The Washington times., 1923-10-04
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NAYIONAIr-ENe SINCE laSL
Saturday B crew Of nineteen men
under the direction OF arthur
Jahn. head carpenter of the aus
vance crew, has been working On
the stage OF the National Theater,
preparing II for the coming next
Monday OF Irving Berlifi's second
annual Music Box Revue. Five
traps have been cut, two electric
elevators installed. half g dozen
plungers sunk il the cellar floor,
q forty-five foot five-ton steel
bridge has been swung into posi-
ton high In the air to care Tor
twenty arch lights, operated by
ten men, and about fifty tons Of
structural steel has been placed
ii position, until the stage Of the
National is an exact reprOduc tton
of that OF the Music Box last
year. When the attraction termi-
mates its engagement, the stage
and cellar Of the National will
be restored to its original cOndi-
ton at q cost Of about $4,000.
The sale Of seats tor the Music
Box Revue II enormous, the box
office ID literally swafnped by
selling for the current attra ctlola
and the coming one. and WcKlx
until after midnight each night
clearing the decks Tor the next
days business. sam 81. Harris
II sending to washington the On.
tire cast and production intact.
GARRICE AIS aerel'' Ii Onca
more heard Ia the land lii two
words Il conveys the glad news
that he Old Soak. Don Mar
quis comedy. ii elltefitlk upon Il
second season. This play. which
ran all last year at the Plymouth
Theaker, New York, 81 10 be pre-.
scented by Arthur HOplxins with
Harry Hereseord and the original
company, &C the Slasabert GArriclr
Theater Tor q week beginning
next Monday night. This Il che
first attraction sOf the season 81
that theater. Two r1latineeh viii
be giveEs one on Thursday ana
the other on Saturday.
The Old Soak has become
dear To the hearts Ok Americans
along with Rip Van Wrinkle. &.
The Music Master ana Light.
MIN !, Originally conceived III
Don Marquis a. character II
his newspaper column. The Ola
Soak was made the central fle-
are Of = play. With him appear.
ed new crcnieg, expert III
juices and Joys. and Nellie this.
servant. both being welcomed
With shouts 81 JOY. Not ~ Tor.
set Peter the parrot. who de.
ceased himself trying out the
products Of the copper boiler with
those funny coils.
The seats for the local engage
naent OF The Old Soak will Be
placed on sale today
y OIL rs Beginning Monklav;
evening, Leo Ditrichstein win pre-
sent at Polls Theater Right lii
Might, b romantic drama iii
three acts and tive scenes, giving
picture Of life III d provincial
town III the colorfuI reign III
Philip III. The play Is considered
the masterpiece 81 the great Span
isl playwright, Pedro CalderoIi
de La BarcA, ana WAS translated
into English BY Edward E'ltzger-
aid, who introduced Omar nRy!
yam To the Anglo Saxon speaking
world. The adoption Tor the stage.
4AAeAtA1 w NAk8 4AAAGA&AtDtGAAks -
based on the Fitzgerald transIa-
ton.
All Of that vital forcs, dignity,
sparkle. polish, stage crafteman-
ship and sincerity which have
marked Mr.. Ditrichstein,s per.
formances III past successes ana
won for him his high place In
the theatrical world. 1t Ii said,
are brought to beaF with even
greater effectiveness IN his role
Of CrespO.
Mr., Ditr1chstsin has q support
ing cast Of sixty people. among
these being Madeline Delmar. Isa-
bel Diamond, E1oy Murray,
Florence Page Kimha1I, Emma
Paffen, Ruth FurIong, Howard
Merling, Stephen Wright, Charles
Brokaw, II. u. FernAildez, Albert
Morrison, Paul Forecast, Frank
Currarl, Clyde Veatlx, Robert Low
ing. M. A. Kelly, George Breerl,
and Harold James.
PRESIDENT The President
Players beginning Monday night,
viii present, for the first time
here at popular prices, THE
Champion" q comedy success by