AMUSEMENTS
AMUSEMENTS TMlTOiOn'&age' 1 'feyWpt»t. Shipley >\ »•——•-» " #*Ms' xsuu* *»"-•»• *¦** -—-¦ IB Its revival of Ben Johnson's lively nsaedy, "Volpone, or The Fox," the Theitre OuUd gives...
...and the second act ends with each of the same three men making— and trying—a suggested ending: on the third try the curtain fully falls...
...Jacob Ben Ami to America and lieohld Sniagoff to Russia, among others, have long desired to act the powerful role of the protagonist in this sardon, c tragi-comedy...
...The manner in which Molnar works out his problem is delightfully amusing, and the company that puts It across so deft, that this revival Is among the truly welcome offerings of the season...
...This win be the last week of Paul's engagement...
...Only as a Labor Bank Was there any place for it In financial New York Its success after five years of operatior justifies all our expectations...
...The constant Increase In thf number of our depositors first compelled us to move from our original headquarters, 14th street and union Square Bast, to 11-15 Union Square West, where we took over the old Tiffany Building an...
...This man Molriar is jerfectly at ease in the theatre, in his >wn manner as ready to toss its devices over his head, to make them turn surjufieisaurbr/as at times Shakespeare, and often Bernard Shaw...
...the play pictures the gathering grief and patient submission of Martlne la the face,, of the love that, turned from her,, still flourishes <bpf|de her, where she must watch in silent agony...
...Training School for Cooperative Employees To Be Held in New York A most significant development to the progress of the cooperative movement m the announcement from the offices of the Eastern States Cooperative League of s full-time day school for the training oi cooperative employees to be held during May and half of June In Hew York City...
...He has been associated with the organisation for the past two years and has contributed mnnj of the most successful pictures ta its program...
...After citing the intolerable conditions of the open shop under 'which more than 15,000 shoe workers are compelled to work, calls upon them to realize that only their uniting Into a powerful labor union can remedy the situation...
...Oh April 32nd he win preach on "Where Christianity is Superior to Judal3Bl...
...Delegates are IWSjsBStog to gst in touch with the COly <MBe% aio> eialist Party...
...N The play's main theme is also one of delicate stir, calling i for most skilful handling to remove the impression that the lover with his own ears has had of bis beloved's infidelity...
...Many improvements are now under way at the Universal Studios to California : under the direction of Carl Laemmle...
...to her quick understanding of his allusions, to her subtle spirit, Jullen is irresistibly drawn...
...Atwul was the star of the original New York production, whicn he latev took on tour...
...To that tune, the versions prepared by Tryden and Other well known writers (versions now looked* upon as literary curiosities) seemed infinitely superior to he original...
...Permanent incandescent lights will be built in the walls and pillars...
...The settings are harmonious, the costumes ridiculous, the direction uproarious —the whole delicious The play is offered as a farce by Stefan Zweig "based on" Ben Johnson's fanous comedy...
...At the 9 o'clock open forum, Dr...
...Boston road, Sunday evening, April 15...
...Fne play has attracted more than one ictor...
...League for Mutual Aid In Spring Revel and Ball to the slogan of "defy the jinx," the league for mutual aid has arranged a spring revel and costume ball for friday the 13th, in beethoven hall, 210 east 5th street...
...The improS*ements will include new buildings, stages, roads and pipe lines...
...plenty to fess up for...
...the league defies the terrors and penalties that for ages have been associated with friday the 13th and its members and fricods are made of similar stuff...
...so often endangered its material hearth by clinging to fts Uiffoshtsftabfe ideal of non-Commercial endeavor that Its directors no longer treafhle it the synptoms of collapse...
...One year age such a Training- School was conducted with great success and most of the graduates are today era ployed in various cooperative societies of the East The Director Of the- School la to be H. V. Nurrnt veteran cooperative sr> countarit and teauilM flour tssr**JSai lb Central States, who will, in cooperation with Werner Regit, accountant for The National League, teach bookkeeping...
...In the same way Zweig s emphasized to the mmlmlzlng of Johnson's part in the writing, although, it seems to us he has done no more than excise with good judgment (for our time) ind tinge the play with the flavor of 5ur age...
...Drums of Love" Incidentally has been changed by popular demand in letters to the director and stars...
...Shipley >»•——•-» " #*Ms' xsuu* *»"-•»• *¦** -—-¦ IB Its revival of Ben Johnson's lively nsaedy, "Volpone, or The Fox," the Theitre OuUd gives delightful fare...
...April 20th, 8:15 p.m...
