Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1925, Page 54

9 Coming Attractions NATIONAL—"The Best People. Kking-pin of the theater’s Avery Hopwood, is the au thor, with David , of “The Best People,” a play of the second gener ation mood which the National Thea will offer week, be ginning Monday at masters, ter Play next the writer adapted it Hopwood is actually of play, having David Gray's story, “The Self-Deter mination of the 1t one of the first plays of the type of We Moderns” and “The Goose Hangs High,” and had a successful run of 20 weeks in Chicago. The New York run trebled the record of the Chicago presentation Whether one agrees with Hopwood or not as to the definition of “the best people.” there is sure to be unanimity of opinion in calling this jazsy concerto thoroughgoing enter tainment. wityt, bold and defiant the Lennoxes was from | KEITH'S—Clark and McCullough. “lark and MeCuallough, the inimi table comedians from Irvin Berlin's Music Box Revue, are announced as the headline attraction at B. F. Kelth's Theater next week. They will be seen in two of their laughable sketches which were featured In the revue, and will be assisted by a large cast Other acts will he announced later. ARLE—"The Little Cottage.” A George Choos production heads next week's bill at the Earle. *“The Little Cottage,” though a vaudeville standby, has never before been pre sented in Washington Other features include Donohaue and Morgan In “The Long and the Short of It"; Grace Herlein, a prima donna who has appeared in a number of the McIntyre and Heath produc- tions; Otto G. Johnson, in “The Mus- quito Trust,” and The Three Digi- tanos, a vaudeville novelty. The photoplay will be a new Charles | Ray film, ““Percy.’ Costly productions. SINCE so many nice things have heen suid about the artistic man ner in which the National Theater Players have staged their productions t might not be amiss to give a few ts along this line which warrant the compliments that have been paid The theater patron, perhaps, does not know that back of the stage of the National Theater a completely equipped scenfc studio has been «talled and that in this studio the settings for each production are de signed. built and painted. Charles Kquires, a widely known theatrical kcenic artist, who has worked pre- viously in Washington with the Columbia Players and with De Wolf Hopper, at Poll last year, is the chief artist in charge. and upon him rests the duty of painting the sets and scenes Every set used Players' production the ground and in a National is built right_on painted there. This accounts for e crisp freshness of the background for each play: freshness that is easily more notice able than in the equipment of the Number One touring companies The ‘“‘properties.” such as furnish ings and other atmosphere, are all re quisitioned eac hweek from one of the Capital’s leading furnishings store. These pieces come directly from the warehouse and are not surpassed in quality and newne: In the production 1 don.” to name there was used in $700 rug Clifford Brooke, director of the Na tional Players, s u stickler for detall and for verisimilitude Every English house has plenty of flowers about its drawing and living rooms and they're not artificial flow- ers, efther,” he says, consequently there were dellvered nightly at the stage door. several dozens of cut “of but the “So This is item, act, a one last in- | fowers for This. is London Another ness aim for use in o feature in the fustidious. the correct thing., is the wide use of “dimensfons” or “setin” features. ~Where most companles might be content with perfectly flat { work, painted on drops, the Natlonal Players' productions, boast set-In win- dows, fireplaces, real book ends for | braries and other features that give a setting the appearance of having depth Most interesting manufactuy | ous sets. A giant f as a curtain however, is the ind painting of the vari me. which works and can be lowered and ralsed, accommodates the canvas High up on scaffolding. to the rear of the stage. Mr. Squires and his as sistants work. They are alwayvs one production ahead. Thus while “Spring Cleaning” is being offered this com inz week, the sets for “The Best People.” which will follow, are being completed for next week Squires hus painted the scenic ef fects for some of the largest pro ductions ever staged and his output has ranged from extravaganzas. comic and grand