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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-16
Watch This Space!
.BHJIM RING.

Carl Laemmle's new talking pic
lures.
The first intimation of the new
seasons offerings in town comes
from the offices Of Horace Live
right.
1t IS an announcement that
Raymond Huntley has been
signed to play the title role in
the Bran Stoker thriller which
perceptibly reduced spinal tenn
peratures OF New York playgoers
during the past seasons
"Dracula" begins a road tour
in Atlantic City September IA,
and is to play at the National
during the week Of October rs.
Our own, Monta Bell. formerly
of Metro Goldwyn-Mayer and lately
heard OF as seeking New York
backing for independent film pro.
auctions, has signed up with
Paramount as production execli.
tive OF the big company's Long
Island studio.
He will have supervision over
a number Of sound pictpres on
the Paramount program. This
Is q definite step upward Tor
Monta, and again we have an
opportunity Of taking our favor.
ne line out OF stock and printing:
Local Boy Makes Good. 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-16
ROGERS FUNNY
In STEER
AT MET

win Rogers break into the
movies. whizbang fashion, IN
clever comedy, 1.-THE Texas Steer,
now showing 1T the Metropolitan
ThAater The versatile humorlst
ana coiumnist not only contributes
4 Convincing character portrayaI,
but he supplies the picture with
innumerable clever sub-titles, wise
cracks, IL you will, which proVlue
much OF the subtle humor OF the
performance.
Rogers as Brander. q Texas cat
tleman, is elected to Congress, un-
beknownst to himself, through tne
ambitious management Of mis- VIE,
who IL none other than the IN.
irnitable Louise Fazenda. Three
nOf.foo- particular citizens, heaued
by Mack Swain, are uproarieusly
funny as the gentlemen who tix
II IN. ma" Brander'g political
aaoira lions are OF course all Tor
their charming daughter, Ann
RorI. who has fallen in love with
4 Young Washing tonian, Douglas
Fairbanks, jr.
Brander Il finally persuaded 20
accept the honor, providing as ne
ptlts III. his friends never tell any
one around home where ne -. IN
arrival ii the Capital he joins the
biggest circus in the land to para
phrase his own statement.
Thereafter series Of amusing
ana clever take-off on Congress-
men, provide a thoroughly enter.
taining story, with just enough
plot to keep going and plenty Of
satirical humor toprep up. Rogers
loses nary an opportunity of ridi-
culing the ways OF Congress, IN
his subtle fashion, much 70 the
enjoyment OF the audience.
The many scenes in and around
washington add to the interest Of
local theater.goers. as the Capltal
city provides all too seldom the
locale for motion pictures.
al Sennett comedy. good Tor g
laugh or two, and diversiIled
news reel round out the bill. he
METROPOLITAN Orchestra with Alex
PoIuos, conducting, presents 9
tuneful musical program. r. Is.
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FOX GIVES US
EXCELLENT
BILL

A splendidly arranged and
artistic stage bin supplemented
by an unusual photoplay is COM
manding no little attention at
tho Fox this week, the former
bringing to the footlights the
inimitable song.writer, Gitz Rice,
and his Royal Mounted Singers"
and the diminutive dancer, Ma.
tacha Nattova, both of which acts
share equally in the majority APP
plause. The picture, Husbands
for Rent" starring Helene Cos
tello and Owen Moore, might
have proved another cinema mis-,
take had it not been for a seen
artist clever enough to cob-web
entangling domestic alliances.
But-thing3 do not move at all
slowly throughout the bill. There
is plenty of action, all of it diver
sified and tasty. Gitz Rice's
Dear Old Pal of Mine" Buddy
and ''Hinky. Dinky Parlez Vous'
are choice morsels of war days
the Royal Mounted bring back
afresh. In the Rice act there Is
also Marie lie Petite and a male
board stopper of no mean ability.
You'll also want to hear Rice's new
number. Magnolia Girl" put over
with a bang.
I'm a Gypsy Camp" by the
Washington Salon Singers, (Sam.
uel Norman, concert master OF
the orchestra at the VIOLIN IS
everything that might be asked
of anything Stebbins-arranged.
1t is pleasant bit of entertain
ment in a pleasant setting.
Natacha Nationals THE Moth
and the Flame" dance is typical
of this young international star
and has its thrills from entrance
to exit. 1t is comparable to none,
because only Nattova can do It
with such perfect precision and
excellency.
The photoplay is certainly with
out plot, though not LICKING In
much definite action of the didac:
tic type. Two romances start
out fairly pretty, then take
sudden. twist for the bad, about
face and end happily. The prin'
cipal work Is done by owen
Moore and Miss Costello's actions
are short.liVed.
Baroness I4eontine. Russian con.
cert pianiste, plays the Second
Hungarian Rhapsody" very pleas
ingly and charmingly with &C.
compartment by tho Brusiloff mli'
sicians who also give eXtraordl'
nary account of themselves in
rendering Won Suppe's Morning,
Mon ana NIwhth f0r nm overture,
The newsreel and Movietone
featuring Gertrude Lawrence, COM
plete the program, W.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-16