...WU1' speak oh "Modern Trends in the Theatre", which will be followed by open discus-ion of the subject...
...will be the theme* of the rev...
...The leaflet appearing in three languages, English, Jewish and Italian...
...Adolphe Menjou brings another suc, «ss to "A Night of Mystery...
...jr>-\ Lj Node, is hereby green to eeW-eWsl delegates to rfaHsual Cwaiisisid was* sttended to...
...Hiliman, In making the announcement says: "This Is the Fifth Anniversary of the bank which opened its doors in April 1923...
...DeLeoh...
...Brn,*nd.a Eliscu appeared in the .list New york production, and Jessamine iMrw^cmbe and Gilbert Douglas appealed cu i-au with •Mr...
...Band School), A J. Muste, (Brookwood Labor College), Stuart Chase, (Labor Bureau), and many of the executives of Hew York's most successful cooperative stores, restaurants, bakeries and apartment houses...
...Robert Edmond Jones, £as done a quiet piece of good workmanship with the sets, and the play has elements of interest, but rather promise, . a) we watch it, than the fulfillment nicst of the performances of the American Laboratory Theatre have led us to'expect...
...It, of "The Merchant of Venice...
...Therefore "The Play's the Thing'' opens With a discussion by three men on...
...This sterling sty of...
...which Charles L. Wsgner win try cat ta his stock, companies this summer...
...John Haynes Holmes will deliver the first of two sermons on Christianity and Judaism...
...But much as .we should...
...i - Charles L. Wagner announces that win Rogers' only public apeperanee In New York this season will take place at the 3aHo Theatre on Sunday evening, April 15th...
...I REVIVAL WEEK Among the five—Is it?—revivals that he week offers, our memory turned us nost keenly to Holbrook Blum's playng of "The Play's the Thing'*, Mollar's sophls tlcate -sen tlm en ta 1 comedy, low at the Empire...
...aut the surprise of the evening is Alfred Lunt as the Gadfly, the...
...Durant, author cf "The Story of phy" and '"Transition'' wfll deliver a iieture on the subject The Nature of iftjv This lecture is held under the auspice* of the Educational Department Community Church, Park avenue sna 34th street Admission 75 cents...
...Dr...
...Cheer Leader the republican party has named senator d. Fess as keynoter...
...The officials of Local 625 state that no let up in the drive will occur until the shoe workers of this most important shoe center are under the banner of the union...
...The earning.' of the bank which could go to the stockholders were limited from the start anr its depositors are reaping the fruits of Its prosperity in increased services am* in increased Interest rates In the Specla' Interest Department...
...This time it is the Rivoli, where Harold Lloyd's "Speedy" smashed the week end attendance and stands fair to break the records for the week by a large margin...
...This is ti.e first time in years that an Important company has been sent direct to the coa ;t without playing engagement ta intervening cities...
...IscbeL ETscm created the role of Lalage 8turdce when llie p'ay htsd its first production in iion^n...
...Cedric Long, Executive Secretary of the national League, wiU be to charge of the course in Cooperative Management and Administration...
...In the subtleties we can guess through it in the original, and the study, reduced to blacks and whites, leaves us painfully aware of the amateur quality of the acting...
...sly and toadying ;ervant of the Pox...
...entire net proceeds win be iotuited to The New York City Visiting Oommittee of the State Charities Aid Association...
...As the growth of the bank continues and the earnings warrant it the ratr to depositors will be further increased...
...April 19th, st 8:15 pjn...
...Shoe Workers :BTdyn Drive Progressing TB spite of many tremendous difBcul* ties, the drive by the Boot and Shoe Workers Union to organize the thousands of men and women employed in the shoe industry of Greater New York is progressing...
...IN BRIEF The twenty-fourth Of the series of symphonic concerts by the Roxy Symphony Orchestra, will take place at the loxy Theatre, next Sunday, April 15, ¦.t 11:30 a.m...
...Other vTfiage enterprises come and go, but the oldest Little Theatre in the city is celebrating its thirteenth birthday with most of the eatfy group stttl attached...
...This stage will have removable walls each representing wjth accurate detail various periods of history, from the Roman era to the present day sky scrapers, for use as baekggrounds...
...Ifts > tiny theatre and equally Orbited financial resources, is bravely fulfilling its function of experimentation by producing "Him," but there tare taany who view with apprehension the welfare of the little theatre...
...tflgured the well - oaed re-, publican machine...
...remodeled It...
