Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1931, Page 58

AMUSEMENTS NATIONAL~—“Merry Wives of Windsor.” BGINNING tomorrow night, at the Nntional Theater, the Strat- upon - Avon Shakespeare c‘!lldhlm - bard's The company comes here | 1y, entirety from the Shakespeare Stratford-upon- under Wilda Coxhead. elfth Night.” mmer p ‘This s possible by the brisk tempo at which the plays are given, the improved mechanical equipment of the modern stage, the sequence scenes and the general interpretation that W. Bridges Adams, the director, gives to these remarkable presentations. The casts will include such Lo favorites as Randle Ayrton, Bruno Barnabe, Roy Byford, Richard Cuth- bert, Prancis Drake, C. Rivers Gadsby, Ernest Hare, Staniey Howlett, Gyles Isham, R. Eric Lee, Eric Maxon, John k id Kay Souper, Kenneth dock, Geral y pe! hia JFRANCINE LARRIMORE makes her appearance in Guthrie McClintic's of a new ecmedy, “Brief Moment,” by S, N. Behrman, in the ' | Bolmes visited the movie city last Sum- and 1 | condition of MeClintic has been Tespon- " “The “The Barretts of Wimpole Street,” in which his wife, Kathar.ne Cornell, has acted for eight months n New York GAYETY—"Sugar Babies.” {THE Hebrew character impersonator Hasry “Hello Jake” Pields, will pre- sent & Dnew of edition his popular “Sugar Bables” at the my&v this starting with a mit! Theater | clate players with | funny material, Mr. o Dhere as one of the leaders on HOLMES AND “HOLLYWOOD.” uTlll REAL HOLLYWOOD" will be the subject of Burton Holmes " | travel revue this afternoon at the Na- tional Theater at 3 o'clock. Yielding to the spell of Hollywood, Mr ll & “talkic” engagzment and remained to acquire a hill-top g 80 Pfl‘(cl.fllsll!\l(' about the place | Mr. Holmes' camera im | | behind the scenes and among the stars; | how they work and play, where enjoy themselves. There will be trips Cata ties where the architecture runs to wild fantasy, the flowers to extravagance, the climate is in & constant being usual. JANET RICH. S, Tomerrow. hlm JANET RICHARDS will give the first talk of this seasol course on Public Questions: Home a| | Poreign, tomorrow morning in the Wil- ard room of the Willard Hotel, begin- ning at 11 o'clock. Among the subjects of current inter- est to be reviewed will be “Home Pol | ties Prom the Washington Viewpoint and the reactions of press, publicists and politicians to the new administra- tion policy of greater international co- operation resulting from the so-called ‘one-year moratoriym” and its possi- » | ble extension. assured both herself and her husband that she no longer yearns for the time when she dallled with nobles. “RHAPSODY IN BLACK ANAGER L. STODDARD TAYLOR of the Shubert-Belasco Theater has been apprised by the New York ‘booking that Ethel Waters and lou Leslie's “Rhapsody in Black.,” the all-colored musical revelry that started & successful career at his theater, is to return for a second engagement of . , beginning Sunday, November 8 GUILD PLANS FOR SEASON. Tn‘l third subscription season of the v Theater Guild in Washington will Monday evening, November §, at the National Theater, with the pi duction of “Reunion in Vienna" Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne will be seen in the leading roles. The second production of the season will be John Golden's production of Rachel s successful play “As Hus- bands Go.” opening at the National the week of the 16th The remaining plays in the series will be selected from the following list “Mourning Becomes Electra.. a new y in thres parts. by Eugene O'Neill Be Good,” Bernard Shaw's new comedy: “Versailles™ of the Peace Conference, by Dr. Ludwig; “The House of Con- pelly.” a play of Southern aristocracy in conflict with modern conditions, by Paul Green; “The Coward,” a pene- trating psychological study, by H. R lenormand, and “Three Times Water- 1oo" & satirical farce, by Eugene Gurster. DANCING _ 1221 Con Ptni.i.f:o.t. N g T e v MODERN BALLROOM ™ DANCING Conn. Ave. | SABATINI LECTURES, Tuesday. n TUBDAY