Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1927, Page 61

Part 3—12 Pages One Way to Clean Up--- Produce Clean Plays BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. CURIQOUSLY _titled play is The Heaven Tappers,” worth viewing as a specimen, though hardly satisying as a drama. 1t takes up the subject of moonshine in its original form and assumes that the secret still continues to be lo- cated in the misty mountain fastness instead of up an alley, around the mrarest corner. * ok ok % &4 the numerous complaints about the shortcomings of the theater ref- erence has been omitted to a ve serious spirit of antagonism to Vol stead ideals of civic and ethical de- | portment. Scarcely a play comes to| town in which the seductions of al- cohol are mnot portrayed with as| much vividness as if the fluid had not | been written completely out of re-| spectable association with the laws | of the land. Sometimes it is dis- layed by the barrel, as in “Heaven "appers”; sometimes more daintily in society plays, by the decanter. Even Pickwick set the imagination roaming to archaic convivialities by his affectionate reference to the negus that awaits the party. | * Rk % % The “Greenwich Village Follies” show has gotten a long way from the “Folies Bergeres,” from which . the title “Follies” was originally % translated for use on the American | stage. It was probably Anna Held, who knew ‘her Parisian theater as well as any one could know it, that first suggested the title for this kind of entertainment. xS In some of the discussions of a censorship for the theater it has been naively suggested that the authors are responsible for the unsavory plays, since if authors did not write them, managers could not produce them. The grave diggers in “Hamlet” could not have evolved a more startling bit of logic. Fancy pictures an author often with high cheekbones, his face hang- ing close to his typewriter, despising poverty, disdainful of royalties to be drawn from plays like “Ladies of the Evening” or “The Harem,” and seeking with impish mischief to lure some ingenuous producer into stifl greater degradations. Wicked author! He remains since the days of Bacchus and the Dithyramb devoted to wine, to women, and, as in the case of the Greenwich Villages, he ventures occasional attempts at song. The attention of producers should be called to one thing, the author who “wrote” the costumes for the Villagers and for a number of other spectacular shows should be held to aceount with especial se- wverity. * ok ¥ There has never been a more nim- ble display of the game known in the vocabulary of Broadway as “passing the buck” than the effort to meet a genuinely serious and au- thoritative endeavor to compel de- cency on the stage. A puzzled po- Yiceman has frequently scratched his head and tried to correct matters by as the headgear wabbled and waved. Of course, the women, too, found their vision obstructed, but they had at least the satisfaction of keeping on their hats. The custom appeared immutable. Newspaper print—first in this city and then throughout the country—focused an attack upon it, confident of the full support of pub- lic opinion. The large peared in a short time, never to re- turn, whatever might be the varia- tions of fashion. ™ | * 3k Xk % There may be found some persua- | sion in which the aid of the police| will not be necessary to cause of- fended audiences lured in innocence to a meretricious show to organize a solemn parade up the aisles and out to the box office to demand their money back. This will be more near- Iy possible when plays like “Pick- wick,” to which so many Washing- ton lovers of the theater still refer with pleasure, find easier access to public attention. Occasionally a play seems to force its way upon so rough a journey in the face of so many discouragements that it scems like a chapter irom “Pilgrim’s Prog- ress.” Neither of the two big origi- hat disap- | nal plays of the current season had much encouragement in the way of | preliminary New York support. * %k ok ok As for “Pickwick.” now delighting Philadelphia in a way that will make | it welcome for many weeks to come, | the preface to its production as a story was not only of difficulty but of tragedy. % oK K K Frank Reilly, author and producer, | on the opening night of the “Pick-| wick” performance was receiving ! congratulations, It seemed the| triumph of a lifetime to be among | his cherished Dickens’ friends mov- ing in flesh and blood. But as one| acquaintance came forward to felici- | tate him on his play another friend | waited nearby to give him the hand| of pressure that denotes sympathy in deepest personal grief, for it was on that night that he received aj telegram