Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1926, Page 58

AMUSEMENTS. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., JANUARY ‘The Ypfllga;‘}pafcman.“ YECIL R 4 forward that 10, 1926— PART AMUSEMENTS. the eve. hut which had { value that would It gave 1 high actinic the filn meringz. y vhen he effect of the color of mat | asked Misn Murray, remembering the ‘vnmlr!ainv of cameramen “The_film is not sensitive to red and the print turns eut black,” was the reply. hey nist, At the on Story Of Dumas~ play. ON AN ERRAND OF MERCY endure for 73 pictured with great fidelity a phase of society not uncommon in Europe. or even in ihis country then and now. Dumas was accused of preaching and of being a morallst. 3 at Dumas felt that he was picturing reality, his drams exhibiting the grin- ning skeleton of remorse, deceit and jealousy beneath a painted exterfor. Slowly but surely the drama took its place among the enduring things of the stage. Gradually young Dumas genius hegan t acknowledged and | with the production of his plays that followed he became the most success- ful dramatist of his time and one of De Mille himself comes much with the unqualified in hix opinion, “The | 4 Boatman.” on which he is now | work, is “the greatest picture have ever filmed." “I know such a like a billhoard,” Commandments.” 1 expect from “The Volga Boatman.” “The Volga Boatman™ w I by Lenore J. Coffee from Konrad i Bercovicl's novel. Featured In it are \\llHdn\ Boyd, Elinor air, Vi statement sounds | tor »ni, Theodore Kosloff, Julia says the producer [ Fave and Robert Kdeson. of “The Ten Commandments.” “hut o nasmuch as 1 have made this broad " statement h.,m\ once before in my | Ncw Actlnlc career, perhaps the underline will be | Srubio accepted My enthusiasm is grow gray early in their heart several pertinent points breaking concern over color values “What a_gor for vo- |And their proper registration on cellu- mance Volga b e [10id. - They hourly and daily dally with mule, thrown With & prin | color screens before their lenses, care cess of the cervant be.| filly calculate the effects that may be came master and master servant: |Oobtained from this and.that sartorial | eation and spend sleepless nights Think back over the great romances of the French revolution. how all of | (F¥ing to flgure out some means 1o then called in id it m gown ch more actinic. S0 enrions mixt of | clum sulphates practica a noted French t he possible cally 10 mak he prepared and isible to WE PLAY LOEW'’S VAUDEVILLE STRAN]) AN ALL-STAR VARIETY BILL—SUPREME WHEN & play can vears as one of the features of such a famous dramatic organization a8 the Comedy Francaise, as has Alexandre Dumas’ Demi-Monde,” which A. E. Thomas has used as the foundation for his new comedy, “Close Quarters,” it may boast of having virility. There will be probably a digging into the past by dramatic chroniclers when “Cloke Quarters” makes its ap- pearance here, for few plavs have more romantic interest. First the vounger Dumas wrote it in a hectic affort to recoup his fortune and fo | combat the wave of disapprobation |the richest in a fin: | sense vhich accompanied the production of [ 1t took 40 vears for “Le Demi- mille ** | Monde” to reach the American stage. for 20-0dd vyears voung Alexandre [John Stetson, of Boston. one of the had felt the sting of being pointed |bik producers of 30 vears ago. had o as the illegtimate son of the cele. | Louise Imogen Guiney and William who s . statement Vol Chicago claims hall in the dancers may time, the largest dance Seven thousa the flaor GOWI’L i« said, photographers, it rooted about us chance