The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-29
WEEK OF JIN6LES
2IS COMING TO
WASHINGTON


showings in February. Flo Zieg-
field has gathered some Of the
most beautiful girls in creation for
his performance and all the other
bewitching damsels are in the
Passing Show" headed by Willie
and Eugene Howard, funmakers,
extraordinary. Will Rogers, the
inimitable comedian with the rope,
Is billed as the star Of the Frolic
Mt the National
viii Rogers was recently at the
Shubert. Belasco in his gun-chewing
act, but not half the town saw him.
Next week everybody who missed
act, but not half the town saw him.
will be crowding into the National
Theater for another glimpse of this
entirely original comedian, He
comes surrounded with beautiful
women this time, and few Washing
tonians ever overlook anything like
that.
Besides Will Rogers the Frolic Of.
ters New Wayburn's ''Dancin' Doe.
m." Jimmy Duffy and his "Hor-
rors Of 1891 Eva Clark, the Cali.
fornia songst sr; Lolita Miles. Barbara
: Dean. Annette Babe, all marvels Of
beauty; Pearl Eaton, a Washington
girl: Arthur West, Alexander West,
and Frank Tierney. It looks like a
great show.
AVER at Polls will be seen The
Passing Show of 1921" headed
by Willie and Eugene Howard.
II any one can hold q straight face
while Willie is out In front, we've
never seen him. Like VIII Rogers,
Willie Howard is surrounded by
,eautiful femininity and our hardest
puzzle faces us. How can we be at
Polls and the National the same
aight?
TN HE sHUBERT-BELAsCO of.
II lcts Tic lOiiciy opciihB W
- night. Frances White. last
seen here in the Inflated "Phi
'hi." being the headliner in that
,Tycle Of songs in which she made
I'd :,er fame and fortune before the
= !ootlights.
p Tomorrow Elsie Ferguson will be
he offering ii the National The.
alter in "The Varying Shore" Mar.
foria Rambeau will he shown at
Polls in "Daddy's Gone a-Hunt-
ing," her newest play. and at the
Shubert- Garrick will be sene "The
Man Who Came Back" play
hat made Willard Mack in more
lays than one. Dorothy Jardon.
TRINA donna Of the Chicago Opera
Company, will he the headliner at
q. =. Keith's, beginning tomorrow.
THE SHUBERTS, JAKE AND
LEE. attended the opening Of
"Marjolaine" at Polls The.
ntsr and Lee was induced to talk
y bit about Shubert vaudeville:
Vaudeville has proven satisfac-
.ory to us, in this, very poor
theatrical season generally. We
lave not gone into vaudeville for a
.sason-we are in it TO stay" he
said. I'VE did not go ipto it blind,
We did not expect 20 make money
from the start, we were not quite
hat guileless. We may not make
any money this season. in fact we
never expected to. We are nov es-
tablishing Shubert vaudeville. Next
season we expect to do better, but
even next season we may not make
money, for to open and operate and
continue a circuit such as we are
doing, with vaudeville that must
draw its particular clientele, has
never been an instantaneous sue
cess. Vaudeville must be built up.
That is what We are doing. We will
keep at 1t this season and next
season and by the next season you
viii see 'Shubert Vaudeville all
over the map, and by that time we
shall operate at profit.
This is a big country. There is
plenty Of room for all good vaude.
vile. We do not consider our
selves as opposition to any vaude-
vile interests; we do not look upon
vaudeville interests as opposition
It's just a strsightaway, plain bust
ness matter with us. to produce en-
tertainment for the public, whether
dramatic, musical or variety. Our
business is solely theatrical and
vaudeville is theatrical"
rrARRY CLARK, the first
n treasurer Of the Gayety
Theater when It was built
in 1906, and the son Of William
s. Clark, who was the first manager,
and brother Of Sam Clark, manager
Of Rose Sydell London Bellies Com
pany, died during the past week at
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