The Washington times., 1920-08-22

arrangements Win ollNer "oTosSo W.
the production in stock at Los An
geies OF Adam and Eva" which
played last season in New York. In
/ stead of sending out a costly company
to eat up all the pronts on railroads
I and in hotels, the new system will be
} simply to send the show and some
, scenery for display by companies al
ready on the ground.
Old-fashioned folks. who applauded
the stock company In the days of their
youth, will watch this experiment al
most as closely as will the producers
1t may bring back the stock company.
that training school OF SO many won
derful actors and actresses.
One of the most interesting theatrl-
cal events of the season Is scheduled
for the National thfs week. when
, George M. Cohan will present Genius
and the Crowd" a comedy OF Ameri-
can wit and punch conquering artistic
temperament. presenting as its prin-
cipal character young Vlolinist
whose life is made unbearable by the
pursuing alteration of emotional wom-
en-. and Offering number OF Well
known types Of professional people OF
"artistic temperament
Genius and the Crowd the joint
product Of two newspapermen, Johh
T. Mcintyre and Francis Hill. con-
Germs a brilliant young violinist VINO
Is full of temperament and fre. Pur'
sued by countless women VINO make
violent love to him. he is about 10
renounce his career on the eve OF
his New York appearance, In the De-
lief that these foolish women con-
stitute his public and that they Will
drag him down and down. Through
a romantic stratagem engineered by
business friend, the violinist Is
made to play his concert and Is
brought to the realization that he
loves his secretary. The denoue-
ment Is brought about in an intrigu-
Ing second act, laid in the shop OF
an old violin maker. an atmosphere
OF artistry and peace and quiet.
Mr.. Cohan has chosen a company
of capable artists, including George
Renavent. Marion Coakley, Frank OF
to, Fuller Mellish, Marie Louise
Pechedr. Wright Cramer, Lenora Let
finger, Gladys Wilson, George Holdt-
man, Katherine Stewart Ralph Soule,
lucille Adams, H. Cooper Cline,
Marian Manley. Charles Bartlett,
Viola Leach, Howard Boulden.
Katherine Hastings, Nancy Stewart,
Vera Fuller Melish, Rubi Trelease ana
others.
It was for Genius and the Crowd"
that Mr.. Cohan used the ball room at
the Willard for \rehearsing purposes
last spring while directing Mary" at
the National.
Edward Delaney Dunn's three-act
play, based on the famous Elwell muir
der case, entitled Mystery" will be
the opening attraction of the autumn
season at the Belasco Theater week
beginning Sunday, August 20.
Early in June last Joseph Bovine
Elwell, the whist expert and sports
man, was found dead in his sitting
room early one morning, with a bullet
in his brain. The entire district at
torney's office, as well. as the detec'
tive force Of the metropolis has been
actively at work these many weeks in
an effort to untangle the mystery. So
far it has remained unsolved--one OF
the most amazing murder cases
known to criminal annals.
1t is out of this astonishing condi-
ton of affairs that Edward Delaney
Dunn has built his play Mystery"
But Mr. Dunn has gone farther than
the detectives and found the solution.
His last act is laid three months
after the murder and whether his un-
raveling OF the mystery will prove
correct is now, Of course, beyond
knowing. He has utilized In his
drama all the important incidents of
this remarkable case. No such amaz
ing dramatic material has in a long
time been laid open to the dramatist.
A brilliant company has been
brought together for the presenta-
tion of this play which will include
Grace Hampton, Katherine Gray.
That's Lawton, Mary Jepp, Dorothy
Truesdell. Harold Heaton, Clifton
Self, Marshall Birmingham, Cyrus
Wood and Fleming Ward.
The play has teen staged by Ed
ward Elsner.
At the National Theater for the
week of August 80 Sergeant Aborn,
better known through his long activ-
ity in the opera producing field, will
present new play, The Broken
Wing" by Paul Dickey and Charles
W. Goddard, co-authors Of The Mis-
leading Lady" apd the Ghost
Breaker" 1t Is saisl that in this their
latest play they have developed an
o.t-of-the ordinary love story, with
many elements of surprise.
The cast, among others, will include
Inez Plummer. Myrtle Tannahill May
Worth. Alphonse Either, Charles
Strowvith. Henry Duggan. George Abb
bott, Robert Walheim and Walter
Scott.
Miss Frances Starr, VINO appeared
here last season In Tiger, Tiger"
with so much appreciated success, is
coming to Washington In a new play
this year. She is booked for the Shu-
bert -Belasco, tcEinning Labor Day, In
zone" by Edward Knoblock, going
thence direct to the Belasco Theater
in New York.
Recognized as one OF the most tall
ented among the younger stars OF tho
American stage, Miss STAIRS career
has been a series OF triumphs under
Mr.. Belasco's management she having