The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 24, 1928, Page 4

Page Four THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK. SATURDAY, NO There’s No Parlor Drama Here; Show ‘Mechanics of the Brain’ shown at! ‘The Somme” Opens at | the Cameo Theatre | Today ght! orker s Welcome Gropper Toni W This week there the Fifth Ave Fifth Avenue, a m¢ Prof. Ivan Pavlov’s litioned reflexes, “Mechanism < sino production imr Soviet Union American ag | GEORGE BERNARD SHAW is back in town, being represented by “Major Barbara,” a Theatre Guild production now playing at the Guild Theatre. Written in 1905 and last produced in this country in 1915, the play is just as timely and interesting as when first shown in Lon- work he rd of “The Somme,’ New Era Film Co.,| “Q SHIPS,” will be he of The most a ) presented at the Cameo beginning 4 don 23 years ago. this pres« r day. The New Era people have Those who are tually being showr eated the w picture in a big <4 devout followers of Betiee cand the ¥ 4 I Many of the big scenes were Shaw will enjoy med on the actual ground where the play to the ut- a nts happened, most, and many s to German war records will claim that it ably in the in- sis the best play s Ww s production of the that he has ever written. That it is a remarkably fine play there is no doubt. With the competent cast and direction, the play stands out as an achievement of the craftmanship that has been seen in many Theatre Guild’s past artistic and dramatic successes, The Somme” attacks on ches. Many of the ents and dugouts rmans had constructed | the production. c Bernard Shaw ook the World” s fourth week at the Playhouse beginning Russian film by enstein, ctor of “Po- was originally scheduled to a single week, but was twice, will be ie new While many dramatic crities and students of the theatre will claim that the play is propaganda for so- cialism and was written for the pur- 6) wee! he laborator now for a third time Mire picture is ed upon Prof 1 over owing to tremendous pop ti pose of advocating working class os ; . : damnand Tonight at Irving Plaza the workers of New York will welcome | principles, nothing is further from Beatle in book 4 I usce back William Gropper, revolutionary artist, who has iust returned the truth. Altho it is true that S Conditioned ‘Refi John Gilbert, in “The Masks of the from an extended visit to the Soviet Union. Above is one of Grop- many of the points broucht out dur- Uitecnatiann tt Devil,” his latest Metro production per’s Soviet drawings. It shows a workingclass section in a Soviet ing the» progress of the play are th synchronized musical score and, town. correct as a proletarian analysis of certain questions discussed, on a whole the play is quite harmless, if judged as an attack on the capi- 1 Worker Killed, 30 Injured in Chile as ae system. On the other hand, * the play has everything in its fav- Work Car Is Wrecked or when viewed from the angle of entertainment. Those who are well TULCAHUANO, Chile, Nov. 23. eee Shaw’s type of sa- rker was killed, eight were 1" -Will find it in overabundance vanes, =o in the present production. Shaw’s seriously injured and 22 others re- plays are not successful as a result ceived minor injuries, when a car of. of action onythe part of the char- here last acters, but due to the dialogue which is alwavs full of snarkle. The 2 present play has its full quota of The car was carrying the workers witty and amusing talk. to their place of employment at the) The central