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starting In much the same manner.
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ton. In the last analysis 1t is up
10 the players to solve these prob
lens on the court.
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Gribble's Latest Work.

HARRY WAGSTAFF GR1BBLE is
l. the author of Revolt" which
comes to the National Theater next
week, heralded as his best play since
March Hares" March Hares." thrice
thrust upon Broadway was thrice re-
ceived with acclaim. Mr.. Gribble, it is
said, does not sell his plays, but tries
them out at his own expense.
In March Hares" Gribble wrote in
the mad vein of Aldous Huxley. Max
Beerbohm, Norman Douglas, H. H.
Monroe and others of the modern
school of extravagant wit and exagger-
alton. In Revolt" Mr.. Gribble is on
far different path. His feet have led
him to the source of all things
religion. In this charming yet strong
play he undertakes a vivid and living
presentation of a problem which has
only been scratched on the stage and
then scratched after the fashion Of
miser seeking Shekels across the box
Office window.
Gribble presents the family of
fundamentalist pastor and shows how
young folks cannot live under the rule
of his dogma. This topic might be
deemed too academic for the stage, but
Gribble has deftly supplied it with
humor and remarkable portraits Of
American youth, clean. vigorous and
ne-spirited-not jazz mad, as often
depicted.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
Both Singer and Pianist.

EVERYTHING that talks, or sings, or
- PLAYS an instrument in sound pic
ture doesn't always do what it appears
to do. To many of the screen players
the art of singing as we'll as that OF
playing a musical instrument Is un-
known. But singing pictures demand
that art and often, during the making
of tie picture, in the nearby background
and we'll hidden from view is qualified
substitute.
The situation is much like that which
confrontS the dainty stars and the
handsome leading men of the screen
when unusual and different athletic
featS are demanded in exciting parts OF
the story.
Carl Laemmle's first "all wool and
yard wide" 100 per cent all-sound pic
ture, The Melody of Love-" is fortunate
in having an accomplished hero, one
who has not only studied the. art OF
singing and of the piano, but who is
familiar with the other fine art OF act
ing on the stage, where the actors arc
required to talk entertainingly.
This hero is Walter Pidgeon, New
York boy. who. after receiving good
education, took up the study OF music,
especially voice culture and the piano,
both in the East and abroad. Upon his
return to America he turned his
thoughts to the stage, and attained some
prominence as an actor on Broadway.
The lure of the screen caught him
finally. however and when Universal
Pictures cast him in his role in The
Melody of Love-" it discovered 1t had
not only an actor but fine baritone
singer and pianist as well.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
Columbian Benefit Oct. 90

Martinez Sierra, Spanish playwright,
whose new play, The Kingdom of
God" starring Ethel Barrymore. will be
presented at benefit performance to
be given by the Columbian Women of
the George Washington University at
Polls Theater Monday evening, Octo-
ber 20. ranks among the greatest Of
cotemporary dramatists. Sierra has
become known to America through his
play The Cradle Song" in which Eva
LeGallienne appeared at the Civic
Repertory Theater in New York last
season, and his Romantic Young
Lady" in which Mary Ellis starred.
The Cradle Song" has been translated
into several languages and has found
imitators in almost every country where
it has been seen.
Working with simple characters and
picturing unpretentious lives, Martinez
Sierra in The Cradle Song" and in q
companion piece. THE Two Shepherds, -
mas written two plays of singular beauty
full of rich, human significance and
rejecting the effect of environment
upon character. Martinez Sierra does
not preach in these plays; he merely
presents pictures of the life he has
chosen to portray and he presents this
life as he sees it. His plays deal par
tlcularly with feminine psychology, and
in most of his work he has had the
collaboration of his wife, a brilliant
woman, who has refused to take any
credit for their joint work.
In his depletion of feminine charac-
ters Martinez Sierra has achieved a
very adroit combination of the tradi-
tional Spanish woman, devoted to her
religion and her family, with the mod
ern ideal of WOn1anhOOd
The Kingdom of God" which is
Miss Barrymore's first new play in some
seasons, has all the charm of the better
known plays.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
Celebrate 30th Anniversary.

