Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1921, Page 51

4 * by Beneventé, produced at the Shubert-Belasco last week . author in the leading roles. WASHINGTON, oy e Taf, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1921, quisemnents Cle —_— —_—————3 XCELLENT drama has been our portion for the ‘week. True, it !ms | had a tragic savor, but the tragedy served the more idly to im- press the principle that evolved it. John Drinkwater’s vf:nmcus mas- terpiece, “Abraham Lincoln,” has helped to make familiar to many heretofore in darkness a great character often misunderstood in llfe_as[ well as in history. It has served to point with unerring certainty the line of demarcation between the real patriot and the politician and to tcach that partisanship is not always patriotism. It is a wholesome llesson _at this stage of the country’s perils, for America is hedged about “,"”‘ perils today even as in the dark days of the sixties. The wild enthusiasm that inevitably comes with the strains of “Dixie,” or the mention of Robeft E. Lee is deemed significant by many. It seemed a pity that it obtruded itself 1 on the play. However, there is something to real patriotism which com- mon humanity is slow to grasp, and prejudice, like ignorance, is not always delicate. * ok ok X i FEW plays have come to Washington in recent years that have ?rousefll so much interest as'dramatic constructions as “The Passion Flower, vith Nance O'Neil in the leading role. The Spanish drama is not sufficiently \y{ll known to the American playgoing public to permit much comparative judgment. But Benevente’s play has been recognized as a great dr_an;‘anc creation. It proceeds upon about the same lines of development as those that are the basis of north European and Amegican drama. Its exposi- tion is atmospheric. with a_swift first-act climax. The g_zcond act, that most difficult problem for all playwrights, is masterly in its presemauor; of the problem. As the curtain falls the audience is leit in a maze ol{ possible solutions. Even in the last quarter of the final act therT is 1}:0 assured conception of the author’s purpose. So deftly has he handled the situation that not more than two minutes ela_pgg from the complete dis- closure to the end. Thus there is no possibility for that gr_ez!fs( ?f handicaps upon good drama, an anti-climax. Many varying opinions ha“i been expressed regarding the play, though none as to its am_zt?{ : presentation. But all- conflicting judgments are decidedly modifie !hy the fact that the play has held American attention now for many months and that it has made upon the records of the stage in this country oncl of the deepest marks ever scored :y ;n*European drama. { . * HE current week will be rich in song from the Herbert opera at the National to Dorothy Jardon and the Cosmos anniversary b|!‘l ml vaudeville. It will be a relief from the higher tension of last week. “Co- gnac,” a new Shubert production, also will come to lend its aid toward nor- malcy, and ahead is Doris Kean.and “Romance,” with a higher-trend in drama to keep us from slipping backward in our (hezgrlcall taste. Tlge Kreisler opera will come later to invite comparison wnh" “The Girl in the Spotlight,” and Guy Bates Post, with “The Masquerader,” will vie with' Miss Keane's “Romance” for p:plfl:;p:tmnage and approval. ALTIMORE is all aglow with the prospect of grand opera, which, like the vote, seems strangely denied to Washington, at least by the lead- ing companies ; or, are our local managers at fault. They give us the lesser lights ; perhaps the brilliance of the truly great is too strong for our eyes —1)“( it would be ears in the ca‘se of :pera, wouldn't it * o NE of the actors’ associations is contending for cheaper seats in the theater. at least in the top galleries, which it states, are nearly always - empty. It is set forth that by denying the privilege of the quarter admission to those who used to patronize the p .fi' apartments "th_e theaters have driven a valuable asset to the movie: e “ggllerélgod is a thing of the past and the world could ill afford ta lose him. Close ob- servers in the local theaters, however, have percer replacing him “the gallery goddess,” especially at the higher-priced coficerts and