Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1923, Page 13

AMUSE NATIONAL — George White's “Seandals.” Honest. folks, George White's “Scan- dals” aren’t scandalous at all, except. perhaps, in one respect, and that so ar- tistic as to lend zest to the number. Tt wouldn't be fair to those who are go- ing to the National Theater this week 10 tell more, but it occurs as the climax of act one. That's all The youthful Mr. White is always & welcome visitor to the National Capi- tal, theatrically, speakipg, and his an- nual “Scandals’ are awalted eagerl Those who have walted this season, longer than heretofore, will not be di appointed with the fourth, and latest, productfon. It is a worthy successor 1o its predecessors. George White possesses ideas—new Ideas—and has the faculty of executing them His offering, shown for the first time here last evening. is entirely different from anything he has heretofore pre- sented to a Washington audlence. It is a serfes of novel and beautiful stage pictures In opening, the voung producer goes s the Garden of Eden and critical inepection a modern E According to notion they pass the test. White next turns backward ten years and recalls conditfons that existed in 1912, He shows a patent leather forest and builds a stairway to para- dise, but perhaps the premier of his stagecraft miracles is the materializa- n of English, Ceylon and Russlan tea s from the clouds, apparently, dur- a feature number, “Just a Tiny Cup Another outstanding number | ,” bringing forth from the billows, gorgeously caparisoned nymphs vepresenting the Mediterranean, Black, Red and White seas, the ocean and the waves An entertainment in itseif is the por- tion of the program alloted to Paul Whiteman's Cafe de Paris, New York, Orchestra, which performs—and the word s used advisedly—with spotlight and other effects, in a manner that un- questionably will add to {ts glittering reputation. It participates in the con- cluding feature of act one. A welcome innovation is the more frequent appearance and participa- tion of Mr. White {n the new produc- tion than in those of the past. He is often on the stage, and demonstrates that he has not neglected his dancing for the more responsible duties of vroducing. Apparently he has spared no expense in enrolling comedians specialists, dancers, vocalists and * rare colléction of new beauties. Those in the audience last evening were delighted to welcome back to the “Scandals,’ Lester Allen, one of the most versatile and untiring come- dians of the stage. Also among those Yery much present are W. C. Flelds, Winnie Lightner and her sister. The: Peggy Dolan, Jack Witts, Charles Wilkens, and Newton Alexander. Among 'the noteworthy artists are Richard Bold, who carries, with & pleasing voice, most of the solo num- bers, and Pearl Regay, not only & V! calist, but a dancer extraordinar: well as Roberta Medrano and Emilla Delirio, spectacular Argentine dan- cers. lesque offerings. such as “Three Dif- ferent Homes With the Same Quar- rel” and “Terrific Traffic.” The “Scan- dals” {s in two acts, with twenty-one scenes. In announcing the finale, Mr. White explained that the compan would review briefly the entire show, “leaving out the plot.” He was wise, for there is no plot. The concluding novelty was the ap- pearance, in one of the boxes, follow- ing the final descent of the curtain of a male quartet which gave a medley ¢ the song hits—and there are sev- eral—as the audience departed. GARRICK—"Jitta’s Atonement.” Titta's Atonement,” a new play by Bernard Shaw, with Mme. Bertha Kalich in the title role, pro- vided the keen enjoyment which might be expected from such a com- bination 1o the audience which gath- ered last night at the Shubert-Garrick Theater. The wisardry of Shaw, who by ringing things down to arth™ con- verts a romantic tragedy into what must be labeled a comedy—satirical though it is—and the remarkable act- ing of Mme. Kalich, supported by a st, has resulted in a not- le event in the theatrical year of the capital “Jitta's Atonement” is an adaptation of ‘a play written by bitsch, a romance of love and tragedy. saturated with heartaches, jealousy and gloom. It is eagsy to imagine that in the hands of the originator it be- came an epic of infidelity. But Shaw has made of it 4 satire of soulmates. He has found feet of clay for the towering figure of romantic love. Per- haps it would be better to say that he has placed everydky shoes upon it, which enables the tale to make its exit, It