Evening Star Newspaper, December 27, 1925, Page 60

2 AMUS EMENTS. “My Neighbor--Mr. Arlen.” HIS man with his secret vice of | the matter of This from Pola saintliness—in ideals about women! Negri “He paints them with sadder repu- tations and stronger characters than the men of his canvases, giving the impression. meanwhile, to both confi- dants and strangers that he has no ideals or illusions left concerning them “I have a tremendous respect Michael Arlen’s mental capacity and | the agility of his vocabulary. It | would seem that he is intellectually very attractive to women. And by the token of appearance it would align | itself that women are physically very attractive to him—for he has yet to he seen in public with a homely one, 80 far as Hollywood is able to dis- cern I admire him. By accident of resi- dence he has been my neighbor in the | hungalow Across the way at the Am- hassador Hotel premises since his ar- rival in Los Angeles. Had we not met before we might still be only near acquaintances, for it ix a peculiar fact of society in large American cities that one never knows ane’s neighbors. One's friends nearly always reside at the opposite end of town Michael Arlen ne doubt approves | of this situation, for en An occasion | when he was informed that Charlie Chaplin considers the romahee of Irix and Napier in 'The Green Hat' as the greatest love story since Romeo and Jullet ha replied ‘Naturally, thay continued dseply in love. They didn't ses one another for 12 years.' “Which I8 a typical Michael Arlen reply. Thus, sketchily, T come to & pre- | diction and an humble analysis. Michael Arlen, ‘Who has no ideals no illusions concerning women,' rev- ently lifts them to a pedestal in his | novels and his dreams as long as they | are young and fair. And. unless I miss my guess, he will some day wed | a girl in her twenties—a girl who has | tawny hair ltke waves of music And | siren blue aves like two spoonfuls Aipped from the Mediterranean at sunlight morn.” Provid@l he weds ever —and 1 think he will. 1 have the feeling that this voung for {2 minute honor. as a | popula | for him financial independence at the age of 23 and (ulfilled an welf from his own sensitive nature, He will not permit himself to be pride aurt if Fe can help it. And he is quick ‘ At rejoinder, never at a loss for an Aanswer, 1 “On his arrival in California, a Cali- | fornia press representative, inter ing him as he stepped from the train asked ‘And what do hovah, Mr. Arlen?" “‘T am not a kall enough man to talk about Go said the writer | quietly and xe\nomh. | “I have heen asked my views con- | cerning Mr. Arlen's books and I hesi- tate to accept the role of even the flattering critic. That he has deve! oped a style unique and forceful is | admitted almost unanimously. To me his character depiction is realistic, ) s0 subtly drawn in the method wording s to be fairly Impression- istic. “Let me credit him with the ability to scrape off the varrgsh of civilize life in spots sufficienf® to show the trus or faulty grain heneath he does so kindly. He never b even the Individuals of his im, tion. He is simply explanatory understanding way. “There is a finé vein of human re sponse in the makeup of Michael Arlen The only times I have ev seen him taken unawares with em- Darrassment were on occasions of nn- expected kindness and coasideration | at the hands of others | “Littie deeds touch him, even such | table decora- ton. At a reception which I tendered him recently the ices were served in confections shaped like green hats. Would you believe it. Michael Arlen accepted this in the manner of a schoolboy receiving a compliment. 5 as told me that he looks upon en Hat' almost deprecatingly. have never written A hook of | which 1 am truly proud,’ he said nothing that really pleases me. Some day I hope to do so.’ “And he maintains that writers turn | to sophisticated themes as the easiest route to popular appeal “Nevertheless, his ‘concession to appeal,’ if such it is, has won you think of Je- Rt rates na in an ambition he et to attain the goal of afuence he- tore he reached 30. And he admits zenius—and 1 think he ix a genius— | has provided himeslf with an armor | af worldly philosophy zained through Study and experience ta protact him that ‘The Green Hat' has been his passport round the wor Pola is quoted with much more. But why? saving more, | Current Attractions (Continued from First Page.) “Genii of the Lamp” and “Strolling Through the Park.” | MUTUAL—"Whiz Bang Girls.” { To inaugurate the New Year open-| ing today the Mutual Theater is of-| tering the “Whiz Bang Gifis. ‘The company is headed by Billy Gil- | bert, burlesque comedian, and includes | | Sue Milford, Larry Francis, Frances | Valentine, Jack Hall, Bele Barros and | Herbert Barros. Special features will continue night- | 1y throughout the week, and New | Year eve a special midnight show will be given. Janet Richards, Tomorrow. Miss Janet Richards will resume her talks on public questions, home and foreign. tomorrow morning after & hrief Christmas vacation. giving an interpretive review of the various nut standing questions of world interest during the past fortnight | The talks are given every Mondey meorning at 10:45 in the auditorium of | the New Masonic Temple, Thirteenth | street and New York avenue. Scott Talk Tomorrow. Will England Pay Her War Debts With Rubber?” ix one topic to be dis- cussed by William Rufus Scott in h " weekly current events talk at 11| oclock temorrow morning in vhol Wardman Park Hotel Theater. Other issues hefore Congress and important news developments in this country and abroad will be analyzed also. Michigan U. Boys Thursday. (7nlgu0 dances executed to the Capital Side Shows. o Mayflower. Famous_theatrical stars, including the noted Dunean Sisters, will add joy to the New Year party at the May flower, whare companies playving the iocal theaters will be guests of | the Mayflower New Year eve, when Spencer Tupman’s new Vanity Band a comedy jazz organization, will he rd. A charming festure of the dance music for the New Year eve will be the Englin and French New Year| carols oreuestrated to dance music time. Swanee. Dancing on Naw Year ave until 2 a'clork in the morning will give an | addad Ture to Swanee, and Manager J. W. Wond it planning record-hreak- ing dnings for the Swanee New Year | party. including souvenirs, funmakers and gaviy colored hats for the dancers. Tues: a group of vaudeville en- tartainers will present songs, dances | and comedy turne: Wednesday A nov- elty jazz band from Baltimore will co'operate in presenting the newest dance hits: “juvenile entertainers night” will be the Thursday feature. and Thursday night is also radio night, marked by the presentation of musieal | novelties. Sunday evening Swanee feature. dancing is Le Paradis—Club Chantecler. New TYear eve gaveties are nounced for Le Paradis and the Club Chantacler, with vivid dance music by the Le Paradis Band. supplemented hy Amusement novelties in the way of canfetti. balloons. nolsemak New Year toys and gay headgear. of Hungarian craftsmanship are prom- iaed Both Director Harry Altert of the Le Paradis Band and Director Paul Fidelman of the Club Chantecler musieal ensemble have prepared spe- cial programs of dance music and sthnts for New Year eve A Naw Year teadance staged In Le Paradis January will he 1, with ular tea dances on Wednesday Areade. uletide spirit is to be reflected at the Arcade. home of diversified amusements. Skating in the rink, dancing in the balidsom and an old- fashioned “Grab-Bag” dance Tuesday night. while the old vear will be doubly rung out” with a pretentious carni val dance in the big auditorium, with 4 smaller but none the less charming dance under the auspices of the Tivoll Pastime Club in the ballroom. New Year will be fittingly celebrated with » double Dill in the ballroom, a matinee dance from 3 to 6. and a N ¥ '§ Teach you to DAVISON’ Tew lessons recily in PROF. AND MRS. L_ A R S 1127 10th st. n.w.