Evening Star Newspaper, September 4, 1923, Page 14

| | PRESIDENT—“Nice People.” + ‘Managing Director Arling Alcine of fhe new President Players, no less $han Harry Manners, the efficiant Btage director of the new company, has #very reason to feel proud of their first erformance of Rachel Crother's de- ightful comedy, “Nice People,” at the President Theater last evening, and that means also that they may feel gratified with their players, all new to Washington, who scored a real suc- eess in it { Mr. Alcine, in a curtain speech, brief and to the point, outlined his plans for the coming season. He invited the public into his confidence and Bave assurance of an earnest and determined effort to give Washington what it wants in theatrical entertain- fient. He had a representative audi- ence to witness his first effort, and that audience by its applause and general demeanor showed its sympa- thetic interest not only in the play, but in what he said. Taken all in 411, the new venture of giving reper- toire performances during the regular theatrical season and at the well Enown moderate prices for stock en tertainment gives promise of a se: Son that will not be less satisfactory o the new management than it will be in delightful entertainment to many of our best people to whom the Gos ig consideration. Nice People” is a slice of real life of the fast and wealthy young folks of tod: 1t gives both sides of the and presents a complete case for individual judgment as to whether gur young girls have deteriorated from “the s and the particul fed ¥ho It concerns Teddy” Gloucester, pet- daughter of a wealthy father, has been permitted to run the of her inclinations until, un- Mtentionally, she gravely compro- Pises her reputation. And here she fees the light that leads to her salva- on. £ Miss Edith King, the new leading gives an admirable per- Her emotional work is ly fine and it seemed a pity that she had to struggle, in a produc- tlon “magnificently staged and fit- tirgly costumed, with a costume at dne point of the play which could ot help but be a handicap. Her ar- tistry rose above it and her work throughout was such as to give much promise in future plays. John Litel, e new leading man, at once won his way to the front, and he, too, seems likely to become a Washington stock favorite—and that,means much in Washington. Miss Helen Travers, as the aunt of the story, matched the counterpart of the role in the orlgi- nal production and is a decided asset to the company. Others of the com- pany contributed to the pleasure of the evening with portrayals more or Jess adequate. This, however, is not the time for criticism, but for encour- agemept, for a first performance in a before an audience absolute- a trying ordeal even for the vers of the stage. That the performance was given the closest at- tention, much applause and the un- mistakibly sympathetic reception of dh audience well worth while is a triumph the most encouraging comfort. . Theater patrons who respond to the appeal of Manager Alcine this week by secing “Nice People” will find en- jyable and ample return for their money. The new company, he an- nounced, will offer a new play each Week rather than snpfpatgencle “xll}h empted long runs of a single play. attempte g ingle pla of B. F. KEITH'S—Donald Brian. “The fall geason at Keith's got whder way last night, a de luxe bill being offered in which_comedy and dancing predominated. Donald Brian ig the tovliner of the week, and this Young man, who apparently does not intend to grow older, splendidly fits into the Jjob. nce the days of the “Merry Widow,” the matinee idol, Brian comes now in full dress and sings and dances as well as ever. His selections were ~popular airs, although two of them were offered before going to the publishers. Mr. Brian carries two nifty girls who play the pianos while he goes through with his songs and dances, and in one selection Mureal Pollack htelps out in a duet where harmony helps to put the ditty over with a telling punch. Numerous encores were demanded and Mr. Brian bowed nis acknowledgments and thanked the audience in a neat little speech. .One of the cleverest dancing and comedy acts in vaudeville turned up in Inez Courtney with Sid Keyes and Starke Patterson in “£ Personal Ap- péarance.’ Why Miss Courtney re- <orts to the hard work of dancing is a mystery, even though she dances exceptionally well, for she is a char- Gcter comedienne of pronounced dis- tinction and as a fun-maker carried the house by storm. 