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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
For Afternoon

Chiffon - georgette -
transparent and Fa-
come broche velvet
novelty woods - travel
prints, with Jared, I'M
even skirts, and collars
hatteringly wide.
DOWN STAIRS STORE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
Fall Frocks Are Softly Feminine
For Street

Satin-Aat crepe-with
the important longer
skirts and in the shades
of brown, blue and wine
demanded by Fashion
and, of course, black.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
Wotta Youngster

Billy Wellman, the director,
strolled into his dining room to
hear his wife speaking over the
phone. The conversation con-
cerned a lost book. Every effort
had been made to procure another
copy but failed. Twas one of
those obsolete but not valuable
contributions to literature. Both
Billy and his wife had explained
and apologized to the owner.
Billy had done many a favor for
him and had done it for no rea-
son save he wanted TO. But
when he discovered said owner
was bounding his wife he hit the
ceiling. He seized the phone and
expressed himself in terms that
left nothing to doubt how he felt
toward him on the Other end.
The maid listened, gaping. His
wife was dumfounded, But his
daughter, Gloria, aged five. gazed
serenely at her father. When he
finally finished singing the aster-
isks, little Gloria leaned slightly
forward and without altering her
expression. applauded gently!
''Didja know" queries Gene
Hum. ''that Douglas Mclean is
double jointed in his digits? That
makes him Lon CLANCY to his
knuckles."
The Washington times., 1929-03-19

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The Washington times., 1929-03-19
MRS. HIBBARD
FAVORS D. c.
AS HOME

Like the new First Lady Of the
Land, Mrs. Adelaide Hibbard, char.
acter actress with the National
Theater Players, has had many
homes-here. there and yon--and
she is of the belief that. after ali,
John Howard Paine was right:
= There is no place like home.
In her stage career, the nearest
approach to home Mrs. Hibhard
has had is Washington. For four
consecutive seasons she has played
here with the National Theater
Players. In the length of her
stays in Washington she has been
able to fashion some place like
home. When not at the theater
Mrs. Hibbard delights in doing
just what other women do: plan.
ming and sewing and putting
things in shape. Tie consequence
is, all those wno are fortunate
enough to know Mrs. Hibbard, and
who are invited to her apartment,
marvel at the honey atmosphere
she is enabled to engender.
Before taking up the theatricals
In serious way, Mrs. Hibbard
was society matron in Bostoa,
where her husband was mayor Of
the Hub City. Upon his death she
had to find ways and means of
caring for her little brood, and
as the stage had always called
her, she went, forthwith, to the
Great White Way, and there be-
came in short order. one of the
finest character actresses in Amer
lea.
OF course Mrs. Hibbard had
played parts in amateur theatri-
calls when she was a girl-and
she had worked with many pro-
fess1onal actors and actresses AS
a. society matron she had enter.
tanned many of the more promi.
nent stage folk in her home. in
Boston. So now, numbered
amongst the elect, Mrs. Hibbard
has many old friends in the pro.
fession. Also. she hastmany here
in the political realm of the ma.
tion. There are many men in
public life. especially the savants
from the Old Bay State who re.
call the Hibbard home in Massa.
chusetts.
In her work with the National
Theater Players, Mrs, Hibbard
ofttimes displays such a natural.
ness in her acting that to those
out front it does not seem like
acting at all. The answer is,
Mrs Hibbard usually plays a
mother role: and Mrs. Hibbard,
first, last. and all the time. Is a
mother, She has grown daugh.
ters who have. in a measure,
gone out of her life: at least out
of her senvirons; but still she is
the mother. Her very nature
abounds in motherliness: one of
the explanations why Mrs. Hib.
bard is one Of the most popular
women who ever became asso-
ciated with the theater Of Wash.
ington u.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
A DRAMA WITH
OVERSTUFFED
COMEDY
By ANDREW R. KELLEY


