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The Washington times., 1928-12-31
CHANEY'S
LATEST AT
PALACE

Lion CLANCY at his best.
This seemed to be the opinion
Of the audience at the showing
this week of West of Zanzibar"
The show is a mixture of love,
hate and revenge, masterfully
played, and drawn to great
heights by the excellent work Of
Lon CLANCY. Once again he
demonstrated the powers that
have won him Hollywood fame.
CLANCY plays the part of a
helpless cripple, creeping, crawl
ing "Dead-Legs Flint" He is
robbed of his wife and spends
his time stalking the man who
had wronged him. To all the cor
ners of the world he searched
for the man who had robbed him
of his happiness A series of
strange circumstances lend a
dramatic appeal to the show.
Lionel Barrymore gives won
derful piece of acting in the dra.
matte roller he plays. He and
Chaney, acting to both extremes,
give dramatic appeal that is not
noted in the average thriller.
Truly, this is one of the best
that CLANCY ever attempted. 1t
is vibrant with life, teeming with
mystery and sn1ackfng of love.
Warner Baxter and Mary Nolan
play important parts in the por-
trayal of the life of Dead Legs"
Peggy Little, a talented little
Washington girl. offers a series
of dance numbers in keeping with
the character of the picture. She
is clever dancer and captiyated
the hearts of her audience.
More could be said about the
stage performance at the theater.
The Magic Rug" is well done.
All of the actors are talented and
handle their parts to perfection.
There is no lag and drag in the
performance. 1t shows the proper
zest and spirit and was well
rewarded by the torrents of
applause that broke out at the
completion of the numbers.
Wesley Eddy and his syncopators
dug into their bag of tricks and
drew forth some snappy and de-
lightful music. Emiline and
Romaine, Burns and Kissen,
Harry Johnson, and the Foster
girls, all take part in making
speedy program of laughter,
melody and dance.
Real camera flashes from all
parts of the world are the strong
features of the Fox Movietone
News and the M-G-M newsreel.
Charley Gaige. at the console
gave a good performance in
Camera Antics" Harry Borjes
lead his players in breezy
melodious number of selections.
The Washington times., 1928-12-31
GARBO-GIL BERT
FILM HOLDS
OVER

Greta Garbo and John Gilbert
continue to hold forth for a
second week at Loew's Columbia
in "A Woman. of Affairs the
screen adoption of Michael Arlen's
celebrated 1.-The Green Hat"
The efforts of Diana, one of
the few survivors of the Mad
Merricks," to find happiness
while swallowing her pride, her
marriage to the idol of her
drunken brother, and her moral
= lapses form the theme of the
story. Her real sweetheart, who,
too. is barred by pride from
marrying her and thereby elm
mating any excuse for "The
Green Hat" or "A Woman of
Affairs" Neville Holderness, mar
ries fine English girl and the
story runs along as Diana's hus-
band commits suicide and she
sacrifices her own reputation to
protect the lamented spouse's
honor.
Fox Movietone, M-G-M silent
news shots and two Metro-talkie
shorts round out the program.
One of the Metro sound offerings
is a revue, with Harry Rose as
master of ceremonies, and the
other Vincent Lopez in a piano
recital of popular numbers
T. E. T.
The Washington times., 1928-12-31
8IADY BE GOOD
WINS HIGH
PRAISE

