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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-03

EDITORS Note.-One of the resolu
lions adopted by the recent tremen-
dous Paris Commune demonstration
in New York City urged support Of
the International Red Aid. 1t can
be made the basis of similar declara-
tons to be adopted elsewhere. It
follows:
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Towards World Trade Union Unity

The question Of unity Of the working class organ
izations against the powerful attacks Of European
and American capitalism has become Of pressing inn
portance. It than Important it fatefuI for
the future Of movement and the movement of the
organized workers of the worIds
In the last few months the prospect Of securing
that unity has definitely But unity will
not be achieved unless the representatives of the
trade unions (head Offices, districts and branehes)
and the Of the workers themselves are fully
of the urgency of the question and the of
giving it our strongest backing. In this country
of our great difficulties in the past has been
lack of the necessary news Of what going in
each separate country The so-caled socialist press
in continental countries be relied upon at the
present time Gas know from my personal experience
all the time we in Russia and also in Amster-
dam) to give unbiased presentation Of facts
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Evening star., 1925-06-07
Prizes for Novelties.

N the laudable desire to provide the
next edition of the Greenwich VII
lage follies with an abundance of Wit
and novelty. A. l.. Jones and Morris
Green, the producers. have announced
that they Will give cash prize of
$3.50 for the best comic sketch sub
mitted. $3.50 for the best novelty act
or notion submitted and 500 for the
most engaging scenic design or scheme
handed in.
In each instance these prizes will
be paid upon acceptance. and in the
case OF the comedy sketch further roy
alties will be paid the author, once
his work has been incorporated in the
Greenwich Village sFollies. So. too. in
the case of the novelties and scenes.
such further compensation shall ac-
crue 70 the prize winners as may be
mutually agreed upon.
This contest is open to amateur and
professional alike and is made with
out qualification. II Is open to all the
writer's and artists in the country
Revue producers too often simply
draft their material bodily from vaude-
Vile and burlesque.' says Mr.. Jones
They like the time-tried stuff If we
are to have novelty and a fresh fund
of wit in the extravagant musical
Shows we must search ii out in new
and unexplored fields. | am confident
that there are many alert and intelli-
gent young men and women through.
out the country not actively engaged
in theater work with notions and ideas
that would materially enhance our re-
vues in beauty. humor and novelty
and 1t is TO reach these unsung young
persons that We make this offer"
All entrants in this contest must
submit their sketches. scenes and nov.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Trend of Public Taste.

does the theater- going public get
what it wants and is that the
reason f. has had so many undesirable
plays this year? David Belasco gives
his opinion and thinks he discerns a
change that the theater stands ready
to meet
The time has come in the worlds
pendulum-swing for us to turn back
to the sweet and simple things of
lie, as distinguished from the in
volved and neurotic-such as has been
the fashion in the ever-changing and
restless years since the close of the
great war.
Jazz. high emotionslism and fe-
verish pursuit of new and strange in
terests are giving over to the simpler
better things in our daily life. and
the stage, always a reflection of the
trend of the times. likewise Is swing
ing back TO sweetnesss simplicity and
ndelity to the works of nature. Per
NIT me to say If the fashion Of the
stage day is problem plays, then it
Is a mode dictated, not by the pro-
ducer, but by the thought Of the
period. No one is quicker to sense a
changing demand than the producer
OF pays; no one is more willing to
be In accord with betterment.
Given choice, it is but fair 10 as
sumo that the reputable maker Of
stars and plays will prefer TO adhere
10 art rather than to a mode. And
art. after all. is that thing described
by William Shakespeare as. Holding
the mirror up To Nature" There is
no equivocation in this statement. no
concealment of thought.
The supreme desire of the producer
VINO is nnhl Ikared nv tho pf
lmpressfonism and the other con
genital monsters of the stage is TO
give to his public a performance so
natural and real in outline. in setting.
In scene and.in light-coloring. that its
hdelity to nature is apparent from the
rise of the curtain.
We producers have but little left
to ask of fate if public thought and
sentiment will but permit us To give
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Unseen Theater Comforts.