informing him that his| father could live but a short time. | * % ok ok i “Pickwick” is already an object of | envy among cities that love to be| regarded as the first to witness a great theatrical success, and much devious phraseology is employed to| convey the inference that all previous | presentations were only tryouts and not at all the genuine article. A re-| viewer in thg City of Brotherly Love | casually remarks that after the| “Pickwick” opening in Washington, | Philadelphia was chosen for the first | real presentation place because it is the Dickens center of this country. A number of other reasons follow, among them that of pdpular appeal to the bulk of that city's theater- goers. The significant punch in the comment is the phrase, “first real presentation.” And so it goes from city to city, until in New York the entire map west of Jersey City is brushed aside with a graceful as- sumption that nothing ever really happens until it happens on Broad- the elimmation of a single scene or a small sentence or two. It makes little difference. Such things ate re- stored with such ease that a per- petual vigilance would be required to prevent relapse into the first form, even during the stay in New York City, to say nothing of the freedom resumed while flitting from town to town through the provinces. In days when burfesque was sup- way. Lk Reilly selected his actors with the greatest care, using his own judg- ment, regardless of reputations and previous achievement. He frankly admits the deepest obligation to Campbell Gullan, who undertook the highly responsible task of co-ordi- nating so elaborate an array of ma- posed to represent the rougher ele- | terial. It was a titanic labor, requir- ament of the theater towns were in- |ing not only the keenest artistic per- dicated as the show was being routed | ception, but indomitable industry. with reference to good behavior or | The astonishing statement that dur- a chance for “cutting loose.” ¥ * k¥ X Arresting the actors was a pitiful and futile makeshift to cause an im- pression that something was being done. It seems to rest on the idea cherished by many unsophisticated people that the players simply walk on and off and utter their thoughts drawn from a store of bubbling bril- Jiancy with the extemporaneous ease of superhuman genius. * kX% ' ‘The suggestion that audiences them- selves ought to be arrested for seeing reprehensible shows comes nearer a vital point. The people must have theater and have been accepting ma- terial such as arises throughout na- ture in conditions of stagnation just as thirsty travelers will drink in des- peration from a sluggish and un- wholesome pool. The audience, how- ever, has one loophole. It can al- ‘ways (rrnkss inability to foresee a tainted performance. Its members may profess a myopia, leaving them unable to see the pictures on the bill- board, and an ingenuous attitude due to the fact that they do not believe what they read in the papers. e ] So far have some of the musical shows gone, overwhelming artistic beauty with a flat appeal to the low- est type of intelligence, that only an * audience composed in some measure of specimens representing a special type of mentality could encourage and enjoy the performances. ok ok % It looks like a case of moron in front of the house and more-off on | the stage. x k% It has been possible in the past to organize public opinion in a manner to correct customs of the theater. ‘There was a time when the man who insisted on sprawling past a row of seated people after each curtain and who sprawled back again, redolent of a clove or a coffee bean, seemed one of those necessary evils which the innocent bystander must endure. The jesters, as well as the ‘sermon- jzers, concentrated c¢n him for a topic, and he was easily shamed into quiescence long before prohibition removed the purpose which usually prompted his errand. * % % ¥ The man in the theater had his side of the story. When women wore large they refused to remove them, and the man behind a pair of hats, described in general terms as “Gainsboroughs,” had to content him- { courage of their sentiments. ing all the rehearsals not a single cross word was spoken provokes a faint fear that momentarily some member of the Pickwick Club slipped over into the Ananias Club. The report endows Mr. Gullan with a reputation that must rank him among the world’s greatest tacticians. * ok kX So sincere was the presentation of “Pickwick” that a great deal of ma- terial, more or less intimate in char- acter, was not placed in publicity cir- culation. A few who sat forward in the house observed a vacant chair at the right-hand side of the aisle, in the third row. It was taped across with ribbon