Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1923, Page 55

Part'3—10 Pages Browning’s optimism seemed more justified than now, for out of the muck and misery of the great war the world seems to be slowly, but surely, giving signs of its own redemption. The sour and disgruntled have had their fling; the scanda'monger has spread his evil tidings far and ncar, and the pessimist has proclaimed the forthcom- ing crash of wor'ds and the crush of matter. But beyond and above it all is the whitening g'ow of a sunrise near at hand that will bring the flow- ers of a new spring of hope and the warmth of a better fellowship among men, “G)D'S in His heaven; all's right with the world!” Never has | ERHAPS this exultation may seem out of place in a column devoted . to the stage, but as the stige has ever unfolded the picture of the times, it is not a wide stretch of the imagination to presume that it is fiow about to herald the coming of a brighter and a better era. At any rate._ there are signs that the screen, if not the stage, is leading the at- tention of a distracted world to better things. Wonderful discoveries by snenn_su h_z\-e filled columns of the public prints hut rgcently, and the attention of the world has been drawn to them, although they concern Olll:\' the tomb of a Pharaoh oi long-forgotten Egypt. But recent investi- gations by Associated First National Pictures, Incorporated, are said to have resulted in the discovery that the Holy Grail, that cacred relic of the days of Christ, in all probability :s now reposing in a bank vault be- low the pavement of 5th avenue in New York city. The discovery is to be vouched for by a distinguished archeologist, with other au- rh_onuu Whether there be truth in the report, or it be but one of those wild dr_eams of the press agent, the story serves at least to show that the screen in search of material is exerting its efforts in a direction that will recall the distracted attention of the world to higher and nobler things, and thal» of itself is a most promising sign. Furthermore, the picture \u(pora!u-u.has_ but recently finished a picture, “The Light in the Dark,” [:hotographlt‘ views of which indicate that the story was inspired by the theme that Tennyson has made immortal in verse, and which has made many a young heart beat faster in the romantic tales of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. . ¥ oK ¥ ok W“\LILR HAMPDEN, with his delightful art, again turned the atten- tion of the theatergoers to the Bard of Avon. Th i b . . There is always hope for the stage as long as Shakespeare is nol mpden’ ! a negle p;thsentanon ot e p! t neglected, and Mr. Hampden's “The Servant in the House,” in which he i i f i c House, b achieved his first great fame, x_.;é q“q clcome gem in his repertory. It was another sign !hztg(he theater ‘r)ece:t l\f:gzrtu‘a)- from (I{c slough of despair in which it also has fallen in years, by going back to the good thin, i v iev the paucity of the present. e BRI R Sl ee e e o) ko L\le eur new theaters have come into being, for practically we now have three new and inviting homes of the drama in Washi ¢ have s n [ t] ngton, the New York b{zokmg offices appear to be giving us some consideration in the matter of attractions. True, many of our “new productions” are very old ones, so far as metropolitan fame is concerned; but, at any rate,_we have been getting better entertainment. For the current week the offer- ings include John Drew and Mrs. Leslie Carter, who are certain to claim attention regardless of the play in which they jointly appear; “Molly Darling,” the maiden_effort for Washington of a new firm of producers which is said to be bringing fresh ideas to the musical stage, and “Kempy,” a humorous story ef small-town life that has had a wide and successfal vogue. “The Circle,” the Drew-Carter play, is described as a serious pic- ture of human nature and its weakness, relieved by the humorous sparkle of its cynical dialogue. The fact that its stars are plucked from the planetary group of the theatrical constellations will be guaranty of his. trionic art of the highest