The Washington times., 1922-10-24

II @~te@S Se&As
her position as headiiner at Keith's
this week not because she helped
win the war. to which, incidentally.
she stfll has q tendency to refer.
Rut frankly because she has the
goods and delivers 1t right at the
/ front door.
Il Seeing Elsie In her mimicry is
just q shade better than seeing
some OF the people whose stuff she
does. So wonderfully good is her
work that she grabs her audience
as she submerges from the surface
of her own beautiful character and
refuses to let them remember she
is really Elsie until she voluntarily
brings them to the surface once
/ more and literally says with a
shake Of her head. Wake UP, I'm
not Kiki. Fanny Brice. or George
Cohan--Im still Elsiew Here. hon.
estly, is headliner with merit be-
yond computing.
! Chic Sale u back with a slightly
revised edition OF. his good-forever
meal ticket, his masterful interpre-
7 tations of rural life. Vaudeville
has one repeater who win always
be welcomed In Washington.
= Sam Moore and Carl Fred, handl-
capped by attempted dialect at
first. did that surprising thing Of
stopping the show before they left.
Getting music out OF balloons and
spoons sounds ordinary, but some
how the music doesn't.
Miss Lois Bennett, well-accom-
panied by Phil Sheppard at the
piano. was true to her billing. "a
ray OF Western sunshine" y "
Archie and Gertie Falls are pres
ent In q tumbling act which late
comers will be sorry they missed.
Fresh stuff, difficult. and especial.
ly well done. Marion Murray. z.
Carroll Ciucas. and Del Sherrard
offer Likes and Dislikes." a skit
by Edwin Burke, with o moral
amusingly portrayed.
James Carlisle and Isabelle La
NAL entertain with "The Inter
view" Helen Higgins, Natalie
Bates and Horace Bentley present
a well arranged and executed piano
song dance act.
Aesop's Fables. funny as ever,
and News Topics complete q gen.
erous bill.
GAYETY--Bearing the alluring
title, Wine, Woman and Song"
Lewis Talbot's company 10 max
ing its first appearance in Wash
ington and is being enthusiastical-
ly received by patrons Of the
Gayety. The new producer may
well be proud Of his offering for
It contains all the elements that
.aal lrx 2E.s- ~ q
principal ingredient of this show,
but there is plenty OF comedy
and enough music to balance the
performance, which 10 IN two
acts and six scenes.
The show opens with q slit en-.
titled Let Them Ride" while
the second act Is devoted to a
clever little burlesque Of Uncle
Toms Cabin. Some OF the best
music In the show Is reserved
for this portion Of the entertain.
ment.
The company is headed by Bert
Bertrand and this conncal fellow
made good right from the start.
He has q pair of wicked feet
and he Is given plenty Of oppor-
tunities to shake them. Harry
8. LeVan. Charles Cole. Jean
Schulers and James McInerney
are also funmskers Of no mean
ability. Levan's dancing went
over big.
The feminine contingent in
cludes Gertrude Ralston, who has
a fair voice; Violet Penney, Dot
ty Bates and Alice Smith. Miss
Ralston's best numbers were
"Star.Spangled Nights In Dixie"
and Stay In Your Own Back
Yard"
The chorus is one Of the
features Of the Talbot show. It
Is a goodlooking and well.train.
ed aggregation OF girls who vie
with each other in injecting pep
in their work. The girls are
numbered and the audience is
given an opportunity to vote for
the one who makes the best
showing. Katherine Deveaux.
bearing No. "a. carried off the
honors last night.