Lawrence Grossmith. who came
to this country from England 10
appear with Billie Burke in '.The
Happy Husband. sailed home on
the Majestic with Lee Shubert.
It Is understood they are to con.
suit the author OF play in which
NJ. Grossmith will appear next
season under the Schubert man.
agement.
There has been a good ( deal of
doubt lately as to Mr.. Grossmith's
status with the Actors Equity
Association. A ruling effective
November 1 bars alien actors
from appearing in an American
theater unless they shall have
played 100 weeks or any part
thereof during the interval from
January i, 1928, to January !,
1928. A meeting of the executive
council Tuesday decided to allow
Mr. Grossmith to appear in this
country until November i. Alien
actors or actresses who have not
appeared here in five years are
barred.
It was explained at the office
OF Equity that there Is no inten.
ton to exclude those residing
temporarily In this country. Mr..
Grossmitfl and Mr.. Shubert will
return early ii August. Mrs.
Grossmith will remain at the
home Mr.. Grossmith has leased
at 242 East Nineteenth st.
Knute Rockne, football coach OF
Notre Dame, will appear q week
from tonight III Good News" He
will be host to Olympic athletes
who are going with him to
Europe. RocIne assisted i'm stag
ing the football scenes Of Good
News
George White Is turning his
attention to Manhattan Mary,
his last years success. A road
company featuring Ed. Wynn as
the star Is to be gotten ready
for a tour. Rehearsals are to
commence late this month.
Vera Allen, who once did an
immensely effective PRESERVATION
Of Chrystal Hearne IN Craig
Wife," and who is now prom
inently engaged in THE Grand
street Follies,' win have the role
OF Sharon Falconer in Elmer
Gentry" when the play IL done at
the Playhouse In August. Joseph
u. Shea IS named as the pro-
Queer, but William Al. Brady is,
of course, interested in the pro.
duction.
Miss Allen win have the role
played In Cleveland in the plays
original presentation by Adele
KIear. Edwin Pawley, the origi-
nal Gantry and man who surely
seems to have equipment for the
part, will appear here. Rehear
sails begin this week.
Having completed her fort
night at the Palace Theater, Eva
lie Gallienne. founder and di-
rector OF the Civic Repertory
Theater, has left on brief va
cation In the Connecticut hills.
This Is the first summer In
many years that Miss LIE Gall
lienne has not taken ship for
Europe, but her increasing re-
sponsibiilities with the expanding
plans of the theater in Four
teenth Street have made it neces-
sary for her to keep in touch
with headquarters. She will re-
turn to the city about the
middle OF August to begin re-
hearsals for next season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-16
BAR THELMESS
AND NEW NC.
AT EARLE

