The Washington herald., 1918-05-12
On the Boards This Week

show. SO they have engaged Dorothy
Dickson and Carl Hyson. the dancers
who are just now in New York the
legitimate successors to the Castles.
Their most recent stage appearances
were in the last Follies and "Oh
Boy" They will introduce many new
dances in "Rock-a-Bye Baby" Others
in the cast are Edna Hibbard., Edna
Munsey, Frank Morgan. Alan Hale.
Arthur Lpson. John Ardizoni, Edwin
o. Meyers, Nelson Dickson and Gus
Baci. There are many famous show
beauties in the company, including
Claire Nagle, Albertine Marlowe.
Frances Kaufman, Eleanor Masters.
Janet McIlwaine, Evelyn Farris.
Florence Eldridge. Gladys and Lii
lian White. Mae Carmen, Clothilde
Woods and Charlotte Wakefield.
b. r. Keith's-McIntyre & Heath,
Mcintyre and Heath, the blackface
''immortals," are again in vaudeville
and will be at B. F. Keith's Theater
this week. For more than forty
years the comedians have been asso-
ciated together and in that time have
had many successes, such as THE
Georgia Minstrels," The Man from
Montana" and 1.-THE Ham Tree" their
most ambitious production.
The extra added attraction will be
the spectacular war allegory. 'All
for Democracy" in which the spirits
of the great Americans of the past
come to counsel the President. Re-
markable likenesses Of the nations s
former Presidents are presented, es-
pecially those of Lincoln. Grant. Nc
Kinley and Wilson. An interruption
of laughter will be occasioned by the
lively comedian, Jimmie Hussey,
who. with william Worsley. will pre-
sent the military skit, Somewhere
in Vaudeville" La Belle Titcomb's s
Revue. with La Belle Titcomb her
self, will prove one of the most ar
ttstic offerings in vaudeville. Other
offerings will be Margaret Ford, 1.-THE
Singer of Songs Of Today" Goud and
Lewis, in Holding the Fort" Chief
tain Caupolican, the last Of the Chilean
Araucans, and a noted Indain orator
and singer; "The Girl in the Moon -
dance fantasy; the pipe organ re-
citals and the Hearst-Pathe news
Pictorial and real war films.
At b. F. Keith's Today.
At and Sis p. m. at B. F. Keith's
today the bill will present Bessie Nc
Coy Davis. Submarine F-T'' and all
the other current features.
Gayety-Ben Welch.
Ben Welch and his Big Show"
said to be brighter, breezier and more
entertaining than ever, opens a week s
engagement at the Gayety Theater
today. This seasons offering Is no
table for brilliant effects and clever
mechanical devices.
Two tabloid musical comedies,
The Love Arbor"' and 'Tzzy at the
scribes the efforts Of a clever schem-
er to break into society,"" while the
latter. which Is in three scenes, makes
The motion picture business the target
for many laughs. valesca Scarecat
Mary Pickleford and Olga Petroleum
are the cleyerly disguised names of
some Of the characters. Ben WEIGH
heads the organization and has cast
OF capable entertainers, numbering
among them Pat Kearney, Frank p.
Murphy, Billy Wild. Ella Grieves, Bud
walker. Leona Earl, frankie Martin
and others. Welch will give his fa-
nous character speciality with its
rapid change from Hebrew to Italian
impersonation.
Cosmes-The Hawaiians.
(, Hart melodies of the Hawaiians.
with their eccentric instrumental
melodies and dances. make up the
entertainment to be presented at
the Cosmos theater this week un-
der the title "on Paradise Beacs."
by Ciark's Royal Hawaiians, a
company of ten native singers and
dancers. whose show Is equipped
with . spectacular setting.
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