Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1925, Page 56

AMUSEMENTS. Coming Attractions! Brown, Sunshine Jarmann, Joan Franza, Ethel Allis, Helene Gardner, Janet Winters and Grace Robinson, with a gay chorus of young girls and NATIONAL—"The Family Upstairs.” And now comes Sam H. Harris again with another of his new Z‘lxv\nb L, B D D eat weel:, be:|aifal New Toxk 3 e The “Ritz Kevue" is sophisticated BN o red the fun of “The|entertalnment. While it is wholly Nermon e il await expec. | free from vulgarity, it is frankly an- tantly tt “Harris play nounced that it deais lightly and wit- Ly e e T Palter Wilson, | tily with situations of a piquant na- > o Nugent (of the|ture. It is sumptuously costumed Nugents), Theodore West.|and staged. llian Garrick. Hul’(\lg ;‘:‘Hloll‘. KEITH'S—Weber and Fields. Jerry Devine ant ermi 2 3am Forres! | The famous comedians, Joe Weber Sam Forrest directed the| 77 o *"Felds will headline the bill B. F. Keith's theater next week. hey will be seen in a new idea, called, “Reminiscences,” with Armand Kalie and Fodie Brown. Marjorie Gateson will be featured and other acts will include Ledova, premiere danseuse: Flanagan and Edwards in Salt and Pepper. EARLE—Bobby Heath-Ann Suter. Two headliners are announced for the Iarle next week. Bobby Heath, star of both musical comedy stage and in vaudeville, will appear in his own “Hits and Bits of Vaudeville,” while Ann Suter, one of Washington's own, will sing songs “in her own eccentric wa Others will include C. B. Maddock’s, “The Rest Cure;” Bob Cook and Dot Oatman in ‘“‘Delineations From Song- land,” Joe Rome and Lou Gaut in “\When Extremes Meet,” and the ting Campbells, “Kings of the BELASCO—Ruth Chatterton. { Next week at the Belasco Theater | will usher in a new French comedy with Ruth Chatterton as the star and supporting cast _which _includes | Ralph Forbes, Auriol Lee, Frederick | Perry, Robert Rendel, nest Stallard | and William Leith. The piece is “Women and Ladie: an adaptation from Louis Verneuil's rench version a “osmo Hamilt Nice People ‘Women and Ladies” is said have a distinctly continental flavor. The play is in three acts and the ac- | tion takes place at the villa of the Duc Clichy in Nice. The story, is about romantic young nobleman who idles vay his time at his villa with his heautiful inamorata, the famous Cleo Plombine. The central figure of the is a peasant girl named Michelle, who is employed to care for the flow- in the duc's gardens. The duc \as mever paid any attention to Michelle, but she is enamored of him and is also quite thrilled by his ad- ventures with those who visit his villa. will be an Al_and Stop Flirt- Company of he photoplay rles Christie farce, from the Stanley America. STRAND—"Ideals.” The Strand Theater bill for nex . week is headed by Forrest S. Chi g Shott's » | ton’s mu kit of domestic lotter POLr'S—*“Hassard Short's Revue.” | 0. (U Geals,” featuring Warren “Hassard Short's Ritz Revue,” the|\y, ren, Frank DuFrane, Dorothy | lavish _musical ~production which| Berne ang Elsie Chilton | marks Mr. Short's debut as inde-| “Others include Ward and Bohlman pendent producer. will Iy en-{in “After the Banquet”; Charles C. gagement at Poli’s 7 XtSun-| Grohs, with J. Haw and Winona, of- | day night, May 1 ort, fering, “A Pantomimic Novelty”; the remembered here for his work in light | piceadilly Four Ha comedy d the first three “Music | jonv.» and the 3 Box Revues, and the Ritz features|gtional Jugglers of Charlotte Greenwood The photoplay will o In producing the uction’ with Betty Blythe. Pauline was the aim of Mr. Short to provide on Rl Wik, iV AMoag i in the framework an abundance of | Speed” a story of the “jazz age comedy, singing and dancing The — spectacular features he has held in the ; TY—"G " background. For the music compos-| o ¢ AVETY—*Goito |7 rs were engaged such as Roy Webbh, illiam 8. Campbell's revue, “Go| Frank Tours: Raymond 1Tubbell, | to 1t.” will