Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1932, Page 52

UNDAY STAR, ON, D. C, JANUARY 31, 1932—PART FOUI. AMUSEMENTS. l | New Conductor at Keith's. AMUSEMENTS. WASHIN 2 Wide Variety of Screen Attractions for the Week One Picture Is Held Over and Others Are New est| Pictures Coming Next. Big Revue and a New Play Featurpd on Loml Stages “Tl’lc Band Wagon." at Natxonal and Blessed A MeChanical Stage Wonder ITHOUT the fanfare of trumpets, s might be proper, Peter Laurini has arrived as guest conductor at R-K-0Q Keith's Theater. Lourini’s stay, as in the case of guest conductors, will be for an indefinite period, but the in- terest aroused by his appearance has caused the theater’s management to JONEL ATWILL, once ocne of the distinguished stars of the David Belasco contingent, will be seen upon the Fox Theater I screen, starting next Friday, as screen star in “Sllent Witness.” His wpport in the picture includes Greta From Ho”_\'wond Studios—vauclcvluc Headliners on Stagc programs. ‘Prestige.” romance, as typl- n by Ann Hard heights of comedy person, by presents the of the new her latest cast are in the and James a lone three \etra nd fille and Louis anc this week St and et EARLE—“Two Kinds of Women.’ 1 HOPKINS, I 1d Whi ymedy comedia ymen,” adapted s “This Is women Who learn f feverish Harry ar J\'. ree gymnastic co-eds, b s of ceren the program PALACE—"Lovers Courageous.” he outstand- e year, current D as one of Palace | 14 5 be an sutoblography yW t (‘rm s Lonsdale of this famous p) g to sell and t ater Stepping Higt wn Loew acts are featured in Joe Man- New York, The Unexpected Father.” mx the Slim a veal comedy, built situation out of which grows a series of complications which, is claimed, make “The Unexpel one of the year's be: expected Fath on & unique Father comedies A _bachelor, recently ome _rich, PEVTON PE dancing; da 1745 F_St. N.W._ Met. 3050 Mlss Ellen Waller anu{\ ”I\ AN Fel. Adams 2539 TANG‘O HOUR eps and combination %: PHIL HAYDEN Classes Now Forming in Tap Ballet Acrobatic For Both Adults and Children Six Dupont Circle NOrth 8594 DANCE SMARTLY —and add to your Popularity! Everybody admires and culti- rates the friengdship of the fin- isned, up-to-dite dancer. Mr. Thayer's talented instructors have a reputation for correcting faults, teaching steps that are the last word in smartness stilling confidence in an unusual- 1y short time. Call this week for a ten-min- ute guest lesson and dance analysis—no charge. Studio open untl 10 p.m. Leroy H. Thayer Studios 1226 Connecticut Ave, Decatur 5470 Several | finds himself the “acquired daddy” of & child of 4, and the whole thing hap- pens just as he s about to wed a gold- digging flancee. | Dale Van Every wrote the play and | Thornton V. Freeland directed it, with | a supporting cast that includes Cora | Sue Collins, Hollywood’s newest kid actress; Alison Skipworth, who re- membered for “The Torch-Bearers”; Dorothy Christy Grace Hampton, Claude Allister, Tyrell Davis and Tom | O'Brien METROPOLITAN Band. ARNER'S METROPOLITAN, cele- a special thrill week, has attraction Sherlock adventure, “The Speckled as the added attraction the talking picture of the all classic, Tulane V. ‘The Speckled y Bana” presents a ho might do wonders modern crime wave and who finds himself up against the solution of one of the most baffling of murder mys- teries. Holmes solves it to the satisfac- cluding justice, only after s treated to a succession : flering, the_foot ball Tulane vs. Southern California, | h exciting | A play-by-play fil ! one of the coun- rts will show both fast and slow motion, shorts and the Paramount | will complete a thrilling COLU !\H’Kli-“l)r Yfl«\l and Mr. Hyd JEKYL AND MR HYDE,” | Robert Louis Stevenson's sensa- remains a second week at umbia Theater, with Fred- 1 the leading role. Miriam and Ruth Hobart share the onors. ckyl and Mr. Hyde" has been i as a movie on several occa- but never before, it is asserted, of voice and sound d to make it one of films of the speaking tanding screen A selected group completes the Columb short subjects m Tulane-California Game. AS w the Tu fornia Ur New YVear dena, Cal M an added attraction for Thril!l cek, @ 6-reel pictorial account of ne University-Southern Cali- | ersity foot ball game played day at the Rose Bowl. Fasa- is belng shown at Warner | said to expose a numbm nable decisions by | is claimed complexion of the contest one of the starting plays that | 00 spectators and millions of llbound is photo- it happened. A description of the movie fans alike | interest in this it has play MARY NOEL, Featured in “Girls From the Follies," the Gayety's entertainment this week " JANET RICHARDS | AFFAIRS POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL Every Monday Morning at 11 WILLARD HOTEL ~ WORLD FAMOUS St. Olaf Choir F. Melius Christiansen, Director Constitution Hall Wednesday Evening, Feb. 10, 8:45 Seats, $1.50, $ .00, at T. Arthur ~m.:‘}: - St in Homer | RATES, SCHOOLS AND sPECTAL ORGANIZATIONS MUSICAL WILLARD-FEB-8 MoNTGhOMERY “LOVERS COURAGEOUS" wibt, MADGE EVANS - ROLAND YOUNG ———— $TAGE wnmmMA NDEL+ STERPING A GAmToL TrATR T Aev RUTH tHAYT!I\‘I’DN o u'-mmuuw-z'mmonmw‘ 1 “Taxt,” Nissen, Weldon Heyburn, Helen Mack and Bramwell Fletcher The Fanchon-Marco “Dream House” idea will be the feature of 'the stage program. ‘While the R-K-O Keith Theater, starting next Sal urday, will the David Belasco- Willard Mack pl of “The Dove, with Leo Carillo in the spotlight, Man- ager Meakin is stressing the wel~ come hon:e of Kate Smith, Washing. ton’s outstanding radio artist, for & personal appear- ance in his stage vaudeville program. It ought to be a gala week for vaudeville at Keith's. Starting February 6, which is Sat- urday, according to the calendar, the Warner Earle will inaugurate what it calls a "Leap Year Prolic Week," with James Cagney as its screen star in a First National-Vitaphone pic- ture, and Barto and Mann, dancing comics of the “Vanities” and Herman Timbergand company, as stellar stage attractions. Starting Priday—mark the change— the Warner Metropolitan will open a new week bill with “Husband's Holi- day,” the story of & husband who wants to declare a moratorium on matrimony and step out for e holiday. After a series of climaxes, Fate solves the prob- lem. Clive Brook and Vivienne Os-| born will be the picture stars. UTH CHATTERTON will be seen at Loew's Palace beginning next Friday in her latest picture, “Tomorrow and Tomorrow.” Paul Lukas and the late Robert Ames have prominent roles in this production. On the Palace stage Bert Frohman will head & Capitol Theater, New York, Revue. ARBO and Ramon Novarro will be seen at the Columbia next Fri- day in an adaptation of the famous story, “Mata Hari" The production is hailed as a foi ar picture, with Lionel Barrymore and Lewis Stone, both star in their own right, included in the Cd\{ | . Heart-Beats in Pictures. beat of a human heart, recently ed in Hollywood for talking | r the first time. was secured Paramount di- kyll and | Lionel Atwill, picture by Rouben Mamoulian, rector, for “Dr Mr. Hyde" in which Frederic March | S personality