character is Andrew succeeled in clearing the debris they Undershaft, a munitions manufac- s ing Y turer, who is able by his money to found one charred body, and eight pain control of everything he de, yund effects, comes to the Capitol ay. The story is an adaptation ‘ances Marion, of the Jacob novel, “The Masks of Music Notes Lucie Caffaret, French pianiste, returns to Town Hall Monday eve- ning playing a group of classics in- cluding the Mozart A+ major Son- ata, the Liszt B minor Sonata, a group of Chopin and Liszt-Saent- Saens’ Danse Macabre. The next recital of the Barbizon series will take place Tuesday eve- ning. The soloists will be Kather- ine Bacon, pianist and Herbert Hey- ner, English baritone. PHILHARMONIC torino Respighi’s latest -work, ata, for piano and orchestra, will have its world premiere on Wed- jy nesday afternoon at Carnegie Hall 3 at the Philarmonic Symphony con- , conducted by Willem Mengel- with the composer as soloist. Written August in Capri, the .| composition, s in manuscript, is ted movements, and sic in form and spirit. It will be repeated at the Friday evening program together with the Cherubini —One w he croco: human child materiaNstic fa: nce and forever workmen wrecked night. was last ; Sandu Albu, Roumanian violinist, m ; nerve . : ; sday other workers so seriously injured , © ee eirdals hee i enaercon! Overiin aes will appear in Town Hall Tuesday © v usiy inj pee 3 Ise goes back to the gland and “Anacreon” Overture, Bloch’s Sym- Evealie: that it is feared they will not all re- aagent aan Ae sae, na Pes isc in ncauaiviened ee. rom Berlioz’ “Damnation of 1); ae " Pee ae ae SBE RY Ww , e co. ais Alberto Sanchez, ténor, is to alleviate some of the suffering in Jex, hitherto known amon: on appearing in Steinway Concert Hall} IN CIVIC REPERTORY the world. ciple reflex or as an instinct in- e same program will be given! tomorrow afternoon. | z F “ “a Re onditioned reflex (or hab A dog Respighi Toccata will be re-/ Geraldine Geraty, soprano, will instead of being the noble and id ie sr monkey or child hears a metro- placed by Two-Tone-Poems and the give her recital at the Guild ‘Thea- istig HitGHN Dhak dhe ought fe some or bell, or sees a red disk, and Scene de Ballet from “Sakhara” of|tre tomorrow night. wyaey sts Seetualiy “contealled’ ty, We rive ‘006 1 i 1 Simo Bucharoff. dens “hy 4 § aie : inn S mon Bucharoff, 4 : father and other capitalists who he food c¢ es a fl Tomorrow afternoon the Philhar-| Sofia del Campo, soprano, is ap- | contribute the money for its upkee: va, which is measured in a test monic-Symphony Orchestra plays at pearing at the Gallo Theatre tomor- |One of the principal canteibutees a Y ched to the salivary duct. the Brooklyn Academy of Music. row night,'presenting a program of \the organization is a wealthy dis- After a few repetitions, the mere There are three members on the Classic and modern songs. tiller of whiskey, who is very lib- sound or sight of the stimulant, even’ program: Brahm’s Variations on a , eel eral with his check book when Gen, without food being given, is enough Theme by Haydn, Strauss’ Till “Louise * Llewellyn Jarecka, so- Booth and his associates are in need *o produce the flow, which is Eulenspiegel, and the Schubert Sym-| prano, will give a concert in Stein- of funds. measured. This is aha w Ss €X- phony in C. way Concert Hall Monday evening. The exposure of the Salvation traordinary cla and convincing-| Waiter Damrosch conducts the i, EI | Army as a capitalist controlled