Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1925, Page 78

AMUS EMENTS. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ., DECEMBER 1925— PART G, What the M_oyi_e_Means. l{ TLY in New York Mrs. Ruth Mth Burnett, a young wife And mother of 23, and un ardent ad- nirer and patron of photoplay enter sainment os the best her limited means could afford, was awarded the first » for her essay of about 1 the Movie Means to Me. The prize, a round trip for herself and her husband around the entire world, was the incentive oftered by the hig photoplay producers of the coun- (v, during the recent “Greater Movie Seuson,” to those who patronize their sinment, to tell why it appealed who acted a8 toastmas- ot to celebrate the oc- . Burnett's efforts; s mailed from a| v box near Indianap- | as left uncollected 1 prevailed on her to the otfee of the 1le forgot it and ind the easay ted from the e fans and. in s the demand dering minstrel the song of | the eves of | s a picture to . to in- 1o ente t s | entertain them. “‘Tell us & story!’ was the demand of our fathers from the | firelight. ~ And as the sto | loved and admired, told the unfolded before the eyes of his hearers | a plcture to teach, to inspire and to “'Show us a picture!” 1s cur demund, | and lo, we are given the magic of : veal picture with the enchantment o the minstrel and the charm of um story-teller. “In the broadness of ite scope its capacity for the portrayal of thi great and small, the. mot shows me history, science, ture. From India. with its highways, to barren Ataska, the v is mine, the generous gift of the cam- era. anal| uee it depicts humunity. the wotion picture inspire.. Its subtle sermons are ablding. It tukes from! ny tongue the tmid < ean't,’ and in | its place puts a brave ‘Ul | niCsTNe feens 5 ortte i difference and makes e a little wore sympathetic, more tolerant und more) fit 1o take my place beside wmy fellow- men. “Tt entertains me. It draws me without my accustomed self und lets me laugh until the tesrs come. or sit upon the edge of my seat in suspense It makes me glad to be alive : “Education, inspiration and enter | tatnment. These three the motion pic | ture means to me.” In the Spotlight MeCiuire is soon to Little Guy.,” | | Allen hus been en-| with | p thelr own plays. Thelr tistic week and worth ) vear. throughout during imencement But at prom .time Chris 'he | they turn to something oduced in Lon- ssemith and kson in the vilyn Miller Kenned ewure of auth opening e postp 15 the Central 1. Harris' nuts,” @ music Berlin and George S in which the four Marx Brothers are | the stars, will have its first showing | Tuesday in New ¥ hert Lynn, late of " now in rehe: own Playhouse sal | T eeen i 3 Winwood, Ann Harding and Rollo Pe- | ng roles. o Long ! Miller ys that “Back to will reopen as soon as cer ve been made in the nal cast will be the | ilippa in changes h The_ori r New mat 18800} write RUSSIAN BALLET 4:45 P.M,, Friday, December 11 POLI'S THEATER Mrs. Bristol's Refugee Fund Benefit Reserved seats, New stand, at Box Office Prices, § THE COMMITTEE e Robert Luning Mrs. John luya Mra. George Marve Wadame Fkengren Mrs. Robt. T DANGING * (LARS TSTTAY FUEST < 145 Conn. Aver Tatest Steps. DAVISON’S ,‘-‘ ROF. \(li = )11 Nl Charls Tango, Collrglate 1 an Spuu:h and Classic Dancing Taught by M E DAVISON _ AND MRS, 100 g Fr " Ballroom and Stage Danclig Clarse In Stage Dancing” Dupont studio. | No. 7 Dupont Cirele. hone F 35-W. GLADYSE WILBU! sto NGB dey* LETTIE MARIE BARRETT Nationally Known Danseuse , Wil Make }ou i‘r rr?f?