Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-19
w WASHINGTON patrons of the
\A< theater during the week
\" had glimpse at real


The only mistake. perhaps. was that
Beyond the Horizon was not made
the bill for the week. although many
appeared to appreciate the lesser
play. ~ the Belasco. Martinique"
attracted much attention. although
close students of the play world
seemed 10 believe that the Eyrr-tiohl
play can be improved. Both offerings
We're Tar in advance Of the product
tiat has been drifting down from New
York for long time. I'll" current
week Will be less providcutial. Three
Wise Fools" viii he remembered as
Three Wise Men. which won favor
on its original presentation in this
city year ago: Come Seven. based
on the negro stories of octaEuS Roy
cohen and presenting its entire white
east in black face. savors of a novelty
that might be enjoyable. My Lady
Friends. is interesting only in the re-
turn of Jack Norworth, although the
press agent is authority for the state
ment that the offering is the product
of seven successive authors. The
Girl in the Limousine" is TO be regret
ted.
The week ahead gives much to an
ticipate as well as TO think about.
Fist of all Will be the revival of the
famous "F'lorodora' Of old. vastly i'm
proved and beautified. we are ttold.
Clarence will bring a metropolitan
hit with star who jumped into prom
1nence overnight. and My Golden
Girl: musical comedy of the Victor
tent itself with The Creole Fashion
Plate. The California Bathing Beau
ties Revue" aA Dance Creations.
while burlesu, will be represented
with its standard attractions
An announcement during the week
states that the thea trical firm of Lee
4 j.. J. Shubert will launch $50 pro-
producers who will book through the
frm Will be Marc klaw. formerly the
Partner of 4. l.. Erlanger. when that
hrm was rival to the Shuberts. The
long list of attractions to be presented
a. one time or another includes Will
liam Faversham. in new version of
The Prince and the Pauper.; Robert
warwick. long a movie hero. in a
rev play by Horace Annesley Vas
chell and Walter Hackett, entitled
The Dauntless Three The Choco-
late Soldier" and The Belle Of New
1ork- The new plays will include
Dangerous Years" by Edward Locke:
The Trickstress." by Frederick Ar
Horace Fish: judith" by Regis Gig
rbuN. and Andre Bardo; The skin
'iame by John Galsworthy: The
oi sHs, by Henry Bernstein, and yes
1erday. an operetta by Reginald de
koven.
Henry W. Savage makes the pleas
ing announcement to many that
Madge Kennedy, who has been for so
long comedy delight of the picture
world. is to return to the stage this
season as the star of a new play
'Cornered," by Dodson Mitchell. 1t is
three years since Miss Kennedy took
10 the films. her last appearance be-
IN VI a ~
Senue coincidence of a type created
by herself and originated in her first
play, Little Miss Brown" Corner
ed. Mr.. Savage announces, is a COM
edy drama that will thrill as well as
inspire smiles. Leslie Austen. juvenile
last season with Ethel Barrymore.
will be one of the important members
of her company in "Cornered." Mr..
Savage concludes with the hint that
the play is marked by suspense and
surprises which would be spoiled in
the telling.
Nancy Fair. who will be seen this
week in Washington, is a sprite of a
girl not long out of her teens. who
began her career in vaudeville in an
act called Big Moments From Big
Plays" in which she initiated Bern
hardt, Jane Cowl and-the first wom-
an to do it--A Jolson- Her success Sc
cured her a Winter Garden engage
1nent, and she was leading woman
last season with Ernest Truck in NO
More Blondes For Me- but her
greatest success was scored in East
IS West" during the New York run
Of the play, when Fay Banter was
absent on her vacation.
Interesting Relics.-One OF the finest
collections of stage relics in this
country is owned by Harry Davenport.
who plays the role OF Dr. Gaunt in
Three Wise Fools
Davenport is the son of the famous
tragedian. r. l. Davenport. His wife,
Phyllis Rankin. also comes of Il noted
stage family. Both have been collect
GS interesting souvenirs from their
friends and colleagues since they were
children. When they married they
joined hands and collections. Their
families are related, each to the other.
70 the Drews and p the Barrymores
by several marriaS es-
AT his summer home at Canton, Pa,
Davenport keeps his private museum.
BESIDES a LincolDia that is rated the
seventh largest in the country, the
DAvenportRankin collection contains
piece of wood cut from the exact
center of the stage of the old Lyceum.
eith street and 4th avenue. New York.
upon which have stood the elder
Sothern. Mansfield. Georgia Cayvan.
Mrs. Gilbert. William ]. lie Moyne
End other famous stars of bygone
days
There are also the rhinestone
buckles given to Fannie vining (Mrs
IT,. l.. DavenporD by Queen Victoria
for dancing on a table. the scrapbook
OF Grandfather Winning. in which he
wrote with quill pen the speech he
delivered to King George " from the
stage of Drury Lane: E. l.. Davep-
ports Hamlet" sword and Macbeth"
dagger: calf pad Charles keane al
ways wore in Richard ILL.," a waist
coat embroidered by Anna Cora Now
att, Fanny Davenports desk. where
she arranged all tire Sardou plays in
which she alone was given the right
10 act, and Harry's first salary, earned
when he was twelve years old and
Maid him in several kinds of rare
coins.
There are also many valuable books.
manuscripts, photographs and other
relics of great actors who since have
passed away.
Harry Davenport was playing in
1.-THE Belle of New York" when he
met beautiful Phyllis Rankin. The
two had a duet together. When We
Arc Married, What Will You Dog"
They fell in love and were married in
London, still singing to each other of
their future. Back in America they
bought farm, and Miss Rankin set
tied down to the duties of mother
hood. Now there are four children,
the youngest of whom is f.. Il. Daven-
father, but known for the present as
Boo" He is his fathers best under
study and reciteS every line without
nesitating. The second daughter is
Fasny. like her noted aunt. She. too,
has histrionic ambitions.
New Irish Tenor.