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Washington Players
What Various Dramatic Organizations Are Doing
and Propose to Do.
DRAMA GUILD TOURNAMENT.

DRAMA GUILD TOURNAMENT.
THE Community Drama Guild will
feature the celebration in the Capt.
tai City of National Drama week, this
week, with the two opening series Of
plays of the annual District of Column
bia one-act play tournament on We'd
nesday and Friday evenings at the
Wilson Teachers College, Eleventh and
Harvard streets northwest.
Eight of the 18 companies Of Wash
inton players will be seen on either
Wednesday or Friday evenings. the
schedule now being in process of def
mite preparation, under the direction Of
Marie Moore Forrest executive secre-
tary of the Community DR. anna Guild,
and the special Drama Guild Commit
tee for the annual tournament, COM
prising Miss Marjorie Webster, j. Mil
nor Dorsey, Florence McCracken, Ruth
Harsha Mckenzie and others.
The plays definitely scheduled for
the first night wednesday, will pre-
sent the Jewish Community Center
Dramatic Association in Dawn" by
Percival Wilde, under the direction of
David Finck, assisted by Yvonne Kush-
ner, the cast including Sophia Bay
nard, Morris Arkin and Milton Kor-
man, and the Marjorie Webster
alumnae, in THE Slave With Two
Faces" directed by Florence Nc
Cracker, with Loretta Murphy Olga
Lofgren, Ruby Neal, Phyllis Wilson,
Judy Mcfarland Gladys Murphy, Jane
Close, Emmy Lou Yost and Edith
Onions in the cast.
Two of the remaining six plays to
be given on Wednesday night and the
other four on Friday will present the
Women's City Club, in 1.-TWO Crooks
and Lady," directed by Arthur White;
Orange and Blue Players in The Kelly
Kid" directed by Esther Galbraith
The Masks, in Jazz and Minuet."
directed by Olga Helms; East Washing
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NEWMAN'S "OBERANTMERGAU"-
TODAY,

YEARS have brought great changes in
Oberammergau. the valley of the
Passion Play. E. M. Newman's impress
sions of the 1880 performance will be
revealed at the National Theater this
afternoon, with an entirely new collec-
ton of still color views and remarkable
motion pictures of the important scenes
of this internationally important event,
of refined and self-reliant peasants of
Bavaria on the new stage and at their
daily occupations in their homes. This
year you will see a new cast, a new
theater equipped to accommodate 5000
spectators, marvellous groupings, color
full costumes and an impressive per-
Torrance by simple peasants, who enact
the story of the Passion as they have
been taught to believe it.
Included in this Traveltalk is a visit
to Munich, including such interesting
points as the DeutSches Museum, the
zoo and complete tour of the city;
also journey to the Bavarian Alps, the
strand-bath at the Starnberger See,
Garmisch, NeuSchwanstein, fairy castle
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glad to make the switch in April? Steve
is never going to tire of telling his
happy patrons how much when he gets
fairly started. Just now he states that
it is his first pleasant surprise, and
that others are coming.
No one who ever attended a per-
Torrance of the National Players when
Leneta Lane led the flock needs to be
told of her beauty, her charms or her
fine dramatic talents. Newcomers should
not be told, because it might take the
edge of the pleasure of becoming fa-
miliar with the Lane possibilities when
she arrives Ito cast her magic spell.
Leneta Lane fans have ever been en-
thusiastic and loyal, and during sea-
sons when it was thought advisable to
switch leading ladies to meet the de-
mand for new faces Manager Cochran
has had to dodge more than one Round
Robin with more than a thousand sig
natures earnestly protesting against
ever parting with the adorable Leneta.
But men must work and women must
weep" also business is business" and
managers always know what is best
for their customers"
Say what one may, Leneta Lane Is
going to be the new leading lady, and
the news found joyful reception in
Washington when 1t leaked out.
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JANET RICHARDS, Tomorrow.
"TROUBLES A-PLENTY EVERY
49,, WHERE W ERE wi, win be the general
of Public Questions. Home and For
eign," at 1880 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing in her weekly lecture at Masonic
Temple.
Latest reactions of press and people
to the Butler court-martial; how to
end slavery in Liberia; barbaric hang
ings Of % Turkish advocates of the
Caliphate: criminal slave lumber camps
in Russia; "diSsension on the Hill'' and
other vital issues of the hour will be
considered by Miss Richards. These
talks are given every Monday morning
at Masonic Temple.
FAMOUS DANCING GROUP, THURS
DAY.
PROCLAIMED as the peer Of any
group of concert dancers in Amer
lea, Doris Humphrey. Charles Weidman
and ensemble will give recital at Nc
Kinley Auditorium, Second and T
streets northeast, next Thursday night
at BIS under the auspices Of the Com
munity Institute. Because Of the need
for greater stage facilities and larger
seating capacity. this recital was booked
for Mckinley rather than Central Com
munity Center, where the majority Of
Community Institute entertainments
are held
Since their debut in New York nearly
two years ago, critics have hailed this
group as artists who preserve the finest
traditions Of the past. This recital is
said to display an interesting and novel
conception Of choreographic art. Doris
Humphreys finest contribution Is her
perception of mass design, of group pat
|
ing of dance tradition, in its ancient,
folk and modern expressions.
Tickets can be obtained at T. Arthur
Smiths Willard Hotel, A. A. A. head
quarters and at the door, Admission
is $1.00 and reserved seats $50.
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New Columbia Pictures.

