Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 58

AMU FASHION CREATIONS OF THE STAGE BY ELENORE DE WITT EBY. QM T period costumes graced the stages of two Washington thea- ers last week—crinolines of '61 at he Belasco. and picturesque Russian | play of Poll's. The * with its background i war, introduced few women, but he most beautiful scene, and that robably which will be longest re- nembered by those who saw it, rep- ted a reception room in Lee's ision at Arlington Helghts. all plllars of the porch, blue-white he moonlight, and the distant aters of the Potomac were glimpsed hrough the windows and open door, vhile graceful dancers moved acroes reations Robert E. Lel at he forezround, lending life and coler | beaded ornaments were o_the scene. Martha Mayo, as Steam.” vore a lovely zown of lavender {af- eta which seemed to shimmer with ose where the soft candlelight truck it. The bodice was draped th flmy white lac flounces were festooned on the mple folds of a taffeta overskirt. pened at the front to reveal a panel { diminutive silk ruffles. An old- ‘ashioned nosegay of pastel-tinted towers, and a garland of buds in he hair were effective accessories of he gown. One of the dancers who whirled lowly around the room displayed an ‘xquisite creation of billowy pink ulle, fashioned In countless tiers, ind tied up here and there with tiny dink ribbon bows. Another pretty rock was of yellow taffcta, trimmed vith deeper gold fringe, and a third [ ruMed green silk. est pink and The blue ed b sale srde ! tiny te blue silk and cream taffeta basque was ¥ an unusual collar, formed pinic satin petals framed in ling. Additional pink satin with flounces of lace, ap d on the foundation skirt, over vhich was a bouffant overdrapery of Jlue, caught with sprays of pink atin buds. The costumes In the “Chauve- ouris” were as quaint and unusual s the varied scenes which flashed y in bewildering succession. There vias a repiica of a porcelain group, vith figures that came to life and ianced, nd th costumes were of he krench colonial period, surmount- d by powdered wigs. later, short al interiude introduced two rs on a pillared portico, each The | and similar Perhaps of all was a gown of SEMENTS. gowned in filmy white creation i tinged with blue by the soft moon- light. Katinka” and “La Tabatiere Musicale,” each presented a group of | Russians in colorful peasant garb which seemed subdued, however, in ontrast to the bizarre backgrounds, in which bright yellow and viv red predomlrated. number introduced Mme. Anderson in a striking costume of yellow, with orange motifs appliqued on_ the | voluminous skirt, and orange boots i peeping from under its ne 1 (high headdress, trimmed with gay i ribbon streamers, was also of orance. One of the most memorable scenes | represented a cafe in old Moscow. where a band of gypsies was cnte. | taining a young couple. The entire {company was present, and their | spangled costum rich shawls and especially | effactive in the shaded | which came from the table. Ottola Nesmith, who appeared “Loyrlties” at the National, displayed an " attractive afternoon 'frock of pearl gray satin-crepe. 1t was fash- ioned with a bloused hodice and a { skirt draped to one side, where the folds fell in a graceful cascade. The neckline was bateau, and the sleeves were long and tapercd in_at the wrists, while slash to the tops of the gauntlet-like cuffs added an unusual finish. Gray brald medalllons appeared just above each hip, one catching the top of the draped side panel, the other holding the end of a long fringe tassel which | extended below the hemiine. Frankie Hecth, at Keith' striking creation of light brown chif- fon trimmed with tiny fur talls. The sleeveless