The Washington herald., 1917-09-16
Billie Burke's Return
Leads Stage Offerings
Promised During Week
BY THE PLAYGOER.

In the grinding of the theatrical gst National Theater
during the week with fairly permeaed
enicing features First importance course.
Miss Billie Burke the after soourn
the movies suit her admirers And then her pre-
mere and premieres always interesting despite familiarity
with
But Shakespeare has truly said The play thing"
in her vehicle Miss Burke the producers preparing
spring In other words, prime
play will be the acting of Miss Burke Not
acted but the have been prone upon
Hcous cmnsm rather than her ability present
play however told that will the
:he
The play possesses all the that it
written by Miss Clare Hummer who spang unheraldcd
the ranks of pywrght last and outdistanced all
tors The Capital must take the word OF Gotham for the
of Good Gracious Annabee, which Miss big
Sherlock Homes into the whimsical hero of "A Successful Calamity
have doubts Miss RUNNERS ability writing stage.
her play compares favorably with the Gillette
vehicle, there will be nothing but satisfaction.
Godwyn Delivers the Goods
About heard the initial from
Godwyn Picture Company and they couchd in
terms but things expansive the picture
and did excited The
to the effect that the gathering galaxy
of real together with number of plays
told that millions of dollars would be poduc
ons number OF which would be finished entirety before
the public should the results We smiled and many
before going after Press agent stuff
But we were mistaken The first announcements have been
carried the letter and the finished product laid
fore In Washington the showing Polly of the
quered All claims of the have been
producers have quite task before them they reach the
Godwyn standard
New Play for Mrs Fiske
Arrangements have been completed KIaw Eranper
and George Tyler whereby Mrs. Fke
comedy by Philip Moeer remembered here authors
of the Washington Square Players productions play is based
certain episodes the life of George Sands will
be presented under the direction
said that the play which is unnamed will give Fskc
the greatest acting part Of her
The Proper
Barney Bernard of Potash fame tells story
OF two partners who continually fighting Recently
increased to such that they enlarge the
during slercations."
Good Morning, Judge"
Rudolph Perkins, who hands Washington laugh for breakfast
morning with his Good Morning Judge" column in The
Herald has been commissioned by local to write
them play to be called Good Morning Perkins who
working the play present. claims will contain onIv
truthful happenings of Police Court things are truly
han fiction
Another Seven Ages"
Remarkable typical seven ages of an actress as
evidenced by the of Miss Alice Brady seven portions
his young adys I-ngnue a town stock conn
2-Smal Broadway 3-Leading woman on Broad
rsy 4-Name IN electric lights Star pictures O.
Organizes own company 7-Haf million a year.
Old Stuff, "camoufage"
In reading the dispatches emanaing from this ev the
soro eaniouage IS becoming
een taking the word but the stage
france many years ago> Literally Taking" Some one has
~ unknd remark that the Department cannot Obtain
a Tor the Camoufage unit" they fill it by conscrpton
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