atman, a togethe blood when rated novelist, who was his father The elder Dumas finally vielded to, popular pressure and sacknowledged | he legitimacy of his son. at the same time disclosing that he was & poor man in spite of the popularity of his | novels Young without an e writing ronsed Dumas tried writing much financial success turned his talents to play Le Dame aux Camillias storm protest when it | presented paris. It made | a ch er which saciety con- | the eritics and public satd Dumas needed reputation and hs also needed funds. He prob. ahly sal up late many nights to get veady this new play which would, he hoped. countaract the impression made v “Camille.” The new play was to novgls as in heroi demne Young | seym | such titles as | nat ply i make an adaptation of it and Produced it with astonishing success under the title of The Crust of So- ciety.” The American Theater then b an to be deluged with other ver- sions of the play, presented under “The Edge of Society, Fringe of Soclety and titles to the Sietson title, for there tecting the origi- England did not take kindly to a production of the play there, for the Rritish censor forbade its presen- tation in London for many \Fa! . Dumas, with his genius for plot, his aptness in portraving living, vital and usual characters. told a human and not unusual story. The modern play- goer probably will wonder why such a libaral minded city as Paris ever found this play worth quarrelling over he Kimila wis no copyright p save a1 sinking reputation: but for a time it hardly accomplished its pur pose. There war a great argument over its right 1o endure, although it | only from a_moral standpoint Mr. Thomas is said fo have ihe plot and the essential ¢ acters for the basis of his plav. used Current Attractlons “ontinued from First Page.) the | Alian chairman of nment in charge Mrs. John Roxy and His Gang” need no intro duction and no exploitation in \Wash where thev have previously under the sponsorship of and of the National Press ngton resred The Club. RICHARDS TOMORROW. Miss Janet Richards will give her regular Monday morning talk tomor- vow at 1045 oclock in the auditorium | of the New Masonic Temple, Thir teanth sirest and New York avenue. These lectures are interpretative re views af the world's work each weak stressing particularly outstanding po- litical avents bath at home and abroad. | The ravien this week will include JANET important developments in (ongress, | as well as the situations in the Furo Pean cabinels that are engaging the serious atiention of the Old World statesmen. The talks are (lusiraleds by the laiest maps. What Zukor IN an interview published in ihe 1. imes. written Rober( Adolph Zukor. president of Famons Plavers-Lasky Corpora i, declared that in his opinion “the more powerful than the e of Nations.” in that they ean the peoples of the ement togeiher Thronzhout the s jenple want pretty much the s nd antertainment. They desire laugh-—for life is not alwave amns. ng—tn he thrilled, to he stirred. .nd ahove all to =es virtue rewarded. 1t fe onlv natural. Tt argues a desire| for. an appreciation of that ideal jus- tlce that the people look for “The happy ending is a rule with organization. But we don't create We choose stories having that And we choo clean stories too ervihere the public takes most three sorts of film—comedy, and speciacle, the i to the circus. The | Absorh all three, the small | 1 rural d ts esneciglly the | o. We try to make films of sellers’ among plays and book cause then we know we have some \ world.” he timate drama rresy the public already approves. The ‘best seller of