The Washington herald., 1920-02-24
Last Night at the Iheaters

he-slums comedy that gets over"
so wonderfully.
Tender Italian rhythms slid into
the American ragtime OF MY ,Baby's
Arms" when interpreted by Olive
Cornell and Senior westong. Classic
numbers were also included in the
act.
A plot stolen from the Arabian
Nights enriches "A Reckless Eve"
For one night a poor clerk takes the
place of u millionaire's son. he
revels in champagne and chorines
until the bleak morning dawns and
it develops that the philanthropy of
young Croesus was based on a de-
sire to evade a subpoena server.
Equipped with clarinets, violins and
canary-bird whistles. the Twelve
Navassar Girls entertained effective
lv for the usual twenty minutes.
-Four young lady blacksmiths. with
real anvils and hammers, gave a
somewhat unique emphasis to the
Anvil Chorus"
In Chasing the Blues" Kellam
and o'Dare proved themselves mas
ters of the gag unrestrained and
slightly odoriferous. but extremely
funny. Little Miss !O'Dare is a
pocket edition of Aphrodite; that is,
IL you can imagine Aphrodite In
filmy hosiery and an emerald tinted
ballet skirt.
Arollcr-skate clog on the top of
a tiny table by Jack McLallen 10 one
Of the infrequent high spots" of the
program. His able partner, May
Carson. is swung around In a reck-
less way that may. result in a ter
rible splash in the front row one
of these days.
Jed and Ethel Dooley are correct
ly billed as "once Seen. Never For
gotten" Miss Dooley wears an ex-
tremefy naive costume = almost as
naive, in fact, as her partners
Jokes. which combine in a remark
able degree the vices of simplicity
and suggestiveness.
Rekoma, .'the gentleman equilib-
rist" balances himself fore and aft
and sideways in proving his claims
to gentility and equilibrium.
Cosmos-yaudeviIle
The long line Of people on PennsyI-
vania avenue yesterday and last
night seeking tickets for the Cosmos.
was not. strictly speaking. a process
sion. but the making OF the capacity
bhdN dppiduutu inc NOsluO5
Theater from the opening of the first
show until nearly closing time.
The bill is a holiday bill OF varied
Entertainment and several very good
features, headed by the Tetsuwari
Japs, who really seem to do all that
Jap can do. even to the famous
sword walking act, performed by a
woman well advanced in age, with
long white hair. The act is run much
after the fashion of a three-ring cir
Gus and during its entire duration
several things OF Importance are al
ways happening. Welcome Home
the little playlet presented by Eliza
beth Jordan and company, is the
other side OF the veteran returned
from overseas-the man who doesn't
want to work. and this end of II is
iamusingly presented with an old
Irish mother making most OF the fun.
The Three Ander Sisters have a de-
lightfully staged and costumed dane
ing act, featuring many different
dances, while the l.. S. s. Garcia
Sailor Trio made a pronounced hit
with their varied songs. comedy and
Especially the piano playing. "Levita-
tion," a burlesuue is amusingly pre-
sented with a mlnd-reading phase
That brought out much laughter.
Bobby Henshaw. a mimic. and Eddie
Cassidy, an old minstrel man in ultra
modern costume. round out the acts
with pleasing numbers that win ap-
plause.
A Mutt and Jen' cartoon and the
Pathe News supplemented the other
attractions and will be added to at
the matinees the remainder OF the
week by Anita Stewards latest pic
ture, an adaptation of Sir Arthur
Wing Pinero's noted comedy, Mind
the Paint Girl"