in- ness. fourth Young People’s Concert of, Sia Gorshaja, mezzo-soprano | stitution is in many ways the high and Sinaida Astrowa Pollian, so- prano, assisted by the Malkin Trio, Three unconditioned reflexes are the season next Saturday afternoon | spot in a play full of climaxes and Shaw's “Major Revived by Guild Theatre Barbara”’ high pressure attacks on many of the shams of the present system of society. Shaw, howevery has so written this play, as he has likewise written most of his others, that it can all be taken in a good natured manner by the rulers of world fi-! nance and industry. The great suc- ,cess of most of Shaw’s plays is to a large extent due to the fact that those he assails can view it all with) a smile and continue to attend his future productions. Somehow Shaw's} method of fighting capitalism is in most cases actually enjoyed by those who are on the defensive. The present play is no exception. Altho Undershaft is the character to be exposed, yet, Shaw presents him in such a benevolent style, the au- dience sympathizes with him most of the time. Capitalism and its sup- porters will never fear that kind of opposition. Undershaft is vividly portrayed by Dudley Digges. He is to be} highly commended for the fine act- ing he displays in a difficult role. The part of Barbara is played by Winifred Lenihan, who is, remem- bered for her work in Shaw's “St. Joan” several seasons ago. Miss Lenihan is convincing and gives a beautiful performance. Special mention must be made of Elliot Cabot, as Adolphus Cusins, an ex-Greek professor, who joins the Salvation Army, due to his love for Barbara. Other members of the cast are Helen Westly, as Barbara’s mother; A. P. Kaye, as a worker, who is discharged when he reaches | the age of 45, and Percy Waram, as a hard-boiled worker who gets rough in the Salvation Army head- quarters. A great deal of the credit for the smooth running performance must be given to Philip Moeller, who di- rected the play. The production never lags and is an_ intellectual treat for those who want to see the best in the theatre, The play is highly recommended to all theatre- goers who want real adult enter- tainment.—S. P. MUSIC AND CONCERTS PhilharmonicSymphony MENGELBERG, Conductor BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC SUNDAY AFTERNOON at 8:15 BRAHMS—STRA CHUBERT Carnegie Hall, Wed. Nov. 28, at 2:30, Friday Eve., Nov. 30, at 8:30 Soloist: OTTORINO RESPIGHI Cherubini—Blo Respighi—Berlioz Sun., Dec. 2, at 3100 h, Bucharoff, Berlior . Mer. (Steinway.) Carnegie Ha’ Cherubini, B Arthur Jud Mon. Evg., Nov. 26! Caffaret Mayer, Inc. Steinway Piano TOWN BALL PIANO RECITAL Lucie Concert Mgt. Dan'l sed mainly—those of food, defense and curiosity, although negative (in- hibitory) ones are also demonstrated, at Carnegie Hall. The program, which illustrates the Overture in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, appear in recital Wednesday eve- ning at Town Hall. which shows how a rabbit is lost. The | ineludes the overtures to “Iphigenia ee aeaige : ; Saw as use of diagrams, carefully labelled * bon Giovanni,” “Leo, Bernardo Olshansky, baritone, will Nara ers ve is playing hoo explaine ecedes the z 137 Trei 7 ive hi ital at Tow Sat-| with the Eva Le Gallienne group at) and explained, preced: he actual N. 3, Der Freischutz,” “The | &'¥e his recital at Town Hall Sat group | Uy H E experiment, and these diagrams’ are urday night, Dec. 1. the Civic Repertory Theatre. especially enlightening as showing «1 