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The Washington times., 1929-11-08

However, the difference in
strength rests in the man-power
of the two aggregations. eagle,
Murrell and .O'Keefe compose
one of the strongest scoring back
fields in football today.
eagle may not have scored any
great number of touchdownS
against Yale. But those who
witnessed the contest appreciate
the soldiers showed signs of their
hard struggle against Harvard.
No team can expect to success
fully tackle two such rivals as
Harvard and Yale on succeeding
week-endS. Present day football
calls for as much mental effort
on the part of the individual
players as physical. No squad
can stand up under such a severe
strain.
The Army played magnificent
football against Yale until they
began to tire, mentally and physi-
cally. A team not up to snuff"
mentally is easy prey in the open
game. Able Booth got away to
many of his long gains because
the mental reactions Of the sol
dierS were not as fast as it should
have been. A fatigued brain can
not hope to function with the
same alertneSs as one which is
devoid of tirednesS. That was
the story of West Points defeat at
the hands of Yale,
1t was no Superhuman
effort on the part of the Ellis
which won for the Blue.
Rather it was the tired
mental md physical cOndi-
tion of he soldiers which
gave the Blue victory.
The Army eleven is going to be a
far different outfit this weekend.
Coach Jones has had sufficient
time to rest up his charges. South
Dakota did not furnish stiff oppo-
sition last Saturday eagle and
his Army mates got just enough
football to sharpen up their appe-
tites. They are going to be hungry
for it this weekend. Just watch
their smoke.
West Point has every reason to
feel proud of it's representatives,
Coach Bff Jones has worked
hard and we'll with the material.
eagle has not lost any Of his bril-
liancy because of the setback sus-
tanned at New Haven. Rather the
soldier star has gained additional
admirers.
A players true calibre comes
out in the face of adversity.' The
great Army star stood out as q
beacon on a mountain top in his
playing in the Yale Bowl. He is
of the determined sort Of a lad
who never ourrenderS. His fight
ing spirit proves an asset to his
teammates. We look to see this
inspiring lad lead his Army mates
to a hard-earned victory at Urbana
this weekend. This is not going
to be easy Of accomplishment. But
judging the squads on their show,
ings, it looks like the logical con-
cluSio1l.
The Washington times., 1929-11-08
ZUPPKE MOURNS
!. FORH|S |LL|NI

CHAMPAIGN, H., Nov. ga
picture of Coach Bob zuppke
mourning in the midst Of a band
of IIlini crippleS.
That is the text of the report
that went forth from the Illinois
stronghold today to a squad Of
Army football players trekking
westward for tomorrow's intersec-
tional battle.
Illinois veteran coach expressed
his deepest sorrow over the way
his squad has been battered and
buckled about in It's games thus
far.
The Washington times., 1929-11-08

Judging by the conversation
when the three strolled into the
caddy house, shorey came out
on top though each was reluctant
to tell the medal cards. Treder
muttered that he had two 38's,
but Shorey and Thorn shrugged
their shoulderes.
The day before Thorn stepped
around his home course In
SO, one under par, and IL
isn't often that any person
pulls the par.breaking stunt
ut -WOOdUiount.
And despite the fact that Ire
der had rs and was dormie two
on Shorey, the latter squared the
match at the eighteenth and each
went five extra holes. Treder was
even par for seven holes and then
finished with a and 6.
Bill Illch. golf chairman at
Woodmount; Sam Leidy, Fulton
The Washington times., 1929-11-08
BACKF IEL.[]
PROVIDES
MARGIN
BY TOM THoRP

The Army Is picked to beat
Illinois this weekend. Coach Biff
Jones has q first class outfit at
the United States Military
Academy. Bob Zuppke and his
mid-Western pupils are likely to
discover this in the Urbana
Stadium Saturday. It is going TO
be . nip and tuck struggle. West
Point is likely to gain the decision
through superior offensive play
ing.
The soldiers have made fine
record to date. They Tailed 148
points to 81 by opponents. Bos-
ton University was beaten $50.
Gettysburg defeated 33-7. Division
finished on the wrong side Of y
23-7 score. Harvard came from
behind in the final minutes to
obtain a 20-20 count. Yale
playse an inspired game to Win
21-13.A The past weekend the
West Pointers vanquished South
Dakota 1876. A fine record tor
any aggregation.
Illinois played one less game
than West Point. Bob Zuppke's S
lads tailed 81 points to ia
by opponents. They humbled
Kansas $50, Bradley 45-6, ana
Michigan 14-0. Iowa held Zup-
pke's pupils to a TT tie, while
Northwestern gained a TO vic
tory. A record not quite as good
as the one compiled by the
soldiers.
The Washington times., 1929-11-08