cultivation. “Abie's Irish Rose,” after a marvel- Ous run, gives way to “Buddies. ‘W. X. LANDVOIGT. Stock Company at the Garrick Will Begin Its Season Feb. 26 NEXT saturday night will mark the ) Jessie Arnold, an actress of wide end of the season for road at-|stock and road attractions and sev- tractions at the Shubart-Garrick |¢FAL Yoars on the screen, during wnich time ‘she piayed with Dorothy Dal i 4 2 ¢ Itin y Dalton, eater, for on the following day Willlam Farnum, Fanny Ward, Richs Garry McGarry will take possession|ard Barthelmess and others. Her of the house. Monday night, Febru- | NéW York speaking successes were ary 26, the Garry McGarry Plavers | itiam Colller: ~Whas Hanisney 1 will be presentsd to Washington |Mary,” with Olive Wyndham; and in theatergoers In a laughable farce,|“The House of Bondag is always most interesting and entertaining. | “My Lady Friends” with Jack Nor- worth ‘in the leading role as guest star for the week. . Mr. McGarry needs no introduction to the capital. His conduct of a stock at the Garrick last summer, when he brought prominent actors here in plays that won popular approval, in- ced him favorably _ A strong resident cast. to be re- inforced at brief Intervals by visit- ing stars, has been assembled, with Mitchell Harris, identified as leading man with many successful attrac- tions, at the head of the company. Frances Laughton Is not a veteran on the stage, but it takes more than one hand on which to count the popu- lar picces with which she has been associated. ~ Elisabeth Ross is at that ripened level of footlight experience where she can legitimately indulge in “I remember when" and capture & listener every time. . These are by no means the comple- ment of the company. For several | months Mr. McGarry has been making a careful survey of talent suited to Washington taste.” Bhows of high caliber, at popul: prices, presented by a cast that fits, sums up, according |to McGarry, the policy which will Playing opposite Mr, Harris will be! prevail throughout the -season. Progress of the Colored Race Will Be Shown in Pageant J¥ the lust few years the artistic genlus of the negro race has be- come more and more developed. Thelp heritage of musical instinct and sense of rhythm {s evidenced by such wen as Coleridge Taylor and his now famous pupll, Clarence Cameron White, the violinist and composer, whose compositions have won recog- nition by Kreisler and other artists. In the fleld of poetry Pdul Dunbar has won a place by the rhythmic beayty -of his verse. Charles Gilpin has delighted crowds by the dramatic genius that is another Inherent gift of his race. Tauner, the painter, was recently , decorated by the French Academy in recognition of his art. When one considers the brief time in which the genius of the colored ruce has found chance for expression such a galaxy of stars s impressive. By many the old negro spirituals and melodles are regarded as one of the most distinctive contributions of America to the muaic of the world. A’ pageant, “The Open Door,” will be given at the Lincoln Theater in March, &t Which time Washington music lovers will be glven a chance to hear this appealing music and to gage the aptitude of the negro for dignified expression, dramatically and rhythmically. The pageant is a story of the race, told in a series of sym- from the jungle dance and barharic ritual, through slavery and oppression up to the present day, when the door is open to education and larger opportunity. Musically, it is bullt around the negro “spirituals” and plantation melodies. This “wild sweet music of the childrenof dllur-, t, | pointment,” as Dubois hae called will be sung by a chorus of one hun- dred volc Clarence Cameron White. ' who | played here t week to a delighted audience, has arranged these and other m'lgd'hl “l:lto l;l uorch.rlt‘rhll background for the symbolism of the pageant. Mr. White will come from Bosto! ;h-ra in answer to public demand the pageant was given twice to crowded Beuses, to conduct the musle, The play will open with his own “Bandanna Sketches” The or- chestra will play Dett's “Juba Dance” and Coleridge