davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1934-01-14

people Afe living today me-hA8 - hng aGAtn
Is they did IN 1850.
IN 1907 there remained but q pubic shallow
wells IN the District of Columbia, and, b.
cause al were unquestiomahly polluted, Com
missioner 81. B. =. MacfaTland issued an order
closing them. On July Of that year The same
Commissioner issued An amended order except-
Ing eight oe these wells from the previous
order. However, two Of those excepted were
ordered closed November &, 1907. BY 1924 there
remained in the District but tvo shallow wells
with pumps In service-one In the Northwest
section and one In the Northeast section-And
the chances are there are none In service today
What probably confuses the younger gen.
Grafton IN assuming that The modern pumps
are Of past generation Is the fAct that IN 1924
there were II public deep driven wells With
pumps IN service, and no doubt some q these
are still in use. A picture Of one Of the more
recent pumps shows q type such - probably
came into existence some 20 years ego. They
were manufactured by the wholesale and sold
by hardware stores and places specializing In
farm supplies They were about 4 feet hish
inches square. and equipped With wooden
handles.
The early pump was at Least foot square,
3 to feet tall and had IN iron curved handle
piece logs obtained for the purpose and
bored BY men known Is pump borers, which
was then, Of course, regular trade. The writer
does not recall ever having seen one that was
painted, but he does remember WE'LL when the
temperature went very low, the difhculty there
always was In thawing out the pump With salt
o. boiling water, and sometimes both were
necessary, but he never tried putting his tongue
On the mon handle on . frosty morning.
Looking back to the days when the streams
Of the District. even within the city limits
were lined with slaughter houses and there
was no restriction against keeping cattle or
anything else here, one can easily zee how the
water In the wells and springs became con-
taminated, for not only were there numerous
COW sheds, but many horse stables - well, and,
naturally. the seepage from these places eventu-
ally found its way into nearby vells o. into
streams supplying wells through the eaty: at
any rate, the well water became polluted and
dangerously unhealthy. OF course, these con-
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the inhabitants of the island and
Lady Mary. And he vindicates him
self by putting an end TO the cpl
demic with his serum.
Inevitably, the new film closely
resembles "Arrowsmith," containing
theme with all the intensity of
the earlier picture plus the dra-
matte element of regeneration.
In addition to the splendid por-
trayals by the romantic principals,
picturesque characterizations are
contributed by other members Of
the cast.
Marjorie Rambeau is amusing as
the proprietreSs of a hotel in the
islands. Zita Johann is seen as the
nurse in love with Baxter, who fig
ures dramatically in his romance
with Miss Evans. H. B. Warner is
reputed to give his usual fine per-
Torrance as Bakers stanch friend.
Ernest Pascal prepared the screen
play from the original novel under
the supervision of Producer Jesse
L. Lasky. Irving Cummings, who
directed Baxter in The Cisco Kid
and In Old Arizona" did the same
masterful job for the new photo
play
Especially selected short subjects
round out the program.
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Baxter Movie Here

Warner Baxter is said to score a
decided hit with his splendid por-
trayal Of the young doctor and SCI
enlist in Grand Canary" which is
appearing currently upon the screen
Of the Apollo theater.
Under the supervision Of Jesse L..
Laskv. the picture has captured the
SD Of \. j Cronin's beSt-seller
novel of the same name. 1t de-
We p a magnificent love story
an. ng theme Of regenera-
ticn. ing to preview reports
cominy from the coast.
In Grand Canary" Baxter Is
said TO have one of the finest roles
Of his career. and is reputed to be
utterly convincing as the doctor
called murderer" by the world be-
cause his new serum apparently has
failed in its purpose. Immediately
following the failure. Baxter starts
on a voyage to oblivion TO scatter
the wreckage Of his life.
On the voyage he meets Madge
Evans. who takes the role of Lady
Mary Fielding. His romance with
her. after they reach the beautiful
Canary islands. inspires Baxter to
fight back through a devastating
plague Of yellow fever. menacing
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News From
Hollywood