bodice was velled with a wide bertha collar several inches longer in the back than at the front, and dotted with a double row of the bobbing talls, The skirt re a foundation c! L by two of fur tails at the lower part. ornamented with cmbroldered motifs in blue and orange at the upper. The embroiderc: 1 tic skirt was half ever, by a chiffon bordered at the hem. ling feature of the sash of purple and taffeta which was draped into three-loop bow at one side, so la that it was equal to one side of bouffant panmier skirt of the Loul KV1 period. The cffeta end of the bow fell to the floor, where it trailed for several inches like a train which had somchow slipped from its place at the back. Dramatists Combine. [ 1IE Dramatists’ Theater, Inc., a new organization, enters the play-pro- ducing fleld, with an advisory board «f playwrights: Porter Emerson rowne, Owen Davis, James Forbes. tosmo Hamilton, IcGuire, Arthur Richman and Ed- vard Childs Carpenter, chairman. Contracts have been signed for the iroduction of plays by every member «f the board. but the activities of the ew organization will not be confined o the works of these assoclated play- rrights. They propose to operate an “authors' shop,” open to any and all ;nembers of the dramatists’ profes- #lon. The first production will be a play Willlam Anthony , by Porter Emerson Brown “The Bad Man,” entitled Shadow,” to be Christmas ti Lion's Share. McGuire; “The Owen Davls James Forbes; by Cosmo Hamilton, and “The Leo; uthor of “The presented about by _Wiiliam Anthony Weathercock.” A Russian dance candlelight in' from shoulders | wore a | THE POLI'S—San Carlo Opera. The Sin Carlo Grand Opera Com- I pany will' open on Monday evening, November 26, at Polf's Theater, to un one week. It s said to be now enjoying its blggest year, and that the company offered to rank with the best. In New York. Philadelphla and Tioston, the organization has had at success, playing generally to pacity houses. | This “year the San Carlo is offer- {ing an exceptional added feature in connection, with its performances here, the celebrated Pavléy-Oukrain- sky Ballot Russe, formerly with the' Chicago Opera. These dancers will be seen at almost every !performance, either in Incidental | jdances incorporated in the operas, of | in speclal ballet features. Among the leading stars and dis. ]lh uished gucst artists to be pre- sented in - Washinston are Alice Gentle, Blanca Saroyn, Anne Roselle ! (formerly of the Mertopolitan), Con- {suelo Escohar Haru Onukl (famous lonns), Elena Ehlers, Falco. Stella de Mette, Manuel Gactano_Tommasini, Adamo tappini, Marlo Baslola, Marlo Valle, iluseppe ' Interrante. Pletro de Biasi nd Natale Ceryi. The complete ar- | tistle personnel will be announced {later. ‘Maestro Carlo Peroni will be he musical director. { The season will open Monday eve- ning, November 26, with “La Glo- conda,” The repertoire to_follow will be: Tuesday, “Afda’; Wednesday, adame - Butterfly Thursday ] ksgiving) matinee, “Martha;" Thursday evening, “Tosca;” Friday, | “Othell Saturday = matinee, |Boheme:" = Saturday evening, | Trovatore.” | NATIONAL—“Selly.” | Florenz Zlegfeld will bring to the | National Theater next week, Marilyn Mi'ler and Leon Errol, In the widely | aeclalmed musical comedy ally.” As to its charm and luxurious embel- \lishment adjectives of pralse have ' exhausted by reviewers. To have retained slmost intact for three years an original cast in as- sociation with Miss Millr and Mr. rol s declared a managerial alevement worthy of Zlegfeld's sa- “Sally” is claimed to stand in | GABRICK—“The Red Hawk.” ' George Broadhurst has gathered a notable cast for his production, “The Ped Hawk” a new play by Mre. Trimble Bradley