The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-02
MISS LULU BETT"
Is COMING TO
GARRI(K
Winner Of Pulitzer $1,000
For Being BEST American
Play" Will Be Shown WASH
ingtonians Next Week at r
Street House.
By LOUIS ASHLEY.

that ran twenty five
weeks in New York last seasoa,
Is to be offered Washingtonian5
next week at the Shubert-Gar-
rick. Furthrmore, we are prom
Used the identical company which
played so long at the Belmont
Theater in New York, which
should mean a flawless perform
ance. This play won the 81 ,000,-
Pulitzer prize as the best Ameri-
can play of the present year anil
naturally. has received consider
able publicity on that account.
Now Washington is to have a
look at it.
Carroll McComas will be seen as
Lulu, Louise Closer Hale as Grand
ma Bett. Catherine Doucet as. Ina,
while the terrible child. Monona.
will be played by Louis Shore. John
Thorn. Brigham Royce and Willard
Robertson complete the competent
cast.
A NEW John Cort farce. Bach
elor's Night" is coming to
the National Theater next week. Be-
sides the fact that Herbert Yost and
Isabelle Irving are featured. little
Is known Of the work.
While discussing the National.
though, theatergoers may be pleased
to learn that on October 16, Good
Morning. Dearie," a musical play.
with music by Jerome Kern and
book by Anne Caldwell, will be Of
fered at the E street playhouse. o.
car Shaw and Louise Groody are
featured, supported by Harland
Dixon and William Kent. Ada Lewis
and the Sixteen Sunshine Girls. not
to overlook Reisman's orchestra.
On October "a Mrs. Fiske will ap-
pear in wake Up, Jonathan" and
a week later Billie Burke will sig
nalize her return to the stage in a
new play now in rehearsal in New
York. The program for October at
the National Is fetching.
JAMES MONTGOMERY Is said to
have lived on a New England
farm in his younger days and in his
newest musical play, Chickens"
which comes to Polls next Sunday.
appear many characters he knew in
real life. The incidents Of the play
are said to have occurred in Mont
gomery's own life. Joseph McCarty
is the author of the lyrics and
Harry Tierney composer Of the .mu-
sic.
TONIGHT at Polls THE Broken
Wing" will entertain those who
delight in romance and aviation in
termingled. This play. by Paul
Dickey and Charles w. Goddard, had
it's premiere at the National Theater
last season and, with it's great air.
; plane crushing stunt strengthened.
ran for a year at the Forty-eighth
Street Theater, New York.
THURSTON HALL Is cast for the
leading role. while Alison Nc
Balm, given a prize for being the
most beautiful girl in New York
last year, appears with the show.
IRENE BORDONI. one Of the most
magnetic singers on the American
stage, is certain of a warm welcome
when she appears at B. F. Keith's
tomorrow afternoon. AS usual, her
gowns will make the women pres
ent gnsp in wonder.
HETTY KING. the English girl
whose approximations have
brought her fame all over the con-
tinent, is the headliner at the Shu-
bert-Belasco this week.
UOUO VADIS," the magnificent
~ italian filmization Of Henryk
Sienkiewicz's classic of early Chris
tianity. will be shown all this week
at the National Theater. where John
Charles Thomas was expected UP to
the last moment to appear In his
newest musical play, "The Love
Letter" Advance information has
"Quo Vadis" q remarkable picture
and we'll worth seeing.
SsENTER MADAME" which comes
to the Shubert- Garrick October
"a. had q most modest beginning.