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Ibsen, the Playwright.

Vikings Of Helgeland ended
his legendary and poetic dramas.
After travelling in Denmark and
Germany he became director of the
Bergen Theater for five years: he then
went to Christiana as manager of the
theater. but left to become "aesthetic
adviser" at another theater. In 1864
he went to Italy and Germany where
he remained for 10 years.
Meantime his dramatic effusions
had caused SO much adverse comment
in his native land that he was persona
non grata among the literau Of Scan.
dinavia, and SO after a brief stay In
his native land he returned in 1875
to Germany, taking up his residence IL
Berlin until 1891, when he again wen.
back to Christiana, where he re-
mained until he died, in 1908.
His dramatic compositions were
numerous and nearly all Of them have
been successfully produced in Europe
1883 that his first play was produced
in the United States, when Nine
Modjeska presented THE Dolls
House." then called "Thora," at
Alacauley's Theater. Louisville, KY
And 1t was not until eight years later
that New York City saw the same
play with Beatrice Cameron Cdrs.
Richard Mansf1eld) as Nora, at the
Garden Theater.
OF the Is dramatic plays written b.
Ibsen, Is have been successfully pre-
sented in this country. How prolific
a pen he welded can be surmtsed by
this brief record: Loves Comedy"
written in 1862; THE Pretenders," IN
1864; Brand" in 1866; Peer Gynt,"
in 1857; THE Legend Of Youth"
in 1863; Emperor and Galilean," fn
1873: "The Pillars of Society,"" In 1877,
"A Dolls House." In 1879; Ghosts,
in 1881; ''The Enemy Of the People"
in 1882; THE Wild Duck" in 1854
''Rosmersholm, in 1886; "The Lady
Of the Sea-" in 1883; "Hedda Gabler."
in 1890: THE Master Builder" in 1892
Little Eylof." in 1894: John Gabriel
Borkman." in 1894. and When the
Dead Awaken" in 1899.
Like all men of originality and re,
form, he was subjected to the most
ignominous contumely by the dra-
matte critics OF England and America.
when his plays We're first presented
Clement Scott Of London called him
a "charlatan and suburban egotist",
William Winter of New York said he
ought to be put In jail for life; yet
after 35 years, 1sben is the most alive
author on Broadway, for at this time
six Of his plays are running there
to profitable returns. The author Is
dead but his playS live on.
Evening star., 1926-02-21

HENRIK IBsEN probably was the
most misunderstood author Of his
time, attributable to an extent to the
man himself.
To those who did not know him he
had an exterior as hard as granite
and a disposition as frigid as ice.
This attribute he acquired honestly
through his maternal ancestry, as
well as from early experience and en-
vironment that so embittered him with
social conditions that for nearly 40
years he virtually lived the life Of
recluse, outside his immediate family.
Henrik Ibsen was born March 20,
1928. His father, Krud Henriksen
Ibsen, was a prosperous merchant IN
Skien, Norway; his mother, Maria
Cornelia Altenburg, a German. The
father. a jolly, merry, whole-souled
chap, with a happy smile and good
word for everybody; the mother,
grave, silent, solitary, stoical, attended
to her household duties with a sullen
demeanor and listless attitude.
When Henrik was years Of age
his father failed in business. All
their belongings were conflscated to
nquidate the debts. all excepting a
little farm on the outskirts Of the
town; and, characteristic Of tho people
and place, his former guests and ac-
quaintances ceased to call. So for
seven years Henrik became closely
affiliated with his mother and thereby
assimilated many Of his mothers
traits and qualities.
At Is he was shipped of to Grim
stead to earn his own livelihood as
an apprentice to an apothecary; an
arrogant, poverty-stricken, uncouth
youth. But the breaking Of these
home ties were the making Of him.
He soon realized that he must have
an education, so for months he went
without stockings and an overcoat to
pay for his tuition from an invalid
schoolmaster. Every spare moment
he had he devoted to bettering his
mental and material condition; but
the thought Of having been born In a
mansion on the public square Of Skein
and the misfortunes he had to en-
counter since then, made him trucu-
lent and aggressive.
In 1850 he entered the University
Of Christiana and began writing
poetic dramas on historical and leg
endary subjects. 1t was in this year
that his first play was written, "Cat-
lima" Then came THE Warriors
Barron" in 1854, and Lady Inger of
Ostrat" in 1856. In 1856 he wrote
1.-THE Feast of Solhoug," in 1857
"Olaf Iiljekaus," and in 1858 THE
Evening star., 1926-02-21
When Theaters
Criticize Themselves
By Ph;1ander johnson.