and Limself, which he will bring to the Garrick Theater {next week (Thanksgiving week). MeKay Morris, who numbers among remarkable ; | GAYETY—“Silk-Stocking Revue.” | | Coming Attractions | Hoyt (Mrs. Lydig Hoyt), who has Supported wnuufi Faversham, and Zefle Tilbury, a _name too famillar to theatergoers for a quarter Cen- tury, ete. “The Red Hawk” is the first ro- mantic play which George Broadhurst haw oven undertaken. The scenes are in Sicily, with its vendettas, its in- trigue and its famous historic leg- ends which Homer and Virgil have glven to the world, Those who have been privileged to citch a glimpse of rehearsals main- tain that it s a most Interesting and emotionally dramatio piece. MO0S—“Norris’ Springtime Fol- lies.” Cal Norris, America’s Prince of Wales, has construeted and will bring ‘1o the Cosmos Theater next week the classiest animal act in vaudeville, “Norris’ Springtime Follies,” in which the animal actors comprise a babhoon, 8 fox terrler, six collles, three leaping grevhounds and a Shetiand pony. It is both pretty and interesting as an entertainment feature. Edward Clark, composer of many popular songs, assisted by Clarissa Rose Clark, & musician of repute, will bring a new grist of character and other songs; the Quixy Four, a pep- | pery aggregation of fun and har- | mony, with many trimmings to their offerings, and North and South a merry melange of songs, chatter and dancing steps in “When North Meets | South.” An extraordinary added attraction is announced in Primrose Semon and ' company, a stellar feature in vaude- | e. i The photoplay for the week will be | Paramount's new big production, “Woman Proof,” George Ade's own story, with Thomas Melghan for its etar and pretty Lila Lee opposite. STRAND—Harry Fox. The Strand Theater for next week ' announces as its headiine star the Populer musical comedy and screen player, Harry Fox, in a delightful lit- tle” offering, entifled “Intimate Mo- ments.” assisted by Charles Seville, planist. program is made more noteworthy by the appearance of | Lady Taen Mei, the oricntal nightin- gale. Othera_include the Turner Broth- ers in “Clever Capers of a High Cal- iber”: Jules Bernard and Fiorence Scarth fn & humorous incident, “Loan- Sum strect” and Jim and Irene Marlyn in_“Melodies and Steps.” The photoplay wi'l bring Shirley | Mason in her latest Willlam Fox spe- cfal production, “South Sea Love Give the Girls a Show. JAIES J. LAKE, at the Gayety this week, has his own {deas of the chorus. “It is nothing to my credit, “that "I give my chorus a It is just a business propo: 1 have been watch- {ing members of the chorus who have i had such opportunity and the results have justified my dectsion to help the &iris on their way. “There {s many a feminine star on Broadway today who began as an humble chorister. So why shouldn’t I experiment in star making?® “The Virginian" Reproduced THE film version ot “The Virginian,” the famous book and play by Owen Wister, in which Kenneth Harlan is starred, is not the first photoplay to for elght peared Ecr Lake, chance. tion. For year: be made from Jears ago Dustin n the title role of the origin: production. When a new version was decided upon, Tom Forman, the director, felt that it should be given the most elab- orate production poi the author's view sulted in every respec the old” film idrawn from circulation and, means of accomplish- Ing that end, it was ultimately de- cided to destroy ft. The prints, therefore, were recalled and collected at the Farnum studio. cash value of &p- proximately $100,000, and the bonfire regulted when a match was touched to the pile of celluloid was robably one of the most expensive that most effecti They represented that