One of the funniest sights on the
lot was the conference dron Ned
Sparks held with H. w. Hanneman,
the famous writer, the other day.
Sparks was getting Hanneman to
write a speech for him that he was
expected to deliver at the M. P. T.
O. A. banquet Every time Hanne-
man would think of a funny gag to
put in the speech, he would break
out into loud laughter, only to be
greeted by Sparks dead pan"
Whenever Sparks thought of a fun
ny line, the comedian would break
out into the same sort of laughter
only to be greeted by stony silence
and a dead-pan look from Hanne-
man and Hanneman'S Steno-
grapher refused to laugh at the
jokes of either -. so it's going to be
an interesting speech :. little Doro-
thy Lee, all dressed up in her boys
outfit from "Cockeyed Cavaliers, ,"
pays the boys in the publicity Of
flee a visit and keeps them in
laughter as she selects some pictures
of herself to be used in her stage
appearance as star Of a play which
opens soon Irene Franklin,
portly but clever comedienne and
singer, walking down the lot, hold
ing her voluminous skirts under one
arm to keep them from getting wet
Mary Boland entertaining some
friends from back home" E.
Bert Wheeler being kidded about
some of the presents he received at
his birthday party held on the
"Cockeyed Cavaliers" set the other
day.
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Victor Herbert
Masterpiece to
Be Presented

By Times Special
ST. LOUIS, July 21.-A lost Vic
tor Herbert masterpiece, Rose of
Algeria" the beauty of which is still
a tradition in New York as we'll as
in st. Louis, will be presented by
Municipal opera next week begin
ming Monday night.
Gladys Baxter as the Sultana
zoradie, Bartlett Simmons, Harry
K. Morton, Frank Gaby, Barnett
Parker, Jules Epially, Edith King
and Macy Wexford are among the
many favorites in the cast.
How Rose of Algiers" after f1f-
teen years finally found its way to
the great open-air stage in Forest
Park is itself a romantic story.
When the repertory for Municipal
operas second season was being
chosen the work was suggested and
agreed upon.
Many st. LouiSans remembered
the thrills it had given them with
its bright melodies, its rollicking
fun, and its gorgeous pageantry OF
Oriental beauty.
But the complete score could not
be found. The plan fell through
That was 1920. In 1921 and 1922
the plan to produce Rose of AL
garia" was brought forward again
each time with the same result. In
1923 Municipal Opera was told that
the missing parts had been found
Rose of Algeria" was announced
But the missing script had not
been found. 1t could not be deliv-
cred. Personal friends of Herbert
appealed to him. But among the
manuscripts of scores for some forty
operas the composer had written
there was no scrap Of Rose of Al.
geria."
Last winter, however, the man.
uscript score was found. Municipa
Opera Immediately planned to in.
clude the work in this seasons rep.
ertory.
If lost, Rose of Algeria" had al
those years been remembered
When Lew Fields produced it in 100!
it made a tremendous impression
in New York and all over America.
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Drama at Circle

"Of Human Bondage" picturiza-
ton of w. Some-set Maugnan 5
famous novel now is playing at the
Circle with Leslie Howard cast IN
the lead as Philip Carey, crippled
medical student who gives nope
less and unrequited love to Mildred
played by Bette Davis.
Howard is seen as a deeply sensl-
tive. artistic youth who longs for an
understanding of love.
He falls under the spell OF Mildred
a cheap, hard woman OF great beau
". who is as heartleSS as she Is
beautiful and who uses Howard as
a haven Of refuge, coming back to
him only when other men have cast
her aside.
He can give her luxuries and 90
things for her, so she smiles on him,
but laughs with others as she ex-
poses his unselfish love.
Although she reveals her talSlty
at every turn, the artist clings TO his
love as his soul is held in Human
Bondage" while the love Of women
of his own class goes unrequited.
And there are two very fine girls
of his class who love him. The first
of these is Nora, played by Kay
johnson. who leaves Philip after one
of his returns to Mildred after the
latter has absented herself for some
time.
Then comes Francis Dee as Sally,
who finally wins his affections and
marriage after the death Of Mildred.
Howard is surrounded by a very
capable cast Of trained players in
"Of Human Bondage" The re-
mainder of the supporting cast in
cludes Reginald Denny, Reginald
owen, Allen Hale and Regina Shelf
field
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New Studio Events

Irene Dunno, having little trou-
BILE with the big skirts she wears in
her colorful role in "Stingaree,"
gathers fold after fold of them and
jumps nimbly over big patch Of
hot tar on the pavement near the
studio luncfroom Director John
Cromwell having a tough time on
the "Of Human Bondage" set 4.
there are three "Reginalds" in the
cast and there is much confu-
sion when they are called as each
Reginald thinks he is being adj
dressed . . finally, Cromwell has an
idea which saves a lot Of trouble e.
when calling Denny, Sheffield and
Owen, who each have the first name
of Reginald-he calls Denny Reg"
Sheffield is called "Reggy'' and
Owen is called Reginald" Z.
thereby saving a lot of confusion =.
Bette Davis, singing to herself as
she hurries with her maid to the
"Of Human Bondage" set . Gen
eral John j. Harbord, chairman Of
the board of directors of RCA, pays
the lot a visit and gets real enjoy
ment out of meeting Leslie Howard,
Richard Dix and other stars 8.
Director John Cromwell, during a
lull in shooting on "Of Human
Bondage" seeks a place in the SUM-
shine, off the set, where he reads
over the script of the Somerset
Vaughan story Bert Wheeler's
little daughter Patricia goes to buy
herself an ice cream cone in the res
taurant and brings back one to her
father, also DR.. Margaret Chung,
noted Chinese physician of San
Francisco, sends Francis Lederer a
jade Buddha luck charm just
to wish him we'll on his second STAR
ring vehicle at RKO Radio.
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With an imposing array of fea-
lures, the Ringing Bros. and Bar
mum g. Bailey combined circus will
exhibit in indianapolis Tuesday, July
81 at the old baseball park on West
Washington street.
The number one advertising car
of the big show arrived today and
thirty billposters, bannermen and
photographers are heralding the
event throughout this territory. Will
liam L. Wilken, the first of the
press agents is calling on the news
papers with the announcement That
the 1884 performances of "The
Greatest Show on Earth" surpasS
anything ever presented by the
circus.
The thriller of the circus this
season is The Great Hugo" who,
with Victor, his brother, is fired
from a repeating cannon. The two
human projectiles are catapulated
out of the new cannon in two
sweeping arcs, the higher man
missile passing the lower at Ine
peak of the fight.
Among the new foreign acts is
the Otari troupe of ten people, who
fly, pass and somersault in cross
currents from huge aerial malteze
cross studded with electric bulbs.
Outstanding, too, is Mile. Gillette,
who leaps from the dome of the
big top to a flying trapeze below
Another thriller is America, who
stands on tip-toe on a flying
trapeze. Other newly imported
thrill acts are the Loyal-Repenskis
Europe's foremost bareback riding
family, who feature a somersault
from a leading horse to the fourth
horse in column. Other riding acts
are the famous Rieffenbachs anc
the Walters.
Thes largest host Of clowns ever
seen in one display will swarm
throughout the big top oval in cele'
bration of Humpty Dumpty's cen
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Jumps
to Be Feature
at Riverside

A balloon ascension and three
parachute leaps will be attempted at
Riverside amusement park tomorrow
afternoon by Opal Thompson, pop
ular young local woman, who has
thrilled thousands at the resort this
summer by her daring aerial per-
fOrmanceS.
The Riverside balloon will be
inflated and cut loose under the SUI
pervision of o. E. (N1ile High Ruth,
veteran of more than five hundred
trips into the skies.
When Miss Thompson reaches the
highest point in her ascension to-
morrow she will release a number of
small gas balloons. To each of these
will be attached a certificate en-
titling the finder to free rides on the
Riverside fun devices.
Crowds are filling the Riverside
beer gardens nightly, drawn by the
musical entertainment. The gardens
are open every afternoon and eve
ming, and there is no admission
charge and no cover charge at any
time.
Entrance to Riverside amusement
park, also is free, and free parking
space for thousands of automobiles
is provided, as we'll as a free check
ing service for baskets and parcels.
There is no charge to use the
tables and benches in the beautiful
picnic grove at the park, and many
family parties are being held daily
and nightly.
The free children's playground
recently has been covered with tan
bark and hundreds of youngsters
are enjoying the slides, swings, see
saws and other playground equip
ment, as well as the miniature aerial
swing and tiny merry go-round.
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Lyric to Start
Twin Feature
on Wednesday

