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The Washington times., 1928-10-27

The Kingdom Of Go" liz a
play Of modern Spain by the au.
thor who is best known to Amer
lean playgoers by his Cradle
Song" first produced in New York
at the Civic Repertory Theater,
and also seen here. The Ro-
mantle Young Lady, has also
been produced in New York, at
the Neighborhood Playhouse two
seasons ago.
Senior Sierra has written over
40 plays which have had life on
the stage, and he has made
nearly so translations OF other
plays from several languages. in.
Guiding English, French, German
and Catalan. He has made trans
iations of Ibsen, Maeterlinck, Shaw
and others. His non-dramatic
works are over 80 in number. In
addition to this huge output he
has been an editor and, for the
last II years, a producer. Sierra
is only Al. In the spring of 1927
he brought his own company OF
in Madrid. the Teatro Eslava,
and produced several of his own
plays along with those of other
dralmatists in a brief engagement
in New York. This appearance
followed a tour of the Latin
American countries, which began
in the spring of 1925. The second
tour Is now being made of South
+. America.
II. Granville Barker, who. with
Helen Granville Barker. adapted
The Kingdom of God" is
noted English dramatist and pro.
Queer whose plays and productions
have been seen in America as
well as in London.
Working with wide array of
characters and scenes Senior
Sierra has built a drama of singu.
lar beauty and power, offering
Miss Barrymore a role of splendid
opportunity to display the dra.
matte powers which have long
made her welcome to American
playgoers. The settings are by
Watson Barrett.
Mondays opening will be made
memorable by the taking over
OF the house by the Columbian
Women of George Washington
University. The Columbian Wom
en- are working in the interest of
the women students Of the uni.
versity, and the profits from this
benefit will provide for improved
quarters for these students in
the proposed new buildings.
The appearance of Miss Barry
more In her new and powerful
play will be initiated by one of
the seasons most brilliant social
gatherings which is expected to
include the President and Mrs.
Coolidge and a large number Of
the Diplomatic Corps.
Miss Barrymore's present tour,
including only a few cities, is
being made during the last weeks
of work on the new theater in
New York which Mr.. Lee Shu.
bert is building as tribute TO
her. At the end of this brief tour
Miss Barrymore returns to New
York for the gala opening Of the
Ethel Barrymore Theater.
The Washington times., 1928-10-27
STOKOWSKI TO
CONDUCT
IN D. c.

The appearance Of Leopold
stokowsli after a years absence
and 4 wagner program make an
irresistible combination for the
opening event in the Philadelphia
Orchestra series Of concerts in
washington on Tuesday after
noon. November Is, at the Audi.
torium. with renewed yigor and
power, Stokowsli has resumed his
leadership over the magnificent
body OF musicians comprised IN
the philadelphia Orchestra, and
wherever he has appeared there
have been resounding plaudits
from the audiences and pane
gyrics Of praise from the critics.
In conformity with the instruc.
tions s0f his physician, Stokowskl
has been obliged greatly to cur
tail the number Of concerts he
viii conduct, but washington is
fortunate in securing him Tor
the inaugural event.
stokowski's Interpretation Of the
works OF Richard Wagner are
memorable. In making up the pro.
gram for Washington, he mas
cuIled extracts from many sources.
The opening numbers from Die
Meistersingers, Z the overture and
the, prelude to the third act, offer
vivid contrast in their gaiety
and sparkle with the poignant
prelude and 1ove.death from the
greatest love drama ever written,
Tristan and Isolde These com.
positions form the first half Of
the program. Excerpts from the
Nibelungenring comprise the sec
ond half. It opens with the For
est Murmurs from .Siegfried" and
continues the epic story with Sieg-
fried's Rhine Journey, Siegfried's
death and the closing scene from
CsOtterdammerung Tickets for
series of five concerts. $12. $40,
$3.50 SIS at n. Arthur Smith Bu-.
reau. 1880 g st.
The Washington times., 1928-10-27
Mss Barrymore and <D1ucuLd : Top Drama Prog
FOUR HOMERS
7 o APPEAL
In CONCERT

