The Washington times., 1921-09-18
BELAS(0LAST ONE
TO OPEN DOORS
FOR SEASON
When Shuberts' Vaudeville Be.
gins Next Week Washington's
= Playhouses Will Be Running
! at Full Blast With Shows.
By LOUIS ASHLEY.

~ run otoot WIN Suo"o
BY LOUIS ASHLEY.
VIZ HEN the Belasco opens its
w doors week from TO-
morrow night with the
new Shubert vaudeville, Washing
tons stage season will be on in
full blast. A strange diffidence
has been noted concerning the
makeup Of the first show to be
offered by the Shuberts in this
city. It is supposed to be "clever
stuff" straight from the big city,
Nculated to cause excitement
among the villagers. This meth
cd did-once. But that was years
and years ago. Inasmuch as Bal
timore's Academy of Music will in
troduce Shubert vaudeville into
that city tomorrow night, it Is fair
to assume that the same company
vii appear here week later.
However. even though the shu.
berts are backward about coming
forward with information concern
ing their vaudeville venture. the
other houses In the Capital are
not SO chary. And, withall, It u
good news for theatergoers.
Next Sunday night welcome
Stranger" with practically the
Identical cast Of the last two years.
will open q weeks engagement at
the National. which includes Ben
johnson. Edward snader. David
Higgins, Edmund Elton, Sylvia
Field, Isadora Martin, Vivian HIGH
erson and Jean Elliott.
On the same evening, at Polls,
will be seen and heard Pat Rooney
and Marion Bent in Love Birds"
a merry musical melange. This
vehicle Of mirth and good dancing
opened here last season and many
will want to see It again.
Thurston, the magician. capable
follower OF Kellar and Hermann IN
the realm of the black art. will pack
them In at the Shubert-Garrick.
Thurston 10 o prime favorite In
Washington and Mr.. Taylor will
have his troubles finding sufficient
seating capacity.
THREE openings are in order to-
night. The National offers
New York's favorite musical show
Of the past season. 1.-TWO Little
Girls in Blue" featuring the Fair.
banks Twins. This IL said to DO
q show well worth seeing.
The stupendous Greenwich VIII
lage Follies will be seen at Polls.
There has been some misunder-
standing about this show. many
believing It was here last season.
That was the Follies Of 1919. To-
nights show 10 the Follies Of 1890,
never before seen here. From ad'
vance notices 1t should wage up
the boys In the front row; yes.
and some distance back In the
house, too.
Over at the Shubert- Garrick.
Louis Mann will endeavor TO make
his audience applaud the old-time
German of the days before the
war, in his latest play, I'm the
Mountains" That's right, we
used to applaud the German on
the stage. That was before the
first Marine. Mr.. Mann hopes we
will remember those days and give
him a hand.
CILDA VAREsI, in Enter Ma
DAME" Brock Pemberton's
great New York success Of last
season. Is headed for the Shubert.
Garrick. This italian actress be-
came famous over night by her
playing Of the leading role In this
Of a temperamental
prima donna.
Miss Varesi's grandfather. Eel
lice Varesi, was the most famous
Of his day. The leading
role in Rigoletto was written by
Giuseppi Verdi for the elder Va
resi- and Gilda was named for the
character in this opera.
s"T'HE BROKEN WING" which
had its premiere at the Ma
tional last season before becoming
. success in New York, comes to
Polls for the week Of October ..
Those Of you who failed to see
Either ~ the Mexican
captain in this play have o treat
ahead Of you.
0TIs SKINNER opens in Vicente