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Evening star., 1923-12-02
Swedish Ballet"

The Swedish Ballet, which has been
appearing with success in Europe
since its formation four years ago
and is now appearing at the Century
Theater, New York, under the direc-
.tion of Richard Herndon, is coming to
the Shubert-Garrick Theater next
week, commencing Monday evening,
December 10, under the patronage of
Capt. Axel F. Wallenberg, the Swedish
minister, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend and others prominent in
Washington society.
At the opening performance here
one Of the .ballets presented by Les
Ballets Suedois will be within the
Quota" the music for which was
composed by Cole Porter, for several
years a prominent member of the
American colony in Paris. The de-
signer of the setting also is Yale
man and classmate. of Mr.. Porter.
Rolf de Mare, general director OF
Les Ballets Suedois, will bring his
entire organization, including a large
symphony orchestra, from the The
atre des Champs.Elysees, Paris. Jean
Berlin, the noted male dancer, and
Mile. Ebonz Strandin, premiere dam
seuse of the Royal Opera House In
Stockholm, are conspicuous In rne
company.
Elaborate scenery and unique light
ing feature all the ballets.
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back again to trained elephants and
funsters, not to mention thrillers In
the way of newly created gymnastics.

back again to trained elephants and
funsters, not to mention thrillers in
the way of newly created gymnastics.
Bobby Folsom, who, to begin with.
is a girl, starts the entertainment
with her own method of putting over
the latest In popular songs, with the
assistance of one of the finest jazz
orchestras on the B. F. Keith circuit.
the Metropolitan Orchestra, directed
by Jack Denny. Mr.. Denny is a COM
poser as well as a conductor, and Miss
Folsom will sing a number of his
songs.
The special added attraction, Pow
er's dancing elephants. Lena, Jennie,
Roxie and Julie-sixteen tons of the
best-known pachyderms in the world,
valued at 100000, with George Pow
ers, their young trainer. who says he
would not part with Jennie, the shim-
mying elephant. 1t took eight years
to teach Jennie her dance. Roxie is
the strongest, while, baby Julie,
Roxie's daughter, Is a natural clown
games--in fact, Z everything is in
cluded In their act.
Others VIII include Nine. Besson
and company, presented by Lewis and
Gordon, in a new playlet. The Broad
minded Woman" written and staged
and Archer, two funsters with new
comedy combination, mot Now" and
plenty of laughs; Jack Benny, violin
ist. who plays some, funs lot and
combines his fiddle and patter into
a rapid-fire act Of laughter; F1eurette
Joeffric, coloratura soprano, who has a
voice all out of proportion to her size,
and the Five Ballast, on the society foot
ball grounds, IN new gymnastic stunts,
while Nathan and Sully appear with
a dainty song and dance offering.
Aesops Fables, Topics of the Day
and the Pathe News Weekly complete
the bill
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Lenore Ulric.

7 ENORE ULRIC. who comes IL
Washington this week 'in the
flesh" and on the screen. made her
first stage appearance with d Mil
waukee stock company.
Her first prominent role was that of
Luana, the Hawaiian princess. in THE
Bird of Paradise" in which she toured
for two years.
After that engagement Miss Uric
came under Mr.. BelaScos direction
and created the title role of the Indian
girl in The Heart of Wetona."
portrayal Of unsophisticated girlhood
that Immediately won unusual recog-
milton.
Mr.. Belasco then presented Miss I'll
ric, in Tiger Rose" and her charac-
terization of the title role in that
melodrama of the great northwest for
two seasons was hailed everywhere
as remarkably conceived and splen-
didly played.
When Mr.. Belasco began LOOKING
about for successor to Tiger Ros,.'
for Miss Uric he decided to prescr'
junction With George Scarborough H.
wrote THE Son-Daughter," which WI:
a great success for two seasons. ~
the Chinese girl, Lien Wha, in that
oriental drama, Miss Uric rose to new
heights; some critics of her perform
ance pronounced it f1awless.
As Kiki Miss Uric has a role rad
ically different from her great sue
cesses of the past. Her portrayal of :,
Is in reality universal, has, in the
opinion of famous critic, placed her
at the head @of the line of come
diennes.
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standing features of the new sea-
son.
Miacahua, "the Brazilian wonder"
will bring the novelty of the bill, a
thrill in feats performed by a woman
on a single thread Of steel wire with
other assistance In preserving her
equilibrium.
Lauretta Rhodes and Ruth Watson,
girls with striking personalities and
rare voices, will present "a Musical
Menu written by Neville Fleeson:
Harry L. Webb, widely known as ''the
black. laugh will bring mtrth and
comical; Arthur Hill and Marie
Quinnell, in their new skit, Fun in
the Park" will offer a blend of
comedy. steps and surprises, and Earl
Bronson and Irene Renee Will trek
along variety lines with varied and
amusing entertainment grouped un-
der the billing Vaudeville Hash"
Gloria Swanson's Allan Dwan pro-
duction of ''Zaza," for Paramount, is
listed among the big and sensational
cinema productions Of the year. 1t
Is the story of beautiful but hot
tempered yet tender girl, who, de-
serted by her parents in childhood.
goes on the stage and brings all
Paris to her feet. H. B. Warner has
production has been pronounced su-
perb. A laughable two-reel farce
or comedy, as you will, and beautiful
and interesting gems of the Urban
Movie Chats will be added attractions.
Today's bill. starting at pm, will
week headed by Norris Springtime
Follies" and including Primrose
Semon, the new Eva Tanguay, the
Quixy Four and others.
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Belasco-'A Lesson in Love