of Windsor,” The soloist will and be AT COOPER UNION how operations upon various spheres the violonist, Ruth Pierce Posselt, (8th St. and ASTOR PLACE) £ a dog’s brain deprive him of the who will play the first movement At 8 o'Clock use of the organs involved. A par~ of the Tehaikovsky Concerto in D. | FIRST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION poaT RSV. 2 ticularly vivid piece of work is done ES SUNDAY, NOV. 25 with a 22-year old idiot, showing ~, . MR. SILAS BENT | how his movements and r Class War Prisoners suaoegen practically the san one or two year old chil¢ with a fargone case <<." With Birthdays Next e Month; Write to Them of syphilis. The TUESDAY, NOV DR. PAUL R. HEYL CONCERT and BALL ARRANGED BY technic of showing the “Weighing the Earth” Foes | } of conditioned re in the train The following class-war prisoners 7 =) = 4 ule of_ Spi | } is exceptionally eff have their birthdays in December. UN.-AR. COOPERATIV E HOUSE _ FRIDAY, NOV. 30 Rei RN RR ENOe IS | t_The one drawback of the picture, Cards and letters are very much ap- | Mr. EVERETT DEAN MARTIN, HOHLA We caret as of the bock, is the fe to show preciated by them. A dollar or two Ss ti di y E D i) 22 A History of Liberty clearly the imy educa- also helps to buy tobacco’ and other aluvaad ve., ‘ ecemover “The Christian Idea of Freedom” tion, psychology, mi and little comforts not given by the at 8 o'clock ADMISSION FREE ciology generally, of the great work | prison administration. LAUREL GARDEN PEOPLE’S INSTI | LECTURES AND FORUMS TUTE At 8:80 o'clock MONDAY, NOV. 26 DR. MARK VAN DOREN Eleven Humorists—‘Rabelais” WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28 MR. NORMAN HILBERRY “Phe History and Classification SATURDAY, DEC. 1 DR. E. BOYD BARRETT “Can Science Give Mankind Religion?” of Pavlov. But implicit in this work Dec. 4, Loren Roberts, Box 520- fis the new light shed upon the nature | of sleep, hypnosis, fear, insanity, in short, upon vur who No word short of | sums up the researches of P: | 9100, Walla Walla, Wash. Dec. 9, Tom Mooney, Calif. S. P., * San Quentin, Calif. Dev. 22, Steve Meanovich, So. Il. Prison, Menard, Ill. | Dec. 23, Gus Madsen, Calif. S. P.,| San Quentin, Calif. Dec, 29, Eddie Maliski, Lock Box 99, Pontiac, Ill. 75 East 116th Street, New York City PRICE 50c. All Proceeds for the “Freiheit” TROTS | @nd this picture is the fin Gible introduction to it. || The Director of the Workers the role of East: pression of the Ti MILLERS INCREASE Mail) 5 PRIZES 5 PRIZES | DREFUS: | SYDNEY, Australia (By MACHINE MAI 60 JOBLESS. Hh AT ) In the federal arbitration at SAN DIEGO, (By Mail).—A po- é 9 1} Melbourne, Judge Brockman refused tato ranch near here employed 60 ll to increase the wages of members men to harvest and sack the crop. : ; \| of the Federated Millers ¢ Mill A machine, manned by 3 men, has \| Questions and Discussion, supplanted them mployes Union LABOR TEMPLE FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY / The N W Pla Ss | 14th St. and Second Ave. € ys November 30th, December Ist and 2nd, 1928 UNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 : 5:0 R. G. F. BECK zi ENG Sia. Be DR. G. F. i “{JOLIDAY.” a new comedy by Philip Barry, will be presented YS OUD i creative Mgthe of by Arthur Hopkins at the Plymouth Theatre Monday night. ARMORY, 68 LEXINGTON AVE JE i dacien tite ‘ae eet: Hope Williams, Ben Smith, Dorothy Tree, Donald Ogden F “ ea f ‘ Stewart, Barbera White, Walter Walker, Rosalie Norman, (between 25th and 