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ADJUSTMENTS
WARDMAN PARK-"Quality Street.

WARDMAN PARK-"Quality Street"
A capacity audience, composed largely
of mothers, the guests of Mrs. James
], Davis. sponsoring the Junior theater
movement was charmed by the artistic
production of Sir James Barrie's DUAL
itv Street" which opened at the Ward
man Park Theater yesterday AFTER
noon. :,
Ogle, Tinnin, Brown, Inc, the pro-
ducers of the group Of dramatic gems
which have been shown this WINTER
at the little theater on the hill. have
announced a continuation OF their
series of plays especially suited for chill
dren. It is their hope. to educate me
%iunior theater habit and thus give
to them the best in drama from the
pens of such masters as Barrie and
Shakespeare Interest Of the parents
in encouraging this movement was So
licited by yesterdays complimentary
performance. Mrs. Clyde Kelly, Mrs.
j. A. Van Orsdel and Miss Charlotte
Virgins of the Potomac School assisted
Mrs. Davis in receiving the guest audi
ence. Hearty appreciation OF the work
of the cast was expressed in the many
curtain calls and encores given at the
conclusion of each act by the distin-
guished house in which both official
and social Washington were well
represented.
Among the prominent guests in the
audience were Nine. Debuchi, wife OF
the Ambassador of Japan; Nine. SEE,
wife of the Chinese Minister, and Mamie
SEE: DR.. and Mrs. WI, special envoy
from China; Nine. Prochnik, wife of
the Minister of Austria; Brig, Gen. Au-
gusto Villa, military attache of the
italian embassy; Sonora Dona Maria
de Iglesias wife of the naval attache
of the Spanish embassy: the counselor
of the Norwegian legation and Nine.
Sundh, Miss Jean Dean Coles, president
Mount Vernon Seminary; Mrs. Thomas
w. Sidwell of the Friends School, Miss
Anne Wagner of the Colorama Day
School, Mrs Joseph Stoddard, Mr.. and
Mrs David Blair. Mrs. Thomas G.
Bradley Mrs Seward Hume Rathbun,
Mrs. Fred A. Britten, Mrs. c. Willard
Hayes, Mrs. Eugene Meyer and Mrs.
Rive Lewis.
Sarah Yearley and Walter Terrell
carry the principal roles Of Quality
Street" with skillful ease. Miss Yearley
is a true Barrie type and lives the
part of Phoebe Throssel the young
maid of Quality Street." who rebelled
against being put on the highly re-
spectacle shelf of her community as one
of it's bevy of "old maids" Leslie Kent
is delightful as Miss Susan, while Patty,
the Throssel maid is interpreted
amusingly by Gordon Kilbourne.
The production should prove highly
entertaining to young people as we'll
as their elders when it opens officially
tomorrow afternoon for the usual week
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munity chest, the association voted to
hold a special joint meeting with the
Brookland Citizens Association in the
Brookland Masonic Temple Monday
night, when a speaker from the chest
will address the two citizens groups.
Deciding an addition to the present
Bunker Hill School would be more de-
sirable than new school In their COM
munity. the association voted to attempt
to persuade the Board Of Education to
approve of the addition The board has
already approved of an additional school
in the Michigan Park area as part of
the proposed second five-year building
program. it was reported.
Protesting that the present bus serv-
ice afforded by the Hyattsville line,
which runs through Michigan avenue
is insufficient, the citizens voted to re-
quest additional BUSES, or If necessary,
an additional bus line.
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end run. Performances will be held
tomorrow afternoon and evening and
Saturday afternoon.
Next week the cast will present a
new play by Percival Wilde, Kings of
Nomania." Later in the season E. H.
Sothern. who is vitality interested in the
Junior Theater movement, will become
a part of the cast for single week end.
He will be heard in recital.
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COMMUNITY CHEST
BACKED BY CITIZENS
Michigan Park Group to Hold
Joint Session With Brook
land Residents.

Unanimous approval of the commu-
nifty chest activities was registered by
the Michigan Park Citizens Association
at It's meeting in the Bunker Hill
School last night.
In order that its members might OBJ
tain a more comprehensive idea of the
detectives of the newly established COM
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MISSING FLYERS FOUND.

NEWARK, N. j., January 10 R).--
Elinor Smith and Capt. william Lam
caster, who were feared lost yesterday
when no word was received for several
hours from the plane in which they
were flying to New York from Phila-
delphia, we're located at the Delawanna
Airport last night. They had landed at
noon.
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The Washington times., 1929-10-12
BRENT
WAS 4 YEARS
In LONDON

