Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1923, Page 57

The Sunflay Star. WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1923. Coming Attractions | COSMOS—“The Tents of Allah.” HE theatrical event of the week has come and gone, leaving us with our reflections. The thought of an American national the- ater so long cherished is a big one. Its proper aims open up a wide field for discussion and for many opinions. The effort to establish a national theater headed by Augustus Thomas and his dis- tinguished confreres looms up like a balm in Gilead. The npumgsl will greet it with joy and with satisfaction. The pessimist wiil see thmgs_ to cloud the beauty of the prospect. The list of those who are lending their names, if not their actual personal endeavors, to the movement must command respect and consideration. There is not the %!ighlfs( reason for doubt that they would hail the success of the enterprise with 4 proud satisfaction. They include, probably, the leading theatrical pro- ducers of America. And therein lies the rub. Ii those producers, or even a majority of them, can divorce their minds from the American commer- cial theater, which they themselves founded and firmly established, and which is the incentive of the intellectual and cultured mind toward the establishment of a really national American theater for cultural pur- poses, well and good. We shall all be happy. It would tend to make America—and by America is meant the United States America— justly proud. But if the wolf merely approaches in sheep's clothing with the object of turning a great national idea to commercial advantage, we shali be very sad and our Americau national theater will be farther off than ever. Ir was significant, with all the widely heralded publicity given it, that the “premier” performance of the first production of the National American Theater, under the guidance of Mr. Thomas, failed to interest others whose names have been associated with the project to the extent of drawing them to Washington for that performance, which, unques- tionably, would be an event of the greatest importance in the history of the great adventure. Mr. Thomas himself said on Monday night that only he and the stage manager had come from New York with the com- pany. Hec seemed strangely reluctant to talk upon the movement in detail, and what he did say seemed to indicate clearly that Washington, the capital of the nation, was not a_factor ip it; that the real pre- mier was being prepared for New k, and that the Washington performances were rather in the nature of d rehearsals or try- outs for the real e h was to be staged in New York tomorrow evening at the Shubert Theater at 4th street. Indeed, an announcement to that effect from Mr. Lee S s published in The Star last Sun- day. So_ that \Washington's little bailoon of pride at being chosen as the city for the premier performance of the National American Theater's first production was pricked at the outset, and the joy that caused the inflation was scattered to the four winds of hcaven. Washington, there- fore, may be pardoned if its exultation in sceing the production even before New York be mixed with some degree of distrust that the aim of these notables is, after all, the establishment of a real national American theater. of * * K * ¥k 'OW for what we did find in our “premier performance.” beautiful production and the performance gave delight But it was not what we have come to know as traditi which we saw. It was rather a Shakespeare molded to modern ideas and vet affecting a due regard for authenticity. The old. familiar melancholy philosopher became “Ja-keeze” instead of “Zhock.” hy which we have always known him, and we found in the new diction that is to be taught Néw York that the inciosures of an envelope are contents, with a strong accent on the last instead of the first syllable, a departure not {:-arramed by our standard dictionaries. Probably because our ‘American National American Theater, we had the greatest of all playwrights, Shakespeare, but for that we could forgive much. It seemed a bit singu- far that our first company for the National American Theater should have several English players cast in most important roles. This would seem to justify the inference that our American 1 cial theater has not vet met our intellectual requirements in developing American players worthy to be enrolled in the first cast of our National American Theater Though we are not envious, only a bit stirred by national pride, it was It was a it