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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16

title, Back Among the Rolling
Fields of Old Virginia Sammy
Whites brief flash of comedy
dancing. Eva Puck's voice. The
color overture for Tom Gan
mons orchestra. The East IN
dian prologue. with a tenor
singing, "Pale HANDS, Kissed,
and dancer interpreting. the
music.
Those. we submit. are SOME
impressions. Joan Crawford and
Owen Moore are featured, with
the other film players mentioned
above. in Metro.G oldwyn- Mayors
latest picture. The Taxi Dancer"
The story of the same name, from
which the photeplay was made.
ran serially in The Washington
Times.
A taxi dancer" is a girl who
whirls around with men who buy
dance tickets at academies dedi-
Gated ito the poetry OF motion.
Unfortunately for the IT ak !
dancers" most of this poetry Is
bad doggerel. There's double
pun.
Joan Crawford is the Virginia
beauty who inherited the wild
blood of her mother and went to
New York to be a great dancer.
She was sidetracked into a dane
ing academy job. and Owen
Moore, a. card sharp on the verge
of reform, watched over her des-
TIMES. But Joan, through a girl
friend, met millionaires and Broad
way personalities and became
mixed up in nasty little murder,
through no fault of her own-only
to be saved and brought back to
the rolling fields Of Old Virginia
by Mr.. Moore.
Due to faulty adaptation of
the novel. the picture is not up TO
M. G.. M. standards in every
respect. Its subtitles are genuinely
funny. and Miss Crawford does
a neat bit of acting. Her ala
baster shoulders get any number
of close-ups. to good advantage.
But the film lacks dramatic con-
tinuity.
Puck and White, 1t is guessed.
suffered an abrupt curtailment of
their act, for they were just
steaming up when their turn was
over. and Miss Puck, made a
third change OF dress only to
take several bows. The Inter
national News Reel features the
daredevils gathered on Long
Island for the Paris flight. and
Charlie Lindbergh drew an i'm.
mense hand from the audience.
j. r.
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MUSICAL PIECE
AND A FILM
FEATURE

Another gay combination Of
comedy and song is introduced by.
the stock players at the Strand
Theater this week. Sailing under
the title OF Arabian Nights" it
gives the players a chance to
appear in a new scenic setting
and adorned in unique and catchy
costumes.
Irwin B. Hamp heads the gang
with his character humor. As.
sisted by Lew Lewis, Earl Root,
Bud Brewer and Tom McTwiggin,
he does his stuff in three skits
entitled "Officer Who Is It," "a
Square Game" and School
Days" These little affairs. while
of humorous nature, allow the
presentation of some really good
music and several dances of an
attractive nature.
The sDemi-B Bride" starring
Norma Shearer ana Lew Cody. is
the star feature on the screen.
It tells an interesting yarn in a
clever manner and is presented
by good cast. There are sew.
eral short comedy reels, a news
release and some very good
music. Beginning with Wednes.
day matinee, and lasting through
the balance Of the week Cheat.
ers" will replace the present
screen attraction H g
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16

Holbrook have very classy dane.
ing act and closing before inter.
mission held everybody in their
seats. Gerald Griffin. a voluble
tenor, pleased with a group of
songs that were mixed with some
new stories, cleverly delivered.
A pair of Broadway gold diggers
prospecting alongside of the At
lantic City boardwalk uncorked
collection of wisecracks that
brought applause and an encore
for Ethel Sinclair and Marge
LAMAR.
Cecil Cunningham, erstwhile
blonde night club hostess, returns
to vaudeville in a singing speciality.
Cecil needs new songs. Arthur
Willard and Minna Marlin offered
a short comedy sketch that scored
and Aussie and Czech have a whip
cracking novelty.
A new Meyer Davis jazz band,
directed by Dick Himber, bowed
off to a hit. due in great measure
to an ebony-hued stopper who
popped things up.
The usual house screen features
were shown with the Topics of
the Day." surprising by taking
down some laugh honors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16

