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The Washington times., 1928-09-22
GREAT NECKER
LIGHTS UP
BELASCO

The opening attraction of the
current season at the Belasco
/ Theater will be Taylor Holmes IN
The Great Necker," the week OF
October i, with matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. Cham
berlain Brown presents this new
farce.
The play has an excellent cast
supporting Mr.. Holmes, among
which are Marjorie Gateson.
James B. Carson and Hope
Drown. who are featured; also
Doris Underwood, Valerie Valaire,
John A. Butler, Jack Jordan, Cor
don Wescott, Charles w. Homer.
Jack Ladd and Ralph Simone.
This comedy, written by Elmer
Harris, was first presented in
Los Angeles, where it achieved
such success that Mr., Brown
decided to present it on Broad
way. where it recently closed q
successful engagement at the
Ambassador Theater. The entire
production was staged DY Fred
J. Butler, who has brought out all
the humor and comedy that the
many fresh and original situa-
lions had to offer.
Taylor Holmes needs no intro
ductionA to his many friends. He
has returned to the legitimate
stage after a successful career In
motion pictures, and is gong to
play the sort !. of comedies and
farces that created such a fol.
lowing for him before ne left
for the West.
The Washington times., 1928-09-22
HEATH CHILD
RAN AW AY TO
WOO FAME

Some of that sparkle and fasci-
nation which emanates from the
attractive person OF frankie
Heath, headlining at B. F. Keith's
Theater this week, can be account
ed for in the fact that for Miss
Heath the stage remains as gio-
riously thrilling in actually, as
It did in contemplation in the days
when she was a small round child.
daughter OF the head Of a travel
ing repertoire company.
At she was sent away to Bos.
ton boarding school to be made
into q stereotype young debutante.
But after the thrill of one night
stands and principal roles in blood
curdling dramas, ancient history
was a bore and mathematics moth
ing to rave about, so at Is she left
her alma mater flat and ran away
to join a repertoire company with
which she held forth as a between.
the-acts artist, singing or dancing
or both, to while away the interim
OF scene changing.
Later she played soubrette roles
with burlesque companies and
most successfully. But merely
manufacturing laughs didn't sat
isfy her theatrical longing, so
when a number of years ago she
entered vaudeville, she made a
point of presenting songs which
gave her opportunity for emotional
acting as well as singing. Her
song dramas have won for her a
distinguished place in the realm Of
variety.
The Washington times., 1928-09-22
1rnns for Late September Are Of the Best
HOW ANQENTS
DISFIGURED
FACES

In these days Of facial surgery.
chin lifting and permanent waves
ii is hard to believe that less than
500 years ago similar arts were
used to disfigure people rather than
to beautify them. Yet In The
Man Who Laughs" which Is now
current at the Earle Theater. with
movietons sound accompaniment.
the l1ideous handiwork Of the child
mutilatfng Conpracnicos forms the
basis of one of the worlds most
gripping love stories.
The Comprachicos were q band
of marauding showmen who bought
children when their bones were
soft and pliable and then disfig-
ured them-to make people laugh!
Every man does not have wit
enough to become Jester. but the
Comprachicos could make Of him
at least q clown, mountebank. =
public exhibit. The Compracni-
cos genius for mutiIation was not,
under the reign of the Stuarts Of
England, unrewarded at court.
For state reasons they were pro-
tected. Wayward ladies-in-Waiting
found their sweethearts suddenly
turned to monsters when their
hearts did not obey the dictates Of
the Crown. The Comprachicos
undid handiwork Of natuD as >
court lady unstitched her droid-
cry.
Conrad veidt. in ''The Man Who
Laughs. !" plays the role Of one Of
these dfsfigured clowns, man who
wore from childhood an eternal
grin. Hideous az he Is. he Is loved
by another victim Of fate, the beau
teous blind Dea, wonderfully por-
trayed by the lovely Mary Philbin.
These puppets Of eighteenth CEN
fury civilization enact their way
through tragic beginnings to final
happiness in one Of the most heart
gripping motion pictures ever
screened.
Paul Leni directed the picture
for Universal. His artistic genius
had full swing In creating the pic
turesque scenes and bizarre ret.
tings to be seen In the picture.
The Washington times., 1928-09-22


