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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20
Metropolitan Opera
Prospects Look Bright
For National Capital
WITH the coming Washington en-

WITH the coming Washington en-
gagement of the Metropolitan
Grand Opera Co. still almost five
weeks off. approximately IS per cent
II the amount necessary to insure
the complete financial success has
already been received in orders for
boxes and seats, according to an
nouncement yesterday by Mrs. Will
son-Greene, under whose local man
agement the Metropolitan will make
its first appearance here in Is years.
This response Of the Washington
public Is particularly gratifying. it
appears. in view of the fact that de-
tails of the operas to be given here
on April % and 20 were only made
public last Sunday.
The financial responsibility involved
IN bringing an organization like the
Metropolitan Grand Opera Co. is
heavy one. involving as it does the
presentation of a series Of operas
with such stars as Galli.Curci. Lu
crezia Bori, Beniamino Gigli. Rosa
.Ponselle, Edward Johnston. Giovanni
Martinelli and others. Any one of
these stars. 1t Is pointed out, would
be an expensive concert attraction,
whereas the Metropolitan season now
in prospect will offer Galli-Curci, Gigli,
De Luca and other celebrities all in
the same opening performance--'La
Traviata"-with Lucrezia Bori, Ed
ward Johnston. Lawrence Tibbett
Florence Easton, Armand Tokatyan
and others in a double opera program,
La Boheme" and "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" for the second performance
The same applies to the third per-
formance, on Saturday evening, April
20, when Rosa Ponselle, who packed
the 3,000-seat Lyric Theater in Balti-
more in a concert this season, will ap-
pear with Martinelli, Jeanne Gordon
and others.
The work of underwriting the finan-
cial expenses OF such a series of
opera performances alone constitutes
hugh task. There is little likelihood,
1t is pointed out. Of the slightest deficit
to be shouldered in connection with
the Forthcoming performances of the
not only because of the
brilliance of the stars and Metropon.
tan setting, but also because of the |
phenomenal interest that has greeted |
the bare preliminary announcements |
Of the opera.
The capacity of the Washington |
auditorium. where the Metropolitan |!
season will be held, should prove |
ample, even when it's d. A. r. time |
q Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20
Paints His Own Signs.

THERE is one town in the State of
Washington that may never see
the screen version Of THE Rejuyena-
ton OF Aunt Mary"
According to a story that has just
come to light, a Aim salesman re-
cetved an emphatic refusal when he
attempted to get the exhibitor in this
certain town to sign for THE Re.
Juvenation of Aunt Mary"
The salesman impressed upon his
prospective buyer the fact that it was
a screen version Of one of America s
most famous stage plays and that
May Robson would play the same role
In the picture that she portrayed be.
hind the footlights.
What's the matter with that
picture?" he asked. Its going to be
a. knock -out.'
II don't want it, insisted the ex-
hibitor. II paint my own signs. and
the title Is t. Long,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20
Our Gangs" Appeal.
WHEN Hal Roach conceived

= WHEN Hal Roach conceived tn,
idea OF Our Gang" a group O
children, to exploit the human interes
or childhood for juvenile and grown.u,
audiences alike, he wasn't so perfect,
'sure of 1t. He felt certain that thu
series would be good for six two-reel
ers; perhaps. with unusual success, /:
might pay.
q Recently the sixtieth Our Gang
picture. Love NV Dog" ending the
first five years of the history of "Our
Gang" was completed by Robert Nc,
Gowa1, and in its first pre-release
showing in Los Angeles, it is said
Justihed In reviews and publicity the
producers claim that it was the best
Gang opus up to date and one of
the best comedies ever made.
Hal Roach believes that the one un.
failing appeal Of Our Gang" come
dies lies in their humanness and the
fact that the public enjoys watching
group Of children grow up, changing
In tooth or freckle in every pic
rure, growing a little taller or little
wider as every new story comes to the
local screen.
1t is in this gradual transition of
napynood into childhood and childhood
into youth, with old faces slowly fad.
ing out before the onslaught of newer.
younger rough.neck wonders that the
real. undying appeal Of Our Gang"
lies.
The public might little note nor
long remember" that Mickey Daniels.
Mary Kornman, Johnny Downs and
sunshine Sammy are no longer In the
Gang"
But Farina, the ebony prodigy: Joe
Frank Cobb. the heavy weight champ
or childhood comics: Jackie Condor.
the boy who combs his hair with an
egg-beater: Jay r. Smith possessor
or 1913 more freckles than Mickey,
and Scooter Lowry, the toughest
kid who ever left New York, are still
favorites with the public and rule the
Gang" destinies today.
This is not to speak of Jean Darl-
ing. new little blonde girl of A, who
has been selected after a year of
search to fill the place left vacant by
Mary Kornman, and Mango. other
wise jamie Hoskins, Farina's baby
sister, possessor Of 1.-The brightest
smile In the movies" These two are
too new to have gained the world wide
favor to which eventually they seem
destined.
AS time goes on the studio picks up
an average Of one new child every
three months for training and pro-
spective fame. One out Of four of these
children make good. Each one, chosen
at the average age Of or 6, has six
years service ahead of him in the
Gang" hence the Gang" may be
kept in favor indefinitely with over
tapping tides of favor and popularity
for each youngster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20
New York S Own Picture

GRADUALLY. the motion picture
~ screen is telling Americans at
large the story of America s great
cities.
THE Show-Off.'' from George
Keliy's play, was as intimately Phila-
delphian as scrappple and the Schuyl-
kill. Ever and anon. Washington
crashes into the movie spotlight,
while Los Angeles is perhaps the best
screen advertised city in the world.
New York has never been exactly
overlooked by the movie makers, but
now it is TO be regloritied in the Para
mount bearing the title, New York,
which comes to the Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

screen this afternoon All the vi
brant, rushing Complexity of exist
enCe that marks the greatest city in
America is said to have been caught
in g,amourous ViStas by the camera in
this dramatic romance of Manhattan
Luther Reed, former New York
newspaper reporter, was its director
and is said 10 have given what f-ac-
tically amounts To a sightseeing tour
81 the metropolis. with melodra-
matte and romantic theme Typical
Gotham scenes such as Times Square
on a rainy night, moonlight ON the
East River. the Woodwork Building
towering over lower Manhattan. the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

"OF all that has been written and
| " will be written about the
| Roxy, let this be said: No fuller
appreciation of the majesty. the
beauty and the magnificence of that
| theater can be cleaned from, {,
printed description" This is what
the editor of Film Daily, the Movie
Bradstreet, says Of Roxy's new New
York picture cathedral, as they cali It,
| The poor movie, relieved of the
danger Of censorship. now that Con-
eress has gone home, is beginning
| to worry about daylight-saving.
Iva de Putt. it appears. has now
| been signed by Universal for the lead
| in "He Who Knew Women" with
| Ivan Moskine in the leading male
| role.
| The German board of censors has
! commended the French picture Les
| Miserab les" and has lifted the regu-
| lar levy tax In order that the children
| may be able to see the picture hold
Ting ii to be educational.
In France the scenario writer's are
asking a law enabling them to share
in the box-office receipts.
Now the demand is for great
writer's of titles, it being recognized
that titles have saved many crow
picture.
Universal has bought the screen
rights to Leroy SCOTS play, mo:
10 Washington Square,. to CONVEX,
into IAN all-star Universal-JeweI
next season.
II appears that the funny pictures
are showing tendency to pc
naughty and Film Daily, the movie
trade paper. calls for halt.
The proprietor and manager Of the
New York Plaza has obtained per-
manent Injunction against local OPP
orators and musicians who sought
to picket his house.
The Prince of Wales, it is said, Is
TO appear In Remembrance, a BRIT
ish war film, sponsored by the
British Legion.
The Lincoln Theater in this city,
a is renorted. has been taken over
from the Stanley Crandall Company
NV the Howard management, with A.
= I,ichtman in charge and Charles
H Deane as resident manager
Monta Bell is to direct his own pic
ture, People" starring Jonn III
bert, as the first under his new con
tract with Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Colleen Moore is to be a little stu
dent If an exclusive Eastern nnlsn-
ing school In Naughty but Nice. II
is said to be something entirely on,
ferent to anything she has played
before.
And now the Famous Players-Las
Wv Corporation wants to change It's
name to the Paramount Famous
Players.Lasky Corporation, as tnoush
ali the world did not already know
that Paramount and Famous Piay-
ers. Lasky were the same. why strihe
out the explanation!
Ar conference recently in Mil
waukee, attended by members or the
state Exhibitors Association. 1t was
soIemnly decided that a paid censor
10 not needed out there, where the
neopIe are competent to decide II
picture Is good or bad.
More than $1,000 people paid
$50 600 last Saturday and Sunday TO
get into Roxy's new New York thea
ter. 1t Is said to be a world record.
The great.great.grandson Of Alex.
ander Hamilton Is to link up with
less Smith Productions, Inc, to MIN
a story Of Colonial days centering
around the life OF Hamilton ana ms
"a noous duel with Aaron Burr.
Buster Keaton has been given a
commission as captain in the Oregon
National Guard for his work in aid
ing, recruiting and fighting forest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20
Skirt a Block Long.
CKIRTS are getting longer.

