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LITTLE THEATER PLAYS
Tuesday.

The Washington Little Theatec
will present three one-act plays at
Pierce Hall Tuesday evening. One
is an original play by a Washington
writer, Miss Anna Cantrill Laws.
called The Parchment" which deals
with the problem of the superannu-
ated clergyman in pathos and drama.
"The Drums of Dude" which was re-
Gently given over the radio. thrill
ing melodrama of high type. will be
directed by Miss Estelle Allen, or
ganizer OF the Washington Little
Theater, while Miss Elsie Herman.
who has had wide experience as q.
director of amateur dramatics. will
supervise a Milne play called When
the Boy Comes Home" with Uncle
James played by Emmet Robinson,
Aunt Emily by Leona Schoyer, Phil
lip by William Noe. Mary by Helen
Cuthbert. Mrs. Higgins by Helen
Shekells, John by Harold Long and
Phyllis by Dorothy Palmer.
The roles in THE Parchment" will
be played by John Long. Belle II.
Bohn, David r. BLY,, Harriet Murphy,
Carl Messink and Stanwood Cobb,
while "The Drums of Dude" will pre-
sent a cast including Mai. Ferris.
Knute Nothnagel. Harold Long and
Marianne Spellbring.
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All Nations in The Dove.
NORMA TALMADGEs supporting

NORMA TALMADGE supporting
cast in "The Dove" her first
United Artists picture. is as cosmo-
politan as the mythical country,
COSTA Rojas," in which the adventu-
rous story is laid.
Many countries are represented bv
the screen players now working with
the star at the United Artists studio
in the feature, which introduces to the
world a modern RED Coast" where
hearts are light and life is hazardotDe
1.-The Dove" partial adaptation OF
Willard Mack's stage play, is expected
to go down in screen annals as Miss
Talmadge's most daring characterize
ton, one entirely different in dramatic
intensity and rollicking humor from
any she has ever essayed.
Roland West. who is directing, has
assembled an "all-nations" cast.
The leading man is Gilbert Roland.
young Spanish actor who won fame
overnight opposite the star in Ca
mille." her final feature for First Ma
tional.
Olga Baklanova and Michael Va
witch are Russians. Nine. Baklanova.
a former leading actress In the Mos
COW Art Theater, who was brought to
this country by Morris Gest, and re
Gently played the role Of the Nun in
THE Miracle" has an important part
in The Dove" Navitch also was q
leading stage figure on the continent
before coming to the United States.
Other countries represented in the
cast include England. by Erville Alder
son; Scotland, Andy McLennan: Ger
many, Fritz Field, who played the
Piper in The Miracle" and Turkey.
kala Pasha.
OF course. there are Americans ga
lore, including Noah Beery, Eddie Bor-
den, Harry Meyers. Evelyn Selbie,
Charles Darvas and Michael Mark
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NATIO\AI-"Ben-Hur."

Ben Hur," the Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer motion picture, which scored a
distinct hit on it's initial presentation
at the National Theater earlier in the
sea son, will return Sunday night,
April 10, for limited engagement.
There will be presentations twice
daily, at 2:30 and $50 pm, following
the opening performance. An organi-
zation of 35 people accompanies Ben
Hur" on tour, and it is booked only in
theaters playing musical and dramatic
attractions and only in limited mum
Der Of the larger cities.
Ben -Hur" is the tale Of Jewish
prince and his extraordinary adven-
ture in many lands of the Graeco-Ro-
man dominion 1000 years ago. There
are many splendid scenes in the spec
tacle. one Of them the ancient city Of
Zion. with due regard to the dress,
manners and arms of the period. An
other pictures ancient Antioch and the
great chariot arena; vast scenes show
Ing the battle between the Roman
overlords and the Greek pirates, into
the midst of which Ben-Hur is thrust
as q galley slave.
but the climax is the thrilling spec
tacle where Ben-Hur, his family
wealth restored and driving as the
unknown charioteer, humbles in the
dust his Roman antagonist, Messala,
who has been the cause Of the ruin Of
himself and his kinsfolk.
On a softer scale are many scenes
Of notable beauty and reverence, such
as the entry of Mary and Joseph into
Bethlehem, the blazing star which
told the watching shepherds and the
Three Wise Men that a holy child had
been born.
Ramon Novarro is the Ben-Hur,
Betty Bronson an ideal Madonna,
Winter Hall the Joseph, Francis x,
Bushman the Roman MESSIAH and
May McAvoy the Esther. Others in
clude Carmel Myers, Claire Mcdowell,
! Nigel De Brulier and Mitchell Lewis.
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Chastened, Kate Comes
Back.

