Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1921, Page 51

The Theater WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, EVUE and musical comedy during the week left nothing meriting special comment. It was rewtie from the white lights of New York and musical comedy. whose strongest recommendation was its accomplished cast. Both another week into oblivion so far a pocure in the revue was daring and best thing of the week in a dramatic ina Tarasova. sian singer and actress, unique attraction of the concert season. her entertinment strangely fascinati melodious contralto, it is not with her voice that s Indeed, there are times when she seen Her personality is a striking asset; hi while her beauty is not measured by conventional s(andar'ds. or clad in the bloomers of the Russian in the radiant colors of the gypsy, woman, her auburn hair bob upon the stage, assumes a hers. In her song presentatio tragedy of life in a moment, from stormy bluster of an angry peasant, smoothly that only close observation invariably leaves her audiences wond singer of her native Russia, both and more besides. week. dramatic ations sh bed and tossing about her ears, Tarasova furnishe had admirers and served to push s entertainment is concerned. Ex- some of the songs shocking. The way was the charming little Rus- She was unmistakably the one Her charm is indescribable; Although her voice is a rich he makes her appeal. an effect. ng. ms to shatter voice to win ce is a mirror of the emotio: er fa she bounces pose, smiles—and her audience is e passes from the comedy to the the soft cooing of a mother to the and it is all done so quickly, so perceives her wonderful art. S he ering whether she is a great licder a great actress or an incomparable blend of d the dramatic treat of the ~ - * % % X _ = 2 HE week at hand will bring Guy Bates Post, with Effie Shannon, in “The Masquerader,” a dramatic treat; also a re-engagement of v in Shakespearean c t | e e o Show 5f 1920 will provide the musical levity and 2 se of less exacting taste, and “Over the Hill, et has bewitched New York audiences since play, while Marcus’ sensation demanded b e the Fox photoproduction which lassics for those who long for the last November, will complete the attractions at the leading theaters. * X RRIE'S “Quality Street” been adapted by Edward vided by Walter Kollo, while is to be staged by the Shuberts. Delaney Dunn, and will have a score pro- Dorothy Ward and Shaun Glenville, recent = It has arrivals from England, will have the*lea*ding roles. . * * . T LSIE JANIS, having made her conquest of America and England, is now to head a French revue at t her role in French. he Apollo Theater in Paris, playing * ¥ ¥ ¥ ) 'ARGALO GILLMORE, who made a wonderful success of the role of Sylvia Fair, the girl in Henry M of “The Famous Mrs. Fair. iller and Blanche Bates’ prod'uvctvio'n i to appear next fall in Eugene O'Neill's lay, “The Straw,” under the management of George C. Tyler, but it is by 1]’\{‘1;’5 Gillmore’s express stipulation that she is not to be stqrred by Mr. Tyler. Miss Gillmore's contract with Henry Miller ends with this sea- son, and she goes with Mr. Tyler upon Mr. Miller’s advice .and with hxg‘ full consent. She will be the featured player, of course, in “The Straw,’ which'is a three-act drama, with scenes tlaid in New England. * * X INCE Gilda Varesi’s remarkable success in the title role of “Enter Madame,” which is now running at the Fulton Theater, New York, Brock Pemberton has received dozens of appeals from other actresses to be rmitted to play the role when fall. lfi: arly every prominent actress the production is sent on tour next in London, it is said, including Con- stance Collier and Phyllis Neilson Terry, has bid for the English rights. Tk ok kK NLY when death comes do the hi ment world receive full credit umbler contributors of the amuse- for .what they have done. Frank Saddler, who died at Brewster, N..Y., recently, was famous for his orches- trations for shows of the New Yor k Hippodrome, master of a small orchestra and at one time was credited with the orchestration for every musieal show appearing on Broadway. It was he, who, by timing pictures with a