The Lyric theater announces a
program of two new feature pic
lures for an engagement of four
days only, starting Wednesday and
concluding next Saturday. The pic
lures are Half Sinner" the
screen version of the famous stage
play, Alias the Deacon" an en-
crossing comedy-drama, and En-
barrassing Moments" a hilarious
comedy based on an original story
by William Anthony Mcclure.
Half a Sinner" reveals the ad-
ventures encountered by youthful
pair of lovers and a benign elderly
card sharp known to his associates
as the Deacon" in a little Kansas
town where fate brought the three
together and decreed that in addi-
ton to his efforts to outplay all the
local poker enthusiasts the Deacon"
proved instrumental in solving the
problems that beset the lovers, a
task which he accomplishes in one
of the most surprising climaxeS
imaginable.
Joel McCrae, Sallie Blame and
Berton Churchill have the leading
roles. They are supported by
cast which includes the distin-
guished actress, Alexandra Cra-
Isle, making her screen debut in
the picture; Gay Seabrook, Mickey
Rooney, Spencer Charters, Quinn
Williams, Theresa Maxwell COnoyer,
Reginald Barlow and Bert Roach.
Chock-full of mirthful situations
the plot of Embarrassing Moments"
revolveS around the prankS of
confirmed practical joker who SEEM
ingly delights in making life miser-
able for his friends, and the drastic
measures TO which they resort in a
successful effort to cure" him by
the application of a generous dose
of his own medicine.
Chester Morris and Marian Nixon
are the stellar players. The cast
includes Walter Woolf, famed for
his work in operettas and musical
comedies; John Wray, Huntley Cor
don, Alan Mowbray, George Stone,
Jane Darewell. Virginia Sale, King
Baggot, Pat OMalley and numerous
others.
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4.
Yet "Fraulein DOktor' commit
ted the same grave error. She fans
IN love with Douglass BeaH, young
adventurous American portrayed oy
George Brent. Brent, borrowed
from Warner Brothers for the recH-
less role Of Bean. gives one OF MS
best. performances. -. bic
Lionel Atwin varies from ms
usual role OF villiany 70 play Herr
Vonn sturm. chief Of the German
espionage system.
q Henry Gordon, always sure 70
turn in a fine performance. handles
the role Of Ali Bey. the Turkish gen
eral. who is trapped into oetraying
his country by Miss 10y.
STEAMBOAT Quest IS MISS 10y
first starring picture. 90,
Also on the Palace program VIII
he found Walt Disney's latest
Mickey Mouse cartoon Mickey
Steamroller." another issue OF
"Goofv Movies" and the latest news
events in Hearst Metrotone News.
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Durante Is
Star of New
Lyric Picture
Lupe VeIez Is Feminine
Lead in New Comedy
Movie Here.

Music, fun and song predominant
in Strictly Dynamite" current at
traction at the Lyric theater which
has Lupe Velez and Jimmy Durante
in feature roles supported by an all
star cast of popular screen players,
and with the four Mills brothers,
duSky harmony vocahStS and in
imitable imitators of musical inStru-
mentS as one of the melodiouS high
lights of the picture.
Strictly Dynamite" is satire on
the affairs and romantic adven-
lures of a famous radio comic. Du-
rante portrayS the comedian Of the
ether waves, and his artistic COM
pick" starts the film proceedings.
Miss Velez appears as his broadcast
ing partner, an alluring damsel
whose sirenic wiles create havoc
among studio habitues.
Maurine Watkins and Ralph
Spence wrote the screen play which
embraces a unique fOur-cornered ro-
nance. Miss Velez and Durante are
supported in the merriment by such
Hollywood favorites as Norman
Foster, William Gargan, Marian
Nixon, Eugene Palette, Minna Com
bell, Sterling Holloway, Irene
Franklin, Jackie Scarf, Tom Ken
needy, Mary Kornman, Berton
Churchill, Stanley Fields, Leila
Bennett and Franklin Pangborn.
Novel short subjects including a
merry musical comedy novelty en-
titled Soup for Nuts" featuring
Bob Hope and Vivienne Segal, and
Magic Carpet film, THE City Of
the Golden Gate" round out the
program.
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Circus Coming to City on
July 81; Boasts Thrill Acts

