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The Washington times., 1927-09-24
VITAL STATISTICS
In RE HERR
KORNSPAN

4 combination Of Old World
musicas yirtuosity and smart
Broadway showTnans1ip Is seen IN
the professional work Of Adolphe
Kornspan, ace musical director,
who heads the Fox Theater Orches-
ira assembled by Meyer Davis.
Born in Austria Of q family noted
Tor its musical attaiilments, Di.
rector Kornspan II Of the clan Of
natural musicians. At the age Of
five he demonstrated his remark.
able sense OF. tone by tuning q
violin perfectly. His first violin
instruction was under the tuteIage
Ct his father, a noted musician,
but at the age Of six he was placed
I In the Lennberg Conservatory Of
Music. later going to the Vienna
Conservatory OF Music under the
noted Prof. WolfthaI.
The honors Of q gold medal
student were awarded to Korn.
span when he was graduated from
the Vienna Conservatory OF Music
ct the age OF IA. After appearing
IN concert work he Joined the or.
chestra of the Kaiseriichein Opera
House IN Berlin where he acted
a. concert master and assistant
conductor.
But the Land OF Promise beck.
oned to the young musician and
he shortly sailed for New York.
Though unknown. he soon demon.
strated that he possessed the gifts
that make Tor success Ii New
York His first success was in
the organization Of a chain Of sfx,
orchestraA playing at movie houses
In New York and Brooklyn. Shortly
after this he was named musical
director of the Criterion, one
Of the leading picture houses
Of Broadway. While there he
attracted the attention Of the
dynamic Roxy who decided that
young Mr.. Kornspan was just
the man he needed to organize and
train the orchestra for the Fox
Theater IN Philadelphia. which
was opened about two years ago.
In planning the orchestral en-
senble OF the new Fox Theater
In Washington, the Philadelphia
success Of Director Kornspan
figured az vital factor In his
selection for the new and very
important post that he holds.
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OF LIGHT
OPERAPLANNED
BY SMITH

The recent leasing Of the Presi.
dent Theater by 4. Arthur Smith,
and Mr.. Smiths subsequent re-
turn TO this city. brings the an
nouneement that Negotiations are
completed for the fall and winter
season at the Avenue playhouse,
and that. the form Of entertain.
ment to be offered win be sea
son Of light operas.
November Z has been set AZ the
date Of the first production to
be given. and the presentation
has been designated, tentatively,
as The Black Hussar,n color
full and musical opus by Mel.
locker.
In presenting the President
Light Opera Company. Mr.. Smith
Is bringing to Washington a roper
tory theater of unusual promise.
All the principals have been re-
cruited from the concert and OPP
cratic stage.
The chorus II being selected
from the various light opera or
sanisations throughout the coun-
try.
The offerings of the President
TheateF Light Opera Company
viii be presented with q view.
primarily, 10 preserving musical
interest. The seekers for the
better type Of entertainment win
find q solution TO their problem
Iii this season of operas, ana the
younger generation viii find new
melodies. new romances, new
for some of the grand old scores
have been forgotten generation
and more.
The operas selected for early
presentation win include The
Grand Duchess, Offenbach:
Princess Of Trebizonde, Won
Suppe The Beggar Student
Meliocker: Gypsy Baron, johann
Strauss. and THE Daughter Of the
Regiment D0nizetti.
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impaired to him by an old
professor At Santa Clare College.
There was q man. said
O'Brien who had lost the little
graces He had forgotten how
to say Thank you. He was
no longer grateful, had decided
It did not pay 10 think first
OF Others next OF self. Re was
very bitter
"one night ii san Francisco
he decided he would attend i
show. Entering the darkened
theater, he stumbled. Looking
down, he observed he had stepped
on Woman's foot.
Pick up your accursk~ feetl''
was his snarIing remark to the
woman. She just about az
hardened az he was, replied:
Pick up your own feet. you
blooming idiot.
Then they saw 4 great pic.
ture. one teaching Kindness, ana
the man cried As he left the
theater he said to the woman:
Pardon me. madame. I'm sorry.
/ hope didn't hurt your feel.
ings The woman said: Not
at all. wish had been kind
In the first place.
Which shows, said OBrien.
that all of ils are more Or
less human. and that the screen
Is q powerful medium for r.
generation.
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Sonatas melted into sonnets,
however, when he entered the
class Cf 1917 at the Northwest.
ern University. These yielded n
time to the Vaccinations of track
work. and his record Tor tho
sprint still stands in Evanston,
they say, In his senior year, he
was made captain Of the track
team. He was also leader Of the
cleo club.
An excursion to Panama inter-
rl1pted his studies when he was
sent ats one of the represent tatlves
OF Northwestern to entertain
Christmas holiday visitors In the
Canal Zone. The attention lie
won there later led to his Jour
neying to England to sing in
the camps and hospitals at the
outbreak OF the war. He was too
young then to be admitted into
the forces which were being re
cruited for service III France
When America took up the war,
he was ordered to Cleveland Tor
service. during the fourth Liberty
Loan drive, and after the war
was over he went into vaudeville.
Barker's first entrance into the
musical comedy field was made
understanding in a principal part
The Washington times., 1927-09-24