stop-watch, perfected the system of synchronizing musical accom- paniments for the photoplay. Born in Pennsylvania, he acquired his musical education in Munich, and was considered a Wagnerian authority. At _the time of his death, it is said, Wagner’s theory of musical composit: study of music. he was preparing an adaptation of ion for the aid of beginners in the £ % % % is always well to mingle the sw eet with the bitter, and so it is a T I pleasure to record that whatever differences of opinion may have been farmed of John Drinkwater’s play, “Mary Stuart,” opinion was not at all divided as to the greatness of the impersonation of Clare Eames as the unhappy queen. Heywood Broun, one of the leading critics, calls her “a great actress and superb as Mary.” “There was tenderness in the rformance,” he wrote, “and passion ot enough to warm a new theater.” Eames’ performance “a remarkable fe. still another, wrote: “Memories of M and coquetry and grace and a fury Louis De Foe, another, calls Miss at of acting,” and Charles Darnton, odjeska, and even the tragic Janau- schek, faded away before this brilliantly intellectual conception of the role. * * * In everything she did this actress was queenly. She held herself with fine poise and grace to what might be termed the human qual- ities of the role, but with them all she seemed to wear a star in her fore- head.” Biarns Mantle, who is not given to enthusing, hopes her exceptional success will not turn her head; but even if it does, her the triumph she achieved. Few of her limited experience in leading to the stage a finer or more authoritative command and none of the older actresses has guler technical facility or a more “there is no denying young actresses, and crtainly none roles,” he adds, “have ever brought of character * * ¢ ever played an important role with professional resourcefulness.” Mr. roun gives the play a rank with “the finest of modern historical plays.” * * E new “Macbeth,” presented in <4 in the title role, and Julia Arthur. its scenery.” Only Miss Arthur is given credit for ,to supplement it. 'Mr. Barrymore was declared * * * New York, with Lionel Barrymore as Lady Macheth, was praised “for r ¢ontributing anything isappointing.” * ¥ * % THE seventieth birthday of Frederick Warde, the distinguished play- wright and actor, was recently celebrated in New York by the Memorial Shakespeare Circle. * % * * DAV!'D BELASCO and A. L. Erlanger have engaged Tyrone Power for the title role in “The Wandering Jew,” wh the Knickerbocker Theater, New York, in the fall. * * * ADOLPH KLAUBER is to produce, by John Hunter Booth, author of * * “ MESIS,” a new play and slow paced.” It is added t ‘w admit that he is writing melodrama and 1 two long acts before he is ready to make his ich they will present at * in the fall, “Like a King,” a comedy ‘“’l;he Masquerader.” by Augustus Thomas, has been declared “dull hat Mr. Thomas has not been will- requires a running start leap. STORY OF “O PROMISE ME! hat seme ay you and 1 love together to wome sky: b 0 whispers, ®rill us both and T8 famous old song probably Is | known to every one who has ever heard “Robin Hood,” and to thousands who have not But what they do not | all known is that it had no place in the origtnal score of the opera, but | was an interpolation like “The Last Rose of Summer,” in “Martha.™ While Mr. DeKoven wrote the beau- tiful melody to which it is sung, his collaborator, Harry B. Smith, did not write the lyric. The words were written a number of years age by Clement Scott, the tamous English critic, and were first read at a Tuncheon in London, when Mrs. Kendal, the great actress, took pride in the fact that the author had dedicated the eentimenta] verses to her, and read them aloud. Imagine her chagrin when the Countess of Warwick unfolded a Paper with the identical verses upon it which Scott had dedicated to her. Before the luncheon was over two- thirds of the fair sex present had ex- hibited similar proof of chivalric at- tention. The 9095 Waa Srst jatecpoiated-in “Robin Hood™ by Jessi Bartlett Davis, the original Alan-a. f:.)h.a.:ft:h; Bon;nhm, and ever since ad a R oan had n honored place in the The words run as follows: O promise me that