Evening star., 1939-08-21


got the blaze on the run" 1t is all
sides premier pianist. who inspires
the right kind of music at crucial
moments in those melodramas.
Seeking something to inspire the
people in THE Still Alarm" which
opens two-week run tonight, she
invaded the music files of the
Library of Congress and came back
with THE Fireman's Polka"
1t sounds like just the thing to
replace that one about the barrel,
the one which has worn so many
radio tubes to mere shadows. 1t
seems to be mighty potent polka,
at least in the description of one
William Dressler, who composed it
in 1851. From triumph and joy
of the f1remen," "hastening of the
firemen to their fire engines" "en-
gines working" playing of the
engines" to the climax of ode
struetion of the fire." The Fire
mans Polka" seems to run some
thing of gamut from A to x.
alarm to Xtinguished.) There's
other music, too, bearing such titles
as THE Fireman's Song" THE
Fireman's Heart Is Bold and Free"
and THE Fireman's Call"
The cast of THE Still Alarm" is
headed by Betty Brunstetter and
Larry Lawrence, with Anne Ives,
George Harrington, Paul Messink,
Terry Hayden, Homer Patton, Dick
Walsh, Jimmy Crawford, Maccub-
bin Waters and Rail- Nicholson in
other roles.
A letter:
'The two blond enchantresses who
have charmed the public and most
of the fourth estate will give for
another week in Yes, My Darling
Daughter at the Cross Roads Thea
ter. Peggy Johnston, in the role of
the erring daughter who errs in the
right direction with charming Don
Sisler, is doing one of the best per-
formances ever seen on the hayseed
stage. Izetta Jewel, jr., who received
rave notices as the glamour girl in
two productions, is even more out
standing as the glamour mother.
With two actresses like Peggy
Johnston and Izetta Jewel in Yes,
My Darling Daughter the Cross
Roads Theater's offering is better
than a double feature movie. CWell,
that's better than something)
Post Road will be the next pro-
ductiOn at the Cross Roads. The
Post Road Cross Roads or the Cross
Roads Post Road.
But Yes, My Darling Daughter
will not come to its lamentable close
for another week and that is head
line news in any well-regulated
family"
You can't talk us out of head
line that way, George Finger, for
this drama department is certainly
no well-regulated family.
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Satire on some of the modern
trends in politics and governments
Is the Sylvan Theater's fun tomor-
row night, when the Troupers of
East Washington Community Gen.
ter stage Mary Stocks modern COM
edy, Hail Nero" Francis Blake
will play Nero and Carolyn Rogers
will be his wife, Poppaea. Petronius,
the arbiter of elegance; Seneca,
Nero's tutor; Locusta, the poisoner;
Thessalus, Cleon, Phaon, Tigellinus
and other famous (and infamous)
people Of the first century will ap-
pear in the modern persons of Al
bert Muehlhaus, Ernest. Johnson,
Davis Agey, Lee Shugar, Gus Wildt,
Harry Whiting and others.
The District Commissioners, men,
bers of the Board of Education,
members of the East Washington
Community Council and other civic
leaders have been invited to this,
the 10th summer festival. The play
starts at 8:15, after q concert by
the Chevy Chase Dairy Band.
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Another letter:
"You being the chronicler Of the
local amateur news, wondered that
no one has mentioned a Woodrow
Romof In any casts. I saw him in
New York, both act and direct
even Gilbert and Sullivan Che is not
a musician. I'm surprised that you
are neglecting him or he you. For
a guy of % he's good and I'd love
to see him do anything in WASH
ington. He's staying with his aunt,
Miss Freed, 1928 I street NV. Salts
fy your New York patrons"
Will somebody please cast Mr..
Romon in play and satisfy our New
York patrons.
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The Glen Echo Players have
started production on Macbeth. ."
which they will present for four days
starting September 5. Margaret
Mary Edmonsson 10 playing Lady
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