The Washington times., 1921-11-13
FAIR (IRCASSlAN"
Is COMING TO
GARRICK
Lenore Uric Comes to National
In David Belasco's "Kiki."
"irene" Will Return to Polls,
Where It Began.
BY LOUIS ASHLEY.

Washington next week.
"The Fair Circassian," comedy
? Of the days when knights were
bold, featuring Claude King,
leading man for Ethel Barrymore
in "Declasse," will be seen at
the Shubert- Garrick. Lenore
Uric will be seen at the Ma
tional in David Belasco's adapta-
ton Of "Kiki," character study
by Andre Picard, a Partisan sue
cess. These are the new plays.
The old favorite is the tuneful
musical show, "Irene," which
comes to Polls, where it was
first heard a couple of years ago.
Tho Fair Clrcassian" receives hs
name from its most important
female role, that of a slave girl
sent to England in 1919 as a gift
TO George Ill from an Eastern
monarch. Under British law the
slave girl was declared free the
moment she touched English soil
and the play Ii built upon her love
for the last as against her con-
stantly growing affection for West
ern things.
This new play was written by
Gladys Unger, an American woman.
better known In England than In
her own country. Clifford Brooke.
who staged THE Circle" a current
New York success. has staged it.
and Gertrude Newell has provided
the decorations and costumes.
The lair Circassian" II q cos
tune play in three acts and there
are twenty in the cast, practically
all English.
AS with most Of David Belasco's
productions, little Information
In advanced. 1t II promised.
though. that Miss Ulric's role il
eminently fitted for her. which
should be sufficient for those who
have seen her in other Belasco
plays.
Miss Uric viii Be supported by
Sam B. Hardy, Max Figman.
Thomas Findlay. Sidney Toler.
Saxon King. Thomas Mitchell.
Harry Burkhardt. Airline Fredricks.
Frances Kyle, Pauline Moore,
Florence Lee, Gertrude Bond and
Jean Scott.
%RENE" comes to Polls next
Sunday night. with Patti Har-
rold in tho role Of Irene O'Dare,
the little shopgirl. who became q
great lady when opportunity smiled
upon her. Miss Harold has been
playing this role for more than
year in New York with entire
success and Is said to equal Edith
Day, its originator.
Alice Blue Gown" Castle Of
Dreams" and "Sl<y Rocket" are
among the most tuneful melodies Of
fered in this charming musical show.
REGINNING today. vaudeville At
tho shubert- Belasco will get I'M
der way every Sunday instead Of
Monday. This Ia the new style all
over the shubert circuit.
PRANK TINNEY, In Tickle Me-
Will open tho week with q
blare Of trumpets tonight at Polls.
Frank IL a black face comedian
ranking With Al Jolson. but he
threatens to get away from that.
In this play. huge success in New
York. he appears in whkeface. which
is new departure for him.
S6THE MERRY WIDOW" with q
grand opera cast, opens
weeks engagement tonight at tho
National. When Lydia Lipkowska,
jeff de Angels. Reginald Pasch.
Marie Wells. Dorothy Francis.
Georges Dufranne and Charles An
gelo appear on the Same stage in tho
same production, it must be admit
ted that something aside from tho
ordinary is happening. And that Is
tho story Of this handsome revival
by Henry w. Savage Of Franz
Lehar's wonderful production. The
revival has met with instantaneous
success wherever 1t has been shown
this season.
TOMORROW night. at the shu-
bert Garrick. Miss Margaret
b Shane, . Washington girl who sang
her way IN nine months from the
chorus to leading lady with Ray
mond Hitchcock in "Hitchy.Koo"
and promptly retired, will return to
the footiiGhts with Sergeant Patrick
Henry Barnes in "A Buck on
Lcave,S which was called overseas
The Winter Garden Show of the