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ist f Yul tide Shows Be-gins with Mr. Howard'sProduction ·of 'Hamlet.'

Iy Chari •• Colllni.LIE HOWARD In "Ham·

let " on Chrlstmas night, JaneCowl In "First Lady" on thefollowing afternoon [yester·

day], James Kirkwood in "Mulat-to" tonight, and Mme. Nazimova In"Hedda Gabler" tomorrow night-such is the program of theatricalpr mleres that the holidays havepresented to Chicago's :first night-ers, It has been so arranged thatno postscript comment, contalnlngthe deeper and more discriminatingremarks appropriate to a dramacritic's week-end, are possible to-day. One's :final opinion on Mr.Howard'. Hamlet, for example-whether It is better than Forbes·Robertson's or milder than MichaelMacLiammoir's [the last one visiblein th Chicago areal-is lUll amat of the future.

hi. schedule has certain remark·sets. For one thing, it eon-hree of the major stan ofaning dramatic galaxy. For

anot ,It runs counter to Yule-ti ell tom in its stroni' emphasilon tr gfr themes. Three of theaplay r tragedies of the mostsoul-wr nehing type; "First Lady"is the only comedy In the assort-ment. Chicago's holiday play goingwill be largely in the serious veinduring the Saturnalia of 1936.Hamlet's lust for revenge against

the "bloody, bawdy villain" whohappened to be his uncle and fa·ther·ln·law; Hedda Gabler's suicidalobsellloD with her military father'shor •• patoIs; the curse of Cain on asouthern plantation where a whitefather hal leveral mulatto sonswtth inferIority complexes-theseare among the subjects that theChicago ltage deals with in thisseason of merriment and Christianfeelini'4 They may suggest that theAmerIcan dramatic stage, like theprine. of Denmark, has lost all itsmIrth; but their appearance in a&olldphalanx is merely an accidentof the curious booking arrange-ments by which attempts are madeto keep Chicago's theaters filleddurin&, a portion of the year.

:Chllrlotte Greenwood• s Life-Saver of Stage.If you seek up to date wit and

shrewd, satirical character studiesof social and political life in thenational capital, Jane Cowl w1ll&upply them in "First Lady." Theonly problem that will tax one'smind In this play is that of theJ'elationship of the heroine to apersonage in real life-is she meantto be Mrs. Franklin Delano Roose-velt or merely Alice RooseveltLongworth? If one suspects lesemajesty on the part of the authors,and feels an urge of fiery Demo-cratic resentment toward such irn-pertinence, let it be rememberedthat Mme. President herself sawthe play recently and was vastlyamused.

t: The new plays should not causer any arranger of a holiday theater

party to overlook Charlotte Green-wood, who occupies the Selwyntheater with an ingenious andamusing work called "Leaning onLetty." This unusual actress cameto Chicago late in November, scoredan immediate hit, and since thenhas been keeping the stage alivesingle handed.For a complete month, except for

the mysterious and peculiar carry-Jngs on of the WPA theatrical proj-ects I" It Can't Happen Here," atthe Blackstone, and "0, Say, CanYou Sing?" at the Great Northern],Miss Greenwood has been the Casa-bianca of the Chicago stage. Shestood upon the burning deckwhence all but her had fled. Shehas profited exceedingly by her in-trepidity and she has preventedmany loyal playgoers from migrat-ing to New York.

Theater's Debt toBasil's Ballet Russe.No summary of theatrical oppor-

tunities in Chicago between thisdate and New Year's eve would becomplete without reference to theRussian Ballet company now de-lighting dance mad multitudes inthe Auditorium. Although usuallyreviewed by music critics and dis-cussed as an esoteric cult by its