n_history. However, the Farnum photoplay no or exists and the newer, bigger better photoplay starring Harlan critics who have seen it i greatest pictures of the lon, an, is hatlea 121 8 one of t ear. ould be con- It was agreed should be with- s the SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, NOVEMBER 18 1923—PART 3. Current 8238 (Continued from First Page.) and an educat be shown. GAYETY—‘Jig Time.” beginning with today’s matinee, the head of his own show, are the authors and producers. Time” is claimed to be one circuit, rare many musical numbers, en Devine, a both Others Include: statuesque beauty, Mol that Artle Mayo, dialect ton, who do a twin specialty, Toots Heldt, chorus. In one given Individual St. Patrick Players Tomorrow. The St. Patrick Players will sent an original musical comedy, Broadway Prince,” 21, 22, 24, 28 and 29 at Carroll under the stage direc eclalties. Murray of Rev. Francis J. Hurney. {by Frank X. Silk, as an eccentric and including Billy Wallace. Frank Martin, Helen Kennedy, Root and La Monte. Mack and Hart, the Roletta Duo and Specialties wiil be | introduced by members of the cast. tramp, Carney the Busch Siate and Carr, construction, the costumes will furnished by Madeleine Duchesne and Daniel Donovan. The_cas F STREET AT 13TH WEEK BEGINNING TODAY—SUNDAY, NOV. 18 Attractions rigan and Joseph Dowling. A comedy o ?nnll -ubjfc( also will James J. Lake, a Washington boy, will appear at the Gayety this week, “Iig Time.” of which he and Henry'Dixon 5te the pretentious offerings on the Columbia in two acts with seventeen nd colorful stage plctures and A talented company, headed by *Jimmy” Lake, furnishes the entertalnment. Clairo acts prima donna and comedienne. and Wise former vaudeviile and musical com edy headliners, whose act, “In a Hat Shop,” Is sald’ to be a rare novelty: the Dancing Donnellys, clever danc. eccentric comiedlan; Helen and Agnes Harring. | an with & hand-picked | cene these girls are pre- vember 19, 20, 7" Dents fon o nis | that several of the songs were writ- B. Connell, with dances by Estelleiten by Denis E. Connell, with musi- | under the gencral direction |cal John B. | Ryan will be in charge of the stage | be Baker and Pauline Murray, and the lighting ef- fects will be in charge of Edmund H will include Edna Bow- man, Estelle Murray, Denis E. Con- Red | Other plays are “The | { 113 long list of brilliant achievements | “Romes, Main Strest,” “Rose’ {13:rnd,” Aphrodite” “The’ Laughing Pady,” “God of the Mountains,” ete., s featured. 1 Then there is Albert Eruning, re- membered from “The Son Daughter,” { “Pastour” “The Case of Becky” and Launzi”; Dodson Mitchell, who was aven in “Cornered” and “The Taver: Thals Lawton, last seen in Washing fton in “The Crimson Alibi"; Julia “Twenty tantalizing Venuses ™ are promised as one of the attractive fea- tures of the "Silk Stocking Revue, next week's attraction at the Gayety Theater. can dance and sing. gorgeousiy ar- rayed to enhance the beauty of four- teen scenes during the two acts. The “Silk_Stocking Revue” i cribed as ltght and airy enterta ment, with many novel effects and a cast of clever entertainers, o ard Lady.” by Edward Childs Carpen- | ter. Incidentally the Dramatists’ Thea- ter, Inc., has taken over Gordon, Inc., and all its assets, i ¢luding John Willard's “The Cat and the Canary.” For this season “The Cat and the Can companies wili continue to be operated under the old ‘Imnner “Kilbourn Gordon Inc.” but the management of them is in the hands of the Dramatists’ Theater, In IN THE SPOTLIGHT. o VAGABOND,” by Wilson Col. lison, will be produced soon by Trank L. Teller. “Thieves in Clover,” by Eugene lter, will probably open in New rk in 2 week or ten