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The Washington times., 1920-12-19
bhodue Polls TonqhCecH Lean Shue BeqscO
Cecil Lean
lens Ranks
ofPyooucers

Gradually and CUTE y a big change
Is being wrought I'm American the
atricals and fs~ n ths hundreds OF
thousands q tnsater-soe1s realize
that this 7 n,stannohphois Is taking
plac. before their very eyes.
In previous ye~ gitn tut few
except .ons-aimost ever 80 In the
theatrical sImamy o. wes YER the
control OF and p.gseHEt1 - one %
the other OF two siSat hsALie@'-,
producing firms.
But at the present tir ~
attention Is paid TO H.. fhe
the various atirRctsoEa Yb -
seen that the few - sy'oS
the% greatest p0puiarln D
wat Is called 81
craving cards ere she
dual role OF actos-pr ST.
One of the la eat 5r the rshhS
OF actor-producors - ecu Aan,
who co-starrins m me oeAu',Iui
Cleo Mayfeld. vi 70 ssen al the
Shubert Belasro as EEK, pesih
ming ton ght, Ira COX 9fh"s he,e
Mr. Lean has "a ca
ambition to p.af o.
head OF his o"n 'hh.
realized that LOT 80 -, NJ.
runs OF IN, biuc
Paradise" and Bright Eyes nc wa
making thousands OF dollars LOT
other people which snould hAve go
irg into his own pockets t"Sosh
his Individual efforts.
Six weeks ago Mr.. Lesb decieeo
the time was ripe to take a<tion. 9i'
acquired the full rigtts To- LOO
Who's Here" and by combjnNns M
activities coon found that MS suecess
was assured. Since assuming fon trt3
OF the production Mr.. Lean APP PTS
Mayhcld have established oof yfn
record in almost every cit! IN whleb
hey have appeared which VII gNt
yther shows something to "Shs'"t AZ
Iara long time to come. 81
The first actor producer va lHenfy
Miller. Several years ago he $xtends
ed his field and built the Henry Mills
Theater in New York. Closely foiow
ing him came Raymond Eitchcoek
then George White, Nora Bayes, wa
ter Hampden, and several Others Ihes
demonstrated the successor the plan
and Z rovcd conclusively that IN re-
- 1t is the stars name and eHorts
super!ndUced by adequate aapport
that spells success or failure for AM
production. ~
OF course. there are exc aplions to
this. as to everything else, such ar
"Lishtnin' and Irene" hut In the
main the p'st two years have shown
IL to be tue. 10y No.
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
Distinctive Dance Mast Come
To America Foki1e Believes

dance have to study the people. /
must go to Spain or Turkey and re-
main among their people until I'M
derstand them as well as the Rus
slams. How could / interpret their
dances, their moods and VIII ms, their
passions and view of life otherwise?
when | wanted to sue the life of
Spain | rented an old castle and lived
i'm their style. | became a part of
their lives and actually lived the way
they lived. In that way l caught
their mood.
Then, when | wanted to now of
the peasants, especially the gypsies
of Spain, lived right among them.
wore the clothes they wore, ate the
food they at .aend saw life through
their eyes. Every shrug of their
shoulders, every stamp OF the foot,
every look in their eyes meant some
thing to me.
IL have been all over the world
studying the characteristics of the
people. Everywhere except to Japan
and America. Now, | intend to study
Americans, but they are such hurry
ing, scurrying people, ] wonder what
artistic element / may be able to
create in them.
After I have been here while,
however. perhaps ] can get the spirit
OF America, the real spirit. the real
T.. S. A., with perhaps little side
step and separate interp citation
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
MERE CHORUS MAN WAS
FOR STAGES DARK AGE

There are to be no chorus men in
THE Passing Show of 1920" open
ing at the New York Winter Garden
December -. This decision Of the
Messrs Shubert and their technical
STAFF will BE- hailed with relief, no
doubt, by everyone save the chorus
men themselves and perhaps even
they will be glad of it.
stage art and technique, especially
with reference to spectacular produC-
tons" says J. c. Huffman, who is
directing the new show, ARE steadily
advancing. The mere chorus man,
as such, belongs to the dark days Of
the theater before the thousand watt
lamp.
In THE Passing Show OF 1920" the
chorus will be exclusively feminine
and the bits that the chorus men
usually play will be given to rec
ognized members of the profession
While the stage loses it's chorusmen,
it gains in dramatic expression"
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
SANTA CLAUS TO VISIT
KEITH'S FOR KIDDIES
Trixie Friganza Heads Holiday
Show in Vaudeville,

