Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1932, Page 35

Stage, Screen and b AMUSEMENT SECTION he Sundwy Star, Automobile and i Aviation News RIGHARD DiX . GWILL ANDRE "The ROAR OF THE DRAGON” KEITH'S P ' » An Essay Goes Forward To Mo_vies of the Future Aldous Huxley, in Planning His "Model T Utopia,” Takes Up Some Sensational Ideas. Getting the Emotions of the Actors. By E. de S. Melcher. R. ALDOUS HUXLEY, in a|which Mr. Clarke Gable was play- modern essay on an “im- | Ing. = . »| There would, it seems to us, perding Model T Utopia, | however, be a stumbling block to dwells at some length on all this. How would you know the probable future of the talkie. which side to choose? Which In this work, entitled “Brave New | character in the particular “feely” World,” he sums up the possibili- | 80ing on before you would you ties of what our great-great-great- | merge yourself into? Here there might be trouble. etc.-grandchildren will be having | You might. for instance, go to sec as a form of cinematic entertain- | What Price Hollywcod” ard fird i ki | yourself Lowell Sherman when ment. He paints a vivid picture 'y, had planned to become Con- of the progeny of the present-day stance Bennett. Instead of a movie. :slf\az'[e.“sxlkeré (:);eaturleé %he toast i i iple of Mr. ©f Hollywood, it wou: e some- ,‘?fimr‘imglw t‘k]"s msct‘l‘; eto lkjers | thing of a disappointment to find Wells, or Jules Verne, the talkies | yoyrgelf an inebriate director who in the dim future and in a model | goes down ard down and down, or land will have advanced to such 1;elrlndxght lz‘e prezt_\;xgoog‘ tgnftdc- e & o ing upon what kind of a :\‘sl n] of me:cuon mattn; Dn}i mood you're in. will the characters seem to be real "~ Hore for instance, is a list of floch and blocd, but at the same current pictures. Which character time we will have the ability to 2 would you choose to be? B react to the same kind of emo- |, Strangers of the n_f;levecréxrr;)g&e's_? tiors that they are undergoing. “Bring 'Em Back Alive” — the Tor t reason Mr. Huxley calls honey-bear, the python or the gib- the talkies of this Utopia the|bon? _ “feelies.” “The Blonde Captive'—one of s h tivi aptive? A fictionized description of ibe natives ohiihe (capuie “Lady and Gent'—either side such an event he draws as fol- would be pretty good fun. lows: : “The Man From Yesterday'—it “Sunk in their pneumatic stalls, L would be better not to reach for Lenina and the Savage sniffed the knob in this one. and listened. It was now the turn “Washington Masquerade” — also for eyes and skin. Lionel Barrymore would be the “The house lights went down; | objective, inasmuch as Karen fiery letters stood out solid and as Morley plays opposite him. though self-supported in darkness. | “Scarface”—Paul Muni, Vince ‘Three Weeks in a Helicopter. An |Barrett, George Raft? It wouldn't All - Super - Singing, _Synthetic - ‘ matter—you'd be dead anyway Talking, Colored, Stereoscopic |before the evening was over. Feely. With Synchronized Scent- | “Thunder Below” — Tallulah Organ Accompaniment. | Bankhead or seagull? ““Take hold of those metal| “Shop Ange the knob prob- knobs on_the arms of your chair,’ | ably wouldn't werk. whispered Lenina.h‘ofchelrwi%e yé)fll * ok ok ok won't get any of the feely effects.” | ASHINGTON cam i “Those fiery letters, meanwhile, ‘W Hollywoom Fride nea; bem? had disappeared; there were 10| y Lo D seconds of complete darkness, and all under the same roof was then suddenly, dazzling and in-|Una Merkle, an invigorated hu- comparably more solid - looking | man edition of Lillian Gish, most than they would have seemed in polite to the press; Bette Davis actual flesh and blood, far more | (pronounced Beity), a pretty real than reality, there stood the plonde young lady. who called stereoscopic images.” |'what National Player juvenile as There follows an even mOre soon as she “hit” New York from vivid account of the reactions Of‘Hollywood?; Anna May Wong, this savage man. With his hand | with a great part of the Loew placed firmly on this knob, he is management strewn at her feet: able to undergo the identical emo- | warren William, minus clothes tions which are being enacted be- | for two hours (iuggage and tailor fore him. Mr. Huxley evidently haying gone astray), and who ginhkis h&gazog}g}:xwgg;t s}me hte" | some claim to be a dead ringer for 2Tne plot of the flm was extreme. | Joun, Bartymore: and Loretta ly simple. were packing feverishly before s E their early morning exit to Phila- THXS idea of being susceptible delphia to the whys and wherefores | 2 . of emotions being transmitted >M1{xs ;é’:{m{’:&,?