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Evening star., 1922-11-26
POLI'S-San Carlo Opera Co.

The ros:cr of principals of the San
Carlo Grand Opera Company, which Is
announced for Polls New Theater,
opening a week from tomorrow night,
represents an imposing array of splen-
did talent. Many OF the voices of the
lyric stage are to be heard in a rep
ertoire of the master works. covering
a wide scope of operate literature.
The roster of principles follows: So
pranos - Mines. Marie Rappold. Ta-
maxi Miura, Anna Fitziu and Dorothy
Jardon. both former leading artists
with the Chicago opera; Josephine
Lucchese. coloratura; Sofia Charlebo1s.
lyric. MeZZo sopranos - Stella De
Mette, Anita Klinova (Russian), Alice
Homer Tenors-Manuel SalaZar, the
Spanish artist, now a first singer with
the Metropolitan: Amador Famadas.
from the Reale. Madrid: Gennaro
Barra, Francesca Curci, both recently
from Milano. Italy; Romeo Boscacci.
heard here upon a previous visit of
the San Carlo. Baritones - Richard
Bonelli, Mario Vale. Giuseppe Inter
rante. Bassos-Pietro De Biasi. Ma
tale Cervi, Antonio Canova. Prima
ballerina = Nine. Stasia Ledowa, for
the past three seasons premiere dan
seuse with the Chicago opera. Con-
ductors - Carlo Peroni, Aldo Fran
chetti.
The engagement will open with
verdrs Aida" with Nine. Rappold
and Senor Saiazar in the cast. The
operas to follow are: Tuesday. MA =
dame Butterfly: Wednesday matinee.
Tales of Hoffman: "Wednesday eve
ming. la Boheme.' with Miss Fftziu;
Il Pagliacci': Friday. La Traviata" +;
Saturday matinee, ''Saiome"; Saturday
evening, Carmen" with Miss Jardon.
The seat sale is at Droop'S.
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Solemn Buster KeGt0n.

THOSE whose memory Of the the
uter can be made to revert to
! a period twenty odd years ago when
Is r. Keith and F. F. Proctor were
cunderstudies of Tony Pastor. still at
THAT time actively pioneering modern
lvautieville. when Kohl and Castle con-
trolleTI tile varieties in Chicago. and
rthc-amost popular. headliners of the
day We're the Four Cohans. the Four
Nortons, Mcintyre and Heath and
. Ezra Kendall Will recall smother
team of funsters that always brought
down the house.
There was the father. his feminine
partner. his wife. and tiny wisp OF
humanity carried in shawl strap and
j. subsequently, tossed all over the place
: with no more apparent thought for
his physical welfare than might have
been expected had he been a rag doll,
1t was sort of rough on the young
sster. but the Three keatons never
failed to score a hit. The family
group. i'll emulation OF the Cohans
-,and Mortons. no doubt. finally reached
the booking office dignity of four. the
shawl strap kid was Buster Keaton
and the team remained intact until
.Ruster went into pictures. 1t then
passed out but not TOR all time.
~ Much of Buster keaton's acrobatic
ability. revealed by series Of Doo-
leyesQus falls in each Of his two-reel
comedies, is probably nothing more
,.+han 4 tilial eort to relive the days
" hen Pa Keaton used to heave him
on his ear And Pa keaton certainly
did heave him. The treatment ac-
corded the youngest member of the
house by Eddie Foy. the perfect faith
sr. when the most junior of the Foys
attempts to occupy the center OF the
stage. is the most gentle paternal
Evening star., 1922-11-26
4 Washington
Screen Premiere

