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The Washington times., 1929-06-12
BILLIE DOVE IS
EX-FOLLIES
GIRL

From the Fsollies to the movies
might well be a caption heading
a life story of Billie Dove. beau
tiful screen star seen in the
new First National vitaphone all
talkie feature, Careers" at the
Earle Theater this week.
Billie Dove was born In New
York city and In her teens was
engaged in. dancing and posing
for artists. Several years ago she
made her screen debut and her
rise has been steady until today
she is rated as one OF the best
box-office stars in the industry.
Miss Dove is a slender girl
with a mass of rich brown hair,
hazel eyes that in some lights
appear blue. and long curved
eyelashes. She is five feet five
inches In height and weighs in
the neighborhood of lis pounds.
During the past season she has
starred in several highly success
full First National features among
which were The Yellow Lily"
The Love Mart" and 'Adora.
tion," and The Night Watch"
Her former stage experience
equipped her for the invasion OF
the talking movies. Her voice
records so well that First Ma.
tional Vitaphone pictures have
decided to star her in all talking
pictures in the future.
Careers is her first talking
effort.
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Idzal Transferred

David Idzai. divisional manager
for the Fox Theaters here and
Philadelphia, was huriiedly
nrdered to Detroit last week for
4 two months sojourn to direct
ihe activities OF the Detroit and
q. Louis Fox Theaters pending
he complete recovery Of =. j.
stebbins, the regularly function:
Ing managing director, who re-
Gently underwent major
operation.
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Screen Stars Help

An actual premier ls one Of
the scenes in "A Mans Man"
now playing at Loew's Palace
and featuring William Haines.
Numerous screen stars appear be.
fore the camera along with John
Gilbert and Greta Garbo who do
bit with Josephine Dunn in the
ntlDporting cast.
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dependability

Gasoline which always uniform
conditions old motors,
grades tough traffic Standard Gasoline always delivers
power wonderful gasoline made
old mother earth produces the best skill
bay !" .itst champion"
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EVERYBODY But
CAT in M-G-M
NEW REVUE

The addition of John Gilbert,
Marion Davies and Norma Shearer
to the cast Of THE Hollywood
Revue of 1929" leaves scarcely any
one of Importance at the Metro
Goldwyn. Mayer studio. except
possibly Lon CLANCY and the gate
man, not in the cast Of this am
bilious musical production.
Heralded as a successor to the
successful Broadway Melody, !"
the new talking singing dancing
picture boasts cast thar might
quite conceivably bankrupt the
most opulent Broadway producer.
II he were able to muster such
celebrities together on one stage
at one time. Salaries for stars
would easily run over the million
dollar mark monthly, 1t is esti-
mated, and even a smash" hit
could scarcely register a profit on
those terms,
Utilization OF such varied and
costly talent Ia made possible at
the picture studio by the fact that
each star may enact his part in
the revue in a day or two, then
go on to fulfill other studio en-.
gagements. Nils Asther, for ex-
ample, hurried from his home one
morning at . o'clock to the Holly.
wood Revue" set. played his role
in the revue. and in the after
noon was over on one of the sets
! OF THE Single Standard" his new
feature assignment with Greta
.. Charles King, Bessie Love and
Anita Page, the three principals
in 'The Broadway Melody" all
have featured roles in the new
musical. Others in the cast in-
clude Joan Crawford, William
Haines, Buster Keaton, Conrad
Nagel. Karl Dane, George K. Ar
thur, Gus Edwards. Marie Dress
Ter, Polly Moran, Cliff Edwards.
the Brox Sisters, Albertina Rasche,
the Biltmore Trio and Natacha
Natova.
No fewer than twenty original
song numbers were written for
the "ollywood Revue Of 1929" by
some Of the expert Tin Pan Alley
the Hollywood Revue Of 1929" by
M-G-M for its musical productions.
Charles Reisner. director Of the
new film. handled many Of the
sgd Chaplin comedy vehicles, in
cluding THE Better Ole" and on
completion of the HOLLYWOOD
Revue will make Road Show
a theatrical story co.featuring
Raymond Hackett and Bessie Love.
The Washington times., 1929-06-12