—Classes Mon., Fri.. 8 1] pm. with orchestra. Priv. lessons by appointment. Fr. 8567. Established usms JOSEFEVRY, TACKSON. PRIVATE DA 35, o -mm 1636 10t ot nw. 1 Yeneon: | Strains of | and Dblue. {son #t /having contributad valuable assistance * | voung Souvenirs | B3 STARTING TODAY 6 NINTH AT GEE. s CARL LAEMMLE <REGIN Efl ¢ 30 musical numbers are a distinguishing feature of ‘Tambou- | rine the University of Mic opera at the Washington Audito: Thursday. Ballad music and classic love themes intermingled with catchy tunes of lighter character stamp the opera, it is sald, as the hest ever given by the campus dramatic society In the tambourine dance costumes represent a varied array of rag et b e lisionalof (e At the piece, with Dan Warner the lead- | ing “lady.” and Russell Gohring in | part singing with a chorus of 48 Gorgeous gypsy costumes, each with & garland of roses. worn by the chorus produce & colorful effect Warner, dressed in an elaborate “os- | tume of white fur, is again prominent in “The Girl in White,” supported by the men's chorus of 24 A quaint, old-fashioned minuet is | the theme of “Cameo.” in which the voles of Barre Hill plays an important part “The Muyatics.” with 18 men dressed in radium costumes of maize the university colors, is/ the patriotic number of the show. It | consists largely of a fantastic ari | reaching a climax with “The Victors | Michigan's famous foot ball song Children Players in “The Snow Queen. Lenore Marie de Grange will present | Children Players of \ ashington | in “The Snow Queen, Gimball, at the Little Hall, Sixteenth and Harvard | streets, at a speclal Yuletide matinee Wednesday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock This will mark the 10th performance in Washington by this juvenile band | of histrionic artists, who, Christmas eve of last year, entertained the poor children of Washington at K | repeating their performance 4 Year eve at Wardman Park Theater. The production this vear is a re vision of Hans Anderson’s fairy story, and it will be charmingly presented. it & announced. the Danish legation of costumes the diversions will be snow ball dances. & “Flurry Group™ and a sym bolic snow sprite dance by the talented Russian ephanie M in the matter Among THE CELEBRATED COLORED TENOR ACCOMPANIST | Washington Auditorium WILLIAM LAWRENCE ' TUES. EVE., JAN. 5—8:30 | Rurenu | of the Other “Little Red Riding Hood,” Featuring Baby Peggy. THE SUNDAY Living ‘,~TW,IEEI_?F065' MOST men have dream girls. Oc: cdsionally they have the great for- tune to meet them in the flesh. Until recently no one ever heard of a_man meeting his dream girl in du- | plicate. at, however, is what hap- {pened to Thomas Burke, the English | author of mehouse Nights,” when | he first saw the Duncan Sisters, now famous as the siars of “Topsy and FEva.” Those who have read Burke vill recall his little dream girl winkletoes, the young dancer. One night, it is said, he visited the Pavilion Music Hall in London, saw the Duncan Sisters and realized fm- mediately that not one but Twink lived and dancy 5. When they sailed nd two | breathed and | STAR, WASHINGTON " from London the author, with whom they had become friends, wrote a tribute. He said: ‘Within ome minute of their @ trance I surrendered to them, de lighted and surprised. Well, some years ago I wrote about a child dancer of the stage called Twinkletoes, and there before me was the very Twinkle- toes 1 had described—features, figure, curls, style and manner—just as 1 had visualized. But—and this is the wonder of their turn—the Duncans are no longer children. Yet, without the smallest air of acting or pretend- ing, they fill the stage with the atmosphere of " the playground “There are no heights to which they may not ascend. That is my | prediction.” Clnderella an Olcl Story of Cinderella and the which forms the E Barrie's fantady, for Cinderella,” is admittedly venerable, vet few realize the fact that Cinderella ie really one of the | world's oldest stories and appears, in | various tribal versions, among almost every people, from the Hottentots of | South Africa to the Russians of Si- beria. The ment Paramount research depart- recently made interesting dis- {coveries concerning the story of Cin- derella. which, it appears, was told in Rome in the third century of the Christian