Christmas week celebration COM
mences at r. +. Keith's Thcater at
the matinee tomorrow. On Tuesday,
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday. at
the regular matinecs. Santa Claus will
officiate at Il tree laden with gifts
and goodies for the little Keith
patrons.
There will be also an alleEorical
professional and play performed by
other youngsters and their elders.
On Christmas day an extra matinee
will be held at ) o'clock. Four stars
of first vaudeville magnitude win
head the bill-TriNic Friganza, Lima
Abarbanell and company, Lew Dock
stadcr, and Ona Munson and com
pany. The hoydcnish Trixie is due
to show her latest farcical effusion
"A Bag o Tricks Mile Abarbauell
and her players will be presented for
the first time in The Bride"
Lew Dockstader, the peerless
humorist, will proclaim some new
political doctrines and ventilate opin-
ions Of his fcllowmcn, intcrspersed
with his characteristic yarns, that
should make Rome howl" as usual.
Ona Munson, II new satellite, with
six singing and dancing youths, will
in "a Manly Revuc"-add songs and
steps of the rapii-firc sort TO make
the audience sit up and take notice.
Sully and Houghton will introduce
a play called calf Love-" with music
by Andy Rice.
kharum, the Persian, should prove
noteworthy inclusion and Francis
and Kennedy will join efforts IN an
unusual act, Topics of the Day" the
Kilograms, and other features com
pletC the program.
Today at . and SIS tho bill will
offer Jane and Katherine Lee, Ern-
est Evans and company, Wood and
Wyde, and the others liked last week.
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfield In
LOOK Who's Here" for Week

Cecil Lean. most famous of all mu-
steal comedy stars, with his ever-ra-
dinta smile and winning chuckle will
amuse local theatergoers for one full
week beginning with tonight's p r
Torrance at the Shubert lie asco.
That, in itself, is a treat, but II is
like filling the proverbial cup of JOY
to overlooking to add that co-star-
ring with Mr. Lean is the a Gina ing
and clever Cleo Mayfeld without
doubt one of the recognized b"aut es
of the American stage.
Their Offering will be Look Who's
Here" accepted by the critics as the
livelest and most enjoyable musical
comedy presented this season. The
production is one of the long line Of
successes emanating from the popular
Forty-fourth Street Theater in New
York city. 1t will be presented with
virtually the entire metropolitan cast.
Mr.. Lean is seen at his best in
Look Who's Here" Besides furnish
ing him with a series of situations
that are decidedly novel, his role of
the author who writes IN FASHIONED
love stories that make young girls
worship a his shrine, is repletc with
comedy of the compelling sort That
keeps the audience in a paroXysm of
merrient and laughter throughout the
perfOr nance.
Miss Mayfield's role. too, is delight
fully adapated to her talent. Her rem
dition of the part of the care-free,
happy-go-lucky matrimonial expert
is a scream from start to finish. Miss
Maytield has ample opportunity to
display the wonderful froCks and Pa
risian gowns that have made her
name Synonymous with the most
noted creators of fashions on both
sides of the Atlantic.
Look Who's Here" is the joint
work of Frank Mandel, author OF
George NJ Cohan's Mary" and Ed
ward Paulton. The haunting, whis-
Ting melodies were written by Silvio
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
Joe Caqvthom Visits National In
"The Half Moon'' A Comedy

