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A 1G THE BROOKLYN- DAILY NEW YORK, MAY- I 1 7N JOURMY'S END" The Theater By ARTHUR POLLOCK- How Irene Bordoni Came Here Star of "Paris" was Drought to America by the Late Melville Ellis for Vaudeville Act Gossip of the Stage. IRENE BORDONI, who stars In "Paris" next week at the Majestic, was persuaded to come to Amcrlce. by the late Melville Ellis, who saw her tli3 public could be inclined to rlvis It the support 'it could and would improve standards of its performances, rngr.gc-wc suggest not lor the fl st time-distinguished musicians as its soloists, and select, as a for iti activities, an auditorium acoustically more advantageous ti-in thot that have bren afforded it by the. various churches wh'ch have extended their hospitality to it. Of these, however, that of St.

Ocorge is unquestionably the best. Amon(? the Bololsts last evening. Miss Faas herself, vocally and musically, by her singing and her interpreta'lon of her music. It does not strike us that Miss Hager was sufficiently well versed In Bach's style, or a vocalist of the necessary gifts, to participate to her credit In th? Mass. The ter.or and the baritone, Mr.

Kraf: and Mr. Jolliffe. were merely adeouate to tho occasion. The chorus, in the end. lifted this performancs to those heights which It attained.

In the "Et incarnatus est." the "Crviclflxus" and the final page3 of the scoro, at Hie IJlcuier in ratio uitu uon.cu uc. vu iiiiig ivnuicuvn and co-star with him In vaudeville. The venture wns, made and soon Broadway was buying wiUi 'p-alro of the fascinating new arrival. Her style was different from uiiyvhinR that Americans had seen before. "Thc Grand Street Follies'' Comes Once More to Broadway, Merry and Irresponsible as Ever.

A BRAND new "Grand Sirrct Follies." blight and sliming, was born nI Hie Booth Tlvatrr hur night, and Its welcome Into the world as Thee Grand Strcc', graduates are a merry crew and tlify KPt bcutr and bfittr as thry grow older. They have this limn the dlaclvaiMi; of opening the night after "The Little iteming by companion a III tie self-indulgent. The forte of the members of "Grand Street Follies'' company Is linltailcn. They are too kind to themselves In the matier of making Imitation th" Important thing. It approaches he tlreteme before the evening end Is reached.

Mct of the new show Is bu-'esques, burlesques of actors, plays and play-producers. The greater number of them are jolly, broad satires. Some of them set to the end without quite getting to the point. And Blv-'S. A I Association, controlling the only burlesiiue wheel In the country, after a careful survey, declares that there ls.no reason for any radical change in that form of entertainment, as presented during the present season, which has been most successful Odds and Ends.

Werba's Jamaica Theater will re-vert to musical comedy again next week, when "Oh, Kay." with tunes and lyrics by the Oershwins, will be presented. Shirley Booth will play the title role. Adelaide Hall, star In Lew Leslie's "Blackbirds," at-the Eltinge, has been Invited to address the League for Better Homes, a colored organization hi Harlem. "The First Law," a new drama by Dmitry Scheglov, which was adapted from the Russian by Herman Bernstein and Leonid Snegoff, had Its American premiere Monday night in Atlantic City. Earl Carroll's "Floretta," starring Leon Errol and Lionel Atwlll, was played for the 100th time at the Earl Carroll -yesterday afternoon.

The entire choruses of "The New Moon" and "Follow Thru" will ba the guests of Symon Gould of the Film Guild Cinema at "Moulin Rouge" this afternoon and tomorrow. The Theater Club of Westfield, N. 25 strong, will attend this evening's performance of "Hello Daddy" in honor of Russell E. Mar-kert, director, who staged the dance numbers of -that production. Markert was born in Westfield.

"The Tired Business Man," a play Intended to cheer the B. will soon' be placed In rehearsal. Molly Picon's season ends on Sunday at Kcssler's Second Ave. Theater, where the receipts have averaged $12,000 a week. She will go on the road.

Paul Gregory, of "Whoopee," is searching for actors and actresses who claim New Orleans as 'their birthplace. He plans to form a "New Orleans Alumni" for Broadway. Victor Chenkin, diseur, will make his farewell New 'York appearance at the Prospect Theater, Bronx, this evening, before invading Detroit and Chicago. It is planned a few have as their only virtue th; fact that eventually they do find an end. As In the pat, Albert Carroll and Dorothy Sands ore the leading spirits, pretending now to be Lenore Ulrlc, now Queen Elizabeth.