to many. 1 Shakespeare disappointing, however enjoyable his performance ntay have been, to find | that as “Ja-keeze” an E glish player almost overtopped the American star. It was pleasin E I g. whether traditional or not, to find missing that «stiltedness wh:c( old-timers have grown to believe is inseparable from the proper rendition of Shakespeare. It was especially delightiul to find charming Margalo Gilmore measuring up to the exacting requirements of Shakespeare as thoroughly and as artistically as she has in modern light comedy roles. Marjoric Rambeau is an attractive Rosalind. She may not yet have reached the perfection of some of her jllustrious pre- decessors in the role, but her first public performance in it carried a strong appeal. and with it the promise of even higher excellence. The cast, as a whole. was evenly balanced and quite capable, a Ithough it did secm as if the players, with the exception of Jacques, had failed to gauge the sound reci‘unrements of the large theater. Yet it may be that they *%ad in mind the thought of the requirements for the New York perform- ances. An exquisitely beautiful modern production of the Shakespearean comedy was given, however, and this was enhanced by the incidental music especially provided. A announcement of the week that will g.ve pleasure, no doubt, fore- tells the early clo;mg of the National Theater that work may be re- sumed for its completion as an entirely new edifice, inside as well as out- side, and in keeping with the best taste in theatrical adornment in the ohunlrvy.. Landmarks always grip the attention and very often the heart. [he National Theater is an, honored landmark of Washington. In. jts time it has brought more pleasure into the lives of our people, probably than any similar institution. It has an unblemished record for clean. whole: some, even for cultured and cultural, entertainment, and who can say that it is not destined, for some time to com s i t b : e, at least, to be the onl - can national theater Washington is likely to call its own? ke * ¥ %k % FROM far-off London comes the information fro representative of Signora Eleanora Duse, actress must forego for the present her intenti ewing to continued illness. Her physicians hay. ute cessation of anything in the nature of sta, re-established. Mr. Burton adds that meanw plans for the presentation in New York of obedient One”), which has had great dramatic s present being revived at the Theater Renaiss: that he has secured the film rights also for thi * ok % ASHINGTON just missed seeing ¥ Hackett play, that thrilled and a; being one of the' cgr?n! season’s hits. announcements had begun to arrive, i i Theater next week countermanded them. <" c C10NE of the National * % ok ¥ WHAT with the Shakespearean and other play high schools, the products of scrious and int fort which have commanded the favorable commen * % ¥ ok m R. Percy Burton, the that_the famous Italian on of revisiting America, e imposed upon her abso- ge work until her health is e he is proceeding with L'Insoumise” (“The Dis- uccess in Paris, and is at ance. Mr. Burton states s play. “Captain Applejack,” the Walter mused New York to the elligent study and ef- laywrights have not yet reached the high altitude demanded by the | oint of | Already the advance uol?ces and“ s by the Washington | scribes, the announcements of the Shakespeare complishments of the Ram's Head Player. Goldsmith's comedy, “She Stoops to Conquer, ington, our National Capital seems t theater of its own. Columbia Hosfi!a’ Benefit. (COLUMBIA HOSPITAL needs $3,000, and as the authorities of the hos- pital have abolished “tag day,” which heretofore helped to produce neces- sary revenues, the women Interested in the hospital have decided to be- come “showmen in the movies.” ) To this end they have secured, through Harry M. Crandall, the new and beautiful movle in colors, “The Glorious Adventure,” with Lady Diana Manners as its star, and Charlie Chaplin’s amusing comedy, “The Idle Class,” both of which will be ex- hibited at the Masonic Auditorium, May 4, afternoon and evening, ex- clusively for the benefit of Columbla Hospital. “The Glorious Adventure,”™ it is announced, has never been shown in Washington. il ke Florenz Ziegfeld left New York Hast week for Chicago to confer with Marilynn Miller and Leon Errol as to ‘when they want to interrupt thelr gecord-breaking run of “Sally” for a wvacation, - t of the local dramatic Society, the recent ac- and the announcement of by the Arts Club of Wash- ting an American National