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The New Yorker′s conscientious calendar of events worth while
THE THEATRE
CANDIDA—Forty-eighth Street Theatre.
A revival of Shaw′s comedy. A play as nearly perfect as they come, and a nearly perfect cast, as they go.
THE FIREBRANDMorosco Theatre.
A highly costumed farce, based on some of the dandy times had by Benvenuto Cellini and a couple of local girl friends. As fresh, amusing, and full of beds as if the scene were laid on Long Island. More so.
THE GUARDSMAN—Booth Theatre.
A Molnar comedy. A full evening’s diversion, provided by Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne, and a piece about a masquerading husband—in the order named.
IS ZAT SO?—Thirty-ninth Street Theatre.
A comedy of the adventures of a prizefighter and his manager. If you will just be big-hearted enough to disregard the plot, you will find this, if not the funniest show in town, at least deserving of a rating well up among the first two.
THE SHOW-OFF—Playhouse.
A comedy of American life and those who live it. Nothing has touched it.
THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED—Klaw Theatre.
A comedy of fertile goings-on among the grape-growers of Southern California. Pauline Lord′s performance alone is enough to make this a notable season.
WHAT PRICE GLORY?—Plymouth Theatre.
The greatest, to date, of American war plays. A story of United States Marines in action—of various kinds—told without the assistance of Our Flag, the breaking heart of the world, and the little gray-haired mother back home.
BIG BOY—Winter Garden.
Al Jolsen in it. What more do you want?
THE GRAB BAG—Globe Theatre.
A revue that includes a number in which the ladies of the chorus unite to form a gigantic rose. Ed Wynn, in an agglomeration of somewhat dusty songs and spectacles. But, right or wrong, Ed Wynn.
LADY, BE GOOD—Liberty Theatre.
A nice little musical comedy, with the enviably active Astaires and the most delightful score in the city.
THE MUSIC BOX REVUE—Music Box.
The fourth of these annual rhapsodies in expense. With Fannie Brice, Bobby Clarke, and practically everybody else.
PATIENCE—Greenwich Village Theatre.
A revival of one of Gilbert and Sullivan′s finest, done with understanding, imagination, and taste. Not a voice in the company, but you'd be surprised how much that doesn't matter.
ROSE-MARIE—Imperial Theatre.
A musical comedy, of the kind that was popular when Aunt Fanny was in high school, all full of plots and things; but with charming music and good voices, and—if you're interested in such matters—a singularly competent chorus.
MOVING PICTURES
GREED—LOEW CIRCUIT—
Frank Norris’s “McTeague” transferred to the screen with a large measure of stark honesty. Unrelenting and sordid, if you wish, but a fine effort to get away from the saccharine.
THE LOST WORLD—ASTOR THEATRE.
Through camera trickery, dinosauri and other beasts of the prehistoric past live again. Interesting because it proves that the camera is a liar.
No New York showing of “Peter Pan” this week.
ART
EUGENE SPEICHER.
Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries. Exhibition of new pictures and some of the canvases shown at the Carnegie show last Autumn.
GRAND CENTRAL GALLERIES.
Retrospective exhibition of British Painting in its last week. A poor exhibition with a few high lights.
BARRY FAULKNER SCREENS.
Jacques Seligman Galleries. Beautiful screens shown under direction of Marie Sterner and several society women.
JOSEPH STELLA.
Dudensing Galleries. A series of drawings and some of the decorative paintings by the gifted young American. Nothing quite like Stella among contemporaries.
“FIVE AND TEN” ART.
Macy Galleries, Interesting collection of work of promising young painters, some of whom have arrived and same who will. Priced for bargain hunters and modest patrons from $24.57 to $99.76.
MUSIC
MISCHA ELMAN QUARTET, Town Hall.
Wednesday evening, Feb. 18. A virtuoso and three other chamber music experts will prove that chamber music isn’t only fun for the players.
LENOX STRING QUARTET, Town Hall.
Thursday evening, Feb. 19. Another good little ensemble which overlaps Mischa’s crowd at viola and cello.
FRITZ KREISLER, Carnegie Hall.
Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21. Carl Lamson, accompanist. You can′t get tickets for this, but try to squeeze in somehow.
LEAGUE OF COMPOSERS, Aeolian Hall.
Sunday evening, Feb. 22. Some of it will be good (perhaps Gruenberg’s “Daniel Jazz”), some of it won′t, but it′ll start something.
REINALD WERRENRATH, Carnegie Hall.
Monday afternoon, Feb. 23. Herbert Carrick, accompanist. “Werry” doesn′t like to be called a sterling young baritone, bur he is, even if he′s advertised, justly for once, as an American institution.
AT THE METROPOLITAN.
Tuesday evening, Lucia; Wednesday afternoon, Tannhauser; Wednesday evening, Falstaff; Thursday evening, Giovanni Gallurese (first performance in America); Friday evening, Madama Butterfly; Saturday afternoon, La Traviata; Saturday evening, Boris Goudonoff.
WITH THE ORCHESTRAS.
Tuesday afternoon, State Symphony, Waghalter conducting, Dohnanyi soloist and guest conductor; Tuesday evening, Philadelphia Orchestra, Stokowski conducting, Ornstein soloist; Wednesday evening, Philharmonic Orchestra, Mengelberg conducting (students' concert); Thursday evening, Philharmonic Orchestra, Mengelberg conducting, Flesch soloist; Friday afternoon, Philharmonic Orchestra, Mengelberg conducting, Flesch soloist; Friday evening, State Symphony, Waghalter conducting, Elsa Alsen soloist; Sunday afternoon, Philharmonic Orchestra, Mengelberg conducting.
OTHER EVENTS
DINNER TO GEN. SUMMERALL. Hotel Plaza.
Tuesday, Feb. 17, given by a citizens’ committee, Gen. John F. O’Ryan, chairman.
WORLD COURT BALL, Hotel Plaza.
Wednesday, Feb. 18, under direction of Greater New York Branch, League of Nations Non-Partisan Association.
CHARITY BALL, Hotel Astor.
Wednesday, Feb. 18, silver jubilee of New York Chapter, Knights of Columbus.
MOTION PICTURE CARNIVAL, Hotel Plaza.
Thursday, Feb. 19, under auspices of Film Mutual Benefit Bureau.
JUNIOR AID LEAGUE of Lenox Hill Hosp.
Entertainment and dance (“The J L X V Revue"), Hotel Ritz-Carlton, Feb. 19.
MARDI GRAS BALL, Hotel Roosevelt.
Friday, Feb. 20, under auspices of New York Auxiliary, Southern Industrial Educational Society.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON MEMORIAL WINDOW.—
Dedication, Church of the Transfiguration, (Little Church Around the Corner) 1 East 29th St., Friday, 2 p. m., Feb. 20.
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