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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

7 U1G1 PIRANDELLO, the famous
Italian dramatist, whose latest play
"As You Desire Me-" with Judith An
derson in the stellar role, will be pre-
scented at the Belasco Theater Thanks
giving week, is returning to the United
States In search Of inspiration. He WIS.,
tied this side several years ago at the
time his popular play six Characters
in Search of an Author" was in produc-
ton, and his sojourn here resulted In an
indelible impression.
America" said Pirandello recently,
when announcing his return to this
country, keeps drawing me and draw
ing me. I am going there very soon,
and know that from this second trip
there will come something from my
pen. I don't know whether 1t win be
a drama or a novel; but it will be a
study of the American soul.
MY first visit to America showed me
many wonderful things-the great rush
ing cities with their towering buildings,
the overwhelming strength and wealth,
the adaptation to everyday life Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

"TM not an Engiishman nor an E1sh-
man." asserts st. John IRVINE,
author Of 1.-THE First Mrs. Fraser" the
brilliant comedy in which Grace George
Is starring. I'm an fisherman" he pro-
claims proudly.
Mr.. IRVINE began his playwriting
with tragic pieces for the Abbey Thea
ter, Dublin, the cradle which fostered
Shaw and O'Casey. He Is q prolific
worker and a writer of wide range. Be
sides the Is plays to his credit, for
many years he has been dramatic critic
Of the London Observer, a post from
which he has but recently retired. Two
years ago he served as guest critic for
the New York World. He Is the author
of many critical works on literature
and the drama. AS a novelist he Is
author of alice and the Family" and
other stories. He is, by the way, turn
ing THE First Mrs. Fraser" into Q
novel.
1.-THE First Mrs. Fraser" shows Err
vines experiences in the medium Of
comedy. 1t Is the second of his come
dies to be produced in America, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
Score from ~OUTwAPD BOuND@
IHe4vopoE7om
That Urge to Express

stirred the hearts Of bygone days.
There will be others, but why
mention them? If the American
theater be in the doleful dumps,
not to mention the danger of an
inhalation, why not give the young
folks a chance to save it, at least
locally? The Columbia Players
appear very much in earnest, and
1t may be safely added that they
are talented and entertaining
withal, whatever they do.
TT would, indeed, be delightful
to continue in this strain, with
the freshman effort Of Washing
tons dramatic talent as the
theme, If space permitted, for is
not the Community Drama Guild
to blossom forth in a pretentiouS
presentation of Henry Miller
famous success, 1.-The Great
Divide" this very week? And as
early as tomorrow evening the
Stellar Players Of the Holy Trinity
Parish will present their maiden
effort, "The Haunted House." CIV
ing further evidence of the inter-
est and zeal Of young Washington
in the preservation Of the Amer
lean theater. It must not be for
gotten, however, that the theater
was created and is maintained
chiefly for their elders in the pro-
fession Of play-acting. The cele-
brated emotional actress Kath-
crime Cornell has been with us,
presenting her latest medium for
tragic, ecstatic and emotional
flights, "Dishonored Lady" Those
who patronize the theater to study
the art Of the performer, rather
than to admire It's literature, had
their hands full with Miss Cornell,
whose ability as an actress is pre-
eminent. But those who have en-
tertained the notion that the
theater needs reforming must
have had their endurance well
taxed by the "dishonored" lady's
eScapades. Yet here Is a combi-
nation that makes for drama, in
describing which the selection Of
adjectiveS creates a precarious
situation. Taste will differ so
radically in the range of a large
audience that the timid naturally
hesitate in tagging the Cornell
entertainment with a critical ipSe
dixit. The fact remains, however,
and with some degree of clarity,
that it wasn't the kind of show
that would be likely to entertain
dear old grandma. Nor, indeed,
did Eddie Cantor, himself, author,
actor and whatnot, provide such a
show for the artistic Earl Carroll.
Rather does he seem to have
created an irrepresSible conflict
between art and delicacy without
greatly benef1ting either. And yet
amid the turbulence of conflicting
opinion the National Theater was
crowded at every performance Of
the Earl Carroll Sketch Book, and
it may also be added that the
Shubert-Belasco had few, if any,
seats vacant during the week.
TOMORROW evening will bring
new Parandello play. Paran-
dello has been likened to George
Bernard Shaw. Both are called
rebels against traditional drama
technique; but none will deny that
their contributions to the theater
have commanded interest that
does not die out. Shaw's local
contribution to the excitement,
''The Apple Cart" is booked for
the National for the week of De-
cember /. Meanwhile Basil Rath-
bone and ySelwyn-Erlanger cast
will entertain at the National In
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Has Unique Heirlooms.

