Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
In Capital Theaters

granted by those who are able to
travel. For those who are not, salts
flying substitute is promised in MI
Holmes screen presentation OF the
Grand Tour of Europe" In two hours
of crowded delights a panorama OF the
ideal European tour will move across
the travellers great screen-London'
Paris, Brussels, BrugeS, Amsterdam,
Vienna, Budapest, Florence, Venice and
other meccas of the tourists are In
cluded In this rapid but comprehensive
survey of modern European travel.
In addition Mr.. Holmes will offer val
liable and suggestive observations for
the intending visitor to Europe next
Summer.
SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY-TomorrOw
THE Shakespeare Society will present
tomorrow evening at the Ccrcoran
Art Gallery scenes from Twelfth
Night" directed by Dorothy A. Law
renee. The players are: Duke OF Or
sino, Harry A. Welker: Malvolio, Maui
rice Jarvis; F'este, Clarence E. Reub-
sam: Lady Olivia, Jeannette Seller
lady in waiting, Leona Schoyer; Viola,
Dorothy A. Lawrence.
The scenes chosen by Miss Lawrence
are and of act I, 2 and of act
to be repeated, with the addition of two
others, April II at the Sixth Freshly
terrain Church, Sixteenth and Kennedy
streets.
The birthday anniversary celebration,
April %, will be held in the parish hall
of Epiphany Church, 1917 G street
northwest. Mabel owens Wilcox is in
charge of the program.
GIRL RESERVES-"The Toy Shop"
TWO delightful acts filled with orig
inal songs and dances are promised
in the operetta The Toy Shop" which
will be presented by the Girl Reserves OF
Washington Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday of this week. in Barker Hall, OF
the Young Women's Christian Assccia-
ton.
The Toy Shop" by Jessie L. Gay
nor. with libretto and lyrics by Alice
c. D. Riley, is given under the Joint
direction of Mary M, Burnett and Alice
Sigworth Morse and will introduce go
Girl Reserves of the Senior High Schools
Of the city, as players, singers and dane
ers.
There will be doll chorus, by Cen
trail High School girls; Japanese dolls,
by Eastern High School: wooden SOL
diers, by Mckinley High School; sailors
chorus, by Business High School; candy
chorus, by Western High School, gin
gerbread men, by a second group OF
Eastern High School girls tin soldiers,
by the George Mason High School, Ask
an6ria, Va, and a group Of animals. by
chorus of selected players representing
all schools.
Among the musical numbers will be
Song of the Toy Man" "A TIP Top
Wcoing," The Tailor'S Goose, ''Noah's
Ark and IT'S Fine to Be a Soldier"
in Act. /. Then in Act there will be
sung Lullaby Boat" which Is the
Dolly You Love Best" please Buy"
The Gingerbread Man" and What
Can Poor Doll Do?" and many others.
: A speaking cast Of Is girls who have
had experience in the Girl Reserves in
cludes Mildred Mennen, Margaret
Hedgcock, Mary Middleton. Mary Lesta
Wakeman, Beverly Squ'res. Lorraine
Gerard, Margaret Bittner Virginia
Sellers, Jeannette Russell and Helen
Robertson.
Tickets for Friday evening and Sat-
urdsv afternoon may be obtained at the
Y. w. c. A.
GALSWORTHY LECTURE-Saturday.
John GALSWORTHY. the noted
> novelist and dramatist, will deliver
q lecture SATURDAY nlgnI OF TINS week at
Sis. under the auspices of the Com
munity Institute, at Constitution Hall,
his theme being six Favorite Novel
lists" The lecture is a forerunne- to
the presentation of the Galsworthy
play Windows" by the Community
Drama Guild April % and "a at Nc
Kinley Auditorium.
Known throughout the world for his
"Forsyte Saga" novels, which he began
In 1901. he has since produced almost 40
books. including novels. short stories
sketches and verse, many of them deal
ing with the limitations and defects of
English upper class society as eXempli-
fed by the Forsyte family. In all his
works Galsworthy has shown himself to
be a stern opponent of social injustice.
with strong sympathy for the wronged
and the oppressed.
Among his outstanding plays are
Strife" and Justice" both of which
caused needed reforms in Great Brit
ain: "Loyalties," The Pigeon" "Old
English" and a host of others. His
most recent drama is THE Roof"
Reserved seats may be had ~ T. Ar
thur Smiths, the Willard news stand
and the A. A. A.
ChiIdren's Dance Recital.