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BEGINNX‘NG next Monday night the National Theater Players ofl’ g's Wife,” both Pulitser will prize wniners, for the first time in stock. It had its premiere in the National and has just concluded its | Broadway run. | In “Philip Goes Forth” Playwright Kelly departs somewhat from his usual workmanship, He tells the story of an ambitious youth, son of & wealthy busi- ness man who seeks present George Kelly's “Philip Goes Forth,” by man who wrote “The Show- American theater— as a piaywright; goes from his home town to write Broadway plays, and in New York encoun.e’s queer characters who cross his trail in a typical boarding house where artists and actors, poets and writers fore- gather. Almost without exception, each role in this\play is a character stud, Usually, one ce | tral character dominates a play, but here a. least six outstanding characters | strive for recognition. Clifiord Brooke, he director, has coached his players along the lines laid down by George Kelly, who directed the play for Broad- way presentation. |~ Mrs. Hibbard will be seen as the boarding house keeper, under whose watchful eves will parade Leneta Lane, Stanley Ridges, Roberta Beatty. Ray- mond Bramley. Forrest Orr, Daphne v and John Warbur- t Adelaide Hibbard. Wilson, Burke Clar {and Saturday. | “Rhapsody. in Black, Belasco Theater Sun NEW Lew Leslie “Rhapsody in Black"” of all-colored performers. Sunday at the Shubert-Belasco Thea- ter. Due to late booking. the theater having been rented for other purposes | there will be no performance of “Rhap- {sody in Black” on Monday. A special | matinee has been arranged for Frida; Evening. production- with a cast will appear | This year the producer of “Black- | birds™ has brought a new idea to sepia | entertainment, which, it is claimed, lifts his production to a higher plane—that f the concert stage. To accomplish this the producer has drawn upon both this country and Europe for talent. The spiritual, haunting melody of the South- | 'anc, indigenous to the Negro race, will be the backbone of the ow. Cecil Mack's great chori, which made a hit in the 1930 edition of “Blackbirds,” will | furnish the choral éffects for the num- | bers. This does not mean that there is | to be n> buffoonery; quite the contrary. | A few of the favérife funmakers from ‘Blackbirds” have been retained for { comedy_skits. Fike Davis, native Washingtonian, and | his Continental Orchestra, interpret the jazz numbers symphonically. Davis is | kmown s’ the Paul Whiteman of Har- | lem because of his unusual treatment of jazz_themes. Eihel Waters, the world’s greatest colored entertainer, is the star of the production. She is supported by Va- lzida. a new protege of Mr. Leslie; Blue McAllister; ‘Al -Meore and a host of capable entertainers. Mr. Leslie has staged the production lavishly. The costumes are appropriate and beautiful. | | | { | i | | “Tosca” Opens Opera Week Next Tuesday at Foy Theater. TALIAN grand opera opens the Met- repolitan Opera season at the Fox Theater next Tuesday evening with Puccin’s stirring “Tosca.” The cast brings Maria Jeritza here in opera for the first time, the beautiful Viennese's Floria Tosca being the most picturesque figure in all her repertory of grand opera. Lauri-Volpi, tenor, has won highest praise in his Philade! phia season, and Tibbett comes in a new triumph Baron Scarpia. A happy choice for the matinee is the charming French opera “Mignon,” | for it brings two of the rarest of so- nos, Lucrezia, Bori in the title role and Lily Pons, who in her first season is breaking records in curtain calls for her rare coloratura singing. , sucecssor of Caruso at the Metropoli- tan, will share honors in this star group, while chorus, ballet and orches- tra, under Hasselmans, bring all the giowing ensemble of true grand opera to this matinee. Peter Ibbetson” closes the season on Thursday evening, April 16 (and there are zaid to be scarcely a half dozen seats remaining at the box office of M Wilson-Greene, in Droop’s). Here again Bori, Johnson and Tibbett will reign, with a host of others, to sing this new American opera by Deems Taylor, that is breaking the record in popular demand. Burton Holmes Grand Tour, Tomorrow. H’I‘HE GRAND TOUR OF EUROPE,” a visual record of a delightful vagabondage through the capitals and countries of Europe which hold the most in touristic interest, is to be the offering in the Burton Holmes series of pictured travel revues at the Na'ional Theater tomorrow afternoon at 4:30. An acquaintance with London and Brussels, and Amsterdam, the era and the Rhine is taken for granted by those who are able to travel, | For those who are not, a satisfying sub- stitute is promised in Mr. Holmes' lumi- !nmu screen journey. in two ‘hours of | | crowded delights a veritable panorama of the ideal European tour will move in mic procession across the travelers’ great screen, London. Paris, Brussels, Bruges, Amsterdam, Vienna, Budapsst, Florence, Venice and other meccas are included A week from tomorrow the Holmes current zeason will close with a show- ing of