be next week’s attraction at the Gayety ater. The produc- Wern Janssen, W. Franke Hariing, Martin Broomes. Jay Gorney. Tom |tion has eleven elaborate settings and Burke and .H. H. Tennent. Luyri an array of pretty costumes worn by were written by Kenneth Webb, Anne [ Broup of talented young girls. Gene | Caldwell, Roger Gray, Harry Ruskin, |Shuler, Dutch comedian, and Tommy May Tully, Eric Valentine, William | L:evene, “boob” comedian, head the Gaxton, Owen Murphy and Graham |Cast. Others are Wally Jackson, John Althea Barnes, Jack Keane and Vio. The cast_includes Hal Forde, star|let Sharpe, “Battling” Kogan, Helen of “Oh, Boy,” and ‘Honeydew';|Du Ross. Louise Gardner, Andy | Jimmy Savo, wistful clown of ex-|Erancis, Robert Sandberg and John pressive eyes and quaint manner; Jay | R0S8. “Go to It” is said to typify Brennan and Stanley Rogers, accom. | Columbia burlesque—a bright, clean, panied by Marge, famous as the great | NUmorous entertainment absentee from the stage; William e Ladd, juvenile; Jackie Hurlburt, a MUTUAL—"Step Lively Girls." new ‘dancer;: Dorothy Brown, prima| The “Step Lively Girls” are coming donna of last year's “Music Box|back to the Mutual next week for a | Revue”: Flovd Jones, the Cherokee In-|return engagement. The show | dian tenor. Jane Overton, Elmer|stated to have much new material an ho is Beings.” | Trio Pro- “Ritz Revue” it Current Attractions (Continued from First Page.) _ [of the Spring, for the smart sets in | both Baltimore and Washington. inserted and the entire production freshened and brightened SV TCHERNIKOFF-GARDINER | Rival singing beauties from Balti-| DANCERS. | more and Washington will be the The Tchernikoff-Gardiner Dancers | ffature at the Swanee tomorrow and will present two programs of dancing | L Uesday nights when Miss Camllle at the Wardman Park Theater May | little of Baltimore and Miss Margaret | and 9. The programs will differ| D8y of Washington each will present and will include special numbers by |® 8roup of the newest songs. bhoth Miss Gardiner and Mr. Tcherni-| Miss Day is the favorite amateur koff, assisted by a ballet of 75 dancers, | entertainer of Washington and spe. Among the ballets to he given are |cializes in “coon shouting” numbers excerpts from the first act of “Cop-|a la Marian Harris. Her voice is of pelia,” with a large corps de ballet,| Unusual richness and depth and an original setting to Weber's| Miss Little is noted for her viva “Invitation to the Dance.” Modern |Clous jazz numbers and has prepared French music by the well known|2 cycle of her snappiest songs to Groupe des Six of Paris will be used | “show Washington.” for several of the numbers. Tickets Wednesday will be “Dixieland! may be obtained from the Peggy Al-|night,” with special colored talent; bion Concert Bureau, 1239 G street Thursday, “carnival night,” with the Mardi Gras atmosphere, noise makers CHATEAU LE PARADIS. and gay souvenirs, and Friday the The is Tent Band will be | Program will be of extraordinary action at the Chateau interest. Ammendale, Md., which | oors to the public on| 1A PARADIS — CLUB CHANT! loors to the public on CLER of the star musical 94-band Davis or-| Novelty jazz numbers by J. Harr same su- | Link registered sucn a hit at Le Para as that |dis and the Club Chantecler last week his engagement has been extend.-! in pop- | tha d the |ed to this week. Both piano and vo EE. | at its s one will open May 1. It ensembles hich has pla wrizing the Cafe Le F Club Chantecler in Washington. | cal selections are included in the pro. Nathan Brusiloff, the leader of the|gram used by Mr. Link at these two| band, has the distinction of being the |smart resorts, and Mr. Link has been voungest leader in the Davis organ-|rehearsing a group of new Broadway ization numbers that will comprise a large Opening of the Chateal part of his program for this week, be- promises to be one of the ginning tomorrow. Who Started the Flapper? Le