Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1929, Page 58

AMUSEMENTS." Comment BY W. H. LANDVOIGT. HOMELY aphorism, which has sprung from an humble origin, might be worthy of remembrance, when next the movie magnates foregather to determine what the public wants. Despme the highly popular and plaintive Irving Berlin ndmonltlon to re-mem-ber, only the movie in all the world seems to have forgotten it. True it is {a creature of slang, running, . “Don’t bite off more than you can chew," but really it ought to find |so | home in the movie studios before . something terrible happens. Since the first successful picture was unrolled on the silent screen, the movie seems to have been engaged in a rampant, ever moving ambi- tion to redplace everything else in the world of entemnnment It even dared to jostle high finance with its talk in the millions, and 1t has gone on and on, overwhelm- ing first one thing and then an- other in the world of amusement, until now it seems to be engaged +in the vain endeavor to replace hnmanjty itself. This last under- taking seems rather to be gett; the better of it. Perhaps it wasn so bad after all Ooff the map, after vaudeville be- rnn to cheapen itself, nor yet was t a censorable act to drop the curtain in the theater when the to wipe vaudeville | PY for the screen. He is astounded. Had they not beautifully unfolded the most wonderful stories in silence? Why could they not do it with sound? But they couldn’t, and there was nothing left to do but back-pedal and endeavor to gather from the unannihilated remnants of the former theater, not the faces and forms he de- sired, but the voices irresistibly dem ded to support sound. And is still with him; but how long, how long? * X %k ¥ All this seems like arrant non- sense to the unitiated. But isn’t it the fact? If the movie must gm with the pretty stars that ave made radiant its firmament, because thefl cannot both shine and talk, will not it have to part with the asset that has contrib- uted most to its popularity, most to its coffers? Is it not the fact that the overwhelming constitu- ents of a movie audience are drawn more by a fondness for cer- tain stars, male and female, than for the “vehicles”—a fitting term, the way—in which they ap- pear? And if the screen must sac- rifice those who have made it the resting place of blessed shadows, because they can do it only as shadows, not with sound, isn’t the stage seemed to be F decadency. But the ai oemp!. to sup lant humanity seems an 2i- ous act that savors very much | We of an attempt to meddle with the ‘design of Providence. The Art of the Stage has had a v long and | Pensat exceedingly interesting, if not use- ;Aul career, and some of the un- R ot droe pioe w0t e a) af ays have ‘often been better and gzd a more beneficent effect on the world ‘than good sermons. At any rate the familiar and aflectionate inti- macy between folks in the flesh ‘Who witness creatures of their Xkind on the stage holding the mir- ror up to nature as it were has -contributed much to the advance- Jment of the human race. Why, then, wipe out humanity in the turther effort to boost the movie? * ¥ ¥ % If the aim of the picture indus- 4ry had been first carefully con- ‘ceived and its methods as care- Tully worked out, it is believed that uch of its effort that has been ‘wasted might easily “have been uved. ‘That, however, is not the way of the movie industry. Some- gives it a novel notion. It ium ‘:‘t‘_ever-prwnt impulse toward !urmwlth to put it over at all Has it not its millions with svhu:h to do the deed? Then, why x;mceed‘sI screen going to lose that which é)roduced its charm and its alth? The improvement of me- ical devices, even to the point of high yer!ecfion. will not com- or this loss. Or will it, Mr. Movie Magnate? Try to figure out the answer, for that answer, today, is crowdlng out all else at the doors of your most select, sound-proof