Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29

~ a dramatic contribution t
~ the Elwell murder scandal il
New York and the old ia
miliar. but thoroughly enjoyable com
edy, BABY Nine" by the Carried
stock company represent the outla,
of the legitimate stage for the cur
rent week. But for the week aheat
is promised a new Belasco produc
ton, with Frances Starr. one of thu
most delightful players that ever at
tanned a high place in the dramatic
armament under the guidance OF th'
great producing artist. Hope. there
fore. is simply deferred, and there Is
no cause for sorrow or even for SICK
ness of heart for a week passes
end. And there are two rainboWs
to next week Think of it, East
Lynne" is TO be resurrected as tan
upon the lachrymal ducts of the pres
ent generation. 1t has never failed
in the past and, strange to say. its
theme is again thoroughly and COM
pletely in fashion. But customs have
changed since our grandmotherS Wept
over the faithless heroine and her
little Willie. The feminine heart is
made of sterner stuff than IN the
DAYS of yore. Theda Bara's work in
tender sinews. and tear ducts fail to
work without artificial assistance
when the heart gets out OF practice.
Eight new. modern theaters are
annexed to the b. F. Keith Vaude-
VILE circuit in Greater New York
by the acquisition of the B. S. Moss
circuit, and E. F. Albee, the motive
power of the Keith enterprises, an
nounces that acts can now play in
New York for three or four months
without leaving town. Probably this
is a blessing for the metropolis. but
by the same token will it not take
three or four months for the better
features of Keith vaudeville to reach
Washington? OF course. the Keith
circuit commands mammoth list OF
vaudeville attractions, but even the
average American voter has intel
ligence enough to perceive that the
best of these will be held in New
York for three or four months be
fore he will get a peep at them. II
he lives outside the place where the
moon is bigger. Mr.. Albee also an
nounces. or. it is claimed, authorizes
the announcement, that he is also
either building or has already bullded
magnificent new theaters in CieVe-
land. Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton
Toledo and also Indianapolis. Why
should Ohio get everything?
America will pay tribute to Jenny
Lind October 6, the one hundredth an
niversary of the birth of the Swedish
nightingale, whom P. T. Barnun
brought to this country on her spec
tacular concert tour. The centennial
of the famous singer is to be COM
memorated throughout the musical
world. In New York it is to be cele-
brated in a unique way. They will
give a historical concert, reproducing
the program of the first concert given
by Jenny Lind in this country, Sep
TENDER IL. 1850. The tickets and
printed programs will be replicas of
bright-hued rosettes and bear wands
tipped with ribbons: Frieda Hempel
will replace her famous predecessor
as the artist of the evening", and tn e
proceeds will go to the same chart
table institution. Miss Hempel was
chosen. it is announced. because of
all singers since that time, accord
ing to history and tradition, her
voice, her art and her personality
bear the most striking resemblance tc
those of the earlier queen of song
Her costume will be an exact dupli-
cate of the nineteenth century diva's;
she will sing the same songs and play
her own accompaniment on the piano
played by Jenny Lind and auto
American debut. Arthur Middleton
will be the assisting baritone. repre-
senting Signor Beletti, and will be
dressed the part" while the orches-
ira will be CARRIED in the quaint suits
and frilled shirts of earlier days. Car
negie Hall will be the scene of this
memory concert" 1t will follow ex-
. traordinary civic events of the day
contributing to the testimonial.
1t Is learned from the publicity de-
partment of the New York Hippo
drome that its uniformed staff is the
best dressed organization of it's kind
or lis uShers, doormen, guides, floor
captains. cloakroom attendants and
carriagemen. 1t is claimed that ii
costs s1S5 a season for each employe
just for the uniforms, and that to this
is added s25 a year each for cleaning
and pressing them after the perform
ance every Saturday night. Many
government clerks and others in the
ordinary walks of life would conside,
this lavish sartorial outlay.
Helen Hayes is to be presented by
son is over in new play by Eugene
O'Nei1l, entitled 1.-THE Straw" 1t is
said to present a contrast to the light
humors of "Bab.'
"Ben-Hur' is to start it's twenty-sec-
ond season this fall The wiseacres
Z say that its lasting popularity is due
to the fact that it is a wonderfully hui
man story. None seem to have grasped
I the fact that A touch of the divine in I,
Is what gives it's unfading halo.
Stephanie de Mohrivart. the grand
mother in Foot Loose" the new play
by Zoe Atkins in which Emily Stevens
has been starring al the Greenwich Viii
lage and Little Theaters, was the cen.