The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 20, 1920, Page 5

It’s t . The Biggest D Season—The Af RPHEUM THIRD - AND - MADISON 7) Here Now! ance Sensation of the ter-War Dance Craze of ,Paris—That Started All Europe Talking EVA Continuous Sunday MPIRES URE DANCE Danced by Pretty Maids on Big Illuminated Glass Plates —IN— -“PARISIAN THRILLS The fun and musical offering that has a stronger kick than a grapo cocktail— depicting the chic charm of the dainty Parisienne (GIRLS—PLENTY OF THEM" Mat. Today, 27c Sunday and Evenings, 40c 56 MILLIONS LOANED BY CANADA TO PLACE - SOLDIERS ON FARMS BY GEORGE HAMBLETON 7 OTTAWA, March 20.—Canada has | Beaned $56,000,000 to enable nearty 15,000 of her returned soldiers to eettle on the land Roughly, 13 per cent of repatrt ated members of the Canadian ex- force have applied for Benefits under the soldiers’ land set @ement act Of these applicants gumbering 45,576, according to the latest returns—24,273 have had their in certificates approved Having secured his qualification cer tifleate, a man looks for a desirable tkoas THE SCHEME When he has found it, he asks for hie loan. With so many quali | fleation certificates approved, it will pot be long therefore before the / gum of $56,000,000, already ed. [will be considerably Actual soldier settlers scheme now number 14,900 The Soldier Settlement board | @which ts charged with administra tion of the soldier settlement act) exercises a number of important functions to enable the soldier to become a farmer. A sum of $4,500 is set aside as the maximum which may be bor rowed from the governfhent for me | purchase of land, on which @ payment of 10 per cent is requir a. For the purchase of stock and equipment, a further $2,000 is Jed and $1,000 is assigned as the al PALACE FHP TOMORROW, MONDAY, T' maximum loan for buildings and other permanent improvements The maximum joan per |i, therefore, $7,500. | 1,600,000 ACRES OF | FREE LANDS DISTRIBUTED | With the exce of | livestock and pment. | bear 5 per ce 4 run for \3 years. In t of the $2.0 loan for livestock and equipmen | repayments are made in four | payments commencing not than. thr * from the da advance. No interest charges | made during the first two years on loans for livestock and equipment | Loans are not granted until the Prospective farmer is able to show |that he is capable of owning and operating a farm. To tho with out such qualifications, courses tr agriculture are offered. Men ir training on a training farm receiv free board and ents individua tion fe loans equ ail May Convert Jail Into Apartments : HACKENSACK Residenta are usly considering converting the city Jail into an apart ment house, due to housing shortage be homeless M: 1 accommodate 100 N. J., March 20. ser nousands may i] would can't lence It’s « pity a plaster on his cor hurts him, w’s= put when THEATRE | Continuous Iroll UESDAY and WEDNESDAY A Snappy New Show of HIPPODROME VAUDEVIL E THE EIGHT DOMINOES In a Condensation of Well-Known Operas ROBERTS & STRAW ‘renen' HART & HELENE Im “Antiques” Feature Photoplay Margarita Fisher in “The Dangerous Talent” Do You Believe— “BEverybody’s Got a Past. Rich warning. in their boots.” Daily. Children 10c. ‘All is discovered—Beat it.’ n or poor—slip ‘em a mysterious Five out of ten will shake Sundays, Eves. and Holidays 13c. are allowance for depend-| THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1920. 1—Jane Morgan, leading lady with the Wilke Straw, Let's Go.” 3-—Nina tobert Lorenzo, comedian and Deeds team, Pantages. cele in METROPOLITAN “Let's Go," a musical revue nusic of which is by Edgar Vinal Jand the book adapted and staged by Harry Sedty, will be presented at the Metropolitan next Sunday night for lfour days with a company and |echorus that promises a splendid [rollicking entertaigment, The cast [headed by Gertrude dTutcheson, who lis well known both as a singer and | dancer, who will be supported by a |company of 60 or more players, in cluding Elizabeth Fox, Harry Clark Antoinette Roehte, W. T. Chatter |ton, William H. Malone, George C Burke, Dell Evans, G. R. McWill lama, Irene Le Maire and @ score of pretty girls There is just enough of a plot to