which do not have more than one
love interest. Musical comedy me-
chanics require a secondary one to
emphasize the main one, but musical
comedy rules also insist that the
extra love interests must stay fair
~ well upstage through all three
acts.
when William LeBaron completed
the book of The Half Moon" and
brought it to Mr.. Dillingham;, he
whistled and when Victor jacob
completed the score and presented
IL to Mr.. Dillingham;, he whistled
some more, and it wasn't a few
bars from Mr.. Jacobs score either.
For LeBaron had written into THE
Half Moon" parts for two Juveniles
leading ones at that-and two lead
ing Juveniles meant two leading
ingenucs. The story of the piece pre-
cluded any thought of anything but
two love interests, each equally sus-
tanned and each requiring the same
emphasis in the piece.
Then Mr.. Dillingham's troubles be-
gan. Joseph Santley and Ivy Sawyer
had been engaged as leading juvenile
and leading ingcnuc respectfully, for
tn" production. The rather large
order which he was called upon to
fill was to find n juvenile who could
sing and dance in the same class
with Santlcy, and who would not be
eclipsed by the Santley personality.
And the second part OF the job was
to find an ing,nue as wholesome as
Miss sawyer. And having found the
two individuals the bcBaron book re-
CURED that they team together as
well rs Mr.. Santlcy and Miss Sawyer.
Oscar Shaw and May Thompson
were selected by Mr.. Dillingham; for
the other barrel OF Tho Half Moon"
love story. Shaw had risen to stay
dom from the ranks. He started as n
chorus man in "The Mimic World"
working upward by way of VERY
Good Eddie" Leave II to Jane" and
The Rose Of China"
Miss Thompson, who started in the
English pantomimc at Drury Lane.
arrived by way of "Katinka." you're
in Love" and the Century Roof es-
saying in "Thc Half Moon" her first
light comedy role. They have per-
formed the difficult task OF tcaming
together and with the team OF Santley
and Sawyer. and their adaptability
has been so great as TO make possible
perfect rendition OF the quartCts and
dance foursomcs inserted in the
scorc by MIR. Jacob, something which
has not been attempted in New
York musical comedy in a stage gem
Grafton.
The Washington times., 1920-12-19

THE ballet days Of short skirts.
a wee bit of pink tarlaton and
long stretch of pink tights are over.
To be artistic, to be graceful and
in order to interpret even toe dane
ing. skirts must be at least to the
ankle. They must NOT be fluffy and
short and full; they must be able
to take the lines of the body"
That is the first thing Michel
Fokine, creator of the Russian
ballet. teacher of Nijinski, Pavlowa,
Mordkin, Lopokova, and other IA
nous Russian dancers, and until the
Russian revolution the ballet mas
ter of the Cars Imperial opera
House in Petorgrad, declared when
he arrived In this country to stage
the ballet and choreographic scenes
for "Aphrodite," the massive spec
tacle which +. Ray Comstock and
Morris Gest will present at Polls
Theatcr for one week. beginning to-
night.
"A drapery, girdle, sash
anything that gives freedom To the
limbs and preserves the lines OF the
daIccr Is graceful" continued
Fokinc. but the short skirted ball.
let-Ugh! let us not speak OF IL
again.
Dancing is not an art, it is llte
Itself 1t is life expressed by means
Of life. All life--its beauty. its grace
fulncss, its passions, its mo ds and
whims--is expressed by the dance.
whenever nation has nightly
developed dances the people arc beau
tiful. They are not only beautiful
in body and ease of movement, but
beautiful in a spiritual way. Science.
philosophy. the character OF nations
and individuals, is written in the
dance.
81 have not made dancing bust
ness, but n study. Every ep, every
movement of the arm, every gesture
taken in a dance expresses he indi.
yidual and the race from VIII CHI he
springs az much az his voice or the
language he uses.
when | want to create dance
say, Spanish dance or a Turkish
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
NAUGHTY NAUGHTY Is
BOOKED FOR FOLLY NOW
Smart BurIesque Show, 4f
Brand New Under Way Today.

