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Evening star., 1921-12-11
Friedman Recital Tomorrow.

1gnaz Friedman. the celebrated
Polish pianist, will be heard at the
New Masonic Auditorium tomorrow
evening at $40 o'clock, under the
local management of T. Arthur Smith,
Inc.
Ignaz Friedman made his American
debut in New York city in January
and in twenty recitals in the follow
ing two months established himself
throughout the east and middle west
as one of the worlds greatest virtuo-
sos of the pianoforte. He has long
been known throughout Europe as
master whose genius is equaled by
few.
His program follows: Les Pre-
ludes." symphonic poem Hiszt's origi-
nal arrangement for two pianos).
"Rondo. A Minor" tMozaID, "Rondo.
E-flat Major (HummeD. "Chaconne"
tBach- -BusonD. "Nocturne, op 62":
'Valse. Op. Ga. No. -; Two Etudes.
Op. 25. Nos. 7-9": "Mazurka. Op. 63."
and "Polonaise, Op So" tChopin): suite
, for two pianos--"Tema Con Varia
zioni," and Choral and Finale"
riedman).
Tickets may be had at 1906 G street.
Evening star., 1921-12-11
Greenwich Village.
'cAY Greenwich village to

"CAY Greenwich Village to the
average person." says Frank
Harcourt, star Of the Greenwich VIII
lage Review" "and he or she will
Immediately visualize long-haired ar
fists and poets, a little weak in the
upper story; girls who pose or play
at painting when they are not sm6k-
ing cigarettes or drinking cham
pagne, and, in general, colony Of
wicked people who are supposed to
be Of another world entirely.
This sort of fairy tale Is fostered
in most stories of New York, Just as
the rubber-neck wagon men lay it on
thick when they are transporting
carful OF sightseers through the
!quarter-because 1t appeals to the
public.
"As a matter of fact" says Mr.. Har-
court, "the majority of men and
women who reside in the village are
'hard-working. sensible people. who
mind their own business, OF course,
you will find freaks and undesirables
there, just as you will find them on
Connecticut avenue or 14th street, If
you look hard enough, but that's just
the exception that proves the rule
Mind. don't mean to say the vii
lage isn't uniQue-that it Is just an
ordinary, workaday place with no ro-
nance. It 10 unique and romantic,
and well worth Q visit by any visitor
to New York" as- ~.
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New Note in Shakespeare.

ply them to the best of the scene
painters. wardrobe makers and fur
niture builders art.
Craig's production of Hamlet" in
Moscow marked an epoch in the
theater There followed on the con-
tions on new lines. Some were sue
cessful. some were not.
A few experiments in simplicity
were tried in America. Shakespeare
was given with curtains only. but
when the novelty was gone the idea
disappeared: The New Theater dur
ing its brief career offered THE Win
ters Tale" in a setting built to repre-
sent the old Elizabethan stage. Its
chief merit was in the way 1t eXpe-
dited the action of the play. Gran
Vile Barker gave US a distorted view
of "A Midsummer Nights Dream
and here experiments ended.
When +. H. Sothern and Julia Mar
lows decided to return to the stage
they took account of what had been
done in stage decoration. They
wanted manner which neither
stunted the imagination, as did the
former realistic scenery. nor required
the use of placards to make sure the
public knew where the scenes were
Thus they make use of draperies.
fiat scenery and a cyclorama which
does away with false perspective
back drops, the bane of the old sys-
tenn of settings. The scenery and
draperies are of neutral color,
which. through lighting. take on any
tint required. The imagination Is
stimulated, but the scenery is sug-
gestive enough SO that imagination
does not founder.
1t is a noteworthy fact that the
Sothern and Marlowe designs marked
the first new and original note in
Shakespearean production in this
country.
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COSMOS" -"Jazzology."

