NEWS AND COMMENT OF THE THEATRE
News and comment of the theatre THE WEEK ON THE STAGE By Joseph T. Shipley "Winter Bound" by Thomas H. Dickinson. PravmcrUmm Playhouse in the Garrick Theatre. npHE revolt of woman,...
...Ruggiero long has been the official "leader" of the family orchestra...
...but th« point where memory break...
...Featured in the cast are Arlette Marchal, well-known French actress who Is now appearing in Paramount pictures...
...Miss Lackey's _ patient teaching, coupled with the boy's remarkable gift, soon began to show results...
...Himansuu Rai, a stanch believer in Hindu films and producer of "The Light of Asia," in which he interpreted the leading role, in this picture p-ays Shiraz...
...Maurice Schwartz as "Jew Suss" For the first time this season, the Yiddish Art Theatre will inaugurate the custom of great European repertory companies of alternating roles...
...Shiraz" tells the true tale of the beautiful woman in whose honor the unique Taj Mahal at Agra was raised, of the humble artist who designed it and the great Shah Jehan who built it "Shiraz" is an Anglo-Indian production, acted by an all-Hindu' cast for British International Films, with a German flavor imparted by Franz Osten's direction and E. Schueneman's camera work, both formerly connected with the UFA studios...
...The progress of nature through the New England cold is well worked into a symbol of the struggle of Tony with the gentler spirit of Emily, whose woman's heart is too soft for the sterner resistance...
...attracted by his seriout, quaint ways, listened to him play the "show piece" of his repertoire, "The Blue" Bells of Scotland...
...There are many deft touches in the environing elements of the play...
...Inc...
...then from the Bench to the girls' frat house...
...the sober boy and girl are balanced by the wilder two...
...Figaro," which Is a Franco-Film Production, is based on the famous trilogy of Beaumarchala, conceded one of the greatest of French dramatists, whose "Figaro," "Barber of Seville" and "Her Secret Lover," have long been famed in opera, story and play...
...take the word appropriate to your condition) is caught in its essence in the gamblers of this little store...
...Three years ago his father took him to Louis Persinger in San Francisco...
...from the "Naughtyfive Bench" we go to the boys' frat house...
...The recent Wall Street farce (or tragedy...
...It is manifest that when no one else was around, he must have bitten her head off many s time...
...Joseph P. Day, noted realtor, head of Stern's ability as an orchestra director and engaged him to play for him at Brighton Beach playground, when Day built Manhattan Beach be immediately had Stern engage a band of eighty men to amuse the people on the beach of that resort...
...Concerto in D Major, Paganini (Wilhelmj arrangement...
...then a servant who never knew him walks by unseeing...
...23rd...
...On another occasion six little briakers took the theatre with the swift specialty tumbling' they spread over the stage...
...His teacher, Louis Persinger, will be at the piano...
...The many definitions of kibitzer offered last year did not take the bite out of this swift comedy, which shows the possibilities of high finance in a corner cigar store...
...Advocate of an order the world has sot attained, has not for the most part, even recognized as approaching or admissible—much less advisable and advantageous,—she is doomed to the suffering of all who are atSdds with their time...
...friendship, takes largely the place of lust of sex need, calling itself love...
...Schwartz has enacted the Duke and Samuel Goldenburg the title role...
...Xvery one who emphasizes the influence of sex, however, Is likely to admit that its repression may Break through as deepest religious fervor or highest artistic creation: the double sublimation in Tony's sculpture and her ideals is thus legitimate offspring of the great traditions, and neither merits nor bends to scorning...
...Miss Lackey offered to give Ruggiero lessons and look after his general welfare...
...one takes it for granted—so too should be its oblectivt presentation on the stage...
...Mary Noiam l»-jr*3 { M On at the Cotony Mary Nolan la her all tajsfijaf Universal Picture, "Shanghai Lady," has made so great a saooaat that It la necessary to extend the showing of it st the Colony for another weak...
...Fifor*?* Premiere at The Little Carnegie A 4T"ff*tf"' film study of Boa a marchals' gay, rollicking, lovemaking character "Figaro," is the next feature to be presented st the Little Carnegie Playhouse, starting this Saturday, Nov...
...Like Medea, like Prometheus, she stands too firm for our pity beneath the blows has bludgeons...
...He has also led the orchestra for Al Jolson in "Good Boy...
...Concerto in A Major, Mozart...
...one lives—in memory...
...Sierra Morena (Serenata Andaluza) Monasteries Zigeunerweisen, Sarasote...
...27th whoa the theatre will be turned over to the ptesentstloa of "Hearts la Erne" for which has theatre has been contracted for the past two weeks...
...Goldenburg will temporarily relinquish his former role for that of the Duke, for the remainder of next week...
...His parents yielded to his pleas and bought him a tiny violin...
...Somehow, despite these improbabilities, the excellence of the playing (thoughu we wish Sylvia Sidney didn't have to sob so much!> and the general validity of the problem in the play would hold us —save for a greater fault The drama takes place in a void...