IT Is not often that Washington Is
selected for the first public exhibi-
tion in America of a motion picture,
but for once, at least. the National Capt.
tai has been selected by Metro for the
American premiere of it's new produc-
tion. Quincy Adams Sawyer" screen
version Of the book by Charles FELTON,
Pidgin.
Marcus Loeb, head of the Metro Pic
lures Corporation, and head of the chain
of theaters bearing his name. rarely
ever publicly indorses Il picture onered
either by his own producing or his distrib-
uting organiza ton. but in view Of the fact
that SO little is generally known about
the picture, Mr.. Loeb felt it desirable to
personally vouch for the dramatic power
and entertainment appeal OF the picture
in a communication he addressed to the
theater-going public Of Washington
through the newspapers last week.
Thus it happens that Washington.
long habituated to the first American
performances OF stage plays, also enters
the field as city whose Judgment OF q
new photoplay production is highly
priced by those responsible for the pic
ture.
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solicitude compared with the Keaton
condence in the elasticity of the Ju-
venfle.s bodily structure. Which has
much to do with the interest that at
taches to The Electric House." the
newest of Busters comedies for First
In "The Electric House" Buster
Keaton. possibly as much for old
sake's sake as anything else. has re-
assembled the family and again
brings before the public the famous
team of 1.-The Four Keatons." only
Ma Keaton and Sis keaton lead the
support of the most solemn of the
screens buffoons in his latest vehi-
Gle. which, incidentally. is one of his
funniest. He has the role of n
botanist. who is commissioned to-
electrify the home of millionaire.
He electrifies it, all right. make no
mistake. but the fun doesn't really
start until the actual electrician
comes around and through spirit of
revenge reverses all Of the wiring!
There are many fine opportunities
for Pa Keaton to hurl Buster through
windows. into bathing pools and
down swiftly moving escalators. but
Buster has managed to save father
the muscular exertion that Swould be
necessary at this mature day by ar
ranging a series of inventions that
would stagger Edison, but accom-
plish the desired physical chastise-
ment without the strain on the pa
ternal back and biceps!
Those who enjoy the unique in
screen comedy and appreciate a high
degree Of stellar originality. after
viewing 1.-THE Electric House." will
include in their Thanksgiving prisons
murmurs of gratitude to the shade of
Benjamin Franklin for having had a
kite and key and the patience to
stand out In a thunderstorm
Evening star., 1922-11-26
4 Washington Record
NEW paragraph in Washington

4 NEW paragraph in Washington
theatrical history will be writ
ten tonight. it is claimed, when the
President Playes present here. ap-
parently for the first time on record.
o repertory production Of a dramatic
hit contemporaneouslyc current on the
New York stage. The play is "Abie's
Irish Rose" which Anne Nichols
wrote for oliver Morosco's California
production forces and which was
later offered in New York with Miss
Nichols herself as the producer.
1t is a play that has excited the
widest range Of sentiment and dis
cussion. apparently dividing the New
York critical fraternity into two
camps OF opinion: and at the same
time 1t is a play which has made a
notable appeal to the seat-buyihg
sion attending its production in New
York. it seems Of interest to outline
certain facts concerning the play:
OF particular interest, perhaps, Is
the fact that the local management
will pay for the Washington rights to
this comedy something like ten times
the highest amount Of royalty ever
paid before for . repertory produc-
tfon. 1t is the custom Of the theater,
as an institution, to offer q play in
New York at prices from $3.50 20 SO
. seat. and, in the event OF its success.
to send it on tour for two or three
years at similar prices. When the
play has outlived its value as a
drawn ana the stock rights to the
manuscript are sold or leased at a
comparatively low figure.
In the case OF "Abie'S Irish Rose"
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Costume suit Of blue and black
duvetyn. worn by Miss Lluel1n Gear
in "NObOdy'H Fool"