Almost every number deserves
individual mention for distinctive
work, but among the most pronli.
nent and best received bits were
a Spanish novelty dance by Helen
Dick, scarf dance by Armen
Bakshain, Pas Seui' by Lucia
Ellis, Highland Fling by Mar
garet Thornton, The Flame
Dance" by Margaret Scott, and
Waltz Ballet" by Mary Clark.
Two exceedingly young gentle
men, the Messrs. Carl Strong
Hellman and Charles Strong He'll
man, received and earned a fun
measure of applause for dancers
of their tender years.
The concluding ballet. Red,
White and Blue Dance" to
Sousa's Stars and Stripes For.
ever" brought forth the full
strength OF the company and
ciimaxed a remarkably entertain
ing performance.
Other members OF the organize
ton not previously mentioned were
Caroline Wisner, Ruth Bauman,
Louise Allen, Frederick Billiard,
Anne Thompson, Frances Carnes,
Joan King. Mary Carolyn Bar
tram. Alice King, Robert King,
Abigail Veerhoff, Villette SuIli-
van, Sara Lee Perot, Betty Chand-
Ter, Clara Louise Boekhoff, Win
nefred Fisher, Amy Chandler.
Nathan Lincoln, Charles White,
Ryland Bryant, Arch Kepner,
Kurtz Hanson, James Thornton,
Donald Lamm, Harrison Brand.
Wilbur Mead. Ned Nye, and John
Bartram, Violet Karchem, Frances
Reeves, Carol Wall. Audrey Lee
Moler, Constance Harrell, Mary
McIndoo, Virginia Clark, Rose
Gaddess, Constance HeiskelI,
Elizabeth Reed, Rachel Merritt,
Ruth Holman, Gertrude Sherman.
Louisette Diotti, Arnen Bakshian,
Frederick Ballard, Margaret An
derson, Helena Holman, Edna Al
laband, Hazel Baiarsky, Jean VIII
son. Louise Allen. Elizabeth Hat.
ten, Lois Edmunds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16
SHARPLES REVUE
SPEEDS THINGS
AT EARLE

Wally Sharples and his gather.
ing OF singers, dancers and come.
dams are headliners on a strong
and entertaining bill OF vaudeville
at the Earle Theater this week.
Wally heads his gang in a comedy
revue that proves agreeable and
pleasant in spite of the fact that
some of his material has been
used by every burlesque comedian
hitting Washington in the season
just sclosed. Assisting are Harry
Lang. Jack Hughes Sylvia Court.
ney, Teresa Trucona, Ruth La
Vale and Kathryn Mclaughlin.
Bonita and Ruiz appear with
Gel.mann and his whispering
Orchestra" The girl dances
gracefully. the boys sing in splen.
did voice while the orchestra
turns out some excellent music.
The violin solo, by Mr.. Gel-mann,
was the star bit of the act.
Johnnie Berkes and Virginia
Sully have a bright comedy mum.
Der. The laughs start with
Johnnie's entrance and keep up
long after his exit. Miss Suily
sings a jazz melody or two.
"Snoozer, jr." Is a dog. and one
with remarkable intelligence. His
SEEMING understanding of the.
human voice results in a most
interesting exhibition. The kita.
mura Brothers appear in
clever display Of acrobatic and
foot balancing.
THE Little Adventures" screen
attraction, in spite Of its title
turns out to be a delightful
comedy. Packed with laughs, it
gives Vera Reynolds and the
other members Of a good cast a
chance for fine work along hu.
morous lines. ''Kinograms" offers
some camera shots of the flooded
districts of the Mississippi Valley
region and scenes in the tornado
swept cities of the Middle West.
A laughable short reel and some
good music by Floyd Whee!er's
players and Alexander Arons are
other features.-H. s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16

Already large dam has been
built on the property. impound.
ing a lake Of IL acres. Work is
now going forward in the way Of
improvements, including the build.
ing Of roads, planting of thousands
Of citrus and avocado trees, lay
ing out of golf course, and
preparation of a site for the elabo.
rate Spanish house which will be
the country home OF Doug and
Mary.
At present Doug is laying plans
to shoot much of the location
stuff for his new film, "The
Gaucho" at Rancho Zorro, where
he has plenty of great open
spaces" to perform in. Much elbow
room will be needed. it is said, as
he intends to show several scenes
in which several hundred gauchos
will be seen riding in the free and
open style Of the pampas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16

