Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22


nently nationalesque about
Manager Rapley's opening
attraction presenting Helen
Hayes in "Bab,' the story of Mary
Roberts Rinehart's subdeb so familiar
to the girls of America and so Pc
culiarly and effectively reflective OF
the spirit of lovabIe girlhood. 1t is
of course, not deep, not what the
triff1er calls highbrow drama, but it
is a wholesome and truly human re-
Election of what hearts older in years
and ripe in experience love 10 dream
of their girls. 1t also carried the al
ditional charm of it's talented and de-
lightful little star, who is Splendldiy
equipped for the character ana paint
ed it true to the life. Recalling that
1t was as little Lord Fauntleroy that
Miss Hayes, quite a little bit ago,
gave the first exhibition of her nat
ural talent in histrionics here IN
Washington, local playgoers thronsed
1he theater to welcome her again ana
to join their enthusiasm with hers
the dearest and most delightful play
they ever saw.
Something that appears to be quite
As Fascinating is disclosed in the an
nouncement of a new Frances Starr
play, under the direction of the great
master of dramatic production, Da-
yid Belasco. at the Shubera,beiasGi9 70
is a new play by Edward knoolock
with the mysterious title one ana
its ultimate destination is the BelaSco
Theater, New York Beyond Mr, De 9
Miss Starr with "one of the most con-
genial roles of her noteworthy ca
reer." the rest is left to CONJECTURE,
for the great producer never tells MS
story in advance.
T.. NJ. Newman, the famous travel
talker, now on the last lap OF nis
homeward journey. sends the advance
syria. Turkey and Spain and that he
is now in ireland. He was IN Jerus
salem during the celebrated Ieast y,
Ramadam, when everyone 1eareu
armed troops. At Hebron he was
permitted to enter the MOSQUE OF
Machfelah, which, before ire Wal
was barred to all but MonaHnieua; ns
He visited also the Jewas1 resenf
fully the Zionist question. He mas
talked with Abdul Bahal. head OF tne
Bahai movement, who was IeSen.iy
Rnighted by the King OF Engianio, anu ;na
formation from King Feisa! In pa
mascus about the changes IN syria.
He hopes to reach New holh
TENDER land then it will pc nuI d
little while before his 1nterestihe
frayeItalks are announced.
Manager Bell of the Garrick Players
has borrowed a few celebrities lLoi
Nav York for the important singing
and dancing roles in his musical 81
cnmedy production of "Oh, Boy
Norma Brown, remembered from 90
ing Up" and "Oh, Lady, Lady ray
mond Van Sickle, who had a parao IN
the original company present Wbo did
some wonderful dancing in See saw,
are among them. There are times
when matinee idols and even WoVIns
picture stars fail to assuage the
hearts fond hopes. and musical come
dies generally bring ABOUT 'hose
dmes.
Rain insurance" whereby the girls
of the Century Promenade, New
financial consideration. ''if it rains La
Dor day" should be popular in wash
ing during the fading hours OF the
summer stock and the premature
.opening of 1.-THE regular season.
mot So Long Ago." which the press
agent naively describes as "a delight
-ful comedy redolent of the quaint at
,mosphere of New York in the early
1os, has hoop-skrted damsel VI
is employed as seamstress ny the
wealthy Billiards.. and her grit OF
imagination prompts her to invent
love affairs and escapades with Blilie
Ballard, who is amazed when he IS
hauled over the Goals for them by his
father, for he has never given the
girls a thought Arthur Richman
wrote the play, which has left the
Booth Theater, New York, to go to
Nora Bayes' Theater for an indefinite
period. .Happy-Go-Lucky" replaced it
at the Booth
The Shuberts are soon to produce a
new play. with music. called THE Girl
IN the Private Room" written by Ed
ward Clark. Gitz Rice wrote the
music for it.
Paul McAllister, remembered as for
mer leading man of the old Columbia
Stock Company in this city, who was
recently released from the Army, has
a leading role in Mystery" Edward
Delaney Dunns new play.
DR.. Walter Damrosch. with the Sym
phony Society of New York. is plan
ming a historical cycle of musical
compositions Of the masters at Car
negie Hall. New York, for the COM
! ing season, in which the developme MT
of the symphonic orchestra and the
symphonic form will be demonstrate
represented in the last word of Ga
pbriel Faure, Vaughn Williams, Vim
- cent d'Indy, Roger-Ducasse, Pick
fMangiagalli. de Serbata and Mala-
Z piero.
Charles Dfllingham's new spectacle,
Good Times" at the New York Hip
podrome. is said to eclipse it's prede-
. cessorS and, as one of the critics puts
il. is as much superior to the Hippo
.drome shows that went before it as
they were superior TO that second
I rate affair put on in France by King
blank VIII of England and one Of the
Looeys of France, called The Field
of the Cloth Of Cold" Continuing
no adds: Such a corsucating multi
= tude Of figures in brilliant costumes
? las never been equaled at this or any
bother house."
Ethel Clifton, who has been called
rome of the most prolific and intelli-
4 gent short-play writers. has finished