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AMUS EMENTS. THE SUNDAY 8§ TAR, WASHINGTON, D. 1 932—PART FOUR. AMUSEMENTS. In Capital Theaters BELASCO—"Distant Drums.” HERE promises to be the novelty of discovery for Washington playgoers tomorrow night, when Guthrie McClintic _ presents Pauline Lord in Dan Totheroh’s new drama, “Distant Drums” in the Shubert-Belasco Theater, as the fourth attraction of the Professional Players' second season. Totheroh is an author few years ago and according to rec- ords, was suffi- clently impressed by it to include him in that small group of native playwrights in which are found Eugene O'Neill Maxwell Anderson and Sidney How- ard Lest this raise too great expectations, it should be added that Totheroh is by several vears youngér than any of these thrée prominent dn\mn(!(“ There will be matinees of “Distant Drums” on Thursday and Saturday As native as Eugene O'Neill, by hi dramas, is to the soil of New England so Dan_Totheroh is to the West. His “wild Birds” told of Nebraska. His “Distant Drums” goes back to the days of 1848, when emigrants from the East were séeking the promised land in the Northwest. In diaries, dust-laden, he found much of his background. The scenes are along the Oregon Trail Eunice Wollhill, the character played by Miss Lord s married the leader of the eers, as this offered her only possible escape from an impossible life in her little e. He desired a wife so that he might claim twice the number of acres of timberland granted by the Government to a bachelor. She finds the life of the trail is the way to freedom, but to him it is hardship to be endured for a goal yet to be reached Threading this is the unseen, but con- stantly felt, presence of Indians, whose insistent, uncanny, haunting tom-tom beats is the ominous reminder of the enemy whose lands the white people are invading. Miss Lord has given the stage many characterizations, outstanding in her career being her Amy in Sidney How- ard’s “They Knew What They Wanted her Anna Christie, in Eugene O'Nefll's play, which she acted both in America and in England, and her Nina Leeds. in “Strange Interlude.” She has been ab- sent from the stage for two years The large cast supporting Miss Lord includes Arthur Hot Beulah Bondi, Edward Pawley. Edward Ellis, Thomas B. Findlay, Eda Heinemann, John Ravold, Léo Curlév. Mabel Colcord. Mary Michael, William Lawson and Edward Potter. Jo Mielziner designed the settings. McClintic directed the production. NATIONAL—"Rigoletto.” THE Cosmopolitan Grand Opéra Co., under direction of Jacques Samossoud and the local management Wilson-Greene, will present a | Wweek of grand opera at the National Théater, beginning tomorrow evening at 8:20 o'clock, with a splendid roster of artists, a symphony orchestra of 35 and a chorus and ballet of 40 as features of thé éngagement The repertoire for the week follows: Tomorrow evening, “Rigoletto.” in Ital- ian; Tuesday evening, “Il Trovatore,” i Italian: Wednesday matinee, “Romeo and Juliet,” in French: Wednesday eve- ing, “Hansél and Gretel” in Geérman, nd “Pagliacci,” in Itallan; Thursday evéning, “Faust,” in French; Friday évening “Carmnn.” in Prench; Satur- day matinee, “Hansel and Gretel,” in English, and “Pagliacci,” in Italian, and Saturday evening, ‘“Rigoletto,” in Italian The Artists include Colétte D'Arville. soprano of the Paris Opera; Dreda Aves, Metropolitan Opera soprano; Bianca Saroya, soprano of the San Carlos and Philadelphia Grand Opera companies; Pauline Lord. I | Dorothy _Dickerson, soprano of the | Paris Opera; Gladys Mathew, Dresden Opera soprano; Ralph Errolle, formerly of the Metropolitan; Dimitri Onofrei and Ivan Ivantzoff, tenors of the San | Carlos and Philadelphia Opera com- | panies; Alexander Kurganofl, tenor of | the Paris Opera, and Joseph Recyer, baritone of the San Carlos and Covent | Garden Opera coxpanies. ANN CORIO, brunette dancing star, brings her new edition of “Girls in Blue” into the Gayety Theater this afternoon, opening her local engage- ment with the customary matinee. The gorgeous Ann_frolics with the abandon of yore and has evolved a half dozen | new dancing interludes for her forth- | coming entertainment. Supporting the r are Billy Fields tramp character comedian; Chuck Cal- lahan, eccentric funster; Lew Petel, one of the Columbia’s best straight men: the Bowers Bisters, vaudeville head- liners, harmony gers and dancing specialists; Jack Ryan, juvenile; Tiny | Huff, blonde soubrette; Jean Gaskell and Larry Clark, a character man who works with Chuck Callahan in a hilari- ous sanitarium skit and other