Nan Trevelyn needs no introduction
to the Great White Way of New York
as singer of charm and rare per-
sonality, and it is she, with George
Raft and Dunbar's Band. who will
bring to the Cosmos Theater this
week what is heralded as one of the
breeziest, "brainstormiest' jazz COM
binations of the season-and yet 1t
is not all jazz. but includes dances
and other specialties of the latest
type From the ranks of musical
comedy will come Charles Nevins and
Ada Gordon. with a specially written
comedietta by John b. Hymer, entitled
Can You Imagine That" which affords
opportunities for both artists In char
acteristic songs. dances and comedy.
The act is handsomely staged and at
tractively costumed.
Ethel Hall. in Meet the Wife," a
feast of laughter; Freddy. Silbers and
Fuller, in harmony songs and the
fun Of the black man; Miller, Clint
and Cuby, a trio of rare athletes;
Maxf1eld and Drake, in mirth and
melody. and Willing and Jordon. in
Merry Moments With Song and
Piano."
The added matinee feature will be
William (BilD Fairbanks new west
ern picture, "a Western Demon with
story of the new west and other
novel things besides. Clyde Cooks
laughable 1.-The Toreador." the Inter-
national News and the Joy and Gloom
Cartoons will be shown at all per-
formances.
An exceptionally good bill is an
nounced for today. starting at pm.
Evening star., 1921-12-11
Our Boys in Germany.
EVERY now and then somebody r

EVERY now and then somebody re-
- members there still are some
American soldiers overseas.
People are inclined to sympathize
with them until they consider the
value of American money in Germany,
and then they think that perhaps the
boys aren't having such bad time
after all.
Belle Baker received a letter from
a soldier cousin. who spends part
Of his time patroling the bridge
heads Of Cob1enz. He says:
There are two questions that may
be applied to the situation here. The
first is Home was never like this
But following that Immediately, we
always say There's no place like
home I get awful lonesome. and
Just ache to see the Statue OF Liberty
again. But, Of course, there are some
advantages over here.
Last week I was in Berlin and
had dinner at the Pschorr-Haus. a big
restaurant on the Friedrichstrasse,
which is Berlin's Broadway. I'll tell
you what ate, and you can compare
1t with any decent New York
restaurant. Entree. Is marks; mock
turtle soup, marks; filet Of beef
(about the most expensive thing on
the card), % marks: fried potatoes.
4 marks; tomato salad, 5 marks: q
German Interpretation of a peach
belba, s marks. and cup of coffee.
l mark.
Pretty good meal. isn't It? 1t
totaled 81 marks, which means about
90 cents. And no tips allowed"
Evening star., 1921-12-11

His name was fourth on list Of ten
greatest contributors to the Ameri-
can stage of the year, others fnclud-
ing David Belasco, Lionel Atwell and
Gilda Varesi.
The players appearing in support
of Mr.. Gilpin in 1.-The Emperor Jones"
and in Suppressed Desires the
psyche analytical satire by George
Cram Cook and Susan Glaspell, which
precedes the O'Neill piece, include
Cecil Clovelly, Clement O'Loughlin.
Samuel Amdurs. Elizabeth Brown.
Florence Dunsmure, Matthew Shield,
jr.. Bernard Pryor and others.
The story, now pretty we'll known,
tells Of Brutus Jones. who had him
self crowned emperor of an islandfin
the West Indies through alieged/6ow-
ers of voodooism and a vAunted
charmed life. He has squeezed his
subjects dry and plans a life of ease
and affluence in Martinique. Rebel
lion begins among the natives before
the emperor's plans are quite matured.
He hears the tom-toms in the hills,
and knows there is no time to spare.
His journey through the forest to the
coast, where safety lies. comprises
the play. The woods grow unfamiliar
and visions of unbelievable terror rise
up to battle him. That they are crea-
lures of his own imagination render
them no less appalling and hindering
to his escape.
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Marguerite D'Alvarez. Tuesday.

