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WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 27, 1921.
THE world is filled with folks who say pert things. Shakespeare,
it will be remembered, said something about all the world being
a stage and all the men and women merely players. But some
unknown saucebox went him one better recently and said: "We
Americans are not only all players, but we are also all critics." And
there is a sage uncanniness in the truth of the charge. Yet withal we
resent criticism while forcing our own opinions against the supposed
frailties of the other fellow. We are more adept .at criticism than in the
artistic portrayal of Christian character. It seems easier. And the truth
remains that however good we may be as critics, we are often, all of us,
bad actors, at least sometimes. Hence it is a good thing to get away
from the critical habit once in a -while. The world, even the world ^>f
the theater?and that means the screen world as well?is really desirous
of doing better things. True, here, and there we find a manager who
simply won't be good, a picture producer who insists upon seeing the
material instead of the spiritual side of public entertainment. And we
may expect always to have with us "a desperate Ambrose"?to borrow
from the cartoon field. But, just the same, there are a few of us who
will believe that the apostle foresaw the world theatrical when he penned
to the Philippians the following: "Whatsoever things are true, whatso
ever things are honest, whatsover things are just, whatsoever things are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good re
port; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these
things."
* * * *
HUMANITY in its essence and its customs furnishes the legitimate
themes for the drama. Not only the extraordinary, but even the or
dinary things of life furnish the materials for the play. But humantity is
not all bad, n<y is the wickedness of the underworld familiar to the aver
age home. Woman and flowers and sunsets and such things are all very
beautiful, but why not let the competent artist put them on the canvas,
if they must be unadorned, and give the costumer a chance when woman
has* to be put upon the stage. It would be at least more comfortable to
those women who seek enjoyment in the theater rather than adventure,
and surely they have as much right to be entertained by the stage as the
men. Why let the masculine taste preponderate all the time? And what
is true of the woman herself is equally true of the things with which the
dramatists associate her. The nude and the forbidden are not the only
things that thrill, if thrills must be put in a play and suspense, another
ingredient of the drama, is possible in so many ways that it seems a
shame to limit its employment to plots that deal alone with the inelegant
side of sex. If, unhappily, there be some who lean toward that side of
the theater, why not try to educate them to the better, the legitimate
iide, and thus with one fell swoop uplift both the stage and weak
humanity as well, almost without their realizing it. Why not let our
drama, screen and stage cater to the mind rather than to the eye or the
weakness that is of us?
* * * *
r[IS suggests another thought, if we are in the vein to moralize.
Somewhere stowed away in the vast storehouse of splendid litera
ture may be found an essay on "Enthusiasm." It was written by Henry
Theodore Tuckerman, an American writer, who felt, if he did not say,
that humanity would be much happier if the whole soul, instead of the
"meddling intellect," were developed. "The fountain of action,." he
wrote, "is in the feelings. Sentiment, in its broadest acceptation, is as
essential to the jtrue enjoyment and grace of life as the mind." Instead
of turning-ap his nose at the poor, despised poet, he rather encouraged
him to exist, contending that the philosophy of our every-day life takes
little account of the poetic principle. He adds: "The first thing in which
man displays superiority over the animal is in the refining and elevating
of all the wants, instincts and functions he has in common with the
animal?refinements in his modes of living, his clothing, dwelling, furni
ture; refinements of his mind and of his heart, his sentiments, his pas
sions, his language, morals, customs and pleasures." This reads almost
like a modern repetition of the apostolic message to the theater,
doesn't it? -?. .
* * * *
tlTALTER HAMPDEN is a very earnest, a very studious admirer of
" Shakespeare. Unlike the famous Shakespearean stars of bygone
years, he has not centered all his interest in his own achievement, but
has sought to carry to the world at large, through the children of the
schools, the suggestion that his work has really been worth while. He
i* reaping results.' When in Harrisburg he asked the children of the
schools to ballot on the plays they wanted to see. More than 500 wrote
essays to tell what and why.
* * * *
'TTHE brains of the artistic world are said to have been concentrated
* in making the production of "Mecca," and so well did they succeed,
it is also said, that "words alone cannot describe the gorgeous andxcom
plex beauty of the production." The costumes were designed by Percy
Anderson of London, and Morris Gest, "personally," visited Europe to
procure the wonderful fabrics, siHcs and satins that have been used.
