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Evening star., 1925-08-16

favorite book, so adJudged by popular
vote. is "Drusilla With Million
Elizabeth Cooper's pathetic story Of
the little old lady inmate of a charity
home, who suddenly inherited great
wealth.
Recently after a special showing Of
the screen version Of the story, with
Mary Carr in the title role. these little
old ladies We're asked TO write what
they would do If left a million dollars.
In cramped. uncertain hands the
answers came in: answers that
brought moisture to hard ewes and
choked the throat.
One said if such a great fortune be
fell her she would buy Ford and hire
a chauffeur to take her riding But
that was an extravagant idea com
pared TO most.
One could think Of nothing so won
derful as TO own a real shawl she had
once seen in a shop window
One had always wanted TO live near
the sea, and she thought if She had
million she would be able to rent
room in some boarding house at one
OF the beaches room all to herself
with perhaps d comfortable armchair
and few pictures on the walls,
One desired above all things to visit
a daughter in Salt Lake City. and be
able TO pay her way to that distant
point.
And one wanted little place where
she could keep a few cats,
Oh, yes, they dream, these little old
ladies' The Dust of Dreams powders
them all, modest dreamers, of that
pathetic, Wistful class to whom "Dru.
silla" herself belongs
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Noted Stars to Be Heard
In Philharmonic Cours,

Mrs. Wilson-Greene announces for
the season of 1925-26 the Philhar
monic course Of five concerts to be
given at Polls Theater including Tito
Schipa, tenor; Fritz Kreisler, violinist:
Nine. Jeritza, soprano from the Met
ropolitan Grand Opera; Sigrid Onegin.
contralto, and the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Serge Kouss.
evitzky, and the Artists course of Ave
concerts, also to be given at Polls
Theater, which will include Dusolina
Giannini, mezzo-soprano; Rachmanin.
off, pianist; Boston Symphony Orches.
ira. conducted by Serge Koussevitzky.
Galli-Curci, coloratura soprano, and
Beniamino Gigli, leading tenor of the
Metropolitan Opera. -
In response to an urgent appeal for
several years from patrons of music
for evening concerts, Mrs. Wilson
Greene announces the Wilson-Gree
concert series of six concerts, to be
given at the Washington Auditorium
at $50 o'clock, including the follow
ing attractions: Bauer and Gabrilo.
witsch, pianists, in q two-piano en-
semble; Mischa Elman, vaolinist: Paul
Whiteman and his concert orchestra:
John Mccormack, great Irish tenor;
Anna Pavlowa and her Ballet Russo
and Nine. Frieda Hempel. soprano,
in the famous Jenny Lind concert.
Orders now filing at Mrs. Wilson
Greene's concert bureau, Droop's,
1900 G street.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

THE appearance on the Washington
screen of Henry Kings photopIay
production of George Eliot's classic,
'Romola," serves to focus the atten-
ton of photoplay students on the sud
den rise to screen popularity of the
foreign picture and the
apparent decline in popularity in the
United States of the all-foreign prod
uct.
The close of the war brought about
quite vogue for foreign-made produc-
tions, and during the period of the pop
ularity Of such pictures the Germans
rather amazed America with such hits
as Passion" Deception and THE
Loves Of Pharaoh" The French also
entered the lists with a rather massive
ana gruesome production called
y Accuse, which, however, proved a
bit strong for American palates But
the success of the three pictures first
named resulted in the importation by
American producers of Ernest Iu-
bitsch, the director, and OF Pola Negri,
the star, which deprived the German
screen drama of two of it's foremost
figures.
Close on the heels Of the advent of
pictures that were all foreign came
the new vogue for the American pic.
ture made abroad by American stars,
directors and technicians, but utilizing
the original European backgrounds
Tor such classics as The White Sis
ter, Tess of the D'Urbervilles .
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New York Symphony to Give
Four Afternoon Concerts

The New York; Symphony Orches-
ira, with Walter Damrosch conduct
ing, will give four Tuesday afternoon
concerts at Polls Theater during the
season 1925-26. On December the
soloist will be George Gershwin, the
composer -pia mist, who will play his
New York Concerto" for piano and
orchestra. Mr.. Gershwin has been
especially commissioned to write this
work for the New York symphony
Society On February 9 the orches-
ira will give an all-Wagner program,
including selections form "Rienzi''
and "Parsifal," with soloists and a
chorus of $50.
On March 16 Otto Klemperer will
make his first appearance in Wash
ington as guest conductor. The So
loist at this concert will be Lawrence
Tibbett, distinguished baritone of the
Metropolitan Opera Company. Orders
for seats now filing at Mrs. Wilson
Greene's concert bureau, in Droops,
1900 G street.
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Temperamentai Tots.