THE Illusion obtains in the public
mind that theater dressing rooms
are dingy cubby-holes. with bar
walls, no ventilation. and with inst
enough cubic space to accommodate
a trunk, mirror and an actor who is
acrobatic enough to squeeze himself in
There are some theaters like that
In the remote sections. Even these
are better than no provision AT all
such as in an Oklahoma theater where
the owner. after his structure had
been completed, found that no one
had thought OF dressing rooms.
Minor watson of the National
Players thinks the accommodations
backstage al the National are as com.
Portable and homelike as a room in a
good hotel.
There are half a dozen spacious
dressing rooms, with divans, thfckly
carpeted floors, private baths and
wardrobes. More than a dozen others
lack only the private baths but have
every comfort for the tenant" he has
discovered
'Theaters like the National have
obliterated the day when an actor
took the last curtain with his hat in
his hand Tor quiet exit and fresh air
afterwsrd. Frequently after a per.
formanee | prefer lounging in my
dressing room 10 walking back to the
hotel
All Of which shows that ny things
hidden from the public view are pro
Eided at great expense for the com
fort Of players for which the theater
owner gets his reward only from the
gratitude of the troupers who pay
ieeting visits TO a city. and there are
instances where even these forget 10
be grateful
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Bohemian .Girl''-June Is.

aeasoB. 10 begin Monday. June
ID. with week Of Bohemian Girl" at
the Washington Auditorium, was
launched with initial rehea rsals Mon
day night Max Hirshfield, former
conductor Of grand opera fer Henry
savage and In charge Of the recent re-
ylval Of Gilbert and Sullivan's
Princess Ida" found waiting a picked
chorus. professionally engaged by Mr.
Albion from scores OF competitive
ditorIum.
The season has been made possible
ny the directors OF the Washington
Auditorium, who desire TO make the
big new civic building. with it's un-
Trecedented airy coolness, a structure
or service 10 the city during the hot
months.
The fact that chorus members are
to receive wages, despite the easy
availability OF numerous volunteers
eager TO sing for experience only
brought bewilderfng array of pretty
faces and exceptional voices to the
additions and Mr.. Albion found his
range OF selection wider than he had
hoped for. AN embarrassment OF
riches said Mr.. Albion, turning over
the fortunate winners to their con.
uuclor. mr 1lrsnrseld, In an informal
preliminary speech Should we ever
need understudies for our principals.
| believe we could find several. duly
competent. from among young women
Of Washington"
Excellent voice and plea sing Der.
sonalities were also found for the ma le
half OF the chorus organization. The
Washington Opera Co. deems itself
particularly fortunate in securing the
tenor Sudworth F'rasier, acclaimed as
an ideal opera Juvenile hero by re.
viewers of the Princess Ida" produc-
tion.
Evening star., 1925-06-07

to our audiences worthwhile replicas
OF thought, action, scene and coloriuR.
S"Such today is the tendency of the
modern stage, for it is the demand
OF the better-thinking public. Adven-
ture, romance, psychological and virile
analyses of human emotion Of the
hlgher type-these are the forthcom-
ing offerings from the school Of
realism.
And, indeed. such is the tendency
the producer welcomes. for. instead
OF seeking famboyant, neurotic types
or players, We are given opportunity
once again to choose from the olden
school Of true actors--a class unfortu-
nately rendered negligible for the mo-
ment by recent years Of deviation from
the normal
AS to the future: I predict for ths
stage of the next few years a return
OF what enormously is termed "rneIos
! drama, the better title for which ia
romantic adventure. Homelv. vet
sweet. plays Of real life. gripping tales
or daring. all tempered with worth
while presentments Of humanity's
problems-these are what we are turn
ing TO gladly, serene in the Thought
that once more we may give our pub
| lie cross sections out of real life ra ther.
than fabulous things OF a dream world
people by abnormal thought"
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Beatrice Herford.

GEORGE BERNARD SHAw'S crit.
ical approval is the last word in
laurel wreaths. Governments may
decorate the actor. the populace may
shower him with applause, but moth
Ing can quite come up to the distinc-
ton OF being singled out for praise by
the great and glorious q. b. 3.
Beatrice Herford. who Is appearing
here in vaudeville this week, had the
honor OF being the subject OF one OF
Mr.. Shaw's priceless papers In his
book called Critical Essays"
Born in London, Miss Hertord origi.
mated the character sketch monologue.
the unique form OF entertainment
which is connected with her name.
She first studied painting with her ia
nous brother. Oliver Herford. artist
poet and humorist, but her mimicking z
gifts had brought her so much atten.
ton, she was swept on to the stage
almost In spite of herself
Miss Herford's characterizations
are said TO reflect the expression Of a
hne intelligence, a sympathetic under.
standing of life, an observant humor.
and lively wit. She is as delicate in
her perceptions as she ID kindly in her
irony. With fine sense OF drama and
climax. her Characterization are said
to be built up with a fine sense of the.
atric effect.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
"Numeroloey Fad

