Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1922, Page 27

*8 0f cssential drama and seasons of all kinds of musicalizations -varying in length from one afternoon to a week, it is a relief to i,! all back on an engagement of a plain, old-fashioned magiciz= like «fhurgton, in an intimate theater like the Shubert-Garrick. Tharston at- tempts:to point no moral. Any one in search of elegant thought in grace- iul phrase had to content himself with the mottoes which Manager Tay- lor has framed upon the wall—mottoes which imply a dedication of the theater to more legitimate forms of entertziument than legerdemain and trick apparatus. Therc is nothing i@ s name so far as a theater is con- cerned. When a “Lyceum” or an "Academy” flourished in every town ey seldom had anything to do veith educational traditions. On the con- " trary, they usually presented the villain in fierce pursuit, the hero to the rescue and the gallery in full command of the auditorium. Those were | the days when AL Woods was young. * ¥ ¥ ¥ M NY were the laughs which arose in response to those old- dramas or so-called melodramas. Melodrama was in its original sense just what its name implies, music drama, or what we now mention with more or less artistic reverence;as “opera.” The fact that most successful operas are based on plots which would be classified as romantic thrillers may account for the application of the term, in the course of custom’s drift, to any story which undertakes to rouse the sentiments to great agitation by an appeal to the sense of peril, both moral and physical. * X X X HEN Mr. Woods departed from the melodramatic houses to ‘claim legitimate theater prices, many sarcastic references were made to what was considered his presumprion. A story went the rounds describ- ing one of his most successful productions, and it was regarded by his most severe critics, his fellow-producers, as typical of his craftsmanship. The hero was lashed to a tree in the mountains. The villain addressed him: “At last I have you in my power. You are defenseless, and there is no human being whom your cries for help can reach.” At this point the heroine, rising from behind a rock and leveling two six-shooters at the villain, exclaimed, “You lie! Me and Heaven is here!” With all its 4 rough directness this type of melodrama must be recalled with a sense of wholesome pleasure. It punished vice, rewarded virtue and should a plot demand a lapse by woman into the paths of error, the dramatist was compelled to bring his utmost ingenuities to bear in providing extenuating circumstances and offering apologies. The easiest way out was usually to permit the lady to die in the last act and plunge everybody into a state of remorseful sympathy for their lack of forbearance. * k¥ % S T was to the melodrama theater that the magician usually went. There were not many of his kind. The mantle of magic. like the mantle of tragedy, falls upon only one or two aspifants in a generation. “Herr- man, the Great,” was perhaps the most polished oi magicians, while Keller was the most scholarly. Herrman afiected a smooth diablerie of manner which was irresistible. “Look.” said he, with the touch of foreign accent which he recogmized as a picturesque asset, “Look as close as you can. ‘The more you look, the more you don't see son}et}mlg}l“ Keller was more serious of manner and of method. Many of his tricks were pure mental gymaastics and oi especial interest to students of mathematics. Thurston is now the name to conjure with in this field of entertainment, which at lcastyleaves no room for cavil as to its morals. Magic solves, if only for a tew hours, the great theatrical problem of how to be per- fectly proper without being stupid. * ¥ k¥ (CR managers are now asserting themselves in print almost as con- vously as stars. And why not? Did not P. T. Barnum, recogniz- ing the fact that advertising had made the public curious as to his per- sonalty, tour the country as a co-star with the bearded lady and the ten- thousand-dollar prize beauty? Ten thousand dollars was a lot of money then. The week at the New National Theater was distinguished by the presence not only of that wonderfully clever actress, Miss Lawrence, but by that of Sam