the really big plays and attractions. Contention is made on.ghe part of the local purveyor that twenty-five-cent seats in the gallery§would lead to a di- ~ STELLAMNORR EX- Gaycty Current_Attractions minution in the well-filled senxu the dress circle and orchestra, for it is said the woman who wants to see a play stands not on the pride of birth or prominence of position in sieking a place to see it. * * * k k * I MPDEN will add “Macbeth” to his repertory during his AT THE THEATERS THIS WEEK. | NATIONAL—“Girl in the Spotlight,” opera. Opens this evening at 8:20 o'clock. BELASCO—“Cognac,” comedy drama. Opens tomorrow evening at 8:20 o'clock. POLI'S—“Way Down East,” motion picture. Opens today at 3 p.m. KEITH'S—Dorothy Jardon, vaudeville. (New show.) Opens tomor- row at 2:15 p.m. COSMOS—“Extra Dry,” vaudeville. (New show.) Opens tomorrow at 1 pm. STRAND—"“The Stealers,” vaudev: at noon. ille.. (!few show.) Opens tomorrow GAYETY—"“Jingle Jingle,” burlesque. Opens today at 3 p.m. in Philadelphia, the second week in February. * 'T will be of interest to admirers of the New York Symphony Orchestra | to know that Dr. Walter Damrosch is to have associated with him .1 | irecting the organization, Mr. ‘Albert Coates, formerly conductor of'the' | London Symphony Orchestra, of the Royal London Philharmonic Society and of the Royal Opera Covent Garden, during the 1921-22 season. An- nouncement to that effect has been made by Harry Harkness Flagler, president of the Symphony Society of New York, in a letter to the dl-‘ rectors. * ¥ Kk RS. HENRY B. HARRIS has made her debut as a vaudeville producer in presenting Sasah Padden, in “The Cheap Woman,” by Anne Irish. 'ALTER engagem * % % % , pASQUALE AMATO, the baritone of the Metropolitan Opera, has re-| ceived from representatives of the Italian government, in this coun- | try, word that he has been mad: a cavalier of the Crown of Italy.’ * * LEE SHUBERT has stated that the new twenty-million vaudeville or- ganization will begin active operations next season. It will be allied to the Stanley Amusement Corporation, which controls about eighty|p: houses suitable for vaudeville in the east and southeast, and will probably havé a working agreement with.- Marcus Loew and William Fox, by which they will book Shubert performances. * k ¥ % HE NEW MORALITY,” a comedy of English manners and morals, | 5 by Harold Chapin, a young English dramatist, who was killed in the war, which Grace George recently presented in New York, is said to pre- the funniest pieces of its kind, “@irl in the Spotlight.” Victor Herbert will conduct the tonight, opening performance of his presented by George W. roduction intact—just as' it was Knickerbocker Theater, New York city. While it is described as “one of em- loying three leading comedians, it, evertheless, has class and distinc- tion, and Mr. Herbert's score is said to be his most tuneful since “Mile. sent the contention that a wife possibly may condone her husband’s in- 1’:331'1'.::;5 fi b;.‘-fir'xfl:ed?‘ w{fi;’?‘"n‘:: fidelity, but on no account ekcuse philandering on his part. Its scene is a | Ledsrer emphasizes, do not rank h‘?nseboat on a river surrounded by other houseboats, all within ear- . shot. Y as chorus girls, but are termed by im subprincipals. Skelly, Paul Burns and Jim- Hal %* k %k X . - £ mie Dunn are the comedians. Mary EE and J. J. Shubert, it is reported, have bought the Academy of |Milburn is the new prima donma, who Music, in Baltimore, now under lease to the Academy of Music |created a veritable sensation in New Company. A. L. Erlanger, president, until September 1, 1923. This will make ;":,:: ;f:;’,‘,fizk:"lhlf"":f:" Sauvale the third theater in the Monumental city under Shubert tontrol. The !basso; Charles George, two beauti- Auditorium and the Lyceum being the others. * k X X THE first theatrical performance by gaslight was given at the Drury Lane Theater, London, in 1817. Prior to that candles furnished the spotlight and the illumination. In the Spotlight BT arrangement just made, “Irene.” | Palm Beach, reopened in “Sinbad” at now being presented at the Van-| Providence Monday night to a packed derbjlt Theater, New York, is to be| 2°U%e- heard in Austria-Hungary soon. i o di Y ment _here. Tom Powers, Olive