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Evening star., 1928-11-18

The repertory season of plays for
boys and girls opens this week in Ward
man Park Theater on Friday afternoon
at $3.50 and in the evening at 8:15, and
on Saturday afternoon at 2:30.
The first play of the season is Kings
of Nomania," by Percival Wilde. The
kings in Nomania are two in number.
One is a bootblack who plies his trade
in the quaint Nomanian streets. He
proves to be a king in spirit. The other
boy king Is the one who wears the
crown. The bootblack wins his way
upward through strange and hard ad-
ventures that would have defeated less
noble souls until at last he enters the
presence of the King. Though he is
dragged to the palace by a relentless
gendarme and cast before the throne
in chains, it is there his mettle Is
proved and the thrilling suspense Is
ended. The characters in the play are !:
Yancu "a bootblack) Shirley Horton;
Osmi Armstrong Pierson; Orridu, Allen
Brooke; Toni Peyton Thorne: Vavna:
Claire Evans; Tiana (the sweetheart OF
Yancu), Lee Morley; Maria CYancus
mother, Leslie Kent; the gendarme,
Maxwell Davis; Snigran Ga land oWner),
Mason Hardy; Count Ettari, Sidney
Lee; Count Luz, Neal Barry; the king,
Gordon Kilbourne; the minstrel. Kay
Conway; villagers, singers, lords and
ladies of the court,
Because the directors Of this series
wish to make this opening occasion
an especially eventful one they are
offering a special number as curtain
raiser, Creatures of Impulse" by w.
s. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan fame,
and the play is distinctly in the vein
of these inimitable collaboratorS. Both
of these plays are charmingly mounted
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Washington's Theater.

THE ink that seems long to have
disturbed the fate of the Capital
of the United States of America gives
evidence of relaxing its hold. The sign
of this important fact Is faint, 1t Is
true, but it is nevertheless apparent.
Washington, the ward of the Nation,
like many wards of fiction. If 1t would
but speak up, could tell a tale more
narrowing than many devised by the
immortal Shakespeare. This tale would
have many themes aside from the acute
one affecting the denial OF its political
integrity, but the one most appropriate
to this page Is connected with its treat
ment by the big producers and dis
tributors of theatrical entertainment,
whose outstanding crime in recent
years has been that of CHASING the
capital of their country with its the
atrical tank towns.
True Washingtonians have here and
there during the past quarter Of CEN
tury been permitted to feast upon
some fine theatrical productions, but
they have been so few that 1t is
deemed hardly profitable to review
them here. Offsetting these, however,
is a list of "bum shows" "1ops," try
outs" and ''monstrosities Of the stage, p"
10 ulQulRe III tIlS NGKIlhCuldI VA 1Io IIlCb~
ropolitan patrons, which would cause
a midnight commotion in any play
wright or theatrical producers grave
yard, where those who have gone be-
fore are said to manifest their greatest
revulsion by turning over In their
graves.
But things are changing-at least
they seem to be since Manager William
Harryman Rapley. Washington's sheet
anchor of theatrical quality. has Joined
fortunes with A. l.. Erlanger in main
taining the time-honored National
Theater's reputation as Washington's
theater dependable.
The new connection already is un-
mistakably making itself felt in the
quality and character of the early book
ings for this season. True, Hit the
Deck" had gray whiskers when il
reached us. but the important fact is
that 1t did reach Washington, anc
quickly on its heels follow "Ziegfeld':
costliest PRIDE" his famous "Rosalie,
with his new show. "Whoopee," close
behind. This should not cause Tyler:
splendid revival of Macbeth" to bt
overlooked. even If the modern taste il
not attuned to tragedy of the Shakes
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Famous South Seas Hotel.

