The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-18
'HONEYDEW"(0hES
TO POLLS FOR
ONE WEEK
.Efrsm ZimbaIist Wrote Music
\ For This comedy-Helen
Hayes for National-Garrick
Has "Creen jade"
By LOUIS ASHLEY.

comedy OF love ana iaughter,
"Golden Days." at the National,
and "Green jade" comedy
drama, at the Shubert- Garrick, is
the Christmas week program for
Washington, with strong bills at
both B. F. Keith's and the Shubsrt-
Belasco. 1t should be a pleasan
week. indeed.
3 Efrem Zimbalist, the celebrated
violinist, wrote the music for
'Honeydew," which comes to Polls.
The production is promised to Of
fer grand opera, musical comedy.
drama, tragedy. pantomime and bal
let dancing. Just how farce, bur-
lesque and travesty happened to be
overlooked one can but guess.
= 'Honeydew" played for six months
at the Casino Theater. New York.
before attaining successes on the
road, notably in Boston and Chicago.
The original company is announced
for the Washington. showing, includ-
ing Ethelind Terry, Flores, Dorothy
Neill, John Goldsworthy. John Park,
Vincent Sullivan and Fred Manatt.
"CoLDEN DAYS" features
charming little Helen Hayes. a
Washington girl who made her rep
utation first in Dear Brutus," and
later repeated in "Bab." Not much
information is vouchsafed concern
ing Golden Days." but during its
recent New York showing 1t was
termed a play showing the reaction
of the great war upon adolescence.
At the Shubert-Garrick will be
shown Green jade" comedy
drama in three acts. The three
scenes of the first two acts are
situated in Paris. The first scene
of the third act is in Rio Janeiro.
with the final setting on a steamer
plying between New York and Rio.
The stock company at the Victory
Theater. Dayton, Ohio. played
Green Jade" last summer to the
largest attendance Of the season.
It's success earned 1t road tour
with a strong company. including
Orrin johnson, Mabel Brownell.
Eleanor Woodruff, Olga Olonova,
James Spottswood and Arthur Hohl.
1t is now on its way to New York.
ONE Of the most successful plays
ever staged in America, The
Bat" comes to Polls for two weeks
on January 1. AS "A Thief In the
Night" this so-called mystery play
had its debut in Washington. II
became The Bat" in New York.
where 1t is still being shown after
more than a years run.
A special city" company has
been formed to bring THE Bat" to
the larger cities Of the country. It
has recently closed q stay of three
weeks in Baltimore. which is some
recommendation for any play. 1t is
this company that is due to be seen
here.
The Bat" passed its first full
year in Chicago this month. and
before another year rolls by 1t will
have been produced in at least
France, Germany, Russia, Sweden,
Australia and South Africa. Incl
dentally, it will be played in five
different languages. 1t is now on
Its way to 600 consecutive perform
ances in New York. with the end
not in sight.
As usual. B. F. Keith's will have
extra matinees on December 2G
and January /. The program will
be for shows starting at 2. and
BIS p. m. on those days.
WITH the San Carlo Opera Com
pany at Polls and the Shu-
bert Garrick dark, only tho Nation
- Ahootoi 10 oSCupyhB tu0 httcIh>
ton of Washingtonians this week.
Otis Skinner. in Blood and Sand"
adapted from Blasco Ibanez's novel.
win be seen. beginning tomorrow
night.
Mr.. Skinner Is said to have q
role suiting him almost as well as
did that In "Kismet." easily his
greatest triumph. In BLOOD and
Sand" he is bull fighter and, in
order to produce It properly. Mr..
Skinner spent several months In
Spain last summer absorbing local
color, much Of which he brought
back with him In the form of stage
properties. These will be on ex-
hibition at the National all week.
"THE EMPEROR JONES'" with
Charles s. Gilpin, will beard
the lion in his den this week. play
ing in Richmond and Norfolk. Hith-
erto Washington and st. Louis
Aoxa hoa,, tho eco rtbcue ooutb' tbio