Tell,"James See- ley, > Edith King, Wood. Harry Humphrey, Harry Ham- alainen and others. Rehearsals of “Blue Eyes” were re- newed in New York after the com- pany closed down here. An entire new company has been secured in which Lew Fields and Molly King will be starred, with Andrew Tombes, Ray Raymond and Delyle Alda as added features. Francis X. Bushman and Beverley Bayne will be headlined at' the Pal- ace Theater, New York, this week in a one-act comedy, entitled “The Poor| Rich-Man.” James K. Hackett will produce Joh Drinkwater's “Mary, Queen of Scots,’ in London in the fall. William Harris is preparing now to present the piece in New York. ‘Near Santa Barbara,” Wijlard Mack’s latest play. was presented at the Greenwich Village Theater Mon- day night, with Clara Joel and the It is de- scribed as a melodrama of the old style. and the critics carried it over the rocks for a good panning. - al Alleging breach of contract before | she had an opportunity to embark |2! on the enterprise, Irer Castle has b filed suit in the New York supreme court to recover $20,000 damages from | Charles B. Cochrane, London theatri- | cal man and promoter. Miss Castle was to head a musical comedy in London at $2,500 a week, it is claim- ed, but the show never opened, hence the suit. , Grace Ellsworth, who has been seen here in “Parlor, Bedroom and Bath” and “The Little Journey,” recently joined “The Love Birds,” in Boston, with Pat Rooriey and Marion Bent. “In the Night Watch,” Michael Mor- 1on’s play, finally received its initial presentation Monday night in New York. Several scenic hitches marred the opening. The piece is an adapta- tion of Claude Ferrere's and Luclen Nepoty’s “La Vielle d’Arme; The Winter Garden's eighth annual re- elle ue, “The Passing Show of 1920.” will A. L. Erlanger has arranged witn | 20me to the Poll Theater the week be < Afthur Hammerstein to have Frank| KINnG Sunday night.” Febraary 3. Tinney, in “Tickle Me." play his Chi- James Barton heads the comedy con- cago engagement at the Illinois The- | Ungent. ater, opening April 3. 3 = ? Minerva_Grey, the eccentric comedi- Arnold Daly is now playing the|enne, in “The Girl in the Spotlight,”” is leading role of “The Tavern. John to become a producing manager next Meehan, who had it until recently, [season. Miss Grey, who comes from was called out of town by the second | an aristocratic Engiish family, recently company on the road, but will return | made considerable money in an invest- to the original New York company|ment. While in New York during the + this week. run of the show, it is said, she accepted e a comedy drama that she intends Al Jelsen, after a.3nsathis rest at]produce in the early spring. 4 h. » ful dancers and Evelyn Grieg. There are five scenes painted in the most elaborate and tasteful man- ner, and the costumes are declared | riginal and gorgeous. uc",‘g]"u ac.” David _Arndld .Balch's comedy- rama, “Cognac,” will be presented at the Shubert-Belasco Theater to- morrow night and all this week. is a comedy-drama which will presented at a Shubert theater, New It be ork, immediately after its engage- The cast will include Sylvia Field; Leonard Doyle; Marie L. Day, Cyrus “Cognac” is in three acts: its lo- cale a small town in New England. Elmer Stubbs has returned from the war with a_young bride, Marcelle by ame. Earl Watkins, who also was in the war, recognizes her as a young French cocotte, whom he had mef t a place frequented by soldlers of low moral tone. Before going broad Ejmer Stubbs had a sweet- eart, Haftie Watkins, sister of Earl, and when she learns of this she tells it about the village. mits the truth of the’charge to El- mer and, though she really worships her husband, to leave, when Elmer, after wander- ing in the flelds all ‘night, finds he cannot live without her. Marcelle ad- she packs up, ready “Way Down East.”, Down East” will begin the “Way second week at Poll's Theater with a imatinee today at 3 o'clock. Thereaft- er twice daily at 2:15 and 8:15 p.m., ex- | cOmical cepting the Tuesday matinee, which | Bailey, will begin at 1 o'clock because of Sir Philip Gibbs' lecture, “What America Means to the World,” which starts at the performances will be given :30 o’clock. In this photoplay of a famous