Not alone crystal clear photo
graphy bur a magnified screen
has been used to intensity the
spectacle OF combat high above
the lines, and for once there are
stage EFFECTS" that do not fail
their purpose in suggesting purr-
ing motors and the snarling whine
of coming shell. Nor is the
aerial photography in any sense
studio stuff" Dog fights" day
patrols whirring into the pale
light OF dawn, planes shot down
in a whistling streak OF flame
are so clearly shown they seem
almost inside the theater.
William Wellman, the director,
has used his cameras cannily IN
these sequences. Angle shots
that might be the despair of any
German are inserted with telling
effect; at times, it seems. the
camera went aloft on a plane; at
other times it followed down the
field scout patrol just swaying
off the ground.
Naturally enough. in the air
scenes, acting Is strictly sub.
ordinate to action. The planes are
the personages of the pnotoplay,
the human element hardly counts
at all. And all this serves to
heighten the thrills. until, upon
the opening night, some of the
spectators actually verged on
hysteria.
Among other scenes which Well.
mans cameras have brilliantly
caught are hilarious incidents at
the "Follies Bergeres, with folk
OF all nations busily forgetting
the war and it's work. On the
other hand, there are panoramic
and breath-snatching glimpses OF
an army moving to the front.
"Mer! Mem Men! Guns! Guns!
Guns! as Laurence Stallings
would have put it.
The handling of the human ele-
ment OF the film is unusually
good in it's little incidents, a Ger
man ace scoring to shoot down a
disarned opponent, a student
flier nibbling a bit Of chocolate as
he goes into his last flight, a
soldier stiff and dead, a cigarette
still smoking at his lips as
shell goes by.
The Washington times., 1928-09-22
Air Combat Scenes
Thrill in "Wings !"

The war in the has been srikingy set upon
the screen as in Wings, showing at the National
Theater Not only American squadrons are seen among
the Clouds but the German flying crcuss IN evidence as
is gigantic Gotha bomber that goes soaring down the
skies with pursuit planes tiney in comparison roaring
The Washington times., 1928-09-22
Cost $4,000 to Dress
Up Screen Earle FOxe

The uniforms and military equip
ment used by Earle Foxe in Fox
Films -Four Sons" which is the
feature at the Fox this week, cost
approximately $4,000, according to
estimates of the wardrobe super
visor.
For his first heavy" role, Mr..
Foxe needed seven complete Ger
man officers uniforms, several sa-
bers, four great TUNES, six pairs
Of boots and five dozen monocles,
not to mention the quarts of hair
oil necessary to keep his hair in
the customary Teutonic straight
ness.
The Washington times., 1928-09-22
JARDIN LIDO
WINDS UP
TONIGHT

Jardin Lido. the Arlington Hotel
roof garden. will close its doors
after tonight's whoopee on the
most successful Lido season in
history.
Needless to say, the farewell
party viii be fittingly conmem-
Grated with all OF the devices the
management has at its command
brought into play. There will be
a floor show, novelties. favors and
noisemakers. There will be dane
ing Ito Emory Daugherty's RE.
sistible Lido Band. And excellent
food, courteously and efficiently
served. All at A moderate convert.
The Old Guard will be on hand
to see the season out and to speed
plans, now in progress, for open
ing of the Club Lido winter sea-
son. now being discussed by the
management. Further details
concerning the winter rendezvous
will be announced later.
The Washington times., 1928-09-22
Albert Gran Has Great
Chance in -Four Sons

Albert Gran, whose characteri-
zation OF Papa Boul," in the Will
liam Fox production, Seventh
Heaven" caused such favorable
comment, is seen in another such
role in the newest Fox picture,
-Four Sons this week at the Fox
Theater.
The portly actors flare for com.
edy stamps him as one of the most
talented screen players appearing
in motion pictures. and in -Four
Sons" state those who have view.
ed the picture. he contributes some
delicious comedy.
The Washington times., 1928-09-22
Paul LEM, Expert on
Both Stage and Films

Paul Leni, noted director OF
''The Man Who Laughs" now
current on the Earle screen, was
born in Berlin and spent his
early years studying painting,
later being recognized as one Of
Berlin's greatest artists. At Is
he became a set designer for the
biggest legitimate theater there.
From that he graduated to direct
ing and for few years both di-
rected and designed sets for screen
plays. Among his most successful
pictures are prince Cuckoo" par
tiance," 1.-THE Riddle of Benja-
lore" and Three Wax Works"
made in Europe, and THE Cat
and the Canary" THE Chinese
Parrot and THE Man Who
Laughs" made for Universal at
Universal City. Calf.
The Washington times., 1928-09-22
NEW S
OF NEW YORK
STAGE
BY LEO MARSH

Far from having abandoned the
drama to its own resources with
the leasing of his theater TO the
Guild, Martin Beck Is applying
himself to the production of plays
this season with renewed gustot
whatever that may be.
In any event, Mr.. Beck's first
production of many months will
be done this fall. 1t is no less
an opus than The Tragedy OF
Man" Emerich Madachs classic
of the European theater. Presenta'
tions call for an all-star cast. a
host of lesser artists and the
Justly celebrated score of scenes.
Mr.. Beck also has another play
that intrigues him sufficiently to
move him to production. It Is
called '.Uriel Acosta,'' is the work
of Karl Gutzkow and. like THE
Tragedy of Man." has q contt-
mental flavor.
Mr.. Beck has held on to these
two scripts for several years
awaiting a favorable opportunity
to stage them. Apparently he
has decided that time now IL at
hand. -
Other pieces tentatively are
listed on the Beck schedule. but
he is not yet ready to announce
them.
A new play from the pen of
George S. Brooks, bearing the title
of "Jezebel's Daughter" is to be
tested this season up in Rochester,
where George Cukor and George
Kondolf, ir., have taken over the
Temple Theater for winter stock.
Several new pieces will be tried
out. but this one stands first on
their list Brooks will be recalled
as co-author of Spread Eagle"
AS in the case of the Lyceum
Players, which Cukor and Kondolf
have been sponsoring for several
summers in Rochester, the new
venture will maintain the policy
OF alternating new plays with
Broadway successes. The season
opens on October Is with Excess
Baggage" in which Dorothy Bur.
CESS is to have the leading role.
A sudden decision on the part
of A. II. Woods yesterday reduces
the dramatic calendar foE~ next
week from eight to seven plays.
Mr.. Woods has postponed the
premiere of Jealousy" the two
character play by Eugene Walter,
which was to open at the Eltinge
Tuesday night. Just when ii will
be disclosed is not now known.
At the same time Lew Fields
moved the opening of Helen Ford
and "Chee Chez" at his Mansfield
Theater back to Tuesday night.
Originally announced for that date,
Lew obligingly had deferred 1t to
Wednesday so as not to conflict
with Jealousy"
Another new firm just has
come into being. Standfsh 0'Neii
and Gordon Sawyer have joined
hands to do series Of produce
tons. Their offices are at 1482
Broadway. in case you want tn
drop in and see IL you are the
type.
Relations" which must vacate
the Masque next Monday to make
way IOF IOIn HOME, IlICn
must vacate the Hudson to mako
way for the Nugent comedy, by
Request"-welf, that's getting in
volved, isn't it? Anyhow, what
I started out to say is that Re
Iations" is moving to Wai1ack's
for q continuation of Its run.
Margaret Anglin will conclude
her vaudeville tour next week at
the Palace Theater and then de-
vote all her time to rehearsals of
Macbeth" in which George C.
Tyler Is to offer her to a classical
public. Her vehicle in the two-a.
day this season has been "Smart's
Party" a comedy sketch by George
Kelly.
The Washington times., 1928-09-22
Making 1t Real

Three carloads of uniforms
arms, saddlery and furniture
such as used in Russia during the
latter part of the eighteenth
century were used in making
'The Patriot" now playing at
Loew's Columbia and in which
Emil Jannings is featured.
The Washington times., 1928-09-22
Color Scenes

Many of the sequences OF 1.-THE
Water Hole" at Loew's Palace
this week are shown in color.
The picture stars Jack Holt as
the man of the West and Nancy
Carroll as a pampered and saucy
flapper.
The Washington times., 1928-09-22

Margaret Anglin will conclude
her vaudeville tour next week at
the Palace Theater and then de-
vote all her time to rehearsals of
Macbeth" In which George C.
Tyler Is to offer her to classical
public. Her vehicle in the two-a.
Tiay this season has been "Smart's
Party" comedy sketch by George
Kelly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
Too Old at Forty.
Manchester Guardian.)

It has been observed by many students of human nature with turn for moral renectlons that merely grown-up children ana cer- tainly they seem to be so in the cycles which govern their pastimes With the child the cycles are brief ones-within the year tops are mys- teriously followed by hoops and hoops are sud- denly abandoned for kites or hopseoteh. The grown man takes little longer to fall back into the arms of his previous passion; twenty years or more are needed to bring on another general at tack of roller skating and rather more than that seems to have been required in the case of ping pong But we are back once more at ping pong Cor table tennis, it's grave enthusiasts prefer call it), and are assured that at this very moment the boom in that game is far big ger than it in the earliest years Of this century There are leagues and championships and players who train earnestly to take part in them-table tennis is apparently serious part of modern civilization. Proficiency has increased at such rate that today according to one ex- pert assurance, "a table tennis player is past his prime at forty-after that the speed of the game begins to tell" It is terrible to think of the strain which modern athletics impose upon our modern athletes Once it remarkable feat when Leander (and, somewhat later Lord Byron) the Hellespont: now our swimmers are con tent with nothing less than the English Channel which they swim with regularity every fine week end in August and September. Once the man of forty might have bostered up his declining years with a little quiet pat-bal a grass shale court; now the is definitely to the swift and his fatal shortcomings fearfuly exposed the dining room table. Youth will be served and if it not at table tennis it would prob ably be at tddley-winks other equally violent strain heart lungs. and muscles. The of forty must take back seat and wait with patience for the game cycle to. bring round other gust of popularity for sports, like cricket and golf, which better suited to the physical resources of his ageing frame.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
Tribute to William H. Crane.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

The final curtain has dropped upon the bril- liant career of another of America's celebrated stars of the theatre. cincinnatians associated with the theatre paused in their respective tasks yesterday when word came from Hollywood, Cal, that William H. Crane, prince of American com edians, dead. He of the most revered of the remaining veterans of the stage who had the firm friendship of multitude of fol- lowers in the days of the playhouse when patron and actor rubbed shoulders friends and ex- changed greetings through frst-name salutations
 William II. Crane passed a lifetime of fulness in the theatre and associated with it's finest traditions. As comedian his the task to bring laughter to the lips and cheer to the soul. No actor accomplished that purpose more effeetually than he did, none through so long period of years
 typical American, born in Leicester, Mass in 1S45, it is significant that William H. Crane except for occasional sojourns into the realm of the classic drama notably with Stuart Robson in that memorable partnership which lasted from 1877 to 1889, seldom associated with any but an out-and-out American character Of the many noble portraitures that he contributed to the stage, the extremes of histronic interpretation were represented by his impersonaton of the stawart Senator Hannibal Rivers in "The Sen ator," one of the absorbing plays of the nineties and that quaint Yankee creation-David Harum The latter type to be expected from a New Englander. It was one of the most con- vincing character studies that the American theatre has known, comparable only to that other lovable stage character, Joshua Whtcomb per- formed by Denman Thompson in "The Old Home lstead."
 s It is men like William H. Crane, whose private and professional life invariably is above reproach, who bring prestige to the theatres who are inspired by lofty ideals, who shun word, thought action that might bring reproach upon their calling, and who constantly alert to advance the cause of dramatic art
 William H. Cranes goes down in the history of the American theatre of it's earnest pioneers, an industrious worker in the cause of clean, wholesome comedy-drama the sort of entertainment that makes the playhouse la desirable gathering place for young and old
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
IMPROVING ALASKA HARBORS.

The dispatches say the House Rivers and liar bors Committee has recommended the improvement of the harbors at Port Alexander, Ketchikan and Seward for the accommodation and protection of small craft. That is necessary work and proper task for the National Government The fisheries of Alaska among the most important of the world. Improvements that necessary to facilitate the prosecution of fishing in this region very important indeed. Not only ought there to be good harbors along the Alaska coast for the fishing craft but there ought to be enough Coast Guard cutters stationed on the Alaska coast to make accessible for the relief of fishing vessel matter where disaster might find it.
 Another proposed improvement that ought to receive prompt and adequate attention from Congress is the deepening of the bar in Gas sineau Channel. It would cause immense saving in the operation of the fisheries and other lines of activity in this section of Alaska if Gastineau Channel made so that it would be available the year round at any stage of the tide, and it would count for greater safety The improvement of Gastineau Channel ought to be followed by the construction of a canal between Young's Bay and Hawk Inlet for the reason that the important work is necessary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
More or Less True

More or Less True
 A fur coat is in class by it- self-it's the only thing that a flapper will wear that keeps her warm.
 You can't admire the anatomy she shows, but you can at least admire the nerve and expensive silk things a skinny girl shows.
 A woman carrying home a baby may look more tired and worn out than the woman carrying home a bridge prize. but it is easy to guess which of the two has the more eontented and loyal husband awaiting her there.
 Two can't live as eheaply as one. and the girl who is planning 10 marry a boob who'll never be able to earn twice as much as they did together before they be came one will hold on to her job if she is wise.
 A pretty face is always the greatest temptation to kiss, but we reckon after he has been mar. ried awhile a man thinks more ol his wifes disposition than he does Of her looks when he is kissing her.
 A lot of parents don't care if perpetual motion is ever solved or the circle ever squared, but will be content if a way of getting children to follow the teachings of their parents is discovered.
 The way he puts them off you would thing man considered the little odd jobs around the house his wife asked him to do were as painful as having a tooth pulled or boil lanced.
 We have a lot of friends we wouldn't have if we had to live with them as much as we do with members of our own families.
 Another funny thing about mar rlsd life is that the wife who nev- CT fails to have to go back for something she has forgotten when they start out will bawl her lesser half out if in the rush of business he has forgotten to mail very unimportant letter.
 Leon Permanent Wave, s12.50. Fern Beauty Parlor. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
CONSERVATIVES CONTINUE TO LOSE.

The Conservatives lost another seat in the British Commons the other day when the Labor ties defeated Miss Margaret Kidd in Linlthgow Scotland, who was running in a by-election for the seat made vacant by the death of her father The plurality for the Laborite was more than 5000 The Liberal nominee was about 5000 be- hind the Conservative.
 By-elections have been going against the Con aervatives for more than a year. Usually the Liberals have been the winners, but there has
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
Whats the Fare to cIarksvile :?

Wasting mother love on
 Pekinese is worse than vast
 ing S10 silk hose on two-cent
 broomsticks. - Sam Hill in
 Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Why, Sam Up here we have both the cornfed and sylph-like specimens, clad in gorgeous colors that would make even Lot look back. We mean calves-not dogs, broomsticks, or maybe. Come to Clinton Countyi-W. H. M. Con icy, in Clarksville News.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-18
CHURCHES MAKE SURVEY OF
 GLOOMY SITUATION.

Dr. J. Campbell White, General Secretary of the Mems Church League writing in the Chris tian Herald says that 13,235 churches of the Presbyterian, Baptist Congregational and Metho- dist denominations reported not making a single convert in 1926. Another very large list reported single convert each and yet another large list reported only two converts. He said that 65,000 of the POO, GOO Protestant churches in the coun- try without results in disciples of Christ during the year"
 In view of this startling disclosure, the Mems Church League undertook to make survey and the Christian Herald article contains long list of observations from many churchmen including preachers and bishops. While all of those quoted admitted that the situation is deplorable, there a or less divergence to the cause of it. Practically all of them however, agreed that the lack of interest on the part of the mem bership the direct cause of it. Most of them said the churches too prone to get away from spiritual matters and to concern themselves with moral theories and political issues. It was generally admitted however that doubts caused by the acceptance of science and the consequent decline in accepting the biblical story of Christ having deterrent effect
 The most comprehensive response to the ques- tionnaire of the Mems Church League was prob ably that of Bishop Thomas F. Gailor of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Memphis Tenn, who sad
 First, we are living III one or those
 periods of spiritual unrest which have
 been less frequent in the his
 tory of the church, and must work
 patiently and wait for the Holy Spirit
 to bring about the inevitable reaction.
 Second there is no doubt that the dom
 inon of material interests, fostered and
 encouraged by the results of physical
 science, has infatuated many people
 and made them indifferent to their spir-
 itual obligations. Third unfortunately
 Christian preachers spend their
 time telling people what not to believe,
 and other preachers to have quit
 preaching the gospel and have gone
 into politics. until many people
 disgusted with the presentation of Chris
 tianty which the reports in the news
 papers convey.
 An evidence of the departure of many churches from spiritual to worldly things is the news accounts of political meetings that being held in churches and of political preached throughout the country. In sections of the coun- try many churches have in effect affiliated with the Antj-Saloon League and other political or ganizations. and their ministers and boards are actively engaged in trying to control party pri- maries and dictate the selection of candidates for office