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BELAscOsS please millions Of,
people rs q flm star and then return
TO the lesftlmatA stage to receive an
ovation-this 10 the triumph Of Alice
Grady. The big audience- which greet
ed her in Owen Davis appealing war
play, "Forever After" at the Belasco
last night demonstrated one thing
clearly-that the average theater-
goer welcomes an opportunity to get;
acquainted over the footlights with
an actress he has: known only infptc-!
more strikingly developed the truth
that movie acting does not impair
ones ability to meet the fullest re-,
quirements of dramatic expressions
The play did not bring laurels tpi
also also broaeht fams.sH Il comes close 10.
being the best war play Washington;
has seen since playwrights have beeh'
marshaling.s snzteytaf from events
over there." 3. Devoid of the local
color and scenic effects of where
Poppies Bloosp." probably the most,
stirring of .he war plays thus fhf,
presented here. "Forever 4kfter," d
simple story, Of childhood romance
that survives the hazardalof the ibst-'
sentiment that Is its principal charm.
Underlying it Is q Ekfreshiug MIXTURE
of humor and pathos that appeal for
their very genuineness. Miss Brady
is fortunate In having an excellent
supporting cast Conrad Nagel and
Frank Hatch particularly shared with,
her the ovation which called for MANY,
euetain Appearances. after s1ch akt.l .
SB. F. KEITFs1Hefen ware has
We'll. but it IS doubtful if she has
ever done anything quite as good as
the part shown IN THE Eternal Bar
srisr" at KeithS last night. The tense
+ fftle sketch has only one character.
that played by Miss Ware, and the
fact that she was able to hold the in
terest throughout positively demon.l
strated her worth as an actress. The
steGy tells Of mAn, marrying be-
fteafh his station and his family cast.
asss sSsesses e. sfsa SoaR.s
the rough edges of life encountered.
Them comes the: war. the husband
reaching the front line and his wife
9 base hospital as 2 Rcd Cross nurse.
dies in the arms of his wife, sending
back a French cross. received for
saving an officer's life. to his mother
in, the hope that he wth be forgiven
in death IL nof-in life. -
/, ALI this, of course, fs. sappositiop,
Miss ware depicting the scenes In a
yiyidiy true, artistic manner. making
many hits In references to class being
wiped out in the gBeat war Then
the telephone rings; over Whfeh she
member of the family of which she
has woven thoughts entirely ere.
neous. the heroic death finally rwiping
out all barriers. Enthusiastic ap-
piause and many curtain calls fol-
lowed the presentation! a.
Another number along lighter lines
is that presented by Mile. Diane. .
French chanteuse, and Jan Rubini,
Sweden's violin ,vfrtuoso. which cree
ated no end of laughter and applause,
isftsspre,a,i"n ms p s Of TSnkes M 3 rag raS.ins
songs is simply irresistible. Rubini
shared honoEs with Diape. as his
spray yihg is of the very best, making
the act one of the strsngest in vaudk-
vile. y
Other good numbers on the program
embraced Bert -Swor. the black face
comedian, who scored a big hit with
funny, stories that are new; Lillian
Fitzgerald, in character songs which
of dancers md singers: Clara add
Em;fy Barry, in pleasing melodies:
Duprse and DupreS, In a clever cycling
act: McDevitt. Kelly iaAd Lucey, the
well known piano movers, and the
Pathe pictures.
CoSMOS.-Mae Curtis. a counterpart
'of famous Fanny Brice and with the same
line Of specialties. is the big surprise of
this weeks bill at the Cosmos. which
also contains several other exception
al novelties. Phillips and Smith. In
S-The Sinarty and tha Cope also were
,sns sHrpnise with one of the most oriSj
ihal 1aughmakers of its kind present.
tempany-in "AReal Pal" q comic CO.
medietta rathef'than q slang classic. Is
another good laughmaker and had no
trouble proving IL Tho bill opens
with the Wyoming Trio in q breezy
scores high in popular favor with his
big piano accordion in playing nun-
bers selected by the audience and Me-
kay's Scotch Revue present ing seven
pretty singing and a1hctn9 Highland
and specialties. not fergetting the
bagpipes and the bis baas drum. are
an attraction that has won fame IN
big time.
FOLLY THEATER.- Pretty girls.
clever comediaRs.tu tuneful music and
a wealth of costuming are the fea-
tures Of this weeh's attraction at the
Folly Theater. The show is In two
and BY ve 5ssnne soneany VIC
sings a number of popular songs IN
q manner that makes her, q great
favorite. The-fuh makers -ar6 IrviAg
Hampton and Jack Garrison, and they
manage to extract a. lot out Of the
lines provided for them. Others in
the company include Shirley Millett.
Mabel Garrison. Ruth .Haser.. Eddie
Berps, Charlotte Chastine, Dolly Lac
mont and Annette freeman i.
GAYETY.-In these dzyssof war,
with it's resultant. high. prices and
numerals that rdn into the biluohs
when applied TO. everyday happenings
the billing Of q show aa ..The NH
lfeh-Dollar D6Ils"- does NOT attract
more than passing notice.. but the Of
fering at the Gayety last night under
that title proved to be well worthy
of the name. The usual buriettab
serve as framework for an Unusual
bill of specia1ties- chief among, which
were the efforts 1f Cli1 Bragd6n, with
MsceccentriGdancin and, frumaking,
and Miss EIDE. Nae, with her charm
ing voice and personality: OTHERS in
the cast were Ed. Dunbar and Joseph.
inc Turner, who received many en-
cores for. fheir novel dancing and
Hcomical songs; Norma Barry, James
Peck; Tom SGiilen and Hafeid Carr.
The costumes wera-yaried=an re.
frAshingiy new and the scenery
pleasing to the eye. The work OF the
chorus in songs and military evolu.
tfons brought generous applause IN
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