conrse. alwave good art, but I would draw | our attention to the fact that the| 1test list of the season’s i =allers’ Includes vis. Gl e and a are not afraid firm is shortly goir T.ord Jim When we did "Peter 'an we took a big We pald more it than has ever been paid for the m righta of a play It was fantasy nd we dldn’t know how it would suc ceed But it ‘went over big." 1 attrib lile our succeas largely to our having the enterprise to do that sort of thing and to the fact that we try to keep up | “Wa try to keep touch with our pub. a certain esprit de corps ile and its needs everywhere. Lately, we have had a conference—the firat.| wa belleve, of its kind—of our repre aentatives from all over the United States and the &iobe. We had present | representatives from England, Aus-| ralia. France. Germany. Holland. <candinavia, Italy. Central Europe. Brazil, the Argentine and Mexico. We have in Europe a spécial Européan advisery board, which assists us in irving to suit European tastes. For 1t is the taste of the public that first und iast determines the nature and quality of the plctures shown. “If ‘we could make money by productions as characterized ~Stani- slavekv's Moscow Art ‘heater from 1598 o 1914 we should do s0. But we make money thut way. Thai made few or no concessions tusie, A8 vou say, It created Bul it was subsidized by wealthy Moscow merchants. The | nemu ecun hardly be subsidized. Fach producticen costs 100 much, * ‘Better pictures’ depend upon ‘the wtier public.’ The embryo of such public exists. England. for in <fance, is ax a whole more particular | d hurder to please than the United Siates. England is a stickler for ex actitude in historical and social detall. Bt ‘reasearch’ is finally & question £ man-power. is not. Arlen Forste And laseics—for this to film Conrad’s risk such can't theater to public tasie. | = o e | CATAPRINE. WALLI waltz. Sont e Yantt and Charle o, Special rates for Ladies. 719 Oth St PROF. AND MRS, L_ A ACHER &TUDIO. | 1127 10th st ~—Classes Mo Fri. 8 to] 11 pm.. with hestra Priv. ‘lessons by | anphintment. ABA7T. Established lfifi'\ | MR. STAFFORD PEMBERTON _ Fx-Partner of Mas Murrav. Gertrude Hoftman Lessons in All Styles of Daneing { Studie. 1850 Biltmore St. Phone Col. 2 | 11 DAV[SON'S Teach you to dance cor- peetly in a2 few lessons. ‘any hour. Fr fasiuiey ol ) ¥ g nge. V:'Rth, AnotherE. F. Miller'sDancing Class Will start Jan_8th. Applicants to this cla et regisier now. A Charleston and waltz- log” step cach nighi. 1208 18th. "Ph. ¥ PRIVATE DA\(I\(- 35, op 1 singls | JACKSON ree 7 leason 8 19th at. 5 HELEN JANE_MARR | DISCIPLE OF RUTH ST. DENIS | School of Creative Dancing Classes now forming to atart Jan. 18 in 1l ‘tvpes of classical and_Oriental dancing. | enishawn Method Losciel, TTerky, gy, Aevebette and Eharieston 1310 M & N »° | ning, a breezy | of embonpoint | last PARKER FOLKLORE REC Vivien M 4 Elzabeih Fddv in a0 folklore recit: A the Wardman Theter nesday afternoon at lock Miss Parker was a student of Yvette Guilbert. and the New York school of the theater, and at the Jacques Dalcroze Institute. Switzer land. and is heralded as very clever in character portraval. She Is assisted in her songs by her mother. HOWARD—"Creole Belles." The Howard Theater announces for this week, beginning tomorrow eve show, “Creole Belles,’ runeful with its songs, snappy with its dancek and bristling with comedy and w cracks. in which are fea. tured “the Georgia tornado.” dore “Tiger” Flowers. also known as the fighting deacon.” who recently fought a seven-round indecisive fight with Mike MecTigue. and who will make his only appearance previous o hix