The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-27
Promised Theater Attractions.
BeIaseo-.Katinka..

Belaseo-s1katin
There have been musical plays with
scenes laid in Russia, and there have
been musical plays with scenes laid
in Turkey, and there have been musi-
cal plays. more numerous than the
other two put together, with scenes
laid in Vienna, but it has been re-
served for ''Katinka." which Arthur
Hammerstein will present at the Be-
lasco Theater next Monday, October /.
with matinees Wednesday and Satur-
day, to combine these three widely
separated and distinct localities into
single evenings entertainment.
Otto Harbach. who wrote the play.
has led his characters from a we'd
ding feast in Yalta. Russia, to the
streets Of old Stamboul, Turkey, and
thence to a brilliant cafe in Vienna.
In the staging of the piece. Mr.. Ham,
merstein has been careful to catch
and preserve throughout each act the
atmosphere and spirit of the particu-
lar locality in which the particular
scene transpiring is laid. Fudolf
Friml has exercised that same care
/ In the composition of the music, and
familiar strains OF each locality have
been woven into the various compost
tons as themes.
National-"Miss Springtime.p
Klaw & changers musical comedy
achievement, Miss Springtime," will
De disclosed again at the National
next week.
In the New York company appear
ing here are the magnificent BARI
tone. GeorSe Macfarlane, who scored
emphatically in the all-star REVEALS
of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas
and in 'Trilby;;" Else Alder, who Gre
ated the leading roles in the Euro
pean productions of Kalman's "Sari"
and Miss Springtime" and in in
Vulnerable other international sue
cesses; John Z. Hazard, a comedian
OF whimsical humor, who has writ
ten stories and verse. and is one of
the authors of the comedy success,
Turn to the Right" John E. Young,
comedian of contrasting method, IA
miliar in THE Pink Lady and other
Klaw C Erlanger productions;
Frances Cameron and Charles Mea-
kins, who sang and danced their
way through The Merry Widow"
and Madame Sherry" and Nicholas
Burnham, Wayne Num-, Maurice
Cass, Lizzie Wilson. Percy Woodley,
Ted Wing, Fanny Grant and nearly
fourscore others, including a perfect
ly gorgeous girl chorus.
II. r. Keith's-vaudevil
Announced by the Keith manage
ment as the extraordinary added at
traction for B. F. Keith's Theater
next week, the first episode of the
British governments official films of
The Retreat of the Germans at the
Battle of Arras'' will be presented.
These pictures were taken on the
British front and two camera men
were killed in obtaining them. The
usual shows, hours, and prices will
obtain. The regular vaudeville bill,
preceding the pictures. will be a.
double headliner, with Alice Els and
Bert French, supported by James
Templeton and Frances French and
a corps de ballet, in Halloween" a
dance fantasy; and also Will NJ
Cressy and Blanche Dayne in Mr.
Cressy's new character comedy. "A
City Case" in the dual position.
Others will be Hans Kronold, the
cellist; Edna Aug. the character come
dienne; Tom Smith and Ralph Aus
tin in "An Fun; Arthur Mcwatters
and Grace Tyson in "A Revue of Re-
vues": George and Lily Garden, xylo-
phonists; the Four Nightons in a
statuesque acrobatic novelty, and the
pipe organ recitals.
PolPs-Bringing Up Father Abroad.
The cartoon comedy will come into
its own at Polls Theater next week
when George McManus' famous con-
ception Bringing Up Father Abroad
VIII be presented in a musical comedy
fashioned from the world-renowned
comic cartoons.
It's at a castle in ireland, "Jiggs"
old home, that the fun ball starts
skidding.
After deciding to pay a visit to the
old home in Erin, Mr.. and Mrs. Jiggs
become the prey Of sharpers on the
way over. AS a result the Jiggs buy
a castle in Ireland that the sharpers
have no more right to sell than they
would have to give someone the
Washington Monument.
Bringing Up Father will include
among others John E. Cain as
"Jiggs;" Marion Benson. Blanche
Newcomb, and Robert Rice, Ben By
ron, Kathleen Neal, Eddie Leamon,
and Madeline Gray.