To start at the beginning Jane
Houston was born in Greenwood.
Miss. and made her stage debut
in 1913 in Bridgeport, Conn.,. when
she appeared in the chorus OF q
musical stock company. With
these song and dance people Miss
Houston blithely hoofed her way
until her first important chance
came when William Hodge PLAYED
The Guest Of Honor and out
OF many candidates she was Sc
lected for the leading role which
she played throughout Chicago,
Boston. Ohio and other points
South and East.
With this experience behind
her Miss Houston divorced the
musical comedy field and the
David Belasco production Of Call
the Doctor" at the Empire Thea
ter In New York followed. Out
to Win" with William Fayershaln,
Whispering Wires ''The Break
ing Point. 2 The Masked Woman"
with Lowell Sherman and Helen
MacKellar; .'Spooks," a. mystery
farce with Grant Mitchell: The
Wild Westcotts" and the Marga.
ret Anglin production Of 'sElec-
ira" followed In not too rapid
succession.
During my professional ca
reef" Miss Houston said, II
have played many actress roles
on the stage and have appeared
with such stars as John Drew,
with whom, incidentally. / made
my first Broadway appearance
in Major Pendennis' with Mar.
garet Anglin. Grace George, VIII
liam FaversIann, Lowell Sher-
man and innumerahle others. vet
for some reason the association
with these great names Of the
American stage have not ere.
ated IN me any great desire
to attain stardOm myself. Per.
haps It is the Inherent lass
tude which Is d heritage OF my
Southern blood, perhaps not, hut
IN any event such Is the case
and you can possibly find some
explanation. :,
IN lin Tully's book about
Hollywood, 'Jarnagan, one of
the characters says. 1T Ii
funny thing out here, but the
extra people seem To be better
actors than the stars. II. Is
perhaps this thought which has
made Miss Houston content to
be Just y good actress
The Washington times., 1927-09-24
VERY BLONDEST
OF VAlMPS ONCE
A BOY

