Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1924, Page 9

THE EVENING BTAR, WASHINGTON, e e — X run is problematical, not so much be- oE The tiunsi g Vin ST A bceusS ", o Tisrd Duke .4 : P3 structure o D! Three Fingers Blown From Youth's Outward Bound,” a Novel, | i3, Duke is st Howard e ja | reatment of the theme. It i3 genu- . hara 1, inely American, but not of outstand- Hand While Playing—Another Delightful Play. ©0 avoid superlatives for the &fivfiy A,:: as :ar 5 aM' 7:"'1')‘2 ‘as | INE novelty. Death—not the black, terrifying, | D R e L L T D URE o CAUEIR P May Lose Eye. brimstone-Tumed death, heid out 0 | ine s o Thempean, T The Devil's Disciple by etrine, bt 4 uren' et 1| L2t 88t 13 e i, Somebods had to Regretfully Unusual which the sense of humor is not lost. L alan oa > teh to The Star. . | “Rob. e etcher, aged eleven, had three |With Its @rief—is the central iong (nd Livingston Platts scenic pro- | George Bernard Shaw's work, & The- fingers of one of his hands blown off [ATound which 1x constructed a unique, Ay naee o Baking, room it & |ater Guild production, amused and de & 2 entertaining, fragile by tantia T, ere all action take 7 and George H. Dawson, aged eight, |drama entitled Outerrg pantial leaves nothing to ‘be desired. And to :lkhled an audlence at Poll's Theater suffered serious injury to his left eye /which had its American premier at | l/am Harris, jr, whose presenta- |1ast night. The play is to be repeated vesterday afternoon as & result of an |the, Shubert:Belasco Theacer last thania~ ' “hould g0 a multitude of |at today's matinee and tonight. b . e ma v - eli t afforded a lar| - explosion in a fire made by the boys | Nuw Year eve sudlenca wae orideni 8| 1f New York, the next stop, falls| C8nt. convention, hypoerisy in any in a fleld in Lyon Village. Both were | If any one tells you that death can-{!0 Eive suitable laudation to this|form have. ever been the target of taken to Georgetown University Hos- |[not be made delightfully interesting, I‘_'_',‘;““*(‘*f Or"l“d-l-z_uh \vx,:h its unx;lorcuxrx- Shaw's shafts. In “The Devil's Dis- pital for treatment. A piece of copper | 5ans _gruesomeness—do_ not believe | I° D ysticism flowing beneath | ginjan 1 in the eve of voung Dawson. |him. See “Outward Bound.” Travel on | {10thy naturalness, the metropolis|CiPle” Mr. Shaw has aimed his is felt that he will lose sight of |the ship with those of Sutton Vane's|Will have us to reckon with, thrusts at puritanism gone to seed. i ; R e T S I = “The Devil's Disciple” has been 8o had been playing in the |act. v ers. that. they] “MS Vo .. field but a Short time when they made |are simply embarking on a jousney Mister Pit," Well Acted. PherRly thelistls group of puritass fire from rubbish about a toolhouse |Wonder with them when (hey dis Defla forms, h 2.8 _Inasw o on the grounds. The explosive is be- |Cover that no one knows whers they Jeflance of the marriage vows by broughs ong whom he was born and lieved to have been caused by a dyna- |4re bound, and enjoy the kick just |2 Woman in her search for happiness, | POUEht up. His revolt earned him mite fuse with cap attachment which |Pefore the first curtain fall when the [28&inst a background of high, if some- _l" sobriquet. But the Devil's Dis- s mistaken by the boys to be a [SleWart. Scrubby, tells them they're |Whatstupid, loyalty on the part of a | CiPle. it appears as the play proceeds, S piees of : Qo |all dead, and bound for. the. man, is the theme of “Mister Pitt,” |18 not unlike the disciple of Christ— s another m »f the party, but caven and hell. Then travel | the new play by Zona Gale presented | h® Succors the defenseless, will not ed injury ' “examination” and learn &t the Shubert-Garrick Theater last|Permit actions which brings tears to - that fear is but an illusion and that {€vening, with Walter Huston in the |# child and offers his life for another. e Gosar title roje. To the conventional it may be dispel it The same note of feminine deflance, [ TAther a shock to witness the attitude Outward E opens smoothly, | Set forth differently, however, was |©f the Devil's Disciple toward his own casily, gently, There is real humor | noticeable in Miss Gale's small