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Evening star., 1923-03-11
'"7tueJM Night'- At
Central High School

OVER twenty five hundred Central
High School students and teach
ers, or three-fourths of the student
body and faculty. are hard at work
to make successful the spring play.
Twelfth Night" which will be pre-
sented March 16, II. %. "a and -
in the school auditorium.
The spring and other plays pre-
sented by the Central High School
Dramatic Association are, excepting
the authorship of the plays, in every
respect 100 per cent central
productions. Competition for the
honor OF appearing in the spring play
is keen among the hundred mem
bers of the Dramatic Association.
The two casts selected. who will
present Twelfth Night on alternate
nights, have been coached by Miss
Sibyl Baker, the general director.
other members of the English de-
partment are aiding in coaching.
Miss Bessie Whitford of the English
department is publicity agent.
The art department has designed
and made the scenery. the costumes
and posters. Following Belasco's
methods of using a toy stage and
dolls to represent his characters, the
art department has made colored
sketches of the scenes of Twelfth
Night The costuming department
has made cut-out figures in the cor
rect costumes and coloring. The two
combine to make the pictures of the
play which are unusually beautiful
and rich The classes in design, un-
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is of special interest. since it marks
Miss Painters first appearance in the
legitimate dra.ld and Mr.. Ruben's
first and We'll earned appearance as a
star.
''Tne Exile" which has. 1t is said
met with high favor elsewhere and
is soon to enter upon a run in New
York, is celorful, romantic comedy.
having it's scenes laid in the pic
turesque Paris of the eighteenth CEN
tury and it's personages the no less
picturesque men and women of the
days Immediately preceding the revo
luton. There is said to be fasci-
mating intrigue in the dramatic mar
rative. with many intense moments
III the action, and through it all II
fine. note of sincere and appealing
roma nee. The author himself is an
actor and producer.
Miss Painters delightful singing
voice is not sacrificed iiT the dra amatfc
production. since she. has occa sion To
sing several numbers. among them an
operate aria, with accompa niment az
violin. cello and harp.
Others OF the company are. Wallis
Clark. Sidney Riggs, Aubrey Beattie
Etienne Girardot. Leonard Ide. Marion
Abbott. Tiny Allen and Rikel Kent.
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POLIS-George Arliss in The
Green Goddess"

George Arliss in Winthrop Anes'
production of The Green Goddess"
a thrilling play of dangerous adven-
ture. by William Archer, will be seen
at Polls Theater next week begin
ming Monday. March 19. THE Green
Goddess" has been acted over 75O
times in the United States and next
August it will be presented in Lon
don.
For many years Mr.. Arliss has been
prime favorite with theatergoers
who have admiringly followed him as
D1sraeli. Alexander Hamilton and
Paganini. Disraeli was the role in
which he most strongly entrenched
himself. but the Rajah of Rukh. which
he acts in The Green Goddess" it is
claimed. bids fair to outrival his sue
cess as EnSlands great premier
The rajah brooks no rival. He is a
suave. sinister. subtle oriental. who
has combined the polish of European
life with the savagery of his native
drop unexpectedly into his domain
through an accident to their afrplane
The fanatic Rukhians look upon them
as sent by the great green goddess
as sacrifices 70 her shrine. The rajah
is wiser. but he straightway plots,
in his most cheerful manner to ap-
propriate the lady and to relieve her
companions of the painful sight by
an immediate painless death.
A superb production is promised.
with company including Elizabeth
Risdon. Frederick Lloyd. Ivan F.
Simpson. Leonard Wiley. Vera Tomp-
kins. Morris ". Ankrum. Roy van
Allen and r. Darlington Short.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT in Rep
ertorY.


