The Washington times., 1921-01-16
By LOUIS ASHLEY.

Messengers roIpanuc, opera WHICH
has pleased both London and New
York. is coming TO Washington next
week, playing at the National Thea
ter. X With the single exception OF
Maggie Teyte, the entire original
company will be offered here. Nancy
Gibbs was brought over especially
from London to play the role OF
Lady, Mary, Maggie Teyte's role.
Miss Gibbs is Welsh girl who has
already won fame In London.
Booth Tarkington's story made an
excellent play. IL has also made an
appealing romantic opera The mel
odies., while light. are said never to
approach the .catch-penny jingles OF
musical comedy but rather to impart
o. certain stateiiness going well with
the story.
Gilbert Miller has collected a wond-
erful cast for monsieur Beaucaire.
Marion Green, the American baritone.
created the Beaucaire role In London,
making a reputation overnight. John
Clarke, 4 clear-voiced tenor. was
educated in Italy. Lennox Pawle
was the original comic butler in
"Pomander Walk" Robert Parker is
a rich basso. while Marjorie Burgess
is singing ingenue OF the highest
class Miss Gibbs Is the one addition TO
the company IN the tnree years IL mas
been before the public.
"BItOADwAY BREvITIEs" HERE.
coming direct from the Winter
Garden, New York. George LeMaire's
sprightly broadway Brevities" will
be the attraction at Polls, opening
week from tonight. Let's whisper II,
Bert Williams is with this show.
Broadway Brevities" is said to be
crummed full of mirth. melody, and
dancing. 1t offers Bert Williams
own pet diversions, Una Sharon's re-
markable dancing and such we'll
known, performers as George LIE
Marie, George Mckay. Mildred Rich
ardson, Nelson and ,Cronin, Maurice
Burggraf. not, to: mention the big
chorus of beauties. J'r q
THE scale of prices for. this at!
traction" says the advance man, will
recall the happier times before
everybody spoke in terms Of mil
lions."" ....'. --..'. ....'
But Monsieur Beaucaire" and
Broadway Brevities," as attractive as
they mag be. will have competition
at the Shubert-Belasco where Not So
Long Ago" win play a return engage
ment.
This delightful comedy had it's
premiere here. 1t won immediate
success in New York where it has
been playing for months. 1t is laid
in the metropolis in the SOS and so
true to life is it that no one in his
forJies can afford to miss 1t.
The Shubert-Garrick will offer that
venerable classic, Ten Nights in
Bar Room" featuring the actor
evangelist. Robert Downing. the
opening performance being seen a
week from tonight.
THREE OPENINGS TONIGHT.
Three openings are booked for Wash
inSton's theaters tonight Ed Wynn's
"Carnivar' will entertain the villagers
at the National At Polls Blue
Eyes" a new musical bit. will BIZ Of
fcred and Frances White will keep
everybody laughing in Jimmie
which has already scored in New
York at the Apollo Theater.
The Shubert-Garrick continues tts
motion pictures for another week.
Marshal Neilans "The objectionable
Sin" being shown today.
Poi's will show a motion picture
classic for the week beginning Jan
wary 80. 1t is David Wark Griffith'S
Way Down East" featuring Lillian
Gish and Richard Barthelmess.
Nance ONeil. who has not been
seen here in several years, comes to
the Shubert- Belasco on January 81
in "The Passion Flower" a drama
Lid in Spain. Miss O,Neill is said
ia be especially well-fitted for the
roc OF wife and mother. whose sou;
is torn between love and hate, be-
tween jealousy and desire, between
devotion and black, soaring passion.
"THREE LIVE GHOSTS"
Three Live Ghosts" one of New
Works. biggest hits, will be seen in
Washington shortly and should be
given a warm reception. This COM
"dy was first offered at the Green
witch Village Theater. 1t achieved
such a success that it was moved to
the Nora Bayes Theater where it is
yet. The story deals with the COM
plications arising from the return of
three soldiers from a German prison
lamp after having been declared oni-
cially dead.
Robert Warwick, last seen here in
"Dauntless Three" which gave up the
ghost in short order, is to make his
the French, I'm the Night Watch"
The first performance comes on jan
uary "a. sat the Century Theater. New
York. The cast includes Tom Powers,
James Seeley, Leonard Doyle, Beatrice
Prentiss, Marie Day, and Sylvia
Yields
Helene Jesmer, considered one of
The most noted of stage beauties. Is
70 return shortly to the cast of the
Greenwich Village Follies. She was
injured in a motor car accident re-
GENTLY and was fortunate in not mar