Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1921, Page 10

4 ‘10 ; ¢ Amusements Burton Holmes Lecture. “Inspecting the Philippines.” with Burton Holmes, proved an obviously attractive experience for a large au- dience at the National Theater last * night. What the Filipinos are, and “what they are not,” was described and pic- tured with the realism of one who cpnsiders a subject as it exists, re- gardless of personal preference, an with a narrative gharm that elicited applause and laughter, against a background of silences that registered Keen interest in problems involved. After a glimpse at Hongkong har- bor and a voy.ge across the China sea to Manila, a first impression of America in the far east was. con- Veyed by contrasting the transfor- mation made by two decades, as com- pared with hark-back views of the fslands under Spain. Scenes. cus- toms and costumes; home, street and fleld occupations; how the natives eat. fish and pl 1+ brown army, alert enough to drili with military expert- nes: but hopeless few in case of invasion--each incident illustrated With anecdotes, and all pulsing with the life of the islands, were shown in_motion pictures and artistically tinted views. 5 In Jola there was an audience with the sultan, and after that a trip to the * virgin fishing grounds of Palawan, and a cruise in uncharted waters on a two-mile voyage in the silent blac ness of an underground ri Ree. turning to Manila, a visit is made to Mrs. Kelly and her school of Igorot girls, who make bobbin lace Wwith a deftness that called for a ripple of appreciation. The babies of the Bel- gian mission made another incident of what is being done for the child- hood of the Philippines. There Wwere hikes along “the Alpine trails of the Filipino Switzerland, with a caravan of bronze Apollos.” and a spectacular revelation of “the savage splendor of bage bodies of.dancers, in celebration of an ancient ceremony.” that involved many curious and sinuous evolutions. Gathering of cocoanuts and the mak- ing of copra, harvesting and stripping hemp, and an exhilirating experience of “shooting rapids in a gorge of gone- mad billows, gave the lecturer leisure at last. for comment on ¥ to herself and to the It is his opinion backed by pictures to prove it, tha independence. at present. would be unfortunate for the people this coun- try has undertaken to protect. % The lecture will be repeated this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. N. L. BELASCO—Adele Rowland. Fully one-half the audience at the Shubert-Belasco last night apparently were friends of Adele Rowland. a pretty singer and comedienne., who hails from this city, and who had an time scoring a pronounced suc The result probably would have the same had the house been crowded with a less friendly addience. as Miss Rowland never looked better or acted and sang with more det mination to ple Several rongs of- fered were of * variety. the * wherein the singer takes her hearer into her contidence. Of course, the: the songs, not the hearers, went over with a big puncih. When Miss Row- Jand sang the familier songs, in her sweet soprano. “Alce Blue wn,” from “ire and persuaded the audi- ence to help her cut with “Pack Up Your Troubles,” however, she regis tered her biggest hit. Many curtain calls followed tae tinal song. The ring circus put on by the Han- neford nily, is nothing if not won- derful. Iivery une of the performers is an _expert athlete and dancer. and “Poodles” Hanneford the stage and rides and falls from the bounding hor: in a manner mar- velous. Fifteen years ago “Poodles” would have been the sensation and talk of the country. Bareback rid- ing in those days was a wonderful feat. Bert Hanlon in his little talk- ing act, made the laughing hit of the evening. His jokes are of the “fresh” variety and the stage had to be dark- oned to get him away at the end. Ernestine Mevers has an elaborate dancing act that was well She carries a capable ¢ sistants. lor Bo: with taking songs, was substi for “Those Entertainers” who failed chedule. and he was clcome. The three Musical Sngland's premier vlophonists,” were entertaining. and Homer Dickinson and Grace Deagon made their usmal hit with a lot of nonsense. Clayton and Lennie seemed to please and Pisano, the marksman, did accurate shooting with rifles. The International Pictorial Ne howed interesting late views of Russia. Mme. Johanna Gadsky. Mme. Johanna Gadski scored a veri- table triumph last evening at the New Willard in a program of German songs, before an audience which filled the large ballroom. bordared with boxes filled with members of official, diplomatic and smart resident societ. 