The Washington times., 1921-03-13
Comes to Capitol Next WeekNew Comedies Making Debuts
!" Toto" Comes
To BelascO
Tomorrow

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and several OF the most laughsofs
ever devised for the ftass
interpreted with sparkling aud
saucy dialogue these are the IA
the artistic direction of Leo Dit N.
stein in his latest success. To o. =
comedy OF Partisan life, which vii
he presented at the Shubert-B Ia On
Theater for one week. commencirg
tomorrow evening. There viii he
popular matinee on Wednesday 49,
the usual Saturday matinee.
Extended comment on any produ;-,
ton in which Mr.. Ditrichstein per-
sonally appears is not needed for
those who have witnessed any of nus
former successes, such as The Con-
cert" THE Great Lover" or The
Purple Mask" will admit that he 10
one of the foremost stars in the tins
atrical armament.
In Toto" which was adapted for
the American stage by Achmed Abb
dulIah from the French of Maurios
Hennequin and Felix Duquesnal he
has surrounded himself with COM
pany of twenty artists, among whom
are several of our leading actresses
and actors.
Miss Phoebe Foster, recently seen
IN Clarence" and who has been
feature with such successes as ".The
Cinderella Man and Under Cover"
has the leading ingenue role, while
| Albert Brown, the star OF THE Man
| Who Stayed At Home and who
scored a real triumph with Mr. Dit
richstein in The Purple Mask" is the
ardent lover who dares anything to
win his loved one.
Frances Underwood. an actress Of
talent and beauty VINO won much
fame in Civilian Clothes" and other
New York successes, portrays
charming French wife who is separ-
ated from her husband because he has
become the leader of the fastest set
| in Paris society.
As this leader, king Toto" Mr..
Ditrichstein ha/ a role that combines
the qualities that made him 1.-The
great lover OF the stage" and the art
istry which made 1.-THE Concert
famous. The wonderous beauty and
always effective acting OF Miss Jean
Robertson, who is seen in the role of
a sophisticated woman of Partisan So
ciety. is still another feature of the
| splendid cast of Tote"
Although Miss Phoepe Foster is
still very young girl she has in the
past three or four years achieved .
success on the stage that has been
gained by but few persons of her g.
Now she has the distinction OF pis ling
leading role with Leo Dirichstein.
| one of the foremost actors of the stage
today. Miss Foster will be seen here in
| Toto" at the Shubert-Be la SEQ Theater
commencing tomorrow evening
The mountains of New Hampshire
surround the place where Miss Foster
, was born but she deserted their slopes
for the asphalt and electric lights of
New York before she was cid enough
! to know the difference. She was edu-
Gated at a private French school in
Manhattan but by her fathers death
was forced TO earn her own living. She
always had been interested in private
theatricals so she decided TO try for
the stage.
1t is exceedingly like Miss Foster
to pass up the chorus work or small
parts by which route the amateur
! generally embarks upon a stage
career, so she just naturally did so.
Her first job. as she calls II, was as
| inGenue with stock company at
F1ttsfield. Mass. Here, although the
parts were good. the salary was
small. The first pay envelope she
ever received was for thirty dollars.
| However, the experience she gained
was worth fortune to her for it
enabled her to gain a coveted role
with the Chicago company of Under
Cover"
During rehearssls she was switched
over to the New York company and
scored a big hit. Later she appeared
in Back Home" and won much praise
for her clever work. Then in THE
cinderella Man" she won a real tri-
umph and played with that produc-
ton for two seasons. In rapid success
sion followed important roles in THE
Gypsy Trail" Mr.. Barnum." The
Dislocated Honeymoon" First Is
Last" and Clarence"
| In Toto" Miss Foster is seen as
a charming young French girl whose
great love FOR her parents. who are
| separated, threatens to prevent her
own marriage. Her apparent changes
in character while visiting her father.
as opposed to her life while with her
mother, give her opportunities for
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