DLANS are rapidly taking shape, it is
reported, for the celebration in Mos
cow and throughout Europe of the i'm
pending thirtieth anniversary of the
birth of the Moscow Art Theater on
october 81 In order to permit Ameri-
can friends of the worlds great acting
company, made during its two seasons
in this county under direction of F.
Ray Comctock and Morris Gest, to par
ticipate in this celebration, Morris Gest
is arranging for the circulation of testi-
monialS to be signed and forwarded to
Constantin Stanislavsky and Vladimer
Nemirovitch-Da in Moscow.
The ceremonies on the home stage
and throughout Russia will be under
the general supervision of Prof. Pyotr
Semyonovitch Hogan, president, and w.
Moritz, secretary general of the State
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Every other theater in Russia, not only
in Moscow and Leningrad but also
throughout the provinces and all the
way across Siberia, will take part in
the celebration.
The arts of painting. sculpture,
music, literature and architecture will
also be represented.
The exact program has not yet been
| definitely determined but it is likely
that Tolstois Redemption. which
Alexander Moissi is bringing next
month to this country, under the direc-
ton OF Mr.. GeSt. in association with
Edgar Selwyn, will be a major item in
the program, as the Tolstoi centenary
comedies so nearly with the thirtieth
landmark of the Art Theater.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
Lands Good lob.
JAMES GLEHsoN's dialogue in tht

JAMES GLEKSON'S dialogue in the
~ stage plays rs Eat SOP" and
"Shannons of Broadway" has landed
him a good job in Hollywood.
The clever author. playwright and
producer has been engaged to write dia-
loglie for the Metro o-Goldwyn-Mayer
studio for its best productions.
Talking pictures have opened up new
eras in the film world, and Gleason Is
one of the first important play writer's
to be secured by studio for dialogue
writing. The conversation in a picture
will be more important than the story
from now on. it is thought.
The first Gleason "dialogued" picture
will be Norma Shearer's Angel Face"
directed by Robert Leonard. Next will
come Broadway Melody" with Bessie
Love and Anita Page, Harry Beaumont
directing.
rs Eat SOP" ran for three years on
the stage largely because Of its clever
lines, and "Shannons of Broadway" is
now starring Mrs. Gleason at the Ell
Captain Theater in Hollywood after a
year in New York.
Jimmie" is declared clever with the
pen and will do we'll in this line Of work.
Wit and sparkle predominant in his
writings.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"

If one enjoys quick-fire procession
of superquality thrills, surprises, Shud-
ders and sensations, he or she should
make point of seeing "Dracula," the
famous vampire thriller, which Horace
Liverwright brings to the National
Theater next week, beginning Monday,
October 20.
The play is founded on Bran Stoker's
world famous novel, which has thrilled
two generation of readers with the
horror of its story, the mystery of it's
unfolding and the suspense of its
climax.
1t is safe to say that "Dracula" is
the most weird and spine creeping play
yet presented to an audience 1t diff
fers from other thrillers in that it deals
with the supernatural and consequently
there is no awkward denouement-no
dream explanation at its conclusion.
"Dracula" comes to Washington with
an international stamp of approval. 1t
ran four years in Europe and for one
season at the Fulton Theater, New
York
The Fulton Theater Co. comes with
II to Washington intact.
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had met "over there" has crossed the
ocean and secured job singing In
cabaret. Passing it one night the song
writer hears her voice. He enters and
sits at the piano. To his amazement
he discovers that the sight of Madelon
has miraculously given him back his
ability to play.
Walter Pidgeon. in the role Of the
song writer, is said to sing and play the
piano in the picture with great effect.
Mildred Harris is seen as the little
French girl. and the cast includes also
Jane Winton, Tom Dugan, Jack Rich
ardson and Victor Potel.
Johnny Slaughter's Rialto RevelerS
will offer a new and diversified pro-
gram of songs. dances and instru-
mental selections for the stage presen-
tations, and Movietone acts and In
ternational Newsreel will round out the
hill
Evening star., 1928-10-21
Columbia PLAYERS Season.