Leon Bakst was engaged to designed additional costumes, bizarre, sen
sational. The scenery was painted by the famous Harker Brothers of
London, and the production was staged by E. Lyall Swete, who staged
'"The Blue Bird" in London and "Chu Chin Chckv" in America! So much
heralded in advance will greatly lighten the burflen of the local reviewers,
at least.
* * * *
ALMOST in the same breath, or certainly in the same moment, comes
an authority of the screen who asks: "What becomes hi the gor
geous settings of photoplays which made history five, four, three years
ago?" And he answers his question by telling us a few things good to
remember. "Business sense." he says, "tells one that materials which
cost a great deal of money are not destroyed, but are used over and over
again, and remade for newer presentations. It is this system that makes
the prosaic 'bin row' at any studio true 'hiding places of romance.'" Bin
rows, he explains, are prosaic, bare sheds, entirely ugly and completely
tininteresting, but once the doors are opened a whole museum of pic
turedom "antiques" presents itself to view?battle armor, spears, Ger
man sea mines, Siamese torches, fireplaces, steamship decks, locomotive
gates, pillars, and, perhaps, costly draperies, hangings, costumes and what
not?all of which reappear from time to time in a score of guises, with
little changes here and there-, so thorough and economical is the motion
picture system that wastes nothing.
* * * *
HT. PARKER of the Boston Evening Transcript has diverted his con
? structive dramatic criticism to intelligible speech by the players on
the stage. He reminds the players that "speech is their distinctive and
pervading attribute?the possession that sets them above and apart from
mere movie mimes; the keenest tempered weapon in their armory, their
fullest and finest service to the imagining and the designing playwright."
' * * * *
EH. SOTHERN. in a communication to the New York Herald Tues
? day, appealing for higher stage standards, suggests propaganda
for a,children's theater, and adds: "May I plead that the city'of Wash
ington is the place to start such a healthful movement?"
* * ? *
ETHEL BARRYMORE is accorded the distinction of being the only
star who ever opened and closed a season at the Empire Theater,
the aristocratic playhouse in New York. The premiere of "Declasse," in
which she is the star, occurred in early October, and Miss Barrymore
remained there with it until late June of the following year. For fifty
consecutive performances at the Powers Theater, Chicago, there was not
an unoccupied seat.
* * * *
ADVANCE notices have been received for "The Beggar's Opera," writ
ten by John Gay, in 1728, revived in London and jumped with a
spectacular jump to Los Angeles, Calif., whence ultimately it will come,
via week, half-week and one-night stands, to cities of the east before
returning to England. We are told it was George Washington's favorite
play, and William Hogarth made a famous painting which he called by
its title. It has "a brawling tavern and a debtor's prison for a back
ground." It was an attraction of the stage for weH over a hundred and
seventy years. t
* * * *
WLLIAM HODGE is said to be succeeding splendidly with the new
comedy, "Beware of Dogs," which was written by himself. Its locale
is a small farmhouse in Connecticut, where a young bank clerk has taken
his invalid sister, and, in order to help support them, he takes in several
dogs as boarders. The dogs get the young mair into all sorts of trouble
until he gets rid of them and of their owners. w. h. landvoight.
A Goddess on Stilts.
T\ID you ever see a goddess on stilts?
^ it not. that rare pleasure Is await
ing you In the spectacular production
of "Mscca.".
"Why does the Goddess Isls stand
on stilts?" In 0ie drat place, al
though Miss Rita Hall, who imperson
ates. the Goddess of Love, in the
BaMhanale, Is a very tall woman. It
seems that Michel Fokine, the cre
ator o' the Bacchanal*^ decided that
he wfcnted exceptional height, so that
the goddess would tower above the
heada of th? dancers.
He thersfcre Invented sandals
mounted on fclrcks of wood, which,
though makikf extremely difficult
Zbr th? godtaB to dance even if she i
so desired, yet gave her an altitude
that to many people creates the Im
pression of a statue standing on a
pedestal. When she appears on the
stage in "Mecca" among the ninety
ballet girls she stands out promi
nently, and there Is an air of unreal
ity that distinguishes her from the
mad dancers circling around her.
