As from today. and continuing through Saturday the—10 am. to 7 pin.—Shanghai Art Gallery will be hosts at the French Club to members and their friends with an exhibition of modern Japanese art. Most of the canvasses were painted in Japan, but a portion of the exhibition of 70 paintings were done in Shanghai. The Shanghai office of the South Manchurian Railway is colla borating in the venture, The paintings cover almost all angles of the art and include still life, impressionistic, the abstract, pastels, marine life and several life studies.
To introduce Mr. T. Kinoshita, one of Japen's leading artists, who spent several years in Paris, the Gallery and Messrs, Taki and Yamamoto of the Tricolor Restaurant, as well as Mr. Kimura, of the Railway, were hosts to the press dt sukiyaki on Tuesday, at which time Mr. Kinoshita interpreted the modern trend of Japanese ari, coupled with Oriental culture, This exponent of art will be in ai tendance at the French Club during the exhibition.
"Pearls of Cleopatra"
In strong support of Orlovskaya, whose gala performance of "Pearls of Cleopatra" will be rendered in the Lyceum Theatre to night, is Slobod-Skoy, who had his benefit several weeks ago—'Bayadere." Slobodskoy was in fine form on that occasion, displaying as well his Thespian ability, and he should be equally good tonight.
Among others in the cast are Valin, Nevskaya, Kudinoff, Murarvieft, Tou. renin, Vargina and Bodrostin. Seruff and Manjelei and ballet will appear in "Egyptian Fresco."
"Rousalka"
The 30th anniversary of the association of SIN. Ulianoff with the theatre will be observed in the Lyceum Theatre on May.7 and 8, with the performance of Dargomyjsky's "Rousalka."—in four acts and Six scenes. In the course of the performance a ballet in three parts will be presented under the direction of Sokolsky:—Slavonic, Gypsy and Waternymph. The last is very picturesque.
Among those taking part are: Sayapin, Markoff, Selivanoff and Mmes Bershadsky, Sinkevitch and Kisileft, Unafraid of Libel Although. Hollywood: is justly afraid to use the names of actual people in scenarios because of the number of damage suits that have been filed, Warners is making no bones about identifying people who lived but a short century ago and who are the dramatic persons in "All This end Heaven Too." The trial of the Duc de Praslin for the murder of his wife because of hi love for Henriette Desportes, a cause célébre of 1848, will be filmed using real names. Henriettes romance with Henry Field, brother of Cyrus W. Field of the Atlantic cable, also will be embraced. In the Rachel Field novel Bette Davis is portraying Henriette, Charles Hoyer the Due, Barbara O'Neill the Duchesse and Jeffrey Lynn the Rev. Henry Field.
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MacMurray have tne leading of 100 yeara ago—also Brenda and Henry Stephenson, Russian Society of Arts Bohemian Ball Having the popular Arcadia as their venue, Klam, Russian society of arts, held their annual ball on Tuesday night, the full house attesting both to the venture and to the congenial atmosphere of the ballroom. Costumed appropriately, members of the allied organizations which compose the Klam lent themselves to the Occasion and, as a Bohemian Ball, the affair was voted a great success, Artistes interpreted various themes, while Kniazeff, ballet-meister, and Serge Ermoll,'orchestra Teader, were at their best.
The current programme of the Arcadia, under the. management of "Niek"-PPlotnikoft, will be repeated iéMight-and tomorrow there will be a change of floorshow, "Confessions of a Nazi Spy"
Paul Lukas has a leading role at the Astor Theatre tod.y.
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