Marguerite D'Alvarez. the famous
contralto of the Chicago Opera Com
pany. will be the soloist at the third
concert OF the New York Symphony
Orchestra under Walter Damrosch in
the New National Theater. Tuesday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. which will
also mark the distinguished conduc-
tors farewell appearance in Wash
ington this season.
Mr.. Damrosch will sail December 20
for England for few weeks of res:
and recreation. He expects also la
spend a short time in Italy and
France, returning to New York the
middle of February.
The remaining two concerts it, the
Washington series of the New Gorl.
symphony Orchestra will ie dnder tie
baton of Albert Coates. the e',incn:
conductor of the Lond"I symphony
Orchestra and the Royal london i'hil-
harmonic.
The program will lac nn: ,Jla 1t
will contain Beethovens "Fit.h SYM
phony." LES Preludes' by Liszt and
lie Tombeau de Couperin" by Ravel.
Nine. DAlvarez will sing BiZet's
"Seguidilla." from Carmen" and
"AGnus De-: "Ye Who Have Yearned
Alone" by Tschaikowsky. and "A;r of
Lie from Debussy's opera. "L'Enfant
Prologue" uhe prodigal son). with
which DebusSy won the Grand PriX
de Rome in 1884.
The New York symphony Orchestra
concerts are under the local man
agement of T. Arthur Smitn. Inc. ard
tickets are on sale at 1895 u street
northwest.
Evening star., 1921-12-11

IN William Shakespea-e's day pla-
card at the side of the stage in
formed the audience the locality of
the scene. In the Henry Irving, Beer
bohm Tree and the former Sothern
and Marlowe productions of the Bard
of Avon's plays SO realistic were the
stage pictures that the pIacard was
seemingly forever routed.
With the advent of Gordon Craig
and his host of followers and imita-
tors; stage decorations became so
fantastic that some wag suggested
it would be well for the sanity of the
spectators if the EliZabethan label
were restored.
The American stage has presented
little of this modern art, but it is
certain that abroad the extremists
went very far. We did see some of
Leon Baksts scenes when the Rus
sian ballet made its whirlwind tour
through the country. and with his
brilliant. sometimes hectic. but always
nerve-stimuiating and thrilling color
combinations and distorted shapes.
the eye was bewildered, though fas-
cinated. We were not always GER
tain that what we thought We saw
we actually saw, for trees and houses
and mountains had a most unaccount-
able way with them.
Twenty-Five years ago in London
Henry Irving and Beerbohm Tree
were vying with each other in elab-
crate productions of the Shakes
pearean plays. Small fortunes were
spent, and the city marveled first at
one actors and then at the others
latest extravaganza in stage pictures.
lowe followed the same principle. The
public seemed to want sumptuous
productions of the classics, and Soth-
ern and Marlowe endeavored to sup
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POLI'S-Sothern asd Marlowe.

E.. II. Sothern and Julia Marlowe
will appear at Polls Theater this
week only, beginning tomorrow night.
Twelfth Night" will be seen to-
morrow night and at the Saturday
matinee: Hamlet" on Tuesday and
Saturday nights; 1.-THE Merchant of
Venice" on Wednesday and Friday
nights. and the only, performance of
"The Tanning Of the Shrew" on Thurs
day night.
The curtain rises at o'clock sharp
at night and o'clock sharp at the
Saturday matinee. No one will be
seated during the action of the plays.
There Is no midweek matinee.
New stage decorations are intro
duced by Mr.. Sothern and Miss Mar
lowe, which are claimed to have al
ready had their influence on classic
productions in America. These set
tings permit the verse of the poet to
create its own imaginative atmos-
phere. TheyNgive to the stage a sug-
gestion of the Elizabethan playhouse.
The costumes have been newly de-
signed by such eminent persons as
Callot Soeurs of Paris and Mariani
Fortuny of Venice.
The company includes Frederick
Lewis, Rowland Blackstone, Sydney
Mather, Alma Kruger, Lenore Chip
pendale, Elizabeth Valentine, Albert
Howson, Vernon Kelso and many
others.
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Has Won Respect
As Well as Fame

