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The Washington times., 1928-09-29
SWANEE BAND
COMES FROM
BROADWAY

''Hot and sweet" will be the
watchword at Swanee for the
week beginning Saturday. Sep
tembe 20.
For Johnny Johnson and his
dance orchestra will hold forth
i'm the Swanee background, com.
ing to Washington straight from
a years engagement at the Ho-
tel Pennsylvania, New York city.
Their engagement at the Myer
Davis dance palace marks STEP
pingstone between their stay at
the Pennsylvania and a vaude-
vile booking which begins shortly.
The Johnny johnson Orchestra
is an entertaining unit" as well
as. purveyOr of dance music,
meaning that it is made up OF
versatile musicians capable of
presenting dance, song or comedy
specialties in brisk fashion. aside
from their strictly orchestral
duties. This quality naturally
makes it great stage band
and it is prophesied that its vaude-
vile tour will be a record knock
out. Swanee fans will have the
opportunity OF getting a pre-.
view of the planned vaudeville
act, various numbers of which
will be tried out from night to
night in order to secure typical
audience reactions.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
Fleets In" Offers
New Version Of
Old Dance

A new version of the sailors
hornpipe, traditional dance of the
men who go down to the sea in
ships, has been introduced in
Hollywood by James Hall and Jack
Oakie, sailors in Clara Bows
new starring picture The Fleets
In" now showing at the Earle
Theater.
Both Hall and Oakie were lead
ing men in New York musical
shows before coming to Holly
wood. Hall two years ago and
Oakie but recently. They can
still "hoof it" like nobody's bust
ness when the mood strikes them
and when the music is right.
One lunchtime, during the film
ing of THE Fleets In" at the
Paramount Studios Hall and Oakie
entertained all members of the
company by appearing in an i'm
provised team dance that bur"
lesqued the original hornpipe.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
MISS GATESON
APPEARED TN
8 SUCCESSES

Marjorie Gateson who GENES
to the Belasco the week begin
ming Monday with Taylor Holmes
in 'The Great Necker.' develop
ed overnight from an understudy
to leading woman in THE
Little Cafe"
The illness Of one of the princi-
pals provided the opportunity.
The success she achieved definite
~ eliminated her career as an
understudy. At the end of the
New York engagement. Miss
Gateson played the leading role
in THE Little Cafe on "The
road and quickly won q place
for herself in public esteem.
Following this, she appeared
in Around the Map, the Shu-
bert Gaities." and Have q
Heart and succeeded Adele
Rowland in Tier Soldier Boy"
playing opposite the late Clifton
Crawford, with whom she also
played in Fancy Free.
For two seasons she was con-
spiciously identified with Little
Miss Simplicity" her vis-a-vis in
this vehicle being Walter Catlett.
She appeared with Frank Moulan,
the comedian, in Little Miss
Charity" and with Jack Hazard
in For Goodness Sake, !. The
Rose Girl, eThe Love Letter.
and Lady Butterflya also added
to her fame as an actress. She
also appeared with Al Sweet
Little Devil during its long
New York run.
More recently Miss Gateson
played the leading female role
with William Courtleigh in
Strange BedfelIows," during its
run at the Henry Miller Theater
in New York, and had an i'm
portant role in 1.-THE Man in
Evening Clothes" in which Mr..
Miller starred. She was engaged
for the second lead in so This
is Politics. but at the first re-
hearsaI Mr.. Miller was SO Inn
pressed by her work that she
was given the leading female role
instead, and justified Mr.. Miller's
expectations by making a great
success.
During Miss Gateson's 10 years
on the stage she has appeared
in eight successful Broadway
productions, a record that is I'M
usual even with the most fortu-
nate stage DeODle
Miss Gateson's grandfather, al
wei as her brother, are clergy
men, and she forsook the pro-
tected life of the rectory to make
her first stage appearance as q
chorus girl. The experience
gained in those earlier days,
prior to achieving recognition.
have contributed greatly to her
success
The Washington times., 1928-09-29