&‘.’fiarz‘;g&fg;‘: from the air t.olthedevery—i‘lay hu- g 1 man is a novel and an alarming | o154 o get back to Hollywood.” quantity which nevertheless may:éaid Mlsi Merkle—“og I“;xl get- very well be developed. Even now | ting a great kick out of ’“ 0 the talkies occasionally attain to| gy en Mr. Brent was asked who that state of realism where the s favorite actress was, he re- audience becomes wrought up to oy S 2 Considerable piteh, and where |Plied: “Miss Young—up to date. if, for instance, such a cantanker- ous piece as Ravel's “Bolero” were plaved, many members of this public might easily get up and tear their hair. As it is, however, we are actu- | ally a long way from Mr. Huxley’s state of cinematic perfection—if | it is perfection. Personally, we are apt to believe that if audi- ences were put through the emo- tions of some of their heroes and heroines, most of them would soon be_gibbering maniacs. Fancy, now, seeing “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” and “Scar- face” in the same day. It would be bad enough having to be Re- becca for a few hours, and skip, wince and be coy, and try to be| comfortable in a buggy! But im- agine, a few minutes later, find- ing yourself Mr. Paul Muni, falls ing flat on your nose, warm% around the city in a bulletproo: automobile, killing your sister’s husband and finding yourself full of lead as the curtain comes down! Worse than that, too, would be going to see “Bring 'Em Back | Alive” and being a tiger with a| python curled around your middle. There would, of course, be many solaces to this emotional| sport. If at this moment you| could go to a theater, sit down in comparative quiet and find out| what La Garbo is thinking about this system would be called a suc- cess. Or again, imagine the ex-! citement of local working prima | donnas, if at the stroke of 4:30| p.m. they could run off to a talkie | #nd be made love t0 in a film in At the Fox UNA MERKEL, Well known to movie fans, who has an important part in the FoX stage show this week. ' Young—*“Not so bad, but I shall be | WASHIN GTON, D.- C, SU KAREN MORLEY \ WASHINGTON MASQUERADE” PALACE '| Washington’s Players What Various Organizations Are Doing and Propose to Do. DRAMA GUILD DIRECTORS. THE adminicirative council of the Drama Guild of Washington at| the first meeting of the season has selected the f: ng directors for the coming productions: Dennis Connell, Constance Brown, Will F. Baker, Rob- ert Halsted. Mr. Connell has two college degrees, those of bachelor of science and mas- ter of science. This year he was chosen as chairman of the producing group and administrative | council of the Drama Guild. He has been assoclated with local theaters since the World War, being at that | time associate dra- matic_director of the War Camp| Community _ Serv- ice. He was the| first director of the Washington Opera | Community. He was also & mem- ber of the National Players for several years after they were organized. | For the past five| vears he has directed all of the George Washington Troubadour shows and is also special coach for all major pro- ictions of the Mask and Bauble €lub of Georgetown University. | Miss Constance Brown received her A B. degree from Wheaton College. Norton, Mass. Following her gradua- tion there she came to Washington and taught the history of art at Gunston | Hall, but left after a year, due to her increasing interest in the theater. She played the following two seasons in the | stock company at the Garrick and President theaters. The