role and | tiviam Hopkins and Rose Hobart have | the leading feminine roles This remarkable picture dramatiza- weird n its! of Robert Louis Stevens is the feature picture d week, at Loew’s Columbi obtain the “boom-boom” of the ,Hmp the microphone was held ch's heart. The recording of e s Ceoevedt "uv tevenson the sen: transform o Hyde are chronicled. Maurice Cl’xevalicr, day toward the end of the war Maurice Chevalier came back to his native Paris from a prisoner’s camp u\ Germany, a poor poilu in a faded, 1-fitting uniform, with his small ~\A(‘-; cesses as & music hall entertainer for gotten and a wol d his chest which | doctors prevent his ever S ane ot tha outatanding the international stage and "ice Chevalier was born in Menil- it which is the White Chapel or a nter whrv died \lh'!\ Mau was 11 after that his mother was obliged to bear the burden of supporting him and other young childzen, often going out as a charwoman Maurice was the | favorite of the family of three boys and his mother, up to the time of her death, was his greatest love GAYETY-BURLESK Look at These Favorites “GYPSY” RAE REED GERTRUDE REED LEE HICKMAN The Community Institute Announces SYLVIA LENT CENTRAL COMMUNITY CENTER, 13th and Clifton Streets. TUESDAY, FEB. 2, at 8:15. Admission $1 Coming WINSTON CHURCHILL ne World. Ecenomic Cris Constitution "Fall, Fers Feb Tickets at T, Afthur Smitn: v T e A, 81, 81 On the Stage RKO Vaudeville DAPHNE POLLARD BOB HOPE, BERNICE & EMILY CARDINI, ANTICS! On the Screen in “PRESTIGE” Melvyn Douglas, Adolphe Menjou 0 Pathe News Next Saturday KATE SMITH WARNER BROS. THEATRES EANLIE G/ A “Yes Girl” and a No Girl” Fight for a “TWO KINDS OF WOMEN" A Paramount Picture With MIRIAM HOPKINS Phillips Holmes—Wynne Gibson —ON STAGE— JANS and WHALEN And 3 Other Acts THRILL WEEK Sir A. Conan_Doyles’ Horror Tale SHERLOCK HOLMES SPECKLED BAND THAIT No. 2 Warner Bros. Sport Scoop TULANE VS. $O. CALIF Champlonship Game *1ded Short Sublects , house & ‘This remarkable merry-go-round scene of “ feature of the age. It is made possible the show’s other equipment, requires nine baggage cars for transportation stage crew of 68 mechanics operates the 26 scenes of the revue. WALTER HAMPDEN AS CYRANO. ALTER HAMPDEN, in “Cy- rano de Bergera Rostand’s heroic comedy, will appear for four per- formances at the National— Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday matinee and Wednesday night, February 8, 9 and 10. This will be one of the high lights of the theatrical season, for no play is of finer quality and no per- formance has de- served greater ac- claim before the American public today. Mr. Hampde now taking rano” on a coast- oast tour for the first time. He has not done before because for Walter Hampden, Prod s own theater, wh he became celebrated as America’s only independent actor manager. FRED STONE'S SHOW. \ ITH a show that % said to crackle with wit and a fast-mc usical numbers and dance will come to the Shubert g vening. Februar nted by a assemblage of musical comedy the foremost of whom is his own Ll!‘\!