scenes Fields and Callahan, comiques of dif- ferent types, carry the humor of the piece, with Miss Corio, of course, head- ing the feminine contingént and lead- ing the 18 “Girls in Blue” through the pretty mazes of many dancing en- sembles. JANET RICHARDS—Tomorrow. MISS JANET RICHARDS will give AV1 her regular talk on “Affairs Po- litical and International” At the Wil- lard Hotel tomorrow morning. at 11 o'clock. Out of the vast number of vital issues that confront the peoples of the world at the New Year, Miss Richards will turn her attention to the most _important European problems after briefly discussing the situation at home and in Manchuria. In she will review some books that are of speclal interest. The talks are illus- trated by the use of large maps. TED SHAWN DANCERS, Tuesday. "THE first program in_the new year to be offered by the Community In- stitute of Washington at Central High Auditorium will be presented Tuesday evening at 8:15 o'clock, when Ted Shawn, who has done so much to popu- larize his style of dancing art in this country, will appear in person with his dance group, in a brand-new program, which will be featured throughout the country in the 1932 tour. A varied and fascinating program has been especially arranged by Mr. Shawn, for the Bicentennial year, featuring In- dian and ritualistic dances, as well as his world-famous Spanish dances and many of the big hits of his European tour last Spring. Included in his company this season | will be Lester Shafer, well known rep- | resentative of the Denishawn Dancers | in this city, who will lead the new group | QAYETY—"Girls in Blue.” | of male dancers in an entirely new and | very modern number in the program Among the leading feminine dancers to be featured are Regina Beck and Anna Austin Tickets may be had at the T. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau, the Willard, and | the A. A A CLARA W. McQUOWN—Friday. RIDAY morning at 11 oclock at the Washington Club Miss M- | Quown will resume her talks on “Ques- tions of the Hour in National and In- ternationd]l Affairs.” recént developments in questions of international debts and reparations and in the Far Eastern situation. Miss McQuown has traveled extensively in many lands, has lived abroad and has béen for many years a student of world affairs. Her talks are concise, analyti- cal reviews of the tangled problems of outstanding interest in world politics | They are given at 11 o'clock every Fri- day morning through January. Febru- | |ary and March in the assémbly room of the Washington,Club, entrance 1010 Seventeenth street, and aré open t6 tka | publie. In the O'Neill Play. 'HE company which will play in| “Mourning Becomes Eléctra” for the Theater Guild at the National Theater is well known to Washington Judith Anderson appeared most re- cently in “Strange Interlude” another O'Neill play, almost as long as “Mourn- ing Becomes Electra” Miss Anderson, now & star on the American stage, has | just finiched a tour in the Pirandello play, “As You Desire Me." Bhe first came into prominence about nine years ago in New York and Chicago in a failure, called “Péter Weston.” She was at that time a young actress from Australia, who had not played impor- tant rolés here. Overnight, however. £hé achieved a success, and in 1923-24 she appeared in a play by Martin Brown, “Cobra,” coring another great success. Shé next went under the manage- ment of David Belasco to support the laté Holbrook Blinn in “The Dove.” So well did she play her part that Mr Blinn is said to have waived that por- tion of his contract which provided that no one should be starred with him to allow her name to be raised in the lights with his When the Theater Gu ‘Strange Interlude” Mi lowed Lynn Fontanne role of Nina Leeds for in new York and ild produced s Anderson fol- in leacing more than a year wh one of the great femi- the American stage Her most recent performances have been ir “The Shanghai Gesture” and as L Macbeth in the Macbeth production which Gordon Craig designed for George C. Tyler. She plaved the lead- ing roles in such famous plays as “The Yellow Ticket,” Katherine de Vaucelles McCarthy's “If I Were King,” Days.” “The Typhoos A rated Case” “Roads of Dest Mirage,” “East of Suez “Lullab As O'Neill Wwas A famous act father. Roland Reed atist at the beginning of this century Heér earlier training was in the famous Fifth Avenue Theater company and with many stock companies over the country Walter Abel, the Orin of Becomes Electra,” was featured in the | présent season in Chester Erskin's pro- duction of ess.” He was one of the ts of the Province- e at the time O'Neill was almost mp Stafr playwright of that fa- | To Mourning Be- left Gilbert Miller's Howard in Philip The Animal King- her, James O'Nelll Florence Reed's was a noted dram- “Mourning | production Barry f Leslie _DANCING, Miss E"en Waller "S'B"c’b BALLROOM & sTAGE Pikc Stadio, 2619 14th St \‘uflr‘eclzu e 2985 E F. MILLER =1 i cing_Classes. 