"A Lesson in Love-" by Rudolph
Besier and May Edginton, produced
by by Lee Shubert and starring the
American romantic actor, William
Faversham, will be the attraction at
the Belasco Theater, this week, start
ing tomorrow night.
Because Beatrice Audley, an attrac-
tive young English widow, played by
Gilda Leary,. refuses to receive one
who has loved outside of matrimony
and has suffered the consequences.
Capt. Andre Briquet, William Faver-
sham, decides to teach her lesson
in life as we'll as love.
Capt. Briquet is a French ex-
plorer, who did his bit In the war, but
pre-eminently he is an idealist in
search of love. He finds it when he
meets Beatrice Audley. whom he
loved at first sight eight years before
when he saw her at the races with
her first husband. She is the per-
sonification of his lofty idealism and
he believes her exquisite perfection
until he witnesses her icy attitude
toward a former friend, who disre-
rarded social laws for a love affair.
The climax of the second act Is con-
sidered to be one of the most thrill
ing love scenes of modern dramatic
literature and art.
Mr.. Faversham is supported by
Hugh Buckler, London's famous Drury
Lane actor, who is meeting American
audiences for the. first time.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
IRENE
RENEE
COSMOS
New York Hippodrome Four

The Cosmos Theater management
is angling for a headline attraction
for it's next weeks bill which it
hopes will prove one of the big de-
lights of a bountiful season. While
probably safe on the hook, however.
Manager Brylawski withholds its
name and description until all doubt
in the matter is absolutely removed.
Four splendid offerings, neverthe-
less, which have been secured, in
clude the famous New York Hippo
drome Four, late feature of the Bet
ter Times superspectacle, composed o.
John Murphy. Harry Anderson, Tom
Joyce and William Williams, whose
voices are said to constitute the
perfect blend" in harmony singing;
Jeanette Childs. the joy girl" whose
personality and singing methods are
said to be unique; Mack and Stanton,
in Home, Sweet Home" a travesty,
with Korvin Mack as a jailbird and
Walter Stanton as the warden, in
round of wholesome, laughable non
sense. and Clarence Oliver aa1
Georgie dip, in Wire, Collect" by
Anthony MCGUIRE. author of Six
Cylinder Love"
The Cosmos next week will also
show for the first time here the new
Hoot Gibson picture, THE Ramblin
Kid" with its broncho busting by
Hoot and one Of the most breath
taking races ever shown on the
screen.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Poll 's-The Covered Wagon