Robert B. Mantell and Genevieve
Hamper will appear at the National
Theater, beginning tomorrow night,
in Shakespearean and classic plays.
Sir Bulwer Lytton's "Richelieu' will
drama affords Mr. Mantell fine oppor-
tunity. as the cardinai-minister. who
held the destiny of France in his
hand, to give one OF the most remark
Hamper is charming in the role OF
Julie. the cardinals ward. TUESDAY
evening Hamlet will be given. ana
there are many who recall Mr.. Mail
tells splendid performance of the
m.iancholH prince aud the Ophelia OF OF
Miss Hamper. In ..As You Like 1t
for the midweek matinee Mr.. Man
tell assumes the part of the cynical
Jacques, whose wit is made the me-
dunn for some of Shakespeare's great
est lines. As '.Rosalind'' Miss Ham
per brings out the wit and mirth or
the bard's delightful and fascinating
heroine.
Wednesday evening Mr.. Manten will
appear az 'BrutuS in Julius Caesar
MissrHanlper, As Rrutus wife, brings
TO the part all the sympathy at her
command. King Lear" will be given
Thursday evening. with Mr.. Mantell
in the title role and Miss Hamper, as
the faithful daughter, Eordelia Mac
beth,". Friday night, is said TO be the
swfftest moving of Shakespeare's s
plays. and Mr.. Mantell shows him as
no mere. villain. but as a man obsess..
ed. a mind diseased and a victim OF
ambition. Miss Hamper will be seen
as Lady Macbeth. "'rhe Merchant of
Venice" will be presented at the Sat-
urdaY. matinee. AS Shyloca Mr.. Man
tell ,,fnjects dignity into the Jew.
who broods over the prosecutions and
the wrongs Of his race. Miss Hamper
Is graceful and winning Portia.
The engagement will conclude with
Julius Caesar Saturday evening.
Special prices will prevail for this
engagement-in. 1.-The evening 50 cents
10 81. and at the matinees. so cents TO
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IN GEORGE ARLIsS

THE theatsr of this country is fac
ing a serious condition arising
from the increasing costs OF produc-
ation. transportation. etc. and one
which may have far-reaching conse-
euences. 1T seems more than likely
that we shall be driven to the cus-
tom which prevailed in the early part
of the nineteenth century-the sys-
tenn Of the stock company and the
visiting star.
1t was possible for me TO play Dis
raelf for five seasons in almost every
corner Of the country. but today,
with the rising cost Of production
and of transportation, it Is more than
likely that THE Green Goddess" can
visit only a certain number of larger
cities and that the lesser cities will
be altogether eliminated. -
To meet the increasing costs which
face touring companies, it would be
necessary to raise admission prices
in the smaller cities to such an extent
that the public would be forced to go
to the motion picture theaters for
their theatrical entertainment. When
that time comes, and 1t looks as
though it were not far off. the stage
viii be compelled to return to the
stock-cempa pany-visiting-star system
or go out of business.
The theater Of the future. as I see
II, will be resident stock company
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Coming Attractions
NAT1ONAL-"Molly Darling

Molly Darling" the musical COM
edy success, which had long and
prosperous run at both the Liberty
and Globe theaters, New York, will
beEin weeks engagement at the
National Theater Sunday night
March is. Molly Darling" is the
first of the current seasons New York
musical hits to reach here. and if its
Broadway reputation may he taken
as a criterion it should win popu-
larity with local audiences.
The combination of authors and
directors responsible for Molly Dar-
ling is in itself guarantee of a
musical play Of more than ordinary
worth. Otto Harbach. who wrote the
book for Mary" "The O'Brien Girl"
Going Up" and many Of the big
musical hits Of recent years. and viii
liam Cary Duncan. who has The
Royal Vagabond." The Blue Kitten"
and other successes to his credit
wrote the book of Molly Darling"
while Tom tombstone supplied fifteen
musical numbers of a most tuneful.
attractive and thoroughly modern va
r1ety. Clever lyrics We're supplied by
Phil Cook. The production and big
ensemble numbers. engaging the serv-
ices of chorus of twenty-four. were
staged by the most famous of stage
directors. Julian Mitchell.
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Sure-Enough FAIRIES.