studios. * X x % Now lest the champion of the modern movie should jump at a conclusion unwarranted as to the gurpoae of this article—and that as happened in other instances, very frequently—let it be under- stood clenly that this is not an argument against sound in all pic- tures. It is directed particularly at that modern monstrosity known as the picture with dialogue. It may disclose a yearning in the writer for the return of the pic- ture-maker to his first great achievement, indeed his only great lchlevement the picture of scenic beauty and of pantomime. There is still need m the world of both the silent picture and “the ing stage.” Certainly the most sanguine authority in moviedom is convinced by this time that the two cannot be merged into one. has been demonstrated that beautiful music can be synchro- nized for the silent picture, be it scenic ot l!elu? It rellly fashioned for its be mad I;l:xons modern Franken- then set to work to com- efieb annihilate what remained f the theater and of vaudeville, und was the at mcentive und wu all that was lacking to the movie supreme and so verythlng intellectual, everythlng mechanical genius, has ln od to inject sound into lore has been silence. daounduwlthuslnnuo“u rrible variation. But what else u happened? Lo and behold the ovie has been led at the llowing and mor ng of its own reat More, modern kenstein, running true to orm, is devouring the movie itself, :;1 Mr. Movie soodt counters, in lunch ellewhete in the open spaces transformed night lnto radiant stars have be- ‘tome the food of the Frankenstein Bound has exposed the fact thac the slap- stick or low comedy reels and, per- haps, the news reels might abso: sound with profit and without of- fense. But when it is undertaken to introduce human speech, with all the modulations of voice re- quired by the countless emotions of the human heart, with mech: ical equipment that is more or l‘& imperfect and very perfect! ldjusted something hap- pens wi is not pleasant. An operation. for adenoids will scarcely remedy the evil. * %k % % There is a charm to the silent te | picture which is utterly destroyed when noise is introduced into the icture. The movie theaters of the have been havens of restful- ness where tired bodies and weary minds might be soothed and di- verted. Such havens are rare in this noisy world of ours. Why an- nihilate them? There is a physical over |and mental peace that may be reauzed by humanity before the final “requiescat in pace.” Why not let the world have it? * New York Theater Guild. A DISTINGUISHED interval of drama in the Washington theater is prom- 4sed in the forthcoming engagement of the New York Theater Guild, which ‘will present during the week of March 11, at Poli's Theater, & serles of three Plays—'The Doctor’s Dilemma,” by e Bernard Shaw; “Ned McCobb's will under Mrs. Wilson-Greene, Washington im- Ppresario. Whet the Comedie Francaise is to ce, probably the Theater Guild is Amerlm—cn m?mn‘t:m‘:‘ that rlf- flects the highest—for generally Tecognized that the production of a Ehh. y by the Guild is & guarantee of it phy'l mzm thm thil 1t il l-lued year, BXP 3 -Greene to build up # subscription list vhm will make an | This ;nnu:ll Guild e. It might be mentioned, in passing, ghat George Bernard Shaw has given the Guild first call on all nuuy- in America, Two recent Guild uctions, "su'lnae Interlude” and “They Knew They Wanted,” have ‘on the !’ulitur prize for the best American g:.y of the seasons in which they were mw ‘ashington season of the Guild “season” in Washington #ill open Monday evening, March 11, | figur. Awith “Ned McCobb's Daughter.” The same play will be given on the follow- 4ing Thursday evening, March 14. Sha JANCING. S G o TR v, 8 orcl utn 2085 P lt n' ' up one ‘fight. Norfl’\,’u JOSEPHINE JACKSON, PmATl D.ulcnlu omg lesson. 