The Washington herald., 1921-09-04
Shuberts to Train
Dancing Girls in
Vaudeville School

All of the companies to present
Shubert vaudeville at the Belasco
the coming season will carry q full
complement of dancing girls, and
to recruit this small army Of nim-
ble-footed coryphees the largest
school in the world for instruction
in terpsichore has been opened in
New York.
Beauty will be q prime requisite
for admission to the classes, where
all courses will be free. but the es-
sential quality demanded II grace
and talent, which can be developed
by dancing masters. The experts
who have turned out the great en-
sembles for the Winter Garden, for
the Century Midnight Roof and the
scores of Shubert musical COM
edies will be the instructors. Upon
the completion of their courses the
girls will be graduated to the
chorus Of the various companies,
and IL possessing talent in an act
ing way, given an opportunity to
develop Il.
The afterpiece which will termi-
nate all the Shubert vaudeville pro-
grams will be in the nature of a
brief revue, especially written for
each company. Harold Atteridee,
author of the books of the various
Passing Shows" with a corps Of
trained musical comedy writer's.
will furnish these vehicles, in
which the entire list Of perform
ers IL scheduled to appear.
Full details of the plans for the
coming season at the Belasco will
be issued within Q fortnight. Some
Of the headline acts already booked
for an early appearance in WASH
ington are Nora Bayes. who will re-
turn from London on September II
after q tour Of the music halls in
the After Dinner Revue;" the
Howard brothers, Willie and Eu-
gene. who for seven years have
been the featured stars Of the
passing Shows" and who will
make their reappearance in vaude-
Vile at the highest salary ever
paid a two-a-day act; Cecil Lean
and Cleo Mayfield; Clark and Nc
Cullough, who have toured the
country In "Peek-a-Boo," and
Frank Fogarty, the Dublin min
strel.
Much curiosity was expressed at
CrandalPs Metropolitan Theater last
week as to the identity of the highly
schooled soprano who sang Lead,
Kindly Light" off-stage during the
action of Salvation Nell" the film
version of Edward Sheldon's IA
nous play for Mrs. Fiske. The
singer was Mrs. Flora McGill Keef-
er. one Of the most widely known
and most popular concert artistes
resident In the Capital.
Between ciating as a Judge in
the contest for the selection of
Washyngton's prise beauty and pre-.
pairing a long and imposing array
or bookings for the new season at
1,oew's Palace and Columbia Thea
ter. Manager Lawrence Beatus of
the Palace has just finished one Of
the most strenuous weeks Of his
career.
Patrons Of Moore's Riaito Theater
throughout the current week have
q treat In store for them in the
music line. Director Robert Bond
Gotta. of the famous Ratio orches-
ira, has arranged an overture which
-S--~o '~A&t1 AAAR0Et8nG LcaIuTo OF the
program--Doppier' The Two Hus-
sars'-which win be heard for the
first time at the Rialto, and az an
added number. Henri SOCIOLOGY, first
violin and soloist Of the Riaito or
.ganization. will give the '.Medita-
tom from .Thias." -
Manager Jarboe announces a
drastic reduction in the prices of
seatssat the Gayety-ranxinr from,
IL per cent to rs peri cent, both for
matinee and night performances. A
number Of cheaper seats have been
materially increased. and number
Of high priced seats greatly re-
duced-except for Sunday matinee.
evening. and holidays, when
the old prices will prevail
N. Mirskey, conductor of the
symphony at Crandall's Metropolitan
Theater, recognized by discriminate
ing critics a. Washington's finest
orchestra. announces .Rosamunde, =
by Franz Schubert as the special
overture for the currouf UaaL