Evening star., 1920-04-25

"a Musical ClOthier."-Jerome Kern
is one of the most popular musical
composers of the present day. There
has scarcely been time in the past
four or five seasons that there nave
not been at least three OF his sue
cesses on Broadway-not to mention
others on tour.
The popularity of Jerome Kerns
music. is not confined to New York
IT has an international fame through
1T to Jane" "Oht Lady. Lady" and
many more productions. 1t is rot
alone in the theater that it is factor
His compositions are essentially dance
music. and consequently form a part
of more dance programs. perhaps,
than the music of any ten other COM
posers. s.As2.s.-.as>. :
.If YOU really want to know the
truth about my music" says Mr.. Kern.
'T'll tell you.
TIN musical clothier - nothing
more or less. / write music to MT the
situations and lyrics in play IL mas
always been my endeavor TO Keep
abreast of the times. but the fact that
the theatergoing public likes my
music Is really no credit to me. l
endeavor to please the public, and
keep it in mind in every piece ! COM,
do likewise"
Players Of Note.-There is always
much of interest in the biographies
of players assembled for new pro-
duction.
Quite an imposing cast will appear
here in Dorothy Dixie Lee" the new
play by Edward Locke.
Edith Taliaferro is probably best
remembered from "Rebecca of Sunny
Gus" although her parts in Young
Wisdom" Capt Kidd. Jr." Please
Get Married" and Mother Carey's
Chickens" served to elevate her to
siardom.
ity as a delineator of negro charac-
ter in .sToby,s Bow last season.
in Dorothy Dixie Lee" he will ere
ate another negro part-that of
slave said to be 100 years of age
lucille La Verne. character actress,
PLAYED in 700 performances in Seven
Days Leave" eight months in The
Blue Mouse" an entire season in
mother" also in The Cinderella
Man and THE House of Bondage"
aud managed her own company at
tie Empire Theater. Richmond. Va.
with Thomas A. Wise and William
Elliott in her cast. She has just con-
Guided long engagement in "Aphro-
diie
Arthur Elliott has been an actor for
sthirty-fve wears. during which he
supported Ada Rehan, Fanny Daven-
port. Henry Miller. John Drew. Ethel
Farrymofe Mrs. Fiske, Francis Will
son and William Faversham, besides
establishing himself as star in
Australia He was under the Froh-
man management fifteen years.
Burke Clarke began his career
with Richard Mansfield. appearing
Subsequently with Viola Allen, Rob
ert Edeson and other stars.
Others have play records of note.
Something. to Talk AbOut.-Those
who attended the production of Will
liam Gillette's Dear Brutus." the Bar
rie fantasy. at the National Theater
some weeks ago. viii pleasantly re-
call the little dream child VINO played
almost the entire second act with Mr..
Gillette. II was one of the best pieces
of acting ever seen in this city, and
Mr.. Gillette himself insisted that the
little girl take every curtain call with
him. quite a new departure for star.
The little girl was Madge BellamS
Out front on Tuesday night of the
week of the Dear Brutus" engage
ment sat the producer of the Garrick
Players. He had made the trip from
New York to Washington just to see
Miss Bellamy. Following that second
act he met Miss Bellamy and her
mother, and in ten minutes Miss Bel
lamy was made member of the Gar
rick Players.
Miss Bellamy had intended resting
this summer prior 10 opening on
Broadway in the fall in "Tillie OF
Bloomsbury" but because of the
caiiber of the Garrick organization
and of the parts of Peg. Daddy
Ionglegs and Pollyanna which she
is slated to play during the summer
she decided to cast her lot with the
Garrickers.
On the same night the Garrick pro-
ducer also made an appointment with
Miss Anne Morrison, leading woman
in Dear RTntlIG
beauty and artistry made such an i'm
preston that she was engaged the
next day after several long distance
talks with New York
Consequently Washington will have
the pleasure of getting further ac-
Quainted with Anne Morrison and
Madge Bellamy.