Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
NEWMAN TRAVEL TALKS.

tation to see Europe if all expenses
were paid, yet any one may take the
trip with less outlay than the charge
for single wise to certain countries.
How?
You can easily do it by travelling
"vicariously" with E. M Newman
Seated comfortably in an easy chair at
the National Theater, you may enjoy
his twenty-second series of travel talks
and see the high spots" of Europe at
minimum of cost
He will guide you through Italy from
Naples to the Alps You may visit with
him for the first time the recently Gre
motion pictures you may see the Pope
view the art treasures and obtain COM
pEehensive views of the new city.
You will be conducted to Oberam-
mergau, be introduced to the people
who play the principal parts in the
Passion Play and you may view its
important scenes on the stage of the
theater. Glimpses of the Bavarian Alps
and the City of Munich are also part
OF the itinerary.
The tour leads into Switzerland,
where the grandeur and majesty of the
Alps brings thrills and EXPLANATIONS of
delight. A climax is reached when the
journey terminates in Paris with a new
view AZ La vie de Paris.
This series will be shown at the
National Theater on the five consecutive
Sunday afternoons, beginning Janu-
airy Is.
BELASCO FUTURES.
THE New Year comes in with most
interesting calendar of theatrical
events scheduled for the Shubert-
Belasco Theater
The long anticipated Street Scene
Elmer Rice's Pulitzer prize play, which
William A. Brady produced with great
SUGGESTS due the latter part of
January, although no definite date is
as yet forthcoming
During February, still more note.
worthy productions are promised:
Marcel Pagnols "Topaze," with Frank
Morgan in the title role; DIR. Harmer's
Holiday" by Arthur Wing Pinero. with
Philip Merivale, and possibly an entire
week devoted to Ruth Draper, whose
consummate art has placed her in the
rank of the great geniuses of the
present-day theater.
AMERICAS SWEETHEART"
/" & MERICAS SWEETHEART" the
new Schwab g. Mandel musical
comedy, will be given its pre-New York
unwilling in this city at the National
Theater on January 26.
Five years ago Schwab 81 Mandel
gave Bobby Connolly his first oppor-
tunity to stage a Broadway show, 1.-The
Desert Song" The results were so sat
isfactory that he also staged for them
such hits as Good News" New Moon"
and Follow Thru" During those four
years Connolly became the most expert
director of musical shows in New York
and his services melted him a fortune
at least, one large enough to produce
for himself Sons o. Guns" which was
an immediate success. This was fol-
lowed by the beautiful operetta "Prin-
cess Charming.
COLUMBIA Notwithstanding 1e.
"'TNHE VEGETABLE" F. Scott Fitz-
gerald's well known comedy, will
be the next presentation of the Column
bia Players, scheduled for Friday, jan
uary Is, at the Wardman Park Theater.
1t is the fantastic story of man who
wanted to be a postman and became
president, en- route. Much clever satire
and many an amusing line will be found
in this three-act comedy, with a boot
logger Ambassador, an expatriated SEN
aUor and a merry crew of other char
acters.
For the past two years the Columbia
Players have won the annual tourna-
ment of the Community Drama Guild
of Washington. Since their incorpora-
ton they have put on several first
timers
This group of players is making a
serious effort to present to Washington
audiences the works of authors whose
stagecraft and genius have won for
them a lasting place in the admiration
Of theatergoers.
THE Vegetable is under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Phil D. Poston, and is being
sponsored by Mrs James j. Davis and
Mrs. Clyde Kelly. who are helping to
stage congressional" night.