keep the interest up to a high pitch but pot sufficient to interfere with the program of catchy song» and dances, inclading the latest of “jax” variations. In addition to this there will be a number of entertaining and! dashing specialities tntroduced. Mr. John Sheesley ts the producing manager of “Let's Go,” which will shortly have a Metropolitan presen tation. It takes two carloads of| scenery, wonderful lighting effects and an augmented orchestra to make up the story of the play eee the PANTAGES “Girls Will Re Girls” ts the after | Ing ttle of the sprightly musical |comedy which comes to the Pan tages beginning with the matinee next Monday. The production ts made by Greenwald & Herman. The clever comedy in headed by Florence Lorraine in the role of a Swedish domestic looking for a job, and Johnny Sullivan, a light comedian | of pleasing personality and fine voice, The chorus girls are said to be clever as well as pretty A second headline feature of the new bill will be the Asahi troupe, a company of Japanese novelty tertainers The Haas Prothers, athletic bearing and likable will be seen in gymnastic stunts that combine speed, grace and rare skill Lucie Bruch, the g) g virtuoso ga na cult. Shé ¢ bi the purel | popular ‘ed McGrath and Jack Deeds are ght singing comedians. Just a Young Fellow Along” ts who Is exceptiona dance ntriloquism a two chaps of person violiniat. has n ne cfr 1 that com asmical with the | a you creatin Trying to of Fred ersatil does @ bur on sings. ve some i show Pearl PALACE HIP Mu will be given |the Palace Hip with the lopening tomorrow, big feature the bill being presented the Eight Dominoes, This company of vocalists will offer a ple cdndensation of well known introducing & sketches | from such of rites as La| ator, Cavalleria Rus | first place at new ill} the | jovial big fellow | Straw, is] ubility what she} They present an} A Pint and a Quart | consisting of orig: partner, Nina said to make ucks in offering up in stature beled, rewed, is heralded as being a chtof-hand performer Helené in. “Antiquen,"| mixture of talk and| turing among the | latter moledy that should prove| hav songs, an Irish appealing Kesterson Brothers call them-| entertainers.” 1 pair of equi are assisted by their dog, “Jackie.” ature photoplay lent.” selv ve /librists acre and Te who are atic e fe “A Dan-| gerous T | is 1 Y'S ORPHEUM Something of unusual importance in the musical and comedy line t#| promised in the offering this week of the Levy's Musical Comedy com pany at Levy's Orpheum, in “Paris jan ‘Thrills. There will be plenty of fun fur. nished by the four comedians, Lew White, Oscar Gerard, Ert Hunt and Robert Lorenzo, while the se for the action will be laid in E With Lew White and Oscar ¢ trying to break into the aristoc of Paris as a couple of titled h the comedy, sitvations come avd fast Boss Ward, thick Floy Dick Mill, Blanche Pauline Arthur, Hall and (Arthar jing } tions s Players. at the Palace Hip. 4 with Levy's Musical Comedy a THEATRE PROGRAMS METROPOLITAN—“Let's Go," ma- feataring . featuring Musieal ‘arisian ne {id support of the play in the ‘Vampire's whieh offering will take part, will have sple jen in the action featured musical line w Nature Dance,” in © entire company while the dance will be performed on large illuminated crystal by Monie Monroe, with Ert Hunt in the role of Satan, Beas Hill will have a Frenchy number with the girls that wil doubt delight Pauline will offer @ jazzy selection h the is. Hobert 1s and Ruth Richards will have a number| together in “Oh, How She Can/ Dance.” i no while WILKES The Wilke Players wil! offer as/ the attraction for the.week, starting | Sunday with a matinee, Fred Bal-/ lard’s famous comedy-drama success, | “Believe Me, Xantippe.” This offer | ing {s the first Harvard prize play | to be produced in New York and was brought +t that city by William Brady after a successful run in Bow ton of With such noted stars as John Barrymore, Theodore Roberts, Frank Cam au and Mary/ Young in the leading New York this popular for 28 weeks le enjoyed succens Xantippe. ry bubbling with ions and abound a © that is mage rk club m justice co of a pretty heart unique wit