The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-13
By LOUIS ASHLEY.


ington. Next Sunday night Polls
will offer The Passing show" from
New York's Winter Garden, and the
National will have that laugh-pro-
Queer, William Collier, in THE Hot
tentot," announced as a horse play
without any horseplay." And on the
following night, adam and Eva,
which ran an entire year at the
Iongacre Theater, New York, will be
seen at the Shubert-Belasco. Dry
those tears, child; just see what's
coming. 4.
AS 10 the Winter Garden galaxy of
beauties, Washington knows what To
expect, James Barton. the Avon Com
. edy Four. Jack Leslie, Lon Hascan,
frankie Heath the Four Haley Sis
fers. Hazel Cox. the Rath Brothers,
kyra. Al Martin. Harry Turpin, Title
Barton, Merle Hertwell. Eddie Miller,
and Peggy Merriment are in the cast.
Here the advance man turned dou-
BILE somersault, swallowed his cigar
cite and dashed off "and the Winter
Gardens famous Aurora Borealis of
Bewildering Beauties, gorgeous
garden Of girls" The words are his.
even to the capital letters. Now you
know why all dramatic editors go to
Heaven when they die. They get their
punishment warding off such things
from their readers. Only now and
then does a sentence like that sneak
out, as now.
COLLIER ALWAYS FUNNY.
There is no need OF introducing
william Collier. He is always funny,
sTnI. G-sS &zs ...l. ~.
to the National Theater next Sunday
night, Washington Is told to expect
the funniest ever. indeed. 1t is called
zone continuous laugh from begin
ming to end"
'sThe Hottentot" was a screaming
success all last season at the George
NJ Conan Theater, New York, and
promises to maintain its record on
tour. In the company are Donald
Meek. Calvin Thomas, Frederic Karr,
Arthur Howard. Edwin Taylor. How
ard Hull Gibson. Georgia Lee Hall.
Elizabeth Moffat. Mildred Hill, and
Helen Audiffred.
adam and Eva" another real
comedy with a metropolitan record.
will open a weeks engagement at
the Shubert-Belasco on Monday,
February /. This Comstock and
Gest production ran an entire year
in New York and then stayed four
months in Chicago. 1t was written
by Guy Bolton and George Middle
ton, authors Of polly With Past"
The company playing Adam and
Eva" Includes Molly Mcintyre. Will
liam, Boyd. Berton Churchill, Diantha
Pattison, Percy Waram, Phillip
Tonge, Arnold Lucy. John Thorn.
May McCabe. Maria ,Namara, David
Munro, and Helen Norwood.
AL JOLsON IS COMING.
Al .Jolson, a Washington boy as
we'll as one of Americas leading
comedians, is coming to the Shubert-
Belasco on February 81 in "Sinbad,"
en- extravaganza. Besides Jolson
such stars as Forrest HUFF and Law
renee D'Orsay are identified with
the high-class company.
But all that's next week. Right
now, tonight the National Theater
offers that wonderfully successful
apple Blossoms" the music for
which was written by Fritz Kreisler
and Victor jacob. John Charles
Thomas, Vida Bennett and Percival
knight are in the show, with Fred
and Adele Astaire dancing in their
own brilliant fashion.
Tomorrow night Guy Bates Post
viii be seen in a return engagement
of 'The Masquerader," one of the
greatest plays ever staged. Possess
ing sufficient mystery to keep an
audience sitting up, this play has
an attraction all it's own ard it is
safe to predict that the Shubert-
Bclasco will be popular with Wash
ington's playgoers all week. >.
ORDNANCE" AT GARRICk.
After week Of darkness, "Ro-
nance" comes to the Shubert-Garrick
tomorrow night. featuring Doris
Keane. This great play If love ahd
its sacrifice played four years in
London, a record for an American Of
fering, and IL the producer wishes,
and can keep Miss Keaue satisfied, 1t
may make that same record here.
way Down East" today enters
upon its final week at Polls. Ever
since 1t opened long lines of men and
women have stood before the ticket
windows, eager for the pasteboards
emitting them to witness this motion
picture triumph. The name Of David
Wark Griffith. producer Of the pic
ture, sufficed to attract in the first
place, but the picture has done its
own attracting ever since.
George Whites Scandals" with
Ann Pennington featured, will be the
National Theater's attraction for In.
augural week.
Mitzi Hajos has passed the hum
dredth performance in Lady Billy at
the Liberty Theater, New York. This
musical CONNECTION is still going
strong and will finish out the season
IN the metropolis.