(i ?m:}galflb‘fl&! L Tango-—Foxtro Charlestone CARTTE CLUB [ STUDIO, 13RS Fr. az65 | 1898, | agement { This v three-ct comedy shing, Yale 1902. nd ¥ ome fitting comedy. be “Out o' Luc! by Charles C. hel Barry- | after two “The Mer- * will be thelr next Hampden as Shy- | ymore us Por 1 that role Walter Hampder th M Miss Ba “So Thai’s That,” the new play by Joe Byron Totten. will open two w | hence at the Che T Ly k. inaugurating a sea: 20 weeks under the auspices of | Theater League, I(n n the Commg —\ttractlons‘ rom First Page) ation estab r the presenta The new iginal pro-i pro Club | under | on the campus f | known plays hip of novelist in collaboration Wheeler, since 1 with the tions in Japan and iEland, wrote and produced “The Honorable Julius ¢ ar.” Mr. Wheel er s “The Mummy,” the . the Tri made unusual progress. pel n for the first show outside of Princeton having been which policy ently followed ) ¥ men who have become promine iblic cye since the ege davs ad active connection with the them Maxwell Burt, ‘04, who wrote the 1903 and 1904, and Uyrus . who wrote “His Hon- | the production of that | i ‘cott Fitzgerald, "1 in emine: X\l‘ member of the present vounger lite- rary generation, had an ctive inter est in the Triangle Club while at| Princeton, writing the lyrics and as suming a role in el Fi | show of 1914. Heu all the lyric ctive ngle Club 1 . including the book, v, lighting and costumes, is | produced by the students. Aside from |a professional coach who trains the | dancing chorus, undergraduate man- comple: featt ‘t that the en | “America and Hle World Court” Current Kvents Lecture Series By William Rufus Scott Monday Morning, December . 1_0'clock WARDMAN PARK HOT THEATRE Admission 50 Cents 4 ‘RED’ ’ GRANGE At Griffith Stadium Tues., Dec. 8 | Tickets on sale at Spalding’s, 1338 | G St. N.W. and at the Stadium. B lHUIEIT Mot n.m. Blnnn lHlly Sk to S2.00 H i | 2 Vio*l Com. Monday, December 14 Nights—Sat. & $1.00, 50c. \uy._w.d Sat. and Xmas, W WONDER SHOW OF THE umvns:l HURSTONE THE GREAT MAGICIAN Xmas Mat. $1.80, Mt fhur87 CE umpl 13, s r,wu,,$4lg§’ i Commencing Sunday, Dec. 20th Return Engagement “ROSE-MARIE” WITH SAM ASH & DOROTHY SEEGAR Julia Sanderson, Donald Brian, THE BIG FO I Frank Crumit National, Ona Munson, stars of “No, No, Nanette, December Beginning TODAY At week D INTERNATIONAL STAR FRANCIS RENAULT “The Original Slave of Fashion™ Featuring $50.000 Worth of Warirobe ALEX Presents CHARLOTTE & HER GANG With LEAB & BURNS And 4 Dancing Dollies Staged by Fruncis Weldon RALPH ELSIE ROGERS & DONNELLY Present “THE ITALIAN (OUNT' M.E.G.LIMETRIO BUD& ELE‘INOR COLL “The Gollyway” |“Dance Im}nulom" PHOTOPLAY-—-FIRST TIME SHOWN WARNER BROS. Present EVE’S LOVER A Sizzling Business Romance, With IRENE RICH, BERT LYTELL, CLARA BOW WILLARD LOUIS of Strugole! f Conquest! llars 1n the Balance! The & Hearts and MRS. WILSON-GREENE ANNOUNCES CHICAGO GRAND OPERA; FOUR PERFORMANCES THREE EVENINGS AND MATINEE Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday ¥ Saturday Matinee, 2 0'Clock. F WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM Tues. Eve, OTELLO (in Italian) Raisa, Van Gordon, Rimini, Marshall, etc Wed. Eve., LOUISE (in French) Mary Garden, Annseau (the great French Tenor), Baklanoff. especially engaged, and cast of 3. Polacco, Conductor. Sat. Matinee, CARMEN (in French) Mary Garden, Annseau, etc. Polacco, Conductor. Sat. Eve, RIGOLETTO (in Italian) All-Star Cast, Mason, Hackett, Ruffo, etc. Orchestra 65—Entire Stage Equipment Chorus 75. Incidental Dances and Corps de Ballet s d Balcons. o “Dfoops. 13th and G acri n°brice. * Phone M. 6483. enings. 8 0'Clock ruary 9, 10, 13 Season sul Graers WIIT venited stricils ta. Concert Burcag. but_reduction of reeeipt. Sale of Seats Opens Tomorrow Morning. PADEREWSKI Benefit Amenu Legion Endowment Fund for Disabled Soldiers X HEATER, MONDAY, DEC. 31, 4:30. Prices. $5.00, $4.00, £3.00. Tax exempt Mrs. Wilson-Greene’s Concert Bureau, Droop’s, 13th & G. M. 6493 g LINCOLN THEATER U STREET AT 12th = | “The Home of Perfect Entertainment | SUN.—MON.