THE literature and folk lore "t
European countries are replet"
with illusions to midgets and gnomes,
and if one delves further into the
past. to elves. goblins and fairies
Students of research now appear 10
believe that the existence of these
characters was actual rather than
fanciful and that they were really
the prototypes of the present day
midgets.
The children of every generation
early familiar with the enchanting
exploits of these fabulous figures,
have always suspected as much
Some of them. like James NJ. Barrie,
have happily carried this conviction
into maturity. And SO a Peter Pan
is born to enlarge the gladdening cir
Gle of fairy friends.
Very rarely, however. have the chill
dren the opportunity of seeing the
modern counterparts Of the little folk
who throng their fancy. And less
often is it their good fortune to view
them in the midst of their capers ana
pranks and frolics. performing the
magical feats of their brothers OF tne
story books.
Hence the interest that must attac!
I o the appearance of Singers Marvel
Gus Midgets. who seem verify TO have
slipped from between the covers Of q
volume of fairy tales.
Wherever they appear thousanAs OF
youngsters will cross their hearts
and hope to die if Singers Midgets
are not sure enough fairies. The in.
dulgent grown-ups, realising the at
traction of the tiny entertainers, in
vAriab1y make the matinees q big
feature Of the engagement.
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Tom Wise and Wigs.

TAKE it from Tom Wise. veteran
star. who will appear at the Gar
rick this week, the wig business has
had a close shave.
The wig industry says Wise,
was dying natural death until the
movies came along. This was be-
cause wigs were passe on the speak
ing stage; people were chosen as nat
ural types instead of being made up
into their roles.
ITS like this" he vouchsafed.
Somewhere along the line they be-
gan to choose types for dlnerent par.s,
and to demand less and less OF the
actor himself. A woman was CHOSEN.
not for her ability to impersonate a
part. but for her ability to look II, on
stage as well as on. -,
"The man who had to wait until
some one could see him make up Tor
a part and go through 1T never got
any chance at all.
"The wig began to go. slowly but
surely. Naturally there were few
exceptions to this rule. Here and
there a few famous but solitary fig
ures remained to patronize the wig
industry. ,.
"But it was not for long. Gradu-
ally the demand for them faded and
death or extinction seemed nigh.
Then moving pictures sprang into
existence And with them the wig
came back into its own"
Evening star., 1923-03-11
PRESIDENT-"The Meanest Man
in the World" -.- ..

The President Players will present
this week. beginning tonight at $50
O'Clock, for the first time in Wash
ington. George M. Cohan's Broadway
comedy success, THE Meanest Man In
the World In it George Barnes. the
new leading man of the President
Players. will make his Washingto
debut, with Wanda Lyon and Broad
way cast in his support.
1t was originally scheduled for pre-
sentation by the George NJ. Conan
company on tour this week at another
Washington theater. but through ar
rangements made by Messrs.- Smith
and Duffy with Mr.. Cohan in New
York recently Washington was elimi-
mated from the road tour I" avoid
conflict with the President Players
production.
Harry Manners has staged the pro-
duction. and the cast will include
also Harry Shutan. Anne Sutherland.
Miss Lee Patrick. Robert Lowe. John
Carmody. Guy D'Ennery. George
Sweet, Rita Coakley and Sam Sped
den.
The play is by George NJ. Cohan and
Augustin McHugh and it achieved a
sensational success as a recent Broad
way stage production. 1t is COM
bination of infectious comedy, drama
and heart interest. Through it runs
one of the most human rofnances ever
written And back of it all is some
thing that every one is bound to
think about after leaving the .theater.
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GARRICK-"Three Wise Fools.

Tom Wise. veteran star of nearly a
score of outstanding successes, will
be the shining light al the Garrick
Theater this week, when. with Garry
McGarry's Garrick Players, he opens
tomorrow night in Three Wise
Fools" one of his happiest roles in
the great galaxy he has essayed
Violet Heming, who was originally
booked for this week in Nice Peo-
ple," was unayoidably forced to can
eel. and. happily. Mr.. McGarTy man
aged to obtain Mr.. Wise on the very
day he had concluded road engage
ment.
Three Wise Fools" will be the first
of the Wise repertory- of famous sue
cesses to be offered here at popul ar
prices. with the star in the chief
roles Later he: will do ,.'Grnmpy,
Pals First and possibly 'The Cen
tleman from Mississippi
The story of Three Wise Fools is
a delight in dialogue and situation
1T details the reclamation Of three
crusty, hardened old fossils to the
paths of meekness, love and humility
through the simple devices of q beau
tiful young girl thrown into their
midst For laughing purposes the
dialogue is irresistible.
Supporting Mr.. Wise will be seen
a truly metropolitan cast. including
Mitchell Harris. Jessie Arnold. Betsy
Foss. Edwin Trusheim, Almerin Cow
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Is the Stock Star to Come Back