SKIRTS are getting longer. One of
the newest is q block long.
Travis Banton. motion picture fash
ion expert. has just designed for
, Esther Ralston. Paramount star, n
dress whose making required 112
yards of tulle. which is 336 feet, or
approximately the length Of the aver
age city block.
The gown is pink, with a tight
bodice of pink satin. The skirt is of
fare pattern, reaching to the knees.
Banton calls 1t 1.-THE gardenia gown"
and Miss Ralston wears II in her first
starring picture, Fashions for WON.
en-" directed by Dorothy Arzner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

nursemaiis ard babies In Central
Park Zoo. Orchard streets teeming
pushcart market. the lovers atop the
Fifth Avenue busses. the Washington
Square Arch, the Metropolitan Muse
um and upper Fifth Avenue. the
Plaza Hotel. where the Happier ren-
devious: the Brooklyn Bridge. fhs
lower Manhattan skyline and Other
intimate glimpses of New Work arc
shown in the picture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

Donald Keith. motion picture iuye.
nile. after participating i'm Is screen
marriages. decided To inject some real
ism into the ceremony. and was MAJ.
ried recently in Hollywood To Kathryn
SpicuZzam, a 2l-year.old Los Angeles
girl The bride never has acted in
pictures nor seen her husband on tho
screen. - ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

other day under the Gaelic equivalent
of his name, which Is Liam Mac.
Ruadhri."
May McAvoy's next picture for
Warner Bros. will be Irish Hearts,"
based on story by Walter Morosco.
Howard Bretherton has been signed
to a long-term contract by the War
ner Brothers because of his excellent
direction of Hills of Kentucky"
James T. Donahue, who prepared
the scenarios for What Price Glory"
1.-TWO Arabian Nights" and Cheating
Cheaters," has been signed by Warner
Bros, to write the script for Dolores
Costellos next production, "rhe Heart
of Maryland" based on the famous
David Belasco stage play. Alan Cros-
land is to direct.
portable motion picture camera
was presented by the Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer studios to Brig. Gen. Smedley
d. Butler just prior to his sailing for
China to take command of the Marine
forces there. The general supervised
many of the scenes of Tell 1t to the
Marines" which is still a sellout in
New York.
The birth of new co-starring com.
edy team is announced by Metro Gold
wyn- Mayer In behalf of the two part
ners, who are Aileen Pringle and Lew
Cody They will be paired for the first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20
time in an original farce comedy called
His Brother From Brazil" and will
be directed by Robert z. Leonard

Gilda Gray is going to be a Metro
GoldwynM Mayer star for five years
and her first role under the contract
will be the nun in Edward Knob
locks Marie Odile," which was pro-
duced by David Belasco, with Frances
Starr In the title role. Gilda's hus-
band says Norris Gest wanted her
for 1.-The Miracle"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

other day under the Gaelic equivalent
of his name, which Is Liam Mac.
Rua dhri -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

May McAvoy's next picture for
Warner Bros. will be Irish Hearts,"
based on story by Walter Morosco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

The great.great-grandson of Alex
ander Hamilton Is to link up with
less Smith Productions, Inc, to film
a story Of Colonial days centering
around the life of Hamilton and his
famous duel with Aaron Burr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

More than $1,000 people paid
$50 600 last Saturday and Sunday to
get into Roxy's new New York thea
ter. 1t is said to be world record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

fires, so it's Capt. Buster keaton
now, according to Film Daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20

Buster Keaton has been given a
commission as captain in the Oregon
National Guard for his work in aid
ing recruiting and fighting forest
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
barrow Suggests Work
For College Students
To Stop Self Murders

