Evening star., 1927-10-17
OPENING ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON
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cast as Dinty Moore, impudent but
faithful. while Kitty, chip of the
old block, 1t taken by Kathleen Butler.
All the fun is furnished by Jiggs and
Maggie, causing roars Of laughter with
her seasick scene.
The real high spot Of the show is
the speciality Of Juliette Belmont, who
delights the audience with her play.
ing Of the violin and with her vocal
numbers. Another speciality worth
mention is that of Beatrice Harlowe.
The chorus is unusually well talented
FOX-"Seventh Heaven"
Faith, love and war energize
Seventh Heaven" the feature photo
play at the Fox Theater this week,
| which is presented with a fitting pro-
! logue. The tale is of a worker in
the sewers of Paris, promoted to street
cleaning, who boasts that he is an
atheist. but through the love of a
beautiful young woman and the World
War comes to know divinity. Seve'
| raj incidents stand out in this pic
| ture, which stars Janet Gaynor ana
| Charles Farrell. Among them are the
simple wedding ceremony that the
two principals--the young woman
maltreated by an apsinthe-loving SIS
| ter and the street sweeper, soon 10
| turn soldier-weave for themselves,
| the taxicab army rushing to defend
France and the battle Of the Marine.
| Even though the erstwhile street
sweeper returns from the wars blind
| ed, when he had been given up for
dead, his dauntless spirit promises
| that he will not be thus long and so
the humble home amid the Partisan
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after all.
"The Angems," Millet's well known
picture, is depicted on the stage. with
appropriate music, giving the clue
to the program that is to follow, with
France as its theme. "Kamenoi Os-
trow," by Rubinstein. vocal arrange
ment featuring Anna PrinZ, soloist,
is followed by a colorful doll dance,
with the music from 1.-The Tales of
Hoffman," In this number, Beatrice
Belkin, Adam Dockray and the ballet
corps give an unusual rendering, and
bright costumes add to the effect.
"They Shall Not Pass" Verdun's
undying watchword. lives in the pro-
logue, a tableau with a chorus of
mems voices-men in the trenches
with bayonets militant. Marion Keel
er and James Melton render Diane"
"4lh OH SSSliAS OAAVSt'
Current events are pictured On the
screen.
Preceding the first performance yes
terday afternoon, an innovation in the
form of a symphony concert program
lasting one hour, from 2 until 3 pm,
was presented. Judging from the
size of the audience which gathered
at the early hour, there is indeed a
siZeable group of Washingtonians to
whom music has a definite appeal,
aside from the usual concert au-
diences.
The program was said to be un-
der the personal direction Of Meyer
Davis, though he did not appear.
Adolphe Kornspan conducted with
much vigor and achieved moments
of admirable finesse, especially in
the familiar "L'Arlesienne Suite"
Of BiZet and the tinkling, stac-
cato melodies of Victor Herbert's
Fortune Teller" also the mig.
non" overture was played with spirit
and good legato coordination Of all the
various instruments. Due to the
length Of the program, two numbers
were eliminated, the Danube Waltz"
and violin selection. Beatrice Bel
kin, coloratura soprano, sang La
Traviata's air, "Ah Fors 9 Lui" and
"The Last Rose of Summer" we'll.
Samuel Norman showed technical eff
cheney on the violin. The fiutist,
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