26th Streets) (OC Souucay ren mes and Monroe Owsley are in the cast, + ne 7 5 1 t CHARLES C. WEBBER “THE LADY LI by John Meehan, will be brought to the : beet f FIRST PRIZE: 8:30 p. m.: FORUM Little Theatre Monday William Boyd and Shirley Warde head the cast. DR. CHARLES E. FAMA Immigration Polley: What Round Trip to U. S. S. R. FREE “our ; “MOST IMMORAL LADY,” a comedy by Townsend Martin, Ms : eel Should it Be? opens at the Cort Theatre, Monday. Alice Brady is the star. ‘r & : eet “BACK HERE,” a melodrama by Olga Printzlau, will have its SECOND PRIZE: SAT aleomern is + premiere at the Klaw The: » Monday. Melvyn Douglas, One-way ‘Trip to U. S. S. R. FREE —-— - Ne Jean Dixon and Edward Pawley are in the cast. “CONGAI,” a play of French Indo-China, by Harry Hervey and | ] Carleton Hildreth, opens at the Sam H. Harris Theatre Tues- day, with Helen Menken in the principal role. “THE AGE OF INN starring Katharine Cornell, opens at the Empire T night. The play is a dramatization of Edith Wharton’s novel by Margaret Ayer Barnes, “THE PERFECT ALIBI,” A: A. Milne’s detective comedy, opens Tuesday at the Charles Hopkins Theatre. Vivian Tobin, Catherine Calhoun Dorcet and Mary Newland-Davis head the cast. “TOMORROW,” a comedy by Hull Goul and Saxon Kling, opens at the Lyceum Monday with Hedda Hopper, Madge Evansfi and Clyde Fillmore heading the cast. “NEW AMERICANA,” reopens at the Liberty on Wednesday, with Julius Tannen featured. The sketches are by J. P. McEvoy and Arthur “Bugs” Baer. Music by Roger Wolfe Kahn. Lyrics by Irving Cagsar. INGERSOL|. FORUM Gotta Steinway Rullding, 118 Went 57th St. N.Y. C. SUNDAY BVENING Third, Fourth, Fifth Prizes To Be Announced. . Every Ticket Holder to the ICOR BAZAAR Has A Chance to Win One of These Prizes INTERESTING PROGRAM EVERY DAY. Wait With Your Shopping for the “Icor’”’ Bazaar MERCHANDISE of All Description Will Be Sold. Admission 50 Cents. Combination $1.00. 5 PRIZES NOVEMBER 25—DEBATR “WHO 18 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRESENT SEX MUDDLEt"’ ROSH 0. TORRENT, Author of the Unveiling of Woman's Original Nature, Blames Man. TIMOTHY P. MURPHY, Sexologist Blames Woman, ADMISSION FIFTY CENTS Dec, 2--LORY E. LONE “WHY MAN BELIEVES HE HAS A SOUL” and Dincuxston the floor. y Questions trom reba oh te a “AMERICAN VARIET thor of “The Trotsky Opposition—Ita TES OF KYISM” By Bertram D. Wotre’ | Editor of “the Lore, Sulutsky, Cann ¥ Opposition Movem: | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 8 P. M. | WORKERS SCHOOL FORUM, 26-28 Union Sq., Sth floor Admission 25 Cents. THFATRE GUILD PRODUCTION: ma BERNARD SHAW’S Major Barbara GUILD THEA. Matinees West 52nd Street. Evenings 8:30 Sharp Thursday and Saturday, 2:30 Sharp EUGENE O'NEILL'S PLAY STRANGE INTERLUDE JOHN GOLDEN Dinner Intermission 7:40 to THEA. 58th St. 6. of Broadway Evenings only at 5:30 sharp. u Hi 9 ‘<The SOMME” | SHOOK the WORLD’ ERLANGER THERA, W. 44h SP | oe | <2 — Bveniner 889 — | ATVIC REPERTORY 148t..6thav. Mats., Wednesday & Saturday, 2.30. 