were dotted with pink roses. some large,
some just tiny buds. and the effect was
unusually lovely. Miss Hope wore with
the frock a small hat of pink taffeta.
trimmed with large ribbon pompons.
from which hung long streamers OF
pink chiffon.
Henrietta Crosman. star of NO
body's Fool" at the Shubert-Garrick,
appeared in an attractive afternoon
bloused bodice was draped over Il
deepened below the yoke, and short
kimono sleeves. Soft folds of the crepe
were gathered to each diminutive
sleeve and caught in a, each wrist. so
that a peasant drapeTy was simulated.
although the arms We're bare. The
skirt was veiled with several squares
of georgette which were tackled to-
gether. front and back so that they
did not float loose. and the. girdle.
placed trife below tn. normal waist
line. was of orchid satin ribbon
Lluella Gear, also appearing in NO
body's Fool wore several rather
bizarre creations. Perhaps the most
striking was a costume suit with :.
jacket of peacock blue duvetyn and Il
skirt of black. The jacket had an up
! turned collar bordered with fox and
long sleeves euffed in the fur. The
skirt hung in deep folds which re-
sembled pleatS. and it reached the
ankles. Miss Gears hat was of black
duvetyn with a small bTim of blue.
trimmed with a huge cluster of black
coQue feathers.
Evening star., 1922-11-26

however the President Players will
produce it here before it has ever
been sent on tour in the east Oliver
Morosco started company on tour
TO west coast cities. but so far he
has been unable to get IT away from
San Francisco. where il is now in its
twenty-second week outside of
Los Angeles. where it had its
premiers: San Francisco. its first
It is now playing. the comedy has
never been shown at all. Washington
is the fourth city in which it has been
presented. And by the same token.
it might be added that Los Angeles.
San Francisco and New York are still
attending the play and its engage
ment in all three cities is still in
definite Los Angeles, for instance.
has seen it over 400 times. which is
a record even for that city of long
runs In San Francisco critics. are
unable to explain it's popularity. San
Francisco is no larger than Washing
ton. practically. and up to the ad-
vent of this play a two-week en-
gagement was regarded as long
run" Two weeks has been multi
piled by eleven in-the case of Miss
Nichols comedy. while New York has
been watching "Abie" for the past
eight months.
popularity of the play is that its
drama is fundamental-a series of
episodes. situations and complica-
uons that, though essentially and
basically comic and appealing. are
stripped of all subtlety and offered as
a manifestation of first principles in
the theater.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
BalHn$ Vanity Fair Production

time. fifty years later or just before
the civil war. He did this deliber-,
ately. of course, and not through iSI-
norance.
"Thackeray did other things in this
novel which those who wear the
puristic binders might condemn. bui
which I do not. For example, he has
whiskers on the faces of the soldiers.
As a matter Of fact. there was al
that time a rule in the British army
against any growth Of hair on tn"
face. /, personally. know of only on"
picture of that period and place
showing a hirsute facial addition,
and that is a picture of Polish
nobleman who. while wearing "A
muStache, had his portrait painted IN
England.
1.-The novelist also describes men
smoking cigars in the presence of
ladies, This was decidedly not done
at the time of the battle of Waterloo,
and was frowncd upon even i'll
Thackeray's own time.
He speaks uf the use Of envelopes
for letters: the historical fact ,S that
envelopes were not used until lS"a.
and that the ladies OF 500 folded over
their missives and scaled them with
waters.
What does it all matter? 1t isn't
important how great an anachroniSIn
is in story; if the human emotion rs
there, the audience VIII not notir"
or care about tritles.
However. in the picture VIC are GO
ing to get all these details as nearly
right as humanity possible. as "A mat
ter of course. Still. in the last
analy sis. Thackeray evidently believe
ed that the drama is greater than
the trappinss.
"AnG l quite agree with him.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Coming Attractions
NATIONAL-"La Tendresse." !"

