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The Washington times., 1928-07-21
MORAN I'M
A NEW ROLE
AT FOX

Motion picture fans who want
an evening a colorfuI ana hunor-
Gus entertainment win lind Just
that NJ the FOX Thsater II Fox
Films romantic comedy drama,
Don't Marry with Lois Moran
and Neil Hamilton iii the stellar
roles This picture opens today.
Lois Moran Is cast &c Priscilla
Bowen, young girl Of the mod
ern generation who harb0fs mod.
ern Ideals despite her P1ritanical
ancestors and her Auntie Bowie.
Priscilla in desperation. goes to
her friend, old General Willoughby.
~ find some means to make her
life her own.
When she arrives at the gener-
ais office she 81 greeted By his
good looking son, Henry (NeiI
Hamilton. Priscilla casually tells
Henry that she is willing 10 do
anything to get rid Of the old
f0gies at home Henry Is Mortified
at Priscilla s boldness. telling her
So In bitter words.
This enrages Priscilla and with
the general she plans To pnse IN
the 0ld-fashi0ned and make Henry
fall In love with her. The fecep-
ton works, but Priscilla finds she
really wants to marry Henry
How this situation reaches its
climax Is 4 humorous twist that
cannot be given aWays
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
TRUE OR NOT.
IT'S A CUTE
STORY!

When Colleen Moore returns
from location, where ocean scenes
are being filmed for her present
picture. ooh, KayY she should
be a first class able seaman.
A decidedly nautical atmosphere
has been supplied by the scenarist
for several episodes OF the story,
In which Colleen makes numerous
scenes aboard an -old wind. jam.
mer, rows skiff. and even acts
as skipper and crew of a fast
little sIoop.
The sloop, a star-boat, racing
. type. has captured the. anthusi-
astic interest of Colleen, who goes
sailing in the sporty little craft
. whenever. she isn't needed. before.
the cameras.
She confesses that handling
main-sheet. jib and tiller slI at
one time Is job better suited to
a person with four arms, but she
is fascinated by the sport and
gives promise of becoming an ex-
pert sailor under the tuteiage of
her producer. John Mccormick, a
former naval officer.
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
C0NCE R MN G
BALMY BAY
BREEZES

Vacation time is Turing record
tlnrongs to Chesapeake Beach,
Wasl1ington;s nearest saltwater re-
sort. Only an hours ride from the
heat Of the city. the Beach Is an
excellent spot for b convenient and
inexpensive outing. Government
employees are taking advantage OF
these seaside pleasures.
Hotels offer fine accomnOd tons
at extremely low rates. Cottages
may be rented for any period.
When d party Of persons takes 2
cottage the expense may be split
among the individual members and
thus reduced to a ridiculously low
point. The Beach boasts all Of the
conveniences of city-chain
stores, Ire and milk deliveries. cleo
tricity, good water. churches and
police and fire protection.
There is something to do every
minute-saIt water bathing. brisk
fishing, boating, boardwalk prone
nading. dancing to music by Ray
mond Kidneys Milo Ramblers
and touring Amusement Fairy
land. which offers five big rides
and countless novelties. There is a
free playground for children on the
sandy beach.
The Washington times., 1928-07-21

Aarons and Freddy win begin
active preparation for their first
musical comedy Of the new sea
son Tuesday morning. when they
will select q chorus at the Alvin
Theater. This first show is
Hold Everything, = written by
DeSyIva. Brown and Henderson
in association with Jack Nc
Gowan. Principals in the cast
will be Victor Moore, Betty
Compton. Bert Lair and OIiyette.
Brock Pemberton will place his
new production. Coin Home IN
rehearsal next Monday. Barbara
Bulgakov and Georges Renevant
have been added to the cast.
Since the closing of Our Bet
tiers" some weeks ago, all sorts OF
rumors have been going the
rounds concerning Ina Claire's
activities next season. It was
said she might appear in new
play for Mr.. Dillingham;, that she
might star in Earl CARROTS Vani-
ties" that she had thought of be-
coming one of the leading figures
in Jed Harris proposed Broadway
stock company. Now, however,
new and even more exciting
rumOr is running about.
1t seems Miss Claire may be
that celebrated Broadway star
whom Mr.. Ziegfeld plans to super
glorify in a romantic musical
piece to be written by william
Anthony Mcclure when he has
finished five or six other pieces.
Sammy Lee, the dance director
who joins the ranks of the pro-
ducers this fall. has decided To
call his first venture Happy
Anna" 1t is a musical comedy by
Joseph Mccarthy, Harry Tierney
and Daniel Russell, with cast
including Lulu Mcconnell, Vivian
Hart and Clarence NordstrOnl.
After tryout in Long Branch
i and Boston, t.Happy-Anna will
open at the Knickerbocker Thea
ter on September II.
At the A1hambra Theater a new
negro revue entitled ION the
Sly will be presented, with Car
idA0 11OWdEu ana mae Brown IN
the cast. Cecil Brown and Edgar
Hayes have written and composed
the production, which will go on
nightly with a special midnight
performance announced for next
Wednesday.
That much-tried-out play, vari.
ously known as Fly By Night,
Poor Little Eva" and Town
Hall Tonight" is to open once
more in Asbury Park under the
title Eva the Fifth
1t concerns a travelling Uncle
Toms Cabin" troupe. In the
cast are Nydia Westman, Bu-
ford Armitage, Lois Shore. and
Elaine Temple. Kenyon NichoI-
son and John Golden wrote it.
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
HOW MAY MADE
THE CIR ABE
TN FILMS

