Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

SummyDfO0k FAEuss
| : Easter week the National Theater
Players viii present the celebrated old
idyl of New England life. "Rebecca of
Sunnybrook Farm" play fashioned by
Kate Douglas Wiggin and Charlotte
Thompson from the novel Of the same
name.
Because of the unprecedented popu-
larity Of the old book in the early part
of the twentieth century and of the play
around the period of 1910 and there
abouts, the revival In washington is ex-
pected to cause an awakening of interest
among old-time playgoers. For this rea-
son and because Of the departure Of
Lent, the play win open on the after
noon Of Easter Monday at matinee time,
with regular night session. There will
be matinees also on wednesday and
Saturday
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" calls
for every effort of the scenic artists,
and to this end the studios of the Ma
tional Theater win be kept busy making
four exterior sets and one interior for
the revival
"RebeccaY Is one of the most engaging
creatures tina. ever came out of New
England. BY her winsomeness, her
naivette, her quaint humor, her cheer
AutAlCoc uAt0 IkCI xRcIEy UutlUUk Ol lAAC
she manages to override the rigid disci-
pline of her old maid aunt and win the
love of the man of her heart. Her battle
is against the rigid discipline of early
New England training; her joy, the ro-
mantle strain awakened In her by the
impulse Of love. These form the slender
thread upon which was built q comedy
as lasting as the ages.
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/ WARDMAN PARK-"Rip Van. Wrinkle"
The Junior Theater at .wardman Park
Is holding over rip Van Wrinkle" for
two performances tomorrow, Easter
Monday, o matinee at 2:30 and the eve
ming play at 8:15.
To make Easter week doubly rich.
next Friday and Saturday real sur
prise Is promised in the Tatterman
"MarionetteS," with matlnee and eve
ming performances each day.
In "A Marionette Theater, with pro-,
gram Of Short Plays and Pantomimes, |"
william Duncan and Edward Mabley
are said to have the latest and most
artistic developments In the field OF
puppets that this country has yet seen.
Though the puppet show is as ancient
cites were found, today the plays have
all the modern technique OF lights that
enhance the droll effects or add q new
art interest to costumes and settings.
"The Melon Thief" o Japanese farce,
Is probably the high light of the; enti ;
program. It Is o. lyric comedy of Oh.
| Japan, given In translation from the
original used 500 years ago. Aladdin
and the Wonderful Lamp" will bring
magic carpets, magic treasure, magic
palaces, with Jambers, the Slave Of the
Ring, and Jamshid, Slave OF the Lamp.
Of nonsense. "The Three WISHES" an
old English fairy tale, and Hey. Diddle,
Diddle," from that amusing Jingle Of
the cat and the fiddle, as well as the
pantomimes hut they had better be
left as surprise.
GAYETY-"The yazx Regiment.
The all-colored musical comedy, "The
Jazz Regiment" will remain at the
Gayety for the next seven days In re-
Spouse to popular demand. This swift
moving vehicle presents q cast OF IS
ebony exponentS of singing, dancing
and comedy, who perform in settings Of
unusual beauty.
1.-THE. Jazz Regiment tells the story
|of two darkies, SaYnbo and NebO, who
dream that they have joined the United
States Marines. The fact that there
never was 4 black sea soldier affords
John, Mason and Dusty Fletcher, with
their companion comedian, Andrew
TTibble, opportunities for larmor which
are not very far from ideal. Action
that ~ lightning fast, accompanied by
the strains Of 80 musical numbers Of
the popular and sir1gable variety. tn
Guiding the hit song = Love You More, !"