in each. Of the cities large enough TO
support one with 9 company of act
ors who will play for about half the
salary they now demand. because as
sufed OF permanent employment. and
because they will be able to live in
their own homes the year round with
out travel.
The new plays that are successful
in New York will be produced by the
resident company. Whenever a star
OF importance has the leading role in
the original production. he will be
booked in the more important cities
OF the country along present book
ing lines. But he will go alone
without scenery, without cast of
PLAYERS. without properties.
The stock players will be rehearsed
in the play Or. series OF plays in
which the star is'to appear. before his
arrival. SO. that but one or two re-
hearsals will be necessary. before his
first appearance. The rehearsals may
be conducted by the resident stock
company director, from the stars. own
prompt book. <or the star may send
ahead his own stage director to con-
duct the rehearsals. The latter way
would undoubtedly be preferable, as
the. business Of all scenes would
necessarily have to be uniform,
: With thfs system Of visiting stars
revived. transportat ation. charges would
be comparatively insignificant and
the producer would stand much
better chance OF realizing on. his in
vestment in a new play. An indef-
infte run for very successful play
might be arranged as at present.
do not sec any "ther way out.
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der the supervision of Mrs. Page Tay-
lor Kirk and Mr.. Rathburn, have de
signed and planned the scenery ami
lighting. Miss Katherine SUNNY
Miss Robinett and Miss Jessie Bak er
of the costume designing class de
signed the costumes. The domestic
art girls, under supervision of Miss
Margaret Sheriff.. assisted in the
costuming.
All the scenery has been design ed
in the mechanical and free hand
drawing department. and is being
training class of Mr.. Joe Wilson.
The last performance of Twelfth
Night March 81. will be given under
the auspices of the alumni.
The official cast for the spring play
follows: Viola, Betty Clark. Yvonne
Levy: Olivia, Mary Crdwley. Eliza
beth Michael; Maria, Ruth Deffen-
baugh, Dorothy Shore; Orsino the
duke. Russell Graham. Emmet Ie
Compte; MalvoIio. Clark Beach
George CARROT: Sebastian, Mans Id
McGrath. William Bradley; Curiu.
Russell Graham. Emmett LIE Comp1e:
Valentine, Hampman Dorsey; Sir
Toby. Leroy Bendheim; Sir Andrew
Ague-cheek. Spencer Burr; Feste, the
jester, Alden Bradford, Leo Loeb;
Fabian. Leland Cole; Antonio, George
Garrett. Leo Loeb: a sea captain.
Richard Ledger: a beggar, Ross Pop
kins: gypsy, Gloria Fechner; flower
girls. Constance Lane, Helen Dalby:
old woman. Florence Femer; pages,
Jacob CARROT Richard SAWYER
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THE Open Door, n Symbolism

MUCH interest is being shown in
A'A the pageant THE Open Door
which is to be given here at the
lincoln Theater on next Wedne sday
and Thusrday nights. The producers
say that this is to be something diff
ferent and on a much larger scale
than anything the negro has hereto
fore attempted. The main feature
will be the singing of the old spir-
ituals by a chorus of fifty voices. and
Clarence Cameron White, well known
violinist and composer. will direct
the orchestra. The old folk-songs
will be rendered with all the rich
ness of tone and pathetic feeling
which characterizes the singing OF
the negroes.
The pantomime opens with the
dance of the wild men before King
Ignorance, who sits on his throne
until banished by Truth. Beauty and
Evening star., 1923-03-11
C0SMOS-"Dusk to Dawn"

notable feature of next weeks
bill at the Cosmos Theater viii be
the first Washington presentation OF
the screen version of tha strange
story OF katherine Hill, THE Shuttle
Soul OF two girls. strangers each I"
the other and living widely apart,
who nevertheless found themselves
strangely bound to each other. It's
screen title is Dusk to Dawn" and
II has the beautiful Florence Vido,
Tor its star. 1t is an Associated
Exhibitors production.
Among the fine vaudeville features
which will make up the bill for the
week Will be Oscar Lorraine. musical
comedy star in his novel vaudeville
onering: La Toilette and his troupe
of Chinese and other oriental musj-
Clans; Carlson and Cheeva in Bits Of
Now and Then" and the Santiago
trio of aeriaIists
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KEITH'S-singer's Midgets.