opera, through to stralght dramatic work and vaude ville High up in the flies of the National he treads the paint bridge every day and what ascends in the morning as a blank plece of heavy canvas, may be lowered at night as the drawing room of an aristocratic home, the deck of 4 steamer or outdoor Vistus of the Southwestern cow country Washington hus never before had surpussed in any department stock productions those now being presented at the Natlonal Theater. A great deal of time and expense are required in sponsoring better productions. The | reward comes in the appreciation by | # public which can distinguish be tween the genuine and the near- genuine In the Spotlight JIFFORD GREY is writing the Iyrics for the new productien of “Artiste and Models,” now in re hearsal. Leslie Henson, well known English comedian, will be seen in this country next season under the management of Freedlev and Aarons. McKay Morris has been engaged for the leading role of “The School Mis- tress,” to be produced next month by Henry W, Savage and A. H. Woods. Mary Blair will succeed Mary Mor ris as leading woman of “Desire Un der the Elms,” in New York Ulrich Haupt Is now appearing in the leading role of “The Firebrand.” hitherto played by Joseph Schildkraut Willlam A. Brady has hearsal “Fear,” a new play Davis, which will open at Atlantic City next month. Lumsden Hare Eric Dresser and Mirfam Doyle have important roles. put in re by Owen Some time during the Summer Ga lina Kopernak, now in “‘Aloma of the South Seas.” in New York, will ap pear in the chief role of “The Squall.” written by herself, in a production by a Cleveland stock company. A. H. Van Buren and Gypsy O'Brien have been added to the cast of “Trou hle Island.” seon to be produced by Kilbourn Gordon “The Pool,”” by Dorothy Quick announced as a Fall production. with an axceptional cast of players, hy John Cort. ie Sidney Blackmer will appear in Los Angeles this Summer in a revival of =ome of the plays in which he has zeored on Broadway. Florenz Ziegteld gave Eddie Cantor & big farewell party last Friday night The “Kid Boots” star dnd his family sailed yesterday for FEurope for a va cation. Agnes Ashley, Joseph I1. Doolittle and Vaughn de Leath ! cast of “The Diverted Villuge operetia soon to vpen in New York an Hale will have the “Harvest” by Kate is produced In the in assoclation Loulse Classer leading role in Horton, ‘when it Fall by the Shuberts with John Cromwell Martha-Bryan Allen is to be the leading woman in Charles L. Wag- ner's productipn of * olinia next season. Sidney mer will be the leading man announce Mulligan and ‘Trebitsch e Kar as their he Kartoonists Revue” new musical production Lucita Arnold, understudy of Dor othy Francis in “The Love Song. has been signed to a long-term con- tract by the Shuberts The cast of L. Lawrence Weber's new play. “The Beggar,” once “The “Crystal Flame.” will include Ralph Morgan, John F. Hamilton, Kenneth Lean, Eleanor Williams and Isabel Leighton. Harry. Wagstaffe Gribble is writ- ing the book for the next edition of “Artists and Models. Rosamund Whiteside and J. M. Kerrigan have been engaged for the cast of “Engaged.” to be produced by the Stagers in New York, Jun 18 The Love Doctor,” by George E Stoddard, Carlo and Sanders, will be produced next season by Clark Ross. Myron C. Fagan is hearsals this week in New York of his new play, “The Snake,” in which "Thais Lawton will have the leading to begin re- DANCING. AND MRS. L. A. ACHER ith st mow: Classen Mon, and Fri 10 11 p.m.. With orchestra. Priv. lessons by appointment. Fr. 8567 biished 1900. 11+ TISON'S Teach you to dance cor- DAVISON'S 0" %% ‘e lessons: PROF.MRS. Strictly private: any hour. 1320 M St. N.W. Class and dance Satu MAIN 1732 " day_eve. with orchestr #Collegtate.” “Foxtrot." " Fango." “Walts GLADYSE WILBUR Ballroom And Stage Dancing Qlasess in Stage Dancing. = Dupont stu X one Fr. No. 7 Dupont Cirele. 