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The Washington times., 1928-05-01
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

RIALTO-"The Blue Danube"
with Leatrice JOY and Joseph
Schildkraut, at 11:45 a. m, lao,
$40, 5:35, 1885 and 9:35 p. m.
POLTS-Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Johnson's wild animal adventures
filmed in a thrill picture. "Simba."
Twice daily, 3 and 500 p. m.
PALACE-Richard Dix In Easy
Come, Easy Co." at 10:45 a. M,
1925. 2:25, 4:25. 5:55, 1855 and 9:55
p. m.
COLUMBIA-D. W. Griffith's
Drums of Love-" at 11:O5 a. M,
1905, 3:11, $40, 7:15 and 900 p. m.
METROPOLITAN Ric h ard
Barthelmess in The Moose" at
1885 a. M, 1895, SS5, 5:35, 1885
and 9:35 p. m.
EARLE-"Bare Knees" with
Virginia Lee Corbin, at 11:10 a. M,
1888, 2;59, sos, 7:45, 1901 p. m.
FOX-Madge Bellamy in soft
Living" at 1910, Psi, 4:51, 8:16,
1916 %. m.
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and Rose A. Palmer.
In the telling Of this seven
teenth century poetic tragedy
the characters have been fitted
with lines that ripple and flow
in smooth cadence while carry
ing sordid tale Of colorful melo.
drama. This has been pictur-
esquely dressed in atmospheric
sets and costuming with the
scenes in the papal court at the
Vatican given a reverential treat.
ment most convincing.
The Browning story is somber.
A God-fearing canon in quaint
Arezzo is CapoI1sacchi. On car
nivai day in the village he is
seized with the idea of masquer-
aiding among his parishioners as
a fortune teller that he may know
them better There he learns OF
the unhappy life Of the beautiful
child.wife Pompelia, married to
the money.mad Count Guido
Francheschini. Guido suspects
that the tender interest the
priest displays in the sad exis-
tence OF his wife cloaks some
unhoIy motive. He plans to COM
promise Caponsacchi and thus
provide a motive for killing his
wife and her parents and &C.
curing their fortunes.
His plans partially succeed and
follows the historic trial at the
Vatican with the lying Guido &C.
cusing the sanity priest Of an
elopement. Pope Innocent, sit
ting as an unseen tribunal, ever
rules the court Of the cardinals
and dispenses a tardy justice.
There Is something almost
spiritual in the towering charac-
ter Of Caponsacchi as portrayed
by Walter Hampden. The sub
lime love of the priest that was
destined to be misunderstood and
tainted by gossiping tongues is
forcefully impressed by finished
reading Of lines that have must
cal beauty. In his few oppor-
tunities to depict the lighter side
of the character Hampden was
nothing less than fine. The car
nival fortune telling and unctous
humor he contrived from his
moments with Canon Cont in the
monastery cell were admirably
done.
A trying role is that Of the arch
villain Guido. This was entrusted
to Ernest Rowan and If it seemed
overacted and overdrawn 1t was
because words and actions Of the
written character sketch a human
monster verify beyond belief. En-
dowed with these book handicaps,
Mr.. Rowan did a splendid piece Of
ferocious acting. His voice IL in
deed an asset. Edith Barrett was
the Pompilia, a soft spoken and
gentle character, Appropriated
well by the art Of this actress. A
few chuckles and one or two good
laughs came in the relieving work
of Cecil Yapp, who made a droll
monk with a worldly page in his
nissal, The Pope Innocent of
Stanley Hewlett was handled with
effective dignity. Other less i'm"
portant roles were all in capable
and sympathetic hands.
Mr.. Hampden will offer "Capon-
sacchi" until Thursday night,
when Isben's can Enemy Of the
People" will be presented. At the
Saturday matinee he will give his
only performance Of Hamlet"
with a curtain at p. m. sharp.
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surrounding herself with the
largest supporting cast Of inter
nationally known actors and
actresses ever assembled for one
of her pictures. Norma Talmadge
continues to add to the galaxy by
selecting noted players even for
the minor roles in 1.-THE Woman
Disputed" now in the third
month Of production at the United
Artists studio under the direction
of Henry King.
Latest additions to the cast are
Michael vavitch. noted Russian
character actor; Olga BakIanova,
another Russian artist; Howard
Davies, prominent in screen cir.
cles since the early days OF pic.
lures: Jackie Combs, child actor.
and Carl Won Hartman.
Alfred Allen and "Speo" )'Don-
nell have been added to the cast
of "Hot News which will be
Bebe Daniels next production for
a. Paramount, "IIot News" 10 the
story Of a reel news camera girl
written for the screen by Harlan
Thompson and Monte Brice.
Chester Conkltn and Neil Hamil'
ton are listed in support Of the
star, and Clarence Badger 10 to
direct.
One OF Germany's leading screen
actresses, Lilli Damiti, has &C.
copied Samuel Goldwyn's offer to
play the feminine lead opposite
Ronald Colman in Mr.. Colman's
next production. According to a
cablegram to the Goldwyn offices,
Miss Damiti sails for New York
on the steamship Berengaria May
s and is expected to arrive here
on May IL. Miss Darniti sue
ceeds to the place held by Wilma
Banky, who, with Mr.. Colman, ia
now starring In Two Lovers" at
the Embassy.
'The Docks Of New York." an
original story by John Monk
Saunders, author of Wings" will
be George Bancroft's next vehicle.
Josef Won Sternberg will again
direct the Paramount star. The
adaptation will be by Jules Furth-
man. Won Sternberg and Eurfb'
man are on their way East.
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What our obit writer's call floral
tributes were banked at the front
of the house, and the whole
theater staff beamed urbanely,
conscious that this, indeed, was
a great occasion. And it was.
The players, headed by Leneta
Lane and Stanley Ridges, gave
as their initial contribution George
M. Cohan's comedy, The Baby
Cyclone" with Mr.. Ridges in the
part wherein Grant Mitchell
starred.
Here's a farce as thin as-well,
as gossamer, and it's nothing at
all except a dog fight. Through
three acts the players merely
squabbled about the possession of
a Pekingese-the ladies pro.Peke
and the gentlemen con.
This is one of Cohan's real
achievements, for the comedy is
crammed with laughs and the &C.
ton Is brisk throughout, without
a moments let-down. And If you
don't believe an argument over a
Peke can be more than what you
may have read or seen before. by
Baby Cyclone"
Billy Phelps and Dorothy Tier
ney are cast as the Hurleys. who
for one year before the curtain
rose, had battled over Cyclone, the
bow'legged Peke. Billy sells the
Peke to Leneta Lane, to get rid
of the awful little creature.
Leneta's fiance, Stanley Ridges,
interrupts a quarrel between the
Hurleys, and the fight is on.
Mrs. Hubbard, Karl Nelson and
the rest acquit themselves :redita-
bly,. Ed Arnold. returning for
the first time since THE Jazz
Singer" wrings all the fun pos
sible out of his role as a police.
man. and the Hon. Charles Hamp-
den is his usual good.natured self.
Robert Brister, Frank Prayer,
Robert Clear and Arthur Rhodes
have the minor mems parts. But
keep your eyes open for Helen
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Gene Tunney Picks
Worlds Best
Playwright