FAIRHOPE, Ala, Feb. 6.-"The
age Of adolescence is always dam
gerous age" Clarence barrow, fa-
nous attorney, declared today in COM
menting on the epidemic" of suicides
among college students.
"Man is not really an intellectual
animal and children are most likely
being pushed too fast. Thep are too
precocious," said barrow.
Assuming it is true there is a sui
eide epidemic among college stu
dents" he said, 81 would say there
may be no cause whatever. Things
just happen in this world and most
times there is no explanation.
However, anything may happen to
an adolescent boy, and education and
understanding oftentimes leads to
dependency and despair"
Asked what remedy he had to sug
gest, if any, Darow said:
Physical exercise, work and play
is probably safer and better for
young people than the introspeetion
that comes with too extensive and
swift an education"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Coolidge Recommends
Sending Man to Make
Geneva Obey Morgan

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The par
ticipation of the United States in the
Geneva Economic Conference, called
by the League of Nations, was recon-
mended by President Coolidge to the
senate and house today.
Pointing out that delegates to the
conference cannot in any way "bind
their governments and will not be
qualified to act as spokesman of an
official policy, the president re
quested an appropriation of $4,000
for the expenses of the delegates to
the conference, which will begin May
4th.
Big business in America has a
mortgage now on many railroad lines,
telephone companies, and former gov
erament monopolies in Germany
France, and Poland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
ELECTRIC TRUST
SEEKS TO BALK
us. POWER PLAN
Central Agency Burns
Up Wires With Protests

WASHINGTON, (FP). Feb. 6. -
Electric power corporationseth through
out the southwest and the south, all
of them identified with the power
trust which. centers around the Gen.
eral Electric are attacking the Bould-
er Canyon dam project and the gov
eminent operation of the Muscle
Shoals power plant, in congress.
Rep. Swing of California, replying to
the lobby's assaults upon the bill for
construction of the $125,000,000 pow
err dam at Boulder Canyon, declared
that the central agency Of the pow
err combination was directing the
flood of kilograms that has come to
members of the house and senate OPP
posing the measure.
This power trust lobby sent out a
memorandum, without any Identify
ing marks as to its source, which con-
tanned the statement: "The only treat
ment of the power development at
Boulder Canyon in which the cleo
trical industry can acquiesce is the
ASdSc VI WbtSI IlSHto maj ID W
say, private construction of the pow
er plant, for exclusively private con-
troll Of electric rates and profits in
the southwest.
Fight Norris Bill.
"In protection Of the interests of
100000 stockholders" it went on to
say, "the electrical industry cannot
agree to the entry of the Federal gov
eminent into the business Of con-
struction and operation of electric
generating equipment"
Having thus laid down it's ultima
tum to congress, the trust lobby wait
ed while its connections in hundreds
of cities sent in kilograms which
quoted whole sentences from its
anonymous statement. Similar tao
tics are being employed to prevent
the passage of the Norris bill which
would establish the government in
the business of selling cheap power
from the Muscle Shoals plant to all
applicants.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Senate Would Hear All
Non-embarrassing News
About Mexican Quarrel

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-The
Senate this Afternoon called on the
state department to produce the
inside story" of the controversy
with Mexico over the New Mexican
oil land laws.
Adopting the Norris resolution by
an unanimous vote the Senate asked
for the names Of all American in
dividuals and corporations holding
oil concessions in Mexico, the names
of those accepting the Mexican land
laws, and the names OF those re-
fusing. The resolution also asked
what advice or instructions" the
department had given those COM
paries refusing to obey the law, and
for copies of all correspondence be-
tween the department and oil con-
Germs over the law.
At the instance of Senator Curtis
(R) of Kansas, the Senate gave the
department an opportunity to re-
fuse the information if it was ''in-
compatible with the public inter-
est"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
IMPERIALISM HAS.
NE W enc MY IN
HONDURAN LABOR
Federation BecOmesPart
Of an-American Body
BY LAURENCE TODD,
Federated Press.

