The Washington herald., 1919-11-16
At the Theaters This Week

sstssaas-Bnu. B.rk. N -c.es.r's
WIFE,"
Florenz Ziegfeld. Jr. win present
Miss Billie Burke In william SOM
erset Maugham's play. Caesars
Wife," at the New National Thea
ter tomorrow evening. This en-
sagement win mark Miss Burks's
return to the spoken drama follow
ing q brief absence. The new piece.
which is to be presented In three
acts and three scenes. all Of which
were designed and painted by Jo-
seph Urban, has been staged by
Pred @. Latham. In addition to
Norman Trevor. Miss Burke's sup
porting company will include
Thomas Powers. Hilda spong. Fred
srick De Beileville. T. wigney Per-
ciyal. Gertrude Wise. H Green and
Cyrus wood
Beisseo-sForbIdden
Forbidden" which opens tonight
at the Belasco Theater. is by Doro-
thy Donnelly. 1t 10 . romantic
play. abounding In tense situations
and delightful comedy, Its theme
. love story OF unusual interest.
Martha Hedman. the star. will be
seen In one Of the most difficult
roles ever written. A large COM
pany will support Miss Hedman.
Including william II. Harcourt.
Richard Barbee. Hsrmine shons.
Claire Msrssrsau. Annette West
hay. Georgia Lucille Mooser. David
Proctor, John Rutherford. BenJa-
min rsgsert, william Bailey; Geo.
Conner. John McKsnna. Henry
George, Nolan Leary. Walter Abell.
Henry shutan. Harold salter. Jo-
ssph Dunn, John Burkeli. Herman
0eroid. and Arden Page
PoliS-sThe Rose Of Chias-"
The Rose OF China" new
musical comedy. will be presented
at Polls Thsater tomorrow evening
by r. Ray Comstock and Morris
Gsst Guy Bolton has written an
sEeelient book and 2. {. Wode-
Hpuss furnished the lyrics. Ar
inland Vscssy. musical director at
the Rit1, In New York. wrote the
scare. In The Rose of China"
Guy Bolton's story takes an Amer
lean vaudeville actress and . few
other breezy Americans right into
the heart OF China whore romance
Is found in its most attractive form.
A. company OF distinguished sin
gers and comedians including Frank
McIntyre. Oscar Shaw. Cecil Cunning
ham, Jane Richardson. George E
Mack and Cynthia Perot. will In
terpret The Rose OF China" which
has been lavishly staged.
Garrtek-washfnGt Opera COM
pany.
The washington Opera Company.
which will present Gounod's Faust
in English at the Shubert-Gsrrick
Theater six nights. beginning to-
morrow evening. has . chorus
which could not be duplicated by
any travelling company. More than
100 fresh young voices trained by
william Van de wall. one Of the
leading choral conductors OF Eu-
rope. will render the beautiful cho-
ruses of Faust. 4 ballet, which
Is made up OF eighteen dancers
who add youth and beauty to their
ability to dance. will add greatly
to the production.
The cast is headed by Margue-
rite Holt and includes Leopold Glu-
shak. Hollis Edison Davenny. OIL
yer MeIlum. Lula Root. Beulah Har-
per Dun~oody. and Harlan Ran
dali.
u. y. Keith's-yaudeviIIe
Alice Lloyd, the famous English
conedienne. will be the principal
magnet at B. F. Keith's theater this
week. In character assumptions. dia-
lset songs, topical ditties. and other
droliery essentially English she is un-
rivaIled in the tight little isle.
The extra added attraction is Beth
Beri. hailed as California's newly
risen star Of the sinuous and sensa-
tional dance evolution accompanied