were set into q necklace by Alfred g..
Frampton, well-known goldsmith Of
his time. A hundred years later Bishop
Wilberforce of oxford acquired the
present centerpiece Of the necklace in
Belgium from Philippe Wolfer. At that
time the stones were reset in their pres
ent form by Rene Lalique, the famous
French jeweler.
It would be impossible to give the
entire history Of the canoes in this
collection. The center stone was in
the famous Castellani collection in 1857.
English jewel experts believe that it
was carved by one of his pupils. Its
artistic value is priceless.
It has required centuries to make the
collection In conformity with the origi-
nal idea, namely, that each stone have
the same delicate shading and, with the
exception of the center one, be identi-
cal in size and shape. Similar details
not only in the base stone but also In
the relief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

BARBARA KENT, Harold Lloyds
- leading lady in Feet First" traces
her ancestry for centuries back to noted
bishops and archbishops Of the Church
of England. Also she Is said to have
in her possession an art collection which
has been gathered over a period Of 400
years.
Among the numerous heirlooms
handed down to the present genera
tons by the knights of the Church of
England are bracelet and a necklace
Of canoes. The gems were first put
into the settings in Birmingham, but
at that time the collection con-
sisted of IL canoes, thirteenth having
been acquired later. The IL stones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

a Partisan comedy which ran a
full year in its own home town,
and ought to promise a delightful
week in Washington. Just a week
away Is the charming Coincidence
Grace George with a st. John
Irwin comedy, 1.-THE First Mrs.
Fraser" Evidently somebody Is
waking up, for Washington ap-
pears at last to have discovered
the dear old drama revivified in
the form for which it will always
implore. Nothing dead In the
theaters down this way, not even
the managers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

ONCE the days when the
ancients first began to dab
4 BILE with wisdom, even ignor-
ing the priceless adage that
"Silence is golden" man has
clamored for the right to express
himself. And the roar of that
clamor has rolled down the cor
ridorS of time like the riotouS
waves Of a stormy sea against a
rockbound coast. If it couldn't
do anything else; humanity talked.
Some wrote-and is still writing,
Too much? Maybe. Others as
serted themselves to catch the
opportunity rather than to supply
a long-felt want, for in the latent
pulsationS of the human heart lies
the urge to climb out Of the
silence and into the spotlight, no
matter how. Many relieve it by
play-acting. Even the baby seeks
to be funny, thus inStinctively re-
vealing the art Of the comedian,
while the youth in his teens takes
a tragic trend and MARBLES Of sor-
row and death even in his love
songs. Older folks are not less to
blame, but expend their talented
effort In various lines, chiefly,
perhaps, in pathetic effort to
make the world better. But
everybody is doing it. II it be an
evil, it Is Unborn, and the movies
have aggravated it by opening up
the sluiceS leading to reward.
They make it so easy to become a
"Star," and stardonn, to the ordi-
nary mortal, is more precious than
salvation. That's why the theater
Is immortal, indestructible.
~ %*
T IKE the flash Of lightning out
Of a clear sky-and just as
surprising-during the week came
a breezy pamphlet from an enter
prising and talented group Of
Washington's players making a
bid for attention. Starting with
the inquiry, What's the matter
with the theater?" the brochure
launches the declaration I'VE are
not here to bury Thespis Tor
Poli's) or any of the Greek or
italian muses., but to tell you
something of the Columbia
Players" The Columbia Players,
it may be explained, have pre-
sented some very creditable drama
during their few years Of inspira-
tional effort. Twice in the last
two years they have won the deci-
sion in the one-act tournament
conducted under community aus
pices, IN which, also, many bril-
liant and talented local groups
have competed with them.
Now the Columbia Players
frankly admit they are not
ashamed of their plays, which
Washington might not have had
otherwise. Furthermore, they
have hired the Wardman Park
Theater for a series of per-
: formances that really seem en-
titled to public attention and en-
couragement. Friday, December
5, they will present Halcott
Glover's amusing comedy, BEL
1airs," and "for the first time in
America" their announcement
reads. January 16, 1.-THE Vege-
table" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, will
be given "for the first time in
Washington; March 20, the
Hatcher Hughes Pulitzer prize
play will afford Washingtonians
the opportunity for good laughs
between the shootin's in the
mountains" and May 7, will come
two performances of Nellie, the
Beautiful Cloak Model" famous
rip-snortin' melodranna that once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
7 EYwOOD BROUN once said Of
Miss Helen Gahagan, Mr.. Be-
lasco's new star, that she was
Il the 10 most beautiful women In