Harpo Marx, Irene Bordoni, 'Gertrude Lawrence, Mary Zis. Allies Morgan written most of the book and lyric with Howard Dleu contributing from time to time, while Arthur Schwartz and Max Ewing have turned out the tunes with the aid of William Irwin and Serge Walter. The hit of evening was Paula Trueman, the member of the company most liberally blessed with charm and of an uncanny mimicry. She re-created Ruth Oor-don with a fidelity almost astounding and reproduced the voice and manncr-sms of Hope Williams In a manner to make Elsie Janl and CIs-sic Loft us not only admiring but envious. And later she did a little thing called "The Age ol Innocence'' that proved to be the evening a high spot.

Singing a song called "His Love" and dressed in the deceptive clothes of Mrs. Wharton's Innocent age, she ended by disrobing, thereby revealing the tact that the men of that time who might have taken her at her far value would have been the age's innocents. Albert Carroll offered soft charac- Reverting -Br RUN Htnry Wtnman, ai Ont of tht King's Lituttnantt in tht English War flay at Htnry Millar I 7 heattr. The Cinema Circuit -By MARTIN The Vitaphone Version Comes to the Warner Theater With A)) the Musical Fixings. "HE Warner Brothers brought Desert Song" to Broadway last an operetta has adorned the thelt of two or three seasons ego (you may have seen it when It occupied, the Casino Theater in, er, the flesh), It emerges under the Warner sponsorship as a melodious romance that followj the original pattern with more than the usual fidelity.

"Here, through the medium of the Vltaplione sound device, you may again follow the hazardous adventures of thai, bouncing desert hero who called himself "the Red Shadow," see him play tag with the valiant (if Music of the Day -By EDWARD CUSHING- IT WAS appropriately with a performance of the minor Mass that tlfe Bach Cantata Club last evening concluded its activities for the present season, giving in St. George's Church on Stuyvesant Square the fifth of the recitals that It has offered to the public during the past few months. Mr. Stoessel conducted, and the forces under his command included the -Bach Cantata Choir, augmented by members of the Oratorio Society of New York, an orchestra, and the following vocal soloists: Mildred Faas, soprano; -Mina Hager, contralto; Arthur Kraft, tenor; Norman Jolliffe, baritone, and Hugh Porter, organist. The performance, during which the Mass was sung in its entirety, was given In two sessions, beginning at 5:30 In the afternoon, with the "Credo," at 8 o'clock In the evening, and It was, musically, by all means the most satisfactory of tlvi concerts that we have attended under the auspices of the Cantata Club.

No doubt the difficulties of the work brought about a greater diligence in rehearsal than might be expended upon the preparation of a less arduous score; no doubt, too, the singers were inspired by their task; for the chorus sang very well, better than we have heard the chorus the Oratorio Society sing of recent years (except in Its notable performance of Handel's "Judas Maccabeaeus), and the small orchestra played admirably. We do not wish to suggest that the performance more than approximated in its merit that which the, minor. Mass deserves and might, in ideal circumstances, receive. It could not, perhaps, truthfully be praised as more than adequate. But adequate it certainly was, encouraging one to' believe in the future of the Cantata Club, which, under Mr.

Stoessel's leadership, should occupy an Important position among the musical organizations of this city and country. Doubtless If the resources of the club were greater, If AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN. TONIGHT 'AT 8il5 MORRIS GEST present The Orlfinal World Fameos Frelburf PASSION PLAY Direct dom Frelbarf, Baden, with the Orlilnsl Frslburj Fiarers Cast et 1,000 Livings Persons Vnder the Personal Direction of DAVID BELASCO NOTE: Absolutely no will be admitted ftr the performance commence! N. Y. HIPPODROME 43d Street Sixth Avenue 4 lib.

Street Seats for all performances from SI to S3 now on sale Matinees Wed, and But. 2:30. Ivgs. 8:30 RITZ, W. 48 St.

