Evening star., 1918-08-19
ADJUSTMENTS

POLPs-"Seven Days Lave
six months more in New York. Seven
Days Leave" the latest war play to
be presented to the Washington public.
was enthusiastically greeted by an
audience that filled Polls Theatef last
night. and In which scores Of uni
formed men of the Army and Navy
had their place.
Seven Days Leave" is a meiodrama
with all the thrills. the sentimental
scenes and the comedy which this
ah s. < Is found %pin rs some 81 *:
scenes and settings. From the deck
of an American cruiser. conveying
American troopships, an attack upon
a German submarine is made and the
staccato bark Of the machine guns and
create a vivid impression. Scarcely
less thrilling is the following scene.
in which an English girl 10 shown
clinging to a buoy to which she has
German submarine.
The play is from the pen Of Walter
Howard. 1t has been AmericautLed
to the extent of making the hero an
and Of making 1t q United states
cruiser, conveying American troops,
which downs the German U-boat
The action IL swift and the lines
touching and amusing rs the play
unraveis. In addition to the lesson
though by SO doing he lose the great
est thing in his life. the love OF his
iance. Seven Days Leave" shows
which the world is learning through
this war and which promises to be
one OF the mighty results OF the
world conflict. The son of the Wears
cook returns to England. q captain
duke is shown as a Tommy" proud
to be serving in the ranks. The
Wears daughter accepts the son OF
| the cook and the peers son is sent
about his business.
The play is well acted and admira-
bly, staged. William J. Kelley plays
the American. Maj. Terry Fielding
the British army and inventor OF q
submarine detector. 1t is about the
stolen plans for the detector that the
plot revolves. Mr.. Kelley handles the
part convincingly and his acting is
Lady Mary Heather, with whom MAJ.
Fielding is in love. 10 taken by Miss
Jean Stuart. who brings to the part
pleasing personality and an inter-
probation which shows much careful
study. Miss Stuart has been q hlni
star. Her first speaking part was ~
THE Wanderer" last year.
Miss Suzanne jackson. playing the
part of Nine. Constance Morrell. os-
tensibly a Belgian refugee. though In
reality German spy. won instant
appreciation of the audience by her
the lines. She and Miss stuart are
revealed to the audience in Annette
Kellermann bathing costumes in the
big scene when the German spies are
denounced and the women engage In
a desperate race through the sea
which seals the fate of the German
U-boat
Frank Hollis as Lord Arthur Pen
dennis. the Tommy. and sidney
I 1ere sdmi,ab1e a % in IN. 'ee eemedy & psrts.
and Miss Florence Ethridge as Kitty
Sparrow. the wears daughter. was
most attractive ingenue. Others In
the cast who filled their rolls capably
were Miss Alice Belmore. H. Cooper
CliYe. Reginald Darlington and Ed
win Forsherg.
There is not a dull moment in
Seven Days Leave" from the mo-
tional anthems of the allies are
played with the audience standing
until the curtain is rung down. with
the heroine. as she ought to be. in
the hero's arms
NEW NATIONAL THEATER -
Washington patrons of the theater
have a strong leaning toward music
\ al comedy. and they nearly packed
| the New National Theater last night.
| where Richard Carle opened in "Furs
and Frills," his latest success from
the pens of Edward Clark and Silvio
Helm. assisted materially with songs
by Claude E Macarthur Mr.. Clark
| evidently secured his idea from the
book of French farce, the story car
! rying through two acts telling of a
stolen Russian So Bile of great expense
| that is passed around without its real
value being known. Everything, OF
minutes before the final curtain.
Mr. Carle's methods of funmaking
are well known. and his tnterpreta-
tion of catchy lines brought forth
many laughs during the/action OF the
play. He continues to dance with his
| usual grace, and made substantial
hit with the audience.
The supporting company is adequate.
Milt Dawson. George BoEues and Jay
the leading comedian worked with ef-
fective results. The women carrying
the leading parts were all that could
be desired. Hattye Fox, as Polly" the
stenographer, singing several songs
with cleverness that placed her on
high plane. In addition she proved
dancer of ability. Harriet Burt. the
prevaricator, who gets into all sorts
of trouble by refusing to tell the
truth had the sympathy Of the women
| in the audience, as she was dealing
| with a tightwad who cared more for
money that a pleasant home life. and.
as a result, gained many laughs.
Four woman violinists are carried
| with the company, Miss Anne Ebert
being the best her solos gaining un-
usual hearty applause. The chorus.
costumes and scenery are ordinary.
but the audience wanted singing and
dancing from the star and leading sup