following sea- son she went to New York and came under the direction of Frank Reicher. Under this and the Selwyn manage- ment she spent the next two seasons in New York and Chicago in “Silence.” by Max Marcin, and “The Flame,” by Maurice Samuels. She was appointed administrative essistant to Prof. A. M. Drummond. _ director of the Cornell University Theater, and served for three years as a_member of the directing | staff. In 1930 she went to Europe and | studied the theater in Germany. Re- | turning in 1931 to Washington. she | was appointed director of dramatics at George Washington University, which position she now holds. Will F. Baker obtained his training in dramatics at the University of Chi- cago. Appeared in the Chicago run of “Lightnin’” with k Bacon and later traveled through the West with a Chautauqua dramatic company. Was six years with the Jobn B. Rogers Pro- ducing Co., professional producers of “nmn(eur dramatics. Directed for a season for the Hollywood, Calif., Drama | | Club. He hes been directing plays for | the Drama Guild for the past several | years. At present he is assoclated with the District Bicentennial Ccmmission. | Robert Halsted’s expericnce in the | theater dates back to playing in_the | George Cohan_ produ: . “The Talk | of New York” and “The Yankee | Prince.” He also played with the cest of “Nzughty Marieita” and “The Fire- fly.” In vaudeille four years with the | Harry Girard Co. After leaving this he directed several amateur groups lo- cated in New York State. He is now | living in W2shington, and has directed | plays for St. Anne’s players and the | Woodlothians. Dennis Connell. BARTFIELD PLAYERS. FTER a successful presentation of | ™ their recent revival of Sheridan’s | play, “The Rivals,” in Rockville, the | | Bartfield Players are continuing their | tour with a performance at Gaithers- burg, Md., July 30. The Bartfield Players are the first to | present this delightful play in modern dress. In the current production, Romaine Stevens, who is starred as Mrs. Malaprop, gives a sparkling per- formance, while Maxine Kahn as Lucy, | the maid, is also alive with humor, | Genevieve Milburn plays her role of Lydia Languish with depth and feeling, and Margaret Myers is a charming Julia Melville, Other roles are capably | portrayed by Barry Mulligan, John von | Sikken. Weddell Hart, Howard Whit- | field, William Wallace, Theodore Ward, Charles Collingwood, Frank Abeel and | ‘William Campbell. BENEFIT MARIONETTE SHOW. THE ‘Washington Chapter of Hadas- sah will sponsor a marionette show on Wednesday at 2 p.m. on the grounds of the home of Mrs. S. Gittel- man, at 664 Highland avenue, Takoma Park, D. C. (Piney Branch road and Butternut street). The entire proceeds from this en- tertainment are to be turned over to the infant welfare fund of Hadassah, which is the fund caring for children in Palestine. ‘The marionette show is a particular attraction for children and the party promises much amusement as well as many unique features and surprises. The children of the Jewish Foster Home will be the guests, at this party, of Phi Sigma_Sigma Sorority. Mrs. Clara Wiseman is chairman of | the committee in charge of the enter- | tainment, NDAY MORNING, JULY JOAN BLONDE YMIS5 PINKERTON? EARL & CLAUDETTE COLBERT, VTHE MISLEADING- LADY ¢ METROPOLITAN Screen Attractlons for the Current \Veel( EARLE—“Miss Pinkerton.” Bette Davis and Warren William in person. Tt LOEW'S FOX-— afternogn and e Madame Racketeer.” "George Sidney, Una Merkle and Anna May Wong in person. This afternoon and evening KEITH'S—"The Roar of the evening. PALACE—"Washington Masquerade.” evening. METROPOLITAN—“The Misleading Lady.” and evening. COLUMBI? evening. —*“Monte Carlo Madness.” This afternoon and This afterncon and Dragon.” This afternoon This afternoon and Kick of All The Bi_ggest **THE good old days” are apt to be the bunk. The present is more interesting than the past and the fu- ture has the biggest kick of all. These are the opinions of Alison Sipworth whose past has been glam- orous and carried her to fame before the