0Q4SS 62GkOQ N1d11hBh1lS MIL 9O~
lasco'S new star, that she was
l. i the 10 most beautiful women In
the world, q compliment dis
tinguiShed for its accuracy as well as
its enthusiasm. Now, with Mr.. Broun's
permission, I shall paraphrase that
paean and, borrowing his harpstrings
for q moment, apply them in praise Of
Grand Hotel" This drama, there
fore, Is the 10 best shows In Broadway.
Written In German by Vicki Baum,
translated by William A. Drake, directed
by Herman Shumlin and acted by q
magic cast, 1t Is all that an indoor en-
tertainment should be. In it most Of
your pet characters are exhibited in
favorite situations, and with remarka-
able skill and alacrity. A swift and
eloquent diary of what might possibly
happen in a day or two at big Berlin
hotel, 1t includes everything theatre
cally enjoyable, from the stolen neck
lace to its ironic emphasis of life's
strange and irregular rhythm"
Any attempt Of mine to enumerate
the sad pleasures of Grand HOTEL
would be futile. But dare to men
ton few Of them. Here 1t permits
you to peep upon Henry Hull as .
desperately impoverished young baron,
so needy that he must become rack
SOCCI III OIucT W supply LluLloclA WALkL
high hats and Soviet caviare. There it
shows you a temperamental dancer
miss Leontovich) wallowing gracefully
in the whirlpool of art and sex. At one
moment you are in a bed room, and at
the next you find yourself an inter-
ested kibitzer, overlooking q gaming
table, a conference between hostile busi-
ness men, or the animated lobby of the
Grand Hotel. So quick are the changes
from one vivid scene to another that
the play has all the fleetnesS of the
cinema without that arts egregious
A B C's. In case you can get into the
National Theater while Grand Hotel"
is its attraction, pay a little attention
to Sam Jaffe's performance Of a lowly
hick knowing that he Is doomed to
death by heart disease and anxious to
find the meaning Of what suburban
dramatists refer to as "this thing
called life" He disappears comforta-
bly, at the end of the play, and with
him IN his exit Is Miss Hortense Alden,
who was so bad in "Lysistrata" and
who is so good in Grand Hotel"
If I may be permitted to descend
into the Broadway vernacular, I shall
report Grand Hotel as the seasons
big show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
DELE BAKER, Earle CS4zee)
Stage and Screen Attractions This Week

On the Stage.
BELASCO-"As Desire Me-" Opens tomorrow evening.
NATTONAIA Kiss Of No Importance" Opens tomorrow
ming
GAYETYH Ho Everybody" burlesque) This afternoon and
evening
JUNIOR THEATER-"A Cinderella" Saturday only
Screen.
FOX-"Just Imagine" This afternoon and evening.
EARLE-Mariyn Miller Sunny" This afternoon and
ming
R-K-O KEITHS"Toable David This afternoon and evening
PAIACE-Remote Control" This afternoon and evening"
RIALTO-"East Is West" This afternoon and evening.
COLUMBIA-NIin Bill" This afternoon and evening.
METROPOLITAN Gorilla" Today only outward Bound"
Wednesday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
What a Role!

WILLIAM A. ORLAMOND b Q vet
w eran character actor, q viclinis& o
baritone singer and linguist, speaking
six languages.
But he was hired to chew tobacco IN
q motion picture.
The part is In Mary P1ckford's "Kiki. -
Sam Taylor's production for United
Artists.
Orlamond, It was discovered, can chew
in time TO music, and he was asked 10
take the role simply because Ct his
rhythmic Jaws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
Looks Like a Comedown.

pUDOLPH MYzET, well known
Czechoslovakian actor and Jour-
nalist, who was featured in Max Rein
hardt's 1.-THE Miracle" and, king
Oedipus" in Berlin, Is playing an
extra" part in Radio Pictures Beau
Ideal" q story Of the French Foreign
Legion.
The Washington times., 1930-04-30
HOT WEATHER
SUGGESTIONS
FOR DRESS
Times Fashionist Tells of
Cool Fabrics For Street
Wear
BY Wilma La Vile

