Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-05

' atr1caiiy, opened wide its eyes
last week for the second edi-
ton of the Greenwich Village Fol-
lies. revue in two acts. and also
over a new Peter Emerson Browne
comedy in three acts, THE Bad
Man." a play of the Mexican bor-
>der. The Follies is described as
"a shimmerin gthing of silks and
satins, of gold cloth and silver CLOTH
of soft drapes and splashing color
eHects, of costumes surely as Stun
ming as any which have ever graced
the revue stage. of lithesome young
girls and light-foqted dancers, of no
ittie melody and a modicum of hui
NOR" The production is said to move
with Zest and to be full of life. with
It's chlef claim TO distinction in its
decorative side. The Bad Man" is
described as occasionally exciting
ana almost continually amusing. with
Holbrook Blinn making a hit that
called forth braves a-plenty:.
good hair-trigger melodrama. through
winch runs u Eein of jovial humor
and a thin trickle of social criticism"
climax which makes it distinctive and
eXcites critical praise. THE Girl in
the Spotlight" Victor Herbert's new
opsretta. which opened in Phiia--
NoApAiap "ou the dppIdlSemenI OF
having a thoroughly workmanlike
score, orchestrated with consum-
mate skill and with a fullness grateful
! 10 the ear. Richard Bruce's book and
lyrics are classed as decidedly below
par. II is possible these attractions
may md their way ultimately to
Washington. and it is we'll to know
how they are rated elsewhere
The current week will bring to
Washington Frances Starr in a new
Beiasco production and the inimitable
Mitzi. who long since discarded the
use of her family name. Hajos, for
theatrical purposes. The attractive
gallery of portraiture which Frances
Starr has given the stage under the
expectations for her new Belasco
play. which has been christened with
, the simple name. One" The Belasco
mood is reflected in the suppression
in advance of its theme. Mitzi will
revei in Lady Bully, in which she She
ghost of. a Rumanian castle, a boy
soprano and a gardeners son. The
play seems typicaily faithful to the
galaxy of delightful entertainments
in which the little star has long since
won, high esteem in the popular heart.
added the premiere on any stage" of
Guy Bottoms new play, wild Cher
ry." with Ruth Shepley as its bright
particular feature. 1t is a Comsfock
the regular season at Polls Theater
tomorrow evening. In "the splendid
supporting cast" announced for the
occasion modestly shines the familiar
name of Tim Murphy. who will res |
ceive a welcome back to Washington |
envy. - I
Ahead there Is something Of prom.
Use also. even though mixed with al |
10y. To the Belasco will come Beyond |
the Horizon" which was selected as /
the best written play on the Ameri- |
can stage last season and was award
ed the Pulitzer prize of $1,000. 1t is
the work of Eugene ONeil and with
1t will come, in the same week and
mystery drama. For the Defense"
Nearly month later will come the
much-talked-of play. "Buddies." a
romance by George v. Hobart. with
lyrics and music by B. G. lillian.
The near future will bring also A H.
Woods dramatic effusion, Up in
MabePs ROOM" and doubtless others
of the same type, for New York pro-
ducers are determined to shave the
, ca pital of their nation enlightened.
A news note from the metropolis
states that "Immodest Violet" the
David Carb play, whose booking for
Washington was suddenly Cancelled a
short while ago, was found to be i'm
possible to shelter in any of the thea
tiers, because the heroine is not the
sort of young woman one would care
to have in ones house. William A.
Brady rescued her, however, for matt
nee performances.
Helen Ford. the prima donna of
'"The Sweetheart Shop" made the in
dividual hit of Broadway last week
and was accordingly crowned queen
for the week"
Fritz Leiber, leading man for Rob-
ert Mantell for many years, is to be
launched as a Shakespearean star, ac-
cording to Broadway rumor. For
more than ten years he las played
every important part of a romantic
character in Shakespearean roper
tory.