that, as individuals, they are devoid
of any sensitive regard for public
opinion of their private conduct.
Anybody who knows the theater and
its people must be aware of cases in
which some slight delinquency has
been shamelessiy nagnified i'll elabo-
rated narrative for the sake of what
is regarded as a profitable notoriety.
X X x
At the moment the interest in OBJ
serving the theater is largely tele-
scopic, with Belasco again an Alpha
.uminary in the Broadway constel-
lation technically known as Taurus.
He was disapproved of again by
reviewers, but the slaps
on the wrist sounded to the great
throng OF play patrons of a certain
type like form of reluctant ap-
plauSe. So they proceeded to crowd
into the theater so densely that the
police had to take the matter in hand
with regard to physical safety quite
apart from public morals. Away back
yonder William Winter used to score
Belasco for producing plays depict
ing with sympathy the outcast wom-
an of one social stratum or another.
Belasco made liberal use of his pub
licity Of Winters descriptive indigna-
tions, warning Belasco that his tres
passing on dangerous ground and
that he is threatening his career with
a dangerous exit has been a regular
feature of theatrical print until re-
Gently, when it became evident that
his mental equipment enabled him to
make cold, accurate analysis of the
trend OF popular taste and the tenn
perament of the time. Having stud
led his market he proceeds to meet
it. One by one his assailants, how
ever, tenacious of their own proper
standards, have refrained from pre-
dieting disaster when his work in
wolves lax moral tone. 1t Is now
generally admitted that it Is impos-
sible to teach Mr.. Belasco anything
about the show business.
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In the Spotlight.

HELEN MENKEN has been pro-
l. NOTED to stardom in 1.-The Makro-
poulos Secret" now running In New
York.
Charles Dillingham; has sold the
rights for Paris presentation to
Sunny and Marilyn Miller will ac-
company the show to that city next
season.
Mama Loves Papa" a comedy by
Jack MacGowan and Mann Page. will
open in New York tomorrow after
noon. The cast includes Robert EN-
NETT Keane, John e. Hazard, Helen
Broderick and Sara Sothern.
Arnold Daily and Kenneth McKenna
will appear in 1.-The Masque Of Ven
ice," now in rehearsal. George Dun
ming Gribble Is the author.
Lewis and Gordon have Cancelled
rehearsals of Easy Come, Eeasy &c" !"
The New York company is to con-
tinue. Next season 1t will play in
Chicago and then go on the road.
Peter Ching Goe, the Chinese actor
in Twelve Miles Out" has trans
lated the play into his own language
that 1t may be presented in the Orient.
Basil Dean Will produce "The Great
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NATIONAI-'The Rivals"

