The Washington times., 1923-04-08
Stage and Screen Combine in
Meritorious List of Early
Spring Attractions.

SpFtHy AludCliOIISs
PoLTS-Al Jolson opens a
weeks engagement tonight at
Polls in his latest musical ex-
travaganza, "Bombo." AS in
"Sinbad," Mr.. Jolson delves into
the past for. comic effect, this
time setting his scene in old
Spain at the time when Christie
pher Columbus was gaining some
notoriety as a world traveller.
Mr.. Jolson is cast as Bombo,
black man servant to the dis
coverer Of America, and the role
is said to afford him many an
opportunity.
"Bonbo" is in two acts and
fourteen scenes. Some OF the
more important scenes are: A
Street In Cordova. Spain 1892; At
the Royal Palace; Throne Room in
the Palace Of King Ferdinand and
Queen Isabelle: On the Deck of
the Santa Maria; On the Island OF
San Salvador; the Port Of Palos,
Spain.
The magnitude Of the extrav-
aganza is apparent from the fact
that six baggage cars are re-
quired to transport the scenery
and mechanical effects.
NATIONAL-Elmer Rice, that
young playwright who pleased
playgoers- a few seasons ago
when he wrote ION Trial." has
again hit straight from the
shoulder with q straight Iegiti-
mate melodrama. It bears the
title cit Is the Law" and win
be the attraction at the New
National Theater beginning to-
morrow night. The play is from
the story by Hayden Talbot, the
erstwhile newspaper man, who
was himself the author Of q play
called THE Truth Wagon" seen
in New York some years ago.
It's plot revolves around the
theme that a mans life cannot
be placed In jeopardy twice for
the same offense in murder.
There is much plotting, circum-
stantial evidence and the like,
and a love story running through
the entire play. Prominent In
the cast are Calvin Thomas,
Arthur Hohl, Dorothy Shoe.
maker. George Drury Hart. Will
lam Ingersoll, Rose Burdick,
Walter Walker. Hans Robert,
Constance Hope. Alexandra On
slow. George Wellington, C. w.
Goodrich. John r. Roche, Charles
p. Bates, Jack Thorne, James
Linhart, Joseph De Stefani ana
Thomas Hood.
GARRIcK-Three years ago
Avery Hopwood had four
plays running simultaneously on
Broadway. Apparently, Mr.. Hop
wood entertains an ambition to
create similar record In Wash
ington. One OF his successful
farces, Getting Gertie's Carter"
will be revived tomorrow night. at
the Shubert Garrick, Theater,
while his newest hit, THE Demi-
Virgin" is entering upon it's fifth
week Of its remarkable run at the
Shubert Belasco.
The reopening OF the Garrick
tomorrow night, under the man.
agement Of George Marshall, will
give that producer two Washing
ton houses for his theatrical
wares.
Getting Gertie's Garter" IL
we'll known to local theatergoers.
It ran an entire season at the
Republic Theater in New York
two years ago. And last year 1t
created a decided sensation in
Washington when It was given
it's premiere here under George
Marshall's management.
Mr.. Marshall announces the col.
lowing as the more important
members Of the Getting Gertie's
Garter" cast: Georgia Lee Hall,
Patsy de Forrest, Jean Downs,
Maude Franklyn. Joseph Crehan,
Jerome Renner, Louis Haines,
Edwin Trusheim and several
others Of note. Matinees will be
given Wednesdays and Satur-
days.
BELASCO-Adelina PATHS series
of seemingly unending farewells
which occasioned humorous COM
ments a decade or so ago ap-
parantly had nothing on the cur
rent activities at the Shubert-Be-
lasco Theater, where 1t IL now an
nounced that Avery Hopwood's
sensational farce, Tho Demi-Vir-
gin." will begin tonight the fifth,
final and farewell week Of it's
Washington run.
In its own defense, the Belasco
management goes on record with
the statement that there never
was any intention to present ''The
Demi-Virgtn" beyond the original
one week engagement. It was
not supposed that the demand OF