The Washington times., 1921-01-09
By LOUIS ASHLEY.

Music and then more music, in
terspersed with fair folly, is the
program for next week in Washing
ton. The straight music will be pro-
vided at the Shubert- Belasco, where
Jimmie" will be shown, and at Po-
lis, where Dorothy Mackaye will be
seen in Blue Eyes" The folly will
te mingled with the music at the
National, where that perfect fool"
TO quote his own advertising, Ed
Wynn, will enjoy himself entertain
ing the townsfolk.
The Ed Wynn Carnival. which
comes to the National. is said to be
'distinctly unique. with original ideas
as to entertainment and general en-
Nronment." Well and good. but so
long as 1t has the eccentric Ed Wynn
with II, who really cares about the
distinct uniQueness" or the original
environment We ask you.
Wynn's show is called a Joyous
musical delight, in two acts and
twelve scenes" also u Kaleidoscope
succession of entrancingly beautiful
stage pictures, far removed from any
thing yet offered to musical comedy
lovers" That's nice. Maybe well see
it-maybe.
wynn nlmSelf wrote tne DOOk, the
lyrics and the music. Outside of that
we'll, Ned wayburn staged it. which
means considerable to followers Of
the theater.
FRANCES WHITE STARS.
Frances White Is starring In
Jimmie" which comes to the Shu-
bert-Belasco next week. This Is a
Hammerstein production which has
already met with success in New
York, IL that means anything to you.
Ben Welch. ranking with the fun
NEST OF comedians, IL in the support
Ing cast, which includes Harry Deli,
Rita OWN. Don Burroughs, Dee Lo-
retta. Genevieve Davis, Charles +.
Morrison, Paul Borcasi, Irwin Rosa
and Tom O'Hare. Also. last but sure
ly not least. there is u chorus known
as forty dimpled knees" Now what
do you know about that?
blue Eyes" coming to Polls. is
another dainty musical child of the
stage. giving Dorothy Mackaye an OPP
portunity to show her ability. She
made her debut in Los Angeles only
six years ago after playing with one
of the many Peg O. My Heart" COM
panies. Since then she has beon seen
in such Broadway successes as THE
Very Idea" Head Over Heels "See
Saw" and last season with Seeing
Things" Miss Mackaye is the Blue
Eyes" Of the play. which should de-
scribe her bit
THREE ARE PROMINENT.
Prominent in the support Of the
star are Olin Rowland, Ray Raymond
and Donald Macdonald. Rowland was
last seen in shes a Good Fellow"
Raymond in THE Velvet Lady" and
Macdonald in "The Lady in Red"
BLUE Eyes" is being produced by
Lew Fields and Morris Rose. 1t was
written by Leon Gordon and Leroy
Clemens. Together they turned out
watch Your Neighbor" and several
more notable hits.
Two musical shows are to be seen
here this week, with one sterling
drama. Over at the Shubert- Bclasco
peggy" opens tonight 1t features
that bewitching little thing, Virginia
OBrien, last seen here with Bud
dies" She made many friends with
that show who will be pleased to see
her in "Peggy" this week.
Peggy" is expected to be one OF
those style shows" the advance no
tices insisting on calling attention to
the fact that the latest spring frocks
and hats, imported direct from Paris
will be shown. This should have
more than a passing interest for the
ladies.
civilian ROCK REVUE"
Opening tomorrow at Polls is Will
lam Rocks Revue, featuring William
Rock himself, James J. Corbett and
Billy B. Van. 1t promises to he 4
most pretentious affair. with It's
twenty-one scenes and long list of
star performers. And-get this, there
is a Rolls Royce chorus of thirty
pretty charmers. Don't overlook that,
by any means.
It's the real old stun at the Ma
tional. beginning tonight, with Lang
don McCormicks great drama. THE
Storm" 1t has taken this play many
months to reach Washington, but now
that it is here it will very likely re-
main all too brief time. 1t has just
come from a stay Of twenty weeks In
Chicago. and had to tear Itself away,
ut that.
In THE Storm" are two great stage
scenes, the first a blizzard and the
second q forest fire, both in the So
called North Woods. The blizzard
might make" any play, but when 1t Is
followed by the marvellous forest fire
scene, 1t is almost like piling Pelion
upon Ossa, IL you set what we mean,
old dear.
The Shubert-G arrick continues to
show motion pictures, the Official
Government war pictures being the
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