Evening star., 1922-02-22
DISTRICT THEATERS
SOON TO REOPEN
National Ready Tomorrow,
Cosmos Monday and
Polls March 6.

Having shown a prompt spirit of
cooperation in meeting the require
ments of the District Commissioners,
the two legitimate theaters closed
Saturday night for repairs have been
authorized to reopen
The New National will open its
doors tomorrow night with The White
Headed Boy" which was booked for
this week. The opening night will be
a benefit performance for the George
town University Hospital, the man
agement announced today. Monday
night was originally scheduled for
this benefit.
Polfs Theater will open Monday
evening. March 6, when Margaret An
glin will begin her scheduled engage
ment in THE Bronze Woman"
Cosmos Also TO Reopen.
Manager A. Julian Brylawski of
the Cosmos Theater said that his
theater will open with an entirely
new series of attractions next Mon
to open Immediately, he said, but
day afternoon. He would be able
for the fact that the entire show
booked for this week was promptly
Cancelled upon receipt of the closing
order. and that he Immediately set
about to install a new seating equip
ment, consisting of French h-gray
leather upholstered chairs, with low
backs. and affording easier access
and exit, without disturbing persons
who are already seated. This work
will require the remainder of the
present week.
The theater has been entirely
cleaned and renovated and every sug-
gestion of the examining engineers
sent by the District Commissioners
has been carried out. There was
never a question of the safety of
the theater from a structural stand
point, and the Cosmos. he says. was
the first theater from which the ban
was lifted.
Engineer Commissioner Keller said
the date for the opening of the
Metropolitan Motion Picture Tneatel
is not settled. The Columbia, he said
will reopen as soon as matters called
to the managements attention can be
corrected.
The Engineer Commissioner stated
that he would endeavor tomorrow to
obtain the services of outside en-
gineers to check up on the inspection
of the Metropolitan made by en-
gineers for the management and for
the District.
Col Keller said he has not con-
ferred with the managers of the
Maryland Theater, on 9Th street, and
the Foraker, colored theater. on goth
street.
Polls Needed Fire Exits.
The management of Polls Theater
announced today that one of the main
| reasons which prompted the Commits
sioners to close that playhouse was
the scarcity of fire exits in the top
gallery.
Certain minor alterations were also
required and, through the expert ad-
vice of Thomas W. Lamb, architect
earnest desire of the management to
cooperate with the Commissioners
the early opening of this house was
made possible.
Mr. Lamb stated that the building
itself was in excellent condition. con-
theaters in Washington. The Com
missioner, while extremely solicitous
to assist the management in every
way possible regarding its early
opening, was nevertheless very firm
that every point should be carried
to this end he was assured by the
management.
To Close Top Gallery.
Rather than make any attempt al
it's reconstruction at this time. it has
been decided to close the top gallery
entirely. 1t is such decisions as this
that indicate to what extreme the
management intends to go in order
to place Polls Theater' in position
to pass the most rigid tests.
At the New National a wooden
stairway in back of the stage will
! be replaced with metal. doors lead.
ing out of the structure repaired and
other minor alterations made, it was
stated today.
Col. Keller said today that the de-
tail of firemen at the legitimate thea
ters will be increased as further
safeguard.