town |Mmother. But the mother is made to in Mrs. Cliveden-Banks' egotism and ! play, Iss Lulu Bett,” Miss Gale's|tYPIfy hatred, cruelty and envy, and CLOTHES AT PARTY | cxctusiveness. “There "aredcticions ay. M is also a|Shaw never hesitates to shock, if by moments when she discovers there is |*) strret ma. uston, as |99, dolng he can point his argument. - n'y one class aboa neurably Jphisticated ‘man, | The production of “The Devil's Dis- which her secretary has eng does @ notabie piece of characteriza- | Siple” by Joseph M. Gaites for the sneak tnief last night visited the | suge 4 tion. His work is of such a high- "‘h!l::;fi:“Guu:lh S{lould be = joy to Playho 8 N eet northwest, | '8 - ¥ ling at it is difficult to imagine on _ theatergoers. e com- s Couh miset mot pthos in of Mr is acting, or to think «of him in|P&ny, headed by Basil Sydney, is ad- Year celebration w Prior, young drunkard, i s {any other role mirably east. Mr. Sydney pictures progress and helped himself to e ' humor in his o ery | MInna Gombell as the girl who |Richard Dudgeon, the Devil's Disciple, Nl ad et : Lingle: tellow pas- | marries a house-to-house canvasser |8 masterful to a degree, & kind of to find their g s f Lingley, ; ster ' as the first step out of her rut, and |Tallen angel, who is yet not downed. rted for hom r 8 ¢ and an august cap- On her wedding night meets another | But all the honors by no means go Ralph | taln of industry—*a blue-nosed bab- | man who has the surface polish and |10 Mr. Sydney in the production of rr, trect northwest; W.loon." Without reflection upon the | magnetism she craves gives an gd- | this melodramatic comedy. C. H. ML Young, G Washington Ho physiognomy of Bugene Powers whe | mirable formance. C. Henry Gor- | Crocker King, who plays the part of and W. W. B 1d William s the role of Lingley, it r be ldon, playing the other n, is con- . Burgoyne—“Gentleman Johnny" Glen, 1803 Belmont road northw d that the epithet is wonderfully sistently zood in his work, particu makes much of this vehicle for “harles Baxter, 18th vant | well selected. “larly in the scene where the wife, |Shaw’s thrusts at the military and at northie port » ih s 156 more on, the passenger [having run away to join him, dis|an aristocracy whose religlon is good ooked tu ] ist—Ann and Henry, lovers, who re- | closes the fact that shé has brought | form. The trial scene in the third act, er and_a Dpou butter. © | member a gas-filled room and the gas | aldng her infant. when the Devil's Disciple, & young thief gained entrance through a rear | 1 flowing. and Rev. William Duke, | His dislike for the infant awakens ajAmerican patriot, is sentenced to be Window iy th- | clergyman, & youngster, but an ear- |new flame of mother-love in the wite, | hanged by a drumhead British courte Ruby Thompson. 802 L street north- | ;6a¢ soul, off for a holiday Who refuses to proceed with the elope- | martial, is a gem in {tself. Others in Nest Jast night atiended @ dance i) And it's all real. They're journey- |ment. She returns to her home (o leave | the company who added to the suc- e e e e | ing to a port of call unknown. and {her child with its father, but, in the |cess of the production were Arthur Tound his overcoat, vilued at $80. had | they’re all off for a holiday. There's Modern concept Miss Gale has of | Hughes as the minister, Florence e ST T uge, @ 350 B2 ] terror for Some ana amasement fop | WOMa's motives, she then gocs out | Auer as the mother, Jita Johann, Red- en, L1od others when all discover they are dead, | i1t the world herself alone, still os the | field Clarke, Erin O'Brien Moore and ot i e e hd. the | .. And the examiner.—he's Rev. Prosk | search Romney Brent. Thompson, detailed to this position— | _Som sual. twists are evident in s e i i are looking for an unidentified | @ friend of Rev. Duke, Mister Pitt abounds in American community in n who recently visited the| To see Lingiey of Lingley, Ltd.,|ventional dramatic situations. Hu the British under Burgoyie and radio store of R. Y. Bartley, 2924 [stribped of his hypocrisy and ‘en picts a husband who, when disaster [HOWe were endeavoring to stamp out 14th street northwest, and help oped in_ an indigo funk; to see the ! da not turn ve -fully upon | the revolution against bl~° ritis! himself to $75 worth of acces high and mighty Mrs. Cliveden-Banks | either wife or the interloper. Instead | crown. While the play is by no means Entranc ned through exposed as a charlatan; to se he ool s Jnward for the fault s0 wmnya‘:lng:l:rul;l:nmh:;,: of Shaw, at gom. the merchant told the bol nkard, but good-hearted a ;| sumes “ful sibility, in his shor e several tubes, a horn and trans or | come, wet another chance, and to see |COMINKS, fc sglen. = Gt e ;\lra. h.