George c. Tyler, New York theatri-
cal producer, within the last 10 years
has organized three all-star theatrical
companies that were wholly dtsttnc-
tive. Ono was the revival of Den
nery's play, "The Two Orphans" and
the other q revival Of Hartley Man
ners' war play, "Out There; and 1t
was from the proceeds OF the six
weeks tour Of the latter organization
that Mr.. Tyler was able to turn over
to the American Red Cross Society
$72o, 900
None Of the tours of these organiza-
tions was very extensive.s and 19
months ago Mr.. Tyler and Mr.. Hugo
Ford began forming an all-star COM
pany to play in Sheridan's immortal
comedy, ''The Rivals" Great pains
were taken in selecting the players,
and after the period of formation was
virtually passed other actors Of note
sought to be enrolled. The projectors
nent actors specially qualified to play
the respective parts. The result Of this
ambitious enterprise has been extraor-
dinarily successful.
The organization, which Is now Rp-
pearing in the principal cities OF the
Eastern States, will appear at the Ma
tional Theater this week, opening with
q holiday matinee tomorrow afternoon.
In tho cast are Mrs. Fiske, Thomas
A. Wise. James r. Powers, Brandon
lyman, Lotus Robb, Jean Ford, Marie
Carroll, Dom Cook, Fred Eric, Gerald
Rogers, Barlow Boriand and Herbert
Belmore.
The first visit Of this company to
the National Theater, was made dur
ing the week beginning Monday,
March 16, 1925: and was so successful
that the return visit was decided upon.
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Screen Magni6cence.

DERHAPS the most elaborate grand
opera setting ever made, with a
cast of several hundred singers and a.
50-piece orchestra in the pit. is said to
have been erected for a grand opera
that was never intended to be sung
the Carmen" scene in Monta Bells
production of v. Blasco Ibanez' story,
Torrent
A huge stage at the Metro Goldwyn
studios in Culver City, Calf, was en-
ployed for this setting, which was
technically correct in every detail,
even through hours Of rehearsing.
The company" was assembled, the
cameras ground for a few moments
and then the whole expensive set was
Struck" and laid aside.
Monta Bells scenic effects in this
picture, said to be among the most
magnificent of the season, include
glimpses Of a royal reception in the
throneroom OF tho Spanish palace at
Madrid, with a drill by Spanish royal
guards
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Rescue of S. S. Antinoe
Filmed.

A CTUAL motion pictures of the res
cue by the steamship Roosevelt
and her gallant crew Of the ill-fated
steamship Antinoe. that took place re-
Gently on the high seas, were shown
on the screen in the International
News reel at Loew's Columbia Theater
last week.
These pictures are a remarkable
achievement in that it takes the au-
dience aboard the Roosevelt, where
they can see the rescue work while
the steamship Antinoe tosses on the
wild sea like cork.
They are the only pictures Of the
now famous marine history story.
The arrival Of the steamship Roose-
welt i'll England with the rescued
British crew. the award of medals and
gifts from the King Of England and
the homecoming reception in New
York are included in the pictures.
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centrated the highly dramatic action
of the story and retained the impor-
tant dialogue and action.
Parker Fennelly, leading man, will
be seen as the hero, Dick Ifeldar;
Ruth Harrison will have the role Of
Maisie, whose love for Dick interferes
with her artistic career, and other
familiar characters are Ruth Russell,
as Bessie Broke; Leona Roberts, as
Mrs. Beeton; Ann French, as Jane
Beeton, and the lovable war cor
respondent and his impetuous friends.
Dessau and Cassavetti. will be acted
by Robert L. Clear, Arthur Rhodes
and John Schelhaas. Thomas Her
bert, director, will have the dual roles
Of Henry Candy and DR.. Sedgwick.
KEITHS-Jose Conins-Solly Ward.
B. F. Keith's Theater will celebrate
the holiday week beginning today
with q double headline bill. There
will be two bargain matinees tomor-
row, the first ono at 2:15 and the
second at Sis. The headliners are
Jose Collins, comedienne and chan
teuse from London, who not only
brings many new songs, but several
trunks of new Partisan gowns, and
SOlly WarO, COIllcOAdn, WIZ "AA dp-
pear in a satirical comedy, called
"Babies," written by Al Lewis and
Mr.. Ward. Marion Murray heads
the supporting cast. Featured will
be Irving Boernstein's Wardman
Park Hotel Orchestra. offering many
new musical numbers, and in add 1d.
dainty darling Of the night clubs,
and Mulroe and Kueling, the Dancing
Fools.
log nature singer. and known now
as the man who 'extinguishes flame
by sound; Edith Clifford; popular s, and
talented singing comedienne; Eddie
Allen and Doris Canfield in song
Makins"; Henry Regal. The Worlds
Greatest" assisted by Ida Gerber ana
O. Henry in a gymnastic o1ering
coated with comedy, and the Angel
brothers, billed rs the ''unr1valeo
Balancers."
Completing the bill are the screen
features, Aesop's Fables, Topics OF
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God Brown" IN London next season
Noel Coward is said to be desirous OF
playing the leading role.
David Belasco's Lulu Belle" star
ring Leonore Uric, seems to have hit
New York hard, the police being
called in to keep the theater from be-
ing overcrowded. The story concerns
the "black belt" in upper New York.
Augustus Thomas antiprohibition
play, "Still Waters" has been placed
in rehearsal again and will be pre-
sented in New York next month. The
role which Mr.. Thomas himself played
in the previous try-out Will be acted
by Thurston Hall.
George Gershwin has agreed with
Edgar Selwyn to write the score for
musical comedy, Quarantine"
This is the comedy by r. Tennyson
Jesse, played last season by Helen
Hayes and Sidney Blackmer.
"Is Eat So?" had its first showing in
London last week and press and pub
lie gave it a fine reception. Tho com
pany is all-American.
A. L. Erlanger is to build another
theater In New York In the neighbes-
! CONTINUED on Second PaEey
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tho Day ana tho Pathe News Pho
torial.
EARLE-"SaIly, Irene and Mary"