Taylor's “Take Naba- JiL” Rachmanjnoff, Delibes, Grieg and German will ‘be worked into an exotic and sometimes parbaric setting of the story. The pageant was written by Alice Holdship Ware, the wife of the pres- ident of Atlanta UniVersity, and the proceeds wil] go to that institytion. Mrs, Gertrude Ware .Bunce, the sister of President Ware, has organized and will dinect the pageant. Many prom- inent Washington people, "interested in the success of this artlatic produc- tion, have given their names as patrons of the Washington perform- ance. Get Experience F' irst. DWARD CONNELLY, Metro's vet- eran character actor, hgs a mes- sage for mempers of the younger generation . who gspire to become actors and actresses of the screen. To" the Mertons he say: “I .have only one word of advice for the girls and youths ambitious to get Into, the movies. It is thl Go on back home. “Go on back home and, get a job: in your local stock company and make up yoyr mind, to stick it out for a year, It's a pretty safe bet that if “you' can't convince the manager of ‘the stock company that you're good enough for a’tryout you'll not bo able to make a go of It at a studio. A “A year on the stags, if you work honestly and hard, will teach you what it would take five years to learn n ‘éxtra’ it you were to go blindly the raovie end of it.” Where the Pgvement Ends” is a Rex Ingram production . for Metro, picturided from the. story by John Russell, best-selling author. In the cast are Ramon Novarro, Alice Terry, Mr, Connelly and Harry T. Morey. John F. Seitz photographed the pro- duction. The Sundly Star, WASHINGTON, D.*C., SUNDAY MORN TAYLORL Nattonal Isagen WiTHERS Garricks 7 écenegom“BU DDIES” Presidert COLLETTE BAIN Cosmios Louise WRIGHET Current Attractions AT THE THEATERS THIS WEEK. SHUBERT-GARRICK—“Kempy.” Opens tomorrow night. POLI'S—"The Circle,” with John Drew and Leslie Carter. Opens tonight. NATIONAL—Laurette Taylor, in “Humoresque.” Opens tomorrow night. PRESIDENT—President Players, in “Buddies.” Opens tonight. SHUBERT-BELASCO—“Gayeties of 1923.” Opens this afternoon. KEITH'S—Vaudeville. Opens tomorrow afternoon. COSMOS—Vaudeville. Opens tomorrow afternoon. STRAND—Vaudeville. Opens this afternoon. GAYETY—Burlesque. Opens this afternoon. NATIONAL—“Humoresque.” Taylor at the National Theater to-|birthday) and Saturday. morrow night in Fannle Hur - POLI'S—“The Circle.” of “Humoresque. Here is a play the story of which was Introduced to the public as a plece of fiction. The impression made by it was such that a cinema drama dinary ‘success. legitimate play form has stuck closely | ingly made to order for the two stars to the original theme of mother love. | The play encompasses only on Never for an instant has she lost |scene, set with the care for detail sight of it, and it is credited with |that would please the most fastidious being developed with a greater dell- | [nterior decorator. gacy on the Stage than it was on the | Mrs. Carter has lived abroad much | screen. Much of the credit for the | o q o Bucoess the worlk lias thus far sarned | o tade wilt Sepiame s her felents | here that she never retired, and If playgoers dld believe she was in re- tirement, they'll be convinced other- is laid at the feet of Miss Taylor, Nothing_finer than her portrait of Mother Kantor has she ever shown: nothing_ so sympathetic, so convinc- ing and so artistic. This role, so|Wise: different from anything that the ac- | Mr. Drew has also been away from tress has heretofore attempted, gives|the stage for several seasons. His her great scope along paths that were | father and mother were Philadelphia supposed to be out of her way, but |Stage favorites of a bygone genera- in it she rises to artistic heights that | tion, yet there are many who remem- she never touched before in her |ber Mrs. Drew's performance, when career. she was appearing with Joseph “Humoresque” was staged under | Jefferson. Sydney Drew, John Drew's the direction of J. Hartléy Manners, | brother, will be remembered as an who has furnished Miss Taylor with | able comedian. Their sister Georgia most of her