not exactly happlly, at least with & smile. Playing upon the hu- man _frailties, Mr. Shaw has brought laughter instead of tears. The frantic agonies of the romantic theater, Mr. Shaw sa adaptation, do not produce the illusion of real life. “In real life” he says, “the fidelity are seldom either so serious as they are assumed to be in romantic tragedy, or so trivial as in farcical comedy,” and in this sentence he has himself explained his treatment of ihe subject. In the original, he con- fosses, Jitta lives miserably ever aft- erward, and her husband suffers tre- maendous pangs of jealousy. As_in other plays, Mr. Shaw does not hesitate to be frank in making his point. In the first act, when the loversg—each of whom has a married mate elsewhere—meet clandestinely, and it is pointed out they have “but one short hour” together, the sub- sequent developments aro brutally . frank, to say the least. He makes it clear, too, later in the play that had the lovers had more than a rare hour to &pend together—had they lived together for twenty breakfast with each other every day— perhaps they might have been seek- ing other soul mates. “All husbands are chumps” is the {mplication. The story of “Jitta's Atonement.” while it deals with a trite theme and its consequences, {8 vet novel, and it would be unfair to reveal its detalls, The atonement of Jitta, after all, is perhaps severe enough, for she Te- tires to live, apparentl the rest of her life with a husband whom she considers her intellectual _inferior and very much inferior in every way of the man whont she loved and who had died. Whether the auditor agrees with Mr. Shaw. or does not, in bis handling of the matters which are asually sup- posed to make deep impress upon the ves of men and women, it 18 impos- sible not to enjoy his comedy. The illusion of reality,” which Mr. Shaw has harped upon in his intro- duction and in defense of his adapta- tion of the tragedy of Trebitsch, is fostered in the production of'Jitta's Atonement” by the acting of Mme. Kalich. Passionate. " ironic, always natural, her characterization of the part of Jitta, the wife of Prof. Lenk- enheim_and the mistress of Prof. Bruno Haldenstedt, is a masterplece. Nor must the honors all go to Mme. Kalich_for this remarkable perform- ance. Thais Lawton as the wife of Prof. Heldenstadt, Francis Byrne as Prof. Lenkenheim, the deceived hus- band: John Cralg as Prof. Halden- stedt. Beth Elliott as Edith, _the daughter of Prof. Haldenstadt: Wal- ton Butterfield as Dr” Ernest Fessler, fiance of Edith, could scarcely be im< proved upon. The acting of the play is supposed to take place in Danzig, in profes- slonal circles, in the year 1920. B. F. KEITH'S—“Stars of the Fu- ture.” There are two acts on Keith's pro- gram this week that stand out for their novelty and entertaining Qullll{. “Stas of the Future” comprige a half dozen young girls selected from the chorus of blg New York productions who desire to advance in their pro- fession, and their only channel is through the vaudeville stage. Th other sct comprises stars of thirty years ago. Both were welcomed in & manner that must have gladdened their hearts. The youngsters are all good look- ing, dress with taste, the dancers are clever, but there is only one voice of any volume among them. All the I The production is crowded with bur- Sigfried Tre- | in a preface written for his| consequences of conjugal in-! MENTS girls display a great deal of energy in presenting their little act and many curtain calls came thelr way. Of the old timers, Eddie Girard, of | the Donnelly and Girars team, ap- parently has “held on” the best.’ H: is still a clever dancer, retains that | funny wispering voice and he scored | & big hit as the dandy coppe:! Katie | Rooney dressed as her old daddy, Pat | Rooney. also made a hit with' her {Irish song and jig dancing. Annie | Hart, the one time beautiful Laura Bennett; Frank McNfsh of “Silence { and Fun," Leonard Grover, the actor- playwright: Ed. Begley and John { Harding are others of the company. | Mr. Begley does a neat speciaity and { introduces the others in & happy vein. ery one of the company was given a splendid reception. |~ Hampton and Blake, a clever pal | of fun makers were well received, | were the Duncan Sisters, who have | prolonged their stay another week. The work of these petite singers | stands out in the program. The in- | troduction of new songs and busi- | ness send their act over with en- joyable snap and vim. Walter Sayton und