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The Washington times., 1928-09-17
RINGS
UP ON FINE
PROGRAM
r. ANDREW r. KELLEY


Keith's Theater opened its new
season yesterday with two-a-day
vaudeville program Of six acts, q
feature picture. "The Perfect
Crime Z Aesop's Fables and Pathe
News Reel. making up q three
hour program. The opening per-
formance in newly decorated
house ran smoothly and was well
patronized.
Marion Harris, favorite OF the
disc records, is the headliner. 1t
seemed to this humble critic that
she has made happier selections
of numbers than the songs now
included in her routine. How
ever, she registered Sunday matt
nee for two solid encOres. one OF
which included, The Man
Love" aud the best of her repoir-
toire, barFing the clever opening
patter involving a phone talk with
Irving Berlin. Jack Golden was
at the piano and soloed for cos
tune change to good returns.
Jim Toney and Ann Norman. in
"A Man About Town, walked
out ON an audience eager for
laugh and scored accordingly.
Toney has acquired slow dane
ing fall that is rough on the hips
and is reminiscent of Will Ma
honey but gets laughs a-plenty
every time he collapses. His en-
core monologue Is studded with
new material, most OF it good for
comedy bulls-eyes. Easily the
hit of the bill.
Frakson has some tricks with
lighted cigarettes and interior
smoking that the musical comedy
comedians can never steal Cards
and coins make up the remainder
of an interesting magical routine.
Steve Freda and Johnny Palace IN
some nusfcaf nonsense. Tom and
Betty Waters in wire feats and
AlexAn Ter and Santos in comedy
acrobatics complete the stage bill
The feature picture The
Perfect Crime is an excellent
production starring Olive Brook.
Supporting players include IRENE
Rich, Tullv Marshall and Gladys
Mcconnell 1t is directed by Bert
Glennon
Is the perfect crime possible?
One of England's foremost detec.
tives believes that it is. He
reasons that it Is possible to com.
NIT a murder and leave. behind
rome of the bungling clues that
with the average stupid criminal
leads to detection. The crime is
committed. A most mysterious
one. The police Investigation re-
suits in an arrest ana convic-
tiOn for first degree murter But
the crime was not A perfect one.
And the right criminal IL exposed
In the end.
This is yail worked out very
scleverIy in screens story form
and is as interesting as turning
the pages Of good detective
warn Israel Zangwill's novel,
Big Bow Mysterya furnished the
basis OF the scsnario. Ii you are
searching for as good picture put,
The Perfect Crime1 on your list.
The Washington times., 1928-09-17
SHOW
PULLS BIG
CROWDS

ARTISTS Models a production
written. and staged by Al. Golden
and Ben. F. Bernard, opened the
week at the Gayety yesterday
to capacity crowds. II good
music, bright comedy and nifty
danca offerings constitute good
burlesoue, this attraction must be
classed with the best in this line
of entertainment.
First we have Wanda De Won
presenting the feature of good
program IN 1.-THE Dance Of the
whispering Wells" Miss De Won
is graceful and her original con-
ception is artistic and pleasing"
..The Two Black Dots" score
heavily with character, humoR,
bits Of eccentric song and jazz
dances. Louise Miller makes an
emphatic hit with her good songs.
Dorothy Lewis has several snappy
dances. Artie Leeming, Ray Bond,
Bob Snyder, Ann Meyers, Charles
Goldie, all have something good
to feed in their different. lines.
The attraction boasts back
ground OF scenic riches and beau.
tiful costumes. The chorus is
augmented by a bevy of beauties
who enliven things with their
swirling marches and good sing
ing.
Bernard's tuneful music and the
comedy material provided by AL.
Golden give this clever bunch OF
entertainers a royal chance this
Week.-H. 5.
The Washington times., 1928-09-17