ONE OF the welcome surprises that
~ Manager Steve Cochran of the
National Players has in store for the
season opening May 8 is Kathryn
Givney, whose admirers include every
one Of the clientele of the stock com
pany attractions since their inception
will be in the 1927 galaxy of players
Miss Givney is a charter member
Of the organization, and this will be
her third season as the arch come
dienne Of the group. After six weeks
Of efficient work last season Kathryn
left US in the lurch for a trip to Eu-
rope.
She is now safely hack in the fold
and rehearsing a new play under the
direction of Clifford Brooke, which is
scheduled for two weeks road try
out in preparation for Fall presenta-
tion In New York.
After her return from "a tour of
the continent" last Fall, Kathryn had
the misfortune to land with g. show
called "Ballyhoo," which soon closed.
Properly chastened for her desertion
last year, she returns in time for
Ian That on which will be the
local premiere.
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ALTHOUGH now safely enshrtned
"A as an imperishable classic of
American literature, "Ben-Hur," Gen.
Lew Wallace's famous story Of the
time Of the Christ, really amazed its
famous old soldier-author with Its
worldwide success. Its fame rapidly
spread from its first issue until 1t is
doubtful that, within a year of its
publication, it was not known and ac-
claimed in all lands where stories are
read.
And when it was sought to embody
that story in a play, Gen. Wallace
himself was the first to doubt that
audiences would receive it In the
theater with the attention it was en-
titled to command. Yet today it is
one Of the perennial gems of the
stage, that never grows old, never-fails
to command large and admiring au-
dienceS.
What, indeed. would the gallant old
soldier have said had he been asked
to permit it's screen production?
And yet, not only by cinema au-
thorities of note, but repeatedly by
capacity audiences, has the photoplay
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kAA.HAMILTON-
9 ayet.y
Paramount for April.