play, which has been declared the greates work of David Wark Griffith, the pro- ducer has combined drama artistic motion photography, color .and humor with a musical embellishment. He as vivified the people of Lottie Blair Parker's original play more charm- ingly than they were originally in- troduced, and he also has taken a step forward by employing a new to|idea in color scliemes, whereby- he the Strend brings out the richness of gowns and - ususl policy, the photoplay will super- surroundings in scenes to contrast the pastoral background of the main story. He shifts his audiences from a:gmenl!d symphony orchestra at|country to town and back again and the iand also tomorrow night, latest musical offering, “The Girl in |screen, !.l!|ha Spotiight,” at the New National | snowstorm and ice gorge scenes, the eater, Lederer, with the original cast and | mained unattempted. gives them views of landecape splen- dor never before surpassed on the He ends it all in a series of like of which, until now, have re- A strikingly notable cast of players interprets the seen during the past summer at the |various roles. Doroth;?ndon. Dorothy Jardon, former prima don- na of the Chicago Grand Opera Com- pany, now playing & limited engage- ment in Keith vaudeville, pending re- sumption of her grand opera and re- cital work, will be presented this week at Keith's, commencing at the matinee tomorrow. Miss Jardon's act will be mounted and staged in an elaborate and dignified manner, and her program, while containing selec- tions of grand opera caliber, also will have a number of catchy and fanciful songs that popular taste demands. Miss Jardon’s gowns will be a fea- ture of her performance. Jerry Jar- nagan is her accompanist. Sarah Pad- den, who won renown in “The Clod” and “Betty, Behave,” will-be seen in “The Cheap Woman,” supported by { Betty Brooks and Harry English. Ann | Irish wrote the play. Masters and Kraft, dancing hits, will present them- | sélves and Bobby Dale, Elsie La Mont, Grace Masters and Louise Dale, in “On With the Dance,” with words and mu- sfc by Clifft Hess. Harry Tighe and Edna Leedom will disport themselves in “Pidbits of Musical Comedy”; Thomas F. Swift and Mary H. Kelley will present “Gum Drops,” a comedy confection, and others will be Scanlon, Denno Brothers and Scanlon. in smart dances; Karl Karey, In “Musical Car- toons,” and Karl Emmy’s “Pets,” with “Toplcs of the Day” and kinograms. Today, at 3 and 8:15 p.m.. the bill will present Pearl Regay and all of last week's act; “Extm_l)ry.” William B. Friedlander. whose vaudeville offerings are noted, will resent, with his own lyrics and music, to the book by Harlan Thompson this week at the Cosmos Theater “Extra Dry,” his latest, and it is announced his highest priced act of the year. It features Jack Fair- banks, Jeannette Lawrence, Sue Parker and Lawrence Ackerland. with a choral aggregation described as_absolutely unique, in a big musi- cal comedy number, handsomely gowned and beautifully staged. The bill will also include the celebrated Marconis, accordionists extraordi- nary; Robert Henry Hodge and com- pany in “Bill Blithers, Lawyer,” a great playlet; the Wilsons, In merry musican nonsense; Leon and Mital, acrobats, and Nelson and in songs and amusing chatter. The extraordinary matinee offer- ing will be Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle's great comedy picture, “The Life of the Party.” based on Irvin S. Cobb's amnsing magazine story, while Mack Sennétt's laughmaker, “The Fireside “The Stealers.” Thi# week, beginning tomorrow at to its ‘day. starting at 3 p.m. Theater, contrary ! Sede ‘the vaudeville attractions, and for the first time in this city. William Christy Cabanne’s “The- Stealers” a Robertson-Cole . guperspecial “\leh has created . will be shown, with lighting effects. . and" with & sensation elsewhere. special stage apd Griffith, wrote, djrécted and produced “The Stealers.” It i the culmination of years of experience. A farcical oddity by Howard Clark, entitled_Nine O'Clock,” will be pre- sented by Frank Davis in the vaude- ville. Others will be Wilbur and Lyke in songs, bounds and sayings; Edah Dolbridge and Tobe Greener, intro- ducing their own song hits; Hart and Helen, ' unique exponents of