Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
NATIONAL-ZieEfeId's "Show Boat"

-ZiegfeId's "ShOw Boat"
THE most brilliant cast ever as
eembled by Florenz Ziegfeld,' according
TO advance notices, VIM appear in the
National Theater Monday, February "a
IN Ziegfeld's production of Show Boat,
an American musical play founded on
Edna Ferber's famous story.
The music is by Jerome Kern, who
wrote the score for oh, Boy!" Sally, y
Sunny" Leave it to Jane" and other
successes. The book and lyrics are by
Oscar Hammerstein, I'd. who collabo-
rated on "Wildfower," Sunny" Rose
Marie" THE Desert Song" and "The
New Moon" The settings are by Joseph
Urban. The dances were staged BY
Sammy Lee and the costumes designed
by John w. Harkrider.
A brilliant cast includes Charles Win
ringer, Howard Marsh, Eva Puck,
Sammy White, Edna May Oliver. Aunt
5emima, Jules BledSoe Charles Ellis.
Jack Daley, Robert Farley, Annie Hart,
Francis x. Mahoney and the famous
Jubilee Singers and scores Of Glorified
POLrS-Ethel Barrymore, THE Love
Duel"
Ethel Barrymore appears in Polls
Theater next week. beginning Monday
night. with matineeS Thursday and
Saturday, IN THE Love Duel" a new
modern play by Lii Hatvany, adapted
from the Hungarian by Zoe Atkins.
This is the first work Of Baroness Hat
vany to be seen in America, though she
has had many dramatic works produced
In Budapest, Vienna and Berlin.
Miss Barrymore first acted The Love
Duel last Spring and following its
presentation in the Ethel Barrymore
Theater, New York City, she has played
IL on her l5,O00-mile transcontinentaI
tour. II reaches its 230th performance
in Washington next week.
AS worldly as The Kingdom of God. !"
IN which the actress was seen in WASH
1ngton last season, is unworldly. THE
Love DUEL pictures sophisticated CONT
mental society. It brings Miss Barrv-
more back to the drawing room in a
play OF the genre Of The Constant
Wife" and "Declasee."
Zoe Atkins, who made the version for
this country, is herself a dramatist OF
repute. She wrote ''Declasee." "The
Varying Shore" and THE Texas Night
ingale."
Louis Calhern is leading man. The
cast includes Mary Loane, William
kershaw, Harry Plimmer, Anita Rothe,
Eleanor Stuart, Gertrude Maitland,
James Meighan, Malcolm Soltan. Mar
eel Dill and Joan Carvel. Miss Barry
more directed the production. Edward
A. Ntzhugh, is stage manager Watson
Sarratt designed the three settings.
The seat sale is now open.
GAYETY-"Girls From the FoIIies."
A brilliant cast of principals is prom
se0 In E. j. Ryanss Mutual Burlesoue
attraction of last season, Girls From
tne Follies, at the Gayety Theater
next week. Among the leads are GLADYS
aoutn Clark, blond dancing ingenue;
sernle Green, fresh from vaudeville
TlumpnS, as eccentric comedian: John
ny Crosby. "wop" comedian; Frank NC
Conyille, Juvenile with pair of rest
less feet; Lester Mack, straight man
with t1ne singing voice; Pat White. in
Specialties: zona Duval, ingenue;; Betty
Duval, soubrette. and Bessie Davies. ac-
rooatlc Souorette and number leader.
heard. "-->-
Wednesday and Friday nights spe-
cal features viii be added.
ALL-LISZT PROGRAM TOMORROW
Miss Julia SchellinR, lecturer. and
MlkSa Ierson, pianist, will give 4 pro-
gram entirely devoted to the life and
music Of Franz List in the Italian
garden OF the Mayflower Hotel tomor-
row at 4:30 pm.
Inc three sketches to be given bv
Miss Schelling are entitled Glove !
Death" and Immortality"
Mr.. MerSon will play the fanoo,s
sonata in B Minor" and other shorter
compositions written for the piano bv
this master.
JUNIOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
In celebration of Washington's BIRTH
gay the Junior Theater will contribute
s.tlr aL.nee ana evening performance
sSaCuroay at the Belasco Theater, of
the stirring, romantic Revolutionary
drama Janice Meredith" from the
novel by Paul Leicester Ford
tnHty years ago this story first
thrilled old and young alike and inter
est IN it has followed with each sue
cevdlng generation. Its scenes are laid
u ana around Trenton, N j., and
cover the period from the beginning of
the Revolutionary War TO the sIrrender
on CornWallis. All through the play
rompS little rebel, Janice MeredjtI
capturing hearts Of royalists. Hessians
ana Continentsls alike Through it All
her heart remains true to her first
!ove' the dashing young Charles Brere-
Ton, who becomes an officer in Gen
washington Army. Intrigue and treach-
ery; sword play, captures and escapes
with the pretty love story running
through four fascinating acts. are ont
stanolng features Of the play.
junior Theater productions are de-
signed mainly for the entertainment
and amusement Of the younger genera
ton, but Miss Katherine Brown and
Mrs. Glenna Smith Tinnin, its man
ayers, state that many adults found
tnem interesting and entertaining.
William S. tombstone and Betty Bee
man viii play the leads.
Tickets are on sale at the Junior
Theater office, BOT Seventeenth street.
at all hotels, at T. Arthur Smiths and
at the theater, beginning Thursday.
THE ROSARY-Sunday.
For the benefit of st. Marv's Indns-
trial School Of Baltimore the st. Marv's
Players. composed of the best of the
professional talent of that CITY.
will present at the National Theater
Sunday afternoon only the comedy
drama The Rosary" under the stage
direction of Edward j. Meehan.
The play attracted widespread atten-
ton and achieved success when pro-
duced in Baltimore. Its wealth of
pathos and heart throbS are well bal
anced with the lighter vein of clean
comedy and, while there are tense mo-
mentS, none are so lengthy as to cause
loss Of interest. The scenic effects
produced by elaborate electrical devices
and the appropriate costuming are said
70 appeal to the lover of the spoken
drama.
In Father Brian Kelly, impersonated
by Joseph Flynn, the Father Letherby
OF MY New Citrate" fame, again Is
shown sympathy for human weakness
and sincere confidence in mankind.
With him in the cast are Margaret
Kelly Bernadine Kraue Franrie NEc