The Washington times., 1923-11-08
BALIEFF AND
HIS GANG
AT POLLS

the leading dramatiStS and out
standing literary figures Of .Grea
Britain, comes to the Nationa
next Sunday night, with thu
same fine cast that appeared II
the thrilling play during its lone
run at the Gaiety Theater, New
York, last season.
The plot of ''Loyalties" is most
interesting and exciting, while
the reactions of the various char.
acters to. the charge of theft
brought against one of their
number provide the various cross
loyaIties of class, comradeship,
race and creed. 1t is in no way
q preachment or propaganda, but
merely an unusually fine drama
enacted by the best all-around
cast of many seasons.
LASCO-William Harris, jr.,
announces his production of John
Drinkwater's Robert e. Lee, +"
the latest work of the distin-
guished 1ramatist whose plays,
MARY Stuart and Abraham
Lincoln" were given to the
American public by Mr.. Harris,
at the Shubert Belasco Theater,
beginning next Monday night.
The engagement is limited to
one week with matineeS on
Wednesday and Saturday. Fol-
lowing the engagement here the
play will go to New York.
Robert z. Lee" was first
produced in Regents Theater,
London, June 20 of this year.
It attained a run of more than
100 performances. The play has
been published in book form
both here and abroad and has
gained q wide interest. Mr.. Har-
ris has deemed it fitting that
the people Of Lees beloved Vir-
ginia be given first opportunity
Of witnessing the 6ramatist's
Interpretation Of this historical
figure and this epoch. The Amer
mean premiere occurred in Rich
mond November 5.
The rehearsals have been under
the direction of Robert Milton,
a director who has given many
fine things to the American stage.
The scenes and costumes were
executed by Livingston Platt,
one of the foremost scene de-
signers of the country. The play
Is in nine scenes, following the
episode form that Mr.. Drink
water favors in his other works.
The players include William
Randall, Herbert Jap, Burr Nc
.Intosh, Berton Churchill, John
Marston, Richard Barbee, Alfred
Lunt, Charles White, Jean May,
Anne Culye, Martho Mayo, Fred
To
Cornell. David Landau, Eugene
Powers, Stewart Robbins and Mil
lie James.
POLIS-Balieff and his ceIe-
brated company Of the "Chauve-
Souris" viii open their long
awaited Washington engagement
at Polls Theater, Sunday night,
under the management of F. Ray
Comstock and Morris Gest.
The Bat Theater Of Moscow,
otherwise vaudeville, Russian
style, offers an endless variety
Of numbers including full voice,
chorus, sentimental songs, exotic
gypsy tunes, folk dances. folk
scenes, hearty PAROLES. Certain
numbers like "Katinka" and the
wooden Soldiers" are already
Household words"-andY Measures.
The cream Of the four bills
presented at the Century Theater,
during the long New York en-
gagement, In other words, a de
luxe addition Of the "Chauye.
Eouris" win be given in Washing
ton. Instead Of the $3.50 charged
in New York to see Just one
Of these bills, or $22, the admis-
sion price to the four bills in
New York, Washington theater-
goers will be able to procure the
best orchestra seat for Balieff's
show at $3.50. Seats are now on
sale at the box office.
GAYETY-Barney Gerard, the
producer, says it's "An In Fun"
next week at the Gayety, begin
ming with Sunday matinee, and
promises a show that is bounti-
fully stocked with sixteen musical
numbers of the jingly, haunting
variety, and stage settings both
stupendous and magnificent. Will
Fox and Harry Koler will head
the cast with their side-splittins
antics; the dainty little Ores
den China" Anna Propp- is the
goubrette, Ada Lum is the prima
donna, Jack McSorley, the
straight man, and Murray and
Irwin, together with Eddie Green,
a black face comedian, complete
the cast. Another important fea-
ture that cannot be overlooked
is the Oriental Kalama, the dane
ing beauty, a striking brunette.
who comes to burlesque from
vaudeville.