OF amateur production, notwith.
standing that many of the num-
bers featured the tiniest of tots.
the management of which would
ordinarily be the despair of the
strictest disciplinarian.
The age range Of Miss Hawkes.
pupils extended from misses in
their middle teens to the little
toddlers. every one OF whom
demonstrated unusual skill in
every form Of dancing from jigs
and clogs to the classic ballet
The costuming was varied and
unusual, forming veritable riot
of color.
An outstanding novelty was the
playlet. Beneath a Circus Tent"
the chief actors of which demon
strated quite as much skill in the
spoken drama as previously shown
In the art of terpsichore. Ruth
Shaughnessy, Marion Mccarthy
and Audrey Seiber, whose names
appear many times on the pro-
gram and who collectively and
individually demonstrated remark
ably varied talents. were featured
with little Margaret Thornton as
a tabloid Barrymore threatening
to steal the honors. Others
prominent in the cast of this
number were Edna Unruh. Vir-
ginia Trullinger. Rachel Merritt.
Helen Dick, James Thornton, Will
son Tolford, Constance Harrell.
Carol Wall, Dan Gilmor, Shirley
Seiber and Pasha Slayin
In the individual numbers. of
which both the first and final
portions of the program were
composed. nearly every member
of the organization had an oppor.
tunity to display marked talents.
A group number which elected
storms of applause was Nursery
Rhymes" featuring little Shirley
Seiber, with nine other babies
costumed as various characters
from Mother Goose, bringing to
life and motion in color and APP
peal Kate Greenaway picture.
Ruth Shaughnessy, one Of the
older pupils, was seen frequently
in various group and solo num-
bers and seems to have a bril-
liant dancing future, a skill which
is coupled with a most engaging
personality. She was seen to par
ticular advantage in the Spin
ming Top" number. THE Rain
bow" danced by Marion Mccarthy
and a Balloon Ballet" by Audrey
Seiber, were likewise most ap-
pealing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16
Mothers EN- All

It looks as If Claire Mcdowell
is going to be related to the
entire Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer stock
company before long.
Having just finished the part of
Claire Windsor's aunt in "A Little
Journey" she was cast as Joan
Crawford's aunt in 1.-THE Taxi
Dancer" Loew's Palace screen
attraction this week.
Miss Mcdowell played the
mother of Ramon Novarro in
Ben Hur," and also the mother
of John Gilbert In The Big
Parade" In "A Slave Of Fash.
ION" one OF Norma Shearef's first
starring vehicles, Miss Mcdowell
played her aunt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16

skull of her sleeping. deaf and
tipsv husband: the same hand
which these official mouthpieces
and earnest agencies of organ
lied civilized society had said
wound tight the strangling wire
alb nut his neck.
She'll Get Her Electric Heater
1t wasn't a hard hand 1t
wasn't warm. The Jail is cold
and we had sat five hours with.
out more motion that q punctu-
ating GESTURE. But It didn't seem
to be such a hand-that hand. 1t
felt like a friendly hand--to me.
And to me it had been friendly.
She noticed that I noticed that
her hand was cold. She quickly
Observation-Disclosures the tenn
perature, added that she had al.
ways been a cold-blooded body,
anyway-oh, not the way the law
yers meant and the reporters said
but Nordic way back on both
sides Always had been
cold. And for q snapper" she
said:
"Oh by the way. speaking OF
heat, when I told you the truth
about the gas hose business, /
forgot to add that had been
begging Snyder to throw the gas
stove out and buy me an electric
heater. He wouldn't do It. / al
ways wanted an electric heater"
And the smile brOadened and
she leaned toward my ear so the
Inatrons. now In hearing range,
wouldn't catch the whimsy. and
said:
always wanted an electric
heater-I guess IN get one
mAybe-up the river"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16

take sly dig at Mary Pickford
and Douglas Fairbanks discussing
their next starring vehicles and
the difficulty of retaining per.
petual youth. There is a short
film to introduce the little film
stars and altogether it 10 an
agreeable setting for those who
like to see their movie stars in
person.
Harriet Hector and William
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16
Villa Roma

Dinner and supper dancing at
the Villa Roma are magnet for
the sophisticated pleasure seekers
of the Capital. The dancing on
Saturday is another Villa Roma
feature that appeals as the high
light of happy weekend. Sew.
eral vaudeville acts usually top
off the evening at this attractive
resort, while the Moe Baer dance
music is of the pulsating. CULVER.
ing sort that simply won't let
your feet behave. The most pop
ular entertainers of the city alter
nate with outside talent in the
Villa Roma program Of entertain.
ment. Salvo and Gertrude, Paris
ian dancers. registered during the
week just over, while Capital en-
tertainers who have scored in
clude Bobby Dulin. Tereta Schaef-
fer and Mamie King. the boy so
prano.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16

recently interpreted the role Of
the Admiral" in THE Road to
Mandalay," Lon Chaney's star
ring vehicle. After that came the
male lead opposite Marion Davies
in THE Red Mill,' and now
Moore is playing the part Of q
card shark in 1.-The Taxi Dancer"
the screen attraction at Loew's
Palace this week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16
Chevy Chase Lake

