The Washington herald., 1917-10-21
GOOD Gracious-AnnabelLe"
Rivals "On With the Dance''

Belasco - "Good Gracious Anna
belle.'
One highly successful season
promises another. This is exactly
the case with Good Gracious Anna
belle" at the Belasco Theater to-
morrow night and all week. It is
emphatically the case because, ow-
ing to its instantaneous success in
New York and also Chicago, only a
few cities had the opportunity to
revel over it last season. The
sparkling humor and wit and racy
humor of the Glare Hummer comedy
made deep impression upon Metro
politan audiences. Few first plays
by new author have attracted as
much favorable attention.
With record of a full season
divided between three cities, Good
Gracious Annabelle" starts the pres
ent theatrical year under the hap
piest auspices, chief among these
being the original company-there
has been no change in the cast since
the comedy made its brilliant
triumphant start year ago-and
with the same rich and striking
settings designed for the sprightly
play by the gifted Robert Edmund
Jones. The unusual comedy pre-
sents Lola Fisher in the role of the
ingratiating heroine who lives on
her wits. but whose heart is never
theless In the right place, and also
other popular players. including
May Vokes, who has one of her
most congenial and amusing roles,
and Edwin Nicander. who has come
to the front rapidly as a character
comedian, rivaling the Nat Good
win of a decade ago.
Good Gracious Annabelle" has
again proved the artistic standards
of the producer, Arthur Hopkins,
for every feature of It has been
warmly praised. More impressive
still, every delightful situa tion has
been hugely enjoyed wherever the
decidedly novel comedy has been
presented.
During this engagement matinees
Will be given on Wednesday and
Saturday.
Natfonal-"On With The Dance,
New plays from the offices of A.
II. Woods this season are almost
weekly occurrences. With four new
successes current in New York, and
the biggest hit Chicago has had in
years now playing in that city, there
mas been greater interest In the do
lnss of this brilliant manager than
ever before. The newest of his offer
lngs arouses more than the usual in
terest. 1t is called "On With The
Dance" and will be presented at the
National Theater, for an engagement
of one week beginning tomorrow
night. "On With The Dance" is a.
powerful drama of contemporary life
by Michael Morton, author of THE
Yellow Ticket" the sensational sue
cess of several seasons ago. II is IN
-FOUR acts and its story is woven
about the dance craze, that has OBJ
sesses the country for the past few
years. The central character is a
young woman who destroys her hus-
bands happiness by a mad and tire
less pursuit of the dance. He is
brought to the verge of ruin. She
|precipitates a tragedy that brings her
to her senses. Never has A. II.
Woods assembled a more notable
company. 1t includes John Mason,
Eileen Huban, the extraordinary
young Irish actress, who sprang into
metropolitan prominence last season.
William Morris, Julia Dean, Edward
Abeles, Corrinne Barker, James
Spottswood, Ed Walters, Martha
Mansfield, Robert Schable, Claude
Cooper, and Eugene Redding.
b. F. kieth's-Eva Tnnguay.
Eva Tanguay, styled THE Bomb
shell of JOY" for whom it is claimed
''she bombards her audiences with
happiness" will be the sensational
stellar attraction I'm the bill at B. F.
Keith's Theater this week, the occa-
sion being her first appearance here
In some time, the famous eccentric
comedienne having in the meantime
gone into the movies. especially as
The Wild Girl" Miss Tanguay is