As child, May McAvoy, the
featured star Of THE Lion and
The Mouse, = which Is the cur
rent screen attraction at Gran
dall's Metropolitan Theater, never
dreamed Of going on the stage.
When the children played school
she always wanted to be teacher
and worked diligently at her les
sons. Unlike other youngsters
who chose several professions dur
ing the course of their school
career, May had just one in mind.
She had always had an an In
terest in the theater, but 1t never
assumed any Importance until
she was on the verge of going In
for her chosen profession. It oc-
cured to her suddenly that per-
haps she was not suited for teach
ing that she might try to get
on the stage or the movies.
She decided to take a chance
with the latter because it was
easier-Ao get extra work in pic
lures than a small part on the
legitimate stage. So she went to
a New York studio with several
hundreds of other applicants and
became an extra,
May watched the stars at the
studio in wide-eyed wonder, see.
ing herself in every role they
portrayed, but when she got home
after a days work, tired and dis
gusted, it seemed that she could
not ever be more than an extra,
standing line for hours for a bit
on the screen that most OF the
time was not even left in the pic
ture-and IL it was, was not
noticed.
There were days when she
could get nothing at all, and then
her disappointment was at peak.
A few times she almost went
back to teaching. Then some
body would take her for a small
part and she would start the
rounds again, day after day.
Finally, Clarence Badger took her
for role in "A Perfect Lady"
She had. waited for months for
just such an opportunity, but
when she had completed the pic.
ture. her efforts were greeted with
an indifference which was more
painful than adverse criticism.
But little May was Irish, and she
had an Irish determination to
make them notice her whether
they liked it or not. She kept
getting fairly good parts, and
gradually forged ahead to star.
dom.
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
OH 81 AY THAT
+ A I I Ed
CALF

From one coast To the other
comes Leona Powers, popular red.
head. to take over her duties as
leading lady III National Tlneater
Players. She steps out on the
stage Of the National Theater
her old bailiWicIx on Monday
night III the high-powered nys.
terry drama. THE Nightcap
All the way from San F'ramcisco,
Miss Powers comes back to the
National Theater Players after 8
triumph lii the coast city, one
of the longest runs ever estab-
lished by q stock actress.
Cross country jumps are moth
ing new iii the career OF LeOna
Powers. In fact. San Francisco to-
washington seems to be her
regular journey when the call
of the National Theater Players
sounds In her ears. Last season
she made the same trip. that time
by motor. and with her mother.
On the occasion Of her first ap-
pearance lii washington. nth
the President Players. she came
all the way from the city famous
for its Barbary Coast TO play IN
bit of drama that had made
her name famous on Market
Street: They Knew What They
Wanted. =
IT was this time last year. or.
little later, that Leona Powers
first became associated with the
National Iheater Players. I'm.
nnediately she caught on as.
they saw iii the tIleater.
In the revival of the old Hart
ley Manners comedy, Peg o. Ny
Heart" Mis- Powers scored q sue
cess comparable to that OF Lau-
rette Taylor year ago. This was q
time when box-office records at
the National were broken under
her magic spell. She repeated
when she played "Smilin
Through"
Though II IL not generally
known, Leona Powers IS one of
the highest paid stock actresses
in America. Naturally, when the
word America is mentioned, that
means the world: for in no other
country do actresses receive such
salaries as the managers pass
around in America.
Four corners of the country
know the work of Leona Powers;
four corners and the great South
west. She has played leading
roles I'm stock companies estab.
lished In Boston, Seattle. New Or
leans, San Francisco. and Dallas
mot to mention Washington.
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
ST AR
WEDNES DAY
AT LAKE