All four musical members ck tha
famous Homer family win partici.
pate IN the joint recital To b
given BY Mrs. Louise Homer, con.
tralto, and her daughter, Nine.
Louise Homer Stires, soprano, AZ
Polls Theater on wednesday att,
ernoon, November 1T A:ao
o'clock. In addition to Mime.
Louise Homer and her daughter.
she will appear ii the two vocal
roles 81 the concert, Katherine
Homer. another Of Nine. Homers
daughters will accompany her
mother and sister as assisting
artist 1T the piano. while sidney
Homer. the composer Of the fam
ny, a. well as the husband and
father, win contribute not less
than two numbers
The first Of the Sidney Homer
numbers appearing on the pro.
gram in 1.-THE Widow iii the By
street.. two excerpts from the
poem hy John Maeefield, the first
excerpt being Down Bye Stfeet."
and the second The Widows
Prayer, which will Be given Tor
the first time. Both songs VIII ~
sung BY Mrs. Louise Homer. The
second Sidney Homer composition
will be Especially Jim. which
will be sung By his daughter,
Nine. Louise Homer Stires.
Other features of the joint re-
cital viii be the duet from
Norma. " II Mia, O Norma tBel-
Iini):; the duet, Tutti ffora
EVERY FIowerl from Madam But.
terfIy'' lPuccinil; the duet, Long.
Long Ago" (OId English (Thor1as
BayIyl, and a fourth duet, Per
VAIN, per boscI1i' lBIancfni).
The Homer concert is the second
attraction Of the wilson Greene
series Of afternoon concerts al
Polls. which includes the Ger
man Opera Company Of Berlin IN
Dae Rheingold, on January %:
Doris Eiles and her ballet. On De
cennber 4, and The ReveIers, fa-
nous radio and Victor recording
artists, on February Ill.
Remaining seats are now on
sale at Mrs. Wilson Creene's Con-
cert Bureau. IN Drops. 1900 q
st. m. Nv.
The Washington times., 1928-10-27

goers will flock to the Strange
Interlude" performance to make
this tour sensational success.
For months it has been the most
talked about drama in New
York, with all performances
sell-outs through the heated
summer months. The company
at the John Golden Theater,
with Judith Anderson in the
lead is expected to remain there
for at least another season.
Thousands have been unable to
buy seats and there has been
persistent demand from the road
for a second company, with the
Theater Guild finally yielding
when the services of Pauline
Lord were found available.
Harry Langdon has signed a
Roach contract to make come
dies and will attempt a screen
comeback. The word come
back is used advisably for Mr..
Langdon few years ago was
picked as a silent comic who
threatened to vie with Lloyd and
Chaplin as the funniest man
acting for the camera. A few
mediocre pictures and he was
labeled just flash in the pan
with out enduring humorous
qualities.
The talking pictures are ex-
pected to revive the Langdon
vogue. The comedian is a vet
eran vaudevillian, in fact he is
picking up some in.between
money right now headlining in
two-a-day theaters in the West.
As a stage comedian Harry
Langdon ranks with the best.
Accordingly, one who has laugh
ed many times at his vaudeville
antics finds it easy to share
Metro oldwyn's enthusiasm over
the prospect of the Langdon
sound pictures. He will be given
the best stories money can buy
and pictured gags and direction
will be provided by the Roach
socialists in these arts.
The Washington times., 1928-10-27
Birthday Observed
Ry Charley GOIdie

Charles Goldie, the clever come,
dian with THE Black and White
Revue at the Gayety Theater
was the receptant Of many con.
gratulations and good wishes last
Wednesday. the occasion being
his birthday. Goldie will not tell
how old he is, but he can vote.
Hunting up his record we find
that he fought In Spanish Arneri-
can War and was also one of
the many who crossed the water
to take part in the big affair
sover there
Mr.. Goldie has heen one of the
valued members of the Gayety
Company since the opening of the
season. His clever work has
made him very popular with the
patrons of that playhouse :.
The Washington times., 1928-10-27
"A Blonde Beauty

Kathryn MCGUIRE, one Of the
two feminine players appearing
In support of Colleen Moore in
the George Fitzmaurice special
production. Lilac Time. now at
the Metropolitan Theater follow
ing it's record engagement at the
Earle, wears the title Holly.
woods most beautiful blonde. /"
The appellation was given Miss
Mcclure by the famous illustra-
tor. James Montgomery Flagg.
The Washington times., 1928-10-27
Earle Books Three
Good Short Subjects

For the current week three
short screen subjects of exeep-
ticnal merit have been booked at
the Earle Theater. Charles Chase
in new two-reei comedy, Is
Everybody Happy supplies many
laughs. Vitaphone presentations
are one.act playlet. 'erhe Beast,
and All and VERNE stanton, the
Universal favorftes ii Cut Your
self q Piece Of Cake"
The Earle augmented concert
orchestra under the direction OF
Daniel Breeskin, will offer as q
concert overture william Tel. !"
by RossiTi.
The Washington times., 1928-10-27

