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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
PALACE BENEFIT
FOR FLOOD
REFUGEES

Friday night, May 6, starting at
1880 p. M, after the regular per.
Torrance at Loew's Palace, will be
held a gigantic benefit show in aid
Of the Mississippi flood sufferers.
Marcus Loew. owner OF the Palace
and Columbia theaters in Wash.
ington, has instructed his repre.
sentatives to stage a benefit per.
Torrance and turn over to the
local chapter of the American Red
Cross the entire proceeds.
On this occasion the feature
screen attraction viii be Rock
les" featuring Karl Dane and
George X. Arthur, a new comedy
team. Rockies Is said to be one
OF the worlds funniest comedies,
and was especially. chosen for
showing at this benefit. The
stage attractions include Frank
Silver, composer OF Eyes, We Have
No Bananas, and his orchestra:
Sid Cary, 1.-The jazz song Caruso2'
and other guest artists. Frank
Silver will act as master Of cere-
monies. -"
The general admission to an
parts Of the house will be 81, with
the exception OF the boxes and
loges. which are priced at 50.
Tickets can now be purchased from
ladies Of the Red Cross at the Pal.
ace or Columbia.
The entire house staff OF both
the Palace and Columbia are do
mating their services to make this
performance a success.
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MFARLANE new
NAT PLAYERS
LEAD

The new leading man of the
National Players, who begin their
third summer season next Mon.
day night. Is John MacFarIane.
He will be remembered as hav.
ing succeeded Minor Watson a..
lead for the players during their
first season. The impression ne
made with patrons was sufficient
to call for his return.
Mr.. MacFarlane is tail and
dark and rather broad. Leona
Powers, new leading lady, 10
small, slender and very much
Titan. The contrast at once
asserts itself as an attractive
one.
The new company has been re.
hearsing Laff That OFF, for the
last week at WalIack's TFeater
in New York under Clifford
Brooke. The troupe win arrive
in town Thursday to complete
rehearsaIs on the National stage.
An entire car on the Congress.
sional Limited has been reserved
so that rehearsals can continue
enroute, such a ltaskmaster being
Mr.. Brooke. On Friday and Sat.
urday nights, the players viii be
guests Of Eva LIE Gallienne AZ
THE Master Builder and Cradle
Song"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04

Oscar. be it known, derived q
comfortable living from putting on
. shine 'eEn up" act over at the
studios, and had q position Of.
intimacy with great stars. pro-
duction executives, and directors
which might be envied by many 4
gentlemenspreferred blonde with
picture aspirations. Suddenly
Oscar found himself without Wis.
ibie means OF support--save his
feet. What to do-what to do.
Now It seems that once upon
time some one advised young
men to 90 West. And somewhere
in the inner recesses OF Oscars
worried brain rang another
slogan westward the course Of
empire" There seemed to be
signs. Maybe Oscar crossed 4
gypsy's palm with silver. Maybe
not. In any event, he took q
notch in his belt, and quoting
Emperor Jones' whispered:
Feet don't fail me now" Then
he departed on the great adven.
ture--Hollywood.
Now q brief dispatch tells the
story. Oscar Smith, colored
bootblack of Paramount here and
in New York. who returned here
when Long Island studios closed,
has been cast in big featured
role in Richard Dix's new Para.
mount picture titled, Dynamite. ;"
Apparently Oscar has arrived
both ways.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04

For the traditionally villainous
''Legree" got his. just dues in an
unexpected way, and Rosetta and
Vivian Duncan for time thought
they would have to sign another
member Of the cast and start the
comedy over again.
Del Lord was directing 10.
setta, the George Selby" Of the
feature, in q fight scene. Gowland
and Aster, q former European
screen star who makes his Amer.
lean debut In ''Topsy and Eva"
were engaged in +, a fist fight.
"Topsy" was supposed to maneu-
Yer into the battle and crack
"Lekree" over the head with q
chunk of prop" fire wood.
The scene was rehearsed, Direc-
tor Lord yelled "camera! and
the fight began. Gowland ana AS.
tor EXCHANGED punches. per in.
struction, "Topsy'' dashed into
the fray. and--"W ham!'' Rosetta
swung with all her might, and
down went Gowland like a .felIed
OK. Fine. exclaimed Lord. Cow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04