1435, re to head the | The remedy Frederick Lonedale sug- gests in “Spring Cleaning” to reform | rebellious wives, cannot be recom- {mended for general usage in every day |life, but this fact rather increases, than minimizes, the entertainment value of the remedy as it is expounded on the stage. For the second successive time, Dal- las, Tex.. has romped away with the little theater tournament prize, award ed annually in New York after com- petitions by troupes from all over the country. Minor Watson, leading man of the National Players, plaved a sea son of stock in Dallas and commends it s an exceptionally good Summer show town; a somewhat paradoxical condition for cities interested in the drama’s uplift. usually scout the popular dramatic forms. “The Best People,” coming next week, to the National Theater, went into a Chicago theater three weeks be. fore it was scheduled, due to the pre. vious tenant's having falled. The piece was made ready in three days, was a sell-out the first week and re mained in the Windy City for 20 weeks. Clifford Grey, the English lyricist | who wrbte the worls for many scor used in the Grossmith and Malone productions in London, has been en | gaged to write the Ivrics for the new “Artists and Models' revue. has written the lyrics for over 30 productions abroad. His work bas been represented here in ‘“Vogues.' “Betty_Le ‘Artists and Models,” Sky High" and Ay Shuberts musical version of Charm §chool,” now in Chicago. James Gleason, co-author of “Is Zat 802" was 80 fmpressed with the beauty and manner of Jeanne Cox, a news- paper artist who came to interview him recently, that he offered her a part in his play Miss Cox has as sumed her role ih “Is Zat So?" Carolus van Deusa | Duteh antiquities, I pleAsure ut the an authority on expressed his accurancy of the set- tings, costumes und properties of “Man or Devil,” the play in which Lionel Barrymore is appearing. | Dore Davidson, actor and play- | wright, has put in form s monologu j recital with pickings from the world's great moving picture successes Good Provider,” “Humoresqu { come,” Stranger”—wherein he imper- | sonates the figures and characters re. | vealed upon the screen. It is the spoken word interwoven with 1,000 feet of film, with musical interlud free from crude or slap-stick comed William Danforth, veteran Amer- lean comedian, recently celebrated his 1 1.000th performahce in the title role of “The Mikado.” the Gilbert and Sul- livan operetta now being revived by the Shuberts. Danforth’s first ap- pearance s the Mikado was in the | Summer of 1885. in Washington, D. C. the vear the operetta was written. i In th T OH Helena Morrill - Sudworth Frazier Heary Rabke Mr. Gray | Deserved Recognition. [ recognition of her activity in pre- senting the “Yale ~Chronicles” photoplays at a serfes of speciul matinee performances ai Crandall's Ambassador Theater, Mrs. Harrlet Hawley Locher, director of the public service and educatfonal department of the Crandall theaters, last erk received ys a gift from the Yale authorities a complete set of 30 vol- umes of the “Chronicles,” inscribed to her by George Parmly Day, pres- ident of Yale University, as follows | “To Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher, in | grateful recognition of her interest in our work and of her enthusiastic | efforts to further the success of this.” | | | “Numerology Fad." HE “Numerology Fad, which is sweeping New York just at pres- ent and putting crossword puszles to shame, has brought out the reason why the name of “The Equity Players™” was changed to ““The Actors' Theater.” A member of the board of directors, %0 the story goes. is keenly interested g the science of numbers as applied 10 the alphabet. Her recommendation for the change was based on the fol- lowing: —= Taking the name “Equity Players,”™ the vowels make a total of 37, and the consonants aggregate 30. By combin- ing these two totals after the -pro- cedure of numerologists, the result is 4. This figure represents the “‘unin- teresting, the plodding: It brings pov |erty. hard work, lack of initiative and |understanding, ending in dismal fail- ure.” On the other hand. the numerical value of “Actors’ Theater” is 9, and 9 represents the “ruler of the arts, hav Ing genius or great talent; not inter- ested in material success, but usually attaining it.” Her recommendation was accepted last November, and. oddly enough, the phenomenal success of the organiza- tion with ‘‘Candida,” ‘‘Plerrot th Prodigal.” “The Wild Duck,” and “A Bit 0" Love" followed the change. . Ea r]y Fall Attraction. MARC CONNELLY, playwright, who is sailing shortly from Paris. immediately on his arrival in New York will begin work on the book of Iiarl Carroll's new musical comedy in which Joe Cook is to be featured. The music and lyrics will be written by Owen Murphy and Jay Gorney. This production, tentat called “The Elegant Mr. Emery,” will open in this city on September 7 Beatrice