Zuppke points mournfully to the
fact that the Army last week had
a comparatively easy game with
South Dakota, while the Illini ran
head on into a bruising defeat at
Northwestern,
The Washington times., 1929-11-08

The reason, he said, Is that
every team the Illini have run
up against this season has
been keyed up to receive his
bows in q rOusing manner.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
COOPER-BRIAN
COUPLED in
ROMANCE

A new romantic combination
has come into being in Hol-
lywood. 1t brings together Gary
Cooper and Mary Brian for
the first time in their motion
picture careers.
The picture in which they
will appear opposite each other
is Paramount's all-talking pro-
duction of THE Virginian,"
the cowboy classic. Cooper
is to play the role Of the Vir.
ginian and Miss Brian Will
portray Molly Wood, the school
teacher of owen Wister's I'M
mortal novel.
Although this Is the first
picture in which Cooper and
Miss Brian have both appeared
they have been working on
adjoining sets for more Ihan
three years. Both have been
under contract to Paramount
since the start Of their screen
careers. Through chance they
always missed being cast op-
posite each other, or even IN
the same picture.
Richard Arlen will take the
part of Steve in the picture
and in that role will vie for
the hand of the girl he won
in "The Man I Love. Walter
Huston, the stage star whom
Paramount won to the audible
screen, is to take the part OF
Trampas. Huston has been
featured in Gentlemen OF the
Press" and THE Lady Lies"
talking pictures made at Para
mounts Long Island studios.
Victor Fleming is the di-
rector of 1.-The Virginian," now
playing at Loew's Columbia.
"The Virginian" is based
upon the novel Of Western
pioneer days which Owen Wis
ter wrote in the 80s and which
is recognized as among the
leading classics of American
fiction. Later as a play The
Virginian" made a universal
success, bringing undying fame
to it's authors, Owen Wister
and Kirk La Shelle, and to
a number of actors who played
the title role on tour OF the
country.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
Programs for Week of
December / at Central

For the week beginning Sun
day, December /, the Central
Theater will offer on Sunday
and Monday, Roland Young and
Norma Lee, in wise Girls" an
all-talking riotous comedy hit.
Star Universal Newsreel will
complete the program.
For Tuesday and Wednesday,
Paramount presents the Four
Marx brothers, in THE Cocoa
nuts" an all-talking, singing and
dancing hit.
Thursday only, Joan Crawford
and Douglas Fairbanks, jr.. will
be seen in "Our Modern Maid
ems" a worthy successor to Our
Dancing Daughters.
On Friday, William Haines
and Anita Page will be seen in
Speedway" a 200-mile a-minute
romance.
For Saturday, Dorothy Mac.
kaiH and Charles Delaney will be
seen and heard III their latest
all-talking hit, Hard To Get"
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
FRITZ Scheff Comes
From Medical Family

FRITZ Scheff comes from a
family of eminent physicians;
her father was the throat spec
ialist to Emperor Franz Joseph
of Austria, and her uncle, Prof.
Scheff, was the discoverer Of
novocaine.
Her mother was Anna Jaeger,
prima donna Of the Imperial
Opera House, Vienna, and FRITZ
received her musical education
at Hoch's Conservatory, Frank
fort. Her operatic debut was
made at the Royal Opera House.
Munich, as Martha and her
American debut as Musetta in
La Boheme" with Melbe as Mi
mi and Caruso as Rudolfe,
while a member Of the Metro
politanD Opera Company.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30