\ idget, m,i charwoman, attain “X“;l;“[':“l;x ¢ years, when \l"xllls returns Keich' heodore mon, 926 Grant place | her heart's desire in bei it o his ho; e s VR son, wl northwe T ted the loss of a)again the custodianship (.("'x‘wr“_ 4 “"':" ul'l'k ; his fiancee, ey at Keiths. money b cannot fall to hand out a_seri i plaved b Frenes pended. The| Many laughs grow out of this Dot ity TANE b el WoveR | oy erig stication the prospective | week’s bill at Kelth's and three large X father-in- o e & CLARENDON. There are some bitter enders, how- | i senim ises to u fine idea | gydjences yesterday laughed out the : v s him under- 2 > ARe s 4 ev who maintain that Ann 3 H old and in the new year. The mid ary | (Spe-land 'Henry, lovers, should not be > girl wh d the house o efal)—FProf her. superintendent | given another chance and called back oot r deva s nullz;-mv;h: night show packe e house to the of county schools, will be the princi- | From' the gas fomes which have o Papiiant doors. = 4 Py 5 c a et opposite of the selfishnes o pal speaker at meeting of }h- most asphyxiated them to rememb e Ilv_\l the wife. Her r}fi:”n?u Ray Dooley, of course, holds the Woman's Civic Leugue of Clarendon | 41| “this as a dream—but that is a|one of al slavery to an invalid ow afternoon at 2 o'clock at| gerajl by Adela Fitz- ndon Citizens® Hall & crubby is Charon modernized. He | 2 ars Mr. Pitt's son f. IemD has Promised to 8ivelis a half-way one. He “went” your ves and the father | [T definite nfermation relative to thelby his own hand, and he has made | goes off to the Kiondike. It is she who ||| proposed school l»ux/llhms program of¢he trip 5,000 times, but they've been |welcon Pitt ck, but there no | ‘ the county, the issuance of bonds #8-| good to him and he has a fairly |hint that her interest in him may cul. atin $674.000 for which “‘“""D'Paflhnl time of it. minate in closer tie | n authorized by the voters, i All in all, it is calculated to give The gossipy women of Main street, sal ‘ Afi gome humahs & new “laca of ‘alath. | now “wh ‘over-uted lunghgeiier, wers € O ernoon RNBURKE AR It is also destined to tender a few | exceeding we done by ' Ethel & . TU. URKE HEADS BOARD. |[I{ s aisp destined to te hypocrites nily Lorraine, Marie 1and Evenmg Drmu | CLARENDON, Va. January 1.—The [and similar animals who think they nd Minnie Milne. Town girls w board of supervisors of Arling-)are going to “get by" forever with 3 d agreeably by ton county, elected in November, as-{ fooling folks. heridan, dl“l(vl"uv]wA'll(“rh.n &umed office today, and at the organi-| Alfred Lunt. the young drunkard, | hd Mildred Miller. 2. zation meeting held this morning E, | assumes a cnuructor)ea:y to spoil by [appearance as i best man at the wed 2308 Ashmead PI. C iburke, the member from|over or under acting. He does his [ding by Parker Fennelly was effec- Apt. 33 Washington = district, was elected | work masterly. Beryl Mercer as Mrs. | tive acting. The son was pl pt. ¢hairman. The other members of the | Midget brings sweetness with her, |John Parker and the maid ac board are: W. Ingram, representing | Eugene Powers as Lingley bespeaks | by Marion Allen Arlington district, and Edward Dun- ; the clatter and jangle of the world of | Continuity is upset by the stage- can, representing Jefferson district. «money. Lyonel” Watts as Rev. Wil- |craft of the play, for in the first act Our Great January Clearance Removal Sale Begins Tomorrow HOSE WHO know Pasternak values will be quick to appreciate the wonderful buying opportunities represented in this drastic clearance of Women’s Apparel. : Every price quoted below means to you an ACTUAL SAVING—a saving of