Chevy Chase Lake, the dance
resort. has got away to a flying
start.
Zippy Meyer Davis dance orches.
tras are featured both below and
aloft. AL kamons, master Of Jazz,
leads big band on the lower pa.
vilion, while Ben Levine is in
charge on the lower pavilion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16
Clean Through

The caliber OF plays scheduled
for. showing by the National
Players for the first twelve weeks
Of the season, IL best indicated by
the fact that two-thirds Of the
organizations arranging benefit
performances are either church or
directed by Dick Himber, boweded
general welfare societies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16
Owens Record

A sea captain. a philanderinK
lrishman and a card shark. This
is catalogue of Owen Moores
most recent roles.
f. Moore, one Of the best known
male players Of the scrGsp 9Oday,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16
FILM PLAYERS
TOP AT KEITH'S

That ekledfaced kid Mickey Daniels the leader
the Ou Gang juvenile film comedies with his tiny companion
in comedy, Peggy Eames heads the Keith BILL
Bance Merrill has fixed little youngsters
which includes couple Of but hits hardest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16
KNOCKOUT REILLY" IS
ALL OF THAT

Knockout Reilly" is knockout Richard Dix thrilled
city crowd the Columbia yesterday with this his latest Para
story of the prize Adapted the
Hunch" by Albert Payson Terhune Knockout Reilly provides
opportunity of his Clean wholesome
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16
ADVENTURE AND LOVE
ON THE HIGH SEAS

Americans of the 100 variety
this week likely their seats of patriotic
fervor "The Yankee Clipper" in a It is
exacing and vastly divering play containing other
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16
OF THE
PALACE BILL

Coming Palace the
night conscious Of number Of varied emotions and
The latter sifted themselves out first They
Crawfords shoulders Owen Moores eyebrows Rockcfe
McDermotts kind old sub
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16
A GARDEN PATCH FOR
DOUG AND MARY

Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pckrd have added 1000
Rancho Zorro their Southern California estate through the
purchase OF adjoining holding according
the county courthouse San Diego This brings
holdings to practically 5000 all Of which will be ntensvey
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16
PROFESSIONAL TONE TO
HAWKE RECITAL

One of the best balanced dancing
the present that given by the pupils Miss Hawke At
the ShubetBeasco Theater Friday Although total Of
forty numbers presented each put promptly and
efficiently unmarked by waits which usually condition
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-12
Proper Heating for School Rooms

cipline are due to bad air in the
classrooms.
The child does not realize that 1t
is the STIFFNESS of the room that
il making him listless, inattentive
and restless. Because The atmos-
phere ID impure, the pupil gradu.
ally drifts into a state Of semi.
coma as far as his lessons are con.
cerned. Given q whole room full
of children in this condition, some
thing is bound to happen.
AS long as windows can be left
open all Is well and good. 1t is in
cold weather, when closed windows
become necessary, that troubles
start.
Investigation shows that the
best solution to ventilating rooms
at school or at home is the use of
the deflector. The window sash is
raised and the deflector is placed
in the lower part of the opening.
In this way the incoming air is
diverted upward. Some buildings
are provided with ducts In the in
ner wall which makes proper cir
culation Of air possible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-12

dominance OF fruit and veseta-
bles and little meat and sweets.
A warm bath before retiring
should relax you and prepare You
for a good nights rest. Ten min.
utes seated at your dressing table
will afford ample time to cleanse
your skin with warm olive or
almond oil or with a pure, nourish-
ing cold cream. Remove the ex-
cess. then pack in just q little
more OF the nourishing skin food
wherever there are lines about
your eyes, nose and forehead. De-
vote a moment to your nails. your
teeth, to brushing your hair and
massaging your scalp.
Throw the windows wide open.
switch off your light and sleep at
least eight hours in quiet dark
room.
The woman who, from 80 on, OBJ
serves the few rules of simple,
wise living I have suggested viii
find the thirties mark an era
of rare charm and loneliness for
her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-12
Style Bulletin