1t was the third one of the concerts diplomatique. Mme. Gadski, radiant- 1y beautiful. looked as she did in the days of her earlier triumphs. her slen- der, commanding figure clothed in a rare combination of red and gold. Her program began with the small songs. charming German lieder, and worked up to a magnificent climax at the end in the two Wagner sonss, olde’s “Narrative”_ and Isolde’s ‘Love-Death,” which aroused the au- dience to a pitch of enthusiasm, re- sulting in her recall and granting for encore, with her incomparable singing, “Bruhnhiide’s Cry,” from “Die Wa Kure.” She opened her program with Schu- mann’s “Widmung,” which she sang exquisitely. with three Schubert songs, “Die Fo- relle.” “Nachstucek” and the “Erl- koenig.” She sang with wonderful tone, color and splendid dramatic in- tensity. Her pianissimos and mezzo- voce in the two first songs of Schu- bert were beautiful. She used the covered tones in the head voice to ad- vantage and with lovely effects. She was recalled many times, and finally sang “Stille Wie die Nacht,” in En- glish, with beautiful diction. Her second group included three songs of Brahms, “Liebestreu,” “Wie- genlied.” for which she chose the E; lish text and which she gracious repeated, and “Von Ewigen Liebe, which she gave with wonderful dra- matic effect. also two Wagner songs. “Traume” and El'#’'s “Dream.” from Lohengrin, done w.ih great skill and splendid tone, and for encore the Bach-Gounod “Ave Maria," the only thing of the evening which might invite criticism, Mme. Gadski is still the great Wag- nerian soprano. Her voice, one of the most beautiful which the public has ever heard. has not only the ality, the perfect tone emission and the timbre, but it has such great re- serve power that it never seems to Iave reached its limit. Her phrasing, her ease in reaching the most thril ing climaxes, her perfect breath con- trol, her endurance, the vigor and fire of her temperament, and. on the other hand, the appealing tenderness and sweetness of the lullaby and love pas- Fu. place her in a class almost by to arrive as p given a he eif. now that Mme. Nordica is no ore and 1illi Lehmann is not heard. The construction of her program, rawe indeed, is to be commended for placiig the greatest of the songs at the end and working up to them, .rather than the general fashion of opening with an aria or placing it in e middle and closing with a light song. Mme. Gadsky was ably sup- rted by Mrs. Margo Hughes at the 0, whose accompaniments were irable, reaching wonderful or- “chestral effects in the Wagner music. Mme. Gadski gave her audience last night one of the rarest feasts of song which Washington has heard in year: STRAND—“Marriage vs. Divorce.” «Marriage vs. Divorce” is the fea. tured attraction at the Strand this week, presented by Messrs. Rath and Garren. It is a musical farce of everyday life and presents George Usher and Lucl Suki in leading roles. ‘George and Lilly Garden, exponents of the xylophones. offer “a musical melange”: Mae Marvin is popular in modern and emclusive songs; “the d!a supposedly rich aunt will take her tumbles around | and which she followed | American comedy four.” Billy Beyer, Fred Norbeck, Oscar Gardner and Al Campbell, all’ talénted singers. fur- nish harmony and hilarity, and the King brothers, “herculean athletes’ are well known. The photoplay, a William Fox pro- | duction, “Queenie,” starring Shirley Mason. is the story of a girl who | does jobs about a young l:dies’ semi- | {nary,"while she indulges the hope that |away. as promised. The aunt keeps her promise, but the home to which she takes the girl is not luxurious, |nor even comfortable, but the home of an old miser, where she is made housekeeper and where her personal romance develops. Tke bill includes a news weelkly. CAPITOL—"Micchief Makers.” “The Mischief Makers” seen at the | Capitol yesterday differs greatly from what is generally expected of | a burlesque show. The vocal efforts and comedy of several of the cast, coupled with an attractive chorus, seriously threat- en to dethrone king comedy from his mighty seat in the performance. On several occasions the audience showed Clark sang “Susquehanna Shore” and {“They Needed a Songbird in Heaven" effectively, while Johnny Crosby, as Tony, sings “When | Say Good-bye to You” with a voice worthy of the con- | |cert stage. Frances Cornell, Helen Clayton and ‘George Puget rounded out the cast. Photoplays. |METROPOLITAN—"“The Wonder- ! ful Thing.” s triumphantly ‘randell’s Metropolitan Theater ye: terday afternoon and evening Dby | continuous audiences that defied the orm to welcome her in her latest |D ture, “The Wonderful Thing.” |1 a reluctance to have the singers rest.