Herford. (GEORGE BERNARD SHAW'S crit ical approval is the last word in urel wreaths. Governments may decorate the actor, the populace may shower him with applause, but noth Ing can quite come up to the distine | tion of being singied out for praise by the great and glorious G. B. 8 Beatrice lerford, who is appearing here in vaudeville this week, had the honor of Leing the subject of one of [Mr. Shaw's priceless papers in his | book called “Critical Essays.” Born in London, Miss Herford origi | nated the character sketch monologue, the unique form of entertainment which is connected with her name. She first studied painting with her fa- | mous brother, Oliver Herford, artist | poet and humorist, but her mimicking | &ifts had brought har so much atten |tion, she was swept on to the stage |almost in epite of herself | Mise . Herford's characterizations |a said to reflect the expression of a | fine intelligance, a aympathetic under. standinz of life, an observant humor, and a livelv wit. She is as delicate in her perceptions aa the is kindly in her |irony. With a fine sense of drama and climax, her characterizations are said | to be built up with a fine sanse of the atric effect. Can't Alway! Tell Them. SOMETIMES very good actors geL lost in Hollwood and face a dis- couraging 'struggle of years in ob- taining recognition. “Occasionally, Lowever, a single important role in a noteworthy production is sufficient 1o bring an unknown a profitable contract with one of the Important producing organizations. Such w the cuse with Ueorge Rigas, who was cast by Raoul Walsh for un impor tant role in Paramount's biblical spectacle, “The Wanderer,”” and when Jesse L. Lusky viewed his work, u Icng-term contract was the result Rigas enacts the role of Gaal, the brother of the prodigal son. Born in Greece, Rigas was edu | cated at the University of Athens | Eleven years of stage experience in the United States and Burope fol Jowed. He has been in pictures little more than a year, appearing in ““The Love Light ‘Omar the Tentmaker™ |and “Rip Tide.” | L "Too Many Close-ups." OME time ago Corinne Griffith boldly announced her intention of maki: ‘War on the closeup situation in the movies. The star contended too many close- ups were worse than not enough and that close-ups should register some definite purpose. not merely fill the screen with a pretty face for dozens of feet of footage Letters from practically every cor- ner of the country have been received by the star. it ig said. all commending her on her stand on close-ups. Some suggesied the elimination of all close- ups. MARSHALL HALL FREE DANCING McWiilian's Orchestra Steamer Charles Macalester Leaves Ph Scroct-WPhar! 100A.M,, 2:30 & 6:48 P.M. Pretty Girls—Jolly Music e Coolest Place in Town EEPTIH WASHINGTON. AUDITORION 19th and E Streets N. W. Seloct Yeur Semts Now fer the SUMMER OPERA SEASON WEEK JUNE 15 EMIANGIRL WITH BROADWAY STARS Noll La Mance Francis Tyler MAX EIRSHFIELD, Conducter WASHINGTON OPERA CO. Edouard Alblon, General Direster Seats mow, JORDAN 0 Prices. 50v, T5e. $1.00 Week June 22nd T8% MTEADOL, wih 00.. . Mabn Baxenr” 850 SLbe. Glen FKcho Park. Glen Echo Park. free admission amusement resort, reached by a ride along the bank of the Potomac in the cars of the Washington Rallway and Electric Co., presents many fun and | entertaining features, including danc. ing every week night from 8:30 to 11:30 in the ballroom to music’ by “Happy” Walker's “Golden Pheasants.” A ne feature this season ix the “Frolic,” | claimed to he the most eccentric ride | in the world. Others are the “Big Dips" with thrills that e your | breath away, the “Derby Racer,” the | “Ginger Snap Whip." the “Carrousel’ and “Old Mill." with “‘Skoc last | season’s new feature, and the “Penny Arcade.” For allday family outings picnic groves are available with play grounds for the kiddies and ample tables and benches and spring water near at hand. Chevy Chase Lake. Chevy Chase Lake, claiming alwi fresh breezes, provides for dancing nightly to the music of the two Meyer Davis’ bands the newest Broadway music on twin pavilions. Ben Levine, banjoist and special entertainer, is an added feature, The scenic attractions have alw been rated as among the most beauti- ful near the Capital, with forest and water vistas, while at night the lake is {lluminated by thousands of fes tooned electric lights. Hundreds of benches on the sloping lake hanks are avallable to those who