W. B. LANDVOIGT. o be crea “ » She Stoops to Conguer J¥_connection with the play, “She Stoops to Conquer.” to be present- ed by thte dramatic section of the Arts Club at the City Club Wednes- day evening, it Is interesting to re- call the difficulty Goldsmith and his friends had in naming the play. “The Mistakes of a Night” originally was the title, but it was thought undlgni- fled for @ comedy. “The Old House a New Inn" was suggested in its place, but dismissed as awkward. Then Reynolds, the painter, triumphantly named it “The Belle's Stratagem." This name was still under discussion when Goldsmith hit upon Dryden's line—"But kneels to conquer, and but toops to rise” So “She Stoops to Conquer” was decided upon in a flash and the name remained. Contrary to general expectation, the first presentation of the play proved a brilllant triumph for its author. The vetdict of that first night au- dience has many times been con- firmed and “She Stoops to Conquer” still helds the highest place among eighteenth century comedies in the estimation of modern playgoers, ~ COUDRAY | Garrick. Jusia D CAMERON Gayety tomorrow evening. evening. evening. KEITH'S—Jack Norworth, matinee tomorrow. matinee tomorrow. STRAND—“Seven Honey Boys,” NATIONAL—“The First Year.” | “The First Year,” the comedy hit produced by John Golden and staged | by Winchell Smith, comes to the New Natlonal Theater for a week's en- | 8agement beginning tomorrow night. { Messrs. Smith and Golden have been ! responsible for many of the recent big hits, among them “Lightnin’” { “Turn to the Right” and “Three Wise | Fools.” ! In “The First Year" Frank Craven, ithe playwright, sets out to prove ithat the first year of married life is I the hardest. Critics have halled the iplay as a ‘“great American master- plece.” 1t deals with an average American small-town family. The father is a trifle deaf, old-fashioned iand “sot in his ways” The mother ‘s placid and bromidic. The daugh- ter is young, ambitious for other ! flelds and eager for excitement. And the bachelor uncle is & philosophic, | humorous old doctor whose mission in life seems to be to smooth out |lhe rough places for others. Tommy Tucker and Dick Loring are rival suitors for Grace's hand. Tommy, shy, embarrassed, feels him- self outshone by the glittering Dick. Finally, however, he wins Grace on his promise to take her to Joplin, Mo., to live, because that is some place away from home. There they experience the vicissitudes of the first year of married life. The deep- ening shadows of a quarrel of seri- ous dimensions hang over them, but despite this they get ready to give a dinner party—a scene that makes all who see it laugh heartily. The cast is headed by Frank Craven and includes other players who have been jdentified with “The First Year” Current Attractions AT THE THEATERS THIS WEEK. NATIONAL—Frank Craven, in “The First Year,” comedy. POLI'S—Pauline Frederick, in “The Guilty, One,” drama. Opens this PRESIDENT—“Six Cylinder Love,” comedy. BELASCO—“East of Suez,” melodrama. Performance today. vaudeville. COSMOS—*“La Petite Review,” vaudeville, GAYETY—"Follies of the Day,” burlesque. Opens this afternoon. GARRICK—“Girl in the Limousine,” farce. TiM MURPHY and FRANK CRAVEN National 7 7 WANDA LyON ~ President, HAZEL DAWN Belasco | presentation of “The Gold Diggers” next Sunday night. Harry Manners staged the Wash- ington” production of “Six-Cylinder Love,” which turns on the desire of a young couple with a small income |to"own a motor car three sizes too large for the family pocketbook, in order to keep up with the Joneses of their own particular set. Wanda Lyon and George Barnes head the cast, that includes John Car- mody, Anne Sutherland, Lee Patrick, Adair Sterling, Guy D'Ennery, Antrim Short,” George Sweet, Constance Brown, Sam Spedden and the hilarfous Harry Shutan. BELASCO—"East of Suez.” Tonight at the Shubert Belasco The- ater “East of Suez,” W. Somerset Maugham's sensational melodrama of the orient, will enter the second week of its engagement in Washington. “East of Suez,” inspired by the Ki ling verse, evolves the tragedy of a half- caste woman whose English husband trics to raise her to_recognition by the ‘white colonists of China. It is grimly relentless in its depiction of the hope- lessness of such a mesalliance, and artistically logical in its final tense de- nouement. Hazel Dawn's impersonation of the | Burasian girl has been declared a_reve- lation. She is_supported by Henry Danlell, Jennie Eustace, Fred Raymond, jr.. Clarke Silvernail, Helen