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Well Equipped.

MARION WELLS, leading lady of
III the National Players, is a graduate
of one of the most exclusive schools Of
dramatic art In this country. 1t Is
Mariarden, a Summer school of drama
and associate arts, in Peterborough,
N H, unique in its conduct, in its fac
ulty and its pupils.
Mariarden was a privately endowed
school, equipped with so cabins and a
theater seating 500. The three RS
had no place in the curriculum; the
stage supplanted the written exams.
The course extended even to ground
ing of students in the manipulation OF
marionetteS.
During the term for which Miss Wells
was enrolled others undertaking the
course were Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Bennett Ruth st. Denis, Ted Shawn.
Pedro de Cordoba, Eric Snowden and
Tony Sarg, the latter widely known as
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an illustrator and originator Of Sarg's
marionettes.
On the advisory committee. and num-
bered with the faculty, too, were the
BennettS, Stuart Walker, Kenneth Nc
Gowan, Theresa Helhurn, Margaret
Anglin, Samuel Merwin, Mrs. T. Han
dasyd Cabot and others.
Some time ago publicity was given to
Miss Wells protean accomplishments,
as dancer, light comedienne, TRACE
dienne Tin Shakespeare and sprite in
musical comedy. To this list must be
added vaudeville, for she toured the
Keith circuit one season in a playlet,
Long Ago and Now"
Trim in figure and boaSting no slight
resemblance to Mrs. Vernon Castle, Miss
Wells comes to Washington with every
attribute that composes the ideal lead
ing lady.
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NATIONAL PLAYERS IN HOLIDAY"

NATIONAL PLAYERS IN HOLIDAY
The National Theater Players viii
open their sixth annual engagement al
the National Theater tomorrow evening
Holiday" a romantic comedy deal
ing with the whiIn of young lawyer
who retires at 80 to enjoy his wealth
while he's young enough to CAD about
viii be given its Washington premier as
the opening attraction. The play offers
exceptional parts for three of the COM
panys newcomers, Walter Gilbert, Mar
ion Wells and Marion Sterly, the two
girls representing sisters in a rich fam
Ny, but opposed in ideas, and Gilbert,
the idealistic lad who Supposes that
wealth and idlenesS may be combined
Tor undiluted pleasure.
Holiday" ran for full season at the
Plymouth Theater, New York, but never
reached Washington 1t is by Philip
pirants for cotemparary authorship
honors, who also is the author of Paris
Bound" and of the Harvard prize award,
you snd l." which was produced in
Boston under the Craig prize award and
forthwith was transported to Broadway.
Holiday" will be presented under
the direction of Clifford Brook. who
will direct the players during their cur
rent season. and whose skill and talents
as director are already well known to
washington theatergc2rs. The actors
and actresses who viii comprise the cast
have been introduced to Washington
both by the press gelerally and at an
elaborate reception tsndered them by
the Advertising Club Of Washington, a
most unprecedented honor. last Tuesday
at the National Press Club auditorium.
Manager Cochran assures his public
that the production in SVery respect will
be adequate, fitting and pleasing, cred
1t IN every particular % the now ia
nous repertory organization over which
ne has presided since ats advent in
1924. He also adds that there are sill
many seats available to those who have
not already subscribed fer the season
in advance
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Jolson In Sons O Guns.

AL JOLSON, whose most recent film
Nanny" will be ready for release
about the end of May, has already be-
come interested in the fortunes of an
other.
Jolson recently went to see the cur
rent musical comedy, "Son O. Guns,
featuring Jack Donahue and Lily
Damita, and was so impressed with ii
that he persuaded United Artists to nuy
the film rights for him, This, 1t seems
they have done, for the modest sum of
$l50,000 and so when the piece reaches
the screen Mr.. Jolson will be seen as its
star,
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"Anybody's War" Now.

I" NYBODY'S WAR" has been de-
"A eided upon as the new title for
Moran and Mack's second, Paramount
starring comedy, which was filmed as
Two Black Crows in the A. E. F."
The story, which was adapted by
Hector Turnbull from Charles Mack's
novel, takes Amos and Willie Crow from
the small town Of Buford, Tenn, into,
the trenches Of France and back again.
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Color Prolongs Careers.

pictures were unkind Many beautiful
actresses could not be used. They did
not screen well, but all that is changed
now. 1 have seen any number Of older
women who are fine actresses signed ur
for pictures in technicolor, and the re-
suits are remarkable. It is giving the
older stars of the Industry a new lease
of life" ..
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Coming Attractions.

