Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1925, Page 55

AMUSEMENTS. Coming Attractions NATIONAL THEATER PLAYERS. When the National Theater Players open their season at the National Theater next Monday night, May 18, it will be the first time in 28 years that the National has been teuanted by a repertoire company. The last dramatic stock company at this house, under the direction of Per- cy Winter, had five successive sea- sons of patronage before going to other localities {n 1897, Some of the principals in that company included such old-time favorites as Fred Bond, Joseph Wheelock, Rose Barringtom, Charles Coote, John Finlay and Charles Mackey. The opening attraction of the Na- tional Theater Players will be “‘The Nervous Wreck," Owen Davis' laugh- able farce in which Otto Kruger and June Walker appeared here a year ago. Rehearsals are now in progress New York under the direction of -d Brooke, who will supervise all the National Theater Players' produc- tions The entive personnel of the playing cast, which is here announced for the first time, is as follows: Leneta Lane, an actress whose talents have taken her to Broadway and thence to the Middle West, where she played rep- ertoire exclusively, leading lady; Mi- nor Watson, leading man, who was seen here this season in support of Ruth Chatterton and also in the Wil- Jiam Hmrl:l jr., production, “Two " Dorothy Tierney, But- Hixon, Kathryn Givney, Romaine allender, Charles Halton, Walter Solderling, Thomas L. Brower, Wil- liam McFadden, Lilllan Dean, Hazel Frost and Marjorie Metcalf. p prices for the night: perform- will_be $1.10 for the entire or- chestra, 83 cents for the entire first balcony and 50 cents for the second balcony. For the Wednesday mati- nees all seats will be 50 cents and on Saturday the matinee prices will be: Orchestra, 85 cents; balcony and sec- ond balcony, 50 cents. These prices include the war tax. The seat sale for “The Nervous Wreck" begins to- morrow morning. There will be no Sunday night per- formances and no play, however suc- cessful, will be repeated a second week. "It will be the aim of the Na- tional Theater Players also, accord- inz to announcement, to present only proved New York successes, with “The Nervous Wreck" the opening attrac- tion, as an idea of the caliber of plays 10 be offered. Patrons may reserve the same seats for successive weeks. KEITH'S—Cecilia Loftus. Miss Cecilia Loftus, one of the most celebrated artists of the international stage, will headline the bill at B. F. XKeith's next week. Ernest Evans and a big new girl act, “Ripples of 1925 will be fea- tured. RLE—Leviathan Orchestra. The United States Shipping Board is sponsoring the Earle Theater's headliner next week, which will be the U. S. S. Leviathan Orchestra, re- ported as a worthwhile musical treat. Other vaudeville features will in- clude the Rialto Four, a quartet; Cleveland and Donrey, who talk on modern events, and Kola and Sylvi in ““Happy Mements of Dance." The photoplay will be Florence Vidor in “The Girl of Gold.” STRAND—"“A Study in Youth.” Lester Lane and Elsie Travers, sen- sational dancers, in their ultra-modern revue, “A Study in Youth,” will head the program at the Strand Theater next week. Joe McGrath and Jack Deeds, “Artistic Designers of