TEN feature productions will be re-
leased by Paramount during April,
it is announced by S. r. Kent. general
manager.
The films are Casey at the Bat, -
starring Wallace Beery; Children of
Divorce" an adaptation Of Owen John
sons novel. starring Clara Bow,
Esther Ralston and Gary Cooper;
Herbert Brenon's THE Telephone
Girl featuring Madge Bellamy.
May Allison, Holbrook Blinn, War
ner Baxter and Lawrence Gray;
Afraid to Love" starring Flor
ence Vidor; ''Too Many Crooks" star
ring Mildred Davis; Arizona Bound"
starring Gary Cooper; Elinor Glyn's
"Ritzy." starring Richard Dix and di-
rected by Malcolm st. Clair; "Seno-
rita" starring Bebe Daniels, and
"The Whirlwind Of Youth" an adapta-
ton of A. Hamilton Gibbs novel,
"Soundings," with Lois Moran leading
the cast.
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big Lake. now in rehearsal by the
American Laboratory Theater.
Wall Street" by James Rosen-
berg, himself a Wall Street lawyer,
went into rehearsal last week under
the direction of Edward Goodman.
1t will have it's New York premiere
Easter week.
George White mas changed his
mind again and the title of his new
musical comedy will be Manhattan
Mary" instead of America First"
City last Monday night, The Cos
sipy Sex" in Albany, Lady Do" in
Brooklyn, and Hit the Deck" in
Philadelphia. All are headed for New
York during the next three weeks.
Philip Marivale has signed long
term contract with David Belasco
and will appear as leading man in
one of the latter's plays next season.
Doris Keane is to return to Eng
land to resume her engagement in
Romance" in the provinces. In the
original run and revival of "Ro-
nance" in London, Miss Keane
played 1900 times. She expects to
appear in New York in a new play
next Fall.
"The Comic" play from the
Hungarian of Lajos Luria, will be
produced by John Jay Scholl and Will
liam j. Periman with j. G. Nugent and
Patricia Collinge heading the cast.
James L. A. Burrell and Laurence
Brown have made the adaptation.
An operetta called "The Little
Gar" with book by M. Osherowich
and music by Joseph Rumshinsky,
will be the next vehicle for Molly
Picon in New York.
Manager Robbins of B. f. Keith's
Theater announces that Raymond
Hitchcock will top the list of stars
being booked for Easter week, which
also is the week of the N. Y. A. cele-
bration.
Program" is the new title for 1.-THE
Message" which opened last week In
Providence. A week hence it opens
in New York for an expected run.
Howard Lang and Elizabeth Spencer
head the cast.
Tom Powers will be featured in
"The House of Shadows" which
Brady and Wiman, in association with
j. III. Del Bondio, are producing. The
play reaches New York about the
middle Of this month
The New York Theater Guild will
send its acting company to Chicago
early next season 10 play. SIX weeks
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Street Car Dressing Room.

p ICHARD DIX is the only motion
picture actor who ever had a
dressing room with "a windows and
two vestibules that could be moved
about rapidly without trouble. Not
that all the windows were needed.
Far from it, Indeed. they were a.
source of embarrassment, for il took
time to lower "a shades.
But it was a good dressing room.
The odd architectural arranEement
was trolley car. used while making
Knockout Reilly" for Paramount.
Called upon to do a series Of scenes
IN surface car on Broadway. Man
haitian. Dix had no other choice.
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seasons. The engagement starts Sep
tember 26 at the Studebaker Theater.
George White has engaged Eliza
beth Hines to appear in the title role
of Manhattan Mary"
Walter S. Booke has written play
called, For Two Cents" which Jones
and Green will produce next season.
The same firm will shortly put In re-
hearsal play called People Don't
Do Such Things" by Edgar M.
Schoenberg and Lyon Mearson.
George Kelly returned to New York
last week from Havana and New Or
leans, where he has been at work on
his new play for next season, en-
titled Until the Day of Her Death" F"
Austin Strong, author of Seventh
Heaven" has written a play cal ed
"The Lady of Forty-two Romances,"
with Stephen Zagon. a Hungarian
playwright Sari F'edak will appear
in the play in Budapest in May, and
in the English version in New York
next Fall
George Tyler expressed himself as
extremely gratifled by the attendance
at the National last week and re-
marked that the receipts were almost
equal to those in Boston, where "Tre-
lawney of the Wells" garnered $34.-
500 for the week, a sum that was
exceeded only once, when Sarah Bern
hardt and Coquelin appeared there to-
gether. The six weeks tour origi-
nally contemplated has proved so sue
cessful that the company will go clear
to the coast.
After an absence of several years,
Hal Forde will return to the stage
in the musical version OF ''The I'm
portance of Being Earnest" The YER
sion is now known as "Tangles," but
Forde is pleading for a new title from
devoted students of Oscar Wilde.
1.-The Third Day." a play from the
Czechoslovakian, will be put in re-
hearsal when A. Fl. Woods returns to
New York this week from Europe
The production of "Is That Nice?"
the musical show based on upstairs
and Down." is scheduled for Atlantic
City on Labor Day. Irving Berlin
has completed the music and lyrics
Alexander a. Aarons sailed for Lon
don last week. where he will confer
with Fred and Adele Astaire on the
musical play which is to bring them
back to the New York stage next
Fall, the musical score being provided
by George Gershwin. The Astaires
have just signed a contract with
Aarons & Freddy for a number Of
years.
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A Screen Immortal.

