The Washington times., 1934-04-02

FEMININE p4dySOcAS' oAA1SC MAoS AS
bolt boasts wardrobe that fills
II generous sized trunks and has
an insurance tag on it placing the
value at $7,500.
I hope Miss Abbott's collection
Of plain and fancy frockS is good
enough to erase memories OF the
gorgeous display that Wanda
Lyon once brought to these Po-
tomac shores.
Has Fine Wardrobe
It happened in the Garrick
stock days, and the style show
that Miss Lyon put on was some
thing that brought the ladies in
increasing numbers each week and
furnished plenty of tea table gos-
sip. AS a matter Of fact, the
Wanda Lyon dressing for the va
TiouS roles each week represented
much more than the money in her
salary envelopes.
She was well fixed financially
and was inspired by an ambition
to be called the best-dreSsed
woman on the American stage.
About Miss Abbott. Manager
Cochran has been keen to get her
for his company ever since he saw
her at the Belasco Theater in q
Short-lived English play called "The
Middle Watch" She was the only
American girl in an all-English
company and was passed off by
the producers as native OF Pic
cadilly. It demonstrated what she
could do with a Trafalgar Square
accent.
She was actually signed by the
National Players, but at the urgent
inSistence of Producer Sam Harris,
Impresario Cochran released her
to play the lead role in the road
company of June Moon" Later
she played the lngenue role in.
'tDinner at Eight" Miss Abbott
also has had vast stock expert
ence. A pretty blonde with dim
pies, predict she will soon become
an E Street favorite.
Familiar faces return with the
new season. Mrs. Adelaide Hib-
bard-Addie to all of the reg
ulars-will be back for character
roles and you can wager the
opening night reception for this
beloved trouper will be warm
and genuine. Freddy Sherman
will again be the juvenile and
Raymond Bramley and Burke
Clark will be others who will be
readily recognized and welcomed.
Freddy Sherman, by the way,
will hop here direct from Holly
wood, where he has been the house
guest of the Walter MoroScoS,
(Corinne Griffith) and Donald
Woods, the latter former leading
man of the Players and now an
established screen favorite.
A Master Snowman
Thurston, the magician, ap-
preaching 10, knows more about
Showmanship than any living en-
tertainer. He is a master at sell
ing his magic and wizard at
getting the feel of an audience
ana nursing IL SKll11uIly.
Between shows at the Fox Sat-
urday night he admitted four and
five shows a day is an eXacting
routine. If it wasn't for the stim-
ulation he gets from his audiences
he couldn't go through with it.
What life that man has had.
Presidents he has entertained in
clude the first Roosevelt, William
Howard Taft, who presented him
q huge silk handkerchief; Wood
row Wilson and Calvin Coolidge,
the latter inviting him to give a
complete show in the East Room
Of the White House.
He has a magnificent watch
presented after a command per-
Torrance for Emperor Franz
Joseph; taught Prince Edward of
England, later the King, to do
straightforward with cards; ap-
peared before King Christian of
Denmark, King George of Greece,
the last Car of Russia, the Shah
Of Persia, the King of Siam, the
Maharajah of India and the
Kaiser, to mention just a few.
He was formerly assistant to
Kellar, When that great magi-
clan gave his last public perform
ance at Fords Theater, Balti-
more, on May 9, 1908, he pre-
sented Thurston with all of his
tricks and show paraphernalia.
The "levitation 'Or floating a
woman in air" is the only Kellar
trick he retains. His rising card
trick is the oldest and I think
one of the best in his routine.
Thurston has been doing this for
more than 35 years and it still
remains an audience favorite.
Al JoIson's Party
At AL Jolson's Mayflower re-
ception: Uncle Al has a deep tan
that suggests Florida but he says