want to sit out the dances or just to enjoy the | music and a restful evening Chesapeake Beach Opens. N ideal day and good train service contributed to making the annual | opening of the season at Chesapeake Beach on Memorial day successful in point of attendance. Supt. John E Donald reports that between 7,500 and 8,000 visitors arrived during the day The boardwalk and the dancing avilion were thronged with the happy paraders all day and early evening, and many enjoved a dip in he salt waters of Chesapeake Bay Steamboat service from Baltimore will begin June 14 Colonial Beach. Every Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and every Sunday morning at 9 the steamer St. Johns leaves the Seventh steeet wharf for Colonial Beach, af- tording salt-water bathing with a jong sandy beach, also fishing, crabbing, | dancing and other fun features. In addition the steamer St. Johns pro vides for free danc music by Sokolov's Jazz Orchestra Every evening except Saturday and Sunday the steamer St. Johns makes & prizes for ] the laudabie desire to provide the | next edition of the Greenwich Vil | lage Follies with an wbundance of wit | and novelty, A. L. Jones and Morris | Green, the producers, have announced | that they will give a cash prize of $250 for the best comic sketch sub. mitted. $150 for the best novelty a or notion submitted and $100 for the most engaging scenic design or scheme handed {n In each instance these prizes will | be paid upon acceptance, and ‘in the | case of tha comedy sketch further roy- | alties will be paid the author, once | his work has been incorporated in the | Greenwich Village Folifes. So. too. in | the case of the novelties and scenes. | such further compensation shall ac- | crue to the prize winners as may be | mutually agreed upon { This contest i open to amateur and | professional alike and is made with- | out qualification. It is open to all the writers and artists in the country “Revue producers too often simply | draft their material bodily from vaude- | ville and burlesque,” says Mr. Jones. | “They like the time-tried stuff. If we are to have novelty and a fresh fund of wit in the extravagant musical 8hows we must search it out in new 1 nd unexplored flelds. I am confident that there are many alert and intelli- tent young men and women through out the country not actively engaged | in theater work with notions and )nlwxuv that would materially enhance our re- | vues in beauty, humor and novelty and it 13 to reach these unsung young persons that we make this offer | All entrants in this contest must | ihmit their sketches, scenes and nov | DIRECTION STANL [KEITH'S | POPULAR | | | | garden | teature 40-mile moonlight trip on the Potomac, leaving the Seventh street wharf at 7:15 and returning to the city about 11, with free dancing on board. Marshall Hall. Marshall Hall, favorite hington and southern Maryland folks, is reached by the steamer Charles Macalester down the Potoma where many fun features are offered including free ancing in a larg pavillon 1o music by McWilliams' Jazz Orchestra. Several thrilling rides ure provided by the airplane swings, of many | roller coaster, kissing bug and skooter Picnic groves for all-day famlly outing are provided with benches and tables, with sand boxes for the kiddies. The steamer Charles Macalester makes three trips daily. leaving the Seventh street wharf at 10 a.m., 2:30 and 6:45 p.m. On the 10 a.m. and 2:38 p.m. trips the steamer stops at Mount Vernon. Le Paradis Attraction: Both the Le Paradis roof garden and the new Chateau Le Paradis at Am- mendale, Md. are winning warm- weather attention. The Chateau Le Paradis is now planning to establish a bank of 20 or 30 tables on the Chateau terrace after the Parisian fashion, to {meet the demands of its influx of pa- trons from Washington and Baltimore. Gayly striped unbrellas are to shelter the terrace and add a carnival at- mogphere Th Le Paradis roof garden, among the smartest and gayest of Summer amusement places, is announcing bright amusement features supple. menting the clever Le Paradis roof hand and its special feature, Robert Wheeler, the 7-year-old colored dancer. Harry Albert, leader of the new Le Paradis roof garden band, is offering original harmonies, worked out in the modern mode, and amusing comedy stunts by Banjoist Solari, MAYFLOWER GARDENS, The music of the Spencer Tupman yflower Orchestra is the special at the Mayflower