you will take my hand, The most unworthy ia this lonely land, And let me sit beside you, in yoar eyes Seeing the vision of Paradine; Hearing God's blessing while the organ rolls Its mighty music to our very soul | No love less perfect than a life with thee, O promise me! O promise me! It is said a third verse was written, which met the approval of and“:-un.u SUNg as an encore by Jessie Bartlett Davis. Its author is a local newspaper man, who refuses to permit the use of his name. It runs as follows: O promise me that whes life's summer dies And love looks out alone on wintry ekies, When hope lies crushed and withered in the blast And memory recalls the faded past, Your heart and mine shall wander back again To live ence more the blissfnl moments when We dreamed of happiness and what might be, © promise me! O promise me! —_— Joe Hurtig is said to have made the proffer and his idea is to star Ed Lee Wrothe, the burlesque star, in a musical comedy in the $2 theaters of ‘Wrothe has accepted and the comedy is now be- the country next season. ing written. He will have an ec centric character part. such as he has plaved since he left the circus busi- ness to become a comedian with the team of Bickell, Watson and Wrothe i burlesque, Arrayed | Guy BATEY Pos'T Shubert Belagdo C.LELAND MARSH Cosnos Capttol Current Attractions AT THE THEATERS THIS-WEEK BELASCO—“The Masquerader,” drama. at 8:20 o’clock. POLI'S—Walter Hampden, in “Macbeth.” ing at 8:20 o'clock. NATIONAL—“Marcus Show,” revue. o'clock. GARRICK—“Over the Hill,” photoplay feature. Opens tomorrow evening Opens tomorrow even- Opens this evening at 8:20 Opens this after- noon at 3 o'clock and this evening at 8 o'clock. KEITH'S—"“Mezzanine Floor,” vaudeville. New show opens tomor- row afternon at 2:15 o'clock and in the evening at 8:15 o’clock. COSMOS—“Once Upon a Time,” vaudeville. morrow at 1 p.m. New show opens to- STRAND—Great Felix & Co., vaudeville. New show opens tomor- row at noon. GAYETY—Ed Lee Wrothe, in burlesque. New show opens today at 3 p.m. CAPITOL—“Cute Cuties,” burlesque. 3 pm. New show opens today at “The Masquerader.” Guy Bates Post and an excellent company will open a farewell return engagement at the Shubert-Belasco Theater tomorrow night in “The Mas- querader.” . Miss Effie Shannon, Mr. Post’s new leading woman, brings to the character of Eve Chilcote all the beauty, refinement and high ideals which have endeared the character since Katherine Cecil Thurston's novel first made its appearance. John Hunter Booth made the play from the book, and the story in the main is adhered to. In the dual role Mr. Post has exceptional opportunity, his fine gift of characterization and his ability to make the quickest changes, both in voice, bearing, cloth- ing and ‘manner Richard Walton Tully, the producer, has provided stage scttings of un- usual beauty and interest, the first being a notable illusion of a London fog. This scene is declared a mas- terpiece. Walter Hampden. Walter Hampden, in Shakespearean classics, returns to Poli's this week. His emgagement is in the nature of a request, he having been asked to re- turn here for one week prior to his annual New York season; which opens next week at the Shubert Theater, the reason being his transcontinental tour next year, which will keep him away from ‘Washington for two years. Mr. Hampden's visit will be of more than ordinary significance in view of the fact that he will present here for the first time his production of “Ma beth,” with whioh he will open New York season next week. This tragedy has been given a different interpretation by Mr. Hampden, 28 is his wont in presenting Shakespears, and he will offer it four times during his engagement. This will be in ad- dition “to" his famous “Hamlet,” in which, as is penerally known, he broke all records on Broadway two seasons ago erchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet” and also a spe ecial revival of Charles Rann Ken- nedy's famous play, “The Servant in the House,” in’ wi as Manson, scored hi cess in this country. The repertoire: “Macbeth,” Monday. Thursday and Saturday nights and Saturday matinee; “Hamlet” Tues- day night only; “Romeo and Juliet,” Wednesday night; “Merchant of Venice’ Thursday matinee; “Servant in the House,” Friday night. Marcus Show of 1920. “The Marcus Show of 1920" comes to the National Theater tonight for one week: It is said to bear the dis- tinction of having the largest cast and chorus, with two exceptions, of all the perennial extravaganzas in a class with Ziegfeld's “Folli the New York Winter Garden’ ing Show.” There are over seventy- five persons. 