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and the brothers have achieved an en- viable niche among the funmakers in stagedom’s hall of fame, As for “Cocoanuts” itself, the musi- cal comedy hews straight to the line. }The plot ig only a thin, trickly sort of thing, wandering here and there to such an extent that it is often lost I-[UPUI.D 'I'U WED favored by most American audiences, | genuine humor that precedes new suf- | pany. PRINESS ASTRID et omedy. Irving Berlin wrote and the music, while George Grown Prince of Belgium For- &, Koutmes s =0, 20 Bttt mally Betrothed to Swed- ‘THE ‘EVENING fering by real fighters. The opening at the President The- ater last evening was an unquestioned test—rather a supertest. Even if the actors had failed, it would not have shown that the company was not of worthy caliber. But they did not fail. A.few outstanding roles carry the story of the play and sustain the in- terest, while some others have mo- ments when they step into the action, and, having shared the frontline trenches of drama, are sent back to the rear. The value of “What Price Glory?" STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1926. That the President Thealer' has done as well as it has must be recorded to its credit. There is a scene in which the guns furnish an accompaniment to the lines of the play, and a hand-to-hand struggle is brought within the area of its action. In that same scene, in a cellar of a! disputed town, the talent of the cos- tumer is employed to advantage to disclose the hardships of war. To the acting of Frank Charlton as Capt. Flagg is due a substantial share of the realization that the story is of vital interest. He apparently knows that our former fellow citizen, a matter of distinction. The parent of the maid, Monsieur Pete de la Cog- nac, played by Mr. Ascher, is also an outstanding bit of work, done in the French language, which will linger in the mind. Recalling the idealism of the war period, the one impressive reflection of that spirit falls to the lot of Ed- mund Roberts as Lieut. Cunningham in the brief periods that he em from the crowd, and he is effectiv The large cast that is requir brings a procession of roles which | flit before the observer, many of them | briefly well done. the Gayety this week, presenting a show in which speed and originality are combined. There are two acts and twenty scenes. The comed is passed across thel footlights by trio of funny fellows— | Harry E n, Jack Darrell Nate Busby—the last named doing a | clever speclalty of singing and danc- | ing. The performance is plentifully ' sprinkled with specialty numbers. The feminine contingent is led by | a glrl with a good voice, S to itage; Jeanne Steele and Bee Paige, two pretty girls | with nimble feet and good voices, who | and | 21 | has furnished the show with some pretty scenery and clothed the girls in some snappy costumes. | Announcing the arrival of a large shipment of Minister's Missing Son Located. BOSTON, September 21 (A).- filey, 18-year-old son of a clergyman, who. had been since August 1, when he home in company with an ex-convict, was found y Boston polige inspectors on board t collier Mefrose, which arrived last night from Norfolk, Va. Cole, also a member of the collier’s crew, was not Consisting of select pieces in all sizes—Exceptional values. Nazarian Bros. Co. 920 17th Street N.W. the thief after, of course, the “hero’’ is wrongfully accused. But who would expect a plot in a musical comedy’ There are times in “Cocoanul ! but not many of them, when the en- | tire Marx family is off-stage, and this provides an opportunity for other ca- pable members of a large company. For instance, Jack Barker as Robert Adams, and Phyllis Cleveland as Polly | Potter sing two delightful numbers, ‘,"\\'}L\‘ Do You Want to Know Why?"” |and “A Little Bungalow.” Both mel- | odies wind their way throughout the 1 evenin, enterainment. The three ers, well known to most | Washington theatergoers, join their ices in “Monkey Doodle and a reprise Why Do You Want to Know 2" “Antonio and Nine De Marco, o are billtoppers -in their own ht, appear in two specialties that jlst about the final utterance in g. Then, there is the De Marco Orchestra, the “Monkey Doo- dl> Doo” dance number, the “Tale of , Basil Ruys- ‘en round off few little tricks of strange and no, Harpo Laurence Stallings, co-author of the Lol play. had no intention of fashioning . hard-boiled soldier, who was alto- gether devoid of the smypathetic na- ture. And Mr. Charlton, revealing both qualities, has done his adequate part in making the drama_effective. But without the assoclated role of First Sergt. Quirt, played by Walter Gilbert in the swaggering and selfish, but somewhat humorous style that the story requires, the effect could not be achieved. It is due the only feminine part in the play that a word should be said for the attractive bit of acting that is achieved by Miss Leona Powers as Charmaine de la Cognac. To pre- is in its vividness. It removes the | glamour from war, and, in doing so, it | destroys one of the traditional bul- warks of the stage—the interest of romance. Even in the only feminine role that has been provided by the authors there is opportunity only for a superficial charm, and by reason of the very nature of the character that must be presented there is an utter absence of any trace of worthy emo- tion. Tt must be remembered that in this unique incident of a great conflict, assoctated with scenes which will live in history, there is unlimited scope for the introduction of the atmos phere of destructive warfare. Car- ried to its greatest effectiveness, the | sent a perfectly unreliable and de- possibilities would tax the resources | ceptive character with charm and of the best organized producing com- not to violate the fitness of things is lead the chorus through a ries ()[; songs and dances that are enjoyable. | Mollie has proved to be as good a | producer as she is a trouper. She! 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Chicco play le in dress weird “pieces” on the pi coaxes soothing 1 char: especially has re - him, while Groucho and Zeppo |continue” their barrage of chatter. .| Harpo, who plays the part of Silent m, is the motion picture star of the tongue. | production, for he is the “dummy”— “air musician, with aind a pantomime comedian of unusual But reports of her | talent. wttracted the most no- | Zeppo, Harpo, Groucho and Chicco have revived the old-time chorus with {# dozen male singers who should ch the semi-finals if entered in an Atlantic City beauty pageant. * yeputed to nd German with of her native speak an Well. 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