MOT alone because of the colorful
career of the playwright does
"The Emperor Jones" arouse interest,
but because of the romantic history
of its chief player. Charles S. Gilpin.
For twenty-five years Kilpin toured
the country with jubilee singers, min
strel troupes, played in stock COM
panies in the fourth-rate theaters and
sang in musical comedies.
Less than any one did he anticipate
fame and recognition such as comes
to few after he had passed the forty
mark. But that is what came to Gill
pin with his second appearance in
company of white players before a
discriminating audience.
coln." doing the bit of the servant.
William Curtis. The Provincetown
Players sought him out and thrust an
almost impossible task upon him
that of creating a role which is al
most soliloquy and one which needs
hold the concentrated attention OF
an audience through seven scenes
played in utter darkness of stage and
theater.
1t seemed a superhuman effort, but
Gilpfn achieved it wonderfully. Ma
ture had endowed him with a superb
physique. as well as a melodious
speaking and singing voice. His
years Of knocking around theaters
had given him broad understanding
of human nature and flexible tech
nique. The role of Brutus Jones af-
forded free range for each of these
talents, and Gilpin gave them full
swing. The result was a sensation.
Every honor that could be accorded
an artist has been rendered Gilpin,
and he has accepted them with a tact
and modesty that has commanded the
admiration and respect Of all who
come in contact with him. especially
the players with whom he has worked.
Evening star., 1921-12-11
Concerts
Lectures
Burton Holmes, Tonight.

Burton Holmes will give "Going
Abroad at Home" tonight at $3.50
o'clock and tomorrow afternoon at
4:30 o'clock at the National Theater.
Going Abroad at Home" is the title
of the fourth photo story of travel in
the Burton Holmes series. chosen to
suggest travelling in our own home
land in the same way in which an
American tourist would travel abroad
visiting the principal points of scenic
beauty. historic and human interest
national parks. the Yellowstone. Yose-
mite. Glacier Park, the Grand Canyon
of Colorado in Arizona, Niagara Falls.
the wonderlands of the Canadian
Rockies, and also up over the White
Pass and Yukon Railroad and down
the Yukon river, with glimpses of
our most picturesque types, aboriginal
and otherwise.
Evening star., 1921-12-11
GAYETY- -"Greenwich Village
Review"

A cast Of the highest burlesque pro-
ficiency is promised at the Gayety
Theater this week In the Greenwich
Village Review" which will entertain
with a burlesque. written by Sam Nor
ris, called "Such Is Life" 1t abounds
in amusing situations. brisk dialogue
and scenes out Of the ordinary.
Frank Harcourt, who has illuminated
burlesque se-fong that everybody knows
him, carries along the chief comedy In
terest. Others are Tom SIENNA, Kitty
Glasco, prilna donna: Ida Benard, in
genue; Al Ulis, Juvenile, and Gertrude
Webber, comediehne. With. special mu-
sic by Hugh Shubert and ensembles
staged by Ben Bernard. the production
is given an added attractiveness.
'SThe Greenwich Village Review" this
year is said to be not only Joe Hurtig' .
most entertaining production. but his
most expensive one.
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F Friedman, the Composer.

TGNAz FRIEDMAN. the distinguished
Polish composer pianist. who has
included Washington in his second
American concert tour. has found
much time for composition. despite
the strenuous work of touring Europe
and South America in recent years.
To date there are nearly a hundred
compositions to his credit and these
are published in all lands. They in
clude one important concerto for
piano with orchestra, a quintet for
piano and strings. three other string
quartets. compositions for piano alone
and several beautiful songs. In addi-
tion to these he has written many
fragmentary compositions which are
still without classification and in
manuscript
His Copenhagen publisher. Wilhelm
Hansen, has a catalogue which in
cludes five "strephes" for piano. which
are short numbers of facile technical
limitations. showing the composer to
understand not only the pianistic
idiom. but also to be gifted with much
melodic Inspiration and q happy feel
ing for harmonies that are rich and
varied without being bizarre.
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Concert at New Willard.

