The Washington herald., 1920-07-04
ebratc the arrk Enjoying Dramatic Monopoly IL The Capital
Stumbling Into a Part

mosphsre and force the players to
put forth an unconscious effort to
make the production something
more than another. six-reeler." II
is also significant that when the
small details are religiously carried
out the big things will be given
greater attention.
The same care and precision was
taken in selecting sets and loca-
tions. The titles were being de-
signed with the view of working
the atmosphere into the background
and making them suggestive of the
scenes that follow. This Is another
dctail which. while not essential.
goes to make a superproduction.
Evelyn Nesbit has been placed
under contract to appear in legiti-
mate play early next season. accord
ing to Walter Hast, who is going to
produce the piece. Miss Nesbit's
dramatic vehicle Is a three-act play
called THE Open Book" by Philip
Bartholomae. Hyman Adler, the
Yiddish actor and a cousin of Fran
cine Larrimore. has been engaged by
Hast to support Miss Nesbit. The
play Is scheduled to go into re-
hearsal early next August, and will
open early in September.
Hast also announced that he will
produce three more new plays be-
fore next December. The first. -
Daughter of Two Worlds" three
act drama by Leroy Scott, in which
Emmett Corrigsn will be featured.
will be placed in rehearsal the first
week in August.
The second is a rural comedy In
three acts called The Indian Civ
err" by Roy Briant, to be placed In
rehearsal early in September. The
third one, which he will produce in
association with Morris Rose. Is a
musical play called Blue Eyes"
The book was written by Leon Cor
don and Leroy Clemons, and /. B.
Kornblum and Zachary Myers.
brother of Carmel Myers, the motion
picture actress, are jointly respon-
sible for the lyrics and score. In
addition. Hast also announced that
Martinique which closed last
week at the Eltinge Theater, will
reopen August % at the Plymouth
Theater, Boston. Martinique viii
also be presented in London next
September by Sir Alfred Butt.
Lawrence Beatus, manager Of
Loew's Palace Theater, has finally
decided that his vacation trip will
not be spent in a pup-tent on the
tempting slopes of Twin Peaks, San
Francisco. The next choice, Ha-
vana, Cuba, has also been discarded
in favor of Atlantic City, the Para
disc of Absecon Island. where, Mr..
.Beatus is assured. even the ocean
is wet.
Although B. F. Keith's Theater
never closes, the work of renovation
and Identification never ends. Just
now Stage Chief Thompson is en-
gagged in Transforming the big
dressing rooms. For years they have
been painted with more of view
to hygienic purposes than artistic
effect. their appearance being of an
Egyptian character. But now they
are emerging in as dainty colors
and effects as one can imagine. To
say that the actors and actresses are
delighted is a mild description of
their appreciation of. their inspiring
surroundings. They would live in
the theater were there sleeping ac-
commodations.
Lieut.. Gitz-Rice and Hal Forde, in
combination, are to headline the
Keith bill of July 19.
E. ]. Stutz. manager of Loew's
Columbia Theater and one of the
distinctly enthusiastic motorists of
the District, has discovered that his
Slips-Loose coupe will do fifty-five
miles an hour. 1t was going faster
all the time, but Stutz shut off the
power at the fifty-fve-mile mark.