NEPENDABILITY is also feature of
II Standard" service. For instance, you
can find the red Standard" pumps with the
Standard globes everywhere. In the busy
cities and towns, along the main highways.
Standing trim and bright at the remote cross
roads. Up and down the great trans-country
highways. In the great ports. At the head Of
little, quiet, back-water coves. And every
where you find Standard pump, there
you find not alone that dependable imbroOed
Standard" Gasoline, but deft and courteous
service. Accurate road information. Up-to-
date road maps-all free for the asking. All
part and parcel, time-honored features Of
Standard" dependability.
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Ralnblings

To the local preview Of "Broad-
way" of which. forsooth. more
anon. Tommy jackson. the lad
who created the swell detective
role In the New York stage pro-
duction OF this play. amongst
those audienceing. With him was
Lee Tracy. Mr.. Tracy vivified
the hoofer In Manhattan. He
came direct from the train to the
theater and the picture. But.
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IHT does uniformity TO the maOria3 freedom m w01y
knoWkdgs that The earbnyN correctly season. need NOT be
changed Uniformity also atves confidence No sed hOw the
wU pRMs A The uniformity the improved Sandad Gasoline
ecOnd Sing clean burning wH NE combustion chamber minimum
carbon Be SIRE stop the familiar d Sndd pump fill on m-
proved STANDARD" Gasoline. it's the championr'
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The used-car dealers Iistings in to-
days Classified ads will direct yOu
70 economical investments in unused
TRANSPORTATION.
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] Mllee.

Vince!
Fannie Brice. than whom there
Is no whomer, recounts the story
of>the millionaire who decides not
to marry the chorus girl, II
hope this doesn't !, break your
heart" he 0pined. "Oh. no." re-
turneth she, "It1l break in COURT!
Fannie. incidentally. is busy
preparing to move bag and bag
gage into Norman Kerry's Bev
Hills domicile I'm. she and her
W. k. song writer husband. Billy
Rose, have leased it. Norman is
voodviking. you know. Fannie is
also getting set for her forth
coming sInetalky with United Art
lists. Jack McDermott is work
ing on the story.
The Washington times., 1929-06-12

TINE touring season is here once more. Soon
1 thousands and thousands of motorists = whole
families-wil go ranging up and down, some to the
seashore, some to the mountains, some sightseeing
to the great cities Wherever you go avail yourself
of the free road information available for the ask
ing, through the STANDARD" Touring Service, 26
Broadway, New York City. Tell us where you want
% go and we will tell you how to motor there by
the best route.
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4, DoROTHY HERz0G

(CopyrIght. 1879 Premier syndicate)
HOLLYWOOD. June 11.~Am /
crazy or isn't Monday a ridic.
ulous day?
The Washington times., 1929-06-12

Attractive investments in automobile
ownership pFeRent themselves in used
car-fOr-sale columns Of t0day's CIaasi-
fled ads.
The Washington times., 1929-06-12

The George Fitzmaurices have
opened a savings account for their
3-month-ol baby, Sheila. Di (Mrs.
Fizt), was all a-dither because she
purchased Sheila a bond and wrote
a check on toe wrong bank! ''Tht
poor darling saith Di, having
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Attractions in Washington Theaters

vocalist and ingenue prima donna; Jean
Leroy with Miss Clark of course. the
featured feminine. Mr.. Raynor, chief
funster, will be supported by John
Crosby, Italian character comedian, Lew
LEROY with Miss Clark, of course, the
and Frank Mallahan, leading man.
WARDMAN PARK-"Quality Street"
Quality Street" is the play for this
week end that the Junior Theater is
presenting three times at Wardman
Park. A Barrie play, it holds all OF
that inimitable writer's gift for char
acter portraits that one never forgets.
The performances will be Friday mat
inee at 3:45, Friday evening at 8:15
and Saturday matinee at $50.
Sarah Yearley comes as guest" lead
ing lady in the capricious role OF Miss
Phoebe. Walter Terrell. another new
conner from the Theater Guild in New
York, is the Capt. Brown, just home
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bureau in Drops. 1900 G street north
west,
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TOWNSEND-GTGLI RECITAL
"WEDNESDAY.