{ aughter, Paula Stone. ing Faces” was written by r the amusing fortunes of a motion p. ture director, who invades, in the course of hig “shooting,” a sedate Long Island estate. This director, Monumet is played. of course, by Mr. Stone | an entirely new layout of tricks, stu and prising arrestations in “typical Stone” mood and manner. LONDON GAYETY GIRLS. MANAGER JIMMY LAKE of the o Gayety announces as his show for next week, starting with a matince next Sunday, the London Gayety Gir featuring F Binder and Mike Sact he girls,"” as a tter of course. CHEVALiER NEXT SUNDAY YHARLES DILLINGHAM is sponsor- g a whirlwind concert tour for which he will sing his one performance ry 1 " Edmond | ATIONAL . Nights: $1.00 to $4.40. Wed. Mat., $1.00 to $2.50. Sat. Mat. $1.00 to $3.00. “The Band Wagon” is a stage by the use of a double stage, which, \Ail‘l; He will be assisted by Jacques Fray and Mario Braggiotti, pianists and com- posers, who did nobly by him in a his- torical concert of the same nature at Carnegie Hall in New York City last season. | MAIL ORDERS FOR BARRYMORE. AIL orders are being received now the Shubert-Belasco Theater for the forthcoming appearance of Ethel Barrymore, who will play here for one week, begirning Monday evening, February 15, in Richard Brinsley Sheri- | dan's immortal satirical comedy, “The ! School for Scandal As these mail orders will be filled in the order of their receipt and an un- precedented demand for seats is expect- | ed, the local management is urging |1 to send in their orders by r if choice seats are desir e Miss Bar § secc )\d in the la this great play regal Lad all-star | 1 , when her Drew, had the role of Sir LENORE ULRIC TO APPEAR. ENORE ULRIC in her newest of- ~ fering, “The Social Rerister.” will be | the attraction at the National Theater | the week hngmm. Monday, February | 22. The play is by John Emerson and Anita Loos and was fashioned from Miss Loos’ novel Gentiemen Marry Brunettes.” BLOSSOM TIM| “BLOS“OH TIME” will be the a traction at the & Possibly ev ssom Time" is a lov life of Franz Schube: composer. and t it ab good comedy, with many charming V ne knows e tale based the great nds with scenes in , as well u; CXPECTED i~ ‘}‘c‘\wen" 2 GH TEAM N'S COMEDY SCREAM. ONE_WEEK ONLY BEGINNING OMORROW LA Erand amusement, with conta hilarious| Mirror, FREDwmADELE FRANK funny episodes. gon’ a swellbinding revue’—Waljer Win- MAX GORDONS SUPER = waf ASTAIRE MORGAN BRODERICK@\ #BAND WAEL! "THE LAST WORD IN SOPHISTICATED \ rious melodies, enchant- all of which makes | ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY NEXT SUN., MAURICE CHEVALIER ... Seats Selling: Orch.. §3.00: Bal. —feais Selting:_Orch. 35.00; Bal, $2.30, $2.00 and $1.50: 24 Bal, $100. LIMITED ENGAGEMENT—FOUR PERFORMANCES ONLY Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Matinee and Wednesday Night February 8th, Sth an EVES. AT 8 SHARP. WALTER In the Most Enthralling Play in all the World, Edmond Rostand’s Herole Comedy ““CYRANO de BERGERAC” Mall orders accepted. Orch., $3.00; It ‘self-addressed and stamped envelop Week Beginning Mon., Feb. 22d—Mail Orders Now Matin MONDAY (Wa BROADWAY’S CURRENT SENSATION. I HER NEWEST AND GREATEST SUCCESS THE SOCIAL REGISTER Géith> SIDI Nights, B0c. Prices: al., enclose self-addressed and NEWMA 7 2 SPAIN, TH @ats Selling: Orch., §1. ST amd S100; TODAY AT 3:30 P. M. Feb. 7th, Berlin, 1931; Feb. 14th, London Lite, ¥ IES(CUDERO FEB. 7TH, AT 9 P. M. $2.50. $2.00 and $1.50: 2d Bal. $1.00. d 10th—Seats Thursday. MATS. AT 2 SHARP, HAMPDEN Bal 53,30, $2.00 and $1.00; 14, Bal. s1.00. e is enciosed tickets ington’s Birthday) & Saturday Y BLACKMER _AND CAST OF 38 Gre 32 {aS2:00 5100 and 3100 Orch., $2.00; Bal, 24 Bl She. stagiped envelope for return of tickets. TRAVELTALKS Exquisite Color Views Wonderful Motion Piotures BOX OFFICE OPEN AT 1 P. M. E REPUBLIC 21st, Engl hjen bt o3lat, Engiand and Wale Hans Lange in New York City. of the musical department of Radio- ,an expert, a coach, a talk doctor, etc ‘hrelth taking feats is a difficult one- say something. “His