The Washington times., 1921-03-06
Romantic Young Lady"
Will BE at National, "Toto"
at Shubert- Belasco, and Fa-
vorite Musical Play at
POLISH. +. Keith's Has
All-Star Bill on Way.
BY LOUIS ASHLEY.

by LOUIS ASHLEY.
A new Spanish comedy. ~The Ro-
mantle Young Lady" Toto" a com.
edy OF Partisan life. and "Maytime,'
an old and popular favorite. are CON-
ing TO Washington next week. The
Spanish play comes to the National
the Partisan comedy 10 the Shubert-
Belasco, and "Maytime" will be seen
and heard at Polls. In addition
Ethel Levey, fresh from triumphs In
London; Ciccolini, the Italian tenor,
land Julia Tannen, last seen here
with Nora Bsyes in "Her Family
Tree" are to be seen at B. +, Keith's.
.All in all, next week should be a
barge week with Washington's thea
tergoers. y
There should be more than ordi :
Soung Lady" Recently Washington
Witnessed a perfect offering of a
Spanish drama. THE Passion
Flower" with Nance ONell playing
she leading role. ard local lovers Of
Abe stage are hoping that the new
comedy classes with the drama.
The Romantic Young Lady" is
the original work of g, Martinez
Sierra, the foremost of the younger
school of Spanish playwrights. Helen
ind III. Granville Barker have made
The English adaptation OF this new
comedy This play has been ap-
bearing OR several months at the
Royalty Thea.er, London. Nothing
Snuch is said of the company show
fng II here. save that Martha He'd
man. Elsie Bartlett. Marie VAIN
wright. Ada Boshell. Beatrice Bay
Ard. Edward Emery, Kenneth Thomson,
Hubbard Kirkpatrick. Harry Green. and
Harry Dornton are in the company.
PREsENT-DAY COMEDY.
Toto" is a comedy Of present-day
life in Paris. 1t is to be offered in
-FOUR acts, said to abound in clever
9ines and amazing situations" In the
cast are to be seen Phoebe Foster Al
bert Brown, Frances Underwood. Jean
Robertson, Edward See and Orlando
DAILY.
And at Polls will be heard May
stime," one of the finest musical come
dies ever staged anywhere. 1t Is to
be hoped that a suitable cast Will ap-
pear in this play. Those named are
eileen Van Biene, Worthe Faulkner,
Otis Sheridan, Ruth Thorp. Henry
Norman, Marie Pettes, Teddy Webb.
Marguerite McNulty, Miriam Kurz-
man, Perce Benton and Signora Pepita
Eranados. .
At b. F. Keith's are to be seen Ethel
1evey, Ciccolini and Julius Tannen,
butte the strongest cards offered at
The Fifteenth street vaudeville house
Ia many weeks. Ethel Levey was
hie hit in New York. Ciccolini's repu-
Gtion is too we'll known to be cx-
natiated upon. julius Tannen is an
Old favofite on the vaudeville stage.
POLLS OPENS, TONIGHT.
"a RI nf q
York Century promenade show, opens
tonight at Polls Theater, featuring
Mile. Anna Codee, from the Folies
Bergeres, of Paris. This is said to be
one of those whirly-girly perform
&nces destined to be enjoyed by the
so-called tired business man." Well,
that's good. Well be tired, il only
for tonight.
Tomorrow night there will be two
openings, "Tangerine" at the Shubert-
Belasco, and IT'S Up to You" at the
National. Both are musical comedies,
filled with lively music, good comedy
and plenty of girls.
y Way Down East" David Wark
Griffith's classic among motion pic
lures, is still occupying the Shubert-
Garrick.
TONY SARG'S MARIONETTES.
: Washington audiences will witness
f0T tne IlrSt tlIne Oh IL
II, at Continental Memorial Hall
Shree plays by Tony Sarg's gifted
marionettes.
= This company of small actors. the
oleverest aggregation of blockheads
in existence, numbers over one hun
ded. They are from a foot to two
and one-half feet in height and are
operated from an invisible bridge
above. Each is suspended from a
wooden controller by black strings,
the successful manipulation of which
requires infinite patience and skill.
The marionettes will enact on Fri
day evening. March IL, an adaptation
made by George Mitchell, of Wash
ington Irving's RIP Van Winkle.'
Saturdays matinee "Olla Po Drida,'
a puppet vaudeville show, will espe-
cially delight children.
Thackeray's "The Rose and the
Ring" will be played Saturday EVEN
ing. Tickets, the net receipts. OF
which will go to raise the local en-
dowment funds allotted to the Wash
ington Simmons and Wellesley Clubs,
have been placed on sale at the Gin
derella Shop, 617 Fourteenth street.