so that none could place wraps in it. The reason for this un- usual reservation is that this was Dickens’ favorite place in the theater. He was a little deaf in one ear and this particular seat enabled him to turn his head and hear to best ad- vantage. This seat will be thus re- served at every performance of the play. * ok kK In a brief conversation with Hugh Miller, who played Jingle, the remark was passed that his role had been taken by Henry Irving. Quick as a flash the actor responded, throwing wide his arms to call attention to the costume: “I have his clothes!” Then, like a great bat, as his cue sounded, he seemed literally to float over into the stage scene. There are other touches like these which make a present theatrical success with long-ago ‘memories and distin- guish the producers as men who are not only bold with their money and their brains, but who possess the Another Bit of History. ARNER BROTHERS’ production of “Across the Pacific,” which will be shown for the first time here Saturday, was adaptéd by Darryl Zanuck from Charles D. Blaney's story. It stars Monte Blue and was directed by Roy Del Ruth. “Across the Pacific” is described as a melodramatic, historical spectacle dealing with the stirring events of the insurrection of Aguinaldo in the Philippine Islands, which followed the Spanish-American War. Monte Blue plays the part of a Southern boy who is treacherously robbed of his estate and disgraced by a scandal. He leaves for the Philippine Islands without seeing his sweetheart, at her father’s suggestion, and there as a private he is instrumental in bringing about the capture of self with viewing the stage through 5 shifting and small triangular space Aguinaldo by an intrigue with a native girk il The Sunday Shae C., SUNDAY RALPH FORBES- Nationasl i . GRACE LARUE. - Palace Hfid Checkered Career T was just like old times for Victor McLaglen to romp through the part of Hank in the Foreign Legion in “Beau Geste. * Just as Hank, the character, enters gleefully_into battle with the Arabs, Viotor McLaglen, the British major, fought them for four years in Meso- potamia. McLaglen s o glant, six feet four inches tall. Because of his stature and his knowledge of the Arabic lan- guage, he served as chiet of police at Bagdad following the city’s capture by the British. Still on the lookout for action, fol- | lowing his army discharge, he entered the hoxing game as a heavyweight in Australia and became heavyweight champion of the Antipodes. He was successful there, but gave up the squared circle and came to America to play in pictures, only recently scor- ing a great hit on Broadway in the role of Capt. Flagg In “What Price Glory.” His present part in “Beau Geste” is that of the American happy-go-lucky, down-and-outer in France, who, for lack of anything better, enlists in the French Foreign Leglon and finds mat- ters every way but to his liking. His companion prior to and during their enlistment is one Buddy, played by Donald Stuart, and the two old pals meet with insurmountable difficulties after their assignment to duty at Fort Zindernouf, in the middle of the hot Sahara. el e College Folks in Films. OLLEEN MOORIYS next plture, “Naughty, But Nice,” is a story of college life. John McCormick, producer of the star's picturcs and general manager of West Coast production for First National, has this to say: “There are at least five times as many college girls and college men in motion pletures today as there were five years ago. We will have no diff.- culty in gathering together the play- ers for the colleglafe sequences. They will appear and act like college men and women because most of them will be just that.” Carey Wilson is adapting the film story from Lewis Allen Browne's pla “The BigRmint MORNTI PHELAN Boys to Bind @Lands. 'HE American school boy will turn movie hero for his English cousins by appearing in a series of moving pictures to be filmed this Fall for dis- tribution among English schools. Such is the plan just announced in New York. Pictures made at leading boys’ schools in this country wiil show the American boy in action’ His foot ball prowess, his swimming, skating, danc- ing abllity, together with scenes of the schoolroom, the dormitory and “what the American boy wears.” “ This is part of a pleture exchange plan with British schools. The Eng- lish boys in turn, and in pictures, will then show what’'s what in English schools. It is possible that boys on both sides of the Atlantic will pick up new tricks. Tis yoar Ryesldent da JAXemss " b Lowell of Harvard University heads the corhmittee of judges to select the winning essay. The year before Presi- dent James Rowland Angell officiated. On the other side of the water Sir