in b t and original « Briefly, the with a wager of $ by @ couple of N that a fugitive love fr ally the Wate sher METROPOLITAN <: Thurs., Mar. 25 it Direction of IW Sayre | | | | Adjournment Expected After) jOther measures are ALFRED | CORTOT Greatest of F head of the Paris Conservatoire, Legion of Honor, t nde ter of Fine Arts of Fri His First Time Here Playing a superb program, in- cluding much music not’ before heard in Seattle. | | WINDOW SALE | MONDAY At 10," Prices $2 to 750. “Cortot was accorded an ovation at the finish of the the Chop Preludes,” —§ Fran, Examiner, March 15, Ob wallet Minis. nce, |be portrayed by Mile Jontertain | Berk t* a remarkable | Richard Way von, to the | n cf V. 2—-Elizabeth Fox, at the Met, Mile, Nita-Jo, at the Moore. Co. of the the tak county at th However, he lant minute, . turns . MOORE Three h added three ¢ ne attractions and an attraction, not to ybers of more t are announced next week at the Panning the new interent bill for B. Hymer in “Tom Walker In will offer the famous com- edian tn his delineation of the negro| has for many years} Hin! character that n such ‘ome On, a bit tn Red,” than George Cohan's 10 persons in nketch The Girl Apache of Parts, known French as “Lan Gigotettes,” vaudeville. is no leas renowned | 23.” the cast of Hymer's in Nitta-Jo in a spectal scene representing an obscure cabaret In Montmarte. terization is exceedingly graphic and ng, ahd her fine voice Is a big part of the success of the of- fering. Billy Montgomery and Minnie Al- jen, known as “That Clever, Classy, Crazy Couple,” will be here, singing their own songs, with an abundance of tomfoolery to matinty the appetite of the most Jaded theatregoer. fam Berk and Juanita Sawan wil! present a terpaichorean creation dancer, and Mies Sawan in a clever partner Herbert Ashley, assisted by Roy Dettrick, hax a new angle in conver-| sational comedy. Ashley says there is no grouch too deep seated for him to reach On a thread of steel the Billy La Mont Trio accomplishes stunts that Id be considered difficult on terra firma. The cnt conjurers we Choy Ling Hee © wonderworkers, These six said to excel any Orientals every presented cee COMING TO THE MET Maytime,” that — tren successful musical play, which run continuously for two ft n New York to the biggest cash re elpta ever earned by any musical) play in the history of the New York uge, opens ite first return engage nt on March 28 the Metropolitan theatre company to be has | put together with the utmost | are by the Messrs, Shubert, and will mbra joum ensemble of troupe are are here. dously has years m Sunday for week at th The ween here an 6—One of the McGrath| mention | There are} will | Her charac- | The act is calculated | STARTING SUNDAY NIGHT FOR 4 NIGHTS GERTRUDE BARGAIN MATINEE WEDNESDAY UTCHESON AND A GROUP OF GIRLS JOHN M. SHEESLEY PRESENTS GER The “The Two TRUDE Spee captivating musical comedy star, formerly with Chocolate Soldier” : and “The Merry Widow,” and one-half hours of Ihetacteal fun «and al melodies—furnished in‘a tasty manner by ‘a ‘capable , come pany of metropolitan stars—not to mention’ comes of happy laughing, dancing and singing PRICES: - Starting SUNDAY March 28 FOR THE WEEK ea Greatest 4 Hust Lver Si Quaint, Brit Uiant, Beautiful Job Hounds in Full Cry Now at City Hall ‘And still they come! Hundreds of them as Ever since Mareh 15, dwell became Caldwell, hungry-faced men, political es. fem job hunters have sailing the outer ramparts mayor's office Over 100 applicants a day call at |the mayoralty office, according to a conservative ewtimate, They all want | all looking for | the Mayor college ressive been of boys coo! as the | § tists ted from the two ondway casts of the original New | York run. William Noria will be York run William Norris will be Zandt; Melvin Stokes will Appéar as ne and Carolyn Thom who captivated local theatre-o last June, will be in the! jeading role of Otillie LEGISLATURE T0 PASS 5 BILLS! great ore seen Session of Two Days March The tenta agreed to by the joint appropriations committee of tt ate and house calls for th ment of five measures at the spe of the legislature, which con venes Monday, Adjotirnment is ex-| OLYMPIA 20 tive program session pected after a two-day Ratification of the suffrage ment will be first, it is bell sexsion amend ed The three for higher educations to be raised to five mills proximately $4,300,000 a f eficit by April 1, 1922, would otherwise be approximately $3,-) Raising aid for common! schools from $10 per school child to $15. Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston, state superintendent, wants $20 pe child from the state and a like) amount from the counties. Her plan is thus known as the 20-20 bill, Under | present plans, howe’ the Jegisia ture will not raise county leaving the school rate on the 10-16 | basis Authorizing Governor Hart to ap- point a commission to draw up a new educational code. liers’ bonus Dill, to be referred people tr vember mill general fund levy adding ap: jennium. STEWART BARKER has been named chairman of the committee in| ree of preparations for Home. coming week at the University of Washington, May 22 to 27, it was announced Saturday. tax, | > | 30 to see Herb the mayor. Owen, Caldwell's gentleman. ly secretary, has grown shouting He says } feels like a head barber on Satur: | day night cople the mayor one in the county-city building,” Herb say, _plaintively come here and demand every kind of a job in the elty administra tion of them even want my job—-heaven knows why!” One job hunter sent in his photo My honést face is my best recommendation,” he postscripted to his application ' Another hungry applicant awaiting his turn all afternoon, vent ed vociferous disgust when the may- or decided to call it a day and left at think has fired every Some after |6 o'clock | Snowed-In Trains Are 72 Hours Late Passengers from the umbian exp hours The two trains were snowed in Dakota blizzard and pas are late. during the is Senwers transferred | Wage Fight Will Go to Legislature Seattle school teachers will carry | their fight for a general salary in crease to the state legislature, it was announced Friday WATER WILL BE SHUT OFF east of 40th ave, N. and north of © Lee Monday, from 9 a, m, to 6 p,m, and on 1, 80th, between 10th ave. N. BE, and 15th ave, N. E., 15th ave, N, E., between E 85th, on Monday, from 8 a. m. |5 p.m. REV. GEORGE KINDRED, re- tired Congregational minister, 68, | died Friday afternoon at his home, 247th ave, 8. W. He is survived | by his wife, a daughter and four} sons, all of Seattle, A $50 PRIZE is offered by Seattle Fine Arts society for best poster on community service. Designs must be left at 1213 Fourth ave |His Bike Stolen; bert Levington, negro, town! s Fifth ave., rode it home last Noverhber, is called the mainstay come home. GIRLS 16.500 to $1.50 PEps Evenings La 74 25¢c to $1.00 Tax Mat. Wed. 2 al Pay fage A. M. Moon Is Now — Buys It in Store! in Total ir INDIANAPOLIS, March 20.—Al-| CHICAGO, March 20.—A, ML sauntered in- oe Ag ge sb Rae on the wane financially. bought a bike and|™*t Miss Dorothy Simmong He discovered the | took her to @ show, and as she me bike had been stolen from him |leaving him snatched her purse ny he is in total eclipse, police a second-hand tt sometimes happens that a man of the home| The average man’s scause he does not know when to others is due to the fact of his i ~i| timate acquaintance with himself, ELIEVE ME XANTIPPE” THE OFFERING OF THE WILKES PLAYERS NEXT WEEK IS ONE OF THOSE BIG HEARTED LOVE STORIES OF THE WEST THAT YOU ALL LOVE— DON’T MISS IT MAT. SUNDAY \., Sle to Te i» W SAT., 22¢ to 3c, “JIM’S GIRL” THE MERRY COMEDY THAT HAS ALL SEATTLE LAUGHING LAST TIME TONIGHT PANTAGES MATINEES—2:30 General Admission, 25¢ TS—7 AND 9 and 35e, bese and Loges, 30c BEGINNING TOMORROW ‘TINEE Greenwa'd & Herman Present “GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS” Miniature Musical Comedy With Florence Loraine and Johnny Sullivan and Chorus of Beautiful Girls AS BROTHERS 3 Hickory Limbs” McGRATH & DEEDS Singing Comedians in “I'm Your Wife, Ain't 12” JCIE BRUCH Violin Virtuoso FRED ALLEN “dust a Young Fellow Trying to Get Along” GORGEOUS ORIENTAL SPECTACLE THE ASAHI TROUPE Novelty Entertainers from the “Flowery Kingdom” ‘antagescope Presents Pearl White in Episode No, 7 of “The Black Secret” 5 eee ee