Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-27

King Magnus
speaks the line. He
Is Shaw on the -----------------
subject of English Violet KembIe Cooper.
kings as honestly
and perhaps more originally-than
Shakespeare on King Hal, King John,
King Richard and all the rest. Those
heroes and monsters and mighty ruins
whom Shakespeare celebrated dwindle
away into this new king of the future.
He Is a man Of imagination. with q
subtle and attractive personality. This
Is in direct contrast to the kings made
stiff with gold and gems like an idol
and set on a throne as II 1t were an
altar.
Tom Powers and Violet Kemble Coop
or head a distinguished cast in the play.
Grace George at BelascO
In 1.-THE First Mrs. Fraser"
AN international success, As 1t is an
IA nounced. "a hit in London and Ber-
lin" Ias we'll as in New York;, The
First Mrs. Fraser" a brilliant, witty,
modern comedy by the distinguished
playwright ST. John IRVINE, with Grace
G. Jrge as the star. will be the attrac-
ton at the Shubert-B elasco T. alter
next week, commencing next Monday
night.
An exceptional cast, the same which
appeared with Miss George throughout
the run Of IL months at the Playhouse,
New York, will appear intact Playing
opposite Miss George will be found A. E.
Matthews and Lawrence GroSSmith, the
noted English actors, and Phyllis Elgar,
the lovely young Australian actress.
Completing the cast are Ruth Benson
Blinn, Charles Campbell, May Marshall
and Lowell Gilmore.
AEirr Georon hoe Sfa the R1Iav her
self. and the charming setting has been
designed by Livingston Plat. The
frocks come from Paris, from Ls.nvin
and Louiseboulanger, both great houses
in the world Of fashion.
"The Great Divide"
By Drama Guild Players, Friday.
AN all-washington cast will be pre-
"A sented by the Community Drama
Guild in th> guilds opening play at
Mckinley Auditorium Friday and Sat-
urday of this week. when the famous
American drama, The Great Divide, "
Ia offered Many doubtless still remem-
Der the first presentation Of this play,
with Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin
In the leading roles, away back in 1905.
The most elaborate settings ever de-
vised by Drama Guild experts are prom
Used. The action is laid In the Arizona
desert. in Philip Jordan's cabin, where
a group of three cowboys throw dice
and then fight for the possession OF
Ruth Jordan, a conventional New Eng
lard girl. who keeps her promise to
marry Stephen Client after he as
saved her life.
The second act, outside Clients rude
cabin in the Cordilleros. displays the
beauty of q Western sunset above the
hills. The settings in this act. designed
= ~ OF II
been executed by painters from art
schools here under the direction Of j.
Minor Dorey, the director, and Harold
Snyder, who has built the sets for the
play. The lighting Of this act will be
particularly fine.
The third act, designed by Miss Ethel
Prince, will reproduce IN minute detail
q typical New England home IN a small
town. A special committee. working
with Miss Prince, has assembled au-
thentic properties and furniture for the
scene, which Is the climax of the drama.
Reserved seats and general admission
tickets may be had at Franklin Building.
Thirteenth and K streets; T. Arthur
Smiths, 1880 @ street, and A. A. A.
headquarters, Seventeenth and =
streets.
The Show Boat
In Alexandria, Va.
THOUGH lsst-minute wharf changes
required the shifting Of the Adams
Floating Theater to nearby Alexandra,
reception by WashingtonianS OF the
opening attraction, Gossip" has been
noteworthy. The opening audience on
Monday was comprised mostly OF WASH
ington folks, who seemed to enjoy the
'1arking'' tone Of the adventure.
special Thanksgiving matinee will
be given and of course the nightly per
fcrmances will continue through Satur-
day night.
Uptown ticket ofices for the floating
theater are at De Moll's, Twelfth and
g streets, and at the wharf In Alex
andria.
The attraction next week will be
"S'manA my"
"Sugar BABIES"
Coming TO the Gayety.
"SUGAR BABIES" which for the
- past six seasons has achieved sue
cess on the Mutual Circuit, returns TO
the Gayety Theater next week The
costume department has been replen-
tshed on an elaborate scale and the
cast of principals augmented. Three
of. the new acts are real novelties The
picturesque Gypsy Scene" in Hungary,
the quaint Dutch scenes and the color
full Spanish Castle" scene all afford
introduction to interesting speciality
numbers
The star Harry Hello jake Fields.
does several of his laugh compelling Gre
atoms. and the featured people include
Patricia Kelly, ingenue and dancer:
F1oSsie DeVere. soubrette. and Chuck
Callahan, eccentric comedian Others
are Rags Ragland, Charles Hendricks,
Lew Leroy, Fay Tunis, Babe Abbott
and Gary and Evans, with q group OF
Jolly chorus beauties.
Local Debut Of CIairbert
Saturday, Constitution Hall.
CLARE CLAIRBERT, Belgian oolora-
tura of the Theater de la Monnaie
Brussels, and the Belgian Royal Opera,
will be heard for the first me in WASH
ington Saturday evening at $50 O'Clock
at Constitution Hall. as the second at
traction of Mrs. Wilson -Greene's Satur-
day evening concert series at that place
Nine. Clairbert is now making her
first concert tour of the United States
following brilliant operate debuts in
San Francisco and Los Angeles during
the past September and October
Francis de Bourguignon. French pian-
LIST and composer. and Eugene Lion, Eu-
ropean fiutist. will be Nine Clairbert's
assisting artists. The Clairbert program
will include Il Enforcement au SeraiI'
(Mozart), "Serenade' tBrumaRne)
"Chanson Triste" CDuparc), "Mando-
line" ode Bourguignon), caro- Mic Ben
(GiordanD.