Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15
BURTON HOLMES-"ROme,"
Thursday.

BURTON HOLMES, at the National
- Theater, Thursday afternoon, will
begin new cycle of pictured travel
adventures. the series to cover five
Thursday afternoons, du&ing which he
! is to picture and describe five distinctly
diversified episodes in his recent Sum-
mer'S travel.
The course will open with a picture
of the Rome of today--a Rome now in
| transition under Benito Mussolini. The
rebirth of this ineXhauStible city of the
Seven Hills is one of the modern Won
ders of the world and Mr.. Holmes pic
lures will tell the story Of this impress
Sive achievement.
This will be followed, on March 26,
with "Oberammergau," and its chief
overtone, the Passion Play of 1880, pic
tured with a new natural-color process
of photography. used for the first time
and showing the great tableauX and all
the principal scenes in this stirring re-
ligious drama. April will bring THE
North African Tour visual record of
a journey through realm of strange
beauty and exotic romance. The fourth
afternoon, April 9, will bring a rapid
but comprehensive picture survey of
The Grand Tour of Europe" in which
London, Paris, Brussels, Bruges, Am
sterdam, Vienna, Florence, Venice and
other Meccas of the tourists will be Wis
tied in turn, and on April 16 Imperial
Abyssinia" will be revealed in a series
of marvellous pictures, including the re-
cent spectacular coronation ceremonies
of the Negls Ras Tafari Mekonnen as
Lord King of Kings and Emperor of
Ethiopia, scene of barbaric splendor
unequalled in the history of Africa since
the days of the Pharaohs.
JANET RICHARDS - Tomorrow.
TOMORROW morning Miss Janet
Richards, in her weekly talk on
History in the Making" will give a
comprehensive review of affairs inter-
national. In making a survey of the
political activities in the principal
world capitals, Miss Richards will in
clude the naval agreement between
France, Italy and Great Britain as a
substitution of cooperation for dis
trust, which may prove to be a vital
factor in European amity; the Turco-
Russian Black Sea naval pact, as viewed
by Greece; party strife in Great Brit
ain, with It's repercussionS in India,
and other vital questions of the hour.
Large maps are used to clarity the dis
cussicns.
These talks are given every Mon
day morning at 10:45 a'clock in the
Masonic Temple. Thirteenth street and
New York avenue.
SETH PARKER, Tomorrow Evening.
FOR the last time this season Phil
lips H. Lord, creator Of the famous
role of Seth Parker" will be seen to-
morrow evening with his entire radio
cast at Constitution Hail.
r1lafc f7ooI Eyyav,fVoH - Cath
Parker's" will be quite departure from
the program rendered before a crowded
house two weeks ago. Then, the audi
ence heard and saw only Seth Parker"
and the well known members of his ra-
dio cast as they appear in professional
life. Tomorrow night, however, after
their simple, home-like program is rem
dered, just as it is on the air for mil
lions of listeners in" on Sunday night,
they will doff their costumes and ap-
pear before the audience as they are in
real life.
The Central Union Mission, under
whose auspices they are appearing. re-
ceived so many appeals begging for an
opportunity to see Mr.. Phillips outside
his famous rale as well as in it, that
the creator of Seth finally was pre-
vailed upon to give his consent. And
Capt. Bangs" Ma Parker" "CephuS'
and Lizzie Peters," Latin and the
other familiar characters of the radio
known in homes from coast to coast
all will be with him.
Mr.. Lord has prepared new script for
his performance and number of new
hymns and old ballads will be heard.
In response to numerous requests, Ruth
Rodeheaver Thomas also is to take part
In this final program. Her singing
proved a popular part in connection
with Mr.. Lords first appearance in
Washington. Homer Rodeheaver, bari
ter of ceremonies"
Proceeds from these "Seth Parker
concerts are for the benefit of the Gen.
trail Union Mission and its emergency