coming match with Hurry m vill ng wnd story Wed 1o at Greb Has to Say “If the public in general call for they will get i We not someiimes represented ng it from them. Let the public ¢ ently support ‘hetier pletures they will get them art as is ) keep nsist and Kate Smith and Syncopation. K\I 3 SMITH featured vandeville this week tion of the wide local he has achieved as a member of the “Crandall Saturday Nighters.” is not vet out of her teens. but she is possessed of rare versatility. with a soprano voice that lends itself with equal facility to the rendit type and to the tunes of the day in addition, nith, despite abundant and possibly more than a suggestion is a dancer who num bers the “Charlesto as not of her terpsichore: ilities, Kate Smith is a native ington and was heard over the night with the “Crandall Satur dny Nighters.” She hag the “good to “stop the show every time she sets her foot on the stage. in in recog- popularity prominent syncopated “hot’ Miss Arts “Clnb Bal Boheme . New Willard January 11 /@i Meyer Davis Music Ticket, With Supper, Five Do On Sale, Willard Newsstand WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM =T T fi‘ Rvg. Osnesrt lay, Jam. 18 st ‘8118 FLOIEIOE AUSTRAL Agstraliss Dramatie Soyrase RECITAL Songs of the Peoples Interpreted with Costumes and Dancing y Elizabeth Eddy Parker Vivian A. Parker Wardman Park Theater Wednesday, Jan. 13 5 P.M. Admission $1.00 Boston Symphony | Orchestra Serge Koussevitzky, rdr-. Tuesday, Fel AREISLER Romaising Seats, Mrs. Greene's o.--n Conductor 32— 130 REAL BURLESK TWICE DAILY BRGINNING TODAY RAY READ'S SPEED GIRLS PRETTY QIRLS QALORE! Spestal Midnight Show Friday 000000000000000000000000 Theo- | n of ballads of the sentimental | pulchritude | the best L. Rothafel) lead the Was Capna] S deshows. Swanee appear | ent Thu iy 1y and | “rheatrical N | sent types type by with “pienty of nesday will come between u new {and the Swine | Thursday. which also is broadcastir | night, will he known “Tuvenile I | tertainers’ Nizht,” when ch jtween 5 and 14 vears { tertain with speciaities | ninz daneir Baltimore Syneopators Sunda also {s announced Mayflower Gar types The offer music of all flower ( and in th tial . Mayflow sizzling » semiesympho 1o features, | b the rmo explo Daily tea AnnoUnCed an rrdens < ned on. L is ed dunces are Le Paradis—Club Chantecler. Mard st vaudeville attrac ingk “Night in Bagdad | Night Hollywood Fven Rht in Hades” are ann { Le Paradis, while at the Cf {tecler the Club Chantecl Fnsemble presents the Charleston an syneopated song numbers, with dane | ing features. Special Gras nights fons Arcade. | Varied amusements with dancing in !the baliroom de luxe. are announced by the Arcade. Including Ladies’ night tomorrow eveninz. and a joily d by the local | Tivoli Pastime Club Thu evening. with prize waltzes } day evening JANET RICHARDS Public Quest Every Monduy New M me and Forei Morning at 10:45 Temple, 13th Street wnd NN Ave Admission, including tax, 63 cents PUBLIC_DEMANDS Another Week FOoR UNCLE SAM'S FOLLIES SEASON’S 343ica% SENSATION THE PRESIDEN Bex Office Open Dafly at 10 A. M. Main ceT. of Wash. | air | PA. AVE. At11th St. Thomas Herbert Stock Company Presents Tarnish By Gilbert Emery Week of January 10 Evenlogs. Matinee, Box Office Columb BetascO - Met. IN PERSON The Famous Motion Picture Star SESSUE AYIKAWA THE LOVE CITY A Thrilling Drama of China and London. The Sensation al Stage Success of Vienna Tomorrow Mat. Wed. H0e to $1.. 