You can believe it or not-iust
as you choose-but Phyllis IIaver,
that blonde distraction who upset
the United states Marine Corps
IN What Price Glory" and
smashed all vamping pfecedents
in 1.-THE Way of All Flesh" made
her first pictures as a hoy.
Out OF the Mack Sennett studios
they have celluloid copies OF
those bathingl beauty comedies
made in pre-war days that win
prove it. and Phyllis herself tells
the story in an interview in Pho
toplay magazine for October.
She was is then. a $12-a-week
playmate OF Gloria Swanson.
Marie Provost, Mary Thurman
and those other stars who have
graduated from Sennett bathing
suits.
Juveniles were scarce in those
days and Sennett discovered ne
could put pants and q mustache
on me and make me a boy. she
says. played lots Of comedy
love scenes with Gloria and Marie
and Maryland got away with Il !"
Although Phyllis. young as she
is, is a veteran of the studios.
they've really just discovered her
as an actress within the past
year. For years she was a play
girl Of the comedies. before Sc
ductive blondes displaced those
sinuous brunettes in the roles of
girls men don't forget. Then
came what Price Glory, 2 and
THE Way Of All Flesh, = and the
producers who had been drawing
on every political division from
Poland to Mexico for new type
OF van1p realized they had been
passing by her every day.
Next she'll have the Roxy Hart
role in Chicago and after that
they are looking hard for roles
to fit those restless eyes and rol-
licking golden curls.
The Washington times., 1927-09-24

lie Paraqis has been completely
redecorated during the summer
and will present. q truly charm
ing picture our scouts tell US.
Modernistic color has been given
full play in the decorative scheme
planned by Mrs. Meyer Davis,
who is responsible for the smart
interior decorations in the major
ity Of the Davis resorts, Chief
feature Of the new dress of lie
Paradis is q sunset canopy of
baticed fabric in tones OF rose
ambers and aquamarine. Full
effectiveness Of the canopy will
be enhanced by the suspension
against It Of amber star lights.
While the ceiling OF the room
represents sunset, the far end OF
the room may be said to depict
night by the use of q black vel
vet curtain studded with starlike
briIliants. Colors Of the canopy
will be repeated In stronger
note In the banquettes which
are to be covered with velvet
striped IN violet. gold and sunset
rose
Dance music win be supplied
BY LIE Paradis Band, nationally
known for its art In producing
subtIy bued rhythms and gay har.
monies. In the Club Chantecler
the dance music win be of the
softly toned. but coIorful. sort
that was 50 appreciated By pa.
irons last year. a considerable
ratio Of tango numbers viii be
included III Difference To the
many members OF the Latin diplo-
matte set who favor Chantecler
as 4 dance rendezvous.
The Washington times., 1927-09-24
AT THE HAMILTON
A NEW NIGHT
CLUB
Lido nights are 10 continuel
Place Hamilton Hotel, Four.
teenth and X Streets Northwest.

Lido nights are 10 continue!
Place Hamilton Hotel, -Four.
teenth and X Streets Northwest.
Opening October i.
Patrons Of Jardin Lido. the
Joyous roof garden atop the
Arlington Hotel. are assured, so
we hear, of an intensified version
of their favorite form 81 frolic at
Club Lido, this latest entrant
into the night club field.
The Lido room, III the Ianail-
ton, was specially constructed last
spring and has never been II
public use. Large and airy, It Is
designed to represent garden at
Lido, Venice. the decorator and
electrician uniting to produce q
most realistic effect of q blue sky.
fleeced with clouds. overhead.
Subdued lights Of amber, red
and blue, are projected indirectly
against the tastily tinted walls
and ceilings, whne concealed baby
spotlights pick up fountains and
roliage-covered hooks In the Be
lasco fashion. These effects have
been worked out by the Club Lido
management IN consultation with
Colby Hartman, the art director
Of Loew's Palace Theater.
"A large dance floor occupies the
center Of the room. SO that every
table will be floor table The
celebrated Lido Band. 50 popular
with the Jardin Lido fans. has
been retained to supply it's in.
gratiating rhythms.
out.of-town entertainers will be
imported to Join forces with the
Lido favorites In the song and
fun departEnent.
The Washington times., 1927-09-24
Pooh for Advice

It was Lawrence Barrett. the
lragedIaIl. who. while talking to
Alice Fischer when she was stu.
aent at the Sargent School OF Act.
Ing IN New York advised her to
get only In the classics. 1t was
Bafrett's idea that her Roman.
esoue features were ideally mod.
eled for classical roles only. Miss
Fischer Il playing prominent
role in 'tBonitaa at Polls Theater.
for the week beginning Sunday
night.
The Washington times., 1927-09-24
Rornn,eIl Music

