Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-26
New National.

New National.
Washington has been vouchsafed a
week of the kind Of kaleidoscope rev.
elry called a revue, which delights the
dilettant New Yorker, manufactures
song hits for the country and creates a
topic Of conversation for those who
have and those who have not the
chance to visit the metropolis where the
bright lights blaze and music and mer-
riment provide the setting during the
season for those who are fortunate
enough to tread the primrose paths of
dalliance.
Around the Map" as name means
practically nothing, but as applied to
the attraction at the New National
Theater this week 1t means a super
abundance of glittering and harmonic
ing tints and colors, even including the
midnight blue, a gorgeous surprise OF
scenery with ever and anon new
thriller bobbing up when least expect.
ed, an army of girls of all degrees of
loneliness, a lifting, rushing, faSclnat-
ing. fiuctuating flow of melody-in TACT.
an interesting and allurfng dellrlum OF
satire in colorS, costumes and chromatlc
combinations that def1es description,
but makes a tireless audience applaud
and applaud between the times it has
to wonder how it all happened, and II
1t can ever end.
And, with all this fora setting. five
talented and industrious principals fur
nish the cause for the action which the
spectator follows to the end OF the
dream without the slightest idea OF
what 1t is all about. Not until the be-
lated prayers have been said and the
mind assumes semblance OF norman
peace does it occur that the only story
is of rivalry between two ParlSlan
costumers to make young prize hght-
er marry the girl who represents their
respective costumes, the one hand
some but slangy young lady, who seems
bored with existence, and the other
quaint but demure little stocking
darner.
AS the former, Miss Georgia O'Ramey
is the ennuied ideal of the girl rounder
of today; as the latter Miss Else Alder,
from the Johann Strauss Theater, Wen
ma. makes her first appearance in Eng
lish and with refreshing occurrences,
a charm of voice and manner and an
art that entertainS with no attempt at
daring, where the temptation is almost
irresistible, wins her way to admira
ton and applause and stands out
cameolike in q performance that has a
world of merit to commend it. William
Norris. as Imp!koff. the Partisan and
Petrograd -modiste, not to mention
five other DISCUSSES is the Maharaah of
Gginggs Gaboo, Count de Pompon,
Prince Nippa, japanese millionaire;
Sheik Hoora AL Radish. fiery son of
the desert. and DR.. Billy Bullamore, is
an ineXhaustible exponent of character
comedy; Robert Pitkin, a personally
attractive young prize fighter and hero
of the satirical and sartorial romance,
and HAZEL Cox, an imposing and eye
pleasing goddess of fashion There is
long list of other characters thrown
in here and there to fill out Situa TONS
none of whom. perhaps, except LQdo-
ficl Sacarappa, which Arthur Klein
lifted into nom entary prominence with
his fire and vigor. makes an indelible
impression. The effort to follow the
h RI ms
that a revue cannot be complete
without blackface character seemed
rather abrupt intrusion, but the thread
or gayety was easily resumed.
OF the twenty-six big musical num-
bers. including the ensembles, Here
Comes Tootsi,' which is the dominant
theme: Lazy Lulu" delightfully."-
original song sketch; When the Right
to Darn His Socks a quaint song
quantity sung: Katie Clancy" a lifting
melody with an Irish swing. and a
pretty lullaby. Dolly Dear" sung in the
last act, haunt the memory. But there
are lots of others-the quaint and novel
nurses chorus, that of the constant
'unchers, the constant diners, the
constant dancers and the constant
kissers. and the final ensemble as
sembling all the leading airs-that
would require much time and space to
describe.
"All Around the Map" is the second
hands of Mr.. Mcclellan of which
Washington has enjoyed the first
glimpse. Fifteen years ago. when the
late Charles Frohman resolved to add
musical leaves to his Iaurels as a pro-
Queer. he employed an astonishing ar
ray of talent TO present Mr.. McLellan's
fantastical creation. which. like the
present conceit, reflected geograph-
icaliy discoursive mood in its title.
The Girl From Up There" At that
time Mr.. Mcclellan was conceaiing the
Journalistic identity he held previous
ly by the employment of the nom-de-
plume, Hugh Morton. The music was
by Gustav Kerker who had enbel-
lished a series of successes with his
inimitable melodies.
In the cast were names of people
then already known, but some of them
destined to assume places of far great
e. prominence than such as were then
assigned them. among them Harry
tonoT. Harry Davenport, Charles T.
Aldrich. Virginia Earle Edna Aug
AID Nat Wills. In the announcement
the list closed with MONTGOMERY and
Stone. etc" The two comedians whose
ranes now lead in the electric light
professions apparently had a narrow
Sorbcd into the etcetera
The present aggregation of talent is
10 less extensive and is perhaps even
more extr9vag aut1y costumed than
Vas It's predecessor
The book and lyrics of Around the
Map are by G. N. s. Mcclellan and
music by Herman Finck It was staged
by Julian Mitchell; the names of the
co$trncrs are too numerous to mem
ton. and the scenery is by Joseuh Ur-
ban. klaw & Erlanger are the pro-
ducers