The maddest and merriest per-
formance this town has seen in
many a day is given by Robert
Capron in Lady, Be Good" cur
rent at the Belasco. AS T. Water
son Watkins, a talkative lawyer
Mr.. Capron outdoes himself. II
is a heavy assignment, this roie'
While Mr.. Capron. is on stage
words flow from him like water
from an opened spigot; in MS
intervals off stage. it is 10 oe
surmised that he plies the
atomizer freely. And Mr.. Caproa
does everything to the auoleIlce
but lay 'em in the alsles
His performance in TINS pee
is one of those things to be long
remembered: it will make theatef
history in the capltal.
In addition to his arduous role
(which he seems to enjoy as much
as the audience) he stages a dance
speciality well worthy of comment.
The whole production of the
Savoy Musical Comedy Com
pany is well staged, with one
setting, in particular, being very
pretentious. The production
moves along with a great degree
Of smoothness, despite the fact
that it employees a great number
of principals.
George Gershwin's wonderful
music is well handled by the COM
petent orchestra and the song
numbers, all too few, are won
derfully done.
Especially good work was done
by Miss Thelma Parker as Susie
Trevor. This little madcap's act
ing never loses, apparently its
wonderful spontaneity. In fact,
she runs the superlative perform
ance of Mr.. Capron a close second.
Eddie Morris, as an alcoholic
Briton of the better class, does a
perfect bit of character acting.
The little episode of the imaginary
drinks is gem.
Edward Metclafe, Jack Clossor
and Bruce florence turn in a good
evenings work. So does Miss
Rose Snowden.
Miss Renee Hamilton has but
little to do in the production, but
she appears to good effect in a
song number.
Miss Bobbie Dulin, a glorious
little brunette, does graceful
dance number, and Linda Ann, a
luscious blonde, stages another.
Other specialties are given by
Mr.. Capron and Miss Parker, one
that is a particularly merry thing;
Robert Burton and Jack Closson.
All in all, Lady. Be Good"
ranks as about the best thing the
Savoyards have done to date.
j. w. 3,
The Washington times., 1928-12-31
"THE BARKER =
RANKS WITH
FINEST

Fright this way, folks, you can't
afford to miss it; it's marvellous,
stupendous, the greatest show ON
the midway and so the bally-hoo
of Milton SiIls in ''The Barker" is
drawing the crowds to the Earle
this week. And it is a great show,
sincere in Interpretation and pro-
duction, with all the glamour or
carnival life spread before you,
and all the heart-aches, the loves,
the hates and the desperation OF
such a life disclosed.
Milton Sills as the barker of the
Gowdy shows realizes his own
shortcomings and plans on better
things and "a higher life for his
son. The boy, a youngster or ~,
jumps a freight with the begin
ming of the summer holidays ana
joins his father at the carnival
but only after much persuasion on
the part of all hands around the
show, for the father has his mis-
givings about a carnival being the
proper place for future lawyer
When Carrie. the barker's lady
love. succeeds in separating the
father and son. and causing the
barker to lose his grip, things are
going pretty bad for the show, for
the barker is more necessary to
the show than the star performer.
1t is he who by the sheer force or
his own personality coerces the
crowds up to the ticket office, and
so he heeds the call of the big tent
and slips back into his old habits,
his old life, and we leave him ex-
tolling the wonders of the mid
way.
The cast is superb with Doro-
thy MacKailI as Lou, who loves
the son, Douglas Fairbanks as
the son and Betty Compson as
Carrie, who loves, the barker.
Miss MacKail and young Fair
banks give excellent support to
Mr.. Sills and in the dialogue
sequences their voices are clear
and forceful. Miss Compson
makes this picture record for
the understanding she has evil
denced since her return to the
screen. Her Characterization is
not overdraWn and will call for
a Iull measure VI SSiHpdLuSIlG dp-
probation. To Mr.. Sills, of course,
goes the loud applause for his
dialogue Shots his voice has a
convincing ring to it, you can
, almost believe you are one Of
the crowd outside that big tent.
George FitZmaurice, who d.
rected this feature, displays a
keen knowledge of the life around
those summer shows that travel
from one small town to another,
and that knowledge he has given
you in a realistic transcription to
the screen of a stage success.
A Max Davidson comedy, too
stupid to be funny. is followed by
the Earle Topical Review which
is intensely interesting in that it
shows the President and Mrs.
Coolidge enjoying a vacation at
the Sapelo Island estate Of the
Henry Coffins.
Mr.. Breeskin affords much
pleasure to music lovers in con-
ducting the orchestra through the
overture and in accompaniment
to the short features.
With such programs as this,
the New Year has much in store
for all of US. IT. K. Y.
The Washington times., 1928-12-31
ION TRIAL" " IS
CALLED BEST
OFTALKIES

