The Washington herald., 1919-12-07
"A NEW THEATER WEEK DAWNS
WITH FOUR FAVORITES. PRESENT
For the First Time Since October 18, Wash
ington Has No Premiere to Offer-Theaters
Agree to Decrease Use of Electricity-Com-
ment on Current Shows.
By EARLE DORSEY

The theatrical thermometer subjected past
six days. remarkable change temperature
which three dedicated exclusively frivol
naming to bulwark the contemplative form of the
The present week still remarkable by of the fact
that it the first of eight Washington
without show that enough have its
four productions every Washington in the
past though be said that passing
months with but little sackening of their popularity.
From time this has attention to Washing
tons particularly favored Washington
rpe than any city the country and just to make this point
but needs to cite the number offerings shown
here since the week beginning October previous period
in which the city offered n o n plays
The week of October offered drama-"Eve
but little The following week. October revealed
performances, Marjorie Woman. rad-
caly rewritten since Polls showing presented
Broadway with fair and
Arrives which has rather dropped leaving
ngton
The ensuing week-November also brought produc-
tons to Wahngton-Harry B. Smiths Betty
rick and Sigmund Rombcrg venture Magic
Melody Betty Be Good has created uproar
meantime though THE Magic Melody authors
has had Manhattan presentation.
Three productions had Washington
folowng-November The first of these Irene reignng
Broadway hit So "The Son-Daughter"
vehicle for Lenoe Uric. Man."
Robertson vehicle Garrick
believed to be still in the provinces awaiting New York
The week that followed also offered Washington
show-Ble Burke Caesars Wife," Dorothy Donnclys
bdden and Comsock and Gess Rose of China"
productions Clifton Friends" and
TO the ed Wynn Carnival while the just elapsed
gave US Otis Skinner in The Rise of Peter Barban" Drink
waters abraham Lincoln"
Fifteen new shows in weeks!
As an Institution the theater occasionally
the a ns un h 5 & wS @ %
far as any Dtsjudss against the heater
Of S at Iss % % % ss use Of s to the limits
S TRh ~ go long way way toward cutting down their Of
Of electricity for outside display of
portion Of the amount commonly playhouses
Of all sorts particularly Hobbies
anees as one of the of meeting the
only Offering rhi. i, tn.
Brady thriller The Man who Came Back founded the
by the love of frank
variety and into it Jules Eekert Goodman
orsinal Johnflemnsson has packed with
company 1t Keeps !" washington
any dignity in The PASSING 0 th 'n en e'Pss n o
York; Winter earden has baG been en-
n. m out p1a s Ty W. h. s. . %
thought TN in fact springs
this since it Of
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