Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1926, Page 12

WASHINGTON LEADS IN'SUN HEAT TESTS Delicate Instruments From Smithsonian Shipped to - Other Continents. Seven silve shortly to =o sonian Institution to disk pyrheliometer: from the Smith- India, Switzel various _obser' :s. The world out accepted ; ndard for measuring the sun's heat the foce of the earth. They were invented and perfected by > 3 ssistant cretary ©f the Institution, in the course of his rosearche lar radiation, and they at the Institution. ) of them have found their since 3 to Governme; and rvatories here ; of the dver Cisk three t tube rmit the beam. The disk 1s warmed. A mometer is inser to record the effect of the r thermometer h: to be corrected to insure an accurate reading. Only Standard Instrument. acy oOf the silver also in- Llackened ar and complicated whose pre £ome ten-thousandths o this instrument the h man meteorolc 1913: “There pyrheliometer i at the Smiths Astrophysical Obscr The universal geceptance of these standard indicates the leading position which th sonian occupies in the stud: radiation. Besides the eters. the institution has perfected for the world the bolometer, which measures the heat of the separated recording tem- ision «is knowa 1 degree. Wl of the vice said in one andard world, and ‘that Institution's but the is AMUSEMENTS NATIONAL—Otis Skinner. At rare intervals in the recent years of the theater the patrons of later generations look with astonishment to see every seat in the house filled and many standing in the spaces in the rear. The curtain rises on what is perhaps an unfamiliar play, im- mediately the audignce is involved in rapt attention and at frequent inter- vals outbursts of applause come and vill not down. Something out of the ordinary has happened, and the vounger folk are wondering just ctly what is the cause of it all while the old-timer, his face wreathed out of his ey tronizingly s with unusual joy, looks around as if to sa; National Theater of such an occasion last eve- ning, and there were two causes for it, perhaps three. One was that the performance was a testimonial benefit, or rather a memorial benefit rare .n these days, to the late “Willie Fowler, as he was known to every- body who patronized the Natlonal Theater or a base ball game. And a splendid testimonial it was—in the | size of the audience, in the excellence of the performance and in the de- lightful tribute paid by the star of the evening, Otis Skinner, who ap- peared in a revival of “The Honor of the Family,” a romant c play of the post-Napoleonic era adapted by Paul M. Potter from the old French play, La Rabouilleuse,” by Emile Fabre, which in turn based on Balzac's romance, “Menage de Garcon.” Lovers of Dumas and Gaboriau were transported with delight. No one could doubt it. And even those whose r is not yet touched with the white of age and whose cheeks ill reflect the ruddy glow of youth ared in the pleasurd a seemed st ac d_element W your beautiful drapes : | |8 {1n smiles and his whole soul glaring | was the ! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINATO ceed. It is a delightful story of other days, a romance with a swashbuck- ling hero who flavored the courtli- | ness of the gentleman to the manner born with the roughness of a daring soldier. And this hero, bent upon restoring the honor of his family [ nearly lost by a doddering old uncle's jdevotion to a clever young woman { who yearned for his money that she might flee to Paris with the man , she really loved, was the focal point i of interest of a capacity house. Otis ner has never, perhaps, created a finer characterization than {that of Col. Philippe Bridau. And rarely, indeed, has he played with airer support than that given him by the charming and talented new leading woman, Miss Jessie Roye | Landis, as Flora Brazier. i One of the greatest charms of an | Otis Skinner performance, aside from {the grace and artistry of creation, {is the diction of the star. Every word, whether uttered grufily or al- most’ whisvered, might be distinctly heard by the man in a seat in the |last row of the theater. And, as might well be expected, the support- |ing cast did not forget the example of the star. While the outstanding | were bri:llantly and Miss La cast contributed modestly a share to lan excellent and enjoyable perform- ance. Otis Skinner in “The Honor of the Family” heartily recommended to those who eare to see the best the modern theater has to offer. suplied by the star !ol today belleve no play can !uc-! I dramatic talents of the performance | | stage pr VIPIVOCE CLUB' The members of that youthful or- ganization, the Vipivoce Club, pre- sented a delightful program far en fertaining other children and older folks, too, in Pierce Hall last night, under the' leadership of their