1208 L'EGARE STUDIO. Private, MAE. DAVISON AU torms of stage dancing. ball room lass Tuesday eves.. beginners and advanced o 8710 11 vim. Short routines in panish and some of Will Robinson outines, ' Heaith and acrobatic Children's elasses Sat - phriale By dpvointment. i Iz M 1 PHIL HAYDEN STAGE AND BALLROOM DANCING » Nnrth‘!594 Room, Tap, n«n‘v § lessons |-.- Six Vponl Circle dom.” 1In 1017 Hénry Miller, father of | Gilbert, took Abel from the American | Académy of Dramatic Art to play for one year in “Come Out of the Kitchen.” He is a young man, but he played 20 weeks of one-night stands in “Friendly Enemies,” has been stage manager for Mrs. Fiske in “Wake Up, Jonathan,” and in 1921 had a season with Jessié Bonstelle’s_company in Detroit, which included Frank Morgan, the leading man; Guthrie McClintic, the director, and 'a young leading woman named Katharine Cornell In 1925-26 he played for Kenneth MacGowan, Robert Edmond Jones and Eugene O'Neill in “Fashion.” “The Spook Sonata,” “Love for Love,” “Ds- sire Under the Elms” and that quartet of sea plays, 5. 5. Glencairn.” A 3 later he played in “Beyond the Ho; zon,” then with Fay Bainter in Enemy,” in_“The Sea Gull” and * the Bottom,” and in the London pro- duction of “Coquette.” Crane Wilbur, the Capt. Brant of Electra,” is the famous movie hero of some years back, who threw it all over- board for the stage, and who began writing plays—“The Monster,” for in- stance, and others. Last season he was starred in Edgar Wallace'’s “On the Spot.” Held Over Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, in Deliclous,” at Fox. aHUBERT BELASCO FHRST THME ON ANY ONE WEEK BEGINNIN GUTHRIE MeCLINTIC Presents In DAN TOTHEROM'S PLAY ‘“‘DISTANT DRUMS™’ TRAIL IN 1848 THE OREGON closing | she will discuss | MATS, THURS. & SAT. In Vaudeville | i | TED CLAIRE, Who_appears with_Loew's Vaudeville Revue No. 5 at the Palace this weck Coyote Enters the Chase. JFOX hunters in the vicinity of the National Capital may find a chuckle in this trial of the unconquerable screen. Robert Z. Leonard was given the task of staging an English fox hunt in film- | ing “Courage,” which is based upon a Frederick Lonsdale story. It was a task imperative, because the English author knew something about fox hunts. But it is one thing to write the story of a fox hunt and another thing to picture it on the screen There was no difficulty at all in securing horses, hounds and costumes. | But trouble began when an English technical adviser insisted that the horses must all be bob-tailed, and it |0 | continued when he further insisted | that the hounds also must be_pat- | terned along English lines. Mr. Leon- ard was beginning to feel the burden of his undertaking, when the point was reached where the fox was needed There were no foxes in Hollywood. and you couldn't have a fox hunt without A fox. The screen industry maintains that nothing is impossible to the picture | maker. If you haven't a desired article on hand, the director, with a wave of his hand, simply orders that it be made forthwith. But you can't make foxes that way. The screen industry, however. didn't fall down on its job. A trained coyote was ultimately pressed into service. and, with some expert make-up, finally solved the crowning obstacle to & fox hunt in Hollywood. | Dcug's Travelogue. 'HE five main countries of the Orient are pictured in the new adventure film, “‘Around the World in Eighty Min- | utes With Douglas Fairbanks,” now on the screen at the Metropolitan Theater The sound camera has caught the strange facts and places of China, Japan. Siam, Indo-China and Ind through which Doug and tbree cor panions roved on their expedition. In- teresting incidents in the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines also are in- | cluded in the film, released by United | | Artists | Doug was aided in his search for real adventure by celébrities and rulers. By eleptant, camel and automobile he pen- | etrated into the interiors of the various countries, and Victor Fleming. noted diréctor; “Chuck” Lewis, production manager, and Henry Sharp, camera- man, were with him. Visits were made to and scenes of native life, the people’s superstitions, sports and industries— | all