THE "Numerology Fad, which is
sweeping New York just at pres
ent and putting crossword puzzles to
shame, has brought out the reason why
the name of The Equity Players" was
changed TO The Actors Theater."
A member of the board Of directors,
so the story goes. Is keenly interested
ip the science of numbers as applied
TO the alphabet. Her recommendation
for the change was based on the fol
lowing:
Taking the name Equity Players"
the vowels make a total Of 81. and the
consonants aggregate 80. BY combin.
ing these two totals after the pro-
cedure of numerologtsts, the result is
4. This figure represents the "unin-
teresting, the plodding; it brings pow
erty, hard work. lack of initiative and
understanding. ending in dismal fail
Ture"
On the other hand. the numerical
value Of Actors Theater" is 9, and 9
represents the ruler OF the arts, hav-
ing genius or great talent: not inter
ested in material success, but usually
attaining it
Her recommends ton was accepted
last November. and. oddly enough, the
phenomenal success OF the organiza-
ton with Candida" "Pierrot the
Prodigal" The Wild Duck" and "A
Bit O Love" followed the change.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Costly reductions.

flowers for use in so This is
London.
Another feature In the fastidious.
ness aim for the correct thing. is the
wide use of dimensions" or "setin"
features Where most companies
might be content with perfectly fiat
work, painted on drops, the National
Players' productions boast set-in win
dows. fireplaces, real book ends for
libraries and other features that give
a setting the appearance of having
depth.
Most interesting, however Is the
manufacture and painting of the vari-
Gus sets. A giant frame. which works
as a curtain. and can be lowered and
raised. accommodates the canvas.
High up on scaffolding, TO the rear
of the stage, MIR. Squires and his as
sistants work. They are always one
production ahead Thus while Spring
Cleaning" is being offered this com
ing week, the sets for The Best
People which will follow, are being
completed for next week.
Squires has painted the scenic eff.
fects for some of the largest pro
ductions ever staged and his output
has ranged from extravaganzas
comic and grand opera, through to
straight dramatic work and vaude-
Vile
High up in the flies of the National
he treads the paint bridge every day
and what ascends in the morning as a
blank piece of heavy canvas, may be
lowered at night as the drawing room
of an aristocratic home. the deck of
a steamer or outdoor vistas of the
Southwestern COW country.
Washington has never before had
surpassed in any department stock
productions those now being prese nted
at the National Theater A great
deal of time and expense are required
in sponsoring better productions The
reward comes in the appreciation by
a public which can distinguish be.
tween the genuine and the near.
Evening star., 1925-06-07

CTNCE so many nice things have
been said about the artistic man
ner in which the National Theater
Players have staged their productions
it might not be amiss to give a few
facts along this line which warra mt
the compliments that have been paid.
The theater patron, perhaps, does
not know that back of the stage of
the National Theater a completely
equipped scenic studio has been in
stalled and that in this studio the
settings for each production are de
signed. built and painted. Charles
Squires. a widely known theatrical
scenic artist, who has worked pre-.
viously in Washington with the
Columbia Players and with De Wolf
Hopper, at Polls last year. is the
chief artist in charge, and upon him
rests the duty of painting the sets and
scenes.
Every set used in National
Players production is built right on
the ground and painted there. This
accounts for the crisp freshness of
the background for each play; a
freshness that is easily more notice
able than in the equipment of the
Number One touring companies.
The properties" such as furnish
AHSo anu Olict atmosphere, dIo jill re-
QUESTIONED eac hweek from one of
the Capitals leading furnishings store
These pieces come directly from the
warehouse and are not surpassed in
quality and newness
In the production of $50 This is
London" to name but one item
there was used in the last act, a
500 rug.
Clifford Brooke. director Of the Ma
tional Players, is u stickler for detail
and for verisimilitude
Every English house has plenty of
flowers about its drawing and living
rooms and they're not artificial flow
ers, either" he says. consequently
there were delivered nightly at the
stage door. several dozens of cut
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Glen Echo Park.