COLUMBIA PICTURES announces
three films now ready for release,
each based on an original story.
THE Last Parade" first of the three,
is founded on a story written for CO.
lumbia by Casey Robinson, we'll known
short-story writer and motion picture
scenarist. Jack Holt, Tom Moore and
Constance Cummings appear in impor-
tant roles.
10 Swerling, member of the scenario
staff, is author of Ten Cents Dance, y
the Barbara Stanwyck starring picture,
to follow THE Last Parade"
Lieut.. Comdr. Frank WILDER Wead,
u. S. NJ, retired, is credited as author
of the script on which "Dirigible," the
lighter than-air epic, booked for late
February release, is based Jack Holt
and Ralph Graves are co-starred with
Fay Wray as leading woman Frank
Capra directed "Dirigible."
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Gloria's Next.

"TNDISCRETION' is the title Of
Gloria Swanson's next United Ar
fists picture, not "Obey That I'm
pulse!" which does not suggest the
drama that Is the basis of the story
Ben Lyon, Barbara Kent, Arthur Lake
and Monroe Owsley are in the cast,
and De Sylvia. Brown and Henderson,
authors of "Sunnyside Up" and Just
Imagine" have contributed the MARIA
tive, which is not, unlike their former
works, a musical comedy. Leo McCarey
is directing.
This film is being made at the Unit
ed Artists Studio
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Manager Steve
G oc hr an flashed
the news from the
gre a t metropolis,
where he is now
recruiting his COM
pany. More, he
followed the flash
with a flood of
eulogistic com :
ments and prom
ises that, If con-
verified into music.
would sound like a
monster symphony
concert, with never
Q discordant note.
Miss Lane had
the distinction of
b e ing the first
leading lady of the
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Rudy Wins Contract.

PARAMOUNT has outclassed classic
Boston, the home Of Harvard. In
polite response to his song request
Give Me Something to Remember
You BY" by engaging Rudy Vallee to
Groom for record another screen song
based on Betty Co-Ed" The great
success of THE Stein Song" which Mr..
Vallee introduced and recorded with his
Connecticut Yankees, is said to have
been the reason.
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] a Z e S I p l c I u T e,
Paid" a Metro
Goldwyn Mayer
production.
Bernice Claire,
charming star OF
m a ny Vitaphone
productions, will
appear both in per-
son and in kiss
Me Again, &" a First
National Vitaphone
romance based on
Victor Herbert's
Mile. Modiste," at
Warmers E arle,
starting next Sat-
urday.
The Fox Theater,
for the week be-
ginning Friday 0f
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GAYETY-"GirIs a Ia Carte"

"CIRLS A LA CARTE" the current
attraction at the Gayety Theater
on Ninth street. is described as a show
which invites relaxation and gives the
kind of entertainment audiences relish,
fun first and last, with feast for the
eye, colorful and effective.
There are several special scenes with
happy songs, dancing that exceeds the
speed limit, and novel features with
sensational surprises.
A competent company includes Ben
nv Moore, "Wop comic; Lew Lewis,
eccentric comedian, and Doris Bir-
mingham, soubrette, all featured, with
the Perry twins, and Taris' dancing act
as the added attraction. Others are
Ralph Poe, Sally Van, Gaby Fields and
Bell White.
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On the Horizon.