THE Columbia Players, Aurora Pos
ton, director, have made a tenta-
tive selection of their seasons reper-
to1re, which ranges from roaring COM
edy to melodrama of the Lincoln j.
Carter school and includes some real
drama from American and foreign au-
thors of note.
The Fall offering will be three one
act plays-Tchekov' hilarious "Boor," "
Russian skit of the pre-revolution
era: THE Monkeys Paw" and bit of
pathos and humor out of New York's
Ghetto. THE Baby Carriage"
After the holidays, 'Helena's Boys"
one Of Mrs. Fiske's favorites. will be
produced and early in the Spring. En-
ter, Madame" the exceedingly breezy
story OF temperamental opera singer
and her amusing entourage.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
STRAND-"Social Maids"

Next weeks attraction at the Strand
Theater, billed as THE Social Maids"
is said to be replete with snappy songs,
clever dancing, and rapid fire comedy.
Chuck Wilson and Betty Abbot are
featured. and there is a chorus of 90.
who are not only good to look upon,
but are also we'll drilled in their pro-
fession. Social Maids" carries lavish
scenery and costumes.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
KEITHS-"Craig's Wife,"

The screen version of "Craig's Wife"
George Kelley's famous play, will be the
picture attraction at B. F. Keith's
Theater this week, beginning at 2 pm.
today.
"Craig's Wife" had a spectacular New
York run and won the Pulitzer prize as
the outstanding production of the year.
The screen version stars Irene Rich and
Warner Baxter with cast including
Virginia Bradford, Lilyan Tashman,
Carroll Nye. George Irving. Jane Keck
ley. Mary Van Buren,, Ethel Wales and
Raida Rae.
The stage revue will be Texas Guinan's
"Padlocks of 1929" in 18 gorgeous
scenes. with company of 80 Broadway
entertainers. The featured players in
clude Marjorie Leach, Charles Taye.
Edward West and Harriet Hilliard.
The performances will run four times
daily. from 1870 am. to II pm. except
today when the first performance
begins at pm.
Supplementary features complete the
show
Evening star., 1928-10-21
Begins Dramatic Role.

ESTHER RALSTON'S career in Para
mount pictures, which commenced
four years ago. when Herbert Brenon
chose her for the role of Mrs. Darling
in Peter Pan" reached another mile
stone yesterday. when B. P. Schulberg
announced that SHE had been signed to
a new long-term contract.
Miss Ralston, after series OF come
dies. in which she was the star, under
direction of the woman director, Dor
othy Arzner, is about to begin work in
a serious dramatic film, The Case of
Lena Smith, with Josef Won Sternberg
directing. Her supporting cast will in
clude James Hall. Emily Fitzroy and
Gustav Won Seyffertitz.
Evening star., 1928-10-21

Oliver D. Bailey. lessee of the Re-
public Theater. New York, is preparing
play called Crashing Through" for
production at his own theater the week
OF November S. The play is the work
of Saxon Killing. an actor, and the cast
will include Henrietta Crosman. Eleanor
Woodruff, Albert Bruning, Frederick
Truesdell, Judith Vosseli and Rose
Unha<t.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
KEITH'S-"Ganp War"

The thrilling picture. Gang War"
with Olive Borden, Jack Pickford and a
large supporting cast, will be the at
traction at B. F. Keith's next week
Gang War" has background upon
which the daring, lawless life of the
underworld is painted in bold strokes
against a romance of two young people
whirled by fate into it's maelstrom.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
TIVOLI-"The Jazz Singer"

Beginning today, the Tivoli Theater,
inaugurating the installation of Vita
phone and Movietone. will present to-
day and tomorrow AL Jolson in THE
Jazz Singer" Jolson's first Vitaphone
talking picture, which is being shown
by popular request.
Tuesday and Wednesday "The Pa
triot." Paramount sound picture fea-
turing Emil Jannings. when the pro-
gram will include several short reel Vita
phone subjects.
Thursday and Friday, Lights Of New
York" the first 100 per cent all-talking
picture, which made great hit at the
Earle Theater recently The plot of
this picture is unfolded by Cullen Lam
dis, Helen Costello, Mary Carr. Eugene
Palette and many others. Vitaphone
short reel subjects will also be shown.
Charlie Murray and Jack Mulhall
Will be the featured stars Saturday in
The Poor Nut" a first National at
traction.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
DIR. Burton's Lecture. October 81

The second season Of the Community
Institute Of Washington will open its
course of 10 biweekly events at Central
Community Center Wednesday evening
October 81, at 8:15 o'clock, with the
distinguished author and playwright
DR. Richard E. Burton formerly pro-
fessor of English at the University of
Minnesota and president of the New
York Drama League, who has chosen as
his subject, THE Younger Generation
Speaks"
Tickets may be had at the Office of
the Community Institute. Franklin Ad-
Evening star., 1928-10-21
Next Week S Photoplays