81 six, 6, Class dance 188 G eatons, 35 fo. MR STAFFORD anllTOHA s STYLES STA( Gl BALW“&“ tudio, 1124 Conn. &' he 3322, LEROY 1 7E Latest Pox Trot, Waltz, KOD lflfl aNgo. Class. Tunldlyofi‘vfinnm? » rivate fo Decatur 5470._18% t Ave. DAVISON'S R pos 3 Fox_Trots, Hoj Prof. Mrs ught Wl’l’.fl! 155 3 8k G- ot Gl 32 'C1888 Tues. Eves. in New finmu, -n‘?'m. THE TCHERNIKOFF-GARDINER SCHOOL OF DANCING Oraded Cisgaes for Bavies and Chjjdren dvinced and” Blementary Evening Clagses {or Yorng Men and Women. Physical Cul- " 4108 0 8 asser. 8t. Catalogue N. 834 MRS. MAE MAE DAVISON ‘play, “The Doctor’s Dilemma,” will be given Tuesday evening, March 12; Wed- nesday evening, March 13; at the Thursday matinee, March 14, and PFri- day evening, March 16. “John Fergu- m“wmhm-mmm-usamx- day metinee and Saturday evening, erch 16. ‘The production of “Ned McCobb's Daughter” to be seen here, under the of ‘Phillip Moeller, who staged the New York premiere, has costumes and settings by Raymond Sovey which :lre exact replicas of those used in New &hym to be seen here will in- clude beth Risdon, Pe Entwistle, Robert Kelfll. P, J l!lon Ed- Neat” Caldwer uwm e, “Bai McGrath and others. Shaw’s “The Doctor's Dilemma” is rection of Phillip Moeller, with costumes and -emnn by Raymond Sovey, and the c largely the same as in “Ned Mccohb'l Daughter” and in “John Fer- n.” This last play is considered as one of the most remarkable ever g:oduoed Bome one has called it “probably the finest study in cowardice ever presented in & modern play” and in it projects his appreciation of the fact that the coward is, in reality, e, Douglas hu‘h.nlu first talking pic- ture, “The Iron Mask," a sequel to his “Three Musketeers,” its world qr&mlere announced for the Rivoll ter in New York. Broadway has not heard the Fairbanks voice since he they cannot talk, or at least not|" _THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY 17, 1929—PART .4.° _— Photoplays at Washington Theaters This Week Sunday WIEK_OF FEBRUARY 17 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Jol Ambassad’s Jegnette Loff i “‘Annapolis. B Mack Brown and Jo E flu:l Brown aid John Mack Brown and Faiey Futh Muler T " Rnia Jeanette Loff in ““Annapolis. News. News. Patsy Ruth Miller In e b} “Marrigge by Con- camedy News. Comedy. - News. TRenes Aderee) and Bk Holt i me.mm x.ld Y Cumefl: Vll’lel teel. rial. ‘Serial. lews. Alice, White in oNayghty Baby aughty Apollo “Naughty Baby.” our - Gang_comedy. Alice White Marion Davies and William Haines in “Show People.” Krazy Kat_cartoon. Marion Davies and Krazy Kat eatioon. Zanet Gaypor and O'Brien in William Haines {n ple. unrise.” “Collexians." No. 7. Dnufln Faitbanks, = and .mbm ’h'.’:‘ Inkwell Too €agioon. Jaek Hou and P n""-"a‘“fi“n‘ urt Martial mnn Tavie i William Haines in “'Show People. Krazy Kat_cartoon Ave. Grand Marion Davies and William Haines {n Krazy Kat_cartoon. Alice_white in “Naughty Baby." Jack Dufly comedy. how People.” Jack Dufty comedy. Alice_ White Jean Hersholt and In Marion Nixon, in “Naughty Baby." Star and author series Jack_Holt Moore "Anvbody Hue "Been 1ly." Comedy " Serial, Lewis Stone in “Preedom of the Cameo Dark. Mt Rainier. Md. Topics. News. Jean Hersholt in “Jazz Mad.” ress.” Comedy. Comedy. Pathe News. Sammy i Plumed 4 in Paris” Cohen_in Trene Rich il “Ned McCobb's Pox Varieties Cnm-dy ews. Madge Beu-my in Mat, Ken Mavnard T “Fugitives.” Sportligit. Carolina o 1n Corinne Grifth in “Outeast.” Polly Moran and Flash, the "uder “Honeymoon.”” Conrad Veldt and Mary Philbin “The Man Who Conrad_Veidt and Mary Philbin in “The Man Who Laughs.” “Napoleon.” mmom Love.” Dnmhfi slge.:kull and Central News. Goriedy. ro:lhr News. | Mnckalll and | Sherman in "Conieds. John Gilbert and Greta Garbo in “A Woman of Aftairs.” view. Cartoon. “A Woman of Affairs." Re Lon Chaney in “West of Zanzibar.” News. view, Cartoon. Snookums comedy. BMI" un—fli" 7, tnd OIS, Negri in W " Goimedy. _ comeds: snumts Vs e how u Im mo unoon Chevy Cha. and Marion Davies and wulum Haines in ““Bho! e xnkweu I'na unmn. Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien in _Krazy Kt cartoon. Colleen Moore in “Synthetic Sin.” Juze Collyer In iows. ne." Cameo comedsy. Nows, Nows._Comedy. Conrad fiifil and Jack Holt R ‘fii lnvnnfil In - Jrod o Oemedy“ Sertal. Circle William Austin niels, Nell' Hnmllm{l and “What a_Night.” icls, el Bariiiten ind William Austin in “What Pola Negri and Norman Kerry in “The Woman From Night.” Moscow. George O'Brien in Janet Gaynor and Janet Gaynor and George O'Brign in Comeay. “Sunrise.” Comedy. Buster Keaton and Ernest Torrence Harry Lauder 1 lunting Tower." “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” .Iohn Ollhzrt lnd reta Garl ‘Awnmln olct‘\lulu 4 Colony Jean Hersholt and arion a2z Sennett comedy. Audrey Pexns nd, Willism Colller, ir. tn Theware of Bachelors.® Nixon in Billy Dooley_comeds. mn Hamilton i “What Night.” Dumbarton Elite EHE l Mfllan smrrn Comeds: Daniels and Claire Windsor -nT“ imn Reed Howes “Fashion Madness.” Colleen Moore in “Synthetic Sin.” Huntley ernon “Sally's Shoulders. “Collesians.” No. 6. T TLols wnoug&;ni‘e 55 Toue ,T:;,fir"‘“b" —IE H.T'r]n “Tn TTh gn 13 MillionDollar Collar nkwell Tmp catioon. _ Oadits e, °Berial. in Comedy. “Dorol fi‘ :ch Greta Nissen In “The Whip. Comedy: e, Color_reel. “Three medsy. calll and Buddy Rover: “Sof Clal w and Clara Bow end Neil Homiton in Neil Hlmmnn |n Waek Ends." ‘Three con-!d "Riley,.the Cop." Taylor k. yilor in News. “Singapore ddutiny.” s and Nancy Mary Brian in Ric] Qne do Love “Msnhattan ocklail.” Comeds. 5. _Cartoon. Re! Conrad Hagel | “The mrmnl:\ Kid.” Empire X nee Adnree und Renee Adoree and "rhe Michigan Kid.” Comedy. _New: Vi Vaill and n Keith in “The Stret of Tusion. Charles Chase comedy. Conrad Nagel_in Dayand .Yonn lemn and F Lila Lee “Man in Hobbles." “Comedy, “News. Sennett_comedy. Rex Bell In “Taking & Chance.” Comnyn.A.vmhn Teel. —mmn nnK_ Hip’odrome ‘Rubens in John Gilkert and "lnsn o( the Dewil.” ‘Masks of the Devil.” Vari Mary Astor in of the Golden West.” Comedy. s Tobers iy ety Comedy. Barbara finm'r ‘“The Port of Mi firhun fiam Aissing News. ‘Gartoon. News. "—n e o “A Kodclom l)\lbll'l!v the Fromt of xruy xn nnoon :nd John, Nm; aid Tene mchbln Nralrs. A Woman of Aftairs.” Krasy Kat_cartoon. By nfley Y comeds. Madse Bellamy “The Play Girl” Home "L'he Hunchblcl of cNotre Leader otre Dage.” Jobyna, Ralston “Black Butterfiles.” “Comedies. ‘Comedies. i ‘Gartoon. “Aniybody Heve Seen “ 3 Kelly. News. "Vatiety reel Lon Ch; in Jerry Drew comedy. l:oflnn:flmn tie Sin." elllna 2 No 6. ve Gorlane uflim in, “Syncopating_Sue.” Oflhfl ) unmh' Bota Gomeds. “Seial %r l — Norma -mmdlc m Liberty log: uddy Rogers an Mary Brian in “Some One to Love.” Karl Dane and rge K. Arthur in Bmhnly Love.". uriosity. Variety. Charlle Chase comedy. "Tom “‘Hello, Stan Illx i eyenne. and comedy. Rioran o o Laurel Seris ‘Marines." New ‘News. _Comedy. d Audre: . 1n Wanm Y Come N lnn Aalor o xl the * T. re of Bachelors.” Comedy. *Variety reel. Mirceline Day and - Qwen Moore in Power of Silen: “Stolen TLove.” Barney Google comedy Sportlight ml Belle Bennett in “The Eoo! oumn I, L Ted Wells in 'l'he e 3 unookum: wnudy Seo"a s ————Jean fiersholt and ulrlan Nixol\ Savoy Jazz Mad" Marceline Day ’nd Bue Carol Ind R..eslle.sv Youth Iph Forbes .David, Rollins _Wozm‘. Tal ““The Ricardo Cortes and Nora Lane in “The Gun Runner. Variety. Comedy. Silver Dark. Seco sprine. Md. Wlllmm Po) el‘l l‘kr:!) .y i i e’ (tal b Tivoli -ogisn o Jnx‘ Hu’u “Court-Martial” Oumedy. Sremand— Eyely Bren T e e Willlam-Powell vr(erence (talkie) J-A 'sa& Coglker!‘%—rn 0y Lewls Stone in ‘Puigrflm ol the Huntley oy Salid Shuidars” Sennett comedy. uiders.” Jac mm" Logan’ Do]nru El Rio in “Nothing m Wear.” J' “fl%m cucci!lx?