Come on, girls land boys, tool
there's brand new master OK
ceremonies down at the Earle
this week Che said for this week.
only. but we don't know whose
name Is Nelson, Charlie Nelson, and
he mas q new bag Of tricks and a
flying baton; we saw the show
twice and the baton left his hand
not less than three times, but
then what need has Charlie for q
time stick when he can get music
out OF that Earle Stage Band with
one little finger. All through
those two performances we won
dered who 1t was that you re-
minded us OF. Mr.. Charlie Nelson.
and after the second rendition OF
the Tiger (?l number the hands
Of that master Of rhythmic per-
suasion. Paul Ash. flashed. Give
the boy a hand!W
The Stanley Company OF Amer
lea presents THE Garden Party"
q beautifully set stage. and a
versatile group of boys and girls
for your pleasure. The most pre-
tentious number is the Marie-Mac-
Quarrie Harp Ensemble, a group
of five harpists in an effective
setting. playing with and without
orchestral accompaniment. This
is a real treat and an unusual
booking for the picture house
presentations. This number ID
augmented by the incidental sing
ing of the charming Lorette Lee
and the ballet dancing of Alsi
Grims. Arthur Ball. popular tenor
of both Mr.. Whites and Mr.. Zteg.
feds reyues, gave US some ex-
ceIlent selections in his clear
ringing voice and we wish to ex.
tend to him our thanks for his
perfect enunciation. for we missed
not A word and from the rear of
the house, too! Dolores and Eddy
do some eccentric turns and Miss
Ermanette shows us some new
twists with the violin.
The screen features the new
Richard Barthelmess picture.
wheel of Chance" seemingly
based on the Fannie Hurst story
Roulette" The picture affords
the star magnificent scope for his
talents.
Twin brothers, separated in
childhood. during the red tempest
that was Russia a few years
back, meet in manhood on the
floor of q courtroom, the one
prosecuting the other for murder.
The details connecting the thread
Cd rA fWfnncAINg infer
esting and the ending, though
rather abrupt, only lends more
character to the plot.
While Barthelmess is the star
and the picture in his. he steps
back graciously during those
sequences in which Bodil Rosing.
as his mother, appears, for there is
a gentleness and sincerity about
her Characterization that definitely
establishes her as an artist.
Barthelmess only adds to his
many 'aurels in this new film. A
duel role Mt best is not easy and
IN so portray two different char.
acters in such a manner as to
leave not a trace of one in the
other is proof sufficient of arts
try.
Lima Basquette Is capable. in a
mild role, as Is Margaret Living
ston in n more potent one. War
ner GLAND, also gives a satisfac-
tory Interpretation,
While a comedy Is billed, we
missed 1t from the two shows we
saw. however, there Is a news
reel of varied interest, showing
Mr.. Smith one lap ahead of Mr..
Hoover in the weekly pictorial
check-up!
An all around excellent program
that you most certainly will en-.
toul-T. K. Y.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-16

when "A Texas Steer" com.
pany was in this city last sum-
mer, shooting exteriors. the en-
tire cast. headed by Will Rogers
and Louise Fazenda, visited the
Walter Reed Hospital for Disabled
soldiers and put on vaudeville
performance. The cast for this
comedy special includes Lilyan
Eastman, Ann Roark. Doug Fair
banks. jr.. and others. 1t is now
playing at the Metropolitan The
ater
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-16
Titles in Skirts"

London's most sensational dane
ing act. the Tiller Girls, appear
in \ gorgeous night club Sc.
nuence in skirts" sgd Chaplin's
latest comedy, now palying at
Loews Columbia II Is the first
time this group Of English girls
have even been shown on the
American screen,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-16
Heiress in Cast

literally hundreds OF girls have
heen reported as engaged to the
Prince Of Wales, SO far as It is
known only one Of these has ever
played In motion pictures. She
ia Enid Stamp Taylor, London
society heuess, who has small
role in sgd Chanlin's Skirts, :"
now playing at Loew's Columbia,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-16
Synthetic Orient

In spite OF the fact that viii.
Ham Haines' new picture, TELL
ing the World" now playing at
Isoew's Palace, has some OF. the
scenes laid in China, the picture
As an American-made product.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-16

