Evening star., 1922-05-14
SHR|NERS' PLAY
TORUN ALL WEEK
"FroIics Of 1922" Will Open
at BeIasco Theater To- !
morrow Evening.

After two weeks intensive rehears-
Ing. under the direction of William P.
Hartford and Harold ]. GILES. the
"Shriner Frolics of 1922" will open for
a weeks run at the Belasco Theater
tomorrow evening.
The combination minstrel and mu-
sical comedy entertainment which is
being fostered by the Legion of
Honor unit of Almas Temple in the
interest Of a movement to secure the
Shrine imperial council session for
Washington next year, the accom-
plishment of which will mean the
to the city, will receive the finishing
touches at a dress rehearsal tonight.
and according to those in charge,
perfect performance will be guaran-
teed for the opening tomorrow.
More than seventy-five persons,
tary unit of Almas. will participate
In the frolic, and as innumerable
jibes and jests pertinent to the mem
bership have been injected intoDthe
program all Shrinedom seems to be
anxiously awaiting the premier pro-
duction.
HlustriOus InterlOcutOr.
Leonard P. Steuart. illustrious po-
tentate of Almas Temple. has been
cast as interlocutor of the minstrel
part Of the show. and it is upon his
"palatial residence at Palm Beach,
Fla" that the curtain rises.
Surprised by the arrival OF large
crowd of visitors, including bevy of
pretty girls, the potentate is at loss
how to entertain them. but finally de-
cides that a regular Shrine JAM
bouree" is the only solution. and the
mixed minstrel and musical comedy
follows.
program will be burleseue we'd
ding, and several dancing numbers
by groups Of boys and girls.
The eight end men Of the minstrels
are H. r. Hendley. Paul Grove. sr..
Paul Grove IT, Joseph s2n.s Hodges %ss p,1rps Ern
and Harold GILES. while the soloists
are Miss Mildred Lashhorn. Mrs.
Elaine Sebring Ford. Virginia N. Am
berg, Mrs. Reeder Walton. N. Connor
Porter and Clement Taylor.
skit. and 'The Isle of Kazook" will
be the principal features in the sec
Included in these will be special
features, one of which is number
by Harold GILES, considered one Of
the best male dancers in the United
states. Others in these acts besides
the soloists, are Gladys Speakman.
Sylvia Essler, Elsa Fox and Jack
Bell.
Variety Of specialties.
The specialties and those who will
participate in them are A Temple
dance, Katherine Fowler, Edna Stock
man, Beatrice Brewton, Grace Stock
man, Margaret Ref. Grace Suthard.
Minnie barley and Edith Nygaard;
Longing" Lealo> Henly, Gretchen
Kinsey, Margaret Jones, Kathryn
Roam and Freda Cole; Kiddo and en-
semble, Lillian Renno, Ann Loor, Mrs:
Ethel Hayden, Ruth Simpson, Bird
Covey. Evelyn colburn, Kate Reilly
and Thelma Bannon: Kiddo boys.
Russell Robertson, Johnny Taylor. jr.;
Harry ". Hayden, jr.; Ewell H. Moh-
ler. Otis w. Rhodes, William II. Swain,
Julian Gerwood and Charles H. Kien-
zle.
| special nights have been assigned
the various units of the Shrine. when
their members will attend in uniform.
Special nights have been set aside
for different fraternal and civic or
ganizations. of the city, and are as
follows: Monday. Shrine; Tuesday,
blue lodges: Wednesday. Scottish
and York rites, and Eastern Star;
Thursday, Grotto; Friday. Chamber
Of Commerce, and Saturday. Veterans
and military.