Naughty Naughty is the attTac-
ton billed at the Folly Theater
commencing today at 3 o'clock.
A new book, which calls for tHo
acts and nine scenes, has been Sc
cured by Arthur Clamage, and The
entire production was staged under
his personal supervision. The "a
pable corps of fun-makers engate ed
to handle the comedy situations
have been selected from the leading
hurlcsque favorites, and embrace
many well-known artists.
Sam Mitchell that funny diminu-
tive chap whose facial expressions
and mannerisms provoke hilarious
laughter, is in it. His part has
been so arranged as to bring t.s
aCrobatic skin forward to the ex-
tent that it saves him from many
a serious predicament.
Then there are Maurice LaVine,
Eddie Miller, AL. Kimble, Ernie
johnson. Harold Blodgett, Leona
Fox, May Hamilton, and Louise
Stewart.
Also will be seen the Four Har-
nony Boys, one OF vaudeville's lead
ing quartets, and in addition to the
above, there will be an eXtraord;-
nary array of gorgeous costumes
worn by twenty alluring, enticing,
beautiful girls, who comprise the
chorus of Naughty Naughty
The Washington times., 1920-12-19

Helm. Among the most popular of
these are Bubbles" when n Wife
Gets Fat" The Bell Hop Blues"
1.-THE Turk Had the Right Idea"
Love Never Changes and many
others.
The story tells how the young au-
thor who can gush love by the yard
on paper, permits his young and
pretty wife to suffer for the little at
tentions which it is the duty of every
married man to provide. But she
rebels and the consequences provide
a world of most amusing complica-
tions.
Supporting Mr.. Lean and Miss May
field is a notable cast, including Julia
Clifford, Sylvia Dc frankie, George X.
Lynch, Marie VILLAIN, Stanley Warner.
William Wheeler and the famous
Cecil Lean chorus, which has won for
him a reputation of being one of the
most enjoyable combinations OF color
and beauty ever brought together for
the perfect rendition of ensemble
work
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
DIR. JOHNSTON'S SKETCH
AT COSMOS THIS WEEK

"Thc Grill" a tense mclodramatic
playlet, companion piece to Your
Daughter" famous little dramatic
play, by DR.. George Woodruff John
ston, OF this city, will be presented
at the Cosmos Theater this week. 1t
Philadelphia and Baltimore, as W, II
as one of the offerings Of the War
Camp Community Service, under the
direction Of Manager a. Julian Fry
lawski. Of the Cosmos, in 1919. Or.
Johnston's other playlet was declared
one OF the tensest bits of drama cv r
introduced into vaudeville. THE
Grill" will be presented here with "A
strong cast.
To tighten its tension, although It
moments. Harry Girard will br ng his
pretty romantic novelty. 9TH Luck
of the Totem" with it's Alaskan seem
cry and it's fine cast Of principals i'm
Guiding a noted quartet.
other features will be the Camille
Trio in one Of the funniest OF bar acts.
I'm gifts BOOSTERS in "a Chick n
Comedy" Harry and Sophie Ev,rc {
in adam and Eve Up o-Datc ="
Francis Clark and Brown in Walters
Wanted" and another act.
The added matinee feature will be
Marion Davies splendid pict re, " he
Restless Sex" while mir. Fa,imn." a
two-recl Christie comedy, viii lead m
list OF other film features to be shown
at all performances.
a nnc program is promised today,
starting at . y. m.
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
SCENES
In HIS FIFTH LECTURE

As the fiftl1 # his series OF wonder
fully inters ing photo-stories OF
travel OF the national Theater this
evening and tomorrow afternoon Bur-
ton Holmes Is TO give Venice and the
Italian Lakes" subject which
lends itself 20 Mr.. Holmes celebrated
ustrstions, both of the moving and
still colorfd variety.
Venice, rhe Queen of the Adriatic.
is IErN tlSusly beautiful as a city;
she rich In architectural treasures
and works of art, both of the
brusl, and the sculptor's chisel. Her
cars q. her' - ,doias. her arching
brid -os -nificent open squares,
palaces GpdA ehurchss, are not only
delight 'o Iook upon but are also
reminisc loi a SPLENDID and ro-
mantle past and breathe an atmos-
phere of the fair ladies', brave SOL
diers and sailors and history-msking
statesmen who have made history and
romance at one and the same time,
since Venice first rose from the sea.
Mr.. Ho mes was In Venice this last
SUMMER nd brings acN to the stay.
at Themes the very hest INSTALLATION
of her many iptere ting spots, as
well as showing the beauties OF
nearby Torecuo and the ,gaieties OF
the famous neighboring bathing
place, the LIDO.
Mr.. Holmes VIII also take his fell
to tho lCveliest lakes in
all Europe, T.akea Naggiore, Orta,
Como and CnrdH --reTfect paradises
on earth, Where's. perpetual beauty
rcigns supreme, nrhis fairy-like re-
gion has also lsen Thoroughly and
charmingly pictgrised by Dir. Holmes
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
THEY'RE LOOMING UP