successes. ago. SHUBERT-GARRICK—“Kempy.” |,,Jonn Drew was raised to stardom thirty years ago by Charles Frohman Beginning tomorrow. evening. the |after he had played for a long time Shuber:-Garrick Theater wil] house | With the internationally celebrated Daly company. Up to_ the ‘time |Charles Frohman died John Drew Which has completed a Fun at the|Went on tour every year, generally one of the most attractive and recent of New York successes in “Kempy,” Belment Theater in New. York, and, |In English comedies. after & short and successful engage- ! THE PRESIDENT—“Buddies.” ment in Chicago, comes to Washing: ton, with company and production {ntact, This comedy. which serves| The President Players will offer. for to feature Grant Mitchell, who will |a limited engagement, beginning to- ignt at 8:30 oclock at the President, N “Bus es, the lc, romantic an Nugents (J. C., Eiliott and daughter | Buddles comeay’™ by " Georgs *: Hobart, a play ol after-the-war P ter that 1 mapef puntles a0d | prance, which has had a brilliant 1from the life of any one. It is the | Broadway engagement. Gu.| Theatérgoers will recall the recent first long play in which: all the Nu ontation by the President Players pr “Kempy" was writt ¥ . Nu- | for & benefit performance for disabled (en’(‘ e e i T S |goldiers of scenes from this play. in Tain purpose in view of keeping the ;which Miss Elsie Janis appeared at| family together In their - work, |the head of a selected cast of the be remembered here for his, per- formance of “The Champion, Ruth), tells a' compelling ‘story, so gents have ‘appeared together. although all were doing well by them- | Players. selves. . Produced in the early spring | The presentation of “Buddies” will at the Belmont Theater, the play |bring to the cast a new member of made an instantaneous hit and ran |the President Players in George through the hot summer and well | Sweet, who has been identified with ome of the biggest musical comedy tracts for the theater compelled fts |successes of the past half dozen sea- : sons. Henry Duffy will assume the Besides Grant Mitchell and the Nu- ' chief comedy role of the performance, gents, others seen in - the cast of while Eileen Wiison is another who into the autumn before other coi removal te Chicago. Presy Brown Belasco LAUREL “Kempy" are Isabel Withers, Robert Lee Allen, Jessie Crommette and An event of more than ordinary in- | Frederica Going. There will be mati- torest fa the abpearance uf Daurotis|nece on Teiislay (Washington's| i ete 8 preminent fart Orguped Robert Lowe, Anne Suther- John Carmody, others. The double quartet will be a feature of the performance, while an augmented orchestra will supply tbe score, under the direction of Mever Goldman. v of “Buddies” concerns the ar hero—a yvouth who struggle—whose unscrupulously charges him with robbe | threatens to becloud the glory of the | dead hero unless the sister agrees to marry him. Matinees will be given on Wednes- | day and Saturday, with a special holi- day matinee Thursday, Washington's np;fnrmzncns will bridge and “The Circle,” which comes to Poli’s | Theater this week, has two atars., J The play itself is notable enough to | was ma 5 e e Semindone” Whiie%it'is | command attention, but it will be| reversing matters in the theater to |doubly notable for the fact it brings make a play out of & cinema drama, | John Drew and Mrs. Leslie Carter it has been done In this instance with [out of their retirement, and back to what Is claimed to be more than or- [the public’s enjoyment of their art. Mr. Maugham has written a comedy, Miss Hurst in turning her story into | in which each of their parts {s seem- sister of a | begin, as usual, at KEITH'S—“RBings of Smoke"— Vaudeville. Pat Rooney, the pride of vaudeville eccentric steppers, is back. pears this week at Keith's in “Rings| with Marion Bent, whom Rooney has been heading two- a-day programs for some years. “Two Black Crows,” Moran and Mack, are back again added feature. Other performers on the bill are Kate Elinore and Sam Williame, in “Wanted—A Cook"; Flor- rie Millership and Alfred Gerard, in something out of the ordinary in