'C! =RTORY Ev. ff | Geor, M. Cohan's Comedia 50c; $1.00; $1.50. Mats, Wed. &S: ; i with POLLY WALKER EVA LE GALLIENNE, Director in Mr Cohan® Newest Musical Montene, “Invit ; 7] a Shi ’s Thea., W. 39th St Maxine Elliott's Phe Bo hd bah “4 really stirring and feel- vos o| FAY BAINTER JEALOUSY \. H. WOODS presents ing drama.” Gilbert W. Gabriel, “Brilliantly acted.” J. Brooks Atkinson, N.Y. Times. “The best performance ag Miss Bainter has given.” Burns Mantle, ews. “Don’t miss ‘Jealousy’.” R. Coleman, Daily Mirror. JOHN HALLIDAY EUGI WALTER by CAME 4ind Stree? Best Film Show in Town MEU" NOW The BRITISH “BIG PARADE” Stark Realism — Sheer Drama — Splendid Comedy Remarkable film record of one of of the Great War. AUTHENTIC the crucial,campaigns AMAZING TREMENDOUS Arthur Hopkins announces the LAST WEEK of “MACHI- NAL,” by Sophie Treadwell, at the PLYMOUTH THEATRE. Evenings at 8:30, Matinees Thursday and Saturday at 2:30. Arthur Hopkins announces the opening performance of Philip Barry’s new comedy, “HOLIDAY,” at the PLYMOUTH THEATRE, MONDAY EVENING, at 8:45. In the cast are Hop Williams, Dorothy Tree, Barbara White, Rosalie Norman and Ben Smith, Donald Ogden Stewart, . Walter Walker, Monroe Owsley. Production designed by Robert Edmond Jones and staged by Mr. Hopkins. Matinees next week—Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 2:45. » - Little Carnegie Playhouse =, 146 West 57th Street — — — ClRele 7551 American Premiere AMKINO Presents ‘TEN DAYS THAT A SOVKINO PRODUCTION 2nd Production of M. BISENSTE the Director CONTINUOUS NOON TO MIDNIGHT—Prices, Mats. 50¢ Potemkin vex. $1.00. (tb Ave. & o9th st. Evs.8.30, Mats.Wed.&Sat. Guy ODETTE DE WOLF ‘ROBERTSON MYRTIL HOOPER 1D A Muston! romance of Chopin CHANINS 46th St, %. ot B'way Eves. mt & 25 Wed. & Sat. SCHWAB and MANDEL’S MUSICAL SMASH God's NEW with GEORGE OLSEN'S MUSIC. ITE HOSTESS MARTIN BECK THEATRE, Mats., Wednesday and Saturda KEITH-ALBEE JOLSON Chea BROADWAY at 41st St. Starting Sunday FIRST NE SHOWING “Power of the Press” YORK Matinees, Sensational Mystery Melodrama! with DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR. and JOBYNA RALSTON and Superb Holiday Bill of 7 Kelth-Albee-Orpheum 7 Attractions ‘The Hill Billies—Rente Riano “Land of Clowns” & Others 46th St. 8th Ave. Eves. 8. RAISE FOR LINEMEN SYDNEY (By Mail).—Telegraph W. W, WEINSTONE District Organizer Workers Party BRONX WORKERS CENTER “Small Town Sinners,” a film 1330. Wilkins Ayenue (Freeman St. Station) fe) | : | essons of the Elections } ‘Li November 25, 8p. Mm, =_ EAST SIDE OPEN FORUM CHURCH OF ALL NATIONS (9 Second Ave, N. Y. ©.) SUNDAY, NOV, 25, 8 p. m. HARRY LAIDLER “RACE AND ECONOMICS” Admission Free—Everyone Invited WAAR AAAAAAAAAA AAR AAA AMARA |—_——<$_ $$$ | “The Trial of Donald Westhof,” a Ufa production, adapted from a ‘novel by Felix Hollaender, is to be the feature at the 55th Street Play- house beginning today. On the same bill will be another issue of “Soviet News Reel,” produced by Sovkino, and Chaplin in “The Adventurer.” | presentation of the play by Arthur! yinimum pay is from 233 to 299 yy Avenue Playhouse beginning today. tion for the workers. | | Comedy “BILLIE” linesmen in Australia have received _ “Napoleon's Barber,” a Movietone) an increase of 24 pounds a year. | Caesar, which will continue at the’ jounds a year. Roxy a second week. CANADA HOSE WORKERS WIN r a, GUELPH, Ont. (By Mail).—The adaptation of Hans Alfred Kihn’s .yccessful conclusion of the strike comedy “Meisekin,” will have its! of the hosiery workers of Landers first American showing at the Fifth Bros., Ltd., has won union recogni- NEW MASSES BALL DECEMBER 7TH, FRIDAY WEBSTER HALL, 119 EAST ELEVENTH STREET Where radicals, workers, artists, writers, and poets meet every year to have a good time. It will be gayer than ever this time. Buy your tickets early——$1.50 in advance, $3.00 at the door. (phone rexervations ne- n 4445); Workers Bouk- m ” J. 15th $t1 Modern Book- ew Playwrights Theatre, 135 W. t4ih St.