10 Messrs. Shubert NEXT MONDAY TREATS THURS, The Greutest Magician of the Age! HOUDINI The Master Mystifier in Three Shows in One Magle, liusions. Escapes and Feuud Med Exposes—First Time In Washingto Presenting A Full Evening in the Land of Joy and Mystery! Prices for thi Saturday Matins Matinee Wednesd: wer cent. Fnencement-—Nights and | ] Barcain Tax 10 | mous " of radio artists n'! orin “gan 1 today “Irene's” Costumer. st appropriately for And whole “n Moore de- | real “find.’ Irene,” wthcoming film that tempted to edit L MeGea setting 1s an art hy. a ious ome Amer 1 Coll es she b pro- | Miss | Aress Auetion. is ach but she } designing w big musi In the unfoldment of her e he costume £ Broadway's the treating ¢ { song story of <creen four Irene the n and her ant parts, and it al cost £ of the | wood girls | pageant | heen able hology of | Cora MeGeachy ) express her ¢ key to A success. | s« McGeachy, “The | m destgns 1 e all superfivous accessorles which | he | every in my 10 ac orial ntinug e quallty and 1 can anan reading o art with “A Marriage Has Been Arranged” Br Sutro MAUDE FRANCES Wardman Park Theater Sunday, January 17 at 8:30 Tickets $1.00 ROXY AND HIS GANG Fifty Eetortainers WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM Saturday. Jecasry 5, 1934 Matines, 200 5. m. Eveming, $80 5. m Sumday. Jn = 10, 1926 Matines, 3:30 5. m. [E A Benefit Bulldmg Fund National Sanatorium for Tuber- culous Children, Inc. Alwuworsus, Now Moxies Brig. Gen. Lleyd M. Bret, U. 8. A.. Retired Prosideat Ohatrman, )Iu Jobn Allan Deugherty o e et R " Warrmees | | Mrs. Wilson-Greene ANNOUNCES Chicago Grand Opera FOUR PERFORMANCES Three Evenings and Matinee uy. Wednesday and Saturdar 5 oelord | Saturdwr Oclock. Feb. 9, 10, 1% . Washington Auditorium Tues. Eve., 0TELL9 (in Italian) RAISA, VAN GORDS MARSHALL. Wed. Eve, LOUISE ARY GARDEN, ANN: ea ch Tenor), BAKLAN Especiully Engaxed, und Cust of POLACCO, Conductor Sat. Mat,, CARMEN (in French)! MARY G FORACCD, Conductor Sat. Eve, RIGOLETTO (in Ital AllRtar Custe MASON. HACKETT. Eatto ‘Sise Eastoment incldental Dances and Corps de Ballet Seasgn tickete, four performances: Orchestra and " Baleony. s19. e Hudents’ Tikets, SA: phus 1077 Greene's Concert Bureau. nn-mr- Chopeat 0N Eubmcriberd_mot_only choicn o seate. Teduetton In Orchestra 65. Chorus 35. 1an ot Mes: 13th_and secura brice. hut . them have heen successful, and the consid the possibilities in- herent in a story of a modern French revolution, a le of Two Cities’ o ‘Searamouch’ In modern clothes strong vital drama which n plaved out in Russia with memory of all of “Also not since ‘Suwanee River' has there heen such a digtinctively national folk lyrie as the Volga boat Its rhythm supplied the excuse | for thix photodrama and its use dur- ing the playing of the plcture will | carry with it a tremendous parallel| emotional force. As I've said, I've only used the term ‘my greatest once before and that for ‘The Ten but h has | in the us hen make any Mae { the came; Rown that | wonderful creation in red that “But_it Monday Mol like anythin like ed gowns look black. and blue gowns look thing but white. Murray. however. I the panacea for all the illx man in a new in Paris. declares she fou she found her rt was set on. will_photograph _black? Current Events Lecture By William Rufus Scott ngs at 11 0'Clock WARDMAN PARK HOTEL Admission, 50 Cents THE WASHINGTON OPERA COMPANY Edouard Albion. Homer o Patron o General Director AvTnouse TiTTMANN in SAMSON and DELILAH AT THE WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM JANUARY 2 Box office. Arthur dordan Piano Co.. 131h und Vietrola Deot.. W ood 9 at 8:15 and G gtrects, phone Main 483 ward & Lothrov. WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM NEXT SATURDAY EVE., JAN. 16, 8:30 PRICES, 3.30, 2.75, On Sale Mrs. Greene’s Bureau, Droop’ GAYETY LADIES' CLUB THEATER NINTH NEAR F 2:15 - TWICE DAILY - 8:15 LADIES’ 2.20, 1.65, 1.10 s, 13th and G Sts. M. 6493. MAIN 4300 MATINEE DAILY, 25¢ F. Opper Presents HAPPY HOOLIGAN'| 2 Greatest Song and Laugh Succ Ever Presented SID GOLD-LOLA PIERCE-JOE YULE MABLE WHITE - ANDY MARTINI - GRACE WASSON and the JAZZ, GINGERAND PEP GIRLS NEXT WEEK 8IM WILLIAMS OWARD MID-NITE SHOW FRIDAY T at Tth St WAPPY MOMBNTS.' Matinee Taesday Thursday N.W. 1094 > 56c and 83c . 