Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
On the Stage
IGNORE URIC IN PAGAN LADY.

LENOhE OLNAC IN 1A1AN AAOxs
7 ENORE URIC. one of the first ladies
IL of the theater, who has been absent
from the curtained arts for something
like two years, comes to the National
Theater Monday, September %, as the
star of Pagan Lady," a new play by
william Dubois.
The appearance of Miss Uric in a
new play is always matter of theatre
cal interest. One year it was XXI, -
another saw her in THE Harem," then
the Lulu Belle" season, and, last of all
Nina" each a great success. Indeed
Miss Uric claims the enviable distinc-
ton of having never appeared in New
York in anything less than hit" ii
one considers only the period that she
has been a star. the decade extending
from the Daughter" of 1919 to
the Nina" Of two seasons ago.
"STEP ON 1T" NEXT AT GAYETY.
NEXT week the Gayety Theater, on
~ Ninth street. will present step ON
tt another combined vaudeville and
burleSque offering of the Mutual organ
ization. TT, featured players are Billy
Fields. Chuck Callahan, Dolly Glenn
Miss Joy, Larry Clark, Beri and Boni
Buddy Abbott and Betty Abbott.
A big vaudeville feature will be Ever
ett's monkey hippodrome. A chorus OF
beautiful girls, snappy tunes. costumes
and scenic effects are elements Of de-
light.
"BOKEN DISHES" SEPTEMBER 20.
"PROKEN DISHES" Martin Elavin's
II comedy, with Donald Meek in
the leading role, is announced for the
Shubert- Belasco the week beginning
Monday evening, September 30.
George Pickett, the London manager
has purchased the rights of the play
for England, and has cast Huntley
Wright, brother of Haidee Wright, fol-
the part played by Mr.. Meek. He is
expected to put the play into rehearsal
within a few weeks. Jan Musch, Dutch
actor-manager, has acquired the rights
for Holland, and will himself play the
leading role in a production in Am
sterdam.
Although Martin F1avin is known pri-
marily as . writer of serious plays-he
is the author of Children OF the Moon
and 1.-THE Criminal Code"-"Broken
Dishes" the only comedy from his pen
it is said, has established itself as the
most successful of any of his works. 1t
has been played on the Pacific Coast,
1t is being made into a moving picture
and it Is being acted by stock COM
panies in the smaller centers all over
the country. 1t ran for 28 weeks on
Broadway last season.
GAYETY-"Kuddling Kuties"
(BurleSque).
THE Mutual Burlesque Vaudeville Of
fering, "Kuddling Kuties," is the
| attraction at the Gayetv Theater this
week. The production this season is
said to be an entirely new one. with
mot a line, scene or situation" that
appeared in previous editions. Max
Fields Is the starred funster and q
great favorite with the fans. The fea-
tured feminine player is the brunette
dancing doll" Rudith williams. 9th
ers In the cast are Holly Wood, SOU
brette and speciality dancer; Mac Bar
rem, Hebrew comedian and chief fun
| foil for Fields; Al Golden, jr.; Sammy
Smith and Al Snyder, duo of juveniles
who can step; Alma Montague, In
genue, and Andree, vaudeville act tea-
| turing musical specialties.
While the chorus is active on all
occasions, its big moment comes in the
colorful might in a Harem" scene, led
by the graceful Rudith williams.