his Syncopators will preside for q
Loew.Public unit which will pre-
sent Ray Bolger, Helen Kennedy.
Andrew and Louise Carr, Luclen
La Rue and Virginia Roy. sup
Elementary features include the
Fox Movietone News, the M-G-M
news. and selections by the
Palace concert orchestra.
EARLE-ClaSa Bow, the screen
red haired idol, romps across the
Earle screen in her latest Para.
mount picture, THE Fleets In,
beginning with a midnight matt
nee on Friday. Clara is seen as
a dance hall queen who is the
favorite Of the sturdy sailors OF
the Pacific fleet. 1t is all said to
be highly amusing. Nal st. Clair,
who is one of Hollywood's best
directors of comedy. presided
over "The Fleets In.'' Selected
short subjects and the Earle con-
cert orchestra will round out.
COIUMBIA-Enil Jannings in
1.-THE Patriot" has been attracting
record breaking audiences. and
the film is held over for a sec.
ond week beginning Saturday.
In 'The Patriot" Jannings is seen
as the mad Gar. Paul /, and
gives what is described as the
greatest characterization of his
career. Second only in imDort-
ance is the work of Lewis Stone
as Count Pahlen. Supplementing
the feature is an M-G-M news
reel, selected short subjects, and
thematic overture by the Co
lumbia concert orchestra, Claude
Burroughs directing.
STRAND-Beginning Sunday
matinee, 1.-THE Moulin Rouge
Girls will provide the Mutual
burlesque attraction at the Strand.
This bright new show takes most
of its sketches from Partisan life
and features Benny (Wopl Moore,
Belle Miller and Gus FLAG.
Others prominent in the song and
dance action are Nanette Daily,
Grace fremont, Pauline Lee. Billy
Berning and Abe Gore. A large
dancing chorus works energet-
cally.
GAYETY- "The Black and
White Revue" in which the Gay
ETY. company will be augmented
by colored comedians, singers and
dancers will be the new attraction
beginning Sunday m a tinee.
Charles Bimbo) Davis heads the
comedians and other featured
artists include Wanda Devon. Ann
Meyers, Louise Miller, Eddie AK.
ems, Ray Bond. Charles Goldie,
Bob Snyder. Jean Mccoy and
Dorothy Lewis. A ten piece jazz
band will provide plenty of
melody. On Thursday night
October 4, the Gayety will hold
midnight matinee.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29


It appears that Count Pahlen
was minister of war and also gov.
ernor OF what was formerly st.
Petersburg, Russia. He was the
mad Car Paul's advisor and best
friend, but at the same time a be-
lever in justice. The Cars gor.
geous balls and the peoples pow.
erty struck him as extreme evils
and he plotted with 12 other noble.
men to have the monarch removed.
From here on Mrs. Stuart's
story varies with the story in the
picture which was without doubt
changed for reasons best known
to the producers. The Car one
night sat at a banquet table with
these - plotters and at a given
hour all the lights went out, and
when they were lit again Paul I
IL had committed the deed and
Pahlen was suspected. Unlike
the picture version. the real Count
Pah1en escaped and joined Ma
poleon's army, which was cam.
paigning then in the Alps. Ma
poleon heard of this private who
could speak several languages and
made him his interpreter.
While in Italy, Pahlen met an
Italian girl with whom he fell in
love. Her parents opposed the
match because Pahlen was a
political refugee. They eloped,
however, and came to America,
where Pahlen bought a plantation
in Virginia. He had two children,
Isabel and Montrose. Montrose
studied medicine in Baltimore and
achieved fame in st. Louis. where
he founded the Missouri Medical
College. His youngest daughter
married Judge Smith, OF st.
Louis, and her youngest child il
the present Mrs.. Isabel Pahlen
Stuart, of Wa shnigton.
Just as perfect a picture az I
have ever seen-and it follows the
descriptions that have been de.
scribed in our family for years
it has caught the spirit of tae
story-and what wonderful acting
by Jannings, Stone and Mss
Vidor," said Mrs. Stewart when
she viewed the picture with .ler
daughter.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29

