Evening star., 1920-03-28
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Drama andN11SiC

were playing, but the fact remained
AT first we determined to give the
plays with the curtains and no
scenery whatever. but the farther we
went into the subject the more we
extreme simplicity of .draperies and
the sumptuous settings of other years
was the best medium for our purpose.
We then. with expert assistance
evolved our present productions. This
arrangement equips a tlieater in such
fashion that by certain additions any
Shakespearean play can be presented
and modern pieces also, and without
danger of monotony. for an infinite
number of effects can be achieved.
Too often the stage is like an old
Dutcn picture. background of packed
detail
PSychtcnl DancinE.-Now, while the
occult is engrossing public attention.
Marshall Hall. young American
dancer. comes forward to show the
world the secrets Of his former rein
hiera- the psychic. The revelations
were made to him in good faith. of
course. many of them in the presence
OF other well known psychics. And
strange to relate. the different places
and periods in which Mr. Hall is sup
nature that they lend themselves
most effectively to portrayal in dance
form.
Upon the psychics first meeting Ma
hiera imm ediately recognized Hall as
a former lover in Egypt in the year
tZoe Is. G. She was novitiate in the
Femple of Isis. and he but slave
youth who had tried to escape with
her. which resulted in a tragic death
Tor them both. Later they once more
met in the lost Atlantis. which Ma
hiera stoutiy affirms existed in mid
Atlantic. Here they dwelt in peace
and happiness. Then came his life
without her on the planet Mars. and.
several centuries later. his reappear-
ance on earth in ancient Peru. as
fanatical medicine man. Then as an
Arapaho crazy-dancer on this con-
tinent.
He was at one time a dancing slave
in Persia. a Dutchman in old Holland
and a courtier in the reign of Louis
Philippe. in France. 1t all sounds
good"
A Bright Idea.-New ideas are
worth their weight in gold. Every in
The man or the woman with new
idea is always in demand. 1t is sell
dom. however, really new idea
comes along.
The blizzard in New York which
blocked the traffic for an entire week
gave Anna Wheaton. the actress,
new idea
The municipal authorities were lat
sea" when 1t came to removing. the
mountains of snow that blocked the
streets. Fifteen thousand men were
needed for. the work and only 5000
were available. Even the military
regulars were asked to assist The
wheels of commerce and activities Of
every nature were impeded. where.
upon Miss Wheaton offered her sAg-
gestion.
1t was to build a number of fires
in the snowbanks on the main thor
oughfares and install huge kettles
to melt the. snow and ice.
The happy suggestion might have
been adopted. but the elements came
downpours of rain robbed Miss Whea-
ton of her glory.
MY idea had a triple purpose" she
said. Il thought 1t might solve the
snowbank problem, incidentally fur
nish snow water. wonderful aid to
beauty, and besides the boiling water
would kill the countless millions of
infectious germs hidden in the city"
Suffrage. a crouch remarked, will
supply lots of this wisdom to meet
the exigencies of these trying times.
George VI. CDhAn ActivftieH.-George
N. Conan arrives in Washington. to-
day. and with him come the Cohan
ambition. the Conan energy. the CO.
han pep forceful auxiliaries of "the
miracle man" of the American the
atrical world.
Mr.. Cohan is practically moving his
New York office to Washington for the
musical play primarily brings him to
Washington. But he is also bringing
another company. which has been
testing the merits of new comedy
called Genius and the Crowd" writ
ten by two Philadelphmia newspaper
men, which Mr.. Cohan has found with
a box-off1ce value. All it needs. ac-
cording to critical observation, is a
new first act, and George NJ. running
true to form. win probably write a
complete new first act this week with
his right hand while he directs the
premiere of the new musical play with
his left.
Washington will. be confronted with
colony Of theatrical people, more
than $50 players and attaches coming
here under the Conan banner alone.
The cast of Genius and the Crowd
with Georges Renavent the made
overnight star" comes from Roch-
ester, and after a weeks rehearsal
here. under Mr.. Cohan's direction. will
proceed to the Hollis Street Theater.
Boston. for a spring engagement. after
an Easter week stay at the Apollo
Theater, Atlantic City. This comedy
carries the personnel for forty-six
playing parts. -
Accompanying Mr.. Cohan will be his
charming daughter. Georgette. who
last week returned from London. after
an absence Of seven years. She re-
turns to her father as a full-fedged
European star at the age of nineteen,
having played the title role in Sir
James NJ Barrie's revival of Peter
PAN at the New Theater. in ST. Mar
tins lane, during the Yuletide.
1t Is quite possible that Mr.. Cohan
will have an important announcement
to make as to his daughters future in