real name is Pletro Marlo Laurini,” says Mr. Meakin, “and he was born in Italy, His parents came | to the United States and settled in| Rochester when Laurini was quite young. “Laurini is both a violinist and planist, as well as a composer and ar- | ranger. He has studied under Barbieri, Hartman and Krauss in Rochester and as an artist student in the studios of “'He is now one of the ace conductors Keith-Orpheum, of which Miiton Schwarzwald is in charge, and came to Washington from Youngstown to suc- ceed Mack Page, who has returned to the R-K-O Theater Fordham, New York, after organizing the local or-| chestra, | Fmds New Job. LISON SKIPWORTH has found a new job in pictures, which is run- ning her acting a close second. Miss Skipworth, you will recall, is a fine player of comedy, who, on the Broadway stage, has achieved honors in more smashing successes than one can count twice on the fingers of both hnnds She has been on the stage for years, starting her career in Enzllnd finally settling down to fame and fortune via the New York stage. But this new job she has? Well, it has to do with fllms, of course. It is one she never dreamed of doing, but | Hollywood has forced her to accept it. Her fine diction and her wide knowl-| cdge of speech, its faults and its pit- falls has literally compelled her to be All Hollywood, ‘even the big stars keep her busy with appointments. The rush of pupils, as Miss Skipworth has pointed out, has almost cut short her | acting career. She scarcely has time| any more in which to act. And strenge to say, she loves the new job. A New Leitzell. JFEATURED in Fanchon & Marco's Circus Days” idea at the Fox Theater is Bee Starr, billed as “Amer- ica’s premiere ballerina of the air.” Miss Starr is a dainty, dauntless| aerialist and now is probably the fore- | most feminine exponent of this dar!nc‘ type of work, for she is being recog- | nized as the logical successor of the ate Lilllan Leitzel Among her many ! rm somersault lift, which she does 50 consecutive turns at each performance. | New Sherlock Holmes. CORES of leading stage and screen actors have portrayed the dif- ficult role of Sherlock Holmes. Now | comes Raymond Massey, who may be | scen this k at Warner's ‘.Ie'rn[mh- tan Theater in “The Speckled Band." Msssey is said to give a finished per- formance. Tall and easy of manner, an | actor of wide experience in many coun- | tries, the Holmes of “The Speckled | Band” is sald to be the shadowy. in- scrutable figure that millions of Holmes' | admirers have visioned him. | JAMES DUNN In Person. Zane Grey's ‘Rainbow Trail’ “CIRCUS DAYS” TAKOMA T JACK HOLT and RALPH GRAVES in “Dangerous Affair.” ASHTON . CLARENDON. VA. Tomorrow — TALLULAH BANKHEAD THE CHEAT PRINCESS COLIN CLIVE artoon_a STANTON ¢ Continuous_{ro; 1119 | Finest Warner Bros. 15th and AMBASSADOR Col: Rd. N.W MIRIAM HOPKINS and PHILLIPS HOLMES, WO KINDS ~ OF WOME! “Warner Bro: LLO 624 B St N.E CRAWFORD E 1nPOSSESSE] No CLARK SCREEN RIPLEY and D. 4 JOAN SOUVER VITAPHONE Warner Bro AVALON BERT 0L 0k arner Bros. AVENUE GRA‘{D JANET _GAYNOR _and RELL, mucmm S VITAPHONE “Warner ENTRAL 9th St. Bet. D and E BERT and . ROBERT \VOOLSE‘I Ak 0 ROmNG /ITAPHONE sx—(onT w-n.u Bro COLONY G» Ave. & Farrasut st JANET GAYNOR and CHARLES ELL. “DELICIOUS.” Conn. Ave. and McKinies Si. D R s Ry DINE MYSTERY ! s pe Ave. S.E w-mer _Bro: 1230 C St N.E. YQUNG, and ROBERT TINUM NadoBhs VITAPHONE Warner Bros.’ SAVOY b & co. e nw. SIDNEY _FOX. “NICE _WOMEN." CRANLIE CHASE GOMEDY. LORETTA BLONDE." SHORT. CRAWFORD d ABLE. “POSSESSED: W:mer Bros.' Ga. Ave. & Quebec St. N.W. GEQRGE O'BRIEN, “RIDERS _OF PURPLE SAGE."” AL LE ROY APHONE_SHORT. OLARK DUMBARTON * LIL snd ADOLFHE MENJOU o LOVERS." AND Comedy. JESSE THEATER “GET mcucnfilc?nw‘;\wmom?n WILLIAM_ HAINES, LEILA HYAMS. News. Cartoon. Togh 5t & R T Ave NW. RefASs dpdNBliL. ROGERS. Comedy, News Carigon CIRCLE TALLULAH PICHEL, 2105 Home o BANKHEAD, 'HE CHEAT. . DIRECTION SIDNEY Y e HIPPODROME rof.,f¥inottow James Dunn, Sally Eilers, “OVER THE HILL.” Charlotte Grnnwnod FLYING o, ARCADE ATTSVILLE, MD. ‘omorrow-Tuesda: Spain’s Gypsy Dancer and Hu Enumblc COLIN CLIVE in Event.” at Shubert-Belasco, Offer Tempting Fare for Washington's Theatergoers. NATIONAL—“Ths Band Wagon.” « HE BAND WAGON” & . week ago closed in New York after nine record-breaking months dynamic young tattletale an actor is popular With Washington audieners. Roger Pryor, who is remembered not only for his amusing portrait of a dis- st the New Amsterdam | UENt young novelist in “Up Pops the Theater and started on | DeVil" last year, but also for the series tour limited to but five citles, It will |Of fine performances he gave as lead- e At i hationali Traate: ing man of the National Theater Play- e YOMOITOW | ors' some time ago. v It comes here wi 1 ere with its entire NEWMAN AND “SPAIN"—Today. of stars, inc! Fred and Adelc| M. NEWMAN, travel talker, this Astaire, Frank afternoon at the National The- Morgan and Helen | ater, will present “Spain, the Republic.» ve motion pictures and still Broderick; its su-|in exclu: s of the exciting events that perb vocal Lnd color vie dancing ensemble. | took place when Alfonso XIII - It has been called | cated, the riots, mob scenes, amw\d:- tion of property by crazed me d “the most gorswu.sx scenic production | wemen resembling what took place at the storming of the Bastile. ever provided.| GAYETY—"Girls From the Follies.” Twenty-six beau- tiful scenes are YPSY RAE REED lesque's most be displayed on & unique, double re the cast of “Girls a new girl volving stage.” Max Gordon, the which opens with a day at the Gayety Th fu\nxv uding | a Bur- producer, is said to have marshaled the cleverest minds in the assist in his productions. George S.| Kaufman and Howard Dietz are the authors of the book. The music is by Arthur Schwartz, a new king of popu- lar melodies. Hassard Short is credited with staging the show and the dances were created by Albertini Rasch. The scenery was designed by Albert R. Johnson and the costumes are {ro ateliers of Kiviette and Co Ripley. us ay t: “The Band Wagon” has been called | ”n”{ International he perfect te,” intelligent, smart, |2t 11 o'clock at the Willard Hnu: sophisticated and in good taste. It | these weekly reviews Miss Ric starts out by satirizing briskly and|Summarizes the high lights in the | humorously all the conventional fea- | ical world. tures of the ordinary musical show. This week’s summary will inelv The stars are supported by accom- | Views of the e R plished actors, singers and dancers, | tion Fina among them John Barker, Mary Jo |business Matthews, Philip Loeb, Florence Chum- | possible becos, Francis Pierlot, Helen Carring- |the m ton, Jay Wilson, Ed Jerome, Gil White | in_Shangh: and Leon Alton. = SEATS NOW ON SALE for JOHN CHARLES THOMAS ROSA PONSELLE ITURBI THE BLUE BIRD REVUZ Greene's Concert Bureau. Droop's 1300 G St. Dist. 6493 TODAY 4:00 CONSTITUTION HALL NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF WA NGTON, D. C. HANS_K'NDLER, Conducter Soloist, FRIEDA HEMPEL Soprane Pneu $1.50, 71.060, 75¢, 5C-. To-es 510.00 t box office, hall, after 