Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1923, Page 10

10 'AMUSEMENTS | STRAND—Billie Gerber Revue. The Strand Theater yesterday opened its new season with a bill announced as “all star,” and with a large and apparently well satisfied audtence. The Billle Gerber revue, called “Silks, Styles and Satins,” stands out | as the headliner. Miss Gerber is a dainty singer ard dancer and she is supported by a capable quartet in a melange of pleasing music, dance and | song against a background of beau- tiful settings and with costumes that | The “music” is furnished by accordion players extraor- dinary, and the dancing includes both oriental and toe-dancing well worth while. Jennings and Mack in a black-face | act, “In Our Auto,” literally “stopped the show” with numerous verses of the song from which the act gets its title. McNally, Kelly and T ‘Wolfe are amusing in “Making Good, that also introduces some good acro- batic and soft-shoe dancing. Clarke and Crosby in “Who and Why?" spring a new line of songs that caught the fancy of the house, and Alice La Mont and company, “The Lively Steppers of 1923, have a wire walking and dance offering that pleased. “The Shock,” a Universal photo- play ,is a bitter-sweet story of lif bitter because of the San Francisco earthquake and sweet when beauty of Virginia Valli is shown in contrast with the pathos of Lon Chaney in one of the finest roles. The reproduction of the earthquake is one of the screen’s amazing il- lusions. The story is of people who lived and loved and fought and died on the so-called “Barbary Coast” in 'Frisco. RIALTO— Where the North Be- gins.” In respect to the memory of the late Dresident, the Rialto, except last Sunday and Monday, closed its doors until yesterday. The management is therefore offering to its public the game picture which had but a two- day run last week. l(In—TI)}le“. the erman police “Where the Vorth Begins.” N B I e sccond dog _picture shown within a few weeks in Wash- ington, and, as between the two, it would be difficult to make a chol Sirongheart, also a police dog, was e hero of the other production in n.vch the same surroundlugs as Rin- Mn Tin in the present picture. P snow-clad mountains and val- lays “north of fifty-one” far up in the fur-trading regions of Canada, have heen chosen for the scene of action, and the story opens with the losing of the puppy from the Cari- bou express. The pup. & prison in his shipping crate, is “rescued” by some wolves and Rrow up with them, believing himself. doubtless one of them, and vyet vaguely con- wcious that he Is somehow different. Vicious and tricky as his comrades, he slays one of them in a fight for possession of the body of a wounded man. His rival out of the way, he devotes himself to the attack of this new kind of prey which he has won. JHe has no memory of & human being. but that vague something within him which he does not understand comes to the surface just as the man sur- renders to the attack. and, gently nosing his now unconscious victim, he licks the face of this strange new creature, and then stands guard un- til_the still form comes back to life Deserting the wolf pack, the dog becomes the devoted slave of Gabri- elle Dupre, a young French trapper who has been tricked by Shad Gal- loway. factor of the trading post district, and nearly murdered by one of his henchmen. A plot develops {n throw suspicion on the young Frenchman as a fur thief, by Which Galloway hopes to get him out of the way and win for himself Felice Me- Tavish. This offers opportunity for & serles of occurrences of dramatic in- tensity. The combination of a good story, ex- cellent acting and beautiful scenery is a happy one. It often happens that & scenario written for an animal hero is constructed of rather flimsy ma- terial. Not so, however, in “Where the North Begins.” The dog is, of cout the center of interest through- out, but the story itself is strong, consistent and very much worth while. Rin-Tin-Tin, born in the trenches on the French firing line, is able dog, and in this production he has acquitted himself handsomely as an actor. “Giants vs. dog, in Yanks,” a Hal Roach comedy made up almost entirely of a neighborhood gang of little bovs, and one of the best, and the Fox News films featuring the ceremonies attending the funeral of President Harding with “*The Bridal Rose,” by L ed as an overture, are ad COLUMBIA—"The Love Piker he feature at Loew's Columbia this week, “The Love Piker.” presents Anita Stewart as the nobbish daugh- ter of a milllonaire, in love, for some strange reason, with a young en- gineer, a “nobody” who Is in her father’s employ. The gradual mold- ing of her character into something; finer and better forms