The Washington herald., 1916-01-09
THEATRICAL BRIEFS.


The Passing Show" reputed to be
the biggest of all Winter Garden re-
views. comes to Washington next week.
It brings Marilynn Miller, George
Monroe, Eugene and Willie Howard
and others.
Beth Lydy is making record as an
understudy for the women's roles in
"AlOne at Last" at the Shubert The
ater, New York. So far she has sung
Marguerite Namaras part thirty-odd
times, and sung it very well, too.
Rupert Hughes has made a play
from Gertrude Atherton's story. ''The
Perch of the Devil" and Margaret An
glin has accepted the manuscript.
Emanuel Reicher is afraid the sue
cess of THE Weavers" at the Garden
Theater, New York, will interfere
with the repertoire plans he had made
for the modern stage, There Is talk
of transferring the production to an
other theater.
Beatrice Herford is playing two
weeks in every city in the Keith cir
cult, thus establishing a precedent and
practice that may prove of vast inn
pOrtanCe in the vaudeville field.
In The Show Shop" James Forbes
clever comedy which is to be the Of
fering of the Poll Players this week,
there is a play within a play. The
play acted by the players is called
"Dora's Dilemma
George Monroe. the rotund COM
edian of the Winter Garden shows,
who is playing the large but likabIe
Lily Kardos in The Passing Show of
1915" which comes to the Belasco
next week, has been playing old Irish
ladies for so many years that one
forgets lie ever played any other. But
he did. the last important male role
being that of the'peppery Sir Anthony
Absolute in The Rivals"
Julian EItinge, in his latest musical
comedy, Cousin Lucy" will be an
early attraction at the New National
Theater.
An important and somewhat unusual
play entitled The Greatest Nation"
has been placed in rehearsal by Will
lam Elliott. Mr.. Elliott is at once the
producer and co-author, having writ
ten the piece in collaboration with
Marion Creighton. 1t has four scenes,
laid in the imaginary Kingdom of Ad-
Ion. Joseph Urban is painting the set
tings.
Edmund A. Laimys has Joined the
skaters at the New York Hippodrome.
He is called the champion speed
skater of the world, and does move
around mighty lively like.
Joseph Carey, the comedian of The
Lilac Domino" company was recently
with The Pink Lady in the London
company and in the Western company
in this country.
An early attraction at the BeIasco
Theater will be Frances Starr, whom
David Belasco will present here again
in ''Marie-Od
At the New National Theater for
the week starting January "a Cohan
and Harris will give Washington a
chance to see the great laughing hit,
at Pays to Advertise" direct from a
triumphant run of ffty-two weeks atI
the George NJ Coh8n Theater in New
York. The farce will be, presented
with the original production and
cast that appeared in the New York
run.
The role of a doting stage mother
will afford Blanche Friderica, the
character woman at Polls. the best
role she has had in many months. In
the original production of THE Show
shop" in New York. Zelda SearsIplay-
ed this part. Miss Sears is now being
featured during the Boston run of this
delightful comedy.
Prior to his coming to this country,
John T. Murray, who is appearing in
'The Passing Show of 1915" gained
considerable experience in the English
provinces as a member or an AN
around the world" stock company. In
this organization he played Australia,
India, South Africa and New Zealand.
Manager Robbins, of Keith,s an
nOunces the sensational novelty, For
est Fires" for the week beginning jan
uary "a.
The New York Winter Gardens
spectacular production. Maid in
America" comes to the Belasco The
ater soon.
Elsie Janis is expected at Keith's
the week of February 3.
Treasure Island" with its pirates
and their buried treasure, is going to
be presented at the Belasco next
month.