The Washington times., 1911-10-31

sistant, and Anna Meek Bonner and
Lila Brennan who have the PRINCIPAL
dered. and poses Of half dozen Of the
prettiest chorus girls of the show, help
riake the performance an unusually In
terestins one.
There Is a good deal Of iiveliness in
the show which was seen yesterday at
the Gayety. THE Passing Parade" is
the title Of the melange OF fun and
music and the big company concerned
in the diverting story Is well equipped
to carry the two-act comedy to sue
cessful conclusion.
The orginzation IL headed by James
Rowland. and as aids among the merry
Frank Garfield, May Belmont, Helen
Ely, and Carrie Behr. The well dressed
and good looking chorus plays g promi..
men, ,tIs part % in the prCdastion, being , well
bers, most Of them original. are given
during the three hours entertainment.
The big hit Is the ''Ragtime Violin,
sung by May Belmont and the chorus.
takes place in q New York conservatory
end the second act has the Atlantic
City Board walk. es It's. locale. with
the hilarious, well.lrt ss ed. midsummer
throngs to hold the attention OF the
Mcst of the costumes worn by the
chorus are said to have. been made
from Paris designs. and present de-
iishtful bits Of contras'inr color.
At both performances at the Casino.
Seventh and F streets northwest, last
evening, the houses was crowded and
the bills were among the best that have
been there this season. 49,.
fred the Great" the pithecontropoid.
The acts of this ape are almost human.
He plays q plano, smokes cigarettes,
appears to read q newspaper, rides 9
does many other things that are pleas
ing to the audience.
Edgar Berger, a novelty equilibrist,
gave fine exhibition of acrobatic
~G The ms q JORDAN s nsa' ess Co. "qnd'1f IN Tom
Katie Might. Out" furnish the au-
plenty Of comedy IN their act. and they
were given a number Of encores last
Al Ripon. a Scotch ventriloquist.
amused the audience immensely. He is
one Of the best ventriloquists seen in
Washington.
1t would be difficult to arrange a
vaudeville program more pleasing and
entertaining than the one presented at
the Cosmos this week. From first to
last the acts are high class and the
program won instant approval
The Unlucky Mr.. Lucky" one
act act, sketch ass presented BY shofey Camp.
acts of this kind seen in vaudeville for
some time. 1t is new and sparkles with
brilliant wit and humor. "The Horse
Mae Fields. proved continuous mirth
A distinct novelty is Jimmie Green,
the English coster singer, who has just
S1e little Of Harry Hsudsn Sat Ss
act and his style is original. Bernie.
the eccentric violin virtuoso, was warm
ly received and proved a revelation to
the paes q Metz ana Mes1 on 'eGe 3Se
program and did a clever song and
iogue by Toddie and Everett was filled
with brilliant lines and kept the audi
ence highly amused.
Grenville Fitch's four-act comedy
drama Of Beyond Pardon" was pre-
sented at the Majestic last evening to
packed house. 1t is evident from the
manner in which Miss Turner and her
players were received that they have
established themselves with the patrons
Of Sert this s,eSsr it'll, The affords this
character Of Carol Gwynne, full op-
portunity to display her ability, and she
Is ably supported by her players.
Mr.. Hammond, as John Ellsworth. the
good. The comedy element IL taken
care Of by Billy Barry. as the soap
drummer" from Boston selling pianos.
Count Maletsta, alias Jack Hardy, was
ME Breen was capably portrayed by
Miss Tymerson, while as Lucy Rend-
field Miss DeVille did excellent work.
Miss Sherman, as the Countess Czarda,
also added much to the strength Of the
performance.