mu- sie#® skits; Herbert Clifton, the Julian Eltinge of the two-a-day; the Darling Davis and Pelle, . and the Original Four Aesop’'s Fables, Topics of the Day and Pathe News will be the usual house decorations. BELASCO—“Gaieties of 1923.” latest and biggest Shube “Gaietles of 1923." described as the largest production ever routed over the two-a-day cir- cuits, opens a week's engagement Shubert-Belasco with matinee this afternoon. has twenty-six scenes, all of them original and many notagle for striking beauty. truly gorgeous costumes will be d played by a double chorus of forty girls supplementing the singing and dancing features. married Maurice Barrymore and be- There are over thirty persons in the , came the mother of three stars, Ethel, play and the company has been care- | John and Lionel. John Drew's daugh- fully selected for the portrayal of the | ter, Loulse, was also on the stage types with which the work abounds. | until her marriage-a couple of- years equilibrists, vaudeville unit, sties of current successes, such as “The Charm School.” “Spanish Love” and The chief funmaker is Sam Howard. impersonations of Eddie Can- | He offers con. Al Jolson, others in the course of the Others in the ast who have big moments are Jack Rice, Will H. Philbrick, Alexarldra Dagm: Peggy Brown, Frank Mastersy Ma ‘00d, Nova Dempsey, Willlam Norma . Hamllton; NG, . FEBRUARY 18, 1923. JomN Drew and Mps Lestie CARTER Polis’ RUTH ST DENIS National Quinlan, Mary Gleason, Lillian Nor- worth, Bob Gilbert, Victor Bozart, Anthony Joachim, Jack Hall, Abe Aronson, Bessie Hoban and Francis Mahoney. STRAND—“Greenwich Villagers.” A sparkle of Bohemia is promised to Strand patrons this week, beginning with the matinee today, when Earl B. Mountain and his “Greenwich Vil- lagers” will holdsthe featured posi- tion of the vaudeville program. Shir. ley Mason, in “Pawn Ticket 210, will tlluminate’ the screen offering, Earl B. Mountain and his “Green- wich Villagers” will present a differ- ent sort of music-comedy, away from the usual sort of acts of this type. Instead of a song and dance revue, Mountain and his villagers have a miniature musical comedy with a plot, |several new and exclusive song num- bers, and just enough dances to make the offering a show in itself. Jarrow, the European conjurer, holds a 'prominent part on the bill Tom Overholt and Lillian Young wili offer their comedy, singing, talking and dancing skit, entitled “Special Delivery.” Stevens and Laurel will present a sparkling_ series of songs and steps. The Vincent brothers, acrobats and triple-bar artists, will open the show with feats on the bars. COSMOS—Vaudeville. Music, dance, song amd clean and . wholesome comelly and, in fact, prac- tically all of the essentials for the construction of a high-class vaude- ville entertainment are embraced in the program to be offered patrons of the Cosmos Theater this week, be- ginning tomorrow matinee. Prime fn- terest, it is announced, probably will be centered in. “Shadows.” a singing, talking and dancing fantasy rich in display in point of stage settings and costumes. The number was written by Marie Nordstrom and is to be pre- ! sented by Collette Bain and Company Glenn Hunter will be seen in_ the photoplay, “The Second Fiddle,” hav- [ing its first showing in Washington. Mary Astor and other screen favorites are also to be secn in this film drama. The Stone Novelty Five will be heard in a musical revue full of melody and mirth, Other acts will include Power and Darrell, In “Food for Squir- rels”; Lanigan and Haney in a com- edy, “Nick Nacks of Vaudeville"; Alexander and Field, “Two of the ldle Rich in a Breeze of Aristocracy,” and | the Cromwells in a conglomeration of noveities. Movie Chats and latest pictures of world happenings will also as usual be shown. GAYETY—“Hello, Good Times!” Patrons of the Gayety Theater will have a musical-comedy method of greet- ing prosperity with joy, when “Hello, Good Times.” starts “Cheer Up" week, beginning this afternoon. “Hello, Good | Times” will express the greeting in handsome scenes to the number of a dozen, In two acts of fun and