aré covered, along with leopard and tiger hunts in Indo-China, amusement | | at the royal palace in Siam and strange | innd fascinatin® facts about colorful ndia. | From the last-named country the picture takes one the rest of the way around to Hollywood at a speed of sev- eral thousand miles a minute by means of the “magic carpet,” which Fairbanks | introduced once before in “The Thief | of Bagdad.” | More than 200,000 feet of film were shot during the expedition, and Fair- | banks was aided in his task by the | collaboration of Robert Sherwood, play- wnght and humorist. | Blackface Minatrels Revived ALBERT WHELAN and Billy Ben- nett, English comedians, are reviv- ing the old minstrel troupe idea and have started their blackface entertain- | ment in London in a series cf matinee: They are also doing an Amos 'n’ Andy act over the radio. . sacred places | sents Coming Attractions ‘MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA.”| ONDAY afternoon, January 11, the most important dramatic event of Washington's the« atrical season will take place, when the Theater Guild pre- masterpisce, | | Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra,” at the | National Theater for six performances only Mourning Be- comes - Electra” is a trilogy com posed of three plays, all of which are in one day, beginning at 5:30 o'clock in the afternoon. The first play is “Homecom- ing,” the second, “The Hunted,” and the third. “The Haunted.” After the first play there is a_dinner inte mission from 17 {o oclock, after second are given Judith Anderson, | | presented. When “‘Mourning opened in New York, the press notices were extravagant, indeed, but nothing compared with the reviews of this, Mr, O'Neill's latest and easily best work. | The cast which Washington will see a noteworthy one and includes Judit Anderson, Florence Reed, Walter Abel, Crane Wilbur, Thurston Hall and some 20 others. Phillp Mogller, who directed “Strange Interlude’ as well as the Lunts’ new play, “Reunion in Vienna,’ here _this Fall, also directed ourning Becomes Electra.” After playing a week in Washington | tnis production goes to Pittsburgh for two weeks and then to Chicago for a run | Judith Anderson _and Walter Abel have been seen in Theater Guild pro- suctions before ~Miss Anderson played in “Strange Interlude” in New York Chicago, San Francisco and many other important cities. Mr. Abel play one of Mr. O'Neill's earlier works sire Under the Elms.” The National Theater had a record week with “Strange Interlude,” but from the looks | of the hundreds of mail orders pouring into the box office, it is very likely that | “Mourning Becomes Electra” will break all sorts of records for its six perform- | ances here, Malil orders are no and if a stamped, s velope is_inclosed with | tickets will be mailed to you | they will be held at the box office. The box nmce sale begins Thursday, Jan uary ‘ “PEACHES" BROWNING NEXT. MIANAGER LAKE of the Gayety an- nounces, as the next attraction at lhr Gayety Theater, Frances “Peaches” | Browning, “the most talked-of woman | in the world.” in person, With a stage show titled ““Bare Facts” and reinforced | with Joan Lee, Joe Van and Hy Heath. Becomes Elactr: being received f-addressed en- the order the Otherwise MARTHA GRAHAM, January 22. MIARTHA GRAHAM, one of the lead- ing American woman _dancers, will give her first solo recital in Wash- ington Friday afternoon, January the National Theater. Miss QGraham is often called the “American Wigman.” She is entirely »n American product, however, and had | never seen the German star before the latter came to this country last season. A few years ago Miss Graham came here as a leading dancer with the Deni- shawn Dancers, and was praised by critics and audience for her artistry and | personality. Later she made a place for | herself as a leader in dance activities lin New York. She was one of a small group who appeared in dance interpre- | tations of Richard Strauss’ “Ein Helden- leben,” Griffes’ “White Peacock” and Ernesco’s Rumanian music as played by the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra in New York under Sokoloff She also was chosen to dance the | chief role 1n the first ballet presentation | of Stravinsky's “Rites of Spring” in Philadelphia and New York when | Stokowski directed the production two years ago. | Tickets may be procured at the Talbert Agency in the Willard Hotel. = = | NEWMAN TRAVELTALKS, Jan. 24 ] M. NEWMAN, renowned travel ¢ talker, says ‘“the best cure for worry is trav Mr. Newman realizes how impossible it is for many to throw off the yoke and sail away from their | cares and responsibilities for even a short trip, so he offers the next best thing—Traveltalks, as a happy method of banishing all trouble from the mind for a couple of hours while journeying through foreign lands with a comboetent guide whose skill in the selection of scenes and stories is unequaled. This_opportunity will be offered cn Pauline Lord Method. 