THE Covered wagon" James
Cruces famous work for Paramount.
presentation at Polls tomorrow even
ing, with daily matinees thereafter
excepting Friday.
Certainly the era of 1s4S-49 is just
as picturesque, with its buckskin-
clad heroes; it's poke-bonneted hero
wheatlands, as the times of recon-
struction, when the gallant little
Colonel of The Birth Of Nation"
sustained his first and only defeat by
losing his heart to the fair northern
er, Elsie Stoneman. For in 1848-49 a
over the east and middle west and
the urge drove the returning heroes
of the Mexican war to take part in
the great American migration over
the historic trek known as the Ore
gon trail. Indeed, they hated and
loved, fought and quarreled. had hair
breadth escapes and lived life to the
fullest as in no other period Of our
history.
]. Warren Kerrigan makes his
comeback to the screen In southern
cavalier role in this Covered Wag-
on" and Lois Wilson plays opposite
In the role Of the fair driver of the
Wingate prairie schooner.
In the old "schooners" or covered
wagons Cupid was kept just as busy
as ne lS To-Day IN nOtel bathrooms OF
sixty hour parlor cars. There
were banjo drumming and songs of
swing and lift to fan romance. Fid-
dies and banjos emerged out of the
schooners with the players at the
evening stoppages. and Virginia reels,
round dances and breakdowns set a
merry pace.
Titanic struggle between man and
man also is portrayed in" The Cow
cred Wagon"-attacks by Indians,
prairie fire, buffalo hunt, desert pri-
walton, crossing of swollen streams.
blizzard experiences and a thousand
and one other picturesque perils and
events that, though dramatically, en-
joyable in the. retrospect, were hor-
rible in the enduring.
One of the first touring orchestras
ever heard here. will play the score
arranged specially for this produc-
tion by Hugo Reisenfeld,
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Russian Art Comedy.

Beginning with the Monday matt
nee next week, b. F. keith'S Theater
promises the most elaborate and
beautiful act in vaudeville, the Rus
sian Art Company, a mammoth pro-
duction with a great surprise in mu-
sic and the allied arts.
The company includes a symphony
orchestra of twenty-six musicians, a
male quartet, q soprano soloist and
premiere danseuse, Mile. Vlasta
Masloya, q dancer who has appeared
many times with both Theodore Kos
loft and Anna Pavlowa. The soprano
is Nine. Olga Kazanskaya, who first
came to this country with the Rus
sian Opera Company.
The entire Offering is framed with
gorgeous scenery and presented by
Meyer Golden, a creator Of acts un-
usual
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Coming Attractions
AL Jolson In "Bombo.'

One of the big theatrical events of
the season will be the coming of Al
Jolson to the Shubert-Belasco next
week. beginning Sunday, December 3,
in the new de luxe edition of "Bombo,"
the Winter Garden success, written for
him by Harold Atteridge, with music
by Sigmund Romberg.' Mr.. Atteridge
is the general stage director of the New
York Winter Garden and from his fer
tile brain and Imagination have eman-
ated ideas for the huge spectacles pro-
duced at New Yorks famous place of
amusement.
The plot of the production concerns
the discovery of America. Jolson, as
Bombo, is the body-servant of Chris
topher Columbia in the days of 1892.
He is said to have achieved in this new
piece the greatest success of his career.
His cast include des FRANKLIN Bate.
Forrest Huff, FIRTH Won Busing, Janet
Adair, Vera Kingston, Airline Gardner,
Harry Turpin. Harold Crane, Frank
Holmes. Frank Bernard, Phebe Brown,
Ann Mason, Jeanette Dietrich, the
Wainwright Sisters and Harry Sievers.
with a singing and dancing chorus of
seventy-five. A new repertoire of songs
and a new monologue are promised for
Tn1cnn
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happen often, and in this case the
demonstration was more pardonable
than usual So great a triumph,
both in authorship and acting, could
not pass without tribute, and the
customs of the playhouse have as
yet devised no other way to enable
the public to show its gratitude.
L. D. Price was the litterateur IN
advance Of Sally; in service a vet
eran, in efficiency a marvel of up-to-
date pep. Another member of the
Ziegfeld forces is George Lederer,
who when he saw Sally" must have
recalled The Lady Slavey," one of
the noted Casino successes.
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A glimpse behind the scenes OF
"The Red Hawk: Mckay Morris,
nervous, yet Smiling and satisfied /;
George Broadhurst, cool, collected,
yet as earnestly energetic as when
he produced his juvenile venture,
What Happened to Jones" at the
Columbia Theater in this city; Mrs.
Trimble Bradley, outwardly serene,
yet inwardly a-flutter as she conSid-
ers multitude OF details relating to
the performance.
!.
One of the interested spectators
of THE Red Hawk" was Mr..
Tumulty, private secretary to former
President Wilson.
William Faversham is quoted as
saying in Baltimore that he never
received, in his entire career, more
than three silly letters from girls.
He is fortunate. An actor is never
taken seriously who permits his
press agent to pose him as matt.
rec idol.
Martin Harvey, who is playing
Oedipus Rex, is not unknown in
America. He played Sidney Carton
in "The Easiest Way" but to small
houses. Henry Miller had beat him
to it. .-..
The San Carlos Opera Company
has become a Washington institu-
tion 1t is reaping the benefit of the
development of an interest in legiti-
mate music as we'll as legitimate
drama.
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So long as he is busying him
self with American themes the-sug-
gestion is respectfully offered that
Mr.. John Drinkwater- consider the
possibilities of a prohibition drama.
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Bare legs in the modern ballet
have their disadvantages. Poor lit
tie dancing ladies'; they have no
stockings to hang up on Christmas
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"The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
has held its own as an attraction in
legitimate time, as only the big films
can do. Lon Clancy is the domi-
nant figure in the film, which suf-
fers only from the fact that circum-
stances prevented Victor Hugo from
having him in mind when he wrote
the part.
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National-Lenore Uric In
"KiLi