Harris, who is not oniy displaying remarkable discern- ment in disevvering talent, but is maintaining the dignities of so eminent an office as president of the Producing Managers’ Association. Harris s a slem!er but not tall man, quick of speech and of action,” and with an affability of countenance which can persist under the most trying cir- cumstances. The play called “The Secret,” in which Miss Lawrence ap- peared so charmingly, has no striking novelty to commend it. Just why it should be produced is not evident. But if Mr. Harris could have been nduced to appear at each performance with a little speech, the audience ould have felt that it had enjoyed something worth remembering in the ay of an extra added attraction. Another man who might add a touch of interest is that of Sam Forrest, whose name usually appears on.the program of a Sam Harris presentation, and claims respect for the in- ariable artistry of atmosphere and ensemble with which it is associated. * ¥ %k % S\M HARRIS and George Cohan appear to have separated permanently It seems hard to dismiss the genial suspicion that the dissolution of partnership was only a strategic demonstration in connection with the «quarrel between actor and managers which led to the establishment of the Equity Association and the rival organization, the Actors’ Fidelity Meague. Cohan’s retirement from the firm suggested that his sympathies were with actors rather than managers and that his leadership of the tidelity league was'untinged with box office interest. It is hard, even 110, to believe that Cohan and Harris are permanently estranged. Weber wnd Fields came together again aiter a long lapse from terms of cor- (Jiality. But perhaps comedians are more forgiving than managers. Klaw and Erlanger became reconciled. The breaking up of a stage partnership often brings a remarkable change in the public estimates of the individ- nals whose names had long been linked together. When Robson and Crane played the Dromios in “Comedy of Errors” Stuart Robson was vopularly regarded as “the chap with a squeaky voice,” and Crane was \:re‘dxtgd, justly enough, with great cleverness for carrying a sustained mitation of his partner throughout the »play. When the separation came, t was Robson who went in for the big drama, while Crane contented himself largely with light and rather sketchy portrayals. One of the most mirthful duos were Evans and Hoey—“Old Hoss Hoey, the Man Who roke the Bank at Monte Carlo,” and the only comedian with whiskers. If it hagpengd that Hoey could not appear, people wanted their money »ack., Yet Evans, by himself, pursued a very prosperous and prominent aree?,- The name that leads the combination is not always the most in- duentgal. Montgomery and Stone were loyal- friends, and every effort vas made to divide honors equally. But there was no disguising the fact that Stone touched the popular fancy a little more closely than Mont- romegy. And, stepping from comedy to tragedy, there is little question that Qothern and ) ime melo. arlowe are not named on the billboards in the order . f prétedence in public appreciation. N A% ok k% A PECULIAR product of the time is Eddic Cantor. The impression he makes is weird. When he comes out on the stage a second time (uestfon arises as to whether he is going to take an encore or apologize or béing present in the first place. His success is one of the most con- incing arguments producers can offer when they contend that the theater 1as e cducational mission whatever. - Large audiences like him, which ring$ up the question of the psychology of crowds, a very large and +bstryse question which has cost theatrical lflpeculatcn-s tons of money i tryine (o dolveit PHILANDER JOHNSON. : ;For the Wounded Veterans 1E JANIS, the versatile comedi- enne, will furnish Washington ‘heatergoers an unusual treat the vening of January 3, when she ap- sarsiat the [President Theater In| The performance Is given un st eas Buddies.” Froceeds of the perform- | gervice League, and the committec in ince will be devoted to alding wound- | charge is composed of many prom- 1 war veterans now- in Washington ' inent women, including: Mrs. Herbert own version of “The Song of India” probably will be featured. Several of the