Thomas Royden and Dr. Joseph Wells, the latter vice chancellor of Oxford University, are pushing methods and means of permanent good will be- g_‘vaan the two English-speaking coun- es. e St e The score of “The Golden Dawn,” the musical offering that is to open the doors of- Arthur Hammerstein's new theater In New York next Fall, reached New York last Sunday in the hands of Herbert Stothart, who has been working on it with Emmer- lich Kalman at the latter’s home in Yionnae . FEBRUARY 1927. o aly NATIONAL-2“Beau Geste,” photo; KEITH'S—Grant Mitchell-Ledova evening. EARL) ning. and evening. | NATIONAL—“Beau Geste.” | Maj. Perclval €. Wren's “Beau Geste" begins its third and final week at the National Theater with today's matinee, at 3 p.m., and_continues twice daily thereafter, at 2:30 and 8:30 p.m., the last performance being Sat- urday night. There will positively be no extension of time. The story deplcts two sides of life in the French Forelgn Legion. Thrills of courage, self-sacrifice and wild ad venture predominate and the terrible realities of death, disease, dirt, heat and utter weariness are apparent enough to show why “Le Cafard” (desert madness) is common. In his right mind, it is explained, | the legionnaire will not attempt de {sertion. His chances of complete es- | cape are so small as to be almost sui- |cldal. Lack of water, the heat and | wandering bands of hostile Touaregs make the undertaking too hazardous. | But many afflicted with “Le Cafard’ attempt it. | 'Two deserters, dying of thirst, are dragged back to camp by a search party In “Beau Geste.” After a clom- ency has been recommended, Sergt. Le Jaune, played by Noah Beery, does not force them to face a firlng squad, but with whip in hand lashes them back into the desert, without a drop of water, to certain death. The leading role in the picture is played by Ronald Colman, as Michael “Beau” Geste; Neil Hamilton and Ralph Forbes portray the two younger Geste brothers, Alice Joyce and Mary Brian are the only woman players in the cast. Others include Norman Trevor, Willlam Powell, Victor Mo- Laglen, Donald Stuart and Paul Mo Allister. KEITH'S—Grant Mitchell—Ledova. B. F. Keith's announces two head- liners for this week, one a fine legiti- mate actor and the other a far-famed dancer. The first is Grant Mitchell, star of many big successes, who appears in a comedy of every-day lite called “Three Flights Up,” by Mark Swan and Maurice Freeman. The other headliner is the brilliant danseuse, Ledova, who has appeared here be- fore, but never as now, when she brings her own big production with Leon Varkas, Joseph Napolitane and i Ledova’s gypsy orchestra. Ledova is said to be one of the most brilliant and sensational dancers of her time. Mario Valle and Eric Zardo also are featured for the week. Mr. Valle is the operatic tenor and Mr. Zardo the concert pianutist in selected pro- <ram of ynusual numbers. Others include Harry Holmes, who jalls himself “The Pessimist,” be- sause in spreading his fun he does not amile; Mr. Robins with his walking music store; the Italian clowns, For- tunello_and Cirillino, in a clever bit, “The Happy Hooligans,” arrangement with the Greenwich Vil lage Follies; Beth Challis, “the pint- | sized mistress of song,” a newcomer, and Ed and Jennie Rooney in “Up in the Air,” with the screen features, | Aesop's Fables. Topics of the Day and the Pathe News pictorial. | | EARLE—“For Your Approval.” | The headline attraction this week, beginning this afternoon, at the Earle eater will be a colorful offering, ‘or Your Approval,” with Henrl and Beryl, featuring “That Cyclonic Cast.” The book and lyrics for this three- scene revuelet were written by Harry | Slatko, with music by Al Plough. | Throughout it partakes of an enliven- ing form of divertissement. The added attraction will be John | R. Gordon and company in “Variety | Tid Bits.” Other vaudeville offerings will be contributed by Eddie and Morton Beck in “Poor But Honest Parents,” a skit by Bert Kalnier and Harry Ruby; Ber- nard \Wheeler and Adele Potter i “Smithie,” a comedy playlet by Rich- ard Gallagher, and Passeri's Romantic Revue, with vocal and dancing stars, featuring Cosmo Vullo, American So- prano, and personally conducted by Amedeo Passerl. It is in six scenes and embodles a wide varlety of songs, dances and comic intervals. The photoplay feature. will be “Stage Madness,” starring Virginia Valli and Lou Tellegen, With roles of and FRANCES - Earle BELASCO-—“The Adventufer,” comedy. “For Your Approval,” vaudeville. STRAND—“Musical Echoes,” musical presentation [ Attractions in Washington Playhouses This Week DRAMA AND MUSIC play. This afternoon and evening. Tomorrow evening. , vaudeville. This afternoon and