Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
Coming Attractions

book in association with Guy Bolton.
This music and lyrics are by Richard
Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
The brilliant galaxy Of singers,
dancers and speciality artists headed by
Harriet Hector, formerly dancing star
Of ziedgteld's 1.-The Three Musketeers"
and THE Show Girl" are to be seen IN
the large company, among them Wini
Shaw, Marguerite Breen, Marjorie De
Haven, Jack Squires, Carter De Haven,
jr,; Harry Shannon, Hansford Wilson,
Oil Squires, George Offerman, VIII j.
Ferry, Frank De Witt, Joseph Schrode,
Pete Da Della, Frieda Mierse, Buff Bull
lard, Billie Seward, Will Mill, Barbara
Hamilton and Jerry Rodgers, besides a
large chorus of girls and boys. Sey-
nour Felix staged the dances and the
ballots and Joseph Urban designed and
painted the scenery.
NATIONAL IN NOVEMBER.
QUITE . variety Of entertainment Is
promised at the National Theater
during November, and to follow the
engagement of Mrs. Fiske in a roper
toire Of her greatest successes.
For the week Of November the out.
Standing mystery play of the last New
promised. It ran an entire year in the
metropolis.
For the week OF November 10 the
one and only George M. Cohan in a
revival Of what he considers his great
est triumph, THE Tavern" Is an
nounced. This play met with phenom-
email success when originally produced.
It had long runs in New York, Boston,
philadelphia, Chicago and other key
been seen in Washington.
Beginning Sunday night, November
le. Washington will have its first
glimpse Of Earl CAROLS Sketch
Book" with Will Mahoney, William
Demarest, the Three Sailors and the
entire New York supporting cast, which,
Of course, will include all of Mr.. Car
rolls famous beauties.
For the closing week Of November
Basil Rathbone, the famous stage and
screen star, supported by William Faver-
new play, called "a Paris Divorce, :"
under the management of Arch Selwyn
and Granger Productions, Inc.
The dear old theater should be very
much alive In Washington in Novem-
Der at least.
TONIGHT OR NEVER" Nov. ..
DAVID BELAsCO's new play. ITO
- night or Never" which comes to
the Belasco Theater Monday, November
3, Is by Lii Hatvany, author Of THE
been made by Frederic and Fanny
Hatton.
Helen Gahagan, who has been study
ing music In italy since 1928, will por-
tray the leading role. Mr.. BelaSco has
selected also q noteworthy supporting
company, including Melvyn Douglas,
Ferdinand Gottschalk, Warburton Gam
BILE, Robert Greig, Katherine Stewart,
Marion Abbott and Edmund Loewe.
SPEED GIRLS" ON THEIR WAY;
NEXT week, the Gayety Theater on
~ Ninth street, viii present another
laughter, fun, frolic and beautiful girl
attraction, Speed Girls" with Nike
Sachs and Fred Binder in the leads, as
sisted by Mae Dix, Frances Farr, Harry
Cornell, Johnny Cook, Frank DaTnsel
and Alice Kennedy, big names on the
burlesque and vaudeville roster. The
show also has an unusually attractive
chorus.
"DIsHONORED LADY" Coming.
A CHANGE in plans for Miss Katha-
"A rins Cornells Washington engage
ment viii result in her appearance here
at the Belasco T.heater in "Dishonored
Lady" for the week Of November II.
In order to take advantage Of this
earlier date, Miss Cornell Is bringing
her company direct to washington from
Toronto, and following her week here
she will 60 to Philadelphia.
"Dishonored Lady" like Madame
X" "The Trial of Mary Dugan" and
"The Letter." Is the story of . woman
accused Of murder and on trial for her
life. Miss Cornell, it viii be remem-
bered, scored one Of her greatest sue
cesses as Leslie Crosby in Somerset
Maugham's THE Letter." the story Of