The Washington times., 1921-11-27
ETHEL BARRYMORE
AT NATIONAL
NEXT WEEK

.vVooVs8 WI ~
classee' In BeIated Appear
-Shakespearean Sea-
son Begins With Hampden,
With Sotherns on the Way.
BY LOUIS ASHLEY.
DTHEL BARRYMORE, a great
~ favorite with Washington
ians, comes to tho National
Theater next week In "Declassee."
This is a belated visit, for Miss
Barrymore was due here last
spring when she suffered physi-
cal collapse, and was compelled to
retire from the stage for brief
time. Now she comes In a play
many Washingonians have long
waited to see.
Miss Barrymore played the role
Of Lady Helen Haden for one en-
tire season at the Empire Thsater.
New York. receiving capacity sup
port throughout. Furthermore,
during the short road tour ending
with the stars illness, the Same
rule held true. Capacity houses
greeted her everywhere.
In Zoe Atkins "Declassee" Miss
Barrymore's role IL that Of q young
Engiishwoman Of aristocratic birth
and breeding. Through no fault Of
her own. save inherited reckless
ness, her matrimonial affairs come
to . smash. Next she Is seen in
New York, center Of gay life.
Just ~ happiness seems about 10
come to hsr. = tragic note II seen.
GUIDING the play.
A splendid company surrounds
Miss Barrymore. including Edward
Emery. Henry Daniel. Cyril Del
avanti. Philip Lord. Charles Well.
ssiey. Hubbard Kirkpatrick. Alfred
Hesse, w. q. Leith. Alfred Ls Hay.
Irby Marshall. Virginia Chauvenet.
James West, Gabrielle Ravine,
Mary r. Do Wolf. Ina Rorks,
Estells Thebaud and many otherA
Zoe Atkins was the author Of
',Toot1ooss." played here last sea-
son by Emily Stevens, and Of
"Daddy's Gone A-Hunting." now
bstng played by Marjorie Rambeau
In New York.
0LARH RUNNERS new play.
Tho Mountain Man." with Sid
new Blaoknsr In the leading role,
comes to the ert-Belasco next
week. This new play u In three acts
and five scenes and prominent in
the cast u Marjorie Hummer.
daughter Of the author.
NO jan IL promised In The Rose
Girl" coming to Polls next
week. but there u . wealth Of real
music promised. which II all tho
better. The music was written by
Anselrn Goetxl. whose incidental mu-
sic for 'Deburau." "Aphrodite" and
Tho Son-Daushter." stamped him
rs Of exceeding great talent The
book and lyrics are BY William Cary
Duncan. creator with Mr.. Geotl Of
''The Royal Vasabond."
Marguerite Lamaro, . young Part
sienne. with two years' experience
with tho Chicago Grand Opera Com
pany, has tho leading feminine role.
The remainder OF the cast are Of the
same high caliber. with Fred HIlle-
brand. the elongated comedian Of
Take 1t From Me- providing the
amusement.
THE Rose Girl" was chosen to
open the handsome Ambassador
Theater in New York last season,
and It has Just repeated its Metro
politan success with a long run At
the Wilbur Theater. Boston,
WAGHIN0TON'S shakespearean
season begins at the Shubert-
0arrick tomorrow night, when WAL
ter Hampden win offer his MAO
beth-" HIS engagement this season
II fOr but ons week. and It IL prom
issd that hs wM not return Tor two
years. In addition to Macbeth"
M. Hampdsn viii appear In Tam
inS Of he Bhrcw." Romeo and
Julist." Merchant Of venios" and
~Hamist.s
No visit b. tho star would b COM
Ulsts without ono view at least Of his
SERVANT In the House." In which
~ plAys The role Of Manson
TUBE second stanxA Of tho Shakes
spearsan season begins on Do
csmber II ut Polls, where ID. H.
Sothern and Julia Marlowe will ap-
pear In their classic version of Ham
let" Twelfth Night" Tanning of
the Shrew" and Merchant Of Ven
Ice" Undoubtedly many theater-