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Evening star., 1924-03-19
Moscow Art Theater-"T The
Lower Depths"
Superbtis the word for it.


The more one sees of these Rus
SLAMS, the more delightful they be-
come-especially If one can master
the knack of reading the lines of a
translation and getting an idea of
"hat the players are saying while
listening to them unravel the play.
"hen performance is given in a
foreign language, necessitating eye
strain to follow the translation. and
discriminating hearing to pick up the
words OF various figures on the stage;
%hen 1t leaves most pleasant after
Elow and distinctly satisfactory after
taste, superlatives are admissible for
descriptive purposes.
mere Is a paradox in the Moscow
&rt Iheater's performance of Maxim
Gorkys masterpiece, THE Lower
Depths" Harmony is the quality
used most effectively by PLAYERS. play
wright and dramatic directors to de-
pict chaoS in souls. SmoothneSs in
sage dlrection; eXacting tones in rem
ultlon or lines: extraordinary prese:-
Ndtion order; actors who live their
parts: lines that strike to the heart
an these are dovetailed precisely and
artistically beneath veneer of poll
lsHed dramatic arrangement to raise
plane.
AS a title "The Lower Depths"
speaks for itself. 1t is a story of the
utter dregs of. so-called s6ciety Not
SO much the interesting story of dra-
matte intrigue as the stripping of
husks from human souls tAat makes
the play vibrant with realism and
forceful in its appeal.
A motley group of characters are
the instruments for expression of
variegated viewpoints on life. There
Is hostiloff, keeper of night -lodg-
ing, wretch; Nassilisa, his wife
Sa, SSensu1us, unfaithful. treacherous;
but frightened at life: Vaska Pepel,
lukeWarm lover of the wife, thief
with good qualities smoldering under
ashes heaped on them by unwhole-
some environment
IheSe are the BACKGROUND char
acters, absolutely necessary for bring
ing the others into prominence. In
the forefront as perSonifica tions of
various types of human emotions are
--Luka, ndhearted soul bring
Ing hope with his logic of white lies
into darkened. despairing lives; the
actor, a drunkard. striving from the
depths still to regain his plane. pitt
1uliy 1utIle: NaStya, woman of the
streets, longing for just one crumb of
recognition and one SAVIOR of respect;
the baron. an ariStocrat., but a man;
Satine. the outstanding figure of
and triumph over them by looking the
truth square in the eye without
quaking, despite his forlorn condition.
Into a hole of wretchednesS the
night lodging, comes Luka the pill
grim. Satine's pessimism is in the
air.. The truth, is felt despite efforts
TO dull it with delusions. vodka and
lies. Luka brings a ray of light. His
dictim is: What -ou believe exists.
What you do not believe is non-ex-
istent." He counsels the woman OF
the streets to believe herself in her
delusionS the heroine of love stories.
whom men love and respect so deeply
they kill themselves on account of
her. He cheers the dying Anna. con-
eumptive wife of a lockSmith. with
stories of peace and rest beyond the
Evening star., 1924-03-19
Irene" Returning.