An extra dash Of aviyacity viii
be given to the entertainment
program at Chevy Chase Lake
"wednesday night BY Peggy Little
and Helene Kearney, dance and
song artists Of the Fox Theater.
they viii be featured II Novelty
Night Z
The two Meyer Davis orches.
tras on the upper and lower pa.
vilions at the lake are in great
form. The swanee syncopators,
directed By AL Kamons, are going
III for complicated symphonic Eff
fects III syncopatiOa
Ben Levine and his group Of
colIegiates on the upper pavilion,
are specializing In white-not har-
monies Director Levine is filling
in the intervals between dances
on the upper pavilion with snappy
song speciaIities with banjo or
u1xuleie accompaniment.
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
hats just
Ahead i'm
Theaters

Booth Tarkington's comedy Of
adolescence, Clarence" will be
the attraction at the National
Theater. beginning July 30. The
National Theater Players. in this
comedy, are PINNED to give per-
formance somewhat different from
anything that they have presented
during these four seasons.
The management announces the
plat for only one week. despite
the fact that its popularity would
warrant 4 two weeks run. There
will be the usual Wednesday and
Saturday matinees.
Johnny Hines will be the star
sof the film program to be pre-
sented at the Earle, starting July
rs. The title of Hines latest
ftInTnaker is Home Made. and
shows him sc his best. The stage
portion OF next weeks bill viii be
new Stanley Company revue,
bearing the title Of ..In Hawaii"
IN which several well known
Broadway stage favorites viii be
featured.
'.The News Parade, with Nick
Stuart and Sally Phipps, the first
Of its kind, story Of the news
reel cameraman will be the fea-
tured photoplay at the Fox Thea
ter. week commencing July 2S.
one the stage will be another
of the st. ] Stebbins' stage pre-
sentations.
John Gilbert succeeds George
Bancroft at the Palace next week
lii his latest picture The Cos
sacks Wesley Eddy's Welcome
Home Week Revue will be fea-
tured on the stage.
Esther Ralston In "Half 3
Bride, will be the principal
screen attraction at Loew's Column
bia next week.
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
Watch This Space!
By jim RING.

that, III the future. all Chicken y
Ia King win be inducted into
office with the proper coronation
ceremonies. Z
From Joseph Rosman, n1anag-
ing director Of Scapa Flow Swim
ming Pool: II pledge myself and
all employees Of Scapa Flow to
see that no more investigating
committees are allowed to fall
into the water while wearing
street clothes.
This IL very encouraging ito
the committee. During the com
Ing week flying visits will be
paid to Glen Echo, Chesapeake
Beach, Arlington Beach and other
institutions needing our expert
attention.
If any readers want any resorts
exposed. just address the author
of this column and he will see to
1t that the COMMITTEES gets busy.
The Washington times., 1928-07-21

JACK PEPPER, bandmaster
Of ceremonies at the Earle, has
recovered from his tonsilitis
and will be seen again in
charge Of the Earle stage show
today!
The Washington times., 1928-07-21