BROTHERS" AFTER HOLIDAY"
The second offering Of the National
Players new season, Brothers" will
supply Walter Gilbert with one of the
most difhcu1t yet congenial roles it will
be his fortune to handle in the entire
course. A dual role, calling for ex-
tremes in Characterization, falls to Gil
bert's lot in this melodraIna, which is
now on tour IN its second year; with
Bert Lytell, the screen star, still play
ing his original role.
The two parts, esSayed by the one
actor center on Robert Naughton,
reared by wealthy jurist, and his twin
brother, Eddie Connolly, bred on the
waterfront district of New York. Their
paths diverged early in life, to recroSs
again when young Naughton under
takes the legal defense of Connolly on
murder charge. The youth is ac-
quilted, as the author has permitted
the audience to foresee, but the identity
of the real murderer of q dope peddler
provides a surprise that does not cast
its shadow in advance.
The production calls for 16 in the
cast, and the action tranSpires in pro-
logue and three acts, variety in setting
being offered by the interior of a fash
ionable home and the grimy contrast
ing set of Oily Joe's dive on the water
front Though melodrarna spins the
central theme. a strong love interest Is
maintained throughout.
BURLESQUE'S NEW DAINTY.
Next week at the Gayety Theater, Joe
Catalano will present "Burlesque'S
Greatest Entertainers" AL Hitler and
Joe Forte, in q new burlesque revue,
entitled Get Hot Burlesque," In two
acts and 80 scenes, with an imposing
cast of burleSque stars and scenery and
lighting effects that are modern. A
chorus trained apd good looking lends
added charm.
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FOX-"south Sea Rose" !"

In role not unlike her unforgettable
stage creation in "Kiki," Leonore Uric,
portraying a tempestuouS and merry
half-caste, will appear at the Fox The
ater in South Sea Rose" her second
Uric portrays Rosalie, the deserted
daughter of seafaring explorer, held
to the duh routine of a South Sea
Island convent. Impetuously, she frees
herself to marry the first man that asks
her. Tricky, deceptive and dangerous
her antics cause hatred and jealousy
among the plain folks of New England
village where her husband takes her.
The development of the story is said
to be skillfully handled, with unusual
entertainment incorporated into the
production.
In the supporting cast are larles
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"GAS"-By the Drama Child.

GAS-by the Drama Guild.
The Community Drama Guild will
offer modern, realistic drama, entitled
Gas, next Saturday evening at 8:15
o'clock at Mckinley Auditorium, Second
and T streets northeast. 1t is the third
full-length play. OF the season, written
by George Kaiser, and adapted for
American production by Marion Gering.
1t sets forth the present-day struggle
between matertaliSm and idealiSm, as
exempltfied by two characters in the
piece, the billionaire's son and the engi-
neer.
The billionaire's son is the owner of
big factory, and being an idealiSt and
philanthropist, he wants his workers to
lead happy lives. so he urges them to
return to the soil and live in the coun-
try near to nature, forsaking the daily
grind Of factory life. But the engineer,
inventor of powerful new gas, which
nearly wrecks the whole establishment
and causes the loss of countless lives,
by virtue of his arguments, causes the
workers to go back to the factory again
to manufacture this terrible gas" with
out which, the engineer contends, there
can be no real progress in the world.
The play will be presented by the
Drama Guild in four parts, with ultra
moderniStic settings, suited to the SYM
bolic theme Of the piece, and a cast of
more than so players under the direc-
ton of William F. Baker.
Leading roles will be played by Leslie
Wudby, Aaron RoSenthal, Charlotte
Patterson, Wallace Wright, Harold Nc
Coy, George Finger, Merwin Browne,
Eldred Wilson, Ben Doehrer, Frank
Westbrook, Sue Shorter, Marguerite
Paul, Yvonne Rapeer, Edith Sears and
others.
Tickets may be had at T. Arthur
Smiths Bureau, 1880 G street; willard
newsstand, Headquarters of A. A. A,
and Drama Guild once in Franklin
Administration Building, Thirteenth
and K streets.
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ILLUSTRATED TALK ON SILVER"
T0nOrPOW

Under the auspices of the Junior
League of Washington, Joseph Danforth
Little of the Sterling Silver Galleries,
New York, will give an illustrated talk
at the Willard tomorrow afternoon at
4:30 o'clock, on The History and Ro-
nance of Silver"
Mr. Little is a recognized authority
on modern and period silver, the devel-
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MASK AND WIG CLUB-ApriI IL.