A splendid cast of players, headed
by Dale Winter, is promised in
Irene" the famous musical comedy
by James Montgomery, which will
return Washington at Polls next
Sunday night for an engagement of
one week. The Vanderbilt Producing
Company is its producer.
The music is by Harry Tierney and
the lyrics by Joseph Mccarthy. A
special orchestra is provided and the
production is staged by Edward
Royce.
The story concerns a young shop
girl, Irene O'Dare, who masquerades
as a member of the smart set and
whose adventures are humorous and
amusing. Her Prince Charming woos
and wins her and Irene and her
chums. whom she does not forsake,
are transferred from 9Th to 9Th ave-
nue. in a magical modern way.
In addition to Miss Winter, other
members of the cast are Mary
OMoore, Gladys Nagle. Dorothy
La Mar, Henrietta Housen, Dorothy
Kane, Howard Freeman, Henry Coote,
George Collins, Eddie MARI and
George Mantell.
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first two days of next week at Gram
dalps Ambassador Theater also, be.
ginning Sunday afternoon, togethef
with Christie's comedy, Busy Bud
dies" and orchestral contributions
tuesday and Wednesday. A gnes Ayres
Jack Holt, Nita Naldi, Theodore Kos
lon, Rod La ROGUE, Robert Edesor
and Julia Faye. in Don't Call IL
Love" Clara Beranger's film version
of Julian Streets novel of Rita
coventry, and Mack Sennett's come
dy, 'Inbad the Sailor: Thursday and
Friday. William Fox's spectacle Of
youth and romance, "The Temple Of
Venus" with Mary Philbin, David
Butler and Phyllis Haver in the prin-
cipal roles. and Cliff Bowes, in Bar
gain Days; Saturday, Charles Jones
In "Notaa Drum Was Heard" William
Foxs perturbation of the story by
Ben Ames Williams, with Frank
Campeau in the cast, and the Spat
family in "Roughing It,"
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Columbia "A Society
Scandal"

Gloria Swanson, recently seen in no
table picture of the Paris under
world. will be pictured in "a Society
Scandal" at Loew's Columbia next
week, beginning Sunday afternoon.
1t is a screen adaptation of Ethel
Barrymore's play, The Laughing
Lady," by Alfred Sutro. Its cast in
cludes Rod La ROGUE, Ricardo Cor
tez and Allan Simpson, and it was
directed by Allan Dwan.
The social background of modern,
fashionable New York serves as the
locale for the story of a young So
ciety matron whose marriage to a
war hero has descended to a drab,
boresome affair, and she seeks diver
sion in the company of a scoundrel.
Sued for divorce, she is unmerciful-
ly gril1ed by. her husbands attorney,
who, believing her the victim of a
plot, nevertheless is impelled by am
bition to win his case at any cost. The
wife, now an outcast, plots revenge.
When the chance for it comes she
finds that she loves her victim
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Names O'Neil and Frank
Crumit.

A star-studded bill with two head
liners is scheduled for b. +. Keith S
Theater next week. Nance O'Neil,
"the Bernhard of the American
stage" will be seen in 'All the
Worlds a Stage" by Alfred Sutro,
author of Ethel Barrymore's "The
Laughing Lady" In this comedy
drama of the present day she is sup
ported by Alfred Hickman.
From musical comedy will come
Frank Crumit, late co-star with Julia
Sanderson, in "Tangerine," with
songs, ukelele and general fun-mak-
ing. Kathleen O'Hanlon and Theo
Zambuni, European character dane
ers from the New York Hippodrome
Will present an unusual dance crea-
tion, "A Cabaret in Cuba" supported
by the Argentine Orchestra and Sc
norita Gressi Signor Sara Fiscoont
is the musical director.
Paul Gerard Smith is the author
of the clever sketch. Rolling Stones,
presented by Maker and Redford
with special stage settings and cleo
trical effects. The Runaway -Four
will offer a whirlwind of fun. dance
Evening star., 1924-03-19
Rialto- Daughters of To-
dav."

Moore's Rialto Theater announces for
next week, beginning Sunday, "Daugh-
ters of Today" a much-talked- of
photoplay, and the California RAM
blers, one of the famous jazz orches-
tras from the Pacific coast.
Daughters of Today" which pur-
uorts to make a searching investiga-
ton into the present generation, has
for its players Patsey Ruth Miller
Zazu Pitts, Edna Murphy, Ralph
Graves, Phillips Smalley, Philo Nc
Cullough, Edward Hearne and George
Nichols, with an ensemble said to be
a reminder of the Ziegfeld Follies.
Paul Whiteman. Art Hickman and Ar
thus Hand, with his RaInblers, all
originally came from California and
the three bands are declared among
the finest now in the east The band
features a fascinating subdued tempo
of special appeal and symphonic ef-
fects. 1t Is ten-man organization.
They play at the Monte Carlo, New
York city.
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ADJUSTMENTS