7T, the spectator, more o less com- fortably seated in a theater, the actors in & play—if they are good actors and the play is interesting | enough mot to let the mind stray to nrelated things—“live their parts.” | That they must, if the plece is a suc- cess, give this same inevitable im- pression of “living” thelr characters hundreds of times in a season seldom occurs to the playgoer. I all seems tpontancous, of the mo- ment and for the moment. And th ix as it should be, If the auditor were conscious of the weary weeks and wecks of labor the actor devotes to perfecting himsell for his role, the illusion would break and_the whole performance would be that of an automaton Pauline Lord, who appears in_the new play, “Distant Drums,’ written with her in mind by Dan Totheroh, | several months ago derided to act Eu- nice Wolfhill in this drama when | Guthrie McClintic, the producer, tele- | graphed her from Los Angeles aftér reading the manuscript, not knowing she had inspired it and was waiting cnly for the right director. And so the long arm of coincidenca stret-hed itseli and Miss Lord began “creating” Eunice for a stag which would not see her until many months later. Ask her Tow she doss it and she wil look | ‘a little puzzled | | | | Some actors master the words as GAYETY-BURLESK “GIRLS IN BLUE" with BILLY FIELDS C Ill( K C. Al LAHAN GY WHITE BILLIE 1( NE RHODES STAGE | why soon as possible and then the “busi- ness'—the movements abcut the '!EP -and then they begin rooting into the character. Or they try a different manner of speaking theit lines at each rehearsal, and eventually choose the most_effective. Some deliberately vary their performance each day in order | to remain “fresh.” But this isn't the way Miss Lord does it “ I never learn a word until I have in mind exactly what I want to do with a role,” s Miss Lord “I spend the time before rehearsals trying to get the meaning of the character, to discover exactly what is back of her. I want to know the woman the author drew and what he meant in drawing her. 1 must find out why she did this or that she said this or that. I must make it all & part of the character as I see her, before she begins to crystal- ize an impression for me. I can't even picture to myself how she looks until I know her inner self. Once I know why she says something, the way she it is inevitable. I find I can't say it any other w JANET RICHARDS Affairs Political and International Every Monday Morning at 11 WILLARD HOTEL Admission—75¢ B Jan. 9, 8:30 CONSTITUTION HALL NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF WASHINGTON, D. C., HANS KINDLER, Conducter SOLOIST, ROSA LOw SOPRANO. 00, 786, 50¢, Boxes, e c‘u‘ Box Office. hail, ‘iver NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA F W. INGTON HANS KINBLER ConGiuctor CONSTITUTION L ursday, January Soloict, R':J!A LOW geprices, $2.15. 82, 8150 51, s, Wilson- -Greene's cZ::.;;':?.. | Astaire, Frank Morgan and Helen Brod- | revue to hold up its head.” t | field Theater in New York following a | partly because of the nature of the | because the Guild had held producing | critics in New York as an epic of the * | agrarian class. five consecutive Sunday afternoons, at | the “iaticmal Theater, beginning Janu- | ary -1, when Mr. Newman in an entirely | new “Seeing Europe” series of travel- talks will present his 1931 impression in the following order: “France and the Colonial Exposition.” “Spain. the Re- | public” “Berlin 1931," “London Life,” “England and Wales.” “THE STUDENT PRINC HE STUDENT PRINCE" Sig- mund Romberg's melodious mu- fcal gem, will be brought to the Be- lasco Theater for one week, commenc- ing Sunday, January 24, it is an- nounced. in entirely new dress and /scenic investiture This celebrated operetta of Rom- berg’s most beautiful score. bs sed upon the story of “Old Heidelberg,” still continues to nun high on the theat- rical horizon. A splendid cast of play- ers as much as any other factor 15 sald to make for the felicitous reviews that have been given it. George Has- sell is the comic valet, Lutz; Allan Prior, the Prince; Gertrude Lang, in- ternationally famous prima donna, is Kathie, and Holis Daveny, Charles Chesney, Lee Beges, rion Weeks, Margaret