ION Trial" all talking pic
ture, the best sound production.
to date, is now playing to capacity
crowds at Crandall's Metropolitan
Theater. Perhaps this type of
play, a court trial, lends itself
more readily to synchronization,
or maybe, the all star cast of ex-
ceptionally well chosen actors,
assures the splendid performance;
or possibly, the extensive pro.
gress of Vitaphone makes for
greater success; at any rate, ''On
Trial. may be ranked as a re.
markably forcefnl and thoroughly
successful sound picture.
Bert Lytell, as young Strickland,
Is on trial for theft and murder.
Dramatization centers in the trial
scene with flashbacks of preced-
ing events interspersed in telling
the story. Lytell has a splendid
voice and his Characterization has
such force and realism as to al
most create the illusion that he is
there in person. Lois Wilson as
the wife gives a creditabIe per.
formance. Pauline Frederick re-
turns to the screen after quite a
vincing, though this is due, per.
haps in large part. to an made.
quate part. Vondell Darr, child
actress, has a most difficult role,
which she does very well. Holmes
Herbert, Jason Robards, Richard
Tucker, Johnny Arthur, Edmund
Breese. Edmund Martindel. Fred
Kelsey and Franklin Pangborn, all
stellar character artists, contribute
notably good interpretations. In
fact, it is the excellent acting Of
the entire supporting cast. as well
as the splendid work of the leading
performers, which makes ION
Trial masterpiece rather than
an average melodrama.
A splendid supplemental feature
and Fox news are added attrac-
tions. Aesop's Fables in sound
round out thoroughly worth
while program.-H. K.
The Washington times., 1928-12-31
GREAT GOBS OF
MYSTERY AT
NATIONAL

Great gobs of mystery of the
deepest dye, blood-curdling shrleks,
deafening peals of thunder. shots
in the dark, battling disappear
ances and reappearances-a these
elements and quite a few more
combine to form a. pleasant eve''
ming at the National Theater this
week where 1.-THE Wooden XII
mono" is on display. providing
ones nerves will stand 1t. Just
the sort of entertainment in fact
that the tired business man or
his equally brain wearied spouse
is supposed to enjoyl
For 1.-THE Wooden Kimono" pro-
yides no strain on the mental
powers since there's absolutely
no use of trying to figure 1t all
out, and even after it's all over
one isn't quite sure about several
minor points in the hurly-burly
plot, but that doesn't make any
difference. If one Graves action,
one certainly gets it and there's
no complaint on that score,
The play opens in an aimos@
deserted inn on the shores Oh one
of New York's numerous lakes
near the Canadian border, ana
one learns that since the
mysterious disappearance of sew
eral guests three years before
and the insanity Of its owner the
hostelry has not been particularly
popular. But in the midst OF
binding rain storm numerous
guests suddenly appear and the
action is on-and there Is action!
Naturally a play of this kind,
depending on its situations ana
not on the histronic abilities OF
its participants, is well-nigh actor
proof. A fairly large and com
petent cast enacts it at the high
tempo required and in an entirely
satisfactory fashion. These in
clude May Ward as the persa-
cuted heroine, Edward Burke III
the plays nearest approach to a
hero. Edmund Daily as the most
villainous of the plays several
gentry of that ilk, Vera Temple
as the dolorous landlady and w.
II. Niemeyer as the mystery man.
The Washington times., 1928-12-31
New Year Eve Special
Show Booked at Strand

Manager Burkhart, of the Strand
Theater, announces that he will
put on a midnight show at this
local playhouse on New Year
Eve. This informa ton will be
welcome news to the thousands of
Strand patrons. who have come
to look forward to this diversion
at the threshold of another mile
stone.
The attraction wfll be Partisan
Flappers," notable for it's beauti.
full and talented girls, it's droIl
comedians, and it's lavish scenery
and lighting effects.
The Washington times., 1928-12-31