SmartIy Styled Silk Gloves offer
as great a variety as did the nov.
city leather and glace kid ones
worn during the winter and spring.
The summer models show elip-On,
one-clasp, with turn-back or
straight cuffs, and sports types,
these latter having contrasting
bindings. pipings and stitchings.
Short gloves, that closely fit the
wrist, have deliberately embroid.
cred cuffs. Beige, nude, gray, pale
chamois and black ana white are
the shades most in evidence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-12
ritter Tells How to Look Your Best When You Arrive at Age Of I

clan estimate that the model of
feminine beauty, must have been
at least 80. The same wise physi-
clan expressed the hope that his
young daughters would wait until
they were 80 before marrying.
because not until that age Is a
girl really grown up physically,
mentally, spiritually and capable
of choosing husband wisely.
Certainly the quaint idea that a
woman becomes passe at Is is UNI
worthy of serious consideration.
When a woman keeps herself at
her best mentally, physically and
spiritually. it is hard to say at
what age she is loveliest.
When women grow middle-aged
in their twenties and old at thir-
ty-five, it is because they have
lived unnatural lives. This un.
natural living in some cases may
be due to a regime of all work
and no play, as in the case of
overworked women who slave out
their lives in patient household
drudgery without reward or rest.
Too many farmers wives and
mothers Of large families used to
break in this way and die in
their thirties and forties. But
labor saving machinery, with au.
tomobiles and radios to bring
social life and other needed recre.
alton within easy reach, are pro-
longing the youth and lives of
farmers wives, busy housewives
and mothers and women every
where.
On the other hand, all play and
no work, with too much excite
ment and sipation--burning
the candle at both ends--is
equally ageing and fatal to love-
illness. The girl. who smokes q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-12
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
BY Cornelius Beeckman.
A Bridal Shower
49, .-.-..A...-

A Bridal Shower
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
- My sister is getting married
and am planning on giving her
a shower.
i. Is it proper for an unmar-
ried sister to give the shower?
2. Should it be held in her own
home?
8. Should girl friends be in-
vited only. or older women also7
A CONSTANT READER.
TT ALWAYS seems to me to be
L bit too obviously a begging
party when such a close relative
as a sister gives the shower. But
still. there il no rule against it.
There are, as matter OF fact. no
rules for giving showers. They
depend upon ones own choice
and ones own taste.
2. I suppose that it would have
to be, If the unmarried sister
and the bride live at home.
Usually showers, IL they are given
at all, are given by friends of the
bride, and are just teas in the
home of the friend, and to this
tea the brides friends bring gifts
appropriate to the kind Of shower.
3. This, too, is just q question
Of choice and congeniality.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-12

looks. Excessive smoking, al.
cholIc indulgence, late hours
and insufficient sleep, too much
coffee and tea, lack of exercise
and fresh air are fatal to good
looks.
Take even more scrupulous
care of your grooming, neatness
and appearance than you did in
earlier years. Use more cold
cream on your skin. Perhaps
you have not needed 1t heretofore.
Used with discretion, cold cream
will prove wonderful ally after
you reach 80 in banishing lines and
wrinkles and keeping your skin
soft and supple.
systematic your life so that
you can find time for work and
play, for solitude, reading, study,
care of your appearance and dress,
walking and for social life which
is essential to sane thinking.
Cultivate a hobby so that you will
not get in q rut.
Swimming. golf and gymnastics
are marvellous aids to loneliness
for you If you do not overdo them.
Be careful, for instance, to stay
only Is minutes in the water when
you swim. Stop playing golf be-
fore you are exhausted.
Let your 10 minutes Of exercise
each morning become beauty
ritual. Follow this with 3 quick
cool shower, tub or sponge bath
and the drinking of three glasses
OF water. Dress carefully, giving
due attention to your teeth, nails,
hair, the proper adjustment OF
your dress. Breakfast on light but
nourishing food. Take walk dur
ing the day of at least one mile,
rain or shine. Five miles win be
five times as good.
Let your meals be regular and
of we'll balanced food, with pre-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-12
By L. Lamar Matthews

MIR. BARLEY, who is prin-
WI cipal of the school in Exter
has mapped out or himself a
strenuous program for the
Summer. Mr.. Barley is a young
man with the energy and the
enthusiasm of youth and he be-
lieves firmly that a child's phys
ical comfort is quite as important
as his studies.
When he took charge OF his
school last year, he found that
in most of the ,classrooms the
children sat facing windows, so
that the light streamed through
the panes Of glass into the eyes
of the children. He was amazed
a. the number of children in town
who wore glasses and he was
confronted almost every day with
the matter of pupils going home
with headaches.
All the year he worried over
the subject and now that the
vacation period is here, he pro-
poses to use the time for rem
edying the matter. BY dint of
much persuasion he has induced