The Washington times., 1923-02-04
NELL. CULT RY
AND OPERA ON
BOARDS
Lionel AtwiII in New Belasco
Production at the National
TomorroW-Pauine Lord in
"Anna Christie" at Garrick

NATIONAL - David Belasco
viii present Lionel Atwin In
ssThe Comedian" a comedy OF
temperaments by Sacha Guitry.
adapted by David Belasco, at
the National beginning tomorrow
night.
Even more than the usual
interest which always attaches
itself to a Belasco engagement
has. been aroused by this DOCK
ing, owing to the fact that The
Comedian enjoyed long and
successful engagement in Paris.
For his support Mr.. Belasco
has engaged distinguished COM
pany that includes Joseph Her
bert, A. p. Kaye, Albert Gran
n. Paul Doucet, Harold Seton,
William Lorenz, Will Hindson.
jacques de Wolfe. Elsie Maekay.
Evelyn Gosnell, Rose Winter,
Maquita Dwight, Margaret
Denys and Myra F1orian.
The. play has been produced
under the personal supervision
OF Mr.. Beiasco, who will be here
Cor the entire engagement.
PRESIDENT-"Abie's irish
Rose" will be presented for an
eleventh and final week at the
President, beginning tonight at
$50 o'clock.
BY a curious coincidence, the
remarkable engagement of "Ahte's
irish Rose" will be terminated
on the completion OF its one
hundredth consecutive engage
ment. which will occur next Sat
urday night. The directors OF
the President Players are max
ing plans to observe the close
OF the record breaking run OF
"Abie,s. Irish Rose with special
ceremonies at the theater, and
patrons are requested to make
seat reservations early for this
performance.
..Abfe's Irish Rose having
achieved an engagement of eleven
weeks In Washington, viii also
begin the sixth consecutive week
Of its Baltimore engagement in
the Maryland city tomorrow eve
ming and 1t is still adding to its
phenomenal record in New York.
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
GARRICK - Arthur Hopkins
win present Pauline Lord in Eu-
gene o,NeiIl's most successful
play, ANNA Christie at the
Shubert- Garrick tomorrow night.
Pauline Lord brings to the role Of
Anna q depth Of fire and emo
fional appeal which stamps her
as one Of the great actresses Of
the present day. She sweeps ev-
erything before her In the big
scene in the interior Of the
barge, the truth and intensity Of
which makes the play memorable.
With Miss Lord are associated
two featured players, George Ma
rion and Frank Shannon. For
the rest, Mr.. Hopkins announces
that the play will be seen with
the original settings designed by
Robert Edmond Jones and the
original cast as seen at the Van
derbilt Theater, New York.
RAMS II e AD-The Rams
Head Players are continuing for
this week Lady Gregory's era
nia," most beautiful Of all Irish
folk tragedies, which has been
effectively costumed and staged
by James Reynolds, known for his
ultradistinctiye sets for last sea-
sons 'ToIlies," and recalled for
the exotic stage settings he exc
cuted for whats in a Name"
produced some years ago by John
Murray Anderson. Of Greenwich
Village Follies'' fame. Robert
Bell has personally directed
'fGrania," which. aside from it's
dramatic cast. possesses added
charm in the interpolated folk
songs, written down by Lady
Gregory herself and sung by
Helen Howison in costume, with
Katherine Riggs at the harp.
GAYETY-Jack Reid, with his
Record Breakers" opens at the
Gayety this afternoon for a weeks
engagement. Mr.. Reid will lead
many merry scenes in person and
will have strong backing in Eddie
Clark and Toney Bootz, Italian
character funsters, and Billy
Cumby. a burnt-cork humorist OF
original method. Burton Carr, an
operate tenor, will strengthen the
male element that will be at
tractively submerged from time
to time by a great showing Of
pretty girls-"Twenty sun.kissed
California peaches" to quote Jack
Reid, being promised as an offer
ing of beauty and physical sighth-
ness that means SO much to the
fun enjoyment Of refined bur-
iesque.