| Krillet with incisive interpretative Charles McNally and Chuck Wilson, | qualities, the funsters, score in “Put and Tak. Titl's “Serenade” with flute, violin and “The Blind Bootlegger.” Mabel|and harp proved the real musical fea- | the program. ‘THE 'EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1921, ~ proposed murder of Mrs. ¥rillet by her Bible-quoting husband, jor faith- lessness, on which charge he draws the indictment, and acts as judge, jury and star witness. Meanwhile, Robert, the overseer, is taking a trip to the nearby town. A storm eweeps the veldt while Krillet is making preparations for the pun- ishment of his wife, and luckily, Rob- ert's wagon and one of his two horses are struck by lightning. This paves the way for his return. He arrives just in time to interrupt the punish- ment. and is given w revolver by Memke, a colored attendant. Starting for the barn, he is met by Krillet, who leaves his wife tied up at a post waiting for the fatal bullet. In the darkness the two men face each other. Krillet fires first. Robert fires next. Krillet is killed in his tracks. Later Krillet's sister Anna, suspi- cious of the cause of his death, in- vestigates and learns the secret. She s hushed up with a gift of the farm and cash by Mrs. Krillet. Meanwhile the farmer's wife is told that Robert, the overseer, has a wife back in Eng- land. He is told to leave. He does. Later Mrs. Krillet departs and is met en route by Robert on his way back to the farm. He has receiyed a letter from England telling him of a divorce secured by his wife. He meets Mrs. on the top of a hilletaoinshrdluemfwy Krillet, tells her, and a close-up fol- lows on the top of & hill. oria takes hcr part well, Mahlon lends superlative support and Russel Simpson plays the part of Simeon ture when played as an encore to “Il1 Trovatore.” Minor films complete CRANDALL'S—“Why Girls Leave Home.” Warner Brothers' screen version of parents as well as to the daughters themselve: Two. households — one that of & rich man and the other that of a working man—are used to bring out the force of the theme. 7 7 hncxxnocxm—“mhe ‘Won- derful Thing.” Thys chiet attraction at Crandall's Kniékerbocker vesterday and today is First National's production of “The Wonderful Thing,” a romantic com- edy-drama, featuring Norma Tal- madge, a review of whi¢h will be found in connectign with- the Metro- politan Theater, where the picture is shown also. ~ - Sig. Ernesto Natiello, conductor of the orchestra, offers as a speclal con- cert number Offenbach’'s “Orpheus” overture. “The Joy Rider,” the new Hal Roach comedy: the Pathe News and Topics of the Day add to the en- tertainment. / = COLUMBIA—"“Way Down East.” D. W. Griflith’s “Way Down Kast,” entering its second week as a popu- lar-priced entertainment at Loew Columbia Theater, continues to m-I tract capacity attendance. The homely New England story, well portrayed by Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess and a corps of capable performers; the rural atmosphere and the thrill- ing climax effected by the rescue of the betrayed heroine- from the ice- clogged river provide an altogether pleasing picture. Because of the unusual length of “Way Down East” the usual sub- iary comedy is omitted, but a news ibited and the music paralleling Griffith’s masterplece. | —— The sexes in Japan are equally di- vided as to numbers. {the stage play, “Why Girls Leave {Home,” is shown this week at Cran- dall's Theater, and although it was recently an attraction at another lo- | The story concerns the dapghter of :are_young a ham king of lowa. who has spent |= al theater the bated. The production daughters, and* interest seem > is a complete and | The popularity of Norma Talmadge |Massive one. the direction of the pho- | proclaimed at |LOgraphy ppeals to una- : and the acting of high; |standard. In the cast are Anna O.| ilsson, Julia Swayne Gordon, Claude | = A ing unxv‘.; Dan Mason. The story kas | The B. F. Bond Paper Co. been tol many times. It Ties a | vy i P T Paper nessage to every home in which there | Z}.;',‘,";:;..l;’f;fi;,., EDaet Feperns Twinon. her life in a French convent and!] who is enjoving the first flutter of |} wings of womanhood among |} aristocrats—one of whom she It is a volcanic courtship | on her part, since she not only pro- poses but ts the immediate date, which chances to be “Friday the 13th"—and which the scion of im-: poverished greatness submits to be- 'ause he needs the cash. Her s\\'mxt‘ generosity reaches out to a dissi-| pated younger son, whom she sends to her dad in lowa that he may have | a chance to get in fine condition, like the hogs: she renews the youth of an elder sister of the house to | bring her the happiness of long-de- iayed love, and softens the adamant | | of another by secretly buying pmm-| |ings which ‘she and her paid art | agent agree are works of genius, but | of which the audience has its doubts, | since the canvas is discreetly lul’"e(ll i away. There is 2 moment when the young ! bride