...The shoe workers are reminded that the regular meeting of Local 623 is held every Thursday night at its own headquarters, 635 Fulton street, Brooklyn, New York...
...The small portion of New York that chooses its Own books and 'plays will attend this play, whose author has attained a position where his several volumes of verse aiM-arose usually rest beside those of "**f h*i*na~lng*i .ntniit' fj'Sj fsjrr -*i~g.~'»iii*is of his work, be extremely small arid hard to reach...
...The course in History and Principles of Cooperation will be taught by Edward Cohen...
...Another thousand, feet has been added .and the picture belt to eight thousand Announcement is made by Brady and Wirgan and John Tuerk that the end-e cast St j'The Command to Love" whi h has' been running since last September at the tongacre Theatre win be sent c ireet to the Pacific Coast on May 14 "tr ispoMal fltne week's engagement which wTff include visits to only two cities, L« Angeles and San Francisco...
...of 25 per cent in Special Interest Deposits...
...the stage (two drams tints and a composer) as to the best way of getting over the awkwardness of the preliminary exposition...
...Land To Talk On "Marriage Ceremony" "The Marriage Ceremony—What Shal we Do With It...
...Five members of the esst of Uene...
...and we are ."led to think pf the changes made in the works of ZThaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare and the tatter's fellow-dramatists by the complacent 18th Century...
...A special musical program by Genevieve and Zelma Kaufman has been arranged...
...It was a con trynan of Zweig's, indeed, who wrote an 'enlarged and improved*' version, as he called...
...with {300,000 capital and surplus During five years its resources increased over 500 per cent, these now being $11,000.000...
...Beyond that, each H the caricatures that cones to prey upon the Fox is elaborately and skilfully handled both in the qnrtraiture and in the performance, which moves at a swift pace...
...Yascha Bunhuk, soloist cellist, has been chosen as .ssisting artist in the presentation oi 'Serenade Meiancholique" by Tschajtowsky...
...j Ttre serrteee win be-bawd's*' fne Community Church, Park avenue and 34th street At 8 p.m...
...Prose suffers this more than :he poetry" of Shakespeare, and the blank irerse of Johnson might better have been prose...
...J Thursday...
...like to see E. E. Currtrfiings* play "Him" produced, we fear for the Provtocetown...
...THE LABORATORY AGAIN The latest production Of the American Laboratory Theatre season is "Martlne...
...his unused development ot the schemes, his pure withholding, tils gesture df right- j ousness at the close, form what Is one : af the best pieces ot work in Alfred Lunt's career...
...The long record of this playhouse, and the play for"supporf^most dwerWif or*a"riwerpu r The r*rorlrisetoWQ, - with...
...J. P. Warbasse, (President of The Cooperative League), Solon...
...president, which are designed to continue | to keep the studio the most modern at i the Coast...
...The Command to Love" will be followed at the Longacre Theatre by John Tuerk's production or "The Golden Age*' She . noje SOaa -bp...
...Hoc Gerald P. Nye, Senator from North Dakota of* speak on the subject "The Influence <* Campaign Contributions Upon PoHlict* and Economic Life...
...The Province town has...
...John Roach straton and as bible expert for the fie fense at the Scopes Evolution Trial at Dayton, Tens...
...Paul Whiteman and his orchestra will be featured again next week at he Paramount in a production called 'Broadway Blues...
...The Legion of the Condemned" will stay another week at the Rialto Theatre, after which D. W. Griffiths' "Drums if toveT will enter tie "House of Hits...
...1 Wesley Ruggles hss been s'gncd for a term of years to direct for the *Jni«'3T3al Pictures Corporation...
...men as- these, is not something that a definite order of technique requires their strictly observing...
...This address is held under the *urf*ice» of the League of Youth of the capmunlty Church, Park avenue and J*H ¦ubbV Admission free...
...Charles Francis potter, now minister of the Churcl of the Divine Paternity", 76th street anc Central Park West,, famous for his debates on evolution with Dr...
...Atwul ta the autufcn of 1324...
...On January 19th 1928, we Increased this rate to 4 1-2 per csnt...
...Lester Lonergan and Charlton Andrews new 'in rehearsal with George Marion, Donald OaUaber, War]ren WtHsins, David .Landau, Leila Harry Wagstaff Cribble, the author of "March Hares", now current at the LitU< Theatre with RlcherdBtedjrnd VIjust completed a new cOfnedy entiled, "Beat Your Child...
...His subject this morning will be "Where Judaism is Superior to Christianity...
...Edwin *• Skiliman, Religious Editor of the Ms* York Telegram win deliver an address eg "ts the American Press -Trustworthy...
