Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

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weeks.
The theme of the comedy places Bill
Crichton, the ideal model OF butler, in
the home OF a superficially democratic
peer. The members of the household,
with Crichton and Tweeny the Kitchen
maid, are shipwrecked and land on an
isolated and deserted island, to work
out their social salvation as prlmitive
group. The moral ascendancy OF the
butler, who becomes the logical dictator
of the new colony, ana the admiration
of the peer are emphasized In the I'M
folding plot, which added 20 the Barrie
repertory the note Of comic criticism OF
human society.
With this as a nucleus, Barrie created
play whose aim was more than en-
tertainment. Long before Rousseau
popularized the philosophy that the
return to nature" was the only PAN
acea for all the ills OF mankind, au-
thors busted themselves with the queS-
ton: What is nature? But 1t re-
manned for Barrie 20 depict on the
stage what would happen should we be
forced tc return to nature.
The difficulties of producing The
Admirable Crichton" have had much
to do with its not being often revived.
The chief parts are so cameo-hke that
they require the services OF the very
DeSC people OF lIle tIleALSI
THE SEX FABLE" OCTOBER IL.
O'THE SEX FABLE" new comedy
by Edouard Bourdet, will be pre-
sented by Gilbert Miller at the Shu-
bert-Belasco Theater beginning Monday
evening, october IL, prior to Its New
York opening at HEM MilleTs Theater.
The Sex Fable" vas first produced
in Paris at the Theater de la Memo
IF "IP SeXe
! Fable" and, il Is said, was one OF the
biggest successes Paris has known in
wears. 1t was later staged by MAX
Reinhardt in Berlin.
The play is q refutation Of the fable
that women are the weaker sex.
The cast includes Ronald Squires, one
of the leading players Of the London
stage; Helen Haye, not to be confused
with Helen Hayes; Derek Williams,
Margaret Dale, Helena daley. Ethel
Borden. Constance Trevor and Anthony
Ireland.
BURTON HOLMES, NOVEMBER 1.
UCEE America First" viii be the Bur-
~ ton Holmes slogan when he re-
turns to the National Theater Sunday
afternoon, November /, with his initial
of ering in q new series OF his travels,
an illustrated description OF that most
discussed urban community IN America
Hollywood.
The real Hollywood has never yet
been truthfully presented on the screen,
according to Mr. Holmes, who states he
| has prepared "a truthful and an amaz-
| ing picture record of what Hollywood IS
really like"
The second Sunday afternoon will be
given over TO New Trails in Switzer-
| land" The third Sunday afternoon
will concern itself with The Capitals
and Countries of Northern Europe,
offered as a sort Of sequel to the "Grand
Tour of Europe" Of last season. All
over Italy" is to be the pictured theme
for the fourth Sunday afternoon ana
the fifth and last Sunday afternoon VIII
be devoted to THE French Colonies,
Paris and the Colonial Exposition.
After q new survey of the Paris OF
1891 and a revue of the exposition,
Mr.. Holmes will show the wonders OF
colonial empire that stretches from
the West Indies to the Farthest EAST,
from Martinique to Africa end to Indo-
China with its lost city of Angkor.
COMMUNITY EVENTS.
COURSE tickets for the entertain
~ ment group events Of the Com
munity Institute, Mrs. I. b. SWORN
stedt, secretary are now available at
the Office in the Franklin Administra-
ton Building. The institute is under
! the management of the Community
Center Department. in cooperation
with the Public Library.
Vachel Lindsay, "troubadour, beater
OF the brass gongs at the gate of heaven
and prophet of a world that shall dance
to poetry" is announced by the literary
group for a recital at Central Com
munity Center Tuesday evening, Novem-
Der II; Rafael Sabatini, glamorous and
romantic story teller, for Tuesday eve
ming, November 8. in a talk on History
I in Fiction and Fiction in History" and
early in the new year Stoddard King,
American poet. humorist and eolumnist;
! lyric writer of The Long Long Trail"
the home song of millions of soldiers,
in a characteristic address entitled
Listen to the Mocking Bird"