The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-29
LAYS AND PLAYERS BEFORE THE FOOTGTS LATE JANUARY
Zoe Atkins Plays
Dominate Weeks
Stage Calendar
"Man Who Came Back" Returns
to Garrick for Another En-
gagement Here

gagement Here
THE exigences of theatrical booking have
resulted in peculiar situation in the
legitimate theaters Of Washington this
week. By some queer twist Of circum-
stances a play by Zoe Atkins at the National
will compete with another play by Zoe Atkins
at Polls. The National play is The Varying
shore" which brings Miss Elsie Ferguson to
Washington in a role. The Poll offering is
d. Daddys Gone a-HuntnE." the latest Marjorie
Rambeau play. The Garrlek, dark last week,
takes its place in the legitimate circle with a
"return engagement Of The Man Who Came
Back" The offerings in detail follow:
NATIONAI-Elsie Ferguson will appear at
the National tomorrow night in The Varying
Shore" in which she has just concluded a bril-
liant season in New York 1t Is in three acts
a prologue and an epilogue and written by
Zoe Atkins 1t takes title from that line m
Shakespeares Anthony and cleopatra"-"Dark-
ling stand the varying shore o. the world"
One is introduced to the leading character after
she has lived her life Of adventure
POLPS-Mss Marjorie Rambeau begins a
weeks engagement Polls tomorrow in
"Daddy's Gone a-Hunting," the play by Zoe
Atkins, which produced by Arthur Hopkins
and which was recognized one OF the most
Important plays Miss Atkins has yet written
The cast includes in addition to Miss Rambeau
Frank Conroy Lee Baker, Hugh Dillnan, Manart
kipDen. Helen Robbins winifred WELLINGTON
Olin Field, Jean Wardley, John Robb and little
Frances Victory.
GARRICK-'The Man Who Came Back"
comes to the Garrick tomorrow night In the
cast are Arthur Ashley. AIDA Gleason, Clifford
Dempsey, Ada Curry, Philip HeeEe Nora
sprague. H. H. sIeight. Harry Davies, Richard
Clarke. Nick Long, Donald Barr and Robert
Mccarthy. Tho story Is of mans regen-
Grafton through a woman's love.
Y VAUDEVILLE Away, novel and paren-
nially fascinating, offers interesting
" assortment OF attractions in Washing
ton this week Frances White the
musical Coincidence. is the chief attraction an
nounced on the bill at the Belasco, while Miss
Dorothy Jardon, the prma DONNA will head the
variety hosts at B. F. KeIths. Unusually inter-
estinS offerings are at both the
Cosmos and the Strand, while the full programs
Of the four vaudeville theaters are detailed be-
low:
B. F. KEITHS-Dorothy Jardon diva Of
the Chicago Grand Opera Company, will be the
starliner at B. F. Keith'B this
The surrounding bill includes Crane Wilbur and
Martha Mansfield in new comedy-drama
Clara Lipman; Maryon Vadie danseuse and
Ota Gygi violinist with Porta Mansfield
dancers; Ruth Roye in songs and mpersonations;
Dooley and Sales in will Yer Jim?'; Frank
North and Will Halliday in Back to yelling
tom: Jack Ostermsn in Fifteen Minutes Of
Something; Thaleros Circus, and supplementary
features
BELASCO-Frances White has returned to
vaudeville and will headline the program of
Shubert vaudeville at the Belasco this afternoon
In the surrounding bill are Jehovah DeRajah
East Indian in thought transmission;
Bobby Nelson. popular songs; Bert Clark and
Flavia Arcaror in "Wayward Conceit'; the
Novene brothers musical clowns; Bert MeIroSe
unique tum6ler featuring the Melrose fall;
Torino. juggler par excellence: Harris and SAINT
I ley, two girls in comedy and melody: Harry and
Anna Scranton in mirthful moments; the shubert
News Weekly and Current Topics.
STRAND-The Strand, beginning today. will
oner Miss Josie Flynn. a Washington girl. with
her 'Fashion Minstrels' in "A Suggestion Of
Musical Comedy" Others appearing on the bill
include Col Diamond and granddaughter in
dance creations; Curry and Graham in Bits of
Scotch and Irish: Monte and Lyons in Char
acter Bits of Harmony, Music and Humor";
Harvard and Bruce in Spectacular Frolics in
Mid-Ar" Fine Feathers" a Metro screen
classic. featuring June Elvidge and Claire Whit
ney with Eugene Palette, Thomas w. Ross and
Warburton Gamble. and other acts
COSMOS-\ novel revue Of color, action
and fun that takes on the aspect of the Mardi
Gras. presented by Seabury's Frolickers will
headline the Cosmos bill this week Catherine"
miniature musical comedy featuring Simon
fleyers: wilkins and wilkins in The Dancing
Lesson; c. Leland Marsh and irene Williams in
Just the Type; Viola and Lee Lewis southern
Herbert Rawlinson in Cheated Hearts," a story
pr love and sacrifice; the Fox comedy The Book
Agent" International News and Cartoon Comics
will complete the bill.
IN URLESQUE offers its devotees this week a
IL sprightly pair of attractions at the
Gayety and the Capitol that should be
T. received most appreciately by burlesque
Enthusiasts OF the city The Bon Ton Girls"
are ready for a weeks festival Of finn 49, +ha
Gayety while the Capitol announces the hilarious
gayety OF Harry Hastings 'Harum Scaru,n "
GAYETY-The Bon Ton Girls open at
! the Gayety this afternoon. John Barry and
George Douglas. singers dancers and comedians
are featured. They appear in "A Trip to For
tune Land which relates the efforts of two
families Of the newly rich variety to establish
themselves in the inner social circle The book
is by A. Douglass Leavitt while the score and
music are by Ruby Cowan and Jack strouse
The production was staged under the personal
supervision of John G. Jermon. There are eight
|scenes in the two acts of "A Trip to Fortune
Land"