Gardens, with striking adaptations of the classics to dance music. Mr. Tup- man & now announcing a dance music orchestration combining Rim- sky-Korsakoff's “Hymn to the Sun" and one of Laurence Hope's Indian love lyri Later he plans some- thing even more radical—a fox trot orchestration of “Salome." Other features at the Mayflower rdens are a patent air-cooling sys- em which is sald to keep the tem- perature at an even 70 degrees and A lighting system that transforms the Gardens into a fairyland of shifting color during dante numbers. N Novelties. elties not later than July 15, addressed to A L. Jones und Morrix Green, 1482 Broadway *w YOYk. Sketches. nov elties and scenes other than those awarded prizes will be considered also for incorporation in the seventh an nual Greenwich Village Follies. Dorothy Tierney of the National Theater Players, weekly holds a re. union, informal of course, with about 20 of her former classmates at Mt De Sales Convent, Baltimore, who now live in Washington, a& her guests None of these has missed a play vet, for hlocks of seats are usually re. served for this contingent ALL THE FIFTY AMUSEMENTS NOON 'TIL MIDNIGHT TODAY AT WASHINGTON'S GREAT FREE ADMISSJON l AMUSEMENT PARK STANLEY FIRST RUN CONTINUOUS ONE TO ELEVEN---SUNDAY AT THREE ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY THE VOLGA BOYS LATE FEATURE WITH ED. WYNN'S “GRAB BAG" MARGIE COATE Quesa of Synsopation DONOVAN MARRONE & L'ACOSTA A AND LEE “Deing Woll-Thask You" ZUHN and DREIS DEMENTOS AMERIKANOS—HABITAT NORTH AMRRICA = ol FIRST ;luwmu AN WASHINUTON PRISCILLA DEAN IN MKE GREAT PHONO FINY THE CRIMSON RUNNER” The fRaccabeans RIGHT FROM THE TENT Rey L. Borryhil, e Herels Something New Opening Saturday Night, June 13th, at 7:30 Washington’s Wonder SKY-DOME The Only One Of Its Kind in America CAPTIVATING MUSIC EXCEPTIONAL PHOTOPLAYS WAY ABOVE EVERYTHING Bohemian .Girl"—June 15. EI)(H'A"H ALBION'S Summer opera | 1o bekin Monday, June | 16, with n week of “Hohemian Girl,” at | the Washington Auditorium, launched with initial rehearsals Aon. day night, Max Hirshfield, forme conductor of grand opers fcr Henr Bavage und In charge of the recent re. vival of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Princess 1du,” found waiting picked chorus, professionally engaged by Mr. Alblon from scores of competitive auditions at hix studio, and at the Au- ditorium The weaxon has been made possible by the directors of the Washington Auditorfum, who desire 1o make the big new civic bullding, with its un precedented airy coolness, a structure of service to the city during the hot months, The fact t to receive e was chorus members are ges, despite the easy avallability of numerous volunteers eager 1o sing for experience onl brought a bewlildering array of pretty faces and exceptional voices to the auditions and Mr. Albion found his range of selection wider than he had hoped for. “An embarrassment of riches,” sald Mr. Alblon, turning over the fortunate -winners to their con-| ductor, Mr. Hirshfield, in an informal preliminary speech. “‘Should we ever need understudies for our principals, I belleve we could find several, duly competent, from among young women of Washington.” Excellent volce and pleasing per sonalities were also found for the male half of the chorus organization The Washington Opern Co. deems ftself particularly fortunate in securing the tenor Sudworth Frasier, acclaimed as an ideal opera juvenfle hero by re. viewers of the “Princess 1da” produc tion Unseen Theater Comforts. "THE fiiusion obtains in the public mind that theater dressing rooms are dingy cubby-holes, with bare walls, no ventilation, and with just enough cublc space to accommodate a trunk, & mirror and an actor who is acrobatic enough to squeeze himself in There are some theaters like that In the remote sections. Even these are better than no provision at all, such as in an Oklahoma theater, where the owner, after his structure had been completed, found that no one had thought of dressing rooms Minor Watson of the National Players thinks the accommodations backstage at the National are as com- fortable and homelike as a room in & good hotel. “There are half a dozen spacious dressing rooms, with divans, thickly carpeted floors, private baths and wardrobes. More than a dozen others lack only the private baths, but have every domfort for the tenant,” he has discovered. “Theaters like the National have obliterated