MASK AND WIG CLUB-April II.
Announcement has just been made by
the Mask and Wig Club Of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania that one perform
ance of John Faust, Phi. D." will be
given in Washington, Friday evening,
April II, at the BelaSco Theater.
This marks the forty-Second year Of
Mask and Wig productions-an unin-
terrupted succession since l8S8-during
the last 80 years of which the club has
appeared in Washington with occa-
sional exceptions.
This years production Is said to be
even more elaborate and colorful than
its predecessors. The scene depicting
hell, it IS said, being particularly au-
thentic,
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METROPOLITAN-"The Green
Goddess"

The thrilling melodrama, "The Green
Goddess" with George Arliss in the
stellar role, came to Warmers Metro
politan Theater last Friday, and re-
mains for the week.
The story concerns the adventures of
an English Army off1cer, his wife ana
her physician lover in escaping death
at the hands of q cruel Indian rajah.
The Englishmen are forced to land in
the kingdom of Rukh while on an air.
plane tour over the Himalayas The
sinister monarch. who bitterly hates the
English, offers the beautiful English
woman the freedom of her lover in lieu
of his and her death, If she will become
one of his wives. The army officer
succeeds in summoning help via wire
less from the monarch's temple. but dies
for his act.
Aided by the audible screen, Mr..
Arliss portrays the rajah in Superlative
fashion. A strong supporting cast in
cludeS H. B. Warner as the army ON
Ger, Alice Joyce as his wife, Ralph
Forbes as the physician, Nigel de Bru-
lier, Ivan Simpson and Betty Boyd.
From scenic and dramatic StandpointS
the new Green Goddess" is declared
nothing short of masterpiece. The
settings of the temple of the goddess
are rated among the finest bits of pho
Biography In motion picture history.
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BURTON HOLMES-"Germany-A
Travel Revue"


Travel Revue"
Burton Holmes has recently returned
from long sojourn in Germany, where
ne made new pictures of her charac-
terlstic customs and people against that
familiar background of her quaint old
towns and her bustling cities. These
pictures, together with the travellers in
formative comments, will be offered at
the New National Theater next Thurs
DAY afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock as the
third topic in Mr.. Holmes current series
Of pictured travel revues.
Among the more familiar places to be
visited and described by the lecturer
will be Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt, Augs-
burg. Rotenburg. Nuremburg, the un-
spoiled little city of Dinkelsbuhl, Bercht-
esgaden, Bad Nauheim and the beauti-
tul region Of the Konigs-See.
The following Thursday afternoon will
be given over to a pictured description
Of "A New Mediterranean Cruise" which
Is to include q survey of the Balkan
capitals OF zagreh, Bucharest, Belgrade
and Sofia.
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Variety of Attractions in
The Capital Playhouses