The Storm" Langdon McCormicks
great dramatic success, u csIalns to ~
National
"Hitchy-Koo. 1920" with Raymond
Hitchcock Julia Sanderson and q. p.
Huntley, van b" at the National next
week.
THE Man who Came Back" will be the
attraction at the Shubcrt- BelasCo for
week, beginning next SUNDAY.
High Noon" new play, opens at
the Shubert -GarriCk next Saturday, to
continue through the following week.
"Pittcr P@tter." musical comedy fca-
turing Ernest Truck, will come to the
Shubert- BelasCo January 3.
The Golden Crook Company will be the
attraction ct the Gayety, beginning with
next Sundays matinee.
INNS Society Circus is the big act for
the Cosmos next week.
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
ORIGINAL BILLY WATSON
AT GAYETY FOR A WEEK

Billy Watson, the original one of
that name, at one time one Of the
Nosd popular comedians of the CO.
nbia burlesque circuit, now one
a its most successful producers.
ngss his Partisan Whirl' COM
pefiy Go the Gayety Theater for THE
week. A new musical comedy, THE
Cafe" in two acts and six scenes
principal among which are reprodu,
tons OF the famous gambling roo
at Monte Carlo and of the equally
uowned Chantilly race track in Pa,
Is tho vehicle which will be used
exploit the varied talents of a larg
presenting company.
The new production is said to haN
been built along original lines, a.
Is said TO create a lasting impressc
IN the minds of burlesque lovers be
cause o its wealth of novelties. Tn
book 10 replete with comedy situa
tons and witty dialogue and provides
arr pportuni,y for the introduc.
various entertaining special
The cast not only includes Billy
Watson, but such other noted come
dams as Billy Spencer (the original
"Grosau") and Edgar Bixley, with
supporting roles assigned to Roy
Burke, Frank Hanscom, Mabelle
Courtney, Anna Armstrong, and
Patsy Aver.
II goes without saying that n
ohorts select in accordance with
the cell established Watson beauty
lnosrd, Will have no unimportant
ere IN the success of the perform
augeS 10 DO given here.
IN extra feature supplementary to
tla vaudeville program will be offer
&c in the sensational musical act by
NJ rtln' Sarni
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
GREATER PENN GARDENS.

The usual special dance features
viii hold forth at the Greater Penn
iardens this week. Tomorrow viii
be "Fricndship night" Tuesday and
FRIDAY "R.scmary fox-trots nights
while Saturday night will be a spe-
nj christmas dance. Grca or Penn
Gardens will be specially decorated
.nr this occasion aud preparations
in be made for "A large number OF
'anCCrs.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for a big New Year celebration,
the details Of which will be announc-
ed later.
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
Prizes tor Dancers.

~he dancing public's aD roval is
evidenced by the Mighty hronGs
onjoying the sinocsh nuor OF the
Arcade TO the NtlgW 81 NpN music
OF the large O. chestro. 'rhe special
events for the .vrek wl 10 Paul
Jones" on Monoay. ans novelty in
tn. shape OF a cop,hgna ton Paul
Jores" and Lucky, spot dane on
Thursday, when noany boxes OF deli
cious candy will b. given ~ prixes,
The Washington times., 1920-12-19
"Aphrcdae," An Extravaganza,
Opens Toniqht On Polls Stage

turn was followed by an engagement
with John Drew in THE Catbird.'
Miss Armitage is a distinct blonde
type and invests the role of Chrysis
with an appealing charm that is
quite undeniahle
The Washington times., 1920-12-19