Next week $ Fnotoplays
METROPOLITAN - Colleen
Moore in Lilac Time"
FOX women They Talk
About" Vitaphone picture.
PALACE Bebe Daniels in
Take Me Home"
COLUMBIA-Ronald Colman
and Vilmy Banky in Two
Lovers.
EARLE - Dorothy Mackaill
and Jack Null h all in
waterfront"
RIALTO-"The Whip" with
Dorothy Mackaill. Ralph
Forbes, Lowell Sherman,
etc.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
Coming Attractions

ministration Building, and at the Will
lard newsstand. Season tickets for the
10 events also may be had at both
places.
Mrs Lyman B. Swormstedt is secre-
tary of the Community Institute, with
Offices at the Franklin Building, and
Miss Sibyl Baker is director. The
Washington Society of the Fine Arts
and the Public Library are cooperating
in the course, which includes Daisy
Jean, harp and song recital; Sydney
Thompson, in original plays in costume
Henry Turner Bailey, Norman Angel,
the Flonzaley Quartet, DR.. Bruno Ro-
selli. Will Durant, DR.. Harlow Shapley
and Thornton Wilder.
BURTON HOLMES, NOVEMBER 8.
THE Glories of Madrid" to the color
full Interpretation of which Burton
Holmes is to lend his unique powers of
description and illustration, is to be the
opening topic in new cycle of Travel
Revues, to be presented by Mr.. Holmes
at the National Theater Thursday after
noon, November 8.
The concluding Spanish revue
Gibraltar to the Pyrenees." is to offer
the most comprehensive tour Of Spain
ever undertaken in two hours. Begin
ming at Algeciras. the tour will afford
significant glimpses of Gibraltar,
Malaga, Valencia, Tarragona. Barcelona.
Segovia, Salamanca, San Sebastian and
host Of other places.
Leaving Spain the lecturer will turn
to Ireland for thorough tour of the
Irish Free State" And then by way
of variety to siam. the Land of
Chang" one of the great show places
of the changing East.
The Travel Revues. all of which are
illustrated in color and motion, will be
presented on five Thursday afternoons
as follows: November 3, Is, %; Decem-
ber and 13.
LOWELL THOMAS-Noven,her q.
Lowell Thomas, raconteur, will be
heard in his thrilling lecture with
Lawrence in Arabia and With Allenby
in Palestine" on the afternoon of Fri
day, November 9, at $3.50 o'clock, at a
charity benefit to be given at the Ma
tional Theater This will be the only
appearance of Mr.. Thomas in Washing
ton this season.
1t was the good fortune of Mr.. Thom-
as to be the only American observer
both with Col. T. E. Lawrence in Arabia
and with Gen. Edmund Allenby in Pal
estine during the World War. and the
information he has to give of the events
in which these two men were the prin-
cipal figures was all obtained at first
hand.
A committee Of Washington women
Is sponsoring this lecture.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
FOX-"Mother Machree."

Mother Machree" as song has been
sung almost for a generation. Ernest
Ball wrote the music. Chauncey Olcott
the lyrics. 1t brought added fame to
both. Rida Johnson Young, noted
writer, conceived the idea of trans
planting the suggested story of Mother
Machree" to the screen and William
Fox produced it under direction of John
Ford, who made The Iron Horse. p"
-Four Sons" and other successes. Ford
in turn selected Victor McLaglen for
his male lead and Belle Bennett
as his Mother Machree. To the
latter falls the role that takes her
through the heartache of young mother
hood left widow, down through old
age and the recovery and recognition
by the son from whom she parted to
give him his chance in the New World
the United States.
Others in the cast include Ethel Clay
ton and Neil Hamilton.
The World War forms the pivotal
point in the story. but it is not classed
as war story. Rather is it an Incl
dent, but an important one.
The stage and subsidiary features in
clude the La Scala Quartet, with the
Fox Grand Orchestra, in an orchestral
and voice presentation of Verdi's opera
"Rigoletto"
Evening star., 1928-10-21
EARLE-"The Night Watch"

