Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1927, Page 16

WETSCLAGANS INESHCONGRES ‘Association Against Prohibi- tion Amendment to Seek Laws in December. The Association Against the Pro- hibition Amendment, in a statement last night surveying results of the Sixty-ninth Congress, declared they had been favorable to the wets, that more gains would be made next year, and that the goal will be “getting the . country back on the road to true tem- perance and out of the menacing,grip of the bootleggers.” Weét Progress Claimed. Progress for the-‘wet cause was par- ticularly claimed because the compre: hensive program suggested by the Anti-Saloon League, which the state- ment said included mandatory Jail sentences for liquor law violators and confiscation of pre-war stocks, had not bevn enacted. The association’s statement was signed by Pierre S. Du Pont of the General Motors Corporation and H. Stayton, the association’s national chairman. Will Sponsor Legislation. Beginning mext December, it said, the association. will sponsor legislation 10 retrieve the “‘two great principles” which have been lost “somewhere in the mire and fog into which our coun- try has strayed in following false guides.” These were given as, first, the dis- tinction between State and Federal powers and, second, sane regulation of the liquor traffic along lines of what is right and what is wrong and not “based upon mistrust and suspicion of the American people.” AMUSEMENTS SHUBERT-BELASCO — “The Adven- turer.” It is only fair to assume that the presentation of Raffaele Calzini’s work entitled in English “The Adventurer, found the original play overwhelmed by the process of translation at the hands of Brign Marlow. The flow of vernacular which con- stitutes so prominent a part of the ‘entertainment often sweeps aside the story. It needed a certain amount of in- wring experience. with previous auda- cious manifestations on the stage to enable the auditor to feel that it is better to laugh than to get angry and that to be caught listening to language ordinarily not permitted in polite cir- cles to escape from between the covers of the dictionary is no permanent dis- grace. The audience at the Shubert-Belasco Theater last night found one of the prettiest of the ancient stories rétold in a vein of rough farce of the very ¥ modern style. - Ulysses is introduced as awander- ing romanticist, prone to association with cl ters low in the social scale. Penelope d But the gentle -and. real called “a sense of homor” that The tfick of putting our own-éyery- day talk into the mouths of mythically led heroes is played remorse- Jessly. There comes a point when it . all amounts merely to a rough masque- rade. The device constitutes a libel on current conversation, as-it makes xeferences 80 completely ' physi- cal that they leave nof to fancy or ination. R The art of double entendre appears %0 be well-night extinct. The playing of an.admirable actor . eame near to being sacrificed in the i lppn?nt determination to meet cur- rent demand. Lionel Atwill stood forward as the central influence. In spite of absurd and reducing situations he was still the old, poetic hero. He looked the part of a valiant wanderer and-spoke it as well. To his credit it should be noted that his work lacks the ele- ment of congealed cynicism which makes for the unpleasant after- thought. In the midst of rough comedy he SNEEZE or a chill is the danger sign—Heed it now and check a cold! Millions cure colds over night with Hot Lemonade. It is an old-fashioned way that has been the most effec- tive that millions have known for years. 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The acting of Atwill and several other competent members of the cast does not prevent the performance from being a direct challenge to the spirit of censorship so prominently asserting itself. PHILANDER JOHNSON. NATIONAL—"Honeymooning on High.” ““Honeymooning on High,” which opened for a week's run at the Na- tional Theater last night, is one of those too-rare farces that possesses story, clever lines, excellent casts and, withal, pointed humor without the bald attempts at funniness, Satire is the particular vehicle of humor in this affair, and on that grin- ning gibbet is hanged the outraged remains of all that's psychic and “manifestatious.” | The story is of a young couple that “ain't,” according ~ to the colored chambermaid of a roadhouse, with | their brave efforts to “separate for- | ever” and “forgive all.” Just when | they were about to begin what seemed to ‘be a justified honeymoon they were the center of the little universe their affairs and are in turn vastly more ruffied by the “bridegroom” with a sense of humor. As for lines Hateher Hughes wrote them and from this particudar show it appears that is sufficient. and in the meantime the psychie writhes, Marion Ke does a screaming Our “Arch THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, “Nero,” the colored chambermald, and since she also staged the produc- tion, it Is to be presumed that her performance is, of necessity, a sort of inspiration to the rest of the players. Carol Humphreys plays a demure, happy little bride. all nervous 'n’every- thing; while Reginald Sheffield does a good “bridegroom.” He happened to be particularly fine in the ‘spirit” last night, thanks to his ability todo a “white corn whisky” aftermath. LeRol Operti, if he doesn't mind it heing said, is uncannily suited for the role of Dr. Molyneaux—physically as well as playfully. as Aaron Rance is deserving of a little more than mere mention, too, for his portrayal of the roadhouse proprietor of the rural mannerisms is really sincere and true. Lorin Raker, who as Mirabeau Warren has most of the humorous Stuff to serve, is excellent. His part calls for comedy and he furnishes it nicely. Marle Louise Dana as Mrs. Penelope War- ren, the spiritualistic aunt of the bride, does well, as do Lillie Van Arsdale as the wife of the inn keeper, and Frank Kingdon, father of the bridegroom, both with small bits, TR Headaches from Slight Colds Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets relirve the Headache by curing the Cold. A Safe The box bears the sig- B0c.—Advertisement. and Proven Remedy. nature of E. W. Grove Crash Victim, 18, Buried. Special Dispateh to The Star. DANVILLE, Va. March 8--Fu. neral services were held this after- noon for Willlam Neely, 18 years old, whose neck was broken on Sunday when the automobile in which he was riding with C. L. Tatum, turned over in Caswell County. = Tatum was thrown clear and unhurt. 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Among the guests was the operator of the local telephone exchange, with whom the Prince danced. “I have often heard your voice, but I have never seen you,” the Prince remarked, whereupon the girl replied that she had not only often heard his voice but had often seen him. The Prince remained at the ball 1n the heart -of things— convenient for e until ‘midnight: Anfong his other partners were the wife of the village fishmonger and the wife of the Prince’s stud groom. s S HITS G. 0. P. LEADERS. Oldfield Criticizes Representative Estep’s Committee Assignment. The decision of the Republican com- mittee on committees in the House to place Representative-elect Harry A, Estep of Pennsylvania on the impor- tant ways and means committee was char rized as unprecedented yester- day by Chairman Oldfield of the Demo- cratic congressional campaign commit- tee. He declared this action was prompted by Secretary Mellon. 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