A notable dramatic event will be the
presentation. by David Belasco, at the
National Theater next week, beginning
tomorrow night, of Lenore Uric, in
"Kiki,'' which had a run of two years
at the Belasco Theater, New York, the
longest engagement of any star or play
at that house.
Lenore Uric, in ''Kiki," it Is conceded,
the impish, mischievous and altogether
lovable French gamin, has contributed
to her cosmopolitan gallery of stage
portraits an even more valuable effort
than were her memorable performances
Of Lewanna, the Indian girl, in The
Heart OF Wetona'; the colorful Tiger
Rose" or the Chinese girl, Lien Wha,
in THE Son-Daughter"
The original cast that appeared at
the Belasco Theater will be presented
by Mr.. Belasco during the engagement
here. 1t includes Sam B. Hardy, Max
Figman, Thomas Findlay, Thomas
Mitchell, Carlton Brickert, Harry Burk-
hardt, Ruth Gates and Jane Farrell.
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Mites of 1924"

Next week the Gayety Theater will
offer "Nifties of 1924" the Joe Hurtig
show, with many amusement ele-
ments, the most important being two
featured comedians. Billy Foster and
Will II. Cohan, with Ben Meroffs big
band of eleven pieces. The first men
toned are claimed to be two of the
cleverest delineatorS of Hebrew COM
edy on the stage today, while the lat
ter is the same celebrated organiza-
tton that played the Keith vaudeville
circuit last season. Frank and Milt
Britton are featured in the band but
all of the players are declared solo
lists, Merhoff himself playing al leart
SIX dinerent instruments, besides do
ing very clever dance. Others in
clude Harry Van. Maude Baxter
Shirley Mallette, irene Leary, Patti.
Marshall and Pat Cliff. Many changes
or exquisite costumes are provided
for the eighteen attractive girls Of
the ensemble
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Just a Whim.

4 N instance of the whim Of a screen
\ star that had a more cheerful re-
action on the director was reflected
by Gladys Walton during the filming
of "The Wild Party"
High diving and swimming was
part of the stars work. Herbert
.Blache, the director, was dubious. He
recalled that in "Sawdust," an earlier
Universal production, in which Miss
Walton was starred, she had almost
rebelled at the idea Of being pulled to
the bottom of tank by steel wire.
But presented with the working
script for .The Wild Party" Miss
Walton was joyous at the thought of
the water stuff" Yet it wasl far
more dangerous than the tank work
in "Sawdust."
"Can you beat thatT said Blache.
"I love to swim and dive" she an
swered. "and in this picture haven't
any strings on me- / was afraid OF
being caught and held under In the
other picture.
"Just whim of mine. I guess"
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Cosmos" Juvenile Frolics
of 1924"

A juvenile Russian dancer whom
the critics have acclaimed as "a
pocket edition of Mordkin"-Sammy
Krevoff by name. and the Mandell
sisters, with Dorothy Herskind, a
trio Of femininity both charming and
clever, are the .gHttering stars of the
Juvenile Frolics Of 1924" that head
lines the Cosmos Theater bill this
week, beginning with tomorrow's
matinee. These players. though quite
young, have nevertheless been ac-
claimed by the critics as genuine ar
lists, not precocious children. Their
act, wherever presented. has been re-
garded as one Of the distinct and out
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Stars and Spangles
By Ph;1ander johnson.