era and had been told in Egypt 200 vears hefore that. The Germans of the sixteenth century had A well defined folk form of Cinderella, while the English language version of the story is generally credited to & French author, Charles Perrault, who was born in 1628 and who was respon- sible for throwing open the gardens Tuilleries to children for all time. _Perrault was 70 published vears of 1697, when volume in age, Peggy Albion Presents Fifth Wolfsohn Mon, Evg. Concert ALBERT SPAULDING Jan. 4 at 8:15 P.M. Washington Auditorium £1.50, 82, dordan G. " Thone Prices, &1, Box O and Plus Piano Main Tax Co.. 87 iMUTUAL BEGINNING TODAY WHIZ BANG REVUE The Groatest of Them MID NITE SHOW NEW YEAR'S EVE Start the New Year With a Laugh Ed 3 3 REMEMBER 1T'S REAL BURLESK ooe e0s0000 NA’ iONAL THEATER COURSE SALE Opens Tomorrow PRICES seen seon suoe 123 ADD TAX NEWMAN TRAVELTALKS™!'0% PicTunes 5Sun. = ;2 Beg. Jan. 10 THE HEART OF EUROPE IMPRESSIONS OF I828 Norway and Sveden—dan. 10 Berlin and Germany—dan. 17 Vienna & The Tyrol—dan. 24 Paris & “STh dan. 3 London Feb. 7 with Rambies thru England & Seotland AYETY 1 ADIES' CLUB THEATER. NINTH NEAR F 2:15 »TWICE DAILY > 8:15 |called “Contes des Fees” (“Tales of Fees"), which contained the story of | Cinderella_under the title of “Cen- drillon.” The French version, how- | ever, differs materially from the Teu- tonic, which presents the role of the | fairy’ godmother as two white doves, | while the heroine lost her slipper in that version through the clevernesa of A prince, who had the palace steps covered with pitch in order to obtain the necessary clue to the fleeing guest. The Gaels also had a version of Cinderella in which the persecuted stepchild was befriended by a ram The ram changes into a red calf in | the original Scotch version. The | Finns, the ltalians and the modern | Greeks all have a version of Cinder- ella to this very day. “Queen High" will be the title of | the forthcoming musical version of | “A Pair of Sixex." Lawrence Schwah and B. G. de Sylva have written book and lyrice and Lewis Gensler the music. WASHINGTON AUDITORICM I Sat. Eve., Jan. 1 | on R0 Shes W ARDMAN THEATE WARDMAN PARK HOTEL THE DEVIL George Arlis Greatest Success Special New Year Matinee Eve., 8:15; Sat. Mat.. 5. rices, $1 and Sl.n Box Office Phone Col. 2009 MAIN 4300 LADIES' MATINEE DAILY" -25¢ JOHN G.JERMON, Inc.. OFfers PAR ADE .B.HAMP MID E. id ST prefentf AI. 5o To S Rhurs oo marse NIGHT SHOW v E AT 13 P M. X Hlb-llflll'l' SHOW Few Your's Ew. Wik Special Frolias—Staris J ‘ Extends Holiday Grntun And A Hearty Invitation Come: And Laugh The Old Year Out And The New Year In. —PRESENTATION EXTRAORDINAIRE— A Seasonable Fantasy J _ “TOTS FROM TOYTOWN” Introducing @ Group of WASHINGTON'S CLEVEREST CHILDREN Staged and Directed by MISCHA GUTERSON, Conductor RIALTO CONCERT ORCHESTRA Overture—“Jolly Fellows Walt: Divertissements — Internationa 2" (Vollstedt) ! News and b D. C., DECEMBER NEW COMPOSER TO FRONT. Ernst Roters, Poilower of Strauss, Coming to United States. BERLIN, December 26 (#).—The charge that post-war Europe is not producing worth-while composers is being challenged by admirers of Ernst Roters, orchestra director’ of the Kammershpiele Theater, Hamburg, who recently introduced himself to crities in a concert of his own works | glven with the Philharmonic Orches- tra of Berlin Roters looks to Richard Strauss as his chief inspirer. He =corns the | ultra-modernists, such as Stravinsky and Schoenberg, and prefers to travel the route of melody and beauty of aound rather than that of dissonance for its own sake. e plans to visit Christmas Musical Service (Repeated by Request) . R o'clock, Church of the Cove- | Evening ' Choir (100 Voices) Claude Robeson. dirretor Carol Service, 7 to 8 0'Clock | Public_Invited JANET RICHARD th St. __Admission, Y mmu ‘tax, 65c. BOSTON SYMPHONY & ORCHESTRA Koussevitzky, Conductor Tuesday, Feb. 3—4:30 FRITZ KREISLER Peb. 18—4:30 Cencers n 6493, Polf's, { 25—PART 3. AMUSEMENTS. The Horace Liveright production nl, with not modern dress, as the Dane, will close its New York engagement this time, but