learns that she was married || for her money, but each complication | has its sunny side, and a romantic | coming together of husband and wife ! i provides a happy ending. | ¢ It is not an exclusive plot, but good | {acting . that makes it aa_agreeable | addition to the star's collection of | plays—the good acting embracing | every member of the cast. i Tt is 0 easy and so pleasant to add | dramatic_ability to the youth and! beauty of a popular star, and, owing to the happy fortune that has shaped | | her carreer, Miss Talmadge has been ! | | so greatly overpraised that “the won- | derful thing.” about her new play is! that adulation has not blinded her! judgment to the great truth that act- | |ing is something more than mere| beauty and youth—Indian gifts that | nature bestows and takes away. | This picture plainly evidences that. || as she mellows into womanhood, she ! | s working. independently of physcall | charm and influential environment, | to climb to stellar heights which |- talent and hard study alone may' achieve. But she needs for her climb- | ing staff a really great play, which| her director will doubtless provide. | jAlso, while she is about everything | that is lovable in her present pro- duction, she failed to consider one! effect which Mr. Brenon's genius also: overlooked: A very young girl reared | in a French convent would not have |faced her first party—an ordinary | i social dance—in a gown.with no back | ito the waist and loaded down like @ dowager with jewels. Sartorically considered | imadge is one of the few—very few— | {screen stars who can look sweet and | girlish in defiance of the vampy style | that is repulsive to many very good | people who are also artistic—so that | when necessity demands full dress of | that sort she has a right to wear But it was not suitable for an inno- icent child-woman just out of a cen- | jvent, and as, anyhow. she looked far | | Dretiter in the little frocks that only | youth may wear, her toilet in that dance was a sin against truth and art. This can be rightfully said for, the reason that the screen is chal- lenging the stage in its work of hold- ing up that mirror to nature, which | the slogan of the stage. And be- ause. if Miss Talmadge is to become the really and truly great actress her ambition” longs for, and her ability admits of. she must be historically | {true in the matter of dress; not be- | cause it means dress, but because it means history. NA 1E LANCASTER. PALACE—“There Are No Vil lains.” n your wildest imagination can you picture Viola Dana playing the part of a_ secret service employe and getting away with it? Frank R. Adam’s interesting story There Are No Villians,” furnishes the photoplay, which Is shown at the Palace this week wita Miss Dana in the chief role. The snowstorm did not deter her admirers, for they crowded the theater yesterday. Bayard Velller is respons- ,ible for the production and . he has | omitted nothing to make it a success. The story boiled to the bone, concerns | a girl who is “placed” by the “big de- ! partment” in the office of a suspected {opium smuggier. In following clues she finds tae son of her employer, an ex-soldier, mixed up in the mess: falls in love with him, of course, and during the untaugling of the plot squares | things all around. A Mack Sennett comedy. “Be Reason- | able,” that carries many laught; a Bur- iton Holmes travelogue, Seville 'in Fair jable”; tae Literary Digest, Pathe news pictures and an excellent muscial pro- gram complete the offerings. RIALTO—“Under the Lash.” Gloria Swanson, at Moore's Rialto, is pictured in a role of an intimi- dated Boer wife of South Africa, in | Under_the Lash,” which has been | adapted from the novel, “The Beau- tiful Shulamite,” by Alice and Claude Askew. I It seems that she impersonates the second wife of Simeon Krillet, who is | accustomed to use the sjambok, or! lash, on everything living he owns, including his spouse. He is a great believer in the Bible, and in the evil of all other books. And he interprets the Bible to suit his own ends. When | he wants to lay down a law in his household, he_quotes the Word. When | he wants to justify the killing of a faithless wife, as he does at one time in the plcture story, he simply refers to the Bible and finds that “death is the penally for a faithless wife.” And o it goes. His_first wife and children aret burled on & nearby hillside. As_the play opens, his second wife is a fiew toy, a new source of entertainment, and he is kind to her: Enter the| “Englander overseer,” Robert War- ing, played by Mahlon Hamilton. The first thing the audience knows, the latter has secretly fallen in love with the beautiful Shulamite, Mrs. Krillet, and is giving her books to read. 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