‘ o 'st-m& at 'QR l-Y"r News. e Circus 4smehmnlud “Topics. V1 itaphone _reel. itaphone reel. New: d“!mlmmnnln Bims mn mings m*!hu 'romu Vitaphone reel. “Able’s ITrisl g\ Rose™ (synchronized). of the Fathers” ynchronized). Takoma e, star, the . Ervine | the La Rocque in Biot: Swasger.” Truxton Dorothy Mackall in Dumthéml‘flvl;t;k_,l,m in Lo JShirley Mason in “The Tollers.”” (Synchronized.) Gertmd'c;nflfmfi?fl Gertru “Hit of the Show." (Svhenrontsed) 5,20 o Shoy Nnn:: éarrol!‘nna""u'm Bude TS in AU Teoh Rose” synchronized). Te Murray 1n ‘Do Your Duty. Y Gar- o Serial. vlnnhon' reel. v “Riley the Cop.” (Synchronized.) “Hjt of the Show.” (Synchronized.) “News Parade.” s Relations.” Irene Rich in Lijlisn gsh tn “Silver Slave.” “The 5 et X g .na "v?m" Davies and York Heopie ! sho News. Coming Attractions PLAYERS—“The Little NATIONAL trn As the ucond ncf.nnflnn of the new seuun inaugurated in the National Theater this week, the National Play- ers will present next week, beginning Monday night, “The Little Spitfire,” a comedy by Myron C. Tagen. When it pened in the Cort Theater, New York, Little Spitfire,” with Sara South- the tile role, proved to be one outstanding comedies of the sea- It comes to Washington for ths time next week, and at popular instead of the high-fare charged comy] do pw‘l?humntrut in life the millionaires and 31 & 23 ;}E.fi i i EE‘ often is not | sto Bride.” STRAND—'Ginger Girls.” Next week the Strand Theater will present “the snapplest of all shows,” named “Ginger cm-u " with a cast me cluding Harry Clexx and Fritzle White, Sup] d by Vinnine Phillips, Freddie Wi , Al Baker, Tom Clarkson, Rit- zie P] and others famous on the burlesque stage, and, as usual, & wres- tling match as an extn added attrac- tion urlday night. F ear Unfeignea HAVING & plate glass window shat- red by a rifle bullet within an uwhothhhudmmotthamlnn required of Charles Morton in scenes of “New Year's Eve,” lvy Henry Lehrman, who directed this production for Fox. Morton is sup- a m.h?c'rb ha g 8¢ w&“ lub when a ga; a shot “at him Just misses him, When uhrnun explained this to t-ha latter wanted to know wh would do the shooting, and the dlrecwr told him Charley Hall, former United States sniper in the World War and an expert marksman, Still Morton was doubtful, until Hall gave an exhibition of plain’ and fancy hootlng which convinced the player he was running but little risk. "At that I did no acting, registered fear,” he t.ald Lehrnun dm scene was filmed. “That scared look you'll ses on m 'me when you'll & tragic | unreel the film is natural.” PON§ELLE Soprano, Metronolitan Opera Ptll‘l. Tuesday, Feb, left the legitimate for movies, a decade Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien in x:nm.’!n Conrad Nagel and June Cellyer in Comedy. Dorgthy Bevier, and Jack e dbmani Cartoon. News. EVELYN DAVIS, Who will give a dance concert at the Wardman Park Theater February 24. Mary Apple, contralto, will Conscience Tl-m motion picture contract given to Alice White by First National Pic- tures, Inc, is regarded as somewhat %Lewonhy Its unusual terms are quot~ “Now therefore, in consideration of E:emlsel and the mutual promises hereinafter expressed and in rellance upon tha artist’s representations that she is possessed of a sensitive and well developed consclence, it is agreed between the parties heretofore as fol- lows: that during % agrees the peflod ot her employment under sald constantly consult lnfl uu conxuel with her cannlmee and will in good faith and to the besf of her ability follow the dictates of har conscience and better self both in her private nnd &emmfl and public and prateulon-l life and conduct. Ifi; ees that in every instance in whlch may have done an cmn? or committed any act in vloht{an the dictates of her consclence the Current History Lectures CLARA W. McQUOWN Every Friday, 11 AM. The Washington Club, 17th & K Admi; 65¢ THE SEASON'S MOST DISTINGUISHED RICALS THE THEATER GUILD OF NEW YORK Presents Its Repertory Com: taguished Asters WERK OF nlcn il Mondsy and NED MOOOIII\IIIIIGIITEI By SIDNEY HOWARD