ONE of the most famous hostelries of
~ the South Seas. the Hotel Alma
Pare, at Papeete, Is pictured in Metro
Goldwyn- Mayors white Shadows in
the South Seas" which is now at
Loew's Columbia.
For years the hotel was run by the
celebrated Lovania, who figured promi-
nently in most of the novels written
about the South Seas, including Somer-
set Maugham'S "The Moon and Six
pence" Since her death in the in
fluenza epidemic of 1918 the hotel has
been run by her son, Johnnie Gooding.
The register carries the names of
many celebrities, including Beatrice
Grimshaw, the author; Rupert Brooke,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack London (who
stopped to refit the Snark); Harry
Leon Wilson, the humorist, and many
others.
In addition to serving as living quar-
ters for a part OF the Metro-G Goldwyn
expedition, the hotel served as back
ground for several of the interesting
scenes of the production.
W. S. Van Dyke directed white
Shadows in the South Seas" Monte
Blue, RaQuel Torres, Rena Bush and
Robert Anderson are seen in its impor-
tant characters.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
The Chirotonsor Appears.

IL
WEARS ago men went to the BARRIERS
for haircut and shave. With the
introduction of manicurist, bootblack,
facial massage, shampoo and scalp
treatments, the barber vanished and
the tonSorialist took his place Now
after women have invaded the barber
shops or rather the tonsorial parlors,
the tonsorialists have disappeared.
Today the plebeian goes to a barber
shop, the middle-class to the tonsorial
parlor and the elite have their haircuts
and shaves with the other beautifying
accessories in a chirotonsors. With all
this the prices have gone up. With the
passing of the barber went the l0-cent
shave and the 15-cent haircut. A per-
son is lucky to leave chirotonsor with
a bill of So.
Even the motion picture industry has
fallen into the tolls of the chirotonsor
During the making of THE Scarlet
Lady" the current picture at the Rialto,
three chirotonsors were employed on the
set. The picture relates the story Of
Russia In the days previous to the revo-
luton. Hundreds of extra players are
in the cast Every extra was required
to wear boards. These hirsute ap-
pendages had to be adjusted before the
owner appeared before the camera. and
It was all three chirotonSors could do
to complete the Job.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Current Attractions
Continued From First Page J

populations are seen dancing the ma
tive fandango, fantastic professions
nightly fireworks and daily bull fights
In one spectacular episode over 4OC
amateur bull fighters are chased
through miles of barricaded streets by
infuriated bulls.
Thursday afternoon, December 6. Mr.
Holmes is to conduct his hearers
through siam, the Land of Chang"
There will be no matinee Thanksgiv-
ing day.
EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL SHOW.
Operetta, comedy and jazz mingIe in
the program planned for the Eastern
High School Fall show to be presented
in the school auditorium Thursday and
Friday evenings.
The performance is divided into three
parts: A Chinese operetta, THE Feast
of the Little Lanterns" directed by Mrs
C. v. Byram and given by the Girls
Glee Clubs; a vaudeville and minstrel
act, presented by the Punch and Judy
TroubadourS, Eastern male chorus
tAIC C0RNA NAoAOAA VA N1ISo GIll6
Monk and Miss Catherine Lantel, and
a one-act farce-comedy Below Par, 81
the work of the school dramatic as
sociation, under the direction of Miss
Gertrude Walter and Miss Rosemary
Arnold.
Miss Ethel Prince is in charge Of the
settings, and the costuming of the
operetta is the work of the drawing
and domestic art students, under the
direction of Miss Lillian Wines, Miss
Elsie Krey and Miss Katherine Bell.
The students taking part are: Frances
Tucker, Lillian Llewellyn, Rachae
Niedomanski, Aldine Gardner, Eleanor
Wilson, Grant Van Denmark, Franci.
Louis, William RosSiter, Marshal
Grinder, Thomas Coiner, Burtor
Langhenry James Brown, William
| Wood, Louis Deporo, Richard Kelso
Eaton Chalkley. James Ryan, Donal,
MacGruder, Douglas George, JOIN
Sanderson, Charles Converse, Johl
Caponiti, Lawrence Sadtler. Rober
Evans, Daniel Sullivan. Frank Lewis
Edward Mess. David Myers, Charlie
Foster, Robert Mccormick. Earnes
Weaver, Joseph Smith, Leroy Walker
David Poetker. Donald Martin, Clarenc
Bernhardt, Robert Mccormick, Curti
Curtin, Grace Moran, Ruth Boiler
Dorothy Gatewood. Howard Lady
Ronald Van Tine, Anne Tolsor
Myrtle Thorn, Richard Tenelly.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
BOYS and Girls Plays

