Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1923, Page 10

AMUSEMENTS 2"ATIONAL—“Sherlock Holmes.” he curtain rose at the National iter last night on "that peer of mystery dramas of the stage, erlock Holmes,” .with the in- ble William Gillette in the role ihe famoms Sir Arthur Conan ! ;1o character. Lovers of this Illing type of stage production, keen “students of criminology, omed its return as Washing- welcomes the first breath of ng. Mr. Gillette, too, was ac-| ed that reception which theater- give unstintingly to their fa- s of the legitimate stage. is needless to recall, perhaps, + “Sherlock Holmes' has been a umphant Success ever since its t presentation in the Garrick cater in New York back in 1899, I undoubtedly will be as long as Gillelte appears in it as the in- cible solver of seemingly uncaop- crable mysteries. With a cast of ateurs, Mr. Gillette probably could sent the drama without any loss its strong appeal. It is too late, J utterly useless, however. to lav- 4 now any praise on Mr. Gillette's .lity as the Impersonator of the catest detective of fiction. But he s assembled to support him as lines of tlie program, which state that it is a “musical absurdity, built for laughing purposes auly.” The music is of a kind that appeals to the ordinary burlesque patromw. rang- ing from the jazziest jazz, as sung by Marie Lauritz, to classical selections by Inez Smith and Johnny Crosby The comedy is furnished by Danny Murphy, a_clever entertalner who, despite his Celtic name, is well versed in the Teuton dialect; Joe Yule, an odd _type of comedian, whose work as “Stuttering Sam” was very laugh- able, and Don Clark, who, in addi- tion to his many duties as “straight,” undertakes to stage the entire pro- duction. The comedy on the whole is rather enjoyable, there being only one feature that is in any way off color— the baby carrlage turn—and that could easily be dispensed with. Mabel Clark puts a good bit of ginger and ability into the role of soubrette nd wears a number of rather pretty costumes, two of which are daring, to say the least. Inez Smith has a pleasing voice, which she uses to advantage, and Exie ‘Butler, In addition to vocal selec- tions, plays a saxophone well. Marie Lauritz has only one song, which ap- pears to be an oversight, for she made MIMIC WARFARE - TO TEST POWER OF PANAMA CANAL By the Associated Press. s r SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 30.— Tests.of the Army's plans to pro- tect the Panama canal will be - made in the week beginning. Feb- ruary 18, when battleships, de- stroyers and bombing planes of the Aslantic and Pacific fleets will stage a realistic attack on the fortifications at Balboa. The “hostile” or “black” fleet will assemble at Magdalena bay. It will include. thirty-seven de- stroyers, which are to steam from San Diego on February 6; a squad- ron of submarines and the entire battleship force. Secretary of the Navy Denby and members of the Senate and House naval committees will witness the battle practice. —e e scene of the Montmartre of Paris as the background. - i The chorus of “twenty temptresses” Is one of the features of the productiom )N A SRR IR Y Y AN A A N SO S A A ¥ of January Sales A ) N SN SIS 9 Still lower go prices to speed up sales to close out remainders of winter merchandise—tomorrow is your great advantage in re- markable savings. Never have values been so great! Never will you make a more profitable investment and saving than in WOMEN’S WINTER COATS Beautifully Fur Trimmed $45 ton 11% Individual Models OMEN’S DRESSES Black Spanish Lace and Crepe Afternoon Dresses. Sizes 10% Dress. Choice and $55 and $65 Coats of Manano and Lustro $69.50 to or_without furs. 1216 F St. N.W. In the Misses’ Shop Every Item of Winter Apparel Takes a Close-out Price MISSES WINTER COATS GO STILL LOWER 3115 $125 Fur-trimmed Coats of Lustrosa, Ormodale and Cordalure, with beaver to sa, $85 Coats of Mar- and squirrel collars 50 and cuffs..... = $79. $135 to $165 Coats of Gerona, Tarquina, ~ with taupe wolf collar .mpetent a_cast as probably could L found. And this speaks all the +ore highly for the production as 1joyed by the Washington first- righters. " Sispense and thrills abound in the all of which are of Mr. Gillette's 'vention. Tt {ncludes reminiscences ‘om many other stories of the d ctive that lead up to the eve of T Jjomentous_struggle with Prof. Mo rity, the Napoleon of London’s un- derworld. But th strangest