Paradis st events \Vn AT started the rumpus that cre- ated “The front cover,” says argu is not beautiful? TLogical and sane enough for any one to grasp. ‘Anvhow, I'm grateful to the move. ment, for otherwise there would have | been too much competition in my | ment : profession. A comedienne has to “The Germans never conceived such | make use of everything that comes propaganda as that which has been |her way, and this beauty quest has ed on for the creation of the mod- | Blven me a boost without which some declares Miss Greenwood. |Of My most successful effects would Have you ever stopped to think |never have been born.” of the subtle influence—perhaps not =0 subtle eithe those lovely, idealistic pictures of s which for vears have been featured in the front S of pS? Into every ehold in the land these insidious portraits entered “What was the result? Young men | dmired nd then dreamed of such a zirl oung ladies envied then cursed and then embraced the cre itions of the artists. When they the flapper page of the magazine arlotte (ireenwood, mark her Beauty Alone Not Enoug}l | IT is an unusual city these days that has not some sort of beauty contest, | that screen stardom may be the win’ | ner's prize. Just how much value these contests {mave s & aobisct ufdibcieion o mp: tion picture circles | Mary Philbin, star of “Fifth Avenue, . Models,” which will be shown here! ou hat nature had not exactly cut this eek, won her entrance to mo. their features to the magazine-cover|jon pictures through a beauty con- pattern, they sought methods where-|ioq¢ held in Chicago by the great fra. by they might approximate what na ternal organization, the Klks. of ture had left undone, course, Miss Philbin has faith in the Of course, 1 don't possibilities of such contests. that if magazines had However, playing with Miss Philbin covers to the plain but strong faces|in the picture is Rosemary Theby, of Susan B. Anthony and Carrie A.|who takes the part of @ vampish Nation that we would have developed | woman of social position. Miss The- in this a severe, Intellectual race | by entered motion picture work | of voung women, for there are lines | throngh the medium of a St. Louis! that not even a modest young woman | dramatic school. would imitate. But I am sure that| “] believe in beauty contests,” Miss | constant pleturization of the beautiful | Theby sa. “For they bring the| fair young person, without whom no | girl into the limelight, but that is all magazine could win a million sub-|they ever do unless a gitl has the| scribers, had its mental effect upon |y dramatic instinct and enough intelligence to develop and apply it. the girls hen, too, whoever said that|Beauty alone doesn’t get far in pav- ing the way to succes: beauty was only skin deep made an | awful mistake, for it started our girls thinking. If beauty is only skin deep, The Rachel Sewall Marionettes Monday, April 27, 8:15 P.M. then why not remedy the skin if it In'a Program of Ballnds, Musical Pantomimes a matle Selections. including the | Scene from “Romeo and Jullet’ Earish House of fho 'Charch of the Holy City, Cornér of 16th and Coreoran Sts. Tickets, 83¢, including war tax. o mean “to say devoted their DANCING. PROF, AND MRS, LA ACHER STUDIO, 27 10th st. n.w.: classes Mon. and Fri.. 8§ 0 11 pm.. with orchestra. Priv. lessons appointment. F Established 1900. ¢ PROF. WYNDH! AM, 910 Eve St N.W. Phone Fr. 9103 to-the-minute Frivata lsssbns i CASTLE CLUB | Priv. lessons Tango, Waltz, K n.w Clany dances M otlds Fox “Fiot ‘and Buck Dancing i AR, (Lo GLADYSE WILBUR Baliroom and Stage Dancink in Stage Dancing. Dupont, Studlo. } Dupont Circle. Phone Fr. 1435-W. Dra- Ieony | |be a jdous fort | insistent | factory, | tenths of every THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C SHAKESPEARE IN A MUSICAL SHOW Helen Gardner, as Ceopatra, in Hazzard Short’s Ritz Revue, Poli’s. Search for Laughs. world seems suddenly to have 1 with a