A widely diversified bill this week at
the Earle Theater, beginning this
afternoon, has as the headline Offering
Eddie Dowling's pretentious, five
scene, condensed edition Of his Broad
way musical comedy hit, Sally, Irene
and Mary" with Jere Delaney fea-
tured in a large cast Of comedians,
singers and dancers. All the life.
spontaneity and tunefulness OF the
original production are said to be
found in this tabloid version Of the
popular hit.
The added attraction will be con-
tr1buted by Lorraine and Mimic, with
Mile. Marie Andre, in a handsomely
mounted musical comedy miniature,
Moth and Flames" with music by
Fragson and lyrics by William T.
O'Sullivan.
Other vaudeville offerings include
Eddie Barto and Mae Mack In a skit,
"The Milk Bandit: Billy Barnes and
Jack Barton In a musical comedy
satire, "Kandy Kroox," with songs,
dancing and fun; Gene Winchester
and Sammy Ross in a hokum1stic
classic, "Wise and Otherwise" and
Charles Klass and Saul Brilliant in
"Stick to Your Horn." a combination
Of clever funmaking and expert
musicianship.
The photopIay will be Producers
Distributing Corporations Brave
heart" featuring Rod La ROGUE. The
Earle Theater news reel and house
features will be added.
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sTRAND-RoyaI Pekin Troupe.

For Washington's Birthday week.
commencing today. the Strand Thea
ter announces the Royal Pekin troupe,
a group Of mysterious Chinese wonder
workers, to top the vaudeville pro-
gram. The act consists Of acrobatics,
juggling, contortion and tricks of
magic. The troupe is said to include
''the worlds greatest Chinese magi-
Clans"
Other numbers are Ann Butler and
Hal Parker in a funny skit, entitled
Don't Make Me Laugh; Al Abbott
in a song, comedy and dance skit, fea-
turing harmonica and accordion mu-
sic ''at a home town show; De Bee
and Weldon, pantomime and xylo-
phone skit, and Joe Small's seven
beautiful rainbow girls in "A Glitter
ing Galaxy Of Gay Goddesses Cor
geously Gowned.'
The romantic adventures Of an un.
ruly American flapper in a small town
is the motif Of Don't" the photoplay,
which features Sally O'Neill and John
Patrick. with Bert Reach. Don't" II
CONTINUED on Second Page.l
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Current Attractions
At the Theaters This Week