14 a sketch with straight work, Miss Courtney would sily become a telling topliner. She ably assisted by Keys and Pat- terson, the former a comedian a8 well as a dancer and the latter just hastraight dancer of merit. Many our- tain calls rewarded the trio. Lewis and Gordon present Enid Markey in a tabloid comedy under the title “Here Goes the Bride,” writ- tén by Bert Robinson, who gives material aid to the star throughout the sketch. Miss Markey is recalled r her thrilling work in the movie, “Intolerance,” and the farce, “Up in Mabel's Room.” She scored a pro- nounced hit. The lines of her sketch are clever and £he knows how to put them over the footlights most effec- tively. Charley Irwin, one of the classiest monologists on the stage, with new material, raised many laughs; Willle Solar, who hasn't been here for seven years, sings aracter songs that are very funny; Nellie Arnaut and Dbrothers, in a dancing-violin turn, are both novel and entertaining; Mar- garet Severn, in distinctive dances, scores a big hit, and Murray and Alan, jesters of long ago, round out This is soft coal screened ‘three times to produce coal the size of stove coal. The Phone Main 3068. hn P. 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Then the chief photopla:; Paramount's fine screen version of Bret Harte's story of the gold-rush days, “Salomy Jane” one of the big new pictures of this season. And added to it all there seemed a vast improvement in the orchestra, which always is a telling feature in vaude- ville performances. Starting with the 1:30 Labor day matinee, ~ the theater was filled throughout with an_eager waiting list at the door. Following “The Star_Spangled Banner,” which Mana- ger Brylawski will have as his open- ing number always, despite mur- murs of the less patriotic, the picture program, in addition to “Salomy Jane,” included a laughable two-reel comedy, “Sing Sing,” in which Neely Edwards and Bert Roche prepare a laughing audience for what is to follow, and the Urban Movie Chats. Then came the Keith ‘vaudeville. Downey and Claridge offer in the first number a pretty and graceful singing and dancing girl and a very amusing tramp comedian in lots of fun, dancing and expert and comic cycling. Next the University Trio, three excellent harmony singers, con- tribute enjoyable selections. Lew ‘Wilson, “all by himself,” an a host at that, kept the audience alternating between laughter and applause for a genuine hit with comedy, songs, whistling and the accordeon. Irving Goslar, composer and singer, and Rhea Lusby, a charming dancer, contributed their share to the general success, when Charles E. Bensee and Florence Baird proceeded to capture the house with the funniest line of entertainment ever presented at the Cosmos. Miss Baird gets in her work by transforming a comely and buxom woman into a veritable Eddie Foy, and be it said without fear she beats Eddie at his own game. The final number and the headliner of the bill present the famous “Come- Backs” in the choicest gems of old- time minstrelsy by men who once were its big stars, George Gale, the oldest living sweet singer of min- strel days; George H. Cunningham, in spite of his sixty years one of the nimblest high kickers, acrobats and head-spinners on the stage; Al Ed- wards, famous among the cornetists of the world, and Eddle Horan, soft- shoe dancer, who brought old George Primrose back again in his graceful and original perfection, while May Hoey, not a tome-back minstrel, but one ‘of that never-to-be-forgotten galaxy of singers that made Tony Pastor's - Theatér in New York fa- mous throughout the world in its day, sang the old songs almost with the vim of yore. It was a fine bill of entertainment, probably one df the best ever offered anywhere at the prices charged—and Manager Brylawski says it is the kind that will be found at the Cosmos hereafter. GAYETY—“Record Breakers.” The Gayety Theater enters its second week of the season with an entertaining offering entitled Jack Reid's “Record Breakers.” Last night's holiday audience literally packed the house and seemed thor- oughly satisfied with the show. There were quite a number of good special- ties, but the one receiving the most applause was that of Billy Cumby, the “Black Spasm,” whose act con- sists of a monologue and one of the cleverest exhibitions of wooden- shoe dancing seen on the stage. His monelogue might be revamped with profit, as most of the material he used last year, but his dancing is worth _the price of admission by AP Say “Bayer” and Insist! 