who throws dishes all over the
stage and familiarly joshes the
guests whether in the guise of
serving man or nobleman: the
dainty ditties about Clouds with sill
yer Innings" and the social game
they were all as welcome as turkey
on Thanksgiving! 1t was the mag
netic vitality of human presence
that gave polish to the heirlooms
OF theatrical pewter and made them
CLEAN more brightly than brand-new
siiverware.
Leon Errol is q real comedian.
gifted with accomplishments beyond
that which still remains prominent
in his stock in trade. the ability to
double his legs under him like a
folding hatrack. And then the cast
includes Walter Catlett, who is quite
the most entertainingly voluble
comedian since Charley Evans was
book agent. Marilyn Miller is a
dainty danseuse and a charming
ingenue. 1t is refreshing to see
clever people in SO gorgeous set
ting of scenery.
1t was reserved for the Shubert
Garrick to bring forth something
new in idea. "The Red Hawk" as it
huttered through the advance an
nouncements looked like melo-
drama in the distance. On little
closer inspection it resembled a
phoenix that had arisen from the
ashes of Stevensons CDR. Jekyl and
Mr.. Hyde" On complete acquaint-
ance it took on an identity all its
own; a rare bird, a specimen of abb
solute drama, worthy in the course
of its future career of the musical
embellishments such as have been
vouchsafed old tragedies as offered
by the San Carlos Opera Company.
Poet that he was, Stevenson did not
trust his public to follow him into
abstruse metaphysics. When he told
the story of struggle between the
good and bad that are in every man
he introduced medicine to account
for the change, both moral and ply
sical, displayed as angel or demon
took possession of the man.
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The play on which George Broad
hurst and Mrs. Trimble Bradley
have been working so closely dur
ing its engagement here uses the
dual personality, but leaves itself
frankly to the poetic intelligence of
the audience In the struggle be-
tween good and bad there is no me-
chanical device. One impulse or the
other takes full control of personal
ity, even to the extent of effacing all
recollection of the other self. The
responsibilities placed upon the
actor who essays the title role, now
a priest and now a ruffian, are
enormous. Mr.. Mckay Morris
meets them with a proficiency moth
ing short of astonishing. He has
temperament, but with it restraint.
He perceives the dangerous moment
that may make villainy seem absurd
or benevolence mawkish, and pro-
ceeds with secure step to the final
curtain, which holds the thrill of a
new note in tragedy; an expiation
more terrible than that of voluntary
death; the vow of silent solitude.
That the good has conquered in the
man there can be no doubt, but the
tragedy is inexorable, and there is
a. deep note of solemnity in the
clang of the door as it cfoisters him
forever from human fellowship that
reverberates in. memory as 1t did
through the auditorium.
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It was wholly inartistics of the au-
diences to 1inger to applaud after
the play was ended. But it doesn't
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Fay BANTER In The Other
Rose"

David Belasco, in association with
William Harris, jr., will present Fay
Banter, in The Other Rose a comedy
by George Middleton, from the French
of Edouard Bourdet, at the National
Theater next week, Immediately pre-
ceding a New York run.
Miss Bainter's engagement in THE
Other Rose marks her first associa-
ton with Mr.. Belasco. Her role in the
play is said to fit her perfectly.
She will be supported by Henry Hull
and distinguished company, including
Effie Shannon, Carlotta Monterey. Ern-
est Stallard, Maud Sinclair and An
drew J. Lawlor ir
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Royal Pekin Troupe.

The Royal Pekin Troupe, oriental
wonder workers, introducing a new
line of magic, mystery, illusions.
novelties and thrills. will headline the
program at the Strand Theater next
week.
Others appearing will include the
Gordon Sisters and company, in
Twenty Twinkling Toes; oliver and
Olson, in "a Series of Smiles: Bond
and Adams, in The Man Said" and
Sid Hall, assisted by Joe Simon and
Della Vaun. in Bright Moments"
The cinema Offering will bring here
for the first time the screen version
of the popular old song "On the Banks
of the Wabash" with Mary Carr, Burr
Mcintosh, James Morrison. Lumsden
Hare, Mary MacLaren, Madge Evans.
George Neville and Marcia Harris in
The cast. 1t was directed by J. Stuart
BIackton
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Strand-Master Gabriel In
Captain Kiddo."

The Strand Theater this week,
beginning today. will offer a new bill
headed by Master Gabriel. the 33-inch
lilliputian who created the title roles
in Buster Brown" and Little Memo"
in bright musical fantasy in three
ti tain kiGdo." ' unlike % % most midsets gets
Master Gabriel is mentally normal
and more than capable of giving an
excellent performance. He has but
recently returned from an extensive
tour of England and France and after
his present tour Will start on trip
around the world Dorothy Webb
and George Macok appear in support.
!. The added attraction will be Bob
night Frolic," in a series of songs and
dances with Murray Rubens at the
piano.
Others on the bill will include Red
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