Glen Echo Park. free admission
amusement resort, reached by a ride
along the bank of the Potomac in the
cars or the Washington Railway and
Electric Co, presents many fun and
entertaining features, including dane
ing every week night from $3.50 to 1870
IN the ballroom to music by Happy"
Walkers Golden Phea SAINTS" A new
feature this season is the "Frolic."
claimed to he the most eccentric ride
In the world Others are the Big
Dips with thrills that take your
breath away, the Derby Racer" the
Ginger Snap Whip" the "Carrousel"
and "Old Mill" with Shooter" last
seasons new feature, and the Penny
arcade. For all-day family outings
picnic groves are available with play.
grounds for the kiddies and ample
tables and benches and spring water
near at hand.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Can t Always Tell Them.

SOMETIMES very good actors get
lost in HOLLYWOOD and face a dis.
couraging struggle of years in OBJ
tanning recognition. Occasionally,
however, a single important role in
a noteworthy production is sufficient
TO bring an unknown "a profitable
contract with one of the important
Producing organizations. such was
the case with George Risas, who was
cast by Raoul Walsh for an impor.
tant role in Paramount biblical
spectacle, The Wanderer," and when
Jesse L. Lasky viewed his work, q
lcns-term contract was the result.
Rigas enacts the role of Gsal, the
brother of the prodigsl son.
Born i'm Greece. Rigas was edu.
Gated at the University of Athens.
Eleven years of stage experience in
the United States and Europe fol
lowed. He has been in pictures little
more than a year, appearing in THE
Love Light" Omar the Tentms kerr
and RIP Tide
Evening star., 1925-06-07
MAYFLOWER GARDENS

The music of the Spencer Tupman
Mayfiower Orchestra is the special
feature at the Mayhower Gardens.
with striking adaptations of the
classics 10 dance music. Mr.. Tup-
man Is now announcing a dance
music orchestration combining Rim
sky-korsakoff's Hymn to the Sun
and one of Laurence Hopes India n
love lyrics. Later he plans some
thing even more RADICAL fox trot
orchestral ton of "Salome.'
Other features at the Mayfiower
Gardens are a patent air cooling sys-
tenn which is said TO keep the tenn
perature at an even 10 degrees and
lighting system that transforms the
Gardens into a fairyland of shifting
color during dance numbers.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Coming Attractions
NATIONAI-"The Best People.

That king-pin Of the theater's gag
masters. Avery Hopwood, is the au-
thor, with David Gray, of The Best
People" a play of the second gener-
alton mood which the National Thea
ter Players will offer next week, be
ginning Monday.
Hopwood is actually the writer of
the play, having adapted it from
David Grays story The Self'Deter-
mination of the LennoXes." 1t was
one of the first plays of the type of
we Moderns" and The Goose Hangs
High" and had a successful run of 20
weeks in Chicago. The New York
run trebled the record of the Chicago
prese ntation.
Whether one agrees with Hopwood
or not as to the definition of the
best people" there Is sure to be
unanimity of opinion in calling this
jazzy concerto thoroughgoing enter
tainment, wityt. bold and defiant.
Evening star., 1925-06-07