Mile. Nina Elman. soprano. and Josef
Winogradoff, the Russian baritone. will
be heard at the New Willard Sunday
December IS, neither of them having
been heard but once in this country and
never in Washington.
Mile. Elman is the sister of the
famous violinist, Misha Elman The
critics at her first appearance in New
York were apparently greatly impressed
and predict for the young singer a bril-
liant career. Josef Winogradofr, the
baritone, has fame in Russia II is
said. surpassed only by his country
man. Feodor Chaliapine. the great basso
Tickets are on sale at Jordon's. 18Th
and G streets.
Evening star., 1921-12-11
Current Attractions
AT THEcTHEATERS THIS WEEK

POLFS-Sohern Marowe Shakespearean plays Open to-
evening
NATIONAI-"Dear Me- comedy with Opens tomorrow
evening
GARRICK-The Emperor Jones' drama Opens this
B. F. KEITHS-Bee Baker, vaudeville New show opens
afternoon
BELASCO~Chucke of 1921 vaudeville Opens this afternoon
COSMOS-"J vaudeville New show opens
STRAND-Arthur Deagon vaudeville Opens this afternoon
GAYETY-"Greenwch Village Review" bueque Opens this
afternoon.
CAPITOI-Recod Breakers" this afternoon
Evening star., 1921-12-11
Comes Into Her Own.

IT will be a happy Christmas for one
Washington girl. Helen Hayes,
who has been elevated to stardom by
her manager. George c. Tyler, and
who will appear here at the National
Theater, opening Christmas night,
heading her own company in Golden
Days." a four-act comedy by Sidney
Toler and Marion Short.
Beginning her stage career in anna
teur theatrica1s in this city. she went
to the professional stage under aegfs
Of Lew Fields. the comedian. Selected
by George Tyler to head his Pacific
coast "Pollyanna" company. Miss
Hayes made a hit, and through Pen
rod" Clarence" Barrie,s Dear
Brutus" and "Bab" she has gone
steadily upward to the point where
her euphonious name appears in elec-
trio lights.
Evening star., 1921-12-11
Recital Postponed.

January 20 has been announced as
the date for the postponed concert by
Jessie Masters. the all-American con-
tralto. This will be the fret appear
ance in Washington of Miss Masters
since coming into national promi-
nence. Seats are on sale at Mrs
Greene's concert bureau. Tickets
purchased for December 2, it is an
nounced, are good for the advanced
date.
Evening star., 1921-12-11
B. F. KEITH'S-Belle Baker.

Belle Baker will head the bill at the
B. F. Keith Theater this week, COM
mencing at the matinee tomorrow.
Miss Baker is one of the most popu-
lar and successful Of two-a-day stars
Her personality carries an irresistible
appeal. She performs only limited
period each season. Her repertoire
comprises folksongs, character DIT
ties and heart-interest ballads.
The added attraction will be Mr.. and
Mrs. Coburn and company in Lone
liness," by humorist George v. Ho-'
bart, described as a gem of rare
worth. The London character come
dienne, Ella Retford, rated among the
most magnetic and modern in meth
DDS of all. the foreign character ar.
fists, will sing and initiate characters
at present in the public eye.
Other attractions will include Har-
riet and Marie Mcconnell in a song
revue, "rrills and Frills": the Mar
mein sisters, famous dancers in
drama dances. grave and gay" with
Ruth Marr, soprano, and w. Frank
Harling. musical director; Bert and
Betty Wheeler, in "Bits of Every
thing; Pietro. piano accordeonist:
Roy and Arthur. in "A Chinese Res
taurant"; Topics of the Day; Assops
Fables. and the Pathe News:
Today at and S:15 last weeks bill.
with Babe" Ruth. Wellington Cross
and James Watts, will be presented.
Evening star., 1921-12-11
STRAND-Arthur DEACON.

The Strand Theater this week. be-
ginning today, will offer a bill headed
by the musical comedy star. Arthur
DEACON, in new and humorous
repertoire of stories and original song
impressions. and including the Les
Silvas, in thrilling balancing and
acrobatic act; Martin and Courtney, in
Sparkling bits of travesty"; Pearl
Abbott and company, In q one-act
character comedy. entitled "Silver
Threads" and Jack Martin and COM
pany, in a unique oddity, in which
melodies, music and new dance ideas
are combined.
!: Ethel Clayton, in William D. Tay-
lors production. Beyond" story by
Henry Arthur Jones, will furnish the
photoplay for the week. A special Or
chestra score will be provided for the
picture, e..
Evening star., 1921-12-11
NATIONAI-"Dear Me-"