—TUES. WARNER BROS. PRI LOW! SHERMAN Pauline Garon, John Harron and Othe. Rowmance of a Passionate Prince IWhose With the Fire of Adventure SATAN IN SABLES LLOYD HAMILTON IN “MOVIES" in a Parisian Life Flamed WED.-THURS. FLORENCE VIDOR Moore, Esther Ralston Ford Sterling in_Para- mount’s Comedy, The TROUBLE WITH WIVES CARTER DE HAV] in “HOT SHEIK! 4 AQ NILSSON Ben Lyon, Viola Dana, Hobart Bosworth and Victor Mac- Laglen in Rex Beach's WINDS OF CHANCE CARTOON Ton and Prince Asaka, brother-inlaw of the Emperor of Japan, was an interested visitor at the _Pickford-Fairbanks Studio recently. The prince does not speak 1nglish, but talks French flu- - |ently, so Miss Pickford had an oppor- tunity to do the translating of all the s made in his honor, for Mary speaks French like a Parisian. NEW YORK SYMPHONY WAL Tl R nA.\uum( H. Conductor oli’s Theater TU| Iu\l!l\ AFT., DEC, 8. 4:30 Soloist, George Gershwin Saw the Practical Side. Y first role as a leading I was played in Alabama,” Doris Kenyon. “We did mo: picture in Montgom v thrilled over it, me I was #o excited 1 could har talk at first. It was my first intel aper lady all ab v A a big which I wash rlothes. Then l w ed. The next day, judge wmy feelir when T bought & paper and saw ri across the top of the page the he line, ‘Doris Kenyon Mukes Washwoman.’ “Well, the girl was only Whout my part In the picture, but it surely sent cold shivers down my spine. However, T bought loads of those papers and sent them to my friends, just sume.’ THFE telling ADITAT’ VAUDEIL: %"wmmzwuw ENGAGEMENT SUPREME The Idol of the Theater World and Most Beloved Entertainer Typical Janis Hits 4ARRIS & GRIFFIN In “The Sheik of '61” pa e HAYES, MARSH & Heading An Array of HAYES Supporting Stars I a Minature Song and Davice WELLS, VIRGINIA Lol & WEST BOYD SENTER Peeriess Jazzologist Two Saiors and a Girl R FOUR CLOVELLY GIRLS Queens of Clubs B AUSTRALIAN WAITES Whin and Boomerang Erperts o+ op's THE Offering a Snappy Serics of Snuie Steps and Somg Saymos JOE JACKSON The Most Imitated Pantomi Comedian 1n the World Shows Daily 2 1% and § 15 S Matinee at 3:15. Good Orchr Seats Eves $1.00. Mats Baicony Seats Eves 35 Bargain Matinees Sunday Phones: Main 4484, NEXT WEEK—AVON COMEDY 4, PABLES, TOPICS DAY. PATHE WEEKLY JOE MENDI, ATIONAL TOMORROW AISOI.IITII.Y FIREPROOF NIGHT MATS. WED. AND SAT. CARL REED Presents NANCE O°NEIL ““STRONGER THAN LOVE” A Play of Today by DARIO NICCODEMI With a distinguished cast, including— RALPH FORBES KATHERINE GREY FREDERICK PERRY ZOLA TALMA VINCENT STERNROYD PATRICIA CALVERT ECHLIN GAYER LOIS ROSS BERZSFORD LOVETT JULIA DUNCAN BORDEN HARRIMAN LUCILLE HUSTING TODAY MATINEE, 3:30 EVENING, 8:30 BURTON HOLMES °e. TIROLEAN ALPS THE AND THE DOLOMITES Prices—50c, 85c, $1.00, $1.65, Including Tax Note---Box Office Opens 1 P. M. Today Hea; ;m,m.rmg/llullnx lmn ]4 See them dance/ %i ~ze=2 v/ MoNDAY UJGC. ‘_fi- : WM FRAZEE o fear THE WORLDS BEST st wrevn MUSICAL COMEDY % ETC. Julia Sanderson Donald Brian Frank Crumit Ona Munson WAIL ORDENS NOW—Erw. and Sat. Mat. Orak., ¢ B2 b Oroh.. $175; Bal..' %0.20." $1.05 WF" FRIDAY, DEC. 11 AT 2 P. M. "B UNDER THE PERSONAL DIRECTION OF DANIEL FROHMAN WILL BE PRESENTED THE SEASON'S GREATEST ALL-STAR BILL ACTORS’ FUND BENEFIT A GALA PERFORMANCE PARTICIPATED IN BY SCORES OF VISITING AND ASSIST- ING PLAYERS CHOSEN FROM AMONG THE WORLD'S SUPREME ARTISTS Who Will Appear in a Variety of Original PLAYLETS—MUSICAL COMEDIETTAS—INSTRUMENTAL BN SEMBLES — MONOLOGUES — DANCES — PANTOMIMES, SEATS AT BOX OFFICE NOW $1 to $5—Also a few boxzes and cholee subscription seats. Note: The Russian Benefit Is at ¢x6 P. M. ! 