Representative of the best in the
theater as he is, the announcement
that Charles Dillingham; will present
Joseph Cawthorn in the musical com
edy hit. The Half Moon" at the
National Theater commencing tomor-
row night, should make a strong
appeal to all playgoers.
The Half Moon" is one of the
largest productions likely to be seen
here this season. There are upwards
of seventy-fivc persons in the COM
pany, two large baggage cars are re-
quired to transport the scenery and
more than fifty stage mechanics arc
employed to handle the performance
behind the scenes.
William lie Baron wrote the book
and lyrics and Victor jacob COM
posed the score, two of the most sue
ccssful names linked with the pres
ent-day musical comedy stage.
Fred G. Latham staged the produc-
ton and Allan h. Foster, who has
staged some of the largest musical
cXtravaganzas produced In the last
ten years, directed the dance num-
bers.
In the cast besides Mr.. Cawthorn
are Joseph Santley, Oscar Shaw,
Maude Eburnc, Ivy Sawyer, May
Thompson, Edna May oliver, Charles
Lawrence, Virginia Shelby, Elaine
Palmer, William lngcrsoll and Her
bert Sparkling.
Charles Dillingham;, who may be
depended upon for at least ono now
city in each Of his productions, in
addition to bringing Joseph Cav
thorn to stardom, has made The
Half Moon" notable as the only mu-
steal comedy OF the season. at least,
with a double barrelcd love story
so equally divided in interest as to
require two leading ingenues, and
OF course two leading juveniles.
where the average musical comedy
manages to worry along with one
of each.
There are few musical comedies
The Washington times., 1920-12-19

least one Wedding proposal weekly. lie is
gl "a January I IL almost here. for he Is
happily married aud has two young sons
Fritz Leiber, clos ing q successful week n
the Shubcrt -Garrick last night, opens at
tho Lexington Thcatcr New York. on De-
ccmbcr "a
Francis Wilson and De Wolf Hopper will
open their revival " "Ermnic> at the
Turk Thcat'r New York, January 3.
PIT Roonpy and Marion Bent Tor Yeas
vaudeville fnvoritics, make their musical
comedy start In "Oh, rHti" at Allentown,
Pa. on December 30. Edgar Allan WUolf
wrote the book, ballard Macdonald the
lyrics, aud Sigmund Rvmbcrg Is responsible
for the music.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-05-12

| 81 cum teama apropie pe toti
eel ce Sc asamana la suflet orr au i'm
mimi aceeasi frica, asa vedem ca
partldele cu mutre cam boeresti.
carl pima ieri Sc razboiau salbatec
lntre ele, All Sc apropie de olal-
ia, ulta toate urIle 81 Isl intorc full
gcrlle dusmaniei lor numai impo-
trivia partidelor democratice no,,;.
de care vorbiram. Asa vedcm ne
generalul Averescu, marele vras-
mas de ieri al partidului .,liberal'
din Regat, infratit GU acel partid
81 sprlglnit cu putere de acela. =
cacl doar 81 Averescu tot vita boie-
reasca este -. ST apoi daca asa
democrat cum Sc lauda, de ce
merge brat la brat cu d. Take To-
lnescu. care numai democrat M @.
ba mai nou 81 Gu Marghiloman.
|nemtoiul 81 potrivnicul orr carri
pas spre democratic, Il vorba a.
cum Cd d. Carotid, fost ministru
IN guvernul lui Marghiloman, sd
llntre iii guvernul Averescu, - a
laturi de dl Goga, fiiul Ardealului
care fulgera la Marghiloman 81 la
clocoi Ca Dului Zamfirescu.
Aci marele semn de intreba-
re pc care moi null mai putem III
telege: ID Octavion Goga, mestc-
rul clntaret al ,.Clacasilor" obij-
'duiti, al ,,Cosasului" 81 tuturor
durerllor noastre, oil Goga care asa
de frumos site despica marble in
trcbari, avind cap bun 81 gura de
.aur, = nu vcde dumncalui duhul
.ciocoesc al oamenilor din jurul ge-
neral,llui Averescu, 81 daca-l vede,
cum negresit il vede. - ce inima
are de cearca a sparge partidul no
stru national, eel adevarat iubitor
de popor, ducind pc citiva din
membri lui acolo, unde asa de rau
lie sta9!
Oar despre acestca 81 dc multc
alte aratari stranii ale zilelor de "a
ri, i'll ajun de lupte noua de alege-
re, = vOm mai vorb1i.