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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

T n these days of bootlegging and
law lodging, to say that a man
makes his Iiving-and good
living at that-out of mere
barrel. to the average mind Is
merely to suggest how profitable boot
logging is and has been.
But the man of this story. who
makes his living with a barrel. isn't
a bootlegger. he isn't n wet and his
barrel is always empty. And that
makes quite a problem for the aver
age intellect to solve. but comedy
has solved so many Of the tragedies
of life that ii will not seem unusual
to point the way to a solution by say
ing this man Is comedian. Not
one of those who come out on the
stage CARRIED in a barrel. Not by
any means. But he makes that bar.
rel as funny a thing as the world of
comedy has ever seen, and though
year after year he plies the same old
trade with the same old utensil, he
still keeps them laughing, and you
can't do that with trite, wornout
jokes.
Furthermore, the man in question
Is a Washingtonian and one of those
Washingtonian who have lifted them
serves out OF ODSCuflty lntO at iedSt
the theatrical limelight Of fame-and
always with that barrel.
Chester Spencer and his charming
little wife, known to the stage as
Lola Williams, are vacationing in Pet
worth, in the region of Upshur street
The boys Of Petworth know him aside
from his barrel and its comedy. Ches-
ter is not only an athlete, but he loves
to see all boys athletes as well. And
so Petworth has given him fame. not
as a comedian, but because OF his
public-spirited interest in athletics
For a boy or man in Petworth not
to know Chester Spencer Is to ADMIT
that he has never taken any interest,"
either In athletics or in community
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Americans Quick Workers.

HOLLYWOOD takes hours to film
= = motion picture sequences where
Europe requires weeks and months,
according to Emil Jannings, famous
German character actor.
The fact was brought home to jan
nings, he says, on a location trip to
Venice, a beach resort near Holly
wood, where the company filming
The Way Of All Flesh labored from
sunset until dawn without stop.
Twenty-eight unique and thrilling
shots were made on six Of the most
spectacular riding devices during the
nights work.
"A German or a French director
would have taken at least two weeks
for those scenes" Jannings declared
But" he added, the results would
have been no better and perhaps less
satisfactory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
An Ideal Director Wears
CINCE the world waits with 'batet

CINCE the world waits with 'bated
breath to know what the ideal
director should wear. Del Lord. who
directed 'Topsy and Eva" starring
the Duncan Sisters, elucidates:
"a patient smile when a hopeless
gag is offered him.
"A forgiving smile when simple
business seems too abstruse.
"A pointed smile when some one
appropriates his gags
"A wondering smile that dumbness
Is so dumb.
"A grateful smile for the man who
knows his business.
"A happy smile when all work to
one end.
"a questioning smile when he has
to be introduced to his own picture"
Lord adds:
wearing a smile means a longer
life for the director and a positive
guarantee that he won't go to a psy-
chopathic ward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Fox Has Intentions.

DRIOR to his departure for Europe.
recently, Vice President Winfield
r. Sheehan Of the William Fox organ1-
cation said:
Great truths are quickly stated.
Some time ago we announced that Fox
would soon release the finest program
of pictures ever made in America. A
glance at the results will show that
this prophecy has come true"
With What Price Glory" Seventh
Heaven" and other magnificent pro-
auctions receiving the acclaim of un-
biased critics in all sections of the
world. Mr. Sheehan added. Loves Of
Carmen" paid to Love-" East Side.
West Side and many other high-class
productions will more than justify the
claims made in their favor by Fox
executives.
According to Mr.. Sheehan. the Fox
product for 1929 will include SO dra-
matte productions and IA Westerns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
CHESAPEAKE BEACH.

Free dancing every night, except
Saturday, from $50 until 1890 o'clock
is one Of the new features at Chesa
peake Beach. AS the last train for
the city leaves at 10 pm, dancing
heretofore has halted at 9:3e. Satur
day nights dancing continues until
1880, always to music by Bert Sauls
mans Snappy jazz band.
Bathing has great vogue this Sum-
mer and the free water slides are well
patronized by young and old. There
is also a screened bathing area, while
the sandy beach is lined with free
varicolored umbrellas, under which
bathers may lie in the shade and take
life easy without fear of sunburn.
The new beach playground for Riddles
is equipped with swings. slides, see
saws and other modern devices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