This afternoon and eve- This afternoon GAYETY—"Miss Tabasco,” burlesque. This afternoon and evening. prominence by Tulllo Carmenat!, Tyles Brooke, Lilllan Knight end Richard Walling. Ti features will ine ubjects and pipe n accompaniments by Alexander Arons on the Kimball grand organ. i ST sleal Fehoes." | nts as its offering | this week its y cal coms y company in “Musical Echoes,” by Producer Leo Stevens, with the cast headed by the two comics, Irvin B, Hamp and Lew Lewls. The revue Is staged in 12 scenes, th sutstanding features of which ar “The Pirate Ensemble,” with solo by Rene Vincen isted by Earl Root, Paul Rush, Fiorenca Drake, Bilee Las monte and Kathleen Butler: “Everse thing Is Mad - Love,” by Terliw Schaeffer; “The Girls the Clock” number, by Paul Rush and his 12 clock girls; “The March of the Ple rates,” an ensemble number; “Blue Skies,” latest ballad by Irving Berlin, rendered by Lew Lewis and the com- pany, and “Miss Lingerie,” by Fasl Root and his lingerle girls On the screen will be shown Warner Bros.’ production, “Across the FPa- cific,” starrin; GAYETY—"Miss Tabasco.” Lena Daley and her own show ap- pear this week at the Gayety Theat in a revised version of “Miss Tabasco,” described as an attractive offering, with an all-new complement of scen- ery, costuming and specialties : Miss Daley, who heads the cast, sings and dances and is said to be the best gowned star on the Columbia. circuit. This season “Miss Tabasco™ is sald to be equipped with a gorgeous wardrobe for both principals and chorus. The principal players include Caro- line Van, prima donna; Morey Barton and Harry Feldman, comedians; Rose Allen, soubrette, and Harry Young and Andy White, straight men. There will be also special diversions in vaude- ville, featuring Kola, the “frog man,™ and Gormley and Rollins, “song and dance” men. Plenty of burlesque, catchy music and attractive settings are promised, with a chorus of graceful dancers with melodious voi Miss Daley per: { sonally supervised the production and staged the chorus ensembles. WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM — Eu- charistic Congress. The pictorial happenings prior to, during and otherwise connected with { the International Eucharistic Con- gress recently held in this country at Chicago, as produced by the Fox Film Corporation, under the sponsorship of His Eminence Cardinal Mundelein, will be shown upon the screen at the ‘Washington Auditorium today, tomor- row, Wednesday and Thursday, omit- ting Tuesday, at 2:30 and 8:30 p.m., under the patronage of the Archbishop of Baltimore, Most Rev. Michael J. Curley. JANET RICHARDS—Tomorrow. Miss_Janet Richards, who has re- turned ‘from a vacation in Florida and Cuba, will resume her course of talks on public questions tomorrow morn- ing, at 10:50 o'clock, at the Masonio Temple Auditorium, When she will re- view the high lights in the world's work for the past month, with special mention of important congressional legislation and of the present crisis in China, the recent discord batween Great Britain and the Soviet Goyern- ment and Eurcpe's reactions to the proposed arms parle; s Richards will conclude the talk with a brief outline of her recent tour of beautiful Florida and her trip by sea to picturesque Havana. CLARA W. McQUOWN-—Friday. Friday morning at 11 o'clock, Miss Clara W. McQuown wili give a talk on “Current History” in the ballroom of the Washington Club, entrance 1010 Seventeenth street. Part of the time will be given to a condensed review of important de- velopments at home and abroad and also to a full analysis of one or two of the most vital subjects. The principal theme next Friday will be “Russia’s Foreign Relations.” To Seek European Laurels. *“THERE comes a time,” sayd Le- dova, premiere ‘danseuse, head- lining at Keith’s in vaudeville this week, “in the life of every American stage star when he or she must go abroad. “The American public has a great deal of confidence in the stage star who has appeared in London, in Paris and in other Continental capitals. It fs a kind of guarantee of ability, without which no American enter- tainer seems ever quite to achieve full success. “In spite of my Russian name, I am an American born and bred, studied here, and have appeared solely in this country. I have had numerous offers of a Buropean engagement, but I have always been too busy and too happy on this side of the Atlantio to | accept one. “I have recently come to the realiza- tion, however, that Huropean experi- ence i3 not only beneficial, but it is & great prestige promoter in Al 4 Therefore, I am going over to dance this Summer. I am very much thrilled about the trip.” NATIONAL—*Honeymooning on the High.” Mary Kirkpatrick, in