y w 4A1Ae@S &ASS AA0~
The problem of street clothes
for hot weather has long
troubled the woman who stays
in town. In other seasons she
has often solved it by wearing
navy georgette. but this year
there is better solution, the
dress of navy crepe Elizabeth,
which has many advantages
over georgette.
This smart fabric Is cool,
much cooler than georgette, is
easily pressed and does not
muSs easily. In addition, it
has the sponsorship Of many
fashion authorities this year,
and is accepted by well-dreSSed
women everywhere. It is good
in many colors, but as this is
a blue season, it viii reach its
greatest popularity in navy,
or fleet blue, which Is a bit
lighter.
Suits of ensembles of crepe
Elizabeth are smart, usually
with a three-quarter or long
coat, but dresses are just as
fashionable, worn with another
coat, or for hot weather they
will be worn without a coat in
many cases. These dresses EN-.
ploy the popular details Of the
season, scallops, scarfs, lingerie
touches, tiers, ruffles, jabots
and so forth. They follow the
new fitted lines in most cases,
but they often appear in types
for larger women, when they
are not so closely fitted, and
are modified to make the
figure look simmer. straighter,
and in perfect proportion.
We are Sketching two dresses
for women, Of navy crepe
Elizabeth, that we think are
particularly good to give a
slender. smart line FOR larger
figures. One is trimmed with
scallopS, has a jabot, and while
the silhouette is new and
slightly fitted. lines allow for
BOOu P1OPOIb1OI1 VA CSCA q
very large woman. The other
frock is trimmed with a little
handkerchief of linen, and has
the same gracious lines for a
larger woman. When we were
sketching these frocks in a
Washington shop, we saw many
other good types that will be
very smart and practical, not
only for hot weather, but for
wear right now.
Tomorrow Miss La villa will
write Of fashion for babies.
She will be glad to answer any
questions about these articles,
or to help you with your
fashion problems If you will
telephone District $3.50, exten-
sion 165, or write, enclosing a
seIf-addreSsed, stamped en-
velOpe.
The Washington times., 1930-04-30
Wedding Bells
At Home Sunday

General and Mrs. Summerall
will be at home at the chief
Of staff's quarters, Fort Myer,
Sunday. May 4, from 4 to 8.
The Washington times., 1930-04-30

glassware and Silerware they
are to be used with are being
considered just as in
apparel the coat, dress, hat and
accessories are chosen to go
together.
One very new aspect of this
ensemble idea is seen in the
actual matching of patterns on
china and linens. But even
when these patterns don't
actually match, they go to-
gether.
For instance, if your china
has an eighteenth century de-
sign, you'll find it smart thing
to do to select a table cloth
with an eighteenth century de-
sign.
Color Informal
There is astrend toward color
in semi-formaI and informal
linens. The softer pastels are
liked a lot because they go so
well with the colored glassware
that's an informal fashion.
You will find lovely subtle
shades like beige and silver
make unusual backgrounds. And
double damask-with one color
on one side and another on the
reverSe-iS much in informal
fashion.
White Formal
Formal linens are still smart
est in white damaSk, with lace
cloths used a great deal for for
NAL SupperS and luncheonS.
LuncheonS and bridge cloths
are most often Of italian linen,
usually embroidered. One Of
these bridge sets is sketched.
Sheer linens, too, are being used
to some extent, often with pas
tel appliQueS.
Another cloth the informal
The Washington times., 1930-04-30
Mr.. and Mrs. Hight
Hosts at Dinner
to EnUOy of Panama

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S.
Hight entertained at dinner in
the Willard Room suite at the
Willard last evening, the Minis
ter Of Panama and Madame
Alfaro being the ranking guests.
Others present were the Min
lister Of Austria and Madame
Prochnik, Senator Henry Wilder
Keyes, Gen. william e. Horton,
Justice and Mrs. Peyton Cor
don, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Sutherland, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Adams, Col. and Mrs.
Frederick Coleman. Levi Cook,
Col.Wade Cooper, Edmund Doty,
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, Col.
and Mrs. Charles Drake, Edwin
D. FIather, Major Reginald
Foster, James M. Green, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hamilton, Mrs.
D. j. Hayes, Jack Hayes; Will
liam C. Hayes, Herbert HengSt-
ler, Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart,
Mrs. Ollie James, Mr.. and Mrs.
1bs IVA GAdu44Lld11A4s
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kauff.
mann, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton
Lambert, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Colfax Long, Mrs. Jacob Lean
der Loose, Miss Alberta Lowell,
of Gardner, Mass, niece Of Mrs
Hight; DR.. and Mrs. James
Alexander Lyon, Mrs. Robert
Mackenzie, Miss Julia Maths,
Mrs. Frederic McKenney, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Mondell, Col.
and Mrs. Henry Morrow, Ray
mond Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Percival RidSdale, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Everett Sanders, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Taliaferro, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Tirrell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Waggaman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Walker, Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh, Col. George T. Weitzel.
Col. Eugene West, Major and
Mrs. Parker West, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles v. Wheeler, Col. and
Mrs. william Williams, Mrs.
Mark Reid Yates, and Miss
Phyllis Hight.
The Washington times., 1930-04-30