and is to be presented with the full
musical score of Rudolph Friml and
Herbert Stothart. Marion Davies is
to be starred in 1.-THE Fair Coed"
George AIDES we'll known musical com.
edy Of decade ago.
Laurence Stallings, playwright, nov
elist and scenarist, who wrote 1.-THE
Big Parade" and, with Maxwell An.
derson, What Price Glory?" has COM
pleted an epochal story based on the
building Of the Panama Canal, to be
called ''The Big Ditch" which will go
into production late this Summer.
Tod Browning will try his hand with
Lon CLANCY in 1.-THE Hypnotist," an
original story by the director, a mys-
terry drama with action revolving
about a haunted house on the out.
skirts of Berlin.
'Lovelorn," Cosmopolitan produc-
ton directed by John p. Mccarthy,
also to go into production soon, is a
film version of a newspaper serial by
Beatrice Fairfax.
The sophisticated comedy ''Be Your
Age" scenarized from Frederic and
Fanny Hatton's "Single Beds" soon
to go into production, will have Lew
Cody and Aileen Pringle as co.stars
and is to be directed by Robert q.
Leonard.
George X. Arthur and Karl Dane,
M-G-M's other new comedy team. will
be starred in farce comedy as yet
unnamed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Longest Set" in Films.

FOR Hard Boiled Haggerty." which
Charles Brabin is directing for
First National Pictures, with Milton
Stills as it's star. a French street scene
two blocks long, with natural scenic
backing extending from the studio to
the peaks Of the Sierra Madres, many
miles distant. formed the boundaries
of a ecordbreaking shot" No de-
sire to break set-building records, but
the necessity to provide a Partisan
street two city blocks long for the
camera car to travel in, resulted in
its construction. The scene reproduces
a cafe and shop lined street Of the
French capital.
Cameras mounted on trucks Travelled
down the entire length Of the street
to follow a travelling fight" waged
by the star and his Army buddy" Of
the story in endeavoring to escape
from the American M. P.'s and con.
tinue coIorful carousal-A. w. o. L.!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

THE dying wish Of Rachel. cele-
brated French tragedienne. is soon
to come true through the efforts OF
Pola Negri.
Miss Negri. who is preparing to film
the life of Rachel as dramatized by
Ernest vajda, Hungarian playwright.
has Just received q letter from Albert
Care, former general administrator OK
the Coincide Franchise in Paris, with
an interesting notation:
"'I hope I shall not be forgotten,
the dying Rachel used to say TO ner
sister, Sarah. Some day a great artist
will come and revive my memory as
i nyself have made live that OF so
many others
There is no better fitted than you
IN fulfill the wish Of Rachel, you with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

Y WAVING uttered several peevish
opinions on the subject of
overelaborate presentations in
Il i movie theaters, 1t Is a pleas
ure to learn that my views
ire paralleled by those of Tom Mix
who is in a position to speak with
substantial authority on this painful
subject.
In the course Of an extraordinarily
Interesting article in Variety. Mr.. MIX
aas this to say:
Some of the picture theaters are
tharging too high an admis-
lion. There isn't picture made
hats worth more than so cents
Is an admission price. Pictures
tarted out as an entertainment for
he masses. and they should have re-
NAMED there. Prices have been ad-
RANGED until today the average work
hg man can't take his family to see q
klm until it's six months or year old
Ind Is found in some near neighbor-
hood house. 1t isn't the picture that
has shot up the admission price-ft
that they offer with it. Elaborate
arologues and 50-piece orchestras have
advanced the price until so far as the
poderate salaried man is concerned,
he first-run houses are on par with
grand opera.
The $3.50 a seat exhibitor argues
That the big prologues, jazz orchestras
directed by comedians. are necessary
md essential to create proper atmos.
phere for the subsequent showing of
Tho film. Any time l can't make
r:cture that the pubic and boys can't
Understand without prologue. it's
lime for Tony and me to go back to
nv ranch over on the Hassayampia
River in Arizona and commence
punching COWS again.
Recently | saw a prologue to a
nix picture-an atmosphere prologue.
Il showed the inside of a livery stable.
corral full of yearlings and wound
hp with blacksmith Shooting horse
Ehile he sang a song.
i've never known a singing black
kmith. I've known quite a few sing
Ing walters in my time and few
drinking blacksmiths, but you have to
get a blacksmith Stewed before he'll
hing, and l contend there's nothing
Especially edifyin' or educational in
havin' a small boy or the public in
reneral seeing a half-crocke,1 black
smith pretend he's singing a song and
khoeing a horse that's already shod."
Mr.. Mix concludes his article with
the following ringing remarks:
Il read once where John D. Rookie
Teller, in the witness chair, was asked
by Frank r. kellogg, now our Secre-
larry of State, this question:
How do you account, Mr.. Rookie
Teller, for the fact your company has
been more successful and made more
money than any other known enter
prise?'
Without seconds hesitation
Rockefeller replied:
Mr.. Kellogg, we were oil men In
the morning; we were oil men at noon;
We were oil men at night; we had no
pther business
LAS soon as we cut out lot Of our
foolish business methods. still more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Rachel S Dying Wish.