He put Edna in another box and tried
to move Pattie Coakley into the string
fringed box. Another riot started.
Tom Moore came to the rescue. He
has a taking way with children. He
suggested that Marilyn McLain be
moved from the box she was already
in into this one. Marilyn's feet
touched the bottom and she, too,
emitted loud, long shrek.
The prop men inspected the box to
see If there were any pins in 1t, but
1t. was soft and downy. AS a last
resort they lifted Mary Christian in.
and she demonstrated more lung
power per minute than the three
others combined.
Production ceased The entire unit
went into conference. The children
were asked separately what their OBJ.
jections were after a small dish of
ice cream had been served to each.
They couldn't explain.
Finally Mr.. Hunt. the cameraman.
lifted one of the girls and walked
from box TO box.
You can sit in that one he told
her; and that one, and that one, but
you can't sit in this. This is the box
of honor. We're going TO save this
one for a nice little girl. No other
girl Is going to be allowed in it,"
The child looked thoughtfully at it..
felt of the sides with her tiny hands,
drew back, and then looked again.
You can't go in" continued Mr..
Hunt.
With an unexpected movement she
grabbed for the side of the box and
pulled herself over the edge like an
acrobat. Then she stood up inside and
gazed in triumph at everybody
Turn on the lights, quick" Brenon
shouted. The expression is great"
When IL was over the director turn
ed to Mr.. Hunt and remarked. Gosh,
Roy. you ought to be the father of
a large family"
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Army Band Concerts.

Monday, August 17.-Meridan Hill
Park, Sixteenth aned Edclid streets
northwest. Concert commences at
7:30 pm.
Thursday, August 2o.-Mount Alto
Hospital. Concert starts at pm.
under the direction of Assistant Band
leader l.. S. Yassel Feature numbers
are "Bartered Bride by F. Smetana
and Hungarian Rhapsody number
g." by List.
Friday, August 21.-At 200 in the
afternoon the Army Band will render
a concert at st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
In the evening commencing at $50
pm. the regular post concert will be
given at Washington Barracks. An
attractive program has been arranged
for this concert to which the public
is invited.
Saturday, August 22-An hour and
a half concert will be given at the
Sylvan Theater. at which Capt. Stan
nard will direct. AS feature numbers
he has selected The Four Sons of
Haymon" by Balfe and A"Poetical
Scenes" suite by GODDARD.
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CAPT WM.H.SANTELMANN
Repertoire List Offered for
Male Choruses.

A new musical feature has come
into American community life-the
joint male chorus concert, given by
several or many choruses in combi-
nation. Unknown years ago, these
concerts attracted favorable atten-
ton and capacity audiences in many
cities and city groups last season,
the greatest being that at the Metro
politan Opera House, in New York,
where the massed chorus. made up
of l6 clubs, numbered S63 voices.
These concerts are one of the evil
dences of the awakening of the male
chorus men of the country to the de-
lights of cooperative music work, a
realization which a year ago led to
the formation of an association to
which most of them now belong-the
Associated Glee Clubs of America
with headquarters at So West Forty
NTH street. New York City.
To insure a gradually increasing
common repertoire among all the
clubs of the land and thus to make
these joint concerts possible without
undue stress of rehearsal. this asso.
citation issues each year a list Of
eight musical selections All of it's
member clubs are obligated to care
fully rehearse this list, and all others
are requested to do so. 1t is care
fully selected by vote of a committee
of eminent conductors.
The common repertoire list for the
season of 1925-26 has just been an
nounced. 1t Is given below:
Hymn Before Action" baldwin,, J.,
White Smith Music Publishing Co.;
Songs My Mother Taught Me"
Dvorak). Arthur p. Schmidt Co.;
Chorus of Camel Drivers" F'ranck),
E. c. Schirmer Music Co.: Sweet
and Low" (Barnby), oliver Ditson
Co.; "Bedouin Song" (Foote), Arthur
P. Schmidt Co.; The Long Day
Closes" (Sullivanl, Novello & CO.;
The Hundred Pipers" (Whiting),
@. Schirmer, Inc, and Sylvia"
(Speaks), G.. SchEmer Inc.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
Miss Charlotte Klein Wins
Honor as Organist.

Miss Charlotte Klein. prominent
Washington organist, has. through
her selection TO give a recital at the
recent general convention of the
American Guild of Organists held in
Chicago, achieved national fame Her
performance at Oak Park was one of
the best in a series by orga nists known
throughout the country for their
ability as recitalists She was the
only woman selected to play at the
convention. Miss Klein. in fact. is the
first woman ever invited to play at
guild convention. Among other dis
tinctions won by Miss Klein Is the
fact that Peabody Conservatory at
Baltimore conferred on her two in
strumental diplomas, something which
that institution has done in only one
other case in it's history. She holds
the eleventh organ diploma awarded
by Peabody.
After receiving all her earlier train
ing and foundation work from Edgar
Priest, A. r. NJ. c. NJ, of Washing
ton Cathedral, Miss Klein, in 1915. in
a competitive examination was award.
ed a three-year organ scholarship by
Peabody Conservatory, in 1918 receiv-
ing an organ diploma and in 1922 a
piano diploma fRpm that institution.
In 1928 she studied organ with Widor
and Libert, and piano with Philipp
at Fontainebleau, France.
Miss Klein was assistant organist
and choir director at Washington Ca
thedral from 1915 to 1922, at the same
time acting as organist and choir di-
rector at the Western Presbyterian
Church. In 1922 she resigned both
positions to become orga mist and choir
director at ST. Thomas (EpiscopaD.
She resigned from St. Thomas in
June.
Besides being secretary of the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter of the Amer
lean Guild of Organists, Miss Klein is
a member of the National Association
of Organists and Mu Phi Epsilon
national honorary musical sorority.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
The Old Bowery.

N the 25 years or more that have
passed sinco the old New York
Bowery was in it's heydey. when
Cleveland was still President and aft
er the Ball. was the popular song,
America has convinced itself that the
Bowery probably was a romantic, pic
turesque sort of a place, of which the
newspapers and magazines never tired
of talking.
Director Herbert Brenon of the Par
amount forces, recently delved very
deeply into the past history of the
Bowery, in his effort to make accu-
rate his picture version of The Street
of Forgotten Men," a story of the
Bowery in the late 90s. AS a result
OF his researches, Mr.. Brenon is con
Vinced that the romance of the Bow
cry was largely in the minds of those
who never knew it.
In fact" says Mr.. Brenon. "the
wise New Yorker of that same era
Evening star., 1925-08-16
begins before the
age OF and is definitely developed

TEMPERAMENT begins before the
at the age of Az years among girls.
Herbert Brenon made this discovery
while trying to film a scene in the
little London penny friend" shop for
"A Kiss for Cinderella"
In this little shop where Cinders,
the little London slavey, does all
kinds of quaint things. there are four
boxes on the wall which she uses
for cribs. They look as though they
might have been mailed together with
all the erratic disregard for mechani-
cal rules which a child would display.
They are for war babies.
Around the edges of one of them
is woven with strings a fringe which
bears faint resemblance to a barbed
wire ENHANCEMENT along a trench. In
II CinderS cares for the German
war baby. The others are English,
French and American.
After playing with the children for
while to get them acquainted with
the set and pleased with their sur
roundings. MIR. Brenon decided to be-
gin work. The children were Edna
Hagen, aged 2; Pattie Coakely, 4;
Marilyn McLain, Az, and Mary Chris.
tian, 8. They were photographed in
various parts of the shop. They
played with their toys and were hav-
ing an immense time until IL came
time to put them in the boxes for
nap. Three of them were lifted
onto the cushions. They smiled and
seemed contented.
Then Mr.. Brenon tried TO put lit.
tie Edna Hagen into the box with
the fringe of strings. There was an
outburst. She held out her hands
-
kicked. Absolutely nothing would she
have to do with that box. She just
wouldn't be German war baby.
Mr.. Brenon sought to be diploma tic
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gave the Bowery a very wide berth
while the stranger who wandered into
its devious byways was fairly apt to
come forth feet first. Probably there
was no tougher spot in America from
1891 to 1897 than this same Bowery
II was a hotbed of violence. of political
chicanery and of crimes obscure and
unspeakable. while its Jolly Rogel.
flown to the world was the fam
boyant wickedness Of McGurk's Sui
eide Hall and Billy McGlory's cele-
brated saloon.
Mr.. Brenon ascribes this civic con
dition entirely to the inability Of New
York to Immediately assimilate the
hordeS Of foreign born who swept into
New, York after the Civil War and
who made the East Side from Five
Points 10 the lower Thirties a place Of
horror and degradation
Such is the region that Director
Brenon has depicted in his latest pic
ture, The Street OF Forgotten Men.
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Marine Band Concerts.