which was brought into perfect being
by Fred Niblo been stamped as of the
truly great pictures which are des-
tined to survive beyond the most en-
thusiastic conjecture of their creators.
There is, even in the picture, of
course. the soul of the story, story
that can never fail to have its heart
appeal wherever Christianity prevails.
But, with almost the ineXhaustible ia
cilities placed at his command, Mr..
Niblo has created a pictured story
that is never likely to be surpassed.
Months and years of untiring labor
and all the devotion of picture art has
been expended upon 1t, with surpris-
ing results. 1t deserves to live and it
will live always in the memory of
those who are fortunate enough to
see it.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
JANET ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Miss Janet Richards will give her
last talk in the seasons regular
course on Public Questions: Home
and Foreign" tomorrow morning at
1850 O'Clock in the Masonic Temple,
Thirteenth street and New York
Avenue.
In her general review Of the out
standing features in the world 3 work
for the past week Miss Richards Will
discuss Wars and Rumors OF Vars
in contrast 10 the valiant efforts tol
maintain world peace now going fora
ward at Geneva and other world.
centers.
Home problems. both political and
diplomatic, also will be considered with
review OF the latest situation in
China. Mexico and India in relation
TO sinister bolshevik activity.
BY special request of many OF her
patrons. one extra lecture may be
given later By Miss Richards.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
STRAND-"Rag.Time Revue"

The stage presentation at the Strand
next week will be the "RagTime Re
vue," with Irwin B. Hamp still head
ing the cast of the Strand Players.
The screen attraction for the first
four days, starting Saturday and run
ming through Tuesday, will be Marion
Davies in her latest vehicle, The
Red Mill" the following film attrac-
tion ro he announced later.
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GAYETY-"7--11."

Next weeks attraction at the Gay
etv Theater will be Gil" described
as the greatest of all-colored Columbia
Blrlesaue revues. The show has a
large cast Of colored entertainers, with
o. iazz band and a chorus of brown
skin girls, featuring comedy, singing
and dancing
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Attractions in Washington
Playhouses This Week
DRAMA AND MUSIC

NATIONAI~-"Lady Do musical comedy. This evening
BELASCO-"Looe Ankles" farce comedy This evening
KEITHSKeih Abc road show vaudeville This
evening
EARLEThe Looms Twins vaudeville This afternoon and evening
STRAND-Broadway Flashes, vaudeville This
evening
GAYETY-"Wine,
and evening
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Song" has been equipped with many
gorgeous flashes" including a Ha.
waiiau locale, said to be the most
beautiful OF its kind on the stage
The Pasha's Dream" is a scene along
different lines
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Earle Booth, who is a producer in
Los Angeles, reached New York last
week bearing with him the manuscript
of 1.-The Shannons OF Broadway" the
new comedy by James Gleason and
Lucille Webster which he will present
next season With the authors as stars.
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EARLE-Pemberton Dancers, Specht's
Orchestra.

Two headline attractions are an
nounced for next week at the Earle
Theater, when the Stafford Pemherton
dancers will share top-line honors with
Paul Spechts Consolidated Orchestra.
modern aggregation, interpreting
both classical and modern compost
tions. Others include Collins and Hart,
Reed and LaVere, 1.-TWO Gentlemen
from Nowhere" and Shapiro and
O'Malley in How Does He Stand 1t?"
The photoplay will be Wings of the
Storm" Rec Howes and Virginia Faire
pO-Starrinp
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NATIONAI="TadY Do"