The advent Of the tarkies held
no fears for Evelyn Brent. A.
though she did not start on the
stage, but in the movies, she has
had plenty Of stage experience.
Miss Brent was born in Tampa,
Fla, and her chief ambition was
to be a teacher and with this IN
mind attended normal school. As
a school day lark she journeyed
to Fort Lee and obtained work
as an extra. Here she met Pris-
ella Dean and they decided to
scale the heights Of cinema
stardom together.
After attaining some degree OF
success she went TO Europe on
pleasure trip. Here she was in
duced to appear on the London
stage, where she played for four
years.
Returning to the States she IN
tended to remain in New York
for three weeks, but this changed
to seven months. She was signed
up to appear opposite Monte Blue
and from then her rise has been
steady. She har heen Para
mount featured player for some
time.
The latest all-talking picture in
which Miss Brent appears Ii
Woman Trap" in which are also
featured Hal Skelly and Chester
Morris, both well-known stage
stars. This story of brother Va.
brother is the feature attraction
at the Palace Theater.
The Washington times., 1929-10-12
INAQAIRE WAS
ONCE F0LLIES
CHARMER

Ina Claire, charming star In
Pathe's all-talking screen version
Of THE Awful Truth" which
Is the current attraction at the
Rialto, won her first recognition
with David Belasco. who later
became her mentor by burlesque-
ing one OF his current plays in
the Ziegfeld Follies. Marie
Odile" and her gift OF satire
made the number one of the big
gest hits of the show.
Because Miss Claire's burlesuue
of a Belasco star indicated
finer talent not inferior to the
artist she was mimickng, Be-
lasco made her flattering offer.
The next year, under his man.
agement, she was Broadway
star In Polly With Past"
There follows a long string Of
successes which include The
Gold Diggers." "Grounds for Di.
vorce, "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife,"
"The Awful Truth" and Tho
Last of Mrs. Cheyney."
Ina Claire Says she does not
know just when she first
conceived the idea of going on
the stage, but she made her debut
in a sing and dance act at the
age of 4. She was born in Phil
adelphia, but lived most of her
childhood in Washington. D. c.
Her reputation as the best.
dressed woman on the American
stage preceded Miss Claire to
hollywood, and, according to those
who are authorities on the sub
5ect. she has lived up to that
reputation both off and on the
screen.
Even as women are indebted
to Ina Claire for original and
daring style creations. 50 do men
admire her as a modern sort Of
Mrs. Sir Walter Raleigh. For
1t was she who first smiled down
from the nations billboards. an
nouncing the fact that she loved
- sss q man smoke . pipe"
The Washington times., 1929-10-12
BUDDY ROGERS
In TRICKS OF
MAGIC

A trick that was invented by
an amateur magician moro than
200 years ago provides the spectac-
ular climax for the all.talking
Paramount picture, ILLUSION"
which will be the main feature
on the bill at the Earle Theater
this week.
In this picture. which is an
adaptation OF Arthur Trains IA
nous novel, Nancy Carroll plays
the part Of partner in a magi-
clan act with Charles Buddy
Rogers. She allows herself to be
exposed to the fire of four rifles.
When the smoke clears away.
Miss Carroll is not only unhurt,
but is holding in her hands the
bullets which had apparently been
fired from the rifles. The trick
is accomplished by Miss Carroll's
deft substitution OF graphlte-loaded
shells for the original lead bullets.
The graphite dissolVes with the
explosion Of the shells and she
discloses the bullets which she
had previously palmed.
This trick in its present form
was introduced to the stage by
Billy Robinson, a former aide to
Hermann the Great, magician
extraordinary. Robinson, accord
ing to Arthur Train, died a
martyr to his vocation. His body
was riddled with bullets on the
stage of the Alhambra Theater.
in London, when an assistant. a
woman who was known to be
Jealous Of him, either through
negligence or enmtty. failed to
substitute graphite shells for the
lead cartridges.
Phillip Ashley, an amateur ma
gician, originated the trick early
in the eighteenth century, when
he was called upon to act as
second in a duel between two
men Of his acquaintance. BY sub
stttuting the bullets he was able
to prevent bloodshed. The duel.
lists parted friends, having thought
that each had missed his mark.
and agreeing that their "honor"
had been satisfied,
The Washington times., 1929-10-12
MISS DRESSLER
ON HOW TO
GETLAUGHS

Marie Dressler, famous come
dienne. who has been one OF the
stages funniest OF women for
more than 40 years, will be
seen and heard in THE Holly
wood Revue" playing the second
week at Loew's Columbia, as the
most spectacular musical mo-
ton picture speciality yet pro-
duced. 1t Is q Metro-Goldwyn'
Mayer presentation.
The passing years have by no
means dimmed the light OF COM
edy which shines from the soul
Of this famous actress, who never
has appeared to better advan-
tage. She takes part in several
numbers of the huge musical ex-
travaganza, teamed with Polly
Moran and Bessie Love, and in
others with Gus Edwards. Charles
King and "Ukelele Ike" and in a
particularly mirthful Single turn"
entitled I'm the Queen"
1T isn't SO much what one
says as how one says it." Miss
Dressler explains in discussing
the art of comedienne. Il
have always insisted that in
order to be able to burlesque
Romeo and Juliet for exam
Pile, one must first be able to
play the original. Nobody enjoys
a good show more than do.
Indeed, l doubt whether there
Is any one more appreciative
OF good acting, whether or not
1t Is in my own particular vein"
She went on the stage at the
age Of u with a travelling stock
troupe, later finding herself in
the chorus Of another show. Be
fore she was 20 she was recog-
nized as comedienne and 1t
wasn't long before she was forced
to turn down offer after offer
for her services. Her career is
one Of the most remarkable in
the history of the American
stage. And today?
Goodness knows I am not one
to live in the past" she says.
yesterdays are only interesting
as a background for today. and
tomorrow and yet the past keeps
coming forward with halo of
pleasant memories until we begin
to endow 1t with reverence and
respect."
The Washington times., 1929-10-12