Flint, Ger 2ld Oliver Smith and Mildred Le Gue. KEITH'S—Jack Norworth. Jack Norworth, actor, singer, musical-comedy star and comedian, assisted by Dorothy Adelphl, shares chief honors at Keith's this week with “The Merton Mystery,” written by Edgar Allan Woolf and Carlyle -y i Moore, author of “Stop Thief’ and 2na M1 Wi wnter ar Woods: Theates, | “Listening In-~ ‘Mr. Norworth brings Chicago—among_ them. Tim Murphy, | new cycle of typically Norworthian Opens Performance this New show opens with New show opens with vaudeville. Opens this afternoon. Opens today. incidentally, he Jane Ellison, Leila Bennett, Lyster Chambers. Alice Owens, merceita Es- monde, James Bradbury, Harry Leigh- ton and George Wright, ir. POLI'S—Pauline Frederick. Tonight at Poll's Theater A. H. Woods will present Pauline Freder- |ick, the distinguished stage and | screen star, in a drama In three acts, | entitled 'he Guilty One,” by Michael Morton and Peter Tralll. ‘The return of this great favorite) to the spoken drama is one of the interesting features of the scason! now drawing to a close. ' “The Guilty One” was chosen from a mass of desirable manuscripts that lent itself particularly to Miss Fred- erick's powers and personality. It | is_the story of the estrangement of a London couple in the turbulent and emotional period of a few years ago and of their reconcillation through a startling and ingeneous coup on the part of the husband. The company includes Charles Wol- dron, Charles Dalton, Henry War- wick, Noel Leslle, Ethel Intropodi and Florence Edney. | PRESIDENT—‘Six Cylinder Love.’ Arthur Leslie Smith and Henry Dufty announce the fourth and final week's engaugement, nning to- - night at 8:20 o'clock, of * Love,” the mil ix-Cylinder s ~-minute comedy by : William Anthony Maguire, owing to jlatest Broadway concoction, hich-make songs with which, will oelebrate his twenty-fifth anni- versary on the stage. he Merton Mystery"” is a mystery. and must be seen to be fully appre. clated. 5 The added feature, Ruby Norton, “the little big star of song,” makes Iher first American appearance in two years, in a new repertoire of songs, written by Clarence Senns, who as- sists her at the piano. Meyer Davis' “Le Paradis” Band returns for a fal engagement. Last year “Le Phradis” was a new name; this year is a famous cap- tion. ' The troupe of melodists, under the direction of W. Spencer Tupman, will offer a new selection of popular and classical numbers. Completing_this array of artists are Paula Edwards, with Wallle Davis, Thomas Ross, Agnes Bruce and Angelo Romeo in “A Musical Revue,” by Martin Broones, Leonard Perkins and John Hyman; George Kelley's “The Show Of with Fred Sumner, Corinne _Cantrell, Mar- garet O'Nelll and Bertine Robison; Vincent . O'Donnell, the miniature MoCormack, and Heras and Wills, the backyard entertainer. Regular house features include Aesop’s Fables, Topics of' the Day and Pathe News. At 3_and 8:15° pm. today:Emma Haig, Eve Shirley and Oscar Adler's Orchestra and all of last week's bill will appear. COSMO0S—“La Petite Review.” Harry Rogers, the producer, an- nounces for “La Petite Review. his o will headline the Theater thly FREDERICK JACK. NORWORTH- Reiths | week, veginning at the matinee to- morrow afternoon, “a gorgeous scenic, song_and dance spectacle presented by the jazziest galaxy of glittering entertainers that ever left Broadway Much is_promised in the announce- ment. The production is handsomely |stagea ana ‘costumed. It s rompy. |8yncopated entertainment In its best development. | Supporting this attraction will come Jean Barrios, a rare entertainer, who is said to have a striking personality; Taflin and Newell, in a real novelty, “Chinese Fantasies”; Beck and Bavnes, tn “Her Guardian,” a delightful little Duncan and Joyce, in dainty gs and dances, and Keene an Wililams. A Roadside Flirtatio a springtime fdyll The Love Letter,” the gentle titled photoplay feature. with charming Galdrs Walton as its star, Is never- | theless described as “a story of the Rreatest adventure, the greatest danger and the greatest romance fol- lowlng the frivolous mailing of a {Tetter in jest. It results in lights and | shado heart throbs und _the regeneration of a jealous man.