The Washington times., 1924-12-13
.GOINGS.-ON
At the Theaters

DLAkAOOU-A.. Lawrence &W0DeIy
producer of Little Jessie James"
and Moonlight" sponsors the
new High Tide which comes to
the Belasco Monday evening, with
q cast headed by Louis Calhern,
whose success in Cobra" was
sensational. The piece was writ
ten by Eleanor Holmes .Hinkley
and is billed as a drama of Cape
Cod life; embracing a story of
primitive passion which trans
forms itself into a pathetic para
dox. William B. F'riedlander' has
done the staging and has engaged
in support Of Mr.. Calhern, Miriam
Hopkins, Donald Mcdonald, John
Marstpn, Florence Earle and
others. CaIhern's role is that of
the lover who let's passion sway
his senses. The piece goes from
here to the Longacre Theater in
New York.
POI4I'S-Kilbourne Gordon, pro.
Queer of "The Cat and the Ca.
nary! Is to give ms anotl7er exhibi.s
ton Of his astuteness in picking
plays. when he presents And
Then What?n at Polls beginning
Sunday evening. He announces
this as "a candid comedy" and
the multitude of things that that
adjective covers sort of piques
the interest. Ultramodern topics
form the backbone of the theme
and discriminating cast has
been selected to handle them, in
GLIDING Florence Eldrige, lately
Of the play, ''Bewitched," Paul
Kelly, a prominent juvenile, last
seen in up the Ladder" and
whispering Wires;" Percy Has
well, Moffat Johnston, last noted
with John Barrymore; Ethel Will
son and others. The scenic en-
fvironment is said to be something
striking, probably to keep in tune
with the theme which has to do
with young lady, frightfu.ly
bored with the conventions that
two years of driving an ambulance
IN France have punctured for her.
NATIONAL - Blanche B ties,
original Girl of the Golden
West" comes back to Washing
ton, after a seasons absence, in
q new play, titled MRS. Partridge
Presents" written by Mary Ken
nedy and Ruth Hawthorne and
presented Monday night at the
National Theater by Guthrie Nc
Clintic. The leading role in this
piece introduces a modern mother,
one who neither completes with,
nor opposes her flapper daugh-
ter and sheikish con, but who
handles them effectively just the
same. This is a first play by the
authors, one of whom, by the
way, is the wife of Deems Taylor,
prominent New York music critic.
Supporting the star are Sylvia
Field. Ruth Gordon, Charles
Waldron, Elliott Cabot, Allan
Conner, Virginia Chauvenet and
Augusta Haviland!
Twice tomorrow, at the Ma
tional, at $3.50 and at $3.50, Burton
Holmes, the lecturer-trayeler, will
take National patrons "Along the
Riviera" said to be one of the
most delightfully."- conducted of all
his subject-tours. The photoplay
and coloring, lent a subject al
ready made interesting by the
idle rich, promises a treat for
Sunday.
KEITH'S-Neville Fleeson, who
wrote THE Bingham Girl" and
many individually popular songs,
tops the new Keith bill beginning
with the Sunday matinee. Anne
Greenway, a singer of personality
nTA 1nnlyo &c htV1o @ n
special attraction George Choos'
Fables of 1925" will be brought
along to give color to Civic Club
Week during which members of
various civic clubs here will be
guests of the Keith management
on stated evenings. Others on
the bill include Sylvia F'roos,
jazzist; Frank De Voc in musical
comedy excerpts; Ferry Convey,
English musical clown; Alan
Coogan and Mary Casey in bid
ding Her Good Night" Cor.
radini's animals and the three
Adones.
GAYETY-"Let's Co." new at.
traction at the Gayety, for the
week beginning Sunday afternoon,
boasts more scenes than the aver
age big revue, and as much va
riety for the promise is held out
that patrons viii Jump from the
North Pole to the South Sea
Islands. Nanny King, a laugh
getter and a violinist; Nan Palon,
Annette Creighton, Fay Tunis, and
Helen Flynn lead the cast of fun.
makers, with Walter Pep" Smith,
Any Price. and Harry Peterson