Tuesday, Wednesday o gad JFeider Sre- nings s Matines THEDOOTOR'S DILEMMA R sl SR JOHN FERGUSON JOHN ERVINI e appear on the same program. ‘Her Guide. same shall be considered a default hereunder, and the artist shall forth- with report the same to producer and take: such steps as may be prescribed by producer to cure sald default and re-establish artist in good standing with her conscience and at peace with her better self.” L) SRS Vilma Banky is to talk in “This Is Heaven.” Samuel Gold has been in- duced to restore the dialogue sequences removed from the film onl, which ly a few weekl o The foreign star's lc- to rather than marked, almost too light for her rola of cent is sal an immigrant gis SHUBERT ELASC BEST $ SEATS CECI WEDNES AMERICA'S MOST INAL MUSICAL almacions sieewith | the role of mnm;er HOLIDAY MAT. WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY GUEST STAR WEEK--NO ADVANCE IN PRICES! William_Colller n Maynard in “The” Weeon Bnew. Tom Moore and Ken Maynard in Serial. Love in Bessie y Here Seen * " Serial. lly?' y. AR “Canyon, ‘of Adven- News. Sticking Together. ROBI.'RT ARMSTRONG and James Gleason have a unique way of in- vesting their hard-earned cash from mv_)rmflu pictures. are mma’ Jack grry. in a prize fight mmmde Hollywood. And they are mal money. i Am!tmngand Perry fought nightly | for three years in “Is Zat So,” Gleason's famous stage p]ny. with Gleason in Fifteen hundred e 2hd on ek e stage. en Hol on with the lure of filmdom. Gleason sprang into more fame by writing dialogue for lnmng pictures. assistance, rentéd a um, made mnn:fier of their Thursday night bouts, and are happy. Betty Bronson, star of “Peter Pm." the feminine featured lead in- the latest Warner Bros.-Vitaphone plcmre “One Stolen Night.” DANCE-CONCERT Sunday Night, Feb. 24—8:30 EVELYN DAVIS, Dancer MARYAPPLE Contnlto erl.ll Park BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA !E'l‘}‘! KOUSSEVITZKY, Cosductor ....J'-,'."%“"'.....’; Hara e EMORY GLEE CLUB EMORY UNIVERSITY. Atlants, Ga. Mayflower Hotel Ballroom Thurs. Eve., Feb. !ll&. 8:30 Prices, 8! /00 sale Greene’ 1300 G_St. Main 6493, WESTMINSTER CHOIR MARCH 9, 8:30 . FASHIGTON AUDITORIU. Director—JOHN FINLEY WILLIAMSON Tickets $2.00, $1.50, $1.00, 'Ilt T. Arthur Smith Bureau, in Homer L. Kitts, MIDWINTER CONCERT | (FOURTH SEASON) DAVISON GLEE CLUB MARY MULLER FINK, Harpia body Conservatory. Baltimore, 15th & H PIERCE HAL Sts. N.| Tuesday, Feb. 1 Sipgle Tickets, $100 TONITE DAY MAT., 75c, 80c. FRIDAY (WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY), URDAY MATS., 50c T CHARLES EMERSON COOK POFULAR & ORIG-| ml TARS. LEAN wo w MAYFil IEI.II lflu E.l:‘l,.'#". m"w::’w- flulht *'ulml h"‘ SAVOY MUSICAL COMEDY commv IN ' | was contemplating )lal;-.bonn u%“ ' T tha their _old-time | AMUSEMENTS Heralds the Big News. GEEAT events cast their shadows be- Manager Steve Cochran of the mumu Theater Players, however, is not a believer in shadows. The one great big item of news of the year, he belleves, is the reopening of his peren- nial repertoire company, which it ap- pears has made even the at me- tropolis take notice, and this event, in his opinion, should be illuminated and reilluminated. ‘Tomorrow evening at the National ‘Theater, and at the customary hour, the curtain will rise upon the National Theater Players in their first offes of the season. But the mutations of time and the ever varying plans of in the roster of the players, and this year's company will present four new outstanding faces. Interest naturally centers upon these newcomers, more so even than upon the play they will present. Mary Newton, the leading woman, has been a favorite, almost a stock idol, for three years When the rumor got about that she er public actually appe: the city’s news journals to prevent it. Miss Newton is a beauty in her own right and she comes vouched for as an actress of fine talents and ability. She’had been