Rox Rommel,, conductor Of the
Rialto Orchestra. has prepared an
original score for The Cat and
the Canary" which Is the feature
this week.
The theme numbers used are
Rommell's own compositions,
while his own special arrange
nnents have been made Of nearly
all other music used.
The Washington times., 1927-09-24

Melody Is having its fun Innings
at Swanee. the Meyer Davis dance
palace under the Earle.
Mamie King. the washington
boy soprano. who registered 1 hit
At Atlantic City with TED Weepas'
Orchestra playing at Evelyn Mes
bits cabaret. has been imported to
his native heath by Manager
Wood, OF Swanee. and ID now
nightly doing his stuff III conjunc-
tion with the Swanee Syncopators.
Spacious lounges provide rest
and relaxation for those who wish
TO sit out few dances while rs.
freshments and light suppers are
obtainable IN the oraneery sitn.
ated on the right terrace over.
looking the dance floor.
The Washington times., 1927-09-24
To Put It Mildly the Week Looks Fine, Fine, Fine
A Manager Who Ha.
Practically No
Nerves

Charles w. GFis Old, man.
ager Of the huge new Roxy
Theatef IN New York, was
brought to Washington BY
Roxy to superintend the
opening Of the New Fox The.
ater here. MIR. GriswoId, 3
trained theatrical executive. Is
known as the man without
nerves" /" because Of his GOODNESS
and refusal 10 become excited.
When carpenters, plastereFs
and w0FIEnlen swarnned over
the new playhouse on the eve
Of the grand opening, while
the Orchestra tlundered IN re.
IlearsaI. and Roxy whipped
his troupe into shape with
fiery and explosive iristfue-
tions. GrisWold directed the
house force and supervised 3
Thousand and One'' details
with the ealfnness 0f d dawdler
along the Riviera.
The Washington times., 1927-09-24

With Miss Lee Morse III person
as an extra added attraction, this
week. Crandall's Metropolitan
Theater brings to It's stage FOR the
first time an artistic OF extraordi-
nary endowment and international
popularity. Miss Morse, although
slight of stature. weighing less
then 100 pounds, Is gfftetd with
rich contralto voice OF such depth
and power as to give the impress
sion ia *rs OF almost
baritone n1asculinity.
The Washington times., 1927-09-24

in sally" After playing the
juvenile lead III cup she Goes,
he found his way into the cast
Of mo, No, Nanette, :. and after
10 months with this company he
was engaged for the leading juve-
nile role ii THE Cocoanuts.'
The Washington times., 1927-09-24
New Stanley House

While Washington was recover
Ing from the excitement Of watch
Ing . new theater project this
week. the Stanley CrandalI Com
pany OF washington, Southern
unit OF the Stanley Company Of
America. last night celebrated
The Washington times., 1927-09-24
Bess Meredyth Assigned

Bess Meredyth has been as
signed TO adapt Warner Fabian's
novel, Sailors Wives III which
Mary Astor and Lloyd Hughes will
be featured under production man.
agement OF Henry Hobart.
The Washington times., 1927-09-24

'courtesy o'Brien told Vir-
ginia Valli while the Howard
Hawks company was on loca.
tion at Del Monte, cal. is
one Of the finest assets one
can have. and It Is ridicuIouslg
cheap. In fact, 1t costs noth-
Ing. All we have to do q
to cultivate better tllinking.,' z
Here. O'Brien told the mem
bers of the cast ! little story
The Washington times., 1927-09-24

formal opening Of it's new stanley
Iheater In Baltimore. The Stanley
II the latest addition to the chain
Of houses operated BY the Stanley
Crandall Company. Of which Harry
II Crandall. founder OF the thea
tere being his name In ana about
the National Capital, Is executive
vice president. 1T Is a 4,00O-seat
house.
The Washington times., 1927-09-24
Fox to Do .Balaoo'

