Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-03-27
WORLD TALENT IS
ASSEMBLED AT
WASHINGTON
INTERESTING ENTS
CONSTANTLY ENTlCE
THOSE AT NATIONS
CAPITAL.
BY CHAS. P. SQUIRES
Age Publisher

WASHINGTON, March 26.-For
those who will take advantage Of
the opportunities offered, Wash
ington offers a constantly chang
ing kaleidoscope (3pell it to suit
your self of interesting and in
structive events. Because this
city is becoming more ana more
the center af art, science and
culture there is always the best
of taltent available for lectures on
any subjects, concerts, musicales
and the theatre. Which reminds
me that DR.. Martin and myself
with our friend Joe Timmonds Of
tho Los Angeles Examiner, went
to sec the much touted. sensation
al New York play Lulu Belle" at
the National Theatre the other
night. The play has no moral
(far from it, and is. as may be
imagined, not especially uplifting.
However we have no particular
complaint on that score because
we did not go to be uplifted. The
leading character Lulu Belle
played by the talented setress
Lenore Uric, is . hight eolored
Negro girl whose amourS with
Doth blacks and whites furnish the
incidents of the play. There seems
to be at present a fair for negro
plays, but Lulu Belle cannot be
construed as particularly eempli-
Hlentary to either the black or
the white races.
Western Theatres Lead
While speaking of theatres, Los
Angeles has set high mark for
the east to shoot at in the matter
Of motion picture palaces and
there are as yet few In the east
to compare in artistic beauty with
the many great theatres in and
about Los Angeles, or in the ex-
cellence and variety Of the pro-
grams. However, Sid Grammar has
placed his stamp on the best of
the movie houses in the east
which now stage elaborate pro-
logues and vaudeville programs in
connection vita feature films.
There are several theatres in
Washington which offer programs
after the fashion of any of a
dozen or more of the great movie
palaces in Los Angeles, but only
one, the new Fox Theatre, Is In
the highest class. The Fox I
think excells in architectural
grandeur, artistic beauty and
comfort, anything I have seen,
md its programs are about on a
ar with the best Los Angeles
houses. Popular prices bring capa-
city audiences at each performance
orchestra seats being rs cents on
sundays and holidays and SO cents
on other days.
AbieS Irish REESE
Abie's irish Rose. now playing
mere, originated in Los Angeles
where it played for about two
years to packed houses before be-
ing taken to New York where 1t
broke all records as q drawing
card. Which shows. again, that
the v1rile west is exercising very
notable effect on the stage Of the
more or less effete east.
But it was not of the theatre
I was thinking when I began this
letter. 1t was Of entertainment OF
a more intellectual type.
Gypsy Orchestra Plays
DR.. Martin and I. through the
courtesy Of our Congressman, Sam
Arentz, were privileged to attend
two Sunday evening programs at
the Wardman Park Theatre. The
programs are under the auspices
of the Bureau OF Commercial Ec-
onmics Of the Department Of
Commerce and are arranged by
a charming. business like little
woman. Miss Boggs. eve wond-
cred If she were related to our
Clint and Frank The
first Sunday evening the program
was on Hungary. The Minister
from Hungary was the guest OF
honor and the speaker was dis
parsonage who. as the
moving pictures Of the cities and