bandsmen are ex- service men and have appeared before on the same Dbill with Miss Janis. The performance is given under ban s . Hoover, Mrs. Larz Anderson, Miss iospitals. Mabel T. Boardman, Mrs. Theodore Miss Janis endeared herself to &) Roosevelt, Miss - Lena - Hitchcock, Mrs: Robert Woods Bliss, Miss Kath- erine T. Andrews. Miss Elizabeth Eastman,” Miss Gertrude Hussey, chairman, and Miss Margaret Lambi; president. - —_— Pamela Gaythorne, the English actress who was seen in New York on the opening night of “The Fool,” will rejoin Allan Pollock in “Why Certalnly,” tomorrow night in Chi- cago. This is a revival of the Har- wood comedy, “A Pinch Hitter,” in which Pollock appeared in New York last summer. At that time Miss Gay- play both jazs and semi-classic selec- | thorne was seen in the leading fem- tions, “Le _Plrld!e Plues" and the inine role. . . «rge proportion of the Amerjcan ‘orces. during the war by her enter- ‘uinments in camps here and In rance. Her willingness to go within rcach of the blg guns at the front o help sustain the morale of the roops won her an enviable place in he hearts of men and officery, alike, «ud since the war’s end it is doubtful ¥ any actress has a larger following 'mong the men who saw service. ‘The Le Paradis Band, which has von an enviable reputation through ity tours to all parts of the country, has comtributed its services and will ER a season oi grand opera, a season of Shakespeare, a season | WASHINGTON, D. C., ! ANNE | OUTHERLAND | President KATHLEEN MuURrAY Belasco_ 2 ¥Lo WATERS Coswcs BAUER and CasALs CityClub Current Altractions AT THE THEATERS THIS WEEK. NATIONAL—Irene Bordoni, in “The French Doll,” comedy. Opens tomorrow evening. POLI'S—“Irene,” musical comedy. Opens this evening. GARRICK—“The Monster,” melodrama. Opens with a matince to- morrow. PRESIDENT—“Abie’s Irish Rose” (fifth week), comedy. Perform- ance this evening. KEITH'S—“Highbrow Elcven,” vaudeville. . a matinee tomorrow. BELASCO—James Barton, Shubert unit. Opens this afternoon. COo \I_OS—-“:\ Day in Coney Island,” vaurleviuc. New show opens with matinee tomorrow. STRAND—Faulkner's Marionettes. Opens this afternoon. GAYETY—“Town Scandals,” burlesque. Opens this afternoon. ) New show opens with India, Paris, Belgium and Buda- NATIONAL—“The French Doll.” , At the National Theater, beginning to- morrow night, the noted Franco-Ameri- can star, Irene Bordoni, will begin an engagemen: in ‘YThe French Doll,” u Cdomedy adapted from the French of Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon by P Its text and score are sald to have been used for Sunduy evening service at least a half dozen churches, the first to use it being Rev. Dr. Rose of the Church of the Redeemer, at New- N. J., after having seen the play ew York with his family. A. E. Thomas. A. E. Thomas, it will .. s & ust Suppose” and “Come Out of the Be 3 = rics bespeaking prodigality, while the company includes several of the orig- inal members, among them Dale Winter in _the title role; Dorothy La Mar and Henry Coote, in the roles created by them; Jerry Delaney, Mary Moore, Howard Freeman, Bernardine Brady, James Young, Emma De Weale, Bailey Gaites, Henrfetta Hausen and o1 - | others. n the chorus are a number L0 the general pleasure of her perform- | 3¢ LICL faces, the boys and girls hav- ““The French Doll.” while possessing a | in% been engaged not only for their Parisian flavor, is declared to have been | YOuth and good looks, but for thelr thoroughly Americanized by its adap! ability to sing and dance. Tho scenes are laid partly in New York _ The orchestra has been augmented city and partly at Palm Beach, Kla.!to small symphony size to insure a The story concerns an impecunious no- | @erfect rendition of the tuneful score. bleman and his family, consisting of his ite, & daughter of mariageable age GARRICK—“The Monster.” -for- .