Your apartment needs, furnished or
unfurnished. can be located through
today's Classified Rental columns.
The Washington times., 1928-12-31
TGLEANINGS
AND
SCREENINGS
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

has provided IN the II months
which have flown.
For no good reason custom
has restricted the choice to ten
18 karat features deemed worthy
of nomination for the Hollywood
Hall of Fame. In conformity to
such restriction | would set
them down as follows:
1. Emil Jannings in "The
Patriot"
2. Janet Gaynor and Charles
Farrell in "Street Angel"
8. Al Jolson in "The Singing
Fool"
A. Clara Bow, Richard Arlen
and Buddy Rogers in wings
5. Milton Sills in "The
Barker"
6. Harold Lloyd in SPEEDY. .
7. Joan Crawford in "Our
Dancing Daughters"
s. Colleen Moore in "Lilac
Time"
8. King Vidor's "The Crowd "
10. Marion Davies in "The
Patsy"
Nothing arouses more con-
troversial discussion than the
annual selection of All-America
football teams by the gridiron
experts, so it is fair to assume
a similar difference in opinion
will be created by the choice of
an all Hollywood team by a
fallible reviewer. Again many
of the best pictures yet remain
to be shown here.
Nevertheless to continue the
argument here's the selection
of the ten second best features:
John Barrymore in ITEM
pest"
Greta Carlo and John Gil
bert in "a Woman of Affairs. :"
Madge Bellamy and Louis
Dresser in "Mother Knows
Best"
Thomas Meighan in "The
Racket"
Norma Shearer in 'Trelawney
of Wells"
Gloria Swanson in Sadie
Thompson"
Richard Barthelmess in "The
Patent Leather Kid"
Emil Jannings in "The Last
Command"
Margaret Mann in "Four
Sons"
AL Jolson in "The Jazz
Singer"
That doesn't of course, ex-
haust the list of pictures whose
entertainment value was high
and including number which
many would be inclined to
bracket in the first ten. Here's
a third list:
Monte Blue in White
Shadows III the South Seas"
Charlie Chaplin in "The Cir
Gus"
H. B. Warner in "sorrell and
Son.
Give Brook in Forgotten
Faces"
George Bancroft in "The
Dragnet."
Lon Clancy in Laugh, Clown,
Laugh"
Dolores De Rio in "Romona."
Richard Barthelmess in "The
Moose"
Norma Talmadge in "The
Dove"
Richard Bennett in "The
Home Towners."
And in looking over the 1928
past performance this depart
ment would pin medals on the
following: That is, if it pinned
medals.
Best screen comedian: Harold
Lloyd.
Best screen comedienne:
Marion Davies.
Best singing actor: Al Jolson.
Best baby actor: Davy Lee.
Most promising star: Janet
Gaynor.
Most promising starlet: Joan
Crawford.
Most beautiful actress: Billie
Dove.
Best all round actor: Emil
Jannings.
Best movietone actor: George
Bernard Shaw.
Best cry baby actor: David
Rollins.
Champion fresh aleck: William
Haines.
Best dressed star: Adolphe
Menjou.
Best sufferer: Tommy Dugan.
Best modern Romeo: John
Gilbert.
Best red shirt hero: George
Bancroft.
Best second string man: Lewis
Stone.
Best second string woman:
Evelyn Brent.
Best comebacks: Milton Stills
and Thomas Meighan.
Best talking leading man:
Conrad Nagel.
Best long shot: William
Powell.
Best judge of pictures: Why,
the person who is reading this.
And if you have read thus
far, you are entitled to a pro-
found wish for the
HAPP1EST OF NEW YEARS.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-27
LOSES S195 IN
WINNING FAKE WAGER