1t is not that nearly a quar-
ter of a century has passed
and left FRITZ Scheff un-
changed as to face and form.
Time must take its toll even
with this remarkable woman.
But while admiration for her
happy gallantry and the influ-
ence of haunting sentimental
memories might successfully
fight off the critical appraiSe-
ment of her envious contempt
raries, only the miracle OF
FRITZ Scheff herself could win
the spontaneous and persistent
applause that greets her per
formance.
Again she is starting the
echo of kiss Me Again"
through the minds and hearts
of her listeners and the unfor-
gettable strain of this soothing
old melody has suffered no
more from age than the young
woman who first sang it to an
adoring public in 1905. But it
is during her number, "The
Mascot of the Troops" that
her vivacity shines with an al.
most dazzling radiance. Her
lively manner of singing and
Strutting with the rolling drums.
might perhaps put the younger
generation to shame.
The present production Of
Mile. Modiste" has been re-
ceived with greatest enthu-
siaSm and Miss Scheff is very
happy over the opportunity TO
appear again in the vehicle
that has brought her so much
fame. She made her American
operate debut at the Metro
politan Opera House on Jan
uary II, 1901, as Musetta in
Pucinni'S opera, La Boheme,"
with Melba as Mimi" and
CaruSo as "Rudolfo."
She later sang many grand
opera roles while a member of
this noted organization. and
turned to the realm of lighter
lyric drama at the request of
Victor Herbert, appearing in
several operettas of that fam
Gus composers vast repertoire.
In 1914 Miss Scheff skillfully
reproduced Mile. Modiste" at
the Globe Theater, New York,
with an exact duplicate of the
original settings. Since then
she has made a brief excursion
into vaudeville, in two musical
comedies, "Glorianna" and
Pretty Mrs. Smith," and in a
couple of dramatic revivalS to
keep. as it were. her histrionic
endowment in perfect aplomb.
Miss Schen admits that II
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
HIS TASK WAS
TO TALKLIKE
A SENATOR

For two days Charles Sellon,
screen comedian, played in the
same motion picture scene and
the camera was on him but
small fraction of the time.
That, in Hollywood's way OF
thinking, iS-well pretty bad.
The tWo-day scene without
footage is required Of Sellon
for his part of the Speech-mak-
ing mayor in George Bancroft's
latest starring picture THE
Mighty" now playing at LoeWs
Palace. The closing action Of
the picture takes place at a
police picnic where Sellon is
making a speech. Because OF
the alert microphoneS he must
continue to talk on and on,
even while the camera is
trained on the drama that is
taking place.
The action from then on in
wolves scores of motor "copS"
in a thrilling pursuit Of the
bandits and a daring hand-to-
hand fight between Bancroft
and Warner GLAND, who plays
the part of the gang leader.
The cast includes in addition
to the major portion OF the.
mounted Los Angeles police,
Esther Ralston, Warner GLAND,
o. P. Heggie, Dorothy Revier
and Raymond Hatton.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
MOVIES MADE
FREDERICK
FAMOUS

No name in motion pictures is
better known than that of Paul
inc Frederick. Brought from the
stage to star in 1.-THE Eternal
City" for the screen, she re-
mained long enough to make
her name world famous and
then returned to her first love,
the stage.
It took the perfection of the
Vitaphone to win her back to
pictures and to a long time con-
tract with Warner Bros. "Evi-
dence," famous English society
drama, now showing at the
Earle Theater, is an all-talking
Vitaphone special and Is the
first picture made under that
contract and in company with
the finest supporting cast that
could be gathered from stage
and screen.
Miss Frederick started her
stage career as q young girl
with Rogers Brothers in the
Knickerbocker Theater in New
York in a play called Harvard"
She rose rapidly in popularity
as her ability became evident
and she was soon starred in
stage productions, making IA
nous her roles in such plays as
"Titania."
In 1915 she came to pictures
to play as the star in THE Eter-
nal City" and from that time on
she became one of the most
popular Of all screen actresses.
OF recent years she again eS-
sayed stage roles, touring En-
gland, Australia and New Zea-
land with marked success. Her
plans called for a return to
England for the season of 1929,
but Warner Bros. persuaded her
to make Vitaphone pictures in
stead.
Miss Frederick lives in BeV-
erly Hills, where her house has
been pointed out to hundreds Of
thousands of tourists the past
10 years. She has recently built
herself a beach cottage of unique
design, with the appearance Of
a lighthouse, and it is there she
rests between pictures.
The actress is an accom-
pliShed sportswoman and loves
horses and dogs. She rides eX-
cellently and at one time main
tanned famous stables in Bev-
erly Hills. She is also an enthu-
siastic motorist and has cars Of
all makes and sizes, from the
tiniest English car to the larg-
est American make.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
Bertrand Russell to
Lecture Sunday Night

Bertrand Russell will pause
on his brief tour Of the United
States, to speak this Sunday
night, December /, at the Jew
tsh Community Center before
the National Forum, on the
subject of Civilization and the
Machine"
Although he began his philo-
sophical career as early as
1896, his first really popular es.
say was THE Free Mans Wor.
ship" published about 1902,
and for beauty of language and
power Of expression. this essay
is considered a high water mark
IN modern English prose. Fol
lowing the outbreak of the war
his essay on why Men Fight"
and later on Proposed Roads
to Freedom" and Mysticism
and Logic" created remarkable
attention.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
1e1veU Drama at BelascO Offers Helen Menken
New Attractions On
Way to Theaters
of D. E..