association with Max J. Brown, will present at the National Theater next week “Honeymooning on the High,” by Thatcher Hughes, author of the Pulitzer prize play, *“Hellbent for Heaven,” with an exceptional cast of funmakers. “Honeymooning on the High” is the farcical concoction that has been delighting Boston audiences to the full for some time and has been win- ning high praise from the critics of that city. KEITH'S—Pat Rooney—Marion Bent. Pat Rooney and Marion Bent and Pat Rooney, 8d, top the bill at B. F. Kelth's Theater next week, appearing in “Rooneyisms of 1927-28.” They bring a compan; EARLE—San Antonio Siamese Twins. Violet and Daisy Hiiton, the San Antonio Siamese twins, will be the headline attraction at the Earle Thea ter next week, beginning Sunday aft- ernoon. These young women, who through a freak of nature were born united, are already well known to the theater goers of Washington, having appeared here previously, and, in addi- tion to having appealing personalities, are clever dancers and skillful instru- mentalists. ‘The bill will include extra acts, a mlum photoplay and short film sub- ts. v of 1 American Girl Not Flapper. That cynosure of modern eyes, the flapper, does not have as one of her exponents Jean Arthur, leading lady in Monty Bank’s Pathe comedy, “Horseshoes.” In fact, dainty little Miss Arthur does not hesitate at volo- ing her resentment when she hears the flapper declared to be the typical American girl. “Certain qualities of the flapper are typical of modern American girlhood,” Miss Arthur admits. “Independence, initiative and courage are hallmarks .[8hills up and down COMING ATTRACTIONS GAYETY—“The Gorilla.” | Next week at the Gayety Theater “The Gorilla, mystery drama, is announced as the attractlon. Lew Talbot brings ‘“The Gorilla" here after long runs in New York, Chicago and London, offering the “chilling,” thrilling play at popular prices. The cast is headed by Corss Payton as Mr Garrity, Brand Sutton as Mr. Mulligan, Salome Hanlon as Alice Denby and includes Walter Asher, Frank Miller, Dan Quinlan, George Kinnear, Ray Hamilton, V. H. Riano and J. B. Cunningham. There will be a complete stage equipment, including mysterious fllu- slons, yawning trap doors, haunted cupboards and screaming and whis- tling “spook’ effects that go to send the spine lke squirrels in a pine-tree marati.en. “Le Matre’s Affalrs” to Refum. “Rufus Le Maire's Affairs,” which recently did a capacity week at the National, will play a return engage- ment at that playhouse the weelg be- ginhing Sunday night, March 18, prior to its long-delayed New York opening This revue has been the sensation of the theatrical season. Opening in Chicago, it has broken box office rec- ords in the principal cities of the country, including Washington, and with the completion of the Chanin Theater in New York, w] it is scheduled to open March 31, it is predicted that it will sweep the Manhattanites off their feet. Charlotte Greenwood has of both. “But American girlhood at its best is never bold nor boisterous. Its very poise and self-assurance precli the necessity of overloudness asser- tion. Innate fineness and sweetness | with :ol.p-rt and parcel of real American | of t.hahiflct;lnd‘ll rmanent entertatn. r] i |ers, wi inclu w s, Earl ‘‘As a matter of fact, I consider flap- | Root, Kathleen Butler, Rene Vincent, perism as an exaggerated pose on the | Florence Drake, Paul Rush, Bllee La- part of very young girls rather than | monte and the dancing dozen. The as a more serlous manifestation of | pjece is produced by Leo Stevens and character—or lack of it.” is in 13 scenes, attractively staged and It {s interesting to note that Miss | costumed. Arthur _won her coveted role in| The screen attraction for the first “Hot "’ because Mr. Banks | four days will be Mae Murray in “Va- cognifed In her the very qualities of | lencla,” and for the last three days, youn; omanhood which she ap-|“Exit Smiling, STRAND—“Happy Hours.” The Strand Theater will present, starting next Saturday, as the musical comedy presentation “Happy Hours," Irvin B. Hamp heading the cast Sophie Tucker and several additio have been made to the cast that w:: seen here a few weeks ago. e e e The Little Theater group will :‘;eh o e s‘v P 1 hold evening at 8 o'clock. Miss Hatells 311;11 Wil direct “The Dru ot ude,” and “When a Boy Comes Home,” by A. A. Milne, will be qi- rected by-Miss Elsle Kernan. All g- cal talent ffln'slhu' with these plays are asked to bd present. ‘Radlo," by Alice Reilly, will be taken up. Miss Allen is seeking talent for the three [ehnrnclfl-a in this play. Mrs. Turin | Boone, chairman of scenic acts, has with Jack Plckfordlrequeslod artists interested in this 10 ba presenia ‘—__