Fokine says he often used sandals
of this kind In some of'the oriental
ballets in Petrograd. He got the idea
from the high shoes or sandals worn
by Chinese women. Morris Gest de
clares that Ida Rubensteln, the fa
mous Parisian dancer, used these
stilted sandals In Paru in 1905, when
she appeared in "Cleopatrla." Her
sandals were elevated on blocks of
wood six Inches abovtf the stage?an
adaptation of the same idea now used
in America for the first time, It Is
said, by Michel Fokine.
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Current Attractions
AT THE THEATERS THIS WEEK
NATIONAL?"Little Old New York," comedy. Opens tomorrow
evening. '
GARRICK?Walter Hampden, in Shakespearean plays. Opens to- ,
morrow evening: . " *?'
POLI'S?"Mecca," spectacular extravaganza. Opens this evening.
B. F. KEITH'S?Florence Walton, vaudeville. New show opens to
morrow afternoon.
BELASCO?Jimmy Hussey Revue, vaudeville. Opens this after
noon.
COSMOS?Kitty Francis & Co., vaudeville. New show opens to
morrow afternoon.
STRAND?Vaudeville and pictures. Opens this afternoon.
GAYETY?"Golden Crook" Company, burtesque. Opens this after
noon. ?' . ...
CAPITOL?'Monte Carlo Girls;" burlesque. Opens this afternoon.
GAREICK?Walter Hampden.
Walter Hampden, Shakespearean
actor, is returning- to Washington this
week, to the Shubert Garrick Theater,
beginning .tomorrow night. During
his stay he will present no less- than
six plays, comprising Ave Shakespear
ean roles in addition to "The. Servant
in the House," which is said to be im
mensely popular since its revival in
Washington a year ago this fall.
Since his last, engagement here .Mr.
Hampden has had one of th^ most
successful seasons of Shakespeare so
far on record in New York. Not only
did he draw large audiences during
his six weeks' stay at the Broadhurst
Theater, last spring, but he also won
from the critics aulogles such as are
i seldom accorded any actor,- classic or
I otherwise.
' He will open his engagement1 in
"Macbeth," repeating this on Thurs
day afternoon. "The Servant in the
House" will be the bill Tuesday and
Thursday nights; "The Taming of the
I Shrew," Wednesday night; "Romeo
and Juliet," Friday night; "Merchant
of Venice," Saturday afternoon, and
"Hamlet," Saturday night.
He will be supported by Mary Hall,
Mabel Moore, Elsie Herndon' Kearns,
Slgne Larsen. Margaret Barnstead,
Ernest Rowan. Allen Thomas, Wil
liam Sauter, Hannairf- Clark,. Le Rol
Opertl. Edwin Cushman., P. J. Kelly.
Reynolds Evans, Paul Girard, Richard
Hlghley and others.
NATIONAL?1'Little Old New
York."
"Little Old New York," with Gene
vieve Tobin. will be the offering at
the National Theater this week, be
ginning tomorrow evening. This new
comedy, in three acts, is the work of
Rida Johnson Young, produced by
Sam H. Harris and staged by Sain
Forrest.
Mrs. Young has peopled her story
with such illustrious personages as
John Jacob A'stor, Washington Irving,
Fitz Greene Halleck. Henry Brevoort.
Cornelius VanderbUt and Peter Del
monico. It is the Manhattan of 1810
Although using, as a background,
Manhattan Island, of . a century ago,
Mrs. Young has' written a modern
story, the principal character of which
is Patricia. O'Day, a little lass who has
come to America disguised as her
dead brother, to claim a fortune left
to the deceased. The young miss, mas
querading 'as a boy, has a difficult
time and is the center of mapy hu
morous situations.
Genevieve Tobin, as Patricia O'Day,
has scored the biggest hit in her ca
reer. The cast includes also Harry
Benham, Albert Andrus, Joseph
Greene, Arthur Linden. Paul Porter,
Rollo Lloyd, Margaret Nugent, Paul
ine Whltson, Alice Southern and oth
ers.
POLI'S?"Mecca."
Opulent splendor on a scale never
heretofore known In the theatrical
world is the claim held out for "Mec
ca." a gorgeous romance of the orient,
which F. Ray Comstock and Morris
Gest will send to Poll's this week, be
ginning tonight. It was written by
Oscar Asche, creator of "Chu Chin
Chow," with music by Percy E.
Fletcher, and was planned by Mr.