Ruth Townsend. singer with rich
voice and admirable artistry, who has
many friends in Washington, where she
has made her home frequently will be
presented in joint recital with Benia-
mino Gigli, Metropolitan tenor, by Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend, at the Mayhower
Hotel next Wednesday morning, Janu-
airy Is, at 1l;15 o'clock.
Recently her friends here learned
that Ruth Townsend became Nine.
Milan Petrovich during the late Sum-
mer. NJ Petrovich appeared in the first
of Mrs. Townsend's morning programs
with Lucrezia Bori.
Mary Howe, Washington composer
and pianist. will be at the piano for
Ruth Townsend and Miguel Sandoval
will be Signor Gigli's accompanist.
The program will include old Italian.
German lieder and other songs by
French and Russian composers. The
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plain, white tablets. It kills a cold
so quickly you can hardly believe
it's the tablet that did it. Just one
heads off cold that's coming on;
bad cold you've had for several
days may take several.
Even "flu" gives in to Pape's
Cold Compound, which any drug
gist can give you, for thirty five
cents. Everyone has suggestions
when you have cold, but this one
works!
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FLONZALEY QUARTET
JANUARY II.

The internationally renowned F1on-
zaley Quartet will be heard for the last
time in the city Of Washington Thurs
day, January II, at 8:15 pm, in the
auditorium of Central High School. I'M
der the auspices Of the Community In
stitute of this city.
This foremost chamber music organ
ization of the world, dedicated, as it is,
to the highest musical ideals, has car
ried its message Of beauty and Joy into
many lands in the past rs years, and,
now that the hour for its dissolution has
arrived, promises to present the most
beautiful program of its career to the
music lovers of the National Capital.
It's final appearance in concert here is
being awaited with keen interest and
deep regret by all lovers Of music in
the Capital City and throughout the
entire country.
Tickets are on sale at the Willard
newsstand, the American Automobile
Association and the Community Insti-
tute In Franklin Administration Build
ing, Thirteenth and K streets north
west.
E. M. Newman, January 20.
e. M. Newman, with an unusually
colorful series of five travel talks, be-
gins his annual season at the National
Sunday afternoon. January 20.
Romantic Rambles" Is the title OF
the Journey" which is replete with
novelty, romance, beauty. history and
charm. The places to be visited are
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nounced for the week, at Crandall's
Metropolitan, beginning Saturday.
Charles Buddy" Rogers, Nancy Car
roll, Jean Hersholt and j. Farrell Mac
Donald carry the important roles, with
a supporting cast also featured, includ-
ing Ida Kramer and Bernard Corey,
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Wonderful value!
These lovely gowns
are all hand-sewn and
daintily embroidered
in vines and flowers
with various necklines.
White and pastel tints
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Observation-Disclosures Three
Musketeers."

once arain the National Theater
Is nreparing for big week, the box
once advance sale for ziegfeld's The
,rnree Musketeers" opening tomorrow
morning at am. >r,,.ro
Dennis King in THE Three Music.
teers" is, as most theatergoerS @ls
we'll aware, returning to the scene VI
q former triumph. Exactly II m0nCiis
900 at this same theater zine 1LIev
Musketeers" had its world premlere
as they say In the movies. WASH
inrton Immediately placed It's sea- VI
emphatic approval on the GORGEOUS
Zieefeldian operetta The local verGic.
was amply sustained later IN view
YORK. for this Frinl-McGulre-Du Iiia :
n,nsical ran on Broadway for exactly 40
weeks and for many months rlValeu
"Rosalie" and "Show Boat the oCLlel
zierfeld New York entries Tor top ooA
r. now returns for repeat week;
q finished. polished production WIN
the original cast almost loentical a
when first presented here. BESIDES M.
K;nr washington favorites inciuoe Ins
two nrirna donnas. Vivienne Segal ana
Yvonne D'Arle, the pint-sized COME
dian little Lester Allen; Joseph Ma
ca,,lav. who so beautifully renders Ine
"Wa Belle" number; Reginald owen as
the cardinal. John Clarke as the DUKE
of buckingham; Harriet Hector, tne
charming prima ballerina; DeGnar
Ponnen. Douglass r. Dumbrille, Ruin
LYONS. william Kershaw ana Louis
Hector
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METROPOLITAN" Irish Rose"
Anne Nichols famous play, "Abie's
Irish Rose" has been transplanted to
the screen by Paramount and equipped
with quality sound, featuring four i'm
portant sequences with talking A
beautiful musical score has been pre-
pared for the picture, which is an
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who appeared in the original stage show
during its remarkable run Of i've and
one half years in New York.
The story of "Abie's Irish Rose" Is
one of tremendous theme, according to
Miss Nichols. the author and producer
Continued on Twentieth Page.l
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from winning laurels at Waterloo. The
Junior Theater popular actors complete
cast of those dear people that
walk right out of the pages Of Barrie.
The Junior Theater will continue to
give weekly plays on Friday and Sat
urdaY throughout the season.
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duet from Act II of la Gioconda"
will be feature.
Tickets can be purchased from 1903
Twenty-first street northwest and, on
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JASCHA HEIFETZ-Tuesday.