The foloWing ia an official
excerpt from Gene TMnney's
lecture delivered at Yale amt
Versary on the anniversary of
the birth of William Shakes
peGre:
"It occurs to me whether, If
Shakespeare were alive today he
would be a boxing fan and would
have rooted for me in Chicago to
get up in that seventh round or
stay down!
Shakespeare was a sport, there
il no question about that, and
there is also no question about the
fact that he has been the great
est playwright the world has ever
known. Shakespeare's plays. writ
ten three centuries ago-take
Hamlet first produced in 1903.
Saturday Walter Hampden in
New York city gave two produc-
tions Of it, and to packed houses
1925 years after the play was
written. Shakespeare is quite
modern,
What playwright Of today do we
know. whose plays will be pro-
duced ten years hence, let alone
1926? Think of Broadway and
The Command to Love- UaIgh-
teri. Shakespeare has written
these great plays. with great
poetry. There are wonderful
passages in 'Othello' (pause) that
begins: 'Extenuate not
(pause), well, haven't read it
for some time, and, anyway. I
very rarely try to commit lines
to memory"
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National Players in
Gayest of Debuts

Cochran Clifford Brooke brought their National
Theate Players home last night to begin their fourth
here. What the players received in the way of reception
is Every entrance appauded and practically
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LASKY STARS
AT F-P-L
SESSIONS