Comedy and Songs,” will appear as an added attraction. Three other exceptionally fine stage offerings and a photoplay, “The Crack- erjack,” in which Johnny Hines will be seen as star, together with short films, will complete the bill. GAYETY—"“Let's Go.” Next week's attraction at the Gayety Theater will be “Let's Go,” in a re- turn engagement, having appeared earlier in the season when it made a big “hit” with Gayety patrons. MUTUAL—"Speed Girls.” Ray Read and his “Speed Girls,” with Nellie Nice, is to be the Mutual Theater attraction next week. In the supporting cast are Ed. Douglas, Date Curtis, Helen Manning, Harry Seyon, Bee 'Bell and Cleo Douglas, and a chorus of 20. YIDDISH ART THEATER. ‘The Yiddish Art Theater, which has been called the American equivalent of the famous Moscow Art Theater, will give one performance at the Shubert-Belasco Theater next Sunday evenin, iay 17, of Sholem Aleichem’s comedy, “Hard to Be a Jew,” which has long been one of the le( popu- Jar plays in the company’s extensive repertoire. The Yiddish Art Theater, a foreign. language theater, has been popular in New York with playgoers of all races and languages for more than four years. It has given some of the finest Plays in the theater, first in Yiddish @nd often thereafter in English. Many ©f the plays are frory the repertoire of the best companies in Europe. Tmperial Dancing Revue. ATHRYN M. KOEHLER, director of the Imperial Russian School of Dancing, will present the Imperial Dancing Revue at Poil's Theater Mon. day evening, May 18. The entire pro- duction is staged by Miss Koehler, whose _professional _experfence and ability have been invoked to arrange fast-moving, lght-hearted musical comedy, including chorus ensemble of 25 pretty dancing girls in buck, soft- ghoe, waltz-clog, Charleston and spe- cialty dances by the principals. A performance of life, pep, refined com. #dy and beautiful dancing by girls of unusual beauty and ability trained strictly for professional dancing ca- veers is assured. The production is in 24 scenes, with DANCING. Im)_fi?fimm rectly in a fe 3 iy n s Tow tessons PROF. WYNDHAM, Phene Fr. 9103.3, Private lessons. $1. A, ATHER S¥UDIO a cast of 60, headed by Mary Deery, Gloria Redmon, Mary - Catherine Burke, Jack Bowie. Florence Berry, Rose Krick, Leon Katz and Virginia Langseth, miniature acrobatic dancer. Th> music and lyrics were arranged by Sylvia Klavans, and F. X. Welch adds support to the production, es- pecially in the Cherry Blossom num- ber, written by Mr. Welch for “The Imperial Russian Ballet,” the out- standing feature of the revue. Outdoor Attractions Glen Eche: Opens Saturday. Saturday Glen Eche Park will have’ Florists and gardnére will beautify{: the place with horticuitural displays,| and tons of limestone. wm gleam overi: & o the cloun ‘n.ig. new iroom will In evidence,; up- ‘ward of $10,000 having been expanded on this feature alone, and “Happy" Walker .and his Golden Pheasant Band have been engaged to furnish the music for dancing on week nights from 8:30 t pm. He plans to " and to provide the very latest in dance music. Strict censorship of the ballroom floor will prevalil. A new riding device, “The Frolic,” will be found. ral Director Leon- ard B, Schloss calls it a ‘‘parabolic, centrifugal