host to little cripples or may
hap an audience made up of
orphans. And he is about the
last Of the veterans who can
make money playing legitimate
theaters at $1.50 top.
Within a fortnight Mcintyre
and Heath viii be among us
with new show "Headin'
South" This blackface team
has been together some so
years and in that time both
members have accumulated
comfortable fortunes. Indeed
they are among the richest folks
on the American stage. Why
they continue and accept cheer
fully the hardships of the road
is a mystery to some.
/ think it is a matter of pride.
They get a considerable glow of
satisfaction in the fact that
after so years they can still go
before an audience and enter
tain them equally as well as
star performers who were not
born when they started. The
Messrs. Suhbert have outfitted
the burnt cork veterans with a
fine show, according to pre-
liminary announcement. 1t opens
in Philadelphia and then comes
to Washington.
Charlie McClintock, who used
to manage the Belasco in the
DAYS of the George Marshall
summer tenancy, is now a con-
firmed globe trotter Just back
from a seven weeks tour of
Europe with the estimable Frank
Morse, he is budgeting his PEN
MES for another trip come next
June.
Mr.. McClintock is right now
blowing large blasts on the pub
licity horn for Irene Bordoni,
the new Ferenc Molnar show
Olympia" with a few words
worked in edgewise for Inter
ference" These are all Gilbert
Miller productions and Charlie
is general press representative
for this producer.
For the past two seasons
Mr.. McClintCck has been adj
vance agent for Ethel Barry
more in "The Constant Wife"
Ethel has gone over to the
management of Lee Shubert
and invited Charlie to come
along. He was tickled pink by
the offer but decided to re-
main with the Miller osfice.
Leneta Lane has temporarily
forsaken stock engagements
She has signed on the dottec
line for part in a new play
called Danger" which opens
81 Springvale, Conn.,, next Fri
day night.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
Clara Bow Made Tour
Of Coast Dance Halls

Clara Bow, who appears on the
Earle screen this week in her
latest starring picture The
Fleets In" before that picture
was filmed, made a tour of the
dance halls of Los Angeles with
her director, Malcolm st. Clair
and her leading man, James Hall,
to study the taxi dancers"
These dancers are employed by
dance halls to act as hostesses
and dance with male customers.
Miss Bow found the work hard
and difficult, but also found that
only the highest type of girl is
accepted for such employment.
She portrays such girl in her
new picture.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
GLEANINGS.
AND
SCREENINGS
By Andrea r. Kelley


Thurston, the magician, this
week introduced his 17-year-old
daughter, Jane, to all the arts
of the stage sorcerer. She now
pulls rabbits out of newspapers.
finds doves in the orchestra, and
vanishes lovely girls into thin
air. Don't be surprised if the
pretty Miss Thurston eventually
becomes queen of the lady ma
gicians. Her fathers health is
not good.
Thurston makes magical ap-
paratus between seasons and his
New York factory supplies most
of the elaborate paraphernalia
used by his fellow magicians.
The assistants used in his stage
production are all employees of
his factory. He keeps them EN-
ployed IL months of the year.
Most tn e a rical companies
dread Christmas week and the
seven days before Easter. It
means poor business. Not Thur
ston. He viii accept engage
ments for these slump periods
and he invariably plays to prof
table business.
He told me once that young
children are the keenest OBJ
servers. IF they manage to get
seats near the front row the
magician has to be unduly care
full or>they will detect him in
some of his tricks. Occasionally
when caught red-handed by some
youngster, he talks the clever
kid into believing his eyes de-
ceived him, although they really
didn't. He still preserves an
original custom of sending the
dramatic critics a little souvenir
of his visit and a letter of
thanks for a kind notice.
The magician really loves
children and you witness his
best performance when he is
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
BRIGHT LiQhts Flash on for NelU Legitimate Sea