50 per cent of whom com- pose the celebrated h Mr. Hampden, s first great suc- cus Peaghes,” who take part in the Marcus harle- quinade. The performanes is divided into twenty-three scenes and boasts twen- ty-seven musical numbers. Mike Sacks is the featured player. Werds and music are by Charles Abbate. The Marcus show carries a special orchestra, wrich will be heard in ad- dition to that of the theater. “Over the Hill.” People who have gone to the Shubert- Garrick Theater the past two weeks have found out why William Fox has kept his feature film “Over the Hill" in New York for more than a year, also why it will continue at the Shubert- Garrick with daily matinees. Its closeness to things human, its de- lightful comedy, its pull at the heart strings and its people—all types fa- miliar in everyday life, give it an ap- peal to the Kind of people for which Will Carleton wrote his homely rhymes and just the kind of emotions which brought the sob and the smile. Mr. Fox has deftly woven the story of the familiar poems, and while there are sobs, probably no film seen in Wash- ington in many years. has more comedy, comedy without a blemish, for it is the fun of a houscful of children, whose antics are effective in turning back pages for grown-ups in front of the screen. “Mezzanine Floor.” The Four Marx Brothers, in a new production producing laughter, is the principal attraction at the B. F. Keith Theater this week, commenc- ing at the matince tomorrow; in “The Mezzanine Floor” Hattie Dar- ling is specially featured. The offér- ing I8 rated as rattling good farcical comedy. Sallie Fisher and com will present Claire Kummer's Choir Rehearsal.” ~An important number will be the American grand opera stars, Marie and Mary McFar- land, formerty of the Metropolitan Company, who will present “A Con- cert Program,” with Thomas Griselle at the piano. Others will include Tameo Kajivami, in a remarkable mental concentration, in “Four Minds in One”: William Demarest and Es- telle Collette, in an airy concelt, “Strings and Stringers”; the Heyns, hand-jumping equilibrists; Marie Walsh and Irving Edwards, in_songs, dance and talk; the Unusual Duo of roller skaters, “Topics of the Day" and the kinograms. Today at 3 and 8:15 p.m. the bill will offer Van and Corbett, Nat Naz- zaro and company and others of last week’s bilL Great Felix & Co. An excellent program is promised at the Strand Theater this week, be- ginning tomorrow, special attention being called to the fact that the last show of the bill will be given Sat- urday night, after which all new bills will be first presented on Sunday of each week. The Great Felix and his company, in a superb magic and illusion spec- tacle, with special and unusual scenic effects, will be the headline attraction this week. Hank Brown and Ada Gunther, fn a laugh skit. entitled “Come Here, Come Here.” will be an added feature. Others will include Peters and Le Buff. in “Bumps, Smile: and Eccentric Feats of Equilbrium” Will J. Evans, “The Happy Hobo'" who followed the late Nat Wills at | years ago. {Tikable being, | Teresa Adams, the New York Hippodrome, and Downing and_the Bunin Sisters, in “It Is to Laugh. The photoplay for the week will be Edgar Lewis' feature production for Pathe, an adaptation of George Barr McCutcheon’s famous story, “Sherry, a colorful romance featuring a uniqu: mystery. Other film attractions will include a comedy, a beautiful scenic and a news subject. Ed Lee Wrothe’s Show. Ed Lee Wrothe and His Best Show are announced as the current week’s attrac- tion at the Gayety Theater. Mr. Wrothe will be seen in the guise of “Higgins," the quaint character which he originated ‘Wrothe makes him a human, instead of caricaturing the role to too great an extent. A brand-new book has been provided. The