Evs. 8:50. Mats. Wed. it Sat tw rresenta JANET BEECHES, "COURAGE" with jt'Nioa Dl RKIN ALVIN W.

of waj Hats, Wed. and SPRING is HERESY BroadhuritThe- w-44 8t Eve-8 Btvnuiiuiai, Mtt We(J tn(, gtt a.30 Musical Comedy Knockout Hold Everything! r.T.TTWfJT1. Theatre, W. Si. Eeee.

Matinees Wed. and Sat. 2:30 MIDNITE 8BOW EVER! THURSDAY gk BLACK BIRDS Iha Snappiest, Funniest Colored Ken LITTLE ISt W. 4th 8U vt. Mat.

Wed, Thora. Sat. 2:40 I John Golden Presents FRANCINE ARRIMORE ID "Lei Ci Bs Caj," br Bachel Crethers EDDIE DOWLING IN PERSON JIMMV HANLEt at the Piano In TALKING 100 SINGING PICTURES "The RAINBOW MAN" SELWYN THEArtlE, West 42d Street PLAYHOUSE Id'taln Erngs. 8:50 48SUMIs.Ved..Tuur..riat STOHOT SCGCJG MAXINE ELLIOTT'S SSth E. of way Evs.

8:50. 's TODAY. Mat. Sat. BEFORE YOU'RE 25 BEST LAUGH IN TOWN Jittle Accident AMBASSADOR, W.

49th 8 50 Mats. Wednesday and Saturday at WILLIAM FOX Presents CHRISTINA with JANET GAYNOR Symphonic Fox Movietone Score GAIETY Broadway and 48th Street Twice rifclly. 1j Ttb Ave. 50th IaUAT Direction of 8. L.

Rothafe! (ROXY) "THE DONOVAN AFFAIR" WHO. JACK HOI.T, DOROTHY REVIER WILLIAM COLLIER JR. A Columbia All-Talklnc; Picture "VOICES OF SPRING" With Entire Roar Ensemble THR TRIAL MARY DUGAN OF EMBASSY wa 46 8t- 2: :4.V Bun. A Hol. S-0-K-4S SEnvn.n FEATURE FILMS IN THIS CORNER.

BEN POLLACK Is Iwenty-flve years old and has been kissed and admits he spells it with an he, first began drumming with a knife and fork at the tender ago of three he was born In Chicago, leaving that city before the. war started and while he still had his his parents wanted him to be a draughtsman wanted to become a his parent still think they won. his course In draughtsmanship he went to work for an architect In whose office he spent most of his time drumming with lead at night he played the traps as a side when he moved to California he discovered he'd left his favorite draughting pencil In Chicago and It was too far to travel just to get he became a trap-drummer Instead played the traps In a puulic dance hall three years ago the leader of that band and Ben Inherited it. has been playing drums and benefits ever Ben Pollack looks a lot like Ramon prefers leading his 01 chest ru from his position at the drums to standing in front of plays nightly in the Florentine Grill of the Park Central Hotel, where he flits after his nightly performance In "Helb and Is an exclusive Victor recording he originated the slow dance tempo, hates people who spell his name with an loves pink song pluggers'who dou't bother morning suits and white he has been known to wear spats and gray along with his inimitable band he sails for the Ambassadeurs in Paree In town he has heard considerable he has never been known to wear a red necktie or to eat a ripe now go on with the stoiy. 1 somewhat theatrical) soldiers of the tLi.ii ui vijii ps tjii, taut Jims regular intervals burst into song, and be generally amused by the kind of musical comedy humor that usually fills out this type of entertainment.

The story of "The Desert Song," like most musical comedy librettos, is hardly worth recounting. It makes up but a small part of an evening that is rounded out by solo and choral Interludes, by the usual wisecracks of the Inevitable comic. It Is to the credit of the Vitaphone and the Warner Brothers' adaptors, how-ever, that the attraction which arrived at the Warner Theater last night manages, in the main, to be as pleasing as the original stage production. As a talking and singing photoplay. "The Desert Song," to ba sure, is not without its faults.

Its photography, weighted down by the of synchronization. Is hot always Oi the best, and there are moments when the voice projection itself is something less than a pleasant assault upon the audible senses. But, somehow, the Vitaphone version of "The Desert Song" moves ahead with the pace and the gusto that insured the success of Its stage predecessor. In the role of "The Red Shadow" Is John Boles, who, while he Is not quite the perfect musical comedy hero whom Robert Halllday impersonated In the original production, is at least an adequate selection for the part. It mav be even that Mr.

Boles' vocal efforts were assisted here and there by some ghost tenor (these things are known to have been done before), but the Illusion was satisfactory enough, and whether Mr. Boles did or did not actually sing the numbers docs not matter. Carlotta King plays and sings the is Memory Test Solution 1. Gen. James O.

Harbord Is president of the Grant Memorial Association. 2. The Presidential yacht, the Mayflower, has gone out of commission because President Hoover considers its maintenance too expensive to be charged to the taxpayers. 3. Bryn Mawr College.

Barnard College and the University of Wisconsin have joined to provide educational opportunities for women Industrial workers. 4. On March 25. 1929. the Graf Zeppelin started on its flight from Fricdrichshafen to Constantinople.

5. In Great Britain there are 300 American 5-and-10-cent I Fill-Me-In Solution I i i Today's solution: MEAT. MOAT, MOST, MAST. MASH, HASH. AMUSEMENTS MANHATTAN.

LYCEUM Tneatre. W. 4S 9t. Evs.8:80 Basil SYDNEY Mary ELLIS in MEET THE PRINCE MILNE AT. HIS BEST" De Casseres KATHARINE Cornell 'iK OF NNOrE.SCF." EMPIRE wa'' 4 St.

Evs.8 59 Mats. Wed. A Bat.2:30 Henry Miller's w. 43a si. Ev.8:30.

Journey's End HUDSON W' 44th St. Evs. 8:30 Matlneea Wed. and Sat. 2:30 'MESSIN' AROUND' All Colored Mualeal Revue 100 Artists OEOROE E.

WINTZ' LAUGHINO SUCCESS SHE GOT WHAT SHE WANTED WALLACK W.428t.Mts. wed, ft 3et. JMSTEHnAM Tneatre. W. 42 St.

Tin Ww. Sat EDDIE CANTOR "WHOOPEE" Tnurs. ii Sat. SHOW BOAT With CHARLES! WINMNT.m Madison Square Garden. FRIDAY, MAY 3rd MAIN BOUT 10 ROUNDS AL MELLO vs- i GORILLA JONES SEMI-FINAL 10 ROUNDS Tony Caragliano vs.

Marty Goldman Irisk Bobby Brady vs. AI Ridfeway, 10 Rds. Nitloa Jsaipele ts. Totsmy Lawn, Rds. Prankie LattimeT vs.

Nick Carlino, 4 Rds. Prices; $1, $2, S3, $4.40 end $5.49 INCLUDING ALL TAXES IT'S COLOSSAL OAH'S TWICE DAILY EXTRA t.M. SHOW SUNDAY ARK WINTER GARDEN B'way 00th St. A I I II I Midnight Picture) WILLARD MACK in "THE VOICE OF THE CHY'1 A Mrtro-Ooldwjn-Maver DisUrue Hit CHARLES KING in Person in Cheater SahtouaniV DAVS MADAME Metre-Oeldwvn. aMBaje' Maver'a ALL I TALKING HIT! j) sam HARRIS THt-STPf W.

42d St. Dally Metropolitan Baritone CHARLES KING, Star of Broadway Melodr The BROADWAY MELODY Danelnr Sensation ASTOR 'h St. Dally aim ngi. o. MIDNIGHT Snow EVERY SATURDAY.

Hotter that Hot! Newer thas "i iney lata i They sinal They dance! "CLOSK HARMONY" rsraamiat's arnical mm iiaasmt A nr rs dwot at4.n4 TOMORROW Feature Fealur MVV.h' Kealon oi Her first opportunity to Impress audiences throughout the country came with the production in 1918 ol Raymond Hitchcock's "Hitchy Koo." A few seasons more and sh? was a star In her own risht. Boston Is Eater, The largest advance sale in the, theater history of Boston was recorded in the first day of the ticket sale for Ziegfeld's "Show Boat," opening at the Colonial Theater Monday night. May 6, when 40.000 was taken In Vlthln 12 hours. The box office line extended for two blocks, and police reserves were necessary to handle the crowd. "Alibi's" Perfect Record.

A. A. Milne's "detective" comedy, "The Perfect Alibi," the "be3t murder in town," will reach its 200th performance at the Charles Hopkins Theater this evening ana mere hasn't been an unsold seawior any performance since the opening night, the record for the season. Buys Pepys Country Home. John Drinkwater, author of "Bird in Hand," the comedy at the Mo-rosco, has purchased the former country home of Samuel Pepys at Brampton, England, and will reside In It when he returns to England next week.