footlights of two continents; whose present is being devoted to hard work in a new artistic medium, and whose | future bids fair to surpass her long successful career on the stage. Under contract to Paramount, she now appears in her most important role in the talkies. Cofeaturing with Richard Bennett, she plays the tile role to Loew's Fox Theater Friday. Proud of her stage career, Miss Skip- worth treasures , memories of long friendships with such noted figures of the theater as Henry Irving, Ethelind_Terry, Daniel Frohman and Eva Le Galliene. Miss Skipworth was born in London, England, of a weli-to-do family and educated at home by private tutors. Possessed of an excelient contralto { voice, she studied for a professional career. Her first engagement in Amer- ica was under the banner of the late Daniel Frohman. He starred her in the American presentation of the Eng- lish operetta, “The Artist's Model.” Her first appearance was on a Christ- mas afternoon, just two hours after her steamer from London landed at its New York pler. Miss Skipworth remained under the Frohman management foi many years, | appearing in more than 100 plays with | the leading stars of the period. In | 1919 ‘she was appearing in a successful ‘run of the stage show “The Swan,” which was closed by the Equity strike |in “Madame Racketeer,” which comes |of that year. The play was quickly made into a film drama, which marked her debut upon the silent screen. She | remained in pictures a number of years and then returned to the stage. After six years of stage work she | was again called to the screen and | appeared in many silent productions. | “Night Angel” picture. ~More recently she appeared |'in “Tonight or Never,” “Devotion” and | “Sinners in the Sun.” 'Jolson in Character. 'NDER direction of Chester Erskin, youthful Broadway producer, Al Jolson resumed work last week on “The New Yorker,” his first picture for United Artists. Erskin replaced Harry D'Arrast, who had requested his release from Joseph M. Schenck and was granted it. The “New Yorker” marks Al Jolson’s definite debut as a character actor, It is said to be a radical departure from any vehicle he has hgd uppn stage or screen. Minus blackface and surround- ed by a large cast of personalities, he will play 8 whimsical big-city vagabond. And he will sing five songs written by Irving Caesar. : mclud:s in u;{ lsu;;po;tmg m!tu are adge ans, oland oung, T N eSon, Chester Conklin, Vince Bac. natt; DOMINFosing s anjs Bagar Bius v ¥ Gwili Gets Another. iExOTlC Gwill Andre is progressing toward stardom as the result of her cinema debut in “Roar of the Dragon.” ‘The Danish actress has been assigned | the feminine lead in R.-K.-O. Radio's “Mysteries of the French Secret Police,” |by David O. Selznick, executive vice | president in charge of production. | “Mysteries cf the French Secret Po- | lice” will feature Miss Andre in the role of a sophisticated ccntinental who | becomes invoived in a fantastic fact | story from the records of the French | Surete. | ‘The story is based upon the sensa- tional serial by H. Ashtcn-Wolfe which appeared in a widely-circulated news- | paper magazine. Edward Sutherland will direct. 24, was her first talking | 1932, ALISON SKIPWORTH- EVELYN KNAPP VMADAME RACKETEER/ Fox SARI MARITZA | MONTE CARLO MADNESSY COLUMB/A | i | UNDAY is a big day st Glen Echo Park, for that's the time the entire family can take in the sights and the fun. With | benches, chairs and everytainy | necessary provided for their comfort, picnic parties are taking possession every | day in the week, and particularly on Sunday. The big crystal pool is proving a lure to young and old, and it is a busy spot day and night. There is, of course. no lack of popularity on the big roller coasters, the airplane swings, old mill whip or dodgem rides. Many | new tricks can be scen in the midway, too, this year. A stroll around the Glen Echo grounds brings the visitor | to the finest shooting gallery in the d. to the penny arcades and other ns too numerous to mention Every evening. except Sunday. a fine