John Golden is sending one of his
comedy hits to Washington. Starting
tomorrow night at the National.
Grace La Rue and Hale Hamilton
will star in Dear me-" called IAN
optimistic comedy with songs" Gold
en-, it will be remembered. Is the pro-
ducer of "Lightnin'." Three Wise
Fools" and Turn to the Right" Win
chell Smith staged Dear Me-"
Dear Me" first introduces an en-
semble Of "failures'-men in art pur-
suits who have lost their grip. Among
them is a playwright, a sculptor, a
musician, painter and an architect.
All have sought the snug harbor of
the Amos Prentice Home for Artistic
Failures. April Blair. the maid of all
work (Miss La Rue) is the first to
attempt to lift herself out. She ap-
plies her Pollyanna psychic salve to
the inmates one by one, and they
quit the home. To tell what next
happens would be to reveal too much
of the plot. -
Miss La Rue is given opportunity to
sing a number of typically Grace La
Rue songs, as well as exhibit some
exquisite. gown creations. In the
original supporting cast are j. K.
Hutchinson, George N. Price, George
Spelvin, Mart Kelsey. Luis Alberni.
Camilla Cruen, James G. Morton and
others ~ ----s-'-- .'
Evening star., 1921-12-11
New York Symphony, Central High
School.

The third of the evening orchestral
concerts by the New York Symphony
Orchestra. under the auspices of the
Washington Society of the Fine Arts
will be given in the auditorium of the
Central High School tomorrow even
ing at $3.50 O'Clock.
The program will include Beetho-
ven's "Egmont" overture, Kalinni-
kow's symphony. No. 1. in G Minor:
Delibes' ballet music from sylvia -
and two British folktunes by Grain
ger. MOLLY on the Shore" and "Shep-
herds Hey"
Mr.. Damrosch will briefly analyze
the principal compositions before they
are played.
Evening star., 1921-12-11
Tom Burke Recital, Tomorrow.

Tom Burke. the Irish tenor, will
be heard in concert tomorrow even
ing at pm in the Catholic Uni
versity gymnasium.
Mr. Burke first came to America in
1929. after A sensational debut at
Covent Gardens. in London. During
his short stay in America he proved
himself to be A valuable addition to
the slender list of artists who can
by beauty of voice alone stir the
most blase concert goer. However. il
is not alone in voice that Tom Burke
eXccls. He also possesses the added
qualifications of personality. musician
to shine in the classics as well as
in the sympathetic ballads and pop
ular songs.
Tickets are on sale at Mrs. Wilson
Greene's concert bureau. Droop's, 18th
and G st froafS
Evening star., 1921-12-11
features of the two acts and eight

features of the two acts and eight
scene revue.
Other entertainers of recognized
merit include Olga Mishka and COM
pany in an original dancing specially
which introduces number of orig
inal creations and is entitled Poetry
of Motion: Permane and Shelley. in
novelty, Pulley Pulley. which
comprises surprise acrobatcs and
melody: Earl Rickard. a monologuist
with a brand-new line of burnt cork
nonsense: Rial and Lindstrom. in
Something for Rainy Day: the
White Way Trio. who mix humor
with a group of up-to-date songs;
the Seven Musical Spillers. who ex-
tract music from brass instruments,
and the Shubert News Weekly.
Evening star., 1921-12-11
BELAsC0-" -"Chuckles Of 1921"

Clark and Mccullough, in "Chuckles
of 1921" will headline the program
at the Shubert-Belasco this week,
beginning with the matinee this
afternoon. -.
More than fifty entertainers are in
"Chuckles" and a full-blooded Afri-
can lion holds one of the spot1ights
Clark and Mccullough, who lead the
funmaking. and a "Cuddle Up"
chorus of 100 per cent pep" the
company includes Emily Earle, Jack
Edwards, Pauline Anderson, Ruth
Wheeler, Charles Mac and Estelle
Mcintyre. A wealth of handsome