exclusive pictures and first-hand description of the great black empire of Ethiopia, including the recent spec- tacular coronation ceremonies of the Abyssinian King. | “Hello, Broadwa: | Next Feature at the Gayety. i (QNE of the laugh hits of the season | from the Mutual Burlesque Circuit s °d at the Gavety Theater next | we s “Hello, Broadway.” and is | said to be a mixture of fun and frolic— { one of the shows built on lines of the last word in burlesque, with colorful scene and acts. The company features talent such as Clyde. Bates. tramp comedian, and Reggie White, prima donna. Others are Charles Smith, Earl Root, Joe De- lano. Jean Williams, Geraldine Perry, Billie LaMont and the Craig Sisters, assisted by an efficient chorus, An added attraction will be John Quigg, “accordion king.” | “Polly Meets Moon Man,” Shuber!-Belasco Friday. T the Shubert-Belasco Theater Pri- :’ day afternoon.at 2:15 o'clock will | be presented a children’s dance recital, introducing “Polly Méets the Moon Man,” a fantasy written by Minnie Sax- ton Bliss, in which Polly meets the Moon Man and also the little people who live in the clouds, among them being Alice in Wonderland, Slee) Beauty, Cindetella, Réd Riding Hood, Snow White, Boy Blue, Miss Muffit and Mistress Mary. The performance will be given in a most professional manner, with scenic vitamins your run-down system needs is to ask your druggist for a box of McCoy’s. Go to him and get your box today. 60 tablets—60 cents.—Advertise- |ment. 4/ il and light effects to enhance the beauty of the production, The cloud scene especially has been painted by Miss Cotfon for the perfarmance. ‘The dances will consist of group and solo numbers, ineluding Zambra, gm- ish gypey dance bs eight gh;&m honors in the| ). Matinees will be staged Wednesday | G ballet, a Spanish group dance, a waltz clog, & up tap dance and the Swan, danced Jeanette Tolford. | The whole production will be given under the direction of Miss Hawke, Jules Bledsoe Recital | Next Wednesday Evening. 'ULES BLEDSOE, well known colored baritone, who created a sensation with his singing of “Ol' Man River” in | “Ziegteld's Show Boat,” will give a re- |cital” at the Washington Auditorium | next Wednesday evening, April 15, at 8:30 o'clock. | His program will be: “Who Am 12" (Artie Matthews), “Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves” (Handel), “Zigeunerlieder, Opus 103" (Brahms), “Le Cor," (Fle- from (Al- (Four- (Elsa . Cosaque” | drain), “Wearyin',” " first time | Leon), “Does Ah Luv You?" first time | (Jules' Bledsoe), “De Glery Road” | (Jacques Wolfe), and the following spir- | | ituals, atranged by Jule: | You Preas | H “He Rose™ and "Ol' Man River” | (Jerome Kern). | “The concert is under the local man- agement of T. Arthur Smith, | varez), “Honor Among Love! Featured at Palace Saturday. STAR, WASHINGTON ‘Men on Call” And Grand Opera at Fox. - HE Fox Theater is to divide its coming week between a regular program of stage and screen at- tractions: for only four days— {rom Friday to Monday, inclusive —and the Metropolitan Opera, which will present grand opera the remaining three days—from Tuesday to Thursday, in- clusiv While the customary entertainment “x for only a short period, Fox plans days a high spot in the season's bills. . - Edmund Lowe will be seen in “Men on Call,” picture somewhat different from his “Cock-Eyed World” and “What Price Glory?” However, it gives the star a chance to deliver terse, robust dia- logue. 1t is the story of a man who stifles his love for a wom- an because he mis- takenly believes her guilty of an earlier indiscretion. His wm then falls in love with her, and then the hero discovers that his suspicions of her are not justified. On the stage will be Fanchon & Marco's “Enchantment” idea, featuring Oriental specialties, including Jue Fong, distinguished Chinese tenor; the Three Mevakos, “Sensational Togo"; Jack Les- ter, said to be the originator of triple rhythm; Sanay and company and 16 Sunkist Beauties. As a special added attraction will be Edmund Lowe, ¢¢LJONOR AMONG LOVERS,” fea- | turing Claudette Colbert and | | Frederic March, will be the feature | | screen presentation at Loew’s Palace | Theater, beginning Sunday. Miss Col | bert depicts a modern day secretar | who has te choose between a'life of lux- | ury with her boss, without marriage, or | a poor clerk with nothing to offer but | his name. FEven after she makes he choice the girl feels that she has com- mitted an error, and the rearrangement of her life forms the climax of the pic- | ture. rich employer’s son. Monroe Owsley is | | the clerk who proposes marriage. Oth- | | ers are Charlie Ruggles, Ginger Rogers | and Avonne Taylor. On the Palace stage Bert Frohman is guest master of ceremonies in a stage | presentation entitled “On Your Toes.” sh; specialty acts are included on this il | | | nearly all parts of the country. | club consists of 30 members, and is di- the famous George Washington Uni- versity Glee Club, which last year won first intercollegiate honors in competi- tion with university glee clubs from ‘The rected by Dr. Robert