® A Century laughmaker, the Urban Movie Chats and the International News will complete the bill. For the performances today and this_evening, starting at 3 p.m., the attractions will be drawn from the splendid offerings of last week. STRAND—“Seven Honey Boys.” Days of minstrelsy will be recalled at the Strand this week by the ‘Seven Honey Boys,” late features of “Honeyboy” Evans' minstrels. Each member of the *“Honey Boy” organiza- tion is an artist of no mean ability. The cast includes Tommy Hyde, Jimmy O'Mara, Bill Cawley, “Happy” Benway, Herbert Willinson, George Faust and Jack Brennan. Comedy will also be much in evidence in each of the four other acts on the program. Billy Bernard and Grace Leona will offer a comedy skit, “The Cabby and the Fare”; Harry Mason and his company, a humorous character POLI'S—“In the Moonlight.” The attraction at Poli's next week, | beginning Sunday, April 22, will be James Barton in a new musical plece, “In the Moonligh under the direc- tion of the Shuberts. Mr. Barton has achieved much suc- as comedian and dancer and has now been made a star in musical comedy, as a colored porter, a shift- less, connlving, ne'er-do-well, and in blackface. The book and lyrics are by Walter De Leon and Edward De- laney Dunn, the music by Alfred Goodman, with ensemble music by Blgmund Romberg. The plece was staged by Fred G. Latham, with dance numbers arranged by Jack Mason. The cast will include Robert Halli- day, Eva Clark, Spencer Charters, Evelyn Cavanaugh, Willlam Holden, Mary Robson, Harry Clarke, Beatrice Swanson, George O'Donnell, Marcelle Swanson and a chorus. PRESIDENT—‘The Gold Diggers. At the President Theater, beginning Sunday night, April 29, “The Gold Diggers,” the famous David Belasco play, in which Miss Ina Claire scored one of her greatest hits, will be pre- sented by the President Players. It is a slice of Broadway age life behind the scenes, and It will be interpreted by Wanda Lyon, George Barnes and a blg cast. The production has been glven a splendid mounting by Harry Manners. KEITH'S—Adelaide and Hughes. Adelaide and Hughes, America's representative dancers, will headline the bill at Keith's next week, as- sisted by Joseph Daly at the piano, in ment of the Toys." The bill will include, cis Dooley and Corinne 1923 edition of “Wil Hocky and Green's “The World of Make Believe,” with Nola St. Clair Walter Kelly, “The Virginia Judge’ Dornfield, late of Elsie Janis and Her Gang, in “Trix and Chatter’; together with other features to be announced later in the week. also, J. Fran Sales, in th Yer Jim Shakespearean THE costumes in the National Amer- ican Theater production of “As You Like It” might have stepped from rare tapestries and old paint- ings, 80 quaint and picturesque were they. Shepherds and shepherdesses strolled in and out of the woodland setting in pale blue smock frocks or bustled stuff gowns, wearing large straw hats with white kerchiefs drooping at the back, and carrying tall, crook-handled staffs. Foresters roamed among the trees, scarcely distinguishable from the foliage in their brown-and-green tights and Jjerkins and pert quil tipped caps. Village maidens danced on the green garbed in every color of the rainbow and carrying flower gar- lands that vied with the brightness of thefr gowns. In the court scene ladie appeared in bouffant creations brocaded silks, topped b ornate headdresses of me One fair damsel wore white, with long slee the floor faced with another displaved b sleeves of bright b ¥ turban of the two fabrics rolled to gether: a third appeared in a robe of orange-and-white mottled silk, with a large boxlike hat of vellow, while another wore a creation of deeper orange and white with a long cone-shaped headdress heavily draped with white veils. The duke made his majestic en- trance in purple velvet brocaded with go1d, while one of his courtiers wore iting of Z 10 Tim Murphy:- 'VERYBODY who has patronized the theater in years—it is just as well not to say how many. be- cause some folks are sensitive about phy s and what he has done. they can recall nothing else, his por- trayal of Maverick Brander, in Hoyt's famous old play, “The Texas Steer. they know that that was a classic and that Tim is the man who put the class in that classic. However, so great a theatrical ce- lebrity as Tim, especially when WasH- ington has long claimed him as her | own, deserves special mention when | | he comes to town. So, The Star, in order to get the best story of his career, called on Tim himself. This'is verbatim ad literatim what he furnished. It is an unfinished classic itself. comedy In three scenes, etting the Money”: Paul and Georgia Hall. In a Tevue of songs, violin selections and imitations, and 'Raymond Pike. “That Kapering 'Flend,” "dances, juggles and rare acrobatic feats. Clara Kimball Young and John Bow- ers will be seen in “The