AMUSEMENTS.ORCHESTRA HALL

CHICAGO SYMPHONYORCHESTRA Frederick Stocl<

Conductor

TUESDAY THURS. EVE'GAT 2 :15 FRI. AFT'NGREGOR JOHN

Piatigorsky WeichcrSoloist Sololet

~~~~a'k",.~~"'?R~a~~'~~g:t";[~oS:Fci~i';'~j1&~:.Variations: Scriabin 1: Suk F'ant asv for8Yvmoi'aOj( 3Vgl~d.;'e1r~ X~~~~inan~i'?~l~he~~~~Con. B Minor. Polovetzian Dance.

"POP." CONCERT SAT. EVE. (25c to 60e)

ORCHESTRA HALL

NEXT SUNDAY AFT. noHENRY E. VOEGl';Ll Announcf'S RecitaJ by

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I ROLEo HAMLET

Leslie Howard, re-cent Romeo of themovies, now make~his Shakespeareanstage debut in "Ham-let," classic test oftragic acting. He hasbegun a brief en-gagement at theGrand Opera house .

[Vandamm Photo. I

Brings Four New Pays to hicago

"Follies" Singer

PROMINENT In the ••ZiegfeldFollies" cast, coming to theGrand Opera house, is JanePickens, soloist of the radio

trio called the Pickens Sisters.This is her flrst appearance with-out her sisters. The trio, with Janeas featured songstress, appeared in"Thumbs Up" last year. Jane Pick-ens, who makes all the musical ar-rangements for the radio three, wascoached in German, Italian, andFrench operatic singing by RichardHageman. She was born on aplantation near Macon, Ga.

delirious followers, the ballet Inthis form is primarily an art ofthe theater and should appeal toanyone with a taste for brilliantspectacle. The old school play-goers who think that this sort ofthing is not in their vein, thatit is ••art" rather than "enter·tainment," are making a seriousmistake. The Russian ballet, asinterpreted by Col. De Basil's mag-nificent corps of young adepts, isone of the most stirring shows thatthe realm of the theater can offer.The programs for the seven per·

formances of this week [five nightsand two matinees] contain sixteenballets, representing all phases ofthe Russian repertory, classic, 1'0'

mantic and modern. The chief newnumber of the season, the elabo-rate and fascinating "SymphonieFantastique," will be repeated to-night and New Year's eve. "L'ApresMidi d'un Faun," a much discussedrevival of the year, also appearson the same bills.This company of dancers, with

their fine symphonic orchestra andrich stage settings, is unique in theworld. Their presence in Chicagogives a thrill to the holiday amuse-ment catalog.

Theater Guild Veteran.Dudley Digges, whose relation-

ship to the Theater Guild datesback to its first production, "Bondsof Interest," in 1919, will be inMaxwell Anderson's "The Masqueof Kings," now on the guild'sschedule.

INew Connelly Playl

MARC CONNELLY, author of••The Green Pastures," willenter the producing man-agers' ranks in January with

••Having Wonderful Time," a com-edy by Arthur Kober. He willdirect as well as produce the piece.Two years ago, with Frank B. El-ser, Connelly wrote "The FarmerTakes a Wife," which was one ofthe Broadway successes of its sea·son. Since then he has been inHollywood in the employ of War-ner Brothers, for whom he madethe film version of "The GreenPastures.""Having Wonderful Time" will

have a company of fifty players,headed by Katherine Locke. Theplay will open in New York in '.heweek of Jan. 25.

AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS.

AMUSEMENTS.

AUDITORIUM L~1~s6MATS. TODAY AND WEDNESDAYTHE SEASON'S GREATEST SUOCESS

The Critics Have Raved asNever Before-The PublicResponse Is Enormous