frantic desire says an authority on "THI been sei to laugh the subject Iy every 1 in Hollywood movie producer searching his soul for gizgle makers. Comedies are the order of the Comedians sud- denly find themselves in demand at prodigal salaries. The movie to funny stories and stage comedies have soared to the financial skies. en old comedies which carded and forgotten dec have been hopefully du shined up for resale. jag men— members of the strangest profession 1 the world-—experts in banana peel slips and pie collisions—find them- selves advancing in prosperity at tumultuous rate. Many of them are receiving salaries that would make a novelist's eves bulge out. “Several of the big dramatic com- panies which were inclined to ele- vate their evebrows the idea of comedies are bending every energy |toward making laugh plays. It this is going to is evident that vear unique in the history | pictures—a vear of hilarity The partciular reason for this out- burst of joy and revelry, it is sald, probably can be traced to the stupen- nes earned last vear by well known comedians and fun- ny pictures. Producers also are not blind to the fact that several big spectacles and not a few supposedly lllu"ll(l\ pictures were saved by “incidental comedy he success of “The Covered Wagon~ was due quite ax much to the comedy scenes as to the big thrills. This does not explain demand of the The old bromide few however, the public to laugh ng is vights | were dis- | 1| “Sometimes the | that people have enough tears in| real life without going to the theater | for it. But that is an exploded idea Mack Sennett, who may be said to have created the modern screen com- edy, and who gave most of the fa- mou comedians their start and ning, has a sounder and more ctical explanation his Is what he said to a wood correspondent recently \ think the stampede of .producers oward comedy is due to this: That the laugh is the only universal idea producers will find a | sex play which is a riot in the large | cities, but fails in the country towns. ain you will find a heated love ma which makes the flappers gur- |gle for joy, but bores older people. Again a play will attract women, but wearies men l “The great problem of the movie | | | [ pr: Holly- sroducer is to find an idea which will cover the whole territory; which will stack them up in_front of the box office in Medicine Hat as well as on Broadway A good comedy does this as no kind of play. They all seem laugh at the same things. “Many of these new adventurers in laughland will discover, however, that there is more grief fn making come- dies than in drama. People have an almost pathetic eagerness to laugh; but it is hard to make them do it. “In making my own comedies I find that we have to use better di- rectors and better stories than ever before. The fact is. making laugh plays has become almost inconceiv- ably difficult. The slapstick and the custard pie have gone forever to their great reward. A comedy in these days has to be built with brains and other to Elimination of the Studio. THE next big step in motion picture | development, according to Di- rector Allen Dwan, will be the elim- ination of the studio. The studio has always makeshift,” Mr. Dwan early days of picture making we took a large proportion of the shots at the act locations. The house in those days was really the outside of a house, and often large mansions were rented for a day %o that we could film their interior mag- nificences. ‘But this been a method proved mainly because proper light- ing could be secured only at prohibi- tive expense. This led to the develop- ment of studio sets, and today nine picture—interior exteriors of every kind—is under the studio roof. his is camouflage. The old method had the right idea. even if it wasn't technically perfect It al lowed the use of real background for the_action. It gave a certain sin taken “In the | outside of a | unsatis- | and | cerity to a