the main theme of the story, while an_ interesting supplementary one is furnished in the conversion of her sissy little brother “Willie” “Bill" a real boy. nes of dazzling_ splendor in the palatial residence of the millionaire are contrasted with vastly different ones in the engineer's home, for his Dutch father has sought to reproduce the_atmosphere of the “old country” in his quaint cottage. The snobbish flancee recelves a terrible shock when she visits the queer }ittle home and meete the “dear little father,” who smokes an atrocious keeps a miscellaneous collection of pets which climb all over milady, much to her distress. However, she decides to “stay engaged.” although the small diamond ring doeen’t meet with her approval any more than the bourgeois father. She selects an extravagant and ex- tensive trousseau, and sends out hundreds of wedding invitations, but none goes to the lonely little old man who eagerly awaits the postman each morning, only to be disappointed. For the selfish bride remembers the corncob pipe and fears the derision of her fashionable friends. As the eventful hour approaches. however, #he {s overcome by remorse, and dressed in her magnificent wedding zown she hurrles to the humble cot- tage and returns with the father, After the wedding the bride and groom speed away in her snappy little roadster, apparently to live happily ever after. For., movie fash- ion, the incompatibilities of two people from entirely different walks in life are ignored. and the spectator is left to guess that the snob finds verfect bliss in a tinr kitchenette, and that she prefers aprons to gor- Seous evening gowns—something the modern girl may find difficulty in comprehending. A Loulse Fazenda and Ben Turpin comedy, a news pictorial and orches- Ira number complete the entertain- ment. into METROPOLITAN—“Penrod and Sam The Metropolitan should be the mecca of Washington children this week, for “Penrod and Sam"” is one of the most appealing pictures of the year. While primarily it is for the boys and glirls of today, the boys and girls of yesterday wiil enjoy it just as much, for what is more precious in life than the memory of childhood adventures? Many a small boy laughed and wept with Penrod at the theater yesterday afternoon, and glanced furtively at his grown-up neighbor to see whether his tears had been noticed, only to find little molst drops trickling down his companion’s face, too. Childhood tragedles are so big and real, espe- cially when they involve the death of a loved pet! And little Ben Alexan- der, the freckle-faced youngster who plays Penrod, Is so wistful » his grief and crles such big, rouna, -eal 1ears that even the coldest specta.or must feel & queer little catch in h's throat. It is soon turned into a laugh, however, as Penrod and the gang think up some new mischief and enter heartily into their adventure, There was the initiation of “mamma’s darling little angel child,” for In- the | a remark- | orncob pipe and ! ] 621 F Street | stance, and it s to be hoped that no; | “sang” will be inspired by the film! |to emulate the proceedings. All set | for the festivities, the nice little boy |is led to the slaughter by his fond parent. He {s dressed in “Sunday best,” including a minlature cane and sheli-rimmed specs, and inside the shack a real live goat awaits, and a tub of water, and: But why spoil the fun? It loses zest in the telling, for Penrod and Sam must be seen to . be fully appreciated. i Tarkington's characters seem to have stepped out of the book. for thi cast is distinguished—Rockliffe Fel- | lows as Penrod's father, and Gladys Rrockwell as the mother, Mary Phil- bin as Big Sis, and Gareth Hughes, of : “Scntimental Tommy" fame, as her | beau. But just as Penrod dominates the stories, Ben Alexander stands forth as the shining star of the pro- duction. He is a real actor, as gifted as any child of the screen. i The program is completed by a com- { edy, “Easter Bonnets”; a news film and an orchestral interlude. ! i PALACE—“Homeward Bound.” | “Homeward Bound,” from Peter B.! Kyne’s story, “The Light to Leeward,” | he feature at the Palace this week, | ith Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee ! s principals, supported by Charles! Abbe, Hugh Cameron and Willlam T.