Marine Barracks, Monday, August
II, at pm. Concert by the United
States Marine Band. William H. San
teimann, leader; Taylor Branson. Sec
ond leader, conducting. March, Ma
rines of Belleau Woods (Branson);
overture, 'Lenore No. g. Beethoven).
(a1 "Melodie Celebre" Rubinstein), (b)
Irish Tune From County Derry"
(Grainger), "Sextette" from Lucia
DonizettD, Musicians Arthur S. Wit
comb, John p. T. White, Robert f.
Clark, Albert Bennert. Edward McIn-
tire and William F. Santelmann:
fantasia, "Falstaff" VerdD; waltz,
The Count of Luxembourg" Heharl;
grand march, Queen OF Sheba"
(Gounod): marines hymn, 1.-The Halls
Of Montezuma" THE Star Spangled
Banner"
Rock Creek Park, Sixteenth and
August 17.'a ,7:30 pm. Concert by
a section Of the United States Ma
rine Band, Taylor Branson. second
leader, conducting. March. The XII
wanians" CWhite); overture, Ray
mond (Thomas); characteristic, "A
Night on the Prado" Q.ake): excerpts
from Algeria" CHerbert). Romano"
(Svendsen). waltz. Santiago" (Corbin):
selection, THE Bartered Bride" tSme
tana); The Star Spangled Banner" .
Tuesday. August 1s. Walter Reed
Hospital, at $50 pm.
Wednesday. August 10, United
States Capitol, at pm.
Thursday, August 20, Sylvan Thea
ter, at 7:3o pm.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

A principal supporting role in Pola
Negri's new production, Flower of
Night" has been assigned to Joseph
Dowling, brilliant actor of the old
school that included Edwin Booth,
Lawrence Barrett and Fannie Daven.
port. He has just completed a part in
The Golden Princess" starring Betty
Bronson and directed by Clarence
Badger.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Myrna 10y, from Helena, Mont, de-
scribed as new sort of a vamp," is
a cross between a baby and a Broad
way vamp. with the "come-hither
eyes of both. Her first appearance is
Nth Lowell Sherman in Satan %
Sables."
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Acreage large enough to cost 50, ,ooo,-
900 has been leased by Metro -Goldwyn.
Mayer in Westview Park, Calf, for
the construction of the Circus Maxi.
mus sets to be used in the chariot
race climax of Ben Hur."
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w Of already been partially attained Hopes OF
place Washington mucaly based far
more than vision
esed in music hint
at Yet quietly,
Washington has gradually been progressing until
substantial groundwork at hand ready for the development OF
great which Wasngtonian interested music
have long aspired
aspiring threefod There
the opportunity study with fine teachers the opportunity to hear
professional The singer for instance finds in
well church choir positions which attained
chorus the Metropolitan where
drilling work secured under the favorable conditions
MANY booking agencies located New York
hautauqua Students wen advanced
favorable Of the critics of the New York daile the
os s @ b I New has Sssn the dos not o
There why Washington similar condition
pay during the course of season Washington audiences hear about
the best hl fs be tho obtaTd IN @ the ,5 wa Of a in ~ @
the organization Of booking agencies this city There why
Mg1 Tfn b n give & to M Gea d Of an ] sns ne b nted 5 osege ]
of the conservatory hope to obtain
WHEN establishing conservatory gets way
hand with which Iso,s3 to work work s.
cause most Expensive music Few cities
5 has @ so a y g on M
they the companies
Starting with nothing Manager Albion by gifted
= Sas as st @
blessed
wilderness entsngng problems He has brought his such
standard he
but also OF visiting artists and Of Otto Kahn perhaps the
that ended with balance the credit side
ledger Mr. Kahn pledged
to the work that Mr.. Albion S
,| so1 05 4.1 h;, Ws5ag;on Opera
and what the could the e.
OF needs of
Opera
Their the
problem for Mr. Albion
the ehearsas thought
the
drawn of music
life work would be the
Albion would
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Spring and Autumn" will be the
title of the Czechoslovakian operetta
to be produced by Carl Reed. The cast
will include Orville Harold and his
daughter, Patti Harold. The score is
by William Ortmann. Derrick Wulff
made the adaptation, and Gus Kahn
and Ray Eaton wrote the lyrics. The
piece will open in New York October 5.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Dorothy Francis, recently featured
in The Love Song" has been en-
gagged by Charles Dillingham; for the
cast of Sunny" in which Marilyn
Miller Is to appear.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Robert Milton and Augustan Dun
can, guest directors at the Greenwich
Village Theater the coming season,
will stage Outside Looking In" and
Rostand's THE Last Night of Don
Juan" which will not be produced un-
til the Spring.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Hubert Druce and William Street,
have formed a new producing firm
and will produce several plays the
Evening star., 1925-08-16

winds of Chance" dealing with
the gold rush to the Yukon, and The
Splendid Road" dealing with the
days following the California gold
rush and the settlement of northern
California, are both Frank Lloyd pro-
ductions.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Srisette who embodiee he
iarthest north in imaginations OF
Maupassant, Zola and Eugene Sue E"
said Charles Darnton of the New Yorl,
Evening World of Xxi" after the
premiere in New York. Darnton's was
one in great symposium of criticism
that made possible "Kikis" elaborate
run in New York of a year ana Il
half
Evening star., 1925-08-16