Bickford and Kenneth MacKenna.
The stage will offer an extravaganza
from the Fanchon and Marco studios,
introduced by Alexander Callam, master
of ceremonies, and featuring Buddy
Walker Rose Valyda, Brandies. Carroll
and Mann, Alene and Evans, Pearl
Hoff, Caroline and Ruth and a new
bevy of Sunkist beauties.
A novel overture in the series of Spe-
cial arrangements by the conductor and
the Fox Movietone News will complete
the program.
R-K-O KEITH'S-"LOVin' the Ladies"
Richard Dix, for the first time in his
career, plays a film role he created ON
the stage in 'I,ovin' the Ladies'" a
talking comedy romance. now at R-K-O
Keith'S. His role is that of Peter
Darby. the electrician, in the film ver-
sion of the William LIE Baron stage
play IT Love You"
In 1918, so runs the story, a play
wright and his wife dropped into a
Times Square theater where Richard
Dix was playing, looking for material
for lie Baron's new play, Il Love You"
They were Nsr. and Mrs. LIE Baron.
Dix was offered a part in It Love
You." but couldn't accept, for he had
q 1lOLC pACSS4lS cIl6dSCIlSnb Win OuClc
Sans forces overseas and was sched-
uled to sail within a week.
Dix was not forgotten, however, for
after the war the play was produced
and Richard Dix was given the leading
role. In the cast with him were a
number of war entertainers-Ruth
Terry. John Wesley. Gypsy O'Brien and
Dianthe Patterson.
The sequel to all this came IL years
later, when William LIE Baron had be-
come vice president in charge of pro-
duction of Radio Pictures and Richard
Dix was the leading male star of the
same firm.
Il Love You" was adapted to the
talking screen under the title "Lovin'
the Ladies'" Dix became its star, and
William LIE Baron lent q supervisory
hand to the production. Featured with
Dix are Lois Wilson, Allen KearnS, Rita
LaRoy and Renee MacReady. The pro-
ductiOn was directed by Melville Brown,
and it is said to be one OF the out
standing comedy hits of the year.
Supplementary short features, with
Freddy Clarke and his R-K-Olians,
round out the program.
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opment of the silversmith's art and
trade marks and English hall marks.
The lantern slides will show the spro-
cesses Of silversmiths and manufaetur-
ers and in addition many historic pieces
will be shown, among them several bear
ing the mark of Paul Revere. who was
a famous SilverSmith and goldsmith Of
his time. Early silver of the Greeks and
Romans, several hundreds of years be-
fore Christ, and spoons buried with the
early Egyptians at least a thousand
years before that, will be described by
Mr.. Little.
Reservations for the lecture may be
made at the Willard Social Bureau or
at Junior League headquarters, 1929
Connecticut avenue.
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CoLUMBIA-"The Rogue Song. !"

COLOMbAA--1 Inc Rogue sung
Lawrence Tibbett, Metropolitan OPP
era star and one of the worlds greatest
baritones. continues his singing for a
second week at Loew's Columbia in the
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer production, 1.-THE
Rogue Song" shown in natural colorS
and offered in Washington at regular
"Loew" prices. Catherine Dale owen,
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy appear
in the cast. The picture was directed
by Lionel Barrymore and is an adapta-
ton from the well known operetta
Gypsy Love-"
The story concerns Yegar, a singing
bandit chief, who meets a beautiful
princess in an inn, sings for her and
arouses the jealousy Of a countess who
accompanies her: The countess. tries
to have him killed, but the princess
saves him. Later the chiefs sister Is
betrayed by the brother of the princess,
and Yegar sets out to get revenge. He
kills the brother, and when the princess
interferes he carries her off with him to
the mountains. Subsequently he Is
trapped by the princess uncle and is
tortured until the princess, realizing she
loves him, goes to his aid again. The
climax is unusual.
The Hearst Metrotone News, a tour
through Hollywood with a Screen Snap
shots guide and the Columbia Orches-
ira, playing Musical Comedy Gems Of
Yore," complete the program.
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EARLE-"SIightIy Scarlet"

Co-Starring Give Brook and Evelyn
Brent, Slightly Scarlet" melodrama
OF Swanky crooks, tops an excellent bill
at Warmers Earle Theater.
Thoroughly experienced in underworld
roles, Mr.. Brook and Miss Brent are
said to give fine portrayals in their
newest venture. Mr.. Brook Is cast as a
polished English gentleman who is
found to be a safe cracksman, while
Miss Brent has the part of a tool Of an
international jewel thief.
The Englishman and the girl meet
in Paris and become infatuated. The
girl is then commissioned to go to Nice
and steal valuable jewel from q newly
rich American. Posing as a countess,
she goes to discover that the English
man is residing next door to the Amer
ican. At night when she goes to the
Americans library to make on with
the gems she is startled to discover the
EngliShman burglarizing the safe. The
manner in which the girl is enabled 10
escape and with her English lover lead
an honest life furnishes the climax.
A strong supporting cast includes Paul
Lukas as the jewel thief, Eugene Pal
lette as the rich American, Helen Ware.
Virginia Bruce, Henry WadSworth, Claud
Allister, Christiane Yves and Morgan
Farley.
A laugh-packed short added feature
is announced in Eddie Cantor, the
famous stage and screen comedian, ir
Getting Ticket" An overture and
other short subjects will complete the
bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
Atlantans Are Not Surprised
As Jones Grabs Fourth Title