Mr.. Jukes has played the part
for 500 performances in England
and over 500 In America, In all
over 800 times. The role Is a
very difficult one and So actors.
have been tried out In the part,
without success. before It was
decided to bring Mr.. Jukes over
especially for the engagement
at the Fulton Theater in New
York.
The role OF the lunatic has. such
important bearing on the unfold.
ing of the mystery and in order
to make it letter perfect Mr.. Jukes
spent many weeks visiting an in.
sane asylum in London, studying
the inmates. During the long
run in New York, Mr.. Jules
received so many letters asking
how he stood the strain of the
character that he had to reply
by Autographed form to save
the time of writing.
The Washington times., 1928-10-27
GLE A NINGS
AND
SCREENINGS
BY Andrea r. Kelley

BY Andrew N. ketLey-
Will Rogers once told me he
had no written contract with
the Shuberts when he played
their houses as q vaudeville star.
Just : verbal agreenrent on the
amount of salary. The same
policy applied in his work for
FlOrenz Ziegfeld in the ''Follies. !"
The comedian believes between
men Of honor written agree
1nents are unnecessary.
In the Charles B. Dillingham;
show the understanding is said
to permit Mr.. Rogers to write
his own salary. He was given
. blank check with instruc-
ticns to fill in what he believed
was the proper amount. Ten
per cent Of the gross or an
average Of $4,000 weekly IS
credited with being the come
dian's compensation for his work
"a aThree Cheers, the show
which features Dorothy Stone,
with Will pinch-hitttng for the
convalescent Fred Stone.
Numbered in the cast Of "The
Kingdom OF God God" Ethel Barry.
lnore's play, which opens at
Polls the week of October 20
Is one Sol Orleans. who viii be
remembered by patrons OF the
Central High School dramatic
PLAYS as one Of the most prom
Using young actors Of that IN
stitution.
Sol. whose progrsm name is
Leslie Orleans, has managed to
run nh quite an enviable repu-
tation as q juvenile actor since
his graduation from Central,
one short year ago.
His first engagement was
with the National Players here
IN Washington, where he played
"a three OF four of the bills this
past season. He then ap-
r1eared with Glenn Hunter Tor
several weeks at Ford's Theater
II Baltimore, and at the close
of the stock season went to-
New York, where he was given
part in "The Kingdom OF
God" his first big production.
with all the calamity talk
about road business the New
York Theater Guild shows CONF
Ynendable courage in its decision
to send Eugene O'Neill's great.
play, aStrange Interlude," on
tour with Pauline Lord in the
lead.
s'Strange InterIude'' is ten
tatively booked to stop off in
Washington on q route that will
take the production to the West
Coast. The performances will
begin at $50 p. m. with five
acts given before intermission,
which comes at TAO p. m. The
remaining four acts will be
given between 9 and 11:l5
p. m.
think enough real play
IH +
The Washington times., 1928-10-27
Ethel Barrymore IN
A. NelD Play

Miss Ethel Barrymore who has not been in Wash
ington for yearsher last appearance in THE Con
slant Wfe-opens Monday night at Polls Theater for
weeks engagement with matnees Thursday and Satur
day Her play is from the pen Of the famous Spanish
ramatist g. Martinez Sierra and has been adapted by
Helen and H. Granville Barker, the latter wellknown in
England and the United States actor dramatist and
The Washington times., 1928-10-27
Critics Liked III

That Lilac Time First Ma.
tionaTs Colleen Moore special.
now enjoying 4 record run az
the Metropolitan Theater, is un.
d0ubtedly the most charming love
story ever brought to the screen.
was the unanimous opinion %
New York's most celebrated
critics.
The Washington times., 1928-10-27
Going Crazy Is This
Actors Business

Going crazy is business with Mr.. Bernard Jukes He
probably first unatic to be imported into the United
States Mr. Horace Lverght brought Mr. Jukes from Lon
don play the role Of r. N. Renfield IN the mystery
thriller Dracula which opens at the National Theater
Mnndav NIGHT
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fS0F I MUSIC TO
| FILL THE AIR
T0N|GHT