At the TheGters

=
POLI'S-lrene Bordoni and her
new musical comedy, Paris" will
inaugurate the new season at
Polls on Sunday night. The
Washington engagement precedes
entry into the Music Box Theater.
in New York, where Paris" ex-
poets to spend the season. Martin
Brown and Cole Porter wrote
Paris" and it is said to provide
Miss Bordoni with a fine opportu-
nifty to display some gorgeous
Partisan creations. In her sup
porting cast are Arthur Marget.
son, Louise Closer Hale and
irving Aaronson's Commanders
Seats are now on sale.
REL CO--Chamberlain Brown
sponsors the farce of flapper love,
"The Great Necker," which opens
the new season at the Belasco on
Monday night. Elmer Harriss
wrote the play, and he is said to
have unusual success in piling up
laughs during the action OF the
three acts. Taylor Holmes heads
the cast, and prominent in sup
porting roles are Marjorie Gate
son, James B. Carson, Hope
Drown, Doris Underwood, John
A. Butler. Charles w. Homer.
Ralph Simone, Valerie Valaire,
Jack Gordan, Jack Ladd. and Cor
don Westcott.
NATIONAL - Wings" begins
its third and final week at the
National Theater with the Sunday
matinee. The Paramount epic of
the air which is shown with a
synchronized sound score packs
thrills, particularly in the exciting
air scenes. The cast includes
Clara Bow. Buddy Rogers, Richard
ArIen. Jobyna Ralston and Ell
Brendel. There are daily matt
nees.
KEITH'S-The screen feature
will be an r. B. o. picture, "Hit
of the Show" with Joe e. Brown
and Gertrude Olmstead featured.
1t opens Sunday matinee and is
credited with presenting an inter-
esting picture of back-stage life
with an abundance of excitement.
On the stage will be Joe Laurie,
jr., the De Marcos, Marie Valente,
Olivette Haynes and Fred e. Beck
and Falls, Reading and Joyce.
Pathe News. Aesop's Fables and
Fred Clark's Band will complies
the program.
FOX-Charles Farrell OF "Sev-
enth Heaven" and Street Angel"
fame is co-starred with Greta MIS-
sen in FAIL" the screen feature
at the Fox beginning Saturday.
The story concerns an Arabian
prince who meets his great love
In a French girl Of Paris society.
The atmospheric prologue will en-
ploy the Fox concert orchestra,
Leon Brusilioff conducting, with
artists. There Is a movietone &C.
compartment to Fail"
METROPOLITAN - AL Jolson
in his latest Warner Brothers
Vitaphone film, THE Singin'
FOOL will be the main screen at
ITdCIIOA pSSiHHLlB cdluIudys
This film now being shown at
the New York Winter Garden is
said to be the greatest ever
made by the singing minstrel.
He is heard in eight of his typi-
cal songs and it is nearly all
sound dialogue. Davy Lee. a
child actor gives a wonderful
performance. The story concerns
a singing waiter. Short Vitaphone
subjects complete the program.
PALACE-William Haines in
Excess Baggage" the latest
Metro-Goldwyn sound picture will
occupy the Palace screen begin.
ming Saturday. Haines plays a
small town vaudeville tight rope
walker in a story that has ro-
nance, excitement and laughs.
On the stage Wesley Eddy and
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
JolsOn's Wise Crack
Might Yet Come True

AL Jolson, whose functioning as
master of ceremonies at the
premiere of Warner Bros. Theater,
was saying to his audience that
he would introduce some pr0mi-
nent screen celebs when a boy came
nonchalantIy strolling down the
aisles.
AL, lamping him, said, There
is one now" A roar Of laughs
went up at the remark, when Al
called out, Don't laugh. he may
be my next director.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29

Leneta Lane has temporarily
forsaken stock engagements.
She has signed on the dotted
line for a part in a new play
called Danger, which opens
O. Springvale, Conn.,, next Fri
day night.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
Canine Actor

An unnamed poodle dog in THE
Patriot" gives cause for good
many hearty laughs in THE
Patriot" Emil Jannings' great
production, at Loew's Columbia.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
ThePatriot's Kin Are
Now d. G. Residents

The advent of The Patriot Loews Columbia brings
light interesting story from Mrs. Isabel Pahlen Stuart
of 1901 Wyoming Ave. Washington D. c. Mrs Stuart is
direct descendant of Count Alexander Pahene who is the
character depicted the patriot in Emil Jannng picture
Gnu n
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Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, July Is Especially -
poultry-Spring chickens. pound, $50
20: small, 30a35; Leshorns, 26a32; old
hens, 20a2s; poor and thin, 17al6; old
ROSTERS, 1915; ducks, 22a24; poor and
thin, isa2o; old. l5a2o; pigeons. pair,
Eees-Receipts, sss cases: native and
nearby, current receipts, in free cases,
24a2e: frsts, 26l2.
pound, 4412a47; prints. 47a4e; blocks.
46a4s; ladies, 36a3s; store-packed, 3ola:
process, 40a4l.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-Receipts, 500 head: light sup
ply. market steady. Steers, choice, 1880
ai4.50: good, i3.0oa13.50; medium, 1900
ai2.75: common, 10.00a11.S0; feeders
and stockers, S.25a11 90. Heifers, choice.
i2.O0al3 90; good, 112Sa11.75; medium,
l0.50a11 90: common, 8.00a9.50; feeders
and stockers, 6.50a10.00. Bulls, choice
stable, 8.75a9.50; fair to good, 8.00a6.75
common 70 medium, 7.00a6.00. Cows,
choice stable, 9.50a10.25: fair to good
s.oOas.5o; common to medium 5.ooa
7.50. -.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts 1900
head: fair supply, market steady. Sheep
| 2.00a6 so; Spring lambs, 9.00al5.50.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 head; light sup
ply, market spotty; lights, II. 30; heayies
| 1200aI225; medium. 1910: roughs.
| 7.25aIo.25: light pigs, o.50al0.25: pigs
lilo; Western hogs, 1oalS higher than
calpes-Receipts. 900 head; moderate
supply, market steady; calves, 5.0Oa
1000.
Hay and Grain Prices.
wheat-No. 2 red Winter. domestic
no quotations; No. 2 red Winter, gar
licky, domestic, July delivery, no bid;
August delivery, no bid; spot. 1881.
CarRoes on grade-No red Winter
| garlicky, 1877; No 3. l.34: No. 4, 1.3i;
| No. 5, 1.2s. Bag lots of nearby, al
wharf, sold at range of 1.25al SO.
| Corn--No. 2, yellow. domestic, l.22'
nominal; No. contract, export. NJ
quotations: corn on cob, new, 900. nom
inai. per barrel.
Oats--Eo. 2, white, domestic. old, 76e
n: No. 3. domestic, old. 75a76.
Rye-Eearby. new. LOCALS.
Hay--Receipts, 10 tons. Hay Is arriv-
ing In ample quantity, but the demand
for local hay Is very limited and not
enough actual business Is passing tf
establish quotations on the various kind
Of grade. Range Of price is about IL OF
alel0O per ton for good hay in timothy
and clover mixed.
Straw-No. /, wheat, 1300a14.00 pei
ton; No. /, oat, 13.0oaI4.00.
Country Produce.
Potatoes white, $50 pounds. zoos
225; new potatoes, barrel, I.2oal .6b
asparagus, dozen. i.00a3.50: beans
biIShel GOAL co. beets, 100. 2.60a3.5O
cabbage, hamper. 40a50: carrots, 100
400a5.00; cucumbers, basket, 25a35
celery. crate, 6.00a6 80; corn, dozen, lo'
80: eggplant, crate, 1,50al.75; lettuce
busheI, Local so; peas, bushel, l.00i
Its: peppers. bushel. LOCAL so: onions
bushel, 60al 90; spinach, busnel, SO
squash, basket, 2Sa40; tomatoes, crate
l.00a2 90: basket. 50a2.00
Apples, bushsi, 1882 90; blackber
rteE, quart, Sai4 cantaloupes, crate
I.2Sa4.50: cherries, pound, 4ai5
nuckleberries, quart, 15a20; peaches
buGlneI. 1.25a2.50; plunns, quart, 4aS
raspberries, quart, I2alb: watermelonf
car. ITS .00af00.00.
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BOND PRICES RISE
NQU|ET TRADING
Investment Issues Practically
All Higher-SpecuIative
Group Irregular.
BY CHARLES r. SPEAR.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 16.-Prices regis.
tered improvement in another session Of
quiet trading in the bond market today
| High-grade investment securities were
practically all a shade higher, but with
| out any increase in volume. To date
| this year sales are substantially lower