~ Strenuous il b be‘,’,‘;‘“fi‘d':'.b;";‘_“ FUEnUOUS | Joseph M. Gaites will present at the keep up appearances, for the principal | Shubert-Garrick Theater this week, object, it would geem, of disposing of | veginning:with.a Christmas matinee, the daughter, Georgine, to an American | ¢ o Frea millionaire. Georgine, the part played | his comedy drama of excitement, by the star, although she is in love with [ “The Monster,” with Crane Wilbur, another young man, feels it to be her|its author. It has just completed a long and highly prosperous run in New York. “The Monster” has been | catalogued by Allen Dale as “going all its predecessors three better.” | duty to ‘acquiesce in the arrangemen i 2nd dutifully consents to make the sac- Another critic declared that there is “more action in one act of “The Mon- rifice. In the ensuing complications, it is said, Mr. Thomas has been able to ster’ than in three aots of any other play in town.” provide no end of amusing_situations, but everything ends happily by the final This most thrilling of thrillers was written by Crane Wilbur, the well curtain, " POLT'S—Trene.” known actor, who also appears in the cast. It was staged by Lawrence At Poll's Theater this evening “Irene,” James Montgomery’s charm- Marston, who directed the staging of “Ben Hur,” “The Prince of India," ing play, with music by HArry Tler- ney and lyrics by Joseph McCRrthy, | uRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,” “Kis- met,” “The Round-Up” and other pro- will again mako its bow. ‘Trene” was orlginally produced in {ductions of like magnitude. this city at Poli'’s Theater, November | Howard Lang, who was last seen in “The Wandering Jew,” will appear 9, 1919, and opened at the Vanderbilt as Dr. Ziska, the mad physician. Theater in New York a weéek later, where it remained for two full years. | Crane Wilbur himself will appear as During this time three American | Alvin Bruce, the newspaper reporter, companies were sent abroad, one to|while Mile. Suzanne Caubet, who is London, one to Australia and the | Mme. Sarah Bernhardt's niece, will be other to the orient. At the same |seen as the French Miss. Julle Car- time the play’ was given in Sweden | tier and Frank McCormack, who has scored a hit as the hobo of tue play, and Austria-Hungary in the native tongue. Since theun it has been given " will likewise be much in evidence. Kitchen.” “The French Doll” was plaved by Mies Bordoni last spring In New York at Daniel Frohman's Lyceum Theater and won much praise from the critics. Although Miss Bordonl's new play is not musical, opportunity is given her to introduce several songs which are in keeping with the story and which add | Walter James, | picture fans for his “heav: | Rex Beach's and D. W. The Sundy Star, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER .24, 1922, :CAMPBELL Ketths GERMAINE Lr.PIERRE. Gayety well known among * roles in iffith’s_pic- cter of the | tures, will play the chal gigantic “Caliban.” | PRESIDENT—"Abie’s Irish Rose.” | The President will present, for the fifth consecutive week, with a per- | formance this evening at $:30 o'clock, “Abie's Irish Rose,” the comedy suc- cess by Anne Nichols, which is dupli- cating here its phenomenal popular- ity in Los Angeles, New York and | San Francisco. The current week will mark the re- {turn to the role of Able of Henry Duffy, co-director with Arthur Leslie Smith of the repertoire enterprise at the President, due to managerial du- ties in Baltimore where “Abic’s Irish Rose” begins an engagement tomor- row night with another specially en- gaged company. Otherwise the same cast that has appeared at the Presi- dent since “Abie's Irish Rose” began its sensational engagement will ap- pear, including Eileen Wilson, Leo Hoyt, Anne Sutherland, Harry Shau- tan, Irving Kennedy, Robert Lowe others. | bie’s Irish’ Rose” finds its chief comedy basis in the marriage of a i Jewish boy and an Irish lassie, both of j whom are afrald to reveal to_thelr respective families the nationality of their life partners. Out of this s iton grows a series of mirthful coms- plications %flt have kept capacity au- diences in dn uproar of laughter for the past four weeks. KEITH'S—“Highbrow Eleven.” Santa Claus will bring to Kelth's tomorrow, according to announce- ment, a galaxy of stars who radiate gladness and joy, with eptertainment and diversion marking every moment of the bill First. Ben Bernie and his famous band—the “Highbrow Eleven” .of col- lege-bred fellows—will appease the appetites of those who crave a bit of syncopation along with the cran- berry sauce and the fruit cake. Second. Craig