luncheon, bridge or tea likes
very much is Of linen blocked
in a chintz design.
There's a decided difference
in the type Of patterns in fash
ion today. No longer are they
haphazard, hit-or-miSs designs.
There's a reason, as q famous
slogan says, for every table
linen pattern.
They are placed to fit the.
table they are to go on, round
or square, and are arranged to
make a border, centerpiece or
to mark places at the table!
Double Border Popular
The double border . /" ons
around the edge and one around
the center is q popular
type, and one Of these is Illus
trated. The satin border with
a plain or moire center is an
other. Z
A very smart pattern is the
one that makes a panel through
4 the center of the cloth, and
this you can see illustrated
above.
Patterns that reproduce
period designs, such as Adam
or Directoire, are Smartly
chosen for dining rooms fur.
nished in period furniture.
Copyright 1880. Amos Parrish & Co
The Washington times., 1930-04-30

NEW YORK, April 30.-First
we want to emphasize that this
is a story about table linens
not clothes.
Why that? Because we're
going to say a lot about "ap-
propriateness" and "ensembling.
And you've heard us say so
much about those two things in
clothes that you might think
we were mixed up in our sub
ject.
But we're not. The trend
toward appropriateness and en-
sembling affects the things that
fashionable tables wear just as
much as it affects the things
fashionable women wear.
Formal or Informal
Table linens most in fashion
are appropriate for the meal
they're used for. That is. they
are formal or informal Just as
clothes are formal or informal.
And there's a trend toward
greater formality just as there
is in clothing.
Fashionable table linens are
being chosen as part of an
ensemble not just as
pieces Of linen. The china,
The Washington times., 1930-04-30
Wife of Diplomatic
Dean Is Receiving
At EnlbdssH Today
Harris and Ewing Photo

Nine. TeIeZ, wife OF the Mex
ican Ambassador, is entertain
ing at a reception this after
noon from 4 until 6 o'clock at
the embassy.
Assisting her at half-hour in
tervals at the tea table will be
Mrs. James j. Davis, Nine.
Alfaro, Nine. de Medina, Mrs.
Sol Bloom, Mrs. Carlos D.
Drake, Mrs. Fred Britten, Mrs.
F. A. Stone and Mrs. Parker
West.
Dinner Hosts
DR.. and Mrs. Walter Freeman
entertained a small company at
dinner last evening at the
Carlton. Their guests included
DR.. and Mrs. E. L. Billiard, DIR.
and Mrs. James Wallace Esler
and DR.. and Mrs. Charles r.. L.
HALEY.
Mrs. John C. Boyd is spend
ing a few days in New York,
where she is staying at the
st. Regis.
Mrs. o. H. Perry johnson is
in New York for a brief stay at
the Berkshire.
Visiting in North
Miss jeanette Hume, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Rawlins Hume, left
today for Milton, Mass, where
she will be the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles P. Clifford
for about ten days.
Mrs. Edith Lumsden, Of New
York, is making the Willard her
headquarters while in Washing
ton. She will sail for Europe
very shortly, there to tour three
or four countries in connection
with one of the magazines for
which she is associate editor.
Here From Paris
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Sumner, of
Paris, who will be in this coun-
try until the third of June, are
passing the week in Washing
ton at the Mayflower. Mr..
Sumner is attending the meet
ings Of the Chamber OF Com
merce as a representative Of
the American Chamber of Com
merce in Paris, and on May rs
he will make an address at the
meeting of the National Foreign
Trade Council in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner are
former residents of Detroit.
Mrs. Helen de Wollant, of
Painesville, Ohio, is at the
Dodge Hotel for a Sojourn.
Visitor Here
Miss Betty Baldwin, daughter
of Col. and Mrs. Theodore A.
Baldwin, of New York, is re-
turning to New York tomorrow,
after spending several days in
Washington.
Mrs. Baldwin and her daugh-
ter spent the winter season in
Miami.
The Washington times., 1930-04-30
Marine Corps Head
Is Uncle of Bride
In New York Today

The marriage Of Miss Estelle
Cardwell Neville, daughter of
Mrs. George Wilder Neville, Of
New York, to Cyrian John
Bridge, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John S. C. Bridge, of Turville
Park, Henley-on-T Thames, En-
gland, is taking place today in
the chantry of st. Thomas
Church, New York. Only near
relatives of Miss Neville and
Mr.. Bridge will attend.
The wedding is of interest
here as Miss Neville is a niece
Of Mai. Gen. Wendell C. Ne
vile, com m a n d a mt of the
United States Marine Corps.
The bride attended the Ship
ley School and Bryn Mawr, and
Mr.. Bridge attended Eton and
was graduated from. Oxford :.