Belle Baker, internationally
known star of song and who
has appeared in Washington
on numerous occasions in the
days of vaudeville, will make
her screen debut next week in
her first talking and singing
feature, Song of Love-" at the
Fox Theater.
In her supporting cast will be
found Ralph Graves, whose re-
cent appearance at the Fox
in Flight" will be remembered.
On the stage will be Fanchon
and Marcos Bizarre Idea.
The next screen attraction
at LoeW'S Palace will be Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer's production for
Greta Garbo, THE Kiss" On
the stage Allan Rogers will be
presented in "The Palace Fall
Festival"
Following the fourth and
final week of "Rio Rita" the
R-K-O offering, Keith Theater
will offer Sally O'Neil in Jazz
Heaven"
Irene Bordoni in paris" will
be the next attraction at the
Metropolitan.
Alice White in THE Girl
From Woolworth's" is the next
attraction at the Earle Theater.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
Programs at TivOli
For Week of December ]

For the week beginning Sun
day, December l, the Tivoli
Theater will present on Sunday
and Monday, Joan Crawford,
in her first talking picture,
"Untamed."
For Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Mary Nolan, the screens
gorgeous star in Shanghai
Lady" will be presented.
On Thursday and Friday,
Robert Montgomery and Sally
Starr will be seen and heard
in the all talking, singing and
dancing hit, so This Is Col
lege."
For Saturday only, Merna
Kennedy and Glenn Tryon will
be seen and heard in their
latest achievements, Skinner
Steps Out"
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
ANN HARDING'S
HARRY ON
GOLF

Greater love for his golf has
no man than he that will give
up his sleep for his game. So
declares Harry Bannister, noted
stage star, who makes his talk
ing pictures debut as leading
man in Her Private Affair" a
Pathe all-dialogue drama star
ring Ann Harding, which is now
playing the Rialto Theater
During his years on the stage
Bannister could be located at
his favorite country club al
most every afternoon that he
did not have to appear in a
matinee performance. But work
at studio found Bannister's
hours much occupied from $3.50
in the morning until Z or later
at night.
Even with a nice motion pic
ture contract tucked away and
an opportunity to make his de-
but in an exceptionally fine
part, life seemed barren to this
golf addict without his daily
game. So he proceeded to lease
o country estate a few miles
from Hollywood, and immedi,
ately adjacent to a fine golf
links. BY arising at 5 each
morning the actor was able to
pursue the elusive golf ball
around an 18-hole course before
breakfast and departure for
the studio.
Ann Harding, who is Mrs.
Bannister in private life, cor
roborates the boast of her
spouse.
II ought to know" she af-
firms, "since at least half OF
our conversation en- route to
the studio each morning cen
ters around Harry's score that
morning. But don't mind.
My husbands enthusiasm has
been so contagious that I am
going to learn to play myself
as soon as this picture is fin
ished. Believe me. I am not
going to be one of your golf
widows. Soon I'll be able to go
right along"
The story of Her Private
Affair" affords both Miss
Harding and Mr.. Bannister
roles of great dramatic strength.
Miss Harding shoots a black
mailer to death and all but
wrecks her life. Bannister is a
Judge, the husband of the
woman, who stands nobly for
his wife. There are numerous
dramatic and appealing scenes
In the action.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
HELEN MENKEN
IS VETERAN
OF STAGE

There used to be an old
theory in the theater, still held
by some people that the stage
child doesn't develop into the
mature artist-that his or her
long association back stage
leads to a meticulous theatrical
facility rather than a wide
reaching ability to interpret
life.
Helen Menken who is co-fea.
tured with Leslie Banks in
The Infinite Shoeblack. open
Ing at the Shubert Belasco
Theater. Monday night, is a
particularly pertinent refuta
ton Of that theory.
Miss Menken has been on
the stage since she was a child
OF six, when she made her de-
but as Mustardseed in "A Mid
summer Nights Dream" with
Annie Russell, and she has led
the typical stage child's life,
continually in the theater, trav-
cling and living always with
theatrical people in a theatri-
cal atmosphere. playing every
type of part from a pearl in an
oyster in a Ned Wayburn show
to her present emotional role.
Miss Menken S life in the
theater, so far from teaching
her artificiality, has given her
a perfect command of that
smooth technique which makes
itself felt subconSciously only
as a means to an end-the end
her beautiful sincerity and
truth.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
ALEC FRANCIS
IS VETERAN
OF FILMS