This tells OF the conflict in ire
air. with its male heroes the ad.
turous British youths with eagle
epaulets who scared into the skies
for fame and country. They ARE
not as roWdy and rfbaid as the
What Price Glory soIdiery; hut
their duties In the blue heavens
are crammed with optical thrills
and tense seconds OF danger
equally as furious and absorbing
to watch as anything on bullet.
swept No Mans Land. AirpIanes
have been sacrificed like toy bal.
looms in the business of n1anufac.
turing thrills.
Colleen is seen ais stJeannine,
mischieyous and sentimental
French peasant girl who falls III
love with Phillip. dare devil flier
OF His Majesty's forces The
British air unit is biIIeted In
.IeanniDe's home and It is her de.
light to be q tOm-bOy associate
and pet or the courageous air.
man. There are flashes sok real
I path0s when Captain Ph md his
pals get the call for the last
great battle In the air and mncef
tain destiny. Phil il later reported
dead and before this tragic error is
rectified and the ultimate reunion
affected. the action is OF a kind
that mists the eye and vets the
cheek of the more emotional.
The recreation OF war atmos-
phere and realism is 4 tribute
to direction and camera, art.
Colleen Moore injects a convenient
pinch OF comedy to relieve the
taut sequences and nothing she
has yet given a devoted follow
4ng is as emotionally moving as
the pitiful Jeannine's heart-torn
sorrows. Gary Cooper is the
Phillips. Burr Mcintosh, Cleve
Moore and Arthur Lake are those
I recall of q long list of minor
players who adj to the success
OF this picture. Director Fitz-
maurice's too frequent use OF the
closeup, would check as one
OF Lilac Times liabilities.
A synchronized. score features
a theme song, "Jeannine, Dream
of Lilac Time, Z hauntinGly tune
full, hut the added sounds to ac-
company action such as laughter
and stray words would happily
be missed. Excepting. OF course,
airplane humming and the seven
noisy smacks, denoting the French
cheek caress as exemplified by the
sound studio double for the senti-
mental Colleen.
ANDREW r. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1928-09-17

Just as the first willing tear
was ready to roll down my cheek
over the sorrows OF Colleen
Moore in "Lilac Time at the
first performance at the Earle
Saturday, ! heard sort Of
satisfied grunt come from the
other side Of the aisle.
In the second row on the end
seat was a young lady, all of 3
years old, eyes transfixed on the
absorbing screen action, but both
hands and Cupid,s bow mouth
busy with implied bottle of bar
ley water or whatever the liquid
is that soothes the empty
stomach of 4 child. hope this
bottle habit in the theater doesn't
extend to the groWn-ups.
The first performance Of the
new Keith season ran smoothly
yesterday afternoon, and not
once did Maestro Fred Clark, di-
rector of the band, have occasion
to lose his smile. Jim Toney, it
seemed to this reviewer, took
away most Of the honOrs with
his encore mOnolOgue that was
chuck full of new stuff. A story
about farm plumbing needed no
diagram, although he furnished
one, and thus gets whatever
distinction goes with an exhibi-
tion of bad taste.
An opening performance of a
vaudeville show is q trial on the
musicians. The cues sof9each act
] must be followed closely so that
the music will fit, the dancers
must have the exact tempo and
even the acrobats are fussy
about the accompaniment to
their routine. So 4 few slight
errors are bound to creep into
the first show unless the baton
director is constantly vigilant.
Fred Clark bears the reputa-
tion over the Keith circuit Of
being one bf the top notch lead.
ers Of vaudeville band. Rarely
is. he rebuked BY performers.
Generally he wins praise for
expert assistance to the enter-
tairiers.
lack Dempsey and Estelle Tays
lor's new show, The Big Fight"
will only stay four weeks on
Broadway. The reason is that
it is better road attraction.
The Washington times., 1928-09-17

Criss-C Cross Curtains, 5-pc. ruffled Cur
Stains. and Scotch lace panels. The criss-
cross and ruffled. curtains are Of scrim,
voiIe. and niafqUisetfe Piain and novelty
sffects Some III TIE panels sTe frineed
'St the bottom: LOS tO $s:9s yaluss.
The Washington times., 1928-09-17
LILAC TIME is
COIIEEN'S
FINEST

Colleen Moore, queen of the
First National constellation Of
stars actually Glitters in the we'll
tailored and snlooth-fitting film
story provided in Lilac Time.
current attraction at the Earle
Theater.
The scenario adapted from the
stage play of Jane CoWl and Jane
Murfin is spectacular. exciting,
tender in romance and at times
highly amusing through the intel
ligent treatment given simple
little war story by Sceharist Carey
Wilson. George Fitzmaurice al
rected.
TO me the wistful Colleen is iril-
mense in her moments of silucy
comedy. All the effective Chaplin
technique is crowded into those
busy and tragic-comic scenes
where she becomes an airplane
joy rider to give even the venture
some Mr.. Levine a lesson In aero
taxing and mad landings.
Lilac Time departs from the
rough and ready military tniss Of
the men in khaki and dl1ngarees.
The Washington times., 1928-09-17

Another brought about by the sound pictures
NAV he seen and heard at Fox Theaer this week
the SEQUEL to the film story of The River Pirate
bv an actor asset but whose grimaces
fortunately mitigate against the desired effect.
The ending Of the screen action in the Victor Mac
aren picture leaves uncertainty to the future of
the main characters the Charles Francis Coe novel
the Movetone actor explains what follows after the
stopped grinding on the tale.
Too much Of what the vaudevans aptly call ''mugging
and Others recognize saccharne grin leaves the i'm
nreson the actor unntentional effective
Chick Sale delivering tile before the sermon announce
nents OF Aid Society Thus the audience
Saturday afternoon chuckled and few laughed right
n II "a Ass 4 +
The Washington times., 1928-09-17