the dav when an actor took the last curtain with his hat in hix hand for a quiet exit and fresh air afterward. Frequently after a per- formance I prefer lounging in my dressing room to walking back to the hotel All of which ahows that many things hidden from the public view sre pro vided at greal expense for the com fort of plavers for which the theater owner gets his reward only from the gratitude of the troupers who pay fleeting visits to a city. and there are instances where even these forget o be grateful Film Features CHEVYCHASE Conn. Ave. & JOHNNY HINE! MO B RS BRBT TREL flenes and Agded, Tale | Chronicl YORKTOWN - 11th & N.C. Ave. 8.E. 4618 14th N.W. PARK THEATER 4618 - of N DES; ing. N W BETTY COMP! %V@i}ucr in > Ty : MacDONALD, in °“NE IVES FOR 0123‘_-; SRenbrr TS E A9n mfl 6th&C Sts. Contin. from 3 P. PAULINE FREDERICK. 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CRANI ’S AMBASSADOR A BARB AT TAOFARR uid CORWAY }"EAILF h!“ y tr HEART OF A CR %ALL’S CENTRAL ; Dth Bet. D TODAY AND TOMORROW—FEV] ] in - FORBIDOEN £ LY ARGO. BBERTE "o AR, § CRVEH 10 TRRE pAl% rnf A And WALTER NIERS in “A RARIN' CRANDALL'S SAYOY THEATER Nlul-—-“ilg"' E.h-fl‘h OB R A ne o oAl T, WAy 1E PREVOST = and CRANDALL’S AV.IENUE GRAND UE mc-‘;m{.:wnn OF 5 Pa. Ave. R.E. Trenc}]icl)f P}Jblic 7Taste. OES the what it wants theater-going public and 1s that the reason it has had so many undesivable plays this year? David Belasco gives his opinion and thinks he discerns a | change that the theater stands ready | to meet b ““T'he time has come in the world's pendulum-swing for us to turn back 0 the sweet and simple things of lite, as distinguished from the in- volved and n rotic—such as has been the fashion in the ever-changing and | restiess vears since the close of the great war arz. high emotionalism and fe- verish pursuit of new and strange in- terests are giving over to the simpler, better things in our daily life. and the stage, always a reflection of the trend of the times, Itkewiss is swing Ing back Lo sweetness® simplicity and | fdelity to the works of nature. Per mit me to say if the fashion of the stage day is problem plays, then it Is a mode dictated, not by the pro- ducer. but by the thought of the perio No one is quicker to sense a changing demand than the producer of plays: no one is more willing to be in accord with betterment. “Glven choice, it is but fair to as sume that the reputable maker of stars and plays will prefer to adhere | Lo art rather than to a mode. And ! art, after all, i= that thing described by Willlam Shakespeare as, “Holding | 4 the mirror up to Nature.” There is |y no equivocation in this statement concealment of thought ““T'he supreme desire of the producer’| of no get |to our of thought s modern of the | higher typ ing realism “And the of see of players once again to choose from the o 8chool of true actors—a class nately rendered negligible for the mo- ment by recent years of deviation from the normal “A8 to the future: T stage of the next few ve {of what erroneous! drama romentic sweet, playe of real life, gripping tales while problems—these are what we are t ing to gladly | that once more we may give our lic cross-sec The production the 1phaelson the audiences worthwhile replicas action, scene and coloring uch today is ths tendency of the stage, for it is the demand better-thinking publie. Adver roma psychological and virila lyses ¢ human emoti of the these are fortheom- from the school of offerings indeed, producer such is the tendency welcomen, for, instesd king flamboyant, neurotic tvpes wa are given opportunity n infort - dict for the s a returm is termed *‘melos itle for which im Homely, vet the better advi e daring. all tempered with worthm presentments of humanity's serene in the thou ons out of real life rather than fabulous things of a dream we {people by abnormal thought Jazz Singer wis new ma in three Gec cast who is unhampered by the tenets of | Impressionism and_ the other con genftal monsters of the stage i to | give to his public a performance so natural and real in outline, in setting In scene andein light-coloring. that its fidelity 1o nature is apparent from the rise of the curtain We producers have but little left to ask of fate if public thought and owil it us to give And FREE DAN 40 MILE MOONLIGHT TRIP TOMORROW AT 7:15 SEVEN Sut. and S’l,“J()H\S COLONIAL BEACH Sat 0 P. 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