veil. He gives words of hope to the
young thief, and paints word por-
traits for him and the frighted sister
OF thS wills Of the lodging keeper
that stand out like fresh flowers in
| a barren waste. He commiserates
poet that there is chance. He
spreads happiness; but he does So
according to the realist Satine'S phil
OSophy-with lies.
This intrigue between Pepel and
EaSsiliSa-the thief and the wife
reaches such state that an all-round
fight and double murder result. The
little sister is hurt by a stab-wound.
The husband is killed by Pepel. The
girl believes Penel staged the fight
unwanted husband, and, from her
spot on the ground. accuses both
Pepel and Vassilisa as Accomplices in
the murder. PathoS in the extreme
entering here. finds her denunciation
it.ercing the heart of the young thief.
The last scene opens with the JOY
spreading pilgrim gone. Satine. with
his philosophy of truth. predominates
again.
everything: he can place himself above
hunger: he can place himself above
!, anything: everything exists in him;
man should not fear the truth but tri-
umph despite it. Lies may be all right,
but it takes a real man to realize the
truth and not be weakened by it." And
yet Satine feels the influence of Luka,
the pilgrim; admits it, admits his ad-
miration for the man who spreads
white lies in lieu of the truth.
A song that stirs the depths is re-
sounding at the end. 1t is the high
spot of the production. The baron en-
ters. The actor has committed suicide
poor fellow, he has realized the truth.
1T spoiled a good song remarks
Satine, as the final curtain is dropping.
Stanislavsky is Satine in the flesh.
He lives the part. Ivan Moskvin is
Luka Convincing. All are so well
balanced and so we'll trained that
there's no use in marring it all by in
adequate descriptive attempts.
Evening star., 1924-03-19
Black and White Revue.

Jimmie Cooper's Black and White
Revue will be the attraction at the
Gayety next week. This show is said
to have the largest company of play
ers in Columbia Burlesque-seSenty
people-two/ complete and separate
shows in one.
The entire first half will be a COM
plete burlesque show with a cast of
thirty-five white entertainers while
the second half will be a complete
show in itself with a company of
thirty-five colored players.
Jimmie Cooper sprints through the
whole show. The white cast includes
Fred Harper, Tarzan, the wrestling
wonder; Rita Rose, Midgie Gibbons,
Mabel Lee, Josh Delano, Blossom Sis
ters and Cowboy Bill Pruitt with a
peppy chorus of eighteen youthful
beauties. In the colored delegation
are ten jazzy musicians to inspire
Bessie De Sofa, Octavia Sumler and
Reuben Brown, and a complete cho-
Evening star., 1924-03-19

full romantic comedy called The
Fighting Coward" at Loew's Palace
Theater next week, beginning Sunday
afternoon. The cast includes Ernest
Terrence, Mary Astor. Cullen Lands,
Phyllis Haver and Noah Beery.
The Fighting Coward" is an adap-
tation of play by Booth Harrington
which was presented on Broadway
last season with Leo Garlic in the
chief role. James Cruze is it's cinema
producer,
Cullen Landis is pictured as a youth
of southern ancestry, who, reared
among Quakers in Philadelphia, re-
turns to his native environs and
promptly falls into disgrace for his re-
fusal to accept a challenge from a
notorious fire-eatef of the neighbor-
hood. Practically forced from home
in disgrace, he gains the good will
Of the fearsome Gen. Orlando Jack
son, famed gun-fighter and card
shark, and when Gen. Jackson gets
through with him he is quite pre-
pared to show the folks back home a
thing or two. On his return, however,
he learns that he did not really love
the southern beauty over whom the
quarrel arose, but that he has never
forgotten the beauty's sister, who
deeply sympathized with him in his
hour of sorrow.
A short length comedy. Topics of
the Day, Pathe News and orchestral
interludes and accompaniment will
be added attractions.
Evening star., 1924-03-19
Three Weeks

