The Washington herald., 1919-01-27

ate with her in a novel. The manu-
script sent under her name, brings
the publisher post haste to Virginia.
There Is q storm when the hot-hoaded
daughter Of the South discovers the
deception, but love clears the clouds
clouds before the curtain descends.
Every part is well taken. The best.
perhaps, besides those already men,
toned, are John Stokes as Col. Bolts,
and T. Tamamoto as Yama. the Jap
anese valet.
Poli's-Passinx show Of IsIs.'
With its two acts composed of
fourteen scenes the Winter Garden
Annual Review, which opened q
weeks engagement at Polls last
night. constitutes an entertainment
of variety and merit that is bound
to furnish rest for the tired busi-
ness man, or. taking into account
the number of uniforms which shook
with merriment last night, for a
weary War Department.
As respects responsibility for the
production. we must give first
honors to J. C. Huffman. who staged
it with such success, many of the
scenes possessing a splendor rarely
eaualled in reviews. Messrs. Sig
mund Romberg. Jean Schwartz and
Jack Mason collaborated with good
results upon the music, while Har-
old Atteridge supplied the dialogue
and lyrics.
As in extravagances such as the
Passing Show" the play is not the
thing. but rather the personalities
identified with it. let us proceed
to enthuse over some of our favor
ties, and a few new ones.
The Howard brothers, without whose
presence no Passing show would seem
complete, occupy the boards for a gem
erous part of the evening. Willie with
his inimitable but wholesome comedy,
for which Eugene is an excellent foil.
and the latter with a voice that
pleases both in song and in imita-
tions of musical instruments. In the
first act Willie carries considerable OF
the burden of the comedy as assistant
to a moving picture director, but in
the second act his work creates gales
of laughter. first as a waiter at
Childs' and then as a messenger boy
from which he gets his cue to i'm
I.ersonate, with great fidelity, Harry
Lauder, Jack Norworth and AL Jolson.
SIeaking of comedy. Roy Cummings
INDUCES in some acrobaUc foolishness
that threatens the integrity of the
theater or at least, the scenery, and
winds up with a yodle and an exit ac-
companied by storms of applause.
Another faYorite of the vaudeville
stage has loaned her presence to the
success OF this Froduction-Ireno
Franklin; Irene of the iridescent
hair and talents. She has been lover
there" helping to entertain the
Yanks and last night was at her
best with new songs, which she rem
dered with the same old cleverness,
or perhaps, a little more so, at least
so it appeared to at least one audi
tor.
Fred and Adele Astaire. whose
dancing in "Over the Top" will be
recalled with pleasure. again demon
strated their ability in several num-
bers, those of particular note be-
ing the eccentricities in connection
with Js Childs scene. Fred being
the v isar and hts sister a custo-
nssr. ara in Birdland. in which the
former Jlays "chat ticleer' and the
latter 4sss Roeils although the
writer sgst sclait n. never saw .
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Will II. Phfibrici, and Charles
RuggIes also taSi. their presence
felt. and the chorus is OF good size
and quality
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