Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-27

But little information seems to be
trickling through as to what plays or
other amusements are in store for the
Washington theater-soer in the near
future at the National and the Belasco.
About the only available piece of news
in this direction this week is that one
of the early October attractions at the
Be1asco will be the New York Winter
Garden production of Robinson, CRU
soc, Jr," with AL Jolson the star.
A Washington favorite who was ac-
customed to pack the National Theater
in days gone by, Eugene Blair. VIII
be seen here next week at Polis- in
The New Magdalene" The present
week will bring to Washington, as her
last appearance for some time as
vaudeville songstress, Irene Franklin.
She is to head the bill at Keith's, and
will shortly star in The Meeting OF
Molly" At the Cosmos Irving Berlin's
''Ragtime Carnival" will be the feature
this week, and there will be an animal
circus to delight the hearts of the chill
dren. One of the other news announce
n,ents of the week is that the Casino
is to be re-opened with high-priced
photop1ay features at popular prices.
VioIette Ktmban Dunn formerly n
Washingtonian.-Was hington friends of
Violette kimball Dunn will be gratified
to learn that in addition to her other
literary and stage activities she has
entered the precincts of dramatic writ
ing. being part author of the musical
farce Look Who's Here" the vehicle
for Bickel and Watson. which opens
the new season at Polls Theater to-
morrow
Mrs. Dunn has been a contributor to
magazines for some time. She comes
from an old southern family. whose
ancestors played a prominent part In
the history of this country in colonial
days. She was born in Richmond. Va,
but her parents moved TO Washington,
u. C.. when she was little girl
Mrs. Dunn made her debut in theat-
rjcals as a member of the Frawley
Stock Company in Washington, playing
minor roles. She afterward played one
of the leading parts in the comedy
drama In Paradise. and as a MEM
Der of David Belasco's forces, she be-
ing one of the company that supported
Henrietta CrosSman in sweet Kitty
Bellairs.
Irene Frankiin's "SonG Hit" an Acct
deBt.-One might imagine song-writing
is easy when L is CO.. sidered how many
successful son IS have been written by
Irene Franklin ssnd Burton Green. Miss
franklin writes the lyrics OF all her
songs and Burton Green, who is Miss
FrankIin's husband supplies the music.
Originally =ar=-7rritinG was a joke
with them. The biggest hit they ever
wrote was acriae / Many persons
remember "Red Head which Miss
Franklin introdu ed and which helped
To make her famous This was the
accident song and Miss Franklin
says SO herself in giving it's history.
The lyric of Red Head" said Miss
franklin. lis a fright, but that's be-
dause | had to write il in half-hour
and never had a chance to go over il.
You see, father-thats Burt-used to
play series of chords that | simply
loved. Consecutive seventies. he called
them. whatever that may be. One day
he arranged them in a sort of chorus
and they might come in handy some
day. He did, and up at the top of them
wrote Red Head'-that's what he called
me.
- That's a great title for a song
said father.
Let's use it, I said I'VE were buy
ing songs those days and neither of us
had ever tried to write one for our
selves l sent the idea and the music
70 several of the boys down in Tin Pan
Alley in New York. where all the song
writer's are found, and asked them to
work them into song for me. Would
YOU believe it? Every one of them sent
IT back and said they could do nothing
with it,