music and originalities_ and Billy Bemard and Charlotte Meyers, in “The Cabby and the Fare.” Minor short films also ‘will be shown. “Jingle Jingle.” “Jingle Jingle,” the L H. Herk pro- duction, opens at the Gayety Theater with today’s matinee. It is heralded as one of the brightest and breeziest, as well as the newest, additions to this circuit. The cost of the produc- tion is said to considerably exceed that of the average organization, and this is reflected in the elaborate wasd. | Ward Sheldon's drama of a great love, robe and scenic equipment. Max Field | following her recard-making success and Frank Anderson, funmakers ex-|in London, where she achieved a'tri- traordinary, are headlined, followed by the two Morrissey Sisters—Stella and “Dimples” Dorothy—who will sing and dance. Others include Harry O'Neal, Fannie Albright, Loretta Hearn, Morton Beck and Fred Trust, with a well drilled, well dressed and well voiced chorus.of twenty-four. The “features” announced for this| week at the Arcade Aud! an exclting “Lucky Sp: several quaint, old-time dances Thursday and a “Kiddies’ lnlsm" Friday. | Supcrstmon. ALL persons, it is asserted, have [isczme superstitution. Many are superstitious where the figure 13 is concerned. But George W. Lederer contends that this supposedly unlucky number is his lucky one. As evidence he re- fers to the fact that Mary Milburn, the prima donna of Victor Herbert's “The Girl- in-the Spotlight,” is 'his thirteenth .etar, and passed by any of the .twelve others that he developed. He further pre- dicts she will be the greatest of all of them, not excepting Edna May. It 8 Mr. Lederer'’s confidence in Miss Milburn that gave her the chance to appear, unknown,on Broad- Way, in_this. latest Victor Herbert musical play. He selected her out of thirty-eight " other 'applicants for the role, owing to her remarkable devel- opment in “Angel Face” last season, where she played one of the minor roles. Until then Miss Milburn’'s stage experience had been as a chorus girl for one season in “Furs and Frills," and one week as a subprincipal in “The Golden Goose.” Toward the close of the season last year, when the opportunity offered, Lederer, realizing the time was ripe, placed Miss Milburm in the role, and from the start results seemed to indi- cate his judgment was right. From her childhood Miss Milburn || has applied herself to her musical studies, taking up French, Italian and German, and is thoroughly proficient not only in these languages, but also in roles of several grand operas. S It will be remembered . that Mr. Lederer brought to the -public !uc% well known stars as lIsie Ferguson, Marguerite Clark, Edna_ May, Adele Ritchie, Marie George, Mabelle -Gil- man, Madge Lessing, Evelyn Nesbit, Ina Claire, Margaret Zender, Virginia Earle and many famous male actors, including David Warfield. , PR —_— e ‘With the revived “Erminie” golng along merrily, it _is interesting to learn that John Philip Sousa’s best known Iight opera,.“El Capitan,” was presented “in Philadelphia last “week and scored a big success. i that she has{vided the score, scored a sensational triumph, -unsur- |8uthor of “The. 'ed. buffalo skins with the redmen. Natlo aL_ “The Grra in Coming Attractions ! At Theaters Next Week. . NATIONAL —*“Apple Blos- soms,” opera. BELASCO—“The Masquerad- er,” comedy drama. GARRICK—"“Romance,” com- | edy, drama. = . | COSMOS—Amiversary bill, vaudeville. STRAND—“Sweeties,” vaude- ville. GAYETY—"Joy Bells,” lesque. bur- “Romance.” The international star, Doris Keane, in “Romance.” will be the Shubert- Garrick attraction next week, in Ed- umph of four years, as the Italian grand opera singer, La Cavallini. Miss Keane's portrayal has been consider- ed one of the great characterizations ‘of the modern theater. Her tour is under_the direction of Lee Shubert. She will be supported by her London leading man, Basil Sydney, and A. E. Anuson. £, —— “The Masquerader.” t«The Masquerader,” a drama of va- riety, . with characterization, mystery and ‘a sturdy love interest, written by | John Hunter from a_story by Katherine Cecil Thurston, will be pre- sented at the Shubert-Belasco Theater | next week, with Guy Bates Post as its star, in the dual fole of Chilcote and Loder. “Apple