The Washington herald., 1919-02-16

ington a week from Tuesday, to give
its regular subscription concert in the
Belasco Theater. Mabel Garrison will
sing Hymn to the Sum-" from
Rimsky- Korsakoff' lie coo dor"
and the mad scene from Hamlet"
by Thomas.
Tickets are on sale at T. Arthur
Smiths Office, 1906 G street.
One of the early attractions an
nounced for the Shubert-Garrick The
ater is Robert B. Mantell in a roper
,toire Of Shakespearean plays.
Fifty overseas boys at the Walter
Reed Hospital have been invited by
the Lebanon Lodge, No. 7, of Masons,
to be the guest at the matinee per-
formance of Frank Finney at the
Gayety, next Friday. After the matt
nee they will get their dinner down
town before going back to the hos
pital.
1t is often a matter OF wonder to
/ the spectator of silent drama how the
players succeed in performing many
| of the feats registered by the cameras.
Especially is this true when the ac-
tion of the play is in any degree
melodramatic or when it is devoted
to such gymnastic pursuits as con-
stitute the life work OF show" people
reared in that line.
A case in point is furnished by the
lcomedy-drama, "Hoop-La," in which
Billie Rhodes is to be screened at
Moore's Garden Theater the last three
days Of this week. "Hoop-La" is a
story of the big tops" and its star
perforce must visualize completely
the hoydenish youngster who was
raised by the clown "Toodles." Com
pIetely" here means by assuming all
Of the daredeviltry, all of the per-
sonal risk and all of the spontaneity
of a girl actually brought up with a
circus and as much at home on a
horse or on a trapeze as while being
thrown about through the air by the
acrobats.
Billie Rhodes is probably the one
girl in Aims who could got away
with actual participation In, these
circus stunts without the aid of
double. Miss Rhodes early training
as a gymnast was extensive and the
bumps she received were legion.
Interest in burlesque and sporting
circles in Washington is centered on
! the appearance here next week OF
Jack Dempsey, challenger for the
heavyweight title. who will be the
ATTRACTION at the Lyceum Theater.
Dempsey will appear in conjunction
with THE Americans" Hughey Ber-
nard's crack burlesque organization.
1t is his first visit to Washington
and boxing fans are planning to give
1.-THE challenger a royal welcome.
! napnSev signed n contract calling
for a theatrical engagement of ten
weeks before he goes into training for
his fight with Willard in July. 1t
will be the only time he will appear
in public here before that battle.
The challenger came all the way
from Utah to fill his engagement with
THE Americans, and his presence
has resulted in capacity crowds
wherever he has appeared thus far.
This will be his third week of public
| exhibition. After the Lyceum en-
gagemcnt, Dempsey will go to Phila-
delphia.
Philip Gibbs. noted war correspond
ent, who has been writing special
articles direct from the battle front
for the London Times and the New
York Times, will arrive in Washing
ton tomorrow to witness the opening
performance OF Scandal" OF which
lhis brother. Cosmo Hamilton, is
author. The play opens at the Shu-
bert-Garrick Theater tomorrow.
| The management of the Shubert-
IGarrick Theater has arranged for Mr..
Gibbs to address the audience from
his box on Monday evening. at which
time he will relate some Of his eX-