Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26

LlOnS ana (1eOrRe
C. Tyler-the management which last
Spring presented 1.-The Rivals and
William Gillette in Sherlock Holmes"
This migratory theater, vitalizing the
great works of great genius, has long
been a dream of Mrs. Fiske'S-a dream
now realized. Henceforth, from season
to season, the finest exempliflcations OF
her artistry will be seen IN repertoire
throughout the country.
Tomorrow, Tuesday and wednesday
evenings, with a Wednesday matinee,
from the pen Of Fred Ballard, whose
plays Believe Me, Xantippe," and
s'Young America" are among the most
delightful memories Of the present-day
stage, will be offered. In it Mrs. F1ske
portrays the role of Mrs. Crane, a
fascinating character to which the
actress brings all the charm OF her mn
ished art.
"Mrs. Bumstead-Leigh," one Of the
deftest, most entertaining portraltS Oh
the social climber, satlrical COMEDY
by Harry James Smith, will be the Of
fering Thursday night. The Leading
role Is admirably suited to Mrs. F1ske,
with q gold mine Of opportunities LOT aiI
the higher varieties Of comedy, made
richer by Just the right tone, the right
emphasis, the ability to hold on ana
to pounce unerringly on precisely the
right moment and the right word. !,
Friday and Saturday nlgnI ana
Saturday matinee. Becky Sharp" writ.
ten by Langdon Mitchell from the great
Victorian novel Vanity Fair" Will De
offered. This Is one OF the realy
prodieious examples Of stage cra1t:
There Is little doubt Of the pr1macy OF
"Becky" in the hearts Of the great ma
iority of Thackerays readers. she Is
secure in her place in the little gal
lery of immortal characters peSloe
few Of the immortal Dickens. On tne
stage Becky is inevitably linked Win
Mrs. Fiske, whose success In creStus
the role is one Of the landmarks OF the
American stage.
rounded acting ability, includes William
Ingersoll, Edmund Elton. Eleanor Cor
don. sydney Booth, Ethel Strickland,
Marga la Rubia, Sterling Oliver, Robert
leslie Thomas Shearer, Mona Smith,
.Jennette Bowling, Elsie Keene, Alice
Gowan, Mary Emerson, Luke Conness,
Will Geer, Vincent James, kemole
knight, Edward Butler and George
Seibold.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN" Today.
TO-DAY at the National Theater an
L afternoon and evening showing will
be given of abraham Lincoln" the
D. w. Grifith audible screen story OF
the life of the Great Emancipator.
This, a United Artists production, un-
uuestionably Is one which may De
termed better f1lm," If not a master
piece. Played with great skill by wal
ter Huston, Una Merkel and an excep-
tional supporting cast; directed by a
man who deserves to be recognized as
one of the most artistic and sincere OF
movie creators, Abraham Lincoln"
should not be missed by any one in or
out of that class known as movie fans !"
Grifith's Lincoln" Is not something
to be passed by. 1t Is q picture to be
ranked, among the greatest OF all ges-
lures in the realm of audible MIN en-
deavor. In it may be seen the martyred
President Lincoln, Gen. Lee, Gen. Grant,
Mary Todd Lincoln, little Tad Lincoln,
the Ann Rutledge who loved the boy
Lincoln, and for love of whom our great
President almost forsook the duties of
his calling; Col. Marshall, Secretary
Stanton and others who gave to the
Nation all they possibly could give IN
the hours Of greatest stress.
AUDITORIUM-"The Passion Play"
EROM Freiburg, Germany, in the
L; Black Forest Of Baden, comes the
Freiburg Passion Play" with a tradi-
ton of TOO years of presentations be-
hind it. with SO Of the German char
acters from Freiburg as principals, and
with a supporting cast Of local people,
including chorus and orchestra, 1t will
be presented at the Auditorium tomor-
row evening at 8:15 o'clock and each
evening during the week, with matinees
at 2:30 O'Clock Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday.