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Kusenic, Colfax, Calif. .... 00 or Emil Taratuski, Philadelphia, Pa. 1.00 FE. Halbak, Perth eae N. J. Peter Turk, ares Ne J. P. Turk, Fords, ‘ B. Toth, Perth Amboy, N. TCT Ce SR re ea, 1.00 Niaie Erie, Pa. 10, 00 Emil ae Ms Red Granite, Wisc. 1.00 E. Wijitala Red Granite, Wise. . .1.00 aot Ayala, Red Granite, c. 1.00 | (there |trained mob in “Danton’s Tod”), a Production Colorful: “Danton’s Tod,” Nearly Perfect Reactionary Propaganda at the Century Theatre EINHARDT at’ the Century is| producing one play after the other, | each most reyolutionary in technique, and each definitely reactionary in “Danton’s Tod,” a play nded on the trial’ and execution of the most famous cen- rist and class colla- ationist in the french Reign of Ter- ‘or period is aleng the ame line. Some of the scenes are amazing.' The rial of Danton be- ore the Revolu- tionary Tribunal, with the theatre au- dience in the place of the audience at the trial, with the | colorful mob clustered over the stage is a huge and beautifully and clear down, in the isies of the theatre (which have become the court room isles) Robespierre, St. Just and other political leaders conferring as to the best way to stop the lion-roaring of Danton, who speaks in his own de- fence, and with a ceaseless flow of Max is) rat |sophistry, wins the spectators to. his side—this is a marvellous scene. { But it aud the others, especially the mob scenes on the streets, are used for entirely white-guard purposes. The people of Paris are slandered un- mercifully. The people of Paris, the working masses, the artisans and the sttrving peasants driven to the slums of the city by the landlord system in the country, after all made the revo- lution, did the fighting that flung down aristocracy, and even frightened the capitalists until the reaction of Thermidor. And these heroic masses are shown in the guise of sadists, maniacs, like Southernors burning a Negro, debauched, depraved, fickle, cowardly and stupid. That a fne art is used in this misrepresenta- tion is a matter of interest—and may be a reason for seeing the play, but |makes the propaganda usefulness of | the thing much greater to those who exploit workers. | The hero of the play is Danton— Danton who played fast and loose with state money in Belgium, who kept up a constant secret correspond-| ence with the court party through | the queen, only deserting her when the failure of reaction was evident, Danton who worked with the Giron- dists until they demonstrated their utter lack of mass support, Danton who would have still collaborated with | the emigre’s in the last. days of ‘the | Terror, would have stopped the Terror |which all present historians agree | was the ony salvation of the French Republic. The French revolution was a mixed 5 | thing; capitalism was taking power,! but under cover, for men will not fight merely to save the money’ bags |of others. This made the leadership 5 | of necessity a leadership of fine |phrasemongers, of theorists who could not look facts in the face, and of fanatics. But there was a period, exactly the period of this play, when Robespierre and St. Just represented a left wing force, resisted the reaction which had already set in, as Danton assisted the new reaction. So Rein- hardt and Buckner, the playwright, make monkeys out of Robespierre and St. Just, and glorify Danton. These two reactionary artists, Buchner and Reinhardt, do uncon- scious of the effect perhaps, teach a “RESTLESS WOMEN,” a comedy eighth Street Theatre. “CELEBRITY,” a comedy on p: “BEHOLD, THE BRIDEGROOM,” BASIL SYDNEY. Chief player in “The iaming ot the Shrew” at the Garrick Theatre, where the Shakespeare comedy is now |in its third month. lesson in the science of revolution. Danton talks with Robespierre, alone in a room together, and the contrast between Danton, the merely “practi- eal” revolutionist, now a tired radi- cal, leaning to “democracy” as an avenue towards reaction, and Robes- pierre, the cold theorist, is startling. Also when Danton wins the court- room mob, St. Just and Robespierre bring in the army, disciplined force, and are triumphant. Sokoloff who plays all the devils in Reinhardt productions does what is required of him with the character of Robespierre. Camille Desmoulins, Danton’s weak disciple, is handled sympathetically by Hans Thimig. Paul Hartmann interprets Danton. The female parts are hardly worth ,mentioning.—V. S. GILBERT AND SULLIVAN PLAYERS TO GIVE THREE OPERETTAS Winthrop Ames Gilbert and Sulli- van Opera group begin the last two weeks of its New York season Mon- day afternoon in the Royale Theatre. The repertoire for Christmas week is: Monday matinee and Thursday night, “The Pirates of Penzance’; Monday night and Wednesday afternoon, “Io- lanthe”; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday matinee, “The Mikado.” A. H. Woods announces four Christ- mas week neatinees, on Monday, Weduesday, Friday and Saturday, for “The Trial of Mary Dugan” at the National Theatre. Stanislaw Przybyzewski, noted Po- lish dramatist and novelist died in Warsaw last week. He was born in 1868 and was creator of the Polish modern theatre. Paderewski arrived in New York Tuesday to spend the holidays here and prepare for his trans-continental tour, which begins in New Rochelle on January 3, and concludes next May in California. He will give some fifty concerts. Rave eee ee ee The New Plays by Sydney Stone, at the Morosco Theatre Monday, with Mary Young starred. “PARADISE,” by William Hurlbut, Monday night at the Forty- Lillian Foster is featured. rofessional pugilism by Willard Keefe, Lyceum Theatre, Monday. Crane Wilbur heads the cast. a drama by George Kelly, at the Cort, Monday evening with Judith Anderson as the star. “VENUS,” a comedy by Rachel Crothers, at the Masque Theatre Mon- day evening. “BLESS YOU, SISTER,” by John Meehan and Robert Riskin, Monday night at the Forrest Theatre, role. “THE WHITE EAGLE,” a musical version of “The Squaw Man,” at the Casino Theatre Monday night: The book and lyrics by Brian Hooker and W. H. Post. Friml. “L’AIGLON,” Rostand’s Napoleoni “IT IS TO LAUG “EXC S BAGGAC a comedy Theatre Monday night. “MONGOLIA,” a new play by Con night at the “THE ROYAL Ferber, at the Selwyn Theatre Thursday Ne Stamper. night at cone Princess Theatre. night at the Cosmopolitan Theatre. GH,” a comedy by Fannie Hurst, opens Monday at the FAtinge, with Edna Hibbard heading the cast. Greenwich Village Theatre. “PARIS BOUND,” a comedy by Philip Barry, with Madge Kennedy starred, Tuesday evening, at the Music Box Theatre. “SHOW BOAT,” a musical version of Edna Ferber’s story, at the Ziegfeld Theatre Tuesday night. i FAMILY,” a comedy by George S. Kaufman and Edna “THE PRISONER,” by Emil Bernhard, translated from the German by Alexander Berkman, Provincetown Playhouse Wednesday. “LOVEY DOVEY,” a musical comedy at the Sam H. Harris Theatre The book is by Gladys Harold Levey and Dave r. Wood wrote the lyrics. “THE seni SHOW,” a comedy by Tom McElhany, Thursday with Alice Brady in the principal The music is by Rudolf ic drama, will be revived Monday by John McGowan, at the Ritz rad Westervelt, will open Monday Wednesday night. | place at Dresden. | time ago Strauss had a difference | with the Vienna State Opera he de- | time under his own baton. JHE Daily WOREER, NEW YORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1927 Opera For some time the Vienna State Opera has been endeavoring to in- opera, “Die agyptische Helena” (“The the chief role. Richard Strauss’ operas have taken clared that no first performance of his was to be given in this city. It is his new work in Vienna for the first tended to make that premiere the | opening event of the “Festival” weeks in May or June, ‘ PHILHARMONIC the Philharmonic Orchestra with Mengeburg conducting, on Thursday evening and Friday afternoon at Carnegie Hall, and next Sunday af- ternoon at the Brooklyn Academy of | Music, playing the Tchaikovsky Con- certo. Next week’s programs: December 29 and’30 at Carnegie Hall: “Oberon Overture, Weber; Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky; Siegfried’s Death and Funeral March from Gotterdammer- ung, Wagner; Ein Holdenleben, Strauss; December 81, at Carnegie Hall, students’ concert: “Oberon” Overture, Weber; Violin Concerto, Mendelssohn; Soloist: Clara Ward Smith; Ein Heldenleben, Strauss. The following week the orchestra is on tour, playing in Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Richmond, and Pittsburgh. Mr. Mendelberg re- turns to New York for his season’s farewell on Sunday afternoon, Jan- uary 8, at Carnegie Hall. NEW YORK SYMPHONY. Elizabeth Rethberg will appear as 29 and in Mecca Auditorium Sunday afternoon, January 1. Fritz Busch will conduct the fol- lowing program: First movement from symphony “Russian Bells,” Arcady Dubensky; Aria with Orchestra, Mozart; Varia- tions and Fugue on a theme by Mo- zart, Reger; Poeme de l’amour et de la mer for soprano and orchestra, Ernest Chausson; Capriccio Italiano, Tschaikowsky. A Christmas Concert for Young} People will be given in Carnegia Hall Saturday afternoon, December 3i, with Walter Damrosch conducting. =—Music Note=——= The Malkin Trio will give their second concert Tuesday night at Town Hall. Mitya Stillman, viola, will be the assisting artist. The pro- gram: Trio, B. flat major, Opus 99, Franz Schubert; Piano Quartet, A major, Opus 12, Rubin Goldmark; Trio, G minor, ‘Opus 15, Friedrich Smetana. Eva Gauthier at her concert in Town Hall next Thursday night, will feature three of Monteverdi’s arias in her recital. They are: Monologue “Orfeo” (“Tu Sei Morta’”) (1607); Maledetto, sia l’aspetto (Scherzi musi- cali} 1623), and Canzone (1609). Mme. Gauthier believes that this will be the first time that these songs of Monteverdi will have been heard by American concert-goers. “ Socrate Barozzi, violinist, will ap- pear again in recital at Town Hall on Feb, 20. The League of Composers will give their next concert at Town Hall next Friday evening. William Mengelberg vill conduct. Richard Strauss’ New/ duce Richard Strauss to give it the | right of first production of his new | Egyptian Helena”), the libretto of | which comes from the pen of Hugo | von Hofmannsthal. Jeritza is to fill | Apart from “The Woman without | ‘her Shadow,” all the premieres of And: when some | hoped that the composer may yet} make another exception and produce | It is in-| Cecilia Hansen will be soloist with soloist with the New York Symphony | Orchestra at the concerts in Carnegie i Hall Thursday afternoon, December | Music and Concerts EEE ee The noted and talented exponent of Russian folk songs will be one of the | artists who will appear in joint re- cital at The DAILY WORHER cele- | bration in Mecca Temple on January 13. Alfred Blumen, pianist, at his Town Hall recital, Wednesday afternoon, will play the Vivaldi Organ Concerto in D Minor, the Wanderer Fantasy of Schubert, a group of Debussy, Godow- sky and Albeniz and a group of Chopin. Maria Safonoff, pianist and Julia Mery Gilli, soprano, will appear in joint recital Tuesday evening at Stein- way Hall. The soloist for the performance of Handel's “Messiah” which will be sung by the Oratorio Society, Monday evening in Carnegie Hall. Stoessel conducting, Ruth Rodgers, Dorma Lee, Arthur Hackett Granville, and Herbert: Gould. =—=Screen Notes—= “Silk Legs,” a modern comedy, will constitute the screen program at the Roxy Theatre next week. Madge Bellamy and James Hall play the lead- ing roles. Harold Lloyd in his revival of “Grandma’s Boy,” will stay at Moss’ Cameo Theatre another week. The 55th Street Cinema, beginning this Saturday, will have Children’s Christmas Repertoire week. The schedule of performances follows: Saturday, “The Goose Hangs High” and Tom Meighan in “The Bachelor Daddy”; Sunday and Monday, “Peter Pan” ; and Wednesday, “A Kiss for Cinder- ella,” with Betty Bronson in this story by Sir James M. Barri. Mary Pick- ford in “Little Lord Fauntleroy” on | Thursday and Friday. “The Enemy,” starring Lillian Gish, will have its premiere at the Astor Theatre Tuesday evening. This is a picturization of Channing Pol- lock’s play of the same name. “Pullman Partners” is the title of Norma Shearer’s new starring vehicle, now in production under Sam Wood’s direction. This is an original story by A. P. Younger. Metro has acquired the picture rights to Arthur Wing Pinero’s Trig; one of the popular plays of the Eng- lish dramatist. Another Pinero play, “Trelawney of the Wells,” has been adapted to the screen to be known as “The Actress,” Glenn Tryon comes to the Colony Theatre in his second comedy titled “A Hero For a Night,” beginning this Saturday. Patsy Ruth Miller plays the leading feminine role. The pic- ture was directed by William James Craft from a stor yby Harry O. Hoyt. PHILHARMONIC Pe eae A Conductor CARNEGIE HAL 6th Arthur Judson BI, SBOr Mer. (Steinway) VOWN HALL, Tues. Eve., Dee. Second Concert by the MALKIN 27, 8:30 TRIO London Charlton, Mgr. (Steinway) YOWN HALL, Wed. Aft, Dec. 28, at 3 “ANNO ReCreal, ALFRED BLUMEN Concert Mgt. Dan'l Mayer, Inc. (Baldwin) N.Y. Symphony FRITZ BUScH | Under the Direction of LOIS SABLTH RETHBERG (of the Metropolitan) DUBENS ARCADY rART — |MAX REGGE aby BERG— | Tickets Bow 4 \ fice. Me. fice, 1 Box of- | Steinw y \TOWN HAL 1 Thurs, Evg., oe , Dec. ta (Sauthier : In a program of music for the voice froin Monteverdi, 1607, to Revel, 1927 CELIUS DOUGHERTY at the ‘Piano. (Steinway.) The Russian Symphonie Choir will give a program of classical and folk Saturday evening, January 7, Albert | with Betty Bronson; Tuesday | DRA music at the Engineering Auditowum | day afternoon, January 16 in Town Hall. i VN Geert ee Theatre Guild Presents —————————————. A FOLK PLAY BY DUBOSE AND DOROTHY HEYWARD REPUBLIC THEA. West 42nd st. Matinees Wed. and MATINEES EVERY DAY XMAS WEEK THEATRE GUILD ACTING CO. in SHAW’S COMEDY THE Doctor's Dilemma GUILD THEATRE W®S7, 52a sv. Thurs. and § MATINEES XMAS WEEK: acs THURS. & BERNARD GILBERT MILLER Presents: Max Reinhardt’s Production of “DANTON’S TOD” By GEORGE BUCHNER at the CENTURY Theatre Mats. Friday & Saturday at 2:00—$3.50 to $1.00 SPECIAL HOLIDAY MATINEE Evenings at 8:00 $5.00 to $1.00 MONDAY HERAYMAN by Bayard Veiller MATINEES XMAS WEEK Dee. 28thi FRI, Dec, 30th; SAT., Dec. 31st 4 MON., Dee. 26th; W 10% REDUCTION ON ALL TICKETS BOUGHT THRU | DAILY WORKER OFFICE, 108 E. 14th STREET. “THE CENTURIES’ By Em Jo Basshe The Fall and Rise of the East Side Masses 4a A Beautiful and Thrilling Play at The New Playwrights Theatre 40 Commerce Street Performances Every Night Except Sunday | A New Playwrights Production The Love Nest A Satirical Comedy by ie B. sherweee COMEDY Tea, Ww . Mats, aire: t. 2 & 30 HUDSON bifaed en capblyy ehh 8: 30 “LOS ANGELES” A New Comedy by Max Marcin & Donald Ogden Stewart ods Re- poy: OF the Ss GRA 7) NOMS. er CHARLES BOY’ ‘SCROOGE™ Fe aE De TP BSINNONG ot HEM, : BWAY4: sMonpay y The Show that: Rocked Bresamay wy @ Scream. on Chanin'’s Maj ic Th., 44th, W. of B'y Jestic Evenings 8:30. Mats. Wed. and Sat. Thrilling Music Play of the Golden West SeLOVE CALL WALLS: with MUNI WISSNFREND Th,.W.58 St.Mts, John Golden “Wit eSat'2 BOOTH 45°). W. of B'way Eves. 8:40 Maunees Wed. & Sat. at 2:49 Winthrop Ames Presents John Galsworthy’s New Play The Desert Song with Leonard Ceely_and Eddie Buzzeli 2nd Year YHEA,, 4. 3t.W.of B way IMPERIAL aninan’ 8:30 Mats. Wed. aud Sat., 2:30 ESCAPE with Leslie Howard caning aiid THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYHOUSE AT Chanin’s W. 45 St. Royale. Mts.Wed. . at. All Performances bxcept Mon. & Thurs. Winthrop Ames “Mikado” The annual holiday matinees of the Junior Festival Players at the Neigh~ borhood Playhouse, 466 Grand Street,° will begin next Tuesday at 3 p. m, and continue on Wednesday, Friday- and Sunday afternoons. The program eludes a medieval romance, “Fleur and Blanchefleur,” arranged from aft old Troubadour song, and “Harusaki,”. 1 Japanese New Year’s Day described. by songs, dances ‘and games. Esther Peck has designed the costumes ands settings and is in charge of the pro- duction. Blanche Talmud directed. che pantomime &nd dances; Frances" BF. Brundage, the songs and diction, The music for. “Fleur and Blanche-— fleur” was’ arranged by Alexand Semmler from- old French» song Lily May Hyland compiled the music for “Harusaki” with the assistance of) Madame E, T. Shima and Madame _ Laurence Wolfe, tenor, will make Kimura, gh his debut appearance in recital Mon- Gilbert tienry Miller’s ‘Sa Grant Mitchell ccc: i. Conese THE BABY AGL 1D) “See it as Creep.” —LEve. Post way, 46 St. Bvs, 8.30 Bb tee Wed. &Sat. 2. 30 FULTON THE MERRY MALONES with GEORGE M. COHAN Dusolina Giannini will open her to with an appearance atthe Eastman Theatre in Rochester on January 5. if eae