y CREME


Copyright. 1928. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
HOLLYWOOD, July LIT
win soon be lilac time in Holly
wood" according to q thousand
billboards OF violent violet hue.
This cryptic message means that
on Monday night there'll be q hot
old time in the old town. At least
so Tar ais Colleen Moore and First
National are concerned.
For its on Monday that Col
1een's picture. Lilac Time" opens
at the Carthay Circle Theater.
with the biggest burst Of phyro.
technics that the old sober-aides
Cinema City has seen for many an
con, so to speak. This premiere is
to have more pep than a pepper
tree.
Conrad NageI will introduce
Mayor Jimmy Walker, and Mayor
Jimmy will introduce Colleen. Just
as though any of the three needed
an introduction. The picture is
one of the most pretentious Col.
leen has ever made. And, far from
being a comedy, 1t is as emotional
as a sob-sister. Colleen has put
her whole heart in the picture and
it's sure to be good.
George Fitzmaurice, who directed
Lilac Time" is back home after
a Gotham vacation with Mrs.
Fitz, who used to be Diana Kane.
And understand that the ace d.
rector is all set to plunge into i'm
mediate activity on the megaphone
work Of "Changeling," in which
Dorothy Mackaill will star. The
story is by Don Byrne. the talent
ed Irishman, whose recent tragic
death caused a thousand friends to
mourn.
Another returned prodigal for
whom the fatted calf will be slain
is Jane Winton, who is back from
an European chase in which she
hit all the high spots. The very
highest, perhaps, was when tho
sloe-eyed Jane flew from Paris to
Berlin. James hubby, Charles
Kenyon, the writing man, met
her with truckloads of flow.
ers. Jane looks great; she got
big kick out of Europe. And
quite doubtless, Europe got a big
kick out of Jane.
Ernest Lubitsch told me that he
got the idea for "The Last Com
mand" from conversation with
Karl Kitchen. That he passed IT
along to Joe Sternberg, and that
in due course it reached the
screen with Jannings as its hero.
But all these statements are dis.
puted by one Roman Jordansky.
who is suing Emil and Paramount
for 100000.
The noble Roman charges that
the story was submitted nv hin,
way back in '27 under the gong.
suggesting title down on the
Nolga River" In addition IN t,a
hundred grand, Jordansky wants
TO cut In on all the profits from
the picture, Suits alleging MA.
garlsm nave worked great harm,
against free-lance screen writars
for the studios in self.protaction
don't even open enveIopes cnu.
tanning manuscripts from I'm.
known writer's.
Jimmy Walker really did an.
pear at the Breakfast CIuh"
which is an organization of ambi.
tious persons who rise early and
eat together at s a. m. Our lanes
thought they'd been out all night.
he arrived a week and As minutes
late. and when they tenderad 49,
contract to act in the n1ovjas
he said there was a trick in the
contract because it specified he
must show up on time, The
mayor has Hollywood's heart In
his pocket, and is being gIoriouslv
feted. Even Hollywood bonle.
Yards hung with bunting and wei.
come signs.
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For that hurried business or social
caH, 1se the WHO'S Who" tarScah.
nsted is the announcements on neat \"
Heraid page OF today's Times and
Evening star., 1928-12-03
BOWLING LOOP LEAD
BY LORRAINE GULL

Lorraine GULL, with a mark of 104,
is leading the individual scorers in
Washington Ladies Duckpin League,
with Marjorie Bradt runner-up, with
a neat 102 average. Rena Levy is over
the century mark with 101, while Mar
garet Miltner is close up with an even
100
Marjorie Bradt's 145 is the best sin
gle count for the season, while the
high set mark is a deadlock between
Marjorie Bradt and Lorraine Gulli
each having spilled the naples for BAT.
GULL Is also leading in strikes with 10
to her credit, and is tied with Elsie
Fischer for the most spares, each hav-
ing amassed 40.
Beeques have registered the best
team game with 554, while CONNER
cials 1,546 is the best set. Owing to
postponements total pinfall does not
signify much at this time. CONNER
clals are topping the leaders in game
average, having knocked over just about
Z, pins more per game than Beeques-
the former averaging 400 to the game
and the latter 483.
Team and individual records follow.
Evening star., 1928-12-03
DISTRICT LEAGUE.
Team Standing.

High team set-Stanford Paper Co. 1851.
High team game-Stanford Paper Co. SAT
High individual set--Whalen Convention
HalD, 405; Wolstenholme Convention Hall).
'OR High individual game-G. wolstonholme
(Convention HalD. 1853, and Work (ConVen-
High average-Rosenberg (Cub Cafe).
1920.
AS keen a race is on board for last
place in the District League between
Meyer Davis and Petworth as King Pin
and Convention Hall are staging for
first place. The end of the first week
of the second series finds the Petworth
and Meyer Davis teams deadlocked in
wins and losses, with the Musicians
holding a small total pin margin.
Many boWlerS will not look with pride
upon the standing of either of these
teams but much credit must be given
to the Petworth team in its efforts to
climb higher in the standing, despite a
very poor start. After losing 16 of the
first 18 games rolled, Capt. Baxter has
kept his team together and has reversed
the score to the tune of wins in their
last IL starts. Petworth'S latest victim
was Temple, which lost two games
when the victors rolled 1923, their
sixth consecutive 1000 set. Prior to
this set Petworth turned in scores of
1869, 1,641 and 1926 to help along
its streak. Baxters 1858 was the out
standing score for the winners against
Temple, while Frank Miller's 353 topped
the losing quintet. Miller topped off
the performance with a double header
strike and a nine-pin count in the final
box Of the third game.
Convention Hall retained a total pin
leadership by taking two games from
Evening star., 1928-12-03
Number in parenthesis indicates
rating.
%Tied for first with Hack Wilson,
Cardinals.