days. “The Boy Arriy a comedy by Norman Trevor and Armand Robi, ~will be staged soon by the producers ot “The Love Scandal.” The musical comedy, “The Left- Over,"” recently tried out by Henry W. Savage, will be known hereafter as “Loilipop.” hearsal next month. A comedy entitled “Isn’t It So?” was innounced to open in New York last veek, but for some reason unknown ailed to do so. George Broadhurst announces the rroduction this son of “The Red fawk," 2 new p 3radley and himself. John Hunter Booth's “Deep Sleep," vent into rehearsal last week under he direction of Oliver Morosco. A itrong cast has been selected. David Belasco plans to present Jonel Barrymore in “Laugh, Clown, .augh” at the Belasco Theater, New “Tork, Wednesday, November 28. " A. L. | rlanger also will produce & play alled “The Town Clown,” a musical omedy by Aaron Hoffman, in which Tddle Buzzell will be featured. Arthur Hammerstein Is to Leo Carrillo In “Gypsy Jim," Irama by Milton Gropper. Martin Flavin, author of “Children >t the Moon." which closed in New Tork last week, announces that h Jlay will be produced in London. Ppresent a new Advices from Paris definitely in< licate the visit of the ere” to America next September. Kilbourn Gordon will present “Out of the Seven Seas” at the Frazee ‘Theater, New York. Mr. Gordon and Arthur Ceaser are the authors. John Golden is planning to pre- sent repertoire of his productions in Paris next seasonm, and in the Eng- ish language. ‘The members of the cast of “The Best People,” & new comedy of fam- ly life, by David Gray and Avery Hopwood, which the Frohman Com- pany Is to present shortly, are as well known in the hamlets of the country as on Broadway, through their film reputations. “Andre Charlot's Revue of 192 with Beatrice Lillle, Jack Buchanon, and Gertude Lawrence as its stars, will open in Atlantic City New Years Eve. It will be an all-English com- pany. Grace George last week closed her tour in “All Alone Susle” in Norfolk and will be seen soon in the play in New York or Chicago. Walker's production of “Time,” a comedy by Arthur Henry, will have its first showing in New York November 26. Stuart Tomorrow night the Theatre Guild will produce “Faflures” by H. R. Lenormand, at the Garrlck Theater, New York. Jacob Ben Ami, Helen Westley, Henry Travers and Erskine Sanford are to be scen in the cast. The first woman stage manager to make her appearance in New York is Miss Regina Mermel, who has been appointed to assist the stage manager of “The Dancers,” in which the Shu- verts are presenting Richard Ben- nett at the Broadhurst Theater. Miss Mermel has been an actress and a play broker, and she is now studying stage technique with a view to found- ing a_children's theater, to be con- ducted along lines similar to the chil- dren’s theater in Moscow. ‘The new Shubert musical produc- tion, “Temptations of 1923," stars the famous French actress Delysia. The Shuberts have signed a con- tract with a New York physiclan whereby the latter agrees to keep in good health for a period of one year the thirrty beauties who comprise the motalelu in “Artists and Models of 1923.” Buch favorable reports of the Ameri- can production of “The Dancers,” ‘gn which Richard Bennett is appearing It will be placed in re-| by Mrs. Trimble ! “Folies Ber- | &t the Broadhurst . Feached Gerald du Maurore author, who is appearing in the picc | 1n London, that he cable to Mr. Ben | et congratulations. “In London “T: ancers” is one of the outsta i plays of the current season. g Constance Evans. acrobatic dance In “Artists and Models of 1025 5t the | Shubert Theater. has introduced for the first time on the American stage : the “back-walk split”” The forward- moving split. which Is in