David Landau has been engaged to
play a French-Canadian farmer with
Helen McKellar in The Mud Turtle, .
which opens in New York the latter
part of this month.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

something to Bras About" Edgar
SelWyn first production of the sea
son, opened in New York last week
Evening star., 1925-08-16

THE Scarlet West" produced for
First National, includes Clusters last
fight and the Indian attack on Fort
Remington as highlights.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Don Marquis new comedy, Mister
Pie Eye" has gone into rehearsal.
James Gleason is directing.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Under Your Hat" will be the name
of the musical comedy in which Les
ter Allen will be starred by Earl Car
roll. Paul Porter and Benjamin Hap
good Burt are the authors.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

William B. F'riedlander placed The
Dagger in rehearsal last week in New
YORK. This Is new melodrama hv
Marian Wightman. Ralph NTorgaa
viii be featured.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Smiling Danger" a play by Oliver
White, was acted for the first time in
San Francisco last Monday night, with
Frank keenan, in the leading role.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Mildred Southwick has been added
to the cast of Brother Elks," which
is carded to open the latter part of this
month.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

The Warmers have solved the prob
lem of Broadway representation by
buying the Piccadilly Theater.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Helen Ford will be seen this season
in Betsy a musical comedy by the
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Marguerite Daily, for four years as
soclated with the Scala Theater. in
copenhagen, has joined the cast OF
Artlsts and Models at the New York
Winter Garden
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teachers given their training to pre-
pare them for work all over the land
And while considering the teaching
or music in schools credit must be
given to DR.. Edwin N. S. Barnes. di.
rector OF music of the schools in the
District, for the fine start that he
has made in his comprehensive pro-
gram. He has built up orchestras
in the various schools and Is work.
ing up a great inter-school symphony
orchestra and an inter-school chorus
His chorus will make It's debut next
Winter in concert being planned,
at which the children will sing Lin.
coin, cantata, the words of which
were written by DIR. Barnes, the music
being by r. Deane Shure, Washington
composer.
One university in the District is
planning new course in music. to
be opened in the Fall. The under
graduate school to be launched at
American University is to give COM
prehensive course in music under the
direction of Mr.. Shure, who will be.
come dean of the school of music.
All these various activities referred
to above are the groundwork upon
which the national conservatory can
be built. They will aid nightly in
pertecting the work of a conserva.
tory and in easing the problems Of
the founders.
The opportunities are here. Plenty
OF support win be found for the move.
ment. 1t remains up to Congress to
decide whether this project may be
developed. The cost would be COM
paratively small; the results-great
national benefit.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Christian Hemmick is reported in
New York with number of films
for distribution, including Promised
Land" starring Raquel Meller.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

John Cort announces two produc-
tions for the Fall, the first, Suzanne. :"
a musical comedy by William Cary
Duncan and John Hunter Booth, with
music by Harold Orlob. which will
open September %, with Ernest Glen
dinning heading the cast, and the sec
ond, THE Pool" by Dorothy Quick.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

The. Warmers are said to be con.
sidering the idea of starring Willard
Louis and Louise Fazenda. 1t isn't
a bad idea at that.
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Foxs contribution to Far West
historical pictures will be THE Iron
Horse" which concerns the construc-
ton of the first ranscontinental rail
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Swamp Rats" by Robert J. Sher-
man, author of "Spooks," is announc-
ed for early production.
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Easy Terms" by Crane Wilbur
will be placed in rehearsal this week.
with Donald Meek leading the cast.
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In the Spotlight

4 \ American tour of the Stratford-
on-Avon Players is announced. 1t
has been arranged by Mabel r. Boards
ley for this season.
The Book of Charm" a play by
John kirkpatrick, will be produced
next month by Rachael Crothers.
"Riquette," an operetta, by Oscar
Strauss, which the Shuberts are pro-
ducing. will open in Detroit tonight,
going thence TO Chicago.
Edythe Baker will have the role
originally played by Patti Harold
when Al Jolson resumes performances
of Big Boy"
Howard March and Ilse Marvenga
will be featured in THE Student
Prince" hereafter.
Evening star., 1925-08-16

Herman Bernsteins The Right 10
XII viii be staged in New York in
october it was announced last week.