Asche for His Majesty's Theater, Lon
don. The English presentation had
to be postponed, however, because of
the success of "Chu Chin Chow," and
so the world's premiere took place
Jast season at the Century Theater,
New York. "Mecca" was produced in
London, however, several weeks ago,
and according to report its success is
sensational. Washington will see the
production before its massiveness is
cut down to fit smaller stages or be
fore its big cast undergoes a change.
"Mecca" is a musical extravaganza
of the far east; the orient of a thou
sand years ago. Its coloring, stag
ing, costuming and musical settings
have come in for ho end of praise,
but the sensational ballet and Bac
chanate devised and staged by Michel
Fokine, creator of the Russian bal
let, is said to stand out as the cul
minating triumph of stage genius.
The scene of the ballet represents
an old Egyptian palace, with a se
ries of stairs rising to distant heights.
The dancers, a hundred or more, ap
pear in old Egyptian costumes, and
in the moonlight dance a ballet vthich
Fokine has termed " Memories of the
Past'i
More than 300 people are in the^
Cagt, among them Gladys Hanson,
Lionel Braham Doran, Ide Mulle, Or
ville Caldwell. Tanno Toback, Harold
Skinner, Thomas C. Leaery, Rita Hall,
Dorothy Duriand, Billi Wilcox, Olga
Borowski, Basil Smith, Genevieve
Dolaro, Audrey Anderson, Dorothy
Johnson, Elizabeth Talma and Mar
tha Lorber and Sergei Pernikoff. prin
cipal dancers in the Fokine ballet.
B, F. KEITH'S?Florence Walton.
The bill at B. F. Keith's Theater
this week, beginning with tomor
row's matinee, will present two re-j
markable headline attractions and"
three exceptional feature acts. Flor
ence Walton, the famous xlanoer, long
associated with Maurice, and hailed
by many critics as America's fore
most ballroom dancer, will appear
' with'Alexander Vlad, the Parisian ex
ponent of the tango, and other danc
ing partners in an act which gives
her'the opportunity to wet^r some
stunning costumefe and jewel* worth
a fortune. The co-headllner will be
Karyl Norman, the "Creole Fashion
Plate," one o fthe most sensational
headline acts in vaudeville. Norman
exhibits some of the most beautiful
gowns ever shown on the Keith cir
cuit. %
Another event of importance will
be", the premier appearance of Mrs.
; Sidney Drew in "Predestination," A,
comedy by Edwin Burke. Beatrice
Herford. with her famous character
sketches, and Jack Wilson, they popu
lar blackface comedian, also have
acts much out of the ordinary. The
>bill Includes, among other numbers,
Johnson. Baker and Johnson, in
"Practice;" Boyle and Bennett, in
"Scrambled Legs;" Alice Gersten
berg's travesty, "A Dress Rehearsal,"1
and the customary house attractions.
Today at 3 and 8:15 p.m. last week's
bill, with Fritzi Scheft, the Lightner
Sisters and Alexander and the Doris
.Humphrey Dancers will have its final
?bowings.
BELASCO?Jimmy Hussey Revue.
Jimmy ? Hussey and company of
twenty-flve in a tabloid version of
"The Century Revue," from the Prom
enade Theater, New York, will head
line the Shubert vaudeville program,
which opens for this week at the Be
lasco, at the matinee at 3 o'clock to
day.
This revue comprises the choicest
bits of the "Mimic World of 1921,"
including the satirical boxing match,
the Broadway crooks number, the
birth of syncopation and other mo
ments rich in comedy. Assisting Hus
sey are Gladys James and Beth Stan
ley, two comely maids; Lou Edwards,
eccentric dancer; Eddie Hickey, Gene
Delmont. Vivian West, Buddy Doyle
and Genevieve Hearn. An attractive
chorus displays rich costumes in the
ensemble numbers.
The surrounding bill includes Vinle
Daly of the famous stage family, long
a featured member of the Hammer
stein Grand Opera Company, in a
cycle of songs and dances that tra
verse the period from the old-time
school of amusement down to the
present era of Jaiz; Joe JacJtson, called
the "beloved vagabond" and known
internationally for his pantomiming
as a cycling comedian; George and
Dick Rath, said to be the greatest
athletes of vaudeville, in a routine
different from the ordinary acrobats;
the Ziegler sisters in a melodious di
version. assisted by some skillful mu
sicians; Dave Vine and Luella Temple,
in original comedy; Buddy Doyle in
impressions of some of Broadway's
singing comedians; swift stepping and
grotesque postures by Rome and Cul
len; Jolly Johnny Jones on the bound
ing wire, and thfr. Shubert news
events.
