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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12

A nm MILBURN has been en-
n gagged for "Ritzie," the must
"A cal comedy which James La
4 4 Penna is producing.
Arthur Richman will adapt "Son
Mari" the Paul Geraldy play which
Edgar Selwyn will present in August.
In support of Desree Ellinger in
kiss Me" will be William Celery,
Arthur Campbell and Adrian Rosely.
The musical company will open in At
lantic City June 81.
In addition to productions an.
nounced for next season, the Theater
Guild holds options on plays by
Eugene O'Neill, Sidney Howard, John
Howard Lawson, c. X. Munroe and
s. n. Behrman.
j. c. Nugent is said to be making a
three-act version of 'One of the Fin
est" the sketch by Eugene Sterne
Darlington and John Wray which
Robert Warwick is now presenting in
vaudeville.
Margaret Anglin will open in New
York next Wednesday night in her re-
yival of THE Woman Of Bronze"
which is being staged as the third
representation of the Murray Phillips
Repertory Co.
William A. Brady's revival of
"FWhat Every Woman Knows" will
begin New England tour about the
middle of September, with Patricia
Collinge in Helen Hayes role. Ken
To-
will continue in their respective
roles.
Love and Lightning" by Edna
Earle Lindon and Ruth Langdon, has
been placed in rehearsal by Chamber
lain Brown, under the direction of A.
H. Van Buren,. Hazel Dawn and
Reginald Mason head the cast.
Ralph Morgan and Pedro de Cor
doba will be among those who will ap-
pear with Margaret Anglin in the
forthcoming revival of THE Woman
Of Bronze" which opens in New York
next Wednesday night.
Hatred Young, winner Of an East.
man scholarship at the. Eastman
School of Music in Rochester, has
been engaged for Half a Widow"
a musical show going into rehearsal
in about 10 days.
Shirley Vernon, formerly of the
"Follies," has been engaged for Hold
En-, Helen" which Schwab & Man
del will produce in the Fall.
William A. Brady will try out
"Never Again." farce with the prize
ring as a background, in Atlantic City
this week, and then shelve it until it's
New York opening in August. James
J. Corbett, Mr.. Brady's old friend,
will look over the play in Atlantic
City to verify its boxing atmosphere.
''The Badger Came" by e. G. Gold.
smith, has been accepted for produc-
ton by A. E. & r. r. Riskin. It has
been tried recently in stock in Tren.
ton.
The Civic Repertory Theater of
New York announces that it's five
weeks tour crossed over SIS, 900. The
last week in Boston crossed $4,000
While on the road the company
played at the regular $3.50 top price
"Kibitzer" is the title of a new play
which John Golden is to produce. IT
is by 10 Swerling and has a dream Sc
Quence. The name ''kibitzer" has
been given to those people who linger
on the outskirts of card game to OBJ
serve, but who never actually play
Edward c. Robinson was signed last
week for the leading role, that of an
old Jewish shopkeeper. The play is
slated to open early next month.
A~tL,,n TIoY~p,arCfaio hos or~orod
Gil Squires, vaudeville player, as
chief comedian in his operetta, 1.-The
Golden Dawn" which opens in New
York in the Fall.
A play called THE Hell Cat" by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
Shoes Changes Not
Suspected.

By the ASSOCIATED Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Picture play
ers frequently lead a footloose life
that is entirely unsupported by those
who see their faces on the screen.
Among the commonest objects on
any set are empty shoes, whose owners
are going through street or even ball
room scenes wearing bedroom slippers
or other loose and comfortable foot
gear.
Whenever the camera is scheduled
to photograph the player from head
to foot, he, or usually she, changes to
the less comfortable but more hand
some shoes on the sidelines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
Orchestral Classes of D. C.
Schools Present Recital

A RECITAL will be given Friday
night at o'clock by the com.
munlty classes on orchestral instru.
ments and grade orchestras, at the
central Community Center, I'm Gen.
tral High School, under the auspices
OF the music department Of the pub.
nc schools Of the District, Dr. Edwin
n. Z. Barnes, director. Laura Fair.
enid Ward, supervisor OF the classes
is also director of the grade orches.
tras:
The program will be:
PART
l. Star spangled Banner" audience and
urom L eaYe By Dr. Barnes.
a. Annie Laurie. ......... Scott
(a) Air from Comedy for Woods"
b' When When Ycu ana I Were se's I,
v,SSl "Eventids ' 'soio, .M SddE'tOn
ses spls1, term class. Petite 4s, Rev. Re c..
(a| Il Dreamt Dwelt in Marble
ID, % They Think OF Me a pare
fc, "Wssh;ngton,i ''..''... Glover
Third and fourth term class. "A
n c,.r;SS song in the Night. Baldwin
fa) Can Little Child Like
tb) sweet ; and Low" tciar faosi0'0
Se) "serenade" tduetj -. .sc Sa5baf
o IS cradle Song: :schuSert
% 'The Lotus Flower" t:oios:
- .,r, ,violins accompanying. S..
comm avens cssa rcbe:tr Beethoven
INSTRUCTORS.
Violin-Eugenia Botkin. Miriam Herr and
Cello-June s. Zebley.
Cornet-Sergt. Frederick Hess.
Clarinet and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES L. Van
Flnte-E. s. Beryh.
Note-These community classes are held
Glasses for the scheol y Year Of sis viii
sssas PSes bad fSs atE Z
1 1SS,. SS:hur street northwest. Phone
Five minutes intermission.
PART II.
1. Intermezzo from IL Arlesienne Suite"
Bizet
. .s Grade Orchestra.
- strinT e quartz. vioiins. Never P'hm
Koonin, Herbert Burkhart and
Jack Won Stondeg: cello. James
3. "MinSe tN'' from Third symphony"
f. "Zigeunerweisen" t"Gypsy Airs'o.
5. March from '.Tannhauser" Wagner
Leach Efenbach at piano.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12

Flaming college youths with fond
and financially opulent fathers, who
go to CALIFORNIA; cinema center seek;
ing thrills among screen beauties of
the f1apper class, are responsible for
most of the escapades that link Hol-
lywood with scandal in the newspa-
pers That's the plant of the Coast
movie colony. voiced in an article in
Photoplay Magazine for June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
Stepping Stones to Fame

One year later he was signed by F. B.
o.. and after making three pictures
organized his own producing unit in
1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12

Next Weeks Photoplays
METROPOLITAN-Lois Nor
an in "The Whirlwind of
Youth"
COLUMBIA Florence Vidor
in The World at Her Feet"
R1ALTO-Billie Dove and Ben
Lyon in "The Tender Hour"
PALACE-"Captain Salvation"
LITTLE THEATER-Moscow
Art Theater in Crime and
Punishment"
WARDMAN PARK-D. w.
Grifith's Broken Blossoms"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12

A nm MILBURN has been en-
~ gagged for "Ritzie," the must
"A cal comedy which James La
4 a Penna is producing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12

A play called 1.-THE He'll Cat" by
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22
"The Music Master" at
 State Theater, Hartford

A veritable epic of the screen, a spectacular dancing revue, one of vaudeville's master humoristS and a striking sister act, with superb music and a number of short film features, combine to make the pro- gram at the State theater in Hart ford for the first three days of next week an actual masterpiece of en- tertainment. In the brief time since this magnificent playhouse opened its doors to the public 1t has won a tremendous popularity among the most particular theater-goers of Hartford and surrounding towns.
 The screen feature for the first three days is "The Music Master" adapted by Philip Klein, son of the playwright, from his fathers great drama. The title role is played by Alec B. Francis, veteran English actor and master of character parts.
 The ingenue being Lois Moran, while Norman Trevor, Neil Hamil- ton. William Tilden and Helen Chandler are only 8 few of the splendid players who help to make this an unforgetable screen play.
 On the vaudeville program for
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22
ANCIENT THINGS
 TO BE EXHIBITED
400 Year Old Articles at New
 Haven Show

New Haven. Jan. 22 R-Exhibits more than 40 centuries old. ante dating the reign of King Tut-Ankh- Amen will be on display in the six story building which will house the New Haven progress exposition Jan. o6 to Feb. 25.
 From the library of Yale Univer- sity Babylonian clay tablets more than 4.ooo years old Egyptian papy- rus preserved since the days of Rameees II, and facsimile of pages of the worlds costliest book, the Gutenberg Bible, besides other rare bindings are being removed to the exposition building.
 Types of vessels dating back hun dreds of years will be exhibited from a Yale collection to show the pro- gress made in ocean-going craft. One model, 22 feet in length, of the steamship Majestic largest liner afloat was brought here from the sesquicentennial. It cost $80,000 and required nine months to build In the industrial wing 8 diamond cutting demonstration will be pre- sented.
 Articles worth more than $2,00o,- 900 will be on display at the exposi- tion according to an estimate of the Chamber of Commerce which is sponsoring the affair.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22
RAP THEIR OWN CfTY,

Berlin paragraphers and newspaper illus trators don't mind giving their city gentle knock once in a while. One of the leading evening dailies prints two-p picture exhibit of the Here and There" order under the cap- ton, "Is Berlin World Capital?" one of them a photograph of the impressive downtown skyline of New York and the other snapshot of couple of anticipated horse-d. .rawn cabs outside the Lehrter Bahnhof the station at which most foreign travellers arrive in Berlin. The legend beneath reads: First glimpse of New 4ork-and-First glimpse of Berlin by the traveller arriving from New York"
 It seems only fair to add that the horse drawn cab is not at all typical of Berlin whose taxi service as a whole is up-to-date. Further more, this is the last year the old horse- drawn cabs are to be allowed on the streets notice having been given that expiring licenses for them would not be renewed.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22
NIOSLEY NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY

The tories of Old England absolutely refuse to take young Oswald Mosely seriously. Th' socialists of Smethwick can send him to par liament with q huge majority, as they did re- gently, but Mosley's political enemies continue to deride him.
 story of Mosleys marriage to Lady Cyn- thia Curzon, daughter of the late Lord Curzor and Mary Letter, of Chicago, has been revived. Those were the days before Mosey had turn cd socialist. The wedding was most fashion, able The kings and queens Of both England and Belgium attended
 Asked for a description, guest said:
 "Oh, it was just like full house at poker
 Flows that" questioned the puzzled n- quirer.
 Two kings, two queens and joker"
 This( of course, is an English story. The English play the joker wild.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22

, persons with small incomes to ap- proach silk garments by the use of artificial silks. Q. What Is the average of men and women graduates from | colleges?
 A. For men the average age of the college graduate is 23 years and one month. The average of wo- men graduates Is 22 years months 1 Q. When did Babylon fall?
 A. 5SS B. c.
 Q. How long do wild elephants live?
 A. Some are 150 years old. i Q. At what age did Fanny Cros- by, the hymn writer, lose her eye sight?
 A. Six weeks.
 c. To what country does smyr- ha belong? A. Turkey. Q. Did Napoleon hold the Pope of Rome prisoner for three years?
 A. Napoleon's attempt to control the continent of Europe brought him into conflict with the Papacy. Pope Plus VII refused to enforce the blockade against England and further presumed to disregard other commands of Napoleon. Thereupon Napoleon declared that the Pope was no longer secular prince and took possession of his domains (May 1S09). Pope Plus straightway ex- communicated the Emperor. who thereupon arrested him and for three years held him a state prison CT.
 Q. Did General Lee keep his sword when he surrendered to Gen eral Grant?
 A. It was returned 10 him by General Grant at the time of the surrender. Lees officers were per mitted to keep their side arms and horses.
 c. What Is the total amount of public land unappropriated and un- reserved in the United States?
 A. The amount remaining at the close of 1925 was 1s4,726,S46 acres. In addition to this the government had 15S,3e5.o56 acres in National Forests. The unalloted Indian Re servations account for 49,347 acres. The lands withdrawn from public entry are: coal lands S1,442,26S acres; oil lands, 5,940.521 acres; phosphate lands, 2,319,S63 acres; power sites reserves, 4,243,76S acres and public water reserve S57.3o7 acres.
 Q. How did rubber get it's name?
 A. From it's first use which was to erase marks from paper, etc.
 c. Is dreamed" or "dreamt' the correct past tense for the word dream?
 A. Dream" is one of the verbs which varies between led" and "t" (d) in the past tense and the past particle. In writing, the "ed" forms are preferred tn most cases: in speaking the "t" forms are more common.
 Q. How old is Red Grange" and what is his first name? Is he still in college7
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22
The Big Parade
 At Parsons Theater

"The Big Parade" is coming back. It will be at Parsons, Hartford Monday night next. to remain one week only. There will be daily matinees Tuesday at 2:So and the evening performances will start at S:So sharp. If you have not seen "The Big Parade" this will be your last opportunity to view it In all its de luxe splendor with stage settings, >effects and special travelling sym phony orchestra presented by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer corporation. identical in every respect with that now showing in its second year at the Astor theater, New York.
 To mss the intimate affairs of Jim and Bull and Slim and dainty Melis- ande, the four unusual characters of "The Big Parade" will be missing the best thing in life. You will never forget and you will always regret the passing of "The Big Parade" The
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22
Carroll Guardianship
 Case Is Continued

Reno. New. Jan. 22 P'-The Car roll guardianship case, which has been occupying the attention of Dis trict Judge George A. Bartlett for several days was continued yesterday for two weeks. The case is being heard behind closed doors.
 George Wyinan Carroll, Jr., is seeking to have a guardian appoint ed for his father, an elderly capi- talst and broker of Norwich, Conn.,, who is in Reno for the alleged pur- pose of establishing a residence pre- liminary to suing for divorce.
 Mrs. Margaret S. Gaines, reported to be the wife of Norwich mill worker, also said to be in Reno, is defendant In a damage suit for s50,- 900 for alleged alienation of affec- tions filed by the wife of the aged capitalist. who Is also suing in the Reno courts for a separate mainte- nance allowance Of $500 month.
 The assets of the senior Carroll
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22

these three days are three preten- tious acts of the type for which the State is already famous.
 Roscoe Ails and Kate Pullman will present a hilarious act called 'The Merrymakers," in which one laugh follows another fro1> start to finish. The three Neal sisters, ac- complished singers, dancers and mu- sicians, will be seen in a clever act. AS climax to the vaudeville, Dempsey and Laveaux, formerly with Fred Stone in Stepping Stones" will present their Styles and Smiles Revne."
 The overture. by the State theater twenty-five piece orchestra, under the direction of Bert Williams. will be the majestic "Pomp and Circum- stance"
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22

A. He is 26 years old, and his first name is Harold. His address is Wheaton, Illinois. He Is not attend ing college. He played professional football during the past fall and is under contract to appear in several moving picture productions in the spring.
 Q. When and where was Hans Christian Anderson born? A. At Odense, Denmark. April 2, 1895.
 Q. What is the greatest sea depth at which moving pictures have been taken?
 A. Probably it was around the Tortugas Islands, where Dr. Paul Bartsch, curator of mollusks in the National Museum at Washington, D. C., has been making tests with the most modern motion picture camera yet perfected for recording scenes under sea. Exactly what depth has been reached is not known.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22

Berlin, Jan. 22-Amercan methods of show window advertising are coming daily into greater use in Berlin and attracting a lot of attention. If one sees a crowd gathered in front of a shop the wager is a good one that a peep into the window will reveal some denl- onstration of merchandising. after the AmAri- can style, going on there.
 Many interesting mechanical processes, such as the automatic filing of tooth-paste tubes are on exhibition. In one window a very striking looking young damsel is perpetually having her bobbed hair permanently waved by another young feminine beauty do,non- stration of the skilled artistic treatment the client entering the shop would receive.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22
AMERICAN BOOKS POPULAR.

hundred years ago an Englishman asked:'Who has read an American book 2" It was the wise-crack of the day. Everybody laughed at the joke.
 Nowadays 1t would be difficult to find Englshmen who have never read an Ameri- can book. Everything from Henry Mencken and Henry Ford to Sinclair Lewis and Anita Loos is devoured over here.
 And now comes Arnold Bennett, some times called the Gordon Selfridge of modern English literature. because of the variety of his wares. to announce and emphasize that the two best books of fiction he read during 1926 were by American writers.
 One was Theodore Dreiser's An Ameri- can Tragedy" the other Herman Melville's Pierre written years ago. Bennett calls Melville exalted genius. Dreiser, he says, despises style elegance, clarity, even gram mar, but sheer power of writing makes his story thing of beauty and art
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22
CARP" GOT COLD FEET.

Georges Carpenter got cold feet before his first battle with theatrical fame.
 The former light heavyweight champion of the world resigned his option on the star role of Knock Out,' new play, 15 days before the opening.
 Carpenter wasn't afraid in the dictionary sense, but he didn't wish to get a poor start through lack of adequate preparation. He had not begun rehearsals, and he felt he would need longer time to get ready.
 Carpentier, nevertheless, is going to meet the public over the footlights before long, but it is likely he will begin his career in short sketch in vaudeville house.
 His friends say he has plenty of histrionic ability and lots of intelligence. They approve his reluctance to start too soon and in too pre- tentious a role.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22
JEW WHO BECAME FAMOUS.

The Earl of Reading, once plain Rufus Isaacs, Jewish cabin boy on an English sailing vessel; later wartime ambassador to the United States, collects new professions and occupations like schooboy collects postage stamps.
 He has been sailor stock broker member Of parliament Lord Chief Justice, ambassador to Washington, Viceroy of India, newspaper proprietor and journalist
 His latest job is Captain of Deal Castle, a very ancient and highly honorary post which carries no salary and no duties The honor. however. can live in the ancient strong hold overlooking the English channel. and from there Captain the Marquess of Reading will be able to look out to sea from his battle ments and recall his own boyhood days be- fore the mast.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22

 laughter and tears of joys and sor- rows and loves of these four are in spring to the one seeing just what they went through in the World war.
 The tale is the truth and 1t Is tell ing in it's effect upon our very hearts and souls. The reason Is plain. It is US. We would do what they did and while some of us will lose. at least in this instance. one of us will winn.Jim wins. But Oh! how glorious are Bull and Slim in this winning. Here is democracy in it's truest form. An iron riveter, a Bowery bartender and millionaire's son. All buddies, and such buddies. One just loves them for all they do for each other and for everybody else.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22
Satan's Kingdom Has
 First and Only Fire

New Hartford. Jan. 22 R-Satan's Kingdom had the first fire in the memory of its oldest inhabitants yesterday when flames destroyed the ten room house of Miss Bessie C.. Ryan, causing loss estimated at S7,o00. Bremen from this place. two miles away, responded to the alarm and saved some Of the furniture.
 The uniquely named settlement lies partly in the town of Canton and partly in New Hartford. It has no water supply. A defective chimney was the cause of the fire.
 The property is better known as the J. Nelson Brown homestead. Miss Ryan made her home with the Browns and the property was left to her by the former owner.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22
"OI4D MASTERS" EASY TO SELL.

English art dealers say 1t is much easier to sell a valuable painting for 5000 pounds than to sell first class modern work for 25 pounds.
 There is we'll defined market for the "old master" both in England and the United States. Dealers and collectors grab every "old master' that appears in the market.
 The work of established modern painters painters sells much less quickly, and canvases picked out by critics for special praise often fail to find buyers for IS months or two years. English modern artists are as rule, even less work.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22

You can get an answ r to an! question of fact or information b! writing to the Question Editor New Britain Herald, Washington BureaL. 1922 New York avenue Washington, D. C.. enclosing twt cents in stamps for reply. Medical legal and marital advice cannot b, given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Un signed requests cannot be answered All letters are confldential.-Edit
 Q. How many directions are there at the North Pole?
 A. One-south.
 Q. Are the bristles of the ordi- nary American hog used to make brushes?
 A. Bristles of the ordinary Amer ican hog have little economic val ue. Their principal use is for curl cd hair for mattresses and the like. The bristles used in brush making come from hogs of cold countries. In Russia the hogs during the sum- mer are pastured in woods where they eat herbs and rub off their bristles against trees and bushes. These are gathered and placed in horse or OK skins and shipped to brushmakers.
 c. Is there a difference in the freezing point of water before and after 1t has been boiled?
 A. There is no material differ ence. Boiled water has had the air boiled out and differs from unboil- ed water in that respect, but for all practical purposes 1t would be impossible to detect any difference in their freezing point. The differ ence would probably be recorded by very sensitive apparatus If one was interested in it from scientific standpoint.
 Q. What caused the slump in cotton consumption?
 A. It IS connected with the ec- onomic situation throughout ;he world. At the time of the slump the price of cotton exceeded the purchasing power of the average consumer. Taste changed and wo- men wore silk garments rather than cotton. This made boom In the silk market and created q slump in cotton. The introduction of various artificial silks made 1t possible for
New Britain herald., 1927-01-22
HAS GREAT APPETITE

Eugene Lautier, editor of the paper Clem- enceau founded is called the most beautiful fork in the chamber of deputies of which he is member. fork in French is slightly slangy for good feeder"
 It was told of Lautier that he ate two hares at lunch He was described as having in- vited seven guests, all of whom failed him. Lautier ate alone. He began with the choicest morsels and as the hare was good, he ended by eating all. Then, it was said, he ordered a rumomeet of dozen eggs
 A listener, doubting the story because the teller came from the south of France the re- zion of tall tales" repeated it to Lautier who listened solemnly
 "No" said the deputy, that isn't true. I ate the two hares, but there were only six eggs in the omelet"