thriller, the moat eccentric ride in the world.” The cars go two ways at once while they are spin- ning madly around in a circle. The favorites of last season have been repainted and put in first-class condition—the Big Dips, the Coaster Dips, the Derby Racer, the Old Mill, the Ginger Bnap Whip and not forget: ting the old standby, the Caroussel, with many pew features In the big midway. Glen Echo opens Saturday—a new, incomparable Glen Echo: CHEVY CHASE LAKE. Chevy Chase Lake, one of the charming Washington suburbs, will open about the middle of May with two Meyer Davis bands as musical at- tractions. Both the upper and lower vilions will be in operation, as well as the bowling alleys, The management is now giving con- sideration to a scheme of landscape gardening which, it is said, will en- hance the many beauties of Chevy Chase Lake, and make it one of the elightful resorts of its type in t. CHESAPEAKE Chesapeake Beach, the Maryland bay resort just 40 miles’ ride from Washington, opens for the season on May 30. The clpsing this year of the Tidal Basin bathing beach is expected to create an unusual demand for this resort, because of its bathing facili- ties, and the management is preparing for a big season. Music will be furnished by the Dag- molr Orchestra, under direction of Austin G. Gettings, which will play snappy music from its shell on the new 'dance pavilion erected last Spring. The Business High School Alumni Association will give the first excursion to the Beach, June 6. The automobile road to the Beach is said to be in excellent condition. BEACH. STEAMER ST. JOHNS. The season on the river for the Steamer St. Johns will begin Friday, May 29, although the Board of Trade will give its excursion to Quantico aboard the St. Johns, May 2 The Steamer St. Johns is declared practically a new boat this season, with greater speed and many im- provements made during the past idle months, including new decks, and'a completely overhauled engin Parking for Circus To Drive Direct Into. Camp Meigs Use Sixth Street Northeast Parking Privilege, 25¢ CLARA H. ROEHRLE and Her Dancers ‘Will Appear at the NATIONAL THEATER Tuesday, May 12th, 8:20 P.M. fMice Open May 7 by~ it TOMORROW 5th and Florida Ave. WORL: LARGEST STREET PARADE 114/ L‘ptown Ticket Sale on Show Days Ll(genu Drug_Store Corner 14th and F PRESIDEN ===THEATER=— PRICES: GEO.MEMANUS SENSATIONAL ite's Desices 40 People Girls Galore THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., Ernest Cassart and Eilsabeth Patterson, In a scene from “Gu“," which opens at the Shubert-Belasco May 18. “The Charming Bride,” a French NATIONAL THEATER e i es, he mocion pieture | JUVENILE SPRING REVUE actress, will be starred, {s nearing the By the Puplls.of the end of its rehearsals and may pon- A sibly ease iuto one of the vacant Smithson-Hodgson School of Dancing playhouses along Broadway, the list Thursday, May 14, 1925, 8 P.M. of which is beginning to grow longer Tickets on Bale at 1320 Loogfellow 8¢, W, Wilson-Greene's - I R Concerts Great Falls :Rn“s’i"s COURSE : Park POLI'S THEATER—4:30 o'Clock Ideal for Picnics |||DUSOLINA_ GIANNINI Mezzo-Sop: The large volume of water RACHMANINOFF passing over the “falls” at Tianist this season presents a truly BOSTON SYMPHONY wonderful sight as it