Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-01
OR Washington. purified and
prohibitionized, despite the
waning effort Of the bootleg
ger, plays with theme like

ger, plays with theme like
THE Man Who Came Back"
have lost their SAVIOR, except for the
propagandist now striving to make
the world dry. The Kenyon and the
make obvious the fact that no man
can "come back here, because he
lacks the opportunity of reaching a
starting point to do so. The play,
however, shows what dramatist of
skill can do with dismal theme, and
as such is entitled to rank high in
the hall of the fifty-seven varieties of
drama that are regaling the theater-
goer in the present day. "Oh. Boy",
dainty contrast to the Fol,ies,
served to gracefully lessen the ten
sion and to restore the taste Tor the
demurely delightful. Back to Earth"
also suggestive of the come back"
serves to illustrate the strenuous
search of the Playwright for material
by going to heaven for 1T, and
Angel" Ambrose Strange. the char
acter he obtained there. forcefully
newspaper as reliable friend in case
of need, fact long recognized in all
well regulated families, whether in
tended by the dramatist or not. The
pay uo"SVSI, was QeSlSueO LOT en-.
fertainment rather than to establish
wholesome, If homely. truths. 1t won
the verdict of frequent applause.
Sc ss e
The current week opens with some
degree of promise. who Stole the
HAITI" provides the conception of 'the
men in uniform" of what the public
likes in the way of musical comedy
and "Tillie." an embodiment of the
spirit of "Pollyanna,' study of the
nuaiOf Tl11frh nf Two nj,
and their customs. A. H. Woods will
appear with another of those care
fully restrained touches of the for
hidden" which he occasionally offers
world. 1t has New York reputation,
which is of high value in New York
sss se ss
Although the scenario writer has
exhausted the Smash the Kaiser"
theme in the world of pictures, the
possibilities of the worlds war for
the real playwright loom with a
magnitude astounding to a fertile
mind. Out of them all, who knows
what unknown writer in the days to
the great American dramatist by Civ
ing to the world a real play.
A Few "PersOnaIities."- Patricia
Collinge was born in Dublin, Ireland;
came to this country with her mother in
1907; has been upon the stage nine
years; has created every part she has
ever played, and has just passed her
twenty birthday. She rides horse
back, plays golf, has never posed for
moving pictures; loves nature, flowers
and the simple life, and refuses to in
dulge in Injuries. She likes matinee
performances BEST as she loves to play
to women. She has no hobby except the
one of not forming one, and she has no
day dreams.
She carries service flag. with sin
gle star, for her brother lover there
Great Exponent Of French Art
aIme. Povla Frijsh, who comes as the
soloist of the Philadelphia Orchestra
at it's concert Tuesday afternoon, De-
cember 10, although a native of Dem
mark, spent the greater part Of her
life in Paris, and there, as a pre-
eminent exponent of French art, she
achieved notable success. artists as
well as the public signally honoring
her.
At her formal debut in Paris she
bad the unusual distinction of having
NJ. Alfred Cortot. the famous French
pianist, as her accompanist, an honor
paid before to no other singer. And
when Cortot, Thibaud and Pablo
Nine. Frijsh was accorded the honor
of appearing with them, while at the
only appearance of Gustave Mailer in
Paris Nine. Frijsch as the assisting
artist made SO profound an impress
sion she was Immediately secured for
several appearances with the Colonne
Orchestra under Gabriel Pierne.
The Paris Conservative chose her
for it's celebration of the List CEN
tenary. Her artistic career also in
1IY6o o1c
Geneva and her native Copenhagen.
A Condolences BiOgrnphy-"Is start
ed out by trying to make the public
Weep" says Florence Moore. when
first went on the stage I fondly i'm
agihed was cut out for serious roles
L wanted to play weepy parts ana
make the whole world weep with me-
My first experience with a repertoire
company in Philadelphia convinced me
that the public was willing enough to
Weep-but not my way. 1t wept tears
of laughter and I was trying to be
serious. That's the whole sad tale in
a nutshell. That is how I became q
Coincidence"
Making Soldier ActOrs.-"Any person
haunted with the idea that producing
terjal drawn from the melting pot of
an Army post is peaceful and serene
occupation" says Jack Mason. would
lose the illusion in thirty seconds if
he had visited Aberdeen, Md, during
the making of the soldier boys musi-
cal comedy. Who Stole the Hat?
~One hundred actors were needed
and out of the number available prob
ably one per cent. at some time or
other. had walked across stage For
the past year these boys had been too
deeply engrossed in proving up and test
ing arms and ammunition for their
comrades overseas. to give a thought
to play acting. They could test a
shell. time a fuse, or calculate the
exact size of shrapnel to entertain the
kaiser. but their vocabulary was hard
~ suited to the drawing room or their
methods Of doing business to classic
comedy. But with the war well won
they got busy and are now prepared
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