base ball writer's. voted before the last
world series. Burt Whitman of Boston,
president of the Base Ball Writers As
sociation, announced the result.
Twenty-one other players received
votes as follows: Grimes, SO; Benton,
81; Critz, 81; Traynor, %; Hack Wilson,
21; Hogan, IT; Jackson. 16; Maranyille,
Ia; Vance, 49, Hafey, II; Hornsby, 10;
Hartnett, 6; P. Waner, 5; Richbourg,
s. Douthit S; Bissonette, 3; Flowers, 3;
Jimmy Wilson, 3; Whitney, 2; Ford, 2,
and Thompson, /.
Players named in the honorable men
ton list are: Frisch, Sister, Stephen
son. Heathcote, Bancroft, Haines, Reese,
Mcguire, Walker. Welsh, Petty, High,
Alexander and Sherdel.
Six full years of faithful work brought
Sunny Jim" the award. Ever since he
broke into big league base ball with the
Cardinals in 1922 Bottomley has been
terror at bat and a great defensive
man afleld.
Grand Average is $3.50.
His six-year batting average Is $3.50.
He is front rank player in distance
hitting, and this year he tied for home
run honors. led the league in triples
with 20 and placed second in doubles
with AZ. Bottomley's homers for the
season total 81, the same number Hack
Wilson of the Cubs compiled.
Bottomley piled up most of his hitting
honors in the early part of the season.
His success with the willow won many
ball games during that period that
helped tide the Cardinals over the dark
days of the late season when disaster
threatened, disaster that struck in the
world series, crushing the weary REQ
Birds.
Evening star., 1928-12-03
Yachting Ne,os
Eastern Power Boat Club will hold its
lext regular meeting December IL.

Eastern Power Boat Club will hold its
next regular meeting December IL.
E. r. Shreve, Joseph Roderick, Will
liam Ports and Edmund Wright have
obtained lease on the river front prop
erty at the foot of Fourteenth street
and are having it filled and graded for
use as boat yard to be known as the
Flood Gate Boat House. Wharfage for
the accommodation OF ID boats in
stalls has been constructed and is now
in use. During the Winter months, 81
additional stalls will be added, after
which work on a modern railway will
start. H@ H.s
A large outboard house has been con-
structed, which at present provides IL
boat racks and large individual lockers
for outboard motors and equipment.
Additional outboard facilities will be
provided should business warrant.
Washington Yacht Club will hold its
next regular meeting December 10 and
Capital Yacht Club will meet in regular
session the following night.
Annual meeting of Potomac River
Squadron. U. S. P. c., will be held
January 16.
Latest additions to the Corinthian
Yacht Club fleet are r. E. Griffin's 30
foot glass cabin cruiser; Paul Hender-
sons Elco 34-footer Enfin; Maurine.
30-footer from plans Of Aragon II and
owned by Charles A. Peters, ir, and
Para Dice, 46-footer powered with
65-hp. Kermath, owned by G. H. Small
Commodore BattenfleId of Eastern
Power Boat Club has created another
Bat, this time mahogany outboard
to be powered with Quad and to be
used for short fishing trips. w. D.
Dowling now is we'll along with the con-
struction of bridge deck cruiser. hav-
ing sold the Pirate The hull of the new
boat will be of the Brooks knock down
line. DR.. G.. w. Warren is having the
Ali Baba, which was burned about four
years ago. rebuilt. She is expected to
be ready for service when another sea-
son arrives.
Evening star., 1928-12-03
WOMEN in SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

Winter activities were to be inaugu-
rated today at George Washington
University with the return of the stu
dents to school following Thanksgiving
holidays, and with the exception OF
riding, all outdoor sports have been
concluded until next Spring. Glasses in
riding will continue throughout the
Winter, however, according to Caroline
Jackson, manager.
Foremost among the indoor Winter
sports are basket ball and rifle, with
swimming a close race for popularity.
Eugenia Cuvillier has been elected rifle
manager, Maxine Alverson. manager OF
basket ball and Louise Cooke swimming
manager
Glass basket ball squads will be de-
veloped Immediately, the freshman and
sophomores having regular court
assignments as part of their physical
education program and the upper
classmen electing the sport. Such
great enthusiasm has always been
shown in the game that the juniors
and seniors have had equally as good
turnouts as the lower classes, despite
the fact that they must draw entirely
upon volunteers. Following the inter-
class championship series the varsity
squad will be picked.
Swimming, classes will be held in the
K street Y w. C. A. pool on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday after
moons from to 4:30 and on Monday
and Friday evenings from 8 to $50 in
the E street Y. w. tank. A SWIM
ming meet will be held in the Spring.
Clogging, natural dancing, regular
freshman gymnasium classes and indi-
vidual gymnastics, conducted by DR.. G.
Chapman, will complete the Colonials'
immediate physical training program.
Fencing will not be included in the
curriculum this season.