The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-30
|. ARTHUR SMITH
WILL GIVE SERIES
OFLECTURES HERE
Noted Speakers Sched-
uled to Appear in Star
Course.

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In addition to his Ten Star Con-
cert series which started last
week, T. Arthur Smith. Inc, has
by people we'll known for their ac-
Washington Miss Ruth Draper.
coin. Louis X. Anspacher and
Thursday evening. November ~.
Raymond Robins., who startled
Congress. the peace conference In
the facts he had obtained about
Russia while there as the head OF
the Red Cross mission. during the
Kerensky regime and the over
throw OF that authority by the So
viets. will start he lecture seriee
which, will be given at the Audi
torium.
Mr.. Robins has had more than
his share of the thrilling happen
ings in the last seven years and he
will relate many little-known
phases Of events which have upset
the world. For excitement little
can compare with the tight he put
n
treaty and prevent the shipment Of
raw materials into Germany from
Russia after the first collapse.
the Germans were afterward hred
at our own troops, what the rail-
way mission was doing In Siberia,
and many inside facts. as he saw
them, will be related at this lee
ture.
Ruth Draper Coning.
Ruth Draper, in her character
sketches. will give the second lee
ture. Miss Draper Is an artist who
challenges the interest Of the au-
dience from the moment she steps
on the stage and holds 1t until she
leaves. She has the power of
swaying the emotions Of her hear
ers to an unusual degree, and
laughter and tears follow each
other quickly as 4 tribute to her
powers of mimicry. She will be
heard on December 6.
The third lecture will be on
drama. by Louis K. Anspacher.
known to many through his sue
cessful plays. A man who can
write plays which hold an audi
ence breathless until the tension
causes q gasp to sweep the house
when the denouement appears can
also lecture with the same power
Mr.. Anspacher Is as brilliant q lee
turer as q playwright. His return
to the lecture field was signalized
by heavy demand for his serv-
ices and Washington Is to be con-
CIRCULATED that at least one en-
gagement IL to be here. on January
IT.
The man who made Cape Cod
folks famous throughout the ma
tion,J Joseph e. Lincoln. will give
the fourth lecture on February 4
This distinguished humorist Is a
native of the Cape. and his father
was q sea cap'n," as was the
father before that His books have
been unusually successful, and
''Shavings" was produced recently
on the stage. Mr.. Lincoln. reads
his stories even better than he
writes them. for he knows the
characters personally and throws
in many a touch while talking
which conveys through a gesture
what words could never do.
Tsn Masson VIII Joke.
Those who read Life will rec
ognize T. L.. NJ. in Thomas l. Mas
son. its editor, who will be the last
of the five lecturers in this series
T. l. NJ. will talk on Your Sense
of Humor," and as he is the great
est Joke writer in the world he can
be said to know his subject. Fol
twenty years T. L. NJ. has turned
out fifty jokes a week, averaging
two hours to do the trick, and GU,
of that lot Of jokes very few are
caustic or knocking. While he car
talk for two hours on THE Value
Of a Minute" he says he generally
writes his speeches out carefully ir
advance and then leaves them OF
the piano. He has lived in New
Jersey SO long, he says, that he ha.
no morals left, and that while HI
is always called a humorist, he 1!
really intensely serious. Makins
jokes is serious business when yoI
get paid for them. Mr.. Mason will
bring cheer to the audience OF
March Z.
The next Ten Star concert will
be on November 4, when Ethe
Leginska, the pianist, and Han
Kinder, the solo cellist with tn,
Philadelphia Orchestra and make
of several Victor records, will play
Kinder enthralled the audienc,
last season when he gave severa
solos with the orchestra here, hi
marvellous tone and technique com
bining to produce music of rar
charm and brilliancy.