The Washington times., 1924-01-24
BRIGHT
ON LEGIT
STAGE

bELASCO-An IMpOASoAS PAS
1niere of the mid-season is listed
for the Shubert .Belasco next
Monday night when Winthrop
Ames Will present the latest OF.
fering from the co-auIhorship pen
of George s.. Kaufman and Marc
Connolly, entitled "Beggar on
Horseback"
These playwrights whose recent
successes have brought them into
the front rank OF contemporary
dramatists arc credited with
''Dulcy," ITO the Ladies'" "Mer.
1 ton of the Moves. >" Helen OF
. Troy" and "The Deep Tangled
Wildwood" They are generally
rated as master of satire, but
in this play they have attempted
straight legitimate comedy, vastly
different from all previous ef-
forts. The three acts have been
supplied with incidental melpdles
by Deems Taylor, music critic OF
the New York World and more
famed as an operate composer.
The name of Winthrop Ames has
always been associated with the
distinctly high.class in the the
ater, which insures an unusual
production.
= "A company Of distinguished
prominence, has been assembled
Tor "Beggar on Horseback" It
is headed. by Roland Young and
includes Kay Johnson, Richard
Barbee, George w. Barber, Ann
Carpenger, Marion Ballou, Osgood
Perkins, Spring Byington, Fay
Walker, A. v. Carrilov, Liv Rel
den, Drake Decay and others.
GARRICK. -- Eleanor Painter,
rara avis among comedy stars, has
scored q great triumph in 1.-THE
Chiffon Girl" a romance with
music which will be seen at the
Shubert- Garrick next week.
In "The Chiffon Girl'' Miss
Painter has a role that was writ
ten around her. Catchy songs,
. notable supporting cast and a
chorus of pretty and well-trained
singing and dancing girls, have
been provided.
The lyrics and music of 1.-THE
Chiffon Girl" are by Carlo and
Sanders, composed OF '"Tangerie,"
'Elsie'' and many of John Nc.
Cormacks most popular melodies,
Including Tumble Down Shack
in Athlone." Among the song hits
Of the new show are Were
Sweethearts,' Just One Rose,"
"Cuddle Me Up," ''My Tonita,' -
mia Cara" and "The Raindrop
and the. Rose"
POLPS-It seems that most of
the adjectives justified by Eng
lish authority have been utilized
In the praising of Montague
Glass latest Potash and Perl.
mutter story, Partners Again."
which Is to be seen next week
with Alexander Carr and Barney
Bernard in the leading roles.
This comedy appears not to be a
merely pleasant pastime once
seen and then dismissed from the
mind, but is evidently possessed
of such permanent qualities as
almost. If not quite, qualified for
q place among the classics. 1t is
frequently true that a popular
success meets with a practically
unanimous word of approval from
professional critics, but the pub
lie and press, in the matter of
this play, seem in one accord.
'Partntrs Again" comes to Polls
theater Sunday, January 81.
NATIONAL - Brimming over
with jingling melodies, romance,
pretty girls and singers, dancers
and comedians. "The Cliuging
Vine," headed by Vivienne Segal,
comes to the National, beginning
Monday.
This city is the first to secure
this charming musical comedy
following its all-season's run at
the Knickerbocker Theater in
New York and it's later success
full engagements in Chicago and
Philadelphia. Henry w. Savage,
who is sending the show here,
promises the same company and
production that delighted Broad
way theatergoers for so many
months. The book and lyrics Of
1.-THE Clinging Vine" are by
Zelda Sears, author Of MitZi's
last two plays, while the music
is by Harold Levey, who con-
tributed the score to them.