partner open the program |in"a contortion and balancing act; Rule and O'Brien offer Irish ditties: | Barclay and Chair a lot of foollsness, | and Emile Pallenberg introduces his | bears in bicycle riding and roller skating. The house attractions in the picture line completed the pro- gram COSMOS—Bob Pender Troupe. The Cosmos Theater this weok is presenting an enjoyable bill of fun- making vaudevilie. It is not good in spots, but in its every feature, from the headliner to and including the picture offerings. While the Bob Pender troupe of wonderful and unique eccentric ac- robats with their sensational “March of the Giants” is still all that once made it a reigning sensation at the New York Hippodrome, yet it must share the honors with newer acts by old and well known entertainers, who have made their comeback. if ' they ever needed to, in unmistakable tashion. Chief among these is “Babe” La- tour. once the pretty, peppery, irre- sistible entertainer and idol of the | varieties, who, with “Broomstick" Elliott. the homely chap with a broomstick fiddle that gives forth the sweetest music, would halt the program with their many enjoyable antics and bits of clever business, {if they wore mot set down mext to_the headliner that closes the show. Just above them are the well known Ray- mond Sisters, delightful singers and dancers ~ before they entered the heavyweight class, but now even more delightful both in their sons: and dances, as weil as in the bi grist of uew and really worthwhile hits and bon mots that are a big fea- ture of their act. The Dublin trio also stands out as xceptional with its fine soprano and tenor, and a talented accompanist and isoloist. in pretty and well loved bal- lade of the long ago. Roy and Arthur, also old-timers, are really new in “Fun in a Chinese Restau- rant” in which blackface comedy vies with plate juggling to win laughter and applause. Stutz and Bingham have a laughmaker entitled “Who Is He?" It'is a title under which many amusing things are sald, done and sung. _Herbert Rawlinson's new Universal plcture, “Another Man's Shoes,” Is & really delightful story of a young adventurer and a pretty young queen of a mythical kingdom, who, after thrilling scenes and escapes. finaily casts her lot with the man she loves, and he the venturesome young EI"‘“" Added attractions {nclude ‘Aladdin, Jr.” featuring Lewis Sar- gent; the Urban Movie Chats and the International News. GAYETY—"“Chuckles of 1923.” Jean Bedin has done himself proud in his new “Chuckle” show at the | Gavety this week, a show that can {hold its own with many a three-dollar | musical revue in the matter of chorus, jcostumes and scenery, and a step or- {two ahead of them when it comes to | genuine entertainment. This is the show that enabled Bobby Clarke. one of the best comedians that burlesque has seen, to step into one of the big musicai shows that has never left New York. Though his absence s felt, his shoes are not many sizes too ‘large for Clifft Brag- don, who in this show has one of the greatest opportunities of his carser and makes the best of it. Bragdon and “Coo-Coo™ Morrisey form one of the funniest teams on the burlesque stage. In addition to thelr comedy they put on a clever musical act that |terminsted all too soon. Morrisey proved himself a regular ‘jazz" drummer, while Bragdon fooled every- body with his abflity on the cornet. In this sketch, they are alded by the Saxophone Four, a quartet of musi- clans of ability. The show {s made up of & number of scenes and specialties, none of them connected by & plot, but all #0od entertainment, and it is a hard |matter to select the outstanding fe: | ture. ~ The lion-taming -act at th country fair is a_side-splitter. A real. honest-to-goodriess lion is used in this turn, and he seemed to enjoy the show, for during the remainder of the evening his roars, seemingly of approval, could be plainly heard by the audlence. A burlesque on box- ing was funny. as was the troubles of a hotel guest in a convention city. One of the prettiest acts of the show Was a circus trot, in which the “po- nies OF the chorus were harnessed hirough steps Show ‘ring style. S A very neat sketch and one wort of speclal mention was _that - par. formed by the Eclair twins, alded by Billy Wells, This trio has & dance act that for beauty in staging 4nd ability in execution will compare vort y i sh"_: ¥y Wwith many in the larger Elaine Esley aad Mab Haworth sf @ number of songs and the London Oxford Girls do some clever