Balaoo, d mystery play ~
Castor Lerotlx win Be produced
by Fox with Edmund Lowe and
June Collyer IA leading roles.
The Washington times., 1927-09-24
Snaps Her Fingers at
Stardon1

This strange tale Of heater believe Il or not
Ripley it and here follows the chronicle
who has played with stars and yet has desire be
elevated to that position herself Meet Jane Houston
ing Charles l. Wagners production Sprngboard
which Madge Kennedy starring the National beginning
The Washington times., 1927-09-24
lie Paradis Season
Opens Tuesday

Two Of the star events Of the fall win
occur Tuesday Wednesday evenings
Paras the Club Chantecer will stage their formal openings
Le Parads viii Tuesday evening" September 2
2S.
The Washington times., 1927-09-24
Via the Campus He
Landed Thus

John Barker supplies the musical
play Of the Golden West which the Messrs Shuher association
with L Lawrence Weber viii at Polls beginning tomorrow
native Of Grard, He studied singing
gold his accomplishments
The Washington times., 1927-09-24
Read This; Don I Grin
And Win d Prize

George OBrn Fox star who Prince Michael III aid
Love- the film version original story by Harry Carr now
playing at the Fox eaer strong believer IL the efficacy 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-22
HEBREW TRADES
ASK COURTS TO
DESTROY union
Grocery Clerks Target
of Injunctions

A drastic injunction prohibiting the
Retail Grocery and Dairy Clerks
Union from functioning as a labor
union is demanded by the United He
brew Trades.
A temporary injunction was served
yesterday on 1. Wasserman, secretary
of the union, which prohibits the or
ganization from calling union meet
ings, carrying on ordinary office de-
tails or calling itself by its rightful
name.
A petition for a permanent injunc-
ton will be argued today at 10 a. m.
in the Brooklyn supreme court be-
fore Justice Richard May. He issued
the temporary injunction yesterday.
Signed By Feinstein.
The United Hebrew Trades request
for the injunction is signed by Morris
Feinstein, secretary Of the United
Hebrew Trades, and Samuel Heller
and H. Rilbner, officials of the right
wing dual clerks union. According
to Wasserman the right wing organ
ization has eight members in addi-
tion to its two officials.
Two other injunction cases, spon-
sored by the right wing, are dock
eted for the Bronx County court this
morning. These injunctions would
prohibit the union from picketing the
Kimberg grocery, 294 Cypress Ave,
and the Herzog store, 521 E. 18TH
st. Strikes were called in both stores
several months ago.
Assemblyman Henry o. Kahn is
the unions attorney in both the
Brooklyn and Bronx cases.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-22
Signlan Libel Suit
Re-opens Today In
n. Y. Police Court

The criminal libel suit instituted BY
Morris Sigman, president Of the In
ternational Ladies' Carmen Workers
Union, against The Jewish Daily
Fieiheit, Communist newspaper, and
Unity, organ Of the left wing in the
needle trades, will be resumed at 2
p. m. today in the Jefferson Market
Court, Sixth Ave. and Ninth St., be-
fore Magistrate Louis B. Brodsky.
Sigman has brought the two mill
tant newspapers to court TO accuse
them of libeling himself and wife in
connection with his amusement park
at Storm Lake, la.
This mornings session will be the
fifth held. At previous sessions Jo-
seph r. Brodsky and Louis B. Bou-
din, counsel for the defense, showed
that Sigman employed non-union la
Dor at the amusement park and that
he has acted as a strike-breaker
against the left wing in the Inter
national Ladies' Garment Workers
Union. Samuel Markewich, former
assistant district attorney, is Sig
mans lawyer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-22
International Labor Defense
Pledges Fullest Support to
Colorado Miners Struggle