| than year ago, although above what
they were to the same time in 1925
The average price is well above the
years minimum. although nearer to
| the low than the high.
The recovery today appeared first In
| the United States Government obliga-
tons. The largest gains were In the
Liberty fourth Alas and in the Treas
ury 4i.s. The old Treasury 3sss rallied
also In high-grade corporate issues
bonds of the type of United States Steel
sinking fund IS. Duquesne Light Alas,
Rock Island Refining As American
Smelling g. Refining SIS were up frac-
tionally. Oregon Washington Navigs-
ton As advanced over a point. Atchi-
son general As recovered the loss of
Saturday. but did not hold all the gains,
There was more irregularity in the
speculative group. Convertible issues
sold of with their respective stocks,
examples being Service Of New Jersey
AIS and Anaconda rs. Fisk Rubber
SIS was down at one time point and
half Dodge Brothers were heavier.
New -Westchester and Boston 4iss
duplicated the previous low of the year,
The market ignored publication Of
the new Rapid Transit unification plans.
Brooklyn Manhattan IS were up frac-
tionally. Interboro Is were down a
shade. but little interest was shown In
either
Foreign bonds were inclined to rally
with domestic investment descriptions.
French tbs came back and italian rs
were higher.
New financing was still on limited
scale. Negotiations are said TO be in
progress. however. for the long-talked-cf
Runanian loan.
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TRADE RANGE SMALL
ON COTTON MARKET
Undertone Nervous and Unsettled
After Selling OF From the
Early Advance.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 16.-The cotton
market opened steady today at an adj
vance of points to decline of point.
Buying on relatively firm circles, and
prospects for showers in the central
belt. was supplied by further realizing
or liquidation, probably inspired by talk
of improving crop prospects over a good
part Of the belt and unfavorable trade
advices.
Active months sold about to Z points
net higher after the call. but met in
creased offerings on the bulge and the
market was rather nervous and un-
settled. prices easing of from 2l.75 to
81 IS for October or about points net
lower by the end of the first hour
Private cables reported compare
lively quiet market In Liverpool, with
prices steady on Continental and Bonn
bay buying.
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were auto accessories, coppers' and
public utilities. Rails and foods showed
lesser decreases In total turnover.
Sinclair Consolidated and Indian
Refining pushed up the oils as General
Motors, Hudson and Nash activity
helped the motors. Decreased turn
over of Electric Auto Lite and Stewart
Warner contributed to the smaller
volume of trading In accessories. Cerro
de Pasco, American Smelling and
Anaconda showed largest declines in
activity in the coppers group.
The average daily value of trading In
common Industrial stocks for the pre-
ceding week was $154,800000 and for
the corresponding week year ago was
500 100000. say
The average daily value of tradings
in all stocks (preferred and common
stocks combined) was $179,900,000 for
the week ended July g.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-16
WHEAT VALUES DROP
TO SEASONS LOWEST
Big Receipts in Southwest and
Weakness at Liverpool Are
Bearish Factors.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 16-Wheat prices to-
day dropped to below any level which
September and December deliveries hae
touched heretofore this season. Big re.
ceipts of wheat in the Southwest ant
weakness of Liverpool quotations wert
bearish factors. Opening e to "a OF
Chicago wheat underwent an additiona
sag, but then rallied somewhat. Corr
and oats were also weak. with corr
starting IA to Il down and later show
ing a more pronounced decline. Pro
visions held firm.