Don't screen comedians say the
funniest things!" laughed . mem
Der of the audience at q recent
pre-view of Turkish Delight,
Irwin S. cobb's first original screen
story. which Paul Sloane directed.
"And the sad part is the tragic
hours we title Writers spend
thinking mp funny things for
them to say!' muttered John
Kraft, who supplied the titles
for this picture.
Designed for hunting large game
fish, a new gun loaded with 8
blank cartridge fires a harpoor
attached to a long line. at the
end Of which is a float.
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incidentally, he did with great
REPETITION and establishment for
many years thereafter.
.The Life Of Steve Brodie" IL
merely the working title of the
picture which First National plans
to n1ese with Charlie Murray in
the bridge. jumping role. The final
title has not as yet been fixed,
but a. Brodie's name has come to
be part Of the English--or at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04

least Amercian--language, It win
doubtless be retained for the mar.
quise lights.
The oldtimers may now renew
the much mooted question as to
whether or no steve really made
the historic jump or whether he
was slzilfully handled by some I'M
sung predecessor Of Wells Hawks,
the big bailyhoo man from the
Greatest Show on Earth
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land lay stretched on the floor.
Get up. Gibson. and we'n do the
scene just once more for pre-
caution" said Lord. But lie.
gree" remained stationary.
Then the truth came out. A
property man had placed 4 real
stick OF wood instead OF q paper
bludgeon. where "Topsy" picked
up her weapon and the blow near.
" cracked Gowland's skull. A
first aid crew worked on "Le.
gree" for 10 minutes before he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
Better Than Ever

Monte Cristo." being revived
throughout the country, is prov
ank a box office sensation. In
Philadelphia, recently. in a
theater with a seating capacity
Of 2,40O it hung up what prob
ably is . world record for this
size theater by playing to more
than $4,000 Ia six DAVIS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
AN INCLINATION
BY THE FILMS
FOR COMEDY

PALACE-"Casey at the Bat"
with Wallace Berry will hit the
Palace screen for the new week
and something approaching gales
of laughter is anticipated. On the
stage will be heard Hal Kemp
and His Boys, melodists. with
George Lyons, karpist and the
tango experts, Sebastian End
Nord. Based on the poem about
Americas favorite baseball player,
Casey broadly burlesques the
poem to the extent, even, of hav.
ing the bush-leaGuer knock out a
home run while holding a stein OF
beer in one hand. He becomes
the toast of the hour, but why
go further? Ford Sterling. Zasu
Pitts and Sterling Holloway are in
support. Shorter film features will
include international Newsreel and
a comedy.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will
hold the fort at CrandalI's Metro
politan next week, when sgd
Chaplin will be seen in .'The Bet.
ter Ole" Bruce Bairnsfather's
humorous caricature OF life at the
British front This subject did Is
weeks in New York at a top
scale of prices and that means
more to the bargain hunter than
a description Of what it's all
about. Suffice 1t to say that War.
ner Brothers have captured the
spirit of the famous ALI and Bill
cartoons of the war era. Vita
phone viii completely accompany
this picture. the second complete
accompaniment since its installa-
ton here, Don Juan" being the
first. An additional Vita novelty
will introduce the RolIickers,
male quartet, in a clubroom scene.
and George Jessel, star OF "The
Jazz. Singers" will be seen and
heard in a series Of Irving Ber-
lin ballads. Shorter films viii
round out.
COLUMBIA-"Rookies,h a Tea.
ture length comedy with Karl
Dane and George K. Arthur, comes
to the Columbia for the new
week. Marcelline Day has the
lead feminine role. The story il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
"OIR GANG GETS
UNDER WAY AT
NATIONAL