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DE MONTE CARLOToday. ~:3O-Concurrence. Scuola di Ballo.Aurora'. Wedding.Tonight. 8 :30-Pavi!lons, Symphooie Fan-haaS~~~.~~'1I~~~.:.epa~IA1~n~·.unT;;~~~ee.G-i~:~g~~~e~e':tiJl~~s·W~£.o~~~~~':'~~cc~~~e&~~~:Boutique, Fantasque. Aurora's Weddina.Wed. Eve.-Concurrenee. Scbeherazade,Ctmarosiana. '.rhur.-lOO Kisses. SYID-phonie Pantastique. L' Apres Midi d'unFaune. Beau Danube.EVENINGS ..••...••...•.. 55c 'ro Sa.30MATINEES ..•..••..•.•... 55e 1'0 S~.75

GRA D ~~~~~AST 8 TIM SENGAGEMENT POSITIVELY ENDS SAT. NIGHT, JAN. 2NIGHTS (axe. Sun.] 8:15 Sharp-LAST MATS. WED. & SAT., 2:15 Sharp

PERSONAL VISIT-OF-

-IN-

"HAMLET"-WITH-

ORIGINAL NEW YORK CAST and PRODUCTION

OPENING NIGHT,MONDAY, JAN. 4 •

SEATS NOW'AT BOX OFFICE •

Nights $1 to $3.50. Matinees Wed. and Sat., $1 to $2.50 (Plus tax)Greater 1937 Stage Edition

FANNIE BRICE. BOBBY CLARRUTH HARRISON and ALEX FISHER • CHERRY and JUNE PREISSER

STAN KAVANAGH • CASS DALEY • HUGH CAMERONMARVIN LAWLER • JAMES FARRELL • BEN YOST'S VARSITY EIGHTJANE PICKENS • 123 OTHERS • GYPSY ROSE LEE

Huge, smashing revue. direct from Broadway sellouts. The biggest WinterGarden hit in nine years. It comes with a trainload of stars and becutles.

GL~~~J: GLAMOUR GIRLS OF 1937!

Terrace RoomBecomes ParisCasino Dec. 29New Regime for HotelMorrison Floor ShowsOffers Gallic Troupe.

The new Casino Parisien wlllopen at the Morrison hotelnext 'ruesday night, in theformer Terrace room, with an

entertainment called "Revue In-ternationale," produced in theFrench Casino manner by CliffordC. Fischer, importer of Frenchtheater-restaurant performers. Thefollowing playen wlll be on theb1ll:Robin, pantomimic clown, recent-

ly of ••Jumbo," in a comedy actcalled "the walking music store."Rudi Geasl, a European enter-

tainer, now making his :first ap-pearance in America.Mary Raye and Naldl, a ballroom

dancing team, new in America.Sara Ann McCabe, leading singer

in the production numbers, whowill introduce the theme song ofthe show, "Parisians in the Rain."George Campo, a comedian of the

French Casino productions.Eileen O'Connor, a ballerina

who has just returned from a suc-cess in London with C. B. Coch-ran's" Follow the Sun." She is 17years of age.Grace and Nico, a dance team

which has had a successful tour ofEurope.Anderson and Allen, acrobats in

a hand balancing act.Carmen Romero, a blonde Span-

ish castanet dancer who has beenin French Casino productions inthe east for the last two years.In addition, there will be twenty

show girls, and six group numbers,each with a special stage set.

• A New Year's eve entertain-ment in keeping with the tra-

dition of the Blackstone hotel willbe offered by the Mayfair room,where Al Kavelin's orchestra ishaving a record-breaking run.Georges and Jalna, the dancers, andCorinna Mura, the Spanish-Ameri-can coloratura soprano, will intro-duce several new numbers fromtheir extensive repertoires for theoccasion. There will be five othercabaret acts.

• Plans for New Year's eve atthe Trianon and Aragon ball-

rooms include two famous orches-tras at each ballroom-Ted Weemsand Al Morey at the Trianon, andFreddy Martin and Billy Baer atthe Aragon. Each ballroom willalso present a show, featuringvaudeville acts. On the entertain-ment bills are the Frances Allisdancers; Paul Nolan, in jugglingtricks; the Florentine Trio; Charlesand Helen Stone, dancers; Nice,Florio, and Lubow, comedy trio,and the Empire Four, harmonygroup. The celebration begins atboth the Trianon and Aragon at8:30 o'clock on Thursday evening •

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"Still Unsurpassed Amongst Pianists" ICE CARNIVAL"Piquant. powerful, Ifentle. i<"raceful.forthright. dazzling - these and more. Galaxy of Fereian & American Skating Slunwould not by any means cover the ver- 0