Friars to Hold Frolic. The Friars' Frolic will be held at the Metropolitan Opera House on Sunday evening. May 19. The first half will be a novel minstrel show, with Will Rogers, Eddie Cantor, Leon Errol, Eddie Buzzell, Solly Ward, Phil Baker, Walter Kelly, Jack Donahue. Lou Holtz, Lester Allen and others.

Actor Keeps Busy. Ocorge MacQuarrie, who Is featured with Herbert Ashton Jr. in Ashton's play, "The Come-On Man," now at the 49th Street Theater, is busy every day when not in the theater speaking before clubs about the advancement of the theater. On Their Own. Frances Rockefeller-King and A.

Frank Jones, long associated with the Keith-Albee booking offices, will go into business for themselves and establish a booking agency for vaudeville acts. "New Moon" for France. The French rights of "The New Moon" have been sold by Schwab Mandel to Maurice Lehmann and Alexandre Fontanes of the Theatre du Chatelet, Paris. It win be produced in the fall. Settling Down to Stay.

vSince Francine Larrimore hag deferred indefinitely the building of her bungalow in Atlantie City, she has placed In a new dressing room at the Little Theater some of the daintiest furniture. So it is obvious that the star of "Let Us Be Gay" isn't going anywhere in particular until she makes her debut in London in the same role. Two "Jonesy" Books. "Jonesy," the comedy Earle Boothe Is presenting at the Bijou, will shortly be issued as a book in two forms. One Is "Growing Pains," a book by John Peter Toohey, coauthor of the play.

This contains the short stories upon which "Jonesy" Is based. The second volume will be the play by Anne Morrison and Mr. Toohey, and will be Illustrated. Skidding" Reaches 400lh. "Skidding," now In its second year at the Bayes Theater, celebrated Its 400th performance last night.

Charles Eaton, who played the fun-making kid brother. "Andy," In the original company, and who Is now being starred by the Fox film concern, was guest of honor. A "Century" Celebration. The 100th performance of "She Got What She Wanted," In which Gallna Kopernak, Alan Brooks and Franklyn Ardell are featured, at Wallack s. takes place on Tuesday night.

May 21. Producer George E. Wlntz is planning to make it a memorable event with handsome jouvenirs, etc. Burlesque Is I. H.

Herk, president and general manager of the Mutual Burlesque RESTAURANTS BROOKLYN. CONEY ISLAND i The "fitheree" and dining grill in boardwalk cafe at FELTMAN'S. "moderate chargei." fiih and aeafood ipecialtiea chopi and chicken and not forgetting the famous frltman RESTAURANTS MANHATTAN. Dine Dane at the Merrieat Placa The VILLAGE MILL 47 Went 3rd Phone SPRIn 7747 Private Parties Banquets to 300. Hank, Master of Ceremonies.

AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN. MAJESTIC JANE COWL In Stephen Millfpe' A'omoiffc. Drama "Paolo and Franceisca" NEXT WEEK SEATS NOV aaaa. ici.kjr- flHNi WW ran MMuaMrtsw-ioiiisiuoftMiUL! Matinees Best Seats Villi A 1C BROOKLYN EitlOil 3Mati.Wed 4.Sat. The Newest Mystery Thrillers "THE JADE GOD" WERBA'S rLATBUSH "DARKTOWM AFFAIRS" BO People Neat Week "iTT'BONT PAGE" BROOKLYN Paul ASH and "Say it with Music." HEAR the arrest telkinihit "The LETTER'1 boowirgsat 11:20, 2:10,4:35, -in a-in in-9 aramount in Sound REX INGRAM'S "THREE PASSIONS" ALICE TERRY petbuvich NAM RA1.PCRIN.

WHITE MANNINd. DAY! HAJUUS. FRAMUE Ulrla. Otha I I. 17 1 "Th.

Gr.nd Street Follies" A revue, Presented by the Actor-Msnsgeri, Inc. Book anil lyrics by Acnes Morgan. Music by Arthur Schwa. Mix EwUig, William Irwin ind Serge Walter. Bettings and coi.

lumri by Aline Bernstein. Staled by Agnes Morgan. terlzations of many stage people of note, male and otherwise. He grows fainter as he grows up, avoiding the obvious so sedulously that he seems less artful than merely tame. Dorothy Sands is more robust and definite.

Noah and his pals and his flood, as the flood might have been supervised by Hoover; the siege of Troy as Belasco might have staged, with Dorothy Sands undulating effectively as Lenore Ulric in the role of Helen: Caesar's Invasion of Britain as Noel Coward might have set it to music; "Serena Blandish at the Court of Louis XV," and "Fashions in Love'' are among the more striking cf the numbers, all brightly costumed and set in plea.sing scenery. Everything Is done lustily and with gusto and a playful wit very engaging. These playera who began not so very long ago as amateurs still retain the liveliness of youth. It is their grentest asset. To It they arc odding skill and grace and case.

Probably this Is the best of all "Grand Street Follies." to Type JAME3- treat his patients, he was Scotch. llo-humyeah, OX GIVING AIR. Enthusiastic admirers, particularly those of the opposite sex, frequeutly make a nuisance of themselves or so I am told. One well-known vaudeville star was pestered continually for weeks by an otherwise attractive woman, who wasn't fool-in' but meant to have him. If he could be had.

After a tiresome and annoying flood of invitations by mail, telephone and telegraph, including several personally presented pleas which proved embarrassing on one or two occasions, he decided to visit her apartment for lunch after the show and devise means lor discouraging further attentions. The time was passed enjoyably enough, except that It became apparent that the affair would progress Into one of those Irksome entanglements If not halted summarily. Then he spied a photograph on the writing desk. "What Is the meaning of this?" he cried, angrily. "Why, that's my boy friend.

Jchnny So-and-so," she replied, Fomew'hnt startled by his manner. "He left Just a little while before you came up." "Yqu deceiving, double-crossing trlfler," the star shouted. "Johnny is my best friend and dearest buddy! Never mention a word of this to him, and never speak to me again!" Then he grabbed his hat and left. "It worked." chuckled the star to a friend later. "I haven't heard from her since." "And who is this Johnny?" asked the friend.

"I never heard of him in my life." PET PASIIES. Paul Whlteman'i leadership. Femmes with blond hair. Letters from radio fans. Louis Armstrong's hot stuff.

California's sunshine (but who can live on Senoritas of that Spanish type. Jimmy McHugh's melodies and Dorothy Fields' lyrics. Irene Del-roy's dimples. Dave's steaks. Mawj it.ft (if tan tresses.

PET PEEVES. Representatives of music publishing houses who Ret in your hnir on broadcast evenings. Telephone calls before noon. Bus-boys who clatter the dishes when vou are slngliu a soft song. Barbers who drop hair down your back.

Persons who ask "when you ponna play" the number vou lust oHved. Writers who spell it "Pollock." MAY IT PLEASE YOU." June Bugs Mobilizing, Gardeners Are Warned An augmented army of June bugs Is being mobilized for ratds on local gardens, scientists of the New York Botanical Garden warned yesterday. Plagues of these beetle recur periodically. The Insects spend years as white grub worms, crawling beneath the ground and eatln the roots of grass. When thev are D1CKSTEIN- of "The.

Desert Song1 Vitaphone transcription of "The night, marking the first time that audible screen. A musical success "The Desert A Warner Brothera Vitaphone production of the musical comedy of the tame name; directed by Roy Del Ruth. At the Warner Theater. THE CAST. The Red Shadow John Boles Margot Carlolta King Sunan Louise Faz-nda Bonnie Kid.

a Reporter. Johnny Arthur General Blrbeau Martlndel Pasha Jack Pratt Hasse Ottoman Hoffman Bid El Kar Robert E. Guzman Clementina Marie Wells Oapuln Fontaine John Mlljan Rebel Del Elliott Azurl Myrna Loy role of the heroine, Margot, and as musical comedy prima donnas go, she is pleasant enough. A young comic by the name of Johnny Arthur, assuming the part which Eddie Euzzell occupied on the stage, brings humor to the piece in a droll characterization of a Paris Herald correspondent in Morocco. And John Miljan is a fair enough choice for the part of Captain Fontaine of the Foreign Legion.

"The Desert Song" on the screen is most successful, probably, when the camera Is employed In capturing stunning scenes of the Moroccan desert, sweeping glimpses of Bedouin horsemen galloping across the horizon, and when these scenes are projected In natural colors (as some of them are), they add a touch of real beauty to the It may be expected, of course, that the talkies will bring many, more musical comedies (and such light operettas as "The Desert to the screen. It is a bit comforting to note, at the same time, that the new arrival at the Warner Theater a fair enough beginning. tiful" he condemned as only a figure of speech and he' contended that "Just so far as you have art subordinated to morality, you are prostituting art. The aesthetic has nothing whatsoever to do with good and There were several audi-ble gasps among the audience. Practical Application, Professor Spaulding explained that he' puts his theories to practical application at Princeton.

"When my students come to' me and a.sk me how to be good," he said, "I tell them that the: first recipe to being good is not to accept any ready-made code or standard. Better far than the acceptance of any code whatsoever Is the critical consideration of them all. The Intelligent man, I believe, is better than ihi man who merely conforms." SAYS HOME LIFE IS CRIME FACTOR "All criminality Is due to lack of conscience In the Individual, and this essential ability to distinguish between right and wrong, coupled with the will power to govern one's jlf accordingly, can be instilled and cultivated only in the proper home environment." said Dr. H. W.

Schlif-fer at a meeting of the Taxpayers Civic Welfare League of the Eastern District hold at McCaddin Memorial Hall, 3d and Berry. lust night. Dr. 8chlifTer added that teachers cannot be expected to do all the ork In training children, Education begins in the home, he declared, scoring parents, whq permit their rhllrtren to frequent the "vicc-brcedine; plague ipois of the city." The league is striving to eradicate this evil by conducting an extensive drive for better home conditions, particularly by advocating the building of larger and better apart ment houses in that district. Intelligence as Standard Of Moral Conduct Ignores Religion Spaulding Claims to bring him back to Broadway for an indefinite engagement late In May.

"Courtesan." a sensational dramatic novelty, is to be presented on Broadway In about five weeks. The producers are confident It will be a "knockout." Albert Vargas, noted Peruvian artist, is doing a portrait of Louise Brown of "Lady Fingers." which he will, exhibit at the Seville Exposition' this summer. AMUSEMENTS BROOKLYN'. LOOK WHO'S COMING DEBE MONDAY Right Out of the -Newspaper Headlines to You None Other Than That Great Big Broadway Celebrity. Who Made the "Sucker" Famous TEXAS GUINAN IX PERSON And Her Gorgeous NIGHT CLUB REVUE More Songs More "Hot" teps Laughs More Beautiful Girls Than You've Heard or Seen in a Lifetime.

Oh, Boyt What a Wow of a Show. H.4.T1U1M AVI.NVIHj STRICT IBROOKLYN UNDER CANVAS ONE WEEK ONLY MVADYl.tir: MONDAY MAY 6 MAMMOTH TENNIS COURTS Nostrand Clarkson Avs. opposite Kims County Hospital 1000. rw fOKICI FEATURES liKluSIn HUGO ZACCHINI The HUMAN PROJECTJLT SHOT THROUGH SPACI EHOM MONsTfR or CENTURY I GOLIATH, the M.remota Sea Elepkail PRICES (Admlltint to Circus. Mensteria and General Admission Seats Adults, SI.OO: Children Inder 1 Years.

AOs. (irandstand Seats, Ineludlnf Admission, SI.JS to All. KEATS NOW SELLING AT PEASE PIANO S8 ELATBCSH AVE. FOX FLATBl'SH A YEN IE AND NEV1NS STREET EVERY WORD. THRILLS In THRU DIFFERENT EYES" Kiln Mary Duncan, Warner Batter, Edmund Lowe All Tailing Pnr-Nnvle lnnf't Triumph On the NUee HENRY SANTREY and lilt Orchestra.

JANS WHAI.EN, RI'BY NORTON. Other ALL-STAR ACTS. TODAY "FAZIL" with h. Earrell OP THE PRESS" with Lewis Mlone Mldnlte Show Sat. Alcee I lttefl at.

"SYNCOPATION" All Talk. Musle, Son-, Dance with Warinc's Pennsylvanians LITA GREY CHAPLIN in person: other Acts. St'alya MARK 1st Showing Saturday IJ-3Ci 11 M-! ALJOLSON 1 KAnW to I P.M. ISiiiilnsFool HEAR Corinne GRIFFITH Top. PRICE rALK i.