Cantrell, Gus Alexander and Belle Sylvia are others in the cast. “THE BAND WAGON.” AX GORDON'S revue, “The Band Wagon,” with its galaxy of popu- stars including Fred and Adele lar erick, who with others have been hold- ing forth at the New Amsterdam The- ater, New York, will come to Washing- ton for a week’s engagement, beginning Monday, February 1 Aside’ from the brilliant wit of its sketches, the novelty of its scenes, the quality of its music and the personality and talent of its principals and chorus, “The Band Wagon” is heralded as the most pretentious of the musical produc- | tions, with 26 scenes, each a bit more elaborate than its predecessor The revie was written by George S. Kaufman and Howard Dietz, who have a doren comedy hits to their credit, while the music, by Arthur Schwartz, includes among the best of its known | numbers “Sweet Music.” “High and Low,” “Dancing in the Dark.” “I Love Louisa,” “New Sun in the Sky” and “Beggar's Waltz," “The Band Wagon” evoked extrava- gant reviews from the New York critics, the verdict being that it was as nearly a perfect revue as any theatergoer may hope for in_this far from perfect world. The New York Times remarked that ‘after viewing ‘The Band Wagon' it would be difficult for any other musical Reservations by mail are now being accepted. Order blanks will be mailed upon request. Phone the National Theater, box office, National 0501 or 0502. “HOUSE OF CON HE new year will bring an im- portant production into the Na- | tional Theater, beginning January 25, in | Paul Green's play, “The House of Con- nelly,” done by the brilliant actiny company of the Group Theater an sponsored by the Theater Guild. It comes_direct from a run at the Mans- LLY.” previous at the Martin Beck Theater. “The House of Connelly” was the first play of the current season to be greeted with cheers on Broadway. That was run drama itself and also because it repre- sented the first production of a new and worth-while organization. The Group Theater, may be said to have sprung from the Theater Guild, since its three directors and various of its more important actors have all been identified with the Guild. It emerged as an independent unit, how- ever, with this play. At the same time, rights to the Green drama and in other ways extended a helping hand, the par- ent organization sponsored the offering, | somewhat proudly. And its friendly at- titude still extends to “The House of Connelly” as brought to Washington intact by the Group Theater Mr. Gregn’s drama, described by South., deals with the dying splendors of an old family in North Carolina. In its last act it indicates the rise of a new On Earle Stage BELLE BAKER, Who heads the stage program at the Earle this week. Park V1 ew Playe rs-—Fnday "HE recently organized Park View Playérs will present “The Tinker,” munity Center, corner of Warder street ning at 8 o'clock, under the direction of Lena G. Parks. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Holbrook Caskey, Norberta Bramell, rence Le Fever and Beryl Shannon. The membership, all of whom will as- sist in the production of this fitst play by the group, includes Mrs. Nora K. Bramell, Miss Augusta Hankins, Wil- lism 0. Hancock, Glen Jonscher, Mar- guerite Mischaud, Elizabeth Garlick, L. Conova, Estelle Moore, Mary A. Dufly, Vivian Kelsey, Ellen Clark, Jane Kirby, Carl Bradley, Richard Vennett and William Thompson Admission to “The Tinker" 35 cents. Mears, | Elwyn is 25 and | Tennessee Taxation "[HE State Legislature in Tennessee. according to Billboard, has about | taxed traveling shcws out cf the State, unless they operaie at agricultural fairs, in order to meet the State deficit. road shows are taxed up to $300 a day, in addition to county. and city license taxes. The scale starts at $50 a day on one and two car shows and extends gradually up to $500. Truck or shows that travel by motor cars start at $5 & day and run up to $50. depending cn the number of trucks. Each tent of a cireus is taxed $30 a day, regardless of I'the purposes for which they exhibit, unless they appear in connection with an agricultural fair. Gasoline for motor cars is assessed 7 cents a gallon and cigarettes 4 cents a package. Burlesque Star In the company presenting it are Franchot Tone, Margaret Barker, Mor- ris Carnovsky, Stellar Adler, Eunice Stoddard, May Morris, J. E. Bromberg, | Ruth Nelson, Dorothy Patten, Art | Bmith, Fanny de Knight, Willlam Chal- lee, Lewis Leverett, Walter Coy, Clement ‘Wilenchick, Philip Robinson, Clifford Odete, Friendly Ford, Gerrit Kraber, Robert Lewis and Herbert Ratner. | The production has been directed by Lee Strasberg and Cheryl Crawford, with settings designed by Glenn Throckmorton. Only Appearance Here This Season TED SHAWN and His Dancers Central High Auditorium, 13th & Clifton Si Tuesday, January 5 8:15 P.M. " §1.00; Reserred Seats. 