The Washington herald., 1919-10-05
At the Theaters This Week
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Master Of Ballaufrne.n

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Master ef BallaHtrae.s
Walker whiteside. the distinguished
american, actor. will begin an en-
-scment at the shubert-G Garrick The
sser tomorrow night, appearing in
Robert Louis stevenson's Master of
EDllantrae." a dramatization of which
mas been made BY Carl Mason In
he role, of the lovable scapegrace.
Jemes Durie." Walker whiteside
seems to have found exactly the
role suited to his liking, for It pos
seSses youth. dash, romance and dew
1tE-all the elements. In fact, that
go-to make up an attractive stage
poRrait.
& Although his brother. Henry. should
hare gone to the wars. James tossed
= coin to determine who should de-
spaEf. and won the cast. Instead of
renaining at home and assuming his
rieAtful position as Master Of Bal
lartrae. he roamed the world and
had adventures IN piracy, romantic
episodes In India, dangerous trials
win North american Indians, and
amorous entanglements in the gay
court life Of France. Need Of none =
OF James Durie'' to the Castle of
Outsider; and once there. the dove
OF peace few out Of the window IN
ths great tower. James was insa-
taele In his demands for money.
and his brother. Henry" and Mac
keliar." the old Scotch steward, were
put to Il to supply his demands.
The entire action of the play trans
pires In the baronial hall Of the cas-
tie.s and has to do with certain IN
eidents attendant upon the return of
"Janes" to his ancestral home.
The cast includes Hubert Druee,
Frederick Roland. Arnold Lucy. Mau-
rice Barrett. wiTIiafn II. Sullivan,
Frank Bertrand. Mss Sydney. Shields
and Miss Mary Buckley.
PoHs-'The Luck of the Navy
The Luck of the Navy" a brilli-
ant dramatic success from London,
acted by one of England's best
known actor-managers and a COM
plete English company. will be pre-
sented at Polls Theater tomorrow
night under the management of r.
Ray Comstock and Morris Gest. The
company is headed by Percy Hutch
tsqn- nephew of the late Sir Charles
WYndham. and an eminent theatri-
cal star in his own country, now
paying his first visit to the United
States. Also in the English COM
pany, from the Queens Theater.
London. are Miss Muriel Martin
Harvey. daughter of the celebrated
actor; Miss Kate Carew, Miss Elsie
stranach. Mr.. H. Croker King. and
many others.
The Luck Of the Navy" has been
running for nearly two years in
London. and has made Mr.. Hutchi-
SON one of the most popular of Lon
dor stage idols 1t is n stirring and
dramatic play. full Of action, and
with much comedy also. Matinees
will be given on Thursday and Sat-
urday. The Washington presenta-
tions will be just prior to the open
ing of The Luck OF the Navy" at
the Manhattan Opera House in New
York, where it is expected to re-
main the entire season. Patrons
are advised to be in their seats
early in order not to- miss the pro-
locue. which in three scenes shows
a British submarine under water,
then rising to the surface, and fAal-
" the destruction Of a Zeppelin by
tho British grand feet in action.
This martial prologue, however,
merely paves the way for . strong
and dramatic play.
NationaI-''Fiddlers Three
one of the most remarkable woman
In the theatrical world Is Miss Tavie
Beige. VINO comes to the National
Thsater this evening in John Cort's
SparklinE Drodurfio1 of III. r,,,.i>,I