by Charming Smith, who comes to
Wardman Park Theater from Province
town and Boston taeaters to mount the
plays for the boys and girls theater.
The characters in Creatures of
Impulse" are: Boomblehardt (the
miser), Mason Hardy: Martha (the
keeper of the Three Pigeons Inn), Les
lie Kent; the sergeant, Maxwell Davis;
Pipette, Gordon Kilbourne; Peter "a
villager in love with Pipette), Charming
Smith; another villager, Florence Keys;
another Shirley Horton; the old lady,
Peyton Thorne.
There are six plays in the series.
The second will be presented two weeks
after the first, on December and 8.
The remaining four will follow on con-
secutive weeks.
Patrons and patronesses for the series
are Mrs. James j. Davis, Minister and
Nine. Prochnik, Mrs. Proctor Dough-
erty, Commissioner and Mrs. John w.
Childress, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Sum-
neral, Dr. and Mrs Grosvenor. DR.. and
Mrs Thomas Sidwell DR.. and Mrs. John
Foote, Mrs Royal T. McKenna, Mrs.
Marion Butler. Mrs. Walter Tuckerman,
Mrs Merritt o. Chance, Mrs. Truman
Able and Miss Edna Patten.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
N'TALKING pictures have done quee
things to the photoplay.

~ tAAfA1LN1 plCtukCS kAnNC AOkAS NASSA
things to the photoplay
"The faintest sound on the stages
thunders through the talking appara-
tus and registers on the Aim. Co.'S
tunes have to be made of the SofteSt
fabrics to prevent swishing reports COM
ing through the noise boxes. Styles
viii all be changed by the necessity for
soft chiffons and satinS, and the In
ability to use taffetaS and brocades." !"
So says Director Alfred Santell.
Even silk hose and boomers make
audible reports on the finished picture.
Girls on the sound stage may have to
wear cotton hose or 60 without hose
altogether, and even soft silk under
wear gives out a rustic" according to
Mr.. Santell.
Robert Armstrong, working in
'Leathernecks" for Pathe. had to dis
card corduroy trousers he was wear
ing in the desert scenes of the picture
because Of the sQueaking sound cor
6uroy makes. Woolen knickers are
now being worn by Armstrong in the
audible sequences.
Russell Gleason, playing the detec-
tive in the first all-talking Aim by
Pathe, The Missing Man." had to have
the silk lining removed from all his
coats worn in the picture and cotton
EningS substituted.
Alfred Santell, who recently made
tests Of many New York actors for the
Wilma Banky production he Is to di-
rect for United Artists, relates inter-
eSting experiences In sound tests.
silk hose rubbing together give out
q loud crackle." claims Santell. "The
SofteSt taffetas make a terrific rustic
Ike our mothers loved to create with
several silk petticoats. Long, buoffant
skirts will have no place in 1929 fash
ions, due to the fact that sound pic.
lures will necessitate soft, clingine
materials"
James Gleason, who was supervising
talking fiEn dialogue at the M-G-M
studio, recently heard cracking noise
coming through the sound boxes. The
player wore soft chiffon dress. Glea.
son called her to one side, told her tc
remove her silk boomers and the noise
Evening star., 1928-11-18

pearean type-and just little ahead,
December 3, to be exact, David Belssco
will send intact his original production
of THE Bachelor Father" featuring
June Walker, c. Aubrey Smith and
Godfrey Kerr in Edward Childs Car
penter's delightful play. which ran for
more than a year in New York. The
original New York cast is promised and
it contains several interesting celebri-
ties.
any theater, and 1t is their appearance
in Washington in quick succession and
so early in the new season that gives
hope that the theatrical jinx Of Wash
ington has shifted to more suitable
setting.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Heroine for Chevalier.