evening at Central High Community Center, Thirteenth and Clifton streets northwest, the distin- ished English-Italian novelist. Rafael batini, will speak on “History l‘e‘;nui:r all the world as the over au- “THE WONDER BAR.” aTnl WONDER BAR,” the unique ret, wherein the entire action To gain the proper atmosph ations are made to turp into a real night club, the stage be- ing connected with the seats by a series of runways which enable the actors to mingle freely with the audience as the dramatic plot lodiously unfolded. “AS HUSBANDS GO.” ¢¢ A 8 HUSBANDS GO,” a scintillat- heart-hungry National Theater the week beginning Monday, November 16, with the cast that appeared during its six-month run at the John Golden Theater, New York, Iast season. Talks on Dance and Drazma. Ol ‘J the drama and the dance. whose | experience in play production has been | a_part of the development of the Little Theater in America, will be heard in this city in a series of intimate talks |on the modern dance and drama, un- der auspices of the Caroline McKinley | Studio, beginning Thursday evening, | November 12, at 9 o'clock. | _Two talks on the dance, “The Forms Change” and “A Practical Guide to | Modernism,” and two drama subjects. “The Fine Art of Acting” and “The | Contemporary Theater, if Any.” will be given on Thursday evenings, once each month, beginning November 12 and continuing December 10, January 14 and Pebruary 18 “STEP LIVELY GIRLS." MANAGER LAKE of the Gayety burlesque house announces that “Step Lively Girls.,” with Harry Bentley and Jean Lee. will be the attraction for the new week beginning next Sun- day, with a matinee. in| | .oudlhl-w*m'fllh ot | that he resolved to tell all about it in | word and picture | to Agua Caliente, Santa Barbara, Santa | as Eliza, a and other adjacent communi- | occurs. | o THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON inee this | ELINOR WALNENT, Ninth Street Gayety this week. Washington's Players T boing ad Sropams 0 Do, Washis “Pygmal [ 's Players in at Arts Club, YGMALION," the five-act drama by George Bernard Shaw, will be nted by the Arts Club P) s&vn at the Arts Club of Washington. pressions of | , the movie capital will carry his hearers | Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, under the a of the Dramatic Committee, with J. Milnor Dorey direct- ve and the piaces where they|ing the production. ‘Those taking part will be Anne Ives, the flower girl; Murray Sheehan, ry 4 the specialist in phonetics, tempted by & bet to act the part of Pygmalion and create s lady out of the slatternly girl from the slums, whose vowels are torture to the upper- class ear; Maud Howell Smith, as Mrs. o, J. Martin’ Scranage. Marjorie F. Webster, James Otis Porter, John A. Hillman, Marguerite Young, Helen Carter and Harold A. 3 A am of one-act plays will be presen at the club early in December by the Dramatic Committee. G. W. U. DRAMA CLUB. Tfll DRAMA CLUB of George Wash- ington University will present as its first production of Robert E., Sherwood Queen’s Husband.” at Park Little Theater ber 13, at 8:15 p.m. star of two Drama ductions, have the role of th King and Ada Green that of the Queen. Amanda Chittum and Karl Gay will~be princess and the King' secretary, who find love amid the rev- olutions and tempestuous family scenes which characterize the play. All the featured players have been prominent in Jocal and university dramatics. ST. JAMES' PLAYERS. LAsT ‘Tuesday evening the 8St. James' Dramatic Club presented a delightful comedy, “Take My Ad- vice,” by Elliott Lester, in St. Stephen's Parish Hall for the rebullding fund of Comedy. " The ‘3": ‘Wardman Priday, Novem-. Prank Westbrook, Club pro- e evening pr Davis in the role Bud Weaver, & 11;“::?—016?“"2 'ul:d to quit scl 50 might marry an actress seven years older than himself. THE PIECE HALL PLAYERS. THI Pierce Hall Players will present on the eve of November 12 Ex Lovel by 'G. Martinex h directed by Katherine Palmer Miteh- e Wilde, directed by 3 and “The Stoker,” by Harold Brig- house, directed by Ina B. Hawes. 