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dramatic vitality of old theatrical ma
terial when freshly and honestly treat
ed, and is particularly genre in char
acter.
The productions will be staged under
the direction of Phillip Moeller, with
costumes and settings by Raymond
Sovey The cast includes Elizabeth Ris-
don, the well known English actress;
Peg Entwistle, recently with Walter
Hampton and the Jewett Repertory
Theater, Boston; Lawrence Leslie, for
years prominently identified with the
New York stage; Warburton Gamble.
seen in the New York production of
Inc Cornell in 1.-The Letter" and recent
" in pictures; Allen Mowbray, a young
English player; Edwin Maxwell, an Irish
importation, Brandon Evans of THE
Bat" 1.-THE Fool and other plays, and
P. j. Kelly, late of the Irish National
Theater in Dublin.
Attention is called to the fact that
the Guild Repertory Co.'S engagement
is limited to eight performances, with
matinees Thursday and Saturday.
WARDMAN PARK-"Treasure Island"
Treasure Island" Robert Louis
Stevenson's famous story, will be the
attraction offered by the Junior Theater
at Wardman Park as play next Fri
day and Saturday. There will be a
matinee and evening performance both
days.
Swashbuckling tale of pirates and
sailors, it is real Stevenson, a tale OF
thrills and heroism that makes spooky
chills run down ones back--and It is to
L Cell 1n& hry EHuQTnS
for the Junior Theater of Washington.
George Vivian, who staged Treasure
Island" for Charles Hopkins at what Is
now the Punch and Judy Theater In
New York, is returning to stage 1t for
the Junior Theater, and again this fine
actor director will be featured In the
cast. Shirley Horton will be cast as the
boy, Jim Hawkins, while Kent Smith
will be picturesque Long John Silver,
with Mason Hardy as Black Dog. Kay
Conway will be little Jim's mother. and
there will be gorgeous galaxy OF
pirates and crew, who sail around the
British coast.
The Friday matinee is at $3.50 pm,
Saturday matinee at 2:30 and both
evening performances at BIS.
STRAND-"Speed Girls Of 1922"
"Speed Girls of 1929" is the attrac-
ton presenting first-class burlesque en-
tertainment at the Strand Theater this
week. The featured male member of
the cast Is Fred (Falls) Binder, Jewish
comedian, who brings plenty Of fresh
humor, and the featured star of the
fair sex is Nellie Nice. Jim Pearl Is
the singing and dancing Irish comedian
who offers associate comedy fulmina-
tons with Binder.
Miss Nice will be found one of the
leaders of an attractive assemblags Of
chorines, her associates being Mile
Kennedy, an acrobatic singing and
dancing soubrette, and Joan Tanya, a
brunette ingenue Of more than passing
beauty.
Pat Mccarthy, leading man, mixes
In comedy scenes and will contribute
vocal interludes and Guy Post Is an en-
tertaining singer and dancer as well as
vaudeville specialist.
THE slave mart" Is one scene in
which the entire company participates,
with every woman in the cast falling a
victim to the auctioneer's salesmanship.
Thursday night wrestling match
between two top-notchers in this pro-
fession will be an added attraction.
JANET RICHARDS-Tomorr
Miss Janet Richards, at her regular
weekly talk tomorrow on Public CUES
tons, Home. and Foreign" will, under
the title Political Aftermath of March
4. Both at Home and Abroad" give a
general review Of the outstanding events
in the worlds work for the past week,
with special mention or the contrast be-
tween national stability in the United
States and the menacing political I'M
rest in Spain, China and Mexico.
The talks are given every Monday
morning at 10:45 o'clock in the Masonic
TemDle Thirteenth street and Neu,