your great art. and am very proud to
have been chosen by you to help in
the great task. I have been general
administrator of the Coincide Fran
caise from 1914 to 1915, and this title
gives me access to our great theater
and it permits me to consult freely its
library and archives.
"Will you allow me to send as a
compliment a document which ! en-
Join with my letter-the last photo
graph of the poor Rachel at Canet.
Nothing is more touching than this
last glance out on a life which once
started for her so beautiful and bright
and which in the picture is slowly
fading from her. Will you accept this
souvenir Of the dying woman you are
going to bring back to us again."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
All of En- Write PLAYS.

FRED RATH Of the Paramount
Famous-Lasky advertising staff
has arranged for the sale Of his play,
Beautiful But Dumb" to A. H.
Woods, and it is slated for early pro.
duction, according to announcement
from the Woods office. This is Rath's
first legitimate play, his play-writing
activities having. been confined to
screen and vaudeville sketches.
Beautiful But Dumb" is described
as An American comedy. prepared in
collaboration with Joseph J. Garren,
the second production of the current
season from the typewriters Of mo-
ton picture advertising men: the first,
a musical play, 1.-THE MerryGo.
Round" having been authored by
Howard Dietz and Morrie Ryskind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Outdoor Attractions
GLEN ECHO PARK.

Glen Echo Park, Washington's free
admission resort, besides providing
fun and thrills both week days and
Sundays, also offers shady picnic
groves where entire families may
spend the day, with both luncheon
and supper in the open air.
Glen Echo Park boasts Of so or
more attractions. thrilling rides and
other entertaining features. including
the coaster dips, derby racer, the
whip, old mill, carrousel and big mid
way with dozens Of devices to delight
the kiddies.
A popular attraction on week
nights is dancing in the beautiful ball
room, cooled by natures breezes and
many electric fans, to music fur
nished by the David McWilliams Or
chestra Of 10, featuring the vibra-
phone and comic songs.
Glen Echo Park is reached by cars
Of the Washington Railway Il Elec-
trio Co. direct to the park or by motor
via Conduit road. with ample and no.
time-limit parking space at the parks
entrance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Expert IN All Lines.

he went to Manila and Joined the
Ouarternaster Department Of the
Z. s, Army. For eight years he was
a Chinese court interpreter and an
English teacher in San Franchises
Chinatown. He came to Hollywood
in 1916 and has been connected with
motion pictures ever since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
EARLE-"The Passing Parade"

The headline attraction for the
Earle Theater next week will be 1.-THE
Passing Parade with Walter Nc
Manus, Richard Knowles and Helen
Moretti heading the company, which
also includes THE Broadway Four"
and the Twelve Sunbeam Girls"
The Passing Parade" is described as
a sumptuous production in 10 scenes.
The added attraction will be Pietro,
the piano accordionist, equally well
known on the stage, over the radio
and for his monograph records.
The screen attraction will be First
Nationals production Of Broadway
Nights" a comedy drama, featuring
Lois Wilson and Sam Hardy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Coming Attractions
NATIONAI-"The Sign on the
Door"

Before he locked himself In, the
murder victim in the case tackled on
his door a sign requesting that ne De
not disturbed. This card is the unim'
portant detail, seemingly, about which
revolves the thrills and suspense.
with a romantic twist, in Charming
Pollock's play, 1.-THE Sign on me
Door," in which Marjorie Rambeau
appeared on Broadway some seasons
back, and which will be next weeks
offering by the National Theater
Players. The piece is rated as COM
bining the suspense of "The Thir.
teenth Chair" and within the Law.
The action deals with mother, who.
when she was a small girl, was forced
to stop at country inn. The Incl
dent was harmless in all respects. but
the world interpreted it differently.
Later the mother involves herself in
a predicament to save her young
daughter from marriage to a man she
deems INSCRIPTIONS. What that pre-
dicament is best told in the play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
KEITH'S-Lenore Uric.