A FTER only day in which to see
"A New York, Dita Parlo, 19-year-old
German actress imported by Para
mount, departed for Hollywood, accom-
panied by her mother.
Miss Parlo is to be the heroine for
Maurice Chevalier, idol of the French
stage, in his first American talking pic
ture, 1.-THE Innocents of Paris" UFA
has such high regard for Miss Parlo
that she has been loaned 10 Paramount
for only this picture. She must return
to Germany in March.
According to representatives of Para
mount and local UFA Offices, THE
Homecoming, the film marking her
debut, and which is to be released in
this country by Paramount, is fully as
fine an effort as Variety"
Evening star., 1928-11-18
"Saturday's Children" J"
THE cast for Saturdays Childre

THE cast for Saturdays Children, "
l. Corinne Griffith's third First Ma
tional picture under her rev contract,
which has started production, was COM
pleted with the signing Of Anne Schae-
fer for the role of Mrs. Halevy, the
mother Miss Schaefer was associated
with Corinne Griffith in several pictures
during the old Vitagraph days, but
Saturdays Children" marks their first
reunion in film in some years.
Grant Withers was borrowed from
Warner Bros. to play Rims O'Neill op-
posite Miss Griffith. Alma Tell will be
seen as the sister, Charles Lane as Mr..
Halevy, the father; Lucien Littlefeld
as the husband of Alma Tell, and Al
bert Cont as Mengle, the employer.
Gregory La Cava, who was for many
years associated with Famous Players,
is directing Saturdays Children" and
Forrest Halsey is responsible for the
adaptation and continuity.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
New Belasco Production.

DAVID BELASCO is sending the
~ identical original New York cast in
The Bachelor Father" to the National
Theater Monday, December 3, for a
brief stay Immediately following its New
York run at the Belasco Theater for an
entire season. It Is now playing to ca
pacity business in Boston.
Edward Childs Carpenter, author of
the play, will be pleasantly recalled in
Washington for his previous plays. THE
Cinderella Man." Connie Goes Home, y
POT Luck" and "Bab," the last-named
being a dramatization of Mary Roberts
Rinehart's novel Of the same title.
"The Bachelor Father is the first OF
a series of new plays by Mr.. Carpenter
which Mr.. Belasco will present.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Beery an Aviator Now.

WALLACE BERRY recently took his
w final flight and is now fully
licensed by the Government to act as
an aviation transport pilot. The actor
has been keen enthusiast on the SUBJ
ject for two years. ever since he made
the comedy Nov We're In the Air"
He took lessons in flying end recently
purchased a plane. He has flown fire.
quently from the Hollywood studios to
cabin he owns about 100 miles dis
tant and back again next morning In
time for work.
Beery is now acting in Tong War"
and Florence Vidor is co-ieetured with
him.
Evening star., 1928-11-18

Sound pictures have at least accom-
plished one thing in Birmingham, Ala.
The orchestra members, now out Of
work, are seeking to establish that their
music is better than the sound picture S
by giving concerts on the side in which
so musicians are engaged. Some of
the radio orchestraS might well be re-
quired to submit to the same test.
Evening star., 1928-11-18