...then two who had been close to him find him at once The striking moment of the plaj is neither that in which the sweetheart sees him nor that in whiefc the mother hugs her babe...
...Surely there is nothing awesome, nothing eeri< in memory...
...Calling themselves the "Six Crackerjaeks," they are composed of Florence Parham, a Harlem girl...
...Perhaps it Is the academic atmosphere that makes it mathematical la its growth...
...He turned out to be Rowland Holder, a lad who gathered his training gathering pennies between Times Square and Central Park...
...News and comment of the theatre THE WEEK ON THE STAGE By Joseph T. Shipley "Winter Bound" by Thomas H. Dickinson...
...The same program includes the UFA short film "Killing the Killer" and a Laurel and Hardy comedy...
...The part is one that is well suited to the player, for he is fresh from four years in screen version of "Potash and Perlmutter" and "The Cohens and the Kellys" series...
...Thus far this season Mr...
...The list of the performers to appear in the "King of Jazz Revue" Is aa imposing one: Paul Whiteman, Laura La PI ante, John Boles, Glenn Tryon, Joseph Schildkraut Mary Nolan, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard, William Kent, Jacques Cartier, Grace Hayes, Charles Irwin, Sisters G. Nell O'Day, George Chiles, Russell Markert Dancers, Paul Howard and Al Norman...
...He also has his Hotel Ambassador String Ensemble in the forthcoming Shubert musical comedy "The Duchess of Chicago...
...On the lad's first venture the road house is raided and his photo flashed...
...and good boy and good girl are each caught in catastrophe...
...except Sundays when a continuous performance will be given from 1 to 11 P. M. which will include vaudeville, feature picture and presentations...
...23rd, for one week only...
...How many a brave spirit in Iff > is "wintsrbouud...
...Doubtless there'is something a bit morbid in Tony's hatred of the sex life of those around her...
...The young girl who must not miss her chance is balanced by the old girl who did— so too the young man...
...such a man might deem himself most fair-dealing: but it was surprising to hear Emily agree that no hot words had ever passed between them...
...This company of players incidentally will be a regular feature of this permanent burlesque stock company...
...King of Jazz Revue" It Being Filmed The "King of Jasx Revue" was officially started today, with Whiteman playing his first scene before the camera, directed by John Murray Anderson, and supervised by Carl Ijtemmle, Jr...
...of the Nineteenth Century, new this season, win open the program of repertory which Victor Chenkin, Russian actor, will present Sunday evening at the Times Square Theatre as the fourth concert of his series of Sunday evening appearances under the auspices of the stage Craft Guild...
...Itorosco Theatre^ twthe third plsy of Martin Flavin this season finds a third field for its activity: college days...
...In the half-way house, as It were, of sexlessness...
...He perceived the child's quick intelligence, tested his musical ear and found he was quick to respond to musical suggestions: He decided to do all he could for the child...
...E. Van Duren, famous French comedian...
...We hear that this college is so large it's a factory, but not a breath of its motion comes to us...
...These disasters, in truth, tax our credulity...
...The two principal parts in "Jew Suss," Maurice Schwartz's version of Lion Feuchtwanger's play of the same name from which his novel "Power" was later developed, will now be reversed...
...As a furthei result, we are not given a deep enough view of the lad to understand his peculiar conduct whil« living, and an excellent idea loses power...
...The Springtide of Youth 'Cross Roads" by Martin Flavin...
...Dickinson has wrought through a series of cumulative pictures, delicately limned...
...Ascetics lead sanely lives...
...Persinger spoke to his assistant, Beth Lackey...
...The story concerns Casals Cook, the most temperamental girl in Madam Potty Voo's Teasbop and "Badlands" McKhmey, s white derelict stranded tn the East Shanghai furnishes the background for this tale of Eastern intrigue...
...The After-Life "Thunder In the Air" bv Robins " Millar...
...49f,': S! Theptr: T^HE question as to what happens to a man when he dies is given startling dramatic answei in "Thunder In the Air...
...Persinger...
...Schwartz will now assume the title role, while Mr...
...He had scarcely progressed beyond infancy when he revealed an extraordinary musical ear...
...and five black acrobats from other parts of the country...
...Shanghai Lady* will play until midnight of Nov...
...first but one—a live mar who wants the sweetheart of th« dead man—sees him...
...her late and grudging tolerance of normal mating...
...Probably, too, there is, lurking beneath the ideals she socks to advance and to approach, something of the hunger of thwarted love—be' it for Jimmie ayjg Chet or for such as' Eunice snd Emily, womanly girls b£th...
...He has had orchestras playing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Hotel Almanac, Eelleclaire Roof, The Grand Union Hote* in Saratoga, The Miami Beach Hotel in Florida...
...Tony seems Strong enough to bear, as she is sensitive, enough to suffer, and loving enough to understand those who, not comprehending her, despite their love bring her pain...
...Intrada, Desplanes...
...It wss only on the basis of a Thanksgiving Dsy opening that the second postponement was effected...
...His development was rapid...
...Smoking is permitted in all parts of the house at all times...