The big event Of the Paramount
Famous-Lasky convention at
the Hotel Carlton today was the
address of Jesse L. Lasky, first
vice president OF the great motion
picture organization.
Executives, statesmen and just
plain delegates from all parts
of the world listened to q compre'
hensive outline OF the 192S-2S
HOLLYWOOD product Of the COM
many and were stirred to enthu-
siasm by the glowing prediction
that the new pictures will outrank
any vet produced by this huge
film organization. Adolph luxor,
president Of the PEI, who ar
rived last night attended today's
session.
s.The Patriot" a drama Of Rus
sia In which the leading role IL
DIayed by Emil Jannings. was
IInreeied as a sample of the P-F-L
future product. This picture. di'
rected by Ernest Lubitsch. was
accorded cheers as the greatest
Characterization the German
actor has done since he landed
an the shores OF America. Lewis
s. stone, Florence Vidor and
Neil Hamilton support the star
So enthusiastic has been the ac-
claim OF those who have viewed
the pre.release of 1.-THE Patriot"
II has been decided to road show
the film. It will play Broadway
at 50 top and then sent over
the country as the super jan
nings film.
From the fan standpoint inter-
est In and around the Hotel
Carlton gravitated around the per.
sonable Charles Rogers who ar
rived this morning and spent the
greater part Of his first hours in
corridor receptions. Rogers is a
graduate Of the Paramount Holly
wood school Of acting. He was
selected by Mary Pickford to
play the Juvenile lead opposite
her In my Best Girl" and hen
established himself az first
rank star by sterling performances
in wings" and "Abie's Irish
Rose"
"Tell the readers Of The Wash.
ington Times who may be inter.
ested in my doings that am
exceedingly grateful over the way
nv efforts on the screen have
been met by motion picture
patrons" he said to this reporter.
'It would be little short of silly
for me to say that the element of
luck has not entered into such
success as ! have achieved. ]
have been cast in appealing roles
and since it. has been my good
fortune to register with some
effectiveness on the screen, much
of the credit goes to masterful
direction, good stories and sym
pathetic studio treatment. With
the great resources Of the Para
mount organization behind me !
hope to do even better things"
Joseph Won Sternberg, winner
of Paramount's $4,000 prize as
the director of the most success
full 1927 picture arrived today.
This picture was "UnderWorld'
made from a Ben Hecht story.
Since then Sternberg has directed
Emil Jannings in 1.-THE Last Com
mand" and his latest to be
shown at the convention is called
1.-The Dragnet." Won Sternberg
is one of the highest paid direc-
tors on the Paramount payroll.
Ten years ago he was broke and
jobless, one Of the many thou
sands in and around Hollywood
hoping and waiting for break"
In his case it finally came.
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lQ6S
&.

.osed for the first time in 10
''Theater for Rent" and that
around a vacant playhouse is
G. Streets Northwest.
Washington as an amusement
It's new policy and future
because they are yet in the
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GAYETY SHOW
HAS LAUGHS
APLENTY

AS the closing attraction Of the
season Manager Harry Jarboe
has brought Saratoga Chips" to
the Gayety this week, The show
Is of the type that pleases the
average burlesque fan, with
plenty of laughs, clever dancing
and some songs that were really
worth while.
Harry Feldman and Billy Wild
are the laugh extractors and did
quite well with the material that
was given them. Blanche Saure
has a pleasing voice and her
duets with Fred Steger ewere an
outstanding feature. Virginia
Muizio and Rae Martella con-
tributed songs and dances. George
Kinnear was good as the feeder"
for the comedians.
The chorus appeared to ad.
vantage in several numbers.
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"Caponsacchi' Among
Ha1r1pden's Finest

Walter Hampden brought the Beasco Theatr last night
his muchheraIded production Of Caponsacch exquisite
play blank verse; beautifully etched from Robert Brown
ing poem The Ring and the Book by Arthur Goodrich
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Virginia Beach Wins
Ont Over Florida

He wanted to go to Florida, so
did his wife-but he went to Vir-
ginia Beach instead. All Of which
means that Managing Director s.
j. Stebbins, Of the Fox, who re-
Gently was forced to remain in bed
for q week due to a severe attack
of the grippe, wanted to go to
Florida and back with time enough
to dep0rt himself on the beach in
a period of just five days and it
couldn't be done. For 1t takes a
day and a half to go to Florida,
another like period back, and there
would be gone three days Of his
five.
So 1t was Virginia Beach via
boat and it rained the first three
days of the five. Mr.. Stebbit1s is
back at his desk vowing no more
journeys for his health or any
other reason.
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Jungle Clothing