will continue its New York run at National Theater, New York. Tuesday night the Live- right “Hamlet” celsbrated its fiftfeth performance in New York. “Hamlet” in Basil Sydney Current Events Lecture Congress, K., and Foreign News By Wll.lum Rufus Scott Monday Mornings at 11_0'Clock WARDMAN PARK HOTEL ATRE 50 Ce Mrs. Wilson-Greene ANNOUNCES CHICAGO GRAND OPERA FOUR PERFORMA YW DR Three Evenings and Matinee Tl-flly Wednesday - O Washington Auditorium Tues. Eve., OTELLO (in Italian) RAIRA, VAN GORDON, RIMINI, MARSHATE R Wed. Eve, LOUISE (in French) | -‘ll' GAHDI’\ H Admission Sat. Ma: MARY b i Sat. Eve. Rl(.OI ETTO (in Italian) All-Star Cast. MARON. HACKETT, (TARMEN Gin, French) Orchestrn 85 Chorus 38, " s Stage Equipmemt Incidental Dances and four performances: Drohs i B TS e . G THE CAPITAL'S FAVORITE PLAYHOUSE A HAPPY NEW YEAR and a GALA BILL for the HOLIDAYS and Special Midnight Show New Year's Buy Early T)n Muhn. New r's AI 3:18 Goand Orchestru Beats. Ever $1 Marts. 30c (Good Balcony \Bves. 35c, Mata. PHONES: MAIN 4484 4485, £y MID-NITE SHOW FRIDAY Orchestra 83c. Bale cerved. 10c Roxes at Matinee, i COM. 3w AWESOME IN ITS SPLENDOR SUCH AS ONLY AN ARTIST MIGHT DREAM OR A SULTAN POSSESS 27 Return o the And the o 10—UNEQUAL P THE fost EDDIE RECTOR—FARL | ALL MATINEE DAILY ~ ' 3 | 50e- 2:15 P.M. & 50c S1.10 83c: Night. TOMORROW, DEC. 28th Engagement by Popular Demand Ehons Comedienne ETHEL WATERS EVE THURSDAY Amazine Exhihition DEC. 3ist feal Creation. “PLANTATION REVUE” ED ENTERTAINERS—10 i Famons AL MIDNITE =4 HOW— PLANTATION ORCHESTRA DANCER ISON—RALFH COOTPER | LINCOLN THEATER " STREET AT 12the——e B@F THIS WEEK ONLY S N lma n Kerrv Mary Phllbln A UNIvERSAL PR SPECIAL LATE SHOW NEW YEAR'S EVE BEGINNING AT 9:50 P.M.—ENDING 12 P.M." Aspecliculdr MONDAY, I COMING The Most Famous College Shbw Organization in the Country The Mimes of the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 3 c Plus ‘tax 10 Playhouse '"CAPTAIK FURY’ WILLIAM T TILDEN 11 UNION 20th Annual Production “TAMBOURINE” Thursday, December 31st, 1925 NEW YEAR EVE Washington / (19th & E atrons of the show o « wroduction which bece 5 " Handsoment Girls Are Men® SHUBERT ELASC Memto Lee and 3 J. Shuhert NEW YEAR EVE. 83.50 nf Quality and Prrsonality, Presenting the Foreign and Native Artists and Attractions i * Tomorrow Matines at 2:30 New Year and €at & 0 to £250 Foremost RUSSELL JANNEY presents Main. OF THE "HOLY INNOCENTS" Ay Cornelia Otis Skinner Scenes mnq Costumer by JAMES REYNOLDS Stigéqd W-H-POST colorul pro L& DLIErS-Mr SR JANUARY BOWLING AND ANHA “The Kid Himself”’ A Wnimsical Comede e NARD ~. SCHUB 1T A FINE PN Y ORK AT HE \mn B ARJORIE DAW < THUR BILLY QUINN WE PLAY LOEW’S VAUDEVILLE MAKING ERRY WITH THE NEW YEAR Harry B. Shiples Presents JACK MUNDY “KEYHOLE KAMEOS” 1 RUBY LATHAM DUO With LEDA ERROL and Wen Miller, Gladys Joyce and Lorna Warner scENES CAST OF 1 GRACE & EDDIE PARKS In a Bungalow of Beauty, Ballads & Bunk RAYMOND & ROYCE “Southern Humor” MABEL DREW And Her Trusty Baby Gramd in “An Aeria] Classic” “Song Sketches With Music” #% PHOTOPLAY—ALWAYS FIRST TIME SHOWN -4 T Ma Warner Bros. RIN-TIN-TIN The Wonder Dog) in “BELOW THE LINE” A Romance of Fighting Love on the Bloodhound Trail With JOHN HARRON & JUNE MARLOWE r Usual New Year's Recolution---"‘Always The Best For Less O e ATIONAL TOMORROW ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF N lGHT Only Theater atfarine iy oraien ew Year’'s Day and Saturday HERE AT LAST ness Wednesdly, - Ausr and Lyre 3 YEARS OF UNPARALLEI.ED SUCCESS $1.90 to §3.50; Wed. Mat. S1 S to $3.00. New Year's Eve. £3.80. g2.80; 2nd Bal. $L10. Wed. Mat. d_Bal., 4at. Mat Oreh., 110, Inrlndlnl tax. =P v ANNUAL PRODUCTION GIORGE WHITES © SCANDALS © ORIGINAL N.Y.CAST IN iTS ENTIRETY TOM PATRICOLA-HARRY FOX-CORDON DOOLEY- MARTHA MORTON HELEN HUDSON-ARTHUR BALL- HELEN MORCAN - ALICE WEAVER - NORMAN PHILLIPS Jr - M<CARTHY SISTERS - HELEN WEHRLE- MR« MRS.NORMAN PHILLIPS - SALLY STARR - JAMES MILLER - FRED LYON-JOE SULLIVAN-JIM CARTY - HARRY MORRISSY - SCOTT SISTERS - THE ALBERTINA RASCH CIRLS 1nd MILLER & LYLES WORLD'S GREATEST SHOW *