tennial, which is as important as
the Fourth of July to these clowns
and to children, age to go.
Aloft will be seen the renowned
Merkels, who walk upside down,
and the Willos, flying double perch
whirlwinds. Aloft, too. are the
famed Wallendas in new thrillers on
the dome-high tight wire. Con Col
leano, star somersaulter on the wire,
will fascinate the throngs, as will
Dorothy Herbert, reckless madcap
of the reinless, jumping and rear
ing horses.
Performances will be given at 2
and p. m, the doors opening one
hour earlier to permit inspection of
the rare animals in the mammoth
menagerie.
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support consists of Madge Evans,
Marjorie Rambeau, Roger Imhof
and H. B. Warner.
8. This picture proves that
Myrna 10y has gone in for picture
hats. The proof is to be found at
Loew's Palace in STEAMBOAT
Quest"
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NRNA 10y Holds STAR ROE IN STAMBOUL QUEST At PALAC
George Brent Takes Lead
Male Role in New Movie
Plot eliminates in Amazing Climax, PreveW Reports
From HOLLYWOOD Indicate.

story Europes loye Frauein Dokor to life
picture "Stamboul Quest which is
a Palace.
Annemar "Fraulein Doktor" who accepted
throughout Europe further that she is
oneo Of the mo- figures pictures
hops Berlin Turkey
"Frauen Doctor had Matt
knowing 1t would end in death
Of falling in love
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Barber as Hunchback

George Barber played the title
role in the original presentation Of
THE Hunchback of Notre Dame" in
America.
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4. Marian Nixon, Norman Foster
and William Gargan are seen here
in a lively scene from Strictly
Dynamite" now at the Lyric.
5. Here is Reginald Owen and
Leslie Howard in one of the most
intensive scenes from "Of Human
Bondage" now at the Circle.
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Left-Handed stars

Both Mae West and Cary Grant,
who was her leading man in two
pictures, are left-handed, and so is
Marlene Dietrich.
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Both Bling Crosby and Lanny Ross
were born in the state of Washing
ton, Bing in Tacoma. and Lanny IN
Seattle.
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BrissOn Is Dancer

Carl BrisSon and his sister once
formed one of Europe's best known
dance teams.
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A Wire Busy

Following the success of
Little Miss Marker" Para
mount today purchased from
Damon Runyon, the author of
that story, broadway Finan-
cier," and 1.-THE Idyll of Miss
Sarah Brown" and took options
on Hold En- Yale" and Dark
Dolores" for future production.
These are in addition to Run
yon's THE Lemon-Drop Kid"
in which Lee Tracy is to be
featured.
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I. Will Rogers latest comedy
from the Fox studio has been
booked by Kenneth Collins of the
Apollo theater. 1t will open soon
at that theater as Handy Andy"
2. Warner Baxter is surrounded
by an interesting cast in Grand
Canary" now at the Apollo. His
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the body. The first motion represents
travels in the act of moving, and the
second means many lodge poles moving
quickly along.
Fighting-Close both hands, hold the
arms extended in front of the body,
move the hands backward and for
wards, knuckles close together.
Walking-Extend both hands palms
downwards in front of the body, make
several alternate motions backward and
forward with the hands in a slow man
ner as if in the act of walking.
Riding-Hold the left hand in front
Of the body edge up, place the first and
second fingers of the right hand on
each side of the edge Of the left hand
and initiate the Looping of a horse with
the left hand at the same time holding
the fingers of the right hand over the
edge of the left hand.
Correct-Extend the index finger Of
the right hand and make with it a
quick downward motion.
Relation-Place the points of the two
first fingers Of the right hand or the
lips and draw the hand quickly away
from the mouth.
Comrades, Partners, As One-Place
the index fingers of each hand side by
side. closing all the other fingers at the
same time.
Afraid-Crook the index finger of the
right hand and draw it from left to
right in front of the body and toward
the head.
Tired-Extend the thumb and index
finger of each hand and motion with
them across the arms and legs. The
sign is also sometimes made by closing
both hands and making with the same
a quick downward motion toward the
ground.
Give Me the News; Tell Me-Hold
the right hand extended in front of the
face, with palm up, then draw the hand
toward the mouth with a trembling
motion.
Give You the News; Tell You-The
right hand is held open, palm up and
near the mouth, then moved with trem-
bling motion toward the party you wish
to talk with.
ScalpeHold the thumb and index