James C. Cooper, Negro 1888
Shriver Ave, asked police today to
help him look for two Negroes he
met Wednesday at Twenty Sixth
and Illinois St5. They save him
SIS and a paper-stuffed envelope for
5000 he withdrew from building
and loan association.
The pair began by discussing
banking with Cooper They told
him they would bet $5 a Negro
couldn't withdraw his money from
bank. Cooper took the wager and
went over to the building and loan
and withdrew his $500.
His new friends refused to be-
lieve that the $500 was all there.
They put it in an envelope to keep
it separate from $500, which they
showed Cooper Then they let him
hold the $500 while they counted
his $500 They said. You win"
paid the $5 and gave him back his
envelope for TIE 5000 ore When
they left he found envelope was
filled with paper, rather than paper
money.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-27
HOUSE Group
REPORTS CLARK
MEMORIAL BILL
Action Taken Three Weeks
After Committee Decides
to Favor Project.
BIZ Times Special

bU tmtS NUCCiUt
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The
bill authorizing 100000 for a me-
mortal to George Rogers Clark at
VincenneS, Ind, finally was report
ed Thursday to the House by Rep
resentative Luce of Massachusetts,
chairman OF the House Library
Committee. Three weeks and three
days after the committee had acted
on the bill
Members Of the Indiana delega-
tion have accused Luce or holding
it back il the hope CT forcing them
to take it in place Of the original
$1,150,000 measure voted by the
legislative jam at the end of the
session
Should the bill pass, the Hoosiers
probably will attempt to get an
appropriation for starting the work
approved by the bureau of the bud
get and President Coolidge, put
into the deficiency appropriation
bill soon to come before Congress.
This would allow the work to
start next summer.
Otherwise it will have to wait
until Congress appropriates the
money next year, since the pending
measure is only an authorization
bill
They also are hopeful of getting
the amount for the memorial raised
to $1500,OOO in conference between
the two houses
The bill will go to the House con-
sent calendar, which will give it
chance to be considered Monday,
but since there are several hun
dred measures ahead Of it, it may
be two weeks or more before the
House gets a chance to pass on it.
The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-27
PARDON HIS FRENCH

BIZ JnHcd Press
PARIS. April 27-When the
Montmartre Apaches get into diff
culties with the police their battle
cry is Mort Aux Vaches" A young
Englishman whose French had been
neglected, was coached by friend
before crossing the channel.
Upon his arrival in Paris he ap-
preached an officer and said Par
don Monsieur TAgent, mort aux
vaches. Voulez-vous m'indiquer
lHotel Continental" The gendarme
told him to beat it.
The Englishman. fearing he had
been misunderstood. raised his voice
and repeated the request. Where
upon he was taken to police head
quarters The apache phrase means
"kill the COWS
The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-27
Beautiful Palm Prints

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The Indianapolis times., 1928-04-27

Plenty of attractive, becom-
ing styles, well tailored of good
quality dimity. with or without
sleeves; organdy inserts, shawl
collars, ties, pockets, Shirring
or bindings are used to brand
them as distinctively spring.
1928, models. Splendid group
of color combinations on light
grounds. Sizes 16 to So.
Downstairs at Ayres.
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PHONE RECEIVERS
TAKEN BY THIEVES
Four Watches and Small Sums Of
Money Also Stolen. Police
Are Told.