band entertains the dancers in the ball room. Cars marked either Glen Echo or Cabin John render prompt service direct to the park. Autoists will find plenty of free parking space. SEASIDE PARK. SEASIDE PARK, which opened its I coors just two months ago to play host, to the National Press Club bar- becue, is preparing for another biz jamboree. On Thurscay. August 4. the Maryland Tobacco Growers' Association will” hold _its annual ol¢-fashioned Parmers’ Picnic at the Chesapeake Beach resort. More than 4.000 persons from all over Marvland. including th= Governor and other State officials, are expected to attend. All kinds of athletic contests and | games will be held during the course ! of the dav. climaxed 2t night by the Tobaceo Ball in thesflardv‘ k bell | room, which will be at-ractivelv deco- rated with tobacco stalks. Old-time dances, the Virginia Reel, the quadrille and others will be the order cf the evening. Seaside Park is now at the height of ts Summer season after two busy months. The resort activities will co tinue at this pitch through Labor Day, provided the weather continues fa- vorable. . Cast Announcements. AN KEITH well known stage and screen actor, will play the role of igellinus, a captain of Nero's guard, and Claudette Colbert will appear as Poppaea, courtesan wife of Nero, in the spectacular romance of ~pagan Rome, “The Sign of the Cross,” to be produced by Cecil B. DeMille at the Paramount studios. Others in the cast Elissa Landi as Mercia. Christian slave girl; Charles Laughton as Nero and Tommy Conlon as Stephanus. Walter Hiers, famous ccmedian of the silent screen, will be seen in a talking picture for the first time in *70,000 Witnesses,” which Charles R. Rogers | is producing for Paramount. Other cast additions include Charles Williams, | Phil Tead, George Roscner and Big | Boy Williams. Ralph Murphy is di- recting and Phillips Holmes, ‘Dorothy Jordon and Charlie Ruggles have lead- ing_roles. | Camera work on “A Farewell to Arms,” picture version of Ernest Hem- ingway’s novel, began this week under the direction of Frank Borzage. In the cast are Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, | Adolphe Menjou and Mary Phillips. | Sidney Tolar, pioneer screzn actor, | has been signed for a part in Marlene Dietrich’s _picture, “Blonce Venus.” Josef von Sternberg directs James Warner Bellah, Walton Hall Smith, Luther Reed and Neil Bran: have been added to the Paramount writing staff. Thomson Burtis, writer of adventure stories, has been signed to | prepare the screen play of “Under Cover Man.” John Wilstach's novel. William Seiter, director of “Is My Face Red?” and “Girl Crazy” will direct “Hot Saturday,” soon to enter produc- tion. with Richard Arlen and Carole Lombard in the leading roles. _Archie yor, cirector of “The Expert.” | “Bought” and others, will direct George Raft, Nancy Carroll, Mae West, Alison Skipworth and Wayne Gibson in “Night | After Night.” Can't Laugh ;trfi;x Bros. }THROW away your sense of humor | it you would play opposite co- | medians is the advice of Thelma Todd, |wood's leading women for having worked with the largest number of famous clowns. She is now undergoing her second session with the four Marx brothers in | Paramount’s “Horse PFeathers.” Her | first with them was “Monkey Business.” During her career, she has been feminine “foll” for Laurel and Hardy. Beery and Hatton, Harry Langdon, Joe E. Brown, Charlie Chase and is co- starring with Zasu Pitts in a series of short comedies between her feature picture work. “The woman who works with such comedians as the Marx brothers must take all situations seriously,” Miss Todd moans. “No matter what happens, her characterization does not permit her to laugh. The Marxes often insert comedy we haven't rehearsed, which is one of the reasons for their success. I've had to train myself not to see any- thing funny in these spontaneous bits, but I have spoiled many a scene by failing to suppress my sense of humor. “The Marxes, moreover, know my weakness, and on the set make it a rule to do everything possible to