The Washington herald., 1916-08-06
CONCERTS OFFER
NOTED ARTISTS
Ten Star Series Was Such a
Success Last Year that
1t Will Be Continued on
an Even Larger Scale.
By JULIA CHANDLER.

By JULIA CHANDLER.
Altho the first of August inaugu-
rated the new dramatic season in
New York the leading theaters of
Washington are not yet ready to
throw open their doors, altho local
arrangements are prolific in an
nouncements that promise the con-
tinuation of last years unpreceden-
ted prosperity. OF these there is
none more interesting than that of
T. Arthur Smiths musical season
of IoI6-I7 embracing the second
year of the Ten Star Concert Series
which proved in its inception a tre-
mendous success.
The course will include ten Fri
day afternoons when the following
artists will entertain lovers of good
music at the National Theater:
Frances Aida, prima donna soprano
of the Metropolitan Opera; Paul AL
thouse, tenor of the same organiza-
alton; Leginska, pianist; Julia Culp,
the popular lieder singer; Anna
Case, soprano from the Metropolitan
forces; Percy Granger, the Australian
pianist and composer; Louis Gra-
veure, baritone; Beatrice Harrison,
'cellist; Babrilowitsch, the famous
Russian pianist; Eddy Brown, vio-
linist; Helen Stanley, prima donna
OF the Chicago Grand Opera Co.;
The Russian Symphony Orchestra;
Lucy Gates, coloratura soprano, and
Theo Karle the American tenor.
Mr.. Smith has so arranged his
concert dates that this will not con-
fict with any other course He has
already opened his subscription list
OF our August openings the Poll
management makes no announce
ment additional to last Sundays as
surance that the Avenue Playhouse
will begin its new season around the
18th Of August, but Manager Harry
Jarboe, Of the Gayety, returned last
week to the city full of plans and
pep, and is now busy getting ready
for the Gayety opening, promising
as the first burlesque attraction Of
the season "The Liberty Girls, the
foremost organization of the Column
bia circuit.
While we await the ascent of
various theatrical curtains we can
depend upon the merry-makcrs at
keith's, oodles of movie" shows,
and oPen-air sports galore at Glen
Echo Park
OF this weeks vaudeville enter
tainers Sophie Tucker is the rag
time exponent par excellence. I
don't believe she has been here
since the preparation of Louisiana
Lou" made-in-Chicago brand of
musical comedy in which Miss Tuck
er sho' did do some coon song
shoutin'. As a Keithite she may
always be depended upon for an
entertaining twenty minutes or so,
for l know no singer who so per-
fectly accomplishcs the lifting swing
OF the Southern lullaby, nor shouts
negro ragtime with better effect.
My special attention was called
last week to the activities OF Mr.
Tom Moore. whose moving picture
interests in Washington have gradu-
ally grown until they now embrace
three theaters showing high class
films. Announcement is made of
the showing of brand new film
OF George Klcin's production Of
Quo Vadis", the historical novel
which so graphically describes Ne
To's persecution of the Christians.
The moving picture version repre-
sents the highest form OF film art,
and is faithful to the novel in its
historical facts, while producing the
elaborate scenes in most lavish and
spectacular manner.
Quo Nadis" is on view at the
Strand Theater today, and will con-
tinue the leading attraction there IN
til Wednesday.
Manager Schloss of Glen Echo
Park came into my Office one day
last week wearing a smile a yard
wide. There was no special oc-
casion for such a grin that l could
see bat when he produced a picture
OF dozens of happy kiddies all ready
for the starting of the Derby Racer
at Glen Echo it was quite under
standable that his was a sort of
reflected JOY. On this page TODAY
you'll see the youngsters ready for
their ride-or as many of them as l
had space to print.
Thus while we amuse ourselves
with this, that and the other, New
York has settled down in earnest