| Carleton. It's an old story that the surest way to bring about an undesirable mar-| riage is to try to prevent it. Many ! instances of ~mismating would, no ! doubt. be avoided if a spirit of kind- | ly tolerance were exercised toward | the victim of Dan Cupid instead of a | dictatorial intolerance. But in the) case of Mary Brent and Jim Bedford | there was no possibility of an un- happy match, for they were truly in| love. Mary, however, was rich and | Jim was poor, and he was not the| chap whom Mary’s father would have | selected for a son-in-law, | This is also a story of shipwreck | with the N England coast and not | the South Sea Islands as a background. | When Mary acknowledged to her| father that she was in love with Jim, decided she needed a year in He also decided that Jim should sail to Santo Domingo as skip- ver of an old hulk that would “sink crossing the Erle canal.” Mary does not go to Europe, and Jim does not reach Santo Domingo, though he sets sail| on_schedule time, headed for thatl port | A hurricane hits the old schooner | and tragedy stalks on board. Jim is| Lerrified when he learns that he has | arried a very precious cargo. Hel almost driven to distraction by the ear that he may lose that cargo en- tirely. The same hurricane also hits a certain handsomely appointed yacht whic! is obliged, when the storm subsides, to signal for aid. On coming up alongside, the schooner learns that the ht has lost her rudder, whereupon Skipper Jim transfers his treasure to the more comfortable yacht and consents to the use of his old ship as a “jury rudder. The text announces that after the parting of many hawsers and the | averting of numerous near-collisions | the ships are made fast to each other | and the voyage homeward begins. It} Is a distinct shock when the scene is again flashed on the screen to behold | the rudderless yacht cutting the water : at a terrific speed with the schooner | at the other end of a long tow rope. Most of the getion takes place on | ater, with the hurricane as a| amatic and spectacular incident. | Pathe News, Topics of the Day and an Acsop's Fable complete the bill, | with music, under the direction of Tom Gannon CENTRAL—*"The Hero.” Plenty of excltement prevails at the | Central this week in Gasnier's screen vlay, Hero," and the serfal of Fighting Blood.” in which the ever victorious *“Six-Second Smith” meets his fate in the twelfth round and drops before the onslaught of Sailor : Slade. ! “The Hero” concerns a veteran of the Foreign Legion who, despite the fact that he became very much be- | medaled for his bravery in the world ; war, I3 inclined to cast his reputa- tion to the four winds. However, tafter several thrilling incidents, in | | which is included in_a remarkably | tgood fire scene, the offending “hero’ | is reclaimed from the evil of his ways by the “one girl” The plcture is | very well screened and has many |artistic effects. David_Butler, Bar- | |bara La Marr. Doris Pawn, Geston Glas: Franklin Lee and John Sain- P re featured in this production. | { “Fighting Blood.” based on the {stories by H. C. Witwer, ends rather | |disastrously for George O'Hara, the {soda fountain jerker-pugilist and! hero of the story, and those who like | happy endings might wish to have things turned the other way. The Kinograms and pipe organ se- | lections complete the bill. | CRANDALL'S—“McGuire of the Mounted.” “McGuire of the Mounted,” one of | those interesting, pleasing and grip- | ping romances of the great north-| land, in which Willlam Desmond is seen’ in the leading part, is the at-| traction at Crandall's Theater until | Wednesday, with “Extra! Extra!l,” a story of a newspaper photographer's | trials and tribulations, and a rich | burlesque with many humorous sit- | uations. H In “McGuire of the Mounted” a' representative of that well known | organization. the Royal Northwest | Mounted Police, is on the trail of a| gang of oplum smugglers. McGuire falls a victim of the smugglers, who dope him and while he is in a be- wildered state marry him to a wom- an member of the gang, who has been | in love with him for a long time. | McGuire, however, is engaged to the young daughter of a trapper, but when he recovers from his stupor | and finds he has married the oplum gang girl he decides to give a square |deal to the girl. The smugglers, however, do not play that sort of game, and the murder of their cap- tain brings about a complication | which s solved only when McGuire's | wife dies and confesses who killed | the captain and McGuire marrles the daughter of the trapper. SECOND LARGEST TREE | NAMED FOR HARDING | By the Associated Press. | GIANT FOREST, Calif., August 13.