supporting cast includes Dolly Sweet, Owen Martin, Grace Fletcher, Lee Hickman, Will P, Murph: Marks Brothers and Russell K. Hill, with a notable chorus. Novel vaudeville specialties are promised. “Cute Cuties.” Herk, Kelly and Damsel's, “Cute a revue, will open at the Capitol Theater today, at 3 p.m., con- tinuing all this week. Seven handsomely staged scenes serve as an outlet for eccentricities and hilarity. Harry Seymour and Manny Besser head the cast, which includes Frances Farr, Lillian Herbert, Frank Damsel, Rose Allen, Eddie Golden and a big chorus. Arcade. The Arcade will feature *Paul Jones” dances tomorrow night and “lucky spot” dances Thursday even- ing, the latter to be held in the up- per ballroom. Julia Culp and Song. TA CULP, the Dutch lieder sing- er, has come to represent the highest expression in her art. She was born at Groningen, a little town In Holland, October 6, 1883, Her mother discovered her beautiful voice at an early age. Her father would not believe it, but wanted her to study the violin first. She did, but she “did not like it at all. Nevertheless, she was such a good pupil that she often played violin_ solos in her little town when but nine years old. Of those “classical” concerts she can only think now with horror. Her voice began to develop when she was ten years old. In school the teacher would not allow her to sing because she sang %o loud he could not hear the voices of the other chil- dren. She began her singing lessons when she was twelve years old. Her voice was always natural and easy and she had but little trouble with technical things. A real song recital she gave for the first time when she was fifteen years old, In Groningen and in Amsterdam, She then became a pupil at the Am- sterdam °Conservatory, where she studied with Cornelie van Zanten. When nineteen years old she came to Berlin, and although she gave her first recital there with great success. she felt that she had so much to learn she stopped giving concerts and studied two years with Etelka Ger- ster, from whom she learned every- thing. —_—— Oliver , Morosco leaves New York for the doast this week, where he will produce several ‘new plays he has acquired” before bringing them east. These include a new piece by ©Owen Davis called “The Mask”: “The Rose of the Ghetto,” by Edward E. Rose; “The Copy,” by Thomas P. Robinson, which won the Harvard prize this year; “The Rebound.” by the same author, and Cora Older's “The Ma- donna of Monterey.” Mrs. Older is editor 8 Richard Walton Tully réturned from Furope last week. He brought with him the manuscript of “The Right to Strike,” an English play which he will preduce in this country in Sep- tember. the wife of Freemont Older, of the San Francisco Bulletin. Coming Attractions At Theaters Next Week NATIONAL — “Robin Hood light opera. 2 BELASCO—“Buddies,” musi- cal play. POLI'S—“Hello, Alexander,” musical comedy. STRAND—“Man_Behind the Chair,” vaudeville. GAYETY—“Girls de Looks,” burlesque. CAPITO L—“Bathing Beau- ties,” burlesque. “Robin Hood.” Music lovers and theater patrons who know and appreciate the work of the late Reginald De Koven; will be gratified to know that the famous De Koven opera, "Robin Hood,” will be presented at the New Natlonal next week, opening April 18. The offering is by the Raiph Dunbar Company. Ralph Dunbar works on the plat- form of “All American Opera for All | America,” and has made good in r viving popular operas. His “Choco- late Soldier” of last season was pronounced success, as was “Robin Hood.” This year he is adding the production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado” and Bizet's “Carmen” in English All of them have more than made good. Dunbar believes that there are just as good voices in the United States as in other countries and he engages only singers of our own country. He does not decry the talents of the foreign born, but is intensely Amer- ican. “Robin Hood” is declared a decided- Iy pretentious-production and comes highly recommended from Buffalo, Toronto, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Louis- ville and Detroit. Mr. Dunbar will porsonally direct the orchestra at the initial performance. “Buddies.” The Selwyns' production