frivolity. Naf (Chick) Haines has written the revue. He is one of the Jjolly type of comedians, robust and bubbiing with good humor. His assistant will be Vic Plant, a light comedian of deft method land dextrous skill. Dick Hahn and Pearl Briggs are dashing dancers and good singers, who will offer specialties, sential roles in the revue. Fay will present her conception of a French adventyuress, Another girl of good voice pretty singing and dancing girls. BAM'S HEAD PLAYHOUSE— “fhe Truth.” Beginning Wednudlf evening, the Ram's Head Players will continue their presentation of Clyde Fitch's interesting 1play, “The Truth,” which opened. last Wednesday evening, and which is prov- ing one of the most popular of all the ,goducflanl at the sign of the Ram's ead, in 18th street. Robert Bell and James Reynolds have together made a thoroughly enjoyable and & well _worthwhile production of the Clyde Fitch drama, with every member of the little players' group hap- pliy cast, including Leona Roberts, Wal- ter Beck, Josephine Hutchinson, Maurice ilead the chorus numbers and pis, o 1R TorInNte pher "bell room Friday {night, when Ruth Chapter, No. 1, O. E. 1 8., will'give & dance | Will be Louise Wright, dancing ingenue, | big auditorium. Who makes a specizity of syncopated | song. There also will be a chorus of { |tho performance of Ruth St. Denls ixm-.. her local representative, to play ILLIAM COLLIER comés to the Natfonal Theater for one week beginning Monday night, February 26, with Irving Berlin’s Music Box | revue. It is several years since the champlon “kidding comedian” reach- ed man's estate, but he is still “Wil- ite” to his friends. Somehow “Wil- lam” has always seemed too formal. Collier is an old stage favorite. He was last starred in “The Hottentot,” {and before that in a lot of jolly farces, including “Caught in the Rain.” In the Music Box revue he has full scope for his special line of entertaining, and he Is just as serious of expres- fon in extorting roars of merriment as he was In the old days. Mr. Col- lier remarked long ago as a fact of DFilosophic interest that If he made his entrance in a serious situation and sald with deep sincerity, “Father's dead.” the audience would be sure to cackie. But his characteristic weapon is the quick retort. He does it pri- vate life, for Willle is a “kidder.” He always likes to imply rather than state the point of the joke, leaving the essentlal to be supplied by the Intelligence of tke public. “You please an audlence when you encourage 1t to use its own wits,” he sa) “The great mistake some come- diahs make is in thinking themselves better than their audiences. Most a tors don't realize that the line which divides burlesque and horseplay is the faintest, vaguest sort of thing. The minute it falls into horseplay, the rea value of the satire is lost—it's got to be subtle—it's got to be shaded. It mustn't degenerate into extravaganza. Of course, it's got to be played straight. . Stralght acting itself is v. Deliberate getting of laughs is But the blending of straight ing with the ridiculous is the real Career of Mrs. MRS LESLIE CARTER'S engage- ment as co-star with John Drew in “The Circle,” to be produced at Poli's this week, will bring back from her retirement in Versallles an ac- tress whose career can be described as sensational. Of Scotch descent. she was born in Louisville. Even in youth little Caroline Louise Dudley attracted attention, and especially by her flaming Titian red hair. She was brought before the general public by the newspaper accounts of her sensa- tional divorce from an unhappy mar- riage with Leslie Carter of Chicago. After her divorce the necessity of | earning a living turned her thought %o the theater. She had experience in private theatricals, but no real stage training. She applied to David Belasco. In his long and arduous tralning of Mrs. Carter, David Belasco re- hearsed her In more than thirty roles in representative dramas. It was re- hearsing her as Nancy Sykes, in “Oli- ver Twist,” which provoked the ficti- | tious legend that Mr. Belasco had knocked her down and dragged her about by the