Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-27
Attractions in Washington Theaters

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The plays for tonight mciuoe Inc
Duchess Says Her PRAYERS" by the
Montgomery County Federation OF
Women's Clubs: THE Failure" by the
Newcomb Club Of Bethesda: The
Monkeys Paw" by the Columbia Play
ers and "Will-o-the-Wisp, by the
Cleveland Park Players.
Announcement of the player who mas
given the best performance. ana the
nlaver excelling in diction during the
entire tournament will also be made by
the committee Of judges chosen Tor tnat
purpose. .-..-
Smiths Bureau. the American Auto
mobile Association and at the door
tonight.
"a SOCIAL SUCCESS"-Sunday'
The little play, "A Social Success" by
Miss Rebecca Dial. which was presented
for the first time last week at the Con-
gressional Club. will be repeated sun
day afternoon at O'Clock at MISS OlalS
studio In the Portland Hotel.
TOSCANINI TO CONDUCT-March 5.
An event long anticipated by Wash
next Tuesday afternoon. March 5. at
the National Theater, when the Phil
harmonic Symphony Orchestra OF New
York will appear, with Arturo Toscaninl
as conductor.
This is Mr.. Toscaninis only appear
ance here this season.
The program will open with Mozart's
SYMPHONY in D Major" *. $3.50, to be
followed by FIESTA Romano" by
Respighi. The third number Is Debus-
sys liberia" The fourth and final
number is the familiar overture TO
"Tannhauser," by Wagner.
E. II. SOTHERN-Friday.
E.. H. Sothern. the noted actor, will
appear in Washington on Friday and
Saturday Of this week in four dramatic
recitaIs at Wardman Park Theater. He
is being presented by the Junior Thea
ter in four programs that embrace
scene from Macbeth" wherein Duncan
is murdered; scene from Merchant
of Venice" and some remarks on the
romantic drama, with special reference
to Justin McCarthy's IF l Were King
and in the recitation OF some Vilion
poems and Of Kipling's TO the True
Romance"
Shakespeare will be represented IN
four plays, one to program, IN the
following order Hamlet, FRIDAY
matinee at $50 o'clock; Macbeth" Fri
day evening; Merchant Of Venice"
Saturday matinee at 2:3o o'clock;
"Othello," Saturday evening at $50
| O'Clock. With the plays, Mr.. Sothern
brings a rich heritage of anecdotes OF
the stage. recalling incidents OF rare
| hurnor. As a ''raconteur," Mr.. Sotnern
is said to be without rival.
BOSTON SYMPHONY-March s.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra,
Serge Koussevitzky, conductor, will
make its final appearance in Washing
ton this season at Polls Theater next
! Wednesday afternoon, March 6, at 4:3o
O o'clock. under the local management OF
Mrs Wilson, Greene.
The program will be peculiarly ap-
propriate to Inauguration week. the
principal number will be Ernest Blooms
prize winning symphony. America,
! the first Washington presentation, with
| chorus Of l25 Washington singers
giving the anthem which constitutes so
! important part OF this work.
| Mr.. KoussevitZky also will present
! Moussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibi-
ton" especially arranged by Maurice
RaveI.
Seats are on sale at the concert bu-
reau in Drops, 1900 G street north
west.
Observation-Disclosures River"
/! Richard Barthclmess plus sound,
music and talking is the treat awaiting
motion picture fans when they see Bar
thickness first Vitaphone talking pic
| ture. Weary River" which Will be the
major screen offering at the Metropoll-
tan, beginning Saturday.
Weary River" is described as spec
tacular modern story in which under
world life is combined with the radio. 1t
is based on short story by Courtney
Ryley Cooper and was adapted to the
screen by Bradley King. 1t relates the
story of singing convict. whose voice
over the radio won him a parole and
the love Of girl
For the second time Betty CompsOn
appears as Barthelmess' leading lady
Frank Lloyd, whose Sea Hawk" made
screen history. directed Weary River -
special midnight performance will
be given on Sunday.
PALACE-"Desert Nights"
John Gilbert will be pictured at
LoeW's Palace Saturday in what is de-
Scribed as "one of his finest pictures,
Desert Nights" The supporting cast
Is made up OF Ernest Terrence and
Mary Nolan.
p, Gilbert imperSonates a youthful man.
ager of a diamond mine in the heart
, OF darkest Africa, first. as the hard
working, clean-cut boss" OF huge
diamond mine engaging hundreds OF