of the mu- ical play, ‘“Buddi * with_the orig- fnal east headed by Donald Brian, Peggy Wood and Ralph Morgan, will be the attraction at the Shubert-Be- lasco Theater next week, beginning Monday. - Its charm lles in its love story, its scintillating humor and the melodious quality of its music. The book was written by George V. Hobart and the music by B. C. Hilliam. In the company supporting the three stars are: Eduard Durand, Robert Middlemass, Bert Melville, James Kilpatrick, Adrian H. Rosley, Horace A. Rowe, Frank R Woods, Edmund C. Yaeger, Grant Ervin, Georgie Sew- , Cammille Dalberg, Alice Dunn and iolet Dunn. “Hello, Alexander.” “Hello, Alexander,” the musical ex- travaganza in which MelIntyre and Heath are starred, will come to the Poli Theater next week, beginning Sunday night, April 17. The famous comédy team ‘just now is at the high mark of & _long and honorable career. Surrounded by a company of musical cémedy entertainers and a chorus chosen with a view not only to come- liness, but for singing and step dancing ability as well, the show is said to have been “hitting on all four high” in_ its transcontinental tour. The outstanding feature prob- ably Is the dancing, in_whieh prac- tically every member of the organi- zation participates, covering the field of tersichore completely. “Man Behind the Chair.” Beginning Sunday, April 17, and all next week, Al Fields, the popular comedian, assisted by Con Roddy, in a new conception, “The Man Behind the Chair,” will be the headline fea- ture at the Strand Theater. Others will include the Gordon Duo, artistic vocalists; Arthur Dunn and company, in a humorous skit, full of smiles and tunes, and the Six Musical Nosses, a capable sextet of instrumentalists, | and others. The photoplay for the week features Conway Tearle, in his | latest Select production, “The Society | Snob.” | “@irls de Looks.” Barney Gerard’s “Girls de Looks.”! featuring Joseph K. Watson and Will | H Cohan, is announced for next week | at the Gayety Theater. Watson and Cohan will be seen in their famous comedy characterizations, “Slitkin | and Slotki: supported by Anna| Propp, Bettie Evans, Sam Green, George Stome, Kao and Kalama and| a chorus of twent: “Bathing Beauties.” | “Bathing Beauties,” the attraction| at the Capitol Theater next week, is| described as a burlesque full of real comedy situations and snappy. tuneful | song hits. The scenery and costumes| are bright and elaborate. The company is large and includes a beauty chorus. Other Half of Famous Sextet | [FAME. asrepresented by newspapers, kept prefty close track of the girls of the famous “Floradora” sextet. They mostly married multimillionaires, al- though they did mot all stay married. There never has been any record | kept of what became of the mere men who formed the less conspicuous half of that famous double sextet, and it is a great privilege to rescue them from unjust obscurity. It is a little late, perhaps, but better late than never. ) . Harry Gordon, who is in the city in advance.of“‘the Ralph Dunbra produc- | tion of the opera “Robin Hood,” says | Ralph Brainard. one of the original | “Floradora.’ sextet, is now singing the same role in the Dunbar presentation of “Robin Hood.” “Only- one’ of our ‘Floradora’ men married wealth,” says Brainard. was Gegrge De Long. wh tions captured "a rich’ New York[ widow; gnd he retired from the stage to look ‘after hi§ wife's business in- terests. Eddie Gor, who is May Rob- son’s soh, was another ‘Floradora’ boy who retired after the sextet was shelved. He is now with the Guggen- heim-Coober people. - Joe Colt also went into business and is now a high salaried man with the Edison electric interests. Louis Hooper. who was sent from England to help produce ‘Floradora’ in this country and sang in the sextet, is still in the musical comedy field. 5 .. Not one of us has created much of a ripple in the '400° or had his picture { on the front pages of a newspaper. but we have remained eminently re- | spectable, which, after all, is some- thing.” Reginald D; Koven. ; MANAGER W. H. RAPLEY of the| New National, who is a devotee of music, has the following to say re- garding Reginald De Koven: “Reginald De Koven. in my estima- tion, was the peer of all American opera composers. His death in Chi- cago, last March, came as a distinct shock to me because of my love for his musie. . His best work, I think was done in ‘The Begum,” ‘Robin Hood.!' ‘Maid Marian,’ ‘Don Quixote,’ ‘The Algerian,’ “Rob Roy’ and ‘Happy Land.’ | (018 Seotch). | Scoten) and Concerts and Lectures Julia Culp Friday. Julia Culp. the famous song inter- preter, with Coenraad V. Bos at piano, | will appear in recital at the New Na- tional Theater, Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Mme. Culp is firmly established as the true type of lieder singer. She uses nothing false or exaggerated. She is capable of running the gamut of expression. gaiety. sadness, humor, tragedy. grace or_passion, alike with understanding and sincerit; Her program follows: Adelaide” | (Beethoven). “Der Lindenbaum,” “An eine Quelle” “Seligkeit” and “Ave Maria” (Schubert): “Les Cloches” and “Green” (Debussy), “Pendant le bal” (Tschaikowsky), “Berceuse” (O1d French). “Geluckig vaderland” (Old Dutch Folksong). “Dutch Sere- nade” (S. de Lange). “Japanese Death Song” (Earl Cranston Sharp), “When I Bring Colored Toys” (John Alden Carpenter), “O Mistress Mine” (Rog- er Quilter), “Ye Banks and Braes’ ‘The Cottage Maid” (Old Long, Long, Ago” (Old English). Tickets may be had at the offices of T. Arthur Smith, 1306 G street. San Carlo Opera April 25. The San Carlo Grand Opera Com- pany will appear at Poli's Theater Monday, April 25, for its annual en- gagement. This company has ex- panded since its last visit here, but maintains its popuar price tradition. The repertoire for the week is as follows “Madame Butterfily” on Monday, La Boheme” Tuesday “Tosca” Wednesday, “Martha” Thurs:. day matinee, “Cavalleria Rusticana’ nd *“I Pagliacci” Thursday evening, ‘Rigoletto” Fridiy, ‘Carmen” Sat- urday matinee and “Il Trovatore” Saturday night Paulist Choristers Thursday THREE-PART program extraor- dinary, including medieval and modern sacred and secular music. will be offered at the concert to be given Thursday evening at the Catholic Unl- versity by the celebrated Paulist Choristers, called by New York crite ics “the choir incomparable.” This famous chorus of seventy memn and boys will appear under direction of FatMer Finn, conductor, who or- ganized the chorus in 1904 and has directed it to worldwide fame. Father Finn is well known in Washington and will be remembered as the or- ganizer of the choir at St Paul's Church_here, and ulso as orzanist at St. Paul's and Divinity Hall. The soloist will be John Finnegan, the lyric temor who formérly was tenor soloist at St. Aloysius Church, and was selected as the leading tenor of the double quartet of the w York Cathedral. Anne Wolcott will be at the piano and Stanley Van Wart at the organ. The program follows: “Et in Terra Pax Honiinibus,” Giovanni Da Pales« trina’ “Panis Angelicus,” “Alma Re- demptoris” and *O Bone Jesu" Gio- vanni Da_ Palestrina; “Vere Lan- guores” Tomasso Vittoria: “Panis Angelicus,” Giuseppe Baini; “Alla i Beata,” author unkmown; Ardeat Cor Meum.,” *“Quae " Giovanni Pergo Jing * Fedor Koenemann; “Nunc _Dimittis “De Koven was born in: Middletown, and “Glory Be to Conn., April 3, 1859. Early in life he |God.” Sergius Rachmaninoff: “‘Cherubio was sent to England by his parents Hymn,~ Alexis Gretchaninoff: “Min- and was educated there, taking his|netonka Theodore Lieurance: aria degree at Oxford in 1879. He had tak- | from eptha,’ G. F. Handel en up the study of the.piano in Ox- ford, and, after his graduation, went “Where'er 1 Go,” Johannes Brahms; “Home to Our Mountains,” Giuseppe Verdi: “The Sun Worshippers,” Harve to Germany, where he continued his W. Loomis, and “Sanctus, Sanctus, plano studies and composition. Later, | . oo in ' Italy, he studied singing "_ilh Y Siimens OTPOION| wrpy Bira of Paradise” will come with Genes and Delibes.” _——————— to the Shubert Belasco Theater the week commencing Sunday evening, “The Silver Fox, a new play by|April 24, with Florence Rockwell Cosmo Hamilton, will be produced|again heading the cast. A feature this spring by Lee Shubert and William | will be the singingef the native Hae Faversham. - .* 'wallan band. — LY N A .