Jascha Heifetz, world-famous violinist,
is announced to make his only concert
appearance of the 1928-l929 season in
Washington, at Polls Theater, next
Tuesday afternoon, at 4:30 o'clock, as
the second attraction in Mrs. Wilson,
Greene's Philharmonic Course. He vii!
be assisted by Isidor Achron at the
piano.
Mr.. Heifetz's program opens with
Locatelli's Sonata in F Minor" and
includes Heifetz's own arrangement Of
Vivaldi's "Larghetto" and Rameau's
"Rigaudon."
Other composers represented on the
program are Couperin, Bach, Mendels-
sohn, Boulanger, Grieg, De Falla ana
Sarasate.
Seats are on sale at the concert
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the Garden of Allah, Morocco and
Algiers. Spain. Germany, London,
England and Scotland. Mr.. Newman
has recently returned from these
countries with up-to-the- minute i'm
pressions revealing conditions as they
are today. This series Is said to be a
treasure chest of rare, new and interest
ing scenes and informative stories on
and off the beaten path.
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"SHAKESPEARE'S HEROTNES"-
Saturday.

onAhESFEAhE . 4AENOAANG0
Saturday.
A lecture recital on shakespeare
Heroines" is to be given Saturday eve
ming at 8:15 at Hurst Hall, on the
American University campus, Nebraska
and Massachusetts avenues, by Mrs.
Forbes Robertson Hale, niece OF Sir
Johnston Forbes-Robertson. The recital
is presented without charge as one OF
series of similar events under the
auspices of American University.
AS an original thinker Mrs. Forbes
Robertson Hale is said to bring fresh
contribution to whatever subject she
approaches, as well as sharing in
dramatic expression the distinguished
tradition of her uncle. In her lecture
work sponsors claim for her the right
to be considered one of the foremost
present-day apologists for progressive
feminism.
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YEHUDI MENUHIN-FRIDAY.

YEHUDI MENUHIN-FRIDAY.
Yehudi Menuhin, sensational 11-year-
old boy violinist, whose amazing genius
Is one Of the outstanding features Of the
New York musical season Of 1928-29,
will be heard in concert for the first
time in washington at Polls Theater
Friday afternoon, at 4:30 o'clock, under
the local management of Mrs. Wilson,
Greene.
Louis Persinger will be the accompa-
MIST
The program will include Vivaldi's
Concerto in G Minor" Brahms so
nata in D Minor" Saint-Saens' Con
certo in B Minor" Ernest Bloch's
'Nigun" from "Baal Shem;" Sama-
zeulih's Chant dEspagne" and Pag-
anini's II Palpiti"
Yehudi Menuhin will make his
Washington concert debut just IL days
before his twelfth birthday. He has
already amazed sophisticated audiences
in Paris, San Francisco and New York,
and his latest Manhattan concert was
sold out for two weeks in advance.
Seats for the Washington concert
are on sale at the concert bureau, in
DroopS, 1900 G street northwest.
ANGINA ENTERS-FRIDAY.
Angina Enters, noted American
dancer, will be presented for the first
time to Washington audience Friday
at 4:30 pm, at the National Theater,
in her program of original Episodes;
Compositions in Dance Form
Lately returned from London tri-
umphs, Miss Enters is now on her first
tranScontinental tour.
Her program here will include many
of her widely discussed numbers, such
as Feline" when to the music Of De-
busy she appears In a costume of black
that makes the keynote of half
fantastic, half-sinister and diabolical
dance, and "Moyen Age" the fantastic
termination Of medieval queen.
The program in detail is as follows:
"Geschichten aus dem wiener wald,"
Johann Strauss; Feline" Claude De-
busy; Promenade" Waldteufel; "Moy-
en- Age" Frescobaldi; Antique Ia
Franchise" very Directoire), first time,
Gretry; piano music, "a Dance of Ad-
olescence":: "Bourree," Bach; Field
Day." Sousa; cake walk. 1897; Queen
Of Heaven" (French Gothic, first time,
Coulter de Coinci; LET Petit Berger
Debussy; 1927 entr'a New York; !;
Contra Danse," Beethoven.
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sTRAND-"Girls From the Follies."