'The DEVILS Mistress" a new
play by H, II. Harper, presented at
the BeIasco Theater last night,
owes most of its powers as mildly
interesting drama to the dignified
and masterful playing of Brandon
lyman and Marcia Byron.
When these two players, carry
ing the brunt of It's melodramatic
plot were upon the scene they
focused attention upon an excit.
ing chapter in the life of a Paris
ian supervamp and her romantic
ENHANCEMENT with an American
surgeon specialist,
Playwright Harper is neither
adroit nor expert in his counter
plotting and providing of comedy
relief. He opens his second act
with 10 minutes of what might
properly be injected into an Earl
Carroll Vanities as Fun In Hos
pital," with wisecracking nurses
running riot and an off-color joke
that a night club would censor.
Follows five minutes of Maggie
Cline cross-fire, with 3n eidesly
surgeon dropping the professional
manner to be feeder for an Irish
comedienne. After establishing
the burlesque mood the attempt
to become tragically serious again
with the theme proved a burden
too great for even such skillfuI
actors as Mr.. lyman and Miss
Byron. "
THE Devils Mistress" tells of
one Gwendolyn Barrett, secretly
the wife OF LIE Marquise de
Bocage, a. rogue who encourages
and profits by her romantic
liaisons. DIR. Robert Brandon,
famous surgeon, practiting In
Paris, becomes enamored of
Gwendolyn and proposes marriage,
unaware of her relation to the
nobleman. LIE Marquise confronts
the surgeon and suggests DR..
Brandon purchase the services of
his wife. A row ensues and LIE
Marquise is killed in the scuffle.
Six months later DIR. Brandon
has established an American clinic.
The death of the Marquise has
been ruled accidental by
coroner's jury and the surgeon
has again fallen in love. Gwen
dolyn arrives from Paris desper.
ately in need of his professional
skill but also determined to black
mail him into marriage through
threats of exposing the true Incl.
dents in connection with the kill
ing. How the surgeon extricates
himself from the difficulties pro-
vides an element of surprise in
the final act.
While Playwright Harper is
medodramatically serious 1t Is
easy to give him attention. But
when he turns an eminent for
eign specialist into an 90 la la
boulevardier and has his ven
cradle American medico become
an assinine juvenile in the hands
of a professed vamp it is close
to the farcical. So the talents
of Dodson Mitchell were com.
pletely wasted on at least one
critic.
Louise Quinn, Peggy Shannon
and Hilda Howe made an alIur-
ingly pretty trio Of nurses and
Lee Patrick provided convincing
excellence for the role of Jerry
Harkness.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
SNAPPY FARCE
ON TAP AT
NATIONAL

The National Players turn to
effervescing comedy this week I.
and the result makes a merry
evening in the theater.
Nothing But the Truth" is
substantial farce, Willie Collier
found its mirthful dialogue and
it's riotously funny situations a
happy vehicle for his laugh
talents. Harry Frazee turned the
play into musical and still the
laughs predominated. Now Para
mount has made it into talker
for screen comedy. With such
background of merit one under
stands why the National Players
picked the James Montgomery
piece for a late Lenten fling at
the lighter drama.
The e Street troupers step into
the business of distilling gayety
with fine abandon. Wilfred Ly-
tell is the Robert Bennett '7ho
makes the casual wager he can
tell the truth. the whole truth and !
nothing but the unvarnished fact !
for a period of "a hours. 1t be-
comes a big assignment and Mr..
Lytell in the process of emulat-
ing hero for Diogenes leaves
behind an abundance of shocked
companions and astounded fem.
ininity. What havoc could be
wreaked IL the world forsook the
practice of telling white lies and
looking the other way for sake of
conventionality?
Commendable indeed is the
method of Mr.. Lytell. He steps
into the role as though he liked
it, lending emphasis to the play
wright's comedy lines and build
ing up laugh situations as the
pivot of high powered action.
Mary Newton casts off the sombre
garb of Madame X to take a
hand in the business of being
frivolous and 1t is a tribute to
her talents that she Is markedly
adept. Charles Hampden, Robert
Brister, Freddy Sherman and
Adelaide Hibbard all contribute
worthy performances. Madeline
Mcmahon. makes her National
debut as a struggling chlorine and
companion of Helen Wallace. and
Betty Kent and Arthur Rhodes
are also cast congenially.
A good play for laughs and
well presented. Before signing
off a final word for Cecilia Car.
mel, the little maid of the drama.
She is in private life, Cecilia
Cochran, the apple of the eye
and favorite daughter Of Pro-
ducer Stephen Dillingham; Coch.
ran of the National Players.-L.
E. B.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
BAND MASTER
HAS MANY
MEDALS