— A permanent memorial to the late Pres- ident Harding was contributed here yesterday by California’s forests, when the second largest tree in the world was dedicated to his memory as the “Warren Harding tree.” In dedicating the glant sequoia, thirty- two feet in dlameter and 280 feet in height, Col. John R. White, superin- tendent of the Sequoia and Grant Na- | tional parks, declared that the colossal | redwood, already 5,000 years old, “will | grow stronger ‘and greater and will | stand as a monument to our late Presi- dent when the pyramids and granite shafts have crumbled to dust.” The memorial tree is next in size and age to the famous Gen. Sherman tree. o - A o o = 5 oQ | IEN|-and currerinGE N work promptly made upon request. We'llE! appreciate an opportu- = l nity of convincing you that, while ColbertZE N service is high class, it S l is decidedly not high G priced. = |EMAURICE J. COLBERTS | Heating—Plumbing—Tinning = Phone Maia = R010-3017 §um||m|||mn|| e THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDA AUGUST 13, 1923. -Member Better Business Bureau S. KANN Sons Co. Telephone Main 7200 White Organdy —Plain White Organdy, 40 inches wide; very fine and sheer, with a nice crisp finish. —Special . “THE BUSY CORNER” Kann's—Street Floor. —Which were originally priced at 38¢c yard, then in a special sale at 28¢, but finally reduced for the clearance to ... —and are very adaptable for wear on almost any occasion. This is one secret of their great popularity. —VWe are offering in the sale some unusually smart styles formerly priced from $29.75 to $39.75. Choice— $22.95 Scarcely a model in the whole col- lection but will be eminently suit- able for early Fall. g —There are crepes of many kinds —Canton, crepe de chine, printed georgette, printed crepe, embroid ered crepe de chine, beaded crepe and lace frocks. —Embroidery, new effects in drap- ing, pleated panels, etc., are among the favored trimming features. in white of the popular polka dat patterns. With the price so low it will pay to purchase for next sea- $ '6 E At One Price 65 of the best shades for street and evening wear. weave, guaranteed for service; ideal for summer —3$3.09 Country Club Satln—A wonderful fabric interpretations of orfental motif: i i e z 3 odn Pongee, in white only, T R rUT ) quality SOHS' ‘wear, Yd. . o Yd In This Augist Silk Sale ® with plenty of white, flesh color and sl 69 frocks. >Sclect from 25 light and ed Canton pes, of exceptionally fine quality, 39 for dresses and skirt: washable and shown in cclors e .o e 55 —38-inch Prii rxette, gowns, blouses and lingerie, . A Host of Lovely Designs. in This Clearance Sale of —Chiefly dark and medium colorings, in navy, Copenhagen, brown and black grounds, with many Kann’s—Street Floor, - Choice of Seven Lines ~—39-inch Extra Heavy All-Silk Crepe de Chine, in ~$1.03 New Satin Charmeuse—A fine, lustrous £ J shades and black, for fall wear.. hine and Print- inches wide. Beautiful designs, including many and block effects, sl 69 —19-| L in 40 new designs, wanted designs and colors, .. $5, $6 and $6.50 Plain and Novelty Fabrics For street and sports wear. In the assortment are Bokhara prints in many de- signs, Puff-o-Silk in all the wanted colors, Cordelaine crepe in sport shades, and . 5 tions, also plain tan, gray and green. i $2.00 \z —Misses” and women’s sizes, but —Very special Tuesday, a yard. . 3 ind a Z not every size in every style. Kann's—Street Floor. Y Kann’s—Second Floor. The Indispensable Sport Skirt N PRACTICAL WEAVES —The trimness of them makes them wearable any place. Their general styles are flattering and the fine quallty materials make them unusual. —Camel's hair is one of the many desirable fabrics. 7 & —Skirts of checks and plaids, striped Prunella cloth and knife- pleated wool crepes are also ex- ceedingly smart. —_White Flannel Skirts, Wash- able Corduroys and Plain and Fancy Baronet Satins are ever popular. —The above to choose .. $4.98 at........ —Attractive movels in Sklirts, in- Cluding knife pleated and box pleated styles In tan and gray. ~_Roshanara Crepes, in navy, black, tan, gray and white. —SilK-striped Crepe models, in white, navy and tan. —Waist bands in sizes 26 to —Choice 59.90 at ; oor. —Colors are navy, black, coco: brown, black and white combina- Attractive Styles in Bungalow Aprons at $1.00 —AMade of excellent quality percale, in checks and fig- ures. Some few ginghams in the assortment. Many are finished with piping in contrasting colors, others are trimmed with rick-rack braid. A few have plain colored bodices and checked skirts. All have pockets and belts. The colors include blue, green, orchid, black, etc. very latest being the Kann's—Second Floor. Colors are tans, browns Kann's—Second Crepe de Chine Blouses All New Styles, A $5 000 9 Special for Tues- day's Selling at —Majority of them are made of white crepe de chine, of excellent quality. Many of them are all-over embroidered in black, white and gold thread. The styles in- = clude jacquette and slip-over. Some are embroidered and hemstitched and many lace trimmed. Pleated fronts are much in evidence. Some models are sleeveless, others have 34-length sleeves and are shown with all the new collars. —Sizes 36 