TINE great Greta Carlo, with Rob-
ert Montgomery in the chief
supporting role, is announced by
i Loew's Columbia Theater in
Inspiration" to follow THE
Devil to Pay" at that theater begin
ming next Saturday.
The Palace attraction to come on
the same day will be Joan Crawford S
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i IlCh0CA
Smashing dramatic
Punches come in
rapid order. Yam
cey lehds the great
land rush. Stays
Lon Yountis, meets
1.-THE Kid" in NOR
tai combat, cham
pions the Usage
Indians. thwartS
his own love. Sa-
bra, to save D1Xi3
Lee, and then DIS
that others may
live. All in one
gripping, awe-in-
spring production.
There are ire
mendous spectacles.
parades of
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this. week, announces Sea Beneath"
with Marion Leasing and George O'Brien
in the leading roles, while, on the
stage, the Fanchon-Marco Idea will be
Modes of Hollywood"
"Viennese Nights" will change the
bill at Warmers Metropolitan STARTING
Wednesday of this week and following
"Charley'S Aunt"
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running entertain
ment for which the
present generation
has come to look
largely to London.
Heat Wave" will
remain at the Ma
tional all week,
going thence to its
B r o a d W ay pre-
miere the following
week.
A large number
of a bic British
actors and tech
nicianS, more or
less constant Amer
lean visitors, have
enabled Str at ford
Produc tions, Inc,
to achieve a pro-
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duction which is British made in
America. Although written at home,
the play is from the pen of a dramatist
and novelist who likes to have his work
done on this side of the water as well
as at home. Roland Pertwee Is remem-
bered by theatergoers for his Interior
ence": by novel readers for his novel
of the same name; his Pursuit" pub
lished last Fall simultaneously in Eng
land and America, and many others.
He is at present in this country, having
looked in on rehearsals of his play in
New York before he took train for
Hollywood.
Basil Ratf1bone the star Of Heat
Wave" who IS making his second visit
to Washington this season, has come to
be considered almost an American, since
he has spent most of his time on this
side of the Atlantic since his great
success with Eve lie Gallienne in The
Swan" Rathbone however, maintains
his British citizenship, just as he main
tains his dramatic allegiance even dur
ing his frequent excursions into the
silver screen.
To complete the trio, Stanley Bell has
directed Heat Wave" topping on a
sojourn of nearly two seasons with us
as stage director of three of the
Journeys End" companies and as de-
signer for many of Gilbert Miller's
productions last Winter and this. Not
only are the author, the star and the
| director of Heat Wave" British but
| the cast is substantially British, too
Selena Royle, who plays the leading
| female role opposite Mr.. Rathbone. is
the only American exception. Others
include Henry Daniel, Betty Lawford,
daughter of Ernest Lawford and re-
Gently in the supporting company OF
i IinnRt
Pape, Mackenzie Ward, Enid Raphael.
Frank Henderson, Arthur Stenning.
Wana Singh, K. Andrew Fernando, Fred
K. Chandrasakera and William Cooray
BELASCO-"Bird in Hand"
John DRINKWATER, famous Eng
y lish dramatist of Abraham Lin
coln," will be represented at the Shu-
bert-Belasco, starting tomorrow eve
ming. by his modern comedy, Bird in
Hand in a special return engagement.
In Bird in Hand" Mr. Drinkwater
has fashioned warm and mellow
comedy from the conflict between gen.
erations, at the same time taking care
to avoid any tragedy which may lie
below the surface of his theme. 1t
concerns the disparity between modern
youth and its present--day theories and
the older set with its adherence to
things as they used to be.
The title of the play is taken from
the name of the quaint English inn
that forms the delightfully."- different
background for the piece. The proprie-
tor, who still believes in class distinc-
lions, strenuously objects against the
affection his pretty daughter entertains
for the son of a nobleman and fears
that no good can come from the asso-
1io WI that
arise from this situation are marked
by a vein of healthy, quiet huinor that
affords an excellent study of character
A fine cast comprises Walter Edwin,
Daphne Warren Wilson, Eliot Make
ham, Olga Slade, Frank Petley, John
Warburton, Ronald Dare and Arthur
Ridley.
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company when it was organized years
ago, and during her stay here she won
a wide and enthusiastic following At
the present moment she is making a
series of short film subjects at a studio
on Long Island, N. Y. And was she
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NATIoNAL-Heat Wave"

