The Washington times., 1923-04-15
Gas You Like 1t" Brings Most
Distinguished Cast to Polls.
Ed Wynn at, NationaI-Be-
Iasco Has New Offering.

NATIONAL-A. l.. Erlanger,
in association with B. C. Whitney
is sending Ed Wynn, '"The Per-
feet Fool" to the National for
a weeks engagement, commence
ing tonight. 1.-THE Perfect FooT'
is bringing to Washington the
same company which helped him
put over his latest musical laugh.
ing riot, and which includes, be.
sides the star himself, Janet
Velie, Flo Newton, Estelle PEN
ming, Anita Furman, Edna Hamel.
True Rice, Jay Velie, Cass Burt,
THAT Girl Quartette, the Misses
Harriette Keyes, Jeanette Field
ing, Ivey Kirkwood and Loretta
Ferrati, the Meyako Trio, and
Wynn's Wynn some. Wynning
ensemble Of charm and beauty.
Ed Wynn wrote the book, music
and lyrics: Julian Mitchell staged
them; George Roman continues
to direct them, while Antonio
Bafunno, with an augmented or
chestra, looks after the many
lifting melodies.
POLI'S-''As You Like It." the
National Theater's first produces
ton, opens at Polls Monday with
Marjorie Rambeau as Rosalind
and a marvellous cast in support.
BELASCO-T Tonight at the
Shubert- Belasco Theater. George
Marshall will present the long
awaited new play, East OF
Suez," by W. Somerset Mau-
CHAM, with Hazel Dawn in the
stellar role.
The appearance of new play
by this famous dramatist Is al
ways one Of the events Of the
theatrical season. As the author
of ''The Circle" TOO Many Hus-
bands" Our Betters,'' RAIN"
which is now a hit in New York,
and such novels as THE Noon
and Sixpence," and Human
Bondage" Mr.. Vaughan holds a
position in English letters .o:n-
parable to that of Shaw or Pr
nero,
Mr.. Vaughan went to China
to write East of Suez" for
Al H. Woods. The latter wanted
a popular melodrama and Mr.
Vaughan decided to write It
against the glamorous and fas-
chatting background of the Or
lent. In East of Suez" he mas
written a stirring, poignant, abb
sorbingly interesting melodra-
matte pageant OF the East.
The play takes an added In
terest from the appearance OF
Hazel Dawn in the leading role.
PRESIDENT-On the strength
of ne popularity exhibited by
"SixsCylinder L0ve," the comedy
at the President, during the early
part of it's second consecutive
week, the President Players win
repeat tonight and all week this
hilarious bit of American life
and manners. that fascinated
Broadway for fifty-four solid
weeks at the Sam H. Harris Thea
ter. New York.
six Cylinder Love" has en-
deared itself to the President
clientele in manner that no
play has done since "Abie's Irish
Rose" shattered all theatrical rec
ords during the past winter by
rolling UP an engagement OF
twelve consecutive weeks at th.ct
theater. Wanda Lyon and George
Barnes have been entrusted with
the leading roles.
The play is a rollicking and
romantic satiric comedy, based
upon that most popular of
American domestic sports
attempting to own a motor-car on
a street-car income.
GARRICK - Getting Gertfe's
Garter" which ran three weeks
last summer to absolute capacity
and which was revived Monday
night at the Shubert- Garrick The
alter, has been so warmly welcomed
by theatergoers the management
finds 1t necessary to add second
week to the engagement. It is
coincidence that Mr.. Hopwood's
coincident that Mr.. Hopwood's
'"The Demi-Virgin," Is ending Sat-