Should the music emitting
from Loew's Palace organ sound
rather sad 1t IN because the
very-much.married bridegroom and
organist. Charles Gaige, Is feel,
ing lonesome. His wife ia visit
ing In New York for few
days. You know how 1t Is.
The Washington times., 1928-09-17
Jack Doubled

John Gifberf. now Ill Loew's
Palace in -Four Walls, Z, was
CossaclS every morning, and Il.
gangster every afternoon. He
was adding q few scenes to his
picture, ''The Cossacks," and in
the afternoon he was making
-Four Walls
The Washington times., 1928-09-17
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NATIONAL-Paramount's epic
air special. Wings" At 2:20 and
500 p. m.
KEITH'S-Clive Brooke and
Irene Rich in The Perfect
Crime" At / p. m. and at close
of vaudeville program; { o. m.
and after vaudeville.
EARLE Colleen Moore IN
Lilac Time" Synchroni=ed
sounds. At 10:45 a, M. 1880,
2:15, 4:05, SAT, 1885, and 9:25
PALACE -- John Gilbert in
-Four Walls" At 11I5. l:55,
4:05, $50, 7:45 and 9:55 p. m.
COLUMBIA - John BARRYMORE
in Tempest. At 1855 a. M,
1883. S:O5. 500, TIA ara 9;2O
p. m.
METROPOLITAN - Richard
Barthelmess in out of the
Ruins. At 11:45 a. M. ~1:45, $50,
$50, 7:45 and $50 p. M
FOA-Victor MacLaglen in "The
River Pirate" at 1902, 2:24. 4.26,
7:l8 and 9:20 .. m.
The Washington times., 1928-09-17
Only a Set

One of the largest wine cellars
in California was a set in John
Barrymore Tempest. now
playing at Loew's Columbia.
Only a set!
The Washington times., 1928-09-17

The salary roll is said to be
1000 a week, with $1,000 Of
this going to the Dempseys. In
order for all concerned to make
money the show should do
around $4,000 on the week.
Such imposing figures are more
certain in the hinterlands where
the ex.champion is still an idol,
than in New York, where he is
fairly familiar figure in public
places.
For d time there was doubt
whether Estelle would open
with the show in New York on
Tuesday. She was treated
rather unkindly by the PhiIa-
delphia reviewers and was in
clined to go back to Hollywood
but eventually changed her
mind. The biggest surprise in
Jacks acting is that he re-
vealed what is close to q tenor
voice instead Of the expected
basso-profundo sounds Of . man-
killer.
George Tyler will stage an
other one Of his all-star re-
vivals and William Faversham
is the first actor retained for
the production. The name Of
the play will be kept secret until
he signs all Of his play folks.
Ii Stephen Dillingham; Coch-
ran, Of the National Theater,
had his way Mr.. Tyler would
produce Mrs. Wiggs of the
Cabbage Patch" as one of his
revival efforts. The show did
great week for Mr.. Cochran's
stock company and he Is Ger
tain it will prove profitable
on the road. In the first flush
of enthusiasm after counting up
the weeks receipts, Mr.. Coch-
ran wrote Tyler, the venerable
Wiggs was a sure money getter
for revival company. The
amiable George wired back, my
plans are all made for 1928-29.
You do It." And Steve may
take him up. But it will be
with his old reliable players in
Baltimore.
i thought Earle FoSe in
Hangnan's House. gave about
the llammiest performance Of
screen Villain that | had
ever seen upon the screen and
said so in this column. Where
upon not q few friends of the
actor The is an old stock favoritG
here) said / might get a few
pointers by reading Nelson Bell
regularly. Always open to con-
structive criticism / accepted
the advice.
Anyway / am pleased to re-
port that Earle Foxe is iT-
proving. At least in "The River
Pirate" he makes q very con-
yincing screen villain and gives
one Of the best performances
since he was elevated from
comedy parts. Even as a stage
actor Mr.. Foxe never knew how
to use his hands. His favorite
method is to thrust them behind
! his back when he is at loss to
know how they could be other
wise employed. But the $780,
900 a year directors are gradu-
ally breaking him of the habit.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-09
Twilight Burglar
Believed Back At
Work Here Again