Campbell, the Amer- ican tenor, assisted by Hector Mac- Carthy, the composer-planist, will have arias and haunting harmonies for those who prefer a bit of concert melody. Third. Frank Dixon, aided by Mar- guerite Murphy and Paul Gerard Smith will pay Washington an initial visit with “Lonesome Manor,” thelr latest novelty, Fourth. Bob Hall will spend his time concocting verses to fit any number of tunes, inasmuch as it is Bob's hobby to extemporize in a lyrical fashion to melodies suggested' by his auditors. Others will be the Mandolin Wigzard In an oddly titled mixture, “Bi-Ba-Bo,” In conjunction with Emily Fitzgerald, Ramona, Pavlow, dancers de luxe: “Living on Air,” a contribution of Howard Anderson and Rean Graves; Fred Miller and Bert Capman in buffoonery. “Just a Little Diffcrent,” and the Kitaro Japs, orl- eutal masters of the acrobatic art tua- | Newman’s Traveltalks. E. M. Newman's “Across Africa Cape-to-Cairo serles of traveltalks will be presented on the flve successive Sun- day evenings and Monday afternoons beginning January 7 and & at the Na- loal Theater. The subject-titles ar: ‘Capetown to Johannesburg,” ‘“Victori Falls,” “Congo to Victoria Nyanza, “Kartoum,” “Sudan to Cairo In a group of sensational motion plc- tures the master traveler will show all the varieties of wild animals and birds found in the African jungle. These pic- tures are said to be splendid examples of the photographer's art. A noiseless telephoto lens was used by the pho- tographer, who spent two years in the wild jungleland in which Roosevelt hunted. The journey runs through all of important Africa, from the Cape to Cairo, and Includes glimpses of the dla- mond and gold mines—city and veldt life and forest scenes of the many na- tive tribes. Janet Richards Tuesday. As Christmas falls upon Monday the ! patrons of Miss Junet Richards® Monda; morning talks on public questions h: voted to hold the lecture Tuesday morn- ing rather than omit the talk in Christ- mas week. v As this is the last talk of the year, Miss Richards will review some of the outstanding events of 1922, both at home and abroad, including the recent con- ference of governors and the latest |phase in the Turkish situation and in | German reparatons. T given in the New Masonic Temple, 13th street and New York avenue, Tuesday .| morning at 10:45 o'clock. | Kelith picture features will be Ae- | =op’s Fables, Topics of the Day and { the Pathe News Pictorial. | BELASCO—James Barton. James Barton, late star of e Rose of Stamboul,” heads of the Christ- mas festival bill at the Belasco this week, opening with the matinee this afternoon. Barton’s specialty, besides featur- inx the gyrations of -the bibulous gen- try, will include his famous eccentric | dancing and comedy sketch that is | provided with clean laughs. El Brendel and Flo Burt, the Swed- ish yokel and his fascinating sweet- | heart, have a mirthful diversion cul- { minating in an elopement that is rated one of the most amusing skits in_vaudeville. DeHaven and Nice. recently fea- ! tured with the Frank Tinney show will offer “Mulligan and Mulligan | from the West,” a humorous dancing |act that ranks with the best; Joe | Towle, among the origina] “nut” com- | edians, has an offering of droll hu- morisms and some melodious piano ! plaving. Janet Adair, recently fea- tured with the “Passing Show” and | erstwhile partner of Jack Norworth, has a singing and dancing single de- i signed to reveal the talents of the | Winter Garden comedienne, and Ford |and Goodridge, in an_offering that | stresses laughs called “You Must Be. lieve it"; the Gregory troup of nov. elty jugglers and Hassai and Oessim unique Japanese entertainers, are oth- ers on the program. The Shubert | News Weekiy and other screen fea- | tures wiil complete the bill. | Christmas_day. besides the usual { matinee at 2:15 p.m., there will be a | speclal Christmas performance at 19 pm. | Christmas week at the Cosmos Theater, opening with the matinees tomorrow, will bring entertainment of { unusual appeal both to the young and to those not so young. For the children—and perhaps for some who jwill always be young in their hearts i1l come Lipinsky's Animal Actors {in “A Day in Coney Isiand,” one of the most laughable