Lenore Uric. by special arrange
ment with David Belasco, will top the
B. F. Keith bill the week of August
7 in The VOLTS Cub" by Willard
Mack,
Evening star., 1927-05-24
BEDTIME STORIES BY :. T"1ssEe" sTsc4ss

What" cried Peter and Danny to-
II said that that is Miss Coyote
and she has been with the Circus
longer than / have" replied Circus
Mouse. What of it?"
Nothing. nothing" replied Peter
hastily. You see. Old Man Coyote,
who lives on the Green Meadows is
the only Coyote I have ever Seen
until now. / can see difference now
that you mention f. l wonder If
Old Man Coyote knows that Miss
Coyote is here"
Now you mention it, I suspect
he does" replied Circus Mouse. Miss
Coyote was bowling last night and I
.thought / heard somebody outside
bowling in reply. That must have
been Old Man Coyote"
"Yes," replied Peter, "Old Man
Coyote was bowling. / noticed it..
didn't notice that any one else was
bowling, for you know Old Man
Coyotes voice sounds like lot of
voices, anyway; so I thought he was
making all the noise. The very first
time heard him / thought there was
a whole pack of strange creatures
on the Green Meadows. 1t was a
long time before / could believe that
one voice could sound like so many
voices"
81 know" replied Circus Mouse.
1T is the same way with Miss Coyote.
1t would fool almost any one. I've
noticed that Miss Coyote has been
unusually uneasy in the last day or
two. It must be that she knows
that Old Man Coyote is somewhere
near. I wonder what would happen
if he should come in here the way
you have"
II can tell you one thing that would
happen" replied Peter, looking about
uneasily Danny and / would be
outside this place as quickly as our
| legs would take us. Hark! There
Old Man Coyote now" And just at
that minute Miss Coyote pointed her
nose skyward and began to yelp in
that curious way that makes a
Coyotes voice sound like many
| voices
Evening star., 1927-05-24
Chicken Biscuits.

Sift three.fourths pound of flour
with a teaspoonful of baking powder
and half a teaspoonful of salt. Rub
in three ounces of butter and mix to
dough with a little more than
gill of milk. Knead until elastic, then
roll out on a Toured board about one
fourth inch thick. Put one-half
pound of cooked chicken through
grinder and mix with a teaspoonful OF
chopped parsley and a pinch Of
nutmeg. salt and cayenne. Add
enough cream to bind the mixture and
spread it over one-half of the biscuit
dough. Fold the other half over.
press the edges well together and cut
in small squares. Brush over with
milk and bake in a hot oven for about
20 minutes. Eat hot or cold. Any
kind of poultry or game may be made
into biscuits in this way. The flavor
may be varied by adding anchovy
essence or mushroom or tomato
catsup to the chicken or game.
Evening star., 1927-05-24
Scrapple.

Select three pounds of very bony
pieces of pork and beef mixed, if pre-
ferred. A hogs head may be used for
making scrapple. For each pound of
bony meat use about quart of water
and simmer until the meat drops from
the bone. Remove the bone, taking
care to get out all the tiny pieces.
Chop the meat or cut it into small
pieces. There should be about two
quarts of broth left. If necessary. add
water to make this qnantity. Bring
the broth to the boiling point, slowly
add two cupfuls of corn meal, and
cook the mixture until it is like a
thick mush. stirring almost con-
stantly. Add the chopped meat, salt
and any other seasoning desired. Add
onion juice, sage, and thyme if de-
sired. Pour the hot scrapple into
dampened oblong enameled pans. Let
stand until cold and firm. Slice, and
brown in hot skillet. If the scrap
pie is rich with fat, no more fat will
be needed for frying.
Evening star., 1927-05-24
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
ANGEL Food for Bennie.