"SATURDAY'S CHILDREN" MOMART Palton St. I Rockwell PL I In Brooklyn I Now American Premiere Normnn KERRY "THE BONDMAN" By Sir Hall Calne By BEN POLLACK. Being just a young fellow, I was silly enough to let them tell me that conducting a band qualifies one to conduct a column, upon occasion. So here it is. with the understanding that when our.

boy friend. Rian, returns from abroad he will reciprocate by taking my baton and piving them that great, big personality smile in the Florentine Grill some evening. An arrangement no tougher upon my customers than upon his readers. SOPORIFIC STIFF. My trombone player.

Jack Tea-garden, Is from tre sunny South-Texas, to be exact. He moves as slowly as he talks, and if he ever shows up on time lor a rehearsal it will break up the band. "What, is it with you?" I asked him. "Eight hours of sleep should be enough for any man!" hours may be swell for you Northern folks," he drawled, "but we don't sleep that fast in the South. Ten's the least I can do with." "You know who I mean." shrilled the sweetheart of all our bands in Dave's Blue Room the other sunup.

"I mean the guy with the Franklin teeth." "Franklin teeth?" "Yeh, air-cooled." RIPLEY PLEASE COPY. B. I. or all chorines are not chiselers. A friend of mine became interested in a pretty brunette who, although not educated in a convent nor reared by a colored mammy, truly supporting her family in with chorus tvedition.

He learned that she had given up dancing lessons because she could no afford high' fees for the work which she needed. So he sent her to one of the best teachers on Brfladway. "He will give you a special rate because of favors I have shown him," my friend assured the girl. He already had instructed the teacher to give her the routines and send him the bill But the instructor overplayed his hard. "It won't cost you a cent," was his reply to her query about the rate.

"I wouldn't think of charging a friend of Mr. So-and-so." "That's1 a phony." retorted the girl, "Nobody's, like-that. And I'll accept friendly courtesies, but no is 'golw; to spend any money on me." And she didn't take the lessons. Her name, in case you are terc'Eted. is Vlda Manuel, ami she dances in "Sprirn Is Here.

SpeakiiiR of education and heredity 'see line about convent there's the ornery Thomas-cat in the apartment next door, who is positively belligerent to every one but his attractive owner. "We really can't blame him." she eooed. "His mother never amounted to much, anyhow. Slier used to ramp all day In ths bathtub, playing with the water frcru the' faucet. We called her Minnie the Mermaid." Not much of but rniifht lik? it.

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Classier. Marcy Girl? Who Dare Kin Resent. Fulton Bedlord. of ou aUo The Bshr Jnier BENSONHIBKT avn u.n. The standard of moral conduct is not Christianity, Platonlsm or utllJ-tarlanlsm, nor is it honesty, sincerity or integrity, according Prof.

E. O. Spaulding of Princeton, but Intelligence pure, reasoned Intelligence. Professor Spaulding propounded his views to a dissenting audience last night at the Academy of Music in the last of a series of lectures he has given under Brooklyn Institute auspices on fundamental philosophical problems. "Better Than Conformity." Intelligence, criticism, thought and reason, he asserted, are better than conformity and dull acceptance of any code whatsoever.

He addressed an audience made up for tlie most part of conservative Christians, who gasped at his casual reference to and nonchalant rejection cf Christian ethics and who set upon him with arguments whet his remarks were concluded. "Would you have us throw Christianity overboard?" one of his lis teners queried with something more than Intellectual curiosity at stake. "Mutt Stand Test of "Yes," he said, "every bit of it that won stand theiest of reason. "What about the clergymen, then?" a feminine listener put the question. "The clergyman." said Professor Spaulding.

"is no better according t3 my standard than the b'islnes man. The business man does just as much good. I think Henry Ford, for distance, has indirectly d'me a great deal more good than any clergyman who ever preaclied a sermon. I don't believe there, can be a profession of good men. I believe all men can be good." Questions Christianity.

Hi-questioned the proposition every personality is as worth while as every other. "That is the moral of Christianity," he said. "I dcubt it and question it." As the arguments veered into the field ol art, Professor Spaulding revealed that with intelligence as the final standard, art for art's sake becomes a reality. "Morally beau sn. LL DWNTOWN SECTION Cumberland.

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