Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
Coming Attractions
"GREEN GROW THE LILACs."

GREEN GROW THE LILACS."
THE Theater Guild will present
Lynn Riggs new play, Green
Grow the LilacS," at the Ma
L tional Theater the week begin
ming January 10, with matineeS
Wednesday and Saturday The play
takes its name from the cowboy song
of the same title. It is high, dramatic
picture of life in Oklahoma in the days
when it was emerging from the status
of the Indian territory folk piece,
robust and filled with action. 1t is
directed by Herbert j. Biberman, who
recently produced Roar China for
the guild in New York, and the settings
are by Raymond Sovey, known to guild
audiences for his settings in Meteor"
Many folk songs and ballads are in
%Weaviiiy wheat Clusters Last
Charge" when I Was Young and
Single way Out in Idyho' and
'Green Grow the Lilacs."
Lynn Riggs, the author, although
born in Claremore, Okla, has been able
TO view his people effectively, at least
to the point of setting down something
of their community life, which existed
in fine fashion until oil began to super
sede cowpunching and ranching as the
States occupation. The play proper is
concerned with a romance and the
hearty attitude which residents OF the
COW country had toward it.
For the leading roles the Theater
Guild will present June Walker, Helen
Wesley, Richard Hale, Franchot Tone,
Lee StraSberg, Ruth Chorpenning, Tex
Cooper, Woodward Ritter and others.
There are also IA cowboys who were
engaged for the play at the close of
the rodeo season at Madison Square
Garden, New York.
I'm THE BEST OF FAMILIES"
AIN THE BEST OF FAMILIES"
drawing room farce-comedy by
Anita Hart and Maurice Braddell, will
be presented by Thomas Fitzpatrick at
the Shubert-Bela Theater Monday
night, January 10.
This will mark the first presentation
of the play on any stage, and after
weeks engagement in Washington it
will go directly to New York.
Among those in the excellent cast are
Charles Richman, Grace Filkins, Flor
ence Edney, Johnnie Brewer, Mary Ar
benz, David Morris, Derek Fairman,
Norman, Marion Waring-Manley and
Leonore Sorsby.
The comedy was staged by 10
Graham.
RUSSIAN CONCERT, BAL MASQUE.
January "a.
ONE of the unique and colorful events
- of the season will be the Russian
Concert and Bal MaSque to be given at
the Willard Hotel in the big ball room
January "a for the Joint benefit of ST.
Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church
in this city and the unemployed workers
of Washington.
Artists from the Russian Imperial
Theater and from the Chicago and
Metropolitan Opera Cos. will appear in
the concert, which will take place at
$3.50 pm. and be followed at 1920 pm
by the Bal Masque which will have as
its outstanding feature a number of
valuable prizes for original costumes;
music by the Meyer Davis Orchestra
and attractive dance events
Tickets may be had at T. Arthur
Smiths Bureau, 1880 G street, and at
the Willard News Stand.
NEWMAN TRAVELTALKS, January rs.
z M. NEWMAN, travel talker, has
~ chosen for this, his twenty-second
series of Traveltalks, the high spots of
Europe. Seeing Europe" the Journey
is called and it viii be presented at
the National Theater on the five con-
January rs, as follows: Seeing Italy,
from Naples to the Alps" Rome and
Vatican City, "Oberammergau, with
scenes of the Passion Play" "Switzer-
land" and la Vie de Paris"
New and charming pictures will be
used to illustrate the trip through
Italy. In addition to the familiar
places of interest, the story covers the
recently devastated region destroyed by
earthquakes. The master traveller also
will show the recently created Vatican
City with exclusive pictures of the
Pope, views Of the art treasures, the
famous Sistine Chapel and the Raphael
Loggia and StanZa. In Pompeii, Mr.
Newman photographed the recently I'M
earthed streets, gardens and buildings.
Another fascinating feature is a visit
to San Marine, the worlds smallest and
Oldest republic. Thanks to Mussolini,
Rome now presents new sights to de-
light the visitor.
Mr.. Newman spent several days in the
picturesque Bavarian village of Oberam-
mergau and photographed the many
changes attendant upon the presenta-
ton of the Passion Play" A new
theater has been built-the costumes,
colorings and ensembles are so much
better than ever before, making the play
more impressive and the players more
convincing