Capt. Arthur Provost, leader OF
the Symphonic Band of the Royal
Belgian Guards, which comes to
Washington under Mrs. Wilson.
Greene's management at Polls on
Friday afternoon. March %. at
4:S0 o'clock, is probably the most
decorated band leader in Europe.
His service to the allied cause dur
ing the world war was recognized
in awards of medals and decora-
tions by practically all the allied
governments and, before the war,
he had received similar decorations
from Germany, Austria and other
powers.
Like all other allied officers, he
renounced the wearing of enemy
decorations with the beginning Of
the World War, and like most of
them, he was too close to that
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
NEW MEDICINE
MAKES RAPID
STRIDES HERE
Washington People Who
Have Used Millers Herb
Extract Want Their
Friends TO Know
About 1t

Several weeks ago 1t was an.
nounced that this famous Herb
Remedy would be put on sale at
the Peoples Drug Store. sos 7th
St. N. w. Since that time hun.
dreds of people have purchased this
medicine and a number of them
have returned and given signed
statements in which they claim that
il is medicins without an equal
The Washington times., 1929-03-19

conflict to have resumed them
even now.
Captain Provost is excessively
modest about his decorations.
They are not given to me, but to
the great band which 1 have the
honor to command" he. insists
adding: They should be worn on
the standard of the band, rather
than on my breast"
The historic flag of the band
incidentally, has itself been deco
rated several times, in accordance
with the European custom of con-
ferring honors upon the standard
of a military organization, which
has distinguished itself as COM
plete unit.
Captain Provost, on this tour, Is
making his first visit to America.
81 have long felt the desire to visit
your country" he writes to the
chairman of the American commit
tee here, especially as have long
enjoyed the accomplishments OF
your musical people, especially
your great band masters"
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
-, AOVERTlSEMENT
COSTS ONLY Soc
BUT MY, HOW
POSLAM HEALS

Poslam is so concentrated and
acts so directly that q very little
Of it goes long way. Its mediCa-
tion is so gentle that It cannot irri-
tate the most delicate or infiaIned
skin. Eczema, rashes, scalp trou-
bles, pimples-they simply cannot
resist POslam. At all druggists, SOC.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
When the Feature Is
Is Shown

FOX-Nancy Carroll in "The
Sin Sister" At 1887, 1886, 4:30,
ISL and 9:51 p. m.
PALACE-Lupe Ve1ez in Lady
of the Pavements." At 1880 a.
M. POS, APO, 7:SO and s:45 D. m.
METROPOLITAN -Ric lard
Barthelmess in Weary River"
At 11:31, 1870, $50, $50, 1880
and $50 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Monta Bells 1.-The
Bellamy Trial" At 11:16, 1:15,
3:19, 5;25. 7:25 and 9:31 p. m.
EARLE-"The Cohans and the
Kellys at Atlantic City" At
1870. 1870, $3.50, $50 1880 and
9:35 p. m.
LITTLE-"Loves of Casanova"
At 1870, $3.50, $50, 1880 and
$50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
New 3-Minute Corn
Remover Used By
Thousands
2 bushels of agonizing
corns removed last week

There's a new, marvelously easy
way to end a corn or callous-you
can do it in only 3 minutes.
Just get so cent bottle OF Shur-
Off of Peoples Drug Store or Of
any other good druggist; wet your
corn with it. Immediately all pain
and soreness stop. Then after two
minutes you can remove the corn
or caJlous-root and all.
Doesn't hurt a bit; positively won't
make your foot sore. Instead Shur-
Off takes out the soreness and pain
and you can walk. work and play
in comfort.
From the feet of the American
people alone, Shur-Off takes out
two bushels Of corns week-it
must be good.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
Improved By Sounds