offerings in vaude- ville, and also Joe Belmont, with a i flock of dainty canarfes, in “The Ca- rary Opera” a delightful novelty, with no problems and no bad singing. : Schaffer, Weyman and Carr will bring a new bit of comedy with mu- sle, “Here Comes the Bride,” with all the possibilitles suggested by the theme. Parsons and White will be found td be two charming girls with a i speclalty out of the ordinary; Lewis and Rogers; a team of excellent en- tertainers from the realms of “Little Italy,” and Flo and Ollie Waters, youngsters with pep and personality that fells strongly, in & new specialty of their own. In its fiilm feature, shown here for the {irst time in Washington, the fa- mous Will Rogers of Ziegfeld Follies j celebrity will be pictured as the no less famous Ichabod Crane in Wash- ington Irving's- great classic “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” which has been named after ‘“The Headless Horseman,” which scared Ichabod from the very face of the earth. An- other filmy laughmaker, the Urban Movie Chats and the Internation News pictures will be added attrac- tions. Tod: starting at 3 pm., last week’s attractions will entertain. STRAND — Faulkner’s Marion- ettes. George Alexander and company in the humorous one-act sketch “Hard Boiled Hampton™ and Lillie Faulkner and her company of marionettes are he brightest lights of the Strand Theater bill this week, beginning with today’s matinee. Miss Faulkner has titled her oddity “Play Ball.” Her marionettes have been modeled and named after several screen stars and famous cartoon characters, and the lifelike dolls present their perform- ance like real thesplans. — Hearty (Contiuued on Eighth Page.) | COSMOS—‘A Day in Coney Island.’| Bauer and Casals Saturday. Harold Bauer, planist, and Pablo Casals, the world's greatest cellist, will be heard in joint recital at the second concert in the City Club series ] ‘FOR years 1t was popularly belleved by the unsophisticated in this country that Spanish girls, when they attended parties, were in the | habit of kicking the chandellers, and that French damsels took off their | slippers and filled them with cham- | pagne for the men to ariuk. | ‘This bellet is being overcome. Lut {it dles hard, just like Willlam Jen- nings Bryan's political ambitions. | Nevertheless, there is still a linger- ing idea that the French actress i }juxz a little—well, just a Mttle—dif- {Tebent in her deportmeut from her American sisters. Somehow or other we In this coun- try do not like to be undeceived. An |idea once established continues, no | matter what proof is brought forward { to the contrary. Whenever an actress |from “gay Paree” is unnounced the {dear public closes its eves, breathes {hard und says “A When Irene Bordoni, who is just as French as “The Marsellalse,” came over here some vears ago she was not a sensatlon. No reigning monarch had presented her with a necklace of diamonds nor did she demand a_com- pensation of $2.000 2 night. When she did arrive she came with the de- American audiences. It was not so easy at first, because she spoke no English at all, and when she appeared in ome of the Winter Garden shows she was only a mild success. She quickly learned to speak tie language. however, and it was not so very long before she became a Broadway favorite. jIn the first place. Bordoni had tal- ent. She had a good volce, could act and has a_keen sense of humor. One of her first hits was made the first “Hitchy Koo” with Raymond Hitchcock. Then she appeared in a light play. “Partners Again.” in sup- port of Henry B. Warner. Two year ago_she was co-star with Sam Ber nard in a musical comedy called “A. You Were” This promntly estah. lished her in the-east. Last winter she attemptd sturdom on her own ac- count in “Tne French Doll" straight comedy, in which she is to appear at the National Theater this week. Wirlle Bordoni has never resorted !to sensational exploitation, it must I not be supposed that she hus not the vivacity and temperament usually a NATIONAL—'Barnum Was Right | “Barnum Was Right,” the attraction at the National Theuter next week, com | matinee on New Year day, in addition by Phillp Bartholomae and John Mee han. - Mr. Bartholomae has been respongible for numerous