Billie Dove, never more charming.
will be seen in the most dramatic role
of her career, in THE Night Watch"
at the Earle Theater this week, in the
role of the wife of a naval officer who
is falsely accused of murder of which
he can be cleared only by her testimony
and this testimony will cast shadow
upon her own honor. Donald Reed and
Paul Lukes have the leading masculine
roles, and Nicholas Soussanin. Gustave
Partos, Nicholas Bella and Anita Carvine
are prominent in the supporting cast and
present finely drawn characterizations.
The Night Watch" is another high
spot in the directorial career of Alex
ander Korda, whose The Private Life
of Helen of Troy" THE yellow Lily"
and other American productions have
placed him in the front rank Of film
directors.
The story is based on the play Of
few years ago. I'm the Night Watch"
The surrounding program will in
clude orchestral accompaniment and
overture by the orchestra, Daniel Bree-
skin, conducting; Vitaphone presenta-
tions of Winnie Lightner, the song-a-
minute girl; Myers and Hanford in
The Arkansas Travellers" and short
Hebrew comedy sketch bearing the title
The Lemon"
Evening star., 1928-10-21
Photoplays This Week

IN PHOTOPLAY THEATERS THIS WEEK.
KEITHS-"Craig's Wife" This afternoon and evening
FOX-"Mother Machree' This afternoon and evening
Melody of Love- This afternoon and evening
PAACEWhle the City Sleeps This afternoon and evening
EARLE-"The Night Watch" This afternoon and evening
METROPOLITAN-"The Singing Fool" This afternoon and
evening
COLUMBIA-"Our Dancing Daughters This afternoon and
evening
TEATER-The End of ST. Petersburg This after
and evening
TIVOL-"The Singer" This afternoon and evening.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
METRoPoLITAN-aThe Singing Fool"

The Metropolitan will continue with
AL Jolson in the Warner Brothers Vita
phone special production, THE Singing
Fool" during the current week. THIS
will be the fourth and last week Of this
record breaking talking picture. 80.
The picture is the story of the joys
and heartaches of the people Of TIE
cabarets. introducing Jolson as proprie-
tor and master of ceremonies of
hectic New York night club. 1t re-
veals a new AL Jolson-an artist who
has become a master of the talking
screen as though it had always been his
chosen medium.
Among the supporting players are
Betty Bronson. Edward Martindale,
Robert Emmett O'Connor. Josephine
Dunn. Reed Howes. Arthur Housman
and David Lee. C. Graham Baker made
the adaptation from Leslie s. Bar
rows story.
Owing to the length of the feature
the subsidiary offerings will be limited
to the newsreel and topics of the day
and short reel subjects.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
PALACE-"while the City Sleeps"


Lon CLANCY is now appearing at
Loew's Palace as hard-boiled detective
with a soul starved for love and senti-
ment in his latest Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer sound picture. while the City
Sleeps" Thrills, sensations and adven-
lures mark the swift movement of this
picture. and delicate love story runs
through it. Anita Page has the leading
feminine role. Polly Moran and Mae
Busch are also in the cast.
In the story Lon CLANCY is secretly
in love with the heroine, who in turn
loves another young man. When he is
tempted to join a crooked gang CLANCY
interferes to save him and send him
away. The gangster leader tries to
force his attentions on the heroine and
CLANCY, who has something on" the
gangster. saves her. Thinking her
sweetheart gone, the girl is ready to
marry CLANCY. The sweetheart, how
ever, returns and CLANCY sacrifices his
own love for their happiness.
On the stage Wesley Eddy and his
Palace Syncopators are presented in
John Murray Andersons Loew-Publix
spectacle, Blue Grass" featuring Cole
man Goetz George Griffin & Rosette,
the Slate Brothers, Irene Wolfe and the
Foster Girls.
Added attractions include the Fox
Movietone News, the M-G-M News, the
Palace Concert Orchestra in a special
overture production conducted by Harry
Borjes, an organlogue by Charles Gaige
and selected short subjects.
RIALTO-"The Melody Of Love-"
The feature at the Rialto this week
is one of unusual note, inasmuch as it
is 100 per cent talking picture, The
Melody of Love- in which all the
characters speak their parts. It is the
first all-dialogue production made by
Universal, and is said to possess the
most perfect appreciation of the poten-
tialities of the new trend in motion
picture entertainment.
The Melody of Love" Is a picture
of Tin Pan Alley and its characters.
the song writer, the actress and the
cabaret owner. The song writer and
his pal go to war and are sent home
wounded. During his convalescence
the song writer discovers that his right
arm has been rendered useless for
piano playing and he is forsaken by
his former sweetheart. He becomes a
human derelict. In the meantime.
Madelon a French girl whom he