Sound effects and dialogue in
"The Cohens and Kellys in At.
lantic City," Universa1's 1929 num-
ber of the famous Cohen.Kelly
farces, is reported to help make
it the funniest Of them all. 1t Is
now current at the Earle Thea.
ter.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19

SOMETIMES director may get tired of seeing
leading man get all the breaks That may be the
why Harry Beaumont sandwiched himself in
between Bessie Love and Anita Page in this ofstage
moment in the making of "The Broadway Melody"
Metro Goldwyn-Mayers singing talking, dancing hit
Charles King, Broadway musical comedy star, is the
chap who signed the contract to do the sort of heavy
work that Mr. Beaumont is induging in in the photo
graph. Edmund Goulding wrote the story for this
outstanding film success; Nacio Herb Brown and
Arthur Freed did the music and lyrics, and Norman
and "The shannons of Broadway" wrote the pithy
sub titles
The Washington times., 1929-03-19

SATURDAY
NIGHT
By DOROTHY HERzOG

Copyright, 1929, Premier syndicate)
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March 10.
Vera Gordon traipsed to a party.
Sha went upstairs to disperse OF
coat and hat. A friend came over
and they chatted.
They're doin' that hand kiss.
ing business downstairs" Vera
ccnfided as she reached into ner
bag. excavating a perfume phial.
I'm no. fool" she beamed, rub
bing a little on her own hands!
Wild Hollywood on a Saturday
night. Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon,
ard Mrs. Daniels strolling into
the Egyptian Theater to see a
movie!
Speaking of Saturday night,
Hollywood Boulevard on that eve
resembles for fair the perfect
Main Street. Nearly every stose
Is open. Swarms of people. the
majority in variegated sport at.
tire, stroll about. Cars stream up
aud down the boulevard. Accor.
dion players, mandolin strum-
n,ers. freak venders bid for pen.
mes, nickels and dimes. Huddled
i'll a cadaverous bank entrance
stood a weary-eyed man promot'
ing dancing dolls. A candle pro-
tected in an upright cigar oox
provided footlights for his product
A lollipop writer huddled over
his canvas" in a small candy
store window writing coy colo
quialisms on lollipops. Myriads Of
people who ordinarily stay home
milled east and west in no hurry
t. get any place and careful TO
see others did likewise. Oh, boy.
but it makes an exile homesick
for Coney Island!
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
LyteH Is Student

Wilfred Lytell. leading man at
the National. is in great demand
as a speaker before luncheon
clubs, and the like: but this part
of the day is usually spent by
Mr.. Lytell In study. Hence he
has had to decline many invita-,
tons to appear in public.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19

Births, Engasements. MaFFieHes,
Deaths and In Memoriann appear daily
on the last inside page, last two eOlumns
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
Guard Against Flu
With Musterole !.

Influenza. Grippe and Pneumonia
usually start with cold. The mo-
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rub on good old Musterole.
Musterole relieves the congestion
and stimulates circulation. 1t has all
the good qualities of the old.fash.
ioned mustard plaster without the
blister.
First, you feel a warm tingle as
the healing ointment penetrates the
pores, then a soothing. cooling sen.
sation and quick relief. Have Mus.
terole handy for emergency use. 1t
may prevent serious illness.
To Mothers: Musterole is also
made in milder form for
babies and small children.
Ask for Children's Musterole.
Jars & Tubes
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-03
Call Communists for
Picket Duty in Food
Demonstration Mon.