...of Long Island—a leaflet has been Issued and distributed among the shoe workers affected by the socalled individual agreement—or yellow dog contract, which binds them to the employer on conditions that reduce the shoe workers to slavery...
...The biggest feature in the construction program, is the building of a new stage covering two acres of ground...
...Jeanne, Who knows he has taken walks with Martlne, is too far removed from the sphere of the country girl's life even to suspect the love that has grown in Martlne's simple heart...
...The play is rich in intrinsic comedy of situation, in the star scheme of the wealthy old rascal to draw to himself the further funds of his "dear" friends—Who ire amdeusly waiting bis death that they may have his fortune...
...One of the principal feaures of the program is George Gershnn's "Rhapsody in Blue...
...Martin, a pretty peasant girl, is the first figure Jullen meets on his way to his grandmother's, after three years of military service abroad Jeanne, the city-bred friend of his earlier days, is but a dim memory, and the freshness of the country lass holds him—for a fortnight...
...The central idea of the play Is one that might lend itself to rich development...
...Community Church Notes Sunday, April 15th, at 11 am...
...atwill's production of "The Outsider" opening Monday at ths Ambassador Theatre, played In original companies cf the production here and abroad four years arjo...
...T.he part gives the : ictor just the chances for whimsical' parade that he can • feed upon...
...Him" with its 105 characters and its 21 scenes, is the largest production in the history of the Provincetown...
...Friday...
...V' was with this intention that the bank was founded...
...Speedy" is to for a long run...
...AMUSEMENTS TMlTOiOn'&age' 1 'feyWpt»t...
...Helen Deutsch, of the Province town, issues the following statement...
...In the three months since we increased our interest rate to 4 1-2 per cent, we have recorded a gair...
...As a gesture of his approval of Cells tvramo's treatment of "The Waltz oi the Dogs,** Herman Bernstein, authorized translator of Andreyev's works, has waived his royalty rights to the play, foe Andreyev estate has done the same...
...should ' the jinx appear at this revel of free spirits it will certainly slink back to its cave...
...Par amount's may be pest described as "the perennial manibout-town, who teaches his less gifted 'ellows how to love, lightly to seif-de"enee...
...The forth sornlng proiuction, however, will be the world pre1 miere...
...Next Sunday's concert strikes a general popliar note...
...AH are welcome...
...A device to the theatre, to such...
...it is something with which the dramatist establishes relations with the audience...
...The gulf of education, of culture between them, however, yawns most widely when Jeanne appears...
...For the purpose of combating the evil of company unionism, which has already been introduced in several shoe factories—one of them the I. Miller and Sons Shoe Co...
...from the French of Jean-Jacques Bernard The English Version is lacking, however...
...Founded to serve primarily the wage earners of New York, the special services including the Small LoSr Service has brought great growth to thf bank in a few short years...
...I Pelejjatfuj Atawmtifn...
...7 East IHM 8srsBt,.reos* aes, phase Aloeeejam 4CZ0 aad so Saturday morning and every day thereafter at the information desk at the Convention HalL C sans Ot Arthur F ambers Is in charge...
...Amalgamated Bank Increases Capital and Surplus To Million I . Sidney Hlllmar, President of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America owners cf the Amalgamated Bank, the first Labor Bank in New York City, announces an increase of capital and surplus of the bank to One Million Dollars Mr...
...and to undertake it, as the Provlncetcrwners are doing, without the support of a generous backer, is a gesture of quixotic devotion to art that looks like a gss.ure of suicide...
...Dudley Dlgges iocs yeoman service as Volpone, and ¦nore players than we can mention rise jo the full opportunity of their parts...
...and the tenor of the prop-am will carry out the policy of Ernolapee, musical director, by giving to moion picture audiences music that is mtstanding to Us various fields...
...In the performance...
...IN MOVIES This year has been one of broken records, both at the Rivoli and Rialto Theatres...
...Leon Rosser Land's discusslor at the 8 o'clock, Fellowship Service al ,thfc Erbnx Free Fellowship, HtOt...
...The leaflet concludes by urging the shoe workers of Greater New York to stop the long hours and all the evils I that go with the open shop system which ! Is ruining the very shoe industry, by joining the Union, for only through an organization like the Boot and Shoe Workers Union, the /only one which has a chance to stay and win, they can protect their jobs and future...
...Just now another leaflet on organization is being distributed...
...There will be several specla] lecturers, among them...
Vol. 7 • April 1928 • No. 17
