Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06
NATIONAL-"Marco Millions"

Beginning its second touring season,
the acting company Of the Theater
Guild of New York will reach Washing
ton tomorrow night, to present that
evening at the National Theater the
first play of the first Guild subscription
season in this city-namely, Eugene
O'Neill's satiric comedy, Marco Mil
lions
Ostensibly, the play is a dramatiZa-
ton of the famous book known as
''Marco Polo's Travels" which he die
tated in prison and which earned for
him the sobriquet of Millions" be-
cause he seemed somewhat given to
exaggeration of what he saw. Actually,
however, ONeill lavished his attention
on the traveller himself and his CLAM
orous travels across the desert to Per-
STA, India, Mongolia and Cathay. To all
the grandeurs of the Far East, pre-
scented by the Guild production in IL
scenes, Marco reacts with an eye keen
only to the hard cash of big business.
On the serene philosophy of India he
hurls the contempt of the restless go
getter. At the fantastic splendorS, cere-
monies and conventions of the pleasure
domes of China Marco impatiently
thinks of gunpowder and paper money.
The hero'S windy sales talks come like
q breeze even to the throne OF the
Kaan and blow all to his feet, includ-
ing the f1uttering heart of the Kaan'S
daughter, the lovely Princess Kukachin,
who knows in her heart that Marco has
a soul.
Lee Simonson is responsible for the
lavish setting in the Guilds production
of the play, and Reuben Mamoulian di-
rected. The Theater Guild Acting Co.
will offer to Washington such players
as Earle Larimore, Sylvia Field, Henry
Travers, Ernest CosSart. Sydney Green
street, Helen Tilden, Albert Van Decker,
Louis Veda, Teresa Guerini and others.
GAYETY-"Ginger Girls"
What the Gayety Theater manage
ment believes to be real favorite with
burlesuue fans is to play there this
week. It is "Ginger Girls" in second
and new edition. Novel scenic and cos
tune effects have been devised. and the
singing and dancing are claimed to be
above level.
"Verne," called "the Beautiful French
Doll" and Tommy Levene, comedian.
are the featured performers. and
among the other members Of the cast
may be mentioned Charles Robinson,
Don Trent, Blanche Burnette. Ed G..
son and Vic Guesele.
EARLE-"FaSt Company"
"Fast Company" featuring Jack
Oakie, screen comedian: Evelyn Brent,
Richard ("Skeets") Gallagher and
Gwen Lee, is this weeks screen offering
at the Earle Theater: -
EAST Company" has to do with a
"bush league" ball player, Jack Oak1e.
who PLAYS base ball so well that he Is
signed by the Yankees. He leaves his
little old home town and Is plunged
into the fast company of city-bred girls
and big league players. He becomes
the tower of strength on the Yankees
and they win the pennant. Then comes
the worlds series with Pittsburgh
with the deciding game to be played on
the morrow, a number of npsetting
events project themselves into the path
way of success for Oakie. His girl
turns him down and gang OF smart
gamblers make him their unwilling
dupe. All seems dark when a happy
twist of fate saves the day for the hero:
I The picture is based on an original
Ring Lardner story. and Director Suth-
erland is said to have exerted all his
directorial ability to have the well
known slang dialogue Of the humorist
injected into the play. Evelyn Brent Is
cast as the city-bred girl who finally