'A'MUSEMENTS. Edouard Albion, General Director, Presents THE WASHINGTON OPERA CO. ROMEO AND JULIET Postponed to Tues., Dec. 8, at 8:15 iTckete tee "Nivembov )0 -u-m-r st WASHINGTON AUDlTORlUM ¥Ry, w. SABANIEVA ARMAND TOKATYAN Metropelitan Prima Deasa Metesuelitan Opetn €3, IVANTZOFF S SLBNILSSEN Jacques Samesseud, Conductor Seats, $5, $3, $2, $1—No Tax WhLStfien Jordan Plne Co. 13th aad Q. Phene Main 407, nd Music Depurtment, CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA NIROLAI SOKOLOFF, Conducter TOMORROW NIGHT AT 8:15 P. M. Fourth Welteohn Monday Fvening Concert WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM 19th and n Streets N. W. Prisatiie 4145 and 122 o Jordas Plane Ce Main 207, nd Weetward & Letnrey (Vidrala 3th and G. Phene Posey Albien CHALIAPIN WORLD'S WASTER AbTIST CONCERT MECITAL. FRIDAY, DEC. 18, AT 8:15 F. Wonstit Washin-te: e omans Overses rioes. ane 93 e fax. T "yrdan Fians Ci.. Vit now, ror's (Vichela_ Ouste. Ladies’ Matinee Daily, 36¢ GAYETY & Sl B JACK REID'S IIG SENSATION WHITE »BLACK REVUE TWO SEPARATE & DISTINCT COMPANIES 40 WHITE ARTIS MIDNIGHT SHOW FRIDAY, DEC. 11, STARTS A 12 o'Clock. NINTH SBAR F MAIN 4300 LADIES’ CLUB THEATER 35 COLORED STARS WITH DRAKE : WALKER w“GO GET 'EM” 75 Pecple in All 2 Big'Shows in One REE-BA_ND CONCERT in Front of Theater Twice Daily R SHUBERT we st BELASCO [ E"“' - Mgmt. Les 228 J. J. Shobert 4 Playhouse ol Quality and Personality Presenting the Poramost Foreign ond Natve Artists and Attractions A Belasco Premliere Tmmediately Preceding the New York Engfagmment DAVID BELASCO “SALVAGE" A MELODRAMA By Achmed Abdulish and Carl HavéAin With McKay Morris Genevieve Tohin And a Ourefully Belected Cast Including: George F. Marion Philip Bishop L. H. Croker-King Joan Gerdon Raymond Walburn Ruth Daytoen Thomas Findlay Otis Sheridan Harold de Becker Pacie Ripple Elmer Grandin Louis Mason Adrienne D’Ambricourt and others Piay Fredsced Usdes the Forsomal Direction of Mr. Belesco, Whe Will Be for the Entire Enxase TUESDAY Washington Auditorium 19th and E Streets N.W. Sunday, December 6th at 3 P.M. AL JOLSON The Washington Boy Now Knoun the World Over as an Inimitable Entertainer and Theatrical Show Man AND MADAM IDELLE PATTERSON Famous American Lyric Soprano Who. in Costume of 1860, Will Sing a Group of Planta- tion Songs AND DR. HENRY LOUIS SMITH President of Washington and Lee University. Recognized as the Foremost Platform Speaker of the South have donated their services Al Jolson Admiral C. T. Gray- son, Stone Mountain Memorial Assn. I shall come for \unrla\ s meeting at Washington Audi- torium bringing my orchestra of thirty pieces in a private car, also I am bring- ing my best jokes, best stories and best songs. I love Wash- ington where I was born and for nine years sold newspa- pers on the streets, and there is some- thing in the gener- ous recognition of the valor and char- acter of the soldiers of the South in the coinage of the half dollar pieces by our Government that tugs at my heart- strings and makes me proud to con- tribute what of abil- ity I have to help it ng. Then the prospect is so vast as to make Ameri- cans proud such an idea was conceived and is to be execu- ted in this wonder- ful country. I hope to do well enough to have you name a winning colt _for me. “AL. JOLSON.” —to aid the sale of the fifty-cent pieces coined by unanimous vote of the Congress oi the United States to promote the construction of the gigantic monument to the valor of the soldiers of the South to be carved on the side of Stone Mountain, Ga. Dr. Henry Louis Smith will de- liver his famous oration on General Robert E. Lee. Hon. Hollins N. Randolph, Presi- dent of Stone Mountain Memorial Association, and Augustus Luke- man, Sculptor for the Association, will be present and take part in the program. All of the speaking will not exceed thirty minutes and the remainder of the two hours and a half 1will be given to en. tertainment by Al Jolson and Madam Paterson. Seats on Sale at the Willard and All Leading Washington Hotels Prices: 50c, $1, $1.50, $2 and $2.50