very happy in the West- ern city, but she hld hell’d also of the company that had added to the laurels of the famous old National Theater in the National Capital, lnd she wanted to come here to share in its fame. wu!red Lytell, the new leadin, ‘Washington now_ knows, thz hrother of the famous Bert Lytell of the movies. But he is also something more it. Although a young man, individuals have brought about changes | in Cincinnatl. | Los Ang Wilfred Lytell has, nevertheless, made his mark as an actor in many 3&»&&! Lhr:)lllhout lnu;e country m“ig e great producing compan! the movies. He is sald to hnve a gor- geous voice that has recently stood the movie voice test and may eventually land him in mklnfllctum. which are ‘more profitable, gfir if less dulnble for a 'gllyer Newton md Mr. Lytell have not overlooked the fact that Na- tional Theater Players are considered quite eligible to Broadway productions, and this very fact is keeping from. the Players familiar faces, well liked s wlho Ely.mhaehv:r, return when the plays in whic] 'y are appearing com- plete their currenv. runs. They are g be here and hope a;ld to their t.helt.rlul laurels by their stay. Besides the new leading players there will come also a new ingenue, Nancy Baker, and a new juvenile, Freddy Sherman, neither very far from the proverbial “sweet n,” but, nevertheless, players who have had successful careers thus far and who give promise of better things to come. Both have appeared with prominent tors and actresses in big productions, among them with Fay Bainter, Glenn ATIONA o4 Miss | Ruth Chatterton and others who would not be content with mediocrs talent and ability. They are young. enthu- siastic, ambitious and "hopeful, and both give promise of being warm “favor- ites before the ends. Many big fa of other seasons who do not need to be re-extolled, for they are already strongly intrenched in the regard of their admiring patrons will be with the National Players thiy season, some at the outset and othert dmpplnz in from time to time as the n progresses and as they are re. eued from duties with plays in whick they are now engaged. All told. the season of 1929 looks mosi promising, both in the personnel of th company and in the list of plays tha! have been secured for presentation. —— Adolf Tandler, former director of the Los Angeles 5 hon7 Orchesira, one time director of the Mozart festival af Salzburg, and for th> past five yean conductor of the Little Symphony of geles, has been signed as assiste ant director of Hugo Relsenfeld's re« cording orchestra at the United Artisty studio. Tandler and Reisenfeld wer( schaolmntec t the VIenm eonmtory PHILHARMONIC - ORCHESTRA Conduetors ARTURO TOSCANINI MAR. 5—4:30 NATIONAL THEATER Tiekets $3.50, $2.50, $2.00, $1.50. T. Arthur Smith Bureau in Homer L. Kitt's. Janet Richards Vital 1 of the DAy Home and Forei, Every Monday Morning -t 10:45 MASONIC TEMPLE 13th St. and N. Y. Ave. Admisslon—65¢_and 7S¢ PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA Condactor—EUGENE GOOSSENS FEB. 26_vVA.llllNMox AUDITORIUM .00, $1.! ! Arthur lhl-n“l-l-"".l.. Hunter, Marjorie Rambeau, Ina Claire, | N WED. MAT. ALL SEATS 50c EXTRA MATINEE FRIDAY WASHINGTON'’S BIRTHDAY) 50c and 75c "THIS CALLED b MTIONALO':HE‘{WE PLAYERS FE| THE SEASONS BRIGHTEST COMEDY U THE BIJOU THEATRE N.Y SUCCESS ---No» Woods Theatre( FIRST TIME IN WASHING’ layi hico 3 N e wrm-:—unTsplrrm:" TODAY at 3:30-$1.50, $1.00 and 50¢ TRAVELTALKS COLOR VIEWS MOTION PICTURES ONE POLI’S .= ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND fll'I!DA! & SATURDAY TONIG QHDICI SEATS NOW FOR ALL PERFORMA! MLLm? "fl“ll‘ Fox CHARLES MEAKINS PEGGY PATES SANO MARCO RUSSELL GRISWOLD MAIL Evenin, 1,00 ORDERS ot . Now gl” GEORGE SCAN . FEB. 24th & Oscar in2ed by gfiofl-‘ hmdgflnbmm tothart With An Extraozdivary Cast Including P"fl. MNA! ll TD llmlbl DAISY < n SIRsON ONE WEEK ONLY IA'I'!. THUR. & SAT. HITES DAlS