" HE movie people nave Away
been afraid of satire on thl
screen-and there is a definite
i and excellent reason for theil
timorousneSs Almost all of the
celluloid attempts at satire have proved
TO be disastrous financial failures.
The record Of James Cruze, for in
stance, is marred with several dismal
items inscribed in red ink. these being
the results of his excessive sense Of
humor.
Mr.. CruSe is one director who loves
kidding He reads and reliSheS the
works of such irreverent kidders as
Robert Benchley, Ring Lardner, George
Ade and Harry Leon Wilson and he
has been impelled on several occasions
to express their mad but methodical
humor In terms of pictures that move.
The Aim with which James CruZe
first came into prominence was an In
Sanely fantastic comedy called "One
Glorious Day." in which Will Rogers
appeared as a straight-laced deacon
whose body was invaded for "a hours
by the truant spirit Of youth. That
picture Topped in the box ONCE, but
it did attract attention to its director
and caused his employers to assign to
him the task Of producing "The Cow
cred Wagon"
Since then, Mr.. Cruze has directed
two great satireS on the film industry
Merton of the Movies" and Holly
wood" The latter ranks as one OF the
finest comedies ever made and also one
Of the most improbable. "Beggar on
Horseback" was another Cruze satire
which the public rejected.
Small wonder, then, that this worthy
director has tired of his work and is
striving now solely to make enough
easy money to allow him to retire from
the unsympathetic atmosphere OF
Hollywood.
x
There is another keen satirist in the
citadel of the cinema, and he, too, has
met with numerous discouragements.
Nis name Is Tom j. Geraghty, and he
has been associated with Mr.. Cruze
(notably in "Hollywood") as a scenario
writer and gagman.
Mr., Geraghty, a friend of Doug Fair
banks Booth Harrington, Charlie Chap
lin George Ade, Thomas Meighan and
practically every one else, has superb
wit which has acted as liability
rather than as an asset. He knows too
well how to kid the hokuIn that, in the
nature of his Job, he is paid to dispense.
It was Mr. Geraghty who wrote The
Big Noise" a comedy that was released
last Spring. Chester Conklin appeared
In it as q humble subway guard who
was suddenly catapulted into fame and,
through no fault of his own, became
q hero of the tabloids and even an issue
IN a political campaign. When he had
had his little hour as q popular idol,
he found himself showed back into OBJ
security while the mob turned its atten-
ton to another hero who had just
broken the world record for sustained
fiag-pole sitting.
ESThe Big Noise" was great in con-
ception, but after it had been shown
10 a few audiences at previews, its
sroducers realized that it would have
10 have lot less satire and lot more
llokum if they were to make any money
with it.
The map of Hollywood is dotted with
crosses, marking the spots where satiri-
cal ideas have been buried. Raymond
Griffith. who gave birth to many OF
these ideas, has been cast into outer
darkness Robert Benchley, who was
to have collaborated with Mr.. Griffith
Evening star., 1928-11-18

A. H. Giannini, who is called "the
banker friend of the movie industry" >"
is to be presented the Sam Harris Cup
for the promotion of amity between
England and the United States via
the film" at the A. NJ. p A. Anglo
American banquet, in New York, next
Tuesday, according to Film Daily.
Evening star., 1928-11-18

Fox has changed the title of its pic
ture, Husbands Are Liars" to Play
boy" so Film Daily reports. This, per-
haps, because some husbands are sensi-
tive, especially those who pay the
freight"
Evening star., 1928-11-18
What Talkies Disclose.

stopped. It was not audible to the ear
when she walked, but picked UP on the
film,
Evening star., 1928-11-18

THE House Unguarded." by Len D
Hollister and Lester Lonergan, will &c
into rehearsal tomorrow in New York
Mr.. Lonergan will head the cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
ORIGINAL BEAR-CAT
FINDS HOME At zoo
Binturong From lava Has
Black Fur and Wears White
WhiSkerS.