plcture which ix often lack- | ing in a studio set, no matter how weli planned and built, “Poor lighting facilities for work on actual locations forced us into the studio. A new kind of lighting equip- { ment, improved and simplified, will | take us out again. This is the biggest need of motion | pictures today. With lights that can | be easily transported and quickly set up, we can film real homes, real rooms, real trees and rocks, gardens s, and everything that ne genuine and sincere. | The studio will then be used only for | filming those sets which must be bullt on Auditorium 19th and E Sts. N.W. Wednesday, May 13, at 8:15 “LA TRAVIATA” Presented by The Washington Opera Company d All Metro;olitan Cast Prices—$1, $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3—No Tax Seats—Jordan Piano Co., 13th and G Telephone Main 487 —— AMERICAS mr THEATRE TODAY AT THREE DE FEO GRAND OPERA In » Cosdenssd Version of CARMEN Cast of 26 Pespls e & Park the Twe of V™ Gr en “A Girl of Teday” “An lateriudé of Harmeny’ Romas Trou Acrobatic Revae of 1925 Mrr=-<MOC><s MO=2 Thomas P. Jackson Co. Fulton & Quinette Jason & Harrigan pe OTHER PERFECT FEATURES COo. GET WISE SER AL CHRISTIES “s70P FLIRTING” WANDA HAWLEY By the Producers of “Chartie’s Aunt” '.zm.amm Barle News er |according to Mr. because the originals are too far away or which can not be photographed for some technical reason.” Another real technical need today, Dwan, is for new camera lenses of wider angles. lenses now used permit of showing only a small segment of a scene, such | 8 & spectator would see if he looked through his cupped hands. A lens which would increase the breadth of the view of the scene would allow for more detail and more naturalness. With improved wquipment of this kind for camera and lighting work, Mr. Dwan believes that motion pictures will step into a new and higher phase of development, The Tchernikoff-Gardiner L Two Recitals of Dancing WARDMAN PARK THEATRE Friday Saturday ) Tickets, ers in u-.umy Ameriean wan The | ATIONAL A.mumv FIREPROO?F Jn Washingten offering 4 tersien 1925—PART 3 Jazz—Pro and Con. Since George Gershwin treated jazz serfously in his ‘‘Rhapsody in Blue," which he played with Paul White- man’s band, there have been further attempts to develop this American musical jdom as an art-form. Carl Van Vechtean states that he sees in jazz the future American music. W. J. Henderson and JKrnest Newman watch with amusement these efforts toward the proposed salvation of our national musical life. W. Franke Harling, who composed jazz songs under such alluring titles as “Uking the Uke” and “Dancing Blues,” for Hassard Short's “Ritz Revue.” which we soon shall hear at Poll’s, has written & jazz opera_with Mrs. Ficke's act play, “The Light of St. Agnes,” as its liberetto, which | vill be produced by the Chicago O Company next season. Ger n has been commissioned to | write an orchestral work to be pre. sented by the New York Symphony Society next season. Walter Dam- rosch announces that he will condu it In Carnegie Hall in New York, De- cember 3 and 4, and on tour in Wash- ington, Baltimore and Philadelphfa. Gershwin will compose the® work whil he is in London will be called a “New York Concerto,” will be in movements and will alm to portray the spirit and the atmosphere of the city, but this “will not be done in the obvious way,” according to the com. | poser’ statement. Gershwin is to play the concerto with the orchestra MUTUAL THEATER PA. AVE. AT NINTH BEGINNING TODAY THE FRENCH FROLICS Wrestling Thursday || BILL LEWIS vs. JOE TURNER | Next Week—Step Lively Girls _ NATIONAL THEATER JUVENILE SPRING REVUE By the Pupils of the Smithson-Hodgson School of Dancing Thursday, May 14, 1925, 8 P. M | Tickets on Sale at 1320 Lo, Charles Macalester Leaves 7th St. Wharf 10 A.M. and 2:30 P.M. Round Trip, 85c Admission, 25¢c TONIGHT MATINEE SATURDAY STAGED BY JULIAN MITCHELL DiRecTION oF A.L.ERLANGER Next Week—Matinees Wednesday & Saturday—Seats Thursday SAM H. HARRIS (IN ABSOCIATION WITH LEWIR & GORDON) PRESENTS A NEW PLAY THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS BY HARRY DELF A Delightful Comedy of American Life STAGED BY SAM FORRERT SPECIAL CAST OF PLAYERS BRGINNING mr;«nfl.n' - OF BILL. DOOBS OPEN 3 P o0 mac!