waters AIlays free;
But IL 70 has IL piped to 70 home
and yO gifts IL night and day,
Does 70 git it free? NO san! De
plper's got to git his pay"
OLD SOCKS.
The Washington times., 1927-05-12
Hospital To Be Open
To Public Inspection

Local hospitals will be thrown
open to visitors today In the eele-
bration of National Hospital day,
being observed throushassA the coun-
try.
The day was set aside with asview
of giving the public a chance to
compare hospital facilities with
the actual needs of the community.
The United States Marine Band
will give a concert at Mt Alto Hos
pital from 2 TO o'clock this aft
ernoon as part Of the celebration
here.
The Washington times., 1927-05-12
saes us.eMkoffIcE

OUR SASSIETY KOLYUM
The supprsssionsr Of hug Juice and
Hrs. o. Howe Drye entertained I'M
formally at dinner last evening for
Sir Odethwheyres Thystyng. who Is
so1ourping for . few days at the
1impwaIlet.
The third secretary Of the lEigOshian
Iegatlon. Or. Ruffon Wratz. enter
tAIned several guests yesterday norn-
Ing at breakfast at the legation. The
usual waffIes and stewed prunes were
served.
Col. and Mrs. Watt A. THRILLER have
their daughter, AIRs. Lett George DoO-
TT and their granddaughter, Miss Pa
flence Prudence Winns, visiting them
Ut the st. Judas.
Miss Rlllia Innaeent Movie, daugh-
ter Of the presidents Of the GAR
baguers Uni0Ms and Mrs. Wye Knott
MOVIE, was the honor guest 40 lunch-
con yesterday Of Miss Helen NOugh,'
daughter Of Second Lieut.. and Mrs.
Mum Weiser. who entertained at her
home In FOur-and-a-haH Street. Other
guests were Miss Letta Run. Miss
Addie POzes Miss Kitty Howze Tryx,
Miss Byetta Haig, Miss WinkIa
Uthereye, Miss Libelta Phltg, Miss
6ledda Sucker and Miss Mabel kim
1euemalls GENE BLOSSOM.