150 T, Arthue Smith Coneert’ Bureau, Willard and A. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS January 13, at 4:45 P.M. Sigfrid Karg-Elert Organist—Composer Tickets at T. Arthur Smith's, G St. N.W., beginning Monday, vary 4. Service chatge for ticket, 25 cents. Jan- each JANET GAYNOR CHARLES FARRELL EL BR “DELICIOUS” In Person GEORGE E. STONE Fanchon & Mareo's “j Big Figures’ Ides Les stevens & Diplomats Kattson WaStps' " she SAFE IN HELL A First National Picture With nonowv MACKAILL —On the Stage— The Incomparable BELLE BAKER 3—OTHER ACTS—3 Jump From Continent To Continent With DOUGLAS FAIfiIlNlS Minutes of Fun, tid zsld Romping Adt n!ure AROUND THE WoRLD IN % MINUTES ADDED Horace Aot xuum Gortoon . . - News ANN CORIO, _In_*Oirls in Blue.” st the Oayety. | uo DONT,BLAME US/” MABEU.E JENNI | ever seen on by Fred Eastman, at Park View Com- | and Otis place northwest, Friday eve- |o In the cast will be seen Mrs. Kh‘k. PALACE—“Sooky.” OOKY,” built from the comic strip character of the same name, is the current attrac- tion at Loew’s Palace Theater. Jackie Cooper, whom many are saying 18 the s——ee—sdmmessmm—" greatest child actor the screen, ard who re- cently scored an outstanding hit in 1 | “The Champ, : | with Wallace Beery, is scen in the leading role of “8ooky” with Robert Coogan in the title 1ole. Om th> Palace stage, Loew's Fifth Vaudeville revue is the attraction with many well known Loew acts fea- tured. 4 Jackie Cooper. 'VlETROPOLITA\— Around the World in 80 Minutes.” YEAR of fun with Doug. Fair- | Dbanks” 15 the promise of Warner Bros. Metropolitan Theater for the current week, in “Around the World in | 80 Minutes,” which is heralded as the most unusual picture ever seen | Doug started with an idea of making “l picture with every element of enter- tainment, and he is said to have done it. There are thrills you've never im- ined, comedy that's rapid fire, scéenes ? beauty and romantic people of all| lands. “Around the World” was made by Pairbanks and his director, Victor Flem- ing, on a recently completed trip. With no intention of making a picture for public showing, they took a camera and sound equipment to make a record of their exciting trip for their own amuse- ment. Returning to Hollywood, the | films were shown to many of their friends, whose reception was so enthu- | siastic that Fairbanks and Fleming | were persuaded to release them to the public. Some of the countries visited and some of the scenes shown include China, Japan, India, Siam, Indo-China, Hawaii and the Philippines. R-K-O KEITH'S— JFOR the second week marking the return of vaudeville to R-K-O Keith's the stage program will present | Miss Rac Samucls, “Blue Streak of Vaudeville”; Miss Vanessi and company and Harry J. Conley as highlights. | “Men of ‘Chance” will be the screen feature, in which Ricardo Cortez is the featured player, supported by Mary As- tor, a star in her own right; John Hal- liday, Ralph Ince and Kitty Kelley. Men of Chance.” | | EARLE—"Safe in Hell.” | k. ONE of the most powerful screen | dramas presented on a Washing- | ton scréen for months” introduces “Safe | in Hell,” starring Dorothy Mackaill, as\ | the screen attraction, and another | Washington favorite, Belle Baker, in| the stage program at the Warner Earle Theater this week. | ‘The picture is said to give Dorothy Mackaill her greatest opportuhity to play a deeply emotional character role as the pathetic Gilda Carlson, a servant girl betrayed by her employer, who finally achieves redemption on an island in the Caribbean Sea. The cast of this First National-Vita- phone picture includes Donald Cook, | Victor Varconi, Ivan Simpson, Ralf | Harolde and Nina Mae McKinney. The stage program, headed by Belle Baker, stage, screen and radio star, in an offéring of new songs and stories, includes also Harry Roye and Billee | Maye, “aristocrats of dance”; Frank | PHILES Leopola Htokuw!