Appearing i'm a full musical revue
built on the pretentious ; lines. en-
ployed by Ziegfe1d, Singers .nltdgets,
a troupe Of diminutive performers.
who have become famous throuEhout
bin at Keith's this week. They are
sure-enough brownies, .and, despite
their miniature, size, they are ..as. tai
ented as any sother artists appearing
in the two-a day. Joseph Urban. the
."FoIlies" scenic master, conceived the
settings for the midget revue and as
sisted the tiny folks in planning the
costumes. There are thirty in the
COMPANY. which also includes three
elepha nts, twenty-two ponies, one
midget lion.- three deer. thirty dogs,
four monkeys. one pig. three canaries
and a "pekinese." The revue is de-
clared the most elaborate feature in
American vaudeville -. =.
'aThe Dancing ~PhooE'--in other
words Tom Patricola-comes~ as the
added attraction His partner this
year is Hariette Towne. as -dashing
and enchanting as Tom himself IL
speedy and syncepated. Mary Haynes.
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Love. who lead his slaves through the
door to Education. Wild dances con
trast with stately professions in tl"
earlier part of the play: then, in semi
darkness. come huddled and patheti''
figures chanting Nobody knows thu
trouble ] feel" These are the negroeS
under the burden of slavery. After
ward, in brighter play of lights. comes
History.'a a stately figure with 1nantl"
and book. announcing Education. Ae
a contrast to the more serious parts
of the play there are dances and
humorous by-play.
The Open Door symbolizes tn"
open door of education, and from
New York and other eastern cities
where the pageant has been most
successfully presented comes word
from the critics of the beauty and
unusual artistic merit of the play
and of it's appeal both to the eye and
to the ear. Washington theater
goers are promised something unique
and rarely beautiful
Evening star., 1923-03-11
STRAND-Vaudeville.

\ vaudeville program with tifres
recognized headline acts. as we'll as
two other excellent variety numbers
that measure up to the Loew stand
ara. Is promised next week at the
Strand Theater.
Jimmy Savo and company, in SLOW
Motion: Royal Pekin troupe, in
Versatile Doings of the Orient" and
Juan Cardo and Agnes NolI, late OF
Naughty Marietta" in "A Cycle OF
Artistic Songs :; the Braminos, a pair
Of musical clowns. and BENNINGTON
and Scott. novelty entertainers, Will
make UP the bill
Mae Marsh. Martha Mansfield, Julia
Swayne Gordon and Norman Kerry
Will be seen in the photoplay, Till
We Meet Again"
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COSMOS-"The Spanish Follies."

An entire act, one of>the biggest fea-
lures. taken bodily from the Century
Revue will headline the Cosmos Thea
ter bill this week. 1t is called "The
Spanish Follies" and is presented by
troupe Of eight genuine Spanish play
ers singers and dancers. under the di-
rection Of A. Savilliga. 1t is a gor-
geous production in the matter of stage
settings and costumes. and through it
are interviewer Spanish songs and
dances of the most attractive type The
Offering comes to the Cosmos without
abridgment of any kind and with no
change in its rare and talented cast.
Another feature of an exceptional bill
will be the Schwarz Brothers and Com
pany in THE Broken Mirror one Of
the unique laughing novelties of the
Pielert and Schofield in Helping Hub
by an amusing bit of domestic life
idealized Baron and Burt. comedians
and singers; Jean Moore and Joe Las
selle in fine vocal number, and Bobby
Van Horn. THE Ace Of Spades. with
more for laughing purposes.
1.-The Power of a Lie" the photoplay
feature for the week. is Carl
Laemmle production, a screen version
Of the famous play OF Johann Bojer
the foreign playwright. with one of the
most notable of casts. including Mabel
Julienne Scott, June Elvidge, David
Torrance. Earl Metcalfe. Maude George
and Phillips SHaalley, all notable screen