The remedy Frederick Lonsdale sus.
| gests in Spring Cleaning" to reform
rebellious wives. cannot be recon
mended for general usage in every day
! life. but this fact rather increa ses
than minimizes, the entertainer nj
value of the remedy as 1t is expounded
on the stage.
| For the second successive time. Dal
las. Tex, has romped away with the
| little theater tournament prize. award
| ed annually In New York after com.
| petitions by troupes from all over the
| country. Minor Watson, leading man
of the National Players, played a sea.
son of stock in Dallas and commends
1t as an exceptionally good Summer
show town; a somewhat paradoxical
condition for cities interested in the
drama $ uplift. usually scout the
popular dramatic forms.
THE Best People" coming next
week, to the National Theater, went
| into a Chicago theater three weeks be
fore it was scheduled, due to the pre-
vious tenants having failed. The
piece was made ready in three days,
was a sell-out the first week and re-
| mained in the Windy City for 20
weeks.
Clifford Grey, the English lyricist.
| who wrote the words for many scores
used in the Grossmth and Malone
productions in London, has been en-
gagged to write the lyrics for the new
| Artists and Models" revue Mr.. Grew
! has written the lyrics for over 80
| productions abroad. His work has
been represented here in "cVog,Ies. =
| Betty Lee" Artists and Models .
Sky High" and June Days" the
| Shuberts musical version of The
CHARM School," now in Chicago.
James Gleason. co-author Of -Is Eat
So?" was so impressed with the beauty
and manner of Jeanne Cox, a news
paper artist who came to interview
him recently, that he offered her a
part in his play. Miss Cox has as
sumed her role in rs Eat So?"
! Carolus van Deusan, an authority or
| Dutch antiquities, has expressed his
pleasure at the accurancy of the set
tlnes. costumes and properties Oi
Man or Devil" the play in which
Lionel barrymore Is appearing.
Dore Davidson, actor and play,
| Wright, has put in form q monologue
, recital with pickings from the world s
great moving picture successes-'The
Good Provider, -" 'Humoresque," "Wel
| come, Strange he imper
| sonates the figures and characters re
yealed upon the screen. 1t is the
| spoken word interviewer with 00C
fleet of film, with musical interludes
free from crude or slap-stick comedy
William Danforth, veteran Amer
lean comedian, recently celebrated his
! ,000th performance in the title role
of The Mikado." the Gilbert and Sui
Ivan operetta now being revived by
the Shuberts. Danforth's first ap
| pearance as the Mikado was in the
Summer Of 1885. in Washington. D. c.
the year the operetta was written.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Deserved Recognition.

IN recognition Of her activity in pre-
senting the yale Chronicles"
photoplays at a series of special
matinee performances al Crandalfs
Ambassador Thester, Mrs. Harriet
Hawley Locher. director of the public
service and educational department
OF the Crandall theaters, last week
received as gift from the Yale
authorities a complete set of 90 vol
umes of the Chronicles" inscribed
to her by George Parmly Day. pres
ident of Yale University, as follows:
ITO Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher, in
grateful recognition of her interest in
our work and of her enthusiastic
efforts to further the success Of this. "
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Too Many Close-ups.

SOME time ago .Corinne Griffith
boldly announced her intention of
making war on the closeup situation
In the movies
The star contended too many close
ups were worse than not enough and
that close-ups should register some
definite purpose not merely fill the
screen with pretty face for dozens
Of feet of footage.
Letters from practically every cor
ner of the country have been received
by the star. it is said. all commencing
her on her stand on close-ups. Some
suggested the elimination of all close
ups.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Earlv Fall Attraction.

MARC CONNELLY, playwright,
who is sailing shortly from
Paris, Immediately on his arrival in
New York will begin work on the
book of Earl Carrolls new musical
comedy in which Joe Cook is to be
featured. The music and lyrics will
be written by Owen Murphy and Jay
Gorney.
This production, tentatively called
The Elegant Mr.. Emery" will open
in this city on September Z.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Outdoor Attractions.

4O-mile moonlight trip on the Potomac.
leaving the Seventh street wharf at
f:15 and returning to the city about II,
with free dancing on board.
Marshall Hall.
Marshall Hall, favorite OF many
Washington and southern Maryland
folks. is reached by the steamer
Charles Manchester down the Potomac a.
where many fun features are offered
including free dancing in large
pavilion 10 music by McWilliams' Jazz
Orchestra. Several thrilling rides are
provided by the airplane swings,
roller coaster. kissing bug and shooter
Picnic groves for all-day family outing
are provided with benches and tables,
with sand boxes for the kiddies
The steamer Charles Macalest er
makes three trips daily. leaving the
Seventh street wharf al 10 am, 2:30
and 6:45 pm. On the 10 am. and 2:3e
pm. trips the steamer stops at Mount
Vernon
Evening star., 1925-06-07

Dorothy Tierney OF the National
Theater Players, weekly holds a re.
union, informal Of course, with about
20 of her former classmates at Mt.
De Sales Convent, Baltimore. who now
live in Washington. as her guests.
None of these has missed a play vet,
for blocks Of seats are usually re.
served for this continent.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Colonial Beach.

Every Saturday at 2:30 pm. and
every Sunday morning at the
steamer st. Johns leaves the Seventh
street wharf for Colonial Beach af-
fording saltwater bathing with a long
sandy beach, also fishing. grabbing.
dancing and other fun featu In
addition the steamer st. Johns pro
Vides for free dancing to music BY
Sokolov's Jazz Orchestra
Every evening except Saturday and
sunday the steamer ST. Johns makes a