part of the entire drama is its climax—a love cene in wh i Holmes and i porte Nora Swinburne, “‘:DHI‘J:) 8¢ Alice Faulkner, are 1o participants. Throughout the play thore is not one semblance of love . iaking of any variety, and when the linal curtain came down with an em- Lirace between Mr. Gillette and M\ssv Swinburne there was good reason for (he audience to be taken by surprise. Underground tunnels, secfet dun- zcons and all the requisites of stage Crime are obstacles in the path of Sherlock Holmes incessantly, and| the manner in which he escapes and circumvents a score or more of evil- doers is of more than passing interest. No scene, however, gripped the audi- ‘nee more than that in the third in the Stepney gas chamber at mid- night i "Ehic Stowe gives an zdmu]‘abllc por- val of Prof. Moriarity, the leade 53 hand of criminals. K ward Field: & makes 2 ratiating and Ll Others of the aordinary group of fine actors) who ha led their roles flawle: and effectively were Zeffic Tilbu Jirs. Faulkes: . J. Ratcliffe, as James Larabee. and William Podmore, as Sydney Prince. B. F. KEITH'S—Vivienne Segal and Harry Carroll. splendid program is offered this wet it Kewn e & crowded house jast night for the inating Vivienne Carroll headed ||D] il but as good as they arc there | were othel almost on an cquality With them in entertaining powers, so | that the audien left the house well pleased with everything. Miss Semal is good to look at and in addition possestes a pleasing personality, Bplendid voice and works with enjoy- able vigor and pep. Her songs were of | the popular order, just the sort the vaudeville patrons enjoy. nd as a result she was called before the cur- tain many Harry Carroll, at out wonderfully well. singing snatches from his old songs and put forward new ones with Miss Semal that gained unstinted praisc nd lots of laughter. Rentember little Jane Connolly that for Several seasons appeared at Keith's in sketch where she made love to a shirt while working in a laundry? 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UMBRELLAS SPECIAL scored a big hit, the former being an exceptionally adept violinist, while her brother harmonized on the cello with marked effect. Mack and La Rue presented a sensational skating ; Combe and Nevins sang enter- taining songs: George Yeoman and Lizzie were well received in his old sketch; Palermo’s dogs showed won- derful training stunts, and the Pathe, Current Topics and Pithy Paragraphs completed the big bill. COSMOS—Vaudeville. L T L T T T LT T T T Members of six high-class vaude- wille acts sang, danced and played their way into the hearts of hundreds of pleasuro seckers who yesterday attended the opening performances ©f the week at the Cosmos Theater, And their pleasure did not end there— Manager Brylawski, having as usual, presented another of those thrilling first-run feature fllms. he Altar Stairs,” starring Frank Mayo, which drew many a sigh of regret as the word flnis was flashed upon the gcreen, as well as several sparkling comedies and news reels of intcnse interest. The musical Bangards billed as the *Blue Devils of Music, have a num- ber above the standard for the usual opening number of a program. Hart, Wagner and Eltus who foilow in “Going to the Opera.” a comedy hodge podge, are the first to break the Jaughter ice, and they do it with a vengence. A comedy of back stage Jife presented by Willlam Rand and Comapny, is cleverly handled and dif- forent. Davis and Rich in songs ore kept before the lights as long as the management could permit to keep up the schedule. Miss Davis|S nearly throws her audience In con-|S vulsions with her song, “It's enough to get a perfect lady's goat.” Shealso | = displaya a personality to which more | S than half of her success can be at- tributed. “The Rube and the Ruby. offered by Nelson and Madison is full of bright spots and their songs and |4 chatter were hugely enjoyed. The bill 15 concluded by the Four Amar- anths in_a colorful and delightful dance and acrobatic number. GAYETY—“Temptations of 1922.” The show at the Gayety Theater this week 1s fully described in the opening P-A-I-N-T NOW AND SAVE DOLLARS Special I Tered to_keep PO sy € s P o R. K. Ferguson, 3 1116 914 8¢ ‘Phones datn $400.0081.° T T T T T T T T T T T T Cuticura Before He Tries Free Samples RS R 2-Pc.Overstuffed Living Room Suite Massive Settee and Chair With Loose Spring Cushions . 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