quests. 1t got out Of bounds at the
national open, but reached its highest
degree today. and left the city flgura-
lively breathless.
Crowds swamped newspaper Offices
and followed his play, stroke by stroke
Thousands kept up with his progress
by calling press associations and news
papers. Others heard it over radio
Extra editions Of newspapers were
issued often and newsboys were be-
sieged with buyers.
Golfers at East Lake Club, where
Bobby plays when at home, clustered
around a radio They, too, knew he
would come through"
Out at his home his wife, two chill
dren and grandfather heard 1t all on
the radio. They, too, expected victory
and were glad when 1t was ever.
The end meant Bobby would have to
come home and stay while, for there
are no mere worlds to conquer.
Telegraph offices were Swamped with
messages from friends to the king. The
first sent was from j. K Ottley, presi-
dent of the First National Bank. Bobby
Is q director of the institution.
The city has made no plans for
formal welcome to It's first citizen.
Nevertheless, thousands viii meet his
train Monday to cheer him.
So confident were some Atlantans
that Bobby would win all four major
titles this year that IL is reported they
laid wagers ON him At great odds. The
wagers were MT large and 1t was pure
" sporting proposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A TLANTA, September 27.-The
~ Atlanta Constitution says five
~ Atlanta friends of Bobby Jones
will receive $500 each on $40 in
veStments in their belief that he would
win all golfdom's major titles this year,
They bet $50 with Lloyds at odds of
British and American national open
an6 amateurs.
The men are close personal friends of
Jones and three of them were at his
side today in victory.
Shortly before Jones won the first
title in his 1880 campaign, the men
asked representative of Lloyds what
odds the well known house would offer
on Bobby winning all four tournaments.
Lloyds offered so to I, so the men
cabled 81 1000 to England. Lloycs cabled
that $4,000 was the maximum to be
paid on the bets, and returned all but
$50.
More than "a Atlantans collected
varied amounts at odds of 10 to / that
Bobby would not win the British open
and amateur.
London Men Are Quiet.
LONDON. September 81 P.-Any
London financiers who may have laic
odds of so to ] against Bobby Jones
winning four major golf titles in 1896
refrained from making much noise
about 1t after news of Bobby's victory
in the American amateur spread to-
night.
Such odds were never officially quoted
by Lloyds, for the simple reason that
Lloyds does not conduct an insurance
business as corporation. This is
done by Individual firms that are mem
bers of the historic underwriting organi-
cation.
But this story of golfing high finance
has cropped up several times this Sum-
mer as Bobby pushed from victory to
victory
Lloyds' offices are said to have re-
ceived Inquiries from Atlanta asking
for insurance" against Jones sweeping
all the green's of golfdom this year
1t wasn't the sort of business that
the underwriters could take officially
But various individual members of. the
firms. who thcsIght they knew little
something about golf, wanted to live
up TO the tradition that an individual
can get insured at Lloyds against any
thing from twins and seasickness ia
earthquakes and avalancheS.
These members are understood To
have accepted the American proposition
as private deal. Admirers OF Bobby
IN Atlanta are reported to have put up
S. shares to a total OF $4,000
This would mean that $I25.000. Q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
BY the Associated Press.


A TLANTA, Ga, September ~
~ Bobby Jones home town was
~ grateful for his victory today,
but was not particularly sur
prised, for Atlanta expected its idol to
capture golfdoms four greatest prizes
this year.
"Well, he did it; I thought he would"
was the casual remark of the man on
the street.
Interest in the national amateur con-
test was no less intense than in the
ether tournaments Jones won this year,
but somehow this city had a general
feeling of security that Bobby would
make COLTS first grand slam.
Reports that he was off his game
in practice caused some concern here
but after he qualified as medalist most
of his friends knew he was right and
unbeatable"
After his Wednesdays match there
was feeling here that he had the title
on ice.
The news flash that he had won
was the fourth Atlanta received this
year. The magnificent campaign OF
the monarch gripped the imagination
OF this city as no other event has since
the war,
The Bobby Jones fever" started
spreading here with his British con-