The Washington times., 1924-03-06
One New RayOn Coming
WeekS Offerings

GARRICK--"The Bat" now
playing. in its second week at the
Shubert 'Garrick Theater, is to
hold over q third week, commenc-
ing next Sunday evening, and
with the same reduced scale OF
prices. The play seems to. have
legained all its erstwhiie popular
tty with the advent of the popu-
lar prices. or 1t has opened UP
new field with this scale In vogue
at the Garrtck. The theater has
been crowded nightly as on few
previous OCCASIONS since the house
was given over to legitimate pro-
auctions. Absolute cGpacity4 pre-
walls at many performances and
the hold over of 1.-THE Bat is 20
meet actual demand for seats.
Despite all the prominent. an
nouncements inquiries continue to
pour In at the theater as to the
identity of the company appear.
Ing in 1.-THE Bat" 1t is the
same company, intact and com.
plete, that has played all previ.
GUS engagements of 1.-THE Bat"
In Washington.
POLI'S-When Blossom Time, !"
the fascinating Franz Schubert
operetta, was presented in Wash
fngton there was a unanimous yer.
dict declaring this creation to be
the peer of anything in the way
OF light musical production that
had been offered within the recol-
lection of the present generation
OF theatergoers. The beauty Of
its music, much of which was
written by the famous Schu.
bert himself, the appeal of its
story, with the life and romance
Of the great composer as its basis;
the colorful settings and pic
.turesque costumes, and the supe.
rior talents of the presenting com.
pany, formed a combination that
was irresistible in its charms and
fascination. And so. returning
from a tour of other cities Of the
Middle West, in which the tri-
umph scored in Washington was
repeated. Blossom Time" is en-
titled to warm welcome. This
return engagement begins next
Sunday night at Polls Theater.
BELASCO-''Kelly's Vacation,
the new play by Vincent Law.
renee, which comes to the Shu.
bert Belasco for one week begin
ming next Monday night, is an
A. H. Woods production, which
means that somewhere during the
evening we are to be treated to a
novelty, for Mr.. Woods seldom
puts on a play that Is entirely
devoid of scene or an episode
worth talking about. In "Kelly's
Vacation" it is intimated that
there is a bedroom scene that is
quite different from anything
heretofore exhibited. scene that
is so delicately adjusted to the
limitations OF the stage that it
is enacted entirely in the dark.
Otherwise. "Kelly's Vacation" is
said to be light comedy dealing
in part with golf. in part with
love and in part with that snob'
bishness which generally attaches
to the requirement of large sums
of money. Kelly, the hero, is rep
resented as being worth $4,000. 000
which isn't so much in these days
of quickly acquired fortunes.
Robert Ames, a promising young
actor, has been cast for the lead.
ing light comedy role and he is
supported by Alma Tell and a
typical Broadway cast.
PRESIDENT-Fresh from her
New York triumphs in Edward
Knobloch's sensational play, 1.-The
Lullaby" Florence Reed, Ameri
can emotional actress, comes to
the President Theater as a guest
star under the direction OF
Leonard Wood, jr., opening Sun
day night in 1.-THE Lullaby
Miss Reed, who is remembered for
her splendid work in Selwyn's
1.-The Mirage" and THE Painted
Lady," brings with her the orig
inal costumes utilized by Charles
Dillingham; in the Broadway pro
duction, which has just concluded
a year in New York, and the
Washington production. in which
Miss Reed will be supported by
the Washington Theater GUILD
Company. will be staged by
Walter F. Scott, who mounted
the Dillingham; version for Broad
way.
THE Lullaby" provides Miss
Reed with an Incompatible role
for 'The Lullaby" embrace 6
variety Of picturesque locales
Normandy in the sixties and sew
entities; Paris and Barbizon in 1875
1877 and 1878: Tunis in 1903, anC
Paris again in 1923. Miss ReeC
plays the same Observation-Disclosures
a French peasant girl, at variou,
ages, ranging from seventeen tt
eighty.
RAMS HEAD-"The Romanti,
Age" comedy in fhroa acfs h1y A