the reper- tolre of most acrobatic dancers, is suid to be easy in comparison. “The Sand Walker” Is the new i ! of “The White Cargo” a play by | Leon Gordon, which Earl Carrol® wil) | present at th 7 Tesent e Greenwich Village i Vivian Martin Will play the leading | irole in “The Wild Westcotts,” a new comedy by Anne Morriscn, Acron Hoffman announces that he | | 11 turn producer with the produc- | | tion of his latest play, “Reward.” | Constance Binney is to be featured | in “The Perfect Lady.” a new musical comedy by Frank Mandel, Laurence »?)Chg‘fllh, Gflo‘rge tG@‘I‘shv&‘l!’l and B. G.| ? Sylva, with stage settings by Lee | Suaonson, Sl | _Ann Pennington has become a per- manent addition to the cast of the | current Ziegfeld Follles now running in New York. { | . Robert McLaughlin will put in re- | | hearsal a new pay, as yet unnamed. | by Frank Mandel, with Loulse Benni- | son in the leading role. 1 i (nleTna Volare has been engaged for e dang John Masefield’s play, “Mellone Holtspur,” will be presented in Amer. ica for the first time in Pasadena, Caliz, at the Community Playhouse, November 12. Y ZHERES part In “A Royal Zoe Atkins play. Fan- child’s ,"* th Flérence Johnson of “The Children of the Moon,” now running in New York, is rehearsing the role of a chords girl for “Goodness Knows," the new Frohman comedy scheduled for early presentation. Thée Duncan sisters, twin stars of “Topiy and Eva," the musical version of “Encle Tom's Cabin,” dre due in New York this week to rehearse the same: offering under Sam H. Harris's direction. Rehearsals started last week in New York for the new Eleanor Paint- er nusical show now entitied “Prim- Rose? under the direction of Bert Fronéh. The book, music and lyrics are by Cassius Freeborn, with inci- dentzl numbers by Albert Syrmay and lrving Caesar. ! “The Lady” Bas succeeded “The| Mystérious Way,” as the title of the | By, Play by Martin Brown In which A. H: Woods will present Mary Nash I'in New York. Claire Devine, the prima donna and comedienne of *“Jig Time," yety, resents the imputation that | “blondes are more, vacillating than ' brunettes “How absurd,” she in- dignantly protests, “to judge a per- son’s character by their complexion, or the color of their hair or eyes. Ever since 1 first heard of this silly declgration I have been making a study of both types, and I want to say, right here and now, that I have foundl blondes just as free from vac- illatfon as their darker sisters—be- sides,” concludes Miss Devine, “how can you tell whether a person is a real blond or brunette In these days of peroxide and make-up?” | Agreement With Paramount NNOUNCEMENT has been made thst Cecil B. De Mille has signed a new agreement with the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation covering all ‘his future productions. The agree- | ment, which has no_time limit, pro- vides also that Mr. De Mille shall re- sume active duty as dircctor general of ‘the company, duties of which he wa3 relieved three years ago at his owh request. Mr. De Mille made this statement: “I am very happy that my assoclates, whose long continued personal and business friendship I value among my. richest possessions, have seen fit to sontract for my_productions with- out a time limit. This permits me to for plotures far In the years, if necessary. i i | P AVENUE-ABOVE-NINTH® STARTING MOYDAY WATIVEE “SGLOMO A BEAL PLAY. TONY GREY & CO. l A GINUVINE TREAT BOB MURPHY & CO. “Combining Busimess with Fleasure” SHIRLEY SISTERS ADELAIDE amd ALLYN A Comieal Solution of Dark Mys- tery Entitled “RUN DOWYN & WESTLRHOLD § SENSAT WIRLLESS RADIO SHII “iHE ACQUIL 1AL Who's the Guilty Onef Mystery—Intrigme ] Super Jewel with Norman Kerry and Claire Windsor