'WHEELER CLUB. Tfl officers of the newly organised ‘Wheeler Club; & social tion of men and women of the the D Isle of for vember 16 and 17 m'm'?::m audi- torium, Fifteenth and East Capitol streets. play, which urch o Kelly, supported | stated, will probably be changed HN MARTIN, well known critic of & cast of approxim: and chorus. A. J. ing comedy written by Rachel |the musieal director. Crothers around the adventures of two | ‘women from uque on | 1 a trip to Paris, will be presented at thr} 'HE Wll.mnmnhPedetlHon of PLAY FOR ENEMPLOYED. Churches, it reported, is to sponsor a play to be produced, probably around the first week of December, “by the unemployed of the city for the un- employed.” A tentative title of “Greater Love” has been chosen, but this, “be‘! fore the play is produced. It will have ly 150. FOR—SALE Starting Sunday Matinee THE “HIT” SHOW OF THE SEASON - WILL SEE IT FIRST! i WASHINGTON An Actual World Premiere Thursday Night, Nov. 5 Two Performances—8 and 9:30 P. M. NO ADVANCE IN PRICES! = SETH PARKER (Philtips M. Lord, Himsel) | | “The Lost Elevator,” by Percival |/ Frank B. Stee AWRENCE TIBBETT is to be seen at Loew's Palace this week in his iatest starring picture. “The Cuban Love Song.” In this pro- duction Lupe Velez and s fine array of players are found in among them Jimmy (Schnozzle) | ment | | “Hew's The climax when he finds him- self at home, after the struggle, torn WO Lawremee Tibbett OVEMBER 1 \Muffl!mol!mhlllm which are proving very popular with | Columbia patrons. EARLE—"Girls About Town.” 1W'AI‘KH'IR'S Earle is presenting as its modern comedy" ith Kay Prancis, Joel McCrea and Lilyan Tashman. was & former musical comedy player; | fans may feel assured of real entertain~ t. Hall has appeared in “Millie” Angels.” “Saturday Night Kid, “Divorce Friends,” “Four production he sings many new songs, | among them “The Cuban Love Song” s lilting waltz that is proving immensely popular with radio fans. On the stage Dave Schooler is seen with itol Theater. New York, re- vue “Making Hey.” Many well known feature artists support Schooler on this bill. FOX—“Ambassador Bill." 4 A MBASSADOR BILL," Will Rogers' latest pleture, i now giving Fox patrons “millions of laughs.” Supporting Rogers in his adventures | as an ambassador to a little Balkan are Marguerite Churchill, a | ] talented youngster named Tad Alexan- der, Gustav von Seyffertitz and Ray Miland. The story centers around Will, as an American ambassador, entangling him- self in politics and royal loves of & glamorous and mythical . He becomes involved in the of a dic- tator to seize the reins of government. Thinking that, by accusing the king of jorie | Bolton, sent their “Carmenesque Idea,” Melino & Davis, comedy team: Valyda, lady with the lovely baritone; Sat, dance marvel; Three Mata- dors, Adagio and the Sunkist Beauties. Al Mitchell conducts the’ overture, “My Dream House on Alrcastle Road,” and the Fox Movietone News and another episode of the “Galloping Ghost” serial complete the bill. METROPOLITAN—“The Mad Genlus.” 3 JOHN BARRRYMORE in “The Mad Genius” is the current attraction at Warner Bros. Metropolitan Theater. where it began its run with offcial Washington in attendance on day night, with an opening staged in regu- lar_Hollywood fashion. “The and Vitaphone dram: 5 more opportunity for a great char- tion, that of & half-made genius embittered because nature has made it 1 tive soul in the realm of the dance. His passion for dancing forces him to kidnap a boy and inject into him the fanatical ambition nature had thwarted in him: self. The man dominates throughout life until love comes. the boy The climax is realistically mn 3 W1 " Marian Marsh and amk play the leading roles opposite Barrymore and the cast is com?lehd with Charles Butteryorth, Carmel Myers, Luis Al- berni, Andre Luget, Boris Karloff, Frankie Darro and Mae Madison. Selected short reel Vitaphone subjects including & new Ripley “Believe It or Not” and Looney Tune