Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1931, Page 16

What's What and Where Attractions Soon to Be Seen in Washington Theaters ITH lines marc up and the always slowly edging the way to the box office at both the National, where the Ziegfeld “Follies” are doing the honors for the egitl theater, and at the Rialto, v in” has been !'leer- ing them off their feet with its thrills 2nd shudders, there appears to be little reason left in the National Capital for the bellef that better times are not ng, if indeed the “happy days” are notimlready here. Ziegfeld “Follies” Open the National Monday. RADXANT beauty, glowing with charm and loveliness, is always suggested when Ziegfeld’s “Follles” is mentioned. And all this and much more are prom- ise¢ at the National ‘Theater next Mon- day evening. A list of famous stars is headed by Harry Richman. whom everybody seems to know about, whether they have met him or not. And there is an- other new celebrity in Hal Le Roy, a young blond dancer, who has already rivaled the famous Jack Dona- hue and Mitzi May- fur. There are nany others no less renowned in one way or another, but the great charm of the “Follies” lies in its glorified Evelyn Laurie. feminine beauty, its spectacular set- | ting, its music and the fascination of | its terpsichorean glories. Washington | is fortunate indeed to get this rare at- | traction, even at the last moment. | thanks to & quick change of decision of | its celebrated producer, Florenz Zieg- feld. Seats are now on sale. Arts Club Players In Two Plays Wednesday. | THE Arts Club Players will present | two one-act plays during the com- ing week—"Wealth and Wisdom,” by | Oliphant Down, with Dorothy Crosby | and Capt. Ray C. Montgomery, under | the direction of Maude Howell Smith, | and the other “The Decision at Dawn.” | written by Maj. R. B. Lawrence, wlthi the author as Alexander Hamilton in | the cast—on Wednesday and Thursday | evenings. - “The Decision at Dawn” was | the winning play of the Longman Green | national contest last Winter for the | best one-act play about George Wash- |~ ington. It is & moving presentation of Washington's darkest hour at Valley | Forge. | Burton Holmes | Saturday and Sunday. wASHmeN is promised an un- usual Burton Holmes treat this week in the repetition at the National Theater Saturday afternoon and eve- ning of Mr. Holmes' first travelogue, “The Real Hollywood,” while the Jlec- | ture Sunday afterncon at 3 o'clock will | cover “Paris and the Colonial Exposi- tion.” “Tally Ho Girls,” s With George Carroll, at Gayety. GEORGE CARROLL will bring his | “Tally Ho Girls” company to the Gayety for a week’s frolic in burlesque, | starting with a matinee Sunday after- noon. Eddie Lloyd in the nut musical scenes with Carroll has helped win for the team the sobriquet of “The High- Score Laugh Harvesters” of the new | Columbia burlesque circuit. The com- pany also includes Angeles Lee, who tops the list of featured women, in- “Touchdown” At Palace Friday. Trm biggest anniversary program of them all is the boast of Managing Director Colby Har- riman for Loew's Palace program, starting ¥riday of this _week ith “Touchdown,” fea- | turing Richard Ar- len, Pegry Shan- non, Jack Oakies, | on the screen, and |with the stage show headed by Benny Davis, |youthful writer and poser_of “Margie,” ut of You” and other popular ballads, who brings his second group of “Future Broadway Richard Arlen. Wi TALLWLAH BANKHEAD is the star of “The Cheat,” the new screen Earle Theater for the week starting Saturday of the current week. It is the story of the flirtatious woman who through gambling debts is drawn into an intrigue away from her husband. The stage show will be headed by Eric Zardo and his Zardollans, said to be one of the most versatile of the radio and stage orchestras, with a supporting gal of celebrities and Maxine Doyle. National Symphony Popular Concert Sunday. CONDUCTOR HANS KINDLER for the second Sunday concert of the National Symphony Orchestra of Wash- ington, D. C., to be given at Constitu- tion Hall next Sunday afternoon, No- vember 29, at 4 o'clock, has selected Chabrier's “Gwendoline” ~ overture as his opening number. Handel's “Con- certo Grosso, No. 5, in D Minor,” the largo movement from Dvorak’s “New symphony, Frederick Delius “On Helfln? the First Cuckoo in Spring,” _Rimsky - Korsakoff's _“The Flight of the Bumblebee” and Ippolitow- Ivanow's “Caucasian Sketches' also will be included. McCormack Will Sing Saturday Night in Recital. ‘OHN McCORMACK, on his first con- cert_aj rance in Washington in The “feel” of Man- hattan is here, as well as luxury of appointment. 