to 44 to select from. Kann's—Second Floor. Kann's—Second Floor —DMade of 12-strand pure silk, with lisle top, silk foot, extra long, narrow ankle. A wonderful color list, including Sahara, beige, light cas- tor, cinnamon, polo, sand, silver, navy, red, green, cordovan, black, white and tan. Sizes 8 to 10. . —Water Pitchers, num ware, 2-qt. {size, panel { Special . ' —32pc. Cottage semi-porcelain . decorated with ;neat gold design. Special, set —Humming Bird Hosiery is of a fine quality—attractive and well wearing hose. They have been popular with Wash- ington women for a long while, and their low price of $1.50 a pair is one of their attractive features. Kann’s—Street Floor. $3 Fine Leather-Lined TRAVELING BAGS Women’s Pure Linen White Handkerchiefs —Finished with 4-inch hems. Sheer quality with pretty seli embroidered corners. to, each . Women's Colored Cot- ton Handkerchiefs —With J4-inch hems. Self and contrasting color embroidered cor- ners. An unusual 5c value. Special, each Kann's—Street Flaor. —Every Gow sta Y GUARANTEE) SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED —Regularly $15.95, Special Tuesday at —Choice of Traveling Bags, made of 2J5-ounce smooth tan or black cowhide. 16, 18 and 20 inch sizes. —Double Strap Traveling Bags, smooth tan or black cow- hide, 18 and 20 inch sizes. Kann’s—Third Floor. 50 Genuine Red Cedar Slightly Marred —Left from recent sales. A little marred from handling — some were floor samples. —Formerly priced, $27.95 to $39.95. —2 yards wide, Tues- Reduced to Close Aoy isgyd. it Tuesday at the Very Special Price, Each......____| L] —Plain, copper-trimmed and faficy styles, one to three of a kind. These chests were made by three of the best known makers in this country. —All chests are strongly ¢onstructed, fitted witk lock and key, cedar handles and strong .casters. Various sizes to select from. —These are good for keeping furs, blankets, etc., during the warm weather. Imperfections will not affect the usefulness of the chests. . Kann’s—Third Floor. ADAMP CLOTH WILL RENOVY SZAL I7 IT STICKS 7O GOO! —— goleum Rugs. —Special Tuesday.. Chests Tuesday, * 9x12-Ft. Gold Seal Congoleum Rugs A wide range 1,500 Sq. Yds. Gold Seal ] Congoleum 69c 9x12-ft. Axminster and Seamless Wool Velvet Rugs F::::: L Fresh Floor Covfrln:l, 539.00 —Quite & collection of rich orlental designs in excellent colorings. Deep, soft nap Axminsters with lustrous finish, n large medallion and all-over Persian effects, —The velvet rugs are In one plece, havaclose nap and are easily cleansd. Wil wear splendidly. Tuesday —A deposit reserves your selection for ‘delivery in the fall. Penna. Ave., 8th & D Streets The Lovely . Velvet and Duvetyn Hats —The majority of them are small close shapes, one of the — TUESDAY’S SPECIAL-- HOUSEYOLD ITEMS —Ivory Soap, pure and white, fills all the needs of washing and bathing. b 29¢ 6 Bars. . S Six Bars Only to & Customer alumi- Sets, dinnerware, —3x9-ft. Gold Seal Con- $2.29 50 9x12.Ft. GOLD SEAL CONGOLEUM SQUARES Seamless, Without Border Lt $18.00 —9x12-it. —These are wonderfully durable floor coverings at this special low price. green, brown, tan, rose and green colorings. ental and conventional patterns; will like these rugs for bedrooms the year 'round Kann's—Third Floor, 40-Inch W hite Chiffon Batiste “ine and sheer with a nice silkky finish. For children’s dresses and lingerie. g 45c¢ yard : Kann's—Street Floor. t Crepe Frocks Give General All-Around Service Shades of Autumn in ‘NEW DERBY CROWN MODEL —This is made of panne velvet, is close fitting, and unusually smart with its simple finish of an ornament. —Others are oi combinations © velvet and pleated ornaments of si ribbon, or all of Velvet with mectal ornament, some with heckle breast trimming. —Piquant Tam-o'-shanter crown hats are made of duvetyn, piped with vel- vet down the seams, and are finished with a long, drooping quill of leather. and hennas of Fall, also navy and black Choice, $5.00 —Alarm Clocks, the kind that wake you up on time. Spe- chal . $1.05 —Casseroles, iry-oven glass- ware, with cover; liberal size. Spe- ggc cial o5 Kann hird Floor. 79 A Sale Tuesdayg of the Nationally Advertised Gold Séal Congoleum y vard and rug sold during this sale has the Gold Seal guarantee—“Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Refunded.” 4Y5x9-FT. GOLD SEAL CONGOLEUM RUGS —Every rug bordered and absolutely perfect. Very Special Tuesday .o 18x36=in. Gold Seal Congoleum Mats. ... 49¢ .95 3x6-Ft. Gold Seal Congoleum Rugs . $1.90 —Tues- day .. 5 This Congoleum is jn 30-yd. rolls, but we will cut any quantity desired. Three splendid patterns 100 Seamless Reversible Part-Wool Art Squares size, and attractive In blue, Ori- reversible. You