Two acts, a dozen scenes, INTERCEPTED
vaudeville specialties and numerous
comedy bits will engage Girls From the
Follies'' in pleasurable entertainment at
the Strand Theater next week. Featured
as leaders of large and versatile cast
will be Gladys Clark and Sam Raynor.
favorites with followers Of Mutual
Burlesque. Miss Clark is beauty OF
blond cast and gifted with talents as
a singer, dancer and skillful manipulation
of various musical instruments, and
Sam Raynor is comedian of the 'ec-
centric" school. Beauty will reign in the
chorus and the sprightly girl delegates
will be led by IONA Duval, an auburn
tressed blues" singer; Mae Raynor.
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RrrAsCo-ziegfeld's "saIly."

"sally." Ziegfeld's first and greatest
musical comedy success, Will follow
s'Hit the Deck" at the Belasco Theater'
as lust another evidence OF the re-
sourcefulness of Charles Emerson COOK
in securing the very best the mooeth
theater can offer at popular prices.
This hilarious musical comedy played
IN New York for two full seasons anu
for a whole year in London and IN chi
caco. It's song and dance nlts are
now national jazz anthems. Inc oooK
of Sally is by Guy Bolton, the lyrics
bv Clifford Grey and the music py
Jerome Kern, names alone suf11cient 10
assure the very best the modern musical
comedy stage can offer.
Robert Capron will again come IN 1or
chief comedy honors, and it Will be
Miss Thelma Parker's turn at the lead
ing femme role, while Miss Renee Ham
ilton will show her versatility In role
unlike any she has eSsayed here before.
Frank Gallagher will again be the lover,
with Rosa Snowden, Edward Metcalfe,
Jack Closson, Eileen McEvoy the male
octet and 1.-The gorgeous garden OF
girls"
The musical numbers include such
gems as ION With the Dance" Joan
of Arc" "Silver Lining" "A Wild
Rose "Schnitza Komiska," "Whip-Po
will" "Lorelei" and Little Church
Around the Corner"
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MOVE NEXT TO HOOVER
NOW, LUDL0W'S ADVICE
Congressman Tells Realtors Capitol
Property Cheap.

If you crave being neighbor Of
Herbert Hoover, "aow is the time to
buy" Congressman Louis Ludlow
told members of the indianapolis
Real Estate Board at their lunch
con at the Chamber Of Commerce
Thursday
IN the national capital, the real
estate market is in the worst state
of doldrums I've ever Witnessed"
Ludlow declared. Good property
within few squares of the White
House can not be sold at the pres
ent time except at a sacrifice. Elk
perienced real estate men explain
the condition is due to the stock
craze and that investors are put
ting all their money in stocks"
Ludlow urged realtors to promote
Indianapolis aviation interests and
touched on the tariff and farm re-
lief.
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who gave Henry
Gibbs Of Hopkins
vile, Ky, four
mules and a log
C h ain for the
hand of his 13-
year-old daugh-
ter, Louise, has
resulted in his be-
ing jailed here.
Green also is said
to have promised
Gibbs two wagons
and two sets OF
harness in t h i S
strange transac-
ton. Green S
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POSTAGE STAMPS OF
VATICAN SOLD SWIFTLY
Recent Issue Meets Great Success
With All Collectors.

Recent ISSUE RIcCbS ITbdb OuCCCSS
With All Collectors.
BIZ United Press
VATICAN CITY, Aug. 30.-The
recent issue of Vatican postage
stamps, comprising fifteen different
values, has had one of the greatest
successes with the general and
stamp-collecting public of any mod
ern philatelic issue.
The total value of the issue was
for the sum of fifty-six million lire
and it is estimated that after less
than a fortnight some thirty-flve
millions lires worth have been pur-
chased. 1t is expected that the en-
tire issue will be sold out by the end
of the year, if not earlier.
The second issue, it is understood,
viii contain few variations on the
original but before this is issued
there likely is to be a small reprint
of the first.
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child-wife left him and threatened
marriage annulment. He was ar
rested when he tried to get the
girl-bride to return to him.
is that the British governments
prestige in the Near East is in dan
ger and that Lawrence Of Arabia
is not at his post at the airdrome.
Maybe the two incidents can be
connected.
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BUYS BRIDE; IN JAIL
Detroit Man Gives Mules for Girl
in Kentucky.

HOPKINSVILLE. KY, Aug 3d.
Too ardent wooing by Edward
Green, a, Detroit, furniture dealer,