Tonight the National Theater will
offer another Washington-b before
Broadway opening when Lady Do"
o new musical comedy makes it's bow.
featuring Karyl Norman. the Creole
Fashion Plate" and one of the
worlds foremost female imperson-
atOrs; Nancy Wexford. a dainty in
genue who will be remembered as
the star of Edward Royce's musical
comedy "Cinders" and a high light
in several editions of George Whites
Scandals; Lew Hearn, we'll known
comedienne. will contribute much to
London, and Ralph Whitehead. re-
Gently seen here in Ziegfelds Betsy.
Jack Mcclellan and Albert Cowles
have supplied a story of action and
with lyrics by Sam NJ. Lewis and
Joe Young, the writer's of I'm a
Little Spanish Town." among other
song hits and music by Abel Baer.
Sylvan Lee and Jane Moore, who
were a sensation in Naughty
Riquette" earlier in the season, viii
strive for new laurels in this pro-
duction. Maude Odell, a well known
Comedienne, will contribute much to
the laughing element. Joheph Lertora
whose fine efforts in support of Ele-
amor Painter. in Princess Pat" COM
mend him; Luis Alberni, Billy Tiche-
nor, Harriet Lorraine, Dee Loretta
and A. S. Byron make up what is
promised as "a perfect musical
comedy cast"
Mr.. Norman personally designed
his costumes for this production and
they are said TO excel any creations
he has ever worn before in his work
as a female impersonator. In Lady
Do" however, his role calls for more
than a display of his ability as a
female impersonator. He will vir-
tually play three distinct characters
which call for histrionic ability
s"nging from comedy to pathos.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
Observation-Disclosures Road Show.

B. F. Keiths Theater announces
for this week, the "Keith-Albee COM
bination road show. No. G" as the
backbone of the bill, with many su-
perior acts.
The highlight is the 1927 edition
of Jerry and Her Baby Grands," in
New Bits O. Dream Music Ger
aldine Valliere is the directress, with
Mollie Klinger and Florence Kingsley
assisted by their eight little Partisan
pals.
Featured also are the Hamilton sis
ters and Jessie Fordyce in 'Playtime," :"
by Tom Howard.
Others include Ray and Dot Dean
in their latest. "Alpheus Pure and
Simple: Frank Rose and Olive Thorne
in Sold" a comedy skit by Walter
De Leon; the kitaros, wonder work
ers in Japanese dexterity. with a group
OF pretty girls in an opening prologue;
Moran and Wiser. from Australia, who
demonstrate what can be done with
straw hats as boomerangs: Foster, Fe-
gan and Cox, three Washington lads,
THE Melody Makers" and the Fan
tino sisters and company in a fantaS.
tical dancing. aerial revue.
Aesop's Fables, Topics Of the Day
and the Pathe News pictorial will COM
Dlete the bill
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GAyETY-"Wine, Woman and Song.

The best known title in Columbia
burlesque is wine, Woman and
Song" 1t has been entertaining the
nublic in musical comedy and eXtrav-
aganZa for upwards of 20 years. The
latest edition, sponsored by Dave Sid
man. will be the offering this week.
commencing with today's matinee, at
the Gayety Theater, with band-new
show in every detail--book. songs. pro-
duction-and with a majority of its
PLAYERS likewise new in the field of
musical burlesque.
Among the leading participants are
Vic Plant and Jimmie Gallivan, &C.
centic comedians, with Jack Reddy,
"the singing policeman"
Prominently featured is a high-pow-
cred dramatic sketch, presented by
Miss Kaa Hamilton. formerly leading
woman in motion pictures. 1t Is en-
titled Blanche" Eugene O'Gorman.
a character actor with a fine legiti-
mate reputation, plays several roles in
the piece.
The feminine contingent includes
Florence King, prima donna and So
prano, with an inspired voice and
many beautiful changes of wardrobe;
Dollie Barringer, soubrette. and Dixie
Mason. ingenue. with chorus OF 18
heralded as youthful and peppy.
SGenieallX Wine. Norman and
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

of Guild plays of the current and past
seasons. The engagement starts Sep
tember 26 at the Studebaker Theater.
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All these wonderful characterize
ions offer only background for
The little love theme OF the play.
II is the role of the sweetheart
played by Helen Gahagan opposite
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EARLE-The IlOomis Twins.