\ll, Conducting Samuel Dushkin, Sololst Constitution Ldam, 12, 845 com Tickets, $2.25, $3, $2.75, §2, $1.50, 81, T. Arthur 8mith, 1330 G St., In Homer L. Kitt's. IKO VAUDEVILLE RAE SAMUELS Il “Blue Streak of Vaudeville” Miss Vanessi m Heading Great Program ON THE SCREEN: “MEN OF CHANCE” An RKO Radlo Pisture by th m man “(hat tnrilied America with e Siar Final," {eaturing KIOARDO CORTEZ MARY ASTOR BELLE BENNETT-CLYDE COOK Jon\\Y FERRING "GL‘!L&X’ GI&EI‘(AHON" 0 CARRIL] And the siar of unkennem" BORIS Week Commencing Tomorrow, Jan.4 NATIONAL THEATRE, 8:15 o’Ciock COSMOPOLITAN GRAND O MONDAY (Evening). TUESDAY (Evening) . WEDNESDAY (Matinee) . WEDNESDAY (Eve.) (Doubie THURSDAY (Evening) FRIDAY (Evening).. SATURDAY (Mat) (Double Bill) SATURDAY (Evening). AN. PERA CO. 4—RIGOLETTO (In ltalian) 5—IL TROVATORE (I It 6—ROMED & JULIET (In French) HANSEL & GRETEL (/n Germen) PAGLIACCI (In ltelien) 1—FAUST (In French) 8—CARMEN (In French) 9 ) HANSEL & GRETEL (In Emghish) % ) PAGLIACCI (In Italion) 8—RIGOLETTO (/n Itadian) MAESTRO JACQUES SAMOSSOUD, Conduetor Orchestra of 35—Chorus and Ballet of 40. MANAGEMENT MRS, Prices, $8.00, $2.50. $2.00, $1.50, National i $1.00, Sale Greene's Bureah, Droop’s, 1300 G Street, m-mn D‘GB and box office WILSON-GREENE. Seats Now Mrs. Wilson- ‘heatre. Next Week, Beg. Mon., Jan. 11 MAIL ORDERS NOW—SEATS THURSDAY The Theater Guild, Inc. (Third Play—Third Sabscription Season) OURNING BECOMES ELECTR EUGENE oN:lu.'s surns TRILOGY JUDITH ANDERSON CRANE WILBUR THURSTON HALL Dajie ot 5808 % 3o > Bpiine 1t Vel aadrennea snd stam be malled, otherise they .'.fi""’ Presents FLORENCE REED WALTER ABEL AND 20 OTHERS g Binay lonrmigien trem 7 40 8, o s oosissed m'x.eu witl | White Flashes, | 1ts first, | the famous Preston Sturges play | genuine success and that “Strictly Dis- | honorable™ | of the current season. | Farrell’s valet, Radcliff, with Gene Rodgers: Three in thrilling feats, and Maxine Doyle, mistress of ceremonies. The added short-reel subjects com- prise the Graham McNamee talking newsreel and the orchestral prelude will be played by Preddie Clark's Earle | Orenestra. RIALTO—"Strictly Dishonorable.” 'HE Rialto Theater is presenting for a second week “Strictly Dishonor- able,” with Sidney Fox, Lewis Stone and Paul Lukas in the pivotal roles. week in Washington proved that this translation to the screen of is a is one of the finest pictures In the supporting cast. under the direction of John M. Stahl, are seen jeorge Meeker, Sidney Toler, William Ricclardi, Carlo Schipa, Samuel Bonello, | Joe Torillo and J. W. Qirard The play ran cn Broadway for two vears under the management of Brock Perrberton, and five companies toured in it in 1929 The Rialto New Year program also includes selected short subjects. plus, of course, the Universal News with the talking reporter. , FOX—"Delicious.” 'HE Fox Theatér is holding over “Delicious,” the delightful musical romance, co-starring Janeét Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Qeorge Gershwin wrote six mus e, including his "N and El Brendel funniér than ever, also sings several songs. The story concerns a Scotch immi- grant in the steerage of a large liner coming to America and her adventures after she gets into the country ille- gally. Romance enters her life when she meets a well known polo player about the ship. On the stage George E. St membered from “Little Caesar,” “Front Page” and “Cimarron,” will appear in person. Fanchon & Marco's “Three Big Figures” idea will feature the Five Jansleys, Carts Brothers, Harold Stan= ton, Muriel Gardner, Louis Barrison and the Sunkist Beauties. Les Stevens and th(‘ Diplomat, annther episode of the “Galloping Ghost,” and the Fox Movietone News complete the bill. ne, re- COLUMBIA—"“Possessed.” OAN CRAWFORD and Clark Gable remain for a second and final week at Loew’s C-lumbia Theatet in their Jatest production, “Pcssessed,” an adap- tation of the Edgar Selwyn play, “The Mirage,” and Broadway stnsa(mn of some years ago. In this picture Miss Crawford is seen as a young woman who forégoés mar- riage to enjoy luxury with her sweet- heart, a rising young politician. Things go well until the boy has to choos> be- tween love and his career. Here the play is brought to what is claimed to be a surprising clirax, with both Miss Crawford and Gable doing some of their finest acting. Wallace Ford, Skeets C;]allflzher and \lar_k‘rl- White are in the DUMBARTON *'%,Mieonsin BALLY EILERS and JFSSE THEATER R0 K A Fhetoptias. DW. bl "?% Gomedy, EI'RCEIT ! RICHARD ARLEN, 3 H GREENWOOD, PRINCESS ™ BUCK __JONES _CLARK and_ MchL STANTON W‘KLL BOGE! UERITE Mno't BIL Warner Bros.’ AMBASSADOR umm;fnv MACKAILL, PE! - JACK OAKIE and 80 GRID STARS, TOLCHDO DIRECTION SIDNEY LUST HIPPODROME %, Mo, 2t%, ‘Today-Tomorrow (UIONEL BARRYMORE In YELLOW TICKET” CAMED | mfrron tusday: esd RNER EAX in (;IS“CO LXD A HYATTSVILLE. pib: ‘Tomorrow-Tuesday WAR BAXTER in “SURRENDER. RlCHMOND Alexandria, Va. Tomot.-Tues.-Wed James Dunn. 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