Four watches. two telephone receivers
and small sums If money were stolen
bv sneak thieves over the week end
police were told
Otf1o C. Barley 1870 Irving street
reported the theft of gold watch AND
chain valued at SIS A $40 bill fnd
q s50kvatcb we're stolen from his r nm
early kesterdav. Conrad Y Morton, W.
l. styket, told police
Tab watches each worth SIS. were
s'oIe,' from the residence Of David r
Thomas i422 Shepherd street. some
time LAST week b. sneak thief VINO
entered through rear window.
Forcing 2 rear window. Burglars en-
tered the business establishment OF a
= Eel. fies II street northeast, last
night and stole cigars and cigarettes
valued g. $500 While Jacob TOKEN
was in the kitchen Of his home and
plsce ri business 900 street south
wgzt. Yesterday afternoon boy en-
tered the store ard stole s25 from me
cash register he reported
the two telephone receivers we're cu'
frore public phones IN the business
este blishnents ~ Benjamin Q. Keoan
ssoI C8smplaln street. and William
Fsynas. 1880 Ksiorau7s Foac
Using 2 duplicate key sneak tnlei
entered . dressing room IN the Fo<
Theatsr last night and stole 2 sinai
sun ri money belonging ~ FREQ -
EerYens master q ceremonies II Rne
tf7esteY
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SLEEPING BOY BADLY HURT
BY FALL FROM SECOND STORY
James Newkirk. ID. Drops rs
Feet From Window OF His
Bedroom.
Left Wrist Is Fractured and
Lad Believed to Be In
ternaIIy Injured.

IN Falling - feet from q second story
window to a concrete alley, while walk
ing in his sleep last night l4-year-oid
James Newkirk. 430 Thirteenth street
northeast. fractured his left wrist and
ankle and sustained possible internal
INJURIES He was removed 10 Casualty
Hospital. where his condition this
morning was said 20 be still serious.
Mrs EugeBia Williamson, 430l Z
Thirteenth street northeast. heard the
thud rs James hit the pavement His
first cry She said was for has sister
Miss Florence NeWkirk
Miss NeWkilk Mrs Williamson and
the latters brother ArVin White.
rushed to the boys aid and carried him
! into his home
Residents of the neighborhood re-
gard il as miraculous that the boy es-
capped death. The window from which
he fell was open, but covered with a
screen. through which he crashed. The
window is on the side OF the room IN
which he sleeps His family declares
he was never known to walk III his
/ sleep before
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1everhulme to organize and direct an
expedition to the Kongo
Then the war broke, and Dyott
Joined the British royal naval air sefV-,
Ice. receiving commission. He served
throuphout the war in the Dover patrol
and in the north of France.
Surveyed Plane Routes.
The war over. Comdr Dyott went out
TO South America to survey alrplane
routes for the Peruvian government.
In 1919 he made an Andean railroad
survey travelling 1000 miles on mule
back. The next year he was commits
stoned TO investigate the killing OF
white settlers by the Peruvian Indians
In 1921 he joined mining expedition
into central Peru. In 1922 came ex-
petitions into northern Peru in the IN
.tercsts of copper and vanadium mining
concerns. There followed general
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news shortly. The radio Of last night
gives the important news the COM
mander expected to send back.
Although an Englishman, Comdf
Dvott actually was born in New YORK
The year of his birth was 1898. MS
father was an EngliShman ana MS
mother was American. He was taken
10 England as a child, and was ecu
Gated at Bedford and Wellington
Dyott Mining Engineer.
Dvott early became interested III
mining He came to the United States
IN 1899. and was miner III California,
Alaska and Arizona also visiting the
Gm,th Seas In 1903 he returned to
England Desiring to extend his edu-
cation, he took course IN electrical
engineering at Faraday House London,
winning his degree.
once more he came TO the States,
and got position with The Westlng~
ho,,se COMPANY He watched the
Wriphts at work in their early airplane
ventures and became SO interested that
he went into airplane building himself
He constructed the FIRST American
built monoplane to fly in this country
and he and Henry Walden established
a ulant at Mineola, N Y. for the build
ing Of planes. Dyotts attalhmehtS ~
flyer are shown by the fact that he
has several records to his credit
In 1909 he went to Europe TO study
aviation methods there and was ont
Of the first hundred pilots licensed BY
the British government. Returning to
The United States in 1911. he got planes
for exploration work in Central Amer
lea He was imprisoned during revo-
luton N Yucatan Escaping, he fled
10 sea in a small boat and signaled a
freiehter. which took him to safety
Next he was engaged by the late Lord
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FAWCETT KILLED
BY INDIAN BAND.
DYOTT RADIO SAYS

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