The Washington times., 1924-12-27
GOINGS-ON
At the Theaters

POLPS-Charming Edith Day
in the sensational musical COM
edy success, "WiIdflower," will
be the attraction at Polls next
week. beginning tomorrow night,
where she played an engagement
earlier in the season. The clever
comedienne. Esther Howard, is
a feature of the show, which
tells the story of a little Italian
girl of temperament, who, to win
an Inheritance. must prove. for
six months. that she can main
tain her self-control, no matter
what happens to, anger her. The
delightful music is unusual in
a musical show.
NATIONAL-With Thomas JEFF
ferson, Bessie Bacon, Felix
Haney and the best-remembered
favorites of last seasons engage
ment, "Lightnin' will return to
the National Theater again as an
offering for New Year week, be-
ginning Sunday night. Matinees
are announced for Thursday and
Saturday. When John Golden
disposed of the screen rights to
"Lightnin' recently it was an
nounced that the play will disap-
pear from the speaking stage
at the close of this season.
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BELASCO-"Jack in the Pull
pit" a new American comedy by
Gordon Morris; comes to the
Shubert- Belasco Theater Monday
for a weeks stay. The cast,
headed by Robert Ames, well
known in Washington. is one of
unusual merit and includes Mar
ion Coakley, Elmer Grandin,
Helen c. Darlington, Sam Colt
and Betty Soule. Elwood F.
BostwicR staged Jack in the Pull
pit" and, together with Mr..
Ames, is the producer. There. will
be matinee on New Year Day.
EARLE-The first offering of
the Earle Theater. which opens
today, is headed by two splendid
attractions. Meyer Davis LIZ
Paradis Band needs no introduce
ton to lovers of vaudeville her,
and when it is announced that
for the Earle engagement an eI.-
tirely new act has been devised
added interest is aroused Harry
Green in 1.-THE Cherry Tree" is
the other principal offering.
The balance of the first weeks
offering, which continues through
the following Saturday. is COM
posed of Singing Eddie Nelson,
Wes.ony and Fontyne. SIENNA and
WEBB, Sinclair and Gaspard/ and
the k4naZawa Trio.
KEl1H'S-The New Year will
he usLered in at keith's tomor-
row Ly, one of the peppiest bills
of the season, headeds by Eddie
: Leonard and his minstrel bunch
in oh. Didn't 1t Rain" Others
on the new bill are Margaret
Young, photograph artistic; Oracle
Deagou and Jack Mack, keen
comedians; Con Colleano, wizard of
the wire, Thomas f. Swift and
Billy Hallen, in Its All Apple
sauce; Morton Jewell Company,
in "A Vaudeville Mosaic" and the
Wilson Aubrey Trio, comedy
gymnGsts.
WARDMAN PARK-Owing to
the increased interest being shown
in the Christmas pantomime, "A
Story OF Pierrot," and in order
that not only all sustainers, sub.
scribei. and general public may
have ar opportunity of seeing this
production, which is pronounced
by press and public alike as the
most delightful and unusual of
the Rams Head Players carser
in Washington, but also that a
number of organizations here may
have the opportunity of giving
benefit performances of "a Story
of Pierrot." it has been decided by
Director Robert Bell TO continue
the II esentation until Saturday
night: January 3.
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MUTUAI--What is said 10 be
bright show is scheduled for the
coming week al the Mutual. Thea
ter. The 1924 Hello Jake Girls"
are coming to town tomorrow with
Harry Fields, and are reported 100
per cent in beauty, pep and
ginger.
Fields has AN entirely new show
with scenic and costume effects.
The company Of fun makers in.