The Washington times., 1930-11-11
THEATER STARS.
JOIN BENEFIT
FOR JOBLESS

Headline Acts From All D. c.
Houses Billed; Ticket Rush
Goes On; No Seats Reserved
washington is going over the
top tomorrow midnight for the
iobless with a record breaking
audience at the Fox Theater for
the all-Star show sponsored by the
washington Chamber Of Com
merce and The Washington Times.
Every headline act playing IN
the washington theaters viii be
included in the program Of enter
tainment, which will be intro
duced by George M. Cohan as
master of ceremonies.
There has been a rush for the ~
tickets since yesterday when the
complete program was made pub
lie, All tickets are ST.. There are
no reserved seats. Late comers
may buy with the knowledge that
every seat in the Fox Theater
gives full view Of the stage, and
the acoustics are perfect.
Tickets Available
Tickets are available at the
box offices Of all Of the down.
town motion picture theaters, at
the T. Arthur Smith concert bu-
reau, the Hotel willard news
stand, the Mayflower ticket
agency, Mrs. wilson -Greene's bu.
reau and at the A. A. A. head
quarters. All agencies are hand
ling tickets without premiums
and contributing their services
and organizations.
The curtain will ring UP
promptly at midnight and the
performance will be continuous
until all volunteers have had the
opportunity to do their bit for
the program.
The list of entertainers includes
Will Mahoney, the Three Sail
ors' and others from Earl Car.
rolls Sketch Book" the Dodge
Twins and John Bryan. Tom Pat
ricola and the Pearl Twins,
Brooke Johns and the Lotus
Restaurant Orchestra, the Three
Brox Sisters, Leonard Davis and
Florence Yokum, Sam Hearn, the
Chester Hale girls, Ron and Don,
Otto Beck, Freddy Clark, Willie
West and McGinty, Jimmy Lake
and Jack Lamont from the Gay
ETY., Joe Turner the, Fanchon and
Marco Sunkiss beauties, Seb
Meza, the Arlen sisters, Laddie
La Font. De Quincy and StaleT.
the De Val Foursome, Shapiro
| and OMalley, the Palace Syn
copators, Frank Sterling. the
Earle Concert Orchestra under
the direction of Daniel Breeskin
and the Fox Grand Orchestra un.
der the direction Of Leon Brush
off.
Father Hurney Aids
The Rev. Francis j. Hurney,
chaplain of the Catholic Actors
Guild, yesterday accepted. an
invitation to join the executive
committee which is arranging the
performance. Managing Director
Michael j. Cullen, Of the LoeW
Theaters, with Hardie Meakin,
Managing Director Of the Fox,
will be general stage managers
and in charge of the task of
spotting the acts so that the
show will run smooth.
Acts from the Earle Theater
are available through the cour'
tesy Of John j. Payette Of the
Warner Brothers TheaterS and
Guy Wonders, booking agent for
the local houses.
There is every indication that
a substantial sum will be realized
for the Washington Chamber of
Commerce appointed to alleviate
unemployment and hasten the
coming of better times. Execu.
tive Secretary Dorsey Hyde is
handling the tickets and receipts
and the gross proceeds will be
turned over to the committee.
The executive committee from
the Washington theaters which
is cooperating for the success of
this all-Star show comprises, Sid.
ney B. Lust, president Of the
washington Theater Managers
Association; John j. Payette,
James j. Carrier, Guy Wonders
Stephen Eilbacher,' L. Stoddard
Taylor, Stephen e. Cochran.
Hardie Meakin, Michael j. Cul.
len, Rodney Collier, Corbin
SHIELD, Orangelo Ratio, Tom Ole.
son, William Hartman Rapley,
Ace Berry. Thomas ]. Allwine
and Harry Borjes.