The original "bear-cst" arrived at
the Zoo yesterday,
That is precisely what the binturong
from Java iS--an intermediate step
between the cats and the bears. The
cats shade into the civetS and the bin
tIronc is the last Of the civets, very
close TO the bears and sometimes placed
among the bears by BIOLOGISTS
II is about the size of fox. and has
black fur with white whiSkers like a
walv1lS. II has a long. bushy prehen-
sile tail and spends most of the day
sSleep i'm tree-topS The binturong is
p carnivorouS animal, feeding largely
On small birds and manuals, When
Young il is gentle and frequently is
kept as 8 pet by MalayS,
The specimen which came 10 the Zoo
Yesterday is the first seen in Washing
ton for about 20 years.
Another Notable Addition.
Another notable addition TO the col
lection is the rhinoceros iguana from
tire Mona Island. a tiny United States
possession in the West Indies between
Kaiti and Porto Rico. This is the only
place in the world where this peculiar
lizard is found.
+ IS the largest Of New World lizards
and has three small horns on its head.
Ike some OF the EtlAIloCSik- 1t - a
frightful looking creature with Ions
row Of sharp spikes down its back.
Sometimes it becomes quite tame in
captivity and its flesh IS esteemed by
Mona Island natives for food
Birds From New Guinea.
The Zoo collection also was increased
BY rare species Of caSowary from New
Guinea which differs from other birds
q this ostrich-like family by having
long. sharp quilts, like those of por-
clIpine, instead of wings. These are
degenerate wing feathers just as the
porcupines quilts are degenerate hairs. |
There are now four species of caso- |
varies at the Zoo.
The great fight cage in the new bird |
house was enriched by six Nicobar |
Island pigeons. the most georgeously |
colored of all the pigeon family which |
ere quite rare in captivity, The feath- |
ers are an of mixture Of reds. puppies |
greens and vellows These birds are !
slightly larger than the ordinary I
pigeons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
LIONS CLUB TO GIVE
OUTING WEDNESDAY
Athletic Events and Boating to
Feature Program at
Camp Let's.

Athletic events. boating and other
features are to be included in the pro-
gram f the Washington Lions Club
AZ their annual outing at Camp Let's
the Y. Is. c. A boys camp in SOUTH
crn Maryland, Wednesday. George l..
Eaines IS general chairman OF the
committee in charge.
The club members. their families and
other guests viii start from the zero
milestone on the Elipse wednesday
morning at 1918 o'clock. The journey
viii be made By automobile.
Charles z. HlllegeiSt is in charge Of
arrangements for a number Of special
surprise stunts for the occasion.
Other committee members are as
follows: Members of the general COM
n1ittee. Reid Baker, Pierre M Bealer
Asa " Burdine, e. L. Burton, William
A. Craig. E e Farren. W K Handy.
william Z Yost, c. h Htllegeist Aus
tin 6. Tnirie, Arthur c. Smith and
,yahn NJ Waters. This committee has
been divided into special subcomnit-
tees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
u. S. SECRETARY KEPT
AT POST IN MADRID
Orders Transferring Percy A. Blair
Canceled-Other Foreign
Service Shifts.

Orders recently issued by the State
Department for the transfer Of Percy
A. Blair. District Of Columbia. second
secretary, from Madrid TO Lima have
been Cancelled and he will remain at
the Spanish capital.
Recent changes IN the foreign service
include the transfer Of John K. Cald-
well Kentucky. consul general. from
Geneva 70 the state Department.
Christian Gross, Illinois, third secre-
tary from Port all Prince to Bern:
Frederick P Hibbard, Texas, second
secretary. from Mexico City TO San Sal
ysdor. Herschel " Johnson, North
Carolina. first secretary. from Teguci-
gaipa 70 Mexico City; John S. Little.
New York, from the State Department
n Peking as language officer: Warden
Nick wilson Indiana. diplomatic sec
rotary. from the State Department 10
Paris. and Gerald A A10kma. Iowa, vice
consul from BATAVIA 70 Cologne.
George D. Hedian. New York con-
F3Isr agent 1T Esmeraidas. Ecuador and
Donald s White Indiana. vice con-
Fqj at Berlin, have resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
WOMAN SUES DAIRY.
Annie v Higgins Claims Glass in
Cheese Made Her Sick.

Annie y Higgins. residing at the
Astoria Apartments, has filed suit 10
recover s50. 900 damages from the Chevy
Chase Dairy. Inc, manufacturer Of cot
tage cheese. and Edward l. Keller, q
dealer IA Convention Hall Market, for
alleged personal injuries. She tells the
court that January Il last she bought
from Keller q quantity Of cheese made
by the other defendant and when she
ale me cheese, five days later, swallow
ed 4 particle Of glass which was per-
nlt1ec 20 become mixed With the cheese.
The glass. she states. made her sick for
= month She IL represented by AttoT-
npys Crsndal Mackey and Argyle
HacKev