The Washington times., 1922-12-10

ottO AehaA PtStty o"s~ ~~~ -
appear at Polls for the week be-
ginning tonight. It 10 readily re-
called to show fans that the Win
ter Garden, New York. perhaps
more than any institution Of the
country. has developed utter
strangers In the world of make
believe into the friends and en-
tertainers Of the public.
Willie and Eugene Howard. who
head the list of "The Passing
Show of 1922" are Winter Garden
products. making their first ap-
pearance there in 1911. when
they were struggling to get a
real start on the comic henri
sphere Of the yorld Of make-be.
lieve. Other principals iR-the cast
include Ethel Shutta. Mile! Alcorn
a1S great chorus. r.
NATIONAL-David Belasco will
present Mr.. Warfield az Shylock
in "The Merchant of Venice" at
the National Theater tomorrow
night.
4 The supporting cast IL to in
ciude Philip Merivale as Bassano.
A. e. Anson as Duke Of Venice,
Ian MacLaren as Antonio. Walter
I. Percival as Gratiano. Herbert
Grimwood as Prince of Morocco.
Albert Bruning as Tubal. Horace
Braham as Lorenzo. Reginald
Goode as Solanio, Herbert Ransom
as Salarino, Fuller Mellish as Old
Gobbo. Charles Harbury as Bait
hazar. Percival Vivian as Launce-
lot Gobbo. Morris Strassberg as
Chus, Edward H. Viewer as Ste
piano, Edward Crandall as Leon
ardo. Ward de Wolfe as Jester,
Nick Long as Clerk Of the Court.
H. Brown as a Ducal Messenger
Miss Mary Servoss in the :rle Of
Portia. Miss Mary Ellis. Nerissa,
Miss Julia Adler. Jessica-
The play has. been produced un-
der the personal direction OF MIR.
Belasco, who will bs hero for, the,
entire ensagemen'.
ESD e N T-"Abie's Irish
Rose" the Anne Nichols comedy
triumph, that has already capu-
waited audiences In New York, San
Francisco and Los Angeles. is
one <of the greatest successes In
the history Of the Washington
theater--a success SO emphatic
and pronounced that it's engage
ment for a third week, beginning
next Sunday evening at $50. is
announced for the President.
"Abie's Irish Rose" has been
staged by Hairy Manners. stage
director of the President Players.
under the supervision of Arthur
Leslie Smith and Henry Duffy.
co-directors Of the President. For
this engagement, a metropolitan
cast has been assembled, headed
by Eileen Wilson and Mr.. Duffy.
and including. additionally. Harry
Shautang, Leo Hoyt, Anne Suther-
land. Robert Lowe. Irving Ken
nedy. and others. T.
KEITH'S-Belle Baker. singing
comedienne, heads what appears
to be a strikingly good bill at
Keith's for the week beginning
tomorrow. Miss Baker win offer
her own selected list of songs In
the inimitable manner which dis.
tinguishes her among single head
liners. An extra added attraction
viii be wellington Cross and I.
company In q satire, wives"
Steps and Tunes" win be the
caption under which Ben Meroff
and Ibacii's entertainers. with Al.
Ian Quirk win distribute skeins Of
syncopations. Oracle DEACON and
Jack Mack, the latter the Willie
Collier Of vaudeville, viii offer
something new in comedy; James
Dutton and Company, Society's Fa-
yorite Equestrians, come in a rid
ing novelty; Eddie Weber and
Marion Ridnor. "a Couple Of
Mites: Jack Joyce. "The Boy
with the Smile" |" returns with new
songs; the two Danish Phleg.
mates, the Stanley Brothers.
promise acrobatic feats.
BELAsco-with George Jessel
as feature comedian. the dainty
Courtney sisters and Mile. Anna
codee as supporting principals
and company Of fifty people,
Troubles of 1872" shubert
vaudeville unit. opens, a weeks
engagement at the shubert-BeiasI
co this afternoon.
Troubles has q connected
story founded upon the ups and
downs Of young dreamer from
New Yotk's East Side. wh6 had
ambitions Ia produce play.
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