Alec. B. Francis, featured as
HARRISON, the butler in "EW-
dence," Warner Bros latest all
talking Vitaphone picture, star
ring Pauline Frederick, now at
the Earle Theater, was born in
London, England.
He was educated there and
in Ireland and after service in
the army and several years
study of law, began his stage
career, which carried him many
times around the world.
He went into pictures in 1911
with Vitagraph in Two Hieland
Ladies'" Other productions in
which he has played are Earth
bound" %Smilin' Through"
Three Wise Fools" THE Eter-
nal Three" THE Music Master"
Gentlemen of Leisure" THE
Return of Peter Grimm" 1.-THE
Little Snob," THE Lion and the
Mouse" Beau Brummel," ""Com-
panionate Marriage" Shepherd
of the Hills" and "The Terror"
Mr.. Francis in addition to
acting, has directed a number
of successful productions, his
varied experience standing him
in good stead.
He is probably the most be-
loved of all the more mature
character actors - partly on
account of the kindly roles he
has portrayed, but most of all
because of his own general per-
sonality which, to paraphrase
the title Of one Of his pictures,
"keepS Smilin' through :"
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
Detmar POppen Was
Here in Ziegfeld Show

Detmar Poppen, who sings
II Want What I Want When I
Want It." with FRITZ Scheff in
Mile Modiste," will be remem-
bered for his excellent perfor-
nance here last year in '"The
Three MuSketeerS" as PorthuS,
the big heavy basSo.
He also made an enormous
success as King Hildebrand in
the elaborate revival Of "Prin-
cess Ida" two years ago, and
prior to that will be recalled as
Captain Massakroff in The
Chocolate Soldier" He was al
so a member of the famous BoS-
tonians for several years.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
FRITZ SCHEFF IS A
BRIGHT BLOSSOM

1t would every intent observer that the Ameri
can theatergong public is divided into two groups
those who remember FRITZ Schef when she created the
radiant Fiji of Victor Herberts Mile Modste' in 1905,
and those seeing FRITZ Sche for the first time
as gorousy the Fiji of 1929 But both are
unanimously agreed that the instant she steps the
stage the present revival of this meodous Herbertian
operetta her supreme magnetism the eternal freshness
of her dyamic personality envelops the audience with
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
Perfect Profile

Many critics have declared
that Ann Harding, beautiful
blonde stage star who left
Broadway to ally herself with
talking pictures, has the most
perfect profile ever filmed. Miss
Harding is seen and heard in
her second stellar screen ven
ture, Her Private Affair" a
Pathe dialogue feature, which Is
now playing the Rilto Theater.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
Yelling Cowboys

Yelling cowboys and thou
sands of believing cattle in a
spectacular round up (the first
ever filmed with soundD three
hundred cattle swimming a
swiftly flowing river and other
of natures sounds are heard
for the first time in THE Vir-
ginian" now playing at Loew's
Columbia
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
Stage Background

Marie GrimaIdi, the premiere
danSeuSe of the Albe rtina
RaSch Ballet with FRITZ Schnff
in Mile Modiste," is a member
of the famous family of English
pantomimiStS and clowns bear
ing that name. Miss Grimaldi
was here in the premiere pro
duction of Rio Rita" and made
an especially favorable impress
SION.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
Experienced Rider

Eugene Palette returns to the
saddle again in THE Virginian"
now playing at Loew's Columbia
after an absence of ten years
from the horseback riding
pictures. He is cast as the
loquacious cowboy, Honey"
Wiggen.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30

has taken courage to bring
Fiji" back to the stage after
all these years. But the many
people who have seen her dur
ing the past few weeks should
waive this admission; the pro
fessional critics have agreed
that her performance today of
the dainty and vivacious "FifT
is just as alluring, tuneful and
magnetic as it was when she
first thrilled America in this
very city on October 9, 1905.
Miss Scheff will appear at
Polls Theater for the week
commencing Sunday evening,
December /, with a matinee on
Saturday only.
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
PatriCOla Appears

Tom Patricola, dancing star
of many of George Whites
Scandals" is appearing in
Seven Faces" this week at the
Fox,
The Washington times., 1929-11-30
First Cooper Talkie

The Virginian," now at
Loews Columbia, features Gary
Cooper in the title role. This
is Cooper's first all talking pic
ture, although he did a little
singing in THE Wolf Song"