rushes ORCHESTRA in its fury over the mammoth Serge Koussevitsky, Conductor boulders’ and jagged rocks, MME. GALLI-CURCI dashing spray many feet into After an sl ‘e of one year in Europe the air. and Australis Frequent Trains From Rossiyn Terminal BENIAMINO GIGLI Round Trip, Adults. §oc: Children, 40c. Leading Tenor of the Metropelitan Opers. ¥lret a n Philharmonic. Course MME. JERITZA Bensational Vienese Sapraso, Metrepeliisn 1 l||BosTon 'symphony ORCHESTRA Serge Koussevitzky, Comductor FRITZ KREISLER Vielialst SIGRID ONEGIN Contralto. First appearancs in Washington TITO SCHIPA Leading Lyric Temor of the Chicage Opers ‘ompany EVENING SERIES Wilson-Greene Comcert Course "Washington Auditorium—8:80 JOHN McCORMACK Tenor MISCHA ELMAN Violinist FRIEDA HEMPEL Jenny Lind Concert ANNA PAVLOWA BAUER and GABRILOWITSCH Two Plano Easemble PAUL WHITEMAN And His Concert Orchestra Orders now being filed at Mrs. Wilson-Greene's Concert Bureau, Droop's, 18th & G. (Main 6498). For the World's r&s‘r AND_ONLY 5-RING CIRCUS Camp, )lrl(l Show Grounds— h and Florids 1'l'ww¢ Daily THREE DAY ':m.s,um 15 16 Y = THURSDAY BARNUMzBAILgy h’e@@ and" wing 1o the Ciros, Menas: Gengral ~Admission ' Ses .. Children under 1% included. . Grandstand’ - and served Seats at Additional Cost. accord- in to Jocation. Downtawn Ticket Sale Gpons May 11, at Lansbursh & “GAYETY COLUMBIA BURLESQUE TWiCE DAILY-—2:i5 & 8:15 Rube Bernstein's “Bathing Beauties” Sweet’n Pretty Jack Hunt and Clyde Bates The Twe Funny Tramp Comedians AND 22 — Well-Filled Bathing Suits — 22 French’s Aeroplane Girls - Extra, Friday Night, May 15th CHARLESTON CONTEST Open to All—$25 Cash Prize to Winner Make Entry Application at Box Office Monday. . Tth St. 25¢c—LADIES’ BARGAIN MATINEE DAILY—28¢ ONE WEEK ONLY Mowoar MATINEES, Thursday and Saturday Matinees—All Seats, 50c. Nights—50c, 77c and $1. (A Fe' at u.m ) AND LAUGHING MUSICAL CARTOON OFFERING Mon. snd Fri s' 11 pm.. with estra. Pri lowlnlmenl T S56E Eetabitanea THo0e 155 ELENA DE SAYN Russian Ballet Schoel Direetion Mme. Vassilieva Pupil Recital Sunday, 0, Invitation "Cerds: Jesued Upon Request Asheville, N. C. ™3idmais= Tel. Main 9125 1106 _Conn. Ave, GLADYSE WILBUR Ball nd Stage Do Classes 1n 5?:’.": Dancin, N DII pont l\‘l‘ o A 1o 1118 P York Conservatory Penna. Kve. at Ninth, :m‘m: St. NW. Big Time TONIGHT, 8 P.M. to 12 Exeellent Musio—New Maple Floor Saturday and Sunday Special % DANCE “#- Teaches You to Dance in 7 Lessons Cellegian, Fox Trot, Waltz, Tango L 'Welephone Franklin 2766 NG UP EAg N IRELAND / ana THE KIDDIES TO THE rATINEES MAY 10, 1925—PART 8. AMERICAS PERI"ECI THEATRE CONTINUOUS ONE TO ELEVEN “The 7| First Showing. In Washington “Al's Here” “THE GM""" Barrett & Cunncen B ANDOI‘ER ” M A’ Tale of Romance in Howard Girls Modern Spain T S| POLI'S TONIGHT ~. OMaring Foromest Attrastions Undor Dirsstion of Mesars. Loo & J. J. Shubsrt 3 THE SONG NOVELTY OF THE YEAR! FAY BAINTER by ARRANGEMENT WITH WILLIAM HARRIS W THE n vucron HERBEQTJ‘ DREAM GlRl. Bi6 smeme.»vomcme msalu "ARTIST MODELS-TOURIST GIRLS DOUBLE MALE SEXTETTE STAGEDBY 1 C HUFEMAN MATS. THURS. & SAY, NATIONAL Mon, May 1_8» NATIONAL THEATER PLAYERS DIRECTION (‘I IPI‘ORD BROOKE “THE NERVOUS WRECK” Owen Dlvu Farcical Comedy of thc West Solid Year in New York 6 Months in Chicago Nights—Orch., $1.10; Bal., 85c; 2nd Bal., 50c WED. MAT.