halr. N. K. Fairbanks financed the first appearance of Mrs. Carter under Da- Vid Belasco's management in “Tiwe Ugly Duckling,” matter of theatrical history. We lost a falr-sized fortune on! the tour.” sald Mr. Belasco afterward. Later Mr: Belasco wrote “The Heart NATIONAL—“Music Box Revue.” Irving. Berlin's Music Box Revue, which will be presented at the Na- tional Theater for a week, beginning February 26, has been styled “the most famous show in America.” It is declared to be the costliest and big- gest show ever sent on tour. It will be shown In Washington just as it| was presented in New York. The pro- ducers are making the revue an an- nual institution in New York and o it becomes possible to send the present organization on a tour that could only Include a few of the larger cities. It was decided to send the metropol- itan cast, the same beautiful and youthful ensembles, the same dancers 27d all of the elaborate effects, un- usual lighting devices, gorgeous dra- peries and exquisite gowns. The cast includes William Colller, Florence Moore, Joseph Santley, 1vy Sawyer, Bthelind Terry, Solly Ward, Hugh Cameron, Paul Frawley, Mlle. Marguerite, Rose Rolanda, 'Renie Riano, the Brox sisters, Chester Hale, Carlos and Inez, Dorothy Ruggles, Frank Gill, Ada Boshell, Mary Mil- ford and the beautiful Music Box Girls. KEITH’S—Irene Franklin, For the week of February 26 the Keith bill will be led off by Irene Franklin, In “Character Songs,” fol- lowed by the first Washington ap- pearance of Paul Specht's Orchestra; Mr. and Mres. Jimmle Barry, who were last seen here in “Our Nell.” in their latest vehicle, “The Scandals of Hens- foot Corner”; the Four Canierons, in “Like Father—Like Son”; the Choy Ling Hee Troupe of Chinese magi- clans and wizards: Travers and Doug- las, and B. C. Hilllam, the composer of the score to “Buddles,” which will be playing at the President Theater during the Keith appearance of the famous English composer. i Roland Robbins, manager of Keith announces that the program at Keith's the week of March b6 will be_headed by Mrs. Rodolph Valentino. The ap- pearance of the wife of the picture Apollo_has been attracting attention throughout the country and, though she has just started her vaudeville McRae, Lester Shafer, Anne Ives, Betty . Farrington and Arthur J. Rhodes, the | latter two new members of the cast be- ing most splendid in. their character comedy parts of Mrs. Genevieve Cres- gny and Roland. In addition to the usual performances each njght and Saturday afternoon, | theree will be a spectal matines on Thursday, February 22. Dancing at the Arcade. A “Paul Jénes” dance will usher .in this week’s dancing program at the Ar- cade. Elaborate’ decorations and spe- | | cigl music will mark the double bill for | | Washington's Birthd: with a matipee dance from 3 to 6 and a “Lucky Spot” dance in the evening, with prizes for| the fortunate. A special dance will be and bazaar in the Ruth St. Denis, Friday. In order to accommodate those who were unable to secure admittance to several weeks ago, it was g::"ld advisable by T. Arthur Smith, a return engagement. This will oc- our. Friday afte 130 o'clock at the National Theater, at which time_Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn and the Denishawn Dancers will present a .program contalning many new dances, and several that will be re- ted by request of hundreds who Rttonded the previous performance, Among the new dances to be pre- sented will be “Music Visualization.” first movement of Beethoven's “Sonata Pathetique”; Chopin’'s “Revolutionary Mana Zucca's “Valse Bril- Return of an Old Stage Favorite WiLLiam CorLies Music Box Revue Leslie Carter. of Maryland” for her. The p presented in this city October ¢ It was a melodrama’ dealing with clvil war days. The big scene o when Maryland, the leading characte clings to the clapper of a bell, thus preventing an alarm being rung ar enabling her lover to escape. It based on the poem “Curfew Shall N..t Ring Tonlght.” It established Mrs Carter as an actress and David b lasco as a dramatic author and peo ducing manager. Mr. Belasco was £o pleased