The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-18
THEATRICAL BRIEFS.

or the eight plays remaining in the
New York theaters only one is of
serious interest-"Sinners." at the
Playhouse. This melodrama by Owen
Davis. drawing a well worn line be-
tween the virtues of country exist
ence and the evils of city life. COM
pleted last week the sixth month of its
ma rkedly successful engagement In the
cast are John Cromwell. Miss Florence
Nash and Miss Helen Meiken.
There are three surviving musical
plays-''The ZieSfeld Follies" at the New
| Amsterdam Theater: The Passing Show
| of 1915" at the Winter Garden. and No
ter.
Youngest of these the "Follies." is
about to begin the fourth week of its
summer run under the most encouraS-
ing circumstances. Invariably large audi
enCes have made it their evening rem
devious. and it bids fair to hold a large
part OF its clientele up to the natural
end of its run. which. with the annual
F'ollies. always comes during the
autumn
The Winter Garden extravaganza has
been on view since May % After the
perspective of time. the distinctive fea-
ture of the entertainment. leaving aside
entirely the matter of chorus girls. has
been seen to he the Russian ballet
dancers. Theodore Kosloff and Nine.
Baldina particularly. In fact with Miss
Frances Pritchard and Miss Marilynn
Miller. both graceful and pretty. dane
ing has undoubtedly heen the best part
of The Passing Show"
Harry Cooper the singing comedian at
keith's next week, for long belonged to
the Empire City qua tet. the oldest ana
best known of two decades. Then Lew
Fields got interested and co-starred him
in "Hanky Panky'' and other musical
frivolities
H. G. Wells. the famous English nov
elst. recently said. in commenting on
George Bernard Shaws Fable play, An
drocles and the Lion" which Lillian Nc
Carthy. Granville Barker and Percy Bur-
ton will present in this city next sea son:
1t is the only decent representation
Of Christianity ! have known on the
stage. That is why I took my children
to see it. and | go so far as to say that
it il the duty OF every parent to use this
opportunity of making their children &C
auainted with a great epoch. There is an
astounding fresheness bout 1t. The Bar
ker method of presenting plays is par
ticularly happy
The Broadway Revue Harry Raprs
newest and biggest production. featur-
ing the striking features of the big New
York cafe cabarets. presented by four
teen people. with lavish costumes. will
be the headliner at the Cosmos Theater.
This act is a sensational Broadway hit.
Margaret IlIington's long season in
THE Lie in which she had a season.
long success at the Harris Theater. New
York. and in which she will tour the
whole country during the coming
year, opens at Atlantic City late in
July. She will play several weeks in the
seashore cities before she goes into Chi
cago for long stay.
One new feature in the dance pavilion
at Glen Echo Park that is proving de-
cidedly popular is 1.-THE introduction Of
request numbers" Charles o. Mills. the
orchestra leader. has agreed as far as
possible to give any selection requested
and the regular patrons are taking full
advantage Of his offer.
Thursday. July %. promises to b. one
Of the red-letter days Of the season at
Glen Echo Park. This will be Larkin
Club Day. and an unusually large at
tendance is already assured.
Mile Destrees Of lie Cafe Futurist."
at Keith's this week. has begun her
American campaign to popularize the
new art. Her New York apartment has
been decorated in this bizarre style and
her motorcar and colored attendant are
also CARRIED in Futurist fashion A
Poiret-designed cafe is used in her now
city.
HELEN Evily, an actress. has begun q
suit for $4,000 damages against the
Neighborhood Playhouse in New York
for injuries sustained on their stage
Miss Evily was acting down stage and
fell through an unprotected opening. She
has been confined to her summer home
for several weeks.
BFitons Grow ExtravaEant.
Special Cable to The Washington Hsrsld