NATIONALl-when three young
men adopt a Ijkable. vivacious
actress who Is down on her
luck things are bound to hap.
pen. So they do In "Laff That
Off," the farce. which the Ma,
tional Players Will open their.
summer season with at the Ma
tional Theater next Monday night.
@Laff That Off" concerns three
young fellows, two reporters and
an actor. Their offer OF food
and shelter to a stranded young
thing brings complications but
these are obviated by their
pledges not to make love TO her.
Immediately each goes back on
his promise. but the world war
in addition to saving democracy,
saves the young lady from big.
amous connections. What hap.
pened in the end should be seen
and not read.
Leona Powers and John Mac
Farlane will carry the leads
with the full strength OF the
new company seen in varied
parts.
4
KEITH's - That klng.pin OF
vaudeville testers, win Mahoney
tops the new bill ct Keith's COM
mencing Monday. "Why Be Sc
rious?" asks Mahoney, and when
you see his falls and grimaces.
you'll answer, s'Why?~ your.
self. Hackett and Delmar In their
annual revue, "Luxuries," viii be
the featured act. There are about
a dozen dancers and singers in
this number. Sidney Marion and
Gene Ford will be heard in "Di-
vertissernents. Others include
Johnny Hyam in Franks With
Webster" George and Jack Dof.
and his piano hounds. with George
LaRowes the Three Strolling Play.
ers and an art novelty, Color
Poems.
EARLE Vincent Lopez and his
noted Casa Lopez Orchestra win
headline in person the incoming
Earle Theater bill. The added at.
traction win be supplied BY Joe
Keno and Rosie Green Ia "A
Hilarious Hodge Podge." Other
inclusions In the vaudeville depart
Tnent will bring Jackie Collier and
Sister In a dance offering; Carol
Racine and Dorothea Ray in
Cooks Tour; Tommy Reilly in
The Wife Hunter" love episode
expressed in song and dance, and
Cleveland and Downey in satire
on the present. The film feature
will be Love EN- and Leave EN-"
with Evelyn Brent and Lawrence
Gray. Shorter films and house
features also.
STRAND-The Strands musical
comedy for the new week, begin
ming with Saturday matinee Of this
week, will be World Dancers, Z"
with the Strand Players headed by
Irwin B. Hamp. The beauty chorus
will be led by Mary Deery and
Tereta Sheaffer. The screen pre-,
sentation will be a first showing
of Down the Stretch starring
Marion Nixon and Robert Agnew,
and in support Otis Harlan, Vir-
GINA True Broadmah and Ward
Crane.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
Shifts Obiectiye

When Virginia Bradford came to
Hollywood from Memphis. Tenn.
it was only 10 write about motion
pictures.
Now, however, she has become q
very definite part Of them. For
Cecil B. DeMiIle has placed her
under a five-year contract and
assigned her to the featured femi.
nine role in 1.-THE Country Doc.
tor" which Rupert Julian is di.
recting at the DeMilIe studio.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
Locandiera Tonight

Tonight, at the National, Eva
LeGallienne and her Civic Roper
tory company viii offer, for one
performance only" La Locandiera"
(The Mistress of the linn with the
following cast.
Sayre Crawley, Paul Leyssac,
Robert F. Ross, Egon Brecher,
Miss lie Gallienne. Barlow Bor-
land, Josephine Hutchinson and
Beatrice De Neergaard. The play
Is laid in Italy in the eighteenth
Gentry and is in three acts and
seven scenes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
Strands Films

The Strands schedule of screen
bookings for May IS as follows:
s'slide. Kelly. Side" with william
Haines and sally osNeil; eThe
Broken Gate" with Dorothy Phil.
lips and william Collier, IT.;
Down the Stretch" with Marion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
LA Locandiera" Tonight

Rated among the first OF the
best plays Of the New York sea-
son by Prof. William Lyon Phelps
Of Yale, are Cradle Song and
La Locandiera," both Of which.
together with Master Builder
gre being presented here by the
New York Civic Repertory Theater
with Eva lie Caffeine, at the
National Theater, tonight only,
la Locandiera (''The Mistress Of
the Inn'O will be offered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
To Act and Direct

"Shanghaied" Is the intriguing
title under which Ralph Ince's
next production for F. B. o. win
be released. Incs will star in and
direct the picture which viii be
going into production shortly. The
remainder Of the cast has not as
vet been selected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04