COSMOS?Kitty Francis & Co.
An exceptionally attractive bill at
the Cosmos Theater this week will be
headed by Kitty Francis and Lew
Welch, assisted by fifteen unusual
entertainers, including many pretty
girls, handsomely gowned, with a
real prima donna and an imported
daficer. The act has just returned
from England h'nd is heralded as de
lightful and unusual entertainment
Comedy predominates, as may be in
ferred from the title of the entertain
ment, which is "Mrs.' O'Reilly's Re
ception." ? Another feature', unique .in
character, will be "Te Olde Tyme
Movie Show," .the laughing hit of the
season, which features Mary Pick
ford, Owen Moore and a number of
screen celebrities as they were fifteen
years ago, when the nickleodeon
charge for admission was "5 cents,"
Other attractions will Include Dun
ham and O'Malley, always known as
"The Musketeers." in a laugh maker;
Jess and Milt Feiber, two kids and
a harpsichord, with something else
new; Charles and Helen Polly, va
riety entertainers out of the ordi
nary, a;nd Kibble and Payne, in ""The
Statesman," a comedy playlet.
The added matinee attraction will
be a new! first-run, Hott Gibson pic
ture, "Red Courage," based on Peter
B. Kyne's story, "The Sheriff of Cin
nebar," wherein love and thrills are
blended in action fast and furious.
Mack Sennett's "Swe'etheart Days,"
the International News and Cartoon
Comics will be shown at all per
formances. *
STRAND?Vaudeville. %
The Strand Theater, beginning to
day. will present for the first tfme
Harry Carey, ii\ "The Fox," described
as a "super western" subject. The
story was written by Mr. Carey him
self and gives a view of the old 11th
United States Cavalry in aclon.
A tabloid musical comedy, "Money
is Money." in two acts and several
scenes lavishly staged and costumed,
is announced to head the vaudeville.
It Is described as a "futuristic musi
cal farce, starring Joseph Greenwald
Keith's Patri&tic Vaudfc ville Service
[E most gratifying phase of the
"third of a century" anniversary,
which the Keith vaudeville circuit in
celebrating throughout the nation
this season, is said to be the atten
tion anf spontaneous approval which
its announcement elicited from the
foremost statesmen of this country,
who recognize the great patriotic
work of the American theater, and Its
artists in every branch of entertain
ment. as well as vaudeville, during
the recent great war.
^he impressive manner in which
the unknown dead of the recent war
were honored in all of the Keith
vaudeville circuit and affiliated the
aters gained new meaning and dig
nity when "honor our living heroes"
was made the motto in all of the
houses of the organization on
Thanksgiving day. To carry out this
timely feature of the anniversary cel
ebration, Mr. Albee caused all of the
managers of. Keith theaters through
out the country to provide a program
of headllners who weu sent In relays
to the various hospitals, convalescent
and -a notable cast of nine clever ar
tists."
Only two other vaudeville numbers
will be presented. The Ansel-Smith
offering. "Pastimes in Jungle-land"
and Harry Gilbert In "Character Snap
shots." because of the length of time
required for the headltner. Short film
subjects also will be shown and the
orchestra will play a fox-trot by
Fisher, "Glow, Little Lanterns of
Love," and Frey's "Can You Forget." .
GAYSTY?"Golden Crook" Co.
Jacobs and Jermon will present the
Golden Crook Company at the Gayety
this week, beginning with this after
noon. Heading Its array of talent are
the "three aces of comedy." Jack Cal
lahan. Eddie Shubert and Sid Gold.
Kitty Warren, soubrette; Ann Myers,
prima donna, and Julia Gifford. in
genue. are the leading fdfcnlnine per
formers. The play is constructed
from an entirely new book, and .all
the lines are new, fresh and enter
taining. without suggestion or vul
garity. Elaborate acenic ,and, electri
cal effects assist materially In a
worthy presentation. A chorus of
twenty-four girls lends the necessary
finishing touches to the songs and
scenes. ^ ' >
CAPITOL?"Monte Carlo Girls."
"The Monte Carlo Girls" comes to
the Capitol Theater this week, be
ginning today. Several of the Mont*
Carlo principals that, were with .the
show last yes,r will be augmented by
many -new. face's. ? The whole make
up of the performance has been made
oveir, "it Is sUd. Into one' of the Best
' attractions cm the wheel today. Sarah
Hyatt, prima donna, and Arthur Lan
nlng: arafeatured, with Jessie Mc
Donald, gOubrette, in pleasing inter
pretations of. the newest song num
bers an>{ dance steps. _ '
?Arcade Auditorium.
The special events on the cards for'
the *?e|i at thd Arcade will be a,re
quest "Paul Jones" dance tomorrow
?night; *? big," bright and breesy car
nival Wednesday, and a fascinating
"Luckydance Thursday, the
latter iii' tbe upper ballroom, as the
auditorium, will be turned over for an
entertainment by the National League
of Masonic Clubs on that night.
A phase at the "third-of-a-century"
anniversary celebration of the Keith
vaudeville circuit took form at Syra
cuse this week, when E. F. Albee
placed the new million-dollar B. F.
Keith' Theater at the disposal of the
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra to be
their ho*% headquarters and concert
hall, without cost# to the musicians,
with the sole motive of fostering the
musical ;JMprest and achievements of
a yoUHg?vi$rani?atlon that will thus
become lMtically representative of
Syracuse we Keith Theater will be
at the gtsposal of the band for re
hearsals and for concerts at which
a small admittance fee may be
charged, the proceeds going wholly
to nay the musicians, as the theater
is given free.
I camps and training schools whor#
wounded, ailing or recovered vet
i erans of the war are yet assembled.
; It was the Keith jubilee tribute to
' the surviving heroes, and in many
: localities where there are no military
; or naval hospitals, the local veterans
i wearing the distinguished medals or
j hoiaing mentions or brevets for gal
lantry in the service were honored
I guests of the Keith houses and of itfe
j affiliated theaters.
I In New York city the' foremost ar
! tists of the Keith circuit were sent in
j special automobiles to Fox Hills, the
? Polyclinic, Seton and other hospitals
and institutions where our war vet
erans are assembled, and also to
Biackwells Island, where the annual
Thanksgiving day concert has become
a bright perennial feature in the gray
lives of the inmates. All-star pro
grams. in .the performance of which
the Keith headllnent vied with one
another to delight "the living heroes."
marked this Thanksgiving day as a
red-letter holiday throughout the na
tion.
Tke Musical Strausses.
IT/HEN Richard Strauss, the famout
composer and conductor, made
his first American tour, in 1904, sev
eral newspapers heralded his coming
in headlines reading "Waltz King
Coming."
Richard Strauss was coming, but he
wasn't the waltz king. He was the
composer of "Don Juan," .'"Tod und
Verklarung." "Till Eulenspie'gel" and
other celebrated symphonic poems,
the composer of the grand opera "Sa
lome." It must have been a
trifle perplexing for the most
discussed musical trail blazer of his
day to find himself confused with
the ? writer of popular Viennese
waltzes. ~
With Richard Strauss" impending
yislt have come more announcements
of the arrival of the "waltz king."
and, from some quarters, of the com
ing of the "son of the waltz king."
But the composer of "Ein Heldenle
ben." isn't even the "son of the waltz
king." Ve Is the son of Franz
Strauss. ?ne of the greatest horn play
ers of his day, even though, accord
ing to a. famous story, he once brought
down the wrath of Richard Wagner.
Richard and Franz Strauss are not,
so to speak, conected with any other
musical family of the same name. Nor
are they related ti?. Ludwig Strauss,
once" solo .violinist to Queen Victoria.
The original "waltz king," was the
elder Johann Strauss, whose, eldest
son, also a Johann Strauss, composed
"The Blue Danube," "Wine, Women
and Song." and other renowned
"Strauss waltzes." Richard Strauss
also has written charming waltzes
for some of his operas, but they are
not designed for- ballroom use.
Still another Strauss is Oscar
Strauss, composer of /The Chocolate
Soldier," a'hd "The Last Waltz," who
also is in this day a "waltz king." But
Richard Strauss, writer of the "Sln
fonla Domestica," should not be con
fused with the other Strauses and
8trtLus6e~?. least of all with Johann
9trauss. That gentleman has been
dead for twenty-two years.
