The Washington herald., 1922-03-05

Margaret Anglin
And Music Revue
On Weeks Boards
HWoman of Bronze" at Poll.
While National Offers "The i
Broadway Whirl."

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Broadway Whirl."
LTHoUGH Polls this week re-enters the
~ arena of drama after q period of reno
~ walton the list of legitmat. playhouse.
offering attractions this week Is still
limited to two, owing to extraneous circum-
stances which AFFORD the Garrick current
production. AT Polls. however Margaret Anglin
appears with her New York success. The
Woman of Bronze" while the National offers
another musical confection. The Broadway
whiri." with four stars of merriment.
NATIONAI-BlancheR Ring, Charles wInninger,
winona Winter and Jay Gould the stars of
The Broadway whirI" which comes to the
National tonight for weeks engagement.
The whirl" Is a musical revue with variety
of features. 1t is in two acts and has q score
OF musical and dancing numbers. There Is no
plot attempt at elaborate scenic changes,
all efforts having been bent toward the develop
ment Of comedy. The dialogue and comedy
were written by Thomas ]. Gray, the
music by Harry Tiensry and the lyrics by
Joseph Mccarthy. The production has been
staged by Bert French, who staged Tickle Me"
and Honey Girl" Jimmie" and other musical
comedy successes.
POLPS-Margaret Anglin's play. The Woman
of Bronze" comes to Polls Theater this week,
beginning tomorrow night 1t Is Q three-act
emotional drama. adapted from the French of
Kistemseeker by Paul Kester. Its story Is .
triangular one In theme and concerns . sculptor,
his wife and the wife's young cousin. Sur
rounding herself with q cast Of the foremost
excellence. Miss Anglin will. head her group Of
players which includes Harry Nnnturn, Mary
Fowler, Marion Barney and Harriet Sterling. For
staging, directing and producing The Woman
OF Bronze" Miss Anglin II entirely responsible.
Her appearance this season Is in association
with Lee shubsrt
~ AE sAMUELs and De Lyle Aid. ar. twin
l. co-stars Of the vaudeville bill at B. F.
IN Keith's bill this week. while the
Beascos nine-act program will be
hssdsd By Alice Lloyd. Americas fayorits Eng
hsh comedienne. and Marie Nardstrom- Notable
vaudeville bills also announced at the Cosmos
and Strand.
D. ,. KETrHs-Ras s.mueIs and De is5ie kfda
EAd company viii co-star this week at 3. F.
Kstfh's Thsatsr. commencing at the matinee to-
morrow. Miss samuels will sing series of
exclusive ballads. De Lyle Aida, prima donna
a The Bellies" and Midnight Frolic.' with
n4w.rd fisrney and Joseph Donnelly. will ap-
DsaR In "Sadie-One of Those Girls" Maud
Powers and Vernon Wallace in a sketch,
yroeorgia on Broadway; b A Rolfe and
Ysny with . musical extravaganza, Roy Hall,
Hdtth Erminis and Louise Brice in "A Night on
Broadwsy'; sheldon, Thoms and Bah in q spe-
sfalfy; Handlers and Mills; Samaron and Sonia
IN "A Bit Of Old Russia" and the usual house
insertions conclude the bill.
BELASCO-lics Lloyd, England's foremost
singing comedienne, and Marie Nordstrom Amer
lean character artistic, will be co-starred at the
Belasco at the matinee this afternoon. Alice
Lloyd brings a program of special melodies
Miss Nordstrom will present original act by
her sister, Frances Nordstrom, called Tick
Took" Bill McDermott's original monologue;
Yvette, singing violiniste, with Eddie Cooke and
Kino Clarke; Fred Allen; Tafin and Newell in
a Chink Episode" with three other acts, round
out the bill
TnSMn2- "DiXieland RrOadwaV"
and elaborate headline attraction, will. be pre-
sented this week at the Cosmos Theater by
Lou Edelman with Arthur Alexander and COM
pany, starting tomorrow afternoon. Tho second
feature will be Bobby Heath, assisted by Edyths
Sperling in new songs and old. Other acts
include James Bradbury, it, in "Physc JIM"
a comedy; Dobbs, Clark and Dare In "vaude-
Vile Remnants; Wyatt and Wynne; Pickard's
Seals in deep entertainment; Marie Provost
In Don't Get Personal" new comedy nlm
drama; "A Rural Cinderella" Punch comedy,
featuring Louise Fazenda; International News
. and CARTOON Comics.
STRAND-victor Hyde's lavishIy staged and
gorEeously eostumed Dance Follies" is offered
as the feature number at the Strand today.
the showing to continue all week Other acts
include Cowboy Williams and Daisy in Western
frolics; Dorothy VAIL and Alan Francis in q
breeze from musical comedy; Renee Neel and
Company In "A Friend in Need; Joe weston
and Grace ElIne. THE Upper and Underworld
Pair; Irene Castle in the production,
French Heels" q modern drama of love and
romance. adapted from the story by Clarence
Buddington Kelland, with Ward Crane. Charles
Gerard. Howard Truesden and Thomas Murray
~ URLEsQUE devotees are, apparently facing
IL novelty and merriment in the two bills
IN announced the Gayety and Capitol
- At the Gsyety. Abe Reynolds Revue
with Abe himself will be the attraction. while
the Capitol offers Miss New York, Jr." with a
notable cast of merrymakers. ..'.- .-.-..
GAYETY-be Reynolds Revue. with the In
Unable Abe himself, opens this afternoon for a
weeks run at the Gayety Theater. Scenically
the show Is treat The Valley of the Nile"
TOP o. the World Roof" "A Garden in China.
and "Jazzonia. the Hall of Danes" are a delight
to the eye and different from the ordinary
scenic effects OF burlesque. The revue is in