The motion picture industry at
this moment Is ii the same jolly
predicament a. the little boy who
didn't like to havs the mumps,
but. after ali. they kept him away
from school.
The big shots Of the business
are worried sick over the rapid
developments In the sound film
line. In the words Of Lou Maver.
they're all hot and bothered. They
wish the sound fiIm had never
come into being. But they know
its doing great things for the
industry.
they realize that the taIkies
must me greatly improved to win
and hold popular approval. and
their engineers are working day
and night TO refine the sounds.
The talkies swiftly are emery.
ing from the novelty stage. and
soon must stand on their own
merits. The film bosses know
this. and are In q nip.and-tuclS
battle to beat their competitors
In the Noise Derby.
Let us. then. stand on the side
lines and cheer:
Go 1t. Vitaphone! Go II. Movie
toner
And wa might add Cortella-
phone, Photophone and Phonofilm.
I.eona Powers and Howard
Miller next week displace I.eneta
Lane and John Warner as the
leads in the National Theater
PLAYERS. Washington knows Miss
Powers. likes her work and Is
grateful to Stephen r. Cochran
for bringing her back from the
Coast.
We've never seen Mr.. Miller.
but are assuerd that he's good
trouper and will work doubly
hard to fill the spot vacated by
Mr.. Warner.
And, in behalf of a good many
Washingtonians, in bidding adieu
to Miss Lane and Mr.. Warner,
we wish them the best of luck
and hope to see them again some
time.
You'll see by Regina Crewe's
column today that Gloria Swan
sons husband. the handsome Mar
quis de La Falaise, has rolled up
his sleeves and started to work
in the movies!
The Log Angeles Chamber of
Commerce from its orangefilled
showroom In the National Press
Building, assures us that the cIi-
mate is wonderful. Well believe
anything about that now.
be such a bad old skate. He
wouldn't be known generally as
"Hank" If he didn't deserve it. I
Bill Tilden, tennis star, actor,
writer and Whatnot, has crashed
the front pages by being barred
from the Davis Cup team. The
tennis association ruled him off
for covering the English cham
pionships at Wimbledon for news
papers. Maybe Bill will go back
to the stage now. God forbid!
The series OF exposes OF out
door resorts conducted by this
department through the fearless
Committee of Four has been
crowned with success.
III dduIliOu TO great public
demand for additional exposes.
We have received a number OF
pledges from establishments al.
ready exposed, promising to cor.
rect conditions complained of by
the investigators. The following
pledges are In our archives:
From Meyer Davis, proprietor
of lie Paradis Roof: 81 shall Ger.
tainly see to 1t. at the earliest
possible moment that a uni.
formed Senegambian Is detailed to
fan Mr.. AL SpieIdock. the drum.
mer, during his strenuous labors
at the traps"
From Maurice Kaflta, czar of
Jardin Lido: II solemnly promise
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
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HOLLY w 90 D. July 20.--It
didn't take long for Louise Ia.
zenda to get her first free lance
film. No sooner did it leak out
thar her five years association
with Warner Brothers had term
mated than Louise's phone rang
all day long with picture offers.
finest comedy character woman
On the screen.
say comedy character wom-
an because she has most fire.
auently appeared In funny films.
But like all true mirth-makers
from Chaplin down. Louise pos
sesses the deep dramatic sense
inherent in all really great
actresses.
Louise has been long time in
pictures since way back in the
Sennett days--and she'll still be
holding center stage when crops
of dolI-faces yet to come are in
the scar and yellow.
But to get back to the news
Of the first free-lance Fazenda
picture: 1t win be ''Riley The
Cop" a Fox picture, with the
one who leads the life of ''Riley''
no less a thespian than j. Farrell
Macdonald. And this team may
oe taken as a rich guarantee that
the customers will roll down the
aisles with laughter.
Content that 'aThe Scarlet vir-
gin" is as good-even better
than Variety" Lya De Putt left
today for q New York vacation
happier than she has been since
the inception Of her American
film career.
The star feels that the Column
bia picture gives her opportunity
TO portray the type role for which
she is best fitted. And given
opportunity. Lya will do the rest.
1t is understood that the film will
be given a big Broadway showing
In the early fall.
Fred Niblo, the director. and
Enid Bennett, one OF yesteryear's
most popular stars. are busy re
ceiving congratulations upon the
arrival of brand new baby girl
just come to keep company with
Lois, aged Z. and Peter, aged 4.
The distinguished couple believes
that there's luck in odd num-
bers.
OF all the famous and inter-
esting organizations in Holly.
wood perhaps the most fascinat-
ing is the Girls Club, of which
Mary Pickford is president. Its
membership includes some of the
greatest names in screenland, and
the possessors of many OF them
were mere struggling beginners
when the club was first organ
lied.
Early next week, the club will
entertain a couple of hundred
guests at tPickfair." All mem
bers. win be present, including
Laura La Plante, Julanne John.
ston, Virginia VaIli, Ruth Roland.
Gertrude Olnastead, Claire Wind
sor, Anita Stewart, Billie Dove.
May McAvoy. Lois Wilson, Zazu
Pitts, Mildred Lloyd, Carmel
Myers, Helen Ferguson. Pauline
etaron, Beatrice Joy, and Colleen
iIoore.
The name of Mary Philbin's
picture, rs " a e. has been
changed to Forbidden Love-"
Isn't that just too sweet? And
Mary, by the way. is reported to
- once again heart-whole and
fancy.free, having agreed to dis
agree with the clever swain once
rumored as her future husband.
The young man used to be very
much in earnest. and he's not in
the habit Of accepting defeat. SO
Hollywood Is sort OF watchfuliy
waiting 10 see whst'll happen.
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
Well, Isn't That Nice?