Sothern and Marlow Coming
C H. SOTHERN and Julia -Marlowe
will come direct to Washington
after their engagement in New York,
appearing at Poll's Theater for one
week, beginning Monday, December l2.
Two years ago Mr. Sothern and Miss
Marlowe broke the world's record for
Shakespeare receipts at Poll's Thea
ter .during their two weeks there.
They wished to play two weeks again
this season, but were unable to secure
the,time, owing to length of their
New York stay shortening their tour.
In addition to "Hamlet," "Twelfth
Night" and "The Taming of the
Shrew," "The Merchant of Venice" has
been added to their repertoire.
Concerts
Lectures
Burton Holmes?"Japan." Tonight
Liurton Holme. has st-UfT( J Japan
as the topic for the second photo
storv of his pr.-sent irai.I : ri*-?-. .
til. National Thwi'-r t <ji. in 1.1
Although Mr. HoIiim-s lias I n t
Japan many tilllos. ll? hay li' V'-r l-l
it is aniionu<-?>d. until tin. lirmm
year that If could pi*-s>-nt to his au
diences :>ri ad?M|uat?- and oompreh' i
8i it picture of this important ? '?unTi\>
as .'? whole. Heretofoi.* Is- in'-- -1"
cialized on On<? or another particular
phase of Japanese life, sc.n.rv an
customs. This > ear his jourm y will
tak<- his "fellow-travelers" to Aina
no-hashidate, Kyoto. N-igasaUi. ?'
bakei, Kobe, iliyajiin-i. Vamada.Nara.
Koya San. Vejco, Mntsushima. .? 1.K '.
Tokio and Yokohama.
i "Classic Japan" will he giv-r,
night at b:3o and topiorrow alt.
at 4:30.
"Bichard Strausi Festival.
"The Richard Strauss Festival.*
I concert extraordinary, presenting t
I master#compos?'r himself, with thr
j artists of world-wide repute?kl iz
beth Schumann, soprano; Bronisiu
Huberiaan, violinist, and William \> ??
like, violoncellist-?will be given a'
the National Theater Thursday aftei
noon at 4:30 o'clock, under the lo< ?
management of T. Arthur Smith, In
A man of prodigious talents. <
, striking personality, Richard Straus
l according to great critics, stands ;?
lone of the most imposing figures o.
I the musical horizon today. Willi
{vision of the future such as had J.
great predecessor, Wagner, ho has ^
gun a new epoch in musi?aJ deve?<?
ment. . *
To insure the proper interpret*;
of his works. whi? h ar?* to _be
dered exclusively at ih?- comitig
cert. I>r. Strauss select* d th< artist?
chooslng only thos?- u iiom In con*- ?
ered of the greatest skill.
The program follows: "Zueinuun^
, "Jung Hcxenlied," "Trautu j ?ur- h d ?
i-Dammerung" and "Wiegenlie
(Straussi, Miss Schumann and In
Strauss; "Violoncello Sont.i
(Strauss). Mr. Willike and I >r Straus
"Ich Wollt ein Strausslein limden.
?Elnerlei.*' "Per Stern" and * S -hlecht
Wetter" (Strauss). MIjjS S?human<
and Dr. Strauss "Violin Sonai.
(Strauss). Mr Huberman and I*?
Strauss; "Inch Tr.ing* Meino Minn*
"Schlagende Herren," ' Fr?-undli< ?
Vision" and "Standchen" (Struts'
iMiss Schumann and Dr. Strauss.
Jessie Masters. Friday.
Miss Jessie Masters. American ? -h -
tralto, will be heard Friday in c'i
cert r?cital at the National Theatet
Miss Masters is an Ani< ri? an ir
whose training has been wholly i.
A-merica. Sh? bei?an her career w i
the concert sta??- a.u her isoal. an?l. i
is said, has mast< ivd th? \v?-alth an-,
imagery of th?- contralto v?>i< ?? in r
cital work. Tin* ui?at?st *-harm
her voice is its simplicity and vibra: i
tenderness.
Her proprair. ha? been chosen wr
a view of incorporating some son
that is a favorite <-t very hearer.
The concert will be under the^ aus
pices of the Disabb d V# terans* It?
lief Society, and ticl< ts are on si
at Droop's, 13th and streets.