Broadway _successes, ameng them *“Very Good, Eddle,” “Over Night,” “Greenwich Village Follics,” ““Tangerin Mr. Meehan, who staged the new laugh producer, is cres ited with the direction of the two lead- way, “Little Nellle Kelly” and “So This 1s_London.’” Mr. Werba, who is presenting *‘Ba: num Was Right,” promises an enter- tainment much different” to anything that has come to Washington in many seasons. His cast includes Donald iBrhn, Marien Coakley, Will Deming. Enid Markey, Elwood Bostwick, sanne Willa, Spencer Charters, Martin, Robert Adamas and Jack Shar- key. John Meehan staged the comedy. POLI’S—“Daffy Dill.” Pretentious settings and dazzling costumes are promised In “Dafty DUL" Arthur Hammerstein's “musigirl” com- in which Frank Tinney is the chi | entertainer, and which will be pr sented at Poli's next week. beginging day evening, December 31. Hammerstein, 2d, and to Buy Bo ton._ The younger Hammerstein also is credited with the lyrics. The plece is in two acts and eleven scenes. Julian Mitchell arranged the dancing ensem- bles, and the production was staged under the direction of Mr. Hammer- stein. . Herbert Stothart, who composed the music, i8 sald to have stocked the plece with enough hits for three aver- 1ge shows. Mr. Stothart is best re- membered as the coi of *Tickle Me,” “Jimmie” and “Always You." In support of Mr. Tinney will be found Guy Robertson, Marjorie Leach, Jerome Daley, Josephine Stevens, Mary Howard and others, including a beuuty chorus. An augmented orchestra will be un- der the direction of Ruppert Graves. GARRICK—“Give and Take.” Aaron Hoffman, the brilliant au- thor of “Friendly Enemies” and “Wel- come Stranger,” has written a new comedy called “Give and Take,” which will be seen at the Shubert-Garrick Theater next week, beginning Sun- day evening. “Give and Take” is not founded on that game which has become close to the American heart In the past year or #0, in which the exchanle of vari- ous and divers coin of the realm is effected through the medium of a subtly spinning top, but is a humor- ous depiction of the labor situation, told in a straight-out style, without smoothing ahy of the rough corners, “yet in a manner not intended tu uf- Concerts—Lectures talk will be, ~ Irene Bordoni’s Story. termination tu stay here and conquery lif. sh in | mencing New Year eve, with a holiday i to the regular matinees, is a new farce collaborated with Mr. Bartholomae and | ing successes now playing on Broad- “Dafty DIll" owes its book to Oscar 1at the City Club Saturday cvening, st §:30 o'clock, under the management |-of Mrs. Wilson-Greene, Harold Bauer's position among th: | foremost pianists of the day rests on 'a firm foundation. His mastery of the technical difficulties of his art, his !fine poetic insight, his splendid mu- siclanship and his extraordinary pow ier of Interpretation are well estab- i lished. Pablo Casals {s recognized as the | world’s greatest cellist. Fritz Kreis- ler says; “He is the greatest musicia | that ever drew a bow | The program will include * 1in A Major" (Beeth Scherzo, Adagio-Aliegro F Major” (Chopin), “Scherzo in ! Sharp Minor” (Chopin), “Stite in Major" (Bach), prelude. Allemands Courant, Sarabande, Gigue: “Sonat {in A Minor” (Grieg), Allegro agitato, | Andanta molto tranquillo. Ailegro. | Tickets are on sale at Mrs. Wilso Greene's Concert Bureau, 13th and ! streets. fcmn and D’Alvarez Next Week. T. Arthur Smith, Inc., | several important attractions during | the month of January. among them Thursday evening, January §. Alfred Cortot, the French pianist, who wiil be heard at the Masonic Auditorium ias the third artist in the master plan- ist series. It has been said of Mr. Cortot that he is not merely the most i distinguished of French pianists, but he is one of the world's greatest, On the following afternoou, Frida January 5, Marguerite D'Alvarez, the faumous contralto, whose initial visit |to Washington last year is well re- membered, will be heard in recital at | the National Theater. Mme. D'Alva | Tez’s voice ls an unusual one in many | respects—in jts power, in its true contralto quality, and Ir its possibili- tles of dramatic expres | sociated with the French girl. Even Anna Held and her orbs had nothing on