NAT1oNAThe Rivals. sheridans comedy Opens with matinee
afternoon.
BELASCO-Charm" comedy drama. Opens tomorrow evening
POITShe Prince Performance this evening
WARDMAN PARK-The Light Failed" Opens
evening.
KEITose Soy Ward vaudeville Opens this afternoon
EARLE-Saly Mary vaudeville Opens this afternoon
STRANDRoyal Pin Troupe vaudeville Opens this afternoon
Williams Show burlesque Opens this afternoon
Bellies burlesque this afternoon
Evening star., 1926-02-21
WARDMAN PARK-"The Light
That Failed"

A stage adaptation of '"The Light
That Failed" Kipling's poignant
romance, will be produced next week,
opening Monday night, by the Thomas
Herbert Stock Company at Wardman
Park Theater.
While impossible in q play to give,
the ever-chang1ng background Of for
eign scenes described In the book, It
Is said the stage version has con-
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Basil Dean viii produce "The Great
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Continued on Second Pag0.]
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS
DARIs, Nov. 15.-For a good

DARTS, Nov. 15.-For a good
L Fruit Compete ala Portu.
gaise" make marmalade of pears.
another of apples, cooking the
fruit separately. Pass through a
sieve. then mix them together.
Flavor with vanilla, kirsch or the
zest Of a lemon.
Prepare a sauce Anglaise with
egg or a little cornstarch.
Garnish a mold with caramel.
Put in a layer of the cream.
then one of the fruit and so on
until the mold is filled. Cook in
a double boiler.
Cool and remove from the mold
to a compete bowl. Surround
with small pears cooked, in
syrup, serve very cold.
A memorial forest of 10000
white pine seedlings is being
planted along a New York State
highway, honoring Gene Stratton.
Porter. This is the second such
memorial in New York, the "irst
having been planted In honor OF
Clara, Barton. founder of the Red
Cross 5,
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
THE SECRET STUDIO

great wide open eyes stared up
at her classify.
There was no sound Of breath
ing. no movement.
Rosemary turned again and
ran. She was afraid Of the thing
on the floor.
She waited outside the door,
pressing her cold hands to her
throat, trying to think. trying
to think.
Suppose the woman WASN'T
dead? Suppose she died for lack
Of skill? Because she, Rosemary,
was coward! No, MONO
III do it-I'll go in there
She went back into the room,
walking around the edges of the
wall. watching the motionless
green silk heap. IL she could
just get to the telephone with
out having to look at those open,
staring eyes.
She knocked over q little table.
Her own blanched, quivering
scream terrified her afresh. She
stopped, watching the woman on
the floor, almost expecting her
to cry out in protest. But she
didn't. She made no sound.
Number? Number, please?"
Central rasped.
IT don't know the number
the-the Emergency Hospital"
She waited. watching all the
time, watching for the staring
CLASSY eyes to turn toward her,
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
FASHIONS
FANCIES

Snappy, Sparkling and Smar
are the new sports hats of soleil
felt, whose glossy surface seems
to reflect the glistening metallic
belt that bands the high, round,
denied crown. A small, rundown
brim ripples gracefully.
Casey At the Bat is a familiar
phrase to all OF us, but Dame
Fashion was also at the bat this
season, when she decided upon
sleeve fashions, although her bat.
ting average might not have been
so high because only slim figures
look we'll in the full bat sleeves,
used either in the frock or coat.
When used in the latter garment,
these graceful sleeves are usually
deeply cuffed in fur and have
their upper sections embroidered
in black military braid in heavy
scroll designs.
Bags ana Boots have discovered
a great affinity between them and
hence insist upon travelling to-
gether. To be truly smart, one
should have q purse to match
every pair Of shoes; these hand
bags are made in the exact
leather combinations as the nov
city shoes and are sold at the
shoe shops. While many styles
are worn, the flat, thin pouch. Of
large envelope size, with strap
across the back IS the favorite
model and is jauntily ca rried under
the arm.
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
Story Of a Washington Girl WlO
Dared All for Lore and Freedom