La Tendresse," Henry Bataille's
noteworthy contribution to the
drama. and said to be one of the most
ambitious successes Henry Miller has
ever produced. will be presented to a
Washington audience for the first
time next week. commencing Monday
night, December 4, directly following
it's New York engagement at the En-
pire Theater.
The cast is headed by Henry Miller
himself, co-starring with Ruth Chat
terton, last seen here in Barrie's MA
ry Rose" Marthe Dellieres, the little
Partisan actress. is portrayed by Miss
Chatterton, and in her new character.
it is said, she enters a new field of
dramatic endeavor-a field in which
she is said to have gained new and
splendid laurels.
Surrounding the stars is COM
pany including, among others. II.
Coopcr-Cliffe. Elmer Brown, Sydney
Riggs, William Hanley. A. G. An
drews. Jean de la Cruze and judith
Vosselli
Evening star., 1922-11-26
STRAND-Bothwell Browne s
Bathing Beauties"

The Strand Thcater for next wecl|
ing Beauties. with Boutwell, Brownf
in person in IA spectacular fantasy
The act will be staged in two scenes
with d cast of nine.
Others include the DALEY Brothers
Rainbow and Mohawk. ''Twcntictt
Century Indians; Dolly Grey ami
Bert Byron, in "A Girls Weigh" ami
Mons. Grant Gerdncr, direct frot
the Canary Islands.
The photoplay viii he "A screen vcr-
sion of Anthony Paul kelly's story,
My Old Kentucky Home with
Monte Blue and Julia Swayne Gordon
featured.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
In the Spotlight

signed as a movie director, is going be-
fore the footlights again. this time in
'Gfve and Take" the Aaron Hoffman
comedy, which Louis Mann is now re-
hearsing.
Arrangements are completed for the
production of a play by Emo Fajda
play is said to have been success two
seasons in continental Europe, 1t is
planned that the production in New
York shall be simultaneous with that
in London and in Paris. The English
version to be used in New York is the
work of Louis Bittenburg and Edward
Emery.
There is rumor that George NJ.
Cohan will act the principal part in
1t is said Mr.. Cohan will sail for Eu-
rope within a few days and will begin
rehearsals- at once. under the manage
ment of Charles B. Cochran.
George M. Gates will present Eugene
O'Brien in "'Steve." by Robert L. Demp-
ster, in Scranton. Pa, tomorrow night.
THE Cat and the Canary" viii end
it's run in New York next Saturday
night. 1t will he taken to: the larger
eastern and western cities.
REALISM in Bulldog Drummond, II
ia said, costs Charles Dillingham; on
an average of $500 week to main
tain. That sum represents the re-
placement of stage material broken
during a terrific fight scene IN the
third act. The encounter takes place
in a doctors office and laboratory
and when it it over the floor is q
mess of smashed pictures, broken
chairs and bottles.
Bert Levy. lightning cartoonist of
the Keith circuit, is also a portrait
artist. He prefers caricaturing, how
ever. to portrait painting. because.
says he: '"The average person would
rather look pretty than natural in a
portrait. whereas a lot of them are
either comieal or homely."-
/ Manager William Harris. il. was
ranked by Alexander Woolcott the
New York critic, as. No. 2 iii his re-
Gently published list of the five play
producers who have done the most
significant things in the past four
years. The development of Fay Balm
tSr as a star and the production of
Drinkwaters abraham Lincoln. have
been Outstanding achievements Of this
young manager.
Evening star., 1922-11-26