Irene, her big eyes being her moet striking characteristic | Like the great Napoleon, she was born in Corsica, but at an early azo | her parents removed to 1y didn't find Paris awaiting her when | she came up from Corsica. She had an idea, however, that she wanted to become an actress. Her mother en- tertained Puritanical ideas about ths i theater (they have those ideas over | there the same as they do in this country). Irene. howe.ver. played “hooky™ from school one afternoui. went to the stage door of a Paris heater, saw the manager and asked him for a pusition. When he saw her eyes he probably said in French thu Ho lequivalent to “Golly” or “Gosh! alzo told her that if she would sw |she was sixteen instead of thirteen {and bring a written consent from her | parents he would give her a chance. ! The salary would be low, to be sure— $15 per month Thus she began her career. It was ! the same old story of an actress in a |leading part becoming suddenly iil. { whercupon Bordoni stepped into the character, and, doing it so well. her i boosted to $50 per month. , It was then she really started in to work toward the real ambition of her With the money that she ear took a course at the Paris ¢ | servatoire. studicd hard and soon | tallished hersell as o favorite in the ; big cof The talent berts, scouts who were looking for recommended her to the Shu- nd she was brought over to - at the Winter Garden. That 5 s pgo. znd Mile, Irenn Lus Leen here ever since, with the exception of £hort vacations spent her home. but she declares she in- S tv remain here as long as she 1y Ther one thing about Ircrie Bordoni ths s heen generally 1 beaut =0 herself, nor do ce to other women on he tted. ! od lovks. She does not ¥ that beauty can be acqs Ly rolling on the Hoor, drinking hot Water or uUsing some brand of & or Her opinion is that the wrote that beauty is only skin p _is entirely wrong, Bordonl ins that reui | from e womau, unle in her face, auty comes and soul, and that uo she reflects charactos n be really beautifui \Coming Attractions fend the 5j partisan of citheg the capita : group or the hor toil rememier the fam s of the late lamented Hoyt will 1 how i tions of 1 without glovey whioa tnever gave umb Max Marein, under whose directivy ive and Take” will he presente | here,” have = ed a fine compuno ito interpret Mr. Hoffman's ec 11t is headed by George Sydney : includes Sam “Mann., Charles 1 Clark, Thomas Wood and Norma L KEITH'S—Duncan Sisters. Cruig, Douglay The New Y DIl at Keiti's wil be headed by the faszcinating Duncan sters, who will be rvecalled by wu- ical comedy patrons. These two | girls have just returned from Lond where they Burk. were i great , author of 2 id to hav they 1l the |of “his r, “Twinkleto whom he hax written muci Murray, whe scored jalso comes fu “Sublime lous,” with Vivian Oakl just left Al Jolson's “Lomnbo,” Duel De Kerekjarto, the Hungarian VIrtuoso, who is said to draw a ricl sonorous but finely spun te note round and mellow, v {the =ame bill, BELASCO—“Stolen Sweets.” s The New Year bill at the Shuberi- Belasco will be provided by the mous Watson sisters with their r.s vue-vaudeville production, “Stolen Sweets.” This attraction has been signed Ly C. B. Cochran for a tour of the Lon+ don muslc halls after the completion of American bookings and is ranked with the best on the Shubert circuit. Besides Fanny and Kitty Watson, the principals include ppe und O,Neill, Berkes and Brazil, the Kiugs of Syncopation, the de Knock Trio arnd L. and J. Conroy., COSMOS—“A Paper Paradise. Cosmos Theater New Year week will present a unique musical comedy, “A Paper Paradise,” with ali the costumes and scenery made of brilliantly and beautitully colored pa- per. There are nine people in the cust and the production s said to differ in every way from the ordinary musical revue. It is a Jack Fine production and features Lawrence Richards among others. The supporting bill will include Gordon Brothers and "Girlie” in “A Little Bit of Every- thing”; the Reno Sisters and Allen, in music and dancing; Meredith and ‘his l“lmeuecm-l" bull’_dog, “Snoozer’; Billy Tower and Mabel Darrell iy “Food for Bquirrels,” and Demares{ and Willlams in & speclalty. The photoplay feature will be Selg.