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• Mildred Balley, ••Red" Norvoand his orchestra, Romo Vin-

cent, comedian, and the Ambroses,dancers from the current entertain-ment bill at the Blackhawk res-taurant.

• Roger Pryor continues asmaestro and ringmaster of the

College Inn's " circus" cabaretshow. The Varsity Eight, col-

AMUSEMENTS.

WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY

EXTRA MATltJEE FRIDAY

SAM H. HARRIS PRESENTS

J CIN THE MUSIC BOX COMEDY HIT

" b, ST LAD "By Kat.har lne Dayton & Geo. S. KaufmanDIRECT FROM 1YEAR IN NEW YORRi~hts Iex New Year's Eve.) 51 to

$2.50. Mats .. Wed .. Sat. & New Year'sDay. $1 to $2 New Yenr's Eve 'Dec.au. $2 to $4. (Plus 10% Tax.)ImIS SEATS NOW ON

51 SALE to JAtl. 16

Great Northern Ph~~e ~fb~em~u • :i_Ll~t~3n!e~?s.dlJ~fl,~f!,~Ve~~~OD A"aiety:~ ... spirit of a g-ood show shines allover the place ... "-Ashton Btevens. Amer·tcan," . . . mood of ~usto which a revue re-quires ... "-C/larle8 Collins. Trilnine,I.. • nleaso the most particular •.. "-Gail Borden. Daily T'imes,.. buoyant mualcal comedy ."-Caro!'

Frink, IIp.rfllrf. J; Exn ml ner ••. g-enuinely entertaining moments-s-Pime mrmo zine.

ACTORBECOMES

BAND LEADERRoger Pry 0 r, wellknown liS an actor onthe stage and screen,has become a danceband leader, and isnow the star of thecabaret program inthe College Inn. Hisfather, Arthur Pryor,was famous as a mu-sical director in thebrass band era of the

last generation.[E. A. Bachrach Photo. I

Ieglans, and Coleman, Clark, andYoshro Fushiml, table tennis play-ers are new on the bill. The otherperformers are the Calgary broth-ers, comedians; Rufe Davis, croon-er; Paul Nolan, Enrico and BrunoMangini, Alphonse Berg, and thetwelve Hoffman dancers.

Others in the show are Lane, Tree,and Edwards, comedians; Gilletteand Richards, comedy dance team,and Edna Errico, song stylist, andNino Rinaldo's orchestra. Threeshows nightly.

• Royale Frolics-Second editionof revue starring Dolly Kay,

blues singer. Others are Sid Tom-ack and the Reis Brothers, come-dians; Wood and Bray, ballroomand adagio dancers; Marilyn Mar-lowe, tap dancer; Barbara Belmore,specialty dancer, and the GouldSisters, a dance team. Forty balletgirls, Henri Lishon's orchestra, andCharles Engle's dance band. Fourshows nightly.

• Shelia Barrett, diseuse, and PatO'Malley, Irish baritone, will be

the principal attractions on NewYear's eve in the Gold Coast roomof the Drake hotel. An enlargedprogram, with five additional acts,has been arranged. Others in theGold Coast revue are Gower andJeanne, dance team, Ethel Dixon,singer, and Dick Jurgens' orches-tra.

The four headliners of theChez Paree show that closed

Christmas eve to make way forMorton Downey and the new holi-day revue are now appearing incinema-vaudeville theaters. BennyFields went into the Palace theateras a headliner. Eunice Healy andNick Long Jr., dancers, are on thenew bill at the Chicago theater asheadliners. Ruth Petty, ••blues"singer, is featured at the Orientaltheater.

• Colosimo's-Ada Leonard andTracy, Gale and Leonard, come-

dians, are the headliners. Othersare Princess Ahl, dancer; MurielLove in songs; Bankoff and Can-non, comedy ballet dancers; PeggyMoore, dancing soubrette; GeorgeEverett Hale, baritone; EileenGeorge, soprano, and Una Cooper,specialty dancer with the ballet of16 girls. Bob Tinsley's band. Fourshows nightly.

• The Stevens hotel's New Year'seve celebration will be the big.

