Evening star., 1918-08-12
ADJUSTMENTS
THEATERS.

poJTS-American wo m a n h o
strands triumphant when called upon
to make supreme sacrifice in Under
orders" the war play which was nrst
produced in America at Polfs Iheater
last night An American mother IS
called upon to decide whether sne
shall sacrifice her country or her son,
a captain in the American Army on
the western front. as well as the son
+, of her twin sister,, a captain In the
Imperial Guards of Germany. bpt
snv in England. Another American
woman. though welded to German
general and mother of a German cap
tain. remains a true American woman
when she aids fleeing prisoner from
a German internment camp to escape,
though she puts her own life in
p. jeopardy.
Under Orders. is characterized on
F., the program as dramatic novelty.
! 1t is a novelty. 1t is a four-act play
! with but two actors. Each. however,
/ plays two parts The characters are
! Arthur Ford. captain in the American
| Army and his mother. Mrs. Ford, ana
! Capt. Hartmann of the Imperial
! Guards, and Frau Hartmann. MS
, mother. The mothers are twin sisters
| and the young men first cousins.
Ine Ol tLo Pidy 10 ~
4 conceived 1t is, strong and entireIy
unique among the war plays OF today.
| After the first act. which serves mere
F., 1y to lay a foundation for what Is TO
| come, the action moves quickly and
dramatically The suspense is ad-
mirably maintained throughout. and
until the final act the fate OF the
characters involved is not revealed.
/. 1t Is true the situation in the last act
appears somewhat strained. Though
| physically possible. it does not appear
probable that a mother. while recog-
! nizing the photograph of her son.
would fail to recognize her son him.
self.
But the story is one of vivid interest.
1 and carries an intense appeal to Amer
dcans today.
Shelly Hull plays the role Of the
American captain. as well as that of
i his German cousin, Capt. Hartmann
of the Imperial Guards. His~differenti-
alton between the American and the
I German character is skillful. His act
ing is convincing and finished Efhe
Shannon takes the part of the mothers,
twin sisters SO differently placed They
are difficult rolls. but are capably
handled.
The scenes of the play are laid in
an English garrison town and IN a
, glance at the program, showing but
two actors and four acts, may chill
the spectator. who wonders how he
is to watch with interest two actors
through nearly three hours. even
1 though they are assigned to play two
. parts each But as the story unravels
and the action proceeds the interest
is maintained in the highest degree.
FREQUENT curtain calls were accorded
Mr.. Hull and Miss Shannon.
GAYETY-If Jack Singers Behman
hac hrrr acrr
! attraction he has ever offered in
washington. he fooled two unusually
large audiences of experienced burlesque
fans yesterday afternoon and last
thusiastic manifestations of satisfac-
| tfon through the performance left no
doubt of that The company fairly
overf1ows with superior talent in COM
| choral ensembles In it's ranks are
Ameta Pynes. delightful dancer.
! spIendidly seconded by A GABRIELLE;
Marie Sparrow, burlesque favorite
! ington; Frank Devoe. Frank Zanora.
Harry Sedley and j. Harry Jenkins,
with chorus good to look upon and
| entirely dependable in the many ex-
! a new one by Junie Mccree. is worthy
' the company. The show is a first
class buriesque entertainment
LfCEUM-Here the Monte Carlo
; Girls, headed by Sarah Hyatt and
Frank Rags" Murphy, with "All
! Aboard" and 'The Revue De Luxe"
in two acts and nine scenes, made ap-
plauding audiences forget the heat
Murphy is the chief laughmaker in
grotesque makeup as a tramp of fun
ny mannerisms, and Charlie Collins,
Johnny Higgins and Earl Hall help
along the comedy. Sarah Hyatt. an
attractive prima donna; Kittle Warren,
soubrette, and Violet Buckley, ingenue,
enjoyably set Off the feminine contin-
gent. which is well supported by a
good-looking and lively chorus.
j, CASINo-Babe La Tour, one of the
breeziest soubrettes ever known to
burlesque. with the assistance of Sid
Gold, a character comedian, who has
won fame in his Yiddish type, head
The Stars of Buriesk." and carry the
entire show in a typical burlesque
to satisfactory roundup at the
Casino this week. OF course, there
is chorus, pretty and dashing, and
book and specia1ties of. fun and
music well worth any fans while
FOLLY-"A Night at Sherry's" is
4 the burlesQue allurement at the Folly,
!