Woman of Bronze,” a photoplay whereln a woman tries to warn over cold love. Short film subjects also will be shown. GAYETY—“Follies of the Day.” Barney Gerard's fifteenth annual edition of “Follies of the Day.” fea- turing Tommy “Bozo” Snyder, celebrat- ed pantomime comedian, which opens this afternoon at the Gayety Theater, is declared to be one of the most | delighttul of all burlesque revues in several seasons. During the elghteecen scenes there will be variety of comical incidents and specialties. Tommy “Bozo” Snyder, the man who never speaks, dominates the show with . his grotesque and laughable antics. He will be supported by a strong cast and a flapper chorus of beauty and talent. The beautiful scenic effects 1are from the studio of Joseph Urban, | creator of Florenz Zelgfeld's famous Follies scenes. Mr. Gerard himself ! wrote the book and lyrics, while Bert | Grant, noted composer of “Cinderella’ on Broadway,” 1s sponsor for the musi- cal score. Seymour Fellx, dancing genlus of international fame, staged the; dances. | The title of the plece around which “Follles of the Day” has been con- | structed is “What Does the -Public, Want.” Several noveltles imported Parisians Poseurs, will be added at- | tractions. The entire production was staged under the personal direction of Barney Gerard, GARRICK—“@irl in the Limou- sine.” At the Shubert Garrick Theater to- night George Marshall's comedians will present Avery Hopwood' farce, “The Girl in the Limousine.” The cast in- cludes:_Geo Hall, Peggy Coudray, (Continued on Secend Fage.) “Resided in Washington and was an artist painter. “In 1883 joined the Lawrence Bar- rett Dramatic Club. First offering Tlle Wonders Of Drama AS @ medium for reflecting the life and times of people in general, drama has dipped Into every theme and has drafted every people on the face of the globe for its perform- ances. “The Tents of Allah,” a wonderful spectacular film, based on the story of Charles A. Logue, which has been put in pictures by Assoclated Ex- hibltors, shows what can happen when an imperious and self-willed young American girl dares to ignore the religious sentiment of the Mo- hammedans. And from this, the maglc wand of drama weaves one of the greatest stories of adventure and romance that has come to the screen. A whole people is aroused to frenzy —an_American naval officer discovers a wife he had long believed dead, and | with her a son, now a Mohammedan chief—and loses his life, and a strange romance buds and unfolds to the delight of the sentimental. There are thrilling episodes, creepy scenes, stormy encounters, and out of it all_is evolved a surprising climax. It shows what wonderful things drama can do, also what tiful those who stage it can do with the hand of artistry. The picture will be shown in Wash- ington next week. It has never been seen here before. —_—— A _prize in dramatic composition has been announced by the 47 workshop of Harvard, open only to this class and class 47A. The prize known as the Bel- mont Theater s 3500 and a guarantee of a Broadway production within six months. The judges are Prof. Baker of Harvard, Robert C. Benchley and Rich- ard G, Herndon, new creations, including “The Elope- | age—certainly knows who Tim Mur- | 1| The Cosmos Theater management | announces that, beginning next weelk, | there will be a radical change in the quality and type of the feature pho- toplay to the best that can be found |upon” the market, beginning with {Charles A. Logue’s own production of jhis intriguing story, “The Tents ot Allah,” with Monte Blue and Mary | Alden as the featured players. The { picture has been described as a won- |derful spectacle. Its story concerns an innocent young American girl who | unwittingly “offended the natives of | Morocco at a religious rite. The pic | ture was filmed in Porto Rico with 1valuable assistance by government | authorities. | Next week’s vaudeville will include |a big Hippodrome act, Snyder, in | “Bluch,” the delightful pantomimia nov: direct from the big New York | pl “Black, White and Use- ile: The Blacksmith, another | nov the Follis sisters, in “Tha | Reflections of a Flapper”; Nate Leip- | sig and pack of cards, with more nov- elty; Louis and Andy Barlow, in “Tha | Last Souse.” and the Melvin trio of { noted musicians. STRAND—*“Shoe Echoes.” | Strand patrons next week will be {entertained by Harry Abrams and his pmpany of dancers in a dance classio rmed “Shoe Echoes"; Will Fox and | Florence Kelly will present a skit in two scenes. entitled “Good Bye | Wyeth and