13 Adele Astaire. s that focus at- she has : shimmery fen'nurd has been especia in a “costume” that noted. JANET RIC .l\K‘)\—'lumnrruv\ t ; her e ical g In ards LOMOITOw mc BELASCO—"Blessed Event.” EGINNING tomorrow night, Wash- ingtonians will have a glimpse of “Blessed Event,” a comedy about & col- umnist, which is pausing at the Shu- bert-Belasco Theater for the week be- tween its tryout in'Newark, N. J., and its Broadway premiere at the Sam H. Har- ris Theater. It will be the fifth play of the Professional Players' secona sea- son here. It is the work of Manuel Seff and Forrest Wilson, two while news- paper men. who, in delineating this stage character. have put behind footlights for the first time the gossip- ing, scandalmongering tabloid para- grapher. ‘The producers, Sidney Phillips and have chosen as the Harlan_Thompso PHILASE:PHIA OHCHESTRA MUL L FRITZ REINER. Conducting VLADIMIR HOROWITZ, Sololst. FEB 9 8:45 Constitution Hall Prosram GLINKA, Ovartar * lan & » * ' PROKOFIEFF. | STRAWINSKY! TSCHAIKO Mrs. o e el BUSTGN SYM FBNY DR. SERGE KY) SSEVIIZKV, Conductor PROGRAM in E minor, No. 4, Op. i Sulte (Corelli); El “After a Russlan I Alphabet’ (Tcherepuin); phnis et Chloe” Ballet; Ofches- xeerpts (Secon Hall « Symphony 98 (B Min trated et s2. 8 X \rt;nr “smiih, 1330 G sts m Homer I Doors close 8:45 until intermission. ution Tues. Mrs ire 1300 G 5t Dist. 6453, SHARERT MATINEES ELASCRS | day MONDAY ozch S 300 30 Thurs- and Satur- 30c to $1.50 At R:30. $2.50: Mer,, $1.50: Bal and §1: Gal day. MGMT. LEE AND J. J. SHURERT 5th Aftenction of the Prof. U on Scason SIDNEY PHILLIPS and HARLAN THOMPSON Proudly Present Their Laughing Offspring W COMEDY OF GLAMOR AND SPEED by MANUEL SEFF and FORREST WILSON, Staged by Mr. THOMPSON «« ROGER PRYOR LEE PATRICK, CHARLES D. BROWN, ALLEN JENKINS JEAN ADAIR and a Supporting Cast of 30 The “Newark Star-Eagle” Says— *‘Blessed Event’ is the play the theater has l waiting for. It has glamour, speed and co bursts explosively and won’t be denied. exciting thing. The whirligig of modern B: 0 made to shine and gleam in all its recklessness.” There should be no misgiving as to th play. I am assured that from its first ni been a positive hit. Critics and audicnce clare that when it opens in New Yori will unquestionably prove an outsia success, and more likely be 4 sensation. of a theme that I endorse. merit of this it it has A gold mine STODDARD TAY Week Feby. 8th—Mail Orders Now—Seats Thurs. Send Self-Addressed Stamped ope for Reply Alghts Oreh_sa.o0, Mex. $2.50, 82,00, 150, _Rol. .00 $150. 8100, G . 50c. Thursday Matinee, 30c to $2.00. Saturday Matinee, 50c to $2.5 The One and Only W’TONE 'SMILING FACES' A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY with { PAULA STONE AND A GLAMOROUS COMPANY OF 75 includl ROY ROYSTON-LOTTI LODER-BILLY TAYLO) adAlbertina Rasch Dancers MAIL YOUR ORDER TODAY 10, BELASCO THEATER FOR THE MOST SIONIFIGAKT THEATRICAL AN TISTIC EVENT OF THIS numnnm $hrtln| Mon. Night, Feb. 15 ETHEL lhed produetl EVENINGS. !a 230, 42, 350, s, MATS. TH) ] R’A’riuu THURSDAY, TR WEEK BEG. MON., FEB, 29 MAIL ORDERS NOW Prices—Main Floor & Mezzanine, $1.50; Bal., $1.00 & 75¢; Gal., 35¢; Boxes, §2.00. Mat. Sat. Only, Same Prices GILBERT and SULLIVAN e GONDOLIERS coMiC OPERA “FRANKENSTEIN.” RICHMOND Alexandria, V. Tomorrow-Tuesday 5. Dunn. Sally Bers Bance "Tenm.” First Washington Civic w:era Special Low Prices To Reach All Opera Lovers—Order Now lu » reply serd self-add ped envelope With remittan: Mr. Edwards, Civio Opers Co. o Theater. Tickets will be mail