The Washington times., 1928-10-25
.GLEANINGS
AND
SCREENINGS
BY AndreuD r. Kelley

When the Washington milk
men were preparing to call it
a day, or about $50 yesterday
morning, the first Ethel Barry
more follower took his stand
at Polls door and waited for
the theater box office to open.
By 10 a. m. the line reached
to Fourteenth Street and Penn
svlvania Avenue and the ad-
vance sale queue was long and
winding throughout the day.
What does it prove? Moth
ing, except that Washington
theater-goers, like those of other
cities, will suffer waiting and
inconvenience to get tickets for
what they really want to see.
Kingdom of God" arrives with
Lady Ethel next Monday night
and the outlook is for record
breaking business for the new
play.
Incidentally, Jane Cowl's ro-
mantle drama. "The Jealous
Moon" had the biggest opening
on MondaJ night the theater
has enjoyed since George Whites
scandals" stopped off last sea-
son.
Manager L. Stoddard Taylor,
of the Belasco, in burnt orange
fall suit, made the. rounds of
the newspapers yesterday to an
nounce the early coming OF
Pauline Frederick in ''The Scar
let Woman"
Mr.. Taylor announces the en-
tries but somebody in New York
sends down the scratches so ne
: approaches the dramatic desks
with becoming timidity when
questioned as to whether the
bookings will stand. However,
time, weather and all other
things permitting, Miss Fred
erick will appear on Monday
night, November s.,
Miss Frederick has been away
from the stage for many sea-
sons. Recently Terry Duffy in
far-off California induced her
to forget Hollywood and try
a footlight comeback. The re-
suit was highly satisfactory for
all concerned and accordingly
Miss Frederick came East ard
began her present tour.
When Pauline Frederick made
Madame x" for the screen her
screen success was established.
Thereafter she played in a
number of Indifferent film
stories and her movie popu-
larity waned. 1t was in Wash
ington that she married Willard
Mack in what on the part of
the actress was a real love
match. They were subse-
quently divorced but it is knowl-
edge in the profession that IN
some of the playwright's storm
lest days it was the helping
hand of his ex-wife that put him
back on the path to success.
Miss Frederick has a beautiful
stage voice and her present tour
is likely to be brief for the
talkies have made her alluring
offers and she is said to have
tentatively accepted one of them.
Colby Hartman, managing
director of the Loew's interests
in Washington, has already sent
in his order for seats for the
George Tyler, Macbeth" pro-
ductions with its all-star cast
headed by Margaret Anglin,
Lyn Harding, William Farnum
and Basil Gill. The Shake
speare revival comes to the Ma
tional Theater the week of
November IL and then goes to
the Knickerbocker Theater in
New York for an extended en-
gagement.
What interests the eminent
DIR. Hartman is that the pro-
duction scenically, will introduce
to America the art of Gordon
Craig. Craig, son of the late
Ellen Terry, is said to be
LII duC1IOIiby OH iuipICoSlOHlS-
tic settings and the man who
inspired the famous Max Rein
hardt, Constantin Stanislavsky,
Eleanor Duse, Isadora Duncan
and countless others. among
them Colby Hartman. The
Loew major-domo studied in
London under Craig and was for
time his chief assistant. His
admiration for Gordon Craig and
all his works is close to idolatry.
To keep the record meticu-
lously straight it may be here
added that the designs for the
Macbeth settings and costumes
were made by Harold Ross, but
under the direction and guidance
of Mr.. Craig, at the latter's
villa in Genoa last summer.
Ina Claire just now appears
to be the most-sought-after act
ress on this mundane sphere. 1t