make me laugh in the wrong places. I've al- most bitten off my tongue on numerous occasions ¢ A are Fredric March as Marcus Superbus, | who holds a record among Holly- LOEW'S FOX — “Madame Racketeer.” TRIO of performers from H wood, all well known to movie patrons throughout the land are headlining the stage show at Loew's Fox Theater week. They are: George Sidney, Una Merkel 2nd Anna May Wong. The picture i= “Madame Racketeer” exception: acts, Bill Telaak and Gordon's Dog: Adding to the importance of the bill Wesley Eddy will act as master of cere- monies and Phil Lampkin, conduc- tor of the Loew's Fox Orchestra will perform on the stage, instead of in the pit as George Sidney. o It comes to Washington from the Capitol Theater in New York City, ere Miss Merkel and Miss Wong have been zppear Sidney joined th: group this we: “Mademe Rackete the film at- tracticn, stars Aliscn Skipworth, one of the screen's grand old actresses; Rich- ard Bennett, George Raft and Evalyn Knapp in a fast-moving comedy, made by Paramount. t PALACE— Washington Masquera IONEL BARRYMORE, in his great- est role, Jeff “Keene in “Wash- inglon Masquerade.” is the current cf- fering ot Loew's Palace Thea Ti 5 the screen story of Henry B: novel, “The Claw.” supporting roles are Karen Morley, Nils Asther and William Collier, sr. One of the high lights of the picture is_Barrymore's speech to the Senate. Karen Morley has one of her finest parts in this film. an unsympathetic Toie, being a heartless heroine. She nevertheless acquits herself in fine form. Several of the best known char- acter actors in the movies also take | leading roles in “Washington Masquer- | ade,” playing the part of Senators. Not a few of the scenes from the produc- | tion are laid in the United States Senate chamber. Before the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer executives decided on the name “Wash- ington Masquerade.” it was called “Washington _ Sho ‘Washington Whirlpool” and “Washington on Pa- rade” The picture was directed by Charles Brabin and has been called his best piece of direction since he joined the M-G-M forces. COLUMBIA—"“Monte Carlo Madness.” *“*M[ONTE CARLO MADNESS,” a U. F. A. preduction, is the cur- rent attraction at Loew's Columbia Theater. The picture stars the Euro- pean actress, Sari Martiza, in a smart, risque film of love and intrigue in one of the smaller kingdoms abroad. Hans Albers, German actor, has the male lead. While the picture was made in Germany, the dialogue is all in English and was constructed especially for American consumption. This film has been called the most Eerrm European picture this country as received in months. It is romance end comedy throughout. Miss Maritza plays the part of a queen of a small country who, in disguise, goes aboard her only battleship and almost imme- diately causes a handsome captain to fall in love with her. KEITH'S—“Roar oi the Dragon.” ICHARD DIX, star of “Cimarron,” “Secret Service” and other recent romantic films, has an entirely new kind of role in “Roar of the Dragon,” the dramatic action story of turbulent Man- churia, which is now showing at R-K-O Young Star BETTE DAVIS, Keith's. In contrast to the rollicking, light-hearted character he usually por- trays, Dix is seen as a cynical, dis- illusicned skipper of the Chinese river service, with 1i in men and none at all in we iis b-at disabled by Chinese bandits. Dix and his varied group of passengers take refuge in a interfor village, ¥ convert a former mandarin’s Beleaguered by d diszbled the s ntic_background that thriling action mo- x is Gwili Andre. young who created a sensation €ven before t Others cluce Za Pitts, Edward Everett Hor- ton, C. Henry Gordon, Dudley Diggs and Arline Judge ‘Supp-rung this Keith program are. in the Path> News, “Pete er Frank Me- ccmedy; a Medbury curiosity and Redskin Blues,” a Tom and Jerry EARLE—"Miss Pinkerton.” OUR Hollywood screen stars, two in rson and two on the screen, are Bros. Earle Theater's offering Tent week. Warren William . last seen together in Ho: appear in person as the featured