Next week, beginning Sunday.
Leonard Wood, jr., will present the
Washington Theater Guild in Elinor
Glyn's stage version of her novel,
Three Weeks at the President The
ater.
Ralph Kellard and Miss Peggy
Coudray will essay the chief roles,
assisted by Henry Crosby, June Web
ster, Emily Smiley, Margaret Hume,
Walter Scott Weeks and Robert Har-
rigan.
Miss Glyn's researches into social
and domestic conditions have occu-
pied the spotlight often, very often,
in these trying days of world regen-
GRAFTON.
The production will be staged by
J. Franklin Kirk. with settings by
Samuel BRADSHAW, formerly with
Stuart Walker in Indianapolis
Evening star., 1924-03-19
Ram s Head Players Tonight

The Rams Head Players will
present August Strindberg's play in
three acts, Easter" beginning this
evening and continuing for ten per-
formances, with Saturday matinees,
closing Saturday night, March 30.
This is their sixth and last pro-
duction for this season as planned in
the advance schedule. The players
will reopen next season in the new
theater at Wardman Park which is
now under construction.
Easter" is well cast, with Mar
garet Woodburn, as F'ru Heyst; Wal
ter w. Beck, as Ellis, her son, and
Josephine Hutchinson, as Eleanore,
Fer daughter. Christine Ellis be-
trothed. will be played by Leona
Roberts: Benja min, a pupil at clas-
steal high school, by Ranald Savery,
and Lindquist, a creditor, by Robert
Bell, who is directing the production,
Evening star., 1924-03-19
The Rivers S End.

At the Shubert-BelasCo Theater
next week, opening Monday evening.
Washington playgoers will have their
first view of 1.-The Rivers End" the
famous story by James Oliver Cur
wood, dramatized for. the stage by
Daniel KuSen.
The Rivers End" is a story of
the Canadian northwest, of the Royal
Mounted Police and of love- and ad-
venture on the outskirts of civiliza-
tion. Many playwrights have at
tempted to adapt the story for the
stage, but none of the dramatizations
met with the approval of James
oliver Curwood until Kusell presented
his stage version.
The cast will include William
Boyd, George Probert, Mary Brandon,
George MacQuarrie, Dodson Mitchell,
Mona Kingsley, Baker Moore, Ray
Collins and Frank Merlin.
A massive scenic production from
the studio of John Wenger will add
to the effectiveness of the presenta-
ton
Evening star., 1924-03-19
Arkansas Valentines.

The Strand Theater announces for
next week, beginning Sunday, Pee
Wee Myers and Ford Hanford. "The
Arkansas Valentines" late features
of the Ziegfeld Follies. The former
1t Is claimed, carried Broadway away
with his feet and the latter taught
Broadway the saw melody.
, An added attraction will be, the
Sandeil Sisters Revue, "a different
ana artistic Offering" with Smith and
Stritt as assisting artists.
others viii include Bobbie Carbone.
an oddity in laughter, music and
Evening star., 1924-03-19

song; p. George, 1.-The Musical Chef"
in novelties and musical specialties,
and Morris Springtime Follies, with
Cal Norris, Americas Prince Of
Wales" in songs, talk, dances and
animal specialties.
The photoplay will feature John
Gilbert, popular screen star, in Gust
Off Broadway" an adaptation by
Frederic and Fanny Hatton of their
well known play. Marian Nixon,
Trilby Clark, Pierre Gendron and Ben
Hendricks, jr., appear in the cast.
Evening star., 1924-03-19
Crandall's S The Heritage
of the Desert