complete the program. COLUMBIA—“Susan Lenox, Her Fall and Rise.” RETA GARBO is to be seen at Loew's Columbia Theater with Clark Gable in her latest picture, “Su- san Lenox, Her Fall and Rise,” based on the novel by David Graham Phillips. As the daughter of a farmer, who in- sists uj her marrying a man she hates, she runs away and is given refuge by a wealthy young heir, but is in forced to fiee from her father, and in the succeeding years drifts lower and lower until she is found and rescued by her first lover. Gable plays the role of the lover, with Jean Hersholt, Alan Hale and John Mil- jan as the father, suitor and another lover, respectively. An added attraction will be the sec- PRICES: Nights, Orch. o Rt e (Incorporated Under Frening. November 2 Ry WIvES y_Evening, November 3 “KING LEAR™ DIRECTOR: Staged by Worthingtos Minor T 0000 O ALFRED LUNT Minor Watson A a Phyllia Connard MAIL ORDERS NOW. Lael Tucker, HorWE TS AR Prices: $1.50, 51.00, 750 and 30, ible for him to express his crea- | KEITH'S—"Consolation Marriage.” RENE DUNNE, remembered for her performance of Sabra in “Cimarron,” has been elevated to stardom by Radio Pictures, and her first picture, “Conso- lation Marriage,” under her new honor is now being shown at R-K-O Keith's ‘Theater. The producers are said to have not only supplied an excellent story, but also & cast of importance, Pat ot Front quent developments. ‘Two musical comedy comedians, Clark will seen in & Krazy Kat cartoon and comedy, and the R-K-O Pathe News complete the | program. RIALTO—"Reckiess Living.” “Booxm" and checkered-suit blers parade through “Reck- less Living,” the Universal Pilotures’ production, now at the Rialto Theater. Ma= Clarke of “Waterloo Bm; fame and Ricardo Cortez have the roles in this production which Cyril Gardner directed. The story, adapted from the stage play, “The Up and Up,” has in its sup- porting cist Norman Fester. S ille, Robert E. O'Connor, Jackson and Marie Prevost. the movie version, to production under the of Carl Laer ) Jr. the Rialto proglm are also the gm nf. 'mu‘:'g neun :ncr-t amee as porter, a comedy film together with the usual organ recitals by Otto Beck. Amneur; Warned. Tnl public again has been warned that the buying of & printed copy of & pl.l{ does not entitle any one to produce it or to read it in public. Katharine Cornell has discovered that not are amateurs acting “The Bar- retts of Wimpole Street,” but that pro- fessional unprofessional lecturers are giv! the drama before clubs and other . In their naive ey these believe they are compli- menting author and the actress, wlluu.nu.:ut they are laying them- selves .open A& severe penalty under the copyright law. 3 ATIONAL 00; Bal., + Oreh., The Second Visit to Washington of the STRATFORD-UPON-AVON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL CO. From THE SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL THEATRE PATRON: HIS MAJESTY THE KING F WINDSOR™ ‘A Weds Evening. November & “KING RENRY THE FOURTH" (o4, 1) B LA HB B - OEREA e e NEXT WEEK BEG. MON. y;¥*I%,;. 3EATS THURS. THE THEATRE GUILD (The Pirst Production of the Third Subseription Seasen) “REUNION in VIENNA” A Gay Comedy by Rebert E. Sherwood. With a Brilant Cast: PRICES: AN evenings, 35.00, $2.30, $2.00, $1.50, $1.09, Wed. Mat., $2.00, $1.50, $1.00 & T5c. Sat. Mat., $2.50, $2.00, $1.50. $1.00 & 756, SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE! Miss representing the Theatre Guild, The L Te the ‘Savantares of the Sobscription pian T |\ b Natieast MONDAY AND WEEK Mats. Wed. & Sat. . .50 & $1.00; by A e e K NOTE Curtain Wi Rise Evenings Royal Charter) At 8:10 Matinees at 2:10 Thursday Evening, Ne STWELITR NGRS * Frida; l'nl-hn.r. ll!'l.'"