The Washington times., 1924-11-08
GOINGS-ON
At the Thenters

POLPS-An exceptionally at.
tractive event impends at Polls
beginning Sunday night, when
Henry Miller offers Ruth Chatter
ton in the first musical comedy of
her career, THE Magnolia Lady"
adapted from Miss Chatterton's
success, Come Out of the Kitch-
en- Anne Caldwell composer
of half a score of successes, such
as ''Chin Chin" THE Night Boat"
and Good Morning Dearie," has
written this new vehicle and
Harold Levey has done the music.
A wealthy Virginia family, sud-
denly plunged into bankruptcy,
rent their home to Northern
strangers and, by a last minute
mishap, the youthful Virginians
are required to masquerade !. as
servants. with Miss Chatterton.
as the chief cook. Some OF the
more important members Of the
cast are Richard "Skeets' Gala
CHER, Ralph Forbes, Muriel Stry-
ker, Nellie Fillmore, Evelyn Mar
tin. Charles Hampden and Worth
Faulkner. Then there are the
coryphees and dance ensembles
arranged by Chester Hale.
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BELASCO-William Harris, jr.,
who has given us so many good
plays we can't remember all Of
them, sponsors "Of A Sunday"
a new American play by Homer
Miles at the Belasco Monday night
and boasting such players as
George Gaul of Seventh Heaven"
fame; William Harrigan, Louise
Randolph, j. M. Kerrigan, Ray
mond Hackett and others. The
action takes place, as you might
guess, on a Sunday but there's
nothing Sabbattical about it; the
folk who people the comedy do
ing things in such a way as to
afford delightful contrast. Mr..
Miles has written many vaudeville
successes and his launching into
the legitimate field under such a
producer as William Harris indi-
Gates to the astute that he has
something of much quality to
surprise us with.
NATIONAL-Ada May, in "Lol-
lipop," at the National Sunday
night, has been on the careful
theatergoer's list for. a long time
as something to see. Henry
Savage, the producer, is bring
ing the original cast and a new
unit of the famous Tiller girls.
Zelda Sears has done the book
and Vincent Youmans, writer of
"Bambalina, has done the mn-
sic. "Lollipop" tells the story.
of an orphan who ascends from
an orphanage to her own home
as quickly as you can unfold
three entertaining acts. Dancing,
tunes and comedy galore. The
principal players include, in adj
dition to Miss May, Gus Shy,
Walter Craig, Mark Smith, Flor.
ence Weber, Leonard Ceiley,
Marie Stagg and others. In adj
dition there is a special quartet
of operate voices. Ira Hards
has staged the book and the late
Bert French arranged the mu-
steal numbers of the dancers.
Miss May will be remembered
for Listen Lester" and "The
O'Brien Girl"
KEITH'S--A trio of real enter
tanners occupy the headline spots
on the new Keith bill which
opens with matinee Sunday.
They are Donald Brian, Virginia
O'Rrien and Lieutenant Gitz
Rice. This trio will occupy one
place in a position in a recital
of musical comedy numbers.
Others on the bill: Harry Roye
and Billee Maye, with COM
pany of dancers, offer Dance,
Color and Speed; AL Herman,
"The Black Laugh; Frank Rose
and Olive Thorne, a comedy slxit;
Lew Castleton and Max Mack,
two steppers; PLAY Ball.
miniature revue, and Christie
and Ronald in novel gymnastics
will complete the vaudeville.
GAYETY---Joe Morris and Winn
Shaw head an unusually preten-
tious cast of funmalSers, dancers
and singers in Temptations of
1923" at the Gayety, beginning
with Sunday matinee. Morris
does a Jew" comic and Shaw,
a Sap role. Others include
Irving Brooks, Marty Barrett,
Hazard and Spellman, Harry