...It was good to see the statement of Phil that he is not the sort of man to browaery terqper of Otto Hulet kept just just this side of explosion as he played...
...Later the Shuberts engaged him and his orchestra for "Pleasure Bound" where he had two orchestras playing, one in the pit and the other one on the stage...
...Oriental revenge and regeneration...
...The problem of bringing a dead man back to life, on stage, is nc easy one, and Mr...
...At the present time Sterns time is divided between the Hotel Ambassador where he plays nightly, making records for the Brunswick Recording Company, and broadcasting over WABC from the Grill Room of the Hotel Ambassador...
...More Bon-Bons at "Hot Chocolates" The Thursday midnight performance of "Hot Chocolates" at the Hudson Theatre have been running for some time, and have been the source of the discovery of new bright talent One midnight a young hoofer, sponsored by Bill Robinson, stepped on the stage, and took the audience with his soft-shoe ways...
...The addition of such new numbers keeps "Hot Chocolates" lively and fresh, both by bringing ^in new...
...The lack ef external motion in some of these scenes is forgotten in the sense of their emotional gathering, of the weight of winter lying like a brooding spirit on the snowed-in soul of Tony, on which the sunlight of >""ti»w understanding has yet to shine...
...The Night Birds" Are Coming The attraction at the Amarican Music Hall, 42nd street at 8th avenue, commencing Monday afternoon, Nov...
...on the girls' (though being an American heroine she does not fully "play the game") the wild lad first carefully parks his car next a fire hydrant to get it an identifying ticket then runs it into a pole and kills himself...
...through the father's hatred to love Yet it all seems vaguely, perhaps, because the author lacked courage for his idea...
...This Universal production win be the first revue presented to talking pictures in which is used an absolute stage-revue technique The direction and staging will be done by men who are experts In stage musical revue production: John Murray Anderson, Herman Reese, Harry Ruskin and Russell Markert...
...25, will be "The Night Birds" with a company of 50 burlesque stars including a chorus of 35 beautiful and talented dancing girls on the illuminated runway...
...But the core of the play is the character of Tony, who wants a world where companionship...
...About Harold Stern Harold Stern, noted violinist and orchestra director, first came to this country under the direction of the late Oscar Hammerstein, for whom Stern played as a solo violinist Later HammersteIn engaged Harold to direct the orchestra for Eva Tanguay at the old Hammerstein Theatre where he remained for two years He was then engaged as musical director for the Mark Strand Theatres in New York and Brooklyn...
...Master Ricci has chosen a formidable program: Fantasia appasionata, Vieuxtemps...
...talent Ruggiero Ricci, Boy Violinist, in Recital Ruggiero Ricci, the little violinist who appeared recently as soloist with the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra under Henry Hadley, will give his first New York recital In Carnegie Hall, Friday evening, Nov...
...but al these minds in whom tha memorj of the lad is vivid are uneasy at his appearance as though thej were seeing a ghost...
...especially is the conversa-' tion of Tim, who has lived (father and son) tn those farmlands for three hundred years, pithy with native wisdom...
...An entire change of show each week will prevail...
...Shiraz"" Again at the 55th Street Theatre Since "Shiraz," the poetic story of the creation of Taj Mahai was first shown at the 55th Street Playhouse early this year, so many requests have been made for a revival showing that it will again be presented at the 55th Street Playhouse commencing next Saturday, Nov...
...As he was about to come East on a concert tour with his quartet, Mr...
...which says simply that he does not die One lives as long as anyene thinks of him...
...Surely proper direction would have had other students walking past that bench or tumbling up those frat house steps, giving stir of background to its movement, and atmosphere in which the swift action might seem more real...
...Millar handles it deftly...
...All seats are reserved with performances twice daily at 2:30 and 8:30...
...in so far as ws understand her, we yield her oar respect With nff^t'rtA naturalness Aline MarMahon presents the woman Mr...
...His father is a musician and his brothers and sisters play various Instruments Ruggiero was born in San Francisco...
...Marie Bell of the Comedie Franchise, and Jean Weber...
...George Sidney in "Kibitzer" at the Windsor When "Kibitzer," the farce by Jo SwerUne and E. G. Robinson that Robinson carried so successfully last season, comes back to New York next Monday night, opening at the Windsor Theatre, the role of the kibitzer, I. Lazarus, will be played by George Sidney...
...npHE revolt of woman, first act *- on the stage tn Aristophanes' "Lysistrata," when woman used her sex power to control lomgwarrtng man, renewed in the plays of Nicholas Rows (1703) and Ibsen, whose women sought equality with men, has its latest and subtlest turn in tha present drama' of Thomas Dickinson, whom.woman Is looking toward Independence.- Tony Ambler is studied with a sympathy that lends poignant power to her an- j Bnsalous position...
...Stella Adler, Berta Gersten, Lazar Freed, Anna Appel, Mark Schweid, Morris Strassberg and the remainder of the cast will retain their former roles Victor Chenkin Sings Again Sunday Night The group of sentimental song...
Vol. 9 • November 1929 • No. 16