‘-.' g;'i‘)"“ November l‘r Saturday Evening, W. BRIDGES ADAMS Settings by Aline Bernstetn LYNN FONTANNE Helen Westley TODAY at3P.M. “THE REAL HOLLYW AMAZING PICTngsor Nov. 15, nCaBlials of Northern Burope; Bex Office Open ot 1 P. M. Today, 931—PART FOUR MENTS, WESTMINSTER CHOIR Constitution Hall Wednesday, November 4, 8:15 P.M. Tickets: Soe, $1.00. $1.50, on Sale _T. Arthur Smith Coneert Buresu, 1390 G AMUSE neighbors may be looked for in all their glory at the R-K-O Keith, start- ing Friday, in “Way Back Home.” In- asmuch as this famous group of plous mummers have already aj n Washington in a p._:f""" ance,” and those who did not them then doubtless have them over the radio many a evening, thelr introduction would to_be complete already. S “Way Back Home™ is likely to Harndie Meakin's biggest drawing of the year. Maude Adams-Oti 'HE proposed tour for Maude Adams and Otis Skinner's presentation of | Shakespeare’'s comedy, “The Merchant of Venice,” has been announced by Erlanger Productions, Inc., under whose management these distinguished artists are to appear. After the premiere in Cleveland next Tuesday evening, the tour will take h up-State cities in New York, )?e“'mh.hnd and down the At- lantic Seaboard as far as Baltimore. The week after Thanksg! N vember 30, will bring them to 3 N. J.. the nearest they will get to New York until lite March or April. A week in Philadelphia follows, a night in Reading, Pa., e the National ’I‘h!el(ar ll‘lnall'.‘l‘;md(m 2 Georgia Is Her Home. M AE CLARKE, who madé the leap from musical to movie fame in “Waterloo Bridgg," “The Front Page” and other screen'Successes, and is now in “Reckless Living” playing at the Rialto Theater, began e in At lanta, Ga. HE talking pictures are earnestly endeavoring to meet the public demand for someth ng new, something interesting, some: thing delightful. Those sched- uled for the new week that starts m before the current week is fin- include pictures of exceptional interest, including : one with Seth Parker and another with Helen Hayes as the bright par- ticular stars. LO!W'S Palace announces the celebration of RAFAEL its “Birthday An- E SIS ABATINI “Fiction in History" Presented by Comn CHTAL CoMiiY SRR An lon_Sts. ‘I'UIJSIM‘Y. November 3, 8:15 : §1L.08, $1.%5, Building. 13th NORMAN FOSTER UM SUMMERVILLE WARIF PREVOST something, said, that is out of the ordinary in many respects. (THE Yellow Ticket” & Raoul Walsh-Fék production, is billed for the Fox, starting Friday. Elissa Landi, the English star, will reappear along | with Lionel Barrymore, Laurence Oliver and Walter Byron. while on the stage | the Fanchon-Marco idea, “Around the World,” will be the outstanding feature. 1t sounds like a mighty good bill. O shall dare say when the great | Greta Garbo and her picture, “Susan Lenox,” will sag in popularity? But when she and it do, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, famous players of the New York Theater Guild, will be seen in theis first effort in the movies, “The Guardsman,” at Loew’s Colum- ‘This production is in the great metropolis as JANET RICHARDS FIRST TALK TOMORROW Public Questions: Home and Forelen ety e Room, Winara e Resetved Seasom Ticket (13 talks) Unreserved Season Ticket Admission, 75 and $U bia Theater. being hailed FIL S| snusest o TOMORROW BELASCO e roem o us SECOND ATTRACTION OF THE PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS Guthrie McClintic Presents Francine Larrimore in S. N. Behrman’s New Comedy “Brief Moment” PRIOR TO NEW YORK Nightly 8:30, S0c fo $2.50 Thurs, Mat. at 2:80, 50e to $1.50 Sat. Mat. at 2:30, S0e to $2.00 WEEK SUNDAY NOV. 8...SEATS THURS. POPULAR RETURN ENGAGEMENT Direct From Unbounded Broadway Succgss The Greatest Novelty of All Time The sensation of the American ter . A f of enteriaimment popuiae 1. the caphils of Contnental Barope ETHEL WATERS Lew Les.;le’s New ‘Rhapsedy in Black’ A Symphoeny of Blue 1“.‘- and Black Rhythm + With the Greatest Cast of Colored Stars Ever Berry Brothers Cecil Mack’s Cheir Valaida Dusty Fletcher, Bessie Dudley, Blue MeAllister Pike Davis’ Continental Orchestra KEEPING THE PRICES DOWN Nights, 50¢ to $3. Thursday and Saturday Matinees, 50c to $¢ WEEK SUNDAY, NOV. 15th Popular Scale of Prices: Nights, Entire Orch., $3.50; Mez., $2.50, $2; Bl\l-. $1.50, $1; SAT. MAT. ONLY, $2.50 WORLO® ES