The matter of clothes in the
jungles Of Africa is an entirely
different matter from clothes else.
where.
Mrs. Johnson. who. with her
husband, spent four years in the
interior of Africa filming the
wild animal picture, "Simba," at
Polls gives the following account
Of the clothes she wore.
IT wore no fancy hunting cos.
Tunes" she says, "but I always
had a change of color, preferring
nice browns and grays especially.
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Rent your room with or without
bOard-thrOugh The Times and Herald
classified rental columns today.
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Well, Keith's doors are c
years. The billboards read,
air of solitude which creeps
present about Fifteenth and
Keith,s will not abandon
center. That is a certainty
plans cannot be announced
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DOOR, OPEN 8 A. M.
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CLAIMING
INNOCENCE

DEATH HOUSE, ROCKVIEW
PENITENTIARY. BELLFONTE,
Pa. Jan. 9.-~With plea OF in
nocence on his lips. Raymond Win.
ter, 33. convicted of the shaving Of
two defenseless children, paid his
debt to society at dawn today.
The slayer of little Alex and
Helen Sabo, a. miners children,
whose lifeless bodies were recovered
from creek near Castle Shannon
in May. 1925. went to the electric
chair at 1902 a. m. and five minutes
later was pronounced dead.
A few minutes later William
Myers. of Philadelphia, paid the
extreme penalty for the murder OF
a. philadelphia policeman.
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Bis POPULATION
IN CALF /. SEEN
BY International News Service

bY international News Service
\ SAN FRANCISCO. NJan. "A
population of so million in Califor-
MIA within the next few wears This
is the prediction of Capt Robert
Dollar, widely known Pacific coast
steamship magnate.
This rapid growth in numbers,
according to the capitalist. will be
the logical result OF an impending
development in commerce between
the Pacific Coast and Asia, un.
rivaled in extent by any other
phase in the economic history of
the world. The center of popula-
ton is shifting westward. Captain
Dollar declared, and California s.
comparative proximity to China and
other Asiatic countries will within
the course of a few years, bring
the center of population to the
State.
China alone has a population Of
SOC, 900, 000," Captain Dollar said.
Imagine the potential consum.
ers' MARKET That Is to say moth.
ing OF the natural resources, which
still await exploitation. Nor of the
other Asiatic countries near China
with their vast, scarcey tapped
markets"
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VA. SEA FOODS
REPORT MADE
u International SOL sefvIce

k1y 4NESEM1IlUMNA SNDWB SCNN1CS
RICHMOND, va, Jan. Citing
m impressive array of figures to
demonstrate the decline of the sea
food industry in Virginia during the
past two decades, the special COM
mission appointed by Governor Bryd
TO study the problem today submit.
ted its report. enibodying numerous
recommendations.
Chief among the conservation
measures advocated are establish
ment of hatcheries for all species of
fish: protection of spawning areas in
tributary rivers; deep-water oyster
planting, replenishment of oyster
rocks, abatement of CONTAINING ton
in salt tidal waters, extension of
areas for CLAIMS; greater reciprocity
between Virginia and Maryland for
protection of the industry. and a
permanent ban against taking of
buckraw crabs
The report asserts that oyster pro-
duction dropped S,O00,0 600 bushels
from 1904 to 1927, and that the
area of natural oyster rocks has
dropped 201, 216.2 acres.
Shocking OF oysters of less than
> inches from the Potomac River
and the seed areas of James River
and on the eastern side of Accomac
and Northampton counties has con-
tributed to the depletion, the report
asserts.
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CALLS ILLINOIS
POLITICS DIRTY
nv international News Service