ensemble dance steps. Others in the cast are George Snyder, a capable lead man; Emmet Baker, a clarinet player of | ability; Bill Reeves and Al Marshall, | e chofl:‘lh::hl regular Bedini ag- | ToRALi ’ means that they well ‘versed in the art of ter;fiin:;:‘ Ram’s Head Players’ Debut. . Washington's littlest theater came into being last night under the hap- piest of auspices. In a tiny audi- torlum were seated about 100 pesple. representing the capltal's society most attractively, eager for an of- fering that had gained, rather than lost, in interest through postpone- ment. Entered through a narrow passageway from 18th _street, the Ram's Head Playhouse proved to be 2 delight to the eye in soft blue, with a similarly toned curtain filling the proscenium. In point of artistic setting the premier program of this latest dramatic organi charmingly placed, lnd"g:l:e'll'l ‘:’J.l: curtain was drawn expectancy was' heightened. Nor was it 8isappointed f:reteh:h:r:‘rllm, which conslated of | rt plays, eMcient 50 Short Blays. e ntly rendered. | three or four characters which measures not more th: by ten feet in dlmel’fillonl p.untlu{:vo:' director and artist, stage manager | and performer a task of exceptional ' dificulty. Every movement must be calculated to the greatest nicety, am: in'a degree the success of a premiet ' Ln -&ch ctrc:m:un may be judged v the mechanical smooth performance. Last evening from thig | standard the renditions Head Players were all that could! have been expected from a lopg-ex- perienced professional group. The three plays were what Shaw would, in his earliest category, have called “unpleasant.”” The first was a tale of medieval Italian ducal vii- lainy and intrigue, the second the| eviction from home of & faithles wife and the third-of an extremel questionable experiment by & “scar- | let woman,” in the exchange of robes with a girl novice of a religious terhood. The question may be a THE EVENING ‘Wwhether Washington seeks this its long-desired dramatic fare, denied it in the course of the regular of- ferings of the commercial theater. Possibly lighter or even heavier dietary may follow t6 requite more satisfactorily the yearning of the local advocates of the “intimate” the- ater for the trulfi artistic. In “The Jewel Merchants,” by James Branch Cabell, Josephine Hutchinson scored decidedly with her simplicity and charm as Gracloss, daughter of an _impecunious and unscrupulous nodleman willing to sell her to the highest bidder. Robert Bell, as Ales- sandro, Duke of Flofence, gave an earnest representation with sincere conception of the craftiness of the ducal kind. Maurice McRae some- what static as Gldo, the disguised minister of the ducal court, who wins the rt of Graclosa. The playlet was charmingly staged with a ticable wall that could not have been more convincing upon the largest stage. - J. M. Synge's “In the Shadow of the Glen,” which followed, has been seen heretofare in Washington, but it was well worth repetition, especial- 1y in such admirable hands as those presenting it last night. This item of the program was, in truth, the best of the three, in acting and in direction. Walter Beck. as the tramp, demonstrated anew his capacity as actor, while the play as a whole showed the finish of his efficient ‘su- pervision, Leona Roberts, as Nora Burke. a difficult role that in less capable hands would lose all sympas | thy, without which the play falls, was admirable {n her poise and her quiet intensity. Mason Wright, as Dan Burke, the old husband, who pretends to be dead in order to de- tect his wife's philandering, and Les- ter Shafer, as Michael Dara, for whom she 2 paming sdmiration. were capable. An especially effective light- ing_scheme added to the convincing quality of this number. “Three Nuns and a Lady” derived a | double interest from the fact that it was written and staged by James Reynolds. well known in Washington and on the professional stage. who at the same time played the role of the extremely tattered besgar. Leona Roberts as Sister Dolor, the mother superior: Nancy Lane, as Sister Mon- ica, and Josephine Hutchinson, as Sis- ter Innocenta, who falls to the lureof the scarlet and gold gown, were ad- mirable. Anne Ives played the Dona Pilar-y-Pajo, she of the scarlet and gold gown, with the finish and under- standing always characteristic of her work, which s famillar to those who have seen previous Little Theater of- ferings in Washington. 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