Ernest Hutcheson. Saturday.
Ernest Hutcheson, the eminit '
pianist, who has appeared as solo;
with the great symphony orchestr:.:
of the country ami whose art rank.
with that of the great pis Diets r.f th ?
day. will be h. ard In recital ai t
Mason 10 Auditorium. 13th street an.
New York avenue. Saturday eventr.
at 8'1S o'clock, under the auspices <?'
1 the Whit, croft 1'inno School
His program follows: Bach. Cnro
1 matic Fantasia and Fugim j Eeetho
1 ven. "Sonata Appassionata. allegro
iassal, andftnt. c .ri nioto. allegro m ;
! r.on troppo. rhopin. "Uallade in .
Minor." "Noctui r. in I' F|at;
: etudes, C, flat. o;. 10. No. 5.Ema J or
op. 1?. No. 3. A Iiu ior. op .5. No 1.
Hutcheson. "I'l.-lude. op. 11. ?
"Caprice," op.- ". No.
"Etude de Co.i- n ' in r M'""1"
ner-Hutchesyii. "Itide of the \ alk.
r*^Tickcts mn\ ^e had at the offic.
of T Arthur S.?,ih_Inc.. 1306 G str-.t
Mme. Gakski. December 4.
Johanna Gadski's recital on Sund
evening. Decent!.-?. i should be of in
est to Washingu?n*? music lovers an
opera fans. No m iropolitan artisteyy
had a greater following. Mme. (.sdski i:
one of the greatest interpreter? ot
Wagner music. She has iiot be? i
heard in this country for five year
and has returned not oniy to the con
cert stage, but to the opera, it 'S said
with voice fresher, more powerful ami
in better condition than whensh** v- a^
last heard. She has been engagt-d foi
this season by the Chicago ( pern
Company and has a 5ST
concerts. She will be heard heri* in th<
ballroom of the New Willard at 9:1?
o'clock next Sunday evening.
Euth Draper! Famous Mimic.
Ruth Draper, the outstanding flgu ?
of the stage in the fle'd of mimicry, i
announced as the artist for the second
I event of the T. Arthur Smith. Inc. Stai
Lecture Course at the Masonic Auditoi
I ium, Tuestlay evening. December 6, at
! 8 :1S o'clock. ,
i Miss Drai>er will present a number ot
distinctly novel and original character
! sketches which have won for her great
i success both here and abroad. Hei s
i original character sketches are fre
I quently referred to as monologues, but
monologues they are not in the ac
cepted sense of the word. She does not
merely present a one-sided conversa
tion ; she presents and enacts little cam
eos of character that one minute hold
her audience tense in pathos, the nex'
laughing at the foibles of easily recog
Tickets^may be obtained at the offices
of T. Arthur Smith. Inc., 1306 G street.
Philadelphia Orchestra?Yolanda
Hero.
With Yolanda Mero. accredited by
many as one of the forehiost woman
I pianists of today, as the soloist, the
I Philadelphia Orchestra. Leopold Mo
1 kowski. conductor, will give the sec
ond concert of its Washington series
at the New National Theater Tues
day afternoon, December 6. at 4:3<>
o'clock. ..
Yolanda Mero's popularity is attest
ed bv the fact that she has been en
gaged as soloist for the season by the
symphonv orchestras of Boston. Chi
cago. Cincinnati. St. Louis. Los Angelas.
San Francisco and Portland, Ore. One
of the programs for which the Phila
delphia Orchestra is noted is promised
for the coming concert, which is given
under the local management of T Ar
thur Smith. Inc. Tickets may be ob
tained at 1306 G street.
Song Eecital, Central High School.
In compliment to the conference on
the limitation of armament, the Com
munity Center department of the
public schools of the District -.f Co
lumbia, in co-operation with th
Washington Society of the Fine
has arranged for a song recital com
prising. Kentucky mountain ballads
(American folk songs) and old French
songs by Doraine Wyman and Howard
Brockway. in the auditorium of thr
Central High School on the evening
of Saturday. December 10. at S-30
o'clock.
George M. Cohah, who is due in New
Yorti today after a six-week journey
to Europe, will return It London in
a fortnight to make his initial stat;e
appearance in the British metropolis.
"The Tavern" will be Mr. Cohan s
flr?t production in London and he will
play the leading role.
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