with Zaza,” as played by Mme. Reja that he obtained the Americin rignts for Mrs. Carter. Success afier suc cess followed. “Zaza” was phenom- enally popular. “Bu Barry” was : close second, and its brilliant record is a matter of theatrical history. Two later productions which Mr. Belasco produced with Mrs. Carter as the heroine were and “Ad- rea”” But differences of opinfon had been growing between the manager and actress. July 13, 1906, at Ports- mouth, N. H.. Mrs. Carter was mar- ried fo Willlam Louis Payne and withdrew from the dirca‘ion of Be- lasco. Her subsequent appearances were on tour in several of her fa- mous plays and in two new produc- | tiens, “Vesta Herne" and “Two Wem- en.” in which she appeared in a dual roie. Mrs. Carter has not becn seen on the stage in & number of vears. Her | retirement to Versailles was broken in 1921, when she was importuned to return and to appear in “The Circle,” co-starring with John Drew. Coming Attractions tour, Washington is to see and hear her the first week. in March STRAND—Vaudeville. Virginia Pearson, who was recent- 1y adjudged the winner of the “must perfect back contest.” will headline the vaudeville program at the Strand next week. Miss Pearson will also feature the photoplay offering. “The Wildness of Youth.” Miss left the pic- tures three vears ago, and embarked in_vaudeville, success. It cently she answered the call of the screen and completed “The Wildness of Youth.” Immediately upon the completion of this piclure she again turned toward vaudeville, where she has been actlve ever 'since. H vaudeville offering comprises son and stories. Others on the vaudev bill will include Bell and Eva; Bil Morton and Kthel Wilson; Nan Boyer and Company and Thomas FP. Dunn. BELASCO—*“Spice of 1922, For the week beginning next Sun- day “Spi. ' the attraction which played all last summer at { New York Winter Garden, is booked for a week's engagement at the Shu- bert-Belasco. Jn the big company in the production as condensed for vaudeville are EI Brendel and F Bert, Arman Kallz, Sam Hearn, John- ny Berkes, Arthur Corey, George Afi- derson, Dolores Suarez, Florence Browne, Alice Ridnor and Evelyn Dowing. There is a chorus of forty- four girls, GAYETY—Burlesque. “A Tale of China" will be an inno- vation introduced with “Maids of America,” By Alfaretta Sy associate players next Gayety Theater. Miss & recite a pathetic story, while Florence Devere, Gus Legert, Sidney Page and Don Trent will enact the tragic p ress of a Chinese coolie’s lo i something new in burlesque. ' n K. Wells {s the author of “Mau.uis of America” and has also supplied the lyrics. The production was staged by Ray B. Perez, with musical numbers by Melville Morris and Hal Dyson .- . ante,” “The Legend of the Peaco ‘Dance of the Black and Gold ‘Spear Dance” and others. The most popular number given on their previ- ous appearance, Schumann's “Soar- ing,” will be repeated. Miss Richards’ Lecture. Miss Janet Richards will give her usual interpretive review of public questions tomorrow morning in the auditorium of the New Masonjo Temple at 10:45. In these lectures Miss Richiards discusses the outstand- ing events in world affairs to date each week, both national and Inter- national. ‘Tomorrow’s talk will in- clude a review of the formal open- ing last Tuesday of the English par- liament and present British foreign policy as reflected by the speeches of King George snd Bonar Law. In home affairs, ti congressional re- view will include “The Other Side of the Pork Barrel. Record Breakers. HE company appearing at Poli's Theater the week beginning Sun- day evening, February 25. in *The Bat” is intact from last season, with one exception, This organization was known by the producers as the “Big ities' " company. having been assem- led for the larger citles. Peopls everywhere turned out in such num- bers to greet it that it broke mora records than any of the “Bat” com- panies, and it also ho'ds the record for gross receipts’and net profits, It is an enviable record in view of tha fact that all the dbmpanies appearing in “The Bat” broke many records in many- places. =