700 rooms with tub and DOUBLE .1 ower bath, cir- ss culating ice water. e/ PARAMOUN | 46 STREET WEST OF BROADWAY, NEW YORK Rates SINGLE 3 cluding Johanna Slade, Virginia Whee- ler, Lanora De Alba and Charby Bon- | CHARLES L. ORNSTEIN, MANAGER i We Thank Goodness for Thi s Pglicy! IT has long been the Saks policy to decide on a value and then find the one best stand our value know that they. THE result is surpassed in Am And we always manufacturer to develop that value for our public. E have never let ourselves be so tied to any manufacturer that we were compelled to accept any article offered us, merely be- cause it bore his trade-mark. OUR policy has led us into happy unions with coura- geous manufacturers who under- ideas and who are assured our patronage so long as they co- operate with our standards. that today no value bearing the Saks name is erica at its price. welcome the op- portunity to prove this by com- parison., S The Avenue at 7th THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER. 25, 1931 several seasons, at Constitutic next Saturday 'evening, Neveml at 8:30 o'clock, will rruenv. a gr of Irish folk songs, including “The For- lorn Queen,” an arrangement by Her- bert Hughes based on an old Irish tra- dition, and “The Spanis: Lady,” ar- ranged and adapted by Hughes, which, with Ernest Torrence's song, “Smilimg Kitty ODay,” will be sung here for the first time. . Kreisler Recital i Next Tuesday Afternocon. i an KREPSLER will make his anly concert appearance of the 1931-32 season in Washington at Constetution Hall next Tuesday afternoon, Decerber 1, at 4:30 o'clock. . Seats are on sale at Mrs. Wilson-Greene's Conceri Bureau, in Droop's, 1300 G street. “Expensive Women,” Metropolitan, Saturday. - JOLORES COSTELLO, after two years of absente from the screen, will e at the Warner Metro- politan eater next Saturday in “Ex- pensive Women,” a picture different to those in which she has formerly been seen. The story cancerns a beauty of the idle rich who sets out to find sqme- thing to relieve the emptiness of her life. ‘There are three leadirig men— Warren Willlams, a new screen lover; Anthony Bushell, an English actor, and Joe Donahue. E “The Champ,” Saturday at the Columbia. ALLACE BEERY, whom all the world knows, with Jackie Cooper, star of “Skippy,” are teamed togetior p b A #he year.” at Loew's Columbia, arriving Pri- The picture is claimed to be one “outstanding acvomplisimergts of New Yorkers are now pay- ing $2 to see it at the Astor. lnmg- ing director feels it was an mplish- TRt o securigit. = . “Surrender’? At the_Fox Friday. WARNZD BAXTER, starred with Lefla Hyams in “Surrender,” the stoty of & French er’s love for a Prussisp girl, will the attractiopn at the Fo® for the week starting Friday’ ‘The stage shqw will feature Fan- chon-Marco “Marche Militaire” ides. “Suicide” Shown at Keith’s Now. * ¢“QUICIDE,” a picture made by - R-K-O-Pathe, with the co-opera- tion of the United States Navy, it is stated, and featuring along with a dis- tinguished cast 1,000 fighi Gobs, starts the new week at R-K-O Keith's today. Bill Boyd, James Gleason and Robert Armstrong are starred in it. ture BELGIUM TO .FLOAT BONDS BRUSSELS, Belgium, November 25 (P).—Because of the difficulty of launching a favorable long-term inter- nal loan at this time, the cabinet has authotized the finance minister to is- sue & maximux- of $15,000,000 in treas- ury bonds to compensate for delayed tax receipts. Issue of a $30,000 000 co- lonial loan and a $25,000,000 rallway attraction scheduled for the Warner |in “The Champ,” the new screen fea-'lgan has been postponed. 'CHURCH HONORS PAIR, MARRTED 50 YEARS e o Second Japtist Congregation Fetes Mr. and Mrs. Thomas - C. Simpson, * The comgregation of the churca of which they have been members since | before their marriage a half century ago feted Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. fympson, 624 D street northeast, in the niversary Monday night at the Second .[ll;’h ‘Svl:me southeast. T pson is-a senior deacom of the church aud has taught the Simpson Bible class there many years. He has been a member of the Executive. 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