Communist Party members
working in the needle trades ter
ritory and those unemployed are
instructed by the New York Dis
trict of the Communist Party,
through William w. Weinstone,
district organizer, to appear for
picket line duty in connection
with the cafeteria strike between
1880 and IL, Monday, June 8.
1.-THE coming weeks are the
most critical in the entire strike"
says the call. "The bosses are
concentrating their attacks on
the workers in a desperate effort
to stem the onward march of the
union. The courts and police are
seeking by the most ruthless
methods of fines and violence to
break the resistance of the work.
ers. We must rally the workers
in the biggest mass demonstra-
ton yet seen to meet the cam
paign of terror and show that the
workers cannot and will not be
subdued by such methods"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-03
IRON STRIKERS
PICKET TODAY
Bosses Still Can't Get
Scabs

Mass picketing by 1000 strikers
of the Architectural Iron, Bronze
and Structural Workers Union will
today demonstrate the solidarity of
the unions attack on the open-shop
standards of the bosses, who are
still unable to get scabs to help
break the strike. This was the de-
cision hailed enthusiastically by a
packed mass meeting at Webster
Hall, 119 E. 18th st.
Among representatives from SYM
pathetic organizations who pledged
support to the struggle were ]. Louis
Engdahl, acting editor of the Daily
Worker; Tom De Faccio, of the
Anti-Fascist League, and a delegate
from the vi Elore, Hungarian Com
munist paper.
Den0unce Police Terror.
Urging the strikers to keep their
ranks united till every shop signs
union terms, Engdahl denounced the
campaign Of police terror used
against strikers from the Iron and
Bronze Workers Union and every
other union which challenges boss
rule.
Today's picketing will be central
lied at the Klaff shop, referred to
in letter sent by the company Iron
League of Brooklyn and Long
Island to its members Saturday as
scab headquarters.
Bosses Try Scab Herding.
"At a joint meeting between the
Executive Board and the Strike
Committee of the Iron Masters of
Brooklyn and Long Island, Inc, the
following action was decided upon
regarding the present strike situa-
tion," the letter stated:
at is recommended that you start
men working in your shop on Mon
day, June 3. Should you require
any men you can procure same by
getting in touch with Mr.. Louis
Klaff, at Greenpoint 8404, or with
the secretary Of the League"
A meeting aiming to organize
wives of union members with view
to consolidating piclSets around the
struck shops will be held at z E.
18th st. tonight {
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-03
DENOUNCE Music
AT BROOK " Cd
STUDENT MEET
Students Fight Sharp
Policy Against Left

The students of Brookwood Col
lege, which is controlled by the fake
progressive group of Music, de-
nounced the administration in a
stormy meeting at which Music
turned over the keys of Brookwood
to the decadent socialist party.
James Maurer, socialist party can
didate for vice-president and chair
man of the meeting, refused to let
the students guide their own policy.
Instead Music delivered an harangue
during which he spoke about intro
Gucing the new policy" This new
policy, contained in a memorandum
by Music, made clear that no stu
dents who support the left wing will
be admitted. Only militant, realis-
tic, progressive" students will be
trained, by which is meant those who
are members of or who support the
traitorous yellow socialists.
Majority Rejects New Policy"
A majority of the student body
voted against adoption of the new
policy, submitting a protest, which
said, among other things:
We wish to point out that for
the first time in its history Brook
wood, in a written statement, has
come out openly in condemnation
Of the left wing.
IN contrast with this we draw
attention to the conciIiatory atti-
tude adopted toward the A. F. of
L., avowed enemy of Brookwood.
Time and again protestations of
loyalty are made; apologies are
made for criticism; the criticism
Continued on Page FiUe)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-03
Big Tailor Meet Backs Plans
for Fight on A.C.W. Machine
Thousands Demonstrate Against the Hillman
Clique; May Call Huge Rally in Garden"

The mass resentment Of thousands
of workers in the mems garment in
dustry against the betrayal policies
of the Hillman machine in the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Union took concrete form on Sat
urday afternoon when a great crowd
of several thousand workers, filling
Cooper Union, demonstrated their
determination to start an immedi-
ate struggle against the ruthless
speed-up, wage-cuts, long hours and
other opeh-shop conditions foisted
on them by the bosses in connivance
with the Hillman machine.
The meeting was called by the
rressers Club of the Amalgamated
and endorsed by the Amalgamated
Section of the Trade Union Educa-
Hnna1 Lnarue-