The Washington herald., 1922-03-26
MARCH OFFERS IT'S FINAL PLAY IN THE WASHINGTON TFEATEF
Belasco Comedy
OF Chorus Girls
At the National
No Other Major Drama on Pro
gram Announced for Cur
rent Week.

gram Announced for Cur
rent Week.
far as the washington theater is con-
~ cerned March is living up to its tradi-
"A tion of departing like lamb! This
\ week-the final week In March-agan
sees but legitimate theater attraction in
washington-Daytd Belasco's production OF
Avery Hopwood's comedy OF chorus girl life,
The Gold Diggers." Next week Polls will re-
enter the amusement arena. while the Garrick
also announces the coming engagement Of
Nine. Petrova in "The White Peacock"
NATIONAI-'fhe Gold Diggers" the Avery
Hopwood comedy, will be presented by David
Belasco at the National for week. opening
tomorrow night The Gold Dggers' Is
humorous yet real story of the chorus girl The
Frou-frou OF the story, the incidental visws of
life and the gold-digger character In which 1t
abounds is delight and laughter The con-
trasting types of girls are all there, the mer-
cenary. the pretentious, the ignorant and the
natural, all furnishing a delicously droll pic
ture of an existence to be resisted .
source Of fun The three acts afford an intimate
and unconventional view of the private views
of Jerry Lamar. and her associates. and take
place in apartment near Longacrs Square.
The cast includes Bruce McRae H Reeves
Smith, Gertrude Vanderbilt. Jobyna Rowland,
Beverly West. Theodore Baboock. Ruth Terry.
Cora Williams and others.
~ ROM outward appearances the vaudeville
l. fare offered Washington smusement-
seekers will be rich and this week
- Keith's announces Daphne Pollard. the
singing comedienne, as the feature OF its pro-
gram. while the Belasco headlines Charles
Purcell the musical comedy star Other good
bills are listed by the Cosmos and the Strand
in this column
B. F. KEITHS-At Ksiths this week, begin
ming tomorrow. the bill will be headedrby the
characters and songs. The added attraction
will be the quick-change artist, Doc Baker
and company in Flashes" with Polly Walker
and Bud and Jack Pearson. Other acts include
Vaughn Comfort, the American tenor; Elsa
Ryan. of "Pegg o. Ny Heart" supported by
Rodney Ranous in Peg for Short; the Hege-
dus Sisters. violinistes; the Runaway Four In
comedy: Bronson and Edwards In "Absurdities";
The Clown Seal"; Aesop's Fables, Topics of
the Day. Pathe News and the 800 prize essay.
BELASCO-Charles Purcell. recent star of
The Magic Melody" will headline the nine act
program of vaudeville at the Belasco this after
He is assisted by Leroy Smiths
symphonic orchestra, and Hubert Kinney and
Martha Shelby, premier dancers. Other acts
include Homer B. Mason and Marguerite Keeler
in Porter Emerson Brownies one act classic,
Married: William Horlick and the sarampa
Sisters; William E. Ritchie in his comedy diver
sion, Bits and Pieces; Matthews and Ayres in
Hard Boiled"; A Robins, the walking music
store; Ben Linn, a Washington boy, in his line
of patter, and Joe Fanton In Seconds Of Sus-
pense."
COSMOS-The Cosmos IS introducing this week
q sensational novelty in Gave Man Love-" q
musical in nve episodes, each appro-
pristely staged and costumed and interpolatins
attractive songs and dancing features. Richard
Bartlett. assisted by Elsie Garrette. Ethel Ed
munds Blanche Young and Madse Morrison
have the chief roles. Other acts include the
Homer Sisters in songs and dancing features;
the Leightons in musical nonsense; the Four
White in a pianologue; Wyatt and wynne in
John In "A Studio Rube"; the International
News and . Cartoon Comic
STRAND-vaudeviIle. At the Strand, for the
week beginning today, L. Wolfe Gilbert, song
composer, supported by Fritzic Leyton and
others will be the headlined attraction. other
acts include Ethel Gilmere and company in
dance originalities; Marie Russell and "Sambo"
In Blanche MerrilPs SKETCH AT the Cabin
Door; VIII and Blondy in athletics; Brown
and Elaine In The Fatal Wedding Day; Pola
Negri. the famous screen actress, IN her latest
Paramount production, The Red Peacock"
with . splendid musical and overture
~ URLESoUE continues its way rejoicing,
IL with two more attractions listed
II for the week at hand The Garden
IL Frolics' begins weeks at the
Gayety today with Danny Murphy as the chief
funmaker, surrounded by the new vaudeville
and picture bill that has become q Gayety