The Washington times., 1923-05-10


ing role, viii bring the Mexican
border, with all Its thrills, pic-
turesque colce' and romantic types,
to the Belasco next Sunday night.
This attraction should prove
the most enjoyable of the season
a. 1t has the endorsement OF
metropolitan audiences and critics,
and enjoyed q run OF an entire
season on Broadway. Mr.. Con.
roy's bad man. 10 the most en-.
EAEing character that has stepped
upon the stage for d decade. He
is an outlaw with a sense of
humor and d quaint philosophy
that never fails to hold his audi
ef1ce and keep Il in constant good
hirnUf. 1t IL said that this an.
usual character breaks ali ten
never Tnussed q hair. Mr.. Con.
roy's Pancho Lopez commits crime
steadily, but always in a fairly
good cause. He robs the rich for
the benefit of the poor: he kills
man she has always loved, and
the wife may marry the young
ma nshe has always loved. and
in many ways shows a human,
humorous side that wins your
approval.
1.-The I'D Man" is q fnel0.
ramatic comedy-eyery thrill has
it's balancing laugh. George Mar.
shall has given his popular star
a faultless production and has
surrounded him with company
of talented Broadway players, in.
Guiding Juliette Crosby, a former
Washington society girl. Helen
Flint, Fred Raymond, IT.. John
DAILY Murphy. Wallis Clark, H.
: Dudley Hawley, John Wray,
George Kennedy, Joseph Crehan,
Gordon Blyth and others.
GARRICK--Next Sunday night
at the Garrick Theater, George
Marshall will present Tom Wise
in the delightful comedy, Grumpy. =
No actor is better fitted for this
role than Wise; and It was a
keen disappointment to Wash.
ingtonians when 1t was learned
that the contemplated production
some time ago of the play with him
in the leading role had been
indefinitely postponed.
George Marshall has provided
an excellent cast to support Mr..
Wise. Chief among them will
be the ever popular Eileen viii.
son, Gerald Oliver Smith, Henry
Daniel, Dorothy Leeds, Louis
Haines. Ann Sutherland and
Observation-Disclosures arrange
ments to offer another big New
York success at the President for
the week beginning next Sunday
night had been made, the pheffofI1.
email success that is being scored
at that playhouse by 1.-THE Gold
Diggers," Avery Hopwood's IA
nous comedy that David Beiasco
presented for two years on Broad
way, makes necessary the con-
tinuatiof1 OF the run of ''srhe Gold
Diggers" for third great week at
the President, beginning next Sun
day night:
play in which Miss Ina Claire
achieved her last and greatest
success as q Belasco star and a
play which also represents the
brilliant dramatic skill and clever.
ness of Avery Hopwood at its
highest mark. In THE Gold
Diggers," Hopwood has offered,
as a serious theatrical study,
that curious development Of met
ropolitan feminine life that he
classifies under the head of gold
diggers.'
a viilainous husband in order that
of 1.-THE Gold Diggers' outside
the management Of David Be-
lasco, Messrs. Smith and Duffy
have brought together a splendid
metropolitan cast in which Miss
Kay Hammond, the West Coast
star, and George Barnes have
the leading roles, surrounded by
a notable array of strictly Broad
way players.
KEITH'S-With all it's members
bearing the approval of the famous
Paul Whiteman, under whose
direction the organization was
rehearsed. the United States
Steamship viathAn Band,
which is destined to keep toes
tickled on the giant liner when
she begins her transatlantic
cruises in July, will come to
Keith's next week, beginning with
the matinee on Monday, May Is,
as the headline attraction.
For the first time since it's in
ception, the United States Ship
ping Board Is presenting an attrac.
ton in vaudeville for 1t is under
the direction of the Shipping
Board that the Leviathan Band is
making a brief vaudeville tour.
Roy Burnside, who designs and
directs the spectacles at the Hip
podrome in New York, has staged
the offering, and Washington will
be one Of the few larger Eastern
cities to hear this musical aggre-
cation before it takes up it's duties
on board the Leviathan.
AS the extra added feature of
this program come Williams and
Wolfus in From Soup to Nuts,
a refined comedy in four courses.
The two performers have elevated
buffoonery to the realm of high
art; whatever they perform mirth
is certain to result.
Completing the bill, there will
be Valerie Bergere and company
in % Joy San" dainty romance
or Old Japan; Flo Lewis, the in
Irritable coincidence, in silks and
Laces,' assisted by Jesse Greer;
the lnnls Brothers In 1.-THE Man
ABOUT Town" Kellam and O'Dare
IN Chasing the Blues" Margue-
rite MacCarton and John Morrone
In thrilling cycle Of whirlwind
Apache dances, and Luster
Brothers, gymnasts de luxe.
STRAND-The Strand has a
mover vaudeville feature act fos
next week, beginning Sunday
matinee, when "rrha 0to.a, b.