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The Washington times., 1928-08-06
BLONDE 1 AURA
TOPS EARLE
PROGRAM

The Earle Ii the most delight
ful spot, 50 cool and comfortable.
The heat was completely forgot
ten for some three hours yester-
day for the temperature there IS
just about perfect. And could
there be any better recommends
tion? Then. too. the show is Ell
pertaining and amusing. Home.
James. Universal picture. and
Moonlight and Roses. stage Of
feriIg. combined with several very
good short subjects, make up the
program.
Laura LaPlante and Charles
Delaney are starring in the film.
The play, a comedy, is not so
unusual. perhaps. but it's mighty
funny most OF the time. Miss
LaPIante lis a wouId-be artist from
a small town, who finds picture
selling In a New York depart
ment store more remunerative
than painting. The manner in
which she finally lands ION the
top OF the world provides a good,
wholesome performance. The at.
tractive blonde does some excel
lent work, especially notable a
pantomime scene in which she i'm
personates the big boss. Delaney
Is satisfactory leading man.
Aileen Manning. Joan Standing.
Arthur Hoyt, Sidney Bracy and
George Pearce contribute some
very good acting.
Joe Bombrest is master OF stage
ceremonies Jimmie Rodgers.
singing brakeman" Victor re-
cording artist. brings down the
house with some favorites. The
Kardo Brothers play and sing.
Both have excellent voices. An
other song or two might have
been acceptable.
The Lovely Sisters sing and
clog and smile and generally win
for themselves plenty of applause.
Charlie Althoff. rube fiddler, has
a good line. Frank Seifert does
some more than average specially
dancing. The Earle concert Orches
ira contributes several numbers.
one especially. Together.
Paramount presents an excln-
sive special, first shots OF the
Italia survivors. Other news
events and fascinating Grant
land Rice reel round out the
bill.--H. X.
The Washington times., 1928-08-06
DANCING TOP S
REVUE BILL
AT FOX

Tbe Harmony Jewellers, stage
hand which scored recently ait the
FOR Theater, returns To provide
The background for another s. j.
stebbins Midsummer Revue this
week.
After the opening number by
The band tRay Block directing
from the pianol Phyllis Rae
energes from the wings to do
some back bending dances. Then
follows ivan Iuttman and rou.
fine Of eccentric stepping. Nor
ton and Mayo. in protesqtIe cos
Tunes strive for laughs and sue.
coed with a btlrlesque tango.
Addie Seaman twirls round and
rd,,n.1 as climax TO some fast
dancing and Helen Arden holds
atfention with high kicking. In
addition the two 'Samn4ies Of the
hand advance to the fOotiights
for song and dance and sex
tette of choristers prance. in for
spotlighted interlude. Follows
Bright and Early with another
routine that features stepping.
Eva Shirley, who ii faniliar
as vaudeville headliner. offers
4 budget OF popular melodies and
scored nicely with the assistance
of the band. The banjo speciality
OF Sammy Carr again demon
strated his popularity with the
Fox audiences. There ii too much
dancing and not enough comedy
or novelty in the revue program
and it says accordingly.
''The Crimson City, the feature
picture, il Warner Brothers
production. 1T features Myrna
10y, John Miljan. Anna May Wong
and Richard Tucker, cast in an
oriental setting that never looked
convincing. The story is told with
spotted continuity and fails to
maintain interest.
The Fox Moyietone News Reel
has some interesting shots III
which the Prince III Wales and
Coney Island elephants divide
attention.
Leon BrusiIoff conducts the Fox
orchestra through the fifth of
series of request oyertures.
..Mignon. with Otalie s Kruger
as featured coloratlra in an en-
core OF operate airs.
The Washington times., 1928-08-06
PALACE SHOW
IS RATED AS
TOP NOTCH