Show Bexins at i—< ontinueus te Close. Today Last Chance to See “Iraps,” Webbs’ Entertaimers, Etc. BFKEITHS HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE clusively the Worlds & Best Vaudeville in a Beautiful PlaYhouse of Regmtment Shows Daily 2:15 and 8:15 Sunday Makat 3 IDA. MAY CHADWICK In"Everything Will Be Al Right ” Withs ONEALSISTERS JOE DONAHUE And, Enid Meredith Jeannette GilmoreVera! Mabe! Hi JIM MEWILLIAMS? THE ST* MISS LEITZEL,,InAN AERIAL FROLIC® GORDON &SCHUBERT, A RECITALQASSIQUE HOWARD KYLE §CO.Ino DRAMATIC PLAYLET GOMEZ TRIO;BERNARD &GARRY ; 4FAYRE SISTERS AescpsFables : Topics the Day :Pathe Waeekly, TopAy TWO SHOWS 3 and 815 M¢1 & HEATH U'S.JAZZ BAND » FRANKIE HEATHS OTHERS Phones Main 4484,4485 6825, MAT 2V9-EVE 8 SUNIMAT-3 R SMOKING PERMITTED WELCOME HOME JIMMY LAKE JIG TIME THE BURLESQUE SENSATION OF THE CENTURY CLAIRE DEVINE MORAN and WISER And an unsurpassed cast, including Artie Mayo, Har- rington Sister, Tommy and Kitty Donnelly, Toots Heidt 20—ALLURING VAMPS—20 NEXT WEEK—+SILK STOCKINGS REVUE® They are chorus girls who | SCREENLAND’S NEW STAR! DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr. “STEPHEN STEPS OUT” WITH THEODORE ROBERTS Here he is, folks! The famous son of a famous dad—a regular chip o’ the old block—in his firat starring production! A clean, breezy, typical American boy, in one of Richard Harding Davis’ finest stories. You'll love young Doug from the moment you see him. Now’s your chance to see him—all this week! Comedy “Roaring Lions” Topics News HELD ¥ STREET AT 12TH SLCOND WEEK STARTS TODAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 18 OVER! Washington echoes the ve: dict of Broadway in the de- mand of thousands for avm- FEATURING EDNA PURVIANCE BRILLIANT, superb drama soul! vivid Although Alr. Chapiin dose mot of cinema drama! Don’t miss it! of life, fate and & woman’s Painted in strokes of realism by a new master AMUSEMENTS., Music-Drama S*THE FAR EAST,” a program of Japanese plays designed to re- veal the strangely different drama, music and legend of old Japan, will be presented by Mr. and Mrs, Michi- taro Ongawa at the National Theater Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. An interpretation by native Japa- nese artists of the exquisite simplic- ity and unity of conception which characterize Japanese art is the aim of Mr. and Mrs. Ongawa in the SONES. | dances and short plays in which they |8ppear in this program. In the “Feast of Lanterns,” a de- | scriptive_composition, the neise and galety of Japan's great night festi- vals are reproduced with gekkin and traps, Mr. Ongawa, who, as a de scendant of the military class of feu- dal days, was trained early in life to use the broad sword and the long bow, shows his skill in the sword dance, “Kojima Takanorl,” which il- lustrates a famous historical incident, the rescue of peror Godalgo as he was being carried away Into exlle by the usurper Hojo. Mrs. Ongawa tells stories from the folk lore of Japan: sings love songs to the moon, accompanying he 1| on the “moon-fiddle,” the gekkin, or| the samisen; expounds the fashions of Japan, and shows orlental artistry | e nell, Royal Foster, Paul Schubert, Wilitam B. Cross, Ralph O'Brlen, Dan | Donovan, Mary Haltigan, Marie Bow- man, Mary St. John, Arthur B. White, Alice Cush, Harriet Murphy, Dan M Grath, Charles Connor, Helen Halti- gan and Madeleine Baker. The com- edy will be staged in a prologue and two acts. Announcement s made rrangement by C. A. Benson. ® v, Offering Noremost Attractions Usder JANEC(OWL * SULLET ~ %0 OV tra, Baloony, $1.80, | gold. of Old Japan: | in the formal dance of the cherry- blossom season and of the “Cho Cho.” or butterfly dance. The Fox Woman,” a play