MADE in America, but British all the
same, a new play by Roland
Pertwee, entitled Heat Wave" will have
its American premiere at the National
Theater tomorrow evening, making a
bid for honors in that class CT smooth
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Steve's Leading Lady.

7 ENETA LANE will be the new lead
- ing lady of the National Theater
Players, which will open their seventh
Spring and Summer season at the Ma
tional Theater Monday evening, April 6.
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ton Community Players, in "Toscana
Tavern" directed by H., Eldred Wilson;
Universalist Players, in SHAM" di-
rected by Charles Gilman, and the
Woodlothians, in THE Under Dog, "
directed by Robert Halsted.
Tickets for all preliminaries, as well
as the finals on March 6 are on sale
at T. Arthur Smiths, A. A. A. and
Drama Guild Office.
COLUMBIA PLAYERS.
ZOOS YOUR OLD ANTIQUE" has
been chosen as the Columbia
Players entrant in the Drama Guild
one-act play contest. This amusing
piece by Klare Hummer won the Column
bia Players own tournament, held last
week. Robert N. Miller, Maxine Alver-
son and Margaret Graham will play in
the guild preliminarieS.
TryoutS of Nellie, the Beautiful
Cloak Model" to be produced in March,
began last week, and will continue this
week. The final selection of the COM
plete cast viii not be made Immediately
and number of roles are still open.
The staff has not yet been appointed
and there is plenty of opportunity for
wide participation of the members, who,
If they are interested, will find it ad-
vantageous to be on hand on Tuesdays
and Thursdays for the next two weeks.
In creating the atmosphere of the
80's considerable research had to be
done and the job of planning and ex-
ecuting the costumes will require sew
eral persons. Music will be used and
the songs of the period will be chosen
by members interested in that particu-
lar field With the stage effects neceS-
sary, including an elevated train, a
practical freight elevator. railroad
bridge and others, there will be plenty
of opportunity for the stage carpenters
and scenic artists. Those capable Of
serving in some staff capacity will find
a welcome and an opportunity for an
exercise of their talents.
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R-K-O KEITHS-"Cimarron."

"NHIRIY YEARS OF LhTHIs ;
and packed into two hours Of
breathless entertainment Such
is "Cimarron,' Radio Pic
lures dramatization of Edna
Ferber's epic story of Oklahoma. star
ring Richard Dix as the colorful Yancey
Crsyat and now at R-K-O Keith'S
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In Capital Theaters.
JANET RICHARDS, Tomorrow.