Blossoms.” Charles Dillingham will present the operetta, “Apple ms,” for a week’s engagement at_the”National, beginning next Sunday. Itwill be interpreted by John Charles Thomas, Wilda Bennett, Percival -_Knight, > Fred ~ and _Adele Astaire, the ‘dancers; - Edgar Norton, Ruth Les, Edna Temple, Marle Berne, Maurice Darcy, Frank Fitzpatrick, pza. Dil Haighton and g Fritz Kreisler “Wictor Jacobi pro- . William L You,” furnished : ve an appeal that An especially enlarged orchestra has been organized to interpret the Kreisler-Jacobi score. Cosmos * Anniversary. As has been the custom at the Cosmos during its twelve years of Success as a popular home of popu- lar vaudeville Manager Brylawski next week will celebrate his twelfth anniversary with a bill of only high- class vaudeville and photoplay fea- tures. It is declared the costliest bill of the entire year and should therefore reflect unusual excellence. It will be headed by Ned Dandy's unique farce, with song interpola- tions, “Clothes, - Clothes, Clothes,” featuring Raymond Loftus and a host of pretty girls arrayed in the pret- tiest of costumes and in handsomely staged settings. It is wholesome in its fun and delightful in its other features. Two other great offerings will include La Berenicia, in a series of beautiful and exquisite dancing features, and “Adrian,” a rare surprise. Lutes Brothers, armless wonders, will contribute both novelty and surprise, and Ryan and Moore, the Four Musketeers-and Oliver and Lee will add all that music, songs and light comedy can lend to keep up the standard of the entertain- ment. Wallace Reid's big picture, “The Charm School,” will be the added matinee feature. and the Chester Studios will furnish “You'll Be Sur- prised” as the leading film funmaker. “Sweeties.” A musical farce with an excellent cast is promised at_the Strand Thea- ter next week in Willlam B. Fried- lander's revue, - “Sweeties.” ~Others will include the Pesci Duo, ‘“The Harpist and the Singer”; Johnny Mur- phy and Bob Plant. songsters and funsters, in Neal O'Hara's “Secrets”; Joe Weston and_Grace Eline, “The Upper and Under World Pair,” and the Deach Wallin Trio, equilibrists. The photoplay will be Will Rogers' latest Goldwyn . production, “Water, Water, Everywhere.” “Joy- Bells.” Al Reeves, old-time burlesque favor- ite, will bring his “Joy Bells” com- pany to the Gayety Theater next week. - The cast includes Harry (Heine) Cooper, Snits- Moore, Toew | Christie. Millie Valeska, Elsie Huber and Pauline Harris, with a typical Reeves chorus. Thurlow Lieurance, Student of Indian Music. URLOW LIEURANCE, the world's . foremost cqllector, recorder and composer of Indfan songs, was born at Qskaloosa, Iowa, March 21, 1880. His father was, a physician. . While he was stfll a child, his father moved with his family to Kansas, where he became a doctor among the Pawnee Indians. He also set up a small ‘trading store, where he barter- Many a skin did the boy help to tan and prepare for shipment by the wagon traing mpying east. The family ived’.in a sod house in the shadow of the great rock where Kit' Carson made his historic stand. the games young Lieurance played were, for the most:§art, Indian games, and ‘the music Me 'heard - was the music common utgsRis. primitive en- vironment. S Even as a he was strongly attracted to the Fndisn music and Before Hs_knew anything of fence of ‘mudie, he turning the native ‘the over in his mind, Spanish-American war. With $400 saved during this period. he went to; the Cincinnati conservatory, where he studied composition, voice, piano and score reading under Frank Van der Stucken, W. L. Sterling, Ollie Dicken- shield and Bellstedt. When his money was gone, he took a position as chorus man in Henry Savage's Castle Square Opera Com- pany at $10 & week During his two years there he studied fifty different | operas, ranging_from “Pinafore’ to “Tannhauser.” From his meager eal- ary he purchased a complete score) of every work he had sung He visited most of the {mportant tribes of the North American con- tinent. By both phonograph and hand notation he recorded the music of thirty-one different tribes, and of thirty separate’clans of the Pueblo tribes. In all, he Teconled more than three thousand melodies, hundreds of which