Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20

an extra added attraction that has gone
over big with the Strand patrons. On
the following Thursday night, February
90. Rcnato Gardini will wrestle Joe
Turner for purse Of $500.
EMORY GLEE CLUB-Tomorow
A concert of glee club music, followed
by dance, win be given tomorrow night
at $50 O'Clock at the Mayflower Hotel
by the Emory Glee Club, from Emory
University, in Georgia.
The members Of the Georgia state
Society are very interested in this event
and doing their best to make it a great
success. The tickets are on sale at the
hotel tomorrow.
PLAY CONTEST.
In the third annual District Of Co
lumbia one-act play tournament, SAT-
uriay night at Columbia Heights Com
munity Center, L'Allegro Players WI
present Lord Dunsanys THE Lost Silk
Hat; Wesley Heights Players will pre-
sent Susan Glaspell's Suppressed De-
sires":: Woman's Club of Bethesda viii
present 1.-THE Rushlight,n by Monica
Barry O'Ehea, and the Mackin Club win
present Wealth and Wisdom by OH
plant Down.
The finals will occur wednesday eve
ming Of next week in the Mckinley
Auditorium, at s o'clock, when the
player winning the award for the best
acting and the best diction viii be an
nounced.
Tonight at East washington Com
munity Center, four plays will be given,
beginning at 8 o'clock, to wit: Henry
Arthur Jones "The Knife" by the st.
Peters Players: THE Turtle Dove by
the Chapel Players; "The Other Voice"
by the East Washington Community
Players, and 1.-THE Drums of DUDE" by
the Woodlothian Players.
'DANCE CONCERT"-Sunday.
In the Dance Concert" Sunday night
at Wardman Park Theater. Evelyn Da-
Wis, dancer, and Mary Apple, contralto,
will introduce novelty to Washington
that combines the dance Of the stage
and the art-song Of recitals. Miss Apple
will give groups of costumed songs OF
Italy and Russia, besides duets with
Jean Mum and an Oriental prelude to a
group Of dances by Miss Davis.
The art dance of the modern stage
will be contributed by Evelyn Davis. She
brings some ultra moderns in "A Cubist
Looks at Jazz" and dramatic sketch of
young America in "She Has Date, !"
which contrast strongly with her Nautch
dance, derived from Ruth st. Denis her.
self; a Javanese dance, a grotesque, a
vivid tango, a conventional waltz, a
group Pastoral of 1870" and medie-
val church impression called "Benedic-
tus."
Christopher Tenley accompanies Miss
Apple and George Dixon Thompson
plays for Miss Davis. Tickets are at T.
Arthur Smiths.
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
The Philadelphia Symphony Or
chestras closing concert of the WASH
ington season will be presented Tuesday
afternoon at 4:30 in the Washington
Auditorium. The guest conductor will
be Eugene GooSSenS, an outstanding
British conductor, who takes the place
of Sir Thomas Beecham, whose Ameri-
can tour was Cancelled because of ILL
ness.
Mr.. Goossens has chosen well bal
anced program Of classical and modern
works. The feature Is the eighth SYM
phony of Beethoven. Prefacing the
symphony will be the "Freischuetz
overture Of Weber.
The second half will include three
dances from the ballet, THE Three
Cornered Hat" by the Spanish COM
poser De Falla; a Norfolk Rhapsody, y
by the English composer. Vaughan VIII
liams, and the 'Meistersinger" overture
by Wagner.
Tickets are on sale at T. Arthur
Smith Concert Bureau, 1880 G street
northwest. in Homer L. Kits.
A CAPPELLA CHORUS--Next Tuesday
The A Cappella Chorus of so mixec
voices, under the direction of Ruby
Smith Stahl, will give varied program
| of ensemble singing in the auditorium
| Of the First Congregational Church mex
| Tuesday evening at $40.
The aim Of the concert Is to better
| acquaint the public with the artistic
| possibilities Of a cappella singing in Sc
| lections ranging from Bach to the mod
ern American school and including sew
eral numbers by Russian composers.
There will be no admission, but az
offering will be taken.
PALACE-"Case of Lena Smith"
Starting Saturday, Esther Ralstor
will be pictured at Loew's Palace in thu
| Smith," with James Hall playing oppo
site. The picture was directed by jose
Won Sternberg. Its story is laid ii
Vienna and In the nearby countryside
and covers a period of 20 years from
1894 to 1914. Miss Ralston plays tn
dual role of young girl and mothe
of 40. The color and life of the peopl
of gay Vienna are represented II
realistic scenes A young country cir
goes to the city and falls in low
with an Army officer. Later she find
employment in his fathers house ant
Ia put out when the father discover
his sons picture In her room. She pro
duces a marriage certificate, but all sh
gets is a jail sentence and her baby
taken away fPm her. She manage