Speaking of the killing and
wounding Of unarmed strikers in
the northern Colorado coal fields,
James P. Cannon, secretary of the
International La bor Defense
stated to a DAILY WORKER rep
representative yesterday.
"This incident should arouse the
entire labor movement to the tre-
mendous Importance of the Colo
RADIO strike and the necessity of
nationwide support for the min
ers. The International Labor De-
fense is one hundred per cent on
the side of the workers in this
fight. We have been sending funds
to assist in their struggle and in
tend continuing to do so in order
to strengthen the battle lines and
aid in their defense"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-22
COOLIDGE DENIES
HELP TO miners
ABUSED BY COPS
A.F.L. Issues Appeal to
Unions for Relief

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 21.--
A delegation of union heads, led by
Presidents Green of the A. n. of L.
and Lewis of the United Mine Work
ers of America, were told by Presi-
dent Coolidge that he could do moth
ing to prevent the use of coal and
iron police to break the miners
strike, and that an investigation of
the misuse of injunctions was also
out of his jurisdiction.
Crawling Doesn't Help.
This rebuff was given the commit
tee representing the conference Of
American Federation of Labor chiefs,
in spite of the almost cringing ter
minology of the resolution they
passed, empowering and appointing
the committee to visit Coolidge.
The president suggested that he
could give his good offices to delega-
tions of miners or operators, not ad-
visably joint conference. He again
lamented the fact that he did not have
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-22
MAY HAVE TO co
over SIDDONS
TO REACH JUROR
Teapot DomeJudgeDoes
Not Bother Kidwell

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 21.-
A move to institute contempt pro-
ceeding against the juror Kidwell in
the Fall Sinclair trial for conspiring
to steal Teapot Dome oil fields from
the government by the district attor-
ney's office, in another court than
that of Justice Siddons, was limited
today. Siddons, the trial judge in the
conspiracy case has been acting very
curiously about the whole affair,
since declaring the whole case mis-
trial, elimination towards which the
Burns Detective Agency reports made
public show the defense was also
working.
Seems to Be For Defense.
Siddons' recent attempt to place
District Attorney Peyton Gordon on
a committee to investigate whether
cont mpt proceedings could be
brought was denounced by the latter
in hot letter in which he accused
the judge of trying to put him in an
equivocal position.
Siddons' failure to move against
Kidwell when the latter boasted that
he found Sinclair ga very democratic
gentleman" and that he would get
"an auto as long as this block" out of
the trial, has aroused much comment
here.
Fish Scurries to Cover.
Representative Hamilton Fish of
New York has retracted his accusa-
tions against Doheny, millionaire oil
man whose contract was revoked on
the grounds of fraud by the U. S.
supreme court recently.
Doheny was tried along with Fall
recently, for bribing Fall, but was
acquitted under suspicious circum-
stances, and Fish was reported as
having accused Doheny of tampering
with the jury.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-22
SENTENCE Head
OF UNEMpL. L.OyED
COUNCIL TO JAIL
Cleveland Judge Cares
Nothing About Hungry

CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 21.-Joe
Judson, leader of the Cleveland I'm
employed Council, was sentenced Fri
day to 80 days at the Warrensville
Workhouse, on a framed up vagrancy
charge.
Judson's trial followed his arrest at
the office of the Unemployed Council
last Monday. At this time new
charges were placed against him and
he was arrested without the formality
of a warrant. He was held incom-
municado until late the next day when
the charge of vagrancy was placed
against him and he was released on
$500 bail.
No Vagrant.
Judson presented, thru his attorney,
in the city for the past three years
and that most of this time he had
worked for one employer where his
record was excellent. No attempt was
made by the prosecution to disprove
this evidence. Thruout the trial the
prosecuting attorney and Judge Bell
raised the fred" bogey.
The case is palpably frame-up
pure and simple to deprive the Unem-
ployed Council of its leader as first
step to break up the organization,
which has caused the staid city IA
theirs in the city council some uncasi-
ness thru its repeated and aggressive
demands that the city government
take action to relieve the unenploy-
ment situation.
The Unemployed Council has an
nounced that an immediate appeal
will be made. Judson is out under
$500 bond pending the appeal.