83c, $1.18 JIMMIE COOPER ADDED ATTRACTION “TIGER” FLOWERS WILL APPEAR AT EVERY “CREOLE SCE! WITH PRESENTS A MUSICAL COCKTAIL TWO ACTS AND TEN TWO CARLOADS OF SCENERY EIGHTEEN CREOLE BEAUTIES BELLS” 40—PEOPLE—10 THE GEORGIA TORNADO WORLD'S GREATEST COLORED FIGHTER Fzrmmm Theo 220 “Tiger” Flowers M‘MW’WWW LINCOLN THEATER PARAMOUNT P! U STREET AT 12th™ ' SUN.—MON.—TUES,, RESENTS RUDOLPH VALENTINO Nita Naldi, Eileen Percy and others in a modern drama of great love COBRA Billy Dooley in “A WED. AND THURS. REGINALD DENNY Tom Wilson and Others of Note in a Grear Laugh Hit CALIFORNIA STRAIGHT AHEAD Mack Sennett’ “Butter Fingers” Misfit S FRI. AND SAT. Marie PREVOST Kenneth Harlan. Reed Howes and Strong Cast in The Wash ington Daily Newn Story BOBBED HAIR Lige Conley in “Spotlight” TEATURE ATTRACTION FXTRAORDINAR KIKUTA JAPS “Oriental Wonder Workers” Magiclans and Equilibrists AAM JORR LAZAR & DALE Presents_an Ethiopian Travesty Entitled “The Bagooma Hunters” The Popular Musical Comedy Stars Stella—TRACEY & ELWOOD— In “Bits of Broadway” ANITA DIAZ MONKEYS | REY, CONWAY & THOMAS In Eddie Miriam Wes A Series of Merry Capers Just “Twe Fellows and a Girl” e ' PHOTOPLAY—ALWAYS FIRST TIME SHOWN - The Dramatic Romance “THE UNKNOWN LOVER” —with— ELSIE FERGUSON FRANK MAYO and MILDRED HARRIS B ALWAYS THE BEST FOR LESS —ggg y THE (APITAL'S FAVORITE PILAYHOUSE Beginming nnn Marmee Two Headliners and a Great The Happy. Swappy. HAL SKELIY ® Preasents “THE CHUMP” With Peogy Hops and Eumice Kausaw We Say - “You Will Lawgh on. 1 Fun Frolic Gabdy Comedy Star Added e Luxe Fea Ota Gygi & Margaret Severn In “Music & Dance” With Tém Crane ard Rus Ronatine, Tenor Pianist Co-Headline Attraction The World Famous Comedienne Leoding Supportm eature J. W Jacksom's 12 Royal English Dancers Gracetul Garla 6. susly Gowmed % Lang & Haley TWho Is Your Reset e & Burchill Tickies 4 Taps Dy 0 ay Matines. (R0 Geed Oreheatra Seats Eves, Ma S0c Baleeny Eves. Sonzs—G‘nvc and Gay Main 6823 SN N IAI AN AN I AN AT AN A AN denop’s Fabdies News Wee %2 Phomes 4484 4450 CasT CLABEIC FILS EVER AND SAT. MAT. ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF ot WALLACE BRUCE EFFTE GEOFFREY FREDERICK IN A. F. THOMAS' MODERN COMEDY (BASED ON THE FAMOUS FRENCH $1.00 10 $2.50 M= 50c to $2.00 ,T45 . TODAY ‘== TRAVEL TALKS COLOR VIEWS MOTION PICTURES NORWAY ~ SWEDEN A0e, RSe, 8110, $1.85, INCLURING TAX NOTE--BOX OFFICE OPEN 1 P. M. TODAY Mon,, Jan. 18 "% Nk, Seats Thurs. JOHN GOLDEN ‘Will Present A Fantastic Comedy By Staged By MARC CONNELLY WINCHELL SMITH A Genuine Dramatic velty In Eight Scenes, Acted By a Large and Distinguished Cast PRICES : :i\»l:;,' .-"td .'::}'m'“s!;w‘ ‘,}:lus "l'll"{ tax WM. WADE HINSHAW'S PRODUSTION OF MOZART'S OPERA COMIQUE THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO (Bung in English) Same Cast agd Production as Given With Gres Bucc in New York. Mmes. Fleischer, Clytie Hine, Celia Turrill. Messrs. Pavel Ludikar, Alfredo Valenti, R. Brainard, Ernest Otto. Conductor, Hans Morgenstern Tickets, $0.00, $8.00, $1.30, §1.00. T Arthur Smith Burean, 1380 & M., in Homer Kitt Ce.