based on anctent legends, in which Mr. and Mrs. Ongawa take all the five parts, is a tale of old Japan, depicting the power and craft of the witches. The wicked red fox often took the form of -a witch woman and caused all manner of mischief among the rural people. The performance is sponsorcd by the Washington branch of the Amcricun Association of University Women. Every Tear a Pearl. PERHAPS the poet who wrote t line, “Tears, idle tears,” can ar- ford to consider the pearly drops that light, but they are not look upon that way in a motion picture studio. Svery tear a screen actress really sheds is as valuable as its welght ir That's why camera man and director look on with exultation wher Marlon Davies really weeps during d scenes in her film productions. It isn't necessary to place glycerin tears on her cheeks. She 1s sald to be so Sensitive to sorrow and suffering that once she gets into the feeling of the haracter she I8 playing it is impos- sible for her not to cry when & tragic situation comes. While she was making “Little Ola cw York,” her new Cosmopolitan plcture, Miss Davies was aproached by an interviewer, who was surprised to find her eyes all wet and & vagrant tear or two still coursing down her cheeks She smiled and wiped her eyes and explained: “I've just been making & scene in which I had to cry and i can't get over it all at onoe.” STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT Mats. Thurs. and Sat. Direction of Zoe & 7. 3. Bhudert AND SATURDAY MATINEE ANO_EVEWMING ONLY NER TRIUMPNANY A”CNI VEMENT o EO ao SURIEY’ AR REIHER loony, E $1.69, §1. turdsy Matines: Orchestrs, .06, I8; Begins Noxt Monday REPERTOIRE AND CAST Monday: LA GIOCONDA, Genm DeBlasi, Peroni. M perond. ero! Wednesday: MME. BUTTERFL! DeBiasi, Peroni. tle, Ehlers, Tommasini, Valle, AIDA, Saroys, De Mette, Salazar, Basiols, DeBiasi, '» Onuki, Paggl, Chiappini, Valle, Thursdsy Matinee: MARTHA, Escobar, Paggi, Chiappini, Inter- rante, Cervi, Poroni. Thursday Evening: TOSCA, Roselle, Tommasini, Valle, DeBiasi, Peroni. Saturday Matinee: DeBiasi, Peroni, BOHEME, Rosellc, Ehlers, Chiappini, Valle, Saturdsy Evening IL TROVATORE, Saroya, De Mette, Salazar, Basiols, Cervi, Nice. The Pavley Oukrainsky Ballet Russe APPEARS AT EVERY PERFORMANCE IN COMPLETE DIVFERTTARFWINTR Finest Grand Opera Outside Prioss: Evening, Orchestrs, §3, 88 and Baturdey Matisees, O NATIONAL TH The Steel Curtain ceneiracted onder spesifications of the U. 8. b . 8 of the Distrist e aforming to SIS A X e, 7 asd §1. " u-xny. 3. g’m Tho—Flus Tax. ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF reau of Stasdands EATR isaon ONE WEEK ONLY, STARTING TONIGHT Postiar Wodneeday Matines, §1.00 to 01.50. Rejuiar Matines Saturfey GLORIFYING THE TALENTED AMERICAN GIRL A NATIONAL INSTITUTION (T of Do wories) !llltli‘v Direct From 67 At New Amsterdam N ed Wayburn Consecutive Weoeks Theater, New York THANKSQIVING WEEK, Commencing Monday, Matinem Thastagiving Oay snd Suturdey. Nali “Orders Mow. ~=—'FIEGFELD GREATEST —— Prisss: _Nights ( e e e u-'_‘ Bai, 4100, -l'fl aad solf-nddressed for URTON JOURNEYS TWICE MOTION PICTURES SUNDAY BEGINNING NOV. 25 MARILYN MILLER LEON ERROL /v CAST INCLUDES WALYTER CATLETY M8I0 BY JEROME KERR BUTTERFLY BALLET MUSIC BY VICTOR NERSEAT mmmmuuhlmxv-muumm(:m Tharsd Saturday), Orshostra, $4.08; Baicony. 2 o T narsdag, and, Saiens Nieves, rendatrs 15, Baloory. reday. Siturdey Mitinee, Orehestrs, ey, 80, AdC10% War Ten. Easiews ‘toaots. HOLMES COLORED VIEWS MATINEE AT 3:30 EVENING AT 83 MEDITERRANEAN SKY CRUISINGS, NOV: 25 MOTORING THROUGH ITALY, DEC: 2 THE NEW HUNGARY, VIENNA TO BERLIN AND THE RUHR, DEC: 16 QLORIOUS SWITZERLAND, DEC: 23 Sale Course Tickets, Tomorrow—sé, 55, 4, 53, $2.80