Evening star., 1924-03-16
R0xIE AND HIS GANG
CENTER OF INTEREST
Coming Here to Play for Benefit
of Wounded Veterans of
World War.
WILL APPEAR AT POLLS
Mrs. Coolidge Among Those Who
Have Taken Boxes.

w OunQeO veterans, service OTSdHl-
cations and radio fans of the District
of Columbia are awaiting with the
keenest interest the visit of S. l..
f.@.kaDfel ard his company from the
CSnltoI Theater of New York to
Washington Tuesday and Wednesday.
H. Rothapfel and his company. who
are known to theatergoers and radio
fans all over the world as 'Roxie
and his Gang" will come to this
city for the purpose of playing for
the wounded veterans of the world
war in Washington hospitals. and of
giving two concerts on Tuesday after
noon in Polls Theater for the pur-
pose of raising funds to equip with
radio apparatus the hospitals in this
vicinity where wounded former SOL
diers are located. so that the veterans
may have the opportunity of enjoy
ing at all times the best programs
that the radio broadcaSting stations
have to offer.
Interest Mt Fever Hent.
In view of the philanthropic nature
of the object of their visit and of
the widespread popularity of radio,
interest in their visit is at fever heat.
Service organizations, official Wash
ington and radio fans of all degrees
the visit memorable one. and the
committee in charge has arranged a
program which will keep the visitors
on the jump every minute during
and supper dance at the Wardman
Park Hotel and for the two per-
formances at Polls Theater are at a
premium, and the list of those who
have indicated their intention to be
present includes many of the highest
officials of the government. Army and
Navy officers and others prominent in
the business and social life of, the
Nations Capital.
Mrs. Coolidge Takes Box.
Among those who have taken boxes
for the concerts at Polls are Mrs.
Coolidge, wife of the President of the
United States: Secretary of the Treas
ury Andrew Mellon, Secretary of War
John Weeks and many others.
Mr.. Rothapfel and his company will
arrive in Washington TS,sday morn
Ing at 1880 o'clock. The visitors will
. be met at Union station by a commit :
tee of welcome, as we'll as a section
of the United States Marine Band, of
which Mr.. Rothapfel was formerly a
member. They will be escorted to the
Wardman Park Hotel, where they will
be entertained until time to start for
Polls Theater. where the first con-
cert will begin at pm. This will
be followed by a second concert at
4:3O, after which the company will
rest until 10 pm, when they will be
present at a monster supper dance and
reception at the Wardman Park Hotel
Company Numbers More Than 30.
Mr.. RothapfePs company will in
ciude more than thirty members num-
being among them some of the fore
most vocal and instrumental musi-
clans or the stage. as well as story
teiiers, dancers and others who make
up the company at the famous Capitol
Iheater. Their wAe reputation and
tne e1ceiience Of their performanc ces
nave rendered bidding for seats quite
brisk, and tickets both for the after
noon concerts and for the dance and
reception are already at a premium.
All receipts from concerts and
dance are collected and handled en-
tirely by James NJ Baden, vice pres
fdent of the Commercial National
Bank. who has consented to act as
treasurer of the committee, and will
be expended by the committee for the
hospitals of the District, after the
rent of the theater, cost of the sun
per and car fare of the artists have
been deducted. There are no other
expenses.
VIII Play at Hospitals.
On Wednesday Mr. Rothapfel and
his company will play concerts at the
Walter Reed Hospital, the United
, States Naval Hospital and the Mount
Alto Hospital. In addition they will
call on President Coolidge at the
White House, will visit Gen. Le-
1eune, commandant Of the Marine
Corps. under whom Mr.. Rothapfel
served many years ago. On Wednes-
day evening they will attend the
radio show. at Convention Hall and
play a radio concert which will be
broadcast, and will return to New
York by late train.
Members of the committee in
charge of arrangements include:
Leroy Mark, chairman: Maj Gen.
John A Lejeune, commandant United
States Marine Corps; Maj. Gen. Mer-
ritt w. ireland, surgeon general
United States Army; Rear Admiral E.
r. Stitt surgeon general United States
Navy; ]. Walter Drake. assistant sec
retary Department of Commerce;
Cuno H. Rudolph, president of board
of Commissioners: Issac Cans. J. H.
Cunningham, r. P. Andrews, Harry
wartlman, c. T. Claggett, w. p. Boyer.
J. d. Hobbs. Burdette Stryker, Thomas
Bones and James H. Baden, treasurer.