Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tigers in India.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tigers in India. !"
Some very interesting sidelights on
the family life of the elephant family
are promised in the Comdr. @. M.
Dyott, talking picture, Hunting Tigers
in India" which comes to the National
Theater Sunday.
While the entertainment concerns It.
self chiefly with describing, in sight
and sound, mans conflict with the
Jungle destroyer, it also contains many
interesting scenes of other jungle in
n habitants not the least entertaining.
10y any means, are the sequences devoted
f to the wild and tame elephants OF the
country.
B Contrary to general belief, Conndr.
ADyott explains in his talk, which &C
companies the picture throughout, the
tusker is not the head Of the family
1T is Mrs. Elephant, he asserts, who
+ rules the family life. She decides
whether the group shall move or stay
where 1t is. She judges Mr.. Elephants
behavior and diciplines him If she de-
cides he Is not all an elephant hus-
band should be.
An elephant divorce is quite an easy
affair for Mrs. Elephant, Comdr. Dyott
says. If she wishes to get rid of her
husband she merely takes the children
and walks away. None of his efforts
to recapture her affection is successful,
once she has taken this drastic step.
GAYETY-"SlidinE" Billy Watson.
Sliding" Billy Watson and his own
Mutual BurleSQue attraction are due at
the Gayety Theater next week as "o1e
Of the best OF the seasons burlesuue
bets" Watson, according to the man
agement, is surrounded by hand
picked company of recognized burlesque
performers of considerable standing,
with new costumes and scenery. Comedy
forms a major portion OF the show,
naturally with Mr.. Watson as star. and
IL Is claimed that his work this season
outdistances anything he has previously
done. In the company are Eddie
Murphy, Jew comic and dancer; Frank
Mallahan, character man; Al Allen.
straight; Bobbie Eckard, ingenue; Lilly
Lewis, prima donna; George Menford,
juvenile, and Esther Lang, ingenue,
with chorus reputed to be lively as
well as beautiful.
ST. PETERS PLAYERS, Monday and
Tuesday.
st. Peters Players, one of the lead
ing amateur dramatic organizations Of
Washington, will present "A Full
House." farce by Fred Jackson, as
the opening production of their fifth
season next Monday and Tuesday eve
nings in the church hall at Second
and @ streets southeast.
The play, an old favorite in amateur
circles, was selected by the Rev. j. c..
Murphy. supervisor of the players, and
is under the direction of Francis Nc
Garraghy. The cast includes Mar
garet O'Connor. Bernice Kaiser, Angela
GingraS. Margaret Luskey, Alice Nor
gan, Catherine ODonnell, william
Bray. Tom O'Donnell, Ernest Conley,
Joe Breen, Bill Beach. Larry Cook and
Bob Dillon. a
Stage settings and lighting effects
are under the direction Of Chris San
Fellipo. and music will be furnished
by Agnes Mccarthy and her orchestra.
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"THE TORCH BEARERS" Tomorrow
and Friday.
The Community Drama Guild of
washington will present its first play
of the season, THE Torch Bearers" at
Mckinley High School Auditorium, Sec
ond and T Streets northeast, Thursday
and Friday nights of this week, with
an Washington cast of players. SThe
comedy characters of the play were
cleverly drawn by George Kelly, the
playwright. who also is the author of