The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
THE LAST PLAYS OF WINTER THE WASHINGTON THEATEI
Music and Drama
Mingle on Weeks
Theater Program
"O'Brien Girl" "Main Street" and
"The Unloved Wife" Begin.
- Runs Today. .

OR the first time since the recent theater
closing mandate went into effect Wash
= ington's three legitimate playhouses, the
i National, Polls and Garrick all offer at
fractions at the same time. The oBrien Girl"
Cohan's musical production, comes to the Ma
tional; the dramatization of Sinclair Lewis
Main Street." is at Polls for week. while
the Garrick announces a similar run OF The
Unloved Wife" The weeks stage attractions
follow:
NATIONAI,-George NJ Cohan's Comedians
VIII present at the National tonight the musical
comedy hit The oBrien Girl" one OF the big
successes Of the present season in New York. The
piece is by Otto Harbach, who wrote the book;
Frank Mandel who wrote the lyrics, and Lou
Hirsch, who is responsible for the music Dances
and ensembles were arranged by Julian Mitchell.
The song hits numerous. The includes
Frank Otto. Helen Mann, Joseph Allen, Marion
Saki. Oscar Figman. Edna Whistler. Joe Mccall
lion. Kay Carleton. Joseph Breen and santry and
Norton.
POLPS-The Harvey oHiggins- Harriet Ford's
dramatizaton of Sinclair Lewis noted novel;
Main Street" will be presented at Polls to-
night with Alma Tell and Mckay Morris as the
featured players. Alma Tell. who is seen as
Carol Kennicott the heroine brings not only
her beauty to the role but keen insight into
the character she is playing, and Mckay Morris
who was last seen here as Demitrius in "Aphro-
dite" plays her husband, Doc Kennicott Others
in the include Norval KeedweI, Elmer
Grandin. Julia MacMahon. William T. Clarke
GARRICK-"The Unloved Wife," play by
Florence Edna May. Garrick this
week. 1t is said to bring to the theater the vital
truths directly or indirectly connected with daily
life. 1t is play that is said be lacking none
of the essential ingredients make a popular
appeal. Miss May. the author. it is said. is win
ming fresh Iaurels in the production of The
Cnloved Wife" which comes to the Garrick to-
night with special daily matnees for ladies only.
vaudeville OF he nnt-
able. B. F. keith's offering Florence
reed, the stage star, its headliner
The Winter Garden cameo revue. The
iromenaders, will be the featured number at
the Beiasco, while the Cosmos announces Nat
Chick" Haines In tabloid musical comedy
IN unusual bill of vaudeville and pictures is
also announced by the Strand
B. F. KEITHS-Edgar selwyn, the author
manager, will present Florence Reed and COM
pany at 3. F. Keith's Theater this week. COM
i:cncing tomorrow, in THE. Rendezvous" of
which Mr. Selwyn is the author. Other incu-
sions are Margaret Young. coincidence in da-
lect songs: the Great Leon and company in
Illusions: Thelma and Marjorie White in song
dance and coquetry; Rice and Werner in "On
the ScanOd"; the Cats Brothers in a dancing
specially and the Four American Aces casting
athletics.
BELASCO-The second of the Winter Garden
cameo revues The Promenaders" will COM
prise the stellar feature of the vaudeville pro-
PrOmenaderS"
- companion piece The WhirI of New
York" Its cast includes Jimmy Hussey Beth
Stanley, Frances Seay, Lous Edwards Eddie
Hickey and the Rath brothers. Other acts are
Ethel Davis in original stories: O'Hanlon
and ZambuniS in dancing novelty; Alfred
Lattell with Elsie VOkes in THE Pup; Buddy
Doyle in humorisms; the Rath Brothers, athletes;
Burn and FOran in comedy; Henry StimmeI and
the Cameo Girls, and Marjorie Carville.
COSMOS the Cosmos Theater this week
beginning tomorrow, Eyes, My Dear" musical
farce with Nat "Chick" Haines and fourteen
Broadway beauties will be the chief feature
Other acts the famous Leightons, "Bluing
the Blues; Archer and Belford in The New
Janitor'; Adelaide and Dwyer songs, comedy
and piano offerings; Van and Emerson, athletes;
the Gutter Kids in song and dancing speciaIties:
Herbert Rawlinson in The Scrapper"; Monte
Banks in BE Careful; the International News
and Cartoon Comic.
STRAND-The week beginning today at the
Strand brings to that theater Ashley and
Dorney Offering unusual speciality number;
lone. kingsbury and company in Dances De
Luxe; Bender and Herr, master athletes, in
feats of equlibrism; Bart Doyle The Dublin
Boy" in songs and stories; Frank Cornell and
company in the farce, "Flivvering" Pauline
Frederick in her most recent Robertson-Cole
film production. The Lure of Jade" supported
by Hardee Kirkland, Thomas Holding Leon
Barry. Clarissa selwynne and Arthur Rankin
THE Gayety today inaugurates the policy
of adding photoplay and vaudeville at