Police speculated last night on two
peculiar circumstances of the past two
nights. On Monday night report was
made of the robbery of a vacant house
on Tenth street. Time of this robbery
was not established nor was the
amount of stolen property very easy
to figure On Tuesday night a house
on Eighth street was robbed before
p. m.
That the twilight burglar has come
back and is again operating is the
belief of offices Clothing and some
flashlights were taken in the Eighth
street robbery. The house was en-
tered, according to police reports
through door that had been left
open or at least unlocked by the fam
lily during an early evening visit
abroad.
With more than $1,000 worth of loot
recovered from recent robberies and
every indication that the burglar
would be apprehended the officers are
puzzled Finger prints have been held
of number of local characters who
have criminal records and many a
man has been brought in lately and
given the tests to see if his prints and
those taken at robberies were identical.
Every effort is being made to estab-
lish contact with the twilight
burglar.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-09
MEXICO TROOPS
FROM so NORA
REACH JALISCO.

MEXICO CITY, Feb R-Word
that federal reinforcements number
ing 5000 have arrived in the state OF
Jalisco from Sonora has been received
here The war department has not
given any information as to the num-
ber of troops engaged in the Jalisco
campaign against numerous guerilla
bands or rebels, but unofficial eSti-
mates place the total federal strength
at from 10000 to $4,000.
These wandering bands, sometimes
called rebels and sometimes bandits,
have been most active in Jalisco, but
recently have been causing disturb
ances also in the states of Colima
Michoacan, Queretaro and Guiana
juato Federal troops who are purSu-
ing the rebel groups are said to have
scattered them into small bands which
have sought safety in the mountains
Recent press dispatches attributed
the uprising in Queretaro and GUIANA
juato to reprisals for the recent dyna-
miting of the statue of Christ at Ell
Subilente, in Guanajuato. Recently in
that district several trains were at
tackled and railways destroyed, but
federal troops effected severe casualt-
les in the rebel ranks. II
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-09
COMPARATIVE
TEMPERATURES

PHOENIX, Feb 8 Up = Maximum
and minimum temperatures taken at
6 a. M and p. M, today, announced
by the Phoenix office OF the govern
ment weather bureau, follow !.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-09
NO WAR DANGER
WITH j. 5. Seen
BY CHAMBERLIN

LONDON, Feb. (P)-Little hope
for the present of further world
disarmament was indicated by Sir
Austin Chamberlain, secretary for
foreign affairs, i'll the house Of
commons today in his review II
foreign relations.
Nevertheless, he declared, war be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States was unthinkable. The fail.
ure of Che tripartite naval confer
ence at Geneva, he said, should PROF.
it the nations when the time came
ITO revise the Washington treaties.
The minister emphasized the I'M
portance of the negotiations now
going on between Washington and
London for an arbitration pact sim
liar to the new Franco-American
treaty. The fullest consultations
with the dominions, he added, We're
necessary.
Sir Austen categorically denied
the charges of Ramsay Macdonald,
laborite, leader, that the British for
eign office had caused the failure
in Geneva by surrendering to the
admiralty. He admitted, however,
that there had not been sufficient
communication between Washing
ton and London. prior to the confer
ence. In his opinion, there should
have been a confidential, even semi
official, exchange of views.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-09

Of death or accident. In addition
are A voices in the
choir, 22 women and 90 men, and
no one lis permitted to take part
save a citizen of the village, al
though any actor may study his
part in another country where he
seeks instruction.
1T is remarkable how these vii
laae workers have become some
Of the worlds greatest actors
said DR.. Violette. For instance,
the director OF the choir is a vii
lage blacksmith, and Antoine Lang
who takes the part of Christ is q
wood caryor.N
The lecturer said that DR.. Stod-
dard remarked that some of the
singers might have become famous
in grand opera. DR.. Violette also
mentioned that the man who took
the part of judas refused an offer
Of $500 a night by Elbert Hubbard
and preferred, out of, devotion and
conservation, to labor four years
for less than that. He accounted
for their wonderful success as due
to their religious spirit Of service
and worship. The speaker said
that everything is done for the COM
fort , of the people attending, but
,thats tickets had to be secured in
advance which permitted the holder
to have a room and entertainment
In some residence. He said that
the man who performed the part
Oh Judas was also the manager of
the play.
"rhe play" said DR.. Violette,
"began at o'clock in the morn
ing with an hour and a half inter-
rlission at noon, and then lasted
until sun-doNn" The lecturer was
so well versed in the entire record
of Scripture and OF the play as
presented, that those Of the audi
ence was made to feel as if they
were really watching the living ac-
tors perform their part.
The play was fitting as closing
number for the revival inasmuch as
it was an impressive Gospel mes
sage with immortality as it's rich
est thought. DR.. and Mrs. Violette
leave at noon today for Albuquer-
que, leaving. behind them a host of
friends who regret their departure.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-09
DEBENTURE PLAN
OF FARM RELIEF
is CONSIDERED