Three stellar acts divide headline
nonors on the bill announced for the
Earle Theater this week, beginning
this afternoon-the Loomis Twins,
Maxine and Virginia, west pocket
editions of jazz" in new songs, ballads
and jazz numbers: Hugh Skelly and
Emma Heit in revue with Helen
Ellfelt and the Janis Sisters, COM
bining song studies and character
delineations. and Carl Francis in
stepping Out" with Miss Billy Stout,
the Dale Sisters, Floyd Haley and
George Rogers.
Others who will add to the enter
tainment are the Nathano Brothers,
roller skaters, presenting Just
Laugh" and Muriel Morgan and Van
ID. Sheldon in "A Dash of Red" a
skit of unusual qualities which serves
TO introduce Muriel Morgan's accom-
plishment of reaching ''F' above
high c" in the vocal scale. The
photoplay will be Producers produc-
ton, Fighting Love" featuring Jetta
Goudal. Victor Varconi and Henry b.
Walthall in story of love and self
sacrifice with a locale which shifts
from the palaces of Italy 10 the sandy
wastes Of the Sahara Desert. 1t Is an
adaptation of the novel. 'If the Gods
Laugh" by Rosita Forbes. directed by
Nils Olaf Chrisander. from the adapta-
ton by Beulah Marie Dix. The
screen comedy will offer Johnny
Arthur in THE Humdinger." The
"Ilinograms" also will be shown.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
LOOMS TWINS =
arle
COMING ATTRACTIONS
KEITHS-FlOrence Moore.

Florence Moore will top E. +.
Keith's bill next week in Il song group
by Neville Fleeson. In addition to his
own act, Lieut.. Gitz Rice Will accom-
parry the comedienne at the piano.
Adela Verne distinguished pianist
also is featured, and others on the
program include Carl Freed, ~ ropes
foremost musical director; the Dodge
Twins; A. c. Astor, ventriloquist; the
Harrington Sisters and Bert MelrOse.
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STRAND-'rBroadway Flashes" q"

The Strands musical comedy this
week is entitled, Broadway Flashes,
with the Strand Players headeo py
irwin b. Hamp and his side partner
Lew Lewis.
The outstanding musical numbers
are: New York Town, Alabama
Bound" William Grant and beauty
chorus; THE Indian Love Can, rene
Vincent and her Indian dolls; Indian
Dance" William Grant and Ruth
Adair. and Low Down Dance,
Tereta Sheaffer and chorus.
Added attractions will be Eileen
Ially. blues singer, and Mary Deery,
with new line of songs and dances.
both formerly of the st. Patrfcks
The screen attraction is Tiffany
Productions "Redheads Preferred
starring the well known stage CO.
median. Raymond Hitchcock. sup
ported by Marjorie Daw. Theodore
Won Eltz and Cissy Fitsgerald.
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IRWIN B. .HAMP.
Strand

Stella Adler will be in the cast of
Big Lake" now in rehearsal by the
American Laboratory Theater.
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George White has engaged Eliza
beth Hines to appear in the title role
of Manhattan Mary"
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Wall Street" by James Rosen
berg, himself a Wall Street lawyer,
went into rehearsal last week under
the direction of Edward Goodman.
1t will have it's New York premiere
Easter week
Evening star., 1927-04-03

George White mas changed his
mind again and the title of his new
musical comedy will be Manhattan
Mary" instead of America First"
Evening star., 1927-04-03

Walter S. Booke has written a play
called. For Two Cents" which Jones
and Green will produce next season.
The same firm will shortly put in re-
hearsal a play called People Don't
Do Such Things" by Edgar M.
Schoenberg and Lyon Mearson.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
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