"VoIpone," the second play OF
the first subscription season OF
the Theatre Guild in Washington,
Is entering here It's third season,
its first having been confined to
New York and its second having
consisted OF tour OF Eastern
and Mid Western cities. The popu-
larity of the piece is easily ex-
planned. Though in essence an
old play, 1t deals with n peren-
nial theme-money and its effect
upon human nature. Then, Ben
Jonson conceived the story in
spirit of such hearty enjoyment
of the broad humors of carica-
ture that it seems like an ami
mated comic strip. with grotesque
characters for actors. They are,
attributes that Jonson calls these
creatures OF his teeming imagina-
ton by the names of animals.
such as the Fox. the Gadfly, the
Crow. the Dove and the Lion.
The plot has its germ in the
human greed for money and its
complication in the swindling de-
signs of a willy old man to twine
his grasping friends into various
bargains that shall enrich his
Golfers. His first successes en-
courage him to venture more
boldly until his house becomes
rampant with the infuriated rage
OF baffled investors in stock that
turns out to be gold brick. In
short, the get.rich-quick ambitions
Of Volpone and his friends are so
apropos to modern life that Zweig
found the story sufficiently alive
to fashion q very topical play
that in a sense might be con-
sidered his own, for the piece Is
thoroughly revised to act with
gusto on the contemporary stage.
and all the cluttering by-play that
met the taste of Jonson's time,
but would not be appreciated in
this more up-a d-doing age, has
been eliminated.
The people Of "Volpone" being
fantastic exaggerations Of human
traits seen usually in small doses,
because modern society Is more
given to concealment. and the
scene being Venice Of the decadent
closing Renaissance period, the
whole production Is cast into a
spirit of mock gayety and light.
tripping treatment. When the
darker passions Of greed are en-
phasiZed the tone becomes more
strident with furious burlesque.
At any rate, so Philip Moeller has
directed 1t. carefully needing the
behest of Zweig that "Volpone"
Is to be played quickly, carica.
tured rather realistically sobered.
The leading players who show
their skill at cartooning, are:
Earle Larimore, Sylvia Field,
Henry Travers, Ernest Cossart,
Sydney Greenstreet, Helen Tilden,.
Albert Van Decker, Therese Cue.
rini, Vincent Sherman, Louis
Veda, Frederick ROLAND, Sanford
Meisner and others, all members
OF the Theatrical Guild Acting
Company.
The Washington times., 1929-10-12
Actress of Civil War
Days Plays Role
In Illusion

She made her stage debut be-
fore the Civil War. She was
Edwin Booths leading lady. She
was the first to present the Gill
bert and Sullivan operetta, "Ths
Mikado" before the Japanese
Mikado himself.
And now in Hollywood, at the
age of IS, she has appeared for
the first time in an all-talking
movie.
These are the highlights in the
life of Emile Melville. actress-a
career that for its color and
longevity has few parallels in the
annals of histrtonic art.
She plays the role Of Mother
Fay in the Charles Buddy Rog-
ers- Nancy Carroll picture "Illu-
sion," which Is now at the Earle
The Washington times., 1929-10-12
Nancy CAROLS "Past"
Proves a Handy Asset

Nancy Carroll has a past and
Hollywood won't let her live 1t
down. The roguish little Irish girl
gave up a stage career for the
screen, but the advent Of the talk.
ing pictures brought her back to
her first love. In CLOSE Har.
mony" Paramount took advantage
of her musical comedy training and
cast her as a singer.
Next she was a trouper In THE
Dance of Life" opposite Hal Skelly.
"Illusion" is her third dialogue
production, and is now at the Earle
Theater. She plays the part OF a
vodvil star and professional en-.
tertainer opposite Charles (Buddy)
Rogers.
The Washington times., 1929-10-12
"VOLPONE" IS A PLAY
OF MONEY GREED

When the Theater Guild Of New York presents at the
National Theater night "Volpone,' the fox,
something by way of international collaboration will be in
voved in the production The play originally written
by in the London of the Seventeenth century,
it is set in Venice at the time Of the Renaissance it
translated and freely adapted by weknown dramatst Of
Vienna just few years and while it embarkng
upon its successful European theaers retrans
lated into English by Ruth Langner, of New York.