mo, / never saw her before. "
Rosemary said.
she thought stole her hlis-
band 8
NO, 4 only saw him once.
Faster and faster. So MANY
questions questions that didn't
have q thing to do with tt. not
d thing personal d questions. Her
throat ached from talking
Yes, know who the detective
was He was from Gaines s14
tNarbuftOn.
No, j wasnE alone when IL
peelxed into the apartment
And this Mr.. Sloan Whitney ae
was living there with you ct the
time?'I the father Of another girl.
with blue eyes and black lasaes
was asking.
..Oh, no. nor Rosemary put her
hands over her face.
IA door banged somewhere
Laughter drifted ia from the cor
ridor. Whistling.
Then silence again. They had
no more questions TO ask her.
She sat up straighter. and took
clean handkerchief she just re-.
membered out Of her purse
A young man in white entered
the room. He stared at Roses
mary approvingly. The inspector
ask him d question.
'Oh, it's case for the coroner.
I've had it removed to the
morgue." he said.
Would you believe 1t, 1 won 1T
bucks on the Red Sox today
RIO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1926-11-16
By L. Lamar Matthews

OHE'S tragic little figure,
~ really. You couldn't help feel.
ing sorry for her even If y6u
wanted to!
It's her husband who's to blame.
He's left her flat. Just walked
out Of the house without so much
as "by your leave" or "goodby"
or anything you'd, expect from a
man you married back in your
girlhood and lived with till you're
middle-aged and not expecting
such carryings-on.
Everybody's been very kind, of
course. The neighbors have come
in and brought bowls of soup and
hot gingerbread and said it was
too bad. And her friends have
come and her relatives and they'd
said. 1.-THE idea, and at his age,
toov'
Here's his faithful wife who has
kept his house and cooked his
meals and mended his clothes and
tended him through. illness and
watched and waited on him for
years. And there he is, the brute,
stepping out without care in the
world, with that chit!
For OF course there's another
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

love because she married him.
But, is she?
Is anybody on this earth ZEN
titled" to anybody's love-man's.
woman's or child's?
Love is spontaneous; something
that is won and held only with
tenderest care. 1t cannot be
commanded: neither can it be
directed anywhere nor kept TO
any marked route Gratitude
may be controlled as well as sym.
pathy and good will. But love
never!
The woman who thinks her
husband must love her because
she is his wife and for no other
reason is due to be disillusioned
one day. For when she begins to
take the husbandly love for
granted, she will, IL she's that
sort of woman. begin to let
down.
7 She no longer will trouble to
conceal impotence and the bits
of dissatisfaction that come into
every married persons life. She
won't bother with tact or with
the wave~in her hair. She may
even get to nag.
Perhaps she may go on this
way to the end, with husband
bored and restless and not know
ingt why. Or perhaps he may
wander off with chit!
The Washington times., 1926-11-16

us she--is she Rosemary
couldn't find the words.
Looks that way The police
man stood up. stiffly. Just "a
minute. boys!'' The white jack.
cts with the sagging green burden
on the stretcher between them
stopped just inside the door. Go
ahead. ven be right with you. /"
'Must-must conner" Was
she being arrested?
"Just q matter Of form. There
are questions to be answered,
Just get your hat. lady"
You-you don't think killed
her?'
No. no, this is just q matter of
form. Come along. It'll be over
in q few minutes. Now you don't
want to keep the ambulance wait
ing in case the lady isn't dead
after all"
Then maybe Her heart
gave a great leap, maybe she
isn't dead"
"Well, maybe not. They'll soon
decide that at the hospital" They
were moving toward the door,
Rosemary with her little blue felt
hat in her hand.
And then he saw the pistol, that
little shining toy thing, lying half
hidden under the couch.
What's this?''
He went and picked 1t up.
THAT'S hers. She was threaten
ing me with it, and knocked it