WASHINGTON FP)-Feb. g.
Raising the slogan Of mo further
exploitation Of our brothers, either
by employers from abroad or at
home", the many scattered labor
unions in Honduras have met in con
vention at LaCeiba and have estab
lished the Honduran Federation Of
Labor. Solidarity Of the workers in
one federation within the republic,
and affiliation with the Pan-Ameri-
can Federation of Labor on the out
side, were the decisions announced
when the $50 delegates adjourned.
Honduras is a noftherly neighbor
OF Nicaragua, whose labor movement
was inspired by the success of the
Mexican Regional Federation Of La
Dor. AS in Nicaragua the labor fed
Grafton became the Backbone of resis-
tance to Wall Street Imperialism, so
in Honduras it is anticipated that the
same general conditions as to foreign
financial domination will bring about
the same activity by the unions.
Bad News For Kellogg.
III JIG AOAIlell ASpOtG VI Gli4S 44OAtQu-
ran labor congress, received at Wash
ington headquarters of the Pan
American Federation of Labor. the
president of the congress stated that
for three days the delegates discussed
every problem of their industrial and
political and social condition. He
added that their determination toI
form a single center authority, and
to affiliate with the P. A. f. Of L.
was due to their desire to preserve
international peace and their refusal
TO accept unlimited exploitation.
When it is recalled that Honduras
challenged the treaty by which
Chamoro as president Of Nicaragua
granted to the United States a canal.
route and a naval base on Fonseca
Bay-on which bay Honduras faces
the Nicaraguan coast-the birth of
this labor federation at LaCeiba can
rot be considered as good news for
Secretary of State Kellogg. 1t
means one more step toward the
creation of Latin American league
of labor, hostile to American imperl-
alism and friendly to the ideals and
program of the Mexican revolution.
1t strengthens the voice of the Pan
American labor movement in its fire.
quent protests to the State Depart
ment, the White House, and to Con
gress, against the use of armed forces
of the United States to force new
debts and new taxation and worse in
dustrial conditions upon the peoples
of Latin America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
SCHWAB POPS UP
IN ENGLAND BUT
DENIES ANY deal
Just Came Over to See
Lloyd George" Says He

LONDON, Feb. CT did not come
here for business, said Chas. Schwab,
of Bethlehem Steel, on his arrival
today, Il came to England to play a
few games of golf and see my friends
Lloyd George and Winston Churchill"
Schwab said his stay in France
would be only, "to enjoy the sun
shine Of the Riviera, the same ex-
cuse made by the half dozen or so of
American bankers who flocked to
France just before the giant inter-
national steel cartel was organized
last year.
Fond of Mellon.
Bethlehem steel was doing well,
said Schwab. He ascribed a part of
the reason to the Coolidge admins
tration.
Secretary Mellon is certainly the
ablest financier of our time. l may
be prejudiced in his favor because
l have known him since we were
young men but l am sure all thought
ful business men approve of his adj
ministration as secretary Of the
treasury.
q would be happy to see England
share some Of our prosperity. 1t
would create better feeling between
the two nations which is greatly to
be desired"
Not Afraid of Cartel.
Returning to the subject of the
steel trade Mr.. Schwab said:
"The establishment of a great steel
combination in Europe means keener
competition for rs but l am sure we
need not fear the outcome.
"The growth Of the steel business
in the United States is unparalleled
by any other industry"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Telephone Boss Fails
To Answer Charge He
EvesdrOps on Workers

BOSTON, (FP). - Listening in"
charges made against the New Eng
land Telephone company, are not be-
ing answered before the city councils
unemployment committee. Phone com.
pany vice-president Charles S. Pierce
general counsel for the firm-has
notified the committee that the board
Of directors will not appear to an
swer charges as "no useful purpose
will be served"
Councilman Joseph McGrath told
the committee that the phone COM
pany "listened i'm on union hello girls
and fired active ones, that it tapped
wires of lawyers having cases against
the firm and of politicians known to
be unfriendly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-07
Over Eleven Million
Women Are Employed
In American Industry

Teresa Wolfson, author Of NWomen
Workers in Trade Unions" speaking
under the auspices Of the Workers
School at 108 East 14th street de-
clared that the entry of women into
the trade unions has completely
changed the economic life Of society
She stated that eight and half
millions Of women were gainfully
employed in 1920 and since then an
other three millions have been added
to the number.
She denied that women only work
a short time. They are mostly
single and only two and a half mil
lions are married.
1t should be definitely understood,
Miss Wolfson declared that women
are in industry to stay.