The best all round show that
has hit the Palace in months is.
programmed this week. On the
stage, a Joseph Santley presenta-
ton unit, Babes on Broadway"
On the screen. Bebe Daniels in
"Hot News
Producer Santley gathered in q
youthful and talented group of
entertainers. tossed in some orig
inal production ideas, signed the
Candy Hale steppers, fixed Up a
feathery little story, stirred all
elements congenially. and there
YOU are-one hour of swell diver
sion. Du Gallon bags most of the
laughs. An Englishman. getting
off wise cracks on top of a ladder
Plenty witty and the bit supreme
Of this unit.
Helen Honan does an impression
Of Beatrice Lille and then Charlie
Chaplin doing the varsity drag.
Very clever. The Collette Sisters
are cute tricks, full of pep, and
registering nicely III song and
dance. Ethel AlIis has her mo-
ment in take-off of Ann Pen
nington She looks a bit like
Penny doing her stuff. Electa
Hayel is the songbird Of the unit
Fred Barnard tries to do an I'M.
itation of Eddie Cantor and sings
song standing still. Proving
he never watched Eddie closely.
Wesley Eddy injects song to
fine returns. The Gamby-HaIe
dancers gannbol in woodland
scene and Inter prove they are
among the hest rehearsed and
agile units On the public circuit
And they are right good looking.
Bebe Daniels stars in an excl
ing film. 1t is the second Of the
Hollywood features built around
the adventures and thrills Of a
news reel camera toter Bebe
goes out after the hot shots for
her fathers company and suc-
ceeds lin smothering the opposi-
ton. 1T is all very amusing,
especially burlesque Apache
dance. although about half way
through the director decides 70
60 Mack Sennett and the picture
trails off into fast moving and
exciting locum.
An NJ g. Nj newsreel and an
organiogue test of Al Smith
Hoover sentiment complete two
hours of air-cooled moments.
The Washington times., 1928-08-06
NEW INGENUE,
SEASONED
ACTRESS

Miss Mary Loane. one Of the
most popular ingenues playing
stock in this country. plays her
second week with the National
Theater PLAYERS In Larry ri. john.
sons play. What Anne Brought
Home, beginning tonight.
Barely lii her twentieth year,
Miss Ioane has had quite an ex-
perience az an actress. She has
played with some of the recognized
stars OF Broadway and has just
finished q stock run in Baltimore.
There she played opposite Glenn
Hunter famous star OF Merton
OF the Movies and In the all-star
cast of She Stops To Conquer"
Specializing iii roles that typify the
average American girl Miss LoaTie
hopes to 90 a. long way in the
theater. She has had capable dir
rection and feels that her expert
ence in washington under the di-
rection of Clifford Brooke. recog
nized as one OF the greatest direc-
tors In the theater, will add to her
store OF experience.
When the curtain goes up on the
play at the National What Anne
Brought Home, the new ingentie
will be seen Iii role of appealing
youth and beauty.
The Washington times., 1928-08-06

The current heat wave is taking
its toll of those actors whose roles
call for strenuous physical activity.
Jack Donahue. whose mile.a min
ute tap dancing in Resale"
would reduce an Eskimo to per.
spiration. has lost II pounds since
the thermometer has been hover
ing around the 80 mark. lie has
gone on strict milk. egg and
vegetable diet and spends his
week lends recuperating Oh. his
farm In Connecticut.
Despite the physical strain. how
ever. Donahue insists that ne
works better in hot weather.
Rack stage at the Lyric Tneater,
where The Three Musketeers' is
nIavin9. and where the rigors of
the heat wave are intensified by
heavy velvet costumes AMI suits
IF arnor, dressing rooms look
like those in Madison Square Gar
len. with maids and Wallets play
inc towels and fans just as the
seconds and trainers do at the
Garden.
"Ten Me Again" has been added
IN the list of musical comedies
which will go into rehearsal on
broadway soon. This show was
tried out by Robert Woolsey in
Los Angeles last spring, buJ when
II arrives here another player
,uill he I'm his role. Dave Bennett
staged the West Coast production.
Mr.. Woolsey wrote he book. The
n,usic and lyrics are by Harry
clark and Percy Wenrich,
The Washington times., 1928-08-06
FINE FEATURE
HEADS BILL
AT MET

There Is something about the
brilliant artist Lewis Stone that
IL lasting in memory and he is
still camera expert and captigat-
ing in his latest effort Foreign
Legion" this week at the Metro
polItan. The handsome Norman
Kerry shares the spotlight. Mary
Nolan and June 9Marlowe carry
the feminine roles with great
charm.
The legion story ii not a new
enc because there have been
faithless wives before: there have
been cowardly men and courage
aus women yet few of the modern
day stars have been able TO por-
tray their characters in the
powerfully emotional way ex-
pressed by the legion cast.
The scenes are laid on the edge
Morocco with the gallant atld
self by degrees for the sake OF u
while the hero is secretly wor-
sister tune Marlowek stones
part il that of Colonel Destinn,
ZERO OF many Sahara skirmishss
and a power with his regiments Ia
his own right who fled England
Years previously to escape scandal
The colonel left behind the son
kerry who climbed TO good
position with an English regiment
and then gave up his honor to
cave the husband OF the faithiess
woman he loved.
To forget it ali the son seeks
to bury his SORROW In the legion
and all but accompiishes his ptIT
pose when 1t Is suddenly dis
covered at the court martial that
he is the SON of the trial judge
Colonel Destinn. The father then
dies for his son who turns to the
faithless woman's sister for love
and comfort. That's the way the
cautiful story ends. Right where
it should so as to leave the tense,
dramatic moments for after
thought.
Two well done Vitaphone num-
bers supplement the bill with the
news reel and an orchestration.
Both of the Vitaphone numbers,
il might be said, are probably the
best ever screened in Washington.
The Pullman Harmonists bring
Ing down the house with their
songs.-C. W.
The Washington times., 1928-08-06
By REGINA CREWE

Copyright. 1925. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc
HOLLY WOOD, Aug. Jim.
Tully. the redheaded Iel!-rafser
of Hollywood, plans TO leave the
film.folk alone awhile to enjoy
the peace and quiet of their buco-
lie pastinaes. The Hollywood har-
rover viii soon leave US flat
for an extended tour Of Europe.
En- route he will drop in. on king
and Kaiser. Musso1ini shan't he
sighted. And of course. Jim will
see the leaders Of thought Maxim
IsorIxv and the rest Oh, wouldn't
/ like to be among those present
when he interviews George Ber-
nard Shaw!
IT is Tuily's idea to write
series of blegra phica1 Impressions
of Europe's great men, more or
less-probably essafter the man.
ner of Erail Ludwig, latest of the
famous life-story .tellers. Mean
while Hollywood signs contentedly.
Virginia Valli has gone Column
bia. Harry Cohn, sflrewd chooser
Of talent, has signed her on the
dotted line for the feminine lead
in THE Stret of Illusion to be
directed by Earle kenton. Column
bia stole a march on the con1pe-
tition in getting Virginia, for her
services are much in demand at
all studios.
The title. of Jack Hollis latest
Columbia picture has been
changed from "Out Of the Depths
to Submarine. The new name
according to one OF Mr.. COINS
bright young men, is considered
as having more ''epical'' qualities.
Met Jack in COlumbias studios
while we both waited the termina-
ton of a story conference. The
hero OF many films inclined his
head toward the door and sInile,E:
They must have reached a eli
max, because they're all talking a.
once
Columbia has more than per
formed its promise to turn out a
big picture with Iya de Putt.
1T has been preYiewed twice in un-
finished form, and received en-
thusiastic acclaim at each show.
ing. The title at present is The
Scarlet Virgin" hut Columbia Is
offering cash prizes for a better
one. SO maybe it will be changed.
Warner Brothers have signed
IT. r. Warner for STARK Mad
ness" ii. 3. Is sitting prettier
than ever now because of the
"Squeakies." Dorothy Sebastian is
the latest addition to the Carlo
film, "A Woman Of Affairs" at
Metro. And Ralph Ince will soon
be speeding east pursuing Estelle
Taylor rightup to the stage door
To fit In some talking sequences
for THE Singapore Mutiny." John
Darrow and Gardner James are
going to give Ramon Noyarro
hand in Gold Braid" 1.-THE
Pagan" is still scheduled after
this one. Malcolm MacGregor is
with Tiffany for the time being,
while Marcelline Day and Owen
Moore are in "Stolen Love" at
FBO. Aside from that there isn't
much doing at the studios today.
Fair exchange Is no robbery, SO
as Paul Bern leaves Metro TO go
10 Pathe-CeciI r.. DeMille leaves
Pathe to 90 10 Metro. Perhans
this is giving Paul hit the
best of it for his fame doesn't Vel
equal that Of the gerat De Mile.
Yet, after all. he's several years
younger. And who can tell, may.
be 1t will one day.
The Washington times., 1928-08-06
GLE ,AVIVG GREETINGS
~ ri ~ e. 80 "a

Fred stone All accident will probably to bring
about tie speedy elevation Of his daughter Dorothy
full sardom under the Charles Dillingham; banner. It
appears futile expect that Actor Stone will again do the
comedy acrobacss eccentric dancing which made
the ace Dillingham; and probably the richest
in the world
The new show scheduled to go into rehearsal
the last week in August with October opening at the
Globe Theater New York, planned Fred Stone made
of the fact that lie hoped to retire permanently from
stage within few years. leaving his talented daughter
Dorothy, to carry the and footlight tradition.
Another daughter Paula has been thoroughly coached
trained to step into the theater soon.
The Washington times., 1928-08-06
COMEDY TEAM
In SPEEDY
FEATURE

Detectives featuring Karl
Dane and George X. Arthur Is
another rapid fire comedy current
attraction at the Columbia, scoring
a decided hit with an enthusiastic
house at the opening perform
ance yesterday.
The plot is somewhat creaky
from use in days gone by 1t is
built around the experiences OF
dumb house detective in a large
Chicago hotel and bell boy who
In the fade0nt RECEIVERS the
jewels. wins the pretty stenog.
rapher that worked In the lobby
and the reward that always goes
= to virtue. or so we have been told.
A sure-fire mirth provoker
opens the piece. Just as a ma
chine gun battle in Chicago on a
dull. afternoon with the house de-
tectiVe playing the hero, in his
own imagination
The continuity is vague and the
audience is left to piece together
a number of disjointed incidents to
satisfy what comes later.
Detectives" is supposed to be all
comedy. and falls rather flat when
an effort Is made to inject too
much real drama. Dane, If left
10 ms own devices and per-
mltted to go the same route that he
did in Rockies" the play might
he "A sure-fire hit. AS 1t Is it is
rather inferior when compared to
other plays In which these two
nave. been featured. Marceline
Day and Tenen IIoltz are in the
cast and add greatly to the play,
A cartoon fable, TONES of the
Day, M. G. M. News Reel. Pathe
Review and Lyman Howe's Hodge
Podge round out the bill.
G.. M. II,
The Washington times., 1928-08-06
Foreign Legion" Filmed
On Red-HOt Location

During the filming of the desert
SC mes of The Foreign Legion"
the Universal Jewel production
now being shown at the >Metropoli-
tan Theater, the company moved
to a location camp at Gaudaioup
Calf, considered one of the hottest
spots in California. While there
me thermometer registered as
tlsh as IA and one particularly
nor day three of the little glass
tuoeS We're found broken from the
heat.
Nphan Kerry and Lewis Stone
are co-siarred in this production
WIN June Marlowe. Mary Nolan.
CRAWFORD Kent and Victer Perry
IN important roles. Edward Slo-
manHdirected the picture.
The Washington times., 1928-08-06
|NHENFEA TUREIS|
ISHONN0NSCREEN|

FOX Myrna 10y III The Grim
son city 4 ALL 12sS7. $50. $50.
SOS and 1905 b. III.
METROPOLITAN Lewis stone
III THE Legion 81 Honor AZ
11.40, 1885. $40. s:ss. TAO and
$40 p. m.
PAIL CI Bebe Daniels IN Hot
News. AT 1O:45, 1910, Ais, 4:20.
SIS, 7:50 and $50 .. n.
Earl IN Laura La Plante Ii
..14ome James, At 11s42. 1:4e.
s:53 SAL. 7:4s ana 9:54 p. n.
COLTNlBIA Karl Dane ana
George X. Arthur IN sDetecfives
At 1915. 1927. 2:zz. 4:14 s. 7:55
and 9:56 b. m.
The Washington times., 1928-08-06
Bids and Proposals

TREASURY DEPARTMENT., Office OF
the Embarrassing Architect. Washington,
r. q INV IS. l93S-Proposals will be
opened in this office at 2 o'clock; August
s, 1923 for cleaning. etc, time locks On
ings in six cities during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1929. in accordance with
specifications therefor, when may ne sfi CD
JAMES A. WETMORE. Acting Supervising
Architect.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be opened at
n m August %, 1928 in the Purchase
section Bureau of Standards. for one ire
oilency indicator. SPECIFICATIONS may De
Obtained al the Bureaa of Standards.
COMMISSIONERS. D.. c., Washington Al.
ea,st 4 1923 sealed proposals Will he
roae;ved At room 32O. District Building,
,rtiI O'Clock o. m, August a2. 1928 for
furu;shinr . hO0 sheeta Fabric Reinforcing
virs snecifications and information at
room, $50, District Ruildines
The Washington times., 1928-08-06

Since he signed with Dilling-
ham, every Fred Stone show
has been a glittering success.
He has accumulated fortune
for his producer as we'll as him
self. Dorothy was given her
opportunity three seasons ago
and Immediately scored sensa
tional success. In Crisis Cross"
and stepping Stones she
shared the bows with her father.
Thoroughly schooled in stage
dancing, given the finest vocal
instruction that money woaid
The Washington times., 1928-08-06
Auction Sales
THOs. J. OWEN SON. AuctiOneeFs
1928 Eve st. n. w.

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO VALUABLE
BRICK DWELLINGS. TWO STORIES
EACH SITUATE NOS. 1923 AND
1925 TWELFTH STREET NORTH
WEST - -
Ijber 1866 folio 4a4 among the land rec.
ords of the District OF Columbia. we we shall
sell ia front OF the premises on FklDAl !.
THE TENTH DAY OF AUGUST, A. ID.
1928. AT FIVE O'CLOCK +. M Tote 81
and 52 of Jaeger's subdivision IN square
3O5 as in book 81 II page l3H al the
TERMS OF SALE-one- fourth cash;
Interest al b per cent per annum. payable
semi annually. Deposit OF $500 required az
time of sale and the purchaser allowed
fifteen IiayE from date OF sale to complete
the purchase. Further particulars AZ time
Of sale. All conveyancing and recording at
'o9' u p' JAMES BERRY.
VIM Mex. CHA YTOR,
Trustees.
The Washington times., 1928-08-06

provide, and then versed in the
countless little tricks of the
stage that Fred Stone had ac-
uuired in a lifetime of expert
ence, Dorothy was well polished
for her debut. She has come
along fast since that triun-
plant opening night.
The Dillingham; office will
probably retain Dorothy Stone
in the face of offers from rival
producers. She is about ready
to be put forward as a musical
comedy star in her own right.
There are those VINO feel that
already she is treadin~ close be-
hind Marilyn Miller as all-time
queen of musical comedy.
Clifford Brooke, director of
] the National Players, is signed
up for his next job. He will
supervise and direct, by Royal
Appointment" an early fall
Broadway production, for Her
man Shumlin.
From Hampton, Va, Manager
r. d. Bonneville, Of Polls, pens
the editor an invitation to fish,
swim and golf as his guest He
expects to dust off his desk on
Pennsylvania Avenue about Sep
TENDER /.
+
Kenneth Hosmer, the good
looking ticket juggler who as
sists Treasurer Thomas at the
National Theater, has been en-
gagged to manage the box office
of the Strand Theater when the
Mutual Burlesque shows open
that house, August %.
The Earle Theater will get
Vitaphone equipment within a
few weeks. This is made pos
sible by a switch in orders, the
apparatus designed for Phila-
delphia house being transferred
to Washington. 1t takes SIX
months from the time that the
contract is signed before thea
ter can be equipped. The de-
mand is such that the manufac-
turers are working on 24hour,
acknowledgements schedule, and
are still months behind the
orders.
In June, Carl Laemmle in
formed this department tie Uni
versal Company proposed to
equip the Rialto' on Ninth Street
for the talking films This
work is going ahead with the
prospect of September re-
opening Of the Rialto and "The
Man Who Laughed" and '.Uncle
Toms Cabin" among the early
bookings.
The Roxy in New York is
playing "Street Angel" for the
fourth week and the gross TAX
ings for the picture will be in
the vicinity of 100000, an all
time record for the biggest film
Cathedral. Managing director
Stebbins, of the Fox, who has
the picture booked here for an
early showing, also expects to
set a house record with the
Janet Gaynor-Charles Farrell
feature.
Manager Cochran, of the Ma
tional Players, took all CT his
actors out to the Columbia
Country Club for an outing last
week. Swimming, golf, and
tennis pictures of the thespians
frolicking may be expected
soon.
"Babes on Broadway" the
presentation unit now showing
at the Palace, is the first unit
for the motion picture houses
conceived and directed by Joseph
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-14
N. FUTURES
CLOSE STEADY
Spots Remains Quiet
With Middling at
1910 at End

NEW YORK, Mar. I4.@(FHThe
cotton market opened steady ut an
advance of 7 TO IL. points, active
months soon showing net gains Of
~ to Is points on trade and commits
sion house buying, together with
covering inspired by a bullish view
of the ensus bureau on supply and
distribution for February.
This indicated consumption of
573,S10 bales for the month, COM
pared with 5s2,417 during January,
and 5s9,513 during February, 1927.
The figures were above expectations
but were offset to some extent by
prospects for rains in the Southwest.
The volume Of business tapered off,
although prices held within 2 or 3
points Of the best ut the end Of
the first hour.
New buying stimulated by the
bullish view Of the domestic con-
sumption figures tapered off on the
advance to 1886 for May. and the
market eased under realizing or
liquidation by early buyers, probably
influenced by West Texas shower
prospects and the failure Of bullish
statistics to create a more general
demand. At midday May was selling
around 1871 and October 1926 or ut
about yesterdays closing quotations.
Cotton futures closed steady, A
points higher to 2 lower. Spot quiet;
middling 1910.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-14
FIRST CAR OF
POTATOES OUT
Wade, Newton For
ward Shipment; Is
Loaded Here

The record for the earliest straight
car Of potatoes shipped from the
Valley vas broken Tuesday when
Wade & Newton of San Benito ship
ped the first straight car Of the
season from Brownsville.
The potatoes were grown by Fred
c. Smith, who resides ON the old
Point Isabel road six miles northeast
Of Brownsville in FL Jardin. The car
contained $50 sacks Of 100 pounds
each, the entire shipment being dug
on the Smith farm. Mr.. Smith re-
ceived 9 cents per pound.
Mr.. Smith is a member Of the Pc
tato Growers association, and the
shipment was made under the rules
OF that organization. The entire
shipment graded No. 1 and was pro-
nounced n Of the best early Ears
ever moved from the Valley. All DO
tatoes were we'll matured in prime
condition. the shipper said.
Straight carloads of both potatoes
and beans are expected to start NOV
ing in heavy volume next week,
growers and shippers report. The
first straight car Of beans was ship
f-N ~ ~ - 1ANRaN4tl 1uES0dYs anu
additional straight cars are being
loaded at San Benito and Harlinren,
with upper Valley points reporting
heavy movement TO start next week.
Both the potatoes and beans are
grading high and are receiving a
substantial premium on the markets.
Cabbage shipments have shown a
heavy falling off this week, and the
price went to SIS per ton at all
points Tuesday, with $50 per ton be-
ing paid for superior grades for
mixed cars. The movement Of car
rots and beets is also showing a de-
cline, and the late crop IL making
good profits for the growers.
Interest Of potato growers centers
in the meeting Of the associations
advisory board Saturday, when the
first price of the season will be set.
Growers and shippers express the
opinion that the season will start
the price fixed at 7 or 8 cents.
and that it may be possible to hold IL
around 9 or 8 cents until Florida gets
into the deal early in April.
Shippers i've the Valley were pav-
ing 50 per hamper for green beans
Wednesday morning, and expect the
price to remain around So to 81 for
or three weeks.