Nixon and Robert Agnew: Norma
Shearer in ''The Demi- Bride;
THE Cheaters." with Pat o'Mal.
ley and Helen Ferguson: Quick
sands,n with Richard Dix.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
FINALLY. MR.. LEGREE
GETS "T1IS'N''

Millions who have Missed Simon Legree" the stage would
have experienced the thrill Of lifetime they had nessad
shap which occurred during the filming of the Duncan sister
first United Artists picture, "Topsy and Evao - 12
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04

A new shitching attachment for
service cars keeps disabled auto.
mobile that il being towed in line
and permits higher speed than
usual to be made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
SHOE MANICURE ONCE:
NOW AN ACTOR

When the Long Island Paramount studios down and all
the Famous Players and
hegira to Hollywood, Oscar Smith what might termed
n
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04

an amusing one of life in a citi.
zens military camp during the
war and finds a hard-boiled SER
geant and a scrubby buck private
IN loye with the same girl. An
authentic background Of life in
the camps is given though no at
tempt has, been made to make 4
serious war picture. Comedy
dominates. Shorter features win
round out.
RIALTO-Belle Bennett, rapidly
becoming one Of our best screen
emoters, has the featured role In
The Fourth Comma ndment. -
opening Saturday at the Rialto.
Another figure in the picture well
known Tor her Tnother-types is
Mary Carr. The balance of the
support includes June Marlowe,
Robert Agnew, Henry Victor.
Kathleen Myers ana others. Ap.
propriately enough this picture.
dealing with the parental command.
nient. comes on Mothers Day and
that 1t contains food for thought.
on not only this. but on other
days. is indicated by the plot
which sketches the trials Of a
struggling father and an indis.
Greet wife. On the stage will be
seen Lou Zoeller, song writer, and
Janet Bodwell. billed as the worlds
smallest prirna donna. Rox Rom.
Inells music ana shorter reels
will round out.
LITTLE-A remarkable drama
based on the life Of Rodin. the
famous sculptor, comes to the
Little eater NEXT week.
Chained" one OF the latest of
the UFA productions, is described
az q story whose honesty and
beauty make it unique. A two.
reel scenic in colors of the North.
ern. Lights and the Polar seas and
Viii Rogers comedy are also on
the programs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
STEVE BRODIE'S JUMP
FOR MOVIES

According information big First National studios
Burbank the next celebrity to reach the silver viii beons
other than the picturesque Bowery bartender who literally leapd
to fame when he took high dive from the Brooklyn Bridge
the icy waters Of the East Reand lived tel ths Which
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-06
Real Life Stories That
EaSCinatc and Thrill

NIHAT is more fascinating, more thrill.
w ing, than the adventure and romance
Of real life? In world that is full Of living
drama-dramas Of love and hate, of tempta,
ton and error, Of struggle, defeat, triumph
and tragedy-what could be more gripping,
more powerfully moving. than the frank
records of human experience?
Every month in True Story Magazine,
men and women from every walk of life
raise the curtain Of secrecy that shrouds
their souls and reveal experiences more
startling and strange than ever came from
6ctionist's pen. Month after month men
and women who have challenged life, who
have passed through its fires. Bare the most
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-06
g BOATS BUILT
At BIC Loss
b. InternatIonal News servIee

BY international News Service
LONDON, July s.-In completing
their latest ship the Arandora. and
eight other vessels at a cost of
$1,000. 900 the Blue Star Line have
sacrificed $4,000 in order to keep
the work within Britain.
When the tenders were given out,
the coal strike was just looming
on the horizon. and every British
offer was In excess of. that Of for.
eign competitors. But rather than
let the work go out of the coun.
try. Lord Wesley. chairman Of the
line. determined to accept the low.
est British tender.
The Blue Star has now put five
liners into commission in five
months-which is believed to be a
record. The Arandora has been
specially designed for luxurious ira.
vel in South America. Her dis.
placement Is 10000 tons and she
has first-class accommodations for
$50 persons. BY being built in
Britain. the Arandora gave EN-.
ployment to 10000 workmen for
two years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-06