the most substantial nature. DRESSES Six Wonderful Bargain Groups Dinner, Evening, Daytime, Afternoon and Sports Dresses in a variety of most charm- ing fabrics, including Cloth, Satin, Crepe, Velvet, Brocade, Chiffon and Metallic Cloth. Group No. 1 at Group No. 2 at Group No. 3 at _* 319 329 Group No. 4 at JH B Group No.5 at Group No. 6 at $57 $75 - COATS A Limited Number of Astonishing Values‘ - Twenty-Five In All Four Coats Reduced to $55 Five Coats Reduced to $69 Six Coats Reduced to $5 Q Ten Coats Reduced to $ 75 All Fur Coats Reduced 25% All Hats in the House Now $5 and $10 Early purchasers will, of course, secure the greatest bargains, so do not delay— PLIASTERNAK The Connecticut Avenue Shop—1209 annecticut Avenue D. ., TUESDAY, JANUARY ¥, 192% "‘j topline honors, for she is best known of the trio of girl funmakers, the other twa being Eva Puck and Flo wis, Miss Dooley has been out of vaude- ville for several years, helping along the “Follies” and other big re- vyes, but her old friends had not for- gotten Ner, and the reception given the little comedienne was warm gnd generous, Playing the baby with Florens Ames was an amusing epi- sode, Ames proving a splendid foil. The laughter over it developed into screams at the antics of both. A gro- tesque dance followed, and it turned out to be a classic in its lize; at least nothing like It has been seen hers before. Miss Dooley and Mr. Ames €0 through thelr work with a serious- ness that lends to the effectiveness of thelr act. Many curtain calls and a large basket of flowers rewarded the ac : Eva Puck and Sam White, also have been away from the two-a-day for many moons, but they had little trouble winning the audience with genuine comedy work and excellent dancing. Both are funmakers of the first olass. White finally had to beg speech of thanks. A new act, crowded with fine vocal and instrumental music, turned up under the title “Harmonia,” avith Tna Hayward and Dora Maughn harmon- lzing vocally with pleasing eftect, and the Misha’s boys furnishing the ac- companiment. Thegleader of the in- strumentalists is a Wiolinist of worth, Both glrls wore quaint ang handsome gowns of different periods, making a pretty picture. Elo Lewis is the personification of originaiity and her antics last night had the audience golng, the laughter being continuous. She starts slowly, but winds up in a whirlwind of yells as her flapper number brings down the -curtain. Tastes are not all alike or she might oceupy the topline po- sition. Dugan and Raymond have a good talking act, with bright dialogue that makes for almost incessant laughter. Weldanos opens the show with an effective aerial act; Van and Tyson follow with dances, and Breker's bear dancers close the bill, which includes also the usual house attractions. Cosmos Has a Fine Bill. Overflowing audiences at every per- formance vestgrday, ' together with hearty laughter and generous ap- plause of every act, would indicate that Manager Brylawpki has struck a popular chord with his New Year week bill, and closer analysis of the acts scrves to demonstrate why, for they offer delightful music, fun that appeals to intelligence, a bit of rai- ged drama and a nov the crowds in its eve as the Krayona Radio Nan D'Ors this novelty pr series of hasty but well drawings on blackboards, which embellished in an instant with ele WE ARE OUT —of the way, but when it comes to good work and low price, we are the Orst one in the rank. WOLF e Ave. trical illumination that makes them [ners, lyrics and music by Razaf and lesque. The California Syncopators strikingly beautiful, and in the a8t |yysiferq and ensembles by Dan Dody, | and Serenaders will give you jaszs a picture of the dreadnaught Mary- al that you will not forget. land, the llumination Is followed by 'l:gl”lr:m:lf?;l Snaer U:léupfi;»onfldflfi; trically managed salute of the o - Joe Hurtig. . Die Buns whish stonesd the mudicnces|made capacity - audiences vesterday| The Washington Theater to an ovation of applause. and last night, even into the new . Billy Batchelor's revue, “The Beauty |vear, laugh and appiaud as if they Guild. Parlor,” justifies its position as the d it e e i S % headliner with pretty girls, preity | Marty Collins and Jack Pillard are | Under the management of Leonar music, pretty scenery and costumes, (its star comedians, and they work all |Wood, jr, the Washington Theater a fominine comedian unique in stam- {over the house fo make their fun | 4 fibavar ki g mering and in eccentric Aancing and |and are successful in full measure. |Guild, a new org: a masouline comedian whose fun 1%|Marty, who plays all #orts of instru- [cast of competent and experienced furnishedf chiefly with new and very Iments, is a “dumb-bell,” and Jack % with Owen Davie' four- amusing lines, and not simply cheaP |wins admiration with his nimble, lact play, “Up the Ladder,” has made jokes. It is good throughout . = Igraceful dancing. Juliette Belmont [its bow during the first week of the Mildred Parker, the whirlwind |, 0 b Ta0nns fills her part to|new year. violinist, a charming artist, who perfection and contributes delightful ae play is woven around the ef- knows what selections will please &|yioiin selections along with her other [forts of a rich roue to win the wife mixed public. She made a great hlt| 1o cing “apecialties. Al Bel lof a youns bond salesman and the at every show. Hodge and Lowel‘h makes the saxophone hum; A e |latter's successful defense of his ideal rubes, win laughter with theil'l\w,rq and Miles Oliver wake ‘em up|home and his helpmeet. sketch, “Object, Matrimony,” bECAuSe| iy (heir accordions; Al Stern is a| Wilfred Lytell as the young hus- it is funny. Middleton and Spell-|fynny stage Hebrew, and Jac band and Miss Peggy Coudray as the meyer, with the assistance of Fred|ywjj.on "4 clever ingenue, with eight- |wife head & competent cast that un- Eckert, put over a neat dramatic| ., y.iy gightly chorus girls, full of [folds the unpl nt story in its high- thriller, in “Lonesome Land.” andii ;. fr. and pep of youth, make |est light. The play is well staged and Bobby “Uke” Henshaw, with Vera | ino g hum the performance gives promise of ex- Van Etta, a comely cornetist and a| "y :5g 5 pood show, if you like bur-|cellent things to follo charm as a dancer, wins laughter ana |t 5 & 8007 SA0W. _ ¥ou %0 O9FC %% R applauge with his imitations, hi yodeling and his ukulele, A big feature of the bill is the new picture of Willlam §. Hart, “Wild Bill Hickok,” the story of which was written and staged by Hart, who also | e plays its title role with uch telling | 1217 effect that even the kiddies at the| ) matinee yesterday went wild over Conn. him. It {s a strong bit of photoplay work all round and worth seeing. Aze Added to it is Reginald Denny in an- &I other Leather Pusher prize exciting one, and the movie G Burl ‘Holly- A Shop of D~ e Indéviduality Hollywood, home of the movie, lauded and traduced. undergoes a new treatment at the Gayety this| week, where it is burlesqued. There 0 e Vi o, Rk e n sbnimnit Remarkable Values act fun creation, entitled “Hollywood Follies,” with book by Jimmy Con | In Our January Clearance Sale > - of High-Class Wearing Apparel Develcping and f Hig ) v PP o g Group of 30 Satin and Crepe Dresses, $25.00 to Pmt 545.00. Were up to $150.00. [ = rl‘ffi:';y";&\_.i‘;"u!‘;:r Group of 20 Cloth Dresses, $25.00 to $45.00. velop and print the plc- Were up to $165.00. es 2 % : " Txhr'yd c?::: e heod:ey. mall group of Dinner and Dance Dresses, $35.00 placed and won't need to 75 ' 0 75 DLt e hanat ahangte to $75.00. Were up to $175.00. you., Our finishing serv- ce {8 rellable in ever: respect—our men re cx- All Wraps and Coats pert at attaining pleasing . . results even when the negatives are not all that could be desired. A trial will convince you that our service excels. Bring 3 them in in the morning 3 and take .them home in the evening—one day is s = All Winter Millinery R Greatly Reduced 14th Street o= ooy from - Alxo 1229 Pa. Ave. 1318 G St. Cor. 7th&K Sts. 414 9th St. G01ng’ Strong’ Each Day Adding to the Response to this Tremendous Shoe Sale! NCLUDING the biggest portion of our finer stocks of $10 to $15 shoes for the most discriminating women. Smart fashions for evening—afternoon—street—sports and south- ern wear. Such an opportunity! But throngs so great that we ask you to call in the morning—so we can serve you better.