Bebe Daniels, Ernest Terrence, Noah
Beery and Lloyd Hughes will be pic
of the Desert the first three days Of
next week, beginning Sunday after
noon, at Crandall's Theater, together
with the Spat Family in "Roughing
It. and short films and pipe or
gan accompaniments; Wednesday and
Thursday, Thomas Meighan. Lois
Wilson, Emma Dunn, Charles Steven
son, George Fawcett. Charles Win
ninger and Hugh Cameron in pied
Piper Malone" the Booth Harrington
story, together with Hal Roachs Dip
py-Doo.Dad comedy, Loves Re
ward; Friday and Saturday, Uni
versaPs 'The Night Message" and
CONTINUED on Page Twenty-Five.
Evening star., 1924-03-19

pens of Zelda Sears and Harold
Levey, who also furnished her with
Lady Billy" in which she last was
seen in this city.
Mitzi will be surrounded by a cast
OF excellence, in which Boyd Mar
shall. Sidney Greenstreet. Jeanette
Macdonald, Worth Faulkner, Phoebe
Crosby, Adrian Rosely, Estelle Bir-
ney. Carlos and Inez and Lyon and
Murdock lend prominent support.
Evening star., 1924-03-19
Central" The Old Fool

The first four days of next week at
Crandall's Central Theater, beginning
Sunday afternoon. Hodkinson's pro-
duction, ''The Old Fool" and the first
of The Telephone Girl" series of
two-reel comedies, based on II. c.
Witwer's stories. will be shown. The
Old Fool" with Lloyd Hughes, Louise
FaZenda, Betty Francisco, James Bar
rows, Barbara Tenant and Ben
Hendricks, jr.. in the cast
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Of
next Week Douglas MacLean will be
pictured in Going Up" together with
Mermaid's comedy, Neck and Neck"
Short reels and pipe organ music will
complete each program.
Evening star., 1924-03-19

singing marine, will come through
the courtesy of the United States Ma
rine Corps; SchichtIs Royal Wonder
cites, little figures of wood and wax,
Will delight kiddies, and the Royal
Gascoignes, European jugglers, will
offer Ten Minutes With a Thousand
Thrills"
The usual screen features will COM
plete the bill.
Evening star., 1924-03-19
Mitzi and The Magic Ring

After a triumphant career in New
York. Philadelphia and Boston, the
ever popular Mitzi is scheduled for
an engagement at the National Thea
ter next week, beginning Sunday
night
This magnetic little musical comedy
star will appear in The Magic Ring"
her latest starring vehicle. from the
Evening star., 1924-03-19
Palace The Fighting
Coward

The picturesque charm of the old
Mississippi steamboat days of 1850.
when a cavalier aristocracy reigned
in the south and the code duello was
unchecked, is promised in a beauti-
Evening star., 1924-03-19
MetropoEtan-Fun Week.

Fun week will be celebrated at
Crandall's Metropolitan Theater be-
ginning next Sunday afternoon, with
a diverting program headed by
Thomas H. Ince's unique production.
"Galloping Fish, featuring Sydney
Chaplin, Louise Fazenda, Ford Ster-
ling, Chester Conklin and Lucille
Rickson, together with Jan Garber's S
(Garber-Davis) Orchestra, brought
back for a special engagement. A
new Christie comedy, Busy Buddies,'
starring Neal Burns and Vera Sted-
man. the Metropolitan World Survey
a scenic subject Children of Hol-
land" and music by the Metropolitan
Orchestra, under Daniel Breeskin.
"Galloping Fish" is farce of a
type never before seen on the screen
and is said to be literally packed
with laughs. Louise Fazenda con-
tributes a notable Characterization.
Ambassador" -"Galloping
Fish"
"Galloping Fish," Thomas H. Ince's
amusing comedy, will be shown the
Evening star., 1924-03-19
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Evening star., 1924-03-19
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14
PROPOSES ONE-MAN
D. C. UTILITY BOARD
Mcleod Bill Provides for Commits.
sioner Appointed by
President.