—ALL SEATS, 50c Sat. Mat.—Orch. 85c; Bal. and 2nd Bal., 50c These Prices Include War Tax S BEGINNING TODAY—COMPLETE CHANGE OF BILL. DOORS OPEN 2 P, M. TRE CITY'S FAVORITE POPULAR PRICE fAUDEVILLE THEATER OUR SHOWS AND ES INVITE COMPARISON DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING SEEN THIS YEAR MALVIN FRANKLIN & CO. IN HIS “BROADWAY BITS AND HITS” OTHER A . TRACTIUNS, LOCKE & VERDI SMITH & SAWYER “ITALIAN COMEDIANS" “SYUNKIST SATIRE" . GRANT & FEELEY QSAKA BOYS “COMPOSER sad COLLEEN" | “JARANESE PASTIMES” 9~ PHOTOPLAYS—FIRST TIME SHOWN = WILLIAM FOX PRESENTS SHIRLEY MASON IN A ROMANCE OF NEW YORK AND ARGENTINA “THE SCARLET HONEYMOON” PY_EXCELLENT —HUale U~ ALWAYS BEST FOR LESS—2 SHOWS PRICE OF | —ymg Il“lll Satarday Mat. EVENING Sunday and Helldays Excepted 50c BeLAscO u;-s. Leo and J. J. Shubert orvwon_Vorels: MHIWIOU} NEW COMEDY “The Fall of Eve”’ —.Y— \JONN EMERSON AND ANITA LOOS st w. u.- $150 Orshostra, 02. Mesrantee, I‘ n.u. nu-yn.. Cast guAvDE EiNg ATTIE ALBERTSON LORENZO FENDLSSON Eve,” we will for Mon. night ounly, with this adv. gell Ouwing to the tremendous success of the Actors’ Theater prodaction of “CANDIDA” in Philadelphia, the en- gagement at the Shubert Belasco Theater has been postponed to the week of Monday, May 26th. Mail orders will be filled as re- ceived when mompcmod by addressed and stamped envelo; Orchestra, $2.50; Mfllmim, $2.00; Balcony, $1.50 and $1.00; Gallery, 50c 20th Centuty Club Play ““Alice in Blunderland’’ Picturing District and Congressional Situations Lobster Quadrille Gold Dust Twins Parody Choruses i Wed., May 13, National Theater, 8: 30 Tickets, 50c to $2.00 . Benefit of Juvenile Protection and ‘vavelen’ Aid Assn. WS\\“M\NM‘W\“(z w«huday Evening, May 13th, 1925, at 8:15 “LA TRAVIATA” The W on- Op Company Edouard Albion, General Director, with Metropolitan Opera Guest Artists Thalia Sabanieva Ralph Errolle Signor Ananian Signor Paltrinieri Signor D’Angelo Ivan “Ivantzoff, Russian Baritone Jacques Samossoud, Conductor Prices $3, $2.50, $2, $1.50 and $1—No War Tax Box Seats, §10.00 Each Tickets at Jordap Piano Company, 13th and G Sts.—Phone Main 487 Bezh\nlng Sunday, May 10th cketl l! Auditorium, 19th and E Sts.—Phone Main 6129 First Lady of the Thesten— LAURETTE-' YIOR “Pierrot the Prodigal” L'Enfant Predigue A Fastomime by Michael Care. fil, Andrs Wormmr 4 EXTRAGRDINARY SPECIAL FEATURE BEN MEROFF 10 Keith-Albee Star Acts in Suppert BUDDY DOYLE IIADLEV & HENNESSY e endBunes “MONTANA" EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION Rare Beawty wumflz a DOLLY Aerizt SKIll and @ FABLES—TO! € DAY-PATHE IAIGAIN MATINEES SUNDAY and MONDAY TWO_SEATS FoR THE With a New Crep € OF ONE of bucelic wiseeracks in “THE SCAN- DALS OF HENSFOOT CORNERS.” AT SATURDAY S FREE ADMISSION AMUSEMENT PARK ECHO OPENS FOR THE SEASON AT 1 P.M. PRESENTING IN ADDITION TO ITS MANY FUN-GIVING FEATURES OF THE PAST, A NEW DEVICE FOR YOUR PLEASURE | “THE FROLIC" | A PARABOLIC, CENTRIFUGAL THRILLER THE MOST CRAZILY ECCENTRIC RIDE EVER CONCEIVED, WITH ITS CARS GOING TWO WAYS AT ONCE OH! YES! DANCING THIS SUMMER WILL BE IN THE NEW BALLROOM “HAPPY” WALKER AND HIS NATIONALLY KNOWN _GOLDEN PHEASANT BAND WILL PLAY SNAPPY, SYNCOPATED SELECTIONS IR .