attraction of the stege program, and Joan Blondell and George Brent occupy the screen in “Miss n," a First National attraction. o _screen feature. adapted from Roberts Rinehart's best selling novel, “Miss Pinkerton,” concerns s bored nurse suddenly set down in a house of mystery at the request of the police inspector assigned to investigate a death in the house. “Miss Pinkerton™ finds her work doubly interesting be- cause she is nursing the dead man's aged aunt ard “sleuthing” at the same me. A scries of weird incidents upsets her calm and by the time the mystery is solved she is ready to fall—into the arms of the handsome inspector of police, plaved by George Brent. The cast also includes Mae Madison, John Wray, Ruth Hall, Alan Lane, C. Henry Gordon, Donald Dilloway, Holmes Her- bert, Mary Doran, Blanche Frederici and Nigel de Brulier In addition to Bette Davis and War- ren William, the stage program consists of Artie Lewis and Peggy Ames, in “We Know a Thing or Two": Davey and Roscmarie, funsters; the Marcellus Dancers, a colorful dance presentation, and Maxine Doyle, mistress of cere- monies. METROPOLITAN he Misleading CK.AL’DETTE COLBERT and Edmund Lowe, tezmed together for the first time, are seen as co-stars cf “The Mis- leading Lady.” the current screen at- traction a: Warner Bros. Metropolitan ‘Theater. This Paramount adaptation of the famous play of the same name has all tie elemen.s of surefire entertainment, comprising generous portions of romance, thrills, action, mys ery and comedy. It relates how a girl dupes a man into a proposal to prove that she is worthy of glorification in a certain play role which she cherishes. She gets the proposal, but scorns the proposer. She is kidnaped. chained up in a mountain cabin and tamed. Stuart Erwin, George Meeker, Selena Royle, Robert Strange, William Gargan, Nina Walker, Fred Stewart and Harry Ellerbe are also in the cast. Ethel Merman in a novelty song reel and S. S. Van Dine's latest thriller, “The Side Show Mystery,” and Para- mount Sound News complete the pro- gram. Fe;:ival Progr;m. THE fourth program in the series of Summer festivals at the Sylvan Theater in the Washington Monument Grounds, under the joint auspices of | the community center department and | the Office of Public Buildings and Public | Parks, assisted by the National Capital nd. will take place Wednesday evening of the coming week at 8 o'cloc] when the Mabel Jones Freema Dancers of Washington and the Com- munity Center Band will be outstand- ing features of the occasion. | This will be the third annual recital | presented by these two groups at the Sylvan Theater in Midsummer. As usual, a limited number of chairs at 25 cents will be available on the eve- ning of the performance, or may be had in advance at the community cen- | ter department, Franklin School build- | ing; the Willard Hotel ticket bureau, | the Washington Hotel newsstand and the American Automobile Association headquarters. No Newman Revivals. M. NEWMAN, famous travel talker, - chooses to retire rather than pre- sent old experiences and time-worn | pictures. This emphatic decision came | to light recently when a well meaning patron suggested a revival of scme of | the scenes that met with great favor in | other days. “When I can no longer maintain the standard upon which I have built my reputation,” replied Mr. Newman, “I will retire from the lecture platform.” To prove his sincerity Mr. Newman is working cn the mcst complete itinerary he or any one else has ever attempted. Egypt, India, Siam and other tropical lands around the globe must be photo- graphed 1n January, February and March in order to obtain gocd results, and to those places Mr. Newman sent his cameraman during that period. Every picture in this “around-the- | world” series, both still and motion, will > One of the popular ycunger slars of | be new and will reveal present-day con- in order to keep a straight | Hollywcod. who is appearing on the | ditions in China. Japan, t! Earle stage this week. » he Philippines, | Siam, Hawaii and cther “high m” 2 W