-l‘v?'m POPULAR PRIUE VAUDEVILLE TMEATER e T e e PR PIOKED PROGRAMS PERFECTLY PRESENTED “Ybg et SOUTH AMER. SENSATION—DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT DE CARLOS & GRANADA ASSISTED BY THEIR OWN ARGENTINE ORCHESTRA IN CHARACTER “DANCES & MELODIES” OTHER STAGE ATTRACTIONS MIIWI'I.M__II.TOI RUSSEL & HAVES PROPOSE “LET'S SING" JAMES KENKEDY & CO. PRESENT “THE SQUIRE” QOELET & HALL DANCES AND MUSIC™ J- PHOTOPLAY—FIRST TIME SHOWN -Wg IBI0 PRODUOTIONS PRESENTS IKLTON SILLS CARMEL MYERS IN FRANK R. ADAMS’ THRILLING STORY “THE LAST HOUR’ PRI ..o WSt i ool LIRS EXCLUSIVE FOX NEWS..COMEDY--EXCELLENT MUSIC - ALWAYS BEST 'OI I.fl-—l SHOWS PRICE OF | “g3g 2. 206—500 AMUSEMENTS. NEXT SUNDAY SEATS MONDAY x4 Box Office Open 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. HASSARD SHORT’S RITZ, REVU = UIARLOTTE GREENWW AN AMAZING CAST ATGAY HAL FOBDE STANLEY ROGERS DOROTHY BROWN ELMER BROWN SUNSHINE JARMANN ETHEL ALLIS HELENE GARDNER Nights, $1 te $3; Thurs. Mat., 50c te $1.50; Bat. Mat., 800 to §3, GIRLS WHO NEED NO GLORIFYING JIMMY SAYO WILLIAM LADD FLOYD JONES T Week Commencing Sun. Eve., May 10. Mail Orders Now I8 Vieter Morbort's Mushon! Qsm AV RAINTE The Dream Girl ] i FAY BAINTER ™% Dream G Nights, 81 te $3; Pop. Thur. Mat, 560 te $1.50; Sat Mat, 500 to $8; Plwe Tax s Y ETY FRREEAL, SURER S TWO BIG SHOWS IN ONE JACK REID'S %5 BREAKERS (i ¥ Entertaine wit) an a/ -star cast 3 SINGERS, DANCERS ODMEDIANS & KEWPIE DOLL o5 CHORUS CIRCUS 15-CREOLE. BEAUTIES-15 12-CYCLONIC JAZZ HOUNDS-12 75 People in Cask-Two Different And Distinct Compenies Free Band Concert in Front of Theatre Twice Qaily! 4 Mats. Wad. Sat. o,..__., e l‘t. ] v ‘Gahery. SHUBERT . IBELASCO Mygmt. Lee and J. J. Shubert iwaliy. Proventlng_the Foremest ative OLIVER MOROSCO Sulmite With Pleasureble Pride, An Eutirely New Dramatte Symposium of European Reyaity As It Is Today ween Mab dy JOHN HASTINGS TURNER The Typical Morosco Cast Inelndes CARLETON BRICKEET EDWARD EMERY LUMSDEN HARE CHARLES BROWN HAROLD WEST LEIGH LOVELL —\ ORCH. ORCH. FOR FOR NEXT MONDAY—MAIL ORDERS RECEIVED NOW RUTH CHATTERTON “WOMEN AND LAL:ES” Adapted by Cosmo Hamilton from the Fremch of T.ouis Verneall WITH A DISTINGUISHED CAST Including Nightly at 830. Orehestra, n.n MARY DUNCAN MINNIE DUPREE MARION VANTINE CABOLYNE McLEAN MARGOT LESTER FRANK HUBERT To introduce Queen Mab, we will for Monday night only, with this advertisement sell EALPH FORBES FREDERIOK PEREY ERNEST STALLARD Orchestra, $2.50: Meszanine, $2, $1.50; Balcony, $1.50, $1; Gallery, 50e. WEEK OF MAY 1STH. ORDERS ACCEPTED NO CANDIDA DIRECT FROM IT® NOTABLE NEW YORK REVIVAL AURIOL LEE ROBEERT BENDEL WILLIAM LEITH THEBAPITAL‘S FAVORITE PLAYHOUSE Preent Venderille Ferion NED WAYBURN'S DEMI-TASSE REVUE o manicnts ot His Latest Cr R Embryenio Stage Stars. = Ooauiten \ 10 Bosmle " W % g Ty ) Goods SPECIAL FEATUBE EXTBAORDINARY ALMA NlELSON Avdetsa B3HRE B Frivoitty Cemedy N urprises Introdusing * the’ Only Dancing Mouker 1n MARIE WALSH & FRANK ELLIS In a Happy Frolio of Patter and Song. the Gods Pry for Ploeagure. Charming Diselple FRED—GALETTI & KOKIN—10LA Veudevilla. RYAN & RYAN WELDANO’S SENSAT ION A Spestncular Thriller. LARIMER & HUDSON Beauty, Zest and Speed. AESOP'S FABLES, TOPIOS OF THE DAY, PATHE NEWS WEEKLY. EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION FRANK FAY BROADWAY'S FAVORITE BON Disponsing Hls Unlque Brasd of Fun. == EXTRA AND SPECIAL! Bargain Matinees---Sunday and Monday TWO SEATS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE Exeept 106 Tex en Free Ticket, and Exeept 31,06 Seotion Sunday and $1.00 Section Mondas. Buy Berly.