WASHINGTON Feb. 8 tP) - With
the McNary -Haugen bill side tracked
momentariiy, the house agriculture
committee today directed its attention
to the export debenture farm relief
plan. The Ketcham bill based on the
debenture idea was supported by Louis
j. Taber on behalf of the national
grange, of which he is the head, and
by Representative Connally, who re-
Gently announced his candidacy Tor
the democratic nomination to the sem
ate from Texas.
In discussing farm legislation Con-
nally aSSailed chairman Haugen ot
the committee and Representative
Dickinson, republican, Iowa, asserting
they had long talked about farm re-
lief but had failed to act toward that
end when they had assisted house re-
publicanS to table the McNGaster reso-
luton calling for lower tariffs l
The Texan ridiculed the equaliza-
ton fee of the McNary Haugen bill
Claiming it would make the farmers
"pay tribute" to board which did
not represent them and which would
set up an "autocratic tyranny" over
agriculture *
In reply Haugen argued that the ex-
port debenture bill would "fool' the
farmer.
He defended the equalization fee and
said committee members should ''fol-
low their own conscience" in voting on
farm measures regardless of the pos
sibility of another presidential veto,
Taber told the committee that the
national grange, composing 100000
farmers, wants farm relief legislation
ssin 1923 and not 1881" while he urged
acceptance of the Ketcham bill, he
explained that his appearance was not
in direct opposition To the McNary-
Haugen bill, although the national
grange ''haS not favored legislation
endorsed by the agriculture commit
tee"
Contending that the export deben-
ture plan would "bring the tariff to
the farmer" Taber advocated the
Ketchan bill on four points. These,
he said, were its simplicity, the fact
that no large appropriation is called
for, that no legislative delay is in
volved and that it would adjust farm
prices equitably.
Questioned by committee members
the national grange master asserted
that his attitude was not one of in
sistence on the export debenture plan
or none.
s'We are not concerned with presi-
dental politics or with legislation that
will bring you, back or keep you away
from congress" he said "We are
concerned only with farm relief, OF
as we prefer to say, equality for agri-
culture s
Taber argued that the Ketchain bill
could be passed. was constitutional,
would work, and was fair both to the
farmer and to the consumer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-09
HORNBERCER, ON
TOUR OF STATE,
VISITS DOUGLAS

Coming to Douglas as one of his
obiectives in a tour of inspection CT
the properties for which he was re-
Gently made general superintendent
for Arizona, W. G. Horrberger Of the
Arizona Edison company passed sew
eral hours here, returning last eve
ming to Bisbee where he and his party
passed the night. The party with
General Superintendent fIornberger
included E. j. Driscoll, engineer now
working upon some of the problems Of
enlargement and expansion in this
state, and Phillip Drachman of New
York, engineer in charge Of the COM
mercial activities Of the company.
douglas is not wholly new to me;
have been here on occasions, but
Douglas just now presents very at
tractive and favorable appearance to
me, said Mr. Hornberger. "Of course
the loss of your best hotel is present
handicap but those things more often
work out for good than otherwise and
forecast that the building which will
, take the place of the old Gadsden
which was, in it's time, creditable
hosiery, will be such as to make all
soon forget the regrets of the fire.,
MY visit just now is a. sort of pulse
feeling affair." as I am doing 1T to get
acquainted with the local conditions of
our several plants. My purpose is to
create spirit of fellowship and friend
ly cooperation between the people
whom we serve, the general office and
the local manager "a sort of three
sided arrangement with a very COM
mon and mutual interest, as we see it.
1t will be my policy to drop in rather
frequently for visits with our various
managers because it shall be our policy
to maintain a state of high efficiency
in service of our several utilities"
From Bisbee the party will go to
Tucson and then to Phoenix At Tue
son they will pass day visiting the
plant there operated by Max Pooler.
On the visit to Tucson they will be
joined by J. P. Sexton, manager of
the Douglas plant, who will drive to
Tucson tomorrow to join them.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-09
pAOLINO REVIEWS PASSPORTS

Ell P'ASO, Texas, Feb. 8 R-
Paolino Uzcudun secured renewal
of his passport this afternoon and
was admitted to the United States
after having been held by immigra-
tion authorities for SO hours. He
left for Los angeles, accompanied
by his manager, Al Mayer, where
he will start training for a fight
with George Godfrey on Feb. 26.
"No Breakfast Complete Without
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