The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
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Henry w. savage VIII oher Mttzi,
better known as Mixxi Hajos, at the
New National Theater for one week,
beginning Monday night. February 1s.
In the newest and biggest New York
and Chicago success. .Pom-Pom."
Mitxi Is now a full-fledged star. She
came into public notice first in THE
Spring Maid.y Later, Henry w. Saw
age introduced her to the public in
the Hungarian operetta "Sari," and
last season she came into her own in
the George NJ. Cohan Theater, New
York, in the most fetching, winning,
roguish comic opera of many years,
entitled 'Pom-Pom." For more than
two hundred performances she charm
ed the blase New Workers and visitors
to the Metropolis, and afterward
played q six-weeks' engagement at
the Illinois Theater. Chicago. to crowd
ed houses.
.Pom-Pom" is . real comic opera.
brimming with good things and a de-
parture from the cut and dried for
mulae which was formerly used in
the construction of musical pieces. The
story begins in the green room of
theater in Nice; 1t progresses to the
foyer and thence to q Jail. At least
it places the prima donna in Jail.
There is a plot; the action is con-
slant, the fun furious. Mitzi charms
with her voice and sings and dances
her way into the hearts of her audi
ence. She is assisted by a large COM
pany of singers and dancers, including
Tom McNaughton, one of the premier
funmakers of America. A symphony
orchestra OF twenty musicians render
the score.
In addition to the regular wednes-
day and Saturday matinee, there will
be a special washington's Birthday
matinee. Thursday. February 20.
b. r. Kefth's-vaudeyfII
Elizabeth Brice and Charles King, the
Broadway revue hits, will lead the
wasffngton's Birthday holiday week.
bill at the B. F. Keith Theater next
week. there being three performances on
the I'D, the first at 2, the next at 5,
and the last at s:15 p. m.
The stars will present "A Bit of Musi-
cal Comedy in Vaudeville Way" The
extra added attraction, Peacock Alley"
with Vivian Blackburn and Elwood Bost-
wick, supported by clever company, is
credited with an immense success in the
Keith New York houses. Another novelty
will be the panoramic spectacle, Sports
in the Alps" showing outdoor winter
pastimes.
Other merry and musical features will
be Dyer and Fay in Whats 1t All
About?" Scarpiof, the Russian boy
tenor, and Varvara. the youthful Petro-
grad pianist, accompanying him; Nee
hans leaping hounds in their exciting
high jumping; Emma Stephens. the sing
ing comedienne; the Werner-Amoros
troupe; the pipe organ recitals, and the
sixth episode, "Alias Nemesis" OF the
"Patria" photoplay starring Mrs. Vernon
Castle as the heroine.
Next Sunday at and Sis p. m.
Houdini, Clark and Hamilton, Rae
Eleanor Ball. the Dooleys, and the other
hits in this weeks bill will give their
concluding performances.
Cosmos-VaudevfII
A new and pretty George Choos musi-
Ical tabloid, with a host of pretty girls,
handsome costumes and catchy songs,
and with an attractive musical score, un-
der the title, please, Mr.. Detective"
will be the top-liner of the Cosmos The
ater bill next week. 1t features Bobby
wolsey, Betty Evans and Bert Gardner.
The book is by Darl McBoyle and the
music by Walter Rosemont.
Other attractions will include Espe and
Dutton in the best acrobatic surprise Of
the year; the -Four Chicks, a quartet of
original girls of the gingery type; John
O'Malley an Irish tenor of note; Mack
and Hanson, in Busted" bucolic
comedy; Cliff Bailey, a wonderful Scotch
man and his barrels; Martin and Mack,
two clever boys, with a piano. and Barton
and Anderson, in a beautiful dancing
and skating feature The film attraction
will be THE Eagles Wings" a patriotic
film with a purely American theme.