founder and organizer, Miss Frances Gutelius. Thelma Callahan, composer- pianist,” still in her ’teens, was quite coming modesty and evident sincerity. One of the outstanding features of | the evening was the ‘“reading” of a group of clever little verse-songs by Wilhelmina Gude, with Thelma at the plano, playin ments for the her own accompani- ive Little Verses and The humor and sim- songs is on a par with that of the French moderns, and, although Thelma’s accompani: ments are still quite classic and non- dissonant in their chords, they indi- cate initiative and future possibilities of considerable potentiality. Wilhel- mina has a real gift at this type of recitation work; she has just the kind of voice with an individual, humorous twang to it, and she has excellent and command of ges- ture, Another novel feature was Thelma’ “Doll’ Symphony With Prologue. The music of this symphony at a first hearing did not seem as original and well worked out as Thelma's “Toy Symphony,” which was also on the D. C, program, slurring syncopations and minor keys, the plano always leading and echoed by the orchestra at large. In the “Doll Symphony” the most vital thing was the aptness of the “Rag Doll's Charleston,” as done by Mary Beth Henninger, a fascinating, sincere child minus “cutene: using her head as well as her heels to good advantage. She has a real gift for dancing, and her costume, too, was delightful. Dixie Marx, the Mammy DA, was well made up, and cavsed much merriment. One of the most ambitious numbers and laudable because of the fact that the children attempted to raise their stature by reaching up to serious music Instead of compromising with such works as are usually given chil- dren play, was the chamber erzo” from “Trio in D of Arensky's played by Jean Westbrook, violinist; Frank. her broth- er, studying the cello; and Miss Gute- lius at the piano. Of course it will be some time before the children can grow into real interpretation of such a work, but at least they are spending thefr time working on something worth while. & The “guest solofst” on the program Lucy Dickinson Marx, a soprano with a lovely, light volce. Last night she was handicapped by a very severe cold. She sang threo little songs written by herself for her three little glrls, and they were received with close attention especially by the chil- dren. 1n addition to the symphonles played by a large group of children using in- struments ranging from rattles and cuckoo whistles to violins and the . and evidently | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1926. and which abounds wlthv piano, there were several solo num- bers. Plano solos were we)l played by Marle Hudson and Kathryn Latimer. Ted Crum made much of scales during the Schubert "Impromptu,” but Ted was not at his best; he has done much better on previous occasions. Violin solos were played by Jean Westbrook, whose clear-cut bowing and command of not a few intricacies in technique were especlally praiseworthy, and Herbert Diamond, who has good tone quality, but sounded suspiciously like he could stand more practice. Frank Westbrook got a surprising amount of real, interpretative coloring into his cello solo of “The Swan.” The whole prograni was interesting, well arranged and performed with obvious sincerity and lack of stage fright on the part of the voungsters. It is an admirable work that Miss Gutelius is doing. H ¥ BRI Prisoner Upkeep Is $360. Special Dispatch to The Star. AUBURN, December 11.—The an- nual report of Warden Edgar S. Jen- nings discloses that maintalning a prisoner at Auburn Prison in 1926 cost the State $360. This is a slight decrease from the 1925 cost. SOLDIER IS FREED. Exonerated of Charge of Assault on Girl at Takoma Park. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., December 14.— At a preliminary hearing before Judge Samuel Riggs in Police Court here yesterday afternoon, Walter H. Smith, 22, a soldler at Walter Reed Hospital, whose home is understood to be at Chester, Pa., where he Is said to have a wife and child, was exonerated on a charge of criminal assault, preferred by Miss Virginia Rose McDough, 19, of Smithburg, near Hagerstown, Md. The young woman, who has been employed as a nursemald at Takoma Park for some months, testified that while out walking with Smish in a lonely section of Takoma the night of November 28 she was dragged into a nearby woods and assaulted. Smith did not take the stand, but the testimony of witnesses for the State convinced Judge Riggs that the offense had not been committed. Smith was represented by Attorney Charles W. Wood of Rockville. Christmas Labors. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December Lord's Day Alllance, day closing laws. Stagg, Chicago University versity. 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