of Ludwig II, and Linderhof, another OF
the castles of the mad King.
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EARLE-"Sit Tight" and Kate Smith.
WINNIE LIGHTNER and Joe e.
w Brown, the screen wags, are
brought together again In "Sit Tight,
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cent: four months of ST. per cent.
Winn g. Lovett Grocery April sales
of 7.3 per cent; four months of 12.1
! per cent.
Aviation Corporation GDeI) subSid-
! iaries carried 92,992 pounds mail in
February against e7,026 pounds in Jan =.
usry.
General Motors April Buick sales up
81 per cent from previous month.
! Insuranshares Corporation (Del)
! liquidating value March 81, 1881, SLIP
! class A common share, against $l0.15
| December 81, 1880.
International Holding 81 Investment
! Co., Ltd, net asset value December 81,
| 1892 common share, against $3.50 De-
! cember 81. 1929.
International Petroleum president
states current dividend is safe at pres
ent crude prices.
National Public Service gross revenue
Of subsidiaries, IL months ended March
! 81. up ~ per cent; net for this COM
pany's stock, before depreciation, up
Southern Pacific Co.-Protective
Committee organized for preferred
stock OF st. Louis Southwestern Rail-
/ way.
Thompson Aeronautical carried 12,-
396 pounds of mail over Chicago Bay
City route in February against 14,011
pounds in January.
TranScontinental Air Transport sub
sidiary, Transcontinental g. Western
Air, carried 1853 pounds mail over
New York-Los Angeles route in Febru-
airy against 1921 pounds in January.
United Aidcraft & Transport carried
IT'S, ,308 pounds mail ever Chicago-San
Francisco and Seattle-San Diego routes
in February against 182,862 pounds in
January; subsidiary. Varney Air Lines,
carried 23.l71 pounds over Salt Lake
City-Seattle route in February against
26,073 pounds in January
Western Air Express carried 5442
pounds mail over Pueblo
route in February against 6.751 pounds
IN January.
Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Steam
ship Lines propose reducing authorized
preferred stock to 108, 900 shares and
common stock to 250,000 shares.
Radio Keith -Orpheum reported may
lease several Fox theaters in New York
outlying territory.
New York, New Haven 81 Hartford
Railroad New England Governors Com
mittee favors merger with Boston g.
Maine Railroad and reduction In Penn
sylvania Railroad and Pennroad Corpo-
ration stock holdings in companies to
not more than 10 per cent.
American Pneumatic Service March
quarter deficit, $154,291, against net in
come, $2,8O5, equal to 9 cents first pre-
ferred share in 1880.
American Steel Foundries March
quarter preferred share earnings, 81,
against $15.68.
Anaconda Wire g. Gable March quar-
ter common share earnings, SO cents,
against IA cents.
Bohack Oh. c. sales. weeks ended
May 2, up 12.l per cent; l3 weeks, up
14.9 per cent.
Chicago Great Western Railroad April
net income after charges expected to
equal net of S49.1l5 year ago; gross
revenue for period off IS per cent.
Commonwealth e. Southern April
electric output, off "A per cent; II
months, of ~ per cent; April gas out
put, off 4.3 per cent; IL months, of So
: per cent.
Crown Cork International 1890 class
. A share earnings, So cents. against Sill
Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd. 1880 net In
r come. E441, ,S94, against FL ,350624.
Eaton Axle e. Spring chairman states
: cash and marketable securities tota
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$2,14O,ooo; expects first half earnings
to be around s5 cents a~share
Great Atlantic e. Pacific Tea dollar
sales, weeks to April rs, of IL per
cent; tonnage sales up 1873 per cent.
Hayes Body Corporation March
quarter deficit, 1885, against deficit
$l06,695 in 1880.
General Aviation Corporation-Agree-
ment reached for restoration of sus-
pended Fokker planes to passenger SER
vice after modification of certain
characteristics" of ships.
Lanston Monotype Machine common
share earnings, year ended February
20, $9.65, against $l4.38.
Midland Steel Products April out
put 10 per cent above March; opera
tions currently at level of year ago.
Newport Co. March quarter common
share earnings Al cents, against 81
cents.
Niagara Hudson Power expected to
complete connection with New York
Edison by late Fall.
Poor 81 Co. March quarter class B
share earnings Al cents, against Sl.5l.
SimmS Petroleum March quarter de-
flcit, $396,376, against deficit $37,554
in 1880.
Southern California Edison, Ltd
DCAAoCi w., ncW company, Of1erS to
build $20,000.00O municipal power plant
fer City Of Los Angeles; city would op-
crate plant and pay 81 mills a kilowatt
hour for power generated for period of
20 years, when title to plant would pass
to city.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad-$l11.-
000.0 valuation placed by Chicago
valuation engineer on property of Chi
cago 6G Alton Railroad, which this COM
pany purchased for $4,000, 900 at re-
ceivers sale.
The Industries.
Building construction awards
In metropolitan New York totaled $83,-
538 400, against $101 ,051 700, according
TO F. w. Dodge Corporation
Railroads-New England Governors
Committee favors merger of New Haven
with Boston and Maine, and reduction
in Pennsylvania r. r. and Pennroad
Corporation stockholdingS in companies
to not more than 10 per cent. Western
carriers get temporary injunction
against enforcement of reduced grain
rate order.
Retail Trade-Aggregate April chain
store sales Of 38 systems, including
three mail order houses, were 400 per
cent below April, 1890; four months
sales of 516 per cent.