La Rue, bright bits of riety; Carry, Bannon and Marr, | Humorous Melange of Harmony,” and | Anita Diaz Monks. comedy capers, | _Shirley Mason, the dainty Fox star, will be seen on the screen in her {1atest picture, “Love-bound.” GAYETY—"“Mimic World.” Jamie Coughlin, featured comedia Harry Peterson, v tile entertal Helen Booth, prima donna; Estells Powell, th “Joy Girl of Jazzy Song- |1ana”;" the Powell Sisters, graceful | dancers; Kittle Carmen and an asso- clate company of players will pr | sent “Ming To as the main attrac jtion of the “Mimic World” perform- ance at the Gayety Theater next wee It is claimed for this show that twen ty-one is the age limit of {ts men \bers oung blood being featured." Costumes in the American Theater Play doublet and hose of red velvet with a mantle of Ted and gold. The duke's daughter Celio, plaved by Miss Mar- galo Gillmore, first appeared in a silken | Rown which shimmered from pale blue to rich gold, with girdle and |lonz, glovelike sleeves of cloth of | and fichu collar and oversleeve of white. Later she “disguised f in a_quaint shepherdess froc a wit The basc ski | w the lovel Ramhbeau ice in lig) red ove itial an vet, wi with blue, and fitted glove sleeves of sily white. The square-necked bodice was cut in high empress fash- fon, and the voluminous velvet skirt wad opened in a panel at the front to { disclose a foundation of w- tin When Rosalind assumed man's at- tire she adopted pattern and coloring almost identical with the foresters & were reddish r jerkin and while the large, & were of h an unde faced part In the fi reared | ing with e man who had ognized her as a youth. The gown was of white satin brocaded in 8fl- ver, with a touch of color introduced of rose satin, while the fitted ones were of glimmering silver. The villagers made merry, throwing their garlands before the bride, and the shepherds and foresters completed a §tage picture of such beauty that it will long be remembered by those who saw it A ModestBiography with Lawrence Barrett Dramatic Club, in “Box and Cox.” which was played at the old Lincoln Hall, whera the Academy of Music (the Strand Vaudeville Theater) now stand rst big public appearance was h big Elks' benefit, in 1885, at ional Theater, where he gave imitations of famous actors, and con- {tinued doing these imitations for va- rious local and soclety events. Then became professional _and made first appearance at Tony Fas- tor's, New York city, on varlety stage.” 5 | "And right here Tim got tired of talking about himself and changed the subject. 2 The man sent to gather the infor- mation meekly volunteered the in- formation that the “Theatrical Who's Who of America” has a long account of Tim Murphy and his doings, and | an oldtimer in The Star office quickly asserted, “What's the use of using thut matter? All the world knows Tim Murphy and a great deal more {than the theatrical dictionary says {about him. Just tell ‘em Tim Mu | phy’s here at the National this wee | That's enough.” | Nora Nosed the | National Anthem HERE'S & good one on Nora Bayes. The New York Sun is entitled | to the credit for this story Shortly before the Cunard liner | Mauretania sailed this morning for | Cherbourg and Southampton with 563 | passengers & bridal pair appeared, | accompanied by friends who were larmed with a good old-fashioned Dbrass band, which started to play the fairly familiar “Wedding March” from “Lohengrin.” It happened that just as the strains commenced Nora Bayes, musical com- edy actress, and her two adopted chil- dren, Norman and Leonora, were ascending the gangplank. Midway up the board the actress stopped, recog- | nizing the tune. Her hand snapped to {salute. One of the pier attendants made his way to her and said that she had better move on; that she was obstructing the traffic of passengers eager to see their staterooms. “I won't move while they're playing { my national anthem,” she answered. Immediately the pier attendant's hat came off and he stood at attention. from Europe, among them Mrs. Poulet's | things quite as wonderful and beau- | didn't know it was the national an- ithem,” he whispered, apologetically. | A few minutes later he realized her | mistake. “That's no national anthem,” he re- proved. Miss Bayes replied: “You'd think it was if you'd heard it as often {as I have.” —_— Coakley, leading woman in Was Right,” is in Flower Hospital, New York, following an operation for appendicitls. Ellis Baker stepped into Miss Coakley's role on brief notice and won general commendation, Marion “Barnum \