If there ii any further desire for
ear exercises after the exhaustive
listening most Of us have done DUR
ing the day to the various and sun.
dry things that happen IN Kansas
City--perhaps bit OF soft music
will help put us In condition for
tOmorrow's onslaught Of adjectives
Of Republican persuasion. The
| evening will bring just that II con-
siderable quantity and variety
IL, however the doings at Kansas
City have wllettea the appetite Tor
a bit further delVing into the why's
and wheref0res Of government per-
haps there are those who would
care to hear Silas HI. Strawn. presi-
dent of the American Bar Asspcia-
ltion. and one of the most important
legal minds of Chicago who talks
from WIaC at $50 about the three
| departments of the government -
1.-The executive. the legislative ana
/ the judicial.
Most things are musical that
WRC will serve afterward- lae
| SeiberIing Singers with program
/ devised to entertain and give
| courage to June brides; the
Eveready affair; the ClicGuOt EsSl-
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Moments of Melody sIumber
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MadriIlOn.
BASEBALL GAME
FROM WRHF AS USUAL
There will be the usual baseball
game from WREIE at o'clock
when Washington and Cleveland
mix III at Cleveland, The Ameri.
can Foundation for the Blind are
sponsors of another concert from
WIZ af 8 o'clock when Edith Oaks,
soprano, and Edwin C0Oney plan.
/ ist. will perform. The same station
will provide q concert BY the
Stronlber9 Carlson group In which
the very lovely and seldom well
played celesta win be the chief Int
Btrument.
Az 7:3O the Goldman Band starts
rs open air season IN New York
which VIZ VIII watt To the wave
lengths. Del Staigers, the demon
cornetist of Fort Wayne Ind, Il to
Be the star OF the Goldman exer-
else. From Baltimore and WBAl4
af 3 O'Clock one may hear the
excellent B. and @. Glee Club. al
rected BY George Castelle
But the4rhief evening feature will
be the presentation Of our old
friend. wee While R0byn.. iii the
Radio Movie Club from WMAI4.
sam Rubin will start the movie
club going at 1880 and we're In
formed he intends to Introduce Wee
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for exercise this evening as much
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Air Commander Cites
Filler for Saving Plane

Maj. Gen. James e. Fechet. chief
of Air Corps, yesterday commended
Capt, Robert r. Ellis, Air Corps
Reserve, now on duty as executive
personnel officer at Boiling Field,
for bringing his burning plane
safely to the ground. extinguishing
the flames and saving the Govern
ment thousands OF dollars which
would have been lost had he
jumped from the plane with his
parachute.
The accident occurred above
Green Springs, w. Va, May 23,
while Captain Ellis was flying a
pursuit plane from Cumberland,
Nd. to Boiling Field. At q height
of $500 feet flames shot outk from
the carburetor from a ga9oline
fire. Captain Ellis brought his
burning plane to land ana ex-
tinguished the blaze.
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SERIES Of St ARI
FEAT URE:S ON
ANYWAYS

81
Roats ana rasps and rattles of
static made dial tWisters feel the
Republican convention had started
last night and gone Democratic
no reminiscent Of Madison Square
Garden I'M 1894 was the continuity
Of the crashing and banging. The
South was completely bIanlxeted,
the North fairly overwhelmed, and
the Midwest spOtty some broad
casts being loud and clear In
spite 0l the noises, and others
imaudible4
Last evening 5, loud speaker sro-
ducts were y series DIT ten strikes
IN radio entertainments beginning
with President Coolidge and his
prophecy of long continued pros
perity and ending with 4 \ unusa
ally pleasing hour st Slunber
Music that sent dial twisters ITO
bed III 81 mellow mood
Not the least important or the
evenings affairs OF the air were
Motors and the Joint recital BY
Katherine Hill RaWls pianists. and
George Boucher baritone staff
artist of WRC. Mrs. Rawls piano
recitals are always interesting and
worth hearing because they are
the work Of i highly intelligent
artist possessed at more than
usual skill for Interpretation Of
the great piano masterpi
BeuchIer ii possessed of voice
that has particularly appealing
quality and should be valuable
organ for franslatinR real feeling
to music. The singer ii young.
and until he acquires the personal
experience necessary. and the desire
to be himself, IL Ii perhaps As well
that he should follow the style
OF other well known baritOnes I'M
the selection Of his program and.
their method on presents ton.
GENERAL MOTORS
HITMANIZIRli HISTORY
Perhaps those who have been
raised as blank verse Or aonorous
Greek drama classicists may take
exception to the somewhat breezy
Alexander who changed his mind
about conquering India rather sud
denly in the swift moving General
Motors combination of music and
history last evening. But II more
schoolboys were given the same
sort Of i human idea of the great
Macedonian conQueror and of his
hard boiled followers. there would
be greater interest in Greek history
and d more intelligent idea ok the
progress OF civilization
We can think OF nothing that II
Of more educational value than
these striking even though some
what hurried made and crudely put
together episodes. General Motors
with the help of Gerald Stopp and
his dramatic group, has at last hit
q real radio idea and we hope Il
keeps up. The East Indian musi-
clans. whose names wei not under
take to spell. provided excellent
atmosphere for the drama and like
wise rather interesting melody with
their 5000 year-oId Instruments.
Phil Cook. with his crew Of
Cabin Door experts and the re-
MODELLED Smith Brothers presented
as Eiske Retirers, came to listeners
in pleasing accents and varied en-
tertainment.