Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-01

Perkins, who scored an amazing success
last season with the Marx Brothers ir
Animal Crackers; Mark Smith, Merri
Marston, Marion Manley, Robert Cap
ron, William E. Morris, Alice Hegeman
and remarkably different troupe of AL
bertha Rasch dancers to carry out his
ideas Of modern chorus evolutions,
bespeaks his intention to give the
public nothing but the biggest names
in show business at live and let live
prices.
This smart, bright and Just a little
naughty fun fest is based upon an up
roariously funny continental comedy by
the authors of 1.-The Command to Love-
which ran for several seasons in Berlin
and Vienna. Richard Myers and Philip
Charig elaborated in composing the
score and 1t is predicted you will leave
the theater whistling cone. Two, Three, -
Lets Suppose" MY Better Half, y
'Three GuesSes' and other tune gems.
The book was adapted by Harry B.
Smith and George w. Lederer and to 1t
were added set Of sly and engaging
lyrics by Robert B. Smith and John
Mercer. Albertina RaSch staged the
dances and the entire production is
under the supervision Of Mr.. Lederer.
SEverybody's Secret
At Belasco Next Monday.
"FvERYBoDY's SECRET" the mi
tial play Of the series to be given
by the Professional Players in Washing
ton this season, will begin an engage
ment Of one week at the Belasco Theater
next Monday. Matinees viii be given
on Thursday and Saturday. The sub
scription lists are now open and the
regular box Office sale begins tonorr6W.
"Everybody's Secret is described as a
comedy Of preSent-day continental life
from the pen Of Attila Won Orbok. It
has been adapted in English by Frederic
uted q number Of successful comedies
to the American stage. The scenes are
laid in q small town in Central Europe
wherein dwells a very pretty girl, en-
ployed in a bank, who finds herself,
through succession of whimsical cir
cumstances, involved In a romantic in
trigue with parsonage of the highest
political importance.
''Everybody's Secret has been staged
by Stanley Logan, the English actor and
director, who last season achieved new
distinction in New York by his fine pro-
duction Of "Topaze," which will be one
Of the later plays in the Professional
Players series.
The large company that will appear
Crandall, Hugh Miller, G. H. Croker
King, Anthony Kemble Cooper, Theo-
dore st. John, Herbert Standing, Will
liam Kershaw, Arthur Barry, James
Dunn, Emil LittIer, Wells Richardson,
Roman Arnoldoh, Jane Bramley, Lillian
Brennard, Gertrude Maitland, Marcella
Swanson, Peggy Conklin, Louise Bate
man and Isabel Anvil.
Harry Steppe's Show
Next ut the Gayety Theater.
THE attraction at the oayety Theater
I = next week is announced as Harry
Steppe and His Big Show" 1t is among
the worthwhile offerings presented un-
der the auspices Of the Mutual circuit.
Mr.. Steppe himself, as q star Hebrew
cocics, Is said to have no superior. Fea-
tured also are Jeanne Steele and Ann
Claire, the former jazz singer and the
latter q charming ingenue. Others are
Lloyd and Ardell, WILDER Dobbs, Dutch
comedian: George Raymond, juvenile
and baritone, and Dixon and Morrell
well known sister act, heading the
vaudeville, with chorus Of beauties
trained by an expert director.