| 4 DRAMATIC version of J. c
"a Smiths novel, Henry Northcote, >
will be produced by A. L. Erlanger.
"1eno." q play by Joseph F. Rim
will bs produced in New York next
month by Lee Kugel. with Effiie Shan
non in its leading role.
in Clemence Danes will Shakes
psare," which Winthrop Ames will
soon produce.
A play called "vIrtuous Sinners,
by B. Harrison Okrow. Is announced
tation taking place at Atlantic CITY
Elsie Ferguson, instead of going
into New York Immediately with The
wheel Of Life" win continue on tour
i for two months and then open Chi
cago engagement the latter part OF
january.
Listening 1n." b. Carlyle Moore,
| will open in New York December 4.
Lisa" an all-hesro musical COM
edy. will open in New York tomorrow
| night. Irving c. Miller wrote the
book and Maceo Pinkard the. music
| and lyrics. =,
Jose Ruben will play the leading
| role in :Gringo," which Gutherie Nc
C1intic is producing. Sophie Tread
we'll IL the author.
Madge Kennedy and Helen Menken,
J appearing in New York. in Spite
Corner" and Seventh Heaven, re-
spectivsly. will exchange roles for a
single performance in the near future
Hans Barsch has bought the Scan
dinavian rights OF 1.-The Fool" now
being played in New York. and which
is to have a London presentation In
| a few weeks. =
.'The Steadfast Princess" by Cor
| nelia Meigs, now running in New
| York, won the Drama League prize
| for the best play for children.
/ Last week 80 This Is London" had
| its tooth performance in New York.
/ Irene Franklin, whose husband, Bur
ton Green, died last week in Brooklyn
| Hili resume fiee vaudeville e7engAxements
e0onine tomorrow night. ,.-.,--,rs.
! Ausustin Duncan. who recently re.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Valentino a Strong Man.

other scene in the picture shows Val
entino taking a man by the throa
with a certain indefinite menace tha
seems to prove beyond doubt tina
there is an appreciable element O
physical strength behind the move
ment that the camera could neve
initiate.
Is seems curious. also. that up
now Hollywood's most notable Shot
has. never appeared before III
public in costume that reveald
him as an athlete. unless one accept
his enactment of the role of tn
younger Desnoyers in THE Fotj
Horsemen of the Apocalypse. thougj
here he exhibited skill as a ri'ld
rather than an athlete. Il
Just what effect the physicd
revelations of Valentino inherent
"The Young Rajah" will have on til
millions of his admirers is hard
predict. but it is certain that amoIi
the masses Of male screen fans
will inspire far greater respect II
a man whose only accomplishment
in their opinion. was the ability
make love to beautiful heroines
the screen.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Good Press Work.
D ICHARD ROWLAND. general mar

D DICHARD ROWLAND. general man.
-ager Of Associated First National
Pictures, Inc. told good one on
Louis +. Mayer. the producer. at a
luncheon gathering of film men in
New York recently
Mr.. Mayer, according to Mr.. Row
lands narrative. at one time had. a
theater in Lynn. Mass. that was
losing money. He called in his press
agent and said: Write an advertise
ment Offering the theater for sale"
The press agent. an artist in his line,
wrote a beautiful lad" calling atten-
tion to the marvellous bargain. a
2.000-seat house. masnificently equip
ped. doing a fine business. going for a
song. Mr.. Mayer. after reading his
advertisement sent for the press
agent and said:
Take that .ad' out of the paper
at once. After reading it 1 have de-
cided to keep the theater myself. !
had no idea it was SO good"
Evening star., 1922-11-26
GARRICK-Thurston.

Thurston. premier magician. will
begin his seventeenth annual en-
gagement at the Shubert- -Garrick
Sunday night December g. supported
by Il company of twenty-seven people
The celebrated illusionist has a
large number of new and elaborate
features in this seasons completely
revised program Several are the
result of years of study and expert
mentation. one in particular, THE
Vanishing Camel" was in his big
magic factory" at Beechurst. Long
Island. in course of construction for
two years 1t was rebuilt half a
dozen times. and now represents an
investment of ST. 1000
one of Thurston's most fascinating
and at the same time most hilarious
features is an episode entitled DO
Evening star., 1922-11-26

TN some curious fashion tradition
1 has arison to the effect that
Rodolph Valentino is a mere lady's
man, a person wanting in red-blooded
forceful, masculine qualities. 1t has
become the fashion for the male oi
the species to sneer at>Valentino ana
his cinema prowess as a prowess
acquired by the trickery OF the
camera and not through his own
inherent strength.
This i;lea might. like the brook.
have gone on forever. but for the
series of scenes in Valentines latest
picture, THE Young Rajah. which
show him as a member of college
boat crew. The boat race scenes show
him to be a man of surprising physi-
cal development. They reveal a
chest and torso development that
might easily. be the pride of a ply
steal culture institute. and In the
more spirited scenes of the picture
they si1ow an arm and bicep de-
velopment that. indicates that ,,, Ro.
prove. himself to be something more
than q mere screen pretty man. An
Evening star., 1922-11-26
.FW:Baiinter:

