The Washington times., 1913-10-22
Winter Garden Show Proves to
Be One of Best Attractions
Seen in Capital.

"HE Winter Saroeh S"o"'
Honeymoon Express is not the
least bit disappointing to those
who have grown TO expect oig
,hinps of this organization and the
bright and frothy concection that Is De
ing dished up at the Belasco TINS week
"A conglomeration Of spectacular
fects, girls, songs, dances. and mono
logues is huge, and satisfying 10 'he
large audiences that attend nisnty:
According to the program, ING
Honevmoon Express" is musical play
IN two acts. As a matter of fact the
Mot serves merely as a siorihed rack
full of pegs, and on each peg hangs an
old f,vorite-M Joison, Ada Lewis Mel
,.;ua Ellis lack story, and a dozen 9TH
erz together with some newer faVorttes'
I,,,;o.,e Dtka she Of the charming
E-encb accent and figure: Anna Whea-
ton the little Washington SHi
lean into fame has been sooio
qualification to her FRIENDS mere VIM
have always said she would arrive,
Raw Samuels, who contributes some siiis
,one,e not altogether new. but thorough
l.. occeptable. and Earl Benham,
,,-.ceful dancer and delightful singer.
..,rhe HONEYMOON Express is play
r.. tho tired business man. and the tlreo
-,r.sa woman. and believe me when
I.,,,,ass women gets tired, she Is ten
-. az tired as the business man. ana
- ,;,,.s as much in need of something
10 amuse her. and make her forget
Just Sit Back
And Enjoy Show.
The play that is being presented IN
the Belasco this week does not tax
one. mental equipment to any noticeable
extent. All one needs to do is to sit
back in a comfortable seat and let the
company thatis presenting The Honey
moon Express do the rest. Jokes.
songs. dances. and other entertainment
are dished up lavishly-almost too law
ishly: one feels at times that II is diff
cult TO keep up with the procession
The numbers come quickly and the
appeal of the eye is satisfied with the
beauty and novelty of the costumes
worn BY the pretty chorus maidens. to
say nothing (now that we are on the
subiect) of that wonderful creation that
Miss Dika wears just before she dons
her nightie and disappears from sight
UlO NtE Dcu Twill DctiS q s&''N
fiattering myself that I know something
about matters sartorial myself. my
mind totters when ii comes to describ-
ing that gown. She is melted and poured
into II. / am sure, and the effect Is bet
ter imagined than described. Sufficient
to say Miss Dika causes a murmur of
approval and astonishmeRt to float
through the audience when she comes
upon the scene, and every woman in
the audience. no matter what she has
been thinking of the moment before,
sees nothing. hears nothing. and says
nothing She is completely stunned,
and no wonder. To borrow the express
sion of an amateur stage critic, Miss
Dika is seen at her best in this Set-up."
which is literally true. take it any way
you want.
To srs ak If the chorus would be only
TO remark again that to the hard work
ing girls and men that compose Il is
due a great deal of the credit for the
entertaining quality Of the play produc-
ton. There are thirty-five or forty OF
theIn-perhaps more. Every girl IS good
looking and the men are energetic.
Their work Is snappy, and they appear
in SO many costume changes that one
" ondors when they find the time To
Jump out OF one costume ard into the
other.
rhe big scene in the piece is. of