Wesley Eddy, master of GER.
einonies at Loew's Palace TheateI
has begun the composition of a
song about Washington and dedi-
Gated TO the Washington public.
He will finish it while on his
vacation and sing it the first
week he gets back. He feels that
in this way he can show his
gratitude To folks who have been
50 kind TO him here.
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
Mr.. Miller Arrives

Howard Miller. new leading
man with the National Theater
Players. has had extensive train
ing In the tIaeater. Aside from
having been leading man III many
New England stock companies, he
was with Broadway productions
and has played IN almost every
important city iii the United
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
Old Friends ST Ours

Lois Moran and Nell Hamilton,
appearing Ut the Fox Theater
this week, are wen known to
washington lovers Of the cinema
Miss Moran made her first
memorable success In Stella
Dallas Other successes to her
credit are Publicity Madness Z
sharp Shooters, " ana Love
Hungry" Mr.. Hamilton Is de-
scribed Is the All-American
young man Of the screen. His.
triunnphs started III D. w Grit
fith's America, I which was fol
lowed by his splendid perform
ance in Beau Geste."
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
God Save the King!

Estel1e Brody. the actress who
plays the feminine lead in
"Mademoiselle from Armentieres
now at Loew's Columbia, is q
French Canadian girl, and there
fore an acceptable member OF
the cast that boasts, itself as
..aIl- British"
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
Minor. Rnt Imnortant

Mrs. Addie Hubbard. after her
strenuous work in Mrs. Wigs
Of the Cabbage Patch where slie
scored such success, Is cast this
week in less important part IA
THE Nightcap. part. however.
that calls for vast experience on
the part Of the player.
The Washington times., 1928-11-21
c. j. WINS BRIDE
FOR STUDENT

Maybe 1t would not be entirely UNI
fitting to call this wedding a foot
ball romance" Perhaps "gridiron
wager would be better.
The facts are that Miss Marjorie
L. Morris, 20, of rs Grafton ST.,
Chevy Chase. Nd, promised to
marry r.. Stanley Nishwitz, Fl, Of
1901 Fulton st. n. W., provided
Georgetown's football team defeated
West Virginia. Last Saturday she
made good on her promise.
The couple have been sweethearts
since they were students in the John
Eaton School. While Miss Morris
was in the Philippines with her
father, Mai. T. r. Morris, young
Nishwitz was completing his educa.
ton in Virginia Military Institute
and in the foreign service school of
Georgetown University. He is now
q junior in the latter institution.
Parents of both were caught un.
awares by the sudden decision of the
young people to wed. But making
good on football wage is an i'm.
portant thing in collegiate circles.
The bridegroom's father, w. T..
Nishwitz, has given his son a posi-
ton in his office.
The Washington times., 1928-11-21
CRIME COST Up
IN MILLIONS

Crime cost the United States more
in the year ending June 81. 1927,
than the combined income of all the
millionaires in the country during
that period.
Needham G. Turnage, Unit e d
States commissioner, quoted those
statistics yesterday in an address be-
fore the Advertising Club in the
Press Club. The speaker declared
the only way to cut down this fig
ure was through greater cooperation
between the general public and law
enforcement authorities,
Property stolen in the District last
year was worth more than $780,.
900. This was seen by the speaker
as an alarming situation. One OF the
causes for this, he said. was unfair
criticism of policemen. He said the
only trouble with the police force
was that it wasn't large enough.
Inability of judges to obtain the
services of first-class citizens on
juries was cited by Turnage as con-
tributing to the growth Of crime.
He said the number of murders in
the. United States had increased q
great deal since the World War.
They now aggregate 80 day.
Turnage asserted that crime in the
District would suffer severe blow
il more sIdgeships were created.
The Washington times., 1928-11-21
CIVILIANS CHEER
ACTORS

Impromptu entertainment by
Miss Beatrice Lee and Leonard
Vanderburgh, co.stars at the
Belasco Theater this week, won
them reclamation at the luncheon
meeting of the Civitan Club in the
Lafayette Hotel today. Each gave
several vocal selections and Miss
Lee series of interpretive dances.
Prior to the entertainment of the
theater people the nominees for
various offices were called upon by
President Harris, of the club. TO
make short addresses. Those who
spoke were, Frank Birgfeld, willard
M. kochendorher and Leonard f..
Ruoff, candidates for president;
William ID. Griffith, James B. Hen
derson, William E. Humphreys. l..
Stoddard Taylor and M L. Town
send, candidates for vice president.
Grant S. Barnhart, Merle Cain,
James Evans, M. Hysong. Sidney
e. Kent. E. f.. Koss, M. M. Min.
nix, Ernest C. Ruebsam and L. F..
Ruoff who were nominated for the
board of directors also spoke at
the meeting.
Because of the unusual entertain-
ment presented the meeting was
prolonged Is minutes over the reg
ular time for adjournment.
The Washington times., 1928-11-21
D. A. r. CARD PARTY

The Columbia Chapter. D. A. r.,
will give a card party at the
Roosevelt Hotel on Friday, at 8
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1928-11-21
COULD NOT DO
HER WORK
Strengthened by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Berlin, n. HI took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound when