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The Washington times., 1928-08-03

and do all sorts of things .
One thing of course that glad that you all see
me here tonight that you will know me when you see me
again. Now I'll tell you something that happened 20 me ne
street little girl to me- She pulled out an
graph"
am not Mr. Lloyd George"
oh" she said, II know you're not Mr. Lloyd George
Nen said, "now who am -" h.uo toroo++sn ~.
name, but father told and get your autograpn
NOW let mets quite possible that some nse VINO t
graph out of that way because gave that little g
the autograph but won't get me the second e 50
not the slightest use trying that out :, -
Now Ladies and Gentlemen am AFRAID am a and ann 81
extremely busy At least pretend am anu a Nh
afraid must back to work must say gooo ngns by
the way this may be matinee Good ngnC nay D 5
right thing to say However, call gooo aI.ern9oh goou
day, and anyway good-by and good luck. Good luck.
The Washington times., 1928-08-03

Willard Mack new play, Gang
War. Il now III rehearsal with
the author also directing this
melodrama 81 the underworld.
The principals are cast these
being Anne Forrest, Beatrice
Nichols, Robert MiddIemas,
Donald Kirke. walter Gilbert.
Hardie Albright. Louis MalIotL
Charles Lewis, Earl Redding,
Charles Henderson, True Board.
man, Gordon Earle and II. Lee
Adams.
Charles II. Wagner announced
yesterday that Joseph Schild-
kraut W0aId arrive here Ia jan
uary to be guest star In the
third play to be offered BY the
Garrick Players. 1t will be-
Death Takes Holiday, q writ
ten BY Alberto CaseIla. He also
may appear III The Tyrant, ~
Rafael Sabatini. which was pro-
duced III London By Matheson
Lang. Mr., SchiIdlrar1t Is now
III 4tA0tAOA Ht1N0kE Gf III HAc1y III = liz
role of Rayenal III Show Boat.
With Vera Allen assuming the
role of Sharon iii Elmer Gantry''
this week, It was necessary to re-
hearse two actresses for for her
roles III .'The Grand Street Fol.
lies. Dorothy Fletcher, former
understudy To Lynn Fontanne, is
taking over Miss Aliens tasks Of
impersonating Miss Fsontanne ana
Helen wesley The straight roles
which Miss Allen played have
been given to Irene Douglas.
Aarons and Freddy completed
the cast of their new musical
comedy. Hold Everything, with
the addition yesterday Of Locke,
Harak and Locke, speciality dam
GERS Principals III the production
include Onal Munson. Victor Moore,
Betty Compton. Bert Lai1r. Oil,
vette, Katherine Calhoun-Do ucet
and David Higgins.
The Washington times., 1928-08-03

T,his definite news filtered down
e,.onn New York today with the
,,osifive assurance from official
l rsr,rs "a that washington Is one If
ti,a cities Ii .ked with the Joseph
3 Kennedy plan to restore big
time vaudeville to its former bril-
lance ana prosperity.
within fortnight the 192S-29.
season plans for Keith's Theater
will be issued. In the meantime
lthe house has been thoroughly
renovated and redecorated as q
preliminary to relighting for the
new season.
since the unexpected closing Of
Keitlls ,aoors In May the theater
has been the subject OF countless
JUNIORS. Various interests have.
sought to lease the property I'M
der the assumption that the k
Is. vaudeville interests had de-
cided to build or move their shows
elsewhere. All such proposals
have been curly rejected
Early in June; p, r. Albee an-.
no11nced officially that Washing.
ton would have 4 new Keitn's The.
ater. seating $500 and located lii
the theatrical district. Shortly
after making this announcement
the Albee control of the Keith
fheaters and vaudeville circuits
nassed into the hands OF Joseph III.
kennedy and his associated bank
ne interests. They have started
4 reorganization which has vetoed
many Of the expansion plans pro-
posed BY the Albee control. Pre-
sumablv the Washington new the
ater idea Is deferred. for nothing.
has been heard OF the proposal
since the announcement Of Mr.
AIbee.
Under the Kennedy plan two-a.,
aav vaudeville at $1 top will be-
restored with chain Of some. Is
or more big-time houses. wash
ington will be one Of the favored
cities
The Washington times., 1928-08-03
Keith s VIII Reopen
With Tlvo-a-Day

Keh's Theater Fifteenth Street. will reopen within
six weeks playing twoa-day vaudeville.
The proposal take the Keith shows Ia
the Earle Theater Thirteenth Street never more definite
thar proposal has been rejected,
The Washington times., 1928-08-03
4

From Jules Murry booking chief for the Shubers comes
comunique stating that he booking Polls Theater here
Cor i full l92S-29 season.
Polls doomed to be pulled down to make way for the
building program Of Uncle SAM but good old Uncle FL
bound round with red tape slower than molasses u
the Arctic Definite have been given the lessees
that the command will be sounded Tor some
months, ana General Manager Joseph M Gates, OF the
Shuberts expects to enjoy another full there with
his attractions.
The Washington Poll Theater not included in the
recent sale IF Poll property the William Fox interests
Poll still the and the Shubers interested only
in the booking and profits
The Washington times., 1928-08-03
|NHENFEA TUREIS|
ISHllNNONSCREEN|

EARLE Johnny Hines III
Home Made. At I1:41 Il. M.
1:50. 1853. $40. 1850 and 10 81 M.
METROPOLITAN - warner
Bros. sound picture, Lion and the
Mouse. All 1I:45 L. hi; US. S:45,
5:45. 7:45 and 9:45 D. IA.
PALACE ohm GILBERT IL rhe
Cossacks 8 At 1I1O a. M; $40,
$50. SIS. :s5 and e:45 b. Ia.
FOX Nick Stuart and sally
Phipps III The News Parade. n
At 1875. ESQ. 5, $40 ana 800
p. m.
COLUMBEA Esther RalstOn iii
HALF Bride. " At 1D:45 a. II /;
1920, 2:l3. 4:12. 5:56. SIS, and
1853 B. ID.
The Washington times., 1928-08-03
Marx Brothers Get
Ready for New Show

Russell e. Markert, in addition
to staging the dances Of Just q
Minute for Morris and Greene,
has been commissioned by Sam III,
Harris to stage the dances and
ensemble numbers of Animal
Crackers" the new Marx Broth.
ers' show.
He announces that he can use
all the pretty girls who can dance
that he can get. He will inter-
view all the girls in the ballet
room OF the Roxy Theater any
morning between the hours Of IL
and for the next fortnight. All
girls should come equipped with
rehearsal clothes.
The Washington times., 1928-08-03

Some of the attractions booked
to pass in review in the Poll
season due to open III mid-Sep-
tenber are, 'The Five O'clock
Girl, E1 Wynn II Manhattan
Mary" Greenwich Village Fol-
les 4 return engagement Of
Good News, Gene Bucks
Take the Air with Will
Mahoney and Here's Howe
new musical.
There were nnumblings that
the Belasco next season had
been offered to various stock
interests who might wish to try
out repertoire III Washington
during the winter months. There
is absolutely nothing to the
rurnOrs, Mr.. Gates assures me,
and to prove II asserts that
The Washington times., 1928-08-03
CIara's Latest

Nell Hamilton has been selected
for the lead opposite Clara Bow n
the stars next Paramount picture.
Three week Ends, an original
story BY Elinor GIyn which will
follow Miss Bows present assign
ment .The Fleets In Another.
notable member Of the Three
week Ends, cast viii be Chester
r.onlyIin. who recently completed
AZ important role ii Charles R0g-
ers, first starring picture, Var.
sitv. filmed on the campus q
Princeton University.
The Washington times., 1928-08-03

Ethel Barrymore will open her
new play at the Lafayette
Square playhouse. Miss Barry
more has not appeared at the
BeIasco since a Royal FAM
dango,D an adaptation Of Zoe
Atkins which proved glorious
flop. For the past two seasons
her vehicle on tonr has been
Somerset Iaugh The Con-
slant Wife. Her new play
after opening here, will 60 at
once into the Ethel Barrymore
Theater graceful tribute to the
Queen of DraTna1, 3 playhouse
which the Shuberts are building
iii New York, and due to open
its doors in October.
AS for the ErIanger and Rap
I ley National Theater. that
house has some choice attrac-
tons listed to begin after the
stock season has become mem
DRY III late September Wings,
the Paramount epic Of the air.
with synchronized sound effects
will start the regular season.
"Hit The Deck will be the
first musical 30 check in and
shout Hallelujah' for the ID
Street custom - "Dracula,"
blood curdIing thriller made
from Bran Stoker's weird novel,
il q booking and Mrs. Fiske is
due in new opus. a New
York Theater Guild season with
four plays and if pleadings can
accomplish it Mr.. Ziegfeld viii
open his musicalized version of
East Is West" at the National,
for Business Manager Cochran
has assured the musical comedy
king Washington likes his prod
net. aRosaIie." which is due to
bow out of the New Amsterdam
Theater in October to make
way for the new "Follies,' will
show at the National with
Marilyn Miller and Jack Dona-
hue, but just when has not yet
been decided.
dropped into Mr.. Ziegfeld's
publicity headquarters during
nv New York visit md got an
earfuI from Walter Kingsley
about the plans Of the Supreme
Glorifier.
A gorgeous blonde interrupted
our musing and Flo's director OF
exploitation introduced me to
Virginia Lee Corbin. She is the
former kid of the movies, now
a full blown sub-deb, all of 16,
and making her stage debut.
Virginia will be seen as deco
rative dancing feature Of Eddie
Cantor's new show, "Whoopee."
"This will be the greatest
Follies Mr.. Ziegfeld has ever
produced. Then magnificent
production of East Is West
Also on the schedule is q nnusi.
called Joan of Arc and you
can imagine what Mr.. Ziegfeld
will do with that" Thus unused
Mr.. Kingsley as he poured the
mineral water.
"Well, what I'm particularly
interested in is whether Wash
ington will get any of these
openings" injected. Wash
ington's been a swell town for
Mr.. ZiegfelG." II shouldn't be
surprised" replied Walter. And
that was as near as / could get
to anything definite on the
chances of premieres here Of the
new Ziegfeldiana.
Mr.. Kingsley's first-aid and
chief of-staff is Sears Taylor,
formerly Of Washington. Yes.
the same Sears, who used to
work for Universal Service and
| park his fedora in the Hearst
Building here.
The Washington times., 1928-08-03
John Goes Swiss

John Barrymore has played
many nationalities ii his screen:
and stage career. but he will
essay new one iii his next pie
tlIre for United Artists, when he:
plays y Swiss The feature. as
yet not titled will be an Ernst
Lubitsch production.
The Washington times., 1928-08-03

NH Ladies WELL this is surprised Have YOU all come
I'd see me, Ladies' and Gentlemen? Well should
have expected this. Oh, WELL its really extremely kind
YOU very glad see you You know am glad
you We come because like people to don't know
how i is but people who only know me from reading my
books ox sometimes even seeing plays get most
unpleasant impressions and the people who really meet
you have kind enough to meet to meet now
The Washington times., 1928-08-03
George Bernard Shaw
Clicks as Film Actor

Coming to the Thenter Ius gou hare oh
bg the lobby frGes) MoUeone o George Ber
nng Shnsv, Irish herGer and pagUright Mr.
Sha M hs camera debut steps right ap With ths stays
Of the silent actor and rOH deDhttu
talk for his audiences It Is far and the best thing
yet caught by MoUietone, and The Washington Times
herewith the fl teri of his talk for the sound Pic
The Washington times., 1928-08-03

q k1nQly person you
know. But still Its
not necessary for me al
ways to look as genial
as I am trying to look
now.
OF course, ! can put
on the other thing. H.
for instance now that
is-that is what / call
my Mussolini stunt !.
They = by the way, I
think in justice to Senior
Mussolini | ought to tell
you that he has a very,
very wonderful head.
He has a wonderful
brow which comes down
TO here, but the diff
Guilty is that he cant
take it off. Now, if you
watch me, / can put on
that imposing look that
terrifies a Mussolini
look. business of maxi
ing a stern face. But
now just watch can
take it off. business
of breaking his face into
a smile. Now Senior
Mussolini can not take
it off. He is condemned,
although he is a most
amiable mamie is con-
demned to go through
life with that terrible
and imposing expression
which really does a
great deal of injustice
to his kindly nature.
But /, / can put it on :
and ! can take it off
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Chinese TeLegraphy

The transmission and receipt of tel
egrams In China is not so easy as in
western countries, because the Chi
nese language lacks an alphabet and
expresses itself by characters and
signs that represent words. In conse-
quence. for purposes of telegraphing
an exact list has been made of signs
in quantity sufficient for ordinary cor
respondence, and to each one of the
signs a different number is given
which is transmitted by the Morse
telegraphic system. The code consists
of $500 ciphers, the whole forming a
pamphlet of 40 pages, each one of
which contains 10 series of 20 char
acters with its corresponding number.
On receipt of telegram the operator
inoks up In his book the characters
represented by the numbers transmit
ted by the apparatus and transcribes
them into Iegible Chinese
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Wrong Beliefs About
Exercise and Heart

The old belief that the heart in
creased in size according to the in
creased amount of work it is called
upon to perform is a myth, DR.. Ma
thias ]. Seifert, Chicago, says in a
study of the effect of exercise upon the
heart, prepared for the Gorgas Memo
rial institute at Kansas City.
If an athletes heart increases in
size it is not because of the exercise
he has performed, but because there
was something fundamentally wrong
with it to begin with Doctor Seifert
declares,
at is now found" he says, that
the predispositiOn of the heart to en-
largemen: is the result of infectious
diseases. such as scarlet fever, pneu-
mOnia, rheumatism and too strenuous
exercise in youth, as well as to physic
traumas.
Exercise for pleasure causes no
enlargement of the heart, but on the
contrary produces a strengthening of
the whole body and. normally. even
smaller heart"
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Modern Sueden Not
Believer in "SouIs"

The Journalist hunting for the soul
of modern Sweden returns with
yawningly empty bag Nobody will
give him the shadow Of an encourage
ment to discover great things matur-
ing in the bosom of this quiescent
country. ready to burst forth and as
tOnish the world.
No" they say, here we are poked
away high up in corner of Europe.
right off all the spiritual and material
highways. AS if to enhance our isola-
ton. all you great powers go and
wage war of determination for five
years, so that your new generations
have grown up amid the clash of arms
and the odor of blood, while we we're
doing business as usual. or, rather, far
better than usual-though we man
aged to drop most Of the proceeds
few years later with the German mark.
"And now you come and ask US to
be exciting and interesting. We are
not We are upright. worthy, well
fed. humane. intellectually adequate
northerners. The soul of Sweden?
Fiddlesticks We don't believe In
souls. "-Manchester Guardian diving
Age)
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Didn't Haze Nerve to
Cook the Little Pig

A Cleveland housewife who was en-
tertaining some very special friends
from out of the city. wanted to have
a dinner that would linger in their
memory for some time to come. What
could be nicer, she thought, than a
roast sucking pig?
Accordingly the little pig was sent
home from the butchers, unwrapped
and laid on the kitchen table, where
her small son caught sight of it and
burst into tears.
Don't cook that dear little piggie ~
he walled. disconsolately.
His mother sent him from the kitch-
en- and picked the pig up to carry 1t
across the room.
In that moment. she reports, my
courage failed ne There was some
thing 81 much like a little baby about
that poor little pig that set it down
in a hurry. | realized then and there
that | didn't have the nerve to cook IL
Like my son. wiped the tears out of
my eyes and put the dear little piggie
out of my mind forever. We had roast
beef for dinner"
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Cubans Cling to Old
instrument of Death

The one machine that the Spaniards
are credited with having imported into
Cuba 1874 years ago is still in use.
II is the "garrote." instrument of
death, which greatly resembles an old
picture of an Inquisition machine of
torture. For many years the garrote
served the Spaniards, dealing death to
Cuban rebels Since the expulsion of
the Old world rulers it has been used
AT the Havana penitentiary as the Of
fetal instrument of execution.
No place but In cuba is the garrote
used officially in executions. A pris-
0ner operates the beheading device
and gets money and time decrease
in compensation for his services.
The Havana garrote is said to have
taken 1874 lives since II has been In
Cuban use. Before that 1t was used
In executing Spaniards accused of
high treason. City Star.
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Modern Rendering of
"Hickory, Dickory, Dock"

keeping time, time, time, In
rhunic sort of rhyme" Thus the
Bells. Bells. Bells. And the took.
took. took of the eIectric-driyen clock
keeps time, time, time with its chyme.
chyme, chyme You may listen to Its
tick when the night is extra thick. and
know its little hand is the same
throughout the land, for Its motor
made precision only has one wakeful
mission to keep the second. min
ute. hour, in universal sameness.
without spell of lameness, on mantel
piece and tower So the tick and the
took of the motor-driven clock is the
universal same as IFS read from block
10 block.
And here is the sure, irrevocable
morale, with which all other timers re
fuse to make quarrel: spin on. SPIN
on oh time in thy flight, and set me
Alright once again for tonight. "-Ex-
change.
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Enjoy Rat Slaughter

London bloods of the early part Of
the Nineteenth century had no bull
fights. rs did Madrid, SO they sub
stituted the rat for the bull and the
dog for the matador An old scrap
book tells of Billy, celebrated ratter,
performing the charming and mar
velous feat Of killing 100 rats in five
and one-half minutes. This was his
ninth match. 50 If bis quota was the
same each match he had a total
score of 900
Sports audiences Of that time were
not much different from those of to.
day When the rats failed to show
enough sggr~ssivenes the audiences
would become bored. The squeals OF
the tortured rats we're enjoyed much
In the same manner as the ''thud' of
a stiff blow is enjoyed by boxing
spectators Of today.-Kansas City
Star.
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Use of Hooks

Every home owner should invest In
a good assortment of hooks. To hook
back doors while open is a conven-
fence, as nothing has to be hunted up
TO hold the door from banging shut
when it is wanted open Hook doors
on the inside. Hook covers on feed
boxes instead of having weights on
them. Hook basement storm windows
that have to be opened occasionally.
Hook gates tool boxes and children's
playhouse doors. These doors should
never be hooked tightly or the chill
dren will sometime lock themselves
ia. If long staple is used and a good
deal Of it left on top the wood, the
hook will hold the door and yet give
it play so they can work it open from
the inside.-Successfu Farming Maya
zine.
The monitor., 1928-06-29
He pc to Find Bones
of Cardinal Wolsey

Leicester abbey, where Cardinal VOL
sey told the abbot he had come to
lay his bones" is TO undergo trans
formation. For many years the abbey
grounds have been used as a farm, but
now they are to be laid out as gar
dens and for recreation, Pierre Van
Paassen, writing in the Atlantic Con-
stitution, tells US. Wolsey'- body was
laid in an unknown grave, and 1t Is
thought that in the excavations neces-
sary to adapt the grounds to their
new use, some trace of 1t may be
found, but as there is no record of
any of the cardinals possessions be-
likely to end in failure. One fact
about WOlsey is probably not widely
known. When he was at the height of
his power he employed an italian
sculptor to make a magnificent sarcoph-
agus beneath which he should lie.
Leicester monks laid him to rest in
plain earth and Henry VIII seques-
trated the sareophagus with the rest
of the cardinals vast possessions. The
sarcophagus remained government
property and idle until 1906, when il
was used to cover the body of Mel
son after his remains were brought
from Trafalgar The man who said
that England expected every man to
do his duty. and led them in so doing,
rests under the covering prepared for
the man VINO was led away and ruined
by overweening ambition.
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Brazil Roads

Overabundance of patience, plenty
of pluck, and large measure Of STAN
ina are the three essential qualities
that motorists in South America must
possess, particularly when travelling
over Brazilian roads. In southern
Brazil roads are not only almost Inn
passable most of the time, but are gen.
orally hopelessIy impossible from the
standpoint of touring comfort. Ira
yersing them constitutes one Of the
most severe tests to which motor cars
and tires can be subjected.
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Pastor Called On to
Haze Business Mind ?

1.-THE church is caught in the occi-
dental, and more particularly Ameri-
can, habit of gauging success by the
spectacular. A successful church, like
a successful furniture shop, is the one
which has the biggest establishment,
offers the biggest assortment of wares,
and affords the biggest income. :.
A considerable part of my work as a
minister is not SO different from that
of the executive charged with the re-
sponsibility of getting new customers
into a furniture shop" writes a min
ister In Harper's. 81 must sell
my institution just as surely and
s!nllfully as the man hired by the local
chamber of commerce sells his or
ganlzation. The difference is that he
was hired for that express purpose,
and /, tradition says, was hired, or
should have been. for something else"
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Wide Awoke

II was after dusk and yet the two
young people sitting close together In
the park made no attempt to depart.
Presently a keeper came In sight,
going his rounds before closing the
gates.
Sorry to disturb ye," he said to the
idlers, "but it's too late for ye to be
sitting here"
The youth was apologize.
Il didn't realize 1T was so late" he
murmured. I'VE are going to be mar
ried next year.
"Sure, now" returned the park
keeper, do you think I'm fool enough
TO suppose you was married last
year Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Jail Bird

It was. one of those little parties at
which an out-of-town girl was guest
of honor In the course Of the eve
ming she was introduced to young
man from the prep school. After the
Introduction, she avoided him with the
most deliberate intent. When her
hostess asked for an explanation, the
young visitor replied that he was from
the prep school. The hostess looked
perplexed.
But isn't II sort of peniten
tiary?" the girl ventured.
The monitor., 1928-06-29
Rejecting a Compliment

A well-known member of the stock
exchange. who is now giving up the
close of a strenuous life to philan-
thropic efforts, was in his hey-day a
tremendous gambler in stocks, and in
cidentally. he and his partner were
rather expert in the gentle art of max
ing enemies. One of these accosted
him with the pleasant remark: "Look
here. you are the biggest thief on the
stock exchange" "Ah," was the an.
swer, sit is evident you do not know
my partner "-London Tit-Bits.
The monitor., 1928-06-29
NeW Breed

Dorothy had always wanted dog
and AT last kind and sympathetic
uncle gave her one.
There was certain amount of dis
eussion among the family with regard
TO the animals breed. The uncle de
clared the dog was an airedale.
Meeting friend of her father one
evening while taking her pet for a
walk, Dorothy had an anxious mo
ment
whatever is it," the other had
asked. "A pup. Dorothy? What kind
my dear?"
The little girl tried hard to remem-
Der what her uncle had said
Hes a ne'er-do-well." she replied
after q long pause.