(Above)-"MY HEART
SEEMED TO STAND
STTLL"-A rebel against
authority since her high
chooI days, Bsrnfcs
laughed scoTnfulIy when
warned against Edgar
Reeves. Thrilled and daf-
tered by ais attentions, she
encouraged him. Her story,
The Charming Stranger, "
tells what happened as .
result. (AuEust True Story
Mafasine.)
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amusing the afternoon bridge parties. the cga,
rettes and cocktails, the modern wives" she met,
with their daringly advanced ideas Of marriage.
AS for their fascinating idle male companions
Oh, well, it was all in fun. And the furtive Sc
cretiveness of it all-that was part of the thrill
So it was that while Peter plodded steadily on,
ward and upward in business, little dreaming of
the sinister evil that menaced his happiness and
his home, Laura one day met David Macleery.
Suave, handsome. unscrupulously clever, he was
wonderfully attractive to women. IF only Laura
had listened to the sharp warnings of her instinct.
what suffering, what horror, shemighthaveescaped
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-06
find so they were married.

Never were boy and girl more foolshly happy.
Perfectly mated, gloriously in love, Peter and
Laura seemed to have captured in one golden
moment the richest gifts that the gods Of romance
can bestow.
True, Peter had just begun to climb in the
world: their home was modest; their pleasures,
like their friends. were of simple, wholesome sort
But they had each other. Then Junior came
What could Fortune add to such happiness?
1t was not till Peter was promoted and pros,
perity smiled that Laura began to undergo curl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-06

intimate secrets Of their hearts in this great
publication.
1t is stories like these that grip the mag,
nation, tug at the heartstrings and paint
convincing picture Of life. It is such stories
that show US men and women as they really
are, with all their strengths and weaknesses,
their aspirations and their sorrows, their
capacities for courage, self>sacri6ce and de-
votion in the faceof the most desperate odds.
In the August issue, for example, there
are seventeen powerfully dramatic features
none Of which you can afford to miss.
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price only quarter. Get your copy today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-06

But once caught in the
titanic whirlpool of her
own mad folly. she
seemed utterly lost.
Swiftly, irresistibly. the
treacherous current of
events swept her along,
the helpless victim of a
Fate that plays no
favorites.
The story of Laura's thrill
ing. heartrending experience
appears with sixteen other alb,
sorbing features in August
True Story Magazine. Its title,
my Wild Ride gives not
even the faintest conception
Of the astounding. breath,tak>
ing nature of this great epic
narrative. You will want to
follow Laura s startling career
from the moment Of her mar.
rage onward. So don't miss
the August issue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-06

n HEARD A CRY OF
WARNING - David's arms
reLaxed and I slid to fhs
floor. Then I saw Peter
sfandfnS in fI1e doorway,
his eyes flashing, his fsts
clenched, his face drained
of every drop Of blood. Ny
heart fToSe with terror. The
nexf ulon7onf-
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-G@@y@l.

{ Rikht) -"PLL MARRY
HIM TOMORROW" che
snarIed. From akar, the
filter Of Broadway's MIGHT
life held . epRfkIinG lure.
She had yet TO learn how
The Great White Way
keasfs on tfusfin6 inno-
cencS. The revelations in
The City Of Destruction"
Au6usf TFus Story, will
startIs you.
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Gus change. Discomfort
seized her. She longed for
the gayer life of the social
centers-a high>powered
car, clothes, servants, a
beautiful home. And be-
cause he loved her, Peter
yielded. Soon they were
installed in a fashionable
neighborhood where
Laura quickly became
popular in the fast young
married set.
Then, for Laura. life
really began. AT first it
all seemed so innocently
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-06

(Rifht)-"HE FELL AT MY
FEET"-She loved him better
than life itseH- but the code
of the hills declared that a 6irI
must marry "wifllin the clan"
Still she would not Give him
up - In spite Of the terrible
danger TO the man she loved.
(S0o "Pride of the HiIIs,"
Au6usE True StoEy.l