The Washington times., 1920-08-15
next season.

lr The program outlined for Polls thif
coming season includes such stars as
Richard earle, in a new musical show
the Dolly Sisters in new musical
nelange; Nora Bayes, in new play
1.-THE Lady of the Lamp" Al Jolson.
in "Sinbad;" broadway Brevities.'
with Dorothy Jordan, Bert Williams
and George LIE Marie and Charles
Purcell in THE Poor Little Ritz Girl.
other attractions booked for this
house are THE Maid Of the Noun
tains" with Fred Wright and an all
English company; 1.-The Passing Show
of 1919:" Theda Bara, in THE Blue
Flame" up in Mabefs Room" The
Girl in the Limousine;" East Is
west" "The Greenwich Follies of
1920" "The Midnight Rounders''
from the Century promenade, New
Work; "Abte the Agent" cartoon
feature known to all readers of this
paper; "Lassie:" Frank Tinney, in
Tickle Me-" Emma Trentini. in a
new play; and Anna Pavlowa- the
dancer.
"Aphrodite," magnificently-
,sstaged spectacle which aroused so
lmuch discussion in New York last
Ryear becaue of it's daring, is also
sheaded for Washington and Polls So
lis mecca" Comstock and Gest's COM
fpanion piece to "Chu Chin Chow"
II "Kissing Time" decidedly revamp-
ed and improved since 1t was known
fas Mimi opening at the Belasco
alast season, is coming to Polls, along
with Mcintyre and Heath. in Hello
tAIexander;" Taylor Holmes, in "1S-
tnorrow's Price," "Dearie," new
kmusical show founded on "Wildfire."
and "Broadway to Piccadilly," a new
Frevue under the management or Ray
EGoetz.
1t promises to be a busy winter for
washington theatergoers.
i Harking back to "Floradora," South
h America Is in for treat when Lew
Eorton takes the show o(Rio Janeiro,
Santiago, Buenos Aires. Valparaiso
and way stations, for every one OF tne
seventy beautiful chorus ladies is to
be a blonde. It's in the contract, says
Morton. Below the line brunettes are
I n drug on the market and so, IN order
to be originally attractive, the tour
ing company will have only blondes.
Morton and his big company will
leave New York next May and remain
8 in South America until Christmas.
From twenty to thirty principals, sew
enty chorus girls and an orchestra
+ of thirty-six pieces will make the
trip. Equipment for ten operas will
2 be taken, for. in addition to Flora
DORA presentations Of THE Choco.
late Soldier" THE Silver Slipper"
..The Firefly," "Pinafore, "Mikado'
and other lighter American and Eng
lish productions will be offered. Eng
lish will be used throughout the tour,
though in Spanish-speaking countries
most of the time.
Walter Hast the manager from
England who produced Martinique
and Scandal" and who will ha. 9
these plays on tour this season, will
bring out five new plays this fall.
"The Open Book" in which Evelyn
Nesbit, Donald Gallaher, Mabel Burt
and Herman Adler, will have the lead
ing parts, will be seen first at the
FShubert-Belasco, September 26. and
this city will have the first view also
of The Indian Gfver," a comedy by
Roy Briant The other plays are
"The Daughter of Two Worlds" by
Leroy Scott, in which Emmett Cor
Iriean will be featured; Miss Make
Believe" a comedy by Norman Hous-
ton and a new play by Philip Bar
tholomae. Mr.. Hast announces that
his daughter, Marjorie Hast, will be
featured in the Houston comedy.
Washington is still talking of the
innovation seen at the Shubert-Be-
lasco Theater last week when the
performers in Spanish Love" made
free and frequent use of the audi
torium for their entrances and their
exits.
II was the evident Intention Of the
management to increase the sense Of
intimacy between the actors and the
audience. With part OF the action
taking place in the aisles, the actors
and actresses speaking now and then
from the rear OF the parquet. IL was
mot difficult for one to imagine him
self actually in the scene. serving as
10 sort of supernumerary.
Miss Ascarra, who was Maria del
Carmen, is believed to have had a
hard time when feminine comment
concerning her makeup and her cos
tune reached her ears However, It
must be ADMITTED that the talented
little actress did not permit this dis
Traction to interfere with her per-
formance.
American audiences have seen Win
ter Garden girls leaping and jumping z
down the aisles, but not till Span
iish Love- appeared was the audience
really added to the company. 1t Is
an experiment that should cause a
buzz OF comment from New York re-
viewers.
4 Richard Walton Tully has returned
20 New York after a three months
"trip to California where he divided
his time between writing on his
ranch at Sierra Madre and playing
golf at Del Monte. Tully found
Theatrical conditions rather IN the
'doidrums on the Coast. due to gen
ioral business depression. but believes
they wiz return to normal with the
start OF the new season.
4 IT. oIr Az 1o
Of The Bird of Paradise" his seem
ingly ever popular Hawaiian play. OF
which, in it's tenth season there will
be three companies touring in this
country. He will also shortly launch
Guy Bates rcst upon his NTH season
i'm the highly sutcessful dramstiza-