H. Harmou. “Bad Sister,” John "Boles, ext Saturday at the Riaito, WWHICH is the “Bad Sister"? The answer will be found on the screen | of the Rialto Theater, for the fnmous; Frederic March plays the role of the | Booth Tarkington story, which has been produced as a talking picture, begins its engagement Saturday at the Rialto. It has a notable cast, headed by Conrad Nagel, Sidney Fox and Bette Davis. The two sisters of the story are played by Miss Fox and Miss Davis, both of whom are making their screen debuts in this production. The play is heralded | as one of the most entertaining of the NN N . AR Remove Camels and fill it with water. at the corner you will note without I Now make tl to make these four | BT | D. C., WEDNESDAY, season. Others in the cast include Slim Summerville, Zasu Pitts, Humphrey Bo- gart, a newcomer and a Broadway stage player; Charles Winninger, Emma Dunn, former famous stage star; Burt Roach | and little David Durand, whose work as a mischievous boy is notable. “Bad_Sister” was produced at Uni- versity City, Calif.,, and was directed by Robert Henley. Otto F. Beck at the organ, Graham McNamee with the Universal News and selected short reels round out the pro- am, | The Rialto has planned a special [ reat for its patrons—John Boles in per- son, who will appear at 3:30, 7:30 and | 9:20 dafly during the | s “The Finger Points, | With Barthelmess, at Earle. run of this picture. APRIL_8, A gentlemanly rascal, frresistible to women, suave, polished and designing, beguiles all women, only to lose to a woman who knew little of the world. As this woman Carole Lombard has a Tole that gives full expression to her blond beauty and vivacity. Wynne Gibson, Guy Kibbee and Lawrence Grey are other featured members of the cast. An entrencing aura of mystery sur- rounds this silk-hatted love racketeer, whose game is money, with romance the bait. He finds himself so enmeshed in crime that he cannot escape. Golf fans will have another oppor- tunity to see in_slow motion how a champion plays his shots in the fourth of the series of Johnny Farrell's goif sefies. Aesop's Fables, the current issue of Pathe News and a specialty by Wil- 1931 | 6'T"HE FINGER POINTS,” the new- est picture starring Richard Bar- ner’s Earle Theater. This First National and Vitaphone | attraction is based on a story that is | said to reveal the little known facts | | regarding a certain reporter who was | | “put on the spot” because of his con- | nection with the underworld. He | thought he could “muscle in” on the | rackets and still not pay the penalty. | The story was written by John Monk | | Saunders, author of “Dawn Patrol,” and W. R. Burnett, who wrote “Little Caesar.” Fay Wray appears as the girl who wants Barthelmess to quit and devote his life to newspaper work rather than “outside the law.” Supporting players include Regis Toomey, Clark Gable, Robert Elliott, Noel ~Madison and | | Mickey Bennett. | The stage entertainment is headed by the Rimacs and their Royal Havana | musicians and dancers. Charley Boy Rimac, noted Cuban dancer, heads the | presentation. Audrey Depew in “Por- | celain Romance,” a story in songs and | | dances; Harry Ross and Eddie Edwards, funsters; Bob Carleton and Julie Bal- lew in comedy hits, and Maxine Doyle, mistress of ceremonies, round out the | stage doings. Fred Clark and his or- | chestra, the Vitaphone short subjects and the Graham McNamee talking | newsreel complete the bill. | “Man of the World At R-K-O Keith's Friday. N what is described as the most fas- cinating and intense drama of his colorful career, William Powell will be seen at R-K-O Keith's Theater, start. ing PFriday morning, in Paramount’s screen sensation, “Man of the World.” Paris is the locale of a story of tre- mendous appeal and intriguing romance. Moisture Lg THIR carefully the Humidor Pack from a package of If you have not injured the seal that it holds the water perfectly eaking. the water seeps through and escapes, iS not moisture=-proof thelmess, will open Saturday at War- | Rumba Orchestra, an aggregation of | , liam R. Bishop, R-K-O Keith's “or. |ganist of the air,” will complete the | Chaplin' ‘City Lights” Continues at Columbia. (CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S latest picture, “City Lights,” will begin its second week at Loew’s Columbia Saturday. So successful has the master of pantomime been in the production and direction of it that over the entire country critics and atrons are sald to be hailing it as the outstanding production’ in his long career. Not alone, the critics maintain, s Chaplin the only attraction in the pic- ture. A great deal of credit, they hold, should go to Virginia Cherrill, who is being touted as one of the best players | on the screen today. Harry Mevers has the role of the eccentric millionaire and Arthritis suffered from Arthritis my hapds: also wn acid started drinking Mountain Waler as preseribed. m ds disappeared, and my acid condition left me. 1 am 'happy to state that 1 e excellent by ing I e r Wa the benefits maintaining health. 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