he has harmonized and pub- lished for the enjoyment of music lovers today. His own beautiful compositions, based on pure Indian melodies, have had international, success. They are featured by concert artists, and by the foremost bands and symphonies, all over the world. “By the Waters His genlus for gdiptation and har- mony was firat vered by a Ger- | man scientist, 6 was studying the Indians in ‘this-otintry, and 'he in- spired Lisuran: Ith what was later to become his- fiaiwork. teen he enlisted became bandmaster of tiie Regi- | mental Band, and served through the of Minnetonka” is one of the most popular numbers that has ever come from a composer's_pen. —_—— Ethel Barrymore, who was taken from Cincinnati to the Flower Hos- pital in New York, 1s reported to be greatly improved. Setens froms the SporrcaT” Nstional Concerts and Lectures»‘ ; ' Sir Philip Gibbs Tuesday. “What America Means to the World"™ | witl be the subject of a tecture by Sir Philip Gibbs, the famous English Jjournalist and author, at Poll's Thea- ter. Tuesday afternoon at 4 @'clock, under the local management of-T. Ar- thur Smith. Since he war ended 8ir Philip has had frequent talks with eminent statesmen and other national leaders who are directing the course oL events in Kurope. He has thus had exceptional opportunities to as- certain the views of the highest authorities on present-day conditions and the position of the United States as a world power. He is a highly trained observer. and has always been ardently pro-American. In his lec- ture ‘he will not only discuss the world outlook, but will point out the vast .influence this country may wield in restoring order out of the presenmt chaos. Tickets may be obtained offices of T. Arthur Smith, | street. Cleveland Orchestra Tuesday. The Cleveland Orchestra will give its first Washington concert;at the National Theater Tuesday affernoon under its conductor, Nikolai Sokoloft. Mishel Piastro,, violinist, “will be the soloist. Seats are on t Mrs. Greene's concert bureau, 13thind G. Potter Recital Tuesday, Ruby Potter, lyric.soprans, will be heard ‘in joint recitdl with Louls Pot- ter, pianist, Tuesday evening at 8:15 o'clock at' the New Masonic Temple Auditorium. An_interesting program testing the artistic and techniral Be- ish of both artists will be given. Mr. Potter will play the Beethoven Sonata in C minor, opus 10; the Scarlatti Sonata in G minor, Frank’s Prelude, Fugue and Variations; Brahm's Rhap- sodie in G minor Chopin's Cnant Polonaise, Tarantelle Mazurka, Pre- lude and Scherzo in C sharp mino MacDowell's “To the Sea.” “Rigadon d Moszkowski's Waltz in E major. Mrs Potter's program includes Ha del's Care Selve, Veracini's Pastoral, Hugo Wolf's “Secrecy,” Strauss’ Serenade, d'Ozanne’s Chanson Proven- cale; Rimsky-K: Sun”" Palal ‘at the 1306 G 11 accom- Miss Gertrude McRae pany. “The Hymn to the Sun” have an additional accompaniment cello. violin and flute by Messrs. Nuashy Ralon and J. Arcaro. The final nugmw. ber on the program will be Lims Lehmann's “Endymion’ by Mr and Mrs. Potter, jointly. Thurlow Lieurance Thursday. Thurlow Licurance, with Edna Wooley. soprano, and George Tack. futist, will appear at the New: Ma- sonic "Auditorium Thursday evening. under the auspices of the Rho Beta Chapter of the Mu_Phi Epsilon Na- tional Honorary Musical _Sorority. The artists will appear in , native costumes and scenery. This unique recital should appeal lovers of Indian music, s ‘Mr. tell the stories and illustrate the sangs. while Miss Wooley (known as “Nah Mee”) sings the songs in costumes of thetribe from which the. $ongs : were taken. i ! “Ignorance of the Educated.’ Gilbert K. Chesterton, the famous English essayist. philosopher, drama- tist and poet, will lecture ai New - National Theater Thursday Rfternoon at 4 o'clock on “The Ignorance of the Educated.” Mr. Chesterton's striking originality should be displayed in this lecture, which will deal with & topic of universal interest from en- tirely new angles, and giygs, wide scope to the lecturer, who aing ranks high as a_humorist. S The lecture will be ‘ un@#¢ the auspices of T. Arthur Smith, &nd fick- ets may be obtained at his offices, 1306 G street. - (Continwed on Fourth Page.) % 10 Lieurance will egends which 5