FASCINATING Fay. Banter. whom
Manager william Harris. jr.. will
bring foT,.a local first vlew Of her
play, The Painted Lady," is q ma
tive daughter'-to slightly twist the
famous California phrase.
:, Miss BANTER was born in Los
q. Angeles and had her first footlight
:, experience there. This was in q chill
drenEs festival and, being an amateur
function. was naturally g. frantic hit
with the fond ,papas and mammas.
, But. there was one point Of differ
ence in the case Of Fay. For Nance
ONeill happened to see the perform
ance and the next season she offered
. Fay. chtld's role in her production
-, OF '"The. LeWess",.
That was Miss Bainter's introduce
.tion to the professional stage. It
resulted in, her appearing for several
seasons in parts of that order. and
the building up of quite a reputa-
tton. But Miss BANTER was un-
willing to remain a child and, at
e fourteen: she put up her hair and
Evening star., 1922-11-26
the Spirits Return?' II IS a myst;fyng
and lfadr-raising demonstration.
B. F. KEITH'S-Dolly Sisters,

Just back from English music hall
successes. the Dolly Sisters. with
Harry Richman and brother. Edward
Dolly. will come to B. +. Keith's next
week in a new repertoire of the
dances for which they have become
world famous
Others on the bill are Ernest Ball.
composer Of popular song successes:
Stella Tracey and Carl Mcbride. in
Bits Of Exclusiveness" Emile Lee.
with Clarence Rock and Sam Kauf-
man. in new skit by kuy Kendall:
Jim Mclaughlin and Blanche Evans.
in "On "A Little Side Street: Julia
, Nash and c. II. O'Donnell, in Almost
Single" and Mary Gautier's PONY Boy"
and company
Evening star., 1922-11-26

declared herself = true grown-up.
The manager Of q Los Angeles stock
company believed her and gave her
the post Of inssnue: From .s. .dat;nued then on
in stock. appearing in Des Moines.
Toledo and Dayton. among other
cities. In all she played nearly 200
roles and because she took her work
with complete seriousness she de-
veloped q fund Of experience of the
unusual order.
when Miss Banter came to New
York q few seasons ago and was
discovered" by the discerning Will
liam Harris, tr-who sh has always way sbes5 been n
experience gave her the confidence
she needed. and the result was that
she was able to do justice to herself
and to her extraordinary talent. Her
success in that first Broadway eff
fort-called Arms and the Girl'-led
to other opportunities and other sue
cesses eliminating in her memorable
portrayal of Ming Toy in the colorful
East Is West"
In "rhe Painted Lady" Miss Banter
has. 1t is said. q role Of greater import
and of finer fabric.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
COSM0S-"The Melody Revue

SSncopation in songs and dances in
shlvery penitud" Is promised in "The
Melody Revue" by Nan Duckett, Will
Atkinson, Charlie Marks and the
Golden Gate Five" at tho COSMOS
Theater next week. in AN offerinc =
constructed TO meet an irreSi stiblc
public demand which comes herald. d
for its success.
Others include James PembrooL .
and company. In 'On the Aisle" an
amusing vaudeville playl.t: Roland
and Knight. TWO clever girl singers
and fashion pointers; Rose Sh. ldon
ana brother. III an Offering that has
been described as the acme Of grace"
and two other acts
Richard Talmadg.. the newest ath-
letic screen star, Will be seen in The
Unknown n story Of food proiiteers.
which viii be shown in Washington
for the first time