gest since 1929. The entertainmentin the Continental room will be aug-mented by Continental Singers, amixed sextet featuring FrederickSchweppe, baritone. In the Con-tinental room there will be danc-ing to Frankie Masters' orchestra,and two floor shows starring Mau-rine and Norva, Florence Kope andDonna Dae, Continental Trio and HisMasters' Voices. Formal dress isexpected.

• Frank Veloz, of the dance teamof Veloz and Yolanda, is a

composer-pianist in his own right.He has written and had publisheda song which he and Yolanda haveinterpreted into an original dance,••The Veolanda." He also wrote"The Yolanda Waltz" to whichthis couple has danced. His latestcomposition was the music for thewaltz they do in the motion pic-ture, " The Champagne Waltz."Veloz and Yolanda began a twoweeks' return engagement in theEmpire room of the Palmer houselast Wednesday.

• Yacht club-New show star-ring Vi Bradley, whose songs

are of the Beatrice Lillie type.

• New Year's eve at the Edge-water Beach hotel will have

two dance orchestras, George 01·sen's and Earl Hoffman's band, pro-viding continuous music from 10p, m. to dawn. Floor shows from a••travellng stage" will be an inno-

AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS.

BttP~~~!!2 SHOWS NEW YEAR'S EVE

FIRST AT 8:30 - SECOND AT II O'ClOCK£K6t4AftttiJuL. NEW nAR'S DA'I-3 P.M.

STUDEBAKER ATINEES-WED. and SAT.NOW PLAYING J,•• ...a•.•.•.Never in the History of theStudebaker The ate rHas a Play Been MoreEn t h II siasticallyReceived - the FourWalls Fairly Roc kedfrem Applause.

Hites SOc_$I.OO_$1.50_$2.00Matinees 50c-75c-$I.OO

PRICES FOR ANY PERFORMANCEI

agevaUon. The performers will IncludeHarris, Claire and Shannon, dane-ing trio; Alfred Lytell and" Tige,"a comedy act; and Harriet Smith'sballet. A strolling band wlll sere-nade each table. The party will bcformal, of dress.

• With Herb Buteau's orchestra,a crowd of young people will

welcome 1937 in Guyon's Paradiseballroom. Buteau and his ••Victo-rians" were formerly at the PalmerHouse. Bob Kirk, saxophonist andclarinetist, is the featured vocalist.

• A Parisian type of revue openedlast Friday night' at the Chez

Paree, with Morton Downey as star.The chief comedian is Jerry Lester.from the Hollywood restaurant,New York. Emily Von Losen andthe Chez Paree ballet appear inspecial dances. Beverly Bemis, dane-ers, and the comic team of Harrisand Shore are also new principals,Henry Busse's orchestra continues.

• Merry Garden Ballroom-TheNew Year's eve celebration will

feature three orchestras-Stan Nor.ris', Werner Peete's, and JohnnyLong's. Continuous dancing from8.30 until closing. Floor shows inboth ballrooms. Regular dancenights are Tuesday, Thursday, sat-urday and Sunday.

• Brevoort Hotel-On New Year'seve, Bert Rammelt and his orches-tra will be featured in the Muralroom; Joe Gerken's band in theGold room. The entertainment willinclude: Evelyn Driggett and Marga-ret Conrad, accordion and violin;the Jaros Sisters, harmony dUO;Grace Kater, accordionist.

• Ivanhoe-Hal Munro and hisorchestra. Also the Four Night

Hawks, strolling entertainers.

• Limehouse-Floor show nightly.Barney Richards' dance band.

• The Trocadero Casino, a newnight club at Erie and Lake

Shore drive, opened last Wedncs-day. It will be in operution forluncheons, cocktail hours, dinnersand suppers. The opening show hasFrancisco and Maria, in Spanishdances; the Four McNallies, a girldance team; Violet Love, in "blues '.songs and ballads, Pat Chandler,master of ceremonies; and WandaWinsum, prima donna. The dancemusic is by Don Fernando's band,and Ramon Arias' rhumba band.Three shows nightly; dinner showat 9.

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