Nv INTERNATIONAL NGWB SGFNACG
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 81
Politics in Illinois welter in a bog
OF corruption, the worst the State
has ever known. Carter FL. Harri-
son, former mayor Of the city of
Chicago, declared in answer to a
request that he become a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
the United states Senate in the
event there is an election to fill a
possible vacancy.
The Senate has refused the oath.
to Frank L. Smith. United States
Senator-eIect from Illinois. Whether
he can keep his grip on heaoffice
or whether a new Senator can be
elected or appointed is q much
mooted question throughout Illinois
at present.
illinois politics" Harrison de.
clared. ."are certainly, in both great
parties, at the lowest ebb T have
known for the almost two genera
tons 1 have either been actively
engaged in them or near the side,
lines, close and interested OBJ
server"
The great mass of voters in the
State. Harrison asserted, don't
give a whoop" as to charges and
counter charges of corrupt alli-
ances, stolen elections in Chicago
and other cities, and misuse Of
public funds.
Il come near knowing this pres
ent day political game from the
inside Quits filth, its deprayity.
its utter villainy," Harrison as
serted
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do you want hokum or do you
want straight talk?"
That was. fired at me when
sought to get the views Of
citadel Of finance from which no
views for quotation ever come.
though such views are always in
eager demand.
81 want the truth"
lt Here is the pith OF it.
The boom in many stocks has
been carried on under the impetus
of the excellent earnings during
1926 and the first part of 1927,
and by the stimulus Of cheap
money. But in most instances
earnings started to fall off by the
middle of last year and have not
yet stopped falling off. The out.
look for 1928 is not actually re-
garded by many high-placed fore
casters as optimistically as their
published statements represent. If
1923 does as well as 1925 did.
there will be reason for satisfac-
ton. Another 1925 is out of the
question--so runs this analysis
this year.
Dividends First
The time will come when the
momentum gathered during the
period of high earnings will lose
its force and when. cheap money
will not prove sufficient slim
ult1s to keep stock quotations at
record breaking heights. Net earn
ings- dividends- in time re-
assert themselves and bring a re-
adjustment of stock market prices
just as inevitably as water finds
it's own level.
To load up with securities at
current prices would be short
sighted even should money rates
continue extremely low. it was
emphasized. True, it was natural
that our excessive supply OF funds
should seek an outlet in the Sc
curity markets seeking that there
had been no growth during the
last year in the demands from
commercial sources. And this
same outlet may continue to he
sought for some time to come,
thus maintaining or even inten-
styling the inflationary effect al
ready recorded.
But don't get caught our on
the end of a limb when the re
adjustment of stock quotations to
a sound level based on net earn
ings and reasonable prospects sets
in was the final word of eau
ton.
Now, it is for you to take this
advice or leave it.
am hopeful that 1928 will
turn out better. businesswise, than
the expectation here voiced. But
the logic employed concerning the
position of doomed stocks cannot,
in my humble opinion. be dis
puted. After all, the superabun-
dance of money. because of re-
stricted commercial demands. can
not maintain permanently record.
break king quotations for the stocks
OF companies whose earnings are
decreasing rather than increas-
ing. Remember that Wall Street
thus far has not brought stock
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exchange average quotations
down in harmony with the de-
crease In business activities Of
the last six months.
Severe Shaking Up
The stock market did expert.
ence a rather severe shaking on
Thursday. Overlooked issues sud
denly dropped SIS to $40 a share.
and the whole list declined an
average OF several points. TT
was perhaps significant that the
signs of weakness brought q del.
uge OF liquidation which exceeded
the turnover of even the busiest
days Of the upward movement
and smashed all records except
that scored when the market
had its collapse at the opening
Of March. 1924.
But support appeared on Fri
day morning and quite an Inn
pressiye recovery was achieved
during the day. The net result
was that average quotations end
ed the weak near year-end level
President Coolidge apparently
took note OF the markets spasm
Ol WEdkHGSSS lOE nS ulduS II
known that he did not regard
the unprecedented expansion in
brokers loans as unnatural or
alarming-tne New York Stock
Exchange reported the loan total
as $4.432, 907, 32l.
1t is earnestly to be hoped that
the spectators tug-of-war will
not have an outcome disturbing
to general business.
The prosecuting announced by
all the leading makers of low
priced cars may prove prophetic
OF what is in store in other high
~ competitive industries. Victory.
during 1928 will rest with those
organizations that can cut costs
and at the same time conduct
superior craftsmanship campaigns.
Advertising is destined to be em-
ployed more forcefully than ever
before to win and maintain vol
ume, without which it threatens
to be unusually hard to earn
satisfactory net profits.
Copyright. 1928, by b. G. Forbesl
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