Lucille is very bitter on the subject
of Bennie, although she loves him
dearly. She says she's bored to death
with hearing praises of the young man
from his admiring friends. Every
hour of every day is filled with COM
merits such as: Really Lucille, you re
to be congratulated on your tiance.
He's a perfect knockout. Marvellous
disposition, good sport, perfect dancer.
Everything about him is wonderful.
Lucky girl"
She says she's tired of hearing his
praises sung. She's beginning to think
he's too perfect. It's getting rather
boring-having to listen to endless
panegyrics on the subject of one Ben
ME.
She asks whether there's anything
to be done about her state of mind.
Certainly there's great deal to be
done about it, Lucille. You're jealous
of Bennie. You resent his impressing
everyone with his charm and ability
while you, yourself, are rather over
looked.
Naturally, when people are congrat-
uIating her on her stunning fiance,
they aren't in the same breath telling
Bennie what a wonderful woman he's
picked out in Lucille.
No, they're rather taking the young
lady for granted, assuming that he's
happy just to be Bennie's future wife.
And being a normal young W. IAN.
she resents this attitude. Yet / can
not advise her to do anything al Jut
the situation.
If she attempts to draw attention
away from her boy friend to herself,
she'll probably incur certain amount
of resentment from him, and consider.
able ridicule from his friends.
That's the thing most girls in Lu-
Giles position try to do, usually with
disastrous results.
Far better to sit quiet and let Ben
ME take all the credit-to give it to
him yourself on every possible occa-
sion. Far better to act the role of the
proud and appreciative fiancee than
that of the jealous and petulant nag
ger.
The girl who has the patience to sit
by and go unappreciated may win out
in the end-that is, her unfailing good
humor and generous praise may
eventually gain recognition from her
friends.
1t is unpleasant, Lucille, to have to
be passed over continually, but if
you're really in love with Bennie,
you'll have to stand for it.
Every girl who marries popular
man has to get used to sitting in the
shade. If she finds this position un-
pleasant, she'd better give her man
the air. No use trying to push him
out of his place in the sun.
Patience and sweetness of temper
will gradually find her a sunny spot in
peoples affections. but it will take a
long time.
If all the other girls and boys, Lu-
cille, are bent on feeding Bennie angel
food, it's up to you to do likewise.
Any resistance on your part will an
tagonize him, and annoy his friends.
If you're keen on marrying a popu-
lar man, you'll have to serve angel
food at every meal.
Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-24

Peter and Danny were pop eyed most
of the time. Had any one told them
that any such animals lived in all
the great world, Peter and Danny
would have refused to believe it.
Now they had seen and so they had
10 believe.
At last they came to cage where
Peter at once thought he saw form
which was strangely familiar. At
first he couldn't see very well. When
at last he reached a place when he
could see, Peter received such a sur
prise that it was almost a shock. For
a few minutes he was distressed. Yes,
sir, he really was distressed. Its
Old Man Coyote" he whispered to
Danny Meadow Mouse However,
do you suppose Old Man Coyote was
caught and brought here without our
knowing it?'
"rn ask Circus Mouse" said
Danny.
So Danny asked Circus Mouse how
long Old Man Coyote had been with
the Circus, and Circus Mouse stared
at Danny as if he thought Danny was
trying to play a joke of some sort.
"That isn't Old Man Coyote" said he.
IT'S a Coyote" declared Danny.
mo one said il wasn't" snapped
Circus Mouse. "Of Course, it's a
Coyote. but it isn't Old Man Coyote,
1t is Miss Coyote. and she has been
with the Circus longer than | have
Evening star., 1927-05-24
HOW 1T STARTED
by JEAN NEWTON.
Rank and File Z"

Just as the military has not hesi-
tated to borrow from everyday usage
words and expressions which We're
particularly apt for their needs, so
business and politics have reciprocated
by taking from the military words or
groups of words which, because of
their aptness, just suited their
purpose.
Such a phrase is frank and file, "
applied in any organization to MEM
bers Of no important official standing.
Ask any army drill master, and he
will tell you that in military phraseol-
ogy frank and tile' comprise soldiers
of any grade below that of sergeant.
Two such soldiers, one standing
behind the other, make one ''tile." !"
Two rows of so men each standing
one behind another make so file" or
100 rank and file"
There is, of course, a right "file"
and left "file': men may march in
single file or double file" A single
line of soldiers drawn up side by side
is rank" SO we have front rank
and rear rank
tCopyright. 1877
Evening star., 1927-05-24
OUR CHILDREN By Angelo Patri

age? No. want her to believe she
cannot fail"
Just the same I think you ought
to have prepared her." sighed gentle
and fearful Louise.
Mother sat in the third row in the
middle. her heart going like a trip
hammer, her breath coming fast and
short, icy hands gripped on the edge
of the seat. Aunt Louise had put fear
into her. But she knew enough TO
keep smiling.
The lights went down and tiny
6qrra n flower stalk in a haze OF
pink. whirled on tip-toe to the center
Of the stage. And mother, regardless
of the breathless audience. OF any
body or anything but the promise she
had made, cIapped her hands with all
her might and shouted, bravo.
Prepare them, but prepare them
with courage.
Copyright. 1927