new public utilities commission
OF one member to be appointed by
the President, on recommendation of
the House District committee. and
with the consent of the Senate Dis
trict committee, is proposed in a bill
introduced today by Representative
Clarence j. Mcleod of Michigan.
This one-man public utility COM
mission could be removed only for
proven incompetence, unfitness or
malfeasance in Office. All of the
duties and obligations of the present
public utility commission would be
vested in this one man board which
would carry a salary of $1,000.
The Mcleod bill provides that no
person could be appointed as such
commissioner unless he held a degree
of civil or mechanical engineer from
a technical college of recognized
standing, had reasonably adequate
experience in public utility operation
and regulation and had been a bona
fide resident of the District for at
least three consecutive years.
The Mcleod bill specifies that the
$1,000 authorized to be appropriated,
would come 60 per cent from the rev.
enues of the District and 40 per cent
from the Federal Treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14
BLANTON FILIBUSTERS
AGAINST RENT BILL
Demands First Reading of Measure
and Employs Other Dila-
tory Tactics.

The Lampert bill, to extend the life
of the District Rent Commission for
two years, is being considered by
the House in the committee of the
whole this afternoon.
Representative Thomas l.. Blanton,
democrat, of Texas, author of one of
the two minority reports, is leading
filibuster against the bill in re-
taliation because those in charge of
legislation on the republican side of
the House decline to accede to his
wishes that four hours be set aside
for general debate.
In the committee of the whole the
attendance of 100 members is re-
quired to constitute a quorum, and
Representative Blanton, while en-
ploying other dilatory tactics, is
keeping close watch to see that 100
members are held on the floor He
also demanded that the first reading
of the bill be not dispensed with by
unanimous consent as is customary.
This is the first measure this session
where the reading of the bill was re-
quired preliminary to debate upon it.
When Acting Chairman xihlman
moved to go into the committee of
the whole without any agreement as
to when general debate should end,
Representative Blanton warned that
if that was done the bill would not
be passed tonight. On a standing
vote the House stood 14S to % to go
into committee of the whole. Repre-
sentative Blanton then made a point
of no quorum, neceSSitating a roll
call vote, which delayed considera-
tion of the rent bill for another half
hour,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-14
GASOLINE TAX BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE:
GOES TO COOLIDGE
Conference Report Adopted
by Vote of 222 to 80.
Scored by BIanton.

The House today approved the con-
ference report on the gasoline tax or
so-called auto reciprocity bill by a
record roll call vote of 222 to 80.
The report previously had been ap-
proved by the Senate and the bill now
goes to the President.
Acting Chairman Zihlman of the
House District committee, who was
author of the reciprocity bill, explain
ed the agreement reached in con-
ference between managers for the
House and for the Senate
Representative Thomas L. Blanton.
democrat, Texas. minority conferee,
further explained the tax provisions
in the bill and during the debate
made the statement that Gin this bill
We pave the way to change the 60
40 arrangement for definite percent
age arrangement whereby the federal
government shares the expenses of
the National Capital"
Minority Leader Garrett opposed the
report and said that this legislation
does not benefit anybody. and re-
viewed the may years fight for re-
ciprocal relations He said that this
measure adds to the burden of every
automobile owner of the District
without carrying any corresponding
benefits
Representative Zihlman emphasized
that the tax provisions In the bin
were increased by action of both
houses of Congress and not by the
House District committee.
Representatives Underhill, repu Bill
can, Massachusetts,, and Gilbert.
democrat, Kentucky. both argued for
the increased taxation.
Representative Cramton republi-
can, Michigan, author of the amend
ment which made the gasoline tax
fund exclusive for street improve
ments in the District without federal
participa ton. discussed that pro-
vision and pointed out that hereafter
when the appropriations committee
is considering appropriations for
street and roads improvements they
will have this fund in mind and with
hold appropriation Of federal funds
for this purpose.
Representative Cramton also spok q
in favor of his own proposition that
the federal government should con-
tribute a fixed amount of approx
mately sS.o00,0G0 as the total of its con-
tribution toward the upkeep of the Ma
tional Capital.