0 ‘When you see the name “Bayer” on package or on tablets you are getting the genuine Bayer product prescribed by physicians over twenty-two years and proved safe by millions for Headache Colds Toothache Lumbago Rheumatism Earache Neuralgia Pain, Pain Accept “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” only. Each unbroken package con- tamns proper directions. Handy boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Druggists also sell bottles of 24 and 100. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid. 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Waldteufel (Conducted by Olaf M. Nord) Solo for cornet, “Flora Walts,” Cunard (Played by Willlam B. Span- genburg) Hawaiian selection. Lake (Conducted by Warrant Officer Ammon E. Gingrich) Three Spanish dances, Moszkowski (Conducted by Charles F. Wad- dington) (a) Fox trot, ‘We Have No Bananas”..........Sllver (b) March, “Punjau .Payne (Conducted by Wallace Appleton) “The Star Spangled Banner.” At 10th and U streets north- west, at 7:30 p.m. this evening, by the Army Band, W. J. Stan- nard, band leader. March, “General Lejeune,” Taylor Branson “Fest in C" (Turan- ot) .. ..Lachner Selection, . M. S. Pinafore, Sullivan Song, “A Kiss in the Dark,’ Herbert Fox trot. “Barney Google, ose and Conrad It From Me,” Anderson Les Mil Overture, R Excerpts, “Take Solo for euphonium, S. L. Johnson) Valse, “Charme d’Amour” (Love's Spell).. March, “Old_Comrade' “The Star Spangled Banner.” itself. He was applauded until he was near the point of exhaustion in trying to respond. Jack Reld takes the same char- acter parts as before, but he plays them well; his portrayal of the “In- formation 'Kid” is a stunt requiring good memory and a smooth tongue. Emily Keller is a good entertainer, her oriental dance receiving a big hand last night. Betty Delmonte, soubrette, 18 a reminder of one of the brand of peaches bearing the same name. Her songs are up to the minuteand cleverly put across. Maida Firmin and Pauline Hall also are good in the parts them. Daisy Martin has a her own for the singing of songs, and cess Doveer, series of classical dances, was well received. Others In the cast are Morris Perry, a comedian along the lines of the well known Abe Reynolds; Tim Hea- ley, playing second to Jack Reid; Bert Hail and Bonham Bell. A trio, com- posed of Bell, Jensen and Hall, dis- pense good harmony songs. + The chorus is outfitted with some pretty costumes, particularly in the western scene in the second act, but it is not a feature of the show. Japanese Pictures. Harry M. Crandall yesterday secured for exclusive Washington showing at the Metropolitan Theater a timely Bur- ton Holmes reel of nature-tint pictures showing Yokohama and Tokio as they NIBLACK HONORED BY THE PRESIDENT Retired Vice Admiral Nominated as Member of International Hydrographic Bureau. Vice Admiral Albert Parker Nib- lack, who was retired from the Navy about a month ago, after more than forty years' service, has been nomi- nated by President Coolidge to be a member of the board of directors of the International Hydrographic Bu- reau, an assoclation of the United States and twenty-six other nations designed to establish permanent rela- tions between the hydrographic serv- ices of all nations. Should Admiral Niblack be ac- cepted by the other members of the directing board he will be the first American member. At the time the incumbent board was organized the United States had not formally joined the bureau. The present members are: President, Vice Admiral Sir John. F. Parry of Great Britain; Ad- miral John M. Phaff of the Nether- lands, Capt. S. H. Muller of Norway and Commander G. B. Spice-Simpson of Great Britain. The vacancy has been occasioned by the resignation of Caj Muller, and President Coolidge was invited early this month to nominate an American representative. In select- ing Admiral Niblack the President picked an officer who has had consid- erable experience in hydrograhpic work, and who had relations with the International Hydrographic Bu- reau several years ago. ———————— Far Gone. From the Boston Evening Transcript “Conductor,” sald the tipsy man, “how far do we have to go to Fargo?" “We didn't have far to go when I called out ‘Fargo,’" retorted the con- ductor. “We've gone far beyond Fargo. You must be pretty far gone.” — appeared before their destruction by earthquake, fire and flood. 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