The Washington times., 1920-09-26

Betters."
A BALgTMORE GIRL
Minna Gombell. the attractive lead
ing woman Of Nom" opening to-
night at Polls. 10 q Baltimore girl.
and proud OF 1t. She believes that
she escaped going to college" when
she succeeded in starting her stage
career. for It was her parents In
tention to send her to college and
then have her marry and settle down
in Baltimore, rs horrible fate al
that Is.
Because Miss Gombeil could sing,
she received a hearing from Henry
w. Savage. Fifty girls had tried and
failed. but this courageous Baltimore
girl was accepted and played for six
teen weeks in that piece. That was
her beginning. Since that time she
succeeded Grace George in the stellar
role of Tho Indestructible Wife"
She was last seen here in Back to
Earth" with Wallace Edinger Charles
Cherry and Ruth Shepley.
Martinique" that beautiful ro-
nance at the Shubert-Belasco, is to
go into stock in the near future.
Grant Mitchell, in 1.-The Champion -
has finally appeared at Wilmington
Del 1t was this play which was sup
posed to open the season at the Ma
hculties came along, however. holding
II back till now.
Florence Reed. Washington girl.
In The Mirage" has the honor OF
opening the new Times Square
theater, New York. next Thursday.
william Faversham. in a modern
version of Mark Twain's The Prince
| and The Pauper." opens tomorrow
night at Montreal.
Thomas Dixon's second historical
drama Of tho season. Robert r. Lee. "
had its premiere last week in Atlanta
Otis Skinner is to be a detective
this season in AT the Villa Rose.
= drama by Major A. e. w. Mason.
This play IL now appearing in Lon
Hanaud, which will be Mr.. Skinner 8
part. Major Mason was writing this
play when war started In 1914. He
served with the British armies
through the war and. returning home,
completed the play. which Is his first
since 'The Witness for The Defense"
-ziegfeld's Follies." which have
been captivating New Yorkers all
summer at the New Amsterdam. Is to
leave the metropolis following the
performance on October 10. 1t will
open its road tour at the Colonial
Theater, Boston, and in the course of
it's migrations will eventually visit
Washington.
Four hundred form the cast of
Mecca Comstock 4 Gest's newest
extravaganza now rehearsing in New
York for a premiere on October 4. A
ballet Of sixty beautiful girls is now
drilling under Michel Fokine, creator
Of the Russian ballet.
Henry Miller and Blanche Bates to-
morrow enter upon their forty first
week in THE Famous Mrs. Fair" at
Henry Miller's Theater, New York.
Their New York engagement closes
October to permit the appearance
OF Louis X Anspacher's stepping
Stones" = new drama
George. Whites Scandals of 1920, ,'
which opened at the National here,
closes its long run in New York next
Saturday night 1t will then go to
Chicago
Tomorrow Frank Bacon in Light
MIN" opens his 106th consecutive
week at tho Gaiety Theater. New
York.
When Dorothy Dalton went out on
location to get exteriors for her new
Paramount picture. in Mems Eyes"
the search for rugged coast line led
to Maine and to Portland. where she
first made her appearance in stock.
There she again appeared on the stage
in response to the demand of her ad :
mirers. Her last previous appearance
in Portland was in Keith vaudeville.