The Washington times., 1916-01-30
A New Play, El-
,tinge in cousin
Lucy and Elsie
Janis at Keith's,
Offered at Thea
ters This Week.
! LICE LEAL POLLOCK and
y Rita Weiman had desks slie

~ Rita Weiman had desks slae
4 n by side in the offices of the
New York Herald two months age.
They were the society editors and
contrary to all precedent, rule,
rhyme or reason managed to get
along beautifully.
In fact of such a quality was
their friendship that they were actu-
ally able to collaboraJe, and had
written several successful vaude-
vile sketches and plays, when fame
came in the form of one f. A. We'll
two months ago.
T. This Mr.. We'll accepted a play
that they had written and submitted
to him and said that he would pro-
duce it. Lo! 1t was The Co.
respondent" which comes to the Be
lasco this week, for it's premier per-
formance. So the Misses Pollock and
Weiman, shut up their typewriters
and hurriedly seeded all of their per-
sonal correspondence out of their
desks, and collected all of the stray
umbrellas and goloshes that they
thought were theirs, or should be,
and pulling their hats down over
their ears, said good-by to news
paper life.
= They had become dramatists after a
long, earnest and thorough schooling.
hn NJ which will in part ne
shown tomorrow night at the ,Belasco
Theater. We say in part, since no
single production. especially the first.
is necessarily an index to the future
failure or success OF the authors.
\ first nights performance OF play
is no more OF an indication OF the worth
of an author than is one-nme appear
tance of an individual. Just as the como,
bath clothing, relatives. and food or
Z an individual Conspire at times to make
ones appearance a perfect. burlesquc.
2 do the managers, leading men ana
women, stage hands, and properties OF
Rp author sometimes-to speak IN the
language OF the masses-Sum the pa
raaP. ?" go
THE Correspondent was played al
. Stamford, Conn. Just once before com
ing here. But YOU know Stamford. To-
morrow night Is really the first night.
/ \. WE'LL, according to rumoi
! l. is also trying his hand at some
thing new, when his name ap.
poars on the programs tomor'
/ row night as the producer.
Personally, we can see nothing bu'
good evolving from a play produced b,
! the man who arranged and managed
4 the Willard johnson fight For in ina
, capacity did T.. y. We'll lately serve
mis- nation.
AS a matter of esta blishing a precc
dent it offers colossal possibilities. lol
producers, above all should be master
! ful mon, and the man who can say
& that he has handled both Black JaCF
and White Jess is not to Oc sneered at
Leading men and women would think o.
that before lndulging IN flights OF TEN
little changes as neCessltatC removing
other mCmtcrs of the cast.
THn: little room behind the thea
ter, to the right of the wings
at l'uli's Thcator. from now or
until the week of February u
is going to be the scene of daily
tragedy in one long fit. entitle,
Hustle" Harry Andrews. alread!
known as one of our busiest bustlcrs
- the leading man, juvenile. leading
woman, properties. and company il
one.
On ordinary weeks Stage Director
Andrews has about ell that one hu
man being can possibly dO-CaeSar
who the deG-eared books of our hisi
school days rciuctantly informed us
mad all things to do at once bein!
pedestrian in comparison with thi
winged mercury of the back stage.
For. bC SIDES his daily tasks. Mr.. An
drews must plan for the first pei
fQrmancE on any stage Of In Walk eC
Jimmie" play written especial!
for Mr. Poll. with a view toward pro
duCtiOn in this city.
We wish Mr.. Andrews Eodspecd
time in n hard boiled shirt, high sill
hat, and other masculine garments il
Cousin Lucy" The advance man sai'
that Julian was coming out of skirt
lie would probably spend practically al
of the time in long pants
The public trusts that Julian will no
be rash.
This is a terrible year Of weaune
we are having.
Whether it rain or whether it snow
f~ap all evidences to the affirmative
Washington is going en- masse to Sc
Elsie Janis next week at keiths. Al
entirely new generation of vaudevill
- enthusiasts, plus all of the old ones
are going TO welcome her. Not since IN
early days Of Little Elsie has tn
young lady been seen in vaudeville il
this city.
The announcement that she was t
appear this season in Miss lnfOrmG
ton" on Broadway. was rather dtiap
pointing the first part of the season f.
il practically meant that she would no
go on tour this year. Happily. for u!
Miss Information lived UP to II
name and died a sudden and unlament
ed death shortly after opening.
FLORENCE T. YODER.
BeIasco: "The Correspondent"